Census Profile, 2016 Census
Comox, Town [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Ottawa - Gatineau [Census metropolitan area], Ontario/Quebec

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Characteristic Comox, T
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Ottawa - Gatineau
Ontario/Quebec
[Census metropolitan area]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 14,028 ... ... 1,323,783 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 13,627 ... ... 1,254,919r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 2.9 ... ... 5.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 6,410 ... ... 571,146 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 6,208 ... ... 535,499 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 838.2 ... ... 195.6 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 16.74 ... ... 6,767.41 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 14,025 6,560 7,465 1,323,785 645,050 678,735
0 to 14 years 1,970 1,020 950 227,195 115,770 111,420
0 to 4 years 555 280 280 72,410 36,785 35,625
5 to 9 years 720 375 350 79,030 40,310 38,720
10 to 14 years 695 365 325 75,755 38,675 37,080
15 to 64 years 7,980 3,730 4,250 897,825 440,075 457,750
15 to 19 years 785 395 395 79,545 40,335 39,210
20 to 24 years 490 260 230 92,650 46,710 45,940
25 to 29 years 480 245 240 87,310 43,315 43,995
30 to 34 years 615 295 325 87,090 42,410 44,680
35 to 39 years 700 340 365 86,455 41,375 45,085
40 to 44 years 800 385 420 89,255 42,990 46,270
45 to 49 years 805 350 455 93,305 45,425 47,885
50 to 54 years 1,100 510 590 105,150 51,770 53,380
55 to 59 years 1,095 480 620 97,315 47,210 50,105
60 to 64 years 1,095 475 615 79,740 38,540 41,205
65 years and over 4,080 1,810 2,265 198,770 89,205 109,565
65 to 69 years 1,160 535 620 68,100 32,640 35,455
70 to 74 years 980 445 530 47,805 22,520 25,285
75 to 79 years 725 340 380 33,630 15,265 18,360
80 to 84 years 570 260 310 24,025 10,295 13,730
85 years and over 650 225 425 25,210 8,480 16,730
85 to 89 years 375 135 240 15,385 5,725 9,660
90 to 94 years 205 70 140 7,540 2,270 5,265
95 to 99 years 60 15 45 2,015 450 1,560
100 years and over 5 5 5 275 35 245
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 14.0 15.5 12.7 17.2 17.9 16.4
15 to 64 years 56.9 56.9 56.9 67.8 68.2 67.4
65 years and over 29.1 27.6 30.3 15.0 13.8 16.1
85 years and over 4.6 3.4 5.7 1.9 1.3 2.5
Average age of the population 47.9 46.3 49.4 39.9 39.1 40.8
Median age of the population 51.8 50.0 53.1 40.1 39.1 41.0
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 6,210 ... ... 535,495 ... ...
Single-detached house 4,150 ... ... 240,120 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 0 ... ... 75,230 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 1,975 ... ... 218,955 ... ...
Semi-detached house 590 ... ... 38,905 ... ...
Row house 575 ... ... 88,160 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 90 ... ... 15,630 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 715 ... ... 75,475 ... ...
Other single-attached house 0 ... ... 790 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 85 ... ... 1,185 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 6,205 ... ... 535,495 ... ...
1 person 1,830 ... ... 152,680 ... ...
2 persons 2,605 ... ... 180,485 ... ...
3 persons 815 ... ... 83,390 ... ...
4 persons 670 ... ... 77,495 ... ...
5 or more persons 290 ... ... 41,450 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 13,705 ... ... 1,300,730 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 12,060 5,545 6,520 1,096,590 529,285 567,310
Married or living common law 7,600 3,765 3,835 622,065 310,820 311,240
Married 6,485 3,215 3,270 490,740 244,860 245,880
Living common law 1,110 550 565 131,320 65,960 65,360
Not married and not living common law 4,460 1,780 2,685 474,530 218,460 256,065
Never married 2,190 1,155 1,030 326,610 171,115 155,500
Separated 310 120 185 27,555 11,385 16,170
Divorced 945 310 640 67,685 25,115 42,575
Widowed 1,020 195 825 52,670 10,850 41,825
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 4,250 ... ... 365,730 ... ...
2 persons 2,630 ... ... 180,250 ... ...
3 persons 765 ... ... 79,000 ... ...
4 persons 625 ... ... 74,770 ... ...
5 or more persons 230 ... ... 31,720 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.6 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 4,245 ... ... 365,735 ... ...
Total couple families 3,720 ... ... 304,265 ... ...
Married couples 3,165 ... ... 238,630 ... ...
Common-law couples 555 ... ... 65,635 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 530 ... ... 61,465 ... ...
Female parent 425 ... ... 47,845 ... ...
Male parent 100 ... ... 13,625 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 3,720 ... ... 304,265 ... ...
Couples without children 2,295 ... ... 143,685 ... ...
Couples with children 1,425 ... ... 160,575 ... ...
1 child 605 ... ... 60,875 ... ...
2 children 595 ... ... 69,835 ... ...
3 or more children 225 ... ... 29,870 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 530 ... ... 61,465 ... ...
1 child 335 ... ... 36,560 ... ...
2 children 160 ... ... 18,120 ... ...
3 or more children 35 ... ... 6,785 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 2,465 970 1,495 234,190 109,975 124,210
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 6,210 ... ... 535,500 ... ...
One-census-family households 4,165 ... ... 350,590 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 2,260 ... ... 137,470 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 1,905 ... ... 213,125 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 40 ... ... 7,450 ... ...
Non-census-family households 2,000 ... ... 177,455 ... ...
One-person households 1,825 ... ... 152,680 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 175 ... ... 24,775 ... ...
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 13,905 6,540 7,370 1,309,210 639,130 670,080
English only 12,080 5,695 6,390 598,535 304,995 293,545
French only 30 10 25 108,830 48,425 60,405
English and French 1,770 825 950 586,205 279,415 306,790
Neither English nor French 25 10 15 15,635 6,295 9,345
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 13,905 6,540 7,365 1,309,210 639,130 670,080
English 13,390 6,275 7,120 836,570 414,390 422,185
French 465 250 220 426,165 203,625 222,540
English and French 30 15 15 31,260 15,040 16,225
Neither English nor French 20 10 10 15,215 6,080 9,135
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 480 255 225 441,795 211,140 230,655
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 3.5 3.9 3.1 33.7 33.0 34.4
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 13,910 6,540 7,370 1,309,210 639,130 670,080
Single responses 13,790 6,490 7,295 1,265,260 618,070 647,195
Official languages 12,920 6,125 6,800 1,032,340 507,760 524,580
English 12,440 5,870 6,570 635,215 317,355 317,860
French 480 255 230 397,125 190,405 206,720
Non-official languages 865 370 495 232,925 110,310 122,615
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 1,015 405 605
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 595 265 330
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 445 205 235
Atikamekw 0 0 0 10 5 5
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 60 25 30
Plains Cree 0 0 0 15 10 10
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 5 5
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 30 15 20
Woods Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 300 140 155
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malecite 0 0 0 5 5 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 20 10 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 125 45 80
Algonquin 0 0 0 45 15 30
Ojibway 0 0 0 70 25 50
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 5 5
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 10 5 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
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 5 0 5
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 0 360 120 240
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Inuktitut 0 0 0 330 105 225
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 10 15
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 25 10 15
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 5 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 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 15 10 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 865 370 495 231,910 109,900 122,005
Afro-Asiatic languages 5 5 0 52,310 26,380 25,930
Berber languages 0 0 0 920 505 415
Kabyle 0 0 0 615 330 285
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 175 130
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 6,945 3,015 3,935
Bilen 0 0 0 50 25 25
Oromo 0 0 0 225 130 100
Somali 0 0 0 6,575 2,815 3,760
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 100 45 50
Semitic languages 10 5 5 44,365 22,820 21,545
Amharic 0 0 0 1,515 710 805
Arabic 5 0 5 41,270 21,320 19,945
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 90 40 50
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 5 5
Harari 0 0 0 55 25 30
Hebrew 0 5 0 370 205 165
Maltese 0 0 0 35 15 20
Tigrigna 0 0 0 940 460 480
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 75 40 40
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 80 45 35
Austro-Asiatic languages 5 0 5 7,670 3,530 4,135
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 1,315 590 725
Vietnamese 5 5 0 6,340 2,935 3,405
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 0 5
Austronesian languages 45 15 35 8,170 2,935 5,235
Bikol 0 0 0 35 15 20
Cebuano 10 5 10 390 130 260
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 115 40 75
Ilocano 0 0 0 585 230 355
Malagasy 0 0 0 110 55 55
Malay 0 0 0 430 165 260
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 25 10 15
Pangasinan 0 0 0 30 15 15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 35 10 25 6,275 2,220 4,055
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 45 20 25
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 130 50 85
Creole languages 0 0 5 5,450 2,320 3,125
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 410 180 230
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 4,835 2,045 2,790
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 205 95 105
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 3,875 2,005 1,870
Kannada 0 0 0 220 115 105
Malayalam 5 0 0 665 345 320
Tamil 0 0 0 2,460 1,260 1,205
Telugu 0 0 0 495 270 225
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
Indo-European languages 635 285 350 102,905 49,075 53,825
Albanian 0 0 0 715 345 370
Armenian 5 5 5 525 270 260
Balto-Slavic languages 105 45 60 23,565 10,630 12,930
Baltic languages 0 0 0 495 215 280
Latvian 5 0 5 270 120 145
Lithuanian 0 0 0 220 90 130
Slavic languages 105 45 55 23,070 10,420 12,655
Belarusan 0 0 0 50 30 25
Bosnian 0 0 0 765 360 405
Bulgarian 10 5 0 1,075 500 570
Croatian 0 0 5 1,195 565 630
Czech 10 5 5 1,020 450 565
Macedonian 0 0 0 70 35 40
Polish 15 15 5 6,065 2,720 3,345
Russian 15 5 10 6,910 3,005 3,895
Serbian 0 0 0 2,295 1,125 1,170
Serbo-Croatian 5 5 0 890 440 450
Slovak 5 0 5 635 285 350
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 5 0 220 100 130
Ukrainian 35 5 25 1,830 780 1,045
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 30 20
Celtic languages 5 0 5 115 55 60
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 5 45 25 15
Welsh 0 0 0 55 20 35
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Germanic languages 370 150 220 10,250 4,685 5,560
Afrikaans 15 5 10 175 85 85
Danish 20 10 10 345 160 185
Dutch 80 35 50 2,660 1,280 1,385
Frisian 0 0 0 50 25 25
German 240 100 140 6,240 2,760 3,480
Icelandic 5 0 5 20 10 10
Norwegian 5 0 0 150 65 85
Swedish 5 5 10 305 150 155
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 0 100 45 55
Yiddish 0 0 0 180 100 80
