Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Oakville North--Burlington [Federal electoral district], Ontario

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Oakville North--Burlington
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 ... ... 129,078 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 114,378 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... 12.9 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 42,559 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 1,480.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 87.16 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 129,080 62,530 66,545
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 28,785 14,640 14,145
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 7,725 3,890 3,835
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 10,180 5,165 5,015
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 10,885 5,580 5,300
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 87,025 41,950 45,070
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 9,665 4,940 4,730
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 7,380 3,800 3,585
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 5,645 2,735 2,910
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 7,005 3,150 3,860
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 9,580 4,265 5,315
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 12,135 5,685 6,450
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 11,985 5,855 6,125
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 10,360 5,130 5,225
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 7,730 3,780 3,950
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 5,520 2,610 2,915
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 13,270 5,945 7,330
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 4,390 2,040 2,355
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 3,235 1,500 1,735
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 2,315 1,085 1,225
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 1,515 685 830
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 1,810 630 1,185
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 1,125 420 705
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 525 165 360
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 135 35 105
100 years and over 130 45 85 20 5 15
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 22.3 23.4 21.3
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 67.4 67.1 67.7
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 10.3 9.5 11.0
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 1.4 1.0 1.8
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 36.6 35.8 37.3
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 38.3 37.5 38.9
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 23,550 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 1,180 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 17,120 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 2,630 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 11,025 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 205 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 3,235 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 25 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 5 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 6,255 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 10,450 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 8,230 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 11,365 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 5,545 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 127,470 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 100,290 47,890 52,400
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 64,710 32,230 32,480
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 59,780 29,770 30,010
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 4,935 2,465 2,470
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 35,585 15,660 19,925
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 25,355 12,955 12,395
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 2,275 820 1,450
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 4,225 1,180 3,050
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 3,730 700 3,030
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 36,255 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 11,775 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 8,665 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 11,800 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 4,015 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 3.2 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 36,260 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 31,715 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 29,250 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 2,465 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 4,545 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 3,675 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 865 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 31,715 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 9,485 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 22,230 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 6,930 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 11,380 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 3,920 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 4,545 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 2,290 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 1,735 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 515 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 9,810 3,745 6,060
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 33,895 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 8,470 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 25,430 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 6,815 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 6,255 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 560 ... ...
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 15 513,405 254,160 259,245 127,865 62,150 65,715
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 111,875 55,480 56,395
French only 245 130 115 115 50 70
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 13,740 5,815 7,925
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 2,135 810 1,325
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 16 513,400 254,160 259,245 127,865 62,150 65,715
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 122,130 59,730 62,400
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 2,240 995 1,240
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 1,405 635 770
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 2,090 785 1,305
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 2,940 1,315 1,625
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.3 2.1 2.5
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 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 127,865 62,150 65,715
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 123,525 60,045 63,475
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 83,610 41,180 42,430
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 81,530 40,245 41,285
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 2,080 940 1,145
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 39,910 18,865 21,045
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 5 0 5
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 0 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 5 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 39,910 18,865 21,045
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 4,215 2,115 2,100
Berber languages 5 0 5 10 5 10
Kabyle 5 0 5 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 25 10 15
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 5 0 5
Somali 755 365 395 20 5 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 4,170 2,090 2,080
Amharic 305 150 160 10 5 5
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 3,900 1,965 1,930
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 80 35 45
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 55 25 30
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 5
Hebrew 55 30 25 35 20 20
Maltese 10 5 5 55 20 35
Tigrigna 155 80 75 10 5 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 25 10 15
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 5 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,010 3,260 3,750 370 160 215
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 10 5 10
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 365 155 205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 1,375 510 865
Bikol 65 30 35 5 5 0
Cebuano 860 350 505 30 10 15
Fijian 210 105 105 0 5 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 5 0 5
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 45 20 30
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 80 30 45
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 25 15 15
Pangasinan 85 35 50 5 0 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 1,175 430 750
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 10 5 5
Creole languages 260 130 125 30 15 15
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 10 10 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 15 10 5
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 630 300 330
Kannada 55 30 30 40 20 20
Malayalam 695 350 345 155 75 80
Tamil 790 405 385 325 155 170
Telugu 170 95 80 110 55 55
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 35 20 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 157,060 77,565 79,500 25,000 11,890 13,105
Albanian 315 160 155 190 95 100
Armenian 95 50 45 75 35 40
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 7,305 3,395 3,910
Baltic languages 50 20 30 115 45 70
Latvian 25 15 10 30 10 25
Lithuanian 25 5 15 85 35 50
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 7,190 3,350 3,840
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 0
Bosnian 150 75 75 70 35 35
Bulgarian 110 55 55 180 90 90
Croatian 670 335 335 1,165 560 600
Czech 450 210 240 140 60 80
Macedonian 10 5 5 255 125 135
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 2,230 995 1,235
Russian 1,795 830 965 1,345 620 725
Serbian 470 250 220 995 490 510
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 55 30 30
Slovak 290 135 155 165 80 85
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 90 40 50
Ukrainian 800 345 455 500 225 270
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 10 0 5
Celtic languages 40 20 25 5 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 5 0 0
Welsh 20 5 10 5 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 1,155 535 615
Afrikaans 220 100 120 105 45 65
Danish 415 215 200 45 20 25
Dutch 1,545 720 825 250 135 115
Frisian 30 10 20 0 0 5
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 705 315 395
Icelandic 30 10 15 5 0 5
Norwegian 150 70 80 5 0 0
Swedish 135 60 75 30 20 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 5 5 5
Yiddish 15 5 5 0 0 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 600 310 285 385 185 200
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 8,085 3,965 4,120
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 7,035 3,460 3,575
Bengali 685 350 335 250 120 130
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 655 310 340
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 875 425 450
Kashmiri 5 5 0 15 5 10
Konkani 65 30 40 55 30 30
Marathi 80 35 40 65 35 30
Nepali 410 215 200 15 5 10
