Census Profile, 2016 Census
Ottawa - Gatineau [Census metropolitan area], Ontario/Quebec and Brant, City [Census subdivision], Ontario

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Characteristic Ottawa - Gatineau
Ontario/Quebec
[Census metropolitan area]
Brant, CY
Ontario
[Census subdivision]
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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 ... ... 36,707 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 1,254,919 r ... ... 35,638 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.5 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 571,146 ... ... 13,687 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 535,499 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 195.6 ... ... 43.5 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 6,767.41 ... ... 843.25 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 1,323,785 645,050 678,735 36,705 18,260 18,445
0 to 14 years 227,195 115,770 111,420 6,305 3,220 3,080
0 to 4 years 72,410 36,785 35,625 1,885 970 915
5 to 9 years 79,030 40,310 38,720 2,155 1,070 1,085
10 to 14 years 75,755 38,675 37,080 2,265 1,180 1,080
15 to 64 years 897,825 440,075 457,750 23,535 11,760 11,770
15 to 19 years 79,545 40,335 39,210 2,300 1,195 1,105
20 to 24 years 92,650 46,710 45,940 2,075 1,070 1,005
25 to 29 years 87,310 43,315 43,995 1,750 890 860
30 to 34 years 87,090 42,410 44,680 1,915 945 970
35 to 39 years 86,455 41,375 45,085 2,000 950 1,045
40 to 44 years 89,255 42,990 46,270 2,260 1,150 1,115
45 to 49 years 93,305 45,425 47,885 2,545 1,275 1,270
50 to 54 years 105,150 51,770 53,380 3,060 1,485 1,580
55 to 59 years 97,315 47,210 50,105 2,920 1,445 1,470
60 to 64 years 79,740 38,540 41,205 2,710 1,350 1,360
65 years and over 198,770 89,205 109,565 6,870 3,280 3,590
65 to 69 years 68,100 32,640 35,455 2,350 1,190 1,160
70 to 74 years 47,805 22,520 25,285 1,645 805 840
75 to 79 years 33,630 15,265 18,360 1,130 570 560
80 to 84 years 24,025 10,295 13,730 850 380 470
85 years and over 25,210 8,480 16,730 890 325 565
85 to 89 years 15,385 5,725 9,660 525 205 325
90 to 94 years 7,540 2,270 5,265 285 110 180
95 to 99 years 2,015 450 1,560 70 20 55
100 years and over 275 35 245 10 0 5
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 17.2 17.9 16.4 17.2 17.6 16.7
15 to 64 years 67.8 68.2 67.4 64.1 64.4 63.8
65 years and over 15.0 13.8 16.1 18.7 18.0 19.5
85 years and over 1.9 1.3 2.5 2.4 1.8 3.1
Average age of the population 39.9 39.1 40.8 42.3 41.6 42.9
Median age of the population 40.1 39.1 41.0 44.5 43.7 45.2
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 535,495 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
Single-detached house 240,120 ... ... 11,090 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 75,230 ... ... 75 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 218,955 ... ... 2,140 ... ...
Semi-detached house 38,905 ... ... 800 ... ...
Row house 88,160 ... ... 565 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 15,630 ... ... 165 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 75,475 ... ... 515 ... ...
Other single-attached house 790 ... ... 100 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,185 ... ... 5 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 535,495 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
1 person 152,680 ... ... 2,430 ... ...
2 persons 180,485 ... ... 5,045 ... ...
3 persons 83,390 ... ... 2,155 ... ...
4 persons 77,495 ... ... 2,325 ... ...
5 or more persons 41,450 ... ... 1,365 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 1,300,730 ... ... 35,860 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
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 30,405 15,040 15,365
Married or living common law 622,065 310,820 311,240 19,900 9,970 9,930
Married 490,740 244,860 245,880 17,275 8,660 8,620
Living common law 131,320 65,960 65,360 2,625 1,315 1,310
Not married and not living common law 474,530 218,460 256,065 10,510 5,075 5,430
Never married 326,610 171,115 155,500 6,765 3,775 2,995
Separated 27,555 11,385 16,170 770 355 415
Divorced 67,685 25,115 42,575 1,195 525 670
Widowed 52,670 10,850 41,825 1,780 420 1,355
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 365,730 ... ... 10,995 ... ...
2 persons 180,250 ... ... 5,520 ... ...
3 persons 79,000 ... ... 2,160 ... ...
4 persons 74,770 ... ... 2,255 ... ...
5 or more persons 31,720 ... ... 1,065 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 365,735 ... ... 10,995 ... ...
Total couple families 304,265 ... ... 9,785 ... ...
Married couples 238,630 ... ... 8,475 ... ...
Common-law couples 65,635 ... ... 1,315 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 61,465 ... ... 1,210 ... ...
Female parent 47,845 ... ... 895 ... ...
Male parent 13,625 ... ... 315 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 304,265 ... ... 9,785 ... ...
Couples without children 143,685 ... ... 4,795 ... ...
Couples with children 160,575 ... ... 4,990 ... ...
1 child 60,875 ... ... 1,795 ... ...
2 children 69,835 ... ... 2,160 ... ...
3 or more children 29,870 ... ... 1,040 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 61,465 ... ... 1,210 ... ...
1 child 36,560 ... ... 725 ... ...
2 children 18,120 ... ... 365 ... ...
3 or more children 6,785 ... ... 120 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 234,190 109,975 124,210 3,530 1,690 1,840
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 535,500 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
One-census-family households 350,590 ... ... 10,375 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 137,470 ... ... 4,505 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 213,125 ... ... 5,870 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 7,450 ... ... 305 ... ...
Non-census-family households 177,455 ... ... 2,635 ... ...
One-person households 152,680 ... ... 2,430 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 24,775 ... ... 210 ... ...
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 36,185 18,090 18,095
English only 598,535 304,995 293,545 34,645 17,450 17,190
French only 108,830 48,425 60,405 0 5 0
English and French 586,205 279,415 306,790 1,440 575 865
Neither English nor French 15,635 6,295 9,345 100 60 40
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 36,185 18,085 18,100
English 836,570 414,390 422,185 35,815 17,910 17,905
French 426,165 203,625 222,540 265 115 150
English and French 31,260 15,040 16,225 15 10 10
Neither English nor French 15,215 6,080 9,135 95 55 35
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 441,795 211,140 230,655 270 120 155
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 33.7 33.0 34.4 0.7 0.7 0.9
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 36,185 18,085 18,100
Single responses 1,265,260 618,070 647,195 35,955 17,965 17,990
Official languages 1,032,340 507,760 524,580 33,330 16,625 16,705
English 635,215 317,355 317,860 33,050 16,500 16,550
French 397,125 190,405 206,720 285 125 160
Non-official languages 232,925 110,310 122,615 2,620 1,340 1,280
Aboriginal languages 1,015 405 605 0 5 0
Algonquian languages 595 265 330 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 445 205 235 0 0 0
Atikamekw 10 5 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 0 5 0 0 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 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 15 20 0 5 0
Woods Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 300 140 155 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Malecite 5 5 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 20 10 15 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 125 45 80 0 0 0
Algonquin 45 15 30 0 0 0
Ojibway 70 25 50 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 5 5 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 5 10 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 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 360 120 240 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Inuktitut 330 105 225 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 35 15 15 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 25 10 15 0 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 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 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 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 231,910 109,900 122,005 2,620 1,340 1,280
Afro-Asiatic languages 52,310 26,380 25,930 35 25 10
Berber languages 920 505 415 0 0 0
Kabyle 615 330 285 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 305 175 130 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 6,945 3,015 3,935 0 0 0
Bilen 50 25 25 0 0 0
Oromo 225 130 100 0 0 0
Somali 6,575 2,815 3,760 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 100 45 50 0 0 0
Semitic languages 44,365 22,820 21,545 35 25 10
Amharic 1,515 710 805 0 0 0
Arabic 41,270 21,320 19,945 25 20 10
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 90 40 50 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Harari 55 25 30 0 0 0
Hebrew 370 205 165 0 5 0
Maltese 35 15 20 10 5 5
Tigrigna 940 460 480 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 75 40 40 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 80 45 35 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,670 3,530 4,135 10 5 5
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,315 590 725 0 0 0
Vietnamese 6,340 2,935 3,405 10 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 0 5 5 0 0
Austronesian languages 8,170 2,935 5,235 35 5 35
Bikol 35 15 20 0 0 0
Cebuano 390 130 260 0 0 5
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 115 40 75 0 0 0
Ilocano 585 230 355 0 0 0
Malagasy 110 55 55 0 0 0
Malay 430 165 260 5 5 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 25 10 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 30 15 15 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,275 2,220 4,055 30 0 25
Waray-Waray 45 20 25 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 130 50 85 0 0 0
Creole languages 5,450 2,320 3,125 5 5 5
Haitian Creole 410 180 230 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 4,835 2,045 2,790 5 0 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 205 95 105 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 3,875 2,005 1,870 15 10 5
Kannada 220 115 105 5 5 0
Malayalam 665 345 320 5 0 0
Tamil 2,460 1,260 1,205 5 5 5
Telugu 495 270 225 5 5 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 5 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 102,905 49,075 53,825 2,215 1,140 1,080
Albanian 715 345 370 0 0 0
Armenian 525 270 260 5 0 5
Balto-Slavic languages 23,565 10,630 12,930 545 255 285
Baltic languages 495 215 280 15 5 10
Latvian 270 120 145 5 0 5
Lithuanian 220 90 130 10 5 5
Slavic languages 23,070 10,420 12,655 530 250 280
Belarusan 50 30 25 0 0 0
Bosnian 765 360 405 5 5 5
Bulgarian 1,075 500 570 0 0 0
Croatian 1,195 565 630 35 20 10
Czech 1,020 450 565 20 15 10
Macedonian 70 35 40 5 0 0
Polish 6,065 2,720 3,345 315 140 175
Russian 6,910 3,005 3,895 15 5 10
Serbian 2,295 1,125 1,170 25 15 15
Serbo-Croatian 890 440 450 0 0 0
Slovak 635 285 350 25 15 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 220 100 130 5 5 5
Ukrainian 1,830 780 1,045 70 35 40
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 45 30 20 0 0 0
