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

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
University--Rosedale
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 ... ... 104,311 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 98,605 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... 5.8 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 58,023 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 51,203 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 7,672.3 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 13.60 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 104,310 49,790 54,525
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 9,250 4,640 4,610
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 3,515 1,765 1,750
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 2,965 1,500 1,460
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 2,770 1,380 1,395
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 77,315 37,375 39,935
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 4,250 1,990 2,260
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 11,605 5,350 6,255
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 14,270 6,810 7,465
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 10,940 5,410 5,530
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 7,210 3,740 3,470
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 5,775 2,850 2,925
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 5,995 2,970 3,025
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 6,295 3,075 3,220
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 5,725 2,825 2,905
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 5,245 2,360 2,890
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 17,745 7,770 9,975
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 5,020 2,310 2,710
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 4,010 1,855 2,160
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 3,225 1,430 1,795
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 2,570 1,115 1,455
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 2,915 1,060 1,855
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 1,730 730 1,005
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 885 255 625
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 250 65 185
100 years and over 130 45 85 45 10 35
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 8.9 9.3 8.5
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 74.1 75.1 73.2
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 17.0 15.6 18.3
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 2.8 2.1 3.4
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 41.1 40.4 41.8
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 36.1 35.8 36.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 51,200 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 4,250 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 24,075 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 22,870 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 3,565 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 2,100 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 1,880 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 14,910 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 415 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 5 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 51,200 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 22,195 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 17,345 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 5,925 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 3,785 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 1,955 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 100,540 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 95,065 45,145 49,915
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 41,810 21,125 20,685
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 31,635 15,815 15,825
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 10,180 5,315 4,870
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 53,250 24,020 29,225
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 41,660 20,525 21,140
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 1,785 785 990
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 5,415 1,900 3,520
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 4,385 810 3,575
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 23,285 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 14,425 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 4,500 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 3,310 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 1,045 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 23,280 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 19,890 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 14,805 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 5,085 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 3,395 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 2,765 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 625 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 19,890 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 12,090 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 7,795 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 3,645 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 3,145 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 1,010 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 3,390 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 2,330 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 855 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 200 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 39,530 18,170 21,355
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 51,205 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 22,315 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 11,640 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 10,680 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 470 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 28,420 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 22,190 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 6,225 ... ...
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 15 513,405 254,160 259,245 102,620 49,095 53,520
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 81,420 39,960 41,465
French only 245 130 115 60 25 35
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 17,275 7,625 9,655
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 3,865 1,500 2,365
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 16 513,400 254,160 259,245 102,620 49,100 53,520
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 95,670 46,155 49,515
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 2,265 1,080 1,180
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 855 385 465
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 3,835 1,480 2,355
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 2,690 1,275 1,415
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.6 2.6 2.6
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 102,620 49,100 53,520
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 99,910 47,830 52,085
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 65,740 32,435 33,305
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 63,595 31,395 32,200
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 2,145 1,040 1,100
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 34,170 15,395 18,775
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 40 15 25
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 30 10 20
Blackfoot 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 5 0 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 5 0 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 5 10 20 10 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 5 20 10 10
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 5 5 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 0 0 5
Salish languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 5 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 34,135 15,375 18,755
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 1,970 1,075 895
Berber languages 5 0 5 5 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 40 25 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 10 5 5
Somali 755 365 395 35 20 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 1,925 1,045 875
Amharic 305 150 160 125 50 75
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 1,390 790 600
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 5 0 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 0 5 0
Harari 5 0 5 10 0 5
Hebrew 55 30 25 315 165 150
Maltese 10 5 5 20 15 10
Tigrigna 155 80 75 65 30 40
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,010 3,260 3,750 400 165 235
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 25 5 15
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 375 160 220
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 760 255 505
Bikol 65 30 35 0 0 0
Cebuano 860 350 505 15 0 10
Fijian 210 105 105 5 0 5
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 5 5 5
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 20 5 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 95 45 50
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 0 0 0
Pangasinan 85 35 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 610 195 415
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 5 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 5 5 0
Creole languages 260 130 125 35 20 15
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 20 15 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 10 5 10
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 290 165 130
Kannada 55 30 30 25 10 10
Malayalam 695 350 345 40 20 15
Tamil 790 405 385 185 100 80
Telugu 170 95 80 45 30 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 5 0 5
Hmong-Mien languages 35 20 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 157,060 77,565 79,500 15,790 7,220 8,565
Albanian 315 160 155 95 45 45
Armenian 95 50 45 110 45 60
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 2,955 1,185 1,765
Baltic languages 50 20 30 120 35 80
Latvian 25 15 10 70 20 50
Lithuanian 25 5 15 45 15 30
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 2,835 1,150 1,685
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Bosnian 150 75 75 15 10 5
Bulgarian 110 55 55 90 45 45
Croatian 670 335 335 140 65 80
Czech 450 210 240 120 45 75
Macedonian 10 5 5 60 25 35
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 590 225 365
Russian 1,795 830 965 950 375 570
Serbian 470 250 220 320 140 180
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 55 25 30
Slovak 290 135 155 90 35 50
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 75 25 50
Ukrainian 800 345 455 325 120 205
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 15 10 5
Celtic languages 40 20 25 20 5 15
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 5 0 5
Welsh 20 5 10 0 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 10 5 5
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 1,295 620 680
Afrikaans 220 100 120 20 5 10
Danish 415 215 200 40 15 20
Dutch 1,545 720 825 190 90 95
Frisian 30 10 20 0 0 0
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 810 395 415
Icelandic 30 10 15 15 5 10
Norwegian 150 70 80 15 10 10
Swedish 135 60 75 90 35 55
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 10 5 5
Yiddish 15 5 5 115 60 55
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 5 0
Greek 600 310 285 735 355 375
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 2,840 1,460 1,380
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 1,580 830 750
Bengali 685 350 335 260 130 130
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 150 80 70
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 435 235 205
