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

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Waterloo
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 ... ... 110,134 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 103,192 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... 6.7 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 47,994 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 42,200 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 1,516.6 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 72.62 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 110,135 55,105 55,030
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 17,495 8,960 8,535
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 5,055 2,610 2,445
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 5,970 3,080 2,885
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 6,475 3,270 3,205
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 76,950 38,875 38,080
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 7,775 4,065 3,710
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 12,015 6,450 5,565
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 7,915 4,335 3,580
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 6,490 3,275 3,215
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 6,325 3,145 3,180
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 7,025 3,375 3,650
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 7,855 3,730 4,125
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 8,270 4,040 4,230
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 7,350 3,650 3,700
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 5,945 2,825 3,120
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 15,685 7,270 8,410
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 5,105 2,450 2,655
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 3,595 1,685 1,905
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 2,635 1,200 1,440
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 2,025 915 1,110
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 2,325 1,015 1,305
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 1,455 590 865
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 790 405 390
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 65 25 45
100 years and over 130 45 85 5 0 5
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 17.9 18.7 17.1 15.9 16.3 15.5
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 69.9 70.5 69.2
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 14.2 13.2 15.3
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.4
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 39.0 38.0 39.9
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 37.7 35.8 39.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 42,200 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 23,495 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 5,945 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 12,625 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 2,120 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 5,025 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 990 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 4,475 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 20 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 130 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 42,200 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 10,235 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 13,955 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 6,970 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 7,320 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 3,725 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 108,510 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 92,640 46,145 46,495
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 52,180 26,075 26,105
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 45,835 22,910 22,920
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 6,340 3,165 3,180
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 40,460 20,070 20,390
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 29,665 16,520 13,145
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 2,250 975 1,270
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 4,185 1,505 2,685
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 4,355 1,060 3,290
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 29,630 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 13,645 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 6,440 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 6,950 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 2,600 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 29,630 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 25,555 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 22,385 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 3,170 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 4,075 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 3,225 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 850 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 25,555 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 11,285 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 14,270 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 5,140 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 6,615 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 2,515 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 4,075 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 2,360 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 1,300 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 420 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 20,335 10,475 9,860
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 42,200 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 28,235 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 10,655 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 17,575 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 690 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 13,275 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 10,235 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 3,040 ... ...
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 15 513,405 254,160 259,245 108,925 54,495 54,430
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 97,170 49,430 47,745
French only 245 130 115 45 15 25
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 9,990 4,325 5,670
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 1,715 725 990
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 16 513,400 254,160 259,245 108,920 54,490 54,430
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 105,355 52,900 52,455
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 1,160 535 620
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 745 355 390
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 1,670 705 960
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 1,525 715 815
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.5
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 108,920 54,495 54,430
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 106,725 53,400 53,320
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 77,015 38,580 38,435
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 75,870 38,050 37,825
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 1,140 535 605
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 29,705 14,820 14,890
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 5 0 5
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 0 0 5
Blackfoot 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 5 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 5 5 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 5 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 5 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 5 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 29,700 14,820 14,885
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 2,275 1,205 1,070
Berber languages 5 0 5 20 10 10
Kabyle 5 0 5 20 5 10
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 175 85 85
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 10 5 0
Somali 755 365 395 165 80 85
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 2,080 1,105 975
Amharic 305 150 160 80 35 45
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 1,860 995 865
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 30 15 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 5 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 30 25 50 25 25
Maltese 10 5 5 10 5 5
Tigrigna 155 80 75 40 20 20
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 5 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,010 3,260 3,750 490 250 240
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 15 10 10
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 475 245 235
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 410 140 265
Bikol 65 30 35 5 5 0
Cebuano 860 350 505 5 0 5
Fijian 210 105 105 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 10 5 10
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 25 10 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 65 25 40
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 5 0 0
Pangasinan 85 35 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 300 100 200
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 5 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 0 0 0
Creole languages 260 130 125 25 10 10
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 15 5 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 10 5 5
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 555 305 250
Kannada 55 30 30 45 20 20
Malayalam 695 350 345 130 70 55
Tamil 790 405 385 265 150 120
Telugu 170 95 80 115 65 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 35 20 15 70 25 40
Indo-European languages 157,060 77,565 79,500 15,360 7,650 7,705
Albanian 315 160 155 75 40 35
Armenian 95 50 45 180 90 90
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 3,705 1,790 1,915
Baltic languages 50 20 30 40 15 20
Latvian 25 15 10 15 5 5
Lithuanian 25 5 15 25 15 15
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 3,670 1,770 1,895
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 0 5
Bosnian 150 75 75 50 30 25
Bulgarian 110 55 55 70 35 30
Croatian 670 335 335 280 145 135
Czech 450 210 240 145 70 80
Macedonian 10 5 5 35 20 20
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 1,100 525 575
Russian 1,795 830 965 745 355 390
Serbian 470 250 220 755 375 375
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 120 60 60
Slovak 290 135 155 125 60 65
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 30 15 10
Ukrainian 800 345 455 180 75 105
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 25 15 10
Celtic languages 40 20 25 10 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 5 0 0
Welsh 20 5 10 0 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 5 0
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 2,965 1,410 1,555
Afrikaans 220 100 120 35 15 15
Danish 415 215 200 55 30 25
Dutch 1,545 720 825 350 160 185
Frisian 30 10 20 5 5 5
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 2,455 1,170 1,290
Icelandic 30 10 15 0 0 0
Norwegian 150 70 80 15 5 5
Swedish 135 60 75 30 15 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 15 10 5
Yiddish 15 5 5 5 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0
Greek 600 310 285 365 170 195
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 4,890 2,595 2,295
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 3,410 1,795 1,615
Bengali 685 350 335 375 205 170
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 400 205 195