Celtic languages 115 55 60 5 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 45 25 15 5 0 0
Welsh 55 20 35 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 10,250 4,685 5,560 945 485 460
Afrikaans 175 85 85 20 10 5
Danish 345 160 185 10 5 5
Dutch 2,660 1,280 1,385 540 280 255
Frisian 50 25 25 25 20 10
German 6,240 2,760 3,480 325 160 170
Icelandic 20 10 10 0 0 0
Norwegian 150 65 85 0 5 0
Swedish 305 150 155 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 100 45 55 25 10 10
Yiddish 180 100 80 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 0 0 0
Greek 2,290 1,210 1,080 20 15 10
Indo-Iranian languages 28,125 14,205 13,920 110 60 55
Indo-Aryan languages 18,785 9,490 9,295 110 60 55
Bengali 3,345 1,660 1,680 5 0 0
Gujarati 1,495 775 725 10 5 5
Hindi 2,940 1,505 1,435 0 0 0
Kashmiri 20 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 105 55 55 0 0 0
Marathi 295 155 140 5 0 0
Nepali 930 445 485 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 40 20 20 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,960 2,040 1,925 70 40 30
Sindhi 265 120 145 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 830 400 430 0 0 0
Urdu 4,555 2,305 2,255 25 15 15
Iranian languages 9,240 4,650 4,585 5 0 0
Kurdish 735 390 340 0 0 0
Pashto 1,050 530 520 5 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 7,455 3,730 3,720 0 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 105 65 40 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 37,325 17,675 19,645 585 325 260
Catalan 35 20 15 0 0 0
Italian 9,575 4,780 4,795 205 120 85
Portuguese 7,020 3,360 3,665 265 130 130
Romanian 3,635 1,680 1,955 25 15 15
Spanish 17,025 7,820 9,200 85 55 30
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 30 20 15 0 0 0
Japanese 1,115 340 780 5 0 0
Kartvelian languages 40 15 20 0 0 0
Georgian 40 15 25 0 0 0
Korean 2,205 930 1,275 25 15 10
Mongolic languages 35 20 20 0 0 0
Mongolian 35 20 15 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 8,550 3,930 4,620 15 10 10
Akan (Twi) 385 185 200 10 5 5
Bamanankan 145 65 80 0 0 0
Edo 40 20 20 0 0 0
Ewe 165 75 95 0 0 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 260 130 130 0 0 0
Ga 60 35 25 0 0 0
Ganda 135 60 75 0 5 0
Igbo 205 105 100 0 0 0
Lingala 510 215 295 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,505 680 830 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,150 460 695 0 0 0
Shona 120 45 75 0 0 0
Swahili 1,590 735 860 0 0 0
Wolof 275 135 140 0 0 0
Yoruba 265 135 130 5 0 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,715 850 870 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 335 155 185 0 0 0
Dinka 90 45 40 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 250 110 140 0 0 0
Sign languages 290 135 150 20 15 5
American Sign Language 90 35 55 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 35 15 15 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 165 90 80 15 10 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,855 15,705 18,145 40 15 20
Chinese languages 33,030 15,310 17,720 40 15 20
Cantonese 10,475 4,920 5,555 10 5 5
Hakka 160 65 90 0 0 0
Mandarin 19,995 9,225 10,775 20 5 10
Min Dong 50 20 25 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 780 335 440 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 455 205 250 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,100 525 580 5 5 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 825 400 425 0 0 0
Burmese 235 120 115 0 0 0
Karenic languages 325 155 170 0 0 0
Tibetan 90 50 45 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 170 75 95 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 870 320 555 10 5 5
Lao 470 215 250 5 0 5
Thai 400 100 300 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 5 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,785 910 875 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 125 75 60 0 0 0
Turkish 1,490 765 725 5 5 0
Uyghur 20 5 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 80 35 45 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 70 30 40 0 0 0
Uralic languages 2,265 1,090 1,175 180 95 90
Estonian 160 80 85 10 5 5
Finnish 335 135 195 10 0 5
Hungarian 1,770 880 890 165 90 80
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 195 110 90 0 0 0
Multiple responses 43,950 21,060 22,890 230 125 105
English and French 18,795 9,010 9,790 55 25 30
English and non-official language 16,045 7,790 8,255 170 95 75
French and non-official language 6,055 2,835 3,225 5 0 0
English, French and non-official language 3,050 1,430 1,620 0 0 0
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 1,309,210 639,130 670,080 36,185 18,090 18,100
Single responses 1,237,185 605,060 632,125 35,865 17,935 17,930
Official languages 1,121,640 550,390 571,255 35,285 17,630 17,660
English 768,215 381,070 387,150 35,235 17,610 17,625
French 353,425 169,320 184,105 55 20 30
Non-official languages 115,545 54,675 60,875 575 305 270
Aboriginal languages 405 185 220 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 265 130 140 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 250 120 135 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 5 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 5 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 5 0 0 0 0
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 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 135 50 80 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 115 45 70 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 115,140 54,490 60,655 575 305 270
Afro-Asiatic languages 28,965 14,010 14,950 10 5 5
Berber languages 475 240 230 0 0 0
Kabyle 385 195 185 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 90 45 40 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 4,005 1,650 2,350 0 0 0
Bilen 30 15 15 0 0 0
Oromo 130 70 65 0 0 0
Somali 3,785 1,540 2,245 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 55 20 30 0 0 0
Semitic languages 24,470 12,110 12,365 10 5 5
Amharic 870 405 460 0 0 0
Arabic 22,950 11,380 11,565 15 10 5
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 35 20 25 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 20 10 10 0 0 0
Hebrew 145 80 65 0 0 0
Maltese 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 430 200 230 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,530 2,090 2,435 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 590 265 325 0 0 0
Vietnamese 3,935 1,825 2,115 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,395 1,420 1,975 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 125 55 70 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 45 20 30 0 0 0
Ilocano 230 110 120 0 0 0
Malagasy 25 10 15 0 0 0
Malay 120 55 70 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 5 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,780 1,150 1,635 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 10 5 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 45 20 20 0 0 0
Creole languages 2,235 920 1,315 5 5 0
Haitian Creole 205 85 120 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 1,960 800 1,160 5 0 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 75 30 40 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,880 930 950 15 5 5
Kannada 80 40 35 0 5 0
Malayalam 285 145 140 0 0 0
Tamil 1,310 635 680 0 0 0
Telugu 200 105 90 5 0 5
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 45,425 21,600 23,825 425 225 205
Albanian 320 150 165 0 0 0
Armenian 250 115 135 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 10,880 5,130 5,745 120 55 65
Baltic languages 110 45 65 0 5 5
Latvian 55 25 35 5 0 5
Lithuanian 50 20 30 5 5 0
Slavic languages 10,765 5,085 5,685 120 55 60
Belarusan 30 15 10 0 0 0
Bosnian 425 210 215 0 0 0
Bulgarian 560 265 300 0 0 0
Croatian 430 190 235 0 0 0
Czech 235 115 125 5 5 5
Macedonian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Polish 2,165 990 1,180 80 35 45
Russian 4,125 1,915 2,210 0 0 5
Serbian 1,490 755 735 10 5 5
Serbo-Croatian 465 235 230 0 0 0
Slovak 210 95 115 10 0 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Ukrainian 575 265 310 10 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 5 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 5 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 1,140 525 615 105 60 45
Afrikaans 40 20 20 10 5 5
Danish 25 10 20 0 0 0
Dutch 195 90 105 50 25 20
Frisian 0 5 5 5 5 0
German 780 350 425 40 20 20
Icelandic 5 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 0 5 0 0 0
Swedish 70 40 25 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Yiddish 15 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 670 320 350 5 5 5
Indo-Iranian languages 15,305 7,475 7,825 60 25 30
Indo-Aryan languages 9,795 4,845 4,950 55 30 30
Bengali 1,985 960 1,030 5 0 0
Gujarati 620 315 305 10 5 5
Hindi 1,310 660 655 0 0 0
Kashmiri 5 5 5 0 0 0
Konkani 35 15 20 0 0 0
Marathi 115 50 65 0 0 0
Nepali 735 360 375 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,225 1,130 1,100 35 15 20
Sindhi 65 25 40 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 400 195 205 0 0 0
Urdu 2,285 1,130 1,160 10 5 5
Iranian languages 5,480 2,615 2,865 0 0 0
Kurdish 435 230 205 0 0 0
Pashto 655 315 340 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 4,385 2,065 2,315 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 16,850 7,870 8,980 135 75 60
Catalan 20 5 10 0 0 0
Italian 2,580 1,155 1,425 30 15 15
Portuguese 3,020 1,435 1,590 60 30 35
Romanian 1,865 875 985 0 0 0
Spanish 9,365 4,390 4,970 45 35 5
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 440 155 285 0 0 5
Kartvelian languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Korean 1,215 565 655 15 5 5
Mongolic languages 15 15 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 20 10 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 2,275 1,035 1,245 15 10 5
Akan (Twi) 130 60 70 10 5 5
Bamanankan 30 15 15 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 35 15 15 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 60 30 30 0 0 0
Ga 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ganda 35 10 20 0 0 0
Igbo 55 25 30 0 0 0
Lingala 110 40 75 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 480 235 250 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 330 125 205 0 0 0
Shona 20 15 10 0 0 0
Swahili 560 260 295 0 0 0
Wolof 100 50 55 0 0 0
Yoruba 60 30 35 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 250 120 135 5 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 90 40 45 0 0 0
Dinka 30 15 10 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 60 25 40 0 0 0
Sign languages 400 215 185 20 15 5
American Sign Language 120 55 65 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 40 20 20 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 240 135 100 15 15 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 22,425 10,630 11,800 20 5 10
Chinese languages 21,840 10,355 11,490 20 5 10
Cantonese 5,985 2,755 3,230 0 0 5
Hakka 50 20 30 0 0 0
Mandarin 14,600 7,005 7,595 10 5 5
Min Dong 15 5 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 305 125 180 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 250 120 130 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 635 325 310 0 0 5
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 580 275 305 0 0 0
Burmese 150 70 80 0 0 0
