Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Oshawa [Federal electoral district], Ontario

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Oshawa
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 ... ... 126,764 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 125,771 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... 0.8 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 54,127 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 52,340 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 2,092.5 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 60.58 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 126,765 61,615 65,145
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 18,985 9,730 9,255
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 6,350 3,260 3,090
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 6,420 3,240 3,180
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 6,215 3,230 2,990
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 84,925 41,930 42,995
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 6,985 3,505 3,480
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 8,505 4,300 4,205
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 8,645 4,425 4,220
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 8,155 4,055 4,095
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 7,400 3,625 3,775
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 7,465 3,670 3,795
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 8,395 4,105 4,290
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 10,820 5,240 5,570
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 10,275 5,075 5,205
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 8,285 3,925 4,360
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 22,855 9,960 12,895
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 7,240 3,365 3,880
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 5,195 2,385 2,815
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 4,035 1,770 2,265
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 3,145 1,365 1,780
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 3,235 1,080 2,150
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 2,020 735 1,280
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 975 280 700
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 210 55 155
100 years and over 130 45 85 35 10 20
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 15.0 15.8 14.2
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 67.0 68.1 66.0
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 18.0 16.2 19.8
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 2.6 1.8 3.3
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 42.2 41.0 43.4
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 43.2 41.6 44.7
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 52,340 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 26,540 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 7,030 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 18,765 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 4,880 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 4,390 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 3,270 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 6,085 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 135 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 5 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 52,340 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 14,955 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 17,985 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 8,880 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 6,720 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 3,800 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 125,180 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 107,785 51,890 55,890
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 55,640 27,760 27,880
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 43,260 21,590 21,675
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 12,380 6,175 6,210
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 52,135 24,130 28,010
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 31,865 17,185 14,675
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 4,605 1,995 2,610
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 8,510 3,410 5,105
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 7,155 1,545 5,615
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 36,295 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 19,300 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 8,660 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 6,015 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 2,325 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 36,295 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 27,355 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 21,165 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 6,190 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 8,940 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 7,150 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 1,790 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 27,355 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 13,760 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 13,600 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 6,160 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 5,320 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 2,115 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 8,940 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 5,540 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 2,500 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 900 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 24,205 11,845 12,360
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 52,340 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 33,690 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 12,810 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 20,880 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 1,280 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 17,370 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 14,955 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 2,415 ... ...
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 15 513,405 254,160 259,245 125,500 61,240 64,260
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 117,005 57,640 59,365
French only 245 130 115 105 50 60
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 7,815 3,320 4,495
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 575 230 350
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 16 513,400 254,160 259,245 125,500 61,240 64,260
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 122,335 59,785 62,555
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 2,335 1,130 1,205
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 290 115 175
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 540 210 330
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 2,480 1,185 1,290
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.9 2.0
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 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 125,500 61,240 64,265
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 123,915 60,500 63,420
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 111,715 54,790 56,920
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 109,260 53,595 55,660
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 2,450 1,190 1,260
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 12,205 5,710 6,495
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 20 5 10
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 10 0 5
Blackfoot 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 5 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 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 5 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 5 5 0 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 0 0 5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 10 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 5 0 5
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 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 5 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 5 5 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 12,190 5,705 6,485
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 585 305 280
Berber languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 10 5 5
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 755 365 395 10 5 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 575 295 275
Amharic 305 150 160 20 10 15
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 435 240 190
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 5 0 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 30 25 5 0 0
Maltese 10 5 5 95 35 60
Tigrigna 155 80 75 5 5 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,010 3,260 3,750 130 55 75
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 10 5 10
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 115 50 65
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 700 250 450
Bikol 65 30 35 0 0 0
Cebuano 860 350 505 25 10 20
Fijian 210 105 105 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 10 5 5
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 30 15 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 20 5 15
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 0 0 0
Pangasinan 85 35 50 0 5 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 595 205 385
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 10 5 0
Creole languages 260 130 125 50 25 25
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 20 10 5
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 15 5 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 15 10 5
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 240 135 110
Kannada 55 30 30 10 5 5
Malayalam 695 350 345 50 30 25
Tamil 790 405 385 160 85 70
Telugu 170 95 80 20 15 10
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 9,060 4,280 4,780
Albanian 315 160 155 15 10 5
Armenian 95 50 45 20 5 15
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 2,895 1,275 1,625
Baltic languages 50 20 30 50 20 25
Latvian 25 15 10 30 10 20
Lithuanian 25 5 15 15 10 10
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 2,850 1,245 1,600
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 150 75 75 10 5 5
Bulgarian 110 55 55 15 10 10
Croatian 670 335 335 135 70 65
Czech 450 210 240 45 20 25
Macedonian 10 5 5 110 55 55
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 1,450 620 830
Russian 1,795 830 965 235 100 140
Serbian 470 250 220 130 70 60
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 15 10 10
Slovak 290 135 155 65 20 45
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 80 40 40
Ukrainian 800 345 455 545 220 315
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 15 5 5
Celtic languages 40 20 25 20 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 10 5 0
Welsh 20 5 10 5 5 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 1,325 585 745
Afrikaans 220 100 120 20 10 5
Danish 415 215 200 45 20 25
Dutch 1,545 720 825 470 220 250
Frisian 30 10 20 10 5 5
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 740 310 430
Icelandic 30 10 15 0 0 0
Norwegian 150 70 80 15 5 5
Swedish 135 60 75 10 10 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 15 5 10
Yiddish 15 5 5 5 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 600 310 285 315 160 155
