Census Profile, 2016 Census
New Brunswick [Province] and Zone 4 - Central [Health region, December 2017], Nova Scotia

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Characteristic New Brunswick

[Province]
Zone 4 - Central
Nova Scotia
[Health region, December 2017]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 747,101 ... ... 424,037 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 751,171 ... ... 411,117 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -0.5 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 359,721 ... ... 197,091 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 319,773 ... ... 182,145 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 10.5 ... ... 61.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 71,388.81 ... ... 6,901.70 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 747,105 365,355 381,745 424,040 205,350 218,690
0 to 14 years 110,495 56,320 54,180 63,720 32,550 31,165
0 to 4 years 34,365 17,505 16,860 20,805 10,605 10,200
5 to 9 years 38,250 19,515 18,735 21,800 11,205 10,595
10 to 14 years 37,880 19,295 18,585 21,115 10,740 10,375
15 to 64 years 487,820 240,535 247,285 292,820 142,700 150,125
15 to 19 years 40,605 20,905 19,705 23,530 11,940 11,590
20 to 24 years 41,445 21,280 20,165 31,105 15,450 15,655
25 to 29 years 39,245 19,745 19,505 31,160 15,660 15,505
30 to 34 years 41,510 20,140 21,365 28,505 13,990 14,515
35 to 39 years 44,435 21,585 22,850 26,845 12,820 14,025
40 to 44 years 48,430 23,520 24,910 28,020 13,445 14,580
45 to 49 years 51,300 25,195 26,105 29,140 13,860 15,280
50 to 54 years 61,055 29,795 31,265 34,420 16,730 17,685
55 to 59 years 61,740 30,210 31,530 32,355 15,645 16,710
60 to 64 years 58,060 28,170 29,895 27,740 13,150 14,585
65 years and over 148,785 68,500 80,280 67,495 30,100 37,395
65 to 69 years 52,160 25,595 26,570 23,955 11,340 12,615
70 to 74 years 36,050 17,695 18,360 16,595 7,765 8,835
75 to 79 years 25,300 11,835 13,465 11,215 5,060 6,160
80 to 84 years 17,650 7,515 10,135 8,015 3,410 4,605
85 years and over 17,620 5,860 11,765 7,720 2,530 5,190
85 to 89 years 10,670 3,910 6,760 4,730 1,705 3,025
90 to 94 years 5,305 1,595 3,715 2,275 660 1,615
95 to 99 years 1,435 330 1,110 645 155 495
100 years and over 205 30 185 70 10 60
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 15.0 15.9 14.3
15 to 64 years 65.3 65.8 64.8 69.1 69.5 68.6
65 years and over 19.9 18.7 21.0 15.9 14.7 17.1
85 years and over 2.4 1.6 3.1 1.8 1.2 2.4
Average age of the population 43.6 42.7 44.5 41.0 40.0 41.9
Median age of the population 45.7 44.8 46.6 41.3 40.1 42.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 319,770 ... ... 182,145 ... ...
Single-detached house 221,515 ... ... 93,770 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 3,945 ... ... 21,000 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 80,515 ... ... 63,005 ... ...
Semi-detached house 12,470 ... ... 11,965 ... ...
Row house 9,015 ... ... 6,725 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 13,545 ... ... 6,370 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 44,260 ... ... 37,680 ... ...
Other single-attached house 1,230 ... ... 270 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 13,795 ... ... 4,365 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 319,775 ... ... 182,145 ... ...
1 person 89,480 ... ... 53,435 ... ...
2 persons 126,820 ... ... 67,960 ... ...
3 persons 49,465 ... ... 28,610 ... ...
4 persons 37,625 ... ... 22,110 ... ...
5 or more persons 16,385 ... ... 10,030 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 730,705 ... ... 417,815 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 636,605 309,040 327,570 360,320 172,800 187,520
Married or living common law 379,605 189,790 189,820 203,560 101,585 101,975
Married 302,020 151,100 150,925 162,855 81,295 81,560
Living common law 77,580 38,685 38,895 40,705 20,290 20,415
Not married and not living common law 257,000 119,250 137,745 156,760 71,215 85,545
Never married 158,070 85,640 72,430 106,070 54,825 51,250
Separated 21,290 9,530 11,760 10,280 4,390 5,885
Divorced 35,680 15,275 20,405 21,690 8,075 13,620
Widowed 41,965 8,805 33,160 18,720 3,930 14,790
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 222,865 ... ... 120,010 ... ...
2 persons 129,065 ... ... 66,340 ... ...
3 persons 47,015 ... ... 26,180 ... ...
4 persons 34,860 ... ... 20,245 ... ...
5 or more persons 11,920 ... ... 7,250 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 222,865 ... ... 120,010 ... ...
Total couple families 186,680 ... ... 100,155 ... ...
Married couples 147,900 ... ... 79,810 ... ...
Common-law couples 38,780 ... ... 20,350 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 36,185 ... ... 19,855 ... ...
Female parent 28,650 ... ... 16,025 ... ...
Male parent 7,530 ... ... 3,830 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 186,675 ... ... 100,160 ... ...
Couples without children 105,625 ... ... 53,770 ... ...
Couples with children 81,060 ... ... 46,390 ... ...
1 child 37,440 ... ... 20,650 ... ...
2 children 32,380 ... ... 18,875 ... ...
3 or more children 11,235 ... ... 6,860 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 36,185 ... ... 19,855 ... ...
1 child 23,440 ... ... 12,570 ... ...
2 children 9,570 ... ... 5,525 ... ...
3 or more children 3,170 ... ... 1,760 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 128,775 61,010 67,770 87,225 40,760 46,465
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 319,770 ... ... 182,145 ... ...
One-census-family households 214,235 ... ... 115,095 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 102,170 ... ... 51,760 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 112,070 ... ... 63,335 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 4,280 ... ... 2,435 ... ...
Non-census-family households 101,255 ... ... 64,615 ... ...
One-person households 89,480 ... ... 53,435 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 11,775 ... ... 11,180 ... ...
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 15 736,280 360,440 375,840 419,905 203,645 216,260
English only 420,820 210,555 210,260 366,660 180,350 186,310
French only 63,140 29,955 33,190 345 160 185
English and French 249,950 118,705 131,245 50,675 22,105 28,570
Neither English nor French 2,370 1,220 1,150 2,225 1,020 1,200
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 16 736,280 360,440 375,845 419,905 203,640 216,260
English 498,365 244,230 254,135 406,445 197,065 209,380
French 232,450 113,500 118,945 10,115 5,030 5,090
English and French 3,210 1,550 1,655 1,215 570 645
Neither English nor French 2,255 1,150 1,100 2,125 980 1,150
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 234,055 114,280 119,775 10,725 5,310 5,415
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 31.8 31.7 31.9 2.6 2.6 2.5
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 18 736,280 360,440 375,845 419,905 203,645 216,265
Single responses 726,990 356,005 370,990 414,695 201,075 213,620
Official languages 703,840 344,285 359,555 383,545 185,260 198,280
English 472,725 231,595 241,135 373,145 180,140 193,005
French 231,110 112,690 118,415 10,400 5,120 5,275
Non-official languages 23,150 11,715 11,435 31,150 15,810 15,340
Aboriginal languages 2,165 1,035 1,135 80 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 5 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 5 0 5 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 2,115 1,010 1,105 55 30 25
Malecite 280 125 155 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 1,835 885 950 50 30 25
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 5 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. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 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 5
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. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 20 5 15 10 5 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 15 5 10 10 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 5 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 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 20,990 10,685 10,300 31,075 15,770 15,305
Afro-Asiatic languages 3,190 1,805 1,385 7,040 3,855 3,185
Berber languages 40 25 15 10 10 5
Kabyle 20 10 5 5 5 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 30 15 20 120 60 55
Bilen 0 0 0 5 5 5
Oromo 5 5 5 55 35 25
Somali 25 10 15 50 20 30
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Semitic languages 3,110 1,760 1,355 6,915 3,795 3,125
Amharic 65 35 25 105 45 60
Arabic 2,855 1,615 1,235 6,445 3,555 2,890
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 5 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 5 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 170 90 80 195 105 90
Maltese 0 0 5 5 0 0
Tigrigna 20 15 10 140 65 75
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 635 305 330 405 200 205
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 5 10 5 0 0
Vietnamese 620 305 320 395 195 200
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,375 510 865 1,675 730 945
Bikol 5 0 5 5 5 0
Cebuano 105 35 65 110 45 60
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 15 5 10 20 10 10
Ilocano 50 15 35 50 15 35
Malagasy 15 5 10 0 0 0
Malay 45 20 30 40 20 25
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 5 15 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,120 420 700 1,425 630 795
Waray-Waray 5 0 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 15 10 10
Creole languages 135 70 65 70 45 25
Haitian Creole 15 10 5 5 5 5
Creole, n.o.s. 80 30 50 30 20 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 40 30 10 30 20 15
Dravidian languages 285 155 130 885 515 370
Kannada 20 15 10 30 15 10
Malayalam 40 15 20 310 165 145
Tamil 105 60 50 270 160 110
Telugu 110 60 45 265 165 105
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 12,830 6,480 6,345
Albanian 50 25 25 245 125 125
Armenian 30 15 10 35 20 10
Balto-Slavic languages 1,740 865 875 2,810 1,360 1,455
Baltic languages 55 30 30 55 15 45
Latvian 25 10 10 25 10 15
Lithuanian 35 15 15 30 5 30
Slavic languages 1,685 835 850 2,750 1,345 1,410
Belarusan 5 5 0 10 5 5
Bosnian 50 25 25 115 60 55
Bulgarian 20 10 10 40 15 20
Croatian 75 35 40 190 90 95
Czech 55 25 25 145 70 70
Macedonian 15 10 5 10 5 5
Polish 230 105 125 595 285 310
Russian 880 440 435 1,160 565 590
Serbian 105 55 45 110 50 60
Serbo-Croatian 35 15 20 80 40 40
Slovak 25 15 15 85 45 40
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 10 10 25 10 15
Ukrainian 170 85 90 195 90 100
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 5
Celtic languages 30 5 20 45 25 20
Scottish Gaelic 15 5 10 30 10 15
Welsh 10 0 10 15 10 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages 2,875 1,415 1,465 2,170 1,035 1,135
Afrikaans 50 30 25 80 40 40
Danish 125 55 75 100 65 40
Dutch 885 470 410 530 255 270
Frisian 35 25 10 5 5 0
German 1,650 780 865 1,250 570 675
Icelandic 5 0 0 35 20 15
Norwegian 40 25 20 75 40 35
Swedish 50 15 35 65 25 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 10 20 10 10
Yiddish 10 5 5 10 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 5
Greek 145 100 50 660 335 325
Indo-Iranian languages 1,850 1,020 835 4,300 2,350 1,950
Indo-Aryan languages 1,175 655 525 2,945 1,645 1,300
Bengali 205 120 85 435 265 170
Gujarati 75 40 30 170 110 60
Hindi 225 135 95 660 395 265
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 5 5
Konkani 10 5 5 5 0 0
Marathi 50 20 25 60 35 30
Nepali 180 90 90 525 255 270
