Census Profile, 2016 Census
Vancouver [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia and Manitoba [Province]

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Characteristic Vancouver
British Columbia
[Census metropolitan area]
Manitoba

[Province]
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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 ... ... 1,278,365 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 2,313,328 ... ... 1,208,268 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.5 ... ... 5.8 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,027,613 ... ... 539,748 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 960,894 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 854.6 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 2,882.68 ... ... 552,370.99 ... ...
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 1,278,365 631,400 646,970
0 to 14 years 362,110 186,780 175,335 243,820 125,110 118,710
0 to 4 years 116,270 60,045 56,225 81,065 41,710 39,355
5 to 9 years 122,735 63,390 59,345 83,375 42,565 40,805
10 to 14 years 123,110 63,340 59,765 79,380 40,835 38,545
15 to 64 years 1,714,005 838,860 875,145 835,580 417,260 418,320
15 to 19 years 142,285 73,185 69,100 82,440 42,555 39,890
20 to 24 years 167,270 85,385 81,885 86,760 44,465 42,295
25 to 29 years 179,940 89,305 90,640 86,695 43,570 43,125
30 to 34 years 182,625 89,925 92,700 85,185 42,210 42,975
35 to 39 years 167,955 81,090 86,860 81,105 39,885 41,215
40 to 44 years 168,375 79,440 88,930 79,325 39,530 39,795
45 to 49 years 184,285 87,850 96,440 79,350 39,220 40,130
50 to 54 years 191,370 93,230 98,140 89,840 44,485 45,355
55 to 59 years 177,095 85,590 91,505 87,765 43,555 44,210
60 to 64 years 152,805 73,865 78,940 77,110 37,780 39,325
65 years and over 387,315 176,530 210,780 198,965 89,025 109,945
65 to 69 years 131,035 62,615 68,425 64,905 31,280 33,625
70 to 74 years 89,675 42,495 47,180 45,980 21,940 24,040
75 to 79 years 66,505 30,600 35,905 33,555 15,250 18,305
80 to 84 years 48,825 21,965 26,860 25,315 10,740 14,575
85 years and over 51,280 18,860 32,415 29,210 9,810 19,395
85 to 89 years 31,475 12,745 18,735 17,335 6,460 10,875
90 to 94 years 14,870 4,905 9,965 8,945 2,710 6,230
95 to 99 years 4,190 1,050 3,140 2,520 580 1,940
100 years and over 740 160 580 415 60 350
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 14.7 15.5 13.9 19.1 19.8 18.3
15 to 64 years 69.6 69.8 69.4 65.4 66.1 64.7
65 years and over 15.7 14.7 16.7 15.6 14.1 17.0
85 years and over 2.1 1.6 2.6 2.3 1.6 3.0
Average age of the population 41.0 40.1 41.9 39.2 38.2 40.2
Median age of the population 40.9 39.7 42.0 38.3 37.2 39.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 960,890 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
Single-detached house 282,355 ... ... 331,420 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 160,060 ... ... 39,080 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 513,900 ... ... 108,120 ... ...
Semi-detached house 20,530 ... ... 15,865 ... ...
Row house 93,415 ... ... 17,225 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 156,445 ... ... 7,065 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 242,205 ... ... 67,205 ... ...
Other single-attached house 1,305 ... ... 755 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 4,580 ... ... 10,435 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 960,895 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
1 person 275,455 ... ... 135,500 ... ...
2 persons 300,170 ... ... 164,880 ... ...
3 persons 153,085 ... ... 71,065 ... ...
4 persons 139,180 ... ... 66,675 ... ...
5 or more persons 93,000 ... ... 50,930 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 2,426,235 ... ... 1,240,700 ... ...
Average household size 2.5 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
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 1,034,545 506,280 528,260
Married or living common law 1,193,125 594,185 598,940 593,615 297,280 296,335
Married 1,033,885 513,730 520,155 503,390 252,210 251,175
Living common law 159,240 80,455 78,785 90,230 45,075 45,155
Not married and not living common law 908,195 421,215 486,980 440,925 209,000 231,930
Never married 629,040 334,130 294,905 300,415 162,440 137,980
Separated 50,130 20,265 29,860 24,845 11,080 13,765
Divorced 128,040 47,275 80,770 54,860 22,780 32,080
Widowed 100,985 19,540 81,445 60,805 12,700 48,100
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 679,365 ... ... 346,160 ... ...
2 persons 327,260 ... ... 171,435 ... ...
3 persons 158,785 ... ... 71,630 ... ...
4 persons 145,805 ... ... 65,500 ... ...
5 or more persons 47,515 ... ... 37,600 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 679,365 ... ... 346,160 ... ...
Total couple families 574,670 ... ... 287,200 ... ...
Married couples 495,060 ... ... 242,100 ... ...
Common-law couples 79,605 ... ... 45,100 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 104,695 ... ... 58,960 ... ...
Female parent 84,740 ... ... 45,930 ... ...
Male parent 19,950 ... ... 13,025 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 574,670 ... ... 287,205 ... ...
Couples without children 260,290 ... ... 137,135 ... ...
Couples with children 314,380 ... ... 150,070 ... ...
1 child 129,480 ... ... 55,730 ... ...
2 children 139,080 ... ... 59,965 ... ...
3 or more children 45,815 ... ... 34,375 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 104,695 ... ... 58,960 ... ...
1 child 66,970 ... ... 34,305 ... ...
2 children 29,305 ... ... 15,895 ... ...
3 or more children 8,420 ... ... 8,765 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 462,125 214,710 247,420 212,415 104,435 107,980
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 960,890 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
One-census-family households 600,780 ... ... 323,125 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 226,485 ... ... 130,475 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 374,290 ... ... 192,650 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 37,595 ... ... 11,110 ... ...
Non-census-family households 322,525 ... ... 154,815 ... ...
One-person households 275,455 ... ... 135,495 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 47,070 ... ... 19,315 ... ...
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 1,261,620 624,095 637,520
English only 2,130,565 1,058,310 1,072,260 1,135,395 566,980 568,410
French only 1,110 530 580 1,485 680 800
English and French 172,140 76,645 95,500 108,460 49,205 59,255
Neither English nor French 136,320 56,185 80,135 16,285 7,235 9,050
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 1,261,620 624,100 637,520
English 2,265,310 1,116,840 1,148,475 1,203,025 596,475 606,550
French 25,705 12,830 12,880 39,200 18,880 20,325
English and French 14,465 6,635 7,830 3,545 1,755 1,790
Neither English nor French 134,655 55,370 79,285 15,840 6,985 8,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 32,940 16,145 16,795 40,975 19,760 21,215
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.3 1.4 1.3 3.2 3.2 3.3
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 2,440,140 1,191,670 1,248,470 1,261,620 624,095 637,520
Single responses 2,361,890 1,153,910 1,207,975 1,230,115 608,820 621,300
Official languages 1,341,635 678,675 662,965 941,130 468,430 472,705
English 1,316,635 666,170 650,465 900,610 448,960 451,645
French 25,000 12,505 12,500 40,520 19,465 21,055
Non-official languages 1,020,255 475,240 545,010 288,985 140,395 148,590
Aboriginal languages 855 390 470 29,710 14,265 15,440
Algonquian languages 315 135 180 28,070 13,505 14,565
Blackfoot 20 5 15 5 0 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 225 105 120 14,820 7,085 7,740
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 5 5 0 0
Moose Cree 5 5 0 0 0 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 30 5 20
Plains Cree 40 15 25 70 25 40
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 15 5 5 745 305 440
Woods Cree 20 10 10 65 20 40
Cree, n.o.s. 150 70 80 13,915 6,725 7,195
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 0 10 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 5 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 5 10 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 70 25 45 13,235 6,410 6,825
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 60 25 35 6,730 3,180 3,550
Oji-Cree 5 0 5 6,505 3,235 3,265
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 105 50 55 815 375 445
Northern Athabaskan languages 105 45 55 815 380 440
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 5 0 5 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 35 15 25 0 0 0
Chilcotin 25 15 10 0 0 0
Dene 20 10 10 810 375 435
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 5 5 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tahltan languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 0 5
Haida 10 10 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 25 5 15 80 20 60
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 5 5 0 0
Inuktitut 15 5 10 65 20 45
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 5 5 0 0 0 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 5 5 5 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 5 5 5 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 5 80 40 40
Salish languages 135 65 70 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 35 20 15 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 5 5 0 0 0
Okanagan 5 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Squamish 20 5 15 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 5
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 15 10 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 0 0 0
Siouan languages 25 15 10 630 305 330
Dakota 25 5 10 630 305 325
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 95 40 55 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 50 15 25 0 0 0
Nisga'a 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tsimshian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 55 25 30 5 0 0
Haisla 10 5 5 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 20 5 15 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 20 10 10 5 5 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 75 35 35 15 10 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,019,395 474,850 544,545 259,280 126,130 133,155
Afro-Asiatic languages 20,725 11,005 9,715 10,700 5,580 5,120
Berber languages 95 60 40 40 25 15
Kabyle 35 20 10 35 15 10
Berber languages, n.i.e. 60 35 25 10 10 5
Cushitic languages 1,355 675 680 1,750 875 875
Bilen 5 5 0 155 85 70
Oromo 170 95 75 345 175 170
Somali 1,170 570 600 1,245 610 640
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 10 10 0
Semitic languages 19,230 10,250 8,980 8,840 4,640 4,200
Amharic 1,140 560 580 1,770 885 885
Arabic 14,320 7,720 6,600 4,695 2,500 2,190
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 630 305 325 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 435 240 195 0 0 0
Harari 25 5 10 0 0 0
Hebrew 1,770 965 805 545 320 225
Maltese 80 40 40 40 20 25
Tigrigna 695 340 355 1,770 905 865
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 135 70 60 10 5 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 65 35 30
Austro-Asiatic languages 24,200 11,075 13,125 4,180 1,970 2,205
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,215 555 655 280 135 145
Vietnamese 22,950 10,505 12,450 3,895 1,840 2,060
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 35 20 15 5 0 0
Austronesian languages 82,025 33,570 48,460 52,905 24,685 28,220
Bikol 310 135 170 175 80 95
Cebuano 3,215 1,285 1,930 1,245 565 675
Fijian 390 195 200 35 15 15
Hiligaynon 1,280 485 795 390 170 220
Ilocano 4,605 1,820 2,790 1,365 630 730
Malagasy 15 5 5 0 0 5
Malay 3,480 1,545 1,930 175 65 105
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 635 290 345 655 315 340
Pangasinan 265 115 150 135 65 70
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 66,830 27,275 39,555 48,530 22,670 25,855
Waray-Waray 180 70 110 50 30 25
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 835 360 470 150 70 85
Creole languages 610 315 300 570 275 305
Haitian Creole 20 15 10 20 10 10
Creole, n.o.s. 365 180 190 290 140 145
Creole languages, n.i.e. 225 120 100 265 120 145
Dravidian languages 6,210 3,290 2,920 1,565 825 735
Kannada 225 115 110 95 50 40
Malayalam 1,750 905 840 790 410 380
Tamil 3,275 1,695 1,580 480 255 230
Telugu 920 550 370 195 115 80
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 10 0 5
Hmong-Mien languages 130 65 65 5 0 0
Indo-European languages 416,565 203,240 213,325 158,350 77,605 80,750
Albanian 1,090 560 525 350 170 180
Armenian 1,060 520 540 65 35 30
Balto-Slavic languages 57,625 26,950 30,675 34,450 15,845 18,605
Baltic languages 645 275 365 165 65 95
Latvian 315 145 175 80 35 45
Lithuanian 325 130 195 85 35 45
Slavic languages 56,975 26,675 30,300 34,280 15,775 18,510
Belarusan 65 35 30 40 20 25