Karenic languages 250 120 125 0 0 0
Tibetan 70 40 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 115 50 65 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 335 135 195 5 5 0
Lao 225 100 125 0 5 5
Thai 105 35 75 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 925 450 475 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 50 25 30 0 0 0
Turkish 800 390 410 0 0 0
Uyghur 10 5 5 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages 555 260 290 40 20 20
Estonian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Finnish 40 15 25 0 0 0
Hungarian 490 235 255 40 20 15
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 0 0 0
Multiple responses 72,020 34,065 37,955 320 155 170
English and French 19,975 9,300 10,675 25 15 10
English and non-official language 38,645 18,670 19,975 295 140 155
French and non-official language 7,085 3,170 3,910 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 6,315 2,930 3,385 5 0 0
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 1,309,210 639,130 670,085 36,185 18,090 18,100
None 1,002,240 493,925 508,315 34,655 17,395 17,265
English 131,290 62,940 68,350 265 120 140
French 84,100 39,365 44,740 255 100 150
Non-official language 79,140 37,120 42,020 995 460 530
Aboriginal 565 220 350 10 5 0
Non-Aboriginal 78,575 36,905 41,675 985 460 530
English and French 3,965 1,895 2,070 0 0 0
English and non-official language 3,780 1,805 1,975 5 0 5
French and non-official language 4,580 2,020 2,560 10 0 5
English, French and non-official language 115 60 55 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 1,073,835 519,975 553,855 29,575 14,675 14,895
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,028,710 498,065 530,635 28,560 14,200 14,360
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,241 46,738 36,869 38,751 47,718 31,454
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,029,070 498,110 530,960 28,565 14,200 14,365
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,258 40,420 32,858 34,676 41,803 28,597
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 936,155 460,000 476,155 26,825 13,535 13,290
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,490 46,637 35,216 35,413 45,656 27,288
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 718,885 320,095 398,790 19,475 8,715 10,765
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,183 2,517 5,345 5,983 5,710 6,051
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 773,290 390,165 383,125 22,130 11,545 10,585
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,109 44,501 36,367 37,171 46,869 29,417
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 29,575 14,640 14,925
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,028,635 497,800 530,830 28,510 14,160 14,350
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 52,455 59,537 45,813 49,090 58,827 39,482
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,029,005 497,825 531,180 28,520 14,160 14,360
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,688 47,611 38,075 40,806 47,926 33,785
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 936,350 459,750 476,600 26,765 13,480 13,280
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 52,122 59,985 44,536 46,518 56,735 36,148
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 718,435 319,760 398,675 19,545 8,760 10,785
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,172 6,441 7,759 7,912 7,786 8,014
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 773,285 389,505 383,775 22,130 11,570 10,565
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 50,766 57,094 44,344 46,246 55,069 36,588
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 29,575 14,645 14,930
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 11,550 6,805 4,745
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 62,792 67,303 58,965 56,264 62,701 47,526
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 71,298 77,591 64,031 65,077 72,138 54,956
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 89.2 91.7 85.3
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 72.7 74.9 70.0 72.5 75.5 68.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 9.6 6.9 12.8 10.8 8.2 14.6
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 29,575 14,675 14,895
Without total income 45,130 21,910 23,220 1,015 480 535
With total income 1,028,705 498,070 530,640 28,555 14,200 14,360
Percentage with total income 95.8 95.8 95.8 96.6 96.8 96.4
Under $10,000 (including loss) 133,245 61,265 71,975 3,315 1,325 1,990
$10,000 to $19,999 152,825 63,680 89,150 4,235 1,595 2,640
$20,000 to $29,999 115,060 49,245 65,815 3,855 1,570 2,285
$30,000 to $39,999 100,450 44,925 55,525 3,245 1,465 1,780
$40,000 to $49,999 96,125 43,635 52,490 3,035 1,470 1,565
$50,000 to $59,999 87,185 40,980 46,205 2,530 1,385 1,145
$60,000 to $69,999 75,865 37,625 38,235 1,965 1,150 810
$70,000 to $79,999 60,350 31,435 28,915 1,395 900 490
$80,000 to $89,999 50,770 27,330 23,440 1,280 825 460
$90,000 to $99,999 42,380 22,805 19,575 1,110 650 455
$100,000 and over 114,450 75,140 39,310 2,600 1,860 740
$100,000 to $149,999 82,750 52,275 30,480 1,810 1,255 550
$150,000 and over 31,695 22,865 8,830 795 605 190
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 29,570 14,675 14,895
Without after-tax income 44,765 21,865 22,895 1,005 480 525
With after-tax income 1,029,070 498,110 530,955 28,565 14,200 14,365
Percentage with after-tax income 95.8 95.8 95.9 96.6 96.8 96.4
Under $10,000 (including loss) 139,335 62,495 76,840 3,470 1,375 2,095
$10,000 to $19,999 159,560 67,185 92,375 4,475 1,675 2,800
$20,000 to $29,999 135,590 59,190 76,405 4,445 1,860 2,585
$30,000 to $39,999 127,425 57,705 69,720 4,015 1,845 2,175
$40,000 to $49,999 119,660 55,865 63,795 3,540 1,920 1,625
$50,000 to $59,999 99,760 49,345 50,410 2,545 1,505 1,040
$60,000 to $69,999 76,185 40,485 35,700 1,875 1,210 660
$70,000 to $79,999 59,640 32,550 27,090 1,595 980 615
$80,000 and over 111,910 73,290 38,625 2,610 1,840 770
$80,000 to $89,999 40,360 24,115 16,250 920 600 320
$90,000 to $99,999 23,175 15,035 8,140 510 355 155
$100,000 and over 48,375 34,140 14,235 1,180 880 295
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 29,575 14,680 14,890
Without employment income 300,545 129,810 170,735 7,445 3,135 4,305
With employment income 773,285 390,165 383,125 22,130 11,545 10,585
Percentage with employment income 72.0 75.0 69.2 74.8 78.6 71.1
Under $5,000 (including loss) 92,380 45,375 47,005 2,930 1,455 1,480
$5,000 to $9,999 56,710 25,510 31,200 1,805 740 1,065
$10,000 to $19,999 94,460 43,165 51,295 2,660 1,140 1,525
$20,000 to $29,999 74,780 35,085 39,695 2,170 875 1,295
$30,000 to $39,999 67,455 32,260 35,200 2,130 900 1,225
$40,000 to $49,999 64,295 30,020 34,280 2,075 985 1,090
$50,000 to $59,999 61,835 28,885 32,945 1,870 1,085 775
$60,000 to $69,999 54,350 26,755 27,595 1,405 885 525
$70,000 to $79,999 43,635 22,800 20,840 1,085 700 380
$80,000 and over 163,385 100,315 63,075 4,010 2,780 1,230
$80,000 to $89,999 40,835 21,765 19,065 1,060 715 345
$90,000 to $99,999 34,545 18,900 15,650 970 560 410
$100,000 and over 88,005 59,645 28,360 1,980 1,505 475
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 535,500 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 82,053 ... ... 90,226 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 69,904 ... ... 78,013 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 152,680 ... ... 2,425 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,189 ... ... 38,997 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,211 ... ... 34,475 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 382,815 ... ... 10,885 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 102,423 ... ... 102,123 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 86,781 ... ... 87,713 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 535,500 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 100,760 ... ... 105,113 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 82,029 ... ... 87,405 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 152,680 ... ... 2,430 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 53,108 ... ... 48,450 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 43,283 ... ... 40,564 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 382,820 ... ... 10,885 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 119,766 ... ... 117,761 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 97,482 ... ... 97,861 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 535,495 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
Under $5,000 8,045 ... ... 105 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 6,965 ... ... 70 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 13,275 ... ... 150 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 17,185 ... ... 265 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 16,425 ... ... 360 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 16,305 ... ... 345 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 17,340 ... ... 475 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 18,210 ... ... 430 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 18,735 ... ... 455 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 18,715 ... ... 440 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 37,900 ... ... 925 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 37,130 ... ... 870 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 34,455 ... ... 870 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 33,010 ... ... 875 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 30,555 ... ... 865 ... ...
$100,000 and over 211,255 ... ... 5,810 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 62,625 ... ... 1,820 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 45,925 ... ... 1,320 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 56,635 ... ... 1,510 ... ...
$200,000 and over 46,070 ... ... 1,170 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 535,500 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
Under $5,000 8,510 ... ... 120 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,090 ... ... 70 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 13,465 ... ... 160 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 17,980 ... ... 275 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 18,500 ... ... 430 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 18,995 ... ... 375 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 21,435 ... ... 525 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 22,975 ... ... 545 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 23,815 ... ... 525 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 24,180 ... ... 555 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 47,325 ... ... 1,085 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 43,920 ... ... 1,090 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 41,150 ... ... 1,135 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 36,895 ... ... 1,085 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 32,040 ... ... 960 ... ...
$100,000 and over 157,220 ... ... 4,375 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 61,155 ... ... 1,725 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 40,210 ... ... 1,175 ... ...