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 580 335 250
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 5
Konkani 65 30 40 20 15 0
Marathi 80 35 40 75 40 40
Nepali 410 215 200 60 35 30
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 825 405 415
Sindhi 210 105 100 75 40 35
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 125 60 65
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 865 455 415
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 1,435 785 655
Kurdish 170 95 70 95 55 40
Pashto 525 280 245 140 70 70
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 1,205 655 545
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 45 20 25
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 3,160 1,550 1,615
Catalan 10 10 5 5 5 0
Italian 1,335 715 620 340 170 170
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 580 300 280
Romanian 715 365 350 880 425 460
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 1,350 650 700
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 5 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 155 65 90
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 5 0 0
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 1,120 555 565
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 10 5 5
Mongolian 20 15 10 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 150 80 70
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 25 15 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 5 0 0
Ewe 30 20 15 10 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 5 5 0
Ganda 15 10 5 0 0 0
Igbo 65 35 30 10 5 5
Lingala 20 10 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 5 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 5 5 5
Shona 45 15 25 20 10 10
Swahili 215 110 105 35 20 15
Wolof 0 5 5 0 5 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 20 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 20 10 15
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 35 20 15
Dinka 5 5 0 0 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 35 15 15
Sign languages 185 100 85 20 10 15
American Sign Language 70 35 35 10 0 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 10 5 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 8,185 4,065 4,110
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 8,175 4,065 4,110
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 990 515 480
Hakka 215 100 115 15 5 10
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 6,675 3,280 3,395
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 95 50 50
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 55 25 35
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 335 185 145
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 5 0 5
Burmese 335 185 150 0 0 0
Karenic languages 335 160 175 0 0 0
Tibetan 60 25 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 780 340 435 150 60 90
Lao 525 270 255 110 45 60
Thai 250 65 190 40 10 25
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 305 165 145
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 40 25 15
Turkish 260 145 115 255 135 120
Uyghur 60 30 35 5 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 5 0 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 5 0 0
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 375 185 185
Estonian 60 30 30 20 10 10
Finnish 240 105 135 40 25 15
Hungarian 870 410 455 310 150 160
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 20 15 5
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 2,195 1,095 1,105
English and French 775 380 395 245 140 105
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 1,830 895 935
French and non-official language 270 135 135 55 30 25
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 65 30 30
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 108,925 54,495 54,425
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 103,775 51,960 51,815
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 88,075 44,200 43,875
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 87,710 44,030 43,685
French 1,125 585 540 360 165 195
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 15,695 7,760 7,935
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 154,145 74,980 79,170 15,695 7,765 7,935
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 1,340 680 655
Berber languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Kabyle 5 0 0 10 5 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 455 200 255 90 40 50
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 5 0 0
Somali 445 190 255 90 40 50
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 1,240 640 600
Amharic 135 60 75 55 30 25
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 1,115 570 540
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 15 10 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 35 20 20
Maltese 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tigrigna 75 35 35 15 10 5
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 2,430 270 130 140
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 10 5 0
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 265 125 135
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 160 65 100
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 5 0 0
Fijian 60 40 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 5 5 5
Ilocano 345 155 185 10 5 5
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 10 5 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 135 55 80
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 5 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 0 0 5
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 235 125 110
Kannada 25 10 10 20 10 10
Malayalam 365 180 180 60 35 25
Tamil 410 200 210 100 55 45
Telugu 80 45 40 50 25 25
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 25 10 15
Indo-European languages 100,595 49,680 50,920 6,640 3,285 3,355
Albanian 200 90 100 20 15 10
Armenian 35 15 20 120 60 65
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 1,690 825 865
Baltic languages 5 5 0 5 5 5
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 5 0 0 5 0 0
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 1,685 820 860
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 20 5 5
Bulgarian 50 30 20 25 10 15
Croatian 190 90 100 115 55 55
Czech 135 65 65 40 20 25
Macedonian 5 5 5 20 10 10
Polish 1,030 505 525 445 220 225
Russian 1,035 505 530 430 210 220
Serbian 205 110 95 440 215 230
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 45 20 30
Slovak 85 40 40 40 15 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 5 5 0
Ukrainian 250 110 140 55 30 25
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 5 5
Celtic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 665 300 365 410 185 225
Afrikaans 100 45 60 0 0 0
Danish 25 10 10 0 0 0
Dutch 105 45 65 25 10 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 375 170 205
Icelandic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 5 5 0
Swedish 10 5 5 10 5 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 190 100 90 100 45 60
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 2,875 1,470 1,410
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 1,855 930 925
Bengali 410 210 200 215 115 105
Gujarati 735 340 395 225 105 115
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 240 125 115
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 15 5 5
Marathi 30 15 15 35 20 20
Nepali 245 120 120 20 10 10
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 530 260 270
Sindhi 80 40 45 30 10 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 70 35 35
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 470 240 225
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 1,005 530 470
Kurdish 110 60 45 55 25 20
Pashto 315 160 155 90 45 45
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 860 455 400
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 25 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 1,420 690 730
Catalan 5 5 0 5 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 45 25 25
Portuguese 510 240 270 245 130 115
Romanian 310 155 155 400 200 200
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 725 340 385
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 5 0
Japanese 450 190 260 95 45 50
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 790 370 420
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 5 5 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 5 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 40 15 20
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 10 5 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 15 10 5 0 0 0
Ewe 5 0 0 5 0 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 10 0 10 5 0 0
Lingala 10 5 10 0 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 20 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Shona 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swahili 85 35 55 10 10 10
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 5 5 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 5 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 5 0 5
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 10 0 5
Sign languages 230 120 105 25 15 10
American Sign Language 85 40 45 10 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 20 10 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 5,745 2,860 2,885
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 5,740 2,860 2,880
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 525 265 265
Hakka 60 25 35 5 0 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 4,925 2,440 2,485
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 30 10 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 30 15 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 225 125 100
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 5 5 0
Burmese 285 155 130 0 0 5
Karenic languages 310 155 160 5 0 0
Tibetan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 200 75 25 45
Lao 270 135 135 55 20 35
Thai 105 40 65 15 5 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 130 70 65
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 15 10 5
Turkish 125 65 55 115 65 55
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 90 45 50
Estonian 20 5 10 0 0 0
Finnish 45 20 25 5 0 0
Hungarian 240 115 130 90 45 45
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 15 10 5
Multiple responses 53,920 26,565 27,355 5,150 2,535 2,615
English and French 525 245 285 125 65 60
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 4,935 2,425 2,510
French and non-official language 120 45 70 10 5 5
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 85 40 40
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 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 108,920 54,495 54,425
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 91,465 45,880 45,585
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 7,515 3,765 3,745
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 1,130 465 670
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 8,415 4,180 4,245
Aboriginal 95 40 55 15 5 15
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 8,400 4,175 4,230
English and French 200 100 100 55 20 30
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 210 115 95
French and non-official language 375 180 195 125 60 65
English, French and non-official language 10 10 10 5 5 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 419,060 205,495 213,570 91,060 45,365 45,695
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 87,040 43,500 43,535
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 35,984 43,280 30,162
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 87,050 43,505 43,545
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 32,666 38,685 27,768
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 79,785 40,525 39,255
