Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and North Vancouver, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
North Vancouver, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 517,887 ... ... 52,898 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 48,196 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... 9.8 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 26,426 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 4,465.1 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 11.85 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 52,900 25,130 27,765
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 7,085 3,575 3,505
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 2,470 1,260 1,210
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 2,405 1,210 1,195
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 2,210 1,105 1,100
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 37,295 17,945 19,355
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 2,465 1,325 1,135
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 3,000 1,500 1,505
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 3,960 1,925 2,035
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 4,270 2,115 2,160
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 3,985 1,885 2,100
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 3,960 1,910 2,050
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 4,090 1,895 2,195
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 4,115 1,915 2,200
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 4,075 1,885 2,185
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 3,375 1,585 1,790
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 8,520 3,615 4,905
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 2,830 1,275 1,560
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 1,975 870 1,105
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 1,440 615 820
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 1,140 470 670
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 1,135 385 750
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 715 270 445
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 335 95 240
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 75 20 55
100 years and over 130 45 85 15 0 15
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 17.9 18.7 17.1 13.4 14.2 12.6
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 70.5 71.4 69.7
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 16.1 14.4 17.7
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 2.1 1.5 2.7
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 42.1 40.8 43.2
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 42.2 40.7 43.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 2,955 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 5,690 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 15,970 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 890 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 1,955 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 2,895 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 10,205 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 20 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 30 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 9,395 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 8,060 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 3,585 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 2,590 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 1,010 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 52,185 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.1 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 45,820 21,560 24,260
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 24,310 12,075 12,235
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 19,660 9,740 9,920
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 4,650 2,340 2,310
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 21,510 9,485 12,025
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 13,650 7,125 6,525
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 1,460 570 890
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 4,165 1,430 2,735
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 2,235 360 1,870
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 14,355 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 7,830 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 3,405 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 2,540 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 595 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 14,355 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 11,785 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 9,460 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 2,325 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 2,575 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 2,115 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 460 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 11,785 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 6,065 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 5,725 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 2,725 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 2,430 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 570 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 2,570 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 1,760 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 675 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 130 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 13,110 5,780 7,335
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 13,785 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 5,805 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 7,985 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 280 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 10,585 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 9,395 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 1,185 ... ...
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 52,520 24,975 27,540
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 46,635 22,390 24,250
French only 245 130 115 20 10 10
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 5,005 2,235 2,770
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 855 345 510
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 52,520 24,975 27,540
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 50,455 24,055 26,400
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 800 395 400
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 430 190 245
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 835 335 500
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 1,010 490 520
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.9 2.0 1.9
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 52,520 24,975 27,545
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 51,115 24,330 26,780
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 34,460 16,920 17,545
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 33,705 16,540 17,165
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 755 375 375
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 16,655 7,420 9,235
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 10 10 5
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 5 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 5 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 5 0 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 5 5 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 5 5 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 16,640 7,405 9,230
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 235 140 100
Berber languages 5 0 5 0 5 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 0 5 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 755 365 395 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 230 135 95
Amharic 305 150 160 10 5 5
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 175 100 75
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 5 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 30 25 25 20 5
Maltese 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 155 80 75 20 5 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,010 3,260 3,750 65 20 45
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 5 0 5
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 60 20 40
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 2,260 875 1,385
Bikol 65 30 35 10 5 5
Cebuano 860 350 505 120 60 60
Fijian 210 105 105 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 30 10 20
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 225 90 135
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 40 15 25
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 10 5 10
Pangasinan 85 35 50 10 0 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 1,785 675 1,105
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 5 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 30 15 15
Creole languages 260 130 125 10 10 10
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 5 0 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 10 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 120 65 60
Kannada 55 30 30 0 0 0
Malayalam 695 350 345 15 10 10
Tamil 790 405 385 45 20 25
Telugu 170 95 80 60 35 30
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 35 20 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 157,060 77,565 79,500 10,225 4,730 5,490
Albanian 315 160 155 25 15 10
Armenian 95 50 45 75 30 45
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 1,860 805 1,060
Baltic languages 50 20 30 15 5 5
Latvian 25 15 10 10 5 5
Lithuanian 25 5 15 0 0 0
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 1,845 800 1,045
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 150 75 75 50 25 20
Bulgarian 110 55 55 115 60 55
Croatian 670 335 335 90 45 50
Czech 450 210 240 210 90 125
Macedonian 10 5 5 5 0 5
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 410 185 230
Russian 1,795 830 965 485 190 290
Serbian 470 250 220 125 65 60
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 30 15 20
Slovak 290 135 155 230 100 130
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 15 0 15
Ukrainian 800 345 455 75 25 50
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 5 0 5
Celtic languages 40 20 25 10 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 0 0 0
Welsh 20 5 10 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 0 0
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 1,115 485 630
Afrikaans 220 100 120 55 30 20
Danish 415 215 200 85 40 45
Dutch 1,545 720 825 180 80 100
Frisian 30 10 20 0 0 0
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 710 295 415
Icelandic 30 10 15 0 0 0
Norwegian 150 70 80 25 15 15
Swedish 135 60 75 60 25 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 5 0 5
Yiddish 15 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 600 310 285 105 50 55
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 5,125 2,490 2,635
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 780 365 420
Bengali 685 350 335 25 10 10
