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Census Profile, 2016 Census
Northwest [Economic region], Ontario and Ontario [Province]

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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 231,691 ... ... 13,448,494 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 224,034 ... ... 12,851,821 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.4 ... ... 4.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 114,959 ... ... 5,598,391 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 95,362 ... ... 5,169,174 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 0.4 ... ... 14.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 526,478.23 ... ... 908,699.33 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 231,695 115,160 116,530 13,448,495 6,559,390 6,889,105
0 to 14 years 39,820 20,495 19,325 2,207,970 1,131,615 1,076,350
0 to 4 years 12,970 6,725 6,240 697,360 357,300 340,055
5 to 9 years 13,710 7,010 6,695 756,085 387,320 368,765
10 to 14 years 13,140 6,755 6,385 754,530 387,000 367,530
15 to 64 years 150,405 75,295 75,110 8,988,865 4,412,115 4,576,750
15 to 19 years 13,990 7,280 6,710 811,670 416,730 394,945
20 to 24 years 15,055 7,725 7,330 894,390 457,815 436,570
25 to 29 years 14,245 7,175 7,070 874,350 436,345 438,010
30 to 34 years 13,165 6,535 6,625 864,765 420,800 443,965
35 to 39 years 12,820 6,265 6,560 842,485 402,900 439,585
40 to 44 years 13,065 6,415 6,650 871,875 418,465 453,415
45 to 49 years 14,505 7,090 7,415 937,385 453,105 484,275
50 to 54 years 17,770 8,765 9,010 1,056,345 517,170 539,175
55 to 59 years 19,130 9,585 9,545 989,460 482,280 507,180
60 to 64 years 16,660 8,455 8,200 846,145 406,505 439,640
65 years and over 41,465 19,375 22,095 2,251,655 1,015,655 1,236,000
65 to 69 years 14,250 7,205 7,045 737,745 352,475 385,270
70 to 74 years 9,430 4,605 4,825 528,645 250,455 278,185
75 to 79 years 7,060 3,290 3,770 393,010 179,810 213,195
80 to 84 years 5,240 2,350 2,890 291,185 126,825 164,360
85 years and over 5,480 1,920 3,560 301,075 106,090 194,985
85 to 89 years 3,375 1,315 2,065 188,470 73,045 115,425
90 to 94 years 1,640 510 1,135 88,390 27,400 60,990
95 to 99 years 400 95 305 21,210 5,150 16,060
100 years and over 65 10 50 3,005 495 2,520
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 17.2 17.8 16.6 16.4 17.3 15.6
15 to 64 years 64.9 65.4 64.5 66.8 67.3 66.4
65 years and over 17.9 16.8 19.0 16.7 15.5 17.9
85 years and over 2.4 1.7 3.1 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 41.5 40.7 42.3 41.0 40.0 41.9
Median age of the population 42.6 41.7 43.5 41.3 40.2 42.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 95,365 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Single-detached house 72,005 ... ... 2,807,380 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 2,735 ... ... 886,705 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 18,930 ... ... 1,460,200 ... ...
Semi-detached house 2,850 ... ... 289,975 ... ...
Row house 2,340 ... ... 460,425 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 3,080 ... ... 176,080 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 10,385 ... ... 522,810 ... ...
Other single-attached house 270 ... ... 10,910 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,690 ... ... 14,890 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 95,365 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 person 28,465 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
2 persons 34,240 ... ... 1,693,525 ... ...
3 persons 13,655 ... ... 834,260 ... ...
4 persons 11,360 ... ... 796,320 ... ...
5 or more persons 7,640 ... ... 503,775 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 227,455 ... ... 13,242,160 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 191,870 94,670 97,200 11,240,525 5,427,775 5,812,750
Married or living common law 108,180 54,070 54,115 6,438,085 3,219,290 3,218,795
Married 84,025 42,045 41,980 5,531,930 2,764,275 2,767,655
Living common law 24,160 12,025 12,130 906,155 455,015 451,145
Not married and not living common law 83,690 40,605 43,090 4,802,440 2,208,485 2,593,955
Never married 53,875 29,910 23,965 3,182,785 1,689,180 1,493,605
Separated 6,260 2,865 3,390 328,675 138,140 190,535
Divorced 10,610 4,950 5,660 653,835 252,900 400,935
Widowed 12,945 2,865 10,075 637,150 128,265 508,880
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 65,865 ... ... 3,782,540 ... ...
2 persons 35,980 ... ... 1,815,000 ... ...
3 persons 13,685 ... ... 844,545 ... ...
4 persons 10,695 ... ... 792,435 ... ...
5 or more persons 5,505 ... ... 330,560 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.8 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 65,865 ... ... 3,782,545 ... ...
Total couple families 53,045 ... ... 3,137,570 ... ...
Married couples 40,970 ... ... 2,684,735 ... ...
Common-law couples 12,075 ... ... 452,840 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 12,815 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
Female parent 9,555 ... ... 518,480 ... ...
Male parent 3,260 ... ... 126,495 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 53,045 ... ... 3,137,565 ... ...
Couples without children 28,325 ... ... 1,428,575 ... ...
Couples with children 24,725 ... ... 1,708,995 ... ...
1 child 10,225 ... ... 658,305 ... ...
2 children 9,560 ... ... 738,710 ... ...
3 or more children 4,940 ... ... 311,975 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 12,820 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
1 child 7,660 ... ... 386,425 ... ...
2 children 3,460 ... ... 186,240 ... ...
3 or more children 1,700 ... ... 72,310 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 41,295 20,760 20,540 2,139,825 990,525 1,149,300
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 95,365 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
One-census-family households 61,665 ... ... 3,481,885 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 27,165 ... ... 1,311,575 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 34,505 ... ... 2,170,315 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 2,025 ... ... 145,615 ... ...
Non-census-family households 31,675 ... ... 1,541,665 ... ...
One-person households 28,465 ... ... 1,341,305 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 3,210 ... ... 200,365 ... ...