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 10 15
Greek 5 0 0 2,290 1,210 1,080
Indo-Iranian languages 45 25 15 28,125 14,205 13,920
Indo-Aryan languages 30 15 15 18,785 9,490 9,295
Bengali 5 0 0 3,345 1,660 1,680
Gujarati 0 0 0 1,495 775 725
Hindi 10 10 0 2,940 1,505 1,435
Kashmiri 0 0 0 20 10 10
Konkani 0 0 0 105 55 55
Marathi 0 0 0 295 155 140
Nepali 5 0 0 930 445 485
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 40 20 20
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5 0 0 3,960 2,040 1,925
Sindhi 5 5 0 265 120 145
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 830 400 430
Urdu 0 0 0 4,555 2,305 2,255
Iranian languages 15 10 5 9,240 4,650 4,585
Kurdish 5 5 0 735 390 340
Pashto 0 0 0 1,050 530 520
Persian (Farsi) 10 5 5 7,455 3,730 3,720
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 65 40
Italic (Romance) languages 105 55 55 37,325 17,675 19,645
Catalan 0 0 0 35 20 15
Italian 30 20 10 9,575 4,780 4,795
Portuguese 15 10 5 7,020 3,360 3,665
Romanian 10 5 5 3,635 1,680 1,955
Spanish 50 20 30 17,025 7,820 9,200
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 20 15
Japanese 30 10 25 1,115 340 780
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 40 15 20
Georgian 0 0 0 40 15 25
Korean 30 10 20 2,205 930 1,275
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 35 20 20
Mongolian 0 0 5 35 20 15
Niger-Congo languages 5 5 0 8,550 3,930 4,620
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 385 185 200
Bamanankan 0 0 0 145 65 80
Edo 0 0 0 40 20 20
Ewe 0 0 0 165 75 95
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 260 130 130
Ga 0 0 0 60 35 25
Ganda 0 0 0 135 60 75
Igbo 0 0 0 205 105 100
Lingala 0 0 0 510 215 295
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 1,505 680 830
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 1,150 460 695
Shona 0 0 0 120 45 75
Swahili 0 0 0 1,590 735 860
Wolof 0 0 0 275 135 140
Yoruba 0 0 0 265 135 130
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,715 850 870
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 335 155 185
Dinka 0 0 0 90 45 40
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 110 140
Sign languages 5 0 0 290 135 150
American Sign Language 0 0 0 90 35 55
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 35 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 5 0 165 90 80
Sino-Tibetan languages 65 30 35 33,855 15,705 18,145
Chinese languages 65 35 35 33,030 15,310 17,720
Cantonese 20 10 15 10,475 4,920 5,555
Hakka 0 0 0 160 65 90
Mandarin 40 15 15 19,995 9,225 10,775
Min Dong 0 0 0 50 20 25
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 5 0 780 335 440
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 455 205 250
Chinese, n.o.s. 5 5 0 1,100 525 580
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 0 825 400 425
Burmese 5 5 0 235 120 115
Karenic languages 0 0 0 325 155 170
Tibetan 0 0 0 90 50 45
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 170 75 95
Tai-Kadai languages 10 0 0 870 320 555
Lao 0 0 0 470 215 250
Thai 5 5 5 400 100 300
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 5 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 1,785 910 875
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 125 75 60
Turkish 0 0 0 1,490 765 725
Uyghur 0 0 0 20 5 10
Uzbek 0 0 0 80 35 45
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 30 40
Uralic languages 20 5 15 2,265 1,090 1,175
Estonian 0 0 0 160 80 85
Finnish 5 0 10 335 135 195
Hungarian 15 5 5 1,770 880 890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 195 110 90
Multiple responses 115 45 70 43,950 21,060 22,890
English and French 55 20 30 18,795 9,010 9,790
English and non-official language 60 25 35 16,045 7,790 8,255
French and non-official language 5 0 5 6,055 2,835 3,225
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 3,050 1,430 1,620
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 13,905 6,540 7,365 1,309,210 639,130 670,080
Single responses 13,760 6,480 7,275 1,237,185 605,060 632,125
Official languages 13,525 6,375 7,150 1,121,640 550,390 571,255
English 13,305 6,270 7,035 768,215 381,070 387,150
French 220 105 115 353,425 169,320 184,105
Non-official languages 235 105 130 115,545 54,675 60,875
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 405 185 220
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 265 130 140
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 250 120 135
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 5 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 30 10 20
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 5 5 5
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 10 0 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 190 100 95
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 10 10 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 10 10 10
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 5 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 0 135 50 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 115 45 70
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 235 105 130 115,140 54,490 60,655
Afro-Asiatic languages 5 5 0 28,965 14,010 14,950
Berber languages 0 0 0 475 240 230
Kabyle 0 0 0 385 195 185
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 45 40
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 4,005 1,650 2,350
Bilen 0 0 0 30 15 15
Oromo 0 0 0 130 70 65
Somali 0 0 0 3,785 1,540 2,245
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 30
Semitic languages 5 5 0 24,470 12,110 12,365
Amharic 0 0 0 870 405 460
Arabic 5 0 0 22,950 11,380 11,565
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 35 20 25
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 20 10 10
Hebrew 0 0 0 145 80 65
Maltese 0 0 0 5 0 5
Tigrigna 0 0 0 430 200 230
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 4,530 2,090 2,435
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 590 265 325
Vietnamese 0 0 0 3,935 1,825 2,115
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 0 0
Austronesian languages 10 5 5 3,395 1,420 1,975
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 5
Cebuano 0 0 0 125 55 70
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 5 45 20 30
Ilocano 0 0 0 230 110 120
Malagasy 0 0 0 25 10 15
Malay 0 0 0 120 55 70
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10 5 0 2,780 1,150 1,635
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 10 5 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 20
Creole languages 0 0 0 2,235 920 1,315
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 205 85 120
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 1,960 800 1,160
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 75 30 40
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 1,880 930 950
Kannada 0 0 0 80 40 35
Malayalam 0 0 0 285 145 140
Tamil 0 0 0 1,310 635 680
Telugu 0 0 0 200 105 90
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 125 60 65 45,425 21,600 23,825
Albanian 0 0 0 320 150 165
Armenian 5 0 0 250 115 135
Balto-Slavic languages 30 15 10 10,880 5,130 5,745
Baltic languages 0 0 0 110 45 65
Latvian 0 0 0 55 25 35
Lithuanian 0 0 0 50 20 30
Slavic languages 25 15 10 10,765 5,085 5,685
Belarusan 0 0 0 30 15 10
Bosnian 0 0 0 425 210 215
Bulgarian 10 5 0 560 265 300
Croatian 5 0 0 430 190 235
Czech 0 5 0 235 115 125
Macedonian 0 0 0 20 15 10
Polish 5 0 5 2,165 990 1,180
Russian 5 0 0 4,125 1,915 2,210
Serbian 0 0 0 1,490 755 735
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 465 235 230
Slovak 0 0 0 210 95 115
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 25 15 10
Ukrainian 0 0 0 575 265 310
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Celtic languages 0 0 0 10 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 5 5 0
Welsh 5 0 0 0 5 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Germanic languages 50 20 30 1,140 525 615
Afrikaans 10 5 10 40 20 20
Danish 0 0 0 25 10 20
Dutch 5 0 5 195 90 105
Frisian 0 0 0 0 5 5
German 35 15 20 780 350 425
Icelandic 0 0 0 5 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 10 0 5
Swedish 5 0 0 70 40 25
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 670 320 350
Indo-Iranian languages 20 15 10 15,305 7,475 7,825
Indo-Aryan languages 20 10 5 9,795 4,845 4,950
Bengali 0 0 0 1,985 960 1,030
Gujarati 0 0 0 620 315 305
Hindi 0 5 0 1,310 660 655
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 5 5
Konkani 0 0 0 35 15 20
Marathi 0 0 0 115 50 65
Nepali 0 0 0 735 360 375
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5 0 5 2,225 1,130 1,100
Sindhi 5 5 0 65 25 40
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 400 195 205
Urdu 5 0 0 2,285 1,130 1,160
Iranian languages 5 0 5 5,480 2,615 2,865
Kurdish 5 0 0 435 230 205
Pashto 0 0 0 655 315 340
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 4,385 2,065 2,315
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Italic (Romance) languages 20 5 15 16,850 7,870 8,980
Catalan 0 0 0 20 5 10
Italian 0 0 0 2,580 1,155 1,425
Portuguese 0 0 0 3,020 1,435 1,590
Romanian 0 0 0 1,865 875 985
Spanish 15 5 10 9,365 4,390 4,970
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Japanese 15 0 10 440 155 285
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Georgian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Korean 35 15 20 1,215 565 655
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 15 15 5
Mongolian 0 0 0 20 10 5
Niger-Congo languages 5 0 0 2,275 1,035 1,245
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 130 60 70
Bamanankan 0 0 0 30 15 15
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 35 15 15
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 60 30 30
Ga 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ganda 0 0 0 35 10 20
Igbo 0 0 0 55 25 30
Lingala 0 0 0 110 40 75
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 480 235 250
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 330 125 205
Shona 0 0 0 20 15 10
Swahili 0 0 0 560 260 295
Wolof 0 0 0 100 50 55
Yoruba 0 0 0 60 30 35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 120 135
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 90 40 45
Dinka 0 0 0 30 15 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 25 40
Sign languages 5 5 5 400 215 185
American Sign Language 0 0 0 120 55 65
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 40 20 20
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 5 0 240 135 100
Sino-Tibetan languages 35 15 20 22,425 10,630 11,800
Chinese languages 40 15 15 21,840 10,355 11,490
Cantonese 10 0 5 5,985 2,755 3,230
Hakka 0 0 0 50 20 30
Mandarin 25 15 15 14,600 7,005 7,595
Min Dong 0 0 0 15 5 5
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 5 0 305 125 180
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 250 120 130
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 5 0 635 325 310
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 580 275 305
Burmese 0 0 0 150 70 80
Karenic languages 0 0 0 250 120 125
Tibetan 0 0 0 70 40 35
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 115 50 65
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 335 135 195
Lao 0 0 0 225 100 125
Thai 5 0 5 105 35 75
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 925 450 475
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 50 25 30
Turkish 0 0 0 800 390 410
Uyghur 0 0 0 10 5 5
Uzbek 0 0 0 45 20 25
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Uralic languages 0 0 0 555 260 290
Estonian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Finnish 0 0 0 40 15 25
Hungarian 0 0 0 490 235 255
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 20
Multiple responses 150 55 95 72,020 34,065 37,955
English and French 30 10 20 19,975 9,300 10,675
English and non-official language 115 40 70 38,645 18,670 19,975
French and non-official language 5 0 0 7,085 3,170 3,910
English, French and non-official language 5 0 0 6,315 2,930 3,385