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 165 65 100
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 105 55 45
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 65 30 40 10 5 5
Marathi 80 35 40 15 5 5
Nepali 410 215 200 5 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 345 170 180
Sindhi 210 105 100 60 20 45
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 15 5 10
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 40 20 15
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 4,335 2,120 2,215
Kurdish 170 95 70 70 35 35
Pashto 525 280 245 15 5 5
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 4,260 2,080 2,180
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 5 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 1,900 850 1,055
Catalan 10 10 5 0 0 0
Italian 1,335 715 620 400 185 210
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 265 110 150
Romanian 715 365 350 240 115 125
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 1,000 435 565
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 525 185 340
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Georgian 5 5 0 15 10 5
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 1,070 465 605
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 20 15 10 5 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 40 20 20
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 5 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 5 0 0
Ewe 30 20 15 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ganda 15 10 5 5 0 0
Igbo 65 35 30 0 0 0
Lingala 20 10 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 0 0 0
Shona 45 15 25 5 0 0
Swahili 215 110 105 15 5 10
Wolof 0 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 0 5 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 0 0 0
Dinka 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 0 0 0
Sign languages 185 100 85 15 5 10
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 5 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 1,590 690 905
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 1,590 685 900
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 675 305 375
Hakka 215 100 115 10 5 5
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 775 325 445
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 60 25 35
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 20 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 50 15 30
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 5 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 0 0 0
Burmese 335 185 150 5 0 5
Karenic languages 335 160 175 0 0 0
Tibetan 60 25 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 780 340 435 35 5 30
Lao 525 270 255 0 0 0
Thai 250 65 190 30 5 30
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 170 90 80
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 30 20 10
Turkish 260 145 115 135 65 65
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 5 0 5
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 260 115 145
Estonian 60 30 30 10 5 5
Finnish 240 105 135 55 30 30
Hungarian 870 410 455 190 80 110
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 5 5 5
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 1,405 645 760
English and French 775 380 395 150 75 75
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 1,175 530 645
French and non-official language 270 135 135 45 25 25
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 35 15 20
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 52,515 24,975 27,540
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 49,090 23,430 25,665
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 40,260 19,375 20,885
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 39,980 19,250 20,725
French 1,125 585 540 280 120 160
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 8,835 4,055 4,775
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 5 5 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 154,145 74,980 79,170 8,835 4,055 4,775
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 100 55 50
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 455 200 255 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 0 0 0
Somali 445 190 255 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 100 50 45
Amharic 135 60 75 0 0 0
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 70 35 40
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 5 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 10 10 5
Maltese 0 0 0 0 5 0
Tigrigna 75 35 35 10 5 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 30 10 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 0 0 0
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 30 10 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 1,040 445 595
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 5
Cebuano 305 130 170 30 15 15
Fijian 60 40 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 5 0 0
Ilocano 345 155 185 70 35 35
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 5 5 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 5 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 905 380 525
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 10 5 0
Creole languages 150 70 80 5 0 0
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 105 50 60 0 0 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 65 30 30
Kannada 25 10 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 365 180 180 5 5 5
Tamil 410 200 210 25 10 15
Telugu 80 45 40 30 15 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 100,595 49,680 50,920 5,325 2,490 2,835
Albanian 200 90 100 5 0 5
Armenian 35 15 20 45 15 30
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 790 370 425
Baltic languages 5 5 0 5 0 5
Latvian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Lithuanian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 790 365 420
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 15 15 5
Bulgarian 50 30 20 55 30 25
Croatian 190 90 100 25 10 15
Czech 135 65 65 70 30 40
Macedonian 5 5 5 5 0 0
Polish 1,030 505 525 160 75 90
Russian 1,035 505 530 270 120 150
Serbian 205 110 95 60 25 35
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 10 5 5
Slovak 85 40 40 100 50 50
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Ukrainian 250 110 140 15 5 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 665 300 365 120 45 70
Afrikaans 100 45 60 15 5 10
Danish 25 10 10 10 5 10
Dutch 105 45 65 5 5 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 80 30 50
Icelandic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 0 0 0
Swedish 10 5 5 10 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 0 0 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 190 100 90 35 10 20
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 3,470 1,640 1,830
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 325 150 170
Bengali 410 210 200 15 5 10
Gujarati 735 340 395 55 25 35
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 35 20 10
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 5 0 0
Nepali 245 120 120 5 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 170 85 90
Sindhi 80 40 45 25 5 20
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 10 0 5
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 10 5 5
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 3,150 1,495 1,655
Kurdish 110 60 45 45 25 25
Pashto 315 160 155 5 5 5
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 3,095 1,465 1,630
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 860 400 455
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 90 40 50
Portuguese 510 240 270 150 75 80
Romanian 310 155 155 110 55 55
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 505 235 270
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 295 130 170
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 5
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 850 375 470
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 5 0 5
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 15 10 5 0 0 0
Ewe 5 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lingala 10 5 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 20 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Shona 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swahili 85 35 55 0 5 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 230 120 105 10 5 5
American Sign Language 85 40 45 5 0 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 5 5 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 960 445 510
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 955 450 510
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 370 180 185
Hakka 60 25 35 0 0 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 515 230 285
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 20 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 25 10 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 0 0 0
Burmese 285 155 130 0 0 0
Karenic languages 310 155 160 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 200 5 0 0
Lao 270 135 135 0 0 0
Thai 105 40 65 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 55 30 30
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 5 5 5
Turkish 125 65 55 50 25 25
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 85 40 50
Estonian 20 5 10 0 0 0
Finnish 45 20 25 20 10 5
Hungarian 240 115 130 70 30 45
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 0 0 0
Multiple responses 53,920 26,565 27,355 3,425 1,545 1,880
English and French 525 245 285 105 55 50
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 3,240 1,460 1,780
French and non-official language 120 45 70 25 10 10
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 55 20 35
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 52,520 24,975 27,545
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 42,950 20,655 22,295
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 3,970 1,885 2,095
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 595 260 340
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 4,825 2,110 2,710
Aboriginal 95 40 55 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 4,800 2,095 2,705
English and French 200 100 100 30 15 20
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 80 30 50
French and non-official language 375 180 195 55 25 35
English, French and non-official language 10 10 10 5 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 419,060 205,495 213,570 45,110 21,260 23,850
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 43,665 20,525 23,140
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 36,973 42,233 33,367
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 43,730 20,590 23,140
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 32,971 36,680 30,354
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 40,375 19,160 21,215
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 35,926 42,098 31,443
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 29,110 11,890 17,215
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 2,489 1,243 3,283
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 34,630 16,805 17,825
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 35,757 41,348 31,649
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 45,115 21,260 23,845