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 65 30 40 10 5 10
Marathi 80 35 40 50 25 25
Nepali 410 215 200 25 10 10
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 5 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 155 70 80
Sindhi 210 105 100 35 20 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 20 10 15
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 430 230 200
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 1,255 630 625
Kurdish 170 95 70 20 10 10
Pashto 525 280 245 15 5 10
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 1,210 610 605
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 10 5 5
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 7,750 3,510 4,245
Catalan 10 10 5 15 10 5
Italian 1,335 715 620 1,990 855 1,135
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 3,415 1,545 1,870
Romanian 715 365 350 290 115 175
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 2,035 975 1,055
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 0 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 665 240 425
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Georgian 5 5 0 5 5 5
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 1,675 725 955
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 5 0 5
Mongolian 20 15 10 5 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 105 55 50
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 5 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 5 0 0
Ewe 30 20 15 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 5 0 5
Ganda 15 10 5 10 0 5
Igbo 65 35 30 0 0 5
Lingala 20 10 10 5 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 0 5 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 15 10 5
Shona 45 15 25 5 5 0
Swahili 215 110 105 25 10 15
Wolof 0 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 10 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 25 15 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 10 5 5
Dinka 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 10 5 5
Sign languages 185 100 85 15 10 10
American Sign Language 70 35 35 10 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 10 0 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 11,395 4,940 6,450
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 11,355 4,930 6,425
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 4,345 1,910 2,435
Hakka 215 100 115 35 15 20
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 6,030 2,585 3,445
Min Dong 25 15 10 25 15 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 235 105 130
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 105 40 70
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 575 265 315
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 35 10 25
Burmese 335 185 150 15 5 15
Karenic languages 335 160 175 5 0 0
Tibetan 60 25 35 20 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 780 340 435 95 30 65
Lao 525 270 255 20 10 15
Thai 250 65 190 70 25 45
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 395 230 165
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 35 30 5
Turkish 260 145 115 350 200 150
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 5 5 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 10 5 5
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 505 225 280
Estonian 60 30 30 70 25 45
Finnish 240 105 135 60 25 35
Hungarian 870 410 455 370 170 195
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 10 10 5
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 2,705 1,270 1,440
English and French 775 380 395 440 200 235
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 2,070 985 1,080
French and non-official language 270 135 135 125 55 75
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 80 30 45
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 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 102,620 49,100 53,520
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 97,935 47,015 50,915
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 80,875 39,380 41,495
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 79,935 38,935 41,000
French 1,125 585 540 945 445 500
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 17,055 7,635 9,420
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 10 5 0
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 5 0 5
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 5 5 5
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 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 154,145 74,980 79,170 17,050 7,635 9,420
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 970 510 465
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
Kabyle 5 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0
Cushitic languages 455 200 255 10 10 5
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 0 0 0
Somali 445 190 255 10 5 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 960 500 460
Amharic 135 60 75 65 25 40
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 770 415 355
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 5 5 5
Hebrew 10 5 5 90 50 40
Maltese 0 0 0 5 0 5
Tigrigna 75 35 35 25 10 15
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 30 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,560 2,130 2,430 175 75 95
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 5 0 5
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 165 75 90
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 215 90 130
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 0 0 0
Fijian 60 40 30 5 0 5
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 5 0 0
Ilocano 345 155 185 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 20 15 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 180 65 110
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 0 0 0
Creole languages 150 70 80 5 0 0
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 105 50 60 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 5 0 5
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 105 60 50
Kannada 25 10 10 10 5 5
Malayalam 365 180 180 20 10 10
Tamil 410 200 210 70 40 30
Telugu 80 45 40 10 5 5
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 100,595 49,680 50,920 6,515 2,945 3,570
Albanian 200 90 100 25 10 15
Armenian 35 15 20 30 15 10
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 810 340 470
Baltic languages 5 5 0 20 5 10
Latvian 0 0 0 10 0 5
Lithuanian 5 0 0 10 10 5
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 795 335 455
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 5 0 0
Bulgarian 50 30 20 30 10 15
Croatian 190 90 100 25 10 15
Czech 135 65 65 10 5 5
Macedonian 5 5 5 10 5 5
Polish 1,030 505 525 90 35 60
Russian 1,035 505 530 375 160 215
Serbian 205 110 95 115 50 65
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 10 5 5
Slovak 85 40 40 10 10 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 20 10 10
Ukrainian 250 110 140 90 30 60
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 0 5 10 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Germanic languages 665 300 365 200 95 105
Afrikaans 100 45 60 5 0 0
Danish 25 10 10 10 5 5
Dutch 105 45 65 20 15 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 135 65 70
Icelandic 10 5 5 10 5 10
Norwegian 15 5 10 5 0 5
Swedish 10 5 5 10 5 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 5 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 5 0 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 190 100 90 295 145 145
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 1,160 575 585
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 515 270 245
Bengali 410 210 200 115 55 60
Gujarati 735 340 395 35 20 15
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 150 80 70
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 20 15 10
Nepali 245 120 120 20 5 10
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 25 15 10
Sindhi 80 40 45 10 5 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 5 0 5
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 135 75 65
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 645 305 340
Kurdish 110 60 45 5 5 5
Pashto 315 160 155 5 0 5
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 625 295 330
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 5 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 3,985 1,750 2,240
Catalan 5 5 0 10 5 5
Italian 240 110 125 895 335 565
Portuguese 510 240 270 2,090 940 1,150
Romanian 310 155 155 65 30 35
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 925 440 485
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 360 155 210
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 985 420 565
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 5
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 40 20 20
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 5 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 15 10 5 0 0 0
Ewe 5 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 5 0 0
Igbo 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lingala 10 5 10 5 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 20 5 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Shona 10 5 5 0 5 0
Swahili 85 35 55 10 5 10
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 5 0 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 230 120 105 15 10 10
American Sign Language 85 40 45 5 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 10 5 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 7,360 3,200 4,155
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 7,345 3,200 4,150
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 2,685 1,160 1,520
Hakka 60 25 35 0 0 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 4,170 1,825 2,345
Min Dong 0 0 5 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 105 45 60
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 40 15 25
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 330 140 190
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 15 5 10
Burmese 285 155 130 5 0 0
Karenic languages 310 155 160 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 15 15 10 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 200 25 5 20
Lao 270 135 135 0 0 5
Thai 105 40 65 20 5 20
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 165 85 80
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 10 10 5
Turkish 125 65 55 150 80 75
Uyghur 30 15 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 300 135 165 105 50 50
Estonian 20 5 10 10 5 5
Finnish 45 20 25 20 10 10
Hungarian 240 115 130 70 35 35
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 5 5 5
Multiple responses 53,920 26,565 27,355 4,685 2,085 2,600
English and French 525 245 285 320 145 175
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 4,210 1,885 2,325
French and non-official language 120 45 70 35 15 25
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 120 45 75
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 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 102,620 49,100 53,525
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 82,060 39,465 42,595
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 6,520 3,070 3,445
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 1,700 840 860
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 11,895 5,510 6,385
Aboriginal 95 40 55 30 15 20
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 11,865 5,500 6,365
English and French 200 100 100 45 25 20
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 145 75 65
French and non-official language 375 180 195 255 105 140
English, French and non-official language 10 10 10 10 0 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 91,410 43,550 47,860
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 88,680 42,455 46,225
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 36,570 39,966 33,846
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 88,700 42,460 46,240
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 33,119 36,022 30,831
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 79,965 38,335 41,630
