Census Profile, 2016 Census
Montréal, Territoire équivalent [Census division], Quebec and High River [Census agglomeration], Alberta

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Characteristic Montréal,
Quebec
[Census division]
High River
Alberta
[Census agglomeration]
Data quality , Montréal, Territoire équivalent [Census division], Quebec  Map : Montréal, Territoire équivalent [Census division], Quebec
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 1,942,044 ... ... 13,584 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 1,886,481 ... ... 12,930r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 2.9 ... ... 5.1 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 939,112 ... ... 5,655 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 870,373 ... ... 5,367 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 3,889.8 ... ... 635.1 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 499.26 ... ... 21.39 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 1,942,045 944,490 997,560 13,585 6,715 6,865
0 to 14 years 304,470 155,320 149,155 2,520 1,310 1,215
0 to 4 years 109,740 56,060 53,680 750 390 355
5 to 9 years 104,385 53,250 51,130 895 460 435
10 to 14 years 90,350 46,010 44,340 880 460 420
15 to 64 years 1,313,915 653,520 660,395 8,095 4,025 4,065
15 to 19 years 97,835 49,365 48,465 795 405 390
20 to 24 years 139,720 69,190 70,530 625 320 305
25 to 29 years 153,505 75,655 77,850 650 320 325
30 to 34 years 152,195 74,675 77,520 830 415 415
35 to 39 years 147,480 73,440 74,040 910 460 450
40 to 44 years 128,970 65,105 63,860 875 465 415
45 to 49 years 125,505 63,790 61,715 795 390 405
50 to 54 years 131,865 67,065 64,800 865 430 430
55 to 59 years 127,010 62,680 64,330 895 415 480
60 to 64 years 109,825 52,545 57,285 855 400 450
65 years and over 323,660 135,650 188,010 2,970 1,375 1,590
65 to 69 years 95,180 44,325 50,855 910 415 495
70 to 74 years 72,390 31,985 40,410 770 355 415
75 to 79 years 57,290 24,010 33,275 560 275 290
80 to 84 years 46,700 18,670 28,030 425 215 215
85 years and over 52,100 16,660 35,445 295 120 170
85 to 89 years 32,310 11,365 20,945 185 85 100
90 to 94 years 15,195 4,360 10,835 85 30 55
95 to 99 years 3,950 830 3,120 15 10 10
100 years and over 650 100 540 5 0 0
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 15.7 16.4 15.0 18.5 19.5 17.7
15 to 64 years 67.7 69.2 66.2 59.6 59.9 59.2
65 years and over 16.7 14.4 18.8 21.9 20.5 23.2
85 years and over 2.7 1.8 3.6 2.2 1.8 2.5
Average age of the population 40.6 39.4 41.8 42.3 41.3 43.3
Median age of the population 39.1 38.2 40.1 42.6 41.4 44.1
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 870,375 ... ... 5,370 ... ...
Single-detached house 99,485 ... ... 2,745 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 126,600 ... ... 0 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 643,860 ... ... 2,365 ... ...
Semi-detached house 32,185 ... ... 985 ... ...
Row house 33,500 ... ... 730 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 108,890 ... ... 55 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 465,920 ... ... 590 ... ...
Other single-attached house 3,370 ... ... 10 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 425 ... ... 250 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 870,370 ... ... 5,365 ... ...
1 person 342,510 ... ... 1,285 ... ...
2 persons 259,295 ... ... 2,230 ... ...
3 persons 118,645 ... ... 695 ... ...
4 persons 97,490 ... ... 650 ... ...
5 or more persons 52,435 ... ... 505 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 1,895,000 ... ... 13,320 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 1,637,575 789,170 848,405 11,065 5,405 5,655
Married or living common law 799,705 402,505 397,195 7,130 3,620 3,515
Married 579,130 290,175 288,960 6,105 3,100 3,000
Living common law 220,575 112,335 108,240 1,025 515 510
Not married and not living common law 837,870 386,665 451,205 3,930 1,790 2,140
Never married 585,780 308,260 277,520 2,140 1,170 960
Separated 33,630 14,010 19,620 325 135 190
Divorced 127,000 46,890 80,110 805 320 480
Widowed 91,460 17,505 73,960 665 160 505
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 485,285 ... ... 3,985 ... ...
2 persons 241,425 ... ... 2,270 ... ...
3 persons 109,090 ... ... 685 ... ...
4 persons 93,220 ... ... 650 ... ...
5 or more persons 41,555 ... ... 375 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 485,285 ... ... 3,980 ... ...
Total couple families 385,585 ... ... 3,435 ... ...
Married couples 275,400 ... ... 2,920 ... ...
Common-law couples 110,185 ... ... 515 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 99,700 ... ... 550 ... ...
Female parent 81,190 ... ... 435 ... ...
Male parent 18,505 ... ... 110 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 385,585 ... ... 3,435 ... ...
Couples without children 178,105 ... ... 1,965 ... ...
Couples with children 207,475 ... ... 1,465 ... ...
1 child 82,305 ... ... 515 ... ...
2 children 85,985 ... ... 600 ... ...
3 or more children 39,185 ... ... 350 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 99,700 ... ... 550 ... ...
1 child 63,310 ... ... 305 ... ...
2 children 26,780 ... ... 175 ... ...
3 or more children 9,610 ... ... 70 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 488,715 238,040 250,675 2,105 1,055 1,050
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 870,375 ... ... 5,365 ... ...
One-census-family households 469,260 ... ... 3,795 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 172,615 ... ... 1,895 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 296,640 ... ... 1,895 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 7,855 ... ... 90 ... ...
Non-census-family households 393,260 ... ... 1,480 ... ...
One-person households 342,505 ... ... 1,280 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 50,750 ... ... 200 ... ...
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 1,914,760 933,260 981,495 13,390 6,655 6,735
English only 220,425 109,555 110,870 12,650 6,330 6,315
French only 517,445 230,460 286,990 5 0 0
English and French 1,131,680 575,450 556,225 690 305 380
Neither English nor French 45,210 17,800 27,405 50 20 30
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 1,914,755 933,260 981,500 13,390 6,655 6,735
English 543,485 270,085 273,400 13,170 6,540 6,625
French 1,164,335 562,200 602,135 155 85 70
English and French 163,025 83,800 79,230 15 10 10
Neither English nor French 43,910 17,175 26,735 50 20 30
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 625,000 311,985 313,015 165 90 75
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 32.6 33.4 31.9 1.2 1.4 1.1
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 1,914,760 933,265 981,495 13,390 6,655 6,735
Single responses 1,823,085 887,650 935,430 13,185 6,560 6,630
Official languages 1,195,590 584,190 611,405 11,510 5,715 5,800
English 307,080 153,045 154,040 11,340 5,620 5,720
French 888,515 431,145 457,365 175 100 80
Non-official languages 627,490 303,465 324,025 1,675 850 825
Aboriginal languages 580 205 380 5 5 5
Algonquian languages 310 120 190 5 0 5
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 275 100 175 0 5 5
Atikamekw 25 5 20 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 40 10 30 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 15 10 10 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 50 25 30 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 0 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 130 50 85 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 15 5 10 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 20 15 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 15 10 5 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 5 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 5 5 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 210 60 150 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 170 45 130 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 30 15 10 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 5 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 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. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 626,905 303,255 323,655 1,670 845 825
Afro-Asiatic languages 122,040 64,460 57,575 75 40 40
Berber languages 13,915 7,405 6,515 0 0 0
Kabyle 8,560 4,560 3,995 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5,360 2,840 2,515 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 695 330 360 0 0 5
Bilen 15 5 10 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 0 0 0 5
Somali 660 310 355 5 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 107,255 56,630 50,625 75 40 35
Amharic 585 275 310 0 0 0
Arabic 102,805 54,340 48,465 60 35 25
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 55 25 25 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 3,435 1,800 1,635 0 0 5
Maltese 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 305 145 160 10 5 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 175 100 75 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 24,425 11,465 12,960 35 15 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,980 2,315 2,660 25 10 15
Vietnamese 19,435 9,145 10,290 15 5 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 17,455 6,340 11,115 745 395 350
Bikol 100 35 65 25 15 10
Cebuano 650 230 425 55 30 25
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 370 120 255 20 15 10
Ilocano 1,910 695 1,210 35 25 10
Malagasy 445 200 250 0 0 0
Malay 455 185 270 5 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 180 80 95 5 5 0
Pangasinan 80 35 45 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 12,980 4,650 8,330 595 305 285
Waray-Waray 40 5 35 5 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 240 100 140 10 5 5
Creole languages 36,850 16,270 20,580 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 1,320 630 685 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 35,015 15,370 19,650 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 510 265 245 0 5 0
Dravidian languages 11,900 5,990 5,915 10 5 5
Kannada 200 105 95 0 0 0
Malayalam 335 185 150 5 5 5
Tamil 10,860 5,395 5,470 5 0 5
Telugu 495 300 190 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 328,955 158,575 170,380 705 355 355
Albanian 1,735 880 855 0 0 0
Armenian 7,455 3,530 3,925 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 41,965 18,705 23,260 95 50 45
Baltic languages 570 200 365 5 0 0
Latvian 200 75 125 0 0 0
Lithuanian 370 125 240 0 0 5
Slavic languages 41,395 18,505 22,895 90 50 45
Belarusan 50 30 20 0 0 0
Bosnian 290 140 150 5 5 0
Bulgarian 4,300 2,060 2,245 0 0 0
Croatian 1,195 590 605 0 0 5
Czech 830 380 445 5 0 5
Macedonian 100 50 55 0 0 0
Polish 8,875 3,815 5,060 20 10 10
Russian 18,990 8,425 10,565 10 0 5
Serbian 1,490 725 765 0 5 0
Serbo-Croatian 480 215 265 0 0 0
Slovak 640 265 380 5 0 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 405 185 225 0 0 0
Ukrainian 3,680 1,590 2,085 40 25 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 80 40 40 0 5 0
Celtic languages 60 35 25 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 0 0 0 0
Welsh 15 5 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 35 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15,160 7,225 7,935 275 130 145
Afrikaans 70 35 35 10 5 5
Danish 205 90 115 5 5 0
Dutch 1,175 590 585 70 30 45
Frisian 5 0 0 5 0 0
German 6,075 2,695 3,380 180 90 90
Icelandic 55 25 25 0 0 0
Norwegian 115 60 50 5 0 0
Swedish 335 150 185 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 140 50 95 0 0 0
Yiddish 6,925 3,495 3,430 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 70 40 30 0 0 0
Greek 20,075 9,905 10,180 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 52,615 27,185 25,430 65 30 40
Indo-Aryan languages 34,700 18,190 16,515 65 25 35
Bengali 9,620 4,915 4,710 10 5 5
Gujarati 5,120 2,515 2,600 5 5 5
Hindi 2,320 1,265 1,060 5 0 5
Kashmiri 15 15 0 0 0 0
