Census Profile, 2016 Census
Nanaimo, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia and Ontario [Province]

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Characteristic Nanaimo, RD
British Columbia
[Census division]
Ontario

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 155,698 ... ... 13,448,494 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 146,574 ... ... 12,851,821 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.2 ... ... 4.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 73,622 ... ... 5,598,391 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 68,904 ... ... 5,169,174 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 76.4 ... ... 14.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 2,038.04 ... ... 908,699.33 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 155,695 75,340 80,360 13,448,495 6,559,390 6,889,105
0 to 14 years 19,985 10,250 9,735 2,207,970 1,131,615 1,076,350
0 to 4 years 6,240 3,210 3,030 697,360 357,300 340,055
5 to 9 years 6,995 3,585 3,405 756,085 387,320 368,765
10 to 14 years 6,755 3,455 3,295 754,530 387,000 367,530
15 to 64 years 93,625 45,170 48,460 8,988,865 4,412,115 4,576,750
15 to 19 years 7,445 3,860 3,580 811,670 416,730 394,945
20 to 24 years 7,720 3,940 3,785 894,390 457,815 436,570
25 to 29 years 7,605 3,830 3,780 874,350 436,345 438,010
30 to 34 years 8,045 3,905 4,140 864,765 420,800 443,965
35 to 39 years 7,670 3,710 3,955 842,485 402,900 439,585
40 to 44 years 8,060 3,910 4,150 871,875 418,465 453,415
45 to 49 years 9,145 4,325 4,820 937,385 453,105 484,275
50 to 54 years 10,955 5,115 5,845 1,056,345 517,170 539,175
55 to 59 years 12,950 6,065 6,885 989,460 482,280 507,180
60 to 64 years 14,030 6,515 7,515 846,145 406,505 439,640
65 years and over 42,090 19,915 22,170 2,251,655 1,015,655 1,236,000
65 to 69 years 13,845 6,650 7,195 737,745 352,475 385,270
70 to 74 years 10,445 5,125 5,320 528,645 250,455 278,185
75 to 79 years 7,320 3,600 3,720 393,010 179,810 213,195
80 to 84 years 5,165 2,470 2,695 291,185 126,825 164,360
85 years and over 5,305 2,065 3,240 301,075 106,090 194,985
85 to 89 years 3,295 1,435 1,855 188,470 73,045 115,425
90 to 94 years 1,535 515 1,025 88,390 27,400 60,990
95 to 99 years 420 110 305 21,210 5,150 16,060
100 years and over 55 10 50 3,005 495 2,520
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 12.8 13.6 12.1 16.4 17.3 15.6
15 to 64 years 60.1 60.0 60.3 66.8 67.3 66.4
65 years and over 27.0 26.4 27.6 16.7 15.5 17.9
85 years and over 3.4 2.7 4.0 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 47.2 46.3 48.0 41.0 40.0 41.9
Median age of the population 51.1 49.9 52.1 41.3 40.2 42.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 68,905 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Single-detached house 44,910 ... ... 2,807,380 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 1,320 ... ... 886,705 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 20,045 ... ... 1,460,200 ... ...
Semi-detached house 2,985 ... ... 289,975 ... ...
Row house 2,940 ... ... 460,425 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 5,335 ... ... 176,080 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 8,640 ... ... 522,810 ... ...
Other single-attached house 145 ... ... 10,910 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 2,635 ... ... 14,890 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 68,905 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 person 20,190 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
2 persons 29,880 ... ... 1,693,525 ... ...
3 persons 8,775 ... ... 834,260 ... ...
4 persons 6,635 ... ... 796,320 ... ...
5 or more persons 3,430 ... ... 503,775 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 151,630 ... ... 13,242,160 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 135,710 65,085 70,625 11,240,525 5,427,775 5,812,750
Married or living common law 81,785 40,795 40,990 6,438,085 3,219,290 3,218,795
Married 66,730 33,310 33,425 5,531,930 2,764,275 2,767,655
Living common law 15,055 7,485 7,570 906,155 455,015 451,145
Not married and not living common law 53,925 24,290 29,635 4,802,440 2,208,485 2,593,955
Never married 29,520 16,145 13,375 3,182,785 1,689,180 1,493,605
Separated 3,935 1,710 2,225 328,675 138,140 190,535
Divorced 11,130 4,360 6,770 653,835 252,900 400,935
Widowed 9,345 2,075 7,265 637,150 128,265 508,880
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 46,660 ... ... 3,782,540 ... ...
2 persons 30,495 ... ... 1,815,000 ... ...
3 persons 8,005 ... ... 844,545 ... ...
4 persons 6,045 ... ... 792,435 ... ...
5 or more persons 2,110 ... ... 330,560 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.6 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 46,660 ... ... 3,782,545 ... ...
Total couple families 39,875 ... ... 3,137,570 ... ...
Married couples 32,350 ... ... 2,684,735 ... ...
Common-law couples 7,525 ... ... 452,840 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 6,780 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
Female parent 5,245 ... ... 518,480 ... ...
Male parent 1,535 ... ... 126,495 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 39,880 ... ... 3,137,565 ... ...
Couples without children 26,130 ... ... 1,428,575 ... ...
Couples with children 13,745 ... ... 1,708,995 ... ...
1 child 6,135 ... ... 658,305 ... ...
2 children 5,630 ... ... 738,710 ... ...
3 or more children 1,985 ... ... 311,975 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 6,785 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
1 child 4,365 ... ... 386,425 ... ...
2 children 1,870 ... ... 186,240 ... ...
3 or more children 545 ... ... 72,310 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 31,280 14,365 16,910 2,139,825 990,525 1,149,300
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 68,905 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
One-census-family households 44,635 ... ... 3,481,885 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 25,190 ... ... 1,311,575 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 19,445 ... ... 2,170,315 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 1,000 ... ... 145,615 ... ...
Non-census-family households 23,275 ... ... 1,541,665 ... ...
One-person households 20,185 ... ... 1,341,305 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 3,085 ... ... 200,365 ... ...
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 15 153,155 74,450 78,710 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
English only 142,510 69,730 72,775 11,455,500 5,689,830 5,765,665
French only 15 10 10 40,040 17,340 22,705
English and French 10,020 4,455 5,565 1,490,390 665,850 824,540
Neither English nor French 615 260 355 326,935 130,850 196,085
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 16 153,160 74,450 78,710 13,312,865 6,503,880 6,808,995
English 150,450 73,185 77,260 12,394,325 6,095,970 6,298,355
French 1,910 925 985 504,130 236,875 267,250
English and French 205 90 115 92,940 42,910 50,030
Neither English nor French 595 250 350 321,480 128,125 193,355
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 2,015 970 1,045 550,600 258,330 292,270
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.3 1.3 1.3 4.1 4.0 4.3
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 153,155 74,445 78,710 13,312,870 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 151,630 73,735 77,895 12,946,960 6,327,630 6,619,330
Official languages 137,690 67,220 70,475 9,393,040 4,637,520 4,755,520
English 135,570 66,195 69,380 8,902,320 4,406,210 4,496,110
French 2,125 1,025 1,100 490,715 231,310 259,410
Non-official languages 13,940 6,510 7,420 3,553,920 1,690,110 1,863,810
Aboriginal languages 135 55 80 22,765 10,815 11,950
Algonquian languages 20 5 15 21,235 10,175 11,060
Blackfoot 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 15 5 15 5,080 2,485 2,595
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 85 40 45
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 0 5 0 55 25 30
Plains Cree 5 0 0 35 5 30
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 355 135 225
Woods Cree 5 0 5 15 10 5
Cree, n.o.s. 10 5 10 4,500 2,255 2,245
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 90 40 50
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 85 35 50
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 5 0 16,025 7,620 8,400
Algonquin 0 0 0 65 30 35
Ojibway 5 0 0 9,505 4,515 4,985
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 6,310 3,015 3,300
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 145 65 80
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 20 10
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 60 20 40
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 55 20 35
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 5 0 5
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dene 0 0 0 20 10 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 10 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 5 5 5 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 5
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 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Inuit languages 5 0 5 475 165 305
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Inuktitut 0 0 5 425 145 280
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 45 20 25
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 710 300 410
Cayuga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Mohawk 0 0 0 590 255 335
Oneida 0 0 0 55 15 40
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 5 15
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 25 15 15
Salish languages 35 15 20 5 0 5
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 30 15 20 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 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. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 5
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 5 5 5 5 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nisga'a 5 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 5 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 40 15 25 0 0 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 20 10 5 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 20 10 15 5 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 15 5 15 235 130 105
Non-Aboriginal languages 13,805 6,460 7,340 3,531,160 1,679,300 1,851,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 365 250 115 253,830 127,720 126,110
Berber languages 0 0 0 725 405 320
Kabyle 0 0 0 425 225 200
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 180 120
Cushitic languages 10 5 5 24,605 10,730 13,870
Bilen 0 0 0 250 140 110
Oromo 0 0 0 1,445 720 730
Somali 5 0 0 22,680 9,755 12,925
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 225 115 110
Semitic languages 355 245 115 227,985 116,320 111,665
Amharic 10 5 5 10,720 4,960 5,760
Arabic 305 215 90 171,370 88,400 82,965
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 14,555 7,135 7,420
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 4,795 2,365 2,425
Harari 0 0 0 1,030 485 545
Hebrew 30 20 10 11,575 6,220 5,350
Maltese 15 5 5 5,175 2,575 2,600
Tigrigna 0 0 0 7,345 3,470 3,870
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,435 705 730
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 520 265 250
Austro-Asiatic languages 520 250 270 78,125 35,880 42,240
Khmer (Cambodian) 90 45 45 7,355 3,330 4,020
Vietnamese 430 200 225 70,690 32,520 38,165
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 85 30 50
Austronesian languages 820 280 540 194,380 76,060 118,315
Bikol 5 0 0 595 260 330
Cebuano 40 10 25 6,545 2,500 4,045
Fijian 5 5 0 80 45 40
Hiligaynon 10 5 10 2,750 1,030 1,725
Ilocano 40 15 20 11,285 4,430 6,860
Malagasy 0 0 0 100 45 55
Malay 30 5 25 5,760 2,520 3,240
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 5 5 1,505 670 840
Pangasinan 0 0 0 535 215 315
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 645 220 425 163,415 63,665 99,755
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 405 140 270
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 1,400 550 850
Creole languages 10 5 5 11,255 5,095 6,165
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 630 290 340
Creole, n.o.s. 10 10 5 8,025 3,580 4,440
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,605 1,225 1,380
Dravidian languages 50 30 20 148,605 73,530 75,075
Kannada 0 0 0 2,670 1,365 1,305
Malayalam 35 20 10 17,140 8,795 8,350
Tamil 15 10 5 117,630 57,310 60,320
Telugu 5 0 0 10,820 5,895 4,925
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 340 165 175
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 525 250 270
Indo-European languages 8,570 4,105 4,460 2,024,365 980,200 1,044,165
Albanian 5 5 5 19,045 9,535 9,510
Armenian 10 5 5 15,070 7,305 7,765
Balto-Slavic languages 1,545 730 815 410,725 188,695 222,025
Baltic languages 45 25 20 9,080 3,785 5,295
Latvian 30 15 15 3,910 1,650 2,260
Lithuanian 15 5 10 5,175 2,135 3,035
Slavic languages 1,495 710 790 401,645 184,915 216,730
Belarusan 0 0 0 515 230 280
Bosnian 5 5 5 6,370 3,125 3,245
Bulgarian 25 20 10 9,095 4,355 4,740
Croatian 185 100 85 31,875 15,460 16,410
Czech 155 70 85 10,670 4,930 5,740
Macedonian 20 10 10 15,635 7,470 8,165
Polish 325 150 170 121,075 54,675 66,405
Russian 275 115 160 101,100 45,630 55,470
Serbian 60 30 30 41,740 20,585 21,150
Serbo-Croatian 20 5 10 4,875 2,310 2,570
Slovak 75 35 40 10,280 4,710 5,565
Slovene (Slovenian) 35 15 20 6,740 2,995 3,745
Ukrainian 300 140 160 40,375 17,760 22,610
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 1,310 670 635
Celtic languages 35 15 15 1,110 505 605
Scottish Gaelic 10 5 5 450 210 240
Welsh 20 10 10 435 180 260
