Census Profile, 2016 Census
Montréal, Ville [Census subdivision], Quebec and Alma, Parish [Census subdivision], New Brunswick

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Characteristic Montréal, V
Quebec
[Census subdivision]
Alma, P
New Brunswick
[Census subdivision]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 1,704,694 ... ... 5 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 1,649,519 ... ... 0 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.3 ... ... ... ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 843,872 ... ... 3 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 779,802 ... ... 1 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 4,662.1 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 365.65 ... ... 222.62 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 1,704,695 830,930 873,765 x x x
0 to 14 years 265,785 135,490 130,295 x x x
0 to 4 years 98,815 50,510 48,300 x x x
5 to 9 years 91,005 46,335 44,670 x x x
10 to 14 years 75,965 38,640 37,325 x x x
15 to 64 years 1,165,895 581,940 583,955 x x x
15 to 19 years 81,790 41,070 40,720 x x x
20 to 24 years 123,925 61,105 62,825 x x x
25 to 29 years 142,400 70,090 72,305 x x x
30 to 34 years 141,520 69,615 71,905 x x x
35 to 39 years 134,710 67,500 67,210 x x x
40 to 44 years 114,785 58,595 56,195 x x x
45 to 49 years 109,250 56,180 53,065 x x x
50 to 54 years 113,465 58,220 55,240 x x x
55 to 59 years 109,560 54,240 55,325 x x x
60 to 64 years 94,490 45,315 49,170 x x x
65 years and over 273,015 113,505 159,515 x x x
65 to 69 years 80,575 37,465 43,110 x x x
70 to 74 years 61,060 26,760 34,300 x x x
75 to 79 years 48,665 20,190 28,470 x x x
80 to 84 years 39,765 15,750 24,015 x x x
85 years and over 42,960 13,340 29,615 x x x
85 to 89 years 27,115 9,340 17,775 x x x
90 to 94 years 12,190 3,335 8,860 x x x
95 to 99 years 3,135 585 2,550 x x x
100 years and over 510 75 435 x x x
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 x x x
0 to 14 years 15.6 16.3 14.9 x x x
15 to 64 years 68.4 70.0 66.8 x x x
65 years and over 16.0 13.7 18.3 x x x
85 years and over 2.5 1.6 3.4 x x x
Average age of the population 40.3 39.0 41.4 x x x
Median age of the population 38.5 37.7 39.3 x x x
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 779,805 ... ... x ... ...
Single-detached house 57,130 ... ... x ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 110,475 ... ... x ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 611,795 ... ... x ... ...
Semi-detached house 25,415 ... ... x ... ...
Row house 25,705 ... ... x ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 106,095 ... ... x ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 451,305 ... ... x ... ...
Other single-attached house 3,275 ... ... x ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 405 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 779,805 ... ... x ... ...
1 person 318,325 ... ... x ... ...
2 persons 231,615 ... ... x ... ...
3 persons 104,190 ... ... x ... ...
4 persons 81,550 ... ... x ... ...
5 or more persons 44,130 ... ... x ... ...
Number of persons in private households 1,663,235 ... ... x ... ...
Average household size 2.1 ... ... x ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 1,438,910 695,440 743,470 x x x
Married or living common law 685,000 345,290 339,700 x x x
Married 478,480 240,005 238,480 x x x
Living common law 206,520 105,290 101,225 x x x
Not married and not living common law 753,915 350,145 403,765 x x x
Never married 530,785 279,685 251,100 x x x
Separated 30,350 12,800 17,550 x x x
Divorced 114,570 42,725 71,845 x x x
Widowed 78,210 14,935 63,270 x x x
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 419,750 ... ... x ... ...
2 persons 213,020 ... ... x ... ...
3 persons 94,690 ... ... x ... ...
4 persons 77,320 ... ... x ... ...
5 or more persons 34,715 ... ... x ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... x ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 419,755 ... ... x ... ...
Total couple families 329,780 ... ... x ... ...
Married couples 226,615 ... ... x ... ...
Common-law couples 103,165 ... ... x ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 89,970 ... ... x ... ...
Female parent 73,455 ... ... x ... ...
Male parent 16,520 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 329,780 ... ... x ... ...
Couples without children 155,320 ... ... x ... ...
Couples with children 174,455 ... ... x ... ...
1 child 70,975 ... ... x ... ...
2 children 70,935 ... ... x ... ...
3 or more children 32,550 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 89,975 ... ... x ... ...
1 child 57,700 ... ... x ... ...
2 children 23,720 ... ... x ... ...
3 or more children 8,555 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 456,810 225,415 231,395 x x x
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 779,805 ... ... x ... ...
One-census-family households 405,925 ... ... x ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 150,715 ... ... x ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 255,210 ... ... x ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 6,780 ... ... x ... ...
Non-census-family households 367,090 ... ... x ... ...
One-person households 318,325 ... ... x ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 48,770 ... ... x ... ...
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 1,680,910 821,035 859,870 x x x
English only 170,490 86,310 84,180 x x x
French only 503,105 224,265 278,840 x x x
English and French 965,480 494,050 471,430 x x x
Neither English nor French 41,835 16,415 25,420 x x x
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 1,680,910 821,035 859,875 x x x
English 400,245 200,775 199,470 x x x
French 1,097,345 530,565 566,780 x x x
English and French 142,675 73,850 68,825 x x x
Neither English nor French 40,645 15,845 24,800 x x x
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 471,585 237,700 233,880 x x x
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 28.1 29.0 27.2 x x x
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 1,680,905 821,035 859,875 x x x
Single responses 1,600,455 780,840 819,610 x x x
Official languages 1,041,420 509,795 531,620 x x x
English 208,140 104,900 103,245 x x x
French 833,280 404,900 428,380 x x x
Non-official languages 559,030 271,040 287,995 x x x
Aboriginal languages 475 170 305 x x x
Algonquian languages 265 100 165 x x x
Blackfoot 0 0 0 x x x
Cree-Montagnais languages 230 80 150 x x x
Atikamekw 25 5 20 x x x
Montagnais (Innu) 45 10 30 x x x
Moose Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Naskapi 15 5 10 x x x
Northern East Cree 35 15 25 x x x
Plains Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Southern East Cree 5 0 5 x x x
Swampy Cree 5 0 0 x x x
Woods Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Cree, n.o.s. 105 35 70 x x x
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 5 5 x x x
Malecite 0 0 0 x x x
Mi'kmaq 10 5 5 x x x
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 20 15 10 x x x
Algonquin 20 10 5 x x x
Ojibway 0 0 0 x x x
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 x x x
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 0 x x x
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 x x x
Beaver 0 0 0 x x x
Carrier 0 0 0 x x x
Chilcotin 0 0 0 x x x
Dene 0 0 0 x x x
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 x x x
Gwich'in 0 0 0 x x x
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 x x x
Sekani 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey-Hare languages 5 5 0 x x x
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 x x x
South Slavey 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 0 0 x x x
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan 0 0 0 x x x
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 x x x
Haida 0 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages 145 40 110 x x x
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 5 x x x
Inuktitut 125 35 90 x x x
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 x x x
Iroquoian languages 30 15 15 x x x
Cayuga 0 0 0 x x x
Mohawk 25 15 15 x x x
Oneida 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Kutenai 0 0 0 x x x
Michif 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages 0 0 0 x x x
Comox 0 0 5 x x x
Halkomelem 0 0 0 x x x
Lillooet 0 0 0 x x x
Okanagan 0 0 0 x x x
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 x x x
Squamish 0 0 0 x x x
Straits 0 0 0 x x x
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Dakota 0 0 0 x x x
Stoney 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tlingit 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 x x x
Nisga'a 0 0 5 x x x
Tsimshian 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Haisla 0 0 0 x x x
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 x x x
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 x x x
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 25 10 10 x x x
Non-Aboriginal languages 558,560 270,870 287,690 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages 112,440 59,540 52,905 x x x
Berber languages 13,730 7,305 6,425 x x x
Kabyle 8,460 4,510 3,945 x x x
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5,275 2,795 2,480 x x x
Cushitic languages 680 325 355 x x x
Bilen 10 5 5 x x x
Oromo 5 5 0 x x x
Somali 645 300 345 x x x
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 x x x
Semitic languages 97,870 51,815 46,050 x x x
Amharic 510 240 270 x x x
Arabic 95,165 50,450 44,715 x x x
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 50 25 25 x x x
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 5 5 x x x
Harari 5 0 0 x x x
Hebrew 1,785 925 860 x x x
Maltese 10 5 5 x x x
Tigrigna 305 145 160 x x x
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 165 90 70 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages 23,000 10,805 12,195 x x x
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,875 2,265 2,600 x x x
Vietnamese 18,115 8,530 9,585 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 x x x
Austronesian languages 14,755 5,375 9,380 x x x
Bikol 90 30 65 x x x
Cebuano 575 200 375 x x x
Fijian 0 0 0 x x x
Hiligaynon 305 90 215 x x x
Ilocano 1,720 630 1,095 x x x
Malagasy 410 185 230 x x x
Malay 400 165 235 x x x
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 145 65 80 x x x
Pangasinan 70 30 40 x x x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10,770 3,875 6,895 x x x
Waray-Waray 40 5 30 x x x
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 220 90 125 x x x
Creole languages 36,160 15,975 20,190 x x x
Haitian Creole 1,300 625 680 x x x
Creole, n.o.s. 34,390 15,105 19,290 x x x
Creole languages, n.i.e. 470 245 225 x x x
Dravidian languages 10,445 5,270 5,180 x x x
Kannada 150 80 70 x x x
Malayalam 250 140 110 x x x
Tamil 9,595 4,765 4,825 x x x
Telugu 450 280 170 x x x
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 x x x
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 x x x
Indo-European languages 286,810 138,535 148,280 x x x
Albanian 1,595 815 780 x x x
Armenian 6,330 2,995 3,335 x x x
Balto-Slavic languages 33,090 14,675 18,420 x x x
Baltic languages 380 140 245 x x x
Latvian 125 50 70 x x x
Lithuanian 260 90 170 x x x
Slavic languages 32,710 14,535 18,175 x x x
Belarusan 40 25 15 x x x
Bosnian 250 125 130 x x x
Bulgarian 3,625 1,725 1,905 x x x
Croatian 955 470 485 x x x
Czech 610 285 320 x x x
Macedonian 85 40 45 x x x
Polish 7,000 3,015 3,985 x x x
Russian 14,685 6,435 8,245 x x x
Serbian 1,240 605 635 x x x
