Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Saanich, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Saanich, DM
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 ... ... 114,148 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 109,752 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 49,422 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 46,652 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 1,099.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 103.78 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 114,145 55,335 58,815
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 15,510 7,990 7,520
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 4,765 2,450 2,315
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 5,185 2,695 2,495
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 5,560 2,845 2,710
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 74,925 36,650 38,270
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 6,740 3,430 3,310
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 9,145 4,780 4,370
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 6,780 3,525 3,260
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 6,485 3,230 3,250
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 6,380 3,085 3,300
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 6,665 3,125 3,535
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 7,580 3,650 3,935
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 8,395 4,020 4,375
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 8,525 3,920 4,600
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 8,230 3,880 4,345
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 23,715 10,690 13,025
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 7,435 3,495 3,940
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 5,315 2,505 2,815
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 3,900 1,775 2,125
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 3,245 1,440 1,805
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 3,815 1,475 2,340
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 2,220 900 1,320
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 1,240 480 760
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 325 90 235
100 years and over 130 45 85 30 5 25
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 13.6 14.4 12.8
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 65.6 66.2 65.1
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 20.8 19.3 22.1
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.7 4.0
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 43.5 42.3 44.7
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 44.5 42.6 46.1
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 46,650 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 22,145 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 550 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 23,950 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 1,185 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 3,505 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 10,350 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 8,845 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 65 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 10 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 46,650 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 12,645 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 17,285 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 7,310 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 6,100 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 3,310 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 111,835 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 98,640 47,345 51,295
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 56,310 28,045 28,265
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 47,670 23,735 23,935
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 8,640 4,310 4,330
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 42,330 19,300 23,025
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 27,825 15,010 12,820
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 2,195 855 1,340
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 6,665 2,270 4,390
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 5,645 1,165 4,480
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 32,040 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 17,705 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 6,845 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 5,800 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 1,690 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 32,040 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 27,350 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 23,030 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 4,320 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 4,690 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 3,685 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 1,000 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 27,355 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 14,635 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 12,720 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 5,540 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 5,550 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 1,630 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 4,690 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 3,075 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 1,305 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 310 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 23,790 10,790 12,995
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 46,650 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 30,010 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 13,630 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 16,380 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 1,000 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 15,645 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 12,650 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 2,995 ... ...
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 15 513,405 254,160 259,245 112,875 54,635 58,245
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 101,080 49,440 51,635
French only 245 130 115 35 15 15
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 9,895 4,415 5,475
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 1,865 755 1,105
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 16 513,400 254,160 259,245 112,880 54,635 58,245
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 109,340 53,080 56,265
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 1,325 640 690
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 380 185 195
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 1,825 735 1,095
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 1,515 730 785
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3
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 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 112,880 54,635 58,240
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 110,895 53,700 57,190
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 88,585 43,525 45,060
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 87,265 42,895 44,370
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 1,315 630 690
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 22,315 10,180 12,135
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 30 15 10
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 10 5 5
Blackfoot 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 10 5 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 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 5 0 5
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 5 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 5
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 5 10 5 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 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 5 5 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 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 10 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 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 5 5
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 5 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 10 5 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 5 0 0 5 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 22,285 10,165 12,120
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 745 395 350
Berber languages 5 0 5 10 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 40 20 15
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 10 5 5
Somali 755 365 395 35 15 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 700 370 330
Amharic 305 150 160 35 20 15
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 570 305 265
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 30 25 50 20 25
Maltese 10 5 5 15 5 5
Tigrigna 155 80 75 30 15 15
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 3,750 510 220 290
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 50 20 30
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 460 205 255
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 1,465 555 910
Bikol 65 30 35 5 0 5
Cebuano 860 350 505 85 25 60
Fijian 210 105 105 0 0 5
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 10 5 5
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 75 30 45
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 35 15 20
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 5 0 0
Pangasinan 85 35 50 5 0 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 1,225 470 755
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 5 5 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 15 10 10
Creole languages 260 130 125 15 10 5
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 10 5 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 10 0 5
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 170 95 75
Kannada 55 30 30 5 5 0
Malayalam 695 350 345 40 25 15
Tamil 790 405 385 75 35 40
Telugu 170 95 80 50 30 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 35 20 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 157,060 77,565 79,500 9,850 4,660 5,195
Albanian 315 160 155 40 25 20
Armenian 95 50 45 15 5 10
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 1,445 670 775
Baltic languages 50 20 30 30 25 10
Latvian 25 15 10 10 10 0
Lithuanian 25 5 15 20 15 5
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 1,415 650 765
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 150 75 75 5 0 5
Bulgarian 110 55 55 50 25 25
Croatian 670 335 335 230 115 115
Czech 450 210 240 95 50 45
Macedonian 10 5 5 5 5 0
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 315 145 175
Russian 1,795 830 965 320 125 190
Serbian 470 250 220 95 50 55
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 40 20 25
Slovak 290 135 155 40 20 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 35 15 20
Ukrainian 800 345 455 180 85 100
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 10 5 5
Celtic languages 40 20 25 25 10 15
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 5 5 0
Welsh 20 5 10 15 5 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 2,265 995 1,270
Afrikaans 220 100 120 55 30 30
Danish 415 215 200 105 40 70
Dutch 1,545 720 825 600 280 315
Frisian 30 10 20 10 0 0
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 1,355 585 770
Icelandic 30 10 15 5 5 5
Norwegian 150 70 80 60 30 30
Swedish 135 60 75 50 15 30
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 10 5 10
