Census Profile, 2016 Census
Ottawa - Gatineau [Census metropolitan area], Ontario/Quebec and Calgary [Population centre], Alberta

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Characteristic Ottawa - Gatineau
Ontario/Quebec
[Census metropolitan area]
Calgary
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 1,323,783 ... ... 1,237,656 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 1,254,919 r ... ... 1,094,379r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.5 ... ... 13.1 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 571,146 ... ... 489,271 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 535,499 ... ... 466,391 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 195.6 ... ... 2,111.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 6,767.41 ... ... 586.08 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 1,323,785 645,050 678,735 1,237,650 617,210 620,440
0 to 14 years 227,195 115,770 111,420 226,580 116,325 110,255
0 to 4 years 72,410 36,785 35,625 77,820 39,975 37,840
5 to 9 years 79,030 40,310 38,720 79,230 40,790 38,440
10 to 14 years 75,755 38,675 37,080 69,530 35,560 33,970
15 to 64 years 897,825 440,075 457,750 872,320 437,655 434,665
15 to 19 years 79,545 40,335 39,210 69,630 35,685 33,940
20 to 24 years 92,650 46,710 45,940 78,480 39,740 38,735
25 to 29 years 87,310 43,315 43,995 99,950 49,625 50,325
30 to 34 years 87,090 42,410 44,680 109,160 54,535 54,630
35 to 39 years 86,455 41,375 45,085 100,160 49,720 50,445
40 to 44 years 89,255 42,990 46,270 93,220 46,670 46,545
45 to 49 years 93,305 45,425 47,885 87,690 44,345 43,345
50 to 54 years 105,150 51,770 53,380 86,785 43,525 43,255
55 to 59 years 97,315 47,210 50,105 82,155 41,160 40,995
60 to 64 years 79,740 38,540 41,205 65,095 32,645 32,450
65 years and over 198,770 89,205 109,565 138,750 63,230 75,520
65 to 69 years 68,100 32,640 35,455 48,950 23,915 25,035
70 to 74 years 47,805 22,520 25,285 31,665 15,070 16,590
75 to 79 years 33,630 15,265 18,360 22,775 10,250 12,530
80 to 84 years 24,025 10,295 13,730 17,360 7,505 9,860
85 years and over 25,210 8,480 16,730 18,000 6,495 11,500
85 to 89 years 15,385 5,725 9,660 11,505 4,530 6,975
90 to 94 years 7,540 2,270 5,265 4,985 1,605 3,375
95 to 99 years 2,015 450 1,560 1,355 345 1,010
100 years and over 275 35 245 165 20 145
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 17.2 17.9 16.4 18.3 18.8 17.8
15 to 64 years 67.8 68.2 67.4 70.5 70.9 70.1
65 years and over 15.0 13.8 16.1 11.2 10.2 12.2
85 years and over 1.9 1.3 2.5 1.5 1.1 1.9
Average age of the population 39.9 39.1 40.8 37.6 37.0 38.2
Median age of the population 40.1 39.1 41.0 36.7 36.2 37.1
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 535,495 ... ... 466,395 ... ...
Single-detached house 240,120 ... ... 262,430 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 75,230 ... ... 32,885 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 218,955 ... ... 169,050 ... ...
Semi-detached house 38,905 ... ... 29,430 ... ...
Row house 88,160 ... ... 44,710 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 15,630 ... ... 21,860 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 75,475 ... ... 72,850 ... ...
Other single-attached house 790 ... ... 195 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,185 ... ... 2,025 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 535,495 ... ... 466,390 ... ...
1 person 152,680 ... ... 114,185 ... ...
2 persons 180,485 ... ... 150,775 ... ...
3 persons 83,390 ... ... 78,405 ... ...
4 persons 77,495 ... ... 75,220 ... ...
5 or more persons 41,450 ... ... 47,805 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 1,300,730 ... ... 1,221,000 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 1,096,590 529,285 567,310 1,011,070 500,885 510,185
Married or living common law 622,065 310,820 311,240 595,925 298,785 297,135
Married 490,740 244,860 245,880 506,035 253,695 252,340
Living common law 131,320 65,960 65,360 89,885 45,090 44,795
Not married and not living common law 474,530 218,460 256,065 415,150 202,105 213,050
Never married 326,610 171,115 155,500 292,725 160,265 132,465
Separated 27,555 11,385 16,170 22,220 9,685 12,540
Divorced 67,685 25,115 42,575 62,225 24,230 37,995
Widowed 52,670 10,850 41,825 37,970 7,925 30,045
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 365,730 ... ... 336,770 ... ...
2 persons 180,250 ... ... 155,450 ... ...
3 persons 79,000 ... ... 75,845 ... ...
4 persons 74,770 ... ... 74,685 ... ...
5 or more persons 31,720 ... ... 30,785 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 365,735 ... ... 336,770 ... ...
Total couple families 304,265 ... ... 289,225 ... ...
Married couples 238,630 ... ... 244,295 ... ...
Common-law couples 65,635 ... ... 44,935 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 61,465 ... ... 47,545 ... ...
Female parent 47,845 ... ... 37,050 ... ...
Male parent 13,625 ... ... 10,495 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 304,265 ... ... 289,225 ... ...
Couples without children 143,685 ... ... 126,065 ... ...
Couples with children 160,575 ... ... 163,160 ... ...
1 child 60,875 ... ... 62,340 ... ...
2 children 69,835 ... ... 71,235 ... ...
3 or more children 29,870 ... ... 29,585 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 61,465 ... ... 47,545 ... ...
1 child 36,560 ... ... 29,385 ... ...
2 children 18,120 ... ... 13,505 ... ...
3 or more children 6,785 ... ... 4,650 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 234,190 109,975 124,210 219,475 112,410 107,070
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 535,500 ... ... 466,395 ... ...
One-census-family households 350,590 ... ... 309,995 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 137,470 ... ... 115,155 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 213,125 ... ... 194,840 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 7,450 ... ... 12,900 ... ...
Non-census-family households 177,455 ... ... 143,500 ... ...
One-person households 152,680 ... ... 114,185 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 24,775 ... ... 29,320 ... ...
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 1,309,210 639,130 670,080 1,226,780 612,060 614,725
English only 598,535 304,995 293,545 1,107,090 558,230 548,855
French only 108,830 48,425 60,405 1,165 505 655
English and French 586,205 279,415 306,790 89,335 41,345 47,990
Neither English nor French 15,635 6,295 9,345 29,190 11,970 17,220
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 1,309,210 639,130 670,080 1,226,780 612,060 614,725
English 836,570 414,390 422,185 1,171,870 587,145 584,725
French 426,165 203,625 222,540 18,945 9,585 9,355
English and French 31,260 15,040 16,225 7,390 3,665 3,730
Neither English nor French 15,215 6,080 9,135 28,575 11,660 16,915
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 441,795 211,140 230,655 22,640 11,420 11,220
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 33.7 33.0 34.4 1.8 1.9 1.8
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 1,309,210 639,130 670,080 1,226,785 612,060 614,725
Single responses 1,265,260 618,070 647,195 1,188,730 593,530 595,195
Official languages 1,032,340 507,760 524,580 824,410 417,710 406,695
English 635,215 317,355 317,860 806,275 408,530 397,750
French 397,125 190,405 206,720 18,135 9,185 8,950
Non-official languages 232,925 110,310 122,615 364,320 175,820 188,500
Aboriginal languages 1,015 405 605 695 250 440
Algonquian languages 595 265 330 490 185 300
Blackfoot 0 0 0 225 85 135
Cree-Montagnais languages 445 205 235 195 80 115
Atikamekw 10 5 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 0 5 0 5 0
Moose Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 10 5 5 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 60 25 30 0 0 0
Plains Cree 15 10 10 50 20 30
Southern East Cree 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 15 20 10 0 5
Woods Cree 5 0 0 5 5 10
Cree, n.o.s. 300 140 155 125 55 70
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 10 10 10 5 5
Malecite 5 5 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 20 10 15 10 5 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 125 45 80 60 10 50
Algonquin 45 15 30 0 5 0
Ojibway 70 25 50 50 10 45
Oji-Cree 5 0 5 5 0 5
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 5 5 5 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 5 10 50 20 35
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 55 20 35
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 5 0 5 20 10 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 20 5 15
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 5 0 5
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 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 360 120 240 20 10 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 5 5 5 5 0
Inuktitut 330 105 225 5 5 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 10 0 10
Iroquoian languages 35 15 15 0 0 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 25 10 15 5 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 5 0 10 5 10
Salish languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 90 25 70
Dakota 0 0 0 20 5 15
Stoney 0 0 0 70 20 50
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 5 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 20 10 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 231,910 109,900 122,005 363,630 175,570 188,060
Afro-Asiatic languages 52,310 26,380 25,930 28,940 15,185 13,760
Berber languages 920 505 415 130 75 55
Kabyle 615 330 285 60 30 30
Berber languages, n.i.e. 305 175 130 75 40 25
Cushitic languages 6,945 3,015 3,935 2,465 1,225 1,240
Bilen 50 25 25 50 30 20
Oromo 225 130 100 940 485 455
Somali 6,575 2,815 3,760 1,460 705 755
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 100 45 50 10 5 5
Semitic languages 44,365 22,820 21,545 26,300 13,855 12,450
Amharic 1,515 710 805 4,045 1,950 2,090
Arabic 41,270 21,320 19,945 18,355 9,860 8,495
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 90 40 50 280 150 130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 5 5 80 40 40
Harari 55 25 30 70 40 30
Hebrew 370 205 165 480 240 245
Maltese 35 15 20 35 15 15
Tigrigna 940 460 480 2,750 1,460 1,290
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 75 40 40 205 105 110
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 80 45 35 40 25 15
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,670 3,530 4,135 13,365 6,235 7,125
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,315 590 725 835 400 435
Vietnamese 6,340 2,935 3,405 12,520 5,830 6,685
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 0 5 5 5 5
Austronesian languages 8,170 2,935 5,235 46,370 20,125 26,240
Bikol 35 15 20 190 85 105
Cebuano 390 130 260 1,925 820 1,100
Fijian 0 0 0 40 20 15
Hiligaynon 115 40 75 665 260 400
Ilocano 585 230 355 2,540 1,110 1,435
Malagasy 110 55 55 20 5 15
Malay 430 165 260 760 330 425
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 25 10 15 260 125 130
Pangasinan 30 15 15 125 50 70
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,275 2,220 4,055 39,235 17,045 22,185
Waray-Waray 45 20 25 140 65 75
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 130 50 85 475 200 275
Creole languages 5,450 2,320 3,125 605 305 300
Haitian Creole 410 180 230 20 10 5
Creole, n.o.s. 4,835 2,045 2,790 415 205 210
Creole languages, n.i.e. 205 95 105 180 90 85
Dravidian languages 3,875 2,005 1,870 5,125 2,670 2,460
Kannada 220 115 105 285 145 140
Malayalam 665 345 320 2,075 1,065 1,010
Tamil 2,460 1,260 1,205 1,805 955 855
Telugu 495 270 225 930 490 440
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 25 15 15
Hmong-Mien languages 0 5 0 90 45 45
Indo-European languages 102,905 49,075 53,825 175,190 86,705 88,485
Albanian 715 345 370 1,325 700 630
Armenian 525 270 260 245 130 120
Balto-Slavic languages 23,565 10,630 12,930 29,575 13,830 15,745
Baltic languages 495 215 280 495 235 260
Latvian 270 120 145 165 80 95
Lithuanian 220 90 130 325 155 170
Slavic languages 23,070 10,420 12,655 29,080 13,600 15,485
Belarusan 50 30 25 20 10 10
Bosnian 765 360 405 780 390 395
Bulgarian 1,075 500 570 925 475 450
Croatian 1,195 565 630 1,890 930 960
Czech 1,020 450 565 1,360 640 720
Macedonian 70 35 40 150 75 75
Polish 6,065 2,720 3,345 7,670 3,610 4,060
Russian 6,910 3,005 3,895 9,255 4,185 5,070
Serbian 2,295 1,125 1,170 1,815 910 905
Serbo-Croatian 890 440 450 515 250 265
Slovak 635 285 350 1,070 520 555
Slovene (Slovenian) 220 100 130 235 100 135
Ukrainian 1,830 780 1,045 3,350 1,485 1,860