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 1,405 735 670
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 995 515 475
Bengali 685 350 335 100 55 45
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 215 105 105
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 100 60 40
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 5
Konkani 65 30 40 5 0 0
Marathi 80 35 40 5 0 0
Nepali 410 215 200 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 85 50 35
Sindhi 210 105 100 20 15 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 30 15 20
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 430 220 210
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 410 215 195
Kurdish 170 95 70 15 5 5
Pashto 525 280 245 45 25 20
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 350 180 170
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 5 5 5
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 3,055 1,495 1,560
Catalan 10 10 5 0 5 0
Italian 1,335 715 620 1,175 610 565
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 730 360 365
Romanian 715 365 350 170 75 100
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 985 455 535
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 25 10 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 105 50 55
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 5 0 5
Mongolian 20 15 10 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 130 65 65
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 25 10 10
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 5 5 5
Ga 15 5 10 5 0 5
Ganda 15 10 5 0 0 0
Igbo 65 35 30 15 10 5
Lingala 20 10 10 0 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 0 0 0
Shona 45 15 25 5 0 0
Swahili 215 110 105 25 15 10
Wolof 0 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 10 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 25 10 15
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 5 5 0
Dinka 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 0 0 0
Sign languages 185 100 85 45 20 30
American Sign Language 70 35 35 15 5 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 35 15 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 635 280 355
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 625 275 350
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 290 135 155
Hakka 215 100 115 5 5 0
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 270 115 150
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 20 5 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 45 15 25
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 10 0 5
Burmese 335 185 150 0 0 0
Karenic languages 335 160 175 0 0 0
Tibetan 60 25 35 0 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 780 340 435 40 15 25
Lao 525 270 255 25 10 15
Thai 250 65 190 15 5 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 30 20 15
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkish 260 145 115 30 15 15
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 415 200 210
Estonian 60 30 30 20 10 5
Finnish 240 105 135 40 20 25
Hungarian 870 410 455 350 170 185
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 5 0 0
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 1,585 740 845
English and French 775 380 395 405 190 210
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 1,090 510 575
French and non-official language 270 135 135 55 20 35
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 35 15 20
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 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 125,500 61,240 64,260
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 122,690 59,925 62,765
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 118,095 57,800 60,295
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 117,260 57,390 59,870
French 1,125 585 540 830 410 425
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 4,600 2,130 2,470
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 5 0 0
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 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 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 5 5 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 4,595 2,130 2,470
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 270 140 135
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 455 200 255 5 5 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 0 0 0
Somali 445 190 255 5 5 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 265 130 130
Amharic 135 60 75 0 0 0
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 245 125 115
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 0 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 15 5 10
Tigrigna 75 35 35 5 5 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 30 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,560 2,130 2,430 80 35 45
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 0 0 0
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 80 35 40
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 230 100 130
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 5 5 0
Fijian 60 40 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 5 0 0
Ilocano 345 155 185 5 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 0 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 210 90 120
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 0 0 0
Creole languages 150 70 80 10 5 5
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 10 10 5
Creole, n.o.s. 105 50 60 5 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 135 65 70
Kannada 25 10 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 365 180 180 35 15 15
Tamil 410 200 210 95 45 50
Telugu 80 45 40 5 0 5
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 100,595 49,680 50,920 3,225 1,460 1,760
Albanian 200 90 100 5 0 0
Armenian 35 15 20 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 1,080 475 610
Baltic languages 5 5 0 5 5 0
Latvian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Lithuanian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 1,075 470 605
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 0 5 0
Bulgarian 50 30 20 5 0 0
Croatian 190 90 100 25 10 15
Czech 135 65 65 10 0 5
Macedonian 5 5 5 30 15 20
Polish 1,030 505 525 630 295 335
Russian 1,035 505 530 110 45 70
Serbian 205 110 95 70 30 35
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 5 5 0
Slovak 85 40 40 15 5 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 15 10 10
Ukrainian 250 110 140 155 55 100
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 665 300 365 90 35 60
Afrikaans 100 45 60 10 0 5
Danish 25 10 10 0 0 0
Dutch 105 45 65 15 5 5
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 75 25 50
Icelandic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 0 0 0
Swedish 10 5 5 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 190 100 90 95 50 50
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 730 360 375
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 505 250 255
Bengali 410 210 200 55 30 25
Gujarati 735 340 395 85 40 45
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 50 25 25
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 5 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Nepali 245 120 120 5 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 5 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 50 30 20
Sindhi 80 40 45 10 5 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 15 5 5
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 240 110 125
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 225 105 120
Kurdish 110 60 45 10 5 5
Pashto 315 160 155 15 15 10
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 195 90 105
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 1,210 545 665
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 370 160 210
Portuguese 510 240 270 315 140 170
Romanian 310 155 155 75 30 35
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 460 210 250
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 10 5 5
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 60 30 30
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 5 5 5
Mongolian 10 5 5 5 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 30 15 20
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 5 5 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 15 10 5 0 0 0
Ewe 5 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 10 0 10 5 5 0
Lingala 10 5 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 20 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Shona 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swahili 85 35 55 5 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 0 5 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 15 5 5
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 70 35 35
American Sign Language 85 40 45 30 15 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 40 25 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 360 180 180
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 360 175 180
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 165 80 85
Hakka 60 25 35 0 0 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 160 80 80
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 5 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 20 10 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 0 0 0
Burmese 285 155 130 0 0 0
Karenic languages 310 155 160 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 15 15 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 200 20 10 10
Lao 270 135 135 15 5 5
Thai 105 40 65 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 10 5 5
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkish 125 65 55 10 5 5
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 80 40 40
Estonian 20 5 10 0 0 0
Finnish 45 20 25 5 5 0
Hungarian 240 115 130 80 35 45
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 2,810 1,310 1,500
English and French 525 245 285 310 125 180
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 2,410 1,145 1,260
French and non-official language 120 45 70 25 10 10
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 75 30 45
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 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 125,500 61,240 64,260
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 117,280 57,500 59,780
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 2,505 1,220 1,285
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 1,370 550 820
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 4,190 1,910 2,280
Aboriginal 95 40 55 30 10 15
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 4,165 1,900 2,265
English and French 200 100 100 20 5 15
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 65 30 35
French and non-official language 375 180 195 65 20 45
English, French and non-official language 10 10 10 5 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 419,060 205,495 213,570 106,240 51,320 54,920
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 101,500 49,110 52,385
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 32,567 40,139 27,085
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 101,535 49,115 52,420
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 29,769 35,810 25,272
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 87,640 43,475 44,160
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 30,955 39,214 24,025
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 76,730 34,475 42,260
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 7,074 5,332 7,895
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 73,025 38,200 34,820
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 30,652 35,788 26,496
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 106,270 51,335 54,935
