Census Profile, 2016 Census
Halifax [Census metropolitan area], Nova Scotia and Division No. 2, Census division [Census division], Saskatchewan

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Characteristic Halifax
Nova Scotia
[Census metropolitan area]
Division No. 2, CDR
Saskatchewan
[Census division]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 403,390 ... ... 22,825 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 390,328 ... ... 22,266 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.3 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 187,478 ... ... 10,741 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 173,459 ... ... 9,389 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 73.4 ... ... 1.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 5,496.31 ... ... 16,859.18 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 403,390 195,330 208,060 22,825 11,430 11,395
0 to 14 years 60,535 30,915 29,620 4,545 2,340 2,205
0 to 4 years 19,790 10,085 9,710 1,550 825 730
5 to 9 years 20,745 10,620 10,125 1,555 785 775
10 to 14 years 19,995 10,210 9,790 1,440 735 705
15 to 64 years 279,680 136,280 143,400 14,120 7,190 6,930
15 to 19 years 22,340 11,320 11,020 1,295 650 645
20 to 24 years 30,225 15,020 15,210 1,145 590 555
25 to 29 years 30,200 15,180 15,025 1,480 735 745
30 to 34 years 27,470 13,495 13,980 1,575 770 805
35 to 39 years 25,715 12,285 13,430 1,415 735 680
40 to 44 years 26,645 12,810 13,835 1,310 680 630
45 to 49 years 27,740 13,170 14,565 1,295 670 625
50 to 54 years 32,665 15,860 16,805 1,495 760 730
55 to 59 years 30,610 14,815 15,795 1,630 830 805
60 to 64 years 26,065 12,330 13,735 1,480 770 710
65 years and over 63,175 28,135 35,040 4,160 1,895 2,260
65 to 69 years 22,510 10,635 11,880 1,170 580 585
70 to 74 years 15,525 7,250 8,275 880 440 445
75 to 79 years 10,440 4,700 5,740 710 330 380
80 to 84 years 7,505 3,195 4,305 630 280 350
85 years and over 7,190 2,355 4,835 770 275 495
85 to 89 years 4,410 1,585 2,820 450 190 260
90 to 94 years 2,120 610 1,505 235 70 165
95 to 99 years 605 145 460 70 10 65
100 years and over 60 10 50 5 0 5
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 15.0 15.8 14.2 19.9 20.5 19.4
15 to 64 years 69.3 69.8 68.9 61.9 62.9 60.8
65 years and over 15.7 14.4 16.8 18.2 16.6 19.8
85 years and over 1.8 1.2 2.3 3.4 2.4 4.3
Average age of the population 40.9 39.9 41.8 40.6 39.8 41.5
Median age of the population 41.0 39.8 42.1 39.8 39.2 40.5
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 173,460 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
Single-detached house 86,615 ... ... 7,395 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 21,000 ... ... 110 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 61,850 ... ... 1,515 ... ...
Semi-detached house 11,785 ... ... 200 ... ...
Row house 6,655 ... ... 140 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 6,270 ... ... 75 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 36,895 ... ... 1,080 ... ...
Other single-attached house 235 ... ... 15 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 3,995 ... ... 375 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 173,460 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
1 person 51,180 ... ... 2,705 ... ...
2 persons 64,425 ... ... 3,500 ... ...
3 persons 27,260 ... ... 1,225 ... ...
4 persons 21,020 ... ... 1,135 ... ...
5 or more persons 9,575 ... ... 820 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 397,635 ... ... 22,370 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 342,850 164,415 178,440 18,280 9,090 9,190
Married or living common law 192,590 96,120 96,470 11,890 5,970 5,920
Married 154,070 76,915 77,155 10,155 5,100 5,050
Living common law 38,515 19,205 19,310 1,730 865 870
Not married and not living common law 150,265 68,295 81,970 6,390 3,120 3,270
Never married 102,415 52,850 49,565 3,830 2,250 1,580
Separated 9,785 4,175 5,605 375 190 185
Divorced 20,615 7,610 13,000 910 450 460
Widowed 17,450 3,655 13,800 1,270 225 1,050
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 113,630 ... ... 6,510 ... ...
2 persons 62,585 ... ... 3,480 ... ...
3 persons 24,880 ... ... 1,175 ... ...
4 persons 19,240 ... ... 1,110 ... ...
5 or more persons 6,920 ... ... 735 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.8 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 113,630 ... ... 6,505 ... ...
Total couple families 94,735 ... ... 5,815 ... ...
Married couples 75,480 ... ... 4,945 ... ...
Common-law couples 19,255 ... ... 865 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 18,890 ... ... 695 ... ...
Female parent 15,265 ... ... 525 ... ...
Male parent 3,630 ... ... 165 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 94,735 ... ... 5,815 ... ...
Couples without children 50,640 ... ... 3,065 ... ...
Couples with children 44,095 ... ... 2,745 ... ...
1 child 19,600 ... ... 980 ... ...
2 children 17,945 ... ... 1,050 ... ...
3 or more children 6,550 ... ... 715 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 18,895 ... ... 695 ... ...
1 child 11,950 ... ... 415 ... ...
2 children 5,285 ... ... 200 ... ...
3 or more children 1,665 ... ... 85 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 84,200 39,385 44,815 3,490 1,835 1,655
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 173,460 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
One-census-family households 109,000 ... ... 6,385 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 48,760 ... ... 3,025 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 60,240 ... ... 3,355 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 2,290 ... ... 60 ... ...
Non-census-family households 62,170 ... ... 2,945 ... ...
One-person households 51,180 ... ... 2,705 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 10,985 ... ... 235 ... ...
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 15 399,575 193,735 205,840 22,420 11,290 11,130
English only 347,440 170,905 176,530 21,960 11,085 10,875
French only 340 160 180 5 5 0
English and French 49,585 21,650 27,935 405 175 225
Neither English nor French 2,205 1,020 1,190 50 25 25
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 16 399,575 193,735 205,840 22,420 11,290 11,130
English 386,355 187,275 199,075 22,235 11,200 11,035
French 9,900 4,910 4,985 130 60 70
English and French 1,210 570 640 5 5 0
Neither English nor French 2,115 975 1,140 45 25 25
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 10,500 5,195 5,305 135 65 70
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.6 2.7 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
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 18 399,575 193,730 205,840 22,425 11,295 11,130
Single responses 394,420 191,200 203,225 22,230 11,200 11,025
Official languages 363,560 175,515 188,045 20,775 10,500 10,275
English 353,415 170,515 182,900 20,610 10,425 10,180
French 10,145 4,995 5,145 165 75 95
Non-official languages 30,865 15,685 15,180 1,450 705 745
Aboriginal languages 80 40 35 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 60 35 25 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 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 5 5 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 50 30 25 0 0 0
Malecite 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 55 25 25 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 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 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 5 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 15 5 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 5 10 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. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 30,790 15,645 15,145 1,450 700 750
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,025 3,845 3,175 20 10 5
Berber languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 115 60 55 0 5 0
Bilen 5 5 5 0 0 0
Oromo 55 35 25 0 0 0
Somali 50 25 25 0 5 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,895 3,780 3,115 15 5 5
Amharic 110 50 60 0 0 0
Arabic 6,430 3,545 2,880 0 5 5
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 195 105 90 0 0 0
Maltese 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 140 65 75 15 5 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 405 200 205 10 0 5
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 395 195 200 10 5 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,665 730 935 420 195 230
Bikol 5 0 0 5 0 0
Cebuano 105 45 60 35 10 20
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 20 10 10 5 0 0
Ilocano 50 15 30 10 5 5
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 35 15 20 10 5 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 5 0 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,420 630 790 365 170 195
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Creole languages 60 40 15 10 10 5
Haitian Creole 5 5 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 30 25 5 10 5 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 870 510 360 35 15 20
Kannada 30 15 15 0 0 0
Malayalam 310 165 140 25 10 10
Tamil 255 160 100 5 0 0
Telugu 265 170 105 5 5 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 12,660 6,405 6,255 850 425 425
Albanian 250 120 125 0 0 0
Armenian 30 20 10 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 2,790 1,350 1,440 220 95 120
Baltic languages 55 15 40 10 5 10
Latvian 25 10 15 10 5 10
Lithuanian 30 5 25 0 0 0
Slavic languages 2,730 1,340 1,395 205 95 110
Belarusan 5 0 5 0 0 0
Bosnian 115 60 55 0 0 0
Bulgarian 40 20 20 0 0 0
Croatian 190 90 95 5 0 5
Czech 145 70 70 0 0 0
Macedonian 15 10 5 0 0 0
Polish 590 290 305 55 20 30
Russian 1,155 565 585 35 20 20
Serbian 110 50 55 0 5 0
Serbo-Croatian 80 40 35 5 0 0
Slovak 85 40 40 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 10 15 0 0 0
Ukrainian 190 95 100 105 50 60
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 45 20 25 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 25 10 15 0 0 0
Welsh 15 15 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 2,075 995 1,075 415 205 210
Afrikaans 80 40 40 10 0 5
Danish 100 60 35 5 0 0
Dutch 490 235 255 35 15 20
Frisian 0 0 5 0 0 0
German 1,205 555 645 355 180 175
Icelandic 30 15 15 0 0 0
Norwegian 75 45 35 10 5 5
Swedish 65 25 40 0 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 10 5 5 5 0
Yiddish 15 10 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 660 335 325 15 5 10
Indo-Iranian languages 4,295 2,350 1,950 150 90 65
Indo-Aryan languages 2,950 1,645 1,300 140 80 60
Bengali 440 270 175 0 0 0
Gujarati 175 115 60 60 35 30
Hindi 655 395 265 15 10 5
Kashmiri 10 0 5 0 0 0
Konkani 5 0 5 5 0 0
Marathi 65 35 30 0 0 0
Nepali 530 255 275 10 5 5
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 475 250 220 30 20 5
Sindhi 15 10 5 5 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 145 70 75 0 0 0
Urdu 440 240 195 30 15 10
