Census Profile, 2016 Census
New Brunswick [Province] and Halifax [Population centre], Nova Scotia

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Characteristic New Brunswick

[Province]
Halifax
Nova Scotia
[Population centre]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 747,101 ... ... 316,701 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 751,171 ... ... 304,979r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -0.5 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 359,721 ... ... 150,284 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 319,773 ... ... 139,921 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 10.5 ... ... 1,349.3 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 71,388.81 ... ... 234.72 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 747,105 365,355 381,745 316,690 152,040 164,650
0 to 14 years 110,495 56,320 54,180 45,685 23,280 22,410
0 to 4 years 34,365 17,505 16,860 15,370 7,790 7,585
5 to 9 years 38,250 19,515 18,735 15,595 8,015 7,580
10 to 14 years 37,880 19,295 18,585 14,720 7,470 7,250
15 to 64 years 487,820 240,535 247,285 220,945 107,075 113,875
15 to 19 years 40,605 20,905 19,705 17,025 8,530 8,495
20 to 24 years 41,445 21,280 20,165 26,365 12,990 13,370
25 to 29 years 39,245 19,745 19,505 26,690 13,470 13,220
30 to 34 years 41,510 20,140 21,365 22,930 11,340 11,590
35 to 39 years 44,435 21,585 22,850 20,275 9,665 10,615
40 to 44 years 48,430 23,520 24,910 19,935 9,520 10,415
45 to 49 years 51,300 25,195 26,105 20,650 9,700 10,945
50 to 54 years 61,055 29,795 31,265 24,430 11,725 12,705
55 to 59 years 61,740 30,210 31,530 22,985 10,985 12,000
60 to 64 years 58,060 28,170 29,895 19,665 9,145 10,520
65 years and over 148,785 68,500 80,280 50,055 21,690 28,365
65 to 69 years 52,160 25,595 26,570 17,240 7,970 9,270
70 to 74 years 36,050 17,695 18,360 11,995 5,450 6,550
75 to 79 years 25,300 11,835 13,465 8,400 3,690 4,715
80 to 84 years 17,650 7,515 10,135 6,245 2,595 3,650
85 years and over 17,620 5,860 11,765 6,170 1,980 4,190
85 to 89 years 10,670 3,910 6,760 3,735 1,335 2,405
90 to 94 years 5,305 1,595 3,715 1,860 515 1,340
95 to 99 years 1,435 330 1,110 520 120 400
100 years and over 205 30 185 55 10 45
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 14.8 15.4 14.2 14.4 15.3 13.6
15 to 64 years 65.3 65.8 64.8 69.8 70.4 69.2
65 years and over 19.9 18.7 21.0 15.8 14.3 17.2
85 years and over 2.4 1.6 3.1 1.9 1.3 2.5
Average age of the population 43.6 42.7 44.5 40.7 39.5 41.7
Median age of the population 45.7 44.8 46.6 39.8 38.2 41.3
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 319,770 ... ... 139,920 ... ...
Single-detached house 221,515 ... ... 55,880 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 3,945 ... ... 20,995 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 80,515 ... ... 60,445 ... ...
Semi-detached house 12,470 ... ... 11,410 ... ...
Row house 9,015 ... ... 6,535 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 13,545 ... ... 5,865 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 44,260 ... ... 36,430 ... ...
Other single-attached house 1,230 ... ... 200 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 13,795 ... ... 2,600 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 319,775 ... ... 139,920 ... ...
1 person 89,480 ... ... 45,045 ... ...
2 persons 126,820 ... ... 51,055 ... ...
3 persons 49,465 ... ... 21,180 ... ...
4 persons 37,625 ... ... 15,450 ... ...
5 or more persons 16,385 ... ... 7,185 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 730,705 ... ... 311,400 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.2 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 636,605 309,040 327,570 271,000 128,760 142,240
Married or living common law 379,605 189,790 189,820 144,255 72,010 72,250
Married 302,020 151,100 150,925 113,560 56,690 56,870
Living common law 77,580 38,685 38,895 30,695 15,320 15,380
Not married and not living common law 257,000 119,250 137,745 126,745 56,755 69,995
Never married 158,070 85,640 72,430 87,160 44,415 42,745
Separated 21,290 9,530 11,760 7,990 3,305 4,690
Divorced 35,680 15,275 20,405 17,400 6,140 11,260
Widowed 41,965 8,805 33,160 14,195 2,895 11,305
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 222,865 ... ... 86,280 ... ...
2 persons 129,065 ... ... 48,225 ... ...
3 persons 47,015 ... ... 18,865 ... ...
4 persons 34,860 ... ... 13,955 ... ...
5 or more persons 11,920 ... ... 5,230 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 222,865 ... ... 86,280 ... ...
Total couple families 186,680 ... ... 70,770 ... ...
Married couples 147,900 ... ... 55,430 ... ...
Common-law couples 38,780 ... ... 15,345 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 36,185 ... ... 15,505 ... ...
Female parent 28,650 ... ... 12,745 ... ...
Male parent 7,530 ... ... 2,760 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 186,675 ... ... 70,770 ... ...
Couples without children 105,625 ... ... 38,355 ... ...
Couples with children 81,060 ... ... 32,420 ... ...
1 child 37,440 ... ... 14,585 ... ...
2 children 32,380 ... ... 12,910 ... ...
3 or more children 11,235 ... ... 4,925 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 36,185 ... ... 15,505 ... ...
1 child 23,440 ... ... 9,870 ... ...
2 children 9,570 ... ... 4,280 ... ...
3 or more children 3,170 ... ... 1,355 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 128,775 61,010 67,770 74,735 34,665 40,065
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 319,770 ... ... 139,920 ... ...
One-census-family households 214,235 ... ... 83,065 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 102,170 ... ... 37,055 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 112,070 ... ... 46,005 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 4,280 ... ... 1,590 ... ...
Non-census-family households 101,255 ... ... 55,265 ... ...
One-person households 89,480 ... ... 45,050 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 11,775 ... ... 10,215 ... ...
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 15 736,280 360,440 375,840 313,230 150,620 162,610
English only 420,820 210,555 210,260 270,935 132,170 138,760
French only 63,140 29,955 33,190 275 115 160
English and French 249,950 118,705 131,245 39,855 17,330 22,525
Neither English nor French 2,370 1,220 1,150 2,160 995 1,160
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 16 736,280 360,440 375,845 313,230 150,615 162,610
English 498,365 244,230 254,135 302,120 145,270 156,855
French 232,450 113,500 118,945 7,960 3,895 4,070
English and French 3,210 1,550 1,655 1,070 505 570
Neither English nor French 2,255 1,150 1,100 2,070 950 1,115
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 234,055 114,280 119,775 8,500 4,150 4,355
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 31.8 31.7 31.9 2.7 2.8 2.7
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 736,280 360,440 375,845 313,230 150,620 162,610
Single responses 726,990 356,005 370,990 308,590 148,315 160,270
Official languages 703,840 344,285 359,555 279,670 133,590 146,085
English 472,725 231,595 241,135 271,530 129,640 141,890
French 231,110 112,690 118,415 8,145 3,950 4,195
Non-official languages 23,150 11,715 11,435 28,915 14,730 14,185
Aboriginal languages 2,165 1,035 1,135 75 40 35
Algonquian languages 2,130 1,020 1,110 60 30 25
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 5 5 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 5 5 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 2,115 1,010 1,105 50 30 20
Malecite 280 125 155 0 5 0
Mi'kmaq 1,835 885 950 50 30 20
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 5 5 0 0 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 5 0 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
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 5 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 20 5 15 10 5 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 15 5 10 10 5 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 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. 10 0 5 0 5 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 20,990 10,685 10,300 28,840 14,690 14,150
Afro-Asiatic languages 3,190 1,805 1,385 6,835 3,735 3,095
Berber languages 40 25 15 10 5 5
Kabyle 20 10 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 30 15 20 115 60 60
Bilen 0 0 0 5 5 5
Oromo 5 5 5 60 35 25
Somali 25 10 15 50 25 30
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Semitic languages 3,110 1,760 1,355 6,710 3,675 3,035
Amharic 65 35 25 105 45 60
Arabic 2,855 1,615 1,235 6,260 3,450 2,815
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 5 0 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 170 90 80 180 100 80
Maltese 0 0 5 5 5 0
Tigrigna 20 15 10 140 65 75
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 635 305 330 365 180 185
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 5 10 10 5 5
Vietnamese 620 305 320 360 175 185
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,375 510 865 1,590 705 890
Bikol 5 0 5 0 0 5
Cebuano 105 35 65 105 45 60
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 15 5 10 15 10 10
Ilocano 50 15 35 45 10 35
Malagasy 15 5 10 0 0 0
Malay 45 20 30 35 15 20
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 5 15 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,120 420 700 1,355 605 750
Waray-Waray 5 0 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 15 5 10
Creole languages 135 70 65 50 35 15
Haitian Creole 15 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 80 30 50 30 20 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 40 30 10 20 15 10
Dravidian languages 285 155 130 850 500 355
Kannada 20 15 10 30 20 15
Malayalam 40 15 20 305 160 140
Tamil 105 60 50 245 145 100
Telugu 110 60 45 265 165 100
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 9,325 4,790 4,530 11,365 5,750 5,610
Albanian 50 25 25 235 120 120
Armenian 30 15 10 30 20 10
Balto-Slavic languages 1,740 865 875 2,455 1,200 1,255
Baltic languages 55 30 30 45 10 35
Latvian 25 10 10 20 5 10
Lithuanian 35 15 15 30 5 20
Slavic languages 1,685 835 850 2,410 1,190 1,225
Belarusan 5 5 0 5 5 0
Bosnian 50 25 25 100 50 50
Bulgarian 20 10 10 30 15 15
Croatian 75 35 40 170 80 85
Czech 55 25 25 115 60 55
Macedonian 15 10 5 15 5 5
Polish 230 105 125 505 245 260
Russian 880 440 435 1,030 505 520
Serbian 105 55 45 100 50 50
Serbo-Croatian 35 15 20 80 40 35
Slovak 25 15 15 75 35 30
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 10 10 20 10 15
Ukrainian 170 85 90 165 85 85
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Celtic languages 30 5 20 35 15 25
Scottish Gaelic 15 5 10 20 5 10
Welsh 10 0 10 10 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 2,875 1,415 1,465 1,520 715 805
Afrikaans 50 30 25 45 20 25
Danish 125 55 75 70 40 30
Dutch 885 470 410 365 180 185
Frisian 35 25 10 0 0 5
German 1,650 780 865 875 390 490
Icelandic 5 0 0 25 10 10
Norwegian 40 25 20 55 30 25
Swedish 50 15 35 55 25 30
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 10 5 5 5
Yiddish 10 5 5 10 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0
Greek 145 100 50 635 320 315
Indo-Iranian languages 1,850 1,020 835 4,205 2,295 1,910
Indo-Aryan languages 1,175 655 525 2,895 1,620 1,280
Bengali 205 120 85 435 265 170
Gujarati 75 40 30 170 115 60
Hindi 225 135 95 650 385 260
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 0 5
Konkani 10 5 5 10 0 5
Marathi 50 20 25 60 35 30
Nepali 180 90 90 525 255 270
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 5 10 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 125 75 50 465 245 220
Sindhi 25 10 10 15 10 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 30 15 15 140 65 70
