Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Ottawa West--Nepean [Federal electoral district], Ontario

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Ottawa West--Nepean
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 ... ... 111,837 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 111,881 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 50,876 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 48,042 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 1,715.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 65.21 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 111,840 53,490 58,350
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 16,050 8,185 7,865
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 5,470 2,785 2,685
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 5,440 2,745 2,695
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 5,140 2,655 2,485
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 73,190 36,010 37,180
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 6,050 3,160 2,890
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 9,185 4,740 4,445
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 8,715 4,520 4,185
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 7,185 3,665 3,520
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 6,355 3,015 3,340
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 6,330 2,985 3,345
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 6,805 3,235 3,570
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 8,000 3,825 4,175
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 7,830 3,695 4,130
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 6,735 3,160 3,575
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 22,605 9,290 13,310
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 5,990 2,690 3,305
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 4,530 1,940 2,590
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 4,145 1,725 2,425
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 3,590 1,460 2,130
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 4,340 1,475 2,870
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 2,630 1,005 1,625
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 1,335 395 940
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 340 65 270
100 years and over 130 45 85 40 0 30
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 17.9 18.7 17.1 14.4 15.3 13.5
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 65.4 67.3 63.7
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 20.2 17.4 22.8
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 3.9 2.8 4.9
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 42.6 40.7 44.3
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 41.9 39.0 44.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 48,045 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 16,995 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 15,515 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 15,515 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 2,960 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 7,405 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 695 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 4,440 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 15 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 20 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 48,040 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 16,115 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 16,490 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 6,795 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 5,425 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 3,215 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 109,050 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 95,790 45,305 50,490
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 48,495 24,125 24,370
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 40,090 19,905 20,185
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 8,410 4,220 4,185
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 47,295 21,180 26,120
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 30,550 16,320 14,235
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 2,875 1,125 1,755
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 6,925 2,420 4,505
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 6,940 1,315 5,625
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 29,285 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 16,020 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 6,020 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 4,925 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 2,320 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 29,285 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 23,395 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 19,190 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 4,200 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 5,890 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 4,820 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 1,080 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 23,390 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 12,315 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 11,075 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 4,590 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 4,440 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 2,050 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 5,890 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 3,710 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 1,435 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 755 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 26,540 12,420 14,120
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 48,040 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 28,085 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 11,875 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 16,210 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 595 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 19,365 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 16,115 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 3,250 ... ...
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 15 513,405 254,160 259,245 109,635 52,770 56,860
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 75,670 37,645 38,025
French only 245 130 115 850 315 535
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 31,130 14,060 17,070
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 1,985 745 1,235
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 16 513,400 254,160 259,245 109,635 52,770 56,860
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 96,435 47,015 49,420
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 8,850 3,935 4,915
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 2,410 1,095 1,315
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 1,940 725 1,215
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 10,055 4,485 5,575
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 9.2 8.5 9.8
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 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 109,635 52,775 56,860
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 105,670 50,860 54,805
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 76,130 37,045 39,085
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 68,285 33,540 34,745
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 7,840 3,505 4,335
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 29,540 13,820 15,720
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 110 55 55
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 65 30 35
Blackfoot 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 40 20 20
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 5 5 5
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Plains Cree 5 0 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 5 5 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 20 10 15
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 5 10 15 10 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 10 5 5 15 5 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 10 45 15 25
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 35 15 25
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 5 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 29,430 13,770 15,665
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 6,000 2,950 3,055
Berber languages 5 0 5 65 35 30
Kabyle 5 0 5 35 20 20
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 15 15
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 1,100 450 640
Bilen 0 0 0 15 10 5
Oromo 20 10 10 25 15 10
Somali 755 365 395 1,040 425 620
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 4,830 2,455 2,375
Amharic 305 150 160 245 115 125
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 4,340 2,220 2,120
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 20 10 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 5 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 5 5 5
Hebrew 55 30 25 80 40 40
Maltese 10 5 5 5 0 5
Tigrigna 155 80 75 120 55 60
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 10 5 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 5 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,010 3,260 3,750 1,255 575 675
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 220 95 125
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 1,030 480 550
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 1,545 580 965
Bikol 65 30 35 5 0 5
Cebuano 860 350 505 90 35 50
Fijian 210 105 105 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 25 5 25
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 160 75 90
Malagasy 0 0 0 5 0 5
Malay 430 190 240 50 20 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 5 0 5
Pangasinan 85 35 50 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 1,165 435 730
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 5 5 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 35 10 20
Creole languages 260 130 125 355 140 215
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 40 15 25
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 295 115 180
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 25 10 15
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 715 395 315
Kannada 55 30 30 60 30 30
Malayalam 695 350 345 145 85 60
Tamil 790 405 385 345 180 170
Telugu 170 95 80 150 90 60
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 5 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 35 20 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 157,060 77,565 79,500 13,155 6,270 6,890
Albanian 315 160 155 105 50 50
Armenian 95 50 45 75 30 45
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 3,100 1,375 1,725
Baltic languages 50 20 30 70 30 40
Latvian 25 15 10 35 15 20
Lithuanian 25 5 15 35 15 20
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 3,025 1,340 1,680
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 0
Bosnian 150 75 75 115 60 55
Bulgarian 110 55 55 130 65 70
Croatian 670 335 335 120 55 65
Czech 450 210 240 115 50 60
Macedonian 10 5 5 5 5 5
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 715 310 405
Russian 1,795 830 965 1,070 455 610
Serbian 470 250 220 265 130 135
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 85 40 45
Slovak 290 135 155 65 30 35
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 35 15 25
Ukrainian 800 345 455 290 115 175
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 10 10 5
Celtic languages 40 20 25 20 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 10 10 5
Welsh 20 5 10 10 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 1,255 540 715
Afrikaans 220 100 120 20 5 10
Danish 415 215 200 30 10 15
Dutch 1,545 720 825 310 130 180
Frisian 30 10 20 5 0 0
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 765 325 435
Icelandic 30 10 15 0 0 5
Norwegian 150 70 80 30 15 15
Swedish 135 60 75 25 10 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 10 5 5
Yiddish 15 5 5 60 25 35
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 5
Greek 600 310 285 265 140 125
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 3,845 2,040 1,805
