Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Dartmouth--Cole Harbour [Federal electoral district], Nova Scotia

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Dartmouth--Cole Harbour
Nova Scotia
[Federal electoral district]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 517,887 ... ... 92,301 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 91,212 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... 1.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 43,297 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 40,921 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 1,025.6 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 90.00 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 92,300 44,125 48,175
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 13,450 6,750 6,700
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 4,540 2,270 2,270
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 4,600 2,325 2,270
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 4,305 2,145 2,160
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 63,065 30,445 32,620
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 4,880 2,460 2,420
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 5,785 2,900 2,885
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 6,215 3,130 3,085
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 6,100 2,930 3,170
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 5,940 2,865 3,075
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 5,875 2,745 3,135
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 6,180 2,870 3,310
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 7,830 3,810 4,020
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 7,705 3,675 4,030
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 6,560 3,065 3,500
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 15,785 6,930 8,850
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 5,465 2,580 2,885
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 3,720 1,705 2,020
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 2,740 1,195 1,550
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 2,055 860 1,195
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 1,800 590 1,205
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 1,175 425 755
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 500 140 360
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 115 35 85
100 years and over 130 45 85 10 0 10
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 14.6 15.3 13.9
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 68.3 69.0 67.7
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 17.1 15.7 18.4
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.3 2.5
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 42.2 41.2 43.2
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 43.3 41.9 44.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 40,920 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 19,225 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 2,530 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 18,845 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 3,970 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 1,930 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 1,225 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 11,690 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 30 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 320 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 40,920 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 12,900 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 15,185 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 6,335 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 4,485 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 2,015 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 91,045 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.2 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 78,850 37,380 41,475
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 43,260 21,610 21,655
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 34,380 17,175 17,200
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 8,885 4,430 4,455
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 35,590 15,770 19,820
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 22,990 11,730 11,265
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 2,650 1,135 1,515
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 5,550 1,990 3,565
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 4,395 915 3,485
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 26,465 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 15,040 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 5,910 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 4,040 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 1,475 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 26,465 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 21,320 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 16,880 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 4,445 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 5,140 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 4,245 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 895 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 21,320 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 11,780 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 9,545 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 4,485 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 3,685 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 1,375 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 5,140 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 3,260 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 1,420 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 455 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 19,300 8,780 10,525
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 40,920 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 25,500 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 11,395 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 14,100 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 480 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 14,945 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 12,905 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 2,045 ... ...
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 91,335 43,635 47,695
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 80,220 38,725 41,490
French only 245 130 115 150 65 95
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 10,730 4,750 5,985
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 230 100 135
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 91,335 43,635 47,695
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 88,090 42,060 46,035
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 2,790 1,380 1,410
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 225 105 125
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 225 100 130
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 2,900 1,430 1,470
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.2 3.3 3.1
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 91,335 43,635 47,700
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 90,300 43,130 47,175
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 86,105 41,030 45,075
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 83,220 39,605 43,610
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 2,885 1,425 1,460
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 4,195 2,100 2,100
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 25 15 10
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 20 10 5
Blackfoot 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 0 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 5 5 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 0 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 15 10 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 5 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 5 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 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 5 5 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 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 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 0 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 5 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 4,170 2,080 2,090
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 625 335 285
Berber languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 5 0 5
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 5 0 0
Somali 755 365 395 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 620 330 285
Amharic 305 150 160 0 5 0
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 590 320 270
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 30 25 10 5 5
Maltese 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 155 80 75 5 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,010 3,260 3,750 80 40 40
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 5 0 0
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 75 40 35
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 450 210 240
Bikol 65 30 35 0 0 0
Cebuano 860 350 505 30 15 20
Fijian 210 105 105 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 0 0 0
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 10 0 5
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 10 5 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 10 5 5
Pangasinan 85 35 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 390 190 200
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 5 0 0
Creole languages 260 130 125 15 10 5
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 0 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 5 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 10 5 0
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 115 65 50
Kannada 55 30 30 0 5 0
Malayalam 695 350 345 25 10 15
Tamil 790 405 385 25 15 10
Telugu 170 95 80 60 35 25
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 35 20 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 157,060 77,565 79,500 2,065 1,035 1,035
Albanian 315 160 155 40 20 25
Armenian 95 50 45 5 0 5
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 400 200 205
Baltic languages 50 20 30 10 5 5
Latvian 25 15 10 0 0 5
Lithuanian 25 5 15 0 5 5
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 395 195 200
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 150 75 75 15 10 10
Bulgarian 110 55 55 5 5 0
Croatian 670 335 335 40 15 25
Czech 450 210 240 15 5 10
Macedonian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 95 45 50
Russian 1,795 830 965 155 75 75
Serbian 470 250 220 5 5 0
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 10 5 5
Slovak 290 135 155 5 5 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 5 5 0