Konkani 85 50 35 0 0 0
Marathi 195 120 80 0 0 0
Nepali 160 85 80 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 25 20 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 8,930 4,950 3,980 5 0 10
Sindhi 260 125 135 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 445 210 235 0 0 0
Urdu 7,520 3,925 3,595 30 15 15
Iranian languages 17,675 8,860 8,815 0 5 5
Kurdish 580 305 275 0 0 0
Pashto 905 480 425 0 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 16,185 8,070 8,110 0 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 235 135 100 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 189,890 91,115 98,770 265 145 125
Catalan 215 105 110 0 0 0
Italian 74,490 35,605 38,880 10 5 0
Portuguese 18,525 8,890 9,640 15 5 5
Romanian 18,370 8,715 9,650 10 5 5
Spanish 78,220 37,760 40,460 245 130 115
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 70 40 35 0 0 0
Japanese 1,705 545 1,165 0 5 0
Kartvelian languages 140 70 75 0 0 0
Georgian 140 65 75 0 0 0
Korean 4,155 1,865 2,290 10 5 5
Mongolic languages 155 65 90 0 0 0
Mongolian 155 65 90 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 13,995 7,115 6,880 10 5 5
Akan (Twi) 790 390 400 0 0 0
Bamanankan 695 395 305 0 0 0
Edo 60 35 20 0 0 0
Ewe 330 180 145 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 1,185 615 570 0 0 0
Ga 55 25 30 0 0 0
Ganda 10 5 5 0 0 0
Igbo 80 45 35 0 5 0
Lingala 1,520 695 825 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,185 570 620 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,025 460 565 0 0 0
Shona 55 30 25 0 0 0
Swahili 895 425 470 0 0 0
Wolof 1,720 935 785 0 0 0
Yoruba 165 95 65 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 4,220 2,195 2,025 5 0 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 120 70 50 5 5 5
Dinka 0 5 0 5 0 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 120 70 50 0 0 0
Sign languages 415 220 195 0 5 0
American Sign Language 35 20 15 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 185 90 95 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 195 110 85 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 52,755 24,555 28,200 30 15 15
Chinese languages 52,615 24,480 28,130 25 10 15
Cantonese 15,850 7,470 8,385 10 5 10
Hakka 300 130 165 0 0 0
Mandarin 30,720 14,205 16,515 15 10 10
Min Dong 20 10 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 2,400 1,100 1,300 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 750 325 425 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,505 1,200 1,305 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 140 75 70 0 0 0
Burmese 45 15 30 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 35 20 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 55 35 25 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,845 830 1,020 15 5 10
Lao 1,495 740 755 15 5 5
Thai 350 90 260 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 5,555 2,835 2,720 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 205 115 90 0 0 0
Turkish 4,935 2,520 2,410 0 0 0
Uyghur 140 75 75 0 0 0
Uzbek 120 60 60 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 150 65 85 0 0 0
Uralic languages 4,020 1,775 2,245 20 5 15
Estonian 150 60 90 0 0 0
Finnish 220 70 150 0 0 0
Hungarian 3,650 1,650 2,005 20 5 10
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 395 210 180 5 0 5
Multiple responses 91,675 45,610 46,070 200 95 110
English and French 25,185 12,820 12,370 20 5 15
English and non-official language 18,760 9,105 9,655 175 85 90
French and non-official language 37,330 18,385 18,945 5 0 0
English, French and non-official language 10,410 5,305 5,100 5 5 0
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 1,914,760 933,260 981,495 13,390 6,655 6,735
Single responses 1,740,120 848,190 891,920 12,935 6,420 6,510
Official languages 1,390,200 681,120 709,085 12,075 5,955 6,120
English 437,070 216,650 220,420 12,030 5,935 6,095
French 953,130 464,465 488,665 45 25 25
Non-official languages 349,915 167,075 182,835 865 470 395
Aboriginal languages 230 100 130 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 135 60 75 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 130 60 70 0 0 0
Atikamekw 5 5 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 15 5 15 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 5 5 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 30 15 15 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 65 30 35 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 5 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 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 70 25 45 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 60 20 40 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 10 10 5 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 10 5 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 349,685 166,975 182,705 860 465 395
Afro-Asiatic languages 58,305 29,780 28,525 65 35 35
Berber languages 5,315 2,790 2,525 0 0 0
Kabyle 3,640 1,920 1,720 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 1,675 875 800 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 335 145 195 0 5 0
Bilen 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oromo 5 0 0 5 0 5
Somali 325 135 185 5 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 52,600 26,815 25,780 60 30 30
Amharic 290 130 155 0 0 0
Arabic 50,575 25,800 24,770 50 25 25
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 35 15 20 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 1,500 775 730 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 180 85 95 10 5 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 17,930 8,340 9,585 25 10 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 3,120 1,425 1,695 20 5 10
Vietnamese 14,805 6,915 7,890 5 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 8,615 3,420 5,190 415 245 170
Bikol 10 5 5 5 5 5
Cebuano 210 90 115 10 5 5
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 115 50 65 0 0 0
Ilocano 695 285 410 25 15 10
Malagasy 135 70 65 0 0 0
Malay 130 70 65 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 55 30 25 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 5 5 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,195 2,795 4,400 365 210 150
Waray-Waray 10 5 10 5 5 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 45 20 30 0 0 0
Creole languages 14,360 6,180 8,180 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 570 260 305 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 13,580 5,825 7,755 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 210 95 115 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 9,265 4,605 4,665 10 5 0
Kannada 120 70 55 0 0 0
Malayalam 155 75 80 5 0 0
Tamil 8,700 4,290 4,415 5 0 0
Telugu 280 165 115 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 15 10 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 185,570 88,155 97,420 310 160 150
Albanian 990 485 505 0 0 0
Armenian 5,185 2,375 2,810 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 25,165 11,655 13,510 20 10 5
Baltic languages 135 55 85 0 0 0
Latvian 55 30 30 0 0 0
Lithuanian 80 30 55 0 0 0
Slavic languages 25,025 11,605 13,430 20 10 5
Belarusan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Bosnian 165 75 90 0 0 0
Bulgarian 3,115 1,500 1,610 0 0 0
Croatian 520 240 280 0 0 0
Czech 245 115 135 0 0 0
Macedonian 60 30 30 0 0 0
Polish 3,985 1,770 2,210 5 5 0
Russian 13,830 6,450 7,385 5 5 0
Serbian 870 430 445 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 200 90 110 0 0 0
Slovak 135 65 75 5 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 130 55 80 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,725 765 955 5 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 10 5 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 5 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,165 3,130 3,035 35 20 15
Afrikaans 10 5 5 5 5 0
Danish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Dutch 190 90 95 5 0 5
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 1,075 485 595 25 15 10
Icelandic 30 15 20 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 10 5 0 0 0
Swedish 75 35 35 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yiddish 4,730 2,475 2,250 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Greek 10,425 4,915 5,515 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 37,260 18,705 18,555 45 20 20
Indo-Aryan languages 24,025 12,260 11,765 45 20 20
Bengali 7,295 3,620 3,670 5 0 5
Gujarati 3,290 1,600 1,685 5 5 5
Hindi 1,160 600 560 5 5 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 30 15 15 0 0 0
Marathi 65 35 30 0 0 0
Nepali 105 50 55 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 15 5 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,380 3,460 2,925 5 0 5
Sindhi 95 45 50 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 250 120 125 0 0 0
Urdu 5,350 2,715 2,635 20 10 10
Iranian languages 13,120 6,385 6,740 0 0 0
Kurdish 300 150 145 0 0 0
Pashto 675 335 335 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 12,150 5,900 6,255 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 100,365 46,870 53,495 215 110 105
Catalan 85 40 45 0 0 0
Italian 27,910 12,205 15,705 0 0 0
Portuguese 9,655 4,555 5,100 5 5 0
Romanian 12,610 6,115 6,500 5 0 0
Spanish 50,085 23,950 26,140 205 105 100
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Japanese 735 310 430 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 65 35 30 0 0 0
Georgian 60 30 35 0 0 0
Korean 2,950 1,355 1,595 10 0 10
Mongolic languages 125 60 65 0 0 0
Mongolian 120 60 65 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 3,535 1,725 1,805 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 370 180 190 0 0 0
Bamanankan 180 100 80 0 0 0
Edo 10 0 5 0 0 0
Ewe 75 30 45 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 355 175 180 0 0 0
Ga 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 10 0 5 0 0 0
Lingala 375 155 220 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 360 170 195 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 270 115 155 0 0 0
Shona 20 10 10 0 0 0
Swahili 275 145 130 0 0 0
Wolof 535 300 240 0 0 0
Yoruba 40 15 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 645 325 320 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 20 15 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15 0 0 0
Sign languages 585 345 245 5 5 0
American Sign Language 45 20 25 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 245 130 125 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 290 195 95 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 41,620 19,770 21,845 25 10 15
Chinese languages 41,560 19,745 21,820 20 10 15
Cantonese 11,620 5,465 6,160 5 5 5
Hakka 105 50 55 0 0 0
Mandarin 26,080 12,475 13,605 10 10 5
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,410 645 770 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 580 265 315 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,730 830 905 0 5 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 60 30 30 0 0 0
Burmese 20 10 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 15 5 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 930 455 475 5 0 5
Lao 810 405 405 5 0 5
Thai 120 50 75 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 3,620 1,800 1,820 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 65 35 35 0 0 0
Turkish 3,315 1,645 1,665 0 0 0
Uyghur 100 55 45 0 0 0
Uzbek 90 45 50 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,335 565 775 0 0 0
Estonian 25 10 15 0 0 0
Finnish 35 15 20 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,280 535 735 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 95 55 35 0 0 0
Multiple responses 174,640 85,065 89,575 455 235 225
English and French 34,135 17,340 16,800 20 10 10
English and non-official language 38,285 18,350 19,930 430 220 210
French and non-official language 77,415 36,940 40,475 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 24,805 12,435 12,365 5 0 0
