Census Profile, 2016 Census
Lower Mainland--Southwest [Economic region], British Columbia and St. John's South--Mount Pearl [Federal electoral district], Newfoundland and Labrador

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Characteristic Lower Mainland--Southwest
British Columbia
[Economic region]
St. John's South--Mount Pearl
Newfoundland and Labrador
[Federal electoral district]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 2,832,000 ... ... 81,979 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 2,657,713 r ... ... 81,932r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.6 ... ... 0.1 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,185,037 ... ... 38,290 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 1,099,698 ... ... 35,358 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 78.0 ... ... 193.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 36,303.31 ... ... 422.87 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 2,832,000 1,385,250 1,446,745 81,980 39,305 42,675
0 to 14 years 426,565 220,025 206,535 11,485 5,965 5,520
0 to 4 years 137,035 70,665 66,370 3,685 1,915 1,770
5 to 9 years 145,140 75,025 70,115 3,915 2,015 1,905
10 to 14 years 144,395 74,340 70,050 3,885 2,040 1,845
15 to 64 years 1,951,420 957,425 993,995 57,345 27,620 29,725
15 to 19 years 163,615 84,180 79,435 4,330 2,205 2,130
20 to 24 years 188,560 96,505 92,060 5,410 2,630 2,780
25 to 29 years 201,755 100,410 101,345 6,135 2,985 3,145
30 to 34 years 206,890 101,985 104,910 5,855 2,905 2,950
35 to 39 years 191,215 92,570 98,650 5,455 2,585 2,865
40 to 44 years 191,610 91,030 100,580 5,260 2,535 2,730
45 to 49 years 208,560 99,900 108,660 5,675 2,675 3,000
50 to 54 years 217,900 106,435 111,470 6,800 3,160 3,640
55 to 59 years 203,870 98,630 105,240 6,530 3,110 3,425
60 to 64 years 177,430 85,785 91,645 5,895 2,830 3,065
65 years and over 454,020 207,800 246,220 13,150 5,715 7,435
65 to 69 years 153,355 73,380 79,975 4,955 2,335 2,620
70 to 74 years 105,975 50,555 55,425 3,385 1,530 1,855
75 to 79 years 77,930 35,965 41,965 2,195 940 1,255
80 to 84 years 57,030 25,825 31,210 1,420 545 875
85 years and over 59,720 22,070 37,645 1,200 365 830
85 to 89 years 36,760 14,920 21,840 800 255 545
90 to 94 years 17,290 5,740 11,545 320 100 220
95 to 99 years 4,835 1,230 3,605 60 10 55
100 years and over 835 180 655 15 0 15
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 15.1 15.9 14.3 14.0 15.2 12.9
15 to 64 years 68.9 69.1 68.7 69.9 70.3 69.7
65 years and over 16.0 15.0 17.0 16.0 14.5 17.4
85 years and over 2.1 1.6 2.6 1.5 0.9 1.9
Average age of the population 41.0 40.1 41.9 41.7 40.5 42.7
Median age of the population 41.0 39.8 42.0 42.3 40.7 43.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 1,099,700 ... ... 35,360 ... ...
Single-detached house 357,895 ... ... 15,775 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 161,655 ... ... 225 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 572,070 ... ... 19,245 ... ...
Semi-detached house 24,985 ... ... 2,490 ... ...
Row house 106,955 ... ... 3,360 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 172,450 ... ... 10,080 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 266,175 ... ... 3,225 ... ...
Other single-attached house 1,500 ... ... 85 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 8,075 ... ... 115 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 1,099,700 ... ... 35,355 ... ...
1 person 310,905 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
2 persons 349,285 ... ... 13,050 ... ...
3 persons 172,935 ... ... 6,220 ... ...
4 persons 157,590 ... ... 4,510 ... ...
5 or more persons 108,985 ... ... 1,580 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 2,785,950 ... ... 81,200 ... ...
Average household size 2.5 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 2,405,435 1,165,225 1,240,210 70,490 33,340 37,155
Married or living common law 1,375,715 685,820 689,895 38,870 19,430 19,440
Married 1,187,600 591,000 596,605 31,515 15,760 15,755
Living common law 188,115 94,820 93,295 7,350 3,670 3,685
Not married and not living common law 1,029,720 479,405 550,315 31,625 13,905 17,720
Never married 704,075 375,990 328,085 21,420 10,795 10,620
Separated 59,290 24,410 34,880 1,675 655 1,020
Divorced 147,960 55,515 92,445 4,640 1,715 2,925
Widowed 118,390 23,485 94,910 3,895 745 3,150
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 783,325 ... ... 24,080 ... ...
2 persons 382,340 ... ... 13,145 ... ...
3 persons 178,990 ... ... 5,790 ... ...
4 persons 165,005 ... ... 4,160 ... ...
5 or more persons 56,990 ... ... 985 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 783,320 ... ... 24,080 ... ...
Total couple families 663,130 ... ... 19,205 ... ...
Married couples 569,090 ... ... 15,530 ... ...
Common-law couples 94,040 ... ... 3,675 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 120,190 ... ... 4,875 ... ...
Female parent 96,730 ... ... 3,945 ... ...
Male parent 23,460 ... ... 925 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 663,135 ... ... 19,205 ... ...
Couples without children 306,065 ... ... 9,905 ... ...
Couples with children 357,065 ... ... 9,300 ... ...
1 child 145,235 ... ... 4,525 ... ...
2 children 157,010 ... ... 3,850 ... ...
3 or more children 54,820 ... ... 920 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 120,190 ... ... 4,875 ... ...
1 child 76,275 ... ... 3,235 ... ...
2 children 33,755 ... ... 1,260 ... ...
3 or more children 10,165 ... ... 375 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 523,050 244,290 278,755 15,745 6,950 8,800
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 1,099,700 ... ... 35,360 ... ...
One-census-family households 692,915 ... ... 23,075 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 267,200 ... ... 9,475 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 425,720 ... ... 13,595 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 43,235 ... ... 495 ... ...
Non-census-family households 363,545 ... ... 11,785 ... ...
One-person households 310,905 ... ... 10,000 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 52,640 ... ... 1,785 ... ...
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 2,803,495 1,371,550 1,431,945 81,645 39,155 42,490
English only 2,463,925 1,224,910 1,239,015 75,710 36,710 39,005
French only 1,215 580 630 20 10 5
English and French 192,685 85,790 106,895 5,695 2,325 3,370
Neither English nor French 145,670 60,275 85,395 215 110 110
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 2,803,495 1,371,550 1,431,945 81,645 39,155 42,490
English 2,614,385 1,290,090 1,324,290 81,050 38,840 42,210
French 29,945 15,035 14,915 330 190 140
English and French 15,285 7,020 8,260 60 30 35
Neither English nor French 143,885 59,405 84,475 210 100 110
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 37,590 18,545 19,045 360 205 155
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.3 1.4 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.4
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 2,803,495 1,371,550 1,431,945 81,645 39,155 42,490
Single responses 2,719,185 1,330,900 1,388,280 81,315 38,970 42,340
Official languages 1,628,860 821,870 806,990 79,245 37,870 41,375
English 1,599,230 806,985 792,245 78,915 37,685 41,235
French 29,630 14,880 14,745 330 185 140
Non-official languages 1,090,325 509,030 581,290 2,070 1,100 970
Aboriginal languages 1,400 650 755 15 10 10
Algonquian languages 385 160 225 5 0 0
Blackfoot 20 0 20 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 270 125 140 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 5 5 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 45 15 30 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 20 5 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 20 10 5 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 175 80 95 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 85 30 60 5 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 80 30 50 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 120 50 70 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 115 50 65 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 5 0 5 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 45 15 25 0 0 0
Chilcotin 30 15 10 0 0 0
Dene 20 10 10 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 5 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Haida 15 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 25 10 15 15 5 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 15 5 10 10 5 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 0 0
Iroquoian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 5 0 0 0
Michif 10 10 5 0 0 0
Salish languages 560 280 275 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 5 0 0 0
Halkomelem 75 40 35 0 0 0
Lillooet 300 150 150 0 0 0
Okanagan 5 5 5 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 15 15 5 0 0 0
Squamish 35 15 15 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 35 15 20 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 0 0 0
Siouan languages 25 15 15 0 0 0
Dakota 20 10 10 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 100 40 55 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 50 20 30 0 0 0
Nisga'a 25 15 15 0 0 0
Tsimshian 20 10 15 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 70 30 40 0 0 0
Haisla 10 5 5 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 20 10 15 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 25 10 15 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 85 45 45 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,088,920 508,380 580,540 2,050 1,090 960
Afro-Asiatic languages 21,410 11,395 10,015 345 190 150
Berber languages 100 65 35 5 0 5
Kabyle 35 25 10 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 65 40 25 5 5 5
Cushitic languages 1,370 685 685 5 0 5
Bilen 5 5 0 0 0 0
Oromo 175 100 75 5 0 0
Somali 1,175 580 600 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 19,900 10,620 9,275 340 185 150
Amharic 1,165 570 595 10 5 0
Arabic 14,875 8,035 6,840 305 170 140
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 635 310 325 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 435 240 200 0 0 0
Harari 25 10 15 0 0 0
Hebrew 1,805 985 825 0 0 0
Maltese 100 45 55 0 0 0
Tigrigna 705 350 360 15 10 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 145 80 65 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 25,495 11,685 13,810 15 10 5
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,255 570 685 0 0 0
Vietnamese 24,205 11,100 13,105 15 15 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 35 15 20 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 84,740 34,635 50,105 200 80 120
Bikol 320 140 175 5 0 0
Cebuano 3,340 1,325 2,015 5 0 0
Fijian 425 215 210 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 1,310 490 820 0 0 0
Ilocano 4,725 1,870 2,855 5 0 0
Malagasy 15 5 10 5 5 0
Malay 3,575 1,570 2,005 10 5 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 645 295 345 0 0 0
Pangasinan 275 120 155 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 69,045 28,155 40,895 180 70 110
Waray-Waray 180 70 110 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 880 380 500 0 0 0
Creole languages 690 355 330 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 30 20 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 420 205 210 0 5 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 245 130 110 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 6,425 3,395 3,025 30 15 15
Kannada 235 120 115 5 5 0
Malayalam 1,850 955 900 20 10 10
Tamil 3,320 1,720 1,600 5 5 5
Telugu 975 580 400 0 5 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 135 70 65 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 473,365 231,000 242,370 845 480 360
Albanian 1,225 630 590 20 15 5
Armenian 1,100 545 555 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 61,285 28,650 32,635 135 80 55
Baltic languages 700 295 405 0 0 0
Latvian 355 160 195 0 0 0
Lithuanian 350 140 205 0 0 0
Slavic languages 60,585 28,355 32,230 130 80 55
Belarusan 65 35 35 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,225 610 610 0 0 0
Bulgarian 1,770 825 945 20 10 5
Croatian 5,645 2,735 2,910 5 0 0
Czech 4,025 1,925 2,100 5 5 0
Macedonian 255 125 135 0 0 0