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 101,465 49,075 52,390
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 41,044 48,252 34,292
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 101,500 49,075 52,430
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 34,825 40,094 29,893
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 87,590 43,370 44,215
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 40,161 48,468 32,013
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 76,740 34,520 42,220
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 8,428 7,697 9,026
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 73,040 38,155 34,885
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 38,928 44,239 33,119
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 419,065 205,525 213,540 106,275 51,335 54,935
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 124,605 72,975 51,630 33,640 18,735 14,905
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 51,372 56,711 46,000
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 58,827 65,108 50,931
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 84.3 88.6 78.8
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 68.1 71.4 63.9
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 15.7 11.4 21.2
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 419,065 205,495 213,570 106,240 51,320 54,915
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 4,745 2,210 2,535
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 101,495 49,110 52,385
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 95.5 95.7 95.4
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 14,360 6,375 7,990
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 18,490 7,090 11,400
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 14,670 5,485 9,185
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 12,180 5,525 6,650
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 11,680 6,055 5,625
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 8,760 4,825 3,935
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 6,055 3,595 2,460
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 4,455 2,845 1,610
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 3,450 2,205 1,240
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 2,475 1,540 935
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 4,925 3,575 1,350
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 3,780 2,685 1,095
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 1,140 890 255
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 419,065 205,495 213,570 106,245 51,325 54,915
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 4,705 2,210 2,495
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 101,535 49,115 52,420
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 95.6 95.7 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 14,755 6,455 8,300
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 19,340 7,430 11,910
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 17,010 6,630 10,380
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 15,210 7,395 7,810
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 12,900 6,970 5,925
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 8,235 4,855 3,380
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 5,500 3,520 1,980
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 3,610 2,285 1,325
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 4,980 3,580 1,410
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 2,090 1,390 695
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 1,090 795 295
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 1,800 1,390 410
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 419,065 205,495 213,570 106,245 51,325 54,920
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 33,220 13,120 20,095
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 73,025 38,200 34,825
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 68.7 74.4 63.4
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 12,985 7,135 5,845
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 5,565 2,385 3,180
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 9,430 3,980 5,450
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 7,990 3,520 4,465
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 7,510 3,510 3,990
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 7,110 3,560 3,545
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 5,955 3,285 2,670
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 4,335 2,600 1,735
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 3,460 2,265 1,195
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 8,685 5,950 2,735
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 2,820 1,790 1,030
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 2,040 1,280 760
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 3,830 2,885 940
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 52,340 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 65,497 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 58,112 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 14,955 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 36,017 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 32,479 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 37,385 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 80,703 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 71,286 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 52,345 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 79,552 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 67,523 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 14,960 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 43,239 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 36,626 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 37,390 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 94,080 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 79,884 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 52,340 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 575 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 635 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 1,730 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 2,020 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 2,440 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 2,220 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 2,330 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 2,295 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 2,525 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 2,380 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 4,625 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 4,245 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 3,800 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 3,385 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 3,050 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 14,090 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 5,525 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 3,520 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 3,265 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 1,780 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 52,340 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 600 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 645 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 1,750 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 2,110 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 2,715 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 2,525 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 2,705 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 2,930 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 2,910 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 2,870 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 5,440 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 4,790 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 4,190 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 3,640 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 2,785 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 9,735 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 4,770 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 2,550 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 2,425 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 35,665 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 80,145 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 70,816 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 12,410 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 75,419 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 66,424 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 13,840 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 104,741 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 90,613 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 8,190 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 50,624 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 47,262 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 35,665 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 93,880 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 79,586 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 12,345 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 86,625 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 73,288 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 13,895 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 120,274 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 100,391 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 8,185 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 59,833 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 53,306 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 20,815 10,380 10,435
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 31,709 35,598 29,231
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 28,967 31,800 27,221
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 20,780 10,420 10,355
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 39,288 42,387 36,171
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 33,516 35,502 31,518
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 125,180 61,020 64,155
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 68,060 32,030 36,030
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 14,540 6,955 7,580
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 12,995 5,655 7,340
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 12,980 6,040 6,940
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 13,720 6,540 7,185
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 13,820 6,835 6,990
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 57,120 28,995 28,125
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 13,080 6,575 6,500
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 12,885 6,520 6,365
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 12,750 6,445 6,305
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 11,505 5,905 5,600
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 6,900 3,550 3,350
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 43 511,540 253,325 258,215 125,180 61,020 64,155
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 22,955 11,730 11,225
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 7,655 3,955 3,700
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 80,485 39,630 40,855