Bosnian 1,155 580 575 575 285 290
Bulgarian 1,720 805 915 140 70 65
Croatian 5,460 2,650 2,815 1,030 505 530
Czech 3,565 1,705 1,865 615 310 310
Macedonian 250 120 130 145 70 75
Polish 12,040 5,650 6,390 6,455 2,905 3,545
Russian 18,170 8,270 9,905 9,130 4,495 4,640
Serbian 6,300 3,215 3,080 655 335 320
Serbo-Croatian 1,140 545 600 240 110 130
Slovak 2,390 1,060 1,335 405 175 225
Slovene (Slovenian) 540 250 295 270 130 140
Ukrainian 3,990 1,705 2,285 14,505 6,325 8,180
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 175 90 90 75 40 30
Celtic languages 315 170 140 115 60 55
Scottish Gaelic 125 65 60 50 25 20
Welsh 120 65 55 60 30 30
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 65 40 25 10 10 0
Germanic languages 37,825 18,005 19,825 68,670 33,310 35,360
Afrikaans 1,435 730 710 420 220 205
Danish 2,065 1,020 1,045 280 145 135
Dutch 7,455 3,600 3,855 2,675 1,335 1,335
Frisian 80 35 50 55 30 25
German 24,060 11,340 12,715 63,825 30,940 32,890
Icelandic 155 70 85 475 210 260
Norwegian 840 410 430 115 45 65
Swedish 1,290 570 720 135 70 70
Vlaams (Flemish) 200 105 90 310 125 180
Yiddish 220 110 110 355 175 180
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 25 10 10
Greek 4,885 2,515 2,370 1,285 665 615
Indo-Iranian languages 242,395 119,930 122,465 32,325 17,135 15,195
Indo-Aryan languages 198,075 97,680 100,395 29,520 15,700 13,820
Bengali 2,680 1,390 1,290 1,170 675 495
Gujarati 6,285 2,960 3,325 3,115 1,660 1,455
Hindi 24,220 11,580 12,640 2,270 1,215 1,060
Kashmiri 40 30 15 5 5 5
Konkani 225 110 110 35 20 15
Marathi 535 280 255 135 80 50
Nepali 920 485 435 720 355 365
Oriya (Odia) 65 35 30 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 151,205 74,825 76,380 18,320 9,650 8,670
Sindhi 1,575 730 850 60 30 30
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,455 730 725 670 345 320
Urdu 8,880 4,535 4,340 3,015 1,655 1,355
Iranian languages 43,980 22,075 21,910 2,705 1,365 1,335
Kurdish 1,655 875 780 415 210 200
Pashto 1,065 565 500 275 130 150
Persian (Farsi) 41,265 20,635 20,630 2,020 1,030 990
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 340 175 165 100 60 40
Italic (Romance) languages 71,375 34,590 36,785 21,100 10,385 10,710
Catalan 120 65 55 0 0 5
Italian 15,445 7,735 7,710 3,840 1,910 1,930
Portuguese 11,950 5,655 6,295 6,585 3,190 3,390
Romanian 7,175 3,480 3,690 645 310 335
Spanish 36,625 17,615 19,005 10,005 4,965 5,040
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 60 35 25 15 5 10
Japanese 16,900 5,750 11,145 540 185 350
Kartvelian languages 65 35 25 15 10 10
Georgian 65 35 25 15 5 5
Korean 45,990 20,680 25,310 3,760 1,810 1,950
Mongolic languages 340 145 195 20 5 15
Mongolian 340 145 200 20 5 15
Niger-Congo languages 2,650 1,335 1,315 3,895 1,965 1,930
Akan (Twi) 400 220 180 150 90 65
Bamanankan 10 5 5 75 25 45
Edo 80 45 35 40 20 15
Ewe 60 30 25 30 20 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 20 10 5 65 35 30
Ga 35 15 20 15 10 5
Ganda 65 35 30 50 20 30
Igbo 160 95 65 280 155 130
Lingala 55 25 30 75 30 40
Rundi (Kirundi) 100 40 55 135 60 65
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 100 45 55 250 125 120
Shona 150 70 85 110 50 60
Swahili 580 285 295 870 420 455
Wolof 25 10 20 75 50 25
Yoruba 190 110 80 1,030 525 505
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 610 285 330 640 315 325
Nilo-Saharan languages 265 135 135 395 215 180
Dinka 75 50 30 175 90 80
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 185 85 100 225 125 100
Sign languages 620 330 295 440 230 210
American Sign Language 265 125 135 240 125 115
Quebec Sign Language 5 0 5 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 355 200 155 195 100 95
Sino-Tibetan languages 387,645 177,140 210,505 18,880 9,320 9,565
Chinese languages 385,355 175,990 209,365 18,305 9,025 9,280
Cantonese 184,370 85,070 99,295 6,625 3,140 3,485
Hakka 2,185 955 1,230 55 30 25
Mandarin 174,920 79,280 95,635 10,170 5,110 5,060
Min Dong 220 105 115 5 5 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10,655 4,755 5,900 325 150 165
Wu (Shanghainese) 4,330 1,905 2,430 110 55 50
Chinese, n.o.s. 8,485 3,840 4,645 1,010 530 475
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 195 80 115 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 2,285 1,145 1,140 575 295 285
Burmese 1,035 525 510 85 50 30
Karenic languages 765 370 400 430 215 220
Tibetan 260 135 125 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 220 110 105 55 20 35
Tai-Kadai languages 2,750 980 1,775 1,120 525 595
Lao 805 405 400 875 445 430
Thai 1,935 570 1,360 240 85 165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 15 5 5 5 0 0
Turkic languages 3,700 2,035 1,665 340 190 150
Azerbaijani 500 275 225 30 20 15
Turkish 2,770 1,560 1,210 210 120 95
Uyghur 165 85 85 10 5 10
Uzbek 100 45 55 40 25 15
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 165 75 95 40 25 20
Uralic languages 7,640 3,535 4,110 1,440 655 790
Estonian 455 195 255 30 10 15
Finnish 1,900 770 1,130 225 85 135
Hungarian 5,285 2,570 2,715 1,185 550 635
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 370 195 170 155 85 70
Multiple responses 78,255 37,760 40,490 31,505 15,280 16,220
English and French 5,200 2,535 2,660 4,365 2,140 2,230
English and non-official language 69,885 33,750 36,135 25,965 12,530 13,440
French and non-official language 1,545 755 795 695 380 315
English, French and non-official language 1,620 725 900 470 230 245
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 1,261,620 624,100 637,520
Single responses 2,252,465 1,102,225 1,150,240 1,197,145 593,020 604,120
Official languages 1,631,365 811,500 819,865 1,052,345 521,280 531,065
English 1,622,740 807,235 815,500 1,035,475 513,465 522,010
French 8,625 4,265 4,365 16,865 7,815 9,055
Non-official languages 621,100 290,725 330,375 144,800 71,740 73,060
Aboriginal languages 105 45 55 15,770 8,020 7,750
Algonquian languages 25 10 15 15,070 7,675 7,390
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 15 5 10 7,570 3,860 3,715
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 10 5 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 10 5 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 120 45 75
Woods Cree 0 0 5 15 10 5
Cree, n.o.s. 15 5 10 7,415 3,790 3,620
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 5 0 7,495 3,820 3,675
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 5 2,505 1,280 1,225
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 4,990 2,545 2,455
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 15 5 10 635 305 330
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 5 10 635 305 330
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 10 5 5 630 305 330
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 15 5 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 10 5 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 5 0 10 5 10
Salish languages 15 5 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 5 5 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 5 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 10 10 5 35 25 10
Dakota 10 10 5 35 25 10
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 5 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 5 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 10 0 0 0
Haisla 5 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 5 0 5 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 621,000 290,680 330,320 129,035 63,725 65,310
Afro-Asiatic languages 11,900 5,965 5,935 6,875 3,475 3,400
Berber languages 35 20 20 20 15 5
Kabyle 15 5 10 15 10 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 0 5 5
Cushitic languages 695 315 380 1,185 550 630
Bilen 5 0 0 120 65 55
Oromo 75 40 35 210 95 115
Somali 610 270 340 845 385 460
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 10 0
Semitic languages 11,160 5,630 5,535 5,650 2,895 2,750
Amharic 535 250 290 1,045 520 525
Arabic 8,675 4,405 4,275 3,105 1,600 1,505
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 400 200 200 5 0 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 300 165 140 0 0 0
Harari 10 5 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 785 400 380 355 195 160
Maltese 5 0 5 10 5 5
Tigrigna 350 160 190 1,135 580 555
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 85 45 45 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 25 15 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 15,000 6,955 8,045 2,900 1,370 1,530
Khmer (Cambodian) 620 290 325 125 55 70
Vietnamese 14,365 6,660 7,710 2,775 1,315 1,460
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 15 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 35,340 15,585 19,755 27,215 13,065 14,155
Bikol 65 30 35 30 15 15
Cebuano 1,090 485 600 495 250 245
Fijian 100 50 50 15 5 10
Hiligaynon 355 155 200 125 55 75
Ilocano 1,465 625 840 390 190 200
Malagasy 5 5 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,050 485 565 55 25 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 135 65 75 245 120 130
Pangasinan 55 25 30 30 15 15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 30,695 13,510 17,185 25,790 12,375 13,420
Waray-Waray 55 20 30 10 5 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 260 125 130 30 15 15
Creole languages 290 130 160 290 120 165
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 10 5 5
Creole, n.o.s. 205 85 120 165 75 85
Creole languages, n.i.e. 80 40 40 115 45 75
Dravidian languages 3,355 1,700 1,655 800 400 400
Kannada 95 40 55 45 25 25
Malayalam 885 450 435 405 195 205
Tamil 1,935 960 965 240 120 120
Telugu 425 235 190 110 60 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 55 20 30 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 220,605 107,095 113,505 70,820 35,325 35,495
Albanian 525 255 270 155 80 75
Armenian 505 220 280 20 10 5
Balto-Slavic languages 25,645 12,295 13,355 11,685 5,670 6,015
Baltic languages 160 70 85 25 10 15
Latvian 65 30 35 15 5 5
Lithuanian 95 45 50 10 5 5
Slavic languages 25,490 12,225 13,265 11,660 5,660 6,000
Belarusan 10 0 10 0 5 0
Bosnian 540 270 275 285 145 140
Bulgarian 925 430 495 65 30 30
Croatian 1,795 845 950 320 145 180
Czech 1,030 520 510 115 55 60
Macedonian 125 60 65 85 35 45
Polish 4,490 2,130 2,355 2,010 910 1,105
Russian 10,795 5,120 5,675 5,530 2,780 2,745
Serbian 3,475 1,760 1,710 335 170 170
Serbo-Croatian 435 200 235 90 40 50
Slovak 780 375 405 70 35 35
Slovene (Slovenian) 60 30 35 55 20 30
Ukrainian 1,005 465 545 2,690 1,285 1,405
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 10 5 5
Celtic languages 35 20 15 20 15 10
Scottish Gaelic 10 5 0 5 5 0
Welsh 20 10 10 10 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 4,660 2,200 2,460 25,825 12,700 13,125
Afrikaans 520 250 270 200 100 100
Danish 180 90 95 10 5 5
Dutch 690 325 365 270 135 130
Frisian 0 5 5 10 5 5
German 2,890 1,350 1,550 24,795 12,185 12,615
Icelandic 50 25 30 35 15 20
Norwegian 70 35 35 10 5 5
Swedish 220 105 115 10 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 15 5 15 5 10
Yiddish 10 5 0 10 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 465 240 225
Greek 1,730 835 890 535 255 280
Indo-Iranian languages 156,840 76,640 80,200 22,810 11,920 10,890
Indo-Aryan languages 127,625 62,475 65,150 21,010 11,055 9,950
Bengali 1,575 775 795 690 390 305
Gujarati 2,740 1,210 1,530 2,100 1,095 1,005
Hindi 11,230 5,310 5,920 1,335 715 620
Kashmiri 5 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 35 20 15 10 5 5
Marathi 245 125 115 40 25 20
Nepali 550 290 265 540 265 280
Oriya (Odia) 35 15 15 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 104,855 51,630 53,220 14,000 7,330 6,670
Sindhi 595 255 340 30 10 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 595 290 310 360 190 170
Urdu 5,165 2,560 2,610 1,895 1,035 860
Iranian languages 29,035 14,075 14,960 1,755 835 920
Kurdish 1,020 515 505 275 135 140
Pashto 660 335 330 165 70 95
Persian (Farsi) 27,355 13,230 14,125 1,315 635 685
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 175 90 90 50 25 20
Italic (Romance) languages 30,665 14,635 16,030 9,765 4,670 5,090
Catalan 60 25 30 0 0 0
Italian 3,950 1,720 2,230 1,035 450 590
Portuguese 5,115 2,435 2,680 2,800 1,305 1,500
Romanian 3,220 1,545 1,670 235 110 125
Spanish 18,315 8,905 9,410 5,695 2,810 2,885
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 8,235 3,375 4,855 175 75 105
Kartvelian languages 15 10 5 10 5 0
Georgian 15 10 10 10 5 5
Korean 34,225 15,720 18,505 2,915 1,430 1,490
Mongolic languages 160 80 85 5 0 5
Mongolian 160 75 85 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages 730 325 405 1,410 695 720
Akan (Twi) 125 70 55 45 30 20
Bamanankan 5 0 0 15 5 5
Edo 15 10 5 5 5 0
Ewe 15 10 10 5 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 5 35 15 15
Ga 5 0 0 5 0 0
Ganda 10 5 0 5 0 0
Igbo 35 20 15 75 40 35
Lingala 35 15 20 40 20 20
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 65 35 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 20 30 105 55 50
Shona 40 20 25 10 5 10
Swahili 155 65 90 500 240 265
Wolof 5 0 5 25 20 10
Yoruba 40 20 20 345 175 170
