Census Profile, 2016 Census
Edmonton [Economic region], Alberta and Cochrane [Population centre], Alberta

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Characteristic Edmonton
Alberta
[Economic region]
Cochrane
Alberta
[Population centre]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 1,366,050 ... ... 25,289 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 1,203,115 ... ... 17,433r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 13.5 ... ... 45.1 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 557,547 ... ... 9,959 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 518,951 ... ... 9,542 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 86.5 ... ... 1,080.6 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 15,783.77 ... ... 23.40 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 1,366,050 683,115 682,935 25,290 12,450 12,840
0 to 14 years 252,495 129,220 123,280 5,370 2,720 2,650
0 to 4 years 88,120 44,935 43,180 1,920 955 960
5 to 9 years 86,955 44,430 42,525 1,845 945 895
10 to 14 years 77,425 39,850 37,575 1,610 815 795
15 to 64 years 943,905 476,805 467,100 17,015 8,370 8,645
15 to 19 years 78,450 40,335 38,120 1,395 730 665
20 to 24 years 94,890 48,420 46,470 1,225 610 620
25 to 29 years 111,665 56,775 54,890 1,685 780 900
30 to 34 years 115,125 58,120 57,010 2,075 1,025 1,050
35 to 39 years 103,060 52,195 50,865 2,095 1,030 1,070
40 to 44 years 92,130 46,730 45,395 1,935 950 980
45 to 49 years 88,240 44,410 43,825 1,675 860 820
50 to 54 years 94,085 47,015 47,070 1,780 835 940
55 to 59 years 90,880 45,480 45,400 1,680 810 875
60 to 64 years 75,385 37,320 38,065 1,475 740 735
65 years and over 169,650 77,100 92,550 2,900 1,360 1,540
65 to 69 years 58,230 28,390 29,835 1,180 570 610
70 to 74 years 39,180 18,600 20,580 750 360 385
75 to 79 years 28,675 13,160 15,515 450 195 255
80 to 84 years 21,485 9,195 12,285 290 150 140
85 years and over 22,080 7,750 14,335 230 80 145
85 to 89 years 13,825 5,405 8,415 145 55 90
90 to 94 years 6,355 1,915 4,435 55 20 35
95 to 99 years 1,640 385 1,260 25 5 20
100 years and over 260 40 220 0 0 0
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 18.5 18.9 18.1 21.2 21.8 20.6
15 to 64 years 69.1 69.8 68.4 67.3 67.2 67.3
65 years and over 12.4 11.3 13.6 11.5 10.9 12.0
85 years and over 1.6 1.1 2.1 0.9 0.6 1.1
Average age of the population 37.9 37.1 38.6 37.2 36.7 37.6
Median age of the population 36.4 35.8 37.1 37.0 36.7 37.3
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 518,950 ... ... 9,545 ... ...
Single-detached house 299,770 ... ... 6,035 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 26,885 ... ... 0 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 183,350 ... ... 3,505 ... ...
Semi-detached house 31,780 ... ... 1,275 ... ...
Row house 43,400 ... ... 1,130 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 10,885 ... ... 85 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 97,085 ... ... 1,010 ... ...
Other single-attached house 200 ... ... 5 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 8,945 ... ... 5 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 518,950 ... ... 9,540 ... ...
1 person 127,555 ... ... 1,785 ... ...
2 persons 175,305 ... ... 3,605 ... ...
3 persons 84,850 ... ... 1,655 ... ...
4 persons 79,280 ... ... 1,650 ... ...
5 or more persons 51,960 ... ... 850 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 1,340,930 ... ... 25,080 ... ...
Average household size 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 1,113,555 553,905 559,655 19,920 9,735 10,185
Married or living common law 649,290 325,895 323,400 13,690 6,830 6,860
Married 542,825 272,615 270,210 11,545 5,765 5,785
Living common law 106,465 53,280 53,185 2,145 1,065 1,080
Not married and not living common law 464,260 228,010 236,260 6,230 2,905 3,325
Never married 321,000 178,475 142,525 3,980 2,150 1,835
Separated 26,260 11,420 14,835 470 205 265
Divorced 67,930 28,120 39,815 1,135 410 720
Widowed 49,075 9,995 39,080 645 140 505
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 373,550 ... ... 7,575 ... ...
2 persons 180,085 ... ... 3,690 ... ...
3 persons 81,010 ... ... 1,570 ... ...
4 persons 76,925 ... ... 1,620 ... ...
5 or more persons 35,525 ... ... 695 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.0 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 373,545 ... ... 7,575 ... ...
Total couple families 315,405 ... ... 6,755 ... ...
Married couples 262,190 ... ... 5,685 ... ...
Common-law couples 53,215 ... ... 1,070 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 58,145 ... ... 820 ... ...
Female parent 44,985 ... ... 615 ... ...
Male parent 13,160 ... ... 205 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 315,405 ... ... 6,755 ... ...
Couples without children 144,800 ... ... 3,225 ... ...
Couples with children 170,600 ... ... 3,535 ... ...
1 child 64,935 ... ... 1,310 ... ...
2 children 72,235 ... ... 1,550 ... ...
3 or more children 33,435 ... ... 675 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 58,140 ... ... 820 ... ...
1 child 35,280 ... ... 465 ... ...
2 children 16,080 ... ... 260 ... ...
3 or more children 6,785 ... ... 90 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 238,645 125,155 113,490 2,860 1,370 1,495
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 518,955 ... ... 9,540 ... ...
One-census-family households 348,110 ... ... 7,370 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 134,895 ... ... 3,130 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 213,220 ... ... 4,235 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 12,380 ... ... 105 ... ...
Non-census-family households 158,460 ... ... 2,070 ... ...
One-person households 127,555 ... ... 1,780 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 30,910 ... ... 290 ... ...
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 1,351,355 676,340 675,010 25,290 12,450 12,835
English only 1,232,510 621,815 610,700 22,805 11,360 11,445
French only 1,770 775 990 15 5 5
English and French 96,325 45,395 50,935 2,425 1,070 1,355
Neither English nor French 20,750 8,360 12,385 45 20 25
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 1,351,350 676,345 675,015 25,290 12,450 12,840
English 1,296,330 650,200 646,125 24,635 12,140 12,495
French 27,925 14,545 13,380 570 275 295
English and French 6,905 3,525 3,380 50 25 25
Neither English nor French 20,190 8,060 12,135 40 15 25
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 31,375 16,310 15,065 595 285 310
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.4
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 1,351,350 676,340 675,010 25,290 12,455 12,840
Single responses 1,316,655 659,475 657,180 25,020 12,330 12,685
Official languages 997,180 504,645 492,535 23,205 11,475 11,730
English 969,560 490,250 479,310 22,600 11,185 11,415
French 27,620 14,395 13,225 605 295 315
Non-official languages 319,470 154,835 164,640 1,815 855 955
Aboriginal languages 3,625 1,505 2,120 15 5 10
Algonquian languages 3,010 1,250 1,765 10 0 5
Blackfoot 40 10 30 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 2,850 1,190 1,665 10 0 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 5 10 0 0 0
Plains Cree 395 140 255 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 5 20 0 0 0
Woods Cree 155 65 90 5 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 2,250 965 1,280 5 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Malecite 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 105 45 65 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 100 40 60 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 5 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 235 80 155 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 230 80 155 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 5 5 5 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 5 0 0 0
Chilcotin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 155 55 100 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 5 5 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 40 15 25 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 10 5 5 0 0 0
South Slavey 25 10 15 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 5 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Haida 5 5 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages 70 15 50 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuktitut 40 10 30 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 5 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 35 20 15 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 5 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 230 105 125 5 0 0
Dakota 75 25 45 0 0 0
Stoney 155 80 80 5 5 5
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tlingit 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 5 5 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 315,845 153,325 162,515 1,800 850 950
Afro-Asiatic languages 31,360 16,390 14,970 50 25 25
Berber languages 130 75 60 0 0 0
Kabyle 75 40 35 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 7,905 3,970 3,935 5 0 0
Bilen 245 140 105 0 0 0
Oromo 1,130 580 545 5 5 0
Somali 6,515 3,235 3,275 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 23,255 12,305 10,950 45 20 25
Amharic 2,515 1,220 1,295 0 0 0
Arabic 17,610 9,430 8,185 45 20 25
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 80 40 35 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 40 25 15 0 0 0
Harari 165 90 80 0 0 0
Hebrew 405 225 185 0 0 0
Maltese 25 10 15 0 0 0
Tigrigna 2,330 1,220 1,105 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 85 50 35 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 70 40 25 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 9,655 4,460 5,195 25 15 15
Khmer (Cambodian) 760 360 400 5 0 5
Vietnamese 8,880 4,095 4,790 20 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 43,375 18,855 24,520 250 90 155
Bikol 115 55 65 0 0 0
Cebuano 2,000 830 1,165 10 5 5
Fijian 50 30 25 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 535 235 300 0 0 5
Ilocano 1,880 790 1,090 5 5 5
Malagasy 10 5 5 0 0 0
Malay 525 225 300 10 5 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 350 165 185 0 0 0
Pangasinan 110 45 70 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 37,430 16,300 21,130 215 75 140
Waray-Waray 75 30 40 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 290 135 155 5 0 0
Creole languages 1,020 530 485 10 10 0
Haitian Creole 50 25 25 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 615 345 275 10 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 345 160 185 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 6,850 3,565 3,280 15 10 5
Kannada 205 105 105 0 0 0
Malayalam 3,485 1,795 1,685 10 10 5
Tamil 2,195 1,155 1,035 5 0 5
Telugu 940 495 445 5 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 154,280 76,555 77,725 1,215 595 625
Albanian 770 415 350 5 0 0
Armenian 170 80 90 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 35,010 16,355 18,655 260 110 145
Baltic languages 330 150 180 10 5 5
Latvian 155 70 80 0 0 0
Lithuanian 175 80 95 5 0 5
Slavic languages 34,685 16,210 18,475 250 110 140
Belarusan 35 20 20 0 0 0
Bosnian 715 355 360 5 5 0
Bulgarian 475 245 225 5 0 5
Croatian 2,020 1,055 965 15 10 10
Czech 905 440 470 35 15 20
Macedonian 185 95 90 0 0 0
Polish 9,460 4,420 5,040 65 25 40
Russian 5,780 2,675 3,110 45 15 30
Serbian 1,835 930 910 0 0 5
Serbo-Croatian 365 180 180 0 0 0
Slovak 620 300 320 20 15 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 290 140 155 0 0 0
Ukrainian 11,895 5,305 6,595 45 20 25
