Census Profile, 2016 Census
South West, [Health region, December 2017], Ontario and Chester, Municipal district [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia

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Characteristic South West,
Ontario
[Health region, December 2017]
Chester, MD
Nova Scotia
[Census subdivision]
Data quality , South West, [Health region, December 2017], Ontario  Map : South West, [Health region, December 2017], Ontario
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 953,261 ... ... 10,310 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 925,278 ... ... 10,599 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.0 ... ... -2.7 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 431,713 ... ... 6,492 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 392,202 ... ... 4,769 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 45.6 ... ... 9.2 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 20,917.77 ... ... 1,122.11 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 953,265 466,215 487,050 10,310 5,085 5,225
0 to 14 years 160,035 81,790 78,250 1,265 655 605
0 to 4 years 51,940 26,565 25,375 415 215 200
5 to 9 years 54,675 27,975 26,700 415 215 205
10 to 14 years 53,420 27,240 26,175 430 230 205
15 to 64 years 613,095 302,905 310,185 6,265 3,080 3,190
15 to 19 years 56,675 28,960 27,715 440 225 215
20 to 24 years 61,995 31,575 30,415 365 180 185
25 to 29 years 57,895 29,000 28,895 395 200 195
30 to 34 years 57,120 28,260 28,860 425 215 210
35 to 39 years 54,775 26,970 27,810 490 230 260
40 to 44 years 55,140 27,170 27,970 580 285 300
45 to 49 years 59,355 29,080 30,275 650 350 305
50 to 54 years 72,215 35,305 36,910 920 425 495
55 to 59 years 72,400 35,010 37,390 1,045 500 545
60 to 64 years 65,520 31,580 33,935 955 470 485
65 years and over 180,135 81,520 98,610 2,780 1,345 1,430
65 to 69 years 58,735 28,185 30,550 960 475 485
70 to 74 years 42,750 20,355 22,395 725 385 345
75 to 79 years 31,315 14,625 16,695 465 205 260
80 to 84 years 23,010 9,930 13,085 325 165 160
85 years and over 24,315 8,430 15,885 295 110 185
85 to 89 years 15,100 5,790 9,305 200 90 105
90 to 94 years 7,275 2,205 5,065 75 15 55
95 to 99 years 1,705 395 1,315 20 5 20
100 years and over 235 35 200 5 0 5
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.8 17.5 16.1 12.3 12.9 11.6
15 to 64 years 64.3 65.0 63.7 60.8 60.6 61.1
65 years and over 18.9 17.5 20.2 27.0 26.5 27.4
85 years and over 2.6 1.8 3.3 2.9 2.2 3.5
Average age of the population 41.8 40.8 42.8 48.5 47.8 49.1
Median age of the population 42.6 41.2 43.9 53.1 52.5 53.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 392,205 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
Single-detached house 259,030 ... ... 4,195 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 38,260 ... ... 0 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 92,470 ... ... 390 ... ...
Semi-detached house 14,785 ... ... 80 ... ...
Row house 29,520 ... ... 105 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 8,070 ... ... 75 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 39,215 ... ... 105 ... ...
Other single-attached house 890 ... ... 15 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 2,445 ... ... 180 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 392,205 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
1 person 111,970 ... ... 1,390 ... ...
2 persons 144,490 ... ... 2,145 ... ...
3 persons 55,515 ... ... 645 ... ...
4 persons 49,995 ... ... 445 ... ...
5 or more persons 30,230 ... ... 145 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 936,380 ... ... 10,175 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.1 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 793,230 384,425 408,800 9,045 4,425 4,620
Married or living common law 468,085 233,905 234,185 5,735 2,880 2,855
Married 394,620 197,245 197,380 4,625 2,320 2,305
Living common law 73,465 36,655 36,805 1,105 555 550
Not married and not living common law 325,140 150,525 174,620 3,305 1,550 1,765
Never married 203,275 109,990 93,280 1,705 985 715
Separated 24,680 10,900 13,775 245 110 135
Divorced 47,405 19,250 28,155 615 285 335
Widowed 49,780 10,385 39,405 740 160 580
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 270,975 ... ... 3,300 ... ...
2 persons 144,950 ... ... 2,150 ... ...
3 persons 53,255 ... ... 630 ... ...
4 persons 47,770 ... ... 405 ... ...
5 or more persons 25,005 ... ... 115 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 270,975 ... ... 3,305 ... ...
Total couple families 229,870 ... ... 2,840 ... ...
Married couples 193,145 ... ... 2,285 ... ...
Common-law couples 36,730 ... ... 555 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 41,105 ... ... 460 ... ...
Female parent 32,355 ... ... 365 ... ...
Male parent 8,750 ... ... 95 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 229,870 ... ... 2,840 ... ...
Couples without children 120,035 ... ... 1,850 ... ...
Couples with children 109,835 ... ... 990 ... ...
1 child 41,490 ... ... 510 ... ...
2 children 44,455 ... ... 370 ... ...
3 or more children 23,890 ... ... 100 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 41,105 ... ... 460 ... ...
1 child 24,915 ... ... 295 ... ...
2 children 11,770 ... ... 120 ... ...
3 or more children 4,425 ... ... 45 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 157,360 74,110 83,255 1,750 820 930
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 392,205 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
One-census-family households 261,720 ... ... 3,230 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 116,465 ... ... 1,820 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 145,250 ... ... 1,410 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 4,575 ... ... 35 ... ...
Non-census-family households 125,915 ... ... 1,505 ... ...
One-person households 111,970 ... ... 1,385 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 13,940 ... ... 115 ... ...
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 15 941,460 461,805 479,655 10,170 5,025 5,145
English only 879,830 435,790 444,040 9,565 4,765 4,800
French only 315 150 170 0 0 0
English and French 51,890 21,745 30,140 600 255 345
Neither English nor French 9,435 4,120 5,310 0 0 0
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 16 941,460 461,805 479,655 10,175 5,030 5,145
English 920,890 452,550 468,340 10,050 4,965 5,085
French 8,965 4,135 4,825 110 55 55
English and French 2,420 1,130 1,285 5 0 5
Neither English nor French 9,185 3,985 5,205 0 5 0
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 10,175 4,700 5,470 115 60 60
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2
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 18 941,460 461,805 479,655 10,170 5,030 5,145
Single responses 930,115 456,310 473,805 10,130 5,010 5,120
Official languages 799,985 393,330 406,655 9,955 4,920 5,035
English 790,540 388,990 401,550 9,835 4,860 4,975
French 9,450 4,345 5,105 125 60 65
Non-official languages 130,130 62,980 67,145 170 90 80
Aboriginal languages 390 160 225 0 5 0
Algonquian languages 300 130 170 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 5 15 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 5 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 5 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 275 125 150 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 270 125 145 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 5 5 5 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 5 5 0 5 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 60 20 40 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 5 5 0 0 0
Oneida 50 15 35 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 5 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 129,735 62,820 66,920 165 85 80
Afro-Asiatic languages 13,630 6,975 6,655 15 10 10
Berber languages 15 10 5 0 0 0
Kabyle 10 5 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 280 135 145 0 0 0
Bilen 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 245 110 125 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 13,320 6,825 6,495 20 10 5
Amharic 275 145 135 0 0 0
Arabic 11,020 5,650 5,370 15 10 5
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 1,050 525 525 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 210 100 105 0 0 0
Harari 0 5 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 150 90 65 0 0 0
Maltese 280 145 135 0 0 0
Tigrigna 275 135 135 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 30 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 5 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 3,020 1,385 1,635 5 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 955 445 510 0 0 0
Vietnamese 2,065 940 1,125 0 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,535 925 1,610 15 10 10
Bikol 10 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 115 30 85 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 30 10 20 0 0 0
Ilocano 195 90 110 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 160 75 85 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 5 10 0 0 0
Pangasinan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,970 705 1,265 15 5 5
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 0 0 0
Creole languages 115 65 55 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 5 5 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 45 30 20 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 65 30 40 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,565 820 740 0 0 0
Kannada 70 40 25 0 0 0
Malayalam 945 475 470 5 0 5
Tamil 380 195 185 0 0 0
Telugu 165 100 60 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 90,740 44,160 46,575 115 60 50
Albanian 1,130 580 550 0 0 0
Armenian 115 55 60 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 15,325 7,135 8,185 15 10 5
Baltic languages 400 175 235 0 0 0
Latvian 145 70 75 0 0 0
Lithuanian 255 105 155 0 0 0
Slavic languages 14,920 6,965 7,955 15 5 5
Belarusan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Bosnian 685 345 340 0 0 0
Bulgarian 85 40 45 0 0 0
Croatian 1,255 625 630 0 0 0
Czech 575 275 300 0 0 0
Macedonian 120 55 70 0 0 0
Polish 7,000 3,200 3,800 5 0 5
Russian 1,630 740 895 5 5 0
Serbian 1,005 510 490 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 355 170 185 0 0 0
Slovak 485 230 260 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 330 140 185 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,305 600 710 5 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 40 0 0 0
Celtic languages 80 35 45 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 30 15 20 0 0 0
Welsh 40 15 20 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 39,090 19,020 20,065 75 40 35
Afrikaans 145 75 75 0 0 0
Danish 400 210 190 0 0 0
Dutch 11,120 5,440 5,680 15 10 5
Frisian 235 120 110 0 0 0
German 26,155 12,700 13,450 60 30 25
Icelandic 10 5 10 0 0 0
Norwegian 50 20 30 0 0 0
Swedish 120 55 65 0 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 780 355 425 0 0 0
Yiddish 30 20 15 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 45 20 20 0 0 0
Greek 2,165 1,085 1,080 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 10,195 5,275 4,920 10 5 5
Indo-Aryan languages 6,920 3,605 3,315 5 5 0
