Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Nanaimo [Census agglomeration], British Columbia

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Nanaimo
British Columbia
[Census agglomeration]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 517,887 ... ... 104,936 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 98,021 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... 7.1 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 46,928 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 44,963 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 81.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 1,280.84 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 104,940 50,960 53,980
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 15,150 7,720 7,430
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 4,830 2,445 2,390
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 5,360 2,765 2,595
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 4,955 2,510 2,445
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 66,795 32,525 34,265
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 5,485 2,830 2,655
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 6,190 3,105 3,085
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 6,215 3,135 3,080
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 6,405 3,125 3,285
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 5,845 2,880 2,965
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 5,955 2,885 3,070
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 6,620 3,125 3,495
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 7,525 3,615 3,915
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 8,320 3,960 4,360
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 8,235 3,870 4,365
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 22,995 10,710 12,280
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 7,525 3,570 3,950
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 5,525 2,720 2,800
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 3,910 1,875 2,030
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 2,820 1,320 1,500
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 3,220 1,220 1,995
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 1,985 845 1,145
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 940 305 635
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 255 65 190
100 years and over 130 45 85 40 10 35
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 17.9 18.7 17.1 14.4 15.1 13.8
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 63.7 63.8 63.5
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 21.9 21.0 22.7
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 3.1 2.4 3.7
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 44.2 43.3 45.0
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 45.9 44.7 47.1
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 44,965 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 26,310 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 1,240 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 16,175 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 1,960 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 1,905 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 4,970 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 7,250 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 95 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 1,240 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 44,965 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 13,300 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 17,710 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 6,420 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 4,925 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 2,605 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 101,990 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 89,790 43,240 46,550
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 51,280 25,570 25,710
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 41,000 20,450 20,550
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 10,280 5,120 5,160
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 38,510 17,670 20,840
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 22,420 12,280 10,140
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 2,785 1,180 1,610
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 7,540 2,925 4,620
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 5,760 1,290 4,475
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 30,040 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 18,170 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 5,810 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 4,480 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 1,575 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 30,040 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 24,935 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 19,800 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 5,140 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 5,105 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 3,940 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 1,165 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 24,935 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 14,955 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 9,980 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 4,355 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 4,155 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 1,470 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 5,105 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 3,215 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 1,460 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 430 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 21,990 10,455 11,530
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 44,965 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 28,535 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 14,270 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 14,265 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 740 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 15,690 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 13,305 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 2,385 ... ...
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 15 513,405 254,160 259,245 103,135 50,310 52,825
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 95,830 47,080 48,745
French only 245 130 115 15 5 10
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 6,740 2,990 3,750
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 550 230 320
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 16 513,400 254,160 259,245 103,135 50,310 52,825
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 101,205 49,405 51,800
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 1,230 605 620
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 170 80 90
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 530 215 315
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 1,310 645 670
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 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 103,135 50,310 52,825
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 101,990 49,780 52,210
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 91,665 44,915 46,755
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 90,310 44,250 46,060
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 1,355 660 695
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 10,325 4,870 5,455
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 120 45 75
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 15 5 5
Blackfoot 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 10 0 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 10 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 5 5 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 5 10 5 5 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 5 5 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 0 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 5 5 5
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 5 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 5 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 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 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 5 0 5
Salish languages 5 0 5 35 15 20
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 30 15 15
Lillooet 5 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 5 0 5
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 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 5 0 5
Tsimshian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 35 15 20
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 5 0 15 5 5
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 20 5 15
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 20 5 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 10,205 4,825 5,385
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 340 235 105
Berber languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 5 5 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 755 365 395 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 335 230 100
Amharic 305 150 160 10 10 5
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 290 205 85
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 25 20 5
Maltese 10 5 5 10 0 5
Tigrigna 155 80 75 5 0 5
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 3,750 475 225 250
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 90 45 40
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 390 185 205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 625 230 395
Bikol 65 30 35 0 5 0
Cebuano 860 350 505 20 5 15
Fijian 210 105 105 5 5 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 15 5 10
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 35 10 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 25 5 20
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 0 0 0
Pangasinan 85 35 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 495 185 315
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 0 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 30 15 15
Creole languages 260 130 125 10 10 5
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 15 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 30 20 10
Kannada 55 30 30 0 0 0
Malayalam 695 350 345 15 10 5
Tamil 790 405 385 10 5 0
Telugu 170 95 80 0 0 0
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 5,730 2,770 2,960
Albanian 315 160 155 5 0 0
Armenian 95 50 45 10 5 5
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 1,050 490 560
Baltic languages 50 20 30 20 10 15
Latvian 25 15 10 10 10 5
Lithuanian 25 5 15 10 0 5
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 1,025 480 545
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 150 75 75 5 0 0
Bulgarian 110 55 55 15 10 5
Croatian 670 335 335 145 80 65
Czech 450 210 240 110 50 55
Macedonian 10 5 5 10 10 5
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 235 110 125
Russian 1,795 830 965 195 85 110
Serbian 470 250 220 45 20 25
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 20 10 10
Slovak 290 135 155 55 25 25
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 15 5 10
Ukrainian 800 345 455 155 65 90
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 20 5 10
Celtic languages 40 20 25 25 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 0 0 0
Welsh 20 5 10 15 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 5