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 43,595 20,510 23,090
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 49,887 57,677 42,967
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 43,660 20,575 23,090
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 40,914 45,835 36,529
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 40,320 19,125 21,200
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 49,408 58,122 41,546
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 29,065 11,790 17,280
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 6,279 6,043 6,440
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 34,630 16,735 17,895
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 48,497 57,642 39,950
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 45,110 21,260 23,845
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 15,360 8,260 7,100
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 57,571 62,836 52,240
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 71,021 79,574 61,067
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 91.5 94.0 88.6
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 76.8 80.3 72.6
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 8.5 6.0 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 45,110 21,265 23,850
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 1,445 735 710
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 43,665 20,525 23,140
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 96.8 96.5 97.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 6,110 2,695 3,420
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 6,775 2,755 4,020
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 5,420 2,285 3,140
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 4,990 2,110 2,880
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 4,335 1,890 2,440
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 3,545 1,630 1,915
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 2,925 1,430 1,495
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 2,200 1,180 1,020
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 1,675 880 795
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 1,300 745 555
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 4,385 2,930 1,455
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 2,885 1,830 1,055
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 1,500 1,100 395
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 45,110 21,260 23,850
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 1,380 670 710
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 43,730 20,590 23,140
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 96.9 96.8 97.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 6,365 2,860 3,505
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 7,120 2,960 4,160
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 6,575 2,775 3,800
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 5,830 2,505 3,325
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 4,990 2,225 2,770
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 3,755 1,875 1,880
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 2,660 1,385 1,275
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 1,985 1,100 885
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 4,455 2,900 1,550
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 1,320 785 535
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 885 525 355
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 2,250 1,595 655
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 45,110 21,260 23,850
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 10,480 4,460 6,025
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 34,630 16,805 17,825
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 76.8 79.0 74.7
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 4,870 2,180 2,690
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 2,290 965 1,335
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 4,260 1,800 2,460
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 3,775 1,680 2,095
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 3,565 1,590 1,975
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 3,230 1,425 1,810
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 2,705 1,285 1,420
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 2,205 1,100 1,105
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 1,780 950 835
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 5,935 3,835 2,105
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 1,370 725 650
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 1,060 625 435
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 3,505 2,480 1,025
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 67,119 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 58,415 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 9,400 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 41,687 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 36,580 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 15,245 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 90,265 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 78,176 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 88,248 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 72,487 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 9,390 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 52,383 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 43,132 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 15,260 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 110,316 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 90,550 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 610 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 380 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 725 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 1,115 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 1,055 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 1,005 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 1,040 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 1,100 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 1,020 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 1,095 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 1,875 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 1,815 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 1,580 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 1,435 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 1,220 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 7,585 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 2,375 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 1,660 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 1,830 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 1,715 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 645 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 390 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 740 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 1,145 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 1,245 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 1,245 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 1,295 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 1,285 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 1,340 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 1,175 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 2,185 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 2,005 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 1,690 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 1,390 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 1,225 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 5,645 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 2,240 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 1,330 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 2,075 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 14,385 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 90,985 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 78,763 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 5,740 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 90,086 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 77,560 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 5,740 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 114,240 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 97,328 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 3.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 2,475 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 57,088 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 51,383 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 14,350 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 110,577 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 90,507 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 5,745 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 107,045 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 87,847 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 5,790 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 132,107 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 107,002 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 2,445 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 70,538 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 59,353 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 12,050 5,395 6,650
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 38,106 40,064 36,777
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 33,651 35,200 32,747
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 12,105 5,420 6,685
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 48,591 51,318 46,380
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 40,294 41,895 38,997
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 52,185 24,835 27,350
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 24,695 11,255 13,440
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 6,295 2,965 3,330
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 5,015 2,210 2,805
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 4,450 1,990 2,455
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 4,460 2,005 2,455
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 4,470 2,085 2,390
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 27,490 13,580 13,910
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 4,590 2,185 2,400
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 4,780 2,290 2,485
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 5,465 2,705 2,760
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 5,895 2,940 2,950
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 6,770 3,455 3,315
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 52,185 24,835 27,350
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 8,490 4,345 4,140
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 2,945 1,500 1,440
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 35,575 16,985 18,595
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 8,120 3,510 4,615