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 5 5 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 125 75 50 475 250 220
Sindhi 25 10 10 15 10 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 30 15 15 145 70 70
Urdu 240 140 100 435 245 195
Iranian languages 655 355 305 1,330 690 640
Kurdish 55 30 25 115 65 45
Pashto 25 15 10 70 40 25
Persian (Farsi) 580 310 270 1,150 585 560
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 20 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages 2,605 1,355 1,250 2,565 1,235 1,325
Catalan 5 5 0 10 5 5
Italian 400 225 175 565 295 265
Portuguese 260 130 130 400 195 210
Romanian 485 250 240 185 90 95
Spanish 1,460 755 705 1,400 650 750
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0
Japanese 110 25 85 255 65 185
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Korean 1,550 800 750 920 390 530
Mongolic languages 5 5 0 5 5 0
Mongolian 5 5 5 5 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 700 385 315 535 275 260
Akan (Twi) 25 10 10 35 15 20
Bamanankan 60 35 25 5 5 0
Edo 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ewe 5 5 0 30 20 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 40 30 15 5 5 0
Ga 5 5 5 5 5 5
Ganda 10 0 0 20 5 15
Igbo 30 20 10 30 20 15
Lingala 25 15 15 5 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 45 25 20 20 10 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 40 20 20 45 15 30
Shona 20 10 10 25 15 10
Swahili 135 65 70 120 60 65
Wolof 25 20 10 0 5 0
Yoruba 30 15 20 50 30 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 195 105 85 120 65 60
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 55 30 25
Sign languages 145 75 70 120 60 60
American Sign Language 40 20 30 55 25 25
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 95 55 45 65 30 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,115 1,570 1,545 5,525 2,765 2,765
Chinese languages 3,085 1,555 1,530 5,510 2,755 2,755
Cantonese 440 225 210 935 435 500
Hakka 20 10 10 20 10 15
Mandarin 2,250 1,105 1,150 3,955 1,980 1,975
Min Dong 0 5 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 35 15 15 95 45 50
Wu (Shanghainese) 100 45 55 45 25 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 240 150 85 445 260 185
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 15 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 10 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Tai-Kadai languages 60 15 50 90 40 55
Lao 5 0 0 10 0 5
Thai 55 10 45 85 35 55
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 105 60 45 390 210 180
Azerbaijani 5 5 5 10 10 5
Turkish 75 50 30 255 135 115
Uyghur 0 0 0 5 0 5
Uzbek 10 5 5 110 60 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 10 5 5
Uralic languages 250 115 135 245 105 140
Estonian 20 5 10 25 15 15
Finnish 45 15 30 45 15 30
Hungarian 185 90 95 175 80 100
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Other languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 25 5 15
Multiple responses 9,290 4,440 4,855 5,210 2,565 2,645
English and French 7,285 3,470 3,815 1,810 830 975
English and non-official language 1,535 725 810 3,065 1,570 1,495
French and non-official language 330 175 155 175 95 85
English, French and non-official language 145 65 75 160 75 85
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 19 736,280 360,435 375,845 419,905 203,645 216,265
Single responses 724,940 355,025 369,910 411,550 199,435 212,115
Official languages 712,250 348,510 363,740 395,035 191,045 203,995
English 505,935 247,610 258,325 391,305 189,215 202,095
French 206,315 100,900 105,415 3,730 1,835 1,900
Non-official languages 12,690 6,515 6,175 16,510 8,390 8,120
Aboriginal languages 820 400 420 20 10 5
Algonquian languages 820 395 420 15 10 5
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 15 10 5
Malecite 50 25 25 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 765 370 395 15 10 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
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 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 16,495 8,380 8,115
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,285 1,210 1,075 4,205 2,215 1,990
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 5 5
Oromo 0 0 0 45 25 20
Somali 20 5 10 25 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 2,265 1,200 1,065 4,135 2,180 1,950
Amharic 20 10 10 55 25 25
Arabic 2,110 1,125 990 3,860 2,045 1,810
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 5 5 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 130 60 70 115 65 50
Maltese 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 5 0 5 100 40 55
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 525 255 270 255 130 130
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 520 250 270 255 125 130
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 510 235 270 900 435 465
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 40 15 25 50 20 30
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 5 5 5
Ilocano 0 0 0 10 5 5
Malagasy 5 0 5 0 0 0
Malay 15 0 5 5 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 450 215 235 825 405 425
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Creole languages 65 25 35 30 15 15
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 20 0 15 10 10 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 20 20 20 5 10
Dravidian languages 110 60 45 400 225 170
Kannada 5 0 0 10 5 5
Malayalam 20 5 10 130 75 55
Tamil 35 20 20 130 70 55
Telugu 45 30 15 125 75 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 4,160 2,175 1,990 5,535 2,785 2,755
Albanian 30 15 10 110 55 50
Armenian 20 5 10 20 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 975 505 470 1,280 630 650
Baltic languages 35 20 15 20 10 15
Latvian 10 5 5 5 0 5
Lithuanian 25 15 10 10 5 10
Slavic languages 935 480 455 1,260 620 635
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 25 15 10 65 35 30
Bulgarian 5 5 0 20 15 10
Croatian 25 10 15 55 25 35
Czech 5 0 5 40 20 15
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 55 25 30 180 80 100
Russian 620 320 305 740 365 370
Serbian 80 45 35 60 30 30
Serbo-Croatian 5 5 5 30 15 15
Slovak 5 5 5 25 10 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 90 50 40 45 25 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 0 5 20 15 10
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 15 10 5
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Germanic languages 640 320 320 365 175 190
Afrikaans 35 15 20 20 15 10
Danish 5 5 5 5 5 5
Dutch 150 80 75 45 20 25
Frisian 5 0 5 0 0 0
German 425 215 210 245 120 125
Icelandic 0 0 0 25 10 15
Norwegian 5 0 5 10 5 5
Swedish 5 0 5 5 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 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 2,545 1,330 1,215
Indo-Aryan languages 655 335 325 1,650 890 765
Bengali 130 70 60 230 125 105
Gujarati 40 15 20 95 65 30
Hindi 115 60 50 280 180 105
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 5 5 0 0 0 0
Marathi 20 10 10 25 15 15
Nepali 135 60 75 475 235 235
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 50 25 25 205 100 105
Sindhi 10 5 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 5 5 80 40 40
Urdu 140 75 70 250 125 120
Iranian languages 470 255 220 895 445 450
Kurdish 35 25 10 85 45 40
Pashto 15 5 5 35 15 15
Persian (Farsi) 425 225 195 780 380 400
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 1,305 705 600 955 450 510
Catalan 5 5 0 5 0 5
Italian 85 40 45 135 55 70
Portuguese 110 50 60 160 75 85
Romanian 290 145 140 60 30 30
Spanish 820 470 350 600 285 315
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 20 10 15 85 25 55
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,245 645 605 620 275 345
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 240 125 120 145 70 75
Akan (Twi) 10 5 10 5 0 10
Bamanankan 20 15 5 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 5
Igbo 5 5 0 10 5 5
Lingala 10 5 5 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 15 10 5 5 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 5 15 10 10
Shona 5 0 5 0 5 0
Swahili 80 35 45 50 25 30
Wolof 5 5 0 5 5 0
Yoruba 5 5 5 20 10 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 25 10 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 25 10 15
Dinka 0 0 0 0 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 10 15
Sign languages 200 115 85 160 75 85
American Sign Language 55 30 25 70 35 35
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 90 60 90 45 50
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,390 1,210 1,175 3,845 1,970 1,870
Chinese languages 2,365 1,195 1,170 3,835 1,970 1,870
Cantonese 260 130 130 530 280 250
Hakka 5 0 0 5 0 5
Mandarin 1,855 930 920 2,940 1,480 1,465
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 10 5 40 20 20
Wu (Shanghainese) 85 40 45 25 10 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 140 80 55 300 180 125
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 0 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 15 10 5 0 0
Burmese 5 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 10 0 5 25 10 15
Lao 0 0 0 0 5 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 5
Turkish 25 15 5 125 65 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 55 25 30
Estonian 5 0 0 5 0 5
Finnish 5 5 5 5 0 5
Hungarian 55 30 30 45 20 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Multiple responses 11,345 5,415 5,925 8,355 4,210 4,145
English and French 7,275 3,370 3,905 1,170 540 635
English and non-official language 3,435 1,715 1,720 6,860 3,505 3,360
French and non-official language 340 185 160 65 40 25
English, French and non-official language 290 140 145 260 130 135
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 20 736,280 360,435 375,845 419,905 203,640 216,260
None 647,960 318,560 329,400 390,635 189,495 201,140
English 49,925 24,065 25,855 9,295 4,745 4,550
French 30,030 13,760 16,275 8,620 3,775 4,850
Non-official language 7,545 3,650 3,895 10,730 5,345 5,385
Aboriginal 1,300 625 685 110 50 60
Non-Aboriginal 6,240 3,030 3,210 10,620 5,290 5,325
English and French 180 90 90 120 50 70
English and non-official language 300 160 145 190 90 100
French and non-official language 335 155 185 310 145 165
English, French and non-official language 10 5 5 0 5 5
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 21 620,390 301,645 318,745 354,230 170,175 184,055
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 594,705 289,220 305,485 340,060 163,325 176,735
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,961 37,516 25,796 35,805 42,631 30,683
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 594,920 289,245 305,680 340,175 163,345 176,830
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,107 33,169 23,945 31,545 36,730 27,598
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 516,780 259,945 256,835 307,490 150,440 157,045
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,444 34,830 23,278 34,619 41,532 28,896
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 439,645 193,975 245,675 235,620 98,990 136,630
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,164 9,210 7,321 4,739 4,313 4,900
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 423,915 219,135 204,780 254,540 127,560 126,975
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,124 34,784 24,769 34,041 40,039 29,331
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 620,395 301,650 318,745 354,230 170,190 184,040
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 594,650 289,140 305,510 340,300 163,300 177,000
