Census Profile, 2016 Census
Montérégie [Economic region], Quebec and Châteauguay [Population centre], Quebec

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Characteristic Montérégie
Quebec
[Economic region]
Châteauguay
Quebec
[Population centre]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 1,507,070 ... ... 71,164 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 1,442,433 ... ... 66,445r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.5 ... ... 7.1 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 657,344 ... ... 29,154 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 626,077 ... ... 28,226 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 135.4 ... ... 1,438.2 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 11,132.34 ... ... 49.48 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 1,507,070 741,455 765,615 71,160 34,770 36,390
0 to 14 years 258,825 132,555 126,265 12,705 6,565 6,145
0 to 4 years 83,415 42,750 40,665 4,175 2,115 2,060
5 to 9 years 91,610 47,000 44,610 4,425 2,320 2,110
10 to 14 years 83,800 42,810 40,995 4,105 2,135 1,970
15 to 64 years 977,470 486,190 491,285 45,935 22,640 23,295
15 to 19 years 83,280 42,565 40,715 4,260 2,200 2,060
20 to 24 years 86,680 44,415 42,270 4,380 2,300 2,080
25 to 29 years 80,250 40,305 39,945 3,745 1,805 1,940
30 to 34 years 87,625 43,170 44,460 4,140 2,090 2,050
35 to 39 years 101,380 50,110 51,275 4,675 2,195 2,475
40 to 44 years 96,765 48,095 48,665 4,365 2,095 2,275
45 to 49 years 100,295 49,910 50,390 4,670 2,275 2,395
50 to 54 years 118,685 58,630 60,055 5,560 2,755 2,805
55 to 59 years 119,035 58,540 60,495 5,650 2,760 2,890
60 to 64 years 103,460 50,460 53,005 4,485 2,165 2,320
65 years and over 270,775 122,705 148,065 12,520 5,570 6,950
65 to 69 years 91,110 43,580 47,535 3,900 1,855 2,045
70 to 74 years 71,365 34,190 37,170 3,165 1,470 1,695
75 to 79 years 46,595 21,465 25,130 2,355 1,020 1,335
80 to 84 years 31,550 13,455 18,100 1,680 725 955
85 years and over 30,150 10,015 20,135 1,425 500 920
85 to 89 years 19,605 7,275 12,330 955 375 580
90 to 94 years 8,220 2,300 5,920 370 110 260
95 to 99 years 2,060 410 1,650 90 15 75
100 years and over 270 30 235 5 0 10
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 17.2 17.9 16.5 17.9 18.9 16.9
15 to 64 years 64.9 65.6 64.2 64.6 65.1 64.0
65 years and over 18.0 16.5 19.3 17.6 16.0 19.1
85 years and over 2.0 1.4 2.6 2.0 1.4 2.5
Average age of the population 41.7 40.7 42.6 41.1 40.0 42.2
Median age of the population 42.8 41.8 43.9 41.9 40.6 43.2
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 626,080 ... ... 28,225 ... ...
Single-detached house 348,535 ... ... 18,435 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 11,240 ... ... 70 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 260,740 ... ... 9,595 ... ...
Semi-detached house 34,665 ... ... 1,580 ... ...
Row house 16,170 ... ... 415 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 29,025 ... ... 1,470 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 177,340 ... ... 6,070 ... ...
Other single-attached house 3,540 ... ... 60 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 5,565 ... ... 125 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 626,075 ... ... 28,225 ... ...
1 person 182,495 ... ... 7,225 ... ...
2 persons 223,740 ... ... 9,860 ... ...
3 persons 92,945 ... ... 4,635 ... ...
4 persons 85,660 ... ... 4,220 ... ...
5 or more persons 41,235 ... ... 2,285 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 1,474,525 ... ... 70,210 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 1,248,250 608,895 639,345 58,455 28,205 30,245
Married or living common law 739,545 369,700 369,840 34,415 17,180 17,235
Married 440,600 220,365 220,230 22,110 11,035 11,075
Living common law 298,945 149,335 149,605 12,305 6,145 6,165
Not married and not living common law 508,700 239,195 269,505 24,035 11,030 13,010
Never married 337,030 182,150 154,880 15,835 8,465 7,375
Separated 16,645 7,480 9,165 860 360 495
Divorced 87,680 34,665 53,015 3,920 1,465 2,450
Widowed 67,345 14,900 52,445 3,420 730 2,690
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 432,715 ... ... 20,620 ... ...
2 persons 225,635 ... ... 10,185 ... ...
3 persons 90,105 ... ... 4,550 ... ...
4 persons 83,335 ... ... 4,095 ... ...
5 or more persons 33,640 ... ... 1,785 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.8 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 432,720 ... ... 20,620 ... ...
Total couple families 362,940 ... ... 16,960 ... ...
Married couples 213,685 ... ... 10,815 ... ...
Common-law couples 149,255 ... ... 6,145 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 69,775 ... ... 3,660 ... ...
Female parent 51,080 ... ... 2,810 ... ...
Male parent 18,690 ... ... 850 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 362,945 ... ... 16,955 ... ...
Couples without children 183,285 ... ... 8,045 ... ...
Couples with children 179,660 ... ... 8,915 ... ...
1 child 69,010 ... ... 3,440 ... ...
2 children 78,310 ... ... 3,790 ... ...
3 or more children 32,335 ... ... 1,680 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 69,775 ... ... 3,660 ... ...
1 child 42,350 ... ... 2,140 ... ...
2 children 21,095 ... ... 1,115 ... ...
3 or more children 6,325 ... ... 405 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 241,435 116,535 124,895 10,265 4,660 5,610
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 626,075 ... ... 28,225 ... ...
One-census-family households 420,690 ... ... 19,885 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 178,200 ... ... 7,790 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 242,495 ... ... 12,095 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 5,925 ... ... 365 ... ...
Non-census-family households 199,460 ... ... 7,980 ... ...
One-person households 182,500 ... ... 7,225 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 16,965 ... ... 755 ... ...
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 1,491,970 735,650 756,325 70,655 34,590 36,070
English only 48,350 24,350 24,005 6,035 2,915 3,120
French only 717,125 331,285 385,835 25,265 11,475 13,785
English and French 717,805 376,180 341,625 38,995 20,055 18,940
Neither English nor French 8,695 3,835 4,855 360 140 220
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 1,491,970 735,650 756,320 70,655 34,585 36,065
English 151,265 75,885 75,375 16,140 7,910 8,230
French 1,293,645 636,090 657,555 51,695 25,235 26,460
English and French 38,665 20,000 18,665 2,470 1,310 1,160
Neither English nor French 8,395 3,670 4,720 345 135 210
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 170,600 85,890 84,710 17,375 8,565 8,810
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 11.4 11.7 11.2 24.6 24.8 24.4
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 1,491,970 735,650 756,320 70,655 34,585 36,070
Single responses 1,462,465 720,875 741,590 68,680 33,605 35,075
Official languages 1,338,810 659,870 678,940 61,435 30,040 31,395
English 114,710 57,470 57,240 13,575 6,605 6,970
French 1,224,105 602,400 621,700 47,860 23,435 24,425
Non-official languages 123,650 61,005 62,645 7,245 3,565 3,685
Aboriginal languages 430 185 245 30 10 15
Algonquian languages 55 25 30 5 0 5
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 40 20 25 5 0 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 25 10 15 0 0 5
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 5 0 0 5 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 5 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Algonquin 5 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 5 5 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 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 5 5 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. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 60 20 40 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 45 15 35 0 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 310 135 175 15 15 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 310 135 175 20 15 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 0 5 0 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 123,220 60,820 62,400 7,220 3,555 3,665
Afro-Asiatic languages 17,560 9,385 8,175 880 465 415
Berber languages 2,005 1,060 945 175 90 85
Kabyle 1,190 610 575 80 40 45
Berber languages, n.i.e. 815 450 365 95 50 45
Cushitic languages 60 35 30 5 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 55 35 30 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 15,455 8,270 7,185 700 370 330
Amharic 40 15 20 5 0 5
Arabic 15,265 8,165 7,095 675 355 315
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 115 65 50 15 5 5
Maltese 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 20 10 10 5 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15 0 5 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,150 1,955 2,200 135 65 70
Khmer (Cambodian) 830 375 455 65 35 35
Vietnamese 3,315 1,575 1,740 65 30 35
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,970 725 1,245 110 35 75
Bikol 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 80 20 60 5 5 5
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ilocano 95 35 65 5 0 0
Malagasy 305 150 155 20 10 10
Malay 95 35 60 5 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 10 5 0 0 0
Pangasinan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,325 460 865 65 20 50
Waray-Waray 5 0 0 5 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 0 0 0
Creole languages 5,275 2,450 2,825 260 125 135
Haitian Creole 250 120 135 5 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 4,715 2,190 2,520 235 110 120
Creole languages, n.i.e. 310 145 165 25 10 15
Dravidian languages 750 365 385 20 10 5
Kannada 30 15 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 70 30 40 5 5 5
Tamil 600 290 305 15 10 10
Telugu 55 30 25 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 70,795 35,125 35,675 4,890 2,410 2,485
Albanian 150 80 75 5 0 5
Armenian 600 300 300 10 5 5
Balto-Slavic languages 10,640 4,985 5,655 1,385 660 725
Baltic languages 135 55 75 5 0 5
Latvian 25 10 20 0 0 5
Lithuanian 100 50 60 5 0 5
Slavic languages 10,510 4,930 5,580 1,380 660 720
Belarusan 20 10 5 0 0 0
Bosnian 115 60 60 0 0 0
Bulgarian 1,340 670 670 110 60 55
Croatian 275 145 130 35 20 20
Czech 255 125 130 15 10 5
Macedonian 40 25 20 0 5 0
Polish 2,330 1,040 1,290 255 115 140
Russian 4,685 2,160 2,520 820 395 425
Serbian 250 130 120 20 5 10
Serbo-Croatian 100 50 50 0 0 0
Slovak 165 80 90 10 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 220 100 115 10 5 10
Ukrainian 695 325 370 95 45 45
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 35 15 15 0 0 0
Celtic languages 35 20 15 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 5 0 0 0 0
Welsh 15 10 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 4,175 2,080 2,095 240 115 125
Afrikaans 15 5 10 0 0 0
Danish 95 55 45 10 5 5
Dutch 705 350 350 40 15 20
Frisian 5 0 5 0 0 0
German 2,990 1,490 1,505 180 85 95
Icelandic 5 0 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 35 15 15 5 0 0
Swedish 85 40 50 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 210 105 105 5 5 5
Yiddish 15 10 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Greek 3,070 1,650 1,420 145 80 65
Indo-Iranian languages 10,120 5,190 4,930 410 215 195
Indo-Aryan languages 4,635 2,330 2,305 260 135 125
Bengali 705 360 345 130 65 65
Gujarati 440 215 225 10 5 5
Hindi 410 210 200 5 5 5
Kashmiri 5 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 15 5 15 0 0 0
Marathi 35 15 20 0 0 0