Ukrainian 800 345 455 40 20 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 40 20 25 5 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 5 5 5
Welsh 20 5 10 5 5 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 375 170 205
Afrikaans 220 100 120 10 5 5
Danish 415 215 200 20 15 10
Dutch 1,545 720 825 80 45 40
Frisian 30 10 20 0 0 5
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 220 90 125
Icelandic 30 10 15 10 5 5
Norwegian 150 70 80 20 10 10
Swedish 135 60 75 5 5 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 5 0 0
Yiddish 15 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 600 310 285 65 40 30
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 620 335 285
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 395 210 185
Bengali 685 350 335 60 40 25
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 25 15 10
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 90 45 45
Kashmiri 5 5 0 5 0 0
Konkani 65 30 40 0 5 0
Marathi 80 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 410 215 200 25 10 10
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 100 55 45
Sindhi 210 105 100 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 25 10 10
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 65 40 30
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 225 125 100
Kurdish 170 95 70 0 0 0
Pashto 525 280 245 10 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 210 110 95
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 5 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 555 270 285
Catalan 10 10 5 0 0 5
Italian 1,335 715 620 105 65 40
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 125 55 65
Romanian 715 365 350 30 15 10
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 295 135 160
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 55 15 40
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 55 25 30
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 5 0 0
Mongolian 20 15 10 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 75 45 25
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 5 5 5
Ewe 30 20 15 0 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 0
Igbo 65 35 30 10 5 0
Lingala 20 10 10 0 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 0 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 5 0 5
Shona 45 15 25 0 0 0
Swahili 215 110 105 10 10 5
Wolof 0 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 5 5 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 20 15 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 5 5 0
Dinka 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 5 0 0
Sign languages 185 100 85 35 15 15
American Sign Language 70 35 35 25 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 10 5 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 465 220 240
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 460 220 240
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 165 80 90
Hakka 215 100 115 5 5 5
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 230 110 125
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 20 10 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 5 0 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 35 20 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 0 0 5
Burmese 335 185 150 0 0 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 15 5 5
Lao 525 270 255 5 0 0
Thai 250 65 190 15 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 55 30 25
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 0 5 0
Turkish 260 145 115 55 25 25
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 5 0 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 55 25 35
Estonian 60 30 30 5 5 5
Finnish 240 105 135 5 0 5
Hungarian 870 410 455 50 25 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 5 0 0
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 1,030 510 525
English and French 775 380 395 450 205 245
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 535 270 260
French and non-official language 270 135 135 25 10 15
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 25 15 5
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 91,335 43,635 47,695
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 89,865 42,925 46,940
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 87,970 41,985 45,985
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 86,705 41,365 45,340
French 1,125 585 540 1,260 615 645
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 1,895 940 955
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 5 5 5
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 5 0 0
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 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 5 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 5 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 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 154,145 74,980 79,170 1,890 940 955
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 310 155 160
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 0 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 2,140 305 150 155
Amharic 135 60 75 0 0 0
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 300 145 155
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 75 35 35 0 5 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 40 15 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 0 0 0
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 40 15 25
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 255 130 130
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 20 5 10
Fijian 60 40 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 0 0 0
Ilocano 345 155 185 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 240 120 110
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 0 0 0
Creole languages 150 70 80 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 105 50 60 5 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 65 35 25
Kannada 25 10 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 365 180 180 10 5 5
Tamil 410 200 210 5 5 5
Telugu 80 45 40 40 25 15
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 50,920 795 400 395
Albanian 200 90 100 15 5 5
Armenian 35 15 20 5 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 135 65 75
Baltic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 135 60 70
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 10 5 5
Bulgarian 50 30 20 5 0 0
Croatian 190 90 100 10 5 0
Czech 135 65 65 10 0 0
Macedonian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 1,030 505 525 25 10 15
Russian 1,035 505 530 65 30 35
Serbian 205 110 95 5 0 5
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 5 0 0
Slovak 85 40 40 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Ukrainian 250 110 140 10 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 0 0 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 5 5 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 665 300 365 65 35 30
Afrikaans 100 45 60 0 5 0
Danish 25 10 10 0 0 5
Dutch 105 45 65 5 5 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 35 20 15
Icelandic 10 5 5 10 5 5
Norwegian 15 5 10 5 0 0
Swedish 10 5 5 0 0 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 20 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 345 180 165
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 190 100 90
Bengali 410 210 200 35 15 15
Gujarati 735 340 395 5 5 5
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 50 25 25
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Nepali 245 120 120 20 10 10
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 40 20 20
Sindhi 80 40 45 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 5 5 5
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 30 25 15
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 155 80 70
Kurdish 110 60 45 0 5 5
Pashto 315 160 155 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 150 80 70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 5 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 205 95 115
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 20 10 10
Portuguese 510 240 270 45 20 30
Romanian 310 155 155 0 0 0
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 140 65 75
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 20 5 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 25 15 15
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 5 0 5
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 15 10 5 5 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 0 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 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 230 120 105 50 20 30
American Sign Language 85 40 45 30 10 20
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 20 5 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 285 140 140
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 280 140 145
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 85 45 45
Hakka 60 25 35 5 0 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 150 75 80
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 5 5 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 0 0 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 25 15 10
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 0 0 0
Lao 270 135 135 0 0 0
Thai 105 40 65 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 35 15 15
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkish 125 65 55 30 15 15
Uyghur 30 15 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 5 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 300 135 165 15 10 10
Estonian 20 5 10 0 0 0
Finnish 45 20 25 0 0 0
Hungarian 240 115 130 10 5 5
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 1,470 710 760
English and French 525 245 285 330 145 185
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 1,080 530 545
French and non-official language 120 45 70 10 5 5
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 50 25 25
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 91,330 43,635 47,695
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 86,050 41,175 44,875
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 1,445 720 725
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 1,985 835 1,145
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 1,750 855 895
Aboriginal 95 40 55 40 20 25
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 1,710 840 870
English and French 200 100 100 25 15 10
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 25 10 10
French and non-official language 375 180 195 60 25 35
English, French and non-official language 10 10 10 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 419,060 205,495 213,570 77,620 36,780 40,845
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 74,855 35,480 39,370
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 36,145 43,332 30,852
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 74,885 35,480 39,400
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 31,672 37,045 27,673
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 67,500 32,780 34,720
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 34,542 41,526 28,734