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,141 46,154 32,504 46,070 54,603 38,196
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 594,870 289,165 305,700 340,415 163,330 177,085
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,022 38,151 28,171 37,263 43,158 31,827
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 516,685 259,855 256,830 307,560 150,550 157,010
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,432 44,240 30,543 45,567 54,662 36,847
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 440,195 194,240 245,955 236,230 98,725 137,505
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,938 9,519 8,480 7,039 6,962 7,094
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 423,915 218,800 205,110 254,555 127,710 126,840
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,611 43,456 31,376 43,762 51,472 35,998
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 620,390 301,645 318,745 354,230 170,190 184,040
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 93,075 130,560 70,455 60,100
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 46,349 52,010 41,058 51,392 57,820 45,446
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 54,011 60,796 46,415 61,069 68,552 52,297
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 89.3 92.2 85.6
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 68.5 71.3 64.7 71.1 73.8 67.5
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 16.8 13.8 21.0 10.7 7.8 14.4
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 620,390 301,650 318,745 354,235 170,175 184,055
Without total income 25,680 12,430 13,260 14,175 6,850 7,325
With total income 594,710 289,220 305,490 340,060 163,330 176,730
Percentage with total income 95.9 95.9 95.8 96.0 96.0 96.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 80,700 32,655 48,050 46,450 20,360 26,090
$10,000 to $19,999 109,015 40,415 68,600 52,970 20,135 32,835
$20,000 to $29,999 99,025 40,480 58,540 45,695 18,030 27,665
$30,000 to $39,999 83,770 41,360 42,405 42,405 18,365 24,040
$40,000 to $49,999 65,795 35,080 30,715 36,995 17,215 19,780
$50,000 to $59,999 44,810 26,560 18,250 28,385 14,985 13,395
$60,000 to $69,999 32,185 20,270 11,920 21,900 12,685 9,210
$70,000 to $79,999 24,565 14,130 10,430 18,150 10,495 7,660
$80,000 to $89,999 17,095 9,915 7,180 14,305 8,405 5,905
$90,000 to $99,999 10,240 6,980 3,260 8,955 5,800 3,155
$100,000 and over 27,515 21,380 6,135 23,865 16,860 7,010
$100,000 to $149,999 19,765 15,195 4,570 16,405 11,300 5,105
$150,000 and over 7,750 6,185 1,565 7,460 5,560 1,900
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 620,390 301,645 318,750 354,230 170,175 184,055
Without after-tax income 25,470 12,405 13,070 14,055 6,835 7,225
With after-tax income 594,920 289,240 305,680 340,175 163,345 176,830
Percentage with after-tax income 95.9 95.9 95.9 96.0 96.0 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 83,590 33,140 50,455 48,645 20,765 27,880
$10,000 to $19,999 115,730 43,245 72,485 56,605 21,775 34,830
$20,000 to $29,999 118,940 51,335 67,610 56,160 22,875 33,280
$30,000 to $39,999 98,230 50,770 47,460 53,175 23,885 29,290
$40,000 to $49,999 67,470 38,665 28,810 41,290 21,455 19,835
$50,000 to $59,999 42,775 26,495 16,280 29,665 17,295 12,370
$60,000 to $69,999 28,790 16,435 12,355 21,890 12,815 9,075
$70,000 to $79,999 14,945 10,205 4,740 12,105 7,850 4,255
$80,000 and over 24,450 18,955 5,500 20,645 14,625 6,015
$80,000 to $89,999 8,385 6,340 2,040 6,685 4,535 2,150
$90,000 to $99,999 5,060 3,970 1,090 4,035 2,795 1,240
$100,000 and over 11,005 8,640 2,365 9,925 7,295 2,630
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 620,390 301,645 318,745 354,235 170,175 184,050
Without employment income 196,475 82,515 113,965 99,690 42,620 57,075
With employment income 423,910 219,140 204,775 254,540 127,560 126,980
Percentage with employment income 68.3 72.6 64.2 71.9 75.0 69.0
Under $5,000 (including loss) 54,590 26,540 28,045 32,210 14,755 17,455
$5,000 to $9,999 36,840 15,720 21,120 20,460 8,825 11,640
$10,000 to $19,999 65,895 29,920 35,975 33,750 14,690 19,055
$20,000 to $29,999 59,240 25,955 33,280 29,380 12,990 16,395
$30,000 to $39,999 50,190 24,930 25,260 28,525 12,475 16,045
$40,000 to $49,999 42,140 22,160 19,980 24,990 11,560 13,435
$50,000 to $59,999 29,910 18,180 11,730 19,455 10,405 9,055
$60,000 to $69,999 23,390 14,620 8,770 15,705 9,250 6,455
$70,000 to $79,999 19,515 10,565 8,950 14,205 8,200 6,005
$80,000 and over 42,210 30,540 11,665 35,855 24,420 11,435
$80,000 to $89,999 13,190 7,840 5,345 11,605 6,850 4,755
$90,000 to $99,999 8,105 5,685 2,420 6,930 4,700 2,230
$100,000 and over 20,915 17,015 3,895 17,315 12,865 4,450
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 319,770 ... ... 182,145 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 59,347 ... ... 69,015 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 52,553 ... ... 58,884 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 89,480 ... ... 53,435 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 28,747 ... ... 35,675 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 26,387 ... ... 31,319 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 230,290 ... ... 128,710 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 74,207 ... ... 86,953 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 65,063 ... ... 73,485 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 319,775 ... ... 182,155 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 72,786 ... ... 86,068 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 61,431 ... ... 69,640 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 89,455 ... ... 53,490 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,505 ... ... 44,363 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,242 ... ... 36,214 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 230,320 ... ... 128,665 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 86,878 ... ... 103,407 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 73,156 ... ... 83,537 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 319,775 ... ... 182,145 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,940 ... ... 3,860 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,800 ... ... 3,215 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 6,835 ... ... 5,225 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 17,765 ... ... 6,720 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 16,400 ... ... 7,215 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 16,335 ... ... 6,900 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 17,830 ... ... 7,955 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 16,875 ... ... 7,880 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 15,365 ... ... 7,870 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 14,845 ... ... 7,670 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 27,735 ... ... 14,420 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 25,205 ... ... 13,430 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 22,750 ... ... 12,835 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 19,415 ... ... 11,560 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 16,030 ... ... 9,935 ... ...
$100,000 and over 74,655 ... ... 55,445 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 29,535 ... ... 19,430 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 18,605 ... ... 13,155 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 17,050 ... ... 13,510 ... ...
$200,000 and over 9,460 ... ... 9,350 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 319,770 ... ... 182,145 ... ...
Under $5,000 4,090 ... ... 4,015 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,880 ... ... 3,280 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 6,980 ... ... 5,310 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 18,630 ... ... 7,220 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 18,705 ... ... 8,430 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 18,580 ... ... 8,630 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 20,540 ... ... 9,875 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 19,550 ... ... 9,760 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 18,165 ... ... 9,575 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 17,920 ... ... 9,245 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 32,930 ... ... 17,665 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 29,175 ... ... 16,515 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 23,970 ... ... 14,120 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 19,330 ... ... 11,920 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 15,105 ... ... 9,925 ... ...
$100,000 and over 48,225 ... ... 36,665 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 25,135 ... ... 17,250 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,980 ... ... 9,160 ... ...
$150,000 and over 11,110 ... ... 10,255 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 221,680 ... ... 119,590 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 74,353 ... ... 88,425 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 65,100 ... ... 74,392 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 99,865 ... ... 50,560 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 67,988 ... ... 82,703 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 59,801 ... ... 69,620 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 82,260 ... ... 46,980 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 100,315 ... ... 115,160 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 85,717 ... ... 95,094 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 33,580 ... ... 18,495 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 42,992 ... ... 50,572 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 40,671 ... ... 46,045 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 221,740 ... ... 119,505 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 87,048 ... ... 105,338 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 73,197 ... ... 84,754 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 99,840 ... ... 50,540 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,085 ... ... 97,716 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 66,576 ... ... 78,433 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 82,415 ... ... 47,025 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 111,901 ... ... 131,566 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 92,699 ... ... 104,750 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 33,455 ... ... 18,380 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 51,119 ... ... 61,450 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,687 ... ... 52,254 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 114,825 54,970 59,850 78,650 37,265 41,385
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,250 30,122 25,182 31,221 32,025 30,600
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 25,167 27,154 23,916 28,039 28,420 27,729
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 114,375 54,300 60,075 78,585 37,100 41,485
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 34,738 37,330 32,395 39,312 40,340 38,393
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 32,535 32,830 32,271
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 730,710 357,860 372,850 417,815 202,645 215,165
In the bottom half of the distribution 428,180 204,170 224,005 212,620 99,950 112,675