Yiddish 15 5 5 15 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 600 310 285 105 60 45
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 3,705 1,850 1,855
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 3,305 1,630 1,670
Bengali 685 350 335 100 45 50
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 65 30 30
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 295 160 140
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 65 30 40 5 0 5
Marathi 80 35 40 25 10 15
Nepali 410 215 200 40 25 15
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 5 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 2,615 1,270 1,350
Sindhi 210 105 100 20 5 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 30 15 15
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 115 65 50
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 395 210 185
Kurdish 170 95 70 5 5 0
Pashto 525 280 245 20 10 10
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 370 200 170
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 5 5 5
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 2,250 1,040 1,210
Catalan 10 10 5 5 0 5
Italian 1,335 715 620 450 210 240
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 685 315 370
Romanian 715 365 350 130 55 70
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 985 460 525
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 5 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 635 190 445
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Georgian 5 5 0 0 5 5
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 785 340 450
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 5 0 0
Mongolian 20 15 10 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 110 60 50
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 5 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 0 0 0
Ewe 30 20 15 5 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ganda 15 10 5 0 5 0
Igbo 65 35 30 5 0 5
Lingala 20 10 10 5 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 10 5 10
Shona 45 15 25 5 0 0
Swahili 215 110 105 30 15 15
Wolof 0 5 5 5 5 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 10 5 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 30 15 15
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 10 10 0
Dinka 5 5 0 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 5 5 0
Sign languages 185 100 85 30 20 10
American Sign Language 70 35 35 10 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 20 15 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 7,500 3,390 4,110
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 7,460 3,365 4,090
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 3,290 1,515 1,770
Hakka 215 100 115 35 5 25
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 3,605 1,605 2,000
Min Dong 25 15 10 5 0 5
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 140 60 80
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 85 35 50
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 300 135 165
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 5 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 40 25 15
Burmese 335 185 150 20 15 10
Karenic languages 335 160 175 5 0 0
Tibetan 60 25 35 15 10 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 780 340 435 90 25 60
Lao 525 270 255 5 0 5
Thai 250 65 190 80 25 55
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 55 30 25
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 5 0 0
Turkish 260 145 115 45 30 20
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 5 0 0
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 315 165 155
Estonian 60 30 30 10 5 5
Finnish 240 105 135 80 30 50
Hungarian 870 410 455 225 125 95
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 10 5 5
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 1,980 935 1,050
English and French 775 380 395 295 140 155
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 1,600 745 850
French and non-official language 270 135 135 50 25 30
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 35 20 15
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 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 112,880 54,635 58,240
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 108,680 52,710 55,960
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 98,070 47,780 50,285
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 97,675 47,610 50,065
French 1,125 585 540 390 170 220
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 10,610 4,930 5,685
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 5 0 0
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 5 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 0 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 0 5
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 10,605 4,930 5,680
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 370 175 190
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 10 5 5
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 5 5 0
Somali 445 190 255 10 5 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 355 170 185
Amharic 135 60 75 0 5 5
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 325 155 165
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 20 10 10
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 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 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,560 2,130 2,430 285 135 150
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 30 10 15
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 260 125 135
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 565 245 315
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 20 10 10
Fijian 60 40 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 0 5 0
Ilocano 345 155 185 20 5 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 515 225 290
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 0 0 0
Creole languages 150 70 80 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 105 50 60 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 55 30 30
Kannada 25 10 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 365 180 180 15 10 5
Tamil 410 200 210 25 10 10
Telugu 80 45 40 15 5 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 100,595 49,680 50,920 3,555 1,700 1,860
Albanian 200 90 100 20 10 15
Armenian 35 15 20 5 0 5
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 430 200 230
Baltic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 430 200 230
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 0 0 0
Bulgarian 50 30 20 25 15 15
Croatian 190 90 100 85 40 40
Czech 135 65 65 20 10 10
Macedonian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 1,030 505 525 80 35 40
Russian 1,035 505 530 125 55 70
Serbian 205 110 95 35 20 20
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 20 5 5
Slovak 85 40 40 10 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 5 5 10
Ukrainian 250 110 140 30 15 15
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 665 300 365 255 135 125
Afrikaans 100 45 60 10 5 5
Danish 25 10 10 5 5 0
Dutch 105 45 65 50 25 30
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 170 90 80
Icelandic 10 5 5 5 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 5 0 0
Swedish 10 5 5 5 0 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 190 100 90 25 15 15
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 2,010 965 1,045
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 1,805 860 945
Bengali 410 210 200 55 25 30
Gujarati 735 340 395 20 10 5
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 120 60 60
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 10 5 5
Nepali 245 120 120 15 10 5
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 1,505 700 805
Sindhi 80 40 45 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 15 5 5
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 70 45 30
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 205 105 100
Kurdish 110 60 45 0 0 0
Pashto 315 160 155 5 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 205 105 95
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 5 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 805 380 430
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 80 30 50
Portuguese 510 240 270 260 115 145
Romanian 310 155 155 55 25 30
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 415 205 205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 240 100 140
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 550 240 310
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 25 15 15
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 5 5 0
Shona 10 5 5 0 0 5
Swahili 85 35 55 10 5 5
Wolof 0 0 0 5 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 5 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 230 120 105 45 25 15
American Sign Language 85 40 45 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 40 25 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 4,810 2,205 2,600
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 4,795 2,200 2,595
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 1,915 895 1,020
Hakka 60 25 35 5 0 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 2,600 1,190 1,410
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 50 20 35
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 40 15 25
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 190 80 105
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 10 5 5
Burmese 285 155 130 5 5 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 20 10 10
Lao 270 135 135 0 0 0
Thai 105 40 65 20 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 10 5 5
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkish 125 65 55 5 5 5
Uyghur 30 15 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 300 135 165 60 30 30
Estonian 20 5 10 5 5 0
Finnish 45 20 25 10 5 5
Hungarian 240 115 130 50 25 20
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 0 0 5
Multiple responses 53,920 26,565 27,355 4,200 1,920 2,275
English and French 525 245 285 160 80 75
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 3,960 1,805 2,155
French and non-official language 120 45 70 15 5 10
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 65 35 40
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 112,875 54,635 58,240
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 99,575 48,460 51,115
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 4,765 2,250 2,510
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 1,175 530 650
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 7,130 3,295 3,835
Aboriginal 95 40 55 25 10 10
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 7,105 3,280 3,820
English and French 200 100 100 25 10 10
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 95 40 55
French and non-official language 375 180 195 115 50 65
English, French and non-official language 10 10 10 0 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 96,360 46,325 50,030
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 93,110 44,700 48,410
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 37,300 42,685 33,227
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 93,215 44,785 48,430
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 33,186 37,280 30,139
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 86,805 41,905 44,900
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 34,397 40,424 29,463
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 65,315 28,125 37,190
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 4,652 3,648 5,024
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 69,795 34,780 35,015
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 31,552 35,654 28,183
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 96,355 46,325 50,035
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 92,920 44,555 48,370