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 39,446 44,131 35,907
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 62,135 28,500 33,635
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 700 586 1,154
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 65,130 32,265 32,865
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 37,475 41,914 33,850
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 91,375 43,375 48,005
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 88,535 42,180 46,350
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 98,820 134,807 66,073
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 88,545 42,185 46,360
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 70,026 92,250 49,805
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 79,950 38,155 41,795
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 105,554 145,501 69,083
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 62,100 28,495 33,610
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 4,988 4,711 5,223
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 65,230 32,190 33,035
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 95,271 129,328 62,080
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 91,375 43,370 48,005
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 29,060 15,080 13,975
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 65,384 71,257 60,356
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 133,652 170,092 94,327
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 96.2 97.4 94.2
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 70.9 72.7 67.8
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 3.8 2.6 5.8
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 91,410 43,550 47,860
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 2,735 1,100 1,630
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 88,675 42,450 46,225
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 97.0 97.5 96.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 16,265 7,550 8,720
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 13,420 5,920 7,500
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 9,665 4,355 5,305
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 7,420 3,410 4,015
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 6,270 2,800 3,470
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 5,420 2,465 2,955
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 4,625 2,115 2,515
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 4,100 1,940 2,160
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 3,225 1,500 1,720
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 2,700 1,310 1,385
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 15,565 9,085 6,480
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 6,730 3,575 3,155
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 8,835 5,510 3,320
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 91,410 43,550 47,860
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 2,715 1,090 1,620
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 88,695 42,460 46,240
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 97.0 97.5 96.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 16,675 7,700 8,975
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 14,005 6,185 7,815
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 10,815 4,905 5,910
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 8,755 3,995 4,755
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 7,735 3,480 4,260
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 6,125 2,855 3,270
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 5,235 2,455 2,775
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 3,910 1,925 1,995
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 15,450 8,960 6,490
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 2,810 1,410 1,400
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 2,030 1,055 975
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 10,605 6,490 4,115
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 91,410 43,550 47,860
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 26,280 11,285 14,990
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 65,130 32,265 32,865
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 71.3 74.1 68.7
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 8,600 4,010 4,585
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 5,370 2,500 2,865
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 8,495 3,915 4,580
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 6,130 2,880 3,245
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 5,265 2,430 2,835
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 4,580 2,055 2,525
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 4,200 1,990 2,205
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 3,570 1,715 1,860
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 3,095 1,540 1,555
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 15,835 9,220 6,610
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 2,445 1,180 1,255
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 2,175 1,085 1,090
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 11,215 6,955 4,260
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 51,205 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 69,276 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 59,965 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 22,195 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 41,429 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 36,996 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 29,010 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 101,182 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 86,995 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 51,210 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 170,832 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 121,074 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 22,210 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 83,593 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 61,449 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 29,000 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 237,658 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 166,747 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 51,205 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 3,345 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 1,620 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 2,050 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 2,310 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 2,000 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 1,800 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 1,680 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 1,775 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 1,695 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 1,545 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 3,130 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 2,840 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 2,665 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 2,335 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 2,060 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 18,350 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 3,995 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 2,895 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 3,625 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 7,835 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 51,200 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 3,500 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 1,625 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 2,085 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 2,425 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 2,155 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 2,005 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 1,985 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 2,080 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 2,025 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 2,015 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 3,725 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 3,445 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 2,870 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 2,455 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 2,015 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 14,795 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 3,905 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 2,645 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 8,250 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 23,780 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 113,452 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 95,798 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 11,540 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 112,652 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 94,458 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 7,835 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 159,488 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 130,673 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 3,210 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 63,072 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 56,789 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 23,695 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 274,040 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 189,333 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 11,430 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 261,257 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 183,815 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 7,855 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 369,765 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 248,451 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 3,230 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 151,661 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 106,082 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 36,850 17,085 19,770
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 29,364 28,459 30,049
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 27,314 26,585 28,030
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 36,715 16,990 19,730
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 61,403 67,958 55,758
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 46,672 50,297 43,549
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 100,540 48,135 52,400
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 46,030 21,605 24,425
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 19,450 9,290 10,160
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 8,260 3,785 4,480
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 6,505 3,030 3,475
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 6,010 2,770 3,240
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 5,805 2,730 3,070
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 54,510 26,535 27,980
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 6,050 2,815 3,235
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 6,315 2,985 3,330
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 7,650 3,660 3,995
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 9,460 4,555 4,900
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 25,040 12,515 12,520
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 43 511,540 253,325 258,215 100,540 48,135 52,400
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 10,845 5,420 5,425
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 4,025 2,030 2,000
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 73,680 35,515 38,165
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 16,015 7,200 8,810