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 225 120 110
Germanic languages 4,265 2,005 2,265 200,640 94,475 106,165
Afrikaans 115 55 65 2,295 1,125 1,170
Danish 365 180 190 4,265 2,010 2,250
Dutch 1,085 515 565 51,720 24,875 26,840
Frisian 10 5 10 1,240 630 620
German 2,355 1,080 1,275 131,525 61,520 70,005
Icelandic 15 10 5 210 100 110
Norwegian 135 55 80 940 405 540
Swedish 145 70 65 2,395 1,040 1,350
Vlaams (Flemish) 40 25 10 2,150 925 1,225
Yiddish 10 10 5 3,735 1,765 1,970
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 170 80 85
Greek 90 60 30 55,415 27,305 28,110
Indo-Iranian languages 1,385 705 675 707,845 357,350 350,495
Indo-Aryan languages 1,220 625 595 565,600 285,720 279,875
Bengali 25 15 10 46,810 23,615 23,195
Gujarati 50 25 25 76,675 38,740 37,940
Hindi 140 70 65 58,735 29,805 28,930
Kashmiri 0 0 0 345 170 175
Konkani 0 0 0 2,510 1,195 1,315
Marathi 0 0 0 5,490 2,805 2,685
Nepali 10 5 5 7,870 3,915 3,960
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 715 380 335
Punjabi (Panjabi) 940 470 470 197,060 100,160 96,895
Sindhi 10 5 5 6,840 3,225 3,615
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 5 5 10,165 4,925 5,235
Urdu 40 25 20 152,385 76,795 75,595
Iranian languages 160 80 80 139,675 70,270 69,405
Kurdish 0 5 0 6,665 3,615 3,050
Pashto 0 0 0 10,950 5,630 5,315
Persian (Farsi) 160 80 80 122,070 61,025 61,040
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,565 1,350 1,215
Italic (Romance) languages 1,235 580 655 614,525 295,030 319,490
Catalan 0 0 0 285 150 135
Italian 350 195 150 231,040 112,440 118,600
Portuguese 200 90 110 150,000 72,280 77,715
Romanian 60 25 30 41,755 19,565 22,190
Spanish 625 270 355 191,025 90,390 100,630
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 420 200 215
Japanese 370 130 235 13,260 4,590 8,670
Kartvelian languages 0 0 5 1,200 635 565
Georgian 0 0 0 1,200 635 565
Korean 470 195 275 69,775 32,035 37,740
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 405 180 220
Mongolian 0 0 0 405 180 225
Niger-Congo languages 90 45 45 35,760 16,705 19,050
Akan (Twi) 15 5 5 9,695 4,510 5,190
Bamanankan 0 0 0 140 60 80
Edo 5 0 0 1,140 475 670
Ewe 0 5 5 560 270 295
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 5 365 180 185
Ga 0 5 5 600 275 325
Ganda 5 0 5 760 360 400
Igbo 0 0 0 2,090 1,080 1,010
Lingala 0 0 0 850 365 485
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 1,430 640 785
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 0 5 1,330 545 785
Shona 5 0 0 1,455 660 790
Swahili 5 5 0 5,525 2,540 2,985
Wolof 0 0 0 290 145 150
Yoruba 15 5 10 4,365 2,260 2,105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 5,155 2,345 2,810
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 1,610 810 800
Dinka 0 0 0 345 170 175
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,260 635 625
Sign languages 20 15 10 3,030 1,570 1,455
American Sign Language 5 5 5 1,305 640 670
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 20 10 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 1,700 925 780
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,925 880 1,040 611,795 284,865 326,935
Chinese languages 1,920 875 1,040 602,610 280,340 322,270
Cantonese 505 230 280 275,315 128,090 147,220
Hakka 10 0 5 6,985 3,140 3,840
Mandarin 1,240 570 665 283,735 132,275 151,460
Min Dong 0 0 0 855 405 450
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 35 10 25 13,545 6,240 7,300
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 5 10 6,300 2,825 3,470
Chinese, n.o.s. 125 65 55 15,645 7,235 8,410
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 120 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 0 9,185 4,520 4,660
Burmese 5 0 0 1,640 775 865
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,730 865 860
Tibetan 0 5 0 5,115 2,530 2,585
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 700 345 350
Tai-Kadai languages 100 25 75 8,485 3,535 4,945
Lao 5 5 0 5,190 2,480 2,710
Thai 95 20 70 3,270 1,045 2,220
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Turkic languages 35 25 15 22,615 11,745 10,870
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 1,990 1,070 920
Turkish 30 20 15 18,415 9,610 8,810
Uyghur 0 0 0 515 255 260
Uzbek 0 0 0 1,055 515 545
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 640 295 345
Uralic languages 440 215 225 50,670 23,095 27,570
Estonian 25 15 10 4,205 1,810 2,400
Finnish 135 60 75 9,720 4,140 5,580
Hungarian 275 140 135 36,740 17,150 19,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 1,475 780 690
Multiple responses 1,530 720 810 365,910 176,250 189,660
English and French 385 180 200 54,045 25,165 28,880
English and non-official language 1,090 510 570 288,285 140,345 147,940
French and non-official language 35 10 20 12,565 5,735 6,830
English, French and non-official language 25 10 15 11,010 5,000 6,005
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 19 153,160 74,450 78,710 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 150,735 73,345 77,385 12,522,045 6,123,955 6,398,085
Official languages 146,210 71,150 75,055 10,605,725 5,214,425 5,391,300
English 145,795 70,960 74,840 10,328,680 5,084,885 5,243,800
French 415 190 220 277,045 129,540 147,500
Non-official languages 4,525 2,195 2,330 1,916,315 909,530 1,006,780
Aboriginal languages 5 5 5 9,210 4,600 4,610
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 8,685 4,370 4,320
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 2,370 1,205 1,165
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 10 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 20 10 15
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 105 50 55
Woods Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 2,220 1,135 1,085
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 6,305 3,155 3,145
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 3,315 1,695 1,620
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 2,905 1,420 1,490
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 75 40 35
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 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 5 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 160 60 90
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 0 0 0 140 60 80
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 210 90 120
Cayuga 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mohawk 0 0 0 185 80 100
Oneida 0 0 0 20 5 10
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 5 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) 5 0 0 5 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 120 55 65
Non-Aboriginal languages 4,520 2,195 2,325 1,907,105 904,930 1,002,170
Afro-Asiatic languages 200 120 80 138,460 66,865 71,590
Berber languages 0 0 0 345 175 170
Kabyle 0 0 0 255 125 130
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 50 45
Cushitic languages 10 0 5 14,460 6,100 8,360
Bilen 0 0 0 170 80 85
Oromo 0 0 0 805 380 425
Somali 5 0 0 13,370 5,590 7,780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 110 50 65
Semitic languages 195 115 75 123,410 60,475 62,940
Amharic 5 0 0 5,625 2,540 3,085
Arabic 175 105 65 94,195 46,505 47,695
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 9,515 4,595 4,920
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 2,915 1,410 1,500
Harari 0 0 0 555 250 305
Hebrew 15 5 5 4,850 2,505 2,345
Maltese 0 0 0 1,090 505 580
Tigrigna 0 0 0 3,920 1,805 2,115
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 755 360 395
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 245 115 125
Austro-Asiatic languages 350 170 175 50,245 23,105 27,140
Khmer (Cambodian) 65 30 35 3,770 1,650 2,120
Vietnamese 280 140 140 46,435 21,435 25,000
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 40 20 20
Austronesian languages 220 100 125 85,370 36,525 48,845
Bikol 0 0 0 90 35 55
Cebuano 5 0 0 2,325 1,020 1,315
Fijian 0 5 0 15 10 10
Hiligaynon 0 5 0 910 385 530
Ilocano 5 0 5 4,100 1,780 2,320
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 15 20
Malay 5 0 0 1,810 860 945
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 5 445 200 250
Pangasinan 0 0 0 90 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 190 85 105 75,070 31,965 43,105
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 90 35 55
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 5 10 380 175 200
Creole languages 0 0 0 5,325 2,355 2,970
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 355 165 190
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 3,995 1,735 2,255
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 975 455 520
Dravidian languages 10 10 5 96,250 46,575 49,680
Kannada 5 0 0 1,060 540 520
Malayalam 15 10 5 8,760 4,460 4,295
Tamil 0 0 0 80,600 38,460 42,140
Telugu 5 5 0 5,705 3,050 2,655
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 125 55 70
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 200 95 105
Indo-European languages 1,880 915 965 978,300 469,640 508,670
Albanian 0 0 0 9,190 4,580 4,605
Armenian 0 5 0 8,630 4,065 4,560
Balto-Slavic languages 380 175 205 192,945 90,585 102,365
Baltic languages 5 0 5 2,305 950 1,355
Latvian 5 0 5 860 350 515
Lithuanian 0 0 0 1,440 600 840
Slavic languages 370 175 195 190,645 89,635 101,005
Belarusan 0 0 0 175 80 90
Bosnian 5 0 0 3,220 1,595 1,620
Bulgarian 10 5 5 4,830 2,350 2,480
Croatian 45 20 25 11,125 5,275 5,855
Czech 45 20 20 3,070 1,480 1,595
Macedonian 5 5 5 6,255 2,965 3,285
Polish 70 30 35 52,555 24,510 28,045
Russian 155 75 85 63,570 29,655 33,920
Serbian 10 5 5 23,175 11,335 11,840
Serbo-Croatian 5 0 5 1,925 920 1,010
Slovak 10 5 5 3,520 1,680 1,845
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 5 5 1,465 645 815
Ukrainian 10 5 5 15,415 6,995 8,420
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 355 160 190
Celtic languages 0 0 5 120 65 55
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 60 30 25
Welsh 0 0 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Germanic languages 425 205 215 44,515 21,630 22,880
Afrikaans 45 20 20 755 365 390
Danish 25 10 15 280 135 150
Dutch 100 50 50 4,450 2,145 2,305
Frisian 0 0 0 90 45 45
German 225 110 115 37,255 18,140 19,120
Icelandic 5 5 0 45 20 30
Norwegian 5 5 5 70 30 40
Swedish 10 5 5 385 190 190
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 5 145 60 85
Yiddish 0 0 0 370 190 185
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 655 315 340
Greek 20 10 10 21,700 10,160 11,535
Indo-Iranian languages 755 375 385 435,835 215,755 220,080
Indo-Aryan languages 665 335 330 344,050 171,125 172,920
Bengali 10 10 5 29,590 14,595 14,995
Gujarati 15 5 10 45,445 22,410 23,035
Hindi 50 30 25 28,960 14,485 14,475
Kashmiri 0 0 0 65 30 35
Konkani 0 0 0 540 260 280
Marathi 0 0 0 2,420 1,230 1,190
Nepali 5 0 5 5,640 2,815 2,820
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 325 160 165
Punjabi (Panjabi) 560 280 280 132,135 66,410 65,725
Sindhi 0 0 0 2,880 1,320 1,560
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 4,595 2,250 2,345
Urdu 25 10 15 91,450 45,160 46,295
Iranian languages 90 40 50 90,730 44,090 46,640
Kurdish 0 0 0 3,675 1,900 1,770
Pashto 0 0 0 6,750 3,360 3,395
Persian (Farsi) 90 40 50 80,305 38,830 41,475
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,050 540 515
Italic (Romance) languages 300 145 155 265,375 122,790 142,585
Catalan 0 0 0 135 60 75
Italian 45 20 20 72,960 31,195 41,770
Portuguese 50 20 25 67,415 32,065 35,355
Romanian 10 5 5 19,920 9,380 10,535
Spanish 195 100 95 104,820 50,035 54,785
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 110 50 60
Japanese 160 75 85 6,040 2,590 3,450
Kartvelian languages 0 0 5 770 420 355
Georgian 0 0 0 775 420 355
Korean 320 145 175 48,540 22,685 25,855
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 225 115 110
Mongolian 0 0 0 230 120 110
Niger-Congo languages 15 10 5 12,120 5,400 6,725
Akan (Twi) 5 0 0 4,415 1,915 2,495
Bamanankan 0 0 0 25 15 15
Edo 0 0 0 305 120 180
Ewe 0 0 0 135 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 110 55 55
Ga 0 0 0 175 80 100
Ganda 0 0 0 195 85 110
Igbo 0 0 0 540 265 275
Lingala 0 0 0 225 100 130
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 475 230 240
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 420 160 260
Shona 0 0 0 455 210 245
Swahili 0 0 0 2,085 925 1,160
Wolof 0 0 0 130 65 65
Yoruba 5 5 0 1,300 625 675
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 1,120 500 625
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 550 260 290
Dinka 0 0 0 120 60 65
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 195 225
Sign languages 25 15 15 4,425 2,485 1,940
American Sign Language 10 5 5 1,605 830 770
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 25 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 20 15 10 2,795 1,640 1,150
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,230 590 640 448,200 210,560 237,640
Chinese languages 1,225 590 635 441,615 207,305 234,310
Cantonese 235 115 115 198,745 91,545 107,200
Hakka 0 0 0 2,870 1,305 1,575
Mandarin 895 420 470 220,535 105,360 115,175
Min Dong 0 0 0 265 115 145
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 5 5 5,775 2,635 3,140
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 5 0 3,690 1,735 1,955
Chinese, n.o.s. 80 45 40 9,630 4,565 5,070
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 100 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 6,580 3,250 3,330
Burmese 0 0 0 1,010 480 530
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,360 685 675
Tibetan 0 0 0 3,875 1,925 1,945
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 335 165 170
Tai-Kadai languages 20 5 10 3,865 1,845 2,020
Lao 0 0 0 2,535 1,220 1,315
Thai 15 5 10 1,315 615 695
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 15 10 5 12,435 6,200 6,230