Urdu 240 140 100 420 235 185
Iranian languages 655 355 305 1,285 665 615
Kurdish 55 30 25 110 60 45
Pashto 25 15 10 65 40 30
Persian (Farsi) 580 310 270 1,110 565 545
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 20 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages 2,605 1,355 1,250 2,250 1,075 1,170
Catalan 5 5 0 5 5 5
Italian 400 225 175 475 235 235
Portuguese 260 130 130 350 165 180
Romanian 485 250 240 170 80 85
Spanish 1,460 755 705 1,250 580 660
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0
Japanese 110 25 85 225 60 165
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Georgian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Korean 1,550 800 750 865 365 505
Mongolic languages 5 5 0 5 0 5
Mongolian 5 5 5 5 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 700 385 315 515 255 250
Akan (Twi) 25 10 10 30 15 15
Bamanankan 60 35 25 5 0 5
Edo 0 0 0 10 5 0
Ewe 5 5 0 35 20 15
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 40 30 15 5 5 0
Ga 5 5 5 5 5 0
Ganda 10 0 0 20 10 15
Igbo 30 20 10 30 15 15
Lingala 25 15 15 5 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 45 25 20 20 10 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 40 20 20 45 15 30
Shona 20 10 10 25 15 15
Swahili 135 65 70 115 55 60
Wolof 25 20 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 15 20 50 30 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 195 105 85 115 55 55
Nilo-Saharan languages 5 0 0 65 35 30
Dinka 5 0 0 15 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 50 30 25
Sign languages 145 75 70 95 50 50
American Sign Language 40 20 30 45 25 20
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 95 55 45 55 30 25
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,115 1,570 1,545 5,335 2,685 2,655
Chinese languages 3,085 1,555 1,530 5,320 2,675 2,645
Cantonese 440 225 210 880 405 475
Hakka 20 10 10 15 10 10
Mandarin 2,250 1,105 1,150 3,860 1,935 1,920
Min Dong 0 5 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 35 15 15 80 35 40
Wu (Shanghainese) 100 45 55 45 25 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 240 150 85 425 250 175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 10 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 30 15 15 20 10 10
Burmese 0 0 5 5 0 5
Karenic languages 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 60 15 50 80 35 50
Lao 5 0 0 5 0 5
Thai 55 10 45 75 35 45
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 105 60 45 380 210 175
Azerbaijani 5 5 5 10 10 0
Turkish 75 50 30 240 130 115
Uyghur 0 0 0 5 0 0
Uzbek 10 5 5 110 60 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 10 5 0
Uralic languages 250 115 135 190 80 115
Estonian 20 5 10 20 10 10
Finnish 45 15 30 25 10 20
Hungarian 185 90 95 140 65 80
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 20 10 15
Multiple responses 9,290 4,440 4,855 4,640 2,300 2,340
English and French 7,285 3,470 3,815 1,475 675 800
English and non-official language 1,535 725 810 2,860 1,480 1,385
French and non-official language 330 175 155 165 85 80
English, French and non-official language 145 65 75 145 70 75
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 19 736,280 360,435 375,845 313,225 150,620 162,610
Single responses 724,940 355,025 369,910 305,510 146,720 158,790
Official languages 712,250 348,510 363,740 289,710 138,675 151,035
English 505,935 247,610 258,325 286,735 137,225 149,505
French 206,315 100,900 105,415 2,975 1,445 1,530
Non-official languages 12,690 6,515 6,175 15,805 8,045 7,755
Aboriginal languages 820 400 420 15 5 10
Algonquian languages 820 395 420 15 5 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 5 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 5 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 815 395 420 10 10 5
Malecite 50 25 25 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 765 370 395 15 5 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 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 5 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 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 11,870 6,115 5,750 15,785 8,035 7,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,285 1,210 1,075 4,120 2,170 1,945
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 20 10 10 75 35 40
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 5
Oromo 0 0 0 45 25 25
Somali 20 5 10 25 10 20
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 2,265 1,200 1,065 4,045 2,140 1,910
Amharic 20 10 10 50 25 30
Arabic 2,110 1,125 990 3,780 2,005 1,775
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 5 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 5 0
Hebrew 130 60 70 105 60 45
Maltese 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 5 0 5 95 40 60
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 525 255 270 240 120 120
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 520 250 270 240 120 120
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 510 235 270 870 425 450
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 40 15 25 45 20 30
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ilocano 0 0 0 15 5 5
Malagasy 5 0 5 0 0 0
Malay 15 0 5 5 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 450 215 235 805 395 410
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Creole languages 65 25 35 20 15 5
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 20 0 15 10 5 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 20 20 10 10 5
Dravidian languages 110 60 45 385 220 165
Kannada 5 0 0 10 5 5
Malayalam 20 5 10 130 75 55
Tamil 35 20 20 115 65 50
Telugu 45 30 15 125 75 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 4,160 2,175 1,990 5,180 2,605 2,570
Albanian 30 15 10 100 50 50
Armenian 20 5 10 20 10 5
Balto-Slavic languages 975 505 470 1,155 565 590
Baltic languages 35 20 15 20 5 10
Latvian 10 5 5 5 0 5
Lithuanian 25 15 10 10 5 5
Slavic languages 935 480 455 1,135 560 580
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 25 15 10 55 30 30
Bulgarian 5 5 0 20 10 5
Croatian 25 10 15 60 25 35
Czech 5 0 5 35 20 15
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 55 25 30 155 75 90
Russian 620 320 305 655 320 335
Serbian 80 45 35 60 25 30
Serbo-Croatian 5 5 5 30 15 15
Slovak 5 5 5 20 10 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ukrainian 90 50 40 45 25 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Celtic languages 10 0 5 10 10 0
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 10 5 5
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 640 320 320 250 120 130
Afrikaans 35 15 20 10 5 0
Danish 5 5 5 5 5 5
Dutch 150 80 75 30 15 15
Frisian 5 0 5 0 0 0
German 425 215 210 165 80 90
Icelandic 0 0 0 15 10 10
Norwegian 5 0 5 10 5 5
Swedish 5 0 5 5 5 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 45 25 25 250 125 125
Indo-Iranian languages 1,140 595 545 2,515 1,320 1,200
Indo-Aryan languages 655 335 325 1,635 880 760
Bengali 130 70 60 225 125 100
Gujarati 40 15 20 95 60 30
Hindi 115 60 50 280 170 105
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 5 0
Konkani 5 5 0 0 0 0
Marathi 20 10 10 30 15 15
Nepali 135 60 75 470 235 235
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 50 25 25 205 100 105
Sindhi 10 5 0 5 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 5 5 80 40 40
Urdu 140 75 70 245 125 120
Iranian languages 470 255 220 875 435 440
Kurdish 35 25 10 85 45 35
Pashto 15 5 5 35 15 20
Persian (Farsi) 425 225 195 760 370 385
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 1,305 705 600 885 415 470
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 85 40 45 120 50 70
Portuguese 110 50 60 150 65 80
Romanian 290 145 140 60 30 30
Spanish 820 470 350 550 260 285
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Japanese 20 10 15 80 30 50
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,245 645 605 590 255 335
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 240 125 120 145 65 75
Akan (Twi) 10 5 10 5 0 5
Bamanankan 20 15 5 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 15 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Ga 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 5 0 5
Igbo 5 5 0 5 0 5
Lingala 10 5 5 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 15 10 10 5 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 5 20 10 10
Shona 5 0 5 5 0 0
Swahili 80 35 45 50 25 30
Wolof 5 5 0 5 0 0
Yoruba 5 5 5 20 5 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 25 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 25 15 15
Dinka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 15
Sign languages 200 115 85 125 65 65
American Sign Language 55 30 25 55 30 30
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 90 60 70 35 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,390 1,210 1,175 3,745 1,920 1,820
Chinese languages 2,365 1,195 1,170 3,740 1,920 1,820
Cantonese 260 130 130 505 265 240
Hakka 5 0 0 5 0 5
Mandarin 1,855 930 920 2,890 1,450 1,435
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 10 5 30 15 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 85 40 45 25 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 140 80 55 290 170 120
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 15 10 5 5 0
Burmese 5 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 10 0 5 30 15 15
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 5 5 25 10 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 30 15 10 190 100 90
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 25 15 5 115 60 60
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 70 40 30
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 70 35 40 45 25 25
Estonian 5 0 0 0 5 0
Finnish 5 5 5 0 5 0
Hungarian 55 30 30 40 20 20
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Multiple responses 11,345 5,415 5,925 7,715 3,895 3,820
English and French 7,275 3,370 3,905 935 425 510
English and non-official language 3,435 1,715 1,720 6,495 3,320 3,170
French and non-official language 340 185 160 60 40 20
English, French and non-official language 290 140 145 225 115 115
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 20 736,280 360,435 375,845 313,225 150,620 162,610
None 647,960 318,560 329,400 287,715 138,150 149,560
English 49,925 24,065 25,855 8,545 4,380 4,165
French 30,030 13,760 16,275 6,675 2,920 3,755
Non-official language 7,545 3,650 3,895 9,730 4,905 4,830
Aboriginal 1,300 625 685 90 45 50
Non-Aboriginal 6,240 3,030 3,210 9,640 4,860 4,780
English and French 180 90 90 105 45 65
English and non-official language 300 160 145 180 85 95
French and non-official language 335 155 185 275 135 140
English, French and non-official language 10 5 5 5 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 21 620,390 301,645 318,745 265,805 126,535 139,275
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 594,705 289,220 305,485 255,480 121,555 133,925
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,961 37,516 25,796 35,199 41,261 30,772
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 594,920 289,245 305,680 255,560 121,560 134,000
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,107 33,169 23,945 31,113 35,676 27,712
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 516,780 259,945 256,835 231,345 111,900 119,445
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,444 34,830 23,278 34,060 40,299 28,914
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 439,645 193,975 245,675 179,255 75,085 104,170
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,164 9,210 7,321 3,944 2,595 4,541
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 423,915 219,135 204,780 191,650 95,210 96,445
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,124 34,784 24,769 33,146 38,134 29,107