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 155 65 85 125 50 75
Nilo-Saharan languages 105 45 60 130 60 70
Dinka 40 25 15 80 35 45
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 65 25 40 55 30 25
Sign languages 830 455 375 560 310 255
American Sign Language 300 150 150 255 135 120
Quebec Sign Language 5 0 5 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 530 310 220 305 170 135
Sino-Tibetan languages 285,515 130,990 154,525 13,910 6,920 6,985
Chinese languages 283,885 130,170 153,715 13,445 6,685 6,765
Cantonese 132,185 60,235 71,950 4,455 2,105 2,350
Hakka 670 280 390 25 10 15
Mandarin 138,680 64,055 74,625 8,080 4,105 3,975
Min Dong 65 30 35 5 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 4,640 2,105 2,540 135 65 70
Wu (Shanghainese) 2,495 1,150 1,350 65 30 35
Chinese, n.o.s. 5,045 2,270 2,775 675 365 315
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 100 45 55 5 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,625 820 810 465 235 225
Burmese 685 350 335 55 30 25
Karenic languages 690 335 350 370 190 180
Tibetan 165 90 75 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 85 45 45 40 15 20
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 435 580 535 250 280
Lao 335 155 175 430 210 220
Thai 670 275 400 105 40 65
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,550 810 740 135 70 65
Azerbaijani 185 100 90 10 5 10
Turkish 1,190 625 570 65 35 35
Uyghur 100 50 45 0 0 0
Uzbek 40 20 20 35 20 15
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 25 10 15
Uralic languages 1,980 930 1,050 305 140 165
Estonian 80 35 45 0 0 0
Finnish 435 190 245 35 15 15
Hungarian 1,470 710 760 270 125 145
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 110 55 60 40 25 20
Multiple responses 187,675 89,450 98,230 64,475 31,080 33,400
English and French 3,475 1,700 1,775 3,090 1,440 1,645
English and non-official language 181,310 86,450 94,855 60,090 28,995 31,090
French and non-official language 495 225 275 415 215 205
English, French and non-official language 2,395 1,075 1,325 885 420 455
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 1,261,615 624,095 637,520
None 1,919,300 944,770 974,530 1,079,050 535,990 543,065
English 232,050 112,195 119,855 76,350 37,795 38,550
French 19,620 8,935 10,690 20,200 9,130 11,075
Non-official language 260,735 121,820 138,915 83,315 39,860 43,455
Aboriginal 795 370 425 16,105 7,590 8,515
Non-Aboriginal 259,935 121,455 138,485 67,215 32,275 34,940
English and French 960 435 530 305 150 150
English and non-official language 4,895 2,285 2,605 1,610 815 790
French and non-official language 2,495 1,190 1,305 770 345 420
English, French and non-official language 80 40 45 20 5 10
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 1,001,305 491,590 509,715
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,978,490 957,500 1,020,990 954,035 467,790 486,250
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,612 38,879 27,793 34,188 40,379 29,220
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,981,205 959,985 1,021,225 954,205 467,820 486,390
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,422 34,038 25,878 30,465 35,150 26,561
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,781,275 875,750 905,525 859,545 431,145 428,400
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,645 39,631 26,888 32,592 39,229 26,692
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,370,150 582,525 787,620 701,840 309,530 392,310
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 2,459 1,246 3,359 4,268 1,890 5,434
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,487,050 752,840 734,210 722,785 374,850 347,935
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,621 40,050 28,268 33,677 39,365 28,679
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 2,064,610 998,830 1,065,785 1,001,305 491,580 509,725
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,978,875 957,440 1,021,440 953,960 467,575 486,385
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,821 55,848 38,360 43,767 51,068 36,747
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,981,625 959,980 1,021,650 954,175 467,605 486,565
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,512 44,592 32,798 35,957 41,013 31,097
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,780,850 875,325 905,525 859,575 431,035 428,540
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,281 57,128 37,762 42,776 50,803 34,704
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,370,125 581,865 788,260 701,830 308,940 392,890
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,169 5,955 6,327 7,099 6,411 7,640
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,487,050 752,855 734,195 722,785 374,535 348,250
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,081 55,081 36,854 42,551 49,417 35,168
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 1,001,310 491,580 509,725
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 24 637,390 361,430 275,965 350,580 201,335 149,245
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 54,955 60,834 49,056 50,026 54,580 44,818
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 67,916 76,209 57,055 59,523 65,410 51,581
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 90.9 93.5 87.3 88.0 91.7 83.1
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 74.0 77.5 69.1 73.6 77.4 68.6
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 9.1 6.5 12.7 12.0 8.3 16.9
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 1,001,310 491,585 509,720
Without total income 86,095 41,365 44,730 47,270 23,800 23,470
With total income 1,978,485 957,500 1,020,985 954,040 467,790 486,245
Percentage with total income 95.8 95.9 95.8 95.3 95.2 95.4
Under $10,000 (including loss) 337,915 144,295 193,620 137,700 62,550 75,150
$10,000 to $19,999 345,800 143,885 201,920 150,320 58,320 91,995
$20,000 to $29,999 248,300 105,920 142,380 136,510 54,950 81,560
$30,000 to $39,999 211,515 94,950 116,565 123,685 55,805 67,885
$40,000 to $49,999 188,015 87,605 100,415 109,710 54,650 55,060
$50,000 to $59,999 149,455 74,740 74,720 80,625 45,170 35,460
$60,000 to $69,999 116,775 64,275 52,500 58,785 35,250 23,535
$70,000 to $79,999 89,555 51,265 38,295 43,365 26,465 16,895
$80,000 to $89,999 70,690 41,215 29,475 34,000 20,100 13,905
$90,000 to $99,999 50,825 30,925 19,900 21,980 13,545 8,440
$100,000 and over 169,635 118,425 51,210 57,355 40,985 16,370
$100,000 to $149,999 109,000 73,650 35,350 40,870 28,585 12,285
$150,000 and over 60,640 44,780 15,860 16,490 12,395 4,090
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 1,001,305 491,585 509,720
Without after-tax income 83,380 38,885 44,495 47,100 23,770 23,330
With after-tax income 1,981,205 959,985 1,021,220 954,205 467,820 486,390
Percentage with after-tax income 96.0 96.1 95.8 95.3 95.2 95.4
Under $10,000 (including loss) 350,380 152,060 198,315 142,035 63,525 78,510
$10,000 to $19,999 361,855 152,890 208,960 161,865 63,410 98,460
$20,000 to $29,999 293,475 127,930 165,550 165,880 68,985 96,895
$30,000 to $39,999 250,620 114,230 136,390 153,680 73,335 80,350
$40,000 to $49,999 209,335 101,560 107,770 116,415 63,755 52,660
$50,000 to $59,999 153,280 83,235 70,040 78,105 46,940 31,160
$60,000 to $69,999 109,410 62,815 46,595 53,870 32,165 21,705
$70,000 to $79,999 79,210 46,380 32,830 31,690 19,680 12,010
$80,000 and over 173,650 118,880 54,770 50,655 36,025 14,630
$80,000 to $89,999 50,810 32,310 18,500 18,025 12,260 5,760
$90,000 to $99,999 32,520 21,870 10,645 10,325 7,305 3,015
$100,000 and over 90,320 64,695 25,625 22,305 16,460 5,850
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 1,001,305 491,590 509,720
Without employment income 577,535 246,030 331,505 278,525 116,740 161,775
With employment income 1,487,050 752,840 734,215 722,785 374,845 347,940
Percentage with employment income 72.0 75.4 68.9 72.2 76.3 68.3
Under $5,000 (including loss) 209,270 93,700 115,565 90,045 42,675 47,375
$5,000 to $9,999 112,350 47,995 64,355 54,560 23,875 30,690
$10,000 to $19,999 199,780 88,460 111,320 94,460 41,920 52,535
$20,000 to $29,999 164,960 74,775 90,180 89,540 39,650 49,895
$30,000 to $39,999 153,815 70,955 82,855 88,340 41,905 46,440
$40,000 to $49,999 141,800 66,710 75,090 77,755 40,205 37,550
$50,000 to $59,999 113,915 59,035 54,880 58,900 34,355 24,550
$60,000 to $69,999 90,840 52,060 38,780 44,085 27,115 16,970
$70,000 to $79,999 71,740 42,295 29,445 34,450 21,375 13,075
$80,000 and over 228,585 156,845 71,740 90,650 61,780 28,865
$80,000 to $89,999 57,565 34,490 23,075 28,365 16,860 11,505
$90,000 to $99,999 40,995 26,105 14,890 17,635 11,355 6,275
$100,000 and over 130,025 96,250 33,775 44,650 33,560 11,095
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 960,895 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 72,662 ... ... 68,147 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 63,365 ... ... 59,093 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 275,455 ... ... 135,495 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,164 ... ... 35,846 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,804 ... ... 31,538 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 685,440 ... ... 353,550 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 92,067 ... ... 84,532 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 80,158 ... ... 72,688 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 960,895 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 96,423 ... ... 85,373 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,421 ... ... 70,154 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 275,485 ... ... 135,440 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 49,950 ... ... 44,208 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 41,250 ... ... 36,503 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 685,410 ... ... 353,605 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 115,102 ... ... 101,140 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 94,764 ... ... 83,044 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 960,895 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
Under $5,000 28,325 ... ... 9,250 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 15,380 ... ... 8,175 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 28,770 ... ... 11,450 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 38,310 ... ... 18,260 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 36,160 ... ... 21,395 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 35,660 ... ... 19,035 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 36,315 ... ... 21,090 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 36,530 ... ... 21,745 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 36,630 ... ... 21,605 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 36,515 ... ... 21,225 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 70,005 ... ... 40,240 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 65,325 ... ... 37,910 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 60,005 ... ... 34,275 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 55,025 ... ... 31,555 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 49,190 ... ... 27,215 ... ...
$100,000 and over 332,745 ... ... 144,620 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 100,070 ... ... 52,495 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 72,355 ... ... 34,595 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 82,630 ... ... 34,670 ... ...
$200,000 and over 77,695 ... ... 22,865 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 960,890 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
Under $5,000 30,260 ... ... 9,725 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 15,590 ... ... 8,315 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 29,290 ... ... 11,860 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 39,595 ... ... 19,325 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 41,045 ... ... 24,370 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 42,935 ... ... 22,665 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 43,905 ... ... 25,915 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 44,060 ... ... 26,725 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 44,380 ... ... 25,965 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 43,085 ... ... 25,290 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 80,740 ... ... 48,610 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 73,385 ... ... 44,280 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 66,780 ... ... 38,890 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 58,305 ... ... 32,370 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 50,780 ... ... 26,890 ... ...
$100,000 and over 256,755 ... ... 97,850 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 97,835 ... ... 46,355 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 61,385 ... ... 24,795 ... ...
