Census Profile, 2016 Census
Montréal, Territoire équivalent [Census division], Quebec and White Rock, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia

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Characteristic Montréal,
Quebec
[Census division]
White Rock, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
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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 ... ... 19,952 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 1,886,481 ... ... 19,339 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 2.9 ... ... 3.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 939,112 ... ... 10,856 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 870,373 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 3,889.8 ... ... 3,893.1 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 499.26 ... ... 5.12 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 1,942,045 944,490 997,560 19,955 8,970 10,980
0 to 14 years 304,470 155,320 149,155 1,760 905 855
0 to 4 years 109,740 56,060 53,680 535 275 260
5 to 9 years 104,385 53,250 51,130 565 295 270
10 to 14 years 90,350 46,010 44,340 655 335 320
15 to 64 years 1,313,915 653,520 660,395 11,410 5,295 6,115
15 to 19 years 97,835 49,365 48,465 820 425 395
20 to 24 years 139,720 69,190 70,530 750 365 385
25 to 29 years 153,505 75,655 77,850 710 365 350
30 to 34 years 152,195 74,675 77,520 755 370 380
35 to 39 years 147,480 73,440 74,040 790 350 440
40 to 44 years 128,970 65,105 63,860 1,045 485 565
45 to 49 years 125,505 63,790 61,715 1,160 545 610
50 to 54 years 131,865 67,065 64,800 1,615 710 900
55 to 59 years 127,010 62,680 64,330 1,855 825 1,030
60 to 64 years 109,825 52,545 57,285 1,920 855 1,060
65 years and over 323,660 135,650 188,010 6,780 2,770 4,015
65 to 69 years 95,180 44,325 50,855 2,030 890 1,140
70 to 74 years 72,390 31,985 40,410 1,540 675 865
75 to 79 years 57,290 24,010 33,275 1,180 540 640
80 to 84 years 46,700 18,670 28,030 825 315 515
85 years and over 52,100 16,660 35,445 1,205 350 855
85 to 89 years 32,310 11,365 20,945 670 235 435
90 to 94 years 15,195 4,360 10,835 365 90 270
95 to 99 years 3,950 830 3,120 150 30 125
100 years and over 650 100 540 20 0 20
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 8.8 10.1 7.8
15 to 64 years 67.7 69.2 66.2 57.2 59.0 55.7
65 years and over 16.7 14.4 18.8 34.0 30.9 36.6
85 years and over 2.7 1.8 3.6 6.0 3.9 7.8
Average age of the population 40.6 39.4 41.8 52.4 50.3 54.2
Median age of the population 39.1 38.2 40.1 56.6 54.8 57.9
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 870,375 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
Single-detached house 99,485 ... ... 2,535 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 126,600 ... ... 1,270 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 643,860 ... ... 6,200 ... ...
Semi-detached house 32,185 ... ... 85 ... ...
Row house 33,500 ... ... 165 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 108,890 ... ... 1,720 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 465,920 ... ... 4,210 ... ...
Other single-attached house 3,370 ... ... 15 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 425 ... ... 5 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 870,370 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
1 person 342,510 ... ... 4,485 ... ...
2 persons 259,295 ... ... 3,530 ... ...
3 persons 118,645 ... ... 960 ... ...
4 persons 97,490 ... ... 690 ... ...
5 or more persons 52,435 ... ... 345 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 1,895,000 ... ... 19,120 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 1.9 ... ...
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 18,195 8,065 10,130
Married or living common law 799,705 402,505 397,195 9,465 4,710 4,760
Married 579,130 290,175 288,960 8,180 4,065 4,115
Living common law 220,575 112,335 108,240 1,290 645 645
Not married and not living common law 837,870 386,665 451,205 8,725 3,355 5,365
Never married 585,780 308,260 277,520 3,835 1,965 1,870
Separated 33,630 14,010 19,620 620 255 365
Divorced 127,000 46,890 80,110 2,380 765 1,615
Widowed 91,460 17,505 73,960 1,885 365 1,520
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 485,285 ... ... 5,350 ... ...
2 persons 241,425 ... ... 3,605 ... ...
3 persons 109,090 ... ... 875 ... ...