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 52,350 21,745 30,605
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 6,053 5,724 6,244
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 55,240 27,570 27,670
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 34,317 39,580 30,125
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 77,650 36,750 40,900
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 74,860 35,390 39,470
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 44,544 52,869 37,079
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 74,905 35,405 39,500
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 36,409 42,364 31,071
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 67,445 32,635 34,810
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 43,624 52,567 35,240
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 52,390 21,590 30,795
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 7,491 7,209 7,689
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 55,260 27,505 27,750
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 42,525 49,326 35,783
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 77,645 36,745 40,900
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 29,450 15,810 13,640
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 50,124 55,607 45,624
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 58,350 64,614 51,088
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 88.1 91.5 83.8
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 70.6 73.2 67.4
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 11.9 8.5 16.2
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 77,620 36,780 40,840
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 2,770 1,305 1,470
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 74,850 35,480 39,375
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 96.4 96.5 96.4
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 9,465 4,065 5,400
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 11,700 4,345 7,355
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 10,240 3,810 6,425
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 9,630 4,130 5,500
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 8,550 3,990 4,560
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 6,565 3,395 3,175
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 5,040 2,950 2,095
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 4,095 2,400 1,690
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 3,245 1,885 1,365
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 1,925 1,290 635
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 4,395 3,220 1,165
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 3,245 2,335 915
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 1,145 885 260
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 77,620 36,780 40,845
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 2,735 1,295 1,440
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 74,885 35,485 39,405
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 96.5 96.5 96.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 10,045 4,135 5,905
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 12,525 4,755 7,770
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 12,740 4,970 7,775
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 12,030 5,380 6,650
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 9,470 4,775 4,700
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 6,760 4,030 2,730
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 4,980 2,940 2,035
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 2,610 1,735 875
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 3,735 2,765 970
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 1,370 965 405
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 775 565 210
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 1,595 1,240 355
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 77,620 36,780 40,840
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 22,385 9,210 13,170
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 55,240 27,570 27,670
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 71.2 75.0 67.8
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 6,705 3,085 3,620
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 4,220 1,850 2,370
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 7,115 3,080 4,040
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 6,730 2,970 3,755
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 6,500 2,925 3,570
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 5,630 2,605 3,025
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 4,415 2,245 2,170
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 3,490 2,015 1,470
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 3,115 1,785 1,325
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 7,330 5,010 2,320
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 2,615 1,520 1,095
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 1,535 1,060 475
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 3,175 2,425 755
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 40,920 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 67,547 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 57,584 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 12,905 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 35,365 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 30,930 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 28,020 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 86,345 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 72,934 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 40,935 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 81,459 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 66,619 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 12,960 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 41,793 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 34,538 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 27,980 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 99,830 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 81,476 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 40,925 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 535 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 720 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 1,460 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 1,555 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 1,675 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 1,610 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 1,795 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 1,815 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 1,880 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 1,775 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 3,275 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 3,140 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 3,025 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 2,675 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 2,330 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 11,660 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 4,315 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 2,910 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 2,820 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 1,615 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 40,925 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 570 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 725 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 1,475 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 1,700 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 1,970 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 2,100 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 2,275 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 2,260 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 2,200 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 2,050 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 4,120 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 3,910 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 3,190 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 2,685 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 2,220 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 7,475 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 3,780 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 1,905 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 1,795 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 26,380 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 86,798 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 73,128 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 11,115 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 83,475 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 70,213 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 9,670 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 113,620 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 94,367 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 4,855 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 48,589 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 44,388 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 26,360 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 100,415 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 81,768 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 11,115 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 97,913 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 79,285 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 9,735 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 125,416 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 100,943 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 4,790 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 54,933 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 47,922 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 17,510 8,105 9,410
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 32,943 33,995 31,971
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 29,066 29,715 28,606
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 17,510 8,000 9,515
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 39,255 40,632 38,098
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 32,635 33,336 32,045
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 91,050 43,515 47,530
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 46,620 21,435 25,180
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 9,905 4,580 5,325
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 8,525 3,640 4,890
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 9,090 4,165 4,930
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 9,405 4,425 4,980