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 15 10 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 2,560 1,250 1,310
Sindhi 210 105 100 65 35 30
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 175 85 95
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 2,285 1,155 1,135
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 995 470 525
Kurdish 170 95 70 30 15 15
Pashto 525 280 245 160 70 90
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 810 390 420
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 60 40 25
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 7,790 3,680 4,110
Catalan 10 10 5 5 0 5
Italian 1,335 715 620 1,850 895 955
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 1,925 920 1,005
Romanian 715 365 350 755 365 390
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 3,250 1,495 1,760
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 0 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 125 40 90
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 1,620 765 855
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 5 0 5
Mongolian 20 15 10 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 240 115 120
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 65 30 40
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 5 0 0
Ewe 30 20 15 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 5 5 0
Ganda 15 10 5 0 0 0
Igbo 65 35 30 25 15 10
Lingala 20 10 10 5 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 5 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 5 0 5
Shona 45 15 25 20 5 10
Swahili 215 110 105 15 10 10
Wolof 0 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 45 20 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 45 25 20
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 5 0 5
Dinka 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 5 0 5
Sign languages 185 100 85 20 15 10
American Sign Language 70 35 35 10 5 0
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 5,445 2,540 2,905
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 5,435 2,535 2,900
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 1,245 585 660
Hakka 215 100 115 25 10 15
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 3,890 1,810 2,075
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 100 45 50
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 90 40 50
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 85 40 45
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 10 5 5
Burmese 335 185 150 0 0 0
Karenic languages 335 160 175 0 0 0
Tibetan 60 25 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 5 5 0
Tai-Kadai languages 780 340 435 75 25 45
Lao 525 270 255 25 5 15
Thai 250 65 190 45 20 30
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 335 175 165
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 10 5 5
Turkish 260 145 115 310 160 155
Uyghur 60 30 35 5 5 5
Uzbek 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 5 0 5
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 420 195 225
Estonian 60 30 30 30 15 15
Finnish 240 105 135 60 20 35
Hungarian 870 410 455 335 155 180
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 5 5 5
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 4,345 2,105 2,240
English and French 775 380 395 415 195 220
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 3,615 1,770 1,845
French and non-official language 270 135 135 135 60 75
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 175 80 95
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 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 127,865 62,150 65,715
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 118,605 57,720 60,890
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 99,560 48,615 50,945
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 98,560 48,145 50,420
French 1,125 585 540 995 470 525
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 19,045 9,105 9,940
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 0 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 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 154,145 74,980 79,170 19,050 9,105 9,945
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 1,935 940 995
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
Kabyle 5 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 455 200 255 5 0 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 0 0 0
Somali 445 190 255 5 0 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 1,925 940 985
Amharic 135 60 75 5 5 5
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 1,815 885 930
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 20 5 15
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 25 10 10
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 20 15 10
Maltese 0 0 0 10 10 10
Tigrigna 75 35 35 5 5 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 30 15 5 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,560 2,130 2,430 160 70 85
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 0 0 0
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 160 75 90
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 450 195 255
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 15 5 10
Fijian 60 40 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 15 5 5
Ilocano 345 155 185 10 5 5
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 25 15 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 15 5 5
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 375 160 215
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 0 0 0
Creole languages 150 70 80 5 0 0
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 105 50 60 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 0 5 0
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 310 140 170
Kannada 25 10 10 20 10 10
Malayalam 365 180 180 70 30 35
Tamil 410 200 210 155 70 90
Telugu 80 45 40 70 35 35
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 100,595 49,680 50,920 10,945 5,245 5,700
Albanian 200 90 100 60 30 30
Armenian 35 15 20 25 10 15
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 3,150 1,535 1,615
Baltic languages 5 5 0 45 25 20
Latvian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Lithuanian 5 0 0 40 20 20
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 3,110 1,510 1,595
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 40 20 20
Bulgarian 50 30 20 120 65 55
Croatian 190 90 100 380 180 195
Czech 135 65 65 35 15 15
Macedonian 5 5 5 115 55 55
Polish 1,030 505 525 925 440 480
Russian 1,035 505 530 825 395 430
Serbian 205 110 95 445 220 220
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 15 5 5
Slovak 85 40 40 45 25 25
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 10 0 5
Ukrainian 250 110 140 155 75 80
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 0 5
Celtic languages 5 5 0 5 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 5 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 5 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 665 300 365 165 85 85
Afrikaans 100 45 60 40 15 25
Danish 25 10 10 5 5 0
Dutch 105 45 65 30 15 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 85 45 45
Icelandic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 0 0 0
Swedish 10 5 5 10 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 80 45 40
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 4,125 1,965 2,155
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 3,515 1,690 1,830
Bengali 410 210 200 140 70 70
Gujarati 735 340 395 275 120 150
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 380 185 200
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 5 0
Konkani 10 5 5 15 5 10
Marathi 30 15 15 25 10 15
Nepali 245 120 120 10 5 5
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 5 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 1,445 690 760
Sindhi 80 40 45 20 10 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 60 30 30
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 1,135 560 575
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 575 265 310
Kurdish 110 60 45 10 5 5
Pashto 315 160 155 100 45 55
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 470 215 255
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 30 15 15
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 3,335 1,575 1,760
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 250 105 145
Portuguese 510 240 270 625 305 320
Romanian 310 155 155 355 165 185
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 2,105 1,000 1,105
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 35 15 15
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 1,115 525 590
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 30 10 20
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 10 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 0 0 0
Lingala 10 5 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 20 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Shona 10 5 5 5 5 0
Swahili 85 35 55 5 5 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 5 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 230 120 105 30 20 10
American Sign Language 85 40 45 15 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 20 10 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 3,705 1,760 1,945
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 3,700 1,760 1,940
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 615 295 320
Hakka 60 25 35 5 0 5
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 2,930 1,395 1,535
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 30 15 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 65 30 35
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 60 25 30
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 5 0 0
Burmese 285 155 130 5 0 0
Karenic languages 310 155 160 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 200 25 10 15
Lao 270 135 135 5 5 0
Thai 105 40 65 25 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 190 105 85
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 5 0 0
Turkish 125 65 55 185 105 85
Uyghur 30 15 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 300 135 165 120 55 60
Estonian 20 5 10 0 0 0
Finnish 45 20 25 15 5 5
Hungarian 240 115 130 100 45 50
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 9,260 4,435 4,825
English and French 525 245 285 365 160 210
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 8,600 4,150 4,455
French and non-official language 120 45 70 40 15 25
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 250 115 135
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 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 127,865 62,150 65,715
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 102,180 50,045 52,140
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 10,145 4,970 5,175
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 1,665 700 960
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 13,430 6,235 7,195
Aboriginal 95 40 55 5 0 5
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 13,425 6,230 7,195
English and French 200 100 100 105 50 50
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 145 75 70
French and non-official language 375 180 195 190 75 115
English, French and non-official language 10 10 10 15 5 5
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 98,690 47,380 51,310
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 93,545 44,925 48,620
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 46,597 59,979 37,492
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 93,570 44,935 48,635
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 40,967 50,836 33,709
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 87,880 43,105 44,775