In the bottom decile 80,120 37,430 42,695 47,460 22,865 24,600
In the second decile 94,165 42,190 51,980 39,590 17,490 22,100
In the third decile 87,075 41,905 45,170 40,245 18,630 21,615
In the fourth decile 85,610 42,275 43,335 41,810 19,810 22,000
In the fifth decile 81,200 40,375 40,825 43,515 21,155 22,360
In the top half of the distribution 302,530 153,685 148,845 205,190 102,700 102,490
In the sixth decile 77,345 38,915 38,425 43,550 21,680 21,875
In the seventh decile 73,185 37,190 36,005 44,920 22,475 22,445
In the eighth decile 65,090 32,815 32,275 44,705 22,295 22,410
In the ninth decile 52,050 26,635 25,410 39,925 20,080 19,850
In the top decile 34,860 18,130 16,730 32,085 16,170 15,910
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 43 722,550 353,870 368,680 417,550 202,530 215,020
0 to 17 years 131,930 67,285 64,645 76,750 39,140 37,615
0 to 5 years 40,900 20,805 20,100 25,075 12,780 12,295
18 to 64 years 452,805 221,675 231,130 277,125 134,470 142,655
65 years and over 137,820 64,915 72,905 63,675 28,915 34,755
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 123,820 55,990 67,825 62,490 29,040 33,450
0 to 17 years 29,250 14,930 14,320 14,600 7,430 7,170
0 to 5 years 10,285 5,260 5,030 5,405 2,705 2,700
18 to 64 years 66,745 29,975 36,770 39,920 18,695 21,230
65 years and over 27,830 11,090 16,745 7,965 2,915 5,050
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 17.1 15.8 18.4 15.0 14.3 15.6
0 to 17 years (%) 22.2 22.2 22.2 19.0 19.0 19.1
0 to 5 years (%) 25.1 25.3 25.0 21.6 21.2 22.0
18 to 64 years (%) 14.7 13.5 15.9 14.4 13.9 14.9
65 years and over (%) 20.2 17.1 23.0 12.5 10.1 14.5
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 49,830 24,165 25,660 39,485 19,315 20,165
0 to 17 years 11,520 5,890 5,630 8,100 4,130 3,970
0 to 5 years 4,200 2,145 2,055 3,100 1,565 1,530
18 to 64 years 35,680 17,255 18,425 29,755 14,550 15,205
65 years and over 2,630 1,025 1,605 1,625 630 995
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 6.9 6.8 7.0 9.5 9.5 9.4
0 to 17 years (%) 8.7 8.8 8.7 10.6 10.6 10.6
0 to 5 years (%) 10.3 10.3 10.2 12.4 12.2 12.4
18 to 64 years (%) 7.9 7.8 8.0 10.7 10.8 10.7
65 years and over (%) 1.9 1.6 2.2 2.6 2.2 2.9
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 730,710 357,855 372,850 417,830 202,675 215,155
Official languages 728,310 356,615 371,690 415,645 201,740 213,905
English 666,315 326,905 339,415 415,380 201,625 213,755
French 310,550 147,845 162,705 50,785 22,230 28,555
Non-official languages 34,880 17,355 17,525 44,240 22,015 22,225
Aboriginal languages 3,065 1,470 1,595 195 85 110
Algonquian languages 2,990 1,455 1,540 160 60 100
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 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 2,965 1,435 1,530 155 60 95
Malecite 720 335 385 10 0 10
Mi'kmaq 2,265 1,115 1,150 155 60 90
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 15 0 0 0 0
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 10 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 10 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 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 10 0 10
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 10 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 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 15 15 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 45 10 40 10 15 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 0
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 44,050 21,930 22,120
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,355 2,385 1,980 9,845 5,305 4,540
Berber languages 80 40 35 25 15 15
Kabyle 40 20 15 30 15 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 40 25 20 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 15 10 0 145 55 90
Bilen 0 0 0 25 10 10
Oromo 0 0 0 35 20 20
Somali 10 10 0 75 20 55
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,300 2,340 1,960 9,765 5,285 4,480
Amharic 165 100 65 260 135 125
Arabic 3,685 2,030 1,660 8,865 4,775 4,090
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 435 205 230 580 345 240
Maltese 0 10 0 10 10 10
Tigrigna 50 25 25 140 70 70
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 10 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 835 430 400 460 205 255
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 0 20 10 15
Vietnamese 820 435 390 440 200 240
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,790 695 1,090 2,275 985 1,290
Bikol 10 0 10 0 0 10
Cebuano 185 70 115 110 50 60
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 35 10 30 40 15 30
Ilocano 50 10 45 55 10 40
Malagasy 25 10 15 0 0 10
Malay 75 20 55 45 0 35
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,595 625 970 2,160 945 1,220
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 20 0 15
Creole languages 430 195 235 220 105 115
Haitian Creole 50 20 30 10 10 0
Creole, n.o.s. 240 105 135 90 45 50
Creole languages, n.i.e. 140 75 65 120 60 60
Dravidian languages 435 245 195 1,210 690 515
Kannada 60 30 25 75 40 35
Malayalam 55 35 25 490 260 230
Tamil 190 115 75 365 225 140
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 21,110 10,445 10,670
Albanian 80 45 35 380 175 195
Armenian 60 35 25 75 45 30
Balto-Slavic languages 2,065 1,100 965 3,210 1,525 1,685
Baltic languages 55 40 20 65 20 45
Latvian 20 10 10 20 10 20
Lithuanian 30 20 10 45 15 30
Slavic languages 2,025 1,070 955 3,165 1,510 1,655
Belarusan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 75 40 40 120 50 70
Bulgarian 45 15 35 40 20 25
Croatian 95 45 55 225 85 145
Czech 115 65 45 160 80 80
Macedonian 35 25 10 65 40 30
Polish 320 165 160 645 290 360
Russian 1,200 630 570 1,670 850 825
Serbian 90 70 20 140 60 80
Serbo-Croatian 40 30 10 100 60 45
Slovak 45 15 30 90 45 50
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 10 0 20 0 15
Ukrainian 310 145 165 260 125 135
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 140 40 100 310 150 160
Scottish Gaelic 95 20 75 205 95 110
Welsh 10 0 10 15 10 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 115 55 60
Germanic languages 4,745 2,360 2,380 4,460 2,145 2,315
Afrikaans 130 70 60 245 115 135
Danish 155 60 95 140 75 65
Dutch 1,185 560 625 770 325 445
Frisian 50 40 15 10 10 0
German 3,260 1,675 1,580 3,120 1,545 1,580
Icelandic 10 10 0 65 30 40
Norwegian 130 65 65 85 65 20
Swedish 110 45 60 175 70 100
Vlaams (Flemish) 40 20 25 0 0 0
Yiddish 20 20 0 25 15 10
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 220 125 95 1,190 605 590
Indo-Iranian languages 2,325 1,275 1,050 5,665 3,165 2,495
Indo-Aryan languages 1,570 875 695 4,225 2,410 1,820
Bengali 225 150 80 540 300 240
Gujarati 110 45 65 195 130 70
Hindi 790 430 355 2,005 1,150 855
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 20 15 10
Marathi 55 20 30 110 70 40
Nepali 185 90 95 615 315 305
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 20 0 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 205 130 75 815 455 360
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 35 10 20 210 115 95
Urdu 355 215 140 880 540 340
Iranian languages 805 430 375 1,450 780 670
Kurdish 130 65 60 180 105 80
Pashto 60 45 20 55 40 15
Persian (Farsi) 620 330 285 1,245 655 585
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 60 30 35
Italic (Romance) languages 7,600 3,540 4,055 6,745 3,115 3,630
Catalan 15 10 0 20 10 10
Italian 825 405 420 1,270 645 615
Portuguese 450 250 200 695 385 310
Romanian 555 290 265 210 125 90
Spanish 6,065 2,775 3,290 4,910 2,155 2,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 50 35 15
Japanese 430 190 240 645 245 400
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,695 860 835 1,220 520 700
Mongolic languages 10 10 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 15 10 10 10 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,525 890 640 1,150 625 525
Akan (Twi) 35 15 25 35 20 15
Bamanankan 155 70 85 10 0 10
Edo 0 0 0 10 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 70 40 30
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 100 85 15 0 0 0
Ga 10 10 0 25 15 15
Ganda 10 10 0 55 20 40
Igbo 60 50 15 75 45 30
Lingala 125 95 35 35 10 20
Rundi (Kirundi) 90 55 35 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 70 40 30 120 55 70
Shona 40 15 25 60 35 25
Swahili 355 185 170 335 185 150
Wolof 70 45 25 30 10 20
Yoruba 60 45 20 215 110 110
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 545 315 230 235 135 100
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 0 0 40 25 15
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 25 10
Sign languages 1,155 450 705 965 335 630
American Sign Language 425 150 280 565 180 390
Quebec Sign Language 15 10 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 745 305 435 400 160 240
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,585 1,885 1,700 5,855 2,990 2,865
Chinese languages 3,510 1,855 1,660 5,835 2,990 2,850
Cantonese 610 285 320 1,255 600 650
Hakka 0 0 0 50 25 25
Mandarin 2,760 1,455 1,310 4,540 2,280 2,265
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 60 30 30 150 60 85
Wu (Shanghainese) 140 65 75 45 20 25
Chinese, n.o.s. 310 195 115 420 260 160
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 10 30 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 70 30 40 20 0 15
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 65 25 45 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 85 20 65 170 80 90
Lao 10 0 10 20 10 15
Thai 80 20 60 155 75 85
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 175 105 75 535 280 260
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 20 20 0
Turkish 165 105 60 400 190 210
Uyghur 0 0 0 10 10 10
Uzbek 0 0 0 100 65 45
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 0 10
Uralic languages 270 130 140 260 125 125
Estonian 20 15 0 45 20 20
Finnish 35 15 20 60 20 35
Hungarian 220 105 115 145 85 65
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 70 30 40 10 25
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 730,710 357,855 372,855 417,835 202,675 215,160
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 710,775 347,905 362,875 396,230 191,370 204,865
Canadian citizens aged under 18 130,785 66,795 63,990 73,355 37,395 35,965
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 579,995 281,110 298,880 322,880 153,975 168,895
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 19,925 9,950 9,980 21,600 11,305 10,295
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 730,710 357,855 372,850 417,835 202,675 215,155
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 692,535 339,090 353,445 372,235 179,375 192,855
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 33,810 16,175 17,640 37,770 18,715 19,055
Before 1981 11,545 5,265 6,275 10,420 5,080 5,335
1981 to 1990 2,735 1,340 1,390 3,070 1,540 1,530
1991 to 2000 2,975 1,490 1,490 4,975 2,415 2,565
2001 to 2010 7,235 3,530 3,710 9,825 4,965 4,865
2001 to 2005 2,435 1,110 1,330 3,795 1,905 1,885
2006 to 2010 4,800 2,415 2,385 6,035 3,055 2,975
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 9,330 4,560 4,770 9,475 4,715 4,755
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 4,360 2,590 1,770 7,830 4,585 3,245
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 37,765 18,715 19,055
Under 5 years 5,135 2,350 2,790 4,755 2,295 2,460
5 to 14 years 7,290 3,585 3,705 7,075 3,580 3,500
15 to 24 years 5,790 2,525 3,265 6,725 3,215 3,505
25 to 44 years 12,640 6,100 6,535 16,430 8,165 8,265
45 years and over 2,955 1,615 1,340 2,785 1,460 1,325
