Census Profile, 2016 Census
Vancouver Island and Coast [Economic region], British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province]

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Characteristic Vancouver Island and Coast
British Columbia
[Economic region]
Newfoundland and Labrador

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 799,400 ... ... 519,716 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 759,366 ... ... 514,536 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.3 ... ... 1.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 383,244 ... ... 265,739 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 352,716 ... ... 218,673 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 9.5 ... ... 1.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 84,231.61 ... ... 370,514.08 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 799,400 388,510 410,890 519,715 253,930 265,790
0 to 14 years 108,085 55,205 52,875 74,440 38,200 36,240
0 to 4 years 34,070 17,360 16,710 22,365 11,430 10,930
5 to 9 years 37,270 19,065 18,200 26,040 13,430 12,605
10 to 14 years 36,740 18,775 17,960 26,035 13,340 12,700
15 to 64 years 504,685 245,775 258,905 344,245 168,555 175,695
15 to 19 years 39,980 20,245 19,735 27,255 13,980 13,275
20 to 24 years 43,840 22,405 21,435 27,700 13,915 13,785
25 to 29 years 43,765 21,880 21,885 28,245 14,095 14,150
30 to 34 years 46,020 22,735 23,285 29,405 14,185 15,215
35 to 39 years 44,960 22,035 22,930 30,740 14,555 16,185
40 to 44 years 44,865 21,780 23,085 34,505 16,745 17,765
45 to 49 years 49,560 23,925 25,630 38,665 18,740 19,920
50 to 54 years 59,140 28,275 30,865 42,620 20,730 21,890
55 to 59 years 65,605 30,990 34,615 43,080 21,035 22,045
60 to 64 years 66,945 31,505 35,435 42,025 20,570 21,460
65 years and over 186,635 87,530 99,105 101,025 47,170 53,855
65 to 69 years 63,495 30,870 32,625 37,485 18,310 19,180
70 to 74 years 45,055 21,950 23,110 26,170 12,720 13,445
75 to 79 years 30,810 14,900 15,910 16,950 8,015 8,935
80 to 84 years 22,390 10,475 11,915 11,060 4,885 6,175
85 years and over 24,880 9,330 15,540 9,360 3,245 6,125
85 to 89 years 14,935 6,240 8,695 6,175 2,300 3,875
90 to 94 years 7,620 2,530 5,090 2,485 790 1,695
95 to 99 years 2,045 520 1,530 610 140 475
100 years and over 275 50 225 90 20 75
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 13.5 14.2 12.9 14.3 15.0 13.6
15 to 64 years 63.1 63.3 63.0 66.2 66.4 66.1
65 years and over 23.3 22.5 24.1 19.4 18.6 20.3
85 years and over 3.1 2.4 3.8 1.8 1.3 2.3
Average age of the population 45.3 44.4 46.2 43.7 42.9 44.4
Median age of the population 47.8 46.6 49.0 46.0 45.4 46.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 352,720 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Single-detached house 196,305 ... ... 160,245 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 11,955 ... ... 750 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 133,990 ... ... 56,245 ... ...
Semi-detached house 15,035 ... ... 8,545 ... ...
Row house 18,695 ... ... 10,390 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 34,830 ... ... 25,235 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 64,650 ... ... 11,645 ... ...
Other single-attached house 780 ... ... 435 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 10,465 ... ... 1,430 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 352,715 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1 person 110,495 ... ... 53,755 ... ...
2 persons 141,325 ... ... 88,715 ... ...
3 persons 46,025 ... ... 37,700 ... ...
4 persons 36,170 ... ... 28,270 ... ...
5 or more persons 18,700 ... ... 10,235 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 779,595 ... ... 512,255 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 691,315 333,310 358,010 445,275 215,720 229,550
Married or living common law 403,135 201,150 201,990 277,300 138,640 138,660
Married 323,585 161,500 162,085 230,815 115,460 115,355
Living common law 79,555 39,645 39,910 46,485 23,180 23,305
Not married and not living common law 288,180 132,160 156,020 167,980 77,085 90,895
Never married 168,775 91,900 76,880 107,650 57,545 50,105
Separated 20,080 8,875 11,205 8,570 3,760 4,815
Divorced 56,370 21,965 34,405 22,225 9,535 12,685
Widowed 42,950 9,420 33,530 29,530 6,245 23,285
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 230,590 ... ... 161,010 ... ...
2 persons 143,165 ... ... 91,965 ... ...
3 persons 42,540 ... ... 36,220 ... ...
4 persons 33,345 ... ... 26,060 ... ...
5 or more persons 11,535 ... ... 6,760 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.6 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 230,590 ... ... 161,010 ... ...
Total couple families 196,580 ... ... 136,755 ... ...
Married couples 156,805 ... ... 113,520 ... ...
Common-law couples 39,775 ... ... 23,235 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 34,010 ... ... 24,250 ... ...
Female parent 26,090 ... ... 19,295 ... ...
Male parent 7,920 ... ... 4,960 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 196,580 ... ... 136,760 ... ...
Couples without children 120,960 ... ... 76,080 ... ...
Couples with children 75,625 ... ... 60,675 ... ...
1 child 33,495 ... ... 29,785 ... ...
2 children 31,240 ... ... 24,525 ... ...
3 or more children 10,880 ... ... 6,365 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 34,005 ... ... 24,250 ... ...
1 child 22,205 ... ... 15,885 ... ...
2 children 9,045 ... ... 6,445 ... ...
3 or more children 2,760 ... ... 1,925 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 170,850 79,390 91,455 80,020 36,715 43,315
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 352,715 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
One-census-family households 219,680 ... ... 154,090 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 115,925 ... ... 73,210 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 103,760 ... ... 80,880 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 5,365 ... ... 3,430 ... ...
Non-census-family households 127,675 ... ... 61,155 ... ...
One-person households 110,495 ... ... 53,750 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 17,180 ... ... 7,405 ... ...
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 15 789,005 384,050 404,950 515,680 252,315 263,370
English only 718,300 352,455 365,845 488,800 241,310 247,490
French only 275 110 165 120 60 60
English and French 66,055 29,645 36,415 25,940 10,580 15,365
Neither English nor French 4,365 1,840 2,525 820 365 455
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 16 789,000 384,050 404,950 515,680 252,315 263,365
English 771,075 375,540 395,530 512,350 250,610 261,740
French 12,250 6,060 6,190 2,255 1,205 1,050
English and French 1,475 700 770 350 180 165
Neither English nor French 4,205 1,745 2,455 725 315 410
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 12,990 6,410 6,580 2,425 1,295 1,135
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.6 1.7 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 789,000 384,050 404,950 515,680 252,310 263,370
Single responses 780,020 379,845 400,170 513,980 251,490 262,495
Official languages 699,285 343,130 356,155 502,060 245,305 256,760
English 686,255 336,700 349,555 499,710 244,065 255,645
French 13,025 6,425 6,600 2,350 1,240 1,115
Non-official languages 80,735 36,720 44,020 11,920 6,190 5,735
Aboriginal languages 1,635 765 870 2,620 1,270 1,350
Algonquian languages 110 45 65 2,130 1,030 1,100
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 90 30 50 2,120 1,025 1,095
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,505 725 780
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 605 295 310
Northern East Cree 0 5 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 15 5 10 5 0 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 15 0 10 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 50 20 35 5 0 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Malecite 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 20 10 5 5 5 0
Algonquin 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 20 10 10 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 45 20 30 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 40 15 30 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 20 5 10 0 0 0
Chilcotin 10 5 5 0 0 0
Dene 15 0 10 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 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 5 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 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 15 490 235 255
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Inuktitut 15 5 10 435 205 230
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 50 30 20
Iroquoian languages 5 5 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 5 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 5 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 705 355 350 0 0 0
Comox 80 45 35 0 0 0
Halkomelem 395 190 205 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 5 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 0 5 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 80 40 40 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 140 80 65 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Dakota 5 5 5 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 30 5 20 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 15 0 15 0 0 0
Nisga'a 10 0 10 0 0 0
Tsimshian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 630 300 330 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 70 35 35 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 295 130 160 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 265 125 135 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 65 25 40 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 79,105 35,960 43,145 9,300 4,920 4,380
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,245 1,290 955 1,295 730 565
Berber languages 15 10 10 0 5 0
Kabyle 5 5 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 95 50 50 45 20 20
Bilen 0 0 0 10 5 5
Oromo 25 10 15 35 15 15
Somali 70 35 30 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 5 0
Semitic languages 2,130 1,230 900 1,245 700 545
Amharic 125 60 65 25 10 15
Arabic 1,675 990 685 1,140 645 490
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 5 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 160 90 75 5 5 0
Maltese 70 40 35 5 5 0
Tigrigna 85 40 45 65 30 35
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,095 970 1,125 60 30 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 230 115 120 5 0 5
Vietnamese 1,865 855 1,010 55 30 25
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 5,865 2,095 3,775 1,120 475 645
Bikol 20 5 15 5 5 0
Cebuano 385 130 255 60 15 40
Fijian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 85 30 50 5 5 5
Ilocano 280 95 185 25 10 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 5 0
Malay 160 50 110 25 15 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 25 10 15 10 10 5
Pangasinan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,780 1,715 3,065 970 415 560
Waray-Waray 20 10 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 85 35 50 10 5 5
Creole languages 70 35 35 35 20 15
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 40 25 15 25 10 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 15 5 5
Dravidian languages 470 255 215 275 150 120
Kannada 25 15 10 15 5 10
Malayalam 155 90 75 100 55 45
Tamil 175 85 85 115 70 45
Telugu 110 65 45 50 25 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 44,910 21,195 23,715 4,020 2,265 1,760
Albanian 140 80 65 85 45 40
Armenian 75 45 25 5 5 0
Balto-Slavic languages 7,720 3,505 4,215 585 310 275
Baltic languages 205 115 90 10 10 5
Latvian 120 65 55 10 10 5
Lithuanian 90 50 40 0 0 0
Slavic languages 7,510 3,390 4,120 575 300 270
Belarusan 10 5 5 0 5 0
Bosnian 50 20 30 15 10 5
Bulgarian 165 80 80 65 35 30
Croatian 825 410 415 30 20 15
Czech 755 360 395 35 20 15
Macedonian 40 20 20 5 5 5
Polish 1,815 835 985 105 55 50
Russian 1,605 660 950 220 120 100
Serbian 295 140 155 30 15 15
Serbo-Croatian 130 60 70 10 5 5
Slovak 290 135 155 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 190 80 110 10 5 5
Ukrainian 1,280 545 740 40 15 25
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 0 5 0
Celtic languages 170 85 80 20 10 5
Scottish Gaelic 60 30 25 10 10 0
Welsh 95 45 45 5 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 10 10 5 0
Germanic languages 18,500 8,580 9,920 715 425 290