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 2,360 1,120 1,240
Afrikaans 220 100 120 85 45 45
Danish 415 215 200 215 105 110
Dutch 1,545 720 825 565 275 295
Frisian 30 10 20 10 0 5
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 1,275 585 695
Icelandic 30 10 15 15 10 5
Norwegian 150 70 80 80 40 40
Swedish 135 60 75 85 40 40
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 20 15 5
Yiddish 15 5 5 5 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 600 310 285 70 45 25
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 1,300 655 640
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 1,150 580 565
Bengali 685 350 335 25 15 10
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 40 25 20
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 125 65 60
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 65 30 40 0 0 0
Marathi 80 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 410 215 200 5 5 5
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 900 450 450
Sindhi 210 105 100 5 5 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 5 5 5
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 40 20 20
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 145 70 70
Kurdish 170 95 70 0 0 0
Pashto 525 280 245 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 145 75 75
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 925 445 480
Catalan 10 10 5 0 0 0
Italian 1,335 715 620 230 130 105
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 140 70 75
Romanian 715 365 350 50 25 25
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 500 225 270
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 295 105 190
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 410 175 235
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 85 40 45
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 10 5 5
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 0 0 0
Ewe 30 20 15 5 5 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 5 5 5
Ga 15 5 10 5 5 5
Ganda 15 10 5 0 0 0
Igbo 65 35 30 5 0 0
Lingala 20 10 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 5 0 5
Shona 45 15 25 0 5 5
Swahili 215 110 105 5 5 0
Wolof 0 5 5 5 0 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 15 5 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 25 10 20
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 0 0 0
Dinka 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 0 0 0
Sign languages 185 100 85 15 5 5
American Sign Language 70 35 35 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 10 5 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 1,790 835 960
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 1,790 835 960
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 450 205 245
Hakka 215 100 115 10 0 5
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 1,190 555 635
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 35 5 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 10 5 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 105 60 45
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 0 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 0 0 0
Burmese 335 185 150 5 0 0
Karenic languages 335 160 175 0 0 0
Tibetan 60 25 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 780 340 435 70 15 60
Lao 525 270 255 0 0 5
Thai 250 65 190 65 15 60
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 30 15 15
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkish 260 145 115 25 15 10
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 1,170 545 625 275 135 140
Estonian 60 30 30 15 5 10
Finnish 240 105 135 80 35 50
Hungarian 870 410 455 180 95 85
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 10 10 0
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 1,145 530 620
English and French 775 380 395 280 130 155
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 820 380 435
French and non-official language 270 135 135 25 10 15
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 20 10 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 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 103,135 50,305 52,825
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 101,260 49,435 51,820
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 97,355 47,530 49,820
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 97,060 47,390 49,665
French 1,125 585 540 295 140 155
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 3,905 1,905 1,995
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
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 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 154,145 74,980 79,170 3,900 1,910 1,995
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 185 115 75
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 5 0 5
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 0 0 0
Somali 445 190 255 5 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 5
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 185 110 70
Amharic 135 60 75 5 0 5
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 170 100 65
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 10 5 5
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 75 35 35 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 30 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,560 2,130 2,430 320 155 165
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 65 35 35
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 255 125 130
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 165 75 90
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 5 0 0
Fijian 60 40 30 0 5 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 0 5 5
Ilocano 345 155 185 0 0 0
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 4,455 145 65 80
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 15 5 5
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 5 5 0
Kannada 25 10 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 365 180 180 5 5 5
Tamil 410 200 210 0 0 0
Telugu 80 45 40 0 0 0
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 1,530 745 780
Albanian 200 90 100 0 0 0
Armenian 35 15 20 0 5 0
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 300 140 160
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 1,580 300 135 160
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 0 0 0
Bulgarian 50 30 20 10 5 5
Croatian 190 90 100 40 20 20
Czech 135 65 65 40 20 15
Macedonian 5 5 5 5 5 5
Polish 1,030 505 525 50 20 30
Russian 1,035 505 530 120 60 65
Serbian 205 110 95 10 0 5
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 5 5 0
Slovak 85 40 40 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 5 5 0
Ukrainian 250 110 140 10 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 5
Celtic languages 5 5 0 5 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 665 300 365 235 115 125
Afrikaans 100 45 60 35 15 20
Danish 25 10 10 10 0 10
Dutch 105 45 65 65 30 30
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 115 55 65
Icelandic 10 5 5 5 5 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 0 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 20 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 720 355 365
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 640 320 315
Bengali 410 210 200 15 10 5
Gujarati 735 340 395 10 5 10
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 45 30 15
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Nepali 245 120 120 5 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 540 270 275
Sindhi 80 40 45 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 0 0 0
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 20 10 15
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 85 35 45
Kurdish 110 60 45 0 0 0
Pashto 315 160 155 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 80 35 50
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 245 125 120
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 30 15 15
Portuguese 510 240 270 40 20 20
Romanian 310 155 155 10 5 5
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 165 85 75
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 130 65 70
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 270 125 145
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 20 10 10
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 5 5 5
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 5
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lingala 10 5 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 20 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Shona 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swahili 85 35 55 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 230 120 105 20 10 10
American Sign Language 85 40 45 5 5 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 15 5 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 1,180 565 610
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 1,180 565 615
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 215 105 110
Hakka 60 25 35 0 0 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 870 410 460
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 20 10 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 5 5 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 70 40 30
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 0 0 0
Burmese 285 155 130 0 0 0
Karenic languages 310 155 160 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 200 10 0 10
Lao 270 135 135 0 0 0
Thai 105 40 65 10 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 10 0 5
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 5 0 0
Turkish 125 65 55 10 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 45 25 25
Estonian 20 5 10 5 5 5
Finnish 45 20 25 15 5 5
Hungarian 240 115 130 30 15 15
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 5 5 5
Multiple responses 53,920 26,565 27,355 1,880 870 1,005
English and French 525 245 285 130 55 75
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 1,710 800 905
French and non-official language 120 45 70 10 0 5
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 30 15 15
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 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 103,135 50,305 52,825
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 96,675 47,330 49,345
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 1,745 850 900
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 1,095 465 630
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 3,510 1,615 1,895
Aboriginal 95 40 55 135 55 80
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 3,375 1,555 1,820
English and French 200 100 100 15 10 0
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 55 30 25
French and non-official language 375 180 195 40 15 25
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 86,875 42,005 44,870
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 84,090 40,625 43,465
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 32,352 39,029 27,459
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 84,170 40,685 43,485
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 29,249 34,267 25,600
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 75,455 37,000 38,450
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 29,353 36,128 23,991
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 62,570 27,745 34,830
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 7,339 7,812 7,050
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 60,280 30,310 29,960
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 28,200 33,963 23,983
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 86,870 42,005 44,875