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 46,744 60,610 36,703
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 60,655 25,155 35,490
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 1,593 560 2,683
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 77,495 38,995 38,505
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 48,650 61,731 39,436
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 98,645 47,405 51,240
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 93,620 45,025 48,590
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 65,503 82,279 49,960
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 93,650 45,035 48,615
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 51,183 62,309 40,875
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 87,990 43,185 44,805
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 66,101 83,216 49,604
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 60,435 25,010 35,425
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 5,233 4,429 5,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 77,510 39,015 38,500
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 66,335 81,980 50,482
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 98,645 47,400 51,240
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 41,050 22,895 18,155
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 76,975 86,980 65,590
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 92,538 107,459 73,721
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 94.9 97.1 91.6
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 83.8 86.5 79.8
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 5.1 2.9 8.4
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 98,690 47,380 51,310
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 5,140 2,455 2,690
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 93,550 44,930 48,620
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 94.8 94.8 94.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 15,135 6,120 9,010
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 11,525 4,495 7,030
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 8,355 3,315 5,040
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 7,155 2,900 4,255
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 6,970 2,900 4,075
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 6,360 2,740 3,620
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 5,815 2,720 3,095
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 5,030 2,555 2,485
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 4,835 2,525 2,315
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 4,565 2,360 2,210
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 17,800 12,315 5,485
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 10,605 6,880 3,730
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 7,195 5,435 1,760
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 98,690 47,380 51,305
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 5,120 2,450 2,675
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 93,570 44,930 48,640
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 94.8 94.8 94.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 15,485 6,200 9,285
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 12,005 4,695 7,310
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 9,660 3,880 5,780
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 8,740 3,575 5,165
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 8,865 3,805 5,060
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 7,730 3,655 4,075
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 6,865 3,555 3,310
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 6,485 3,435 3,055
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 17,725 12,135 5,595
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 4,895 2,900 1,990
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 3,180 2,095 1,085
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 9,655 7,130 2,520
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 98,690 47,380 51,310
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 21,195 8,385 12,805
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 77,500 38,995 38,505
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 78.5 82.3 75.0
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 9,370 4,360 5,015
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 5,775 2,460 3,315
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 7,780 3,310 4,470
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 5,925 2,455 3,480
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 5,280 2,110 3,170
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 5,320 2,180 3,140
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 5,030 2,210 2,820
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 4,765 2,195 2,570
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 4,310 2,210 2,100
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 23,935 15,510 8,430
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 4,210 2,235 1,980
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 4,260 2,175 2,085
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 15,470 11,100 4,370
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 120,556 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 100,069 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 6,255 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 61,286 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 51,063 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 35,595 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 134,282 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 110,841 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 146,529 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 114,533 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 6,285 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 71,033 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 56,088 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 35,570 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 159,864 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 124,856 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 470 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 255 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 385 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 460 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 585 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 660 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 780 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 815 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 900 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 880 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 1,980 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 2,005 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 2,105 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 2,135 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 2,185 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 25,240 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 5,170 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 4,605 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 6,865 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 8,600 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 500 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 260 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 405 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 480 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 655 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 760 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 895 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 1,025 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 1,145 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 1,185 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 2,555 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 2,630 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 2,770 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 2,925 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 2,720 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 20,935 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 6,145 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 4,890 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 9,895 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 35,265 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 134,197 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 110,660 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 3.4 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 8,235 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 111,872 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 93,653 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 22,245 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 154,351 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 126,304 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 4,215 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 81,562 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 70,360 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 35,255 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 159,739 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 124,657 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 8,405 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 137,534 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 108,238 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 22,155 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 180,045 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 139,378 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 4,155 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 97,331 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 79,508 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 7,705 3,125 4,580
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 54,830 60,816 50,991
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 46,187 50,700 43,776
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 7,760 3,120 4,640
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 64,585 76,467 56,591
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 51,400 59,045 46,257
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 127,470 62,020 65,450
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 34,840 16,300 18,540
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 6,955 3,215 3,735
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 5,885 2,710 3,175
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 6,270 2,880 3,390
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 6,800 3,175 3,625
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 8,935 4,310 4,620
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 92,630 45,720 46,910
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 11,150 5,425 5,730
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 13,115 6,320 6,800
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 16,430 8,105 8,325
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 22,595 11,155 11,440
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 29,340 14,715 14,620
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 43 511,540 253,325 258,215 127,470 62,015 65,450
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 34,825 17,720 17,110
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 9,575 4,835 4,740