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 35,835 43,917 28,583
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 60,800 28,055 32,740
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 1,548 628 2,842
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 66,545 35,010 31,535
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 35,591 42,574 29,577
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 91,025 45,355 45,670
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 87,220 43,585 43,635
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 52,602 63,351 41,866
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 87,240 43,590 43,650
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 42,557 49,966 35,158
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 79,735 40,540 39,195
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 53,116 64,592 41,248
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 60,885 28,115 32,775
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 5,791 5,065 6,414
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 66,475 35,110 31,365
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 51,553 61,452 40,471
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 91,025 45,355 45,670
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 31,965 18,205 13,765
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 63,077 70,351 55,345
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 78,577 89,892 63,610
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 92.3 94.9 88.6
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 74.8 78.1 69.9
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 7.7 5.1 11.4
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 419,065 205,495 213,570 91,060 45,365 45,700
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 4,020 1,860 2,165
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 87,040 43,500 43,540
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 95.6 95.9 95.3
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 15,230 6,825 8,400
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 12,920 5,465 7,455
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 10,205 4,365 5,840
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 8,435 3,870 4,565
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 7,375 3,530 3,845
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 6,325 3,100 3,220
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 5,075 2,725 2,350
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 4,270 2,355 1,910
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 3,465 1,985 1,480
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 3,475 1,950 1,525
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 10,265 7,320 2,950
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 6,355 4,345 2,010
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 3,910 2,975 945
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 91,060 45,360 45,700
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 4,010 1,855 2,155
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 87,050 43,505 43,545
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 95.6 95.9 95.3
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 15,615 6,950 8,665
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 13,425 5,675 7,750
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 11,730 5,090 6,635
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 10,015 4,680 5,340
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 8,830 4,320 4,510
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 6,805 3,635 3,170
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 5,415 3,080 2,330
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 4,785 2,725 2,065
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 10,435 7,350 3,080
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 2,985 1,925 1,055
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 1,950 1,335 615
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 5,505 4,095 1,410
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 419,065 205,495 213,570 91,060 45,360 45,700
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 24,515 10,355 14,165
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 66,545 35,005 31,540
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 73.1 77.2 69.0
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 9,475 4,625 4,850
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 5,875 2,705 3,165
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 8,620 4,070 4,550
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 6,165 2,830 3,330
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 5,575 2,595 2,980
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 5,245 2,505 2,745
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 4,630 2,365 2,260
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 3,765 2,045 1,725
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 3,240 1,815 1,425
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 13,955 9,450 4,505
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 2,800 1,635 1,155
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 2,955 1,675 1,280
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 8,205 6,135 2,065
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 42,200 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 83,817 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 72,848 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 10,235 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 41,190 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 36,659 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 31,965 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 101,706 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 87,361 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 42,185 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 108,762 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 88,015 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 10,240 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 55,466 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 45,206 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 31,945 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 125,847 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 101,738 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 42,200 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 1,245 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 570 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 890 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 1,130 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 1,385 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 1,330 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 1,395 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 1,400 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 1,490 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 1,365 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 2,810 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 2,615 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 2,505 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 2,435 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 2,325 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 17,310 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 4,650 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 3,570 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 4,475 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 4,610 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 42,200 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 1,300 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 580 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 915 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 1,185 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 1,540 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 1,480 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 1,610 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 1,705 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 1,685 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 1,750 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 3,305 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 3,180 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 3,090 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 2,840 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 2,430 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 13,610 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 4,825 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 3,250 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 5,535 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 29,395 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 106,195 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 90,421 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 10,470 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 92,497 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 79,563 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 14,340 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 134,715 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 112,708 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 3,830 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 59,925 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 54,470 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 29,345 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 131,084 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 105,380 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 10,470 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 115,523 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 93,053 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 14,390 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 159,419 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 127,003 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 3,840 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 72,548 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 61,536 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 18,395 9,655 8,740
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 26,539 26,126 26,812
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 25,194 24,864 25,489
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 18,535 9,600 8,930
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 39,992 41,340 38,542
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 33,616 34,316 32,884 33,470 34,254 32,627
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 108,505 54,285 54,220
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 44,560 22,075 22,480
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 12,475 6,455 6,020
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 7,860 3,740 4,115
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 7,565 3,590 3,975
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 7,885 3,875 4,015
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 8,775 4,415 4,365
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 63,950 32,210 31,740
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 9,885 4,925 4,955
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 10,815 5,475 5,345
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 12,040 6,085 5,955
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 14,550 7,305 7,245
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 16,660 8,420 8,240
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 43 511,540 253,325 258,215 108,510 54,285 54,220
