Census Profile, 2016 Census
Zacht 5, Indian reserve [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Halifax [Census metropolitan area], Nova Scotia

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Characteristic Zacht 5, IRI
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Halifax
Nova Scotia
[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 5 ... ... 403,390 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 25 ... ... 390,328 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -80.0 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 3 ... ... 187,478 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 2 ... ... 173,459 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 19.9 ... ... 73.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 0.25 ... ... 5,496.31 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 x x x 403,390 195,330 208,060
0 to 14 years x x x 60,535 30,915 29,620
0 to 4 years x x x 19,790 10,085 9,710
5 to 9 years x x x 20,745 10,620 10,125
10 to 14 years x x x 19,995 10,210 9,790
15 to 64 years x x x 279,680 136,280 143,400
15 to 19 years x x x 22,340 11,320 11,020
20 to 24 years x x x 30,225 15,020 15,210
25 to 29 years x x x 30,200 15,180 15,025
30 to 34 years x x x 27,470 13,495 13,980
35 to 39 years x x x 25,715 12,285 13,430
40 to 44 years x x x 26,645 12,810 13,835
45 to 49 years x x x 27,740 13,170 14,565
50 to 54 years x x x 32,665 15,860 16,805
55 to 59 years x x x 30,610 14,815 15,795
60 to 64 years x x x 26,065 12,330 13,735
65 years and over x x x 63,175 28,135 35,040
65 to 69 years x x x 22,510 10,635 11,880
70 to 74 years x x x 15,525 7,250 8,275
75 to 79 years x x x 10,440 4,700 5,740
80 to 84 years x x x 7,505 3,195 4,305
85 years and over x x x 7,190 2,355 4,835
85 to 89 years x x x 4,410 1,585 2,820
90 to 94 years x x x 2,120 610 1,505
95 to 99 years x x x 605 145 460
100 years and over x x x 60 10 50
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data x x x 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years x x x 15.0 15.8 14.2
15 to 64 years x x x 69.3 69.8 68.9
65 years and over x x x 15.7 14.4 16.8
85 years and over x x x 1.8 1.2 2.3
Average age of the population x x x 40.9 39.9 41.8
Median age of the population x x x 41.0 39.8 42.1
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 x ... ... 173,460 ... ...
Single-detached house x ... ... 86,615 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys x ... ... 21,000 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 x ... ... 61,850 ... ...
Semi-detached house x ... ... 11,785 ... ...
Row house x ... ... 6,655 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex x ... ... 6,270 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys x ... ... 36,895 ... ...
Other single-attached house x ... ... 235 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 x ... ... 3,995 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 x ... ... 173,460 ... ...
1 person x ... ... 51,180 ... ...
2 persons x ... ... 64,425 ... ...
3 persons x ... ... 27,260 ... ...
4 persons x ... ... 21,020 ... ...
5 or more persons x ... ... 9,575 ... ...
Number of persons in private households x ... ... 397,635 ... ...
Average household size x ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 x x x 342,850 164,415 178,440
Married or living common law x x x 192,590 96,120 96,470
Married x x x 154,070 76,915 77,155
Living common law x x x 38,515 19,205 19,310
Not married and not living common law x x x 150,265 68,295 81,970
Never married x x x 102,415 52,850 49,565
Separated x x x 9,785 4,175 5,605
Divorced x x x 20,615 7,610 13,000
Widowed x x x 17,450 3,655 13,800
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 x ... ... 113,630 ... ...
2 persons x ... ... 62,585 ... ...
3 persons x ... ... 24,880 ... ...
4 persons x ... ... 19,240 ... ...
5 or more persons x ... ... 6,920 ... ...
Average size of census families x ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 x ... ... 113,630 ... ...
Total couple families x ... ... 94,735 ... ...
Married couples x ... ... 75,480 ... ...
Common-law couples x ... ... 19,255 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent x ... ... 18,890 ... ...
Female parent x ... ... 15,265 ... ...
Male parent x ... ... 3,630 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data x ... ... 94,735 ... ...
Couples without children x ... ... 50,640 ... ...
Couples with children x ... ... 44,095 ... ...
1 child x ... ... 19,600 ... ...
2 children x ... ... 17,945 ... ...
3 or more children x ... ... 6,550 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data x ... ... 18,895 ... ...
1 child x ... ... 11,950 ... ...
2 children x ... ... 5,285 ... ...
3 or more children x ... ... 1,665 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data x x x 84,200 39,385 44,815
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 x ... ... 173,460 ... ...
One-census-family households x ... ... 109,000 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 x ... ... 48,760 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 x ... ... 60,240 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households x ... ... 2,290 ... ...
Non-census-family households x ... ... 62,170 ... ...
One-person households x ... ... 51,180 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households x ... ... 10,985 ... ...
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 x x x 399,575 193,735 205,840
English only x x x 347,440 170,905 176,530
French only x x x 340 160 180
English and French x x x 49,585 21,650 27,935
Neither English nor French x x x 2,205 1,020 1,190
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 x x x 399,575 193,735 205,840
English x x x 386,355 187,275 199,075
French x x x 9,900 4,910 4,985
English and French x x x 1,210 570 640
Neither English nor French x x x 2,115 975 1,140
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 x x x 10,500 5,195 5,305
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 x x x 2.6 2.7 2.6
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 x x x 399,575 193,730 205,840
Single responses x x x 394,420 191,200 203,225
Official languages x x x 363,560 175,515 188,045
English x x x 353,415 170,515 182,900
French x x x 10,145 4,995 5,145
Non-official languages x x x 30,865 15,685 15,180
Aboriginal languages x x x 80 40 35
Algonquian languages x x x 60 35 25
Blackfoot x x x 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages x x x 5 0 0
Atikamekw x x x 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) x x x 0 0 0
Moose Cree x x x 0 0 0
Naskapi x x x 0 0 0
Northern East Cree x x x 0 0 0
Plains Cree x x x 0 0 0
Southern East Cree x x x 0 0 0
Swampy Cree x x x 5 5 0
Woods Cree x x x 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. x x x 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages x x x 50 30 25
Malecite x x x 5 0 0
Mi'kmaq x x x 55 25 25
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages x x x 5 0 0
Algonquin x x x 0 0 0
Ojibway x x x 0 0 0
Oji-Cree x x x 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) x x x 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages x x x 0 0 5
Northern Athabaskan languages x x x 0 0 5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) x x x 0 0 0
Beaver x x x 0 0 0
Carrier x x x 0 0 0
Chilcotin x x x 0 0 0
Dene x x x 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) x x x 0 0 0
Gwich'in x x x 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) x x x 0 0 0
Sekani x x x 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages x x x 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) x x x 0 0 0
South Slavey x x x 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. x x x 0 0 0
Tahltan languages x x x 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) x x x 0 0 0
Tahltan x x x 0 0 0
Tutchone languages x x x 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone x x x 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone x x x 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Haida x x x 0 0 0
Inuit languages x x x 15 5 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) x x x 0 0 0
Inuktitut x x x 10 5 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages x x x 0 0 0
Cayuga x x x 0 0 0
Mohawk x x x 0 0 0
Oneida x x x 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Kutenai x x x 0 0 0
Michif x x x 0 0 0
Salish languages x x x 0 0 0
Comox x x x 0 0 0
Halkomelem x x x 0 0 0
Lillooet x x x 0 0 0
Okanagan x x x 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) x x x 0 0 0
Squamish x x x 0 0 0
Straits x x x 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) x x x 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Siouan languages x x x 0 0 0
Dakota x x x 0 0 0
Stoney x x x 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Tlingit x x x 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages x x x 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) x x x 0 0 0
Nisga'a x x x 0 0 0
Tsimshian x x x 0 0 0
Wakashan languages x x x 0 0 0
Haisla x x x 0 0 0
Heiltsuk x x x 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) x x x 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) x x x 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. x x x 5 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages x x x 30,790 15,645 15,145
Afro-Asiatic languages x x x 7,025 3,845 3,175
Berber languages x x x 10 10 0
Kabyle x x x 0 0 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. x x x 5 5 0
Cushitic languages x x x 115 60 55
Bilen x x x 5 5 5
Oromo x x x 55 35 25
Somali x x x 50 25 25
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. x x x 5 0 0
Semitic languages x x x 6,895 3,780 3,115
Amharic x x x 110 50 60
Arabic x x x 6,430 3,545 2,880
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic x x x 5 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic x x x 5 0 0
Harari x x x 5 0 0
Hebrew x x x 195 105 90
Maltese x x x 5 0 0
Tigrigna x x x 140 65 75
Semitic languages, n.i.e. x x x 10 5 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages x x x 405 200 205
Khmer (Cambodian) x x x 5 5 0
Vietnamese x x x 395 195 200
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e x x x 0 0 0
Austronesian languages x x x 1,665 730 935
Bikol x x x 5 0 0
Cebuano x x x 105 45 60
Fijian x x x 0 0 0
Hiligaynon x x x 20 10 10
Ilocano x x x 50 15 30
Malagasy x x x 0 0 0
Malay x x x 35 15 20
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) x x x 10 5 5
Pangasinan x x x 0 5 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) x x x 1,420 630 790
Waray-Waray x x x 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. x x x 15 5 10
Creole languages x x x 60 40 15
Haitian Creole x x x 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. x x x 30 25 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. x x x 25 15 10
Dravidian languages x x x 870 510 360
Kannada x x x 30 15 15
Malayalam x x x 310 165 140
Tamil x x x 255 160 100
Telugu x x x 265 170 105
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. x x x 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages x x x 0 0 0
Indo-European languages x x x 12,660 6,405 6,255
Albanian x x x 250 120 125
Armenian x x x 30 20 10
Balto-Slavic languages x x x 2,790 1,350 1,440
Baltic languages x x x 55 15 40
Latvian x x x 25 10 15
Lithuanian x x x 30 5 25
Slavic languages x x x 2,730 1,340 1,395
Belarusan x x x 5 0 5
Bosnian x x x 115 60 55
Bulgarian x x x 40 20 20
Croatian x x x 190 90 95