Afrikaans 510 255 255 55 30 25
Danish 1,260 610 650 55 30 20
Dutch 4,865 2,290 2,570 110 70 40
Frisian 55 25 30 0 0 0
German 10,535 4,790 5,745 380 210 170
Icelandic 55 30 25 30 20 10
Norwegian 520 255 265 55 45 15
Swedish 525 230 295 20 10 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 105 50 55 5 0 0
Yiddish 55 30 25 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 10 5 0
Greek 515 310 205 55 40 15
Indo-Iranian languages 8,905 4,475 4,430 1,640 965 670
Indo-Aryan languages 7,690 3,840 3,850 1,325 800 530
Bengali 185 95 95 325 220 105
Gujarati 260 135 125 70 45 25
Hindi 790 425 365 175 100 70
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 5 0
Konkani 15 10 5 0 0 0
Marathi 35 15 20 30 15 10
Nepali 100 55 45 135 75 55
Oriya (Odia) 5 5 0 5 5 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5,800 2,825 2,975 215 130 90
Sindhi 70 40 30 25 10 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 90 50 45 70 35 40
Urdu 340 190 150 285 165 120
Iranian languages 1,180 615 565 280 145 130
Kurdish 15 10 0 10 10 5
Pashto 55 35 25 30 10 15
Persian (Farsi) 1,110 570 540 235 125 110
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 15 30 25 10
Italic (Romance) languages 8,890 4,120 4,770 915 465 455
Catalan 15 5 5 0 0 0
Italian 2,175 1,105 1,070 105 60 45
Portuguese 1,795 825 965 165 90 70
Romanian 425 200 230 45 15 30
Spanish 4,460 1,980 2,490 595 290 305
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 5 5 0
Japanese 2,205 660 1,545 45 15 30
Kartvelian languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Georgian 10 5 5 5 0 0
Korean 2,575 1,095 1,480 125 50 80
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 0 0 5 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 435 225 215 320 170 145
Akan (Twi) 35 20 15 30 20 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 5 5 5 0
Ewe 10 5 5 5 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ga 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ganda 10 5 5 10 5 5
Igbo 25 10 15 30 20 10
Lingala 5 5 5 10 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 10 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 40 20 20 5 0 5
Shona 30 15 10 30 15 15
Swahili 85 45 40 55 25 25
Wolof 15 10 0 5 5 5
Yoruba 40 20 25 60 40 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 120 55 70 65 35 35
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 15 5 35 20 15
Dinka 5 5 0 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 25 15 15
Sign languages 195 110 90 125 70 55
American Sign Language 80 45 35 50 25 20
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 120 65 50 75 45 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 15,070 6,730 8,335 1,620 830 790
Chinese languages 14,975 6,670 8,300 1,590 815 775
Cantonese 6,175 2,805 3,365 360 195 165
Hakka 75 20 50 10 5 5
Mandarin 7,495 3,285 4,210 990 495 490
Min Dong 5 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 295 125 170 35 15 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 145 55 80 15 5 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 785 370 415 190 100 85
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 100 55 35 30 10 15
Burmese 40 25 15 10 0 10
Karenic languages 10 5 5 10 5 0
Tibetan 45 25 20 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 5 0
Tai-Kadai languages 530 125 400 50 20 30
Lao 30 15 15 5 5 5
Thai 495 110 385 45 20 25
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 240 145 100 70 40 25
Azerbaijani 20 15 10 10 5 0
Turkish 210 125 85 45 35 15
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 0 5
Uralic languages 2,110 985 1,125 90 20 70
Estonian 115 45 75 20 10 10
Finnish 715 295 420 20 5 20
Hungarian 1,275 640 635 55 10 40
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 50 30 20 20 15 5
Multiple responses 8,980 4,200 4,775 1,700 820 880
English and French 2,040 940 1,095 585 250 335
English and non-official language 6,485 3,045 3,440 1,025 530 500
French and non-official language 240 115 125 60 30 30
English, French and non-official language 210 95 115 25 15 15
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 19 789,000 384,050 404,950 515,675 252,310 263,370
Single responses 774,110 377,280 396,825 513,025 250,995 262,030
Official languages 745,480 363,935 381,545 506,485 247,615 258,865
English 742,060 362,305 379,755 505,550 247,155 258,395
French 3,420 1,625 1,790 935 465 475
Non-official languages 28,635 13,350 15,285 6,545 3,380 3,160
Aboriginal languages 140 75 70 1,910 950 960
Algonquian languages 5 5 0 1,800 890 910
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 1,800 890 910
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,200 600 605
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 600 295 310
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 5 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 105 55 50
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 105 55 50
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 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 70 35 35 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 40 20 20 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 25 10 15 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 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 5 5 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 55 30 20 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 5 5 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 20 15 5 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 25 20 15 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 0 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 28,490 13,280 15,215 4,635 2,430 2,205
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,095 560 535 830 425 410
Berber languages 5 5 5 5 0 0
Kabyle 5 5 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 5 0 5
Cushitic languages 45 15 25 40 20 20
Bilen 0 0 0 10 5 0
Oromo 5 5 5 30 20 15
Somali 30 10 20 0 0 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 1,045 535 505 790 400 390
Amharic 35 15 20 10 5 5
Arabic 885 465 420 725 375 355
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 65 30 35 0 0 0
Maltese 5 5 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 45 20 25 50 20 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,260 600 655 40 20 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 140 70 70 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,120 535 585 40 20 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,105 905 1,195 500 235 265
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 80 35 45 15 5 10
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 25 15 10 5 0 0
Ilocano 70 25 45 5 5 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 15 10 10 5 5 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 5 5 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,885 820 1,070 475 225 245
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 5 10 0 0 0
Creole languages 15 5 5 15 10 5
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 5 0 0 10 5 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 10 5 5
Dravidian languages 180 95 85 120 65 55
Kannada 10 5 5 0 0 5
Malayalam 75 40 35 35 15 15
Tamil 50 25 25 55 30 25
Telugu 40 25 20 25 15 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 11,195 5,325 5,870 1,620 890 730
Albanian 70 30 40 30 20 15
Armenian 20 10 10 5 5 0
Balto-Slavic languages 1,885 885 1,000 195 100 100
Baltic languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Latvian 5 0 5 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 5 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 1,875 885 990 195 100 95
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 5 5 0 5 5 0
Bulgarian 70 35 35 30 15 15
Croatian 210 100 110 0 0 5
Czech 170 85 85 5 5 0
Macedonian 10 10 5 0 0 0
Polish 425 205 220 30 15 15
Russian 680 315 365 95 50 45
Serbian 75 35 40 10 5 5
Serbo-Croatian 35 20 20 0 0 0
Slovak 45 20 25 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 35 15 20 0 0 0
Ukrainian 110 45 65 10 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 20 10 10 0 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Welsh 5 0 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 1,935 930 1,005 155 85 70
Afrikaans 195 95 105 15 5 10
Danish 65 30 35 25 10 10
Dutch 395 190 205 15 10 5
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 1,175 575 600 65 30 25
Icelandic 10 5 5 15 10 10
Norwegian 30 10 20 20 10 5
Swedish 50 20 30 5 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 105 50 55 10 10 5
Indo-Iranian languages 4,555 2,205 2,350 860 505 360
Indo-Aryan languages 3,965 1,915 2,050 685 410 275
Bengali 85 45 45 150 105 45
Gujarati 70 35 40 20 10 10
Hindi 280 150 135 75 45 30
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 10 5 5 10 5 5
Nepali 40 20 20 95 55 40
Oriya (Odia) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,220 1,530 1,685 145 80 60
Sindhi 15 10 5 10 10 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 30 15 10 45 25 20
Urdu 200 100 95 130 70 60
Iranian languages 580 285 295 155 85 75
Kurdish 5 0 0 5 0 5
Pashto 25 15 10 10 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 550 270 285 145 75 65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 15 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 2,605 1,205 1,400 365 175 190
Catalan 5 0 0 5 0 0
Italian 335 145 195 20 10 10
Portuguese 520 235 280 50 25 25
Romanian 130 55 75 10 5 5
Spanish 1,620 770 850 275 130 145
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 795 325 470 20 5 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Korean 1,705 780 925 60 30 35
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 100 45 55 105 50 55
Akan (Twi) 10 5 5 5 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) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 5 0 5
Igbo 5 0 0 0 5 0
Lingala 0 0 0 5 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 10 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 5 5 0 0 0
Shona 15 5 5 5 5 0
Swahili 20 10 10 45 20 25
Wolof 5 5 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 10 5 5 20 10 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 25 5 15 10 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 5 10 0
Dinka 0 0 0 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 5 5 0
Sign languages 260 145 115 210 120 90
American Sign Language 65 35 35 60 30 30
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 190 105 85 155 85 70
Sino-Tibetan languages 9,240 4,240 5,000 1,040 545 495
Chinese languages 9,195 4,215 4,980 1,030 535 490
Cantonese 3,365 1,555 1,815 190 100 90
Hakka 15 5 5 0 0 0
Mandarin 5,205 2,365 2,840 705 365 335
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 95 40 55 15 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 70 35 40 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 445 220 225 120 65 55
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 40 25 20 10 5 5
Burmese 15 10 5 5 0 5
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 140 60 80 10 5 5
Lao 10 10 5 5 0 0
Thai 125 55 75 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 65 30 35 30 15 15
Azerbaijani 5 5 5 0 0 0
Turkish 60 25 30 15 5 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 0 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Uralic languages 330 155 175 25 10 10
Estonian 20 10 15 10 5 5
Finnish 100 45 55 0 5 0
Hungarian 210 105 110 10 5 5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 5 5 0
Multiple responses 14,890 6,765 8,120 2,655 1,320 1,340
English and French 1,180 560 620 400 185 215
English and non-official language 13,360 6,050 7,310 2,175 1,095 1,080
French and non-official language 70 25 40 30 15 15
English, French and non-official language 285 140 145 55 25 30
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 20 789,000 384,050 404,950 515,680 252,310 263,365
None 735,095 359,655 375,440 505,060 247,185 257,870
English 14,155 6,685 7,470 3,190 1,655 1,535
French 9,555 4,225 5,330 3,160 1,305 1,855
Non-official language 29,185 13,030 16,155 4,135 2,095 2,035
Aboriginal 1,655 750 910 685 315 370
Non-Aboriginal 27,530 12,285 15,240 3,450 1,785 1,670
English and French 100 50 55 20 10 5
English and non-official language 325 160 170 45 25 25
French and non-official language 575 245 330 65 35 35
English, French and non-official language 10 5 5 5 5 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 21 671,835 324,380 347,455 437,940 212,785 225,150
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 651,200 314,510 336,685 422,335 205,915 216,425