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 0 5 0
Celtic languages 120 75 50 5 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 20 0 0 0
Welsh 35 20 15 0 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15 0 0 0
Germanic languages 22,200 10,635 11,560 520 240 275
Afrikaans 625 325 295 20 10 10
Danish 770 380 390 25 10 5
Dutch 4,305 2,085 2,225 130 65 65
Frisian 105 60 45 0 0 0
German 15,695 7,465 8,235 330 145 190
Icelandic 35 15 20 0 0 5
Norwegian 230 105 120 5 5 0
Swedish 300 135 170 5 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 80 35 45 5 0 0
Yiddish 55 30 25 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Greek 1,080 590 490 20 15 5
Indo-Iranian languages 64,165 32,955 31,210 125 75 50
Indo-Aryan languages 57,540 29,485 28,060 105 65 45
Bengali 2,340 1,230 1,110 0 5 0
Gujarati 5,770 2,990 2,780 30 15 10
Hindi 8,420 4,240 4,185 10 5 5
Kashmiri 25 15 10 0 0 0
Konkani 155 80 70 0 0 0
Marathi 540 275 265 0 0 0
Nepali 1,995 1,040 955 5 5 0
Oriya (Odia) 70 40 35 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 27,800 14,275 13,525 30 15 15
Sindhi 940 440 505 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,310 680 630 0 0 0
Urdu 8,170 4,170 4,000 30 20 10
Iranian languages 6,340 3,325 3,020 20 10 10
Kurdish 760 420 340 0 0 0
Pashto 665 350 315 0 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 4,920 2,550 2,370 20 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 150 130 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 30,765 15,450 15,315 285 155 140
Catalan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Italian 4,920 2,440 2,480 40 20 25
Portuguese 4,640 2,275 2,370 40 20 20
Romanian 2,550 1,275 1,270 20 15 10
Spanish 18,605 9,435 9,175 185 100 85
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Japanese 1,070 345 725 30 5 25
Kartvelian languages 70 40 30 0 0 0
Georgian 65 40 30 0 0 0
Korean 6,370 3,030 3,345 60 30 30
Mongolic languages 80 35 45 0 0 0
Mongolian 80 35 45 0 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 7,370 3,720 3,650 15 10 10
Akan (Twi) 890 460 430 0 0 5
Bamanankan 15 10 5 0 0 0
Edo 140 70 70 0 0 0
Ewe 125 80 50 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 140 75 65 0 0 0
Ga 70 40 25 0 0 0
Ganda 210 105 105 5 0 0
Igbo 310 165 145 0 0 0
Lingala 165 80 85 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 405 200 205 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 610 300 305 0 0 0
Shona 565 280 285 5 0 0
Swahili 1,245 605 645 5 5 0
Wolof 130 85 45 0 0 0
Yoruba 705 395 310 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,640 775 870 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 750 385 365 0 0 0
Dinka 340 175 165 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 410 210 200 0 0 0
Sign languages 400 195 205 0 5 0
American Sign Language 185 85 95 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 220 110 110 5 5 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 47,970 22,650 25,320 70 30 35
Chinese languages 47,265 22,275 24,990 65 30 40
Cantonese 22,735 10,615 12,115 35 20 15
Hakka 620 290 330 0 0 0
Mandarin 19,935 9,465 10,470 30 10 20
Min Dong 70 30 45 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,265 580 685 5 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 235 120 115 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,380 1,165 1,215 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 5 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 705 375 325 0 0 0
Burmese 145 80 65 0 0 0
Karenic languages 430 235 200 0 0 0
Tibetan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 100 50 55 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,025 380 640 0 0 5
Lao 385 190 190 0 0 0
Thai 630 190 440 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 15 5 10 0 0 0
Turkic languages 2,080 1,165 915 5 5 5
Azerbaijani 120 75 45 0 0 0
Turkish 1,745 970 775 5 0 0
Uyghur 65 35 30 0 0 0
Uzbek 110 65 50 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,890 890 1,000 40 25 20
Estonian 45 20 30 0 0 0
Finnish 235 95 140 10 5 5
Hungarian 1,605 780 830 30 20 15
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 235 135 100 0 0 0
Multiple responses 34,695 16,860 17,835 270 120 150
English and French 3,965 1,940 2,030 100 45 55
English and non-official language 28,870 13,995 14,875 160 65 95
French and non-official language 1,235 615 625 5 5 0
English, French and non-official language 625 315 310 5 5 5
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 1,351,350 676,340 675,015 25,290 12,455 12,840
Single responses 1,278,690 640,905 637,785 24,910 12,275 12,630
Official languages 1,103,440 554,800 548,640 24,305 11,980 12,325
English 1,092,365 549,120 543,245 24,075 11,865 12,215
French 11,070 5,675 5,395 230 115 115
Non-official languages 175,250 86,105 89,145 600 295 310
Aboriginal languages 690 315 375 10 5 5
Algonquian languages 610 285 320 0 0 5
Blackfoot 5 5 5 5 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 575 265 310 5 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 10 10 5 0 0 0
Plains Cree 60 25 30 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 15 5 15 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 480 220 255 5 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 20 15 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 20 10 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 20 5 15 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 20 5 15 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 15 5 5 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 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 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 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 40 20 25 10 5 5
Dakota 20 10 10 0 0 0
Stoney 20 15 10 10 0 5
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. 15 10 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 174,560 85,790 88,770 595 290 300
Afro-Asiatic languages 20,350 10,325 10,025 15 10 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 5 5 0
Bilen 215 120 90 0 0 0
Oromo 885 455 435 5 0 0
Somali 4,740 2,350 2,385 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 14,390 7,335 7,050 10 5 10
Amharic 1,695 805 890 0 0 0
Arabic 10,615 5,460 5,155 15 5 5
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 40 15 20 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 15 10 5 0 0 0
Harari 110 55 60 0 0 0
Hebrew 190 95 90 0 0 0
Maltese 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 1,650 855 795 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 55 35 20 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 6,250 2,890 3,360 10 0 5
Khmer (Cambodian) 385 180 205 0 0 0
Vietnamese 5,865 2,705 3,160 10 5 5
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 23,190 10,890 12,300 115 50 65
Bikol 15 10 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 825 400 425 5 0 5
Fijian 25 15 10 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 195 85 110 0 0 0
Ilocano 615 290 325 0 0 0
Malagasy 10 5 5 0 0 0
Malay 145 70 70 5 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 130 60 70 0 0 0
Pangasinan 25 10 15 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 21,110 9,895 11,210 105 45 60
Waray-Waray 10 5 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 85 45 45 0 0 0
Creole languages 570 285 280 0 5 5
Haitian Creole 40 20 20 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 380 200 180 5 0 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 150 70 80 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 4,465 2,305 2,160 5 5 5
Kannada 80 35 45 0 0 0
Malayalam 2,345 1,205 1,140 5 5 5
Tamil 1,470 780 690 0 0 5
Telugu 565 280 280 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 75,965 38,125 37,835 345 170 170
Albanian 370 195 175 0 0 0
Armenian 75 40 35 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 12,890 6,280 6,610 70 30 35
Baltic languages 120 55 65 5 5 0
Latvian 50 25 25 5 0 0
Lithuanian 65 35 35 0 0 0
Slavic languages 12,770 6,225 6,545 70 25 40
Belarusan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Bosnian 300 155 150 0 0 0
Bulgarian 290 145 150 0 0 0
Croatian 900 460 445 5 0 0
Czech 260 140 125 15 5 5
Macedonian 90 50 45 0 0 0
Polish 3,835 1,805 2,025 20 10 10
Russian 3,280 1,620 1,655 15 5 5
Serbian 1,005 505 500 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 115 55 60 0 0 0
Slovak 175 85 90 5 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 70 35 35 0 0 0
Ukrainian 2,410 1,160 1,255 5 0 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 5 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 5 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 3,400 1,675 1,720 90 40 50
Afrikaans 325 165 155 5 5 5
Danish 40 20 15 0 0 0
Dutch 305 150 155 20 5 15
Frisian 5 5 5 0 0 0
German 2,610 1,280 1,330 55 25 30
Icelandic 15 5 10 0 0 5
Norwegian 15 5 5 0 0 0
Swedish 70 30 40 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 10 5 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 375 190 190 5 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages 43,190 21,925 21,265 50 30 20
Indo-Aryan languages 39,050 19,835 19,215 45 25 20
Bengali 1,455 755 705 5 0 0
Gujarati 3,665 1,860 1,805 10 10 5
Hindi 5,100 2,600 2,495 0 0 0
Kashmiri 5 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 35 20 20 0 0 0
Marathi 335 170 165 0 0 0
Nepali 1,395 725 665 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 35 20 20 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 20,655 10,510 10,150 15 10 5
Sindhi 460 225 235 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 785 410 380 0 0 0
Urdu 5,125 2,540 2,585 10 5 0
Iranian languages 4,025 2,040 1,985 10 5 5
Kurdish 375 200 175 0 0 0
Pashto 430 235 200 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,215 1,610 1,610 5 5 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 120 55 65 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 15,655 7,825 7,835 125 70 55
Catalan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Italian 1,410 640 770 5 0 5
Portuguese 1,920 920 1,000 20 10 10
Romanian 1,355 675 690 10 5 5
Spanish 10,955 5,585 5,370 95 55 40
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 475 190 290 15 5 10
Kartvelian languages 55 30 25 0 0 0
Georgian 50 30 25 0 0 0
Korean 4,600 2,255 2,340 30 15 10
Mongolic languages 45 20 25 0 0 0
Mongolian 50 25 25 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 2,965 1,425 1,535 5 0 0
Akan (Twi) 445 210 235 0 0 0
Bamanankan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 35 20 20 0 0 0
Ewe 40 20 20 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 55 25 25 0 0 0
Ga 20 10 5 0 0 0
Ganda 80 35 40 0 0 0
Igbo 80 40 45 0 0 0
Lingala 40 20 25 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 200 90 105 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 285 150 140 0 0 0
Shona 215 100 120 0 0 0
Swahili 585 275 315 5 0 0
Wolof 90 50 40 0 0 0
Yoruba 280 145 135 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 505 230 275 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 370 190 180 0 0 0
Dinka 205 110 95 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 165 75 90 0 0 0
Sign languages 510 290 220 5 5 0
American Sign Language 195 105 90 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 315 185 130 5 5 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 32,370 15,355 17,015 35 20 15
Chinese languages 31,825 15,075 16,750 35 20 20
Cantonese 14,745 6,815 7,925 20 10 10
Hakka 215 95 120 0 0 0
Mandarin 14,730 7,150 7,580 15 5 5