Azerbaijani 0 5 0 770 385 380
Turkish 15 5 10 10,545 5,245 5,300
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 150 140
Uzbek 0 0 0 585 290 295
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 130 120
Uralic languages 75 35 35 15,330 6,990 8,340
Estonian 10 0 5 790 290 500
Finnish 25 10 10 1,835 780 1,050
Hungarian 45 20 25 12,700 5,915 6,790
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 465 245 225
Multiple responses 2,430 1,105 1,325 790,825 379,925 410,905
English and French 165 65 100 45,655 20,895 24,755
English and non-official language 2,225 1,020 1,195 719,595 347,730 371,865
French and non-official language 10 0 5 6,725 2,930 3,795
English, French and non-official language 40 20 20 18,855 8,365 10,490
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 20 153,160 74,450 78,710 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
None 144,800 70,625 74,175 11,071,665 5,436,665 5,635,000
English 2,085 1,005 1,080 896,170 437,015 459,155
French 1,480 640 845 243,970 108,390 135,580
Non-official language 4,655 2,115 2,540 1,056,960 501,315 555,645
Aboriginal 150 65 85 14,315 6,580 7,735
Non-Aboriginal 4,510 2,055 2,450 1,042,645 494,735 547,910
English and French 15 10 5 8,150 3,755 4,395
English and non-official language 60 35 25 19,105 9,370 9,735
French and non-official language 65 20 45 16,435 7,165 9,270
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 415 205 215
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 21 131,685 63,410 68,275 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 127,890 61,560 66,335 10,556,935 5,115,460 5,441,475
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,009 39,050 26,862 33,539 39,889 28,676
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 128,025 61,650 66,370 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,975
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,963 34,413 25,112 30,641 35,753 26,585
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 115,410 56,380 59,030 9,391,800 4,650,130 4,741,675
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,056 34,912 22,523 32,871 39,831 27,012
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 97,055 43,595 53,460 7,632,575 3,402,810 4,229,770
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,570 9,511 8,114 4,206 2,034 5,463
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 86,710 43,855 42,855 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 25,825 30,707 22,128 33,946 39,490 29,413
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 131,685 63,380 68,305 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 127,950 61,535 66,410 10,556,925 5,114,340 5,442,580
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,934 49,945 34,511 47,915 56,780 39,585
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 128,055 61,625 66,430 10,559,935 5,114,725 5,445,210
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,659 41,491 30,248 39,318 45,443 33,564
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 115,425 56,335 59,090 9,391,645 4,649,230 4,742,415
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,961 47,399 30,915 47,890 57,511 38,459
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 97,080 43,655 53,425 7,632,220 3,402,745 4,229,475
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,945 9,235 8,708 7,346 6,763 7,815
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 86,705 43,665 43,045 7,790,680 3,995,700 3,794,985
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,011 42,397 29,533 47,369 55,263 39,057
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 131,685 63,380 68,305 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
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 32,065 17,830 14,235 3,737,385 2,082,480 1,654,900
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 48,369 54,248 43,590 55,121 60,345 49,713
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 55,680 61,320 48,617 68,628 76,536 58,676
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 83.7 86.8 79.7 88.9 92.1 84.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 58.7 61.6 54.9 72.9 76.0 68.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 16.3 13.2 20.3 11.1 7.9 15.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 131,685 63,410 68,275 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without total income 3,795 1,850 1,940 481,500 227,390 254,115
With total income 127,890 61,560 66,330 10,556,940 5,115,460 5,441,475
Percentage with total income 97.1 97.1 97.2 95.6 95.7 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 16,560 6,935 9,625 1,615,790 711,105 904,685
$10,000 to $19,999 24,000 9,015 14,985 1,829,355 742,710 1,086,645
$20,000 to $29,999 19,880 8,140 11,750 1,410,760 589,975 820,785
$30,000 to $39,999 16,400 7,365 9,035 1,147,510 519,550 627,955
$40,000 to $49,999 13,495 6,515 6,980 1,021,880 489,595 532,285
$50,000 to $59,999 10,015 5,415 4,600 809,115 415,950 393,165
$60,000 to $69,999 7,490 4,595 2,890 630,635 348,525 282,110
$70,000 to $79,999 5,475 3,395 2,075 479,890 277,725 202,165
$80,000 to $89,999 4,080 2,585 1,495 378,185 222,095 156,095
$90,000 to $99,999 2,925 1,900 1,030 324,810 181,815 142,995
$100,000 and over 7,570 5,705 1,865 909,005 616,420 292,585
$100,000 to $149,999 5,495 4,095 1,400 600,995 394,410 206,590
$150,000 and over 2,075 1,615 460 308,010 222,010 86,000
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 131,685 63,410 68,275 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without after-tax income 3,665 1,760 1,900 478,635 227,025 251,610
With after-tax income 128,025 61,650 66,375 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,980
Percentage with after-tax income 97.2 97.2 97.2 95.7 95.8 95.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 17,580 7,390 10,190 1,659,280 722,040 937,235
$10,000 to $19,999 25,285 9,700 15,585 1,906,875 777,330 1,129,540
$20,000 to $29,999 23,235 9,770 13,465 1,623,230 690,290 932,940
$30,000 to $39,999 18,725 8,670 10,055 1,377,100 642,645 734,450
$40,000 to $49,999 14,190 7,270 6,925 1,166,040 585,490 580,555
$50,000 to $59,999 9,675 5,815 3,860 845,305 464,610 380,700
$60,000 to $69,999 6,710 4,230 2,480 604,005 354,015 249,985
$70,000 to $79,999 4,610 2,870 1,735 465,485 268,140 197,345
$80,000 and over 8,005 5,935 2,070 912,490 611,260 301,230
$80,000 to $89,999 2,805 2,000 805 299,315 183,410 115,905
$90,000 to $99,999 1,595 1,165 430 174,110 116,330 57,785
$100,000 and over 3,605 2,770 835 439,070 311,525 127,540
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 131,685 63,410 68,270 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without employment income 44,980 19,560 25,420 3,247,760 1,344,515 1,903,245
With employment income 86,705 43,855 42,850 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Percentage with employment income 65.8 69.2 62.8 70.6 74.8 66.6
Under $5,000 (including loss) 18,170 9,005 9,165 1,094,860 546,920 547,940
$5,000 to $9,999 7,060 3,070 3,990 635,305 281,135 354,165
$10,000 to $19,999 12,265 5,200 7,070 1,027,910 464,445 563,465
$20,000 to $29,999 9,920 4,345 5,580 827,805 372,185 455,625
$30,000 to $39,999 8,655 3,725 4,930 767,840 351,925 415,910
$40,000 to $49,999 7,380 3,405 3,975 709,775 341,320 368,450
$50,000 to $59,999 5,745 3,065 2,675 588,220 310,155 278,065
$60,000 to $69,999 4,345 2,705 1,635 465,670 263,430 202,240
$70,000 to $79,999 3,450 2,155 1,300 369,085 218,570 150,515
$80,000 and over 9,720 7,180 2,535 1,304,210 848,245 455,970
$80,000 to $89,999 2,775 1,790 990 307,660 182,660 125,005
$90,000 to $99,999 1,985 1,325 660 280,530 156,440 124,090
$100,000 and over 4,955 4,070 885 716,015 509,140 206,875
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 68,905 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 62,349 ... ... 74,287 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 55,521 ... ... 65,285 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 20,185 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,875 ... ... 36,900 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 28,809 ... ... 33,219 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 48,720 ... ... 3,827,875 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 78,395 ... ... 90,967 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 69,150 ... ... 79,528 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 68,905 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,868 ... ... 97,856 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 66,269 ... ... 80,322 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 20,155 ... ... 1,341,115 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,901 ... ... 49,571 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,050 ... ... 40,830 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 48,750 ... ... 3,828,060 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 93,151 ... ... 114,773 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,177 ... ... 94,157 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 68,900 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,160 ... ... 86,720 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 935 ... ... 70,245 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,170 ... ... 134,395 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 3,130 ... ... 185,245 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 3,435 ... ... 200,770 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 2,985 ... ... 189,450 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 3,440 ... ... 202,580 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 3,430 ... ... 207,180 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 3,375 ... ... 206,605 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 3,115 ... ... 202,015 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 5,950 ... ... 388,820 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 5,405 ... ... 363,580 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 4,715 ... ... 335,770 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 4,300 ... ... 309,105 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 3,730 ... ... 282,740 ... ...
$100,000 and over 17,610 ... ... 1,803,955 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 6,745 ... ... 560,090 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 4,180 ... ... 394,570 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 4,035 ... ... 449,885 ... ...
$200,000 and over 2,645 ... ... 399,410 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 68,905 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,245 ... ... 92,220 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 950 ... ... 71,480 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,220 ... ... 136,550 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 3,220 ... ... 192,920 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 3,915 ... ... 222,605 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 3,680 ... ... 211,440 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 4,020 ... ... 232,755 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 4,010 ... ... 244,335 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 3,885 ... ... 247,645 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 3,595 ... ... 241,965 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 6,690 ... ... 463,170 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 5,980 ... ... 422,695 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 5,275 ... ... 388,720 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 4,420 ... ... 342,330 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 3,405 ... ... 290,720 ... ...
$100,000 and over 12,375 ... ... 1,367,630 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 5,805 ... ... 539,915 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 3,045 ... ... 334,420 ... ...
$150,000 and over 3,525 ... ... 493,295 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 46,275 ... ... 3,689,580 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,469 ... ... 91,089 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 69,084 ... ... 79,531 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.7 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 24,775 ... ... 1,280,890 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 74,504 ... ... 81,459 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 65,871 ... ... 71,237 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 13,900 ... ... 1,716,115 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,867 ... ... 115,381 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 90,807 ... ... 99,205 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 6,360 ... ... 584,180 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,102 ... ... 54,363 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 41,856 ... ... 50,317 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 46,275 ... ... 3,689,080 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 93,187 ... ... 115,328 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 79,044 ... ... 94,410 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 24,840 ... ... 1,280,580 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 90,186 ... ... 104,425 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 76,037 ... ... 84,952 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 13,935 ... ... 1,717,295 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 115,337 ... ... 140,590 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 97,625 ... ... 114,144 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 6,350 ... ... 581,945 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,615 ... ... 67,748 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,552 ... ... 58,742 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 28,340 13,105 15,235 1,818,815 867,175 951,640