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 21,740 9,665 12,075
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 19,755 8,975 10,785
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 5,525 2,845 2,680
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 2,020 1,045 975
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 11,995 5,425 6,565
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 2,235 700 1,535
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 15.8 14.7 16.8
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 24.1 24.3 23.9
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 26.4 26.4 26.4
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 14.9 13.7 16.1
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 10.3 7.2 12.7
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 11,835 5,820 6,015
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 2,860 1,505 1,360
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 1,085 575 505
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 8,490 4,130 4,365
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 485 185 295
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 9.5 9.5 9.4
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 12.5 12.8 12.1
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 14.2 14.5 13.6
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 10.5 10.4 10.7
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 2.2 1.9 2.4
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 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 125,205 61,040 64,170
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 124,665 60,825 63,835
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 124,555 60,780 63,775
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 7,945 3,410 4,535
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 15,320 7,250 8,070
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 35 15 20
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 25 10 15
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 0 0 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 20 10 10 10 0 10
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 10 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 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 45 10 30 15 0 10
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 10 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 10 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 45 10 30 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 0 10 0 0 0
Okanagan 35 15 20 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Haisla 10 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 287,525 139,460 148,070 15,285 7,235 8,050
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 800 420 380
Berber languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Kabyle 25 10 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,055 460 600 20 10 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 1,045 455 590 15 10 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 790 410 380
Amharic 505 240 265 25 15 10
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 605 325 280
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 10 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 220 135 80 45 20 25
Maltese 55 15 40 95 40 50
Tigrigna 220 135 85 10 10 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 10 0 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 125 45 80
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 10 0 10
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 115 45 70
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 965 355 610
Bikol 115 50 60 10 0 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 55 25 30
Fijian 540 320 225 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 15 10 0
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 60 25 35
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 10 0 10
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 865 325 545
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 10 0 0
Creole languages 735 385 355 155 75 80
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 80 25 45
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 80 45 35
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 270 140 135
Kannada 105 35 65 10 10 0
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 70 20 45
Tamil 1,315 705 610 210 115 95
Telugu 290 170 120 30 15 15
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 11,240 5,385 5,855
Albanian 445 205 240 15 10 10
Armenian 160 95 65 30 15 10
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 3,365 1,570 1,800
Baltic languages 35 20 20 40 25 10
Latvian 20 15 0 25 15 0
Lithuanian 15 0 15 15 10 10
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 3,335 1,550 1,785
Belarusan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 270 135 135 25 10 15
Bulgarian 185 80 105 25 20 10
Croatian 870 445 425 230 105 125
Czech 540 255 290 90 50 40
Macedonian 25 10 10 130 85 50
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 1,505 660 840
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 425 180 245
Serbian 650 340 305 260 140 120
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 10 0 10
Slovak 390 185 205 80 40 40
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 80 25 50
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 760 325 440
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 25 20 0
Celtic languages 85 40 50 40 15 25
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 30 15 15
Welsh 25 10 25 10 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 0 0
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 1,665 705 955
Afrikaans 585 260 320 75 30 45
Danish 390 165 225 60 20 35
Dutch 1,815 840 980 460 190 270
Frisian 35 20 20 10 10 0
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 1,045 460 585
Icelandic 15 10 0 0 0 10
Norwegian 190 90 100 30 15 10
Swedish 300 135 170 20 10 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 15 0 10
Yiddish 25 15 10 10 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 900 475 430 395 210 180
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 1,720 885 835
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 1,345 695 650
Bengali 980 485 495 135 80 50
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 290 160 130
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 345 175 165
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 70 35 35 20 10 10
Marathi 165 80 90 10 0 0
Nepali 465 225 240 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 235 125 110
Sindhi 380 195 185 35 10 25
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 50 20 35
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 645 310 335
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 400 210 195
Kurdish 315 175 140 0 0 0
Pashto 795 430 365 55 25 30
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 355 180 175
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 20 15 10
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 4,325 2,160 2,165
Catalan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 1,645 885 760
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 880 445 435
Romanian 840 450 390 275 130 145
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 1,655 775 880
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 10 0
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 60 35 25
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 70 30 40
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 0 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 310 140 175
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 70 30 35
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Edo 75 40 30 10 0 10
Ewe 45 30 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 10 0 0
Ganda 30 15 10 0 0 0
Igbo 90 45 35 35 20 15
Lingala 90 45 50 10 0 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 10 0 15
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 10 0 10
Shona 60 30 25 10 0 10
Swahili 620 350 270 45 20 30
Wolof 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 255 125 125 10 10 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 110 55 60
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 0 0 0
Dinka 10 15 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 0 10 0
Sign languages 645 195 445 310 120 190
American Sign Language 315 75 240 190 60 130
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 125 65 60
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 690 315 375
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 690 315 375
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 330 145 185
Hakka 275 130 150 0 10 0
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 365 155 215
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 50 20 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 10 0 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 75 40 35
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 0 0 0
Burmese 475 255 220 0 0 0
Karenic languages 495 235 265 0 0 0
Tibetan 90 55 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 60 30 25
Lao 690 335 350 35 15 20
Thai 415 145 265 20 15 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 55 40 15
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 0 0 0
Turkish 395 220 175 55 35 15
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 475 250 225
Estonian 80 35 45 15 10 10
Finnish 295 125 175 45 20 25
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 420 225 190
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 10 0 10
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 125,210 61,040 64,165
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 121,410 59,265 62,150
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 22,635 11,545 11,090
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 98,775 47,720 51,055
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 3,795 1,775 2,020
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 511,540 253,265 258,275 125,210 61,040 64,165
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 106,015 52,090 53,935
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 18,520 8,585 9,935
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 9,800 4,540 5,260
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 2,465 1,155 1,305
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 2,455 1,160 1,295
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 2,690 1,230 1,460
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 1,240 595 650
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 1,450 640 815
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 1,110 495 615
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 670 365 305
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 18,520 8,585 9,935
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 2,260 1,175 1,085
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 3,825 1,800 2,025
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 4,935 2,240 2,695
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 6,630 3,015 3,615
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 870 355 520
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 18,520 8,590 9,935
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 4,225 1,890 2,335
Brazil 330 125 210 85 35 50
Colombia 650 290 360 60 30 30
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 110 55 60
Guyana 205 90 115 605 275 330
Haiti 85 30 55 35 15 20
Jamaica 615 335 280 1,115 505 610
Mexico 890 355 540 85 35 55
Peru 320 160 155 40 15 25
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 630 325 305
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 565 195 370