Czech x x x 145 70 70
Macedonian x x x 15 10 5
Polish x x x 590 290 305
Russian x x x 1,155 565 585
Serbian x x x 110 50 55
Serbo-Croatian x x x 80 40 35
Slovak x x x 85 40 40
Slovene (Slovenian) x x x 20 10 15
Ukrainian x x x 190 95 100
Slavic languages, n.i.e. x x x 5 0 0
Celtic languages x x x 45 20 25
Scottish Gaelic x x x 25 10 15
Welsh x x x 15 15 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. x x x 5 0 0
Germanic languages x x x 2,075 995 1,075
Afrikaans x x x 80 40 40
Danish x x x 100 60 35
Dutch x x x 490 235 255
Frisian x x x 0 0 5
German x x x 1,205 555 645
Icelandic x x x 30 15 15
Norwegian x x x 75 45 35
Swedish x x x 65 25 40
Vlaams (Flemish) x x x 15 10 5
Yiddish x x x 15 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Greek x x x 660 335 325
Indo-Iranian languages x x x 4,295 2,350 1,950
Indo-Aryan languages x x x 2,950 1,645 1,300
Bengali x x x 440 270 175
Gujarati x x x 175 115 60
Hindi x x x 655 395 265
Kashmiri x x x 10 0 5
Konkani x x x 5 0 5
Marathi x x x 65 35 30
Nepali x x x 530 255 275
Oriya (Odia) x x x 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) x x x 475 250 220
Sindhi x x x 15 10 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) x x x 145 70 75
Urdu x x x 440 240 195
Iranian languages x x x 1,330 685 640
Kurdish x x x 110 60 50
Pashto x x x 65 40 30
Persian (Farsi) x x x 1,145 590 560
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. x x x 25 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages x x x 2,515 1,210 1,305
Catalan x x x 10 5 5
Italian x x x 555 290 265
Portuguese x x x 385 185 205
Romanian x x x 185 90 95
Spanish x x x 1,375 640 735
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Japanese x x x 255 65 185
Kartvelian languages x x x 0 0 0
Georgian x x x 5 0 5
Korean x x x 900 380 520
Mongolic languages x x x 5 0 5
Mongolian x x x 5 5 0
Niger-Congo languages x x x 535 275 260
Akan (Twi) x x x 35 15 20
Bamanankan x x x 10 5 5
Edo x x x 10 0 5
Ewe x x x 30 25 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) x x x 5 0 0
Ga x x x 5 5 5
Ganda x x x 20 5 15
Igbo x x x 35 20 15
Lingala x x x 10 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) x x x 20 10 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) x x x 45 15 30
Shona x x x 25 15 15
Swahili x x x 120 60 65
Wolof x x x 5 5 0
Yoruba x x x 55 30 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. x x x 120 60 55
Nilo-Saharan languages x x x 65 35 30
Dinka x x x 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. x x x 50 25 30
Sign languages x x x 115 55 60
American Sign Language x x x 55 25 25
Quebec Sign Language x x x 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e x x x 60 30 35
Sino-Tibetan languages x x x 5,500 2,745 2,755
Chinese languages x x x 5,480 2,735 2,740
Cantonese x x x 925 425 500
Hakka x x x 20 10 10
Mandarin x x x 3,950 1,970 1,975
Min Dong x x x 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) x x x 95 45 50
Wu (Shanghainese) x x x 45 25 20
Chinese, n.o.s. x x x 435 250 180
Chinese languages, n.i.e. x x x 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages x x x 20 10 15
Burmese x x x 5 5 5
Karenic languages x x x 0 0 0
Tibetan x x x 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. x x x 10 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages x x x 90 35 50
Lao x x x 5 5 5
Thai x x x 85 30 50
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e x x x 0 0 0
Turkic languages x x x 390 215 175
Azerbaijani x x x 10 10 5
Turkish x x x 255 135 115
Uyghur x x x 5 5 5
Uzbek x x x 110 60 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. x x x 10 5 5
Uralic languages x x x 240 100 140
Estonian x x x 25 10 15
Finnish x x x 40 10 30
Hungarian x x x 175 80 95
Uralic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. x x x 20 10 15
Multiple responses x x x 5,150 2,535 2,615
English and French x x x 1,775 815 960
English and non-official language x x x 3,045 1,555 1,485
French and non-official language x x x 175 90 85
English, French and non-official language x x x 160 75 85
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 x x x 399,575 193,735 205,840
Single responses x x x 391,285 189,555 201,725
Official languages x x x 374,880 181,210 193,665
English x x x 371,215 179,410 191,800
French x x x 3,660 1,800 1,860
Non-official languages x x x 16,405 8,345 8,060
Aboriginal languages x x x 15 10 5
Algonquian languages x x x 15 10 5
Blackfoot x x x 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages x x x 0 0 0
Atikamekw x x x 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) x x x 0 0 0
Moose Cree x x x 0 0 0
Naskapi x x x 0 0 0
Northern East Cree x x x 0 0 0
Plains Cree x x x 0 0 0
Southern East Cree x x x 0 0 0
Swampy Cree x x x 0 0 0
Woods Cree x x x 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. x x x 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages x x x 15 10 5
Malecite x x x 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq x x x 15 10 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages x x x 0 0 0
Algonquin x x x 0 0 0
Ojibway x x x 5 0 0
Oji-Cree x x x 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) x x x 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages x x x 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages x x x 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) x x x 0 0 0
Beaver x x x 0 0 0
Carrier x x x 0 0 0
Chilcotin x x x 0 0 0
Dene x x x 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) x x x 0 0 0
Gwich'in x x x 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) x x x 0 0 0
Sekani x x x 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages x x x 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) x x x 0 0 0
South Slavey x x x 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. x x x 0 0 0
Tahltan languages x x x 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) x x x 0 0 0
Tahltan x x x 0 0 0
Tutchone languages x x x 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone x x x 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone x x x 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Haida x x x 0 0 0
Inuit languages x x x 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) x x x 0 0 0
Inuktitut x x x 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages x x x 0 0 0
Cayuga x x x 0 0 0
Mohawk x x x 0 0 0
Oneida x x x 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Kutenai x x x 0 0 0
Michif x x x 0 0 0
Salish languages x x x 0 0 0
Comox x x x 0 0 0
Halkomelem x x x 0 0 0
Lillooet x x x 0 0 0
Okanagan x x x 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) x x x 0 0 0
Squamish x x x 0 0 0
Straits x x x 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) x x x 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Siouan languages x x x 0 0 0
Dakota x x x 0 0 0
Stoney x x x 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Tlingit x x x 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages x x x 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) x x x 0 0 0
Nisga'a x x x 0 0 0
Tsimshian x x x 0 0 0
Wakashan languages x x x 0 0 0
Haisla x x x 0 0 0
Heiltsuk x x x 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) x x x 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) x x x 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. x x x 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages x x x 16,390 8,335 8,050
Afro-Asiatic languages x x x 4,190 2,215 1,980
Berber languages x x x 0 0 0
Kabyle x x x 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Cushitic languages x x x 75 35 40
Bilen x x x 5 5 0
Oromo x x x 45 20 20
Somali x x x 25 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Semitic languages x x x 4,115 2,175 1,945
Amharic x x x 50 25 30
Arabic x x x 3,845 2,045 1,800
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic x x x 5 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic x x x 0 0 0
Harari x x x 0 0 0
Hebrew x x x 115 65 50
Maltese x x x 0 0 0
Tigrigna x x x 95 40 55
Semitic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages x x x 255 125 130
Khmer (Cambodian) x x x 0 0 0
Vietnamese x x x 255 125 130
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e x x x 0 0 0
Austronesian languages x x x 895 430 460
Bikol x x x 0 0 0
Cebuano x x x 50 20 30
Fijian x x x 0 0 0
Hiligaynon x x x 5 0 0
Ilocano x x x 15 10 5
Malagasy x x x 0 0 0
Malay x x x 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) x x x 0 0 0
Pangasinan x x x 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) x x x 825 405 420
Waray-Waray x x x 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Creole languages x x x 20 10 5
Haitian Creole x x x 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. x x x 10 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. x x x 10 5 0
Dravidian languages x x x 390 230 165
Kannada x x x 10 5 10
Malayalam x x x 135 75 60
Tamil x x x 120 65 50
Telugu x x x 130 75 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages x x x 0 0 0
Indo-European languages x x x 5,505 2,765 2,740
Albanian x x x 110 55 55
Armenian x x x 15 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages x x x 1,275 625 650
Baltic languages x x x 20 5 15
Latvian x x x 5 5 0
Lithuanian x x x 10 5 10
Slavic languages x x x 1,255 620 635
Belarusan x x x 0 0 0
Bosnian x x x 65 35 30
Bulgarian x x x 20 15 10
Croatian x x x 60 20 35
Czech x x x 40 25 20
Macedonian x x x 0 0 0
Polish x x x 180 80 100
Russian x x x 740 365 370
Serbian x x x 60 30 30
Serbo-Croatian x x x 30 15 15
Slovak x x x 25 10 10
Slovene (Slovenian) x x x 5 0 0
Ukrainian x x x 45 30 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Celtic languages x x x 15 10 5
Scottish Gaelic x x x 20 10 10
Welsh x x x 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Germanic languages x x x 360 170 185
Afrikaans x x x 20 15 10
Danish x x x 5 0 5
Dutch x x x 45 25 25
Frisian x x x 0 0 0
German x x x 240 115 125
Icelandic x x x 25 10 15
Norwegian x x x 10 5 5
Swedish x x x 5 5 0
Vlaams (Flemish) x x x 0 0 0
Yiddish x x x 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Greek x x x 245 125 125
Indo-Iranian languages x x x 2,550 1,335 1,215
Indo-Aryan languages x x x 1,650 885 765
Bengali x x x 225 125 105
Gujarati x x x 95 60 35
Hindi x x x 280 180 105
Kashmiri x x x 0 0 0
Konkani x x x 0 0 0
Marathi x x x 25 15 15
Nepali x x x 475 235 240
Oriya (Odia) x x x 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) x x x 205 100 105
Sindhi x x x 0 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) x x x 85 40 40
Urdu x x x 250 130 120
Iranian languages x x x 895 445 450
Kurdish x x x 85 45 35
Pashto x x x 35 15 15
Persian (Farsi) x x x 775 380 395
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages x x x 935 430 500
Catalan x x x 5 0 5
Italian x x x 130 55 75
Portuguese x x x 150 70 85
Romanian x x x 60 25 35
Spanish x x x 585 275 310
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. x x x 5 0 0
Japanese x x x 80 25 50
Kartvelian languages x x x 0 0 0
Georgian x x x 0 0 0
Korean x x x 610 270 340
Mongolic languages x x x 0 0 0
Mongolian x x x 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages x x x 150 70 75
Akan (Twi) x x x 10 5 5
Bamanankan x x x 0 0 0
Edo x x x 0 5 0
Ewe x x x 10 10 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) x x x 0 0 0
Ga x x x 0 0 5
Ganda x x x 5 0 5
Igbo x x x 15 5 10
Lingala x x x 0 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) x x x 5 5 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) x x x 15 10 10