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 2,450 1,345 1,105
Bengali 685 350 335 470 230 240
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 285 160 125
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 485 265 215
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 5
Konkani 65 30 40 20 10 5
Marathi 80 35 40 55 30 25
Nepali 410 215 200 105 50 55
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 410 250 155
Sindhi 210 105 100 40 20 20
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 80 35 40
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 500 280 225
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 1,375 680 695
Kurdish 170 95 70 100 50 50
Pashto 525 280 245 220 110 110
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 1,055 525 535
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 25 15 10
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 4,495 2,080 2,415
Catalan 10 10 5 5 5 0
Italian 1,335 715 620 2,255 1,080 1,180
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 340 160 180
Romanian 715 365 350 430 195 235
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 1,460 640 820
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 110 40 65
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 215 80 135
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 5 5 5
Mongolian 20 15 10 10 5 5
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 765 335 435
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 35 15 15
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 0 5
Edo 50 30 20 0 0 0
Ewe 30 20 15 10 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 10 5 5
Ga 15 5 10 10 5 5
Ganda 15 10 5 20 10 5
Igbo 65 35 30 30 10 20
Lingala 20 10 10 60 15 40
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 135 55 75
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 95 35 60
Shona 45 15 25 5 5 0
Swahili 215 110 105 190 85 100
Wolof 0 5 5 5 0 5
Yoruba 85 55 35 35 20 15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 110 50 65
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 100 40 60
Dinka 5 5 0 30 10 20
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 70 30 40
Sign languages 185 100 85 40 20 25
American Sign Language 70 35 35 15 5 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 25 15 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 4,410 2,005 2,405
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 4,220 1,910 2,310
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 1,490 685 805
Hakka 215 100 115 25 10 15
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 2,310 1,045 1,265
Min Dong 25 15 10 5 5 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 130 50 80
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 70 35 35
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 190 85 100
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 185 95 85
Burmese 335 185 150 30 15 10
Karenic languages 335 160 175 130 70 65
Tibetan 60 25 35 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 20 5 10
Tai-Kadai languages 780 340 435 90 25 65
Lao 525 270 255 30 10 15
Thai 250 65 190 65 15 50
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 270 120 150
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 15 5 5
Turkish 260 145 115 245 105 140
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 0 0 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 10 10 5
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 385 175 210
Estonian 60 30 30 30 15 15
Finnish 240 105 135 40 15 25
Hungarian 870 410 455 315 145 165
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 15 10 5
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 3,970 1,910 2,060
English and French 775 380 395 1,110 545 560
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 2,260 1,100 1,160
French and non-official language 270 135 135 355 160 195
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 245 110 135
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 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 109,635 52,775 56,860
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 101,935 49,205 52,725
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 86,500 42,050 44,450
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 82,540 40,265 42,280
French 1,125 585 540 3,960 1,785 2,175
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 15,430 7,155 8,275
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 40 20 15
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 20 10 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 20 5 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 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 10 5 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 0 5 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 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 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 15 5 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 20 10 10
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 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 154,145 74,980 79,170 15,395 7,140 8,260
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 3,535 1,660 1,875
Berber languages 0 0 0 45 25 20
Kabyle 5 0 0 30 15 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 15 5 5
Cushitic languages 455 200 255 650 265 380
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 5
Oromo 5 5 5 10 5 5
Somali 445 190 255 630 260 370
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 2,840 1,365 1,470
Amharic 135 60 75 175 85 95
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 2,535 1,225 1,315
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 5 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 40 20 20
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 75 35 35 70 35 40
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 30 10 5 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,560 2,130 2,430 770 355 420
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 110 50 70
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 660 305 350
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 795 345 455
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 40 20 25
Fijian 60 40 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 15 5 10
Ilocano 345 155 185 75 35 35
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 25 10 15
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 630 270 360
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 5 5 5
Creole languages 150 70 80 155 65 85
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 25 15 15
Creole, n.o.s. 105 50 60 115 45 65
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 10 5 5
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 335 175 155
Kannada 25 10 10 20 15 10
Malayalam 365 180 180 70 45 30
Tamil 410 200 210 175 80 95
Telugu 80 45 40 60 40 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 5 0 5
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 100,595 49,680 50,920 6,050 2,810 3,235
Albanian 200 90 100 50 25 25
Armenian 35 15 20 35 15 25
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 1,480 680 795
Baltic languages 5 5 0 15 5 10
Latvian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Lithuanian 5 0 0 5 0 5
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 1,465 680 785
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 45 20 25
Bulgarian 50 30 20 75 40 40
Croatian 190 90 100 35 10 20
Czech 135 65 65 35 10 20
Macedonian 5 5 5 0 5 0
Polish 1,030 505 525 270 120 155
Russian 1,035 505 530 670 305 365
Serbian 205 110 95 145 80 65
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 45 20 20
Slovak 85 40 40 20 10 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 5 0 5
Ukrainian 250 110 140 115 45 70
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 665 300 365 130 55 75
Afrikaans 100 45 60 5 0 5
Danish 25 10 10 0 0 0
Dutch 105 45 65 10 5 5
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 95 40 60
Icelandic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 5 0 0
Swedish 10 5 5 5 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 10 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 190 100 90 95 40 55
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 2,210 1,100 1,105
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 1,310 690 620
Bengali 410 210 200 305 140 165
Gujarati 735 340 395 130 75 50
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 235 125 110
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 5 5 5
Marathi 30 15 15 15 10 10
Nepali 245 120 120 85 35 45
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 225 135 85
Sindhi 80 40 45 10 0 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 35 10 20
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 275 150 130
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 890 405 485
Kurdish 110 60 45 60 30 30
Pashto 315 160 155 160 75 80
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 670 300 375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 10 5 5
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 2,050 905 1,150
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 855 370 485
Portuguese 510 240 270 155 75 80
Romanian 310 155 155 235 110 125
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 805 345 460
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 5
Japanese 450 190 260 35 15 20
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 125 50 80
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 5 5 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 5 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 210 95 115
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 10 10 5
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 15 10 5 0 0 0
Ewe 5 0 0 5 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 10 5 5
Igbo 10 0 10 15 5 5
Lingala 10 5 10 10 5 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 20 40 20 20
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 30 15 15
Shona 10 5 5 5 5 0
Swahili 85 35 55 65 25 35
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 10 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 20 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 45 15 30
Dinka 0 0 0 15 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 30 15 20
Sign languages 230 120 105 50 25 25
American Sign Language 85 40 45 20 5 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 25 15 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 3,010 1,405 1,605
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 2,880 1,335 1,545
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 925 420 505
Hakka 60 25 35 10 5 5
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 1,750 825 920
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 65 25 40
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 35 20 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 95 45 55
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 130 65 65
Burmese 285 155 130 20 10 5
Karenic languages 310 155 160 100 50 50
Tibetan 25 15 15 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 10 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 200 30 10 20
Lao 270 135 135 10 5 5
Thai 105 40 65 20 5 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 145 70 75
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 15 5 5
Turkish 125 65 55 125 60 65
Uyghur 30 15 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 0
Uralic languages 300 135 165 105 40 65
Estonian 20 5 10 5 5 5
Finnish 45 20 25 5 0 0
Hungarian 240 115 130 100 40 60
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 0 0 0
Multiple responses 53,920 26,565 27,355 7,705 3,570 4,135
English and French 525 245 285 1,060 440 620
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 5,890 2,805 3,085
French and non-official language 120 45 70 305 125 185
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 450 195 250
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 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 109,635 52,775 56,860
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 86,330 41,880 44,455
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 8,320 3,955 4,365
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 5,045 2,275 2,770
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 9,050 4,255 4,790
Aboriginal 95 40 55 55 25 30
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 8,995 4,235 4,760