4 persons 93,220 ... ... 665 ... ...
5 or more persons 41,555 ... ... 205 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 485,285 ... ... 5,345 ... ...
Total couple families 385,585 ... ... 4,555 ... ...
Married couples 275,400 ... ... 3,915 ... ...
Common-law couples 110,185 ... ... 645 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 99,700 ... ... 790 ... ...
Female parent 81,190 ... ... 635 ... ...
Male parent 18,505 ... ... 155 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 385,585 ... ... 4,560 ... ...
Couples without children 178,105 ... ... 3,020 ... ...
Couples with children 207,475 ... ... 1,535 ... ...
1 child 82,305 ... ... 705 ... ...
2 children 85,985 ... ... 630 ... ...
3 or more children 39,185 ... ... 200 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 99,700 ... ... 790 ... ...
1 child 63,310 ... ... 585 ... ...
2 children 26,780 ... ... 170 ... ...
3 or more children 9,610 ... ... 40 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 488,715 238,040 250,675 5,530 2,085 3,450
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 870,375 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
One-census-family households 469,260 ... ... 5,060 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 172,615 ... ... 2,870 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 296,640 ... ... 2,185 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 7,855 ... ... 140 ... ...
Non-census-family households 393,260 ... ... 4,800 ... ...
One-person households 342,505 ... ... 4,480 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 50,750 ... ... 320 ... ...
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 19,510 8,840 10,665
English only 220,425 109,555 110,870 17,600 8,035 9,565
French only 517,445 230,460 286,990 5 0 0
English and French 1,131,680 575,450 556,225 1,645 700 950
Neither English nor French 45,210 17,800 27,405 260 105 155
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 19,510 8,840 10,665
English 543,485 270,085 273,400 18,935 8,620 10,315
French 1,164,335 562,200 602,135 245 90 160
English and French 163,025 83,800 79,230 70 35 40
Neither English nor French 43,910 17,175 26,735 255 100 155
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 625,000 311,985 313,015 285 100 180
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 32.6 33.4 31.9 1.5 1.1 1.7
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 19,510 8,840 10,670
Single responses 1,823,085 887,650 935,430 19,220 8,725 10,500
Official languages 1,195,590 584,190 611,405 15,550 7,170 8,385
English 307,080 153,045 154,040 15,290 7,075 8,215
French 888,515 431,145 457,365 260 95 170
Non-official languages 627,490 303,465 324,025 3,665 1,550 2,115
Aboriginal languages 580 205 380 10 5 5
Algonquian languages 310 120 190 5 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 275 100 175 5 0 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 0 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 3,660 1,550 2,110
Afro-Asiatic languages 122,040 64,460 57,575 35 15 15
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 0
Bilen 15 5 10 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 0 0 0 0
Somali 660 310 355 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 107,255 56,630 50,625 35 20 15
Amharic 585 275 310 0 0 0
Arabic 102,805 54,340 48,465 30 15 10
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 5 0 5
Maltese 10 5 5 5 5 0
Tigrigna 305 145 160 0 0 0
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 40 15 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,980 2,315 2,660 0 0 0
Vietnamese 19,435 9,145 10,290 35 15 25
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 17,455 6,340 11,115 180 45 135
Bikol 100 35 65 0 5 0
Cebuano 650 230 425 15 5 15
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 370 120 255 5 0 5
Ilocano 1,910 695 1,210 5 0 5
Malagasy 445 200 250 0 0 0
Malay 455 185 270 10 5 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 180 80 95 0 0 0
Pangasinan 80 35 45 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 12,980 4,650 8,330 140 35 105
Waray-Waray 40 5 35 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 240 100 140 0 0 0
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 0 5
Dravidian languages 11,900 5,990 5,915 15 5 10
Kannada 200 105 95 0 0 0
Malayalam 335 185 150 0 5 5
Tamil 10,860 5,395 5,470 10 5 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 2,135 935 1,190
Albanian 1,735 880 855 0 0 0
Armenian 7,455 3,530 3,925 10 5 5
Balto-Slavic languages 41,965 18,705 23,260 490 200 295