Iranian languages 1,330 685 640 5 0 5
Kurdish 110 60 50 0 0 0
Pashto 65 40 30 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,145 590 560 5 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 10 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 2,515 1,210 1,305 50 25 30
Catalan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Italian 555 290 265 5 5 0
Portuguese 385 185 205 0 0 0
Romanian 185 90 95 10 5 5
Spanish 1,375 640 735 40 15 25
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 255 65 185 0 5 5
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 0 5 0 0 0
Korean 900 380 520 10 5 10
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 535 275 260 20 10 5
Akan (Twi) 35 15 20 5 0 5
Bamanankan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Edo 10 0 5 0 0 0
Ewe 30 25 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 5 5 5 0 0 0
Ganda 20 5 15 0 0 0
Igbo 35 20 15 0 0 0
Lingala 10 5 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 10 5 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 15 30 0 0 0
Shona 25 15 15 0 0 0
Swahili 120 60 65 0 0 0
Wolof 5 5 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 55 30 25 0 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 120 60 55 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 65 35 30 0 0 0
Dinka 10 5 5 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 0 0 0
Sign languages 115 55 60 5 5 0
American Sign Language 55 25 25 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 60 30 35 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,500 2,745 2,755 45 25 20
Chinese languages 5,480 2,735 2,740 45 25 20
Cantonese 925 425 500 15 5 5
Hakka 20 10 10 0 5 0
Mandarin 3,950 1,970 1,975 20 10 10
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 95 45 50 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 25 20 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 435 250 180 15 5 5
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 15 0 0 0
Burmese 5 5 5 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 90 35 50 5 0 5
Lao 5 5 5 0 0 5
Thai 85 30 50 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 215 175 0 5 5
Azerbaijani 10 10 5 0 0 0
Turkish 255 135 115 0 0 0
Uyghur 5 5 5 0 0 0
Uzbek 110 60 50 0 5 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Uralic languages 240 100 140 10 0 5
Estonian 25 10 15 0 0 0
Finnish 40 10 30 0 0 0
Hungarian 175 80 95 10 5 5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Multiple responses 5,150 2,535 2,615 195 90 105
English and French 1,775 815 960 20 10 10
English and non-official language 3,045 1,555 1,485 170 70 95
French and non-official language 175 90 85 5 0 0
English, French and non-official language 160 75 85 5 5 0
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 399,575 193,735 205,840 22,420 11,290 11,130
Single responses 391,285 189,555 201,725 22,055 11,110 10,945
Official languages 374,880 181,210 193,665 21,350 10,770 10,580
English 371,215 179,410 191,800 21,330 10,760 10,570
French 3,660 1,800 1,860 20 10 10
Non-official languages 16,405 8,345 8,060 700 340 365
Aboriginal languages 15 10 5 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 15 10 5 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 15 10 5 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 15 10 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 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 16,390 8,335 8,050 705 340 365
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,190 2,215 1,980 15 10 5
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 75 35 40 0 0 0
Bilen 5 5 0 0 0 0
Oromo 45 20 20 0 0 0
Somali 25 10 15 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,115 2,175 1,945 10 5 10
Amharic 50 25 30 0 0 0
Arabic 3,845 2,045 1,800 10 5 5
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 115 65 50 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 95 40 55 5 5 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 255 125 130 5 5 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 255 125 130 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 895 430 460 250 115 140
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 50 20 30 5 0 5
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 10 5 5 0 5
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 5 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 825 405 420 235 105 130
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 20 10 5 5 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 390 230 165 20 10 15
Kannada 10 5 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 135 75 60 10 5 5
Tamil 120 65 50 0 0 5
Telugu 130 75 50 10 5 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 5,505 2,765 2,740 350 180 175
Albanian 110 55 55 0 0 0
Armenian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 1,275 625 650 75 30 45
Baltic languages 20 5 15 5 5 5
Latvian 5 5 0 10 5 5
Lithuanian 10 5 10 0 0 0
Slavic languages 1,255 620 635 70 30 40
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 65 35 30 0 0 0
Bulgarian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Croatian 60 20 35 5 0 0
Czech 40 25 20 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 180 80 100 10 5 5
Russian 740 365 370 5 5 0
Serbian 60 30 30 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 30 15 15 0 0 0
Slovak 25 10 10 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 0 5 5 0
Ukrainian 45 30 20 45 25 25
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 15 10 5 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 20 10 10 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 360 170 185 145 80 70
Afrikaans 20 15 10 10 5 5
Danish 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dutch 45 25 25 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 240 115 125 135 75 60
Icelandic 25 10 15 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swedish 5 5 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 245 125 125 10 5 5
Indo-Iranian languages 2,550 1,335 1,215 100 50 55
Indo-Aryan languages 1,650 885 765 100 45 50
Bengali 225 125 105 0 0 0
Gujarati 95 60 35 40 15 20
Hindi 280 180 105 20 10 10
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 25 15 15 0 0 0
Nepali 475 235 240 10 0 5
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 205 100 105 10 5 5
Sindhi 0 5 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 85 40 40 0 0 0
Urdu 250 130 120 25 10 10
Iranian languages 895 445 450 0 0 0
Kurdish 85 45 35 0 0 0
Pashto 35 15 15 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 775 380 395 0 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 5 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 935 430 500 20 10 15
Catalan 5 0 5 0 0 0
Italian 130 55 75 5 5 0
Portuguese 150 70 85 0 0 0
Romanian 60 25 35 0 0 0
Spanish 585 275 310 20 5 10
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 80 25 50 0 5 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 610 270 340 10 5 5
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 150 70 75 5 5 0
Akan (Twi) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 5 0 0 0 0
Ewe 10 10 5 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 5 0 0 0
Ganda 5 0 5 0 0 0
Igbo 15 5 10 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 5 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 10 10 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 50 25 30 0 0 0
Wolof 5 5 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 25 15 10 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 5 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Sign languages 155 75 80 5 0 0
American Sign Language 65 30 35 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 90 45 45 5 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,825 1,965 1,865 30 20 20
Chinese languages 3,825 1,960 1,860 35 20 20
Cantonese 525 280 250 10 5 5
Hakka 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,935 1,475 1,455 15 10 10
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 40 20 20 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 290 170 120 5 5 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 25 15 15 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 30 10 15 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 195 100 95 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 120 65 55 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 70 35 30 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 50 25 25 0 0 0
Estonian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Finnish 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 45 25 25 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 8,295 4,175 4,115 370 185 190
English and French 1,155 535 620 5 0 5
English and non-official language 6,810 3,475 3,335 360 180 180
French and non-official language 65 40 25 5 5 0
English, French and non-official language 260 125 130 5 0 5
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 399,575 193,735 205,840 22,420 11,295 11,130
None 370,645 179,735 190,910 21,575 10,900 10,680
English 9,220 4,715 4,500 355 165 195
French 8,485 3,710 4,780 60 20 40
Non-official language 10,605 5,290 5,320 415 200 215
Aboriginal 105 45 55 0 0 5
Non-Aboriginal 10,500 5,240 5,260 415 200 215
English and French 125 55 70 0 0 0
English and non-official language 190 90 100 5 0 5
French and non-official language 305 140 165 5 5 5
English, French and non-official language 5 5 5 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 337,215 161,965 175,250 17,830 8,930 8,900
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 323,835 155,495 168,340 17,280 8,690 8,590
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,089 42,874 31,004 40,459 50,432 32,576
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 323,945 155,515 168,435 17,285 8,690 8,595
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,754 36,910 27,847 36,482 43,535 29,896
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 293,570 143,465 150,105 16,390 8,370 8,020
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,893 41,760 29,205 37,532 48,145 28,523
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 223,470 93,715 129,765 11,090 4,715 6,375
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,496 3,892 4,737 6,000 5,980 6,005
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 243,395 121,815 121,585 13,465 7,155 6,315
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,240 40,169 29,594 35,144 45,077 27,550
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 337,210 161,965 175,245 17,830 8,925 8,900
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 324,115 155,475 168,640 17,280 8,695 8,585
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,429 55,049 38,482 54,140 65,585 42,548
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 324,225 155,505 168,720 17,280 8,700 8,590
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,502 43,439 32,031 44,430 52,245 36,516