English and French 200 100 100 265 125 135
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 270 130 140
French and non-official language 375 180 195 350 150 205
English, French and non-official language 10 10 10 10 5 5
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 419,060 205,495 213,570 93,030 44,435 48,595
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 89,265 42,620 46,645
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 34,844 38,592 32,119
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 89,285 42,625 46,665
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 31,689 34,634 29,371
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 79,410 38,560 40,850
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 33,979 38,848 29,663
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 66,395 29,755 36,645
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 4,837 1,782 6,841
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 61,555 31,235 30,320
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 33,180 35,815 30,476
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 93,235 44,545 48,695
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 89,460 42,655 46,805
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 47,653 52,916 42,858
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 89,465 42,655 46,815
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 39,426 43,004 36,166
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 79,670 38,650 41,015
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 47,253 53,430 41,432
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 66,395 29,830 36,565
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 7,507 6,435 8,382
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 61,685 31,135 30,550
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 46,012 51,525 40,394
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 93,235 44,545 48,690
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 124,605 72,975 51,630 29,385 15,620 13,765
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 57,991 61,913 55,173
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 66,637 71,172 61,490
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 88.5 92.1 83.4 88.1 91.5 84.4
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 66.8 70.6 62.5
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 11.9 8.6 15.6
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 93,030 44,440 48,590
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 3,765 1,815 1,950
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 89,265 42,620 46,645
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 96.0 95.9 96.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 12,940 6,285 6,655
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 15,370 6,525 8,840
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 11,585 4,870 6,715
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 9,485 4,185 5,295
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 8,295 3,645 4,655
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 6,550 3,055 3,495
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 5,530 2,830 2,700
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 4,420 2,320 2,105
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 3,845 2,125 1,715
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 3,010 1,610 1,400
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 8,245 5,175 3,075
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 6,025 3,625 2,400
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 2,220 1,550 670
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 93,030 44,440 48,595
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 3,740 1,815 1,930
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 89,285 42,625 46,665
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 96.0 95.9 96.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 13,450 6,390 7,055
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 15,955 6,815 9,145
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 13,290 5,740 7,555
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 11,370 4,990 6,385
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 9,335 4,200 5,130
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 7,390 3,690 3,700
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 5,610 3,055 2,555
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 4,490 2,450 2,040
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 8,390 5,285 3,100
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 3,060 1,760 1,300
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 1,735 1,090 640
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 3,590 2,430 1,160
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 93,030 44,440 48,590
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 31,475 13,205 18,275
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 61,550 31,235 30,320
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 66.2 70.3 62.4
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 8,440 4,105 4,340
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 5,040 2,355 2,690
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 8,455 4,020 4,440
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 6,890 3,345 3,545
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 5,895 2,980 2,915
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 5,140 2,445 2,700
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 4,105 1,930 2,170
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 3,505 1,810 1,695
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 2,795 1,470 1,330
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 11,285 6,775 4,505
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 2,855 1,540 1,310
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 2,380 1,260 1,120
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 6,050 3,970 2,080
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 48,045 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 67,660 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 59,215 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 16,115 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 42,703 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 37,697 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 31,925 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 86,667 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 76,281 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 48,065 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 88,687 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 73,382 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 16,075 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 53,810 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 44,094 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 31,995 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 106,210 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 88,097 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 48,040 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 915 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 810 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 1,475 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 1,890 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 1,860 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 2,010 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 2,040 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 2,135 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 2,055 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 2,165 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 3,905 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 3,545 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 3,140 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 2,815 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 2,500 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 14,785 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 4,730 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 3,095 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 3,765 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 3,190 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 48,040 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 965 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 820 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 1,495 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 1,950 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 2,135 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 2,245 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 2,435 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 2,570 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 2,590 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 2,520 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 4,650 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 3,920 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 3,440 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 3,050 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 2,385 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 10,870 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 4,220 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 2,670 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 3,975 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 29,490 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 88,505 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 77,471 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 11,595 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 88,713 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 76,955 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 11,110 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 117,309 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 100,674 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 5,590 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 51,652 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 48,032 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 29,615 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 108,502 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 89,589 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 11,665 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 106,398 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 86,831 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 11,165 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 135,714 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 111,025 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 5,540 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 63,014 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 55,643 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 23,600 11,165 12,440
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 34,078 31,515 35,868
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 30,893 28,803 32,623
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 23,275 10,940 12,335
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 45,127 41,872 48,014
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 37,580 35,179 39,709
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 109,055 52,610 56,445
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 54,460 25,825 28,630
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 15,310 7,605 7,705
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 11,635 5,330 6,305
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 9,580 4,455 5,120
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 8,995 4,180 4,810
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 8,945 4,265 4,680
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 54,595 26,780 27,820
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 9,025 4,245 4,780
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 9,575 4,590 4,985
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 10,580 5,180 5,395
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 12,600 6,210 6,390
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 12,820 6,550 6,265