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 21,445 11,045 10,400
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 6,165 3,190 2,975
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 72,785 36,650 36,140
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 14,270 6,595 7,685
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 14,565 7,135 7,430
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 2,895 1,530 1,365
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 950 515 435
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 10,480 5,160 5,325
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 1,195 445 745
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 13.4 13.1 13.7
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 13.5 13.9 13.1
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 15.4 16.1 14.6
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 14.4 14.1 14.7
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 8.4 6.7 9.7
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 11,140 5,830 5,315
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 1,700 915 785
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 520 290 225
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 9,095 4,770 4,330
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 345 150 200
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 10.3 10.7 9.8
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 7.9 8.3 7.5
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 8.4 9.1 7.6
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 12.5 13.0 12.0
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 2.4 2.3 2.6
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 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 108,515 54,310 54,200
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 106,815 53,585 53,225
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 106,795 53,585 53,215
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 10,000 4,460 5,535
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 35,290 17,555 17,735
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 30 10 25
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 30 0 25
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 20 10 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 10 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 10 35 30 0 25
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 45 10 30 25 10 20
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 35,260 17,550 17,710
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 2,895 1,545 1,350
Berber languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Kabyle 25 10 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,055 460 600 190 110 80
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 1,045 455 590 185 105 80
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 10 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 2,705 1,440 1,270
Amharic 505 240 265 130 55 70
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 2,415 1,290 1,125
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 30 20 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 220 135 80 110 50 55
Maltese 55 15 40 25 15 10
Tigrigna 220 135 85 65 30 35
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 20 15 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 535 265 280
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 25 10 20
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 515 255 255
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 615 215 400
Bikol 115 50 60 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 20 0 20
Fijian 540 320 225 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 15 0 10
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 35 10 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 125 55 75
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 10 10 0
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 460 155 310
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 10 0 10
Creole languages 735 385 355 90 55 25
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 70 45 15
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 35 25 10
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 755 450 310
Kannada 105 35 65 100 60 40
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 210 105 105
Tamil 1,315 705 610 430 270 160
Telugu 290 170 120 115 70 40
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 100 45 60
Indo-European languages 191,080 94,570 96,515 19,690 9,650 10,040
Albanian 445 205 240 110 60 50
Armenian 160 95 65 230 100 125
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 4,295 1,980 2,310
Baltic languages 35 20 20 40 20 20
Latvian 20 15 0 25 10 10
Lithuanian 15 0 15 20 10 0
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 4,255 1,965 2,295
Belarusan 0 10 0 15 0 15
Bosnian 270 135 135 135 70 70
Bulgarian 185 80 105 70 35 35
Croatian 870 445 425 465 220 250
Czech 540 255 290 205 95 105
Macedonian 25 10 10 60 35 20
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 1,155 520 635
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 1,070 500 575
Serbian 650 340 305 930 425 495
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 105 30 65
Slovak 390 185 205 210 105 105
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 40 20 20
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 285 120 165
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 60 35 25
Celtic languages 85 40 50 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 0 0 0
Welsh 25 10 25 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 4,160 1,925 2,235
Afrikaans 585 260 320 65 35 30
Danish 390 165 225 65 25 40
Dutch 1,815 840 980 450 190 260
Frisian 35 20 20 10 10 0
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 3,595 1,685 1,915
Icelandic 15 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 190 90 100 15 10 0
Swedish 300 135 170 55 40 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 20 0 10
Yiddish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 900 475 430 390 180 210
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 6,300 3,355 2,945
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 4,800 2,540 2,260
Bengali 980 485 495 550 295 255
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 540 295 245
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 1,860 1,000 860
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 70 35 35 0 0 0
Marathi 165 80 90 140 75 65
Nepali 465 225 240 20 10 10
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 1,270 665 605
Sindhi 380 195 185 100 55 50
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 180 85 95
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 1,605 835 770
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 1,505 815 685
Kurdish 315 175 140 85 30 55
Pashto 795 430 365 110 45 65
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 1,360 765 595
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 90 45 50
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 4,885 2,315 2,570
Catalan 0 10 0 10 10 10
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 640 335 310
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 735 390 340
Romanian 840 450 390 1,020 475 540
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 2,685 1,220 1,470
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 15 10 10
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 435 225 215
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 1,155 590 565
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 10 10 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 15 10 10
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 285 185 100
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 25 15 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 75 40 30 0 0 0
Ewe 45 30 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 10 0 0
Ganda 30 15 10 0 0 0
Igbo 90 45 35 65 55 10
Lingala 90 45 50 20 10 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 10 0 10
Shona 60 30 25 10 0 10
Swahili 620 350 270 85 45 40
Wolof 10 0 10 10 0 0
Yoruba 255 125 125 80 50 30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 30 25 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 0 0 0
Dinka 10 15 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 0 0 0
Sign languages 645 195 445 80 30 50
American Sign Language 315 75 240 50 20 35
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 25 0 20
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 8,955 4,470 4,490
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 8,955 4,470 4,490
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 1,390 705 685
Hakka 275 130 150 10 0 10
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 7,645 3,760 3,890
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 120 50 70
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 90 40 50
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 470 275 195
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 10 10 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 20 10 10
Burmese 475 255 220 0 0 0
Karenic languages 495 235 265 0 0 0
Tibetan 90 55 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 15 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 225 95 130
Lao 690 335 350 165 65 95
Thai 415 145 265 60 30 30
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 465 295 175
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 80 60 20
Turkish 395 220 175 410 265 145
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 10 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 325 145 175
Estonian 80 35 45 30 15 10
Finnish 295 125 175 30 10 25
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 265 125 140
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 60 45 15
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 108,515 54,310 54,200
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 96,965 48,525 48,445
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 20,240 10,395 9,840
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 76,725 38,125 38,600
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 11,550 5,790 5,760
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 511,540 253,265 258,275 108,515 54,310 54,205
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 76,235 38,255 37,985
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 27,275 13,390 13,890
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 6,570 3,120 3,445
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 2,885 1,400 1,490
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 5,710 2,875 2,840
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 8,165 4,120 4,045
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 4,055 2,100 1,960
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 4,110 2,025 2,085
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 3,945 1,875 2,075
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 5,005 2,675 2,330
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 27,280 13,390 13,890
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 2,970 1,445 1,520
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 5,595 3,130 2,470
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 5,030 2,350 2,680
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 11,615 5,490 6,125
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 2,065 975 1,090
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 27,275 13,385 13,890
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 3,385 1,625 1,755
Brazil 330 125 210 135 80 55
Colombia 650 290 360 180 75 105
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 225 130 95
Guyana 205 90 115 445 200 250
Haiti 85 30 55 0 0 0
Jamaica 615 335 280 255 150 105
Mexico 890 355 540 160 75 90