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 80,870 38,825 42,050
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 11,770 5,475 6,300
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 9,860 4,580 5,280
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 3,445 1,745 1,700
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 815 400 415
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 5,680 2,530 3,150
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 740 305 435
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 7.7 7.4 8.1
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 9.9 9.8 9.9
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 8.5 8.3 8.8
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 7.0 6.5 7.5
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 6.3 5.6 6.9
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 7,905 3,655 4,245
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 2,740 1,385 1,355
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 625 300 330
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 4,735 2,100 2,630
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 430 165 260
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 6.2 5.9 6.5
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 7.9 7.8 7.9
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 6.5 6.2 7.0
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 5.9 5.4 6.3
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 3.7 3.0 4.1
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 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 127,455 62,065 65,395
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 125,370 61,260 64,110
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 125,240 61,210 64,030
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 13,800 5,910 7,890
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 50,780 24,255 26,525
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 15 0 10
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 15 10 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 20 10 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 10 35 15 0 15
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 45 10 30 15 0 15
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 50,765 24,250 26,515
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 5,600 2,860 2,740
Berber languages 30 10 20 35 15 15
Kabyle 25 10 15 0 10 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 30 15 15
Cushitic languages 1,055 460 600 45 25 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 20 10 15
Somali 1,045 455 590 25 20 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 5,535 2,820 2,715
Amharic 505 240 265 40 20 20
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 5,135 2,645 2,490
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 45 20 20
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 110 70 45
Harari 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 220 135 80 210 90 115
Maltese 55 15 40 90 35 55
Tigrigna 220 135 85 10 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 35 15 15
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 10 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 485 215 260
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 30 10 20
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 455 210 250
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 1,595 585 1,010
Bikol 115 50 60 0 10 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 25 10 10
Fijian 540 320 225 15 10 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 10 0 0
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 50 10 45
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 85 25 55
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 1,470 545 925
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 0 0 0
Creole languages 735 385 355 105 50 55
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 40 25 15
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 70 25 40
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 1,050 535 520
Kannada 105 35 65 75 35 45
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 325 155 165
Tamil 1,315 705 610 585 310 280
Telugu 290 170 120 120 55 65
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 191,080 94,570 96,515 32,945 15,735 17,205
Albanian 445 205 240 250 125 125
Armenian 160 95 65 80 40 35
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 8,900 4,205 4,700
Baltic languages 35 20 20 155 50 100
Latvian 20 15 0 20 10 15
Lithuanian 15 0 15 130 40 90
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 8,790 4,170 4,615
Belarusan 0 10 0 30 15 15
Bosnian 270 135 135 125 75 50
Bulgarian 185 80 105 220 125 100
Croatian 870 445 425 1,870 955 910
Czech 540 255 290 230 100 135
Macedonian 25 10 10 360 200 165
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 2,720 1,220 1,500
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 1,715 775 940
Serbian 650 340 305 1,190 605 585
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 65 30 30
Slovak 390 185 205 275 115 155
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 125 60 70
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 760 310 450
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 25 10 15
Celtic languages 85 40 50 25 15 20
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 10 0 10
Welsh 25 10 25 15 10 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 0 0
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 2,130 1,070 1,065
Afrikaans 585 260 320 330 155 170
Danish 390 165 225 50 20 30
Dutch 1,815 840 980 380 215 165
Frisian 35 20 20 0 0 0
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 1,385 675 710
Icelandic 15 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 190 90 100 10 10 0
Swedish 300 135 170 35 25 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 10 0 10
Yiddish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 900 475 430 685 335 350
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 10,940 5,295 5,640
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 9,675 4,715 4,965
Bengali 980 485 495 335 150 180
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 860 405 455
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 3,225 1,555 1,675
Kashmiri 15 10 10 50 35 15
Konkani 70 35 35 85 40 45
Marathi 165 80 90 110 60 50
Nepali 465 225 240 10 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 10 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 3,835 1,900 1,935
Sindhi 380 195 185 85 25 60
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 265 135 130
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 3,485 1,745 1,735
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 1,360 630 730
Kurdish 315 175 140 40 25 15
Pashto 795 430 365 255 105 150
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 1,150 525 625
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 50 30 25
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 10,640 4,955 5,685
Catalan 0 10 0 10 0 0
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 3,035 1,425 1,620
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 2,425 1,195 1,230
Romanian 840 450 390 845 425 425
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 4,845 2,170 2,680
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 0 10
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 225 90 130
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 2,010 960 1,050
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 0 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 600 320 280
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 140 70 60
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 75 40 30 10 0 10
Ewe 45 30 10 10 0 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 20 10 10
Ganda 30 15 10 10 10 0
Igbo 90 45 35 90 45 40
Lingala 90 45 50 40 25 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 10 0 0
Shona 60 30 25 15 10 10
Swahili 620 350 270 115 55 60
Wolof 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 255 125 125 130 60 70
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 110 60 50
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 10 0 10
Dinka 10 15 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 10 10 10
Sign languages 645 195 445 110 50 55
American Sign Language 315 75 240 65 25 45
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 40 30 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 6,440 3,070 3,375
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 6,425 3,060 3,365
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 1,920 935 980
Hakka 275 130 150 20 10 10
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 4,680 2,195 2,485
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 160 75 90
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 155 70 90
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 120 65 65
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 25 15 10
Burmese 475 255 220 0 0 0
Karenic languages 495 235 265 0 0 0
Tibetan 90 55 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 20 15 10
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 85 45 35
Lao 690 335 350 15 10 10
Thai 415 145 265 65 40 20
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 375 180 200
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 25 10 20
Turkish 395 220 175 350 165 185
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 10 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 455 240 210
Estonian 80 35 45 80 50 30
Finnish 295 125 175 30 15 15
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 345 175 170
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 25 10 10
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 127,460 62,060 65,395
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 116,400 56,955 59,450
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 32,440 16,540 15,900
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 83,960 40,410 43,550
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 11,060 5,110 5,950
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 511,540 253,265 258,275 127,460 62,060 65,395
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 81,950 40,555 41,395
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 44,065 20,840 23,225
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 9,725 4,640 5,085
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 4,930 2,310 2,615
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 9,145 4,255 4,890
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 13,930 6,640 7,290
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 7,310 3,580 3,730
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 6,620 3,060 3,560
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 6,345 3,000 3,345
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 1,445 665 780
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 44,070 20,845 23,225
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 5,315 2,650 2,670
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 8,690 4,190 4,495
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 7,765 3,410 4,360
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 18,665 8,845 9,815
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 3,630 1,755 1,880
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 44,065 20,845 23,225
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 5,870 2,600 3,270
Brazil 330 125 210 265 130 130
Colombia 650 290 360 660 295 365
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 130 55 80
Guyana 205 90 115 325 135 190
Haiti 85 30 55 10 10 10
Jamaica 615 335 280 630 270 360
