Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Kitchener South--Hespeler [Federal electoral district], Ontario

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Kitchener South--Hespeler
Ontario
[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 ... ... 105,309 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 97,673 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... 7.8 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 39,635 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 38,664 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 1,009.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 104.28 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 105,305 51,945 53,360
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 20,335 10,405 9,925
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 6,595 3,320 3,275
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 7,020 3,585 3,440
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 6,715 3,505 3,210
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 72,120 35,610 36,510
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 6,575 3,370 3,200
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 7,195 3,775 3,415
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 7,470 3,665 3,805
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 7,835 3,810 4,025
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 7,570 3,705 3,870
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 7,695 3,715 3,980
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 7,510 3,755 3,755
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 7,640 3,755 3,880
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 6,945 3,360 3,590
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 5,700 2,700 3,000
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 12,855 5,930 6,925
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 4,700 2,240 2,460
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 3,255 1,575 1,680
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 2,110 1,030 1,075
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 1,380 610 765
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 1,410 470 940
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 855 305 550
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 420 130 285
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 125 30 95
100 years and over 130 45 85 15 5 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 19.3 20.0 18.6
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 68.5 68.6 68.4
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 12.2 11.4 13.0
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.9 1.8
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 37.7 36.9 38.4
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 37.1 36.3 38.0
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 38,665 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 19,925 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 4,970 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 13,755 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 2,815 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 6,215 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 840 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 3,860 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 25 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 20 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 38,660 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 8,140 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 12,615 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 6,925 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 6,980 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 4,010 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 104,120 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 84,975 41,540 43,435
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 50,815 25,370 25,445
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 42,725 21,325 21,400
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 8,090 4,045 4,045
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 34,160 16,170 17,990
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 22,990 12,520 10,475
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 2,725 1,090 1,630
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 4,795 1,800 2,995
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 3,650 760 2,890
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 30,100 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 13,600 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 6,905 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 6,750 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 2,840 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 30,100 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 24,945 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 20,905 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 4,040 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 5,150 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 4,145 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 1,005 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 24,950 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 10,635 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 14,315 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 5,330 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 6,305 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 2,680 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 5,150 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 2,965 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 1,580 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 610 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 14,060 7,130 6,925
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 38,665 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 28,055 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 9,810 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 18,250 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 1,005 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 9,610 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 8,135 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 1,470 ... ...
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 15 513,405 254,160 259,245 104,275 51,640 52,635
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 96,435 48,275 48,165
French only 245 130 115 40 15 30
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 6,055 2,635 3,420
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 1,745 715 1,025
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 16 513,400 254,160 259,245 104,270 51,640 52,635
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 100,675 50,040 50,635
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 1,310 605 705
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 590 290 290
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 1,705 705 1,000
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 1,600 750 855
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.6
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 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 104,275 51,640 52,635
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 101,970 50,530 51,435
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 76,955 38,265 38,685
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 75,640 37,650 37,990
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 1,310 620 695
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 25,015 12,265 12,750
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 5 0 0
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 5 0 0
Blackfoot 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 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 5 0 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 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 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 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 0 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 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 25,015 12,260 12,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 2,275 1,130 1,140
Berber languages 5 0 5 5 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 375 170 205
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 30 10 15
Somali 755 365 395 340 155 185
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 1,900 960 935
Amharic 305 150 160 235 110 125
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 1,345 690 655
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 85 50 40
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 15 10 5
Harari 5 0 5 10 5 5
Hebrew 55 30 25 20 10 5
Maltese 10 5 5 10 5 5
Tigrigna 155 80 75 165 75 95
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 10 5 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,010 3,260 3,750 760 385 375
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 65 40 35
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 690 345 345
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 620 225 390
Bikol 65 30 35 0 0 0
Cebuano 860 350 505 15 5 10
Fijian 210 105 105 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 15 5 15
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 25 5 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 40 15 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 0 0 0
Pangasinan 85 35 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 500 190 310
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 0 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 10 5 5
Creole languages 260 130 125 35 15 15
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 15 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 15 10 5
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 450 240 210
Kannada 55 30 30 20 10 5
Malayalam 695 350 345 220 115 100
Tamil 790 405 385 120 65 55
Telugu 170 95 80 85 45 40
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 35 20 15 125 60 60
Indo-European languages 157,060 77,565 79,500 17,480 8,645 8,835
Albanian 315 160 155 380 200 180
Armenian 95 50 45 115 55 60
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 4,360 2,095 2,265
Baltic languages 50 20 30 30 10 15
Latvian 25 15 10 10 10 10
Lithuanian 25 5 15 15 5 10
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 4,335 2,085 2,245
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Bosnian 150 75 75 130 65 60
Bulgarian 110 55 55 35 15 15
Croatian 670 335 335 555 275 280
Czech 450 210 240 185 85 100
Macedonian 10 5 5 75 35 35
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 1,230 570 665
Russian 1,795 830 965 305 135 170
Serbian 470 250 220 1,265 635 635
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 120 55 60
Slovak 290 135 155 145 70 75
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 75 40 35
Ukrainian 800 345 455 140 70 70
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 75 35 40
Celtic languages 40 20 25 5 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 0 0 0
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 1,895 895 1,005
Afrikaans 220 100 120 30 20 10
Danish 415 215 200 35 20 20
Dutch 1,545 720 825 305 145 165
Frisian 30 10 20 5 5 0
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 1,495 695 800
Icelandic 30 10 15 0 0 5
Norwegian 150 70 80 5 0 5
Swedish 135 60 75 10 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 10 5 0
Yiddish 15 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 600 310 285 260 140 120
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 4,480 2,355 2,120
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 3,240 1,740 1,500
Bengali 685 350 335 120 65 50