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 8,585 3,950 4,640
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 1,585 805 775
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 450 225 220
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 5,485 2,540 2,940
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 1,515 600 915
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 16.5 15.9 17.0
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 18.7 18.5 18.7
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 15.3 15.0 15.3
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 15.4 15.0 15.8
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 18.7 17.1 19.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 7,240 3,375 3,865
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 1,300 665 630
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 330 165 165
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 4,925 2,315 2,610
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 1,020 400 620
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 13.9 13.6 14.1
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 15.3 15.3 15.2
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 11.2 11.0 11.5
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 13.8 13.6 14.0
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 12.6 11.4 13.4
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 52,185 24,835 27,350
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 51,325 24,485 26,835
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 51,290 24,475 26,810
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 5,065 2,290 2,770
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 20,800 9,490 11,315
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 30 25 0
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 10 0 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 10 10 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 10 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 10 35 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 45 10 30 0 0 0
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 10 10 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 15 15 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 10 15 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 10 0 0
Haisla 10 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 0 0 10 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 20,775 9,465 11,310
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 430 270 160
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 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 1,045 455 590 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 430 275 160
Amharic 505 240 265 15 0 10
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 280 175 110
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 220 135 80 110 70 40
Maltese 55 15 40 10 10 0
Tigrigna 220 135 85 30 20 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 15 10 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 10 0 0
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 15 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 2,955 1,155 1,800
Bikol 115 50 60 15 0 15
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 90 40 50
Fijian 540 320 225 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 0 0 10
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 290 115 175
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 90 45 45
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 10 15 0
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 2,725 1,045 1,680
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 20 10 10
Creole languages 735 385 355 40 25 15
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 20 10 15
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 20 15 10
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 160 75 80
Kannada 105 35 65 15 10 10
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 20 10 15
Tamil 1,315 705 610 75 35 40
Telugu 290 170 120 80 45 35
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 191,080 94,570 96,515 13,310 6,325 6,980
Albanian 445 205 240 15 10 10
Armenian 160 95 65 145 60 85
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 2,290 1,075 1,215
Baltic languages 35 20 20 15 0 15
Latvian 20 15 0 10 0 10
Lithuanian 15 0 15 10 0 10
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 2,275 1,075 1,200
Belarusan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 270 135 135 75 40 30
Bulgarian 185 80 105 170 85 85
Croatian 870 445 425 165 65 95
Czech 540 255 290 310 135 175
Macedonian 25 10 10 0 0 0
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 500 245 250
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 695 335 360
Serbian 650 340 305 200 110 90
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 45 20 25
Slovak 390 185 205 285 115 170
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 35 10 25
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 175 75 100
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 0 0 0
Celtic languages 85 40 50 35 25 10
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 15 10 0
Welsh 25 10 25 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 15 10 0
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 1,765 820 950
Afrikaans 585 260 320 150 85 65
Danish 390 165 225 75 50 30
Dutch 1,815 840 980 210 100 110
Frisian 35 20 20 10 0 0
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 1,190 535 660
Icelandic 15 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 190 90 100 65 40 25
Swedish 300 135 170 130 50 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 10 10 10
Yiddish 25 15 10 10 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 10 0 0
Greek 900 475 430 210 95 120
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 5,880 2,870 3,005
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 1,175 575 605
Bengali 980 485 495 25 10 10
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 315 140 175
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 500 260 235
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 10 0
Konkani 70 35 35 25 15 10
Marathi 165 80 90 65 30 35
Nepali 465 225 240 35 15 20
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 355 180 175
Sindhi 380 195 185 95 35 65
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 45 25 20
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 95 40 55
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 4,730 2,310 2,420
Kurdish 315 175 140 95 40 60
Pashto 795 430 365 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 4,695 2,300 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 10 10 0
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 3,510 1,620 1,890
Catalan 0 10 0 0 0 10
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 805 390 415
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 360 175 185
Romanian 840 450 390 290 135 155
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 2,280 1,020 1,260
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 10 0
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 770 290 480
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 25 15 10
Georgian 10 10 10 25 15 10
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 1,135 505 635
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 10 0 10
Mongolian 55 30 20 10 0 10
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 105 60 50
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 75 40 30 0 0 0
Ewe 45 30 10 10 0 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 10 0 0
Ganda 30 15 10 0 0 0
Igbo 90 45 35 10 10 0
Lingala 90 45 50 10 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 0 0 0
Shona 60 30 25 0 0 0
Swahili 620 350 270 80 40 40
Wolof 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 255 125 125 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 60 25 35
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 70 35 30
American Sign Language 315 75 240 35 20 20
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 35 20 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 1,740 730 1,010
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 1,740 735 1,005
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 770 320 450
Hakka 275 130 150 25 10 15
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 1,100 460 640
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 140 55 85
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 60 20 35
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 40 10 30
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 0 0 0
Burmese 475 255 220 0 0 0
Karenic languages 495 235 265 0 0 0
Tibetan 90 55 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 45 20 30
Lao 690 335 350 10 0 10
Thai 415 145 265 40 15 20
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 400 215 190
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 55 40 20
Turkish 395 220 175 350 180 170
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 20 10 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 340 165 180
Estonian 80 35 45 15 10 10
Finnish 295 125 175 90 50 40
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 235 100 135
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 10 10 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 52,185 24,835 27,350
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 45,315 21,610 23,700
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 7,565 3,885 3,680
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 37,750 17,725 20,025
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 6,875 3,225 3,650
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 52,185 24,835 27,350
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 30,955 15,130 15,825
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 19,930 9,130 10,795
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 4,525 2,025 2,495
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 2,130 995 1,140
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 3,855 1,655 2,200
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 5,685 2,680 3,000
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 2,375 1,000 1,380
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 3,300 1,685 1,620
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 3,740 1,780 1,955
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 1,300 575 725
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 19,930 9,130 10,800
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 1,570 845 725
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 3,085 1,570 1,515
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 3,435 1,535 1,900
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 9,605 4,120 5,485
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 2,240 1,070 1,170
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 19,930 9,135 10,795
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 2,030 990 1,040
Brazil 330 125 210 130 60 70
Colombia 650 290 360 130 50 80
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 30 15 20
Guyana 205 90 115 30 10 20
Haiti 85 30 55 25 10 15
Jamaica 615 335 280 50 30 15
Mexico 890 355 540 320 140 180