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 15 229,190 114,080 115,110 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
English only 211,890 106,295 105,590 11,455,500 5,689,830 5,765,665
French only 295 155 140 40,040 17,340 22,705
English and French 16,000 7,250 8,755 1,490,390 665,850 824,540
Neither English nor French 1,005 380 620 326,935 130,850 196,085
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 16 229,190 114,085 115,105 13,312,865 6,503,880 6,808,995
English 222,260 110,720 111,545 12,394,325 6,095,970 6,298,355
French 5,785 2,920 2,875 504,130 236,875 267,250
English and French 205 105 95 92,940 42,910 50,030
Neither English nor French 935 345 595 321,480 128,125 193,355
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 5,895 2,970 2,925 550,600 258,330 292,270
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.6 2.6 2.5 4.1 4.0 4.3
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 18 229,190 114,080 115,110 13,312,870 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 225,995 112,550 113,445 12,946,960 6,327,630 6,619,330
Official languages 195,500 97,905 97,600 9,393,040 4,637,520 4,755,520
English 189,265 94,780 94,485 8,902,320 4,406,210 4,496,110
French 6,240 3,125 3,115 490,715 231,310 259,410
Non-official languages 30,500 14,645 15,850 3,553,920 1,690,110 1,863,810
Aboriginal languages 15,040 7,365 7,670 22,765 10,815 11,950
Algonquian languages 15,010 7,355 7,660 21,235 10,175 11,060
Blackfoot 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 2,865 1,500 1,360 5,080 2,485 2,595
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Moose Cree 10 0 5 85 40 45
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 10 0 0 55 25 30
Plains Cree 5 0 5 35 5 30
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Swampy Cree 35 15 25 355 135 225
Woods Cree 5 5 0 15 10 5
Cree, n.o.s. 2,805 1,480 1,325 4,500 2,255 2,245
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 5 5 90 40 50
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 85 35 50
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 12,145 5,850 6,295 16,025 7,620 8,400
Algonquin 0 5 0 65 30 35
Ojibway 5,880 2,850 3,030 9,505 4,515 4,985
Oji-Cree 6,255 2,995 3,260 6,310 3,015 3,300
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 5 145 65 80
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 20 10
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 60 20 40
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 55 20 35
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 5 0 5
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dene 0 0 5 20 10 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 10 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 5 5 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 5
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 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 475 165 305
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Inuktitut 0 0 0 425 145 280
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 25
Iroquoian languages 5 0 5 710 300 410
Cayuga 0 0 5 40 20 20
Mohawk 0 0 0 590 255 335
Oneida 0 0 0 55 15 40
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 5 15
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 5 0 25 15 15
Salish languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
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 5 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 10 5 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 5
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nisga'a 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 5 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 20 10 10 235 130 105
Non-Aboriginal languages 15,455 7,280 8,175 3,531,160 1,679,300 1,851,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 325 190 130 253,830 127,720 126,110
Berber languages 0 5 0 725 405 320
Kabyle 0 0 5 425 225 200
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 180 120
Cushitic languages 5 5 5 24,605 10,730 13,870
Bilen 0 0 0 250 140 110
Oromo 0 0 0 1,445 720 730
Somali 0 0 0 22,680 9,755 12,925
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 225 115 110
Semitic languages 310 190 125 227,985 116,320 111,665
Amharic 10 5 5 10,720 4,960 5,760
Arabic 290 175 115 171,370 88,400 82,965
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 14,555 7,135 7,420
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 4,795 2,365 2,425
Harari 0 0 0 1,030 485 545
Hebrew 5 0 5 11,575 6,220 5,350
Maltese 0 0 0 5,175 2,575 2,600
Tigrigna 0 5 0 7,345 3,470 3,870
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,435 705 730
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 520 265 250
Austro-Asiatic languages 160 60 95 78,125 35,880 42,240
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 0 5 7,355 3,330 4,020
Vietnamese 150 60 90 70,690 32,520 38,165
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 85 30 50
Austronesian languages 495 165 330 194,380 76,060 118,315
Bikol 5 5 5 595 260 330
Cebuano 25 10 20 6,545 2,500 4,045
Fijian 5 0 0 80 45 40
Hiligaynon 5 0 5 2,750 1,030 1,725
Ilocano 15 5 10 11,285 4,430 6,860
Malagasy 0 0 0 100 45 55
Malay 20 5 15 5,760 2,520 3,240
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 5 1,505 670 840
Pangasinan 0 0 0 535 215 315
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 405 130 275 163,415 63,665 99,755
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 405 140 270
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 1,400 550 850
Creole languages 20 15 10 11,255 5,095 6,165
Haitian Creole 5 5 0 630 290 340
Creole, n.o.s. 5 5 0 8,025 3,580 4,440
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 2,605 1,225 1,380
Dravidian languages 215 115 100 148,605 73,530 75,075
Kannada 10 5 5 2,670 1,365 1,305
Malayalam 135 65 70 17,140 8,795 8,350
Tamil 45 30 15 117,630 57,310 60,320
Telugu 25 15 10 10,820 5,895 4,925
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 340 165 175
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 525 250 270
Indo-European languages 10,465 4,995 5,475 2,024,365 980,200 1,044,165
Albanian 5 5 0 19,045 9,535 9,510
Armenian 5 0 0 15,070 7,305 7,765
Balto-Slavic languages 2,925 1,245 1,680 410,725 188,695 222,025
Baltic languages 40 15 25 9,080 3,785 5,295
Latvian 25 10 10 3,910 1,650 2,260
Lithuanian 15 0 10 5,175 2,135 3,035
Slavic languages 2,885 1,230 1,655 401,645 184,915 216,730
Belarusan 0 5 0 515 230 280
Bosnian 0 0 5 6,370 3,125 3,245
Bulgarian 10 5 5 9,095 4,355 4,740
Croatian 290 145 145 31,875 15,460 16,410
Czech 60 35 25 10,670 4,930 5,740
Macedonian 0 0 5 15,635 7,470 8,165
Polish 1,100 475 630 121,075 54,675 66,405
Russian 125 50 75 101,100 45,630 55,470
Serbian 45 15 30 41,740 20,585 21,150
Serbo-Croatian 10 5 5 4,875 2,310 2,570
Slovak 165 70 95 10,280 4,710 5,565
Slovene (Slovenian) 100 50 50 6,740 2,995 3,745
Ukrainian 950 370 575 40,375 17,760 22,610
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 1,310 670 635
Celtic languages 10 0 10 1,110 505 605
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 450 210 240
Welsh 5 0 5 435 180 260
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 225 120 110
Germanic languages 2,340 1,105 1,235 200,640 94,475 106,165
Afrikaans 15 10 5 2,295 1,125 1,170
Danish 85 45 45 4,265 2,010 2,250
Dutch 500 245 255 51,720 24,875 26,840
Frisian 10 5 10 1,240 630 620
German 1,590 745 845 131,525 61,520 70,005
Icelandic 10 5 5 210 100 110
Norwegian 30 10 20 940 405 540
Swedish 80 30 45 2,395 1,040 1,350
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 5 2,150 925 1,225
Yiddish 0 0 0 3,735 1,765 1,970
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 170 80 85
Greek 160 80 80 55,415 27,305 28,110
Indo-Iranian languages 730 415 320 707,845 357,350 350,495
Indo-Aryan languages 605 345 260 565,600 285,720 279,875
Bengali 80 50 35 46,810 23,615 23,195
Gujarati 125 70 45 76,675 38,740 37,940
Hindi 130 80 55 58,735 29,805 28,930
Kashmiri 0 0 5 345 170 175
Konkani 0 0 0 2,510 1,195 1,315
Marathi 10 5 0 5,490 2,805 2,685
Nepali 30 15 10 7,870 3,915 3,960
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 715 380 335
Punjabi (Panjabi) 100 60 45 197,060 100,160 96,895
Sindhi 5 0 5 6,840 3,225 3,615