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 13,905 6,540 7,365 1,309,210 639,130 670,085
None 13,040 6,150 6,885 1,002,240 493,925 508,315
English 190 90 100 131,290 62,940 68,350
French 325 145 180 84,100 39,365 44,740
Non-official language 335 155 185 79,140 37,120 42,020
Aboriginal 0 0 0 565 220 350
Non-Aboriginal 335 150 185 78,575 36,905 41,675
English and French 0 0 0 3,965 1,895 2,070
English and non-official language 0 0 0 3,780 1,805 1,975
French and non-official language 15 5 10 4,580 2,020 2,560
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 115 60 55
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 11,735 5,460 6,280 1,073,835 519,975 553,855
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 11,355 5,290 6,070 1,028,710 498,065 530,635
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,145 48,760 29,169 41,241 46,738 36,869
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 11,375 5,295 6,080 1,029,070 498,110 530,960
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,382 42,519 26,810 36,258 40,420 32,858
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 10,620 5,055 5,565 936,155 460,000 476,155
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,270 41,748 23,347 40,490 46,637 35,216
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 8,235 3,375 4,860 718,885 320,095 398,790
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 9,820 11,538 8,619 4,183 2,517 5,345
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 8,115 4,105 4,010 773,290 390,165 383,125
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 25,616 32,155 21,504 40,109 44,501 36,367
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 11,740 5,460 6,280 1,073,820 519,960 553,860
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 11,370 5,310 6,060 1,028,635 497,800 530,830
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,790 55,186 35,675 52,455 59,537 45,813
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 11,400 5,325 6,080 1,029,005 497,825 531,180
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,085 46,057 31,101 42,688 47,611 38,075
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 10,575 5,070 5,505 936,350 459,750 476,600
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,821 50,932 31,513 52,122 59,985 44,536
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 8,270 3,445 4,820 718,435 319,760 398,675
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 9,389 10,161 8,838 7,172 6,441 7,759
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 8,115 4,105 4,010 773,285 389,505 383,775
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,903 42,263 29,390 50,766 57,094 44,344
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 11,740 5,460 6,280 1,073,820 519,960 553,860
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 2,715 1,510 1,210 393,295 210,765 182,530
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 54,840 61,178 44,972 62,792 67,303 58,965
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,315 66,940 49,789 71,298 77,591 64,031
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 85.0 88.6 80.4 90.4 93.1 87.2
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 57.9 61.0 53.8 72.7 74.9 70.0
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 15.0 11.5 19.6 9.6 6.9 12.8
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 11,740 5,455 6,280 1,073,835 519,975 553,855
Without total income 385 170 215 45,130 21,910 23,220
With total income 11,355 5,285 6,065 1,028,705 498,070 530,640
Percentage with total income 96.7 96.9 96.6 95.8 95.8 95.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 1,310 475 835 133,245 61,265 71,975
$10,000 to $19,999 1,790 525 1,265 152,825 63,680 89,150
$20,000 to $29,999 1,520 515 1,005 115,060 49,245 65,815
$30,000 to $39,999 1,425 575 845 100,450 44,925 55,525
$40,000 to $49,999 1,330 620 710 96,125 43,635 52,490
$50,000 to $59,999 1,045 600 445 87,185 40,980 46,205
$60,000 to $69,999 880 575 310 75,865 37,625 38,235
$70,000 to $79,999 650 415 230 60,350 31,435 28,915
$80,000 to $89,999 425 280 145 50,770 27,330 23,440
$90,000 to $99,999 275 175 100 42,380 22,805 19,575
$100,000 and over 700 525 180 114,450 75,140 39,310
$100,000 to $149,999 510 375 130 82,750 52,275 30,480
$150,000 and over 195 145 50 31,695 22,865 8,830
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 11,740 5,460 6,280 1,073,835 519,975 553,855
Without after-tax income 365 160 200 44,765 21,865 22,895
With after-tax income 11,370 5,295 6,075 1,029,070 498,110 530,955
Percentage with after-tax income 96.8 97.0 96.7 95.8 95.8 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 1,425 500 925 139,335 62,495 76,840
$10,000 to $19,999 1,870 565 1,300 159,560 67,185 92,375
$20,000 to $29,999 1,810 650 1,160 135,590 59,190 76,405
$30,000 to $39,999 1,690 715 980 127,425 57,705 69,720
$40,000 to $49,999 1,455 770 690 119,660 55,865 63,795
$50,000 to $59,999 1,165 755 405 99,760 49,345 50,410
$60,000 to $69,999 745 485 260 76,185 40,485 35,700
$70,000 to $79,999 455 290 160 59,640 32,550 27,090
$80,000 and over 760 555 210 111,910 73,290 38,625
$80,000 to $89,999 270 190 80 40,360 24,115 16,250
$90,000 to $99,999 180 140 40 23,175 15,035 8,140
$100,000 and over 310 225 85 48,375 34,140 14,235
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 11,740 5,460 6,280 1,073,835 519,980 553,855
Without employment income 3,620 1,355 2,270 300,545 129,810 170,735
With employment income 8,115 4,110 4,010 773,285 390,165 383,125
Percentage with employment income 69.1 75.3 63.9 72.0 75.0 69.2
Under $5,000 (including loss) 2,070 1,090 980 92,380 45,375 47,005
$5,000 to $9,999 595 230 365 56,710 25,510 31,200
$10,000 to $19,999 930 360 570 94,460 43,165 51,295
$20,000 to $29,999 815 310 505 74,780 35,085 39,695
$30,000 to $39,999 700 285 415 67,455 32,260 35,200
$40,000 to $49,999 600 250 350 64,295 30,020 34,280
$50,000 to $59,999 560 305 260 61,835 28,885 32,945
$60,000 to $69,999 530 350 180 54,350 26,755 27,595
$70,000 to $79,999 410 260 150 43,635 22,800 20,840
$80,000 and over 910 675 235 163,385 100,315 63,075
$80,000 to $89,999 295 190 105 40,835 21,765 19,065
$90,000 to $99,999 185 130 50 34,545 18,900 15,650
$100,000 and over 435 350 85 88,005 59,645 28,360
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 6,210 ... ... 535,500 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 69,254 ... ... 82,053 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 61,116 ... ... 69,904 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 1,825 ... ... 152,680 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,552 ... ... 44,189 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,929 ... ... 38,211 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 4,385 ... ... 382,815 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 85,404 ... ... 102,423 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 74,717 ... ... 86,781 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 6,210 ... ... 535,500 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 82,032 ... ... 100,760 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 69,943 ... ... 82,029 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 1,830 ... ... 152,680 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 49,681 ... ... 53,108 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 42,036 ... ... 43,283 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 4,380 ... ... 382,820 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 95,533 ... ... 119,766 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 81,588 ... ... 97,482 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 6,210 ... ... 535,495 ... ...
Under $5,000 40 ... ... 8,045 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 45 ... ... 6,965 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 110 ... ... 13,275 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 205 ... ... 17,185 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 235 ... ... 16,425 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 230 ... ... 16,305 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 245 ... ... 17,340 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 300 ... ... 18,210 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 265 ... ... 18,735 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 300 ... ... 18,715 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 585 ... ... 37,900 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 585 ... ... 37,130 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 495 ... ... 34,455 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 455 ... ... 33,010 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 355 ... ... 30,555 ... ...
$100,000 and over 1,760 ... ... 211,255 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 750 ... ... 62,625 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 415 ... ... 45,925 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 380 ... ... 56,635 ... ...
$200,000 and over 215 ... ... 46,070 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 6,210 ... ... 535,500 ... ...
Under $5,000 45 ... ... 8,510 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 45 ... ... 7,090 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 115 ... ... 13,465 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 215 ... ... 17,980 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 260 ... ... 18,500 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 295 ... ... 18,995 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 335 ... ... 21,435 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 330 ... ... 22,975 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 325 ... ... 23,815 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 330 ... ... 24,180 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 730 ... ... 47,325 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 620 ... ... 43,920 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 530 ... ... 41,150 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 475 ... ... 36,895 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 380 ... ... 32,040 ... ...
$100,000 and over 1,170 ... ... 157,220 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 585 ... ... 61,155 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 295 ... ... 40,210 ... ...
$150,000 and over 300 ... ... 55,855 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 4,240 ... ... 364,260 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 85,555 ... ... 103,954 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 74,813 ... ... 87,807 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.7 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 2,225 ... ... 134,365 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 78,763 ... ... 96,455 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,152 ... ... 81,260 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 1,435 ... ... 161,365 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 111,275 ... ... 132,633 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 95,511 ... ... 110,386 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 500 ... ... 58,185 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,349 ... ... 61,624 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,451 ... ... 54,863 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.5 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 4,220 ... ... 364,270 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 96,039 ... ... 121,444 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 81,864 ... ... 98,577 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 2,185 ... ... 134,470 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 89,954 ... ... 113,491 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 76,402 ... ... 91,361 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 1,450 ... ... 161,420 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 116,547 ... ... 148,182 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 99,050 ... ... 119,540 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 505 ... ... 58,035 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,019 ... ... 70,115 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,195 ... ... 60,044 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 2,290 905 1,380 207,010 98,805 108,205