Peru 320 160 155 60 25 30
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 180 85 100
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 1,185 550 635
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 560 260 295
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 8,865 4,220 4,640
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 445 220 225
Croatia 500 255 250 295 150 145
France 245 100 145 100 60 35
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 1,130 515 620
Greece 420 220 200 130 55 75
Hungary 715 370 340 135 60 80
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 135 70 65
Italy 940 510 430 220 130 90
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 290 140 150
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 850 375 475
Portugal 810 400 410 200 105 95
Romania 700 360 340 805 395 415
Russian Federation 780 310 460 355 140 215
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 385 185 205
Ukraine 710 365 345 290 145 145
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 2,015 970 1,045
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 1,090 520 565
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 1,560 800 755
Algeria 85 60 30 35 15 20
Egypt 355 175 180 470 240 225
Ethiopia 455 220 240 80 35 45
Kenya 705 370 340 120 55 65
Morocco 180 90 95 25 10 10
Nigeria 585 310 275 105 55 50
Somalia 600 270 330 85 45 40
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 145 70 75
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 505 275 230
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 13,365 6,695 6,675
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 140 65 70
Bangladesh 615 310 305 275 145 135
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 3,975 1,945 2,030
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 385 220 165
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 2,140 1,125 1,015
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 785 420 370
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 375 185 190
Japan 755 240 520 75 25 55
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 830 440 395
Lebanon 510 250 260 135 75 65
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 990 525 465
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 435 150 285
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 335 170 165
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 400 200 200
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 320 155 170
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 385 190 200
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 1,375 665 705
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 105 45 60
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 36,335 17,435 18,900 3,945 1,875 2,075
Americas 1,430 740 690 355 150 200
Brazil 105 40 70 10 0 0
Colombia 80 45 35 35 0 30
Cuba 0 10 0 0 0 0
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 40 25 20
Mexico 245 125 125 0 10 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 175 75 100
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 85 40 40
Europe 1,295 665 630 450 190 260
France 15 10 10 30 20 10
Germany 65 40 30 45 15 25
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 20 15 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 0 0 0
Romania 65 25 35 25 0 20
Russian Federation 55 20 40 45 15 30
Ukraine 140 55 90 10 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 100 40 60
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 180 85 95
Africa 1,505 765 745 275 150 125
Algeria 15 15 0 10 10 10
Cameroon 15 0 10 10 0 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0
Egypt 55 45 20 100 45 50
Eritrea 80 35 50 0 0 0
Ethiopia 45 30 20 0 0 10
Morocco 45 25 25 0 0 0
Nigeria 215 100 115 35 20 20
Somalia 250 100 150 10 10 0
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 15 10 10
Tunisia 15 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 85 55 35
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 2,855 1,370 1,485
Afghanistan 265 130 135 0 0 0
Bangladesh 95 45 50 50 10 35
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 915 440 480
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 10 10 10
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 495 280 215
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 265 140 125
Iraq 1,090 530 560 110 70 45
Israel 15 10 10 0 0 0
Japan 80 10 75 10 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 130 40 80
Lebanon 75 35 40 15 10 10
Nepal 80 30 45 25 15 10
Pakistan 885 400 485 165 80 85
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 160 50 110
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 50 35 15
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 15 0 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 240 130 110
Taiwan 420 140 285 45 25 20
Turkey 20 10 10 25 15 15
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 25 10 20
Viet Nam 365 105 255 10 0 10
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 90 15 75
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 0 0 0
Australia 95 60 40 10 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 420 190 235 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 108,515 54,310 54,200
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 33,025 16,450 16,575
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 22,750 11,650 11,100
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 52,740 26,210 26,530
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 21,060 10,430 10,635
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 12,745 6,805 5,945
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 4,495 3,315 1,175
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 8,250 3,490 4,760
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 4,915 1,860 3,055
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 3,325 1,730 1,590
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 75 35 45
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 108,515 54,310 54,200
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 1,315 705 605
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 1,250 665 580
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 680 330 355
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 535 315 220
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 30 25 0
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 20 15 10
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 40 20 15
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 107,205 53,605 53,595
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 511,540 253,265 258,275 108,515 54,310 54,200
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 360 185 175
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 108,155 54,125 54,025
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 108,510 54,315 54,200
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 170 60 105
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 170 60 110
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 145 45 95
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 25 15 15
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 12,885 6,105 6,780 2,175 1,105 1,075
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 2,105 1,080 1,030
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 1,465 720 745
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 620 335 280
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 20 20 0
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 75 30 45
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 65 25 40
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 10
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 495,895 245,820 250,075 106,170 53,145 53,020
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 108,515 54,315 54,200
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 28,180 14,560 13,625
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 6,940 3,710 3,225
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 9,785 4,875 4,915
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 2,035 1,155 880
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 595 225 370
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 1,480 765 715
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 1,950 1,070 880
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 1,220 580 640
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 1,200 670 530
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 1,200 620 575
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 245 105 140
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 625 325 305
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 915 460 450
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 80,325 39,750 40,580
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 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 108,515 54,310 54,200
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 2,345 1,165 1,180
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 1,685 800 885
Inuit 165 60 105 30 25 0
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 705 370 335
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 24,070 11,935 12,130
Acadian 140 70 70 120 50 70
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 1,400 730 675
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 23,015 11,415 11,600
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 120 80 45
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 30 15 10
Ontarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Québécois 110 50 65 30 0 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 72,825 36,070 36,755
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 44,805 22,250 22,550
Channel Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cornish 35 20 20 0 0 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 24,940 12,315 12,630
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 18,955 9,125 9,835
Manx 80 40 35 30 0 20
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 19,765 9,655 10,105
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 1,975 875 1,095
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 3,490 1,680 1,815
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 9,335 4,565 4,765
Alsatian 30 10 25 70 25 45
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 15 10 0 10 10 10
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 9,260 4,540 4,720
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 30,875 15,170 15,700
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 1,195 575 625
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 425 235 190
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 5,475 2,755 2,720
Flemish 125 45 80 105 55 45
Frisian 70 15 55 10 10 0
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 25,385 12,505 12,880
Luxembourger 45 25 20 30 20 10
Swiss 1,485 815 665 1,590 785 805
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 2,680 1,400 1,280
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 575 310 265
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 495 240 255
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 145 80 65
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 735 375 365
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 650 325 335
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 225 130 90
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 14,205 6,870 7,335
Bulgarian 290 125 170 110 50 65
Byelorussian 160 85 75 125 50 70
Czech 1,670 785 890 595 295 300
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 140 65 70
Estonian 295 155 145 170 80 90
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 1,635 800 830
Latvian 250 140 110 95 55 40
Lithuanian 335 130 205 265 140 125
Moldovan 80 50 35 10 0 10
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 5,605 2,760 2,845