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,130 41,154 28,973 31,754 40,880 25,314
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 651,970 315,075 336,895 422,475 205,925 216,550
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,668 36,117 26,707 28,883 36,040 23,623
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 593,310 289,620 303,690 350,685 178,440 172,240
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,736 38,065 25,034 30,580 39,940 23,812
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 476,145 211,195 264,955 320,165 142,895 177,270
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,420 8,155 6,993 9,208 10,950 8,142
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 470,065 237,350 232,720 299,155 154,695 144,455
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,588 34,262 24,385 31,528 41,659 24,445
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 671,880 324,365 347,510 437,935 212,780 225,155
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 651,155 314,605 336,550 422,695 206,060 216,630
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,485 52,659 36,845 45,210 56,724 34,259
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 651,930 315,150 336,780 422,850 206,070 216,780
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,459 43,223 32,064 37,105 45,371 29,247
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 593,305 289,700 303,605 350,865 178,415 172,450
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,150 50,947 33,757 45,500 56,985 33,617
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 475,965 211,275 264,695 320,275 143,070 177,205
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,317 8,555 8,128 9,823 10,636 9,166
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 470,065 237,580 232,480 299,155 154,695 144,460
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,805 45,618 31,843 46,153 57,421 34,087
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 671,880 324,370 347,510 437,935 212,785 225,150
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 24 183,715 101,390 82,325 127,135 65,460 61,670
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 51,737 58,211 46,307 55,696 64,859 46,313
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,137 65,515 51,281 67,716 80,565 54,077
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 86.3 89.0 82.7 83.5 86.9 78.3
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 63.3 66.1 59.5 72.0 75.7 66.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 13.7 11.0 17.3 16.5 13.1 21.7
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 671,835 324,380 347,455 437,940 212,785 225,155
Without total income 20,635 9,870 10,765 15,600 6,875 8,730
With total income 651,200 314,510 336,685 422,335 205,910 216,420
Percentage with total income 96.9 97.0 96.9 96.4 96.8 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 84,555 35,770 48,785 54,190 20,040 34,150
$10,000 to $19,999 112,760 44,025 68,740 80,625 30,610 50,015
$20,000 to $29,999 93,885 37,930 55,955 66,445 26,040 40,410
$30,000 to $39,999 80,555 35,585 44,975 50,800 24,220 26,585
$40,000 to $49,999 69,080 32,485 36,595 40,710 20,675 20,030
$50,000 to $59,999 53,480 27,655 25,825 28,815 16,365 12,450
$60,000 to $69,999 40,895 24,170 16,725 22,170 13,390 8,790
$70,000 to $79,999 31,730 19,290 12,445 16,585 9,950 6,640
$80,000 to $89,999 23,715 14,945 8,765 14,525 8,380 6,140
$90,000 to $99,999 16,835 10,845 5,990 11,570 7,230 4,345
$100,000 and over 43,700 31,815 11,890 35,890 29,020 6,870
$100,000 to $149,999 30,825 22,170 8,660 24,160 19,130 5,030
$150,000 and over 12,875 9,645 3,225 11,730 9,890 1,845
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 671,835 324,380 347,450 437,935 212,790 225,150
Without after-tax income 19,865 9,305 10,555 15,465 6,865 8,600
With after-tax income 651,970 315,075 336,900 422,475 205,920 216,550
Percentage with after-tax income 97.0 97.1 97.0 96.5 96.8 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 89,435 38,015 51,420 55,965 20,310 35,650
$10,000 to $19,999 118,710 47,280 71,430 84,935 32,255 52,675
$20,000 to $29,999 111,115 46,165 64,950 77,570 31,835 45,730
$30,000 to $39,999 93,150 42,280 50,870 60,145 30,005 30,140
$40,000 to $49,999 75,155 37,245 37,910 42,845 23,560 19,285
$50,000 to $59,999 53,805 31,180 22,625 29,740 18,000 11,735
$60,000 to $69,999 38,455 23,730 14,730 21,810 12,880 8,925
$70,000 to $79,999 26,390 16,570 9,820 16,275 10,280 5,995
$80,000 and over 45,760 32,610 13,145 33,195 26,780 6,410
$80,000 to $89,999 15,460 10,575 4,890 9,910 7,385 2,525
$90,000 to $99,999 9,270 6,605 2,665 6,785 5,580 1,205
$100,000 and over 21,025 15,430 5,590 16,495 13,810 2,685
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 671,835 324,380 347,450 437,940 212,785 225,150
Without employment income 201,770 87,030 114,735 138,785 58,090 80,695
With employment income 470,065 237,350 232,715 299,155 154,695 144,460
Percentage with employment income 70.0 73.2 67.0 68.3 72.7 64.2
Under $5,000 (including loss) 89,855 43,955 45,905 41,945 19,065 22,885
$5,000 to $9,999 36,590 15,620 20,965 25,185 9,870 15,315
$10,000 to $19,999 62,925 27,000 35,930 43,245 18,425 24,820
$20,000 to $29,999 52,570 22,940 29,630 34,575 14,615 19,960
$30,000 to $39,999 46,485 20,470 26,015 26,880 13,045 13,840
$40,000 to $49,999 41,700 18,885 22,815 25,000 12,240 12,755
$50,000 to $59,999 33,405 17,230 16,175 19,620 11,050 8,570
$60,000 to $69,999 26,110 15,760 10,355 16,510 9,855 6,655
$70,000 to $79,999 22,190 13,715 8,475 12,995 7,755 5,240
$80,000 and over 58,225 41,780 16,445 53,195 38,785 14,415
$80,000 to $89,999 17,300 11,145 6,160 12,605 7,075 5,530
$90,000 to $99,999 12,040 8,115 3,920 9,920 6,290 3,635
$100,000 and over 28,885 22,525 6,360 30,660 25,415 5,245
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 352,715 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 65,402 ... ... 67,272 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 57,602 ... ... 59,060 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 110,495 ... ... 53,750 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,390 ... ... 27,593 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,889 ... ... 25,750 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 242,220 ... ... 164,920 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 84,020 ... ... 83,459 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 73,542 ... ... 72,188 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 352,725 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 82,123 ... ... 87,392 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 69,234 ... ... 71,750 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 110,500 ... ... 53,735 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 43,809 ... ... 41,684 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,296 ... ... 33,968 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 242,220 ... ... 164,940 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 99,603 ... ... 102,281 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 83,804 ... ... 84,058 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 352,715 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
Under $5,000 6,400 ... ... 1,610 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,815 ... ... 3,325 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 11,160 ... ... 6,270 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 15,300 ... ... 10,620 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 16,380 ... ... 11,065 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 14,550 ... ... 10,490 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 16,035 ... ... 12,560 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 16,500 ... ... 9,765 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 15,885 ... ... 8,675 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 15,575 ... ... 8,390 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 29,160 ... ... 15,745 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 26,450 ... ... 14,835 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 24,320 ... ... 13,210 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 21,775 ... ... 11,965 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 18,820 ... ... 10,690 ... ...
$100,000 and over 99,585 ... ... 69,465 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 36,150 ... ... 21,315 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 23,755 ... ... 16,030 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 23,615 ... ... 18,490 ... ...
$200,000 and over 16,065 ... ... 13,630 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 352,715 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Under $5,000 6,825 ... ... 1,715 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,905 ... ... 3,370 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 11,350 ... ... 6,350 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 15,925 ... ... 10,970 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 18,925 ... ... 12,220 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 17,710 ... ... 11,580 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 19,315 ... ... 13,770 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 19,220 ... ... 11,505 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 18,600 ... ... 10,270 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 18,065 ... ... 10,130 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 33,020 ... ... 19,260 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 30,105 ... ... 17,415 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 26,375 ... ... 15,335 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 22,525 ... ... 13,145 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 18,455 ... ... 11,470 ... ...
$100,000 and over 71,395 ... ... 50,175 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 32,450 ... ... 21,485 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 17,910 ... ... 13,060 ... ...
$150,000 and over 21,035 ... ... 15,630 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 228,665 ... ... 159,665 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,322 ... ... 83,589 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 73,677 ... ... 72,193 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 114,240 ... ... 71,340 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,534 ... ... 69,513 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,693 ... ... 61,160 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 76,255 ... ... 61,695 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 110,215 ... ... 120,644 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 94,763 ... ... 100,500 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 3.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 31,850 ... ... 22,155 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,330 ... ... 45,630 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 44,380 ... ... 42,926 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 228,760 ... ... 159,645 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 99,911 ... ... 102,559 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 83,831 ... ... 84,156 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 114,225 ... ... 71,405 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,667 ... ... 87,485 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,776 ... ... 72,251 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 76,425 ... ... 61,740 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 123,837 ... ... 137,066 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 103,503 ... ... 110,501 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 31,705 ... ... 22,125 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 57,605 ... ... 57,354 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 50,761 ... ... 50,395 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 155,285 72,720 82,565 69,430 32,260 37,175
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 30,365 31,392 29,657 26,545 30,718 24,334
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,637 28,242 27,213 24,852 27,806 23,469
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 154,860 72,355 82,500 69,470 32,190 37,280
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,463 41,493 37,683 39,398 45,493 34,137