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 37,770 18,715 19,050
Americas 9,420 4,205 5,210 5,630 2,640 2,995
Brazil 55 20 30 130 65 70
Colombia 215 85 130 115 65 50
El Salvador 115 85 30 80 40 35
Guyana 80 40 45 145 70 75
Haiti 170 70 100 45 15 25
Jamaica 120 85 40 350 135 210
Mexico 160 50 110 225 110 115
Peru 60 35 25 80 25 55
Trinidad and Tobago 115 70 40 175 95 75
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 7,620 3,315 4,305 3,315 1,520 1,795
Other places of birth in Americas 715 355 360 985 500 480
Europe 10,985 5,335 5,650 12,615 6,420 6,195
Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 55 50 200 100 95
Croatia 60 35 25 130 45 80
France 760 425 340 365 210 155
Germany 1,615 740 880 1,180 585 590
Greece 95 60 40 450 235 215
Hungary 100 35 65 80 35 45
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 160 75 85 285 105 180
Italy 210 125 85 390 230 165
Netherlands 975 505 465 495 205 290
Poland 195 90 100 470 195 270
Portugal 130 85 45 185 120 65
Romania 485 245 240 150 90 60
Russian Federation 245 115 135 505 250 255
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 30 25 10 60 35 30
Ukraine 250 120 130 270 130 140
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 4,600 2,160 2,445 6,120 3,240 2,880
Other places of birth in Europe 970 455 515 1,280 615 665
Africa 2,565 1,420 1,140 3,025 1,570 1,460
Algeria 165 90 75 15 10 0
Egypt 120 75 45 725 375 355
Ethiopia 120 65 60 170 90 85
Kenya 60 30 30 120 70 45
Morocco 200 120 75 65 45 25
Nigeria 115 65 50 290 145 145
Somalia 15 10 10 60 35 30
South Africa, Republic of 165 85 80 355 150 200
Other places of birth in Africa 1,615 885 725 1,220 655 570
Asia 10,625 5,105 5,520 16,250 7,925 8,325
Afghanistan 20 10 0 100 40 60
Bangladesh 100 55 50 250 140 110
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,210 1,040 1,175 2,350 975 1,380
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 120 60 55 255 115 135
India 820 435 380 1,875 990 890
IranCensus data footnote 61 490 260 230 840 465 375
Iraq 70 25 45 530 245 280
Japan 90 15 75 175 60 115
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,495 775 720 740 295 445
Lebanon 390 225 165 1,210 665 550
Pakistan 225 130 95 450 220 230
Philippines 1,340 475 870 2,035 860 1,170
Sri Lanka 40 15 30 265 120 145
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,225 605 620 1,045 505 540
Taiwan 80 25 55 180 95 85
Viet Nam 720 355 365 355 165 185
Other places of birth in Asia 1,195 600 595 3,600 1,970 1,630
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 220 110 110 245 160 85
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 9,475 4,720 4,755
Americas 900 430 475 1,000 455 550
Brazil 20 10 10 85 35 45
Colombia 40 20 15 10 0 15
Cuba 10 10 10 65 40 30
Haiti 45 15 30 15 10 10
Jamaica 40 25 10 130 65 65
Mexico 25 10 20 90 45 40
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 585 285 300 370 170 200
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 25 10 20 10 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 110 45 70 230 90 140
Europe 1,405 695 710 1,425 750 675
France 300 165 130 85 45 40
Germany 85 45 45 85 40 40
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 30 15 15 35 15 20
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 25 10 20 20 10 15
Romania 245 130 120 35 20 15
Russian Federation 90 35 55 160 65 100
Ukraine 100 50 50 135 55 75
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 240 145 100 570 350 220
Other places of birth in Europe 280 105 180 295 140 155
Africa 975 550 425 960 510 445
Algeria 15 20 0 10 0 10
Cameroon 45 35 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 155 75 80 50 25 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 35 30 10
Morocco 40 30 10 25 15 10
Nigeria 40 15 25 150 70 80
Somalia 10 0 10 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 35 20 15 70 30 45
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 6,075 2,995 3,080
Afghanistan 0 0 0 25 10 15
Bangladesh 25 10 15 60 40 25
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,390 690 700 855 395 460
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 10 10 0 0 0 10
India 265 140 125 760 415 340
IranCensus data footnote 61 255 130 125 245 130 115
Iraq 45 20 25 245 125 120
Israel 200 90 110 265 175 95
Japan 15 0 15 60 25 35
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 600 290 310 195 70 125
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 1,160 520 645
Saudi Arabia 45 40 10 120 65 55
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 85 50 40
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,145 550 595 790 370 425
Taiwan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 45 40 10 70 40 30
United Arab Emirates 30 20 10 60 35 25
Viet Nam 500 250 255 45 15 35
Other places of birth in Asia 265 100 160 675 355 320
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 40 25 15 20 10 10
Australia 20 10 10 10 10 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 20 10 10 10 0 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 730,710 357,855 372,850 417,835 202,675 215,155
First generationCensus data footnote 69 41,395 20,445 20,955 48,575 24,730 23,840
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 43,370 21,150 22,220 39,745 19,525 20,225
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 645,945 316,270 329,675 329,515 158,425 171,090
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 27,695 13,795 13,905
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 13,205 6,735 6,470 16,590 8,630 7,955
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 5,115 3,595 1,520 6,385 4,365 2,020
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 8,090 3,140 4,950 10,205 4,270 5,935
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 6,100 2,625 3,475 6,830 2,955 3,880
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 3,240 1,675 1,570 4,090 2,115 1,975
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 110 55 60 185 90 95
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 730,710 357,860 372,855 417,830 202,675 215,155
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 29,385 14,690 14,695 16,530 7,780 8,750
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 28,160 14,120 14,040 15,940 7,505 8,425
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 17,575 8,555 9,015 8,295 3,945 4,345
Métis 10,200 5,370 4,835 7,230 3,370 3,860
Inuk (Inuit) 385 190 190 410 190 225
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 470 210 260 310 145 165
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 750 360 390 285 125 155
Non-Aboriginal identity 701,325 343,170 358,155 401,300 194,895 206,410
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 730,705 357,855 372,850 417,835 202,675 215,155
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 14,305 7,085 7,225 4,210 1,980 2,230
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 716,405 350,775 365,625 413,620 200,690 212,930
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 730,710 357,860 372,850 417,830 202,675 215,155
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 12,785 6,335 6,450 2,710 1,215 1,495
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 12,495 6,175 6,320 2,615 1,185 1,435
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 10,635 5,200 5,435 1,765 815 950
Métis single ancestry 1,695 900 800 725 335 390
Inuit single ancestry 165 75 85 125 30 90
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 290 165 130 95 30 60
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 235 125 110 70 20 50
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 25 15 15 10 10 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 20 20 0 15 10 10
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 25,260 11,535 13,725
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 32,505 15,690 16,815 24,320 11,090 13,235
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 24,255 11,640 12,615 17,120 7,770 9,355
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,765 3,810 3,955 6,570 3,015 3,550
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 480 240 245 630 300 325
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 1,295 600 690 935 445 490
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,165 540 630 760 360 400
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 60 30 30 110 45 60
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 40 20 25 65 40 25
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 25 15 10 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 684,125 335,230 348,895 389,865 189,925 199,940
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 730,710 357,855 372,850 417,835 202,675 215,160
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 24,535 12,470 12,070 45,975 23,075 22,900
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 2,535 1,385 1,150 6,555 3,690 2,865
Chinese 3,925 1,970 1,955 6,990 3,465 3,525
Black 7,000 3,540 3,460 15,645 7,580 8,065
Filipino 1,980 835 1,145 2,595 1,135 1,460
Latin American 1,285 650 635 1,225 625 605
Arab 2,960 1,650 1,310 7,350 3,955 3,390
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 1,230 600 630 870 375 495
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 730 415 320 1,390 725 670
Korean 1,685 885 800 1,260 535 725
Japanese 230 70 160 500 225 275
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 305 135 175 505 235 275
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 675 345 330 1,095 540 555
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 706,170 345,385 360,785 371,860 179,595 192,260
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 730,705 357,860 372,850 417,830 202,675 215,155
North American Aboriginal origins 46,585 22,625 23,955 27,970 12,750 15,215
First Nations (North American Indian) 36,405 17,570 18,840 19,840 9,015 10,825
Inuit 830 420 410 955 430 520
Métis 10,960 5,435 5,530 8,205 3,775 4,430
Other North American origins 428,865 209,615 219,250 174,875 83,705 91,175
Acadian 29,505 14,455 15,060 10,380 4,675 5,705
American 7,175 3,575 3,605 4,135 2,000 2,135
Canadian 407,370 199,020 208,350 163,815 78,680 85,145
New Brunswicker 240 135 105 25 10 20
Newfoundlander 445 190 250 915 410 505
Nova Scotian 65 40 25 800 370 430
Ontarian 0 0 10 25 10 15
Québécois 770 410 365 230 120 120
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 20 20 0 15 10 10
European origins 424,850 206,715 218,135 288,710 139,060 149,650
British Isles origins 314,655 151,970 162,690 239,755 114,825 124,935
Channel Islander 125 45 85 40 10 30
Cornish 45 25 20 60 30 25
English 168,205 80,795 87,415 128,095 61,505 66,590
Irish 147,245 69,515 77,730 99,325 46,185 53,135
Manx 45 40 10 80 45 35
Scottish 134,455 64,400 70,055 118,515 55,875 62,640
Welsh 10,110 4,825 5,290 9,280 4,410 4,875
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 10,640 4,885 5,755 11,795 5,570 6,235
French origins 163,270 79,105 84,165 68,405 31,825 36,580
Alsatian 15 10 0 10 10 0
Breton 55 30 30 0 0 0
Corsican 0 0 0 10 10 0
French 163,245 79,090 84,155 68,385 31,815 36,575
Western European origins (except French origins) 49,825 24,100 25,725 59,690 28,325 31,365
Austrian 1,000 530 475 1,030 555 480
Bavarian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Belgian 1,470 650 815 1,055 520 535
Dutch 15,230 7,290 7,945 13,885 6,315 7,565
Flemish 100 65 40 65 50 15
Frisian 40 25 15 15 0 15
German 34,205 16,575 17,630 47,645 22,640 25,010
Luxembourger 0 10 0 15 10 10
Swiss 1,145 545 595 1,405 725 685
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 35 20 15 95 60 30