Shona x x x 0 0 0
Swahili x x x 50 25 30
Wolof x x x 5 5 0
Yoruba x x x 20 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. x x x 5 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages x x x 25 15 10
Dinka x x x 0 0 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. x x x 20 10 10
Sign languages x x x 155 75 80
American Sign Language x x x 65 30 35
Quebec Sign Language x x x 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e x x x 90 45 45
Sino-Tibetan languages x x x 3,825 1,965 1,865
Chinese languages x x x 3,825 1,960 1,860
Cantonese x x x 525 280 250
Hakka x x x 5 0 5
Mandarin x x x 2,935 1,475 1,455
Min Dong x x x 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) x x x 40 20 20
Wu (Shanghainese) x x x 20 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. x x x 290 170 120
Chinese languages, n.i.e. x x x 5 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages x x x 5 0 5
Burmese x x x 0 0 0
Karenic languages x x x 0 0 0
Tibetan x x x 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. x x x 5 5 0
Tai-Kadai languages x x x 25 15 15
Lao x x x 0 0 0
Thai x x x 30 10 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e x x x 0 0 0
Turkic languages x x x 195 100 95
Azerbaijani x x x 5 0 0
Turkish x x x 120 65 55
Uyghur x x x 0 0 0
Uzbek x x x 70 35 30
Turkic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Uralic languages x x x 50 25 25
Estonian x x x 5 5 0
Finnish x x x 5 0 0
Hungarian x x x 45 25 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. x x x 5 5 0
Multiple responses x x x 8,295 4,175 4,115
English and French x x x 1,155 535 620
English and non-official language x x x 6,810 3,475 3,335
French and non-official language x x x 65 40 25
English, French and non-official language x x x 260 125 130
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 x x x 399,575 193,735 205,840
None x x x 370,645 179,735 190,910
English x x x 9,220 4,715 4,500
French x x x 8,485 3,710 4,780
Non-official language x x x 10,605 5,290 5,320
Aboriginal x x x 105 45 55
Non-Aboriginal x x x 10,500 5,240 5,260
English and French x x x 125 55 70
English and non-official language x x x 190 90 100
French and non-official language x x x 305 140 165
English, French and non-official language x x x 5 5 5
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 x x x 337,215 161,965 175,250
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data x x x 323,835 155,495 168,340
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) x x x 36,089 42,874 31,004
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data x x x 323,945 155,515 168,435
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) x x x 31,754 36,910 27,847
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data x x x 293,570 143,465 150,105
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) x x x 34,893 41,760 29,205
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data x x x 223,470 93,715 129,765
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) x x x 4,496 3,892 4,737
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data x x x 243,395 121,815 121,585
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) x x x 34,240 40,169 29,594
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 x x x 337,210 161,965 175,245
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data x x x 324,115 155,475 168,640
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) x x x 46,429 55,049 38,482
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data x x x 324,225 155,505 168,720
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) x x x 37,502 43,439 32,031
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data x x x 293,715 143,570 150,150
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) x x x 45,940 55,168 37,117
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data x x x 224,080 93,415 130,665
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) x x x 6,937 6,831 7,013
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data x x x 243,395 121,865 121,535
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) x x x 44,079 51,868 36,269
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 x x x 337,210 161,965 175,250
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 x x x 125,080 67,375 57,705
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 x x x 51,704 58,003 45,756
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 x x x 61,471 69,022 52,655
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 x x x 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 x x x 89.6 92.4 86.0
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 x x x 71.3 74.0 67.8
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 x x x 10.4 7.6 14.0
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 x x x 337,215 161,965 175,250
Without total income x x x 13,380 6,470 6,905
With total income x x x 323,835 155,495 168,340
Percentage with total income x x x 96.0 96.0 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) x x x 44,175 19,485 24,690
$10,000 to $19,999 x x x 49,890 19,075 30,815
$20,000 to $29,999 x x x 43,125 16,950 26,180
$30,000 to $39,999 x x x 40,205 17,350 22,855
$40,000 to $49,999 x x x 35,125 16,250 18,880
$50,000 to $59,999 x x x 27,080 14,190 12,890
$60,000 to $69,999 x x x 21,015 12,085 8,930
$70,000 to $79,999 x x x 17,485 10,065 7,425
$80,000 to $89,999 x x x 13,780 8,055 5,720
$90,000 to $99,999 x x x 8,685 5,610 3,075
$100,000 and over x x x 23,265 16,395 6,870
$100,000 to $149,999 x x x 15,955 10,955 5,005
$150,000 and over x x x 7,305 5,435 1,870
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 x x x 337,210 161,965 175,250
Without after-tax income x x x 13,265 6,455 6,810
With after-tax income x x x 323,945 155,510 168,435
Percentage with after-tax income x x x 96.1 96.0 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) x x x 46,280 19,870 26,405
$10,000 to $19,999 x x x 53,335 20,640 32,695
$20,000 to $29,999 x x x 53,080 21,540 31,540
$30,000 to $39,999 x x x 50,375 22,485 27,890
$40,000 to $49,999 x x x 39,430 20,345 19,080
$50,000 to $59,999 x x x 28,465 16,480 11,980
$60,000 to $69,999 x x x 21,130 12,340 8,790
$70,000 to $79,999 x x x 11,720 7,570 4,150
$80,000 and over x x x 20,145 14,240 5,905
$80,000 to $89,999 x x x 6,510 4,395 2,115
$90,000 to $99,999 x x x 3,930 2,715 1,215
$100,000 and over x x x 9,710 7,130 2,580
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 x x x 337,215 161,965 175,250
Without employment income x x x 93,820 40,150 53,665
With employment income x x x 243,395 121,815 121,580
Percentage with employment income x x x 72.2 75.2 69.4
Under $5,000 (including loss) x x x 30,555 13,935 16,620
$5,000 to $9,999 x x x 19,565 8,465 11,095
$10,000 to $19,999 x x x 32,145 14,035 18,110
$20,000 to $29,999 x x x 27,995 12,400 15,595
$30,000 to $39,999 x x x 27,200 11,875 15,330
$40,000 to $49,999 x x x 23,805 10,935 12,870
$50,000 to $59,999 x x x 18,570 9,855 8,715
$60,000 to $69,999 x x x 15,070 8,815 6,255
$70,000 to $79,999 x x x 13,695 7,870 5,825
$80,000 and over x x x 34,795 23,630 11,165
$80,000 to $89,999 x x x 11,185 6,575 4,615
$90,000 to $99,999 x x x 6,745 4,560 2,185
$100,000 and over x x x 16,865 12,500 4,370
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 x ... ... 173,460 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) x ... ... 69,522 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) x ... ... 59,240 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data x ... ... 51,180 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) x ... ... 36,094 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) x ... ... 31,580 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data x ... ... 122,280 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) x ... ... 87,754 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) x ... ... 74,104 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 x ... ... 173,460 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) x ... ... 86,753 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) x ... ... 70,099 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data x ... ... 51,215 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) x ... ... 44,657 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) x ... ... 36,398 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data x ... ... 122,245 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) x ... ... 104,389 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) x ... ... 84,218 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 x ... ... 173,460 ... ...
Under $5,000 x ... ... 3,745 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 x ... ... 3,085 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 x ... ... 4,970 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 x ... ... 6,260 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 x ... ... 6,745 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 x ... ... 6,525 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 x ... ... 7,490 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 x ... ... 7,415 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 x ... ... 7,450 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 x ... ... 7,255 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 x ... ... 13,645 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 x ... ... 12,730 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 x ... ... 12,185 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 x ... ... 11,010 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 x ... ... 9,455 ... ...
$100,000 and over x ... ... 53,490 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 x ... ... 18,545 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 x ... ... 12,670 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 x ... ... 13,135 ... ...
$200,000 and over x ... ... 9,140 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 x ... ... 173,455 ... ...
Under $5,000 x ... ... 3,895 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 x ... ... 3,150 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 x ... ... 5,050 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 x ... ... 6,735 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 x ... ... 7,910 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 x ... ... 8,185 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 x ... ... 9,320 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 x ... ... 9,190 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 x ... ... 9,095 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 x ... ... 8,720 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 x ... ... 16,745 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 x ... ... 15,685 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 x ... ... 13,385 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 x ... ... 11,365 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 x ... ... 9,490 ... ...
$100,000 and over x ... ... 35,555 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 x ... ... 16,610 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 x ... ... 8,910 ... ...
$150,000 and over x ... ... 10,035 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 x ... ... 113,310 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) x ... ... 89,366 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) x ... ... 75,061 ... ...