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 43 511,540 253,325 258,215 109,050 52,605 56,445
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 19,270 9,860 9,410
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 6,600 3,365 3,230
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 69,600 34,130 35,470
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 20,180 8,620 11,560
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 19,800 9,305 10,495
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 5,315 2,760 2,550
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 1,890 1,005 885
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 12,530 5,830 6,705
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 1,955 720 1,240
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 18.2 17.7 18.6
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 27.6 28.0 27.1
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 28.6 29.9 27.4
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 18.0 17.1 18.9
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 9.7 8.4 10.7
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 17,795 8,720 9,075
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 4,220 2,205 2,015
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 1,550 845 710
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 12,225 6,040 6,185
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 1,345 475 870
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 16.3 16.6 16.1
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 21.9 22.4 21.4
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 23.5 25.1 22.0
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 17.6 17.7 17.4
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 6.7 5.5 7.5
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 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 109,270 52,695 56,570
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 107,235 51,900 55,335
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 106,430 51,650 54,780
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 32,005 14,280 17,715
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 38,595 18,085 20,510
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 165 60 105
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 80 15 65
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 40 10 30
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 20 10 10
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 20 10 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 10 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 10 0 15
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 10 10 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 0 10 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 10 35 40 0 35
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 10
Ojibway 45 10 30 30 0 25
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 70 40 30
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 20 0 10 70 35 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 15 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 38,430 18,025 20,405
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 8,665 4,240 4,430
Berber languages 30 10 20 135 70 65
Kabyle 25 10 15 95 50 40
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 40 25 20
Cushitic languages 1,055 460 600 1,655 680 970
Bilen 0 0 0 25 20 10
Oromo 15 10 10 35 15 20
Somali 1,045 455 590 1,585 645 945
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 7,050 3,570 3,480
Amharic 505 240 265 340 145 200
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 6,205 3,175 3,030
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 220 135 80 425 220 210
Maltese 55 15 40 15 10 10
Tigrigna 220 135 85 185 70 115
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 45 25 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 40 15 25
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 1,470 725 745
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 285 155 130
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 1,190 580 615
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 1,965 750 1,215
Bikol 115 50 60 20 0 10
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 195 75 125
Fijian 540 320 225 0 0 10
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 20 0 15
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 170 75 95
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 0 10
Malay 1,010 425 590 95 30 60
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 10 10 0
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 1,825 700 1,120
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 15 10 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 10 0 10
Creole languages 735 385 355 735 290 445
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 25 10 20
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 685 275 410
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 30 10 25
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 1,100 585 515
Kannada 105 35 65 185 90 95
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 165 90 75
Tamil 1,315 705 610 590 295 300
Telugu 290 170 120 265 170 100
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 10 10 10
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 191,080 94,570 96,515 17,930 8,590 9,335
Albanian 445 205 240 105 60 45
Armenian 160 95 65 100 55 50
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 3,775 1,665 2,115
Baltic languages 35 20 20 85 35 50
Latvian 20 15 0 50 15 30
Lithuanian 15 0 15 40 15 15
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 3,700 1,630 2,070
Belarusan 0 10 0 25 15 15
Bosnian 270 135 135 235 115 125
Bulgarian 185 80 105 200 105 100
Croatian 870 445 425 275 115 160
Czech 540 255 290 155 80 70
Macedonian 25 10 10 10 0 10
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 925 395 530
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 1,560 665 890
Serbian 650 340 305 225 120 95
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 35 15 25
Slovak 390 185 205 95 35 60
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 35 15 20
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 555 230 325
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 10 0 0
Celtic languages 85 40 50 40 25 15
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 10 10 0
Welsh 25 10 25 15 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 15 10 0
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 2,060 895 1,165
Afrikaans 585 260 320 55 30 25
Danish 390 165 225 20 15 10
Dutch 1,815 840 980 405 185 220
Frisian 35 20 20 0 0 0
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 1,395 585 815
Icelandic 15 10 0 10 0 10
Norwegian 190 90 100 55 25 30
Swedish 300 135 170 85 35 50
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 0 0 0
Yiddish 25 15 10 115 60 45
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 900 475 430 445 215 225
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 4,965 2,720 2,240
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 3,515 2,025 1,490
Bengali 980 485 495 555 310 240
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 465 290 175
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 1,980 1,140 840
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 70 35 35 10 10 10
Marathi 165 80 90 95 60 30
Nepali 465 225 240 125 55 65
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 15 10 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 755 440 315
Sindhi 380 195 185 65 40 20
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 45 20 25
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 700 375 325
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 1,525 730 795
Kurdish 315 175 140 145 60 85
Pashto 795 430 365 240 120 115
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 1,230 605 630
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 50 30 25
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 7,070 3,265 3,800
Catalan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 3,200 1,600 1,605
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 445 240 205
Romanian 840 450 390 385 195 195
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 3,320 1,375 1,950
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 15 10 0
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 255 120 130
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 270 100 165
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 10 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 0 0 10
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 1,425 550 875
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 80 25 60
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 75 40 30 0 0 0
Ewe 45 30 10 10 0 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 30 10 20
Ga 65 40 25 0 0 0
Ganda 30 15 10 50 20 25
Igbo 90 45 35 35 25 15
Lingala 90 45 50 300 105 200
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 230 75 155
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 85 25 60
Shona 60 30 25 35 0 30
Swahili 620 350 270 365 130 235
Wolof 10 0 10 35 20 15
Yoruba 255 125 125 125 70 55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 260 115 145
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 100 35 60
Dinka 10 15 0 75 25 50
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 25 15 10
Sign languages 645 195 445 235 75 160
American Sign Language 315 75 240 125 30 95
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 15 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 105 40 65
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 4,950 2,335 2,620
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 4,805 2,260 2,540
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 1,985 940 1,050
Hakka 275 130 150 45 25 20
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 3,060 1,405 1,660
Min Dong 10 10 0 15 10 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 205 65 140
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 80 25 55
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 215 120 95
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 10 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 155 75 80
Burmese 475 255 220 25 15 10
Karenic languages 495 235 265 125 65 60
Tibetan 90 55 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 15 0 15
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 135 55 85
Lao 690 335 350 30 15 10
Thai 415 145 265 105 35 70
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 380 195 190
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 15 10 0
Turkish 395 220 175 335 170 165
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 10 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 15 0 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 15 10 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 505 235 270
Estonian 80 35 45 45 15 25
Finnish 295 125 175 40 15 20
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 420 205 215
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 25 20 10
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 109,265 52,695 56,575
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 98,200 47,225 50,975
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 17,640 9,100 8,545
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 80,555 38,125 42,430
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 11,070 5,470 5,595
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 511,540 253,265 258,275 109,265 52,695 56,570
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 75,600 36,955 38,645
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 30,600 13,995 16,610
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 8,515 3,860 4,655
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 3,375 1,555 1,825
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 6,005 2,670 3,330
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 7,115 3,205 3,915
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 3,040 1,315 1,725
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 4,075 1,895 2,185
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 5,595 2,705 2,895
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 3,070 1,745 1,320
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 30,605 13,995 16,610
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 3,040 1,530 1,515
