Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Abbotsford [Population centre], British Columbia

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Abbotsford
British Columbia
[Population centre]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 517,887 ... ... 121,279 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 115,011r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... 5.4 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 45,281 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 43,007 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 1,770.5 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 68.50 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 121,285 59,325 61,955
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 22,020 11,320 10,705
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 7,190 3,675 3,510
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 7,590 3,890 3,700
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 7,240 3,750 3,490
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 78,125 38,535 39,585
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 7,520 3,870 3,655
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 7,905 4,045 3,860
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 8,115 4,050 4,065
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 8,460 4,170 4,290
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 7,855 3,850 4,000
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 7,545 3,640 3,905
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 7,725 3,770 3,950
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 7,770 3,890 3,875
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 7,930 3,810 4,120
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 7,295 3,430 3,865
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 21,140 9,475 11,670
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 6,665 3,050 3,615
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 4,865 2,335 2,530
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 3,660 1,665 1,995
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 2,775 1,275 1,500
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 3,175 1,140 2,030
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 1,925 760 1,165
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 950 305 645
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 265 75 185
100 years and over 130 45 85 40 10 30
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 17.9 18.7 17.1 18.2 19.1 17.3
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 64.4 65.0 63.9
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 17.4 16.0 18.8
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 2.6 1.9 3.3
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 40.2 39.1 41.2
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 39.2 37.8 40.5
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 43,010 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 14,970 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 1,000 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 26,810 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 1,250 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 4,040 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 9,170 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 12,290 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 55 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 225 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 43,005 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 10,895 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 13,615 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 5,970 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 6,095 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 6,435 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 118,650 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 99,265 48,010 51,255
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 59,585 29,885 29,700
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 53,600 26,915 26,685
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 5,985 2,975 3,015
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 39,680 18,125 21,555
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 24,705 13,310 11,395
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 2,825 1,210 1,615
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 6,095 2,320 3,770
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 6,060 1,280 4,775
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 33,630 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 16,270 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 6,755 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 7,175 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 3,440 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 33,630 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 28,585 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 25,590 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 2,995 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 5,050 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 4,030 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 1,015 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 28,585 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 13,355 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 15,230 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 5,225 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 6,730 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 3,280 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 5,050 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 2,915 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 1,525 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 605 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 18,770 8,515 10,255
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 43,010 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 27,765 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 10,905 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 16,860 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 2,765 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 12,475 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 10,895 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 1,585 ... ...
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 15 513,405 254,160 259,245 119,265 58,220 61,045
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 106,635 52,685 53,955
French only 245 130 115 30 15 15
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 5,425 2,390 3,030
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 7,175 3,135 4,045
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 16 513,400 254,160 259,245 119,265 58,220 61,045
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 110,920 54,510 56,415
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 840 425 415
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 405 190 215
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 7,100 3,095 4,005
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 1,045 520 525
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 119,265 58,220 61,045
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 116,245 56,755 59,490
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 76,610 37,570 39,045
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 75,710 37,115 38,590
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 900 455 450
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 39,635 19,185 20,450
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 25 10 15
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 15 5 10
Blackfoot 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 10 5 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 5 5 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 15 5 10 5 0 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 5 5 0 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 5 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 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 0 5 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 5 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 5 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 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 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 5 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 39,610 19,175 20,435
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 375 205 170
Berber languages 5 0 5 0 5 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 5 5 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 10 5 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 5 5 5
Somali 755 365 395 5 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 365 195 170
Amharic 305 150 160 0 0 0
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 325 175 150
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 5 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 30 25 15 10 10
Maltese 10 5 5 5 0 0
Tigrigna 155 80 75 5 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 5 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,010 3,260 3,750 685 295 390
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 30 10 15
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 660 285 375
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 960 375 585
Bikol 65 30 35 10 5 5
Cebuano 860 350 505 45 20 30
Fijian 210 105 105 20 10 5
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 10 0 10
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 50 25 25
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 40 15 25
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 0 0 0
Pangasinan 85 35 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 780 300 475
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 10 10 5
Creole languages 260 130 125 50 25 20
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 30 20 15
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 10 5 5
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 110 55 55
Kannada 55 30 30 0 5 0
Malayalam 695 350 345 60 30 30
Tamil 790 405 385 20 10 10
Telugu 170 95 80 30 15 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 35 20 15 5 5 5
Indo-European languages 157,060 77,565 79,500 33,920 16,550 17,370
Albanian 315 160 155 55 25 25
Armenian 95 50 45 30 15 10
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 1,155 540 615
Baltic languages 50 20 30 10 5 5
Latvian 25 15 10 5 0 5
Lithuanian 25 5 15 5 5 0
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 1,145 535 610
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Bosnian 150 75 75 40 15 25
Bulgarian 110 55 55 25 10 15
Croatian 670 335 335 45 25 20
Czech 450 210 240 70 35 35
Macedonian 10 5 5 0 5 0
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 250 115 140
Russian 1,795 830 965 395 175 220
Serbian 470 250 220 40 25 15
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 10 5 10
Slovak 290 135 155 40 15 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 15 10 5
Ukrainian 800 345 455 205 100 105
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 5 0 5
Celtic languages 40 20 25 10 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 5 0 5
Welsh 20 5 10 5 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 5,290 2,365 2,930
Afrikaans 220 100 120 105 50 55
Danish 415 215 200 105 55 50
Dutch 1,545 720 825 1,010 465 550
Frisian 30 10 20 25 15 15
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 3,920 1,725 2,195
Icelandic 30 10 15 10 5 5
Norwegian 150 70 80 40 15 25
Swedish 135 60 75 45 20 30
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 5 0 5
Yiddish 15 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 5
Greek 600 310 285 50 30 20
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 25,735 12,780 12,955