Average family size of economic families x ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data x ... ... 47,635 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) x ... ... 83,567 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) x ... ... 70,319 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives x ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data x ... ... 44,640 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) x ... ... 116,667 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) x ... ... 96,180 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children x ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data x ... ... 17,625 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) x ... ... 50,942 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) x ... ... 46,308 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families x ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 x ... ... 113,240 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) x ... ... 106,483 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) x ... ... 85,542 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data x ... ... 47,645 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) x ... ... 98,899 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) x ... ... 79,264 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data x ... ... 44,705 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) x ... ... 132,993 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) x ... ... 105,727 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data x ... ... 17,485 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) x ... ... 61,771 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) x ... ... 52,451 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 x x x 75,935 36,000 39,930
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 x x x 31,382 32,060 30,864
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 x x x 28,151 28,435 27,912
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 x x x 75,880 35,780 40,105
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 x x x 39,406 40,479 38,449
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 x x x 32,585 32,916 32,290
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 x x x 397,630 192,815 204,820
In the bottom half of the distribution x x x 200,095 93,985 106,110
In the bottom decile x x x 45,320 21,880 23,435
In the second decile x x x 36,810 16,250 20,560
In the third decile x x x 37,695 17,410 20,285
In the fourth decile x x x 39,240 18,550 20,685
In the fifth decile x x x 41,030 19,890 21,140
In the top half of the distribution x x x 197,535 98,830 98,705
In the sixth decile x x x 41,390 20,585 20,805
In the seventh decile x x x 42,875 21,440 21,435
In the eighth decile x x x 43,135 21,500 21,635
In the ninth decile x x x 38,760 19,485 19,275
In the top decile x x x 31,380 15,825 15,555
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 x x x 397,375 192,700 204,675
0 to 17 years x x x 72,900 37,150 35,750
0 to 5 years x x x 23,875 12,155 11,715
18 to 64 years x x x 264,835 128,505 136,330
65 years and over x x x 59,640 27,040 32,600
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) x x x 58,825 27,410 31,415
0 to 17 years x x x 13,690 6,970 6,720
0 to 5 years x x x 5,085 2,545 2,545
18 to 64 years x x x 38,000 17,830 20,165
65 years and over x x x 7,135 2,605 4,530
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) x x x 14.8 14.2 15.3
0 to 17 years (%) x x x 18.8 18.8 18.8
0 to 5 years (%) x x x 21.3 20.9 21.7
18 to 64 years (%) x x x 14.3 13.9 14.8
65 years and over (%) x x x 12.0 9.6 13.9
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) x x x 38,240 18,730 19,510
0 to 17 years x x x 7,785 3,980 3,805
0 to 5 years x x x 2,990 1,525 1,465
18 to 64 years x x x 28,880 14,140 14,745
65 years and over x x x 1,570 610 960
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) x x x 9.6 9.7 9.5
0 to 17 years (%) x x x 10.7 10.7 10.6
0 to 5 years (%) x x x 12.5 12.5 12.5
18 to 64 years (%) x x x 10.9 11.0 10.8
65 years and over (%) x x x 2.6 2.3 2.9
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 x x x 397,630 192,815 204,820
Official languages x x x 395,460 191,890 203,565
English x x x 395,190 191,770 203,420
French x x x 49,665 21,765 27,900
Non-official languages x x x 43,820 21,810 22,010
Aboriginal languages x x x 190 80 110
Algonquian languages x x x 160 60 100
Blackfoot x x x 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages x x x 10 0 0
Atikamekw x x x 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) x x x 0 0 0
Moose Cree x x x 0 0 0
Naskapi x x x 0 0 0
Northern East Cree x x x 0 0 0
Plains Cree x x x 0 0 0
Southern East Cree x x x 0 0 0
Swampy Cree x x x 10 0 0
Woods Cree x x x 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. x x x 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages x x x 155 60 90
Malecite x x x 10 0 0
Mi'kmaq x x x 150 65 90
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages x x x 0 0 10
Algonquin x x x 0 0 0
Ojibway x x x 0 0 0
Oji-Cree x x x 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) x x x 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages x x x 10 0 10
Northern Athabaskan languages x x x 0 10 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) x x x 0 0 0
Beaver x x x 0 0 0
Carrier x x x 0 0 0
Chilcotin x x x 0 0 0
Dene x x x 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) x x x 0 0 0
Gwich'in x x x 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) x x x 0 0 0
Sekani x x x 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages x x x 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) x x x 0 0 0
South Slavey x x x 0 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. x x x 0 0 0
Tahltan languages x x x 10 10 0
Kaska (Nahani) x x x 0 0 0
Tahltan x x x 0 0 0
Tutchone languages x x x 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone x x x 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone x x x 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Haida x x x 0 0 0
Inuit languages x x x 10 10 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) x x x 0 0 0
Inuktitut x x x 10 10 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages x x x 10 10 0
Cayuga x x x 0 0 0
Mohawk x x x 10 0 0
Oneida x x x 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Kutenai x x x 0 0 0
Michif x x x 0 0 0
Salish languages x x x 0 0 0
Comox x x x 0 0 0
Halkomelem x x x 0 0 0
Lillooet x x x 0 0 0
Okanagan x x x 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) x x x 0 0 0
Squamish x x x 0 0 0
Straits x x x 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) x x x 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Siouan languages x x x 0 0 0
Dakota x x x 0 0 0
Stoney x x x 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Tlingit x x x 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages x x x 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) x x x 0 0 0
Nisga'a x x x 0 0 0
Tsimshian x x x 0 0 0
Wakashan languages x x x 0 0 0
Haisla x x x 0 0 0
Heiltsuk x x x 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) x x x 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) x x x 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. x x x 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages x x x 43,635 21,735 21,900
Afro-Asiatic languages x x x 9,825 5,290 4,530
Berber languages x x x 25 15 10
Kabyle x x x 25 15 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Cushitic languages x x x 145 50 90
Bilen x x x 20 10 15
Oromo x x x 35 15 20
Somali x x x 80 25 55
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Semitic languages x x x 9,750 5,270 4,475
Amharic x x x 255 140 125
Arabic x x x 8,845 4,765 4,080
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic x x x 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic x x x 0 0 0
Harari x x x 0 0 0
Hebrew x x x 575 340 235
Maltese x x x 10 10 10
Tigrigna x x x 140 70 70
Semitic languages, n.i.e. x x x 35 20 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. x x x 10 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages x x x 460 205 250
Khmer (Cambodian) x x x 15 0 15
Vietnamese x x x 445 200 240
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Austronesian languages x x x 2,265 985 1,280
Bikol x x x 10 0 10
Cebuano x x x 110 55 60
Fijian x x x 0 10 0
Hiligaynon x x x 40 15 25
Ilocano x x x 55 10 45
Malagasy x x x 0 0 0
Malay x x x 45 10 35
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) x x x 0 0 0
Pangasinan x x x 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) x x x 2,155 940 1,210
Waray-Waray x x x 0 0 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. x x x 20 10 20
Creole languages x x x 225 105 115
Haitian Creole x x x 10 0 10
Creole, n.o.s. x x x 90 40 50
Creole languages, n.i.e. x x x 125 60 60
Dravidian languages x x x 1,205 690 515
Kannada x x x 70 40 35
Malayalam x x x 490 260 230
Tamil x x x 365 220 140
Telugu x x x 335 200 130
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages x x x 0 0 0
Indo-European languages x x x 20,810 10,305 10,505
Albanian x x x 380 180 195
Armenian x x x 75 45 30
Balto-Slavic languages x x x 3,190 1,515 1,680
Baltic languages x x x 65 20 45
Latvian x x x 20 10 15
Lithuanian x x x 40 15 30
Slavic languages x x x 3,150 1,500 1,645
Belarusan x x x 10 0 10
Bosnian x x x 120 50 70
Bulgarian x x x 45 20 20
Croatian x x x 230 85 140
Czech x x x 155 80 75
Macedonian x x x 70 40 30
Polish x x x 645 290 355
Russian x x x 1,665 840 830
Serbian x x x 135 60 80
Serbo-Croatian x x x 100 60 45
Slovak x x x 95 45 50
Slovene (Slovenian) x x x 20 0 15
Ukrainian x x x 260 125 135
Slavic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Celtic languages x x x 305 145 160
Scottish Gaelic x x x 200 90 110
Welsh x x x 10 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. x x x 115 55 60
Germanic languages x x x 4,310 2,100 2,210
Afrikaans x x x 240 110 135
Danish x x x 135 75 60
Dutch x x x 740 315 425
Frisian x x x 10 0 10
German x x x 3,010 1,510 1,495
Icelandic x x x 70 30 40
Norwegian x x x 80 65 15
Swedish x x x 175 70 105
Vlaams (Flemish) x x x 10 0 10
Yiddish x x x 25 15 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 10
Greek x x x 1,195 605 590
Indo-Iranian languages x x x 5,660 3,165 2,495
Indo-Aryan languages x x x 4,225 2,405 1,825
Bengali x x x 540 305 240
Gujarati x x x 200 125 70
Hindi x x x 2,005 1,150 855
Kashmiri x x x 10 0 10
Konkani x x x 20 15 10
Marathi x x x 105 65 35
Nepali x x x 620 315 305
Oriya (Odia) x x x 25 0 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) x x x 815 455 365
Sindhi x x x 10 0 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) x x x 210 110 95
Urdu x x x 880 545 340
Iranian languages x x x 1,450 780 670
Kurdish x x x 180 100 75
Pashto x x x 60 40 20
Persian (Farsi) x x x 1,240 655 585
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. x x x 60 30 30
Italic (Romance) languages x x x 6,610 3,040 3,575
Catalan x x x 20 10 10
Italian x x x 1,220 615 605
Portuguese x x x 675 375 305
Romanian x x x 210 125 85
Spanish x x x 4,830 2,110 2,720
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. x x x 45 35 10
Japanese x x x 635 245 395
Kartvelian languages x x x 10 0 0
Georgian x x x 0 10 0
Korean x x x 1,195 505 685
Mongolic languages x x x 0 0 10
Mongolian x x x 10 0 0
Niger-Congo languages x x x 1,145 625 525
Akan (Twi) x x x 35 15 15
Bamanankan x x x 10 10 0
Edo x x x 0 0 0
Ewe x x x 70 40 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) x x x 10 10 0
Ga x x x 25 15 15
Ganda x x x 55 15 40
Igbo x x x 75 40 30
Lingala x x x 30 15 20
Rundi (Kirundi) x x x 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) x x x 120 55 65
Shona x x x 55 40 25
Swahili x x x 335 190 150
Wolof x x x 30 15 20
Yoruba x x x 220 110 105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. x x x 235 135 100