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 10,400 5,080 5,320 8,305 3,965 4,335
Danish 3,960 1,885 2,075 2,025 950 1,075
Finnish 465 235 225 620 260 360
Icelandic 250 135 115 415 180 235
Norwegian 3,330 1,650 1,680 2,855 1,420 1,435
Swedish 2,010 1,010 1,005 1,990 910 1,085
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 820 410 410 705 385 320
Eastern European origins 11,590 5,600 5,995 16,490 8,195 8,295
Bulgarian 155 60 100 180 85 95
Byelorussian 85 45 40 135 70 65
Czech 435 215 225 715 390 320
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 175 80 100 160 70 85
Estonian 100 35 60 255 130 125
Hungarian 1,280 615 665 1,430 745 685
Latvian 185 105 80 255 100 160
Lithuanian 325 165 160 605 275 330
Moldovan 35 20 15 10 10 10
Polish 3,445 1,670 1,780 5,995 2,945 3,045
Romanian 945 485 460 715 360 365
Russian 2,260 1,015 1,245 3,045 1,435 1,610
Slovak 250 130 125 365 220 145
Ukrainian 3,535 1,750 1,785 5,295 2,705 2,590
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 70 25 45 190 85 105
Southern European origins 13,450 6,560 6,890 17,105 8,165 8,945
Albanian 120 65 55 255 140 120
Bosnian 120 65 55 120 55 65
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 310 120 190 470 215 250
Cypriot 30 20 10 25 20 10
Greek 950 485 465 2,435 1,240 1,195
Italian 7,460 3,615 3,845 8,380 4,075 4,300
Kosovar 0 0 0 240 115 130
Macedonian 80 35 45 95 55 45
Maltese 115 45 65 245 105 145
Montenegrin 20 20 0 15 0 0
Portuguese 1,785 840 945 2,385 1,130 1,255
Serbian 130 90 35 190 85 105
Sicilian 15 10 0 10 10 10
Slovenian 130 60 60 105 45 60
Spanish 2,555 1,220 1,330 2,750 1,195 1,555
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 120 55 65 200 95 105
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 10 65 35 25
Other European origins 1,805 960 840 3,720 1,885 1,830
Basque 90 50 40 100 40 60
Jewish 785 410 375 1,515 735 775
Roma (Gypsy) 30 20 15 70 50 15
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 30 10 15 20 15 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 875 480 395 2,045 1,050 995
Caribbean origins 2,275 1,045 1,230 3,660 1,785 1,880
Antiguan 0 0 0 80 45 35
Bahamian 35 15 15 195 90 100
Barbadian 100 60 40 415 215 200
Bermudan 130 40 90 155 85 75
Carib 10 0 0 45 35 10
Cuban 235 135 100 275 125 150
Dominican 80 35 40 120 60 55
Grenadian 20 0 15 20 10 10
Guadeloupean 35 20 15 0 0 0
Haitian 305 140 160 85 25 65
Jamaican 750 350 395 1,335 655 680
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 30 10 20
Martinican 0 0 0 10 10 10
Montserratan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Puerto Rican 85 40 40 55 20 35
St. Lucian 15 10 10 60 20 40
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 150 70 75 250 145 110
Vincentian/Grenadinian 45 10 35 30 20 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 245 110 135 495 250 235
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 185 65 120 285 135 145
Latin, Central and South American origins 2,135 1,110 1,025 2,080 1,055 1,020
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 65 40 25 145 75 75
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 30 10 20 50 30 20
Belizean 0 0 10 10 10 10
Bolivian 55 35 20 40 25 15
Brazilian 60 15 45 215 115 100
Chilean 95 40 55 80 55 30
Colombian 265 105 160 235 125 110
Costa Rican 30 15 15 30 10 20
Ecuadorian 30 20 10 30 15 10
Guatemalan 125 40 85 55 40 20
Guyanese 115 50 70 270 125 145
Hispanic 75 35 35 55 35 25
Honduran 50 20 25 35 25 10
Maya 90 45 45 60 35 25
Mexican 700 395 300 465 230 240
Nicaraguan 20 20 0 40 15 25
Panamanian 15 15 0 10 0 15
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 90 45 45 145 65 75
Salvadorean 135 95 40 85 55 30
Uruguayan 10 0 0 15 0 15
Venezuelan 60 35 30 60 40 20
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 110 65 50 150 80 70
African origins 6,705 3,535 3,170 12,850 6,195 6,660
Central and West African origins 1,835 1,045 790 1,075 560 515
Akan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Angolan 25 10 10 15 10 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 20 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 415 250 165 170 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 10 10 10
Ghanaian 90 55 35 140 80 65
Guinean 175 125 50 30 15 0
Ibo 80 55 25 90 50 45
Ivorian 60 30 30 0 10 0
Liberian 80 45 35 20 10 0
Malian 125 55 65 10 0 10
Malinké 0 0 0 15 10 0
Nigerian 230 115 115 355 185 175
Peulh 40 25 20 10 0 0
Senegalese 105 45 60 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 20 0 20 40 35 10
Togolese 40 20 25 65 35 35
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 50 25 25 70 25 45
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 225 135 90 110 65 50
North African origins 1,200 705 495 1,715 900 815
Algerian 190 90 90 35 25 10
Berber 180 105 70 55 35 20
Coptic 0 0 0 25 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 0 0
Moroccan 365 255 115 115 55 60
Sudanese 15 10 10 110 45 70
Tunisian 140 80 60 40 20 20
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 15 10 10 40 25 20
Southern and East African origins 1,050 565 485 1,580 770 815
Afrikaner 0 0 0 25 0 20
Amhara 0 0 0 10 10 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 30 25 0 10 10 0
Burundian 105 55 50 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 115 80 40 145 75 70
Ethiopian 180 105 70 250 105 145
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 10 0 0 140 85 60
Malagasy 60 20 35 20 0 20
Mauritian 0 10 0 10 0 0
Oromo 30 10 20 30 15 15
Rwandan 105 50 55 95 50 50
Seychellois 10 0 10 0 0 0
Somali 30 25 0 165 80 85
South African 225 95 130 400 185 220
Tanzanian 0 0 0 55 35 15
Tigrian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ugandan 25 15 15 60 20 35
Zambian 25 10 15 75 35 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 40 110 65 50
Other African origins 2,850 1,360 1,485 8,655 4,055 4,600
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 385 140 245 1,500 695 805
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,475 1,225 1,245 7,235 3,400 3,840
Asian origins 19,410 9,775 9,635 33,785 17,155 16,625
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 6,835 3,590 3,240 13,905 7,205 6,700
Afghan 25 10 20 230 75 150
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 590 300 295 1,385 720 665
Armenian 115 60 50 225 130 90
Assyrian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 10 0 10 20 20 10
Georgian 10 10 10 20 15 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 665 365 305 1,195 680 515
Iraqi 105 50 55 585 260 325
Israeli 175 85 90 220 115 100
Jordanian 180 105 75 255 145 110
Kazakh 0 10 0 35 20 15
Kurd 80 45 30 225 115 115
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 205 105 100
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 2,825 1,435 1,395 5,265 2,650 2,610
Palestinian 75 40 30 925 500 425
Pashtun 20 10 10 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 85 65 20 675 445 235
Syrian 1,685 865 825 1,695 830 870
Tajik 0 0 0 20 10 10
Tatar 25 10 15 35 10 30
Turk 235 150 85 570 270 300
Turkmen 10 15 0 10 0 10
Uighur 0 0 0 10 10 10
Uzbek 40 25 10 90 60 25
Yemeni 35 20 15 205 110 95
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 50 35 15 770 405 370
South Asian origins 2,975 1,590 1,385 6,885 3,880 3,005
Bangladeshi 150 95 55 210 125 85
Bengali 50 40 10 55 35 20
Bhutanese 35 20 15 205 85 120
East Indian 2,150 1,105 1,045 5,035 2,855 2,180
Goan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kashmiri 10 0 0 10 10 0
Nepali 160 75 90 425 215 210
Pakistani 255 160 100 470 290 175
Punjabi 45 35 15 165 80 90
Sinhalese 15 0 10 10 0 10
Sri Lankan 100 45 55 290 135 155
Tamil 25 15 10 55 25 30
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 85 50 35 395 240 150
East and Southeast Asian origins 9,640 4,610 5,030 12,955 6,085 6,870
Burmese 25 15 10 15 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 60 30 30 55 15 40
Chinese 4,480 2,230 2,250 7,625 3,715 3,910
Filipino 2,130 870 1,265 2,700 1,205 1,495
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 100 30 65 95 50 50
Japanese 305 115 185 610 255 360
Karen 65 30 35 0 0 0
Korean 1,675 875 795 1,315 555 755
Laotian 0 10 0 15 10 10
Malaysian 30 15 15 50 20 30
Mongolian 45 30 15 30 10 25
Singaporean 10 10 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 60 30 30 180 85 95
Thai 100 30 70 180 60 120
Tibetan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Vietnamese 885 450 435 585 260 325
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 10 0 10 50 35 20
Other Asian origins 110 70 45 295 140 155
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 115 65 45 300 140 155
Oceania origins 470 210 260 565 275 290
Australian 290 120 165 290 135 150
New Zealander 135 70 70 195 110 85
Pacific Islands origins 55 30 20 90 30 55
Fijian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Hawaiian 30 10 15 15 0 15
Maori 10 10 0 40 15 25
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 10 0 10 15 10 10
Samoan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 10 10 0 10 0 10
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 319,770 ... ... 182,155 ... ...
Owner 238,040 ... ... 111,170 ... ...
Renter 79,865 ... ... 70,955 ... ...
Band housing 1,865 ... ... 30 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 319,770 ... ... 182,150 ... ...
Condominium 10,580 ... ... 10,530 ... ...
Not condominium 309,195 ... ... 171,625 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 319,775 ... ... 182,155 ... ...
No bedrooms 680 ... ... 895 ... ...
1 bedroom 28,370 ... ... 25,860 ... ...
2 bedrooms 88,115 ... ... 47,320 ... ...
3 bedrooms 125,865 ... ... 66,985 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 76,745 ... ... 41,090 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 319,770 ... ... 182,150 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 66,540 ... ... 47,590 ... ...
5 rooms 56,365 ... ... 26,605 ... ...
6 rooms 54,070 ... ... 26,595 ... ...
7 rooms 45,825 ... ... 23,760 ... ...
8 or more rooms 96,970 ... ... 57,600 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.5 ... ... 6.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 319,770 ... ... 182,150 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 318,195 ... ... 180,790 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,575 ... ... 1,355 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 319,770 ... ... 182,150 ... ...
Suitable 312,370 ... ... 176,005 ... ...
Not suitable 7,405 ... ... 6,145 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 319,770 ... ... 182,150 ... ...
1960 or before 76,690 ... ... 37,925 ... ...
1961 to 1980 98,720 ... ... 51,930 ... ...
1981 to 1990 45,630 ... ... 28,250 ... ...
1991 to 2000 39,825 ... ... 25,830 ... ...
2001 to 2005 19,090 ... ... 13,580 ... ...
2006 to 2010 22,530 ... ... 13,175 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 17,290 ... ... 11,460 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 319,770 ... ... 182,155 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 293,155 ... ... 169,765 ... ...
Major repairs needed 26,625 ... ... 12,385 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 319,770 ... ... 182,150 ... ...
1 household maintainer 195,585 ... ... 103,645 ... ...
2 household maintainers 120,195 ... ... 73,860 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 3,995 ... ... 4,650 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 319,775 ... ... 182,150 ... ...
15 to 24 years 10,375 ... ... 9,200 ... ...
25 to 34 years 38,585 ... ... 28,935 ... ...
35 to 44 years 50,050 ... ... 30,230 ... ...