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 5,225 2,565 2,660
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 6,680 2,950 3,730
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 13,095 5,820 7,270
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 2,560 1,130 1,430
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 30,605 13,995 16,610
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 3,640 1,640 1,990
Brazil 330 125 210 120 65 50
Colombia 650 290 360 165 70 95
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 215 105 110
Guyana 205 90 115 215 100 115
Haiti 85 30 55 460 200 260
Jamaica 615 335 280 340 160 180
Mexico 890 355 540 130 50 85
Peru 320 160 155 95 40 50
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 170 55 115
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 995 460 535
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 735 340 395
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 8,705 3,945 4,760
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 305 170 140
Croatia 500 255 250 90 30 60
France 245 100 145 230 75 155
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 580 210 370
Greece 420 220 200 165 75 95
Hungary 715 370 340 170 75 95
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 100 30 65
Italy 940 510 430 1,575 810 770
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 305 130 170
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 630 260 365
Portugal 810 400 410 115 70 45
Romania 700 360 340 335 175 160
Russian Federation 780 310 460 530 220 310
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 85 45 40
Ukraine 710 365 345 380 160 225
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 2,065 955 1,105
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 1,040 460 585
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 4,535 1,990 2,540
Algeria 85 60 30 205 85 120
Egypt 355 175 180 485 260 220
Ethiopia 455 220 240 280 115 165
Kenya 705 370 340 155 75 75
Morocco 180 90 95 130 65 65
Nigeria 585 310 275 155 75 80
Somalia 600 270 330 735 245 490
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 155 85 70
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 2,230 975 1,260
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 13,620 6,375 7,245
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 315 155 160
Bangladesh 615 310 305 380 210 170
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 2,305 1,005 1,300
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 320 180 135
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 1,540 805 740
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 735 345 385
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 535 235 300
Japan 755 240 520 65 25 40
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 140 60 80
Lebanon 510 250 260 905 485 425
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 390 220 170
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 1,780 705 1,075
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 250 105 140
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 495 240 255
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 150 60 90
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 880 375 500
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 2,445 1,170 1,270
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 105 40 75
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 36,335 17,435 18,900 5,595 2,700 2,890
Americas 1,430 740 690 545 240 305
Brazil 105 40 70 10 10 0
Colombia 80 45 35 55 30 25
Cuba 0 10 0 15 0 10
Haiti 0 0 0 130 55 75
Jamaica 60 35 20 20 10 10
Mexico 245 125 125 35 10 20
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 160 85 75
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 25 10 15
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 100 35 65
Europe 1,295 665 630 355 165 190
France 15 10 10 10 10 10
Germany 65 40 30 10 0 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 15 10 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 0 0 0
Romania 65 25 35 25 15 10
Russian Federation 55 20 40 50 15 35
Ukraine 140 55 90 50 20 25
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 85 40 40
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 110 50 60
Africa 1,505 765 745 1,095 495 605
Algeria 15 15 0 20 10 10
Cameroon 15 0 10 45 35 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 110 40 75
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0
Egypt 55 45 20 160 75 85
Eritrea 80 35 50 60 35 25
Ethiopia 45 30 20 70 15 55
Morocco 45 25 25 0 0 10
Nigeria 215 100 115 80 40 40
Somalia 250 100 150 70 30 40
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 25 25 0
Tunisia 15 10 0 10 10 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 445 195 255
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 3,585 1,800 1,785
Afghanistan 265 130 135 125 65 60
Bangladesh 95 45 50 190 95 95
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 315 155 165
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 0 0 0
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 645 370 275
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 190 110 80
Iraq 1,090 530 560 225 85 140
Israel 15 10 10 20 10 15
Japan 80 10 75 15 10 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 45 10 30
Lebanon 75 35 40 150 85 65
Nepal 80 30 45 65 30 30
Pakistan 885 400 485 105 70 40
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 750 340 410
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 95 55 35
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 55 15 40
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 255 130 125
Taiwan 420 140 285 0 0 0
Turkey 20 10 10 35 15 20
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 25 10 15
Viet Nam 365 105 255 45 15 25
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 240 120 120
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 15 0 15
Australia 95 60 40 15 0 15
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 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 109,265 52,695 56,575
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 34,700 16,295 18,410
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 22,835 11,465 11,375
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 51,735 24,940 26,790
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 22,560 10,360 12,200
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 10,375 5,025 5,350
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 4,420 2,510 1,910
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 5,950 2,510 3,440
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 5,750 2,365 3,380
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 6,130 2,830 3,305
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 300 135 165
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 109,270 52,700 56,570
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 2,630 1,255 1,375
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 2,475 1,175 1,300
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 1,355 645 710
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 990 480 510
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 130 50 80
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 65 35 30
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 90 45 40
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 106,645 51,440 55,200
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 511,540 253,265 258,275 109,270 52,700 56,570
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 815 340 470
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 108,455 52,355 56,100
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 109,265 52,695 56,575
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 515 220 295
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 505 210 295
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 345 135 215
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 125 60 60
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 40 15 20
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 10 10 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 10 10 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 12,885 6,105 6,780 4,270 1,985 2,285
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 4,185 1,955 2,230
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 2,955 1,355 1,595
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 1,095 535 560
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 135 65 70
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 85 30 50
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 70 20 45
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 10
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 94 495,895 245,820 250,075 104,485 50,490 53,990
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 109,270 52,700 56,570
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 32,040 15,525 16,515
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 5,130 2,850 2,280
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 5,400 2,540 2,855
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 7,790 3,570 4,215
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 2,090 835 1,255
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 1,400 640 755
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 5,180 2,725 2,455
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 1,950 955 995
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 1,265 585 675
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 260 95 165
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 285 130 150
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 335 145 185
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 965 445 520
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 77,230 37,175 40,055
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 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 109,270 52,695 56,570
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 4,785 2,205 2,580
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 3,385 1,525 1,860
Inuit 165 60 105 185 85 100
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 1,305 630 675
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 27,245 13,180 14,065
Acadian 140 70 70 255 90 165
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 1,280 635 645
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 26,090 12,620 13,465
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 10
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 85 50 35
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 15 10 10
Ontarian 0 0 0 45 25 20
Québécois 110 50 65 85 45 40
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 10 0 0
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 68,530 32,820 35,710
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 44,685 21,510 23,180
Channel Islander 0 0 0 10 10 10
Cornish 35 20 20 10 10 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 22,675 11,100 11,570
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 22,675 10,285 12,385
Manx 80 40 35 30 15 10
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 19,535 9,495 10,035
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 1,955 870 1,085
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 4,065 1,895 2,170
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 17,300 8,190 9,110
Alsatian 30 10 25 0 0 0
Breton 0 0 0 30 15 10
Corsican 15 10 0 10 15 0
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 17,285 8,175 9,105
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 12,795 6,035 6,760
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 540 285 255
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 370 145 230
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 3,160 1,510 1,650
Flemish 125 45 80 35 15 20
Frisian 70 15 55 0 0 0
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 9,080 4,290 4,790
Luxembourger 45 25 20 10 15 0
Swiss 1,485 815 665 440 210 230
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 30 15 20
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 2,940 1,520 1,415
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 650 345 305
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 590 320 270
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 160 75 80
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 780 375 400
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 940 490 450