Min Dong 15 5 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 555 235 315 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 120 65 60 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,445 710 740 0 5 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 540 280 260 0 0 0
Burmese 100 55 45 0 0 0
Karenic languages 360 195 170 0 0 0
Tibetan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 480 220 255 0 0 0
Lao 185 90 100 0 0 0
Thai 285 125 155 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 5 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,310 705 605 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 55 35 20 0 0 0
Turkish 1,140 605 530 0 0 0
Uyghur 40 20 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 70 40 30 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 0 0 0
Uralic languages 510 240 270 5 5 5
Estonian 5 0 5 0 0 0
Finnish 30 15 15 0 0 0
Hungarian 475 230 250 10 5 5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 75 35 35 0 0 0
Multiple responses 72,665 35,435 37,225 380 175 205
English and French 2,785 1,385 1,400 55 25 25
English and non-official language 67,940 33,110 34,830 320 145 180
French and non-official language 590 285 305 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 1,345 660 685 5 5 0
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 1,351,355 676,340 675,015 25,290 12,450 12,835
None 1,153,360 579,870 573,485 23,710 11,730 11,975
English 79,905 39,990 39,910 415 205 215
French 14,995 7,010 7,985 455 190 265
Non-official language 99,405 47,585 51,815 675 305 365
Aboriginal 3,925 1,760 2,165 5 5 0
Non-Aboriginal 95,480 45,825 49,650 675 305 365
English and French 690 355 335 5 5 5
English and non-official language 1,890 985 905 0 5 0
French and non-official language 1,075 520 550 15 10 10
English, French and non-official language 45 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 1,089,035 542,885 546,145 19,710 9,665 10,050
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,036,860 517,415 519,450 18,995 9,340 9,655
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,644 55,806 34,009 51,037 70,566 36,032
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,037,105 517,450 519,655 19,005 9,345 9,660
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,702 47,723 31,092 44,286 58,823 32,462
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 963,165 493,060 470,105 18,240 9,150 9,090
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,262 55,390 32,915 48,821 69,443 33,034
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 614,675 247,770 366,905 10,075 3,575 6,505
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,013 3,615 4,178 4,213 6,088 3,850
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 841,380 441,725 399,655 15,620 8,045 7,570
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,283 55,861 34,531 48,608 70,144 32,795
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 1,089,050 543,030 546,020 19,680 9,645 10,035
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,037,385 517,490 519,900 18,980 9,285 9,695
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 60,535 76,430 44,714 69,365 91,842 47,845
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,037,655 517,535 520,120 18,985 9,285 9,700
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 49,314 60,735 37,950 55,482 71,554 40,100
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 963,165 492,670 470,490 18,350 9,140 9,205
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 60,607 76,656 43,802 67,860 90,208 45,663
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 614,190 247,515 366,670 10,140 3,515 6,625
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,203 7,214 7,196 7,042 7,919 6,577
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 841,380 440,570 400,805 15,610 7,965 7,640
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 57,368 70,817 42,584 65,740 86,986 43,584
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 1,089,050 543,030 546,020 19,680 9,645 10,035
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 393,250 225,915 167,330 7,585 4,555 3,025
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 64,820 74,817 54,797 76,118 88,648 58,071
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 78,136 90,265 61,761 92,156 108,616 67,389
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 95.5 88.7 94.6 96.8 90.5
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 77.0 79.3 73.1 77.5 80.4 72.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 7.0 4.5 11.3 5.4 3.2 9.5
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 1,089,035 542,885 546,145 19,715 9,665 10,050
Without total income 52,170 25,475 26,695 720 325 395
With total income 1,036,865 517,415 519,450 18,995 9,340 9,655
Percentage with total income 95.2 95.3 95.1 96.3 96.6 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 128,305 48,450 79,860 2,250 730 1,520
$10,000 to $19,999 129,375 48,900 80,470 1,980 630 1,350
$20,000 to $29,999 121,515 46,905 74,610 1,915 600 1,310
$30,000 to $39,999 102,560 43,470 59,085 1,640 600 1,040
$40,000 to $49,999 98,600 45,190 53,420 1,565 645 915
$50,000 to $59,999 88,205 43,525 44,685 1,520 730 785
$60,000 to $69,999 73,910 40,665 33,245 1,315 685 625
$70,000 to $79,999 59,670 35,775 23,895 1,170 670 500
$80,000 to $89,999 47,480 29,730 17,750 1,025 630 395
$90,000 to $99,999 40,870 25,530 15,340 815 490 330
$100,000 and over 146,365 109,280 37,090 3,800 2,925 875
$100,000 to $149,999 95,525 68,460 27,065 2,285 1,645 640
$150,000 and over 50,845 40,820 10,020 1,520 1,285 235
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 1,089,035 542,890 546,145 19,715 9,665 10,050
Without after-tax income 51,930 25,440 26,490 710 325 390
With after-tax income 1,037,105 517,455 519,650 19,005 9,345 9,665
Percentage with after-tax income 95.2 95.3 95.1 96.4 96.7 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 131,330 49,260 82,070 2,360 760 1,600
$10,000 to $19,999 135,365 51,315 84,055 2,065 650 1,415
$20,000 to $29,999 140,435 54,920 85,515 2,240 735 1,505
$30,000 to $39,999 128,265 56,935 71,330 2,030 795 1,235
$40,000 to $49,999 122,780 59,820 62,960 1,970 905 1,060
$50,000 to $59,999 99,610 54,930 44,680 1,790 935 855
$60,000 to $69,999 74,370 45,450 28,920 1,460 870 590
$70,000 to $79,999 57,180 36,110 21,075 1,255 765 490
$80,000 and over 147,765 108,710 39,055 3,830 2,925 905
$80,000 to $89,999 43,085 28,550 14,535 955 625 330
$90,000 to $99,999 28,505 20,400 8,105 695 515 175
$100,000 and over 76,180 59,765 16,415 2,180 1,785 400
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 1,089,030 542,890 546,145 19,710 9,665 10,050
Without employment income 247,655 101,165 146,490 4,095 1,615 2,480
With employment income 841,380 441,725 399,655 15,620 8,045 7,570
Percentage with employment income 77.3 81.4 73.2 79.2 83.2 75.3
Under $5,000 (including loss) 86,685 38,495 48,190 1,850 775 1,075
$5,000 to $9,999 55,015 22,630 32,385 950 370 580
$10,000 to $19,999 91,860 37,810 54,050 1,635 550 1,085
$20,000 to $29,999 77,795 31,835 45,960 1,290 460 830
$30,000 to $39,999 76,115 33,520 42,600 1,155 455 695
$40,000 to $49,999 76,245 35,395 40,845 1,070 445 625
$50,000 to $59,999 70,960 35,320 35,640 1,100 485 615
$60,000 to $69,999 59,450 33,270 26,180 915 480 435
$70,000 to $79,999 49,555 30,520 19,030 910 545 370
$80,000 and over 197,705 142,930 54,770 4,740 3,485 1,255
$80,000 to $89,999 40,305 25,945 14,355 835 515 325
$90,000 to $99,999 36,435 22,975 13,455 745 465 280
$100,000 and over 120,965 94,010 26,955 3,155 2,505 650
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 518,950 ... ... 9,540 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,913 ... ... 114,078 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 80,153 ... ... 95,580 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 127,555 ... ... 1,785 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 48,765 ... ... 58,816 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 42,121 ... ... 49,180 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 391,400 ... ... 7,760 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 112,412 ... ... 127,659 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 95,401 ... ... 106,057 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 518,950 ... ... 9,535 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 121,011 ... ... 138,100 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 98,604 ... ... 110,482 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 127,555 ... ... 1,785 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 61,584 ... ... 74,468 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 50,267 ... ... 59,624 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 391,395 ... ... 7,750 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 140,378 ... ... 152,727 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 114,357 ... ... 122,173 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 518,950 ... ... 9,540 ... ...
Under $5,000 7,390 ... ... 75 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,570 ... ... 55 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 6,355 ... ... 65 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 11,135 ... ... 105 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 16,875 ... ... 190 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 13,200 ... ... 150 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 13,990 ... ... 185 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 15,415 ... ... 190 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 15,540 ... ... 195 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 15,785 ... ... 200 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 32,480 ... ... 480 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 32,925 ... ... 505 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 31,940 ... ... 515 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 30,325 ... ... 535 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 29,260 ... ... 550 ... ...
$100,000 and over 241,770 ... ... 5,535 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 64,045 ... ... 1,335 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 50,465 ... ... 1,065 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 64,750 ... ... 1,540 ... ...
$200,000 and over 62,505 ... ... 1,600 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 518,950 ... ... 9,540 ... ...
Under $5,000 7,860 ... ... 95 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,665 ... ... 65 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 6,510 ... ... 65 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 11,635 ... ... 110 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 18,040 ... ... 185 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 15,045 ... ... 190 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 16,750 ... ... 215 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 18,680 ... ... 220 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 19,535 ... ... 240 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 20,285 ... ... 285 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 41,260 ... ... 605 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 40,010 ... ... 690 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 38,645 ... ... 675 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 36,630 ... ... 715 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 33,010 ... ... 730 ... ...
$100,000 and over 190,390 ... ... 4,435 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 67,345 ... ... 1,445 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 46,560 ... ... 1,110 ... ...