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 47,721 54,714 41,280
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 93,055 44,670 48,385
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 39,827 44,501 35,512
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 86,710 41,770 44,945
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 45,743 53,545 38,491
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 65,275 28,280 36,990
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 7,168 7,112 7,211
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 69,795 34,645 35,150
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 41,906 48,066 35,834
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 96,360 46,325 50,035
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 124,605 72,975 51,630 29,045 15,800 13,245
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 55,152 60,343 50,743
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 63,979 70,119 56,652
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 89.5 91.9 86.6
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 65.7 68.3 62.5
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 10.5 8.1 13.4
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 96,360 46,325 50,035
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 3,245 1,625 1,620
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 93,110 44,695 48,410
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 96.6 96.5 96.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 12,700 5,765 6,940
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 14,235 5,840 8,395
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 11,875 4,940 6,940
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 10,545 4,580 5,965
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 9,930 4,405 5,525
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 8,265 3,910 4,355
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 6,260 3,375 2,880
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 5,135 2,850 2,285
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 3,900 2,260 1,635
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 2,820 1,695 1,125
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 7,445 5,075 2,370
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 5,095 3,410 1,690
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 2,345 1,665 680
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 96,355 46,325 50,035
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 3,140 1,535 1,605
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 93,215 44,790 48,430
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 96.7 96.7 96.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 13,415 6,095 7,325
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 14,960 6,275 8,690
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 14,180 6,065 8,115
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 12,550 5,470 7,085
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 11,315 5,205 6,110
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 8,355 4,400 3,955
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 6,250 3,520 2,735
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 4,295 2,500 1,800
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 7,890 5,265 2,625
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 2,565 1,615 955
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 1,565 1,045 520
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 3,765 2,610 1,155
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 96,355 46,325 50,035
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 26,560 11,545 15,015
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 69,795 34,780 35,015
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 72.4 75.1 70.0
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 11,935 5,685 6,250
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 5,580 2,480 3,095
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 9,080 4,080 5,000
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 7,155 3,340 3,810
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 6,665 3,025 3,635
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 6,585 2,810 3,775
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 5,345 2,545 2,800
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 4,115 2,275 1,840
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 3,640 2,060 1,575
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 9,705 6,470 3,235
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 2,890 1,720 1,175
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 1,975 1,240 730
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 4,835 3,505 1,330
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 46,650 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 77,282 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 67,320 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 12,650 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 38,765 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 34,387 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 34,005 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 96,812 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 83,821 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 46,650 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 95,051 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 79,439 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 12,645 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 48,100 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 40,768 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 34,010 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 112,507 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 93,816 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 46,655 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 1,015 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 560 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 1,105 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 1,440 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 1,680 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 1,545 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 1,605 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 1,735 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 1,750 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 1,740 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 3,585 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 3,205 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 3,165 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 2,900 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 2,605 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 17,025 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 5,450 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 3,950 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 4,405 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 3,220 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 46,650 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 1,065 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 570 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 1,150 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 1,515 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 1,930 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 1,855 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 1,985 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 2,070 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 2,070 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 2,220 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 4,065 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 3,820 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 3,460 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 3,140 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 2,795 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 12,950 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 5,310 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 3,360 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 4,280 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 31,665 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 97,794 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 84,399 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 13,535 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 90,121 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 78,077 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 12,775 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 122,029 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 104,699 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 4,425 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 57,817 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 51,988 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 31,595 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 114,025 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 94,669 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 13,545 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 108,423 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 89,259 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 12,785 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 137,024 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 113,397 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 4,365 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 67,316 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 58,613 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 21,355 9,795 11,560
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 30,006 28,846 30,984
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 27,446 26,323 28,335
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 21,400 10,060 11,340
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 38,851 37,658 39,909
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 33,616 34,316 32,884 33,395 32,103 34,542
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 111,830 54,290 57,540
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 48,825 22,985 25,835
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 12,130 5,905 6,225
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 8,535 3,860 4,675
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 8,705 4,090 4,620
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 9,155 4,295 4,865
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 10,290 4,840 5,450
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 63,015 31,305 31,705
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 11,150 5,430 5,715
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 12,035 5,925 6,110
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 13,285 6,655 6,625
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 14,035 7,020 7,015
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 12,510 6,265 6,240
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 511,540 253,325 258,215 111,830 54,290 57,540
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 19,210 9,850 9,365
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 5,730 2,930 2,795
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 70,535 34,320 36,215
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 22,085 10,125 11,960
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 13,760 6,395 7,365
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 2,910 1,515 1,400
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 830 430 400
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 8,960 4,195 4,770