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 25,480 12,640 12,840
Bengali 685 350 335 15 10 10
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 70 35 30
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 545 255 290
Kashmiri 5 5 0 5 5 0
Konkani 65 30 40 5 5 5
Marathi 80 35 40 10 5 5
Nepali 410 215 200 10 5 10
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 24,625 12,215 12,410
Sindhi 210 105 100 10 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 25 10 10
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 170 90 80
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 235 130 110
Kurdish 170 95 70 55 30 20
Pashto 525 280 245 0 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 185 100 85
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 20 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 1,595 790 805
Catalan 10 10 5 0 0 0
Italian 1,335 715 620 150 80 75
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 165 80 85
Romanian 715 365 350 200 105 95
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 1,070 520 550
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 5
Japanese 1,075 385 690 150 55 95
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 1,080 500 585
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 5 0 5
Mongolian 20 15 10 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 100 50 50
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 10 10 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 0 0 0
Ewe 30 20 15 5 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ganda 15 10 5 0 0 5
Igbo 65 35 30 0 0 0
Lingala 20 10 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 0 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 0 0 0
Shona 45 15 25 0 0 0
Swahili 215 110 105 30 15 20
Wolof 0 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 20 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 30 15 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 25 10 10
Dinka 5 5 0 10 10 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 10 5 5
Sign languages 185 100 85 40 25 15
American Sign Language 70 35 35 15 10 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 25 15 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 1,515 735 780
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 1,515 730 780
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 485 255 225
Hakka 215 100 115 20 10 5
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 880 405 480
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 50 25 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 10 5 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 60 35 30
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 5 5 0
Burmese 335 185 150 5 5 0
Karenic languages 335 160 175 0 0 0
Tibetan 60 25 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 780 340 435 210 100 115
Lao 525 270 255 175 90 85
Thai 250 65 190 40 15 25
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 35 25 10
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 5 5 0
Turkish 260 145 115 30 20 10
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 5 0 5
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 330 155 170
Estonian 60 30 30 15 5 5
Finnish 240 105 135 85 35 50
Hungarian 870 410 455 225 115 110
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 10 10 10
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 3,020 1,465 1,555
English and French 775 380 395 180 75 100
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 2,745 1,340 1,405
French and non-official language 270 135 135 50 20 30
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 40 25 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 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 119,265 58,220 61,045
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 111,855 54,535 57,315
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 87,050 42,370 44,680
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 86,880 42,285 44,595
French 1,125 585 540 165 85 80
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 24,805 12,165 12,640
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 5 0 5
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 0 0 5
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 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 5 0 0 5 5 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 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 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 154,145 74,980 79,170 24,805 12,165 12,640
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 215 105 110
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 455 200 255 5 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 0 0 0
Somali 445 190 255 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 220 105 115
Amharic 135 60 75 0 0 0
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 205 95 105
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 5 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 5
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 5 5 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 75 35 35 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 30 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,560 2,130 2,430 450 195 255
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 5 5 5
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 445 190 255
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 340 160 185
Bikol 15 5 5 5 0 5
Cebuano 305 130 170 15 5 10
Fijian 60 40 30 5 5 5
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 15 5 10
Ilocano 345 155 185 15 5 5
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 5 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 285 135 150
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 0 0 0
Creole languages 150 70 80 10 10 10
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 105 50 60 15 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 55 25 30
Kannada 25 10 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 365 180 180 30 10 15
Tamil 410 200 210 15 5 10
Telugu 80 45 40 15 5 5
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 100,595 49,680 50,920 21,565 10,635 10,930
Albanian 200 90 100 20 10 10
Armenian 35 15 20 10 5 10
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 435 205 235
Baltic languages 5 5 0 5 0 5
Latvian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Lithuanian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 430 205 230
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 15 5 10
Bulgarian 50 30 20 5 5 5
Croatian 190 90 100 10 5 0
Czech 135 65 65 5 5 5
Macedonian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 1,030 505 525 85 40 45
Russian 1,035 505 530 245 110 130
Serbian 205 110 95 10 5 5
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 0 0 5
Slovak 85 40 40 10 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 0 0 5
Ukrainian 250 110 140 40 25 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 665 300 365 720 320 400
Afrikaans 100 45 60 60 25 35
Danish 25 10 10 5 0 5
Dutch 105 45 65 55 20 30
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 595 265 325
Icelandic 10 5 5 0 0 5
Norwegian 15 5 10 0 0 0
Swedish 10 5 5 0 5 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 190 100 90 15 10 5
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 19,665 9,735 9,930
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 19,525 9,660 9,865
Bengali 410 210 200 10 5 5
Gujarati 735 340 395 25 10 10
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 255 125 130
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 5 0 0
Nepali 245 120 120 10 5 5
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 19,120 9,460 9,660
Sindhi 80 40 45 5 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 5 5 5
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 100 50 50
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 135 65 65
Kurdish 110 60 45 30 15 15
Pashto 315 160 155 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 100 50 50
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 10 5 5
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 695 345 345
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 20 10 10
Portuguese 510 240 270 40 20 20
Romanian 310 155 155 105 55 55
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 520 260 255
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 70 35 35
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 870 385 485
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 5
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 20 10 10
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 5 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 15 10 5 0 0 0
Ewe 5 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 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lingala 10 5 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 20 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Shona 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swahili 85 35 55 5 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 5 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 20 10 10
Dinka 0 0 0 15 10 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 10 5 5
Sign languages 230 120 105 45 25 25
American Sign Language 85 40 45 15 10 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 35 20 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 940 480 455
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 940 485 460
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 270 145 125
Hakka 60 25 35 10 0 5
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 615 315 300
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 15 10 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 30 20 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 0 0 0
Burmese 285 155 130 0 0 0
Karenic languages 310 155 160 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 200 105 60 50
Lao 270 135 135 90 45 45
Thai 105 40 65 20 10 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 15 15 5
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkish 125 65 55 15 15 5
Uyghur 30 15 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0
Uralic languages 300 135 165 55 30 30
Estonian 20 5 10 0 0 0
Finnish 45 20 25 15 10 10
Hungarian 240 115 130 45 20 20
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 0 0 0
Multiple responses 53,920 26,565 27,355 7,410 3,685 3,725
English and French 525 245 285 110 50 65
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 7,195 3,600 3,605
French and non-official language 120 45 70 10 10 5
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 85 30 60
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 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 119,265 58,220 61,045
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 103,295 50,380 52,910
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 7,625 3,870 3,755
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 790 340 445
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 7,370 3,535 3,835
Aboriginal 95 40 55 10 5 5
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 7,360 3,530 3,830
English and French 200 100 100 30 15 20
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 80 40 40
French and non-official language 375 180 195 70 35 35
English, French and non-official language 10 10 10 5 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 419,060 205,495 213,570 96,670 46,695 49,980
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 92,810 44,885 47,925
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 29,161 37,640 23,634
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 92,915 44,985 47,935
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 26,751 33,229 22,658
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 81,710 40,620 41,090
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 27,708 37,483 20,530
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 67,715 28,550 39,165