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 9,695 4,625 5,070
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 44,430 22,080 22,350
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 10,250 4,960 5,295
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 9,740 4,890 4,855
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 9,990 4,960 5,030
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 8,945 4,530 4,410
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 5,500 2,735 2,760
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 90,845 43,430 47,415
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 16,135 8,080 8,055
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 5,475 2,745 2,730
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 59,695 28,670 31,025
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 15,015 6,680 8,335
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 13,150 5,785 7,360
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 3,370 1,685 1,680
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 1,300 625 670
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 8,220 3,580 4,640
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 1,560 525 1,035
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 14.5 13.3 15.5
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 20.9 20.9 20.9
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 23.7 22.8 24.5
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 13.8 12.5 15.0
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 10.4 7.9 12.4
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 8,415 3,960 4,455
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 1,920 970 950
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 770 390 375
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 6,120 2,850 3,270
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 375 140 230
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 9.3 9.1 9.4
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 11.9 12.0 11.8
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 14.1 14.2 13.7
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 10.3 9.9 10.5
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 2.5 2.1 2.8
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 91,085 43,500 47,580
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 90,885 43,440 47,450
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 90,700 43,370 47,330
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 10,960 5,045 5,915
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 6,520 3,065 3,455
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 70 35 35
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 60 25 35
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 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 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 55 25 30
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 55 25 35
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 10 35 10 0 10
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 10 10 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 10 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 45 10 30 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 0 10 0 0 0
Okanagan 35 15 20 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) 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 0 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 6,445 3,030 3,415
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 900 485 415
Berber languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Kabyle 25 10 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,055 460 600 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 1,045 455 590 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 900 485 415
Amharic 505 240 265 10 0 10
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 835 440 395
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 220 135 80 30 20 0
Maltese 55 15 40 0 0 0
Tigrigna 220 135 85 10 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 15 10 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 40 15 30
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 0 0 0
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 35 10 25
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 635 280 355
Bikol 115 50 60 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 30 15 15
Fijian 540 320 225 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 10 0 10
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 25 0 25
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 15 10 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 0 0 0
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 605 255 350
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 10 0 10
Creole languages 735 385 355 30 10 15
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 10 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 15 10 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 10 10 0
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 135 65 70
Kannada 105 35 65 15 10 0
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 15 10 10
Tamil 1,315 705 610 40 25 15
Telugu 290 170 120 70 35 35
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 3,555 1,685 1,870
Albanian 445 205 240 55 25 30
Armenian 160 95 65 10 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 475 210 265
Baltic languages 35 20 20 10 10 10
Latvian 20 15 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 15 0 15 10 10 0
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 460 205 260
Belarusan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 270 135 135 25 10 15
Bulgarian 185 80 105 0 0 0
Croatian 870 445 425 70 25 45
Czech 540 255 290 0 10 0
Macedonian 25 10 10 0 0 0
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 75 20 55
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 235 120 115
Serbian 650 340 305 20 10 10
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 30 15 15
Slovak 390 185 205 10 0 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 50 25 25
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 0 0 0
Celtic languages 85 40 50 55 35 20
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 35 15 20
Welsh 25 10 25 10 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 35 25 10
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 700 320 380
Afrikaans 585 260 320 45 15 25
Danish 390 165 225 0 0 0
Dutch 1,815 840 980 150 75 75
Frisian 35 20 20 0 0 10
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 480 225 250
Icelandic 15 10 0 20 10 10
Norwegian 190 90 100 15 10 0
Swedish 300 135 170 15 0 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 0 0 0
Yiddish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 900 475 430 95 50 55
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 835 435 395
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 580 310 265
Bengali 980 485 495 70 35 35
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 20 15 10
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 285 170 115
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 70 35 35 10 10 10
Marathi 165 80 90 0 0 0
Nepali 465 225 240 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 225 125 100
Sindhi 380 195 185 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 30 15 15
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 170 95 75
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 260 125 130
Kurdish 315 175 140 25 0 15
Pashto 795 430 365 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 230 120 115
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 30 15 10
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 1,460 670 785
Catalan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 240 125 115
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 215 105 110
Romanian 840 450 390 20 20 0
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 1,040 450 595
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 25 15 10
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 115 30 85
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 120 50 70
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 0 0 10
Mongolian 55 30 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 215 135 80
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 10 10 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 75 40 30 0 0 0
Ewe 45 30 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 10 0
Ga 65 40 25 10 10 0
Ganda 30 15 10 10 0 0
Igbo 90 45 35 10 0 10
Lingala 90 45 50 20 10 10
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 70 40 25
Wolof 10 0 10 10 0 0
Yoruba 255 125 125 60 40 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 60 45 20
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 0 0 0
Dinka 10 15 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 0 0 0
Sign languages 645 195 445 275 100 180
American Sign Language 315 75 240 155 55 100
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 120 40 80
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 485 215 275
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 485 215 270
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 245 95 150
Hakka 275 130 150 0 0 0
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 255 110 145
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 30 15 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 20 10 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 40 20 20
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 40 30 15
Lao 690 335 350 10 0 0
Thai 415 145 265 35 25 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 80 30 50
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 0 0 0
Turkish 395 220 175 85 30 50
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 10 0 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 45 15 25
Estonian 80 35 45 0 0 0
Finnish 295 125 175 10 0 0
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 40 15 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 10 0 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 91,085 43,500 47,580
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 88,585 42,310 46,275
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 15,930 8,010 7,920
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 72,650 34,300 38,355
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 2,500 1,190 1,310
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 91,080 43,500 47,585
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 84,070 40,140 43,930
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 6,570 3,100 3,475
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 2,365 1,145 1,225
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 645 300 345
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 855 375 480
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 1,400 680 720
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 570 290 275
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 830 385 445
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 1,305 605 700