Polish 12,975 6,090 6,890 15 15 0
Russian 19,060 8,655 10,410 70 35 30
Serbian 6,395 3,275 3,120 5 5 5
Serbo-Croatian 1,170 555 615 0 0 0
Slovak 2,610 1,165 1,445 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 605 285 320 0 0 0
Ukrainian 4,585 1,980 2,605 15 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 195 95 95 0 0 0
Celtic languages 350 185 160 5 0 5
Scottish Gaelic 140 70 65 0 0 0
Welsh 140 75 65 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 70 40 30 5 0 5
Germanic languages 52,285 24,765 27,515 125 80 50
Afrikaans 1,735 870 860 10 5 0
Danish 2,515 1,245 1,275 15 10 5
Dutch 11,210 5,405 5,805 25 20 5
Frisian 155 75 85 0 0 0
German 33,475 15,695 17,785 65 30 30
Icelandic 180 80 95 5 5 0
Norwegian 1,015 500 520 5 5 0
Swedish 1,490 650 845 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 230 115 110 5 0 0
Yiddish 225 115 105 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15 0 0 0
Greek 5,095 2,640 2,455 20 15 5
Indo-Iranian languages 276,335 136,855 139,485 300 175 130
Indo-Aryan languages 231,470 114,305 117,165 230 135 95
Bengali 2,720 1,415 1,305 60 35 20
Gujarati 6,410 3,030 3,380 15 10 10
Hindi 25,065 11,975 13,090 25 15 15
Kashmiri 45 30 20 0 0 0
Konkani 230 115 110 5 0 0
Marathi 545 290 260 10 5 5
Nepali 950 500 445 35 15 15
Oriya (Odia) 65 35 30 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 183,165 90,735 92,435 45 25 20
Sindhi 1,595 740 855 0 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,515 755 760 15 10 10
Urdu 9,170 4,685 4,480 25 15 10
Iranian languages 44,500 22,360 22,145 55 35 25
Kurdish 1,715 910 805 0 0 0
Pashto 1,075 570 505 5 0 5
Persian (Farsi) 41,705 20,875 20,835 50 30 25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 370 190 175 10 5 5
Italic (Romance) languages 75,690 36,725 38,970 245 125 115
Catalan 130 75 60 0 0 0
Italian 16,075 8,070 8,010 25 15 10
Portuguese 12,445 5,880 6,565 45 20 25
Romanian 7,790 3,800 3,990 5 0 0
Spanish 39,190 18,865 20,330 170 85 80
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 65 40 25 0 5 0
Japanese 17,795 6,085 11,715 10 5 5
Kartvelian languages 65 35 25 0 0 0
Georgian 65 35 25 0 0 0
Korean 47,895 21,580 26,315 25 5 15
Mongolic languages 345 150 200 0 0 0
Mongolian 345 145 200 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 2,845 1,430 1,415 90 45 50
Akan (Twi) 420 230 190 15 5 10
Bamanankan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Edo 85 45 35 5 0 0
Ewe 60 30 25 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 20 15 5 0 0 0
Ga 30 15 20 0 0 0
Ganda 70 35 30 0 0 0
Igbo 165 100 65 5 5 5
Lingala 60 20 30 10 5 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 105 40 55 10 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 105 45 55 0 0 0
Shona 160 70 85 5 0 0
Swahili 650 320 330 20 10 10
Wolof 30 10 20 0 0 0
Yoruba 225 130 95 15 10 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 670 305 360 20 15 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 305 155 155 10 5 5
Dinka 90 55 35 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 215 95 115 10 5 0
Sign languages 720 380 335 30 20 15
American Sign Language 300 150 150 15 10 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 415 230 185 15 10 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 390,745 178,580 212,160 400 200 195
Chinese languages 388,415 177,415 211,000 380 195 190
Cantonese 185,300 85,535 99,765 65 40 30
Hakka 2,210 970 1,245 0 0 0
Mandarin 176,645 80,060 96,585 260 130 130
Min Dong 225 105 120 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10,765 4,800 5,965 5 0 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 4,360 1,920 2,445 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 8,710 3,945 4,770 40 20 20
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 195 80 115 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 2,330 1,165 1,160 20 10 10
Burmese 1,045 530 515 5 0 5
Karenic languages 785 380 405 5 10 0
Tibetan 275 140 135 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 220 115 110 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 3,100 1,120 1,980 5 5 5
Lao 1,025 515 515 5 0 0
Thai 2,055 595 1,460 0 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 15 10 10 0 0 0
Turkic languages 3,785 2,080 1,700 20 10 5
Azerbaijani 500 275 220 0 0 0
Turkish 2,845 1,605 1,235 15 10 0
Uyghur 165 85 85 0 0 0
Uzbek 100 45 50 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 175 75 100 5 0 0
Uralic languages 8,670 4,040 4,630 15 0 15
Estonian 490 210 280 0 0 0
Finnish 2,205 905 1,300 5 0 0
Hungarian 5,970 2,925 3,050 10 5 5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 395 210 185 10 5 0
Multiple responses 84,315 40,655 43,665 330 185 150
English and French 5,985 2,890 3,095 110 60 55
English and non-official language 74,945 36,180 38,765 205 115 85
French and non-official language 1,655 805 855 10 5 5
English, French and non-official language 1,735 780 950 5 0 5
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 2,803,495 1,371,550 1,431,945 81,645 39,150 42,490
Single responses 2,602,790 1,275,740 1,327,050 81,050 38,850 42,200
Official languages 1,945,020 966,960 978,060 79,950 38,275 41,680
English 1,935,230 962,115 973,115 79,810 38,205 41,610
French 9,790 4,850 4,940 140 70 70
Non-official languages 657,770 308,775 348,990 1,100 580 520
Aboriginal languages 160 70 90 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 5 10 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 5 5 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. 20 5 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 5 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 5 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 20 5 15 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 5 10 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 5 0 5 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 5 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 5 5 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 55 30 30 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 10 0 5 0 0 0
Lillooet 30 15 15 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Squamish 5 5 5 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Dakota 10 5 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 20 5 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Nisga'a 10 0 5 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 5 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 657,605 308,700 348,900 1,100 575 520
Afro-Asiatic languages 12,260 6,145 6,115 260 130 130
Berber languages 40 20 20 0 0 0
Kabyle 20 10 10 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 700 315 380 5 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 80 40 35 0 5 0
Somali 610 270 345 0 0 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 11,515 5,805 5,705 255 130 125
Amharic 540 250 290 5 5 5
Arabic 8,995 4,560 4,430 240 120 120
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 400 200 205 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 310 165 145 0 0 0
Harari 10 5 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 795 410 390 0 0 0
Maltese 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 360 170 190 10 0 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 15,890 7,370 8,520 10 10 5
Khmer (Cambodian) 635 295 335 0 0 0
Vietnamese 15,240 7,060 8,175 15 10 5
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 15 10 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 36,345 16,075 20,270 90 35 45
Bikol 70 30 35 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,120 505 615 5 0 5
Fijian 110 55 55 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 375 160 215 0 0 0
Ilocano 1,500 640 855 0 0 0
Malagasy 5 5 5 0 0 0
Malay 1,065 490 580 5 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 65 70 0 0 0
Pangasinan 55 25 30 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 31,570 13,940 17,630 80 35 45
Waray-Waray 55 25 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 290 140 150 0 0 0
Creole languages 305 135 170 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 5 0 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 225 95 130 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 80 40 45 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 3,465 1,750 1,720 10 5 5
Kannada 95 40 55 0 0 0
Malayalam 950 480 470 5 5 0
Tamil 1,955 975 985 5 5 0
Telugu 460 250 205 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 60 25 30 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 250,500 121,860 128,635 360 205 155
Albanian 565 270 290 5 0 0
Armenian 525 230 290 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 26,725 12,830 13,895 35 15 15
Baltic languages 165 75 95 0 0 0
Latvian 70 30 40 0 0 0
Lithuanian 95 40 50 0 0 0
Slavic languages 26,555 12,755 13,805 35 15 15
Belarusan 15 5 5 0 0 0
Bosnian 565 280 285 0 0 0
Bulgarian 940 435 505 10 5 5
Croatian 1,820 855 965 0 0 0
Czech 1,140 580 560 0 0 0
Macedonian 120 55 65 0 0 0
Polish 4,765 2,270 2,490 0 0 0
Russian 11,215 5,320 5,895 25 15 10
Serbian 3,500 1,775 1,725 5 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 440 205 235 0 0 0
Slovak 855 415 435 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 65 30 35 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,090 510 580 5 0 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 35 15 15 0 0 0
Celtic languages 40 20 20 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 10 0 0 0
Welsh 20 5 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,425 3,000 3,420 30 20 15
Afrikaans 665 315 350 0 0 0
Danish 210 100 100 10 5 5
Dutch 1,015 470 545 5 5 5
Frisian 10 5 5 0 0 0
German 4,105 1,895 2,205 10 10 0
Icelandic 55 25 30 5 0 5
Norwegian 75 35 40 0 0 0
Swedish 250 120 135 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Yiddish 10 5 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0
Greek 1,780 860 925 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 182,115 89,165 92,955 185 105 75
Indo-Aryan languages 152,620 74,855 77,765 145 85 60
Bengali 1,595 785 805 35 15 10
Gujarati 2,790 1,235 1,560 10 5 5
Hindi 11,650 5,515 6,135 10 5 5
Kashmiri 5 5 5 0 0 0
Konkani 40 20 20 0 0 0
Marathi 250 125 120 5 0 0
Nepali 560 295 270 25 15 10
Oriya (Odia) 35 20 20 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 129,170 63,680 65,495 35 20 15
Sindhi 595 255 340 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 615 300 315 15 5 5
Urdu 5,320 2,630 2,690 20 15 5
Iranian languages 29,305 14,210 15,090 30 20 15
Kurdish 1,055 535 525 0 0 0
Pashto 665 335 330 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 27,585 13,350 14,235 30 20 15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 190 95 95 10 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 32,330 15,490 16,840 100 55 45
Catalan 60 30 35 0 0 0
Italian 4,020 1,750 2,270 5 5 5
Portuguese 5,225 2,485 2,740 15 5 5
Romanian 3,520 1,695 1,825 0 0 0
Spanish 19,490 9,525 9,960 85 45 40
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Japanese 8,645 3,575 5,075 5 0 0
Kartvelian languages 20 10 5 0 0 0
Georgian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 35,705 16,415 19,295 5 0 0
Mongolic languages 165 75 85 0 0 0
Mongolian 160 80 90 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 765 345 425 40 20 25
Akan (Twi) 125 70 60 5 0 5
Bamanankan 5 0 5 0 0 0
Edo 20 10 10 0 0 0
Ewe 15 5 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 5 0 0 0
Ganda 5 5 5 0 0 0
Igbo 35 20 15 0 0 0
Lingala 35 10 25 5 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 5 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 15 30 0 0 0
Shona 45 20 25 0 0 0
Swahili 165 70 95 15 5 5
Wolof 5 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 40 20 20 10 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 160 70 90 5 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 135 60 75 0 0 0
Dinka 55 30 20 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 85 30 55 0 0 0
Sign languages 940 515 425 45 25 20
American Sign Language 320 160 155 20 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 5 0 5 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 620 355 260 25 20 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 287,365 131,920 155,445 260 140 125
Chinese languages 285,705 131,085 154,620 255 135 125
Cantonese 132,670 60,485 72,180 30 15 15