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 480 260 225
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 340 195 145
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 65 30 40 15 5 5
Marathi 80 35 40 30 15 10
Nepali 410 215 200 55 35 25
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 5 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 1,435 770 670
Sindhi 210 105 100 40 20 25
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 40 20 20
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 685 355 325
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 1,175 585 590
Kurdish 170 95 70 205 100 100
Pashto 525 280 245 150 85 65
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 825 400 425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 60 30 30
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 5,985 2,895 3,085
Catalan 10 10 5 0 0 0
Italian 1,335 715 620 325 185 140
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 1,550 730 820
Romanian 715 365 350 1,495 740 755
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 2,615 1,235 1,375
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 80 30 50
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 380 175 210
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 190 90 105
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 20 15 5
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 0 0 0
Ewe 30 20 15 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 0 5 0
Ganda 15 10 5 0 0 5
Igbo 65 35 30 5 5 5
Lingala 20 10 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 5 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 10 0 5
Shona 45 15 25 15 5 10
Swahili 215 110 105 60 20 35
Wolof 0 5 5 10 5 5
Yoruba 85 55 35 25 15 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 40 15 20
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 50 30 25
Dinka 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 50 30 25
Sign languages 185 100 85 35 10 20
American Sign Language 70 35 35 25 5 20
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 1,625 795 825
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 1,525 745 780
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 315 150 165
Hakka 215 100 115 10 0 0
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 1,065 515 550
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 40 20 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 20 15 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 80 45 35
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 95 50 45
Burmese 335 185 150 30 15 15
Karenic languages 335 160 175 45 25 20
Tibetan 60 25 35 5 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 15 10 5
Tai-Kadai languages 780 340 435 250 115 135
Lao 525 270 255 230 110 125
Thai 250 65 190 15 0 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 220 100 120
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 15 10 10
Turkish 260 145 115 185 80 100
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 5 5 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 10 5 5
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 435 215 220
Estonian 60 30 30 15 10 5
Finnish 240 105 135 20 10 15
Hungarian 870 410 455 395 190 205
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 15 5 10
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 2,305 1,110 1,195
English and French 775 380 395 245 110 135
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 1,940 945 1,000
French and non-official language 270 135 135 65 35 35
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 55 25 30
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 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 104,275 51,640 52,630
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 98,800 48,960 49,845
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 86,045 42,685 43,355
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 85,690 42,525 43,160
French 1,125 585 540 355 160 190
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 12,760 6,270 6,490
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 5 0 0
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 0 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 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 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 5 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 12,760 6,265 6,490
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 1,500 730 770
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 455 200 255 255 115 140
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 20 5 10
Somali 445 190 255 235 110 130
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 1,250 620 630
Amharic 135 60 75 160 80 85
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 920 460 460
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 50 25 20
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 10 5 5
Harari 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 10 0 5
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 75 35 35 95 45 50
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 30 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,560 2,130 2,430 450 225 215
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 20 10 10
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 425 220 205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 185 80 110
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 0 0 0
Fijian 60 40 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 5 5 5
Ilocano 345 155 185 0 5 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 30 10 15
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 145 60 90
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 0 0 0
Creole languages 150 70 80 20 15 10
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 105 50 60 10 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 10 5 5
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 305 170 140
Kannada 25 10 10 15 10 0
Malayalam 365 180 180 155 85 75
Tamil 410 200 210 75 40 30
Telugu 80 45 40 60 35 25
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 45 20 25
Indo-European languages 100,595 49,680 50,920 8,305 4,095 4,215
Albanian 200 90 100 220 120 105
Armenian 35 15 20 70 35 35
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 2,075 1,000 1,070
Baltic languages 5 5 0 5 0 5
Latvian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Lithuanian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 2,065 1,000 1,070
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 65 30 35
Bulgarian 50 30 20 20 10 10
Croatian 190 90 100 230 115 115
Czech 135 65 65 60 30 25
Macedonian 5 5 5 40 20 20
Polish 1,030 505 525 505 235 275
Russian 1,035 505 530 160 75 85
Serbian 205 110 95 785 380 405
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 50 20 30
Slovak 85 40 40 50 20 30
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 15 5 5
Ukrainian 250 110 140 45 20 25
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 45 25 20
Celtic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 5 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 665 300 365 225 100 120
Afrikaans 100 45 60 10 10 5
Danish 25 10 10 0 0 5
Dutch 105 45 65 20 15 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 180 75 105
Icelandic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 0 0 0
Swedish 10 5 5 5 5 5
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 90 105 50 55
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 2,695 1,365 1,330
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 1,870 980 890
Bengali 410 210 200 70 35 35
Gujarati 735 340 395 270 145 125
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 190 100 90
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 5 5 5
Marathi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Nepali 245 120 120 40 20 15
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 895 470 420
Sindhi 80 40 45 25 10 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 10 5 5
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 365 185 180
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 805 380 425
Kurdish 110 60 45 100 45 50
Pashto 315 160 155 80 40 45
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 625 290 330
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 15 5 15
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 2,920 1,415 1,505
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 35 15 20
Portuguese 510 240 270 585 285 305
Romanian 310 155 155 735 360 375
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 1,560 755 800
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 55 25 25
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 305 135 170
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 50 20 35
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 5 5 5
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 15 10 5 0 0 0
Ewe 5 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 10 0 10 5 0 0
Lingala 10 5 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 20 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 10 0 5
Shona 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swahili 85 35 55 25 10 15
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 10 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 40 20 15
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 40 20 15
Sign languages 230 120 105 50 25 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 10 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 1,095 545 550
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 1,000 490 505
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 165 85 80
Hakka 60 25 35 5 5 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 765 370 390
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 5 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 15 5 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 50 30 20
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 95 50 40
Burmese 285 155 130 30 20 15
Karenic languages 310 155 160 55 30 25
Tibetan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 200 115 55 60
Lao 270 135 135 110 55 55
Thai 105 40 65 10 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 100 45 55
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 5 0 0
Turkish 125 65 55 85 40 45
Uyghur 30 15 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 5 0 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 5
Uralic languages 300 135 165 130 60 75
Estonian 20 5 10 5 0 5
Finnish 45 20 25 0 0 0
Hungarian 240 115 130 125 60 65
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 5,475 2,680 2,790
English and French 525 245 285 135 60 75
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 5,200 2,570 2,630
French and non-official language 120 45 70 25 10 20
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 115 45 65
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 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 104,270 51,640 52,635
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 89,670 44,575 45,095
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 5,905 2,940 2,965
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 1,035 430 605
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 7,410 3,585 3,820
Aboriginal 95 40 55 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 7,400 3,585 3,825
English and French 200 100 100 60 25 35
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 120 60 60
French and non-official language 375 180 195 75 25 45
English, French and non-official language 10 10 10 5 5 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 419,060 205,495 213,570 83,805 41,195 42,605
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 80,205 39,540 40,665
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 36,923 44,729 30,421
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 80,215 39,540 40,670