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 620,395 301,650 318,745 266,075 126,615 139,460
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 594,650 289,140 305,510 255,795 121,575 134,220
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,141 46,154 32,504 45,563 53,502 38,372
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 594,870 289,165 305,700 255,890 121,600 134,295
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,022 38,151 28,171 36,895 42,330 31,973
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 516,685 259,855 256,830 231,690 112,090 119,595
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,432 44,240 30,543 45,094 53,756 36,976
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 440,195 194,240 245,955 179,835 74,810 105,020
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,938 9,519 8,480 6,713 6,402 6,934
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 423,915 218,800 205,110 191,780 95,400 96,380
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,611 43,456 31,376 43,235 50,467 36,077
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 620,390 301,645 318,745 266,075 126,615 139,460
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 24 197,290 104,215 93,075 97,680 52,245 45,435
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 46,349 52,010 41,058 50,254 55,940 45,291
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 54,011 60,796 46,415 60,702 67,889 52,438
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 83.2 86.2 79.0 89.6 92.5 86.0
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 68.5 71.3 64.7 70.8 73.7 67.3
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 16.8 13.8 21.0 10.4 7.5 14.0
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 620,390 301,650 318,745 265,805 126,530 139,270
Without total income 25,680 12,430 13,260 10,330 4,980 5,345
With total income 594,710 289,220 305,490 255,480 121,555 133,925
Percentage with total income 95.9 95.9 95.8 96.1 96.1 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 80,700 32,655 48,050 35,615 16,115 19,500
$10,000 to $19,999 109,015 40,415 68,600 40,285 15,550 24,735
$20,000 to $29,999 99,025 40,480 58,540 34,790 13,580 21,210
$30,000 to $39,999 83,770 41,360 42,405 32,195 13,865 18,330
$40,000 to $49,999 65,795 35,080 30,715 27,520 12,615 14,910
$50,000 to $59,999 44,810 26,560 18,250 20,900 10,785 10,120
$60,000 to $69,999 32,185 20,270 11,920 16,235 9,225 7,015
$70,000 to $79,999 24,565 14,130 10,430 13,345 7,580 5,760
$80,000 to $89,999 17,095 9,915 7,180 10,415 5,955 4,460
$90,000 to $99,999 10,240 6,980 3,260 6,520 4,115 2,405
$100,000 and over 27,515 21,380 6,135 17,650 12,170 5,485
$100,000 to $149,999 19,765 15,195 4,570 11,970 8,045 3,930
$150,000 and over 7,750 6,185 1,565 5,680 4,125 1,555
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 620,390 301,645 318,750 265,810 126,535 139,275
Without after-tax income 25,470 12,405 13,070 10,245 4,970 5,275
With after-tax income 594,920 289,240 305,680 255,560 121,560 134,000
Percentage with after-tax income 95.9 95.9 95.9 96.1 96.1 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 83,590 33,140 50,455 37,230 16,405 20,830
$10,000 to $19,999 115,730 43,245 72,485 43,020 16,820 26,200
$20,000 to $29,999 118,940 51,335 67,610 42,750 17,255 25,495
$30,000 to $39,999 98,230 50,770 47,460 39,910 17,670 22,235
$40,000 to $49,999 67,470 38,665 28,810 30,545 15,485 15,055
$50,000 to $59,999 42,775 26,495 16,280 21,890 12,530 9,360
$60,000 to $69,999 28,790 16,435 12,355 16,025 9,185 6,845
$70,000 to $79,999 14,945 10,205 4,740 8,790 5,570 3,220
$80,000 and over 24,450 18,955 5,500 15,405 10,645 4,760
$80,000 to $89,999 8,385 6,340 2,040 4,895 3,225 1,670
$90,000 to $99,999 5,060 3,970 1,090 2,985 2,010 975
$100,000 and over 11,005 8,640 2,365 7,525 5,410 2,115
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 620,390 301,645 318,745 265,805 126,530 139,275
Without employment income 196,475 82,515 113,965 74,150 31,325 42,825
With employment income 423,910 219,140 204,775 191,650 95,210 96,445
Percentage with employment income 68.3 72.6 64.2 72.1 75.2 69.2
Under $5,000 (including loss) 54,590 26,540 28,045 24,150 11,055 13,095
$5,000 to $9,999 36,840 15,720 21,120 15,855 6,920 8,935
$10,000 to $19,999 65,895 29,920 35,975 26,165 11,490 14,675
$20,000 to $29,999 59,240 25,955 33,280 22,775 10,165 12,615
$30,000 to $39,999 50,190 24,930 25,260 21,840 9,665 12,175
$40,000 to $49,999 42,140 22,160 19,980 18,695 8,550 10,150
$50,000 to $59,999 29,910 18,180 11,730 14,225 7,510 6,715
$60,000 to $69,999 23,390 14,620 8,770 11,595 6,700 4,900
$70,000 to $79,999 19,515 10,565 8,950 10,365 5,880 4,485
$80,000 and over 42,210 30,540 11,665 25,985 17,275 8,710
$80,000 to $89,999 13,190 7,840 5,345 8,380 4,790 3,590
$90,000 to $99,999 8,105 5,685 2,420 4,970 3,300 1,670
$100,000 and over 20,915 17,015 3,895 12,640 9,190 3,455
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 319,770 ... ... 139,920 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 59,347 ... ... 65,824 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 52,553 ... ... 56,383 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 89,480 ... ... 45,045 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 28,747 ... ... 36,099 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 26,387 ... ... 31,597 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 230,290 ... ... 94,875 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 74,207 ... ... 84,696 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 65,063 ... ... 71,934 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 319,775 ... ... 139,940 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 72,786 ... ... 83,284 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 61,431 ... ... 67,465 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 89,455 ... ... 45,030 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,505 ... ... 44,508 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,242 ... ... 36,292 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 230,320 ... ... 94,915 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 86,878 ... ... 101,680 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 73,156 ... ... 82,254 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 319,775 ... ... 139,925 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,940 ... ... 3,415 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,800 ... ... 2,760 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 6,835 ... ... 4,535 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 17,765 ... ... 5,365 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 16,400 ... ... 5,755 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 16,335 ... ... 5,575 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 17,830 ... ... 6,360 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 16,875 ... ... 6,295 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 15,365 ... ... 6,300 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 14,845 ... ... 6,095 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 27,735 ... ... 11,340 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 25,205 ... ... 10,465 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 22,750 ... ... 9,820 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 19,415 ... ... 8,830 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 16,030 ... ... 7,325 ... ...
$100,000 and over 74,655 ... ... 39,685 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 29,535 ... ... 13,960 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 18,605 ... ... 9,290 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 17,050 ... ... 9,480 ... ...
$200,000 and over 9,460 ... ... 6,955 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 319,770 ... ... 139,920 ... ...
Under $5,000 4,090 ... ... 3,525 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,880 ... ... 2,805 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 6,980 ... ... 4,590 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 18,630 ... ... 5,785 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 18,705 ... ... 6,775 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 18,580 ... ... 7,055 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 20,540 ... ... 7,900 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 19,550 ... ... 7,775 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 18,165 ... ... 7,660 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 17,920 ... ... 7,215 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 32,930 ... ... 13,755 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 29,175 ... ... 12,665 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 23,970 ... ... 10,455 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 19,330 ... ... 8,660 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 15,105 ... ... 7,100 ... ...
$100,000 and over 48,225 ... ... 26,210 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 25,135 ... ... 12,165 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,980 ... ... 6,450 ... ...
$150,000 and over 11,110 ... ... 7,590 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 221,680 ... ... 86,415 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 74,353 ... ... 86,601 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 65,100 ... ... 73,163 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 99,865 ... ... 36,240 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 67,988 ... ... 83,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 59,801 ... ... 69,959 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 82,260 ... ... 32,775 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 100,315 ... ... 113,744 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 85,717 ... ... 94,408 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 33,580 ... ... 14,640 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 42,992 ... ... 49,882 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 40,671 ... ... 45,427 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 221,740 ... ... 86,425 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 87,048 ... ... 104,284 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 73,197 ... ... 83,922 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 99,840 ... ... 36,280 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,085 ... ... 98,386 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 66,576 ... ... 78,997 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 82,415 ... ... 32,885 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 111,901 ... ... 130,907 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 92,699 ... ... 104,203 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 33,455 ... ... 14,480 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 51,119 ... ... 61,191 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,687 ... ... 51,797 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 114,825 54,970 59,850 68,035 31,910 36,125
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,250 30,122 25,182 30,998 31,194 30,847
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 25,167 27,154 23,916 27,889 27,848 27,921
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 114,375 54,300 60,075 67,920 31,700 36,220
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 34,738 37,330 32,395 38,900 39,444 38,424
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 29,845 31,431 28,411 32,217 32,183 32,246
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 730,710 357,860 372,850 311,400 149,760 161,645