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 45 30 20 55 35 20
Celtic languages 115 55 60 115 60 60
Scottish Gaelic 45 25 15 45 25 25
Welsh 55 20 35 55 30 25
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 20 10 5
Germanic languages 10,250 4,685 5,560 15,710 7,520 8,185
Afrikaans 175 85 85 805 400 410
Danish 345 160 185 755 385 370
Dutch 2,660 1,280 1,385 3,455 1,725 1,725
Frisian 50 25 25 35 15 15
German 6,240 2,760 3,480 9,925 4,665 5,255
Icelandic 20 10 10 65 35 30
Norwegian 150 65 85 220 95 130
Swedish 305 150 155 275 120 155
Vlaams (Flemish) 100 45 55 90 45 50
Yiddish 180 100 80 85 35 40
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 10 5 0
Greek 2,290 1,210 1,080 1,470 740 735
Indo-Iranian languages 28,125 14,205 13,920 86,810 43,990 42,820
Indo-Aryan languages 18,785 9,490 9,295 74,000 37,325 36,675
Bengali 3,345 1,660 1,680 4,045 2,070 1,970
Gujarati 1,495 775 725 5,375 2,705 2,670
Hindi 2,940 1,505 1,435 7,025 3,580 3,440
Kashmiri 20 10 10 80 45 35
Konkani 105 55 55 165 80 85
Marathi 295 155 140 840 430 410
Nepali 930 445 485 1,925 1,010 915
Oriya (Odia) 40 20 20 100 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,960 2,040 1,925 35,585 17,915 17,675
Sindhi 265 120 145 1,665 780 885
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 830 400 430 925 450 470
Urdu 4,555 2,305 2,255 16,275 8,200 8,075
Iranian languages 9,240 4,650 4,585 11,875 6,170 5,700
Kurdish 735 390 340 740 395 345
Pashto 1,050 530 520 1,610 825 785
Persian (Farsi) 7,455 3,730 3,720 9,525 4,950 4,575
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 105 65 40 935 490 445
Italic (Romance) languages 37,325 17,675 19,645 39,935 19,740 20,190
Catalan 35 20 15 45 20 25
Italian 9,575 4,780 4,795 4,995 2,545 2,450
Portuguese 7,020 3,360 3,665 3,360 1,595 1,760
Romanian 3,635 1,680 1,955 4,495 2,285 2,205
Spanish 17,025 7,820 9,200 27,030 13,290 13,740
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 30 20 15 10 5 5
Japanese 1,115 340 780 2,305 815 1,495
Kartvelian languages 40 15 20 130 75 55
Georgian 40 15 25 130 70 55
Korean 2,205 930 1,275 8,875 4,105 4,770
Mongolic languages 35 20 20 450 210 240
Mongolian 35 20 15 445 210 235
Niger-Congo languages 8,550 3,930 4,620 5,575 2,860 2,715
Akan (Twi) 385 185 200 640 335 305
Bamanankan 145 65 80 15 5 5
Edo 40 20 20 100 65 35
Ewe 165 75 95 55 35 25
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 260 130 130 80 45 40
Ga 60 35 25 55 25 25
Ganda 135 60 75 40 15 20
Igbo 205 105 100 680 360 320
Lingala 510 215 295 85 40 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,505 680 830 140 70 75
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,150 460 695 115 60 60
Shona 120 45 75 290 145 150
Swahili 1,590 735 860 755 365 390
Wolof 275 135 140 120 65 50
Yoruba 265 135 130 1,370 720 650
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,715 850 870 1,040 515 525
Nilo-Saharan languages 335 155 185 1,495 735 755
Dinka 90 45 40 720 360 355
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 250 110 140 775 370 400
Sign languages 290 135 150 235 130 105
American Sign Language 90 35 55 85 45 45
Quebec Sign Language 35 15 15 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 165 90 80 145 90 60
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,855 15,705 18,145 68,080 32,050 36,035
Chinese languages 33,030 15,310 17,720 66,845 31,435 35,410
Cantonese 10,475 4,920 5,555 33,690 15,835 17,855
Hakka 160 65 90 340 155 185
Mandarin 19,995 9,225 10,775 28,335 13,360 14,975
Min Dong 50 20 25 45 20 20
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 780 335 440 1,675 745 925
Wu (Shanghainese) 455 205 250 370 170 195
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,100 525 580 2,385 1,150 1,235
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 825 400 425 1,240 615 625
Burmese 235 120 115 265 135 130
Karenic languages 325 155 170 280 135 150
Tibetan 90 50 45 550 280 265
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 170 75 95 145 65 80
Tai-Kadai languages 870 320 555 1,005 365 640
Lao 470 215 250 430 195 230
Thai 400 100 300 565 165 400
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 5 0 5 5 5
Turkic languages 1,785 910 875 1,720 945 775
Azerbaijani 125 75 60 240 135 105
Turkish 1,490 765 725 1,210 680 525
Uyghur 20 5 10 60 30 30
Uzbek 80 35 45 75 35 40
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 70 30 40 140 60 75
Uralic languages 2,265 1,090 1,175 3,755 1,810 1,950
Estonian 160 80 85 90 45 45
Finnish 335 135 195 280 105 170
Hungarian 1,770 880 890 3,390 1,655 1,735
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 195 110 90 320 190 130
Multiple responses 43,950 21,060 22,890 38,055 18,530 19,530
English and French 18,795 9,010 9,790 3,195 1,525 1,670
English and non-official language 16,045 7,790 8,255 33,110 16,170 16,940
French and non-official language 6,055 2,835 3,225 1,005 515 490
English, French and non-official language 3,050 1,430 1,620 750 320 430
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 1,309,210 639,130 670,080 1,226,785 612,060 614,725
Single responses 1,237,185 605,060 632,125 1,143,930 571,575 572,355
Official languages 1,121,640 550,390 571,255 931,960 468,085 463,875
English 768,215 381,070 387,150 924,325 464,195 460,125
French 353,425 169,320 184,105 7,640 3,895 3,745
Non-official languages 115,545 54,675 60,875 211,970 103,485 108,480
Aboriginal languages 405 185 220 185 90 90
Algonquian languages 265 130 140 125 65 60
Blackfoot 0 0 0 60 35 25
Cree-Montagnais languages 250 120 135 60 30 30
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 5 0 5 5 0
Moose Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 30 10 20 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 5 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 190 100 95 55 30 25
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 10 10 5 0 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 10 10 5 5 5
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 5 0 15 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 5 0 15 10 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 135 50 80 5 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 115 45 70 0 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 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 5 0 0 5 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 25 10 15
Dakota 0 0 0 15 0 10
Stoney 0 0 0 15 10 10
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 5 5 5 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 115,140 54,490 60,655 211,790 103,400 108,390
Afro-Asiatic languages 28,965 14,010 14,950 17,940 9,160 8,780
Berber languages 475 240 230 60 35 25
Kabyle 385 195 185 25 15 10
Berber languages, n.i.e. 90 45 40 30 20 15
Cushitic languages 4,005 1,650 2,350 1,640 800 840
Bilen 30 15 15 45 25 25
Oromo 130 70 65 700 350 355
Somali 3,785 1,540 2,245 890 425 460
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 55 20 30 5 5 0
Semitic languages 24,470 12,110 12,365 16,220 8,320 7,905
Amharic 870 405 460 2,705 1,295 1,410
Arabic 22,950 11,380 11,565 10,780 5,580 5,195
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 35 20 25 200 100 100
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 65 35 30
Harari 20 10 10 45 25 25
Hebrew 145 80 65 240 120 120
Maltese 5 0 5 5 0 5
Tigrigna 430 200 230 2,045 1,090 955
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 145 75 70
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 15 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,530 2,090 2,435 8,755 4,120 4,635
Khmer (Cambodian) 590 265 325 425 210 220
Vietnamese 3,935 1,825 2,115 8,325 3,905 4,415
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 5
Austronesian languages 3,395 1,420 1,975 24,790 11,560 13,230
Bikol 0 0 5 30 10 15
Cebuano 125 55 70 815 385 430
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 5
Hiligaynon 45 20 30 200 95 110
Ilocano 230 110 120 1,020 475 540
Malagasy 25 10 15 10 0 10
Malay 120 55 70 230 125 105
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 5 0 65 30 35
Pangasinan 10 5 5 15 10 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,780 1,150 1,635 22,195 10,340 11,855
Waray-Waray 10 5 10 50 25 25
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 45 20 20 145 60 85
Creole languages 2,235 920 1,315 280 145 140
Haitian Creole 205 85 120 5 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 1,960 800 1,160 215 110 110
Creole languages, n.i.e. 75 30 40 65 30 35
Dravidian languages 1,880 930 950 3,110 1,580 1,530
Kannada 80 40 35 115 60 55
Malayalam 285 145 140 1,275 645 630
Tamil 1,310 635 680 1,155 580 575
Telugu 200 105 90 550 285 270
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 20 10 15
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 60 30 35
Indo-European languages 45,425 21,600 23,825 97,070 48,290 48,785
Albanian 320 150 165 610 325 285
Armenian 250 115 135 105 55 50
Balto-Slavic languages 10,880 5,130 5,745 13,295 6,505 6,795
Baltic languages 110 45 65 225 120 110
Latvian 55 25 35 80 45 35
Lithuanian 50 20 30 150 80 70
Slavic languages 10,765 5,085 5,685 13,070 6,380 6,685
Belarusan 30 15 10 0 0 0
Bosnian 425 210 215 350 175 175
Bulgarian 560 265 300 475 240 235
Croatian 430 190 235 680 335 350
Czech 235 115 125 395 190 205
Macedonian 20 15 10 80 40 40
Polish 2,165 990 1,180 3,115 1,510 1,610
Russian 4,125 1,915 2,210 5,640 2,730 2,910
Serbian 1,490 755 735 930 460 475
Serbo-Croatian 465 235 230 175 90 85
Slovak 210 95 115 415 205 210
Slovene (Slovenian) 25 15 10 40 15 25
Ukrainian 575 265 310 760 385 370
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 10 5 5
Celtic languages 10 5 0 15 10 5
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 5 5 0
Welsh 0 5 0 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages 1,140 525 615 2,065 975 1,090
Afrikaans 40 20 20 410 195 220
Danish 25 10 20 65 30 30
Dutch 195 90 105 395 190 200
Frisian 0 5 5 0 0 0
German 780 350 425 1,085 505 580
Icelandic 5 0 0 15 10 5
Norwegian 10 0 5 25 10 15
Swedish 70 40 25 50 25 25
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Yiddish 15 5 5 10 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Greek 670 320 350 480 225 255
Indo-Iranian languages 15,305 7,475 7,825 58,575 29,405 29,170
Indo-Aryan languages 9,795 4,845 4,950 50,230 25,205 25,025
Bengali 1,985 960 1,030 2,700 1,355 1,345
Gujarati 620 315 305 3,045 1,525 1,520
Hindi 1,310 660 655 3,965 2,040 1,925
Kashmiri 5 5 5 50 25 25
Konkani 35 15 20 35 20 15
Marathi 115 50 65 445 230 215
Nepali 735 360 375 1,330 685 645
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 45 25 20
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,225 1,130 1,100 26,795 13,430 13,365
Sindhi 65 25 40 705 310 395
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 400 195 205 470 230 240
Urdu 2,285 1,130 1,160 10,645 5,325 5,320
Iranian languages 5,480 2,615 2,865 7,850 3,950 3,905
Kurdish 435 230 205 450 230 225
Pashto 655 315 340 1,030 525 510
Persian (Farsi) 4,385 2,065 2,315 6,370 3,195 3,175
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 490 255 240
Italic (Romance) languages 16,850 7,870 8,980 21,920 10,790 11,130
Catalan 20 5 10 25 10 10
Italian 2,580 1,155 1,425 1,215 535 680
Portuguese 3,020 1,435 1,590 1,645 790 855
Romanian 1,865 875 985 2,330 1,195 1,135
Spanish 9,365 4,390 4,970 16,715 8,255 8,460
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 440 155 285 1,070 465 600
Kartvelian languages 5 5 5 80 40 35
Georgian 5 5 5 80 45 35
Korean 1,215 565 655 6,340 3,015 3,320
Mongolic languages 15 15 5 275 130 145
Mongolian 20 10 5 280 130 145
Niger-Congo languages 2,275 1,035 1,245 1,745 840 905
Akan (Twi) 130 60 70 300 155 145
Bamanankan 30 15 15 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 25 10 15
Ewe 35 15 15 15 10 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 60 30 30 45 25 25
Ga 10 5 5 15 5 10
Ganda 35 10 20 5 0 0
Igbo 55 25 30 135 65 70
Lingala 110 40 75 25 10 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 480 235 250 65 30 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 330 125 205 25 10 15
Shona 20 15 10 95 45 50
Swahili 560 260 295 340 155 185
Wolof 100 50 55 65 35 25
Yoruba 60 30 35 330 155 170
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 250 120 135 265 130 140
Nilo-Saharan languages 90 40 45 900 435 470
Dinka 30 15 10 440 215 230
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 60 25 40 460 220 240
Sign languages 400 215 185 310 180 135
American Sign Language 120 55 65 75 40 40
Quebec Sign Language 40 20 20 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 240 135 100 235 140 95