Hakka 680 280 395 0 0 0
Mandarin 139,860 64,645 75,215 185 95 90
Min Dong 60 30 35 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 4,665 2,120 2,550 5 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 2,500 1,150 1,350 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 5,155 2,325 2,830 30 20 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 100 45 55 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,660 835 825 5 5 0
Burmese 685 350 340 0 0 0
Karenic languages 705 345 365 0 0 0
Tibetan 180 95 85 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 85 45 45 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,140 500 640 0 5 0
Lao 435 210 225 0 0 0
Thai 695 285 415 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,590 830 760 5 5 5
Azerbaijani 180 95 85 0 0 0
Turkish 1,225 645 585 0 0 0
Uyghur 100 50 50 0 0 0
Uzbek 40 25 15 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 5 0 0
Uralic languages 2,190 1,035 1,155 5 0 0
Estonian 75 30 45 0 0 0
Finnish 495 225 275 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,620 785 835 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 115 55 65 0 0 0
Multiple responses 200,710 95,815 104,895 595 305 295
English and French 3,910 1,875 2,030 65 25 35
English and non-official language 193,705 92,555 101,150 505 265 240
French and non-official language 535 240 295 5 5 5
English, French and non-official language 2,560 1,135 1,425 15 10 10
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 2,803,495 1,371,550 1,431,945 81,645 39,155 42,490
None 2,249,180 1,108,510 1,140,675 79,725 38,195 41,530
English 244,785 118,650 126,135 530 290 240
French 22,820 10,360 12,455 585 245 340
Non-official language 277,825 129,870 147,955 775 405 365
Aboriginal 1,440 680 755 15 5 10
Non-Aboriginal 276,385 129,185 147,200 750 395 360
English and French 1,020 465 555 0 0 0
English and non-official language 5,060 2,370 2,690 15 10 10
French and non-official language 2,710 1,285 1,430 20 15 5
English, French and non-official language 85 45 40 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 2,359,980 1,143,780 1,216,205 69,740 33,000 36,735
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 2,263,230 1,097,500 1,165,730 67,500 31,845 35,655
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,405 38,991 27,391 35,757 42,142 30,612
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 2,266,270 1,100,245 1,166,025 67,510 31,845 35,660
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,270 34,158 25,579 31,957 36,705 28,004
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 2,034,790 1,003,285 1,031,505 58,670 28,545 30,125
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,175 39,492 26,202 35,645 42,200 29,714
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,575,265 671,850 903,420 47,970 20,045 27,920
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 2,847 1,483 3,722 6,887 7,279 6,732
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,700,820 863,460 837,360 50,590 25,260 25,330
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,005 39,839 27,429 36,729 42,700 31,178
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 2,360,010 1,143,755 1,216,260 69,880 33,110 36,765
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 2,263,515 1,097,270 1,166,245 67,615 31,975 35,640
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,142 55,079 37,735 48,007 58,469 38,621
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 2,266,585 1,100,070 1,166,515 67,630 31,970 35,655
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,095 44,153 32,383 39,097 46,151 32,771
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 2,034,275 1,002,715 1,031,560 58,795 28,685 30,110
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,383 56,119 36,919 48,401 59,454 37,871
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,575,245 671,185 904,060 47,940 20,220 27,720
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,404 6,206 6,552 8,348 8,111 8,521
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,700,825 863,425 837,395 50,685 25,365 25,320
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,163 54,051 35,998 48,638 58,701 38,559
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 2,360,010 1,143,750 1,216,255 69,880 33,110 36,770
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 24 726,080 414,225 311,860 26,645 13,705 12,940
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 54,361 60,328 48,283 54,279 60,581 48,362
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 66,709 74,780 55,988 66,795 77,381 55,580
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 90.4 93.1 86.6 87.5 91.0 82.9
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 73.6 77.2 68.6 75.5 79.1 70.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 9.6 6.9 13.4 12.5 9.0 17.1
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 2,359,985 1,143,775 1,216,205 69,735 33,000 36,735
Without total income 96,755 46,275 50,480 2,235 1,155 1,080
With total income 2,263,230 1,097,505 1,165,725 67,500 31,845 35,650
Percentage with total income 95.9 96.0 95.8 96.8 96.5 97.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 379,360 161,345 218,020 7,945 3,335 4,615
$10,000 to $19,999 399,980 164,660 235,315 11,055 4,280 6,775
$20,000 to $29,999 290,520 122,995 167,530 9,880 3,770 6,105
$30,000 to $39,999 246,310 110,555 135,755 8,405 3,710 4,700
$40,000 to $49,999 216,680 102,005 114,670 7,565 3,460 4,105
$50,000 to $59,999 171,470 87,240 84,235 5,525 2,745 2,780
$60,000 to $69,999 133,090 74,720 58,365 4,150 2,280 1,860
$70,000 to $79,999 101,915 59,560 42,360 3,090 1,725 1,365
$80,000 to $89,999 80,390 47,760 32,625 2,645 1,390 1,250
$90,000 to $99,999 57,335 35,475 21,860 1,905 1,115 790
$100,000 and over 186,180 131,190 54,990 5,335 4,030 1,310
$100,000 to $149,999 121,035 82,855 38,180 3,495 2,520 980
$150,000 and over 65,150 48,335 16,810 1,845 1,510 335
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 2,359,985 1,143,775 1,216,205 69,740 33,000 36,740
Without after-tax income 93,715 43,530 50,180 2,230 1,155 1,075
With after-tax income 2,266,270 1,100,250 1,166,020 67,505 31,850 35,660
Percentage with after-tax income 96.0 96.2 95.9 96.8 96.5 97.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 393,465 169,995 223,465 8,240 3,380 4,860
$10,000 to $19,999 418,950 175,390 243,560 11,605 4,555 7,045
$20,000 to $29,999 342,985 148,440 194,535 11,725 4,640 7,080
$30,000 to $39,999 290,545 132,940 157,605 10,755 4,870 5,885
$40,000 to $49,999 240,205 118,335 121,870 8,130 3,930 4,200
$50,000 to $59,999 174,880 96,725 78,155 5,550 3,100 2,460
$60,000 to $69,999 124,580 73,005 51,575 3,885 2,085 1,795
$70,000 to $79,999 89,825 53,595 36,230 2,665 1,525 1,140
$80,000 and over 190,840 131,820 59,020 4,945 3,755 1,190
$80,000 to $89,999 56,960 36,765 20,195 1,485 1,025 450
$90,000 to $99,999 36,120 24,605 11,515 920 700 215
$100,000 and over 97,760 70,450 27,310 2,545 2,025 525
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 2,359,985 1,143,780 1,216,205 69,735 33,000 36,740
Without employment income 659,160 280,320 378,845 19,145 7,740 11,405
With employment income 1,700,820 863,460 837,365 50,590 25,260 25,330
Percentage with employment income 72.1 75.5 68.9 72.5 76.5 68.9
Under $5,000 (including loss) 244,220 109,730 134,490 6,560 3,005 3,560
$5,000 to $9,999 129,965 55,085 74,880 3,590 1,520 2,070
$10,000 to $19,999 230,480 101,020 129,455 5,945 2,545 3,405
$20,000 to $29,999 190,490 85,735 104,760 5,750 2,465 3,285
$30,000 to $39,999 176,405 81,450 94,955 5,190 2,360 2,830
$40,000 to $49,999 161,450 76,815 84,635 5,235 2,415 2,820
$50,000 to $59,999 129,645 68,330 61,315 4,110 2,080 2,030
$60,000 to $69,999 102,940 60,195 42,745 3,240 1,820 1,420
$70,000 to $79,999 81,320 48,935 32,380 2,470 1,340 1,130
$80,000 and over 253,910 176,170 77,740 8,510 5,720 2,795
$80,000 to $89,999 65,415 39,925 25,495 2,310 1,210 1,100
$90,000 to $99,999 46,105 29,835 16,275 1,660 980 680
$100,000 and over 142,390 106,410 35,975 4,540 3,525 1,015
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 1,099,695 ... ... 35,355 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 72,196 ... ... 70,457 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 63,053 ... ... 61,147 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 310,905 ... ... 10,000 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,372 ... ... 32,919 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,199 ... ... 29,840 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 788,795 ... ... 25,355 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 91,035 ... ... 90,066 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,340 ... ... 77,236 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 1,099,700 ... ... 35,415 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 94,975 ... ... 91,648 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 78,518 ... ... 74,654 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 310,915 ... ... 10,030 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 48,938 ... ... 45,765 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,547 ... ... 37,477 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 788,785 ... ... 25,390 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 113,122 ... ... 109,773 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 93,485 ... ... 89,340 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 1,099,700 ... ... 35,355 ... ...
Under $5,000 30,630 ... ... 325 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 17,065 ... ... 640 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 32,640 ... ... 1,110 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 43,985 ... ... 1,490 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 42,275 ... ... 1,690 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 41,105 ... ... 1,465 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 42,415 ... ... 1,610 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 42,545 ... ... 1,525 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 42,390 ... ... 1,395 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 42,405 ... ... 1,370 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 80,975 ... ... 2,515 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 75,570 ... ... 2,430 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 69,635 ... ... 2,275 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 63,805 ... ... 2,055 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 57,215 ... ... 1,780 ... ...
$100,000 and over 375,045 ... ... 11,680 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 115,425 ... ... 3,625 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 82,570 ... ... 2,640 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 92,765 ... ... 3,055 ... ...
$200,000 and over 84,285 ... ... 2,360 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 1,099,700 ... ... 35,360 ... ...
Under $5,000 32,700 ... ... 340 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 17,320 ... ... 655 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 33,215 ... ... 1,120 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 45,480 ... ... 1,550 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 48,020 ... ... 1,905 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 49,460 ... ... 1,685 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 51,105 ... ... 1,860 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 51,010 ... ... 1,870 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 51,270 ... ... 1,630 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 49,860 ... ... 1,655 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 93,555 ... ... 3,060 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 84,995 ... ... 2,915 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 77,590 ... ... 2,500 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 67,820 ... ... 2,200 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 58,630 ... ... 1,915 ... ...
$100,000 and over 287,680 ... ... 8,495 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 111,745 ... ... 3,530 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 69,220 ... ... 2,180 ... ...