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 20,245 9,460 10,785
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 1,770 940 830
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 640 345 290
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 16,375 7,650 8,720
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 2,105 870 1,235
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 20.1 19.7 20.6
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 16.3 17.3 15.3
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 15.9 17.0 14.5
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 22.2 21.5 22.8
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 13.1 12.1 14.0
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 21,545 10,230 11,310
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 1,550 810 735
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 540 285 255
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 18,430 8,780 9,655
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 1,565 640 925
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 21.4 21.3 21.6
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 14.3 14.9 13.5
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 13.4 14.0 12.8
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 25.0 24.7 25.3
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 9.8 8.9 10.5
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 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 100,520 48,000 52,515
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 96,835 46,595 50,245
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 96,800 46,580 50,215
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 17,200 7,455 9,750
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 44,035 20,050 23,985
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 30 15 10
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 30 15 15
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 10 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 20 10 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 0 10 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 10 35 25 15 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 45 10 30 30 15 10
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 10 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 20 20 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 20 0 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 45 10 30 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 0 10 0 0 0
Okanagan 35 15 20 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Haisla 10 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 287,525 139,460 148,070 44,010 20,030 23,980
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 3,400 1,755 1,655
Berber languages 30 10 20 10 0 0
Kabyle 25 10 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 10
Cushitic languages 1,055 460 600 45 25 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 15 10 10
Somali 1,045 455 590 30 20 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 3,390 1,745 1,650
Amharic 505 240 265 230 95 130
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 2,005 1,090 915
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 10 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 0 15 0 10
Hebrew 220 135 80 1,090 540 550
Maltese 55 15 40 15 0 10
Tigrigna 220 135 85 105 45 60
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 10 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 460 185 270
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 10 0 0
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 445 185 255
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 1,045 355 695
Bikol 115 50 60 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 25 0 20
Fijian 540 320 225 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 20 0 15
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 20 10 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 210 100 110
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 10 0 0
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 830 260 575
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 0 0 0
Creole languages 735 385 355 155 70 85
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 100 45 55
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 50 20 30
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 395 210 185
Kannada 105 35 65 60 30 30
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 85 55 25
Tamil 1,315 705 610 205 95 110
Telugu 290 170 120 80 55 30
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 191,080 94,570 96,515 23,240 10,700 12,535
Albanian 445 205 240 120 50 70
Armenian 160 95 65 130 65 70
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 3,255 1,415 1,845
Baltic languages 35 20 20 75 20 50
Latvian 20 15 0 30 0 25
Lithuanian 15 0 15 45 20 30
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 3,180 1,390 1,790
Belarusan 0 10 0 0 10 0
Bosnian 270 135 135 20 10 10
Bulgarian 185 80 105 150 80 70
Croatian 870 445 425 180 110 70
Czech 540 255 290 120 65 55
Macedonian 25 10 10 95 50 45
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 710 280 430
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 1,170 500 670
Serbian 650 340 305 365 180 190
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 85 45 40
Slovak 390 185 205 120 55 65
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 75 30 40
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 425 150 275
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 10 0 10
Celtic languages 85 40 50 150 75 75
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 25 15 0
Welsh 25 10 25 20 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 110 55 55
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 3,010 1,375 1,640
Afrikaans 585 260 320 140 60 75
Danish 390 165 225 65 20 45
Dutch 1,815 840 980 290 145 145
Frisian 35 20 20 0 0 0
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 2,250 1,040 1,215
Icelandic 15 10 0 25 10 15
Norwegian 190 90 100 35 15 20
Swedish 300 135 170 165 95 70
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 0 0 0
Yiddish 25 15 10 185 75 105
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 900 475 430 1,045 490 550
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 3,825 1,915 1,910
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 2,460 1,230 1,225
Bengali 980 485 495 285 135 145
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 250 130 125
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 1,270 645 625
Kashmiri 15 10 10 10 0 0
Konkani 70 35 35 25 15 10
Marathi 165 80 90 50 15 35
Nepali 465 225 240 40 25 10
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 375 170 205
Sindhi 380 195 185 50 35 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 40 10 30
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 750 420 330
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 1,390 695 695
Kurdish 315 175 140 15 10 10
Pashto 795 430 365 55 35 20
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 1,340 675 665
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 20 20 10
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 12,860 5,835 7,030
Catalan 0 10 0 35 10 20
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 3,600 1,585 2,015
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 4,265 1,985 2,275
Romanian 840 450 390 350 135 210
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 5,485 2,470 3,015
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 25 25 10
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 980 430 550
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 10 10 10
Georgian 10 10 10 10 0 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 1,935 840 1,100
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 15 10 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 15 10 10
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 270 130 140
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 15 0 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 75 40 30 0 0 0
Ewe 45 30 10 0 10 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 10 0 0
Ganda 30 15 10 10 0 10
Igbo 90 45 35 10 0 0
Lingala 90 45 50 10 10 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 10 0 10
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 20 10 10
Shona 60 30 25 20 0 15
Swahili 620 350 270 100 55 45
Wolof 10 0 10 20 10 15
Yoruba 255 125 125 30 10 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 45 30 15
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 25 15 0
Dinka 10 15 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 25 15 10
Sign languages 645 195 445 110 45 70
American Sign Language 315 75 240 75 20 50
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 35 20 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 12,420 5,415 7,000
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 12,400 5,405 6,995
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 5,425 2,275 3,150
Hakka 275 130 150 65 20 45
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 7,485 3,270 4,215
Min Dong 10 10 0 20 0 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 275 95 180
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 165 45 115
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 595 250 345
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 10 10 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 25 15 10
Burmese 475 255 220 10 0 0
Karenic languages 495 235 265 0 0 0
Tibetan 90 55 35 10 10 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 10 10 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 170 65 110
Lao 690 335 350 30 15 15
Thai 415 145 265 145 40 100
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 515 325 190
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 35 20 15
Turkish 395 220 175 475 300 175
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 10 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 545 260 280
Estonian 80 35 45 60 25 35
Finnish 295 125 175 75 55 25
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 405 180 225
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 20 10 10
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 100,515 48,000 52,520
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 85,315 40,635 44,680
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 9,925 5,005 4,920
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 75,385 35,630 39,755
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 15,205 7,365 7,840
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 511,540 253,265 258,275 100,515 48,000 52,515
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 60,740 29,670 31,070
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 32,225 14,625 17,600
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 11,345 5,105 6,240
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 3,990 1,895 2,100
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 5,530 2,250 3,280
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 7,030 3,240 3,790
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 3,360 1,570 1,795
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 3,665 1,670 2,000
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 4,335 2,140 2,190
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 7,550 3,705 3,845
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 32,220 14,625 17,600
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 2,925 1,360 1,560
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 6,750 3,200 3,555
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 6,860 3,030 3,835
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 13,090 5,900 7,190
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 2,590 1,130 1,460
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 32,220 14,625 17,600
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 4,920 2,330 2,590
Brazil 330 125 210 310 120 185
Colombia 650 290 360 190 75 115
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 90 50 45