Sino-Tibetan languages 22,425 10,630 11,800 46,295 22,025 24,265
Chinese languages 21,840 10,355 11,490 45,410 21,585 23,825
Cantonese 5,985 2,755 3,230 22,025 10,275 11,745
Hakka 50 20 30 100 35 60
Mandarin 14,600 7,005 7,595 20,865 10,110 10,755
Min Dong 15 5 5 10 0 5
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 305 125 180 670 290 375
Wu (Shanghainese) 250 120 130 210 105 105
Chinese, n.o.s. 635 325 310 1,535 760 775
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 580 275 305 880 440 440
Burmese 150 70 80 175 90 85
Karenic languages 250 120 125 235 105 125
Tibetan 70 40 35 395 205 190
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 115 50 65 70 35 40
Tai-Kadai languages 335 135 195 380 165 215
Lao 225 100 125 180 75 95
Thai 105 35 75 195 85 110
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 5
Turkic languages 925 450 475 980 510 470
Azerbaijani 50 25 30 105 55 50
Turkish 800 390 410 730 390 345
Uyghur 10 5 5 45 20 25
Uzbek 45 20 25 50 25 30
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 45 25 25
Uralic languages 555 260 290 1,295 640 660
Estonian 20 10 10 15 5 15
Finnish 40 15 25 35 25 15
Hungarian 490 235 255 1,240 610 630
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 115 70 45
Multiple responses 72,020 34,065 37,955 82,850 40,485 42,365
English and French 19,975 9,300 10,675 2,160 1,080 1,075
English and non-official language 38,645 18,670 19,975 79,110 38,650 40,460
French and non-official language 7,085 3,170 3,910 370 180 190
English, French and non-official language 6,315 2,930 3,385 1,215 565 645
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 1,309,210 639,130 670,085 1,226,780 612,060 614,725
None 1,002,240 493,925 508,315 1,013,605 508,710 504,900
English 131,290 62,940 68,350 92,670 46,130 46,540
French 84,100 39,365 44,740 11,895 5,435 6,460
Non-official language 79,140 37,120 42,020 104,740 49,860 54,880
Aboriginal 565 220 350 605 240 365
Non-Aboriginal 78,575 36,905 41,675 104,130 49,625 54,510
English and French 3,965 1,895 2,070 640 325 320
English and non-official language 3,780 1,805 1,975 2,060 1,045 1,015
French and non-official language 4,580 2,020 2,560 1,130 535 600
English, French and non-official language 115 60 55 35 20 15
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 1,073,835 519,975 553,855 995,125 494,055 501,070
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,028,710 498,065 530,635 944,760 469,085 475,675
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,241 46,738 36,869 43,329 52,561 35,519
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,029,070 498,110 530,960 944,950 469,140 475,810
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,258 40,420 32,858 38,523 45,393 32,357
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 936,155 460,000 476,155 883,485 448,790 434,700
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,490 46,637 35,216 43,196 52,389 34,907
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 718,885 320,095 398,790 543,870 215,680 328,190
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,183 2,517 5,345 2,952 1,869 3,373
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 773,290 390,165 383,125 769,375 399,655 369,720
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,109 44,501 36,367 43,639 52,188 36,017
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 995,210 494,100 501,115
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,028,635 497,800 530,830 945,390 469,290 476,095
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 52,455 59,537 45,813 67,771 85,509 50,286
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,029,005 497,825 531,180 945,555 469,340 476,215
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,688 47,611 38,075 53,910 66,244 41,754
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 936,350 459,750 476,600 883,795 448,920 434,875
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 52,122 59,985 44,536 68,519 86,325 50,138
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 718,435 319,760 398,675 543,805 215,575 328,230
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,172 6,441 7,759 6,459 6,381 6,511
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 773,285 389,505 383,775 769,535 399,690 369,845
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 50,766 57,094 44,344 64,591 79,653 48,313
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 995,210 494,095 501,110
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 24 393,295 210,765 182,530 361,015 205,600 155,405
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 62,792 67,303 58,965 65,913 73,256 57,818
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 71,298 77,591 64,031 89,601 103,821 70,787
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 90.4 93.1 87.2 94.6 96.6 91.2
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 72.7 74.9 70.0 77.3 79.1 74.1
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 9.6 6.9 12.8 5.4 3.4 8.8
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 1,073,835 519,975 553,855 995,125 494,055 501,065
Without total income 45,130 21,910 23,220 50,360 24,965 25,395
With total income 1,028,705 498,070 530,640 944,760 469,085 475,675
Percentage with total income 95.8 95.8 95.8 94.9 94.9 94.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 133,245 61,265 71,975 123,335 48,650 74,680
$10,000 to $19,999 152,825 63,680 89,150 118,265 47,890 70,370
$20,000 to $29,999 115,060 49,245 65,815 107,715 43,760 63,960
$30,000 to $39,999 100,450 44,925 55,525 92,285 41,415 50,870
$40,000 to $49,999 96,125 43,635 52,490 88,695 42,385 46,305
$50,000 to $59,999 87,185 40,980 46,205 75,965 38,245 37,720
$60,000 to $69,999 75,865 37,625 38,235 62,445 33,330 29,115
$70,000 to $79,999 60,350 31,435 28,915 50,120 28,200 21,915
$80,000 to $89,999 50,770 27,330 23,440 40,085 23,095 16,990
$90,000 to $99,999 42,380 22,805 19,575 34,025 19,435 14,600
$100,000 and over 114,450 75,140 39,310 151,815 102,675 49,140
$100,000 to $149,999 82,750 52,275 30,480 83,580 52,185 31,390
$150,000 and over 31,695 22,865 8,830 68,235 50,485 17,750
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 1,073,835 519,975 553,855 995,125 494,055 501,070
Without after-tax income 44,765 21,865 22,895 50,170 24,915 25,255
With after-tax income 1,029,070 498,110 530,955 944,950 469,140 475,810
Percentage with after-tax income 95.8 95.8 95.9 95.0 95.0 95.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 139,335 62,495 76,840 126,295 49,590 76,700
$10,000 to $19,999 159,560 67,185 92,375 123,390 50,210 73,185
$20,000 to $29,999 135,590 59,190 76,405 124,510 51,355 73,155
$30,000 to $39,999 127,425 57,705 69,720 115,510 53,830 61,680
$40,000 to $49,999 119,660 55,865 63,795 107,240 53,445 53,795
$50,000 to $59,999 99,760 49,345 50,410 83,795 44,620 39,175
$60,000 to $69,999 76,185 40,485 35,700 62,835 35,585 27,255
$70,000 to $79,999 59,640 32,550 27,090 47,860 27,685 20,175
$80,000 and over 111,910 73,290 38,625 153,515 102,820 50,695
$80,000 to $89,999 40,360 24,115 16,250 36,125 21,065 15,065
$90,000 to $99,999 23,175 15,035 8,140 24,865 15,440 9,425
$100,000 and over 48,375 34,140 14,235 92,525 66,320 26,210
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 1,073,835 519,980 553,855 995,120 494,055 501,070
Without employment income 300,545 129,810 170,735 225,745 94,400 131,345
With employment income 773,285 390,165 383,125 769,375 399,655 369,720
Percentage with employment income 72.0 75.0 69.2 77.3 80.9 73.8
Under $5,000 (including loss) 92,380 45,375 47,005 80,400 36,470 43,930
$5,000 to $9,999 56,710 25,510 31,200 49,660 21,190 28,460
$10,000 to $19,999 94,460 43,165 51,295 84,725 36,915 47,810
$20,000 to $29,999 74,780 35,085 39,695 73,195 31,700 41,495
$30,000 to $39,999 67,455 32,260 35,200 70,515 32,850 37,660
$40,000 to $49,999 64,295 30,020 34,280 69,210 33,630 35,580
$50,000 to $59,999 61,835 28,885 32,945 60,825 30,800 30,025
$60,000 to $69,999 54,350 26,755 27,595 50,320 27,550 22,770
$70,000 to $79,999 43,635 22,800 20,840 41,285 23,440 17,850
$80,000 and over 163,385 100,315 63,075 189,240 125,105 64,135
$80,000 to $89,999 40,835 21,765 19,065 33,800 19,870 13,930
$90,000 to $99,999 34,545 18,900 15,650 29,690 17,030 12,655
$100,000 and over 88,005 59,645 28,360 125,750 88,205 37,550
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 535,500 ... ... 466,390 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 82,053 ... ... 97,300 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 69,904 ... ... 83,048 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 152,680 ... ... 114,180 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,189 ... ... 52,329 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,211 ... ... 44,651 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 382,815 ... ... 352,210 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 102,423 ... ... 115,386 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 86,781 ... ... 98,189 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 535,500 ... ... 466,440 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 100,760 ... ... 137,359 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 82,029 ... ... 109,284 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 152,680 ... ... 114,225 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 53,108 ... ... 71,377 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 43,283 ... ... 56,965 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 382,820 ... ... 352,215 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 119,766 ... ... 158,757 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 97,482 ... ... 126,252 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 535,495 ... ... 466,390 ... ...
Under $5,000 8,045 ... ... 7,095 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 6,965 ... ... 4,355 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 13,275 ... ... 5,255 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 17,185 ... ... 9,365 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 16,425 ... ... 13,760 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 16,305 ... ... 10,675 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 17,340 ... ... 11,865 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 18,210 ... ... 12,935 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 18,735 ... ... 13,220 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 18,715 ... ... 13,590 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 37,900 ... ... 28,320 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 37,130 ... ... 28,780 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 34,455 ... ... 27,950 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 33,010 ... ... 27,105 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 30,555 ... ... 25,665 ... ...
$100,000 and over 211,255 ... ... 226,460 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 62,625 ... ... 55,690 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 45,925 ... ... 42,510 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 56,635 ... ... 54,900 ... ...
$200,000 and over 46,070 ... ... 73,355 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 535,500 ... ... 466,390 ... ...
Under $5,000 8,510 ... ... 7,680 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,090 ... ... 4,430 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 13,465 ... ... 5,440 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 17,980 ... ... 9,780 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 18,500 ... ... 14,760 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 18,995 ... ... 12,315 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 21,435 ... ... 14,280 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 22,975 ... ... 15,695 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 23,815 ... ... 16,750 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 24,180 ... ... 17,610 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 47,325 ... ... 35,495 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 43,920 ... ... 35,025 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 41,150 ... ... 33,905 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 36,895 ... ... 31,910 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 32,040 ... ... 28,510 ... ...
$100,000 and over 157,220 ... ... 182,825 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 61,155 ... ... 57,345 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 40,210 ... ... 40,165 ... ...