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 1,914,760 933,260 981,495 13,390 6,655 6,735
None 1,358,395 658,445 699,950 12,315 6,125 6,190
English 164,875 83,085 81,790 505 270 235
French 156,830 77,375 79,450 110 45 65
Non-official language 183,265 88,830 94,430 425 200 220
Aboriginal 280 100 180 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 182,980 88,730 94,250 425 200 225
English and French 21,910 11,010 10,900 0 0 0
English and non-official language 13,995 6,950 7,045 25 15 15
French and non-official language 14,580 7,085 7,495 5 0 0
English, French and non-official language 905 470 435 0 0 0
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 1,591,005 770,805 820,205 10,800 5,315 5,495
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,527,425 741,020 786,410 10,360 5,105 5,250
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,198 31,716 27,061 38,228 48,456 29,859
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,527,625 741,070 786,560 10,365 5,110 5,255
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 26,873 28,718 25,306 34,562 42,414 27,435
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,319,250 651,485 667,770 9,745 4,940 4,800
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,843 31,722 24,323 35,200 44,198 25,434
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,220,350 562,060 658,295 6,720 2,730 3,990
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,964 2,979 7,393 8,382 10,840 7,296
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,076,775 552,940 523,830 7,690 4,070 3,620
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,102 31,811 26,411 36,630 44,700 28,425
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 1,590,985 770,725 820,255 10,805 5,315 5,490
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,526,955 740,630 786,320 10,410 5,115 5,295
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,670 50,317 37,410 47,319 59,007 36,028
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,527,150 740,680 786,470 10,410 5,115 5,295
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,155 39,256 31,292 40,079 48,849 31,608
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,318,335 651,120 667,220 9,725 4,975 4,750
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,430 51,690 35,370 44,462 55,451 32,963
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,220,065 561,415 658,650 6,655 2,600 4,055
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,727 6,430 8,832 9,033 10,004 8,410
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,076,765 553,085 523,680 7,690 4,115 3,570
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,754 49,167 35,982 44,841 54,574 33,631
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 1,590,980 770,730 820,255 10,805 5,310 5,490
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 24 451,850 249,200 202,655 3,540 2,100 1,440
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 47,182 50,049 44,352 55,125 66,145 45,228
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 62,105 69,189 53,395 65,051 74,897 50,704
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 85.8 90.2 80.3 87.9 91.2 82.6
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 69.1 73.0 64.1 69.5 73.8 63.0
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 14.2 9.8 19.7 12.1 8.7 17.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 1,591,005 770,800 820,205 10,805 5,315 5,495
Without total income 63,580 29,780 33,800 440 205 235
With total income 1,527,425 741,020 786,405 10,360 5,110 5,250
Percentage with total income 96.0 96.1 95.9 95.9 96.1 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 239,230 118,900 120,330 1,180 400 785
$10,000 to $19,999 304,770 130,870 173,895 1,375 470 910
$20,000 to $29,999 235,475 104,545 130,935 1,525 575 950
$30,000 to $39,999 186,815 89,430 97,390 1,370 615 755
$40,000 to $49,999 152,610 72,485 80,125 1,170 590 580
$50,000 to $59,999 107,705 52,510 55,195 935 515 415
$60,000 to $69,999 75,560 38,430 37,130 670 410 260
$70,000 to $79,999 57,765 30,275 27,490 535 345 190
$80,000 to $89,999 40,455 22,220 18,230 370 265 110
$90,000 to $99,999 27,515 16,235 11,280 330 230 95
$100,000 and over 99,530 65,125 34,410 890 685 205
$100,000 to $149,999 59,525 37,210 22,315 620 465 160
$150,000 and over 40,005 27,915 12,090 275 220 50
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 1,591,010 770,800 820,205 10,805 5,315 5,490
Without after-tax income 63,375 29,730 33,650 440 200 235
With after-tax income 1,527,630 741,070 786,560 10,360 5,110 5,255
Percentage with after-tax income 96.0 96.1 95.9 95.9 96.1 95.7
Under $10,000 (including loss) 244,915 120,610 124,305 1,240 415 825
$10,000 to $19,999 317,790 137,530 180,260 1,445 495 950
$20,000 to $29,999 280,350 127,895 152,455 1,740 665 1,080
$30,000 to $39,999 233,885 112,565 121,315 1,680 805 875
$40,000 to $49,999 161,415 77,850 83,565 1,305 725 580
$50,000 to $59,999 100,755 51,380 49,375 925 560 365
$60,000 to $69,999 64,225 34,415 29,810 635 410 225
$70,000 to $79,999 37,685 21,995 15,695 470 335 135
$80,000 and over 86,605 56,830 29,775 930 710 220
$80,000 to $89,999 23,470 14,370 9,100 325 225 100
$90,000 to $99,999 15,190 9,590 5,605 165 125 35
$100,000 and over 47,945 32,870 15,070 440 360 80
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 1,591,005 770,800 820,205 10,800 5,310 5,490
Without employment income 514,235 217,860 296,375 3,115 1,240 1,870
With employment income 1,076,770 552,940 523,830 7,690 4,070 3,620
Percentage with employment income 67.7 71.7 63.9 71.2 76.6 65.9
Under $5,000 (including loss) 149,120 72,790 76,330 1,050 505 545
$5,000 to $9,999 93,250 43,420 49,830 560 240 320
$10,000 to $19,999 167,710 80,255 87,455 910 365 550
$20,000 to $29,999 139,770 68,060 71,710 785 305 480
$30,000 to $39,999 124,895 62,855 62,045 920 440 475
$40,000 to $49,999 100,740 50,140 50,605 725 385 345
$50,000 to $59,999 74,565 38,930 35,640 650 335 315
$60,000 to $69,999 55,000 29,590 25,405 490 310 180
$70,000 to $79,999 45,820 24,710 21,105 355 240 120
$80,000 and over 125,895 82,190 43,705 1,245 955 290
$80,000 to $89,999 30,005 17,920 12,080 305 225 80
$90,000 to $99,999 20,740 13,030 7,710 255 175 75
$100,000 and over 75,150 51,240 23,915 690 550 140
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 870,370 ... ... 5,365 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 52,519 ... ... 78,956 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 46,559 ... ... 69,108 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 342,510 ... ... 1,280 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,642 ... ... 41,440 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 27,860 ... ... 36,512 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 527,865 ... ... 4,085 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 71,245 ... ... 90,842 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 62,917 ... ... 79,578 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 870,370 ... ... 5,370 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 76,614 ... ... 91,765 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 61,682 ... ... 77,726 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 342,495 ... ... 1,285 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 41,473 ... ... 48,564 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,940 ... ... 41,506 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 527,885 ... ... 4,085 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 99,413 ... ... 105,344 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,682 ... ... 89,110 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 870,375 ... ... 5,370 ... ...
Under $5,000 24,465 ... ... 45 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 21,890 ... ... 50 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 38,235 ... ... 55 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 53,475 ... ... 95 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 50,070 ... ... 200 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 44,750 ... ... 180 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 45,720 ... ... 195 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 47,060 ... ... 220 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 46,110 ... ... 250 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 42,660 ... ... 215 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 77,510 ... ... 440 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 63,470 ... ... 365 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 52,580 ... ... 410 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 43,035 ... ... 410 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 35,265 ... ... 370 ... ...
$100,000 and over 184,085 ... ... 1,860 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 62,300 ... ... 630 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 39,105 ... ... 445 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 40,015 ... ... 470 ... ...
$200,000 and over 42,665 ... ... 320 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 870,370 ... ... 5,365 ... ...
Under $5,000 25,565 ... ... 55 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 22,120 ... ... 50 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 38,565 ... ... 55 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 56,115 ... ... 100 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 56,305 ... ... 215 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 52,835 ... ... 205 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 57,450 ... ... 235 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 57,290 ... ... 260 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 53,145 ... ... 280 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 49,970 ... ... 280 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 85,660 ... ... 515 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 67,270 ... ... 495 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 52,000 ... ... 505 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 41,020 ... ... 440 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 31,890 ... ... 315 ... ...
$100,000 and over 123,165 ... ... 1,375 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 52,170 ... ... 615 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 27,430 ... ... 330 ... ...
$150,000 and over 43,565 ... ... 430 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 489,520 ... ... 3,950 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 72,845 ... ... 88,269 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 64,039 ... ... 77,245 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 169,175 ... ... 1,905 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 71,408 ... ... 82,016 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 61,304 ... ... 72,527 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 208,095 ... ... 1,475 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,649 ... ... 108,640 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 79,750 ... ... 93,294 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 95,475 ... ... 510 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,168 ... ... 57,408 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,426 ... ... 52,544 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 489,420 ... ... 3,945 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 102,221 ... ... 102,823 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 81,540 ... ... 86,907 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 168,840 ... ... 1,880 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 101,556 ... ... 92,554 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,271 ... ... 79,248 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 208,250 ... ... 1,505 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 124,472 ... ... 126,592 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 98,758 ... ... 104,760 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 95,425 ... ... 485 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,918 ... ... 69,788 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,129 ... ... 61,154 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 443,405 218,395 225,010 1,905 950 955