$150,000 and over 76,495 ... ... 1,880 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 369,395 ... ... 7,530 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 111,310 ... ... 126,763 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 94,389 ... ... 105,278 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 132,010 ... ... 3,105 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 103,532 ... ... 113,006 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 87,574 ... ... 95,172 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 171,215 ... ... 3,540 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 134,667 ... ... 151,100 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 112,931 ... ... 123,429 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 52,985 ... ... 780 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 64,759 ... ... 76,800 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 58,389 ... ... 66,944 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 369,160 ... ... 7,535 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 140,446 ... ... 151,968 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 114,134 ... ... 121,514 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 131,935 ... ... 3,125 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 136,617 ... ... 141,174 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 109,851 ... ... 113,060 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 171,300 ... ... 3,495 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 163,777 ... ... 176,342 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 132,640 ... ... 139,977 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 52,785 ... ... 825 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 79,290 ... ... 93,048 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 67,980 ... ... 77,147 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 201,240 107,540 93,705 2,590 1,255 1,335
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 42,935 48,034 37,847 52,176 59,179 46,144
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 37,875 41,450 34,190 45,068 49,818 40,283
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 201,100 107,490 93,605 2,575 1,245 1,325
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 54,457 59,930 48,171 66,469 77,417 56,212
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 44,936 48,541 40,797 53,360 60,498 46,672
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 1,340,925 671,760 669,165 25,075 12,385 12,700
In the bottom half of the distribution 502,555 241,985 260,565 6,530 3,050 3,485
In the bottom decile 97,810 47,710 50,105 1,090 510 580
In the second decile 89,910 40,945 48,965 1,020 440 580
In the third decile 95,570 45,350 50,220 1,160 535 625
In the fourth decile 104,180 50,900 53,280 1,480 690 790
In the fifth decile 115,085 57,085 58,005 1,785 875 910
In the top half of the distribution 838,375 429,775 408,600 18,545 9,330 9,210
In the sixth decile 125,585 62,540 63,040 2,290 1,130 1,160
In the seventh decile 138,545 69,965 68,580 2,860 1,415 1,445
In the eighth decile 157,745 80,805 76,945 3,385 1,675 1,715
In the ninth decile 186,920 96,095 90,825 4,205 2,100 2,105
In the top decile 229,575 120,365 109,210 5,810 3,015 2,790
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 1,332,530 667,500 665,025 25,080 12,385 12,695
0 to 17 years 294,235 150,710 143,530 6,260 3,170 3,085
0 to 5 years 104,230 53,155 51,075 2,290 1,155 1,135
18 to 64 years 884,570 444,810 439,760 16,100 7,900 8,195
65 years and over 153,720 71,985 81,740 2,720 1,310 1,410
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 124,430 58,460 65,965 1,380 610 770
0 to 17 years 39,060 20,005 19,060 465 225 240
0 to 5 years 14,785 7,565 7,220 165 85 85
18 to 64 years 73,305 34,040 39,265 780 345 440
65 years and over 12,060 4,415 7,645 135 40 90
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 9.3 8.8 9.9 5.5 4.9 6.1
0 to 17 years (%) 13.3 13.3 13.3 7.4 7.1 7.8
0 to 5 years (%) 14.2 14.2 14.1 7.2 7.4 7.5
18 to 64 years (%) 8.3 7.7 8.9 4.8 4.4 5.4
65 years and over (%) 7.8 6.1 9.4 5.0 3.1 6.4
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 105,460 51,295 54,160 795 380 415
0 to 17 years 29,780 15,205 14,580 240 115 120
0 to 5 years 11,365 5,805 5,565 80 35 45
18 to 64 years 70,045 33,930 36,115 520 250 270
65 years and over 5,630 2,165 3,465 40 15 25
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 7.9 7.7 8.1 3.2 3.1 3.3
0 to 17 years (%) 10.1 10.1 10.2 3.8 3.6 3.9
0 to 5 years (%) 10.9 10.9 10.9 3.5 3.0 4.0
18 to 64 years (%) 7.9 7.6 8.2 3.2 3.2 3.3
65 years and over (%) 3.7 3.0 4.2 1.5 1.1 1.8
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 1,340,930 671,765 669,165 25,035 12,355 12,675
Official languages 1,320,485 663,535 656,950 25,005 12,355 12,650
English 1,318,800 662,815 655,985 24,990 12,345 12,645
French 97,225 45,625 51,595 2,425 1,125 1,300
Non-official languages 403,605 196,230 207,370 2,655 1,195 1,460
Aboriginal languages 6,790 3,000 3,790 15 0 15
Algonquian languages 5,965 2,585 3,375 15 0 10
Blackfoot 50 10 35 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5,760 2,505 3,255 10 0 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 20 10 15 0 0 0
Plains Cree 1,025 390 640 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 10 15 0 0 0
Woods Cree 265 125 135 0 0 10
Cree, n.o.s. 4,410 1,970 2,440 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 190 75 115 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 185 70 115 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 325 130 195 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 325 135 195 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 30 0 20 0 0 0
Chilcotin 10 10 0 0 0 0
Dene 215 75 135 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 45 20 25 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 25 15 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 15 10 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 10 10 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 10 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 10 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 75 30 45 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Inuktitut 35 10 25 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 25 20 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 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 60 35 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 0 10 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 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 390 215 180 0 0 10
Dakota 120 70 50 0 0 0
Stoney 285 150 135 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 10 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 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 396,955 193,305 203,650 2,640 1,190 1,450
Afro-Asiatic languages 45,040 23,355 21,690 70 35 35
Berber languages 205 105 100 0 0 0
Kabyle 85 45 40 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 9,800 4,985 4,815 0 0 0
Bilen 240 140 100 0 0 0
Oromo 1,210 650 565 0 0 0
Somali 8,395 4,220 4,175 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 0 0 0
Semitic languages 36,220 18,890 17,325 70 40 30
Amharic 4,090 2,080 2,010 0 0 0
Arabic 28,490 14,995 13,490 70 35 30
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 65 35 30 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 20 15 0 0 0 0
Harari 235 100 140 0 0 0
Hebrew 1,470 765 700 0 0 0
Maltese 75 35 35 0 0 0
Tigrigna 3,130 1,585 1,545 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 160 85 75 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 150 90 60 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 12,870 6,000 6,865 35 10 30
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,100 525 570 10 0 10
Vietnamese 11,820 5,500 6,315 30 0 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 54,400 23,795 30,605 355 130 225
Bikol 75 40 40 0 0 0
Cebuano 2,585 1,145 1,440 25 0 20
Fijian 145 85 60 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 520 220 305 10 0 0
Ilocano 2,455 1,030 1,425 0 0 0
Malagasy 15 10 10 0 0 0
Malay 1,240 560 680 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 510 240 275 10 10 0
Pangasinan 170 70 100 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 51,625 22,520 29,105 335 130 210
Waray-Waray 105 30 70 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 430 185 245 0 0 0
Creole languages 2,155 1,155 1,005 25 20 10
Haitian Creole 115 65 50 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 1,285 710 575 30 20 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 770 390 380 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 9,045 4,780 4,260 10 0 0
Kannada 400 190 200 0 0 0
Malayalam 4,600 2,370 2,230 0 0 0
Tamil 3,230 1,775 1,460 0 10 0
Telugu 1,365 730 635 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 70 45 30 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 25 20 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 197,305 97,920 99,380 1,830 830 1,000
Albanian 885 490 390 0 10 0
Armenian 205 80 125 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 40,470 19,095 21,375 355 135 220
Baltic languages 550 255 295 20 0 10
Latvian 250 120 125 10 10 0
Lithuanian 300 140 165 10 0 10
Slavic languages 40,140 18,940 21,200 345 130 210
Belarusan 110 60 50 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,135 545 590 0 0 0
Bulgarian 545 270 275 0 0 0
Croatian 2,820 1,560 1,260 30 0 25
Czech 1,045 445 600 50 10 45
Macedonian 230 105 125 0 0 0
Polish 11,455 5,620 5,835 80 30 55
Russian 9,350 4,410 4,940 90 25 65
Serbian 2,480 1,205 1,275 10 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 440 215 230 0 10 0
Slovak 760 410 345 50 30 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 285 140 145 10 0 10
Ukrainian 14,540 6,295 8,250 70 40 30
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 105 55 50 0 0 0
Celtic languages 435 250 185 15 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 160 70 85 0 0 0
Welsh 105 60 35 15 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 190 110 75 0 0 0
Germanic languages 29,760 14,630 15,130 685 350 330
Afrikaans 1,250 625 625 50 20 30
Danish 830 405 425 35 15 15
Dutch 5,120 2,460 2,660 155 90 65
Frisian 105 70 35 10 0 0
German 21,765 10,850 10,915 470 245 230
Icelandic 55 20 40 0 0 0
Norwegian 475 215 260 10 10 0
Swedish 630 305 330 0 10 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 90 40 50 0 0 0
Yiddish 65 35 35 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 0 0 10
Greek 1,580 785 795 30 20 10
Indo-Iranian languages 79,195 40,810 38,385 70 35 35
Indo-Aryan languages 72,440 37,245 35,190 60 30 30
Bengali 2,825 1,490 1,335 0 0 0
Gujarati 7,530 3,750 3,785 10 10 0
Hindi 27,515 14,360 13,160 15 10 10
Kashmiri 60 35 25 0 0 0
Konkani 170 75 95 0 0 0
Marathi 840 465 375 0 0 0
Nepali 1,995 1,075 920 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 100 55 45 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 36,220 18,680 17,535 25 10 15
Sindhi 1,750 805 940 10 0 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,840 945 895 0 0 0
Urdu 12,350 6,400 5,950 25 20 10
Iranian languages 7,260 3,805 3,455 10 10 0
Kurdish 855 520 335 0 0 0
Pashto 810 440 370 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 5,815 2,990 2,825 15 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 480 270 215 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 49,465 24,205 25,255 735 325 410
Catalan 75 40 30 10 0 0
Italian 8,415 4,205 4,200 85 35 50
Portuguese 6,140 3,030 3,110 40 20 20
Romanian 3,025 1,550 1,475 25 20 10
Spanish 33,545 16,235 17,310 620 270 345
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 0 0 0
Japanese 2,570 1,115 1,455 65 40 25
Kartvelian languages 65 25 40 0 0 0
Georgian 60 25 35 0 0 0
Korean 7,210 3,400 3,810 90 50 40
Mongolic languages 145 65 80 0 0 0
Mongolian 145 60 80 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 13,335 6,775 6,560 25 15 10
Akan (Twi) 1,440 715 725 0 0 0
Bamanankan 35 15 15 0 0 0
Edo 290 140 145 0 0 0
Ewe 155 85 75 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 155 80 75 0 0 0
Ga 200 105 100 0 0 0
Ganda 430 210 220 0 0 0
Igbo 600 330 270 10 0 0
