Census Profile, 2016 Census
Edmonton Zone [Health region, December 2017], Alberta and Shawinigan [Census agglomeration], Quebec

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Characteristic Edmonton Zone
Alberta
[Health region, December 2017]
Shawinigan
Quebec
[Census agglomeration]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 1,320,798 ... ... 54,181 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 1,159,644 ... ... 54,489r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 13.9 ... ... -0.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 537,491 ... ... 29,070 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 501,971 ... ... 26,336 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 114.0 ... ... 64.2 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 11,587.10 ... ... 843.38 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 1,320,795 660,185 660,615 54,180 26,300 27,880
0 to 14 years 243,065 124,300 118,760 6,850 3,510 3,335
0 to 4 years 85,045 43,330 41,715 2,400 1,195 1,200
5 to 9 years 83,675 42,735 40,945 2,325 1,220 1,105
10 to 14 years 74,340 38,240 36,105 2,125 1,095 1,030
15 to 64 years 914,865 462,015 452,850 33,040 16,540 16,505
15 to 19 years 75,625 38,880 36,745 2,400 1,215 1,185
20 to 24 years 92,230 47,030 45,200 2,625 1,360 1,265
25 to 29 years 108,975 55,375 53,605 2,435 1,235 1,200
30 to 34 years 112,210 56,650 55,555 2,695 1,360 1,335
35 to 39 years 100,190 50,740 49,455 2,920 1,480 1,435
40 to 44 years 89,475 45,335 44,140 2,570 1,280 1,290
45 to 49 years 85,450 43,010 42,445 2,795 1,420 1,370
50 to 54 years 90,715 45,325 45,395 4,175 2,055 2,120
55 to 59 years 87,520 43,785 43,730 5,400 2,620 2,780
60 to 64 years 72,475 35,900 36,575 5,035 2,505 2,525
65 years and over 162,870 73,865 89,005 14,295 6,255 8,040
65 to 69 years 55,975 27,260 28,720 4,370 2,130 2,240
70 to 74 years 37,505 17,800 19,705 3,440 1,635 1,810
75 to 79 years 27,465 12,570 14,895 2,330 1,010 1,320
80 to 84 years 20,640 8,800 11,835 1,920 770 1,150
85 years and over 21,285 7,440 13,850 2,240 705 1,530
85 to 89 years 13,335 5,190 8,140 1,405 500 915
90 to 94 years 6,125 1,845 4,280 680 185 500
95 to 99 years 1,585 360 1,225 120 30 95
100 years and over 250 40 210 30 0 25
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 18.4 18.8 18.0 12.6 13.3 12.0
15 to 64 years 69.3 70.0 68.5 61.0 62.9 59.2
65 years and over 12.3 11.2 13.5 26.4 23.8 28.8
85 years and over 1.6 1.1 2.1 4.1 2.7 5.5
Average age of the population 37.8 37.1 38.5 47.7 46.2 49.1
Median age of the population 36.3 35.7 37.0 52.4 50.8 53.8
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 501,970 ... ... 26,335 ... ...
Single-detached house 287,595 ... ... 13,770 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 26,885 ... ... 10 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 180,535 ... ... 12,460 ... ...
Semi-detached house 31,165 ... ... 705 ... ...
Row house 42,805 ... ... 210 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 10,675 ... ... 2,475 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 95,715 ... ... 8,745 ... ...
Other single-attached house 170 ... ... 325 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 6,960 ... ... 100 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 501,975 ... ... 26,340 ... ...
1 person 123,635 ... ... 10,510 ... ...
2 persons 168,720 ... ... 9,960 ... ...
3 persons 82,470 ... ... 2,955 ... ...
4 persons 77,085 ... ... 2,050 ... ...
5 or more persons 50,060 ... ... 865 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 1,296,660 ... ... 52,180 ... ...
Average household size 2.6 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 1,077,735 535,885 541,855 47,335 22,790 24,540
Married or living common law 627,330 314,900 312,430 25,440 12,720 12,715
Married 525,215 263,795 261,425 14,420 7,210 7,215
Living common law 102,115 51,110 51,005 11,015 5,510 5,505
Not married and not living common law 450,405 220,985 229,425 21,890 10,070 11,825
Never married 312,235 173,430 138,810 13,165 7,205 5,960
Separated 25,370 10,995 14,375 570 255 315
Divorced 65,670 27,000 38,675 4,200 1,740 2,465
Widowed 47,125 9,560 37,570 3,960 870 3,085
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 360,690 ... ... 15,090 ... ...
2 persons 173,160 ... ... 9,655 ... ...
3 persons 78,630 ... ... 2,795 ... ...
4 persons 74,790 ... ... 1,925 ... ...
5 or more persons 34,110 ... ... 715 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.0 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 360,690 ... ... 15,090 ... ...
Total couple families 304,660 ... ... 12,440 ... ...
Married couples 253,615 ... ... 6,955 ... ...
Common-law couples 51,035 ... ... 5,490 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 56,035 ... ... 2,650 ... ...
Female parent 43,465 ... ... 1,965 ... ...
Male parent 12,565 ... ... 685 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 304,660 ... ... 12,440 ... ...
Couples without children 139,080 ... ... 7,975 ... ...
Couples with children 165,575 ... ... 4,470 ... ...
1 child 63,075 ... ... 2,025 ... ...
2 children 70,325 ... ... 1,765 ... ...
3 or more children 32,170 ... ... 675 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 56,030 ... ... 2,650 ... ...
1 child 34,075 ... ... 1,685 ... ...
2 children 15,550 ... ... 770 ... ...
3 or more children 6,405 ... ... 195 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 231,890 121,495 110,395 12,965 6,190 6,770
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 501,970 ... ... 26,335 ... ...
One-census-family households 336,120 ... ... 14,880 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 129,400 ... ... 7,890 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 206,725 ... ... 6,985 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 11,965 ... ... 105 ... ...
Non-census-family households 153,885 ... ... 11,355 ... ...
One-person households 123,635 ... ... 10,515 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 30,250 ... ... 835 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 1,306,515 653,620 652,895 52,890 25,855 27,035
English only 1,189,010 599,745 589,260 70 45 25
French only 1,760 775 985 40,755 19,065 21,690
English and French 95,095 44,795 50,300 12,040 6,735 5,305
Neither English nor French 20,650 8,300 12,355 25 10 15
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 1,306,515 653,620 652,895 52,895 25,855 27,035
English 1,252,055 627,795 624,260 515 270 245
French 27,450 14,285 13,165 52,210 25,495 26,715
English and French 6,890 3,520 3,370 145 80 65
Neither English nor French 20,125 8,020 12,105 20 10 15
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 30,890 16,045 14,850 585 310 280
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.4 2.5 2.3 1.1 1.2 1.0
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 1,306,515 653,620 652,895 52,890 25,855 27,035
Single responses 1,272,330 636,995 635,340 52,565 25,685 26,880
Official languages 956,815 484,040 472,780 52,150 25,465 26,685
English 929,745 469,945 459,800 475 245 230
French 27,070 14,095 12,980 51,675 25,225 26,455
Non-official languages 315,520 152,955 162,565 415 215 200
Aboriginal languages 2,745 1,090 1,655 35 10 25
Algonquian languages 2,155 845 1,305 30 15 15
Blackfoot 35 10 25 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 2,010 795 1,215 35 15 20
Atikamekw 0 0 0 30 15 20
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 5 5 5 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 20 10 15 0 0 0
Plains Cree 350 120 230 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 25 10 15 0 0 0
Woods Cree 155 65 90 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 1,460 590 865 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 95 35 60 0 0 0
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 90 35 55 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 5 5 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 225 75 145 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 220 75 145 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 5 5 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 5 0 0 0
Chilcotin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 145 50 95 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 20 10 15 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 40 15 25 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 10 0 5 0 0 0
South Slavey 25 10 10 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 5 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 5 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages 70 20 50 0 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuktitut 40 15 30 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 5 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 30 20 15 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 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 5 0 5 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 5 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 225 105 120 0 0 0
Dakota 65 25 45 0 0 0
Stoney 155 75 75 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 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. 25 20 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 312,770 151,865 160,910 380 200 175
Afro-Asiatic languages 31,260 16,330 14,930 80 45 30
Berber languages 130 75 60 5 0 0
Kabyle 75 45 30 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 0 5 0
Cushitic languages 7,910 3,970 3,935 0 0 0
Bilen 245 140 105 0 0 0
Oromo 1,130 580 545 0 0 0
Somali 6,510 3,235 3,275 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 0 0 0
Semitic languages 23,155 12,245 10,910 75 45 30
Amharic 2,510 1,220 1,295 0 0 0
Arabic 17,520 9,375 8,145 75 45 30
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 75 40 35 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 40 25 15 0 0 0
Harari 170 85 80 0 0 0
Hebrew 405 220 185 0 0 0
Maltese 30 10 15 0 0 0
Tigrigna 2,330 1,225 1,105 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 80 45 30 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 65 45 25 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 9,640 4,445 5,195 5 5 5
Khmer (Cambodian) 760 360 405 5 0 0
Vietnamese 8,870 4,080 4,785 5 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 42,545 18,510 24,035 10 10 0
Bikol 115 50 60 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,945 815 1,130 0 0 0
Fijian 55 35 20 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 535 235 295 0 0 0
Ilocano 1,845 780 1,065 0 0 0
Malagasy 10 5 5 0 0 0
Malay 515 225 290 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 335 155 175 0 0 0
Pangasinan 110 45 65 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 36,725 16,000 20,725 10 5 0
Waray-Waray 70 35 35 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 285 130 155 0 0 0
Creole languages 1,020 530 485 10 10 5
Haitian Creole 50 30 30 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 615 345 275 10 10 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 350 165 190 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 6,790 3,545 3,250 0 5 0
Kannada 205 105 100 0 0 0
Malayalam 3,455 1,785 1,675 0 0 0
Tamil 2,170 1,150 1,025 5 5 0
Telugu 935 495 440 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 152,440 75,635 76,805 180 85 100
Albanian 770 415 355 0 0 0
Armenian 165 80 85 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 34,685 16,205 18,485 10 5 10
Baltic languages 320 140 175 0 0 5
Latvian 145 70 80 5 0 0
Lithuanian 170 70 95 0 0 0
Slavic languages 34,365 16,060 18,305 10 0 5
Belarusan 35 15 20 0 0 0
Bosnian 715 355 355 0 0 0
Bulgarian 475 245 225 0 0 0
Croatian 2,010 1,050 960 0 0 0
Czech 895 435 460 0 0 0
Macedonian 180 95 90 0 0 0
Polish 9,390 4,380 5,005 0 0 5
Russian 5,730 2,655 3,070 0 0 5
Serbian 1,825 925 905 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 360 185 180 5 0 5
Slovak 610 300 310 5 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 290 140 155 0 0 0