$150,000 and over 106,720 ... ... 2,790 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 752,860 ... ... 24,025 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 91,058 ... ... 91,019 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 79,285 ... ... 77,796 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 262,680 ... ... 9,215 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 83,407 ... ... 81,899 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 72,424 ... ... 70,008 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 355,980 ... ... 9,440 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 111,233 ... ... 126,511 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 96,154 ... ... 105,882 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 3.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 107,585 ... ... 4,570 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,944 ... ... 47,882 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,241 ... ... 44,819 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 752,275 ... ... 24,010 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 113,507 ... ... 110,888 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 93,570 ... ... 89,969 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 262,190 ... ... 9,175 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 106,855 ... ... 100,471 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 86,973 ... ... 81,725 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 356,320 ... ... 9,470 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 133,464 ... ... 147,508 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 109,910 ... ... 117,386 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 107,230 ... ... 4,565 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 66,377 ... ... 58,968 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 57,086 ... ... 51,362 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 445,180 215,390 229,790 13,795 6,175 7,620
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,939 33,649 30,619 30,180 32,224 28,948
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,854 30,052 27,923 27,563 28,875 26,768
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 444,385 214,355 230,025 13,940 6,235 7,705
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 42,880 45,497 40,441 41,856 47,635 37,179
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 35,905 37,587 34,337 34,709 38,096 31,968
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 2,785,950 1,363,490 1,422,460 81,195 38,950 42,250
In the bottom half of the distribution 1,368,265 652,270 715,990 37,505 17,025 20,480
In the bottom decile 341,810 163,715 178,095 8,365 3,825 4,540
In the second decile 265,710 122,465 143,240 7,450 3,145 4,310
In the third decile 248,540 118,045 130,495 6,840 3,040 3,800
In the fourth decile 252,745 121,750 130,995 7,135 3,295 3,845
In the fifth decile 259,460 126,290 133,170 7,715 3,725 3,985
In the top half of the distribution 1,417,690 711,220 706,470 43,690 21,930 21,765
In the sixth decile 263,840 129,595 134,245 8,335 4,075 4,255
In the seventh decile 270,630 134,665 135,960 8,290 4,140 4,155
In the eighth decile 280,375 140,545 139,830 9,135 4,600 4,535
In the ninth decile 292,430 147,565 144,870 9,160 4,610 4,550
In the top decile 310,410 158,850 151,565 8,770 4,500 4,270
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 2,765,265 1,353,365 1,411,895 81,200 38,950 42,250
0 to 17 years 516,045 266,115 249,925 13,930 7,210 6,720
0 to 5 years 163,605 84,390 79,210 4,465 2,315 2,160
18 to 64 years 1,826,895 890,630 936,270 54,590 26,160 28,435
65 years and over 422,320 196,615 225,700 12,675 5,585 7,095
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 447,165 210,170 236,995 11,405 4,925 6,480
0 to 17 years 96,245 49,470 46,775 2,765 1,425 1,340
0 to 5 years 28,685 14,645 14,035 955 495 460
18 to 64 years 282,590 131,785 150,805 6,780 2,850 3,935
65 years and over 68,325 28,910 39,415 1,865 650 1,210
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 16.2 15.5 16.8 14.0 12.6 15.3
0 to 17 years (%) 18.7 18.6 18.7 19.8 19.8 19.9
0 to 5 years (%) 17.5 17.4 17.7 21.4 21.4 21.3
18 to 64 years (%) 15.5 14.8 16.1 12.4 10.9 13.8
65 years and over (%) 16.2 14.7 17.5 14.7 11.6 17.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 362,850 173,035 189,820 6,770 3,150 3,620
0 to 17 years 73,360 37,575 35,785 1,550 795 755
0 to 5 years 21,070 10,705 10,365 540 290 255
18 to 64 years 250,495 119,190 131,305 4,980 2,255 2,720
65 years and over 39,000 16,265 22,730 245 100 145
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 13.1 12.8 13.4 8.3 8.1 8.6
0 to 17 years (%) 14.2 14.1 14.3 11.1 11.0 11.2
0 to 5 years (%) 12.9 12.7 13.1 12.1 12.5 11.8
18 to 64 years (%) 13.7 13.4 14.0 9.1 8.6 9.6
65 years and over (%) 9.2 8.3 10.1 1.9 1.8 2.0
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 2,785,950 1,363,495 1,422,455 81,330 39,025 42,305
Official languages 2,640,970 1,303,270 1,337,695 80,985 38,865 42,120
English 2,639,805 1,302,720 1,337,090 80,970 38,850 42,125
French 192,705 85,720 106,980 5,710 2,355 3,350
Non-official languages 1,306,390 615,640 690,750 3,505 1,760 1,745
Aboriginal languages 2,870 1,285 1,590 30 10 20
Algonquian languages 550 220 330 0 0 0
Blackfoot 15 0 15 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 355 165 190 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 105 50 50 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 20 0 15 0 0 0
Woods Cree 20 10 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 210 100 105 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 10 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 10 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 160 40 120 0 10 0
Algonquin 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ojibway 130 35 95 10 10 0
Oji-Cree 15 0 15 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 105 35 65 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 100 30 70 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 55 15 45 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 20 10 10 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 10 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 10 10 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 10 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Haida 70 40 30 0 0 0
Inuit languages 60 35 35 25 10 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 45 20 30 20 10 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 0 0
Iroquoian languages 25 10 15 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 20 10 10 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 10 0 0 0
Michif 40 20 25 0 0 0
Salish languages 1,630 740 885 0 0 0
Comox 15 0 20 0 0 0
Halkomelem 270 95 175 0 0 0
Lillooet 735 375 360 0 0 0
Okanagan 35 10 25 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 25 10 15 0 0 0
Squamish 275 120 150 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 55 25 30 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 225 110 115 0 0 0
Siouan languages 35 15 20 0 0 0
Dakota 20 10 15 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 190 80 110 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 60 15 40 0 0 0
Nisga'a 70 30 40 0 0 0
Tsimshian 65 30 35 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 110 45 60 0 0 0
Haisla 30 10 25 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 15 0 10 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 55 40 20 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 90 50 40 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,303,630 614,405 689,225 3,475 1,745 1,725
Afro-Asiatic languages 30,405 15,945 14,460 570 300 265
Berber languages 135 90 45 10 0 0
Kabyle 65 40 25 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 65 50 15 10 0 10
Cushitic languages 1,880 875 1,010 30 15 15
Bilen 15 0 10 0 0 0
Oromo 190 110 80 15 10 10
Somali 1,680 760 920 10 10 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 28,645 15,140 13,500 535 285 255
Amharic 1,775 915 860 25 20 10
Arabic 20,905 11,210 9,695 505 260 250
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 760 370 390 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 565 280 280 0 0 0
Harari 55 40 20 0 0 0
Hebrew 4,755 2,465 2,285 0 0 0
Maltese 205 105 100 0 0 0
Tigrigna 945 515 430 20 15 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 300 160 145 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 105 50 60 10 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 31,905 15,255 16,650 35 25 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,530 675 860 0 0 0
Vietnamese 30,450 14,600 15,855 35 25 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 60 30 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 110,050 45,925 64,120 235 70 165
Bikol 500 210 290 0 0 0
Cebuano 4,390 1,675 2,715 20 0 15
Fijian 1,015 595 415 0 0 10
Hiligaynon 1,420 620 805 0 0 0
Ilocano 5,790 2,255 3,535 10 0 10
Malagasy 10 10 10 0 0 0
Malay 6,565 3,110 3,460 30 15 15
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 810 355 455 0 0 0
Pangasinan 440 175 260 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 99,505 40,840 58,665 180 55 130
Waray-Waray 275 120 155 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,250 620 625 0 0 0
Creole languages 1,975 1,075 905 15 10 10
Haitian Creole 85 30 55 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 1,130 615 515 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 775 440 340 10 10 0
Dravidian languages 9,165 4,855 4,310 35 15 15
Kannada 450 210 235 10 10 0
Malayalam 2,690 1,445 1,250 15 10 10
Tamil 4,990 2,605 2,385 15 10 10
Telugu 1,505 875 630 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 70 25 40 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 150 80 75 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 606,020 295,920 310,100 1,650 865 785
Albanian 1,345 685 665 60 30 30
Armenian 1,525 765 760 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70,430 33,565 36,865 190 110 80
Baltic languages 700 340 365 0 0 0
Latvian 355 190 165 0 0 0
Lithuanian 345 150 200 0 0 0
Slavic languages 69,925 33,325 36,605 190 110 80
Belarusan 210 100 115 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,905 960 950 10 0 0
Bulgarian 2,060 905 1,155 20 15 10
Croatian 8,215 4,035 4,185 10 10 0
Czech 5,110 2,410 2,700 10 0 10
Macedonian 350 185 165 0 0 0
Polish 14,920 7,050 7,875 15 10 0
Russian 25,195 11,850 13,340 130 70 60
Serbian 8,195 4,205 3,990 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 1,270 615 660 10 0 10
Slovak 3,395 1,615 1,775 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 810 365 445 0 0 0
Ukrainian 6,715 2,940 3,775 35 25 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 265 130 130 0 0 0
Celtic languages 1,275 690 580 20 10 15
Scottish Gaelic 375 240 130 0 0 0
Welsh 165 65 100 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 735 395 340 20 10 15
Germanic languages 74,345 35,630 38,715 370 185 185
Afrikaans 4,835 2,450 2,380 0 0 0
Danish 2,965 1,380 1,590 30 15 15
Dutch 13,630 6,490 7,145 40 15 20
Frisian 235 120 120 0 0 0
German 49,850 24,225 25,630 295 135 155
Icelandic 240 120 115 0 0 0
Norwegian 1,655 840 815 0 10 0
Swedish 3,150 1,365 1,785 10 10 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 265 135 135 0 0 0
Yiddish 400 190 215 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 90 55 30 0 0 0
Greek 7,620 3,910 3,710 20 15 10
Indo-Iranian languages 336,265 167,320 168,945 405 245 160
Indo-Aryan languages 287,450 142,700 144,750 300 190 110
Bengali 3,180 1,625 1,550 55 40 20
Gujarati 10,885 5,150 5,735 0 0 0
Hindi 75,365 36,670 38,690 120 70 45
Kashmiri 50 25 25 0 0 0
Konkani 375 185 185 10 10 0
Marathi 1,315 680 645 0 0 0
Nepali 1,205 600 600 75 45 35
Oriya (Odia) 70 35 35 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 224,725 112,300 112,425 100 65 35
Sindhi 3,160 1,355 1,805 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 2,275 1,175 1,100 0 0 0
Urdu 15,175 7,935 7,240 20 15 0
Iranian languages 49,840 25,165 24,670 55 30 25
Kurdish 2,145 1,140 1,000 10 10 0
Pashto 1,555 865 690 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 47,490 23,955 23,540 50 30 25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 800 400 405 50 30 25
Italic (Romance) languages 128,015 60,770 67,250 715 340 375
Catalan 260 130 130 0 0 0
Italian 26,860 13,060 13,795 115 65 50
Portuguese 16,500 7,865 8,635 130 50 75
Romanian 8,915 4,380 4,540 0 0 10
Spanish 82,035 38,455 43,580 535 275 265
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 250 160 90 0 0 0
Japanese 30,230 13,165 17,075 45 10 40
Kartvelian languages 100 50 50 0 0 0
Georgian 100 55 45 0 0 0
Korean 52,875 24,230 28,645 30 0 25
Mongolic languages 335 160 175 0 0 0
Mongolian 335 160 175 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 6,235 3,245 2,995 130 85 45
Akan (Twi) 510 290 220 0 0 10
Bamanankan 30 15 10 0 0 0
Edo 130 75 60 0 0 0
Ewe 115 75 40 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 50 15 40 0 0 0
Ga 95 60 35 0 0 0
Ganda 115 60 55 0 0 0
Igbo 240 145 95 15 15 0
