Census Profile, 2016 Census
Vancouver [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia and Chisasibi, Village cri [Census subdivision], Quebec

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Characteristic Vancouver
British Columbia
[Census metropolitan area]
Chisasibi, VC
Quebec
[Census subdivision]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 2,463,431 ... ... 0 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 2,313,328 ... ... 0 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.5 ... ... ... ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,027,613 ... ... 0 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 960,894 ... ... 0 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 854.6 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 2,882.68 ... ... 491.64 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 2,463,430 1,202,175 1,261,255 x x x
0 to 14 years 362,110 186,780 175,335 x x x
0 to 4 years 116,270 60,045 56,225 x x x
5 to 9 years 122,735 63,390 59,345 x x x
10 to 14 years 123,110 63,340 59,765 x x x
15 to 64 years 1,714,005 838,860 875,145 x x x
15 to 19 years 142,285 73,185 69,100 x x x
20 to 24 years 167,270 85,385 81,885 x x x
25 to 29 years 179,940 89,305 90,640 x x x
30 to 34 years 182,625 89,925 92,700 x x x
35 to 39 years 167,955 81,090 86,860 x x x
40 to 44 years 168,375 79,440 88,930 x x x
45 to 49 years 184,285 87,850 96,440 x x x
50 to 54 years 191,370 93,230 98,140 x x x
55 to 59 years 177,095 85,590 91,505 x x x
60 to 64 years 152,805 73,865 78,940 x x x
65 years and over 387,315 176,530 210,780 x x x
65 to 69 years 131,035 62,615 68,425 x x x
70 to 74 years 89,675 42,495 47,180 x x x
75 to 79 years 66,505 30,600 35,905 x x x
80 to 84 years 48,825 21,965 26,860 x x x
85 years and over 51,280 18,860 32,415 x x x
85 to 89 years 31,475 12,745 18,735 x x x
90 to 94 years 14,870 4,905 9,965 x x x
95 to 99 years 4,190 1,050 3,140 x x x
100 years and over 740 160 580 x x x
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 x x x
0 to 14 years 14.7 15.5 13.9 x x x
15 to 64 years 69.6 69.8 69.4 x x x
65 years and over 15.7 14.7 16.7 x x x
85 years and over 2.1 1.6 2.6 x x x
Average age of the population 41.0 40.1 41.9 x x x
Median age of the population 40.9 39.7 42.0 x x x
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 960,890 ... ... x ... ...
Single-detached house 282,355 ... ... x ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 160,060 ... ... x ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 513,900 ... ... x ... ...
Semi-detached house 20,530 ... ... x ... ...
Row house 93,415 ... ... x ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 156,445 ... ... x ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 242,205 ... ... x ... ...
Other single-attached house 1,305 ... ... x ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 4,580 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 960,895 ... ... x ... ...
1 person 275,455 ... ... x ... ...
2 persons 300,170 ... ... x ... ...
3 persons 153,085 ... ... x ... ...
4 persons 139,180 ... ... x ... ...
5 or more persons 93,000 ... ... x ... ...
Number of persons in private households 2,426,235 ... ... x ... ...
Average household size 2.5 ... ... x ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 2,101,320 1,015,395 1,085,925 x x x
Married or living common law 1,193,125 594,185 598,940 x x x
Married 1,033,885 513,730 520,155 x x x
Living common law 159,240 80,455 78,785 x x x
Not married and not living common law 908,195 421,215 486,980 x x x
Never married 629,040 334,130 294,905 x x x
Separated 50,130 20,265 29,860 x x x
Divorced 128,040 47,275 80,770 x x x
Widowed 100,985 19,540 81,445 x x x
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 679,365 ... ... x ... ...
2 persons 327,260 ... ... x ... ...
3 persons 158,785 ... ... x ... ...
4 persons 145,805 ... ... x ... ...
5 or more persons 47,515 ... ... x ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... x ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 679,365 ... ... x ... ...
Total couple families 574,670 ... ... x ... ...
Married couples 495,060 ... ... x ... ...
Common-law couples 79,605 ... ... x ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 104,695 ... ... x ... ...
Female parent 84,740 ... ... x ... ...
Male parent 19,950 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 574,670 ... ... x ... ...
Couples without children 260,290 ... ... x ... ...
Couples with children 314,380 ... ... x ... ...
1 child 129,480 ... ... x ... ...
2 children 139,080 ... ... x ... ...
3 or more children 45,815 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 104,695 ... ... x ... ...
1 child 66,970 ... ... x ... ...
2 children 29,305 ... ... x ... ...
3 or more children 8,420 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 462,125 214,710 247,420 x x x
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 960,890 ... ... x ... ...
One-census-family households 600,780 ... ... x ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 226,485 ... ... x ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 374,290 ... ... x ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 37,595 ... ... x ... ...
Non-census-family households 322,525 ... ... x ... ...
One-person households 275,455 ... ... x ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 47,070 ... ... x ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 2,440,145 1,191,670 1,248,470 x x x
English only 2,130,565 1,058,310 1,072,260 x x x
French only 1,110 530 580 x x x
English and French 172,140 76,645 95,500 x x x
Neither English nor French 136,320 56,185 80,135 x x x
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 2,440,145 1,191,670 1,248,470 x x x
English 2,265,310 1,116,840 1,148,475 x x x
French 25,705 12,830 12,880 x x x
English and French 14,465 6,635 7,830 x x x
Neither English nor French 134,655 55,370 79,285 x x x
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 32,940 16,145 16,795 x x x
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.3 1.4 1.3 x x x
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 2,440,140 1,191,670 1,248,470 x x x
Single responses 2,361,890 1,153,910 1,207,975 x x x
Official languages 1,341,635 678,675 662,965 x x x
English 1,316,635 666,170 650,465 x x x
French 25,000 12,505 12,500 x x x
Non-official languages 1,020,255 475,240 545,010 x x x
Aboriginal languages 855 390 470 x x x
Algonquian languages 315 135 180 x x x
Blackfoot 20 5 15 x x x
Cree-Montagnais languages 225 105 120 x x x
Atikamekw 0 0 0 x x x
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 5 x x x
Moose Cree 5 5 0 x x x
Naskapi 0 0 0 x x x
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Plains Cree 40 15 25 x x x
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Swampy Cree 15 5 5 x x x
Woods Cree 20 10 10 x x x
Cree, n.o.s. 150 70 80 x x x
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 0 x x x
Malecite 0 0 0 x x x
Mi'kmaq 0 0 5 x x x
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 70 25 45 x x x
Algonquin 0 0 0 x x x
Ojibway 60 25 35 x x x
Oji-Cree 5 0 5 x x x
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages 105 50 55 x x x
Northern Athabaskan languages 105 45 55 x x x
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 5 0 5 x x x
Beaver 0 0 0 x x x
Carrier 35 15 25 x x x
Chilcotin 25 15 10 x x x
Dene 20 10 10 x x x
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 x x x
Gwich'in 5 5 5 x x x
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 0 0 x x x
Sekani 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey-Hare languages 5 0 5 x x x
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 x x x
South Slavey 5 0 0 x x x
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan languages 5 5 0 x x x
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan 0 0 0 x x x
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 x x x
Haida 10 10 0 x x x
Inuit languages 25 5 15 x x x
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 5 x x x
Inuktitut 15 5 10 x x x
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages 5 5 0 x x x
Cayuga 0 0 0 x x x
Mohawk 5 5 5 x x x
Oneida 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Kutenai 5 5 5 x x x
Michif 10 0 5 x x x
Salish languages 135 65 70 x x x
Comox 0 0 0 x x x
Halkomelem 35 20 15 x x x
Lillooet 10 5 5 x x x
Okanagan 5 0 0 x x x
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 10 10 5 x x x
Squamish 20 5 15 x x x
Straits 0 0 0 x x x
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 15 10 10 x x x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 x x x
Siouan languages 25 15 10 x x x
Dakota 25 5 10 x x x
Stoney 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 x x x
Tlingit 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian languages 95 40 55 x x x
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 50 15 25 x x x
Nisga'a 25 15 10 x x x
Tsimshian 20 10 10 x x x
Wakashan languages 55 25 30 x x x
Haisla 10 5 5 x x x
Heiltsuk 20 5 15 x x x
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 20 10 10 x x x
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 10 5 5 x x x
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 75 35 35 x x x
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,019,395 474,850 544,545 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages 20,725 11,005 9,715 x x x
Berber languages 95 60 40 x x x
Kabyle 35 20 10 x x x
Berber languages, n.i.e. 60 35 25 x x x
Cushitic languages 1,355 675 680 x x x
Bilen 5 5 0 x x x
Oromo 170 95 75 x x x
Somali 1,170 570 600 x x x
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 x x x
Semitic languages 19,230 10,250 8,980 x x x
Amharic 1,140 560 580 x x x
Arabic 14,320 7,720 6,600 x x x
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 630 305 325 x x x
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 435 240 195 x x x
Harari 25 5 10 x x x
Hebrew 1,770 965 805 x x x
Maltese 80 40 40 x x x
Tigrigna 695 340 355 x x x
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 135 70 60 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages 24,200 11,075 13,125 x x x
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,215 555 655 x x x
Vietnamese 22,950 10,505 12,450 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 35 20 15 x x x
Austronesian languages 82,025 33,570 48,460 x x x
Bikol 310 135 170 x x x
Cebuano 3,215 1,285 1,930 x x x
Fijian 390 195 200 x x x
Hiligaynon 1,280 485 795 x x x
Ilocano 4,605 1,820 2,790 x x x
Malagasy 15 5 5 x x x
Malay 3,480 1,545 1,930 x x x
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 635 290 345 x x x
Pangasinan 265 115 150 x x x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 66,830 27,275 39,555 x x x
Waray-Waray 180 70 110 x x x
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 835 360 470 x x x
Creole languages 610 315 300 x x x
Haitian Creole 20 15 10 x x x
Creole, n.o.s. 365 180 190 x x x
Creole languages, n.i.e. 225 120 100 x x x
Dravidian languages 6,210 3,290 2,920 x x x
Kannada 225 115 110 x x x
Malayalam 1,750 905 840 x x x
Tamil 3,275 1,695 1,580 x x x
Telugu 920 550 370 x x x
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 x x x
Hmong-Mien languages 130 65 65 x x x
Indo-European languages 416,565 203,240 213,325 x x x
Albanian 1,090 560 525 x x x
Armenian 1,060 520 540 x x x
Balto-Slavic languages 57,625 26,950 30,675 x x x
Baltic languages 645 275 365 x x x
Latvian 315 145 175 x x x
Lithuanian 325 130 195 x x x
Slavic languages 56,975 26,675 30,300 x x x
Belarusan 65 35 30 x x x
Bosnian 1,155 580 575 x x x
Bulgarian 1,720 805 915 x x x
Croatian 5,460 2,650 2,815 x x x
Czech 3,565 1,705 1,865 x x x
Macedonian 250 120 130 x x x
Polish 12,040 5,650 6,390 x x x