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 895 405 485
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 10,000 4,725 5,270
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 85 50 35
Croatia 500 255 250 155 65 95
France 245 100 145 80 40 40
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 730 345 385
Greece 420 220 200 180 105 80
Hungary 715 370 340 265 155 115
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 210 100 110
Italy 940 510 430 855 470 380
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 425 195 235
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 950 420 525
Portugal 810 400 410 515 255 260
Romania 700 360 340 225 110 110
Russian Federation 780 310 460 155 80 75
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 135 70 65
Ukraine 710 365 345 240 95 150
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 3,960 1,805 2,155
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 820 360 455
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 885 425 455
Algeria 85 60 30 0 0 0
Egypt 355 175 180 140 80 65
Ethiopia 455 220 240 55 20 30
Kenya 705 370 340 50 20 30
Morocco 180 90 95 10 0 10
Nigeria 585 310 275 60 25 30
Somalia 600 270 330 0 10 0
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 160 80 80
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 395 190 215
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 3,350 1,500 1,845
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 165 85 85
Bangladesh 615 310 305 115 65 50
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 350 150 200
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 85 30 55
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 445 225 220
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 80 40 45
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 15 10 10
Japan 755 240 520 20 0 20
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 50 15 30
Lebanon 510 250 260 60 30 25
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 390 200 195
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 920 350 565
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 150 70 80
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 10 10 10
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 15 0 15
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 95 35 60
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 375 185 190
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 70 40 25
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 36,335 17,435 18,900 1,110 495 615
Americas 1,430 740 690 290 140 150
Brazil 105 40 70 10 0 10
Colombia 80 45 35 0 0 10
Cuba 0 10 0 25 10 15
Haiti 0 0 0 15 10 10
Jamaica 60 35 20 20 10 10
Mexico 245 125 125 20 10 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 60 35 20
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 10 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 140 65 75
Europe 1,295 665 630 185 80 105
France 15 10 10 0 0 0
Germany 65 40 30 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 0 0 0
Romania 65 25 35 35 15 15
Russian Federation 55 20 40 0 0 0
Ukraine 140 55 90 20 0 15
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 65 35 25
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 70 15 50
Africa 1,505 765 745 135 65 70
Algeria 15 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0
Egypt 55 45 20 45 20 20
Eritrea 80 35 50 0 0 0
Ethiopia 45 30 20 0 0 0
Morocco 45 25 25 10 0 10
Nigeria 215 100 115 20 10 10
Somalia 250 100 150 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 0 0 0
Tunisia 15 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 70 30 40
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 480 200 285
Afghanistan 265 130 135 10 0 0
Bangladesh 95 45 50 10 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 40 15 25
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 0 0 0
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 95 30 65
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 30 15 10
Iraq 1,090 530 560 0 0 0
Israel 15 10 10 10 10 0
Japan 80 10 75 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 0 0 0
Lebanon 75 35 40 0 0 0
Nepal 80 30 45 0 0 0
Pakistan 885 400 485 65 25 40
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 145 55 95
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 30 20 10
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 15 10 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 0 0 0
Taiwan 420 140 285 0 0 0
Turkey 20 10 10 0 10 0
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 10 0 10
Viet Nam 365 105 255 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 30 10 20
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 10 10 10
Australia 95 60 40 15 10 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 420 190 235 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 125,210 61,040 64,165
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 19,495 9,120 10,370
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 25,380 12,800 12,575
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 80,340 39,120 41,220
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 9,020 4,175 4,840
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 3,510 1,675 1,835
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 1,415 785 630
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 2,095 885 1,210
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 3,790 1,620 2,170
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 1,595 830 760
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 120 50 70
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 125,210 61,040 64,170
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 4,055 1,890 2,165
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 3,880 1,785 2,090
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 2,390 1,105 1,285
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 1,410 655 760
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 75 30 50
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 95 50 45
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 85 50 35
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 121,155 59,150 62,005
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 511,540 253,265 258,275 125,210 61,040 64,170
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 1,080 540 545
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 124,125 60,505 63,625
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 125,210 61,040 64,170
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 680 290 395
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 650 285 365
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 400 180 225
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 240 105 130
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 10 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 30 0 25
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 25 0 20
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 0 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 12,885 6,105 6,780 5,645 2,650 2,995
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 5,490 2,585 2,905
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 4,385 2,060 2,325
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 1,030 485 545
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 75 40 40
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 150 65 85
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 145 60 85
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 10 10 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 94 495,895 245,820 250,075 118,880 58,100 60,780
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 125,210 61,040 64,170
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 14,870 7,285 7,585
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 2,410 1,310 1,100
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 1,010 440 570
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 5,900 2,865 3,035
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 1,350 610 740
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 960 445 515
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 615 330 285
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 295 130 160
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 390 195 195
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 95 50 45
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 150 65 85
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 915 470 450
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 790 385 400
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 110,340 53,755 56,585
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 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 125,210 61,040 64,170
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 6,325 2,940 3,390
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 4,970 2,310 2,660
Inuit 165 60 105 95 40 55
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 1,440 655 785
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 45,945 22,380 23,565
Acadian 140 70 70 240 130 105
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 1,490 645 840
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 44,625 21,780 22,840
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 290 110 180
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 35 35 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 40 25 10
Québécois 110 50 65 85 50 30
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 0 0 0
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 91,965 44,605 47,360
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 67,515 32,440 35,075
Channel Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cornish 35 20 20 0 0 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 39,900 18,910 20,990
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 28,630 13,365 15,270
Manx 80 40 35 30 10 25
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 28,440 13,670 14,770
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 2,910 1,350 1,560
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 3,780 1,695 2,085
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 13,855 6,500 7,355
Alsatian 30 10 25 10 0 10
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 15 10 0 0 0 0
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 13,845 6,495 7,355
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 17,125 8,170 8,950
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 720 350 365
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 470 230 240
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 6,105 2,900 3,205
Flemish 125 45 80 15 10 0
Frisian 70 15 55 0 0 0
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 10,855 5,185 5,670
Luxembourger 45 25 20 10 0 0
Swiss 1,485 815 665 300 150 155
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 20 10 15
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 2,485 1,175 1,310
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 635 310 325
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 560 240 320
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 100 45 55
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 585 285 295
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 685 315 375
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 130 70 60
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 13,365 6,480 6,880
Bulgarian 290 125 170 100 55 50
Byelorussian 160 85 75 60 25 35
Czech 1,670 785 890 375 190 180
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 95 30 65
Estonian 295 155 145 100 60 40
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 1,780 905 875