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 33,208 39,449 28,033
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 72,730 36,750 35,985
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 36,211 45,010 28,695
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 55,305 24,275 31,035
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 3,326 1,184 4,742
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 63,445 32,905 30,535
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 38,039 46,322 31,040
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 83,775 41,180 42,595
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 80,125 39,500 40,625
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 47,354 56,533 38,428
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 80,130 39,500 40,630
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 39,276 45,626 33,101
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 72,420 36,600 35,820
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 47,134 56,978 37,075
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 55,450 24,535 30,915
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 6,866 6,019 7,539
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 63,440 32,875 30,560
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 47,082 55,834 37,668
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 83,775 41,180 42,590
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 33,695 18,995 14,700
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 54,335 60,609 47,048
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 64,637 73,417 53,290
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 89.9 93.3 84.9
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 78.9 82.6 73.6
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 10.1 6.6 15.1
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 83,800 41,195 42,610
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 3,595 1,650 1,950
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 80,205 39,540 40,660
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 95.7 96.0 95.4
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 10,850 4,575 6,280
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 12,305 4,725 7,580
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 10,385 4,155 6,225
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 9,550 4,205 5,340
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 8,970 4,305 4,665
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 7,155 3,850 3,305
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 5,290 3,085 2,210
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 3,945 2,485 1,460
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 2,940 1,880 1,065
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 2,625 1,635 990
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 6,190 4,640 1,550
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 4,270 3,135 1,140
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 1,920 1,510 410
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 83,800 41,195 42,605
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 3,585 1,650 1,935
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 80,215 39,540 40,670
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 95.7 96.0 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 11,065 4,635 6,425
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 13,000 5,020 7,980
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 12,210 4,960 7,245
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 11,865 5,470 6,400
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 10,300 5,395 4,900
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 7,095 4,120 2,980
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 4,875 3,105 1,765
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 3,660 2,295 1,365
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 6,145 4,535 1,610
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 2,175 1,535 640
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 1,200 860 345
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 2,770 2,145 630
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 83,805 41,195 42,605
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 20,355 8,290 12,075
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 63,440 32,910 30,535
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 75.7 79.9 71.7
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 7,180 3,350 3,830
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 4,670 1,975 2,695
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 7,820 3,315 4,505
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 6,480 2,665 3,815
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 6,970 3,025 3,945
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 6,875 3,360 3,520
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 5,770 3,260 2,510
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 4,265 2,570 1,690
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 3,310 2,145 1,165
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 10,110 7,245 2,865
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 2,635 1,750 885
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 2,305 1,465 840
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 5,170 4,030 1,140
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 38,665 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 79,851 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 69,795 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 8,140 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 41,965 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 36,933 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 30,525 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 93,593 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 81,212 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 38,680 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 98,096 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 81,366 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 8,145 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 49,253 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 40,928 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 30,530 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 111,125 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 92,154 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 38,665 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 470 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 325 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 720 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 825 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 1,170 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 1,120 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 1,355 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 1,495 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 1,510 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 1,580 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 3,030 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 2,965 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 2,815 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 2,460 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 2,450 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 14,380 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 4,790 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 3,325 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 3,635 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 2,620 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 38,665 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 505 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 335 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 730 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 865 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 1,280 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 1,290 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 1,680 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 1,790 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 1,860 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 1,895 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 3,720 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 3,450 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 3,195 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 2,905 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 2,490 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 10,665 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 4,585 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 2,710 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 3,365 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 29,445 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 93,825 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 81,291 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 9,555 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 82,721 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 72,029 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 14,420 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 116,942 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 99,696 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 4,705 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 54,575 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 50,117 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 29,450 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 111,608 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 92,402 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 9,550 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 103,940 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 84,917 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 14,460 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 131,584 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 108,507 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 4,670 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 67,223 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 58,756 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 11,830 6,240 5,590
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 36,241 39,896 32,811
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 32,437 35,084 29,932
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 11,815 6,105 5,710
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 42,958 47,226 38,395
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 36,061 38,588 33,361
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 104,115 51,590 52,530
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 47,535 22,765 24,770
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 8,610 4,125 4,485
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 8,190 3,715 4,475
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 9,520 4,435 5,080
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 10,125 4,975 5,150
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 11,095 5,515 5,575
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 56,580 28,820 27,760
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 11,220 5,620 5,600
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 11,705 5,965 5,735
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 12,390 6,290 6,105
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 11,765 6,030 5,735
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 9,500 4,915 4,590
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 43 511,540 253,325 258,215 104,115 51,585 52,530