Guyana 205 90 115 180 85 95
Haiti 85 30 55 25 10 10
Jamaica 615 335 280 365 135 230
Mexico 890 355 540 265 135 130
Peru 320 160 155 130 60 65
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 320 160 160
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 2,105 1,040 1,060
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 945 450 495
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 10,625 4,855 5,770
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 100 55 50
Croatia 500 255 250 95 45 50
France 245 100 145 425 215 205
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 550 230 315
Greece 420 220 200 425 185 240
Hungary 715 370 340 270 130 140
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 265 145 120
Italy 940 510 430 1,340 590 750
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 95 60 35
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 400 140 260
Portugal 810 400 410 2,320 1,000 1,320
Romania 700 360 340 295 130 170
Russian Federation 780 310 460 435 170 270
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 185 85 100
Ukraine 710 365 345 210 75 135
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 2,135 1,080 1,050
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 1,080 515 565
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 1,690 805 885
Algeria 85 60 30 15 10 10
Egypt 355 175 180 280 170 115
Ethiopia 455 220 240 175 65 115
Kenya 705 370 340 90 25 65
Morocco 180 90 95 70 35 40
Nigeria 585 310 275 70 25 45
Somalia 600 270 330 20 20 0
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 470 230 240
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 510 240 270
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 14,790 6,530 8,260
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 30 20 10
Bangladesh 615 310 305 115 45 70
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 4,810 1,975 2,835
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 1,100 465 635
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 1,010 545 465
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 1,120 545 580
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 115 65 45
Japan 755 240 520 290 105 185
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 1,385 575 815
Lebanon 510 250 260 175 105 70
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 485 250 245
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 870 285 590
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 90 30 65
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 60 45 15
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 670 310 355
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 575 245 330
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 1,875 925 955
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 200 105 90
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 4,330 2,140 2,195
Americas 1,430 740 690 680 365 315
Brazil 105 40 70 65 45 25
Colombia 80 45 35 10 10 0
Cuba 0 10 0 10 10 10
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 20 10 10
Mexico 245 125 125 90 45 45
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 375 200 175
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 20 15 0
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 90 40 50
Europe 1,295 665 630 830 465 370
France 15 10 10 135 75 65
Germany 65 40 30 50 35 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 85 50 35
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 10 0 0
Romania 65 25 35 0 0 10
Russian Federation 55 20 40 80 35 50
Ukraine 140 55 90 15 0 15
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 165 115 50
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 290 160 130
Africa 1,505 765 745 265 135 125
Algeria 15 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 10 10 0
Egypt 55 45 20 105 55 50
Eritrea 80 35 50 0 0 0
Ethiopia 45 30 20 40 15 20
Morocco 45 25 25 10 0 0
Nigeria 215 100 115 10 0 0
Somalia 250 100 150 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 0 0 0
Tunisia 15 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 95 50 45
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 2,505 1,150 1,350
Afghanistan 265 130 135 10 10 0
Bangladesh 95 45 50 35 25 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 875 380 495
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 15 10 10
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 330 165 160
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 215 90 125
Iraq 1,090 530 560 35 10 20
Israel 15 10 10 65 35 30
Japan 80 10 75 95 40 60
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 115 20 90
Lebanon 75 35 40 60 35 25
Nepal 80 30 45 10 10 0
Pakistan 885 400 485 80 50 30
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 125 50 75
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 50 25 25
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 10 0 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 20 15 0
Taiwan 420 140 285 35 15 15
Turkey 20 10 10 150 95 55
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 45 20 30
Viet Nam 365 105 255 10 0 10
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 140 60 80
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 55 25 25
Australia 95 60 40 55 30 25
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 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 100,520 48,000 52,515
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 41,330 19,025 22,305
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 26,600 12,995 13,605
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 32,590 15,985 16,610
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 21,360 9,775 11,585
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 13,490 6,490 7,005
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 5,085 3,045 2,045
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 8,410 3,450 4,960
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 5,550 2,130 3,415
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 2,115 1,065 1,055
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 200 80 110
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 100,515 48,000 52,515
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 835 370 465
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 790 355 435
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 455 220 240
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 330 140 190
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 10 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 15 10 10
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 30 10 25
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 99,685 47,630 52,050
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 511,540 253,265 258,275 100,520 48,000 52,515
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 300 125 175
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 100,215 47,875 52,340
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 100,520 48,000 52,515
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 165 70 95
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 165 70 95
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 130 55 80
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 30 20 10
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 12,885 6,105 6,780 1,450 640 810
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 1,415 620 795
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 955 440 515
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 440 170 270
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 25 15 10
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 35 15 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 30 20 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 10 0 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 495,895 245,820 250,075 98,895 47,290 51,615
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 100,520 48,000 52,515
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 32,865 15,155 17,715
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 4,510 2,240 2,270
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 14,035 6,245 7,785
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 2,530 1,200 1,330
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 1,305 500 805
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 1,640 840 800
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 1,730 970 755
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 885 365 520
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 1,255 595 665
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 2,265 1,010 1,255
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 925 390 540
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 490 220 270
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 1,305 585 720
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 67,650 32,845 34,805
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 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 100,515 48,005 52,515
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 1,615 710 905
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 1,115 505 610
Inuit 165 60 105 30 15 15
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 505 210 295
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 16,890 8,160 8,735
Acadian 140 70 70 185 90 95
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 2,235 1,105 1,130
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 15,245 7,335 7,910
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 40 15 20
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Québécois 110 50 65 65 45 20
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 0 0 0
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 66,230 31,960 34,270
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 36,960 18,000 18,960
Channel Islander 0 0 0 15 0 15
Cornish 35 20 20 0 10 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 20,720 10,125 10,590
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 16,665 7,760 8,905
Manx 80 40 35 45 35 10
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 16,420 7,995 8,425
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 1,825 850 975
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 3,525 1,630 1,900
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 7,785 3,660 4,130
Alsatian 30 10 25 20 0 10
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 15 10 0 0 0 10
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 7,765 3,645 4,115
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 12,445 6,015 6,430
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 1,055 515 540
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 345 200 150
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 2,745 1,400 1,350
Flemish 125 45 80 70 30 40
Frisian 70 15 55 0 0 10
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 8,740 4,150 4,585
Luxembourger 45 25 20 20 0 15
Swiss 1,485 815 665 500 255 250
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 15 0 10
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 2,970 1,440 1,525
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 640 355 290
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 485 200 280
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 250 120 130
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 800 410 390
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 875 385 480
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 155 55 105
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 15,560 7,235 8,325
Bulgarian 290 125 170 200 120 80
Byelorussian 160 85 75 165 110 60
Czech 1,670 785 890 670 330 340
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 110 45 60
Estonian 295 155 145 190 95 95
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 1,700 835 860
Latvian 250 140 110 270 130 140
Lithuanian 335 130 205 675 305 370
Moldovan 80 50 35 55 40 10
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 6,435 2,920 3,515
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 1,180 485 700