$150,000 and over 55,855 ... ... 1,480 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 364,260 ... ... 10,765 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 103,954 ... ... 101,870 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 87,807 ... ... 87,500 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 134,365 ... ... 4,410 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 96,455 ... ... 85,052 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 81,260 ... ... 74,144 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 161,365 ... ... 5,050 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 132,633 ... ... 128,608 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 110,386 ... ... 108,672 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 58,185 ... ... 1,080 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,624 ... ... 60,032 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,863 ... ... 53,909 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 364,270 ... ... 10,790 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 121,444 ... ... 117,317 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 98,577 ... ... 97,457 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 134,470 ... ... 4,435 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 113,491 ... ... 102,754 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 91,361 ... ... 85,109 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 161,420 ... ... 5,020 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 148,182 ... ... 140,143 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,540 ... ... 115,791 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 58,035 ... ... 1,080 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 70,115 ... ... 69,845 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,044 ... ... 61,290 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 207,010 98,805 108,205 2,940 1,445 1,495
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 37,610 36,830 38,252 37,453 41,557 33,571
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 33,367 32,607 33,951 33,141 36,736 30,912
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 206,575 98,480 108,100 2,895 1,515 1,385
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 47,046 47,219 46,889 46,259 52,910 38,992
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 38,826 43,405 33,825
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 1,300,730 635,585 665,145 35,860 17,895 17,970
In the bottom half of the distribution 529,735 253,600 276,140 13,555 6,615 6,950
In the bottom decile 117,085 57,600 59,485 1,580 780 800
In the second decile 100,310 46,635 53,675 2,235 1,015 1,220
In the third decile 97,770 46,490 51,280 2,925 1,425 1,500
In the fourth decile 102,665 48,925 53,740 3,215 1,560 1,655
In the fifth decile 111,915 53,955 57,965 3,605 1,830 1,770
In the top half of the distribution 770,995 381,985 389,010 22,305 11,280 11,020
In the sixth decile 124,020 59,975 64,040 3,945 1,985 1,955
In the seventh decile 137,795 67,360 70,430 4,225 2,150 2,070
In the eighth decile 156,470 77,515 78,955 4,805 2,405 2,405
In the ninth decile 180,230 89,855 90,380 5,045 2,545 2,505
In the top decile 172,485 87,285 85,200 4,285 2,195 2,090
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 35,860 17,895 17,965
0 to 17 years 272,405 138,765 133,640 7,645 3,940 3,705
0 to 5 years 87,655 44,630 43,025 2,285 1,165 1,115
18 to 64 years 845,815 412,545 433,270 21,920 10,865 11,055
65 years and over 182,515 84,280 98,235 6,290 3,090 3,200
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 159,040 75,425 83,615 2,565 1,200 1,365
0 to 17 years 40,600 21,030 19,570 620 315 305
0 to 5 years 13,940 7,290 6,655 190 95 100
18 to 64 years 99,465 47,110 52,360 1,450 685 765
65 years and over 18,965 7,280 11,685 490 190 295
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 12.2 11.9 12.6 7.2 6.7 7.6
0 to 17 years (%) 14.9 15.2 14.6 8.1 8.0 8.2
0 to 5 years (%) 15.9 16.3 15.5 8.3 8.2 9.0
18 to 64 years (%) 11.8 11.4 12.1 6.6 6.3 6.9
65 years and over (%) 10.4 8.6 11.9 7.8 6.1 9.2
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 129,610 63,115 66,495 885 460 430
0 to 17 years 29,355 15,145 14,205 180 95 85
0 to 5 years 10,245 5,360 4,890 45 20 25
18 to 64 years 88,910 43,765 45,150 645 335 310
65 years and over 11,345 4,200 7,145 65 25 40
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 10.0 9.9 10.0 2.5 2.6 2.4
0 to 17 years (%) 10.8 10.9 10.6 2.4 2.4 2.3
0 to 5 years (%) 11.7 12.0 11.4 2.0 1.7 2.2
18 to 64 years (%) 10.5 10.6 10.4 2.9 3.1 2.8
65 years and over (%) 6.2 5.0 7.3 1.0 0.8 1.3
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 1,300,730 635,600 665,135 35,860 17,890 17,965
Official languages 1,285,210 629,390 655,820 35,775 17,855 17,920
English 1,177,535 581,350 596,185 35,775 17,855 17,925
French 691,235 325,890 365,345 1,340 585 755
Non-official languages 331,375 156,060 175,305 3,400 1,715 1,690
Aboriginal languages 1,615 610 1,005 10 10 10
Algonquian languages 935 365 570 0 0 0
Blackfoot 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 570 210 360 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 60 15 40 0 0 0
Woods Cree 20 10 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 360 125 235 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Algonquin 80 35 50 0 0 0
Ojibway 215 80 135 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 20 10 15 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 10 15 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 15 0 10 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuktitut 550 205 340 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 15 30 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 50 10 35 15 10 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 55 15 40 10 0 10
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 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) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 329,835 155,485 174,350 3,390 1,705 1,680
Afro-Asiatic languages 72,850 36,795 36,055 60 35 20
Berber languages 1,340 735 610 0 0 0
Kabyle 925 470 450 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 425 265 160 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 9,680 4,345 5,335 0 0 0
Bilen 90 55 35 0 0 0
Oromo 395 185 210 0 0 0
Somali 9,130 4,065 5,065 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 140 60 85 0 0 0
Semitic languages 63,250 32,445 30,805 60 40 20
Amharic 2,135 1,010 1,125 0 0 0
Arabic 58,430 30,115 28,315 35 25 10
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 95 30 60 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 40 20 15 0 0 0
Hebrew 1,945 1,055 890 0 0 0
Maltese 70 20 45 20 10 10
Tigrigna 1,225 515 705 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 240 150 85 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 200 105 95 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 9,570 4,535 5,035 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,790 820 970 0 0 0
Vietnamese 7,835 3,745 4,095 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 10,815 3,990 6,820 55 10 45
Bikol 30 10 20 0 0 0
Cebuano 600 215 385 0 0 0
Fijian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 180 65 120 0 0 0
Ilocano 715 305 415 0 0 0
Malagasy 200 100 100 0 0 0
Malay 705 310 400 10 0 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 60 25 45 0 0 0
Pangasinan 60 25 40 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 9,530 3,420 6,110 55 15 40
Waray-Waray 35 0 25 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 115 55 60 0 0 0
Creole languages 12,385 5,345 7,040 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 700 295 400 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 11,035 4,760 6,280 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 700 310 390 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 5,135 2,595 2,540 35 20 20
Kannada 465 235 235 10 0 10
Malayalam 845 380 465 0 0 0
Tamil 3,390 1,735 1,655 20 15 0
Telugu 805 425 380 15 0 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 161,040 75,675 85,365 2,930 1,505 1,430
Albanian 870 425 440 0 0 0
Armenian 745 395 350 25 10 20
Balto-Slavic languages 28,735 13,310 15,425 545 270 280
Baltic languages 570 245 320 25 10 25
Latvian 285 120 170 10 10 10
Lithuanian 285 125 160 20 0 20
Slavic languages 28,275 13,110 15,170 515 260 255
Belarusan 165 75 90 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,265 600 665 0 0 0
Bulgarian 1,290 605 690 0 0 0
Croatian 2,115 1,045 1,070 25 15 10
Czech 1,435 615 820 15 10 0
Macedonian 120 50 75 0 0 0
Polish 7,070 3,240 3,835 320 150 170
Russian 10,705 4,995 5,710 35 15 15
Serbian 2,785 1,380 1,410 45 25 25
Serbo-Croatian 995 540 460 0 0 0
Slovak 1,035 430 610 20 20 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 295 135 155 0 0 0
Ukrainian 2,660 1,130 1,540 70 35 30
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 60 15 45 0 0 0
Celtic languages 430 205 225 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 175 85 90 0 0 0
Welsh 100 35 60 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 165 90 80 10 0 0
Germanic languages 19,985 9,610 10,370 1,275 640 635
Afrikaans 455 225 225 30 15 10
Danish 495 235 260 15 10 10
Dutch 3,440 1,635 1,805 790 435 350
Frisian 70 30 40 10 0 10
German 14,705 7,120 7,585 460 190 265
Icelandic 55 25 30 0 0 0
Norwegian 380 160 220 0 0 0
Swedish 645 320 330 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 130 50 80 25 10 15
Yiddish 355 185 170 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 15 0 0 0
Greek 3,365 1,735 1,630 45 25 20
Indo-Iranian languages 36,835 18,640 18,200 155 85 65
Indo-Aryan languages 26,495 13,405 13,090 150 80 65
Bengali 4,320 2,210 2,105 0 0 0
Gujarati 2,290 1,235 1,060 0 0 0
Hindi 10,595 5,465 5,130 65 30 35
Kashmiri 10 0 10 0 0 0
Konkani 145 75 65 0 0 0
Marathi 580 315 260 0 0 0
Nepali 1,300 660 645 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 75 40 30 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,440 3,315 3,125 80 45 35
Sindhi 505 220 280 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,080 495 590 0 10 0
Urdu 7,490 3,720 3,770 60 25 35
Iranian languages 10,910 5,535 5,370 0 10 0
Kurdish 890 495 395 0 0 0
Pashto 1,425 770 655 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 9,435 4,735 4,700 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 205 120 90 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 76,665 34,570 42,095 970 515 455
Catalan 95 40 55 0 0 0
Italian 17,420 8,395 9,030 315 190 125
Portuguese 9,915 4,820 5,100 370 185 190
Romanian 4,210 2,010 2,200 20 10 15
Spanish 49,510 21,430 28,080 320 180 140
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 130 85 50 0 0 0
Japanese 2,800 1,350 1,450 0 0 10
Kartvelian languages 45 25 25 0 0 0
Georgian 50 25 20 0 0 0
Korean 2,795 1,185 1,610 55 20 35
Mongolic languages 60 30 30 0 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 25 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 16,450 7,595 8,850 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 700 360 345 0 0 0
Bamanankan 390 175 210 0 0 0
Edo 115 50 65 0 0 0
Ewe 375 185 185 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 435 205 225 0 0 0
Ga 185 90 95 0 0 0
Ganda 225 70 155 0 0 0
Igbo 335 185 145 0 0 0
Lingala 2,525 1,105 1,420 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,560 1,125 1,435 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,810 770 1,035 0 0 0
Shona 200 75 125 0 0 0
Swahili 4,380 2,045 2,335 0 0 0
Wolof 710 335 370 0 0 0
Yoruba 905 485 420 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,925 1,895 2,035 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 380 165 215 0 0 0
Dinka 190 85 105 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 190 80 110 0 0 0
Sign languages 2,135 870 1,265 25 10 15