Nilo-Saharan languages x x x 40 30 15
Dinka x x x 10 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. x x x 35 25 10
Sign languages x x x 930 315 615
American Sign Language x x x 560 180 380
Quebec Sign Language x x x 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. x x x 375 140 230
Sino-Tibetan languages x x x 5,840 2,980 2,860
Chinese languages x x x 5,825 2,975 2,845
Cantonese x x x 1,250 600 650
Hakka x x x 50 25 25
Mandarin x x x 4,540 2,275 2,265
Min Dong x x x 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) x x x 150 60 90
Wu (Shanghainese) x x x 50 20 25
Chinese, n.o.s. x x x 410 250 155
Chinese languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages x x x 15 0 15
Burmese x x x 0 0 0
Karenic languages x x x 0 0 0
Tibetan x x x 15 0 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages x x x 165 75 90
Lao x x x 15 10 10
Thai x x x 150 75 80
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Turkic languages x x x 535 280 255
Azerbaijani x x x 20 20 0
Turkish x x x 395 190 210
Uyghur x x x 10 0 10
Uzbek x x x 105 65 45
Turkic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Uralic languages x x x 245 120 125
Estonian x x x 40 20 20
Finnish x x x 50 15 30
Hungarian x x x 145 80 65
Uralic languages, n.i.e. x x x 10 0 10
Other languages, n.i.e. x x x 40 10 25
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 x x x 397,635 192,815 204,820
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 x x x 376,250 181,630 194,620
Canadian citizens aged under 18 x x x 69,480 35,410 34,070
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over x x x 306,770 146,215 160,550
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 x x x 21,380 11,185 10,200
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 x x x 397,635 192,815 204,820
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 x x x 352,625 169,835 182,795
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 x x x 37,205 18,415 18,795
Before 1981 x x x 10,100 4,910 5,185
1981 to 1990 x x x 3,035 1,530 1,505
1991 to 2000 x x x 4,895 2,365 2,525
2001 to 2010 x x x 9,760 4,925 4,840
2001 to 2005 x x x 3,755 1,890 1,865
2006 to 2010 x x x 6,005 3,035 2,970
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 x x x 9,425 4,680 4,740
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 x x x 7,800 4,565 3,235
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 x x x 37,205 18,415 18,795
Under 5 years x x x 4,640 2,225 2,415
5 to 14 years x x x 6,965 3,525 3,445
15 to 24 years x x x 6,625 3,185 3,445
25 to 44 years x x x 16,235 8,050 8,185
45 years and over x x x 2,735 1,435 1,305
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 x x x 37,210 18,415 18,795
Americas x x x 5,480 2,565 2,915
Brazil x x x 130 60 70
Colombia x x x 115 65 50
El Salvador x x x 80 40 40
Guyana x x x 140 65 75
Haiti x x x 40 15 25
Jamaica x x x 345 135 210
Mexico x x x 225 110 115
Peru x x x 80 25 60
Trinidad and Tobago x x x 170 100 75
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 x x x 3,225 1,480 1,745
Other places of birth in Americas x x x 925 470 455
Europe x x x 12,255 6,210 6,045
Bosnia and Herzegovina x x x 195 100 95
Croatia x x x 130 50 80
France x x x 340 185 155
Germany x x x 1,150 580 570
Greece x x x 450 235 215
Hungary x x x 80 40 45
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 x x x 280 100 180
Italy x x x 380 215 165
Netherlands x x x 465 185 280
Poland x x x 460 195 270
Portugal x x x 180 115 60
Romania x x x 150 90 60
Russian Federation x x x 505 250 255
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 x x x 60 35 25
Ukraine x x x 270 130 145
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 x x x 5,900 3,105 2,795
Other places of birth in Europe x x x 1,250 595 650
Africa x x x 3,025 1,565 1,460
Algeria x x x 15 10 10
Egypt x x x 725 375 355
Ethiopia x x x 170 90 80
Kenya x x x 120 70 50
Morocco x x x 70 45 25
Nigeria x x x 290 145 145
Somalia x x x 60 35 35
South Africa, Republic of x x x 350 150 200
Other places of birth in Africa x x x 1,225 650 570
Asia x x x 16,210 7,915 8,290
Afghanistan x x x 100 40 60
Bangladesh x x x 245 140 110
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 x x x 2,345 975 1,375
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 x x x 255 115 140
India x x x 1,875 990 885
IranCensus data footnote 61 x x x 840 460 380
Iraq x x x 530 245 280
Japan x x x 170 60 105
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 x x x 720 290 430
Lebanon x x x 1,210 660 545
Pakistan x x x 450 220 230
Philippines x x x 2,030 860 1,165
Sri Lanka x x x 265 120 145
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 x x x 1,040 505 540
Taiwan x x x 180 95 90
Viet Nam x x x 355 170 185
Other places of birth in Asia x x x 3,600 1,965 1,630
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 x x x 235 150 80
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 x x x 9,425 4,685 4,740
Americas x x x 995 450 545
Brazil x x x 85 35 45
Colombia x x x 15 0 15
Cuba x x x 65 35 30
Haiti x x x 15 10 0
Jamaica x x x 130 60 65
Mexico x x x 90 50 40
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 x x x 360 165 195
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 x x x 0 0 10
Other places of birth in Americas x x x 225 90 145
Europe x x x 1,390 720 665
France x x x 80 45 35
Germany x x x 85 45 40
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 x x x 35 20 20
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 x x x 20 10 15
Romania x x x 30 15 15
Russian Federation x x x 165 65 95
Ukraine x x x 135 60 80
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 x x x 540 330 210
Other places of birth in Europe x x x 295 140 155
Africa x x x 960 515 445
Algeria x x x 10 0 10
Cameroon x x x 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the x x x 55 25 25
Côte d'Ivoire x x x 0 0 0
Egypt x x x 190 100 85
Eritrea x x x 60 35 25
Ethiopia x x x 40 25 15
Morocco x x x 25 15 10
Nigeria x x x 145 70 80
Somalia x x x 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of x x x 70 25 45
Tunisia x x x 0 10 0
Other places of birth in Africa x x x 350 200 150
Asia x x x 6,065 2,990 3,075
Afghanistan x x x 20 10 15
Bangladesh x x x 60 40 25
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 x x x 855 395 455
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 x x x 0 0 0
India x x x 755 415 345
IranCensus data footnote 61 x x x 245 130 115
Iraq x x x 245 125 120
Israel x x x 260 170 90
Japan x x x 65 25 40
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 x x x 190 70 120
Lebanon x x x 80 35 40
Nepal x x x 185 95 85
Pakistan x x x 90 50 45
Philippines x x x 1,160 515 645
Saudi Arabia x x x 115 65 55
Sri Lanka x x x 85 45 40
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 x x x 790 365 425
Taiwan x x x 0 0 0
Turkey x x x 75 45 30
United Arab Emirates x x x 55 35 20
Viet Nam x x x 45 15 30
Other places of birth in Asia x x x 675 350 325
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 x x x 25 15 10
Australia x x x 10 10 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 x x x 10 10 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 x x x 397,635 192,815 204,815
First generationCensus data footnote 69 x x x 47,925 24,395 23,525
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 x x x 38,620 18,965 19,660
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 x x x 311,090 149,455 161,635
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 x x x 27,440 13,660 13,780
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 x x x 16,465 8,580 7,890
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 x x x 6,335 4,330 2,005
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 x x x 10,130 4,250 5,880
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 x x x 6,715 2,880 3,835
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 x x x 4,080 2,110 1,975
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 x x x 175 90 85
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 x x x 397,630 192,815 204,820
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 x x x 15,815 7,460 8,355
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 x x x 15,270 7,200 8,065
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 x x x 7,955 3,785 4,170
Métis x x x 6,905 3,230 3,675
Inuk (Inuit) x x x 405 185 220
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 x x x 275 135 140
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 x x x 265 120 145
Non-Aboriginal identity x x x 381,820 185,355 196,460
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 x x x 397,630 192,815 204,815
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 x x x 4,015 1,905 2,110
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian x x x 393,615 190,910 202,710
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 x x x 397,635 192,815 204,820
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 x x x 2,595 1,175 1,425
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 x x x 2,515 1,145 1,370
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 x x x 1,715 790 925
Métis single ancestry x x x 690 320 365
Inuit single ancestry x x x 110 30 75
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 x x x 85 25 60
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries x x x 60 15 45
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries x x x 10 0 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries x x x 10 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries x x x 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 x x x 24,125 11,040 13,085
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 x x x 23,265 10,615 12,650
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries x x x 16,335 7,430 8,905
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries x x x 6,320 2,895 3,420
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries x x x 615 300 320
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 x x x 860 420 440
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries x x x 705 335 370
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries x x x 90 50 40
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries x x x 60 40 20
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries x x x 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 x x x 370,910 180,605 190,305
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 x x x 397,630 192,810 204,820
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 x x x 45,290 22,735 22,555
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 x x x 6,550 3,690 2,865
Chinese x x x 6,975 3,450 3,520
Black x x x 15,090 7,300 7,785
Filipino x x x 2,575 1,125 1,445
Latin American x x x 1,210 610 600
Arab x x x 7,335 3,955 3,385
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 x x x 865 375 485
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 x x x 1,390 725 665
Korean x x x 1,230 520 710
Japanese x x x 485 220 275
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 x x x 490 225 265
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 x x x 1,095 540 555
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 x x x 352,340 170,075 182,265
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 x x x 397,630 192,815 204,815
North American Aboriginal origins x x x 26,725 12,210 14,515
First Nations (North American Indian) x x x 18,920 8,620 10,300
Inuit x x x 905 425 485
Métis x x x 7,850 3,615 4,235
Other North American origins x x x 163,555 78,245 85,320
Acadian x x x 10,115 4,535 5,590
American x x x 3,950 1,915 2,035
Canadian x x x 152,835 73,390 79,445
New Brunswicker x x x 25 10 25
Newfoundlander x x x 885 390 495
Nova Scotian x x x 745 345 400
Ontarian x x x 25 10 15
Québécois x x x 235 120 115
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 x x x 15 0 10
European origins x x x 276,190 132,910 143,280
British Isles origins x x x 228,905 109,560 119,345