$150,000 and over 97,540 ... ... 26,705 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 653,340 ... ... 341,205 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 92,273 ... ... 84,441 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 80,245 ... ... 72,563 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 222,580 ... ... 127,580 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 85,383 ... ... 79,103 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 73,895 ... ... 67,596 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 313,355 ... ... 150,585 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 112,167 ... ... 104,902 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 96,888 ... ... 89,307 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 4.2 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 93,805 ... ... 52,215 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,852 ... ... 49,922 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,006 ... ... 46,048 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 652,790 ... ... 341,235 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 115,694 ... ... 101,410 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 95,002 ... ... 83,132 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 222,055 ... ... 127,710 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 109,780 ... ... 95,583 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 88,896 ... ... 77,743 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 313,600 ... ... 150,695 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 135,322 ... ... 122,176 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 111,039 ... ... 99,399 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 93,545 ... ... 52,130 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 67,562 ... ... 60,006 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 57,922 ... ... 52,307 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 393,510 189,745 203,765 175,270 86,935 88,335
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,421 33,964 31,209 32,927 35,568 30,818
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,236 30,331 28,391 29,429 31,130 28,062
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 392,915 188,815 204,100 174,945 86,380 88,565
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 43,593 46,216 41,167 40,853 43,332 38,434
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 33,961 35,291 32,663
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 1,240,700 614,440 626,260
In the bottom half of the distribution 1,175,580 559,445 616,130 687,930 332,640 355,290
In the bottom decile 303,915 145,415 158,500 151,750 74,825 76,930
In the second decile 228,320 105,405 122,915 135,485 62,035 73,450
In the third decile 210,940 100,050 110,895 135,395 64,805 70,590
In the fourth decile 212,600 102,005 110,595 132,755 65,185 67,575
In the fifth decile 219,800 106,575 113,225 132,540 65,790 66,750
In the top half of the distribution 1,250,660 625,955 624,705 552,770 281,805 270,965
In the sixth decile 225,360 110,190 115,165 127,575 64,305 63,265
In the seventh decile 234,070 116,120 117,950 123,505 62,770 60,735
In the eighth decile 245,245 122,625 122,620 116,805 59,460 57,350
In the ninth decile 260,495 131,100 129,390 104,820 53,835 50,980
In the top decile 285,490 145,915 139,575 80,070 41,435 38,640
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 1,175,720 581,585 594,135
0 to 17 years 441,530 227,695 213,840 260,905 134,075 126,830
0 to 5 years 139,285 71,940 67,345 85,935 44,240 41,695
18 to 64 years 1,612,690 785,035 827,650 737,035 365,965 371,070
65 years and over 363,045 168,390 194,660 177,780 81,540 96,235
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 398,715 187,770 210,950 180,880 85,185 95,690
0 to 17 years 83,635 42,965 40,670 57,185 29,390 27,790
0 to 5 years 24,690 12,560 12,130 21,325 10,970 10,355
18 to 64 years 255,225 119,285 135,940 98,920 46,630 52,285
65 years and over 59,860 25,525 34,340 24,785 9,165 15,615
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 16.5 15.9 17.1 15.4 14.6 16.1
0 to 17 years (%) 18.9 18.9 19.0 21.9 21.9 21.9
0 to 5 years (%) 17.7 17.5 18.0 24.8 24.8 24.8
18 to 64 years (%) 15.8 15.2 16.4 13.4 12.7 14.1
65 years and over (%) 16.5 15.2 17.6 13.9 11.2 16.2
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 337,080 160,485 176,600 115,965 56,255 59,705
0 to 17 years 67,070 34,355 32,710 33,260 17,040 16,220
0 to 5 years 19,175 9,740 9,430 12,310 6,325 5,985
18 to 64 years 232,635 110,555 122,080 73,655 35,895 37,760
65 years and over 37,385 15,575 21,805 9,045 3,325 5,725
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 13.9 13.6 14.3 9.9 9.7 10.0
0 to 17 years (%) 15.2 15.1 15.3 12.7 12.7 12.8
0 to 5 years (%) 13.8 13.5 14.0 14.3 14.3 14.4
18 to 64 years (%) 14.4 14.1 14.8 10.0 9.8 10.2
65 years and over (%) 10.3 9.2 11.2 5.1 4.1 5.9
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,835 1,240,700 614,440 626,260
Official languages 2,290,565 1,129,240 1,161,325 1,224,985 607,375 617,605
English 2,289,520 1,128,740 1,160,780 1,223,665 606,760 616,905
French 172,260 76,605 95,655 108,560 49,435 59,130
Non-official languages 1,220,345 574,040 646,300 340,250 165,150 175,100
Aboriginal languages 1,605 675 935 40,465 19,410 21,050
Algonquian languages 485 200 290 38,305 18,375 19,930
Blackfoot 15 0 15 10 0 10
Cree-Montagnais languages 310 145 165 20,975 10,025 10,955
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 10 0 10 0 0 10
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 85 25 55
Plains Cree 90 45 45 190 90 100
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 20 10 15 1,140 505 640
Woods Cree 15 0 10 130 65 65
Cree, n.o.s. 185 90 95 19,435 9,340 10,095
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 10 10 10 10 0
Malecite 0 0 0 10 10 0
Mi'kmaq 15 0 10 10 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 145 40 100 17,710 8,520 9,185
Algonquin 15 10 10 10 0 0
Ojibway 115 35 85 9,685 4,560 5,125
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 8,045 3,975 4,070
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 90 30 55 1,120 525 595
Northern Athabaskan languages 80 30 60 1,110 520 590
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 45 10 40 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 10 10 10 1,110 520 595
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 10 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 10 0
Haida 60 35 25 0 0 0
Inuit languages 60 30 30 110 55 55
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 0 0 10 10 0
Inuktitut 45 15 25 80 35 45
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 20 15 10
Iroquoian languages 10 0 0 15 10 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 10 10 15 10 10
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 35 20 15 210 115 95
Salish languages 540 210 325 0 0 10
Comox 20 0 20 0 0 0
Halkomelem 155 60 95 10 0 10
Lillooet 20 10 10 0 0 0
Okanagan 30 15 20 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Squamish 225 100 125 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 10 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 60 15 45 0 0 0
Siouan languages 30 10 15 760 365 395
Dakota 15 10 10 760 360 400
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 10 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 185 80 105 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 55 15 35 0 0 0
Nisga'a 65 30 40 0 0 0
Tsimshian 60 35 30 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 100 45 55 10 0 10
Haisla 30 0 25 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 15 0 10 10 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 40 30 10 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 10 10 10 10 0 10
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 35 20 20 35 15 20
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,218,825 573,410 645,415 299,900 145,795 154,110
Afro-Asiatic languages 29,225 15,270 13,960 15,730 8,320 7,410
Berber languages 125 80 45 85 50 40
Kabyle 55 30 25 45 25 20
Berber languages, n.i.e. 70 50 20 50 35 10
Cushitic languages 1,875 875 1,005 2,300 1,195 1,105
Bilen 15 0 15 210 120 85
Oromo 190 110 75 535 275 260
Somali 1,675 755 915 1,550 790 760
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 15 15 10
Semitic languages 27,480 14,465 13,015 13,685 7,300 6,390
Amharic 1,755 905 855 2,475 1,370 1,105
Arabic 19,995 10,675 9,315 6,650 3,590 3,055
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 715 345 375 15 0 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 545 270 275 10 0 0
Harari 55 35 20 0 10 0
Hebrew 4,585 2,365 2,225 3,370 1,735 1,635
Maltese 165 90 80 65 30 35
Tigrigna 935 510 425 2,225 1,175 1,050
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 290 150 135 15 10 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 155 80 80
Austro-Asiatic languages 30,390 14,495 15,895 5,230 2,545 2,685
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,440 620 815 335 185 150
Vietnamese 29,015 13,890 15,125 4,905 2,370 2,535
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 60 35 25 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 106,580 44,625 61,960 65,305 30,220 35,090
Bikol 490 205 290 225 100 125
Cebuano 4,185 1,630 2,555 1,615 805 810
Fijian 985 580 405 65 35 30
Hiligaynon 1,365 600 770 425 180 245
Ilocano 5,665 2,210 3,455 1,875 880 990
Malagasy 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 6,435 3,050 3,385 375 180 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 775 350 430 945 415 530
Pangasinan 440 180 265 205 100 110
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 96,290 39,665 56,620 64,165 29,640 34,520
Waray-Waray 275 120 155 115 55 55
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,170 580 595 200 80 120
Creole languages 1,820 970 845 1,310 605 705
Haitian Creole 60 20 35 25 10 15
Creole, n.o.s. 1,025 545 475 635 310 315
Creole languages, n.i.e. 755 420 335 680 305 375
Dravidian languages 8,880 4,710 4,165 1,840 945 895
Kannada 445 210 235 175 95 80
Malayalam 2,585 1,395 1,190 830 400 430
Tamil 4,855 2,530 2,325 655 330 325
Telugu 1,425 830 595 255 150 110
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 65 25 40 15 10 10
Hmong-Mien languages 155 75 75 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 536,810 262,060 274,750 175,950 86,435 89,510
Albanian 1,135 580 560 390 195 195
Armenian 1,460 730 735 65 50 15
Balto-Slavic languages 66,120 31,540 34,590 39,530 18,780 20,745
Baltic languages 635 310 320 230 90 140
Latvian 310 175 140 115 45 70
Lithuanian 325 140 190 120 50 65
Slavic languages 65,670 31,320 34,350 39,360 18,720 20,640
Belarusan 205 95 110 65 25 45
Bosnian 1,775 885 890 835 405 430
Bulgarian 1,970 875 1,095 155 95 60
Croatian 7,995 3,920 4,075 1,595 765 825
Czech 4,575 2,140 2,440 735 335 395
Macedonian 345 185 160 140 75 60
Polish 13,820 6,540 7,275 7,655 3,625 4,035
Russian 24,005 11,325 12,675 13,455 6,715 6,740
Serbian 8,010 4,110 3,905 870 470 400
Serbo-Croatian 1,245 595 645 190 75 115
Slovak 3,060 1,430 1,630 480 215 260
Slovene (Slovenian) 730 330 400 275 100 175
Ukrainian 5,960 2,605 3,355 17,095 7,795 9,305
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 250 125 120 70 35 30
Celtic languages 1,175 655 520 225 125 100
Scottish Gaelic 345 225 120 90 65 25
Welsh 145 60 80 90 45 45
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 690 370 320 45 15 25
Germanic languages 57,255 27,525 29,735 68,285 33,250 35,035
Afrikaans 4,230 2,160 2,070 715 330 385
Danish 2,460 1,150 1,305 270 120 150
Dutch 9,200 4,345 4,855 3,120 1,555 1,565
Frisian 120 55 65 90 65 30
German 38,665 18,845 19,825 61,760 30,170 31,600
Icelandic 215 115 100 560 225 335
Norwegian 1,405 725 675 290 115 175
Swedish 2,765 1,210 1,560 270 125 150
Vlaams (Flemish) 220 125 95 270 120 155
Yiddish 385 175 210 545 235 315
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 75 40 30 2,490 1,285 1,205
Greek 7,230 3,675 3,555 2,010 1,015 1,000
Indo-Iranian languages 297,060 147,625 149,435 38,760 20,480 18,280
Indo-Aryan languages 248,620 123,210 125,405 35,830 18,990 16,835
Bengali 3,140 1,610 1,530 1,520 885 635
Gujarati 10,685 5,025 5,650 3,905 2,065 1,840
Hindi 70,500 34,305 36,195 12,900 6,900 6,000
Kashmiri 45 25 15 20 15 10
Konkani 375 185 190 40 30 10
Marathi 1,275 650 625 275 170 105
Nepali 1,185 595 585 600 285 315
Oriya (Odia) 70 40 30 15 10 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 187,530 93,595 93,935 22,900 12,035 10,865
Sindhi 3,135 1,340 1,795 150 85 65
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 2,145 1,115 1,030 920 500 420
Urdu 14,610 7,635 6,975 4,600 2,540 2,060
Iranian languages 49,445 24,955 24,490 3,035 1,525 1,515
Kurdish 2,075 1,095 975 600 295 305
Pashto 1,540 860 680 290 135 150
Persian (Farsi) 47,155 23,770 23,385 2,295 1,175 1,120
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 750 380 375 230 125 105
Italic (Romance) languages 118,715 56,405 62,310 34,360 16,630 17,735
Catalan 245 125 120 15 10 10
Italian 25,610 12,450 13,160 5,350 2,610 2,735
Portuguese 15,675 7,450 8,225 8,460 4,125 4,335
Romanian 8,265 4,075 4,190 785 395 390
Spanish 75,105 35,250 39,855 20,605 9,910 10,695
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 215 130 85 60 45 15
Japanese 28,630 12,410 16,215 1,160 550 605
Kartvelian languages 90 45 40 10 0 15
Georgian 90 50 40 15 0 15
Korean 50,640 23,170 27,465 4,240 2,100 2,145
Mongolic languages 320 155 165 55 20 35
Mongolian 320 155 165 55 20 30
Niger-Congo languages 5,805 3,015 2,785 7,970 4,125 3,845
Akan (Twi) 495 280 215 260 165 95
Bamanankan 20 15 10 160 95 65
Edo 115 60 55 95 60 30
Ewe 110 75 35 50 30 20
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 45 10 35 50 25 25
Ga 95 60 30 30 10 15
Ganda 105 60 45 230 110 120
Igbo 240 140 95 665 345 325