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15 10 5 10,165 4,925 5,235
Urdu 110 55 55 152,385 76,795 75,595
Iranian languages 130 70 60 139,675 70,270 69,405
Kurdish 0 0 0 6,665 3,615 3,050
Pashto 10 5 5 10,950 5,630 5,315
Persian (Farsi) 125 65 55 122,070 61,025 61,040
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 2,565 1,350 1,215
Italic (Romance) languages 4,295 2,135 2,160 614,525 295,030 319,490
Catalan 0 0 0 285 150 135
Italian 3,265 1,635 1,630 231,040 112,440 118,600
Portuguese 535 265 270 150,000 72,280 77,715
Romanian 60 30 30 41,755 19,565 22,190
Spanish 430 210 225 191,025 90,390 100,630
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 420 200 215
Japanese 45 10 30 13,260 4,590 8,670
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 1,200 635 565
Georgian 0 0 0 1,200 635 565
Korean 90 45 45 69,775 32,035 37,740
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 405 180 220
Mongolian 5 0 0 405 180 225
Niger-Congo languages 80 45 35 35,760 16,705 19,050
Akan (Twi) 20 10 15 9,695 4,510 5,190
Bamanankan 5 0 0 140 60 80
Edo 0 0 0 1,140 475 670
Ewe 0 0 0 560 270 295
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 5 365 180 185
Ga 5 0 5 600 275 325
Ganda 5 0 0 760 360 400
Igbo 10 5 5 2,090 1,080 1,010
Lingala 0 0 0 850 365 485
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 0 0 1,430 640 785
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 0 0 1,330 545 785
Shona 10 10 0 1,455 660 790
Swahili 5 0 5 5,525 2,540 2,985
Wolof 5 0 5 290 145 150
Yoruba 5 0 0 4,365 2,260 2,105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 5,155 2,345 2,810
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 10 5 1,610 810 800
Dinka 0 5 0 345 170 175
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 1,260 635 625
Sign languages 55 20 30 3,030 1,570 1,455
American Sign Language 30 10 15 1,305 640 670
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 20 10 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 30 10 10 1,700 925 780
Sino-Tibetan languages 885 435 450 611,795 284,865 326,935
Chinese languages 635 310 325 602,610 280,340 322,270
Cantonese 235 105 135 275,315 128,090 147,220
Hakka 0 0 5 6,985 3,140 3,840
Mandarin 335 170 160 283,735 132,275 151,460
Min Dong 0 0 0 855 405 450
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 20 5 10 13,545 6,240 7,300
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 0 0 6,300 2,825 3,470
Chinese, n.o.s. 45 25 20 15,645 7,235 8,410
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 120 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 250 125 125 9,185 4,520 4,660
Burmese 40 20 15 1,640 775 865
Karenic languages 205 105 100 1,730 865 860
Tibetan 5 0 0 5,115 2,530 2,585
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 700 345 350
Tai-Kadai languages 25 5 20 8,485 3,535 4,945
Lao 0 0 5 5,190 2,480 2,710
Thai 25 5 20 3,270 1,045 2,220
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Turkic languages 20 10 5 22,615 11,745 10,870
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 1,990 1,070 920
Turkish 15 10 5 18,415 9,610 8,810
Uyghur 0 0 0 515 255 260
Uzbek 0 0 0 1,055 515 545
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 640 295 345
Uralic languages 2,550 1,140 1,410 50,670 23,095 27,570
Estonian 45 25 15 4,205 1,810 2,400
Finnish 2,305 1,010 1,300 9,720 4,140 5,580
Hungarian 200 110 95 36,740 17,150 19,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 1,475 780 690
Multiple responses 3,190 1,530 1,660 365,910 176,250 189,660
English and French 635 310 320 54,045 25,165 28,880
English and non-official language 2,480 1,180 1,300 288,285 140,345 147,940
French and non-official language 45 25 25 12,565 5,735 6,830
English, French and non-official language 35 15 15 11,010 5,000 6,005
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 19 229,190 114,080 115,110 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 225,060 112,190 112,870 12,522,045 6,123,955 6,398,085
Official languages 214,170 106,810 107,355 10,605,725 5,214,425 5,391,300
English 212,105 105,790 106,315 10,328,680 5,084,885 5,243,800
French 2,065 1,020 1,045 277,045 129,540 147,500
Non-official languages 10,895 5,380 5,510 1,916,315 909,530 1,006,780
Aboriginal languages 6,760 3,430 3,325 9,210 4,600 4,610
Algonquian languages 6,750 3,430 3,325 8,685 4,370 4,320
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 1,580 840 740 2,370 1,205 1,165
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 10 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 5 0 0 20 10 15
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 15 5 5 105 50 55
Woods Cree 0 0 5 5 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 1,570 830 735 2,220 1,135 1,085
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5,170 2,585 2,580 6,305 3,155 3,145
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway 2,265 1,170 1,100 3,315 1,695 1,620
Oji-Cree 2,900 1,420 1,480 2,905 1,420 1,490
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 75 40 35
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 15 10 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 5 0 0 5 0 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 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 5 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 160 60 90
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 0 0 0 140 60 80
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 210 90 120
Cayuga 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mohawk 0 0 0 185 80 100
Oneida 0 0 0 20 5 10
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 5 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 5 0 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 5 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 0 0 120 55 65
Non-Aboriginal languages 4,135 1,950 2,185 1,907,105 904,930 1,002,170
Afro-Asiatic languages 150 95 60 138,460 66,865 71,590
Berber languages 0 0 0 345 175 170
Kabyle 0 0 0 255 125 130
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 50 45
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 14,460 6,100 8,360
Bilen 0 0 0 170 80 85
Oromo 0 0 0 805 380 425
Somali 0 0 0 13,370 5,590 7,780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 110 50 65
Semitic languages 155 90 60 123,410 60,475 62,940
Amharic 5 0 0 5,625 2,540 3,085
Arabic 150 90 60 94,195 46,505 47,695
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 9,515 4,595 4,920
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 2,915 1,410 1,500
Harari 0 0 0 555 250 305
Hebrew 0 0 0 4,850 2,505 2,345
Maltese 0 0 0 1,090 505 580
Tigrigna 0 0 0 3,920 1,805 2,115
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 755 360 395
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 245 115 125
Austro-Asiatic languages 85 40 45 50,245 23,105 27,140
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 3,770 1,650 2,120
Vietnamese 85 40 45 46,435 21,435 25,000
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 40 20 20
Austronesian languages 155 65 95 85,370 36,525 48,845
Bikol 0 0 0 90 35 55
Cebuano 0 0 5 2,325 1,020 1,315
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 910 385 530
Ilocano 10 5 5 4,100 1,780 2,320
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 15 20
Malay 0 0 0 1,810 860 945
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 445 200 250
Pangasinan 0 0 0 90 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 135 55 85 75,070 31,965 43,105
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 90 35 55
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 380 175 200
Creole languages 10 5 5 5,325 2,355 2,970
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 355 165 190
Creole, n.o.s. 5 0 0 3,995 1,735 2,255
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 975 455 520
Dravidian languages 100 50 50 96,250 46,575 49,680
Kannada 0 0 0 1,060 540 520
Malayalam 55 25 30 8,760 4,460 4,295
Tamil 20 15 10 80,600 38,460 42,140
Telugu 20 10 5 5,705 3,050 2,655
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 125 55 70
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 200 95 105
Indo-European languages 2,350 1,075 1,275 978,300 469,640 508,670
Albanian 0 0 0 9,190 4,580 4,605
Armenian 0 0 0 8,630 4,065 4,560
Balto-Slavic languages 510 200 310 192,945 90,585 102,365