Bengali 510 260 255 0 5 0
Gujarati 1,050 550 500 0 0 0
Hindi 985 525 460 0 0 0
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 30 15 15 0 0 0
Marathi 100 55 50 0 0 0
Nepali 735 360 380 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,485 790 695 0 0 5
Sindhi 85 40 35 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 140 70 70 0 0 0
Urdu 1,790 935 850 0 0 0
Iranian languages 3,235 1,645 1,590 5 5 5
Kurdish 1,000 530 475 0 0 0
Pashto 200 100 105 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,035 1,020 1,015 5 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 22,645 10,980 11,670 15 10 10
Catalan 20 10 15 0 0 0
Italian 4,235 2,150 2,085 5 5 0
Portuguese 7,155 3,445 3,710 5 5 0
Romanian 1,095 510 585 0 0 0
Spanish 10,125 4,855 5,270 10 5 5
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Japanese 395 160 235 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 3,205 1,475 1,730 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 750 365 385 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 75 40 40 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 15 5 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 5 0 0 0 0
Ga 20 5 15 0 0 0
Ganda 20 10 10 0 0 0
Igbo 55 30 25 0 0 0
Lingala 25 15 5 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 40 20 20 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 40 15 25 0 0 0
Shona 45 20 25 0 0 0
Swahili 155 70 80 0 0 0
Wolof 5 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 70 40 35 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 175 80 95 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 210 95 120 0 0 0
Dinka 125 55 70 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 95 40 50 0 0 0
Sign languages 275 150 120 0 0 0
American Sign Language 140 75 60 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 130 70 60 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 9,585 4,470 5,115 10 5 5
Chinese languages 9,315 4,330 4,980 5 5 0
Cantonese 2,290 1,080 1,205 0 5 0
Hakka 30 20 15 0 0 0
Mandarin 6,190 2,850 3,345 10 0 0
Min Dong 5 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 140 55 80 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 100 35 60 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 560 285 275 5 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 265 135 135 0 0 0
Burmese 35 20 15 0 0 0
Karenic languages 215 110 100 0 0 0
Tibetan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 490 225 270 0 0 0
Lao 350 180 175 0 0 0
Thai 140 50 95 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 505 275 225 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 45 25 20 0 0 0
Turkish 380 205 175 0 0 0
Uyghur 30 20 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 5 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 0 0 0
Uralic languages 2,645 1,240 1,400 10 0 5
Estonian 105 45 55 0 0 0
Finnish 230 95 130 0 0 0
Hungarian 2,305 1,095 1,210 5 0 5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 75 35 40 0 0 0
Multiple responses 11,345 5,495 5,850 45 15 25
English and French 1,795 790 1,005 20 10 10
English and non-official language 8,960 4,425 4,535 20 5 15
French and non-official language 310 155 155 0 5 0
English, French and non-official language 280 120 155 0 0 0
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 941,460 461,805 479,655 10,170 5,025 5,145
Single responses 918,060 450,475 467,580 10,125 5,005 5,120
Official languages 858,995 421,985 437,010 10,080 4,985 5,095
English 856,525 420,845 435,680 10,060 4,980 5,085
French 2,475 1,140 1,330 20 10 10
Non-official languages 59,060 28,490 30,570 45 25 25
Aboriginal languages 95 40 60 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 70 30 40 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 70 30 40 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 70 30 40 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 0 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 15 5 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 58,965 28,450 30,510 45 25 25
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,625 3,760 3,865 15 5 5
Berber languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 135 55 80 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 0 5 0 0 0
Somali 120 50 75 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 7,480 3,700 3,785 15 10 10
Amharic 120 60 60 0 0 0
Arabic 6,360 3,135 3,220 15 5 10
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 660 325 340 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 115 60 55 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 60 35 25 0 0 0
Maltese 25 10 15 0 0 0
Tigrigna 110 55 55 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,825 840 985 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 530 240 290 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,295 600 695 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 905 400 505 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 25 5 15 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 5 5 5 0 0 0
Ilocano 65 35 35 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 45 25 20 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 765 330 435 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Creole languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 5 5 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 15 10 5 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 800 420 380 5 0 0
Kannada 20 15 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 550 280 270 5 5 5
Tamil 160 85 75 0 0 0
Telugu 65 40 30 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 37,100 17,990 19,105 25 15 10
Albanian 510 245 260 0 0 0
Armenian 40 15 20 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 5,960 2,870 3,090 0 0 0
Baltic languages 65 25 40 0 0 0
Latvian 15 5 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 50 20 30 0 0 0
Slavic languages 5,900 2,845 3,050 5 0 0
Belarusan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Bosnian 330 165 170 0 0 0
Bulgarian 45 25 20 0 0 0
Croatian 425 210 215 0 0 0
Czech 155 80 75 0 0 0
Macedonian 35 15 20 0 0 0
Polish 2,980 1,415 1,570 0 0 0
Russian 830 410 420 0 0 0
Serbian 445 235 215 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 140 65 75 0 0 0
Slovak 110 45 60 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 60 25 35 0 0 0
Ukrainian 320 150 170 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 10 5 10 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 13,955 6,895 7,055 15 10 10
Afrikaans 65 35 30 0 0 0
Danish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Dutch 1,370 685 685 0 0 0
Frisian 25 15 15 0 0 0
German 12,025 5,940 6,090 20 5 10
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 15 10 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 65 30 35 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 360 175 185 0 0 0
Greek 825 390 435 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 5,865 2,930 2,935 5 0 5
Indo-Aryan languages 3,880 1,945 1,930 0 5 0
Bengali 275 140 140 5 0 5
Gujarati 560 280 280 0 0 0
Hindi 470 245 225 0 0 0
Kashmiri 5 5 5 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 50 25 25 0 0 0
Nepali 670 320 345 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 735 375 365 0 0 0
Sindhi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 70 40 35 0 0 0
Urdu 995 495 495 0 0 0
Iranian languages 1,970 970 1,000 5 0 0
Kurdish 615 305 305 0 0 0
Pashto 120 55 60 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,240 615 630 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 9,930 4,635 5,295 0 5 0
Catalan 5 5 5 0 0 0
Italian 970 425 545 0 0 0
Portuguese 2,660 1,205 1,455 5 0 0
Romanian 410 200 210 0 0 0
Spanish 5,875 2,800 3,080 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 190 95 95 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 2,380 1,085 1,290 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 190 75 115 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 15 5 10 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ganda 0 5 0 0 0 0
Igbo 15 5 10 0 0 0
Lingala 5 5 5 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 15 10 5 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Shona 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swahili 55 15 35 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 10 10 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 85 40 45 0 0 0
Dinka 45 25 25 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 0 0 0
Sign languages 350 210 140 0 0 0
American Sign Language 140 85 60 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 205 125 80 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 6,395 2,995 3,405 5 0 0
Chinese languages 6,220 2,905 3,320 5 0 0
Cantonese 1,305 605 705 0 0 0
Hakka 15 0 5 0 0 0
Mandarin 4,450 2,065 2,390 0 5 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 55 20 35 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 50 25 25 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 350 190 165 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 175 90 85 0 0 0
Burmese 15 10 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 150 80 75 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 230 115 110 0 0 0
Lao 170 90 80 0 0 0
Thai 60 30 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 235 120 115 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 15 5 5 0 0 0
Turkish 175 85 90 0 0 0
Uyghur 15 10 5 0 0 0
Uzbek 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages 620 280 335 0 0 0
Estonian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Finnish 20 5 10 0 0 0
Hungarian 585 270 315 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 23,400 11,330 12,075 45 20 25
English and French 1,065 465 595 10 5 0
English and non-official language 21,770 10,605 11,165 35 20 20
French and non-official language 110 45 65 5 0 0
English, French and non-official language 460 210 250 5 0 0
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 20 941,460 461,805 479,655 10,175 5,025 5,145
None 866,140 425,890 440,250 9,990 4,945 5,045
English 25,335 12,350 12,980 35 15 20
French 8,115 3,325 4,790 75 35 40
Non-official language 40,635 19,660 20,980 70 30 35
Aboriginal 425 180 245 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 40,210 19,480 20,730 70 30 35
English and French 230 105 125 0 0 0
English and non-official language 360 190 165 0 0 0
French and non-official language 635 280 355 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 10 0 5 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 776,705 378,000 398,700 8,910 4,370 4,535
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 749,125 365,075 384,050 8,590 4,240 4,350
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,644 40,127 28,495 28,795 36,019 23,642
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 749,325 365,090 384,240 8,595 4,240 4,360
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,648 35,899 26,346 26,255 32,141 22,080
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 674,075 334,710 339,370 7,420 3,765 3,650
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,394 38,763 25,129 25,472 31,770 20,203
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 547,305 246,880 300,430 6,690 3,135 3,550