Russian 18,170 8,270 9,905 x x x
Serbian 6,300 3,215 3,080 x x x
Serbo-Croatian 1,140 545 600 x x x
Slovak 2,390 1,060 1,335 x x x
Slovene (Slovenian) 540 250 295 x x x
Ukrainian 3,990 1,705 2,285 x x x
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 175 90 90 x x x
Celtic languages 315 170 140 x x x
Scottish Gaelic 125 65 60 x x x
Welsh 120 65 55 x x x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 65 40 25 x x x
Germanic languages 37,825 18,005 19,825 x x x
Afrikaans 1,435 730 710 x x x
Danish 2,065 1,020 1,045 x x x
Dutch 7,455 3,600 3,855 x x x
Frisian 80 35 50 x x x
German 24,060 11,340 12,715 x x x
Icelandic 155 70 85 x x x
Norwegian 840 410 430 x x x
Swedish 1,290 570 720 x x x
Vlaams (Flemish) 200 105 90 x x x
Yiddish 220 110 110 x x x
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 x x x
Greek 4,885 2,515 2,370 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages 242,395 119,930 122,465 x x x
Indo-Aryan languages 198,075 97,680 100,395 x x x
Bengali 2,680 1,390 1,290 x x x
Gujarati 6,285 2,960 3,325 x x x
Hindi 24,220 11,580 12,640 x x x
Kashmiri 40 30 15 x x x
Konkani 225 110 110 x x x
Marathi 535 280 255 x x x
Nepali 920 485 435 x x x
Oriya (Odia) 65 35 30 x x x
Punjabi (Panjabi) 151,205 74,825 76,380 x x x
Sindhi 1,575 730 850 x x x
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,455 730 725 x x x
Urdu 8,880 4,535 4,340 x x x
Iranian languages 43,980 22,075 21,910 x x x
Kurdish 1,655 875 780 x x x
Pashto 1,065 565 500 x x x
Persian (Farsi) 41,265 20,635 20,630 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 340 175 165 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages 71,375 34,590 36,785 x x x
Catalan 120 65 55 x x x
Italian 15,445 7,735 7,710 x x x
Portuguese 11,950 5,655 6,295 x x x
Romanian 7,175 3,480 3,690 x x x
Spanish 36,625 17,615 19,005 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 60 35 25 x x x
Japanese 16,900 5,750 11,145 x x x
Kartvelian languages 65 35 25 x x x
Georgian 65 35 25 x x x
Korean 45,990 20,680 25,310 x x x
Mongolic languages 340 145 195 x x x
Mongolian 340 145 200 x x x
Niger-Congo languages 2,650 1,335 1,315 x x x
Akan (Twi) 400 220 180 x x x
Bamanankan 10 5 5 x x x
Edo 80 45 35 x x x
Ewe 60 30 25 x x x
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 20 10 5 x x x
Ga 35 15 20 x x x
Ganda 65 35 30 x x x
Igbo 160 95 65 x x x
Lingala 55 25 30 x x x
Rundi (Kirundi) 100 40 55 x x x
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 100 45 55 x x x
Shona 150 70 85 x x x
Swahili 580 285 295 x x x
Wolof 25 10 20 x x x
Yoruba 190 110 80 x x x
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 610 285 330 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages 265 135 135 x x x
Dinka 75 50 30 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 185 85 100 x x x
Sign languages 620 330 295 x x x
American Sign Language 265 125 135 x x x
Quebec Sign Language 5 0 5 x x x
Sign languages, n.i.e 355 200 155 x x x
Sino-Tibetan languages 387,645 177,140 210,505 x x x
Chinese languages 385,355 175,990 209,365 x x x
Cantonese 184,370 85,070 99,295 x x x
Hakka 2,185 955 1,230 x x x
Mandarin 174,920 79,280 95,635 x x x
Min Dong 220 105 115 x x x
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10,655 4,755 5,900 x x x
Wu (Shanghainese) 4,330 1,905 2,430 x x x
Chinese, n.o.s. 8,485 3,840 4,645 x x x
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 195 80 115 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages 2,285 1,145 1,140 x x x
Burmese 1,035 525 510 x x x
Karenic languages 765 370 400 x x x
Tibetan 260 135 125 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 220 110 105 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages 2,750 980 1,775 x x x
Lao 805 405 400 x x x
Thai 1,935 570 1,360 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 15 5 5 x x x
Turkic languages 3,700 2,035 1,665 x x x
Azerbaijani 500 275 225 x x x
Turkish 2,770 1,560 1,210 x x x
Uyghur 165 85 85 x x x
Uzbek 100 45 55 x x x
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 165 75 95 x x x
Uralic languages 7,640 3,535 4,110 x x x
Estonian 455 195 255 x x x
Finnish 1,900 770 1,130 x x x
Hungarian 5,285 2,570 2,715 x x x
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Other languages, n.i.e. 370 195 170 x x x
Multiple responses 78,255 37,760 40,490 x x x
English and French 5,200 2,535 2,660 x x x
English and non-official language 69,885 33,750 36,135 x x x
French and non-official language 1,545 755 795 x x x
English, French and non-official language 1,620 725 900 x x x
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 2,440,140 1,191,675 1,248,470 x x x
Single responses 2,252,465 1,102,225 1,150,240 x x x
Official languages 1,631,365 811,500 819,865 x x x
English 1,622,740 807,235 815,500 x x x
French 8,625 4,265 4,365 x x x
Non-official languages 621,100 290,725 330,375 x x x
Aboriginal languages 105 45 55 x x x
Algonquian languages 25 10 15 x x x
Blackfoot 0 0 0 x x x
Cree-Montagnais languages 15 5 10 x x x
Atikamekw 0 0 0 x x x
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 x x x
Moose Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Naskapi 0 0 0 x x x
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Plains Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Woods Cree 0 0 5 x x x
Cree, n.o.s. 15 5 10 x x x
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Malecite 0 0 0 x x x
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 x x x
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 5 0 x x x
Algonquin 0 0 0 x x x
Ojibway 10 5 5 x x x
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages 15 5 10 x x x
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 5 10 x x x
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 x x x
Beaver 0 0 0 x x x
Carrier 0 0 0 x x x
Chilcotin 0 0 0 x x x
Dene 10 5 5 x x x
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 x x x
Gwich'in 0 0 0 x x x
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 x x x
Sekani 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 x x x
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 x x x
South Slavey 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan 0 0 0 x x x
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Haida 5 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages 0 0 0 x x x
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 x x x
Inuktitut 0 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Cayuga 0 0 0 x x x
Mohawk 0 0 0 x x x
Oneida 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Kutenai 0 0 0 x x x
Michif 0 5 0 x x x
Salish languages 15 5 5 x x x
Comox 0 0 0 x x x
Halkomelem 0 0 0 x x x
Lillooet 5 5 0 x x x
Okanagan 0 0 0 x x x
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 5 0 x x x
Squamish 0 0 5 x x x
Straits 0 0 0 x x x
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages 10 10 5 x x x
Dakota 10 10 5 x x x
Stoney 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tlingit 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian languages 10 5 10 x x x
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 5 x x x
Nisga'a 5 0 5 x x x
Tsimshian 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages 5 0 10 x x x
Haisla 5 0 0 x x x
Heiltsuk 5 0 5 x x x
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 x x x
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 x x x
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 15 5 10 x x x
Non-Aboriginal languages 621,000 290,680 330,320 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages 11,900 5,965 5,935 x x x
Berber languages 35 20 20 x x x
Kabyle 15 5 10 x x x
Berber languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 x x x
Cushitic languages 695 315 380 x x x
Bilen 5 0 0 x x x
Oromo 75 40 35 x x x
Somali 610 270 340 x x x
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 x x x
Semitic languages 11,160 5,630 5,535 x x x
Amharic 535 250 290 x x x
Arabic 8,675 4,405 4,275 x x x
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 400 200 200 x x x
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 300 165 140 x x x
Harari 10 5 5 x x x
Hebrew 785 400 380 x x x
Maltese 5 0 5 x x x
Tigrigna 350 160 190 x x x
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 85 45 45 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages 15,000 6,955 8,045 x x x
Khmer (Cambodian) 620 290 325 x x x
Vietnamese 14,365 6,660 7,710 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 15 5 5 x x x
Austronesian languages 35,340 15,585 19,755 x x x
Bikol 65 30 35 x x x
Cebuano 1,090 485 600 x x x
Fijian 100 50 50 x x x
Hiligaynon 355 155 200 x x x
Ilocano 1,465 625 840 x x x
Malagasy 5 5 0 x x x
Malay 1,050 485 565 x x x
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 135 65 75 x x x
Pangasinan 55 25 30 x x x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 30,695 13,510 17,185 x x x
Waray-Waray 55 20 30 x x x
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 260 125 130 x x x
Creole languages 290 130 160 x x x
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 x x x
Creole, n.o.s. 205 85 120 x x x
Creole languages, n.i.e. 80 40 40 x x x
Dravidian languages 3,355 1,700 1,655 x x x
Kannada 95 40 55 x x x
Malayalam 885 450 435 x x x
Tamil 1,935 960 965 x x x
Telugu 425 235 190 x x x
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 x x x
Hmong-Mien languages 55 20 30 x x x
Indo-European languages 220,605 107,095 113,505 x x x
Albanian 525 255 270 x x x
Armenian 505 220 280 x x x
Balto-Slavic languages 25,645 12,295 13,355 x x x
Baltic languages 160 70 85 x x x
Latvian 65 30 35 x x x
Lithuanian 95 45 50 x x x
Slavic languages 25,490 12,225 13,265 x x x
Belarusan 10 0 10 x x x
Bosnian 540 270 275 x x x
Bulgarian 925 430 495 x x x
Croatian 1,795 845 950 x x x
Czech 1,030 520 510 x x x
Macedonian 125 60 65 x x x
Polish 4,490 2,130 2,355 x x x
Russian 10,795 5,120 5,675 x x x
Serbian 3,475 1,760 1,710 x x x
Serbo-Croatian 435 200 235 x x x
Slovak 780 375 405 x x x
Slovene (Slovenian) 60 30 35 x x x
Ukrainian 1,005 465 545 x x x
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 x x x
Celtic languages 35 20 15 x x x
Scottish Gaelic 10 5 0 x x x
Welsh 20 10 10 x x x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 5 x x x
Germanic languages 4,660 2,200 2,460 x x x
Afrikaans 520 250 270 x x x
Danish 180 90 95 x x x
Dutch 690 325 365 x x x
Frisian 0 5 5 x x x
German 2,890 1,350 1,550 x x x
Icelandic 50 25 30 x x x
Norwegian 70 35 35 x x x
Swedish 220 105 115 x x x
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 15 5 x x x
Yiddish 10 5 0 x x x
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 x x x
Greek 1,730 835 890 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages 156,840 76,640 80,200 x x x
Indo-Aryan languages 127,625 62,475 65,150 x x x
Bengali 1,575 775 795 x x x
Gujarati 2,740 1,210 1,530 x x x
Hindi 11,230 5,310 5,920 x x x
Kashmiri 5 0 0 x x x
Konkani 35 20 15 x x x
Marathi 245 125 115 x x x
Nepali 550 290 265 x x x
Oriya (Odia) 35 15 15 x x x
Punjabi (Panjabi) 104,855 51,630 53,220 x x x
Sindhi 595 255 340 x x x
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 595 290 310 x x x
Urdu 5,165 2,560 2,610 x x x
Iranian languages 29,035 14,075 14,960 x x x
Kurdish 1,020 515 505 x x x
Pashto 660 335 330 x x x
Persian (Farsi) 27,355 13,230 14,125 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 175 90 90 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages 30,665 14,635 16,030 x x x
Catalan 60 25 30 x x x
Italian 3,950 1,720 2,230 x x x
Portuguese 5,115 2,435 2,680 x x x
Romanian 3,220 1,545 1,670 x x x
Spanish 18,315 8,905 9,410 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 x x x
Japanese 8,235 3,375 4,855 x x x
Kartvelian languages 15 10 5 x x x
Georgian 15 10 10 x x x