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 1,740 790 950
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 2,010 960 1,050
Slovak 915 410 505 510 245 265
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 3,245 1,595 1,650
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 20 10 10
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 10,065 5,135 4,930
Albanian 465 200 260 155 95 65
Bosnian 390 180 210 190 80 110
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 950 485 460
Cypriot 45 25 15 125 75 50
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 990 460 530
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 3,980 2,085 1,895
Kosovar 40 15 25 0 0 0
Macedonian 75 30 40 195 90 100
Maltese 160 80 70 205 95 110
Montenegrin 60 40 20 65 30 35
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 1,535 815 720
Serbian 970 510 465 1,030 485 545
Sicilian 35 20 10 25 25 0
Slovenian 440 220 225 195 100 95
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 1,135 585 555
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 290 130 160
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 10 0 0
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 535 300 240
Basque 60 40 15 10 0 10
Jewish 910 425 485 335 195 140
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 20 10 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 170 90 80
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 1,525 800 725
Antiguan 10 0 15 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 10 0 10 0 0
Barbadian 225 130 100 105 45 60
Bermudan 30 15 15 40 20 15
Carib 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cuban 210 85 120 130 50 75
Dominican 100 55 50 60 35 30
Grenadian 65 35 30 15 15 10
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 10 0 10
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 650 390 265
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 10 0 10
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 10 0 0
St. Lucian 40 10 30 40 25 15
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 280 150 130
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 15 0 10
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 225 105 120
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 50 20 30
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 2,360 1,150 1,210
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 65 35 30
Arawak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 110 40 70 35 0 35
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15 0 0 0
Brazilian 460 185 275 165 100 70
Chilean 510 275 240 55 25 35
Colombian 785 390 395 360 155 205
Costa Rican 75 25 45 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 85 35 45
Guatemalan 650 310 340 120 70 55
Guyanese 245 105 135 455 240 215
Hispanic 300 150 160 40 30 15
Honduran 445 255 185 20 10 10
Maya 175 75 100 35 15 20
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 310 125 180
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 115 60 50
Panamanian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Paraguayan 65 25 40 20 0 15
Peruvian 395 205 185 125 80 50
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 300 145 150
Uruguayan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Venezuelan 115 55 60 115 45 65
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 155 80 70
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 2,770 1,500 1,265
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 370 220 155
Akan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Angolan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 65 20 40 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0 15 0 10
Burkinabe 20 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 325 165 160 35 25 15
Edo 30 20 10 10 0 10
Ewe 30 15 20 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 485 275 210 85 25 55
Guinean 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ibo 65 30 35 30 15 15
Ivorian 20 10 10 10 0 0
Liberian 115 50 65 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 685 360 320 205 125 75
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 0 0 0
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 20 10 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 15 10 10
North African origins 1,370 715 655 1,110 605 500
Algerian 70 40 35 60 30 30
Berber 35 25 10 10 0 0
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 770 405 360
Libyan 50 35 10 160 100 65
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 75 40 30
Sudanese 290 135 150 35 25 10
Tunisian 35 20 15 15 15 10
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 760 385 375
Afrikaner 35 25 15 10 10 0
Amhara 45 25 25 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 0 0 0
Burundian 140 55 85 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 90 45 45
Ethiopian 555 265 295 120 45 75
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 15 10 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 210 120 90 35 15 15
Oromo 0 0 10 0 0 0
Rwandan 60 20 35 10 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 10 0 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 300 170 125
South African 960 455 505 130 50 75
Tanzanian 60 20 40 15 10 0
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 0 10 0
Zambian 10 0 10 10 0 0
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 15 0 10
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 35 25 15
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 565 305 255
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 50 20 25
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 535 290 245
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 25,165 12,885 12,275
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 4,370 2,365 2,005
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 300 175 120
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 445 275 165
Armenian 290 155 140 310 165 145
Assyrian 205 115 95 10 10 10
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 45 20 25
Georgian 55 10 40 30 15 15
Hazara 15 10 0 15 10 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 1,245 685 560
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 340 175 160
Israeli 105 60 45 30 20 15
Jordanian 170 100 70 70 30 40
Kazakh 15 15 0 0 10 0
Kurd 285 165 120 80 40 40
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 380 180 195
Palestinian 720 365 355 280 125 160
Pashtun 170 110 60 95 45 50
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 85 45 35
Syrian 935 440 495 400 210 190
Tajik 85 40 40 0 0 0
Tatar 90 50 40 0 0 0
Turk 670 405 265 400 255 150
Turkmen 15 10 10 20 0 15
Uighur 40 15 25 0 0 10
Uzbek 45 20 25 15 0 10
Yemeni 45 30 10 10 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 165 100 65
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 7,215 3,865 3,350
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 280 150 130
Bengali 220 95 120 120 70 50
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 5,120 2,730 2,395
Goan 25 15 10 10 0 10
Gujarati 120 55 70 70 30 35
Kashmiri 70 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 15 10 0
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 1,155 605 555
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 255 140 110
Sinhalese 305 170 135 125 65 60
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 345 190 155
Tamil 300 185 115 85 55 25
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 325 170 155
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 13,800 6,765 7,040
Burmese 610 335 275 40 15 25
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 40 10 25
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 10,455 5,220 5,235
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 695 275 425
Hmong 0 0 0 90 35 55
Indonesian 945 460 485 155 75 80
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 345 160 185
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 1,255 655 605
Laotian 1,055 540 515 220 100 120
Malaysian 655 350 310 50 30 25
Mongolian 100 60 40 35 20 20
Singaporean 100 45 50 25 20 0
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 220 90 125
Thai 520 215 310 85 30 55
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 0 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 760 375 380
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 95 45 45
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 155 80 70
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 150 80 70
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 205 100 100
Australian 995 495 500 100 40 60
New Zealander 420 200 215 70 45 25
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 35 15 15
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 0 0 0
Hawaiian 155 50 105 0 0 0
Maori 100 45 50 10 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 0 0 0
Samoan 80 45 30 25 15 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 140 60 80 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 169,965 ... ... 42,180 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 29,265 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 12,915 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 42,180 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 5,730 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 36,450 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 42,185 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 40 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 3,800 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 8,525 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 17,380 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 12,435 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 42,185 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 8,815 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 5,980 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 6,605 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 6,195 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 14,595 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.7 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 42,180 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 41,630 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 555 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 42,180 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 40,545 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 1,640 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 42,185 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 5,145 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 10,675 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 8,065 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 7,640 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 5,130 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 2,415 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 3,110 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 42,180 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 40,530 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 1,655 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 42,180 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 22,415 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 18,215 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 1,550 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 42,185 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 3,340 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 6,195 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 7,020 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 9,100 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 7,645 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 5,085 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 2,750 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 1,050 ... ...