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,439 4,964 7,073 9,127 10,720 8,152
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 550,225 285,635 264,590 5,500 2,865 2,635
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,738 37,534 26,956 25,434 30,067 21,568
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 776,795 378,005 398,790 8,910 4,370 4,540
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 748,905 364,830 384,075 8,545 4,230 4,320
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,657 50,839 36,835 42,171 51,183 33,344
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 749,125 364,840 384,285 8,555 4,230 4,325
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,769 41,997 31,806 34,480 41,097 28,011
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 674,020 334,720 339,300 7,310 3,670 3,640
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,919 49,809 34,136 40,472 49,932 30,938
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 547,485 247,585 299,900 6,705 3,140 3,565
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,110 7,574 8,552 9,653 10,603 8,815
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 550,225 285,215 265,010 5,500 2,870 2,630
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,837 46,875 34,339 39,003 47,580 29,650
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 776,795 378,005 398,790 8,910 4,370 4,535
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 24 270,225 153,890 116,330 2,475 1,350 1,125
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 49,902 54,441 45,298 45,163 48,275 39,812
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 58,665 63,990 51,620 58,980 67,494 48,746
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 86.5 90.0 81.8 81.4 84.0 77.6
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 68.9 72.5 64.1 57.1 59.4 53.8
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 13.5 10.0 18.2 18.6 15.9 22.4
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 776,705 378,005 398,700 8,910 4,375 4,540
Without total income 27,575 12,930 14,650 320 130 185
With total income 749,125 365,075 384,050 8,590 4,235 4,355
Percentage with total income 96.4 96.6 96.3 96.4 96.8 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 100,450 43,365 57,085 1,210 450 760
$10,000 to $19,999 130,770 51,830 78,945 1,730 675 1,055
$20,000 to $29,999 109,350 45,350 64,010 1,495 655 840
$30,000 to $39,999 90,980 41,385 49,595 1,150 575 575
$40,000 to $49,999 83,370 41,170 42,195 910 530 385
$50,000 to $59,999 62,775 34,340 28,435 620 390 230
$60,000 to $69,999 45,910 27,195 18,715 370 255 120
$70,000 to $79,999 31,955 19,360 12,600 305 185 120
$80,000 to $89,999 23,295 14,155 9,135 240 140 100
$90,000 to $99,999 21,425 12,175 9,245 145 100 45
$100,000 and over 48,835 34,750 14,090 415 285 125
$100,000 to $149,999 33,830 23,435 10,395 265 185 80
$150,000 and over 15,005 11,315 3,690 145 100 45
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 776,705 378,005 398,700 8,905 4,370 4,535
Without after-tax income 27,375 12,915 14,460 310 130 180
With after-tax income 749,325 365,090 384,240 8,595 4,240 4,355
Percentage with after-tax income 96.5 96.6 96.4 96.5 97.0 96.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 103,950 44,170 59,775 1,280 465 815
$10,000 to $19,999 136,770 54,415 82,355 1,835 710 1,125
$20,000 to $29,999 126,875 53,675 73,200 1,725 785 935
$30,000 to $39,999 110,555 52,590 57,965 1,400 760 630
$40,000 to $49,999 91,740 48,370 43,370 900 545 350
$50,000 to $59,999 60,715 35,505 25,205 525 350 180
$60,000 to $69,999 38,965 23,810 15,155 380 235 150
$70,000 to $79,999 30,165 17,750 12,415 200 130 70
$80,000 and over 49,600 34,815 14,790 355 255 100
$80,000 to $89,999 17,175 11,095 6,080 85 65 20
$90,000 to $99,999 10,035 7,060 2,975 75 50 25
$100,000 and over 22,390 16,650 5,735 195 135 55
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 776,705 378,005 398,700 8,910 4,370 4,535
Without employment income 226,480 92,365 134,110 3,410 1,505 1,900
With employment income 550,225 285,640 264,585 5,500 2,860 2,635
Percentage with employment income 70.8 75.6 66.4 61.7 65.4 58.1
Under $5,000 (including loss) 84,450 42,735 41,715 935 470 465
$5,000 to $9,999 46,660 20,145 26,525 485 220 265
$10,000 to $19,999 73,445 32,745 40,700 915 400 510
$20,000 to $29,999 59,980 26,955 33,025 715 340 375
$30,000 to $39,999 58,715 26,910 31,805 625 280 350
$40,000 to $49,999 56,345 28,555 27,790 500 280 220
$50,000 to $59,999 43,865 25,310 18,560 360 230 130
$60,000 to $69,999 31,780 19,480 12,295 245 165 85
$70,000 to $79,999 22,700 14,190 8,505 190 115 75
$80,000 and over 72,280 48,605 23,670 520 365 160
$80,000 to $89,999 18,155 11,020 7,135 185 115 75
$90,000 to $99,999 17,860 10,165 7,690 100 70 35
$100,000 and over 36,265 27,415 8,845 230 175 55
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 392,200 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 66,467 ... ... 54,336 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 59,063 ... ... 48,729 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 111,970 ... ... 1,390 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,912 ... ... 26,432 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,770 ... ... 24,512 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 280,235 ... ... 3,380 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 83,304 ... ... 67,920 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 73,469 ... ... 59,861 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 392,235 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 83,354 ... ... 75,575 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 70,224 ... ... 61,847 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 111,880 ... ... 1,380 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 43,552 ... ... 38,249 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,804 ... ... 32,059 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 280,360 ... ... 3,385 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 99,238 ... ... 90,821 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 83,561 ... ... 74,014 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 392,200 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
Under $5,000 5,935 ... ... 70 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 5,665 ... ... 80 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 11,270 ... ... 120 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 15,005 ... ... 285 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 18,220 ... ... 270 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 15,985 ... ... 270 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 17,745 ... ... 315 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 18,130 ... ... 295 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 17,920 ... ... 255 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 17,490 ... ... 230 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 33,030 ... ... 425 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 29,890 ... ... 375 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 27,270 ... ... 340 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 24,075 ... ... 250 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 21,790 ... ... 225 ... ...
$100,000 and over 112,780 ... ... 965 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 40,470 ... ... 390 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 26,355 ... ... 210 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 26,875 ... ... 215 ... ...
$200,000 and over 19,080 ... ... 140 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 392,200 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
Under $5,000 6,345 ... ... 80 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 5,785 ... ... 80 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 11,455 ... ... 125 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 15,715 ... ... 305 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 20,435 ... ... 310 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 18,125 ... ... 295 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 20,460 ... ... 390 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 21,345 ... ... 320 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 21,300 ... ... 270 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 20,560 ... ... 265 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 37,865 ... ... 525 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 33,925 ... ... 435 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 30,670 ... ... 325 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 26,055 ... ... 275 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 21,105 ... ... 180 ... ...
$100,000 and over 81,060 ... ... 590 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 36,800 ... ... 300 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 20,175 ... ... 130 ... ...
$150,000 and over 24,090 ... ... 155 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 269,635 ... ... 3,280 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 83,999 ... ... 68,282 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 73,969 ... ... 60,224 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.9 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 114,380 ... ... 1,795 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 76,604 ... ... 64,469 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 67,688 ... ... 56,695 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 110,730 ... ... 1,000 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 108,077 ... ... 92,608 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 93,392 ... ... 79,250 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 3.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 38,600 ... ... 440 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,836 ... ... 41,984 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 46,558 ... ... 39,595 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 269,755 ... ... 3,260 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 100,076 ... ... 91,589 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,147 ... ... 74,581 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 114,520 ... ... 1,770 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 91,388 ... ... 96,387 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 76,708 ... ... 76,869 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 110,770 ... ... 1,015 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 123,830 ... ... 103,452 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 103,243 ... ... 85,070 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 38,625 ... ... 425 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,041 ... ... 46,940 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,020 ... ... 42,267 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 142,100 67,555 74,550 1,645 775 875
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 30,607 32,444 29,270 25,771 28,960 24,352
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,118 29,412 27,218 24,101 26,032 22,746
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 141,760 67,675 74,085 1,650 780 870