Ukrainian 11,760 5,245 6,525 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 0 0 0
Celtic languages 120 75 50 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 20 0 0 0
Welsh 35 25 15 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 40 25 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 20,980 10,025 10,960 25 10 15
Afrikaans 565 300 270 0 0 0
Danish 740 365 375 0 0 0
Dutch 4,105 1,985 2,120 5 0 0
Frisian 95 50 40 0 0 0
German 14,810 7,020 7,790 20 5 10
Icelandic 35 10 20 0 0 0
Norwegian 210 100 115 0 0 0
Swedish 270 120 155 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 80 35 45 0 0 5
Yiddish 55 30 25 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Greek 1,075 585 490 20 15 10
Indo-Iranian languages 64,055 32,905 31,155 5 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 57,435 29,430 28,010 0 0 0
Bengali 2,335 1,230 1,105 0 0 0
Gujarati 5,750 2,980 2,770 0 0 0
Hindi 8,410 4,235 4,175 0 0 0
Kashmiri 20 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 155 80 75 0 0 0
Marathi 535 275 265 0 0 0
Nepali 1,990 1,040 955 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 70 40 30 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 27,785 14,270 13,515 0 0 0
Sindhi 940 440 500 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,305 680 630 0 0 0
Urdu 8,140 4,160 3,980 5 0 0
Iranian languages 6,335 3,320 3,020 0 0 0
Kurdish 755 415 335 0 0 0
Pashto 665 350 310 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 4,920 2,555 2,365 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 150 130 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 30,580 15,350 15,235 120 55 65
Catalan 25 10 15 0 0 0
Italian 4,915 2,435 2,470 15 10 10
Portuguese 4,620 2,260 2,365 10 5 5
Romanian 2,545 1,275 1,270 5 0 5
Spanish 18,465 9,360 9,105 90 40 50
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Japanese 1,055 340 715 5 0 5
Kartvelian languages 70 40 25 0 0 0
Georgian 70 35 25 0 0 0
Korean 6,335 3,005 3,325 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 80 35 45 0 0 0
Mongolian 80 35 45 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 7,320 3,700 3,625 15 10 5
Akan (Twi) 890 460 425 0 0 0
Bamanankan 15 15 5 0 0 0
Edo 140 70 70 0 0 0
Ewe 125 75 55 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 140 75 65 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 0 0 0
Ganda 210 110 105 0 0 0
Igbo 305 165 145 0 0 0
Lingala 160 80 75 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 405 195 205 5 5 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 610 305 305 0 0 0
Shona 565 280 285 0 0 0
Swahili 1,245 605 640 0 0 0
Wolof 130 85 50 0 0 0
Yoruba 695 390 310 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,610 765 855 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 750 385 370 0 0 0
Dinka 335 175 160 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 415 210 205 0 0 0
Sign languages 390 190 200 5 0 5
American Sign Language 180 85 95 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 210 110 105 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 47,885 22,610 25,275 55 30 25
Chinese languages 47,180 22,240 24,945 60 30 30
Cantonese 22,675 10,590 12,085 5 5 5
Hakka 625 290 335 0 0 0
Mandarin 19,925 9,465 10,460 35 15 15
Min Dong 70 30 40 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,265 580 685 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 235 120 120 5 5 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,370 1,165 1,205 5 5 5
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 30 10 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 705 375 330 0 0 0
Burmese 140 75 70 0 0 0
Karenic languages 435 235 200 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 105 45 55 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,025 380 640 5 0 0
Lao 380 190 195 0 0 0
Thai 625 185 435 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 15 5 10 0 0 0
Turkic languages 2,080 1,165 915 5 5 0
Azerbaijani 120 75 45 5 0 0
Turkish 1,740 970 770 0 0 0
Uyghur 60 35 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 110 60 45 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,855 885 975 0 0 0
Estonian 45 20 25 0 0 0
Finnish 225 95 135 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,590 770 820 5 0 5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 230 135 100 0 5 0
Multiple responses 34,180 16,625 17,560 330 170 155
English and French 3,920 1,920 1,995 265 135 130
English and non-official language 28,420 13,785 14,635 10 5 5
French and non-official language 1,230 610 620 45 25 20
English, French and non-official language 620 310 305 10 5 0
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 1,306,515 653,620 652,895 52,890 25,855 27,035
Single responses 1,234,645 618,560 616,080 52,565 25,685 26,875
Official languages 1,060,670 533,075 527,590 52,410 25,605 26,800
English 1,049,730 527,480 522,250 335 170 160
French 10,935 5,595 5,340 52,080 25,435 26,640
Non-official languages 173,975 85,480 88,490 155 85 70
Aboriginal languages 540 240 300 10 5 5
Algonquian languages 455 210 245 5 5 0
Blackfoot 10 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 420 190 230 5 5 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 15 5 5 0 0 0
Plains Cree 55 25 30 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 20 5 10 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 325 145 185 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 25 15 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 25 15 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 25 5 15 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 25 5 20 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 10 5 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 5 0 5 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 5 0 5 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 5 0 5 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 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 5 5 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 5 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 40 15 20 0 0 0
Dakota 20 10 10 0 0 0
Stoney 25 10 15 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 10 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 173,435 85,235 88,195 145 80 70
Afro-Asiatic languages 20,330 10,315 10,020 20 5 10
Berber languages 95 45 50 0 0 0
Kabyle 50 25 25 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 5,850 2,930 2,920 0 0 0
Bilen 210 120 90 0 0 0
Oromo 885 455 435 0 0 0
Somali 4,740 2,350 2,390 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 14,370 7,325 7,040 20 10 10
Amharic 1,700 805 890 0 0 0
Arabic 10,595 5,450 5,145 20 5 10
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 40 20 20 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 20 10 10 0 0 0
Harari 115 55 60 0 0 0
Hebrew 185 95 95 0 0 0
Maltese 5 5 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 1,655 855 795 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 55 35 20 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 6,250 2,885 3,365 5 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 385 180 205 0 0 5
Vietnamese 5,860 2,700 3,160 5 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 5 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 22,800 10,715 12,080 5 5 0
Bikol 10 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 810 390 420 0 0 0
Fijian 30 15 10 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 195 85 110 0 0 0
Ilocano 605 290 315 0 0 0
Malagasy 10 5 5 0 0 0
Malay 135 65 70 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 130 60 65 0 0 0
Pangasinan 25 10 15 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 20,760 9,745 11,020 5 0 0
Waray-Waray 10 0 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 80 40 45 0 0 0
Creole languages 565 285 280 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 40 20 20 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 380 200 180 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 150 70 80 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 4,420 2,280 2,140 5 0 0
Kannada 80 40 45 0 0 0
Malayalam 2,330 1,195 1,130 0 0 0
Tamil 1,445 760 680 5 5 0
Telugu 560 280 280 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 10 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 75,435 37,855 37,580 50 25 25
Albanian 370 195 175 0 0 0
Armenian 75 35 35 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 12,805 6,240 6,570 5 0 0
Baltic languages 120 55 65 0 0 0
Latvian 55 25 30 0 0 0
Lithuanian 65 35 40 0 0 0
Slavic languages 12,685 6,180 6,505 0 5 5
Belarusan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Bosnian 300 155 150 0 0 0
Bulgarian 290 145 145 5 5 0
Croatian 895 455 440 0 0 0
Czech 255 135 120 0 0 0
Macedonian 90 45 40 0 0 0
Polish 3,805 1,790 2,015 0 0 0
Russian 3,260 1,615 1,645 0 0 0
Serbian 1,005 500 500 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 120 55 60 0 0 0
Slovak 170 85 90 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 70 35 30 0 0 0
Ukrainian 2,395 1,150 1,250 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 0 0 0
Welsh 5 0 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 3,080 1,510 1,570 5 0 0
Afrikaans 295 150 140 0 0 0
Danish 40 20 20 0 0 0
Dutch 275 135 140 0 0 0
Frisian 5 0 0 0 0 0
German 2,360 1,150 1,205 5 5 0
Icelandic 20 5 10 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 0 0 0
Swedish 70 30 40 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 10 5 0 0 0
Yiddish 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Greek 375 190 190 5 5 5
Indo-Iranian languages 43,140 21,900 21,240 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 39,005 19,815 19,190 0 0 0
Bengali 1,455 755 705 0 0 0
Gujarati 3,655 1,850 1,800 0 0 0
Hindi 5,095 2,600 2,495 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 40 20 15 0 0 0
Marathi 335 170 165 0 0 0
Nepali 1,395 730 670 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 35 15 20 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 20,655 10,505 10,145 0 0 0
Sindhi 460 230 235 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 785 405 380 0 0 0
Urdu 5,095 2,530 2,570 0 0 0
Iranian languages 4,020 2,035 1,985 0 0 0
Kurdish 375 200 175 0 0 0
Pashto 430 230 200 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,220 1,610 1,610 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 55 65 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 15,580 7,785 7,800 40 20 20
Catalan 10 5 10 0 0 0
Italian 1,405 635 770 5 0 0
Portuguese 1,915 915 1,005 0 0 5
Romanian 1,355 675 685 0 0 0
Spanish 10,880 5,550 5,330 35 15 15
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 475 190 285 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 55 30 25 0 0 0
Georgian 55 30 25 0 0 0
Korean 4,570 2,245 2,325 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 50 25 30 0 0 0
Mongolian 50 20 25 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 2,945 1,420 1,530 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 445 210 235 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 35 20 15 0 0 0
Ewe 40 20 15 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 55 30 25 0 0 0
Ga 20 10 5 0 0 0
Ganda 80 35 45 0 0 0
Igbo 80 35 45 0 0 0
Lingala 40 15 25 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 195 90 105 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 285 150 140 0 0 0
Shona 220 100 120 0 0 0
Swahili 585 275 310 0 0 0
Wolof 90 50 40 0 0 0
Yoruba 280 145 135 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 495 230 270 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 370 185 180 0 0 0
Dinka 200 110 90 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 165 75 90 0 0 0
Sign languages 475 270 210 10 5 5
American Sign Language 195 105 90 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e 285 165 120 10 5 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 32,305 15,330 16,975 55 30 25
Chinese languages 31,770 15,050 16,720 55 30 25