American Sign Language 1,040 350 685 10 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 240 85 160 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 940 460 480 15 10 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 38,820 18,405 20,415 60 20 40
Chinese languages 37,925 17,980 19,945 60 15 40
Cantonese 13,125 6,240 6,880 20 10 15
Hakka 265 125 140 0 0 0
Mandarin 26,420 12,260 14,160 40 10 25
Min Dong 40 20 25 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,120 510 605 0 0 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 435 210 220 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,140 595 545 10 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 930 440 485 0 0 0
Burmese 315 145 165 0 0 0
Karenic languages 370 185 185 0 0 0
Tibetan 55 30 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 365 150 205 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,225 515 715 10 0 10
Lao 590 265 325 10 0 10
Thai 730 285 445 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 2,750 1,390 1,360 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 160 95 70 0 0 0
Turkish 2,335 1,195 1,145 0 0 0
Uyghur 40 25 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 120 40 80 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 150 70 80 0 0 0
Uralic languages 2,835 1,385 1,450 245 140 105
Estonian 245 120 130 30 20 10
Finnish 520 235 280 10 0 10
Hungarian 2,075 1,030 1,045 205 120 85
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 560 330 230 0 0 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 1,300,735 635,600 665,130 35,860 17,895 17,965
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 1,225,865 599,815 626,050 35,170 17,550 17,620
Canadian citizens aged under 18 260,450 132,740 127,705 7,695 3,940 3,755
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 965,415 467,070 498,345 27,480 13,615 13,865
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 74,865 35,785 39,080 690 340 350
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 35,860 17,895 17,965
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 1,027,730 506,010 521,720 32,305 16,075 16,230
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 255,800 120,725 135,075 3,525 1,805 1,720
Before 1981 60,785 29,340 31,445 2,265 1,190 1,075
1981 to 1990 33,985 16,505 17,480 375 155 215
1991 to 2000 57,145 26,170 30,975 370 190 180
2001 to 2010 66,000 30,565 35,435 400 205 190
2001 to 2005 30,955 14,270 16,680 270 140 125
2006 to 2010 35,045 16,290 18,750 130 60 70
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 37,890 18,150 19,740 115 60 50
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 17,200 8,865 8,335 35 20 15
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 3,525 1,805 1,720
Under 5 years 28,605 14,045 14,555 585 350 230
5 to 14 years 45,360 23,135 22,225 875 470 400
15 to 24 years 53,075 24,075 29,000 945 445 500
25 to 44 years 107,900 50,140 57,760 955 450 505
45 years and over 20,865 9,330 11,535 165 85 75
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 3,525 1,805 1,720
Americas 41,155 18,270 22,885 425 170 255
Brazil 1,290 600 695 25 10 15
Colombia 2,745 1,125 1,620 10 10 0
El Salvador 2,165 1,030 1,135 0 0 0
Guyana 1,420 665 755 0 0 0
Haiti 8,515 3,650 4,865 0 0 0
Jamaica 3,175 1,385 1,790 25 20 10
Mexico 1,825 725 1,100 25 10 15
Peru 1,165 550 615 10 0 10
Trinidad and Tobago 1,360 525 830 20 20 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 9,530 4,375 5,160 235 70 160
Other places of birth in Americas 7,960 3,645 4,315 75 30 40
Europe 66,815 32,050 34,760 2,680 1,435 1,245
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,345 1,150 1,195 10 0 0
Croatia 1,020 500 520 25 15 15
France 4,470 2,105 2,370 30 20 0
Germany 4,560 1,965 2,595 205 100 100
Greece 990 530 460 10 0 0
Hungary 885 465 430 80 40 40
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 920 435 475 25 15 15
Italy 5,675 2,960 2,715 160 100 65
Netherlands 2,280 1,165 1,115 595 330 265
Poland 4,530 2,025 2,500 175 80 95
Portugal 3,435 1,675 1,760 185 105 80
Romania 3,370 1,610 1,760 20 10 15
Russian Federation 3,195 1,335 1,850 10 10 10
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 1,070 520 550 25 15 10
Ukraine 2,005 940 1,065 20 10 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 17,230 8,660 8,565 970 515 455
Other places of birth in Europe 8,840 4,010 4,825 145 80 60
Africa 41,490 19,790 21,700 45 20 20
Algeria 2,245 1,150 1,090 0 0 0
Egypt 3,745 1,990 1,755 0 10 0
Ethiopia 2,320 1,085 1,245 0 0 0
Kenya 1,160 580 580 10 0 0
Morocco 2,775 1,370 1,405 0 0 0
Nigeria 1,385 655 735 0 0 0
Somalia 3,985 1,530 2,455 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 965 515 450 30 15 15
Other places of birth in Africa 22,900 10,925 11,980 0 0 0
Asia 105,415 50,115 55,300 350 165 195
Afghanistan 2,510 1,265 1,240 0 0 0
Bangladesh 2,700 1,405 1,300 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,900 8,150 10,755 30 15 15
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 3,095 1,545 1,550 0 0 0
India 10,685 5,350 5,330 85 45 40
IranCensus data footnote 61 4,900 2,465 2,430 0 0 0
Iraq 3,870 2,070 1,800 10 0 0
Japan 775 190 585 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,855 805 1,050 45 20 25
Lebanon 13,560 7,115 6,440 15 15 10
Pakistan 3,980 1,980 1,995 35 20 20
Philippines 9,305 3,465 5,835 45 0 35
Sri Lanka 2,400 1,145 1,245 0 0 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 3,615 1,840 1,775 0 0 0
Taiwan 880 370 515 20 10 15
Viet Nam 5,980 2,745 3,235 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 16,410 8,195 8,215 70 30 40
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 930 495 430 20 15 0
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 37,890 18,150 19,740 115 60 55
Americas 5,595 2,615 2,975 25 10 20
Brazil 200 115 80 0 0 10
Colombia 515 235 280 0 0 0
Cuba 220 105 115 0 0 0
Haiti 1,780 795 990 0 0 0
Jamaica 145 85 60 0 0 0
Mexico 320 125 195 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,360 715 645 25 10 15
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 170 60 110 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 885 385 495 0 0 0
Europe 3,695 1,780 1,920 55 40 20
France 655 335 315 0 10 0
Germany 175 75 100 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 95 65 30 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 75 35 45 0 0 0
Romania 240 110 130 0 0 0
Russian Federation 420 160 260 0 0 0
Ukraine 275 135 140 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 665 340 320 35 30 0
Other places of birth in Europe 1,095 530 570 10 0 0
Africa 9,800 4,635 5,170 0 0 0
Algeria 390 170 220 0 0 0
Cameroon 755 410 350 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,085 470 615 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 425 180 240 0 0 0
Egypt 850 460 385 0 0 0
Eritrea 245 115 130 0 0 0
Ethiopia 335 125 215 0 0 0
Morocco 485 230 250 0 0 0
Nigeria 440 200 235 0 0 0
Somalia 370 155 215 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 110 55 55 0 0 0
Tunisia 215 105 105 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 4,095 1,955 2,135 0 0 0
Asia 18,645 9,035 9,610 35 15 15
Afghanistan 550 280 270 0 0 0
Bangladesh 540 270 270 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,855 1,220 1,635 0 0 0
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 85 45 35 0 0 0
India 1,950 1,070 875 0 0 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 880 415 465 0 0 0
Iraq 1,155 600 555 0 0 0
Israel 205 110 90 0 0 0
Japan 115 25 85 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 255 90 165 0 0 0
Lebanon 1,115 585 530 0 0 0
Nepal 290 160 125 0 0 0
Pakistan 695 380 310 0 0 0
Philippines 2,740 1,105 1,640 10 0 10
Saudi Arabia 375 220 155 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 220 95 130 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 2,130 1,145 990 0 0 0
Taiwan 50 25 30 0 0 0
Turkey 195 100 95 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 355 220 135 0 0 0
Viet Nam 210 80 130 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 1,685 795 890 25 15 10
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 150 80 70 0 0 0
Australia 135 85 55 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 20 0 15 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 1,300,730 635,600 665,130 35,860 17,895 17,970
First generationCensus data footnote 69 284,330 135,415 148,915 3,715 1,910 1,805
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 225,575 113,220 112,355 6,690 3,365 3,325
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 790,830 386,960 403,865 25,450 12,620 12,840
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 1,305 635 665
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 91,590 46,095 45,500 765 415 350
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 38,645 23,835 14,810 305 210 90
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 52,945 22,260 30,685 465 205 260
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 56,905 22,645 34,260 445 180 265
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 47,655 23,400 24,250 85 40 40
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 2,280 960 1,315 10 0 0
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 1,300,730 635,600 665,130 35,860 17,895 17,965
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 38,120 18,150 19,965 935 465 470
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 36,225 17,310 18,915 915 460 455
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 17,790 8,400 9,385 675 335 335
Métis 17,155 8,325 8,825 235 120 120
Inuk (Inuit) 1,280 580 700 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 765 335 440 10 0 10
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 1,125 505 615 15 10 10
Non-Aboriginal identity 1,262,615 617,450 645,165 34,920 17,425 17,495
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 35,865 17,895 17,965
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 9,395 4,360 5,040 485 245 245
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 1,291,335 631,240 660,095 35,375 17,650 17,725
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 1,300,735 635,600 665,135 35,860 17,895 17,970
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 10,670 4,970 5,700 255 130 125
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 10,400 4,855 5,540 255 130 125
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 7,515 3,515 3,995 225 130 95
Métis single ancestry 2,295 1,080 1,215 30 0 25
Inuit single ancestry 595 260 330 0 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 275 110 160 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 250 110 145 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 10 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 10 10 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 63,450 29,520 33,925 1,105 565 540
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 61,885 28,870 33,010 1,080 555 525
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 44,780 20,705 24,075 855 415 440
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 16,020 7,670 8,345 230 135 85
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,080 490 595 0 10 0
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 1,565 650 915 25 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,415 585 825 25 15 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 105 50 55 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 45 10 35 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 1,226,610 601,110 625,505 34,500 17,195 17,305
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 35,860 17,895 17,970
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 280,985 135,945 145,040 800 400 400
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 39,980 20,320 19,655 195 110 85
Chinese 43,775 20,665 23,105 100 45 55
Black 77,995 37,060 40,935 220 115 105
Filipino 12,715 5,085 7,630 70 20 50
Latin American 15,630 7,180 8,460 60 30 30
Arab 49,520 25,960 23,565 15 15 0
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,725 6,495 7,230 15 0 15