In the bottom half of the distribution 428,180 204,170 224,005 163,910 76,440 87,470
In the bottom decile 80,120 37,430 42,695 40,180 19,370 20,815
In the second decile 94,165 42,190 51,980 30,240 13,210 17,030
In the third decile 87,075 41,905 45,170 30,585 13,990 16,590
In the fourth decile 85,610 42,275 43,335 31,170 14,615 16,550
In the fifth decile 81,200 40,375 40,825 31,735 15,260 16,475
In the top half of the distribution 302,530 153,685 148,845 147,495 73,320 74,175
In the sixth decile 77,345 38,915 38,425 31,385 15,475 15,905
In the seventh decile 73,185 37,190 36,005 31,875 15,885 15,990
In the eighth decile 65,090 32,815 32,275 31,665 15,640 16,025
In the ninth decile 52,050 26,635 25,410 28,485 14,255 14,230
In the top decile 34,860 18,130 16,730 24,085 12,065 12,020
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 43 722,550 353,870 368,680 311,200 149,670 161,525
0 to 17 years 131,930 67,285 64,645 54,845 27,845 27,000
0 to 5 years 40,900 20,805 20,100 18,415 9,355 9,060
18 to 64 years 452,805 221,675 231,130 209,590 101,155 108,440
65 years and over 137,820 64,915 72,905 46,760 20,675 26,085
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 123,820 55,990 67,825 50,640 23,470 27,175
0 to 17 years 29,250 14,930 14,320 11,720 5,940 5,775
0 to 5 years 10,285 5,260 5,030 4,415 2,205 2,205
18 to 64 years 66,745 29,975 36,770 33,450 15,625 17,830
65 years and over 27,830 11,090 16,745 5,465 1,900 3,570
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 17.1 15.8 18.4 16.3 15.7 16.8
0 to 17 years (%) 22.2 22.2 22.2 21.4 21.3 21.4
0 to 5 years (%) 25.1 25.3 25.0 24.0 23.6 24.3
18 to 64 years (%) 14.7 13.5 15.9 16.0 15.4 16.4
65 years and over (%) 20.2 17.1 23.0 11.7 9.2 13.7
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 49,830 24,165 25,660 35,485 17,315 18,175
0 to 17 years 11,520 5,890 5,630 7,150 3,655 3,495
0 to 5 years 4,200 2,145 2,055 2,800 1,425 1,375
18 to 64 years 35,680 17,255 18,425 26,905 13,120 13,790
65 years and over 2,630 1,025 1,605 1,425 535 895
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 6.9 6.8 7.0 11.4 11.6 11.3
0 to 17 years (%) 8.7 8.8 8.7 13.0 13.1 12.9
0 to 5 years (%) 10.3 10.3 10.2 15.2 15.2 15.2
18 to 64 years (%) 7.9 7.8 8.0 12.8 13.0 12.7
65 years and over (%) 1.9 1.6 2.2 3.0 2.6 3.4
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 730,710 357,855 372,850 311,725 149,880 161,845
Official languages 728,310 356,615 371,690 309,600 148,980 160,620
English 666,315 326,905 339,415 309,385 148,880 160,505
French 310,550 147,845 162,705 40,075 17,670 22,410
Non-official languages 34,880 17,355 17,525 40,675 20,295 20,380
Aboriginal languages 3,065 1,470 1,595 175 75 100
Algonquian languages 2,990 1,455 1,540 150 55 95
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 10 10 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 2,965 1,435 1,530 140 55 85
Malecite 720 335 385 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 2,265 1,115 1,150 140 55 85
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 15 0 0 0 10
Algonquin 0 10 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 10 0 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 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 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 10 10 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 55 10 45 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 45 10 40 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 10 0 10 10 10 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 0 10 10 10 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 10 0 0 0 10
Salish languages 0 10 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 31,865 15,915 15,955 40,500 20,230 20,275
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,355 2,385 1,980 9,425 5,095 4,330
Berber languages 80 40 35 25 15 15
Kabyle 40 20 15 25 10 10
Berber languages, n.i.e. 40 25 20 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 15 10 0 145 50 90
Bilen 0 0 0 20 10 10
Oromo 0 0 0 40 15 20
Somali 10 10 0 75 25 50
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,300 2,340 1,960 9,345 5,075 4,275
Amharic 165 100 65 260 135 120
Arabic 3,685 2,030 1,660 8,490 4,580 3,910
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 435 205 230 530 325 205
Maltese 0 10 0 15 10 10
Tigrigna 50 25 25 135 70 70
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 0 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 835 430 400 445 200 245
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 0 10 10 10
Vietnamese 820 435 390 435 200 240
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,790 695 1,090 2,220 975 1,245
Bikol 10 0 10 0 0 10
Cebuano 185 70 115 110 55 55
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 35 10 30 40 15 30
Ilocano 50 10 45 50 10 40
Malagasy 25 10 15 0 0 0
Malay 75 20 55 40 10 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,595 625 970 2,115 935 1,180
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 20 10 15
Creole languages 430 195 235 190 85 100
Haitian Creole 50 20 30 10 10 0
Creole, n.o.s. 240 105 135 60 25 40
Creole languages, n.i.e. 140 75 65 110 55 60
Dravidian languages 435 245 195 1,180 675 510
Kannada 60 30 25 75 40 35
Malayalam 55 35 25 480 255 225
Tamil 190 115 75 350 215 135
Telugu 175 90 85 330 205 130
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 16,505 8,155 8,350 18,675 9,240 9,435
Albanian 80 45 35 355 160 190
Armenian 60 35 25 75 50 30
Balto-Slavic languages 2,065 1,100 965 2,895 1,360 1,535
Baltic languages 55 40 20 55 20 35
Latvian 20 10 10 20 0 10
Lithuanian 30 20 10 40 15 25
Slavic languages 2,025 1,070 955 2,855 1,350 1,510
Belarusan 10 0 0 10 0 10
Bosnian 75 40 40 115 45 70
Bulgarian 45 15 35 35 20 15
Croatian 95 45 55 210 75 130
Czech 115 65 45 135 65 70
Macedonian 35 25 10 70 35 30
Polish 320 165 160 550 240 310
Russian 1,200 630 570 1,540 765 770
Serbian 90 70 20 130 55 75
Serbo-Croatian 40 30 10 100 60 45
Slovak 45 15 30 95 45 45
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 10 0 20 0 20
Ukrainian 310 145 165 240 115 120
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 140 40 100 250 120 125
Scottish Gaelic 95 20 75 155 70 80
Welsh 10 0 10 15 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 95 50 45
Germanic languages 4,745 2,360 2,380 3,340 1,610 1,730
Afrikaans 130 70 60 165 75 95
Danish 155 60 95 95 45 50
Dutch 1,185 560 625 540 230 310
Frisian 50 40 15 0 0 0
German 3,260 1,675 1,580 2,360 1,185 1,185
Icelandic 10 10 0 55 20 30
Norwegian 130 65 65 80 65 15
Swedish 110 45 60 160 60 100
Vlaams (Flemish) 40 20 25 10 0 0
Yiddish 20 20 0 20 15 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 220 125 95 1,145 570 575
Indo-Iranian languages 2,325 1,275 1,050 5,585 3,120 2,455
Indo-Aryan languages 1,570 875 695 4,195 2,385 1,810
Bengali 225 150 80 530 295 235
Gujarati 110 45 65 195 130 70
Hindi 790 430 355 1,995 1,140 855
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 20 10 10
Marathi 55 20 30 105 70 40
Nepali 185 90 95 620 315 305
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 205 130 75 815 450 360
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 35 10 20 195 105 90
Urdu 355 215 140 885 545 340
Iranian languages 805 430 375 1,405 760 645
Kurdish 130 65 60 175 105 75
Pashto 60 45 20 55 35 20
Persian (Farsi) 620 330 285 1,205 640 565
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 60 30 30
Italic (Romance) languages 7,600 3,540 4,055 5,825 2,660 3,160
Catalan 15 10 0 20 10 10
Italian 825 405 420 1,075 530 545
Portuguese 450 250 200 600 330 270
Romanian 555 290 265 190 110 80
Spanish 6,065 2,775 3,290 4,240 1,845 2,395
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 50 35 10
Japanese 430 190 240 605 230 375
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,695 860 835 1,145 485 665
Mongolic languages 10 10 10 0 0 10
Mongolian 15 10 10 0 0 10
Niger-Congo languages 1,525 890 640 1,125 615 515
Akan (Twi) 35 15 25 35 15 15
Bamanankan 155 70 85 10 10 0
Edo 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 75 45 30
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 100 85 15 10 10 0
Ga 10 10 0 25 15 15
Ganda 10 10 0 55 15 40
Igbo 60 50 15 70 40 30
Lingala 125 95 35 30 10 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 90 55 35 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 70 40 30 120 55 65
Shona 40 15 25 55 35 25
Swahili 355 185 170 335 185 150
Wolof 70 45 25 30 10 20
Yoruba 60 45 20 205 105 100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 545 315 230 230 130 100
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 0 0 40 25 15
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 25 10
Sign languages 1,155 450 705 725 250 475
American Sign Language 425 150 280 415 130 290
Quebec Sign Language 15 10 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 745 305 435 315 130 185
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,585 1,885 1,700 5,645 2,865 2,775
Chinese languages 3,510 1,855 1,660 5,630 2,865 2,765
Cantonese 610 285 320 1,210 575 630
Hakka 0 0 0 35 20 20
Mandarin 2,760 1,455 1,310 4,375 2,180 2,190
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 60 30 30 145 65 85
Wu (Shanghainese) 140 65 75 45 20 25
Chinese, n.o.s. 310 195 115 405 250 160
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 10 30 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 70 30 40 20 10 10
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 65 25 45 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 15 0 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 85 20 65 150 80 70
Lao 10 0 10 10 0 0
Thai 80 20 60 135 75 60
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 175 105 75 520 275 245
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 20 20 0
Turkish 165 105 60 380 185 195
Uyghur 0 0 0 10 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 105 65 40
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 10 0
Uralic languages 270 130 140 195 95 100
Estonian 20 15 0 30 15 15
Finnish 35 15 20 40 15 25
Hungarian 220 105 115 120 70 50
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 70 30 35 15 25
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 730,710 357,855 372,855 311,725 149,880 161,845
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 710,775 347,905 362,875 291,815 139,420 152,400
Canadian citizens aged under 18 130,785 66,795 63,990 51,890 26,345 25,540
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 579,995 281,110 298,880 239,930 113,075 126,855
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 19,925 9,950 9,980 19,905 10,460 9,445
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 730,710 357,855 372,850 311,725 149,880 161,845
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 692,535 339,090 353,445 271,120 129,135 141,980
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 33,810 16,175 17,640 33,030 16,310 16,720
Before 1981 11,545 5,265 6,275 8,320 4,000 4,315
1981 to 1990 2,735 1,340 1,390 2,565 1,290 1,275
1991 to 2000 2,975 1,490 1,490 4,390 2,115 2,275
2001 to 2010 7,235 3,530 3,710 8,845 4,460 4,380
2001 to 2005 2,435 1,110 1,330 3,310 1,675 1,635
2006 to 2010 4,800 2,415 2,385 5,535 2,790 2,745
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 9,330 4,560 4,770 8,915 4,440 4,470
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 4,360 2,590 1,770 7,575 4,435 3,140
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 33,815 16,175 17,635 33,030 16,305 16,725
Under 5 years 5,135 2,350 2,790 4,000 1,935 2,065
5 to 14 years 7,290 3,585 3,705 6,165 3,135 3,030
15 to 24 years 5,790 2,525 3,265 5,890 2,795 3,095
25 to 44 years 12,640 6,100 6,535 14,560 7,170 7,395
45 years and over 2,955 1,615 1,340 2,420 1,275 1,145