Serbo-Croatian 415 185 225 x x x
Slovak 435 175 260 x x x
Slovene (Slovenian) 310 140 175 x x x
Ukrainian 2,995 1,285 1,710 x x x
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 35 x x x
Celtic languages 50 30 25 x x x
Scottish Gaelic 10 10 0 x x x
Welsh 15 5 10 x x x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10 x x x
Germanic languages 11,495 5,675 5,825 x x x
Afrikaans 50 30 25 x x x
Danish 145 65 80 x x x
Dutch 770 405 365 x x x
Frisian 5 5 0 x x x
German 3,990 1,845 2,145 x x x
Icelandic 30 15 20 x x x
Norwegian 65 35 25 x x x
Swedish 235 105 135 x x x
Vlaams (Flemish) 105 40 70 x x x
Yiddish 6,030 3,100 2,935 x x x
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 60 35 30 x x x
Greek 16,935 8,310 8,625 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages 44,150 22,955 21,190 x x x
Indo-Aryan languages 29,965 15,825 14,140 x x x
Bengali 9,290 4,740 4,545 x x x
Gujarati 4,075 2,030 2,040 x x x
Hindi 1,765 985 780 x x x
Kashmiri 15 15 0 x x x
Konkani 65 40 25 x x x
Marathi 150 95 55 x x x
Nepali 145 75 70 x x x
Oriya (Odia) 20 15 5 x x x
Punjabi (Panjabi) 7,300 4,110 3,190 x x x
Sindhi 175 85 90 x x x
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 385 185 205 x x x
Urdu 6,580 3,455 3,125 x x x
Iranian languages 13,975 7,005 6,965 x x x
Kurdish 535 290 250 x x x
Pashto 845 445 400 x x x
Persian (Farsi) 12,585 6,270 6,315 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 210 120 85 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages 173,175 83,085 90,090 x x x
Catalan 195 95 100 x x x
Italian 67,800 32,300 35,500 x x x
Portuguese 17,130 8,260 8,870 x x x
Romanian 15,230 7,195 8,035 x x x
Spanish 72,760 35,210 37,550 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 60 30 25 x x x
Japanese 1,420 445 980 x x x
Kartvelian languages 125 60 70 x x x
Georgian 125 55 65 x x x
Korean 3,120 1,415 1,705 x x x
Mongolic languages 65 25 40 x x x
Mongolian 65 25 40 x x x
Niger-Congo languages 13,465 6,855 6,615 x x x
Akan (Twi) 690 340 350 x x x
Bamanankan 680 385 295 x x x
Edo 45 25 20 x x x
Ewe 320 175 140 x x x
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 1,145 595 550 x x x
Ga 45 25 25 x x x
Ganda 10 5 10 x x x
Igbo 65 40 25 x x x
Lingala 1,500 690 810 x x x
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,160 555 600 x x x
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 990 450 540 x x x
Shona 60 30 30 x x x
Swahili 870 415 460 x x x
Wolof 1,660 905 755 x x x
Yoruba 160 95 65 x x x
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 4,065 2,115 1,950 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages 120 70 50 x x x
Dinka 0 0 0 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 120 70 50 x x x
Sign languages 375 200 180 x x x
American Sign Language 20 15 10 x x x
Quebec Sign Language 185 90 95 x x x
Sign languages, n.i.e 165 90 75 x x x
Sino-Tibetan languages 46,340 21,515 24,825 x x x
Chinese languages 46,205 21,445 24,755 x x x
Cantonese 14,435 6,790 7,640 x x x
Hakka 245 110 135 x x x
Mandarin 26,245 12,075 14,170 x x x
Min Dong 20 10 10 x x x
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 2,240 1,035 1,200 x x x
Wu (Shanghainese) 640 275 360 x x x
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,335 1,120 1,215 x x x
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 50 25 25 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages 135 65 65 x x x
Burmese 45 15 30 x x x
Karenic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Tibetan 35 20 15 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages 1,765 800 965 x x x
Lao 1,445 715 725 x x x
Thai 320 80 235 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 x x x
Turkic languages 5,035 2,580 2,455 x x x
Azerbaijani 160 95 65 x x x
Turkish 4,535 2,325 2,205 x x x
Uyghur 140 70 70 x x x
Uzbek 70 35 35 x x x
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 135 55 80 x x x
Uralic languages 2,715 1,210 1,510 x x x
Estonian 85 25 50 x x x
Finnish 165 55 110 x x x
Hungarian 2,465 1,125 1,345 x x x
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 x x x
Other languages, n.i.e. 365 200 170 x x x
Multiple responses 80,460 40,195 40,260 x x x
English and French 20,700 10,610 10,095 x x x
English and non-official language 15,390 7,540 7,850 x x x
French and non-official language 35,465 17,475 17,990 x x x
English, French and non-official language 8,900 4,575 4,325 x x x
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 1,680,905 821,035 859,875 x x x
Single responses 1,523,890 744,310 779,585 x x x
Official languages 1,208,800 593,825 614,980 x x x
English 305,620 153,160 152,460 x x x
French 903,180 440,665 462,520 x x x
Non-official languages 315,090 150,485 164,605 x x x
Aboriginal languages 185 85 100 x x x
Algonquian languages 110 50 60 x x x
Blackfoot 0 0 0 x x x
Cree-Montagnais languages 105 45 55 x x x
Atikamekw 5 5 5 x x x
Montagnais (Innu) 15 5 15 x x x
Moose Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Naskapi 10 5 0 x x x
Northern East Cree 20 10 10 x x x
Plains Cree 5 0 0 x x x
Southern East Cree 5 0 5 x x x
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Woods Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Cree, n.o.s. 55 25 25 x x x
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Malecite 0 0 0 x x x
Mi'kmaq 5 0 0 x x x
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 5 x x x
Algonquin 5 0 0 x x x
Ojibway 0 0 0 x x x
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 x x x
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 x x x
Beaver 0 0 0 x x x
Carrier 0 0 0 x x x
Chilcotin 0 0 0 x x x
Dene 0 0 0 x x x
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 x x x
Gwich'in 0 0 0 x x x
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 x x x
Sekani 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey-Hare languages 5 0 0 x x x
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 x x x
South Slavey 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan 0 0 0 x x x
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Haida 0 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages 50 20 30 x x x
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 x x x
Inuktitut 40 15 25 x x x
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 x x x
Iroquoian languages 10 5 0 x x x
Cayuga 0 0 0 x x x
Mohawk 15 10 5 x x x
Oneida 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Kutenai 0 0 0 x x x
Michif 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages 5 0 5 x x x
Comox 5 0 0 x x x
Halkomelem 0 0 0 x x x
Lillooet 0 0 0 x x x
Okanagan 0 0 0 x x x
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 x x x
Squamish 0 0 0 x x x
Straits 0 0 0 x x x
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Dakota 0 0 0 x x x
Stoney 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tlingit 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 x x x
Nisga'a 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Haisla 0 0 0 x x x
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 x x x
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 x x x
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 x x x
Non-Aboriginal languages 314,905 150,400 164,500 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages 53,925 27,640 26,280 x x x
Berber languages 5,250 2,765 2,480 x x x
Kabyle 3,595 1,900 1,695 x x x
Berber languages, n.i.e. 1,645 860 785 x x x
Cushitic languages 325 145 185 x x x
Bilen 5 0 5 x x x
Oromo 5 5 0 x x x
Somali 320 140 185 x x x
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 x x x
Semitic languages 48,295 24,715 23,585 x x x
Amharic 255 115 140 x x x
Arabic 46,920 24,030 22,890 x x x
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 35 10 20 x x x
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 x x x
Harari 0 0 0 x x x
Hebrew 895 465 430 x x x
Maltese 0 0 5 x x x
Tigrigna 175 80 95 x x x
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages 17,000 7,900 9,100 x x x
Khmer (Cambodian) 3,060 1,400 1,660 x x x
Vietnamese 13,940 6,495 7,440 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 x x x
Austronesian languages 7,540 2,970 4,570 x x x
Bikol 10 5 10 x x x
Cebuano 195 85 110 x x x
Fijian 0 0 0 x x x
Hiligaynon 95 40 60 x x x
Ilocano 645 265 385 x x x
Malagasy 125 70 55 x x x
Malay 120 60 55 x x x
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 45 25 20 x x x
Pangasinan 15 5 10 x x x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,240 2,400 3,845 x x x
Waray-Waray 10 5 5 x x x
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 x x x
Creole languages 14,095 6,065 8,025 x x x
Haitian Creole 565 260 305 x x x
Creole, n.o.s. 13,345 5,720 7,620 x x x
Creole languages, n.i.e. 185 85 100 x x x
Dravidian languages 8,270 4,125 4,150 x x x
Kannada 95 55 40 x x x
Malayalam 115 60 55 x x x
Tamil 7,785 3,840 3,940 x x x
Telugu 260 160 105 x x x
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 x x x
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 x x x
Indo-European languages 165,335 78,500 86,835 x x x
Albanian 915 450 470 x x x
Armenian 4,550 2,095 2,460 x x x
Balto-Slavic languages 19,870 9,135 10,735 x x x
Baltic languages 100 40 55 x x x
Latvian 35 20 15 x x x
Lithuanian 65 25 40 x x x
Slavic languages 19,770 9,095 10,680 x x x
Belarusan 10 5 5 x x x
Bosnian 130 60 70 x x x
Bulgarian 2,590 1,255 1,340 x x x
Croatian 435 195 230 x x x
Czech 190 90 100 x x x
Macedonian 50 25 25 x x x
Polish 3,255 1,435 1,820 x x x
Russian 10,490 4,845 5,650 x x x
Serbian 730 360 375 x x x
Serbo-Croatian 175 80 100 x x x
Slovak 90 40 45 x x x
Slovene (Slovenian) 115 45 70 x x x
Ukrainian 1,490 655 835 x x x
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 x x x
Celtic languages 10 5 0 x x x
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 x x x
Welsh 0 0 0 x x x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 x x x
Germanic languages 5,625 2,895 2,735 x x x
Afrikaans 10 5 5 x x x
Danish 25 15 15 x x x
Dutch 120 60 60 x x x
Frisian 0 0 0 x x x
German 695 320 380 x x x
Icelandic 20 5 10 x x x
Norwegian 5 5 0 x x x
Swedish 45 20 25 x x x
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 5 x x x
Yiddish 4,690 2,460 2,230 x x x
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 x x x
Greek 9,455 4,445 5,005 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages 31,610 15,955 15,660 x x x
Indo-Aryan languages 21,235 10,900 10,335 x x x
Bengali 7,095 3,525 3,570 x x x
Gujarati 2,680 1,315 1,370 x x x
Hindi 905 485 425 x x x
Kashmiri 0 0 0 x x x
Konkani 25 10 15 x x x
Marathi 45 25 20 x x x
Nepali 100 45 55 x x x
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 0 x x x
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5,290 2,920 2,375 x x x
Sindhi 75 35 40 x x x
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 235 110 120 x x x
Urdu 4,770 2,425 2,345 x x x
Iranian languages 10,280 4,995 5,280 x x x
Kurdish 280 140 135 x x x
Pashto 650 320 325 x x x
Persian (Farsi) 9,355 4,530 4,820 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 100 55 40 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages 93,290 43,520 49,770 x x x
Catalan 75 35 40 x x x
Italian 26,930 11,775 15,155 x x x
Portuguese 9,015 4,260 4,755 x x x
Romanian 10,425 5,045 5,380 x x x
Spanish 46,830 22,395 24,435 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 x x x
Japanese 595 245 350 x x x
Kartvelian languages 55 30 30 x x x
Georgian 60 30 30 x x x
Korean 2,120 990 1,135 x x x
Mongolic languages 40 15 25 x x x
Mongolian 40 20 25 x x x