Baltic languages 5 0 0 2,305 950 1,355
Latvian 5 0 5 860 350 515
Lithuanian 0 0 0 1,440 600 840
Slavic languages 505 205 300 190,645 89,635 101,005
Belarusan 0 0 0 175 80 90
Bosnian 0 0 0 3,220 1,595 1,620
Bulgarian 5 0 5 4,830 2,350 2,480
Croatian 75 30 45 11,125 5,275 5,855
Czech 10 5 5 3,070 1,480 1,595
Macedonian 0 0 0 6,255 2,965 3,285
Polish 245 105 150 52,555 24,510 28,045
Russian 35 15 20 63,570 29,655 33,920
Serbian 10 5 10 23,175 11,335 11,840
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 1,925 920 1,010
Slovak 5 5 5 3,520 1,680 1,845
Slovene (Slovenian) 30 10 15 1,465 645 815
Ukrainian 75 25 50 15,415 6,995 8,420
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 355 160 190
Celtic languages 0 0 0 120 65 55
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 60 30 25
Welsh 0 0 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Germanic languages 165 80 85 44,515 21,630 22,880
Afrikaans 5 5 0 755 365 390
Danish 0 5 5 280 135 150
Dutch 15 5 10 4,450 2,145 2,305
Frisian 5 0 0 90 45 45
German 140 70 75 37,255 18,140 19,120
Icelandic 0 0 0 45 20 30
Norwegian 0 0 5 70 30 40
Swedish 0 0 0 385 190 190
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 145 60 85
Yiddish 0 0 0 370 190 185
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 655 315 340
Greek 40 15 20 21,700 10,160 11,535
Indo-Iranian languages 410 220 190 435,835 215,755 220,080
Indo-Aryan languages 345 185 155 344,050 171,125 172,920
Bengali 40 25 20 29,590 14,595 14,995
Gujarati 60 35 25 45,445 22,410 23,035
Hindi 65 45 25 28,960 14,485 14,475
Kashmiri 0 0 0 65 30 35
Konkani 0 0 0 540 260 280
Marathi 0 0 5 2,420 1,230 1,190
Nepali 25 10 15 5,640 2,815 2,820
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 325 160 165
Punjabi (Panjabi) 55 35 25 132,135 66,410 65,725
Sindhi 0 0 0 2,880 1,320 1,560
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 5 0 4,595 2,250 2,345
Urdu 85 35 50 91,450 45,160 46,295
Iranian languages 65 35 30 90,730 44,090 46,640
Kurdish 0 0 0 3,675 1,900 1,770
Pashto 0 0 0 6,750 3,360 3,395
Persian (Farsi) 65 35 30 80,305 38,830 41,475
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 1,050 540 515
Italic (Romance) languages 1,225 555 670 265,375 122,790 142,585
Catalan 0 0 0 135 60 75
Italian 875 390 485 72,960 31,195 41,770
Portuguese 150 65 85 67,415 32,065 35,355
Romanian 25 15 10 19,920 9,380 10,535
Spanish 175 85 90 104,820 50,035 54,785
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 110 50 60
Japanese 10 5 5 6,040 2,590 3,450
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 770 420 355
Georgian 0 0 0 775 420 355
Korean 50 25 25 48,540 22,685 25,855
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 225 115 110
Mongolian 0 0 0 230 120 110
Niger-Congo languages 20 10 5 12,120 5,400 6,725
Akan (Twi) 5 0 5 4,415 1,915 2,495
Bamanankan 0 0 0 25 15 15
Edo 0 0 0 305 120 180
Ewe 0 0 0 135 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 110 55 55
Ga 0 0 0 175 80 100
Ganda 0 0 0 195 85 110
Igbo 5 0 0 540 265 275
Lingala 0 0 0 225 100 130
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 475 230 240
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 420 160 260
Shona 5 5 5 455 210 245
Swahili 0 0 0 2,085 925 1,160
Wolof 0 0 0 130 65 65
Yoruba 5 0 5 1,300 625 675
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 1,120 500 625
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 5 5 550 260 290
Dinka 0 0 0 120 60 65
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 425 195 225
Sign languages 100 50 50 4,425 2,485 1,940
American Sign Language 35 15 20 1,605 830 770
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 25 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 70 35 30 2,795 1,640 1,150
Sino-Tibetan languages 525 270 245 448,200 210,560 237,640
Chinese languages 355 190 165 441,615 207,305 234,310
Cantonese 110 60 55 198,745 91,545 107,200
Hakka 0 0 0 2,870 1,305 1,575
Mandarin 200 105 95 220,535 105,360 115,175
Min Dong 0 0 0 265 115 145
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10 5 5 5,775 2,635 3,140
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 3,690 1,735 1,955
Chinese, n.o.s. 30 20 10 9,630 4,565 5,070
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 100 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 170 85 80 6,580 3,250 3,330
Burmese 15 10 5 1,010 480 530
Karenic languages 150 75 75 1,360 685 675
Tibetan 0 0 0 3,875 1,925 1,945
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 335 165 170
Tai-Kadai languages 15 5 10 3,865 1,845 2,020
Lao 0 0 0 2,535 1,220 1,315
Thai 10 5 5 1,315 615 695
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 0 0 5 12,435 6,200 6,230
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 770 385 380
Turkish 0 0 0 10,545 5,245 5,300
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 150 140
Uzbek 0 0 0 585 290 295
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 130 120
Uralic languages 550 245 310 15,330 6,990 8,340
Estonian 0 0 5 790 290 500
Finnish 530 235 295 1,835 780 1,050
Hungarian 25 15 10 12,700 5,915 6,790
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 5 5 465 245 225
Multiple responses 4,130 1,890 2,240 790,825 379,925 410,905
English and French 410 205 205 45,655 20,895 24,755
English and non-official language 3,675 1,665 2,005 719,595 347,730 371,865
French and non-official language 5 5 5 6,725 2,930 3,795
English, French and non-official language 40 20 20 18,855 8,365 10,490
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 20 229,190 114,080 115,105 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
None 207,700 103,770 103,930 11,071,665 5,436,665 5,635,000
English 6,010 3,045 2,960 896,170 437,015 459,155
French 3,290 1,515 1,775 243,970 108,390 135,580
Non-official language 12,045 5,685 6,355 1,056,960 501,315 555,645
Aboriginal 7,150 3,400 3,745 14,315 6,580 7,735
Non-Aboriginal 4,890 2,280 2,610 1,042,645 494,735 547,910
English and French 10 5 10 8,150 3,755 4,395
English and non-official language 40 25 20 19,105 9,370 9,735
French and non-official language 100 40 65 16,435 7,165 9,270
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 415 205 215
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 21 187,740 92,840 94,895 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 181,180 89,620 91,560 10,556,935 5,115,460 5,441,475
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,573 41,245 29,437 33,539 39,889 28,676
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 181,245 89,620 91,625 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,975
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,611 37,069 27,189 30,641 35,753 26,585
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 159,235 80,225 79,010 9,391,800 4,650,130 4,741,675
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,189 39,062 26,256 32,871 39,831 27,012
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 134,820 63,045 71,775 7,632,575 3,402,810 4,229,770
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,590 7,339 7,692 4,206 2,034 5,463
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 130,170 67,180 62,990 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,240 37,371 28,319 33,946 39,490 29,413
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 187,740 92,840 94,900 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 181,215 89,605 91,610 10,556,925 5,114,340 5,442,580
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,368 50,408 36,481 47,915 56,780 39,585
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 181,275 89,605 91,670 10,559,935 5,114,725 5,445,210
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,819 41,924 31,829 39,318 45,443 33,564
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 159,210 80,105 79,105 9,391,645 4,649,230 4,742,415
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,838 49,634 33,945 47,890 57,511 38,459
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 134,940 63,040 71,900 7,632,220 3,402,745 4,229,475
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,876 8,580 9,135 7,346 6,763 7,815
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 130,170 67,070 63,100 7,790,680 3,995,700 3,794,985
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,231 47,589 34,473 47,369 55,263 39,057