45 to 54 years 61,860 ... ... 36,285 ... ...
55 to 64 years 68,145 ... ... 35,650 ... ...
65 to 74 years 53,435 ... ... 24,835 ... ...
75 to 84 years 27,655 ... ... 12,865 ... ...
85 years and over 9,675 ... ... 4,150 ... ...
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 ... ... 181,345 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 261,385 ... ... 136,375 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 52,935 ... ... 44,970 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 47,190 ... ... 38,165 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 235,950 ... ... 110,995 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 55.9 ... ... 63.8 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 10.3 ... ... 13.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 741 ... ... 1,162 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 876 ... ... 1,248 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 150,010 ... ... 259,699 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 170,071 ... ... 302,104 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 79,370 ... ... 70,850 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 14.4 ... ... 8.5 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 36.5 ... ... 43.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 704 ... ... 954 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 741 ... ... 1,028 ... ...
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 146 620,395 301,650 318,745 354,225 170,190 184,040
No certificate, diploma or degree 136,745 71,600 65,140 53,465 27,290 26,180
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 176,750 85,345 91,405 89,585 44,985 44,595
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 306,895 144,700 162,200 211,175 97,910 113,265
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 56,595 39,965 16,630 28,290 19,485 8,805
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 29,630 17,320 12,315 15,640 8,825 6,815
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 26,965 22,645 4,320 12,650 10,660 1,990
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 135,065 56,055 79,005 73,890 30,900 42,995
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 11,610 3,995 7,620 8,245 3,345 4,905
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 103,630 44,685 58,945 100,745 44,180 56,565
Bachelor's degree 73,330 30,165 43,165 67,485 28,870 38,610
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,735 2,795 3,935 5,275 2,310 2,965
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,755 1,600 1,160 2,840 1,500 1,340
Master's degree 17,745 8,170 9,585 21,155 9,010 12,150
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 3,065 1,955 1,110 3,990 2,495 1,495
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 400,785 194,715 206,070 236,440 114,100 122,340
No certificate, diploma or degree 55,645 32,390 23,260 20,475 11,515 8,960
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 114,330 56,430 57,895 52,345 26,860 25,485
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 230,810 105,890 124,915 163,625 75,725 87,895
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 37,710 26,335 11,375 19,880 14,080 5,800
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 19,900 11,430 8,475 10,905 6,390 4,515
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 17,805 14,905 2,900 8,975 7,685 1,285
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 104,595 43,695 60,900 56,965 24,550 32,420
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 7,685 2,660 5,020 5,530 2,235 3,295
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 80,825 33,195 47,625 81,245 34,865 46,385
Bachelor's degree 57,560 23,115 34,450 54,470 23,190 31,280
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,160 1,920 3,240 4,130 1,685 2,445
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,190 1,110 1,080 2,350 1,130 1,220
Master's degree 13,730 5,770 7,960 17,445 7,235 10,210
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 2,190 1,285 905 2,860 1,630 1,230
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 151 620,395 301,645 318,745 354,230 170,185 184,040
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 313,495 156,945 156,545 143,055 72,275 70,775
Education 25,570 6,725 18,845 13,280 3,425 9,855
13. Education 25,565 6,720 18,845 13,285 3,425 9,860
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,140 2,800 3,335 6,960 3,280 3,680
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,155 905 250 1,350 995 355
50. Visual and performing arts 4,990 1,900 3,085 5,610 2,280 3,325
Humanities 12,430 5,245 7,190 11,095 4,260 6,840
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,040 255 785 760 235 525
23. English language and literature/letters 2,395 715 1,675 3,295 990 2,300
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 3,055 1,065 1,990 2,380 780 1,600
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 55 20 35 50 15 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 725 455 270 725 390 335
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,150 1,325 825 935 560 375
54. History 2,190 1,185 1,005 2,335 1,165 1,175
55. French language and literature/letters 830 220 605 610 115 490
Social and behavioural sciences and law 23,780 6,945 16,835 24,430 7,820 16,615
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 190 35 155 440 90 350
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,725 710 1,015 2,345 860 1,480
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 6,015 305 5,710 4,220 320 3,905
22. Legal professions and studies 3,935 1,325 2,615 3,695 1,220 2,475
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 420 95 325 400 100 295
42. Psychology 5,075 1,355 3,725 5,160 1,345 3,810
45. Social sciences 6,420 3,120 3,300 8,170 3,880 4,295
Business, management and public administration 67,605 19,470 48,135 49,055 16,895 32,160
30.16 Accounting and computer science 230 35 190 75 25 55
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,670 1,010 4,660 3,000 710 2,290
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 61,705 18,425 43,285 45,975 16,165 29,815
Physical and life sciences and technologies 7,625 3,930 3,700 10,095 4,875 5,220
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,320 1,525 1,800 4,705 1,925 2,780
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,845 825 1,025 2,060 810 1,250
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 130 30 100 95 30 70
40. Physical sciences 1,720 1,265 455 2,905 2,035 870
41. Science technologies/technicians 610 285 325 330 85 245
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 11,275 7,185 4,095 9,905 6,310 3,600
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 9,975 6,640 3,335 7,950 5,405 2,550
25. Library science 620 95 525 730 105 620
27. Mathematics and statistics 620 395 225 1,095 695 395
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 45 10 135 100 30
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 70,800 67,070 3,735 40,230 37,165 3,060
04. Architecture and related services 500 365 140 1,015 650 360
14. Engineering 8,020 7,015 1,010 8,010 6,810 1,205
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 13,010 11,575 1,430 8,945 8,175 770
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 18,910 18,555 350 9,345 9,100 250
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 20,075 19,570 505 8,865 8,530 330
48. Precision production 10,290 9,985 300 4,045 3,895 150
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 6,370 4,715 1,650 2,430 1,310 1,120
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,970 1,840 1,130 1,185 590 590
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,395 2,875 520 1,250 720 530
Health and related fields 49,795 7,490 42,305 30,345 5,510 24,835
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,770 1,325 1,445 1,950 915 1,035
51. Health professions and related programs 46,160 5,600 40,550 27,435 4,010 23,420
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 870 565 305 955 580 375
Personal, protective and transportation services 25,460 13,110 12,355 13,305 7,055 6,250
12. Personal and culinary services 13,835 2,735 11,095 7,530 2,005 5,525
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 105 95 10 190 185 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 390 355 40 520 480 40
43. Security and protective services 4,665 3,795 875 2,105 1,655 445
49. Transportation and materials moving 6,465 6,135 325 2,965 2,730 230
Other 50 25 25 40 10 35
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 45 25 20 40 10 30
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 151 400,780 194,710 206,070 236,440 114,100 122,340
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 169,970 88,820 81,150 72,815 38,375 34,440
Education 16,350 3,830 12,520 9,180 2,205 6,970
13. Education 16,350 3,835 12,515 9,180 2,205 6,975
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 4,690 2,140 2,550 5,465 2,580 2,885
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 830 630 200 995 750 245
50. Visual and performing arts 3,860 1,510 2,350 4,470 1,830 2,635
Humanities 8,810 3,450 5,360 8,560 3,200 5,360
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 820 195 625 615 180 435
23. English language and literature/letters 1,725 490 1,235 2,595 790 1,800
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,125 650 1,475 1,880 620 1,260
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 35 10 30 50 15 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies 500 295 215 580 300 280
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,460 860 595 600 360 250
54. History 1,630 855 775 1,795 855 940
55. French language and literature/letters 520 100 420 440 85 360
Social and behavioural sciences and law 18,970 5,210 13,760 20,135 6,200 13,935
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 135 20 115 370 70 300
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,500 630 870 2,015 715 1,295
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,685 235 4,450 3,445 260 3,185
22. Legal professions and studies 3,280 940 2,340 3,220 940 2,280
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 335 70 260 310 70 235
42. Psychology 4,015 980 3,035 4,150 1,070 3,080
45. Social sciences 5,015 2,330 2,680 6,630 3,065 3,560
Business, management and public administration 52,915 15,055 37,860 37,700 13,195 24,505
30.16 Accounting and computer science 215 40 175 70 15 50
44. Public administration and social service professions 4,505 735 3,770 2,445 570 1,875
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 48,190 14,280 33,915 35,185 12,600 22,580
Physical and life sciences and technologies 5,620 2,710 2,905 7,495 3,575 3,915
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,580 1,135 1,445 3,670 1,500 2,170
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,275 540 730 1,500 615 890
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 110 20 95 90 30 60
40. Physical sciences 1,185 820 370 2,030 1,405 625
41. Science technologies/technicians 465 195 270 195 35 165
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,710 6,285 3,425 8,710 5,665 3,045
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 8,815 5,910 2,905 7,295 5,005 2,295
25. Library science 415 70 345 500 80 420
27. Mathematics and statistics 430 265 170 800 495 305
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 50 0 115 90 25
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 51,150 47,940 3,210 30,615 28,010 2,605
04. Architecture and related services 395 270 120 765 460 305
14. Engineering 6,230 5,295 935 6,000 5,005 1,000
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 10,405 9,135 1,270 7,050 6,365 685
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 13,110 12,825 290 7,115 6,870 240
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 14,025 13,635 395 6,745 6,500 255
48. Precision production 6,980 6,770 210 2,930 2,815 120
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 5,010 3,575 1,430 2,000 1,075 925
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 2,355 1,395 960 970 485 485
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,655 2,185 470 1,030 590 440
Health and related fields 38,135 5,850 32,285 23,285 4,405 18,875
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,145 1,060 1,085 1,555 765 785
51. Health professions and related programs 35,295 4,385 30,905 20,965 3,205 17,760
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 695 405 285 765 435 330
Personal, protective and transportation services 19,415 9,810 9,600 10,435 5,595 4,835
12. Personal and culinary services 10,520 1,945 8,575 5,940 1,680 4,260
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 95 85 10 175 165 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 220 190 35 315 285 30
43. Security and protective services 3,460 2,760 705 1,655 1,300 355
49. Transportation and materials moving 5,115 4,835 285 2,355 2,170 185
Other 45 25 20 40 10 30
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 40 25 15 40 10 35
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 620,390 301,650 318,745 354,230 170,190 184,040