Niger-Congo languages 3,445 1,685 1,760 x x x
Akan (Twi) 345 170 180 x x x
Bamanankan 175 95 75 x x x
Edo 5 0 5 x x x
Ewe 75 30 40 x x x
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 350 170 180 x x x
Ga 10 5 5 x x x
Ganda 5 0 0 x x x
Igbo 10 5 5 x x x
Lingala 380 160 220 x x x
Rundi (Kirundi) 355 165 190 x x x
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 255 110 145 x x x
Shona 20 5 10 x x x
Swahili 270 140 130 x x x
Wolof 525 290 235 x x x
Yoruba 35 15 20 x x x
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 635 315 310 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages 30 20 10 x x x
Dinka 0 0 0 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 x x x
Sign languages 520 305 215 x x x
American Sign Language 35 15 20 x x x
Quebec Sign Language 245 120 120 x x x
Sign languages, n.i.e 245 165 75 x x x
Sino-Tibetan languages 36,590 17,315 19,275 x x x
Chinese languages 36,530 17,285 19,245 x x x
Cantonese 10,795 5,075 5,725 x x x
Hakka 95 45 50 x x x
Mandarin 22,200 10,560 11,640 x x x
Min Dong 0 0 0 x x x
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 600 720 x x x
Wu (Shanghainese) 485 215 265 x x x
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,620 775 840 x x x
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages 60 30 30 x x x
Burmese 20 5 10 x x x
Karenic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Tibetan 15 10 5 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages 900 440 455 x x x
Lao 780 395 390 x x x
Thai 115 50 70 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 x x x
Turkic languages 3,345 1,670 1,680 x x x
Azerbaijani 45 20 25 x x x
Turkish 3,110 1,550 1,565 x x x
Uyghur 100 55 45 x x x
Uzbek 50 25 25 x x x
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 x x x
Uralic languages 990 420 570 x x x
Estonian 10 0 10 x x x
Finnish 25 15 15 x x x
Hungarian 955 405 545 x x x
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Other languages, n.i.e. 90 55 35 x x x
Multiple responses 157,015 76,725 80,290 x x x
English and French 28,945 14,840 14,100 x x x
English and non-official language 31,285 15,045 16,245 x x x
French and non-official language 74,940 35,805 39,130 x x x
English, French and non-official language 21,850 11,035 10,815 x x x
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 1,680,910 821,035 859,870 x x x
None 1,198,670 581,675 616,995 x x x
English 141,405 71,900 69,510 x x x
French 132,810 65,560 67,250 x x x
Non-official language 163,565 79,705 83,855 x x x
Aboriginal 230 80 150 x x x
Non-Aboriginal 163,335 79,625 83,710 x x x
English and French 18,890 9,545 9,345 x x x
English and non-official language 12,725 6,350 6,380 x x x
French and non-official language 12,055 5,890 6,170 x x x
English, French and non-official language 780 410 370 x x x
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 1,397,900 678,980 718,920 x x x
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,343,685 653,790 689,895 x x x
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,321 30,656 26,377 x x x
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,343,835 653,830 690,010 x x x
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 26,237 27,892 24,825 x x x
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,150,920 570,610 580,300 x x x
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,049 30,675 23,748 x x x
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,085,230 504,070 581,160 x x x
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,800 2,901 7,380 x x x
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 945,525 486,595 458,930 x x x
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,610 31,118 26,099 x x x
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 1,397,885 678,870 719,015 x x x
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,343,415 653,590 689,825 x x x
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,079 44,701 35,699 x x x
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,343,565 653,625 689,940 x x x
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,905 35,776 30,184 x x x
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,150,355 570,415 579,940 x x x
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,573 45,630 33,616 x x x
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,084,900 503,345 581,560 x x x
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,668 6,334 8,823 x x x
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 945,510 486,525 458,985 x x x
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,692 44,345 34,759 x x x
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 1,397,885 678,875 719,015 x x x
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 24 393,485 216,495 176,990 x x x
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 45,987 48,513 43,443 x x x
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 57,373 62,299 51,348 x x x
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 x x x
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 84.5 89.1 79.2 x x x
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 69.8 73.9 64.9 x x x
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 15.5 10.9 20.8 x x x
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 1,397,900 678,985 718,920 x x x
Without total income 54,215 25,190 29,025 x x x
With total income 1,343,690 653,790 689,895 x x x
Percentage with total income 96.1 96.3 96.0 x x x
Under $10,000 (including loss) 211,945 106,555 105,395 x x x
$10,000 to $19,999 276,675 119,270 157,405 x x x
$20,000 to $29,999 213,200 95,425 117,775 x x x
$30,000 to $39,999 168,005 81,390 86,620 x x x
$40,000 to $49,999 135,770 65,275 70,500 x x x
$50,000 to $59,999 94,615 46,715 47,900 x x x
$60,000 to $69,999 65,325 33,640 31,690 x x x
$70,000 to $79,999 49,145 26,100 23,040 x x x
$80,000 to $89,999 33,880 18,860 15,020 x x x
$90,000 to $99,999 22,685 13,565 9,115 x x x
$100,000 and over 72,445 47,005 25,440 x x x
$100,000 to $149,999 46,530 29,145 17,385 x x x
$150,000 and over 25,910 17,855 8,055 x x x
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 1,397,905 678,980 718,920 x x x
Without after-tax income 54,065 25,155 28,905 x x x
With after-tax income 1,343,835 653,830 690,010 x x x
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.3 96.0 x x x
Under $10,000 (including loss) 216,265 107,895 108,370 x x x
$10,000 to $19,999 288,340 125,300 163,040 x x x
$20,000 to $29,999 253,845 116,805 137,045 x x x
$30,000 to $39,999 209,565 102,120 107,445 x x x
$40,000 to $49,999 142,420 69,510 72,905 x x x
$50,000 to $59,999 86,865 44,745 42,125 x x x
$60,000 to $69,999 53,950 29,220 24,730 x x x
$70,000 to $79,999 30,835 18,100 12,745 x x x
$80,000 and over 61,735 40,130 21,605 x x x
$80,000 to $89,999 18,490 11,360 7,125 x x x
$90,000 to $99,999 11,545 7,265 4,280 x x x
$100,000 and over 31,700 21,505 10,195 x x x
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 1,397,905 678,985 718,915 x x x
Without employment income 452,380 192,390 259,985 x x x
With employment income 945,520 486,595 458,930 x x x
Percentage with employment income 67.6 71.7 63.8 x x x
Under $5,000 (including loss) 129,415 63,210 66,210 x x x
$5,000 to $9,999 82,455 38,605 43,855 x x x
$10,000 to $19,999 150,655 72,640 78,020 x x x
$20,000 to $29,999 126,295 62,060 64,235 x x x
$30,000 to $39,999 113,045 57,585 55,460 x x x
$40,000 to $49,999 90,455 45,535 44,920 x x x
$50,000 to $59,999 66,290 35,090 31,195 x x x
$60,000 to $69,999 48,415 26,380 22,040 x x x
$70,000 to $79,999 39,720 21,685 18,030 x x x
$80,000 and over 98,775 63,795 34,975 x x x
$80,000 to $89,999 25,720 15,455 10,270 x x x
$90,000 to $99,999 17,360 10,990 6,370 x x x
$100,000 and over 55,685 37,355 18,335 x x x
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 779,805 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 50,227 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 44,737 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 318,325 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 29,985 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 27,376 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 461,475 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 67,818 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 60,458 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 779,795 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 69,047 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 56,694 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 318,385 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,111 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,011 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 461,415 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,013 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 73,035 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 779,800 ... ... x ... ...
Under $5,000 22,980 ... ... x ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 20,945 ... ... x ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 36,535 ... ... x ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 50,620 ... ... x ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 46,735 ... ... x ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 41,760 ... ... x ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 42,575 ... ... x ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 43,795 ... ... x ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 42,770 ... ... x ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 39,400 ... ... x ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 71,115 ... ... x ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 57,495 ... ... x ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 47,510 ... ... x ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 38,325 ... ... x ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 30,990 ... ... x ... ...
$100,000 and over 146,255 ... ... x ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 53,650 ... ... x ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 32,505 ... ... x ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 31,690 ... ... x ... ...
$200,000 and over 28,410 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 779,800 ... ... x ... ...
Under $5,000 23,890 ... ... x ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 21,120 ... ... x ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 36,825 ... ... x ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 53,100 ... ... x ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 52,565 ... ... x ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 49,370 ... ... x ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 53,440 ... ... x ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 53,085 ... ... x ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 49,085 ... ... x ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 45,885 ... ... x ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 77,935 ... ... x ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 60,575 ... ... x ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 46,000 ... ... x ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 35,720 ... ... x ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 27,290 ... ... x ... ...
$100,000 and over 93,935 ... ... x ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 43,190 ... ... x ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 21,615 ... ... x ... ...