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 293,715 143,570 150,150 16,400 8,365 8,030
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,940 55,168 37,117 51,697 63,593 39,298
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 224,080 93,415 130,665 11,160 4,745 6,415
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,937 6,831 7,013 7,884 8,057 7,755
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 243,395 121,865 121,535 13,465 7,180 6,290
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,079 51,868 36,269 45,408 55,494 33,890
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 337,210 161,965 175,250 17,830 8,925 8,900
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 24 125,080 67,375 57,705 6,345 3,930 2,415
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 51,704 58,003 45,756 55,225 60,993 48,033
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 61,471 69,022 52,655 63,826 70,907 52,304
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 89.6 92.4 86.0 90.5 93.4 86.2
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 71.3 74.0 67.8 67.1 72.0 59.6
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.4 7.6 14.0 9.5 6.7 13.9
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 337,215 161,965 175,250 17,830 8,930 8,905
Without total income 13,380 6,470 6,905 550 240 310
With total income 323,835 155,495 168,340 17,285 8,690 8,590
Percentage with total income 96.0 96.0 96.1 96.9 97.3 96.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 44,175 19,485 24,690 1,915 755 1,165
$10,000 to $19,999 49,890 19,075 30,815 2,295 905 1,395
$20,000 to $29,999 43,125 16,950 26,180 2,335 880 1,455
$30,000 to $39,999 40,205 17,350 22,855 2,005 845 1,165
$40,000 to $49,999 35,125 16,250 18,880 1,950 915 1,035
$50,000 to $59,999 27,080 14,190 12,890 1,560 855 705
$60,000 to $69,999 21,015 12,085 8,930 1,190 715 470
$70,000 to $79,999 17,485 10,065 7,425 980 625 360
$80,000 to $89,999 13,780 8,055 5,720 735 490 250
$90,000 to $99,999 8,685 5,610 3,075 585 370 215
$100,000 and over 23,265 16,395 6,870 1,720 1,340 380
$100,000 to $149,999 15,955 10,955 5,005 1,200 905 290
$150,000 and over 7,305 5,435 1,870 525 435 90
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 337,210 161,965 175,250 17,830 8,930 8,900
Without after-tax income 13,265 6,455 6,810 545 240 310
With after-tax income 323,945 155,510 168,435 17,285 8,690 8,595
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.0 96.1 96.9 97.3 96.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 46,280 19,870 26,405 1,950 770 1,180
$10,000 to $19,999 53,335 20,640 32,695 2,450 950 1,500
$20,000 to $29,999 53,080 21,540 31,540 2,640 1,005 1,630
$30,000 to $39,999 50,375 22,485 27,890 2,580 1,155 1,420
$40,000 to $49,999 39,430 20,345 19,080 2,250 1,180 1,070
$50,000 to $59,999 28,465 16,480 11,980 1,720 1,045 670
$60,000 to $69,999 21,130 12,340 8,790 1,180 760 415
$70,000 to $79,999 11,720 7,570 4,150 845 550 300
$80,000 and over 20,145 14,240 5,905 1,675 1,265 405
$80,000 to $89,999 6,510 4,395 2,115 535 365 170
$90,000 to $99,999 3,930 2,715 1,215 360 265 90
$100,000 and over 9,710 7,130 2,580 775 635 145
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 337,215 161,965 175,250 17,830 8,930 8,900
Without employment income 93,820 40,150 53,665 4,365 1,775 2,590
With employment income 243,395 121,815 121,580 13,465 7,155 6,310
Percentage with employment income 72.2 75.2 69.4 75.5 80.1 70.9
Under $5,000 (including loss) 30,555 13,935 16,620 1,970 970 1,000
$5,000 to $9,999 19,565 8,465 11,095 1,090 475 610
$10,000 to $19,999 32,145 14,035 18,110 1,635 705 935
$20,000 to $29,999 27,995 12,400 15,595 1,390 590 800
$30,000 to $39,999 27,200 11,875 15,330 1,300 525 775
$40,000 to $49,999 23,805 10,935 12,870 1,280 620 660
$50,000 to $59,999 18,570 9,855 8,715 990 535 460
$60,000 to $69,999 15,070 8,815 6,255 840 515 330
$70,000 to $79,999 13,695 7,870 5,825 710 465 240
$80,000 and over 34,795 23,630 11,165 2,255 1,750 505
$80,000 to $89,999 11,185 6,575 4,615 585 395 185
$90,000 to $99,999 6,745 4,560 2,185 425 290 135
$100,000 and over 16,865 12,500 4,370 1,240 1,060 180
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 173,460 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 69,522 ... ... 77,118 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 59,240 ... ... 67,157 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 51,180 ... ... 2,710 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,094 ... ... 38,464 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,580 ... ... 34,219 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 122,280 ... ... 6,685 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 87,754 ... ... 96,143 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 74,104 ... ... 82,446 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 173,460 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 86,753 ... ... 99,662 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 70,099 ... ... 81,788 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 51,215 ... ... 2,690 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,657 ... ... 56,718 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,398 ... ... 46,599 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 122,245 ... ... 6,700 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 104,389 ... ... 116,903 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 84,218 ... ... 95,915 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 173,460 ... ... 9,385 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,745 ... ... 105 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,085 ... ... 75 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,970 ... ... 150 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,260 ... ... 380 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,745 ... ... 380 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,525 ... ... 325 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,490 ... ... 380 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,415 ... ... 345 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,450 ... ... 380 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,255 ... ... 365 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,645 ... ... 690 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,730 ... ... 690 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 12,185 ... ... 610 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,010 ... ... 575 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,455 ... ... 575 ... ...
$100,000 and over 53,490 ... ... 3,375 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 18,545 ... ... 1,125 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 12,670 ... ... 745 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 13,135 ... ... 860 ... ...
$200,000 and over 9,140 ... ... 635 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 173,455 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,895 ... ... 115 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,150 ... ... 75 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 5,050 ... ... 150 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,735 ... ... 395 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 7,910 ... ... 425 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 8,185 ... ... 365 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 9,320 ... ... 445 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 9,190 ... ... 415 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 9,095 ... ... 470 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 8,720 ... ... 450 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 16,745 ... ... 810 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 15,685 ... ... 800 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,385 ... ... 780 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,365 ... ... 675 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,490 ... ... 575 ... ...
$100,000 and over 35,555 ... ... 2,440 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 16,610 ... ... 1,030 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 8,910 ... ... 650 ... ...
$150,000 and over 10,035 ... ... 765 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 113,310 ... ... 6,515 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,366 ... ... 95,525 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 75,061 ... ... 81,907 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 47,635 ... ... 3,005 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 83,567 ... ... 86,293 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 70,319 ... ... 74,441 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 44,640 ... ... 2,760 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 116,667 ... ... 119,083 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 96,180 ... ... 100,352 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 17,625 ... ... 660 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 50,942 ... ... 55,381 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 46,308 ... ... 50,432 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 113,240 ... ... 6,495 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 106,483 ... ... 116,833 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 85,542 ... ... 95,777 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 47,645 ... ... 3,010 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 98,899 ... ... 105,982 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,264 ... ... 87,064 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 44,705 ... ... 2,760 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 132,993 ... ... 140,554 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 105,727 ... ... 114,411 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 17,485 ... ... 635 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,771 ... ... 65,041 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,451 ... ... 56,202 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 75,935 36,000 39,930 3,250 1,695 1,555
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,382 32,060 30,864 38,208 44,176 32,192
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,151 28,435 27,912 34,136 38,874 29,712
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 75,880 35,780 40,105 3,275 1,685 1,580
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,406 40,479 38,449 54,071 55,420 52,632
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 32,585 32,916 32,290 44,577 45,050 44,073
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 397,630 192,815 204,820 22,370 11,270 11,105
In the bottom half of the distribution 200,095 93,985 106,110 9,825 4,745 5,080
In the bottom decile 45,320 21,880 23,435 1,520 790 730
In the second decile 36,810 16,250 20,560 2,015 890 1,120
In the third decile 37,695 17,410 20,285 1,860 875 990