Nepali 30 15 15 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,545 775 775 65 35 25
Sindhi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 80 45 40 10 5 5
Urdu 1,325 675 650 40 20 20
Iranian languages 5,435 2,830 2,600 150 80 70
Kurdish 75 45 25 10 5 5
Pashto 140 70 65 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 5,225 2,715 2,510 140 75 65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 50 30 25 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 42,005 20,825 21,180 2,700 1,330 1,365
Catalan 35 20 10 0 5 0
Italian 6,275 3,465 2,810 545 300 240
Portuguese 4,915 2,380 2,535 230 105 125
Romanian 6,655 3,205 3,450 530 265 270
Spanish 24,120 11,750 12,370 1,390 660 730
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 0 0 0
Japanese 270 70 200 5 0 5
Kartvelian languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Georgian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Korean 515 220 300 10 0 5
Mongolic languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 0 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 3,535 1,815 1,720 395 190 205
Akan (Twi) 85 40 40 15 10 5
Bamanankan 185 90 90 25 10 15
Edo 5 5 5 5 5 0
Ewe 105 60 45 5 5 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 240 125 110 20 15 10
Ga 15 5 10 5 0 5
Ganda 5 5 5 0 0 0
Igbo 15 10 10 10 5 5
Lingala 205 110 95 25 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 445 210 240 70 30 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 270 120 145 60 25 35
Shona 15 5 10 5 5 0
Swahili 405 205 205 35 15 20
Wolof 505 270 230 15 10 10
Yoruba 35 20 10 10 5 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,010 535 480 100 45 50
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 15 15 5 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 35 15 15 5 5 5
Sign languages 225 115 115 15 10 5
American Sign Language 10 10 5 5 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 140 65 70 5 5 5
Sign languages, n.i.e 75 40 35 5 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 15,645 7,345 8,300 300 150 150
Chinese languages 15,570 7,310 8,260 300 150 150
Cantonese 6,510 3,090 3,420 80 40 40
Hakka 150 65 80 0 0 0
Mandarin 7,685 3,570 4,115 195 95 100
Min Dong 5 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 445 210 235 5 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 245 110 135 0 0 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 525 260 270 20 10 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 75 40 35 0 0 0
Burmese 5 0 5 0 0 5
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 70 40 30 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 735 345 395 15 5 10
Lao 640 315 320 10 5 10
Thai 100 25 70 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 780 395 385 105 45 60
Azerbaijani 30 15 20 0 0 0
Turkish 685 350 335 55 25 30
Uyghur 50 20 25 50 20 25
Uzbek 5 0 0 0 0 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 5 0 0
Uralic languages 885 440 450 80 35 40
Estonian 20 10 15 0 0 0
Finnish 60 15 40 10 0 5
Hungarian 800 410 390 70 35 35
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 70 50 15 5 5 0
Multiple responses 29,510 14,775 14,735 1,975 985 990
English and French 15,985 8,040 7,940 1,110 545 565
English and non-official language 2,845 1,425 1,420 220 110 105
French and non-official language 8,210 4,040 4,165 505 255 250
English, French and non-official language 2,470 1,260 1,210 140 75 65
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 1,491,970 735,650 756,320 70,655 34,590 36,065
Single responses 1,446,355 713,345 733,010 67,705 33,160 34,545
Official languages 1,379,495 680,545 698,950 63,835 31,280 32,555
English 133,220 66,750 66,470 15,305 7,505 7,805
French 1,246,275 613,795 632,480 48,525 23,775 24,750
Non-official languages 66,860 32,800 34,060 3,870 1,880 1,995
Aboriginal languages 80 35 45 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 5 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 10 5 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 55 30 30 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 60 30 30 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 5 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 66,785 32,770 34,020 3,875 1,880 1,995
Afro-Asiatic languages 6,890 3,485 3,405 350 165 185
Berber languages 590 300 290 70 30 35
Kabyle 395 195 200 50 25 25
Berber languages, n.i.e. 195 105 95 20 10 10
Cushitic languages 25 10 15 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 25 15 15 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,270 3,170 3,095 280 130 155
Amharic 0 0 5 0 0 0
Arabic 6,225 3,150 3,080 275 130 150
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 35 20 15 5 5 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,540 1,215 1,330 75 40 35
Khmer (Cambodian) 420 195 230 45 25 20
Vietnamese 2,125 1,025 1,100 30 15 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 575 265 310 10 5 5
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 5 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ilocano 30 10 20 0 0 0
Malagasy 95 50 45 5 0 0
Malay 15 5 10 5 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 410 185 220 10 5 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 1,895 825 1,070 95 45 55
Haitian Creole 90 35 55 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 1,645 715 930 95 40 50
Creole languages, n.i.e. 165 80 85 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 495 235 255 15 5 10
Kannada 20 10 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 35 20 15 0 5 0
Tamil 405 190 215 10 5 0
Telugu 35 20 15 5 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 39,020 19,270 19,745 2,890 1,405 1,485
Albanian 95 40 50 0 0 0
Armenian 255 120 130 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 6,580 3,220 3,360 1,035 510 530
Baltic languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Latvian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Lithuanian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Slavic languages 6,560 3,210 3,345 1,035 510 525
Belarusan 5 0 5 0 0 0
Bosnian 75 40 35 0 0 0
Bulgarian 1,035 510 530 85 50 40
Croatian 90 45 45 15 5 5
Czech 90 50 45 5 5 5
Macedonian 30 15 10 5 0 0
Polish 1,035 495 535 135 65 70
Russian 3,610 1,775 1,835 715 350 360
Serbian 130 65 65 10 5 10
Serbo-Croatian 25 10 15 5 0 5
Slovak 45 25 20 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 75 30 45 0 0 0
Ukrainian 305 145 160 60 30 30
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 10 5 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 700 325 370 30 15 15
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 15 5 10 0 0 0
Dutch 80 25 50 5 5 5
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 575 280 295 25 10 15
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 5 5 5 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 10 0 5 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 1,235 610 625 45 20 25
Indo-Iranian languages 6,730 3,355 3,375 245 120 125
Indo-Aryan languages 2,810 1,360 1,450 155 75 80
Bengali 450 220 225 85 40 45
Gujarati 235 110 125 5 5 5
Hindi 235 115 120 5 5 0
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 15 5 5 0 0 0
Nepali 25 10 15 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,050 510 540 25 15 15
Sindhi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 45 30 25 5 5 5
Urdu 715 345 375 25 10 20
Iranian languages 3,910 1,990 1,920 85 45 45
Kurdish 20 15 5 0 0 0
Pashto 85 35 55 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,800 1,940 1,865 85 45 40
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 23,425 11,585 11,835 1,530 740 795
Catalan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Italian 995 450 545 115 60 60
Portuguese 2,165 1,050 1,120 105 45 55
Romanian 4,600 2,270 2,330 395 200 195
Spanish 15,645 7,815 7,835 915 430 485
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 100 35 60 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Georgian 10 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 335 155 180 5 5 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 875 425 450 75 40 40
Akan (Twi) 30 10 15 0 0 0
Bamanankan 35 20 15 0 5 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 20 10 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 55 25 30 5 0 0
Ga 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ganda 5 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 55 30 25 10 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 155 75 80 15 10 15
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 20 30 10 5 5
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 175 85 95 5 0 5
Wolof 160 85 70 20 10 10
Yoruba 5 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 130 60 65 15 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Sign languages 295 160 130 20 15 10
American Sign Language 15 5 10 0 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 110 55 50 5 5 5
Sign languages, n.i.e 165 95 70 10 10 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 12,725 6,185 6,550 240 120 115
Chinese languages 12,670 6,145 6,525 235 125 110
Cantonese 5,055 2,440 2,620 55 30 25
Hakka 50 20 30 0 0 0
Mandarin 6,775 3,315 3,465 165 80 80
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 235 105 130 5 5 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 160 75 90 5 0 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 385 195 190 15 10 5
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 60 35 25 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 55 30 25 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 300 150 155 0 0 0
Lao 280 140 145 5 5 0
Thai 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 510 250 260 75 35 40
Azerbaijani 10 5 10 0 0 0
Turkish 455 225 230 35 15 20
Uyghur 35 15 20 35 20 15
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 5 0
Uralic languages 225 110 110 30 15 20
Estonian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 5 5 5 0 5 0
Hungarian 210 105 105 30 10 20
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Multiple responses 45,615 22,305 23,315 2,945 1,430 1,520
English and French 17,560 8,715 8,845 1,165 560 605
English and non-official language 5,510 2,675 2,835 425 200 225
French and non-official language 17,085 8,180 8,905 1,035 490 545
English, French and non-official language 5,460 2,730 2,730 320 175 145
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 1,491,970 735,650 756,320 70,655 34,585 36,065
None 1,285,150 631,905 653,245 58,780 28,735 30,045
English 101,945 52,115 49,830 4,985 2,445 2,545
French 55,865 27,715 28,150 4,085 2,020 2,065
Non-official language 36,445 17,680 18,765 2,050 1,010 1,045
Aboriginal 350 160 190 15 0 15
Non-Aboriginal 36,090 17,515 18,575 2,040 1,010 1,035
English and French 5,345 2,725 2,625 335 180 155
English and non-official language 4,345 2,130 2,215 190 85 105
French and non-official language 2,705 1,290 1,415 205 100 110
English, French and non-official language 180 95 85 10 5 10
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 1,216,115 597,030 619,085 57,510 27,900 29,605
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,175,710 578,295 597,415 55,110 26,720 28,395
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,561 41,173 30,272 33,922 39,335 28,921
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,176,000 578,325 597,670 55,130 26,720 28,405
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,392 35,484 27,371 30,245 34,308 26,490
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,061,180 534,280 526,905 48,845 24,330 24,510
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,345 38,759 26,342 30,549 36,798 24,886