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 4,290 1,935 2,350
Slovak 915 410 505 380 180 200
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 3,315 1,540 1,775
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 565 235 335
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 17,160 8,065 9,100
Albanian 465 200 260 160 60 100
Bosnian 390 180 210 55 30 20
Catalan 10 10 0 10 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 500 265 235
Cypriot 45 25 15 25 25 0
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 1,705 805 895
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 7,405 3,430 3,975
Kosovar 40 15 25 0 0 0
Macedonian 75 30 40 375 195 185
Maltese 160 80 70 140 75 65
Montenegrin 60 40 20 25 15 15
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 4,950 2,315 2,640
Serbian 970 510 465 555 270 280
Sicilian 35 20 10 40 25 15
Slovenian 440 220 225 275 140 135
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 2,065 960 1,100
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 160 70 90
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 10 0 10
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 3,110 1,590 1,520
Basque 60 40 15 60 35 25
Jewish 910 425 485 2,715 1,375 1,345
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 20 10 15
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 10 10 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 355 200 160
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 2,225 1,090 1,130
Antiguan 10 0 15 10 15 0
Bahamian 0 10 0 25 0 20
Barbadian 225 130 100 170 100 70
Bermudan 30 15 15 25 15 10
Carib 10 10 0 35 0 30
Cuban 210 85 120 195 100 100
Dominican 100 55 50 70 45 20
Grenadian 65 35 30 60 15 40
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 45 20 25
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 1,025 455 575
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 10 10 0
Montserratan 10 10 10 10 0 0
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 20 10 10
St. Lucian 40 10 30 20 20 10
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 300 140 160
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 25 20 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 220 115 110
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 125 60 65
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 2,905 1,415 1,495
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 135 95 40
Arawak 10 0 0 10 0 10
Argentinian 110 40 70 140 55 80
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15 30 20 15
Brazilian 460 185 275 385 210 175
Chilean 510 275 240 170 80 90
Colombian 785 390 395 305 145 160
Costa Rican 75 25 45 25 15 10
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 240 110 130
Guatemalan 650 310 340 85 40 45
Guyanese 245 105 135 320 145 175
Hispanic 300 150 160 70 45 25
Honduran 445 255 185 20 10 10
Maya 175 75 100 10 10 0
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 455 205 250
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 35 30 0
Panamanian 15 10 10 20 0 25
Paraguayan 65 25 40 0 0 0
Peruvian 395 205 185 185 115 65
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 165 80 85
Uruguayan 25 15 10 20 10 10
Venezuelan 115 55 60 190 85 100
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 150 65 85
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 3,100 1,420 1,680
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 330 155 180
Akan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Angolan 10 10 10 45 10 35
Ashanti 65 20 40 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 20 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 40 20 15
Chadian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Congolese 325 165 160 55 30 25
Edo 30 20 10 10 0 0
Ewe 30 15 20 10 10 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 485 275 210 45 20 30
Guinean 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ibo 65 30 35 0 0 0
Ivorian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Liberian 115 50 65 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0 0 10
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 685 360 320 100 50 50
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 10 0 0
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 10 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 30 15 15
North African origins 1,370 715 655 940 460 475
Algerian 70 40 35 65 25 35
Berber 35 25 10 0 0 0
Coptic 10 0 0 10 10 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 525 290 240
Libyan 50 35 10 65 35 30
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 235 85 150
Sudanese 290 135 150 55 15 40
Tunisian 35 20 15 15 10 10
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 30 25 10
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 1,200 500 700
Afrikaner 35 25 15 10 0 10
Amhara 45 25 25 15 10 10
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 0 0 0
Burundian 140 55 85 10 0 10
Djiboutian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Eritrean 240 140 100 120 45 70
Ethiopian 555 265 295 260 90 175
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 55 15 35
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 10
Mauritian 210 120 90 35 20 15
Oromo 0 0 10 0 0 0
Rwandan 60 20 35 20 10 10
Seychellois 0 0 0 10 10 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 55 40 15
South African 960 455 505 470 220 250
Tanzanian 60 20 40 35 20 15
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 25 10 10
Zambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 45 10 40
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 80 30 45
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 670 320 345
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 80 35 45
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 600 290 310
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 30,115 13,835 16,285
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 4,965 2,570 2,400
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 70 30 40
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 490 265 225
Armenian 290 155 140 345 180 160
Assyrian 205 115 95 15 10 0
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 30 15 15
Georgian 55 10 40 50 20 30
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 1,550 750 805
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 205 110 100
Israeli 105 60 45 305 145 160
Jordanian 170 100 70 120 55 60
Kazakh 15 15 0 15 0 10
Kurd 285 165 120 40 15 20
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 25 20 10
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 10 0 10
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 605 315 290
Palestinian 720 365 355 280 140 135
Pashtun 170 110 60 10 10 10
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 260 145 115
Syrian 935 440 495 225 105 115
Tajik 85 40 40 0 0 0
Tatar 90 50 40 20 10 15
Turk 670 405 265 585 345 235
Turkmen 15 10 10 10 0 0
Uighur 40 15 25 0 10 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 15 0 10
Yemeni 45 30 10 50 30 20
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 190 115 75
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 5,050 2,470 2,575
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 145 90 65
Bengali 220 95 120 80 30 55
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 3,760 1,845 1,910
Goan 25 15 10 30 10 20
Gujarati 120 55 70 20 0 15
Kashmiri 70 35 40 20 0 20
Nepali 465 215 245 25 10 15
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 620 340 285
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 105 45 65
Sinhalese 305 170 135 20 15 10
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 250 90 160
Tamil 300 185 115 55 15 45
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 235 125 115
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 20,540 9,000 11,540
Burmese 610 335 275 45 15 30
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 65 15 50
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 14,770 6,530 8,245
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 1,485 575 910
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 120 55 70
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 1,130 475 655
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 2,315 1,025 1,290
Laotian 1,055 540 515 30 15 20
Malaysian 655 350 310 225 110 115
Mongolian 100 60 40 45 25 20
Singaporean 100 45 50 70 35 35
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 440 215 225
Thai 520 215 310 165 65 100
Tibetan 125 75 50 20 15 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 560 215 350
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 25 15 10
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 55 30 25
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 55 30 25
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 405 205 205
Australian 995 495 500 285 140 135
New Zealander 420 200 215 75 45 35
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 50 15 25
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 15 0 10
Hawaiian 155 50 105 10 0 0
Maori 100 45 50 25 0 20
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 10 10 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 169,965 ... ... 51,215 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 21,635 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 29,580 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 51,210 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 15,950 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 35,260 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 51,215 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 1,735 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 19,895 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 15,110 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 7,380 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 7,085 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 51,210 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 30,840 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 5,795 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 4,070 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 2,910 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 7,595 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 4.6 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 51,215 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 50,345 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 870 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 51,210 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 47,685 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 3,525 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 51,215 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 23,095 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 10,230 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 4,545 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 3,025 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 2,465 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 3,230 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 4,630 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 51,215 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 47,695 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 3,520 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 51,210 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 33,165 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 15,880 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 2,165 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 51,215 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 5,450 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 13,420 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 7,550 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 7,305 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 6,700 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 5,665 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 3,655 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 1,470 ... ...