Channel Islander x x x 35 10 25
Cornish x x x 60 30 25
English x x x 121,790 58,380 63,415
Irish x x x 95,065 44,145 50,925
Manx x x x 75 40 35
Scottish x x x 113,480 53,570 59,910
Welsh x x x 8,845 4,155 4,690
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 x x x 11,350 5,345 6,005
French origins x x x 66,425 30,905 35,520
Alsatian x x x 10 10 10
Breton x x x 0 0 0
Corsican x x x 0 0 0
French x x x 66,415 30,900 35,510
Western European origins (except French origins) x x x 56,580 26,830 29,750
Austrian x x x 1,005 540 465
Bavarian x x x 10 0 0
Belgian x x x 990 480 515
Dutch x x x 13,220 6,015 7,205
Flemish x x x 65 50 15
Frisian x x x 15 0 10
German x x x 45,105 21,395 23,710
Luxembourger x x x 15 0 10
Swiss x x x 1,390 715 675
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 x x x 90 60 30
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) x x x 8,010 3,835 4,175
Danish x x x 1,890 895 995
Finnish x x x 610 250 360
Icelandic x x x 420 185 235
Norwegian x x x 2,780 1,385 1,395
Swedish x x x 1,920 880 1,040
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 x x x 690 380 315
Eastern European origins x x x 16,135 8,015 8,120
Bulgarian x x x 175 80 95
Byelorussian x x x 135 70 65
Czech x x x 670 360 305
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 x x x 150 65 85
Estonian x x x 255 130 130
Hungarian x x x 1,395 725 675
Latvian x x x 245 90 150
Lithuanian x x x 600 275 325
Moldovan x x x 10 0 10
Polish x x x 5,905 2,900 3,000
Romanian x x x 720 355 360
Russian x x x 2,970 1,405 1,570
Slovak x x x 355 215 140
Ukrainian x x x 5,155 2,640 2,515
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 x x x 185 85 105
Southern European origins x x x 16,775 7,980 8,795
Albanian x x x 255 135 120
Bosnian x x x 120 55 70
Catalan x x x 0 0 0
Croatian x x x 455 205 250
Cypriot x x x 25 20 10
Greek x x x 2,430 1,235 1,190
Italian x x x 8,190 3,940 4,245
Kosovar x x x 245 110 130
Macedonian x x x 95 50 45
Maltese x x x 240 105 135
Montenegrin x x x 15 10 10
Portuguese x x x 2,335 1,105 1,230
Serbian x x x 190 85 105
Sicilian x x x 10 0 10
Slovenian x x x 100 45 60
Spanish x x x 2,685 1,175 1,510
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 x x x 190 90 100
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 x x x 65 40 25
Other European origins x x x 3,610 1,830 1,780
Basque x x x 105 45 65
Jewish x x x 1,485 725 765
Roma (Gypsy) x x x 60 45 15
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 x x x 20 15 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 x x x 1,970 1,015 950
Caribbean origins x x x 3,570 1,745 1,825
Antiguan x x x 80 50 35
Bahamian x x x 190 95 100
Barbadian x x x 405 200 200
Bermudan x x x 150 85 75
Carib x x x 40 30 10
Cuban x x x 270 125 145
Dominican x x x 120 60 60
Grenadian x x x 20 10 10
Guadeloupean x x x 0 0 0
Haitian x x x 85 25 65
Jamaican x x x 1,295 640 655
Kittitian/Nevisian x x x 35 10 20
Martinican x x x 10 0 0
Montserratan x x x 10 0 0
Puerto Rican x x x 50 20 35
St. Lucian x x x 65 20 40
Trinidadian/Tobagonian x x x 250 145 105
Vincentian/Grenadinian x x x 25 20 10
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 x x x 460 240 215
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 x x x 280 135 140
Latin, Central and South American origins x x x 2,060 1,045 1,010
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) x x x 145 75 70
Arawak x x x 0 0 0
Argentinian x x x 50 30 25
Belizean x x x 10 0 10
Bolivian x x x 35 20 15
Brazilian x x x 210 115 100
Chilean x x x 80 50 30
Colombian x x x 240 125 110
Costa Rican x x x 25 0 20
Ecuadorian x x x 25 10 10
Guatemalan x x x 55 35 20
Guyanese x x x 270 125 145
Hispanic x x x 55 35 20
Honduran x x x 30 25 10
Maya x x x 60 35 20
Mexican x x x 465 225 240
Nicaraguan x x x 30 10 25
Panamanian x x x 10 0 15
Paraguayan x x x 0 0 0
Peruvian x x x 145 65 80
Salvadorean x x x 85 55 25
Uruguayan x x x 15 0 15
Venezuelan x x x 55 40 20
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 x x x 150 80 70
African origins x x x 12,510 6,010 6,505
Central and West African origins x x x 1,075 560 515
Akan x x x 0 0 0
Angolan x x x 10 10 10
Ashanti x x x 0 0 0
Beninese x x x 0 0 0
Burkinabe x x x 10 0 0
Cameroonian x x x 25 20 10
Chadian x x x 0 0 0
Congolese x x x 165 85 80
Edo x x x 0 0 0
Ewe x x x 0 0 0
Gabonese x x x 0 10 0
Gambian x x x 15 0 0
Ghanaian x x x 145 85 65
Guinean x x x 25 20 10
Ibo x x x 90 45 45
Ivorian x x x 0 10 0
Liberian x x x 20 10 10
Malian x x x 0 0 0
Malinké x x x 10 10 0
Nigerian x x x 355 185 170
Peulh x x x 10 0 0
Senegalese x x x 10 0 0
Sierra Leonean x x x 40 30 10
Togolese x x x 70 30 35
Wolof x x x 0 0 0
Yoruba x x x 70 25 45
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 x x x 110 60 50
North African origins x x x 1,715 900 815
Algerian x x x 35 25 0
Berber x x x 55 35 15
Coptic x x x 25 10 15
Dinka x x x 0 0 0
Egyptian x x x 1,180 630 545
Libyan x x x 185 90 95
Maure x x x 10 10 0
Moroccan x x x 115 55 60
Sudanese x x x 110 50 65
Tunisian x x x 45 15 20
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 x x x 40 25 20
Southern and East African origins x x x 1,585 770 810
Afrikaner x x x 20 0 20
Amhara x x x 10 10 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 x x x 10 0 0
Burundian x x x 10 0 0
Djiboutian x x x 0 0 0
Eritrean x x x 145 75 70
Ethiopian x x x 250 105 145
Harari x x x 0 0 0
Kenyan x x x 145 80 55
Malagasy x x x 20 0 15
Mauritian x x x 10 10 0
Oromo x x x 30 15 15
Rwandan x x x 95 50 50
Seychellois x x x 0 0 0
Somali x x x 170 80 85
South African x x x 400 185 220
Tanzanian x x x 55 40 20
Tigrian x x x 15 0 10
Ugandan x x x 55 20 35
Zambian x x x 75 30 45
Zimbabwean x x x 85 55 30
Zulu x x x 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 x x x 115 65 50
Other African origins x x x 8,315 3,870 4,440
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 x x x 1,460 670 785
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 x x x 6,935 3,235 3,700
Asian origins x x x 33,575 17,045 16,535
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins x x x 13,795 7,140 6,660
Afghan x x x 230 75 150
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 x x x 1,385 720 660
Armenian x x x 220 130 85
Assyrian x x x 0 0 0
Azerbaijani x x x 20 20 10
Georgian x x x 20 15 10
Hazara x x x 0 0 0
Iranian x x x 1,200 685 515
Iraqi x x x 585 260 325
Israeli x x x 215 115 100
Jordanian x x x 255 145 110
Kazakh x x x 40 25 15
Kurd x x x 230 115 115
Kuwaiti x x x 205 105 100
Kyrgyz x x x 0 0 0
Lebanese x x x 5,205 2,615 2,590
Palestinian x x x 925 500 425
Pashtun x x x 10 0 0
Saudi Arabian x x x 675 440 235
Syrian x x x 1,660 805 850
Tajik x x x 25 15 10
Tatar x x x 35 10 25
Turk x x x 570 270 300
Turkmen x x x 10 0 0
Uighur x x x 10 10 10
Uzbek x x x 90 60 30
Yemeni x x x 205 105 100
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 x x x 765 400 365
South Asian origins x x x 6,885 3,885 3,005
Bangladeshi x x x 205 125 85
Bengali x x x 50 35 20
Bhutanese x x x 210 85 115
East Indian x x x 5,030 2,855 2,180
Goan x x x 0 10 0
Gujarati x x x 10 10 10
Kashmiri x x x 10 0 0
Nepali x x x 425 220 210
Pakistani x x x 465 295 175
Punjabi x x x 170 80 90
Sinhalese x x x 10 0 0
Sri Lankan x x x 290 135 150
Tamil x x x 55 25 30
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 x x x 390 240 145
East and Southeast Asian origins x x x 12,855 6,035 6,820
Burmese x x x 15 10 10
Cambodian (Khmer) x x x 55 20 35
Chinese x x x 7,610 3,700 3,905
Filipino x x x 2,685 1,195 1,480
Hmong x x x 0 0 0
Indonesian x x x 95 45 50
Japanese x x x 600 240 355
Karen x x x 0 0 0
Korean x x x 1,280 540 740
Laotian x x x 10 0 10
Malaysian x x x 50 20 35
Mongolian x x x 35 10 20
Singaporean x x x 0 0 0
Taiwanese x x x 175 85 95
Thai x x x 175 65 110
Tibetan x x x 10 0 10
Vietnamese x x x 585 260 320
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 x x x 50 35 15
Other Asian origins x x x 295 140 155
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 x x x 295 140 155
Oceania origins x x x 550 270 280
Australian x x x 285 135 145
New Zealander x x x 190 105 80
Pacific Islands origins x x x 90 30 55
Fijian x x x 10 10 0
Hawaiian x x x 15 0 10
Maori x x x 35 15 25
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 x x x 15 10 0
Samoan x x x 10 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 x x x 10 0 10
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 x ... ... 173,455 ... ...
Owner x ... ... 104,250 ... ...
Renter x ... ... 69,180 ... ...
Band housing x ... ... 30 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 x ... ... 173,460 ... ...
Condominium x ... ... 10,415 ... ...
Not condominium x ... ... 163,045 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 x ... ... 173,460 ... ...
No bedrooms x ... ... 875 ... ...
1 bedroom x ... ... 25,150 ... ...
2 bedrooms x ... ... 45,370 ... ...
3 bedrooms x ... ... 62,955 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms x ... ... 39,105 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 x ... ... 173,460 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms x ... ... 46,250 ... ...
5 rooms x ... ... 25,385 ... ...
6 rooms x ... ... 24,840 ... ...
7 rooms x ... ... 22,370 ... ...
8 or more rooms x ... ... 54,610 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling x ... ... 6.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 x ... ... 173,460 ... ...
One person or fewer per room x ... ... 172,115 ... ...
More than 1 person per room x ... ... 1,345 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 x ... ... 173,455 ... ...
Suitable x ... ... 167,475 ... ...
Not suitable x ... ... 5,990 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 x ... ... 173,455 ... ...
1960 or before x ... ... 35,105 ... ...
1961 to 1980 x ... ... 49,465 ... ...
1981 to 1990 x ... ... 27,070 ... ...
1991 to 2000 x ... ... 24,820 ... ...
2001 to 2005 x ... ... 13,190 ... ...
2006 to 2010 x ... ... 12,695 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 x ... ... 11,110 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 x ... ... 173,460 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed x ... ... 161,990 ... ...
Major repairs needed x ... ... 11,470 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 x ... ... 173,460 ... ...
1 household maintainer x ... ... 98,525 ... ...
2 household maintainers x ... ... 70,350 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers x ... ... 4,585 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 x ... ... 173,460 ... ...
15 to 24 years x ... ... 9,080 ... ...
25 to 34 years x ... ... 27,935 ... ...
35 to 44 years x ... ... 28,940 ... ...
45 to 54 years x ... ... 34,530 ... ...
55 to 64 years x ... ... 33,710 ... ...
65 to 74 years x ... ... 23,385 ... ...
75 to 84 years x ... ... 12,040 ... ...
85 years and over x ... ... 3,835 ... ...
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 x ... ... 172,790 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs x ... ... 129,585 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs x ... ... 43,205 ... ...
30% to less than 100% x ... ... 36,565 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data x ... ... 104,190 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 x ... ... 64.1 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 x ... ... 12.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 x ... ... 1,187 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 x ... ... 1,268 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 x ... ... 269,126 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 x ... ... 307,511 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data x ... ... 69,085 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 x ... ... 8.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 x ... ... 43.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 x ... ... 962 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 x ... ... 1,035 ... ...