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 24,210 12,345 11,865
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 7,990 4,045 3,945
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 67,910 33,575 34,330
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 12,000 5,670 6,330
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 11,990 5,530 6,460
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 3,905 1,940 1,960
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 1,410 690 725
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 7,015 3,200 3,820
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 1,075 395 680
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 11.5 10.7 12.3
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 16.1 15.7 16.5
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 17.6 17.1 18.4
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 10.3 9.5 11.1
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 9.0 7.0 10.7
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 7,125 3,490 3,635
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 2,035 1,030 1,005
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 720 365 360
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 4,855 2,355 2,500
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 240 105 130
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 6.8 6.8 6.9
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 8.4 8.3 8.5
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 9.0 9.0 9.1
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 7.1 7.0 7.3
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 2.0 1.9 2.1
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 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 104,210 51,635 52,575
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 102,445 50,925 51,515
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 102,375 50,915 51,465
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 6,175 2,670 3,505
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 29,875 14,545 15,325
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 10 0 10
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 0 0 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 10 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 10 0 10
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 10 35 10 0 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 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 45 10 30 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 29,865 14,545 15,320
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 2,790 1,420 1,375
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 1,055 460 600 530 295 240
Bilen 0 0 0 10 0 10
Oromo 15 10 10 35 20 15
Somali 1,045 455 590 495 275 220
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 15 10 10
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 2,280 1,135 1,150
Amharic 505 240 265 325 170 155
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 1,665 820 845
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 105 60 40
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 25 10 15
Harari 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 220 135 80 80 50 25
Maltese 55 15 40 10 0 0
Tigrigna 220 135 85 295 125 170
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 10 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 900 420 475
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 65 30 40
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 830 395 435
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 795 265 530
Bikol 115 50 60 10 0 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 25 0 25
Fijian 540 320 225 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 15 0 15
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 10 0 10
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 45 20 25
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 0 0 0
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 735 240 490
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 10 0 0
Creole languages 735 385 355 110 50 60
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 25 10 15
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 80 35 45
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 565 265 295
Kannada 105 35 65 40 20 20
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 185 85 100
Tamil 1,315 705 610 215 95 120
Telugu 290 170 120 135 65 65
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 15 10 10
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 110 55 55
Indo-European languages 191,080 94,570 96,515 21,505 10,625 10,875
Albanian 445 205 240 345 170 175
Armenian 160 95 65 135 70 70
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 5,090 2,510 2,580
Baltic languages 35 20 20 40 15 25
Latvian 20 15 0 30 10 20
Lithuanian 15 0 15 10 0 10
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 5,055 2,495 2,555
Belarusan 0 10 0 15 10 0
Bosnian 270 135 135 205 100 105
Bulgarian 185 80 105 35 15 20
Croatian 870 445 425 925 445 480
Czech 540 255 290 200 105 100
Macedonian 25 10 10 120 50 65
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 1,370 610 760
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 390 175 215
Serbian 650 340 305 1,695 900 790
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 200 105 95
Slovak 390 185 205 155 100 55
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 95 45 50
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 145 70 70
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 45 20 25
Celtic languages 85 40 50 30 20 10
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 15 10 0
Welsh 25 10 25 10 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 0 0
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 2,595 1,215 1,375
Afrikaans 585 260 320 45 25 25
Danish 390 165 225 30 10 20
Dutch 1,815 840 980 400 175 230
Frisian 35 20 20 15 10 10
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 2,130 1,010 1,120
Icelandic 15 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 190 90 100 10 0 0
Swedish 300 135 170 15 10 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 20 15 10
Yiddish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 900 475 430 475 260 220
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 5,805 3,030 2,780
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 4,490 2,385 2,110
Bengali 980 485 495 140 75 70
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 645 325 320
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 1,690 925 770
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 70 35 35 35 20 15
Marathi 165 80 90 60 35 20
Nepali 465 225 240 150 70 80
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 2,060 1,130 925
Sindhi 380 195 185 110 50 60
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 45 25 25
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 1,030 530 500
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 1,395 690 700
Kurdish 315 175 140 290 150 140
Pashto 795 430 365 90 65 25
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 1,075 515 555
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 95 50 45
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 7,540 3,630 3,910
Catalan 0 10 0 10 0 0
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 510 275 240
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 1,850 870 980
Romanian 840 450 390 1,720 845 875
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 3,690 1,745 1,945
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 125 55 65
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 10
Georgian 10 10 10 10 0 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 345 155 190
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 0 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 270 130 140
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 35 20 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 75 40 30 15 10 10
Ewe 45 30 10 10 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 0 0 0
Ganda 30 15 10 15 0 15
Igbo 90 45 35 10 0 0
Lingala 90 45 50 10 10 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 15 0 20
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 20 10 15
Shona 60 30 25 10 0 0
Swahili 620 350 270 100 45 55
Wolof 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 255 125 125 40 30 15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 25 15 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 105 55 50
Dinka 10 15 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 105 55 55
Sign languages 645 195 445 170 60 110
American Sign Language 315 75 240 115 30 80
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 55 30 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 1,880 935 945
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 1,810 890 920
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 380 185 200
Hakka 275 130 150 20 0 15
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 1,375 655 720
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 65 30 35
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 30 20 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 100 40 60
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 75 50 20
Burmese 475 255 220 0 0 0
Karenic languages 495 235 265 45 25 20
Tibetan 90 55 35 10 10 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 20 15 10
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 165 70 95
Lao 690 335 350 160 70 95
Thai 415 145 265 30 10 20
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 380 175 200
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 35 20 15
Turkish 395 220 175 315 140 175
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 20 15 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 20 10 10
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 540 255 290
Estonian 80 35 45 50 25 25
Finnish 295 125 175 15 20 0
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 475 210 260
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 20 15 10
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 104,210 51,635 52,575
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 96,995 47,985 49,010
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 23,290 11,960 11,330
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 73,705 36,025 37,680
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 7,220 3,650 3,570
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 511,540 253,265 258,275 104,210 51,635 52,575
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 76,815 38,380 38,435
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 25,680 12,290 13,390
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 6,795 3,280 3,515
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 3,535 1,710 1,825
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 5,325 2,595 2,735
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 6,740 3,100 3,640
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 3,375 1,565 1,810
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 3,360 1,530 1,830
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 3,285 1,620 1,670
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 1,715 960 755
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 25,680 12,290 13,390
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 3,085 1,495 1,580
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 5,040 2,510 2,530
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 5,885 2,680 3,205
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 9,805 4,810 5,000
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 1,865 795 1,070
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 25,680 12,295 13,385
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 4,460 2,000 2,460