Lingala 750 370 375 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 600 285 315 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 910 485 425 0 0 0
Shona 1,025 500 525 0 0 0
Swahili 3,540 1,870 1,670 15 10 0
Wolof 225 130 85 0 0 0
Yoruba 1,610 845 770 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,370 1,655 1,720 10 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 2,820 1,090 1,730 25 10 10
American Sign Language 1,585 570 1,010 15 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,240 515 725 10 10 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 55,300 26,660 28,640 70 30 45
Chinese languages 54,425 26,200 28,225 75 25 45
Cantonese 28,835 13,750 15,085 45 15 30
Hakka 705 305 395 0 0 0
Mandarin 28,270 13,480 14,790 25 0 20
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,605 715 890 10 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 260 125 140 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,410 1,205 1,205 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 895 470 430 0 0 0
Burmese 245 130 110 0 0 0
Karenic languages 475 245 225 0 0 0
Tibetan 60 25 30 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 180 95 75 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,320 525 795 15 10 10
Lao 580 270 310 0 0 0
Thai 835 270 560 15 10 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 2,935 1,625 1,305 10 0 0
Azerbaijani 250 135 110 0 0 0
Turkish 2,405 1,350 1,055 10 0 0
Uyghur 145 70 75 0 0 0
Uzbek 145 80 65 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 75 30 40 0 0 0
Uralic languages 2,335 1,120 1,215 50 30 20
Estonian 40 30 15 0 0 0
Finnish 425 170 255 0 0 10
Hungarian 1,875 925 950 45 30 15
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 1,340,930 671,765 669,165 25,035 12,360 12,680
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 1,204,920 604,430 600,485 23,460 11,640 11,815
Canadian citizens aged under 18 275,450 141,120 134,335 6,025 3,060 2,965
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 929,465 463,310 466,155 17,430 8,585 8,850
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 136,010 67,330 68,680 1,575 715 860
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 1,340,930 671,765 669,165 25,035 12,360 12,675
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 1,000,485 504,455 496,030 21,560 10,670 10,890
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 311,690 152,315 159,375 3,190 1,570 1,620
Before 1981 62,195 31,070 31,130 840 420 420
1981 to 1990 34,230 16,735 17,485 255 115 135
1991 to 2000 47,295 22,185 25,110 435 195 240
2001 to 2010 88,735 43,620 45,115 955 515 435
2001 to 2005 36,875 18,010 18,870 200 110 85
2006 to 2010 51,860 25,615 26,245 760 410 350
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 79,240 38,700 40,535 705 330 380
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 28,750 14,995 13,760 285 115 170
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 311,690 152,320 159,375 3,190 1,570 1,615
Under 5 years 29,655 15,355 14,300 370 160 210
5 to 14 years 54,165 28,105 26,055 625 335 285
15 to 24 years 64,035 29,345 34,685 510 260 250
25 to 44 years 138,325 67,635 70,695 1,480 700 775
45 years and over 25,510 11,870 13,640 205 110 90
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 54 311,695 152,315 159,375 3,190 1,570 1,620
Americas 32,055 15,400 16,655 505 245 260
Brazil 810 335 470 10 0 0
Colombia 2,605 1,305 1,300 10 10 10
El Salvador 3,080 1,570 1,515 10 10 0
Guyana 1,415 630 785 0 0 0
Haiti 540 305 240 10 10 0
Jamaica 2,810 1,270 1,540 40 20 25
Mexico 2,520 1,270 1,245 35 10 30
Peru 560 225 340 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 1,650 815 835 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 8,845 4,125 4,720 320 155 160
Other places of birth in Americas 7,220 3,555 3,660 75 35 45
Europe 66,915 33,285 33,625 2,010 1,020 995
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,945 990 950 0 0 0
Croatia 1,435 770 660 10 10 10
France 780 345 435 20 10 15
Germany 7,405 3,710 3,700 200 90 110
Greece 660 370 290 15 10 0
Hungary 975 485 490 15 0 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 1,540 820 715 20 10 10
Italy 3,520 1,895 1,620 20 0 15
Netherlands 4,030 2,125 1,905 130 65 70
Poland 8,105 3,890 4,215 50 20 30
Portugal 2,570 1,270 1,305 10 0 0
Romania 2,345 1,190 1,150 30 15 15
Russian Federation 2,370 1,020 1,355 40 15 30
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 885 390 490 10 10 0
Ukraine 3,790 1,660 2,125 15 10 15
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 17,305 8,820 8,480 1,250 660 590
Other places of birth in Europe 7,260 3,530 3,725 160 90 75
Africa 37,320 19,305 18,015 115 55 60
Algeria 380 195 185 0 0 0
Egypt 2,065 1,165 895 25 15 10
Ethiopia 4,015 2,045 1,970 0 0 0
Kenya 2,010 1,025 980 10 0 0
Morocco 805 495 310 10 0 10
Nigeria 3,260 1,745 1,520 10 10 0
Somalia 4,590 2,255 2,335 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 2,275 1,085 1,195 40 15 25
Other places of birth in Africa 17,915 9,290 8,625 30 10 15
Asia 171,130 82,205 88,925 500 220 285
Afghanistan 1,495 770 725 0 0 0
Bangladesh 1,615 805 805 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 19,755 9,050 10,710 20 10 10
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 7,375 3,565 3,805 25 15 10
India 38,950 19,915 19,030 20 10 10
IranCensus data footnote 61 2,715 1,440 1,280 10 0 0
Iraq 2,100 1,140 960 0 0 0
Japan 710 205 505 15 0 15
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 4,995 2,345 2,650 65 35 40
Lebanon 5,135 2,805 2,325 25 15 0
Pakistan 8,305 4,270 4,030 20 15 10
Philippines 46,175 20,220 25,950 215 85 130
Sri Lanka 2,130 1,060 1,075 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 2,035 1,100 930 10 0 0
Taiwan 1,030 445 590 0 0 0
Viet Nam 10,435 4,875 5,565 15 10 15
Other places of birth in Asia 16,185 8,190 7,995 70 30 45
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 4,275 2,120 2,155 55 35 20
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 79,240 38,705 40,540 705 325 375
Americas 5,910 2,775 3,130 80 35 45
Brazil 270 110 160 0 0 0
Colombia 575 235 335 0 0 0
Cuba 255 115 135 0 0 0
Haiti 180 100 80 0 0 0
Jamaica 685 290 390 0 0 0
Mexico 995 515 485 15 10 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,490 680 810 45 20 20
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 230 85 140 10 0 10
Other places of birth in Americas 1,240 640 600 15 0 10
Europe 7,410 3,790 3,620 335 185 150
France 105 55 50 0 0 0
Germany 575 330 245 10 10 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 530 330 205 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 205 85 120 0 0 0
Romania 375 175 200 10 0 0
Russian Federation 460 170 290 10 10 10
Ukraine 900 415 490 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 1,885 1,040 840 260 145 110
Other places of birth in Europe 2,365 1,185 1,180 40 25 20
Africa 11,820 5,990 5,830 25 10 10
Algeria 40 15 30 0 0 0
Cameroon 375 180 195 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 525 250 280 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 285 130 155 0 0 0
Egypt 745 410 335 15 0 0
Eritrea 990 515 475 0 0 0
Ethiopia 1,225 630 595 0 0 0
Morocco 245 145 100 10 0 0
Nigeria 1,565 835 730 0 0 0
Somalia 1,385 685 705 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 505 250 255 10 0 10
Tunisia 155 80 80 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 3,770 1,870 1,900 0 0 0
Asia 53,380 25,775 27,605 245 75 165
Afghanistan 225 115 105 0 0 0
Bangladesh 555 270 285 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 3,680 1,655 2,030 10 0 0
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 305 110 195 0 0 0
India 13,635 7,130 6,500 10 10 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 890 480 415 0 0 0
Iraq 705 360 345 0 0 0
Israel 250 135 115 0 0 0
Japan 200 70 135 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,505 745 755 30 10 20
Lebanon 800 410 385 0 0 0
Nepal 1,105 585 525 0 0 0
Pakistan 1,985 990 995 10 10 10
Philippines 21,940 10,010 11,930 160 55 110
Saudi Arabia 380 215 165 10 0 10
Sri Lanka 765 365 400 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,410 750 650 0 0 0
Taiwan 130 45 90 0 0 0
Turkey 220 130 85 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 310 170 140 0 0 0
Viet Nam 760 300 465 10 0 10
Other places of birth in Asia 1,640 750 890 15 0 10
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 725 380 345 25 15 10
Australia 275 145 130 25 20 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 450 235 210 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 1,340,925 671,765 669,165 25,035 12,355 12,680
First generationCensus data footnote 69 347,495 170,895 176,600 3,700 1,830 1,870
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 262,490 131,805 130,690 4,300 2,165 2,135
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 730,940 369,060 361,880 17,035 8,365 8,670
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 72 254,400 123,755 130,650 2,395 1,180 1,215
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 137,205 69,435 67,770 1,700 850 850
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 55,745 34,490 21,255 630 430 195
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 81,455 34,945 46,515 1,070 415 655
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 73,075 30,225 42,850 600 270 330
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 42,455 23,215 19,235 100 60 40
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,670 880 790 0 0 0
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 1,340,930 671,765 669,165 25,035 12,360 12,675
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 83,750 39,935 43,815 1,065 550 510
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 81,895 39,085 42,805 1,035 550 485
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 39,585 18,605 20,980 385 205 185
Métis 41,155 19,885 21,265 645 340 310
Inuk (Inuit) 1,160 595 565 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 1,100 525 580 15 10 10
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 755 325 435 10 0 10
Non-Aboriginal identity 1,257,175 631,830 625,350 23,975 11,810 12,165
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 1,340,930 671,765 669,165 25,035 12,360 12,675
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 35,180 16,305 18,870 305 165 140
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 1,305,750 655,460 650,295 24,730 12,190 12,535
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 1,340,930 671,765 669,165 25,035 12,360 12,675
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 28,055 13,285 14,770 160 85 80
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 26,965 12,785 14,185 155 85 75
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 20,465 9,690 10,770 110 60 55
Métis single ancestry 6,200 2,955 3,245 45 20 25
Inuit single ancestry 305 145 170 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 1,085 500 585 10 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 1,000 455 545 10 10 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 45 25 20 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 30 20 15 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 70,060 33,785 36,275 1,225 620 615
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 66,360 32,140 34,215 1,175 595 580
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 36,390 17,480 18,910 520 265 255
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 28,960 14,110 14,855 650 340 315
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,005 555 450 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 3,705 1,640 2,065 50 20 30
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,435 1,525 1,910 40 15 25
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 150 65 85 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 110 45 65 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 15 10 0 10 10 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 1,242,815 624,695 618,120 23,645 11,660 11,985
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 1,340,930 671,765 669,165 25,040 12,360 12,680
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 366,380 181,790 184,585 1,520 720 800
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 91,730 47,375 44,355 220 110 110