Cantonese 14,700 6,795 7,900 5 5 0
Hakka 215 95 120 0 0 0
Mandarin 14,725 7,150 7,575 35 20 15
Min Dong 15 5 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 550 235 315 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 120 60 60 5 5 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,445 705 735 5 5 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 540 280 255 0 0 0
Burmese 95 55 45 0 0 0
Karenic languages 365 195 165 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 480 220 260 0 0 0
Lao 185 90 95 0 0 0
Thai 285 125 155 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,310 700 610 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 55 30 25 0 0 0
Turkish 1,135 605 535 0 0 0
Uyghur 35 20 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 75 40 30 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 505 240 270 0 0 0
Estonian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 30 10 20 0 0 0
Hungarian 475 230 250 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 0 0 0
Multiple responses 71,875 35,060 36,815 330 165 165
English and French 2,765 1,370 1,390 220 120 100
English and non-official language 67,190 32,750 34,435 5 10 5
French and non-official language 585 280 305 85 35 45
English, French and non-official language 1,340 655 680 15 5 15
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 1,306,520 653,620 652,895 52,895 25,855 27,035
None 1,111,780 558,745 553,035 50,945 24,800 26,145
English 79,250 39,670 39,585 1,450 805 645
French 14,795 6,915 7,880 240 115 125
Non-official language 97,020 46,425 50,595 200 105 95
Aboriginal 2,560 1,070 1,495 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal 94,455 45,355 49,105 175 90 85
English and French 685 350 335 5 5 5
English and non-official language 1,870 975 895 45 20 20
French and non-official language 1,060 515 550 10 5 5
English, French and non-official language 50 25 20 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 1,054,130 525,280 528,855 45,335 22,110 23,220
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,003,805 500,705 503,100 44,105 21,615 22,490
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,863 55,929 34,264 28,106 34,299 23,054
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,004,045 500,740 503,300 44,125 21,615 22,510
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,871 47,810 31,283 25,738 30,448 21,793
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 933,245 477,470 455,775 36,535 18,675 17,865
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,476 55,515 33,195 25,572 30,726 20,303
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 594,270 239,340 354,935 36,865 17,525 19,340
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,924 3,483 4,106 9,351 8,987 9,852
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 815,700 427,895 387,800 26,865 14,370 12,490
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,532 56,006 34,864 25,878 28,174 23,699
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 1,054,235 525,435 528,800 45,335 22,115 23,225
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,004,450 500,870 503,575 44,170 21,605 22,565
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 60,744 76,680 44,894 34,300 39,505 29,316
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,004,710 500,915 503,795 44,175 21,610 22,570
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 49,474 60,924 38,090 29,441 33,398 25,653
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 933,270 477,175 456,100 36,545 18,570 17,975
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 60,819 76,898 43,997 31,611 37,105 25,936
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 594,040 239,110 354,925 36,925 17,490 19,435
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,161 7,164 7,158 9,746 9,404 10,053
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 815,740 426,890 388,850 26,860 14,275 12,590
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 57,572 71,023 42,804 31,604 34,300 28,548
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 1,054,240 525,440 528,800 45,335 22,110 23,225
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 24 382,020 219,290 162,735 10,790 5,825 4,965
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 65,025 74,939 55,025 40,979 44,174 38,352
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 78,395 90,554 62,010 46,351 50,529 41,448
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 93.0 95.6 88.8 76.4 80.9 70.5
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 77.1 79.3 73.3 56.3 57.7 54.4
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 7.0 4.4 11.2 23.6 19.1 29.5
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 1,054,130 525,275 528,850 45,340 22,110 23,225
Without total income 50,325 24,570 25,750 1,230 505 730
With total income 1,003,805 500,705 503,100 44,105 21,610 22,490
Percentage with total income 95.2 95.3 95.1 97.3 97.7 96.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 123,520 46,605 76,915 5,320 2,115 3,200
$10,000 to $19,999 124,760 47,255 77,500 10,350 3,955 6,395
$20,000 to $29,999 116,970 45,165 71,805 7,595 3,350 4,245
$30,000 to $39,999 98,980 42,010 56,970 6,445 3,375 3,065
$40,000 to $49,999 95,630 43,785 51,845 5,405 3,045 2,355
$50,000 to $59,999 85,640 42,155 43,485 3,260 1,950 1,315
$60,000 to $69,999 71,790 39,345 32,445 1,955 1,215 740
$70,000 to $79,999 58,070 34,695 23,375 1,410 835 575
$80,000 to $89,999 46,225 28,845 17,380 770 515 250
$90,000 to $99,999 39,770 24,760 15,010 465 350 110
$100,000 and over 142,450 106,080 36,365 1,140 900 240
$100,000 to $149,999 92,950 66,420 26,530 840 660 180
$150,000 and over 49,500 39,660 9,840 300 245 60
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 1,054,130 525,275 528,855 45,340 22,115 23,220
Without after-tax income 50,090 24,535 25,555 1,210 500 710
With after-tax income 1,004,045 500,740 503,300 44,125 21,615 22,510
Percentage with after-tax income 95.2 95.3 95.2 97.3 97.7 96.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 126,410 47,375 79,040 5,675 2,150 3,525
$10,000 to $19,999 130,580 49,605 80,975 10,710 4,160 6,550
$20,000 to $29,999 135,275 52,940 82,330 9,245 4,290 4,950
$30,000 to $39,999 124,025 55,055 68,970 8,010 4,385 3,630
$40,000 to $49,999 119,190 57,965 61,225 4,930 2,980 1,945
$50,000 to $59,999 96,760 53,160 43,600 2,585 1,555 1,030
$60,000 to $69,999 72,300 44,055 28,245 1,365 855 510
$70,000 to $79,999 55,645 35,025 20,620 625 485 140
$80,000 and over 143,855 105,565 38,290 970 750 220
$80,000 to $89,999 41,995 27,750 14,240 345 265 80
$90,000 to $99,999 27,745 19,800 7,945 200 155 40
$100,000 and over 74,115 58,015 16,100 425 325 105
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 1,054,130 525,275 528,855 45,335 22,115 23,225
Without employment income 238,430 97,380 141,055 18,475 7,745 10,730
With employment income 815,695 427,900 387,800 26,860 14,370 12,495
Percentage with employment income 77.4 81.5 73.3 59.2 65.0 53.8
Under $5,000 (including loss) 82,855 36,745 46,105 4,270 2,540 1,725
$5,000 to $9,999 53,060 21,780 31,280 2,220 995 1,225
$10,000 to $19,999 88,985 36,695 52,290 4,495 2,015 2,475
$20,000 to $29,999 75,155 30,810 44,350 4,060 2,005 2,065
$30,000 to $39,999 73,685 32,490 41,195 3,670 1,930 1,745
$40,000 to $49,999 74,125 34,405 39,715 2,570 1,340 1,235
$50,000 to $59,999 69,050 34,240 34,810 1,800 1,035 755
$60,000 to $69,999 57,885 32,255 25,630 1,210 710 495
$70,000 to $79,999 48,360 29,695 18,665 995 560 430
$80,000 and over 192,540 138,785 53,755 1,575 1,235 340
$80,000 to $89,999 39,285 25,205 14,085 485 350 135
$90,000 to $99,999 35,505 22,325 13,175 350 280 75
$100,000 and over 117,750 91,255 26,495 735 605 135
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 501,970 ... ... 26,335 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 94,355 ... ... 46,027 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 80,505 ... ... 41,574 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 123,635 ... ... 10,515 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 49,049 ... ... 23,503 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 42,311 ... ... 22,538 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 378,335 ... ... 15,820 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 112,995 ... ... 65,188 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 95,857 ... ... 57,430 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 502,060 ... ... 26,335 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 121,529 ... ... 57,531 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 99,007 ... ... 49,382 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 123,690 ... ... 10,500 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 61,866 ... ... 30,467 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 50,474 ... ... 26,693 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 378,365 ... ... 15,835 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 141,033 ... ... 75,474 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 114,873 ... ... 64,424 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 501,970 ... ... 26,335 ... ...
Under $5,000 7,135 ... ... 215 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,390 ... ... 640 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 6,095 ... ... 1,540 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 10,695 ... ... 2,265 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 16,045 ... ... 1,860 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 12,680 ... ... 1,450 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 13,415 ... ... 1,775 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 14,720 ... ... 1,560 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 14,900 ... ... 1,570 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 15,225 ... ... 1,405 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 31,275 ... ... 2,440 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 31,785 ... ... 1,990 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 30,900 ... ... 1,560 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 29,300 ... ... 1,340 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 28,285 ... ... 1,035 ... ...
$100,000 and over 235,130 ... ... 3,695 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 62,070 ... ... 1,660 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 48,995 ... ... 920 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 62,940 ... ... 740 ... ...
$200,000 and over 61,125 ... ... 370 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 501,970 ... ... 26,335 ... ...
Under $5,000 7,570 ... ... 235 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,480 ... ... 645 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 6,260 ... ... 1,550 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 11,175 ... ... 2,365 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 17,170 ... ... 2,095 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 14,460 ... ... 1,705 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 16,075 ... ... 2,095 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 17,890 ... ... 1,955 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 18,810 ... ... 1,660 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 19,570 ... ... 1,665 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 39,775 ... ... 2,670 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 38,625 ... ... 2,050 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 37,315 ... ... 1,575 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 35,450 ... ... 1,135 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 31,955 ... ... 780 ... ...
$100,000 and over 185,390 ... ... 2,165 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 65,355 ... ... 1,230 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 45,270 ... ... 500 ... ...