Brazil 330 125 210 80 30 50
Colombia 650 290 360 665 300 365
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 475 240 235
Guyana 205 90 115 600 280 320
Haiti 85 30 55 0 0 0
Jamaica 615 335 280 545 235 310
Mexico 890 355 540 215 85 135
Peru 320 160 155 40 20 20
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 155 60 95
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 745 325 425
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 935 425 510
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 10,815 5,230 5,590
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 830 430 395
Croatia 500 255 250 520 265 255
France 245 100 145 55 20 35
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 870 420 450
Greece 420 220 200 115 50 65
Hungary 715 370 340 170 95 75
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 55 20 40
Italy 940 510 430 190 120 65
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 360 180 180
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 995 435 570
Portugal 810 400 410 985 470 515
Romania 700 360 340 1,400 660 740
Russian Federation 780 310 460 125 50 70
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 630 325 305
Ukraine 710 365 345 60 30 35
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 2,395 1,125 1,270
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 1,060 545 515
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 1,710 870 845
Algeria 85 60 30 10 0 0
Egypt 355 175 180 245 110 135
Ethiopia 455 220 240 235 110 120
Kenya 705 370 340 120 60 55
Morocco 180 90 95 0 0 0
Nigeria 585 310 275 65 40 25
Somalia 600 270 330 300 150 150
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 85 40 45
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 650 340 315
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 8,645 4,185 4,460
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 465 210 255
Bangladesh 615 310 305 145 80 65
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 960 450 515
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 65 35 30
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 2,040 1,010 1,025
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 285 155 130
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 505 275 240
Japan 755 240 520 10 10 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 185 105 85
Lebanon 510 250 260 120 60 65
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 690 355 335
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 735 285 450
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 135 55 85
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 320 155 165
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 40 10 25
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 635 300 340
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 1,300 650 650
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 50 20 35
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 3,290 1,615 1,670
Americas 1,430 740 690 470 225 245
Brazil 105 40 70 10 10 0
Colombia 80 45 35 100 40 60
Cuba 0 10 0 35 15 15
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 55 50 10
Mexico 245 125 125 40 10 30
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 110 40 65
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 115 55 55
Europe 1,295 665 630 450 220 235
France 15 10 10 0 0 0
Germany 65 40 30 30 25 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 20 10 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 10 0 10
Romania 65 25 35 110 55 55
Russian Federation 55 20 40 15 0 10
Ukraine 140 55 90 10 10 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 50 20 35
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 210 95 115
Africa 1,505 765 745 495 275 225
Algeria 15 15 0 0 10 0
Cameroon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 0 0 10
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0
Egypt 55 45 20 75 30 45
Eritrea 80 35 50 80 40 40
Ethiopia 45 30 20 70 40 30
Morocco 45 25 25 0 0 0
Nigeria 215 100 115 35 20 10
Somalia 250 100 150 140 85 55
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 15 10 10
Tunisia 15 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 70 50 25
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 1,860 885 970
Afghanistan 265 130 135 70 25 45
Bangladesh 95 45 50 15 10 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 190 90 95
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 10 10 0
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 465 245 220
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 45 20 25
Iraq 1,090 530 560 200 110 85
Israel 15 10 10 15 15 0
Japan 80 10 75 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 15 10 0
Lebanon 75 35 40 10 10 0
Nepal 80 30 45 40 15 25
Pakistan 885 400 485 100 50 55
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 230 75 155
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 30 20 10
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 10 0 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 205 100 105
Taiwan 420 140 285 0 0 0
Turkey 20 10 10 10 10 0
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 10 10 0
Viet Nam 365 105 255 50 20 30
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 150 70 75
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 10 15 0
Australia 95 60 40 10 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 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 104,210 51,635 52,575
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 27,745 13,440 14,310
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 22,785 11,480 11,305
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 53,680 26,715 26,965
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 19,200 9,155 10,040
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 7,040 3,545 3,495
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 2,645 1,870 770
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 4,395 1,675 2,720
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 5,730 2,290 3,435
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 6,225 3,235 2,995
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 200 80 120
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 104,215 51,635 52,575
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 1,855 880 970
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 1,800 870 935
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 1,260 575 685
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 540 290 250
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 0 10 0
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 45 15 30
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 102,360 50,750 51,610
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 511,540 253,265 258,275 104,210 51,635 52,580
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 670 330 345
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 103,540 51,310 52,235
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 104,215 51,630 52,580
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 345 165 180
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 345 170 175
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 290 125 165
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 60 45 10
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 0 0 0
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 2,855 1,390 1,470
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 2,810 1,360 1,450
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 2,245 1,090 1,155
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 540 270 270
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 30 0 25
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 45 25 20
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 40 25 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 10 10 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 495,895 245,820 250,075 101,010 50,080 50,930
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 104,210 51,635 52,580
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 22,625 11,320 11,310
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 6,115 3,230 2,890
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 2,085 1,055 1,030
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 4,255 2,195 2,060
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 1,035 440 590
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 2,690 1,300 1,390
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 1,575 755 820
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 1,620 775 845
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 1,130 585 550
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 420 200 215
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 110 40 65
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 865 360 505
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 730 375 355
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 81,585 40,320 41,270
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 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 104,215 51,635 52,575
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 3,205 1,555 1,650
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 2,570 1,235 1,335
Inuit 165 60 105 35 10 30
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 640 335 300
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 27,950 14,160 13,790
Acadian 140 70 70 185 70 115
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 1,060 550 520
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 27,125 13,770 13,350
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 195 85 110
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 25 10 20
Ontarian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Québécois 110 50 65 25 10 10
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 15 10 0
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 71,980 35,095 36,885
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 42,700 20,535 22,165
Channel Islander 0 0 0 15 10 0
Cornish 35 20 20 0 0 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 24,060 11,490 12,575
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 17,290 7,940 9,345
Manx 80 40 35 10 0 10
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 18,085 8,555 9,535
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 1,870 960 910
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 2,860 1,335 1,525
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 9,590 4,630 4,955
Alsatian 30 10 25 40 20 25
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 15 10 0 0 0 0
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 9,550 4,615 4,930
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 24,575 12,220 12,360
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 865 355 510
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 10 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 455 210 240
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 4,360 2,230 2,125
Flemish 125 45 80 30 15 15
Frisian 70 15 55 10 10 10
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 20,190 10,040 10,145
Luxembourger 45 25 20 0 10 0
Swiss 1,485 815 665 685 355 325
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 1,555 715 840
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 305 130 175
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 310 145 170
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 75 45 35
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 450 210 235
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 345 150 200
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 115 60 60
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 12,685 6,010 6,675
Bulgarian 290 125 170 105 55 55
Byelorussian 160 85 75 85 35 50
Czech 1,670 785 890 470 250 225
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 130 50 80