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 33,815 16,175 17,635 33,035 16,310 16,725
Americas 9,420 4,205 5,210 4,570 2,130 2,435
Brazil 55 20 30 120 55 65
Colombia 215 85 130 105 60 50
El Salvador 115 85 30 60 25 35
Guyana 80 40 45 140 65 70
Haiti 170 70 100 20 10 10
Jamaica 120 85 40 315 125 190
Mexico 160 50 110 220 110 105
Peru 60 35 25 70 20 45
Trinidad and Tobago 115 70 40 160 95 65
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 7,620 3,315 4,305 2,545 1,160 1,385
Other places of birth in Americas 715 355 360 815 405 410
Europe 10,985 5,335 5,650 9,815 4,915 4,900
Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 55 50 190 95 100
Croatia 60 35 25 130 45 80
France 760 425 340 290 160 130
Germany 1,615 740 880 835 420 415
Greece 95 60 40 435 225 215
Hungary 100 35 65 55 25 30
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 160 75 85 230 85 150
Italy 210 125 85 325 180 145
Netherlands 975 505 465 335 135 195
Poland 195 90 100 390 150 240
Portugal 130 85 45 150 90 55
Romania 485 245 240 135 75 55
Russian Federation 245 115 135 490 245 245
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 30 25 10 55 35 25
Ukraine 250 120 130 235 110 130
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 4,600 2,160 2,445 4,505 2,370 2,140
Other places of birth in Europe 970 455 515 1,025 465 560
Africa 2,565 1,420 1,140 2,900 1,495 1,405
Algeria 165 90 75 10 0 0
Egypt 120 75 45 725 380 355
Ethiopia 120 65 60 165 80 80
Kenya 60 30 30 120 70 50
Morocco 200 120 75 65 45 25
Nigeria 115 65 50 285 140 145
Somalia 15 10 10 60 30 30
South Africa, Republic of 165 85 80 265 105 155
Other places of birth in Africa 1,615 885 725 1,200 640 560
Asia 10,625 5,105 5,520 15,565 7,650 7,915
Afghanistan 20 10 0 90 35 60
Bangladesh 100 55 50 240 140 105
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,210 1,040 1,175 2,200 940 1,260
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 120 60 55 235 110 125
India 820 435 380 1,840 975 870
IranCensus data footnote 61 490 260 230 825 455 370
Iraq 70 25 45 525 245 280
Japan 90 15 75 165 65 105
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,495 775 720 685 270 410
Lebanon 390 225 165 1,100 605 500
Pakistan 225 130 95 440 220 220
Philippines 1,340 475 870 1,985 855 1,130
Sri Lanka 40 15 30 250 115 140
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,225 605 620 1,035 495 540
Taiwan 80 25 55 135 65 65
Viet Nam 720 355 365 345 165 180
Other places of birth in Asia 1,195 600 595 3,470 1,905 1,565
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 220 110 110 185 115 70
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 9,325 4,555 4,775 8,915 4,440 4,475
Americas 900 430 475 865 395 475
Brazil 20 10 10 75 40 40
Colombia 40 20 15 15 0 15
Cuba 10 10 10 40 25 20
Haiti 45 15 30 10 10 0
Jamaica 40 25 10 120 55 65
Mexico 25 10 20 90 50 40
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 585 285 300 290 135 155
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 25 10 20 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 110 45 70 215 75 135
Europe 1,405 695 710 1,130 595 535
France 300 165 130 60 30 25
Germany 85 45 45 85 40 45
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 30 15 15 35 15 20
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 25 10 20 20 10 15
Romania 245 130 120 30 15 15
Russian Federation 90 35 55 160 65 100
Ukraine 100 50 50 120 50 70
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 240 145 100 380 250 125
Other places of birth in Europe 280 105 180 240 115 120
Africa 975 550 425 925 490 430
Algeria 15 20 0 10 0 10
Cameroon 45 35 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 155 75 80 55 30 25
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 40 20 20 190 100 90
Eritrea 35 15 25 65 35 25
Ethiopia 45 20 25 40 30 10
Morocco 40 30 10 25 15 10
Nigeria 40 15 25 145 70 80
Somalia 10 0 10 0 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 35 20 15 40 10 30
Tunisia 50 30 20 0 10 0
Other places of birth in Africa 455 265 185 350 205 150
Asia 6,015 2,865 3,150 5,980 2,960 3,020
Afghanistan 0 0 0 25 10 20
Bangladesh 25 10 15 65 40 25
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,390 690 700 835 385 445
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 10 10 0 0 0 10
India 265 140 125 745 410 340
IranCensus data footnote 61 255 130 125 250 130 120
Iraq 45 20 25 245 120 120
Israel 200 90 110 245 160 80
Japan 15 0 15 65 25 35
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 600 290 310 190 70 120
Lebanon 130 75 55 75 30 45
Nepal 45 15 35 180 95 85
Pakistan 70 40 30 95 50 45
Philippines 925 345 580 1,135 510 625
Saudi Arabia 45 40 10 120 60 50
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 90 50 40
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,145 550 595 780 360 420
Taiwan 10 0 0 0 0 10
Turkey 45 40 10 70 45 25
United Arab Emirates 30 20 10 60 35 20
Viet Nam 500 250 255 45 15 30
Other places of birth in Asia 265 100 160 675 350 325
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 40 25 15 20 10 10
Australia 20 10 10 10 0 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 20 10 10 10 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 730,710 357,855 372,850 311,725 149,880 161,845
First generationCensus data footnote 69 41,395 20,445 20,955 43,060 21,915 21,145
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 43,370 21,150 22,220 32,460 15,870 16,585
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 645,945 316,270 329,675 236,205 112,095 124,110
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 22,665 11,085 11,575 25,015 12,450 12,565
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 13,205 6,735 6,470 14,955 7,820 7,135
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 5,115 3,595 1,520 5,680 3,885 1,795
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 8,090 3,140 4,950 9,275 3,935 5,340
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 6,100 2,625 3,475 5,910 2,500 3,405
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 3,240 1,675 1,570 3,990 2,050 1,935
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 110 55 60 165 80 90
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 730,710 357,860 372,855 311,725 149,880 161,840
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 29,385 14,690 14,695 11,770 5,445 6,325
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 28,160 14,120 14,040 11,355 5,260 6,095
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 17,575 8,555 9,015 6,135 2,880 3,245
Métis 10,200 5,370 4,835 4,860 2,215 2,650
Inuk (Inuit) 385 190 190 365 160 205
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 470 210 260 210 105 110
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 750 360 390 200 80 115
Non-Aboriginal identity 701,325 343,170 358,155 299,955 144,435 155,520
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 730,705 357,855 372,850 311,725 149,880 161,845
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 14,305 7,085 7,225 2,990 1,390 1,605
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 716,405 350,775 365,625 308,735 148,495 160,240
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 730,710 357,860 372,850 311,725 149,880 161,845
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 12,785 6,335 6,450 1,995 875 1,120
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 12,495 6,175 6,320 1,930 845 1,080
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 10,635 5,200 5,435 1,365 625 740
Métis single ancestry 1,695 900 800 455 190 265
Inuit single ancestry 165 75 85 110 35 80
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 290 165 130 70 30 40
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 235 125 110 45 20 30
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 25 15 15 10 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 20 20 0 10 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 33,795 16,295 17,500 17,865 7,955 9,910
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 32,505 15,690 16,815 17,160 7,600 9,565
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 24,255 11,640 12,615 12,410 5,520 6,890
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,765 3,810 3,955 4,225 1,845 2,375
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 480 240 245 520 230 290
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 1,295 600 690 705 360 350
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,165 540 630 585 285 295
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 60 30 30 75 45 25
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 40 20 25 50 25 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 25 15 10 10 0 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 684,125 335,230 348,895 291,860 141,045 150,815
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 730,710 357,855 372,850 311,725 149,880 161,845
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 24,535 12,470 12,070 41,290 20,845 20,440
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 2,535 1,385 1,150 6,400 3,605 2,795
Chinese 3,925 1,970 1,955 6,605 3,295 3,310
Black 7,000 3,540 3,460 12,395 6,050 6,340
Filipino 1,980 835 1,145 2,505 1,095 1,405
Latin American 1,285 650 635 1,120 565 550
Arab 2,960 1,650 1,310 7,020 3,770 3,250
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 1,230 600 630 820 370 450
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 730 415 320 1,325 700 625
Korean 1,685 885 800 1,180 495 685
Japanese 230 70 160 460 195 265
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 305 135 175 440 200 240
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 675 345 330 1,035 505 530
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 706,170 345,385 360,785 270,435 129,030 141,400
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 103 730,705 357,860 372,850 311,725 149,880 161,845
North American Aboriginal origins 46,585 22,625 23,955 19,865 8,830 11,035
First Nations (North American Indian) 36,405 17,570 18,840 14,500 6,495 8,000
Inuit 830 420 410 780 350 435
Métis 10,960 5,435 5,530 5,375 2,375 3,000
Other North American origins 428,865 209,615 219,250 123,155 58,310 64,840
Acadian 29,505 14,455 15,060 7,785 3,495 4,285
American 7,175 3,575 3,605 3,185 1,545 1,640
Canadian 407,370 199,020 208,350 114,685 54,460 60,225
New Brunswicker 240 135 105 25 10 15
Newfoundlander 445 190 250 710 315 395
Nova Scotian 65 40 25 605 300 310
Ontarian 0 0 10 20 10 10
Québécois 770 410 365 170 85 80
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 20 20 0 15 0 10
European origins 424,850 206,715 218,135 214,805 102,215 112,590
British Isles origins 314,655 151,970 162,690 178,000 84,245 93,760
Channel Islander 125 45 85 30 10 25
Cornish 45 25 20 55 30 25
English 168,205 80,795 87,415 94,090 44,560 49,530
Irish 147,245 69,515 77,730 74,930 34,430 40,500
Manx 45 40 10 50 25 30
Scottish 134,455 64,400 70,055 88,575 41,275 47,305
Welsh 10,110 4,825 5,290 7,115 3,285 3,825
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 10,640 4,885 5,755 9,145 4,320 4,830
French origins 163,270 79,105 84,165 51,200 23,565 27,635
Alsatian 15 10 0 10 10 10
Breton 55 30 30 0 0 0
Corsican 0 0 0 0 0 0
French 163,245 79,090 84,155 51,190 23,555 27,635
Western European origins (except French origins) 49,825 24,100 25,725 42,900 20,100 22,795
Austrian 1,000 530 475 805 420 385
Bavarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,470 650 815 850 410 440
Dutch 15,230 7,290 7,945 10,015 4,515 5,495
Flemish 100 65 40 60 45 15
Frisian 40 25 15 15 0 10
German 34,205 16,575 17,630 33,965 15,905 18,060
Luxembourger 0 10 0 10 10 10
Swiss 1,145 545 595 1,085 555 535
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 35 20 15 85 50 30