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 187,735 92,840 94,900 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
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 56,965 30,785 26,180 3,737,385 2,082,480 1,654,900
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 53,793 60,751 47,462 55,121 60,345 49,713
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 60,960 68,218 52,425 68,628 76,536 58,676
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 84.8 88.0 80.5 88.9 92.1 84.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 68.2 70.5 65.1 72.9 76.0 68.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 15.2 12.0 19.5 11.1 7.9 15.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 187,740 92,840 94,900 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without total income 6,560 3,220 3,340 481,500 227,390 254,115
With total income 181,180 89,620 91,560 10,556,940 5,115,460 5,441,475
Percentage with total income 96.5 96.5 96.5 95.6 95.7 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 25,295 11,750 13,545 1,615,790 711,105 904,685
$10,000 to $19,999 29,850 11,775 18,070 1,829,355 742,710 1,086,645
$20,000 to $29,999 25,135 10,300 14,835 1,410,760 589,975 820,785
$30,000 to $39,999 21,890 9,780 12,105 1,147,510 519,550 627,955
$40,000 to $49,999 19,610 9,340 10,270 1,021,880 489,595 532,285
$50,000 to $59,999 15,785 8,365 7,425 809,115 415,950 393,165
$60,000 to $69,999 11,615 6,950 4,660 630,635 348,525 282,110
$70,000 to $79,999 8,405 5,215 3,190 479,890 277,725 202,165
$80,000 to $89,999 6,220 3,880 2,340 378,185 222,095 156,095
$90,000 to $99,999 5,260 3,230 2,030 324,810 181,815 142,995
$100,000 and over 12,115 9,025 3,090 909,005 616,420 292,585
$100,000 to $149,999 9,190 6,800 2,390 600,995 394,410 206,590
$150,000 and over 2,925 2,225 695 308,010 222,010 86,000
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 187,740 92,840 94,895 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without after-tax income 6,495 3,220 3,275 478,635 227,025 251,610
With after-tax income 181,245 89,620 91,625 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,980
Percentage with after-tax income 96.5 96.5 96.6 95.7 95.8 95.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 26,090 11,875 14,215 1,659,280 722,040 937,235
$10,000 to $19,999 31,240 12,355 18,885 1,906,875 777,330 1,129,540
$20,000 to $29,999 29,020 12,135 16,880 1,623,230 690,290 932,940
$30,000 to $39,999 25,925 12,000 13,925 1,377,100 642,645 734,450
$40,000 to $49,999 22,665 11,650 11,020 1,166,040 585,490 580,555
$50,000 to $59,999 15,600 9,180 6,415 845,305 464,610 380,700
$60,000 to $69,999 10,650 6,650 4,000 604,005 354,015 249,985
$70,000 to $79,999 7,765 4,790 2,970 465,485 268,140 197,345
$80,000 and over 12,285 8,985 3,305 912,490 611,260 301,230
$80,000 to $89,999 4,945 3,375 1,570 299,315 183,410 115,905
$90,000 to $99,999 2,555 1,965 585 174,110 116,330 57,785
$100,000 and over 4,790 3,645 1,150 439,070 311,525 127,540
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 187,740 92,840 94,895 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without employment income 57,565 25,660 31,910 3,247,760 1,344,515 1,903,245
With employment income 130,170 67,180 62,990 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Percentage with employment income 69.3 72.4 66.4 70.6 74.8 66.6
Under $5,000 (including loss) 20,870 10,790 10,080 1,094,860 546,920 547,940
$5,000 to $9,999 10,445 4,715 5,730 635,305 281,135 354,165
$10,000 to $19,999 16,675 7,440 9,230 1,027,910 464,445 563,465
$20,000 to $29,999 14,025 6,330 7,690 827,805 372,185 455,625
$30,000 to $39,999 13,165 5,705 7,460 767,840 351,925 415,910
$40,000 to $49,999 12,380 5,395 6,980 709,775 341,320 368,450
$50,000 to $59,999 10,355 5,405 4,955 588,220 310,155 278,065
$60,000 to $69,999 7,690 4,605 3,085 465,670 263,430 202,240
$70,000 to $79,999 5,995 3,750 2,245 369,085 218,570 150,515
$80,000 and over 18,580 13,045 5,540 1,304,210 848,245 455,970
$80,000 to $89,999 4,865 3,055 1,810 307,660 182,660 125,005
$90,000 to $99,999 4,440 2,700 1,740 280,530 156,440 124,090
$100,000 and over 9,275 7,290 1,990 716,015 509,140 206,875
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 95,365 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 67,193 ... ... 74,287 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 59,924 ... ... 65,285 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 28,465 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,330 ... ... 36,900 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,270 ... ... 33,219 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 66,895 ... ... 3,827,875 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 85,941 ... ... 90,967 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 75,855 ... ... 79,528 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 95,360 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 82,411 ... ... 97,856 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 69,989 ... ... 80,322 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 28,420 ... ... 1,341,115 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 42,816 ... ... 49,571 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,594 ... ... 40,830 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 66,940 ... ... 3,828,060 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 99,220 ... ... 114,773 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 84,167 ... ... 94,157 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 95,360 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,395 ... ... 86,720 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,515 ... ... 70,245 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,145 ... ... 134,395 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 3,845 ... ... 185,245 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 4,580 ... ... 200,770 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 3,760 ... ... 189,450 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 4,240 ... ... 202,580 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 4,280 ... ... 207,180 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 4,105 ... ... 206,605 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 4,055 ... ... 202,015 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 7,725 ... ... 388,820 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 6,940 ... ... 363,580 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 6,405 ... ... 335,770 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 5,675 ... ... 309,105 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 5,075 ... ... 282,740 ... ...
$100,000 and over 28,620 ... ... 1,803,955 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 10,225 ... ... 560,090 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 6,845 ... ... 394,570 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 7,260 ... ... 449,885 ... ...
$200,000 and over 4,285 ... ... 399,410 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 95,365 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,465 ... ... 92,220 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,535 ... ... 71,480 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,205 ... ... 136,550 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 4,005 ... ... 192,920 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,045 ... ... 222,605 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 4,305 ... ... 211,440 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 4,845 ... ... 232,755 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 4,940 ... ... 244,335 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 4,895 ... ... 247,645 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 4,765 ... ... 241,965 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 8,745 ... ... 463,170 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 8,055 ... ... 422,695 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 7,205 ... ... 388,720 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 6,285 ... ... 342,330 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 5,325 ... ... 290,720 ... ...