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 435 255 180
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 6,570 3,100 3,475
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 865 320 540
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 1,205 635 565
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 1,315 565 745
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 2,780 1,410 1,375
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 410 170 240
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 6,575 3,100 3,475
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 1,100 515 585
Brazil 330 125 210 30 15 20
Colombia 650 290 360 40 30 10
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 0 0 0
Guyana 205 90 115 30 15 15
Haiti 85 30 55 0 0 0
Jamaica 615 335 280 80 30 45
Mexico 890 355 540 65 35 30
Peru 320 160 155 10 10 0
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 75 35 35
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 560 240 320
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 215 110 105
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 2,535 1,230 1,305
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 65 40 25
Croatia 500 255 250 30 10 20
France 245 100 145 60 35 30
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 215 90 125
Greece 420 220 200 45 25 25
Hungary 715 370 340 15 10 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 50 20 35
Italy 940 510 430 100 60 45
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 95 40 50
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 65 10 55
Portugal 810 400 410 90 50 45
Romania 700 360 340 10 10 0
Russian Federation 780 310 460 75 30 45
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 10 10 0
Ukraine 710 365 345 30 20 15
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 1,410 710 700
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 160 70 90
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 440 225 215
Algeria 85 60 30 0 0 0
Egypt 355 175 180 35 15 20
Ethiopia 455 220 240 25 10 15
Kenya 705 370 340 20 10 10
Morocco 180 90 95 30 20 0
Nigeria 585 310 275 90 50 40
Somalia 600 270 330 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 80 30 50
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 160 85 70
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 2,455 1,115 1,345
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 0 0 0
Bangladesh 615 310 305 35 20 15
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 295 90 205
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 50 20 30
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 430 220 210
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 160 80 75
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 10 10 0
Japan 755 240 520 20 0 15
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 65 20 40
Lebanon 510 250 260 260 125 135
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 80 40 45
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 595 265 330
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 30 10 25
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 60 25 35
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 10 0 10
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 40 10 25
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 315 165 150
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 40 20 25
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 1,305 605 700
Americas 1,430 740 690 220 100 125
Brazil 105 40 70 25 15 10
Colombia 80 45 35 10 0 10
Cuba 0 10 0 0 0 0
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 30 15 15
Mexico 245 125 125 20 10 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 80 35 50
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 50 25 25
Europe 1,295 665 630 195 105 95
France 15 10 10 10 10 0
Germany 65 40 30 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 10 0 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 0 0 0
Romania 65 25 35 10 0 0
Russian Federation 55 20 40 15 0 15
Ukraine 140 55 90 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 90 55 40
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 55 20 35
Africa 1,505 765 745 120 65 60
Algeria 15 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 10 0 10
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0
Egypt 55 45 20 0 0 0
Eritrea 80 35 50 0 0 0
Ethiopia 45 30 20 10 0 0
Morocco 45 25 25 20 15 10
Nigeria 215 100 115 45 20 25
Somalia 250 100 150 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 15 0 10
Tunisia 15 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 30 20 10
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 760 335 425
Afghanistan 265 130 135 0 0 0
Bangladesh 95 45 50 10 10 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 30 10 20
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 0 0 0
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 140 70 70
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 50 20 25
Iraq 1,090 530 560 0 0 0
Israel 15 10 10 0 10 0
Japan 80 10 75 0 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 15 10 10
Lebanon 75 35 40 0 0 0
Nepal 80 30 45 0 0 0
Pakistan 885 400 485 20 10 15
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 365 175 195
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 10 0 10
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 15 10 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 45 20 30
Taiwan 420 140 285 0 0 0
Turkey 20 10 10 10 10 0
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 0 0 0
Viet Nam 365 105 255 10 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 40 10 30
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 0 10 0
Australia 95 60 40 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 420 190 235 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 91,080 43,500 47,585
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 7,675 3,670 4,005
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 8,810 4,210 4,600
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 74,605 35,620 38,980
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 4,290 1,995 2,295
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 2,430 1,180 1,250
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 945 615 330
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 1,485 560 920
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 1,560 640 915
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 285 165 120
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 15 0 0
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 91,085 43,500 47,580
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 4,245 1,970 2,275
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 4,080 1,890 2,190
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 2,265 1,050 1,215
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 1,710 805 905
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 105 35 70
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 65 35 30
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 100 45 55
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 86,840 41,530 45,310
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 91,080 43,500 47,580
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 1,030 480 545
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 90,050 43,015 47,035
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 91,080 43,500 47,585
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 670 320 350
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 660 315 345
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 475 235 240
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 135 70 65
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 50 0 45
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 10 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 0 0 0
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 6,170 2,750 3,415
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 5,870 2,620 3,250
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 4,320 1,930 2,390
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 1,400 630 770
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 150 65 85
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 295 130 165
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 255 105 145
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 30 20 10
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 10 0 10
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 84,250 40,430 43,820
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 91,080 43,500 47,580
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 8,430 4,045 4,390
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 1,000 510 490
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 810 360 455
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 4,115 2,015 2,100
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 745 325 420
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 275 135 140
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 580 315 265
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 105 45 65
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 225 115 110
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 105 45 65
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 80 25 60
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 140 70 75
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 235 95 145
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 82,650 39,455 43,195
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 91,080 43,500 47,580
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 6,830 3,070 3,765
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 5,095 2,295 2,790
Inuit 165 60 105 245 95 150
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 1,800 810 990
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 39,870 18,870 21,000
Acadian 140 70 70 2,460 1,105 1,355
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 860 435 430
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 37,260 17,735 19,525
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 10 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 290 110 185
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 220 90 125
Ontarian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Québécois 110 50 65 75 25 50
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 15 0 10
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 64,720 31,020 33,705
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 54,470 25,955 28,515
Channel Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cornish 35 20 20 10 0 10
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 29,180 13,860 15,320
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 22,640 10,535 12,105
Manx 80 40 35 20 10 10
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 27,010 12,670 14,345
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 2,095 980 1,110
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 2,745 1,285 1,465