$150,000 and over 74,765 ... ... 430 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 356,810 ... ... 15,215 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 111,934 ... ... 65,681 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 94,875 ... ... 57,785 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 126,620 ... ... 7,770 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 104,151 ... ... 59,974 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 88,064 ... ... 52,961 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 166,145 ... ... 4,510 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 135,167 ... ... 94,939 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 113,331 ... ... 81,311 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 51,190 ... ... 2,580 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 65,343 ... ... 44,326 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 58,824 ... ... 41,250 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 356,630 ... ... 15,240 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 141,143 ... ... 76,016 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 114,678 ... ... 64,767 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 126,570 ... ... 7,780 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 137,030 ... ... 68,600 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 110,179 ... ... 58,399 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 166,185 ... ... 4,505 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 164,660 ... ... 105,122 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 133,319 ... ... 88,114 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 51,055 ... ... 2,570 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 79,853 ... ... 48,893 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 68,410 ... ... 43,929 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 195,665 104,485 91,175 12,090 5,785 6,305
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 43,116 48,086 38,131 22,836 24,819 21,564
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 37,996 41,505 34,405 21,984 23,308 21,155
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 195,635 104,545 91,090 12,050 5,745 6,305
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 54,583 59,952 48,422 29,620 31,377 28,020
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 45,030 48,557 40,981 26,033 26,959 25,190
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 1,296,660 649,275 647,385 52,180 25,625 26,550
In the bottom half of the distribution 481,445 231,695 249,755 35,785 17,145 18,640
In the bottom decile 92,925 45,300 47,620 6,400 3,050 3,345
In the second decile 85,750 39,065 46,685 8,000 3,520 4,480
In the third decile 91,555 43,390 48,165 7,575 3,675 3,905
In the fourth decile 100,225 48,910 51,315 7,625 3,770 3,855
In the fifth decile 110,990 55,020 55,970 6,180 3,125 3,050
In the top half of the distribution 815,215 417,580 397,630 16,395 8,485 7,915
In the sixth decile 121,525 60,450 61,080 5,330 2,725 2,600
In the seventh decile 134,230 67,730 66,500 4,280 2,190 2,090
In the eighth decile 153,050 78,340 74,710 3,270 1,695 1,580
In the ninth decile 182,080 93,525 88,555 2,145 1,140 1,005
In the top decile 224,325 117,535 106,790 1,370 725 645
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 1,292,270 647,070 645,200 52,180 25,625 26,555
0 to 17 years 285,085 145,930 139,155 8,240 4,210 4,030
0 to 5 years 101,160 51,565 49,595 2,885 1,470 1,415
18 to 64 years 859,530 432,130 427,395 31,345 15,670 15,680
65 years and over 147,655 69,005 78,650 12,595 5,745 6,850
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 120,135 56,485 63,655 10,725 4,870 5,860
0 to 17 years 37,720 19,320 18,395 1,580 810 765
0 to 5 years 14,285 7,305 6,975 555 280 275
18 to 64 years 70,965 32,985 37,975 5,960 2,915 3,045
65 years and over 11,450 4,180 7,280 3,190 1,140 2,045
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 9.3 8.7 9.9 20.6 19.0 22.1
0 to 17 years (%) 13.2 13.2 13.2 19.2 19.2 19.0
0 to 5 years (%) 14.1 14.2 14.1 19.2 19.0 19.4
18 to 64 years (%) 8.3 7.6 8.9 19.0 18.6 19.4
65 years and over (%) 7.8 6.1 9.3 25.3 19.8 29.9
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 103,480 50,325 53,150 4,805 2,430 2,380
0 to 17 years 29,125 14,860 14,265 675 345 330
0 to 5 years 11,110 5,670 5,440 260 125 135
18 to 64 years 68,810 33,340 35,470 3,795 1,975 1,825
65 years and over 5,540 2,125 3,420 335 115 225
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 8.0 7.8 8.2 9.2 9.5 9.0
0 to 17 years (%) 10.2 10.2 10.3 8.2 8.2 8.2
0 to 5 years (%) 11.0 11.0 11.0 9.0 8.5 9.5
18 to 64 years (%) 8.0 7.7 8.3 12.1 12.6 11.6
65 years and over (%) 3.8 3.1 4.3 2.7 2.0 3.3
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 1,296,805 649,300 647,500 52,180 25,625 26,555
Official languages 1,276,450 641,135 635,315 52,160 25,620 26,540
English 1,274,775 640,415 634,360 12,105 6,810 5,295
French 96,015 45,005 51,005 52,075 25,590 26,490
Non-official languages 397,995 193,525 204,475 1,305 660 640
Aboriginal languages 4,955 2,070 2,890 50 25 20
Algonquian languages 4,155 1,665 2,485 35 20 15
Blackfoot 40 10 35 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 3,970 1,595 2,380 40 25 15
Atikamekw 0 0 0 35 25 15
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 20 0 15 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 10 0 15 0 0 0
Plains Cree 960 365 600 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 15 15 0 0 0
Woods Cree 255 125 135 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 2,695 1,090 1,605 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 180 65 115 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 170 60 110 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 10 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 320 135 195 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 320 130 190 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 10 0 0 0
Carrier 30 0 20 0 0 0
Chilcotin 10 10 0 0 0 0
Dene 215 80 130 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 45 20 20 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 35 20 10 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 15 15 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 10 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 10 0 10 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 10 10 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 65 30 35 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 0 15 0 0 0
Inuktitut 30 10 20 10 0 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 25 20 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 10 10 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 50 25 25 0 0 0
Salish languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 10 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 385 205 175 0 0 0
Dakota 115 65 50 0 0 0
Stoney 280 150 130 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 20 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 15 0 10 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 10 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 393,185 191,525 201,655 1,255 635 620
Afro-Asiatic languages 44,805 23,225 21,580 115 70 40
Berber languages 210 105 100 10 0 0
Kabyle 85 50 40 0 10 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 120 60 65 10 0 0
Cushitic languages 9,795 4,985 4,810 0 0 0
Bilen 240 140 100 0 0 0
Oromo 1,210 645 560 0 0 0
Somali 8,400 4,220 4,180 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 30 10 15 0 0 0
Semitic languages 35,980 18,760 17,215 105 70 35
Amharic 4,085 2,080 2,010 0 0 0
Arabic 28,255 14,875 13,380 110 70 35
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 70 40 30 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 20 15 10 0 0 0
Harari 235 95 140 0 0 0
Hebrew 1,460 760 700 0 0 0
Maltese 75 35 40 0 0 0
Tigrigna 3,130 1,590 1,545 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 160 85 70 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 150 90 60 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 12,860 6,000 6,860 10 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,100 530 570 0 0 0
Vietnamese 11,805 5,500 6,305 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 53,390 23,370 30,015 0 0 10
Bikol 75 40 40 0 0 0
Cebuano 2,500 1,115 1,390 0 0 0
Fijian 145 85 60 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 515 215 300 0 0 0
Ilocano 2,415 1,020 1,400 0 0 0
Malagasy 15 10 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,240 560 680 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 515 240 275 0 0 0
Pangasinan 175 70 105 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 50,665 22,120 28,550 0 0 10
Waray-Waray 105 30 70 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 420 175 245 0 0 0
Creole languages 2,150 1,150 1,000 15 10 10
Haitian Creole 115 65 55 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 1,285 710 580 15 10 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 770 385 385 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 8,935 4,710 4,225 0 0 0
Kannada 385 185 195 0 0 0
Malayalam 4,550 2,345 2,205 0 0 0
Tamil 3,165 1,725 1,445 0 0 0
Telugu 1,365 730 630 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 60 35 25 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 25 15 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 195,225 96,920 98,305 965 480 490
Albanian 885 490 395 0 0 0
Armenian 200 80 125 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 40,035 18,880 21,150 0 10 0
Baltic languages 540 255 290 0 0 0
Latvian 250 120 125 0 0 0
Lithuanian 295 135 165 0 0 0
Slavic languages 39,710 18,730 20,975 0 10 0
Belarusan 110 60 55 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,135 550 590 0 0 0
Bulgarian 540 270 270 0 0 0
Croatian 2,815 1,555 1,265 0 0 0
Czech 1,045 445 600 0 0 0
Macedonian 225 105 125 0 0 0
Polish 11,315 5,555 5,760 0 0 0
Russian 9,225 4,350 4,875 0 0 0
Serbian 2,480 1,200 1,280 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 440 215 225 10 0 0
Slovak 760 405 355 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 285 140 145 0 0 0
Ukrainian 14,380 6,220 8,160 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 110 60 50 0 0 0
Celtic languages 430 240 190 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 155 70 90 0 0 0
Welsh 100 65 40 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 190 110 75 0 0 0
Germanic languages 28,630 14,115 14,515 100 40 65
Afrikaans 1,215 605 615 0 0 0
Danish 780 375 405 10 0 0
Dutch 4,835 2,335 2,500 0 0 0
Frisian 100 65 30 0 0 0
German 21,070 10,550 10,520 80 35 50
Icelandic 55 20 35 0 0 0
Norwegian 455 195 255 0 0 0
Swedish 580 270 310 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 80 35 50 10 0 0
Yiddish 70 40 35 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Greek 1,585 785 790 25 15 10
Indo-Iranian languages 79,025 40,725 38,305 10 10 0
Indo-Aryan languages 72,275 37,165 35,110 10 15 0
Bengali 2,815 1,485 1,330 0 0 0
Gujarati 7,515 3,745 3,770 0 0 0
Hindi 27,465 14,320 13,145 0 10 0
Kashmiri 55 30 25 0 0 0
Konkani 165 75 90 0 0 0
Marathi 845 465 375 0 0 0
Nepali 1,970 1,065 905 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 100 55 45 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 36,195 18,670 17,525 0 0 0
Sindhi 1,740 800 935 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,825 935 885 0 0 0
Urdu 12,280 6,370 5,910 10 10 0
Iranian languages 7,260 3,805 3,455 0 0 0
Kurdish 855 515 335 0 0 0
Pashto 810 440 365 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 5,815 2,990 2,825 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 475 265 210 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 49,065 23,990 25,075 855 425 430
Catalan 75 40 35 0 0 0
Italian 8,385 4,190 4,200 50 30 20
Portuguese 6,100 3,005 3,095 35 25 10
Romanian 3,015 1,545 1,465 0 10 0
Spanish 33,215 16,055 17,155 805 395 415
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 95 45 45 0 0 0
Japanese 2,540 1,105 1,435 20 10 10
Kartvelian languages 60 25 35 0 0 0
Georgian 60 25 40 0 0 0
Korean 7,195 3,395 3,805 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 145 65 80 0 0 0
Mongolian 145 60 85 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 13,245 6,720 6,520 25 25 10
Akan (Twi) 1,440 710 725 0 0 0
Bamanankan 40 20 15 0 0 0
Edo 285 140 145 0 0 0
Ewe 155 85 75 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 160 80 80 0 0 0
Ga 195 105 95 0 0 0
Ganda 430 205 220 0 0 0