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 40,200 42,723 37,896 37,267 36,157 38,265
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 34,182 35,603 32,883 31,231 30,324 32,047
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 936,380 459,615 476,765 10,175 5,025 5,145
In the bottom half of the distribution 485,150 232,135 253,010 6,550 3,135 3,410
In the bottom decile 95,010 46,065 48,945 1,050 480 565
In the second decile 96,805 43,595 53,210 1,625 745 880
In the third decile 99,685 47,415 52,275 1,310 630 680
In the fourth decile 96,920 47,210 49,715 1,335 655 680
In the fifth decile 96,725 47,850 48,870 1,230 625 605
In the top half of the distribution 451,230 227,475 223,755 3,625 1,890 1,735
In the sixth decile 97,355 48,520 48,830 960 500 460
In the seventh decile 95,820 47,980 47,845 895 465 435
In the eighth decile 94,475 47,740 46,735 710 375 335
In the ninth decile 89,850 45,400 44,450 575 305 270
In the top decile 73,735 37,840 35,890 485 240 240
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 934,570 458,730 475,840 10,175 5,025 5,145
0 to 17 years 192,165 98,275 93,895 1,540 790 745
0 to 5 years 62,260 31,840 30,420 500 260 240
18 to 64 years 574,550 282,710 291,840 5,965 2,920 3,040
65 years and over 167,850 77,750 90,105 2,670 1,315 1,355
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 140,135 65,195 74,940 1,970 895 1,080
0 to 17 years 37,290 19,010 18,275 380 190 190
0 to 5 years 13,560 6,935 6,625 145 70 75
18 to 64 years 83,000 38,895 44,105 1,020 465 550
65 years and over 19,845 7,285 12,560 565 235 335
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 15.0 14.2 15.7 19.4 17.8 21.0
0 to 17 years (%) 19.4 19.3 19.5 24.7 24.1 25.5
0 to 5 years (%) 21.8 21.8 21.8 29.0 26.9 31.3
18 to 64 years (%) 14.4 13.8 15.1 17.1 15.9 18.1
65 years and over (%) 11.8 9.4 13.9 21.2 17.9 24.7
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 68,900 33,990 34,910 505 235 270
0 to 17 years 15,925 8,115 7,810 90 40 50
0 to 5 years 5,910 3,030 2,885 35 15 20
18 to 64 years 49,800 24,535 25,265 375 175 200
65 years and over 3,175 1,340 1,840 40 20 20
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 7.4 7.4 7.3 5.0 4.7 5.2
0 to 17 years (%) 8.3 8.3 8.3 5.8 5.1 6.7
0 to 5 years (%) 9.5 9.5 9.5 7.0 5.8 8.3
18 to 64 years (%) 8.7 8.7 8.7 6.3 6.0 6.6
65 years and over (%) 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5
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 44 936,390 459,585 476,800 10,170 5,030 5,145
Official languages 927,070 455,760 471,310 10,160 5,015 5,145
English 926,680 455,565 471,110 10,155 5,015 5,140
French 51,890 21,560 30,330 605 250 355
Non-official languages 159,680 77,230 82,450 315 135 180
Aboriginal languages 800 305 495 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 585 240 345 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 35 10 20 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 0 10 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 0 10 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 535 220 320 0 0 0
Algonquin 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ojibway 530 220 315 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 10 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 10 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 20 0 15 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 160 50 110 0 0 0
Cayuga 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 20 10 15 0 0 0
Oneida 130 45 85 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 15 0 15 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 15 10 15 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 158,895 76,930 81,960 310 130 180
Afro-Asiatic languages 17,720 9,135 8,585 45 25 20
Berber languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 10 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 460 205 255 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 25 10 15 0 0 0
Somali 405 175 225 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 30 10 15 0 0 0
Semitic languages 17,230 8,910 8,315 45 25 25
Amharic 425 220 205 0 0 0
Arabic 14,965 7,770 7,195 45 20 20
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 1,390 690 695 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 255 135 120 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 395 225 175 0 0 0
Maltese 345 165 180 0 0 0
Tigrigna 430 210 230 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 55 45 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,075 1,920 2,160 0 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,310 640 665 0 0 0
Vietnamese 2,780 1,295 1,485 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,405 1,295 2,110 10 0 0
Bikol 20 0 15 0 0 0
Cebuano 175 45 130 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 20 40 0 0 0
Ilocano 275 105 175 0 0 0
Malagasy 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 245 125 120 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,980 1,095 1,885 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 10 0 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 55 25 30 0 0 0
Creole languages 315 175 140 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 45 25 25 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 105 50 50 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 170 105 70 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 2,035 1,000 1,035 10 0 0
Kannada 160 80 80 0 0 0
Malayalam 1,185 570 615 0 10 0
Tamil 660 335 325 0 0 0
Telugu 215 115 105 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 112,265 54,355 57,910 210 90 120
Albanian 1,285 645 640 0 0 0
Armenian 175 75 105 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 17,635 8,555 9,075 30 10 15
Baltic languages 440 225 215 0 0 0
Latvian 215 115 100 0 0 0
Lithuanian 225 105 120 0 0 0
Slavic languages 17,220 8,345 8,875 25 10 20
Belarusan 90 40 45 0 0 0
Bosnian 990 545 445 0 0 0
Bulgarian 105 40 65 0 0 0
Croatian 1,750 880 870 0 0 0
Czech 715 360 350 0 0 0
Macedonian 225 100 120 0 0 0
Polish 8,005 3,825 4,180 0 0 0
Russian 2,720 1,300 1,420 20 0 10
Serbian 1,595 830 765 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 505 230 275 0 0 0
Slovak 595 275 315 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 365 165 200 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,430 640 790 10 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 35 0 0 0
Celtic languages 250 110 135 0 10 0
Scottish Gaelic 110 40 70 0 0 0
Welsh 75 30 40 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 65 40 25 0 0 0
Germanic languages 45,255 21,925 23,325 105 55 50
Afrikaans 305 160 150 0 0 0
Danish 480 225 255 0 0 0
Dutch 13,375 6,410 6,965 20 10 10
Frisian 295 160 135 0 0 0
German 30,495 14,820 15,675 95 50 45
Icelandic 15 10 10 0 0 0
Norwegian 115 60 50 0 0 0
Swedish 275 140 130 10 0 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 870 450 420 0 0 0
Yiddish 35 25 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 1,730 885 845 0 0 0
Greek 3,365 1,760 1,605 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 13,070 6,570 6,500 10 10 10
Indo-Aryan languages 9,650 4,905 4,745 10 10 0
Bengali 625 305 320 0 0 0
Gujarati 1,390 745 645 0 0 0
Hindi 3,820 2,020 1,795 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 20 10 0 0 0 0
Marathi 130 70 60 0 0 0
Nepali 870 425 445 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 15 10 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,545 1,360 1,185 0 0 0
Sindhi 150 65 85 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 175 70 105 0 0 0
Urdu 2,935 1,470 1,470 0 0 0
Iranian languages 3,535 1,730 1,810 0 0 0
Kurdish 1,040 540 505 0 0 0
Pashto 290 160 130 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,380 1,120 1,260 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 65 35 25 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 34,255 16,450 17,805 80 25 55
Catalan 25 10 15 0 0 0
Italian 6,495 3,240 3,255 20 10 10
Portuguese 9,360 4,565 4,795 0 0 0
Romanian 1,350 645 705 0 0 0
Spanish 18,050 8,455 9,595 70 20 50
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 70 35 30 0 0 0
Japanese 1,100 535 565 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Korean 3,545 1,690 1,850 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,490 820 670 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 180 90 90 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ga 20 0 20 0 0 0
Ganda 30 20 15 0 0 0
Igbo 100 55 45 0 0 0
Lingala 95 50 40 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 50 30 15 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 65 30 35 0 0 0
Shona 70 40 30 0 0 0
Swahili 425 215 210 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 265 160 105 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 380 210 170 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 245 130 115 0 0 0
Dinka 50 25 25 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 195 105 95 0 0 0
Sign languages 1,645 675 975 20 0 20
American Sign Language 775 290 485 10 0 10
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 10 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 895 400 495 15 0 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 10,155 4,845 5,305 20 15 10
Chinese languages 9,900 4,710 5,185 20 15 0
Cantonese 2,825 1,325 1,500 0 0 0
Hakka 40 20 25 0 0 0
Mandarin 7,255 3,400 3,850 15 10 0
Min Dong 15 10 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 165 55 105 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 175 65 110 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 535 275 255 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 260 140 120 0 0 0
Burmese 65 40 25 0 0 0
Karenic languages 155 80 70 0 0 0
Tibetan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 610 285 330 0 0 0
Lao 460 225 230 0 0 0
Thai 235 90 145 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 765 425 340 10 10 10
Azerbaijani 110 65 55 0 0 0
Turkish 585 330 260 10 0 0
Uyghur 70 45 20 0 0 0
Uzbek 15 10 10 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 25 20 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages 3,040 1,450 1,590 0 0 0
Estonian 125 75 50 0 0 0
Finnish 255 130 120 0 0 0
Hungarian 2,665 1,245 1,425 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 115 55 60 0 0 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 936,390 459,585 476,800 10,170 5,025 5,145
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 899,265 441,590 457,675 9,990 4,945 5,040
Canadian citizens aged under 18 187,455 95,780 91,675 1,525 785 745
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 711,810 345,810 366,000 8,460 4,160 4,300
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 37,125 18,000 19,130 180 85 105
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 936,390 459,585 476,800 10,170 5,030 5,145
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 790,500 389,020 401,480 9,610 4,770 4,835
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 136,515 65,680 70,835 545 245 300
Before 1981 56,995 27,360 29,630 295 135 160
1981 to 1990 18,240 8,810 9,425 50 30 20
1991 to 2000 21,230 10,340 10,885 35 25 15
2001 to 2010 25,440 12,135 13,305 125 45 85
2001 to 2005 12,215 5,800 6,420 60 25 40
2006 to 2010 13,220 6,335 6,890 65 20 45