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,024 26,960 27,071 38,555 42,688 31,987
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 25,186 24,951 25,373 34,544 38,144 30,192
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 442,760 217,830 224,930 1,920 920 1,000
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 37,613 38,298 36,950 45,283 52,621 38,506
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 31,122 31,265 30,983 38,735 43,858 34,005
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 1,894,995 925,870 969,130 13,320 6,625 6,700
In the bottom half of the distribution 1,202,765 579,085 623,680 6,405 3,035 3,370
In the bottom decile 287,610 143,600 144,005 790 360 430
In the second decile 252,935 116,590 136,340 1,070 480 590
In the third decile 255,250 122,140 133,110 1,490 690 805
In the fourth decile 221,160 106,575 114,585 1,500 745 760
In the fifth decile 185,815 90,175 95,640 1,550 765 790
In the top half of the distribution 692,230 346,780 345,450 6,915 3,585 3,330
In the sixth decile 160,105 78,680 81,425 1,385 705 675
In the seventh decile 143,930 71,540 72,390 1,540 800 735
In the eighth decile 132,120 66,215 65,905 1,385 725 665
In the ninth decile 119,890 60,885 59,005 1,345 705 640
In the top decile 136,185 69,465 66,725 1,265 650 610
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 1,894,995 925,865 969,135 13,325 6,625 6,700
0 to 17 years 358,105 182,640 175,460 3,005 1,560 1,450
0 to 5 years 130,840 66,865 63,970 890 480 410
18 to 64 years 1,247,980 617,995 629,985 7,595 3,770 3,825
65 years and over 288,910 125,230 163,680 2,720 1,290 1,430
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 403,880 193,540 210,345 1,155 505 655
0 to 17 years 81,100 41,415 39,685 390 205 185
0 to 5 years 29,655 15,075 14,580 120 65 55
18 to 64 years 262,435 129,925 132,505 615 245 365
65 years and over 60,350 22,195 38,150 150 45 105
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 21.3 20.9 21.7 8.7 7.6 9.8
0 to 17 years (%) 22.6 22.7 22.6 13.0 13.1 12.8
0 to 5 years (%) 22.7 22.5 22.8 13.5 13.5 13.4
18 to 64 years (%) 21.0 21.0 21.0 8.1 6.5 9.5
65 years and over (%) 20.9 17.7 23.3 5.5 3.5 7.3
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 339,685 166,970 172,710 550 250 300
0 to 17 years 61,200 31,295 29,910 160 75 80
0 to 5 years 22,345 11,355 10,985 60 30 25
18 to 64 years 236,690 120,520 116,175 365 165 200
65 years and over 41,790 15,160 26,630 30 10 20
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 17.9 18.0 17.8 4.1 3.8 4.5
0 to 17 years (%) 17.1 17.1 17.0 5.3 4.8 5.5
0 to 5 years (%) 17.1 17.0 17.2 6.7 6.3 6.1
18 to 64 years (%) 19.0 19.5 18.4 4.8 4.4 5.2
65 years and over (%) 14.5 12.1 16.3 1.1 0.8 1.4
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 1,894,995 925,815 969,180 13,325 6,620 6,700
Official languages 1,850,005 908,350 941,655 13,260 6,605 6,655
English 1,342,265 680,010 662,255 13,260 6,605 6,660
French 1,631,820 799,640 832,180 640 285 355
Non-official languages 900,345 433,465 466,885 1,900 1,025 875
Aboriginal languages 755 340 415 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 330 185 145 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 265 130 130 0 0 0
Atikamekw 10 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 55 25 30 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 70 40 25 0 0 0
Plains Cree 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 10 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 10 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 120 45 75 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 25 25 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 30 20 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 25 20 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 20 10 10 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 370 120 250 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 335 110 220 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 40 15 30 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 45 35 10 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 35 35 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 10 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. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 899,645 433,150 466,495 1,905 1,030 875
Afro-Asiatic languages 188,110 98,615 89,495 160 90 70
Berber languages 18,525 9,830 8,695 0 0 0
Kabyle 11,195 5,980 5,210 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 7,440 3,905 3,535 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,045 510 540 10 0 0
Bilen 35 20 15 0 0 0
Oromo 25 20 10 0 0 0
Somali 975 460 515 10 10 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 178,735 93,595 85,140 160 90 70
Amharic 820 405 415 10 0 10
Arabic 162,300 85,065 77,240 135 85 50
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 70 35 40 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 10 10 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 16,165 8,435 7,730 0 0 0
Maltese 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 255 125 130 30 10 20
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 80 55 25 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 435 220 215 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 30,725 14,715 16,010 30 20 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 6,335 3,050 3,285 0 0 0
Vietnamese 24,615 11,780 12,835 30 20 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 25,320 9,560 15,760 880 510 370
Bikol 105 45 55 0 0 0
Cebuano 715 260 455 80 40 45
Fijian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 445 160 290 70 55 15
Ilocano 2,270 825 1,440 40 35 0
Malagasy 835 405 435 0 0 0
Malay 715 290 425 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 165 80 85 0 0 0
Pangasinan 50 15 30 20 10 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 22,770 8,440 14,335 865 500 360
Waray-Waray 40 10 30 35 20 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 320 150 175 0 0 0
Creole languages 70,350 31,455 38,895 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 2,895 1,370 1,525 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 66,340 29,580 36,765 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 1,485 705 780 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 14,890 7,650 7,240 10 10 0
Kannada 365 180 180 0 0 0
Malayalam 395 225 170 10 15 0
Tamil 13,650 6,960 6,695 0 0 0
Telugu 835 485 345 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 490,850 234,270 256,580 725 360 365
Albanian 2,065 1,045 1,025 0 0 0
Armenian 9,210 4,370 4,840 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 53,575 24,605 28,970 70 25 45
Baltic languages 715 330 385 0 0 0
Latvian 240 110 135 0 0 0
Lithuanian 475 225 255 0 0 0
Slavic languages 52,990 24,340 28,645 70 20 45
Belarusan 190 80 110 0 0 0
Bosnian 330 150 180 10 10 0
Bulgarian 4,430 2,115 2,310 0 0 0
Croatian 1,795 855 940 0 0 0
Czech 1,275 575 700 0 0 0
Macedonian 140 55 80 0 0 0
Polish 11,085 4,910 6,170 20 0 15
Russian 30,185 14,095 16,090 15 10 10
Serbian 1,935 890 1,050 10 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 635 275 360 0 0 0
Slovak 850 395 450 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 570 270 305 0 0 0
Ukrainian 6,175 2,680 3,495 15 0 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 55 0 0 0
Celtic languages 280 175 105 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 85 55 30 0 0 0
Welsh 45 20 20 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 160 100 55 0 0 0
Germanic languages 34,400 16,995 17,405 245 115 130
Afrikaans 230 165 70 15 0 10
Danish 450 210 240 0 0 0
Dutch 2,350 1,225 1,120 70 25 40
Frisian 0 10 0 0 10 0
German 21,045 10,415 10,630 155 80 75
Icelandic 95 65 30 0 0 0
Norwegian 300 135 165 0 0 0
Swedish 920 410 510 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 250 70 185 0 0 0
Yiddish 9,880 4,910 4,965 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 85 45 40 0 0 0
Greek 26,310 12,845 13,465 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 64,655 33,330 31,320 100 55 45
Indo-Aryan languages 43,825 22,985 20,840 95 50 40
Bengali 11,090 5,680 5,410 15 10 10
Gujarati 6,565 3,235 3,330 10 10 0
Hindi 11,865 6,415 5,450 20 15 10
Kashmiri 35 30 10 0 0 0
Konkani 115 55 60 0 0 0
Marathi 375 195 180 0 0 0
Nepali 135 75 60 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 40 20 15 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,800 7,135 5,665 15 10 10
Sindhi 350 160 195 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 925 440 485 0 0 0
Urdu 11,255 5,930 5,315 60 30 30
Iranian languages 21,235 10,575 10,660 15 10 0
Kurdish 675 340 335 0 0 0
Pashto 1,140 615 525 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 19,650 9,770 9,880 10 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 450 260 190 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 320,755 150,495 170,260 320 175 145
Catalan 550 330 220 0 0 0
Italian 114,505 54,380 60,120 25 20 0
Portuguese 27,360 13,775 13,585 0 0 0
Romanian 22,115 10,440 11,675 10 0 0
Spanish 176,745 81,465 95,285 290 150 135
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 230 145 85 0 0 0
Japanese 4,275 1,930 2,345 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 190 90 100 0 0 0
Georgian 195 90 95 0 0 0
Korean 4,930 2,315 2,620 10 10 0
Mongolic languages 205 110 95 0 0 0
Mongolian 205 105 100 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 26,800 13,565 13,240 15 0 10
Akan (Twi) 1,350 710 640 0 0 0
Bamanankan 1,305 685 620 0 0 0
Edo 145 60 80 0 0 0
Ewe 730 490 240 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,090 1,115 980 0 0 0
Ga 170 100 75 0 0 0
Ganda 30 10 25 0 0 0
Igbo 180 115 60 0 0 0
Lingala 5,470 2,455 3,015 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,510 715 790 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,420 680 745 0 0 0
Shona 105 55 50 0 0 0
Swahili 2,985 1,500 1,490 0 0 0
Wolof 3,295 1,800 1,495 0 0 0
Yoruba 590 330 260 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 8,970 4,620 4,345 15 0 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 205 125 75 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 205 130 75 0 0 0
Sign languages 2,135 890 1,245 0 0 10
American Sign Language 300 125 180 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 1,160 435 730 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 760 370 390 10 0 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 61,480 28,975 32,505 30 15 15
Chinese languages 61,355 28,905 32,450 30 15 15
Cantonese 20,895 9,735 11,155 10 0 0
Hakka 385 170 210 0 0 0
Mandarin 40,720 18,965 21,755 25 10 15
Min Dong 15 10 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 2,990 1,310 1,675 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 925 420 505 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,410 1,665 1,745 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 75 35 45 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 155 95 65 0 0 0
Burmese 70 40 30 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 30 25 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 25 30 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 2,785 1,315 1,475 25 10 10
Lao 2,100 1,035 1,060 25 10 10
Thai 970 400 570 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 8,200 4,105 4,100 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 400 220 175 0 0 0
Turkish 7,400 3,705 3,695 0 0 0
Uyghur 175 85 90 0 0 0
Uzbek 185 80 110 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 175 85 85 0 0 0
Uralic languages 4,905 2,205 2,705 15 10 10