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 ... ... 42,085 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 31,875 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 10,210 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 7,910 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 29,265 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 58.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 14.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 1,282 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,401 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 400,050 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 436,617 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 12,915 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 9.2 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 46.2 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 1,051 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 1,146 ... ...
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 91,020 45,355 45,670
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 11,080 5,480 5,600
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 24,450 12,405 12,045
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 55,495 27,470 28,025
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 4,125 2,920 1,200
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 1,790 1,025 765
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 2,330 1,895 435
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 15,290 6,750 8,535
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 1,695 735 960
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 34,390 17,060 17,330
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 20,980 9,820 11,155
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 1,740 770 970
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 830 500 335
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 8,010 3,975 4,030
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 2,835 1,990 850
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 280,900 136,390 144,510 57,050 28,295 28,760
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 3,455 1,840 1,620
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 10,605 5,340 5,265
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 42,990 21,110 21,875
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 2,700 1,960 735
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 1,130 680 450
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 1,575 1,280 290
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 11,740 5,250 6,490
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 1,120 485 635
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 27,435 13,415 14,010
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 16,095 7,485 8,610
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 1,375 575 800
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 670 355 310
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 6,980 3,430 3,550
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 2,315 1,570 745
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 91,025 45,355 45,670
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 35,530 17,885 17,645
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 2,960 670 2,290
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 2,960 670 2,295
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 1,865 715 1,140
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 275 225 50
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 1,580 490 1,090
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 4,315 1,505 2,805
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 430 75 350
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 1,245 330 915
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 825 230 600
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 45 15 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 365 195 165
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 405 220 180
54. History 1,505 785 720 740 390 345
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 265 45 220
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 7,615 2,650 4,970
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 110 20 85
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 800 305 495
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 985 55 930
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 765 310 460
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 190 30 165
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 1,635 425 1,210
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 3,130 1,505 1,625
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 9,950 4,320 5,630
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 10 10 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 755 130 625
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 9,180 4,180 5,005
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 3,385 1,800 1,585
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 1,265 530 735
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 605 305 305
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 40 10 30
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 1,415 940 480
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 60 20 35
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 4,735 3,205 1,535
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 2,790 2,015 775
25. Library science 300 30 270 185 30 155
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 1,570 1,005 560
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 195 150 45
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 11,145 9,485 1,655
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 440 240 200
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 5,160 4,020 1,145
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 2,005 1,800 205
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 1,310 1,280 30
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 1,260 1,210 50
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 960 930 25
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 955 535 420
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 365 190 175
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 590 350 245
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 6,345 1,525 4,820
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 1,040 465 575
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 5,040 895 4,145
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 265 170 95
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 2,115 1,035 1,080
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 1,205 360 840
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 10 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 20 10 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 610 415 195
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 275 240 35
Other 10 10 0 115 25 95
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 115 20 95
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 280,900 136,390 144,510 57,050 28,295 28,755
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 14,060 7,180 6,880
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 2,170 465 1,705
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 2,170 465 1,705
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 1,390 475 915
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 180 145 35
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 1,205 330 875
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 3,135 1,055 2,085
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 310 35 275
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 965 260 705
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 585 170 410
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 25 10 20
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 250 130 110
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 275 150 130
54. History 1,215 605 615 545 285 260
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 180 20 165
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 5,815 1,980 3,840
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 90 20 70
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 645 240 400
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 725 30 695
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 600 205 390
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 125 20 105
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 1,240 295 945
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 2,390 1,165 1,220
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 7,985 3,445 4,535
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 10 10 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 635 95 540
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 7,340 3,335 4,005
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 2,545 1,325 1,220
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 1,010 420 590
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 410 210 200
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 35 0 25
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 1,050 680 370
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 45 15 30
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 4,055 2,750 1,305
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 2,535 1,830 705
25. Library science 240 30 205 150 20 135
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 1,190 765 430
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 180 135 40
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 8,700 7,300 1,400
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 335 155 180
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 4,245 3,295 955
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 1,570 1,395 175
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 935 915 20
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 920 875 40
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 690 665 25
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 765 430 335
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 280 140 140
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 490 290 195
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 4,765 1,115 3,650
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 750 305 445
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 3,815 700 3,115
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 200 110 90
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 1,565 755 810
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 850 230 620
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 10 0 0
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 490 325 160
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 220 195 25
Other 15 10 0 95 25 75
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 100 25 75
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 91,025 45,350 45,670
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 35,530 17,885 17,645
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 55,495 27,470 28,025
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 43,835 21,730 22,100
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 41,070 20,310 20,765
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 2,760 1,420 1,335
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 11,660 5,735 5,925
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 1,860 1,025 845
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 270 90 180
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 1,160 595 570
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 1,060 605 465
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 1,830 850 980
France 155 85 65 95 50 45
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 5,375 2,530 2,845
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 280,900 136,390 144,505 57,050 28,295 28,760
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 14,060 7,180 6,885