Mexico 890 355 540 370 160 210
Peru 320 160 155 340 140 200
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 420 190 230
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 1,190 520 675
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 1,525 700 825
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 13,475 6,490 6,990
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 280 150 135
Croatia 500 255 250 820 415 405
France 245 100 145 200 85 110
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 515 215 305
Greece 420 220 200 200 110 90
Hungary 715 370 340 105 45 65
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 215 95 120
Italy 940 510 430 870 455 420
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 265 155 110
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 1,775 780 995
Portugal 810 400 410 1,030 510 520
Romania 700 360 340 690 310 380
Russian Federation 780 310 460 555 270 285
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 375 175 190
Ukraine 710 365 345 395 185 220
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 3,475 1,710 1,770
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 1,710 825 885
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 3,875 2,010 1,865
Algeria 85 60 30 45 25 30
Egypt 355 175 180 1,655 895 760
Ethiopia 455 220 240 55 30 20
Kenya 705 370 340 270 120 145
Morocco 180 90 95 40 15 25
Nigeria 585 310 275 335 170 160
Somalia 600 270 330 10 10 0
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 675 315 360
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 795 435 365
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 20,695 9,680 11,015
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 335 135 195
Bangladesh 615 310 305 170 75 100
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 3,560 1,585 1,975
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 625 330 290
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 4,570 2,150 2,420
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 650 320 325
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 880 425 455
Japan 755 240 520 60 10 45
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 1,595 735 855
Lebanon 510 250 260 395 215 180
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 2,200 1,145 1,055
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 1,470 595 875
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 575 285 290
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 180 95 80
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 225 95 130
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 470 200 275
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 2,745 1,285 1,460
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 145 60 85
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 6,345 3,000 3,345
Americas 1,430 740 690 940 460 480
Brazil 105 40 70 95 55 35
Colombia 80 45 35 75 25 45
Cuba 0 10 0 10 10 0
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 15 15 0
Mexico 245 125 125 75 30 50
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 250 110 130
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 155 80 75
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 260 135 130
Europe 1,295 665 630 840 405 435
France 15 10 10 55 25 25
Germany 65 40 30 45 20 25
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 50 30 15
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 0 0 0
Romania 65 25 35 55 25 30
Russian Federation 55 20 40 145 70 70
Ukraine 140 55 90 45 10 40
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 220 110 105
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 240 115 125
Africa 1,505 765 745 875 445 430
Algeria 15 15 0 0 0 10
Cameroon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 0 10 0
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 10 10 0
Egypt 55 45 20 600 325 270
Eritrea 80 35 50 0 0 0
Ethiopia 45 30 20 10 0 10
Morocco 45 25 25 0 0 0
Nigeria 215 100 115 145 70 80
Somalia 250 100 150 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 45 10 40
Tunisia 15 10 0 10 10 10
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 45 20 25
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 3,650 1,675 1,970
Afghanistan 265 130 135 90 35 50
Bangladesh 95 45 50 30 20 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 730 310 420
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 10 0 10
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 590 265 330
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 110 55 60
Iraq 1,090 530 560 285 140 145
Israel 15 10 10 80 25 55
Japan 80 10 75 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 205 90 110
Lebanon 75 35 40 90 50 40
Nepal 80 30 45 0 0 0
Pakistan 885 400 485 370 190 180
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 280 110 175
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 90 35 50
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 45 25 20
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 25 10 15
Taiwan 420 140 285 35 15 15
Turkey 20 10 10 30 20 10
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 165 90 75
Viet Nam 365 105 255 30 20 15
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 385 180 200
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 35 15 20
Australia 95 60 40 30 10 20
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 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 127,460 62,065 65,395
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 46,265 21,895 24,370
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 36,595 18,240 18,360
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 44,600 21,930 22,670
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 34,825 16,425 18,400
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 23,155 11,585 11,575
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 8,240 5,825 2,415
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 14,920 5,760 9,160
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 8,420 3,150 5,275
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 3,045 1,595 1,450
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 200 100 100
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 127,460 62,060 65,400
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 880 400 480
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 840 375 460
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 440 195 250
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 385 180 205
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 15 10 10
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 10 0 10
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 30 20 0
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 126,575 61,660 64,920
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 511,540 253,265 258,275 127,460 62,060 65,400
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 235 110 125
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 127,225 61,955 65,270
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 127,460 62,060 65,400
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 50 15 35
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 50 15 35
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 30 10 20
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 15 0 10
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 10 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 1,720 790 920
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 1,655 775 880
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 1,180 550 630
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 455 220 230
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 25 0 15
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 65 20 45
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 65 20 45
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 495,895 245,820 250,075 125,695 61,255 64,440
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 127,460 62,060 65,400
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 42,205 20,365 21,840
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 14,025 6,855 7,170
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 7,660 3,685 3,975
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 3,745 1,830 1,920
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 2,240 930 1,310
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 2,765 1,280 1,490
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 4,905 2,520 2,380
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 815 380 430
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 1,350 640 705
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 2,340 1,135 1,205
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 345 150 195
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 630 290 345
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 1,390 675 715
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 85,260 41,700 43,560
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 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 127,460 62,060 65,395
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 1,770 810 955
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 1,275 580 690
Inuit 165 60 105 25 10 25
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 530 245 290
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 23,230 11,320 11,910
Acadian 140 70 70 265 150 115
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 1,265 600 665
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 22,195 10,810 11,385
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 80 35 45
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Québécois 110 50 65 25 15 10
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 20 10 10
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 80,955 39,540 41,415
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 45,380 22,175 23,200
Channel Islander 0 0 0 20 0 20
Cornish 35 20 20 10 0 10
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 26,405 13,050 13,360
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 18,895 9,110 9,785
Manx 80 40 35 15 0 10
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 19,330 9,360 9,975
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 1,800 850 950
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 3,635 1,640 1,995
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 9,245 4,355 4,895
Alsatian 30 10 25 10 10 10
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 15 10 0 0 10 0
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 9,230 4,345 4,885
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 14,740 7,320 7,420
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 975 455 520
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 430 205 230
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 3,890 1,980 1,915
Flemish 125 45 80 60 35 25
Frisian 70 15 55 0 0 0
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 10,300 5,035 5,265
Luxembourger 45 25 20 35 15 20
Swiss 1,485 815 665 440 245 195
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 2,415 1,185 1,225
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 595 300 295
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 485 190 295
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 170 85 85
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 585 290 295
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 665 355 315
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 75 50 20
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 17,110 8,235 8,875
Bulgarian 290 125 170 360 205 150
Byelorussian 160 85 75 185 75 110
Czech 1,670 785 890 720 335 385