Igbo 605 330 275 0 0 0
Lingala 750 370 380 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 600 285 315 0 10 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 910 480 430 10 0 0
Shona 1,025 500 525 0 0 0
Swahili 3,535 1,860 1,670 0 0 0
Wolof 220 135 90 0 0 0
Yoruba 1,600 835 770 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,300 1,615 1,685 15 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 940 465 475 0 0 0
Dinka 570 265 305 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 370 200 170 0 0 0
Sign languages 2,720 1,060 1,660 30 0 30
American Sign Language 1,535 560 980 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,190 495 695 20 0 20
Sino-Tibetan languages 55,160 26,595 28,565 80 50 35
Chinese languages 54,310 26,145 28,160 80 50 30
Cantonese 28,750 13,715 15,040 10 0 10
Hakka 700 310 395 0 0 0
Mandarin 28,215 13,450 14,760 70 45 25
Min Dong 30 10 15 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,610 720 890 10 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 255 125 140 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,410 1,205 1,205 15 10 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 875 455 415 0 0 0
Burmese 240 125 115 0 0 0
Karenic languages 475 245 230 0 0 0
Tibetan 45 25 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 175 100 80 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,315 525 795 0 0 0
Lao 580 270 310 0 0 0
Thai 835 275 560 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 2,910 1,615 1,295 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 250 135 115 0 0 0
Turkish 2,380 1,335 1,040 0 0 0
Uyghur 145 65 75 0 0 0
Uzbek 145 75 70 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 70 30 40 0 0 0
Uralic languages 2,325 1,120 1,205 10 0 0
Estonian 40 25 10 0 0 0
Finnish 415 165 245 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,875 925 950 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 705 400 305 0 0 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 1,296,800 649,300 647,505 52,175 25,625 26,550
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 1,162,395 582,770 579,625 51,795 25,400 26,395
Canadian citizens aged under 18 264,605 135,390 129,215 8,205 4,160 4,050
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 897,785 447,375 450,410 43,590 21,240 22,350
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 134,410 66,535 67,875 385 225 160
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 1,296,805 649,305 647,500 52,180 25,625 26,550
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 959,790 483,675 476,115 51,235 25,120 26,110
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 308,625 150,855 157,770 835 440 390
Before 1981 61,205 30,580 30,630 240 115 120
1981 to 1990 34,045 16,645 17,405 105 75 30
1991 to 2000 46,800 21,960 24,845 105 40 65
2001 to 2010 88,080 43,325 44,755 240 110 130
2001 to 2005 36,495 17,840 18,655 100 40 60
2006 to 2010 51,585 25,485 26,100 135 70 70
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 78,490 38,350 40,140 150 105 50
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 28,385 14,770 13,615 120 60 55
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 308,625 150,855 157,770 830 440 390
Under 5 years 29,380 15,185 14,195 155 65 90
5 to 14 years 53,470 27,775 25,695 105 50 55
15 to 24 years 63,380 29,060 34,320 115 50 70
25 to 44 years 137,065 67,050 70,010 430 265 165
45 years and over 25,335 11,785 13,550 25 10 15
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 54 308,625 150,855 157,770 830 440 395
Americas 31,630 15,195 16,435 200 85 115
Brazil 805 330 475 10 10 0
Colombia 2,610 1,305 1,300 0 0 0
El Salvador 3,050 1,555 1,500 0 0 0
Guyana 1,410 625 785 0 0 0
Haiti 545 305 240 35 10 25
Jamaica 2,800 1,265 1,535 10 0 10
Mexico 2,450 1,235 1,215 30 10 25
Peru 555 215 335 10 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 1,630 800 830 10 10 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 8,625 4,025 4,600 65 30 35
Other places of birth in Americas 7,170 3,540 3,635 40 20 25
Europe 65,685 32,675 33,005 300 160 135
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,940 990 950 0 0 0
Croatia 1,435 770 660 0 0 0
France 775 350 430 150 95 55
Germany 7,165 3,570 3,590 10 0 10
Greece 655 370 285 15 10 10
Hungary 975 480 490 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 1,525 815 710 0 0 0
Italy 3,520 1,900 1,625 20 10 0
Netherlands 3,825 2,025 1,795 0 0 0
Poland 8,020 3,875 4,145 0 0 0
Portugal 2,575 1,270 1,305 0 0 0
Romania 2,330 1,180 1,155 10 10 0
Russian Federation 2,305 985 1,325 10 0 10
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 880 390 490 0 0 0
Ukraine 3,770 1,655 2,120 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 16,880 8,610 8,265 0 0 10
Other places of birth in Europe 7,110 3,445 3,670 80 40 45
Africa 37,190 19,235 17,955 160 120 45
Algeria 380 195 185 40 25 15
Egypt 2,055 1,155 895 0 0 0
Ethiopia 4,015 2,045 1,965 0 0 0
Kenya 2,000 1,025 970 0 0 0
Morocco 805 500 305 40 35 10
Nigeria 3,255 1,735 1,525 0 0 0
Somalia 4,590 2,255 2,335 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 2,250 1,070 1,180 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 17,840 9,250 8,585 80 60 15
Asia 169,875 81,635 88,240 170 70 105
Afghanistan 1,495 770 720 0 0 0
Bangladesh 1,615 810 810 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 19,710 9,025 10,685 100 30 65
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 7,355 3,555 3,800 0 0 0
India 38,830 19,850 18,980 0 0 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 2,720 1,440 1,280 0 0 0
Iraq 2,100 1,145 960 0 0 0
Japan 690 195 495 0 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 5,000 2,350 2,650 0 0 0
Lebanon 5,050 2,750 2,295 15 10 10
Pakistan 8,255 4,245 4,010 10 0 0
Philippines 45,360 19,890 25,465 10 0 10
Sri Lanka 2,120 1,055 1,070 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 2,015 1,090 920 10 10 0
Taiwan 1,030 450 585 10 10 10
Viet Nam 10,420 4,870 5,555 20 0 10
Other places of birth in Asia 16,130 8,165 7,965 10 10 0
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 4,240 2,110 2,135 0 0 0
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 78,490 38,350 40,140 155 100 45
Americas 5,880 2,765 3,115 10 0 0
Brazil 270 110 155 0 0 0
Colombia 580 235 340 0 0 0
Cuba 250 115 135 0 0 0
Haiti 175 100 80 0 0 0
Jamaica 685 295 395 0 0 0
Mexico 975 505 470 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,485 675 810 0 0 0
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 230 85 140 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 1,230 640 590 10 0 0
Europe 7,300 3,745 3,560 60 40 20
France 110 55 50 50 40 10
Germany 520 295 225 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 535 330 200 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 210 85 120 0 0 0
Romania 375 175 200 0 0 0
Russian Federation 440 165 275 0 0 0
Ukraine 905 420 490 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 1,850 1,030 820 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Europe 2,370 1,185 1,180 10 0 10
Africa 11,805 5,980 5,825 55 50 10
Algeria 40 15 30 15 10 0
Cameroon 370 180 195 10 0 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 530 245 280 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 285 130 155 0 0 0
Egypt 750 415 335 0 0 0
Eritrea 990 515 470 0 0 0
Ethiopia 1,220 630 595 0 0 0
Morocco 250 150 100 0 0 0
Nigeria 1,565 835 730 0 0 0
Somalia 1,390 685 705 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 500 250 250 0 0 0
Tunisia 155 75 80 15 15 0
Other places of birth in Africa 3,760 1,860 1,895 20 20 0
Asia 52,780 25,485 27,295 30 10 20
Afghanistan 225 120 105 0 0 0
Bangladesh 555 265 285 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 3,680 1,650 2,030 20 10 10
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 310 115 200 0 0 0
India 13,565 7,090 6,475 0 0 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 890 480 410 0 0 0
Iraq 705 360 345 0 0 0
Israel 250 135 115 0 0 0
Japan 195 60 130 10 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,500 745 750 0 0 0
Lebanon 785 400 385 0 0 0
Nepal 1,095 580 515 0 0 0
Pakistan 1,985 995 990 0 0 0
Philippines 21,470 9,795 11,680 0 0 10
Saudi Arabia 380 210 165 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 760 365 400 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,390 740 645 0 0 0
Taiwan 130 40 90 0 0 0
Turkey 220 130 90 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 305 170 140 0 0 0
Viet Nam 760 295 460 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 1,635 750 885 0 0 0
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 725 380 345 0 0 0
Australia 275 145 130 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 450 235 215 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 1,296,805 649,305 647,500 52,180 25,625 26,555
First generationCensus data footnote 69 343,900 169,135 174,765 990 515 475
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 256,445 128,720 127,725 1,135 560 575
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 696,455 351,445 345,010 50,055 24,550 25,505
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 72 252,295 122,765 129,525 620 325 295
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 135,780 68,720 67,060 290 170 120
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 55,155 34,170 20,985 165 120 50
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 80,625 34,550 46,075 120 55 65
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 72,520 30,015 42,505 280 115 160
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 42,330 23,155 19,175 45 30 20
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,665 875 790 10 10 0
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 1,296,800 649,305 647,500 52,180 25,625 26,555
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 76,110 36,075 40,030 830 385 440
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 74,330 35,270 39,060 785 360 430
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 33,820 15,730 18,090 380 160 220
Métis 39,395 18,960 20,435 395 195 195
Inuk (Inuit) 1,115 585 535 10 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 1,075 505 575 10 0 0
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 700 295 400 35 20 10
Non-Aboriginal identity 1,220,695 613,225 607,470 51,350 25,240 26,110
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 1,296,800 649,300 647,500 52,180 25,625 26,555
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 29,560 13,535 16,025 250 125 120
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 1,267,240 635,765 631,480 51,930 25,500 26,435
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 1,296,805 649,300 647,505 52,180 25,625 26,555
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 23,305 10,870 12,435 650 290 360
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 22,255 10,395 11,860 610 260 345
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 15,960 7,435 8,525 550 235 310
Métis single ancestry 6,010 2,830 3,180 55 30 25
Inuit single ancestry 280 135 145 10 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 1,055 475 580 40 30 15
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 970 430 535 40 30 15
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 50 25 20 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 30 15 15 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 10 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 66,395 31,975 34,420 1,240 560 685
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 62,870 30,440 32,435 1,200 535 665
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 34,190 16,430 17,765 980 405 575
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 27,690 13,460 14,235 215 125 85
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 985 550 440 10 10 0
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 3,525 1,535 1,985 40 20 25
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,260 1,420 1,845 45 20 25
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 140 65 75 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 105 45 65 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 10 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 1,207,105 606,460 600,645 50,285 24,780 25,510
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 1,296,805 649,300 647,505 52,175 25,625 26,555
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 363,920 180,585 183,335 660 335 330
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 91,415 47,195 44,225 15 15 0