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 5,790 4,064 6,519
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 70,225 35,945 34,280
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 28,331 37,761 21,236
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 96,585 46,710 49,880
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 92,630 44,800 47,830
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 39,110 47,209 31,525
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 92,725 44,890 47,840
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 33,595 39,397 28,151
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 81,500 40,350 41,160
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 38,006 47,194 28,998
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 67,470 28,400 39,065
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 7,784 7,419 8,049
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 70,135 35,730 34,400
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 37,284 45,745 28,496
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 419,065 205,525 213,540 96,590 46,710 49,880
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 24 124,605 72,975 51,630 28,540 17,095 11,445
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 49,398 56,075 42,156
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 56,560 62,813 47,216
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 88.5 92.1 83.4 85.5 90.1 79.0
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 72.6 77.8 65.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 14.5 9.9 21.0
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 419,065 205,495 213,570 96,675 46,695 49,975
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 3,865 1,810 2,055
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 92,810 44,885 47,925
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 96.0 96.1 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 13,780 5,650 8,130
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 19,215 7,190 12,020
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 14,420 5,635 8,785
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 11,385 5,150 6,235
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 9,090 4,605 4,485
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 6,910 4,025 2,885
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 4,950 3,225 1,725
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 3,790 2,540 1,250
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 2,905 1,985 925
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 1,825 1,285 540
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 4,540 3,590 945
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 3,390 2,660 730
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 1,150 930 215
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 419,065 205,495 213,570 96,670 46,695 49,980
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 3,760 1,715 2,040
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 92,915 44,980 47,935
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 96.1 96.3 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 14,215 5,915 8,300
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 20,255 7,800 12,455
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 16,770 6,770 10,000
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 12,900 6,120 6,785
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 9,705 5,280 4,425
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 6,630 4,215 2,410
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 4,580 3,090 1,490
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 3,080 2,120 955
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 4,775 3,670 1,105
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 1,805 1,330 470
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 990 765 225
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 1,980 1,575 405
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 419,065 205,495 213,570 96,675 46,700 49,975
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 26,450 10,750 15,695
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 70,225 35,945 34,285
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 72.6 77.0 68.6
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 10,315 4,620 5,695
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 6,390 2,340 4,045
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 10,955 4,295 6,660
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 8,845 3,825 5,020
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 7,615 3,665 3,945
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 6,725 3,585 3,135
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 5,160 3,180 1,980
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 3,790 2,575 1,215
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 3,025 2,125 900
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 7,405 5,720 1,680
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 2,410 1,715 695
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 1,515 1,100 415
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 3,480 2,905 570
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 43,005 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 69,822 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 61,756 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 10,895 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 32,539 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 29,473 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 32,115 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 85,431 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 75,454 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 42,990 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 84,275 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 72,466 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 10,900 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 40,587 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 35,066 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 32,085 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 99,115 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 85,170 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 43,005 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 665 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 465 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 1,145 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 1,695 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 1,890 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 1,635 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 1,905 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 1,870 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 1,790 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 1,865 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 3,400 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 3,230 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 3,105 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 2,790 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 2,545 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 13,010 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 4,890 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 3,140 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 3,100 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 1,885 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 43,010 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 695 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 470 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 1,155 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 1,750 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 2,140 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 1,990 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 2,255 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 2,125 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 2,195 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 2,065 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 3,990 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 3,665 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 3,435 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 2,995 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 2,530 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 9,545 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 4,295 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 2,480 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 2,770 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 31,115 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 84,725 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 74,806 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 10,755 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 73,603 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 65,329 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 15,055 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 103,050 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 90,548 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 4.4 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 4,325 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 48,882 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 45,084 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 31,100 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 98,245 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 84,350 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 10,775 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 90,157 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 76,267 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 15,010 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 115,201 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 99,258 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 4,270 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 59,677 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 52,524 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 15,275 7,110 8,165
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 29,252 33,664 26,287
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 26,950 30,144 24,893
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 15,260 7,305 7,955
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 37,166 40,941 33,700
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 33,616 34,316 32,884 32,223 34,607 30,032
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 118,650 57,995 60,660
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 65,530 31,045 34,485
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 10,865 5,020 5,845
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 12,545 5,555 6,990
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 13,070 6,200 6,875
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 15,010 7,355 7,655
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 14,035 6,920 7,115
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 53,120 26,945 26,180
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 13,130 6,575 6,555
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 12,305 6,200 6,105
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 11,005 5,595 5,410
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 9,715 4,950 4,765
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 6,965 3,625 3,345
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 43 511,540 253,325 258,215 118,650 57,995 60,660
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 26,385 13,535 12,850
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 8,685 4,445 4,240