Estonian 105 45 60 0 0 0
Finnish 270 100 170 0 0 0
Hungarian 4,525 2,060 2,470 15 0 15
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,070 590 485 0 0 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 1,895,000 925,815 969,185 13,325 6,620 6,700
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 1,648,430 803,195 845,235 12,090 5,900 6,185
Canadian citizens aged under 18 322,920 164,560 158,370 2,690 1,365 1,320
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 1,325,505 638,635 686,870 9,400 4,535 4,865
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 246,565 122,620 123,945 1,235 720 520
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 1,894,995 925,815 969,185 13,325 6,620 6,700
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 1,187,260 582,140 605,120 11,230 5,485 5,750
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 644,680 310,250 334,430 1,775 900 875
Before 1981 141,755 66,725 75,035 490 235 250
1981 to 1990 74,335 36,560 37,775 95 45 50
1991 to 2000 108,760 51,330 57,430 150 80 65
2001 to 2010 181,195 87,585 93,610 290 145 140
2001 to 2005 74,840 36,150 38,695 80 45 35
2006 to 2010 106,360 51,435 54,920 205 100 105
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 138,635 68,055 70,585 755 385 370
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 63,060 33,425 29,630 320 235 80
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 644,685 310,250 334,430 1,775 895 880
Under 5 years 58,110 28,910 29,200 155 95 65
5 to 14 years 97,545 48,375 49,175 365 190 180
15 to 24 years 128,855 58,300 70,560 360 170 185
25 to 44 years 314,350 153,930 160,420 750 380 365
45 years and over 45,815 20,740 25,075 145 65 75
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 54 644,685 310,250 334,435 1,770 900 875
Americas 140,935 64,340 76,600 255 105 150
Brazil 3,960 1,865 2,090 0 0 0
Colombia 9,135 4,295 4,835 0 0 0
El Salvador 6,965 3,470 3,500 0 0 10
Guyana 1,825 765 1,060 10 0 0
Haiti 50,160 21,900 28,255 0 0 0
Jamaica 3,555 1,525 2,035 0 0 0
Mexico 9,155 4,205 4,955 80 45 40
Peru 7,400 3,280 4,115 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 2,895 1,305 1,595 10 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 12,335 6,325 6,005 120 45 75
Other places of birth in Americas 33,555 15,400 18,160 45 20 30
Europe 172,245 82,670 89,580 585 325 260
Bosnia and Herzegovina 735 370 365 0 10 0
Croatia 1,075 540 540 0 0 0
France 38,165 20,010 18,155 10 15 0
Germany 4,240 1,780 2,455 50 25 25
Greece 10,320 4,995 5,320 0 0 0
Hungary 2,270 1,025 1,240 10 10 10
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 490 270 220 20 20 10
Italy 39,105 18,405 20,700 10 10 0
Netherlands 915 490 420 75 30 45
Poland 6,930 2,955 3,975 20 0 15
Portugal 9,480 4,385 5,100 0 0 0
Romania 14,250 6,555 7,695 15 10 0
Russian Federation 7,480 3,245 4,235 0 0 0
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 1,040 465 575 10 0 0
Ukraine 5,750 2,490 3,260 10 10 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 7,105 3,680 3,420 335 195 140
Other places of birth in Europe 22,890 10,990 11,900 25 15 10
Africa 143,550 74,055 69,495 110 60 50
Algeria 40,140 20,915 19,220 0 0 0
Egypt 12,710 6,535 6,170 15 10 10
Ethiopia 735 370 370 0 10 0
Kenya 425 205 220 0 0 0
Morocco 37,365 19,155 18,205 15 10 10
Nigeria 910 495 415 0 0 0
Somalia 440 205 230 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 505 275 230 25 10 15
Other places of birth in Africa 50,335 25,885 24,450 50 20 25
Asia 187,130 88,725 98,400 800 395 410
Afghanistan 1,490 735 755 0 0 0
Bangladesh 6,865 3,440 3,425 10 10 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 30,715 13,440 17,275 15 10 10
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,800 1,335 1,460 0 0 0
India 13,340 6,920 6,425 10 0 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 14,160 6,970 7,190 10 0 0
Iraq 1,980 1,035 945 0 0 0
Japan 1,150 300 855 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 2,800 1,265 1,535 0 0 10
Lebanon 20,015 10,680 9,335 20 10 10
Pakistan 6,725 3,550 3,180 35 15 15
Philippines 20,535 7,730 12,805 655 335 330
Sri Lanka 8,315 4,135 4,180 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 10,080 5,050 5,025 0 0 0
Taiwan 1,660 675 985 0 0 0
Viet Nam 17,845 8,295 9,550 20 10 10
Other places of birth in Asia 26,650 13,175 13,470 30 10 25
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 825 460 360 20 10 15
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 54 138,635 68,050 70,585 755 385 370
Americas 29,030 13,815 15,215 50 15 40
Brazil 1,730 870 860 0 0 0
Colombia 3,180 1,535 1,645 0 0 0
Cuba 1,265 650 615 0 0 0
Haiti 11,775 5,370 6,405 0 0 0
Jamaica 125 90 35 0 0 0
Mexico 2,595 1,215 1,380 30 15 15
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 2,510 1,415 1,095 10 0 0
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 1,125 540 585 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 4,720 2,130 2,595 25 0 25
Europe 24,950 12,790 12,155 110 75 35
France 12,465 6,725 5,735 10 10 0
Germany 325 155 175 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 80 60 20 0 10 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 2,905 1,325 1,575 0 0 0
Romania 1,695 735 960 10 0 0
Russian Federation 1,445 680 765 0 0 0
Ukraine 1,640 750 895 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 520 345 180 70 50 20
Other places of birth in Europe 3,880 2,015 1,870 10 0 0
Africa 47,375 23,710 23,665 15 0 15
Algeria 13,150 6,440 6,710 0 0 0
Cameroon 4,260 2,085 2,170 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,655 785 875 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 2,795 1,385 1,415 0 0 0
Egypt 3,215 1,720 1,490 0 0 0
Eritrea 45 30 15 10 0 15
Ethiopia 110 60 50 0 0 0
Morocco 9,615 4,790 4,820 0 0 0
Nigeria 400 210 180 0 0 0
Somalia 75 40 40 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 105 50 45 0 0 0
Tunisia 3,730 1,885 1,850 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 8,225 4,225 4,000 0 0 0
Asia 37,060 17,590 19,470 575 290 285
Afghanistan 255 110 145 0 0 0
Bangladesh 790 415 375 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 7,780 3,565 4,215 0 0 0
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 75 25 55 0 0 0
India 2,395 1,295 1,100 10 10 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 6,745 3,180 3,560 0 0 10
Iraq 380 180 205 0 0 0
Israel 490 275 210 0 0 0
Japan 245 25 215 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 665 260 400 0 0 0
Lebanon 2,285 1,270 1,015 10 10 0
Nepal 40 25 20 0 0 0
Pakistan 1,095 590 505 0 0 0
Philippines 4,825 2,080 2,745 555 280 280
Saudi Arabia 345 170 175 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 685 300 390 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 3,980 2,030 1,950 0 0 0
Taiwan 105 50 50 0 0 0
Turkey 395 205 190 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 205 90 110 0 0 0
Viet Nam 1,020 400 620 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 2,260 1,050 1,210 0 0 0
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 225 145 80 0 0 0
Australia 115 80 40 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 105 65 40 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 1,894,995 925,810 969,180 13,325 6,620 6,700
First generationCensus data footnote 69 719,985 350,065 369,915 2,190 1,165 1,020
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 404,595 203,185 201,415 2,220 1,095 1,130
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 770,420 372,570 397,850 8,920 4,365 4,550
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 72 511,335 247,530 263,805 1,290 665 630
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 285,275 147,400 137,875 900 495 415
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 141,270 84,080 57,190 300 255 50
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 144,010 63,325 80,685 600 240 360
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 139,475 55,585 83,890 285 105 180
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 78,760 40,880 37,885 110 70 35
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 7,825 3,670 4,160 0 0 0
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 1,894,995 925,815 969,185 13,320 6,620 6,705
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,100 6,090 7,010 505 235 270
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 12,325 5,735 6,595 495 225 265
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 5,905 2,785 3,125 155 70 90
Métis 5,745 2,725 3,025 325 155 175
Inuk (Inuit) 670 225 445 10 10 0
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 300 145 155 10 10 10
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 470 210 260 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal identity 1,881,900 919,725 962,175 12,820 6,385 6,435
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 1,895,000 925,815 969,185 13,325 6,620 6,705
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 3,380 1,665 1,715 120 60 60
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 1,891,620 924,150 967,470 13,200 6,560 6,640
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 1,894,995 925,815 969,185 13,325 6,620 6,700
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 6,345 2,820 3,525 110 60 50
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 6,060 2,685 3,380 110 55 50
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 4,825 2,160 2,675 55 30 25
Métis single ancestry 905 430 475 50 25 25
Inuit single ancestry 330 95 235 10 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 285 135 150 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 185 85 95 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 95 45 50 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 39,260 17,620 21,645 555 265 295
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 38,625 17,315 21,310 520 245 280
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 33,525 15,010 18,515 330 150 185
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,530 2,080 2,445 185 90 95
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 570 225 345 10 10 0
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 635 300 335 35 20 20
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 485 240 250 35 20 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 100 45 60 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 40 20 20 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 1,849,395 905,380 944,015 12,660 6,300 6,350
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 1,894,995 925,815 969,185 13,320 6,625 6,705
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 623,895 305,345 318,545 1,615 890 725
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 65,665 34,270 31,390 140 80 55
Chinese 63,465 29,420 34,040 60 15 40
Black 180,580 86,145 94,430 135 65 65
Filipino 28,680 11,625 17,060 885 520 370
Latin American 71,375 34,600 36,775 150 75 75
Arab 129,940 68,880 61,060 90 45 40
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 37,325 17,830 19,495 60 25 30
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 18,930 9,395 9,540 10 10 10
Korean 5,620 2,650 2,965 15 0 0
Japanese 3,060 1,175 1,885 0 0 0
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 5,545 2,630 2,915 10 0 10
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 13,720 6,720 6,995 50 35 15
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 1,271,105 620,470 650,635 11,705 5,735 5,975
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 1,894,995 925,815 969,185 13,325 6,620 6,705
North American Aboriginal origins 45,600 20,430 25,170 665 320 350
First Nations (North American Indian) 39,225 17,585 21,645 425 195 230
Inuit 1,145 430 715 10 0 0
Métis 6,150 2,850 3,295 270 135 135
Other North American origins 591,040 283,995 307,045 3,845 1,865 1,980
Acadian 6,570 3,030 3,540 15 0 10
American 16,130 7,775 8,355 390 165 230
Canadian 542,980 259,895 283,085 3,595 1,775 1,825