Baltic languages 570 200 365 10 5 5
Latvian 200 75 125 5 0 5
Lithuanian 370 125 240 5 0 0
Slavic languages 41,395 18,505 22,895 485 195 290
Belarusan 50 30 20 0 0 5
Bosnian 290 140 150 0 0 0
Bulgarian 4,300 2,060 2,245 15 5 5
Croatian 1,195 590 605 50 20 25
Czech 830 380 445 35 15 15
Macedonian 100 50 55 5 0 0
Polish 8,875 3,815 5,060 80 35 50
Russian 18,990 8,425 10,565 140 50 85
Serbian 1,490 725 765 65 30 35
Serbo-Croatian 480 215 265 20 0 20
Slovak 640 265 380 10 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 405 185 225 10 5 5
Ukrainian 3,680 1,590 2,085 60 25 40
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 80 40 40 0 0 0
Celtic languages 60 35 25 5 0 5
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 0 5 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 7,935 735 305 430
Afrikaans 70 35 35 25 10 15
Danish 205 90 115 55 20 30
Dutch 1,175 590 585 105 45 60
Frisian 5 0 0 0 0 5
German 6,075 2,695 3,380 505 210 295
Icelandic 55 25 25 5 0 5
Norwegian 115 60 50 15 5 10
Swedish 335 150 185 25 5 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 140 50 95 5 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 50 30 25
Indo-Iranian languages 52,615 27,185 25,430 540 265 270
Indo-Aryan languages 34,700 18,190 16,515 500 245 255
Bengali 9,620 4,915 4,710 5 0 0
Gujarati 5,120 2,515 2,600 20 10 15
Hindi 2,320 1,265 1,060 50 20 30
Kashmiri 15 15 0 0 0 0
Konkani 85 50 35 0 0 0
Marathi 195 120 80 0 5 5
Nepali 160 85 80 0 0 5
Oriya (Odia) 25 20 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 8,930 4,950 3,980 385 190 190
Sindhi 260 125 135 5 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 445 210 235 0 0 0
Urdu 7,520 3,925 3,595 20 15 5
Iranian languages 17,675 8,860 8,815 35 20 20
Kurdish 580 305 275 0 0 0
Pashto 905 480 425 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 16,185 8,070 8,110 35 20 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 235 135 100 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 189,890 91,115 98,770 295 130 160
Catalan 215 105 110 0 0 0
Italian 74,490 35,605 38,880 105 55 50
Portuguese 18,525 8,890 9,640 30 15 20
Romanian 18,370 8,715 9,650 30 10 20
Spanish 78,220 37,760 40,460 125 50 75
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 70 40 35 0 0 0
Japanese 1,705 545 1,165 60 15 40
Kartvelian languages 140 70 75 0 0 0
Georgian 140 65 75 0 0 0
Korean 4,155 1,865 2,290 125 45 80
Mongolic languages 155 65 90 0 0 5
Mongolian 155 65 90 0 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 13,995 7,115 6,880 5 0 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 0 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 5 0 0
Swahili 895 425 470 0 0 5
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 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 120 70 50 0 0 0
Dinka 0 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 120 70 50 0 0 0
Sign languages 415 220 195 5 0 0
American Sign Language 35 20 15 0 5 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 28,200 910 405 510
Chinese languages 52,615 24,480 28,130 905 400 505
Cantonese 15,850 7,470 8,385 100 50 50
Hakka 300 130 165 0 0 0
Mandarin 30,720 14,205 16,515 735 320 415
Min Dong 20 10 10 10 0 5
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 2,400 1,100 1,300 20 10 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 750 325 425 15 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,505 1,200 1,305 30 10 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 140 75 70 5 5 0
Burmese 45 15 30 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 35 20 15 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 55 35 25 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,845 830 1,020 10 0 5
Lao 1,495 740 755 0 0 0
Thai 350 90 260 10 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 5,555 2,835 2,720 10 5 5
Azerbaijani 205 115 90 0 0 0
Turkish 4,935 2,520 2,410 10 5 5
Uyghur 140 75 75 0 0 0
Uzbek 120 60 60 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 150 65 85 0 5 0
Uralic languages 4,020 1,775 2,245 125 50 80
Estonian 150 60 90 20 5 15
Finnish 220 70 150 45 15 25
Hungarian 3,650 1,650 2,005 60 20 40
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 395 210 180 0 0 0
Multiple responses 91,675 45,610 46,070 295 120 170
English and French 25,185 12,820 12,370 30 10 20
English and non-official language 18,760 9,105 9,655 240 100 140
French and non-official language 37,330 18,385 18,945 10 5 5
English, French and non-official language 10,410 5,305 5,100 10 0 5