Korean 34,225 15,720 18,505 x x x
Mongolic languages 160 80 85 x x x
Mongolian 160 75 85 x x x
Niger-Congo languages 730 325 405 x x x
Akan (Twi) 125 70 55 x x x
Bamanankan 5 0 0 x x x
Edo 15 10 5 x x x
Ewe 15 10 10 x x x
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 5 x x x
Ga 5 0 0 x x x
Ganda 10 5 0 x x x
Igbo 35 20 15 x x x
Lingala 35 15 20 x x x
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 x x x
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 20 30 x x x
Shona 40 20 25 x x x
Swahili 155 65 90 x x x
Wolof 5 0 5 x x x
Yoruba 40 20 20 x x x
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 155 65 85 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages 105 45 60 x x x
Dinka 40 25 15 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 65 25 40 x x x
Sign languages 830 455 375 x x x
American Sign Language 300 150 150 x x x
Quebec Sign Language 5 0 5 x x x
Sign languages, n.i.e 530 310 220 x x x
Sino-Tibetan languages 285,515 130,990 154,525 x x x
Chinese languages 283,885 130,170 153,715 x x x
Cantonese 132,185 60,235 71,950 x x x
Hakka 670 280 390 x x x
Mandarin 138,680 64,055 74,625 x x x
Min Dong 65 30 35 x x x
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 4,640 2,105 2,540 x x x
Wu (Shanghainese) 2,495 1,150 1,350 x x x
Chinese, n.o.s. 5,045 2,270 2,775 x x x
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 100 45 55 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,625 820 810 x x x
Burmese 685 350 335 x x x
Karenic languages 690 335 350 x x x
Tibetan 165 90 75 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 85 45 45 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 435 580 x x x
Lao 335 155 175 x x x
Thai 670 275 400 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 x x x
Turkic languages 1,550 810 740 x x x
Azerbaijani 185 100 90 x x x
Turkish 1,190 625 570 x x x
Uyghur 100 50 45 x x x
Uzbek 40 20 20 x x x
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 x x x
Uralic languages 1,980 930 1,050 x x x
Estonian 80 35 45 x x x
Finnish 435 190 245 x x x
Hungarian 1,470 710 760 x x x
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Other languages, n.i.e. 110 55 60 x x x
Multiple responses 187,675 89,450 98,230 x x x
English and French 3,475 1,700 1,775 x x x
English and non-official language 181,310 86,450 94,855 x x x
French and non-official language 495 225 275 x x x
English, French and non-official language 2,395 1,075 1,325 x x x
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 2,440,140 1,191,675 1,248,470 x x x
None 1,919,300 944,770 974,530 x x x
English 232,050 112,195 119,855 x x x
French 19,620 8,935 10,690 x x x
Non-official language 260,735 121,820 138,915 x x x
Aboriginal 795 370 425 x x x
Non-Aboriginal 259,935 121,455 138,485 x x x
English and French 960 435 530 x x x
English and non-official language 4,895 2,285 2,605 x x x
French and non-official language 2,495 1,190 1,305 x x x
English, French and non-official language 80 40 45 x x x
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 2,064,585 998,865 1,065,720 x x x
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,978,490 957,500 1,020,990 x x x
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,612 38,879 27,793 x x x
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,981,205 959,985 1,021,225 x x x
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,422 34,038 25,878 x x x
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,781,275 875,750 905,525 x x x
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,645 39,631 26,888 x x x
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,370,150 582,525 787,620 x x x
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 2,459 1,246 3,359 x x x
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,487,050 752,840 734,210 x x x
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,621 40,050 28,268 x x x
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 2,064,610 998,830 1,065,785 x x x
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,978,875 957,440 1,021,440 x x x
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,821 55,848 38,360 x x x
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,981,625 959,980 1,021,650 x x x
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,512 44,592 32,798 x x x
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,780,850 875,325 905,525 x x x
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,281 57,128 37,762 x x x
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,370,125 581,865 788,260 x x x
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,169 5,955 6,327 x x x
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,487,050 752,855 734,195 x x x
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,081 55,081 36,854 x x x
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 2,064,615 998,835 1,065,780 x x x
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 24 637,390 361,430 275,965 x x x
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 54,955 60,834 49,056 x x x
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 67,916 76,209 57,055 x x x
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 x x x
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 90.9 93.5 87.3 x x x
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 74.0 77.5 69.1 x x x
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 9.1 6.5 12.7 x x x
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 2,064,585 998,870 1,065,720 x x x
Without total income 86,095 41,365 44,730 x x x
With total income 1,978,485 957,500 1,020,985 x x x
Percentage with total income 95.8 95.9 95.8 x x x
Under $10,000 (including loss) 337,915 144,295 193,620 x x x
$10,000 to $19,999 345,800 143,885 201,920 x x x
$20,000 to $29,999 248,300 105,920 142,380 x x x
$30,000 to $39,999 211,515 94,950 116,565 x x x
$40,000 to $49,999 188,015 87,605 100,415 x x x
$50,000 to $59,999 149,455 74,740 74,720 x x x
$60,000 to $69,999 116,775 64,275 52,500 x x x
$70,000 to $79,999 89,555 51,265 38,295 x x x
$80,000 to $89,999 70,690 41,215 29,475 x x x
$90,000 to $99,999 50,825 30,925 19,900 x x x
$100,000 and over 169,635 118,425 51,210 x x x
$100,000 to $149,999 109,000 73,650 35,350 x x x
$150,000 and over 60,640 44,780 15,860 x x x
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 2,064,585 998,865 1,065,715 x x x
Without after-tax income 83,380 38,885 44,495 x x x
With after-tax income 1,981,205 959,985 1,021,220 x x x
Percentage with after-tax income 96.0 96.1 95.8 x x x
Under $10,000 (including loss) 350,380 152,060 198,315 x x x
$10,000 to $19,999 361,855 152,890 208,960 x x x
$20,000 to $29,999 293,475 127,930 165,550 x x x
$30,000 to $39,999 250,620 114,230 136,390 x x x
$40,000 to $49,999 209,335 101,560 107,770 x x x
$50,000 to $59,999 153,280 83,235 70,040 x x x
$60,000 to $69,999 109,410 62,815 46,595 x x x
$70,000 to $79,999 79,210 46,380 32,830 x x x
$80,000 and over 173,650 118,880 54,770 x x x
$80,000 to $89,999 50,810 32,310 18,500 x x x
$90,000 to $99,999 32,520 21,870 10,645 x x x
$100,000 and over 90,320 64,695 25,625 x x x
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 2,064,585 998,870 1,065,720 x x x
Without employment income 577,535 246,030 331,505 x x x
With employment income 1,487,050 752,840 734,215 x x x
Percentage with employment income 72.0 75.4 68.9 x x x
Under $5,000 (including loss) 209,270 93,700 115,565 x x x
$5,000 to $9,999 112,350 47,995 64,355 x x x
$10,000 to $19,999 199,780 88,460 111,320 x x x
$20,000 to $29,999 164,960 74,775 90,180 x x x
$30,000 to $39,999 153,815 70,955 82,855 x x x
$40,000 to $49,999 141,800 66,710 75,090 x x x
$50,000 to $59,999 113,915 59,035 54,880 x x x
$60,000 to $69,999 90,840 52,060 38,780 x x x
$70,000 to $79,999 71,740 42,295 29,445 x x x
$80,000 and over 228,585 156,845 71,740 x x x
$80,000 to $89,999 57,565 34,490 23,075 x x x
$90,000 to $99,999 40,995 26,105 14,890 x x x
$100,000 and over 130,025 96,250 33,775 x x x
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 960,895 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 72,662 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 63,365 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 275,455 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,164 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,804 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 685,440 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 92,067 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 80,158 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 960,895 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 96,423 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,421 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 275,485 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 49,950 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 41,250 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 685,410 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 115,102 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 94,764 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 960,895 ... ... x ... ...
Under $5,000 28,325 ... ... x ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 15,380 ... ... x ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 28,770 ... ... x ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 38,310 ... ... x ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 36,160 ... ... x ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 35,660 ... ... x ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 36,315 ... ... x ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 36,530 ... ... x ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 36,630 ... ... x ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 36,515 ... ... x ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 70,005 ... ... x ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 65,325 ... ... x ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 60,005 ... ... x ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 55,025 ... ... x ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 49,190 ... ... x ... ...
$100,000 and over 332,745 ... ... x ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 100,070 ... ... x ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 72,355 ... ... x ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 82,630 ... ... x ... ...
$200,000 and over 77,695 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 960,890 ... ... x ... ...
Under $5,000 30,260 ... ... x ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 15,590 ... ... x ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 29,290 ... ... x ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 39,595 ... ... x ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 41,045 ... ... x ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 42,935 ... ... x ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 43,905 ... ... x ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 44,060 ... ... x ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 44,380 ... ... x ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 43,085 ... ... x ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 80,740 ... ... x ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 73,385 ... ... x ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 66,780 ... ... x ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 58,305 ... ... x ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 50,780 ... ... x ... ...
$100,000 and over 256,755 ... ... x ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 97,835 ... ... x ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 61,385 ... ... x ... ...