New Brunswicker 175 75 95 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 235 115 120 10 0 0
Nova Scotian 195 90 100 0 0 0
Ontarian 270 130 140 0 0 0
Québécois 37,925 19,190 18,740 0 0 0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 80 40 40 0 0 0
European origins 876,355 429,400 446,955 10,085 4,915 5,170
British Isles origins 213,610 102,280 111,330 7,240 3,520 3,720
Channel Islander 220 95 125 0 0 0
Cornish 35 15 20 0 0 0
English 80,065 39,050 41,020 4,310 2,055 2,250
Irish 117,040 54,530 62,510 2,610 1,160 1,450
Manx 110 65 45 0 0 0
Scottish 71,115 33,825 37,290 3,505 1,720 1,790
Welsh 5,465 2,595 2,875 490 230 260
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 15,790 7,470 8,320 280 135 155
French origins 372,960 185,485 187,475 1,455 655 805
Alsatian 295 140 155 0 0 0
Breton 1,990 1,015 980 0 0 0
Corsican 650 380 270 10 0 0
French 371,250 184,600 186,645 1,455 655 795
Western European origins (except French origins) 82,830 39,975 42,860 3,330 1,585 1,740
Austrian 6,820 3,305 3,515 95 50 45
Bavarian 30 20 20 0 0 0
Belgian 14,125 6,890 7,235 85 35 45
Dutch 10,050 4,920 5,135 765 355 415
Flemish 445 230 210 0 10 0
Frisian 0 10 0 20 10 10
German 49,385 23,475 25,910 2,570 1,255 1,315
Luxembourger 355 175 185 0 0 0
Swiss 7,685 3,950 3,740 70 15 55
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 85 50 35 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 10,760 5,215 5,545 1,475 720 755
Danish 2,460 1,090 1,370 270 125 145
Finnish 1,520 685 830 75 40 35
Icelandic 515 270 250 85 35 50
Norwegian 2,860 1,475 1,390 715 365 355
Swedish 3,410 1,605 1,805 365 145 220
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 800 395 405 75 45 25
Eastern European origins 145,755 70,100 75,655 2,085 995 1,085
Bulgarian 5,500 2,610 2,890 0 0 0
Byelorussian 1,575 770 805 0 0 0
Czech 3,735 1,815 1,920 35 0 25
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 1,105 575 535 50 35 10
Estonian 630 330 300 10 0 10
Hungarian 16,875 8,270 8,605 210 70 140
Latvian 1,230 585 645 15 0 10
Lithuanian 4,225 2,105 2,115 20 10 10
Moldovan 5,110 2,490 2,620 0 0 0
Polish 46,865 22,825 24,035 525 235 295
Romanian 29,635 14,290 15,345 75 30 45
Russian 38,265 18,115 20,155 390 205 185
Slovak 2,405 1,190 1,210 20 10 10
Ukrainian 23,600 11,240 12,355 1,015 515 495
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 2,545 1,315 1,230 0 0 0
Southern European origins 273,825 134,115 139,710 515 250 265
Albanian 2,295 1,180 1,120 0 0 0
Bosnian 580 280 295 10 10 0
Catalan 470 245 225 0 0 0
Croatian 3,175 1,600 1,570 15 10 10
Cypriot 255 140 115 0 0 0
Greek 35,805 17,910 17,895 15 10 0
Italian 168,110 82,250 85,860 355 160 200
Kosovar 260 140 120 0 0 0
Macedonian 415 220 195 0 0 0
Maltese 605 335 270 0 0 0
Montenegrin 245 140 100 0 0 0
Portuguese 29,890 14,800 15,085 15 10 0
Serbian 2,760 1,265 1,495 10 10 0
Sicilian 550 290 265 0 0 0
Slovenian 1,360 645 710 0 0 0
Spanish 43,300 20,870 22,435 90 40 50
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,270 570 700 10 10 10
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 130 85 45 0 0 0
Other European origins 24,805 12,690 12,110 60 35 30
Basque 1,270 705 565 0 0 0
Jewish 19,845 10,105 9,735 15 10 10
Roma (Gypsy) 250 155 90 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 195 95 100 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 3,450 1,760 1,685 35 20 20
Caribbean origins 119,515 54,900 64,620 45 35 10
Antiguan 235 125 115 15 10 0
Bahamian 225 120 105 0 0 0
Barbadian 3,765 1,660 2,100 0 0 0
Bermudan 60 20 40 0 0 0
Carib 300 115 180 0 0 0
Cuban 4,820 2,310 2,505 0 0 0
Dominican 6,945 3,160 3,785 0 0 0
Grenadian 1,495 590 900 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 495 225 270 0 0 0
Haitian 82,000 37,695 44,305 0 0 0
Jamaican 9,595 4,440 5,155 20 10 0
Kittitian/Nevisian 275 130 140 0 0 0
Martinican 1,025 495 525 0 0 0
Montserratan 140 70 65 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 285 145 145 0 0 0
St. Lucian 530 260 265 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 4,325 1,940 2,385 10 10 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 3,285 1,345 1,940 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 3,795 1,665 2,125 0 0 0
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 2,945 1,350 1,600 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 85,035 41,350 43,685 195 95 100
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 3,405 1,635 1,770 0 0 0
Arawak 120 30 95 0 0 0
Argentinian 2,740 1,390 1,350 0 0 0
Belizean 25 10 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 930 440 485 0 0 0
Brazilian 4,350 2,105 2,245 0 0 0
Chilean 6,855 3,460 3,395 10 0 10
Colombian 12,530 5,945 6,580 0 0 0
Costa Rican 595 300 295 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 1,615 715 895 0 0 0
Guatemalan 5,830 3,000 2,830 40 20 25
Guyanese 2,465 1,205 1,255 0 0 0
Hispanic 590 320 265 0 0 0
Honduran 2,815 1,355 1,460 0 0 0
Maya 960 565 400 0 0 0
Mexican 13,835 6,685 7,150 125 65 60
Nicaraguan 1,500 755 750 10 10 0
Panamanian 830 425 410 0 0 0
Paraguayan 190 95 95 0 0 0
Peruvian 10,190 4,805 5,385 0 0 0
Salvadorean 11,535 5,710 5,820 10 10 0
Uruguayan 870 400 470 0 0 0
Venezuelan 4,020 1,830 2,195 0 0 10
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 3,410 1,730 1,680 0 0 0
African origins 224,260 115,410 108,850 160 75 80
Central and West African origins 45,140 23,345 21,795 10 0 10
Akan 395 210 185 0 0 0
Angolan 470 225 245 0 0 0
Ashanti 65 55 0 0 0 0
Beninese 1,885 950 935 0 0 0
Burkinabe 1,245 670 580 0 0 0
Cameroonian 8,790 4,475 4,310 0 0 0
Chadian 655 340 310 0 0 0
Congolese 9,960 4,845 5,115 10 0 0
Edo 95 50 40 0 0 0
Ewe 215 135 85 0 0 0
Gabonese 450 195 255 0 0 0
Gambian 80 45 35 0 0 0
Ghanaian 2,240 1,130 1,115 0 0 0
Guinean 3,080 1,630 1,450 0 0 0
Ibo 135 60 75 0 0 0
Ivorian 4,360 2,195 2,170 0 0 0
Liberian 60 25 35 0 0 0
Malian 1,815 920 900 0 0 0
Malinké 400 210 190 0 0 0
Nigerian 1,815 975 835 0 0 0
Peulh 1,310 660 650 0 0 0
Senegalese 4,070 2,220 1,845 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 80 40 40 0 0 0
Togolese 1,865 980 880 0 0 0
Wolof 355 210 145 0 0 0
Yoruba 285 140 140 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 3,410 1,845 1,565 10 0 0
North African origins 142,110 74,140 67,970 85 50 35
Algerian 40,120 20,825 19,295 0 0 0
Berber 21,550 11,345 10,205 0 0 0
Coptic 375 210 165 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 17,790 9,220 8,570 10 10 0
Libyan 770 410 360 0 0 0
Maure 355 205 150 0 0 0
Moroccan 53,670 27,715 25,955 25 15 15
Sudanese 215 110 105 55 40 15
Tunisian 12,870 6,975 5,890 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 2,135 1,205 930 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 13,315 6,550 6,765 65 20 40
Afrikaner 75 65 10 0 0 0
Amhara 25 10 10 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 900 495 405 0 0 0
Burundian 2,015 970 1,045 0 0 0
Djiboutian 220 100 125 0 0 0
Eritrean 335 175 155 25 0 25
Ethiopian 1,130 565 565 10 10 10
Harari 15 10 10 0 0 0
Kenyan 300 135 160 0 0 0
Malagasy 1,490 750 745 0 0 0
Mauritian 1,735 825 910 0 0 0
Oromo 10 10 0 0 0 0
Rwandan 1,995 935 1,055 0 0 0
Seychellois 480 220 255 0 0 0
Somali 1,230 590 635 10 0 0
South African 540 280 265 15 0 10
Tanzanian 140 80 55 0 0 0
Tigrian 60 25 40 0 0 0
Ugandan 115 50 65 0 0 0
Zambian 30 15 15 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 225 120 105 0 0 0
Zulu 50 20 20 10 10 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 875 425 455 15 0 10
Other African origins 25,930 12,605 13,325 15 10 10
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 2,125 990 1,135 0 0 0
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 24,195 11,815 12,380 20 10 0
Asian origins 353,565 173,390 180,180 1,320 720 600
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 137,895 70,990 66,905 140 50 85
Afghan 2,395 1,205 1,185 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 27,100 14,270 12,830 0 0 0
Armenian 13,180 6,420 6,765 0 0 0
Assyrian 185 110 75 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 435 225 215 0 0 0
Georgian 520 245 280 0 0 0
Hazara 10 10 10 0 0 0
Iranian 19,670 9,825 9,845 0 10 0
Iraqi 3,380 1,685 1,690 10 0 0
Israeli 5,195 2,745 2,450 0 0 0
Jordanian 1,075 565 515 0 0 0
Kazakh 445 220 225 10 0 10
Kurd 1,395 755 640 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 55 25 25 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 210 115 95 0 0 0
Lebanese 40,100 21,075 19,025 105 40 65
Palestinian 4,555 2,330 2,225 0 0 0
Pashtun 340 185 155 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 550 330 220 0 0 0
Syrian 15,765 8,050 7,715 0 0 0
Tajik 110 40 70 0 0 0
Tatar 650 315 340 10 0 10
Turk 9,590 4,620 4,970 10 10 10
Turkmen 25 15 10 0 0 0
Uighur 295 130 155 0 0 0
Uzbek 340 165 180 0 0 0
Yemeni 610 320 285 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 1,765 980 785 0 0 0
South Asian origins 68,825 35,490 33,335 105 60 45
Bangladeshi 6,115 3,155 2,955 0 0 0
Bengali 3,575 1,730 1,840 20 15 0
Bhutanese 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Indian 35,830 18,630 17,190 50 35 15
Goan 160 75 90 0 0 0
Gujarati 340 165 175 0 0 0
Kashmiri 230 140 85 0 0 0
Nepali 180 95 80 0 0 0
Pakistani 9,510 4,880 4,630 40 20 20
Punjabi 2,125 1,235 890 0 0 0
Sinhalese 205 85 125 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 11,255 5,590 5,665 0 0 0
Tamil 2,505 1,320 1,185 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 1,585 875 705 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 148,715 67,730 80,985 1,080 615 470
Burmese 175 100 75 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 7,745 3,775 3,975 0 0 0
Chinese 76,085 35,390 40,690 70 25 50
Filipino 30,545 12,430 18,115 940 550 390
Hmong 35 10 20 0 0 0
Indonesian 790 340 450 0 0 0
Japanese 4,025 1,580 2,445 20 10 10
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,035 2,860 3,180 15 10 0
Laotian 2,805 1,445 1,365 25 10 10
Malaysian 425 190 235 0 0 0
Mongolian 510 230 280 0 0 0
Singaporean 90 50 45 0 0 0
Taiwanese 1,365 570 795 0 0 0
Thai 1,105 450 655 0 0 0
Tibetan 40 20 15 0 0 0
Vietnamese 28,155 13,530 14,625 35 20 15
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 225 105 120 10 10 0
Other Asian origins 1,275 675 600 10 0 10
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 1,275 675 595 10 0 10
Oceania origins 1,870 1,005 865 80 35 45
Australian 1,240 705 540 30 15 15
New Zealander 265 130 135 40 20 20
Pacific Islands origins 425 205 220 30 10 20
Fijian 35 15 20 0 0 0
Hawaiian 25 10 20 0 0 0
Maori 50 40 20 10 0 10
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 130 60 70 0 0 0
Samoan 10 10 0 25 10 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 200 100 105 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 870,375 ... ... 5,370 ... ...
Owner 348,230 ... ... 4,185 ... ...
Renter 522,140 ... ... 1,180 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 870,375 ... ... 5,370 ... ...
Condominium 161,045 ... ... 1,230 ... ...
Not condominium 709,330 ... ... 4,140 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 870,375 ... ... 5,365 ... ...
No bedrooms 14,110 ... ... 10 ... ...
1 bedroom 254,690 ... ... 300 ... ...
2 bedrooms 292,930 ... ... 1,590 ... ...
3 bedrooms 216,835 ... ... 2,040 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 91,805 ... ... 1,440 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 870,375 ... ... 5,365 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 467,490 ... ... 950 ... ...
5 rooms 163,460 ... ... 1,105 ... ...
6 rooms 79,935 ... ... 920 ... ...
7 rooms 58,855 ... ... 730 ... ...
8 or more rooms 100,625 ... ... 1,665 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 4.8 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 870,375 ... ... 5,365 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 845,575 ... ... 5,275 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 24,795 ... ... 95 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 870,375 ... ... 5,365 ... ...
Suitable 799,140 ... ... 5,185 ... ...