Estonian 295 155 145 95 35 60
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 1,785 840 945
Latvian 250 140 110 130 60 75
Lithuanian 335 130 205 175 85 95
Moldovan 80 50 35 30 0 30
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 5,275 2,515 2,765
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 2,290 1,070 1,220
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 1,035 425 610
Slovak 915 410 505 365 215 155
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 2,260 1,040 1,220
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 75 35 35
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 13,840 6,890 6,955
Albanian 465 200 260 350 165 180
Bosnian 390 180 210 425 225 205
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 1,430 660 770
Cypriot 45 25 15 180 80 90
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 865 420 450
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 4,060 2,010 2,055
Kosovar 40 15 25 50 25 30
Macedonian 75 30 40 205 105 100
Maltese 160 80 70 95 50 40
Montenegrin 60 40 20 50 25 25
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 3,615 1,805 1,815
Serbian 970 510 465 1,800 930 865
Sicilian 35 20 10 20 20 0
Slovenian 440 220 225 330 160 170
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 1,220 555 660
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 350 205 145
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 0 0 0
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 445 220 225
Basque 60 40 15 10 10 0
Jewish 910 425 485 230 100 130
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 10 0 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 200 115 85
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 2,735 1,295 1,440
Antiguan 10 0 15 35 15 15
Bahamian 0 10 0 15 0 10
Barbadian 225 130 100 190 90 100
Bermudan 30 15 15 25 10 20
Carib 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cuban 210 85 120 175 65 115
Dominican 100 55 50 55 20 25
Grenadian 65 35 30 45 35 15
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 20 15 10
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 1,555 755 795
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 10 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 10 0 10
Montserratan 10 10 10 15 0 10
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 15 0 10
St. Lucian 40 10 30 40 25 20
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 325 175 145
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 70 25 45
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 330 140 190
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 70 30 40
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 3,710 1,755 1,950
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 115 60 55
Arawak 10 0 0 0 0 10
Argentinian 110 40 70 60 30 25
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15 15 0 0
Brazilian 460 185 275 135 55 80
Chilean 510 275 240 70 25 45
Colombian 785 390 395 975 470 505
Costa Rican 75 25 45 20 15 10
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 50 25 20
Guatemalan 650 310 340 225 95 130
Guyanese 245 105 135 685 305 375
Hispanic 300 150 160 35 20 15
Honduran 445 255 185 65 35 30
Maya 175 75 100 20 15 10
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 355 165 190
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 170 90 75
Panamanian 15 10 10 15 10 10
Paraguayan 65 25 40 0 0 10
Peruvian 395 205 185 90 50 35
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 585 300 285
Uruguayan 25 15 10 30 10 15
Venezuelan 115 55 60 35 10 20
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 175 75 100
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 3,215 1,660 1,555
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 405 210 190
Akan 20 10 10 15 0 10
Angolan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 65 20 40 10 0 10
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 20 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 325 165 160 60 25 40
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 10 10 0
Ghanaian 485 275 210 80 45 35
Guinean 25 10 15 10 10 0
Ibo 65 30 35 0 0 0
Ivorian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Liberian 115 50 65 30 25 0
Malian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 685 360 320 100 45 55
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 0 0 0
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 50 45 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 55 25 30
North African origins 1,370 715 655 660 345 315
Algerian 70 40 35 20 15 10
Berber 35 25 10 0 0 0
Coptic 10 0 0 15 0 10
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 395 195 200
Libyan 50 35 10 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 40 15 25
Sudanese 290 135 150 200 125 80
Tunisian 35 20 15 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 1,600 835 770
Afrikaner 35 25 15 0 0 0
Amhara 45 25 25 10 10 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 15 15 10
Burundian 140 55 85 20 0 20
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 400 180 220
Ethiopian 555 265 295 365 195 170
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 35 20 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 210 120 90 15 10 0
Oromo 0 0 10 15 15 10
Rwandan 60 20 35 30 10 20
Seychellois 0 0 0 10 0 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 565 315 255
South African 960 455 505 145 75 70
Tanzanian 60 20 40 0 0 10
Tigrian 45 30 15 10 10 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 25 10 20
Zambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 0 0 0
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 45 25 25
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 605 300 310
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 40 20 20
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 570 280 285
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 15,755 7,865 7,890
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 3,795 1,860 1,935
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 790 400 390
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 315 150 165
Armenian 290 155 140 250 120 125
Assyrian 205 115 95 45 30 15
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 50 25 25
Georgian 55 10 40 15 0 10
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 375 180 195
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 405 205 200
Israeli 105 60 45 50 25 30
Jordanian 170 100 70 105 45 55
Kazakh 15 15 0 0 10 0
Kurd 285 165 120 290 145 145
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 45 25 20
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 10 0 10
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 370 175 200
Palestinian 720 365 355 195 95 100
Pashtun 170 110 60 25 10 20
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 40 25 15
Syrian 935 440 495 225 100 120
Tajik 85 40 40 45 25 20
Tatar 90 50 40 0 0 0
Turk 670 405 265 340 170 175
Turkmen 15 10 10 10 10 0
Uighur 40 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 10 0 0
Yemeni 45 30 10 20 15 10
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 110 60 45
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 6,310 3,295 3,010
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 130 70 55
Bengali 220 95 120 40 30 10
Bhutanese 0 0 10 80 40 35
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 4,755 2,515 2,240
Goan 25 15 10 15 10 0
Gujarati 120 55 70 10 0 10
Kashmiri 70 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 90 40 50
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 745 395 350
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 500 265 230
Sinhalese 305 170 135 20 10 15
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 120 55 65
Tamil 300 185 115 70 20 50
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 300 165 135
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 5,860 2,840 3,020
Burmese 610 335 275 115 55 55
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 125 50 80
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 2,560 1,325 1,235
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 1,190 520 665
Hmong 0 0 0 105 55 50
Indonesian 945 460 485 95 40 55
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 135 55 80
Karen 525 255 270 50 30 15
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 445 215 230
Laotian 1,055 540 515 355 170 185
Malaysian 655 350 310 15 10 0
Mongolian 100 60 40 20 15 10
Singaporean 100 45 50 0 0 0
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 20 10 15
Thai 520 215 310 75 25 45
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 10 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 1,110 565 540
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 10 10 10
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 55 20 40
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 55 20 35
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 110 50 55
Australian 995 495 500 85 50 40
New Zealander 420 200 215 20 10 10
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 0 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 ... ... 38,680 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 27,075 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 11,605 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 38,680 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 5,830 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 32,850 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 38,680 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 80 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 3,195 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 7,840 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 18,435 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 9,135 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 38,675 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 8,090 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 5,770 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 6,850 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 5,740 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 12,230 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 38,680 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 38,015 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 665 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 38,680 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 36,730 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 1,950 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 38,680 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 3,560 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 11,885 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 6,505 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 5,010 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 3,900 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 4,675 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 3,145 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 38,675 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 37,030 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 1,650 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 38,680 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 20,195 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 17,275 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 1,210 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 38,680 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 1,090 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 6,565 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 7,980 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 8,650 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 7,270 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 4,535 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 1,945 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 645 ... ...