Peru 320 160 155 90 40 50
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 50 25 30
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 840 435 395
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 335 175 155
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 5,885 2,695 3,190
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 125 60 65
Croatia 500 255 250 80 30 50
France 245 100 145 130 95 35
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 450 165 285
Greece 420 220 200 105 65 40
Hungary 715 370 340 140 45 90
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 135 60 70
Italy 940 510 430 275 140 135
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 170 85 85
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 405 175 230
Portugal 810 400 410 50 25 25
Romania 700 360 340 195 90 105
Russian Federation 780 310 460 215 75 135
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 120 60 65
Ukraine 710 365 345 160 70 90
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 2,125 980 1,145
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 1,015 490 525
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 950 485 455
Algeria 85 60 30 20 10 10
Egypt 355 175 180 15 10 10
Ethiopia 455 220 240 30 20 0
Kenya 705 370 340 150 65 85
Morocco 180 90 95 30 15 10
Nigeria 585 310 275 10 10 0
Somalia 600 270 330 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 340 180 155
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 365 175 185
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 10,730 4,770 5,970
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 25 15 15
Bangladesh 615 310 305 15 0 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 695 285 410
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 315 140 180
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 655 330 325
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 4,210 2,075 2,130
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 25 15 10
Japan 755 240 520 370 105 265
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 700 310 395
Lebanon 510 250 260 65 45 20
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 70 25 40
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 2,665 1,025 1,640
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 50 25 25
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 10 0 10
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 225 95 135
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 10 10 10
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 620 270 350
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 335 190 140
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 3,745 1,785 1,955
Americas 1,430 740 690 400 205 200
Brazil 105 40 70 55 35 20
Colombia 80 45 35 20 0 15
Cuba 0 10 0 0 0 0
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 0 0 0
Mexico 245 125 125 120 60 60
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 155 80 75
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 20 15 10
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 30 10 20
Europe 1,295 665 630 595 300 290
France 15 10 10 20 15 0
Germany 65 40 30 45 20 25
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 35 15 20
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 30 20 10
Romania 65 25 35 35 15 15
Russian Federation 55 20 40 10 0 10
Ukraine 140 55 90 20 0 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 205 115 90
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 205 85 120
Africa 1,505 765 745 135 80 60
Algeria 15 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0
Egypt 55 45 20 0 0 0
Eritrea 80 35 50 10 0 0
Ethiopia 45 30 20 10 10 0
Morocco 45 25 25 0 0 0
Nigeria 215 100 115 10 10 0
Somalia 250 100 150 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 65 40 20
Tunisia 15 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 50 25 25
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 2,560 1,165 1,395
Afghanistan 265 130 135 0 0 10
Bangladesh 95 45 50 15 0 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 175 80 95
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 15 10 10
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 165 105 65
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 1,165 540 625
Iraq 1,090 530 560 0 0 0
Israel 15 10 10 0 0 0
Japan 80 10 75 50 15 35
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 65 35 35
Lebanon 75 35 40 0 0 0
Nepal 80 30 45 0 0 0
Pakistan 885 400 485 0 10 0
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 765 330 435
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 10 0 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 0 0 0
Taiwan 420 140 285 25 10 20
Turkey 20 10 10 15 10 10
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 10 0 10
Viet Nam 365 105 255 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 70 25 45
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 45 30 15
Australia 95 60 40 45 30 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 420 190 235 10 0 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 52,185 24,835 27,350
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 21,740 9,970 11,770
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 12,410 6,015 6,395
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 18,040 8,850 9,185
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 15,590 7,185 8,410
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 10,605 4,975 5,630
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 4,660 2,480 2,175
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 5,950 2,500 3,450
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 3,240 1,350 1,885
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 1,615 805 815
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 125 50 75
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 52,185 24,835 27,350
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 1,150 575 585
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 1,075 515 560
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 650 305 345
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 415 205 210
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 10 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 30 25 10
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 50 30 20
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 51,030 24,265 26,770
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 52,185 24,835 27,350
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 555 285 265
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 51,635 24,550 27,085
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 52,185 24,835 27,350
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 285 135 150
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 270 125 145
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 235 115 115
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 40 10 25
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 20 10 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 10 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 10 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 12,885 6,105 6,780 1,365 630 740
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 1,310 590 725
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 830 345 485
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 475 240 240
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 10 10 0
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 55 35 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 55 40 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 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 50,535 24,075 26,460
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 52,185 24,835 27,350
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 16,340 7,405 8,935
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 1,840 925 915
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 2,290 1,005 1,290
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 485 255 240
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 3,450 1,390 2,060
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 840 395 445
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 215 125 85
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 265 105 160
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 4,360 2,145 2,220
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 1,155 510 645
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 815 300 515
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 140 65 75
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 490 195 285
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 35,845 17,430 18,410
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 52,185 24,835 27,350
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 1,650 765 890
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 1,130 505 620
Inuit 165 60 105 10 10 0
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 580 290 285
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 9,295 4,415 4,885
Acadian 140 70 70 80 40 35
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 1,000 480 525
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 8,625 4,100 4,525
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 0 10 0
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 10 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Québécois 110 50 65 10 0 0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 10 10 0
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 34,040 16,395 17,635
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 22,755 10,915 11,840
Channel Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cornish 35 20 20 0 0 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 14,520 7,060 7,460
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 8,300 3,710 4,600
Manx 80 40 35 25 10 15
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 10,085 4,705 5,380
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 1,530 720 810
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 1,785 835 955
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 3,965 1,860 2,105
Alsatian 30 10 25 15 0 10
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 15 10 0 0 0 0
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 3,955 1,855 2,095
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 8,020 3,810 4,205
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 565 270 295
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 185 75 110
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 1,835 865 970
Flemish 125 45 80 55 20 35
Frisian 70 15 55 0 0 0
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 5,675 2,735 2,945
Luxembourger 45 25 20 10 0 0
Swiss 1,485 815 665 380 165 215
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 15 10 10
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 3,260 1,495 1,765
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 610 330 280
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 405 190 215
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 180 70 105
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 1,085 460 625
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 1,150 510 635