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 880,410 398,605 481,805 42,315 18,965 23,350
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,400 6,072 8,212 7,777 6,075 8,686
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 870,700 451,140 419,560 39,775 20,440 19,335
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,773 38,990 28,988 33,171 38,181 28,915
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 1,216,110 597,040 619,075 57,420 27,895 29,525
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,175,195 577,750 597,445 55,000 26,735 28,265
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,724 52,318 37,380 39,969 45,691 34,558
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,175,490 577,770 597,720 55,015 26,730 28,285
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,388 41,515 31,432 33,395 37,427 29,583
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,060,705 533,315 527,385 48,955 24,450 24,500
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,376 50,760 33,898 37,306 43,785 30,841
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 880,815 398,750 482,065 41,990 18,825 23,165
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,641 7,914 9,242 8,859 8,012 9,548
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 870,705 450,445 420,260 39,730 20,635 19,100
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,491 49,118 35,388 38,279 42,884 33,304
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 1,216,115 597,035 619,075 57,425 27,895 29,525
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 24 402,780 220,590 182,190 18,445 9,970 8,475
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 48,921 54,496 43,119 47,493 53,421 41,917
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 58,494 65,839 49,600 53,242 58,878 46,608
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 85.6 89.5 80.2 83.0 87.6 77.3
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 70.3 73.1 66.5 69.3 72.5 65.4
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 14.4 10.5 19.8 17.0 12.5 22.7
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 1,216,110 597,030 619,085 57,505 27,900 29,605
Without total income 40,405 18,735 21,665 2,395 1,180 1,215
With total income 1,175,710 578,295 597,415 55,115 26,720 28,390
Percentage with total income 96.7 96.9 96.5 95.8 95.8 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 132,580 56,660 75,925 6,710 2,925 3,780
$10,000 to $19,999 198,855 76,835 122,025 9,495 3,545 5,950
$20,000 to $29,999 171,190 72,770 98,415 8,420 3,510 4,910
$30,000 to $39,999 155,030 73,780 81,250 7,605 3,650 3,955
$40,000 to $49,999 141,170 70,550 70,625 6,975 3,475 3,500
$50,000 to $59,999 105,230 56,930 48,300 4,965 2,685 2,280
$60,000 to $69,999 75,475 43,300 32,175 3,530 2,060 1,470
$70,000 to $79,999 58,980 34,390 24,590 2,585 1,570 1,015
$80,000 to $89,999 39,375 24,190 15,185 1,675 1,020 655
$90,000 to $99,999 25,995 17,280 8,720 1,020 690 335
$100,000 and over 71,830 51,615 20,215 2,130 1,590 545
$100,000 to $149,999 49,495 34,910 14,590 1,615 1,205 410
$150,000 and over 22,330 16,710 5,625 515 380 130
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 1,216,110 597,030 619,085 57,505 27,900 29,605
Without after-tax income 40,115 18,705 21,410 2,375 1,180 1,200
With after-tax income 1,175,995 578,330 597,675 55,130 26,725 28,405
Percentage with after-tax income 96.7 96.9 96.5 95.9 95.8 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 139,360 57,985 81,375 7,020 2,980 4,045
$10,000 to $19,999 209,740 82,045 127,705 9,995 3,795 6,200
$20,000 to $29,999 210,315 92,640 117,675 10,295 4,465 5,830
$30,000 to $39,999 203,905 101,770 102,140 10,015 5,045 4,975
$40,000 to $49,999 153,410 82,060 71,345 7,345 3,865 3,485
$50,000 to $59,999 100,930 58,120 42,805 4,720 2,820 1,900
$60,000 to $69,999 64,120 38,370 25,750 2,740 1,650 1,090
$70,000 to $79,999 35,020 22,955 12,060 1,320 880 445
$80,000 and over 59,210 42,395 16,815 1,670 1,220 450
$80,000 to $89,999 19,795 13,645 6,155 650 470 185
$90,000 to $99,999 11,440 8,165 3,275 355 270 85
$100,000 and over 27,970 20,585 7,385 665 485 185
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 1,216,110 597,030 619,085 57,505 27,900 29,605
Without employment income 345,410 145,890 199,520 17,735 7,460 10,275
With employment income 870,705 451,140 419,560 39,775 20,445 19,335
Percentage with employment income 71.6 75.6 67.8 69.2 73.3 65.3
Under $5,000 (including loss) 108,805 56,125 52,680 5,075 2,660 2,410
$5,000 to $9,999 64,140 27,775 36,370 2,905 1,230 1,670
$10,000 to $19,999 119,965 51,790 68,180 5,550 2,395 3,160
$20,000 to $29,999 103,860 45,640 58,225 4,870 2,140 2,735
$30,000 to $39,999 105,195 49,375 55,815 5,095 2,295 2,800
$40,000 to $49,999 91,910 46,825 45,085 4,545 2,270 2,275
$50,000 to $59,999 71,380 40,195 31,185 3,345 1,885 1,465
$60,000 to $69,999 54,140 31,865 22,275 2,570 1,590 985
$70,000 to $79,999 46,745 27,495 19,250 2,145 1,325 825
$80,000 and over 104,555 74,055 30,505 3,670 2,655 1,010
$80,000 to $89,999 29,485 19,570 9,920 1,260 845 420
$90,000 to $99,999 20,195 13,985 6,210 790 570 220
$100,000 and over 54,875 40,500 14,375 1,615 1,245 370
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 626,080 ... ... 28,225 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 67,165 ... ... 67,077 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 57,679 ... ... 58,175 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 182,500 ... ... 7,225 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,138 ... ... 31,442 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,253 ... ... 28,544 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 443,575 ... ... 21,000 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 84,760 ... ... 82,025 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 71,857 ... ... 69,962 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 626,075 ... ... 28,215 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 83,950 ... ... 77,909 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,320 ... ... 65,114 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 182,490 ... ... 7,205 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 41,980 ... ... 37,958 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,644 ... ... 32,117 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 443,590 ... ... 21,015 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 101,216 ... ... 91,606 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 82,174 ... ... 76,427 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 626,080 ... ... 28,225 ... ...
Under $5,000 4,980 ... ... 220 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,130 ... ... 305 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 16,275 ... ... 705 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 25,145 ... ... 1,030 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 27,990 ... ... 1,265 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 23,095 ... ... 1,050 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 28,800 ... ... 1,300 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 30,390 ... ... 1,360 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 30,030 ... ... 1,360 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 29,155 ... ... 1,400 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 54,405 ... ... 2,410 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 49,125 ... ... 2,370 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 45,080 ... ... 2,100 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 40,015 ... ... 2,010 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 34,790 ... ... 1,775 ... ...
$100,000 and over 179,680 ... ... 7,575 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 66,765 ... ... 3,230 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 42,905 ... ... 1,920 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 41,295 ... ... 1,650 ... ...
$200,000 and over 28,715 ... ... 775 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 626,080 ... ... 28,225 ... ...
Under $5,000 5,590 ... ... 245 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,340 ... ... 310 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 16,470 ... ... 720 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 26,600 ... ... 1,090 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 31,650 ... ... 1,415 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 28,500 ... ... 1,315 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 37,025 ... ... 1,605 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 37,600 ... ... 1,660 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 36,285 ... ... 1,620 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 35,360 ... ... 1,600 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 65,350 ... ... 3,090 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 57,895 ... ... 2,820 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 49,645 ... ... 2,475 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 41,705 ... ... 2,070 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 34,225 ... ... 1,675 ... ...
$100,000 and over 114,825 ... ... 4,530 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 56,210 ... ... 2,485 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 28,050 ... ... 1,150 ... ...
$150,000 and over 30,565 ... ... 895 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 431,740 ... ... 20,505 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 85,007 ... ... 81,998 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 71,994 ... ... 69,900 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.9 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 174,745 ... ... 7,575 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 73,452 ... ... 68,924 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 62,505 ... ... 59,363 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 180,580 ... ... 8,980 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 111,848 ... ... 104,898 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 93,178 ... ... 88,526 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 67,080 ... ... 3,445 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,727 ... ... 54,256 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,822 ... ... 48,949 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 431,760 ... ... 20,570 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 101,635 ... ... 91,440 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 82,396 ... ... 76,246 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 174,875 ... ... 7,585 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 88,238 ... ... 78,546 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 71,583 ... ... 65,845 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 180,530 ... ... 8,985 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 128,827 ... ... 114,582 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 103,249 ... ... 94,292 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 67,070 ... ... 3,445 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 65,244 ... ... 59,777 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,477 ... ... 52,265 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 217,045 105,995 111,050 8,785 4,065 4,725
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,236 35,655 29,206 29,958 33,792 27,532
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,888 31,121 26,860 27,321 29,678 25,762