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 ... ... 38,655 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 29,930 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 8,725 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 7,755 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 27,060 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 70.1 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 15.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 1,449 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,482 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 348,855 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 388,343 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 11,600 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 11.6 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 39.2 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 1,049 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 1,083 ... ...
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 83,775 41,185 42,595
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 14,755 7,365 7,390
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 25,125 12,610 12,515
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 43,905 21,210 22,690
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 5,380 3,865 1,515
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 2,605 1,635 975
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 2,770 2,235 540
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 20,000 8,785 11,210
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 1,405 620 785
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 17,120 7,945 9,175
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 11,950 5,425 6,530
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 1,185 520 665
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 440 215 230
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 3,065 1,455 1,610
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 475 330 150
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 58,135 28,330 29,805
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 6,095 3,180 2,915
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 16,270 8,215 8,055
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 35,775 16,935 18,835
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 3,800 2,720 1,085
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 1,825 1,120 700
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 1,980 1,595 385
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 16,540 7,345 9,190
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 1,025 440 580
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 14,410 6,430 7,975
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 9,930 4,395 5,540
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 1,015 420 595
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 405 185 220
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 2,680 1,185 1,495
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 380 255 130
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 83,775 41,185 42,595
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 39,875 19,970 19,905
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 2,020 425 1,595
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 2,020 425 1,595
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 1,460 610 850
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 285 180 100
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 1,170 425 750
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 2,510 945 1,565
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 240 65 180
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 615 120 495
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 545 165 380
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 30 15 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 180 105 75
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 430 245 185
54. History 1,505 785 720 370 215 150
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 105 15 90
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 4,980 1,450 3,535
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 40 10 30
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 510 175 340
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 1,020 60 960
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 610 130 480
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 100 20 80
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 820 165 660
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 1,880 895 980
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 9,190 3,535 5,655
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 15 0 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 795 145 655
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 8,375 3,395 4,980
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 1,650 815 835
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 690 275 415
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 435 250 180
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 15 0 15
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 435 270 160
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 80 20 55
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 2,210 1,495 710
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 1,770 1,240 530
25. Library science 300 30 270 50 10 40
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 340 215 125
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 50 35 20
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 10,075 9,110 960
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 270 175 95
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 2,365 1,965 405
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 2,495 2,190 310
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 1,500 1,460 40
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 1,815 1,785 35
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 1,615 1,540 75
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 735 415 325
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 465 260 205
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 270 155 120
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 6,080 990 5,090
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 575 260 315
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 5,365 650 4,720
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 140 80 60
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 2,935 1,415 1,515
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 1,495 395 1,090
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 10 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 25 25 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 985 605 380
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 420 380 40
Other 10 10 0 65 0 65
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 70 0 65
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 58,135 28,330 29,805
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 22,370 11,390 10,970
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 1,625 325 1,295
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 1,625 325 1,295
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 1,155 510 645
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 200 155 50
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 955 360 595
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 1,950 645 1,305
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 200 35 160
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 495 90 405
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 405 120 285
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 10 10 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 120 60 60
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 310 150 160
54. History 1,215 605 615 315 175 145
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 100 15 85
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 4,190 1,200 2,990
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 20 10 20
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 415 140 280
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 800 50 750
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 585 130 450
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 90 20 70
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 715 135 575
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 1,560 715 840
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 7,730 2,930 4,800
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 10 0 15
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 655 100 550
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 7,060 2,825 4,235
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 1,290 635 660
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 530 205 320
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 335 195 140
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 15 0 20
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 335 210 130
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 75 20 55
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 1,960 1,345 620
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 1,605 1,145 460
25. Library science 240 30 205 40 10 40
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 265 160 105
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 45 30 15
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 7,975 7,120 850
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 230 140 90
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 1,965 1,585 380
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 2,090 1,835 260
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 1,115 1,085 30
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 1,350 1,330 30
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 1,220 1,155 65
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 570 305 265
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 355 190 165
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 215 110 100
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 4,905 800 4,105
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 460 210 245
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 4,325 525 3,800
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 125 70 60
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 2,365 1,120 1,245
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 1,155 280 880
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 0 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 10 15 0
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 820 485 335
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 370 335 30
Other 15 10 0 60 10 50
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 55 10 50
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 83,775 41,180 42,595
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 39,875 19,970 19,905
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 43,905 21,210 22,685
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 35,715 16,945 18,770
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 33,695 15,990 17,710
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 2,020 960 1,065
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 8,185 4,265 3,920
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 940 510 425
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 395 95 305
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 1,120 660 460
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 670 440 230
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 480 245 235
France 155 85 65 30 20 15