$100,000 and over 20,745 ... ... 1,367,630 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 9,530 ... ... 539,915 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 5,455 ... ... 334,420 ... ...
$150,000 and over 5,765 ... ... 493,295 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 64,755 ... ... 3,689,580 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 86,112 ... ... 91,089 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 75,960 ... ... 79,531 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 26,515 ... ... 1,280,890 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 81,924 ... ... 81,459 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 71,677 ... ... 71,237 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 25,010 ... ... 1,716,115 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 114,020 ... ... 115,381 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 98,894 ... ... 99,205 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 11,315 ... ... 584,180 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,672 ... ... 54,363 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 47,099 ... ... 50,317 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 64,835 ... ... 3,689,080 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 99,541 ... ... 115,328 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,343 ... ... 94,410 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 26,445 ... ... 1,280,580 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 94,183 ... ... 104,425 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,169 ... ... 84,952 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 25,050 ... ... 1,717,295 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 124,974 ... ... 140,590 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 105,121 ... ... 114,144 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 11,300 ... ... 581,945 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 58,937 ... ... 67,748 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,870 ... ... 58,742 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 35,130 17,745 17,390 1,818,815 867,175 951,640
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,766 34,234 29,781 32,097 33,925 30,753
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,165 31,006 27,689 29,417 30,678 28,442
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 34,835 17,425 17,415 1,814,575 864,020 950,555
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 40,333 43,368 37,295 44,298 46,765 42,057
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 34,616 36,525 32,706 36,874 38,228 35,644
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 227,455 113,290 114,165 13,242,160 6,472,205 6,769,955
In the bottom half of the distribution 114,985 55,740 59,250 6,335,170 3,016,275 3,318,895
In the bottom decile 27,910 13,930 13,975 1,346,645 651,310 695,335
In the second decile 23,300 10,695 12,605 1,280,675 581,380 699,290
In the third decile 21,265 10,145 11,120 1,237,415 583,840 653,575
In the fourth decile 21,065 10,185 10,885 1,223,510 589,740 633,770
In the fifth decile 21,440 10,775 10,660 1,246,925 610,000 636,930
In the top half of the distribution 112,475 57,550 54,920 6,906,990 3,455,930 3,451,060
In the sixth decile 22,560 11,225 11,335 1,279,095 629,635 649,465
In the seventh decile 22,890 11,645 11,250 1,321,220 655,840 665,375
In the eighth decile 24,260 12,420 11,835 1,382,795 691,630 691,165
In the ninth decile 24,420 12,675 11,745 1,464,415 736,030 728,385
In the top decile 18,340 9,590 8,760 1,459,465 742,795 716,670
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 43 198,485 98,470 100,015 13,184,055 6,442,930 6,741,130
0 to 17 years 36,975 19,025 17,955 2,656,535 1,361,905 1,294,630
0 to 5 years 11,755 6,110 5,640 835,000 428,025 406,975
18 to 64 years 124,265 61,715 62,545 8,418,960 4,110,615 4,308,345
65 years and over 37,240 17,730 19,515 2,108,560 970,405 1,138,155
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 26,215 12,240 13,970 1,898,975 886,530 1,012,445
0 to 17 years 6,920 3,580 3,345 489,905 251,830 238,080
0 to 5 years 2,590 1,335 1,255 165,140 84,825 80,310
18 to 64 years 15,230 7,225 7,995 1,155,315 538,535 616,780
65 years and over 4,070 1,435 2,630 253,755 96,170 157,585
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 13.2 12.4 14.0 14.4 13.8 15.0
0 to 17 years (%) 18.7 18.8 18.6 18.4 18.5 18.4
0 to 5 years (%) 22.0 21.8 22.3 19.8 19.8 19.7
18 to 64 years (%) 12.3 11.7 12.8 13.7 13.1 14.3
65 years and over (%) 10.9 8.1 13.5 12.0 9.9 13.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 13,045 6,620 6,420 1,298,590 627,935 670,650
0 to 17 years 3,080 1,625 1,455 304,390 156,575 147,815
0 to 5 years 1,255 660 590 102,750 52,810 49,935
18 to 64 years 9,350 4,760 4,590 887,640 430,545 457,095
65 years and over 615 230 380 106,555 40,815 65,740
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 6.6 6.7 6.4 9.8 9.7 9.9
0 to 17 years (%) 8.3 8.5 8.1 11.5 11.5 11.4
0 to 5 years (%) 10.7 10.8 10.5 12.3 12.3 12.3
18 to 64 years (%) 7.5 7.7 7.3 10.5 10.5 10.6
65 years and over (%) 1.7 1.3 1.9 5.1 4.2 5.8
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 227,455 113,290 114,165 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Official languages 226,500 112,920 113,580 12,918,075 6,342,930 6,575,145
English 226,205 112,760 113,435 12,879,045 6,326,225 6,552,825
French 16,180 7,375 8,800 1,521,020 677,505 843,510
Non-official languages 37,745 18,225 19,520 4,431,270 2,115,510 2,315,760
Aboriginal languages 18,575 9,120 9,455 33,855 15,815 18,035
Algonquian languages 18,525 9,100 9,430 30,630 14,505 16,125
Blackfoot 0 0 0 15 15 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 3,290 1,700 1,590 6,560 3,160 3,395
Atikamekw 0 0 0 10 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moose Cree 0 0 0 145 70 75
Naskapi 0 0 0 25 10 10
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 65 25 45
Plains Cree 10 10 0 105 50 50
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 85 40 45 605 255 350
Woods Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Cree, n.o.s. 3,225 1,670 1,560 5,620 2,760 2,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 10 0 180 95 85
Malecite 0 0 0 20 20 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 160 75 85
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15,305 7,425 7,880 23,980 11,285 12,690
Algonquin 0 0 0 205 95 105
Ojibway 8,010 3,950 4,060 16,220 7,600 8,630
Oji-Cree 7,415 3,550 3,865 7,515 3,585 3,935
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 200 105 100
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 85 40 50
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 85 25 65
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 80 25 55
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 10 0 10
Chilcotin 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dene 0 0 0 45 20 30
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 10 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 0 840 320 525
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 730 285 445