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 84,100 40,585 43,520
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 41,138 48,635 34,147
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 84,175 40,655 43,525
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 35,161 40,522 30,153
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 75,450 36,960 38,490
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 38,977 47,120 31,158
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 62,365 27,695 34,670
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 8,323 8,388 8,271
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 60,275 30,255 30,020
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 37,321 44,277 30,310
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 86,875 42,000 44,875
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 23,905 13,375 10,530
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 49,024 55,261 44,559
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 55,876 61,446 48,801
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 85.1 88.2 81.0
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 64.9 68.2 60.5
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 14.9 11.8 19.0
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 86,875 42,005 44,870
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 2,790 1,380 1,400
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 84,090 40,625 43,465
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 96.8 96.7 96.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 11,190 4,870 6,320
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 15,630 6,005 9,625
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 12,620 5,105 7,515
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 10,655 4,780 5,880
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 8,830 4,175 4,660
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 6,730 3,520 3,205
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 4,995 3,050 1,940
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 3,705 2,320 1,385
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 2,775 1,735 1,040
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 2,025 1,305 720
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 4,935 3,760 1,180
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 3,680 2,750 930
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 1,250 1,005 250
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 86,875 42,010 44,870
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 2,705 1,320 1,385
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 84,170 40,690 43,480
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 96.9 96.9 96.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 11,705 5,140 6,570
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 16,485 6,440 10,045
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 14,870 6,255 8,620
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 12,290 5,610 6,680
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 9,455 4,720 4,735
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 6,460 3,835 2,625
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 4,560 2,875 1,685
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 3,160 1,950 1,210
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 5,185 3,865 1,320
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 1,905 1,350 555
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 1,050 770 280
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 2,230 1,740 490
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 86,875 42,005 44,870
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 26,595 11,695 14,905
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 60,275 30,310 29,965
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 69.4 72.2 66.8
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 10,895 5,270 5,630
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 4,770 2,030 2,740
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 8,655 3,635 5,020
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 7,085 3,090 3,995
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 6,290 2,690 3,600
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 5,420 2,475 2,940
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 4,345 2,305 2,045
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 3,255 2,010 1,240
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 2,580 1,605 975
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 6,980 5,195 1,785
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 2,020 1,325 700
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 1,495 1,000 495
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 3,465 2,870 585
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 44,960 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 62,844 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 55,888 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 13,305 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 32,448 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 29,197 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 31,660 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 80,078 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 70,418 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 44,960 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 76,949 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 65,825 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 13,310 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 40,931 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 35,042 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 31,650 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 92,093 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 78,769 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 44,965 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 780 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 605 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 1,555 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 2,055 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 2,235 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 1,890 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 2,190 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 2,205 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 2,195 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 1,985 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 3,815 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 3,360 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 2,995 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 2,775 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 2,415 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 11,910 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 4,545 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 2,830 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 2,800 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 1,730 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 44,965 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 820 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 610 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 1,585 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 2,115 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 2,535 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 2,370 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 2,565 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 2,595 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 2,500 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 2,295 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 4,195 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 3,785 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 3,405 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 2,870 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 2,295 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 8,425 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 3,925 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 2,130 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 2,365 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 29,780 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 80,186 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 70,350 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 13,990 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 76,071 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 66,949 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 10,085 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 106,813 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 92,201 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 4,795 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 45,525 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 42,226 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 29,765 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 91,993 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 78,527 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 14,010 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 86,877 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 73,955 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 10,135 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 115,514 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 98,032 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 4,745 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 55,711 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 49,443 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 19,725 9,485 10,245
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 28,087 29,662 27,025
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 25,930 26,785 25,323
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 19,730 9,500 10,225
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 36,588 39,341 34,030
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 31,553 33,220 30,005
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 101,990 49,705 52,280
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 55,525 26,290 29,240
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 13,065 6,220 6,845
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 11,420 5,170 6,245
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 10,445 4,910 5,530
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 10,475 5,060 5,415
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 10,125 4,925 5,200
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 46,465 23,420 23,045
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 9,870 4,875 4,995
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 10,125 5,070 5,055
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 9,910 4,960 4,950
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 9,330 4,745 4,585
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 7,225 3,770 3,455
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 43 511,540 253,325 258,215 101,030 49,225 51,810
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 17,985 9,200 8,780
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 5,805 2,945 2,860
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 62,185 30,030 32,155
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 20,855 9,990 10,865
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 16,685 7,700 8,985
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 3,990 2,050 1,940