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 14,610 7,030 7,580 40 15 25
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 9,380 4,890 4,490 20 10 10
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 136,515 65,675 70,835 545 245 300
Under 5 years 18,800 9,415 9,380 90 50 40
5 to 14 years 30,505 15,540 14,965 80 30 50
15 to 24 years 31,140 14,085 17,055 95 40 60
25 to 44 years 48,020 22,830 25,195 210 90 120
45 years and over 8,045 3,805 4,240 75 35 35
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 54 136,510 65,675 70,835 550 245 300
Americas 27,020 12,615 14,400 130 55 75
Brazil 410 200 210 0 0 0
Colombia 3,585 1,615 1,970 0 0 0
El Salvador 1,710 820 895 0 0 0
Guyana 645 295 350 0 0 0
Haiti 135 70 65 0 0 0
Jamaica 1,580 850 730 10 0 10
Mexico 6,815 3,315 3,500 0 10 0
Peru 190 80 110 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 885 445 440 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 7,385 3,105 4,280 115 45 70
Other places of birth in Americas 3,675 1,830 1,850 0 0 0
Europe 66,825 32,500 34,325 315 150 165
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,285 670 610 0 0 0
Croatia 1,215 595 625 0 0 0
France 455 215 240 0 0 0
Germany 5,165 2,525 2,640 50 25 15
Greece 1,435 755 680 0 0 0
Hungary 1,405 700 710 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 985 525 465 0 0 0
Italy 3,095 1,645 1,445 20 10 10
Netherlands 9,925 5,035 4,885 25 15 15
Poland 5,535 2,520 3,010 10 10 0
Portugal 5,500 2,760 2,735 0 0 0
Romania 1,415 665 750 0 0 0
Russian Federation 665 290 375 15 10 10
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 750 385 365 0 0 0
Ukraine 795 320 475 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 20,565 9,615 10,945 185 80 100
Other places of birth in Europe 6,650 3,275 3,370 15 10 10
Africa 6,190 3,155 3,035 10 0 10
Algeria 85 45 40 0 0 0
Egypt 1,165 610 555 0 0 0
Ethiopia 355 180 175 0 0 0
Kenya 345 155 185 0 0 0
Morocco 45 20 30 0 0 0
Nigeria 390 200 190 0 0 0
Somalia 230 120 115 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 695 395 305 10 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 2,865 1,425 1,440 0 0 0
Asia 35,940 17,100 18,835 80 35 40
Afghanistan 615 305 315 0 0 0
Bangladesh 380 190 195 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,360 1,895 2,465 20 0 15
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 780 380 405 0 10 0
India 4,585 2,305 2,280 15 10 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 1,260 600 660 0 0 0
Iraq 2,820 1,425 1,400 0 0 0
Japan 300 90 205 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 2,440 1,145 1,295 0 0 0
Lebanon 1,845 965 880 25 10 15
Pakistan 1,825 930 895 0 0 0
Philippines 2,995 1,080 1,915 10 0 10
Sri Lanka 280 130 155 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 2,220 1,100 1,120 0 0 0
Taiwan 185 75 110 0 0 0
Viet Nam 2,015 900 1,115 10 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 7,035 3,595 3,435 0 10 0
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 540 310 230 15 0 10
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 14,615 7,030 7,585 40 20 20
Americas 3,375 1,565 1,810 0 0 0
Brazil 50 25 25 0 0 0
Colombia 645 245 400 0 0 0
Cuba 105 50 50 0 0 0
Haiti 65 35 25 0 0 0
Jamaica 195 125 70 0 0 0
Mexico 880 450 435 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 840 375 470 0 0 0
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 90 40 50 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 515 225 285 0 0 0
Europe 1,365 740 630 20 0 15
France 45 20 25 0 0 0
Germany 95 50 45 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 40 25 10 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 0 0 0
Romania 65 25 40 0 0 0
Russian Federation 90 20 65 0 0 0
Ukraine 95 35 60 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 430 275 155 25 10 15
Other places of birth in Europe 510 280 230 0 0 0
Africa 1,245 605 635 0 0 0
Algeria 15 10 10 0 0 0
Cameroon 65 30 40 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 45 30 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 20 10 10 0 0 0
Egypt 305 165 140 0 0 0
Eritrea 85 55 35 0 0 0
Ethiopia 15 10 10 0 0 0
Morocco 15 0 10 0 0 0
Nigeria 120 55 60 0 0 0
Somalia 40 25 15 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 60 30 30 0 0 0
Tunisia 15 0 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 415 180 235 0 0 0
Asia 8,570 4,090 4,480 15 0 10
Afghanistan 125 60 60 0 0 0
Bangladesh 105 60 45 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,010 435 580 0 0 0
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 10 0 10 0 0 0
India 1,230 620 610 0 0 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 275 130 140 0 0 0
Iraq 930 450 475 0 0 0
Israel 20 10 10 0 0 0
Japan 85 30 55 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 430 215 215 0 0 0
Lebanon 225 100 120 0 0 0
Nepal 250 135 115 0 0 0
Pakistan 285 155 130 0 0 0
Philippines 740 290 445 10 0 0
Saudi Arabia 175 80 105 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 45 30 20 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,315 665 650 0 0 0
Taiwan 25 10 10 0 0 0
Turkey 85 45 45 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 170 105 65 0 0 0
Viet Nam 75 15 60 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 970 445 525 0 0 0
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 65 25 35 10 10 0
Australia 40 10 30 10 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 20 20 10 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 936,390 459,590 476,800 10,175 5,030 5,145
First generationCensus data footnote 69 150,155 72,785 77,370 565 255 310
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 171,250 85,080 86,170 570 275 295
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 614,985 301,725 313,265 9,035 4,495 4,540
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 81,095 39,090 42,005 270 115 150
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 34,075 17,195 16,880 160 70 85
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 11,720 8,125 3,595 75 45 25
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 22,355 9,065 13,285 85 20 65
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 23,375 9,590 13,785 100 35 65
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 22,745 11,885 10,860 10 10 0
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 900 425 480 0 0 0
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 936,390 459,590 476,800 10,175 5,030 5,145
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 22,530 10,455 12,070 375 185 195
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 21,800 10,125 11,680 365 185 180
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 15,470 7,190 8,275 220 115 105
Métis 6,200 2,845 3,355 140 65 75
Inuk (Inuit) 135 95 40 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 245 105 135 0 0 0
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 485 230 255 15 10 10
Non-Aboriginal identity 913,865 449,130 464,730 9,795 4,840 4,950
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 936,390 459,590 476,800 10,170 5,025 5,145
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 10,165 4,500 5,665 100 55 45
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 926,220 455,085 471,135 10,070 4,975 5,095
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 936,390 459,585 476,800 10,175 5,025 5,145
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 5,890 2,750 3,140 80 35 40
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 5,840 2,715 3,125 80 35 40
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 5,090 2,330 2,760 65 25 40
Métis single ancestry 685 335 345 15 15 0
Inuit single ancestry 65 50 15 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 35 15 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 45 35 10 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 10 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 27,740 12,755 14,980 475 220 260
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 27,240 12,545 14,695 445 205 240
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20,720 9,530 11,185 310 140 175
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 6,230 2,885 3,350 130 65 60
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 290 125 165 10 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 500 210 290 30 10 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 455 185 270 15 0 20
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 35 25 10 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 10 10 15 15 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 902,760 444,085 458,680 9,620 4,770 4,845
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 936,385 459,590 476,805 10,175 5,030 5,145
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 89,745 44,365 45,380 115 60 60
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 14,430 7,340 7,090 15 10 0
Chinese 11,855 5,540 6,315 30 15 15
Black 14,605 7,615 6,990 15 10 10
Filipino 4,710 1,960 2,750 0 0 10
Latin American 10,365 5,005 5,365 0 0 0
Arab 14,235 7,430 6,800 40 15 25
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 6,050 2,975 3,075 10 0 10
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,445 1,645 1,795 0 0 0
Korean 3,855 1,815 2,040 0 0 0
Japanese 1,075 505 580 0 0 0
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 2,310 1,185 1,130 0 0 0
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 2,795 1,340 1,455 0 0 0
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 846,650 415,225 431,420 10,050 4,965 5,085
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 103 936,390 459,590 476,800 10,175 5,030 5,145
North American Aboriginal origins 33,630 15,505 18,125 555 255 300
First Nations (North American Indian) 26,350 12,105 14,245 390 165 225
Inuit 410 200 205 20 10 10
Métis 7,425 3,445 3,975 175 90 85
Other North American origins 291,500 142,635 148,865 4,830 2,365 2,465
Acadian 835 385 445 75 45 35
American 11,235 5,390 5,845 90 35 60
Canadian 283,755 138,955 144,800 4,695 2,290 2,400
New Brunswicker 10 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 680 300 380 40 15 25
Nova Scotian 60 30 30 10 0 10
Ontarian 145 80 60 10 0 0
Québécois 240 100 140 30 10 20
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 30 10 15 0 0 0
European origins 713,615 348,630 364,980 6,975 3,435 3,535
British Isles origins 493,945 239,005 254,945 4,845 2,370 2,475
Channel Islander 50 25 20 0 0 0
Cornish 100 55 45 0 0 0
English 299,880 143,510 156,370 2,840 1,335 1,505
Irish 200,310 94,440 105,865 1,560 800 765
Manx 185 130 55 0 0 0
Scottish 228,185 109,685 118,505 1,975 1,040 930
Welsh 18,150 8,665 9,480 165 90 75
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 27,570 12,720 14,850 155 75 75
French origins 84,195 39,030 45,170 1,440 665 775
Alsatian 145 40 105 10 10 0
Breton 10 0 10 0 0 0
Corsican 10 0 0 0 0 0
French 84,095 39,005 45,090 1,435 660 775
Western European origins (except French origins) 256,660 126,035 130,620 3,090 1,535 1,555
Austrian 4,435 2,160 2,275 25 10 20
Bavarian 30 20 10 0 0 0
Belgian 12,425 6,250 6,165 30 0 30
Dutch 87,520 43,615 43,905 560 255 305
Flemish 760 370 390 0 10 0
Frisian 515 265 250 0 0 0
German 165,630 80,400 85,225 2,790 1,405 1,385
Luxembourger 45 25 20 0 0 0
Swiss 9,220 4,575 4,645 40 20 20