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 216,680 105,120 111,560 8,635 3,955 4,680
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 40,050 43,195 37,087 36,719 39,074 34,726
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 33,223 35,082 31,472 31,109 32,470 29,958
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 1,474,530 729,325 745,205 70,205 34,460 35,750
In the bottom half of the distribution 773,445 372,320 401,125 39,545 18,870 20,675
In the bottom decile 100,920 48,640 52,280 5,070 2,370 2,705
In the second decile 139,560 62,385 77,170 6,470 2,850 3,620
In the third decile 171,100 82,320 88,775 8,850 4,190 4,655
In the fourth decile 181,950 89,435 92,515 9,940 4,860 5,075
In the fifth decile 179,920 89,535 90,385 9,220 4,595 4,625
In the top half of the distribution 701,085 357,005 344,080 30,660 15,590 15,075
In the sixth decile 176,750 89,220 87,530 8,920 4,470 4,455
In the seventh decile 165,875 84,280 81,595 8,070 4,145 3,925
In the eighth decile 148,555 75,895 72,660 6,585 3,365 3,225
In the ninth decile 118,935 60,970 57,965 4,575 2,350 2,230
In the top decile 90,965 46,640 44,325 2,505 1,265 1,240
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 1,473,340 728,760 744,580 70,205 34,460 35,750
0 to 17 years 306,870 157,010 149,855 15,230 7,870 7,360
0 to 5 years 101,145 51,855 49,285 5,090 2,595 2,495
18 to 64 years 922,235 457,300 464,935 43,290 21,265 22,025
65 years and over 244,245 114,455 129,790 11,685 5,325 6,360
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 164,360 74,725 89,640 7,870 3,490 4,380
0 to 17 years 34,335 17,590 16,745 1,915 965 945
0 to 5 years 10,880 5,530 5,355 640 300 335
18 to 64 years 92,710 43,780 48,930 4,405 2,025 2,380
65 years and over 37,315 13,350 23,965 1,550 495 1,055
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 11.2 10.3 12.0 11.2 10.1 12.3
0 to 17 years (%) 11.2 11.2 11.2 12.6 12.3 12.8
0 to 5 years (%) 10.8 10.7 10.9 12.6 11.6 13.4
18 to 64 years (%) 10.1 9.6 10.5 10.2 9.5 10.8
65 years and over (%) 15.3 11.7 18.5 13.3 9.3 16.6
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 91,940 44,025 47,920 4,020 1,920 2,095
0 to 17 years 18,080 9,240 8,830 985 510 480
0 to 5 years 5,825 2,955 2,870 330 165 170
18 to 64 years 62,495 30,995 31,500 2,795 1,315 1,475
65 years and over 11,375 3,785 7,585 240 90 145
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 6.2 6.0 6.4 5.7 5.6 5.9
0 to 17 years (%) 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.5 6.5 6.5
0 to 5 years (%) 5.8 5.7 5.8 6.5 6.4 6.8
18 to 64 years (%) 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.7
65 years and over (%) 4.7 3.3 5.8 2.1 1.7 2.3
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 1,474,530 729,320 745,205 70,105 34,435 35,675
Official languages 1,465,990 725,650 740,340 69,760 34,275 35,475
English 761,225 398,540 362,685 44,775 22,900 21,870
French 1,418,005 701,455 716,555 63,775 31,415 32,360
Non-official languages 199,100 96,305 102,795 10,795 5,250 5,545
Aboriginal languages 750 375 375 65 40 25
Algonquian languages 100 65 40 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 75 45 35 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 50 40 15 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 10 0 10 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. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 15 15 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 10 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. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 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 10 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 65 35 30 0 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 50 25 25 10 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 570 265 300 60 45 20
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 565 265 295 60 40 20
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 10 0 10 0 0 0
Dakota 10 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 198,375 95,960 102,420 10,730 5,205 5,525
Afro-Asiatic languages 26,465 14,085 12,380 1,405 690 715
Berber languages 2,705 1,425 1,280 150 80 75
Kabyle 1,650 855 800 115 55 55
Berber languages, n.i.e. 1,065 575 485 35 20 15
Cushitic languages 55 25 30 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 55 25 25 10 0 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 24,995 13,335 11,660 1,305 640 665
Amharic 70 30 40 0 0 10
Arabic 24,265 12,955 11,310 1,210 590 620
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 630 350 275 90 50 40
Maltese 20 0 10 0 0 0
Tigrigna 60 25 30 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 95 55 45 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 5,135 2,465 2,675 115 40 70
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,080 480 605 65 30 35
Vietnamese 4,070 1,995 2,075 45 15 35
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,800 1,065 1,735 165 40 130
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 150 35 115 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 35 10 30 0 0 0
Ilocano 120 35 80 0 0 10
Malagasy 520 240 280 35 10 30
Malay 120 55 70 0 0 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,050 735 1,320 120 25 95
Waray-Waray 10 0 0 0 0 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 75 40 30 0 0 0
Creole languages 12,125 5,695 6,435 650 315 330
Haitian Creole 530 220 310 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 10,905 5,130 5,775 580 280 300
Creole languages, n.i.e. 800 400 400 85 45 40
Dravidian languages 1,105 530 575 45 30 15
Kannada 50 30 20 0 0 0
Malayalam 85 45 40 0 0 0
Tamil 955 445 505 45 25 15
Telugu 55 35 25 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 125,565 60,525 65,035 7,260 3,590 3,670
Albanian 255 125 130 15 10 10
Armenian 840 410 430 15 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 13,640 6,610 7,030 1,650 825 825
Baltic languages 180 70 120 0 0 0
Latvian 25 0 25 0 0 0
Lithuanian 155 65 95 0 0 0
Slavic languages 13,485 6,565 6,925 1,645 830 820
Belarusan 80 30 45 10 10 10
Bosnian 130 60 75 10 0 0
Bulgarian 1,490 770 720 95 60 35
Croatian 455 245 210 65 40 20
Czech 275 135 140 0 0 0
Macedonian 75 30 40 10 0 10
Polish 3,130 1,475 1,660 280 130 155
Russian 7,210 3,530 3,675 1,165 570 595
Serbian 265 150 115 35 10 25
Serbo-Croatian 190 85 105 0 0 0
Slovak 225 105 120 0 10 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 275 135 140 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,385 610 775 145 80 65
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 90 60 35 0 0 10
Scottish Gaelic 25 15 15 10 0 10
Welsh 20 10 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 45 30 15 10 0 0
Germanic languages 8,815 4,585 4,230 365 195 170
Afrikaans 80 35 40 0 0 0
Danish 140 80 60 15 0 10
Dutch 1,010 525 480 40 25 15
Frisian 0 0 10 0 0 0
German 7,285 3,845 3,435 305 165 135
Icelandic 20 10 15 0 0 0
Norwegian 40 25 15 0 0 0
Swedish 225 120 105 0 0 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 285 110 170 20 15 10
Yiddish 50 35 15 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Greek 4,450 2,330 2,125 215 135 80
Indo-Iranian languages 12,885 6,540 6,340 650 340 310
Indo-Aryan languages 7,040 3,470 3,570 460 260 205
Bengali 1,015 510 500 155 75 75
Gujarati 775 365 415 0 0 0
Hindi 2,000 975 1,020 120 60 60
Kashmiri 10 0 10 0 0 0
Konkani 30 20 15 0 0 0
Marathi 80 40 40 0 10 0
Nepali 50 20 30 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,230 1,125 1,105 135 85 50
Sindhi 95 60 40 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 170 80 90 20 10 10
Urdu 2,440 1,240 1,200 120 80 40
Iranian languages 6,240 3,250 2,995 205 85 110
Kurdish 100 60 45 10 10 0
Pashto 345 200 150 10 10 0
Persian (Farsi) 5,975 3,110 2,870 190 75 110
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 110 60 50 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 89,205 42,175 47,025 4,685 2,265 2,425
Catalan 100 70 30 10 10 10
Italian 14,215 7,270 6,945 1,040 575 465
Portuguese 7,245 3,645 3,600 330 145 185
Romanian 7,585 3,715 3,865 595 295 300
Spanish 64,420 29,685 34,730 2,940 1,365 1,575
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 0 0 0
Japanese 915 480 430 20 10 15
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 730 295 440 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 25 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 6,430 3,085 3,350 670 290 380
Akan (Twi) 120 65 50 10 10 10
Bamanankan 275 130 145 15 10 10
Edo 10 15 0 0 10 0
Ewe 225 110 115 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 335 160 170 20 10 10
Ga 30 10 20 0 0 0
Ganda 10 10 10 0 0 0
Igbo 20 10 10 15 10 10
Lingala 1,030 465 570 165 70 90
Rundi (Kirundi) 385 190 195 55 25 25
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 375 165 215 70 30 40
Shona 25 0 20 0 10 0
Swahili 1,130 510 620 110 55 55
Wolof 1,020 550 470 55 25 35
Yoruba 75 30 45 20 10 15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 2,335 1,150 1,190 225 85 135
Nilo-Saharan languages 60 25 35 15 10 10
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 10 0 10
Sign languages 1,520 595 930 120 60 65
American Sign Language 155 65 90 45 15 25
Quebec Sign Language 900 295 610 40 15 30
Sign languages, n.i.e. 530 255 270 40 30 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 17,915 8,390 9,525 400 210 190
Chinese languages 17,845 8,360 9,485 395 210 185
Cantonese 7,995 3,725 4,270 110 55 55
Hakka 145 50 90 0 0 0
Mandarin 10,975 5,005 5,965 290 150 140
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 650 285 365 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 230 80 145 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 760 390 365 35 20 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 70 35 40 10 0 0
Burmese 10 0 0 10 0 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 20 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 40 15 30 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,250 600 655 10 0 0
Lao 1,025 520 505 10 0 10
Thai 390 150 235 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,140 600 540 110 45 65
Azerbaijani 35 20 15 10 0 10
Turkish 1,035 545 485 60 25 35
Uyghur 55 25 30 40 20 20
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 10 0 10
Uralic languages 1,085 525 560 90 45 40
Estonian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Finnish 100 45 55 10 0 0
Hungarian 975 480 495 75 40 35
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 285 180 100 20 10 10
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 1,474,525 729,325 745,205 70,110 34,430 35,675
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 1,435,165 710,360 724,810 68,235 33,550 34,680
Canadian citizens aged under 18 300,295 154,070 146,225 14,915 7,710 7,210
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 1,134,865 556,285 578,585 53,315 25,845 27,475
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 39,365 18,970 20,395 1,875 880 1,000
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 1,474,530 729,325 745,205 70,110 34,430 35,675
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 1,322,090 654,425 667,660 61,075 30,045 31,030
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 147,110 72,100 75,010 8,780 4,260 4,520
Before 1981 34,905 17,945 16,960 2,025 995 1,030
1981 to 1990 16,725 8,455 8,270 920 455 470
1991 to 2000 25,155 11,970 13,180 1,570 735 835
2001 to 2010 46,555 22,425 24,130 3,250 1,625 1,625
2001 to 2005 21,540 10,420 11,120 1,360 735 625
2006 to 2010 25,015 12,005 13,015 1,890 885 995
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 23,775 11,315 12,465 1,015 445 565