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 19,510 8,845 10,665
Single responses 1,740,120 848,190 891,920 18,950 8,600 10,355
Official languages 1,390,200 681,120 709,085 17,390 7,900 9,495
English 437,070 216,650 220,420 17,335 7,880 9,455
French 953,130 464,465 488,665 55 20 40
Non-official languages 349,915 167,075 182,835 1,560 695 860
Aboriginal languages 230 100 130 0 0 5
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 1,560 700 860
Afro-Asiatic languages 58,305 29,780 28,525 15 5 5
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 0 0
Bilen 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oromo 5 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 325 135 185 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 52,600 26,815 25,780 15 5 10
Amharic 290 130 155 0 0 0
Arabic 50,575 25,800 24,770 15 5 10
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 0 0 0
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 20 10 15
Khmer (Cambodian) 3,120 1,425 1,695 0 0 0
Vietnamese 14,805 6,915 7,890 25 10 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 8,615 3,420 5,190 60 20 40
Bikol 10 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 210 90 115 5 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 115 50 65 5 0 5
Ilocano 695 285 410 0 0 0
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 50 15 35
Waray-Waray 10 5 10 0 0 0
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 5 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 97,420 610 275 335
Albanian 990 485 505 0 0 0
Armenian 5,185 2,375 2,810 5 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 25,165 11,655 13,510 160 70 90
Baltic languages 135 55 85 0 0 5
Latvian 55 30 30 5 0 5
Lithuanian 80 30 55 0 0 0
Slavic languages 25,025 11,605 13,430 155 65 90
Belarusan 15 10 10 5 0 0
Bosnian 165 75 90 5 0 0
Bulgarian 3,115 1,500 1,610 10 5 10
Croatian 520 240 280 5 5 5
Czech 245 115 135 10 5 5
Macedonian 60 30 30 5 0 0
Polish 3,985 1,770 2,210 15 10 10
Russian 13,830 6,450 7,385 65 25 40
Serbian 870 430 445 35 20 15
Serbo-Croatian 200 90 110 0 0 0
Slovak 135 65 75 5 0 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 130 55 80 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,725 765 955 5 5 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 70 35 40
Afrikaans 10 5 5 5 5 5
Danish 25 15 10 5 5 0
Dutch 190 90 95 5 5 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 1,075 485 595 55 20 30
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 20 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages 37,260 18,705 18,555 275 130 150
Indo-Aryan languages 24,025 12,260 11,765 250 120 140
Bengali 7,295 3,620 3,670 0 0 0
Gujarati 3,290 1,600 1,685 5 0 5
Hindi 1,160 600 560 25 15 10
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 30 15 15 0 0 0
Marathi 65 35 30 5 0 0
Nepali 105 50 55 0 5 0
Oriya (Odia) 15 5 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,380 3,460 2,925 210 95 115
Sindhi 95 45 50 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 250 120 125 0 0 0
Urdu 5,350 2,715 2,635 5 0 0
Iranian languages 13,120 6,385 6,740 20 10 10
Kurdish 300 150 145 0 0 0
Pashto 675 335 335 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 12,150 5,900 6,255 25 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 100,365 46,870 53,495 80 30 45
Catalan 85 40 45 0 0 0
Italian 27,910 12,205 15,705 15 10 10
Portuguese 9,655 4,555 5,100 10 5 5
Romanian 12,610 6,115 6,500 5 5 5
Spanish 50,085 23,950 26,140 50 20 25
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Japanese 735 310 430 25 10 10
Kartvelian languages 65 35 30 0 0 0
Georgian 60 30 35 0 0 0
Korean 2,950 1,355 1,595 90 30 55
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 21,845 690 320 370
Chinese languages 41,560 19,745 21,820 690 320 370
Cantonese 11,620 5,465 6,160 35 15 20
Hakka 105 50 55 0 0 0
Mandarin 26,080 12,475 13,605 620 285 335
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 10 5 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,730 830 905 25 10 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 60 30 30 0 0 5
Burmese 20 10 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 15 5 5 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 930 455 475 0 0 5
Lao 810 405 405 0 0 0
Thai 120 50 75 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 3,620 1,800 1,820 0 5 0
Azerbaijani 65 35 35 0 0 0
Turkish 3,315 1,645 1,665 5 5 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 35 20 20
Estonian 25 10 15 5 5 5
Finnish 35 15 20 15 10 10