$150,000 and over 97,540 ... ... x ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 653,340 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 92,273 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 80,245 ... ... x ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 222,580 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 85,383 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 73,895 ... ... x ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 313,355 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 112,167 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 96,888 ... ... x ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 93,805 ... ... x ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,852 ... ... x ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,006 ... ... x ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 652,790 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 115,694 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 95,002 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 222,055 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 109,780 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 88,896 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 313,600 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 135,322 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 111,039 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 93,545 ... ... x ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 67,562 ... ... x ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 57,922 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 393,510 189,745 203,765 x x x
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,421 33,964 31,209 x x x
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,236 30,331 28,391 x x x
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 392,915 188,815 204,100 x x x
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 43,593 46,216 41,167 x x x
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 36,392 38,096 34,815 x x x
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,835 x x x
In the bottom half of the distribution 1,175,580 559,445 616,130 x x x
In the bottom decile 303,915 145,415 158,500 x x x
In the second decile 228,320 105,405 122,915 x x x
In the third decile 210,940 100,050 110,895 x x x
In the fourth decile 212,600 102,005 110,595 x x x
In the fifth decile 219,800 106,575 113,225 x x x
In the top half of the distribution 1,250,660 625,955 624,705 x x x
In the sixth decile 225,360 110,190 115,165 x x x
In the seventh decile 234,070 116,120 117,950 x x x
In the eighth decile 245,245 122,625 122,620 x x x
In the ninth decile 260,495 131,100 129,390 x x x
In the top decile 285,490 145,915 139,575 x x x
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 2,417,260 1,181,115 1,236,145 x x x
0 to 17 years 441,530 227,695 213,840 x x x
0 to 5 years 139,285 71,940 67,345 x x x
18 to 64 years 1,612,690 785,035 827,650 x x x
65 years and over 363,045 168,390 194,660 x x x
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 398,715 187,770 210,950 x x x
0 to 17 years 83,635 42,965 40,670 x x x
0 to 5 years 24,690 12,560 12,130 x x x
18 to 64 years 255,225 119,285 135,940 x x x
65 years and over 59,860 25,525 34,340 x x x
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 16.5 15.9 17.1 x x x
0 to 17 years (%) 18.9 18.9 19.0 x x x
0 to 5 years (%) 17.7 17.5 18.0 x x x
18 to 64 years (%) 15.8 15.2 16.4 x x x
65 years and over (%) 16.5 15.2 17.6 x x x
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 337,080 160,485 176,600 x x x
0 to 17 years 67,070 34,355 32,710 x x x
0 to 5 years 19,175 9,740 9,430 x x x
18 to 64 years 232,635 110,555 122,080 x x x
65 years and over 37,385 15,575 21,805 x x x
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 13.9 13.6 14.3 x x x
0 to 17 years (%) 15.2 15.1 15.3 x x x
0 to 5 years (%) 13.8 13.5 14.0 x x x
18 to 64 years (%) 14.4 14.1 14.8 x x x
65 years and over (%) 10.3 9.2 11.2 x x x
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,835 x x x
Official languages 2,290,565 1,129,240 1,161,325 x x x
English 2,289,520 1,128,740 1,160,780 x x x
French 172,260 76,605 95,655 x x x
Non-official languages 1,220,345 574,040 646,300 x x x
Aboriginal languages 1,605 675 935 x x x
Algonquian languages 485 200 290 x x x
Blackfoot 15 0 15 x x x
Cree-Montagnais languages 310 145 165 x x x
Atikamekw 0 0 0 x x x
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 x x x
Moose Cree 10 0 10 x x x
Naskapi 0 0 0 x x x
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Plains Cree 90 45 45 x x x
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Swampy Cree 20 10 15 x x x
Woods Cree 15 0 10 x x x
Cree, n.o.s. 185 90 95 x x x
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 10 10 x x x
Malecite 0 0 0 x x x
Mi'kmaq 15 0 10 x x x
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 145 40 100 x x x
Algonquin 15 10 10 x x x
Ojibway 115 35 85 x x x
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 x x x
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages 90 30 55 x x x
Northern Athabaskan languages 80 30 60 x x x
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 10 0 x x x
Beaver 0 0 0 x x x
Carrier 45 10 40 x x x
Chilcotin 0 0 0 x x x
Dene 10 10 10 x x x
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 x x x
Gwich'in 0 0 0 x x x
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 x x x
Sekani 10 0 0 x x x
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 x x x
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 x x x
South Slavey 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan languages 0 10 0 x x x
Kaska (Nahani) 0 10 0 x x x
Tahltan 10 0 0 x x x
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 x x x
Haida 60 35 25 x x x
Inuit languages 60 30 30 x x x
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 0 0 x x x
Inuktitut 45 15 25 x x x
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 x x x
Iroquoian languages 10 0 0 x x x
Cayuga 0 0 0 x x x
Mohawk 10 10 10 x x x
Oneida 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Kutenai 0 0 0 x x x
Michif 35 20 15 x x x
Salish languages 540 210 325 x x x
Comox 20 0 20 x x x
Halkomelem 155 60 95 x x x
Lillooet 20 10 10 x x x
Okanagan 30 15 20 x x x
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 10 0 10 x x x
Squamish 225 100 125 x x x
Straits 0 0 10 x x x
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 25 15 10 x x x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 60 15 45 x x x
Siouan languages 30 10 15 x x x
Dakota 15 10 10 x x x
Stoney 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 x x x
Tlingit 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian languages 185 80 105 x x x
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 55 15 35 x x x
Nisga'a 65 30 40 x x x
Tsimshian 60 35 30 x x x
Wakashan languages 100 45 55 x x x
Haisla 30 0 25 x x x
Heiltsuk 15 0 10 x x x
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 40 30 10 x x x
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 10 10 10 x x x
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 35 20 20 x x x
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,218,825 573,410 645,415 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages 29,225 15,270 13,960 x x x
Berber languages 125 80 45 x x x
Kabyle 55 30 25 x x x
Berber languages, n.i.e. 70 50 20 x x x
Cushitic languages 1,875 875 1,005 x x x
Bilen 15 0 15 x x x
Oromo 190 110 75 x x x
Somali 1,675 755 915 x x x
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 x x x
Semitic languages 27,480 14,465 13,015 x x x
Amharic 1,755 905 855 x x x
Arabic 19,995 10,675 9,315 x x x
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 715 345 375 x x x
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 545 270 275 x x x
Harari 55 35 20 x x x
Hebrew 4,585 2,365 2,225 x x x
Maltese 165 90 80 x x x
Tigrigna 935 510 425 x x x
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 290 150 135 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages 30,390 14,495 15,895 x x x
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,440 620 815 x x x
Vietnamese 29,015 13,890 15,125 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 60 35 25 x x x
Austronesian languages 106,580 44,625 61,960 x x x
Bikol 490 205 290 x x x
Cebuano 4,185 1,630 2,555 x x x
Fijian 985 580 405 x x x
Hiligaynon 1,365 600 770 x x x
Ilocano 5,665 2,210 3,455 x x x
Malagasy 10 0 0 x x x
Malay 6,435 3,050 3,385 x x x
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 775 350 430 x x x
Pangasinan 440 180 265 x x x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 96,290 39,665 56,620 x x x
Waray-Waray 275 120 155 x x x
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,170 580 595 x x x
Creole languages 1,820 970 845 x x x
Haitian Creole 60 20 35 x x x
Creole, n.o.s. 1,025 545 475 x x x
Creole languages, n.i.e. 755 420 335 x x x
Dravidian languages 8,880 4,710 4,165 x x x
Kannada 445 210 235 x x x
Malayalam 2,585 1,395 1,190 x x x
Tamil 4,855 2,530 2,325 x x x
Telugu 1,425 830 595 x x x
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 65 25 40 x x x
Hmong-Mien languages 155 75 75 x x x
Indo-European languages 536,810 262,060 274,750 x x x
Albanian 1,135 580 560 x x x
Armenian 1,460 730 735 x x x
Balto-Slavic languages 66,120 31,540 34,590 x x x
Baltic languages 635 310 320 x x x
Latvian 310 175 140 x x x
Lithuanian 325 140 190 x x x
Slavic languages 65,670 31,320 34,350 x x x
Belarusan 205 95 110 x x x
Bosnian 1,775 885 890 x x x
Bulgarian 1,970 875 1,095 x x x
Croatian 7,995 3,920 4,075 x x x
Czech 4,575 2,140 2,440 x x x
Macedonian 345 185 160 x x x
Polish 13,820 6,540 7,275 x x x
Russian 24,005 11,325 12,675 x x x
Serbian 8,010 4,110 3,905 x x x
Serbo-Croatian 1,245 595 645 x x x
Slovak 3,060 1,430 1,630 x x x
Slovene (Slovenian) 730 330 400 x x x
Ukrainian 5,960 2,605 3,355 x x x
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 250 125 120 x x x
Celtic languages 1,175 655 520 x x x
Scottish Gaelic 345 225 120 x x x
Welsh 145 60 80 x x x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 690 370 320 x x x
Germanic languages 57,255 27,525 29,735 x x x
Afrikaans 4,230 2,160 2,070 x x x
Danish 2,460 1,150 1,305 x x x
Dutch 9,200 4,345 4,855 x x x
Frisian 120 55 65 x x x
German 38,665 18,845 19,825 x x x
Icelandic 215 115 100 x x x
Norwegian 1,405 725 675 x x x
Swedish 2,765 1,210 1,560 x x x
Vlaams (Flemish) 220 125 95 x x x
Yiddish 385 175 210 x x x
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 75 40 30 x x x
Greek 7,230 3,675 3,555 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages 297,060 147,625 149,435 x x x
Indo-Aryan languages 248,620 123,210 125,405 x x x
Bengali 3,140 1,610 1,530 x x x
Gujarati 10,685 5,025 5,650 x x x
Hindi 70,500 34,305 36,195 x x x
Kashmiri 45 25 15 x x x
Konkani 375 185 190 x x x
Marathi 1,275 650 625 x x x
Nepali 1,185 595 585 x x x
Oriya (Odia) 70 40 30 x x x
Punjabi (Panjabi) 187,530 93,595 93,935 x x x
Sindhi 3,135 1,340 1,795 x x x
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 2,145 1,115 1,030 x x x
Urdu 14,610 7,635 6,975 x x x
Iranian languages 49,445 24,955 24,490 x x x
Kurdish 2,075 1,095 975 x x x
Pashto 1,540 860 680 x x x
Persian (Farsi) 47,155 23,770 23,385 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 750 380 375 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages 118,715 56,405 62,310 x x x
Catalan 245 125 120 x x x
Italian 25,610 12,450 13,160 x x x
Portuguese 15,675 7,450 8,225 x x x
Romanian 8,265 4,075 4,190 x x x
Spanish 75,105 35,250 39,855 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 215 130 85 x x x
Japanese 28,630 12,410 16,215 x x x
Kartvelian languages 90 45 40 x x x
Georgian 90 50 40 x x x
Korean 50,640 23,170 27,465 x x x
Mongolic languages 320 155 165 x x x
Mongolian 320 155 165 x x x
Niger-Congo languages 5,805 3,015 2,785 x x x
Akan (Twi) 495 280 215 x x x
Bamanankan 20 15 10 x x x
Edo 115 60 55 x x x
Ewe 110 75 35 x x x
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 45 10 35 x x x
Ga 95 60 30 x x x
Ganda 105 60 45 x x x
Igbo 240 140 95 x x x
Lingala 240 110 130 x x x
Rundi (Kirundi) 100 40 65 x x x
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 205 95 115 x x x
Shona 265 125 140 x x x
Swahili 2,655 1,440 1,220 x x x
Wolof 30 15 15 x x x
Yoruba 505 260 250 x x x