In the fourth decile 39,240 18,550 20,685 2,180 1,085 1,100
In the fifth decile 41,030 19,890 21,140 2,250 1,115 1,140
In the top half of the distribution 197,535 98,830 98,705 12,545 6,520 6,025
In the sixth decile 41,390 20,585 20,805 2,450 1,260 1,190
In the seventh decile 42,875 21,440 21,435 2,475 1,265 1,215
In the eighth decile 43,135 21,500 21,635 2,705 1,395 1,310
In the ninth decile 38,760 19,485 19,275 2,550 1,320 1,225
In the top decile 31,380 15,825 15,555 2,365 1,275 1,085
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 43 397,375 192,700 204,675 22,370 11,265 11,105
0 to 17 years 72,900 37,150 35,750 5,335 2,735 2,600
0 to 5 years 23,875 12,155 11,715 1,870 990 880
18 to 64 years 264,835 128,505 136,330 13,265 6,755 6,505
65 years and over 59,640 27,040 32,600 3,775 1,775 2,000
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 58,825 27,410 31,415 2,450 1,180 1,275
0 to 17 years 13,690 6,970 6,720 700 360 340
0 to 5 years 5,085 2,545 2,545 255 135 115
18 to 64 years 38,000 17,830 20,165 1,230 620 605
65 years and over 7,135 2,605 4,530 520 195 330
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.2 15.3 11.0 10.5 11.5
0 to 17 years (%) 18.8 18.8 18.8 13.1 13.2 13.1
0 to 5 years (%) 21.3 20.9 21.7 13.6 13.6 13.1
18 to 64 years (%) 14.3 13.9 14.8 9.3 9.2 9.3
65 years and over (%) 12.0 9.6 13.9 13.8 11.0 16.5
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 38,240 18,730 19,510 855 455 400
0 to 17 years 7,785 3,980 3,805 255 130 120
0 to 5 years 2,990 1,525 1,465 100 50 50
18 to 64 years 28,880 14,140 14,745 550 305 245
65 years and over 1,570 610 960 50 15 35
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.6 9.7 9.5 3.8 4.0 3.6
0 to 17 years (%) 10.7 10.7 10.6 4.8 4.8 4.6
0 to 5 years (%) 12.5 12.5 12.5 5.3 5.1 5.7
18 to 64 years (%) 10.9 11.0 10.8 4.1 4.5 3.8
65 years and over (%) 2.6 2.3 2.9 1.3 0.8 1.8
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 44 397,630 192,815 204,820 22,375 11,265 11,105
Official languages 395,460 191,890 203,565 22,320 11,245 11,070
English 395,190 191,770 203,420 22,305 11,240 11,065
French 49,665 21,765 27,900 435 185 250
Non-official languages 43,820 21,810 22,010 1,790 905 885
Aboriginal languages 190 80 110 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 160 60 100 0 0 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 0 0 10 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 155 60 90 0 0 0
Malecite 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 150 65 90 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 10 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 10 0 10 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 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 10 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 10 10 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 10 10 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 10 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 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 43,635 21,735 21,900 1,785 905 880
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,825 5,290 4,530 40 25 15
Berber languages 25 15 10 0 0 0
Kabyle 25 15 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 145 50 90 0 0 0
Bilen 20 10 15 0 0 0
Oromo 35 15 20 0 0 0
Somali 80 25 55 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 9,750 5,270 4,475 45 25 10
Amharic 255 140 125 0 0 0
Arabic 8,845 4,765 4,080 25 15 10
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 575 340 235 10 0 0
Maltese 10 10 10 0 0 0
Tigrigna 140 70 70 15 10 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 460 205 250 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 15 0 15 0 0 0
Vietnamese 445 200 240 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,265 985 1,280 510 230 285
Bikol 10 0 10 10 0 0
Cebuano 110 55 60 20 10 10
Fijian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 40 15 25 10 10 10
Ilocano 55 10 45 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 45 10 35 0 10 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,155 940 1,210 490 225 270
Waray-Waray 0 0 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 20 0 0 0
Creole languages 225 105 115 20 15 10
Haitian Creole 10 0 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 90 40 50 15 15 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 125 60 60 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,205 690 515 75 40 30
Kannada 70 40 35 10 0 10
Malayalam 490 260 230 50 30 20
Tamil 365 220 140 15 10 10
Telugu 335 200 130 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 20,810 10,305 10,505 1,050 555 495
Albanian 380 180 195 0 0 0
Armenian 75 45 30 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 3,190 1,515 1,680 205 100 110
Baltic languages 65 20 45 0 0 0
Latvian 20 10 15 0 0 0
Lithuanian 40 15 30 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,150 1,500 1,645 205 100 105
Belarusan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bosnian 120 50 70 0 0 0
Bulgarian 45 20 20 0 0 0
Croatian 230 85 140 10 10 0
Czech 155 80 75 0 0 0
Macedonian 70 40 30 0 0 0
Polish 645 290 355 40 20 15
Russian 1,665 840 830 100 50 40
Serbian 135 60 80 10 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 100 60 45 0 0 0
Slovak 95 45 50 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 0 15 0 0 0
Ukrainian 260 125 135 120 40 80
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 305 145 160 10 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 200 90 110 0 0 0
Welsh 10 10 10 10 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 115 55 60 0 0 0
Germanic languages 4,310 2,100 2,210 445 220 215
Afrikaans 240 110 135 10 10 10
Danish 135 75 60 0 0 0
Dutch 740 315 425 50 20 30
Frisian 10 0 10 0 0 0
German 3,010 1,510 1,495 360 190 170
Icelandic 70 30 40 0 0 0
Norwegian 80 65 15 10 0 10
Swedish 175 70 105 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 10 10 0 0
Yiddish 25 15 15 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 15 10 10
Greek 1,195 605 590 20 10 15
Indo-Iranian languages 5,660 3,165 2,495 270 150 120
Indo-Aryan languages 4,225 2,405 1,825 270 155 120
Bengali 540 305 240 0 0 0
Gujarati 200 125 70 105 50 50
Hindi 2,005 1,150 855 175 105 70
Kashmiri 10 0 10 0 0 0
Konkani 20 15 10 0 0 0
Marathi 105 65 35 0 10 0
Nepali 620 315 305 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 25 0 15 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 815 455 365 30 20 10
Sindhi 10 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 210 110 95 0 0 0
Urdu 880 545 340 70 40 30
Iranian languages 1,450 780 670 0 0 0
Kurdish 180 100 75 0 0 0
Pashto 60 40 20 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,240 655 585 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 60 30 30 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 6,610 3,040 3,575 115 80 35
Catalan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Italian 1,220 615 605 0 0 10
Portuguese 675 375 305 10 0 10
Romanian 210 125 85 0 10 0
Spanish 4,830 2,110 2,720 100 75 20
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 45 35 10 0 0 0
Japanese 635 245 395 10 0 10
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,195 505 685 10 10 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,145 625 525 45 25 15
Akan (Twi) 35 15 15 0 0 0
Bamanankan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 70 40 35 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ga 25 15 15 0 0 0
Ganda 55 15 40 0 0 0
Igbo 75 40 30 0 0 0
Lingala 30 15 20 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 120 55 65 0 0 0
Shona 55 40 25 15 0 10
Swahili 335 190 150 10 10 10
Wolof 30 15 20 0 0 0
Yoruba 220 110 105 10 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 235 135 100 20 15 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 30 15 0 0 0
Dinka 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 35 25 10 0 0 0
Sign languages 930 315 615 15 0 15
American Sign Language 560 180 380 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 375 140 230 15 0 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,840 2,980 2,860 30 20 10
Chinese languages 5,825 2,975 2,845 30 20 10
Cantonese 1,250 600 650 20 15 10
Hakka 50 25 25 0 0 0
Mandarin 4,540 2,275 2,265 10 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 150 60 90 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 50 20 25 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 410 250 155 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 15 0 15 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 15 0 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 165 75 90 25 0 10
Lao 15 10 10 0 0 0
Thai 150 75 80 15 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 535 280 255 15 10 10
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 0 0 0
Turkish 395 190 210 0 0 0
Uyghur 10 0 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 105 65 45 15 10 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 245 120 125 10 10 0
Estonian 40 20 20 0 0 0
Finnish 50 15 30 0 0 0
Hungarian 145 80 65 10 10 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 0 0 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 397,635 192,815 204,820 22,370 11,265 11,105
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 376,250 181,630 194,620 21,290 10,755 10,530
Canadian citizens aged under 18 69,480 35,410 34,070 5,065 2,625 2,435
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 306,770 146,215 160,550 16,225 8,130 8,095
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 21,380 11,185 10,200 1,085 515 575
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 397,635 192,815 204,820 22,375 11,265 11,105
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 352,625 169,835 182,795 20,660 10,440 10,215
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 37,205 18,415 18,795 1,580 750 835
Before 1981 10,100 4,910 5,185 235 125 110
1981 to 1990 3,035 1,530 1,505 90 40 50
1991 to 2000 4,895 2,365 2,525 185 85 105
2001 to 2010 9,760 4,925 4,840 245 125 115
2001 to 2005 3,755 1,890 1,865 85 40 40
2006 to 2010 6,005 3,035 2,970 160 90 75
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 9,425 4,680 4,740 825 370 455
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 7,800 4,565 3,235 135 80 60
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 37,205 18,415 18,795 1,580 750 830
Under 5 years 4,640 2,225 2,415 190 85 100
5 to 14 years 6,965 3,525 3,445 335 170 170
15 to 24 years 6,625 3,185 3,445 270 115 160
25 to 44 years 16,235 8,050 8,185 755 360 395
45 years and over 2,735 1,435 1,305 25 20 0
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 37,210 18,415 18,795 1,580 750 835
Americas 5,480 2,565 2,915 320 125 190
Brazil 130 60 70 0 0 0
Colombia 115 65 50 0 0 0
El Salvador 80 40 40 10 0 10
Guyana 140 65 75 0 0 0
Haiti 40 15 25 0 0 0
Jamaica 345 135 210 10 10 0
Mexico 225 110 115 100 50 60