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 33,858 35,035 32,826 32,455 36,753 28,743
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 779,590 379,415 400,180 512,255 250,910 261,340
In the bottom half of the distribution 398,200 188,090 210,110 254,565 119,495 135,070
In the bottom decile 91,095 44,045 47,045 45,825 21,025 24,800
In the second decile 79,855 35,935 43,925 62,600 27,510 35,090
In the third decile 74,855 34,950 39,905 49,300 23,290 26,015
In the fourth decile 74,930 35,590 39,335 48,540 23,710 24,825
In the fifth decile 77,470 37,570 39,895 48,295 23,955 24,340
In the top half of the distribution 381,390 191,325 190,065 257,685 131,420 126,270
In the sixth decile 78,230 38,340 39,890 49,765 24,975 24,790
In the seventh decile 79,250 39,555 39,695 50,430 25,400 25,035
In the eighth decile 79,895 40,205 39,685 52,970 26,900 26,075
In the ninth decile 78,070 39,660 38,410 55,005 28,170 26,840
In the top decile 65,945 33,565 32,380 49,510 25,975 23,535
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 43 761,425 370,245 391,180 509,340 249,445 259,895
0 to 17 years 126,165 64,350 61,810 89,425 45,880 43,545
0 to 5 years 39,555 20,090 19,465 26,950 13,780 13,170
18 to 64 years 463,670 223,885 239,785 324,715 158,305 166,410
65 years and over 171,590 82,010 89,580 95,200 45,265 49,935
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 113,365 52,635 60,735 78,595 34,740 43,850
0 to 17 years 24,300 12,605 11,695 15,920 8,110 7,810
0 to 5 years 7,825 4,040 3,780 5,205 2,670 2,530
18 to 64 years 68,775 31,800 36,980 40,420 17,430 22,990
65 years and over 20,290 8,225 12,060 22,250 9,200 13,055
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.9 14.2 15.5 15.4 13.9 16.9
0 to 17 years (%) 19.3 19.6 18.9 17.8 17.7 17.9
0 to 5 years (%) 19.8 20.1 19.4 19.3 19.4 19.2
18 to 64 years (%) 14.8 14.2 15.4 12.4 11.0 13.8
65 years and over (%) 11.8 10.0 13.5 23.4 20.3 26.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 64,590 31,700 32,885 29,200 13,915 15,285
0 to 17 years 12,130 6,240 5,885 6,065 3,095 2,970
0 to 5 years 3,730 1,945 1,790 2,035 1,080 955
18 to 64 years 48,310 23,640 24,670 21,880 10,305 11,570
65 years and over 4,155 1,815 2,335 1,255 510 750
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 8.5 8.6 8.4 5.7 5.6 5.9
0 to 17 years (%) 9.6 9.7 9.5 6.8 6.7 6.8
0 to 5 years (%) 9.4 9.7 9.2 7.6 7.8 7.3
18 to 64 years (%) 10.4 10.6 10.3 6.7 6.5 7.0
65 years and over (%) 2.4 2.2 2.6 1.3 1.1 1.5
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 779,595 379,415 400,175 512,250 250,910 261,340
Official languages 775,195 377,555 397,635 511,220 250,445 260,775
English 774,955 377,475 397,485 511,100 250,390 260,705
French 65,610 29,245 36,365 25,965 10,395 15,575
Non-official languages 113,670 51,875 61,800 17,245 8,800 8,445
Aboriginal languages 3,335 1,575 1,760 3,035 1,425 1,610
Algonquian languages 255 140 120 2,270 1,085 1,180
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 210 115 95 2,220 1,070 1,150
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,575 765 810
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Naskapi 0 0 0 665 315 350
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 50 25 20 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 15 10 10 0 0 0
Woods Cree 15 0 15 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 130 75 60 10 0 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 50 15 35
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 50 15 35
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 55 35 20 0 10 0
Algonquin 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 45 35 15 10 10 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 90 40 50 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 80 35 40 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 20 15 10 0 0 0
Chilcotin 15 10 10 0 0 0
Dene 20 0 15 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 10 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. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 10 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 25 10 15 0 0 0
Inuit languages 55 25 25 765 340 425
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 40 20 20 690 290 400
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 75 50 25
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 30 10 20 0 0 0
Salish languages 1,605 770 835 0 0 0
Comox 170 75 95 0 0 0
Halkomelem 765 375 395 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 10 10 0 0 0 0
Straits 355 160 200 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 290 155 140 0 0 0
Siouan languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Dakota 0 10 0 0 0 0
Stoney 10 0 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 30 15 20 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 1,180 535 645 0 10 0
Haisla 10 0 10 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 90 40 55 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 530 230 295 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 540 255 280 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 10 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 85 35 45 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 110,405 50,325 60,085 14,220 7,380 6,840
Afro-Asiatic languages 3,055 1,720 1,335 1,705 930 770
Berber languages 10 10 0 20 10 15
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 20 0 10
Cushitic languages 130 55 80 35 10 25
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 30 10 20 15 10 10
Somali 95 40 55 20 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 2,905 1,655 1,250 1,640 900 735
Amharic 150 65 90 50 35 20
Arabic 2,200 1,325 875 1,560 860 700
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 465 215 245 10 10 10
Maltese 85 40 40 10 10 10
Tigrigna 80 30 50 25 20 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 10 15 35 15 15
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,575 1,235 1,340 55 30 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 280 165 115 0 0 0
Vietnamese 2,305 1,075 1,230 50 25 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 7,790 2,695 5,100 1,315 530 785
Bikol 15 0 15 0 0 0
Cebuano 580 230 355 95 30 75
Fijian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 125 30 95 0 0 0
Ilocano 445 150 290 35 10 30
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 465 175 295 110 70 40
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Pangasinan 30 15 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,955 2,355 4,600 1,170 450 715
Waray-Waray 25 10 20 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 150 75 75 15 10 10
Creole languages 280 150 135 60 30 25
Haitian Creole 40 25 15 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 115 70 45 35 15 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 125 45 80 25 15 10
Dravidian languages 610 325 285 450 245 210
Kannada 40 20 20 35 10 25
Malayalam 250 145 110 150 75 80
Tamil 255 130 120 245 145 100
Telugu 125 65 65 45 30 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 69,115 32,295 36,820 7,080 3,835 3,245
Albanian 155 100 60 125 70 60
Armenian 95 55 45 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 8,850 4,085 4,760 855 450 405
Baltic languages 175 105 70 15 0 10
Latvian 90 50 40 10 0 10
Lithuanian 85 55 30 0 0 0
Slavic languages 8,680 3,985 4,700 845 450 400
Belarusan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 90 30 55 20 15 10
Bulgarian 240 130 110 60 25 35
Croatian 1,295 645 655 65 45 20
Czech 1,040 535 495 50 25 25
Macedonian 35 25 20 10 10 10
Polish 2,020 920 1,100 125 85 40
Russian 2,420 1,045 1,375 515 250 265
Serbian 360 150 210 15 20 0
Serbo-Croatian 130 85 45 10 0 0
Slovak 320 165 155 15 15 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 185 75 105 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,500 625 875 120 55 70
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 50 25 20 0 0 0
Celtic languages 360 170 185 115 75 35
Scottish Gaelic 165 85 80 30 30 0
Welsh 135 65 65 40 30 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 70 20 45 50 20 25
Germanic languages 25,600 11,990 13,615 1,765 965 800
Afrikaans 1,355 685 665 85 50 40
Danish 1,520 670 850 100 55 45
Dutch 5,500 2,595 2,910 150 80 75
Frisian 130 55 80 0 0 0
German 16,450 7,775 8,675 1,270 685 580
Icelandic 125 65 60 50 35 20
Norwegian 655 325 330 130 75 55
Swedish 875 375 500 55 40 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 160 80 80 0 10 0
Yiddish 95 40 55 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 865 465 395 95 55 40
Indo-Iranian languages 11,650 5,885 5,760 2,070 1,230 840
Indo-Aryan languages 10,145 5,125 5,025 1,760 1,070 690
Bengali 190 75 110 370 240 125
Gujarati 300 145 160 60 35 20
Hindi 2,750 1,435 1,315 595 355 240
Kashmiri 10 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 25 15 0 10 0 0
Marathi 65 40 20 25 10 15
Nepali 150 50 95 175 110 60
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 7,870 3,925 3,945 485 305 180
Sindhi 85 35 45 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 95 45 45 80 45 35
Urdu 725 405 325 405 255 145
Iranian languages 1,505 760 750 275 150 130
Kurdish 25 15 10 25 25 0
Pashto 40 30 10 50 35 15
Persian (Farsi) 1,470 730 740 205 90 110
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 110 75 35 70 45 30
Italic (Romance) languages 24,540 11,000 13,535 2,450 1,240 1,210
Catalan 75 45 30 10 10 0
Italian 4,280 1,935 2,340 360 190 165
Portuguese 2,510 1,160 1,350 395 215 180
Romanian 465 230 240 55 30 25
Spanish 18,430 8,115 10,320 1,820 895 930
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 70 25 40 20 10 15
Japanese 4,150 1,755 2,395 155 45 110
Kartvelian languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Georgian 15 0 10 0 0 0
Korean 2,785 1,265 1,525 130 50 75
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 0 0 10
Mongolian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,055 530 525 795 445 345
Akan (Twi) 25 15 10 60 55 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 10 10 10 0
Ewe 15 10 10 10 10 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 15 10 10 0 0 0
Ganda 45 20 25 55 35 20
Igbo 95 45 50 90 45 45
Lingala 30 15 20 10 10 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 10 10 10 10
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 70 30 40 25 15 20
Shona 95 65 25 105 35 75
Swahili 385 185 205 180 110 70
Wolof 0 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 150 80 70 200 115 80
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 220 105 120 130 75 60
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 20 15 55 35 20
Dinka 0 0 0 35 25 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 35 15 15 20 10 15
Sign languages 1,535 545 990 710 315 395
American Sign Language 765 235 525 350 130 215
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 785 310 465 370 190 180
Sino-Tibetan languages 16,760 7,625 9,135 1,870 1,025 840
Chinese languages 16,685 7,595 9,095 1,820 995 820
Cantonese 7,220 3,345 3,875 395 230 165
Hakka 90 35 50 0 0 0
Mandarin 9,970 4,430 5,545 1,265 665 595
Min Dong 10 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 425 145 275 35 25 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 160 65 100 10 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 780 340 435 265 160 110
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 75 35 35 50 30 20
Burmese 25 15 10 25 15 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 35 25 10
Tibetan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 30 10 15 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 735 225 510 65 30 35
Lao 55 20 30 15 10 0
Thai 700 210 495 55 25 30
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 445 245 200 80 50 30
Azerbaijani 65 30 35 0 0 0
Turkish 375 215 160 60 45 15
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 20 10 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 10 0 10
Uralic languages 2,390 1,095 1,300 120 35 80
Estonian 135 65 75 25 15 10
Finnish 770 300 470 15 0 10
Hungarian 1,495 725 765 85 25 65
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 155 90 65 40 20 20
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 779,595 379,420 400,175 512,250 250,910 261,335
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 742,415 362,570 379,845 503,160 245,925 257,240
Canadian citizens aged under 18 126,545 64,655 61,885 88,805 45,585 43,220
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 615,870 297,915 317,965 414,355 200,335 214,020