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 1,890 690 1,205
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 12.3 11.8 12.8
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 15.1 15.4 14.9
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 14.5 14.7 14.3
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 12.7 12.2 13.2
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 8.6 6.8 10.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 10,575 5,210 5,365
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 1,835 935 910
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 470 245 220
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 8,175 4,055 4,120
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 560 220 345
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 9.5 9.6 9.3
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 9.6 9.5 9.7
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 8.2 8.4 7.9
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 11.6 11.8 11.4
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 2.5 2.2 2.9
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 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 111,835 54,290 57,540
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 109,985 53,540 56,440
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 109,960 53,530 56,430
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 9,815 4,245 5,565
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 28,620 13,280 15,340
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 65 20 45
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 30 10 30
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 20 0 15
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 20 10 10 0 0 10
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 10 0 10
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 10 0 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 10
Ojibway 45 10 30 0 0 10
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 10 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 15 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 10 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 10 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 20 20 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 20 0 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 45 10 30 15 0 15
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 0 10 0 0 0
Okanagan 35 15 20 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 15 0 15
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 10 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 20 10 10
Haisla 10 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 0 10 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 10 10 10
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 28,565 13,270 15,300
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 935 520 415
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 65 30 35
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 10 0 0
Somali 1,045 455 590 60 25 35
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 865 485 380
Amharic 505 240 265 35 20 15
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 705 390 315
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 95 55 45
Maltese 55 15 40 20 15 10
Tigrigna 220 135 85 40 20 20
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 10 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 630 315 320
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 90 55 35
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 545 265 285
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 2,055 740 1,320
Bikol 115 50 60 10 0 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 115 40 75
Fijian 540 320 225 10 10 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 10 0 10
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 160 65 100
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 120 55 70
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 15 10 10
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 10 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 1,860 655 1,205
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 10 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 55 25 35
Creole languages 735 385 355 35 25 10
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 30 25 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 0 0 10
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 205 110 95
Kannada 105 35 65 15 10 10
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 85 50 40
Tamil 1,315 705 610 70 35 35
Telugu 290 170 120 55 20 30
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 10 10 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 191,080 94,570 96,515 14,320 6,805 7,515
Albanian 445 205 240 45 25 15
Armenian 160 95 65 10 0 10
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 1,740 870 865
Baltic languages 35 20 20 40 30 10
Latvian 20 15 0 10 10 0
Lithuanian 15 0 15 35 25 10
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 1,700 840 855
Belarusan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 270 135 135 30 10 20
Bulgarian 185 80 105 50 25 25
Croatian 870 445 425 425 230 195
Czech 540 255 290 140 80 55
Macedonian 25 10 10 0 0 0
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 290 130 155
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 580 260 320
Serbian 650 340 305 120 40 80
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 15 10 0
Slovak 390 185 205 45 35 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 25 10 15
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 180 100 85
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 10 0 10
Celtic languages 85 40 50 30 20 10
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 10 0 0
Welsh 25 10 25 10 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 15 0 10
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 3,765 1,710 2,055
Afrikaans 585 260 320 240 120 125
Danish 390 165 225 195 80 115
Dutch 1,815 840 980 740 390 345
Frisian 35 20 20 10 0 15
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 2,515 1,105 1,410
Icelandic 15 10 0 35 15 20
Norwegian 190 90 100 85 35 50
Swedish 300 135 170 95 35 65
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 30 15 20
Yiddish 25 15 10 15 0 10
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 900 475 430 190 105 90
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 4,530 2,295 2,230
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 4,115 2,070 2,045
Bengali 980 485 495 90 35 55
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 105 60 50
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 1,010 540 470
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 70 35 35 15 10 0
Marathi 165 80 90 20 10 10
Nepali 465 225 240 40 15 20
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 3,390 1,675 1,715
Sindhi 380 195 185 15 10 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 25 15 10
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 240 135 105
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 410 220 190
Kurdish 315 175 140 10 0 0
Pashto 795 430 365 10 10 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 395 210 185
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 15 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 4,630 2,060 2,570
Catalan 0 10 0 25 15 10
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 770 350 420
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 670 330 345
Romanian 840 450 390 130 55 75
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 3,260 1,410 1,850
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 25 10 20
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 1,065 465 595
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 980 445 535
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 10 0 10
Mongolian 55 30 20 10 0 10
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 215 120 100
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 75 40 30 10 0 0
Ewe 45 30 10 0 10 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 0 0 0
Ganda 30 15 10 15 0 10
Igbo 90 45 35 25 10 15
Lingala 90 45 50 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 15 0 10
Shona 60 30 25 0 0 0
Swahili 620 350 270 90 60 35
Wolof 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 255 125 125 35 15 15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 50 20 25
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 10 10 0
Dinka 10 15 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 10 0 0
Sign languages 645 195 445 290 105 180
American Sign Language 315 75 240 105 30 80
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 180 75 100
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 7,890 3,640 4,250
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 7,865 3,625 4,240
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 3,780 1,775 2,005
Hakka 275 130 150 20 10 15
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 4,480 2,025 2,455
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 165 60 105
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 55 15 45
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 260 115 145
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 20 15 10
Burmese 475 255 220 0 0 0
Karenic languages 495 235 265 0 0 0
Tibetan 90 55 35 10 10 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 15 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 140 55 85
Lao 690 335 350 0 0 0
Thai 415 145 265 135 55 85
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 80 50 30
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 0 0 0
Turkish 395 220 175 65 45 20
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 0 10
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 340 185 160
Estonian 80 35 45 0 0 0
Finnish 295 125 175 65 30 40
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 265 150 120
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 15 10 10
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 111,835 54,295 57,540
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 103,015 50,330 52,685
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 18,015 9,260 8,745
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 85,005 41,065 43,935
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 8,820 3,960 4,855
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 511,540 253,265 258,275 111,835 54,295 57,540
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 83,925 41,455 42,470
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 24,755 11,320 13,435
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 10,250 4,930 5,320
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 2,745 1,200 1,540
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 3,820 1,690 2,130
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 5,040 2,190 2,855
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 2,255 960 1,290
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 2,790 1,225 1,565
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 2,905 1,320 1,590
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 3,155 1,520 1,640
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 24,755 11,320 13,440
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 2,595 1,295 1,300
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 4,075 2,045 2,030
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 5,670 2,550 3,120
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 10,255 4,480 5,780
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 2,160 955 1,205
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 24,755 11,320 13,440
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 2,845 1,230 1,620
Brazil 330 125 210 90 55 35
Colombia 650 290 360 100 50 55