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 72,670 35,500 37,170
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 19,590 8,955 10,635
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 16,100 7,225 8,875
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 4,355 2,295 2,060
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 1,410 750 655
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 8,815 3,865 4,955
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 2,925 1,065 1,865
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 13.6 12.5 14.6
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 16.5 17.0 16.0
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 16.2 16.9 15.4
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 12.1 10.9 13.3
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 14.9 11.9 17.5
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 9,060 4,230 4,830
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 2,330 1,225 1,110
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 690 365 325
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 6,030 2,745 3,285
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 700 255 445
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 7.6 7.3 8.0
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 8.8 9.1 8.6
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 7.9 8.2 7.7
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 8.3 7.7 8.8
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 3.6 2.8 4.2
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 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 118,475 57,960 60,510
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 111,510 54,935 56,575
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 111,460 54,915 56,545
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 5,575 2,415 3,160
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 46,235 22,525 23,715
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 40 20 20
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 10 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 10 10 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 20 10 10 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. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 10 35 10 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 45 10 30 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 10 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 10 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 20 20 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 20 0 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 45 10 30 15 10 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 0 10 10 0 0
Okanagan 35 15 20 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 10 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Haisla 10 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 287,525 139,460 148,070 46,205 22,505 23,700
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 700 395 310
Berber languages 30 10 20 10 10 0
Kabyle 25 10 15 10 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,055 460 600 0 0 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 1,045 455 590 10 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 690 390 300
Amharic 505 240 265 10 0 0
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 595 340 255
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 45 30 15
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 15 0 0
Harari 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 220 135 80 40 20 20
Maltese 55 15 40 15 10 10
Tigrigna 220 135 85 10 10 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 15 10 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 685 335 350
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 55 40 20
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 635 295 335
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 1,285 480 815
Bikol 115 50 60 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 75 10 65
Fijian 540 320 225 15 10 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 20 10 15
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 35 10 25
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 75 40 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 10 0 0
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 1,165 410 750
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 30 20 15
Creole languages 735 385 355 85 45 35
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 20 0 15
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 55 30 25
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 10 0 0
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 185 80 105
Kannada 105 35 65 10 0 0
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 80 35 45
Tamil 1,315 705 610 90 45 45
Telugu 290 170 120 40 15 25
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 191,080 94,570 96,515 39,200 19,305 19,890
Albanian 445 205 240 85 45 35
Armenian 160 95 65 65 35 25
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 1,425 660 760
Baltic languages 35 20 20 10 10 0
Latvian 20 15 0 10 10 10
Lithuanian 15 0 15 0 0 0
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 1,415 650 760
Belarusan 0 10 0 0 10 0
Bosnian 270 135 135 95 45 50
Bulgarian 185 80 105 45 20 25
Croatian 870 445 425 90 40 50
Czech 540 255 290 80 45 40
Macedonian 25 10 10 0 0 0
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 290 125 165
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 580 265 315
Serbian 650 340 305 75 40 30
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 10 10 0
Slovak 390 185 205 45 25 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 10 10 0
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 280 120 160
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 10 0 0
Celtic languages 85 40 50 15 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 10 10 10
Welsh 25 10 25 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 0 10
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 5,825 2,700 3,130
Afrikaans 585 260 320 220 100 120
Danish 390 165 225 135 70 70
Dutch 1,815 840 980 1,200 570 630
Frisian 35 20 20 25 25 10
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 4,225 1,955 2,275
Icelandic 15 10 0 10 0 10
Norwegian 190 90 100 40 25 15
Swedish 300 135 170 60 30 30
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 20 10 10
Yiddish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 900 475 430 105 60 50
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 29,275 14,650 14,625
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 29,090 14,555 14,540
Bengali 980 485 495 25 20 10
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 130 80 55
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 3,685 1,805 1,880
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 0 10
Konkani 70 35 35 0 0 0
Marathi 165 80 90 25 15 10
Nepali 465 225 240 15 10 10
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 28,150 14,070 14,085
Sindhi 380 195 185 10 10 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 55 40 20
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 370 220 150
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 200 110 90
Kurdish 315 175 140 60 40 25
Pashto 795 430 365 0 10 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 140 75 70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 45 15 25
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 3,005 1,470 1,535
Catalan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 350 185 175
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 285 150 135
Romanian 840 450 390 260 120 140
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 2,220 1,080 1,140
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 10 0
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 400 185 215
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 10 10 0
Georgian 10 10 10 10 10 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 1,260 565 690
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 10 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 0 0 10
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 230 110 125
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 15 10 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Edo 75 40 30 0 0 0
Ewe 45 30 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 10 0 10
Ganda 30 15 10 10 0 10
Igbo 90 45 35 0 0 0
Lingala 90 45 50 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 0 0 0
Shona 60 30 25 0 0 0
Swahili 620 350 270 110 55 55
Wolof 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 255 125 125 40 10 30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 70 45 25
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 35 15 20
Dinka 10 15 0 20 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 20 0 10
Sign languages 645 195 445 290 115 180
American Sign Language 315 75 240 180 70 110
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 115 40 70
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 1,730 825 900
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 1,730 825 905
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 655 310 340
Hakka 275 130 150 20 10 10
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 1,215 555 655
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 60 30 30
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 0 10 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 50 35 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 0 0 0
Burmese 475 255 220 0 0 0
Karenic languages 495 235 265 0 0 0
Tibetan 90 55 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 375 200 175
Lao 690 335 350 305 165 145
Thai 415 145 265 100 45 55
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
Turkic languages 465 250 215 65 40 25
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 0 0 0
Turkish 395 220 175 55 35 20
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 10 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 290 135 155
Estonian 80 35 45 15 0 10
Finnish 295 125 175 75 35 45
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 195 95 95
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 15 0 15
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 118,475 57,960 60,510
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 106,325 52,140 54,190
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 25,210 13,055 12,150
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 81,120 39,080 42,035
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 12,150 5,820 6,330
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 511,540 253,265 258,275 118,475 57,965 60,510
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 83,130 41,040 42,090
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 33,390 15,975 17,415
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 7,760 3,755 4,010
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 3,525 1,670 1,850
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 7,230 3,500 3,735
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 9,820 4,640 5,185
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 4,635 2,185 2,450
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 5,185 2,455 2,735
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 5,050 2,415 2,635
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 1,960 950 1,010
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 220,155 105,615 114,535 33,385 15,970 17,415
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 2,335 1,185 1,150
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 4,395 2,330 2,065
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 9,585 4,140 5,440
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 11,245 5,720 5,525
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 5,820 2,590 3,230
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 54 220,155 105,615 114,540 33,390 15,975 17,415