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 70 40 30 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 17,930 8,460 9,465 190 105 85
Danish 4,970 2,550 2,420 60 40 20
Finnish 2,925 1,275 1,650 10 10 0
Icelandic 710 355 355 0 0 0
Norwegian 4,430 2,060 2,370 75 45 35
Swedish 4,720 2,085 2,635 25 10 10
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 1,175 575 600 40 20 20
Eastern European origins 81,885 39,775 42,105 235 85 150
Bulgarian 485 220 270 0 0 0
Byelorussian 585 280 300 0 0 0
Czech 2,945 1,445 1,500 0 0 0
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 1,245 590 650 0 0 0
Estonian 640 330 315 0 0 0
Hungarian 14,755 7,110 7,645 35 15 20
Latvian 880 460 415 0 0 0
Lithuanian 2,040 1,015 1,030 0 0 10
Moldovan 25 10 15 0 0 0
Polish 30,695 14,790 15,905 100 45 60
Romanian 4,680 2,285 2,395 0 0 0
Russian 11,470 5,585 5,880 40 10 30
Slovak 2,605 1,255 1,350 0 0 0
Ukrainian 19,685 9,600 10,080 70 30 45
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 215 110 110 0 0 10
Southern European origins 75,470 37,745 37,730 260 140 120
Albanian 1,395 685 710 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,235 695 550 0 0 0
Catalan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Croatian 3,990 2,020 1,965 0 0 0
Cypriot 245 100 140 0 0 0
Greek 6,895 3,500 3,395 45 35 10
Italian 32,305 16,035 16,265 105 40 55
Kosovar 205 110 90 0 0 0
Macedonian 645 290 360 0 0 0
Maltese 2,600 1,290 1,310 0 0 0
Montenegrin 95 55 45 0 0 0
Portuguese 17,090 8,800 8,290 25 20 10
Serbian 2,400 1,205 1,195 0 0 0
Sicilian 265 125 140 0 0 0
Slovenian 1,455 740 715 0 0 0
Spanish 7,450 3,425 4,025 90 35 55
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,970 930 1,040 0 0 0
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 65 35 30 0 0 0
Other European origins 3,810 1,845 1,965 85 55 30
Basque 40 15 20 20 10 15
Jewish 1,725 760 965 40 30 0
Roma (Gypsy) 120 60 60 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 125 80 45 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,820 940 880 20 15 10
Caribbean origins 9,945 5,190 4,755 20 10 10
Antiguan 25 10 20 0 0 0
Bahamian 175 95 75 0 0 0
Barbadian 855 450 400 0 0 0
Bermudan 80 45 35 0 0 0
Carib 20 10 10 0 0 0
Cuban 520 255 260 0 0 0
Dominican 265 115 150 0 0 0
Grenadian 205 105 95 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 245 150 95 0 0 0
Jamaican 5,345 2,835 2,515 10 0 0
Kittitian/Nevisian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 60 30 35 0 0 0
St. Lucian 80 40 45 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 1,395 755 635 0 0 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 95 65 30 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 805 355 455 10 10 0
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 335 180 155 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 18,455 8,995 9,460 20 15 0
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 465 240 225 0 0 0
Arawak 15 10 10 0 0 0
Argentinian 270 130 140 0 0 0
Belizean 55 30 30 0 0 0
Bolivian 40 20 25 0 0 0
Brazilian 490 230 260 0 0 0
Chilean 400 190 210 0 0 0
Colombian 4,595 2,145 2,445 0 0 0
Costa Rican 100 40 60 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 100 50 50 0 0 0
Guatemalan 515 275 240 0 0 0
Guyanese 1,155 550 600 0 0 0
Hispanic 340 145 185 0 0 0
Honduran 250 130 120 0 0 0
Maya 165 105 60 0 0 0
Mexican 6,225 3,050 3,175 20 20 0
Nicaraguan 595 295 295 0 0 0
Panamanian 40 30 10 0 0 0
Paraguayan 30 20 15 0 0 0
Peruvian 395 215 180 0 0 0
Salvadorean 2,105 1,040 1,070 0 0 0
Uruguayan 25 10 20 0 0 0
Venezuelan 365 155 215 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 510 260 245 0 0 10
African origins 12,430 6,440 5,990 15 0 10
Central and West African origins 1,700 875 825 0 0 0
Akan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angolan 60 30 30 0 0 0
Ashanti 30 0 25 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 100 45 55 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 225 110 110 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 375 200 180 0 0 0
Guinean 20 10 10 0 0 0
Ibo 35 25 10 0 0 0
Ivorian 20 0 15 0 0 0
Liberian 105 45 60 0 0 0
Malian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Malinké 20 10 15 0 0 0
Nigerian 545 300 245 0 0 0
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 15 10 10 0 0 0
Togolese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 135 55 85 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 95 60 40 0 0 0
North African origins 3,495 1,960 1,530 0 0 0
Algerian 100 50 50 0 0 0
Berber 35 15 20 0 0 0
Coptic 50 25 25 0 0 0
Dinka 80 35 50 0 0 0
Egyptian 1,905 1,055 840 10 10 0
Libyan 300 160 140 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 130 60 70 0 0 0
Sudanese 850 505 350 0 0 0
Tunisian 80 50 35 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 75 50 20 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 3,745 1,860 1,885 0 0 10
Afrikaner 30 10 20 0 0 0
Amhara 35 15 25 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 50 25 20 0 0 0
Burundian 75 45 30 0 0 0
Djiboutian 50 25 25 0 0 0
Eritrean 585 300 285 0 0 0
Ethiopian 670 320 355 0 0 0
Harari 10 10 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 145 70 80 0 0 0
Malagasy 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 25 20 0 0 0 0
Oromo 25 10 20 0 0 0
Rwandan 110 40 70 0 0 0
Seychellois 10 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 645 295 345 0 0 0
South African 845 440 400 10 0 10
Tanzanian 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tigrian 25 15 10 0 0 0
Ugandan 135 65 70 0 0 0
Zambian 30 20 10 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 110 60 55 0 0 0
Zulu 15 10 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 285 140 150 0 0 0
Other African origins 3,660 1,830 1,830 10 0 10
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 545 255 285 0 0 0
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 3,125 1,580 1,550 10 0 0
Asian origins 67,280 32,705 34,575 225 110 115
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 22,585 11,485 11,100 120 60 60
Afghan 930 450 475 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 2,905 1,525 1,385 0 0 0
Armenian 520 225 290 0 0 0
Assyrian 1,100 565 535 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 70 35 35 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Hazara 10 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 2,055 1,020 1,035 0 0 0
Iraqi 2,615 1,325 1,295 0 0 0
Israeli 190 115 75 0 0 0
Jordanian 650 355 295 0 0 0
Kazakh 25 15 0 0 0 0
Kurd 1,000 530 470 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 40 25 15 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 5,320 2,720 2,600 100 55 50
Palestinian 2,430 1,190 1,235 0 0 0
Pashtun 45 30 15 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 310 170 140 0 0 0
Syrian 2,400 1,170 1,235 15 10 10
Tajik 40 25 15 0 0 0
Tatar 30 15 15 0 0 0
Turk 1,225 645 580 0 0 0
Turkmen 50 35 15 0 0 0
Uighur 60 45 20 0 0 0
Uzbek 40 20 15 0 0 0
Yemeni 100 40 65 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 1,005 550 450 0 0 0
South Asian origins 15,125 7,640 7,480 50 30 20
Bangladeshi 370 190 180 0 0 0
Bengali 240 105 135 0 0 0
Bhutanese 520 220 295 0 0 0
East Indian 10,675 5,450 5,230 50 30 25
Goan 70 30 35 0 0 0
Gujarati 45 20 25 0 0 0
Kashmiri 20 10 15 0 0 0
Nepali 425 225 200 0 0 0
Pakistani 2,175 1,115 1,055 0 0 0
Punjabi 440 225 215 0 0 0
Sinhalese 105 45 65 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 380 175 205 0 0 0
Tamil 125 65 65 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 670 315 350 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 30,110 13,845 16,270 60 25 30
Burmese 260 155 110 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,735 835 895 0 0 0
Chinese 14,000 6,415 7,585 30 15 15
Filipino 5,320 2,260 3,060 15 0 15
Hmong 20 25 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 380 180 200 0 0 0
Japanese 1,395 625 770 0 0 0
Karen 120 65 60 0 0 0
Korean 3,930 1,850 2,085 0 0 0
Laotian 700 370 330 0 0 0
Malaysian 145 50 95 0 0 0
Mongolian 135 55 85 0 0 0
Singaporean 30 15 15 0 0 0
Taiwanese 170 80 90 0 0 0
Thai 360 160 200 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 10 15 0 0 0
Vietnamese 3,535 1,650 1,885 10 10 0
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 110 60 55 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 365 175 190 0 0 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 370 175 190 0 0 0
Oceania origins 1,270 610 660 10 10 10
Australian 830 430 400 0 0 0
New Zealander 270 110 165 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins 175 80 100 10 10 0
Fijian 35 10 30 0 0 0
Hawaiian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Maori 90 45 45 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 0 0 0
Samoan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 35 15 15 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 392,240 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
Owner 274,340 ... ... 3,995 ... ...
Renter 117,850 ... ... 775 ... ...
Band housing 50 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 392,240 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
Condominium 32,325 ... ... 100 ... ...
Not condominium 359,915 ... ... 4,675 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 392,235 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
No bedrooms 965 ... ... 0 ... ...
1 bedroom 42,105 ... ... 350 ... ...
2 bedrooms 90,390 ... ... 1,395 ... ...
3 bedrooms 158,275 ... ... 2,185 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 100,505 ... ... 840 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 392,235 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 77,590 ... ... 780 ... ...
5 rooms 50,155 ... ... 820 ... ...
6 rooms 60,995 ... ... 1,015 ... ...
7 rooms 59,780 ... ... 820 ... ...
8 or more rooms 143,715 ... ... 1,335 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.8 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 392,235 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 388,635 ... ... 4,765 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 3,600 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 392,240 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
Suitable 379,545 ... ... 4,705 ... ...
Not suitable 12,695 ... ... 65 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 392,235 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
1960 or before 125,895 ... ... 1,385 ... ...
1961 to 1980 109,645 ... ... 1,285 ... ...
1981 to 1990 49,190 ... ... 780 ... ...
1991 to 2000 41,900 ... ... 600 ... ...
2001 to 2005 22,060 ... ... 295 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,505 ... ... 215 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,040 ... ... 210 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 392,240 ... ... 4,765 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 367,960 ... ... 4,305 ... ...
Major repairs needed 24,275 ... ... 465 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 392,240 ... ... 4,765 ... ...
1 household maintainer 230,700 ... ... 2,960 ... ...
2 household maintainers 155,305 ... ... 1,770 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 6,225 ... ... 45 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 392,235 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
15 to 24 years 13,695 ... ... 45 ... ...