Hungarian 1,280 535 735 10 5 5
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 89,575 560 245 315
English and French 34,135 17,340 16,800 20 10 15
English and non-official language 38,285 18,350 19,930 530 230 295
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 10 5 10
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 19,510 8,840 10,670
None 1,358,395 658,445 699,950 17,425 7,955 9,470
English 164,875 83,085 81,790 690 305 385
French 156,830 77,375 79,450 200 85 115
Non-official language 183,265 88,830 94,430 1,145 480 660
Aboriginal 280 100 180 5 5 0
Non-Aboriginal 182,980 88,730 94,250 1,140 480 660
English and French 21,910 11,010 10,900 0 0 0
English and non-official language 13,995 6,950 7,045 20 5 10
French and non-official language 14,580 7,085 7,495 25 5 25
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 17,360 7,840 9,520
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,527,425 741,020 786,410 16,910 7,610 9,300
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,198 31,716 27,061 37,875 45,472 32,525
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,527,625 741,070 786,560 16,935 7,630 9,300
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 26,873 28,718 25,306 33,510 39,391 29,511
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,319,250 651,485 667,770 15,605 7,060 8,545
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,843 31,722 24,323 33,502 42,089 27,398
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,220,350 562,060 658,295 12,185 5,020 7,165
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,964 2,979 7,393 9,608 10,565 9,148
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,076,775 552,940 523,830 11,370 5,415 5,960
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,102 31,811 26,411 31,232 38,528 26,624
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 1,590,985 770,725 820,255 17,360 7,840 9,520
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,526,955 740,630 786,320 16,920 7,615 9,300
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,670 50,317 37,410 53,214 63,783 44,556
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,527,150 740,680 786,470 16,935 7,625 9,305
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,155 39,256 31,292 44,100 51,555 37,990
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,318,335 651,120 667,220 15,550 7,020 8,535
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,430 51,690 35,370 50,621 62,456 40,888
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,220,065 561,415 658,650 12,165 5,060 7,105
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,727 6,430 8,832 9,320 9,442 9,234
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,076,765 553,085 523,680 11,370 5,365 6,010
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,754 49,167 35,982 46,163 55,605 37,731
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 17,360 7,840 9,520
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 4,335 2,350 1,985
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 47,182 50,049 44,352 58,715 66,346 52,272
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 62,105 69,189 53,395 71,552 80,361 61,100
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 87.7 90.8 83.9
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 69.1 73.0 64.1 59.0 63.0 54.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 14.2 9.8 19.7 12.3 9.3 16.1
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 17,360 7,840 9,520
Without total income 63,580 29,780 33,800 450 225 225
With total income 1,527,425 741,020 786,405 16,915 7,615 9,300
Percentage with total income 96.0 96.1 95.9 97.4 97.1 97.7
Under $10,000 (including loss) 239,230 118,900 120,330 1,970 805 1,165
$10,000 to $19,999 304,770 130,870 173,895 2,665 985 1,685
$20,000 to $29,999 235,475 104,545 130,935 2,285 795 1,490
$30,000 to $39,999 186,815 89,430 97,390 1,945 795 1,150
$40,000 to $49,999 152,610 72,485 80,125 1,705 720 990
$50,000 to $59,999 107,705 52,510 55,195 1,355 630 730
$60,000 to $69,999 75,560 38,430 37,130 1,130 555 570
$70,000 to $79,999 57,765 30,275 27,490 850 430 425
$80,000 to $89,999 40,455 22,220 18,230 680 365 315
$90,000 to $99,999 27,515 16,235 11,280 505 300 205
$100,000 and over 99,530 65,125 34,410 1,815 1,240 575
$100,000 to $149,999 59,525 37,210 22,315 1,110 715 395
$150,000 and over 40,005 27,915 12,090 705 520 180
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 17,360 7,840 9,520
Without after-tax income 63,375 29,730 33,650 430 210 220