Lingala 240 110 130 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 105 35 65 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 210 95 115 0 0 0
Shona 285 130 150 20 10 10
Swahili 2,795 1,510 1,285 0 0 0
Wolof 30 15 15 0 0 0
Yoruba 620 315 310 50 40 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,455 680 775 30 25 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 345 170 175 30 25 0
Dinka 70 40 25 30 25 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 280 125 150 0 0 0
Sign languages 4,190 1,670 2,520 255 110 145
American Sign Language 2,340 830 1,515 150 50 95
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,915 860 1,050 110 60 45
Sino-Tibetan languages 435,155 200,830 234,325 475 245 225
Chinese languages 432,595 199,535 233,065 440 220 215
Cantonese 224,860 104,045 120,820 95 50 50
Hakka 2,575 1,230 1,345 0 0 0
Mandarin 252,570 114,045 138,535 345 170 175
Min Dong 125 60 70 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15,800 7,005 8,795 20 10 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 5,405 2,355 3,045 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 8,995 4,120 4,875 60 45 20
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 195 80 115 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 2,845 1,425 1,415 35 25 10
Burmese 1,395 685 710 10 10 0
Karenic languages 955 490 470 35 25 10
Tibetan 340 180 155 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 295 140 155 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 4,370 1,795 2,580 10 0 10
Lao 1,510 705 805 0 0 0
Thai 3,085 1,170 1,915 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 6,105 3,320 2,785 25 15 10
Azerbaijani 835 450 385 0 0 0
Turkish 5,005 2,710 2,295 25 15 0
Uyghur 110 50 55 0 0 0
Uzbek 170 95 75 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 250 135 110 0 0 0
Uralic languages 10,045 4,660 5,385 40 10 40
Estonian 545 225 320 0 0 0
Finnish 2,415 975 1,435 10 0 10
Hungarian 7,105 3,455 3,650 35 10 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 750 410 345 10 0 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 2,785,955 1,363,490 1,422,455 81,330 39,025 42,305
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 2,438,345 1,198,880 1,239,475 79,190 37,890 41,300
Canadian citizens aged under 18 478,730 247,515 231,220 13,455 6,985 6,470
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 1,959,615 951,360 1,008,250 65,735 30,905 34,830
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 347,600 164,620 182,980 2,140 1,130 1,005
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 2,785,950 1,363,495 1,422,455 81,330 39,020 42,305
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 1,642,775 827,820 814,950 77,950 37,240 40,710
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 1,060,950 495,680 565,270 2,445 1,280 1,170
Before 1981 234,190 112,395 121,790 635 355 285
1981 to 1990 128,370 59,885 68,480 115 35 75
1991 to 2000 261,075 120,580 140,495 250 125 130
2001 to 2010 285,550 131,230 154,325 630 330 295
2001 to 2005 132,730 60,770 71,960 180 90 90
2006 to 2010 152,820 70,455 82,365 450 245 205
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 151,770 71,595 80,175 825 430 395
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 82,225 39,990 42,235 935 510 425
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 1,060,955 495,685 565,270 2,450 1,275 1,170
Under 5 years 84,650 42,820 41,830 300 160 145
5 to 14 years 169,630 87,445 82,185 460 255 205
15 to 24 years 223,525 101,380 122,140 415 200 215
25 to 44 years 449,595 202,210 247,390 1,150 595 555
45 years and over 133,555 61,825 71,725 115 65 55
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 1,060,955 495,680 565,270 2,450 1,275 1,170
Americas 73,630 34,405 39,230 485 235 250
Brazil 3,155 1,295 1,860 15 10 10
Colombia 3,280 1,500 1,785 55 25 25
El Salvador 4,880 2,460 2,415 0 0 0
Guyana 1,005 470 535 0 0 0
Haiti 355 165 190 0 0 0
Jamaica 2,430 1,265 1,160 20 20 0
Mexico 8,415 3,660 4,755 10 10 0
Peru 2,790 1,185 1,605 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 2,075 985 1,090 10 10 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 30,710 14,535 16,170 285 130 155
Other places of birth in Americas 14,530 6,880 7,655 95 45 55
Europe 195,870 96,100 99,775 790 455 340
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,045 1,965 2,085 10 10 10
Croatia 4,215 2,140 2,070 10 10 0
France 3,780 1,975 1,800 25 20 10
Germany 16,720 8,055 8,665 40 25 15
Greece 3,030 1,600 1,420 10 10 0
Hungary 4,055 2,065 1,995 10 0 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 4,180 2,235 1,950 35 25 0
Italy 10,820 5,575 5,245 20 15 10
Netherlands 9,435 4,725 4,710 15 10 0
Poland 11,475 5,350 6,125 10 0 0
Portugal 4,850 2,415 2,435 60 25 40
Romania 7,685 3,715 3,970 10 0 15
Russian Federation 9,090 3,930 5,160 45 20 25
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 3,880 1,945 1,935 0 0 0
Ukraine 6,125 2,900 3,225 0 0 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 67,055 33,460 33,600 380 225 160
Other places of birth in Europe 25,425 12,045 13,385 110 65 45
Africa 34,215 17,305 16,910 280 155 120
Algeria 440 280 160 0 10 0
Egypt 2,260 1,225 1,040 35 20 15
Ethiopia 1,695 855 845 30 15 10
Kenya 4,245 1,975 2,275 0 0 0
Morocco 775 415 360 0 0 0
Nigeria 1,360 715 645 70 40 35
Somalia 1,020 485 535 10 10 10
South Africa, Republic of 9,070 4,675 4,400 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 13,340 6,690 6,655 125 70 55
Asia 731,625 335,645 395,985 875 435 440
Afghanistan 4,910 2,475 2,435 0 0 0
Bangladesh 1,870 950 925 20 10 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 190,400 85,025 105,380 165 75 90
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 72,080 33,105 38,975 10 0 10
India 149,035 72,570 76,465 85 40 45
IranCensus data footnote 61 35,450 18,010 17,440 30 25 10
Iraq 5,360 2,740 2,620 90 50 40
Japan 11,305 3,365 7,940 0 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 38,265 17,415 20,845 10 0 10
Lebanon 1,920 1,080 835 0 0 0
Pakistan 9,590 4,925 4,665 0 0 0
Philippines 99,720 41,755 57,965 125 40 85
Sri Lanka 4,310 2,240 2,070 10 10 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 2,455 1,240 1,215 110 55 55
Taiwan 37,695 16,975 20,725 25 15 10
Viet Nam 25,045 11,730 13,315 15 10 0
Other places of birth in Asia 42,210 20,045 22,165 165 100 65
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 25,610 12,230 13,380 20 0 25
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 54 151,770 71,595 80,175 825 430 395
Americas 10,965 5,510 5,455 95 70 30
Brazil 1,005 460 550 10 10 10
Colombia 480 225 250 0 0 0
Cuba 75 40 40 10 10 10
Haiti 25 15 10 0 0 0
Jamaica 215 145 75 10 10 0
Mexico 2,410 1,215 1,195 10 10 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 4,555 2,375 2,180 30 20 10
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 230 105 125 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 1,970 930 1,045 30 20 10
Europe 15,015 7,805 7,205 105 65 35
France 830 440 385 0 0 10
Germany 835 480 350 10 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 1,240 780 460 10 10 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 210 115 100 0 0 0
Romania 595 255 335 0 0 0
Russian Federation 1,455 510 945 10 0 10
Ukraine 1,005 415 590 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 4,570 2,710 1,860 20 10 10
Other places of birth in Europe 4,285 2,115 2,170 60 45 15
Africa 4,725 2,440 2,285 110 55 55
Algeria 55 35 20 0 0 0
Cameroon 55 20 30 10 10 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 110 70 50 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 15 10 10 0 0 0
Egypt 550 290 250 0 0 10
Eritrea 295 165 135 10 0 0
Ethiopia 250 140 110 15 10 10
Morocco 145 80 60 0 0 0
Nigeria 465 230 235 45 20 25
Somalia 350 145 205 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 930 500 430 0 0 0
Tunisia 70 30 40 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 1,425 725 700 20 15 10
Asia 118,640 54,515 64,125 500 245 260
Afghanistan 855 455 405 0 0 0
Bangladesh 390 185 205 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 36,160 16,125 20,035 50 30 25
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 1,695 715 985 0 0 0
India 25,310 12,630 12,685 35 20 20
IranCensus data footnote 61 8,330 4,165 4,165 20 10 10
Iraq 1,865 915 950 55 30 20
Israel 300 170 125 0 0 0
Japan 1,940 500 1,440 10 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 7,010 3,025 3,990 10 0 0
Lebanon 220 120 100 0 0 0
Nepal 225 90 130 25 10 15
Pakistan 1,735 875 860 0 0 0
Philippines 21,280 9,535 11,745 105 35 65
Saudi Arabia 340 150 190 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 510 250 255 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,900 960 940 105 55 50
Taiwan 2,350 920 1,430 10 0 10
Turkey 365 205 160 10 10 0
United Arab Emirates 350 180 175 0 0 0
Viet Nam 1,580 620 955 0 0 10
Other places of birth in Asia 3,935 1,740 2,195 65 35 25
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 2,425 1,325 1,100 15 0 15
Australia 1,390 760 635 10 0 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 1,030 560 470 0 0 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 2,785,950 1,363,490 1,422,460 81,330 39,025 42,305
First generationCensus data footnote 69 1,164,225 546,545 617,680 3,630 1,915 1,710
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 692,475 350,455 342,020 2,880 1,510 1,370
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 929,250 466,495 462,760 74,825 35,600 39,225
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 72 842,360 390,980 451,380 1,850 950 900
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 478,795 230,180 248,615 805 420 390
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 184,285 108,865 75,425 385 240 140
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 294,505 121,320 173,190 420 175 250
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 277,865 115,910 161,960 450 210 240
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 74,335 39,850 34,490 595 325 265
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 11,360 5,040 6,325 10 0 0
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 2,785,950 1,363,495 1,422,460 81,330 39,020 42,305
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 90,735 43,175 47,560 2,395 1,070 1,325
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 88,090 41,930 46,160 2,195 975 1,225
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 55,070 26,340 28,730 1,420 625 795
Métis 32,515 15,375 17,145 495 220 275
Inuk (Inuit) 500 210 290 290 130 155
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 1,490 725 760 25 10 20
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 1,160 515 645 170 85 85
Non-Aboriginal identity 2,695,215 1,320,320 1,374,895 78,935 37,955 40,975
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 2,785,955 1,363,495 1,422,455 81,330 39,025 42,305
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 38,880 18,350 20,525 1,005 460 545
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 2,747,075 1,345,150 1,401,925 80,325 38,560 41,760
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 2,785,950 1,363,495 1,422,455 81,330 39,025 42,305
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 23,850 11,680 12,175 630 285 345
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 23,400 11,460 11,940 605 280 320
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 19,945 9,730 10,210 420 200 215
Métis single ancestry 3,300 1,655 1,645 70 30 35
Inuit single ancestry 160 75 80 120 45 70
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 455 220 235 30 0 25
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 385 195 195 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 40 25 15 10 10 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 30 0 25 15 0 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 82,685 39,360 43,325 3,445 1,520 1,920
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 79,535 37,970 41,570 3,380 1,500 1,885
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 52,240 24,945 27,295 2,575 1,115 1,455
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 26,790 12,790 14,000 395 200 190
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 505 235 270 420 180 240
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 3,150 1,395 1,755 60 25 40
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,055 1,370 1,685 10 0 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 30 0 30 20 0 10
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 40 15 25 35 10 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20 0 15 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 2,679,410 1,312,455 1,366,955 77,255 37,220 40,040
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 2,785,955 1,363,495 1,422,455 81,330 39,025 42,305
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 1,250,700 596,985 653,710 2,585 1,390 1,195
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 332,655 166,605 166,055 400 255 150
Chinese 479,145 224,140 255,005 540 290 245
Black 32,680 16,875 15,800 565 345 225
Filipino 127,275 55,855 71,420 210 55 155
Latin American 37,210 17,555 19,650 170 95 80