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 37,180 16,850 20,330 9,090 4,990 4,100
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 779,595 379,420 400,175 512,255 250,910 261,340
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 647,265 318,280 328,985 496,410 242,465 253,940
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 122,590 56,355 66,235 12,080 6,230 5,850
Before 1981 65,425 31,160 34,265 3,430 1,765 1,660
1981 to 1990 12,685 5,535 7,150 905 455 450
1991 to 2000 13,805 5,995 7,810 1,210 625 585
2001 to 2010 18,905 8,250 10,655 2,860 1,490 1,370
2001 to 2005 8,030 3,455 4,575 995 500 495
2006 to 2010 10,875 4,795 6,080 1,865 990 875
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 11,770 5,415 6,355 3,675 1,890 1,780
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 9,740 4,780 4,955 3,770 2,215 1,550
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 122,590 56,355 66,235 12,075 6,230 5,845
Under 5 years 14,630 7,250 7,380 1,535 745 790
5 to 14 years 22,000 10,740 11,260 2,095 1,090 1,005
15 to 24 years 28,890 12,910 15,980 2,090 1,035 1,050
25 to 44 years 47,930 21,350 26,585 5,420 2,840 2,580
45 years and over 9,140 4,105 5,030 940 515 425
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 54 122,590 56,355 66,235 12,080 6,230 5,850
Americas 18,495 8,020 10,470 2,280 1,080 1,205
Brazil 340 140 200 30 15 15
Colombia 395 150 245 110 50 65
El Salvador 230 90 145 10 10 0
Guyana 140 70 75 30 15 10
Haiti 115 40 75 0 10 0
Jamaica 435 220 220 110 45 70
Mexico 1,085 440 640 90 35 55
Peru 235 90 145 20 0 15
Trinidad and Tobago 370 135 230 30 15 15
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 13,085 5,765 7,325 1,535 730 805
Other places of birth in Americas 2,050 875 1,175 300 155 145
Europe 64,655 31,170 33,490 4,215 2,325 1,885
Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 105 120 45 20 25
Croatia 775 400 375 10 10 0
France 1,120 495 625 160 95 70
Germany 7,210 3,355 3,860 365 210 155
Greece 380 230 155 30 20 10
Hungary 1,015 515 495 40 10 30
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 965 475 485 180 95 85
Italy 1,490 790 700 80 60 20
Netherlands 4,495 2,215 2,280 95 55 40
Poland 1,540 675 865 75 50 30
Portugal 965 485 480 140 80 60
Romania 530 265 265 55 15 35
Russian Federation 835 350 485 165 90 70
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 235 125 105 10 10 0
Ukraine 600 270 330 85 25 60
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 35,530 17,065 18,470 2,215 1,215 1,000
Other places of birth in Europe 6,745 3,365 3,380 465 270 195
Africa 4,875 2,405 2,475 1,215 655 560
Algeria 20 15 10 30 20 0
Egypt 270 170 100 215 135 80
Ethiopia 225 90 130 50 30 25
Kenya 310 125 180 25 10 20
Morocco 150 95 50 25 20 0
Nigeria 200 100 100 185 105 80
Somalia 55 30 30 10 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 2,325 1,125 1,200 135 55 80
Other places of birth in Africa 1,330 660 670 535 280 260
Asia 31,910 13,505 18,405 4,295 2,145 2,150
Afghanistan 75 45 30 45 15 25
Bangladesh 105 50 50 165 95 70
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 7,095 3,025 4,070 835 405 425
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 1,520 720 800 80 60 25
India 5,615 2,765 2,855 640 355 285
IranCensus data footnote 61 1,090 540 550 65 35 35
Iraq 120 70 50 220 115 105
Japan 1,270 295 970 15 0 15
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,845 815 1,035 35 0 25
Lebanon 190 115 70 35 35 10
Pakistan 490 255 240 245 145 95
Philippines 6,415 2,190 4,225 855 330 530
Sri Lanka 175 80 100 115 65 50
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 265 135 135 315 145 175
Taiwan 885 345 540 35 20 15
Viet Nam 1,800 785 1,015 30 15 20
Other places of birth in Asia 2,950 1,280 1,670 570 315 255
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 2,650 1,255 1,395 70 20 50
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 11,770 5,415 6,355 3,675 1,890 1,785
Americas 1,750 790 960 460 230 230
Brazil 90 50 40 20 0 15
Colombia 65 10 50 10 0 10
Cuba 45 15 35 30 15 15
Haiti 0 10 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 25 15 15 70 20 45
Mexico 230 105 130 30 20 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,055 485 575 195 110 90
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 10 0 10 25 20 0
Other places of birth in Americas 220 110 110 80 30 45
Europe 2,180 1,130 1,045 545 310 230
France 80 40 45 65 30 30
Germany 260 100 160 30 15 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 70 40 30 30 30 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 10 10 10 0 0 0
Romania 55 30 20 0 0 0
Russian Federation 135 50 90 45 30 15
Ukraine 115 30 85 40 0 45
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 1,010 625 385 160 100 60
Other places of birth in Europe 440 215 225 170 110 60
Africa 635 320 320 620 320 300
Algeria 0 0 0 10 10 0
Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 25 0 20 30 0 20
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 10
Egypt 45 30 15 115 65 55
Eritrea 0 0 10 25 15 15
Ethiopia 30 20 15 30 15 15
Morocco 35 25 15 10 10 0
Nigeria 75 50 30 125 70 60
Somalia 10 0 0 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 205 90 115 50 25 25
Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 210 105 105 210 110 95
Asia 6,975 3,015 3,960 2,010 1,010 1,005
Afghanistan 10 0 0 10 0 10
Bangladesh 35 15 20 50 30 25
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,390 610 775 275 130 145
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 75 50 25 0 0 0
India 775 435 340 175 100 75
IranCensus data footnote 61 190 95 95 35 15 20
Iraq 30 15 20 75 40 30
Israel 30 20 10 0 0 0
Japan 165 45 120 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 635 260 375 15 0 10
Lebanon 25 15 10 25 20 0
Nepal 65 15 50 55 30 30
Pakistan 105 45 55 95 60 30
Philippines 2,595 1,035 1,560 595 270 330
Saudi Arabia 45 20 20 35 25 15
Sri Lanka 10 0 0 60 30 30
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 200 90 110 300 135 165
Taiwan 125 40 85 0 10 10
Turkey 20 10 0 10 10 0
United Arab Emirates 25 15 15 30 15 15
Viet Nam 105 35 75 0 0 10
Other places of birth in Asia 325 135 195 155 100 60
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 235 155 80 35 15 20
Australia 150 105 45 20 10 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 90 55 30 15 10 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 779,595 379,420 400,175 512,250 250,910 261,340
First generationCensus data footnote 69 139,315 64,785 74,530 16,840 8,935 7,900
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 166,290 81,045 85,245 13,820 6,900 6,920
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 473,990 233,590 240,400 481,595 235,080 246,515
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 59,330 26,275 33,055 8,805 4,565 4,245
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 30,915 14,535 16,380 4,930 2,655 2,270
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 13,510 7,515 5,990 2,260 1,535 725
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 17,405 7,020 10,385 2,670 1,125 1,545
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 23,440 9,115 14,330 2,355 1,115 1,240
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 4,435 2,370 2,065 1,485 770 720
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 545 260 285 35 20 15
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 779,595 379,415 400,175 512,255 250,910 261,340
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 60,850 29,200 31,645 45,730 22,105 23,625
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 59,240 28,530 30,705 42,615 20,515 22,100
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 41,170 19,925 21,245 28,375 13,615 14,760
Métis 17,660 8,415 9,245 7,790 3,790 4,000
Inuk (Inuit) 405 190 215 6,450 3,110 3,335
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 890 430 460 555 305 255
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 720 240 475 2,560 1,280 1,275
Non-Aboriginal identity 718,745 350,215 368,530 466,525 228,810 237,710
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 779,595 379,420 400,175 512,250 250,910 261,340
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 33,780 16,300 17,480 21,155 10,170 10,990
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 745,815 363,120 382,700 491,095 240,745 250,355
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 779,595 379,420 400,175 512,250 250,910 261,340
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 23,520 11,820 11,700 18,965 9,340 9,630
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 23,270 11,705 11,560 18,210 8,950 9,260
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 21,290 10,635 10,655 12,185 5,935 6,255
Métis single ancestry 1,880 1,025 855 2,440 1,255 1,185
Inuit single ancestry 100 45 55 3,585 1,760 1,820
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 250 115 135 760 385 370
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 205 90 105 75 30 50
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 35 15 20 225 110 115
Métis and Inuit ancestries 15 0 10 415 230 180
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 45 20 25
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 46,265 21,790 24,480 39,585 18,825 20,760
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 44,120 20,855 23,260 37,850 18,000 19,850
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 29,090 13,795 15,295 30,420 14,410 16,005
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 14,530 6,790 7,740 3,655 1,800 1,860
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 500 270 230 3,775 1,785 1,990
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 2,150 935 1,220 1,730 825 910
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,065 895 1,170 500 215 285
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 55 30 25 510 245 260
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 35 10 25 670 340 335
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 55 20 35
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 709,810 345,810 364,000 453,700 222,750 230,950
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 779,595 379,420 400,175 512,250 250,915 261,340
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 73,010 34,000 39,010 11,810 6,145 5,665
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 15,130 7,670 7,460 2,645 1,540 1,100
Chinese 21,315 9,805 11,510 2,325 1,265 1,065
Black 5,540 2,855 2,685 2,355 1,205 1,150
Filipino 9,095 3,485 5,610 1,390 550 835
Latin American 3,790 1,725 2,070 635 305 330
Arab 1,925 1,165 755 1,375 760 620
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 4,420 1,975 2,440 340 190 150
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,400 715 685 220 90 125
Korean 3,070 1,395 1,675 80 30 45
Japanese 4,210 1,740 2,475 60 30 35
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 890 435 455 150 65 80
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 2,230 1,045 1,185 255 120 135
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 706,585 345,415 361,170 500,440 244,765 255,675
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 103 779,595 379,415 400,175 512,250 250,910 261,340
North American Aboriginal origins 69,785 33,605 36,180 58,550 28,165 30,385
First Nations (North American Indian) 52,730 25,465 27,265 44,015 20,995 23,025
Inuit 735 370 360 9,270 4,515 4,750
Métis 18,720 8,815 9,900 7,855 3,910 3,950
Other North American origins 206,010 101,885 104,125 280,640 137,030 143,610
Acadian 1,055 545 510 490 235 255
American 17,500 8,395 9,105 1,890 960 930
Canadian 193,180 95,705 97,475 276,130 134,745 141,390
New Brunswicker 10 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 555 270 285 4,080 2,090 1,990
Nova Scotian 30 10 15 30 15 15
Ontarian 60 10 45 20 0 15
Québécois 500 220 275 100 60 40
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 90 25 65 10 10 10
European origins 619,595 299,870 319,720 274,460 134,070 140,390
British Isles origins 472,030 227,980 244,045 259,460 126,485 132,980
Channel Islander 160 80 80 85 40 45
Cornish 220 135 85 35 15 15
English 307,365 147,210 160,150 191,855 93,405 98,450
Irish 157,355 72,105 85,250 106,225 51,035 55,190
Manx 600 270 330 50 35 20
Scottish 213,060 101,255 111,805 34,650 16,580 18,075
Welsh 29,985 14,095 15,890 4,380 2,155 2,225
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 30,130 13,980 16,150 6,025 2,845 3,180
French origins 86,815 39,960 46,855 26,845 12,685 14,155