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 36,480 42,912 34,144 37,610 36,830 38,252
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,605 37,555 30,502 33,367 32,607 33,951
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 2,245 900 1,345 206,575 98,480 108,100
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 46,146 56,538 39,215 47,046 47,219 46,889
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,386 46,858 34,403 38,813 38,652 38,960
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 13,705 6,475 7,230 1,300,730 635,585 665,145
In the bottom half of the distribution 6,480 2,865 3,620 529,735 253,600 276,140
In the bottom decile 950 420 535 117,085 57,600 59,485
In the second decile 1,150 470 680 100,310 46,635 53,675
In the third decile 1,140 490 650 97,770 46,490 51,280
In the fourth decile 1,475 655 820 102,665 48,925 53,740
In the fifth decile 1,765 830 935 111,915 53,955 57,965
In the top half of the distribution 7,225 3,615 3,610 770,995 381,985 389,010
In the sixth decile 1,665 805 865 124,020 59,975 64,040
In the seventh decile 1,680 865 815 137,795 67,360 70,430
In the eighth decile 1,630 810 820 156,470 77,515 78,955
In the ninth decile 1,290 640 650 180,230 89,855 90,380
In the top decile 960 490 465 172,485 87,285 85,200
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 13,710 6,475 7,230 1,300,730 635,585 665,145
0 to 17 years 2,440 1,255 1,185 272,405 138,765 133,640
0 to 5 years 695 355 345 87,655 44,630 43,025
18 to 64 years 7,485 3,480 4,000 845,815 412,545 433,270
65 years and over 3,780 1,740 2,040 182,515 84,280 98,235
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 1,430 590 840 159,040 75,425 83,615
0 to 17 years 360 190 170 40,600 21,030 19,570
0 to 5 years 110 50 60 13,940 7,290 6,655
18 to 64 years 740 305 440 99,465 47,110 52,360
65 years and over 335 105 230 18,965 7,280 11,685
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 10.4 9.1 11.6 12.2 11.9 12.6
0 to 17 years (%) 14.8 15.1 14.3 14.9 15.2 14.6
0 to 5 years (%) 15.8 14.1 17.4 15.9 16.3 15.5
18 to 64 years (%) 9.9 8.8 11.0 11.8 11.4 12.1
65 years and over (%) 8.9 6.0 11.3 10.4 8.6 11.9
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 720 315 405 129,610 63,115 66,495
0 to 17 years 185 90 90 29,355 15,145 14,205
0 to 5 years 60 25 35 10,245 5,360 4,890
18 to 64 years 485 205 275 88,910 43,765 45,150
65 years and over 50 15 35 11,345 4,200 7,145
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 5.3 4.9 5.6 10.0 9.9 10.0
0 to 17 years (%) 7.6 7.2 7.6 10.8 10.9 10.6
0 to 5 years (%) 8.6 7.0 10.1 11.7 12.0 11.4
18 to 64 years (%) 6.5 5.9 6.9 10.5 10.6 10.4
65 years and over (%) 1.3 0.9 1.7 6.2 5.0 7.3
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 13,705 6,475 7,230 1,300,730 635,600 665,135
Official languages 13,700 6,475 7,230 1,285,210 629,390 655,820
English 13,680 6,460 7,215 1,177,535 581,350 596,185
French 1,795 825 965 691,235 325,890 365,345
Non-official languages 1,330 580 745 331,375 156,060 175,305
Aboriginal languages 10 0 10 1,615 610 1,005
Algonquian languages 0 0 10 935 365 570
Blackfoot 0 0 0 10 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 570 210 360
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 10 10
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 15 10 10
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 15 10 10
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 80 35 45
Plains Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 60 15 40
Woods Cree 0 0 0 20 10 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 360 125 235
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 60 35 25
Malecite 0 0 0 10 10 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 50 30 20
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 315 120 195
Algonquin 0 0 0 80 35 50
Ojibway 0 0 10 215 80 135
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 10 20 10 15
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 15 10 15
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 10 0 10 15 0 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 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 10 0 10
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 600 225 380
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 550 205 340
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 15 30
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 50 10 35
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 55 15 40
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 10 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 10 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,315 575 740 329,835 155,485 174,350
Afro-Asiatic languages 15 0 10 72,850 36,795 36,055
Berber languages 0 0 0 1,340 735 610
Kabyle 0 0 0 925 470 450
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 265 160
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 9,680 4,345 5,335
Bilen 0 0 0 90 55 35
Oromo 0 0 0 395 185 210
Somali 0 0 0 9,130 4,065 5,065
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 140 60 85
Semitic languages 15 10 10 63,250 32,445 30,805
Amharic 0 0 0 2,135 1,010 1,125
Arabic 15 10 0 58,430 30,115 28,315
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 95 30 60
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 40 20 15
Hebrew 0 0 0 1,945 1,055 890
Maltese 0 0 0 70 20 45
Tigrigna 0 0 0 1,225 515 705
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 150 85
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 200 105 95
Austro-Asiatic languages 10 0 0 9,570 4,535 5,035
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 1,790 820 970
Vietnamese 10 0 10 7,835 3,745 4,095
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Austronesian languages 50 20 30 10,815 3,990 6,820
Bikol 0 0 0 30 10 20
Cebuano 10 0 10 600 215 385
Fijian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Hiligaynon 10 0 0 180 65 120
Ilocano 0 0 0 715 305 415
Malagasy 0 0 0 200 100 100
Malay 0 0 0 705 310 400
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 60 25 45
Pangasinan 0 0 0 60 25 40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 40 20 25 9,530 3,420 6,110
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 35 0 25
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 115 55 60
Creole languages 15 10 0 12,385 5,345 7,040
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 700 295 400
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 11,035 4,760 6,280
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 700 310 390
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 5,135 2,595 2,540
Kannada 0 0 0 465 235 235
Malayalam 0 0 0 845 380 465
Tamil 0 0 0 3,390 1,735 1,655
Telugu 0 0 0 805 425 380
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 20 10
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Indo-European languages 1,020 465 560 161,040 75,675 85,365
Albanian 0 0 0 870 425 440
Armenian 10 0 0 745 395 350
Balto-Slavic languages 170 75 95 28,735 13,310 15,425
Baltic languages 15 0 10 570 245 320
Latvian 10 0 10 285 120 170
Lithuanian 15 0 10 285 125 160
Slavic languages 165 75 90 28,275 13,110 15,170
Belarusan 0 0 0 165 75 90
Bosnian 0 0 0 1,265 600 665
Bulgarian 25 15 10 1,290 605 690
Croatian 0 0 0 2,115 1,045 1,070
Czech 15 10 10 1,435 615 820
Macedonian 0 0 0 120 50 75
Polish 70 30 35 7,070 3,240 3,835
Russian 30 20 10 10,705 4,995 5,710
Serbian 0 0 0 2,785 1,380 1,410
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 995 540 460
Slovak 0 0 0 1,035 430 610
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 295 135 155
Ukrainian 50 15 35 2,660 1,130 1,540
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 15 45
Celtic languages 15 0 10 430 205 225
Scottish Gaelic 10 10 10 175 85 90
Welsh 0 0 0 100 35 60
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 165 90 80
Germanic languages 490 225 265 19,985 9,610 10,370
Afrikaans 55 25 35 455 225 225
Danish 15 10 0 495 235 260
Dutch 60 15 40 3,440 1,635 1,805
Frisian 0 0 10 70 30 40
German 355 175 180 14,705 7,120 7,585
Icelandic 0 0 10 55 25 30
Norwegian 0 0 0 380 160 220
Swedish 15 0 15 645 320 330
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 130 50 80
Yiddish 0 0 0 355 185 170
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 15
Greek 10 0 0 3,365 1,735 1,630
Indo-Iranian languages 45 30 15 36,835 18,640 18,200
Indo-Aryan languages 45 25 20 26,495 13,405 13,090
Bengali 0 0 0 4,320 2,210 2,105
Gujarati 0 0 0 2,290 1,235 1,060
Hindi 45 25 15 10,595 5,465 5,130
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 0 10
Konkani 0 0 0 145 75 65
Marathi 0 0 0 580 315 260
Nepali 0 0 0 1,300 660 645
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 75 40 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 20 10 10 6,440 3,315 3,125
Sindhi 10 0 0 505 220 280
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 1,080 495 590
Urdu 10 0 0 7,490 3,720 3,770
Iranian languages 10 10 0 10,910 5,535 5,370
Kurdish 0 0 0 890 495 395
Pashto 0 0 0 1,425 770 655
Persian (Farsi) 10 0 0 9,435 4,735 4,700
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 205 120 90
Italic (Romance) languages 320 130 185 76,665 34,570 42,095
Catalan 0 0 0 95 40 55
Italian 50 20 25 17,420 8,395 9,030
Portuguese 15 0 20 9,915 4,820 5,100
Romanian 10 0 0 4,210 2,010 2,200
Spanish 265 110 160 49,510 21,430 28,080
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 130 85 50
Japanese 55 15 40 2,800 1,350 1,450
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 45 25 25
Georgian 0 0 0 50 25 20
Korean 20 10 15 2,795 1,185 1,610
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 60 30 30
Mongolian 0 0 0 55 30 25
Niger-Congo languages 15 10 0 16,450 7,595 8,850
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 700 360 345
Bamanankan 0 0 0 390 175 210
Edo 0 0 0 115 50 65
Ewe 0 0 0 375 185 185
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 435 205 225
Ga 0 0 0 185 90 95
Ganda 0 0 0 225 70 155
Igbo 0 0 0 335 185 145
Lingala 0 0 0 2,525 1,105 1,420
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 2,560 1,125 1,435
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 1,810 770 1,035
Shona 10 0 0 200 75 125
Swahili 10 10 10 4,380 2,045 2,335
Wolof 0 0 0 710 335 370
Yoruba 0 0 0 905 485 420
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 3,925 1,895 2,035
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 380 165 215
Dinka 0 0 0 190 85 105
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 190 80 110
Sign languages 15 10 10 2,135 870 1,265
American Sign Language 10 0 10 1,040 350 685
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 240 85 160
Sign languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 940 460 480
Sino-Tibetan languages 85 30 60 38,820 18,405 20,415
Chinese languages 75 20 55 37,925 17,980 19,945
Cantonese 40 15 25 13,125 6,240 6,880
Hakka 0 0 0 265 125 140
Mandarin 40 10 35 26,420 12,260 14,160
Min Dong 0 0 0 40 20 25
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10 0 10 1,120 510 605
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 435 210 220
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 1,140 595 545
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 15 20
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 10 0 930 440 485
Burmese 15 0 0 315 145 165
Karenic languages 0 0 0 370 185 185