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 85 40 45
Guyana 205 90 115 35 15 20
Haiti 85 30 55 20 10 10
Jamaica 615 335 280 70 35 40
Mexico 890 355 540 200 90 115
Peru 320 160 155 40 10 30
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 65 30 35
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 1,690 700 985
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 465 200 260
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 8,945 4,330 4,610
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 90 40 50
Croatia 500 255 250 200 115 80
France 245 100 145 155 50 105
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 890 395 490
Greece 420 220 200 95 60 40
Hungary 715 370 340 200 125 80
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 130 75 60
Italy 940 510 430 240 115 130
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 525 300 225
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 220 100 120
Portugal 810 400 410 365 160 205
Romania 700 360 340 125 60 70
Russian Federation 780 310 460 200 90 115
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 80 35 35
Ukraine 710 365 345 125 60 65
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 4,340 2,070 2,275
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 960 485 475
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 1,005 475 530
Algeria 85 60 30 10 10 0
Egypt 355 175 180 50 30 20
Ethiopia 455 220 240 65 30 35
Kenya 705 370 340 60 25 35
Morocco 180 90 95 30 10 15
Nigeria 585 310 275 50 30 20
Somalia 600 270 330 30 15 15
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 410 180 230
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 305 150 160
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 11,565 5,105 6,460
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 10 10 0
Bangladesh 615 310 305 50 15 25
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 3,530 1,550 1,980
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 760 360 400
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 2,375 1,160 1,210
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 310 165 145
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 30 20 10
Japan 755 240 520 320 75 250
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 610 270 340
Lebanon 510 250 260 60 35 20
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 180 100 85
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 1,770 650 1,125
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 45 15 30
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 40 25 15
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 360 150 205
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 430 195 235
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 680 305 375
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 395 180 215
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 2,905 1,320 1,590
Americas 1,430 740 690 280 120 160
Brazil 105 40 70 35 25 10
Colombia 80 45 35 10 0 10
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 45 30 20
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 120 45 75
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 60 25 35
Europe 1,295 665 630 310 155 160
France 15 10 10 10 0 10
Germany 65 40 30 35 15 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 15 15 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 0 0 0
Romania 65 25 35 0 0 0
Russian Federation 55 20 40 40 20 25
Ukraine 140 55 90 30 10 20
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 115 70 50
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 65 25 35
Africa 1,505 765 745 115 60 55
Algeria 15 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 10 0 10
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0
Egypt 55 45 20 10 0 10
Eritrea 80 35 50 0 0 0
Ethiopia 45 30 20 10 0 0
Morocco 45 25 25 0 0 0
Nigeria 215 100 115 15 10 10
Somalia 250 100 150 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 25 15 10
Tunisia 15 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 50 30 20
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 2,165 955 1,205
Afghanistan 265 130 135 0 0 0
Bangladesh 95 45 50 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 590 245 345
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 40 20 15
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 335 180 155
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 45 30 20
Iraq 1,090 530 560 10 0 0
Israel 15 10 10 0 0 0
Japan 80 10 75 25 0 25
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 215 105 110
Lebanon 75 35 40 0 0 0
Nepal 80 30 45 20 0 15
Pakistan 885 400 485 15 0 10
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 735 300 435
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 10 0 0
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 0 0 0
Taiwan 420 140 285 20 0 20
Turkey 20 10 10 10 0 0
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 15 10 10
Viet Nam 365 105 255 10 0 10
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 70 30 40
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 35 25 10
Australia 95 60 40 20 10 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 420 190 235 20 20 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 111,835 54,295 57,540
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 29,060 13,460 15,605
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 27,430 13,365 14,060
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 55,340 27,470 27,875
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 15,060 6,670 8,390
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 8,315 3,930 4,380
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 3,355 1,905 1,455
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 4,955 2,030 2,925
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 5,690 2,160 3,535
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 950 535 415
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 105 50 55
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 111,835 54,295 57,540
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 3,490 1,550 1,935
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 3,325 1,470 1,850
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 1,720 710 1,010
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 1,550 730 820
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 50 25 25
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 95 45 45
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 70 30 40
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 108,350 52,745 55,605
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 511,540 253,265 258,275 111,835 54,290 57,540
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 1,200 470 725
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 110,635 53,820 56,815
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 111,835 54,290 57,540
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 645 310 335
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 600 285 315
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 475 230 240
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 115 55 55
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 10 0 15
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 45 20 25
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 20 15 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 25 10 15
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 12,885 6,105 6,780 4,280 1,945 2,335
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 4,095 1,845 2,250
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 2,640 1,125 1,515
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 1,400 690 715
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 50 35 25
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 185 95 90
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 170 85 85
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 10 10 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 495,895 245,820 250,075 106,905 52,040 54,865
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 111,835 54,290 57,545
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 24,750 11,750 12,995
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 5,640 2,810 2,825
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 9,675 4,570 5,110
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 1,155 585 565
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 2,440 965 1,480
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 815 415 405
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 680 370 310
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 995 490 510
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 430 235 200
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 1,080 500 580
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 975 415 555
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 185 100 85
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 685 310 375
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 87,085 42,545 44,545
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 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 111,835 54,290 57,540
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 4,925 2,250 2,670
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 3,335 1,465 1,865
Inuit 165 60 105 105 50 55
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 1,715 850 865
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 26,410 13,050 13,360
Acadian 140 70 70 175 90 85
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 2,540 1,135 1,405
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 24,725 12,265 12,465
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 30 10 20
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Québécois 110 50 65 55 40 20
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 0 0 10
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 81,165 39,385 41,780
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 61,725 29,860 31,865
Channel Islander 0 0 0 25 10 15
Cornish 35 20 20 25 10 15
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 41,055 19,855 21,200
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 20,685 9,505 11,170
Manx 80 40 35 75 20 55
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 28,365 13,395 14,970
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 4,005 1,825 2,185
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 4,250 2,020 2,230
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 10,280 4,680 5,600
Alsatian 30 10 25 0 0 0
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 15 10 0 10 0 10
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 10,275 4,680 5,600
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 21,175 10,280 10,890
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 1,275 565 710
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 600 310 290
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 5,435 2,735 2,700
Flemish 125 45 80 80 25 50
Frisian 70 15 55 50 20 25
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 14,820 7,175 7,640
Luxembourger 45 25 20 20 0 20
Swiss 1,485 815 665 805 385 420
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 55 20 30
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 9,050 4,340 4,705
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 1,750 870 880
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 785 345 435
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 705 300 400
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 3,375 1,655 1,720
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 2,815 1,360 1,460
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 490 235 250
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 13,025 6,290 6,735
Bulgarian 290 125 170 80 40 40