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 165 90 75
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 6,875 3,165 3,710
Bulgarian 290 125 170 215 110 105
Byelorussian 160 85 75 50 30 20
Czech 1,670 785 890 440 210 225
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 40 25 15
Estonian 295 155 145 75 55 20
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 785 330 455
Latvian 250 140 110 65 35 35
Lithuanian 335 130 205 105 50 55
Moldovan 80 50 35 15 15 0
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 2,050 895 1,150
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 480 210 265
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 1,400 620 775
Slovak 915 410 505 400 180 225
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 1,795 910 880
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 70 0 65
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 5,310 2,595 2,715
Albanian 465 200 260 10 10 0
Bosnian 390 180 210 100 50 55
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 310 125 180
Cypriot 45 25 15 15 15 10
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 495 240 260
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 2,685 1,375 1,305
Kosovar 40 15 25 0 0 0
Macedonian 75 30 40 20 15 10
Maltese 160 80 70 30 15 15
Montenegrin 60 40 20 35 10 25
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 415 180 240
Serbian 970 510 465 280 155 130
Sicilian 35 20 10 10 0 0
Slovenian 440 220 225 80 30 45
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 1,200 525 675
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 85 45 40
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 0 0 10
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 340 155 190
Basque 60 40 15 20 0 10
Jewish 910 425 485 165 60 110
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 0 10 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 1,085 555 530 140 80 60
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 355 200 155
Antiguan 10 0 15 0 10 0
Bahamian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Barbadian 225 130 100 35 25 10
Bermudan 30 15 15 0 0 0
Carib 10 10 0 20 15 10
Cuban 210 85 120 30 15 15
Dominican 100 55 50 0 10 0
Grenadian 65 35 30 10 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 30 10 15
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 125 70 55
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 20 10 10
St. Lucian 40 10 30 10 10 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 90 45 45
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 20 15 10
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 40 30 10
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 1,395 665 735
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 40 20 20
Arawak 10 0 0 10 0 10
Argentinian 110 40 70 110 40 60
Belizean 10 0 10 10 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15 0 0 0
Brazilian 460 185 275 105 50 45
Chilean 510 275 240 75 35 35
Colombian 785 390 395 185 85 105
Costa Rican 75 25 45 15 10 10
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 15 0 10
Guatemalan 650 310 340 30 25 10
Guyanese 245 105 135 50 20 25
Hispanic 300 150 160 15 10 10
Honduran 445 255 185 10 0 0
Maya 175 75 100 20 15 10
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 510 235 275
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 10 10 0
Panamanian 15 10 10 10 0 0
Paraguayan 65 25 40 0 0 0
Peruvian 395 205 185 125 70 55
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 85 20 70
Uruguayan 25 15 10 10 10 0
Venezuelan 115 55 60 95 60 35
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 15 0 15
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 1,025 520 505
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 75 40 35
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 0 0 0
Burkinabe 20 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 325 165 160 0 10 0
Edo 30 20 10 0 0 0
Ewe 30 15 20 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 485 275 210 25 10 10
Guinean 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ibo 65 30 35 0 10 0
Ivorian 20 10 10 0 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 35 20 15
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 10 0 0
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 15 10 15
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 10 10 0
North African origins 1,370 715 655 170 70 100
Algerian 70 40 35 55 25 25
Berber 35 25 10 0 0 0
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 55 30 25
Libyan 50 35 10 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 65 20 50
Sudanese 290 135 150 0 0 0
Tunisian 35 20 15 0 10 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 540 290 250
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 45 15 30
Burundian 140 55 85 10 10 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 10 0 0
Ethiopian 555 265 295 45 35 10
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 70 25 40
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mauritian 210 120 90 10 10 10
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 10 0 0
South African 960 455 505 295 165 130
Tanzanian 60 20 40 10 0 10
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 10 10 0
Zambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 30 15 15
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 10
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 40 15 25
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 305 140 160
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 80 35 45
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 225 110 115
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 16,155 7,315 8,840
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 5,830 2,865 2,965
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 30 15 15
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 65 50 20
Armenian 290 155 140 195 75 120
Assyrian 205 115 95 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 75 40 35
Georgian 55 10 40 75 35 40
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 4,890 2,375 2,515
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 45 25 15
Israeli 105 60 45 45 35 10
Jordanian 170 100 70 0 0 0
Kazakh 15 15 0 30 25 0
Kurd 285 165 120 75 30 40
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 10 0 0
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 170 100 75
Palestinian 720 365 355 55 25 25
Pashtun 170 110 60 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 0 0 0
Syrian 935 440 495 15 0 10
Tajik 85 40 40 0 0 0
Tatar 90 50 40 20 15 10
Turk 670 405 265 180 90 90
Turkmen 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uighur 40 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 0 0 0
Yemeni 45 30 10 10 10 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 70 30 35
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 2,045 965 1,075
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 20 0 15
Bengali 220 95 120 0 0 0
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 1,715 835 885
Goan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 120 55 70 0 0 0
Kashmiri 70 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 20 10 10
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 75 25 50
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 70 45 20
Sinhalese 305 170 135 10 0 10
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 100 45 55
Tamil 300 185 115 10 10 10
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 75 30 40
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 8,485 3,545 4,940
Burmese 610 335 275 10 10 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 10 0 0
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 2,640 1,155 1,490
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 3,550 1,465 2,095
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 100 55 50
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 890 325 570
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 1,195 545 655
Laotian 1,055 540 515 25 10 20
Malaysian 655 350 310 90 45 50
Mongolian 100 60 40 15 0 15
Singaporean 100 45 50 0 0 0
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 195 90 100
Thai 520 215 310 60 20 40
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 0 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 70 30 45
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 15 0 10
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 40 0 30
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 40 10 35
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 525 290 235
Australian 995 495 500 360 195 170
New Zealander 420 200 215 110 60 55
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 60 40 20
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 30 20 10
Hawaiian 155 50 105 10 0 0
Maori 100 45 50 25 10 10
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 0 0 0
Samoan 80 45 30 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 140 60 80 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 13,030 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 11,615 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 10,445 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 14,205 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 475 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 8,510 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 8,345 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 4,235 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 3,080 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 14,665 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 3,345 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 2,040 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 1,500 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 3,085 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 4.6 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 23,795 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 855 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 22,585 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 2,055 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 4,120 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 8,585 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 3,425 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 3,040 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 1,315 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 1,915 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 2,250 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 23,195 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 1,455 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 15,625 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 8,420 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 600 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 24,645 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 585 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 3,775 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 4,420 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 5,195 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 4,930 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 3,245 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 1,795 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 695 ... ...