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 1,370 700 670
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 10,070 4,620 5,445
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 2,630 1,035 1,595
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 16.5 15.6 17.3
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 22.2 22.3 22.1
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 23.6 23.8 23.4
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 16.2 15.4 16.9
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 12.6 10.4 14.7
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 10,045 4,900 5,150
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 2,170 1,135 1,030
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 745 400 345
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 7,375 3,550 3,830
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 500 210 285
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 9.9 10.0 9.9
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 12.1 12.3 11.7
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 12.8 13.6 12.1
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 11.9 11.8 11.9
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 2.4 2.1 2.6
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 101,990 49,705 52,280
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 101,445 49,475 51,970
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 101,430 49,470 51,965
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 6,655 2,995 3,660
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 13,820 6,470 7,345
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 295 150 145
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 45 30 15
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 20 10 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 20 10 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 15 10 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 30 20 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 45 10 30 25 25 10
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 0 0 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 10 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 20 20 10 10 10 0
Inuit languages 20 10 10 10 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 10 10 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 10 0 10
Salish languages 45 10 30 120 60 65
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 105 45 55
Lillooet 10 0 10 10 10 0
Okanagan 35 15 20 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 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 90 40 45
Haisla 10 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 0 40 25 15
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 50 15 30
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 13,530 6,325 7,205
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 385 255 130
Berber languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Kabyle 25 10 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,055 460 600 0 0 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 1,045 455 590 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 375 255 120
Amharic 505 240 265 0 0 0
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 330 240 90
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 40 15 25
Maltese 55 15 40 10 0 10
Tigrigna 220 135 85 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 520 270 250
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 100 65 40
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 420 205 215
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 860 285 575
Bikol 115 50 60 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 110 45 65
Fijian 540 320 225 0 10 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 15 0 10
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 45 25 25
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 55 10 50
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 0 0 10
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 765 250 510
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 10 10 10
Creole languages 735 385 355 25 10 10
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 10 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 15 0 10
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 50 20 25
Kannada 105 35 65 10 0 0
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 25 10 10
Tamil 1,315 705 610 20 10 15
Telugu 290 170 120 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 10 10 0
Indo-European languages 191,080 94,570 96,515 8,325 3,945 4,380
Albanian 445 205 240 10 0 0
Armenian 160 95 65 10 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 1,095 505 590
Baltic languages 35 20 20 10 10 0
Latvian 20 15 0 10 10 0
Lithuanian 15 0 15 0 0 10
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 1,080 500 585
Belarusan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 270 135 135 10 10 0
Bulgarian 185 80 105 10 0 0
Croatian 870 445 425 195 100 95
Czech 540 255 290 125 60 65
Macedonian 25 10 10 20 10 10
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 215 95 125
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 245 100 145
Serbian 650 340 305 95 30 60
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 30 25 10
Slovak 390 185 205 45 20 30
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 20 10 10
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 195 80 115
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 15 10 10
Celtic languages 85 40 50 45 25 25
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 15 10 10
Welsh 25 10 25 10 10 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 20 10 10
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 3,175 1,470 1,705
Afrikaans 585 260 320 215 120 95
Danish 390 165 225 240 100 140
Dutch 1,815 840 980 745 340 405
Frisian 35 20 20 35 15 15
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 1,835 870 965
Icelandic 15 10 0 10 0 0
Norwegian 190 90 100 105 50 60
Swedish 300 135 170 130 45 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 35 15 20
Yiddish 25 15 10 25 15 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 10
Greek 900 475 430 120 65 60
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 1,655 825 830
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 1,440 705 735
Bengali 980 485 495 30 20 20
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 75 30 45
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 395 175 215
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 70 35 35 0 0 0
Marathi 165 80 90 0 0 0
Nepali 465 225 240 15 0 15
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 1,135 585 550
Sindhi 380 195 185 10 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 10 10 10
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 100 60 45
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 210 110 100
Kurdish 315 175 140 0 0 0
Pashto 795 430 365 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 210 110 100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 10 0 10
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 2,460 1,170 1,290
Catalan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 430 205 220
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 260 115 145
Romanian 840 450 390 75 45 30
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 1,820 850 965
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 0 0
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 510 225 290
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 10 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 10
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 360 175 185
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 0 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 195 115 80
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 20 15 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 75 40 30 0 0 0
Ewe 45 30 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 10 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 0 10 0
Ganda 30 15 10 25 10 20
Igbo 90 45 35 35 25 0
Lingala 90 45 50 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 0 0 10
Shona 60 30 25 10 0 0
Swahili 620 350 270 30 15 20
Wolof 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 255 125 125 50 30 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 25 20 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 0 0 0
Dinka 10 15 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 0 0 0
Sign languages 645 195 445 155 45 115
American Sign Language 315 75 240 75 25 45
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 85 20 65
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 2,100 995 1,110
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 2,090 990 1,105
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 575 260 315
Hakka 275 130 150 10 0 0
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 1,495 710 790
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 55 15 45
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 25 10 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 120 60 60
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 0 10 10
Burmese 475 255 220 0 0 0
Karenic languages 495 235 265 0 0 0
Tibetan 90 55 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 80 25 60
Lao 690 335 350 15 0 10
Thai 415 145 265 80 20 60
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 65 30 35
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 30 10 15
Turkish 395 220 175 35 15 20
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 310 120 185
Estonian 80 35 45 15 0 10
Finnish 295 125 175 75 35 45
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 210 75 140
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 20 10 10
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 101,990 49,710 52,280
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 97,060 47,320 49,740
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 17,675 9,090 8,580
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 79,385 38,225 41,160
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 4,930 2,385 2,545
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 511,540 253,265 258,275 101,990 49,705 52,280
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 85,600 41,900 43,700
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 14,915 6,980 7,935
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 7,775 3,790 3,985
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 1,590 695 895
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 1,640 730 910
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 2,560 1,155 1,410
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 1,145 505 635
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 1,415 645 775
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 1,355 620 735
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 1,475 830 645
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 14,915 6,980 7,940
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 1,825 900 925
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 2,725 1,330 1,390
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 3,405 1,530 1,880
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 5,900 2,740 3,160
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 1,065 480 585
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 14,920 6,980 7,940
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 1,850 775 1,075
Brazil 330 125 210 50 15 35
Colombia 650 290 360 55 10 40
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 15 0 10
Guyana 205 90 115 15 10 10
Haiti 85 30 55 15 0 15