Tibetan 0 0 0 55 30 20
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 365 150 205
Tai-Kadai languages 10 0 0 1,225 515 715
Lao 0 0 0 590 265 325
Thai 0 0 0 730 285 445
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 2,750 1,390 1,360
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 160 95 70
Turkish 0 0 0 2,335 1,195 1,145
Uyghur 0 0 0 40 25 15
Uzbek 0 0 0 120 40 80
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 70 80
Uralic languages 30 10 20 2,835 1,385 1,450
Estonian 10 0 0 245 120 130
Finnish 15 0 15 520 235 280
Hungarian 10 10 0 2,075 1,030 1,045
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 560 330 230
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 13,705 6,475 7,230 1,300,735 635,600 665,130
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 13,220 6,260 6,960 1,225,865 599,815 626,050
Canadian citizens aged under 18 2,360 1,210 1,150 260,450 132,740 127,705
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 10,865 5,050 5,815 965,415 467,070 498,345
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 485 215 270 74,865 35,785 39,080
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 13,710 6,475 7,230 1,300,735 635,600 665,135
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 11,830 5,650 6,180 1,027,730 506,010 521,720
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 1,785 775 1,005 255,800 120,725 135,075
Before 1981 1,030 430 600 60,785 29,340 31,445
1981 to 1990 165 85 80 33,985 16,505 17,480
1991 to 2000 155 60 95 57,145 26,170 30,975
2001 to 2010 305 135 165 66,000 30,565 35,435
2001 to 2005 125 50 70 30,955 14,270 16,680
2006 to 2010 180 85 95 35,045 16,290 18,750
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 130 70 55 37,890 18,150 19,740
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 95 50 40 17,200 8,865 8,335
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 1,780 775 1,005 255,800 120,730 135,075
Under 5 years 275 130 150 28,605 14,045 14,555
5 to 14 years 350 165 180 45,360 23,135 22,225
15 to 24 years 440 150 290 53,075 24,075 29,000
25 to 44 years 625 270 350 107,900 50,140 57,760
45 years and over 95 60 25 20,865 9,330 11,535
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 1,785 775 1,005 255,800 120,725 135,075
Americas 250 105 145 41,155 18,270 22,885
Brazil 10 0 0 1,290 600 695
Colombia 0 0 0 2,745 1,125 1,620
El Salvador 0 0 0 2,165 1,030 1,135
Guyana 0 0 0 1,420 665 755
Haiti 0 0 0 8,515 3,650 4,865
Jamaica 0 0 10 3,175 1,385 1,790
Mexico 0 0 10 1,825 725 1,100
Peru 0 0 0 1,165 550 615
Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 1,360 525 830
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 180 75 105 9,530 4,375 5,160
Other places of birth in Americas 50 25 25 7,960 3,645 4,315
Europe 1,170 540 625 66,815 32,050 34,760
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 2,345 1,150 1,195
Croatia 0 0 0 1,020 500 520
France 45 20 20 4,470 2,105 2,370
Germany 125 60 70 4,560 1,965 2,595
Greece 0 0 0 990 530 460
Hungary 0 10 0 885 465 430
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 15 10 15 920 435 475
Italy 10 0 0 5,675 2,960 2,715
Netherlands 60 15 40 2,280 1,165 1,115
Poland 30 15 15 4,530 2,025 2,500
Portugal 10 0 10 3,435 1,675 1,760
Romania 10 10 0 3,370 1,610 1,760
Russian Federation 0 0 0 3,195 1,335 1,850
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 0 0 0 1,070 520 550
Ukraine 10 0 10 2,005 940 1,065
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 705 340 365 17,230 8,660 8,565
Other places of birth in Europe 145 65 80 8,840 4,010 4,825
Africa 100 45 55 41,490 19,790 21,700
Algeria 0 0 0 2,245 1,150 1,090
Egypt 0 0 0 3,745 1,990 1,755
Ethiopia 10 0 0 2,320 1,085 1,245
Kenya 0 0 0 1,160 580 580
Morocco 10 0 0 2,775 1,370 1,405
Nigeria 0 0 0 1,385 655 735
Somalia 0 0 0 3,985 1,530 2,455
South Africa, Republic of 80 30 50 965 515 450
Other places of birth in Africa 10 10 10 22,900 10,925 11,980
Asia 215 75 140 105,415 50,115 55,300
Afghanistan 0 0 0 2,510 1,265 1,240
Bangladesh 0 0 0 2,700 1,405 1,300
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 30 10 20 18,900 8,150 10,755
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 10 3,095 1,545 1,550
India 35 15 20 10,685 5,350 5,330
IranCensus data footnote 61 0 0 0 4,900 2,465 2,430
Iraq 10 10 10 3,870 2,070 1,800
Japan 0 0 0 775 190 585
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 0 0 10 1,855 805 1,050
Lebanon 10 10 0 13,560 7,115 6,440
Pakistan 0 0 0 3,980 1,980 1,995
Philippines 50 15 30 9,305 3,465 5,835
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 2,400 1,145 1,245
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 0 0 0 3,615 1,840 1,775
Taiwan 10 0 10 880 370 515
Viet Nam 10 0 0 5,980 2,745 3,235
Other places of birth in Asia 50 25 25 16,410 8,195 8,215
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 50 15 35 930 495 430
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 54 125 65 60 37,890 18,150 19,740
Americas 20 10 0 5,595 2,615 2,975
Brazil 0 0 0 200 115 80
Colombia 0 0 0 515 235 280
Cuba 0 0 0 220 105 115
Haiti 0 0 0 1,780 795 990
Jamaica 0 10 0 145 85 60
Mexico 0 0 0 320 125 195
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 15 0 10 1,360 715 645
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 170 60 110
Other places of birth in Americas 0 0 0 885 385 495
Europe 60 30 30 3,695 1,780 1,920
France 10 10 0 655 335 315
Germany 10 10 10 175 75 100
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 95 65 30
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 75 35 45
Romania 0 0 0 240 110 130
Russian Federation 0 0 0 420 160 260
Ukraine 0 0 0 275 135 140
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 30 15 15 665 340 320
Other places of birth in Europe 10 10 10 1,095 530 570
Africa 10 0 10 9,800 4,635 5,170
Algeria 0 0 0 390 170 220
Cameroon 0 0 0 755 410 350
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 0 0 1,085 470 615
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 425 180 240
Egypt 0 0 0 850 460 385
Eritrea 0 0 0 245 115 130
Ethiopia 0 0 0 335 125 215
Morocco 0 0 0 485 230 250
Nigeria 0 0 0 440 200 235
Somalia 0 0 0 370 155 215
South Africa, Republic of 10 0 0 110 55 55
Tunisia 0 0 0 215 105 105
Other places of birth in Africa 0 0 0 4,095 1,955 2,135
Asia 40 20 15 18,645 9,035 9,610
Afghanistan 0 0 0 550 280 270
Bangladesh 0 0 0 540 270 270
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 0 0 0 2,855 1,220 1,635
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 0 85 45 35
India 20 10 10 1,950 1,070 875
IranCensus data footnote 61 0 0 0 880 415 465
Iraq 0 0 0 1,155 600 555
Israel 0 0 0 205 110 90
Japan 0 0 0 115 25 85
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 0 0 0 255 90 165
Lebanon 0 0 0 1,115 585 530
Nepal 0 0 0 290 160 125
Pakistan 0 0 0 695 380 310
Philippines 15 15 10 2,740 1,105 1,640
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 375 220 155
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 220 95 130
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 0 0 0 2,130 1,145 990
Taiwan 0 0 10 50 25 30
Turkey 0 0 0 195 100 95
United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 355 220 135
Viet Nam 0 0 0 210 80 130
Other places of birth in Asia 0 0 0 1,685 795 890
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 0 0 0 150 80 70
Australia 0 0 0 135 85 55
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 0 0 0 20 0 15
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 13,705 6,475 7,230 1,300,730 635,600 665,130
First generationCensus data footnote 69 2,010 900 1,105 284,330 135,415 148,915
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 2,790 1,285 1,505 225,575 113,220 112,355
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 8,905 4,290 4,620 790,830 386,960 403,865
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 72 770 355 410 198,425 93,110 105,315
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 470 205 265 91,590 46,095 45,500
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 175 95 80 38,645 23,835 14,810
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 300 115 185 52,945 22,260 30,685
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 250 120 130 56,905 22,645 34,260
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 40 25 15 47,655 23,400 24,250
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 0 10 0 2,280 960 1,315
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 13,710 6,480 7,230 1,300,730 635,600 665,130
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 780 345 430 38,120 18,150 19,965
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 760 340 420 36,225 17,310 18,915
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 305 120 185 17,790 8,400 9,385
Métis 455 220 235 17,155 8,325 8,825
Inuk (Inuit) 0 0 0 1,280 580 700
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 15 10 10 765 335 440
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 0 0 0 1,125 505 615
Non-Aboriginal identity 12,930 6,130 6,800 1,262,615 617,450 645,165
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 13,705 6,480 7,230 1,300,735 635,600 665,130
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 155 70 90 9,395 4,360 5,040
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 13,550 6,410 7,140 1,291,335 631,240 660,095
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 13,710 6,480 7,230 1,300,735 635,600 665,135
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 155 60 90 10,670 4,970 5,700
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 140 60 80 10,400 4,855 5,540
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 65 20 45 7,515 3,515 3,995
Métis single ancestry 80 40 40 2,295 1,080 1,215
Inuit single ancestry 0 0 0 595 260 330
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 10 0 10 275 110 160
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 0 0 0 250 110 145
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 0 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 15 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 10 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 885 435 445 63,450 29,520 33,925
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 825 410 415 61,885 28,870 33,010
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 510 245 260 44,780 20,705 24,075
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 315 160 150 16,020 7,670 8,345
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 1,080 490 595
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 60 30 30 1,565 650 915
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 60 30 30 1,415 585 825
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 105 50 55
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 45 10 35
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 12,665 5,975 6,690 1,226,610 601,110 625,505
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 13,705 6,475 7,230 1,300,730 635,600 665,130
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 515 195 325 280,985 135,945 145,040
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 60 30 30 39,980 20,320 19,655
Chinese 125 30 95 43,775 20,665 23,105
Black 60 35 25 77,995 37,060 40,935
Filipino 50 15 35 12,715 5,085 7,630
Latin American 50 15 30 15,630 7,180 8,460
Arab 10 0 0 49,520 25,960 23,565
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 25 10 10 13,725 6,495 7,230
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 10 0 0 9,925 5,075 4,855
Korean 40 10 30 3,260 1,470 1,800
Japanese 55 25 35 2,625 1,085 1,540
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 20 10 15 3,095 1,400 1,690
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 15 10 0 8,720 4,140 4,580
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 13,190 6,280 6,910 1,019,750 499,655 520,090
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 13,705 6,475 7,230 1,300,735 635,605 665,135