Peru 80 25 60 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 170 100 75 10 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,225 1,480 1,745 140 45 95
Other places of birth in Americas 925 470 455 50 20 25
Europe 12,255 6,210 6,045 350 160 185
Bosnia and Herzegovina 195 100 95 10 10 0
Croatia 130 50 80 0 0 0
France 340 185 155 0 0 0
Germany 1,150 580 570 30 20 10
Greece 450 235 215 10 10 0
Hungary 80 40 45 0 0 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 280 100 180 0 0 0
Italy 380 215 165 0 0 0
Netherlands 465 185 280 35 10 20
Poland 460 195 270 10 0 10
Portugal 180 115 60 0 0 0
Romania 150 90 60 0 0 0
Russian Federation 505 250 255 20 0 10
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 60 35 25 0 0 0
Ukraine 270 130 145 85 35 50
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 5,900 3,105 2,795 140 75 65
Other places of birth in Europe 1,250 595 650 0 10 0
Africa 3,025 1,565 1,460 95 55 45
Algeria 15 10 10 0 0 0
Egypt 725 375 355 0 0 0
Ethiopia 170 90 80 0 0 0
Kenya 120 70 50 0 0 0
Morocco 70 45 25 0 10 0
Nigeria 290 145 145 10 10 10
Somalia 60 35 35 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 350 150 200 10 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 1,225 650 570 70 40 35
Asia 16,210 7,915 8,290 805 395 410
Afghanistan 100 40 60 0 0 0
Bangladesh 245 140 110 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,345 975 1,375 10 0 0
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 255 115 140 15 10 0
India 1,875 990 885 215 125 95
IranCensus data footnote 61 840 460 380 0 0 0
Iraq 530 245 280 0 0 0
Japan 170 60 105 10 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 720 290 430 0 0 0
Lebanon 1,210 660 545 0 0 0
Pakistan 450 220 230 60 35 30
Philippines 2,030 860 1,165 460 200 260
Sri Lanka 265 120 145 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,040 505 540 0 0 0
Taiwan 180 95 90 10 0 0
Viet Nam 355 170 185 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 3,600 1,965 1,630 35 20 20
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 235 150 80 10 10 10
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 9,425 4,685 4,740 825 375 455
Americas 995 450 545 55 10 40
Brazil 85 35 45 0 0 0
Colombia 15 0 15 0 0 0
Cuba 65 35 30 0 0 0
Haiti 15 10 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 130 60 65 0 0 0
Mexico 90 50 40 15 10 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 360 165 195 20 0 20
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 225 90 145 10 0 15
Europe 1,390 720 665 75 25 50
France 80 45 35 0 0 0
Germany 85 45 40 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 35 20 20 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 20 10 15 0 0 0
Romania 30 15 15 0 0 0
Russian Federation 165 65 95 20 10 10
Ukraine 135 60 80 30 10 25
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 540 330 210 20 10 10
Other places of birth in Europe 295 140 155 0 0 0
Africa 960 515 445 55 35 20
Algeria 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55 25 25 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 190 100 85 0 0 0
Eritrea 60 35 25 10 10 0
Ethiopia 40 25 15 0 0 0
Morocco 25 15 10 10 0 10
Nigeria 145 70 80 0 0 0
Somalia 10 0 10 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 70 25 45 10 0 0
Tunisia 0 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 350 200 150 45 20 20
Asia 6,065 2,990 3,075 635 300 335
Afghanistan 20 10 15 0 0 0
Bangladesh 60 40 25 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 855 395 455 0 0 0
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 755 415 345 180 90 85
IranCensus data footnote 61 245 130 115 0 0 0
Iraq 245 125 120 0 0 0
Israel 260 170 90 0 0 0
Japan 65 25 40 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 190 70 120 0 0 0
Lebanon 80 35 40 0 0 0
Nepal 185 95 85 0 0 0
Pakistan 90 50 45 50 30 20
Philippines 1,160 515 645 385 170 210
Saudi Arabia 115 65 55 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 85 45 40 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 365 425 0 0 0
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 75 45 30 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 55 35 20 0 0 0
Viet Nam 45 15 30 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 675 350 325 25 10 15
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 25 15 10 0 0 0
Australia 10 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 10 10 10 10 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 397,635 192,815 204,815 22,375 11,270 11,105
First generationCensus data footnote 69 47,925 24,395 23,525 1,820 910 915
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 38,620 18,965 19,660 2,870 1,385 1,480
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 311,090 149,455 161,635 17,690 8,975 8,710
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 27,440 13,660 13,780 1,360 635 720
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 16,465 8,580 7,890 1,010 510 500
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 6,335 4,330 2,005 390 260 130
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 10,130 4,250 5,880 625 255 370
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 6,715 2,880 3,835 255 80 175
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 4,080 2,110 1,975 90 45 50
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 175 90 85 10 0 10
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 397,630 192,815 204,820 22,370 11,265 11,105
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 15,815 7,460 8,355 660 345 315
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 15,270 7,200 8,065 645 340 305
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,955 3,785 4,170 150 75 65
Métis 6,905 3,230 3,675 490 260 230
Inuk (Inuit) 405 185 220 10 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 275 135 140 0 0 0
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 265 120 145 15 0 10
Non-Aboriginal identity 381,820 185,355 196,460 21,710 10,920 10,795
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 397,630 192,815 204,815 22,370 11,265 11,105
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,015 1,905 2,110 140 80 65
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 393,615 190,910 202,710 22,230 11,185 11,040
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 397,635 192,815 204,820 22,375 11,270 11,105
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,595 1,175 1,425 85 35 45
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,515 1,145 1,370 80 40 45
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,715 790 925 40 20 25
Métis single ancestry 690 320 365 45 20 25
Inuit single ancestry 110 30 75 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 85 25 60 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 60 15 45 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 10 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 10 10 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 24,125 11,040 13,085 850 420 430
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 23,265 10,615 12,650 830 415 415
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 16,335 7,430 8,905 270 170 105
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 6,320 2,895 3,420 550 245 305
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 615 300 320 0 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 860 420 440 20 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 705 335 370 15 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 90 50 40 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 60 40 20 0 10 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 370,910 180,605 190,305 21,440 10,810 10,635
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 397,630 192,810 204,820 22,375 11,265 11,105
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 45,290 22,735 22,555 1,335 670 665
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 6,550 3,690 2,865 350 190 155
Chinese 6,975 3,450 3,520 40 30 10
Black 15,090 7,300 7,785 190 90 100
Filipino 2,575 1,125 1,445 565 255 310
Latin American 1,210 610 600 40 20 20
Arab 7,335 3,955 3,385 25 15 10
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 865 375 485 40 15 25
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,390 725 665 25 10 0
Korean 1,230 520 710 10 10 10
Japanese 485 220 275 0 0 0
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 490 225 265 30 20 0
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,095 540 555 10 10 10
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 352,340 170,075 182,265 21,045 10,600 10,440
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 103 397,630 192,815 204,815 22,370 11,270 11,105
North American Aboriginal origins 26,725 12,210 14,515 930 460 470
First Nations (North American Indian) 18,920 8,620 10,300 330 190 140
Inuit 905 425 485 10 0 0
Métis 7,850 3,615 4,235 615 275 335
Other North American origins 163,555 78,245 85,320 6,335 3,145 3,195
Acadian 10,115 4,535 5,590 25 10 20
American 3,950 1,915 2,035 470 210 260
Canadian 152,835 73,390 79,445 5,950 2,955 2,995
New Brunswicker 25 10 25 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 885 390 495 0 0 10
Nova Scotian 745 345 400 0 0 0
Ontarian 25 10 15 0 0 0
Québécois 235 120 115 10 0 0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 15 0 10 0 0 0
European origins 276,190 132,910 143,280 17,920 8,975 8,945
British Isles origins 228,905 109,560 119,345 11,155 5,435 5,720
Channel Islander 35 10 25 0 0 0
Cornish 60 30 25 0 0 0
English 121,790 58,380 63,415 6,205 2,900 3,305
Irish 95,065 44,145 50,925 4,205 1,990 2,215
Manx 75 40 35 10 0 0
Scottish 113,480 53,570 59,910 5,080 2,465 2,615
Welsh 8,845 4,155 4,690 495 240 255
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 11,350 5,345 6,005 365 200 165
French origins 66,425 30,905 35,520 3,020 1,375 1,650
Alsatian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 0 0 0 0 0 0
French 66,415 30,900 35,510 3,020 1,375 1,650
Western European origins (except French origins) 56,580 26,830 29,750 8,825 4,420 4,410
Austrian 1,005 540 465 305 175 130
Bavarian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Belgian 990 480 515 625 345 280
Dutch 13,220 6,015 7,205 845 435 415
Flemish 65 50 15 20 10 10
Frisian 15 0 10 0 0 0
German 45,105 21,395 23,710 7,515 3,695 3,820
Luxembourger 15 0 10 10 0 0
Swiss 1,390 715 675 135 70 65
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 90 60 30 10 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 8,010 3,835 4,175 3,880 1,985 1,895
Danish 1,890 895 995 260 130 130
Finnish 610 250 360 75 30 45
Icelandic 420 185 235 115 50 65
Norwegian 2,780 1,385 1,395 2,550 1,305 1,245
Swedish 1,920 880 1,040 1,090 565 530
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 690 380 315 155 90 65
Eastern European origins 16,135 8,015 8,120 4,605 2,285 2,325
Bulgarian 175 80 95 10 10 0
Byelorussian 135 70 65 0 0 0
Czech 670 360 305 90 35 50
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 150 65 85 15 10 10