Byelorussian 160 85 75 105 50 50
Czech 1,670 785 890 550 265 290
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 190 105 85
Estonian 295 155 145 70 30 40
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 1,480 705 775
Latvian 250 140 110 135 65 65
Lithuanian 335 130 205 240 120 120
Moldovan 80 50 35 30 15 15
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 3,650 1,805 1,840
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 580 280 295
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 2,635 1,305 1,320
Slovak 915 410 505 240 120 120
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 5,395 2,570 2,830
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 110 30 75
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 7,950 3,770 4,175
Albanian 465 200 260 65 40 20
Bosnian 390 180 210 45 15 20
Catalan 10 10 0 10 10 10
Croatian 1,805 960 845 710 415 290
Cypriot 45 25 15 20 10 10
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 640 305 330
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 3,510 1,645 1,870
Kosovar 40 15 25 0 0 0
Macedonian 75 30 40 15 15 0
Maltese 160 80 70 100 40 60
Montenegrin 60 40 20 10 10 0
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 1,215 590 630
Serbian 970 510 465 195 65 130
Sicilian 35 20 10 10 0 0
Slovenian 440 220 225 130 60 70
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 1,500 680 820
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 190 100 90
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 50 30 25
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 1,100 555 540
Basque 60 40 15 60 35 30
Jewish 910 425 485 510 260 250
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 25 0 20
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 25 15 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 480 240 240
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 605 280 325
Antiguan 10 0 15 10 0 0
Bahamian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Barbadian 225 130 100 35 10 30
Bermudan 30 15 15 30 15 20
Carib 10 10 0 0 10 0
Cuban 210 85 120 35 10 25
Dominican 100 55 50 0 0 0
Grenadian 65 35 30 30 10 20
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 30 15 10
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 275 130 145
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 10 0 10 0
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 20 15 10
St. Lucian 40 10 30 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 65 25 35
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 55 35 20
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 35 20 15
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 1,730 790 940
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 110 50 65
Arawak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 110 40 70 60 15 40
Belizean 10 0 10 10 0 15
Bolivian 15 0 15 20 10 10
Brazilian 460 185 275 85 55 30
Chilean 510 275 240 120 65 55
Colombian 785 390 395 125 60 65
Costa Rican 75 25 45 45 20 25
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 30 10 20
Guatemalan 650 310 340 65 40 25
Guyanese 245 105 135 40 15 25
Hispanic 300 150 160 20 15 10
Honduran 445 255 185 10 10 10
Maya 175 75 100 30 20 15
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 685 325 360
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 65 25 35
Panamanian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Paraguayan 65 25 40 0 0 0
Peruvian 395 205 185 35 10 20
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 85 25 60
Uruguayan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Venezuelan 115 55 60 40 10 35
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 165 75 90
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 1,680 840 835
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 160 75 85
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 10 0 10
Chadian 0 0 0 20 15 10
Congolese 325 165 160 20 10 20
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 15 10 10
Guinean 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ibo 65 30 35 10 0 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 65 40 30
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 0 0 0
Togolese 25 20 0 10 10 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 30 10 20
North African origins 1,370 715 655 310 175 135
Algerian 70 40 35 15 15 0
Berber 35 25 10 0 0 0
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 135 75 65
Libyan 50 35 10 105 60 40
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 55 25 25
Sudanese 290 135 150 10 0 0
Tunisian 35 20 15 15 10 10
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 820 400 420
Afrikaner 35 25 15 55 25 30
Amhara 45 25 25 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 0 0 0
Burundian 140 55 85 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 30 20 15
Ethiopian 555 265 295 85 40 50
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 40 25 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 210 120 90 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 10 0 0 0
Rwandan 60 20 35 20 10 10
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 70 30 40
South African 960 455 505 420 195 225
Tanzanian 60 20 40 15 15 0
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 35 30 0
Zambian 10 0 10 15 10 15
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 15 15 0
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 55 25 25
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 420 205 215
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 75 40 35
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 370 175 195
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 23,475 11,040 12,435
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 1,735 890 845
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 40 25 15
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 215 110 105
Armenian 290 155 140 65 20 45
Assyrian 205 115 95 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 0 0 0
Georgian 55 10 40 15 10 10
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 535 270 265
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 60 50 15
Israeli 105 60 45 55 30 25
Jordanian 170 100 70 70 45 25
Kazakh 15 15 0 10 0 10
Kurd 285 165 120 10 10 0
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 10 10 0
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 10 0 0
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 250 110 135
Palestinian 720 365 355 50 25 20
Pashtun 170 110 60 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 115 65 50
Syrian 935 440 495 105 60 50
Tajik 85 40 40 15 15 10
Tatar 90 50 40 25 15 10
Turk 670 405 265 120 80 40
Turkmen 15 10 10 10 0 0
Uighur 40 15 25 20 15 10
Uzbek 45 20 25 0 0 0
Yemeni 45 30 10 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 110 55 55
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 5,795 2,885 2,910
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 45 20 30
Bengali 220 95 120 25 10 20
Bhutanese 0 0 10 15 10 10
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 5,040 2,520 2,520
Goan 25 15 10 20 10 10
Gujarati 120 55 70 40 20 20
Kashmiri 70 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 25 15 10
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 155 90 70
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 455 205 255
Sinhalese 305 170 135 0 0 10
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 50 15 35
Tamil 300 185 115 20 10 10
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 130 55 75
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 16,060 7,325 8,740
Burmese 610 335 275 10 10 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 110 65 45
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 10,295 4,820 5,475
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 2,665 1,070 1,600
Hmong 0 0 0 10 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 125 45 80
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 1,150 495 655
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 1,120 530 595
Laotian 1,055 540 515 35 25 10
Malaysian 655 350 310 140 55 85
Mongolian 100 60 40 15 10 10
Singaporean 100 45 50 30 20 15
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 200 65 140
Thai 520 215 310 140 50 90
Tibetan 125 75 50 20 10 10
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 715 330 385
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 20 0 15
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 100 50 50
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 105 50 50
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 760 365 395
Australian 995 495 500 360 170 190
New Zealander 420 200 215 195 100 105
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 210 105 105
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 45 30 15
Hawaiian 155 50 105 75 25 45
Maori 100 45 50 50 25 25
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 20 10 10
Samoan 80 45 30 10 10 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 140 60 80 20 15 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 169,965 ... ... 46,655 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 32,635 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 14,015 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 46,650 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 7,060 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 39,595 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 46,655 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 315 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 5,630 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 11,565 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 14,025 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 15,125 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 46,650 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 12,050 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 6,315 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 5,970 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 5,760 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 16,555 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 46,650 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 46,115 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 540 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 46,655 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 45,115 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 1,535 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 46,650 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 11,900 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 15,480 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 8,430 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 5,880 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 1,955 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 1,845 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 1,160 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 46,655 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 44,450 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 2,205 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 46,655 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 24,540 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 20,120 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 1,995 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 46,650 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 2,275 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 5,225 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 6,610 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 9,025 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 9,550 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 7,620 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 4,415 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 1,925 ... ...