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 35 70
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 1,940 810 1,125
Cayuga 0 0 0 120 35 85
Mohawk 0 0 0 1,625 710 915
Oneida 0 0 0 180 55 125
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 0 180 65 110
Salish languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
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 10 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 10 0 10
Siouan languages 10 0 10 40 10 30
Dakota 0 10 0 20 10 10
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 20 0 15
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 10
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 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. 45 15 30 210 100 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 19,200 9,135 10,065 4,397,690 2,099,820 2,297,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 545 315 230 362,645 183,050 179,595
Berber languages 0 0 0 925 505 415
Kabyle 0 0 0 530 280 255
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 390 225 165
Cushitic languages 10 0 10 34,160 15,155 19,000
Bilen 0 0 0 355 200 160
Oromo 0 0 0 2,075 905 1,175
Somali 0 0 10 31,535 13,925 17,610
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 370 170 205
Semitic languages 525 295 230 330,315 168,750 161,570
Amharic 0 0 0 16,010 7,565 8,445
Arabic 485 265 215 246,015 127,015 119,000
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 20 15 10 17,825 8,775 9,050
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 6,185 3,045 3,140
Harari 0 0 0 1,310 660 645
Hebrew 25 15 10 43,255 22,165 21,090
Maltese 0 0 0 7,020 3,455 3,570
Tigrigna 0 0 0 9,385 4,320 5,065
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,985 1,010 975
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 1,125 535 590
Austro-Asiatic languages 150 50 100 99,830 46,210 53,620
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 10 10,045 4,490 5,550
Vietnamese 150 50 100 90,265 41,965 48,300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 10 50
Austronesian languages 665 220 450 249,435 98,295 151,150
Bikol 0 0 0 755 340 425
Cebuano 35 0 35 9,475 3,650 5,830
Fijian 0 0 0 110 40 65
Hiligaynon 15 10 10 3,110 1,205 1,910
Ilocano 35 10 20 15,235 5,940 9,295
Malagasy 0 0 0 215 115 100
Malay 60 25 30 9,780 4,500 5,280
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 1,935 855 1,080
Pangasinan 0 0 0 565 245 320
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 570 180 390 232,935 91,110 141,820
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 410 125 285
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 1,785 755 1,030
Creole languages 90 70 25 30,260 13,525 16,735
Haitian Creole 10 0 10 1,430 605 830
Creole, n.o.s. 10 0 0 19,375 8,480 10,895
Creole languages, n.i.e. 80 60 20 9,685 4,525 5,155
Dravidian languages 185 100 90 196,315 97,975 98,335
Kannada 10 0 0 5,775 2,930 2,845
Malayalam 115 55 60 22,880 11,535 11,345
Tamil 55 25 30 157,700 77,975 79,730
Telugu 20 15 0 16,315 8,925 7,390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 495 250 240
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 545 265 280
Indo-European languages 13,010 6,325 6,685 2,608,060 1,265,535 1,342,525
Albanian 0 0 0 22,375 11,180 11,195
Armenian 0 0 0 18,435 8,860 9,575
Balto-Slavic languages 3,015 1,330 1,680 473,565 221,450 252,120
Baltic languages 20 10 15 10,545 4,495 6,050
Latvian 10 0 10 4,675 2,070 2,610
Lithuanian 10 0 10 5,875 2,430 3,445
Slavic languages 2,990 1,330 1,665 465,170 217,885 247,285
Belarusan 0 0 0 1,360 680 680
Bosnian 10 0 0 9,915 4,905 5,010
Bulgarian 0 0 0 10,410 5,060 5,350
Croatian 340 190 145 46,580 22,880 23,700
Czech 85 50 40 14,045 6,615 7,430
Macedonian 0 0 0 21,505 10,365 11,140
Polish 1,325 600 725 142,985 65,415 77,575
Russian 180 70 110 138,735 64,355 74,380
Serbian 115 45 70 53,250 26,725 26,525
Serbo-Croatian 20 15 0 5,815 2,845 2,965
Slovak 185 85 100 12,035 5,550 6,490
Slovene (Slovenian) 105 40 65 7,935 3,550 4,390
Ukrainian 865 330 535 54,615 24,125 30,490
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 1,750 935 815
Celtic languages 20 10 10 3,800 1,880 1,920
Scottish Gaelic 0 10 0 1,480 720 765
Welsh 10 10 0 685 300 390
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,650 870 785
Germanic languages 2,670 1,275 1,395 274,305 130,610 143,700
Afrikaans 30 25 0 7,360 3,625 3,735
Danish 100 45 50 5,440 2,455 2,980
Dutch 455 240 215 63,410 29,875 33,535
Frisian 30 10 25 1,655 820 835
German 1,935 910 1,025 189,035 90,730 98,305
Icelandic 0 0 0 285 130 155
Norwegian 60 20 35 2,140 975 1,165
Swedish 125 50 75 5,125 2,345 2,785
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 0 2,275 1,050 1,225
Yiddish 10 0 10 7,175 3,535 3,640
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 3,290 1,645 1,645
Greek 235 135 105 80,690 40,105 40,590
Indo-Iranian languages 1,085 595 485 915,765 463,175 452,585
Indo-Aryan languages 890 485 405 759,390 384,940 374,450
Bengali 200 115 80 59,685 30,420 29,265
Gujarati 155 85 70 103,890 52,380 51,510
Hindi 365 215 155 250,095 127,765 122,335
Kashmiri 0 0 0 600 300 300
Konkani 0 0 0 5,490 2,515 2,975
Marathi 20 10 10 10,360 5,380 4,980
Nepali 50 35 20 10,245 5,115 5,135
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 1,090 515 570
Punjabi (Panjabi) 150 70 80 282,065 145,050 137,015
Sindhi 0 0 0 11,515 5,385 6,130
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 10 0 18,555 9,230 9,330
Urdu 210 110 105 231,500 117,305 114,190
Iranian languages 205 120 90 163,490 81,710 81,785
Kurdish 0 0 0 8,795 4,755 4,040
Pashto 25 20 10 15,315 8,145 7,170
Persian (Farsi) 190 105 85 145,465 72,275 73,190
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 4,665 2,495 2,175
Italic (Romance) languages 6,165 3,050 3,115 880,330 418,225 462,105
Catalan 0 0 0 515 275 240
Italian 4,245 2,155 2,095 333,645 161,190 172,455
Portuguese 665 325 340 193,520 93,885 99,635
Romanian 35 15 25 49,635 23,205 26,430
Spanish 1,320 610 705 337,615 156,040 181,580
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 20 0 15 1,355 745 605
Japanese 90 50 40 25,675 11,535 14,140
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 1,555 775 780
Georgian 0 0 0 1,555 770 785
Korean 185 85 100 79,175 36,930 42,245
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 515 225 285
Mongolian 0 0 0 515 225 285
Niger-Congo languages 235 135 100 70,570 33,620 36,945
Akan (Twi) 40 25 15 15,950 7,520 8,435
Bamanankan 0 0 0 385 195 185
Edo 0 0 0 2,130 930 1,195
Ewe 15 10 0 880 435 445
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 10 700 320 375
Ga 10 0 10 1,340 645 695
Ganda 0 0 0 1,225 550 675
Igbo 15 15 0 4,025 2,105 1,920
Lingala 10 0 0 4,885 2,165 2,720
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 2,555 1,080 1,475
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 2,220 885 1,330
Shona 20 15 0 2,350 1,055 1,300
Swahili 10 0 0 16,750 8,110 8,640
Wolof 10 0 10 730 355 375
Yoruba 35 20 15 10,495 5,345 5,150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 90 40 55 11,210 5,255 5,950
Nilo-Saharan languages 25 15 15 2,025 1,020 1,010
Dinka 0 0 0 415 220 200
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 1,615 805 810