Latvian 250 140 110 120 80 40
Lithuanian 335 130 205 215 90 125
Moldovan 80 50 35 10 0 0
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 5,175 2,545 2,630
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 575 270 305
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 1,145 550 590
Slovak 915 410 505 295 145 155
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 5,215 2,520 2,695
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 40 25 15
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 12,920 6,480 6,440
Albanian 465 200 260 35 15 20
Bosnian 390 180 210 65 45 20
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 450 220 230
Cypriot 45 25 15 20 0 25
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 1,145 585 565
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 6,500 3,325 3,175
Kosovar 40 15 25 20 0 20
Macedonian 75 30 40 320 190 135
Maltese 160 80 70 720 340 375
Montenegrin 60 40 20 0 0 0
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 2,240 1,140 1,100
Serbian 970 510 465 360 185 170
Sicilian 35 20 10 60 50 10
Slovenian 440 220 225 230 115 125
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 1,390 560 840
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 145 80 65
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 0 0 10
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 595 310 290
Basque 60 40 15 10 10 0
Jewish 910 425 485 265 145 120
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 10 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 65 30 35
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 250 130 125
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 5,540 2,740 2,805
Antiguan 10 0 15 10 10 10
Bahamian 0 10 0 40 25 15
Barbadian 225 130 100 350 160 195
Bermudan 30 15 15 10 10 0
Carib 10 10 0 20 15 10
Cuban 210 85 120 110 65 45
Dominican 100 55 50 80 35 40
Grenadian 65 35 30 115 40 75
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 75 40 30
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 3,220 1,620 1,600
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 50 25 20
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 10 15 10 10
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 10 10 10
St. Lucian 40 10 30 95 35 60
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 995 510 485
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 225 120 105
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 630 265 365
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 115 65 50
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 2,275 1,095 1,175
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 130 80 55
Arawak 10 0 0 15 10 10
Argentinian 110 40 70 45 25 20
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15 10 0 0
Brazilian 460 185 275 130 55 70
Chilean 510 275 240 140 65 70
Colombian 785 390 395 125 70 55
Costa Rican 75 25 45 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 130 65 60
Guatemalan 650 310 340 100 60 40
Guyanese 245 105 135 875 400 480
Hispanic 300 150 160 40 25 20
Honduran 445 255 185 20 10 10
Maya 175 75 100 25 20 10
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 245 130 115
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 10 0 10
Panamanian 15 10 10 40 15 25
Paraguayan 65 25 40 0 0 0
Peruvian 395 205 185 55 40 20
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 145 80 60
Uruguayan 25 15 10 10 0 0
Venezuelan 115 55 60 50 10 45
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 105 35 70
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 2,335 1,125 1,210
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 385 175 205
Akan 20 10 10 10 10 0
Angolan 10 10 10 0 10 0
Ashanti 65 20 40 10 10 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 20 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 20 0 15
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 325 165 160 0 0 0
Edo 30 20 10 0 0 0
Ewe 30 15 20 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 485 275 210 125 45 75
Guinean 25 10 15 30 25 10
Ibo 65 30 35 25 20 10
Ivorian 20 10 10 20 0 15
Liberian 115 50 65 10 10 0
Malian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 685 360 320 140 60 80
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 20 15 10
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 30 10 15
North African origins 1,370 715 655 260 140 120
Algerian 70 40 35 0 0 0
Berber 35 25 10 0 0 0
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 10
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 195 95 105
Libyan 50 35 10 20 10 10
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 45 35 10
Sudanese 290 135 150 0 0 0
Tunisian 35 20 15 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 495 225 270
Afrikaner 35 25 15 0 0 0
Amhara 45 25 25 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 0 0 0
Burundian 140 55 85 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 30 10 20
Ethiopian 555 265 295 50 25 25
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 25 15 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 210 120 90 10 0 10
Oromo 0 0 10 0 0 0
Rwandan 60 20 35 15 10 10
Seychellois 0 0 0 10 10 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 30 10 15
South African 960 455 505 165 85 85
Tanzanian 60 20 40 45 30 10
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 35 20 20
Zambian 10 0 10 10 10 10
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 0 0 0
Zulu 20 15 10 20 15 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 90 25 65
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 1,240 600 635
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 280 130 150
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 970 475 495
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 7,930 3,900 4,035
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 1,425 710 715
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 320 160 155
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 205 95 115
Armenian 290 155 140 100 35 65
Assyrian 205 115 95 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 0 0 0
Georgian 55 10 40 0 10 0
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 125 50 80
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 20 0 10
Israeli 105 60 45 75 55 20
Jordanian 170 100 70 20 10 20
Kazakh 15 15 0 0 0 10
Kurd 285 165 120 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 200 100 100
Palestinian 720 365 355 95 60 30
Pashtun 170 110 60 10 0 0
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 90 50 45
Syrian 935 440 495 80 35 45
Tajik 85 40 40 30 20 20
Tatar 90 50 40 10 10 10
Turk 670 405 265 120 75 45
Turkmen 15 10 10 10 0 0
Uighur 40 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 30 20 15
Yemeni 45 30 10 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 15 10 10
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 3,035 1,620 1,415
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 65 45 20
Bengali 220 95 120 10 0 0
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 2,290 1,220 1,070
Goan 25 15 10 20 15 0
Gujarati 120 55 70 10 10 10
Kashmiri 70 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 0 0 0
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 465 235 230
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 25 10 15
Sinhalese 305 170 135 15 10 0
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 200 115 90
Tamil 300 185 115 15 10 10
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 200 75 125
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 3,680 1,670 2,010
Burmese 610 335 275 35 0 30
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 15 10 10
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 1,670 765 910
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 1,495 660 835
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 90 35 55
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 255 135 125
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 105 60 45
Laotian 1,055 540 515 50 20 25
Malaysian 655 350 310 55 40 20
Mongolian 100 60 40 40 25 15
Singaporean 100 45 50 0 0 0
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 10 0 0
Thai 520 215 310 20 15 10
Tibetan 125 75 50 10 0 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 145 50 90
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 20 10 10
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 10 10 10
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 10 0 0
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 200 110 85
Australian 995 495 500 145 90 55
New Zealander 420 200 215 35 15 25
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 20 10 0
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 10 0 10
Hawaiian 155 50 105 10 10 0
Maori 100 45 50 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 0 0 0
Samoan 80 45 30 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 140 60 80 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 169,965 ... ... 52,350 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 33,855 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 18,495 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 52,345 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 3,350 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 48,995 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 52,350 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 215 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 5,825 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 11,800 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 22,595 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 11,915 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 52,350 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 11,755 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 8,045 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 9,135 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 8,350 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 15,065 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 52,350 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 51,920 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 430 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 52,350 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 49,980 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 2,370 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 52,350 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 15,855 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 21,580 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 7,255 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 3,770 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 1,475 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 1,530 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 890 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 52,350 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 48,055 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 4,290 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 52,350 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 32,490 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 18,410 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 1,450 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 52,350 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 1,235 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 6,835 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 7,910 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 10,840 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 10,950 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 7,870 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 4,820 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 1,885 ... ...