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 9,925 5,075 4,855 0 0 0
Korean 3,260 1,470 1,800 60 20 40
Japanese 2,625 1,085 1,540 20 15 10
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 3,095 1,400 1,690 30 25 10
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 8,720 4,140 4,580 10 0 0
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 1,019,750 499,655 520,090 35,065 17,495 17,565
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 35,860 17,895 17,970
North American Aboriginal origins 74,120 34,495 39,630 1,360 700 660
First Nations (North American Indian) 54,090 24,980 29,110 1,100 550 545
Inuit 1,850 820 1,030 10 10 0
Métis 20,035 9,465 10,565 280 155 125
Other North American origins 501,820 245,715 256,100 12,245 6,035 6,210
Acadian 5,515 2,735 2,780 50 15 25
American 14,165 6,970 7,200 395 185 210
Canadian 484,255 236,715 247,540 11,920 5,885 6,030
New Brunswicker 80 50 30 10 0 0
Newfoundlander 780 485 295 50 15 40
Nova Scotian 120 70 45 0 0 0
Ontarian 650 300 350 0 0 10
Québécois 6,590 3,420 3,170 10 10 0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 30 20 15 0 0 0
European origins 772,545 377,715 394,830 29,300 14,530 14,770
British Isles origins 468,015 228,955 239,060 20,460 9,965 10,500
Channel Islander 115 35 75 10 10 10
Cornish 85 50 35 0 0 0
English 224,680 111,250 113,430 13,695 6,650 7,045
Irish 244,575 116,050 128,530 6,870 3,250 3,620
Manx 185 110 80 0 0 0
Scottish 197,645 96,760 100,885 9,050 4,365 4,690
Welsh 18,780 9,045 9,735 615 280 335
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 37,045 17,455 19,590 1,185 565 615
French origins 300,550 145,090 155,470 2,975 1,465 1,505
Alsatian 100 40 60 10 0 0
Breton 485 260 225 0 0 0
Corsican 95 70 25 0 0 0
French 300,290 144,935 155,350 2,970 1,465 1,505
Western European origins (except French origins) 136,795 66,595 70,200 9,890 4,885 5,000
Austrian 6,485 3,190 3,295 165 80 80
Bavarian 70 20 50 0 0 0
Belgian 6,555 3,035 3,515 555 265 285
Dutch 33,515 16,725 16,795 4,510 2,250 2,260
Flemish 545 285 260 0 0 0
Frisian 75 50 25 10 10 0
German 94,385 45,625 48,760 5,315 2,535 2,785
Luxembourger 170 95 75 0 0 0
Swiss 5,640 2,745 2,895 155 75 80
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 150 70 75 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 26,295 13,160 13,140 690 335 360
Danish 5,950 3,105 2,845 180 75 105
Finnish 4,265 2,110 2,155 130 50 75
Icelandic 1,600 755 845 40 10 25
Norwegian 7,180 3,545 3,630 165 80 95
Swedish 7,640 3,665 3,975 185 110 75
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 1,660 960 705 30 25 10
Eastern European origins 98,045 47,125 50,915 4,355 2,140 2,215
Bulgarian 1,795 840 955 10 10 0
Byelorussian 985 475 515 0 0 0
Czech 3,930 1,770 2,160 130 55 75
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 810 345 465 80 40 35
Estonian 985 440 545 40 20 20
Hungarian 9,650 4,695 4,950 1,185 630 550
Latvian 1,180 505 680 25 10 15
Lithuanian 2,600 1,305 1,295 90 45 45
Moldovan 520 235 285 0 0 0
Polish 36,975 17,690 19,285 1,755 820 935
Romanian 7,895 3,830 4,070 195 90 110
Russian 17,230 8,030 9,205 230 125 105
Slovak 2,810 1,310 1,500 95 60 30
Ukrainian 28,150 13,675 14,475 1,090 530 565
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 1,055 570 490 15 10 10
Southern European origins 100,355 48,975 51,380 2,995 1,525 1,470
Albanian 1,190 580 605 15 0 15
Bosnian 1,665 785 875 15 0 10
Catalan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Croatian 4,130 2,010 2,125 70 35 35
Cypriot 165 65 100 35 20 15
Greek 8,005 4,025 3,980 130 65 65
Italian 53,825 26,685 27,140 1,660 860 795
Kosovar 60 25 30 0 0 0
Macedonian 625 240 385 0 0 10
Maltese 705 340 370 135 70 70
Montenegrin 195 105 90 0 0 0
Portuguese 14,625 7,105 7,525 775 380 395
Serbian 3,635 1,850 1,785 75 45 35
Sicilian 310 140 170 0 0 0
Slovenian 1,350 645 710 25 20 10
Spanish 15,605 7,115 8,485 180 85 95
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,190 585 610 60 30 35
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 85 35 50 0 0 0
Other European origins 9,230 4,780 4,450 130 75 55
Basque 395 210 185 10 10 0
Jewish 6,220 3,240 2,980 25 15 10
Roma (Gypsy) 95 40 55 20 10 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 250 125 125 15 10 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 2,340 1,195 1,140 65 30 35
Caribbean origins 31,680 14,600 17,075 210 110 100
Antiguan 275 155 120 0 0 10
Bahamian 175 115 65 0 0 0
Barbadian 1,390 600 795 10 0 15
Bermudan 105 55 50 0 0 0
Carib 135 50 90 10 10 0
Cuban 1,560 765 795 0 0 0
Dominican 960 435 530 0 0 10
Grenadian 320 165 155 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 20 0 15 0 0 0
Haitian 13,790 6,305 7,480 35 30 10
Jamaican 8,640 4,035 4,610 65 30 35
Kittitian/Nevisian 65 40 25 0 0 0
Martinican 50 20 30 0 0 0
Montserratan 45 25 20 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 140 65 75 0 0 0
St. Lucian 815 330 480 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 2,245 1,015 1,225 50 30 20
Vincentian/Grenadinian 255 90 160 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,730 755 975 35 15 20
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 1,190 560 630 15 10 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 24,005 11,285 12,720 210 110 95
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 1,130 535 600 0 0 0
Arawak 75 35 40 0 0 0
Argentinian 800 435 365 10 10 0
Belizean 95 45 55 0 0 0
Bolivian 220 105 115 0 0 0
Brazilian 1,445 735 710 20 10 10
Chilean 1,395 695 695 0 0 10
Colombian 3,755 1,735 2,020 15 10 0
Costa Rican 205 85 115 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 280 160 120 10 0 0
Guatemalan 580 205 375 10 10 10
Guyanese 2,090 1,005 1,085 30 15 15
Hispanic 420 225 195 15 10 10
Honduran 350 115 230 10 10 0
Maya 435 225 210 0 0 0
Mexican 4,000 1,825 2,175 40 15 20
Nicaraguan 1,260 640 615 30 20 15
Panamanian 130 65 65 0 0 0
Paraguayan 45 15 25 0 0 0
Peruvian 1,760 860 905 0 0 10
Salvadorean 2,700 1,305 1,395 0 0 0
Uruguayan 140 60 85 0 0 0
Venezuelan 1,190 490 700 10 0 10
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 1,450 620 825 10 0 10
African origins 74,715 36,465 38,255 80 30 50
Central and West African origins 18,910 9,315 9,590 0 0 0
Akan 130 75 60 0 0 0
Angolan 250 115 130 0 0 0
Ashanti 20 15 0 0 0 0
Beninese 615 330 285 0 0 0
Burkinabe 505 240 270 0 0 0
Cameroonian 2,275 1,165 1,110 0 0 0
Chadian 225 125 105 0 0 0
Congolese 6,005 2,785 3,215 0 0 0
Edo 50 20 30 0 0 0
Ewe 70 50 25 0 0 0
Gabonese 250 125 125 0 0 0
Gambian 45 35 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 1,550 830 720 0 0 0
Guinean 625 285 335 0 0 0
Ibo 115 55 60 0 0 0
Ivorian 1,160 530 625 0 0 0
Liberian 95 55 40 0 0 0
Malian 585 265 325 0 0 0
Malinké 125 65 65 0 0 0
Nigerian 2,305 1,175 1,135 0 0 0
Peulh 200 95 105 0 0 0
Senegalese 890 390 500 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 95 45 55 0 0 0
Togolese 805 430 375 0 0 0
Wolof 65 40 25 0 0 0
Yoruba 440 245 195 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 1,540 770 770 0 0 0
North African origins 18,520 9,625 8,890 10 10 10
Algerian 2,590 1,290 1,300 0 0 0
Berber 1,825 975 850 0 0 0
Coptic 120 60 60 0 0 0
Dinka 50 20 25 0 0 0
Egyptian 6,555 3,465 3,090 10 10 0
Libyan 1,300 670 630 0 0 0
Maure 100 60 45 0 0 0
Moroccan 4,385 2,220 2,165 0 0 0
Sudanese 865 435 430 0 0 0
Tunisian 1,170 660 510 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 650 325 330 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 26,945 12,710 14,235 35 15 20
Afrikaner 50 30 25 0 0 0
Amhara 95 55 35 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 590 280 315 0 0 0
Burundian 3,180 1,485 1,695 0 0 0
Djiboutian 880 370 515 0 0 0
Eritrean 1,390 640 755 0 0 0
Ethiopian 3,025 1,380 1,650 10 0 0
Harari 10 10 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 665 335 325 0 0 0
Malagasy 405 185 220 0 0 0
Mauritian 385 175 210 0 0 0
Oromo 285 145 135 0 0 0
Rwandan 2,445 1,095 1,345 0 0 0
Seychellois 30 10 20 0 0 0
Somali 10,700 5,055 5,640 0 0 0
South African 1,285 635 650 30 10 20
Tanzanian 360 155 205 0 0 0
Tigrian 200 100 100 0 0 0
Ugandan 430 205 220 0 0 0
Zambian 150 70 85 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 335 160 175 0 0 0
Zulu 55 45 20 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,485 755 730 0 0 0
Other African origins 12,325 5,835 6,490 35 10 25
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,450 590 855 15 0 20
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 11,115 5,365 5,755 20 10 10
Asian origins 197,900 96,975 100,925 705 320 385
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 74,700 38,535 36,165 170 95 75
Afghan 4,115 2,090 2,030 10 10 10
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 8,620 4,475 4,145 0 0 0
Armenian 1,735 880 860 60 35 30
Assyrian 135 60 80 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 245 100 145 0 0 0
Georgian 190 115 75 0 0 0
Hazara 65 40 25 0 0 0
Iranian 7,620 3,830 3,790 10 0 0
Iraqi 5,070 2,705 2,360 10 0 0
Israeli 765 410 355 25 10 0
Jordanian 1,660 870 785 0 0 0
Kazakh 165 80 85 0 0 0
Kurd 890 495 395 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 980 500 480 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 40 30 10 0 0 0
Lebanese 31,785 16,255 15,525 50 20 30
Palestinian 4,265 2,355 1,915 20 10 10
Pashtun 230 115 110 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 590 290 300 0 0 0
Syrian 5,230 2,710 2,525 0 0 0
Tajik 125 65 60 0 0 0
Tatar 160 55 110 0 0 0
Turk 3,250 1,745 1,510 10 10 0
Turkmen 130 70 60 0 0 0
Uighur 75 45 30 0 0 0
Uzbek 205 100 110 0 0 0
Yemeni 1,015 525 495 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 2,220 1,140 1,075 10 0 10
South Asian origins 42,310 21,385 20,925 225 115 105
Bangladeshi 2,305 1,200 1,110 0 0 0
Bengali 1,055 530 525 0 0 0
Bhutanese 315 165 145 0 0 0
East Indian 28,940 14,635 14,310 160 85 75
Goan 125 65 60 0 0 0
Gujarati 180 110 70 0 0 0
Kashmiri 55 20 30 0 0 0
Nepali 910 450 460 0 0 0
Pakistani 4,660 2,330 2,335 50 20 25
Punjabi 1,130 590 545 10 10 0
Sinhalese 290 150 140 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 2,750 1,370 1,380 10 10 0
Tamil 965 480 485 10 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 2,235 1,115 1,115 15 10 10
East and Southeast Asian origins 82,815 37,970 44,850 310 110 200
Burmese 630 310 320 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 2,685 1,265 1,430 0 0 0
Chinese 49,925 23,400 26,535 125 55 70
Filipino 14,100 5,720 8,385 90 25 65
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 700 300 395 0 0 10
Japanese 3,370 1,400 1,975 25 15 10
Karen 280 150 130 0 0 0
Korean 3,550 1,610 1,935 60 25 40
Laotian 885 415 470 20 10 20
Malaysian 520 195 325 0 0 0
Mongolian 355 190 160 0 0 0
Singaporean 45 20 25 0 0 0
Taiwanese 785 350 430 10 0 0
Thai 780 280 505 0 0 10
Tibetan 90 40 45 0 0 0
Vietnamese 9,650 4,705 4,940 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 285 150 135 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 385 175 205 0 0 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 380 180 205 0 0 0
Oceania origins 2,215 1,070 1,145 30 15 20
Australian 1,490 680 810 10 0 0
New Zealander 490 275 220 15 0 10
Pacific Islands origins 275 125 150 10 0 0
Fijian 55 20 35 0 0 0
Hawaiian 20 10 15 0 0 0
Maori 25 25 10 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 95 30 65 0 0 0
Samoan 40 30 15 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 55 35 20 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 535,500 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
Owner 356,700 ... ... 11,550 ... ...
Renter 178,800 ... ... 1,765 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 535,500 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
Condominium 74,830 ... ... 565 ... ...
Not condominium 460,670 ... ... 12,750 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 535,500 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
No bedrooms 3,105 ... ... 10 ... ...
1 bedroom 69,835 ... ... 575 ... ...