Jamaica 615 335 280 30 0 15
Mexico 890 355 540 95 35 55
Peru 320 160 155 55 15 40
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 35 20 15
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 1,270 570 700
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 230 85 140
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 7,865 3,915 3,955
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 35 10 20
Croatia 500 255 250 165 75 85
France 245 100 145 110 60 55
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 930 445 485
Greece 420 220 200 50 35 15
Hungary 715 370 340 145 55 90
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 105 50 55
Italy 940 510 430 155 90 70
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 595 280 315
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 165 90 70
Portugal 810 400 410 70 45 25
Romania 700 360 340 95 50 45
Russian Federation 780 310 460 85 25 55
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 50 30 25
Ukraine 710 365 345 60 20 35
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 4,195 2,115 2,080
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 865 435 430
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 650 345 305
Algeria 85 60 30 0 0 0
Egypt 355 175 180 30 25 10
Ethiopia 455 220 240 10 0 10
Kenya 705 370 340 25 20 10
Morocco 180 90 95 10 10 0
Nigeria 585 310 275 45 25 25
Somalia 600 270 330 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 345 185 160
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 185 85 95
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 4,300 1,840 2,465
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 0 0 0
Bangladesh 615 310 305 25 15 15
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 835 385 450
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 145 85 65
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 880 425 450
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 190 105 90
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 0 0 0
Japan 755 240 520 170 40 125
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 285 120 165
Lebanon 510 250 260 20 15 0
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 35 15 20
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 735 250 495
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 20 10 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 60 20 35
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 80 35 40
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 375 155 210
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 440 160 280
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 245 105 145
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 1,355 620 735
Americas 1,430 740 690 145 75 65
Brazil 105 40 70 20 10 10
Colombia 80 45 35 10 0 0
Cuba 0 10 0 10 0 0
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 0 0 0
Mexico 245 125 125 15 10 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 100 60 40
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 0 0 0
Europe 1,295 665 630 240 100 145
France 15 10 10 0 0 0
Germany 65 40 30 60 10 55
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 10 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 0 0 0
Romania 65 25 35 0 0 0
Russian Federation 55 20 40 20 0 15
Ukraine 140 55 90 20 10 20
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 110 65 45
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 20 15 10
Africa 1,505 765 745 60 40 20
Algeria 15 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0
Egypt 55 45 20 0 0 0
Eritrea 80 35 50 10 0 10
Ethiopia 45 30 20 0 0 0
Morocco 45 25 25 10 10 0
Nigeria 215 100 115 10 0 0
Somalia 250 100 150 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 20 15 10
Tunisia 15 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 15 10 0
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 900 405 500
Afghanistan 265 130 135 0 0 0
Bangladesh 95 45 50 15 10 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 265 120 150
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 10 10 0
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 105 50 50
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 10 0 0
Iraq 1,090 530 560 0 0 0
Israel 15 10 10 0 0 0
Japan 80 10 75 15 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 75 30 40
Lebanon 75 35 40 10 0 0
Nepal 80 30 45 10 0 10
Pakistan 885 400 485 0 0 0
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 280 130 150
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 60 20 35
Taiwan 420 140 285 0 0 0
Turkey 20 10 10 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 0 0 0
Viet Nam 365 105 255 20 0 15
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 45 20 20
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 10 0 10
Australia 95 60 40 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 420 190 235 10 0 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 101,990 49,710 52,280
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 17,210 8,250 8,965
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 20,185 9,705 10,475
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 64,590 31,755 32,840
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 7,420 3,360 4,060
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 3,705 1,795 1,910
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 1,540 870 665
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 2,170 925 1,245
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 2,865 1,120 1,740
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 795 415 375
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 55 25 30
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 101,985 49,710 52,280
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 8,265 3,850 4,415
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 8,090 3,785 4,305
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 5,150 2,405 2,740
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 2,905 1,355 1,545
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 40 25 20
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 90 40 50
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 80 20 60
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 93,725 45,860 47,865
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 511,540 253,265 258,275 101,985 49,705 52,280
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 4,140 1,990 2,150
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 97,850 47,720 50,130
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 101,990 49,710 52,280
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 2,830 1,395 1,440
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 2,800 1,385 1,415
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 2,435 1,200 1,240
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 355 185 175
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 10 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 35 10 25
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 30 10 25
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 10 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 12,885 6,105 6,780 6,455 3,010 3,445
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 6,195 2,910 3,280
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 3,865 1,810 2,050
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 2,260 1,055 1,205
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 75 45 30
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 260 100 160
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 255 100 155
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 495,895 245,820 250,075 92,700 45,300 47,400
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 101,985 49,705 52,280
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 9,285 4,455 4,825
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 2,020 1,035 980
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 2,410 1,150 1,260
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 720 370 345
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 995 430 565
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 495 210 285
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 275 195 80
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 840 370 475
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 185 100 85
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 415 190 230
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 560 230 330
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 80 50 30
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 300 140 160
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 92,705 45,255 47,455
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 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 101,985 49,710 52,280
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 9,290 4,405 4,880
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 6,595 3,120 3,475
Inuit 165 60 105 85 50 40
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 2,905 1,350 1,555
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 27,975 13,780 14,195
Acadian 140 70 70 170 105 60
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 2,105 1,035 1,070
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 26,415 13,005 13,410
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 70 20 45
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Québécois 110 50 65 20 10 10
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 80,240 38,720 41,520
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 60,080 29,010 31,070
Channel Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cornish 35 20 20 10 10 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 38,955 18,620 20,345
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 19,410 8,945 10,465
Manx 80 40 35 65 35 30
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 26,230 12,455 13,770
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 4,190 1,980 2,210
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 3,800 1,720 2,075
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 11,265 5,265 6,000
Alsatian 30 10 25 0 0 0
Breton 0 0 0 10 0 0
Corsican 15 10 0 0 0 0
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 11,260 5,260 5,995
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 22,015 10,290 11,730
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 1,050 495 550
Bavarian 0 10 0 10 10 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 700 335 360
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 5,870 2,720 3,150
Flemish 125 45 80 70 40 35
Frisian 70 15 55 10 0 0
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 15,670 7,295 8,385
Luxembourger 45 25 20 15 10 15
Swiss 1,485 815 665 550 245 305
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 11,270 5,425 5,840
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 2,095 1,000 1,100
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 1,110 510 605
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 840 400 440
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 4,645 2,315 2,325
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 3,255 1,505 1,755
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 535 260 275
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 13,285 6,115 7,160
Bulgarian 290 125 170 50 20 30
Byelorussian 160 85 75 30 10 25
Czech 1,670 785 890 505 220 285
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 280 100 175
Estonian 295 155 145 140 60 80
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 1,600 615 980
Latvian 250 140 110 135 80 55
Lithuanian 335 130 205 135 65 65
Moldovan 80 50 35 10 10 0