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 5,330 2,795 2,535 255 125 130
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 147,110 72,100 75,010 8,785 4,260 4,520
Under 5 years 16,850 8,095 8,755 895 460 440
5 to 14 years 25,150 12,935 12,220 1,500 760 740
15 to 24 years 27,935 12,855 15,080 1,600 665 935
25 to 44 years 67,975 33,870 34,105 4,235 2,135 2,100
45 years and over 9,200 4,355 4,850 550 240 310
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 54 147,110 72,105 75,005 8,785 4,260 4,525
Americas 34,760 15,800 18,955 2,680 1,200 1,485
Brazil 1,025 500 530 70 40 40
Colombia 5,695 2,520 3,175 190 90 95
El Salvador 970 510 460 145 75 75
Guyana 505 250 255 65 40 30
Haiti 6,845 3,010 3,835 310 125 185
Jamaica 675 300 375 255 90 165
Mexico 2,375 980 1,400 175 85 90
Peru 2,625 1,200 1,430 120 45 75
Trinidad and Tobago 815 415 410 190 90 100
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 4,270 1,840 2,435 235 90 150
Other places of birth in Americas 8,945 4,285 4,665 920 430 490
Europe 45,320 23,560 21,760 2,835 1,475 1,360
Bosnia and Herzegovina 180 90 90 15 10 0
Croatia 265 145 125 20 10 10
France 13,145 7,330 5,820 410 240 170
Germany 1,980 965 1,015 135 70 65
Greece 1,475 795 685 60 40 25
Hungary 425 230 190 40 30 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 155 90 65 15 15 10
Italy 2,810 1,665 1,150 230 145 90
Netherlands 450 230 220 40 15 20
Poland 1,780 800 980 180 75 105
Portugal 2,420 1,300 1,130 100 40 55
Romania 5,255 2,525 2,725 350 180 175
Russian Federation 1,760 785 975 290 140 145
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 170 70 95 15 0 0
Ukraine 1,465 685 770 230 125 105
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 3,110 1,545 1,565 210 80 125
Other places of birth in Europe 8,475 4,320 4,160 505 260 245
Africa 30,765 16,025 14,740 2,025 1,015 1,010
Algeria 5,700 3,010 2,690 325 170 155
Egypt 2,695 1,500 1,200 70 45 25
Ethiopia 60 25 40 10 0 10
Kenya 165 70 95 15 0 15
Morocco 6,930 3,730 3,200 425 215 215
Nigeria 145 55 90 50 25 30
Somalia 35 15 20 0 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 125 65 60 0 10 0
Other places of birth in Africa 14,905 7,550 7,355 1,115 550 565
Asia 36,085 16,635 19,455 1,235 570 660
Afghanistan 2,685 1,370 1,310 0 10 0
Bangladesh 565 285 280 75 45 35
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 9,995 4,015 5,980 225 90 135
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 1,600 805 790 15 15 10
India 2,265 1,150 1,115 90 40 50
IranCensus data footnote 61 1,450 780 670 110 45 60
Iraq 395 220 175 10 0 0
Japan 240 50 190 10 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 580 280 305 0 0 0
Lebanon 2,225 1,195 1,030 85 45 40
Pakistan 1,440 715 725 50 40 15
Philippines 1,995 710 1,280 120 30 90
Sri Lanka 685 320 365 45 20 20
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 635 295 335 15 10 10
Taiwan 710 290 420 10 10 0
Viet Nam 3,255 1,515 1,745 25 0 15
Other places of birth in Asia 5,375 2,635 2,740 360 175 185
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 180 80 100 10 0 0
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 23,780 11,315 12,465 1,010 450 565
Americas 6,030 2,825 3,205 270 120 150
Brazil 330 160 175 0 10 10
Colombia 1,655 735 920 35 15 20
Cuba 410 220 185 10 10 0
Haiti 1,055 485 570 55 20 35
Jamaica 15 0 0 0 0 0
Mexico 555 240 315 45 25 20
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 480 250 225 25 10 15
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 440 220 225 15 10 10
Other places of birth in Americas 1,085 520 570 80 30 50
Europe 4,510 2,210 2,300 255 120 135
France 1,920 1,035 880 55 25 30
Germany 85 30 50 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 20 10 10 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 330 140 190 25 15 10
Romania 485 200 285 20 10 15
Russian Federation 280 100 180 55 25 30
Ukraine 425 210 215 55 25 25
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 160 95 70 10 0 10
Other places of birth in Europe 805 385 425 30 15 15
Africa 8,270 4,030 4,240 340 140 200
Algeria 1,065 520 545 15 10 10
Cameroon 1,090 525 570 100 45 55
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 385 175 210 20 15 0
Côte d'Ivoire 770 360 410 15 10 0
Egypt 420 190 235 0 0 0
Eritrea 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethiopia 0 0 10 0 0 0
Morocco 1,170 595 575 15 0 10
Nigeria 60 20 40 15 0 10
Somalia 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 20 15 10 0 0 0
Tunisia 535 280 255 35 15 20
Other places of birth in Africa 2,740 1,350 1,390 135 45 90
Asia 4,935 2,245 2,690 150 70 80
Afghanistan 465 210 260 0 0 0
Bangladesh 40 25 15 0 10 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,675 725 940 30 10 25
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 20 15 0 0 0 0
India 270 125 145 10 10 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 310 140 165 0 0 0
Iraq 25 0 20 0 0 0
Israel 75 50 20 0 0 0
Japan 40 10 35 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 45 35 10 0 0 0
Lebanon 165 90 80 10 0 10
Nepal 20 0 20 0 0 0
Pakistan 245 100 145 0 0 0
Philippines 305 130 175 30 10 20
Saudi Arabia 40 15 25 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 35 15 20 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 345 200 145 0 0 0
Taiwan 10 0 15 0 0 0
Turkey 65 25 35 0 10 0
United Arab Emirates 50 30 15 0 0 0
Viet Nam 240 95 145 10 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 450 195 250 60 35 25
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 35 10 25 0 0 0
Australia 25 10 15 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 10 0 10 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 1,474,525 729,320 745,205 70,110 34,430 35,680
First generationCensus data footnote 69 157,025 77,245 79,785 9,140 4,460 4,685
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 123,800 63,105 60,690 8,295 4,240 4,055
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 1,193,705 588,975 604,725 52,670 25,730 26,940
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 72 114,555 55,280 59,275 6,840 3,295 3,545
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 64,145 33,420 30,730 3,630 1,865 1,765
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 28,525 18,165 10,360 1,615 955 660
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 35,625 15,255 20,370 2,015 910 1,105
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 31,355 12,345 19,005 1,840 760 1,080
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 17,880 8,915 8,975 1,245 605 640
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,175 605 570 130 65 60
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 1,474,525 729,320 745,205 70,110 34,430 35,675
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 17,390 8,650 8,745 1,465 740 725
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 16,315 8,170 8,145 1,415 720 695
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 9,210 4,595 4,615 975 515 460
Métis 6,860 3,465 3,395 420 190 235
Inuk (Inuit) 245 115 130 15 15 10
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 380 155 225 10 0 10
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 695 325 375 40 20 15
Non-Aboriginal identity 1,457,140 720,670 736,465 68,640 33,690 34,950
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 1,474,530 729,320 745,205 70,110 34,430 35,675
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 5,390 2,775 2,615 770 405 360
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 1,469,135 726,550 742,585 69,340 34,020 35,320
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 1,474,525 729,320 745,205 70,105 34,430 35,675
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 11,620 5,660 5,965 695 325 370
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 11,395 5,545 5,845 690 325 370
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 9,615 4,655 4,955 575 255 320
Métis single ancestry 1,630 815 815 110 65 40
Inuit single ancestry 155 80 75 0 10 10
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 230 115 120 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 195 100 95 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 30 10 20 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 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 44,145 20,660 23,490 2,715 1,405 1,305
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 43,540 20,350 23,190 2,685 1,385 1,300
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 38,100 17,735 20,370 2,380 1,230 1,150
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 5,095 2,475 2,620 285 140 140
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 345 145 200 20 15 10
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 600 300 300 30 20 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 475 245 230 25 20 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 115 50 60 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20 15 10 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 1,418,760 703,005 715,755 66,700 32,700 34,005
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 1,474,530 729,320 745,205 70,105 34,435 35,680
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 138,395 67,695 70,705 9,310 4,625 4,685
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 11,020 5,495 5,525 775 460 315
Chinese 20,895 9,350 11,540 530 270 260
Black 38,930 19,125 19,805 4,435 2,185 2,240
Filipino 3,265 1,390 1,875 195 75 120
Latin American 21,855 10,460 11,395 1,335 650 685
Arab 21,130 11,440 9,690 1,250 640 615
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 8,240 3,995 4,240 170 60 105
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 5,430 2,820 2,610 195 75 125
Korean 1,030 475 555 0 10 0
Japanese 600 240 360 10 0 10
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 2,175 1,060 1,115 140 70 70
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 3,840 1,850 1,990 275 135 145
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 1,336,130 661,630 674,500 60,795 29,805 30,995
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 1,474,530 729,320 745,205 70,110 34,430 35,675
North American Aboriginal origins 55,765 26,315 29,455 3,405 1,730 1,675
First Nations (North American Indian) 48,525 22,795 25,735 2,985 1,505 1,485
Inuit 655 290 365 35 20 10
Métis 7,415 3,645 3,770 420 230 185
Other North American origins 979,105 481,865 497,240 40,975 19,815 21,165
Acadian 6,285 3,020 3,265 430 185 245
American 9,310 4,455 4,855 500 235 265
Canadian 939,575 462,060 477,520 38,855 18,780 20,080
New Brunswicker 180 95 90 10 0 0
Newfoundlander 70 30 45 10 0 0
Nova Scotian 55 25 30 0 0 0
Ontarian 245 110 140 25 10 20
Québécois 37,140 18,830 18,310 1,965 1,010 950
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 45 25 25 0 0 0
European origins 578,910 288,265 290,640 31,100 15,500 15,590
British Isles origins 161,030 77,945 83,090 12,355 5,990 6,370
Channel Islander 125 65 55 0 0 10
Cornish 15 0 10 0 0 0
English 52,195 25,595 26,600 4,575 2,255 2,320
Irish 94,425 44,975 49,445 7,105 3,475 3,630
Manx 50 20 30 0 0 0
Scottish 45,670 21,965 23,700 3,905 1,815 2,085
Welsh 2,180 995 1,185 250 125 130
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 7,465 3,445 4,025 655 275 380
French origins 378,175 188,590 189,580 15,555 7,835 7,720
Alsatian 210 105 105 10 0 10
Breton 2,270 1,080 1,195 115 50 65
Corsican 120 65 60 0 0 0
French 376,610 187,820 188,785 15,465 7,805 7,660
Western European origins (except French origins) 52,830 26,120 26,705 2,715 1,355 1,360
Austrian 2,255 1,185 1,065 190 125 70
Bavarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgian 12,800 6,435 6,370 395 180 215
Dutch 6,120 2,995 3,120 310 160 155
Flemish 280 100 180 15 10 10
Frisian 0 0 0 10 10 0
German 28,635 13,955 14,680 1,715 840 875
Luxembourger 130 50 75 0 0 0
Swiss 5,840 2,995 2,840 235 125 110
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 20 10 10 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 4,380 2,160 2,215 330 160 165
Danish 1,210 610 600 60 40 20
Finnish 570 290 285 60 30 30
Icelandic 120 60 60 0 0 0
Norwegian 1,295 595 700 85 30 60
Swedish 980 485 490 70 35 35
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 425 195 230 65 30 40
Eastern European origins 40,155 19,975 20,180 3,400 1,780 1,620
Bulgarian 1,880 985 895 140 85 55
Byelorussian 360 160 200 95 45 50
Czech 910 380 535 50 30 20
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 380 190 190 35 15 20
Estonian 150 75 75 0 0 0
Hungarian 4,185 2,165 2,025 235 130 105
Latvian 170 80 90 0 0 0
Lithuanian 1,120 545 575 45 20 25
Moldovan 950 475 475 105 55 45
Polish 11,965 5,885 6,080 940 505 440
Romanian 8,745 4,300 4,445 675 325 355
Russian 6,985 3,490 3,495 905 475 435
Slovak 900 430 465 40 20 15
Ukrainian 7,865 3,900 3,970 780 450 330
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 150 90 55 0 0 0
Southern European origins 79,885 40,600 39,285 5,390 2,715 2,665
Albanian 340 185 160 20 10 10
Bosnian 205 105 100 0 0 0
Catalan 100 65 30 0 0 0
Croatian 1,155 570 585 110 45 65
Cypriot 85 30 50 25 15 10
Greek 7,875 4,110 3,765 480 270 210
Italian 47,050 23,950 23,095 3,280 1,640 1,645
Kosovar 25 15 10 0 0 0
Macedonian 145 70 80 10 0 10
Maltese 285 140 145 0 0 0
Montenegrin 50 20 30 15 10 10
Portuguese 11,030 5,535 5,495 635 275 360
Serbian 500 255 245 30 10 20
Sicilian 275 110 160 10 0 0
Slovenian 635 295 335 20 15 0
Spanish 14,630 7,290 7,345 1,065 585 485
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 500 260 235 10 10 0
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 40 15 20 0 0 0
Other European origins 3,715 1,875 1,840 320 140 180
Basque 460 225 240 0 0 0
Jewish 1,705 870 835 245 105 140
Roma (Gypsy) 50 35 15 10 10 10
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 50 30 25 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,470 730 740 65 30 35
Caribbean origins 24,045 11,450 12,595 2,760 1,335 1,425
Antiguan 120 35 85 45 15 30
Bahamian 95 35 60 10 10 0
Barbadian 1,160 605 550 375 170 205
Bermudan 30 20 10 0 0 0
Carib 45 10 35 10 0 10
Cuban 1,565 775 790 80 50 25
Dominican 1,575 680 890 115 45 75
Grenadian 310 125 195 85 40 45
Guadeloupean 175 90 75 0 0 0
Haitian 14,505 6,650 7,855 755 335 420
Jamaican 2,245 1,165 1,080 675 345 330
Kittitian/Nevisian 55 40 10 25 15 10
Martinican 230 115 115 0 0 0
Montserratan 80 45 35 20 0 10
Puerto Rican 80 30 50 0 10 0
St. Lucian 135 75 60 45 20 20
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 1,455 620 830 305 125 185
Vincentian/Grenadinian 570 285 280 280 135 140
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,085 600 480 235 125 105
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 455 245 215 105 45 65
Latin, Central and South American origins 29,435 14,210 15,220 1,845 945 900
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 890 390 500 25 10 20
Arawak 20 10 15 15 10 10
Argentinian 725 370 360 30 10 15
Belizean 35 15 20 10 0 10
Bolivian 230 95 130 10 10 0
Brazilian 1,265 645 620 55 25 25
Chilean 3,190 1,535 1,655 95 55 40
Colombian 7,640 3,485 4,155 230 125 110
Costa Rican 175 70 105 10 0 0
Ecuadorian 460 210 245 0 0 0
Guatemalan 1,420 850 570 195 90 110
Guyanese 830 420 410 80 60 25
Hispanic 120 50 75 0 0 0
Honduran 370 185 185 70 30 35
Maya 280 140 140 45 20 20
Mexican 4,355 2,090 2,265 345 175 170
Nicaraguan 360 185 175 75 50 25
Panamanian 325 165 160 35 30 0
Paraguayan 80 40 45 10 10 0
Peruvian 4,210 1,990 2,215 275 135 140
Salvadorean 1,875 1,030 845 215 100 120
Uruguayan 195 85 105 0 0 10
Venezuelan 1,660 765 895 45 15 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 775 400 380 115 50 65
African origins 46,825 24,100 22,725 3,325 1,715 1,610
Central and West African origins 11,865 6,065 5,800 995 535 460
Akan 75 30 40 0 0 0
Angolan 95 40 60 0 0 0
Ashanti 30 15 20 15 0 10
Beninese 595 335 265 25 10 15
Burkinabe 405 205 200 10 0 10
Cameroonian 2,915 1,435 1,480 290 160 125
Chadian 50 30 25 10 0 10
Congolese 2,540 1,200 1,340 275 130 140
Edo 10 15 0 10 10 0
Ewe 90 40 50 0 0 0
Gabonese 160 95 65 0 0 0
Gambian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ghanaian 310 180 130 30 20 10
Guinean 580 345 235 95 60 30
Ibo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ivorian 1,185 600 580 55 35 20
Liberian 35 15 20 10 10 0
Malian 470 220 250 10 0 0
Malinké 20 10 10 0 0 0
Nigerian 270 140 130 70 35 30
Peulh 180 90 95 0 0 0
Senegalese 1,250 645 600 80 35 45
Sierra Leonean 10 0 0 0 0 0
Togolese 645 345 300 15 15 10
Wolof 95 55 40 0 0 0
Yoruba 60 30 30 15 10 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 855 500 350 65 35 30
North African origins 24,795 13,130 11,665 1,310 705 605
Algerian 5,760 3,005 2,755 385 210 170
Berber 3,630 1,860 1,770 140 65 80
Coptic 130 70 55 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 4,635 2,455 2,175 120 75 50
Libyan 105 75 30 10 10 0
Maure 25 0 15 0 0 0
Moroccan 9,260 4,900 4,355 560 290 270
Sudanese 60 35 30 0 0 0
Tunisian 2,180 1,205 975 145 75 70
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 255 150 105 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 4,485 2,165 2,320 450 235 210
Afrikaner 20 0 20 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 150 80 75 10 10 0
Burundian 620 280 340 60 35 30
Djiboutian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Eritrean 125 55 65 0 0 0
Ethiopian 125 65 60 15 0 10
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 110 75 35 25 15 10
Malagasy 915 440 475 70 30 35
Mauritian 1,285 585 700 40 20 20
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rwandan 640 320 330 155 90 65
Seychellois 75 40 35 25 10 15
Somali 120 75 40 10 10 10
South African 135 85 50 10 0 0
Tanzanian 35 15 20 15 0 10
Tigrian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ugandan 50 30 20 0 0 0
Zambian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 35 15 20 10 0 0
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 170 90 80 40 15 25
Other African origins 6,460 3,160 3,300 635 280 360
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 560 260 295 140 65 75
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 6,020 2,945 3,075 555 240 320
Asian origins 74,045 35,930 38,110 3,230 1,635 1,595
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 24,595 12,915 11,685 1,250 650 600
Afghan 4,025 2,095 1,935 10 10 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 4,980 2,600 2,385 355 170 180
Armenian 1,980 990 990 55 30 30
Assyrian 40 25 10 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 35 25 10 0 0 0
Georgian 25 15 15 0 0 0
Hazara 265 130 135 0 0 0
Iranian 2,350 1,260 1,090 205 95 110
Iraqi 590 290 305 10 0 0
Israeli 345 190 150 85 60 25
Jordanian 210 115 95 20 10 10
Kazakh 90 35 55 0 0 0
Kurd 225 135 80 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 10 10 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 45 25 15 40 25 20
Lebanese 6,500 3,410 3,090 255 125 125
Palestinian 995 535 465 30 20 10
Pashtun 75 40 30 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 55 30 20 0 0 0
Syrian 1,870 950 925 65 35 30
Tajik 80 30 40 0 0 0
Tatar 90 35 60 20 0 15
Turk 1,335 730 605 110 65 50
Turkmen 10 10 0 0 0 0
Uighur 30 20 10 35 20 10
Uzbek 45 10 40 15 0 15
Yemeni 95 65 30 10 0 10
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 210 130 80 0 10 0
South Asian origins 12,360 6,210 6,150 920 530 390
Bangladeshi 475 220 250 105 55 50
Bengali 320 175 150 25 10 10
Bhutanese 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Indian 8,315 4,165 4,145 590 330 265
Goan 50 25 20 0 0 0
Gujarati 70 40 35 0 0 0
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 0 0
Nepali 65 30 40 0 0 0
Pakistani 1,935 1,000 940 125 90 35
Punjabi 310 165 145 0 0 0
Sinhalese 40 15 25 15 10 10
Sri Lankan 1,075 540 540 60 35 25
Tamil 110 45 70 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 260 145 110 25 15 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 37,800 17,235 20,565 1,200 555 650
Burmese 50 35 20 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,635 750 885 80 30 45
Chinese 24,340 10,920 13,425 765 395 370
Filipino 3,855 1,695 2,165 285 115 170
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 170 55 115 0 0 0
Japanese 930 385 545 40 10 30
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,170 540 630 25 10 15
Laotian 1,300 660 635 0 10 0
Malaysian 85 55 30 20 10 10
Mongolian 160 70 85 0 0 0
Singaporean 10 10 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 490 220 270 0 0 0
Thai 420 145 275 0 0 0
Tibetan 30 20 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 5,845 2,865 2,980 100 30 70
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 255 100 155 10 0 10
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 255 100 160 15 0 10
Oceania origins 360 210 150 15 10 10
Australian 270 165 105 20 0 10
New Zealander 70 40 35 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins 30 10 15 0 0 0
Fijian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Hawaiian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maori 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 10 10 0 0 0 0
Samoan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 15 0 10 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 626,075 ... ... 28,215 ... ...
Owner 437,695 ... ... 21,185 ... ...
Renter 188,325 ... ... 7,030 ... ...
Band housing 60 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 626,080 ... ... 28,215 ... ...
Condominium 71,825 ... ... 1,910 ... ...
Not condominium 554,250 ... ... 26,305 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 626,075 ... ... 28,215 ... ...
No bedrooms 1,555 ... ... 55 ... ...
1 bedroom 68,365 ... ... 2,700 ... ...
2 bedrooms 187,585 ... ... 7,285 ... ...
3 bedrooms 225,530 ... ... 10,875 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 143,040 ... ... 7,305 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 626,075 ... ... 28,215 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 179,210 ... ... 6,635 ... ...
5 rooms 104,570 ... ... 4,385 ... ...
6 rooms 76,955 ... ... 4,085 ... ...
7 rooms 81,710 ... ... 4,520 ... ...
8 or more rooms 183,630 ... ... 8,590 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.2 ... ... 6.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 626,075 ... ... 28,215 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 622,535 ... ... 28,060 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 3,540 ... ... 160 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 626,075 ... ... 28,215 ... ...
Suitable 610,500 ... ... 27,535 ... ...
Not suitable 15,575 ... ... 685 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 626,080 ... ... 28,215 ... ...
1960 or before 115,405 ... ... 5,775 ... ...
1961 to 1980 204,900 ... ... 10,000 ... ...
1981 to 1990 97,535 ... ... 3,820 ... ...
1991 to 2000 71,770 ... ... 2,480 ... ...
2001 to 2005 43,250 ... ... 1,530 ... ...
2006 to 2010 51,715 ... ... 2,630 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 41,505 ... ... 1,980 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 626,080 ... ... 28,215 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 590,335 ... ... 26,595 ... ...
Major repairs needed 35,745 ... ... 1,620 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 626,075 ... ... 28,215 ... ...