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 10,400 5,080 5,320 6,440 3,045 3,400
Danish 3,960 1,885 2,075 1,515 715 800
Finnish 465 235 225 505 220 290
Icelandic 250 135 115 310 135 175
Norwegian 3,330 1,650 1,680 2,220 1,095 1,130
Swedish 2,010 1,010 1,005 1,590 705 885
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 820 410 410 555 295 265
Eastern European origins 11,590 5,600 5,995 13,135 6,490 6,650
Bulgarian 155 60 100 140 65 75
Byelorussian 85 45 40 95 45 50
Czech 435 215 225 515 285 230
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 175 80 100 120 60 60
Estonian 100 35 60 170 85 90
Hungarian 1,280 615 665 1,105 575 535
Latvian 185 105 80 185 65 120
Lithuanian 325 165 160 460 225 235
Moldovan 35 20 15 10 0 10
Polish 3,445 1,670 1,780 4,755 2,290 2,465
Romanian 945 485 460 625 310 320
Russian 2,260 1,015 1,245 2,665 1,295 1,370
Slovak 250 130 125 275 160 115
Ukrainian 3,535 1,750 1,785 4,260 2,145 2,110
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 70 25 45 135 55 80
Southern European origins 13,450 6,560 6,890 14,000 6,670 7,330
Albanian 120 65 55 230 120 110
Bosnian 120 65 55 115 50 65
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 10
Croatian 310 120 190 420 195 225
Cypriot 30 20 10 25 20 10
Greek 950 485 465 2,175 1,130 1,045
Italian 7,460 3,615 3,845 6,680 3,240 3,435
Kosovar 0 0 0 245 115 130
Macedonian 80 35 45 90 50 40
Maltese 115 45 65 230 95 135
Montenegrin 20 20 0 15 10 10
Portuguese 1,785 840 945 1,810 840 965
Serbian 130 90 35 170 75 95
Sicilian 15 10 0 10 0 10
Slovenian 130 60 60 100 40 55
Spanish 2,555 1,220 1,330 2,225 945 1,275
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 120 55 65 165 85 85
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 10 65 35 30
Other European origins 1,805 960 840 2,980 1,480 1,500
Basque 90 50 40 105 40 60
Jewish 785 410 375 1,285 640 650
Roma (Gypsy) 30 20 15 50 35 15
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 30 10 15 15 15 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 875 480 395 1,550 760 790
Caribbean origins 2,275 1,045 1,230 3,090 1,495 1,595
Antiguan 0 0 0 80 45 35
Bahamian 35 15 15 185 90 95
Barbadian 100 60 40 370 190 185
Bermudan 130 40 90 125 60 65
Carib 10 0 0 40 30 15
Cuban 235 135 100 245 110 135
Dominican 80 35 40 80 35 50
Grenadian 20 0 15 15 15 10
Guadeloupean 35 20 15 0 0 0
Haitian 305 140 160 55 10 40
Jamaican 750 350 395 1,110 550 555
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 35 15 20
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 85 40 40 45 10 35
St. Lucian 15 10 10 60 20 40
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 150 70 75 220 125 90
Vincentian/Grenadinian 45 10 35 20 15 10
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 245 110 135 385 200 185
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 185 65 120 260 135 125
Latin, Central and South American origins 2,135 1,110 1,025 1,885 965 920
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 65 40 25 135 75 60
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 30 10 20 50 25 25
Belizean 0 0 10 10 10 0
Bolivian 55 35 20 35 20 15
Brazilian 60 15 45 205 110 95
Chilean 95 40 55 70 40 25
Colombian 265 105 160 220 115 105
Costa Rican 30 15 15 25 0 20
Ecuadorian 30 20 10 25 10 10
Guatemalan 125 40 85 50 35 20
Guyanese 115 50 70 255 115 135
Hispanic 75 35 35 55 30 20
Honduran 50 20 25 35 25 0
Maya 90 45 45 55 30 20
Mexican 700 395 300 435 220 215
Nicaraguan 20 20 0 35 10 20
Panamanian 15 15 0 0 0 10
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 90 45 45 120 55 70
Salvadorean 135 95 40 65 40 20
Uruguayan 10 0 0 15 0 15
Venezuelan 60 35 30 50 35 10
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 110 65 50 130 70 60
African origins 6,705 3,535 3,170 10,940 5,245 5,695
Central and West African origins 1,835 1,045 790 1,050 550 500
Akan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Angolan 25 10 10 15 0 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beninese 0 10 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 75 50 30 10 0 10
Cameroonian 150 110 40 25 15 10
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 415 250 165 165 80 85
Edo 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 15 10 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Ghanaian 90 55 35 135 75 60
Guinean 175 125 50 20 15 10
Ibo 80 55 25 90 45 45
Ivorian 60 30 30 10 10 0
Liberian 80 45 35 15 10 10
Malian 125 55 65 10 0 10
Malinké 0 0 0 15 10 0
Nigerian 230 115 115 350 185 170
Peulh 40 25 20 10 0 0
Senegalese 105 45 60 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 20 0 20 40 30 10
Togolese 40 20 25 65 30 35
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 50 25 25 65 25 45
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 225 135 90 110 60 45
North African origins 1,200 705 495 1,705 895 810
Algerian 190 90 90 30 25 10
Berber 180 105 70 55 35 20
Coptic 0 0 0 30 10 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 210 130 80 1,175 630 545
Libyan 185 85 100 185 90 95
Maure 0 0 0 0 10 0
Moroccan 365 255 115 115 55 60
Sudanese 15 10 10 110 45 65
Tunisian 140 80 60 40 20 20
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 15 10 10 35 20 15
Southern and East African origins 1,050 565 485 1,490 710 780
Afrikaner 0 0 0 20 0 15
Amhara 0 0 0 10 10 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 30 25 0 0 10 0
Burundian 105 55 50 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 115 80 40 145 75 75
Ethiopian 180 105 70 245 100 140
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 10 0 0 140 85 60
Malagasy 60 20 35 15 0 15
Mauritian 0 10 0 10 10 0
Oromo 30 10 20 30 15 15
Rwandan 105 50 55 90 50 45
Seychellois 10 0 10 0 0 0
Somali 30 25 0 165 75 85
South African 225 95 130 320 135 185
Tanzanian 0 0 0 50 35 20
Tigrian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ugandan 25 15 15 60 20 35
Zambian 25 10 15 70 30 45
Zimbabwean 60 30 30 85 55 30
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 80 40 40 105 60 45
Other African origins 2,850 1,360 1,485 6,875 3,190 3,690
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 385 140 245 1,190 555 640
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,475 1,225 1,245 5,740 2,665 3,075
Asian origins 19,410 9,775 9,635 31,695 16,110 15,585
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 6,835 3,590 3,240 12,750 6,590 6,160
Afghan 25 10 20 225 80 150
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 590 300 295 1,340 690 650
Armenian 115 60 50 195 105 85
Assyrian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 10 0 10 20 15 0
Georgian 10 10 10 20 10 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 665 365 305 1,175 675 500
Iraqi 105 50 55 575 255 320
Israeli 175 85 90 200 110 90
Jordanian 180 105 75 255 145 110
Kazakh 0 10 0 25 10 10
Kurd 80 45 30 225 110 110
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 200 105 95
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 2,825 1,435 1,395 4,575 2,280 2,300
Palestinian 75 40 30 865 480 395
Pashtun 20 10 10 0 10 0
Saudi Arabian 85 65 20 660 430 220
Syrian 1,685 865 825 1,530 755 780
Tajik 0 0 0 20 10 10
Tatar 25 10 15 30 10 25
Turk 235 150 85 530 255 275
Turkmen 10 15 0 10 0 10
Uighur 0 0 0 15 10 10
Uzbek 40 25 10 90 60 30
Yemeni 35 20 15 205 105 100
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 50 35 15 685 350 330
South Asian origins 2,975 1,590 1,385 6,710 3,775 2,935
Bangladeshi 150 95 55 190 105 80
Bengali 50 40 10 50 35 15
Bhutanese 35 20 15 210 90 120
East Indian 2,150 1,105 1,045 4,905 2,780 2,120
Goan 0 0 0 10 10 10
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kashmiri 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 160 75 90 430 215 210
Pakistani 255 160 100 465 290 175
Punjabi 45 35 15 160 80 80
Sinhalese 15 0 10 10 0 0
Sri Lankan 100 45 55 270 125 145
Tamil 25 15 10 50 20 30
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 85 50 35 385 240 145
East and Southeast Asian origins 9,640 4,610 5,030 12,205 5,760 6,450
Burmese 25 15 10 15 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 60 30 30 40 10 30
Chinese 4,480 2,230 2,250 7,190 3,530 3,660
Filipino 2,130 870 1,265 2,610 1,175 1,440
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 100 30 65 90 45 45
Japanese 305 115 185 565 220 345
Karen 65 30 35 0 0 0
Korean 1,675 875 795 1,230 515 710
Laotian 0 10 0 0 0 10
Malaysian 30 15 15 50 15 30
Mongolian 45 30 15 35 10 20
Singaporean 10 10 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 60 30 30 135 65 70
Thai 100 30 70 155 60 95
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 10
Vietnamese 885 450 435 550 250 305
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 10 0 10 50 35 20
Other Asian origins 110 70 45 260 120 145
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 115 65 45 260 115 145
Oceania origins 470 210 260 435 215 225
Australian 290 120 165 230 105 125
New Zealander 135 70 70 160 90 75
Pacific Islands origins 55 30 20 50 25 25
Fijian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Hawaiian 30 10 15 10 0 0
Maori 10 10 0 10 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 10 0 10 15 10 0
Samoan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 10 10 0 10 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 319,770 ... ... 139,940 ... ...
Owner 238,040 ... ... 73,790 ... ...
Renter 79,865 ... ... 66,130 ... ...
Band housing 1,865 ... ... 15 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 319,770 ... ... 139,940 ... ...
Condominium 10,580 ... ... 10,200 ... ...
Not condominium 309,195 ... ... 129,745 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 319,775 ... ... 139,940 ... ...
No bedrooms 680 ... ... 860 ... ...
1 bedroom 28,370 ... ... 23,900 ... ...
2 bedrooms 88,115 ... ... 39,590 ... ...
3 bedrooms 125,865 ... ... 47,055 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 76,745 ... ... 28,535 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 319,770 ... ... 139,940 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 66,540 ... ... 43,420 ... ...
5 rooms 56,365 ... ... 21,060 ... ...
6 rooms 54,070 ... ... 19,570 ... ...
7 rooms 45,825 ... ... 16,685 ... ...
8 or more rooms 96,970 ... ... 39,210 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.5 ... ... 6.1 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 319,770 ... ... 139,940 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 318,195 ... ... 138,695 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,575 ... ... 1,250 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 319,770 ... ... 139,940 ... ...
Suitable 312,370 ... ... 134,520 ... ...
Not suitable 7,405 ... ... 5,425 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 319,770 ... ... 139,940 ... ...
1960 or before 76,690 ... ... 29,820 ... ...
1961 to 1980 98,720 ... ... 41,095 ... ...
1981 to 1990 45,630 ... ... 21,780 ... ...
1991 to 2000 39,825 ... ... 18,690 ... ...
2001 to 2005 19,090 ... ... 9,835 ... ...
2006 to 2010 22,530 ... ... 9,475 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 17,290 ... ... 9,250 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 319,770 ... ... 139,940 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 293,155 ... ... 130,840 ... ...
Major repairs needed 26,625 ... ... 9,100 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 319,770 ... ... 139,940 ... ...
1 household maintainer 195,585 ... ... 81,925 ... ...
2 household maintainers 120,195 ... ... 53,950 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 3,995 ... ... 4,070 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 319,775 ... ... 139,940 ... ...
15 to 24 years 10,375 ... ... 8,815 ... ...
25 to 34 years 38,585 ... ... 24,665 ... ...
35 to 44 years 50,050 ... ... 22,885 ... ...