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 ... ... 46,390 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 34,075 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 12,315 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 10,355 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 32,465 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 53.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 18.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 1,094 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,418 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 648,205 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 685,665 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 14,000 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 13.4 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 44.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 1,084 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 1,180 ... ...
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 96,360 46,320 50,030
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 11,565 5,815 5,750
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 27,430 13,060 14,370
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 57,365 27,450 29,915
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 7,075 5,320 1,760
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 2,730 1,555 1,180
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 4,345 3,765 580
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 17,415 6,895 10,520
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 2,755 1,065 1,690
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 30,110 14,170 15,945
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 18,465 8,315 10,145
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 1,900 795 1,105
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 995 575 415
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 6,870 3,275 3,600
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 1,890 1,210 680
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 58,470 28,030 30,440
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 3,790 2,210 1,580
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 13,575 6,570 7,010
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 41,105 19,250 21,850
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 4,635 3,515 1,120
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 1,755 1,000 745
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 2,885 2,515 370
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 12,630 5,160 7,470
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 1,790 745 1,050
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 22,045 9,825 12,220
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 13,720 6,025 7,700
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 1,325 530 795
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 675 295 375
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 5,190 2,345 2,850
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 1,135 630 505
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 96,360 46,325 50,035
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 38,990 18,870 20,125
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 4,575 1,150 3,420
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 4,575 1,150 3,420
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 2,170 890 1,275
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 250 195 55
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 1,920 705 1,215
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 3,620 1,415 2,210
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 610 135 470
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 1,070 315 755
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 720 285 440
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 40 20 25
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 160 105 55
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 295 195 100
54. History 1,505 785 720 605 330 275
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 120 30 90
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 7,865 3,230 4,635
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 160 50 110
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 485 170 310
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 925 85 845
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 1,140 440 700
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 135 50 80
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 1,625 525 1,100
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 3,395 1,905 1,490
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 10,380 4,210 6,170
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 10 10 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 1,030 330 700
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 9,340 3,875 5,465
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 3,290 1,775 1,515
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 1,625 755 870
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 475 215 265
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 20 0 20
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 1,095 790 305
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 70 15 55
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 2,625 1,710 910
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 1,935 1,395 545
25. Library science 300 30 270 230 20 205
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 420 265 160
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 45 35 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 9,470 8,540 930
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 345 195 150
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 2,295 1,910 380
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 1,900 1,640 260
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 2,655 2,595 60
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 1,395 1,375 15
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 885 830 55
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 1,210 795 420
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 575 360 220
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 635 435 200
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 9,335 2,200 7,140
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 725 390 330
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 8,285 1,615 6,675
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 325 195 135
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 2,815 1,525 1,290
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 1,850 730 1,125
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 40 40 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 40 40 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 405 295 110
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 475 420 60
Other 10 10 0 10 10 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 10 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 280,900 136,390 144,510 58,470 28,035 30,435
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 17,365 8,780 8,590
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 2,810 670 2,140
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 2,805 670 2,140
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 1,585 665 920
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 195 135 60
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 1,385 525 860
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 2,520 915 1,600
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 465 80 380
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 725 195 530
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 555 230 325
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 20 10 15
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 100 55 45
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 200 125 75
54. History 1,215 605 615 390 220 165
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 65 10 60
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 5,830 2,255 3,575
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 130 40 90
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 400 135 270
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 700 55 645
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 855 280 570
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 105 50 60
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 1,080 305 775
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 2,565 1,395 1,165
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 7,710 3,095 4,615
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 735 205 530
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 6,975 2,890 4,085
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 2,205 1,155 1,045
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 1,135 535 600
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 350 165 190
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 10 0 10
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 670 445 220
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 40 10 30
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 2,130 1,430 705
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 1,755 1,265 490
25. Library science 240 30 205 125 20 105
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 220 120 95
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 30 25 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 6,535 5,790 750
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 220 100 120
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 1,685 1,355 330
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 1,245 1,055 185
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 1,870 1,810 55
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 925 915 10
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 595 545 45
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 945 575 370
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 435 260 175
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 510 315 190
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 6,765 1,585 5,180
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 600 320 280
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 5,965 1,165 4,790
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 210 100 110
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 2,050 1,105 945
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 1,400 575 820
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 20 20 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 15 10 0
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 265 195 75
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 355 305 50
Other 15 10 0 0 10 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 10 10 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 96,355 46,325 50,035
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 38,990 18,875 20,120
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 57,365 27,450 29,915
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 46,990 22,525 24,465
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 35,050 16,610 18,440
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 11,945 5,915 6,025
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 10,375 4,925 5,450
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 2,365 1,280 1,085
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 970 310 660
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 665 345 315
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 1,875 990 885
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 975 425 545
France 155 85 65 50 15 35
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 3,475 1,550 1,920
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 58,470 28,030 30,435