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,325 605 720 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages 305 155 150 x x x
Dinka 45 35 15 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 255 120 135 x x x
Sign languages 3,535 1,405 2,130 x x x
American Sign Language 2,035 690 1,345 x x x
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 0 x x x
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,565 735 830 x x x
Sino-Tibetan languages 431,540 199,110 232,430 x x x
Chinese languages 429,070 197,865 231,205 x x x
Cantonese 223,700 103,515 120,185 x x x
Hakka 2,550 1,215 1,340 x x x
Mandarin 250,175 112,935 137,235 x x x
Min Dong 125 55 70 x x x
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15,660 6,940 8,715 x x x
Wu (Shanghainese) 5,385 2,345 3,035 x x x
Chinese, n.o.s. 8,745 3,985 4,765 x x x
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 195 80 115 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages 2,755 1,375 1,380 x x x
Burmese 1,390 685 700 x x x
Karenic languages 905 455 450 x x x
Tibetan 305 165 140 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 300 140 155 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages 3,810 1,535 2,270 x x x
Lao 1,125 505 615 x x x
Thai 2,870 1,105 1,765 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 x x x
Turkic languages 5,955 3,225 2,725 x x x
Azerbaijani 835 450 380 x x x
Turkish 4,875 2,635 2,245 x x x
Uyghur 110 50 60 x x x
Uzbek 170 95 75 x x x
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 225 120 105 x x x
Uralic languages 9,045 4,200 4,840 x x x
Estonian 500 205 295 x x x
Finnish 2,090 825 1,260 x x x
Hungarian 6,480 3,175 3,310 x x x
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Other languages, n.i.e. 700 385 315 x x x
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,835 x x x
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 2,103,115 1,032,695 1,070,420 x x x
Canadian citizens aged under 18 403,685 208,715 194,970 x x x
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 1,699,430 823,985 875,450 x x x
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 323,120 152,705 170,415 x x x
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,835 x x x
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 1,358,990 686,180 672,805 x x x
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 989,540 461,660 527,885 x x x
Before 1981 209,975 100,680 109,295 x x x
1981 to 1990 120,730 56,305 64,425 x x x
1991 to 2000 247,835 114,340 133,490 x x x
2001 to 2010 268,470 123,240 145,230 x x x
2001 to 2005 124,890 57,190 67,695 x x x
2006 to 2010 143,580 66,050 77,535 x x x
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 142,535 67,090 75,440 x x x
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 77,700 37,560 40,140 x x x
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 989,540 461,660 527,885 x x x
Under 5 years 78,020 39,580 38,445 x x x
5 to 14 years 158,290 81,570 76,720 x x x
15 to 24 years 204,755 93,100 111,650 x x x
25 to 44 years 424,180 189,745 234,440 x x x
45 years and over 124,300 57,665 66,630 x x x
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 54 989,545 461,660 527,880 x x x
Americas 65,325 30,720 34,605 x x x
Brazil 2,855 1,175 1,685 x x x
Colombia 3,075 1,400 1,675 x x x
El Salvador 4,405 2,235 2,170 x x x
Guyana 920 420 500 x x x
Haiti 260 110 155 x x x
Jamaica 2,230 1,160 1,070 x x x
Mexico 7,855 3,420 4,435 x x x
Peru 2,700 1,160 1,540 x x x
Trinidad and Tobago 1,935 895 1,045 x x x
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 26,445 12,755 13,695 x x x
Other places of birth in Americas 12,645 5,995 6,645 x x x
Europe 170,930 83,890 87,040 x x x
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,925 1,905 2,025 x x x
Croatia 4,115 2,075 2,035 x x x
France 3,440 1,800 1,640 x x x
Germany 13,520 6,480 7,040 x x x
Greece 2,885 1,520 1,370 x x x
Hungary 3,700 1,895 1,810 x x x
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 3,835 2,100 1,735 x x x
Italy 10,395 5,350 5,045 x x x
Netherlands 6,300 3,130 3,170 x x x
Poland 10,480 4,885 5,590 x x x
Portugal 4,660 2,315 2,345 x x x
Romania 7,110 3,445 3,665 x x x
Russian Federation 8,460 3,655 4,810 x x x
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 3,775 1,890 1,885 x x x
Ukraine 5,480 2,590 2,885 x x x
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 56,530 28,245 28,280 x x x
Other places of birth in Europe 22,320 10,615 11,705 x x x
Africa 32,100 16,260 15,840 x x x
Algeria 425 275 150 x x x
Egypt 2,110 1,130 980 x x x
Ethiopia 1,665 835 825 x x x
Kenya 4,065 1,875 2,190 x x x
Morocco 730 385 345 x x x
Nigeria 1,205 630 570 x x x
Somalia 1,010 485 525 x x x
South Africa, Republic of 8,205 4,265 3,935 x x x
Other places of birth in Africa 12,690 6,365 6,325 x x x
Asia 697,305 319,470 377,835 x x x
Afghanistan 4,860 2,445 2,420 x x x
Bangladesh 1,870 945 925 x x x
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 188,965 84,380 104,580 x x x
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 71,720 32,950 38,770 x x x
India 125,640 61,245 64,395 x x x
IranCensus data footnote 61 35,250 17,905 17,345 x x x
Iraq 5,215 2,660 2,555 x x x
Japan 10,675 3,140 7,535 x x x
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 36,860 16,745 20,120 x x x
Lebanon 1,860 1,040 820 x x x
Pakistan 9,220 4,725 4,500 x x x
Philippines 96,685 40,635 56,040 x x x
Sri Lanka 4,160 2,160 1,995 x x x
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 2,310 1,170 1,140 x x x
Taiwan 37,425 16,850 20,575 x x x
Viet Nam 24,025 11,235 12,790 x x x
Other places of birth in Asia 40,560 19,240 21,325 x x x
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 23,885 11,325 12,560 x x x
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 54 142,530 67,090 75,440 x x x
Americas 10,095 5,115 4,980 x x x
Brazil 960 440 520 x x x
Colombia 460 220 245 x x x
Cuba 65 35 35 x x x
Haiti 15 0 10 x x x
Jamaica 155 115 45 x x x
Mexico 2,295 1,160 1,130 x x x
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 4,065 2,155 1,905 x x x
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 220 100 115 x x x
Other places of birth in Americas 1,855 880 970 x x x
Europe 13,610 7,015 6,595 x x x
France 785 420 370 x x x
Germany 770 450 325 x x x
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 1,210 760 450 x x x
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 200 110 90 x x x
Romania 545 240 305 x x x
Russian Federation 1,405 500 910 x x x
Ukraine 945 375 565 x x x
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 3,855 2,230 1,620 x x x
Other places of birth in Europe 3,895 1,935 1,960 x x x
Africa 4,355 2,280 2,075 x x x
Algeria 55 40 20 x x x
Cameroon 55 20 35 x x x
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 115 70 45 x x x
Côte d'Ivoire 10 10 10 x x x
Egypt 510 280 235 x x x
Eritrea 300 165 130 x x x
Ethiopia 255 140 115 x x x
Morocco 115 60 60 x x x
Nigeria 375 185 190 x x x
Somalia 350 140 205 x x x
South Africa, Republic of 850 475 375 x x x
Tunisia 70 30 40 x x x
Other places of birth in Africa 1,300 685 615 x x x
Asia 112,400 51,560 60,840 x x x
Afghanistan 855 450 405 x x x
Bangladesh 385 180 205 x x x
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 35,895 16,005 19,880 x x x
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 1,695 710 985 x x x
India 21,380 10,695 10,685 x x x
IranCensus data footnote 61 8,315 4,160 4,155 x x x
Iraq 1,850 910 945 x x x
Israel 300 170 125 x x x
Japan 1,845 465 1,380 x x x
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,640 2,860 3,775 x x x
Lebanon 210 110 100 x x x
Nepal 215 90 125 x x x
Pakistan 1,670 840 830 x x x
Philippines 20,205 9,060 11,145 x x x
Saudi Arabia 335 145 185 x x x
Sri Lanka 460 230 230 x x x
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,785 900 885 x x x
Taiwan 2,325 905 1,420 x x x
Turkey 365 205 160 x x x
United Arab Emirates 340 175 165 x x x
Viet Nam 1,510 600 910 x x x
Other places of birth in Asia 3,840 1,695 2,145 x x x
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 2,075 1,120 955 x x x
Australia 1,140 610 525 x x x
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 935 510 425 x x x
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,835 x x x
First generationCensus data footnote 69 1,085,610 508,765 576,850 x x x
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 607,590 307,925 299,665 x x x
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 733,040 368,715 364,325 x x x
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 72 794,150 368,155 425,995 x x x
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 461,950 221,655 240,300 x x x
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 176,955 104,335 72,620 x x x
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 285,000 117,320 167,685 x x x
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 249,920 103,575 146,345 x x x
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 71,115 37,970 33,145 x x x
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 11,165 4,955 6,205 x x x
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,830 x x x
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 61,455 29,075 32,380 x x x
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 59,595 28,195 31,400 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 35,765 16,870 18,900 x x x
Métis 23,425 11,145 12,280 x x x
Inuk (Inuit) 405 180 220 x x x
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 1,070 505 565 x x x
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 790 375 420 x x x
Non-Aboriginal identity 2,364,780 1,156,325 1,208,450 x x x
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,830 x x x
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 24,115 11,160 12,950 x x x
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 2,402,120 1,174,240 1,227,880 x x x
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,830 x x x
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 13,615 6,540 7,075 x x x
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 13,305 6,385 6,925 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 10,895 5,120 5,770 x x x
Métis single ancestry 2,265 1,190 1,080 x x x
Inuit single ancestry 145 75 75 x x x
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 310 155 150 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 290 145 145 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 15 10 10 x x x
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 10 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 61,085 29,110 31,975 x x x
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 58,700 28,025 30,675 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 38,755 18,495 20,260 x x x
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 19,595 9,365 10,230 x x x
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 355 170 180 x x x
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 2,385 1,085 1,305 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,305 1,065 1,240 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 30 10 25 x x x
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 30 10 20 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20 10 20 x x x
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 2,351,530 1,149,750 1,201,785 x x x
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 2,426,235 1,185,405 1,240,835 x x x
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 1,185,680 565,020 620,660 x x x
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 291,005 145,545 145,460 x x x
Chinese 474,655 221,985 252,670 x x x
Black 29,830 15,465 14,370 x x x
Filipino 123,170 54,260 68,910 x x x
Latin American 34,805 16,490 18,315 x x x
Arab 16,430 8,805 7,635 x x x
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 44,905 21,400 23,505 x x x
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 46,010 23,455 22,555 x x x
Korean 52,980 24,465 28,515 x x x
Japanese 30,110 12,580 17,535 x x x
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 6,490 3,165 3,330 x x x
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 35,290 17,420 17,870 x x x
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 1,240,555 620,380 620,170 x x x
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,830 x x x
North American Aboriginal origins 74,700 35,655 39,050 x x x
First Nations (North American Indian) 52,305 24,845 27,460 x x x
Inuit 600 275 330 x x x
Métis 24,505 11,775 12,730 x x x