Not suitable 71,230 ... ... 185 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 870,375 ... ... 5,370 ... ...
1960 or before 334,260 ... ... 375 ... ...
1961 to 1980 284,020 ... ... 825 ... ...
1981 to 1990 100,065 ... ... 715 ... ...
1991 to 2000 55,905 ... ... 1,260 ... ...
2001 to 2005 28,930 ... ... 825 ... ...
2006 to 2010 32,720 ... ... 890 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 34,465 ... ... 475 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 870,375 ... ... 5,370 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 801,740 ... ... 5,145 ... ...
Major repairs needed 68,630 ... ... 225 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 870,370 ... ... 5,365 ... ...
1 household maintainer 584,240 ... ... 3,010 ... ...
2 household maintainers 266,165 ... ... 2,245 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 19,970 ... ... 115 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 870,375 ... ... 5,365 ... ...
15 to 24 years 39,040 ... ... 105 ... ...
25 to 34 years 151,650 ... ... 650 ... ...
35 to 44 years 163,270 ... ... 970 ... ...
45 to 54 years 161,100 ... ... 940 ... ...
55 to 64 years 152,865 ... ... 990 ... ...
65 to 74 years 109,830 ... ... 950 ... ...
75 to 84 years 65,970 ... ... 660 ... ...
85 years and over 26,650 ... ... 105 ... ...
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 141 868,760 ... ... 5,345 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 606,785 ... ... 4,130 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 261,975 ... ... 1,210 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 219,820 ... ... 1,095 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 348,225 ... ... 4,175 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 59.3 ... ... 60.1 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 20.2 ... ... 16.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,218 ... ... 1,201 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,366 ... ... 1,264 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 399,785 ... ... 341,726 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 462,244 ... ... 340,399 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 522,140 ... ... 1,185 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.7 ... ... 7.6 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 36.8 ... ... 43.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 778 ... ... 1,270 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 851 ... ... 1,278 ... ...
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 1,590,980 770,730 820,255 10,800 5,310 5,495
No certificate, diploma or degree 268,125 127,735 140,390 1,840 915 925
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 324,455 159,965 164,490 3,570 1,780 1,790
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 998,410 483,035 515,370 5,395 2,615 2,775
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 158,510 88,680 69,830 1,235 905 330
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 115,485 59,085 56,400 425 220 205
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 43,030 29,595 13,435 815 690 120
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 260,250 119,475 140,775 2,295 875 1,420
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 63,120 26,705 36,415 400 140 255
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 516,530 248,170 268,360 1,460 695 770
Bachelor's degree 301,965 139,970 161,995 1,240 560 680
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 48,790 22,955 25,830 25 10 20
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 15,170 7,760 7,415 30 25 0
Master's degree 125,995 62,965 63,030 150 90 60
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 24,610 14,520 10,085 15 10 0
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 1,067,000 528,725 538,275 6,675 3,355 3,325
No certificate, diploma or degree 112,980 59,375 53,605 810 425 385
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 178,710 93,475 85,230 2,075 1,085 995
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 775,310 375,870 399,440 3,795 1,850 1,950
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 119,695 65,705 53,990 790 605 185
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 88,605 44,645 43,960 230 120 100
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 31,095 21,060 10,030 560 480 85
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 177,940 84,760 93,180 1,615 620 995
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 47,550 20,660 26,885 275 105 170
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 430,130 204,745 225,380 1,120 515 600
Bachelor's degree 248,180 115,200 132,985 950 425 530
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 40,235 18,395 21,840 20 0 20
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 11,910 5,425 6,485 20 10 10
Master's degree 109,920 54,580 55,340 125 75 50
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 19,885 11,150 8,725 0 10 0
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 1,590,985 770,730 820,255 10,800 5,315 5,490
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 592,575 287,695 304,880 5,410 2,695 2,715
Education 53,045 11,820 41,225 385 110 275
13. Education 53,045 11,820 41,225 385 115 275
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 65,705 31,355 34,350 180 95 90
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 8,345 6,205 2,140 65 55 15
50. Visual and performing arts 57,365 25,145 32,220 120 40 75
Humanities 77,355 30,055 47,300 150 65 85
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 15,000 3,490 11,510 0 0 0
23. English language and literature/letters 8,220 2,515 5,700 25 15 15
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 27,880 11,405 16,475 35 15 20
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 285 105 185 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 4,830 2,990 1,840 10 10 0
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,430 1,705 725 50 20 30
54. History 7,040 3,975 3,060 25 0 15
55. French language and literature/letters 11,675 3,875 7,805 0 0 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 141,250 52,575 88,675 365 100 265
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 2,010 530 1,480 0 0 10
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 20,935 7,630 13,305 70 25 45
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 17,860 1,995 15,865 80 0 80
22. Legal professions and studies 25,305 10,650 14,655 60 10 45
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 3,105 835 2,275 0 0 0
42. Psychology 18,865 4,905 13,955 65 20 40
45. Social sciences 53,170 26,025 27,145 85 45 45
Business, management and public administration 228,555 98,790 129,760 1,235 405 825
30.16 Accounting and computer science 245 95 145 0 0 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 10,680 2,520 8,165 70 15 60
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 217,625 96,175 121,455 1,155 390 770
Physical and life sciences and technologies 51,035 27,060 23,975 130 65 60
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 20,305 8,320 11,980 65 30 35
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 9,495 5,530 3,970 20 15 10
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 4,380 2,310 2,065 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 15,330 10,085 5,240 35 10 20
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,525 805 720 10 10 0
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 52,280 36,525 15,760 110 65 50
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 41,680 31,280 10,405 95 60 30
25. Library science 3,625 755 2,870 0 0 0
27. Mathematics and statistics 6,135 3,855 2,275 15 10 15
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 840 630 205 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 161,710 137,995 23,710 1,260 1,215 45
04. Architecture and related services 11,440 6,565 4,875 15 0 10
14. Engineering 66,425 52,940 13,490 140 130 10
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 24,465 21,825 2,635 240 225 10
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 25 10 15 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 22,655 21,670 985 315 310 10
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 23,180 22,285 890 380 380 0
48. Precision production 13,525 12,700 820 170 165 10
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 9,600 5,025 4,570 245 165 80
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 6,105 3,180 2,920 195 140 55
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,500 1,845 1,650 55 25 35
Health and related fields 113,455 28,650 84,800 965 150 815
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 6,710 3,425 3,285 60 35 25
51. Health professions and related programs 101,665 22,475 79,185 900 115 785
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 5,085 2,755 2,335 0 0 0
Personal, protective and transportation services 44,270 23,130 21,140 365 175 190
12. Personal and culinary services 28,675 10,020 18,660 240 65 180
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 55 50 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 170 170 0 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 7,455 5,825 1,630 60 50 10
49. Transportation and materials moving 7,905 7,060 845 60 60 0
Other 145 55 90 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 145 55 90 0 0 0
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 1,067,000 528,725 538,280 6,675 3,350 3,325
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 291,685 152,855 138,830 2,880 1,510 1,375
Education 37,035 8,115 28,920 270 80 190
13. Education 37,030 8,110 28,920 270 80 190
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 52,420 25,525 26,900 140 70 70
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 6,460 4,740 1,720 45 40 10
50. Visual and performing arts 45,955 20,785 25,175 90 30 50
Humanities 53,455 20,955 32,500 105 40 70
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 11,875 2,820 9,050 10 0 0
23. English language and literature/letters 6,265 1,920 4,340 20 0 10
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 16,240 7,070 9,170 25 15 10
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 190 70 120 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 3,530 2,200 1,330 10 0 0
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,565 1,100 460 35 15 20
54. History 5,260 3,050 2,210 15 0 15
55. French language and literature/letters 8,535 2,715 5,820 0 0 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 110,575 40,835 69,740 310 80 230
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,665 445 1,220 10 0 10
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 17,580 6,520 11,055 60 25 35
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 14,035 1,380 12,655 80 10 75
22. Legal professions and studies 20,640 8,225 12,415 40 10 40
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,215 615 1,600 0 0 0
42. Psychology 14,185 3,610 10,570 50 15 40
45. Social sciences 40,250 20,035 20,210 70 35 40
Business, management and public administration 184,055 79,015 105,045 810 290 515
30.16 Accounting and computer science 205 90 120 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 8,555 2,030 6,525 45 10 35
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 175,300 76,900 98,400 760 285 475
Physical and life sciences and technologies 34,915 17,965 16,955 90 40 50
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 16,520 6,645 9,875 50 25 30
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 4,635 2,710 1,925 15 10 0
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 1,090 615 475 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 11,490 7,355 4,135 25 10 20
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,180 635 550 0 0 0
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 45,775 32,340 13,435 100 60 35
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 37,730 28,385 9,345 85 55 30
25. Library science 2,765 645 2,120 0 0 0
27. Mathematics and statistics 4,625 2,845 1,780 10 0 0
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 655 460 195 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 127,855 107,035 20,820 880 850 30
04. Architecture and related services 9,630 5,365 4,260 10 10 0
14. Engineering 56,565 44,315 12,255 95 95 10
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 18,385 16,350 2,040 180 175 10
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 25 10 20 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 16,340 15,500 845 200 200 0
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 17,245 16,530 715 260 260 0
48. Precision production 9,655 8,970 685 125 120 0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 8,060 4,150 3,910 200 120 80
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 5,045 2,570 2,475 145 100 50
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,020 1,585 1,430 50 20 30
Health and related fields 86,710 21,765 64,945 645 95 545
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 5,535 2,815 2,715 40 10 25
51. Health professions and related programs 77,255 17,060 60,195 600 80 515
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 3,920 1,885 2,035 0 0 10
Personal, protective and transportation services 34,345 18,150 16,195 260 120 135
12. Personal and culinary services 21,990 7,735 14,255 175 50 130
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 35 25 10 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 120 120 0 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 5,770 4,515 1,255 35 30 10
49. Transportation and materials moving 6,435 5,765 670 45 45 0
Other 120 35 90 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 125 35 90 0 0 0
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 1,590,985 770,730 820,255 10,800 5,315 5,490
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 592,575 287,690 304,880 5,415 2,695 2,715
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 998,410 483,035 515,370 5,390 2,615 2,775
Location of study inside Canada 766,825 365,725 401,100 4,615 2,200 2,415
Same as province or territory of residence 730,595 346,900 383,695 3,350 1,540 1,810
Different than province or territory of residence 36,225 18,820 17,410 1,270 660 610
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 231,585 117,315 114,270 770 415 360
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 16,020 9,365 6,655 155 90 70
Philippines 10,640 3,035 7,605 280 165 115