Alsatian 65 40 30 0 0 10
Breton 50 25 25 10 0 0
Corsican 25 10 15 0 0 0
French 86,740 39,920 46,820 26,835 12,680 14,150
Western European origins (except French origins) 162,000 77,595 84,405 11,045 5,440 5,605
Austrian 8,945 4,170 4,775 360 160 205
Bavarian 60 20 35 20 15 10
Belgian 4,825 2,305 2,520 195 95 105
Dutch 42,050 20,225 21,830 2,150 1,030 1,120
Flemish 540 250 290 55 25 25
Frisian 160 80 80 0 0 0
German 113,705 54,295 59,405 8,620 4,270 4,355
Luxembourger 135 40 90 0 0 0
Swiss 5,935 2,905 3,030 245 140 110
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 195 95 105 25 0 20
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 78,230 36,975 41,255 3,940 1,885 2,055
Danish 14,385 6,805 7,580 685 345 340
Finnish 7,955 3,695 4,260 240 95 150
Icelandic 6,065 2,910 3,150 190 100 90
Norwegian 30,745 14,535 16,210 1,710 845 870
Swedish 23,410 10,800 12,615 995 405 585
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 3,930 1,975 1,955 320 185 140
Eastern European origins 98,750 46,785 51,960 4,230 2,055 2,175
Bulgarian 470 225 245 80 40 40
Byelorussian 355 165 185 35 15 15
Czech 4,040 1,925 2,110 180 100 80
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 1,660 725 940 55 15 45
Estonian 970 425 550 35 20 15
Hungarian 10,285 4,805 5,480 415 175 240
Latvian 1,040 505 535 70 45 25
Lithuanian 1,435 745 690 110 45 65
Moldovan 140 65 85 0 0 0
Polish 27,980 13,200 14,780 1,540 735 805
Romanian 4,510 2,185 2,325 180 85 100
Russian 18,300 8,750 9,545 910 480 430
Slovak 1,505 745 760 65 25 45
Ukrainian 42,265 19,815 22,450 1,350 700 650
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 620 290 330 80 35 50
Southern European origins 49,405 23,740 25,665 4,765 2,320 2,450
Albanian 265 155 105 45 20 30
Bosnian 155 75 80 45 30 20
Catalan 25 20 10 10 0 10
Croatian 3,500 1,805 1,690 160 90 75
Cypriot 45 20 30 20 10 0
Greek 3,590 1,680 1,905 380 220 165
Italian 25,795 12,610 13,190 1,715 875 840
Kosovar 10 0 10 0 0 0
Macedonian 180 90 95 20 0 20
Maltese 810 385 425 135 80 50
Montenegrin 50 30 15 10 10 0
Portuguese 5,575 2,695 2,880 1,215 595 615
Serbian 1,090 535 555 55 40 15
Sicilian 140 55 85 10 0 10
Slovenian 835 430 405 15 0 10
Spanish 8,550 3,755 4,800 1,105 475 635
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,360 620 740 35 10 25
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 85 55 30 20 10 10
Other European origins 6,300 3,125 3,175 1,065 550 520
Basque 180 90 80 65 45 20
Jewish 2,855 1,390 1,465 285 140 140
Roma (Gypsy) 230 80 155 100 55 45
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 145 70 75 0 0 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 2,930 1,510 1,420 615 315 305
Caribbean origins 3,530 1,620 1,915 885 455 430
Antiguan 35 10 25 10 10 0
Bahamian 20 15 0 10 10 0
Barbadian 295 130 165 95 55 40
Bermudan 115 55 55 25 10 20
Carib 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cuban 245 90 160 140 85 55
Dominican 80 25 55 25 20 0
Grenadian 65 20 40 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 150 80 70 25 10 10
Jamaican 1,495 730 765 395 185 210
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 135 60 75 10 10 0
St. Lucian 15 0 10 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 440 200 235 100 50 50
Vincentian/Grenadinian 45 20 25 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 345 130 215 60 20 40
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 210 120 90 40 20 25
Latin, Central and South American origins 7,955 3,575 4,380 925 410 520
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 400 195 210 10 0 10
Arawak 10 10 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 240 75 165 70 40 35
Belizean 30 10 20 10 0 10
Bolivian 45 20 25 25 15 10
Brazilian 500 200 295 45 20 25
Chilean 885 405 480 25 10 20
Colombian 610 255 355 160 80 80
Costa Rican 150 65 80 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 130 60 70 55 30 30
Guatemalan 190 95 95 40 15 25
Guyanese 270 130 140 55 35 25
Hispanic 130 60 65 50 25 30
Honduran 125 65 60 25 0 20
Maya 155 60 100 30 15 20
Mexican 3,020 1,390 1,625 245 90 150
Nicaraguan 220 135 90 20 10 15
Panamanian 55 20 35 0 0 0
Paraguayan 35 15 20 0 0 0
Peruvian 345 135 210 30 10 15
Salvadorean 360 155 210 15 10 0
Uruguayan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Venezuelan 155 70 85 75 45 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 380 175 200 75 25 45
African origins 8,510 4,355 4,150 2,705 1,470 1,240
Central and West African origins 840 440 400 750 430 320
Akan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Angolan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashanti 10 10 0 10 10 0
Beninese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 15 10 10 35 15 25
Chadian 30 20 10 0 0 0
Congolese 80 30 45 130 80 55
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 100 55 50 65 40 20
Guinean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ibo 30 15 15 20 20 0
Ivorian 25 0 25 15 10 10
Liberian 25 10 15 15 0 10
Malian 15 10 0 0 10 0
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 390 220 175 360 190 170
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 40 35 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 20 10 20 0 0 10
Togolese 10 15 0 10 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 15 10 0 80 65 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 115 65 50 30 25 10
North African origins 1,220 680 540 630 380 250
Algerian 60 45 15 20 20 10
Berber 25 15 10 25 10 10
Coptic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 515 290 230 320 185 135
Libyan 175 110 60 165 85 75
Maure 25 10 20 0 0 0
Moroccan 295 180 110 40 35 10
Sudanese 60 20 35 75 60 20
Tunisian 75 45 35 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 40 10 35 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 3,615 1,740 1,875 610 340 270
Afrikaner 205 115 90 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0 10 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 10 0 0 0 0 0
Burundian 0 0 10 25 15 10
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 70 30 40 55 25 25
Ethiopian 275 125 155 70 45 25
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 255 125 130 10 10 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 40 20 20 20 10 10
Oromo 20 10 15 10 0 0
Rwandan 90 40 45 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 10 20 10 10
Somali 140 70 65 30 15 15
South African 2,140 1,020 1,120 120 75 50
Tanzanian 30 20 10 40 35 0
Tigrian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Ugandan 85 45 40 55 30 30
Zambian 40 15 20 35 25 10
Zimbabwean 120 70 50 110 40 70
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 200 105 95 65 25 40
Other African origins 2,940 1,525 1,415 805 365 435
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 405 185 215 65 35 30
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,585 1,365 1,220 755 345 415
Asian origins 68,765 31,680 37,085 10,095 5,240 4,850
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 6,745 3,440 3,300 2,660 1,365 1,295
Afghan 175 100 80 10 0 10
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 575 345 230 355 200 160
Armenian 420 210 205 55 20 30
Assyrian 25 15 10 0 10 0
Azerbaijani 45 25 20 10 0 10
Georgian 85 40 40 0 0 0
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,990 970 1,020 215 110 110
Iraqi 140 90 50 265 145 115
Israeli 235 115 120 0 0 0
Jordanian 115 70 45 135 80 50
Kazakh 50 20 35 15 0 10
Kurd 40 35 10 10 0 0
Kuwaiti 15 10 0 15 0 10
Kyrgyz 10 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,155 580 580 995 465 530
Palestinian 180 85 95 95 60 35
Pashtun 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 325 230 100 35 20 15
Syrian 635 290 340 335 170 165
Tajik 20 15 10 60 15 40
Tatar 85 20 60 0 0 0
Turk 625 315 310 100 75 25
Turkmen 25 15 15 10 0 0
Uighur 25 15 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 20 10 0
Yemeni 20 15 10 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 245 140 110 40 20 20
South Asian origins 16,095 8,170 7,925 2,740 1,570 1,175
Bangladeshi 85 40 45 240 155 85
Bengali 65 30 30 60 35 25
Bhutanese 15 10 0 50 40 10
East Indian 13,860 7,025 6,835 1,820 1,020 805
Goan 105 65 40 0 0 0
Gujarati 75 30 40 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 10 10 0 0 0
Nepali 170 55 115 95 60 40
Pakistani 575 310 270 335 215 120
Punjabi 1,095 575 515 40 25 20
Sinhalese 55 20 35 10 0 0
Sri Lankan 245 115 125 120 65 55
Tamil 85 45 45 55 35 20
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 240 120 120 90 25 60
East and Southeast Asian origins 46,255 20,230 26,030 4,735 2,315 2,420
Burmese 135 55 80 35 15 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 405 220 185 25 20 0
Chinese 23,990 10,955 13,030 2,700 1,435 1,265
Filipino 10,025 3,865 6,165 1,525 615 910
Hmong 15 15 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 740 320 420 70 35 35
Japanese 5,035 2,100 2,940 100 35 70
Karen 0 0 0 35 25 10
Korean 3,160 1,450 1,710 100 35 60
Laotian 120 65 55 25 10 20
Malaysian 440 145 300 120 70 50
Mongolian 170 85 85 10 10 10
Singaporean 70 35 35 0 0 0
Taiwanese 640 250 385 30 20 10
Thai 810 240 575 65 35 30
Tibetan 35 15 15 15 10 0
Vietnamese 2,955 1,360 1,600 75 40 35
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 60 15 50 10 0 0
Other Asian origins 320 165 155 45 30 15
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 320 170 155 45 30 15
Oceania origins 5,485 2,650 2,835 240 115 125
Australian 2,885 1,345 1,535 165 75 85
New Zealander 1,240 680 560 25 15 10
Pacific Islands origins 1,490 695 800 45 20 25
Fijian 275 145 125 0 0 10
Hawaiian 695 300 400 10 0 0
Maori 255 105 145 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 115 60 60 10 0 10
Samoan 90 55 35 10 10 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 110 65 40 15 10 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 352,720 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
Owner 244,260 ... ... 167,700 ... ...
Renter 107,755 ... ... 50,530 ... ...
Band housing 705 ... ... 445 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 352,725 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Condominium 48,530 ... ... 4,630 ... ...
Not condominium 304,195 ... ... 214,045 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 352,720 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
No bedrooms 3,325 ... ... 230 ... ...
1 bedroom 49,820 ... ... 11,785 ... ...
2 bedrooms 102,045 ... ... 48,445 ... ...
3 bedrooms 114,870 ... ... 102,580 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 82,665 ... ... 55,630 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 352,720 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 101,140 ... ... 32,240 ... ...
5 rooms 56,930 ... ... 34,295 ... ...
6 rooms 51,775 ... ... 39,180 ... ...
7 rooms 42,560 ... ... 34,060 ... ...
8 or more rooms 100,315 ... ... 78,895 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.2 ... ... 6.9 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 352,720 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 349,970 ... ... 217,795 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 2,755 ... ... 880 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 352,720 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Suitable 341,725 ... ... 214,690 ... ...
Not suitable 11,000 ... ... 3,985 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 352,725 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1960 or before 67,580 ... ... 43,255 ... ...
1961 to 1980 110,135 ... ... 71,280 ... ...
1981 to 1990 53,665 ... ... 34,040 ... ...
1991 to 2000 56,575 ... ... 25,375 ... ...
2001 to 2005 19,145 ... ... 12,395 ... ...
2006 to 2010 27,255 ... ... 16,210 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 18,365 ... ... 16,120 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 352,725 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 330,200 ... ... 204,465 ... ...
Major repairs needed 22,525 ... ... 14,210 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 352,725 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1 household maintainer 203,520 ... ... 128,070 ... ...
2 household maintainers 140,415 ... ... 87,205 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 8,785 ... ... 3,400 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 352,725 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
15 to 24 years 11,245 ... ... 5,730 ... ...
25 to 34 years 40,950 ... ... 25,840 ... ...
35 to 44 years 47,425 ... ... 33,600 ... ...
45 to 54 years 62,115 ... ... 44,480 ... ...