25 to 34 years 53,150 ... ... 370 ... ...
35 to 44 years 59,735 ... ... 570 ... ...
45 to 54 years 74,905 ... ... 885 ... ...
55 to 64 years 80,480 ... ... 1,170 ... ...
65 to 74 years 61,825 ... ... 995 ... ...
75 to 84 years 35,120 ... ... 510 ... ...
85 years and over 13,320 ... ... 225 ... ...
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 141 379,750 ... ... 4,710 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 290,660 ... ... 3,830 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 89,090 ... ... 875 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 78,170 ... ... 725 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 263,180 ... ... 3,935 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 58.8 ... ... 45.4 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 14.4 ... ... 14.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,060 ... ... 639 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,176 ... ... 817 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 259,741 ... ... 200,340 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 305,711 ... ... 278,446 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 116,970 ... ... 775 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 13.0 ... ... 8.4 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 43.9 ... ... 37.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 861 ... ... 775 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 909 ... ... 840 ... ...
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 146 776,795 378,005 398,795 8,905 4,375 4,535
No certificate, diploma or degree 157,030 81,305 75,720 2,105 1,115 995
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 223,275 111,035 112,235 2,035 1,030 1,005
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 396,495 185,660 210,830 4,765 2,230 2,540
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 57,170 41,450 15,710 1,120 790 325
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 25,590 15,670 9,920 595 330 260
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 31,580 25,785 5,795 525 465 60
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 186,780 77,275 109,505 1,895 710 1,185
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 13,385 5,960 7,425 215 85 130
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 139,160 60,970 78,190 1,540 645 900
Bachelor's degree 92,580 38,400 54,180 1,000 370 625
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 9,995 3,970 6,025 130 75 60
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 5,300 3,035 2,265 30 15 15
Master's degree 25,275 11,725 13,540 285 130 160
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 6,010 3,835 2,175 95 50 40
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 490,565 239,430 251,135 5,410 2,650 2,760
No certificate, diploma or degree 62,290 35,140 27,150 845 510 335
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 133,300 69,260 64,035 1,245 645 595
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 294,970 135,025 159,945 3,325 1,495 1,830
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 37,760 27,620 10,140 745 545 200
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 16,860 10,480 6,380 400 225 175
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 20,900 17,145 3,760 345 320 30
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 143,110 59,710 83,405 1,435 520 915
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 8,520 3,900 4,620 125 50 70
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 105,575 43,800 61,775 1,020 375 640
Bachelor's degree 69,815 27,890 41,920 705 250 450
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 7,340 2,660 4,680 95 50 45
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 4,095 2,040 2,050 10 0 0
Master's degree 19,790 8,510 11,280 155 50 105
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 4,540 2,695 1,840 60 25 35
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 151 776,795 378,000 398,790 8,910 4,370 4,535
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 380,305 192,345 187,960 4,140 2,140 1,995
Education 24,660 6,060 18,595 305 65 235
13. Education 24,655 6,060 18,600 300 65 235
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 14,150 6,185 7,970 150 60 90
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,495 1,945 550 20 15 0
50. Visual and performing arts 11,655 4,240 7,420 135 45 90
Humanities 20,870 8,240 12,630 225 85 145
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,355 310 1,045 0 0 0
23. English language and literature/letters 5,630 1,650 3,985 80 20 60
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 4,530 1,690 2,835 65 20 45
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 160 35 130 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,605 870 735 10 0 0
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,710 1,585 1,125 35 20 10
54. History 3,645 1,935 1,710 30 15 15
55. French language and literature/letters 1,235 175 1,060 0 0 10
Social and behavioural sciences and law 46,250 13,435 32,815 385 130 260
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 410 50 360 10 0 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 3,065 1,265 1,800 25 0 25
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 11,790 770 11,015 65 0 65
22. Legal professions and studies 6,670 1,860 4,805 70 35 30
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 950 210 745 10 0 0
42. Psychology 7,240 1,845 5,395 105 40 65
45. Social sciences 16,125 7,435 8,690 105 45 60
Business, management and public administration 68,850 25,190 43,660 1,080 235 850
30.16 Accounting and computer science 175 55 115 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 7,490 1,440 6,055 50 0 45
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 61,185 23,695 37,485 1,030 225 800
Physical and life sciences and technologies 12,920 6,510 6,410 175 110 70
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 5,980 2,585 3,400 55 40 20
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,320 1,055 1,265 25 10 20
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 175 50 125 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 3,415 2,350 1,065 75 65 15
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,035 480 560 15 0 10
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 12,775 7,985 4,790 160 65 90
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 9,240 6,360 2,885 130 50 75
25. Library science 1,270 260 1,010 15 0 10
27. Mathematics and statistics 2,075 1,260 815 15 10 0
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 190 105 85 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 82,055 76,570 5,490 1,240 1,160 80
04. Architecture and related services 2,415 1,755 665 10 0 0
14. Engineering 11,490 9,580 1,910 120 110 10
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 18,160 16,485 1,675 210 180 25
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 17,680 17,375 305 330 330 0
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 20,690 20,250 440 395 370 25
48. Precision production 11,615 11,120 495 175 165 10
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 13,275 9,680 3,600 70 40 30
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 10,700 7,910 2,785 40 20 20
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,580 1,770 810 30 20 10
Health and related fields 73,120 12,890 60,230 580 65 520
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 6,275 3,000 3,270 60 20 50
51. Health professions and related programs 65,170 8,920 56,250 520 40 475
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,680 970 710 0 0 0
Personal, protective and transportation services 27,385 12,905 14,480 400 220 180
12. Personal and culinary services 14,760 3,080 11,680 225 55 165
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 55 55 0 10 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 155 140 20 15 15 0
43. Security and protective services 7,845 5,380 2,465 30 25 0
49. Transportation and materials moving 4,570 4,250 315 125 110 15
Other 175 10 160 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 175 10 160 0 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 490,560 239,430 251,135 5,415 2,650 2,760
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 195,590 104,400 91,190 2,090 1,155 935
Education 15,545 3,620 11,925 175 45 130
13. Education 15,545 3,620 11,925 175 45 130
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 10,775 4,560 6,225 95 40 50
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,800 1,335 465 10 10 0
50. Visual and performing arts 8,980 3,220 5,755 80 30 50
Humanities 14,705 5,560 9,150 125 50 80
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 985 215 770 0 0 0
23. English language and literature/letters 3,950 1,030 2,920 50 15 45
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 3,110 1,145 1,965 30 10 25
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 135 25 110 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,195 630 565 0 0 0
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,835 1,060 780 10 10 0
54. History 2,660 1,350 1,310 15 15 10
55. French language and literature/letters 835 100 730 0 0 10
Social and behavioural sciences and law 35,775 9,775 25,995 300 80 225
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 345 45 300 0 0 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,480 985 1,495 20 0 20
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 9,330 580 8,755 60 0 60
22. Legal professions and studies 5,645 1,290 4,355 45 10 30
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 720 155 570 10 0 10
42. Psychology 5,195 1,225 3,975 80 25 60
45. Social sciences 12,050 5,505 6,545 85 40 45
Business, management and public administration 52,510 18,330 34,180 745 130 620
30.16 Accounting and computer science 145 40 110 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 6,035 1,030 5,005 15 0 15
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 46,330 17,260 29,070 725 125 600
Physical and life sciences and technologies 9,610 4,605 5,005 130 80 50
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 4,600 1,900 2,700 50 30 20
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,645 700 940 20 0 15
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 150 35 115 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 2,430 1,590 840 55 45 15
41. Science technologies/technicians 790 375 415 0 0 0
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 10,575 6,630 3,945 120 40 80
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,995 5,505 2,485 110 40 70
25. Library science 925 190 740 10 10 10
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,500 865 635 10 0 0
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 155 65 80 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 60,290 55,720 4,575 895 825 70
04. Architecture and related services 1,990 1,430 560 0 0 0
14. Engineering 8,465 6,845 1,620 65 55 10
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 14,020 12,605 1,415 155 130 20
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 12,545 12,320 225 285 285 0
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 14,855 14,495 360 255 235 20
48. Precision production 8,420 8,020 400 130 120 10
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 10,095 7,165 2,935 55 30 25
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 8,095 5,815 2,280 30 15 20
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,000 1,345 655 20 15 0
Health and related fields 54,455 9,350 45,105 405 45 365
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 4,820 2,220 2,605 50 15 35
51. Health professions and related programs 48,300 6,430 41,865 355 30 330
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,340 700 635 0 0 0
Personal, protective and transportation services 20,490 9,715 10,780 280 140 140
12. Personal and culinary services 10,655 2,190 8,465 175 40 135
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 40 35 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 70 60 10 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 6,210 4,170 2,045 25 20 0
49. Transportation and materials moving 3,515 3,250 260 80 70 10
Other 135 10 130 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 135 10 125 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 776,795 378,005 398,795 8,910 4,370 4,535
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 380,300 192,345 187,960 4,140 2,145 2,000
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 396,490 185,660 210,830 4,765 2,230 2,540
Location of study inside Canada 354,130 164,015 190,115 4,445 2,055 2,390
Same as province or territory of residence 337,340 156,035 181,310 3,645 1,665 1,980
Different than province or territory of residence 16,785 7,980 8,805 805 395 410