Arab 16,995 9,125 7,865 440 230 205
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 47,510 22,710 24,795 90 55 35
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 46,420 23,715 22,705 40 20 20
Korean 55,375 25,580 29,790 15 0 15
Japanese 31,925 13,410 18,510 20 10 15
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 6,960 3,400 3,560 40 20 20
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 36,555 18,015 18,540 55 20 35
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 1,535,255 766,510 768,745 78,745 37,635 41,115
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 2,785,950 1,363,495 1,422,460 81,330 39,025 42,305
North American Aboriginal origins 106,540 51,040 55,500 4,075 1,810 2,265
First Nations (North American Indian) 75,720 36,270 39,455 3,030 1,335 1,700
Inuit 820 355 465 605 250 355
Métis 33,620 16,025 17,590 525 250 270
Other North American origins 439,735 219,965 219,765 40,360 19,175 21,180
Acadian 1,905 955 950 115 50 60
American 38,715 18,735 19,980 385 205 185
Canadian 412,140 206,505 205,640 39,400 18,680 20,720
New Brunswicker 15 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 805 465 345 845 440 410
Nova Scotian 85 45 40 0 10 0
Ontarian 45 35 15 0 0 0
Québécois 890 500 390 10 10 0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 235 115 120 10 10 10
European origins 1,452,805 720,230 732,570 49,425 23,630 25,795
British Isles origins 930,010 461,175 468,835 47,225 22,500 24,720
Channel Islander 200 105 95 30 10 20
Cornish 265 140 125 0 0 0
English 573,370 282,035 291,340 31,900 15,160 16,740
Irish 332,255 158,830 173,420 25,870 12,215 13,655
Manx 865 415 455 10 0 0
Scottish 414,800 203,290 211,510 6,490 3,050 3,440
Welsh 54,145 25,960 28,185 1,015 525 490
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 66,330 32,735 33,600 1,220 560 660
French origins 182,475 87,615 94,860 3,570 1,710 1,860
Alsatian 125 50 70 0 0 0
Breton 50 15 35 0 0 0
Corsican 80 35 45 0 0 0
French 182,340 87,550 94,785 3,565 1,710 1,855
Western European origins (except French origins) 410,995 202,180 208,820 2,090 970 1,125
Austrian 25,455 11,990 13,465 90 35 60
Bavarian 80 45 35 0 0 0
Belgian 9,620 4,740 4,875 35 20 15
Dutch 112,435 55,435 56,995 320 150 175
Flemish 1,180 595 580 10 0 0
Frisian 430 190 245 0 0 0
German 289,180 142,260 146,920 1,735 795 935
Luxembourger 360 185 175 0 0 0
Swiss 13,990 6,965 7,020 30 10 20
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 510 230 285 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 160,860 77,325 83,535 775 360 415
Danish 28,535 13,830 14,705 115 70 45
Finnish 17,225 8,250 8,970 60 25 30
Icelandic 13,230 6,520 6,715 45 15 30
Norwegian 61,165 29,595 31,570 295 135 150
Swedish 50,575 23,285 27,295 215 85 135
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 6,470 3,325 3,145 70 30 40
Eastern European origins 307,075 148,850 158,230 975 470 505
Bulgarian 3,155 1,455 1,700 30 15 10
Byelorussian 1,950 990 960 10 0 10
Czech 13,395 6,490 6,905 40 25 15
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 3,300 1,600 1,695 10 10 0
Estonian 3,005 1,405 1,600 10 0 10
Hungarian 30,970 15,200 15,770 125 35 90
Latvian 2,815 1,430 1,385 0 0 0
Lithuanian 4,635 2,200 2,440 15 0 20
Moldovan 755 355 395 0 0 0
Polish 82,770 39,600 43,175 335 155 175
Romanian 19,850 9,650 10,205 50 20 30
Russian 73,035 34,960 38,075 205 100 110
Slovak 7,225 3,390 3,840 15 10 10
Ukrainian 114,455 55,670 58,785 305 175 135
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 2,430 1,125 1,310 15 10 10
Southern European origins 216,160 107,315 108,845 1,025 505 520
Albanian 1,545 755 785 20 15 10
Bosnian 2,845 1,405 1,440 10 10 0
Catalan 75 55 20 0 0 0
Croatian 16,635 8,565 8,070 15 10 0
Cypriot 370 215 155 10 10 0
Greek 17,690 9,105 8,590 75 50 30
Italian 98,515 49,760 48,760 270 170 100
Kosovar 215 110 105 0 0 0
Macedonian 920 485 435 10 0 0
Maltese 1,400 760 645 55 35 20
Montenegrin 600 290 315 0 0 0
Portuguese 26,515 13,145 13,375 335 160 165
Serbian 10,505 5,465 5,040 10 10 10
Sicilian 260 165 100 0 0 0
Slovenian 3,360 1,645 1,715 0 0 0
Spanish 48,080 22,230 25,855 250 80 165
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 3,680 1,710 1,975 20 0 15
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 270 120 150 0 0 0
Other European origins 21,440 11,170 10,265 220 110 110
Basque 555 325 230 25 15 10
Jewish 12,200 6,300 5,900 50 25 25
Roma (Gypsy) 375 155 225 40 20 25
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 550 280 270 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 7,890 4,170 3,725 95 45 55
Caribbean origins 18,050 9,030 9,015 270 145 125
Antiguan 155 80 75 0 0 0
Bahamian 190 105 85 0 0 0
Barbadian 1,410 740 670 35 15 20
Bermudan 170 85 85 10 0 10
Carib 60 35 25 0 0 0
Cuban 965 475 495 80 50 30
Dominican 550 255 295 10 10 0
Grenadian 280 155 130 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Haitian 810 375 440 10 0 15
Jamaican 7,255 3,770 3,485 90 65 30
Kittitian/Nevisian 100 50 45 0 0 0
Martinican 20 0 20 0 0 0
Montserratan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 320 135 180 0 0 0
St. Lucian 125 60 70 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 3,365 1,685 1,685 20 10 10
Vincentian/Grenadinian 330 150 185 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,560 720 845 25 0 20
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 1,525 750 775 0 10 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 54,280 26,245 28,035 210 95 115
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 1,990 1,030 960 0 0 0
Arawak 70 30 40 0 0 0
Argentinian 1,510 685 830 15 10 0
Belizean 40 15 20 0 0 0
Bolivian 220 85 135 0 0 0
Brazilian 4,475 2,025 2,445 15 0 10
Chilean 4,155 2,000 2,160 10 0 0
Colombian 4,860 2,380 2,475 100 50 50
Costa Rican 540 255 285 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 835 410 425 0 0 0
Guatemalan 2,210 1,140 1,070 25 10 10
Guyanese 1,360 715 645 0 0 0
Hispanic 1,345 645 695 25 15 15
Honduran 1,210 630 575 0 0 0
Maya 655 350 310 0 0 0
Mexican 16,750 7,980 8,765 30 15 20
Nicaraguan 1,155 535 620 0 0 0
Panamanian 210 105 105 0 0 0
Paraguayan 695 390 305 0 0 0
Peruvian 3,245 1,505 1,745 10 10 0
Salvadorean 6,030 3,015 3,020 10 0 0
Uruguayan 315 170 140 0 0 0
Venezuelan 1,620 780 835 0 0 10
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 2,730 1,340 1,390 45 20 30
African origins 44,450 22,695 21,750 680 400 280
Central and West African origins 5,305 2,850 2,455 205 130 80
Akan 30 20 10 0 10 0
Angolan 80 45 25 0 0 0
Ashanti 65 25 40 0 0 0
Beninese 30 15 15 0 0 0
Burkinabe 25 15 10 0 0 0
Cameroonian 105 60 40 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 685 360 320 10 0 0
Edo 80 55 25 0 0 0
Ewe 55 25 30 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gambian 25 10 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 1,295 715 580 15 10 10
Guinean 125 40 80 0 0 0
Ibo 205 125 85 0 0 0
Ivorian 50 30 15 0 0 0
Liberian 215 90 125 15 10 10
Malian 40 25 10 0 0 0
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 1,825 995 835 85 45 45
Peulh 25 0 15 0 0 0
Senegalese 45 35 20 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 100 55 50 10 0 0
Togolese 85 45 35 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 175 85 90 60 50 15
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 430 205 225 25 20 10
North African origins 7,985 4,195 3,785 225 135 90
Algerian 640 380 260 0 10 0
Berber 185 115 70 10 0 10
Coptic 125 70 55 0 0 0
Dinka 45 25 20 0 0 0
Egyptian 3,670 1,910 1,760 55 30 20
Libyan 210 150 60 110 50 60
Maure 125 55 70 0 0 0
Moroccan 1,610 860 750 0 0 0
Sudanese 1,115 480 640 45 40 0
Tunisian 385 215 170 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 175 110 70 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 18,610 9,405 9,205 135 85 55
Afrikaner 405 195 210 0 0 0
Amhara 115 60 50 10 10 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 240 130 115 0 0 0
Burundian 195 90 110 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 965 520 445 20 10 10
Ethiopian 2,045 1,070 975 45 35 10
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 1,295 630 670 0 0 0
Malagasy 85 50 35 0 0 0
Mauritian 820 445 370 0 0 0
Oromo 120 70 50 10 0 0
Rwandan 315 175 140 0 0 0
Seychellois 20 15 10 0 0 0
Somali 2,120 1,020 1,105 20 0 10
South African 7,300 3,715 3,575 0 0 0
Tanzanian 440 180 260 0 0 0
Tigrian 185 100 90 0 0 0
Ugandan 600 295 310 0 0 0
Zambian 135 75 60 10 0 10
Zimbabwean 645 325 315 20 10 15
Zulu 65 25 40 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,515 760 755 15 10 0
Other African origins 13,295 6,660 6,630 135 80 60
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,710 850 860 15 10 0
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 11,705 5,870 5,840 135 80 60
Asian origins 1,189,105 566,675 622,425 2,090 1,070 1,020
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 88,160 45,495 42,665 600 295 305
Afghan 7,590 3,840 3,750 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 4,765 2,575 2,195 160 90 70
Armenian 3,005 1,545 1,460 15 0 10
Assyrian 485 265 215 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 885 515 375 0 0 0
Georgian 575 300 275 0 0 0
Hazara 50 30 25 0 0 0
Iranian 44,765 22,725 22,040 80 35 45
Iraqi 5,335 2,715 2,620 90 45 40
Israeli 2,210 1,175 1,035 0 0 0
Jordanian 640 330 305 25 10 20
Kazakh 285 170 110 10 10 0
Kurd 2,015 1,100 915 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 105 70 35 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 170 90 80 0 0 0
Lebanese 5,675 2,990 2,680 120 45 70
Palestinian 2,325 1,250 1,070 0 0 0
Pashtun 355 195 160 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 570 340 230 0 0 0
Syrian 2,970 1,430 1,545 70 25 45
Tajik 240 120 120 0 0 0
Tatar 675 335 345 0 0 0
Turk 5,385 2,970 2,415 20 20 0
Turkmen 75 45 25 0 0 0
Uighur 100 50 50 0 0 0
Uzbek 245 135 110 0 0 0
Yemeni 270 175 100 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 2,250 1,160 1,085 10 10 0
South Asian origins 329,365 164,860 164,515 430 265 160
Bangladeshi 1,520 745 775 15 10 10
Bengali 760 360 405 15 0 0
Bhutanese 95 55 45 10 10 0
East Indian 279,460 139,455 140,010 315 195 125
Goan 330 165 165 0 0 0
Gujarati 620 295 320 0 0 0
Kashmiri 160 85 80 0 0 0
Nepali 1,185 575 610 55 30 25
Pakistani 11,340 5,880 5,460 10 10 0
Punjabi 36,160 18,325 17,835 20 10 10
Sinhalese 560 300 260 0 10 0
Sri Lankan 5,275 2,785 2,495 10 0 0
Tamil 1,085 595 485 10 10 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 7,735 3,820 3,915 10 10 10
East and Southeast Asian origins 777,360 359,255 418,110 1,080 525 560
Burmese 2,055 1,050 1,010 15 10 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 2,645 1,270 1,380 0 0 0
Chinese 505,320 236,935 268,385 660 355 305
Filipino 138,480 61,160 77,320 240 70 165
Hmong 115 60 60 0 0 0
Indonesian 5,175 2,460 2,715 0 0 0
Japanese 39,800 17,265 22,535 40 10 25
Karen 890 450 445 35 25 10
Korean 57,945 26,850 31,095 25 10 20
Laotian 2,325 1,170 1,155 0 0 0
Malaysian 4,360 2,020 2,345 50 35 20
Mongolian 1,065 515 550 0 0 0
Singaporean 910 430 485 0 0 0
Taiwanese 20,485 9,395 11,085 20 10 10
Thai 3,670 1,430 2,240 10 0 0
Tibetan 490 260 230 0 0 0
Vietnamese 36,615 17,945 18,670 35 25 10
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 690 295 395 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 1,960 990 975 0 0 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 1,960 990 975 0 0 0
Oceania origins 29,900 15,010 14,885 55 10 45
Australian 10,110 5,350 4,765 50 0 40
New Zealander 3,900 2,015 1,885 0 10 0
Pacific Islands origins 16,405 7,935 8,470 10 0 10
Fijian 13,520 6,580 6,935 10 0 10
Hawaiian 1,065 445 630 0 0 0
Maori 675 385 295 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 395 170 225 0 0 0
Samoan 300 165 135 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 700 340 360 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 1,099,700 ... ... 35,420 ... ...
Owner 713,665 ... ... 23,270 ... ...
Renter 385,315 ... ... 12,150 ... ...
Band housing 720 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 1,099,700 ... ... 35,415 ... ...
Condominium 320,920 ... ... 1,455 ... ...
Not condominium 778,775 ... ... 33,965 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 1,099,695 ... ... 35,415 ... ...
No bedrooms 17,830 ... ... 80 ... ...
1 bedroom 222,920 ... ... 3,330 ... ...
2 bedrooms 297,430 ... ... 7,815 ... ...
3 bedrooms 256,885 ... ... 15,095 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 304,630 ... ... 9,100 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 1,099,700 ... ... 35,415 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 448,155 ... ... 6,610 ... ...
5 rooms 150,085 ... ... 4,990 ... ...
6 rooms 119,960 ... ... 5,790 ... ...
7 rooms 100,175 ... ... 5,290 ... ...
8 or more rooms 281,330 ... ... 12,740 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.7 ... ... 6.8 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 1,099,700 ... ... 35,420 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 1,063,790 ... ... 35,260 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 35,910 ... ... 155 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 1,099,700 ... ... 35,420 ... ...