North American Aboriginal origins 1,035 505 535 74,120 34,495 39,630
First Nations (North American Indian) 635 300 340 54,090 24,980 29,110
Inuit 15 0 10 1,850 820 1,030
Métis 465 235 230 20,035 9,465 10,565
Other North American origins 3,870 1,860 2,010 501,820 245,715 256,100
Acadian 30 15 15 5,515 2,735 2,780
American 260 115 145 14,165 6,970 7,200
Canadian 3,685 1,780 1,900 484,255 236,715 247,540
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 80 50 30
Newfoundlander 15 10 10 780 485 295
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 120 70 45
Ontarian 0 0 0 650 300 350
Québécois 15 15 0 6,590 3,420 3,170
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 10 30 20 15
European origins 11,630 5,470 6,160 772,545 377,715 394,830
British Isles origins 9,115 4,305 4,810 468,015 228,955 239,060
Channel Islander 0 0 0 115 35 75
Cornish 0 0 0 85 50 35
English 5,785 2,660 3,130 224,680 111,250 113,430
Irish 3,115 1,470 1,645 244,575 116,050 128,530
Manx 0 0 0 185 110 80
Scottish 4,060 2,015 2,050 197,645 96,760 100,885
Welsh 625 295 330 18,780 9,045 9,735
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 670 295 375 37,045 17,455 19,590
French origins 1,870 885 990 300,550 145,090 155,470
Alsatian 0 0 0 100 40 60
Breton 0 0 0 485 260 225
Corsican 0 0 0 95 70 25
French 1,875 885 985 300,290 144,935 155,350
Western European origins (except French origins) 2,760 1,230 1,525 136,795 66,595 70,200
Austrian 150 80 65 6,485 3,190 3,295
Bavarian 0 0 0 70 20 50
Belgian 145 60 90 6,555 3,035 3,515
Dutch 570 230 340 33,515 16,725 16,795
Flemish 10 0 10 545 285 260
Frisian 0 0 0 75 50 25
German 1,985 895 1,090 94,385 45,625 48,760
Luxembourger 0 0 0 170 95 75
Swiss 165 90 75 5,640 2,745 2,895
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 150 70 75
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,370 605 760 26,295 13,160 13,140
Danish 280 115 175 5,950 3,105 2,845
Finnish 170 60 110 4,265 2,110 2,155
Icelandic 125 65 65 1,600 755 845
Norwegian 575 270 310 7,180 3,545 3,630
Swedish 265 110 155 7,640 3,665 3,975
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 80 45 40 1,660 960 705
Eastern European origins 1,730 800 935 98,045 47,125 50,915
Bulgarian 25 20 10 1,795 840 955
Byelorussian 0 0 0 985 475 515
Czech 55 25 30 3,930 1,770 2,160
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 10 10 10 810 345 465
Estonian 0 10 0 985 440 545
Hungarian 80 40 45 9,650 4,695 4,950
Latvian 10 0 10 1,180 505 680
Lithuanian 25 10 10 2,600 1,305 1,295
Moldovan 0 0 0 520 235 285
Polish 615 290 330 36,975 17,690 19,285
Romanian 30 10 20 7,895 3,830 4,070
Russian 325 140 180 17,230 8,030 9,205
Slovak 10 0 10 2,810 1,310 1,500
Ukrainian 780 365 410 28,150 13,675 14,475
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 15 15 10 1,055 570 490
Southern European origins 725 355 370 100,355 48,975 51,380
Albanian 0 0 0 1,190 580 605
Bosnian 0 0 0 1,665 785 875
Catalan 0 0 0 20 10 10
Croatian 35 25 10 4,130 2,010 2,125
Cypriot 0 0 0 165 65 100
Greek 30 0 25 8,005 4,025 3,980
Italian 400 205 200 53,825 26,685 27,140
Kosovar 0 0 0 60 25 30
Macedonian 0 0 0 625 240 385
Maltese 35 25 15 705 340 370
Montenegrin 0 0 0 195 105 90
Portuguese 40 15 30 14,625 7,105 7,525
Serbian 0 0 0 3,635 1,850 1,785
Sicilian 0 0 0 310 140 170
Slovenian 0 0 0 1,350 645 710
Spanish 170 80 95 15,605 7,115 8,485
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 15 0 10 1,190 585 610
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 0 0 0 85 35 50
Other European origins 70 20 50 9,230 4,780 4,450
Basque 10 0 10 395 210 185
Jewish 35 10 25 6,220 3,240 2,980
Roma (Gypsy) 0 0 0 95 40 55
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 0 0 0 250 125 125
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 30 10 20 2,340 1,195 1,140
Caribbean origins 35 15 20 31,680 14,600 17,075
Antiguan 0 0 0 275 155 120
Bahamian 0 0 0 175 115 65
Barbadian 15 10 10 1,390 600 795
Bermudan 0 0 0 105 55 50
Carib 0 0 0 135 50 90
Cuban 10 0 10 1,560 765 795
Dominican 0 0 0 960 435 530
Grenadian 0 0 0 320 165 155
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 20 0 15
Haitian 0 0 0 13,790 6,305 7,480
Jamaican 15 15 10 8,640 4,035 4,610
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 65 40 25
Martinican 0 0 0 50 20 30
Montserratan 0 0 0 45 25 20
Puerto Rican 0 0 0 140 65 75
St. Lucian 0 0 0 815 330 480
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 0 0 0 2,245 1,015 1,225
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 255 90 160
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 0 0 0 1,730 755 975
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 0 0 0 1,190 560 630
Latin, Central and South American origins 100 35 65 24,005 11,285 12,720
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 0 0 0 1,130 535 600
Arawak 0 0 0 75 35 40
Argentinian 0 0 0 800 435 365
Belizean 0 0 0 95 45 55
Bolivian 0 0 10 220 105 115
Brazilian 0 0 0 1,445 735 710
Chilean 40 10 25 1,395 695 695
Colombian 15 0 15 3,755 1,735 2,020
Costa Rican 0 0 0 205 85 115
Ecuadorian 0 0 0 280 160 120
Guatemalan 0 0 0 580 205 375
Guyanese 0 0 0 2,090 1,005 1,085
Hispanic 0 0 0 420 225 195
Honduran 0 0 0 350 115 230
Maya 0 0 0 435 225 210
Mexican 40 25 15 4,000 1,825 2,175
Nicaraguan 0 0 0 1,260 640 615
Panamanian 0 0 0 130 65 65
Paraguayan 0 0 0 45 15 25
Peruvian 0 0 0 1,760 860 905
Salvadorean 0 0 0 2,700 1,305 1,395
Uruguayan 0 0 0 140 60 85
Venezuelan 0 0 0 1,190 490 700
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 0 0 10 1,450 620 825
African origins 65 30 35 74,715 36,465 38,255
Central and West African origins 0 0 0 18,910 9,315 9,590
Akan 0 0 0 130 75 60
Angolan 0 0 0 250 115 130
Ashanti 0 0 0 20 15 0
Beninese 0 0 0 615 330 285
Burkinabe 0 0 0 505 240 270
Cameroonian 0 0 0 2,275 1,165 1,110
Chadian 0 0 0 225 125 105
Congolese 0 0 0 6,005 2,785 3,215
Edo 0 0 0 50 20 30
Ewe 0 0 0 70 50 25
Gabonese 0 0 0 250 125 125
Gambian 0 0 0 45 35 10
Ghanaian 0 0 0 1,550 830 720
Guinean 0 0 0 625 285 335
Ibo 0 0 0 115 55 60
Ivorian 0 0 0 1,160 530 625
Liberian 0 0 0 95 55 40
Malian 0 0 0 585 265 325
Malinké 0 0 0 125 65 65
Nigerian 0 0 0 2,305 1,175 1,135
Peulh 0 0 0 200 95 105
Senegalese 0 0 0 890 390 500
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 95 45 55
Togolese 0 0 0 805 430 375
Wolof 0 0 0 65 40 25
Yoruba 0 0 0 440 245 195
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 0 0 0 1,540 770 770
North African origins 0 10 0 18,520 9,625 8,890
Algerian 0 0 0 2,590 1,290 1,300
Berber 0 0 0 1,825 975 850
Coptic 0 0 0 120 60 60
Dinka 0 0 0 50 20 25
Egyptian 10 0 0 6,555 3,465 3,090
Libyan 0 0 0 1,300 670 630
Maure 0 0 0 100 60 45
Moroccan 0 0 0 4,385 2,220 2,165
Sudanese 0 0 0 865 435 430
Tunisian 0 0 0 1,170 660 510
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 650 325 330
Southern and East African origins 40 25 20 26,945 12,710 14,235
Afrikaner 10 0 10 50 30 25
Amhara 0 0 0 95 55 35
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 590 280 315
Burundian 0 0 0 3,180 1,485 1,695
Djiboutian 0 0 0 880 370 515
Eritrean 0 0 0 1,390 640 755
Ethiopian 10 0 0 3,025 1,380 1,650
Harari 0 0 0 10 10 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 665 335 325
Malagasy 0 0 0 405 185 220
Mauritian 0 0 0 385 175 210
Oromo 0 0 0 285 145 135
Rwandan 0 0 0 2,445 1,095 1,345
Seychellois 0 0 0 30 10 20
Somali 0 0 0 10,700 5,055 5,640
South African 25 15 10 1,285 635 650
Tanzanian 0 0 0 360 155 205
Tigrian 0 0 0 200 100 100
Ugandan 0 0 0 430 205 220
Zambian 0 0 0 150 70 85
Zimbabwean 0 10 0 335 160 175
Zulu 0 0 0 55 45 20
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 10 10 0 1,485 755 730
Other African origins 10 0 10 12,325 5,835 6,490
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 10 0 0 1,450 590 855
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 10 0 0 11,115 5,365 5,755
Asian origins 480 175 305 197,900 96,975 100,925
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 50 35 15 74,700 38,535 36,165
Afghan 0 0 0 4,115 2,090 2,030
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 0 0 0 8,620 4,475 4,145
Armenian 10 0 0 1,735 880 860
Assyrian 0 0 0 135 60 80
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 245 100 145
Georgian 0 0 0 190 115 75
Hazara 0 0 0 65 40 25
Iranian 0 0 0 7,620 3,830 3,790
Iraqi 10 0 0 5,070 2,705 2,360
Israeli 0 0 0 765 410 355
Jordanian 0 0 0 1,660 870 785
Kazakh 0 0 0 165 80 85
Kurd 0 0 0 890 495 395
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 980 500 480
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 40 30 10
Lebanese 0 0 10 31,785 16,255 15,525
Palestinian 0 0 0 4,265 2,355 1,915
Pashtun 0 0 0 230 115 110
Saudi Arabian 10 10 0 590 290 300
Syrian 0 0 0 5,230 2,710 2,525
Tajik 0 0 0 125 65 60
Tatar 0 0 0 160 55 110
Turk 10 10 0 3,250 1,745 1,510
Turkmen 0 0 0 130 70 60
Uighur 0 0 0 75 45 30
Uzbek 0 0 0 205 100 110
Yemeni 0 0 0 1,015 525 495
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 0 0 0 2,220 1,140 1,075
South Asian origins 70 40 30 42,310 21,385 20,925
Bangladeshi 0 0 0 2,305 1,200 1,110
Bengali 0 0 0 1,055 530 525
Bhutanese 0 0 0 315 165 145
East Indian 55 30 25 28,940 14,635 14,310
Goan 0 0 0 125 65 60
Gujarati 0 0 0 180 110 70
Kashmiri 0 0 0 55 20 30
Nepali 0 0 0 910 450 460
Pakistani 0 0 0 4,660 2,330 2,335
Punjabi 0 0 0 1,130 590 545
Sinhalese 0 0 0 290 150 140
Sri Lankan 10 10 10 2,750 1,370 1,380
Tamil 0 0 0 965 480 485
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 0 0 2,235 1,115 1,115
East and Southeast Asian origins 355 105 250 82,815 37,970 44,850
Burmese 20 10 15 630 310 320
Cambodian (Khmer) 0 0 0 2,685 1,265 1,430
Chinese 175 40 135 49,925 23,400 26,535
Filipino 55 20 35 14,100 5,720 8,385
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 0 0 0 700 300 395
Japanese 65 30 30 3,370 1,400 1,975
Karen 0 0 0 280 150 130
Korean 35 0 30 3,550 1,610 1,935
Laotian 10 0 0 885 415 470
Malaysian 30 10 25 520 195 325
Mongolian 0 0 0 355 190 160
Singaporean 0 0 0 45 20 25
Taiwanese 10 0 10 785 350 430
Thai 0 0 0 780 280 505
Tibetan 0 0 0 90 40 45
Vietnamese 10 10 10 9,650 4,705 4,940
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 285 150 135
Other Asian origins 10 10 10 385 175 205
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 10 10 0 380 180 205
Oceania origins 80 50 35 2,215 1,070 1,145
Australian 60 35 25 1,490 680 810
New Zealander 15 15 10 490 275 220
Pacific Islands origins 10 0 10 275 125 150
Fijian 10 10 0 55 20 35
Hawaiian 0 0 0 20 10 15
Maori 0 0 0 25 25 10
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 95 30 65
Samoan 0 0 0 40 30 15
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 0 55 35 20
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 6,210 ... ... 535,500 ... ...
Owner 4,800 ... ... 356,700 ... ...
Renter 1,410 ... ... 178,800 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 6,210 ... ... 535,500 ... ...
Condominium 1,115 ... ... 74,830 ... ...
Not condominium 5,090 ... ... 460,670 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 6,210 ... ... 535,500 ... ...
No bedrooms 0 ... ... 3,105 ... ...
1 bedroom 375 ... ... 69,835 ... ...
2 bedrooms 1,470 ... ... 121,810 ... ...
3 bedrooms 2,685 ... ... 206,900 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 1,675 ... ... 133,845 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 6,210 ... ... 535,500 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 1,085 ... ... 139,565 ... ...
5 rooms 1,065 ... ... 74,420 ... ...
6 rooms 1,125 ... ... 78,675 ... ...
7 rooms 835 ... ... 77,040 ... ...
8 or more rooms 2,095 ... ... 165,800 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.7 ... ... 6.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 6,210 ... ... 535,500 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 6,200 ... ... 528,580 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10 ... ... 6,915 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 6,205 ... ... 535,500 ... ...