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 145 45 95
Estonian 295 155 145 220 120 100
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 1,675 795 885
Latvian 250 140 110 220 100 115
Lithuanian 335 130 205 385 180 205
Moldovan 80 50 35 45 20 25
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 6,805 3,195 3,605
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 1,310 650 660
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 2,135 1,025 1,110
Slovak 915 410 505 670 345 330
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 4,875 2,325 2,555
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 50 20 30
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 26,220 13,080 13,135
Albanian 465 200 260 260 135 120
Bosnian 390 180 210 210 120 90
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 3,010 1,590 1,420
Cypriot 45 25 15 95 45 50
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 1,745 880 865
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 12,260 6,120 6,140
Kosovar 40 15 25 25 10 15
Macedonian 75 30 40 675 355 320
Maltese 160 80 70 690 340 355
Montenegrin 60 40 20 60 50 10
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 5,025 2,510 2,515
Serbian 970 510 465 1,540 820 720
Sicilian 35 20 10 70 30 40
Slovenian 440 220 225 590 315 275
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 2,730 1,265 1,465
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 240 100 140
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 10 0 0
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 735 405 330
Basque 60 40 15 25 15 10
Jewish 910 425 485 505 275 225
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 15 10 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 20 20 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 175 90 85
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 3,395 1,600 1,790
Antiguan 10 0 15 20 15 0
Bahamian 0 10 0 25 10 15
Barbadian 225 130 100 270 155 115
Bermudan 30 15 15 15 15 0
Carib 10 10 0 20 10 15
Cuban 210 85 120 110 50 60
Dominican 100 55 50 190 90 100
Grenadian 65 35 30 55 20 40
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 35 15 20
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 1,820 855 960
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 10 0 10
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 30 10 20
St. Lucian 40 10 30 50 15 30
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 535 245 290
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 65 20 45
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 355 170 185
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 110 40 65
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 4,170 1,880 2,290
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 105 40 65
Arawak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 110 40 70 115 60 50
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15 35 10 30
Brazilian 460 185 275 225 100 125
Chilean 510 275 240 210 105 105
Colombian 785 390 395 895 395 500
Costa Rican 75 25 45 25 10 25
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 125 60 70
Guatemalan 650 310 340 35 15 20
Guyanese 245 105 135 425 195 230
Hispanic 300 150 160 60 30 30
Honduran 445 255 185 40 20 20
Maya 175 75 100 20 10 10
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 605 285 320
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 20 10 10
Panamanian 15 10 10 40 10 25
Paraguayan 65 25 40 0 0 0
Peruvian 395 205 185 465 205 260
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 135 50 90
Uruguayan 25 15 10 10 10 0
Venezuelan 115 55 60 655 300 355
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 200 85 115
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 5,225 2,685 2,540
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 730 375 355
Akan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Angolan 10 10 10 10 0 10
Ashanti 65 20 40 15 0 10
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 20 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 325 165 160 20 15 10
Edo 30 20 10 0 0 0
Ewe 30 15 20 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 485 275 210 220 110 100
Guinean 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ibo 65 30 35 60 30 30
Ivorian 20 10 10 15 10 10
Liberian 115 50 65 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 685 360 320 395 210 185
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 10 0 0
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 15 0 15
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 25 10 20
North African origins 1,370 715 655 2,750 1,420 1,325
Algerian 70 40 35 90 40 45
Berber 35 25 10 50 25 30
Coptic 10 0 0 100 50 50
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 2,250 1,195 1,050
Libyan 50 35 10 25 15 10
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 115 50 70
Sudanese 290 135 150 55 30 25
Tunisian 35 20 15 105 45 60
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 70 30 45
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 875 435 440
Afrikaner 35 25 15 10 15 0
Amhara 45 25 25 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 0 0 0
Burundian 140 55 85 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 20 10 0
Ethiopian 555 265 295 75 35 40
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 95 40 50
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 210 120 90 30 20 10
Oromo 0 0 10 0 0 0
Rwandan 60 20 35 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 10 0 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 10 15 0
South African 960 455 505 495 225 270
Tanzanian 60 20 40 15 10 0
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 25 10 15
Zambian 10 0 10 40 20 20
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 20 10 15
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 70 40 30
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 900 480 420
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 100 55 40
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 840 435 400
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 35,915 17,400 18,515
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 7,095 3,535 3,560
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 585 270 315
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 945 495 445
Armenian 290 155 140 235 80 150
Assyrian 205 115 95 65 25 40
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 20 10 10
Georgian 55 10 40 0 0 0
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 1,055 525 525
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 995 455 545
Israeli 105 60 45 115 55 65
Jordanian 170 100 70 385 200 185
Kazakh 15 15 0 50 25 25
Kurd 285 165 120 60 15 45
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 10 0 0
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 940 500 440
Palestinian 720 365 355 795 420 370
Pashtun 170 110 60 55 20 30
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 25 15 10
Syrian 935 440 495 465 240 225
Tajik 85 40 40 10 10 10
Tatar 90 50 40 65 35 30
Turk 670 405 265 555 305 250
Turkmen 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uighur 40 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 35 20 20
Yemeni 45 30 10 55 25 25
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 360 155 205
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 14,470 7,115 7,355
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 145 55 90
Bengali 220 95 120 60 35 30
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 10,140 4,940 5,200
Goan 25 15 10 165 80 80
Gujarati 120 55 70 35 10 25
Kashmiri 70 35 40 70 40 30
Nepali 465 215 245 10 10 0
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 2,585 1,350 1,230
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 770 355 415
Sinhalese 305 170 135 55 25 30
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 610 320 290
Tamil 300 185 115 160 80 80
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 785 405 375
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 14,910 7,075 7,840
Burmese 610 335 275 15 10 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 55 25 25
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 8,760 4,265 4,495
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 2,620 1,115 1,505
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 120 60 65
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 665 300 365
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 2,415 1,175 1,240
Laotian 1,055 540 515 35 20 20
Malaysian 655 350 310 75 35 45
Mongolian 100 60 40 30 25 10
Singaporean 100 45 50 25 15 10
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 95 50 45
Thai 520 215 310 105 65 45
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 0 10
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 660 305 360
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 130 55 70
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 170 95 75
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 175 95 75
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 305 160 150
Australian 995 495 500 230 120 105
New Zealander 420 200 215 45 25 20
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 45 25 25
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 30 10 25
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 10 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 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 37,235 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 4,610 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 8,235 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 33,620 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 30 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 1,695 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 4,855 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 16,570 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 18,695 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 5,270 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 5,310 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 6,860 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 7,015 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 17,395 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 7.2 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 41,410 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 440 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 40,650 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 1,200 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 180 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 730 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 5,720 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 12,285 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 10,060 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 7,895 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 4,980 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 41,080 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 770 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 19,995 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 21,075 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 780 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 41,850 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 280 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 4,320 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 10,850 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 12,585 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 7,510 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 4,100 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 1,730 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 480 ... ...