Suitable 1,022,865 ... ... 34,655 ... ...
Not suitable 76,835 ... ... 760 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 1,099,695 ... ... 35,415 ... ...
1960 or before 141,215 ... ... 6,070 ... ...
1961 to 1980 291,790 ... ... 11,825 ... ...
1981 to 1990 176,270 ... ... 6,205 ... ...
1991 to 2000 201,335 ... ... 4,545 ... ...
2001 to 2005 82,040 ... ... 1,940 ... ...
2006 to 2010 110,680 ... ... 2,335 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 96,365 ... ... 2,495 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 1,099,700 ... ... 35,420 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 1,036,760 ... ... 33,675 ... ...
Major repairs needed 62,940 ... ... 1,740 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 1,099,700 ... ... 35,420 ... ...
1 household maintainer 634,075 ... ... 20,535 ... ...
2 household maintainers 419,750 ... ... 14,175 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 45,865 ... ... 710 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 1,099,700 ... ... 35,415 ... ...
15 to 24 years 33,720 ... ... 1,125 ... ...
25 to 34 years 160,215 ... ... 5,575 ... ...
35 to 44 years 194,530 ... ... 5,865 ... ...
45 to 54 years 237,445 ... ... 7,255 ... ...
55 to 64 years 217,460 ... ... 7,130 ... ...
65 to 74 years 148,500 ... ... 5,275 ... ...
75 to 84 years 77,755 ... ... 2,435 ... ...
85 years and over 30,070 ... ... 755 ... ...
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 1,085,045 ... ... 35,325 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 746,225 ... ... 27,020 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 338,820 ... ... 8,305 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 270,200 ... ... 7,515 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 703,945 ... ... 23,230 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 60.7 ... ... 64.6 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.6 ... ... 14.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,352 ... ... 1,238 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,581 ... ... 1,296 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 700,255 ... ... 299,619 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 939,163 ... ... 318,163 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 383,190 ... ... 12,145 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 12.8 ... ... 25.8 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 43.3 ... ... 41.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,111 ... ... 859 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,222 ... ... 866 ... ...
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 2,360,010 1,143,755 1,216,260 69,880 33,110 36,770
No certificate, diploma or degree 343,535 168,935 174,605 11,470 5,705 5,770
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 686,895 336,215 350,685 19,080 9,370 9,710
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,329,580 638,610 690,970 39,325 18,035 21,290
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 163,580 117,280 46,300 5,905 4,140 1,765
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 74,665 43,065 31,595 2,915 1,665 1,245
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 88,920 74,215 14,705 2,995 2,475 525
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 397,400 164,850 232,550 17,525 7,025 10,500
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 90,095 37,400 52,700 1,900 780 1,115
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 678,500 319,070 359,425 13,990 6,090 7,905
Bachelor's degree 446,730 204,770 241,955 9,545 4,025 5,515
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 49,140 20,395 28,745 700 330 375
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 19,690 10,760 8,930 280 140 135
Master's degree 138,725 68,075 70,650 3,050 1,340 1,710
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 24,215 15,070 9,150 420 250 165
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 1,583,325 765,210 818,115 47,370 22,565 24,805
No certificate, diploma or degree 136,335 72,020 64,315 4,915 2,595 2,320
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 399,705 199,385 200,320 11,160 5,805 5,355
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,047,285 493,805 553,475 31,295 14,160 17,135
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 114,865 83,125 31,735 4,275 3,040 1,235
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 52,430 30,455 21,975 2,130 1,275 865
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 62,435 52,670 9,760 2,140 1,770 370
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 306,545 127,300 179,250 13,915 5,570 8,345
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 67,405 27,635 39,770 1,350 595 755
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 558,470 255,745 302,725 11,755 4,955 6,795
Bachelor's degree 366,625 165,110 201,510 7,935 3,300 4,640
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 39,245 15,785 23,455 575 255 315
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 15,685 7,910 7,770 260 125 135
Master's degree 118,405 56,090 62,310 2,660 1,110 1,550
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 18,520 10,845 7,675 325 170 155
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 2,360,015 1,143,755 1,216,260 69,880 33,110 36,770
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 1,030,430 505,145 525,285 30,555 15,075 15,480
Education 81,245 18,285 62,965 3,090 845 2,245
13. Education 81,250 18,285 62,965 3,095 850 2,240
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 72,100 33,070 39,035 980 500 485
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 12,450 9,435 3,020 225 180 45
50. Visual and performing arts 59,650 23,635 36,015 755 315 440
Humanities 89,195 34,325 54,870 1,470 585 885
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 11,785 2,755 9,025 135 35 105
23. English language and literature/letters 24,505 7,600 16,910 455 170 285
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 27,660 10,705 16,955 315 100 215
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 360 135 220 10 10 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 4,510 2,685 1,825 100 40 60
39. Theology and religious vocations 7,385 4,395 2,995 175 80 90
54. History 10,480 5,565 4,915 200 115 85
55. French language and literature/letters 2,500 475 2,025 85 25 50
Social and behavioural sciences and law 169,555 62,275 107,280 3,230 975 2,265
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 2,765 740 2,030 85 30 60
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 17,515 6,340 11,175 210 60 150
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 22,285 1,960 20,325 655 65 590
22. Legal professions and studies 26,665 9,855 16,810 490 110 380
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,930 850 2,075 30 0 20
42. Psychology 29,175 8,190 20,985 540 120 420
45. Social sciences 68,220 34,340 33,880 1,230 585 640
Business, management and public administration 285,235 120,410 164,825 9,695 2,760 6,935
30.16 Accounting and computer science 480 140 340 40 20 20
44. Public administration and social service professions 12,395 2,925 9,470 605 120 480
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 272,360 117,350 155,015 9,055 2,620 6,430
Physical and life sciences and technologies 59,630 31,260 28,375 1,230 635 595
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 24,250 10,835 13,415 515 220 300
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 14,285 7,045 7,245 300 140 165
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 655 170 485 25 0 25
40. Physical sciences 18,510 12,515 6,000 330 255 75
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,930 695 1,235 60 20 40
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 60,370 39,255 21,110 1,980 1,110 870
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 47,755 33,645 14,110 1,690 980 710
25. Library science 3,585 505 3,080 125 30 90
27. Mathematics and statistics 8,420 4,725 3,690 160 90 70
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 605 380 230 10 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 242,705 215,370 27,340 8,535 7,655 880
04. Architecture and related services 11,965 7,655 4,315 100 85 10
14. Engineering 77,985 63,215 14,770 1,530 1,245 285
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 38,270 33,820 4,445 2,095 1,730 365
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 40 25 15 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 47,985 46,495 1,490 2,330 2,255 80
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 44,505 43,115 1,390 1,705 1,655 50
48. Precision production 21,955 21,045 910 775 685 85
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 21,215 12,305 8,905 365 245 120
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 13,030 7,030 6,005 210 130 80
03. Natural resources and conservation 8,185 5,280 2,900 160 115 40
Health and related fields 184,110 40,830 143,275 5,785 970 4,820
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 14,595 7,525 7,075 350 190 155
51. Health professions and related programs 163,815 30,150 133,660 5,340 735 4,600
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 5,695 3,155 2,540 100 45 55
Personal, protective and transportation services 63,980 31,145 32,840 2,945 1,755 1,190
12. Personal and culinary services 43,465 13,975 29,485 1,590 505 1,085
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 120 115 10 10 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 380 370 15 10 0 0
43. Security and protective services 7,505 5,540 1,960 500 435 70
49. Transportation and materials moving 12,505 11,140 1,370 850 805 40
Other 240 75 160 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 240 75 160 0 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 1,583,325 765,210 818,115 47,365 22,560 24,805
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 536,045 271,405 264,635 16,075 8,405 7,675
Education 56,990 12,000 44,990 2,135 550 1,590
13. Education 56,985 11,995 44,990 2,135 550 1,585
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 58,315 26,545 31,775 805 390 420
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 9,795 7,445 2,350 160 120 40
50. Visual and performing arts 48,515 19,095 29,415 645 270 380
Humanities 69,615 25,905 43,715 1,115 435 675
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 9,420 2,000 7,420 105 20 85
23. English language and literature/letters 18,870 5,745 13,130 365 135 230
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 22,325 8,355 13,975 215 65 150
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 280 115 165 10 15 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 3,495 2,055 1,445 80 30 50
39. Theology and religious vocations 5,270 3,115 2,150 105 60 45
54. History 8,105 4,165 3,940 155 85 70
55. French language and literature/letters 1,845 355 1,485 65 20 40
Social and behavioural sciences and law 138,545 49,215 89,325 2,815 820 1,995
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 2,410 630 1,780 80 20 60
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 15,000 5,285 9,715 180 50 135
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 17,730 1,550 16,185 585 60 525
22. Legal professions and studies 21,915 7,315 14,600 425 95 335
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,370 690 1,680 20 0 15
42. Psychology 23,285 6,240 17,045 470 105 365
45. Social sciences 55,835 27,515 28,320 1,050 495 555
Business, management and public administration 232,260 96,650 135,610 7,860 2,120 5,740
30.16 Accounting and computer science 350 120 230 30 20 15
44. Public administration and social service professions 9,770 2,215 7,560 510 85 425
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 222,140 94,315 127,825 7,320 2,020 5,300
Physical and life sciences and technologies 45,260 22,930 22,325 985 495 490
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 19,250 8,440 10,805 425 175 250
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 10,485 4,975 5,505 270 115 150
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 520 125 395 10 0 10
40. Physical sciences 13,695 8,945 4,755 250 180 65
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,310 440 870 30 15 15
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 52,935 34,795 18,135 1,830 1,040 800
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 43,400 30,660 12,745 1,600 935 670
25. Library science 2,630 385 2,245 90 20 70
27. Mathematics and statistics 6,380 3,440 2,945 130 75 55
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 510 315 200 0 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 184,345 160,545 23,795 6,590 5,855 730
04. Architecture and related services 9,635 5,795 3,840 85 75 10
14. Engineering 63,065 49,735 13,330 1,310 1,055 255
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 28,185 24,570 3,615 1,695 1,410 285
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 30 20 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 35,680 34,460 1,220 1,705 1,640 60
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 32,815 31,760 1,060 1,250 1,210 40
48. Precision production 14,935 14,210 725 535 465 70
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 16,810 9,385 7,425 305 200 110
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 10,225 5,315 4,905 165 95 70
03. Natural resources and conservation 6,580 4,060 2,515 145 100 40
Health and related fields 143,705 32,145 111,560 4,500 830 3,670
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 11,655 5,995 5,660 315 175 140
51. Health professions and related programs 127,575 23,855 103,720 4,090 615 3,475
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 4,475 2,295 2,180 90 40 55
Personal, protective and transportation services 48,325 23,640 24,685 2,350 1,435 920
12. Personal and culinary services 32,480 10,620 21,865 1,275 435 840
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 60 45 10 0 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 145 145 0 0 10 0
43. Security and protective services 6,160 4,465 1,700 400 345 55
49. Transportation and materials moving 9,485 8,365 1,120 665 645 25
Other 190 65 130 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 190 65 125 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 2,360,010 1,143,750 1,216,255 69,880 33,110 36,765
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,030,430 505,145 525,285 30,555 15,075 15,480
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 1,329,580 638,605 690,970 39,325 18,035 21,290
Location of study inside Canada 925,655 446,190 479,465 37,750 17,195 20,550
Same as province or territory of residence 744,325 354,370 389,950 33,320 15,080 18,235
Different than province or territory of residence 181,330 91,820 89,510 4,430 2,110 2,315
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 403,925 192,415 211,510 1,580 840 740
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 47,055 25,960 21,095 445 250 195
Philippines 49,625 18,340 31,290 115 30 85
India 39,695 19,685 20,005 70 35 30
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 37,425 20,485 16,940 295 185 110