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 3,750 1,695 2,055
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 635 315 320
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 2,375 1,095 1,280
Slovak 915 410 505 205 80 120
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 5,660 2,700 2,965
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 45 25 15
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 7,045 3,415 3,625
Albanian 465 200 260 50 30 15
Bosnian 390 180 210 30 15 10
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 575 280 300
Cypriot 45 25 15 0 0 0
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 460 230 235
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 3,935 1,955 1,980
Kosovar 40 15 25 0 0 0
Macedonian 75 30 40 35 15 15
Maltese 160 80 70 55 30 25
Montenegrin 60 40 20 15 10 0
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 625 325 295
Serbian 970 510 465 170 70 105
Sicilian 35 20 10 30 10 20
Slovenian 440 220 225 120 55 70
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 1,100 455 650
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 310 150 160
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 10 10 0
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 575 290 285
Basque 60 40 15 10 10 0
Jewish 910 425 485 190 95 95
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 0 10 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 40 15 20
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 335 170 165
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 375 150 220
Antiguan 10 0 15 0 0 10
Bahamian 0 10 0 10 0 0
Barbadian 225 130 100 45 15 25
Bermudan 30 15 15 0 0 0
Carib 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cuban 210 85 120 30 0 20
Dominican 100 55 50 0 0 0
Grenadian 65 35 30 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 10 0 10
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 135 65 70
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 35 20 15
St. Lucian 40 10 30 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 85 20 65
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 15 0 10
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 15 10 15
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 25 20 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 935 455 480
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 35 20 15
Arawak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 110 40 70 30 10 15
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15 0 0 0
Brazilian 460 185 275 95 30 60
Chilean 510 275 240 90 55 30
Colombian 785 390 395 80 20 60
Costa Rican 75 25 45 0 0 10
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 0 0 0
Guatemalan 650 310 340 20 10 10
Guyanese 245 105 135 30 20 10
Hispanic 300 150 160 35 25 15
Honduran 445 255 185 40 20 25
Maya 175 75 100 20 15 10
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 335 175 155
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 40 25 15
Panamanian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Paraguayan 65 25 40 0 0 10
Peruvian 395 205 185 55 30 30
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 25 0 20
Uruguayan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Venezuelan 115 55 60 40 25 15
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 15 10 10
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 1,145 610 535
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 170 105 70
Akan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Angolan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 65 20 40 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 20 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 325 165 160 0 0 0
Edo 30 20 10 0 0 0
Ewe 30 15 20 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 485 275 210 20 15 0
Guinean 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ibo 65 30 35 0 0 0
Ivorian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Liberian 115 50 65 10 0 10
Malian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 685 360 320 125 70 50
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 0 0 10
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 10 10 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 10 10 0
North African origins 1,370 715 655 90 75 15
Algerian 70 40 35 20 20 10
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 20 25 0
Libyan 50 35 10 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 40 30 10
Sudanese 290 135 150 0 0 0
Tunisian 35 20 15 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 480 235 245
Afrikaner 35 25 15 10 0 0
Amhara 45 25 25 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 0 0 0
Burundian 140 55 85 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 0 0 0
Ethiopian 555 265 295 10 10 10
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 30 10 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mauritian 210 120 90 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 10 0 0 0
Rwandan 60 20 35 15 0 10
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 0 10 0
South African 960 455 505 325 160 160
Tanzanian 60 20 40 0 0 0
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 35 10 20
Zambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 25 15 10
Zulu 20 15 10 10 0 10
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 35 15 15
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 410 195 210
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 45 15 35
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 360 190 170
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 8,970 4,250 4,725
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 985 535 445
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 155 110 40
Armenian 290 155 140 35 15 20
Assyrian 205 115 95 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 10 0 10
Georgian 55 10 40 15 10 15
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 335 170 160
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 0 0 0
Israeli 105 60 45 25 0 25
Jordanian 170 100 70 0 0 0
Kazakh 15 15 0 20 0 10
Kurd 285 165 120 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 10 10 0
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 165 95 65
Palestinian 720 365 355 0 0 0
Pashtun 170 110 60 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 70 70 0
Syrian 935 440 495 125 50 80
Tajik 85 40 40 0 0 0
Tatar 90 50 40 10 0 0
Turk 670 405 265 50 25 25
Turkmen 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uighur 40 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 0 0 0
Yemeni 45 30 10 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 30 30 0
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 2,115 1,085 1,035
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 10 0 0
Bengali 220 95 120 20 10 10
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 1,830 940 890
Goan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 120 55 70 15 0 10
Kashmiri 70 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 20 0 20
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 15 0 15
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 190 105 80
Sinhalese 305 170 135 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 35 20 10
Tamil 300 185 115 10 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 25 15 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 5,915 2,640 3,275
Burmese 610 335 275 15 10 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 145 80 70
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 2,925 1,365 1,550
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 1,125 435 685
Hmong 0 0 0 10 10 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 155 75 80
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 670 285 390
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 420 190 230
Laotian 1,055 540 515 10 0 0
Malaysian 655 350 310 45 10 35
Mongolian 100 60 40 15 0 10
Singaporean 100 45 50 15 0 10
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 70 30 40
Thai 520 215 310 95 20 70
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 0 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 580 250 325
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 10 10 0
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 20 10 10
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 20 10 10
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 720 360 360
Australian 995 495 500 380 190 190
New Zealander 420 200 215 100 40 60
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 235 130 110
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 55 30 25
Hawaiian 155 50 105 135 70 60
Maori 100 45 50 20 10 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 20 0 10
Samoan 80 45 30 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 140 60 80 10 0 10
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 169,965 ... ... 44,965 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 31,375 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 13,525 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 70 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 44,960 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 6,065 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 38,895 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 44,960 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 275 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 5,110 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 12,655 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 14,890 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 12,035 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 44,960 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 11,585 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 7,445 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 6,580 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 5,565 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 13,785 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 44,960 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 44,715 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 250 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 44,960 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 43,625 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 1,340 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 44,960 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 6,320 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 13,410 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 6,935 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 8,715 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 2,780 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 3,930 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 2,875 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 44,960 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 42,150 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 2,815 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 44,965 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 25,960 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 17,830 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 1,175 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 44,960 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 1,610 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 5,670 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 6,435 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 8,030 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 9,650 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 7,820 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 4,230 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 1,520 ... ...