$150,000 and over 55,855 ... ... 85,310 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 364,260 ... ... 331,055 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 103,954 ... ... 113,955 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 87,807 ... ... 96,946 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 134,365 ... ... 113,275 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 96,455 ... ... 106,943 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 81,260 ... ... 90,309 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 161,365 ... ... 163,050 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 132,633 ... ... 135,381 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 110,386 ... ... 114,198 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 58,185 ... ... 43,260 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,624 ... ... 67,079 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,863 ... ... 60,304 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 364,270 ... ... 331,075 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 121,444 ... ... 159,385 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 98,577 ... ... 126,303 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 134,470 ... ... 113,300 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 113,491 ... ... 154,632 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 91,361 ... ... 121,675 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 161,420 ... ... 163,125 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 148,182 ... ... 183,674 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,540 ... ... 144,622 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 58,035 ... ... 42,900 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 70,115 ... ... 88,799 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,044 ... ... 74,698 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 207,010 98,805 108,205 187,195 98,000 89,200
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 37,610 36,830 38,252 44,340 47,222 41,237
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 33,367 32,607 33,951 38,947 40,898 36,764
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 206,575 98,480 108,100 186,825 97,950 88,875
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 47,046 47,219 46,889 60,493 65,466 55,012
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 38,813 38,652 38,960 49,025 52,251 45,471
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 1,300,730 635,585 665,145 1,221,000 609,875 611,130
In the bottom half of the distribution 529,735 253,600 276,140 453,240 220,780 232,465
In the bottom decile 117,085 57,600 59,485 89,985 44,940 45,045
In the second decile 100,310 46,635 53,675 80,570 37,495 43,075
In the third decile 97,770 46,490 51,280 87,195 41,815 45,380
In the fourth decile 102,665 48,925 53,740 93,255 45,805 47,455
In the fifth decile 111,915 53,955 57,965 102,240 50,730 51,515
In the top half of the distribution 770,995 381,985 389,010 767,755 389,095 378,665
In the sixth decile 124,020 59,975 64,040 109,090 54,620 54,470
In the seventh decile 137,795 67,360 70,430 117,105 58,835 58,270
In the eighth decile 156,470 77,515 78,955 130,070 65,760 64,310
In the ninth decile 180,230 89,855 90,380 156,095 78,820 77,275
In the top decile 172,485 87,285 85,200 255,400 131,060 124,340
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 1,300,730 635,585 665,145 1,221,000 609,870 611,130
0 to 17 years 272,405 138,765 133,640 266,820 136,855 129,965
0 to 5 years 87,655 44,630 43,025 93,315 47,870 45,450
18 to 64 years 845,815 412,545 433,270 826,185 413,300 412,880
65 years and over 182,515 84,280 98,235 128,000 59,720 68,285
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 159,040 75,425 83,615 113,380 54,425 58,955
0 to 17 years 40,600 21,030 19,570 34,385 17,710 16,675
0 to 5 years 13,940 7,290 6,655 12,390 6,365 6,025
18 to 64 years 99,465 47,110 52,360 68,255 32,640 35,610
65 years and over 18,965 7,280 11,685 10,745 4,080 6,665
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 12.2 11.9 12.6 9.3 8.9 9.6
0 to 17 years (%) 14.9 15.2 14.6 12.9 12.9 12.8
0 to 5 years (%) 15.9 16.3 15.5 13.3 13.3 13.3
18 to 64 years (%) 11.8 11.4 12.1 8.3 7.9 8.6
65 years and over (%) 10.4 8.6 11.9 8.4 6.8 9.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 129,610 63,115 66,495 106,190 52,690 53,490
0 to 17 years 29,355 15,145 14,205 28,425 14,660 13,770
0 to 5 years 10,245 5,360 4,890 10,190 5,240 4,945
18 to 64 years 88,910 43,765 45,150 71,390 35,450 35,945
65 years and over 11,345 4,200 7,145 6,365 2,585 3,780
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 10.0 9.9 10.0 8.7 8.6 8.8
0 to 17 years (%) 10.8 10.9 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.6
0 to 5 years (%) 11.7 12.0 11.4 10.9 10.9 10.9
18 to 64 years (%) 10.5 10.6 10.4 8.6 8.6 8.7
65 years and over (%) 6.2 5.0 7.3 5.0 4.3 5.5
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 1,300,730 635,600 665,135 1,221,065 609,875 611,195
Official languages 1,285,210 629,390 655,820 1,192,040 597,685 594,355
English 1,177,535 581,350 596,185 1,190,850 597,160 593,685
French 691,235 325,890 365,345 90,150 41,690 48,460
Non-official languages 331,375 156,060 175,305 459,765 223,005 236,760
Aboriginal languages 1,615 610 1,005 1,145 445 700
Algonquian languages 935 365 570 825 320 505
Blackfoot 10 0 0 340 115 220
Cree-Montagnais languages 570 210 360 395 170 225
Atikamekw 0 10 10 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 15 10 10 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 15 10 10 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 80 35 45 0 0 0
Plains Cree 10 10 0 90 35 50
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 60 15 40 15 10 10
Woods Cree 20 10 0 55 10 45
Cree, n.o.s. 360 125 235 235 115 115
Eastern Algonquian languages 60 35 25 0 0 0
Malecite 10 10 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 50 30 20 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 315 120 195 100 40 60
Algonquin 80 35 50 0 0 0
Ojibway 215 80 135 90 35 55
Oji-Cree 15 0 10 10 0 10
Ottawa (Odawa) 10 0 0 10 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 20 10 15 125 55 70
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 10 15 130 55 70
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 10 0 10
Dene 15 0 10 20 10 15
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 10 0 0 10
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 90 35 50
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 10
Southern Tutchone 10 0 10 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 600 225 380 35 15 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 0 10 25 10 10
Inuktitut 550 205 340 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 15 30 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 50 10 35 10 10 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 55 15 40 10 10 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 10 0 0 20 0 15
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 120 35 90
Dakota 0 0 0 60 30 35
Stoney 0 0 0 80 15 65
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 15 10 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 0 0 15 10 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 10 0 0 0 0 10
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 15 10 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 329,835 155,485 174,350 458,645 222,570 236,070
Afro-Asiatic languages 72,850 36,795 36,055 40,545 21,255 19,290
Berber languages 1,340 735 610 205 140 60
Kabyle 925 470 450 110 65 50
Berber languages, n.i.e. 425 265 160 90 80 10
Cushitic languages 9,680 4,345 5,335 3,580 1,825 1,760
Bilen 90 55 35 65 40 20
Oromo 395 185 210 1,370 715 655
Somali 9,130 4,065 5,065 2,175 1,085 1,090
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 140 60 85 30 10 20
Semitic languages 63,250 32,445 30,805 37,380 19,665 17,720
Amharic 2,135 1,010 1,125 5,745 2,910 2,840
Arabic 58,430 30,115 28,315 27,475 14,610 12,865
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 95 30 60 305 145 160
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 90 45 45
Harari 40 20 15 95 45 50
Hebrew 1,945 1,055 890 1,550 740 805
Maltese 70 20 45 35 20 10
Tigrigna 1,225 515 705 3,550 1,925 1,625
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 240 150 85 245 135 110
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 200 105 95 160 95 65
Austro-Asiatic languages 9,570 4,535 5,035 17,185 8,185 9,005
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,790 820 970 1,140 620 520
Vietnamese 7,835 3,745 4,095 16,105 7,590 8,515
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 10,815 3,990 6,820 58,325 25,175 33,155
Bikol 30 10 20 165 65 100
Cebuano 600 215 385 2,680 1,205 1,475
Fijian 10 0 10 120 65 55
Hiligaynon 180 65 120 920 365 560
Ilocano 715 305 415 3,645 1,580 2,060
Malagasy 200 100 100 45 15 25
Malay 705 310 400 1,440 680 765
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 60 25 45 405 200 210
Pangasinan 60 25 40 205 80 120
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 9,530 3,420 6,110 55,150 23,645 31,505
Waray-Waray 35 0 25 190 70 115
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 115 55 60 550 235 320
Creole languages 12,385 5,345 7,040 1,665 820 845
Haitian Creole 700 295 400 35 20 15
Creole, n.o.s. 11,035 4,760 6,280 1,070 530 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 700 310 390 565 275 290
Dravidian languages 5,135 2,595 2,540 7,020 3,670 3,350
Kannada 465 235 235 530 270 270
Malayalam 845 380 465 2,475 1,300 1,175
Tamil 3,390 1,735 1,655 3,140 1,635 1,505
Telugu 805 425 380 1,295 680 615
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 70 40 35
Hmong-Mien languages 0 10 0 85 40 45
Indo-European languages 161,040 75,675 85,365 231,575 115,000 116,575
Albanian 870 425 440 1,685 885 800
Armenian 745 395 350 295 165 130
Balto-Slavic languages 28,735 13,310 15,425 34,535 16,765 17,775
Baltic languages 570 245 320 590 280 305
Latvian 285 120 170 230 115 115
Lithuanian 285 125 160 360 165 195
Slavic languages 28,275 13,110 15,170 34,175 16,590 17,580
Belarusan 165 75 90 70 30 40
Bosnian 1,265 600 665 1,230 655 575
Bulgarian 1,290 605 690 1,075 575 500
Croatian 2,115 1,045 1,070 2,520 1,240 1,280
Czech 1,435 615 820 1,635 770 860
Macedonian 120 50 75 270 145 120
Polish 7,070 3,240 3,835 8,895 4,245 4,650
Russian 10,705 4,995 5,710 13,245 6,395 6,855
Serbian 2,785 1,380 1,410 2,300 1,135 1,165
Serbo-Croatian 995 540 460 565 310 260
Slovak 1,035 430 610 1,460 800 655
Slovene (Slovenian) 295 135 155 285 135 150
Ukrainian 2,660 1,130 1,540 4,465 2,025 2,445
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 60 15 45 55 30 25
Celtic languages 430 205 225 440 205 235
Scottish Gaelic 175 85 90 165 80 85
Welsh 100 35 60 85 55 35
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 165 90 80 190 75 110
Germanic languages 19,985 9,610 10,370 24,180 11,950 12,230
Afrikaans 455 225 225 1,675 905 770
Danish 495 235 260 930 440 485
Dutch 3,440 1,635 1,805 4,255 2,095 2,165
Frisian 70 30 40 55 25 30
German 14,705 7,120 7,585 16,755 8,375 8,375
Icelandic 55 25 30 80 40 40
Norwegian 380 160 220 455 175 280
Swedish 645 320 330 605 280 325
Vlaams (Flemish) 130 50 80 115 55 55
Yiddish 355 185 170 175 95 80
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 15 60 25 40
Greek 3,365 1,735 1,630 2,310 1,165 1,145
Indo-Iranian languages 36,835 18,640 18,200 108,155 54,950 53,205
Indo-Aryan languages 26,495 13,405 13,090 95,730 48,350 47,380
Bengali 4,320 2,210 2,105 4,960 2,490 2,470
Gujarati 2,290 1,235 1,060 8,355 4,065 4,290
Hindi 10,595 5,465 5,130 28,330 14,520 13,810
Kashmiri 10 0 10 65 45 20
Konkani 145 75 65 370 195 180
Marathi 580 315 260 1,525 795 730
Nepali 1,300 660 645 2,210 1,220 995
Oriya (Odia) 75 40 30 150 75 75
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,440 3,315 3,125 46,930 23,830 23,100
Sindhi 505 220 280 2,605 1,145 1,465
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,080 495 590 1,360 675 680
Urdu 7,490 3,720 3,770 24,925 12,725 12,200
Iranian languages 10,910 5,535 5,370 13,295 6,980 6,320
Kurdish 890 495 395 950 520 430
Pashto 1,425 770 655 2,160 1,165 990
Persian (Farsi) 9,435 4,735 4,700 10,545 5,540 5,005
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 205 120 90 1,135 610 525
Italic (Romance) languages 76,665 34,570 42,095 65,685 31,890 33,795
Catalan 95 40 55 70 40 30
Italian 17,420 8,395 9,030 8,880 4,390 4,490
Portuguese 9,915 4,820 5,100 4,950 2,430 2,525
Romanian 4,210 2,010 2,200 5,560 2,875 2,690
Spanish 49,510 21,430 28,080 48,635 23,450 25,185
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 130 85 50 70 40 30
Japanese 2,800 1,350 1,450 4,140 1,870 2,270
Kartvelian languages 45 25 25 130 75 50
Georgian 50 25 20 130 75 50
Korean 2,795 1,185 1,610 9,895 4,585 5,305
Mongolic languages 60 30 30 655 310 345
Mongolian 55 30 25 650 305 350
Niger-Congo languages 16,450 7,595 8,850 11,345 5,770 5,575
Akan (Twi) 700 360 345 1,050 560 490
Bamanankan 390 175 210 15 10 10
Edo 115 50 65 215 130 85
Ewe 375 185 185 70 30 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 435 205 225 130 70 55
Ga 185 90 95 85 55 30
Ganda 225 70 155 75 35 45
Igbo 335 185 145 1,420 745 675
Lingala 2,525 1,105 1,420 425 230 195
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,560 1,125 1,435 170 95 80
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,810 770 1,035 105 45 60
Shona 200 75 125 475 205 270
Swahili 4,380 2,045 2,335 2,290 1,140 1,150
Wolof 710 335 370 330 195 135
Yoruba 905 485 420 3,265 1,670 1,595
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,925 1,895 2,035 2,050 995 1,060