$150,000 and over 29,130 ... ... x ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 424,385 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 69,228 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 61,440 ... ... x ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.9 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 147,710 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 68,398 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 59,257 ... ... x ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 174,975 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 85,922 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 75,700 ... ... x ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 86,210 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,091 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 44,619 ... ... x ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 424,155 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 91,334 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 74,601 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 147,375 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 91,609 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 73,054 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 175,175 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 109,831 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 89,541 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 86,130 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 57,956 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 50,198 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 415,420 207,150 208,270 x x x
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 26,434 26,492 26,381 x x x
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 24,759 24,615 24,877 x x x
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 415,055 206,890 208,170 x x x
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 36,387 37,108 35,669 x x x
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 30,277 30,474 30,082 x x x
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 1,663,235 814,235 849,005 x x x
In the bottom half of the distribution 1,105,685 533,730 571,950 x x x
In the bottom decile 270,515 135,490 135,030 x x x
In the second decile 235,050 108,580 126,470 x x x
In the third decile 234,665 112,495 122,165 x x x
In the fourth decile 200,310 96,825 103,480 x x x
In the fifth decile 165,145 80,340 84,810 x x x
In the top half of the distribution 557,555 280,500 277,050 x x x
In the sixth decile 139,305 68,705 70,595 x x x
In the seventh decile 122,585 61,260 61,325 x x x
In the eighth decile 109,275 54,880 54,395 x x x
In the ninth decile 94,965 48,590 46,375 x x x
In the top decile 91,430 47,065 44,365 x x x
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 1,663,235 814,235 849,005 x x x
0 to 17 years 310,170 157,955 152,215 x x x
0 to 5 years 117,485 60,060 57,425 x x x
18 to 64 years 1,109,830 551,635 558,195 x x x
65 years and over 243,230 104,645 138,590 x x x
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 377,955 181,580 196,375 x x x
0 to 17 years 75,150 38,305 36,845 x x x
0 to 5 years 28,090 14,260 13,825 x x x
18 to 64 years 247,190 122,800 124,385 x x x
65 years and over 55,615 20,470 35,140 x x x
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 22.7 22.3 23.1 x x x
0 to 17 years (%) 24.2 24.3 24.2 x x x
0 to 5 years (%) 23.9 23.7 24.1 x x x
18 to 64 years (%) 22.3 22.3 22.3 x x x
65 years and over (%) 22.9 19.6 25.4 x x x
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 319,685 157,660 162,020 x x x
0 to 17 years 56,730 28,980 27,750 x x x
0 to 5 years 21,205 10,770 10,435 x x x
18 to 64 years 224,180 114,575 109,605 x x x
65 years and over 38,775 14,100 24,670 x x x
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 19.2 19.4 19.1 x x x
0 to 17 years (%) 18.3 18.3 18.2 x x x
0 to 5 years (%) 18.0 17.9 18.2 x x x
18 to 64 years (%) 20.2 20.8 19.6 x x x
65 years and over (%) 15.9 13.5 17.8 x x x
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 1,663,220 814,170 849,050 x x x
Official languages 1,621,610 798,110 823,500 x x x
English 1,127,835 576,030 551,805 x x x
French 1,452,245 712,000 740,245 x x x
Non-official languages 799,635 386,350 413,290 x x x
Aboriginal languages 575 280 300 x x x
Algonquian languages 290 160 130 x x x
Blackfoot 0 0 0 x x x
Cree-Montagnais languages 230 110 115 x x x
Atikamekw 10 0 10 x x x
Montagnais (Innu) 45 20 25 x x x
Moose Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Naskapi 0 0 0 x x x
Northern East Cree 70 45 20 x x x
Plains Cree 0 10 0 x x x
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Woods Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Cree, n.o.s. 90 30 60 x x x
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 15 10 x x x
Malecite 0 0 0 x x x
Mi'kmaq 25 15 10 x x x
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 30 20 10 x x x
Algonquin 25 10 10 x x x
Ojibway 10 0 0 x x x
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 x x x
Beaver 0 0 0 x x x
Carrier 0 0 0 x x x
Chilcotin 0 0 0 x x x
Dene 10 0 0 x x x
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 x x x
Gwich'in 0 0 0 x x x
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 x x x
Sekani 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 x x x
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 x x x
South Slavey 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan 0 0 0 x x x
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Haida 0 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages 240 95 150 x x x
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 x x x
Inuktitut 200 80 125 x x x
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 15 25 x x x
Iroquoian languages 35 30 10 x x x
Cayuga 0 0 0 x x x
Mohawk 30 30 0 x x x
Oneida 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 x x x
Kutenai 0 0 0 x x x
Michif 10 0 0 x x x
Salish languages 0 0 0 x x x
Comox 0 0 0 x x x
Halkomelem 0 0 0 x x x
Lillooet 0 0 0 x x x
Okanagan 0 0 0 x x x
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 x x x
Squamish 0 0 0 x x x
Straits 0 0 0 x x x
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Dakota 0 0 0 x x x
Stoney 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tlingit 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 x x x
Nisga'a 10 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Haisla 0 0 0 x x x
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 x x x
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 x x x
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 10 x x x
Non-Aboriginal languages 799,105 386,095 413,015 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages 167,415 88,245 79,175 x x x
Berber languages 18,170 9,630 8,535 x x x
Kabyle 10,980 5,855 5,125 x x x
Berber languages, n.i.e. 7,300 3,835 3,460 x x x
Cushitic languages 1,040 500 535 x x x
Bilen 35 20 10 x x x
Oromo 30 25 0 x x x
Somali 970 455 510 x x x
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 x x x
Semitic languages 158,275 83,345 74,930 x x x
Amharic 730 370 355 x x x
Arabic 149,650 78,670 70,975 x x x
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 65 30 35 x x x
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 x x x
Harari 10 0 10 x x x
Hebrew 8,120 4,445 3,680 x x x
Maltese 10 0 10 x x x
Tigrigna 260 120 135 x x x
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 75 55 15 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 400 200 195 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages 28,895 13,845 15,055 x x x
Khmer (Cambodian) 6,220 3,010 3,215 x x x
Vietnamese 22,915 10,955 11,960 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 x x x
Austronesian languages 21,235 8,090 13,145 x x x
Bikol 95 40 50 x x x
Cebuano 630 230 400 x x x
Fijian 0 0 0 x x x
Hiligaynon 350 120 235 x x x
Ilocano 1,910 720 1,190 x x x
Malagasy 775 375 400 x x x
Malay 625 260 365 x x x
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 130 60 65 x x x
Pangasinan 45 10 35 x x x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 18,985 7,090 11,900 x x x
Waray-Waray 35 10 25 x x x
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 275 120 150 x x x
Creole languages 68,360 30,615 37,745 x x x
Haitian Creole 2,835 1,345 1,495 x x x
Creole, n.o.s. 64,570 28,850 35,720 x x x
Creole languages, n.i.e. 1,325 620 700 x x x
Dravidian languages 13,030 6,775 6,260 x x x
Kannada 270 140 130 x x x
Malayalam 275 160 120 x x x
Tamil 11,980 6,170 5,815 x x x
Telugu 770 455 315 x x x
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Hmong-Mien languages 30 15 15 x x x
Indo-European languages 427,865 204,965 222,905 x x x
Albanian 1,875 950 925 x x x
Armenian 7,595 3,565 4,030 x x x
Balto-Slavic languages 42,815 19,665 23,150 x x x
Baltic languages 505 240 265 x x x
Latvian 165 80 85 x x x
Lithuanian 340 155 180 x x x
Slavic languages 42,420 19,480 22,935 x x x
Belarusan 110 35 75 x x x
Bosnian 280 130 150 x x x
Bulgarian 3,765 1,785 1,980 x x x
Croatian 1,465 680 780 x x x
Czech 905 430 475 x x x
Macedonian 100 40 65 x x x
Polish 8,815 3,945 4,870 x x x
Russian 24,100 11,260 12,840 x x x
Serbian 1,640 750 890 x x x
Serbo-Croatian 565 240 320 x x x
Slovak 615 295 315 x x x
Slovene (Slovenian) 420 190 230 x x x
Ukrainian 5,170 2,230 2,945 x x x
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35 x x x
Celtic languages 230 150 85 x x x
Scottish Gaelic 75 45 25 x x x
Welsh 40 25 20 x x x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 125 80 45 x x x
Germanic languages 26,810 13,735 13,075 x x x
Afrikaans 175 125 55 x x x
Danish 365 165 200 x x x
Dutch 1,760 965 795 x x x
Frisian 0 0 0 x x x
German 16,280 8,320 7,960 x x x
Icelandic 65 45 20 x x x
Norwegian 175 75 100 x x x
Swedish 740 360 375 x x x
Vlaams (Flemish) 215 55 160 x x x
Yiddish 7,805 4,055 3,750 x x x
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 80 40 40 x x x
Greek 21,895 10,685 11,205 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages 54,120 27,940 26,185 x x x
Indo-Aryan languages 37,575 19,815 17,765 x x x
Bengali 10,745 5,495 5,260 x x x
Gujarati 5,185 2,545 2,635 x x x
Hindi 9,530 5,245 4,290 x x x
Kashmiri 35 30 10 x x x
Konkani 60 40 25 x x x
Marathi 285 155 135 x x x
Nepali 135 75 60 x x x
Oriya (Odia) 40 25 15 x x x
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,615 5,985 4,630 x x x
Sindhi 255 110 140 x x x
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 755 370 385 x x x
Urdu 9,715 5,115 4,595 x x x
Iranian languages 16,935 8,350 8,590 x x x
Kurdish 610 305 300 x x x
Pashto 1,085 590 495 x x x
Persian (Farsi) 15,420 7,560 7,860 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 365 210 155 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages 289,415 136,245 153,165 x x x
Catalan 500 305 195 x x x
Italian 102,355 48,730 53,625 x x x
Portuguese 25,510 12,855 12,650 x x x
Romanian 18,340 8,625 9,715 x x x
Spanish 160,995 74,640 86,350 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 185 115 70 x x x
Japanese 3,725 1,690 2,035 x x x
Kartvelian languages 135 70 65 x x x
Georgian 135 65 65 x x x
Korean 3,665 1,740 1,930 x x x
Mongolic languages 110 65 50 x x x
Mongolian 115 60 55 x x x
Niger-Congo languages 25,760 13,035 12,720 x x x
Akan (Twi) 1,210 640 570 x x x
Bamanankan 1,285 675 610 x x x
Edo 120 50 75 x x x
Ewe 710 475 235 x x x
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,025 1,085 940 x x x
Ga 125 65 55 x x x
Ganda 25 10 20 x x x
Igbo 160 105 55 x x x
Lingala 5,335 2,385 2,955 x x x
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,465 690 770 x x x
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,380 660 720 x x x
Shona 95 50 40 x x x
Swahili 2,865 1,440 1,430 x x x
Wolof 3,155 1,725 1,435 x x x
Yoruba 545 300 250 x x x
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 8,680 4,500 4,175 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages 175 115 65 x x x
Dinka 0 0 0 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 180 115 65 x x x
Sign languages 2,000 820 1,180 x x x
American Sign Language 250 95 155 x x x
Quebec Sign Language 1,140 425 715 x x x
Sign languages, n.i.e. 690 340 355 x x x
Sino-Tibetan languages 54,085 25,385 28,700 x x x
Chinese languages 53,955 25,310 28,645 x x x
Cantonese 19,010 8,855 10,155 x x x
Hakka 295 140 155 x x x
Mandarin 34,945 16,160 18,785 x x x
Min Dong 20 0 10 x x x
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 2,800 1,230 1,575 x x x