55 to 64 years 77,025 ... ... 47,380 ... ...
65 to 74 years 66,225 ... ... 38,295 ... ...
75 to 84 years 34,385 ... ... 18,275 ... ...
85 years and over 13,345 ... ... 5,080 ... ...
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 141 343,765 ... ... 217,560 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 255,350 ... ... 180,060 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 88,415 ... ... 37,505 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 76,165 ... ... 33,880 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 237,755 ... ... 167,335 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 54.9 ... ... 49.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 17.1 ... ... 10.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 943 ... ... 743 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,189 ... ... 984 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 425,022 ... ... 219,228 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 501,577 ... ... 243,157 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 106,440 ... ... 50,415 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 12.0 ... ... 22.2 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 44.9 ... ... 39.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 951 ... ... 802 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,037 ... ... 836 ... ...
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 146 671,875 324,370 347,510 437,935 212,785 225,155
No certificate, diploma or degree 98,650 51,930 46,720 102,665 51,170 51,495
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 195,040 92,085 102,960 109,480 50,205 59,275
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 378,190 180,355 197,830 225,790 111,405 114,380
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 68,975 51,625 17,350 49,435 36,325 13,110
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 27,760 16,150 11,610 24,305 14,660 9,645
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 41,220 35,475 5,740 25,130 21,665 3,460
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 133,920 51,180 82,745 101,250 42,910 58,340
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 22,240 8,065 14,175 10,400 4,280 6,125
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 153,050 69,490 83,560 64,700 27,900 36,800
Bachelor's degree 94,770 40,995 53,780 42,850 17,810 25,040
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 11,080 4,605 6,480 2,995 1,395 1,605
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 5,055 3,115 1,940 1,790 1,055 735
Master's degree 34,205 15,785 18,425 14,820 6,180 8,640
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 7,930 4,985 2,945 2,250 1,465 785
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 414,845 199,060 215,790 287,880 139,650 148,230
No certificate, diploma or degree 40,055 23,465 16,590 45,170 23,965 21,205
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 111,465 54,560 56,905 65,210 30,300 34,910
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 263,330 121,035 142,290 177,495 85,380 92,115
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 44,955 33,845 11,115 36,075 26,475 9,605
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 18,145 10,625 7,520 18,045 10,900 7,145
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 26,815 23,220 3,590 18,030 15,580 2,455
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 95,905 36,540 59,365 81,955 34,175 47,780
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 14,645 5,425 9,225 6,680 2,970 3,710
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 107,815 45,230 62,585 52,785 21,760 31,025
Bachelor's degree 68,860 28,290 40,575 34,555 13,960 20,595
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 7,315 2,790 4,530 2,410 1,070 1,340
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 3,410 1,775 1,635 1,515 810 700
Master's degree 24,025 10,125 13,905 12,610 4,860 7,755
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 4,200 2,260 1,940 1,705 1,060 645
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 151 671,880 324,365 347,510 437,935 212,780 225,150
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 293,695 144,015 149,680 212,145 101,375 110,770
Education 30,180 8,030 22,150 19,040 5,665 13,375
13. Education 30,180 8,030 22,145 19,035 5,665 13,375
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 15,140 6,365 8,775 3,660 1,705 1,950
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,955 1,540 415 760 590 170
50. Visual and performing arts 13,180 4,820 8,360 2,900 1,115 1,785
Humanities 19,960 8,120 11,845 7,180 2,965 4,220
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,380 665 1,720 470 125 350
23. English language and literature/letters 6,380 2,035 4,345 1,735 610 1,120
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 3,935 1,465 2,475 1,675 540 1,135
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 170 60 110 70 45 20
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,275 795 480 595 315 280
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,800 1,120 680 1,325 740 585
54. History 3,275 1,825 1,445 870 490 380
55. French language and literature/letters 745 160 585 440 95 340
Social and behavioural sciences and law 44,205 15,980 28,230 13,825 4,140 9,685
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 925 225 705 315 95 215
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 3,350 1,250 2,105 850 320 535
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 7,580 735 6,845 3,695 280 3,410
22. Legal professions and studies 6,390 2,195 4,195 1,930 595 1,345
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 930 340 580 170 40 130
42. Psychology 8,335 2,630 5,710 2,340 595 1,745
45. Social sciences 16,700 8,610 8,090 4,515 2,220 2,300
Business, management and public administration 64,810 22,755 42,060 47,775 11,015 36,760
30.16 Accounting and computer science 105 40 65 150 30 125
44. Public administration and social service professions 6,585 1,765 4,820 2,725 510 2,220
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 58,115 20,950 37,170 44,900 10,480 34,420
Physical and life sciences and technologies 15,015 8,285 6,730 5,570 2,930 2,645
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 7,315 3,430 3,885 2,225 960 1,265
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,200 1,060 1,145 1,280 650 635
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 125 50 75 130 55 80
40. Physical sciences 4,710 3,520 1,195 1,665 1,190 475
41. Science technologies/technicians 660 225 435 270 75 190
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 11,070 7,035 4,035 8,305 4,255 4,055
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 8,285 5,770 2,515 7,085 3,705 3,380
25. Library science 1,090 170 920 475 70 400
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,535 990 545 690 420 265
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 160 105 50 60 50 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 74,475 69,400 5,075 61,025 55,930 5,095
04. Architecture and related services 2,060 1,330 735 275 200 75
14. Engineering 10,685 9,390 1,295 6,685 5,515 1,175
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 13,620 12,075 1,540 12,325 10,200 2,130
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 30 0 30 20 10 15
46. Construction trades 21,020 20,460 560 19,465 18,750 720
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 17,890 17,375 520 14,775 14,250 520
48. Precision production 9,165 8,765 400 7,480 7,015 465
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 11,545 7,585 3,960 3,630 2,395 1,240
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 5,245 2,925 2,315 1,170 620 555
03. Natural resources and conservation 6,300 4,655 1,645 2,465 1,780 685
Health and related fields 65,825 12,665 53,160 32,275 5,370 26,905
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 4,065 1,945 2,120 1,585 880 705
51. Health professions and related programs 60,190 9,720 50,470 30,030 4,130 25,900
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,565 1,000 570 655 355 295
Personal, protective and transportation services 25,900 14,125 11,775 23,495 15,050 8,450
12. Personal and culinary services 15,530 5,220 10,310 9,540 2,345 7,185
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 190 170 20 15 15 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 520 465 60 175 150 20
43. Security and protective services 2,930 2,145 785 2,285 1,735 545
49. Transportation and materials moving 6,730 6,130 600 11,490 10,795 695
Other 70 25 50 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 70 25 45 10 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 414,850 199,060 215,790 287,880 139,650 148,230
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 151,520 78,030 73,495 110,380 54,270 56,115
Education 17,665 4,205 13,460 12,575 3,380 9,200
13. Education 17,665 4,205 13,460 12,580 3,380 9,195
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 10,955 4,410 6,545 2,940 1,310 1,635
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,270 930 340 510 355 155
50. Visual and performing arts 9,690 3,480 6,205 2,430 955 1,480
Humanities 13,010 5,110 7,895 5,105 2,045 3,055
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,545 380 1,170 360 80 275
23. English language and literature/letters 4,115 1,295 2,825 1,260 420 840
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,810 1,030 1,780 1,185 390 790
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 100 45 60 65 45 15
38. Philosophy and religious studies 785 480 305 415 215 195
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,040 600 440 835 475 355
54. History 2,210 1,230 985 675 365 315
55. French language and literature/letters 390 60 335 320 60 260
Social and behavioural sciences and law 32,505 10,750 21,755 11,820 3,365 8,450
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 700 140 555 260 75 190
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,740 945 1,790 710 245 465
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 5,765 570 5,195 3,175 250 2,920
22. Legal professions and studies 4,780 1,330 3,450 1,675 450 1,225
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 780 295 480 130 30 100
42. Psychology 5,535 1,500 4,035 1,945 455 1,495
45. Social sciences 12,210 5,965 6,245 3,925 1,865 2,060
Business, management and public administration 46,190 15,635 30,550 39,285 8,560 30,725
30.16 Accounting and computer science 70 25 45 125 25 100
44. Public administration and social service professions 4,750 1,100 3,655 2,295 370 1,925
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,365 14,505 26,860 36,865 8,160 28,705
Physical and life sciences and technologies 10,020 5,020 5,000 4,275 2,175 2,100
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 5,295 2,340 2,955 1,665 665 1,005
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,530 685 840 1,020 515 510
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 80 30 50 75 35 40
40. Physical sciences 2,755 1,865 890 1,320 900 425
41. Science technologies/technicians 365 100 260 190 60 125
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,710 5,700 3,015 7,640 3,965 3,675
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,190 5,095 2,090 6,670 3,510 3,165
25. Library science 635 95 540 345 65 285
27. Mathematics and statistics 775 425 345 560 340 220
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 115 75 35 55 50 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 49,580 45,560 4,020 46,125 42,065 4,060
04. Architecture and related services 1,410 780 635 230 165 65
14. Engineering 6,980 5,895 1,085 5,500 4,465 1,030
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 8,780 7,645 1,130 9,790 8,085 1,705
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 15 0 15 15 0 15
46. Construction trades 14,870 14,405 470 14,430 13,915 510
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 11,620 11,240 380 10,765 10,340 420
48. Precision production 5,900 5,605 300 5,400 5,090 310
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 8,775 5,490 3,285 3,025 1,945 1,085
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 3,815 2,020 1,790 930 460 475
03. Natural resources and conservation 4,970 3,470 1,495 2,095 1,485 610
Health and related fields 47,195 9,085 38,110 25,620 4,275 21,350
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 3,180 1,485 1,695 1,265 730 530
51. Health professions and related programs 43,015 7,040 35,980 23,810 3,275 20,540
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,000 560 440 545 265 275
Personal, protective and transportation services 18,675 10,055 8,615 19,080 12,300 6,785
12. Personal and culinary services 11,380 3,960 7,420 7,705 1,895 5,815
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 135 115 20 10 15 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 275 235 40 160 130 25
43. Security and protective services 2,195 1,550 650 1,885 1,440 445
49. Transportation and materials moving 4,685 4,190 490 9,330 8,825 505
Other 50 15 40 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 55 15 35 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 157 671,880 324,365 347,510 437,935 212,785 225,150
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 293,690 144,010 149,680 212,145 101,375 110,775
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 378,190 180,355 197,830 225,790 111,405 114,380
Location of study inside Canada 324,495 154,080 170,415 217,745 107,100 110,645
Same as province or territory of residence 230,005 107,595 122,405 188,225 92,155 96,070
Different than province or territory of residence 94,495 46,480 48,010 29,520 14,945 14,575
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 53,690 26,280 27,415 8,045 4,305 3,735
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 14,030 7,275 6,755 2,175 1,205 965
Philippines 3,670 1,100 2,570 820 305 515
India 1,775 915 860 405 230 180
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 13,840 7,420 6,415 1,495 905 585