Nilo-Saharan languages 380 165 215 1,655 765 890
Dinka 190 85 105 785 380 400
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 190 80 110 875 380 490
Sign languages 2,135 870 1,265 1,495 625 870
American Sign Language 1,040 350 685 805 305 505
Quebec Sign Language 240 85 160 10 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 940 460 480 710 335 375
Sino-Tibetan languages 38,820 18,405 20,415 78,975 37,670 41,305
Chinese languages 37,925 17,980 19,945 77,485 36,945 40,545
Cantonese 13,125 6,240 6,880 42,435 20,075 22,360
Hakka 265 125 140 425 185 245
Mandarin 26,420 12,260 14,160 38,790 18,285 20,505
Min Dong 40 20 25 60 35 25
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,120 510 605 2,350 990 1,360
Wu (Shanghainese) 435 210 220 570 250 320
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,140 595 545 3,020 1,485 1,535
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 15 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 930 440 485 1,520 735 790
Burmese 315 145 165 345 160 180
Karenic languages 370 185 185 295 145 150
Tibetan 55 30 20 805 405 400
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 365 150 205 150 60 95
Tai-Kadai languages 1,225 515 715 1,325 545 775
Lao 590 265 325 555 255 300
Thai 730 285 445 830 315 515
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 0
Turkic languages 2,750 1,390 1,360 2,525 1,340 1,180
Azerbaijani 160 95 70 350 170 185
Turkish 2,335 1,195 1,145 1,650 940 710
Uyghur 40 25 15 135 60 70
Uzbek 120 40 80 245 110 135
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 150 70 80 205 90 110
Uralic languages 2,835 1,385 1,450 4,540 2,185 2,360
Estonian 245 120 130 110 45 60
Finnish 520 235 280 300 140 165
Hungarian 2,075 1,030 1,045 4,120 1,990 2,130
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 560 330 230 770 435 335
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 1,300,735 635,600 665,130 1,221,070 609,875 611,195
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 1,225,865 599,815 626,050 1,074,380 538,880 535,510
Canadian citizens aged under 18 260,450 132,740 127,705 242,400 124,240 118,160
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 965,415 467,070 498,345 831,980 414,635 417,340
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 74,865 35,785 39,080 146,685 70,995 75,690
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 1,300,735 635,600 665,135 1,221,070 609,875 611,195
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 1,027,730 506,010 521,720 812,685 411,335 401,350
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 255,800 120,725 135,075 382,575 185,600 196,980
Before 1981 60,785 29,340 31,445 63,985 31,855 32,130
1981 to 1990 33,985 16,505 17,480 38,205 18,155 20,055
1991 to 2000 57,145 26,170 30,975 64,705 30,950 33,750
2001 to 2010 66,000 30,565 35,435 126,145 61,265 64,875
2001 to 2005 30,955 14,270 16,680 56,770 27,755 29,010
2006 to 2010 35,045 16,290 18,750 69,375 33,510 35,865
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 37,890 18,150 19,740 89,535 43,370 46,160
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 17,200 8,865 8,335 25,805 12,940 12,865
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 255,800 120,730 135,075 382,580 185,600 196,980
Under 5 years 28,605 14,045 14,555 34,915 17,805 17,115
5 to 14 years 45,360 23,135 22,225 64,760 33,690 31,070
15 to 24 years 53,075 24,075 29,000 74,440 34,200 40,240
25 to 44 years 107,900 50,140 57,760 172,630 82,925 89,705
45 years and over 20,865 9,330 11,535 35,830 16,980 18,850
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 54 255,800 120,725 135,075 382,580 185,600 196,980
Americas 41,155 18,270 22,885 40,965 19,530 21,435
Brazil 1,290 600 695 1,420 640 780
Colombia 2,745 1,125 1,620 5,545 2,630 2,910
El Salvador 2,165 1,030 1,135 2,335 1,180 1,160
Guyana 1,420 665 755 825 410 415
Haiti 8,515 3,650 4,865 485 260 230
Jamaica 3,175 1,385 1,790 2,830 1,280 1,550
Mexico 1,825 725 1,100 4,105 2,050 2,055
Peru 1,165 550 615 1,075 445 635
Trinidad and Tobago 1,360 525 830 1,375 655 720
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 9,530 4,375 5,160 10,700 4,910 5,790
Other places of birth in Americas 7,960 3,645 4,315 10,255 5,070 5,185
Europe 66,815 32,050 34,760 72,995 36,510 36,485
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,345 1,150 1,195 1,950 990 955
Croatia 1,020 500 520 1,225 640 590
France 4,470 2,105 2,370 1,200 585 615
Germany 4,560 1,965 2,595 5,715 2,730 2,990
Greece 990 530 460 890 470 425
Hungary 885 465 430 1,845 925 920
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 920 435 475 1,620 855 765
Italy 5,675 2,960 2,715 3,625 1,955 1,670
Netherlands 2,280 1,165 1,115 2,915 1,555 1,360
Poland 4,530 2,025 2,500 6,395 3,015 3,375
Portugal 3,435 1,675 1,760 1,075 480 595
Romania 3,370 1,610 1,760 4,225 2,125 2,105
Russian Federation 3,195 1,335 1,850 3,870 1,685 2,190
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 1,070 520 550 1,055 530 525
Ukraine 2,005 940 1,065 2,855 1,310 1,545
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 17,230 8,660 8,565 22,150 11,435 10,715
Other places of birth in Europe 8,840 4,010 4,825 10,375 5,235 5,140
Africa 41,490 19,790 21,700 39,195 20,065 19,135
Algeria 2,245 1,150 1,090 745 400 345
Egypt 3,745 1,990 1,755 2,840 1,510 1,330
Ethiopia 2,320 1,085 1,245 5,195 2,565 2,630
Kenya 1,160 580 580 2,605 1,275 1,330
Morocco 2,775 1,370 1,405 660 340 320
Nigeria 1,385 655 735 7,360 3,825 3,540
Somalia 3,985 1,530 2,455 1,340 635 705
South Africa, Republic of 965 515 450 2,675 1,410 1,265
Other places of birth in Africa 22,900 10,925 11,980 15,770 8,100 7,670
Asia 105,415 50,115 55,300 225,895 107,730 118,170
Afghanistan 2,510 1,265 1,240 3,200 1,715 1,485
Bangladesh 2,700 1,405 1,300 3,095 1,590 1,510
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,900 8,150 10,755 34,535 15,920 18,610
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 3,095 1,545 1,550 10,935 5,310 5,620
India 10,685 5,350 5,330 44,215 22,225 21,985
IranCensus data footnote 61 4,900 2,465 2,430 5,700 2,930 2,770
Iraq 3,870 2,070 1,800 3,535 1,890 1,645
Japan 775 190 585 1,485 435 1,055
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,855 805 1,050 6,975 3,265 3,715
Lebanon 13,560 7,115 6,440 4,115 2,180 1,930
Pakistan 3,980 1,980 1,995 17,065 8,865 8,195
Philippines 9,305 3,465 5,835 51,430 22,420 29,010
Sri Lanka 2,400 1,145 1,245 1,960 1,010 955
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 3,615 1,840 1,775 2,150 1,125 1,025
Taiwan 880 370 515 2,185 930 1,255
Viet Nam 5,980 2,745 3,235 14,820 6,915 7,900
Other places of birth in Asia 16,410 8,195 8,215 18,495 8,995 9,495
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 930 495 430 3,535 1,770 1,755
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 37,890 18,150 19,740 89,530 43,370 46,160
Americas 5,595 2,615 2,975 8,710 4,380 4,330
Brazil 200 115 80 510 230 280
Colombia 515 235 280 1,230 595 640
Cuba 220 105 115 125 60 65
Haiti 1,780 795 990 140 90 50
Jamaica 145 85 60 430 220 205
Mexico 320 125 195 1,790 955 835
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,360 715 645 1,875 900 975
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 170 60 110 1,105 540 560
Other places of birth in Americas 885 385 495 1,505 785 715
Europe 3,695 1,780 1,920 8,670 4,435 4,230
France 655 335 315 270 155 120
Germany 175 75 100 420 195 225
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 95 65 30 575 365 215
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 75 35 45 420 240 180
Romania 240 110 130 570 285 285
Russian Federation 420 160 260 630 215 415
Ukraine 275 135 140 795 325 465
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 665 340 320 2,320 1,330 985
Other places of birth in Europe 1,095 530 570 2,670 1,320 1,350
Africa 9,800 4,635 5,170 11,590 5,865 5,720
Algeria 390 170 220 130 65 70
Cameroon 755 410 350 565 280 280
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,085 470 615 215 95 115
Côte d'Ivoire 425 180 240 95 45 45
Egypt 850 460 385 1,095 570 525
Eritrea 245 115 130 1,035 600 440
Ethiopia 335 125 215 1,585 735 855
Morocco 485 230 250 185 70 120
Nigeria 440 200 235 3,780 1,975 1,805
Somalia 370 155 215 240 90 150
South Africa, Republic of 110 55 55 435 255 185
Tunisia 215 105 105 70 40 30
Other places of birth in Africa 4,095 1,955 2,135 2,150 1,045 1,105
Asia 18,645 9,035 9,610 59,835 28,215 31,620
Afghanistan 550 280 270 465 255 215
Bangladesh 540 270 270 745 350 395
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,855 1,220 1,635 6,205 2,795 3,410
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 85 45 35 415 190 225
India 1,950 1,070 875 12,665 6,425 6,240
IranCensus data footnote 61 880 415 465 2,240 1,125 1,115
Iraq 1,155 600 555 1,220 645 570
Israel 205 110 90 215 110 110
Japan 115 25 85 330 75 255
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 255 90 165 1,800 730 1,070
Lebanon 1,115 585 530 500 265 235
Nepal 290 160 125 1,115 585 530
Pakistan 695 380 310 4,325 2,110 2,220
Philippines 2,740 1,105 1,640 21,130 9,560 11,570
Saudi Arabia 375 220 155 340 170 170
Sri Lanka 220 95 130 335 160 180
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 2,130 1,145 990 1,380 700 675
Taiwan 50 25 30 320 110 215
Turkey 195 100 95 145 60 80
United Arab Emirates 355 220 135 435 225 210
Viet Nam 210 80 130 1,155 480 680
Other places of birth in Asia 1,685 795 890 2,350 1,090 1,255
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 150 80 70 735 475 260
Australia 135 85 55 505 310 195
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 20 0 15 225 165 60
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 1,300,730 635,600 665,130 1,221,070 609,875 611,195
First generationCensus data footnote 69 284,330 135,415 148,915 416,850 203,105 213,745
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 225,575 113,220 112,355 263,750 133,320 130,435
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 790,830 386,960 403,865 540,465 273,445 267,020
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 72 198,425 93,110 105,315 324,835 156,910 167,920
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 91,590 46,095 45,500 183,995 92,680 91,310
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 38,645 23,835 14,810 72,950 45,695 27,260
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 52,945 22,260 30,685 111,040 46,985 64,055
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 56,905 22,645 34,260 91,920 37,580 54,340
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 47,655 23,400 24,250 46,200 25,280 20,915
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 2,280 960 1,315 2,720 1,370 1,350
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 1,300,730 635,600 665,130 1,221,070 609,870 611,200
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 38,120 18,150 19,965 35,150 16,590 18,565
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 36,225 17,310 18,915 34,290 16,175 18,120
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 17,790 8,400 9,385 15,485 7,080 8,405
Métis 17,155 8,325 8,825 18,450 8,960 9,495
Inuk (Inuit) 1,280 580 700 355 140 220
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 765 335 440 365 210 155
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 1,125 505 615 495 210 285
Non-Aboriginal identity 1,262,615 617,450 645,165 1,185,915 593,285 592,635
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 1,300,735 635,600 665,130 1,221,070 609,870 611,195
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 9,395 4,360 5,040 12,565 5,675 6,890
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 1,291,335 631,240 660,095 1,208,505 604,195 604,305
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 1,300,735 635,600 665,135 1,221,070 609,870 611,200
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 10,670 4,970 5,700 8,325 3,855 4,470
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 10,400 4,855 5,540 8,080 3,720 4,360
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 7,515 3,515 3,995 5,865 2,680 3,190
Métis single ancestry 2,295 1,080 1,215 2,105 995 1,110
Inuit single ancestry 595 260 330 105 45 60
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 275 110 160 250 140 105
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 250 110 145 240 135 95
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 10 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 10 10 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 63,450 29,520 33,925 37,965 18,100 19,865
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 61,885 28,870 33,010 36,440 17,385 19,050
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 44,780 20,705 24,075 20,225 9,535 10,695
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 16,020 7,670 8,345 15,850 7,710 8,140
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,080 490 595 355 140 215
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 1,565 650 915 1,530 715 815
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,415 585 825 1,455 675 780
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 105 50 55 35 20 20
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 45 10 35 35 20 20
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 1,226,610 601,110 625,505 1,174,775 587,920 586,860
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 1,300,730 635,600 665,130 1,221,070 609,870 611,200
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 280,985 135,945 145,040 441,710 217,600 224,110
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 39,980 20,320 19,655 115,455 58,560 56,890
Chinese 43,775 20,665 23,105 87,800 42,885 44,915
Black 77,995 37,060 40,935 51,420 26,370 25,055