Chinese 60,330 29,325 31,005 140 80 60
Black 58,130 29,865 28,265 170 70 105
Filipino 62,175 28,015 34,160 450 180 270
Latin American 18,895 9,610 9,285 140 75 65
Arab 25,695 13,715 11,980 80 45 30
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 17,275 8,270 9,005 75 25 50
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 6,750 3,485 3,270 0 10 0
Korean 7,625 3,650 3,975 95 50 45
Japanese 2,530 1,005 1,525 65 35 30
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 4,080 1,930 2,145 15 15 0
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 11,160 5,545 5,615 60 25 35
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 974,550 489,975 484,575 23,515 11,640 11,875
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 1,340,930 671,760 669,165 25,035 12,360 12,675
North American Aboriginal origins 98,110 47,070 51,045 1,395 700 690
First Nations (North American Indian) 61,500 29,250 32,255 685 345 345
Inuit 1,670 860 805 20 10 15
Métis 39,755 19,110 20,640 755 380 375
Other North American origins 293,795 149,610 144,185 7,545 3,795 3,755
Acadian 1,930 1,100 830 60 35 30
American 21,055 10,180 10,870 680 330 345
Canadian 277,720 141,540 136,185 7,060 3,560 3,505
New Brunswicker 20 15 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 585 320 255 0 0 0
Nova Scotian 80 55 25 0 0 0
Ontarian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Québécois 495 285 215 90 30 60
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 90 45 50 0 0 0
European origins 845,035 421,410 423,625 21,030 10,300 10,730
British Isles origins 489,035 243,945 245,095 14,690 7,170 7,525
Channel Islander 70 20 45 0 0 0
Cornish 75 50 25 10 0 0
English 269,300 133,075 136,225 8,880 4,375 4,505
Irish 192,520 93,390 99,130 5,395 2,560 2,840
Manx 310 150 155 20 10 10
Scottish 216,300 106,900 109,405 6,635 3,215 3,425
Welsh 25,710 12,445 13,265 1,005 465 545
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 29,185 14,235 14,950 805 355 445
French origins 147,625 71,840 75,780 2,945 1,405 1,535
Alsatian 85 50 40 0 0 0
Breton 35 20 15 0 0 0
Corsican 90 50 40 0 0 0
French 147,485 71,765 75,720 2,935 1,400 1,540
Western European origins (except French origins) 287,375 141,995 145,385 7,065 3,415 3,655
Austrian 14,005 6,690 7,310 345 150 190
Bavarian 45 20 20 10 0 0
Belgian 7,300 3,500 3,795 255 145 110
Dutch 59,790 29,495 30,295 1,590 750 835
Flemish 745 320 420 30 10 20
Frisian 145 90 55 15 0 10
German 224,125 110,560 113,570 5,450 2,625 2,820
Luxembourger 205 110 95 10 10 10
Swiss 6,560 3,330 3,230 160 95 65
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 190 80 115 10 0 10
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 99,010 47,690 51,315 2,675 1,310 1,370
Danish 16,390 7,815 8,575 480 200 285
Finnish 5,565 2,780 2,785 230 145 90
Icelandic 5,470 2,800 2,665 140 60 75
Norwegian 46,055 22,100 23,955 1,295 640 650
Swedish 31,770 14,655 17,110 730 345 385
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 4,370 2,175 2,195 100 40 60
Eastern European origins 261,435 126,865 134,565 5,060 2,490 2,575
Bulgarian 910 470 440 0 0 0
Byelorussian 1,070 575 485 15 0 10
Czech 6,265 3,080 3,180 210 110 100
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 3,105 1,495 1,615 55 30 25
Estonian 700 325 375 20 15 10
Hungarian 14,970 7,305 7,665 395 195 200
Latvian 1,280 590 690 55 35 25
Lithuanian 2,090 1,040 1,045 20 10 25
Moldovan 390 170 220 15 0 10
Polish 75,115 36,530 38,585 1,350 595 755
Romanian 11,740 5,700 6,040 170 90 80
Russian 29,580 14,095 15,480 905 380 525
Slovak 3,265 1,545 1,720 150 95 60
Ukrainian 164,105 79,445 84,655 2,665 1,330 1,335
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 620 325 295 10 0 0
Southern European origins 78,235 39,290 38,940 1,560 730 825
Albanian 805 445 360 15 10 10
Bosnian 1,535 770 765 10 10 10
Catalan 35 30 0 0 0 0
Croatian 5,310 2,925 2,385 105 40 65
Cypriot 60 40 25 0 0 0
Greek 5,110 2,635 2,480 135 65 75
Italian 34,295 17,455 16,845 825 400 420
Kosovar 175 85 85 0 0 0
Macedonian 410 205 205 15 0 10
Maltese 485 260 225 0 0 0
Montenegrin 105 70 40 0 0 0
Portuguese 10,845 5,540 5,305 145 75 65
Serbian 3,420 1,665 1,755 20 0 15
Sicilian 90 45 45 0 10 0
Slovenian 1,385 730 655 25 10 20
Spanish 16,945 7,795 9,150 290 125 170
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,725 850 875 50 15 35
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 60 30 25 10 10 0
Other European origins 7,505 3,965 3,540 125 55 70
Basque 120 55 70 10 0 0
Jewish 3,820 2,080 1,745 40 25 15
Roma (Gypsy) 120 55 70 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 295 145 150 10 10 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 3,195 1,660 1,535 65 20 45
Caribbean origins 15,390 7,670 7,720 240 130 115
Antiguan 130 65 65 0 0 0
Bahamian 105 70 35 0 0 0
Barbadian 890 435 455 25 10 20
Bermudan 45 30 15 0 0 0
Carib 50 25 25 0 0 0
Cuban 970 520 455 15 10 0
Dominican 360 185 180 0 0 0
Grenadian 345 180 160 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 880 505 375 25 20 10
Jamaican 7,545 3,705 3,835 90 45 45
Kittitian/Nevisian 25 0 20 0 0 0
Martinican 0 10 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 20 0 20 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 105 45 55 10 0 0
St. Lucian 230 120 110 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 2,500 1,300 1,200 70 45 20
Vincentian/Grenadinian 140 50 90 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,110 525 585 25 10 20
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 920 450 475 0 0 10
Latin, Central and South American origins 24,870 12,450 12,425 345 190 160
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 765 330 435 0 0 0
Arawak 10 10 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 385 220 165 20 10 10
Belizean 60 35 20 0 0 0
Bolivian 90 40 50 25 15 0
Brazilian 1,010 480 530 10 0 0
Chilean 3,940 1,980 1,965 35 10 25
Colombian 3,575 1,760 1,810 30 0 25
Costa Rican 150 75 70 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 295 145 150 0 0 0
Guatemalan 700 370 325 15 10 0
Guyanese 1,605 765 840 10 10 0
Hispanic 760 395 370 15 15 0
Honduran 180 110 70 0 0 0
Maya 235 120 115 10 0 0
Mexican 5,350 2,780 2,565 135 70 65
Nicaraguan 510 265 245 0 10 0
Panamanian 105 50 50 10 0 10
Paraguayan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Peruvian 875 430 450 10 0 0
Salvadorean 4,005 2,015 1,990 10 10 0
Uruguayan 140 85 55 0 0 0
Venezuelan 725 340 385 25 10 10
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 1,080 550 530 0 0 0
African origins 59,640 30,760 28,885 190 75 110
Central and West African origins 12,975 6,840 6,140 10 0 10
Akan 30 20 10 0 0 0
Angolan 125 75 50 0 0 0
Ashanti 35 25 15 0 0 0
Beninese 35 20 15 0 0 0
Burkinabe 80 45 35 0 0 0
Cameroonian 780 385 390 0 0 0
Chadian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Congolese 2,275 1,195 1,085 0 0 0
Edo 210 125 80 0 0 0
Ewe 55 30 30 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 35 25 15 0 0 0
Ghanaian 2,110 1,100 1,010 0 0 0
Guinean 285 150 135 0 0 0
Ibo 385 215 170 0 0 0
Ivorian 405 215 190 0 0 0
Liberian 655 305 345 0 0 0
Malian 35 10 15 0 0 0
Malinké 70 40 30 0 0 0
Nigerian 3,575 1,860 1,715 15 10 10
Peulh 60 40 20 0 0 0
Senegalese 250 160 90 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 470 250 220 0 0 0
Togolese 50 20 30 0 0 0
Wolof 20 10 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 835 425 405 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 900 505 395 0 0 0
North African origins 9,250 4,855 4,400 55 25 30
Algerian 500 225 270 0 0 0
Berber 240 155 85 0 0 0
Coptic 95 45 50 0 0 0
Dinka 200 105 95 0 0 0
Egyptian 3,355 1,775 1,580 40 20 20
Libyan 595 300 290 0 0 0
Maure 30 25 15 0 0 0
Moroccan 1,195 650 550 0 0 0
Sudanese 2,760 1,455 1,300 0 0 0
Tunisian 375 185 190 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 235 110 125 10 0 0
Southern and East African origins 27,515 14,195 13,315 65 30 30
Afrikaner 85 45 35 0 0 0
Amhara 185 100 90 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 415 230 180 0 0 0
Burundian 690 380 315 0 0 0
Djiboutian 155 85 75 0 0 0
Eritrean 3,480 1,790 1,690 0 0 0
Ethiopian 5,330 2,675 2,660 0 0 0
Harari 120 60 60 0 0 0
Kenyan 965 505 465 20 15 10
Malagasy 50 30 20 0 0 0
Mauritian 205 105 100 0 0 0
Oromo 555 350 205 0 0 0
Rwandan 1,125 600 530 0 0 0
Seychellois 10 10 0 0 0 0
Somali 9,800 4,995 4,810 0 0 0
South African 1,840 945 895 30 15 15
Tanzanian 475 305 170 0 0 0
Tigrian 255 130 125 0 0 0
Ugandan 655 355 300 0 0 0
Zambian 120 70 50 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 1,380 690 690 0 0 0
Zulu 170 75 100 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,535 785 745 0 0 0
Other African origins 11,130 5,550 5,575 55 15 40
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,235 620 620 0 0 0
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 10,080 5,030 5,050 60 15 45
Asian origins 290,940 143,050 147,890 1,380 640 735
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 40,585 21,295 19,285 205 105 100
Afghan 2,490 1,315 1,180 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 4,435 2,420 2,020 0 0 0
Armenian 620 310 310 0 0 0
Assyrian 180 80 95 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 300 150 150 0 0 0
Georgian 120 60 60 0 0 0
Hazara 105 55 50 0 0 0
Iranian 4,630 2,375 2,250 20 10 10
Iraqi 2,065 1,085 980 0 10 10
Israeli 705 360 345 10 0 0
Jordanian 640 320 325 0 0 0
Kazakh 105 50 55 0 0 0
Kurd 1,065 595 465 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 115 55 65 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 30 15 10 0 0 0
Lebanese 15,370 7,965 7,410 115 65 50
Palestinian 2,915 1,615 1,300 0 0 0
Pashtun 235 105 130 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 195 100 95 0 0 0
Syrian 3,040 1,560 1,480 20 0 15
Tajik 65 45 20 0 0 0
Tatar 145 60 85 10 0 10
Turk 2,770 1,535 1,240 25 10 15
Turkmen 45 20 35 0 0 0
Uighur 100 50 50 0 0 0
Uzbek 175 85 90 15 10 10
Yemeni 250 130 125 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 895 500 400 0 0 0
South Asian origins 91,935 47,380 44,560 265 130 135
Bangladeshi 1,450 715 730 0 0 0
Bengali 610 340 270 0 0 0
Bhutanese 75 45 30 0 0 0
East Indian 72,500 37,240 35,260 210 105 105
Goan 85 45 45 0 0 0
Gujarati 485 255 235 0 0 0
Kashmiri 105 55 50 0 0 0
Nepali 1,850 1,000 845 0 0 0
Pakistani 8,450 4,350 4,100 25 10 15
Punjabi 6,285 3,330 2,955 0 0 0
Sinhalese 270 155 120 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 2,340 1,190 1,150 10 0 10
Tamil 480 245 230 0 10 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 1,950 1,015 940 15 10 10
East and Southeast Asian origins 159,905 75,095 84,805 915 410 510
Burmese 455 235 215 0 10 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,570 805 765 10 0 0
Chinese 72,220 34,785 37,435 200 100 100
Filipino 65,340 29,585 35,750 440 170 265
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 955 455 505 25 15 15
Japanese 3,750 1,600 2,145 105 50 55
Karen 395 225 175 0 0 0
Korean 8,020 3,835 4,190 100 55 40
Laotian 765 395 370 0 0 0
Malaysian 1,465 670 795 10 0 10
Mongolian 355 160 200 0 0 0
Singaporean 150 70 80 0 0 0
Taiwanese 665 290 375 10 10 10
Thai 1,035 375 660 10 0 0
Tibetan 60 25 30 0 0 0
Vietnamese 14,190 6,830 7,360 35 10 25
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 370 190 180 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 950 510 445 10 10 10
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 955 510 445 10 10 10
Oceania origins 5,040 2,595 2,445 180 100 85
Australian 1,990 1,040 950 115 55 55
New Zealander 720 395 325 45 30 15
Pacific Islands origins 2,460 1,225 1,235 20 10 15
Fijian 1,910 930 980 25 10 10
Hawaiian 150 75 75 0 0 0
Maori 200 105 90 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 70 30 40 0 0 0
Samoan 65 45 20 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 75 50 25 20 10 10
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 518,950 ... ... 9,535 ... ...
Owner 362,170 ... ... 8,215 ... ...
Renter 155,205 ... ... 1,320 ... ...
Band housing 1,575 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 518,950 ... ... 9,535 ... ...
Condominium 100,450 ... ... 2,185 ... ...
Not condominium 418,500 ... ... 7,350 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 518,950 ... ... 9,535 ... ...
No bedrooms 2,635 ... ... 10 ... ...
1 bedroom 57,205 ... ... 280 ... ...