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 3,055 1,305 1,745
Brazil 330 125 210 160 80 75
Colombia 650 290 360 100 40 60
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 235 105 130
Guyana 205 90 115 15 10 0
Haiti 85 30 55 40 25 15
Jamaica 615 335 280 70 45 25
Mexico 890 355 540 145 70 75
Peru 320 160 155 25 10 10
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 45 25 20
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 1,160 415 745
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 1,055 470 585
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 6,355 3,115 3,240
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 60 25 35
Croatia 500 255 250 20 15 0
France 245 100 145 55 20 35
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 720 385 340
Greece 420 220 200 45 25 25
Hungary 715 370 340 110 65 45
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 70 15 60
Italy 940 510 430 120 65 60
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 920 450 470
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 295 120 175
Portugal 810 400 410 25 10 20
Romania 700 360 340 210 95 115
Russian Federation 780 310 460 310 130 180
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 30 15 15
Ukraine 710 365 345 370 170 200
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 2,170 1,125 1,050
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 825 395 430
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 870 435 435
Algeria 85 60 30 0 0 0
Egypt 355 175 180 35 20 15
Ethiopia 455 220 240 15 10 0
Kenya 705 370 340 105 55 55
Morocco 180 90 95 25 15 0
Nigeria 585 310 275 50 25 20
Somalia 600 270 330 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 280 135 150
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 350 175 180
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 22,670 10,885 11,780
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 15 10 10
Bangladesh 615 310 305 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 560 250 310
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 105 50 60
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 17,910 8,720 9,195
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 85 50 30
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 130 80 60
Japan 755 240 520 120 50 65
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 725 345 385
Lebanon 510 250 260 30 25 10
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 195 95 100
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 1,105 380 725
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 70 45 30
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 105 45 60
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 140 70 65
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 475 210 265
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 890 465 420
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 440 230 205
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 36,335 17,435 18,900 5,050 2,415 2,635
Americas 1,430 740 690 305 125 175
Brazil 105 40 70 0 0 0
Colombia 80 45 35 10 0 10
Cuba 0 10 0 10 0 0
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 35 25 15
Mexico 245 125 125 40 15 20
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 110 45 65
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 10 0 10
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 90 35 55
Europe 1,295 665 630 250 135 115
France 15 10 10 0 0 0
Germany 65 40 30 15 0 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 10 0 10
Romania 65 25 35 30 10 25
Russian Federation 55 20 40 15 0 10
Ukraine 140 55 90 30 20 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 105 70 30
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 50 20 30
Africa 1,505 765 745 150 65 85
Algeria 15 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 10 0 10
Egypt 55 45 20 10 0 0
Eritrea 80 35 50 0 0 0
Ethiopia 45 30 20 0 0 0
Morocco 45 25 25 15 10 10
Nigeria 215 100 115 35 20 20
Somalia 250 100 150 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 10 0 10
Tunisia 15 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 75 25 50
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 4,295 2,060 2,235
Afghanistan 265 130 135 0 0 0
Bangladesh 95 45 50 0 10 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 105 40 65
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 0 0 0
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 3,330 1,650 1,680
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 10 0 0
Iraq 1,090 530 560 15 10 10
Israel 15 10 10 0 0 0
Japan 80 10 75 30 15 15
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 220 90 130
Lebanon 75 35 40 10 10 0
Nepal 80 30 45 10 0 10
Pakistan 885 400 485 35 10 20
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 335 130 205
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 10 0 10
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 95 45 50
Taiwan 420 140 285 0 0 0
Turkey 20 10 10 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 10 10 0
Viet Nam 365 105 255 35 10 30
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 50 30 20
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 50 30 20
Australia 95 60 40 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 420 190 235 45 25 15
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 118,475 57,965 60,510
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 36,145 17,300 18,840
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 31,245 15,690 15,550
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 51,085 24,965 26,120
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 72 186,290 88,930 97,360 26,045 12,435 13,610
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 6,605 3,310 3,290
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 2,560 1,625 935
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 4,040 1,690 2,355
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 17,640 8,100 9,545
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 1,725 990 735
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 80 35 40
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 118,480 57,965 60,515
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 5,855 2,690 3,165
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 5,640 2,595 3,040
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 2,910 1,415 1,490
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 2,705 1,180 1,530
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 20 0 20
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 120 60 60
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 95 35 65
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 112,625 55,275 57,350
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 511,540 253,265 258,275 118,475 57,960 60,515
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 1,410 640 775
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 117,065 57,325 59,740
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 118,475 57,965 60,515
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 715 305 410
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 685 290 395
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 455 235 220
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 230 60 170
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 30 10 20
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 30 10 20
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 12,885 6,105 6,780 5,680 2,685 2,990
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 5,460 2,590 2,875
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 3,340 1,595 1,745
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 2,070 975 1,095
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 50 15 30
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 220 100 120
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 215 95 120
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 495,895 245,820 250,075 112,085 54,975 57,110
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 118,475 57,965 60,515
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 40,535 20,045 20,495
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 30,500 15,305 15,190
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 2,085 1,015 1,070
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 1,210 590 615
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 1,390 520 870
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 1,035 450 580
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 335 205 130
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 1,195 595 605
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 175 115 60
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 1,305 610 690
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 410 190 220
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 215 115 100
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 680 320 360
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 77,940 37,920 40,020
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 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 118,475 57,960 60,515
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 6,395 2,985 3,410
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 4,045 1,940 2,110
Inuit 165 60 105 45 10 30
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 2,550 1,140 1,405
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 23,630 11,465 12,170
Acadian 140 70 70 90 40 45
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 1,650 755 895
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 22,520 10,965 11,555
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 10 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 20 0 15
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Québécois 110 50 65 20 10 15
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 0 0 10
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 71,215 34,335 36,880
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 42,235 20,160 22,075
Channel Islander 0 0 0 10 10 10
Cornish 35 20 20 10 0 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 25,930 12,185 13,745
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 14,440 6,545 7,890
Manx 80 40 35 25 0 15
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 18,980 9,090 9,895
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 2,395 1,025 1,365
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 2,705 1,235 1,475
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 8,955 4,085 4,870
Alsatian 30 10 25 0 0 10
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 15 10 0 0 0 0
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 8,955 4,085 4,870
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 30,795 14,720 16,075
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 1,185 500 685
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 370 145 225
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 10,745 5,150 5,595
Flemish 125 45 80 65 30 35
Frisian 70 15 55 75 40 35
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 22,165 10,545 11,620
Luxembourger 45 25 20 0 0 10
Swiss 1,485 815 665 660 300 360
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 8,210 3,760 4,450
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 1,425 675 750
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 820 395 430
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 585 245 340
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 3,380 1,505 1,870
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 2,645 1,220 1,425
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 275 130 150
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 15,970 7,710 8,260
Bulgarian 290 125 170 85 45 40
Byelorussian 160 85 75 70 25 40
Czech 1,670 785 890 285 150 130
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 195 105 90
Estonian 295 155 145 160 95 65
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 1,655 810 845