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 ... ... 52,330 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 36,385 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 15,950 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 14,490 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 33,855 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 64.7 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 19.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 1,299 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,317 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 348,730 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 361,170 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 18,495 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 15.4 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 50.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 1,003 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 1,040 ... ...
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 146 419,065 205,530 213,535 106,275 51,340 54,935
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 22,770 11,635 11,135
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 35,140 17,310 17,825
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 48,365 22,395 25,975
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 8,020 5,680 2,340
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 3,795 2,240 1,555
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 4,225 3,440 785
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 26,755 10,995 15,760
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 1,465 620 840
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 12,130 5,095 7,030
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 9,110 3,755 5,350
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 875 320 560
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 180 95 90
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 1,770 810 955
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 190 115 75
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 69,060 33,745 35,315
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 9,670 5,580 4,085
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 22,565 11,615 10,945
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 36,830 16,550 20,275
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 5,380 3,775 1,610
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 2,655 1,590 1,070
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 2,725 2,185 540
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 20,990 8,660 12,330
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 1,005 410 595
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 9,450 3,705 5,745
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 7,110 2,780 4,330
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 685 230 460
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 130 55 75
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 1,385 575 810
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 140 65 75
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 151 419,065 205,530 213,540 106,270 51,335 54,930
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 57,910 28,945 28,960
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 2,485 665 1,820
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 2,490 670 1,820
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 2,030 995 1,035
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 495 385 105
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 1,535 605 930
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 2,045 760 1,280
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 110 30 80
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 575 150 430
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 510 160 350
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 15 10 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 130 75 55
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 225 120 105
54. History 1,505 785 720 390 215 170
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 90 0 85
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 6,260 1,570 4,690
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 75 10 75
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 830 335 490
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 1,485 145 1,335
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 1,425 245 1,180
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 140 20 125
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 850 150 700
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 1,460 675 780
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 9,280 3,070 6,210
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 40 10 40
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 1,000 145 850
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 8,245 2,920 5,320
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 1,035 555 480
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 430 180 245
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 210 105 100
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 25 10 10
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 295 210 80
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 80 35 40
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 1,710 1,085 625
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 1,455 1,000 455
25. Library science 300 30 270 95 0 95
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 145 70 80
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 10 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 10,730 10,005 725
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 245 165 85
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 1,020 895 125
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 2,575 2,305 275
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 2,675 2,620 55
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 2,680 2,620 60
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 1,530 1,405 125
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 650 435 215
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 370 235 135
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 280 195 80
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 8,160 1,295 6,865
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 705 400 305
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 7,420 875 6,540
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 40 20 15
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 3,975 1,955 2,015
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 2,035 535 1,500
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 15 10 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 1,360 885 475
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 565 525 45
Other 10 10 0 10 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 10 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 280,900 136,390 144,510 69,060 33,750 35,315
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 32,235 17,200 15,035
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 1,715 430 1,285
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 1,715 425 1,285
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 1,570 780 795
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 345 275 70
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 1,235 505 725
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 1,500 500 1,000
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 85 10 75
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 410 80 335
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 350 110 240
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 0 10 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 100 50 55
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 160 75 85
54. History 1,215 605 615 310 170 140
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 80 0 75
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 5,065 1,165 3,895
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 50 10 45
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 705 290 415
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 1,215 95 1,120
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 1,230 190 1,040
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 115 10 105
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 640 80 555
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 1,105 490 615
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 7,245 2,330 4,910
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 35 10 30
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 795 115 675
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 6,415 2,215 4,205
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 755 365 390
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 325 125 205
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 145 65 80
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 15 0 10
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 215 150 65
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 55 20 35
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 1,505 985 520
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 1,295 915 385
25. Library science 240 30 205 80 10 70
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 125 60 65
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 10 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 7,725 7,155 565
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 185 125 65
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 725 625 100
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 1,955 1,735 220
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 1,920 1,875 45
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 1,890 1,845 45
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 1,045 950 95
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 555 345 205
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 290 170 120
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 265 180 80
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 6,130 955 5,170
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 560 305 250
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 5,550 640 4,905
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 20 10 10
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 3,060 1,525 1,535
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 1,495 350 1,145
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 1,070 700 375
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 485 470 15
Other 15 10 0 10 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 10 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 419,060 205,525 213,535 106,275 51,340 54,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 57,905 28,950 28,960
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 48,365 22,395 25,975
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 43,400 19,845 23,555
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 41,005 18,650 22,360
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 2,395 1,195 1,195
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 4,965 2,545 2,420
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 835 450 380
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 445 140 305
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 245 120 120
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 940 565 370
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 125 65 60
France 155 85 65 35 20 20
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 2,345 1,180 1,160
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 69,060 33,750 35,315
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 32,235 17,200 15,035