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 42,990 21,110 21,875
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 34,015 16,900 17,115
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 31,910 15,790 16,120
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 2,110 1,110 995
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 8,970 4,210 4,760
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 1,420 745 680
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 250 85 165
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 890 440 450
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 645 335 305
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 1,440 665 780
France 105 50 55 70 35 30
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 4,255 1,905 2,350
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 419,065 205,525 213,535 91,025 45,350 45,670
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 60,220 31,895 28,325
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 56,140 29,795 26,340
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 4,085 2,095 1,985
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 30,805 13,465 17,340
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 66.2 70.3 62.0
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 61.7 65.7 57.7
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 6.8 6.6 7.0
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 419,065 205,530 213,540 91,020 45,355 45,670
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 27,505 11,740 15,765
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 63,525 33,615 29,910
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 32,780 18,775 14,010
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 30,740 14,840 15,895
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 42.3 42.7 41.8
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 60,220 31,895 28,325
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,280 625 645
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 58,945 31,260 27,680
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 52,450 27,330 25,120
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 6,495 3,930 2,560
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 60,220 31,895 28,330
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,275 625 650
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 58,940 31,260 27,685
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 6,920 4,395 2,525
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 9,130 2,825 6,305
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 7,635 5,930 1,705
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 3,070 720 2,355
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 8,905 3,480 5,430
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 1,960 835 1,125
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 12,465 5,620 6,850
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 5,415 5,085 330
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 645 510 135
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 2,805 1,880 925
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 60,220 31,890 28,330
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,275 625 650
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 58,940 31,265 27,685
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 280 160 120
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 65 60 10
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 255 215 40
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 2,820 2,405 410
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 6,305 4,510 1,800
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 2,070 1,510 560
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 5,950 3,015 2,940
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 1,405 1,110 295
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 2,450 1,505 945
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 5,115 2,095 3,015
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 1,040 525 505
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 6,285 4,090 2,200
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 90 60 35
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 2,035 1,265 775
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 8,480 3,535 4,945
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 5,160 1,025 4,135
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 1,050 500 545
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 4,050 1,695 2,360
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 2,090 995 1,095
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 1,950 990 965
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 56,140 29,800 26,340
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 4,335 2,140 2,190
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 385 275 110
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 4,345 3,120 1,220
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 47,075 24,265 22,815
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 193,865 93,450 100,415 47,080 24,265 22,810
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 23,070 11,355 11,715
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 18,790 9,645 9,150
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 5,095 3,195 1,895
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 120 65 50
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 238,945 127,725 111,215 51,425 27,385 24,035
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 39,640 21,710 17,930
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 3,295 1,310 1,985
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 3,780 1,835 1,945
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 3,160 1,500 1,660
Bicycle 915 680 235 1,045 780 265
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 505 255 250
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 238,940 127,725 111,220 51,425 27,385 24,035
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 18,385 9,000 9,385
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 22,005 11,655 10,350
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 6,535 3,910 2,625
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 1,925 1,100 825
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 2,565 1,715 845
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 51,420 27,385 24,035
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 1,905 1,275 630
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 6,730 4,475 2,255
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 12,395 6,570 5,830
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 15,000 7,155 7,850
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 7,765 3,810 3,960
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 7,625 4,110 3,515
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 65,825 34,840 30,990
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 65,310 34,640 30,670
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 64,640 34,270 30,370
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 64,410 34,210 30,195
French 370 110 260 225 55 175
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 670 370 300
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 7,550 675 370 300
Afro-Asiatic languages 100 70 25 15 10 10
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 90 70 20 20 10 10
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 85 65 20 20 10 10
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 525 190 340 10 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 10 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 10 10 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 0 0 0 0 10
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 0 0 0 0 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 80 80 10 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 4,780 145 80 65
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 25 10 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 25 15 15
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 15 0 10 0 10 0
Russian 30 10 25 0 0 10
Serbian 20 10 10 10 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 10 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 20 15 10
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 20 10 10
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 11,060 6,425 4,635 55 20 35
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 30 10 25
Bengali 10 10 0 10 0 10
Gujarati 25 0 20 0 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 10 0 10
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 15 10 10
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 0 0 10
Iranian languages 20 15 10 20 10 10
Kurdish 20 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 20 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 45 35 15
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 15 10 0
Romanian 15 10 0 10 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 25 15 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Japanese 40 20 15 10 0 15
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 80 40 35
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 0
American Sign Language 25 0 25 0 10 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,775 1,995 1,780 380 215 165
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 380 215 165
Cantonese 745 385 355 45 25 20
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 305 170 130
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 40 20 20
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Burmese 10 0 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 10 0 10 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0 10 10 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 0 10 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 11,435 6,195 5,240 515 200 315
English and French 445 195 250 135 25 105
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 380 170 205
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 50 10 40 10 10 0
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 292,675 153,680 138,995 65,825 34,840 30,985
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 63,330 33,615 29,715
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 440 180 265
French 1,315 570 740 760 335 425
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 1,225 685 545
Aboriginal 10 10 10 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 1,220 685 540
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 100 30 65 15 10 10
French and non-official language 130 60 65 50 20 30
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 180 505,835 250,410 255,430 107,570 53,825 53,750
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 89,430 44,385 45,045
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 18,140 9,435 8,705
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 9,345 5,010 4,335
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 8,800 4,430 4,365
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 6,445 3,235 3,205
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 5,810 2,945 2,870
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 635 295 335
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 2,350 1,195 1,160
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 482,610 238,500 244,110 103,445 51,690 51,760
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 61,120 29,995 31,130
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 42,320 21,695 20,630
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 19,430 10,000 9,430
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 22,890 11,695 11,195
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 15,140 7,745 7,400
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 13,565 6,925 6,640
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 1,575 815 760
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 7,750 3,950 3,805

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

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

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