45 to 54 years 61,860 ... ... 26,305 ... ...
55 to 64 years 68,145 ... ... 25,925 ... ...
65 to 74 years 53,435 ... ... 18,235 ... ...
75 to 84 years 27,655 ... ... 9,890 ... ...
85 years and over 9,675 ... ... 3,220 ... ...
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 141 314,325 ... ... 139,380 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 261,385 ... ... 100,820 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 52,935 ... ... 38,565 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 47,190 ... ... 32,490 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 235,950 ... ... 73,790 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 55.9 ... ... 64.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 10.3 ... ... 13.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 741 ... ... 1,219 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 876 ... ... 1,300 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 150,010 ... ... 269,888 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 170,071 ... ... 313,569 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 79,370 ... ... 66,040 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 14.4 ... ... 8.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 36.5 ... ... 43.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 704 ... ... 967 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 741 ... ... 1,039 ... ...
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 146 620,395 301,650 318,745 266,075 126,615 139,465
No certificate, diploma or degree 136,745 71,600 65,140 36,685 18,230 18,460
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 176,750 85,345 91,405 68,015 34,380 33,635
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 306,895 144,700 162,200 161,375 74,005 87,370
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 56,595 39,965 16,630 18,440 12,190 6,250
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 29,630 17,320 12,315 10,635 5,795 4,835
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 26,965 22,645 4,320 7,805 6,385 1,415
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 135,065 56,055 79,005 53,690 22,180 31,515
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 11,610 3,995 7,620 6,200 2,585 3,610
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 103,630 44,685 58,945 83,045 37,050 46,000
Bachelor's degree 73,330 30,165 43,165 55,590 24,255 31,335
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,735 2,795 3,935 4,285 1,915 2,370
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,755 1,600 1,160 2,405 1,320 1,085
Master's degree 17,745 8,170 9,585 17,410 7,480 9,930
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 3,065 1,955 1,110 3,360 2,085 1,275
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 400,785 194,715 206,070 176,125 84,560 91,565
No certificate, diploma or degree 55,645 32,390 23,260 13,820 7,530 6,290
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 114,330 56,430 57,895 38,315 19,935 18,380
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 230,810 105,890 124,915 123,995 57,095 66,895
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 37,710 26,335 11,375 12,830 8,740 4,090
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 19,900 11,430 8,475 7,335 4,200 3,135
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 17,805 14,905 2,900 5,485 4,540 950
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 104,595 43,695 60,900 40,580 17,465 23,115
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 7,685 2,660 5,020 4,090 1,695 2,395
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 80,825 33,195 47,625 66,495 29,195 37,305
Bachelor's degree 57,560 23,115 34,450 44,315 19,360 24,955
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,160 1,920 3,240 3,330 1,380 1,950
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,190 1,110 1,080 2,010 1,015 995
Master's degree 13,730 5,770 7,960 14,370 6,030 8,335
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 2,190 1,285 905 2,475 1,405 1,070
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 151 620,395 301,645 318,745 266,075 126,615 139,460
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 313,495 156,945 156,545 104,700 52,610 52,090
Education 25,570 6,725 18,845 10,175 2,635 7,540
13. Education 25,565 6,720 18,845 10,180 2,635 7,545
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,140 2,800 3,335 5,770 2,765 3,010
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,155 905 250 1,105 815 290
50. Visual and performing arts 4,990 1,900 3,085 4,665 1,945 2,720
Humanities 12,430 5,245 7,190 9,195 3,550 5,645
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,040 255 785 675 225 455
23. English language and literature/letters 2,395 715 1,675 2,820 860 1,965
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 3,055 1,065 1,990 1,890 620 1,275
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 55 20 35 50 20 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 725 455 270 650 350 305
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,150 1,325 825 695 420 280
54. History 2,190 1,185 1,005 1,905 970 940
55. French language and literature/letters 830 220 605 500 100 395
Social and behavioural sciences and law 23,780 6,945 16,835 19,950 6,615 13,335
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 190 35 155 350 75 280
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,725 710 1,015 1,995 730 1,265
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 6,015 305 5,710 3,200 275 2,930
22. Legal professions and studies 3,935 1,325 2,615 2,990 1,090 1,900
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 420 95 325 320 85 240
42. Psychology 5,075 1,355 3,725 4,280 1,120 3,160
45. Social sciences 6,420 3,120 3,300 6,810 3,245 3,565
Business, management and public administration 67,605 19,470 48,135 38,330 13,990 24,340
30.16 Accounting and computer science 230 35 190 45 10 40
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,670 1,010 4,660 2,405 575 1,830
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 61,705 18,425 43,285 35,880 13,405 22,470
Physical and life sciences and technologies 7,625 3,930 3,700 8,230 3,965 4,265
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,320 1,525 1,800 3,940 1,625 2,315
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,845 825 1,025 1,590 620 970
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 130 30 100 90 25 60
40. Physical sciences 1,720 1,265 455 2,355 1,610 740
41. Science technologies/technicians 610 285 325 250 80 170
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 11,275 7,185 4,095 8,075 5,215 2,855
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 9,975 6,640 3,335 6,485 4,495 1,990
25. Library science 620 95 525 605 85 525
27. Mathematics and statistics 620 395 225 880 570 315
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 45 10 100 75 25
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 70,800 67,070 3,735 27,225 24,885 2,340
04. Architecture and related services 500 365 140 820 540 280
14. Engineering 8,020 7,015 1,010 6,660 5,635 1,025
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 13,010 11,575 1,430 6,140 5,650 490
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 10
46. Construction trades 18,910 18,555 350 5,795 5,610 190
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 20,075 19,570 505 5,370 5,100 270
48. Precision production 10,290 9,985 300 2,430 2,345 90
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 6,370 4,715 1,650 1,670 885 790
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,970 1,840 1,130 790 395 390
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,395 2,875 520 885 490 395
Health and related fields 49,795 7,490 42,305 22,970 4,440 18,525
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,770 1,325 1,445 1,435 680 755
51. Health professions and related programs 46,160 5,600 40,550 20,690 3,245 17,450
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 870 565 305 850 520 325
Personal, protective and transportation services 25,460 13,110 12,355 9,750 5,055 4,695
12. Personal and culinary services 13,835 2,735 11,095 5,770 1,615 4,150
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 105 95 10 130 130 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 390 355 40 375 340 35
43. Security and protective services 4,665 3,795 875 1,525 1,180 345
49. Transportation and materials moving 6,465 6,135 325 1,940 1,785 155
Other 50 25 25 30 0 25
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 45 25 20 35 10 25
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 151 400,780 194,710 206,070 176,125 84,560 91,565
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 169,970 88,820 81,150 52,135 27,465 24,670
Education 16,350 3,830 12,520 6,910 1,675 5,235
13. Education 16,350 3,835 12,515 6,910 1,675 5,235
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 4,690 2,140 2,550 4,485 2,170 2,315
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 830 630 200 785 595 190
50. Visual and performing arts 3,860 1,510 2,350 3,700 1,580 2,125
Humanities 8,810 3,450 5,360 7,095 2,685 4,415
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 820 195 625 545 175 370
23. English language and literature/letters 1,725 490 1,235 2,265 705 1,560
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,125 650 1,475 1,510 510 1,005
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 35 10 30 45 20 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies 500 295 215 515 265 250
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,460 860 595 435 260 175
54. History 1,630 855 775 1,435 690 745
55. French language and literature/letters 520 100 420 345 65 280
Social and behavioural sciences and law 18,970 5,210 13,760 16,265 5,240 11,025
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 135 20 115 305 65 240
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,500 630 870 1,720 620 1,100
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,685 235 4,450 2,575 230 2,350
22. Legal professions and studies 3,280 940 2,340 2,590 850 1,745
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 335 70 260 250 55 190
42. Psychology 4,015 980 3,035 3,365 870 2,495
45. Social sciences 5,015 2,330 2,680 5,460 2,555 2,900
Business, management and public administration 52,915 15,055 37,860 29,140 10,865 18,275
30.16 Accounting and computer science 215 40 175 45 10 35
44. Public administration and social service professions 4,505 735 3,770 1,950 460 1,495
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 48,190 14,280 33,915 27,145 10,395 16,750
Physical and life sciences and technologies 5,620 2,710 2,905 6,050 2,910 3,140
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,580 1,135 1,445 3,045 1,270 1,780
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,275 540 730 1,130 470 660
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 110 20 95 80 30 55
40. Physical sciences 1,185 820 370 1,645 1,115 530
41. Science technologies/technicians 465 195 270 145 25 120
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,710 6,285 3,425 7,060 4,670 2,395
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 8,815 5,910 2,905 5,900 4,155 1,750
25. Library science 415 70 345 420 60 365
27. Mathematics and statistics 430 265 170 655 400 255
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 50 0 80 65 20
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 51,150 47,940 3,210 20,605 18,620 1,985
04. Architecture and related services 395 270 120 625 390 240
14. Engineering 6,230 5,295 935 4,960 4,115 845
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 10,405 9,135 1,270 4,810 4,370 440
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 10
46. Construction trades 13,110 12,825 290 4,350 4,170 185
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 14,025 13,635 395 4,080 3,870 205
48. Precision production 6,980 6,770 210 1,775 1,705 70
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 5,010 3,575 1,430 1,375 735 640
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,355 1,395 960 650 330 325
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,655 2,185 470 725 405 315
Health and related fields 38,135 5,850 32,285 17,395 3,575 13,820
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,145 1,060 1,085 1,115 565 545
51. Health professions and related programs 35,295 4,385 30,905 15,605 2,620 12,985
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 695 405 285 680 390 285
Personal, protective and transportation services 19,415 9,810 9,600 7,575 3,950 3,625
12. Personal and culinary services 10,520 1,945 8,575 4,535 1,335 3,200
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 95 85 10 120 115 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 220 190 35 225 200 20
43. Security and protective services 3,460 2,760 705 1,180 915 265
49. Transportation and materials moving 5,115 4,835 285 1,515 1,385 130
Other 45 25 20 35 10 25
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 40 25 15 30 10 25
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 157 620,390 301,650 318,745 266,075 126,615 139,465
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 313,495 156,945 156,545 104,700 52,610 52,095
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 306,900 144,700 162,200 161,375 74,005 87,370
Location of study inside Canada 290,645 136,490 154,155 145,435 66,060 79,375
Same as province or territory of residence 229,835 106,610 123,230 110,095 48,925 61,170
Different than province or territory of residence 60,810 29,880 30,925 35,340 17,135 18,205