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,316 29,504 27,720 32,097 33,925 30,753
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 26,153 26,696 25,786 29,417 30,678 28,442
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 28,340 13,070 15,270 1,814,575 864,020 950,555
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 37,161 38,845 35,719 44,298 46,765 42,057
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 32,056 32,927 31,310 36,874 38,228 35,644
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 151,625 73,645 77,990 13,242,160 6,472,205 6,769,955
In the bottom half of the distribution 82,375 38,905 43,470 6,335,170 3,016,275 3,318,895
In the bottom decile 18,115 8,670 9,445 1,346,645 651,310 695,335
In the second decile 17,200 7,735 9,465 1,280,675 581,380 699,290
In the third decile 15,895 7,435 8,455 1,237,415 583,840 653,575
In the fourth decile 15,745 7,560 8,180 1,223,510 589,740 633,770
In the fifth decile 15,425 7,500 7,925 1,246,925 610,000 636,930
In the top half of the distribution 69,255 34,740 34,515 6,906,990 3,455,930 3,451,060
In the sixth decile 14,925 7,320 7,600 1,279,095 629,635 649,465
In the seventh decile 14,975 7,485 7,495 1,321,220 655,840 665,375
In the eighth decile 14,600 7,285 7,315 1,382,795 691,630 691,165
In the ninth decile 13,725 6,960 6,765 1,464,415 736,030 728,385
In the top decile 11,030 5,690 5,345 1,459,465 742,795 716,670
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 43 150,595 73,110 77,480 13,184,055 6,442,930 6,741,130
0 to 17 years 24,010 12,350 11,660 2,656,535 1,361,905 1,294,630
0 to 5 years 7,515 3,855 3,665 835,000 428,025 406,975
18 to 64 years 87,500 41,860 45,640 8,418,960 4,110,615 4,308,345
65 years and over 39,090 18,900 20,185 2,108,560 970,405 1,138,155
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 24,345 11,240 13,105 1,898,975 886,530 1,012,445
0 to 17 years 5,330 2,775 2,555 489,905 251,830 238,080
0 to 5 years 1,730 900 825 165,140 84,825 80,310
18 to 64 years 14,365 6,595 7,775 1,155,315 538,535 616,780
65 years and over 4,645 1,875 2,770 253,755 96,170 157,585
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 16.2 15.4 16.9 14.4 13.8 15.0
0 to 17 years (%) 22.2 22.5 21.9 18.4 18.5 18.4
0 to 5 years (%) 23.0 23.3 22.5 19.8 19.8 19.7
18 to 64 years (%) 16.4 15.8 17.0 13.7 13.1 14.3
65 years and over (%) 11.9 9.9 13.7 12.0 9.9 13.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 12,960 6,360 6,595 1,298,590 627,935 670,650
0 to 17 years 2,645 1,385 1,260 304,390 156,575 147,815
0 to 5 years 860 460 400 102,750 52,810 49,935
18 to 64 years 9,555 4,625 4,925 887,640 430,545 457,095
65 years and over 760 345 415 106,555 40,815 65,740
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 8.6 8.7 8.5 9.8 9.7 9.9
0 to 17 years (%) 11.0 11.2 10.8 11.5 11.5 11.4
0 to 5 years (%) 11.4 11.9 10.9 12.3 12.3 12.3
18 to 64 years (%) 10.9 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.5 10.6
65 years and over (%) 1.9 1.8 2.1 5.1 4.2 5.8
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 44 151,630 73,645 77,985 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Official languages 151,025 73,375 77,650 12,918,075 6,342,930 6,575,145
English 151,015 73,370 77,645 12,879,045 6,326,225 6,552,825
French 9,955 4,490 5,460 1,521,020 677,505 843,510
Non-official languages 18,905 8,880 10,030 4,431,270 2,115,510 2,315,760
Aboriginal languages 325 160 160 33,855 15,815 18,035
Algonquian languages 50 30 15 30,630 14,505 16,125
Blackfoot 0 0 0 15 15 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 25 10 15 6,560 3,160 3,395
Atikamekw 0 0 0 10 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moose Cree 0 0 0 145 70 75
Naskapi 0 0 0 25 10 10
Northern East Cree 10 10 0 65 25 45
Plains Cree 0 0 0 105 50 50
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 605 255 350
Woods Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Cree, n.o.s. 20 0 15 5,620 2,760 2,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 180 95 85
Malecite 0 0 0 20 20 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 160 75 85
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 30 25 0 23,980 11,285 12,690
Algonquin 0 0 0 205 95 105
Ojibway 25 20 10 16,220 7,600 8,630
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 7,515 3,585 3,935
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 200 105 100
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 85 40 50
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 85 25 65
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 10 80 25 55
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 10 0 10
Chilcotin 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dene 10 0 10 45 20 30
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 10 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 15 0 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages 15 10 0 840 320 525
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 730 285 445
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 105 35 70
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 1,940 810 1,125
Cayuga 0 0 0 120 35 85
Mohawk 0 0 0 1,625 710 915
Oneida 0 0 0 180 55 125
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 10 180 65 110
Salish languages 130 60 70 10 0 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 105 50 60 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 10 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 10 0 0 0 10 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. 15 10 0 10 0 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 40 10 30
Dakota 0 0 0 20 10 10
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 0 15
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Wakashan languages 105 50 50 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 10
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 50 25 20 10 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 50 20 35 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 10 210 100 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 18,585 8,715 9,875 4,397,690 2,099,820 2,297,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 440 285 155 362,645 183,050 179,595
Berber languages 10 10 0 925 505 415
Kabyle 0 0 0 530 280 255
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 390 225 165
Cushitic languages 10 0 10 34,160 15,155 19,000
Bilen 0 0 0 355 200 160
Oromo 0 0 0 2,075 905 1,175
Somali 0 0 0 31,535 13,925 17,610
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 370 170 205
Semitic languages 425 275 150 330,315 168,750 161,570
Amharic 0 0 0 16,010 7,565 8,445
Arabic 335 250 85 246,015 127,015 119,000
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 17,825 8,775 9,050
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 6,185 3,045 3,140
Harari 0 0 0 1,310 660 645
Hebrew 80 30 50 43,255 22,165 21,090
Maltese 0 0 10 7,020 3,455 3,570
Tigrigna 0 0 0 9,385 4,320 5,065
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,985 1,010 975
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 1,125 535 590
Austro-Asiatic languages 580 295 285 99,830 46,210 53,620
Khmer (Cambodian) 100 65 35 10,045 4,490 5,550
Vietnamese 485 235 250 90,265 41,965 48,300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 10 50
Austronesian languages 1,170 390 780 249,435 98,295 151,150
Bikol 0 0 0 755 340 425
Cebuano 125 50 75 9,475 3,650 5,830
Fijian 10 0 0 110 40 65
Hiligaynon 15 0 15 3,110 1,205 1,910
Ilocano 70 25 40 15,235 5,940 9,295
Malagasy 0 0 0 215 115 100
Malay 90 35 60 9,780 4,500 5,280
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 10 1,935 855 1,080
Pangasinan 0 10 0 565 245 320
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,025 325 700 232,935 91,110 141,820
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 410 125 285
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 1,785 755 1,030
Creole languages 35 20 15 30,260 13,525 16,735
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 1,430 605 830
Creole, n.o.s. 15 10 0 19,375 8,480 10,895
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 9,685 4,525 5,155
Dravidian languages 85 35 45 196,315 97,975 98,335
Kannada 10 0 10 5,775 2,930 2,845
Malayalam 55 25 30 22,880 11,535 11,345
Tamil 20 0 15 157,700 77,975 79,730
Telugu 0 0 0 16,315 8,925 7,390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 495 250 240
Hmong-Mien languages 10 10 0 545 265 280
Indo-European languages 12,415 5,920 6,500 2,608,060 1,265,535 1,342,525
Albanian 0 0 0 22,375 11,180 11,195
Armenian 10 0 0 18,435 8,860 9,575
Balto-Slavic languages 1,665 770 890 473,565 221,450 252,120
Baltic languages 25 10 15 10,545 4,495 6,050
Latvian 15 10 10 4,675 2,070 2,610
Lithuanian 10 0 0 5,875 2,430 3,445
Slavic languages 1,640 760 880 465,170 217,885 247,285
Belarusan 0 0 0 1,360 680 680
Bosnian 15 10 10 9,915 4,905 5,010
Bulgarian 25 15 15 10,410 5,060 5,350
Croatian 275 155 120 46,580 22,880 23,700
Czech 185 90 90 14,045 6,615 7,430
Macedonian 20 10 10 21,505 10,365 11,140
Polish 320 140 175 142,985 65,415 77,575
Russian 365 145 220 138,735 64,355 74,380
Serbian 95 30 60 53,250 26,725 26,525
Serbo-Croatian 35 25 15 5,815 2,845 2,965
Slovak 80 35 45 12,035 5,550 6,490
Slovene (Slovenian) 30 20 15 7,935 3,550 4,390
Ukrainian 340 140 200 54,615 24,125 30,490
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 1,750 935 815
Celtic languages 95 55 40 3,800 1,880 1,920
Scottish Gaelic 40 20 15 1,480 720 765
Welsh 35 25 15 685 300 390
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 1,650 870 785
Germanic languages 5,555 2,635 2,920 274,305 130,610 143,700
Afrikaans 310 175 140 7,360 3,625 3,735
Danish 420 175 245 5,440 2,455 2,980
Dutch 1,345 615 730 63,410 29,875 33,535
Frisian 35 15 20 1,655 820 835
German 3,260 1,575 1,685 189,035 90,730 98,305
Icelandic 10 10 0 285 130 155
Norwegian 170 60 105 2,140 975 1,165
Swedish 195 95 100 5,125 2,345 2,785
Vlaams (Flemish) 60 30 20 2,275 1,050 1,225
Yiddish 30 20 15 7,175 3,535 3,640
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 3,290 1,645 1,645
Greek 150 90 55 80,690 40,105 40,590
Indo-Iranian languages 1,770 890 880 915,765 463,175 452,585
Indo-Aryan languages 1,550 770 780 759,390 384,940 374,450
Bengali 35 15 20 59,685 30,420 29,265
Gujarati 75 30 45 103,890 52,380 51,510
Hindi 415 195 220 250,095 127,765 122,335
Kashmiri 0 0 0 600 300 300
Konkani 10 0 0 5,490 2,515 2,975
Marathi 10 10 0 10,360 5,380 4,980
Nepali 20 0 25 10,245 5,115 5,135
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 1,090 515 570
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,205 620 585 282,065 145,050 137,015
Sindhi 10 10 0 11,515 5,385 6,130
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 10 0 18,555 9,230 9,330
Urdu 105 65 45 231,500 117,305 114,190
Iranian languages 225 125 105 163,490 81,710 81,785
Kurdish 0 0 0 8,795 4,755 4,040
Pashto 0 0 0 15,315 8,145 7,170
Persian (Farsi) 225 120 105 145,465 72,275 73,190
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 4,665 2,495 2,175
Italic (Romance) languages 3,635 1,730 1,900 880,330 418,225 462,105
Catalan 0 0 0 515 275 240
Italian 700 345 355 333,645 161,190 172,455
Portuguese 370 160 210 193,520 93,885 99,635
Romanian 90 55 35 49,635 23,205 26,430
Spanish 2,665 1,245 1,420 337,615 156,040 181,580
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 1,355 745 605
Japanese 605 280 330 25,675 11,535 14,140
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 1,555 775 780
Georgian 0 0 0 1,555 770 785
Korean 405 195 210 79,175 36,930 42,245
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 515 225 285
Mongolian 0 0 0 515 225 285
Niger-Congo languages 210 120 90 70,570 33,620 36,945
Akan (Twi) 20 10 10 15,950 7,520 8,435
Bamanankan 0 0 0 385 195 185
Edo 0 0 0 2,130 930 1,195
Ewe 0 0 0 880 435 445
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 10 700 320 375
Ga 0 10 0 1,340 645 695
Ganda 20 10 20 1,225 550 675
Igbo 35 25 10 4,025 2,105 1,920
Lingala 0 0 0 4,885 2,165 2,720
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 2,555 1,080 1,475
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 2,220 885 1,330
Shona 10 10 0 2,350 1,055 1,300
Swahili 35 20 20 16,750 8,110 8,640
Wolof 10 0 0 730 355 375
Yoruba 55 30 20 10,495 5,345 5,150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 25 10 11,210 5,255 5,950
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 2,025 1,020 1,010
Dinka 0 0 0 415 220 200
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,615 805 810
Sign languages 220 80 140 18,865 7,645 11,220
American Sign Language 95 35 65 10,220 3,695 6,525
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 235 60 180
Sign languages, n.i.e. 135 50 85 8,690 4,005 4,680
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,275 1,085 1,195 689,145 324,575 364,565
Chinese languages 2,270 1,080 1,190 679,170 319,635 359,530
Cantonese 660 295 370 341,875 159,280 182,600
Hakka 10 0 0 7,865 3,445 4,420
Mandarin 1,575 760 815 385,395 179,890 205,510
Min Dong 0 0 0 810 330 480
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 60 15 45 16,980 7,650 9,330
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 10 8,305 3,860 4,440
Chinese, n.o.s. 130 60 65 16,455 7,710 8,745
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 185 95 90
Tibeto-Burman languages 15 10 0 10,460 5,200 5,260
Burmese 0 0 0 2,215 1,055 1,165
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,820 905 920
Tibetan 0 10 0 5,695 2,845 2,850