Lingala 240 110 130 655 315 345
Rundi (Kirundi) 100 40 65 205 105 105
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 205 95 115 305 155 155
Shona 265 125 140 250 110 140
Swahili 2,655 1,440 1,220 1,930 1,020 905
Wolof 30 15 15 150 85 70
Yoruba 505 260 250 2,630 1,330 1,295
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,325 605 720 1,440 765 680
Nilo-Saharan languages 305 155 150 410 225 185
Dinka 45 35 15 180 105 75
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 255 120 135 225 120 105
Sign languages 3,535 1,405 2,130 2,670 985 1,685
American Sign Language 2,035 690 1,345 1,710 625 1,090
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,565 735 830 975 365 610
Sino-Tibetan languages 431,540 199,110 232,430 21,130 10,490 10,650
Chinese languages 429,070 197,865 231,205 20,475 10,185 10,285
Cantonese 223,700 103,515 120,185 8,310 3,920 4,390
Hakka 2,550 1,215 1,340 50 30 20
Mandarin 250,175 112,935 137,235 12,825 6,460 6,365
Min Dong 125 55 70 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15,660 6,940 8,715 480 230 250
Wu (Shanghainese) 5,385 2,345 3,035 185 95 85
Chinese, n.o.s. 8,745 3,985 4,765 1,115 600 510
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 195 80 115 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 2,755 1,375 1,380 675 310 370
Burmese 1,390 685 700 185 115 70
Karenic languages 905 455 450 465 200 265
Tibetan 305 165 140 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 300 140 155 145 60 80
Tai-Kadai languages 3,810 1,535 2,270 1,565 730 835
Lao 1,125 505 615 1,120 520 600
Thai 2,870 1,105 1,765 575 270 305
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 10 0
Turkic languages 5,955 3,225 2,725 510 250 265
Azerbaijani 835 450 380 50 25 30
Turkish 4,875 2,635 2,245 365 180 185
Uyghur 110 50 60 30 15 10
Uzbek 170 95 75 40 20 15
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 225 120 105 45 15 30
Uralic languages 9,045 4,200 4,840 1,550 730 815
Estonian 500 205 295 45 20 25
Finnish 2,090 825 1,260 265 105 160
Hungarian 6,480 3,175 3,310 1,235 600 635
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 700 385 315 445 290 150
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,835 1,240,700 614,440 626,260
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 2,103,115 1,032,695 1,070,420 1,133,080 560,165 572,920
Canadian citizens aged under 18 403,685 208,715 194,970 266,225 136,640 129,585
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 1,699,430 823,985 875,450 866,855 423,520 443,335
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 323,120 152,705 170,415 107,620 54,280 53,340
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 1,240,700 614,445 626,255
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 1,358,990 686,180 672,805 996,860 494,285 502,570
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 989,540 461,660 527,885 227,465 111,095 116,365
Before 1981 209,975 100,680 109,295 50,025 23,340 26,680
1981 to 1990 120,730 56,305 64,425 20,205 10,190 10,010
1991 to 2000 247,835 114,340 133,490 23,040 11,165 11,875
2001 to 2010 268,470 123,240 145,230 70,985 35,305 35,680
2001 to 2005 124,890 57,190 67,695 22,570 11,195 11,370
2006 to 2010 143,580 66,050 77,535 48,415 24,110 24,305
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 142,535 67,090 75,440 63,210 31,095 32,120
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 77,700 37,560 40,140 16,375 9,055 7,320
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 989,540 461,660 527,885 227,470 111,100 116,370
Under 5 years 78,020 39,580 38,445 25,595 12,975 12,625
5 to 14 years 158,290 81,570 76,720 45,570 23,305 22,265
15 to 24 years 204,755 93,100 111,650 44,585 20,820 23,770
25 to 44 years 424,180 189,745 234,440 93,700 45,160 48,540
45 years and over 124,300 57,665 66,630 18,010 8,845 9,170
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 54 989,545 461,660 527,880 227,465 111,095 116,365
Americas 65,325 30,720 34,605 31,980 15,285 16,700
Brazil 2,855 1,175 1,685 435 170 265
Colombia 3,075 1,400 1,675 1,050 510 545
El Salvador 4,405 2,235 2,170 2,480 1,325 1,155
Guyana 920 420 500 1,135 515 620
Haiti 260 110 155 155 75 80
Jamaica 2,230 1,160 1,070 1,810 835 970
Mexico 7,855 3,420 4,435 6,655 3,330 3,320
Peru 2,700 1,160 1,540 235 85 150
Trinidad and Tobago 1,935 895 1,045 1,505 785 720
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 26,445 12,755 13,695 7,100 3,100 4,000
Other places of birth in Americas 12,645 5,995 6,645 9,425 4,550 4,875
Europe 170,930 83,890 87,040 56,705 27,815 28,890
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,925 1,905 2,025 1,055 530 525
Croatia 4,115 2,075 2,035 975 445 535
France 3,440 1,800 1,640 795 425 365
Germany 13,520 6,480 7,040 10,390 5,215 5,175
Greece 2,885 1,520 1,370 820 445 375
Hungary 3,700 1,895 1,810 815 435 375
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 3,835 2,100 1,735 650 310 340
Italy 10,395 5,350 5,045 2,755 1,405 1,350
Netherlands 6,300 3,130 3,170 2,250 1,185 1,060
Poland 10,480 4,885 5,590 5,280 2,455 2,820
Portugal 4,660 2,315 2,345 4,380 2,170 2,210
Romania 7,110 3,445 3,665 720 345 375
Russian Federation 8,460 3,655 4,810 4,245 2,035 2,210
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 3,775 1,890 1,885 355 175 175
Ukraine 5,480 2,590 2,885 4,765 2,250 2,515
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 56,530 28,245 28,280 11,665 5,655 6,015
Other places of birth in Europe 22,320 10,615 11,705 4,790 2,325 2,470
Africa 32,100 16,260 15,840 17,975 9,495 8,485
Algeria 425 275 150 115 60 55
Egypt 2,110 1,130 980 980 525 455
Ethiopia 1,665 835 825 2,525 1,360 1,165
Kenya 4,065 1,875 2,190 935 470 465
Morocco 730 385 345 250 140 110
Nigeria 1,205 630 570 3,820 2,070 1,750
Somalia 1,010 485 525 755 350 415
South Africa, Republic of 8,205 4,265 3,935 975 465 505
Other places of birth in Africa 12,690 6,365 6,325 7,630 4,055 3,570
Asia 697,305 319,470 377,835 120,230 58,215 62,015
Afghanistan 4,860 2,445 2,420 615 285 330
Bangladesh 1,870 945 925 880 475 400
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 188,965 84,380 104,580 9,250 4,460 4,790
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 71,720 32,950 38,770 1,460 715 735
India 125,640 61,245 64,395 21,990 11,395 10,595
IranCensus data footnote 61 35,250 17,905 17,345 1,180 655 530
Iraq 5,215 2,660 2,555 860 460 400
Japan 10,675 3,140 7,535 225 70 150
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 36,860 16,745 20,120 2,880 1,415 1,470
Lebanon 1,860 1,040 820 265 165 100
Pakistan 9,220 4,725 4,500 3,125 1,675 1,450
Philippines 96,685 40,635 56,040 61,950 28,800 33,150
Sri Lanka 4,160 2,160 1,995 1,015 515 505
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 2,310 1,170 1,140 805 390 410
Taiwan 37,425 16,850 20,575 215 110 110
Viet Nam 24,025 11,235 12,790 4,225 2,035 2,185
Other places of birth in Asia 40,560 19,240 21,325 9,285 4,590 4,695
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 23,885 11,325 12,560 575 290 280
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 63,210 31,095 32,115
Americas 10,095 5,115 4,980 4,130 1,840 2,290
Brazil 960 440 520 100 35 65
Colombia 460 220 245 185 70 120
Cuba 65 35 35 75 25 55
Haiti 15 0 10 15 10 0
Jamaica 155 115 45 340 175 165
Mexico 2,295 1,160 1,130 875 415 465
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 4,065 2,155 1,905 970 445 525
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 220 100 115 75 30 40
Other places of birth in Americas 1,855 880 970 1,490 640 850
Europe 13,610 7,015 6,595 5,155 2,650 2,505
France 785 420 370 135 70 75
Germany 770 450 325 580 310 265
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 1,210 760 450 135 80 60
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 200 110 90 160 85 70
Romania 545 240 305 70 30 35
Russian Federation 1,405 500 910 1,145 530 610
Ukraine 945 375 565 1,320 670 650
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 3,855 2,230 1,620 550 290 265
Other places of birth in Europe 3,895 1,935 1,960 1,060 590 470
Africa 4,355 2,280 2,075 7,860 4,120 3,735
Algeria 55 40 20 20 10 10
Cameroon 55 20 35 65 45 20
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 115 70 45 740 360 380
Côte d'Ivoire 10 10 10 95 35 60
Egypt 510 280 235 415 220 190
Eritrea 300 165 130 795 430 360
Ethiopia 255 140 115 810 425 380
Morocco 115 60 60 70 30 35
Nigeria 375 185 190 2,630 1,415 1,215
Somalia 350 140 205 385 160 215
South Africa, Republic of 850 475 375 225 110 120
Tunisia 70 30 40 65 45 20
Other places of birth in Africa 1,300 685 615 1,555 820 735
Asia 112,400 51,560 60,840 45,915 22,395 23,520
Afghanistan 855 450 405 60 35 25
Bangladesh 385 180 205 360 195 170
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 35,895 16,005 19,880 3,390 1,635 1,760
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 1,695 710 985 185 105 80
India 21,380 10,695 10,685 10,915 5,675 5,240
IranCensus data footnote 61 8,315 4,160 4,155 425 230 195
Iraq 1,850 910 945 330 175 155
Israel 300 170 125 595 340 260
Japan 1,845 465 1,380 45 25 25
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,640 2,860 3,775 1,300 665 640
Lebanon 210 110 100 140 100 35
Nepal 215 90 125 210 70 140
Pakistan 1,670 840 830 1,535 800 735
Philippines 20,205 9,060 11,145 22,885 10,645 12,245
Saudi Arabia 335 145 185 325 145 180
Sri Lanka 460 230 230 250 140 115
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,785 900 885 635 325 310
Taiwan 2,325 905 1,420 20 0 10
Turkey 365 205 160 40 30 10
United Arab Emirates 340 175 165 110 55 55
Viet Nam 1,510 600 910 495 220 275
Other places of birth in Asia 3,840 1,695 2,145 1,650 785 870
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 2,075 1,120 955 150 80 70
Australia 1,140 610 525 80 25 60
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 935 510 425 65 55 15
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 1,240,695 614,440 626,260
First generationCensus data footnote 69 1,085,610 508,765 576,850 249,625 123,035 126,585
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 607,590 307,925 299,665 197,530 97,135 100,395
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 733,040 368,715 364,325 793,545 394,265 399,280
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 72 794,150 368,155 425,995 180,810 89,380 91,425
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 461,950 221,655 240,300 119,845 60,680 59,165
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 176,955 104,335 72,620 44,415 27,435 16,980
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 285,000 117,320 167,685 75,430 33,250 42,185
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 249,920 103,575 146,345 39,875 17,355 22,525
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 71,115 37,970 33,145 20,550 11,155 9,395
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 11,165 4,955 6,205 540 195 345
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 1,240,700 614,440 626,260
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 61,455 29,075 32,380 223,310 108,495 114,815
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 59,595 28,195 31,400 220,470 107,145 113,330
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 35,765 16,870 18,900 130,510 62,955 67,550
Métis 23,425 11,145 12,280 89,355 43,895 45,465
Inuk (Inuit) 405 180 220 610 295 310
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 1,070 505 565 2,020 985 1,030
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 790 375 420 820 365 450
Non-Aboriginal identity 2,364,780 1,156,325 1,208,450 1,017,385 505,945 511,445
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 1,240,700 614,440 626,255
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 24,115 11,160 12,950 127,250 61,300 65,950
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 2,402,120 1,174,240 1,227,880 1,113,450 553,140 560,305
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,830 1,240,700 614,440 626,255
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 13,615 6,540 7,075 110,630 53,980 56,645
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 13,305 6,385 6,925 108,055 52,775 55,285
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 10,895 5,120 5,770 93,070 45,490 47,580
Métis single ancestry 2,265 1,190 1,080 14,835 7,210 7,625
Inuit single ancestry 145 75 75 155 75 80
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 310 155 150 2,570 1,205 1,365
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 290 145 145 2,495 1,160 1,335
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 15 10 10 50 30 15
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 10 15 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 10 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 61,085 29,110 31,975 114,605 55,480 59,120
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 58,700 28,025 30,675 107,535 52,250 55,285
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 38,755 18,495 20,260 40,265 19,440 20,820
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 19,595 9,365 10,230 66,810 32,600 34,215
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 355 170 180 460 210 250
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 2,385 1,085 1,305 7,070 3,235 3,835
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,305 1,065 1,240 6,800 3,100 3,705
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 30 10 25 120 65 55
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 30 10 20 130 55 80
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20 10 20 10 10 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 2,351,530 1,149,750 1,201,785 1,015,465 504,980 510,485
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 1,240,700 614,440 626,260
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 1,185,680 565,020 620,660 216,850 108,315 108,530
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 291,005 145,545 145,460 42,060 22,200 19,855