Other North American origins 353,945 177,115 176,830 x x x
Acadian 1,520 775 745 x x x
American 32,115 15,550 16,565 x x x
Canadian 331,205 166,010 165,200 x x x
New Brunswicker 10 0 0 x x x
Newfoundlander 660 370 290 x x x
Nova Scotian 75 40 35 x x x
Ontarian 35 25 15 x x x
Québécois 750 440 310 x x x
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 170 80 90 x x x
European origins 1,195,185 593,595 601,590 x x x
British Isles origins 763,525 379,940 383,585 x x x
Channel Islander 155 90 70 x x x
Cornish 245 125 120 x x x
English 470,340 232,230 238,110 x x x
Irish 275,355 132,540 142,820 x x x
Manx 770 365 405 x x x
Scottish 341,075 167,685 173,390 x x x
Welsh 44,935 21,730 23,205 x x x
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 55,695 27,505 28,190 x x x
French origins 147,835 71,180 76,660 x x x
Alsatian 115 50 60 x x x
Breton 45 15 30 x x x
Corsican 75 35 45 x x x
French 147,715 71,115 76,595 x x x
Western European origins (except French origins) 312,330 154,110 158,220 x x x
Austrian 21,260 10,070 11,185 x x x
Bavarian 80 50 35 x x x
Belgian 8,205 4,065 4,135 x x x
Dutch 77,635 38,345 39,290 x x x
Flemish 955 485 465 x x x
Frisian 195 70 125 x x x
German 222,025 109,675 112,350 x x x
Luxembourger 330 175 150 x x x
Swiss 11,340 5,720 5,625 x x x
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 455 200 250 x x x
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 130,095 62,650 67,445 x x x
Danish 23,025 11,200 11,820 x x x
Finnish 14,085 6,665 7,420 x x x
Icelandic 11,055 5,475 5,580 x x x
Norwegian 49,335 24,045 25,290 x x x
Swedish 40,690 18,725 21,965 x x x
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 5,320 2,705 2,615 x x x
Eastern European origins 256,190 124,165 132,020 x x x
Bulgarian 2,940 1,370 1,570 x x x
Byelorussian 1,825 945 880 x x x
Czech 11,710 5,670 6,040 x x x
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 2,560 1,310 1,250 x x x
Estonian 2,540 1,175 1,375 x x x
Hungarian 25,860 12,720 13,135 x x x
Latvian 2,455 1,260 1,195 x x x
Lithuanian 4,155 2,000 2,155 x x x
Moldovan 720 340 375 x x x
Polish 70,590 33,860 36,725 x x x
Romanian 17,490 8,455 9,030 x x x
Russian 58,535 27,690 30,850 x x x
Slovak 6,345 2,945 3,400 x x x
Ukrainian 94,400 46,150 48,250 x x x
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 2,230 1,015 1,220 x x x
Southern European origins 196,295 97,515 98,785 x x x
Albanian 1,330 665 665 x x x
Bosnian 2,675 1,315 1,360 x x x
Catalan 65 55 15 x x x
Croatian 15,670 8,100 7,570 x x x
Cypriot 345 195 150 x x x
Greek 16,085 8,275 7,810 x x x
Italian 87,875 44,495 43,380 x x x
Kosovar 170 90 80 x x x
Macedonian 865 470 390 x x x
Maltese 1,185 655 535 x x x
Montenegrin 600 280 315 x x x
Portuguese 24,575 12,050 12,520 x x x
Serbian 10,160 5,285 4,875 x x x
Sicilian 210 135 80 x x x
Slovenian 3,050 1,475 1,575 x x x
Spanish 43,990 20,385 23,605 x x x
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 3,275 1,470 1,805 x x x
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 230 110 125 x x x
Other European origins 18,865 9,790 9,070 x x x
Basque 475 280 195 x x x
Jewish 11,230 5,795 5,435 x x x
Roma (Gypsy) 325 120 205 x x x
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 505 255 255 x x x
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 6,470 3,400 3,065 x x x
Caribbean origins 16,395 8,195 8,205 x x x
Antiguan 130 60 70 x x x
Bahamian 160 90 65 x x x
Barbadian 1,310 690 620 x x x
Bermudan 155 75 85 x x x
Carib 60 40 20 x x x
Cuban 870 440 430 x x x
Dominican 535 250 290 x x x
Grenadian 280 150 130 x x x
Guadeloupean 10 10 10 x x x
Haitian 635 285 345 x x x
Jamaican 6,455 3,365 3,085 x x x
Kittitian/Nevisian 95 55 45 x x x
Martinican 20 10 20 x x x
Montserratan 15 0 10 x x x
Puerto Rican 280 115 165 x x x
St. Lucian 115 60 60 x x x
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 3,120 1,550 1,565 x x x
Vincentian/Grenadinian 325 145 180 x x x
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,440 655 785 x x x
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 1,485 715 770 x x x
Latin, Central and South American origins 49,100 23,700 25,405 x x x
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 1,790 935 860 x x x
Arawak 55 30 30 x x x
Argentinian 1,360 610 745 x x x
Belizean 35 20 15 x x x
Bolivian 185 60 125 x x x
Brazilian 4,065 1,830 2,230 x x x
Chilean 3,840 1,840 2,000 x x x
Colombian 4,600 2,240 2,355 x x x
Costa Rican 460 225 230 x x x
Ecuadorian 740 355 385 x x x
Guatemalan 1,985 1,050 935 x x x
Guyanese 1,240 635 600 x x x
Hispanic 1,200 575 625 x x x
Honduran 1,120 585 530 x x x
Maya 620 335 290 x x x
Mexican 15,115 7,170 7,945 x x x
Nicaraguan 1,060 485 570 x x x
Panamanian 195 105 90 x x x
Paraguayan 285 145 135 x x x
Peruvian 3,100 1,435 1,665 x x x
Salvadorean 5,310 2,690 2,620 x x x
Uruguayan 285 150 135 x x x
Venezuelan 1,555 750 800 x x x
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 2,450 1,205 1,245 x x x
African origins 40,665 20,870 19,795 x x x
Central and West African origins 4,965 2,665 2,305 x x x
Akan 30 20 10 x x x
Angolan 55 25 25 x x x
Ashanti 65 25 40 x x x
Beninese 30 15 15 x x x
Burkinabe 20 15 10 x x x
Cameroonian 85 45 40 x x x
Chadian 10 0 10 x x x
Congolese 675 355 325 x x x
Edo 60 40 15 x x x
Ewe 55 25 25 x x x
Gabonese 10 0 10 x x x
Gambian 20 10 10 x x x
Ghanaian 1,270 705 565 x x x
Guinean 125 45 80 x x x
Ibo 200 120 80 x x x
Ivorian 45 25 15 x x x
Liberian 205 90 115 x x x
Malian 20 15 10 x x x
Malinké 10 0 0 x x x
Nigerian 1,680 920 760 x x x
Peulh 20 10 15 x x x
Senegalese 45 35 15 x x x
Sierra Leonean 90 40 50 x x x
Togolese 80 45 35 x x x
Wolof 0 0 0 x x x
Yoruba 130 70 60 x x x
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 400 190 205 x x x
North African origins 7,325 3,840 3,490 x x x
Algerian 615 360 255 x x x
Berber 185 115 70 x x x
Coptic 120 70 55 x x x
Dinka 15 10 10 x x x
Egyptian 3,405 1,785 1,620 x x x
Libyan 210 150 60 x x x
Maure 105 40 65 x x x
Moroccan 1,480 780 700 x x x
Sudanese 940 405 535 x x x
Tunisian 380 205 175 x x x
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 170 100 65 x x x
Southern and East African origins 17,295 8,745 8,550 x x x
Afrikaner 365 175 190 x x x
Amhara 115 60 55 x x x
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 235 125 115 x x x
Burundian 195 90 105 x x x
Djiboutian 0 0 0 x x x
Eritrean 950 505 445 x x x
Ethiopian 2,020 1,060 965 x x x
Harari 0 0 0 x x x
Kenyan 1,170 570 605 x x x
Malagasy 80 50 30 x x x
Mauritian 760 420 335 x x x
Oromo 120 70 50 x x x
Rwandan 305 170 140 x x x
Seychellois 15 10 10 x x x
Somali 2,105 1,015 1,090 x x x
South African 6,485 3,305 3,180 x x x
Tanzanian 425 170 250 x x x
Tigrian 180 100 85 x x x
Ugandan 595 295 300 x x x
Zambian 120 65 60 x x x
Zimbabwean 565 290 270 x x x
Zulu 65 25 40 x x x
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,390 690 695 x x x
Other African origins 11,685 5,945 5,745 x x x
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,460 750 710 x x x
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 10,325 5,240 5,085 x x x
Asian origins 1,128,155 536,680 591,470 x x x
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 86,090 44,390 41,705 x x x
Afghan 7,500 3,785 3,715 x x x
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 4,655 2,510 2,140 x x x
Armenian 2,845 1,460 1,390 x x x
Assyrian 450 245 205 x x x
Azerbaijani 890 510 375 x x x
Georgian 550 290 260 x x x
Hazara 55 30 20 x x x
Iranian 44,355 22,490 21,865 x x x
Iraqi 5,205 2,635 2,565 x x x
Israeli 2,075 1,100 965 x x x
Jordanian 585 310 275 x x x
Kazakh 275 170 100 x x x
Kurd 1,980 1,075 900 x x x
Kuwaiti 100 70 30 x x x
Kyrgyz 155 85 70 x x x
Lebanese 5,320 2,830 2,490 x x x
Palestinian 2,245 1,190 1,060 x x x
Pashtun 325 190 140 x x x
Saudi Arabian 550 320 220 x x x
Syrian 2,780 1,340 1,440 x x x
Tajik 240 120 115 x x x
Tatar 650 325 325 x x x
Turk 5,185 2,865 2,325 x x x
Turkmen 75 45 25 x x x
Uighur 100 45 50 x x x
Uzbek 245 135 110 x x x
Yemeni 255 160 90 x x x
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 2,135 1,105 1,030 x x x
South Asian origins 287,900 143,920 143,985 x x x
Bangladeshi 1,510 745 760 x x x
Bengali 755 355 405 x x x
Bhutanese 100 50 45 x x x
East Indian 243,135 121,175 121,960 x x x
Goan 320 160 160 x x x
Gujarati 615 300 320 x x x
Kashmiri 145 75 70 x x x
Nepali 1,155 550 605 x x x
Pakistani 10,825 5,610 5,210 x x x
Punjabi 30,670 15,525 15,145 x x x
Sinhalese 530 290 240 x x x
Sri Lankan 5,065 2,665 2,405 x x x
Tamil 1,060 580 475 x x x
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 7,200 3,550 3,655 x x x
East and Southeast Asian origins 759,850 351,250 408,605 x x x
Burmese 1,970 1,000 965 x x x
Cambodian (Khmer) 2,510 1,205 1,310 x x x
Chinese 499,175 234,015 265,160 x x x
Filipino 133,925 59,375 74,555 x x x
Hmong 115 55 55 x x x
Indonesian 4,935 2,355 2,575 x x x
Japanese 37,630 16,280 21,350 x x x
Karen 890 445 440 x x x
Korean 55,505 25,720 29,790 x x x
Laotian 1,775 870 905 x x x
Malaysian 4,230 1,955 2,275 x x x
Mongolian 1,000 485 525 x x x
Singaporean 895 420 475 x x x
Taiwanese 20,345 9,320 11,025 x x x
Thai 3,330 1,300 2,030 x x x
Tibetan 445 235 215 x x x
Vietnamese 34,915 17,065 17,850 x x x
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 630 265 365 x x x
Other Asian origins 1,805 910 890 x x x
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 1,805 915 895 x x x
Oceania origins 26,820 13,345 13,465 x x x
Australian 8,360 4,370 3,990 x x x
New Zealander 3,340 1,695 1,645 x x x
Pacific Islands origins 15,550 7,520 8,025 x x x
Fijian 13,085 6,375 6,705 x x x
Hawaiian 865 370 495 x x x
Maori 565 320 245 x x x
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 345 145 195 x x x
Samoan 245 125 120 x x x
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 680 320 355 x x x
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 960,895 ... ... x ... ...
Owner 612,005 ... ... x ... ...
Renter 348,700 ... ... x ... ...
Band housing 190 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 960,895 ... ... x ... ...
Condominium 293,765 ... ... x ... ...
Not condominium 667,130 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 960,895 ... ... x ... ...
No bedrooms 17,175 ... ... x ... ...
1 bedroom 208,400 ... ... x ... ...
2 bedrooms 259,450 ... ... x ... ...
3 bedrooms 215,335 ... ... x ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 260,530 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 960,890 ... ... x ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 413,395 ... ... x ... ...
5 rooms 129,200 ... ... x ... ...
6 rooms 100,710 ... ... x ... ...
7 rooms 83,140 ... ... x ... ...
8 or more rooms 234,455 ... ... x ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.6 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 960,895 ... ... x ... ...
One person or fewer per room 927,685 ... ... x ... ...
More than 1 person per room 33,210 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 960,890 ... ... x ... ...
Suitable 890,535 ... ... x ... ...
Not suitable 70,365 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 960,895 ... ... x ... ...
1960 or before 128,710 ... ... x ... ...
1961 to 1980 253,845 ... ... x ... ...
1981 to 1990 151,760 ... ... x ... ...
1991 to 2000 171,550 ... ... x ... ...
2001 to 2005 71,265 ... ... x ... ...
2006 to 2010 95,910 ... ... x ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 87,855 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 960,895 ... ... x ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 906,230 ... ... x ... ...
Major repairs needed 54,665 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 960,895 ... ... x ... ...
1 household maintainer 555,795 ... ... x ... ...
2 household maintainers 364,605 ... ... x ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 40,495 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 960,895 ... ... x ... ...
15 to 24 years 30,220 ... ... x ... ...
25 to 34 years 142,600 ... ... x ... ...
35 to 44 years 171,450 ... ... x ... ...
45 to 54 years 209,675 ... ... x ... ...
55 to 64 years 188,785 ... ... x ... ...
65 to 74 years 126,445 ... ... x ... ...
75 to 84 years 66,025 ... ... x ... ...
85 years and over 25,700 ... ... x ... ...
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 141 953,380 ... ... x ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 648,420 ... ... x ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 304,955 ... ... x ... ...