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 313,495 156,945 156,545 143,055 72,275 70,775
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 306,900 144,700 162,200 211,175 97,910 113,265
Location of study inside Canada 290,645 136,490 154,155 192,810 88,605 104,205
Same as province or territory of residence 229,835 106,610 123,230 147,950 66,620 81,325
Different than province or territory of residence 60,810 29,880 30,925 44,860 21,985 22,875
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 16,255 8,205 8,050 18,370 9,305 9,060
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,360 2,675 2,685 3,925 2,085 1,840
Philippines 920 285 635 1,110 395 720
India 460 230 230 1,470 770 700
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,995 1,175 815 3,285 1,915 1,365
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,105 550 555 815 320 495
France 660 370 290 255 150 110
Other 5,755 2,920 2,835 7,500 3,675 3,830
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 157 400,785 194,715 206,070 236,440 114,100 122,340
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 169,970 88,815 81,155 72,815 38,375 34,440
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 230,815 105,895 124,920 163,625 75,725 87,900
Location of study inside Canada 218,710 100,175 118,535 149,485 68,810 80,670
Same as province or territory of residence 172,760 78,520 94,240 114,215 51,595 62,620
Different than province or territory of residence 45,950 21,660 24,295 35,270 17,220 18,050
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 12,105 5,715 6,380 14,140 6,915 7,225
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,460 1,555 1,905 2,595 1,325 1,265
Philippines 875 260 615 1,030 370 660
India 345 160 180 1,170 605 565
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,070 575 490 2,115 1,215 900
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,025 475 550 660 260 400
France 525 300 225 205 115 90
Other 4,800 2,390 2,415 6,365 3,025 3,345
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 620,390 301,650 318,745 354,230 170,190 184,040
In the labour force 381,790 197,005 184,790 235,960 120,265 115,695
Employed 339,045 170,050 168,995 218,510 110,535 107,975
Unemployed 42,745 26,950 15,795 17,445 9,730 7,720
Not in the labour force 238,600 104,645 133,955 118,265 49,920 68,345
Participation rate 61.5 65.3 58.0 66.6 70.7 62.9
Employment rate 54.7 56.4 53.0 61.7 64.9 58.7
Unemployment rate 11.2 13.7 8.5 7.4 8.1 6.7
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 620,390 301,645 318,745 354,230 170,190 184,040
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 217,930 94,105 123,825 108,570 45,810 62,755
Worked 402,465 207,540 194,920 245,660 124,375 121,285
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 201,230 106,785 94,450 134,480 73,085 61,390
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 201,225 100,760 100,475 111,180 51,290 59,890
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.0 40.6 41.5 43.1 43.5 42.7
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 381,795 197,000 184,790 235,960 120,270 115,695
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 7,320 3,790 3,530 4,260 2,195 2,065
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 374,470 193,210 181,260 231,700 118,070 113,630
Employee 342,685 173,560 169,125 210,420 105,185 105,235
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,785 19,655 12,130 21,280 12,885 8,390
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 172 381,790 197,005 184,790 235,960 120,265 115,695
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 7,320 3,790 3,530 4,260 2,195 2,065
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 374,470 193,215 181,255 231,700 118,070 113,630
0 Management occupations 34,015 20,605 13,415 25,285 15,095 10,190
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 52,695 14,200 38,495 38,180 11,180 27,005
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 20,705 16,300 4,405 18,045 14,465 3,580
3 Health occupations 30,730 4,870 25,865 18,195 3,500 14,700
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 45,640 15,355 30,285 31,460 12,385 19,070
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,610 2,925 3,685 7,735 3,640 4,095
6 Sales and service occupations 91,035 36,535 54,505 57,220 25,135 32,085
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 59,925 57,015 2,910 28,445 26,995 1,445
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 14,485 12,280 2,205 3,000 2,515 490
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 18,620 13,130 5,495 4,135 3,165 965
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 173 381,795 197,000 184,790 235,960 120,265 115,690
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 7,320 3,790 3,530 4,265 2,195 2,065
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 374,470 193,210 181,260 231,700 118,070 113,630
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 15,135 12,025 3,115 1,730 1,270 460
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 4,345 3,765 580 1,185 1,040 145
22 Utilities 3,350 2,615 735 1,665 1,095 570
23 Construction 27,795 25,195 2,595 15,050 13,385 1,660
31-33 Manufacturing 32,405 23,215 9,195 10,805 7,865 2,940
41 Wholesale trade 11,170 8,180 2,990 7,435 5,350 2,085
44-45 Retail trade 46,180 21,220 24,950 27,715 12,545 15,170
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 17,680 13,295 4,390 10,445 7,970 2,485
51 Information and cultural industries 6,615 3,700 2,915 6,420 3,670 2,760
52 Finance and insurance 12,415 4,090 8,325 10,655 4,320 6,335
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 3,830 2,245 1,585 4,495 2,515 1,975
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 17,240 9,485 7,750 18,085 10,145 7,940
55 Management of companies and enterprises 345 145 195 240 90 150
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 18,530 10,060 8,475 12,170 7,130 5,040
61 Educational services 26,090 8,180 17,905 18,295 6,200 12,100
62 Health care and social assistance 51,380 7,955 43,430 30,350 5,595 24,760
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 5,950 3,065 2,885 5,020 2,575 2,445
72 Accommodation and food services 24,825 8,460 16,365 16,680 6,990 9,695
81 Other services (except public administration) 17,105 8,365 8,745 9,290 4,020 5,270
91 Public administration 32,090 17,960 14,135 23,955 14,300 9,655
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 174 339,045 170,050 168,995 218,510 110,535 107,970
Worked at home 19,445 9,485 9,955 14,310 6,930 7,380
Worked outside Canada 1,315 885 430 1,065 735 325
No fixed workplace address 37,925 28,630 9,300 23,515 17,350 6,160
Worked at usual place 280,360 131,055 149,310 179,620 85,520 94,105
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 280,360 131,055 149,310 179,620 85,520 94,105
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 127,230 57,560 69,670 168,125 79,330 88,795
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 97,230 44,565 52,665 1,800 630 1,170
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 50,560 25,155 25,410 7,790 4,285 3,500
Commute to a different province or territory 5,345 3,775 1,565 1,905 1,275 630
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 175 318,285 159,680 158,605 203,135 102,870 100,265
Car, truck, van - as a driver 266,035 135,575 130,460 144,445 76,875 67,560
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 24,455 9,855 14,600 14,795 5,460 9,335
Public transit 7,290 3,600 3,690 23,050 9,990 13,055
Walked 14,650 6,900 7,755 16,220 7,630 8,595
Bicycle 1,210 800 405 1,970 1,315 660
Other method 4,645 2,950 1,695 2,660 1,600 1,060
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 176 318,290 159,680 158,605 203,135 102,875 100,265
Less than 15 minutes 135,690 63,885 71,810 51,020 23,240 27,785
15 to 29 minutes 118,075 58,505 59,570 81,170 41,980 39,185
30 to 44 minutes 39,230 21,385 17,845 44,635 23,715 20,925
45 to 59 minutes 12,945 7,275 5,670 15,315 7,805 7,515
60 minutes and over 12,345 8,635 3,710 10,995 6,140 4,860
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 177 318,285 159,680 158,605 203,135 102,870 100,265
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 17,850 12,755 5,100 10,270 6,710 3,555
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 51,825 30,905 20,925 39,920 23,880 16,035
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 112,460 55,470 56,990 61,595 30,710 30,880
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 64,235 25,835 38,400 43,285 18,470 24,815
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 25,595 9,415 16,180 20,100 8,775 11,330
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 46,320 25,300 21,020 27,960 14,325 13,645
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 178 413,695 212,875 200,820 252,185 127,380 124,805
Single responses 395,120 204,270 190,850 250,660 126,745 123,915
Official languages 394,015 203,660 190,355 249,920 126,345 123,575
English 304,775 160,255 144,515 248,370 125,945 122,425
French 89,240 43,400 45,840 1,545 395 1,150
Non-official languages 1,105 615 490 735 400 340
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 855 475 380 740 400 340
Afro-Asiatic languages 160 105 50 150 115 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 55 150 110 40
Amharic 0 0 0 10 0 10
Arabic 140 100 45 125 100 30
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 25 10 10 20 10 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 40 20 20 0 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 45 20 20 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 15 0 10 15 10 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 80 200 110 90
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 30 10 20 30 20 15
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 0
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 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 40 15 20
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 25 15 15
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 10 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages 40 30 10 45 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 10 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 15
Kurdish 15 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 25 15 10 30 10 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 65 35 25 75 35 40
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Portuguese 0 0 0 30 10 20
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 65 35 30 40 15 20
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 10 0 0 25 10 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 30 0 25
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 15 0 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 365 185 175 280 155 125
Chinese languages 360 185 175 280 150 130
Cantonese 35 15 25 60 35 25
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 295 150 150 200 105 100
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 1,525 640 890
English and French 18,045 8,350 9,695 930 335 595
English and non-official language 475 240 235 560 285 275
French and non-official language 10 0 10 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 45 15 35 35 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 179 413,690 212,875 200,820 252,185 127,380 124,805
None 322,045 167,900 154,150 241,600 122,230 119,365
English 44,925 21,560 23,360 1,355 465 890
French 44,415 22,175 22,240 7,135 3,625 3,515
Non-official language 2,090 1,115 975 1,930 970 965
Aboriginal 615 285 330 35 15 25
Non-Aboriginal 1,475 830 645 1,890 950 945
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 55 20 35 10 0 0
French and non-official language 160 95 65 155 95 65
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 180 724,030 354,435 369,600 413,850 200,730 213,120
Non-movers 641,310 314,280 327,020 353,205 171,235 181,975
Movers 82,720 40,150 42,570 60,640 29,495 31,145
Non-migrants 45,630 21,830 23,800 42,565 20,730 21,830
Migrants 37,090 18,320 18,765 18,080 8,765 9,320
Internal migrants 32,585 15,995 16,585 13,070 6,270 6,800
Intraprovincial migrants 21,995 10,555 11,445 4,950 2,230 2,715
Interprovincial migrants 10,585 5,445 5,140 8,115 4,040 4,080
External migrants 4,505 2,320 2,185 5,015 2,495 2,515
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 696,160 340,310 355,845 397,045 192,165 204,875
Non-movers 480,830 237,150 243,685 241,255 116,455 124,805
Movers 215,325 103,155 112,165 155,785 75,720 80,070
Non-migrants 113,835 53,935 59,900 101,680 49,285 52,395
Migrants 101,490 49,215 52,275 54,110 26,430 27,675
Internal migrants 89,980 43,165 46,815 39,330 18,720 20,610
Intraprovincial migrants 60,645 28,475 32,165 14,330 6,530 7,800
Interprovincial migrants 29,335 14,685 14,650 25,005 12,190 12,815
External migrants 11,510 6,050 5,455 14,775 7,715 7,065

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. New Brunswick [Province] and Zone 4 - Central [Health region, December 2017], 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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