Chinese 474,655 221,985 252,670 22,540 11,340 11,195
Black 29,830 15,465 14,370 30,335 15,790 14,550
Filipino 123,170 54,260 68,910 79,815 37,935 41,885
Latin American 34,805 16,490 18,315 9,895 4,840 5,050
Arab 16,430 8,805 7,635 5,030 2,705 2,325
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 44,905 21,400 23,505 8,565 4,155 4,410
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 46,010 23,455 22,555 2,695 1,420 1,270
Korean 52,980 24,465 28,515 4,375 2,195 2,180
Japanese 30,110 12,580 17,535 1,850 880 975
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 6,490 3,165 3,330 3,195 1,610 1,590
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 35,290 17,420 17,870 6,485 3,235 3,250
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 1,240,555 620,380 620,170 1,023,850 506,125 517,725
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 1,240,700 614,440 626,255
North American Aboriginal origins 74,700 35,655 39,050 225,230 109,465 115,770
First Nations (North American Indian) 52,305 24,845 27,460 142,820 69,305 73,510
Inuit 600 275 330 955 460 500
Métis 24,505 11,775 12,730 91,120 44,150 46,970
Other North American origins 353,945 177,115 176,830 247,670 123,075 124,600
Acadian 1,520 775 745 645 325 320
American 32,115 15,550 16,565 9,220 4,605 4,615
Canadian 331,205 166,010 165,200 240,835 119,610 121,225
New Brunswicker 10 0 0 10 0 10
Newfoundlander 660 370 290 215 130 90
Nova Scotian 75 40 35 20 15 0
Ontarian 35 25 15 20 20 0
Québécois 750 440 310 280 150 125
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 170 80 90 30 10 25
European origins 1,195,185 593,595 601,590 826,210 406,770 419,445
British Isles origins 763,525 379,940 383,585 421,515 206,840 214,675
Channel Islander 155 90 70 45 25 25
Cornish 245 125 120 85 45 40
English 470,340 232,230 238,110 245,960 119,975 125,985
Irish 275,355 132,540 142,820 156,145 74,290 81,850
Manx 770 365 405 200 100 100
Scottish 341,075 167,685 173,390 208,065 100,790 107,265
Welsh 44,935 21,730 23,205 17,760 8,575 9,180
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 55,695 27,505 28,190 19,610 9,260 10,355
French origins 147,835 71,180 76,660 148,810 72,060 76,750
Alsatian 115 50 60 20 15 15
Breton 45 15 30 120 40 75
Corsican 75 35 45 0 10 0
French 147,715 71,115 76,595 148,740 72,020 76,720
Western European origins (except French origins) 312,330 154,110 158,220 286,985 141,285 145,705
Austrian 21,260 10,070 11,185 12,325 6,190 6,135
Bavarian 80 50 35 15 10 0
Belgian 8,205 4,065 4,135 21,510 10,495 11,020
Dutch 77,635 38,345 39,290 55,525 27,375 28,150
Flemish 955 485 465 965 445 515
Frisian 195 70 125 140 75 55
German 222,025 109,675 112,350 220,735 108,650 112,080
Luxembourger 330 175 150 155 65 90
Swiss 11,340 5,720 5,625 5,475 2,660 2,810
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 455 200 250 140 65 75
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 130,095 62,650 67,445 80,295 38,580 41,720
Danish 23,025 11,200 11,820 7,895 3,850 4,050
Finnish 14,085 6,665 7,420 4,000 1,905 2,095
Icelandic 11,055 5,475 5,580 31,090 15,265 15,825
Norwegian 49,335 24,045 25,290 19,600 9,145 10,455
Swedish 40,690 18,725 21,965 22,470 10,530 11,945
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 5,320 2,705 2,615 2,540 1,260 1,285
Eastern European origins 256,190 124,165 132,020 287,695 141,310 146,380
Bulgarian 2,940 1,370 1,570 330 190 145
Byelorussian 1,825 945 880 885 430 455
Czech 11,710 5,670 6,040 4,590 2,165 2,425
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 2,560 1,310 1,250 2,155 1,120 1,040
Estonian 2,540 1,175 1,375 190 80 115
Hungarian 25,860 12,720 13,135 10,120 4,990 5,125
Latvian 2,455 1,260 1,195 1,365 655 715
Lithuanian 4,155 2,000 2,155 1,455 750 705
Moldovan 720 340 375 325 170 160
Polish 70,590 33,860 36,725 88,090 42,670 45,420
Romanian 17,490 8,455 9,030 5,835 2,790 3,045
Russian 58,535 27,690 30,850 58,225 28,625 29,605
Slovak 6,345 2,945 3,400 2,190 1,055 1,135
Ukrainian 94,400 46,150 48,250 180,055 88,615 91,445
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 2,230 1,015 1,220 895 415 480
Southern European origins 196,295 97,515 98,785 59,915 29,445 30,470
Albanian 1,330 665 665 415 220 195
Bosnian 2,675 1,315 1,360 1,030 505 520
Catalan 65 55 15 15 0 15
Croatian 15,670 8,100 7,570 2,930 1,430 1,500
Cypriot 345 195 150 45 25 15
Greek 16,085 8,275 7,810 4,130 2,070 2,060
Italian 87,875 44,495 43,380 23,210 11,675 11,530
Kosovar 170 90 80 45 20 25
Macedonian 865 470 390 225 120 110
Maltese 1,185 655 535 360 165 195
Montenegrin 600 280 315 40 10 30
Portuguese 24,575 12,050 12,520 14,540 7,215 7,320
Serbian 10,160 5,285 4,875 1,240 660 580
Sicilian 210 135 80 235 110 125
Slovenian 3,050 1,475 1,575 1,005 485 520
Spanish 43,990 20,385 23,605 12,625 5,680 6,945
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 3,275 1,470 1,805 1,060 540 525
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 230 110 125 65 40 30
Other European origins 18,865 9,790 9,070 10,950 5,550 5,400
Basque 475 280 195 100 65 35
Jewish 11,230 5,795 5,435 8,455 4,250 4,200
Roma (Gypsy) 325 120 205 155 70 85
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 505 255 255 185 100 85
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 6,470 3,400 3,065 2,130 1,090 1,040
Caribbean origins 16,395 8,195 8,205 10,805 5,355 5,450
Antiguan 130 60 70 60 20 40
Bahamian 160 90 65 60 35 25
Barbadian 1,310 690 620 740 390 350
Bermudan 155 75 85 40 30 15
Carib 60 40 20 65 30 40
Cuban 870 440 430 340 155 190
Dominican 535 250 290 275 145 135
Grenadian 280 150 130 160 85 80
Guadeloupean 10 10 10 0 0 0
Haitian 635 285 345 235 90 150
Jamaican 6,455 3,365 3,085 4,585 2,250 2,335
Kittitian/Nevisian 95 55 45 10 10 0
Martinican 20 10 20 0 0 0
Montserratan 15 0 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 280 115 165 70 25 45
St. Lucian 115 60 60 30 20 15
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 3,120 1,550 1,565 2,395 1,240 1,160
Vincentian/Grenadinian 325 145 180 190 90 105
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,440 655 785 1,465 705 760
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 1,485 715 770 665 360 305
Latin, Central and South American origins 49,100 23,700 25,405 23,115 11,555 11,565
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 1,790 935 860 650 330 320
Arawak 55 30 30 10 10 10
Argentinian 1,360 610 745 475 230 245
Belizean 35 20 15 200 105 100
Bolivian 185 60 125 300 160 140
Brazilian 4,065 1,830 2,230 830 375 455
Chilean 3,840 1,840 2,000 1,520 720 795
Colombian 4,600 2,240 2,355 1,400 680 715
Costa Rican 460 225 230 65 40 25
Ecuadorian 740 355 385 125 70 55
Guatemalan 1,985 1,050 935 505 240 260
Guyanese 1,240 635 600 1,485 770 715
Hispanic 1,200 575 625 425 210 220
Honduran 1,120 585 530 520 245 280
Maya 620 335 290 220 135 80
Mexican 15,115 7,170 7,945 8,790 4,440 4,350
Nicaraguan 1,060 485 570 370 200 170
Panamanian 195 105 90 50 10 40
Paraguayan 285 145 135 2,080 1,070 1,010
Peruvian 3,100 1,435 1,665 350 130 225
Salvadorean 5,310 2,690 2,620 2,735 1,425 1,315
Uruguayan 285 150 135 35 10 20
Venezuelan 1,555 750 800 240 95 150
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 2,450 1,205 1,245 1,045 525 520
African origins 40,665 20,870 19,795 28,860 14,980 13,885
Central and West African origins 4,965 2,665 2,305 8,665 4,585 4,085
Akan 30 20 10 35 10 25
Angolan 55 25 25 10 10 0
Ashanti 65 25 40 25 10 10
Beninese 30 15 15 55 45 0
Burkinabe 20 15 10 20 10 10
Cameroonian 85 45 40 145 80 70
Chadian 10 0 10 10 10 0
Congolese 675 355 325 1,575 785 790
Edo 60 40 15 130 85 45
Ewe 55 25 25 15 10 10
Gabonese 10 0 10 25 20 10
Gambian 20 10 10 10 0 10
Ghanaian 1,270 705 565 380 220 170
Guinean 125 45 80 70 20 50
Ibo 200 120 80 435 205 225
Ivorian 45 25 15 120 45 75
Liberian 205 90 115 80 20 55
Malian 20 15 10 140 85 55
Malinké 10 0 0 35 20 10
Nigerian 1,680 920 760 3,860 2,130 1,735
Peulh 20 10 15 25 15 15
Senegalese 45 35 15 115 70 40
Sierra Leonean 90 40 50 320 155 165
Togolese 80 45 35 115 60 55
Wolof 0 0 0 25 10 15
Yoruba 130 70 60 1,050 540 510
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 400 190 205 545 260 285
North African origins 7,325 3,840 3,490 3,690 1,980 1,705
Algerian 615 360 255 100 35 60
Berber 185 115 70 150 90 55
Coptic 120 70 55 85 45 40
Dinka 15 10 10 30 25 10
Egyptian 3,405 1,785 1,620 1,335 720 620
Libyan 210 150 60 360 175 185
Maure 105 40 65 100 70 30
Moroccan 1,480 780 700 350 190 160
Sudanese 940 405 535 1,075 580 500
Tunisian 380 205 175 130 65 60
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 170 100 65 75 40 35
Southern and East African origins 17,295 8,745 8,550 10,500 5,420 5,080
Afrikaner 365 175 190 65 40 30
Amhara 115 60 55 140 100 45
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 235 125 115 150 90 65
Burundian 195 90 105 235 110 125
Djiboutian 0 0 0 45 30 15
Eritrean 950 505 445 2,300 1,240 1,055
Ethiopian 2,020 1,060 965 2,900 1,505 1,395
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 1,170 570 605 335 165 170
Malagasy 80 50 30 25 15 10
Mauritian 760 420 335 245 125 115
Oromo 120 70 50 325 185 140
Rwandan 305 170 140 300 145 155
Seychellois 15 10 10 45 20 30
Somali 2,105 1,015 1,090 1,740 900 845
South African 6,485 3,305 3,180 730 310 420
Tanzanian 425 170 250 90 55 30
Tigrian 180 100 85 320 200 120
Ugandan 595 295 300 255 125 130
Zambian 120 65 60 200 95 110
Zimbabwean 565 290 270 310 150 160
Zulu 65 25 40 30 15 10
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,390 690 695 440 230 210
Other African origins 11,685 5,945 5,745 6,670 3,350 3,325
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,460 750 710 825 405 415
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 10,325 5,240 5,085 5,925 2,965 2,965
Asian origins 1,128,155 536,680 591,470 178,655 88,885 89,765
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 86,090 44,390 41,705 11,850 6,130 5,715
Afghan 7,500 3,785 3,715 1,010 485 530
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 4,655 2,510 2,140 1,755 975 785
Armenian 2,845 1,460 1,390 495 250 250
Assyrian 450 245 205 40 30 10
Azerbaijani 890 510 375 55 35 20
Georgian 550 290 260 110 60 45
Hazara 55 30 20 0 0 0
Iranian 44,355 22,490 21,865 1,885 1,015 870
Iraqi 5,205 2,635 2,565 925 480 450
Israeli 2,075 1,100 965 775 410 360
Jordanian 585 310 275 235 100 135
Kazakh 275 170 100 335 185 145
Kurd 1,980 1,075 900 305 145 160
Kuwaiti 100 70 30 40 20 25
Kyrgyz 155 85 70 45 30 20
Lebanese 5,320 2,830 2,490 1,375 700 675
Palestinian 2,245 1,190 1,060 620 340 275
Pashtun 325 190 140 65 25 40
Saudi Arabian 550 320 220 170 95 70
Syrian 2,780 1,340 1,440 1,115 535 580
Tajik 240 120 115 55 20 40
Tatar 650 325 325 310 155 155
Turk 5,185 2,865 2,325 655 315 340
Turkmen 75 45 25 10 0 0
Uighur 100 45 50 10 10 0
Uzbek 245 135 110 70 45 20
Yemeni 255 160 90 100 45 55
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 2,135 1,105 1,030 305 145 155
South Asian origins 287,900 143,920 143,985 43,155 22,710 20,440
Bangladeshi 1,510 745 760 880 500 385
Bengali 755 355 405 200 115 85
Bhutanese 100 50 45 140 55 85
East Indian 243,135 121,175 121,960 34,470 18,110 16,355
Goan 320 160 160 50 30 30
Gujarati 615 300 320 220 120 100
Kashmiri 145 75 70 30 10 15
Nepali 1,155 550 605 500 250 250
Pakistani 10,825 5,610 5,210 3,370 1,795 1,575
Punjabi 30,670 15,525 15,145 3,830 1,995 1,840
Sinhalese 530 290 240 280 145 135
Sri Lankan 5,065 2,665 2,405 1,090 545 545
Tamil 1,060 580 475 245 145 105
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 7,200 3,550 3,655 725 415 305
East and Southeast Asian origins 759,850 351,250 408,605 124,100 60,175 63,925
Burmese 1,970 1,000 965 260 125 135
Cambodian (Khmer) 2,510 1,205 1,310 525 280 240
Chinese 499,175 234,015 265,160 30,150 14,980 15,170
Filipino 133,925 59,375 74,555 83,530 39,955 43,580
Hmong 115 55 55 0 0 0
Indonesian 4,935 2,355 2,575 530 265 265
Japanese 37,630 16,280 21,350 2,675 1,305 1,365
Karen 890 445 440 455 195 255
Korean 55,505 25,720 29,790 4,545 2,300 2,240
Laotian 1,775 870 905 1,730 820 910
Malaysian 4,230 1,955 2,275 470 240 230
Mongolian 1,000 485 525 150 60 90
Singaporean 895 420 475 20 10 10
Taiwanese 20,345 9,320 11,025 150 90 60
Thai 3,330 1,300 2,030 750 335 420
Tibetan 445 235 215 15 10 10
Vietnamese 34,915 17,065 17,850 5,850 2,915 2,935
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 630 265 365 145 70 80
Other Asian origins 1,805 910 890 575 320 260
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 1,805 915 895 575 320 260
Oceania origins 26,820 13,345 13,465 1,525 740 785
Australian 8,360 4,370 3,990 910 415 495
New Zealander 3,340 1,695 1,645 315 170 140
Pacific Islands origins 15,550 7,520 8,025 345 180 165
Fijian 13,085 6,375 6,705 80 45 30
Hawaiian 865 370 495 60 30 30
Maori 565 320 245 55 30 25
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 345 145 195 95 45 45
Samoan 245 125 120 25 0 15
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 680 320 355 65 30 35
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 960,895 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
Owner 612,005 ... ... 336,170 ... ...
Renter 348,700 ... ... 140,260 ... ...
Band housing 190 ... ... 12,620 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 960,895 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
Condominium 293,765 ... ... 33,325 ... ...
Not condominium 667,130 ... ... 455,725 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 960,895 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
No bedrooms 17,175 ... ... 3,745 ... ...
1 bedroom 208,400 ... ... 63,040 ... ...
2 bedrooms 259,450 ... ... 121,520 ... ...
3 bedrooms 215,335 ... ... 175,500 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 260,530 ... ... 125,240 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 960,890 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 413,395 ... ... 132,410 ... ...