Filipino 12,715 5,085 7,630 67,475 30,320 37,155
Latin American 15,630 7,180 8,460 26,210 13,005 13,205
Arab 49,520 25,960 23,565 25,120 13,315 11,805
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,725 6,495 7,230 21,515 10,350 11,165
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 9,925 5,075 4,855 12,610 6,665 5,945
Korean 3,260 1,470 1,800 10,635 4,970 5,670
Japanese 2,625 1,085 1,540 5,175 2,290 2,890
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 3,095 1,400 1,690 4,410 2,055 2,355
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 8,720 4,140 4,580 13,885 6,820 7,065
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 1,019,750 499,655 520,090 779,355 392,275 387,080
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 1,300,735 635,605 665,135 1,221,065 609,875 611,195
North American Aboriginal origins 74,120 34,495 39,630 46,290 21,955 24,335
First Nations (North American Indian) 54,090 24,980 29,110 27,830 13,045 14,790
Inuit 1,850 820 1,030 550 225 320
Métis 20,035 9,465 10,565 19,695 9,540 10,150
Other North American origins 501,820 245,715 256,100 248,725 126,295 122,430
Acadian 5,515 2,735 2,780 1,585 825 750
American 14,165 6,970 7,200 20,455 9,950 10,510
Canadian 484,255 236,715 247,540 233,875 118,990 114,885
New Brunswicker 80 50 30 25 20 10
Newfoundlander 780 485 295 490 285 205
Nova Scotian 120 70 45 45 35 15
Ontarian 650 300 350 45 35 10
Québécois 6,590 3,420 3,170 365 215 150
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 30 20 15 145 90 60
European origins 772,545 377,715 394,830 703,685 351,395 352,285
British Isles origins 468,015 228,955 239,060 447,635 223,550 224,080
Channel Islander 115 35 75 130 75 60
Cornish 85 50 35 85 15 70
English 224,680 111,250 113,430 253,760 125,995 127,765
Irish 244,575 116,050 128,530 169,125 81,845 87,290
Manx 185 110 80 295 165 135
Scottish 197,645 96,760 100,885 204,615 101,690 102,930
Welsh 18,780 9,045 9,735 23,395 11,360 12,035
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 37,045 17,455 19,590 31,570 15,495 16,075
French origins 300,550 145,090 155,470 100,320 49,510 50,810
Alsatian 100 40 60 35 15 20
Breton 485 260 225 20 0 15
Corsican 95 70 25 15 10 10
French 300,290 144,935 155,350 100,280 49,490 50,785
Western European origins (except French origins) 136,795 66,595 70,200 220,095 108,670 111,425
Austrian 6,485 3,190 3,295 12,600 6,050 6,550
Bavarian 70 20 50 20 10 0
Belgian 6,555 3,035 3,515 5,485 2,700 2,790
Dutch 33,515 16,725 16,795 45,565 22,740 22,820
Flemish 545 285 260 475 190 285
Frisian 75 50 25 145 70 70
German 94,385 45,625 48,760 169,470 83,405 86,070
Luxembourger 170 95 75 220 110 110
Swiss 5,640 2,745 2,895 6,730 3,175 3,555
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 150 70 75 350 160 190
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 26,295 13,160 13,140 80,340 38,680 41,660
Danish 5,950 3,105 2,845 15,865 7,790 8,075
Finnish 4,265 2,110 2,155 4,720 2,255 2,470
Icelandic 1,600 755 845 6,680 3,255 3,425
Norwegian 7,180 3,545 3,630 35,215 16,710 18,505
Swedish 7,640 3,665 3,975 22,830 10,905 11,920
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 1,660 960 705 3,445 1,740 1,705
Eastern European origins 98,045 47,125 50,915 178,655 87,410 91,245
Bulgarian 1,795 840 955 1,570 800 765
Byelorussian 985 475 515 785 395 385
Czech 3,930 1,770 2,160 6,640 3,365 3,275
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 810 345 465 2,125 1,005 1,120
Estonian 985 440 545 1,040 435 605
Hungarian 9,650 4,695 4,950 19,315 9,480 9,830
Latvian 1,180 505 680 1,010 480 530
Lithuanian 2,600 1,305 1,295 2,225 1,065 1,165
Moldovan 520 235 285 905 470 435
Polish 36,975 17,690 19,285 48,590 23,630 24,960
Romanian 7,895 3,830 4,070 12,120 5,700 6,425
Russian 17,230 8,030 9,205 33,185 15,745 17,440
Slovak 2,810 1,310 1,500 4,200 2,175 2,025
Ukrainian 28,150 13,675 14,475 77,580 37,930 39,650
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 1,055 570 490 840 440 400
Southern European origins 100,355 48,975 51,380 83,005 41,325 41,680
Albanian 1,190 580 605 1,795 920 875
Bosnian 1,665 785 875 1,595 875 725
Catalan 20 10 10 50 25 25
Croatian 4,130 2,010 2,125 5,575 2,835 2,740
Cypriot 165 65 100 60 25 35
Greek 8,005 4,025 3,980 6,155 3,160 2,990
Italian 53,825 26,685 27,140 37,810 19,030 18,780
Kosovar 60 25 30 155 75 75
Macedonian 625 240 385 485 230 255
Maltese 705 340 370 505 250 255
Montenegrin 195 105 90 125 70 50
Portuguese 14,625 7,105 7,525 7,650 3,870 3,780
Serbian 3,635 1,850 1,785 3,200 1,610 1,590
Sicilian 310 140 170 115 60 55
Slovenian 1,350 645 710 1,600 870 725
Spanish 15,605 7,115 8,485 20,655 9,665 10,990
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,190 585 610 1,420 720 700
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 85 35 50 115 50 60
Other European origins 9,230 4,780 4,450 8,585 4,240 4,345
Basque 395 210 185 180 80 100
Jewish 6,220 3,240 2,980 4,220 2,035 2,185
Roma (Gypsy) 95 40 55 165 90 75
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 250 125 125 420 210 215
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 2,340 1,195 1,140 3,635 1,850 1,785
Caribbean origins 31,680 14,600 17,075 14,045 6,945 7,100
Antiguan 275 155 120 255 160 95
Bahamian 175 115 65 115 55 55
Barbadian 1,390 600 795 770 365 405
Bermudan 105 55 50 115 45 70
Carib 135 50 90 60 10 45
Cuban 1,560 765 795 790 365 425
Dominican 960 435 530 290 185 105
Grenadian 320 165 155 200 90 115
Guadeloupean 20 0 15 0 0 0
Haitian 13,790 6,305 7,480 850 440 415
Jamaican 8,640 4,035 4,610 6,570 3,220 3,345
Kittitian/Nevisian 65 40 25 65 50 10
Martinican 50 20 30 0 0 0
Montserratan 45 25 20 0 0 10
Puerto Rican 140 65 75 220 120 100
St. Lucian 815 330 480 325 165 160
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 2,245 1,015 1,225 1,915 955 965
Vincentian/Grenadinian 255 90 160 315 135 185
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,730 755 975 1,035 505 530
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 1,190 560 630 1,080 505 580
Latin, Central and South American origins 24,005 11,285 12,720 33,485 16,500 16,985
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 1,130 535 600 790 410 380
Arawak 75 35 40 75 10 70
Argentinian 800 435 365 745 370 375
Belizean 95 45 55 135 90 45
Bolivian 220 105 115 245 125 115
Brazilian 1,445 735 710 1,535 660 875
Chilean 1,395 695 695 2,915 1,475 1,445
Colombian 3,755 1,735 2,020 7,105 3,380 3,720
Costa Rican 205 85 115 280 125 150
Ecuadorian 280 160 120 420 170 250
Guatemalan 580 205 375 1,140 600 535
Guyanese 2,090 1,005 1,085 1,045 565 475
Hispanic 420 225 195 705 320 385
Honduran 350 115 230 350 180 170
Maya 435 225 210 205 105 105
Mexican 4,000 1,825 2,175 7,555 3,875 3,680
Nicaraguan 1,260 640 615 875 405 475
Panamanian 130 65 65 140 60 80
Paraguayan 45 15 25 160 70 90
Peruvian 1,760 860 905 1,420 610 815
Salvadorean 2,700 1,305 1,395 2,770 1,425 1,350
Uruguayan 140 60 85 120 70 55
Venezuelan 1,190 490 700 3,285 1,660 1,620
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 1,450 620 825 1,570 770 795
African origins 74,715 36,465 38,255 55,620 28,515 27,105
Central and West African origins 18,910 9,315 9,590 15,495 8,050 7,445
Akan 130 75 60 95 55 40
Angolan 250 115 130 155 70 80
Ashanti 20 15 0 65 45 20
Beninese 615 330 285 115 45 75
Burkinabe 505 240 270 20 0 15
Cameroonian 2,275 1,165 1,110 960 465 495
Chadian 225 125 105 45 35 10
Congolese 6,005 2,785 3,215 1,340 640 695
Edo 50 20 30 285 165 120
Ewe 70 50 25 70 40 30
Gabonese 250 125 125 25 0 20
Gambian 45 35 10 75 40 35
Ghanaian 1,550 830 720 1,690 900 790
Guinean 625 285 335 155 85 65
Ibo 115 55 60 1,055 535 515
Ivorian 1,160 530 625 135 75 60
Liberian 95 55 40 295 145 150
Malian 585 265 325 25 25 0
Malinké 125 65 65 25 10 10
Nigerian 2,305 1,175 1,135 7,395 3,875 3,515
Peulh 200 95 105 45 25 20
Senegalese 890 390 500 275 185 90
Sierra Leonean 95 45 55 215 110 105
Togolese 805 430 375 75 30 40
Wolof 65 40 25 40 30 10
Yoruba 440 245 195 1,670 920 755
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 1,540 770 770 580 260 325
North African origins 18,520 9,625 8,890 11,070 5,795 5,275
Algerian 2,590 1,290 1,300 810 415 400
Berber 1,825 975 850 340 195 145
Coptic 120 60 60 115 60 55
Dinka 50 20 25 265 150 115
Egyptian 6,555 3,465 3,090 4,360 2,325 2,035
Libyan 1,300 670 630 575 305 270
Maure 100 60 45 0 0 0
Moroccan 4,385 2,220 2,165 1,035 550 485
Sudanese 865 435 430 3,255 1,625 1,630
Tunisian 1,170 660 510 475 245 225
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 650 325 330 270 150 120
Southern and East African origins 26,945 12,710 14,235 20,325 10,355 9,965
Afrikaner 50 30 25 100 55 45
Amhara 95 55 35 220 115 105
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 590 280 315 185 100 90
Burundian 3,180 1,485 1,695 195 110 85
Djiboutian 880 370 515 15 0 0
Eritrean 1,390 640 755 3,750 2,015 1,740
Ethiopian 3,025 1,380 1,650 6,355 3,205 3,150
Harari 10 10 0 50 25 25
Kenyan 665 335 325 905 410 490
Malagasy 405 185 220 45 20 30
Mauritian 385 175 210 250 150 100
Oromo 285 145 135 675 350 330
Rwandan 2,445 1,095 1,345 180 75 100
Seychellois 30 10 20 25 10 10
Somali 10,700 5,055 5,640 2,755 1,385 1,370
South African 1,285 635 650 2,390 1,185 1,200
Tanzanian 360 155 205 440 175 260
Tigrian 200 100 100 430 235 195
Ugandan 430 205 220 325 190 135
Zambian 150 70 85 115 75 40
Zimbabwean 335 160 175 745 370 370
Zulu 55 45 20 35 20 15
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,485 755 730 1,440 695 740
Other African origins 12,325 5,835 6,490 9,730 4,810 4,920
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,450 590 855 845 405 440
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 11,115 5,365 5,755 8,965 4,440 4,525
Asian origins 197,900 96,975 100,925 366,030 179,085 186,945
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 74,700 38,535 36,165 46,200 24,100 22,100
Afghan 4,115 2,090 2,030 5,205 2,795 2,410
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 8,620 4,475 4,145 4,865 2,630 2,235
Armenian 1,735 880 860 960 475 485
Assyrian 135 60 80 315 180 140
Azerbaijani 245 100 145 290 115 175
Georgian 190 115 75 215 120 95
Hazara 65 40 25 265 140 125
Iranian 7,620 3,830 3,790 8,350 4,335 4,015
Iraqi 5,070 2,705 2,360 3,645 1,910 1,740
Israeli 765 410 355 695 370 325
Jordanian 1,660 870 785 560 290 265
Kazakh 165 80 85 290 120 170
Kurd 890 495 395 880 505 375
Kuwaiti 980 500 480 45 40 10
Kyrgyz 40 30 10 150 90 60
Lebanese 31,785 16,255 15,525 12,730 6,555 6,180
Palestinian 4,265 2,355 1,915 1,550 825 730
Pashtun 230 115 110 375 175 200
Saudi Arabian 590 290 300 155 95 60
Syrian 5,230 2,710 2,525 3,190 1,565 1,620
Tajik 125 65 60 170 105 70
Tatar 160 55 110 340 145 195
Turk 3,250 1,745 1,510 2,455 1,345 1,110
Turkmen 130 70 60 55 40 20
Uighur 75 45 30 150 75 75
Uzbek 205 100 110 255 110 140
Yemeni 1,015 525 495 545 270 275
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 2,220 1,140 1,075 1,330 690 640
South Asian origins 42,310 21,385 20,925 114,955 58,430 56,530
Bangladeshi 2,305 1,200 1,110 2,355 1,165 1,190
Bengali 1,055 530 525 950 475 475
Bhutanese 315 165 145 160 85 80
East Indian 28,940 14,635 14,310 84,575 42,715 41,860
Goan 125 65 60 285 145 145
Gujarati 180 110 70 295 140 150
Kashmiri 55 20 30 575 275 295
Nepali 910 450 460 1,880 1,015 865
Pakistani 4,660 2,330 2,335 17,585 9,010 8,575
Punjabi 1,130 590 545 7,885 4,100 3,790
Sinhalese 290 150 140 360 190 170
Sri Lankan 2,750 1,370 1,380 2,335 1,225 1,110
Tamil 965 480 485 410 210 205
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 2,235 1,115 1,115 2,460 1,245 1,210
East and Southeast Asian origins 82,815 37,970 44,850 206,955 97,665 109,295
Burmese 630 310 320 745 370 375
Cambodian (Khmer) 2,685 1,265 1,430 2,005 1,085 920
Chinese 49,925 23,400 26,535 102,020 49,450 52,570
Filipino 14,100 5,720 8,385 71,620 32,360 39,260
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 700 300 395 1,425 650 775
Japanese 3,370 1,400 1,975 7,080 3,120 3,960
Karen 280 150 130 300 145 155
Korean 3,550 1,610 1,935 11,240 5,235 6,000
Laotian 885 415 470 815 370 440
Malaysian 520 195 325 1,255 570 680
Mongolian 355 190 160 1,065 495 575
Singaporean 45 20 25 205 110 100
Taiwanese 785 350 430 1,135 505 635
Thai 780 280 505 970 360 605
Tibetan 90 40 45 885 460 425
Vietnamese 9,650 4,705 4,940 19,425 9,385 10,040
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 285 150 135 305 160 145
Other Asian origins 385 175 205 1,585 795 785
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 380 180 205 1,585 800 785
Oceania origins 2,215 1,070 1,145 5,465 2,825 2,640
Australian 1,490 680 810 3,010 1,590 1,420
New Zealander 490 275 220 1,100 575 520
Pacific Islands origins 275 125 150 1,455 710 740
Fijian 55 20 35 940 440 500
Hawaiian 20 10 15 150 65 85
Maori 25 25 10 135 60 75
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 95 30 65 75 45 25
Samoan 40 30 15 60 45 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 55 35 20 115 60 55
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 535,500 ... ... 466,440 ... ...
Owner 356,700 ... ... 333,250 ... ...
Renter 178,800 ... ... 133,190 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 535,500 ... ... 466,440 ... ...
Condominium 74,830 ... ... 104,630 ... ...
Not condominium 460,670 ... ... 361,810 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 535,500 ... ... 466,440 ... ...
No bedrooms 3,105 ... ... 1,765 ... ...
1 bedroom 69,835 ... ... 50,715 ... ...
2 bedrooms 121,810 ... ... 105,125 ... ...
3 bedrooms 206,900 ... ... 163,430 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 133,845 ... ... 145,405 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 535,500 ... ... 466,440 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 139,565 ... ... 126,900 ... ...