Estonian 255 130 130 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,395 725 675 705 315 385
Latvian 245 90 150 10 0 10
Lithuanian 600 275 325 0 0 0
Moldovan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Polish 5,905 2,900 3,000 1,480 700 785
Romanian 720 355 360 425 220 200
Russian 2,970 1,405 1,570 565 340 225
Slovak 355 215 140 50 20 25
Ukrainian 5,155 2,640 2,515 2,155 1,020 1,135
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 185 85 105 0 0 0
Southern European origins 16,775 7,980 8,795 345 190 155
Albanian 255 135 120 10 10 0
Bosnian 120 55 70 0 0 0
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 455 205 250 10 0 0
Cypriot 25 20 10 0 0 0
Greek 2,430 1,235 1,190 20 0 20
Italian 8,190 3,940 4,245 125 75 45
Kosovar 245 110 130 0 0 0
Macedonian 95 50 45 0 0 0
Maltese 240 105 135 0 0 0
Montenegrin 15 10 10 0 0 0
Portuguese 2,335 1,105 1,230 60 35 25
Serbian 190 85 105 10 0 0
Sicilian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Slovenian 100 45 60 0 0 0
Spanish 2,685 1,175 1,510 110 55 55
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 190 90 100 35 30 0
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 65 40 25 0 0 0
Other European origins 3,610 1,830 1,780 55 45 10
Basque 105 45 65 0 0 0
Jewish 1,485 725 765 20 20 0
Roma (Gypsy) 60 45 15 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 20 15 10 10 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,970 1,015 950 25 25 0
Caribbean origins 3,570 1,745 1,825 80 35 45
Antiguan 80 50 35 0 0 0
Bahamian 190 95 100 10 0 0
Barbadian 405 200 200 0 0 0
Bermudan 150 85 75 0 0 0
Carib 40 30 10 0 0 0
Cuban 270 125 145 10 10 0
Dominican 120 60 60 0 0 0
Grenadian 20 10 10 0 0 10
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 85 25 65 0 0 0
Jamaican 1,295 640 655 45 15 30
Kittitian/Nevisian 35 10 20 0 0 0
Martinican 10 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 50 20 35 0 0 0
St. Lucian 65 20 40 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 250 145 105 10 0 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 25 20 10 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 460 240 215 15 10 10
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 280 135 140 30 0 30
Latin, Central and South American origins 2,060 1,045 1,010 200 95 100
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 145 75 70 25 0 30
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 50 30 25 0 0 0
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 35 20 15 0 0 0
Brazilian 210 115 100 0 0 0
Chilean 80 50 30 10 0 0
Colombian 240 125 110 10 10 0
Costa Rican 25 0 20 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 25 10 10 0 0 0
Guatemalan 55 35 20 0 0 0
Guyanese 270 125 145 10 10 0
Hispanic 55 35 20 0 0 0
Honduran 30 25 10 0 0 0
Maya 60 35 20 25 20 10
Mexican 465 225 240 115 60 60
Nicaraguan 30 10 25 0 0 0
Panamanian 10 0 15 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 145 65 80 0 0 0
Salvadorean 85 55 25 15 10 10
Uruguayan 15 0 15 0 0 0
Venezuelan 55 40 20 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 150 80 70 0 0 0
African origins 12,510 6,010 6,505 175 105 65
Central and West African origins 1,075 560 515 20 10 10
Akan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angolan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 25 20 10 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 165 85 80 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 10 0 0 0 0
Gambian 15 0 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 145 85 65 0 0 0
Guinean 25 20 10 0 0 0
Ibo 90 45 45 0 0 0
Ivorian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Liberian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malinké 10 10 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 355 185 170 25 15 10
Peulh 10 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 40 30 10 0 0 0
Togolese 70 30 35 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 70 25 45 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 110 60 50 0 0 0
North African origins 1,715 900 815 20 15 10
Algerian 35 25 0 0 0 0
Berber 55 35 15 0 0 0
Coptic 25 10 15 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 1,180 630 545 0 0 0
Libyan 185 90 95 0 0 0
Maure 10 10 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 115 55 60 20 15 10
Sudanese 110 50 65 0 0 0
Tunisian 45 15 20 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 40 25 20 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 1,585 770 810 75 55 15
Afrikaner 20 0 20 0 0 0
Amhara 10 10 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 10 0 0 0 0 0
Burundian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 145 75 70 15 10 10
Ethiopian 250 105 145 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 145 80 55 0 10 0
Malagasy 20 0 15 0 0 0
Mauritian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Oromo 30 15 15 0 0 0
Rwandan 95 50 50 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 170 80 85 0 0 0
South African 400 185 220 15 15 0
Tanzanian 55 40 20 0 0 0
Tigrian 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ugandan 55 20 35 0 0 0
Zambian 75 30 45 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 85 55 30 0 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 115 65 50 30 15 10
Other African origins 8,315 3,870 4,440 65 30 35
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,460 670 785 15 10 10
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 6,935 3,235 3,700 50 20 30
Asian origins 33,575 17,045 16,535 1,120 555 560
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 13,795 7,140 6,660 40 25 15
Afghan 230 75 150 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,385 720 660 10 10 0
Armenian 220 130 85 0 0 0
Assyrian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 20 20 10 0 0 0
Georgian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,200 685 515 0 0 0
Iraqi 585 260 325 0 0 0
Israeli 215 115 100 0 0 0
Jordanian 255 145 110 0 0 0
Kazakh 40 25 15 10 10 0
Kurd 230 115 115 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 205 105 100 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 5,205 2,615 2,590 25 15 15
Palestinian 925 500 425 0 0 0
Pashtun 10 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 675 440 235 0 0 0
Syrian 1,660 805 850 0 0 0
Tajik 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tatar 35 10 25 0 0 0
Turk 570 270 300 0 0 0
Turkmen 10 0 0 0 0 0
Uighur 10 10 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 90 60 30 0 0 0
Yemeni 205 105 100 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 765 400 365 0 0 0
South Asian origins 6,885 3,885 3,005 365 200 155
Bangladeshi 205 125 85 0 0 0
Bengali 50 35 20 0 0 0
Bhutanese 210 85 115 0 0 0
East Indian 5,030 2,855 2,180 360 195 160
Goan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 10 10 10 0 0 0
Kashmiri 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 425 220 210 0 0 0
Pakistani 465 295 175 0 0 0
Punjabi 170 80 90 0 0 0
Sinhalese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 290 135 150 0 0 0
Tamil 55 25 30 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 390 240 145 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 12,855 6,035 6,820 720 335 385
Burmese 15 10 10 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 55 20 35 0 0 0
Chinese 7,610 3,700 3,905 85 50 35
Filipino 2,685 1,195 1,480 600 265 335
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 95 45 50 0 0 0
Japanese 600 240 355 10 0 0
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,280 540 740 10 0 10
Laotian 10 0 10 0 10 0
Malaysian 50 20 35 0 0 0
Mongolian 35 10 20 0 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0 10 10 10
Taiwanese 175 85 95 0 0 0
Thai 175 65 110 25 10 15
Tibetan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 585 260 320 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 50 35 15 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 295 140 155 0 0 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 295 140 155 0 0 0
Oceania origins 550 270 280 35 20 10
Australian 285 135 145 20 15 0
New Zealander 190 105 80 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins 90 30 55 15 10 10
Fijian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 15 0 10 15 10 10
Maori 35 15 25 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 15 10 0 0 0 0
Samoan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 10 0 10 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 173,455 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
Owner 104,250 ... ... 7,430 ... ...
Renter 69,180 ... ... 1,960 ... ...
Band housing 30 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 173,460 ... ... 9,385 ... ...
Condominium 10,415 ... ... 635 ... ...
Not condominium 163,045 ... ... 8,750 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 173,460 ... ... 9,385 ... ...
No bedrooms 875 ... ... 15 ... ...
1 bedroom 25,150 ... ... 765 ... ...
2 bedrooms 45,370 ... ... 2,045 ... ...
3 bedrooms 62,955 ... ... 3,125 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 39,105 ... ... 3,440 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 173,460 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 46,250 ... ... 1,590 ... ...
5 rooms 25,385 ... ... 1,345 ... ...
6 rooms 24,840 ... ... 1,475 ... ...
7 rooms 22,370 ... ... 1,310 ... ...
8 or more rooms 54,610 ... ... 3,680 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.4 ... ... 7.0 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 173,460 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 172,115 ... ... 9,300 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,345 ... ... 90 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 173,455 ... ... 9,385 ... ...
Suitable 167,475 ... ... 9,190 ... ...
Not suitable 5,990 ... ... 195 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 173,455 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
1960 or before 35,105 ... ... 2,745 ... ...
1961 to 1980 49,465 ... ... 3,505 ... ...
1981 to 1990 27,070 ... ... 1,190 ... ...
1991 to 2000 24,820 ... ... 405 ... ...
2001 to 2005 13,190 ... ... 245 ... ...
2006 to 2010 12,695 ... ... 490 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 11,110 ... ... 805 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 173,460 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 161,990 ... ... 8,580 ... ...
Major repairs needed 11,470 ... ... 815 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 173,460 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
1 household maintainer 98,525 ... ... 5,965 ... ...
2 household maintainers 70,350 ... ... 3,325 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 4,585 ... ... 95 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 173,460 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
15 to 24 years 9,080 ... ... 345 ... ...
25 to 34 years 27,935 ... ... 1,560 ... ...
35 to 44 years 28,940 ... ... 1,545 ... ...
45 to 54 years 34,530 ... ... 1,570 ... ...