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 42,360 21,650 20,715 320 170 145
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 8,740 4,525 4,215 155 90 65
Philippines 1,560 525 1,040 10 0 10
India 2,765 1,425 1,345 0 10 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 6,360 3,685 2,670 60 35 30
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,840 800 1,040 0 0 0
France 190 115 75 0 0 0
Other 20,895 10,570 10,325 90 45 45
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 157 490,560 239,430 251,135 5,415 2,650 2,765
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 195,590 104,405 91,190 2,090 1,155 935
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 294,970 135,025 159,945 3,325 1,495 1,830
Location of study inside Canada 265,550 121,040 144,510 3,155 1,405 1,750
Same as province or territory of residence 253,980 115,555 138,430 2,635 1,160 1,475
Different than province or territory of residence 11,575 5,490 6,080 520 245 275
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 29,420 13,980 15,435 170 95 80
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 6,240 3,035 3,205 50 35 15
Philippines 1,305 420 885 0 0 0
India 2,140 1,005 1,130 10 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,835 1,550 1,290 45 20 25
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,525 660 865 0 0 0
France 140 85 55 0 0 0
Other 15,230 7,230 8,000 65 35 25
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 776,795 378,005 398,795 8,910 4,370 4,535
In the labour force 497,970 259,070 238,900 4,955 2,555 2,405
Employed 466,270 242,280 223,995 4,445 2,250 2,195
Unemployed 31,695 16,795 14,905 505 300 205
Not in the labour force 278,825 118,930 159,895 3,950 1,815 2,140
Participation rate 64.1 68.5 59.9 55.6 58.5 53.0
Employment rate 60.0 64.1 56.2 49.9 51.5 48.4
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.5 6.2 10.2 11.7 8.5
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 164 776,795 378,005 398,790 8,910 4,370 4,540
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 258,740 110,250 148,495 3,535 1,575 1,960
Worked 518,055 267,755 250,295 5,375 2,795 2,580
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 276,950 158,050 118,895 2,605 1,425 1,180
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 241,105 109,705 131,400 2,765 1,365 1,395
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.4 44.0 42.9 40.9 40.6 41.1
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 497,970 259,070 238,895 4,955 2,555 2,400
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 9,140 4,545 4,595 60 40 20
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 488,830 254,530 234,305 4,895 2,515 2,380
Employee 424,845 214,535 210,310 4,090 2,005 2,080
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 63,990 39,995 23,990 810 510 300
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 172 497,970 259,070 238,900 4,955 2,555 2,400
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 9,140 4,545 4,595 60 40 20
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 488,835 254,530 234,305 4,895 2,515 2,385
0 Management occupations 54,590 34,460 20,130 500 260 240
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 64,865 17,225 47,635 665 180 490
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 23,615 18,395 5,220 210 175 35
3 Health occupations 36,720 6,575 30,145 300 15 285
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 53,035 15,990 37,045 470 125 345
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 11,630 4,955 6,680 170 90 85
6 Sales and service occupations 110,835 44,350 66,485 980 330 650
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 79,950 74,745 5,205 980 915 70
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 15,785 11,300 4,480 305 250 55
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 37,810 26,540 11,270 310 185 125
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 173 497,965 259,070 238,900 4,955 2,555 2,400
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 9,140 4,545 4,595 60 35 20
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 488,830 254,530 234,305 4,895 2,515 2,380
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 25,235 16,990 8,245 310 235 75
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,755 1,605 150 35 40 0
22 Utilities 7,725 6,025 1,705 40 20 20
23 Construction 37,455 33,490 3,960 530 475 55
31-33 Manufacturing 64,075 46,165 17,915 515 320 195
41 Wholesale trade 16,610 11,820 4,790 155 110 40
44-45 Retail trade 54,530 24,895 29,630 475 220 255
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 21,405 16,105 5,300 145 115 30
51 Information and cultural industries 7,000 3,655 3,355 110 75 35
52 Finance and insurance 20,180 7,335 12,845 125 30 90
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 7,260 3,945 3,310 55 30 20
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 24,220 12,560 11,655 280 130 150
55 Management of companies and enterprises 295 125 170 10 0 0
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 20,970 11,625 9,345 220 140 80
61 Educational services 35,705 11,185 24,525 295 110 185
62 Health care and social assistance 61,955 9,905 52,050 550 35 515
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 10,130 4,810 5,320 155 75 80
72 Accommodation and food services 32,795 12,195 20,600 350 110 235
81 Other services (except public administration) 21,705 10,440 11,260 285 110 170
91 Public administration 17,830 9,655 8,175 270 130 140
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 174 466,270 242,280 223,995 4,445 2,250 2,195
Worked at home 42,620 22,890 19,730 415 195 220
Worked outside Canada 1,630 1,170 465 45 20 20
No fixed workplace address 50,870 38,030 12,835 630 500 135
Worked at usual place 371,150 180,185 190,960 3,360 1,540 1,820
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 371,150 180,190 190,960 3,360 1,540 1,825
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 225,135 102,925 122,215 1,585 680 900
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 70,245 34,445 35,795 545 210 335
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 74,890 42,310 32,580 1,205 625 580
Commute to a different province or territory 885 510 375 30 25 0
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 422,020 218,220 203,800 3,985 2,035 1,955
Car, truck, van - as a driver 342,695 181,195 161,510 3,460 1,775 1,680
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 29,220 13,345 15,875 325 155 175
Public transit 17,680 7,200 10,480 20 10 15
Walked 24,250 11,325 12,925 140 70 65
Bicycle 4,210 3,050 1,160 0 0 0
Other method 3,960 2,110 1,850 35 20 10
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 176 422,020 218,220 203,800 3,990 2,035 1,955
Less than 15 minutes 151,865 72,120 79,745 1,280 595 685
15 to 29 minutes 152,835 77,080 75,755 865 385 480
30 to 44 minutes 70,360 39,030 31,340 675 355 315
45 to 59 minutes 24,310 14,065 10,250 550 305 250
60 minutes and over 22,645 15,930 6,715 620 395 230
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 177 422,015 218,220 203,800 3,990 2,035 1,955
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 30,360 21,250 9,115 350 245 105
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 79,575 51,490 28,090 955 570 385
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 109,890 57,055 52,835 1,170 630 545
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 86,615 32,270 54,345 735 240 495
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 40,775 15,880 24,895 325 115 205
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 74,805 40,285 34,520 450 230 220
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 178 532,865 275,040 257,830 5,515 2,845 2,670
Single responses 530,050 273,855 256,190 5,505 2,840 2,660
Official languages 525,920 271,555 254,370 5,505 2,835 2,665
English 524,015 271,055 252,960 5,490 2,835 2,650
French 1,905 500 1,410 15 0 0
Non-official languages 4,125 2,300 1,825 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages 10 10 10 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 10 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 10 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 4,115 2,305 1,820 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 195 140 55 0 0 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 200 140 55 0 0 0
Amharic 15 0 10 0 0 0
Arabic 180 140 40 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 95 45 55 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 10 15 0 0 0
Vietnamese 75 35 45 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20 0 20 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 20 0 15 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 3,040 1,695 1,345 0 0 0
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 130 50 80 0 0 0
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 125 50 75 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 65 25 40 0 0 0
Russian 45 20 25 0 0 0
Serbian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 2,475 1,400 1,075 0 0 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 290 165 130 0 0 0
Frisian 10 10 0 0 0 0
German 2,005 1,120 890 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 10 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 10 10 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 145 95 50 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 55 35 20 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Bengali 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 15 0 10 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 30 25 10 0 0 0
Kurdish 10 10 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 25 20 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 380 215 165 0 0 0
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 80 50 30 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 295 165 135 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 20 10 10 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 125 65 60 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 10 0 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 75 30 45 0 0 0
American Sign Language 50 10 45 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 25 15 10 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 495 290 210 0 0 0
Chinese languages 495 285 210 0 0 0
Cantonese 140 85 55 0 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 325 190 135 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 35 15 20 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 10 10 10 0 0 0
Lao 15 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 0 0 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 20 15 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 10 10 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 2,820 1,180 1,640 10 10 0
English and French 895 275 620 10 0 0
English and non-official language 1,865 900 970 10 10 0
French and non-official language 10 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 55 10 45 0 0 0
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 532,870 275,035 257,830 5,515 2,845 2,665
None 517,140 267,760 249,380 5,375 2,785 2,590
English 3,115 1,395 1,720 15 10 10
French 4,400 1,565 2,835 70 35 40
Non-official language 7,905 4,190 3,720 55 25 35
Aboriginal 100 25 75 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 7,810 4,170 3,640 55 20 35
English and French 10 0 10 0 0 0
English and non-official language 40 30 15 0 0 0
French and non-official language 245 100 150 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 926,245 454,585 471,660 10,120 4,990 5,125
Non-movers 806,710 396,300 410,410 9,390 4,655 4,735
Movers 119,530 58,285 61,250 730 340 390
Non-migrants 66,255 32,455 33,800 335 160 175
Migrants 53,275 25,830 27,445 395 180 215
Internal migrants 45,760 22,120 23,640 370 165 200
Intraprovincial migrants 41,560 19,980 21,580 285 125 160
Interprovincial migrants 4,200 2,140 2,065 85 40 40
External migrants 7,515 3,710 3,805 25 15 15
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 884,405 433,175 451,230 9,765 4,815 4,960
Non-movers 561,040 276,235 284,810 7,330 3,665 3,665
Movers 323,365 156,940 166,420 2,440 1,145 1,295
Non-migrants 174,835 85,045 89,790 1,130 535 605
Migrants 148,535 71,900 76,635 1,305 620 690
Internal migrants 126,900 61,155 65,740 1,230 575 655
Intraprovincial migrants 117,085 56,380 60,705 840 375 465
Interprovincial migrants 9,815 4,775 5,035 395 205 190
External migrants 21,640 10,750 10,895 75 40 35

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. South West, [Health region, December 2017], Ontario and Chester, MD [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 5, 2024).

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