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 59,115 26,525 32,585 65 30 30
France 3,545 1,965 1,580 15 0 20
Other 167,460 79,445 88,010 575 305 270
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 1,583,325 765,210 818,115 47,370 22,565 24,805
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 536,040 271,410 264,635 16,075 8,400 7,670
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 1,047,285 493,800 553,480 31,295 14,160 17,130
Location of study inside Canada 729,685 348,530 381,155 30,065 13,485 16,575
Same as province or territory of residence 593,200 279,360 313,840 26,345 11,815 14,525
Different than province or territory of residence 136,490 69,170 67,320 3,720 1,670 2,050
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 317,600 145,275 172,325 1,230 675 555
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 34,780 18,680 16,100 260 155 105
Philippines 42,475 15,510 26,960 105 30 75
India 33,475 15,830 17,645 60 35 30
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 23,655 12,740 10,920 210 145 65
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 51,215 22,490 28,720 55 35 20
France 2,950 1,655 1,295 20 0 15
Other 129,050 58,365 70,685 520 275 240
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 2,360,010 1,143,755 1,216,255 69,880 33,110 36,765
In the labour force 1,545,000 803,635 741,360 44,475 22,320 22,150
Employed 1,453,780 757,485 696,290 40,790 20,055 20,735
Unemployed 91,220 46,150 45,070 3,685 2,260 1,420
Not in the labour force 815,010 340,115 474,895 25,405 10,790 14,615
Participation rate 65.5 70.3 61.0 63.6 67.4 60.2
Employment rate 61.6 66.2 57.2 58.4 60.6 56.4
Unemployment rate 5.9 5.7 6.1 8.3 10.1 6.4
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 2,360,015 1,143,755 1,216,255 69,880 33,105 36,770
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 762,650 317,295 445,355 22,580 9,420 13,160
Worked 1,597,365 826,460 770,900 47,295 23,690 23,610
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 749,170 429,675 319,495 26,930 13,860 13,070
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 848,190 396,785 451,405 20,365 9,830 10,540
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.2 43.0 41.3 43.0 42.9 43.0
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 1,545,000 803,635 741,365 44,470 22,325 22,150
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 28,125 13,160 14,960 750 460 290
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 1,516,875 790,480 726,400 43,730 21,865 21,865
Employee 1,308,545 660,730 647,815 41,230 20,310 20,920
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 208,335 129,750 78,585 2,495 1,550 950
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 1,545,000 803,635 741,365 44,475 22,320 22,150
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 28,125 13,160 14,965 750 460 285
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 1,516,875 790,475 726,400 43,725 21,860 21,865
0 Management occupations 177,290 110,865 66,420 4,340 2,420 1,920
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 246,295 76,960 169,335 7,495 2,150 5,340
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 109,145 85,895 23,250 3,365 2,665 705
3 Health occupations 95,820 22,275 73,550 3,185 525 2,660
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 168,285 55,755 112,525 5,405 1,770 3,640
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 67,390 34,230 33,160 1,170 580 595
6 Sales and service occupations 375,090 164,145 210,940 11,240 4,875 6,360
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 204,040 192,130 11,905 5,760 5,455 305
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 26,665 17,415 9,255 745 645 100
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 46,860 30,805 16,055 1,025 775 250
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 1,545,000 803,635 741,360 44,475 22,320 22,150
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 28,125 13,160 14,965 750 460 290
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 1,516,875 790,475 726,400 43,730 21,860 21,865
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 24,005 12,950 11,055 435 330 105
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 5,625 4,270 1,350 1,270 985 280
22 Utilities 7,550 5,005 2,545 525 330 200
23 Construction 118,280 103,430 14,850 3,290 2,910 380
31-33 Manufacturing 99,620 68,295 31,325 1,815 1,350 470
41 Wholesale trade 61,385 40,380 21,005 1,405 1,010 395
44-45 Retail trade 170,715 79,410 91,305 5,825 2,620 3,205
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 86,605 66,950 19,660 1,775 1,410 365
51 Information and cultural industries 52,940 33,240 19,700 1,000 480 520
52 Finance and insurance 69,985 30,580 39,410 1,200 350 850
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 38,655 21,070 17,585 550 345 205
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 142,645 79,495 63,150 2,775 1,480 1,290
55 Management of companies and enterprises 3,425 1,580 1,845 60 25 35
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 70,150 40,470 29,680 1,695 925 765
61 Educational services 111,720 37,435 74,290 3,365 1,235 2,130
62 Health care and social assistance 156,670 31,390 125,275 6,015 1,165 4,850
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 35,330 17,885 17,440 785 430 350
72 Accommodation and food services 127,995 55,070 72,925 3,485 1,535 1,950
81 Other services (except public administration) 70,130 29,205 40,920 2,010 875 1,140
91 Public administration 63,450 32,365 31,090 4,455 2,070 2,390
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 1,453,785 757,485 696,295 40,790 20,055 20,735
Worked at home 121,140 60,495 60,650 1,535 660 880
Worked outside Canada 13,560 9,610 3,950 175 135 35
No fixed workplace address 200,490 147,475 53,015 4,160 3,095 1,065
Worked at usual place 1,118,595 539,910 578,675 34,920 16,170 18,750
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 1,118,590 539,910 578,680 34,920 16,165 18,755
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 509,115 223,950 285,170 22,055 9,835 12,225
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 560,645 286,720 273,925 12,415 6,040 6,375
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 44,075 26,195 17,880 255 165 90
Commute to a different province or territory 4,755 3,050 1,705 200 130 65
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 1,319,080 687,385 631,695 39,080 19,265 19,815
Car, truck, van - as a driver 876,870 490,785 386,085 31,300 15,720 15,580
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 69,560 28,120 41,435 3,970 1,445 2,520
Public transit 240,765 102,620 138,140 1,345 680 665
Walked 85,505 37,225 48,275 1,705 840 865
Bicycle 29,675 19,115 10,560 85 70 15
Other method 16,710 9,510 7,195 680 515 165
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 1,319,080 687,385 631,695 39,075 19,265 19,815
Less than 15 minutes 266,155 119,455 146,700 15,490 7,110 8,380
15 to 29 minutes 422,085 214,965 207,120 18,275 8,845 9,430
30 to 44 minutes 331,125 183,960 147,170 3,150 1,735 1,410
45 to 59 minutes 151,550 84,385 67,165 650 370 280
60 minutes and over 148,165 84,615 63,550 1,510 1,200 310
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 1,319,080 687,385 631,700 39,080 19,265 19,815
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 92,365 64,240 28,130 1,370 980 390
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 211,900 129,415 82,480 3,750 2,225 1,525
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 320,695 162,140 158,555 12,920 6,955 5,970
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 291,345 133,145 158,195 11,490 4,565 6,925
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 201,725 90,890 110,835 3,665 1,465 2,200
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 201,055 107,560 93,490 5,880 3,070 2,805
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 1,655,140 854,150 800,990 48,330 24,180 24,155
Single responses 1,610,800 832,040 778,760 48,185 24,115 24,070
Official languages 1,530,345 789,300 741,045 48,145 24,080 24,065
English 1,526,680 788,325 738,360 47,955 24,015 23,940
French 3,660 980 2,680 190 70 120
Non-official languages 80,450 42,735 37,715 35 30 10
Aboriginal languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 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 15 10 10 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 0 10 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 80,435 42,735 37,700 40 25 10
Afro-Asiatic languages 410 265 145 0 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 10 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 405 265 140 10 0 0
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 295 215 85 10 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 25 15 10 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 75 30 50 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 2,205 1,020 1,190 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 2,185 1,005 1,180 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 760 370 395 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 30 10 15 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 55 35 15 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 640 305 340 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 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 30 10 15 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 25 15 15 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 22,135 12,450 9,685 0 10 0
Albanian 10 15 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 750 345 405 0 0 0
Baltic languages 10 10 10 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Slavic languages 740 335 400 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 25 10 20 0 0 0
Czech 30 20 15 0 0 0
Macedonian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Polish 95 45 50 0 0 0
Russian 435 190 250 0 0 0
Serbian 80 45 35 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 10 15 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 20 10 10 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 450 240 205 10 10 0
Afrikaans 10 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 20 10 10 0 0 0
Dutch 95 55 45 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 270 140 130 10 10 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Swedish 30 20 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 10 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 55 25 35 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 19,025 10,880 8,145 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 17,945 10,160 7,785 0 0 0
Bengali 15 15 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 40 15 20 0 0 0
Hindi 275 165 110 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 20 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 17,545 9,935 7,610 0 0 0
Sindhi 10 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 45 20 20 0 0 0
Iranian languages 1,075 720 355 0 0 0
Kurdish 25 20 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,045 695 350 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 1,845 945 900 0 0 0
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Italian 90 40 50 0 0 0
Portuguese 495 250 250 0 0 0
Romanian 70 45 20 0 0 0
Spanish 1,185 605 575 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 1,580 610 970 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 5,315 2,825 2,495 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 10 10 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 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 200 60 135 10 10 10
American Sign Language 145 30 120 10 0 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 55 30 20 10 10 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 47,565 24,985 22,575 15 10 0
Chinese languages 47,480 24,935 22,550 15 10 10
Cantonese 22,975 11,690 11,285 10 10 0
Hakka 10 10 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 23,365 12,665 10,700 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 205 120 85 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 50 25 25 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 880 425 450 10 10 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 80 50 25 0 0 0
Burmese 20 10 15 0 0 0
Karenic languages 50 35 20 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 110 50 60 0 0 0
Lao 10 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 100 45 50 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 55 45 10 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 10 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 35 30 10 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 35 20 10 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 15 10 10 0 0 0
Hungarian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 0 0 0
Multiple responses 44,345 22,115 22,230 150 60 85
English and French 3,040 1,340 1,700 105 35 65
English and non-official language 40,890 20,620 20,280 50 25 20
French and non-official language 45 30 15 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 370 130 245 0 0 0
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 1,655,140 854,155 800,990 48,335 24,175 24,160
None 1,506,445 779,895 726,550 47,490 23,820 23,670
English 32,960 16,915 16,045 165 65 105
French 13,510 5,980 7,525 515 210 300
Non-official language 99,580 50,090 49,490 150 70 80
Aboriginal 225 85 140 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 99,355 50,010 49,340 150 70 80
English and French 45 30 10 0 0 0
English and non-official language 1,125 540 585 0 0 0
French and non-official language 1,475 695 780 10 10 0
English, French and non-official language 10 10 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 2,758,670 1,349,480 1,409,190 80,535 38,590 41,940
Non-movers 2,322,805 1,134,745 1,188,055 70,855 33,905 36,945
Movers 435,865 214,735 221,130 9,680 4,685 4,995
Non-migrants 237,275 116,530 120,750 5,985 2,900 3,085
Migrants 198,585 98,210 100,380 3,695 1,785 1,910
Internal migrants 141,125 69,945 71,175 3,235 1,560 1,675
Intraprovincial migrants 113,300 55,740 57,550 2,395 1,150 1,250
Interprovincial migrants 27,830 14,205 13,620 835 410 430
External migrants 57,465 28,265 29,200 460 225 235
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 2,648,905 1,292,945 1,355,960 77,565 37,075 40,490
Non-movers 1,490,310 727,555 762,760 50,150 23,865 26,285
Movers 1,158,595 565,395 593,200 27,410 13,210 14,200
Non-migrants 591,830 288,480 303,350 16,325 7,810 8,520
Migrants 566,765 276,910 289,855 11,085 5,405 5,685
Internal migrants 369,565 181,370 188,200 9,615 4,590 5,025
Intraprovincial migrants 296,645 145,200 151,445 6,310 3,005 3,310
Interprovincial migrants 72,920 36,165 36,755 3,305 1,585 1,715
External migrants 197,200 95,545 101,650 1,470 815 655

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Lower Mainland--Southwest [Economic region], British Columbia and St. John's South--Mount Pearl [Federal electoral district], Newfoundland and Labrador (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 July 3, 2024).

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