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 17,365 8,785 8,585
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 41,105 19,250 21,850
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 34,205 16,260 17,945
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 26,575 12,535 14,040
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 7,630 3,725 3,910
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 6,895 2,995 3,900
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 1,365 680 690
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 855 265 590
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 500 220 275
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 830 380 450
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 810 375 430
France 105 50 55 40 15 30
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 2,490 1,055 1,435
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 96,355 46,325 50,035
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 60,270 30,375 29,895
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 56,845 28,515 28,325
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 3,430 1,860 1,565
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 36,090 15,945 20,140
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 62.5 65.6 59.7
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 59.0 61.6 56.6
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 5.7 6.1 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 96,355 46,320 50,035
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 32,435 14,225 18,210
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 63,925 32,095 31,830
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 29,915 16,330 13,590
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 34,005 15,765 18,240
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 42.0 42.4 41.6
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 274,685 145,365 129,320 60,270 30,375 29,895
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 930 455 470
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 59,345 29,920 29,425
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 50,890 24,900 25,995
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 8,455 5,020 3,435
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 274,685 145,365 129,325 60,270 30,375 29,895
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 925 460 465
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 59,345 29,920 29,425
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 6,525 3,870 2,660
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 9,460 2,865 6,595
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 5,095 3,950 1,145
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 5,060 1,250 3,810
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 8,250 3,010 5,240
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 2,210 880 1,330
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 14,695 6,865 7,830
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 6,275 5,870 405
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 1,035 800 235
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 735 560 180
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 274,685 145,370 129,320 60,270 30,375 29,895
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 930 460 470
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 59,340 29,920 29,425
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 575 335 235
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 120 110 10
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 140 105 35
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 3,895 3,500 390
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 1,955 1,470 485
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 1,155 805 350
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 6,915 3,530 3,380
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 2,340 1,795 545
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 1,225 670 550
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 1,905 865 1,040
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 1,165 610 555
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 5,100 2,935 2,165
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 55 15 35
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 2,440 1,440 995
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 5,595 2,065 3,530
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 8,305 1,990 6,310
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 1,690 855 840
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 5,515 2,605 2,910
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 2,465 945 1,515
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 6,795 3,255 3,540
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 256,875 136,945 119,930 56,840 28,515 28,330
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 4,780 2,345 2,435
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 265 195 75
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 6,720 4,780 1,935
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 45,075 21,195 23,880
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 193,865 93,450 100,415 45,075 21,195 23,880
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 16,055 7,290 8,770
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 27,940 13,290 14,645
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 835 485 350
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 245 130 115
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 238,945 127,725 111,215 51,790 25,980 25,815
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 35,425 18,245 17,190
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 2,580 810 1,765
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 6,165 2,580 3,585
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 3,250 1,510 1,735
Bicycle 915 680 235 3,250 2,165 1,085
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 1,120 665 460
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 238,940 127,725 111,220 51,790 25,975 25,820
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 14,595 6,995 7,605
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 26,730 13,580 13,155
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 7,780 4,035 3,745
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 1,610 760 845
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 1,075 610 465
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 238,945 127,725 111,220 51,790 25,980 25,815
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 1,770 1,195 580
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 6,660 3,990 2,670
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 14,700 7,365 7,340
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 14,050 6,405 7,640
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 7,185 3,135 4,045
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 7,430 3,885 3,540
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 292,675 153,680 138,995 65,955 33,115 32,840
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 65,425 32,920 32,505
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 64,725 32,595 32,135
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 64,585 32,565 32,020
French 370 110 260 145 30 115
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 690 320 375
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 10 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 10 0 10
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 7,550 690 325 370
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 15 10 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 20 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 10 10 10
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 80 80 10 10 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 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 4,780 120 45 80
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 30 10 25
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 75 35 45 30 10 25
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 15 0 10 0 0 0
Russian 30 10 25 25 10 15
Serbian 20 10 10 10 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15 0 20 15 0 10
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 10 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 10 10 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 50 20 30
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 45 20 25
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 0 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 0 10 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,775 6,270 4,500 40 10 30
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 0 0 0
Iranian languages 20 15 10 0 0 10
Kurdish 20 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 0 0 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 30 15 15
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 0 0 0
Romanian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 35 15 20
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 20 15 45 15 30
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 65 45 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 25 0 20
American Sign Language 25 0 25 25 10 15
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 1,780 400 195 200
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 400 200 200
Cantonese 745 385 355 190 100 90
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 185 90 95
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 15 10 10
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 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 10 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 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 5,240 535 200 335
English and French 445 195 250 100 30 70
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 420 155 260
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 50 10 40 15 10 0
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 292,675 153,680 138,995 65,960 33,115 32,840
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 63,425 32,020 31,405
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 430 175 260
French 1,315 570 740 675 265 415
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 1,370 630 735
Aboriginal 10 10 10 20 0 10
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 1,350 620 730
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 100 30 65 0 0 0
French and non-official language 130 60 65 45 30 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 180 505,835 250,410 255,430 110,970 53,865 57,100
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 94,910 45,815 49,090
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 16,060 8,050 8,015
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 10,400 5,250 5,150
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 5,665 2,800 2,865
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 4,200 2,085 2,115
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 2,820 1,365 1,455
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 1,380 720 665
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 1,460 715 750
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 482,610 238,500 244,110 107,025 51,920 55,110
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 65,135 31,190 33,945
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 41,890 20,725 21,165
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 24,520 12,250 12,270
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 17,375 8,475 8,890
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 12,180 6,090 6,095
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 8,150 4,095 4,055
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 4,030 1,990 2,040
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 5,190 2,390 2,800

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

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