5 rooms 74,420 ... ... 71,525 ... ...
6 rooms 78,675 ... ... 67,640 ... ...
7 rooms 77,040 ... ... 58,660 ... ...
8 or more rooms 165,800 ... ... 141,710 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.4 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 535,500 ... ... 466,440 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 528,580 ... ... 454,640 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 6,915 ... ... 11,800 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 535,500 ... ... 466,440 ... ...
Suitable 513,430 ... ... 444,145 ... ...
Not suitable 22,070 ... ... 22,295 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 535,500 ... ... 466,440 ... ...
1960 or before 88,815 ... ... 46,435 ... ...
1961 to 1980 157,720 ... ... 136,445 ... ...
1981 to 1990 89,185 ... ... 60,915 ... ...
1991 to 2000 68,695 ... ... 73,380 ... ...
2001 to 2005 43,290 ... ... 52,615 ... ...
2006 to 2010 46,525 ... ... 50,200 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 41,265 ... ... 46,455 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 535,495 ... ... 466,440 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 505,590 ... ... 446,360 ... ...
Major repairs needed 29,910 ... ... 20,075 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 535,500 ... ... 466,440 ... ...
1 household maintainer 303,695 ... ... 260,935 ... ...
2 household maintainers 220,105 ... ... 187,705 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 11,695 ... ... 17,800 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 535,500 ... ... 466,440 ... ...
15 to 24 years 20,815 ... ... 13,330 ... ...
25 to 34 years 80,235 ... ... 90,020 ... ...
35 to 44 years 96,220 ... ... 101,280 ... ...
45 to 54 years 116,535 ... ... 99,230 ... ...
55 to 64 years 104,870 ... ... 85,280 ... ...
65 to 74 years 70,370 ... ... 45,995 ... ...
75 to 84 years 34,840 ... ... 22,995 ... ...
85 years and over 11,615 ... ... 8,305 ... ...
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 141 533,580 ... ... 464,080 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 413,450 ... ... 360,895 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 120,130 ... ... 103,180 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 102,825 ... ... 88,930 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 355,260 ... ... 333,235 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 63.2 ... ... 66.7 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 13.4 ... ... 16.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,335 ... ... 1,586 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,424 ... ... 1,611 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 349,818 ... ... 450,322 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 397,495 ... ... 517,942 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 178,745 ... ... 133,190 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 14.3 ... ... 10.2 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 40.6 ... ... 36.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,018 ... ... 1,308 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,066 ... ... 1,354 ... ...
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 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 995,205 494,095 501,110
No certificate, diploma or degree 152,445 77,680 74,765 134,445 68,580 65,865
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 256,775 125,700 131,075 257,010 128,455 128,555
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 664,600 316,585 348,015 603,750 297,060 306,685
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 69,890 42,260 27,630 65,455 48,585 16,870
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 43,010 22,325 20,685 23,950 13,665 10,285
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 26,880 19,935 6,950 41,500 34,920 6,585
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 212,850 94,825 118,025 175,745 74,265 101,485
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 23,635 9,565 14,070 31,685 13,040 18,640
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 358,220 169,935 188,285 330,865 161,175 169,690
Bachelor's degree 222,025 100,370 121,655 230,230 109,110 121,120
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 20,895 9,060 11,840 17,400 8,030 9,370
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 7,880 3,900 3,980 8,655 4,235 4,425
Master's degree 89,220 44,635 44,585 63,930 32,975 30,955
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 18,200 11,975 6,230 10,650 6,835 3,820
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 720,165 348,790 371,375 720,405 359,295 361,110
No certificate, diploma or degree 58,790 32,800 25,995 58,820 32,035 26,785
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 141,945 71,920 70,030 157,735 80,555 77,180
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 519,430 244,070 275,355 503,850 246,705 257,145
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 51,690 30,650 21,035 50,370 38,010 12,360
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 32,180 16,215 15,960 17,770 10,345 7,425
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 19,510 14,435 5,070 32,600 27,670 4,935
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 164,090 74,245 89,845 141,365 60,495 80,870
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,285 6,805 9,480 25,545 10,545 15,000
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 287,355 132,370 154,985 286,575 137,655 148,920
Bachelor's degree 176,800 78,870 97,930 198,340 93,270 105,065
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 16,215 6,530 9,680 14,525 6,595 7,930
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 6,350 2,840 3,505 7,705 3,540 4,165
Master's degree 74,535 35,970 38,565 57,340 28,925 28,410
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 13,460 8,160 5,310 8,670 5,320 3,350
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 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 995,205 494,100 501,110
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 409,225 203,375 205,845 391,460 197,040 194,425
Education 39,200 9,095 30,110 35,195 7,430 27,765
13. Education 39,200 9,095 30,110 35,195 7,430 27,765
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 22,800 10,100 12,700 19,950 8,325 11,620
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 4,695 3,340 1,350 3,260 2,270 995
50. Visual and performing arts 18,110 6,760 11,345 16,685 6,060 10,630
Humanities 44,075 16,945 27,130 27,690 10,035 17,655
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 7,500 1,660 5,850 3,035 625 2,415
23. English language and literature/letters 9,725 2,950 6,780 6,980 1,835 5,140
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 9,980 3,770 6,205 8,525 2,845 5,680
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 415 135 280 125 60 65
38. Philosophy and religious studies 2,955 1,730 1,225 1,855 1,015 840
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,305 1,400 905 2,680 1,630 1,050
54. History 7,775 4,480 3,300 3,755 1,880 1,880
55. French language and literature/letters 3,410 830 2,580 740 150 585
Social and behavioural sciences and law 111,790 42,535 69,255 65,540 23,280 42,260
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,685 445 1,240 735 125 610
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 12,130 4,335 7,795 8,130 2,740 5,395
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 12,210 1,030 11,185 7,730 825 6,910
22. Legal professions and studies 17,565 6,585 10,980 12,205 4,310 7,890
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,355 615 1,735 860 200 660
42. Psychology 16,665 4,165 12,500 10,290 2,320 7,970
45. Social sciences 49,170 25,355 23,820 25,590 12,765 12,825
Business, management and public administration 136,845 55,860 80,985 139,545 58,510 81,030
30.16 Accounting and computer science 220 105 115 175 65 105
44. Public administration and social service professions 13,560 3,960 9,605 6,950 1,200 5,750
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 123,065 51,795 71,265 132,420 57,245 75,180
Physical and life sciences and technologies 32,150 16,580 15,570 32,295 17,580 14,710
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 15,235 6,285 8,950 10,155 4,080 6,080
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 4,825 2,500 2,325 6,025 2,915 3,110
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 940 410 535 305 115 195
40. Physical sciences 10,045 6,930 3,115 14,470 10,030 4,445
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,095 455 645 1,335 445 885
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 44,125 28,720 15,400 27,160 17,580 9,580
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 33,705 23,910 9,785 22,105 15,375 6,735
25. Library science 3,550 725 2,825 1,460 210 1,250
27. Mathematics and statistics 5,740 3,340 2,400 3,300 1,805 1,490
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 1,130 745 380 300 190 105
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 108,935 95,975 12,960 141,635 120,755 20,880
04. Architecture and related services 5,725 3,690 2,035 5,350 3,270 2,080
14. Engineering 40,470 33,015 7,450 58,720 46,645 12,070
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 23,020 20,755 2,270 26,770 21,725 5,045
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 40 0 30 35 0 30
46. Construction trades 17,255 16,860 395 22,095 21,395 700
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 15,890 15,420 470 19,140 18,540 605
48. Precision production 6,545 6,225 320 9,525 9,180 345
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 10,215 5,820 4,400 9,055 4,780 4,275
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 5,600 3,215 2,380 4,665 2,630 2,030
03. Natural resources and conservation 4,620 2,605 2,015 4,385 2,145 2,245
Health and related fields 80,465 17,010 63,455 82,035 17,425 64,615
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 7,595 3,685 3,905 6,885 3,385 3,500
51. Health professions and related programs 70,415 12,010 58,400 72,655 12,730 59,930
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,455 1,305 1,155 2,495 1,315 1,185
Personal, protective and transportation services 33,900 17,910 15,990 23,590 11,340 12,245
12. Personal and culinary services 18,305 5,375 12,930 15,855 5,095 10,760
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 860 715 150 105 95 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 610 555 55 145 125 20
43. Security and protective services 10,185 7,640 2,545 3,285 2,220 1,070
49. Transportation and materials moving 3,935 3,620 310 4,200 3,810 395
Other 100 35 65 60 20 45
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 100 35 65 60 20 45
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 151 720,165 348,790 371,375 720,405 359,295 361,110
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 200,740 104,720 96,020 216,550 112,590 103,965
Education 27,415 6,040 21,375 26,940 5,300 21,645
13. Education 27,410 6,040 21,370 26,945 5,295 21,645
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 17,635 7,765 9,870 16,545 6,820 9,725
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 3,560 2,430 1,130 2,680 1,850 830
50. Visual and performing arts 14,075 5,340 8,740 13,860 4,970 8,895
Humanities 31,020 11,780 19,245 23,135 8,215 14,920
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 5,960 1,265 4,695 2,595 525 2,075
23. English language and literature/letters 6,980 2,125 4,850 5,900 1,535 4,365
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,265 2,410 3,850 7,335 2,405 4,925
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 320 100 225 120 60 55
38. Philosophy and religious studies 2,085 1,230 855 1,495 815 675
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,515 950 565 2,020 1,200 820
54. History 5,695 3,245 2,450 3,135 1,550 1,585
55. French language and literature/letters 2,195 450 1,745 540 125 415
Social and behavioural sciences and law 89,800 33,005 56,800 56,210 19,660 36,545
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,400 360 1,045 615 120 500
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 9,780 3,465 6,310 7,080 2,340 4,745
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 9,825 820 9,000 6,295 650 5,645
22. Legal professions and studies 14,730 5,050 9,680 10,610 3,525 7,085
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 1,875 505 1,370 730 175 555
42. Psychology 12,925 3,055 9,865 8,665 1,870 6,800
45. Social sciences 39,260 19,740 19,525 22,200 10,975 11,225
Business, management and public administration 110,570 44,005 66,560 118,600 49,620 68,980
30.16 Accounting and computer science 190 85 105 150 65 85
44. Public administration and social service professions 11,000 3,120 7,875 5,890 970 4,915
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 99,380 40,800 58,580 112,560 48,580 63,980
Physical and life sciences and technologies 23,275 11,255 12,020 26,200 13,905 12,290
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 11,800 4,635 7,160 8,375 3,285 5,095
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 3,255 1,635 1,620 4,955 2,410 2,545
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 345 120 225 240 105 135
40. Physical sciences 7,115 4,565 2,550 11,620 7,790 3,835
41. Science technologies/technicians 760 295 465 1,005 315 695
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 38,635 25,320 13,310 24,470 15,875 8,595
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 30,710 21,735 8,980 20,410 14,175 6,230
25. Library science 2,585 535 2,055 1,165 175 995
27. Mathematics and statistics 4,330 2,420 1,910 2,635 1,370 1,270
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 1,015 635 370 255 160 105
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 84,450 73,415 11,035 117,760 99,215 18,545
04. Architecture and related services 4,630 2,865 1,760 4,450 2,585 1,865
14. Engineering 32,495 25,965 6,530 51,090 40,000 11,090
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 17,730 15,960 1,775 21,885 17,690 4,200
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 30 0 25 30 0 30
46. Construction trades 12,855 12,535 320 18,060 17,455 600
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 11,925 11,540 380 15,035 14,555 480
48. Precision production 4,790 4,545 240 7,210 6,925 285
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 8,105 4,420 3,685 7,865 4,030 3,835
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 4,170 2,230 1,940 3,890 2,135 1,760
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,930 2,185 1,745 3,975 1,900 2,075
Health and related fields 62,125 13,400 48,715 67,250 14,710 52,540
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 6,065 2,895 3,170 5,835 2,905 2,930
51. Health professions and related programs 54,110 9,580 44,530 59,180 10,680 48,500
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,950 930 1,015 2,235 1,125 1,110
Personal, protective and transportation services 26,310 13,630 12,675 18,835 9,340 9,495
12. Personal and culinary services 14,200 4,115 10,085 12,475 4,170 8,305
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 720 585 140 75 65 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 370 330 45 75 70 10
43. Security and protective services 7,985 5,830 2,160 2,685 1,845 835
49. Transportation and materials moving 3,030 2,775 255 3,530 3,195 335
Other 95 40 60 50 15 30
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 100 35 60 50 15 35
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 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 995,210 494,100 501,110
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 409,225 203,375 205,840 391,465 197,035 194,420
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 664,595 316,585 348,015 603,750 297,060 306,685
Location of study inside Canada 573,905 272,765 301,140 445,270 219,840 225,430
Same as province or territory of residence 445,950 210,800 235,150 308,130 151,020 157,110
Different than province or territory of residence 127,950 61,960 65,990 137,140 68,825 68,320
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 90,695 43,820 46,875 158,475 77,220 81,260
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 13,150 7,345 5,810 18,870 10,835 8,035