Wu (Shanghainese) 770 345 425 x x x
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,165 1,550 1,615 x x x
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages 150 95 60 x x x
Burmese 65 40 25 x x x
Karenic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Tibetan 25 25 0 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 25 30 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages 2,630 1,245 1,375 x x x
Lao 1,980 990 990 x x x
Thai 930 385 545 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 10 10 x x x
Turkic languages 7,270 3,640 3,630 x x x
Azerbaijani 305 170 130 x x x
Turkish 6,660 3,350 3,310 x x x
Uyghur 175 85 90 x x x
Uzbek 120 50 75 x x x
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 120 50 75 x x x
Uralic languages 3,450 1,595 1,850 x x x
Estonian 50 25 25 x x x
Finnish 215 70 145 x x x
Hungarian 3,180 1,500 1,680 x x x
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 x x x
Other languages, n.i.e. 975 550 425 x x x
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 1,663,225 814,170 849,050 x x x
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 1,435,340 700,545 734,795 x x x
Canadian citizens aged under 18 278,775 141,915 136,860 x x x
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 1,156,570 558,635 597,935 x x x
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 227,880 113,625 114,255 x x x
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 1,663,220 814,170 849,050 x x x
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 1,033,590 507,215 526,370 x x x
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 570,940 275,645 295,295 x x x
Before 1981 115,540 54,335 61,205 x x x
1981 to 1990 64,650 32,005 32,650 x x x
1991 to 2000 96,815 45,960 50,860 x x x
2001 to 2010 165,470 80,350 85,120 x x x
2001 to 2005 67,025 32,555 34,475 x x x
2006 to 2010 98,445 47,795 50,650 x x x
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 128,460 62,995 65,465 x x x
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 58,690 31,310 27,380 x x x
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 570,940 275,645 295,300 x x x
Under 5 years 50,420 25,180 25,240 x x x
5 to 14 years 85,295 42,275 43,015 x x x
15 to 24 years 114,050 51,595 62,455 x x x
25 to 44 years 280,970 138,380 142,585 x x x
45 years and over 40,210 18,215 21,995 x x x
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 54 570,945 275,645 295,300 x x x
Americas 130,230 59,645 70,585 x x x
Brazil 3,530 1,700 1,830 x x x
Colombia 8,495 3,990 4,505 x x x
El Salvador 6,765 3,355 3,410 x x x
Guyana 1,390 585 805 x x x
Haiti 49,145 21,480 27,665 x x x
Jamaica 2,930 1,245 1,685 x x x
Mexico 8,275 3,855 4,415 x x x
Peru 6,895 3,080 3,815 x x x
Trinidad and Tobago 2,265 1,030 1,235 x x x
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 9,780 5,130 4,650 x x x
Other places of birth in Americas 30,760 14,190 16,565 x x x
Europe 148,260 71,355 76,900 x x x
Bosnia and Herzegovina 670 340 330 x x x
Croatia 885 435 450 x x x
France 35,390 18,600 16,785 x x x
Germany 2,845 1,210 1,630 x x x
Greece 9,150 4,405 4,745 x x x
Hungary 1,545 760 785 x x x
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 290 165 125 x x x
Italy 36,455 17,055 19,395 x x x
Netherlands 615 335 275 x x x
Poland 5,395 2,285 3,110 x x x
Portugal 9,080 4,200 4,875 x x x
Romania 11,545 5,305 6,240 x x x
Russian Federation 5,850 2,510 3,340 x x x
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 815 365 455 x x x
Ukraine 4,705 2,010 2,700 x x x
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 4,115 2,215 1,895 x x x
Other places of birth in Europe 18,915 9,160 9,755 x x x
Africa 133,030 68,845 64,190 x x x
Algeria 39,340 20,465 18,875 x x x
Egypt 9,590 4,955 4,635 x x x
Ethiopia 655 330 325 x x x
Kenya 285 150 135 x x x
Morocco 33,665 17,405 16,260 x x x
Nigeria 770 415 360 x x x
Somalia 430 210 220 x x x
South Africa, Republic of 330 180 145 x x x
Other places of birth in Africa 47,965 24,730 23,235 x x x
Asia 158,735 75,415 83,320 x x x
Afghanistan 1,305 660 645 x x x
Bangladesh 6,615 3,325 3,290 x x x
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 26,630 11,540 15,085 x x x
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,235 1,080 1,155 x x x
India 10,135 5,280 4,855 x x x
IranCensus data footnote 61 10,910 5,305 5,600 x x x
Iraq 1,620 860 760 x x x
Japan 940 260 685 x x x
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 2,120 965 1,160 x x x
Lebanon 17,265 9,245 8,020 x x x
Pakistan 5,765 3,055 2,705 x x x
Philippines 16,970 6,425 10,550 x x x
Sri Lanka 7,325 3,675 3,650 x x x
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 9,060 4,590 4,470 x x x
Taiwan 1,330 540 790 x x x
Viet Nam 16,665 7,755 8,910 x x x
Other places of birth in Asia 21,850 10,855 11,000 x x x
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 695 390 305 x x x
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 54 128,460 62,995 65,465 x x x
Americas 27,445 13,030 14,415 x x x
Brazil 1,595 805 790 x x x
Colombia 2,975 1,435 1,540 x x x
Cuba 1,215 625 595 x x x
Haiti 11,640 5,315 6,330 x x x
Jamaica 105 85 25 x x x
Mexico 2,390 1,130 1,260 x x x
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 2,165 1,225 940 x x x
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 985 480 510 x x x
Other places of birth in Americas 4,370 1,945 2,425 x x x
Europe 22,715 11,590 11,125 x x x
France 11,990 6,440 5,555 x x x
Germany 300 135 170 x x x
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 80 65 15 x x x
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 2,560 1,140 1,415 x x x
Romania 1,330 555 775 x x x
Russian Federation 1,155 530 625 x x x
Ukraine 1,375 640 735 x x x
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 385 245 140 x x x
Other places of birth in Europe 3,540 1,835 1,705 x x x
Africa 46,030 23,050 22,985 x x x
Algeria 13,025 6,370 6,650 x x x
Cameroon 4,185 2,055 2,130 x x x
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,595 755 840 x x x
Côte d'Ivoire 2,770 1,375 1,395 x x x
Egypt 2,840 1,505 1,330 x x x
Eritrea 50 25 20 x x x
Ethiopia 105 55 45 x x x
Morocco 9,400 4,700 4,695 x x x
Nigeria 345 175 170 x x x
Somalia 75 40 35 x x x
South Africa, Republic of 75 40 35 x x x
Tunisia 3,665 1,855 1,810 x x x
Other places of birth in Africa 7,915 4,090 3,825 x x x
Asia 32,065 15,200 16,860 x x x
Afghanistan 225 105 120 x x x
Bangladesh 760 400 355 x x x
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 6,525 2,925 3,595 x x x
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 80 25 50 x x x
India 2,085 1,150 940 x x x
IranCensus data footnote 61 5,545 2,570 2,970 x x x
Iraq 345 160 180 x x x
Israel 285 160 125 x x x
Japan 235 30 205 x x x
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 420 185 230 x x x
Lebanon 2,050 1,140 910 x x x
Nepal 40 25 20 x x x
Pakistan 970 520 455 x x x
Philippines 4,250 1,835 2,415 x x x
Saudi Arabia 315 160 155 x x x
Sri Lanka 630 280 350 x x x
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 3,815 1,950 1,860 x x x
Taiwan 85 40 50 x x x
Turkey 395 205 190 x x x
United Arab Emirates 170 75 90 x x x
Viet Nam 965 380 580 x x x
Other places of birth in Asia 1,895 875 1,020 x x x
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 205 135 70 x x x
Australia 115 75 40 x x x
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 90 55 35 x x x
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 1,663,220 814,170 849,050 x x x
First generationCensus data footnote 69 639,850 312,255 327,590 x x x
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 341,380 171,815 169,560 x x x
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 682,000 330,095 351,900 x x x
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 72 462,630 224,735 237,900 x x x
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 254,165 131,940 122,225 x x x
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 128,120 76,345 51,775 x x x
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 126,045 55,600 70,445 x x x
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 127,340 50,890 76,450 x x x
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 73,840 38,435 35,405 x x x
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 7,285 3,465 3,815 x x x
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 1,663,220 814,170 849,050 x x x
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 12,035 5,635 6,395 x x x
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 11,345 5,305 6,050 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 5,465 2,580 2,890 x x x
Métis 5,380 2,550 2,830 x x x
Inuk (Inuit) 505 180 320 x x x
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 270 140 130 x x x
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 410 190 220 x x x
Non-Aboriginal identity 1,651,185 808,535 842,650 x x x
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 1,663,220 814,175 849,050 x x x
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 3,060 1,495 1,565 x x x
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 1,660,160 812,675 847,485 x x x
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 1,663,220 814,170 849,050 x x x
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 6,005 2,665 3,340 x x x
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 5,760 2,545 3,215 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 4,625 2,055 2,570 x x x
Métis single ancestry 875 410 460 x x x
Inuit single ancestry 260 75 185 x x x
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 250 120 130 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 185 85 100 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 60 30 30 x x x
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 36,220 16,155 20,065 x x x
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 35,655 15,870 19,790 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 31,170 13,850 17,315 x x x
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,015 1,835 2,185 x x x
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 470 185 285 x x x
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 560 285 275 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 445 230 220 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 70 40 30 x x x
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 40 20 20 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 x x x
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 1,620,995 795,350 825,645 x x x
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 1,663,225 814,170 849,050 x x x
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 568,570 278,705 289,865 x x x
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 55,595 29,165 26,430 x x x
Chinese 54,670 25,245 29,430 x x x
Black 171,385 81,705 89,675 x x x
Filipino 23,500 9,510 13,985 x x x
Latin American 67,525 32,805 34,715 x x x
Arab 122,185 64,920 57,265 x x x
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 34,815 16,635 18,175 x x x
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 15,340 7,540 7,805 x x x
Korean 4,225 2,015 2,210 x x x
Japanese 2,505 960 1,545 x x x
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 4,750 2,240 2,510 x x x
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 12,085 5,960 6,120 x x x
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 1,094,650 535,470 559,180 x x x
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 1,663,220 814,170 849,050 x x x
North American Aboriginal origins 42,225 18,820 23,405 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) 36,565 16,295 20,265 x x x
Inuit 905 350 555 x x x
Métis 5,565 2,580 2,990 x x x
Other North American origins 533,005 255,935 277,075 x x x
Acadian 5,955 2,755 3,200 x x x
American 12,845 6,270 6,580 x x x
Canadian 488,930 233,755 255,180 x x x
New Brunswicker 160 75 85 x x x
Newfoundlander 200 100 95 x x x
Nova Scotian 160 80 80 x x x
Ontarian 215 115 110 x x x
Québécois 36,235 18,370 17,865 x x x
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 50 30 20 x x x
European origins 733,440 360,725 372,715 x x x
British Isles origins 161,940 77,515 84,435 x x x
Channel Islander 200 75 125 x x x
Cornish 20 10 10 x x x
English 56,720 27,700 29,015 x x x
Irish 92,145 42,970 49,175 x x x
Manx 50 25 30 x x x
Scottish 50,740 24,260 26,475 x x x
Welsh 3,550 1,775 1,775 x x x
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 10,195 4,775 5,420 x x x
French origins 336,510 167,815 168,695 x x x