1 household maintainer 373,965 ... ... 16,505 ... ...
2 household maintainers 245,560 ... ... 11,320 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 6,555 ... ... 385 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 626,075 ... ... 28,215 ... ...
15 to 24 years 15,540 ... ... 655 ... ...
25 to 34 years 79,315 ... ... 3,515 ... ...
35 to 44 years 110,520 ... ... 4,680 ... ...
45 to 54 years 128,960 ... ... 5,910 ... ...
55 to 64 years 132,545 ... ... 5,920 ... ...
65 to 74 years 99,625 ... ... 4,235 ... ...
75 to 84 years 46,840 ... ... 2,455 ... ...
85 years and over 12,730 ... ... 835 ... ...
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 141 620,140 ... ... 28,180 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 506,735 ... ... 22,405 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 113,410 ... ... 5,775 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 103,350 ... ... 5,225 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 432,870 ... ... 21,170 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 64.5 ... ... 67.4 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 12.1 ... ... 14.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,063 ... ... 1,149 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,119 ... ... 1,157 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 264,520 ... ... 240,252 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 297,705 ... ... 261,270 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 187,810 ... ... 7,030 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 7.5 ... ... 13.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 32.6 ... ... 38.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 721 ... ... 729 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 761 ... ... 771 ... ...
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 1,216,110 597,040 619,070 57,425 27,895 29,530
No certificate, diploma or degree 240,500 125,500 115,005 11,685 5,890 5,795
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 280,795 132,760 148,035 15,720 7,475 8,245
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 694,815 338,780 356,035 30,020 14,530 15,490
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 208,725 126,040 82,690 10,980 6,545 4,435
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 149,520 79,005 70,520 7,655 4,000 3,660
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 59,200 47,035 12,165 3,325 2,545 775
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 218,735 93,760 124,975 9,775 4,035 5,740
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 44,320 17,840 26,480 1,690 725 965
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 223,040 101,140 121,900 7,570 3,220 4,355
Bachelor's degree 150,435 65,315 85,115 5,325 2,155 3,175
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 19,830 8,825 10,995 860 420 440
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 5,585 2,805 2,775 150 75 75
Master's degree 41,550 20,705 20,845 1,120 495 625
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 5,645 3,485 2,160 115 80 40
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 802,580 395,325 407,260 37,005 18,030 18,970
No certificate, diploma or degree 106,030 60,915 45,115 4,580 2,520 2,060
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 163,595 79,360 84,235 9,385 4,625 4,760
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 532,955 255,050 277,910 23,035 10,890 12,150
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 160,740 94,615 66,130 8,440 4,895 3,550
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 116,555 59,640 56,910 5,890 2,950 2,940
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 44,190 34,975 9,220 2,555 1,945 610
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 157,640 68,055 89,580 7,055 2,860 4,195
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 31,745 12,820 18,925 1,235 530 710
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 182,830 79,555 103,275 6,305 2,610 3,695
Bachelor's degree 124,195 52,710 71,490 4,470 1,810 2,665
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 15,785 6,505 9,280 695 310 385
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 4,320 1,805 2,510 125 60 60
Master's degree 34,195 16,030 18,160 935 385 545
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 4,340 2,505 1,840 85 45 40
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 1,216,110 597,040 619,075 57,420 27,895 29,530
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 521,295 258,255 263,040 27,400 13,365 14,035
Education 48,725 10,340 38,385 2,045 400 1,645
13. Education 48,725 10,340 38,385 2,040 400 1,640
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 25,275 11,320 13,955 1,095 545 550
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 4,590 3,415 1,175 200 170 35
50. Visual and performing arts 20,685 7,905 12,780 895 380 515
Humanities 34,750 13,045 21,700 1,305 525 780
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 4,560 845 3,715 155 30 125
23. English language and literature/letters 1,460 440 1,020 80 30 50
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 19,520 7,750 11,775 720 305 415
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 130 65 70 10 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,200 760 435 40 25 10
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,490 830 660 95 55 35
54. History 2,370 1,280 1,090 60 35 25
55. French language and literature/letters 4,015 1,085 2,935 155 45 115
Social and behavioural sciences and law 60,740 18,335 42,405 2,760 800 1,955
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 570 150 420 25 10 15
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 7,605 2,365 5,235 235 85 150
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 14,305 1,060 13,250 755 50 705
22. Legal professions and studies 11,520 4,145 7,375 435 145 290
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 1,425 270 1,155 40 25 20
42. Psychology 8,905 2,095 6,815 340 80 255
45. Social sciences 16,410 8,255 8,150 935 410 530
Business, management and public administration 165,195 59,420 105,775 6,485 2,035 4,455
30.16 Accounting and computer science 125 50 75 0 10 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 7,040 1,365 5,675 270 45 225
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 158,035 58,010 100,025 6,210 1,990 4,220
Physical and life sciences and technologies 22,905 12,825 10,080 875 555 320
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 7,035 2,780 4,260 225 125 100
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 4,685 2,870 1,820 185 120 60
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 2,795 1,395 1,400 110 50 55
40. Physical sciences 6,920 4,980 1,940 275 195 80
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,465 810 660 80 60 20
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 26,945 18,490 8,455 1,125 835 295
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 22,810 16,625 6,185 980 760 220
25. Library science 1,660 305 1,355 40 0 30
27. Mathematics and statistics 2,140 1,305 830 95 60 40
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 340 250 90 10 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 156,640 144,170 12,470 7,340 6,760 580
04. Architecture and related services 4,575 2,605 1,970 165 80 90
14. Engineering 26,640 22,465 4,170 835 665 175
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 29,910 26,860 3,055 1,340 1,205 135
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 35,145 34,180 965 1,955 1,875 85
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 34,930 33,805 1,125 1,800 1,750 45
48. Precision production 25,425 24,260 1,165 1,240 1,195 45
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 14,485 8,850 5,635 365 190 180
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 11,945 7,220 4,725 315 165 150
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,545 1,630 910 50 25 25
Health and related fields 84,975 14,755 70,220 4,105 620 3,485
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 4,970 2,415 2,555 205 100 105
51. Health professions and related programs 78,705 11,625 67,080 3,895 510 3,380
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,300 720 585 0 0 0
Personal, protective and transportation services 54,060 27,165 26,900 2,515 1,260 1,255
12. Personal and culinary services 30,520 7,410 23,110 1,390 305 1,090
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 65 60 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 340 305 30 15 15 0
43. Security and protective services 11,335 8,785 2,550 535 410 125
49. Transportation and materials moving 11,805 10,600 1,200 575 535 45
Other 125 65 65 0 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 130 65 65 10 0 10
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 151 802,580 395,325 407,260 37,005 18,035 18,970
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 269,620 140,270 129,350 13,965 7,140 6,820
Education 31,750 6,120 25,635 1,305 215 1,090
13. Education 31,755 6,120 25,635 1,305 215 1,095
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 19,410 8,460 10,955 830 410 420
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 3,540 2,540 1,000 145 120 25
50. Visual and performing arts 15,870 5,915 9,950 685 285 395
Humanities 21,850 8,020 13,835 830 345 485
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 3,510 575 2,935 120 25 95
23. English language and literature/letters 1,085 305 775 65 25 45
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 11,080 4,640 6,440 415 200 215
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 85 35 55 10 0 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 775 480 290 20 15 10
39. Theology and religious vocations 770 445 320 45 35 15
54. History 1,665 900 760 40 20 20
55. French language and literature/letters 2,885 640 2,245 120 35 80
Social and behavioural sciences and law 48,430 13,695 34,730 2,235 635 1,595
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 460 105 355 15 10 10
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 6,260 1,905 4,350 180 65 115
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 11,840 735 11,105 610 30 580
22. Legal professions and studies 9,175 3,000 6,180 370 130 245
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 920 145 775 25 15 0
42. Psychology 7,055 1,495 5,565 270 65 200
45. Social sciences 12,710 6,305 6,400 765 325 440
Business, management and public administration 132,480 45,785 86,695 5,245 1,570 3,670
30.16 Accounting and computer science 85 35 55 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,575 970 4,610 230 35 195
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 126,815 44,780 82,035 5,010 1,530 3,475
Physical and life sciences and technologies 15,130 8,095 7,030 540 350 195
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 5,870 2,215 3,650 175 80 90
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,520 1,490 1,030 105 80 25
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 540 300 245 0 10 0
40. Physical sciences 5,150 3,540 1,610 195 140 55
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,045 555 490 60 45 20
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 23,600 16,185 7,415 960 705 260
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 20,525 14,910 5,615 870 665 205
25. Library science 1,310 220 1,090 20 0 20
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,520 880 640 55 25 35
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 250 175 70 10 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 120,420 109,370 11,045 5,575 5,040 535
04. Architecture and related services 3,780 2,120 1,660 150 65 85
14. Engineering 22,370 18,510 3,860 735 570 165
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 23,175 20,485 2,685 1,065 950 115
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 25,660 24,835 820 1,395 1,325 70
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 26,380 25,385 990 1,310 1,255 50
48. Precision production 19,055 18,030 1,025 915 870 40
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 11,780 6,900 4,875 280 150 130
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 9,655 5,565 4,085 250 130 120
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,130 1,330 795 30 20 10
Health and related fields 65,045 10,940 54,100 3,265 475 2,790
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 3,995 1,850 2,145 160 75 85
51. Health professions and related programs 60,055 8,625 51,430 3,100 395 2,705
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 995 470 525 10 10 0
Personal, protective and transportation services 42,970 21,435 21,540 1,975 995 975
12. Personal and culinary services 23,935 5,605 18,330 1,080 245 835
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 55 50 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 215 190 25 10 0 0
43. Security and protective services 9,015 6,890 2,125 390 285 105
49. Transportation and materials moving 9,755 8,700 1,055 495 460 35
Other 95 45 50 0 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 95 45 50 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 1,216,110 597,035 619,075 57,425 27,895 29,525
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 521,295 258,260 263,040 27,405 13,365 14,035
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 694,820 338,780 356,035 30,020 14,530 15,490
Location of study inside Canada 645,160 312,940 332,220 27,175 13,020 14,160
Same as province or territory of residence 628,365 303,740 324,625 26,540 12,635 13,910