55 to 64 years 33,710 ... ... 1,780 ... ...
65 to 74 years 23,385 ... ... 1,255 ... ...
75 to 84 years 12,040 ... ... 885 ... ...
85 years and over 3,835 ... ... 445 ... ...
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 141 172,790 ... ... 8,290 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 129,585 ... ... 7,010 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 43,205 ... ... 1,280 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 36,565 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 104,190 ... ... 6,395 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 64.1 ... ... 52.7 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 12.9 ... ... 9.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,187 ... ... 787 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,268 ... ... 1,033 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 269,126 ... ... 250,601 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 307,511 ... ... 273,153 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 69,085 ... ... 1,905 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.3 ... ... 20.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 43.3 ... ... 33.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 962 ... ... 837 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,035 ... ... 880 ... ...
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 146 337,210 161,965 175,250 17,830 8,930 8,900
No certificate, diploma or degree 49,435 25,160 24,280 3,880 2,295 1,590
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 85,440 43,010 42,430 6,010 3,160 2,855
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 202,335 93,795 108,540 7,935 3,475 4,460
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 26,270 18,000 8,270 2,245 1,520 725
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 14,480 8,135 6,345 1,045 590 455
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 11,790 9,865 1,925 1,200 930 275
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,970 29,400 40,570 3,015 925 2,090
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 7,855 3,195 4,665 630 240 385
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 98,235 43,195 55,035 2,045 785 1,255
Bachelor's degree 65,780 28,265 37,515 1,685 615 1,070
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,155 2,245 2,910 105 50 55
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,785 1,495 1,290 55 40 15
Master's degree 20,595 8,750 11,840 195 80 115
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 3,920 2,450 1,475 0 0 0
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 225,420 108,730 116,695 11,625 5,875 5,750
No certificate, diploma or degree 18,865 10,520 8,340 1,435 970 460
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 49,630 25,545 24,080 4,150 2,255 1,890
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 156,930 72,660 84,270 6,045 2,650 3,395
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 18,455 13,000 5,450 1,665 1,150 515
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 10,105 5,910 4,195 745 430 315
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 8,350 7,090 1,260 915 720 200
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 53,900 23,350 30,550 2,290 720 1,570
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 5,300 2,145 3,155 380 170 215
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 79,275 34,170 45,110 1,705 605 1,100
Bachelor's degree 53,075 22,730 30,340 1,385 470 915
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,055 1,650 2,405 85 30 50
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,295 1,115 1,175 50 35 20
Master's degree 17,035 7,065 9,975 185 65 115
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 2,815 1,605 1,215 0 0 0
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 151 337,210 161,965 175,245 17,830 8,930 8,905
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 134,875 68,170 66,710 9,895 5,455 4,440
Education 12,645 3,230 9,415 805 135 670
13. Education 12,640 3,230 9,415 805 135 665
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,780 3,190 3,595 125 45 75
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,315 970 345 30 10 20
50. Visual and performing arts 5,465 2,215 3,245 90 30 55
Humanities 10,725 4,110 6,620 265 105 155
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 740 230 510 10 0 10
23. English language and literature/letters 3,220 970 2,250 40 10 30
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,305 765 1,535 45 15 30
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 50 15 30 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 715 380 330 20 0 15
39. Theology and religious vocations 860 510 345 130 65 70
54. History 2,255 1,125 1,135 10 0 0
55. French language and literature/letters 585 105 480 10 0 10
Social and behavioural sciences and law 23,785 7,680 16,110 440 140 295
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 415 90 330 0 0 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,300 835 1,460 50 25 25
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,015 310 3,705 150 10 145
22. Legal professions and studies 3,600 1,200 2,400 65 20 45
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 390 105 285 0 0 0
42. Psychology 5,035 1,310 3,725 60 25 40
45. Social sciences 8,025 3,825 4,200 120 75 50
Business, management and public administration 47,175 16,450 30,730 1,520 330 1,195
30.16 Accounting and computer science 70 15 55 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,855 685 2,175 135 10 120
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 44,245 15,745 28,505 1,385 315 1,070
Physical and life sciences and technologies 9,850 4,750 5,105 90 35 60
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 4,595 1,885 2,710 35 15 15
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,020 790 1,235 20 0 15
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 95 25 70 0 0 10
40. Physical sciences 2,815 1,965 850 10 10 10
41. Science technologies/technicians 320 85 240 25 10 20
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,670 6,195 3,475 95 45 50
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,775 5,305 2,470 85 40 40
25. Library science 700 105 600 10 0 10
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,055 685 375 0 0 0
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 135 100 30 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 37,890 34,940 2,945 1,895 1,760 135
04. Architecture and related services 960 620 340 30 10 20
14. Engineering 7,830 6,665 1,170 165 120 45
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 8,520 7,790 730 265 230 35
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,730 8,495 235 425 420 10
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,060 7,735 325 755 740 15
48. Precision production 3,785 3,640 140 255 235 20
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,230 1,190 1,040 545 415 130
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,035 515 520 485 375 110
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,200 680 520 55 45 20
Health and related fields 28,890 5,355 23,535 1,475 200 1,275
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,900 900 1,000 55 20 35
51. Health professions and related programs 26,040 3,880 22,160 1,405 175 1,235
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 950 580 375 10 10 0
Personal, protective and transportation services 12,650 6,705 5,945 680 265 420
12. Personal and culinary services 7,160 1,905 5,260 465 75 390
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 180 180 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 520 475 40 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 2,025 1,610 415 100 80 25
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,765 2,540 225 110 115 0
Other 40 10 35 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 40 10 35 0 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 225,425 108,730 116,695 11,625 5,875 5,750
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 68,490 36,070 32,425 5,580 3,225 2,355
Education 8,765 2,100 6,670 495 70 425
13. Education 8,765 2,100 6,670 495 70 420
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,325 2,515 2,805 100 25 65
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 970 735 240 25 0 20
50. Visual and performing arts 4,355 1,785 2,570 65 20 50
Humanities 8,300 3,110 5,190 190 65 125
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 600 175 420 0 0 0
23. English language and literature/letters 2,540 770 1,770 35 0 30
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,825 610 1,215 40 15 25
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 50 20 35 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 565 290 280 20 10 15
39. Theology and religious vocations 550 330 225 85 45 40
54. History 1,745 830 910 10 0 10
55. French language and literature/letters 425 75 350 0 0 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 19,595 6,095 13,500 390 115 275
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 350 70 280 0 0 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,970 695 1,275 45 25 25
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,290 255 3,035 135 10 125
22. Legal professions and studies 3,135 930 2,210 60 20 40
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 300 75 235 0 0 0
42. Psychology 4,035 1,035 2,995 50 10 35
45. Social sciences 6,510 3,030 3,480 100 50 45
Business, management and public administration 36,275 12,865 23,410 1,150 260 895
30.16 Accounting and computer science 70 15 50 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,330 550 1,775 100 10 95
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 33,880 12,300 21,585 1,045 250 795
Physical and life sciences and technologies 7,310 3,490 3,825 65 25 45
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,575 1,470 2,105 30 10 20
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,485 600 885 15 0 10
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 90 25 65 0 0 10
40. Physical sciences 1,965 1,355 605 0 10 0
41. Science technologies/technicians 195 35 165 10 0 10
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,505 5,570 2,935 85 45 40
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,135 4,920 2,215 75 45 35
25. Library science 480 75 405 10 0 10
27. Mathematics and statistics 770 485 285 0 10 0
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 115 90 25 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 28,875 26,365 2,510 1,435 1,325 105
04. Architecture and related services 735 445 290 15 10 10
14. Engineering 5,890 4,910 975 125 90 35
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,725 6,075 650 225 195 30
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,650 6,415 230 350 350 0
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,110 5,870 245 540 525 15
48. Precision production 2,755 2,655 105 190 175 20
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,830 975 855 430 335 100
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 835 415 420 380 295 85
03. Natural resources and conservation 995 555 435 55 35 20
Health and related fields 22,215 4,290 17,930 1,140 155 980
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,510 760 755 45 15 25
51. Health professions and related programs 19,945 3,100 16,845 1,085 135 950
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 760 430 325 15 10 10
Personal, protective and transportation services 9,890 5,280 4,600 555 225 335
12. Personal and culinary services 5,630 1,575 4,060 365 60 310
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 165 165 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 310 285 30 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 1,600 1,265 335 90 65 25
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,175 1,995 180 105 105 0
Other 40 10 35 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 40 10 30 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 337,210 161,965 175,250 17,830 8,930 8,900
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 134,875 68,170 66,705 9,895 5,455 4,440
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 202,335 93,795 108,540 7,935 3,475 4,460