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 36,830 16,550 20,275
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 33,635 15,080 18,550
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 31,930 14,245 17,680
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 1,705 840 865
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 3,195 1,465 1,725
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 640 310 330
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 355 105 250
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 170 85 85
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 280 155 130
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 110 60 55
France 105 50 55 25 20 10
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 1,610 740 870
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 419,065 205,525 213,535 106,270 51,335 54,935
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 64,215 32,910 31,310
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 57,680 29,310 28,370
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 6,535 3,600 2,940
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 42,055 18,430 23,625
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 60.4 64.1 57.0
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 54.3 57.1 51.6
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 10.2 10.9 9.4
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 164 419,065 205,530 213,540 106,275 51,340 54,935
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 40,870 17,670 23,195
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 65,405 33,665 31,740
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 34,400 19,245 15,155
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 31,005 14,425 16,580
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 43.2 43.6 42.7
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 64,215 32,910 31,310
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 2,110 980 1,130
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 62,110 31,935 30,175
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 56,760 28,520 28,240
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 5,350 3,410 1,935
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 64,220 32,910 31,310
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 2,105 980 1,130
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 62,110 31,930 30,175
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 5,175 2,965 2,210
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 9,210 2,510 6,700
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 2,845 2,280 560
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 3,565 500 3,065
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 6,255 1,685 4,570
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 1,560 710 845
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 17,225 7,035 10,185
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 11,505 10,685 825
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 785 675 110
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 3,985 2,890 1,095
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 64,215 32,910 31,305
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 2,110 980 1,130
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 62,105 31,935 30,175
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 165 105 60
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 60 40 15
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 1,055 775 280
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 5,225 4,690 535
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 6,600 4,810 1,790
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 2,290 1,620 670
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 8,085 3,715 4,365
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 3,850 2,945 910
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 1,540 840 700
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 2,020 715 1,310
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 1,045 535 505
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 3,155 1,550 1,605
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 95 35 65
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 3,995 2,160 1,830
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 4,390 1,340 3,050
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 6,740 880 5,860
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 1,275 675 600
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 4,710 1,685 3,020
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 2,685 1,285 1,405
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 3,130 1,525 1,610
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 57,680 29,310 28,370
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 2,795 1,355 1,440
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 90 55 40
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 7,660 5,675 1,985
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 47,130 22,225 24,910
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 193,865 93,450 100,415 47,130 22,225 24,910
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 18,995 7,415 11,580
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 16,070 8,010 8,065
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 11,940 6,720 5,220
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 130 80 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 54,790 27,900 26,895
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 42,165 22,255 19,910
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 3,995 1,975 2,015
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 5,605 2,225 3,375
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 2,290 990 1,300
Bicycle 915 680 235 190 145 40
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 560 310 250
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 238,940 127,725 111,220 54,790 27,900 26,895
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 15,825 6,600 9,225
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 16,305 7,830 8,470
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 7,585 4,315 3,270
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 4,785 2,890 1,900
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 10,290 6,265 4,025
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 238,945 127,725 111,220 54,795 27,900 26,895
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 6,040 4,445 1,600
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 11,005 6,405 4,605
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 11,480 5,210 6,270
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 8,930 3,130 5,800
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 5,475 2,235 3,235
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 11,860 6,470 5,385
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 292,675 153,680 138,995 67,670 34,835 32,840
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 67,210 34,640 32,575
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 67,030 34,540 32,485
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 66,710 34,445 32,265
French 370 110 260 310 90 220
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 185 100 85
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 7,550 185 100 85
Afro-Asiatic languages 100 70 25 0 0 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 90 70 20 0 0 0
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 85 65 20 0 0 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 0
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 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 80 80 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 15 10 10 10 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 4,780 135 75 65
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 30 20 20
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 30 20 15
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 15 0 10 10 0 0
Russian 30 10 25 10 0 0
Serbian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 10 10 10
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 0 0 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 10 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 10 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 45 25 20
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 35 20 20
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 10 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,775 6,270 4,500 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Urdu 30 20 15 30 15 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 10 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 55 30 25
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 20 10 10
Romanian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 25 15 15
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 20 15 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 10 0 10
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 35 10 25 0 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 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,775 1,995 1,780 25 15 0
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 20 20 10
Cantonese 745 385 355 0 10 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 15 10 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 65 40 30 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 105 60 40 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Burmese 10 0 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0 0 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 11,435 6,195 5,240 455 195 260
English and French 445 195 250 275 100 175
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 180 95 90
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 50 10 40 10 0 0
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 292,675 153,680 138,995 67,670 34,835 32,835
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 66,200 34,165 32,035
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 300 105 195
French 1,315 570 740 675 285 390
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 470 275 190
Aboriginal 10 10 10 0 0 10
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 465 275 190
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 100 30 65 15 10 10
French and non-official language 130 60 65 20 0 15
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 505,835 250,410 255,430 123,955 60,415 63,540
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 108,530 53,055 55,475
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 15,420 7,355 8,060
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 8,740 4,090 4,645
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 6,675 3,265 3,415
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 6,255 3,085 3,170
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 5,880 2,910 2,970
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 380 175 205
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 420 175 245
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 482,610 238,500 244,110 118,845 57,875 60,965
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 74,215 36,200 38,015
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 44,625 21,680 22,950
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 24,325 11,860 12,465
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 20,300 9,820 10,480
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 18,815 9,060 9,750
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 17,885 8,615 9,275
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 930 450 480
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 1,485 755 730

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Oshawa [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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