2 bedrooms 121,810 ... ... 1,980 ... ...
3 bedrooms 206,900 ... ... 6,170 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 133,845 ... ... 4,585 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 535,500 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 139,565 ... ... 1,015 ... ...
5 rooms 74,420 ... ... 1,280 ... ...
6 rooms 78,675 ... ... 2,095 ... ...
7 rooms 77,040 ... ... 2,360 ... ...
8 or more rooms 165,800 ... ... 6,560 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.4 ... ... 7.7 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 535,500 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 528,580 ... ... 13,280 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 6,915 ... ... 35 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 535,500 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
Suitable 513,430 ... ... 13,055 ... ...
Not suitable 22,070 ... ... 265 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 535,500 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
1960 or before 88,815 ... ... 4,705 ... ...
1961 to 1980 157,720 ... ... 2,840 ... ...
1981 to 1990 89,185 ... ... 1,395 ... ...
1991 to 2000 68,695 ... ... 1,560 ... ...
2001 to 2005 43,290 ... ... 1,265 ... ...
2006 to 2010 46,525 ... ... 835 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 41,265 ... ... 715 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 535,495 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 505,590 ... ... 12,615 ... ...
Major repairs needed 29,910 ... ... 695 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 535,500 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
1 household maintainer 303,695 ... ... 6,650 ... ...
2 household maintainers 220,105 ... ... 6,435 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 11,695 ... ... 230 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 535,500 ... ... 13,315 ... ...
15 to 24 years 20,815 ... ... 150 ... ...
25 to 34 years 80,235 ... ... 1,365 ... ...
35 to 44 years 96,220 ... ... 2,065 ... ...
45 to 54 years 116,535 ... ... 2,960 ... ...
55 to 64 years 104,870 ... ... 3,070 ... ...
65 to 74 years 70,370 ... ... 2,195 ... ...
75 to 84 years 34,840 ... ... 1,125 ... ...
85 years and over 11,615 ... ... 395 ... ...
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 ... ... 12,750 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 413,450 ... ... 10,675 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 120,130 ... ... 2,075 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 102,825 ... ... 1,865 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 355,260 ... ... 11,025 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 63.2 ... ... 60.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 13.4 ... ... 12.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,335 ... ... 1,204 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,424 ... ... 1,347 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 349,818 ... ... 389,239 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 397,495 ... ... 433,884 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 178,745 ... ... 1,730 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 14.3 ... ... 8.4 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 40.6 ... ... 39.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,018 ... ... 912 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,066 ... ... 947 ... ...
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 29,575 14,645 14,930
No certificate, diploma or degree 152,445 77,680 74,765 5,345 2,855 2,490
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 256,775 125,700 131,075 8,255 4,020 4,240
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 664,600 316,585 348,015 15,970 7,770 8,200
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 69,890 42,260 27,630 2,680 2,085 600
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 43,010 22,325 20,685 1,160 770 385
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 26,880 19,935 6,950 1,520 1,310 210
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 212,850 94,825 118,025 7,900 3,445 4,450
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 23,635 9,565 14,070 535 260 280
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 358,220 169,935 188,285 4,860 1,985 2,875
Bachelor's degree 222,025 100,370 121,655 3,460 1,350 2,110
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 20,895 9,060 11,840 325 125 200
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 7,880 3,900 3,980 190 115 75
Master's degree 89,220 44,635 44,585 765 340 420
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 18,200 11,975 6,230 120 55 65
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 18,920 9,445 9,470
No certificate, diploma or degree 58,790 32,800 25,995 1,890 1,180 705
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 141,945 71,920 70,030 4,950 2,510 2,440
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 519,430 244,070 275,355 12,075 5,750 6,325
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 51,690 30,650 21,035 1,790 1,400 385
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 32,180 16,215 15,960 745 500 245
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 19,510 14,435 5,070 1,045 905 140
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 164,090 74,245 89,845 6,200 2,730 3,475
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,285 6,805 9,480 370 170 200
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 287,355 132,370 154,985 3,720 1,450 2,270
Bachelor's degree 176,800 78,870 97,930 2,650 1,035 1,620
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 16,215 6,530 9,680 255 85 170
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 6,350 2,840 3,505 165 90 75
Master's degree 74,535 35,970 38,565 550 205 345
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 13,460 8,160 5,310 90 35 55
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 29,570 14,645 14,925
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 409,225 203,375 205,845 13,600 6,875 6,730
Education 39,200 9,095 30,110 1,050 235 820
13. Education 39,200 9,095 30,110 1,050 230 820
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 22,800 10,100 12,700 630 250 380
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 4,695 3,340 1,350 100 65 35
50. Visual and performing arts 18,110 6,760 11,345 525 180 350
Humanities 44,075 16,945 27,130 750 320 430
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 7,500 1,660 5,850 40 15 20
23. English language and literature/letters 9,725 2,950 6,780 215 85 130
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 9,980 3,770 6,205 160 40 120
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 415 135 280 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 2,955 1,730 1,225 55 30 25
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,305 1,400 905 105 75 35
54. History 7,775 4,480 3,300 160 70 85
55. French language and literature/letters 3,410 830 2,580 20 0 15
Social and behavioural sciences and law 111,790 42,535 69,255 1,535 380 1,160
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,685 445 1,240 15 0 10
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 12,130 4,335 7,795 180 65 115
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 12,210 1,030 11,185 440 25 415
22. Legal professions and studies 17,565 6,585 10,980 125 35 90
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,355 615 1,735 45 10 35
42. Psychology 16,665 4,165 12,500 195 35 165
45. Social sciences 49,170 25,355 23,820 535 215 320
Business, management and public administration 136,845 55,860 80,985 2,745 955 1,790
30.16 Accounting and computer science 220 105 115 20 10 20
44. Public administration and social service professions 13,560 3,960 9,605 305 30 275
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 123,065 51,795 71,265 2,420 925 1,495
Physical and life sciences and technologies 32,150 16,580 15,570 470 225 250
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 15,235 6,285 8,950 200 75 120
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 4,825 2,500 2,325 105 55 50
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 940 410 535 10 0 10
40. Physical sciences 10,045 6,930 3,115 135 80 55
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,095 455 645 30 10 15
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 44,125 28,720 15,400 390 235 155
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 33,705 23,910 9,785 260 200 65
25. Library science 3,550 725 2,825 45 0 45
27. Mathematics and statistics 5,740 3,340 2,400 65 30 35
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 1,130 745 380 15 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 108,935 95,975 12,960 3,995 3,870 130
04. Architecture and related services 5,725 3,690 2,035 115 90 25
14. Engineering 40,470 33,015 7,450 300 275 25
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 23,020 20,755 2,270 855 810 40
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 40 0 30 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 17,255 16,860 395 800 790 10
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 15,890 15,420 470 1,180 1,165 15
48. Precision production 6,545 6,225 320 750 745 10
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 10,215 5,820 4,400 620 400 220
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 5,600 3,215 2,380 485 335 150
03. Natural resources and conservation 4,620 2,605 2,015 130 65 65
Health and related fields 80,465 17,010 63,455 2,720 410 2,310
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 7,595 3,685 3,905 315 100 215
51. Health professions and related programs 70,415 12,010 58,400 2,375 285 2,090
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,455 1,305 1,155 35 25 10
Personal, protective and transportation services 33,900 17,910 15,990 1,065 490 570
12. Personal and culinary services 18,305 5,375 12,930 560 125 440
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 860 715 150 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 610 555 55 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 10,185 7,640 2,545 315 190 125
49. Transportation and materials moving 3,935 3,620 310 180 170 10
Other 100 35 65 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 100 35 65 0 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 720,165 348,790 371,375 18,920 9,450 9,470
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 200,740 104,720 96,020 6,840 3,700 3,145
Education 27,415 6,040 21,375 760 140 625
13. Education 27,410 6,040 21,370 760 140 620
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 17,635 7,765 9,870 460 175 280
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 3,560 2,430 1,130 70 45 20
50. Visual and performing arts 14,075 5,340 8,740 390 135 260
Humanities 31,020 11,780 19,245 520 215 300
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 5,960 1,265 4,695 20 0 20
23. English language and literature/letters 6,980 2,125 4,850 165 65 100
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,265 2,410 3,850 125 40 85
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 320 100 225 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 2,085 1,230 855 30 20 10
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,515 950 565 55 40 15
54. History 5,695 3,245 2,450 110 60 55
55. French language and literature/letters 2,195 450 1,745 10 0 10
Social and behavioural sciences and law 89,800 33,005 56,800 1,185 275 915
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,400 360 1,045 20 0 10
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 9,780 3,465 6,310 160 60 100
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 9,825 820 9,000 375 20 360
22. Legal professions and studies 14,730 5,050 9,680 105 30 80
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 1,875 505 1,370 35 0 25
42. Psychology 12,925 3,055 9,865 120 25 100
45. Social sciences 39,260 19,740 19,525 375 135 240
Business, management and public administration 110,570 44,005 66,560 2,190 785 1,405
30.16 Accounting and computer science 190 85 105 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 11,000 3,120 7,875 260 25 235
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 99,380 40,800 58,580 1,925 760 1,165
Physical and life sciences and technologies 23,275 11,255 12,020 355 155 200
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 11,800 4,635 7,160 150 50 95
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 3,255 1,635 1,620 80 40 35
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 345 120 225 10 0 10
40. Physical sciences 7,115 4,565 2,550 100 50 50
41. Science technologies/technicians 760 295 465 20 10 10
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 38,635 25,320 13,310 330 205 125
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 30,710 21,735 8,980 220 175 45
25. Library science 2,585 535 2,055 35 0 35
27. Mathematics and statistics 4,330 2,420 1,910 60 20 40
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 1,015 635 370 15 10 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 84,450 73,415 11,035 2,960 2,840 120
04. Architecture and related services 4,630 2,865 1,760 85 65 20
14. Engineering 32,495 25,965 6,530 225 200 25
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 17,730 15,960 1,775 670 635 40
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 30 0 25 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 12,855 12,535 320 540 525 10
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 11,925 11,540 380 895 885 15
48. Precision production 4,790 4,545 240 540 530 10
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 8,105 4,420 3,685 465 280 190
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 4,170 2,230 1,940 375 245 135
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,930 2,185 1,745 90 30 55
Health and related fields 62,125 13,400 48,715 2,060 330 1,730
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 6,065 2,895 3,170 255 75 180
51. Health professions and related programs 54,110 9,580 44,530 1,765 225 1,545