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 2,135 875 1,260 335 190 140
France 500 215 285 125 65 60
Other 17,735 8,470 9,265 2,695 1,410 1,285
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 157 414,845 199,060 215,790 287,880 139,650 148,230
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 151,520 78,025 73,490 110,380 54,270 56,115
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 263,325 121,030 142,295 177,500 85,380 92,115
Location of study inside Canada 232,465 107,505 124,960 171,300 82,140 89,165
Same as province or territory of residence 172,860 78,625 94,235 147,040 70,500 76,540
Different than province or territory of residence 59,605 28,885 30,725 24,265 11,635 12,630
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 30,860 13,530 17,335 6,195 3,245 2,955
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 7,510 3,535 3,975 1,375 725 650
Philippines 3,235 955 2,280 765 295 470
India 1,335 605 730 360 195 165
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 5,475 2,710 2,775 1,010 645 370
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,845 765 1,075 285 165 125
France 340 135 200 110 55 55
Other 11,125 4,825 6,305 2,285 1,160 1,125
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 671,880 324,370 347,510 437,935 212,785 225,150
In the labour force 403,195 205,385 197,800 256,855 133,110 123,745
Employed 375,600 189,630 185,980 216,705 108,395 108,310
Unemployed 27,590 15,765 11,825 40,150 24,715 15,440
Not in the labour force 268,690 118,980 149,705 181,080 79,675 101,405
Participation rate 60.0 63.3 56.9 58.7 62.6 55.0
Employment rate 55.9 58.5 53.5 49.5 50.9 48.1
Unemployment rate 6.8 7.7 6.0 15.6 18.6 12.5
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 671,880 324,365 347,505 437,935 212,785 225,150
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 245,815 107,890 137,925 158,915 67,920 90,995
Worked 426,060 216,480 209,580 279,020 144,865 134,155
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 189,845 105,305 84,540 128,865 66,480 62,385
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 236,215 111,175 125,040 150,155 78,385 71,770
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.6 41.8 41.4 38.9 38.3 39.5
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 403,190 205,390 197,805 256,855 133,110 123,745
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 7,150 3,680 3,465 5,055 2,700 2,350
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 396,045 201,710 194,340 251,795 130,405 121,395
Employee 334,610 165,705 168,905 236,110 120,790 115,315
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 61,435 36,000 25,435 15,690 9,615 6,075
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 403,190 205,390 197,800 256,855 133,110 123,745
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 7,145 3,680 3,465 5,055 2,705 2,350
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 396,045 201,705 194,340 251,800 130,405 121,390
0 Management occupations 42,755 25,170 17,585 20,870 11,930 8,940
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 56,085 14,565 41,515 32,115 8,130 23,985
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 26,380 20,735 5,645 16,780 13,320 3,460
3 Health occupations 31,235 6,880 24,350 18,865 3,190 15,675
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 49,995 17,185 32,815 32,515 8,935 23,585
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 13,885 5,725 8,155 4,830 2,045 2,790
6 Sales and service occupations 98,310 41,295 57,020 56,205 21,550 34,650
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 55,960 52,790 3,170 47,890 45,235 2,655
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 13,105 10,600 2,500 11,845 9,800 2,045
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 8,340 6,760 1,580 9,885 6,270 3,615
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 173 403,190 205,385 197,805 256,855 133,110 123,745
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 7,145 3,680 3,465 5,055 2,705 2,355
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 396,045 201,705 194,340 251,800 130,405 121,395
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 13,640 10,130 3,505 8,720 6,635 2,085
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 2,925 2,630 295 9,780 8,190 1,595
22 Utilities 1,295 1,050 245 2,695 2,065 625
23 Construction 32,090 28,660 3,430 27,360 24,470 2,885
31-33 Manufacturing 17,945 13,845 4,095 16,735 11,520 5,215
41 Wholesale trade 7,810 5,580 2,240 5,640 4,065 1,580
44-45 Retail trade 49,290 22,655 26,640 31,755 13,635 18,125
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 16,480 12,210 4,260 12,235 9,105 3,125
51 Information and cultural industries 7,385 4,175 3,210 3,690 1,975 1,715
52 Finance and insurance 11,255 4,170 7,090 5,255 1,585 3,675
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 7,605 3,940 3,665 2,520 1,515 1,005
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 27,650 15,075 12,580 10,885 6,005 4,885
55 Management of companies and enterprises 345 140 205 200 115 90
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 18,365 10,620 7,740 7,375 4,150 3,230
61 Educational services 29,470 9,610 19,860 17,800 6,130 11,670
62 Health care and social assistance 53,455 10,970 42,490 37,130 6,040 31,090
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 10,130 4,880 5,250 3,595 1,885 1,720
72 Accommodation and food services 34,980 14,785 20,205 17,660 6,285 11,370
81 Other services (except public administration) 17,770 7,370 10,395 10,565 4,680 5,890
91 Public administration 36,155 19,220 16,935 20,190 10,365 9,825
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 174 375,600 189,625 185,975 216,705 108,390 108,310
Worked at home 34,590 16,255 18,335 9,965 4,315 5,655
Worked outside Canada 1,425 930 495 650 530 120
No fixed workplace address 54,325 40,680 13,640 26,135 20,220 5,910
Worked at usual place 285,265 131,755 153,510 179,955 83,330 96,625
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 285,260 131,755 153,510 179,955 83,335 96,625
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 128,070 55,720 72,355 96,140 41,420 54,720
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 134,990 63,040 71,950 71,710 33,265 38,445
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 19,140 10,700 8,445 8,615 5,795 2,820
Commute to a different province or territory 3,065 2,295 765 3,495 2,850 645
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 175 339,590 172,440 167,145 206,085 103,555 102,540
Car, truck, van - as a driver 245,735 126,515 119,225 167,405 83,525 83,875
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 18,435 8,090 10,345 16,255 6,690 9,565
Public transit 23,040 9,750 13,290 5,185 3,340 1,845
Walked 28,700 12,755 15,945 10,010 4,405 5,605
Bicycle 14,255 8,880 5,370 315 260 55
Other method 9,420 6,450 2,965 6,925 5,330 1,595
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 176 339,585 172,440 167,150 206,090 103,555 102,540
Less than 15 minutes 127,945 59,210 68,740 95,355 42,345 53,015
15 to 29 minutes 124,030 62,615 61,415 68,435 34,355 34,085
30 to 44 minutes 50,305 27,950 22,355 20,960 11,500 9,460
45 to 59 minutes 17,795 9,825 7,975 6,490 3,755 2,730
60 minutes and over 19,505 12,840 6,665 14,850 11,605 3,245
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 177 339,585 172,435 167,150 206,090 103,555 102,540
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 18,410 13,015 5,390 11,825 9,160 2,665
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 53,405 33,395 20,005 25,555 17,110 8,450
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 90,750 47,715 43,030 64,365 33,725 30,635
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 81,930 33,810 48,120 54,780 20,795 33,990
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 44,900 18,150 26,745 19,175 6,340 12,830
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 50,200 26,345 23,850 30,390 16,420 13,970
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 178 439,940 223,150 216,795 286,035 148,060 137,975
Single responses 438,025 222,300 215,725 285,380 147,830 137,555
Official languages 436,160 221,410 214,750 284,750 147,500 137,250
English 434,935 221,120 213,815 283,805 147,190 136,610
French 1,225 290 940 945 310 640
Non-official languages 1,865 890 975 630 330 300
Aboriginal languages 60 20 40 440 205 230
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 415 200 215
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 415 200 210
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 250 125 125
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 165 75 90
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 20 10 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 25 10 20
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 35 15 25 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 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 15 10 15 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 10 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 25 10 15 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 10 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,805 865 940 190 120 70
Afro-Asiatic languages 25 25 0 25 20 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 25 20 0 20 20 10
Amharic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Arabic 20 20 0 20 20 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 0 0 0 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 220 105 115 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 195 90 105 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 30 10 15 15 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 30 10 15 15 10 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 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 345 140 205 35 25 10
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 85 25 55 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 80 25 55 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 10 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 10 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 55 25 35 0 0 0
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 55 30 30 25 20 10
Afrikaans 0 10 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 15 15 10 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 35 15 25 10 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 90 40 55 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 90 35 45 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 20 20 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 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 70 25 50 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 115 40 75 15 10 10
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 10 0 0 0 10 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 95 30 65 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 95 30 70 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 160 95 65 10 0 10
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 60 10 50 35 15 15
American Sign Language 55 10 45 20 0 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 15 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 805 440 365 80 50 35
Chinese languages 805 445 365 85 50 30
Cantonese 400 225 170 30 20 10
Hakka 10 0 10 0 0 0
Mandarin 370 190 175 15 10 10
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 30 20 15 40 25 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 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 45 10 35 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 45 10 40 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 15 0 0 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 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 0 10 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 1,915 850 1,065 655 230 420
English and French 635 275 360 480 135 340
English and non-official language 1,215 555 660 170 95 70
French and non-official language 10 0 10 10 0 0
English, French and non-official language 55 15 35 0 0 10
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 179 439,940 223,145 216,795 286,035 148,060 137,975
None 427,590 217,680 209,910 281,215 146,080 135,130
English 1,750 560 1,185 1,115 405 710
French 5,065 2,460 2,605 2,665 1,060 1,605
Non-official language 5,205 2,295 2,915 995 475 520
Aboriginal 465 125 340 435 175 265
Non-Aboriginal 4,740 2,165 2,575 555 300 255
English and French 10 10 0 10 0 0
English and non-official language 10 0 10 0 10 0
French and non-official language 310 145 165 40 30 10
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 773,310 376,250 397,060 507,965 248,690 259,270
Non-movers 652,650 317,445 335,200 457,145 224,045 233,100
Movers 120,665 58,800 61,860 50,825 24,650 26,170
Non-migrants 66,675 32,555 34,120 26,690 12,990 13,695
Migrants 53,985 26,250 27,740 24,135 11,655 12,475
Internal migrants 47,885 23,195 24,690 22,190 10,710 11,475
Intraprovincial migrants 33,290 15,890 17,400 15,445 7,375 8,070
Interprovincial migrants 14,605 7,310 7,290 6,745 3,340 3,405
External migrants 6,100 3,045 3,055 1,945 950 995
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 745,635 362,360 383,275 489,795 239,505 250,295
Non-movers 433,905 211,490 222,410 347,175 169,930 177,245
Movers 311,735 150,865 160,870 142,625 69,575 73,050
Non-migrants 159,140 77,270 81,865 69,950 33,920 36,030
Migrants 152,590 73,590 79,000 72,675 35,660 37,015
Internal migrants 131,690 63,675 68,010 66,305 32,250 34,055
Intraprovincial migrants 90,195 43,185 47,010 42,755 20,410 22,345
Interprovincial migrants 41,495 20,490 21,005 23,545 11,835 11,710
External migrants 20,900 9,915 10,985 6,370 3,410 2,965

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Vancouver Island and Coast [Economic region], British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province] (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 June 4, 2024).

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