Chinese 60,205 29,265 30,935 145 55 90
Black 57,815 29,680 28,140 260 145 115
Filipino 61,005 27,520 33,480 15 0 0
Latin American 18,760 9,525 9,235 90 40 50
Arab 25,470 13,590 11,880 70 50 15
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 17,255 8,260 8,995 35 0 35
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 6,750 3,480 3,270 0 0 0
Korean 7,605 3,640 3,965 10 0 10
Japanese 2,470 980 1,495 10 0 10
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 4,040 1,915 2,120 0 0 0
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 11,130 5,525 5,605 20 15 0
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 932,885 468,720 464,165 51,515 25,295 26,220
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 1,296,805 649,300 647,500 52,175 25,625 26,550
North American Aboriginal origins 89,700 42,840 46,855 1,895 850 1,045
First Nations (North American Indian) 54,590 25,810 28,780 1,610 690 925
Inuit 1,615 845 770 15 10 10
Métis 38,090 18,200 19,890 350 200 150
Other North American origins 281,520 143,300 138,225 42,900 21,010 21,890
Acadian 1,905 1,090 820 120 75 45
American 20,080 9,700 10,380 210 90 125
Canadian 266,165 135,565 130,600 41,600 20,300 21,300
New Brunswicker 20 15 10 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 560 310 245 0 0 0
Nova Scotian 80 50 30 0 0 0
Ontarian 15 10 10 30 20 10
Québécois 495 280 215 1,330 710 620
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 80 40 45 0 0 0
European origins 814,100 405,805 408,290 14,905 7,485 7,420
British Isles origins 470,195 234,675 235,520 2,740 1,320 1,420
Channel Islander 70 20 45 0 0 0
Cornish 75 50 30 0 0 0
English 258,190 127,605 130,590 510 290 220
Irish 185,935 90,225 95,710 1,850 840 1,015
Manx 275 125 150 0 0 0
Scottish 208,275 103,075 105,200 620 285 335
Welsh 24,700 11,960 12,745 15 0 10
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 28,175 13,750 14,425 10 10 10
French origins 142,900 69,465 73,430 12,230 6,200 6,030
Alsatian 85 45 35 0 0 0
Breton 35 20 15 75 35 40
Corsican 90 50 40 0 0 0
French 142,765 69,390 73,375 12,155 6,165 5,990
Western European origins (except French origins) 274,300 135,440 138,860 640 315 320
Austrian 13,775 6,555 7,220 25 10 20
Bavarian 45 20 25 0 0 0
Belgian 7,050 3,415 3,635 155 70 85
Dutch 57,420 28,265 29,155 65 35 35
Flemish 730 315 420 10 10 0
Frisian 145 90 55 0 0 0
German 213,150 105,125 108,020 340 185 160
Luxembourger 205 110 95 0 0 0
Swiss 6,225 3,180 3,045 75 40 40
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 175 70 105 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 93,650 45,015 48,630 80 50 30
Danish 15,700 7,500 8,190 15 10 10
Finnish 5,315 2,640 2,675 0 0 10
Icelandic 5,355 2,760 2,595 0 0 0
Norwegian 43,555 20,880 22,670 50 35 20
Swedish 29,435 13,455 15,980 10 10 0
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 4,195 2,090 2,110 10 0 0
Eastern European origins 253,620 122,920 130,700 175 85 90
Bulgarian 905 465 440 40 20 20
Byelorussian 1,065 585 485 0 0 0
Czech 6,110 3,020 3,090 0 0 10
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 3,000 1,455 1,545 0 0 0
Estonian 660 305 360 0 0 0
Hungarian 14,535 7,070 7,460 30 20 10
Latvian 1,225 565 660 0 0 0
Lithuanian 2,035 1,005 1,030 10 10 0
Moldovan 375 170 205 0 0 0
Polish 72,770 35,305 37,465 30 10 25
Romanian 11,585 5,630 5,955 10 0 10
Russian 28,300 13,440 14,860 25 20 10
Slovak 3,220 1,515 1,705 10 0 10
Ukrainian 159,840 77,285 82,560 25 10 15
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 615 315 295 0 0 0
Southern European origins 77,100 38,655 38,450 725 330 395
Albanian 805 445 360 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,535 770 765 0 0 0
Catalan 30 30 10 0 0 0
Croatian 5,275 2,905 2,370 0 0 0
Cypriot 65 40 20 0 0 0
Greek 5,005 2,575 2,425 105 55 50
Italian 33,810 17,180 16,630 500 205 290
Kosovar 175 90 85 0 0 0
Macedonian 400 200 200 0 0 0
Maltese 495 260 235 0 0 0
Montenegrin 105 70 40 0 0 0
Portuguese 10,705 5,450 5,245 65 35 25
Serbian 3,415 1,665 1,750 0 0 0
Sicilian 90 45 50 0 0 0
Slovenian 1,380 720 655 0 0 0
Spanish 16,620 7,625 8,995 55 40 15
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,685 825 855 0 0 0
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 60 35 25 0 0 0
Other European origins 7,305 3,870 3,430 35 20 15
Basque 120 60 65 10 0 10
Jewish 3,680 2,005 1,675 15 0 10
Roma (Gypsy) 110 50 60 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 290 140 145 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 3,135 1,635 1,505 15 10 10
Caribbean origins 15,230 7,605 7,630 160 65 95
Antiguan 130 65 60 0 0 0
Bahamian 105 70 35 10 10 0
Barbadian 860 425 435 0 0 0
Bermudan 45 30 15 0 0 0
Carib 50 25 25 0 0 0
Cuban 965 515 450 10 0 10
Dominican 360 185 175 0 0 0
Grenadian 340 180 165 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 880 505 375 90 35 50
Jamaican 7,460 3,670 3,790 10 0 10
Kittitian/Nevisian 25 10 20 0 0 0
Martinican 10 0 0 15 0 15
Montserratan 20 0 20 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 100 45 55 0 0 0
St. Lucian 230 120 110 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 2,470 1,275 1,195 15 10 10
Vincentian/Grenadinian 140 50 95 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,090 525 565 10 10 0
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 920 450 470 10 10 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 24,525 12,250 12,270 110 55 50
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 770 335 435 10 0 0
Arawak 15 15 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 385 220 170 0 0 0
Belizean 55 35 20 0 0 0
Bolivian 85 35 50 0 0 0
Brazilian 965 460 510 10 10 10
Chilean 3,935 1,965 1,965 10 10 0
Colombian 3,575 1,760 1,810 0 0 0
Costa Rican 150 75 70 10 10 10
Ecuadorian 300 150 150 0 0 0
Guatemalan 700 375 330 0 0 0
Guyanese 1,610 770 845 0 0 0
Hispanic 760 395 360 0 0 0
Honduran 180 110 70 10 0 0
Maya 230 115 115 0 0 0
Mexican 5,110 2,655 2,460 50 30 20
Nicaraguan 510 265 245 0 0 0
Panamanian 105 50 50 0 0 0
Paraguayan 25 20 10 0 0 0
Peruvian 865 420 450 25 10 10
Salvadorean 3,980 2,000 1,980 0 0 0
Uruguayan 135 85 50 0 0 0
Venezuelan 710 330 380 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 1,080 550 530 0 0 0
African origins 59,330 30,555 28,770 285 190 95
Central and West African origins 12,940 6,815 6,120 115 75 35
Akan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Angolan 125 70 50 0 0 0
Ashanti 35 25 15 0 0 0
Beninese 35 25 15 0 0 0
Burkinabe 70 45 30 0 0 0
Cameroonian 780 385 390 40 15 25
Chadian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Congolese 2,275 1,195 1,080 20 15 10
Edo 210 125 80 0 0 0
Ewe 55 30 25 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 25 25 0
Gambian 40 25 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 2,110 1,095 1,010 0 0 0
Guinean 285 150 135 0 0 0
Ibo 385 215 170 0 0 0
Ivorian 405 215 185 15 10 0
Liberian 650 305 340 0 0 0
Malian 35 15 20 10 0 0
Malinké 70 40 30 0 0 0
Nigerian 3,570 1,850 1,720 0 0 0
Peulh 65 40 25 0 0 0
Senegalese 250 155 90 0 10 0
Sierra Leonean 470 250 220 0 0 0
Togolese 50 20 30 10 0 0
Wolof 20 10 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 830 420 405 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 880 495 380 10 10 10
North African origins 9,230 4,840 4,395 100 70 30
Algerian 500 230 270 35 25 10
Berber 240 155 85 20 15 0
Coptic 95 45 50 0 0 0
Dinka 200 105 95 0 0 0
Egyptian 3,355 1,775 1,580 20 20 0
Libyan 590 300 290 0 0 0
Maure 35 20 10 0 0 0
Moroccan 1,190 640 550 30 10 15
Sudanese 2,745 1,445 1,295 0 0 0
Tunisian 375 180 190 15 10 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 235 115 125 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 27,415 14,115 13,300 20 10 10
Afrikaner 80 45 30 0 0 0
Amhara 185 95 90 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 410 230 185 0 0 0
Burundian 695 380 310 0 0 0
Djiboutian 155 85 70 0 0 0
Eritrean 3,475 1,790 1,690 0 0 0
Ethiopian 5,325 2,670 2,655 0 0 0
Harari 120 60 55 0 0 0
Kenyan 970 505 460 0 0 0
Malagasy 50 30 15 10 0 10
Mauritian 205 110 100 10 0 0
Oromo 555 355 205 0 0 0
Rwandan 1,125 600 530 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 10 0 0 0 0
Somali 9,805 4,995 4,805 0 0 0
South African 1,775 890 880 0 0 0
Tanzanian 470 300 175 0 0 0
Tigrian 255 130 125 0 0 0
Ugandan 655 355 300 0 0 0
Zambian 95 50 45 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 1,380 690 690 0 0 0
Zulu 175 75 95 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,510 770 740 0 0 0
Other African origins 10,970 5,470 5,505 45 30 15
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,200 610 585 15 10 10
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 9,955 4,950 5,005 30 25 0
Asian origins 288,660 141,975 146,680 415 180 235
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 40,165 21,075 19,090 155 85 70
Afghan 2,485 1,310 1,180 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 4,415 2,405 2,015 35 15 20
Armenian 625 310 310 10 0 10
Assyrian 160 70 85 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 300 150 150 0 0 0
Georgian 95 45 50 0 0 0
Hazara 100 55 45 0 0 0
Iranian 4,630 2,375 2,250 0 0 0
Iraqi 2,065 1,085 980 25 10 10
Israeli 705 365 345 0 0 0
Jordanian 635 320 320 0 0 0
Kazakh 105 50 55 0 0 0
Kurd 1,065 600 465 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 115 55 60 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 30 15 10 0 0 0
Lebanese 15,075 7,820 7,265 90 55 35
Palestinian 2,905 1,605 1,295 10 0 0
Pashtun 235 105 130 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 195 95 100 0 0 0
Syrian 3,015 1,545 1,470 25 15 10
Tajik 65 40 20 0 0 0
Tatar 135 55 85 0 0 0
Turk 2,755 1,520 1,235 10 10 0
Turkmen 50 15 30 0 0 0
Uighur 100 50 45 0 0 0
Uzbek 175 85 90 0 0 0
Yemeni 255 130 125 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 885 495 390 0 0 0
South Asian origins 91,600 47,185 44,415 35 10 20
Bangladeshi 1,450 715 730 0 0 0
Bengali 610 345 270 0 0 0
Bhutanese 80 45 30 0 0 0
East Indian 72,250 37,095 35,150 25 10 20
Goan 85 40 40 0 0 0
Gujarati 480 250 230 0 0 0
Kashmiri 105 55 50 0 0 0
Nepali 1,840 990 850 0 0 0
Pakistani 8,380 4,330 4,050 10 10 0
Punjabi 6,270 3,320 2,955 0 0 0
Sinhalese 270 155 115 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 2,330 1,175 1,145 0 0 0
Tamil 480 250 230 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 1,945 1,010 940 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 158,390 74,440 83,945 230 75 150
Burmese 450 235 215 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,565 805 765 10 0 10
Chinese 71,945 34,655 37,290 145 65 90
Filipino 64,220 29,110 35,110 10 10 10
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 950 455 500 0 0 0
Japanese 3,635 1,560 2,070 0 0 10
Karen 395 225 170 0 0 0
Korean 8,000 3,825 4,180 0 0 0
Laotian 765 395 370 0 0 0
Malaysian 1,465 670 795 0 0 0
Mongolian 350 155 190 0 0 0
Singaporean 150 75 80 0 0 0
Taiwanese 665 290 375 10 0 0
Thai 1,035 375 660 0 0 0
Tibetan 40 25 15 0 0 0
Vietnamese 14,175 6,825 7,355 50 10 40
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 370 190 175 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 945 505 440 0 0 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 945 500 435 0 0 0
Oceania origins 4,955 2,555 2,400 0 0 0
Australian 1,940 1,015 920 0 0 0
New Zealander 700 385 320 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins 2,435 1,215 1,215 0 0 0
Fijian 1,905 930 975 0 0 0
Hawaiian 150 70 75 0 0 0
Maori 200 105 90 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 60 25 30 0 0 0
Samoan 60 40 20 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 70 50 20 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 502,060 ... ... 26,340 ... ...
Owner 349,430 ... ... 15,500 ... ...
Renter 151,765 ... ... 10,835 ... ...
Band housing 865 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 502,060 ... ... 26,340 ... ...
Condominium 99,565 ... ... 1,120 ... ...
Not condominium 402,490 ... ... 25,215 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 502,060 ... ... 26,340 ... ...
No bedrooms 2,635 ... ... 55 ... ...
1 bedroom 56,300 ... ... 3,285 ... ...
2 bedrooms 107,765 ... ... 8,960 ... ...
3 bedrooms 177,390 ... ... 9,425 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 157,970 ... ... 4,615 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 502,055 ... ... 26,335 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 136,545 ... ... 8,175 ... ...
5 rooms 77,035 ... ... 6,145 ... ...
6 rooms 71,100 ... ... 3,420 ... ...
7 rooms 63,270 ... ... 2,840 ... ...