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 180 105 75
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 11,185 5,275 5,915
Bulgarian 290 125 170 235 120 120
Byelorussian 160 85 75 150 65 85
Czech 1,670 785 890 375 190 185
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 85 40 45
Estonian 295 155 145 105 45 60
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 1,040 495 545
Latvian 250 140 110 155 75 85
Lithuanian 335 130 205 365 200 165
Moldovan 80 50 35 55 25 35
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 4,370 2,080 2,290
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 700 355 345
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 2,300 1,020 1,280
Slovak 915 410 505 220 115 110
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 3,390 1,565 1,825
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 200 95 105
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 11,165 5,550 5,610
Albanian 465 200 260 170 80 90
Bosnian 390 180 210 230 115 110
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 365 160 205
Cypriot 45 25 15 10 10 0
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 950 520 425
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 7,340 3,685 3,655
Kosovar 40 15 25 10 0 0
Macedonian 75 30 40 25 10 15
Maltese 160 80 70 70 30 35
Montenegrin 60 40 20 0 10 0
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 685 350 330
Serbian 970 510 465 285 150 135
Sicilian 35 20 10 50 45 10
Slovenian 440 220 225 125 70 55
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 1,295 550 745
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 120 55 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 1,440 765 670
Basque 60 40 15 0 0 0
Jewish 910 425 485 1,140 610 530
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 10 0 10
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 40 20 20
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 245 130 115
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 2,325 1,090 1,235
Antiguan 10 0 15 35 25 15
Bahamian 0 10 0 20 15 10
Barbadian 225 130 100 125 40 85
Bermudan 30 15 15 10 10 0
Carib 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cuban 210 85 120 105 60 45
Dominican 100 55 50 120 65 50
Grenadian 65 35 30 30 20 10
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 640 265 375
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 820 425 395
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 15 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 10 0 0
St. Lucian 40 10 30 65 20 45
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 210 85 125
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 20 0 15
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 205 95 110
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 70 25 45
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 2,100 940 1,155
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 95 45 45
Arawak 10 0 0 10 0 0
Argentinian 110 40 70 75 45 35
Belizean 10 0 10 20 15 10
Bolivian 15 0 15 50 30 25
Brazilian 460 185 275 185 100 85
Chilean 510 275 240 90 60 25
Colombian 785 390 395 245 105 140
Costa Rican 75 25 45 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 60 40 25
Guatemalan 650 310 340 35 10 30
Guyanese 245 105 135 285 145 145
Hispanic 300 150 160 30 10 20
Honduran 445 255 185 20 10 10
Maya 175 75 100 10 0 0
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 310 105 205
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 85 40 50
Panamanian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Paraguayan 65 25 40 10 10 0
Peruvian 395 205 185 155 60 90
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 230 100 130
Uruguayan 25 15 10 15 15 10
Venezuelan 115 55 60 140 45 95
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 105 45 60
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 8,095 3,865 4,235
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 1,570 765 810
Akan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Angolan 10 10 10 25 0 25
Ashanti 65 20 40 10 10 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 20 15 0 25 10 15
Cameroonian 0 0 0 185 105 80
Chadian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Congolese 325 165 160 540 220 320
Edo 30 20 10 0 0 0
Ewe 30 15 20 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 40 25 20
Gambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 485 275 210 185 85 105
Guinean 25 10 15 40 20 15
Ibo 65 30 35 10 0 10
Ivorian 20 10 10 40 10 30
Liberian 115 50 65 10 0 10
Malian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malinké 0 0 0 25 20 10
Nigerian 685 360 320 320 160 160
Peulh 0 0 0 45 20 20
Senegalese 0 0 0 40 25 10
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 10 10 0
Togolese 25 20 0 35 20 20
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 45 35 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 155 100 50
North African origins 1,370 715 655 2,005 1,090 915
Algerian 70 40 35 290 155 140
Berber 35 25 10 110 55 55
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 30 10 20
Egyptian 620 315 300 765 430 335
Libyan 50 35 10 345 195 150
Maure 0 0 0 10 10 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 175 100 75
Sudanese 290 135 150 145 65 85
Tunisian 35 20 15 95 50 50
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 105 55 45
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 3,590 1,590 2,000
Afrikaner 35 25 15 0 0 0
Amhara 45 25 25 10 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 40 25 20
Burundian 140 55 85 295 100 190
Djiboutian 0 0 0 135 55 85
Eritrean 240 140 100 205 75 130
Ethiopian 555 265 295 350 160 195
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 90 55 35
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 15 25
Mauritian 210 120 90 10 0 15
Oromo 0 0 10 35 15 10
Rwandan 60 20 35 130 35 95
Seychellois 0 0 0 10 10 10
Somali 1,185 540 645 1,965 900 1,065
South African 960 455 505 105 55 50
Tanzanian 60 20 40 10 10 10
Tigrian 45 30 15 20 10 10
Ugandan 75 30 40 65 25 40
Zambian 10 0 10 15 10 10
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 35 0 30
Zulu 20 15 10 0 10 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 180 90 90
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 1,155 550 610
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 140 50 90
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 1,045 515 525
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 23,740 11,835 11,905
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 7,950 4,110 3,835
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 555 255 305
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 1,330 645 685
Armenian 290 155 140 195 110 85
Assyrian 205 115 95 10 0 10
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 35 10 30
Georgian 55 10 40 20 20 0
Hazara 15 10 0 10 0 10
Iranian 1,660 905 760 1,020 495 525
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 645 335 310
Israeli 105 60 45 150 65 80
Jordanian 170 100 70 200 115 80
Kazakh 15 15 0 25 10 15
Kurd 285 165 120 150 60 90
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 205 110 100
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 10 10 10
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 2,090 1,155 935
Palestinian 720 365 355 470 290 180
Pashtun 170 110 60 40 20 20
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 45 20 20
Syrian 935 440 495 665 320 345
Tajik 85 40 40 10 0 0
Tatar 90 50 40 20 10 15
Turk 670 405 265 395 240 160
Turkmen 15 10 10 20 10 10
Uighur 40 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 30 10 20
Yemeni 45 30 10 220 100 120
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 270 145 125
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 5,350 2,980 2,375
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 380 195 185
Bengali 220 95 120 105 60 40
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 3,975 2,195 1,780
Goan 25 15 10 10 0 0
Gujarati 120 55 70 45 40 0
Kashmiri 70 35 40 10 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 95 45 50
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 450 245 205
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 130 100 30
Sinhalese 305 170 135 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 280 130 150
Tamil 300 185 115 110 50 55
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 225 125 100
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 10,615 4,845 5,770
Burmese 610 335 275 85 40 45
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 370 190 180
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 6,015 2,830 3,190
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 2,240 930 1,310
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 45 20 25
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 360 165 190
Karen 525 255 270 80 50 30
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 270 100 165
Laotian 1,055 540 515 30 15 10
Malaysian 655 350 310 80 15 70
Mongolian 100 60 40 40 15 20
Singaporean 100 45 50 15 10 10
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 150 65 80
Thai 520 215 310 95 30 65
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 0 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 1,330 630 700
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 70 30 40
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 70 35 40
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 200 75 125
Australian 995 495 500 170 65 105
New Zealander 420 200 215 20 20 10
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 15 0 15
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 0 0 0
Hawaiian 155 50 105 0 0 10
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 ... ... 48,065 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 25,465 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 22,600 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 48,065 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 7,580 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 40,490 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 48,070 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 355 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 8,570 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 13,310 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 15,315 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 10,515 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 48,070 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 16,810 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 7,300 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 6,090 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 5,795 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 12,070 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 5.8 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 48,065 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 46,845 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 1,225 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 48,065 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 44,900 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 3,170 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 48,065 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 10,015 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 24,050 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 6,725 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 3,655 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 1,590 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 1,275 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 765 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 48,065 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 44,980 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 3,085 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 48,065 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 29,380 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 17,005 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 1,680 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 48,065 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 2,435 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 7,095 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 7,090 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 8,860 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 8,935 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 6,615 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 4,800 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 2,230 ... ...