Latvian 250 140 110 55 35 25
Lithuanian 335 130 205 95 45 50
Moldovan 80 50 35 15 10 10
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 3,725 1,670 2,060
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 750 360 390
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 5,560 2,760 2,800
Slovak 915 410 505 145 70 70
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 6,080 2,910 3,165
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 60 25 30
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 5,670 2,925 2,740
Albanian 465 200 260 75 35 40
Bosnian 390 180 210 75 35 45
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 295 145 145
Cypriot 45 25 15 25 20 0
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 530 295 240
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 2,800 1,465 1,340
Kosovar 40 15 25 20 10 10
Macedonian 75 30 40 15 10 0
Maltese 160 80 70 50 15 35
Montenegrin 60 40 20 0 0 0
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 530 340 190
Serbian 970 510 465 130 70 55
Sicilian 35 20 10 0 10 0
Slovenian 440 220 225 130 95 35
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 1,345 615 740
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 90 40 45
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 0 0 0
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 770 395 375
Basque 60 40 15 30 15 10
Jewish 910 425 485 325 185 145
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 10 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 20 15 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 390 180 215
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 630 325 305
Antiguan 10 0 15 20 10 0
Bahamian 0 10 0 10 10 0
Barbadian 225 130 100 50 10 40
Bermudan 30 15 15 0 0 0
Carib 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cuban 210 85 120 50 10 40
Dominican 100 55 50 0 0 10
Grenadian 65 35 30 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 90 45 45
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 280 170 110
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 10 0 0
St. Lucian 40 10 30 10 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 100 55 40
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 45 10 35
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 10 10 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 2,045 1,035 1,010
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 70 30 40
Arawak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 110 40 70 35 20 10
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15 0 0 10
Brazilian 460 185 275 190 100 90
Chilean 510 275 240 95 60 40
Colombian 785 390 395 145 80 65
Costa Rican 75 25 45 25 15 15
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 25 15 0
Guatemalan 650 310 340 105 60 45
Guyanese 245 105 135 25 15 10
Hispanic 300 150 160 80 40 35
Honduran 445 255 185 30 10 20
Maya 175 75 100 0 0 0
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 495 255 245
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 35 20 15
Panamanian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Paraguayan 65 25 40 260 140 120
Peruvian 395 205 185 55 35 25
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 345 135 205
Uruguayan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Venezuelan 115 55 60 50 20 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 160 85 75
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 1,460 690 775
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 165 80 85
Akan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Angolan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 65 20 40 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 20 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 15 10 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 325 165 160 0 0 0
Edo 30 20 10 0 0 0
Ewe 30 15 20 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 485 275 210 20 10 0
Guinean 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ibo 65 30 35 0 0 0
Ivorian 20 10 10 10 0 0
Liberian 115 50 65 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 685 360 320 60 35 30
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 0 0 0
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 10
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 25 10 20
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 25 10 15
North African origins 1,370 715 655 280 155 130
Algerian 70 40 35 10 10 0
Berber 35 25 10 0 0 0
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 25 20 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 50 25 30
Libyan 50 35 10 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 50 35 15
Sudanese 290 135 150 140 65 75
Tunisian 35 20 15 10 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 495 250 245
Afrikaner 35 25 15 0 0 0
Amhara 45 25 25 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 0 0 0
Burundian 140 55 85 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 0 0 0
Ethiopian 555 265 295 10 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 80 40 45
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 210 120 90 25 10 20
Oromo 0 0 10 0 0 0
Rwandan 60 20 35 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 10 0 0
South African 960 455 505 275 155 115
Tanzanian 60 20 40 20 10 10
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 10 0 15
Zambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 10 0 10
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 70 40 35
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 580 240 335
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 50 25 30
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 535 225 310
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 38,285 19,005 19,290
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 1,050 610 435
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 55 30 25
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 80 45 30
Armenian 290 155 140 120 65 50
Assyrian 205 115 95 20 15 10
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 0 0 0
Georgian 55 10 40 10 0 10
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 175 105 70
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 115 75 45
Israeli 105 60 45 70 30 35
Jordanian 170 100 70 30 10 15
Kazakh 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kurd 285 165 120 25 20 10
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 15 0 10
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 105 55 45
Palestinian 720 365 355 40 35 10
Pashtun 170 110 60 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 20 15 10
Syrian 935 440 495 100 40 55
Tajik 85 40 40 0 0 0
Tatar 90 50 40 15 10 10
Turk 670 405 265 80 60 20
Turkmen 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uighur 40 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 0 0 0
Yemeni 45 30 10 15 10 10
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 70 50 20
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 30,290 15,185 15,105
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 0 0 0
Bengali 220 95 120 0 10 0
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 26,715 13,305 13,405
Goan 25 15 10 10 10 0
Gujarati 120 55 70 0 0 0
Kashmiri 70 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 10 10 0
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 350 195 150
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 4,105 2,090 2,015
Sinhalese 305 170 135 15 10 0
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 95 60 35
Tamil 300 185 115 20 20 10
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 415 215 200
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 6,990 3,240 3,755
Burmese 610 335 275 10 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 70 40 30
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 2,635 1,265 1,375
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 1,550 575 975
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 60 30 30
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 470 230 240
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 1,310 615 695
Laotian 1,055 540 515 370 205 170
Malaysian 655 350 310 70 35 40
Mongolian 100 60 40 10 0 0
Singaporean 100 45 50 10 0 0
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 55 35 20
Thai 520 215 310 140 60 80
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 0 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 770 375 390
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 45 25 20
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 80 45 35
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 85 50 35
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 730 410 320
Australian 995 495 500 270 160 110
New Zealander 420 200 215 80 50 25
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 390 205 185
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 240 110 130
Hawaiian 155 50 105 70 35 40
Maori 100 45 50 40 30 10
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 10 0 0
Samoan 80 45 30 45 30 15
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 140 60 80 15 10 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 169,965 ... ... 42,985 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 29,795 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 13,195 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 42,985 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 12,155 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 30,830 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 42,990 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 220 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 5,025 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 13,760 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 9,415 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 14,570 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 42,985 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 12,735 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 6,370 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 5,065 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 4,355 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 14,470 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 42,990 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 41,390 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 1,600 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 42,990 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 40,230 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 2,760 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 42,985 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 1,760 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 11,665 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 10,540 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 10,760 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 2,990 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 3,450 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 1,820 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 42,990 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 41,195 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 1,790 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 42,990 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 23,815 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 17,065 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 2,110 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 42,990 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 1,435 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 6,130 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 7,480 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 8,555 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 7,980 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 6,105 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 3,705 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 1,595 ... ...