8 or more rooms 154,110 ... ... 5,765 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 5.8 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 502,055 ... ... 26,335 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 490,135 ... ... 26,290 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 11,925 ... ... 45 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 502,055 ... ... 26,340 ... ...
Suitable 475,130 ... ... 26,045 ... ...
Not suitable 26,930 ... ... 290 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 502,060 ... ... 26,335 ... ...
1960 or before 61,430 ... ... 11,090 ... ...
1961 to 1980 153,795 ... ... 7,895 ... ...
1981 to 1990 61,085 ... ... 3,210 ... ...
1991 to 2000 59,650 ... ... 1,815 ... ...
2001 to 2005 48,040 ... ... 560 ... ...
2006 to 2010 56,925 ... ... 820 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 61,135 ... ... 945 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 502,060 ... ... 26,335 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 474,860 ... ... 24,690 ... ...
Major repairs needed 27,200 ... ... 1,645 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 502,060 ... ... 26,335 ... ...
1 household maintainer 283,625 ... ... 18,650 ... ...
2 household maintainers 200,125 ... ... 7,575 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 18,300 ... ... 115 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 502,055 ... ... 26,335 ... ...
15 to 24 years 19,675 ... ... 815 ... ...
25 to 34 years 97,135 ... ... 2,785 ... ...
35 to 44 years 100,360 ... ... 3,220 ... ...
45 to 54 years 99,665 ... ... 4,270 ... ...
55 to 64 years 92,545 ... ... 6,535 ... ...
65 to 74 years 54,380 ... ... 5,070 ... ...
75 to 84 years 28,505 ... ... 2,630 ... ...
85 years and over 9,795 ... ... 1,015 ... ...
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 141 496,330 ... ... 26,290 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 387,505 ... ... 20,820 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 108,825 ... ... 5,470 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 94,860 ... ... 5,025 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 346,850 ... ... 15,465 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 65.0 ... ... 55.2 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 15.1 ... ... 11.2 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,535 ... ... 722 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,557 ... ... 819 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 399,942 ... ... 140,103 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 437,538 ... ... 159,160 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 151,560 ... ... 10,835 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 10.3 ... ... 7.7 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.8 ... ... 34.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,254 ... ... 508 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,291 ... ... 573 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 1,054,235 525,435 528,800 45,335 22,110 23,220
No certificate, diploma or degree 162,550 82,800 79,745 10,520 4,775 5,750
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 295,890 144,360 151,530 10,355 4,680 5,665
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 595,795 298,280 297,520 24,460 12,655 11,805
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 103,780 83,310 20,470 9,810 6,380 3,425
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 29,175 17,715 11,460 7,265 4,295 2,965
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 74,605 65,590 9,010 2,545 2,085 460
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 202,420 84,750 117,670 8,275 3,430 4,850
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 34,000 13,480 20,525 1,395 560 835
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 255,600 116,740 138,855 4,980 2,285 2,700
Bachelor's degree 177,195 76,745 100,450 3,615 1,600 2,020
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 13,920 6,295 7,625 410 215 200
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 8,045 4,340 3,705 185 90 95
Master's degree 45,905 22,695 23,220 670 320 355
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 10,530 6,670 3,855 95 65 30
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 740,350 370,655 369,695 27,745 13,930 13,815
No certificate, diploma or degree 72,100 38,890 33,210 4,475 2,310 2,165
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 183,535 90,730 92,805 5,695 2,700 3,000
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 484,715 241,030 243,675 17,575 8,920 8,655
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 80,435 65,485 14,945 7,270 4,630 2,640
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 21,380 13,410 7,970 5,475 3,155 2,320
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 59,045 52,075 6,975 1,795 1,475 320
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 164,095 69,130 94,970 5,785 2,385 3,400
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 26,380 10,580 15,800 775 350 425
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 213,805 95,840 117,965 3,740 1,550 2,190
Bachelor's degree 147,835 63,425 84,410 2,720 1,130 1,590
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 10,820 4,760 6,055 260 100 160
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 6,835 3,455 3,380 150 55 95
Master's degree 40,005 19,160 20,850 530 220 310
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 8,310 5,040 3,270 75 40 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 1,054,235 525,440 528,800 45,340 22,115 23,225
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 458,440 227,155 231,280 20,875 9,455 11,420
Education 42,060 10,670 31,395 2,155 570 1,580
13. Education 42,060 10,670 31,395 2,155 575 1,580
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 17,040 7,435 9,605 405 190 215
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 3,285 2,265 1,020 70 45 30
50. Visual and performing arts 13,755 5,175 8,585 335 150 185
Humanities 24,100 9,995 14,100 845 360 490
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,725 780 1,945 45 10 35
23. English language and literature/letters 5,150 1,615 3,530 0 0 10
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 7,485 2,785 4,700 435 180 250
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 70 30 40 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,705 1,015 690 70 45 20
39. Theology and religious vocations 3,440 1,985 1,455 75 35 40
54. History 2,950 1,655 1,295 50 30 25
55. French language and literature/letters 570 125 445 170 55 115
Social and behavioural sciences and law 54,225 18,015 36,210 1,630 410 1,225
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 905 200 705 15 10 10
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 5,335 2,245 3,090 135 55 75
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 9,430 780 8,655 550 25 520
22. Legal professions and studies 10,120 3,335 6,785 205 75 140
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 740 245 490 80 25 55
42. Psychology 10,480 2,965 7,510 425 95 330
45. Social sciences 17,210 8,240 8,970 215 125 90
Business, management and public administration 118,515 44,895 73,625 5,365 1,685 3,685
30.16 Accounting and computer science 205 55 150 0 10 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 7,005 1,470 5,530 220 60 160
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 111,305 43,370 67,935 5,140 1,620 3,520
Physical and life sciences and technologies 25,940 13,130 12,800 630 360 270
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 10,150 4,450 5,700 220 75 140
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 6,235 2,785 3,450 65 40 25
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 145 25 120 120 75 45
40. Physical sciences 7,390 4,950 2,440 155 115 40
41. Science technologies/technicians 2,020 920 1,095 65 50 15
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 21,490 13,180 8,315 480 310 170
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 16,960 11,305 5,655 395 290 110
25. Library science 1,800 240 1,560 60 0 65
27. Mathematics and statistics 2,585 1,535 1,050 25 20 0
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 145 90 55 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 156,315 141,560 14,750 6,695 6,385 315
04. Architecture and related services 4,040 2,635 1,405 55 40 20
14. Engineering 34,310 28,075 6,235 375 350 20
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 29,305 25,610 3,695 1,250 1,115 135
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 10 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 36,945 35,450 1,495 1,565 1,540 25
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 30,840 29,835 1,000 2,020 1,975 50
48. Precision production 20,865 19,955 910 1,425 1,355 65
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 10,595 6,280 4,310 745 565 175
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 6,630 3,805 2,820 265 135 135
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,965 2,475 1,485 475 430 40
Health and related fields 95,020 18,435 76,580 3,400 640 2,755
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 5,935 2,765 3,165 125 50 80
51. Health professions and related programs 86,470 14,185 72,285 3,220 570 2,645
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,615 1,485 1,130 45 20 30
Personal, protective and transportation services 30,450 14,645 15,805 2,110 1,180 930
12. Personal and culinary services 18,050 4,955 13,095 1,100 265 835
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 55 50 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 330 290 35 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 6,470 4,210 2,255 320 245 75
49. Transportation and materials moving 5,555 5,140 410 690 670 20
Other 50 30 25 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 55 25 30 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 151 740,345 370,655 369,695 27,740 13,925 13,815
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 255,635 129,625 126,015 10,165 5,010 5,160
Education 31,215 7,405 23,805 1,180 270 910
13. Education 31,215 7,405 23,805 1,180 265 910
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 13,720 5,935 7,780 330 150 180
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,490 1,715 780 60 30 30
50. Visual and performing arts 11,225 4,225 7,000 265 115 150
Humanities 19,490 7,945 11,545 495 225 270
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,285 635 1,650 40 15 25
23. English language and literature/letters 4,170 1,285 2,880 0 0 0
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,250 2,295 3,955 280 130 150
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 60 30 25 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,390 825 565 35 20 15
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,610 1,520 1,085 30 15 15
54. History 2,315 1,270 1,045 40 25 15
55. French language and literature/letters 420 80 345 75 25 50
Social and behavioural sciences and law 45,735 14,800 30,935 1,280 300 985
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 770 175 600 10 10 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 4,640 1,895 2,740 115 55 65
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 7,785 640 7,145 405 15 385
22. Legal professions and studies 8,800 2,600 6,200 155 45 115
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 595 210 385 55 10 45
42. Psychology 8,495 2,340 6,160 365 75 285
45. Social sciences 14,650 6,940 7,715 175 90 75
Business, management and public administration 98,705 37,170 61,535 3,965 1,205 2,760
30.16 Accounting and computer science 175 45 130 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,830 1,140 4,690 175 50 130
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 92,705 35,995 56,710 3,790 1,155 2,635
Physical and life sciences and technologies 20,295 9,965 10,330 360 190 170
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 8,055 3,440 4,620 165 55 110
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 4,680 2,095 2,585 35 15 10
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 150 30 115 20 15 10
40. Physical sciences 5,870 3,755 2,110 120 85 35
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,550 650 895 20 20 0
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 18,875 11,630 7,240 400 260 145
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 15,340 10,225 5,115 350 245 105
25. Library science 1,420 205 1,220 40 0 40
27. Mathematics and statistics 2,000 1,140 865 10 10 0
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 110 65 40 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 127,195 114,335 12,850 4,765 4,480 285
04. Architecture and related services 3,270 2,040 1,230 55 35 15
14. Engineering 29,250 23,705 5,545 240 215 20
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 23,975 20,855 3,120 960 835 125
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 10 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 29,835 28,520 1,315 1,090 1,070 20
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 24,205 23,345 855 1,470 1,430 35
48. Precision production 16,645 15,860 785 955 895 60
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 8,400 4,745 3,655 595 425 170
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 5,045 2,675 2,370 240 110 130
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,350 2,070 1,280 355 320 40
Health and related fields 76,635 15,120 61,515 2,535 495 2,040
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 4,860 2,295 2,565 105 45 60
51. Health professions and related programs 69,550 11,635 57,915 2,385 435 1,955
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,225 1,195 1,035 45 15 30
Personal, protective and transportation services 24,405 11,940 12,465 1,670 930 745
12. Personal and culinary services 14,155 3,955 10,195 865 185 675
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 50 45 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 220 190 30 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 5,415 3,475 1,935 250 195 55
49. Transportation and materials moving 4,570 4,270 300 555 545 15
Other 45 25 15 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 45 25 20 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 1,054,235 525,440 528,800 45,335 22,110 23,225
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 458,440 227,155 231,280 20,875 9,455 11,420
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 595,795 298,280 297,520 24,465 12,655 11,810
Location of study inside Canada 477,645 240,585 237,060 24,090 12,430 11,655