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 ... ... 48,030 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 34,275 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 13,755 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 11,710 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 25,465 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 48.3 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 15.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 1,016 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,299 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 399,909 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 425,650 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 22,605 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 14.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 44.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 1,102 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 1,109 ... ...
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 93,235 44,545 48,690
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 12,920 6,205 6,720
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 23,575 11,230 12,345
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 56,740 27,110 29,630
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 3,940 2,405 1,540
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 2,255 1,170 1,080
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 1,690 1,235 460
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 18,340 7,800 10,540
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 1,890 730 1,165
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 32,565 16,180 16,385
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 19,990 9,645 10,345
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 1,685 680 1,000
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 590 340 250
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 8,630 4,375 4,255
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 1,670 1,145 530
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 57,785 27,805 29,980
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 4,810 2,430 2,385
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 11,600 5,830 5,765
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 41,380 19,550 21,830
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 2,415 1,460 960
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 1,410 700 705
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 1,005 755 255
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 12,880 5,665 7,215
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 1,100 465 645
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 24,975 11,965 13,015
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 15,285 7,185 8,095
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 1,175 415 765
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 420 235 185
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 6,920 3,405 3,515
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 1,175 725 450
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 93,235 44,545 48,695
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 36,500 17,435 19,065
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 3,005 680 2,325
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 3,010 680 2,330
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 2,315 1,075 1,235
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 570 395 175
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 1,745 680 1,065
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 3,775 1,430 2,340
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 585 125 455
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 1,150 340 810
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 775 330 435
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 20 10 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 265 130 135
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 185 120 65
54. History 1,505 785 720 615 340 280
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 180 35 145
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 9,005 3,230 5,775
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 130 35 95
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 1,000 380 620
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 1,085 90 995
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 1,305 415 895
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 155 50 105
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 1,395 330 1,070
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 3,935 1,935 1,995
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 10,245 4,250 6,000
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 25 15 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 980 255 725
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 9,240 3,980 5,265
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 3,240 1,680 1,560
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 1,625 735 895
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 430 220 210
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 35 10 25
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 1,080 700 380
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 65 15 50
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 4,780 2,975 1,800
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 3,470 2,420 1,050
25. Library science 300 30 270 380 50 325
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 820 440 385
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 105 70 40
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 10,035 8,595 1,440
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 550 370 180
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 5,115 4,190 925
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 1,925 1,675 250
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 10 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 990 970 15
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 1,035 990 45
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 415 385 30
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 835 470 365
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 530 320 200
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 310 150 160
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 7,015 1,445 5,570
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 640 295 350
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 6,205 1,040 5,165
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 170 115 50
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 2,490 1,270 1,220
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 1,570 490 1,075
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 40 30 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 50 40 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 555 445 110
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 280 265 15
Other 10 10 0 10 10 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 0 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 280,900 136,390 144,510 57,780 27,805 29,975
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 16,405 8,255 8,145
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 1,905 425 1,485
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 1,910 425 1,485
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 1,645 730 915
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 370 240 135
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 1,280 495 785
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 2,640 1,000 1,640
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 425 95 330
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 835 255 580
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 495 220 275
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 10 0 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 180 85 100
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 115 90 30
54. History 1,215 605 615 450 230 220
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 120 20 95
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 6,970 2,390 4,580
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 105 30 75
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 795 305 485
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 815 60 755
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 1,015 260 755
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 135 45 90
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 1,010 225 785
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 3,090 1,460 1,625
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 7,545 3,040 4,510
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 25 15 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 750 190 560
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 6,775 2,830 3,940
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 2,310 1,095 1,215
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 1,200 515 685
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 315 150 170
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 30 10 20
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 725 415 305
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 40 10 35
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 3,975 2,535 1,440
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 3,030 2,135 895
25. Library science 240 30 205 230 35 190
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 615 300 315
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 100 65 40
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 7,175 6,030 1,145
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 395 250 145
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 3,875 3,085 790
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 1,295 1,145 145
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 650 630 15
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 695 665 30
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 265 250 15
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 605 320 285
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 350 185 160
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 260 130 130
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 4,835 1,070 3,765
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 495 225 270
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 4,220 770 3,450
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 120 80 40
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 1,760 910 855
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 1,095 365 735
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 40 30 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 20 20 10
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 400 305 95
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 200 195 10
Other 15 10 0 10 10 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 419,060 205,525 213,535 93,235 44,545 48,695
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 36,500 17,435 19,060
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 56,740 27,110 29,630
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 45,600 21,820 23,775
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 38,185 18,280 19,900
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 7,415 3,545 3,875
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 11,140 5,290 5,850
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 1,370 790 580
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 865 305 570
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 1,255 655 595
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 1,105 635 475
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 785 345 435
France 155 85 65 210 105 105
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 5,555 2,455 3,100
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 57,785 27,810 29,975
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 16,405 8,255 8,145
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 41,380 19,550 21,830