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 ... ... 41,790 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 32,815 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 8,975 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 7,510 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 37,225 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 72.2 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 18.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 1,855 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,901 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 697,647 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 715,758 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 4,610 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 7.5 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 43.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 1,804 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 1,771 ... ...
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 98,640 47,400 51,240
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 10,940 5,380 5,565
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 21,590 10,550 11,040
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 66,115 31,475 34,635
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 3,065 2,045 1,015
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 1,540 910 635
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 1,525 1,140 385
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 18,725 8,315 10,410
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 2,505 1,115 1,385
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 41,825 20,000 21,825
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 27,945 12,765 15,175
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 2,625 1,215 1,405
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 1,175 605 570
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 9,025 4,720 4,305
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 1,060 690 370
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 69,835 33,175 36,655
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 2,415 1,290 1,125
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 11,115 5,550 5,575
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 56,300 26,340 29,955
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 2,165 1,420 740
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 1,115 625 485
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 1,055 800 260
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 15,475 6,750 8,720
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 2,055 905 1,155
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 36,605 17,260 19,340
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 24,070 10,865 13,205
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 2,355 1,075 1,280
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 1,090 545 550
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 8,150 4,185 3,970
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 935 600 335
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 98,645 47,405 51,240
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 32,530 15,930 16,605
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 3,800 685 3,115
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 3,805 685 3,115
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 2,370 950 1,420
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 345 255 90
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 2,020 695 1,330
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 3,800 1,175 2,625
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 430 75 355
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 1,085 250 830
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 1,190 335 850
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 10 10 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 210 100 105
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 130 70 60
54. History 1,505 785 720 595 330 265
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 165 15 155
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 9,945 3,465 6,475
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 55 10 50
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 985 350 635
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 1,240 90 1,155
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 1,275 465 810
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 165 25 140
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 1,710 405 1,305
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 4,515 2,135 2,380
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 17,840 8,770 9,075
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 25 0 20
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 745 145 595
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 17,080 8,615 8,465
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 3,590 1,550 2,040
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 1,415 495 920
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 1,000 385 615
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 75 20 60
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 1,035 635 400
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 65 20 45
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 3,725 2,560 1,165
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 2,945 2,120 820
25. Library science 300 30 270 90 10 80
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 620 375 245
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 80 60 15
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 10,640 8,940 1,705
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 605 405 195
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 5,580 4,325 1,265
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 1,855 1,675 185
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 845 835 10
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 1,070 1,045 20
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 680 655 25
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 735 400 335
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 420 235 190
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 315 165 145
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 7,355 1,840 5,520
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 925 485 440
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 6,115 1,185 4,925
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 315 165 155
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 2,295 1,135 1,165
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 1,170 240 935
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 10 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 0 10 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 800 590 210
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 305 290 20
Other 10 10 0 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 0 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 280,900 136,390 144,510 69,830 33,180 36,655
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 13,535 6,835 6,695
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 3,115 525 2,590
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 3,115 525 2,590
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 1,910 725 1,185
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 250 185 75
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 1,655 540 1,115
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 3,150 930 2,215
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 355 55 300
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 890 215 680
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 980 250 730
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 10 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 155 85 70
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 105 55 55
54. History 1,215 605 615 500 270 230
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 155 10 145
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 8,615 2,920 5,695
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 45 0 45
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 835 285 550
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 1,045 70 980
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 1,165 415 750
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 125 25 110
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 1,450 325 1,130
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 3,945 1,810 2,130
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 15,775 7,595 8,180
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 25 0 15
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 635 125 510
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 15,115 7,460 7,660
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 2,905 1,260 1,650
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 1,150 390 760
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 810 325 485
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 70 15 50
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 835 520 310
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 40 10 35
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 3,400 2,330 1,065
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 2,755 1,975 785
25. Library science 240 30 205 60 10 55
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 515 310 210
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 70 50 20
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 8,730 7,240 1,485
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 540 375 170
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 4,850 3,705 1,145
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 1,425 1,285 140
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 595 595 0
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 815 805 10
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 500 480 20
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 580 325 260
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 330 180 150
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 255 145 110
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 6,220 1,555 4,660
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 780 420 365
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 5,140 985 4,155
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 290 150 140
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 1,895 925 965
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 935 185 745
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 10 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 0 10 0
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 675 475 195
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 270 255 15
Other 15 10 0 0 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 0 0 10
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 419,060 205,525 213,535 98,640 47,405 51,240
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 32,535 15,925 16,605
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 66,110 31,480 34,640
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 47,500 22,445 25,055
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 42,480 19,900 22,585
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 5,020 2,545 2,475
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 18,615 9,030 9,580
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 2,330 1,170 1,155
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 785 270 515
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 2,030 935 1,100
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 1,615 1,025 585
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 1,565 715 850
France 155 85 65 120 70 50