Suitable 6,170 ... ... 513,430 ... ...
Not suitable 35 ... ... 22,070 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 6,210 ... ... 535,500 ... ...
1960 or before 545 ... ... 88,815 ... ...
1961 to 1980 1,940 ... ... 157,720 ... ...
1981 to 1990 995 ... ... 89,185 ... ...
1991 to 2000 1,295 ... ... 68,695 ... ...
2001 to 2005 355 ... ... 43,290 ... ...
2006 to 2010 745 ... ... 46,525 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 335 ... ... 41,265 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 6,205 ... ... 535,495 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 5,935 ... ... 505,590 ... ...
Major repairs needed 280 ... ... 29,910 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 6,205 ... ... 535,500 ... ...
1 household maintainer 3,605 ... ... 303,695 ... ...
2 household maintainers 2,545 ... ... 220,105 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 60 ... ... 11,695 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 6,205 ... ... 535,500 ... ...
15 to 24 years 85 ... ... 20,815 ... ...
25 to 34 years 500 ... ... 80,235 ... ...
35 to 44 years 825 ... ... 96,220 ... ...
45 to 54 years 1,095 ... ... 116,535 ... ...
55 to 64 years 1,265 ... ... 104,870 ... ...
65 to 74 years 1,265 ... ... 70,370 ... ...
75 to 84 years 815 ... ... 34,840 ... ...
85 years and over 370 ... ... 11,615 ... ...
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 6,200 ... ... 533,580 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 4,975 ... ... 413,450 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 1,230 ... ... 120,130 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 1,125 ... ... 102,825 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 4,795 ... ... 355,260 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 54.8 ... ... 63.2 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 14.3 ... ... 13.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 939 ... ... 1,335 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,104 ... ... 1,424 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 350,109 ... ... 349,818 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 393,227 ... ... 397,495 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 1,410 ... ... 178,745 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 13.8 ... ... 14.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 38.3 ... ... 40.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 962 ... ... 1,018 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 988 ... ... 1,066 ... ...
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 11,740 5,460 6,280 1,073,820 519,960 553,860
No certificate, diploma or degree 1,635 745 880 152,445 77,680 74,765
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 3,270 1,530 1,740 256,775 125,700 131,075
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 6,840 3,180 3,660 664,600 316,585 348,015
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 1,220 930 295 69,890 42,260 27,630
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 525 330 195 43,010 22,325 20,685
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 700 595 100 26,880 19,935 6,950
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 2,665 1,035 1,630 212,850 94,825 118,025
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 290 85 200 23,635 9,565 14,070
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 2,660 1,125 1,530 358,220 169,935 188,285
Bachelor's degree 1,600 635 965 222,025 100,370 121,655
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 255 75 175 20,895 9,060 11,840
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 150 95 60 7,880 3,900 3,980
Master's degree 595 285 310 89,220 44,635 44,585
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 60 35 25 18,200 11,975 6,230
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 6,690 3,100 3,590 720,165 348,790 371,375
No certificate, diploma or degree 470 215 260 58,790 32,800 25,995
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 1,730 890 840 141,945 71,920 70,030
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 4,485 2,000 2,490 519,430 244,070 275,355
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 710 545 170 51,690 30,650 21,035
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 265 165 100 32,180 16,215 15,960
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 445 380 65 19,510 14,435 5,070
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 1,755 670 1,090 164,090 74,245 89,845
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 165 60 105 16,285 6,805 9,480
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 1,855 730 1,130 287,355 132,370 154,985
Bachelor's degree 1,150 440 710 176,800 78,870 97,930
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 170 35 140 16,215 6,530 9,680
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 135 70 60 6,350 2,840 3,505
Master's degree 375 175 200 74,535 35,970 38,565
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 25 0 20 13,460 8,160 5,310
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 11,740 5,460 6,280 1,073,820 519,960 553,860
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 4,900 2,280 2,620 409,225 203,375 205,845
Education 765 215 550 39,200 9,095 30,110
13. Education 765 215 550 39,200 9,095 30,110
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 260 120 140 22,800 10,100 12,700
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 30 25 10 4,695 3,340 1,350
50. Visual and performing arts 225 100 130 18,110 6,760 11,345
Humanities 255 115 140 44,075 16,945 27,130
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 30 0 25 7,500 1,660 5,850
23. English language and literature/letters 65 15 50 9,725 2,950 6,780
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 60 20 40 9,980 3,770 6,205
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 0 0 0 415 135 280
38. Philosophy and religious studies 30 20 10 2,955 1,730 1,225
39. Theology and religious vocations 20 15 10 2,305 1,400 905
54. History 50 35 10 7,775 4,480 3,300
55. French language and literature/letters 10 10 10 3,410 830 2,580
Social and behavioural sciences and law 735 250 485 111,790 42,535 69,255
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 10 0 10 1,685 445 1,240
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 85 30 55 12,130 4,335 7,795
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 130 10 120 12,210 1,030 11,185
22. Legal professions and studies 95 15 80 17,565 6,585 10,980
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 25 10 25 2,355 615 1,735
42. Psychology 170 65 100 16,665 4,165 12,500
45. Social sciences 220 120 95 49,170 25,355 23,820
Business, management and public administration 1,020 355 660 136,845 55,860 80,985
30.16 Accounting and computer science 10 0 0 220 105 115
44. Public administration and social service professions 115 45 70 13,560 3,960 9,605
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 900 310 585 123,065 51,795 71,265
Physical and life sciences and technologies 245 130 115 32,150 16,580 15,570
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 145 70 75 15,235 6,285 8,950
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 30 15 15 4,825 2,500 2,325
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 0 0 0 940 410 535
40. Physical sciences 70 45 20 10,045 6,930 3,115
41. Science technologies/technicians 10 0 10 1,095 455 645
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 125 70 55 44,125 28,720 15,400
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 90 65 30 33,705 23,910 9,785
25. Library science 25 0 15 3,550 725 2,825
27. Mathematics and statistics 15 10 10 5,740 3,340 2,400
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 0 0 0 1,130 745 380
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 1,295 1,195 100 108,935 95,975 12,960
04. Architecture and related services 45 30 20 5,725 3,690 2,035
14. Engineering 130 115 15 40,470 33,015 7,450
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 335 290 50 23,020 20,755 2,270
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 40 0 30
46. Construction trades 320 310 0 17,255 16,860 395
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 325 310 15 15,890 15,420 470
48. Precision production 140 140 0 6,545 6,225 320
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 150 100 45 10,215 5,820 4,400
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 65 35 30 5,600 3,215 2,380
03. Natural resources and conservation 85 70 15 4,620 2,605 2,015
Health and related fields 1,465 290 1,180 80,465 17,010 63,455
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 100 40 60 7,595 3,685 3,905
51. Health professions and related programs 1,295 210 1,085 70,415 12,010 58,400
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 70 40 35 2,455 1,305 1,155
Personal, protective and transportation services 510 335 180 33,900 17,910 15,990
12. Personal and culinary services 185 40 140 18,305 5,375 12,930
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 10 10 860 715 150
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 10 610 555 55
43. Security and protective services 95 80 15 10,185 7,640 2,545
49. Transportation and materials moving 170 165 0 3,935 3,620 310
Other 0 0 0 100 35 65
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 0 0 0 100 35 65
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 6,690 3,100 3,595 720,165 348,790 371,375
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 2,205 1,100 1,105 200,740 104,720 96,020
Education 430 110 325 27,415 6,040 21,375
13. Education 430 110 325 27,410 6,040 21,370
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 175 80 95 17,635 7,765 9,870
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 15 10 10 3,560 2,430 1,130
50. Visual and performing arts 155 70 85 14,075 5,340 8,740
Humanities 190 95 90 31,020 11,780 19,245
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 20 10 20 5,960 1,265 4,695
23. English language and literature/letters 40 15 25 6,980 2,125 4,850
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 35 15 25 6,265 2,410 3,850
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 0 0 0 320 100 225
38. Philosophy and religious studies 25 20 10 2,085 1,230 855
39. Theology and religious vocations 20 15 10 1,515 950 565
54. History 40 30 10 5,695 3,245 2,450
55. French language and literature/letters 0 0 0 2,195 450 1,745
Social and behavioural sciences and law 505 140 365 89,800 33,005 56,800
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 10 0 10 1,400 360 1,045
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 55 15 40 9,780 3,465 6,310
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 115 10 105 9,825 820 9,000
22. Legal professions and studies 70 10 60 14,730 5,050 9,680
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 30 10 25 1,875 505 1,370
42. Psychology 90 30 60 12,925 3,055 9,865
45. Social sciences 145 70 70 39,260 19,740 19,525
Business, management and public administration 680 245 430 110,570 44,005 66,560
30.16 Accounting and computer science 10 0 0 190 85 105
44. Public administration and social service professions 80 25 55 11,000 3,120 7,875
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 590 220 370 99,380 40,800 58,580
Physical and life sciences and technologies 160 80 80 23,275 11,255 12,020
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 90 45 40 11,800 4,635 7,160
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 30 15 20 3,255 1,635 1,620
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 0 0 0 345 120 225
40. Physical sciences 40 20 20 7,115 4,565 2,550
41. Science technologies/technicians 0 0 0 760 295 465
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 90 50 40 38,635 25,320 13,310
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 75 50 25 30,710 21,735 8,980
25. Library science 0 0 10 2,585 535 2,055
27. Mathematics and statistics 15 0 10 4,330 2,420 1,910
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 0 0 0 1,015 635 370
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 770 695 75 84,450 73,415 11,035
04. Architecture and related services 30 10 20 4,630 2,865 1,760
14. Engineering 90 70 20 32,495 25,965 6,530
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 180 150 25 17,730 15,960 1,775
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 30 0 25
46. Construction trades 225 225 10 12,855 12,535 320
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 175 165 10 11,925 11,540 380
48. Precision production 70 70 0 4,790 4,545 240
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 110 65 45 8,105 4,420 3,685
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 45 15 25 4,170 2,230 1,940
03. Natural resources and conservation 70 50 20 3,930 2,185 1,745
Health and related fields 1,010 220 790 62,125 13,400 48,715
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 90 40 55 6,065 2,895 3,170
51. Health professions and related programs 855 145 705 54,110 9,580 44,530
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 70 35 30 1,950 930 1,015
Personal, protective and transportation services 375 220 145 26,310 13,630 12,675
12. Personal and culinary services 155 35 125 14,200 4,115 10,085
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 720 585 140
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 25 15 10 370 330 45
43. Security and protective services 65 50 15 7,985 5,830 2,160
49. Transportation and materials moving 120 120 10 3,030 2,775 255
Other 0 0 0 95 40 60
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 0 0 0 100 35 60
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 11,740 5,455 6,280 1,073,820 519,960 553,860
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 4,905 2,280 2,620 409,225 203,375 205,840
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 6,835 3,180 3,660 664,595 316,585 348,015
Location of study inside Canada 6,095 2,800 3,300 573,905 272,765 301,140
Same as province or territory of residence 3,460 1,525 1,935 445,950 210,800 235,150
Different than province or territory of residence 2,640 1,280 1,360 127,950 61,960 65,990
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 745 380 365 90,695 43,820 46,875
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 195 100 95 13,150 7,345 5,810
Philippines 20 10 10 4,620 1,400 3,225