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 33,485 15,935 17,550
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 28,355 13,495 14,860
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 5,130 2,440 2,690
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 7,895 3,615 4,275
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 910 490 420
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 760 260 500
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 830 425 405
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 485 280 200
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 560 230 325
France 105 50 55 165 80 80
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 4,190 1,845 2,350
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 93,240 44,545 48,695
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 57,715 29,605 28,110
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 52,670 26,810 25,860
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 5,045 2,800 2,245
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 35,520 14,935 20,585
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 61.9 66.5 57.7
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 56.5 60.2 53.1
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 8.7 9.5 8.0
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 93,240 44,545 48,690
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 34,785 14,740 20,045
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 58,450 29,800 28,650
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 30,220 16,295 13,920
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 28,230 13,505 14,725
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 42.6 42.9 42.4
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 57,715 29,605 28,110
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,805 910 900
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 55,910 28,700 27,210
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 50,630 25,450 25,180
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 5,280 3,250 2,030
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 57,715 29,605 28,110
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,805 910 900
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 55,910 28,700 27,210
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 5,515 3,220 2,300
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 9,245 3,050 6,200
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 7,710 5,775 1,930
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 3,575 830 2,740
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 7,740 2,580 5,160
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 2,110 1,000 1,115
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 14,595 7,290 7,305
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 4,245 4,045 200
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 505 435 70
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 665 475 195
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 57,715 29,610 28,110
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,805 910 900
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 55,910 28,700 27,210
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 85 40 40
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 50 40 10
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 105 70 35
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 2,830 2,475 355
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 1,900 1,315 580
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 1,400 975 420
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 6,965 3,595 3,370
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 1,390 1,080 305
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 1,760 1,095 670
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 1,505 655 845
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 1,185 690 495
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 6,095 3,735 2,355
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 50 10 35
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 3,045 1,865 1,180
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 4,035 1,530 2,505
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 6,125 1,290 4,840
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 995 450 545
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 4,625 2,455 2,170
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 2,410 950 1,460
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 9,365 4,365 5,005
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 52,670 26,810 25,865
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 3,140 1,610 1,530
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 210 145 60
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 4,770 3,375 1,390
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 44,555 21,675 22,885
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 193,865 93,450 100,415 44,555 21,670 22,885
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 42,040 20,345 21,695
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 0 0 0
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 685 440 245
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 1,830 885 945
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 49,320 25,045 24,275
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 28,915 15,885 13,030
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 2,800 950 1,850
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 13,035 5,805 7,230
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 2,850 1,340 1,510
Bicycle 915 680 235 1,240 850 385
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 485 215 265
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 49,320 25,045 24,270
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 9,720 4,630 5,090
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 21,075 11,090 9,980
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 11,605 6,070 5,535
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 3,720 1,715 2,005
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 3,200 1,540 1,655
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 49,320 25,050 24,275
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 2,095 1,360 735
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 7,540 3,985 3,560
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 13,585 6,460 7,125
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 12,665 6,205 6,465
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 6,360 3,115 3,245
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 7,070 3,925 3,145
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 60,570 31,010 29,555
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 58,170 29,935 28,235
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 57,630 29,675 27,955
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 56,365 29,225 27,135
French 370 110 260 1,260 450 815
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 540 260 280
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 10 0 15
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 10 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 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 10
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 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 10 0 10
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 7,550 530 260 265
Afro-Asiatic languages 100 70 25 70 40 35
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 10 0 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 0 10 10 0 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 90 70 20 60 40 20
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 85 65 20 55 35 20
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 10 0 10
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 20 0 15
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 25 0 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 10 10 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 10 10 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 10 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 10 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tamil 15 10 10 0 10 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 4,780 140 45 100
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 70 10 55
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 75 35 45 70 15 55
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 10
Russian 30 10 25 35 0 35
Serbian 20 10 10 10 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 15 0 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 10 10 0
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 10 0 0
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 0 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 0 10 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,775 6,270 4,500 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 0 0 0
Iranian languages 20 15 10 0 10 0
Kurdish 20 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 10 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 60 15 45
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Portuguese 25 15 10 0 0 0
Romanian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 50 10 35
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 20 15 20 15 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 15 10 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 10 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 1,780 205 120 90
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 210 120 85
Cantonese 745 385 355 75 45 30
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 120 60 55
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 10 15 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 10 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0 10 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 10 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 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 2,405 1,080 1,325
English and French 445 195 250 1,740 750 995
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 590 320 270
French and non-official language 0 0 0 15 0 10
English, French and non-official language 50 10 40 65 10 55
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 60,570 31,015 29,555
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 49,580 26,205 23,375
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 1,145 475 670
French 1,315 570 740 8,345 3,635 4,705
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 1,325 640 685
Aboriginal 10 10 10 10 0 15
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 1,315 645 670
English and French 0 0 0 15 0 10
English and non-official language 100 30 65 30 10 25
French and non-official language 130 60 65 130 50 80
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 180 505,835 250,410 255,430 108,255 52,225 56,030
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 91,760 43,990 47,770
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 16,490 8,230 8,260
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 11,485 5,700 5,785
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 5,010 2,535 2,475
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 2,860 1,430 1,430
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 1,915 940 980
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 945 490 455
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 2,150 1,105 1,045
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 482,610 238,500 244,110 103,935 50,005 53,930
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 60,300 28,455 31,845
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 43,635 21,555 22,085
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 27,755 13,460 14,300
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 15,880 8,095 7,785
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 8,710 4,305 4,410
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 5,345 2,650 2,695
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 3,365 1,655 1,710
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 7,170 3,790 3,380

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Ottawa West--Nepean [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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