30% to less than 100% 240,995 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 608,080 ... ... x ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 60.3 ... ... x ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 25.4 ... ... x ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,376 ... ... x ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,622 ... ... x ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 800,220 ... ... x ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 1,005,920 ... ... x ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 347,220 ... ... x ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 13.1 ... ... x ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 43.5 ... ... x ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,136 ... ... x ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,242 ... ... x ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 2,064,610 998,830 1,065,780 x x x
No certificate, diploma or degree 287,135 139,610 147,525 x x x
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 589,940 288,420 301,520 x x x
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,187,535 570,805 616,730 x x x
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 133,015 94,640 38,380 x x x
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 61,205 35,080 26,125 x x x
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 71,810 59,560 12,255 x x x
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 345,280 145,135 200,145 x x x
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 77,845 32,950 44,900 x x x
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 631,385 298,080 333,305 x x x
Bachelor's degree 415,805 191,250 224,550 x x x
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 44,855 18,920 25,935 x x x
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 18,135 9,810 8,325 x x x
Master's degree 129,655 63,875 65,780 x x x
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 22,935 14,225 8,710 x x x
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 1,392,440 671,970 720,470 x x x
No certificate, diploma or degree 111,575 58,090 53,480 x x x
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 339,185 168,975 170,210 x x x
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 941,685 444,905 496,780 x x x
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 93,815 67,360 26,455 x x x
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 43,165 24,930 18,230 x x x
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 50,655 42,430 8,225 x x x
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 267,620 112,745 154,885 x x x
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 58,545 24,490 34,055 x x x
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 521,700 240,310 281,385 x x x
Bachelor's degree 342,235 154,945 187,290 x x x
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 35,940 14,735 21,210 x x x
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 14,490 7,215 7,280 x x x
Master's degree 111,335 53,020 58,310 x x x
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 17,690 10,400 7,300 x x x
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 2,064,610 998,835 1,065,780 x x x
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 877,080 428,030 449,050 x x x
Education 69,880 15,415 54,465 x x x
13. Education 69,880 15,410 54,470 x x x
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 67,210 31,010 36,200 x x x
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 11,500 8,720 2,780 x x x
50. Visual and performing arts 55,710 22,290 33,420 x x x
Humanities 79,940 30,295 49,645 x x x
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 11,125 2,575 8,550 x x x
23. English language and literature/letters 22,630 7,005 15,625 x x x
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 24,845 9,590 15,260 x x x
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 350 140 215 x x x
38. Philosophy and religious studies 4,010 2,390 1,620 x x x
39. Theology and religious vocations 5,345 3,190 2,160 x x x
54. History 9,335 4,980 4,355 x x x
55. French language and literature/letters 2,305 430 1,875 x x x
Social and behavioural sciences and law 155,565 57,725 97,840 x x x
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 2,615 690 1,925 x x x
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 16,575 5,980 10,595 x x x
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 19,095 1,740 17,350 x x x
22. Legal professions and studies 24,595 9,270 15,320 x x x
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,635 770 1,860 x x x
42. Psychology 26,775 7,540 19,235 x x x
45. Social sciences 63,280 31,730 31,550 x x x
Business, management and public administration 260,400 112,020 148,380 x x x
30.16 Accounting and computer science 420 130 285 x x x
44. Public administration and social service professions 10,235 2,465 7,770 x x x
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 249,745 109,420 140,320 x x x
Physical and life sciences and technologies 55,940 29,310 26,640 x x x
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 22,715 10,225 12,490 x x x
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 13,390 6,565 6,825 x x x
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 635 160 475 x x x
40. Physical sciences 17,610 11,790 5,820 x x x
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,600 565 1,035 x x x
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 56,690 37,010 19,680 x x x
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 44,915 31,730 13,190 x x x
25. Library science 3,210 480 2,725 x x x
27. Mathematics and statistics 7,980 4,430 3,550 x x x
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 590 375 215 x x x
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 211,910 186,360 25,550 x x x
04. Architecture and related services 11,380 7,200 4,185 x x x
14. Engineering 74,080 59,710 14,370 x x x
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 33,825 29,890 3,935 x x x
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 40 25 10 x x x
46. Construction trades 39,190 37,980 1,210 x x x
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 35,815 34,715 1,095 x x x
48. Precision production 17,580 16,840 745 x x x
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 16,890 9,535 7,350 x x x
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 10,385 5,480 4,905 x x x
03. Natural resources and conservation 6,505 4,060 2,450 x x x
Health and related fields 159,905 36,460 123,440 x x x
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 12,705 6,575 6,125 x x x
51. Health professions and related programs 141,910 26,980 114,930 x x x
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 5,295 2,905 2,390 x x x
Personal, protective and transportation services 52,975 25,600 27,375 x x x
12. Personal and culinary services 36,770 12,030 24,745 x x x
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 90 85 10 x x x
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 265 250 15 x x x
43. Security and protective services 5,915 4,425 1,495 x x x
49. Transportation and materials moving 9,940 8,810 1,125 x x x
Other 220 70 155 x x x
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 225 70 150 x x x
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 1,392,435 671,965 720,475 x x x
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 450,760 227,065 223,695 x x x
Education 49,160 10,165 38,995 x x x
13. Education 49,160 10,165 38,995 x x x
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 54,535 25,050 29,485 x x x
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 9,115 6,975 2,140 x x x
50. Visual and performing arts 45,415 18,075 27,340 x x x
Humanities 62,810 23,065 39,740 x x x
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 8,935 1,885 7,055 x x x
23. English language and literature/letters 17,550 5,320 12,235 x x x
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 20,030 7,495 12,530 x x x
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 270 115 155 x x x
38. Philosophy and religious studies 3,135 1,830 1,310 x x x
39. Theology and religious vocations 3,965 2,340 1,620 x x x
54. History 7,210 3,755 3,460 x x x
55. French language and literature/letters 1,705 325 1,380 x x x
Social and behavioural sciences and law 127,395 45,820 81,575 x x x
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 2,270 580 1,685 x x x
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 14,210 5,000 9,205 x x x
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 15,160 1,385 13,770 x x x
22. Legal professions and studies 20,290 6,915 13,375 x x x
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,135 615 1,515 x x x
42. Psychology 21,460 5,815 15,650 x x x
45. Social sciences 51,875 25,505 26,370 x x x
Business, management and public administration 213,390 90,380 123,015 x x x
30.16 Accounting and computer science 310 105 200 x x x
44. Public administration and social service professions 8,095 1,895 6,200 x x x
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 204,985 88,375 116,605 x x x
Physical and life sciences and technologies 42,715 21,695 21,020 x x x
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 18,145 8,020 10,120 x x x
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 9,880 4,685 5,195 x x x
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 500 115 385 x x x
40. Physical sciences 13,105 8,500 4,600 x x x
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,095 370 725 x x x
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 49,880 32,880 16,995 x x x
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 40,915 28,945 11,965 x x x
25. Library science 2,350 365 1,985 x x x
27. Mathematics and statistics 6,115 3,260 2,850 x x x
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 500 310 190 x x x
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 162,555 140,255 22,300 x x x
04. Architecture and related services 9,170 5,455 3,720 x x x
14. Engineering 60,360 47,375 12,980 x x x
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 24,985 21,790 3,195 x x x
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 30 20 0 x x x
46. Construction trades 29,305 28,340 965 x x x
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 26,760 25,920 840 x x x
48. Precision production 11,945 11,365 590 x x x
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 13,480 7,310 6,175 x x x
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 8,225 4,165 4,060 x x x
03. Natural resources and conservation 5,260 3,145 2,110 x x x
Health and related fields 125,485 28,740 96,745 x x x
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 10,075 5,185 4,890 x x x
51. Health professions and related programs 111,260 21,460 89,795 x x x
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 4,155 2,095 2,055 x x x
Personal, protective and transportation services 40,095 19,480 20,615 x x x
12. Personal and culinary services 27,530 9,115 18,415 x x x
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 45 40 10 x x x
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 100 95 0 x x x
43. Security and protective services 4,830 3,550 1,285 x x x
49. Transportation and materials moving 7,590 6,675 915 x x x
Other 180 55 125 x x x
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 180 55 120 x x x
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 2,064,610 998,835 1,065,785 x x x
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 877,080 428,030 449,050 x x x
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 1,187,535 570,805 616,730 x x x
Location of study inside Canada 808,025 390,720 417,305 x x x
Same as province or territory of residence 651,950 311,405 340,545 x x x
Different than province or territory of residence 156,075 79,315 76,760 x x x
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 379,505 180,085 199,420 x x x
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 42,490 23,545 18,950 x x x
Philippines 48,070 17,835 30,230 x x x
India 35,220 17,465 17,755 x x x
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 33,180 18,105 15,070 x x x
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 58,575 26,315 32,260 x x x
France 3,355 1,850 1,505 x x x
Other 158,620 74,970 83,645 x x x
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 1,392,440 671,970 720,475 x x x
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 450,760 227,065 223,695 x x x
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 941,680 444,905 496,780 x x x
Location of study inside Canada 641,620 307,965 333,660 x x x
Same as province or territory of residence 522,570 247,290 275,280 x x x
Different than province or territory of residence 119,050 60,670 58,385 x x x
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 300,065 136,940 163,120 x x x
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 31,750 17,165 14,590 x x x
Philippines 41,085 15,065 26,015 x x x
India 29,660 14,020 15,635 x x x
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 21,325 11,480 9,845 x x x
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 50,715 22,290 28,420 x x x
France 2,815 1,570 1,245 x x x
Other 122,715 55,350 67,365 x x x
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 2,064,615 998,835 1,065,780 x x x
In the labour force 1,355,520 703,360 652,160 x x x
Employed 1,276,900 663,785 613,115 x x x
Unemployed 78,620 39,570 39,050 x x x
Not in the labour force 709,090 295,475 413,620 x x x
Participation rate 65.7 70.4 61.2 x x x
Employment rate 61.8 66.5 57.5 x x x
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.6 6.0 x x x
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 2,064,615 998,835 1,065,780 x x x
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 665,515 276,425 389,090 x x x
Worked 1,399,100 722,410 676,695 x x x
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 657,640 374,985 282,650 x x x
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 741,460 347,425 394,040 x x x
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.2 43.0 41.3 x x x
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 1,355,520 703,360 652,160 x x x
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 24,960 11,630 13,325 x x x
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 1,330,565 691,730 638,830 x x x
Employee 1,150,055 579,375 570,680 x x x
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 180,505 112,355 68,155 x x x
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 1,355,520 703,365 652,160 x x x
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 24,955 11,635 13,325 x x x
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 1,330,565 691,725 638,835 x x x
0 Management occupations 156,610 97,575 59,040 x x x
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 222,325 71,120 151,210 x x x