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 ... ... 50,965 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 29,545 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 21,420 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 14,575 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 21,635 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 46.4 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 27.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 1,609 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 2,029 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 899,288 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 1,191,002 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 29,580 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 8.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 52.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 1,488 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 1,560 ... ...
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 91,380 43,370 48,005
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 8,080 3,705 4,380
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 17,830 9,125 8,705
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 65,465 30,545 34,915
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 1,905 1,080 830
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 1,075 525 545
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 830 550 280
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 9,125 4,150 4,975
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 2,235 930 1,305
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 52,200 24,390 27,810
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 29,330 13,420 15,905
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 3,035 1,390 1,645
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 2,010 1,045 965
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 14,235 6,555 7,670
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 3,590 1,980 1,610
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 60,240 29,155 31,085
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 2,540 1,355 1,190
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 7,860 4,450 3,415
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 49,835 23,350 26,480
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 1,225 690 540
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 695 350 345
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 530 340 190
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 6,770 3,280 3,490
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 1,380 565 810
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 40,455 18,815 21,640
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 22,000 10,245 11,755
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 2,305 1,030 1,280
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 1,620 770 850
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 11,780 5,325 6,460
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 2,750 1,455 1,300
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 91,375 43,375 48,005
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 25,910 12,830 13,090
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 2,510 500 2,010
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 2,505 500 2,005
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 6,445 2,690 3,755
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 460 300 160
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 5,985 2,390 3,595
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 7,415 3,040 4,375
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 730 220 505
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 2,845 1,095 1,755
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 1,205 390 810
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 60 20 45
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 730 430 305
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 210 125 80
54. History 1,505 785 720 1,360 725 640
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 275 35 240
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 14,515 6,130 8,385
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 355 70 285
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 1,875 645 1,230
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 665 90 575
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 2,965 1,545 1,415
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 255 65 190
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 1,905 545 1,360
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 6,495 3,170 3,325
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 13,380 6,675 6,700
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 10 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 1,180 310 865
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 12,190 6,355 5,835
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 3,625 1,785 1,840
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 2,055 875 1,185
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 580 305 275
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 65 15 60
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 890 585 305
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 40 15 20
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 2,925 1,845 1,080
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 1,735 1,260 470
25. Library science 300 30 270 345 55 300
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 790 495 295
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 60 45 15
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 6,545 4,885 1,665
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 1,430 810 620
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 3,750 2,860 895
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 545 450 95
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 10 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 425 395 30
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 215 190 25
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 175 165 10
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 535 235 300
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 195 110 90
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 340 120 215
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 6,290 2,130 4,155
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 565 275 290
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 4,895 1,395 3,495
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 825 455 370
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 1,275 625 640
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 1,065 465 600
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 135 100 35
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 70 60 10
Other 10 10 0 10 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 10 10 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 60,240 29,155 31,085
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 10,400 5,800 4,600
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 1,650 340 1,310
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 1,655 340 1,315
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 5,080 2,240 2,845
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 395 275 120
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 4,685 1,965 2,720
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 5,295 2,280 3,020
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 515 155 360
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 2,070 845 1,230
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 855 325 525
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 60 20 40
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 565 355 210
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 95 55 45
54. History 1,215 605 615 955 515 435
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 185 25 165
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 11,190 4,610 6,580
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 270 55 220
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 1,585 580 1,005
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 465 70 400
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 2,400 1,135 1,260
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 190 50 140
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 1,340 345 995
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 4,940 2,370 2,570
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 10,425 5,145 5,280
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 910 245 665
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 9,520 4,905 4,615
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 2,690 1,330 1,355
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 1,545 655 895
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 405 215 185
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 45 10 40
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 665 440 225
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 30 10 20
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 2,365 1,550 820
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 1,530 1,120 410
25. Library science 240 30 205 220 30 185
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 580 360 220
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 40 30 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 4,865 3,575 1,295
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 1,110 620 495
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 2,825 2,120 705
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 410 350 60
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 10 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 285 270 10
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 145 120 25
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 90 90 0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 440 185 250
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 170 90 75
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 270 100 170
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 4,885 1,640 3,250
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 435 205 220
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 3,845 1,125 2,715
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 605 300 305
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 935 455 480
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 785 330 455
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 110 85 20
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 40 40 0
Other 15 10 0 10 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 10 0 10
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 419,060 205,525 213,535 91,375 43,375 48,005
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 25,910 12,825 13,090
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 65,460 30,550 34,915
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 49,840 23,050 26,785
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 42,455 19,685 22,770
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 7,385 3,365 4,020
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 15,625 7,495 8,130
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 4,205 2,200 2,005
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 445 130 320
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 560 305 250
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 2,260 1,125 1,135
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 1,015 420 595
France 155 85 65 510 275 230
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 6,635 3,040 3,590
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 60,240 29,155 31,085
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 10,405 5,800 4,600
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 49,835 23,355 26,485