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 x x x 337,210 161,965 175,250
No certificate, diploma or degree x x x 49,435 25,160 24,280
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 x x x 85,440 43,010 42,430
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree x x x 202,335 93,795 108,540
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma x x x 26,270 18,000 8,270
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 x x x 14,480 8,135 6,345
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 x x x 11,790 9,865 1,925
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma x x x 69,970 29,400 40,570
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level x x x 7,855 3,195 4,665
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above x x x 98,235 43,195 55,035
Bachelor's degree x x x 65,780 28,265 37,515
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level x x x 5,155 2,245 2,910
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry x x x 2,785 1,495 1,290
Master's degree x x x 20,595 8,750 11,840
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 x x x 3,920 2,450 1,475
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 x x x 225,420 108,730 116,695
No certificate, diploma or degree x x x 18,865 10,520 8,340
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 x x x 49,630 25,545 24,080
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree x x x 156,930 72,660 84,270
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma x x x 18,455 13,000 5,450
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 x x x 10,105 5,910 4,195
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 x x x 8,350 7,090 1,260
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma x x x 53,900 23,350 30,550
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level x x x 5,300 2,145 3,155
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above x x x 79,275 34,170 45,110
Bachelor's degree x x x 53,075 22,730 30,340
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level x x x 4,055 1,650 2,405
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry x x x 2,295 1,115 1,175
Master's degree x x x 17,035 7,065 9,975
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 x x x 2,815 1,605 1,215
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 x x x 337,210 161,965 175,245
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 x x x 134,875 68,170 66,710
Education x x x 12,645 3,230 9,415
13. Education x x x 12,640 3,230 9,415
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies x x x 6,780 3,190 3,595
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services x x x 1,315 970 345
50. Visual and performing arts x x x 5,465 2,215 3,245
Humanities x x x 10,725 4,110 6,620
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics x x x 740 230 510
23. English language and literature/letters x x x 3,220 970 2,250
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities x x x 2,305 765 1,535
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 x x x 50 15 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies x x x 715 380 330
39. Theology and religious vocations x x x 860 510 345
54. History x x x 2,255 1,125 1,135
55. French language and literature/letters x x x 585 105 480
Social and behavioural sciences and law x x x 23,785 7,680 16,110
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies x x x 415 90 330
09. Communication, journalism and related programs x x x 2,300 835 1,460
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences x x x 4,015 310 3,705
22. Legal professions and studies x x x 3,600 1,200 2,400
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 x x x 390 105 285
42. Psychology x x x 5,035 1,310 3,725
45. Social sciences x x x 8,025 3,825 4,200
Business, management and public administration x x x 47,175 16,450 30,730
30.16 Accounting and computer science x x x 70 15 55
44. Public administration and social service professions x x x 2,855 685 2,175
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services x x x 44,245 15,745 28,505
Physical and life sciences and technologies x x x 9,850 4,750 5,105
26. Biological and biomedical sciences x x x 4,595 1,885 2,710
30.01 Biological and physical sciences x x x 2,020 790 1,235
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 x x x 95 25 70
40. Physical sciences x x x 2,815 1,965 850
41. Science technologies/technicians x x x 320 85 240
Mathematics, computer and information sciences x x x 9,670 6,195 3,475
11. Computer and information sciences and support services x x x 7,775 5,305 2,470
25. Library science x x x 700 105 600
27. Mathematics and statistics x x x 1,055 685 375
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 x x x 135 100 30
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies x x x 37,890 34,940 2,945
04. Architecture and related services x x x 960 620 340
14. Engineering x x x 7,830 6,665 1,170
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields x x x 8,520 7,790 730
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation x x x 0 0 10
46. Construction trades x x x 8,730 8,495 235
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians x x x 8,060 7,735 325
48. Precision production x x x 3,785 3,640 140
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation x x x 2,230 1,190 1,040
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences x x x 1,035 515 520
03. Natural resources and conservation x x x 1,200 680 520
Health and related fields x x x 28,890 5,355 23,535
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies x x x 1,900 900 1,000
51. Health professions and related programs x x x 26,040 3,880 22,160
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs x x x 950 580 375
Personal, protective and transportation services x x x 12,650 6,705 5,945
12. Personal and culinary services x x x 7,160 1,905 5,260
28. Military science, leadership and operational art x x x 180 180 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences x x x 520 475 40
43. Security and protective services x x x 2,025 1,610 415
49. Transportation and materials moving x x x 2,765 2,540 225
Other x x x 40 10 35
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other x x x 40 10 35
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 x x x 225,425 108,730 116,695
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 x x x 68,490 36,070 32,425
Education x x x 8,765 2,100 6,670
13. Education x x x 8,765 2,100 6,670
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies x x x 5,325 2,515 2,805
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services x x x 970 735 240
50. Visual and performing arts x x x 4,355 1,785 2,570
Humanities x x x 8,300 3,110 5,190
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics x x x 600 175 420
23. English language and literature/letters x x x 2,540 770 1,770
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities x x x 1,825 610 1,215
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 x x x 50 20 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies x x x 565 290 280
39. Theology and religious vocations x x x 550 330 225
54. History x x x 1,745 830 910
55. French language and literature/letters x x x 425 75 350
Social and behavioural sciences and law x x x 19,595 6,095 13,500
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies x x x 350 70 280
09. Communication, journalism and related programs x x x 1,970 695 1,275
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences x x x 3,290 255 3,035
22. Legal professions and studies x x x 3,135 930 2,210
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 x x x 300 75 235
42. Psychology x x x 4,035 1,035 2,995
45. Social sciences x x x 6,510 3,030 3,480
Business, management and public administration x x x 36,275 12,865 23,410
30.16 Accounting and computer science x x x 70 15 50
44. Public administration and social service professions x x x 2,330 550 1,775
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services x x x 33,880 12,300 21,585
Physical and life sciences and technologies x x x 7,310 3,490 3,825
26. Biological and biomedical sciences x x x 3,575 1,470 2,105
30.01 Biological and physical sciences x x x 1,485 600 885
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 x x x 90 25 65
40. Physical sciences x x x 1,965 1,355 605
41. Science technologies/technicians x x x 195 35 165
Mathematics, computer and information sciences x x x 8,505 5,570 2,935
11. Computer and information sciences and support services x x x 7,135 4,920 2,215
25. Library science x x x 480 75 405
27. Mathematics and statistics x x x 770 485 285
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 x x x 115 90 25
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies x x x 28,875 26,365 2,510
04. Architecture and related services x x x 735 445 290
14. Engineering x x x 5,890 4,910 975
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields x x x 6,725 6,075 650
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation x x x 0 0 10
46. Construction trades x x x 6,650 6,415 230
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians x x x 6,110 5,870 245
48. Precision production x x x 2,755 2,655 105
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation x x x 1,830 975 855
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences x x x 835 415 420
03. Natural resources and conservation x x x 995 555 435
Health and related fields x x x 22,215 4,290 17,930
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies x x x 1,510 760 755
51. Health professions and related programs x x x 19,945 3,100 16,845
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs x x x 760 430 325
Personal, protective and transportation services x x x 9,890 5,280 4,600
12. Personal and culinary services x x x 5,630 1,575 4,060
28. Military science, leadership and operational art x x x 165 165 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences x x x 310 285 30
43. Security and protective services x x x 1,600 1,265 335
49. Transportation and materials moving x x x 2,175 1,995 180
Other x x x 40 10 35
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other x x x 40 10 30
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 x x x 337,210 161,965 175,250
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree x x x 134,875 68,170 66,705
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 x x x 202,335 93,795 108,540
Location of study inside Canada x x x 184,280 84,675 99,605
Same as province or territory of residence x x x 140,680 63,335 77,345
Different than province or territory of residence x x x 43,605 21,335 22,265
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 x x x 18,060 9,125 8,935
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 x x x 3,800 2,010 1,790
Philippines x x x 1,105 395 720
India x x x 1,475 770 700
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 x x x 3,175 1,855 1,320
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 x x x 810 315 495
France x x x 250 145 105
Other x x x 7,440 3,635 3,805
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 x x x 225,420 108,730 116,695
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree x x x 68,490 36,065 32,425
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 x x x 156,930 72,660 84,270
Location of study inside Canada x x x 142,985 65,865 77,125
Same as province or territory of residence x x x 108,650 49,100 59,555
Different than province or territory of residence x x x 34,340 16,770 17,570
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 x x x 13,940 6,795 7,145
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 x x x 2,510 1,275 1,235
Philippines x x x 1,030 375 655
India x x x 1,170 605 565
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 x x x 2,050 1,175 870
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 x x x 660 260 400
France x x x 200 115 85
Other x x x 6,325 2,995 3,330
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 x x x 337,215 161,965 175,250
In the labour force x x x 225,940 115,060 110,880
Employed x x x 209,425 105,895 103,530
Unemployed x x x 16,515 9,170 7,350
Not in the labour force x x x 111,275 46,905 64,370
Participation rate x x x 67.0 71.0 63.3
Employment rate x x x 62.1 65.4 59.1
Unemployment rate x x x 7.3 8.0 6.6
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 x x x 337,210 161,965 175,250
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 x x x 102,100 43,110 58,990
Worked x x x 235,115 118,855 116,255
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 x x x 128,810 69,900 58,910
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 x x x 106,300 48,955 57,345
Average weeks worked in reference year x x x 43.1 43.6 42.7
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 x x x 225,945 115,060 110,880
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 x x x 4,075 2,120 1,955
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 x x x 221,860 112,940 108,925
Employee x x x 201,650 100,730 100,925
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 x x x 20,210 12,215 8,000
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 x x x 225,940 115,060 110,880
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 x x x 4,080 2,120 1,955
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 x x x 221,860 112,940 108,925
0 Management occupations x x x 24,330 14,500 9,830
1 Business, finance and administration occupations x x x 36,725 10,880 25,840
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations x x x 17,555 14,105 3,445
3 Health occupations x x x 17,440 3,410 14,025
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services x x x 30,390 12,015 18,380
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport x x x 7,555 3,570 3,980
6 Sales and service occupations x x x 55,165 24,350 30,820
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations x x x 26,170 24,875 1,295
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations x x x 2,740 2,310 430