Same as province or territory of residence 380,785 191,290 189,495 23,815 12,255 11,555
Different than province or territory of residence 96,865 49,300 47,565 275 175 100
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 118,150 57,695 60,460 375 225 150
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 11,945 6,725 5,210 45 25 20
Philippines 25,450 9,875 15,575 0 0 10
India 18,415 9,370 9,050 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 8,035 4,605 3,430 15 15 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 6,160 2,845 3,315 30 20 10
France 635 385 245 125 95 35
Other 47,515 23,885 23,630 155 65 85
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 157 740,345 370,655 369,695 27,740 13,930 13,815
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 255,635 129,625 126,015 10,170 5,010 5,160
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 484,715 241,030 243,680 17,575 8,920 8,650
Location of study inside Canada 384,315 193,000 191,320 17,300 8,770 8,535
Same as province or territory of residence 305,860 153,300 152,560 17,160 8,695 8,465
Different than province or territory of residence 78,455 39,700 38,760 135 75 65
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 100,395 48,035 52,360 270 155 120
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 9,075 4,925 4,150 30 15 15
Philippines 23,490 9,030 14,460 10 0 10
India 16,315 8,155 8,155 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 5,440 3,145 2,295 10 10 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 5,380 2,465 2,915 30 20 10
France 550 335 210 80 65 15
Other 40,155 19,985 20,170 110 35 70
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 1,054,235 525,435 528,800 45,340 22,115 23,225
In the labour force 757,805 404,615 353,185 23,945 12,395 11,550
Employed 693,745 366,165 327,585 21,835 11,045 10,795
Unemployed 64,055 38,450 25,605 2,110 1,355 755
Not in the labour force 296,435 120,825 175,615 21,395 9,715 11,675
Participation rate 71.9 77.0 66.8 52.8 56.0 49.7
Employment rate 65.8 69.7 61.9 48.2 49.9 46.5
Unemployment rate 8.5 9.5 7.2 8.8 10.9 6.5
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 1,054,235 525,440 528,800 45,335 22,110 23,225
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 268,075 107,550 160,525 20,670 9,290 11,380
Worked 786,165 417,885 368,275 24,670 12,825 11,845
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 393,005 227,025 165,980 11,015 5,980 5,040
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 393,155 190,860 202,295 13,650 6,840 6,805
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.6 43.2 42.0 42.0 41.5 42.4
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 757,805 404,615 353,185 23,940 12,400 11,545
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 12,910 5,985 6,920 765 395 370
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 744,895 398,630 346,260 23,180 12,000 11,180
Employee 669,875 350,715 319,160 20,630 10,525 10,100
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 75,015 47,910 27,110 2,555 1,480 1,075
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 172 757,800 404,620 353,190 23,940 12,395 11,545
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 12,910 5,985 6,920 765 395 370
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 744,895 398,630 346,265 23,180 12,005 11,175
0 Management occupations 79,210 49,560 29,650 1,830 1,115 715
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 118,920 32,780 86,145 3,325 820 2,500
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 54,855 42,945 11,910 1,015 830 175
3 Health occupations 54,305 10,660 43,645 2,100 390 1,705
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 81,080 28,610 52,475 2,660 750 1,910
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 17,255 7,055 10,200 415 235 180
6 Sales and service occupations 164,210 69,320 94,885 5,560 2,325 3,235
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 139,415 129,075 10,340 4,020 3,865 160
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 13,915 11,545 2,370 350 265 80
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 21,730 17,085 4,645 1,910 1,400 515
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 173 757,800 404,615 353,190 23,945 12,395 11,545
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 12,910 5,985 6,920 760 390 370
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 744,890 398,630 346,265 23,180 12,005 11,175
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 6,360 3,970 2,390 320 230 90
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 23,270 19,380 3,890 45 30 15
22 Utilities 7,645 5,400 2,245 205 160 45
23 Construction 87,605 74,225 13,380 1,605 1,430 170
31-33 Manufacturing 46,005 34,890 11,115 3,425 2,610 815
41 Wholesale trade 30,525 21,750 8,775 455 350 115
44-45 Retail trade 83,620 38,160 45,460 3,085 1,465 1,615
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 35,595 26,805 8,795 785 650 135
51 Information and cultural industries 10,995 6,225 4,770 235 135 105
52 Finance and insurance 24,525 8,680 15,850 495 190 310
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 14,415 8,020 6,395 210 135 80
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 51,860 29,330 22,530 880 530 350
55 Management of companies and enterprises 1,065 450 615 0 0 0
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 28,455 16,325 12,135 820 545 275
61 Educational services 51,905 17,090 34,815 1,510 475 1,040
62 Health care and social assistance 86,535 15,265 71,270 3,760 725 3,035
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 13,855 6,710 7,145 450 295 155
72 Accommodation and food services 51,635 21,460 30,180 1,780 705 1,075
81 Other services (except public administration) 35,560 16,900 18,660 1,240 590 650
91 Public administration 53,470 27,605 25,865 1,865 755 1,110
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 174 693,750 366,165 327,580 21,835 11,040 10,790
Worked at home 38,960 17,450 21,505 1,150 525 625
Worked outside Canada 1,690 1,180 510 30 30 0
No fixed workplace address 99,025 75,780 23,250 1,880 1,385 500
Worked at usual place 554,065 271,755 282,315 18,770 9,100 9,670
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 554,065 271,755 282,310 18,770 9,100 9,670
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 392,920 178,885 214,040 12,045 5,235 6,805
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 144,980 81,405 63,575 155 85 70
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 13,785 9,925 3,860 6,550 3,775 2,775
Commute to a different province or territory 2,380 1,540 840 25 10 15
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 653,090 347,530 305,560 20,650 10,480 10,170
Car, truck, van - as a driver 506,065 284,135 221,925 18,100 9,350 8,745
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 33,245 12,795 20,450 730 290 435
Public transit 73,585 29,960 43,625 240 120 120
Walked 24,140 10,380 13,755 1,230 505 725
Bicycle 6,425 4,165 2,265 115 85 30
Other method 9,630 6,090 3,540 245 130 115
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 176 653,090 347,530 305,560 20,655 10,480 10,170
Less than 15 minutes 137,450 60,925 76,525 8,990 4,010 4,985
15 to 29 minutes 257,780 137,715 120,065 6,625 3,310 3,315
30 to 44 minutes 163,820 93,060 70,765 3,515 2,040 1,475
45 to 59 minutes 54,335 30,805 23,525 810 570 240
60 minutes and over 39,705 25,030 14,680 710 555 155
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 177 653,090 347,530 305,565 20,655 10,485 10,165
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 49,715 37,220 12,495 995 720 270
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 132,655 83,440 49,220 3,830 2,470 1,365
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 195,615 99,920 95,695 7,305 3,595 3,715
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 111,230 48,160 63,070 3,790 1,495 2,300
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 64,745 26,910 37,835 1,595 555 1,035
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 99,125 51,875 47,245 3,140 1,660 1,480
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 178 808,705 428,070 380,640 25,430 13,205 12,220
Single responses 801,065 424,370 376,695 24,990 12,950 12,045
Official languages 794,780 421,180 373,595 24,975 12,940 12,035
English 792,255 420,330 371,925 330 220 105
French 2,520 855 1,670 24,650 12,720 11,930
Non-official languages 6,280 3,185 3,100 15 10 10
Aboriginal languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 15 10 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 10 10 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. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 10 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 6,265 3,170 3,095 15 0 10
Afro-Asiatic languages 510 305 200 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 60 25 35 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 10 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 55 25 30 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 445 275 165 0 0 0
Amharic 40 15 20 0 0 0
Arabic 325 225 100 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 25 0 15 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 15 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 50 25 25 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 425 190 230 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 410 185 230 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 325 180 145 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 15 10 10 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) 300 170 130 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 10 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. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 25 15 10 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 10 0 10 0 0 0
Tamil 15 10 10 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 2,140 1,135 1,010 0 0 0
Albanian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 310 155 150 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 315 160 150 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Polish 120 65 60 0 0 0
Russian 80 30 45 0 0 0
Serbian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 20 10 10 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 75 40 30 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 95 50 45 0 0 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 10 0 0 0
Dutch 20 10 10 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 65 45 25 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 1,270 710 560 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 1,195 665 535 0 0 0
Bengali 15 0 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 65 10 50 0 0 0
Hindi 110 60 45 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 975 575 400 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 40 10 25 0 0 0
Iranian languages 65 50 25 0 0 0
Kurdish 15 10 10 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 55 35 15 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 460 210 245 0 0 0
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Portuguese 40 20 20 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 400 180 220 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 30 10 25 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 260 120 140 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 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 125 65 60 0 0 0
American Sign Language 80 30 50 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 40 35 10 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,315 1,100 1,215 10 10 10
Chinese languages 2,300 1,090 1,215 10 10 10
Cantonese 1,480 725 745 0 0 0
Hakka 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 705 310 400 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 10 10 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 95 45 50 10 10 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 10 10 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 10 10 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 25 10 15 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 30 10 15 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 50 20 25 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 35 15 20 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 10 0 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. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Multiple responses 7,640 3,700 3,945 440 260 175
English and French 1,865 890 975 410 250 160
English and non-official language 5,630 2,745 2,890 10 10 10
French and non-official language 20 10 15 15 10 10
English, French and non-official language 130 60 75 10 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 179 808,710 428,070 380,635 25,425 13,210 12,225
None 776,205 411,870 364,335 22,640 11,490 11,155
English 4,420 1,910 2,510 2,510 1,525 980
French 8,815 4,290 4,525 245 170 75
Non-official language 18,790 9,760 9,030 25 10 20
Aboriginal 370 140 230 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 18,420 9,620 8,800 20 10 15
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 75 30 40 15 10 0
French and non-official language 410 210 195 10 0 0
English, French and non-official language 10 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 1,279,510 640,675 638,835 51,720 25,415 26,310
Non-movers 1,070,150 535,850 534,305 46,265 22,720 23,545
Movers 209,355 104,830 104,530 5,460 2,690 2,765
Non-migrants 138,845 70,100 68,740 3,650 1,805 1,850
Migrants 70,515 34,725 35,785 1,810 885 925
Internal migrants 53,785 26,870 26,915 1,745 850 895
Intraprovincial migrants 38,260 19,085 19,175 1,675 820 855
Interprovincial migrants 15,520 7,785 7,740 70 30 35
External migrants 16,730 7,855 8,875 65 35 30
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 1,211,875 605,960 605,915 49,785 24,395 25,385
Non-movers 652,385 324,895 327,490 34,085 16,680 17,410
Movers 559,490 281,065 278,425 15,700 7,725 7,975
Non-migrants 306,930 154,255 152,675 10,470 5,160 5,315
Migrants 252,565 126,810 125,750 5,225 2,565 2,660
Internal migrants 177,130 89,220 87,905 5,045 2,460 2,585
Intraprovincial migrants 103,790 51,185 52,600 4,940 2,420 2,520
Interprovincial migrants 73,340 38,030 35,305 105 45 65
External migrants 75,435 37,590 37,845 185 105 80

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Edmonton Zone [Health region, December 2017], Alberta and Shawinigan [Census agglomeration], Quebec (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 1, 2024).

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