5 rooms 129,200 ... ... 82,935 ... ...
6 rooms 100,710 ... ... 78,750 ... ...
7 rooms 83,140 ... ... 64,560 ... ...
8 or more rooms 234,455 ... ... 130,400 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.6 ... ... 6.1 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 960,895 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 927,685 ... ... 473,625 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 33,210 ... ... 15,420 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 960,890 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
Suitable 890,535 ... ... 456,365 ... ...
Not suitable 70,365 ... ... 32,680 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 960,895 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
1960 or before 128,710 ... ... 142,200 ... ...
1961 to 1980 253,845 ... ... 158,180 ... ...
1981 to 1990 151,760 ... ... 65,190 ... ...
1991 to 2000 171,550 ... ... 42,740 ... ...
2001 to 2005 71,265 ... ... 20,815 ... ...
2006 to 2010 95,910 ... ... 27,880 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 87,855 ... ... 32,035 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 960,895 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 906,230 ... ... 444,995 ... ...
Major repairs needed 54,665 ... ... 44,055 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 960,895 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
1 household maintainer 555,795 ... ... 290,830 ... ...
2 household maintainers 364,605 ... ... 187,775 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 40,495 ... ... 10,445 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 960,895 ... ... 489,050 ... ...
15 to 24 years 30,220 ... ... 17,240 ... ...
25 to 34 years 142,600 ... ... 74,950 ... ...
35 to 44 years 171,450 ... ... 84,800 ... ...
45 to 54 years 209,675 ... ... 95,135 ... ...
55 to 64 years 188,785 ... ... 96,255 ... ...
65 to 74 years 126,445 ... ... 67,475 ... ...
75 to 84 years 66,025 ... ... 37,760 ... ...
85 years and over 25,700 ... ... 15,440 ... ...
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 ... ... 461,870 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 648,420 ... ... 373,860 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 304,955 ... ... 88,010 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 240,995 ... ... 76,075 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 608,080 ... ... 324,120 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 60.3 ... ... 60.4 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 25.4 ... ... 11.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,376 ... ... 973 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,622 ... ... 1,085 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 800,220 ... ... 275,473 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 1,005,920 ... ... 297,444 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 347,220 ... ... 138,905 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 13.1 ... ... 19.4 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 43.5 ... ... 36.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,136 ... ... 868 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,242 ... ... 891 ... ...
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 1,001,305 491,580 509,725
No certificate, diploma or degree 287,135 139,610 147,525 220,390 116,570 103,820
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 589,940 288,420 301,520 296,355 147,040 149,320
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,187,535 570,805 616,730 484,555 227,975 256,585
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 133,015 94,640 38,380 77,000 54,090 22,910
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 61,205 35,080 26,125 37,490 21,985 15,500
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 71,810 59,560 12,255 39,515 32,110 7,410
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 345,280 145,135 200,145 177,620 72,785 104,840
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 77,845 32,950 44,900 28,940 12,075 16,860
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 631,385 298,080 333,305 200,990 89,020 111,970
Bachelor's degree 415,805 191,250 224,550 143,780 61,350 82,430
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 44,855 18,920 25,935 16,040 6,675 9,365
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 18,135 9,810 8,325 6,105 3,515 2,595
Master's degree 129,655 63,875 65,780 29,305 13,830 15,470
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 22,935 14,225 8,710 5,765 3,645 2,115
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 1,392,440 671,970 720,470 654,670 323,300 331,370
No certificate, diploma or degree 111,575 58,090 53,480 94,310 54,700 39,610
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 339,185 168,975 170,210 182,335 93,000 89,330
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 941,685 444,905 496,780 378,030 175,595 202,435
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 93,815 67,360 26,455 53,800 38,185 15,620
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 43,165 24,930 18,230 25,955 15,460 10,490
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 50,655 42,430 8,225 27,850 22,725 5,125
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 267,620 112,745 154,885 137,930 57,445 80,485
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 58,545 24,490 34,055 21,215 8,995 12,220
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 521,700 240,310 281,385 165,085 70,970 94,115
Bachelor's degree 342,235 154,945 187,290 119,150 50,120 69,035
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 35,940 14,735 21,210 12,185 4,840 7,350
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 14,490 7,215 7,280 5,075 2,705 2,370
Master's degree 111,335 53,020 58,310 24,410 10,815 13,595
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 17,690 10,400 7,300 4,270 2,495 1,770
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 1,001,305 491,585 509,725
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 877,080 428,030 449,050 516,750 263,605 253,140
Education 69,880 15,415 54,465 44,855 11,705 33,145
13. Education 69,880 15,410 54,470 44,855 11,710 33,145
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 67,210 31,010 36,200 13,170 6,230 6,940
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 11,500 8,720 2,780 2,415 1,860 550
50. Visual and performing arts 55,710 22,290 33,420 10,755 4,365 6,390
Humanities 79,940 30,295 49,645 23,030 9,915 13,110
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 11,125 2,575 8,550 1,775 400 1,380
23. English language and literature/letters 22,630 7,005 15,625 3,905 1,110 2,795
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 24,845 9,590 15,260 7,065 2,820 4,240
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 350 140 215 60 25 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies 4,010 2,390 1,620 1,590 940 650
39. Theology and religious vocations 5,345 3,190 2,160 4,510 2,590 1,925
54. History 9,335 4,980 4,355 3,410 1,855 1,555
55. French language and literature/letters 2,305 430 1,875 705 175 530
Social and behavioural sciences and law 155,565 57,725 97,840 46,555 15,805 30,750
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 2,615 690 1,925 880 220 660
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 16,575 5,980 10,595 3,115 1,225 1,890
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 19,095 1,740 17,350 10,760 795 9,965
22. Legal professions and studies 24,595 9,270 15,320 7,130 2,365 4,760
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,635 770 1,860 955 305 650
42. Psychology 26,775 7,540 19,235 8,155 2,385 5,770
45. Social sciences 63,280 31,730 31,550 15,565 8,510 7,055
Business, management and public administration 260,400 112,020 148,380 95,115 34,865 60,255
30.16 Accounting and computer science 420 130 285 320 105 210
44. Public administration and social service professions 10,235 2,465 7,770 7,670 1,875 5,790
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 249,745 109,420 140,320 87,125 32,875 54,250
Physical and life sciences and technologies 55,940 29,310 26,640 16,120 8,165 7,950
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 22,715 10,225 12,490 6,625 2,990 3,640
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 13,390 6,565 6,825 4,325 2,285 2,040
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 635 160 475 470 70 395
40. Physical sciences 17,610 11,790 5,820 3,685 2,585 1,095
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,600 565 1,035 1,020 240 780
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 56,690 37,010 19,680 18,425 11,380 7,050
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 44,915 31,730 13,190 15,225 10,050 5,175
25. Library science 3,210 480 2,725 1,140 175 965
27. Mathematics and statistics 7,980 4,430 3,550 1,945 1,080 865
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 590 375 215 120 75 40
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 211,910 186,360 25,550 96,625 89,275 7,350
04. Architecture and related services 11,380 7,200 4,185 2,420 1,380 1,040
14. Engineering 74,080 59,710 14,370 16,205 13,530 2,675
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 33,825 29,890 3,935 17,815 15,975 1,845
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 40 25 10 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 39,190 37,980 1,210 22,160 21,705 450
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 35,815 34,715 1,095 27,485 26,650 830
48. Precision production 17,580 16,840 745 10,530 10,030 505
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 16,890 9,535 7,350 14,540 10,260 4,275
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 10,385 5,480 4,905 11,380 8,280 3,100
03. Natural resources and conservation 6,505 4,060 2,450 3,160 1,980 1,180
Health and related fields 159,905 36,460 123,440 87,795 16,505 71,290
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 12,705 6,575 6,125 4,105 1,945 2,155
51. Health professions and related programs 141,910 26,980 114,930 81,865 13,450 68,415
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 5,295 2,905 2,390 1,825 1,110 715
Personal, protective and transportation services 52,975 25,600 27,375 28,275 13,845 14,435
12. Personal and culinary services 36,770 12,030 24,745 16,750 4,095 12,655
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 90 85 10 90 85 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 265 250 15 240 230 10
43. Security and protective services 5,915 4,425 1,495 5,005 3,680 1,330
49. Transportation and materials moving 9,940 8,810 1,125 6,185 5,750 435
Other 220 70 155 60 30 35
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 225 70 150 60 25 35
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 1,392,435 671,965 720,475 654,670 323,300 331,375
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 450,760 227,065 223,695 276,645 147,710 128,935
Education 49,160 10,165 38,995 31,645 7,860 23,785
13. Education 49,160 10,165 38,995 31,650 7,865 23,785
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 54,535 25,050 29,485 10,350 4,875 5,475
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 9,115 6,975 2,140 1,815 1,335 480
50. Visual and performing arts 45,415 18,075 27,340 8,540 3,545 4,990
Humanities 62,810 23,065 39,740 17,250 7,370 9,880
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 8,935 1,885 7,055 1,485 330 1,155
23. English language and literature/letters 17,550 5,320 12,235 2,930 810 2,120
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 20,030 7,495 12,530 5,420 2,245 3,180
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 270 115 155 55 30 30
38. Philosophy and religious studies 3,135 1,830 1,310 1,230 715 515
39. Theology and religious vocations 3,965 2,340 1,620 3,255 1,835 1,420
54. History 7,210 3,755 3,460 2,365 1,275 1,090
55. French language and literature/letters 1,705 325 1,380 505 135 370
Social and behavioural sciences and law 127,395 45,820 81,575 38,120 12,380 25,740
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 2,270 580 1,685 740 185 555
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 14,210 5,000 9,205 2,575 965 1,610
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 15,160 1,385 13,770 8,805 605 8,195
22. Legal professions and studies 20,290 6,915 13,375 6,085 1,795 4,285
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,135 615 1,515 815 265 550
42. Psychology 21,460 5,815 15,650 6,370 1,720 4,645
45. Social sciences 51,875 25,505 26,370 12,730 6,835 5,895
Business, management and public administration 213,390 90,380 123,015 76,370 27,865 48,495
30.16 Accounting and computer science 310 105 200 270 95 175
44. Public administration and social service professions 8,095 1,895 6,200 6,145 1,335 4,810
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 204,985 88,375 116,605 69,950 26,440 43,510
Physical and life sciences and technologies 42,715 21,695 21,020 12,195 5,930 6,270
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 18,145 8,020 10,120 5,290 2,265 3,025
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 9,880 4,685 5,195 3,005 1,595 1,405
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 500 115 385 405 65 345
40. Physical sciences 13,105 8,500 4,600 2,805 1,855 950
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,095 370 725 690 150 545
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 49,880 32,880 16,995 15,955 9,965 5,985
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 40,915 28,945 11,965 13,600 9,015 4,585
25. Library science 2,350 365 1,985 790 135 650
27. Mathematics and statistics 6,115 3,260 2,850 1,465 760 700
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 500 310 190 100 60 45
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 162,555 140,255 22,300 73,680 67,440 6,240
04. Architecture and related services 9,170 5,455 3,720 2,025 1,160 865
14. Engineering 60,360 47,375 12,980 13,705 11,305 2,405
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 24,985 21,790 3,195 13,840 12,265 1,575
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 30 20 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 29,305 28,340 965 16,060 15,690 365
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 26,760 25,920 840 20,395 19,765 625
48. Precision production 11,945 11,365 590 7,655 7,250 405
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 13,480 7,310 6,175 11,450 7,800 3,645
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 8,225 4,165 4,060 8,760 6,170 2,590
03. Natural resources and conservation 5,260 3,145 2,110 2,695 1,635 1,060
Health and related fields 125,485 28,740 96,745 69,600 13,415 56,185
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 10,075 5,185 4,890 3,310 1,585 1,715
51. Health professions and related programs 111,260 21,460 89,795 64,870 11,020 53,850
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 4,155 2,095 2,055 1,430 810 620
Personal, protective and transportation services 40,095 19,480 20,615 21,365 10,660 10,705
12. Personal and culinary services 27,530 9,115 18,415 12,255 2,980 9,275
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 45 40 10 90 85 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 100 95 0 110 105 0
43. Security and protective services 4,830 3,550 1,285 4,025 2,945 1,080
49. Transportation and materials moving 7,590 6,675 915 4,885 4,545 340
Other 180 55 125 50 30 25
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 180 55 120 50 25 25
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 1,001,305 491,585 509,725
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 877,080 428,030 449,050 516,750 263,610 253,145
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 1,187,535 570,805 616,730 484,555 227,975 256,585
Location of study inside Canada 808,025 390,720 417,305 403,775 188,230 215,540
Same as province or territory of residence 651,950 311,405 340,545 352,390 162,050 190,340
Different than province or territory of residence 156,075 79,315 76,760 51,385 26,185 25,200
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 379,505 180,085 199,420 80,785 39,745 41,040
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 42,490 23,545 18,950 9,155 4,910 4,245
Philippines 48,070 17,835 30,230 26,450 11,595 14,860
India 35,220 17,465 17,755 10,365 5,300 5,070
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 33,180 18,105 15,070 4,180 2,350 1,825