India 5,395 2,935 2,465 20 15 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 7,135 4,090 3,045 120 70 55
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 12,015 5,430 6,585 10 0 10
France 39,955 22,250 17,705 10 10 0
Other 140,420 70,205 70,215 175 65 110
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 1,067,000 528,720 538,280 6,680 3,355 3,325
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 291,685 152,855 138,835 2,880 1,505 1,380
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 775,310 375,870 399,440 3,795 1,850 1,950
Location of study inside Canada 584,410 280,785 303,620 3,180 1,520 1,655
Same as province or territory of residence 556,135 266,180 289,960 2,360 1,105 1,250
Different than province or territory of residence 28,270 14,605 13,660 820 415 405
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 190,905 95,085 95,825 620 325 295
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 11,570 6,575 4,990 115 60 55
Philippines 9,045 2,505 6,540 265 155 110
India 3,905 1,980 1,925 20 15 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,800 2,760 2,045 65 40 25
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 10,835 4,830 6,005 10 0 10
France 34,215 18,870 15,340 0 10 0
Other 116,535 57,560 58,975 135 50 90
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 1,590,980 770,730 820,255 10,800 5,315 5,490
In the labour force 1,019,360 529,940 489,425 6,970 3,755 3,210
Employed 927,720 480,600 447,115 6,400 3,350 3,040
Unemployed 91,645 49,335 42,310 575 400 170
Not in the labour force 571,625 240,795 330,835 3,835 1,555 2,280
Participation rate 64.1 68.8 59.7 64.5 70.6 58.5
Employment rate 58.3 62.4 54.5 59.3 63.0 55.4
Unemployment rate 9.0 9.3 8.6 8.2 10.7 5.3
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 1,590,985 770,730 820,255 10,800 5,310 5,490
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 553,110 233,515 319,595 3,460 1,355 2,100
Worked 1,037,875 537,220 500,660 7,340 3,950 3,390
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 466,195 258,815 207,380 3,630 2,155 1,470
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 571,675 278,400 293,270 3,720 1,800 1,920
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.7 42.1 41.2 42.4 42.8 42.0
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 1,019,360 529,935 489,420 6,965 3,755 3,210
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 37,225 18,855 18,375 125 65 60
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 982,135 511,085 471,050 6,840 3,695 3,150
Employee 861,390 435,915 425,475 5,895 3,095 2,805
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 120,740 75,170 45,575 945 595 350
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 1,019,360 529,935 489,425 6,970 3,755 3,210
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 37,230 18,855 18,375 125 65 60
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 982,135 511,080 471,050 6,840 3,690 3,150
0 Management occupations 102,460 62,870 39,590 750 505 245
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 174,400 64,685 109,715 1,075 215 865
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 86,460 67,345 19,110 295 240 55
3 Health occupations 66,460 17,440 49,020 380 75 300
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 128,005 41,290 86,720 515 160 350
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 56,345 28,500 27,845 165 65 100
6 Sales and service occupations 244,935 124,900 120,040 1,675 660 1,010
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 78,995 74,080 4,915 1,280 1,195 90
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 4,615 3,825 790 235 190 45
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 39,460 26,150 13,310 465 385 85
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 1,019,360 529,935 489,425 6,965 3,755 3,215
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 37,230 18,855 18,380 125 65 60
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 982,130 511,085 471,050 6,840 3,695 3,150
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2,495 1,570 930 200 155 50
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,065 790 280 140 110 30
22 Utilities 4,680 2,860 1,825 50 40 10
23 Construction 31,500 27,345 4,155 830 715 115
31-33 Manufacturing 87,555 59,285 28,265 735 550 185
41 Wholesale trade 44,740 27,130 17,610 230 195 35
44-45 Retail trade 107,155 52,620 54,535 950 395 555
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 44,395 33,130 11,265 340 260 80
51 Information and cultural industries 43,110 25,720 17,390 45 25 25
52 Finance and insurance 49,540 24,125 25,415 230 50 180
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 20,385 12,020 8,365 105 60 45
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 107,075 62,855 44,220 420 205 210
55 Management of companies and enterprises 1,525 630 900 15 0 15
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 52,300 31,480 20,815 285 165 120
61 Educational services 85,270 31,335 53,935 295 85 215
62 Health care and social assistance 118,530 28,480 90,055 745 110 635
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 26,285 13,675 12,605 140 85 55
72 Accommodation and food services 72,915 38,965 33,950 440 155 285
81 Other services (except public administration) 44,295 18,450 25,840 300 135 160
91 Public administration 37,320 18,620 18,700 345 190 150
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 174 927,715 480,605 447,115 6,395 3,355 3,040
Worked at home 65,840 34,655 31,185 510 210 305
Worked outside Canada 4,345 3,000 1,345 0 10 0
No fixed workplace address 74,690 51,335 23,355 1,010 755 255
Worked at usual place 782,840 391,615 391,225 4,865 2,385 2,480
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 782,845 391,615 391,230 4,870 2,385 2,480
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 575,810 278,865 296,940 2,355 840 1,515
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 134,040 69,050 64,995 2,270 1,400 865
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 69,715 41,695 28,020 175 95 80
Commute to a different province or territory 3,275 2,005 1,265 65 45 20
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 175 857,530 442,945 414,580 5,880 3,135 2,740
Car, truck, van - as a driver 427,530 250,230 177,305 4,910 2,680 2,235
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 26,400 8,575 17,820 425 220 205
Public transit 295,860 128,960 166,895 20 0 10
Walked 69,410 31,975 37,440 330 110 225
Bicycle 30,645 18,895 11,745 90 55 30
Other method 7,695 4,310 3,380 105 65 40
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 176 857,530 442,945 414,580 5,875 3,140 2,740
Less than 15 minutes 130,495 64,645 65,850 2,905 1,335 1,565
15 to 29 minutes 287,415 153,305 134,115 1,290 645 640
30 to 44 minutes 244,380 130,560 113,820 730 485 250
45 to 59 minutes 107,170 52,160 55,010 590 415 180
60 minutes and over 88,065 42,275 45,790 360 265 100
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 177 857,530 442,945 414,585 5,880 3,140 2,740
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 43,455 30,780 12,675 570 440 135
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 120,205 69,870 50,335 1,250 815 430
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 237,660 111,655 126,000 1,540 780 765
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 209,795 98,520 111,275 930 320 610
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 119,630 58,555 61,070 560 245 320
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 126,790 73,560 53,225 1,030 545 485
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 1,074,970 555,425 519,540 7,515 4,020 3,495
Single responses 914,950 471,330 443,615 7,445 3,970 3,465
Official languages 901,375 464,545 436,830 7,435 3,970 3,460
English 292,300 156,175 136,130 7,415 3,970 3,445
French 609,070 308,365 300,705 20 0 20
Non-official languages 13,575 6,790 6,790 10 0 10
Aboriginal languages 50 15 40 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 25 10 15 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
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 15 10 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. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 25 0 20 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 25 0 20 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 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 13,530 6,780 6,755 10 0 10
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,140 690 450 0 0 0
Berber languages 20 0 15 0 0 0
Kabyle 20 0 20 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 1,120 690 430 0 0 0
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 1,000 625 375 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 120 65 60 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,305 650 660 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 175 75 105 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,130 575 560 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 125 60 60 0 0 10
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 105 45 60 10 0 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 185 60 125 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 10 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 180 60 120 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 120 65 60 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 120 70 55 0 0 0
Telugu 10 0 10 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 5,980 2,910 3,065 0 0 0
Albanian 15 15 0 0 0 0
Armenian 110 60 45 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 885 400 485 0 0 0
Baltic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Latvian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 870 390 480 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 25 10 20 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 10 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 145 60 85 0 0 0
Russian 565 270 290 0 0 0
Serbian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 105 35 70 0 0 0
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 755 300 455 0 0 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Dutch 15 0 15 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 175 65 110 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 10 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 545 230 320 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 310 160 150 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 925 545 380 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 435 275 165 0 0 0
Bengali 85 65 20 0 0 0
Gujarati 15 10 10 0 0 0
Hindi 30 20 10 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 255 150 100 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 60 35 25 0 0 0
Iranian languages 485 270 215 0 0 0
Kurdish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Pashto 10 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 475 270 200 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 2,985 1,440 1,550 0 0 0
Catalan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Italian 455 255 200 0 0 0
Portuguese 375 220 160 0 0 0
Romanian 230 105 120 0 0 0
Spanish 1,915 860 1,050 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 180 70 110 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Korean 275 140 135 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 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 65 25 35 0 0 0
American Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 30 0 30 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 35 25 10 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,000 2,045 1,950 0 0 0
Chinese languages 4,000 2,050 1,950 0 0 0
Cantonese 1,615 785 835 0 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,155 1,160 1,000 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 50 25 25 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 10 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 160 75 85 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 25 15 15 0 0 0
Lao 10 10 0 0 0 0
Thai 15 0 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 75 35 40 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 80 35 40 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 0 25 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 30 0 30 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Multiple responses 160,020 84,100 75,925 70 45 25
English and French 144,525 76,125 68,400 0 0 0
English and non-official language 4,385 2,475 1,905 75 45 25
French and non-official language 3,725 1,770 1,960 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 7,385 3,720 3,660 0 0 0
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 1,074,970 555,425 519,540 7,510 4,015 3,495
None 585,490 298,310 287,175 7,305 3,905 3,400
English 289,290 152,320 136,975 25 10 25
French 159,505 83,705 75,800 45 35 15
Non-official language 27,455 14,470 12,985 135 80 55
Aboriginal 120 55 70 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 27,335 14,410 12,920 135 80 55
English and French 1,145 535 610 0 0 0
English and non-official language 7,690 3,670 4,020 0 0 0
French and non-official language 4,370 2,405 1,965 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 30 20 10 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 1,872,860 914,480 958,380 13,205 6,555 6,645
Non-movers 1,596,465 775,885 820,580 11,355 5,670 5,680
Movers 276,395 138,595 137,800 1,850 885 965
Non-migrants 192,940 96,765 96,170 880 415 460
Migrants 83,455 41,825 41,630 975 475 505
Internal migrants 43,805 21,870 21,935 770 365 405
Intraprovincial migrants 35,005 17,190 17,815 575 275 305
Interprovincial migrants 8,800 4,680 4,120 195 85 110
External migrants 39,650 19,960 19,695 205 110 95
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 1,785,390 869,675 915,715 12,605 6,255 6,350
Non-movers 1,013,590 485,800 527,790 7,035 3,465 3,570
Movers 771,800 383,875 387,925 5,565 2,790 2,780
Non-migrants 487,230 242,160 245,075 2,280 1,135 1,145
Migrants 284,570 141,715 142,850 3,285 1,650 1,635
Internal migrants 126,750 62,015 64,740 2,475 1,190 1,290
Intraprovincial migrants 105,505 51,380 54,120 1,775 830 940
Interprovincial migrants 21,250 10,630 10,615 695 355 345
External migrants 157,815 79,705 78,115 810 465 350

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Montréal, [Census division], Quebec and High River [Census agglomeration], Alberta (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 April 18, 2024).

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