Sign languages 340 130 210 18,865 7,645 11,220
American Sign Language 135 35 95 10,220 3,695 6,525
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 235 60 180
Sign languages, n.i.e. 210 95 115 8,690 4,005 4,680
Sino-Tibetan languages 985 470 520 689,145 324,575 364,565
Chinese languages 680 325 355 679,170 319,635 359,530
Cantonese 290 125 160 341,875 159,280 182,600
Hakka 0 0 0 7,865 3,445 4,420
Mandarin 365 185 180 385,395 179,890 205,510
Min Dong 0 0 0 810 330 480
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 35 10 25 16,980 7,650 9,330
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 10 8,305 3,860 4,440
Chinese, n.o.s. 50 25 25 16,455 7,710 8,745
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 185 95 90
Tibeto-Burman languages 315 150 165 10,460 5,200 5,260
Burmese 90 55 35 2,215 1,055 1,165
Karenic languages 270 125 150 1,820 905 920
Tibetan 0 0 0 5,695 2,845 2,850
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,245 645 605
Tai-Kadai languages 45 15 25 11,120 4,945 6,180
Lao 20 10 10 6,740 3,215 3,520
Thai 30 10 25 5,195 2,065 3,135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 20
Turkic languages 35 15 20 33,335 17,310 16,025
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 3,260 1,710 1,550
Turkish 35 10 20 27,850 14,510 13,340
Uyghur 0 0 0 700 350 345
Uzbek 0 0 0 1,405 700 705
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 915 450 465
Uralic languages 2,900 1,275 1,625 58,370 27,060 31,310
Estonian 60 20 40 4,785 2,155 2,625
Finnish 2,635 1,150 1,485 11,145 4,865 6,280
Hungarian 210 110 100 42,545 20,070 22,480
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 3,675 1,950 1,725
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 227,455 113,290 114,165 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 223,355 111,325 112,025 12,223,065 5,987,360 6,235,705
Canadian citizens aged under 18 47,875 24,755 23,120 2,546,075 1,305,820 1,240,255
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 175,475 86,575 88,905 9,676,990 4,681,540 4,995,445
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 4,105 1,965 2,140 1,019,095 484,880 534,215
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 227,460 113,290 114,170 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 210,945 105,115 105,830 9,188,815 4,555,270 4,633,545
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 15,280 7,535 7,745 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Before 1981 9,675 4,710 4,965 1,077,745 507,500 570,240
1981 to 1990 1,405 695 710 513,995 246,235 267,755
1991 to 2000 1,365 665 700 834,510 390,315 444,195
2001 to 2010 1,800 955 840 953,730 446,895 506,835
2001 to 2005 785 425 360 490,560 230,950 259,610
2006 to 2010 1,010 530 485 463,170 215,945 247,225
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 1,050 520 530 472,170 223,715 248,450
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 1,225 640 590 201,200 102,305 98,895
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 15,285 7,535 7,750 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,485
Under 5 years 2,515 1,340 1,180 369,955 184,255 185,705
5 to 14 years 3,315 1,740 1,575 685,085 345,865 339,225
15 to 24 years 4,025 1,875 2,145 855,475 381,025 474,450
25 to 44 years 4,890 2,345 2,545 1,579,500 741,340 838,160
45 years and over 540 240 300 362,130 162,180 199,945
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 15,280 7,535 7,745 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Americas 2,725 1,245 1,485 598,950 265,930 333,025
Brazil 25 20 10 14,705 6,700 8,010
Colombia 55 30 30 28,815 13,085 15,730
El Salvador 30 20 10 20,920 10,165 10,750
Guyana 20 10 10 79,745 35,325 44,420
Haiti 0 0 0 10,195 4,410 5,785
Jamaica 45 25 20 119,840 51,320 68,525
Mexico 130 40 85 30,075 13,895 16,185
Peru 25 20 10 10,550 4,660 5,895
Trinidad and Tobago 30 10 20 52,810 23,515 29,300
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 2,155 955 1,200 109,005 47,170 61,830
Other places of birth in Americas 205 115 90 122,280 55,685 66,600
Europe 9,515 4,760 4,755 1,144,295 546,250 598,050
Bosnia and Herzegovina 20 10 10 21,300 10,655 10,645
Croatia 205 125 80 27,330 13,495 13,835
France 105 50 60 13,385 6,310 7,070
Germany 1,070 560 505 63,460 29,685 33,775
Greece 100 45 45 36,575 18,225 18,350
Hungary 115 75 35 22,085 10,495 11,590
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 105 60 40 15,275 7,415 7,860
Italy 2,410 1,270 1,140 157,815 78,510 79,305
Netherlands 395 205 190 47,400 23,910 23,490
Poland 740 345 395 96,000 43,155 52,845
Portugal 385 190 190 103,025 50,240 52,785
Romania 45 20 20 42,720 19,720 23,000
Russian Federation 80 30 50 42,980 18,540 24,440
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 75 35 45 23,695 11,610 12,085
Ukraine 115 50 70 39,945 18,150 21,795
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 1,725 840 885 264,125 125,730 138,390
Other places of birth in Europe 1,840 850 990 127,190 60,395 66,790
Africa 445 280 165 226,770 109,585 117,185
Algeria 10 10 0 2,925 1,480 1,450
Egypt 20 25 0 34,510 18,000 16,510
Ethiopia 0 0 0 15,570 7,230 8,340
Kenya 35 15 20 14,940 6,910 8,025
Morocco 0 0 0 5,485 2,690 2,795
Nigeria 35 30 10 20,630 10,285 10,345
Somalia 10 10 0 16,970 6,845 10,125
South Africa, Republic of 40 25 20 19,390 9,545 9,840
Other places of birth in Africa 290 170 120 96,355 46,610 49,745
Asia 2,460 1,155 1,305 1,869,805 886,570 983,240
Afghanistan 20 15 10 33,145 16,490 16,655
Bangladesh 125 70 50 39,410 19,970 19,440
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 290 140 150 317,225 143,705 173,515
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 75 40 35 108,030 50,945 57,090
India 260 165 95 360,540 179,950 180,590
IranCensus data footnote 61 125 70 55 86,810 43,445 43,360
Iraq 25 10 15 50,390 25,280 25,115
Japan 15 0 15 8,145 2,550 5,585
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 40 20 25 57,085 26,660 30,425
Lebanon 45 30 15 34,545 18,145 16,405
Pakistan 135 60 75 142,265 71,925 70,345
Philippines 620 210 415 231,760 93,730 138,030
Sri Lanka 20 0 15 109,855 53,640 56,215
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 35 15 15 22,680 11,405 11,270
Taiwan 10 0 10 17,840 7,775 10,065
Viet Nam 105 50 60 80,525 36,545 43,985
Other places of birth in Asia 520 260 265 169,555 84,400 85,160
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 140 100 40 12,330 6,330 5,990
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 1,045 515 530 472,170 223,720 248,450
Americas 245 115 130 60,700 29,005 31,700
Brazil 0 0 0 3,180 1,505 1,675
Colombia 0 0 0 4,520 2,005 2,520
Cuba 0 0 10 1,950 910 1,045
Haiti 0 0 0 2,575 1,140 1,435
Jamaica 20 10 10 8,935 4,840 4,090
Mexico 15 10 10 5,670 2,745 2,925
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 170 85 90 14,635 7,225 7,405
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 2,460 1,120 1,340
Other places of birth in Americas 35 15 20 16,775 7,510 9,265
Europe 95 50 45 45,295 22,250 23,045
France 10 10 10 2,010 1,025 985
Germany 10 0 0 1,695 885 805
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 1,900 1,185 715
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0