2 bedrooms 111,355 ... ... 1,515 ... ...
3 bedrooms 183,405 ... ... 4,705 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 164,350 ... ... 3,015 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 518,950 ... ... 9,535 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 139,305 ... ... 1,225 ... ...
5 rooms 79,995 ... ... 1,555 ... ...
6 rooms 73,965 ... ... 1,455 ... ...
7 rooms 65,535 ... ... 1,575 ... ...
8 or more rooms 160,145 ... ... 3,725 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 7.0 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 518,955 ... ... 9,530 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 506,715 ... ... 9,465 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 12,235 ... ... 70 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 518,950 ... ... 9,535 ... ...
Suitable 491,330 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
Not suitable 27,625 ... ... 145 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 518,950 ... ... 9,535 ... ...
1960 or before 63,950 ... ... 65 ... ...
1961 to 1980 159,280 ... ... 990 ... ...
1981 to 1990 63,875 ... ... 500 ... ...
1991 to 2000 61,780 ... ... 2,350 ... ...
2001 to 2005 49,420 ... ... 755 ... ...
2006 to 2010 58,510 ... ... 1,760 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 62,140 ... ... 3,110 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 518,955 ... ... 9,535 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 490,215 ... ... 9,340 ... ...
Major repairs needed 28,740 ... ... 190 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 518,950 ... ... 9,530 ... ...
1 household maintainer 293,980 ... ... 4,765 ... ...
2 household maintainers 206,345 ... ... 4,605 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 18,625 ... ... 155 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 518,950 ... ... 9,535 ... ...
15 to 24 years 20,220 ... ... 200 ... ...
25 to 34 years 99,665 ... ... 1,750 ... ...
35 to 44 years 103,260 ... ... 2,085 ... ...
45 to 54 years 102,985 ... ... 2,085 ... ...
55 to 64 years 96,150 ... ... 1,715 ... ...
65 to 74 years 56,725 ... ... 1,145 ... ...
75 to 84 years 29,790 ... ... 480 ... ...
85 years and over 10,165 ... ... 70 ... ...
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 141 511,550 ... ... 9,490 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 399,755 ... ... 7,875 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 111,790 ... ... 1,615 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 97,440 ... ... 1,435 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 358,775 ... ... 8,185 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 64.9 ... ... 73.2 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 15.1 ... ... 14.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,525 ... ... 1,750 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,547 ... ... 1,699 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 399,760 ... ... 449,038 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 434,673 ... ... 465,844 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 154,950 ... ... 1,320 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 10.3 ... ... 5.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.7 ... ... 36.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,252 ... ... 1,519 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,286 ... ... 1,508 ... ...
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 1,089,050 543,025 546,020 19,680 9,645 10,035
No certificate, diploma or degree 171,650 87,785 83,865 2,240 1,195 1,045
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 306,490 149,245 157,245 4,955 2,370 2,590
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 610,915 306,000 304,910 12,485 6,090 6,400
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 108,615 87,090 21,525 1,960 1,525 435
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 30,560 18,460 12,095 615 370 240
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 78,055 68,625 9,425 1,350 1,150 195
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 208,740 87,130 121,610 4,945 2,050 2,900
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 34,760 13,730 21,030 550 210 340
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 258,800 118,055 140,745 5,030 2,305 2,730
Bachelor's degree 179,610 77,690 101,920 3,645 1,595 2,050
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 14,180 6,385 7,795 285 135 145
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 8,135 4,410 3,730 85 45 40
Master's degree 46,305 22,875 23,425 895 445 450
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 10,560 6,690 3,870 125 75 45
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 763,510 382,410 381,100 14,250 6,970 7,280
No certificate, diploma or degree 76,460 41,465 34,995 830 455 375
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 190,600 93,970 96,635 3,155 1,545 1,610
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 496,450 246,975 249,475 10,270 4,965 5,300
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 83,980 68,290 15,690 1,580 1,235 340
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 22,370 13,990 8,375 485 300 185
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 61,605 54,295 7,310 1,090 940 155
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 169,130 71,040 98,095 4,035 1,690 2,345
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 26,950 10,805 16,145 465 180 280
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 216,390 96,845 119,545 4,190 1,855 2,330
Bachelor's degree 149,845 64,170 85,675 3,060 1,290 1,765
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 11,005 4,815 6,185 205 90 115
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 6,905 3,510 3,400 70 40 30
Master's degree 40,310 19,295 21,010 755 375 380
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 8,330 5,055 3,275 100 60 40
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 1,089,050 543,030 546,020 19,680 9,645 10,035
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 478,135 237,025 241,110 7,190 3,555 3,635
Education 43,175 10,970 32,205 950 200 755
13. Education 43,175 10,970 32,205 950 200 750
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 17,385 7,580 9,805 420 140 280
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 3,375 2,335 1,040 70 50 20
50. Visual and performing arts 14,015 5,250 8,765 350 90 260
Humanities 24,465 10,165 14,295 465 210 250
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,755 785 1,980 25 10 15
23. English language and literature/letters 5,200 1,630 3,575 100 25 75
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 7,545 2,820 4,730 65 25 40
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 75 30 40 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,730 1,040 690 40 25 15
39. Theology and religious vocations 3,585 2,065 1,520 140 95 55
54. History 2,980 1,675 1,305 85 40 50
55. French language and literature/letters 580 120 455 10 0 10
Social and behavioural sciences and law 55,060 18,195 36,860 1,185 385 800
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 930 215 725 25 0 20
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 5,380 2,260 3,120 135 30 105
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 9,775 810 8,960 220 10 205
22. Legal professions and studies 10,250 3,355 6,890 230 70 155
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 760 255 500 25 10 20
42. Psychology 10,625 3,010 7,615 200 30 170
45. Social sciences 17,345 8,290 9,060 345 225 125
Business, management and public administration 121,065 45,535 75,530 2,485 965 1,520
30.16 Accounting and computer science 215 50 165 10 0 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 7,290 1,520 5,770 130 20 115
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 113,560 43,960 69,595 2,350 945 1,405
Physical and life sciences and technologies 26,190 13,275 12,915 500 280 225
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 10,240 4,485 5,750 170 85 90
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 6,305 2,830 3,470 100 50 50
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 150 30 120 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 7,455 4,985 2,465 200 135 65
41. Science technologies/technicians 2,045 940 1,105 30 15 20
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 21,730 13,300 8,430 310 190 120
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 17,150 11,415 5,740 240 155 80
25. Library science 1,825 240 1,585 30 0 30
27. Mathematics and statistics 2,615 1,555 1,055 40 30 10
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 145 90 55 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 161,390 146,275 15,115 2,945 2,670 270
04. Architecture and related services 4,055 2,645 1,410 95 65 35
14. Engineering 34,575 28,290 6,280 525 445 75
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 30,185 26,385 3,800 675 575 105
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 38,290 36,740 1,555 770 745 25
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 32,440 31,355 1,090 675 655 20
48. Precision production 21,825 20,860 970 205 195 0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 11,190 6,625 4,570 360 235 120
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 7,105 4,065 3,040 155 115 35
03. Natural resources and conservation 4,085 2,560 1,525 205 120 80
Health and related fields 97,530 18,810 78,720 2,110 425 1,685
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 6,075 2,830 3,245 235 125 105
51. Health professions and related programs 88,820 14,475 74,345 1,850 285 1,565
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,635 1,500 1,135 30 15 10
Personal, protective and transportation services 31,675 15,245 16,435 755 385 370
12. Personal and culinary services 18,790 5,115 13,675 405 90 315
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 50 50 0 10 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 335 295 40 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 6,650 4,360 2,285 200 155 45
49. Transportation and materials moving 5,855 5,420 430 135 130 10
Other 50 25 25 10 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 55 30 25 10 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 151 763,515 382,405 381,100 14,250 6,965 7,280
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 267,060 135,430 131,630 3,985 2,000 1,980
Education 32,085 7,610 24,475 700 115 585
13. Education 32,085 7,610 24,475 700 110 585
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 13,965 6,055 7,915 355 110 245
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,545 1,760 785 65 45 20
50. Visual and performing arts 11,420 4,290 7,130 290 60 225
Humanities 19,720 8,065 11,660 370 185 185
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,310 635 1,670 15 10 10
23. English language and literature/letters 4,205 1,290 2,915 70 20 45
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,305 2,325 3,985 50 25 25
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 60 35 25 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,415 850 570 25 15 10
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,685 1,575 1,110 120 75 45
54. History 2,320 1,275 1,045 80 35 45
55. French language and literature/letters 430 80 350 0 0 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 46,435 14,955 31,485 1,015 315 695
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 800 185 615 25 10 20
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 4,670 1,905 2,770 120 25 90
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 8,060 660 7,400 180 10 170
22. Legal professions and studies 8,910 2,615 6,295 195 55 140
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 610 220 395 15 0 15
42. Psychology 8,620 2,380 6,235 180 30 150
45. Social sciences 14,760 6,985 7,775 305 190 115
Business, management and public administration 100,785 37,685 63,100 2,035 780 1,260
30.16 Accounting and computer science 185 40 145 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 6,060 1,175 4,885 115 15 105
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 94,540 36,465 58,080 1,920 765 1,155
Physical and life sciences and technologies 20,490 10,055 10,440 395 205 195
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 8,140 3,465 4,675 155 75 80
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 4,730 2,120 2,610 80 35 40
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 145 30 120 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 5,910 3,775 2,140 140 85 55
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,565 665 905 20 0 10
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 19,065 11,735 7,340 285 175 110
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 15,505 10,310 5,195 230 145 80
25. Library science 1,435 210 1,230 15 0 15
27. Mathematics and statistics 2,015 1,145 865 35 25 10
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 110 70 45 0 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 131,095 117,950 13,145 2,435 2,190 250
04. Architecture and related services 3,280 2,045 1,240 90 55 30
14. Engineering 29,480 23,890 5,590 425 355 70
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 24,675 21,480 3,195 565 470 100
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 10 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 30,855 29,500 1,355 640 620 15
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 25,390 24,465 925 550 530 20
48. Precision production 17,405 16,565 840 160 155 10
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 8,890 5,015 3,865 300 190 115
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 5,425 2,875 2,550 125 90 40
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,460 2,140 1,320 175 105 70
Health and related fields 78,555 15,430 63,125 1,745 375 1,375
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 4,960 2,335 2,625 215 110 95
51. Health professions and related programs 71,350 11,885 59,470 1,510 250 1,260
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,240 1,210 1,030 25 15 10
Personal, protective and transportation services 25,320 12,410 12,910 630 330 300
12. Personal and culinary services 14,690 4,080 10,610 310 65 250
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 45 45 0 0 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 220 190 30 0 10 0
43. Security and protective services 5,555 3,600 1,950 190 145 50