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 ... ... 44,475 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 32,905 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 11,565 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 10,130 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 31,025 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 58.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 16.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 984 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,130 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 375,525 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 409,483 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 13,480 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 11.8 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 47.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 919 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 982 ... ...
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 86,870 42,000 44,870
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 13,290 7,005 6,285
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 26,725 12,735 13,985
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 46,860 22,260 24,595
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 9,600 7,085 2,520
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 3,825 2,130 1,700
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 5,775 4,955 815
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 16,875 6,465 10,405
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 3,990 1,455 2,540
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 16,395 7,260 9,135
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 10,535 4,480 6,055
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 1,190 505 685
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 560 355 205
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 3,430 1,520 1,910
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 675 395 280
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 54,320 26,020 28,300
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 5,455 3,165 2,295
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 15,510 7,645 7,865
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 33,350 15,205 18,145
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 6,150 4,610 1,540
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 2,480 1,400 1,085
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 3,670 3,210 455
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 12,195 4,620 7,575
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 2,825 1,025 1,805
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 12,175 4,950 7,225
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 8,005 3,205 4,795
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 835 330 505
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 390 215 180
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 2,510 985 1,525
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 435 210 225
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 86,875 42,000 44,870
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 40,015 19,740 20,275
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 3,475 920 2,560
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 3,475 915 2,560
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 1,585 685 900
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 245 190 60
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 1,340 495 845
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 1,975 860 1,120
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 165 65 100
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 670 255 415
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 485 165 320
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 10 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 100 60 45
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 235 160 75
54. History 1,505 785 720 290 155 135
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 20 0 20
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 4,550 1,510 3,040
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 75 15 60
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 270 120 150
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 1,075 130 945
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 685 190 495
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 75 20 50
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 795 210 585
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 1,575 815 760
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 8,670 2,870 5,795
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 645 140 505
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 8,015 2,735 5,285
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 1,625 825 805
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 915 425 490
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 225 90 135
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 15 15 0
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 350 245 110
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 115 45 70
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 1,215 770 450
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 990 665 320
25. Library science 300 30 270 100 15 85
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 130 85 40
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 9,855 9,295 560
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 185 110 70
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 1,260 1,115 145
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 1,685 1,525 165
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 3,015 2,925 80
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 2,550 2,485 70
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 1,155 1,120 30
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 1,530 1,035 500
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 685 365 320
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 850 680 175
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 8,695 1,610 7,085
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 565 280 285
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 7,920 1,185 6,735
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 210 145 60
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 3,675 1,890 1,785
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 2,405 755 1,645
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 10 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 15 20 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 325 265 55
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 925 845 80
Other 10 10 0 10 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 10 0 10
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 54,320 26,020 28,300
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 20,970 10,810 10,160
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 2,305 505 1,805
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 2,310 505 1,800
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 1,120 450 670
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 150 100 45
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 970 350 620
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 1,365 585 780
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 115 45 70
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 495 185 315
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 345 120 230
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 55 25 25
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 140 95 45
54. History 1,215 605 615 200 115 85
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 15 0 15
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 3,545 1,085 2,460
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 55 10 40
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 230 105 125
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 860 110 750
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 570 135 435
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 60 20 40
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 595 140 455
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 1,185 570 610
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 6,220 2,060 4,165
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 10 0 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 485 105 380
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 5,730 1,955 3,780
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 1,070 505 565
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 650 290 360
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 145 50 95
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 20 20 0
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 190 125 60
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 65 25 40
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 965 635 335
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 850 595 260
25. Library science 240 30 205 60 10 60
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 45 35 10
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 0 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 6,460 6,035 425
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 145 75 75
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 775 665 115
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 1,065 970 100
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 2,115 2,045 70
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 1,650 1,605 40
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 710 680 30
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 1,220 785 435
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 535 275 265
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 685 515 170
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 6,465 1,225 5,240
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 440 225 215
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 5,900 920 4,975
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 130 80 50
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 2,595 1,320 1,270
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 1,700 550 1,150
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 245 195 50
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 645 570 75
Other 15 10 0 10 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 10 0 10
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 419,060 205,525 213,535 86,875 42,005 44,870
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 40,015 19,740 20,270
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 46,860 22,260 24,600
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 40,695 19,100 21,595
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 30,180 13,875 16,305
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 10,515 5,225 5,290
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 6,165 3,160 3,000
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 1,350 740 610
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 360 105 260
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 280 155 125
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 1,600 895 705
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 385 190 200
France 155 85 65 30 10 20
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 2,155 1,070 1,090
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 54,320 26,015 28,300