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 1,245 645 605
Tai-Kadai languages 105 25 80 11,120 4,945 6,180
Lao 15 0 15 6,740 3,215 3,520
Thai 100 25 75 5,195 2,065 3,135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 20
Turkic languages 75 35 40 33,335 17,310 16,025
Azerbaijani 30 10 20 3,260 1,710 1,550
Turkish 40 20 20 27,850 14,510 13,340
Uyghur 0 0 0 700 350 345
Uzbek 0 0 0 1,405 700 705
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 915 450 465
Uralic languages 505 205 305 58,370 27,060 31,310
Estonian 35 15 15 4,785 2,155 2,625
Finnish 125 50 75 11,145 4,865 6,280
Hungarian 345 135 215 42,545 20,070 22,480
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 30 25 10 3,675 1,950 1,725
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 151,625 73,640 77,985 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 145,125 70,555 74,565 12,223,065 5,987,360 6,235,705
Canadian citizens aged under 18 23,565 12,245 11,325 2,546,075 1,305,820 1,240,255
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 121,560 58,315 63,245 9,676,990 4,681,540 4,995,445
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 6,500 3,085 3,420 1,019,095 484,880 534,215
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 151,630 73,645 77,985 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 126,320 61,680 64,640 9,188,815 4,555,270 4,633,545
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 23,680 11,055 12,620 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Before 1981 14,170 6,820 7,350 1,077,745 507,500 570,240
1981 to 1990 2,265 985 1,280 513,995 246,235 267,755
1991 to 2000 2,200 945 1,255 834,510 390,315 444,195
2001 to 2010 3,345 1,505 1,840 953,730 446,895 506,835
2001 to 2005 1,490 650 840 490,560 230,950 259,610
2006 to 2010 1,855 855 1,005 463,170 215,945 247,225
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 1,705 800 900 472,170 223,715 248,450
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 1,625 905 720 201,200 102,305 98,895
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 23,680 11,060 12,625 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,485
Under 5 years 2,800 1,375 1,420 369,955 184,255 185,705
5 to 14 years 4,215 2,065 2,150 685,085 345,865 339,225
15 to 24 years 5,680 2,490 3,195 855,475 381,025 474,450
25 to 44 years 9,305 4,380 4,930 1,579,500 741,340 838,160
45 years and over 1,680 750 930 362,130 162,180 199,945
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 23,680 11,060 12,625 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Americas 2,820 1,165 1,655 598,950 265,930 333,025
Brazil 60 15 50 14,705 6,700 8,010
Colombia 55 15 40 28,815 13,085 15,730
El Salvador 15 10 10 20,920 10,165 10,750
Guyana 25 20 10 79,745 35,325 44,420
Haiti 20 0 15 10,195 4,410 5,785
Jamaica 45 10 30 119,840 51,320 68,525
Mexico 145 50 95 30,075 13,895 16,185
Peru 65 20 40 10,550 4,660 5,895
Trinidad and Tobago 45 15 30 52,810 23,515 29,300
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 2,070 895 1,175 109,005 47,170 61,830
Other places of birth in Americas 270 115 155 122,280 55,685 66,600
Europe 14,490 7,080 7,410 1,144,295 546,250 598,050
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45 10 35 21,300 10,655 10,645
Croatia 230 130 105 27,330 13,495 13,835
France 180 95 80 13,385 6,310 7,070
Germany 1,700 810 885 63,460 29,685 33,775
Greece 70 55 20 36,575 18,225 18,350
Hungary 205 85 120 22,085 10,495 11,590
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 240 115 125 15,275 7,415 7,860
Italy 235 145 95 157,815 78,510 79,305
Netherlands 1,085 495 595 47,400 23,910 23,490
Poland 240 125 120 96,000 43,155 52,845
Portugal 120 85 40 103,025 50,240 52,785
Romania 110 55 55 42,720 19,720 23,000
Russian Federation 125 40 90 42,980 18,540 24,440
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 50 30 20 23,695 11,610 12,085
Ukraine 95 40 55 39,945 18,150 21,795
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 8,225 4,020 4,205 264,125 125,730 138,390
Other places of birth in Europe 1,535 750 790 127,190 60,395 66,790
Africa 930 495 435 226,770 109,585 117,185
Algeria 10 0 0 2,925 1,480 1,450
Egypt 30 20 15 34,510 18,000 16,510
Ethiopia 25 10 15 15,570 7,230 8,340
Kenya 30 15 10 14,940 6,910 8,025
Morocco 10 10 0 5,485 2,690 2,795
Nigeria 40 20 25 20,630 10,285 10,345
Somalia 0 0 0 16,970 6,845 10,125
South Africa, Republic of 540 290 255 19,390 9,545 9,840
Other places of birth in Africa 235 120 120 96,355 46,610 49,745
Asia 4,965 2,115 2,845 1,869,805 886,570 983,240
Afghanistan 0 0 0 33,145 16,490 16,655
Bangladesh 30 15 15 39,410 19,970 19,440
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 940 440 500 317,225 143,705 173,515
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 165 100 75 108,030 50,945 57,090
India 960 475 490 360,540 179,950 180,590
IranCensus data footnote 61 215 115 95 86,810 43,445 43,360
Iraq 0 10 0 50,390 25,280 25,115
Japan 205 55 155 8,145 2,550 5,585
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 330 135 195 57,085 26,660 30,425
Lebanon 20 20 0 34,545 18,145 16,405
Pakistan 35 10 25 142,265 71,925 70,345
Philippines 940 310 630 231,760 93,730 138,030
Sri Lanka 25 15 10 109,855 53,640 56,215
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 60 20 35 22,680 11,405 11,270
Taiwan 80 40 45 17,840 7,775 10,065
Viet Nam 405 165 240 80,525 36,545 43,985
Other places of birth in Asia 545 200 350 169,555 84,400 85,160
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 480 200 280 12,330 6,330 5,990
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 1,705 805 900 472,170 223,720 248,450
Americas 220 125 95 60,700 29,005 31,700
Brazil 15 10 15 3,180 1,505 1,675
Colombia 0 0 0 4,520 2,005 2,520
Cuba 0 0 10 1,950 910 1,045
Haiti 10 10 0 2,575 1,140 1,435
Jamaica 0 0 0 8,935 4,840 4,090
Mexico 20 0 15 5,670 2,745 2,925
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 155 95 65 14,635 7,225 7,405
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 2,460 1,120 1,340
Other places of birth in Americas 0 0 0 16,775 7,510 9,265
Europe 365 165 200 45,295 22,250 23,045
France 0 10 0 2,010 1,025 985
Germany 75 10 65 1,695 885 805
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 10 10 10 1,900 1,185 715
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 880 400 480
Romania 0 0 0 2,425 995 1,430
Russian Federation 30 10 30 4,905 1,790 3,115
Ukraine 20 10 15 4,455 2,005 2,445
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 190 120 70 7,780 4,515 3,265
Other places of birth in Europe 35 20 15 19,245 9,450 9,795
Africa 70 45 25 39,380 19,045 20,330
Algeria 0 0 0 415 180 240
Cameroon 0 0 0 1,390 640 750
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 0 0 1,835 845 990
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 605 245 360
Egypt 0 0 0 8,220 4,290 3,935
Eritrea 10 0 10 2,055 1,010 1,045
Ethiopia 0 0 0 2,505 1,115 1,385
Morocco 0 0 0 655 275 375
Nigeria 0 0 0 5,910 2,895 3,015
Somalia 0 0 0 2,065 965 1,100
South Africa, Republic of 35 20 10 1,410 715 695
Tunisia 0 0 0 310 155 150
Other places of birth in Africa 15 15 0 12,010 5,715 6,295
Asia 1,025 460 565 324,820 152,205 172,615
Afghanistan 0 0 0 5,785 2,845 2,945
Bangladesh 15 10 10 8,180 4,055 4,125
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 275 125 150 58,840 26,025 32,815
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 15 15 0 1,985 800 1,190
India 115 55 55 69,325 35,060 34,265
IranCensus data footnote 61 10 10 0 21,225 10,300 10,930
Iraq 0 0 0 14,645 7,315 7,330
Israel 0 0 0 2,050 1,085 970
Japan 15 0 10 1,385 370 1,015
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 80 35 45 6,320 2,855 3,470
Lebanon 0 0 0 3,230 1,685 1,545
Nepal 10 0 10 3,395 1,725 1,665
Pakistan 0 0 0 25,435 12,425 13,015
Philippines 345 150 195 53,190 21,740 31,450
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 3,140 1,615 1,530
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 8,185 3,580 4,605
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 60 20 35 12,710 6,590 6,120
Taiwan 10 10 0 1,015 435 580
Turkey 0 0 0 2,590 1,440 1,145
United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 4,290 2,230 2,055
Viet Nam 30 0 25 3,885 1,520 2,365
Other places of birth in Asia 40 20 20 13,995 6,505 7,485
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 25 10 15 1,980 1,215 765
Australia 10 0 10 1,535 965 565
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 15 10 15 445 250 200
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 151,630 73,640 77,985 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
First generationCensus data footnote 69 26,395 12,560 13,835 4,122,840 1,953,095 2,169,740
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 31,065 14,980 16,085 3,049,835 1,525,300 1,524,540
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 94,165 46,105 48,070 6,069,485 2,993,845 3,075,640
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 9,935 4,455 5,480 2,825,480 1,331,730 1,493,750
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 5,060 2,460 2,605 1,364,380 677,695 686,685
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 2,190 1,270 920 540,795 338,460 202,335
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 2,875 1,190 1,680 823,580 339,240 484,350
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 3,895 1,515 2,385 940,405 382,890 557,520
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 865 435 430 482,665 253,750 228,910
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 110 45 65 38,035 17,400 20,640
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 151,630 73,640 77,985 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 10,635 5,000 5,635 374,395 179,970 194,420
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 10,330 4,875 5,465 361,125 173,685 187,445
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 6,225 2,980 3,255 236,680 112,840 123,845
Métis 4,040 1,860 2,180 120,585 59,015 61,570
Inuk (Inuit) 65 35 30 3,860 1,835 2,030
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 185 95 90 5,730 2,680 3,045
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 115 30 85 7,540 3,615 3,930
Non-Aboriginal identity 140,990 68,640 72,350 12,867,765 6,292,265 6,575,500
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 151,630 73,645 77,985 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,780 2,315 2,465 170,895 81,560 89,335
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 146,845 71,325 75,525 13,071,265 6,390,680 6,680,585
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 151,625 73,640 77,985 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 3,175 1,570 1,605 112,875 54,840 58,035
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 3,135 1,560 1,575 111,575 54,180 57,395
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 2,630 1,280 1,350 97,430 47,130 50,305
Métis single ancestry 490 275 215 12,925 6,490 6,435
Inuit single ancestry 15 0 0 1,220 565 655
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 40 15 30 1,295 665 640
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 1,055 545 510
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 10 0 145 70 75
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 65 25 40
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 30 20 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 9,115 4,315 4,800 405,425 192,320 213,100
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 8,705 4,145 4,560 395,205 187,695 207,510
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 5,310 2,525 2,790 276,920 130,810 146,110
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,300 1,570 1,730 113,785 54,830 58,955
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 95 55 35 4,500 2,050 2,450
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 410 170 240 10,215 4,620 5,590
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 395 165 230 9,305 4,205 5,100
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 15 0 10 595 290 305
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 300 125 170
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 15 0 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 139,340 67,755 71,580 12,723,865 6,225,080 6,498,785
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 151,630 73,645 77,990 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 10,855 5,195 5,660 3,885,585 1,878,075 2,007,505
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 2,255 1,150 1,105 1,150,415 582,010 568,400
Chinese 2,695 1,290 1,400 754,550 359,230 395,315
Black 950 500 445 627,715 296,270 331,445
Filipino 1,290 520 770 311,675 132,440 179,230
Latin American 565 240 325 195,950 93,645 102,310
Arab 270 195 80 210,435 109,585 100,850
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 985 440 550 133,855 63,255 70,605
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 195 105 90 154,670 77,385 77,280
Korean 465 210 260 88,935 42,445 46,495
Japanese 725 320 400 30,830 13,595 17,235
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 110 60 55 97,970 46,105 51,860
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 345 160 185 128,585 62,105 66,485
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 140,775 68,445 72,325 9,356,575 4,594,165 4,762,410
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 151,630 73,640 77,985 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
North American Aboriginal origins 12,290 5,885 6,400 518,300 247,160 271,135
First Nations (North American Indian) 8,390 3,980 4,410 385,505 183,075 202,430
Inuit 125 70 55 6,870 3,150 3,720
Métis 4,225 2,015 2,205 137,485 66,245 71,235
Other North American origins 40,125 19,755 20,370 3,220,595 1,585,255 1,635,340