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,950 930 1,015 35 25 10
Personal, protective and transportation services 26,310 13,630 12,675 790 360 425
12. Personal and culinary services 14,200 4,115 10,085 410 90 325
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 720 585 140 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 370 330 45 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 7,985 5,830 2,160 245 150 95
49. Transportation and materials moving 3,030 2,775 255 130 120 10
Other 95 40 60 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 100 35 60 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 29,575 14,645 14,930
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 409,225 203,375 205,840 13,605 6,875 6,730
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 664,595 316,585 348,015 15,970 7,770 8,200
Location of study inside Canada 573,905 272,765 301,140 14,820 7,130 7,690
Same as province or territory of residence 445,950 210,800 235,150 14,340 6,890 7,450
Different than province or territory of residence 127,950 61,960 65,990 480 235 240
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 90,695 43,820 46,875 1,150 645 510
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 13,150 7,345 5,810 430 205 225
Philippines 4,620 1,400 3,225 10 0 10
India 5,610 2,700 2,910 30 15 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 10,405 5,850 4,550 275 195 75
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 6,730 3,055 3,675 15 10 10
France 3,775 2,005 1,765 10 0 10
Other 46,405 21,465 24,935 385 210 175
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 18,920 9,450 9,470
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 200,740 104,720 96,020 6,845 3,695 3,145
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 519,425 244,070 275,355 12,075 5,750 6,325
Location of study inside Canada 450,640 212,195 238,440 11,375 5,415 5,960
Same as province or territory of residence 351,215 164,240 186,970 11,055 5,275 5,785
Different than province or territory of residence 99,425 47,955 51,475 320 145 180
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 68,785 31,875 36,915 700 335 365
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 9,485 5,020 4,460 300 125 175
Philippines 4,005 1,190 2,815 10 0 15
India 4,005 1,870 2,135 30 20 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 6,065 3,305 2,755 100 65 40
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 5,035 2,210 2,825 15 0 10
France 3,040 1,610 1,435 10 10 10
Other 37,160 16,675 20,490 235 120 115
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 29,570 14,645 14,930
In the labour force 727,050 370,620 356,425 20,095 10,580 9,520
Employed 676,480 343,175 333,300 19,225 10,145 9,085
Unemployed 50,570 27,445 23,125 870 435 435
Not in the labour force 346,770 149,340 197,430 9,475 4,070 5,410
Participation rate 67.7 71.3 64.4 68.0 72.2 63.8
Employment rate 63.0 66.0 60.2 65.0 69.3 60.9
Unemployment rate 7.0 7.4 6.5 4.3 4.1 4.6
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 29,575 14,645 14,930
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 329,075 141,720 187,355 8,515 3,545 4,975
Worked 744,745 378,240 366,505 21,055 11,100 9,955
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 402,695 217,110 185,585 11,870 6,985 4,885
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 342,045 161,130 180,920 9,190 4,120 5,070
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.3 43.7 42.9 44.1 44.7 43.4
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 20,100 10,575 9,520
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 17,220 8,680 8,540 210 110 105
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 709,825 361,940 347,885 19,890 10,470 9,415
Employee 636,730 317,865 318,860 16,850 8,565 8,290
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 73,095 44,070 29,025 3,040 1,905 1,130
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 20,095 10,575 9,520
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 17,225 8,685 8,540 210 105 105
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 709,825 361,940 347,890 19,885 10,470 9,415
0 Management occupations 82,180 49,355 32,825 2,870 1,925 945
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 132,805 43,485 89,320 2,910 700 2,210
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 76,840 58,225 18,615 1,000 785 215
3 Health occupations 45,155 10,070 35,085 1,160 170 995
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 113,425 40,340 73,090 2,070 510 1,560
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 25,625 11,240 14,380 490 190 300
6 Sales and service occupations 154,565 76,175 78,385 3,735 1,345 2,390
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 64,375 61,140 3,235 3,650 3,425 225
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 6,800 5,655 1,155 645 470 175
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 8,055 6,255 1,795 1,360 950 410
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 20,100 10,580 9,525
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 17,225 8,680 8,540 205 105 105
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 709,825 361,940 347,885 19,885 10,470 9,415
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,075 2,715 1,355 1,145 780 375
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 825 720 110 25 20 0
22 Utilities 2,290 1,745 545 125 90 30
23 Construction 40,695 36,055 4,635 1,855 1,560 295
31-33 Manufacturing 22,430 16,480 5,950 3,095 2,240 855
41 Wholesale trade 15,735 11,570 4,165 890 600 280
44-45 Retail trade 75,510 38,780 36,730 2,150 965 1,185
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 21,215 15,960 5,250 995 720 275
51 Information and cultural industries 17,840 11,035 6,805 270 140 130
52 Finance and insurance 21,760 9,925 11,835 515 220 295
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 11,870 6,650 5,225 225 145 80
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 62,320 37,660 24,660 990 505 490
55 Management of companies and enterprises 465 185 280 30 10 15
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 32,130 19,995 12,135 760 415 345
61 Educational services 57,685 19,070 38,615 1,420 315 1,100
62 Health care and social assistance 78,410 16,175 62,230 2,065 245 1,820
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 14,790 7,380 7,410 425 205 225
72 Accommodation and food services 47,215 23,080 24,130 1,080 330 745
81 Other services (except public administration) 29,765 12,200 17,565 920 480 445
91 Public administration 152,810 74,555 78,260 910 490 420
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 19,225 10,145 9,085
Worked at home 46,415 23,140 23,280 1,925 960 960
Worked outside Canada 2,490 1,680 810 85 75 10
No fixed workplace address 59,925 44,240 15,680 2,205 1,700 510
Worked at usual place 567,645 274,120 293,525 15,010 7,405 7,600
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 15,005 7,405 7,605
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 449,910 214,200 235,705 3,900 1,930 1,970
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 2,350 1,170 1,175 4,420 1,790 2,630
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 40,615 20,390 20,225 6,650 3,665 2,980
Commute to a different province or territory 74,770 38,350 36,420 40 25 20
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 17,215 9,105 8,110
Car, truck, van - as a driver 415,370 224,415 190,960 15,375 8,225 7,155
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 36,845 11,580 25,260 900 435 460
Public transit 115,005 50,935 64,070 200 65 135
Walked 39,465 18,585 20,875 585 295 295
Bicycle 14,895 9,855 5,040 45 30 10
Other method 5,995 2,990 3,010 120 55 60
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 17,215 9,105 8,115
Less than 15 minutes 124,945 59,125 65,820 4,360 2,135 2,230
15 to 29 minutes 226,235 116,285 109,945 6,535 3,160 3,375
30 to 44 minutes 160,070 84,175 75,900 3,260 1,950 1,310
45 to 59 minutes 69,085 34,790 34,300 1,595 885 710
60 minutes and over 47,235 23,990 23,245 1,465 975 490
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 17,220 9,105 8,115
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 34,610 23,630 10,980 1,555 1,125 435
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 122,735 68,180 54,560 3,515 2,375 1,140
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 185,570 87,235 98,335 4,850 2,445 2,410
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 140,045 65,545 74,500 3,215 1,215 1,995
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 64,600 30,595 34,005 1,300 460 840
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 80,010 43,180 36,830 2,790 1,490 1,300
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 21,565 11,295 10,265
Single responses 718,360 365,860 352,505 21,495 11,275 10,220
Official languages 714,285 363,795 350,490 21,475 11,265 10,210
English 570,925 298,020 272,905 21,460 11,270 10,190
French 143,360 65,775 77,585 20 0 15
Non-official languages 4,080 2,065 2,015 20 10 15
Aboriginal languages 90 30 50 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 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 20 10 15
Afro-Asiatic languages 670 405 270 0 0 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 20 0 20 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 20 0 20 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 655 400 250 0 0 0
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 630 390 235 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 20 10 10 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 175 60 105 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 165 60 110 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 50 20 25 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 15 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 30 10 20 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,210 565 650 15 10 0
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 295 110 185 0 0 0
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 295 110 185 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 15 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 15 15 0 0 0 0
Croatian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 10 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 45 10 35 0 0 0
Russian 155 45 110 0 0 0
Serbian 25 10 15 0 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 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 10 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 0 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 130 70 65 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 55 35 20 0 0 0
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Iranian languages 75 35 40 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 10 10 10 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 60 30 30 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 605 305 300 10 10 10
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 40 30 10 0 0 0
Portuguese 130 80 45 0 0 10
Romanian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Spanish 420 190 235 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 60 25 35 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 90 50 40 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 35 15 20 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 0 15 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 10 10 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
American Sign Language 35 15 25 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 20 0 15 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,495 790 710 0 0 10
Chinese languages 1,490 785 705 0 0 0
Cantonese 560 315 245 10 0 10
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 885 435 455 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 40 35 10 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 10 10 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 55 30 25 0 0 0
Lao 15 10 10 0 0 0
Thai 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 30 20 10 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkish 20 0 10 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 47,225 22,625 24,600 70 25 50
English and French 42,540 20,330 22,205 45 0 35
English and non-official language 3,520 1,710 1,805 30 15 10
French and non-official language 175 80 95 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 1,000 505 495 0 0 0
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 765,590 388,480 377,110 21,565 11,300 10,270
None 523,350 272,620 250,735 21,260 11,135 10,125
English 82,440 38,360 44,080 30 0 20
French 147,035 71,190 75,845 140 70 70
Non-official language 10,575 5,325 5,250 130 80 50
Aboriginal 185 55 125 0 0 10
Non-Aboriginal 10,395 5,270 5,120 125 80 40
English and French 160 60 100 0 0 0
English and non-official language 440 200 245 0 0 0
French and non-official language 1,570 715 850 10 0 10
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 35,515 17,685 17,830
Non-movers 1,116,265 545,040 571,220 32,035 16,050 15,980
Movers 170,825 83,695 87,125 3,480 1,630 1,850
Non-migrants 116,225 56,810 59,415 1,420 635 785
Migrants 54,595 26,885 27,710 2,060 1,000 1,065
Internal migrants 39,610 19,390 20,220 1,975 955 1,020
Intraprovincial migrants 24,210 11,575 12,630 1,915 925 990
Interprovincial migrants 15,400 7,815 7,590 60 30 30
External migrants 14,980 7,500 7,490 80 40 45
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 33,965 16,855 17,110
Non-movers 748,410 364,850 383,560 23,880 11,930 11,950
Movers 480,040 234,275 245,760 10,090 4,925 5,160
Non-migrants 310,975 151,435 159,545 4,040 1,915 2,120
Migrants 169,060 82,845 86,220 6,045 3,010 3,040
Internal migrants 119,125 57,835 61,290 5,860 2,915 2,945
Intraprovincial migrants 73,840 35,405 38,440 5,620 2,790 2,830
Interprovincial migrants 45,280 22,435 22,850 240 125 115
External migrants 49,935 25,005 24,930 195 95 95

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 Brant, CY [Census subdivision], Ontario (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 26, 2024).

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