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 20,970 10,815 10,155
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 33,350 15,200 18,150
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 29,865 13,605 16,260
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 23,095 10,265 12,835
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 6,770 3,345 3,430
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 3,485 1,600 1,885
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 725 355 370
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 305 90 215
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 210 105 105
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 690 365 325
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 335 165 175
France 105 50 55 10 0 10
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 1,210 520 695
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 86,875 42,000 44,870
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 52,260 26,595 25,670
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 48,215 24,260 23,955
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 4,050 2,335 1,715
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 34,615 15,410 19,200
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 60.2 63.3 57.2
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 55.5 57.8 53.4
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 7.7 8.8 6.7
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 86,875 42,000 44,875
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 32,035 14,365 17,675
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 54,840 27,640 27,200
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 24,720 13,910 10,805
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 30,120 13,730 16,390
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 41.8 42.0 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 52,265 26,590 25,670
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,160 680 475
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 51,105 25,910 25,195
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 43,925 21,665 22,260
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 7,180 4,250 2,930
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 52,260 26,595 25,670
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,160 685 480
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 51,100 25,910 25,190
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 5,070 3,040 2,025
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 6,745 1,725 5,020
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 3,070 2,480 585
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 4,390 885 3,505
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 5,460 1,690 3,765
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 1,445 590 855
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 14,220 5,735 8,490
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 8,085 7,590 495
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 1,350 1,085 260
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 1,275 1,085 195
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 274,685 145,370 129,320 52,265 26,590 25,670
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 1,160 680 475
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 51,105 25,910 25,195
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 1,390 1,070 320
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 400 370 30
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 225 175 55
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 4,645 4,085 560
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 2,420 1,865 560
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 1,315 1,035 285
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 7,380 3,325 4,050
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 2,495 1,920 570
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 1,310 825 490
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 1,605 560 1,045
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 890 480 415
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 3,180 1,725 1,455
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 15 10 0
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 2,650 1,510 1,135
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 3,470 1,085 2,385
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 7,520 1,460 6,055
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 965 430 535
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 4,340 1,655 2,680
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 2,330 985 1,345
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 2,560 1,345 1,215
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 48,220 24,260 23,955
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 3,975 1,885 2,090
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 160 100 65
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 7,460 5,660 1,795
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 36,630 16,620 20,010
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 36,630 16,615 20,010
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 27,530 11,540 15,990
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 5,975 3,090 2,885
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 2,670 1,620 1,050
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 450 360 85
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 44,085 22,280 21,805
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 35,430 18,045 17,390
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 2,640 1,120 1,515
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 1,685 765 915
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 2,625 1,145 1,480
Bicycle 915 680 235 650 440 205
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 1,055 760 295
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 44,085 22,275 21,805
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 18,985 8,725 10,265
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 17,000 8,365 8,630
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 4,875 2,975 1,895
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 1,270 830 440
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 1,950 1,385 565
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 44,080 22,280 21,805
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 2,635 1,790 845
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 5,925 3,890 2,035
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 12,045 6,370 5,680
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 10,105 4,090 6,015
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 5,900 2,310 3,585
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 7,470 3,825 3,650
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 56,565 28,445 28,120
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 56,365 28,325 28,035
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 56,110 28,180 27,930
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 55,995 28,160 27,835
French 370 110 260 115 25 90
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 255 150 105
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 17,060 9,510 7,550 255 150 105
Afro-Asiatic languages 100 70 25 10 10 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 10 10 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 65 35 30
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 15 10 10
Vietnamese 505 175 335 50 25 25
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 10 10 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 80 80 10 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 15 10 10 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 11,350 6,575 4,780 45 30 20
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 0 0 0
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 10 0 0
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 10 0 0
Serbian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 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 10 15 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 10 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 10 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 11,060 6,425 4,635 10 10 10
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 10 0 0
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 0 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,775 6,270 4,500 15 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 0 0 0
Iranian languages 20 15 10 0 0 0
Kurdish 20 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 15 0 10
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 10 0 10
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 20 15 10 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 20 10 10
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 35 10 25 0 0 0
American Sign Language 25 0 25 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,775 1,995 1,780 105 65 40
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 100 65 35
Cantonese 745 385 355 20 20 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 70 35 30
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 65 40 30 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 105 60 40 10 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Burmese 10 0 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 11,435 6,195 5,240 205 115 90
English and French 445 195 250 45 15 25
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 150 95 55
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 50 10 40 10 10 10
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 56,565 28,445 28,120
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 55,305 27,905 27,400
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 205 80 125
French 1,315 570 740 365 170 195
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 680 285 390
Aboriginal 10 10 10 45 10 30
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 635 275 355
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 15 10 10
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 180 505,835 250,410 255,430 101,160 49,340 51,815
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 83,685 40,825 42,860
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 17,475 8,515 8,955
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 10,750 5,220 5,530
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 6,720 3,295 3,430
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 5,875 2,875 2,995
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 3,980 1,905 2,075
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 1,890 970 920
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 850 425 430
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 482,610 238,500 244,110 97,130 47,320 49,810
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 53,875 26,370 27,505
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 43,255 20,950 22,305
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 23,440 11,285 12,160
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 19,810 9,670 10,145
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 16,930 8,240 8,685
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 11,480 5,535 5,940
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 5,450 2,705 2,745
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 2,880 1,425 1,455

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

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