49. Transportation and materials moving 4,815 4,495 320 125 115 10
Other 45 25 20 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 1,089,050 543,025 546,020 19,680 9,645 10,030
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 478,135 237,030 241,110 7,195 3,560 3,635
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 610,910 306,005 304,910 12,485 6,085 6,400
Location of study inside Canada 491,285 247,575 243,710 10,665 5,145 5,515
Same as province or territory of residence 391,770 196,975 194,795 7,045 3,445 3,600
Different than province or territory of residence 99,515 50,605 48,910 3,615 1,700 1,915
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 119,625 58,425 61,205 1,830 940 890
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 12,210 6,890 5,320 440 285 155
Philippines 26,035 10,095 15,935 185 50 130
India 18,500 9,430 9,070 15 10 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 8,135 4,665 3,475 605 330 275
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 6,165 2,845 3,320 10 10 0
France 635 385 245 10 0 0
Other 47,950 24,115 23,835 570 255 315
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 157 763,510 382,410 381,105 14,250 6,965 7,280
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 267,060 135,435 131,630 3,985 2,000 1,985
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 496,450 246,975 249,470 10,265 4,965 5,300
Location of study inside Canada 394,790 198,325 196,460 8,735 4,230 4,505
Same as province or territory of residence 314,250 157,640 156,610 5,860 2,910 2,950
Different than province or territory of residence 80,535 40,680 39,850 2,875 1,320 1,555
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 101,665 48,655 53,010 1,535 735 790
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 9,270 5,040 4,230 335 200 135
Philippines 24,040 9,240 14,800 175 45 130
India 16,395 8,220 8,175 10 10 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 5,495 3,175 2,320 510 270 240
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 5,380 2,460 2,915 15 0 0
France 550 335 210 0 0 0
Other 40,530 20,190 20,345 485 210 275
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 1,089,045 543,030 546,020 19,680 9,645 10,030
In the labour force 781,355 417,560 363,795 14,640 7,715 6,925
Employed 714,660 377,435 337,220 13,640 7,155 6,480
Unemployed 66,695 40,120 26,575 1,005 565 445
Not in the labour force 307,695 125,470 182,225 5,040 1,930 3,110
Participation rate 71.7 76.9 66.6 74.4 80.0 69.0
Employment rate 65.6 69.5 61.8 69.3 74.2 64.6
Unemployment rate 8.5 9.6 7.3 6.9 7.3 6.4
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 1,089,045 543,030 546,020 19,680 9,645 10,035
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 277,825 111,490 166,340 4,265 1,585 2,685
Worked 811,220 431,540 379,680 15,410 8,060 7,350
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 404,715 233,995 170,720 7,875 4,770 3,105
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 406,505 197,550 208,960 7,535 3,295 4,250
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.6 43.2 42.0 42.8 43.9 41.5
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 781,355 417,560 363,795 14,640 7,720 6,925
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 13,345 6,205 7,140 175 75 100
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 768,015 411,355 356,655 14,460 7,640 6,825
Employee 689,270 361,110 328,160 12,600 6,565 6,035
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 78,740 50,245 28,495 1,865 1,080 785
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 172 781,355 417,560 363,795 14,640 7,715 6,925
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 13,345 6,205 7,140 175 75 100
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 768,010 411,355 356,655 14,465 7,640 6,825
0 Management occupations 82,155 51,400 30,760 1,880 1,250 635
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 121,975 33,380 88,590 2,120 590 1,530
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 55,675 43,615 12,060 1,160 920 245
3 Health occupations 55,530 10,855 44,675 1,120 225 900
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 83,145 29,175 53,970 1,860 675 1,185
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 17,560 7,135 10,430 395 120 275
6 Sales and service occupations 169,065 71,060 98,005 2,985 1,190 1,795
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 144,730 133,955 10,775 2,195 2,020 175
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 15,395 12,810 2,585 450 390 60
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 22,770 17,970 4,805 295 270 30
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 173 781,355 417,560 363,795 14,645 7,715 6,920
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 13,345 6,205 7,140 175 75 100
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 768,010 411,355 356,655 14,465 7,640 6,820
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 7,725 4,870 2,855 120 80 40
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 25,895 21,540 4,350 945 750 195
22 Utilities 7,790 5,515 2,275 175 140 35
23 Construction 90,085 76,360 13,725 1,520 1,350 175
31-33 Manufacturing 47,155 35,740 11,405 675 575 105
41 Wholesale trade 31,270 22,280 8,990 360 260 100
44-45 Retail trade 86,490 39,430 47,060 1,420 685 740
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 36,840 27,745 9,090 830 520 310
51 Information and cultural industries 11,120 6,260 4,860 240 145 100
52 Finance and insurance 24,910 8,785 16,125 390 145 245
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 14,790 8,220 6,570 235 115 115
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 52,885 29,895 22,990 1,180 650 525
55 Management of companies and enterprises 1,070 450 615 40 25 15
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 29,335 16,770 12,570 505 245 255
61 Educational services 53,205 17,405 35,805 960 175 785
62 Health care and social assistance 88,770 15,575 73,190 1,680 230 1,450
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 14,195 6,870 7,330 350 200 150
72 Accommodation and food services 53,185 21,960 31,220 1,095 460 630
81 Other services (except public administration) 36,810 17,600 19,205 690 240 450
91 Public administration 54,495 28,085 26,410 1,040 645 405
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 174 714,660 377,435 337,220 13,635 7,160 6,480
Worked at home 41,075 18,460 22,615 1,075 485 585
Worked outside Canada 1,765 1,245 520 60 50 10
No fixed workplace address 102,500 78,590 23,910 2,055 1,550 505
Worked at usual place 569,315 279,145 290,170 10,445 5,070 5,375
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 569,310 279,140 290,170 10,445 5,070 5,375
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 400,515 182,435 218,075 3,925 1,540 2,390
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 151,770 84,795 66,970 5,770 3,015 2,755
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 14,585 10,325 4,265 635 440 195
Commute to a different province or territory 2,445 1,580 865 115 80 35
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 175 671,810 357,730 314,080 12,505 6,620 5,885
Car, truck, van - as a driver 522,155 293,055 229,100 10,810 5,770 5,040
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 34,440 13,385 21,055 525 210 315
Public transit 73,750 30,060 43,695 350 200 150
Walked 25,035 10,745 14,290 385 150 235
Bicycle 6,515 4,220 2,295 125 80 40
Other method 9,915 6,270 3,640 305 215 95
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 176 671,810 357,730 314,080 12,500 6,625 5,885
Less than 15 minutes 146,725 65,340 81,380 3,760 1,560 2,200
15 to 29 minutes 261,855 139,915 121,935 1,795 840 955
30 to 44 minutes 166,180 94,415 71,760 3,260 1,810 1,450
45 to 59 minutes 55,545 31,660 23,885 2,475 1,570 900
60 minutes and over 41,515 26,400 15,110 1,220 840 375
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 177 671,810 357,735 314,080 12,505 6,620 5,885
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 51,445 38,530 12,920 1,160 890 270
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 136,665 86,290 50,375 3,325 2,120 1,205
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 200,540 102,625 97,920 3,195 1,660 1,535
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 114,830 49,490 65,345 1,965 670 1,295
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 66,350 27,540 38,810 1,165 450 720
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 101,970 53,260 48,705 1,690 835 855
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 178 834,500 442,060 392,440 15,785 8,220 7,565
Single responses 826,790 438,320 388,470 15,730 8,215 7,510
Official languages 820,440 435,115 385,325 15,700 8,210 7,490
English 817,890 434,250 383,635 15,630 8,200 7,430
French 2,550 865 1,690 70 10 65
Non-official languages 6,345 3,200 3,145 25 0 20
Aboriginal languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 25 10 15 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 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. 30 15 15 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 10 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 6,320 3,190 3,130 25 10 15
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 30 30 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 10 10 0 0 0 0
Somali 55 25 35 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 445 275 170 0 0 0
Amharic 35 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 20 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 420 185 230 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 415 185 230 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 335 185 150 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 10 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 10 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 310 175 135 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 10 10 0 0 0
Tamil 10 10 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 2,160 1,140 1,020 10 0 10
Albanian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 315 155 155 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 315 160 160 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 85 30 50 0 0 0
Serbian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 15 10 10 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 75 45 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 110 55 50 0 0 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 10 0 0 0
Dutch 35 15 15 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 60 35 25 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 1,265 710 555 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 1,200 665 535 0 0 0
Bengali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 65 10 50 0 0 0
Hindi 105 55 50 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 975 575 400 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 40 15 30 0 0 0
Iranian languages 65 50 20 0 0 0
Kurdish 15 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 55 35 20 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 460 215 250 10 10 10
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 40 25 20 0 0 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 400 185 220 10 0 10
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 35 10 25 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 260 125 140 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 10 0 10 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 10 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 135 70 60 0 0 0
American Sign Language 85 30 55 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 40 40 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,335 1,105 1,230 10 0 0
Chinese languages 2,320 1,095 1,220 10 0 10
Cantonese 1,495 735 760 0 0 10
Hakka 10 10 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 705 305 395 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 95 45 50 0 0 0
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 0 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 30 10 15 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 30 15 15 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 45 25 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 0 10 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 15 10 10 10 0 10
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 7,715 3,740 3,970 60 0 60
English and French 1,885 910 980 35 0 35
English and non-official language 5,680 2,765 2,915 15 0 15
French and non-official language 20 10 10 0 0 0
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 179 834,505 442,060 392,440 15,785 8,220 7,565
None 801,320 425,535 375,785 15,350 8,055 7,300
English 4,480 1,930 2,545 70 0 60
French 8,885 4,325 4,560 245 110 140
Non-official language 19,335 10,025 9,310 110 40 70
Aboriginal 695 300 400 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 18,635 9,725 8,915 110 45 70
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 70 30 45 0 0 0
French and non-official language 415 210 200 10 10 0
English, French and non-official language 0 10 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 1,323,055 662,865 660,190 24,650 12,165 12,490
Non-movers 1,107,840 555,155 552,685 20,515 10,145 10,375
Movers 215,210 107,705 107,505 4,135 2,020 2,115
Non-migrants 141,785 71,540 70,240 1,615 765 850
Migrants 73,430 36,165 37,265 2,525 1,260 1,265
Internal migrants 56,445 28,150 28,295 2,370 1,160 1,210
Intraprovincial migrants 40,520 20,165 20,350 1,890 940 955
Interprovincial migrants 15,930 7,985 7,945 475 220 255
External migrants 16,985 8,015 8,965 155 100 55
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 1,252,985 626,875 626,105 23,125 11,375 11,750
Non-movers 678,060 337,995 340,065 10,300 5,090 5,215
Movers 574,925 288,880 286,045 12,825 6,290 6,540
Non-migrants 313,860 157,740 156,115 3,815 1,820 1,995
Migrants 261,070 131,140 129,930 9,015 4,470 4,540
Internal migrants 184,900 93,130 91,765 8,005 3,970 4,030
Intraprovincial migrants 109,725 54,150 55,575 6,090 3,050 3,045
Interprovincial migrants 75,175 38,980 36,195 1,915 930 985
External migrants 76,165 38,005 38,165 1,010 500 515

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Edmonton [Economic region], Alberta and Cochrane [Population centre], Alberta (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 9, 2024).

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