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 15,925 7,435 8,490
Alsatian 30 10 25 0 0 0
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 15 10 0 0 0 0
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 15,925 7,435 8,490
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 13,015 6,065 6,950
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 210 110 95
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 290 130 155
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 3,010 1,325 1,685
Flemish 125 45 80 10 0 0
Frisian 70 15 55 10 0 0
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 10,410 4,885 5,525
Luxembourger 45 25 20 0 0 0
Swiss 1,485 815 665 295 150 145
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 35 15 20
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 1,990 960 1,030
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 530 235 295
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 155 65 85
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 130 65 60
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 665 330 340
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 440 215 220
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 155 85 70
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 3,255 1,580 1,675
Bulgarian 290 125 170 50 30 20
Byelorussian 160 85 75 0 0 0
Czech 1,670 785 890 125 65 55
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 10 10 10
Estonian 295 155 145 10 0 15
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 345 180 170
Latvian 250 140 110 65 25 40
Lithuanian 335 130 205 75 40 35
Moldovan 80 50 35 0 0 0
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 1,150 510 640
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 85 40 45
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 495 225 270
Slovak 915 410 505 55 30 25
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 1,165 610 555
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 20 10 15
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 3,730 1,845 1,885
Albanian 465 200 260 60 35 30
Bosnian 390 180 210 35 15 20
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 185 80 105
Cypriot 45 25 15 10 0 10
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 330 160 170
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 1,840 975 860
Kosovar 40 15 25 20 10 10
Macedonian 75 30 40 0 0 0
Maltese 160 80 70 75 45 30
Montenegrin 60 40 20 0 0 0
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 615 270 350
Serbian 970 510 465 45 15 30
Sicilian 35 20 10 0 0 0
Slovenian 440 220 225 25 10 15
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 615 280 330
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 55 25 30
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 0 0 0
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 815 425 390
Basque 60 40 15 35 20 15
Jewish 910 425 485 225 115 110
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 30 25 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 540 275 270
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 945 470 470
Antiguan 10 0 15 30 10 25
Bahamian 0 10 0 20 15 10
Barbadian 225 130 100 140 80 60
Bermudan 30 15 15 35 10 25
Carib 10 10 0 10 10 0
Cuban 210 85 120 75 30 45
Dominican 100 55 50 40 20 20
Grenadian 65 35 30 10 0 10
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 20 10 20
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 325 185 140
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 10 10 10
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 10 0 10 0
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 15 0 15
St. Lucian 40 10 30 10 0 10
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 40 30 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 160 75 80
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 120 60 50
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 550 275 275
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 50 35 20
Arawak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 110 40 70 15 10 10
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15 15 15 0
Brazilian 460 185 275 40 15 25
Chilean 510 275 240 50 25 25
Colombian 785 390 395 75 40 35
Costa Rican 75 25 45 15 10 10
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 10 0 0
Guatemalan 650 310 340 40 30 0
Guyanese 245 105 135 40 15 25
Hispanic 300 150 160 20 10 0
Honduran 445 255 185 0 0 0
Maya 175 75 100 25 10 10
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 180 90 90
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 10 10 10
Panamanian 15 10 10 10 0 10
Paraguayan 65 25 40 0 0 0
Peruvian 395 205 185 25 10 15
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 0 0 0
Uruguayan 25 15 10 0 0 10
Venezuelan 115 55 60 15 15 10
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 10 10 10
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 3,100 1,475 1,625
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 180 95 85
Akan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Angolan 10 10 10 10 0 10
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 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 325 165 160 35 25 15
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 30 15 10
Guinean 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ibo 65 30 35 10 0 0
Ivorian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Liberian 115 50 65 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0 0 10
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 685 360 320 65 25 35
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 0 10 0
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 25 10 15
North African origins 1,370 715 655 155 80 70
Algerian 70 40 35 0 0 0
Berber 35 25 10 0 10 0
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 100 50 45
Libyan 50 35 10 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 40 15 25
Sudanese 290 135 150 0 0 0
Tunisian 35 20 15 10 10 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 2,200 220 110 115
Afrikaner 35 25 15 10 0 10
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 10
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 30 15 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 210 120 90 10 0 0
Oromo 0 0 10 0 0 0
Rwandan 60 20 35 10 0 10
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 0 0 0
South African 960 455 505 70 35 35
Tanzanian 60 20 40 30 20 10
Tigrian 45 30 15 15 10 10
Ugandan 75 30 40 0 0 0
Zambian 10 0 10 35 15 15
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 10 10 0
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 20 0 0
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 2,600 1,210 1,380
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 405 210 200
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 2,215 1,015 1,205
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 5,050 2,300 2,745
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 1,890 885 1,000
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 10 10 10
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 30 15 15
Armenian 290 155 140 25 15 10
Assyrian 205 115 95 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 0 0 0
Georgian 55 10 40 0 0 0
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 255 125 135
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 30 10 20
Israeli 105 60 45 15 0 0
Jordanian 170 100 70 10 0 0
Kazakh 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kurd 285 165 120 25 0 20
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 15 0 15
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 1,090 520 570
Palestinian 720 365 355 105 50 55
Pashtun 170 110 60 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 0 0 0
Syrian 935 440 495 175 85 95
Tajik 85 40 40 0 0 0
Tatar 90 50 40 0 0 0
Turk 670 405 265 150 70 75
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 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 65 30 35
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 1,075 550 525
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 10 0 0
Bengali 220 95 120 10 0 0
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 915 470 440
Goan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 120 55 70 0 0 0
Kashmiri 70 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 0 0 0
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 60 25 35
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 25 10 15
Sinhalese 305 170 135 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 40 15 20
Tamil 300 185 115 25 10 20
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 35 20 15
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 2,080 875 1,205
Burmese 610 335 275 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 10 0 15
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 1,065 440 625
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 760 330 430
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 30 10 20
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 100 25 80
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 105 45 60
Laotian 1,055 540 515 0 0 10
Malaysian 655 350 310 20 10 15
Mongolian 100 60 40 0 0 0
Singaporean 100 45 50 0 0 0
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 20 10 20
Thai 520 215 310 25 10 10
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 0 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 70 25 45
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 10 0 0
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 55 25 30
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 55 25 30
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 135 60 75
Australian 995 495 500 75 30 50
New Zealander 420 200 215 50 25 30
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 10 0 0
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 0 0 0
Hawaiian 155 50 105 0 0 0
Maori 100 45 50 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 0 0 0
Samoan 80 45 30 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 140 60 80 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 169,965 ... ... 40,935 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 23,270 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 17,655 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 20 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 40,935 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 2,045 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 38,890 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 40,935 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 115 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 6,030 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 10,405 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 15,130 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 9,250 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 40,940 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 10,655 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 5,525 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 5,880 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 5,415 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 13,460 ... ...