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 101,405 79,690 21,710 x x x
3 Health occupations 83,990 20,060 63,930 x x x
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 148,620 49,540 99,080 x x x
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 61,975 31,655 30,320 x x x
6 Sales and service occupations 331,590 147,165 184,430 x x x
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 167,640 157,870 9,775 x x x
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 17,660 12,070 5,590 x x x
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 38,740 24,985 13,760 x x x
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 1,355,520 703,360 652,160 x x x
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 24,955 11,630 13,325 x x x
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 1,330,565 691,725 638,835 x x x
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 13,025 6,860 6,160 x x x
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 4,470 3,245 1,225 x x x
22 Utilities 6,840 4,430 2,410 x x x
23 Construction 98,365 85,805 12,555 x x x
31-33 Manufacturing 84,355 56,870 27,485 x x x
41 Wholesale trade 55,415 36,140 19,275 x x x
44-45 Retail trade 150,000 70,385 79,615 x x x
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 74,775 57,460 17,320 x x x
51 Information and cultural industries 50,230 31,635 18,600 x x x
52 Finance and insurance 65,245 28,935 36,315 x x x
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 35,440 19,460 15,980 x x x
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 133,130 74,620 58,505 x x x
55 Management of companies and enterprises 3,185 1,450 1,730 x x x
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 61,000 35,270 25,730 x x x
61 Educational services 99,830 33,935 65,895 x x x
62 Health care and social assistance 137,665 28,495 109,170 x x x
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 31,525 15,900 15,635 x x x
72 Accommodation and food services 111,360 48,695 62,665 x x x
81 Other services (except public administration) 60,840 24,870 35,970 x x x
91 Public administration 53,855 27,260 26,595 x x x
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 1,276,900 663,790 613,115 x x x
Worked at home 104,865 52,665 52,200 x x x
Worked outside Canada 12,825 9,110 3,715 x x x
No fixed workplace address 169,320 123,645 45,680 x x x
Worked at usual place 989,890 478,370 511,520 x x x
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 989,890 478,370 511,520 x x x
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 436,405 192,755 243,650 x x x
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 534,525 274,720 259,810 x x x
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 14,895 8,330 6,570 x x x
Commute to a different province or territory 4,060 2,565 1,495 x x x
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 1,159,215 602,010 557,200 x x x
Car, truck, van - as a driver 745,820 419,660 326,160 x x x
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 58,040 22,500 35,535 x x x
Public transit 235,985 100,450 135,535 x x x
Walked 77,830 33,760 44,075 x x x
Bicycle 27,240 17,585 9,650 x x x
Other method 14,305 8,055 6,250 x x x
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 1,159,210 602,015 557,200 x x x
Less than 15 minutes 207,755 93,355 114,400 x x x
15 to 29 minutes 375,370 191,570 183,805 x x x
30 to 44 minutes 306,130 169,105 137,030 x x x
45 to 59 minutes 139,550 76,570 62,975 x x x
60 minutes and over 130,405 71,410 58,990 x x x
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 1,159,210 602,010 557,200 x x x
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 75,905 52,030 23,880 x x x
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 182,840 110,300 72,540 x x x
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 282,190 141,805 140,380 x x x
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 260,320 120,855 139,470 x x x
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 183,650 83,955 99,695 x x x
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 174,300 93,070 81,235 x x x
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 1,449,815 746,815 703,000 x x x
Single responses 1,408,665 726,520 682,150 x x x
Official languages 1,333,800 686,630 647,165 x x x
English 1,330,560 685,750 644,805 x x x
French 3,245 885 2,360 x x x
Non-official languages 74,865 39,885 34,980 x x x
Aboriginal languages 10 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages 0 10 0 x x x
Blackfoot 0 0 0 x x x
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 x x x
Atikamekw 0 0 0 x x x
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 x x x
Moose Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Naskapi 0 0 0 x x x
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Plains Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Woods Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Malecite 0 0 0 x x x
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 x x x
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquin 0 0 0 x x x
Ojibway 0 0 0 x x x
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 x x x
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 x x x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 x x x
Beaver 0 0 0 x x x
Carrier 0 0 0 x x x
Chilcotin 0 0 0 x x x
Dene 0 0 0 x x x
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 x x x
Gwich'in 0 0 0 x x x
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 x x x
Sekani 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 x x x
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 x x x
South Slavey 0 0 0 x x x
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 x x x
Tahltan 0 0 0 x x x
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 x x x
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 x x x
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Haida 0 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages 0 0 0 x x x
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 x x x
Inuktitut 0 0 0 x x x
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Cayuga 0 0 0 x x x
Mohawk 0 0 0 x x x
Oneida 0 0 0 x x x
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Kutenai 0 0 0 x x x
Michif 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages 10 0 0 x x x
Comox 0 0 0 x x x
Halkomelem 0 0 0 x x x
Lillooet 0 0 0 x x x
Okanagan 0 0 0 x x x
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 x x x
Squamish 0 0 0 x x x
Straits 0 0 0 x x x
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 x x x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Dakota 0 0 0 x x x
Stoney 0 0 0 x x x
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tlingit 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 x x x
Nisga'a 0 0 0 x x x
Tsimshian 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Haisla 0 0 0 x x x
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 x x x
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 x x x
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 x x x
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Non-Aboriginal languages 74,860 39,880 34,980 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages 390 245 140 x x x
Berber languages 0 0 0 x x x
Kabyle 0 0 0 x x x
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Cushitic languages 10 0 10 x x x
Bilen 0 0 0 x x x
Oromo 0 0 0 x x x
Somali 0 0 0 x x x
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Semitic languages 380 245 130 x x x
Amharic 10 10 0 x x x
Arabic 275 195 80 x x x
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 25 20 10 x x x
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 x x x
Harari 0 0 0 x x x
Hebrew 75 30 45 x x x
Maltese 0 0 0 x x x
Tigrigna 0 0 0 x x x
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,000 920 1,085 x x x
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 x x x
Vietnamese 1,985 900 1,080 x x x
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 x x x
Austronesian languages 745 360 380 x x x
Bikol 0 0 0 x x x
Cebuano 0 0 10 x x x
Fijian 0 0 0 x x x
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 x x x
Ilocano 25 10 15 x x x
Malagasy 0 0 0 x x x
Malay 50 35 20 x x x
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 x x x
Pangasinan 0 0 0 x x x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 635 300 335 x x x
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 x x x
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 x x x
Creole languages 0 0 0 x x x
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 x x x
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 x x x
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Dravidian languages 25 15 15 x x x
Kannada 0 0 0 x x x
Malayalam 0 0 0 x x x
Tamil 25 15 15 x x x
Telugu 0 0 0 x x x
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 x x x
Indo-European languages 17,420 10,045 7,370 x x x
Albanian 10 15 0 x x x
Armenian 0 0 0 x x x
Balto-Slavic languages 730 340 395 x x x
Baltic languages 10 10 10 x x x
Latvian 0 0 0 x x x
Lithuanian 10 10 0 x x x
Slavic languages 720 330 385 x x x
Belarusan 0 0 0 x x x
Bosnian 10 0 10 x x x
Bulgarian 0 0 10 x x x
Croatian 25 10 20 x x x
Czech 20 10 10 x x x
Macedonian 0 0 10 x x x
Polish 100 45 55 x x x
Russian 435 190 250 x x x
Serbian 85 50 35 x x x
Serbo-Croatian 0 10 0 x x x
Slovak 10 10 0 x x x
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 x x x
Ukrainian 20 10 10 x x x
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Celtic languages 0 0 0 x x x
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 x x x
Welsh 0 0 0 x x x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Germanic languages 340 185 155 x x x
Afrikaans 10 10 0 x x x
Danish 10 10 0 x x x
Dutch 75 40 30 x x x
Frisian 0 0 0 x x x
German 210 100 110 x x x
Icelandic 0 0 0 x x x
Norwegian 10 10 10 x x x
Swedish 25 20 10 x x x
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 x x x
Yiddish 0 0 10 x x x
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Greek 55 25 30 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages 14,590 8,630 5,960 x x x
Indo-Aryan languages 13,515 7,915 5,600 x x x
Bengali 15 15 10 x x x
Gujarati 35 15 25 x x x
Hindi 265 160 105 x x x
Kashmiri 0 0 0 x x x
Konkani 0 0 0 x x x
Marathi 0 0 0 x x x
Nepali 20 10 10 x x x
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 x x x
Punjabi (Panjabi) 13,130 7,695 5,435 x x x
Sindhi 0 0 0 x x x
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 x x x
Urdu 45 20 15 x x x
Iranian languages 1,075 715 355 x x x
Kurdish 30 25 0 x x x
Pashto 0 0 0 x x x
Persian (Farsi) 1,045 695 350 x x x
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages 1,695 865 835 x x x
Catalan 0 10 0 x x x
Italian 85 35 50 x x x
Portuguese 490 245 245 x x x
Romanian 70 40 20 x x x
Spanish 1,040 530 515 x x x
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Japanese 1,545 585 960 x x x
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 x x x
Georgian 10 10 0 x x x
Korean 5,075 2,715 2,355 x x x
Mongolic languages 10 10 0 x x x
Mongolian 10 10 0 x x x
Niger-Congo languages 10 0 0 x x x
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 x x x
Bamanankan 0 0 0 x x x
Edo 0 0 0 x x x
Ewe 0 0 0 x x x
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 x x x
Ga 0 0 0 x x x
Ganda 0 0 0 x x x
Igbo 0 0 0 x x x
Lingala 0 0 0 x x x
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 x x x
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 x x x
Shona 0 0 0 x x x
Swahili 0 0 0 x x x
Wolof 0 0 0 x x x
Yoruba 0 0 0 x x x
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 x x x
Dinka 0 0 0 x x x
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Sign languages 175 55 115 x x x
American Sign Language 140 25 110 x x x
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 x x x
Sign languages, n.i.e 35 25 10 x x x
Sino-Tibetan languages 47,255 24,805 22,450 x x x
Chinese languages 47,185 24,765 22,425 x x x
Cantonese 22,885 11,635 11,250 x x x
Hakka 10 0 0 x x x
Mandarin 23,195 12,570 10,625 x x x
Min Dong 0 0 0 x x x
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 210 120 90 x x x
Wu (Shanghainese) 50 25 25 x x x
Chinese, n.o.s. 850 410 430 x x x
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages 65 40 25 x x x
Burmese 20 10 10 x x x
Karenic languages 40 20 20 x x x
Tibetan 10 10 0 x x x
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages 100 45 55 x x x
Lao 0 0 0 x x x
Thai 100 45 55 x x x
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 x x x
Turkic languages 50 35 10 x x x
Azerbaijani 0 10 0 x x x
Turkish 35 25 0 x x x
Uyghur 0 0 0 x x x
Uzbek 0 0 0 x x x
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Uralic languages 30 20 15 x x x
Estonian 0 0 0 x x x
Finnish 15 10 10 x x x
Hungarian 15 10 10 x x x
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 x x x
Other languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 x x x
Multiple responses 41,150 20,300 20,850 x x x
English and French 2,780 1,230 1,550 x x x
English and non-official language 37,980 18,925 19,060 x x x
French and non-official language 35 25 15 x x x
English, French and non-official language 350 125 225 x x x
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 1,449,815 746,820 702,995 x x x
None 1,311,375 677,965 633,405 x x x
English 30,725 15,720 15,010 x x x
French 11,780 5,160 6,620 x x x
Non-official language 93,460 46,775 46,685 x x x
Aboriginal 115 45 70 x x x
Non-Aboriginal 93,345 46,735 46,615 x x x
English and French 35 25 15 x x x
English and non-official language 1,115 540 580 x x x
French and non-official language 1,320 625 690 x x x
English, French and non-official language 10 10 0 x x x
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 2,403,020 1,173,535 1,229,480 x x x
Non-movers 2,024,075 986,910 1,037,165 x x x
Movers 378,945 186,625 192,320 x x x
Non-migrants 207,285 101,800 105,485 x x x
Migrants 171,655 84,825 86,835 x x x
Internal migrants 117,565 58,210 59,355 x x x
Intraprovincial migrants 93,805 46,105 47,700 x x x
Interprovincial migrants 23,760 12,100 11,660 x x x
External migrants 54,095 26,620 27,475 x x x
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 2,310,250 1,125,640 1,184,605 x x x
Non-movers 1,298,680 632,380 666,300 x x x
Movers 1,011,565 493,260 518,305 x x x
Non-migrants 516,530 251,585 264,945 x x x
Migrants 495,040 241,680 253,360 x x x
Internal migrants 309,035 151,830 157,205 x x x
Intraprovincial migrants 246,845 121,080 125,765 x x x
Interprovincial migrants 62,190 30,755 31,440 x x x
External migrants 186,000 89,845 96,155 x x x

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Vancouver [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia and Chisasibi, VC [Census subdivision], Quebec (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 17, 2024).

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