Alsatian 250 125 120 x x x
Breton 1,940 990 950 x x x
Corsican 615 360 255 x x x
French 334,870 166,970 167,900 x x x
Western European origins (except French origins) 65,035 31,710 33,325 x x x
Austrian 4,485 2,270 2,210 x x x
Bavarian 25 15 10 x x x
Belgian 12,340 6,060 6,280 x x x
Dutch 7,425 3,735 3,700 x x x
Flemish 395 220 175 x x x
Frisian 0 0 0 x x x
German 38,460 18,310 20,145 x x x
Luxembourger 340 165 175 x x x
Swiss 6,250 3,180 3,070 x x x
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 40 25 15 x x x
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 7,885 3,905 3,975 x x x
Danish 1,760 790 975 x x x
Finnish 1,070 485 580 x x x
Icelandic 325 180 145 x x x
Norwegian 2,160 1,145 1,015 x x x
Swedish 2,600 1,265 1,335 x x x
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 580 265 315 x x x
Eastern European origins 103,530 49,645 53,880 x x x
Bulgarian 4,615 2,190 2,430 x x x
Byelorussian 1,145 525 620 x x x
Czech 2,610 1,280 1,330 x x x
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 760 380 375 x x x
Estonian 385 205 175 x x x
Hungarian 12,795 6,310 6,485 x x x
Latvian 855 420 435 x x x
Lithuanian 2,585 1,310 1,270 x x x
Moldovan 4,435 2,150 2,280 x x x
Polish 30,680 14,850 15,830 x x x
Romanian 21,455 10,250 11,205 x x x
Russian 23,850 11,295 12,555 x x x
Slovak 1,720 875 850 x x x
Ukrainian 18,010 8,350 9,660 x x x
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 1,390 700 695 x x x
Southern European origins 237,830 116,535 121,290 x x x
Albanian 2,035 1,035 1,000 x x x
Bosnian 505 260 250 x x x
Catalan 435 235 200 x x x
Croatian 2,540 1,270 1,265 x x x
Cypriot 205 110 95 x x x
Greek 29,060 14,565 14,495 x x x
Italian 147,015 71,965 75,050 x x x
Kosovar 260 140 120 x x x
Macedonian 340 175 165 x x x
Maltese 465 260 210 x x x
Montenegrin 200 115 90 x x x
Portuguese 27,145 13,410 13,730 x x x
Serbian 2,225 1,010 1,220 x x x
Sicilian 510 275 240 x x x
Slovenian 1,010 450 560 x x x
Spanish 37,660 18,230 19,425 x x x
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,040 465 575 x x x
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 75 50 25 x x x
Other European origins 16,145 8,400 7,745 x x x
Basque 1,130 620 510 x x x
Jewish 12,175 6,310 5,870 x x x
Roma (Gypsy) 240 150 90 x x x
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 185 85 95 x x x
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 2,545 1,335 1,205 x x x
Caribbean origins 112,810 51,815 61,000 x x x
Antiguan 195 95 100 x x x
Bahamian 195 105 90 x x x
Barbadian 3,085 1,380 1,705 x x x
Bermudan 35 10 20 x x x
Carib 255 100 155 x x x
Cuban 4,575 2,170 2,410 x x x
Dominican 6,690 3,040 3,650 x x x
Grenadian 1,300 520 785 x x x
Guadeloupean 465 205 260 x x x
Haitian 79,715 36,605 43,110 x x x
Jamaican 8,145 3,790 4,355 x x x
Kittitian/Nevisian 220 105 115 x x x
Martinican 1,000 495 510 x x x
Montserratan 110 65 50 x x x
Puerto Rican 240 120 120 x x x
St. Lucian 475 245 225 x x x
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 3,485 1,595 1,890 x x x
Vincentian/Grenadinian 2,925 1,210 1,715 x x x
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 3,210 1,385 1,825 x x x
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 2,675 1,225 1,455 x x x
Latin, Central and South American origins 78,145 37,995 40,155 x x x
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 3,150 1,510 1,640 x x x
Arawak 100 20 80 x x x
Argentinian 2,310 1,175 1,135 x x x
Belizean 15 10 10 x x x
Bolivian 850 415 425 x x x
Brazilian 3,730 1,825 1,910 x x x
Chilean 6,335 3,170 3,165 x x x
Colombian 11,545 5,470 6,075 x x x
Costa Rican 525 270 245 x x x
Ecuadorian 1,440 620 820 x x x
Guatemalan 5,620 2,905 2,715 x x x
Guyanese 1,915 900 1,015 x x x
Hispanic 535 285 250 x x x
Honduran 2,735 1,300 1,435 x x x
Maya 945 550 395 x x x
Mexican 12,365 6,010 6,360 x x x
Nicaraguan 1,460 740 715 x x x
Panamanian 785 400 380 x x x
Paraguayan 140 70 70 x x x
Peruvian 9,515 4,525 4,990 x x x
Salvadorean 11,250 5,560 5,685 x x x
Uruguayan 845 390 455 x x x
Venezuelan 3,510 1,595 1,915 x x x
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 3,205 1,630 1,575 x x x
African origins 204,650 105,595 99,055 x x x
Central and West African origins 43,310 22,380 20,930 x x x
Akan 380 205 175 x x x
Angolan 425 200 230 x x x
Ashanti 65 55 0 x x x
Beninese 1,825 920 910 x x x
Burkinabe 1,215 650 565 x x x
Cameroonian 8,410 4,305 4,110 x x x
Chadian 615 315 295 x x x
Congolese 9,625 4,670 4,955 x x x
Edo 65 35 35 x x x
Ewe 210 130 75 x x x
Gabonese 430 185 245 x x x
Gambian 60 30 30 x x x
Ghanaian 1,990 990 1,000 x x x
Guinean 2,965 1,575 1,390 x x x
Ibo 115 50 65 x x x
Ivorian 4,295 2,165 2,130 x x x
Liberian 40 15 20 x x x
Malian 1,770 895 880 x x x
Malinké 400 210 190 x x x
Nigerian 1,620 870 750 x x x
Peulh 1,265 640 625 x x x
Senegalese 3,875 2,120 1,755 x x x
Sierra Leonean 80 45 45 x x x
Togolese 1,785 945 840 x x x
Wolof 340 210 140 x x x
Yoruba 275 140 135 x x x
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 3,345 1,805 1,545 x x x
North African origins 126,915 66,510 60,410 x x x
Algerian 39,050 20,285 18,760 x x x
Berber 21,085 11,075 10,005 x x x
Coptic 305 160 150 x x x
Dinka 0 0 0 x x x
Egyptian 13,385 6,985 6,405 x x x
Libyan 690 370 320 x x x
Maure 325 190 130 x x x
Moroccan 44,985 23,380 21,600 x x x
Sudanese 205 105 95 x x x
Tunisian 12,045 6,570 5,470 x x x
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 1,955 1,110 840 x x x
Southern and East African origins 12,270 6,060 6,205 x x x
Afrikaner 60 55 10 x x x
Amhara 20 15 10 x x x
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 870 475 395 x x x
Burundian 1,955 945 1,015 x x x
Djiboutian 225 100 125 x x x
Eritrean 310 165 140 x x x
Ethiopian 1,020 520 500 x x x
Harari 15 0 10 x x x
Kenyan 185 80 105 x x x
Malagasy 1,380 690 690 x x x
Mauritian 1,550 740 810 x x x
Oromo 10 10 0 x x x
Rwandan 1,930 915 1,015 x x x
Seychellois 425 200 225 x x x
Somali 1,210 580 630 x x x
South African 390 215 175 x x x
Tanzanian 140 80 55 x x x
Tigrian 60 25 40 x x x
Ugandan 95 35 60 x x x
Zambian 20 0 0 x x x
Zimbabwean 185 95 90 x x x
Zulu 40 25 15 x x x
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 790 400 390 x x x
Other African origins 24,295 11,840 12,450 x x x
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,910 890 1,025 x x x
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 22,780 11,160 11,615 x x x
Asian origins 300,395 147,455 152,945 x x x
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 115,050 59,390 55,660 x x x
Afghan 2,160 1,090 1,065 x x x
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 25,830 13,625 12,200 x x x
Armenian 10,485 5,090 5,395 x x x
Assyrian 145 85 60 x x x
Azerbaijani 355 185 170 x x x
Georgian 400 190 210 x x x
Hazara 0 0 0 x x x
Iranian 15,120 7,460 7,660 x x x
Iraqi 2,430 1,220 1,210 x x x
Israeli 2,790 1,510 1,280 x x x
Jordanian 875 460 415 x x x
Kazakh 345 165 175 x x x
Kurd 1,240 670 570 x x x
Kuwaiti 55 25 25 x x x
Kyrgyz 185 100 85 x x x
Lebanese 33,180 17,585 15,595 x x x
Palestinian 3,590 1,830 1,765 x x x
Pashtun 295 165 130 x x x
Saudi Arabian 515 325 195 x x x
Syrian 13,275 6,790 6,485 x x x
Tajik 60 25 35 x x x
Tatar 505 235 270 x x x
Turk 8,420 4,050 4,375 x x x
Turkmen 30 15 10 x x x
Uighur 290 135 155 x x x
Uzbek 235 110 125 x x x
Yemeni 520 260 255 x x x
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 1,420 790 630 x x x
South Asian origins 57,945 29,960 27,990 x x x
Bangladeshi 5,895 3,045 2,845 x x x
Bengali 3,470 1,680 1,790 x x x
Bhutanese 0 0 0 x x x
East Indian 28,195 14,700 13,490 x x x
Goan 90 40 55 x x x
Gujarati 190 95 100 x x x
Kashmiri 215 140 80 x x x
Nepali 150 75 75 x x x
Pakistani 8,290 4,230 4,055 x x x
Punjabi 1,810 1,075 740 x x x
Sinhalese 200 85 115 x x x
Sri Lankan 9,845 4,930 4,905 x x x
Tamil 2,135 1,145 990 x x x
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 1,500 835 660 x x x
East and Southeast Asian origins 128,850 58,715 70,140 x x x
Burmese 125 60 65 x x x
Cambodian (Khmer) 7,540 3,690 3,850 x x x
Chinese 66,225 30,735 35,485 x x x
Filipino 24,915 10,090 14,825 x x x
Hmong 30 10 20 x x x
Indonesian 625 260 360 x x x
Japanese 3,360 1,340 2,015 x x x
Karen 0 0 0 x x x
Korean 4,595 2,185 2,410 x x x
Laotian 2,695 1,390 1,300 x x x
Malaysian 335 155 185 x x x
Mongolian 390 170 220 x x x
Singaporean 80 45 35 x x x
Taiwanese 1,115 455 665 x x x
Thai 1,020 415 605 x x x
Tibetan 40 20 15 x x x
Vietnamese 25,975 12,460 13,515 x x x
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 160 80 85 x x x
Other Asian origins 1,120 620 500 x x x
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 1,115 620 500 x x x
Oceania origins 1,550 835 715 x x x
Australian 990 575 420 x x x
New Zealander 210 105 105 x x x
Pacific Islands origins 410 190 220 x x x
Fijian 30 15 20 x x x
Hawaiian 25 10 15 x x x
Maori 55 35 20 x x x
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 120 50 65 x x x
Samoan 10 10 0 x x x
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 185 85 100 x x x
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 779,795 ... ... x ... ...
Owner 286,430 ... ... x ... ...
Renter 493,365 ... ... x ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 779,795 ... ... x ... ...
Condominium 148,975 ... ... x ... ...
Not condominium 630,820 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 779,800 ... ... x ... ...
No bedrooms 13,690 ... ... x ... ...
1 bedroom 242,295 ... ... x ... ...
2 bedrooms 274,040 ... ... x ... ...
3 bedrooms 190,235 ... ... x ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,540 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 779,795 ... ... x ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 442,240 ... ... x ... ...
5 rooms 153,390 ... ... x ... ...
6 rooms 70,265 ... ... x ... ...
7 rooms 47,985 ... ... x ... ...
8 or more rooms 65,915 ... ... x ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 4.6 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 779,800 ... ... x ... ...
One person or fewer per room 756,570 ... ... x ... ...
More than 1 person per room 23,225 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 779,795 ... ... x ... ...
Suitable 713,055 ... ... x ... ...
Not suitable 66,740 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 779,795 ... ... x ... ...
1960 or before 302,395 ... ... x ... ...
1961 to 1980 249,620 ... ... x ... ...
1981 to 1990 88,725 ... ... x ... ...
1991 to 2000 50,505 ... ... x ... ...
2001 to 2005 25,955 ... ... x ... ...
2006 to 2010 30,385 ... ... x ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 32,200 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 779,795 ... ... x ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 717,445 ... ... x ... ...
Major repairs needed 62,350 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 779,795 ... ... x ... ...
1 household maintainer 528,690 ... ... x ... ...
2 household maintainers 232,620 ... ... x ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 18,490 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 779,800 ... ... x ... ...
15 to 24 years 37,815 ... ... x ... ...
25 to 34 years 144,075 ... ... x ... ...
35 to 44 years 149,465 ... ... x ... ...
45 to 54 years 141,765 ... ... x ... ...
55 to 64 years 133,880 ... ... x ... ...
65 to 74 years 94,270 ... ... x ... ...
75 to 84 years 56,375 ... ... x ... ...
85 years and over 22,160 ... ... x ... ...
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 141 778,370 ... ... x ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 538,505 ... ... x ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 239,865 ... ... x ... ...
30% to less than 100% 200,980 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 286,425 ... ... x ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 61.1 ... ... x ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 21.1 ... ... x ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,207 ... ... x ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,337 ... ... x ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 380,419 ... ... x ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 430,072 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 493,370 ... ... x ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.9 ... ... x ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 36.5 ... ... x ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 770 ... ... x ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 835 ... ... x ... ...