Acadian 225 140 75 16,580 8,135 8,450
American 3,130 1,540 1,590 140,165 67,480 72,690
Canadian 37,825 18,615 19,210 3,109,770 1,531,645 1,578,125
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 320 190 125
Newfoundlander 105 35 70 10,850 5,520 5,325
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 1,485 685 800
Ontarian 10 0 0 2,165 1,085 1,075
Québécois 45 20 30 5,390 2,730 2,665
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 0 675 375 300
European origins 124,015 59,690 64,325 8,151,470 3,978,900 4,172,570
British Isles origins 93,020 44,715 48,305 4,900,430 2,380,595 2,519,835
Channel Islander 20 10 15 1,120 530 590
Cornish 30 20 15 755 370 385
English 60,815 28,880 31,930 2,808,805 1,357,650 1,451,160
Irish 29,780 13,630 16,150 2,095,460 991,625 1,103,835
Manx 95 50 45 2,450 1,320 1,130
Scottish 40,020 18,950 21,075 2,107,295 1,016,260 1,091,030
Welsh 6,050 2,840 3,205 198,475 94,555 103,920
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 5,805 2,645 3,165 323,185 152,525 170,660
French origins 16,620 7,695 8,930 1,350,520 643,360 707,160
Alsatian 0 0 0 1,235 495 740
Breton 10 0 0 290 175 120
Corsican 0 0 0 205 125 85
French 16,610 7,685 8,925 1,349,255 642,790 706,470
Western European origins (except French origins) 33,090 15,550 17,540 1,766,975 864,010 902,970
Austrian 1,665 775 890 72,475 35,415 37,065
Bavarian 10 0 0 450 225 230
Belgian 980 480 505 57,890 28,460 29,430
Dutch 8,785 4,125 4,660 527,750 259,585 268,165
Flemish 115 50 65 4,005 2,005 1,995
Frisian 20 0 15 2,705 1,400 1,305
German 23,480 10,995 12,490 1,189,670 579,315 610,355
Luxembourger 20 10 15 915 500 415
Swiss 980 480 505 59,835 29,395 30,440
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 10 10 0 1,095 560 530
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 16,855 8,045 8,810 266,085 127,885 138,195
Danish 3,155 1,455 1,700 53,555 26,355 27,195
Finnish 1,585 765 825 76,755 36,955 39,800
Icelandic 1,195 575 620 13,215 6,325 6,895
Norwegian 7,050 3,440 3,615 59,335 28,350 30,980
Swedish 4,960 2,290 2,675 71,035 32,705 38,325
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 735 355 380 12,540 6,400 6,140
Eastern European origins 20,170 9,380 10,790 1,339,610 644,610 695,000
Bulgarian 65 30 40 16,750 8,230 8,525
Byelorussian 40 15 25 11,690 5,645 6,045
Czech 825 395 435 42,340 20,815 21,530
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 410 155 260 14,810 6,820 7,990
Estonian 235 100 135 15,075 7,255 7,825
Hungarian 2,255 915 1,340 163,500 79,850 83,655
Latvian 225 115 105 18,095 8,615 9,480
Lithuanian 220 115 105 35,100 16,965 18,135
Moldovan 0 10 0 3,905 1,910 1,995
Polish 5,610 2,505 3,105 523,490 251,575 271,910
Romanian 890 450 440 98,235 46,825 51,410
Russian 3,675 1,735 1,945 220,850 103,650 117,200
Slovak 360 175 185 40,535 19,645 20,885
Ukrainian 8,690 4,160 4,530 376,440 181,725 194,715
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 75 50 30 10,330 4,940 5,390
Southern European origins 9,595 4,785 4,815 1,772,160 880,335 891,830
Albanian 55 30 25 25,980 13,085 12,895
Bosnian 30 15 10 14,680 7,255 7,425
Catalan 0 0 0 285 180 110
Croatian 785 410 375 82,220 41,350 40,875
Cypriot 10 0 0 4,400 2,170 2,230
Greek 630 300 335 148,555 74,830 73,720
Italian 5,355 2,710 2,650 931,805 467,100 464,705
Kosovar 0 0 0 1,305 655 650
Macedonian 40 25 15 39,440 19,820 19,625
Maltese 80 45 35 35,255 17,525 17,730
Montenegrin 15 10 10 2,545 1,295 1,250
Portuguese 855 485 375 324,930 160,970 163,960
Serbian 205 75 130 66,835 34,035 32,800
Sicilian 30 10 20 4,190 2,090 2,100
Slovenian 170 85 90 26,485 13,215 13,275
Spanish 1,510 665 845 171,145 78,880 92,265
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 410 200 210 20,245 9,785 10,460
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 10 10 0 965 425 540
Other European origins 865 445 420 105,865 53,050 52,820
Basque 10 0 0 1,585 805 780
Jewish 325 165 155 77,280 38,860 38,425
Roma (Gypsy) 40 20 30 2,295 1,050 1,245
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 35 10 25 2,065 1,110 955
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 460 240 220 23,290 11,540 11,750
Caribbean origins 460 200 265 462,600 213,660 248,940
Antiguan 10 0 10 3,275 1,480 1,800
Bahamian 10 0 0 2,305 1,190 1,115
Barbadian 50 25 30 26,625 12,375 14,250
Bermudan 15 0 15 2,010 925 1,085
Carib 0 0 0 2,295 855 1,440
Cuban 25 0 25 14,490 6,625 7,865
Dominican 0 0 0 9,180 4,420 4,760
Grenadian 0 10 0 14,690 6,420 8,275
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 70 20 50
Haitian 20 10 10 17,715 8,085 9,630
Jamaican 180 100 80 257,060 119,100 137,955
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 2,260 1,090 1,175
Martinican 10 0 0 195 65 125
Montserratan 0 0 0 620 300 325
Puerto Rican 40 25 15 1,495 755 740
St. Lucian 0 0 0 7,170 3,195 3,985
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 85 20 60 59,560 27,850 31,710
Vincentian/Grenadinian 20 10 15 12,155 5,250 6,905
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 20 10 15 56,865 25,380 31,480
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 30 15 15 16,970 7,770 9,195
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,180 555 620 322,210 153,045 169,165
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 40 20 20 10,795 5,040 5,750
Arawak 0 10 0 1,055 470 585
Argentinian 40 15 25 11,460 5,620 5,840
Belizean 0 0 0 810 395 415
Bolivian 0 0 0 1,885 935 955
Brazilian 120 35 85 18,395 8,760 9,635
Chilean 135 80 60 14,625 7,015 7,610
Colombian 85 20 60 40,820 19,345 21,480
Costa Rican 0 0 10 2,790 1,380 1,410
Ecuadorian 10 0 0 20,385 9,650 10,735
Guatemalan 20 10 10 10,040 4,870 5,170
Guyanese 40 25 15 73,360 34,050 39,315
Hispanic 30 20 10 5,805 2,790 3,015
Honduran 45 25 25 3,360 1,590 1,765
Maya 20 10 10 2,500 1,285 1,215
Mexican 430 210 225 43,120 20,735 22,380
Nicaraguan 45 30 15 7,100 3,440 3,665
Panamanian 10 0 10 2,475 1,125 1,355
Paraguayan 10 0 10 600 280 320
Peruvian 60 30 35 14,780 6,985 7,800
Salvadorean 35 10 30 27,595 13,530 14,070
Uruguayan 0 0 0 4,200 2,150 2,050
Venezuelan 40 25 20 11,750 5,320 6,430
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 35 25 15 14,095 6,745 7,350
African origins 1,550 815 735 414,095 203,260 210,835
Central and West African origins 185 110 75 85,735 42,745 42,990
Akan 0 0 0 965 540 425
Angolan 0 0 0 1,635 815 820
Ashanti 0 0 0 1,205 620 585
Beninese 0 0 0 555 280 270
Burkinabe 0 0 0 415 190 225
Cameroonian 0 0 0 4,700 2,330 2,370
Chadian 0 10 0 645 320 325
Congolese 0 0 0 10,425 4,960 5,460
Edo 0 0 0 1,025 545 480
Ewe 0 0 0 180 95 80
Gabonese 0 0 0 170 80 90
Gambian 0 0 0 630 305 330
Ghanaian 20 15 10 24,850 12,060 12,790
Guinean 0 0 0 1,105 550 560
Ibo 0 0 0 1,940 1,035 905
Ivorian 0 0 0 1,350 600 745
Liberian 10 0 0 770 365 405
Malian 0 0 0 490 250 240
Malinké 0 0 0 345 160 185
Nigerian 130 75 55 26,560 13,620 12,940
Peulh 0 0 0 135 80 55
Senegalese 10 10 0 1,000 500 495
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 1,175 585 585
Togolese 0 0 0 670 370 300
Wolof 0 0 0 80 45 35
Yoruba 10 10 0 4,055 2,155 1,900
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 10 10 10 4,745 2,340 2,410
North African origins 110 80 30 86,665 44,970 41,695
Algerian 20 20 0 4,065 2,035 2,030
Berber 0 0 0 1,845 985 860
Coptic 0 0 0 2,305 1,185 1,120
Dinka 0 0 0 205 110 95
Egyptian 30 25 10 52,845 27,465 25,375
Libyan 0 0 0 3,785 2,015 1,760
Maure 15 0 10 290 160 125
Moroccan 35 30 10 12,305 6,310 6,000
Sudanese 0 0 0 8,975 4,600 4,375
Tunisian 0 10 0 2,295 1,210 1,085
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 1,755 920 830
Southern and East African origins 705 345 360 128,910 61,680 67,230
Afrikaner 25 20 10 560 285 275
Amhara 0 0 0 720 360 360
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 870 455 415
Burundian 0 0 0 3,105 1,465 1,640
Djiboutian 0 0 0 1,035 460 575
Eritrean 0 0 0 11,870 5,740 6,125
Ethiopian 35 15 20 22,560 10,755 11,800
Harari 0 0 0 475 255 215
Kenyan 35 15 20 5,860 2,780 3,080
Malagasy 0 0 0 430 200 230
Mauritian 0 10 0 3,600 1,830 1,770
Oromo 0 0 0 1,290 610 685
Rwandan 15 10 10 3,215 1,380 1,830
Seychellois 10 0 0 350 140 205
Somali 10 10 0 40,995 19,200 21,795
South African 480 240 240 19,760 9,790 9,970
Tanzanian 0 0 0 2,610 1,300 1,315
Tigrian 0 0 0 770 395 375
Ugandan 30 10 20 2,950 1,445 1,505
Zambian 0 0 0 805 410 395
Zimbabwean 30 15 15 3,425 1,595 1,830
Zulu 0 0 0 440 225 215
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 35 15 15 8,475 3,900 4,570
Other African origins 565 285 280 119,670 57,245 62,420
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 60 20 40 17,380 7,720 9,660
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 510 265 245 103,560 50,150 53,410
Asian origins 10,405 4,910 5,495 3,100,450 1,506,795 1,593,655
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 1,070 580 490 523,340 265,615 257,730
Afghan 0 0 0 54,535 27,255 27,280
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 160 120 45 44,705 23,345 21,360
Armenian 50 30 20 29,675 14,570 15,105
Assyrian 0 0 0 12,075 6,140 5,935
Azerbaijani 10 10 10 4,105 1,995 2,110
Georgian 25 10 15 2,815 1,415 1,395
Hazara 0 0 0 680 390 290
Iranian 345 175 170 117,065 58,995 58,065
Iraqi 10 0 10 50,460 25,420 25,035
Israeli 40 0 40 17,080 8,890 8,185
Jordanian 0 0 0 9,660 5,110 4,545
Kazakh 20 10 10 1,325 610 715
Kurd 0 0 0 9,210 4,880 4,330
Kuwaiti 10 10 0 1,510 795 715
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 340 130 210
Lebanese 175 105 70 86,245 43,700 42,545
Palestinian 10 0 10 28,480 15,215 13,270
Pashtun 0 0 0 3,010 1,635 1,375
Saudi Arabian 70 70 0 3,660 1,975 1,685
Syrian 140 50 85 31,440 15,570 15,870
Tajik 0 0 0 1,850 880 970
Tatar 10 0 10 2,135 930 1,205
Turk 65 35 30 34,165 17,340 16,825
Turkmen 0 0 0 695 345 355
Uighur 0 0 0 755 385 375
Uzbek 0 0 0 2,400 1,155 1,240
Yemeni 0 0 10 4,225 2,065 2,155
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 30 30 0 16,270 8,395 7,875
South Asian origins 2,370 1,205 1,160 1,182,845 595,480 587,370
Bangladeshi 10 0 10 29,195 14,965 14,230
Bengali 15 10 0 15,235 7,795 7,445
Bhutanese 0 0 0 1,450 710 735
East Indian 2,055 1,050 1,010 774,500 390,015 384,480
Goan 0 0 0 4,775 2,245 2,525
Gujarati 10 0 0 5,915 3,055 2,860
Kashmiri 0 0 0 1,795 900 895
Nepali 25 10 20 8,150 4,070 4,080
Pakistani 15 0 15 149,060 75,860 73,200
Punjabi 200 110 90 55,455 28,580 26,875
Sinhalese 0 10 0 5,195 2,545 2,645
Sri Lankan 40 30 15 124,270 60,685 63,585
Tamil 0 0 10 42,760 21,705 21,050
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 30 15 10 58,705 29,705 29,005
East and Southeast Asian origins 7,015 3,140 3,875 1,422,890 659,650 763,245
Burmese 25 15 0 4,420 2,105 2,315
Cambodian (Khmer) 145 80 70 14,655 6,810 7,845
Chinese 3,260 1,535 1,715 849,345 403,280 446,065
Filipino 1,500 560 935 337,760 144,830 192,930
Hmong 10 10 0 650 340 305
Indonesian 200 110 90 9,325 4,305 5,025
Japanese 855 380 470 41,620 18,530 23,090
Karen 0 0 0 1,645 830 815
Korean 475 220 255 93,420 44,585 48,835
Laotian 0 0 10 9,875 4,865 5,015
Malaysian 50 10 40 7,310 3,370 3,935
Mongolian 25 15 10 2,940 1,390 1,545
Singaporean 15 10 10 1,260 565 700
Taiwanese 75 35 40 10,060 4,595 5,465
Thai 125 30 95 6,865 2,725 4,135
Tibetan 10 0 0 6,365 3,175 3,185
Vietnamese 655 285 370 107,640 51,350 56,290
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 10 0 0 4,375 2,165 2,210
Other Asian origins 20 10 10 13,430 6,575 6,855
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 20 10 10 13,430 6,575 6,855
Oceania origins 1,020 490 530 20,680 10,435 10,240
Australian 525 245 280 13,315 6,780 6,530
New Zealander 210 95 115 4,250 2,255 2,000
Pacific Islands origins 280 150 130 3,490 1,625 1,860
Fijian 55 30 25 1,610 665 945
Hawaiian 160 85 80 470 235 240
Maori 20 15 0 485 255 230
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 15 10 15 275 115 165
Samoan 0 0 0 225 140 85
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 35 15 15 555 265 290
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 68,900 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Owner 50,930 ... ... 3,601,825 ... ...
Renter 17,900 ... ... 1,559,720 ... ...
Band housing 75 ... ... 7,635 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 68,900 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
Condominium 8,555 ... ... 680,495 ... ...
Not condominium 60,350 ... ... 4,488,680 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 68,905 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
No bedrooms 360 ... ... 33,950 ... ...
1 bedroom 6,990 ... ... 699,980 ... ...
2 bedrooms 21,135 ... ... 1,122,145 ... ...
3 bedrooms 24,770 ... ... 1,876,905 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 15,650 ... ... 1,436,185 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 68,905 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 16,675 ... ... 1,369,660 ... ...
5 rooms 12,095 ... ... 718,020 ... ...
6 rooms 11,210 ... ... 770,730 ... ...
7 rooms 9,055 ... ... 713,595 ... ...
8 or more rooms 19,860 ... ... 1,597,165 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 68,900 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 68,560 ... ... 5,046,810 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 340 ... ... 122,360 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 68,905 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Suitable 67,095 ... ... 4,858,170 ... ...
Not suitable 1,810 ... ... 311,005 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 68,900 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
1960 or before 7,685 ... ... 1,293,135 ... ...
1961 to 1980 19,585 ... ... 1,449,585 ... ...
1981 to 1990 11,200 ... ... 709,135 ... ...
1991 to 2000 14,905 ... ... 622,565 ... ...
2001 to 2005 4,995 ... ... 396,130 ... ...