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 ... ... 40,935 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 40,760 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 175 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 40,940 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 39,660 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 1,275 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 40,935 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 8,540 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 14,720 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 7,095 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 4,240 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 2,290 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 1,990 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 2,070 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 40,935 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 38,025 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 2,910 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 40,935 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 24,575 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 15,555 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 810 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 40,935 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 1,395 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 5,965 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 6,695 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 8,345 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 8,505 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 5,670 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 3,315 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 1,040 ... ...
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 ... ... 40,775 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 30,510 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 10,270 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 9,200 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 23,265 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 62.6 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 11.2 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 1,146 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,200 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 250,237 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 269,119 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 17,560 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 8.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 43.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 873 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 967 ... ...
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 77,650 36,745 40,905
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 12,035 5,975 6,055
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 20,535 10,480 10,055
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 45,075 20,290 24,785
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 6,070 3,995 2,080
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 3,565 2,020 1,540
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 2,505 1,970 535
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 17,895 7,125 10,770
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 1,880 730 1,150
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 19,235 8,440 10,790
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 13,385 5,780 7,605
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 1,150 535 620
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 275 145 135
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 3,890 1,645 2,245
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 530 345 185
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 51,920 24,635 27,285
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 4,605 2,460 2,150
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 12,425 6,480 5,950
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 34,890 15,695 19,195
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 4,375 2,935 1,445
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 2,585 1,525 1,060
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 1,795 1,410 380
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 13,535 5,660 7,870
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 1,265 505 760
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 15,710 6,595 9,120
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 11,130 4,710 6,420
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 875 370 500
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 215 95 120
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 3,135 1,205 1,920
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 365 205 160
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 77,645 36,750 40,905
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 32,570 16,450 16,115
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 3,140 845 2,300
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 3,140 845 2,295
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 1,305 640 665
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 265 215 45
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 1,040 425 620
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 2,175 890 1,285
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 150 50 100
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 650 210 440
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 435 135 295
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 15 10 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 105 75 25
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 210 135 75
54. History 1,505 785 720 505 260 245
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 110 20 90
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 5,050 1,590 3,460
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 75 10 65
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 370 160 205
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 970 90 880
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 765 170 595
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 65 10 60
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 1,090 290 800
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 1,710 860 850
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 11,155 3,595 7,560
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 30 0 25
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 695 185 515
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 10,435 3,410 7,020
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 2,005 970 1,040
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 800 280 520
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 480 190 290
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 15 0 15
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 620 460 160
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 95 40 55
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 2,165 1,305 860
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 1,770 1,185 585
25. Library science 300 30 270 195 15 185
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 180 90 90
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 15 15 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 8,090 7,470 620
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 160 95 60
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 1,510 1,300 205
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 1,875 1,710 160
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 1,910 1,855 60
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 1,815 1,720 95
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 820 790 35
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 490 285 210
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 240 125 110
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 250 160 95
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 6,135 865 5,260
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 370 165 205
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 5,675 640 5,035
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 80 65 20
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 3,360 1,830 1,525
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 1,940 570 1,370
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 45 45 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 200 190 10
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 520 420 95
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 655 605 55
Other 10 10 0 10 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 10 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 280,900 136,390 144,510 51,920 24,630 27,285
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 17,030 8,940 8,095
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 2,140 580 1,565
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 2,140 580 1,565
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 985 490 495
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 180 150 25
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 810 340 465
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 1,725 655 1,070
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 130 40 90
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 510 165 350
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 360 100 260
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 15 10 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 90 60 25
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 130 85 50
54. History 1,215 605 615 390 175 210
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 100 20 85
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 4,260 1,295 2,965
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 70 10 60
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 320 130 190
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 785 85 700
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 675 130 545
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 60 10 50
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 885 240 640
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 1,465 695 770
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 8,480 2,810 5,665
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 25 10 20
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 550 140 410
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 7,905 2,665 5,235
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 1,515 695 820
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 685 260 425
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 365 140 220
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 15 0 15
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 410 290 120
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 45 10 35
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 1,940 1,210 730
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 1,640 1,115 525
25. Library science 240 30 205 130 10 125
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 155 70 80
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 15 15 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 6,130 5,570 560
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 120 60 55
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 1,080 895 180
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 1,440 1,280 165
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 1,505 1,450 60
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 1,400 1,315 80
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 590 570 20
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 405 240 170
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 195 115 80
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 210 125 90
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 4,640 715 3,925
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 300 140 155
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 4,280 535 3,750
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 55 40 20
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 2,665 1,435 1,230
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 1,560 470 1,095
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 40 40 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 115 110 10
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 400 315 80