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 1,397,885 678,875 719,015 x x x
No certificate, diploma or degree 248,130 117,700 130,430 x x x
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 284,585 141,040 143,545 x x x
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 865,175 420,135 445,040 x x x
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 146,605 82,045 64,560 x x x
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 107,165 54,800 52,365 x x x
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 39,445 27,250 12,200 x x x
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 224,985 104,250 120,740 x x x
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 55,880 23,915 31,965 x x x
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 437,705 209,935 227,775 x x x
Bachelor's degree 255,355 118,485 136,865 x x x
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 41,305 19,325 21,980 x x x
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 11,610 5,750 5,860 x x x
Master's degree 108,700 54,270 54,425 x x x
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 20,735 12,100 8,640 x x x
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 951,195 473,645 477,555 x x x
No certificate, diploma or degree 107,530 56,250 51,285 x x x
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 160,705 84,435 76,275 x x x
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 682,960 332,960 350,000 x x x
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 112,110 61,505 50,600 x x x
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 83,250 41,880 41,365 x x x
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 28,860 19,625 9,235 x x x
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 157,390 75,665 81,730 x x x
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 42,725 18,780 23,940 x x x
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 370,730 177,005 193,725 x x x
Bachelor's degree 212,765 99,140 113,625 x x x
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 34,855 15,945 18,910 x x x
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 9,415 4,255 5,155 x x x
Master's degree 96,450 48,005 48,440 x x x
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 17,250 9,660 7,590 x x x
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 1,397,885 678,875 719,015 x x x
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 532,715 258,735 273,975 x x x
Education 45,010 10,405 34,610 x x x
13. Education 45,015 10,405 34,610 x x x
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 59,670 29,005 30,665 x x x
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 7,840 5,795 2,040 x x x
50. Visual and performing arts 51,830 23,210 28,625 x x x
Humanities 67,685 27,010 40,680 x x x
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 13,070 3,210 9,860 x x x
23. English language and literature/letters 6,550 2,035 4,510 x x x
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 24,605 10,315 14,285 x x x
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 255 90 175 x x x
38. Philosophy and religious studies 4,220 2,670 1,545 x x x
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,085 1,520 565 x x x
54. History 6,065 3,460 2,605 x x x
55. French language and literature/letters 10,840 3,705 7,130 x x x
Social and behavioural sciences and law 120,860 44,550 76,310 x x x
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,835 485 1,355 x x x
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 19,265 7,020 12,245 x x x
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 15,920 1,780 14,140 x x x
22. Legal professions and studies 21,630 8,825 12,805 x x x
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,875 780 2,095 x x x
42. Psychology 15,620 4,120 11,495 x x x
45. Social sciences 43,720 21,540 22,185 x x x
Business, management and public administration 194,160 82,550 111,615 x x x
30.16 Accounting and computer science 215 90 130 x x x
44. Public administration and social service professions 9,430 2,285 7,140 x x x
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 184,520 80,175 104,345 x x x
Physical and life sciences and technologies 42,535 22,550 19,985 x x x
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 17,235 7,130 10,110 x x x
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 7,080 4,165 2,910 x x x
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 3,950 2,095 1,855 x x x
40. Physical sciences 12,900 8,420 4,480 x x x
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,365 735 635 x x x
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 46,375 32,765 13,615 x x x
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 37,375 28,180 9,190 x x x
25. Library science 3,105 720 2,385 x x x
27. Mathematics and statistics 5,210 3,305 1,905 x x x
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 695 560 140 x x x
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 142,080 121,370 20,705 x x x
04. Architecture and related services 10,220 5,855 4,365 x x x
14. Engineering 56,060 44,580 11,480 x x x
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 21,465 19,150 2,315 x x x
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 25 0 20 x x x
46. Construction trades 21,130 20,170 960 x x x
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 20,750 19,955 795 x x x
48. Precision production 12,430 11,655 770 x x x
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 8,415 4,415 4,000 x x x
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 5,350 2,775 2,575 x x x
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,065 1,640 1,430 x x x
Health and related fields 97,990 24,210 73,780 x x x
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 5,695 2,905 2,790 x x x
51. Health professions and related programs 88,625 19,335 69,290 x x x
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 3,675 1,970 1,705 x x x
Personal, protective and transportation services 40,250 21,260 18,985 x x x
12. Personal and culinary services 26,140 9,375 16,760 x x x
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 50 45 10 x x x
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 130 130 0 x x x
43. Security and protective services 6,885 5,395 1,495 x x x
49. Transportation and materials moving 7,030 6,310 720 x x x
Other 130 45 90 x x x
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 130 45 85 x x x
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 151 951,195 473,645 477,550 x x x
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 268,245 140,685 127,560 x x x
Education 32,350 7,325 25,025 x x x
13. Education 32,355 7,325 25,025 x x x
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 48,115 23,830 24,285 x x x
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 6,075 4,440 1,640 x x x
50. Visual and performing arts 42,040 19,395 22,650 x x x
Humanities 47,510 19,070 28,440 x x x
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 10,510 2,655 7,855 x x x
23. English language and literature/letters 5,190 1,605 3,585 x x x
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 14,520 6,485 8,040 x x x
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 165 55 110 x x x
38. Philosophy and religious studies 3,120 1,985 1,135 x x x
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,340 960 380 x x x
54. History 4,605 2,665 1,935 x x x
55. French language and literature/letters 8,055 2,660 5,395 x x x
Social and behavioural sciences and law 96,030 35,215 60,810 x x x
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,525 410 1,115 x x x
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 16,285 6,040 10,245 x x x
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 12,610 1,240 11,365 x x x
22. Legal professions and studies 17,930 7,025 10,900 x x x
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,080 595 1,485 x x x
42. Psychology 11,885 3,040 8,845 x x x
45. Social sciences 33,715 16,865 16,845 x x x
Business, management and public administration 158,610 67,340 91,270 x x x
30.16 Accounting and computer science 180 80 100 x x x
44. Public administration and social service professions 7,660 1,880 5,780 x x x
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 150,770 65,380 85,390 x x x
Physical and life sciences and technologies 30,170 15,685 14,485 x x x
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 14,290 5,850 8,445 x x x
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 3,795 2,265 1,530 x x x
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 995 575 420 x x x
40. Physical sciences 10,005 6,405 3,600 x x x
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,095 590 500 x x x
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 41,035 29,285 11,755 x x x
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 33,950 25,685 8,270 x x x
25. Library science 2,485 630 1,850 x x x
27. Mathematics and statistics 4,075 2,565 1,510 x x x
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 530 405 125 x x x
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 113,860 95,560 18,300 x x x
04. Architecture and related services 8,685 4,820 3,860 x x x
14. Engineering 48,670 38,195 10,475 x x x
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 16,505 14,700 1,805 x x x
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 25 10 20 x x x
46. Construction trades 15,325 14,500 825 x x x
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 15,645 14,990 650 x x x
48. Precision production 9,015 8,350 660 x x x
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 7,190 3,715 3,480 x x x
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 4,495 2,295 2,200 x x x
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,700 1,420 1,280 x x x
Health and related fields 76,435 19,025 57,405 x x x
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 4,760 2,430 2,330 x x x
51. Health professions and related programs 68,770 15,165 53,600 x x x
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,905 1,425 1,480 x x x
Personal, protective and transportation services 31,540 16,880 14,660 x x x
12. Personal and culinary services 20,260 7,315 12,940 x x x
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 30 25 10 x x x
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 90 95 0 x x x
43. Security and protective services 5,380 4,235 1,150 x x x
49. Transportation and materials moving 5,770 5,205 560 x x x
Other 115 35 85 x x x
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 115 35 85 x x x
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 1,397,890 678,870 719,015 x x x
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 532,715 258,735 273,975 x x x
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 865,175 420,140 445,040 x x x
Location of study inside Canada 664,320 317,790 346,535 x x x
Same as province or territory of residence 636,615 303,300 333,310 x x x
Different than province or territory of residence 27,710 14,495 13,215 x x x
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 200,855 102,340 98,510 x x x
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 11,655 6,845 4,820 x x x
Philippines 8,850 2,515 6,335 x x x
India 4,200 2,395 1,810 x x x
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,835 2,755 2,090 x x x
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 10,310 4,655 5,650 x x x
France 37,715 20,970 16,745 x x x
Other 123,285 62,220 61,065 x x x
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 157 951,200 473,645 477,555 x x x
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 268,240 140,685 127,555 x x x
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 682,960 332,960 350,000 x x x
Location of study inside Canada 513,560 247,905 265,655 x x x
Same as province or territory of residence 491,345 236,275 255,070 x x x
Different than province or territory of residence 22,215 11,630 10,585 x x x
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 169,400 85,060 84,340 x x x
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 8,745 5,015 3,725 x x x
Philippines 7,710 2,135 5,570 x x x
India 3,105 1,650 1,450 x x x
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,640 2,080 1,560 x x x
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 9,265 4,125 5,140 x x x
France 32,480 17,925 14,555 x x x
Other 104,465 52,125 52,340 x x x
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 1,397,890 678,870 719,020 x x x
In the labour force 898,230 467,230 430,995 x x x
Employed 814,660 422,040 392,620 x x x
Unemployed 83,560 45,185 38,375 x x x
Not in the labour force 499,660 211,640 288,015 x x x
Participation rate 64.3 68.8 59.9 x x x
Employment rate 58.3 62.2 54.6 x x x
Unemployment rate 9.3 9.7 8.9 x x x
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 1,397,885 678,870 719,015 x x x
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 487,080 207,025 280,055 x x x
Worked 910,810 471,845 438,960 x x x
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 405,450 224,390 181,055 x x x
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 505,360 247,455 257,905 x x x
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.6 42.0 41.1 x x x
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 898,225 467,235 431,000 x x x
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 34,315 17,360 16,955 x x x
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 863,910 449,870 414,045 x x x
Employee 763,345 387,685 375,665 x x x
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 100,565 62,190 38,380 x x x
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 172 898,230 467,230 431,000 x x x
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 34,315 17,360 16,955 x x x
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 863,915 449,870 414,045 x x x
0 Management occupations 82,960 49,950 33,005 x x x
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 151,455 56,275 95,180 x x x
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 75,565 59,010 16,555 x x x
3 Health occupations 57,830 14,685 43,140 x x x