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 58,575 26,315 32,260 2,865 1,330 1,535
France 3,355 1,850 1,505 395 235 165
Other 158,620 74,970 83,645 27,375 14,030 13,345
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 1,392,440 671,970 720,475 654,670 323,300 331,375
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 450,760 227,065 223,695 276,640 147,705 128,935
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 941,680 444,905 496,780 378,035 175,595 202,440
Location of study inside Canada 641,620 307,965 333,660 309,655 142,710 166,950
Same as province or territory of residence 522,570 247,290 275,280 270,435 123,090 147,340
Different than province or territory of residence 119,050 60,670 58,385 39,225 19,615 19,610
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 300,065 136,940 163,120 68,375 32,885 35,485
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 31,750 17,165 14,590 6,215 3,005 3,210
Philippines 41,085 15,065 26,015 24,495 10,775 13,720
India 29,660 14,020 15,635 9,430 4,770 4,660
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 21,325 11,480 9,845 2,465 1,385 1,080
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 50,715 22,290 28,420 2,630 1,210 1,420
France 2,815 1,570 1,245 340 195 145
Other 122,715 55,350 67,365 22,805 11,555 11,255
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 1,001,305 491,580 509,725
In the labour force 1,355,520 703,360 652,160 662,155 347,685 314,465
Employed 1,276,900 663,785 613,115 617,465 322,130 295,335
Unemployed 78,620 39,570 39,050 44,690 25,560 19,130
Not in the labour force 709,090 295,475 413,620 339,155 143,895 195,260
Participation rate 65.7 70.4 61.2 66.1 70.7 61.7
Employment rate 61.8 66.5 57.5 61.7 65.5 57.9
Unemployment rate 5.8 5.6 6.0 6.7 7.4 6.1
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 1,001,310 491,585 509,725
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 665,515 276,425 389,090 312,495 131,600 180,900
Worked 1,399,100 722,410 676,695 688,810 359,980 328,830
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 657,640 374,985 282,650 358,800 206,460 152,330
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 741,460 347,425 394,040 330,010 153,520 176,495
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.2 43.0 41.3 42.9 43.5 42.3
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 1,355,520 703,360 652,160 662,155 347,685 314,465
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 24,960 11,630 13,325 12,625 6,125 6,505
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 1,330,565 691,730 638,830 649,530 341,560 307,965
Employee 1,150,055 579,375 570,680 580,885 296,560 284,325
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 180,505 112,355 68,155 68,645 45,000 23,640
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 1,355,520 703,365 652,160 662,155 347,690 314,470
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 24,955 11,635 13,325 12,625 6,125 6,505
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 1,330,565 691,725 638,835 649,525 341,565 307,965
0 Management occupations 156,610 97,575 59,040 71,455 45,945 25,510
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 222,325 71,120 151,210 96,050 27,530 68,515
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 101,405 79,690 21,710 34,135 26,895 7,240
3 Health occupations 83,990 20,060 63,930 52,280 10,830 41,450
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 148,620 49,540 99,080 86,055 27,425 58,630
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 61,975 31,655 30,320 14,355 6,025 8,325
6 Sales and service occupations 331,590 147,165 184,430 144,490 62,735 81,760
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 167,640 157,870 9,775 102,660 97,500 5,160
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 17,660 12,070 5,590 18,400 14,490 3,910
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 38,740 24,985 13,760 29,650 22,180 7,475
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 1,355,520 703,360 652,160 662,155 347,685 314,465
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 24,955 11,630 13,325 12,625 6,120 6,500
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 1,330,565 691,725 638,835 649,525 341,560 307,965
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 13,025 6,860 6,160 28,680 20,765 7,920
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 4,470 3,245 1,225 5,460 4,830 635
22 Utilities 6,840 4,430 2,410 7,390 5,625 1,765
23 Construction 98,365 85,805 12,555 49,575 43,990 5,585
31-33 Manufacturing 84,355 56,870 27,485 54,645 40,800 13,845
41 Wholesale trade 55,415 36,140 19,275 21,890 16,040 5,850
44-45 Retail trade 150,000 70,385 79,615 69,700 33,960 35,740
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 74,775 57,460 17,320 35,490 28,350 7,145
51 Information and cultural industries 50,230 31,635 18,600 10,875 6,085 4,790
52 Finance and insurance 65,245 28,935 36,315 25,885 9,615 16,270
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 35,440 19,460 15,980 8,235 4,565 3,670
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 133,130 74,620 58,505 28,470 14,790 13,680
55 Management of companies and enterprises 3,185 1,450 1,730 635 250 380
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 61,000 35,270 25,730 22,285 13,105 9,170
61 Educational services 99,830 33,935 65,895 55,025 17,480 37,540
62 Health care and social assistance 137,665 28,495 109,170 93,960 18,345 75,615
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 31,525 15,900 15,635 12,980 6,620 6,360
72 Accommodation and food services 111,360 48,695 62,665 43,655 17,430 26,230
81 Other services (except public administration) 60,840 24,870 35,970 28,055 13,740 14,315
91 Public administration 53,855 27,260 26,595 46,645 25,180 21,465
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 1,276,900 663,790 613,115 617,465 322,125 295,335
Worked at home 104,865 52,665 52,200 42,530 23,485 19,050
Worked outside Canada 12,825 9,110 3,715 1,935 1,305 630
No fixed workplace address 169,320 123,645 45,680 68,420 52,715 15,710
Worked at usual place 989,890 478,370 511,520 504,580 244,620 259,960
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 989,890 478,370 511,520 504,580 244,620 259,960
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 436,405 192,755 243,650 384,465 181,650 202,820
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 534,525 274,720 259,810 50,350 23,760 26,580
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 14,895 8,330 6,570 66,495 37,055 29,435
Commute to a different province or territory 4,060 2,565 1,495 3,275 2,150 1,120
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 1,159,215 602,010 557,200 573,005 297,335 275,665
Car, truck, van - as a driver 745,820 419,660 326,160 431,755 237,860 193,895
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 58,040 22,500 35,535 40,595 14,520 26,070
Public transit 235,985 100,450 135,535 53,740 21,780 31,955
Walked 77,830 33,760 44,075 32,330 13,815 18,520
Bicycle 27,240 17,585 9,650 8,175 5,670 2,505
Other method 14,305 8,055 6,250 6,410 3,695 2,715
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 1,159,210 602,015 557,200 573,000 297,340 275,665
Less than 15 minutes 207,755 93,355 114,400 185,120 87,795 97,320
15 to 29 minutes 375,370 191,570 183,805 208,570 108,680 99,890
30 to 44 minutes 306,130 169,105 137,030 115,090 63,555 51,535
45 to 59 minutes 139,550 76,570 62,975 36,755 20,485 16,270
60 minutes and over 130,405 71,410 58,990 27,470 16,820 10,650
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 1,159,210 602,010 557,200 573,000 297,335 275,665
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 75,905 52,030 23,880 28,060 20,145 7,915
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 182,840 110,300 72,540 104,545 65,630 38,925
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 282,190 141,805 140,380 168,760 90,125 78,630
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 260,320 120,855 139,470 126,090 50,885 75,200
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 183,650 83,955 99,695 53,120 22,305 30,810
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 174,300 93,070 81,235 92,430 48,240 44,190
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 1,449,815 746,815 703,000 710,830 370,255 340,575
Single responses 1,408,665 726,520 682,150 702,445 366,000 336,445
Official languages 1,333,800 686,630 647,165 694,855 361,770 333,090
English 1,330,560 685,750 644,805 688,400 359,660 328,730
French 3,245 885 2,360 6,455 2,100 4,355
Non-official languages 74,865 39,885 34,980 7,590 4,235 3,360
Aboriginal languages 10 0 0 1,815 1,025 800
Algonquian languages 0 10 0 1,755 990 755
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 985 565 420
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 980 565 415
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 770 430 335
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 230 125 110
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 535 310 230
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 55 25 30
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 60 25 30
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 55 30 30
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 10
Salish languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 10 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 74,860 39,880 34,980 5,770 3,215 2,560
Afro-Asiatic languages 390 245 140 300 155 145
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 0 10 30 10 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 30 10 20
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 380 245 130 270 145 125
Amharic 10 10 0 15 0 10
Arabic 275 195 80 105 70 40
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 25 20 10 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 75 30 45 115 50 65
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 35 25 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,000 920 1,085 140 35 100
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,985 900 1,080 140 35 100
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 745 360 380 485 245 240
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 10 10 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 25 10 15 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 50 35 20 10 10 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 635 300 335 470 235 240
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 25 15 15 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tamil 25 15 15 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 17,420 10,045 7,370 3,115 1,865 1,255
Albanian 10 15 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 730 340 395 480 245 235
Baltic languages 10 10 10 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 720 330 385 480 245 235
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 0 10 15 10 10
Bulgarian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Croatian 25 10 20 0 0 0
Czech 20 10 10 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Polish 100 45 55 65 50 20
Russian 435 190 250 280 145 135
Serbian 85 50 35 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Slovak 10 10 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 20 10 10 110 40 70
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 340 185 155 1,300 790 505
Afrikaans 10 10 0 10 10 0
Danish 10 10 0 0 0 0
Dutch 75 40 30 40 10 30
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 210 100 110 950 585 370
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 10 10 10 0 10
Swedish 25 20 10 0 10 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Yiddish 0 0 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 290 185 105
Greek 55 25 30 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 14,590 8,630 5,960 755 505 260
Indo-Aryan languages 13,515 7,915 5,600 685 455 225
Bengali 15 15 10 20 0 15
Gujarati 35 15 25 10 10 10
Hindi 265 160 105 40 40 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 20 10 10 10 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 13,130 7,695 5,435 605 400 210
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 45 20 15 10 0 10
Iranian languages 1,075 715 355 75 45 30
Kurdish 30 25 0 10 10 10
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,045 695 350 65 45 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 1,695 865 835 580 330 245
Catalan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Italian 85 35 50 20 10 10
Portuguese 490 245 245 330 215 115
Romanian 70 40 20 10 10 0
Spanish 1,040 530 515 220 100 125
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 1,545 585 960 10 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Korean 5,075 2,715 2,355 305 150 150
Mongolic languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 10 0 0 15 15 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 10 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 175 55 115 210 80 135
American Sign Language 140 25 110 155 65 95
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 35 25 10 55 15 45
Sino-Tibetan languages 47,255 24,805 22,450 1,170 650 515
Chinese languages 47,185 24,765 22,425 1,160 650 515
Cantonese 22,885 11,635 11,250 690 380 315
Hakka 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 23,195 12,570 10,625 440 255 185
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 210 120 90 10 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 50 25 25 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 850 410 430 25 10 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 65 40 25 10 10 10
Burmese 20 10 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tibetan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 100 45 55 15 0 10
Lao 0 0 0 10 0 10
Thai 100 45 55 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 50 35 10 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 10 0 0 0 0
Turkish 35 25 0 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 30 20 15 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 15 10 10 0 0 0
Hungarian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 0 0 0
Multiple responses 41,150 20,300 20,850 8,390 4,255 4,125
English and French 2,780 1,230 1,550 2,655 1,150 1,505
English and non-official language 37,980 18,925 19,060 5,680 3,085 2,590
French and non-official language 35 25 15 10 0 0
English, French and non-official language 350 125 225 45 20 30
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 1,449,815 746,820 702,995 710,835 370,255 340,575
None 1,311,375 677,965 633,405 662,595 346,710 315,885
English 30,725 15,720 15,010 8,550 3,690 4,855
French 11,780 5,160 6,620 13,320 5,825 7,495
Non-official language 93,460 46,775 46,685 25,960 13,815 12,145
Aboriginal 115 45 70 6,500 3,245 3,255
Non-Aboriginal 93,345 46,735 46,615 19,460 10,575 8,890
English and French 35 25 15 10 0 10
English and non-official language 1,115 540 580 65 45 20
French and non-official language 1,320 625 690 335 160 175
English, French and non-official language 10 10 0 10 0 0
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 1,225,480 606,585 618,895
Non-movers 2,024,075 986,910 1,037,165 1,064,380 527,020 537,360
Movers 378,945 186,625 192,320 161,100 79,570 81,535
Non-migrants 207,285 101,800 105,485 105,090 52,025 53,065
Migrants 171,655 84,825 86,835 56,010 27,545 28,465
Internal migrants 117,565 58,210 59,355 41,305 20,285 21,020
Intraprovincial migrants 93,805 46,105 47,700 30,395 14,720 15,675
Interprovincial migrants 23,760 12,100 11,660 10,915 5,565 5,345
External migrants 54,095 26,620 27,475 14,705 7,260 7,445
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 1,161,240 573,310 587,930
Non-movers 1,298,680 632,380 666,300 718,640 355,585 363,050
Movers 1,011,565 493,260 518,305 442,600 217,725 224,875
Non-migrants 516,530 251,585 264,945 261,015 128,560 132,455
Migrants 495,040 241,680 253,360 181,585 89,165 92,420
Internal migrants 309,035 151,830 157,205 117,135 56,880 60,260
Intraprovincial migrants 246,845 121,080 125,765 86,295 41,295 45,000
Interprovincial migrants 62,190 30,755 31,440 30,840 15,580 15,260
External migrants 186,000 89,845 96,155 64,445 32,285 32,165

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Vancouver [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia and Manitoba [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 31, 2024).

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