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 38,090 17,785 20,305
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 32,370 15,130 17,240
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 5,725 2,660 3,070
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 11,745 5,565 6,175
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 2,995 1,535 1,460
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 355 105 250
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 465 255 205
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 1,535 750 775
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 775 305 470
France 105 50 55 440 240 200
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 5,185 2,380 2,805
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 91,380 43,370 48,005
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 62,210 31,220 30,985
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 57,620 28,900 28,720
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 4,590 2,325 2,265
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 29,170 12,150 17,015
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 68.1 72.0 64.5
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 63.1 66.6 59.8
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.3
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 419,065 205,530 213,540 91,380 43,370 48,005
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 27,415 11,620 15,800
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 63,960 31,755 32,200
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 30,460 16,005 14,460
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 33,495 15,750 17,745
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 42.0 42.5 41.5
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 62,210 31,220 30,990
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,495 755 740
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 60,710 30,465 30,250
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 50,095 24,335 25,755
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 10,620 6,125 4,490
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 62,210 31,225 30,990
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,500 760 740
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 60,710 30,465 30,245
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 8,575 4,895 3,680
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 11,055 4,735 6,320
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 5,105 3,655 1,450
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 3,825 1,375 2,455
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 11,700 4,900 6,805
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 6,555 3,255 3,300
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 11,340 5,425 5,920
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 1,785 1,705 80
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 210 165 50
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 555 355 200
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 62,210 31,225 30,990
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,500 760 740
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 60,715 30,465 30,250
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 95 60 35
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 95 70 25
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 205 140 60
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 1,625 1,395 225
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 1,775 1,075 695
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 1,420 850 570
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 4,310 1,960 2,355
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 1,005 665 340
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 3,985 2,310 1,675
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 5,780 3,295 2,485
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 1,850 1,035 815
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 11,075 6,195 4,880
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 215 85 130
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 1,920 945 975
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 7,435 3,075 4,360
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 5,630 1,660 3,975
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 2,575 1,310 1,265
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 4,785 2,410 2,370
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 2,440 810 1,635
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 2,500 1,125 1,375
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 256,875 136,945 119,930 57,620 28,900 28,725
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 6,920 3,505 3,415
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 650 400 250
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 4,840 2,975 1,865
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 45,215 22,025 23,195
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 45,210 22,025 23,190
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 41,420 19,940 21,480
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 3,635 2,005 1,630
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 160 80 75
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 50,050 24,995 25,055
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 12,020 7,030 4,990
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 1,255 445 815
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 18,120 8,280 9,845
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 12,385 5,800 6,585
Bicycle 915 680 235 5,395 2,960 2,435
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 870 480 390
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 50,050 24,995 25,055
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 9,005 4,490 4,515
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 19,900 10,045 9,855
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 12,995 6,290 6,705
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 4,445 2,130 2,310
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 3,710 2,040 1,675
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 50,050 24,995 25,055
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 925 620 305
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 3,660 2,235 1,425
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 9,625 4,865 4,770
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 18,540 8,725 9,815
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 11,485 5,565 5,920
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 5,810 2,985 2,820
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 66,195 32,890 33,310
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 65,085 32,395 32,690
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 63,820 31,755 32,065
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 63,485 31,650 31,840
French 370 110 260 335 110 225
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 1,265 635 625
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 17,060 9,510 7,550 1,265 640 630
Afro-Asiatic languages 100 70 25 60 40 20
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 90 70 20 60 35 20
Amharic 0 0 0 10 0 10
Arabic 85 65 20 35 30 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 25 10 15
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 15 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 80 80 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 15 10 10 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 11,350 6,575 4,780 320 165 145
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 25 20 10
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 75 35 45 30 20 10
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Croatian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 15 0 10 0 0 0
Russian 30 10 25 20 15 10
Serbian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15 0 20 30 0 20
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 25 0 20
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 10 10 10 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 55 35 25
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 15 15 10
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 10 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 10 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,775 6,270 4,500 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 10 10 0
Iranian languages 20 15 10 40 20 15
Kurdish 20 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 40 25 15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 200 105 100
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 20 15 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 80 45 40
Romanian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 100 40 55
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 20 15 55 25 25
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 80 30 50
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 35 10 25 10 10 10
American Sign Language 25 0 25 10 0 10
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 1,780 715 355 355
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 715 355 360
Cantonese 745 385 355 245 125 120
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 430 205 220
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 45 20 25
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 10 10
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 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 10 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 10 10 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 10 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 11,435 6,195 5,240 1,115 495 620
English and French 445 195 250 370 150 220
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 715 340 375
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 50 10 40 20 0 15
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 66,195 32,890 33,310
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 60,630 30,295 30,340
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 745 355 390
French 1,315 570 740 2,115 985 1,120
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 2,525 1,175 1,350
Aboriginal 10 10 10 0 0 10
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 2,520 1,170 1,350
English and French 0 0 0 10 0 10
English and non-official language 100 30 65 10 0 0
French and non-official language 130 60 65 175 70 100
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 99,670 47,585 52,085
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 77,505 37,010 40,495
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 22,165 10,575 11,590
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 14,215 6,870 7,345
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 7,950 3,700 4,245
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 4,610 2,100 2,515
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 2,995 1,345 1,650
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 1,620 750 870
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 3,340 1,605 1,735
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 482,610 238,500 244,110 97,110 46,310 50,800
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 46,305 21,945 24,365
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 50,810 24,365 26,435
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 26,730 13,015 13,710
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 24,080 11,355 12,725
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 12,790 5,870 6,920
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 8,485 3,825 4,660
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 4,310 2,050 2,265
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 11,290 5,480 5,805

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and University--Rosedale [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 23, 2024).

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