2006 to 2010 6,335 ... ... 368,235 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 4,195 ... ... 330,390 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 68,905 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 64,840 ... ... 4,851,335 ... ...
Major repairs needed 4,065 ... ... 317,840 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 68,900 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 household maintainer 39,030 ... ... 2,962,065 ... ...
2 household maintainers 28,365 ... ... 2,059,710 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 1,510 ... ... 147,400 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 68,905 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
15 to 24 years 1,855 ... ... 135,835 ... ...
25 to 34 years 6,865 ... ... 681,685 ... ...
35 to 44 years 8,445 ... ... 880,070 ... ...
45 to 54 years 11,290 ... ... 1,113,885 ... ...
55 to 64 years 15,330 ... ... 1,047,185 ... ...
65 to 74 years 14,465 ... ... 738,445 ... ...
75 to 84 years 7,895 ... ... 414,210 ... ...
85 years and over 2,755 ... ... 157,860 ... ...
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 68,165 ... ... 5,106,290 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 51,540 ... ... 3,694,385 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 16,625 ... ... 1,411,900 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 14,415 ... ... 1,208,010 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 50,390 ... ... 3,557,485 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 53.0 ... ... 61.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 16.0 ... ... 19.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 818 ... ... 1,299 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,047 ... ... 1,463 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 390,750 ... ... 400,496 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 433,774 ... ... 506,409 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 17,830 ... ... 1,554,940 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.6 ... ... 15.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 48.0 ... ... 45.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 923 ... ... 1,045 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 982 ... ... 1,109 ... ...
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 146 131,685 63,375 68,305 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No certificate, diploma or degree 19,310 10,275 9,045 1,935,355 961,690 973,670
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 39,470 18,350 21,120 3,026,100 1,485,320 1,540,770
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 72,900 34,760 38,145 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,235
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 14,875 10,990 3,890 664,180 471,055 193,120
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 5,910 3,295 2,620 324,370 199,510 124,855
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 8,965 7,695 1,275 339,810 271,545 68,260
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 27,010 10,245 16,765 2,298,715 981,785 1,316,930
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 5,755 2,090 3,665 242,005 107,065 134,945
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 25,260 11,430 13,830 2,872,085 1,335,845 1,536,250
Bachelor's degree 15,905 6,835 9,070 1,911,530 854,135 1,057,395
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,965 800 1,160 189,370 83,670 105,695
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 850 555 290 79,760 42,295 37,460
Master's degree 5,400 2,550 2,850 593,645 294,180 299,470
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,140 680 460 97,790 61,560 36,230
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 77,440 36,485 40,950 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,495
No certificate, diploma or degree 7,630 4,445 3,195 752,995 404,770 348,225
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 21,955 10,590 11,370 1,768,955 895,020 873,935
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 47,850 21,455 26,390 4,707,165 2,198,830 2,508,335
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 9,035 6,735 2,295 446,390 315,975 130,420
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 3,685 2,085 1,600 218,980 134,685 84,295
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 5,345 4,650 695 227,410 181,290 46,120
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 18,100 6,675 11,425 1,782,530 762,505 1,020,030
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 3,825 1,355 2,470 170,925 75,935 94,995
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 16,890 6,695 10,195 2,307,320 1,044,420 1,262,895
Bachelor's degree 10,965 4,235 6,730 1,519,850 668,450 851,400
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,230 450 775 148,960 62,370 86,590
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 555 295 255 63,790 30,895 32,895
Master's degree 3,580 1,450 2,125 500,415 239,160 261,255
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 565 260 310 74,310 43,545 30,765
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 151 131,685 63,380 68,305 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 58,785 28,620 30,160 4,961,455 2,447,010 2,514,445
Education 6,100 1,615 4,485 349,745 79,245 270,505
13. Education 6,100 1,610 4,490 349,750 79,245 270,505
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 2,565 1,080 1,480 246,075 109,955 136,120
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 400 290 110 38,745 28,735 10,010
50. Visual and performing arts 2,165 790 1,380 207,325 81,220 126,110
Humanities 2,920 1,235 1,685 359,560 133,350 226,210
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 230 80 155 37,900 8,170 29,730
23. English language and literature/letters 1,015 365 650 98,440 28,290 70,145
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 660 225 435 95,345 32,940 62,410
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 20 0 15 2,165 805 1,365
38. Philosophy and religious studies 155 95 60 24,255 13,425 10,830
39. Theology and religious vocations 320 210 110 28,175 17,120 11,055
54. History 450 255 195 57,295 30,015 27,280
55. French language and literature/letters 70 10 60 15,990 2,590 13,400
Social and behavioural sciences and law 6,930 2,330 4,595 810,410 269,735 540,670
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 135 25 105 10,765 2,210 8,560
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 460 210 250 81,500 31,825 49,675
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 1,545 175 1,370 141,750 11,775 129,975
22. Legal professions and studies 1,165 360 800 128,860 45,275 83,590
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 85 35 50 16,210 3,400 12,815
42. Psychology 1,235 350 880 122,545 29,640 92,905
45. Social sciences 2,300 1,170 1,135 308,775 145,620 163,155
Business, management and public administration 13,350 4,475 8,870 1,279,665 527,085 752,580
30.16 Accounting and computer science 30 0 25 2,725 895 1,830
44. Public administration and social service professions 960 195 760 108,935 21,405 87,530
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 12,360 4,270 8,085 1,168,005 504,780 663,225
Physical and life sciences and technologies 2,520 1,380 1,135 253,905 124,050 129,850
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,260 595 665 110,950 45,120 65,835
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 375 180 195 54,745 24,800 29,945
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 25 20 10 3,830 1,190 2,640
40. Physical sciences 715 530 185 72,355 48,145 24,205
41. Science technologies/technicians 150 60 95 12,025 4,795 7,235
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 1,755 1,020 735 290,045 185,310 104,730
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,290 830 460 220,550 150,765 69,790
25. Library science 205 30 175 15,220 2,450 12,770
27. Mathematics and statistics 230 150 80 49,025 28,515 20,515
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 25 0 15 5,235 3,580 1,655
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 15,720 14,850 870 1,173,030 1,055,050 117,985
04. Architecture and related services 335 205 125 51,845 34,590 17,265
14. Engineering 2,055 1,860 195 334,085 271,010 63,070
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 2,760 2,490 270 237,775 214,500 23,275
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 160 30 125
46. Construction trades 4,680 4,550 130 198,790 194,555 4,235
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 4,085 3,995 95 225,860 220,545 5,315
48. Precision production 1,800 1,755 50 124,515 119,820 4,695
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,500 1,655 840 106,895 67,015 39,880
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,175 600 575 66,035 41,790 24,240
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,325 1,060 265 40,860 25,230 15,635
Health and related fields 13,090 2,335 10,755 865,970 173,780 692,185
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 770 365 410 75,715 37,005 38,705
51. Health professions and related programs 12,065 1,795 10,270 767,680 124,280 643,400
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 255 175 85 22,575 12,490 10,075
Personal, protective and transportation services 5,450 2,780 2,665 340,285 170,915 169,375
12. Personal and culinary services 3,450 1,005 2,450 183,925 49,390 134,535
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 0 0 2,135 1,815 320
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 40 35 0 2,610 2,385 225
43. Security and protective services 530 420 105 98,325 68,625 29,695
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,425 1,315 115 53,290 48,695 4,595
Other 10 0 15 1,405 260 1,145
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 0 15 1,405 255 1,145
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 77,440 36,490 40,950 7,229,120 3,498,625 3,730,500
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 29,590 15,030 14,560 2,521,950 1,299,790 1,222,160
Education 3,545 795 2,750 243,635 52,670 190,965
13. Education 3,545 795 2,745 243,635 52,670 190,965
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,745 680 1,065 192,630 85,175 107,450
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 225 150 75 28,705 21,070 7,635
50. Visual and performing arts 1,515 530 990 163,925 64,105 99,815
Humanities 1,820 755 1,065 266,665 95,805 170,855
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 140 50 95 29,210 5,775 23,435
23. English language and literature/letters 660 230 430 73,110 20,225 52,885
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 435 140 290 72,145 24,330 47,815
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 0 0 10 1,665 615 1,045
38. Philosophy and religious studies 85 50 35 17,755 9,925 7,830
39. Theology and religious vocations 175 110 65 19,390 11,790 7,605
54. History 295 170 120 42,315 21,735 20,585
55. French language and literature/letters 25 0 25 11,075 1,415 9,655
Social and behavioural sciences and law 4,920 1,455 3,470 648,285 207,200 441,085
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 100 15 85 8,630 1,785 6,845
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 355 155 200 67,115 26,015 41,105
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 1,150 135 1,015 111,550 8,405 103,145
22. Legal professions and studies 865 220 640 108,895 34,250 74,650
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 65 25 40 12,875 2,705 10,170
42. Psychology 810 185 625 93,770 21,045 72,725
45. Social sciences 1,575 715 860 245,445 113,000 132,445
Business, management and public administration 8,815 2,760 6,055 1,026,975 414,425 612,550
30.16 Accounting and computer science 20 0 15 2,225 715 1,510
44. Public administration and social service professions 690 120 575 88,130 16,590 71,540
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 8,105 2,640 5,465 936,620 397,120 539,500
Physical and life sciences and technologies 1,525 735 790 190,235 88,535 101,700
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 865 385 475 84,580 33,150 51,425
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 235 90 140 41,255 18,020 23,240
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 20 20 0 3,135 975 2,165
40. Physical sciences 330 210 115 52,490 33,175 19,310
41. Science technologies/technicians 85 30 55 8,775 3,215 5,555
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 1,305 785 520 252,275 162,360 89,915
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,075 725 350 198,775 136,120 62,655
25. Library science 125 10 115 10,755 1,765 8,995
27. Mathematics and statistics 85 45 40 38,160 21,440 16,720
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 10 0 0 4,580 3,030 1,550
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 9,560 8,895 665 878,300 779,075 99,225
04. Architecture and related services 220 105 120 42,115 27,365 14,745
14. Engineering 1,120 960 160 266,040 211,240 54,800
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,565 1,395 170 178,830 160,160 18,675
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 140 25 115
46. Construction trades 3,145 3,040 110 141,515 138,160 3,360
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 2,480 2,415 60 162,855 158,770 4,080
48. Precision production 1,030 980 45 86,805 83,355 3,450
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,805 1,135 675 82,775 49,710 33,065
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 810 385 430 50,160 30,065 20,095
03. Natural resources and conservation 995 745 250 32,615 19,650 12,965
Health and related fields 9,090 1,610 7,480 664,880 133,665 531,220
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 570 265 305 58,160 27,950 30,205
51. Health professions and related programs 8,370 1,260 7,105 589,085 96,720 492,365
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 145 85 65 17,640 8,990 8,645
Personal, protective and transportation services 3,710 1,855 1,850 259,400 129,985 129,415
12. Personal and culinary services 2,395 730 1,665 137,250 36,225 101,030
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 0 0 1,685 1,405 280
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 10 10 0 1,415 1,270 145
43. Security and protective services 355 265 90 77,190 52,840 24,345
49. Transportation and materials moving 950 850 95 41,855 38,245 3,610
Other 10 0 10 1,125 220 900
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 0 10 1,125 225 900
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 157 131,685 63,380 68,305 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 58,785 28,620 30,160 4,961,460 2,447,010 2,514,445
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 72,900 34,760 38,150 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,240
Location of study inside Canada 62,850 29,480 33,370 4,786,950 2,261,260 2,525,690
Same as province or territory of residence 43,705 20,230 23,480 4,414,485 2,081,525 2,332,960
Different than province or territory of residence 19,145 9,255 9,895 372,470 179,735 192,730
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 10,050 5,280 4,775 1,290,035 634,485 655,545
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,360 1,305 1,055 167,260 89,350 77,910
Philippines 490 130 360 115,410 39,750 75,655
India 330 175 150 169,340 85,500 83,840
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,060 1,745 1,315 115,690 66,215 49,470
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 400 195 210 98,415 46,230 52,185
France 40 15 25 10,775 5,800 4,975
Other 3,370 1,705 1,665 613,145 301,635 311,510
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 77,440 36,485 40,950 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,500
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 29,590 15,030 14,560 2,521,955 1,299,795 1,222,160
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 47,845 21,460 26,385 4,707,170 2,198,830 2,508,335
Location of study inside Canada 42,940 19,215 23,725 3,713,145 1,728,610 1,984,540
Same as province or territory of residence 31,890 14,075 17,815 3,432,015 1,593,170 1,838,850
Different than province or territory of residence 11,050 5,140 5,910 281,130 135,440 145,690
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 4,905 2,245 2,665 994,025 470,225 523,800
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 1,160 575 585 127,005 65,045 61,960
Philippines 410 115 295 97,230 32,925 64,300