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 545 495 45
Other 15 10 0 0 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 0 0 10
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 77,645 36,745 40,905
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 32,570 16,455 16,115
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 45,075 20,290 24,785
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 42,085 18,855 23,230
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 32,265 14,045 18,215
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 9,825 4,805 5,015
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 2,990 1,440 1,555
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 695 355 335
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 315 95 225
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 200 110 90
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 620 360 255
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 60 25 40
France 155 85 65 60 25 30
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 1,040 465 575
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 51,920 24,635 27,285
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 17,035 8,940 8,095
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 34,885 15,695 19,195
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 32,670 14,650 18,020
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 24,960 10,950 14,005
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 7,710 3,695 4,015
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 2,220 1,045 1,170
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 480 235 250
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 300 85 210
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 120 70 50
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 355 220 135
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 55 20 35
France 105 50 55 50 20 25
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 850 390 460
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 77,650 36,745 40,900
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 50,720 25,605 25,115
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 47,005 23,540 23,460
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 3,715 2,060 1,650
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 26,930 11,140 15,790
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 65.3 69.7 61.4
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 60.5 64.1 57.4
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.6
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 419,065 205,530 213,540 77,650 36,745 40,900
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 24,710 10,200 14,515
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 52,935 26,550 26,390
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 30,110 16,245 13,865
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 22,830 10,300 12,525
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 43.6 44.1 43.1
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 50,720 25,605 25,115
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 970 495 475
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 49,755 25,110 24,645
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 46,035 22,910 23,125
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 3,715 2,195 1,515
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 50,720 25,605 25,115
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 970 500 475
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 49,750 25,110 24,640
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 5,180 3,065 2,115
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 8,365 2,485 5,885
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 3,785 3,015 775
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 3,365 550 2,815
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 6,775 2,575 4,200
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 1,535 790 745
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 13,590 6,070 7,520
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 5,800 5,470 330
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 385 345 40
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 960 745 215
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 50,720 25,605 25,115
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 970 500 470
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 49,750 25,110 24,640
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 130 110 25
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 250 210 45
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 280 180 100
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 2,600 2,325 280
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 2,260 1,680 580
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 1,715 1,255 455
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 6,685 2,930 3,755
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 2,545 1,995 550
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 1,275 710 565
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 2,295 825 1,470
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 960 540 420
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 3,830 1,985 1,845
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 45 15 25
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 3,055 1,775 1,280
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 3,430 1,085 2,350
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 6,015 1,080 4,935
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 860 455 400
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 3,555 1,565 1,990
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 1,950 830 1,120
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 6,015 3,565 2,450
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 47,000 23,540 23,460
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 2,605 1,185 1,420
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 220 165 55
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 4,570 3,360 1,210
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 39,605 18,835 20,775
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 39,610 18,835 20,775
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 38,505 18,175 20,335
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 85 50 30
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 660 385 270
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 360 225 135
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 44,175 22,195 21,985
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 30,645 16,145 14,500
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 3,500 1,355 2,140
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 7,185 3,150 4,035
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 1,960 935 1,025
Bicycle 915 680 235 360 285 75
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 525 315 210
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 44,175 22,195 21,985
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 12,700 5,755 6,945
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 18,660 9,845 8,820
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 7,905 3,980 3,925
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 2,515 1,285 1,230
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 2,395 1,335 1,060
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 44,180 22,195 21,985
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 1,910 1,170 740
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 8,015 4,875 3,135
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 13,645 6,900 6,745
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 9,735 3,910 5,820
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 4,310 1,940 2,365
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 6,570 3,395 3,175
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 54,175 27,110 27,065
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 53,850 26,980 26,870
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 53,760 26,940 26,820
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 53,330 26,815 26,515
French 370 110 260 430 125 300
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 90 45 45
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 90 40 45
Afro-Asiatic languages 100 70 25 0 0 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 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 0 0 0
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 85 65 20 0 0 10
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 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 15 0 10
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 10 0 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 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 40 25 15
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 0 0 0
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 75 35 45 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 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 10 0 0
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 10 0 0
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 15 10 10
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 0 10 0
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 0 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,775 6,270 4,500 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 0 0 0
Iranian languages 20 15 10 10 10 10
Kurdish 20 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 10 0 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 15 0 10
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 10 0 10
Romanian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 20 15 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 0 0 0
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 10 0 10
American Sign Language 25 0 25 10 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,775 1,995 1,780 25 20 10
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 25 15 10
Cantonese 745 385 355 10 10 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 10 10 0
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 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 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 5,240 325 125 200
English and French 445 195 250 215 75 140
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 115 55 60
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 50 10 40 0 0 0
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 292,675 153,680 138,995 54,175 27,110 27,065
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 51,830 25,995 25,840
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 265 95 170
French 1,315 570 740 1,755 895 860
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 300 115 185
Aboriginal 10 10 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 300 110 190
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 100 30 65 0 0 0
French and non-official language 130 60 65 30 15 15
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 90,190 43,075 47,120
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 77,750 37,325 40,430
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 12,445 5,750 6,695
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 9,335 4,225 5,110
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 3,110 1,525 1,580
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 2,495 1,235 1,255
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 870 415 455
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 1,620 815 800
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 615 295 325
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 86,535 41,255 45,280
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 52,080 24,770 27,310
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 34,450 16,480 17,965
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 25,370 12,095 13,275
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 9,080 4,390 4,695
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 7,545 3,630 3,910
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 2,530 1,120 1,405
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 5,010 2,515 2,500
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 1,540 755 785

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Dartmouth--Cole Harbour [Federal electoral district], Nova Scotia (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 23, 2024).

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