Philippines 4,620 1,400 3,225 27,005 10,400 16,605
India 5,610 2,700 2,910 18,585 9,255 9,330
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 10,405 5,850 4,550 12,830 7,345 5,490
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 6,730 3,055 3,675 11,810 5,565 6,250
France 3,775 2,005 1,765 1,175 680 500
Other 46,405 21,465 24,935 68,200 33,145 35,055
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 157 720,170 348,790 371,375 720,405 359,290 361,110
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 200,740 104,720 96,020 216,550 112,590 103,965
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 519,425 244,070 275,355 503,850 246,705 257,145
Location of study inside Canada 450,640 212,195 238,440 367,885 181,930 185,960
Same as province or territory of residence 351,215 164,240 186,970 254,900 125,155 129,745
Different than province or territory of residence 99,425 47,955 51,475 112,985 56,770 56,210
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 68,785 31,875 36,915 135,965 64,775 71,185
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 9,485 5,020 4,460 14,875 8,305 6,565
Philippines 4,005 1,190 2,815 24,980 9,530 15,450
India 4,005 1,870 2,135 16,790 8,220 8,570
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 6,065 3,305 2,755 9,210 5,270 3,940
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 5,035 2,210 2,825 10,395 4,800 5,595
France 3,040 1,610 1,435 1,025 605 430
Other 37,160 16,675 20,490 58,685 28,040 30,645
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 995,210 494,100 501,110
In the labour force 727,050 370,620 356,425 727,400 386,440 340,960
Employed 676,480 343,175 333,300 658,130 347,640 310,490
Unemployed 50,570 27,445 23,125 69,270 38,805 30,470
Not in the labour force 346,770 149,340 197,430 267,810 107,660 160,150
Participation rate 67.7 71.3 64.4 73.1 78.2 68.0
Employment rate 63.0 66.0 60.2 66.1 70.4 62.0
Unemployment rate 7.0 7.4 6.5 9.5 10.0 8.9
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 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 995,210 494,100 501,115
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 329,075 141,720 187,355 245,050 97,105 147,950
Worked 744,745 378,240 366,505 750,155 396,995 353,160
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 402,695 217,110 185,585 374,015 215,020 159,000
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 342,045 161,130 180,920 376,140 181,975 194,160
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.3 43.7 42.9 42.5 43.2 41.7
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 727,050 370,620 356,425 727,400 386,440 340,960
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 17,220 8,680 8,540 15,175 6,980 8,195
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 709,825 361,940 347,885 712,220 379,460 332,765
Employee 636,730 317,865 318,860 632,520 328,780 303,740
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 73,095 44,070 29,025 79,705 50,675 29,025
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 172 727,045 370,620 356,430 727,400 386,440 340,960
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 17,225 8,685 8,540 15,175 6,980 8,190
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 709,825 361,940 347,890 712,225 379,460 332,765
0 Management occupations 82,180 49,355 32,825 78,170 50,195 27,970
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 132,805 43,485 89,320 126,355 40,255 86,100
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 76,840 58,225 18,615 79,675 61,985 17,695
3 Health occupations 45,155 10,070 35,085 46,840 9,625 37,210
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 113,425 40,340 73,090 72,725 23,280 49,445
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 25,625 11,240 14,380 19,040 8,195 10,845
6 Sales and service occupations 154,565 76,175 78,385 163,590 72,885 90,705
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 64,375 61,140 3,235 99,345 92,710 6,640
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 6,800 5,655 1,155 9,845 8,085 1,760
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 8,055 6,255 1,795 16,635 12,240 4,395
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 173 727,045 370,620 356,430 727,400 386,440 340,960
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 17,225 8,680 8,540 15,175 6,980 8,195
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 709,825 361,940 347,885 712,220 379,455 332,765
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,075 2,715 1,355 2,485 1,435 1,055
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 825 720 110 44,755 27,955 16,800
22 Utilities 2,290 1,745 545 7,975 5,050 2,925
23 Construction 40,695 36,055 4,635 64,960 56,280 8,685
31-33 Manufacturing 22,430 16,480 5,950 36,825 27,150 9,670
41 Wholesale trade 15,735 11,570 4,165 25,880 17,645 8,230
44-45 Retail trade 75,510 38,780 36,730 78,685 38,345 40,340
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 21,215 15,960 5,250 39,765 28,015 11,750
51 Information and cultural industries 17,840 11,035 6,805 14,375 8,605 5,775
52 Finance and insurance 21,760 9,925 11,835 26,420 11,645 14,775
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 11,870 6,650 5,225 14,460 8,245 6,215
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 62,320 37,660 24,660 76,775 44,995 31,780
55 Management of companies and enterprises 465 185 280 3,435 1,825 1,605
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 32,130 19,995 12,135 30,815 17,925 12,895
61 Educational services 57,685 19,070 38,615 45,005 14,380 30,625
62 Health care and social assistance 78,410 16,175 62,230 77,105 14,375 62,730
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 14,790 7,380 7,410 16,270 7,885 8,385
72 Accommodation and food services 47,215 23,080 24,130 50,545 21,570 28,980
81 Other services (except public administration) 29,765 12,200 17,565 29,960 12,230 17,730
91 Public administration 152,810 74,555 78,260 25,730 13,925 11,810
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 174 676,480 343,175 333,300 658,125 347,640 310,490
Worked at home 46,415 23,140 23,280 44,725 21,325 23,400
Worked outside Canada 2,490 1,680 810 2,810 2,145 665
No fixed workplace address 59,925 44,240 15,680 89,305 66,790 22,510
Worked at usual place 567,645 274,120 293,525 521,290 257,375 263,915
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 567,645 274,115 293,525 521,290 257,375 263,910
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 449,910 214,200 235,705 489,460 237,345 252,115
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 2,350 1,170 1,175 21,065 12,400 8,670
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 40,615 20,390 20,225 7,745 5,780 1,965
Commute to a different province or territory 74,770 38,350 36,420 3,015 1,855 1,160
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 175 627,570 318,360 309,215 610,590 324,165 286,425
Car, truck, van - as a driver 415,370 224,415 190,960 433,730 243,310 190,420
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 36,845 11,580 25,260 31,375 10,730 20,645
Public transit 115,005 50,935 64,070 96,510 43,190 53,315
Walked 39,465 18,585 20,875 30,265 14,550 15,715
Bicycle 14,895 9,855 5,040 9,860 6,910 2,945
Other method 5,995 2,990 3,010 8,855 5,470 3,380
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 176 627,570 318,360 309,210 610,590 324,165 286,425
Less than 15 minutes 124,945 59,125 65,820 105,445 48,710 56,740
15 to 29 minutes 226,235 116,285 109,945 256,495 136,765 119,730
30 to 44 minutes 160,070 84,175 75,900 161,505 91,555 69,945
45 to 59 minutes 69,085 34,790 34,300 50,720 27,095 23,630
60 minutes and over 47,235 23,990 23,245 36,425 20,045 16,380
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 177 627,570 318,360 309,210 610,590 324,165 286,425
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 34,610 23,630 10,980 40,155 27,800 12,355
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 122,735 68,180 54,560 123,570 74,495 49,080
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 185,570 87,235 98,335 179,975 93,225 86,750
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 140,045 65,545 74,500 108,835 51,345 57,495
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 64,600 30,595 34,005 67,150 29,290 37,860
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 80,010 43,180 36,830 90,900 48,015 42,885
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 178 765,590 388,485 377,110 771,270 406,730 364,535
Single responses 718,360 365,860 352,505 761,730 402,170 359,560
Official languages 714,285 363,795 350,490 752,110 397,185 354,930
English 570,925 298,020 272,905 750,255 396,625 353,630
French 143,360 65,775 77,585 1,860 560 1,300
Non-official languages 4,080 2,065 2,015 9,615 4,985 4,630
Aboriginal languages 90 30 50 10 0 10
Algonquian languages 55 25 30 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 55 25 30 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 20 10 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. 40 15 25 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 10 10 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 10 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 25 10 25 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 25 0 20 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,995 2,030 1,960 9,605 4,985 4,630
Afro-Asiatic languages 670 405 270 340 205 135
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 20 0 20 10 10 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 20 0 20 10 0 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 655 400 250 335 200 130
Amharic 0 0 0 45 30 15
Arabic 630 390 235 240 150 90
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 20 10 10 30 10 20
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 10 0 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 175 60 105 790 290 495
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 165 60 110 785 290 500
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 50 20 25 315 145 175
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 15 0 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 15 0 0 0 0 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 30 10 20 285 140 145
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 10 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 10 10 0 20 10 10
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 15 10 10
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,210 565 650 3,050 1,690 1,360
Albanian 0 0 0 20 15 10
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 295 110 185 310 155 155
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 295 110 185 310 155 160
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 15 0 0 10 10 0
Bulgarian 15 15 0 10 0 0
Croatian 10 0 0 10 10 10
Czech 0 10 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 45 10 35 100 70 25
Russian 155 45 110 155 60 100
Serbian 25 10 15 10 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 30 10 15 25 0 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 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 165 70 90 80 45 35
Afrikaans 0 0 0 15 10 10
Danish 10 10 0 0 0 0
Dutch 20 10 10 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 120 50 70 50 35 20
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 10 0 10 10 10 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Yiddish 10 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 0 10 10 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages 130 70 65 1,790 1,070 725
Indo-Aryan languages 55 35 20 1,650 980 670
Bengali 10 10 0 15 10 10
Gujarati 0 0 0 20 10 10
Hindi 15 15 0 110 50 55
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 10 25 20 15
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 0 10 1,365 855 510
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Urdu 20 15 10 105 40 65
Iranian languages 75 35 40 135 85 50
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 10 10 10 20 15 0
Persian (Farsi) 60 30 30 115 65 50
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 605 305 300 840 405 435
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 40 30 10 10 10 0
Portuguese 130 80 45 90 45 45
Romanian 10 10 10 50 35 15
Spanish 420 190 235 690 320 370
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 60 25 35 95 35 60
Kartvelian languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 90 50 40 470 195 280
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 35 15 20 25 10 20
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) 15 0 15 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 10 10 0 20 10 15
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 10 0 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 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 65 25 45 55 20 35
American Sign Language 35 15 25 25 10 20
Quebec Sign Language 20 0 15 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 30 15 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,495 790 710 4,365 2,330 2,035
Chinese languages 1,490 785 705 4,330 2,310 2,015
Cantonese 560 315 245 2,830 1,465 1,365
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 885 435 455 1,360 770 590
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 40 35 10 125 75 50
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 0 0 35 20 15
Burmese 10 10 10 15 10 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 15 10 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tai-Kadai languages 55 30 25 10 10 0
Lao 15 10 10 0 0 0
Thai 40 20 20 10 10 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 30 20 10 25 10 10
Azerbaijani 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkish 20 0 10 20 10 10
Uyghur 10 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 10 10 10 45 30 15
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 40 35 15
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 0 0
Multiple responses 47,225 22,625 24,600 9,535 4,560 4,975
English and French 42,540 20,330 22,205 1,525 615 910
English and non-official language 3,520 1,710 1,805 7,865 3,875 3,985
French and non-official language 175 80 95 20 10 15
English, French and non-official language 1,000 505 495 130 65 70
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 179 765,590 388,480 377,110 771,265 406,730 364,535
None 523,350 272,620 250,735 735,050 388,360 346,690
English 82,440 38,360 44,080 4,985 2,355 2,630
French 147,035 71,190 75,845 7,140 3,250 3,890
Non-official language 10,575 5,325 5,250 23,465 12,445 11,025
Aboriginal 185 55 125 75 20 60
Non-Aboriginal 10,395 5,270 5,120 23,390 12,425 10,960
English and French 160 60 100 25 10 15
English and non-official language 440 200 245 110 50 55
French and non-official language 1,570 715 850 495 265 230
English, French and non-official language 15 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 1,287,080 628,740 658,340 1,205,770 601,970 603,795
Non-movers 1,116,265 545,040 571,220 1,014,540 505,275 509,265
Movers 170,825 83,695 87,125 191,230 96,700 94,530
Non-migrants 116,225 56,810 59,415 142,630 72,720 69,910
Migrants 54,595 26,885 27,710 48,595 23,975 24,625
Internal migrants 39,610 19,390 20,220 28,020 13,785 14,235
Intraprovincial migrants 24,210 11,575 12,630 13,535 6,780 6,755
Interprovincial migrants 15,400 7,815 7,590 14,490 7,005 7,480
External migrants 14,980 7,500 7,490 20,575 10,185 10,390
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 1,228,450 599,130 629,320 1,143,585 569,985 573,595
Non-movers 748,410 364,850 383,560 615,955 305,415 310,540
Movers 480,040 234,275 245,760 527,630 264,575 263,060
Non-migrants 310,975 151,435 159,545 330,990 167,285 163,700
Migrants 169,060 82,845 86,220 196,640 97,285 99,355
Internal migrants 119,125 57,835 61,290 109,560 54,755 54,805
Intraprovincial migrants 73,840 35,405 38,440 40,130 20,085 20,050
Interprovincial migrants 45,280 22,435 22,850 69,425 34,670 34,755
External migrants 49,935 25,005 24,930 87,080 42,525 44,555

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Ottawa - Gatineau [Census metropolitan area], Ontario/Quebec and Calgary [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 May 27, 2024).

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