India 20 10 15 5,610 2,700 2,910
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 245 150 95 10,405 5,850 4,550
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 0 0 0 6,730 3,055 3,675
France 15 0 10 3,775 2,005 1,765
Other 245 115 135 46,405 21,465 24,935
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 6,695 3,100 3,590 720,170 348,790 371,375
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,205 1,100 1,105 200,740 104,720 96,020
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 4,490 2,000 2,490 519,425 244,070 275,355
Location of study inside Canada 4,125 1,845 2,275 450,640 212,195 238,440
Same as province or territory of residence 2,540 1,070 1,470 351,215 164,240 186,970
Different than province or territory of residence 1,580 775 805 99,425 47,955 51,475
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 365 160 210 68,785 31,875 36,915
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 90 40 45 9,485 5,020 4,460
Philippines 10 0 10 4,005 1,190 2,815
India 10 0 10 4,005 1,870 2,135
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 100 50 50 6,065 3,305 2,755
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 0 0 0 5,035 2,210 2,825
France 10 10 10 3,040 1,610 1,435
Other 145 65 80 37,160 16,675 20,490
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 11,735 5,455 6,280 1,073,820 519,960 553,860
In the labour force 6,300 3,120 3,180 727,050 370,620 356,425
Employed 5,845 2,875 2,970 676,480 343,175 333,300
Unemployed 455 245 210 50,570 27,445 23,125
Not in the labour force 5,440 2,340 3,100 346,770 149,340 197,430
Participation rate 53.7 57.2 50.6 67.7 71.3 64.4
Employment rate 49.8 52.7 47.3 63.0 66.0 60.2
Unemployment rate 7.2 7.9 6.6 7.0 7.4 6.5
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 11,740 5,460 6,280 1,073,820 519,960 553,860
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 4,940 2,050 2,885 329,075 141,720 187,355
Worked 6,800 3,405 3,395 744,745 378,240 366,505
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 2,795 1,565 1,230 402,695 217,110 185,585
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 4,005 1,835 2,165 342,045 161,130 180,920
Average weeks worked in reference year 40.7 40.6 40.7 43.3 43.7 42.9
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 6,295 3,120 3,180 727,050 370,620 356,425
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 60 15 45 17,220 8,680 8,540
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 6,235 3,105 3,130 709,825 361,940 347,885
Employee 5,370 2,600 2,770 636,730 317,865 318,860
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 865 505 360 73,095 44,070 29,025
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 6,300 3,120 3,180 727,045 370,620 356,430
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 60 15 45 17,225 8,685 8,540
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 6,235 3,105 3,135 709,825 361,940 347,890
0 Management occupations 600 370 235 82,180 49,355 32,825
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 765 175 590 132,805 43,485 89,320
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 385 320 60 76,840 58,225 18,615
3 Health occupations 650 130 525 45,155 10,070 35,085
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 1,070 470 600 113,425 40,340 73,090
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 205 60 150 25,625 11,240 14,380
6 Sales and service occupations 1,435 550 880 154,565 76,175 78,385
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 835 805 30 64,375 61,140 3,235
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 210 165 45 6,800 5,655 1,155
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 75 60 20 8,055 6,255 1,795
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 6,300 3,120 3,180 727,045 370,620 356,430
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 65 15 45 17,225 8,680 8,540
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 6,235 3,100 3,135 709,825 361,940 347,885
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 195 160 35 4,075 2,715 1,355
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 85 80 0 825 720 110
22 Utilities 10 10 0 2,290 1,745 545
23 Construction 495 460 35 40,695 36,055 4,635
31-33 Manufacturing 165 115 55 22,430 16,480 5,950
41 Wholesale trade 105 80 20 15,735 11,570 4,165
44-45 Retail trade 740 315 425 75,510 38,780 36,730
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 225 150 70 21,215 15,960 5,250
51 Information and cultural industries 65 30 35 17,840 11,035 6,805
52 Finance and insurance 195 70 125 21,760 9,925 11,835
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 85 45 35 11,870 6,650 5,225
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 330 125 205 62,320 37,660 24,660
55 Management of companies and enterprises 10 10 0 465 185 280
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 205 115 85 32,130 19,995 12,135
61 Educational services 565 160 405 57,685 19,070 38,615
62 Health care and social assistance 965 180 785 78,410 16,175 62,230
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 145 65 75 14,790 7,380 7,410
72 Accommodation and food services 485 185 300 47,215 23,080 24,130
81 Other services (except public administration) 230 50 175 29,765 12,200 17,565
91 Public administration 950 695 255 152,810 74,555 78,260
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 5,845 2,870 2,970 676,480 343,175 333,300
Worked at home 505 190 315 46,415 23,140 23,280
Worked outside Canada 35 20 15 2,490 1,680 810
No fixed workplace address 740 555 180 59,925 44,240 15,680
Worked at usual place 4,560 2,105 2,465 567,645 274,120 293,525
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 4,565 2,105 2,460 567,645 274,115 293,525
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 1,895 955 940 449,910 214,200 235,705
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 2,200 865 1,335 2,350 1,170 1,175
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 370 210 160 40,615 20,390 20,225
Commute to a different province or territory 105 80 25 74,770 38,350 36,420
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 5,305 2,665 2,640 627,570 318,360 309,215
Car, truck, van - as a driver 4,185 2,050 2,140 415,370 224,415 190,960
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 265 125 140 36,845 11,580 25,260
Public transit 115 55 55 115,005 50,935 64,070
Walked 295 105 190 39,465 18,585 20,875
Bicycle 280 195 85 14,895 9,855 5,040
Other method 165 140 25 5,995 2,990 3,010
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 5,305 2,665 2,640 627,570 318,360 309,210
Less than 15 minutes 2,840 1,340 1,500 124,945 59,125 65,820
15 to 29 minutes 1,790 890 900 226,235 116,285 109,945
30 to 44 minutes 270 140 135 160,070 84,175 75,900
45 to 59 minutes 140 90 50 69,085 34,790 34,300
60 minutes and over 260 200 60 47,235 23,990 23,245
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 5,305 2,665 2,640 627,570 318,360 309,210
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 305 175 130 34,610 23,630 10,980
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 830 555 275 122,735 68,180 54,560
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 1,500 870 630 185,570 87,235 98,335
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 1,370 500 870 140,045 65,545 74,500
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 580 210 375 64,600 30,595 34,005
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 720 350 370 80,010 43,180 36,830
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 7,005 3,475 3,535 765,590 388,485 377,110
Single responses 6,980 3,450 3,530 718,360 365,860 352,505
Official languages 6,975 3,450 3,530 714,285 363,795 350,490
English 6,925 3,430 3,490 570,925 298,020 272,905
French 55 20 35 143,360 65,775 77,585
Non-official languages 0 0 10 4,080 2,065 2,015
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 90 30 50
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 55 25 30
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 55 25 30
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 20 10 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 25 10 25
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 25 0 20
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 0 0 10 3,995 2,030 1,960
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 670 405 270
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 20 0 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 20 0 20
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 0 0 0 655 400 250
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 0 0 0 630 390 235
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 20 10 10
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 175 60 105
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Vietnamese 0 0 0 165 60 110
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 50 20 25
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 15 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0 30 10 20
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 30 15 15
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 10 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 25 10 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 0 0 0 1,210 565 650
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 0 0 0 295 110 185
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 0 0 0 295 110 185
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 15 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 15 15 0
Croatian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 10 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 45 10 35
Russian 0 0 0 155 45 110
Serbian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 30 10 15
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 0 0 0 165 70 90
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 10 10 0
Dutch 0 0 0 20 10 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 0 120 50 70
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 10 0 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 10 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 15 0 10
Indo-Iranian languages 0 0 0 130 70 65
Indo-Aryan languages 0 0 0 55 35 20
Bengali 0 0 0 10 10 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 15 15 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 10
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 20 15 10
Iranian languages 0 0 0 75 35 40
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 10 10 10
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 60 30 30
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 0 0 0 605 305 300
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 40 30 10
Portuguese 0 0 0 130 80 45
Romanian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Spanish 0 0 0 420 190 235
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 0 0 0 60 25 35
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 90 50 40
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 35 15 20
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 15 0 15
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 10 10 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 10
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 65 25 45
American Sign Language 0 0 0 35 15 25
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 20 0 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 10 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 0 0 0 1,495 790 710
Chinese languages 0 0 0 1,490 785 705
Cantonese 0 0 0 560 315 245
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 0 0 0 885 435 455
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 40 35 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 10 10 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 55 30 25
Lao 0 0 0 15 10 10
Thai 0 0 0 40 20 20
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 30 20 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 10 10 0
Turkish 0 0 0 20 0 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 10 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 10 10 10
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 10 10 10
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Multiple responses 25 20 0 47,225 22,625 24,600
English and French 10 0 0 42,540 20,330 22,205
English and non-official language 20 15 0 3,520 1,710 1,805
French and non-official language 0 0 0 175 80 95
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 1,000 505 495
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 7,005 3,475 3,535 765,590 388,480 377,110
None 6,605 3,280 3,330 523,350 272,620 250,735
English 40 15 30 82,440 38,360 44,080
French 305 165 140 147,035 71,190 75,845
Non-official language 45 15 30 10,575 5,325 5,250
Aboriginal 0 0 0 185 55 125
Non-Aboriginal 45 15 30 10,395 5,270 5,120
English and French 0 0 0 160 60 100
English and non-official language 0 0 0 440 200 245
French and non-official language 10 10 0 1,570 715 850
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 15 10 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 13,610 6,415 7,195 1,287,080 628,740 658,340
Non-movers 11,615 5,485 6,125 1,116,265 545,040 571,220
Movers 2,000 935 1,070 170,825 83,695 87,125
Non-migrants 845 365 475 116,225 56,810 59,415
Migrants 1,155 565 590 54,595 26,885 27,710
Internal migrants 1,105 540 565 39,610 19,390 20,220
Intraprovincial migrants 635 285 345 24,210 11,575 12,630
Interprovincial migrants 475 250 220 15,400 7,815 7,590
External migrants 45 20 25 14,980 7,500 7,490
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 13,150 6,205 6,945 1,228,450 599,130 629,320
Non-movers 7,575 3,555 4,020 748,410 364,850 383,560
Movers 5,575 2,645 2,930 480,040 234,275 245,760
Non-migrants 2,070 920 1,155 310,975 151,435 159,545
Migrants 3,505 1,730 1,775 169,060 82,845 86,220
Internal migrants 3,280 1,625 1,655 119,125 57,835 61,290
Intraprovincial migrants 1,840 845 1,005 73,840 35,405 38,440
Interprovincial migrants 1,435 785 650 45,280 22,435 22,850
External migrants 225 105 125 49,935 25,005 24,930

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Comox, T [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Ottawa - Gatineau [Census metropolitan area], Ontario/Quebec (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 1, 2024).

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