Location of study inside Canada 184,280 84,675 99,605 7,145 3,100 4,050
Same as province or territory of residence 140,680 63,335 77,345 5,685 2,425 3,260
Different than province or territory of residence 43,605 21,335 22,265 1,460 670 785
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 18,060 9,125 8,935 790 380 410
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,800 2,010 1,790 170 70 95
Philippines 1,105 395 720 245 95 155
India 1,475 770 700 135 70 65
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,175 1,855 1,320 40 30 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 810 315 495 0 0 0
France 250 145 105 0 0 0
Other 7,440 3,635 3,805 200 110 95
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 157 225,420 108,730 116,695 11,625 5,875 5,750
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 68,490 36,065 32,425 5,580 3,225 2,355
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 156,930 72,660 84,270 6,040 2,650 3,395
Location of study inside Canada 142,985 65,865 77,125 5,335 2,310 3,025
Same as province or territory of residence 108,650 49,100 59,555 4,145 1,765 2,380
Different than province or territory of residence 34,340 16,770 17,570 1,190 545 645
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 13,940 6,795 7,145 710 340 370
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,510 1,275 1,235 130 60 70
Philippines 1,030 375 655 245 90 150
India 1,170 605 565 120 65 50
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,050 1,175 870 25 20 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 660 260 400 0 0 0
France 200 115 85 0 0 0
Other 6,325 2,995 3,330 190 100 90
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 337,215 161,965 175,250 17,830 8,930 8,905
In the labour force 225,940 115,060 110,880 12,635 6,990 5,645
Employed 209,425 105,895 103,530 11,935 6,570 5,365
Unemployed 16,515 9,170 7,350 705 420 280
Not in the labour force 111,275 46,905 64,370 5,200 1,940 3,255
Participation rate 67.0 71.0 63.3 70.9 78.3 63.4
Employment rate 62.1 65.4 59.1 66.9 73.6 60.2
Unemployment rate 7.3 8.0 6.6 5.6 6.0 5.0
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 337,210 161,965 175,250 17,830 8,930 8,900
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 102,100 43,110 58,990 4,375 1,680 2,700
Worked 235,115 118,855 116,255 13,450 7,250 6,200
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 128,810 69,900 58,910 6,805 4,230 2,575
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 106,300 48,955 57,345 6,645 3,025 3,625
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.1 43.6 42.7 42.7 43.7 41.4
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 225,945 115,060 110,880 12,630 6,985 5,645
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,075 2,120 1,955 75 35 40
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 221,860 112,940 108,925 12,560 6,945 5,610
Employee 201,650 100,730 100,925 9,530 4,895 4,635
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 20,210 12,215 8,000 3,025 2,050 970
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 172 225,940 115,060 110,880 12,635 6,985 5,650
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,080 2,120 1,955 75 35 35
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 221,860 112,940 108,925 12,560 6,950 5,610
0 Management occupations 24,330 14,500 9,830 2,535 1,810 725
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 36,725 10,880 25,840 1,655 280 1,375
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 17,555 14,105 3,445 365 255 110
3 Health occupations 17,440 3,410 14,025 830 95 740
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 30,390 12,015 18,380 985 230 755
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 7,555 3,570 3,980 195 30 165
6 Sales and service occupations 55,165 24,350 30,820 2,040 720 1,325
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 26,170 24,875 1,295 2,125 2,005 115
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 2,740 2,310 430 1,345 1,125 230
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 3,785 2,920 870 480 400 75
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 173 225,945 115,065 110,880 12,635 6,985 5,645
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,080 2,120 1,960 75 40 35
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 221,860 112,940 108,925 12,560 6,950 5,610
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,445 1,070 375 2,665 1,885 780
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,115 975 140 1,145 945 195
22 Utilities 1,595 1,045 550 155 110 40
23 Construction 13,810 12,280 1,535 905 770 135
31-33 Manufacturing 10,000 7,310 2,690 445 365 75
41 Wholesale trade 7,070 5,105 1,965 435 295 140
44-45 Retail trade 26,560 11,990 14,570 1,095 505 590
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 10,025 7,640 2,385 490 345 145
51 Information and cultural industries 6,320 3,610 2,715 160 50 105
52 Finance and insurance 10,370 4,235 6,135 365 60 310
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 4,390 2,455 1,935 120 80 40
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 17,535 9,885 7,655 440 220 220
55 Management of companies and enterprises 230 90 140 25 0 20
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 11,685 6,820 4,865 210 125 80
61 Educational services 17,535 5,935 11,600 635 140 490
62 Health care and social assistance 28,995 5,410 23,580 1,485 180 1,310
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,835 2,495 2,345 165 75 95
72 Accommodation and food services 16,125 6,840 9,285 560 215 345
81 Other services (except public administration) 8,850 3,785 5,065 575 310 260
91 Public administration 23,370 13,970 9,395 510 260 245
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 174 209,425 105,895 103,530 11,935 6,570 5,365
Worked at home 13,580 6,570 7,015 2,495 1,570 925
Worked outside Canada 1,040 710 325 10 10 0
No fixed workplace address 22,215 16,360 5,855 2,075 1,710 365
Worked at usual place 172,585 82,250 90,340 7,360 3,285 4,075
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 172,585 82,250 90,335 7,360 3,285 4,070
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 166,455 78,620 87,840 4,320 1,770 2,550
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 155 105 55 2,150 1,055 1,095
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 4,155 2,315 1,835 880 455 425
Commute to a different province or territory 1,825 1,215 610 10 0 0
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 175 194,800 98,610 96,190 9,430 5,000 4,435
Car, truck, van - as a driver 137,130 73,100 64,025 8,110 4,430 3,680
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 14,270 5,220 9,045 510 225 285
Public transit 22,980 9,960 13,020 15 10 10
Walked 15,935 7,500 8,435 595 225 370
Bicycle 1,965 1,310 655 90 50 50
Other method 2,530 1,530 1,005 115 70 45
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 176 194,805 98,615 96,195 9,430 4,995 4,435
Less than 15 minutes 48,600 22,265 26,330 5,430 2,565 2,865
15 to 29 minutes 79,445 41,265 38,180 1,690 925 765
30 to 44 minutes 42,835 22,665 20,170 1,105 655 450
45 to 59 minutes 13,965 6,940 7,020 470 290 180
60 minutes and over 9,960 5,475 4,490 745 565 180
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 177 194,805 98,610 96,190 9,430 5,000 4,435
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 9,345 6,050 3,295 700 520 180
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 38,000 22,710 15,295 2,265 1,565 700
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 58,980 29,475 29,510 3,100 1,640 1,460
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,880 17,970 23,905 1,770 625 1,140
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 19,595 8,615 10,980 650 250 400
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 27,000 13,790 13,210 950 390 555
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 178 241,390 121,770 119,620 13,880 7,475 6,395
Single responses 239,880 121,140 118,740 13,865 7,475 6,390
Official languages 239,140 120,745 118,400 13,865 7,475 6,390
English 237,620 120,350 117,270 13,845 7,470 6,375
French 1,520 390 1,125 15 0 15
Non-official languages 735 400 340 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 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 740 400 340 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 150 115 40 0 0 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 150 110 35 0 0 0
Amharic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 125 100 30 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 15 15 10 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 10 0 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 200 110 90 0 0 0
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 30 20 15 0 0 0
Baltic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Latvian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 25 20 10 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 30 20 10 0 0 0
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 40 20 20 0 10 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 10 10 10 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 25 10 15 10 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 50 30 15 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 20 20 0 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 20 15 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 75 35 45 0 0 0
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 30 10 20 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 40 15 25 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 25 10 15 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 30 15 20 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 30 0 25 0 0 0
American Sign Language 15 10 15 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 15 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 280 155 130 0 0 0
Chinese languages 280 150 130 0 0 0
Cantonese 60 35 25 0 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 200 105 100 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 15 0 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 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 10 0 10 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 1,510 630 880 10 10 10
English and French 920 330 585 0 0 0
English and non-official language 555 280 280 10 0 10
French and non-official language 10 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 30 15 15 0 0 0
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 241,390 121,770 119,620 13,875 7,480 6,400
None 230,965 116,690 114,270 13,770 7,425 6,345
English 1,325 460 870 10 0 0
French 7,040 3,575 3,465 20 10 0
Non-official language 1,905 955 950 75 45 35
Aboriginal 30 15 15 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 1,870 940 935 80 45 35
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 10 0 0 0 0 0
French and non-official language 150 90 60 0 0 0
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 180 393,840 190,960 202,880 21,995 11,060 10,930
Non-movers 335,130 162,410 172,720 19,495 9,790 9,710
Movers 58,715 28,555 30,160 2,500 1,270 1,225
Non-migrants 41,645 20,270 21,370 1,295 685 610
Migrants 17,070 8,275 8,795 1,205 590 615
Internal migrants 12,075 5,785 6,285 1,045 505 540
Intraprovincial migrants 4,125 1,835 2,280 755 355 405
Interprovincial migrants 7,955 3,950 4,000 285 150 135
External migrants 4,995 2,490 2,505 165 85 75
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 377,835 182,825 195,015 20,820 10,395 10,430
Non-movers 227,440 109,710 117,730 13,365 6,740 6,625
Movers 150,395 73,110 77,280 7,460 3,650 3,805
Non-migrants 99,295 48,135 51,160 3,035 1,445 1,590
Migrants 51,100 24,975 26,120 4,425 2,210 2,215
Internal migrants 36,440 17,330 19,115 3,640 1,845 1,790
Intraprovincial migrants 12,010 5,405 6,605 2,555 1,285 1,270
Interprovincial migrants 24,435 11,925 12,505 1,080 560 525
External migrants 14,660 7,650 7,010 790 365 425

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Halifax [Census metropolitan area], Nova Scotia and Division No. 2, CDR [Census division], Saskatchewan (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 June 17, 2024).

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