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 16,255 8,205 8,050 15,940 7,940 8,000
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,360 2,675 2,685 3,075 1,610 1,465
Philippines 920 285 635 1,095 395 705
India 460 230 230 1,460 765 695
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,995 1,175 815 2,425 1,410 1,015
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,105 550 555 800 315 485
France 660 370 290 235 140 100
Other 5,755 2,920 2,835 6,850 3,310 3,540
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 157 400,785 194,715 206,070 176,125 84,565 91,565
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 169,970 88,815 81,155 52,135 27,465 24,670
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 230,815 105,895 124,920 123,990 57,095 66,900
Location of study inside Canada 218,710 100,175 118,535 111,570 51,090 60,475
Same as province or territory of residence 172,760 78,520 94,240 83,980 37,745 46,235
Different than province or territory of residence 45,950 21,660 24,295 27,585 13,345 14,240
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 12,105 5,715 6,380 12,425 6,005 6,420
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,460 1,555 1,905 2,000 1,020 990
Philippines 875 260 615 1,015 370 640
India 345 160 180 1,160 595 560
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,070 575 490 1,520 880 640
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,025 475 550 645 260 390
France 525 300 225 195 115 80
Other 4,800 2,390 2,415 5,895 2,780 3,120
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 620,390 301,650 318,745 266,075 126,615 139,460
In the labour force 381,790 197,005 184,790 178,230 90,125 88,105
Employed 339,045 170,050 168,995 165,025 82,915 82,110
Unemployed 42,745 26,950 15,795 13,205 7,205 6,000
Not in the labour force 238,600 104,645 133,955 87,845 36,490 51,355
Participation rate 61.5 65.3 58.0 67.0 71.2 63.2
Employment rate 54.7 56.4 53.0 62.0 65.5 58.9
Unemployment rate 11.2 13.7 8.5 7.4 8.0 6.8
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 620,390 301,645 318,745 266,075 126,615 139,465
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 217,930 94,105 123,825 81,165 33,760 47,400
Worked 402,465 207,540 194,920 184,915 92,855 92,060
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 201,230 106,785 94,450 100,455 54,135 46,325
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 201,225 100,760 100,475 84,460 38,725 45,735
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.0 40.6 41.5 43.1 43.5 42.6
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 381,795 197,000 184,790 178,230 90,125 88,110
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 7,320 3,790 3,530 3,465 1,775 1,685
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 374,470 193,210 181,260 174,765 88,345 86,420
Employee 342,685 173,560 169,125 159,875 79,410 80,465
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,785 19,655 12,130 14,890 8,930 5,960
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 172 381,790 197,005 184,790 178,230 90,120 88,105
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 7,320 3,790 3,530 3,465 1,780 1,685
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 374,470 193,215 181,255 174,765 88,345 86,425
0 Management occupations 34,015 20,605 13,415 18,790 11,095 7,695
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 52,695 14,200 38,495 29,060 9,080 19,985
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 20,705 16,300 4,405 14,135 11,265 2,870
3 Health occupations 30,730 4,870 25,865 13,885 2,860 11,025
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 45,640 15,355 30,285 24,610 9,840 14,770
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,610 2,925 3,685 6,335 3,020 3,315
6 Sales and service occupations 91,035 36,535 54,505 45,615 20,590 25,025
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 59,925 57,015 2,910 18,065 17,150 920
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 14,485 12,280 2,205 1,555 1,315 240
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 18,620 13,130 5,495 2,710 2,125 585
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 173 381,795 197,000 184,790 178,230 90,125 88,110
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 7,320 3,790 3,530 3,460 1,780 1,685
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 374,470 193,210 181,260 174,770 88,345 86,420
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 15,135 12,025 3,115 590 410 180
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 4,345 3,765 580 755 640 115
22 Utilities 3,350 2,615 735 1,180 765 415
23 Construction 27,795 25,195 2,595 9,250 8,220 1,030
31-33 Manufacturing 32,405 23,215 9,195 7,175 5,240 1,930
41 Wholesale trade 11,170 8,180 2,990 5,355 3,860 1,490
44-45 Retail trade 46,180 21,220 24,950 21,120 9,540 11,585
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 17,680 13,295 4,390 7,400 5,670 1,730
51 Information and cultural industries 6,615 3,700 2,915 5,210 2,955 2,255
52 Finance and insurance 12,415 4,090 8,325 8,655 3,700 4,955
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 3,830 2,245 1,585 3,665 2,085 1,575
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 17,240 9,485 7,750 14,315 8,155 6,160
55 Management of companies and enterprises 345 145 195 190 70 115
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 18,530 10,060 8,475 9,600 5,630 3,970
61 Educational services 26,090 8,180 17,905 14,285 5,000 9,290
62 Health care and social assistance 51,380 7,955 43,430 23,130 4,555 18,575
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 5,950 3,065 2,885 3,890 2,035 1,855
72 Accommodation and food services 24,825 8,460 16,365 13,810 6,120 7,685
81 Other services (except public administration) 17,105 8,365 8,745 6,915 2,805 4,110
91 Public administration 32,090 17,960 14,135 18,275 10,870 7,405
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 174 339,045 170,050 168,995 165,020 82,915 82,110
Worked at home 19,445 9,485 9,955 10,045 4,895 5,155
Worked outside Canada 1,315 885 430 905 615 290
No fixed workplace address 37,925 28,630 9,300 16,380 11,860 4,515
Worked at usual place 280,360 131,055 149,310 137,695 65,550 72,145
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 280,360 131,055 149,310 137,695 65,550 72,145
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 127,230 57,560 69,670 133,485 63,065 70,425
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 97,230 44,565 52,665 120 85 35
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 50,560 25,155 25,410 2,710 1,540 1,170
Commute to a different province or territory 5,345 3,775 1,565 1,370 860 515
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 175 318,285 159,680 158,605 154,070 77,410 76,660
Car, truck, van - as a driver 266,035 135,575 130,460 101,800 54,200 47,600
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 24,455 9,855 14,600 11,555 4,300 7,255
Public transit 7,290 3,600 3,690 21,710 9,415 12,290
Walked 14,650 6,900 7,755 15,220 7,145 8,070
Bicycle 1,210 800 405 1,920 1,275 650
Other method 4,645 2,950 1,695 1,870 1,080 790
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 176 318,290 159,680 158,605 154,070 77,410 76,660
Less than 15 minutes 135,690 63,885 71,810 42,000 19,325 22,675
15 to 29 minutes 118,075 58,505 59,570 66,655 34,800 31,855
30 to 44 minutes 39,230 21,385 17,845 29,695 15,360 14,335
45 to 59 minutes 12,945 7,275 5,670 8,560 4,105 4,460
60 minutes and over 12,345 8,635 3,710 7,160 3,825 3,340
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 177 318,285 159,680 158,605 154,070 77,410 76,660
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 17,850 12,755 5,100 6,370 3,980 2,390
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 51,825 30,905 20,925 27,510 16,205 11,305
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 112,460 55,470 56,990 45,800 23,070 22,735
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 64,235 25,835 38,400 35,650 15,435 20,215
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 25,595 9,415 16,180 16,695 7,445 9,250
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 46,320 25,300 21,020 22,050 11,280 10,775
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 178 413,695 212,875 200,820 190,100 95,310 94,790
Single responses 395,120 204,270 190,850 188,795 94,770 94,025
Official languages 394,015 203,660 190,355 188,095 94,385 93,705
English 304,775 160,255 144,515 186,785 94,045 92,740
French 89,240 43,400 45,840 1,310 345 970
Non-official languages 1,105 615 490 700 385 315
Aboriginal languages 255 140 115 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 250 135 110 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 255 135 110 0 0 0
Malecite 15 10 10 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 240 135 110 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. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 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 855 475 380 705 385 315
Afro-Asiatic languages 160 105 50 150 110 40
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 160 105 55 150 115 35
Amharic 0 0 0 10 0 10
Arabic 140 100 45 130 100 25
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 10 10 20 15 10
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 40 20 20 10 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 45 20 20 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 15 0 10 15 0 10
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15 10 10 15 10 10
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 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 170 95 80 180 95 85
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 30 10 20 35 20 10
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 30 10 20 25 20 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 10 15 25 20 10
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 25 10 15 35 20 15
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 10 10 0
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 25 10 15 20 10 10
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 40 30 10 50 30 20
Indo-Aryan languages 0 0 0 20 20 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 0 0 0 20 15 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 0 10 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 35 25 10 30 10 20
Kurdish 15 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 25 15 10 30 10 15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 65 35 25 60 20 35
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 0 0 0 30 0 20
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 65 35 30 35 15 20
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 10 0 0 20 0 15
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 60 35 25 30 10 20
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 30 20 10 25 10 20
American Sign Language 10 10 10 15 0 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 20 20 0 10 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 365 185 175 270 145 125
Chinese languages 360 185 175 270 150 120
Cantonese 35 15 25 60 30 25
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 295 150 150 190 95 90
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. 30 25 10 15 15 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 10 0 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 18,575 8,605 9,970 1,300 535 760
English and French 18,045 8,350 9,695 740 255 480
English and non-official language 475 240 235 530 270 260
French and non-official language 10 0 10 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 45 15 35 30 15 15
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 413,690 212,875 200,820 190,095 95,310 94,785
None 322,045 167,900 154,150 181,315 91,000 90,315
English 44,925 21,560 23,360 1,150 405 740
French 44,415 22,175 22,240 5,725 2,915 2,805
Non-official language 2,090 1,115 975 1,765 900 865
Aboriginal 615 285 330 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal 1,475 830 645 1,735 880 850
English and French 0 0 0 10 0 10
English and non-official language 55 20 35 0 10 10
French and non-official language 160 95 65 145 90 55
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 180 724,030 354,435 369,600 308,695 148,365 160,335
Non-movers 641,310 314,280 327,020 255,605 122,615 132,990
Movers 82,720 40,150 42,570 53,095 25,750 27,345
Non-migrants 45,630 21,830 23,800 37,720 18,335 19,380
Migrants 37,090 18,320 18,765 15,375 7,415 7,965
Internal migrants 32,585 15,995 16,585 10,585 5,040 5,545
Intraprovincial migrants 21,995 10,555 11,445 3,680 1,620 2,060
Interprovincial migrants 10,585 5,445 5,140 6,910 3,415 3,490
External migrants 4,505 2,320 2,185 4,795 2,375 2,415
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 696,160 340,310 355,845 296,350 142,155 154,200
Non-movers 480,830 237,150 243,685 165,450 78,700 86,750
Movers 215,325 103,155 112,165 130,900 63,455 67,450
Non-migrants 113,835 53,935 59,900 85,485 41,285 44,200
Migrants 101,490 49,215 52,275 45,410 22,170 23,245
Internal migrants 89,980 43,165 46,815 31,540 14,915 16,625
Intraprovincial migrants 60,645 28,475 32,165 10,410 4,655 5,760
Interprovincial migrants 29,335 14,685 14,650 21,125 10,260 10,870
External migrants 11,510 6,050 5,455 13,875 7,255 6,620

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. New Brunswick [Province] and Halifax [Population centre], Nova Scotia (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 4, 2024).

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