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 113,390 36,275 77,110 x x x
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 51,050 26,290 24,760 x x x
6 Sales and service occupations 219,105 112,210 106,900 x x x
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 71,935 67,505 4,430 x x x
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 4,035 3,330 700 x x x
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 36,585 24,330 12,260 x x x
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 173 898,230 467,230 430,995 x x x
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 34,315 17,360 16,955 x x x
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 863,915 449,870 414,040 x x x
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2,275 1,425 855 x x x
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 915 670 245 x x x
22 Utilities 4,330 2,635 1,700 x x x
23 Construction 28,155 24,565 3,585 x x x
31-33 Manufacturing 76,310 51,875 24,430 x x x
41 Wholesale trade 36,015 22,095 13,915 x x x
44-45 Retail trade 94,290 46,475 47,815 x x x
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 38,200 28,905 9,295 x x x
51 Information and cultural industries 39,385 23,505 15,875 x x x
52 Finance and insurance 43,000 20,465 22,535 x x x
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 16,580 9,880 6,705 x x x
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 91,405 53,545 37,860 x x x
55 Management of companies and enterprises 1,135 450 685 x x x
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 47,800 28,930 18,865 x x x
61 Educational services 75,085 27,910 47,175 x x x
62 Health care and social assistance 105,260 24,940 80,320 x x x
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 23,350 12,180 11,170 x x x
72 Accommodation and food services 66,455 35,695 30,760 x x x
81 Other services (except public administration) 39,845 16,640 23,210 x x x
91 Public administration 34,130 17,090 17,040 x x x
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 174 814,665 422,040 392,620 x x x
Worked at home 54,295 28,685 25,610 x x x
Worked outside Canada 3,520 2,380 1,145 x x x
No fixed workplace address 66,970 46,055 20,915 x x x
Worked at usual place 689,875 344,930 344,955 x x x
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 689,880 344,925 344,950 x x x
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 563,420 273,725 289,700 x x x
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 60,310 31,670 28,635 x x x
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 63,550 37,935 25,615 x x x
Commute to a different province or territory 2,605 1,595 1,010 x x x
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 175 756,850 390,980 365,865 x x x
Car, truck, van - as a driver 357,060 211,425 145,635 x x x
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 22,010 7,200 14,810 x x x
Public transit 276,625 120,475 156,145 x x x
Walked 65,000 29,955 35,045 x x x
Bicycle 29,415 18,090 11,325 x x x
Other method 6,745 3,845 2,905 x x x
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 176 756,845 390,980 365,870 x x x
Less than 15 minutes 110,440 55,415 55,025 x x x
15 to 29 minutes 250,320 133,615 116,705 x x x
30 to 44 minutes 220,825 117,645 103,180 x x x
45 to 59 minutes 97,255 47,030 50,230 x x x
60 minutes and over 78,015 37,275 40,735 x x x
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 177 756,850 390,980 365,870 x x x
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 40,380 28,665 11,715 x x x
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 107,830 62,275 45,560 x x x
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 206,215 95,980 110,240 x x x
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 182,950 85,200 97,750 x x x
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 104,355 51,580 52,775 x x x
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 115,115 67,285 47,830 x x x
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 178 944,220 488,345 455,880 x x x
Single responses 806,820 415,640 391,185 x x x
Official languages 794,440 409,425 385,015 x x x
English 220,435 118,915 101,525 x x x
French 574,005 290,510 283,490 x x x
Non-official languages 12,385 6,215 6,170 x x x
Aboriginal languages 40 10 25 x x x
Algonquian languages 25 15 15 x x x
Blackfoot 0 0 0 x x x
Cree-Montagnais languages 25 10 15 x x x
Atikamekw 0 0 0 x x x
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 x x x
Moose Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Naskapi 0 0 0 x x x
Northern East Cree 15 15 0 x x x
Plains Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Woods Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Cree, n.o.s. 10 0 10 x x x
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Malecite 0 0 0 x x x
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 x x x
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquin 0 0 0 x x x
Ojibway 0 0 0 x x x
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 x x x
Beaver 0 0 0 x x x
Carrier 0 0 0 x x x
Chilcotin 0 0 0 x x x
Dene 0 0 0 x x x
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 x x x
Gwich'in 0 0 0 x x x
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 x x x
Sekani 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 x x x
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 x x x
South Slavey 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan 0 0 0 x x x
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Haida 0 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages 15 0 15 x x x
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 x x x
Inuktitut 15 0 15 x x x
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Cayuga 0 0 0 x x x
Mohawk 0 0 0 x x x
Oneida 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Kutenai 0 0 0 x x x
Michif 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages 0 0 0 x x x
Comox 0 0 0 x x x
Halkomelem 0 0 0 x x x
Lillooet 0 0 0 x x x
Okanagan 0 0 0 x x x
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 x x x
Squamish 0 0 0 x x x
Straits 0 0 0 x x x
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Dakota 0 0 0 x x x
Stoney 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tlingit 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 x x x
Nisga'a 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Haisla 0 0 0 x x x
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 x x x
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 x x x
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Non-Aboriginal languages 12,340 6,200 6,140 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,020 625 395 x x x
Berber languages 20 0 20 x x x
Kabyle 15 0 20 x x x
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Bilen 0 0 0 x x x
Oromo 0 0 0 x x x
Somali 0 0 0 x x x
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Semitic languages 1,005 625 375 x x x
Amharic 0 0 0 x x x
Arabic 925 585 340 x x x
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 x x x
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 x x x
Harari 0 0 0 x x x
Hebrew 80 45 35 x x x
Maltese 0 0 0 x x x
Tigrigna 0 0 0 x x x
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,275 630 640 x x x
Khmer (Cambodian) 180 70 105 x x x
Vietnamese 1,095 560 540 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 x x x
Austronesian languages 110 60 50 x x x
Bikol 0 0 0 x x x
Cebuano 0 0 0 x x x
Fijian 0 0 0 x x x
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 x x x
Ilocano 10 10 10 x x x
Malagasy 0 0 0 x x x
Malay 0 0 0 x x x
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 x x x
Pangasinan 0 0 0 x x x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 90 45 45 x x x
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 x x x
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 x x x
Creole languages 180 60 120 x x x
Haitian Creole 10 10 10 x x x
Creole, n.o.s. 175 60 115 x x x
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Dravidian languages 120 70 55 x x x
Kannada 0 0 0 x x x
Malayalam 0 0 0 x x x
Tamil 120 70 50 x x x
Telugu 0 0 10 x x x
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 10 x x x
Indo-European languages 5,425 2,645 2,785 x x x
Albanian 10 10 0 x x x
Armenian 90 45 45 x x x
Balto-Slavic languages 710 305 405 x x x
Baltic languages 20 0 10 x x x
Latvian 15 10 10 x x x
Lithuanian 10 10 0 x x x
Slavic languages 695 300 400 x x x
Belarusan 0 0 0 x x x
Bosnian 0 0 0 x x x
Bulgarian 25 10 20 x x x
Croatian 10 10 0 x x x
Czech 10 0 0 x x x
Macedonian 0 0 0 x x x
Polish 135 55 85 x x x
Russian 405 185 220 x x x
Serbian 10 10 0 x x x
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 x x x
Slovak 0 0 0 x x x
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 x x x
Ukrainian 100 35 65 x x x
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Celtic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 x x x
Welsh 0 0 0 x x x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Germanic languages 695 280 415 x x x
Afrikaans 0 0 0 x x x
Danish 10 0 0 x x x
Dutch 15 0 15 x x x
Frisian 0 0 0 x x x
German 125 45 80 x x x
Icelandic 0 0 0 x x x
Norwegian 0 0 0 x x x
Swedish 0 0 0 x x x
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 x x x
Yiddish 540 225 315 x x x
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Greek 280 140 135 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages 830 495 340 x x x
Indo-Aryan languages 415 260 155 x x x
Bengali 80 60 20 x x x
Gujarati 15 10 0 x x x
Hindi 25 20 10 x x x
Kashmiri 0 0 0 x x x
Konkani 0 0 0 x x x
Marathi 0 0 0 x x x
Nepali 0 0 0 x x x
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 x x x
Punjabi (Panjabi) 230 140 90 x x x
Sindhi 0 0 0 x x x
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 x x x
Urdu 60 35 30 x x x
Iranian languages 415 230 190 x x x
Kurdish 10 0 10 x x x
Pashto 0 0 0 x x x
Persian (Farsi) 410 225 180 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages 2,815 1,375 1,440 x x x
Catalan 0 0 10 x x x
Italian 445 250 195 x x x
Portuguese 365 215 150 x x x
Romanian 210 95 115 x x x
Spanish 1,800 815 980 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Japanese 170 70 100 x x x
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Georgian 0 0 0 x x x
Korean 200 100 95 x x x
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Mongolian 0 0 0 x x x
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 x x x
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 x x x
Bamanankan 0 0 0 x x x
Edo 0 0 0 x x x
Ewe 0 0 0 x x x
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 x x x
Ga 0 0 0 x x x
Ganda 0 0 0 x x x
Igbo 0 0 0 x x x
Lingala 10 0 0 x x x
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 x x x
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 x x x
Shona 0 0 0 x x x
Swahili 0 0 0 x x x
Wolof 0 0 0 x x x
Yoruba 0 0 0 x x x
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Dinka 0 0 0 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Sign languages 65 25 40 x x x
American Sign Language 0 0 0 x x x
Quebec Sign Language 35 0 30 x x x
Sign languages, n.i.e 35 20 10 x x x
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,630 1,855 1,770 x x x
Chinese languages 3,630 1,855 1,775 x x x
Cantonese 1,575 765 810 x x x
Hakka 0 0 0 x x x
Mandarin 1,850 985 865 x x x
Min Dong 0 0 0 x x x
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 55 25 25 x x x
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 0 x x x
Chinese, n.o.s. 150 70 70 x x x
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 x x x
Burmese 0 0 0 x x x
Karenic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Tibetan 0 0 0 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages 25 15 10 x x x
Lao 10 10 0 x x x
Thai 15 10 10 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 x x x
Turkic languages 75 35 40 x x x
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 x x x
Turkish 75 35 40 x x x
Uyghur 0 0 0 x x x
Uzbek 0 0 0 x x x
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Uralic languages 35 0 30 x x x
Estonian 0 0 0 x x x
Finnish 0 0 0 x x x
Hungarian 35 10 30 x x x
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Multiple responses 137,400 72,710 64,695 x x x
English and French 123,495 65,520 57,975 x x x
English and non-official language 3,725 2,120 1,605 x x x
French and non-official language 3,570 1,685 1,885 x x x
English, French and non-official language 6,610 3,380 3,230 x x x
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 179 944,220 488,345 455,880 x x x
None 523,270 266,785 256,480 x x x
English 265,510 139,795 125,715 x x x
French 118,860 62,835 56,025 x x x
Non-official language 24,685 13,005 11,675 x x x
Aboriginal 80 40 45 x x x
Non-Aboriginal 24,605 12,965 11,635 x x x
English and French 1,025 485 540 x x x
English and non-official language 7,245 3,470 3,780 x x x
French and non-official language 3,600 1,955 1,645 x x x
English, French and non-official language 25 15 10 x x x
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 1,643,170 803,970 839,200 x x x
Non-movers 1,389,360 676,470 712,895 x x x
Movers 253,805 127,500 126,305 x x x
Non-migrants 180,605 90,625 89,980 x x x
Migrants 73,200 36,880 36,325 x x x
Internal migrants 36,775 18,495 18,280 x x x
Intraprovincial migrants 28,960 14,305 14,655 x x x
Interprovincial migrants 7,815 4,185 3,625 x x x
External migrants 36,430 18,385 18,040 x x x
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 1,564,495 763,525 800,975 x x x
Non-movers 860,940 412,915 448,025 x x x
Movers 703,560 350,605 352,950 x x x
Non-migrants 452,090 224,945 227,140 x x x
Migrants 251,470 125,660 125,810 x x x
Internal migrants 106,015 51,925 54,085 x x x
Intraprovincial migrants 87,150 42,455 44,690 x x x
Interprovincial migrants 18,870 9,470 9,395 x x x
External migrants 145,455 73,735 71,720 x x x

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Montréal, V [Census subdivision], Quebec and Alma, P [Census subdivision], New Brunswick (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 5, 2024).

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