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 141 169,530 ... ... 42,875 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 32,250 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 10,630 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 9,270 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 29,740 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 65.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 18.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 1,214 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,339 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 450,261 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 473,003 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 13,190 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 9.2 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 39.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 868 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 956 ... ...
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 146 419,065 205,530 213,535 96,585 46,710 49,875
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 20,950 10,315 10,635
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 32,590 16,320 16,270
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 43,045 20,080 22,965
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 8,035 5,780 2,255
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 3,665 2,100 1,570
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 4,365 3,680 690
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 15,045 5,365 9,680
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 3,975 1,540 2,435
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 15,995 7,390 8,605
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 10,455 4,600 5,855
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 1,295 505 790
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 555 380 175
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 3,365 1,680 1,685
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 330 230 100
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 280,900 136,390 144,510 61,685 29,825 31,860
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 9,265 4,885 4,385
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 20,055 10,235 9,815
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 32,365 14,705 17,655
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 5,450 4,015 1,435
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 2,465 1,440 1,025
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 2,985 2,580 410
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 11,240 3,930 7,310
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 2,840 1,120 1,725
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 12,830 5,645 7,185
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 8,355 3,530 4,830
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 1,060 400 660
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 460 305 150
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 2,740 1,285 1,455
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 210 130 85
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 151 419,065 205,530 213,540 96,590 46,710 49,880
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 53,540 26,630 26,910
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 3,405 945 2,460
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 3,410 945 2,465
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 1,230 490 745
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 225 170 55
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 1,005 325 685
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 4,230 1,850 2,380
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 295 75 215
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 620 155 465
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 1,440 620 820
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 225 160 65
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 1,080 575 510
54. History 1,505 785 720 480 250 230
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 95 20 75
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 4,185 1,385 2,805
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 30 0 25
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 200 100 100
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 945 50 895
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 670 175 490
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 90 25 65
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 730 205 530
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 1,530 825 705
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 7,710 2,805 4,905
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 15 0 15
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 730 180 545
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 6,970 2,625 4,345
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 1,190 590 595
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 490 215 270
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 400 200 195
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 0 0 10
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 205 155 50
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 100 20 80
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 1,425 870 555
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 1,180 765 410
25. Library science 300 30 270 105 0 100
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 125 95 30
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 15 0 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 8,365 7,870 495
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 120 100 15
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 1,250 1,085 165
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 1,305 1,175 130
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 2,280 2,210 65
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 2,320 2,235 90
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 1,100 1,060 40
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 780 500 285
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 575 345 230
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 210 155 60
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 7,590 1,450 6,145
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 485 245 240
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 6,940 1,080 5,860
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 165 120 50
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 2,920 1,330 1,600
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 1,800 435 1,370
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 10 0 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 15 15 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 500 335 165
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 595 530 60
Other 10 10 0 0 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 10 0 10
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 151 280,900 136,390 144,510 61,685 29,825 31,860
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 29,325 15,125 14,205
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 2,480 615 1,860
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 2,480 615 1,865
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 970 360 605
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 165 115 50
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 800 240 555
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 3,155 1,300 1,850
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 215 55 165
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 445 115 330
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 1,205 475 725
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 165 125 40
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 645 330 310
54. History 1,215 605 615 410 195 215
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 65 10 60
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 3,265 1,030 2,235
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 20 0 15
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 150 80 70
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 755 40 715
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 530 130 400
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 65 20 45
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 505 125 380
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 1,235 630 605
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 5,880 2,065 3,810
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 15 0 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 560 130 430
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 5,305 1,940 3,370
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 800 405 390
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 310 145 170
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 285 145 135
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 10 0 0
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 145 110 35
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 60 0 50
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 1,230 755 470
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 1,055 685 370
25. Library science 240 30 205 80 0 75
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 80 60 20
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 10 0 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 6,030 5,635 395
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 90 75 15
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 925 805 120
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 950 860 90
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 1,630 1,570 65
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 1,635 1,565 75
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 790 760 30
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 615 380 240
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 465 275 190
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 155 105 50
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 5,740 1,150 4,590
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 390 200 190
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 5,210 865 4,350
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 135 85 50
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 2,205 1,005 1,195
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 1,290 310 980
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 0 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 430 285 150
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 465 400 60
Other 15 10 0 10 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 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 157 419,060 205,525 213,535 96,585 46,710 49,880
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 53,540 26,630 26,910
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 43,045 20,080 22,965
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 33,785 15,470 18,315
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 27,610 12,415 15,185
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 6,180 3,050 3,125
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 9,260 4,605 4,655
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 1,540 850 685
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 555 175 380
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 3,515 1,735 1,780
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 730 430 300
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 215 75 135
France 155 85 65 15 10 10
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 2,700 1,330 1,370
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 157 280,900 136,390 144,505 61,685 29,825 31,860
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 29,320 15,125 14,200
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 32,360 14,705 17,660
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 25,235 11,390 13,835
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 21,255 9,460 11,795
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 3,980 1,930 2,050
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 7,130 3,310 3,815
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 1,030 550 480
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 500 160 345