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 ... ... 24,600 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 15,785 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 8,815 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 7,245 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 13,025 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 61.3 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 26.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 1,381 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,635 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 749,628 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 870,263 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 11,615 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 10.5 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 45.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 1,223 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 1,339 ... ...
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 45,110 21,265 23,845
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 3,810 1,945 1,865
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 11,175 5,430 5,745
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 30,125 13,890 16,235
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 3,310 2,200 1,110
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 1,540 855 690
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 1,770 1,350 420
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 8,390 3,450 4,940
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 2,195 895 1,300
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 16,225 7,345 8,890
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 10,715 4,665 6,040
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 1,205 515 690
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 340 160 180
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 3,460 1,690 1,765
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 510 305 210
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 31,650 15,075 16,570
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 1,145 645 505
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 6,300 3,400 2,895
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 24,205 11,030 13,175
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 2,285 1,560 725
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 1,050 585 465
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 1,235 975 265
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 6,515 2,760 3,755
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 1,695 695 1,000
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 13,710 6,020 7,690
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 9,075 3,865 5,215
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 975 410 565
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 300 130 165
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 2,960 1,390 1,565
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 395 220 175
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 45,110 21,265 23,850
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 14,990 7,375 7,615
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 1,680 335 1,345
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 1,685 335 1,345
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 2,025 890 1,130
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 305 210 95
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 1,720 685 1,035
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 1,960 730 1,225
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 300 65 230
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 655 200 455
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 515 230 285
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 10 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 110 60 45
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 75 35 40
54. History 1,505 785 720 200 115 85
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 90 10 80
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 3,960 1,490 2,465
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 70 20 50
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 565 240 325
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 515 55 465
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 715 320 395
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 55 10 45
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 650 140 505
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 1,390 720 675
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 6,710 2,870 3,845
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 10 0 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 245 40 205
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 6,460 2,825 3,640
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 1,315 615 705
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 555 210 345
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 290 135 160
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 10 0 10
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 425 250 175
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 40 20 15
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 1,295 805 490
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 1,035 705 330
25. Library science 300 30 270 80 0 75
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 170 90 80
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 10 10 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 5,030 4,260 770
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 340 185 155
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 2,060 1,655 400
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 750 620 130
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 895 865 35
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 690 665 30
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 290 270 25
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 450 285 165
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 285 170 115
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 170 120 50
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 4,055 760 3,295
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 395 210 185
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 3,615 520 3,095
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 40 30 15
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 1,645 840 805
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 1,105 390 720
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 185 140 45
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 340 310 35
Other 10 10 0 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 0 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 280,900 136,390 144,510 31,650 15,080 16,575
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 7,445 4,045 3,400
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 1,285 250 1,040
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 1,285 250 1,040
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 1,585 655 925
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 190 140 50
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 1,395 510 880
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 1,525 540 985
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 260 55 205
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 495 140 355
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 390 175 215
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 10 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 90 45 45
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 40 15 30
54. History 1,215 605 615 170 100 70
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 80 10 65
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 3,350 1,245 2,110
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 65 15 50
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 520 220 305
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 435 50 380
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 600 245 355
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 35 10 30
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 515 105 410
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 1,175 595 580
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 5,455 2,360 3,090
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 10 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 190 35 160
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 5,260 2,325 2,935
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 1,055 465 585
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 480 185 290
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 190 70 120
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 355 195 165
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 20 15 10
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 1,125 710 415
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 940 640 295
25. Library science 240 30 205 50 0 45
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 135 55 75
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 10 0 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 3,935 3,285 650
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 270 140 135
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 1,675 1,310 365
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 575 480 95
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 680 655 30
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 525 510 15
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 210 195 15
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 385 235 155
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 245 140 100
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 140 90 50
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 3,270 655 2,610
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 335 185 150
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 2,900 450 2,445
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 35 20 10
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 1,235 635 610
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 795 265 525
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 165 115 45
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 275 250 30
Other 15 10 0 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 419,060 205,525 213,535 45,110 21,260 23,850
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 14,985 7,375 7,615
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 30,125 13,885 16,240
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 19,985 9,300 10,690
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 15,425 7,105 8,320
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 4,565 2,195 2,370
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 10,140 4,590 5,550
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 1,095 670 425
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 1,515 475 1,040
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 330 170 155
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 1,270 620 650
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 260 110 150
France 155 85 65 170 70 90
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 5,505 2,470 3,030
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 31,645 15,075 16,570
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 7,445 4,045 3,400
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 24,205 11,030 13,170