Different than province or territory of residence 16,790 9,200 7,595 630 385 250
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 49,655 25,845 23,810 2,845 1,510 1,335
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 4,275 2,450 1,820 125 80 45
Philippines 980 315 665 55 20 40
India 835 405 435 20 20 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,970 1,175 790 75 40 30
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 3,000 1,390 1,615 100 50 45
France 8,485 4,980 3,505 320 195 125
Other 30,110 15,125 14,985 2,145 1,105 1,040
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 157 802,580 395,320 407,260 37,005 18,035 18,970
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 269,620 140,270 129,350 13,965 7,145 6,820
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 532,960 255,050 277,910 23,035 10,890 12,150
Location of study inside Canada 493,870 235,615 258,255 20,680 9,670 11,005
Same as province or territory of residence 481,480 229,010 252,470 20,230 9,400 10,825
Different than province or territory of residence 12,395 6,610 5,785 440 265 175
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 39,085 19,430 19,655 2,360 1,220 1,145
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,950 1,560 1,395 105 70 40
Philippines 680 205 470 50 15 35
India 515 245 265 20 20 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,140 640 500 45 30 20
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 2,640 1,200 1,440 80 35 45
France 6,510 3,685 2,820 265 150 110
Other 24,655 11,895 12,755 1,790 900 890
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 1,216,110 597,040 619,075 57,420 27,895 29,525
In the labour force 802,340 415,295 387,045 36,750 18,860 17,895
Employed 754,960 388,835 366,125 33,930 17,290 16,635
Unemployed 47,380 26,460 20,920 2,825 1,570 1,255
Not in the labour force 413,770 181,745 232,025 20,670 9,035 11,630
Participation rate 66.0 69.6 62.5 64.0 67.6 60.6
Employment rate 62.1 65.1 59.1 59.1 62.0 56.3
Unemployment rate 5.9 6.4 5.4 7.7 8.3 7.0
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 1,216,115 597,035 619,075 57,420 27,895 29,525
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 385,735 167,330 218,405 19,950 8,610 11,340
Worked 830,380 429,710 400,670 37,475 19,290 18,190
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 411,435 226,515 184,915 18,760 10,210 8,550
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 418,945 203,190 215,755 18,715 9,075 9,640
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.2 43.5 42.9 43.4 43.7 43.1
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 802,340 415,295 387,045 36,750 18,855 17,895
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 15,740 7,800 7,940 1,040 515 525
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 786,600 407,500 379,105 35,715 18,345 17,370
Employee 690,515 348,960 341,560 32,350 16,285 16,065
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 96,085 58,535 37,545 3,360 2,055 1,305
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 172 802,340 415,295 387,045 36,750 18,855 17,895
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 15,745 7,800 7,940 1,040 515 525
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 786,600 407,495 379,100 35,710 18,340 17,370
0 Management occupations 87,060 55,190 31,870 3,280 2,065 1,220
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 129,730 38,255 91,475 6,325 1,710 4,615
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 53,440 40,950 12,495 1,835 1,480 360
3 Health occupations 53,300 8,430 44,870 2,660 425 2,240
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 86,770 23,170 63,600 3,805 850 2,955
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 21,955 10,090 11,870 830 425 405
6 Sales and service occupations 179,580 79,375 100,200 8,745 3,945 4,800
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 119,285 112,565 6,715 6,185 5,865 315
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 12,565 9,750 2,815 350 285 65
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 42,920 29,720 13,200 1,695 1,290 410
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 173 802,340 415,295 387,045 36,750 18,855 17,895
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 15,740 7,800 7,945 1,040 515 525
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 786,600 407,495 379,105 35,710 18,345 17,370
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 18,285 12,330 5,955 225 125 95
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,760 1,400 360 80 70 10
22 Utilities 7,075 4,780 2,290 375 295 80
23 Construction 50,605 44,310 6,295 2,585 2,260 325
31-33 Manufacturing 101,495 71,925 29,570 3,675 2,765 910
41 Wholesale trade 35,660 23,640 12,020 1,675 1,110 560
44-45 Retail trade 98,435 45,950 52,480 4,655 2,220 2,435
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 41,040 30,545 10,490 2,630 1,935 700
51 Information and cultural industries 18,975 10,950 8,020 850 485 365
52 Finance and insurance 34,260 13,075 21,180 1,610 515 1,095
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 11,065 6,500 4,570 600 335 260
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 53,815 28,655 25,160 1,850 950 900
55 Management of companies and enterprises 630 230 400 15 0 15
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 30,925 19,090 11,835 1,640 1,085 555
61 Educational services 52,425 14,520 37,900 2,390 605 1,790
62 Health care and social assistance 94,045 14,425 79,620 5,065 785 4,280
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 15,470 8,075 7,395 680 340 335
72 Accommodation and food services 46,350 19,900 26,450 2,055 815 1,240
81 Other services (except public administration) 35,730 16,615 19,115 1,540 775 765
91 Public administration 38,560 20,575 17,985 1,525 865 660
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 174 754,960 388,835 366,120 33,930 17,290 16,635
Worked at home 53,505 26,785 26,720 1,705 765 940
Worked outside Canada 1,890 1,400 490 100 75 20
No fixed workplace address 67,015 51,355 15,660 3,155 2,480 675
Worked at usual place 632,550 309,295 323,255 28,965 13,965 15,005
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 632,545 309,295 323,255 28,970 13,965 15,000
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 187,215 83,720 103,495 7,125 2,895 4,225
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 110,360 51,325 59,035 4,005 1,690 2,315
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 332,975 173,100 159,875 17,805 9,355 8,450
Commute to a different province or territory 1,995 1,145 850 40 20 15
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 175 699,565 360,650 338,910 32,120 16,445 15,675
Car, truck, van - as a driver 565,455 301,805 263,650 25,965 14,095 11,870
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 24,450 9,445 15,000 1,275 455 815
Public transit 70,600 29,905 40,700 3,525 1,255 2,270
Walked 26,925 11,890 15,040 940 380 560
Bicycle 6,465 4,645 1,825 180 135 45
Other method 5,660 2,960 2,700 230 120 110
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 176 699,560 360,650 338,915 32,125 16,445 15,675
Less than 15 minutes 190,605 88,500 102,105 7,790 3,285 4,500
15 to 29 minutes 215,005 108,465 106,540 7,940 4,130 3,815
30 to 44 minutes 148,445 83,350 65,095 7,845 4,445 3,400
45 to 59 minutes 76,995 42,905 34,090 4,400 2,480 1,920
60 minutes and over 68,515 37,435 31,085 4,150 2,110 2,040
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 177 699,565 360,650 338,915 32,120 16,445 15,680
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 57,305 43,580 13,720 3,765 2,770 995
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 142,745 87,685 55,055 6,910 3,880 3,030
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 213,375 97,875 115,500 8,440 3,655 4,780
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 120,610 47,860 72,755 4,595 1,715 2,885
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 61,745 24,545 37,200 2,840 1,155 1,685
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 103,780 59,100 44,675 5,580 3,280 2,300
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 178 851,290 439,615 411,675 38,495 19,730 18,760
Single responses 789,810 407,090 382,720 33,925 17,445 16,485
Official languages 786,390 405,260 381,130 33,850 17,415 16,440
English 80,270 43,515 36,760 6,505 3,210 3,295
French 706,120 361,745 344,375 27,345 14,200 13,145
Non-official languages 3,415 1,830 1,590 75 35 45
Aboriginal languages 15 10 15 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 0 10 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 3,400 1,830 1,575 75 30 45
Afro-Asiatic languages 120 65 55 0 10 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 120 70 55 0 0 0
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 110 65 45 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 0 10 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 0 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 150 75 70 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 35 15 15 0 0 0
Vietnamese 115 65 55 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 10 0 0 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) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 15 0 15 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 1,300 775 525 45 10 30
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 15 0 10 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 120 45 75 20 10 15
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 120 45 70 20 10 15
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 15 0 15 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 100 45 60 20 0 20
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 70 35 30 0 0 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 60 35 25 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 10 0 10 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 40 20 20 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 145 75 65 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 85 30 55 0 0 0
Bengali 15 10 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 60 25 40 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 10 0 0 0
Iranian languages 55 45 10 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 60 45 15 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 920 595 325 25 10 15
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Portuguese 60 25 40 0 0 10
Romanian 30 15 15 10 0 0
Spanish 805 535 265 15 10 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 10 30 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 10 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 10 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 40 15 20 0 0 0
American Sign Language 0 0 0 10 10 0
Quebec Sign Language 30 10 25 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,680 860 820 20 10 0
Chinese languages 1,680 865 820 20 15 10
Cantonese 935 480 460 10 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 690 345 345 15 10 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 15 10 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 40 25 10 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 25 10 15 0 0 0
Lao 25 10 10 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 10 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 0 0 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 61,485 32,530 28,955 4,570 2,290 2,280
English and French 58,190 30,870 27,320 4,385 2,195 2,195
English and non-official language 820 455 365 50 40 15
French and non-official language 940 425 520 55 25 30
English, French and non-official language 1,535 780 755 75 30 45
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 179 851,295 439,615 411,675 38,495 19,735 18,765
None 557,395 283,425 273,965 21,225 10,930 10,295
English 233,005 123,885 109,120 13,035 6,700 6,335
French 52,045 27,780 24,270 3,750 1,860 1,895
Non-official language 5,765 3,015 2,750 300 175 125
Aboriginal 80 30 50 20 10 10
Non-Aboriginal 5,685 2,985 2,700 285 165 120
English and French 205 85 115 10 0 10
English and non-official language 2,200 1,055 1,150 115 40 75
French and non-official language 660 350 305 55 20 40
English, French and non-official language 15 10 10 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 1,459,045 721,340 737,705 69,315 34,045 35,270
Non-movers 1,303,950 645,930 658,015 63,150 31,065 32,080
Movers 155,100 75,410 79,690 6,170 2,980 3,190
Non-migrants 74,475 36,060 38,415 2,650 1,265 1,385
Migrants 80,625 39,350 41,270 3,520 1,715 1,805
Internal migrants 75,180 36,480 38,700 3,290 1,590 1,695
Intraprovincial migrants 72,755 35,225 37,530 3,220 1,555 1,670
Interprovincial migrants 2,425 1,255 1,170 60 35 25
External migrants 5,445 2,870 2,570 235 120 105
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 1,391,245 687,070 704,170 65,905 32,340 33,570
Non-movers 916,100 455,840 460,260 44,845 22,100 22,750
Movers 475,145 231,230 243,915 21,060 10,235 10,820
Non-migrants 219,275 106,605 112,675 9,265 4,480 4,785
Migrants 255,865 124,630 131,240 11,790 5,760 6,035
Internal migrants 232,880 113,460 119,425 10,880 5,330 5,545
Intraprovincial migrants 226,290 110,140 116,150 10,575 5,180 5,400
Interprovincial migrants 6,590 3,320 3,270 300 155 150
External migrants 22,990 11,170 11,815 905 425 480

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Montérégie [Economic region], Quebec and Châteauguay [Population centre], Quebec (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 7, 2024).

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