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 3,050 1,435 1,610
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 345 180 165
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 190 70 125
France 105 50 55 15 15 0
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 1,995 910 1,090
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 419,065 205,525 213,535 96,585 46,710 49,880
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 62,490 32,625 29,860
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 58,130 30,625 27,505
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 4,360 1,995 2,360
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 34,105 14,085 20,010
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 64.7 69.8 59.9
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 60.2 65.6 55.1
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 7.0 6.1 7.9
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 419,065 205,530 213,540 96,590 46,710 49,875
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 31,655 13,045 18,615
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 64,935 33,670 31,265
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 29,280 17,625 11,650
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 35,655 16,040 19,615
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 41.3 42.5 39.9
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 274,685 145,365 129,320 62,485 32,625 29,865
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,015 480 535
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 61,475 32,145 29,330
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 54,200 27,455 26,745
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 7,275 4,690 2,585
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 172 274,685 145,365 129,325 62,485 32,625 29,865
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,010 480 530
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 61,475 32,140 29,330
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 5,730 3,750 1,980
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 8,275 2,195 6,075
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 2,280 1,870 410
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 3,890 780 3,100
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 6,355 2,085 4,275
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 1,220 545 675
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 14,360 5,385 8,970
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 12,340 11,585 760
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 3,215 1,410 1,810
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 3,810 2,535 1,275
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 173 274,685 145,370 129,320 62,485 32,625 29,865
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,015 480 530
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 61,475 32,145 29,330
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 3,615 1,500 2,115
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 250 220 30
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 195 170 30
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 5,790 5,055 730
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 6,300 4,510 1,790
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 2,500 1,640 860
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 6,935 2,990 3,945
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 5,255 4,375 875
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 800 480 325
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 1,730 690 1,045
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 1,060 560 500
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 2,670 1,295 1,370
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 85 45 45
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 2,720 1,610 1,105
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 3,865 1,175 2,685
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 6,205 1,030 5,175
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 690 310 380
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 4,645 1,500 3,145
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 3,475 1,535 1,935
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 2,695 1,445 1,255
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 174 256,875 136,945 119,930 58,130 30,630 27,505
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 3,530 1,600 1,925
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 265 165 100
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 10,325 7,695 2,625
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 44,015 21,165 22,845
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 193,865 93,450 100,415 44,015 21,165 22,850
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 27,485 11,615 15,865
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 3,570 1,665 1,900
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 12,745 7,745 4,995
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 215 140 80
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 175 238,945 127,725 111,215 54,335 28,860 25,475
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 45,805 24,895 20,920
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 4,395 2,030 2,365
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 1,355 565 785
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 1,770 730 1,035
Bicycle 915 680 235 355 285 70
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 665 365 295
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 176 238,940 127,725 111,220 54,335 28,865 25,475
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 19,660 8,410 11,245
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 16,685 8,480 8,205
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 8,710 5,345 3,370
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 4,160 2,760 1,400
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 5,125 3,870 1,250
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 177 238,945 127,725 111,220 54,335 28,860 25,475
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 6,020 4,365 1,655
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 10,135 6,535 3,600
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 12,445 6,265 6,180
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 9,935 4,120 5,815
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 6,010 2,365 3,645
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 9,790 5,215 4,580
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 178 292,675 153,680 138,995 67,555 34,850 32,705
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 65,560 33,725 31,835
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 61,430 31,675 29,755
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 61,315 31,645 29,675
French 370 110 260 110 25 80
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 4,130 2,045 2,080
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 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 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 17,060 9,510 7,550 4,135 2,050 2,085
Afro-Asiatic languages 100 70 25 20 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 90 70 20 25 20 10
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 85 65 20 20 20 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 10 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 525 190 340 50 30 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 50 30 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 80 80 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 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 15 10 10 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 15 10 10 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 11,350 6,575 4,780 3,745 1,860 1,885
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 10 0 10
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 75 35 45 10 0 10
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 15 0 10 0 0 0
Russian 30 10 25 0 0 0
Serbian 20 10 10 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 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15 0 20 25 15 15
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 10 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 10 25 15 10
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 11,060 6,425 4,635 3,670 1,835 1,835
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 3,660 1,835 1,830
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 0 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 10 0 10
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,775 6,270 4,500 3,645 1,825 1,825
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 0 0 10
Iranian languages 20 15 10 0 10 0
Kurdish 20 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 45 10 30
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 0 0 0
Romanian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 40 10 35
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 20 15 0 0 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 130 40 90
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 35 10 25 15 10 10
American Sign Language 25 0 25 0 0 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 10 10 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,775 1,995 1,780 145 85 60
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 145 90 60
Cantonese 745 385 355 70 45 25
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 55 30 30
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 65 40 30 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 105 60 40 20 15 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Burmese 10 0 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 10 10 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 10 10 0
Thai 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 10 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 10 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 0 0 10 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 11,435 6,195 5,240 2,000 1,130 865
English and French 445 195 250 85 25 60
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 1,900 1,095 805
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 50 10 40 0 10 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 179 292,675 153,680 138,995 67,555 34,850 32,700
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 62,085 31,905 30,185
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 1,390 745 645
French 1,315 570 740 360 130 230
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 3,680 2,050 1,630
Aboriginal 10 10 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 3,680 2,055 1,625
English and French 0 0 0 10 10 0
English and non-official language 100 30 65 10 0 10
French and non-official language 130 60 65 25 20 0
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 180 505,835 250,410 255,430 117,170 57,295 59,870
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 98,810 48,370 50,435
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 18,360 8,930 9,435
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 10,240 5,000 5,245
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 8,120 3,930 4,190
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 6,460 3,175 3,280
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 5,215 2,505 2,700
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 1,245 670 575
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 1,660 750 910
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 482,610 238,500 244,110 111,335 54,345 56,990
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 62,400 30,510 31,895
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 48,935 23,840 25,105
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 28,170 13,865 14,305
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 20,765 9,970 10,800
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 15,215 7,310 7,910
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 12,350 5,865 6,490
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 2,870 1,445 1,420
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 5,550 2,665 2,890

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Abbotsford [Population centre], British Columbia (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 27, 2024).

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