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 16,005 7,385 8,615
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 12,455 5,680 6,780
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 3,550 1,710 1,840
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 8,200 3,640 4,555
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 845 520 325
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 1,375 445 930
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 290 160 130
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 860 420 440
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 220 90 135
France 105 50 55 150 60 85
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 4,470 1,950 2,520
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 45,115 21,265 23,850
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 31,735 15,755 15,985
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 30,160 15,005 15,150
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 1,580 750 830
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 13,375 5,505 7,865
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 70.3 74.1 67.0
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 66.9 70.6 63.5
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 5.0 4.8 5.2
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 45,110 21,260 23,850
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 12,040 4,800 7,235
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 33,075 16,460 16,610
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 15,855 8,610 7,240
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 17,215 7,850 9,370
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 42.6 43.0 42.2
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 31,735 15,755 15,985
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 405 155 255
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 31,330 15,600 15,725
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 26,835 12,850 13,985
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 4,490 2,750 1,745
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 31,735 15,755 15,980
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 405 155 255
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 31,330 15,605 15,725
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 3,965 2,370 1,595
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 5,380 1,710 3,675
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 2,705 2,115 595
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 2,090 325 1,760
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 3,735 1,160 2,580
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 1,795 960 840
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 7,880 3,520 4,360
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 2,990 2,805 185
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 365 310 60
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 415 335 80
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 31,735 15,755 15,980
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 405 155 255
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 31,330 15,600 15,725
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 85 55 30
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 135 100 30
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 135 80 60
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 2,125 1,870 250
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 1,275 875 400
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 970 630 340
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 3,770 1,840 1,930
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 1,120 900 220
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 1,335 830 505
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 1,640 730 900
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 895 520 375
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 3,910 2,075 1,830
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 120 55 65
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 1,470 890 580
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 2,245 810 1,440
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 3,560 600 2,965
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 965 485 480
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 2,650 1,110 1,545
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 1,635 485 1,145
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 1,280 655 630
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 30,155 15,005 15,150
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 2,520 1,265 1,260
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 220 170 55
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 3,595 2,530 1,060
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 23,820 11,045 12,780
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 23,820 11,045 12,780
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 6,675 2,665 4,015
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 16,840 8,205 8,630
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 200 105 95
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 110 70 40
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 27,410 13,570 13,840
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 15,790 8,635 7,155
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 1,060 420 640
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 6,345 2,595 3,750
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 3,090 1,165 1,925
Bicycle 915 680 235 670 490 175
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 460 270 200
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 27,410 13,570 13,840
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 6,935 3,065 3,870
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 8,885 4,370 4,520
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 6,815 3,700 3,115
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 2,785 1,410 1,375
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 1,985 1,025 965
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 27,410 13,570 13,840
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 1,205 725 480
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 3,920 2,360 1,565
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 7,965 4,020 3,945
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 6,800 3,025 3,775
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 4,105 1,775 2,325
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 3,415 1,665 1,750
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 34,055 16,900 17,160
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 33,385 16,585 16,800
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 32,865 16,315 16,555
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 32,795 16,300 16,495
French 370 110 260 70 20 60
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 520 270 250
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 7,550 520 270 250
Afro-Asiatic languages 100 70 25 0 0 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 90 70 20 0 0 0
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 85 65 20 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 525 190 340 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 35 15 15
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 0 0 0 10 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 80 80 30 15 15
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 4,780 250 130 120
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 25 15 15
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 10 10
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 10 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 15 0 10 10 0 10
Russian 30 10 25 10 10 0
Serbian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15 0 20 0 0 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 10 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 10 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 11,060 6,425 4,635 170 95 70
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 0 0 0
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 0 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,775 6,270 4,500 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 0 0 0
Iranian languages 20 15 10 170 95 70
Kurdish 20 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 170 95 70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 55 25 30
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 15 15 0
Romanian 15 10 0 10 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 35 10 25
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 20 15 70 20 45
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 70 50 20
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 35 10 25 0 0 0
American Sign Language 25 0 25 10 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,775 1,995 1,780 85 45 40
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 85 45 40
Cantonese 745 385 355 40 15 20
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 45 25 20
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 65 40 30 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 105 60 40 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Burmese 10 0 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 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 5,240 675 310 360
English and French 445 195 250 130 50 70
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 530 260 275
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 50 10 40 10 0 15
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 292,675 153,680 138,995 34,055 16,895 17,160
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 31,875 15,895 15,980
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 310 140 170
French 1,315 570 740 410 175 235
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 1,425 675 755
Aboriginal 10 10 10 10 10 0
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 1,420 660 755
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 100 30 65 10 0 0
French and non-official language 130 60 65 35 15 20
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 51,755 24,620 27,135
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 43,440 20,595 22,850
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 8,315 4,030 4,285
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 4,770 2,330 2,435
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 3,540 1,695 1,845
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 2,630 1,295 1,335
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 2,000 995 1,005
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 635 305 335
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 910 400 510
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 49,830 23,610 26,225
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 25,020 11,715 13,310
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 24,810 11,900 12,910
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 13,770 6,540 7,230
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 11,040 5,360 5,680
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 6,860 3,375 3,485
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 5,325 2,640 2,690
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 1,535 735 800
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 4,175 1,980 2,195

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and North Vancouver, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia (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 27, 2024).

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