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 10,170 4,850 5,325
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 69,830 33,175 36,655
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 13,535 6,840 6,700
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 56,300 26,340 29,960
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 40,430 18,850 21,580
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 36,260 16,775 19,485
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 4,175 2,080 2,095
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 15,865 7,490 8,375
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 2,065 1,005 1,065
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 665 225 445
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 1,675 750 930
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 1,160 710 450
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 1,360 620 745
France 105 50 55 105 65 40
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 8,825 4,115 4,705
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 98,645 47,405 51,245
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 73,005 37,125 35,875
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 68,605 34,995 33,605
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 4,400 2,130 2,275
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 25,640 10,280 15,360
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 74.0 78.3 70.0
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 69.5 73.8 65.6
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3
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 98,645 47,400 51,245
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 23,930 9,530 14,400
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 74,715 37,875 36,840
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 41,890 23,445 18,445
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 32,825 14,435 18,395
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 43.4 44.4 42.3
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 73,005 37,125 35,880
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,250 570 680
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 71,755 36,550 35,200
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 63,290 31,360 31,930
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 8,465 5,195 3,270
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 73,000 37,125 35,875
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,250 570 680
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 71,755 36,550 35,200
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 12,985 8,215 4,775
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 12,680 4,500 8,180
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 7,755 5,980 1,770
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 4,265 935 3,340
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 9,260 2,710 6,555
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 2,395 1,085 1,310
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 15,385 7,015 8,370
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 4,635 4,370 265
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 580 440 140
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 1,815 1,315 495
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 73,000 37,125 35,875
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,245 570 680
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 71,750 36,555 35,200
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 205 90 115
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 160 120 45
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 425 330 100
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 3,150 2,600 550
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 6,025 4,315 1,710
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 4,345 2,790 1,555
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 7,945 3,925 4,020
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 2,930 2,115 815
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 2,235 1,365 870
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 6,995 3,600 3,395
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 1,730 775 960
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 8,380 5,065 3,320
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 345 185 160
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 2,575 1,305 1,270
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 6,300 1,515 4,790
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 6,900 1,225 5,670
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 1,340 685 655
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 4,120 1,855 2,270
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 2,280 820 1,455
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 3,350 1,875 1,480
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 68,600 34,990 33,610
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 6,625 3,450 3,175
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 485 380 105
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 5,215 3,420 1,795
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 56,275 27,740 28,530
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 56,275 27,745 28,530
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 19,305 8,055 11,245
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 7,645 3,470 4,180
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 29,140 16,080 13,055
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 190 135 50
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 61,490 31,165 30,325
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 47,765 24,805 22,960
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 3,365 1,305 2,060
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 8,155 4,030 4,130
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 1,420 570 850
Bicycle 915 680 235 255 195 60
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 525 255 270
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 61,490 31,165 30,325
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 12,400 5,390 7,005
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 18,260 8,295 9,965
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 12,630 6,910 5,720
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 7,140 4,065 3,080
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 11,055 6,505 4,550
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 61,490 31,165 30,325
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 3,345 2,530 815
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 9,225 5,605 3,625
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 19,080 9,405 9,675
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 15,240 6,750 8,485
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 7,045 3,090 3,955
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 7,560 3,790 3,765
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 76,725 38,755 37,970
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 75,455 38,160 37,300
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 74,780 37,795 36,985
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 74,390 37,740 36,655
French 370 110 260 390 55 335
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 675 365 310
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 7,550 680 365 310
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 40 30 10
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 85 65 20 40 30 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 525 190 340 10 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 15 0 10
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 80 80 15 0 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 15 10 10 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 11,350 6,575 4,780 255 135 125
Albanian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 100 50 55
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 45 105 50 55
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 10
Bulgarian 0 0 0 10 10 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 50 25 35
Russian 30 10 25 30 10 20
Serbian 20 10 10 10 10 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15 0 20 15 10 10
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 10 0 0 10 10 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 10 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 11,060 6,425 4,635 40 20 25
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 45 20 20
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 0 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,775 6,270 4,500 30 20 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 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 85 50 35
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 25 20 0
Romanian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 60 30 30
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 95 45 50
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 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 10 10 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,775 1,995 1,780 245 135 110
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 245 135 110
Cantonese 745 385 355 50 20 25
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 185 105 85
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 65 40 30 10 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 105 60 40 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Burmese 10 0 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 10 0 10
Estonian 0 0 0 10 0 10
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 1,270 600 670
English and French 445 195 250 385 145 240
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 845 435 410
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 50 10 40 30 10 20
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 76,725 38,755 37,970
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 72,505 36,705 35,805
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 625 240 385
French 1,315 570 740 1,510 710 800
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 2,000 1,050 945
Aboriginal 10 10 10 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 1,995 1,050 945
English and French 0 0 0 10 0 10
English and non-official language 100 30 65 10 0 10
French and non-official language 130 60 65 75 45 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 180 505,835 250,410 255,430 126,130 61,340 64,785
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 111,620 54,240 57,385
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 14,515 7,105 7,405
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 6,440 3,180 3,255
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 8,075 3,920 4,155
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 6,085 2,985 3,095
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 5,465 2,670 2,790
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 625 315 310
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 1,995 940 1,055
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 482,610 238,500 244,110 119,800 58,195 61,605
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 73,390 35,790 37,600
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 46,410 22,400 24,005
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 18,965 9,230 9,740
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 27,440 13,170 14,270
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 19,755 9,490 10,265
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 17,950 8,665 9,280
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 1,810 825 985
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 7,690 3,680 4,000

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Oakville North--Burlington [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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