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 4,540 2,300 2,240
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 58,140 28,335 29,810
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 22,365 11,395 10,970
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 35,770 16,940 18,835
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 29,535 13,920 15,610
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 27,790 13,110 14,680
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 1,745 815 930
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 6,235 3,015 3,225
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 745 385 360
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 335 75 265
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 800 420 380
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 340 205 140
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 415 205 210
France 105 50 55 30 20 15
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 3,565 1,705 1,860
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 83,775 41,185 42,595
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 59,655 30,965 28,690
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 55,840 29,135 26,705
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 3,815 1,830 1,985
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 24,120 10,215 13,905
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 71.2 75.2 67.4
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 66.7 70.7 62.7
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 6.4 5.9 6.9
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 419,065 205,530 213,540 83,775 41,185 42,595
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 22,935 9,580 13,360
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 60,840 31,605 29,240
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 34,360 19,405 14,950
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 26,480 12,195 14,280
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 43.9 44.5 43.3
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 59,655 30,965 28,690
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,130 515 615
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 58,530 30,450 28,075
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 53,660 27,505 26,155
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 4,870 2,950 1,920
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 59,655 30,965 28,690
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,130 515 615
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 58,530 30,455 28,080
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 6,400 3,880 2,525
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 9,030 2,575 6,450
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 4,760 3,765 995
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 3,330 530 2,805
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 5,500 1,490 4,010
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 1,200 555 645
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 13,475 5,505 7,965
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 8,635 8,000 645
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 550 400 150
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 5,635 3,745 1,890
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 59,660 30,965 28,690
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,130 510 615
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 58,530 30,455 28,080
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 295 155 145
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 65 55 0
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 250 190 60
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 3,620 3,195 430
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 10,685 7,640 3,040
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 2,825 1,920 905
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 6,660 3,070 3,590
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 2,925 2,145 775
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 1,605 925 675
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 3,305 1,035 2,270
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 935 515 420
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 4,055 2,220 1,840
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 100 35 65
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 2,735 1,530 1,205
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 3,875 1,050 2,820
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 5,735 875 4,855
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 775 435 335
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 3,875 1,465 2,415
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 2,055 945 1,110
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 2,150 1,050 1,105
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 55,840 29,130 26,710
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 3,085 1,370 1,715
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 180 115 65
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 5,265 3,880 1,385
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 47,310 23,765 23,545
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 47,310 23,765 23,545
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 22,735 9,870 12,860
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 15,040 7,895 7,150
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 9,430 5,935 3,490
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 110 65 40
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 52,580 27,650 24,930
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 44,190 23,720 20,470
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 3,380 1,540 1,835
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 3,175 1,465 1,710
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 1,255 545 710
Bicycle 915 680 235 265 230 35
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 300 140 160
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 52,575 27,645 24,925
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 14,265 6,875 7,395
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 23,075 11,555 11,520
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 8,055 4,535 3,515
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 3,085 1,900 1,185
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 4,100 2,780 1,320
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 52,575 27,650 24,925
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 4,285 3,045 1,235
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 9,730 6,285 3,445
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 12,700 6,245 6,450
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 10,700 4,415 6,290
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 5,075 2,100 2,975
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 10,090 5,560 4,530
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 62,745 32,495 30,250
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 62,215 32,260 29,955
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 61,835 32,055 29,785
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 61,630 32,025 29,605
French 370 110 260 210 35 175
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 375 210 170
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 7,550 375 205 170
Afro-Asiatic languages 100 70 25 35 30 10
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 35 25 10
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 85 65 20 30 25 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 10 10 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 25 0 15
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 25 10 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 80 80 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 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 4,780 220 135 85
Albanian 0 0 0 20 20 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 45 15 25
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 45 20 25
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 15 10 15
Russian 30 10 25 10 0 10
Serbian 20 10 10 20 10 10
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 10 10
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 10 0 0 10 0 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 10 0 0 10
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 11,060 6,425 4,635 45 20 25
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 35 15 25
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 0 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 10 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 25 15 10
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 10 0 10
Iranian languages 20 15 10 0 0 0
Kurdish 20 15 0 10 10 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 95 75 25
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 50 35 10
Romanian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 40 25 15
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 25 20 10
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 35 10 25 10 0 0
American Sign Language 25 0 25 10 10 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 60 15 45
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 60 20 45
Cantonese 745 385 355 0 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 60 20 40
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 10 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 0 0 10
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 5,240 525 230 295
English and French 445 195 250 125 40 90
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 390 190 200
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 50 10 40 10 10 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 62,740 32,495 30,250
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 60,515 31,535 28,985
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 280 110 170
French 1,315 570 740 690 200 485
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 1,225 650 580
Aboriginal 10 10 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 1,230 645 580
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 0 25
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 180 505,835 250,410 255,430 102,950 51,045 51,900
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 88,535 43,760 44,775
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 14,420 7,295 7,125
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 8,165 4,170 3,995
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 6,255 3,125 3,125
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 4,920 2,395 2,525
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 4,395 2,115 2,280
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 530 280 245
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 1,330 730 600
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 97,635 48,390 49,250
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 57,995 28,690 29,310
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 39,640 19,700 19,945
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 22,895 11,335 11,560
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 16,745 8,365 8,380
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 12,895 6,350 6,545
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 11,775 5,810 5,965
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 1,120 545 580
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 3,850 2,015 1,835

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Kitchener South--Hespeler [Federal electoral district], Ontario (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 25, 2024).

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