India 250 125 125 143,205 70,040 73,175
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,060 570 490 62,325 34,315 28,010
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 355 170 180 82,020 37,900 44,125
France 0 0 10 8,705 4,630 4,070
Other 1,665 695 970 473,530 225,365 248,160
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 131,685 63,380 68,305 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,680
In the labour force 72,745 37,005 35,745 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055
Employed 67,125 33,745 33,385 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,895
Unemployed 5,620 3,260 2,355 529,525 275,370 254,160
Not in the labour force 58,940 26,375 32,560 3,896,765 1,653,130 2,243,630
Participation rate 55.2 58.4 52.3 64.7 69.1 60.6
Employment rate 51.0 53.2 48.9 59.9 63.9 56.1
Unemployment rate 7.7 8.8 6.6 7.4 7.5 7.4
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 164 131,685 63,380 68,305 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 54,255 24,220 30,035 3,696,235 1,561,475 2,134,755
Worked 77,430 39,160 38,275 7,342,205 3,781,280 3,560,925
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 33,335 18,690 14,640 3,837,565 2,148,635 1,688,935
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 44,095 20,470 23,630 3,504,645 1,632,645 1,871,995
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.3 41.3 41.2 42.9 43.4 42.3
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 72,745 37,000 35,745 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,490 850 635 171,050 81,735 89,315
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 71,255 36,150 35,105 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
Employee 59,345 29,190 30,155 6,146,035 3,084,740 3,061,295
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 11,910 6,960 4,950 824,595 523,145 301,445
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 72,745 37,005 35,740 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,490 855 635 171,045 81,735 89,315
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 71,255 36,150 35,105 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
0 Management occupations 7,190 4,260 2,925 790,880 483,240 307,635
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 9,355 2,325 7,030 1,124,770 357,215 767,555
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 4,155 3,350 795 516,110 399,195 116,915
3 Health occupations 5,950 1,230 4,715 447,045 90,495 356,550
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 7,505 2,335 5,170 831,340 265,075 566,265
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 2,210 880 1,325 225,720 104,445 121,275
6 Sales and service occupations 19,285 7,625 11,660 1,632,085 709,375 922,710
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 11,500 10,835 665 927,820 866,870 60,950
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 2,365 1,860 510 113,405 88,150 25,260
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 1,740 1,440 295 361,455 243,835 117,620
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 72,745 37,005 35,745 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,490 850 635 171,050 81,730 89,315
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 71,260 36,150 35,105 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2,255 1,650 610 102,070 67,005 35,070
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 685 630 55 32,340 27,920 4,415
22 Utilities 280 205 75 50,820 38,195 12,630
23 Construction 6,920 6,080 840 476,835 419,600 57,230
31-33 Manufacturing 3,425 2,570 855 683,335 482,800 200,530
41 Wholesale trade 1,825 1,355 465 270,745 178,945 91,800
44-45 Retail trade 10,150 4,660 5,490 783,540 367,175 416,365
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 3,270 2,500 765 329,240 242,045 87,190
51 Information and cultural industries 1,680 975 705 176,715 101,045 75,670
52 Finance and insurance 2,160 725 1,440 380,765 169,590 211,180
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 1,420 715 700 144,275 77,385 66,890
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 4,620 2,475 2,145 567,825 316,685 251,140
55 Management of companies and enterprises 30 20 15 12,365 5,290 7,075
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 3,785 2,135 1,645 338,640 190,210 148,430
61 Educational services 4,620 1,430 3,190 528,470 163,680 364,795
62 Health care and social assistance 9,950 1,910 8,040 754,555 134,270 620,275
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,485 695 785 147,425 75,330 72,095
72 Accommodation and food services 5,970 2,200 3,770 478,070 201,260 276,805
81 Other services (except public administration) 3,315 1,410 1,905 296,960 133,220 163,745
91 Public administration 3,410 1,815 1,605 415,635 216,250 199,385
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 67,130 33,740 33,385 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,900
Worked at home 6,520 3,025 3,495 480,290 242,495 237,795
Worked outside Canada 240 145 95 39,145 25,995 13,150
No fixed workplace address 10,970 8,245 2,720 736,715 536,140 200,570
Worked at usual place 49,400 22,330 27,070 5,355,995 2,609,620 2,746,375
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 49,400 22,330 27,070 5,356,000 2,609,625 2,746,375
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 31,675 13,300 18,375 3,109,070 1,418,260 1,690,810
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 13,115 6,105 7,005 857,565 419,960 437,605
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,925 2,395 1,535 1,350,375 749,770 600,605
Commute to a different province or territory 685 530 155 38,990 21,630 17,355
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 60,375 30,575 29,795 6,092,710 3,145,765 2,946,945
Car, truck, van - as a driver 48,810 24,840 23,970 4,375,215 2,392,270 1,982,945
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 3,480 1,520 1,955 372,480 151,880 220,600
Public transit 1,995 910 1,085 888,920 376,690 512,235
Walked 3,630 1,600 2,030 320,015 143,885 176,130
Bicycle 850 565 285 75,460 50,200 25,260
Other method 1,605 1,145 455 60,620 30,835 29,785
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 60,370 30,580 29,795 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950
Less than 15 minutes 25,400 11,675 13,720 1,463,845 675,540 788,310
15 to 29 minutes 22,120 10,860 11,255 1,964,690 991,525 973,165
30 to 44 minutes 7,585 4,485 3,090 1,295,375 706,155 589,225
45 to 59 minutes 2,225 1,375 850 612,415 336,090 276,325
60 minutes and over 3,045 2,170 870 756,385 436,455 319,930
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 60,370 30,575 29,795 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 3,470 2,390 1,085 413,515 296,265 117,245
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 8,170 5,185 2,990 1,039,255 640,810 398,445
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 16,445 8,870 7,575 1,571,230 778,100 793,130
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 14,105 5,720 8,380 1,354,870 577,565 777,310
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 8,480 3,320 5,155 740,330 328,410 411,920
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 9,700 5,090 4,610 973,515 524,620 448,895
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 79,905 40,275 39,630 7,579,085 3,895,880 3,683,200
Single responses 79,645 40,130 39,510 7,434,675 3,828,665 3,606,015
Official languages 79,355 39,975 39,385 7,319,360 3,767,405 3,551,955
English 79,195 39,945 39,250 7,225,210 3,732,550 3,492,655
French 165 25 135 94,145 34,850 59,295
Non-official languages 285 160 130 115,320 61,255 54,060
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 1,485 765 715
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 1,420 745 675
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 370 220 150
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 10
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 360 215 145
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 1,050 525 525
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 495 235 265
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 545 290 260
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 10 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 25 0 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 25 10 20
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 25 10 20
Cayuga 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mohawk 0 0 0 20 10 10
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 285 160 130 113,835 60,490 53,340
Afro-Asiatic languages 10 10 0 3,305 1,995 1,310
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 0 0 0 125 45 80
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 15 10 10
Somali 0 0 0 110 35 70
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 10 10 0 3,175 1,955 1,225
Amharic 0 0 0 75 30 45
Arabic 0 10 0 2,430 1,605 825
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 145 110 40
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 35 20 15
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 395 140 260
Maltese 0 0 0 20 15 10
Tigrigna 0 0 0 60 30 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 80 35 45 2,575 1,065 1,510
Khmer (Cambodian) 15 0 0 95 50 50
Vietnamese 60 25 40 2,480 1,015 1,465
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 10 0 0 1,280 495 790
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 25 10 15
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 40 20 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 55 20 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10 0 0 1,145 435 705
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Creole languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 15 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 50 25 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 1,980 945 1,035
Kannada 0 0 0 10 0 10
Malayalam 0 0 0 75 45 30
Tamil 0 0 0 1,870 900 975
Telugu 0 0 0 35 10 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 55 30 30 38,960 21,375 17,580
Albanian 0 0 0 275 170 105
Armenian 0 0 0 145 75 75
Balto-Slavic languages 15 0 0 6,655 3,165 3,495
Baltic languages 0 0 0 70 25 40
Latvian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 45 20 25
Slavic languages 15 10 10 6,595 3,135 3,455
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 100 55 40
Bulgarian 0 0 0 120 85 40
Croatian 0 0 0 155 100 50
Czech 0 0 0 25 20 10
Macedonian 0 0 0 85 35 45
Polish 0 0 0 1,925 960 960
Russian 10 10 10 2,905 1,240 1,670
Serbian 0 0 0 390 240 145
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Slovak 0 0 0 55 40 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ukrainian 0 0 0 780 320 460
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 10 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Germanic languages 10 10 0 6,905 3,655 3,250
Afrikaans 10 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 30 15 20
Dutch 0 0 0 790 425 365
Frisian 0 0 0 25 20 10
German 10 10 0 5,690 3,005 2,690
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 10 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 30 10 20
Swedish 0 0 0 55 15 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 10 10 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 20 0 20
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 155 80
Greek 0 0 0 405 240 165
Indo-Iranian languages 20 10 15 11,880 6,560 5,315
Indo-Aryan languages 15 10 10 9,205 4,900 4,310
Bengali 0 0 0 335 160 170
Gujarati 0 0 0 730 255 475
Hindi 0 0 0 800 380 415
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 30 10 20
Nepali 0 0 0 80 30 50
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 15 10 15 6,025 3,480 2,550
Sindhi 0 0 0 20 10 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 30 15 10
Urdu 0 0 0 1,150 555 600
Iranian languages 0 0 0 2,660 1,655 1,005
Kurdish 0 0 0 105 95 15
Pashto 0 0 0 20 10 15
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 2,530 1,555 975
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Italic (Romance) languages 15 10 0 12,680 7,505 5,170
Catalan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Italian 0 0 0 945 505 445
Portuguese 10 10 0 5,815 3,865 1,950
Romanian 0 0 0 300 140 160
Spanish 15 10 0 5,590 2,985 2,605
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Japanese 10 10 10 1,010 360 655
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Georgian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Korean 20 10 10 4,945 2,505 2,445
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 120 55 65
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 20 0 20
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 10 0
Ganda 0 0 0 25 15 15
Igbo 0 0 0 10 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 20 10 0
Wolof 0 0 0 10 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 10 0 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 20 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 0 0 0 810 295 515
American Sign Language 0 0 0 575 170 410
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 225 130 100
Sino-Tibetan languages 105 70 40 57,620 30,735 26,890
Chinese languages 105 70 35 57,535 30,690 26,840
Cantonese 25 25 10 26,955 14,190 12,770
Hakka 0 0 0 30 10 25
Mandarin 70 40 35 29,090 15,730 13,360
Min Dong 0 0 0 30 15 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 250 155 90
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 35 20 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 10 0 0 1,145 565 580
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 90 50 45
Burmese 0 0 0 10 10 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 30 10 20
Tibetan 0 0 0 45 30 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 235 95 145
Lao 0 0 0 80 40 35
Thai 0 0 0 160 55 105
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 465 315 150
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 15 15 0
Turkish 0 0 0 440 295 140
Uyghur 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 420 205 220
Estonian 0 0 0 45 10 35
Finnish 0 0 0 75 25 50
Hungarian 0 0 0 295 165 130
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Multiple responses 265 145 125 144,405 67,215 77,185
English and French 65 30 35 63,665 26,760 36,900
English and non-official language 195 115 80 78,240 39,330 38,910
French and non-official language 10 0 0 175 75 100
English, French and non-official language 10 0 10 2,325 1,055 1,270
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 79,910 40,280 39,630 7,579,080 3,895,880 3,683,200
None 78,270 39,595 38,670 6,975,415 3,605,485 3,369,930
English 250 85 170 109,150 48,930 60,220
French 595 250 340 260,050 118,655 141,395
Non-official language 780 340 440 226,490 119,130 107,360
Aboriginal 45 10 35 5,970 2,480 3,490
Non-Aboriginal 735 330 405 220,520 116,650 103,870
English and French 0 0 0 245 100 150
English and non-official language 0 0 0 1,620 780 845
French and non-official language 15 0 15 6,080 2,780 3,300
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 35 25 10
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 150,580 73,150 77,430 13,106,990 6,403,470 6,703,520
Non-movers 126,475 61,380 65,090 11,475,985 5,603,290 5,872,695
Movers 24,100 11,770 12,335 1,631,005 800,180 830,820
Non-migrants 13,050 6,325 6,730 941,380 460,170 481,210
Migrants 11,050 5,445 5,605 689,625 340,015 349,610
Internal migrants 10,010 4,935 5,080 535,180 263,055 272,120
Intraprovincial migrants 7,175 3,510 3,665 467,890 229,080 238,810
Interprovincial migrants 2,835 1,425 1,410 67,290 33,980 33,315
External migrants 1,035 510 525 154,445 76,955 77,490
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 145,350 70,510 74,840 12,546,040 6,116,715 6,429,325
Non-movers 82,855 40,335 42,515 7,887,825 3,845,945 4,041,880
Movers 62,495 30,170 32,325 4,658,215 2,270,770 2,387,445
Non-migrants 29,455 14,160 15,295 2,545,875 1,238,055 1,307,820
Migrants 33,045 16,010 17,030 2,112,340 1,032,710 1,079,630
Internal migrants 29,410 14,235 15,175 1,562,375 761,630 800,740
Intraprovincial migrants 20,320 9,790 10,535 1,380,900 672,540 708,360
Interprovincial migrants 9,090 4,445 4,640 181,480 89,090 92,390
External migrants 3,630 1,780 1,855 549,965 271,080 278,885

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Nanaimo, RD [Census division], British Columbia and Ontario [Province] (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 June 25, 2024).

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