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities x x x 3,785 2,920 870
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 x x x 225,945 115,065 110,880
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 x x x 4,080 2,120 1,960
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 x x x 221,860 112,940 108,925
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting x x x 1,445 1,070 375
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction x x x 1,115 975 140
22 Utilities x x x 1,595 1,045 550
23 Construction x x x 13,810 12,280 1,535
31-33 Manufacturing x x x 10,000 7,310 2,690
41 Wholesale trade x x x 7,070 5,105 1,965
44-45 Retail trade x x x 26,560 11,990 14,570
48-49 Transportation and warehousing x x x 10,025 7,640 2,385
51 Information and cultural industries x x x 6,320 3,610 2,715
52 Finance and insurance x x x 10,370 4,235 6,135
53 Real estate and rental and leasing x x x 4,390 2,455 1,935
54 Professional, scientific and technical services x x x 17,535 9,885 7,655
55 Management of companies and enterprises x x x 230 90 140
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services x x x 11,685 6,820 4,865
61 Educational services x x x 17,535 5,935 11,600
62 Health care and social assistance x x x 28,995 5,410 23,580
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation x x x 4,835 2,495 2,345
72 Accommodation and food services x x x 16,125 6,840 9,285
81 Other services (except public administration) x x x 8,850 3,785 5,065
91 Public administration x x x 23,370 13,970 9,395
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 x x x 209,425 105,895 103,530
Worked at home x x x 13,580 6,570 7,015
Worked outside Canada x x x 1,040 710 325
No fixed workplace address x x x 22,215 16,360 5,855
Worked at usual place x x x 172,585 82,250 90,340
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 x x x 172,585 82,250 90,335
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence x x x 166,455 78,620 87,840
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence x x x 155 105 55
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence x x x 4,155 2,315 1,835
Commute to a different province or territory x x x 1,825 1,215 610
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 x x x 194,800 98,610 96,190
Car, truck, van - as a driver x x x 137,130 73,100 64,025
Car, truck, van - as a passenger x x x 14,270 5,220 9,045
Public transit x x x 22,980 9,960 13,020
Walked x x x 15,935 7,500 8,435
Bicycle x x x 1,965 1,310 655
Other method x x x 2,530 1,530 1,005
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 x x x 194,805 98,615 96,195
Less than 15 minutes x x x 48,600 22,265 26,330
15 to 29 minutes x x x 79,445 41,265 38,180
30 to 44 minutes x x x 42,835 22,665 20,170
45 to 59 minutes x x x 13,965 6,940 7,020
60 minutes and over x x x 9,960 5,475 4,490
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 x x x 194,805 98,610 96,190
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. x x x 9,345 6,050 3,295
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. x x x 38,000 22,710 15,295
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. x x x 58,980 29,475 29,510
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. x x x 41,880 17,970 23,905
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. x x x 19,595 8,615 10,980
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. x x x 27,000 13,790 13,210
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 x x x 241,390 121,770 119,620
Single responses x x x 239,880 121,140 118,740
Official languages x x x 239,140 120,745 118,400
English x x x 237,620 120,350 117,270
French x x x 1,520 390 1,125
Non-official languages x x x 735 400 340
Aboriginal languages x x x 0 0 0
Algonquian languages x x x 0 0 0
Blackfoot x x x 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages x x x 0 0 0
Atikamekw x x x 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) x x x 0 0 0
Moose Cree x x x 0 0 0
Naskapi x x x 0 0 0
Northern East Cree x x x 0 0 0
Plains Cree x x x 0 0 0
Southern East Cree x x x 0 0 0
Swampy Cree x x x 0 0 0
Woods Cree x x x 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. x x x 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages x x x 0 0 0
Malecite x x x 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq x x x 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages x x x 0 0 0
Algonquin x x x 0 0 0
Ojibway x x x 0 0 0
Oji-Cree x x x 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) x x x 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages x x x 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages x x x 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) x x x 0 0 0
Beaver x x x 0 0 0
Carrier x x x 0 0 0
Chilcotin x x x 0 0 0
Dene x x x 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) x x x 0 0 0
Gwich'in x x x 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) x x x 0 0 0
Sekani x x x 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages x x x 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) x x x 0 0 0
South Slavey x x x 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. x x x 0 0 0
Tahltan languages x x x 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) x x x 0 0 0
Tahltan x x x 0 0 0
Tutchone languages x x x 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone x x x 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone x x x 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Haida x x x 0 0 0
Inuit languages x x x 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) x x x 0 0 0
Inuktitut x x x 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages x x x 0 0 0
Cayuga x x x 0 0 0
Mohawk x x x 0 0 0
Oneida x x x 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Kutenai x x x 0 0 0
Michif x x x 0 0 0
Salish languages x x x 0 0 0
Comox x x x 0 0 0
Halkomelem x x x 0 0 0
Lillooet x x x 0 0 0
Okanagan x x x 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) x x x 0 0 0
Squamish x x x 0 0 0
Straits x x x 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) x x x 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Siouan languages x x x 0 0 0
Dakota x x x 0 0 0
Stoney x x x 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Tlingit x x x 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages x x x 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) x x x 0 0 0
Nisga'a x x x 0 0 0
Tsimshian x x x 0 0 0
Wakashan languages x x x 0 0 0
Haisla x x x 0 0 0
Heiltsuk x x x 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) x x x 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) x x x 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. x x x 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages x x x 740 400 340
Afro-Asiatic languages x x x 150 115 40
Berber languages x x x 0 0 0
Kabyle x x x 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Cushitic languages x x x 0 0 0
Bilen x x x 0 0 0
Oromo x x x 0 0 0
Somali x x x 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Semitic languages x x x 150 110 35
Amharic x x x 10 0 0
Arabic x x x 125 100 30
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic x x x 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic x x x 0 0 0
Harari x x x 0 0 0
Hebrew x x x 15 15 10
Maltese x x x 0 0 0
Tigrigna x x x 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages x x x 10 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) x x x 0 0 0
Vietnamese x x x 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e x x x 0 0 0
Austronesian languages x x x 15 0 10
Bikol x x x 0 0 0
Cebuano x x x 0 0 0
Fijian x x x 0 0 0
Hiligaynon x x x 0 0 0
Ilocano x x x 0 0 0
Malagasy x x x 0 0 0
Malay x x x 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) x x x 0 0 0
Pangasinan x x x 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) x x x 15 0 10
Waray-Waray x x x 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Creole languages x x x 0 0 0
Haitian Creole x x x 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. x x x 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Dravidian languages x x x 0 0 0
Kannada x x x 0 0 0
Malayalam x x x 0 0 0
Tamil x x x 0 0 0
Telugu x x x 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages x x x 0 0 0
Indo-European languages x x x 200 110 90
Albanian x x x 0 0 0
Armenian x x x 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages x x x 30 20 15
Baltic languages x x x 0 0 10
Latvian x x x 10 0 10
Lithuanian x x x 0 0 0
Slavic languages x x x 25 20 10
Belarusan x x x 0 0 0
Bosnian x x x 0 0 0
Bulgarian x x x 0 0 0
Croatian x x x 0 0 0
Czech x x x 0 0 0
Macedonian x x x 0 0 0
Polish x x x 0 0 0
Russian x x x 30 20 10
Serbian x x x 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian x x x 0 0 0
Slovak x x x 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) x x x 0 0 0
Ukrainian x x x 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Celtic languages x x x 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic x x x 0 0 0
Welsh x x x 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Germanic languages x x x 40 20 20
Afrikaans x x x 0 0 0
Danish x x x 10 10 10
Dutch x x x 0 0 0
Frisian x x x 0 0 0
German x x x 25 10 15
Icelandic x x x 0 0 0
Norwegian x x x 0 0 0
Swedish x x x 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) x x x 0 0 0
Yiddish x x x 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Greek x x x 10 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages x x x 50 30 15
Indo-Aryan languages x x x 20 20 0
Bengali x x x 0 0 0
Gujarati x x x 0 0 0
Hindi x x x 0 0 0
Kashmiri x x x 0 0 0
Konkani x x x 0 0 0
Marathi x x x 0 0 0
Nepali x x x 20 15 0
Oriya (Odia) x x x 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) x x x 0 0 0
Sindhi x x x 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) x x x 0 0 0
Urdu x x x 0 0 0
Iranian languages x x x 30 10 20
Kurdish x x x 0 0 0
Pashto x x x 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) x x x 30 10 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages x x x 75 35 45
Catalan x x x 0 0 0
Italian x x x 10 10 0
Portuguese x x x 30 10 20
Romanian x x x 0 0 0
Spanish x x x 40 15 25
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Japanese x x x 25 10 15
Kartvelian languages x x x 0 0 0
Georgian x x x 0 0 0
Korean x x x 30 15 20
Mongolic languages x x x 0 0 0
Mongolian x x x 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages x x x 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) x x x 0 0 0
Bamanankan x x x 0 0 0
Edo x x x 0 0 0
Ewe x x x 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) x x x 0 0 0
Ga x x x 0 0 0
Ganda x x x 0 0 0
Igbo x x x 0 0 0
Lingala x x x 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) x x x 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) x x x 0 0 0
Shona x x x 0 0 0
Swahili x x x 0 0 0
Wolof x x x 0 0 0
Yoruba x x x 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages x x x 0 0 0
Dinka x x x 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Sign languages x x x 30 0 25
American Sign Language x x x 15 10 15
Quebec Sign Language x x x 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e x x x 10 0 15
Sino-Tibetan languages x x x 280 155 130
Chinese languages x x x 280 150 130
Cantonese x x x 60 35 25
Hakka x x x 0 0 0
Mandarin x x x 200 105 100
Min Dong x x x 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) x x x 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) x x x 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. x x x 15 15 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages x x x 0 0 0
Burmese x x x 0 0 0
Karenic languages x x x 0 0 0
Tibetan x x x 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages x x x 0 0 0
Lao x x x 0 0 0
Thai x x x 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e x x x 0 0 0
Turkic languages x x x 10 0 10
Azerbaijani x x x 0 0 0
Turkish x x x 10 0 10
Uyghur x x x 0 0 0
Uzbek x x x 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Uralic languages x x x 0 0 0
Estonian x x x 0 0 0
Finnish x x x 0 0 0
Hungarian x x x 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. x x x 0 0 0
Multiple responses x x x 1,510 630 880
English and French x x x 920 330 585
English and non-official language x x x 555 280 280
French and non-official language x x x 10 0 0
English, French and non-official language x x x 30 15 15
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 x x x 241,390 121,770 119,620
None x x x 230,965 116,690 114,270
English x x x 1,325 460 870
French x x x 7,040 3,575 3,465
Non-official language x x x 1,905 955 950
Aboriginal x x x 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal x x x 1,870 940 935
English and French x x x 0 0 0
English and non-official language x x x 10 0 0
French and non-official language x x x 150 90 60
English, French and non-official language x x x 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 x x x 393,840 190,960 202,880
Non-movers x x x 335,130 162,410 172,720
Movers x x x 58,715 28,555 30,160
Non-migrants x x x 41,645 20,270 21,370
Migrants x x x 17,070 8,275 8,795
Internal migrants x x x 12,075 5,785 6,285
Intraprovincial migrants x x x 4,125 1,835 2,280
Interprovincial migrants x x x 7,955 3,950 4,000
External migrants x x x 4,995 2,490 2,505
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 x x x 377,835 182,825 195,015
Non-movers x x x 227,440 109,710 117,730
Movers x x x 150,395 73,110 77,280
Non-migrants x x x 99,295 48,135 51,160
Migrants x x x 51,100 24,975 26,120
Internal migrants x x x 36,440 17,330 19,115
Intraprovincial migrants x x x 12,010 5,405 6,605
Interprovincial migrants x x x 24,435 11,925 12,505
External migrants x x x 14,660 7,650 7,010

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Zacht 5, IRI [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Halifax [Census metropolitan area], Nova Scotia (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 22, 2024).

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