With after-tax income 1,527,630 741,070 786,560 16,935 7,635 9,305
Percentage with after-tax income 96.0 96.1 95.9 97.6 97.4 97.7
Under $10,000 (including loss) 244,915 120,610 124,305 2,115 870 1,245
$10,000 to $19,999 317,790 137,530 180,260 2,810 1,060 1,745
$20,000 to $29,999 280,350 127,895 152,455 2,705 970 1,735
$30,000 to $39,999 233,885 112,565 121,315 2,295 960 1,335
$40,000 to $49,999 161,415 77,850 83,565 1,905 830 1,075
$50,000 to $59,999 100,755 51,380 49,375 1,390 690 700
$60,000 to $69,999 64,225 34,415 29,810 1,045 540 500
$70,000 to $79,999 37,685 21,995 15,695 785 445 345
$80,000 and over 86,605 56,830 29,775 1,885 1,255 625
$80,000 to $89,999 23,470 14,370 9,100 505 305 205
$90,000 to $99,999 15,190 9,590 5,605 330 205 125
$100,000 and over 47,945 32,870 15,070 1,045 745 305
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 17,360 7,840 9,520
Without employment income 514,235 217,860 296,375 5,990 2,430 3,560
With employment income 1,076,770 552,940 523,830 11,370 5,415 5,955
Percentage with employment income 67.7 71.7 63.9 65.5 69.1 62.6
Under $5,000 (including loss) 149,120 72,790 76,330 2,330 1,010 1,320
$5,000 to $9,999 93,250 43,420 49,830 805 350 455
$10,000 to $19,999 167,710 80,255 87,455 1,370 560 805
$20,000 to $29,999 139,770 68,060 71,710 1,030 430 600
$30,000 to $39,999 124,895 62,855 62,045 980 405 575
$40,000 to $49,999 100,740 50,140 50,605 905 365 540
$50,000 to $59,999 74,565 38,930 35,640 745 340 405
$60,000 to $69,999 55,000 29,590 25,405 635 320 310
$70,000 to $79,999 45,820 24,710 21,105 550 285 265
$80,000 and over 125,895 82,190 43,705 2,015 1,340 680
$80,000 to $89,999 30,005 17,920 12,080 460 235 225
$90,000 to $99,999 20,740 13,030 7,710 340 205 135
$100,000 and over 75,150 51,240 23,915 1,220 900 315
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 870,370 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 52,519 ... ... 62,344 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 46,559 ... ... 53,962 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 342,510 ... ... 4,485 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,642 ... ... 37,632 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 27,860 ... ... 33,426 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 527,865 ... ... 5,520 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 71,245 ... ... 93,154 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 62,917 ... ... 80,535 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 870,370 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 76,614 ... ... 89,992 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 61,682 ... ... 74,637 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 342,495 ... ... 4,485 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 41,473 ... ... 49,282 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,940 ... ... 40,620 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 527,885 ... ... 5,520 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 99,413 ... ... 123,088 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,682 ... ... 102,293 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 870,375 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
Under $5,000 24,465 ... ... 220 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 21,890 ... ... 135 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 38,235 ... ... 310 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 53,475 ... ... 500 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 50,070 ... ... 580 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 44,750 ... ... 440 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 45,720 ... ... 490 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 47,060 ... ... 490 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 46,110 ... ... 445 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 42,660 ... ... 420 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 77,510 ... ... 805 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 63,470 ... ... 710 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 52,580 ... ... 610 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 43,035 ... ... 515 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 35,265 ... ... 480 ... ...
$100,000 and over 184,085 ... ... 2,850 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 62,300 ... ... 800 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 39,105 ... ... 565 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 40,015 ... ... 690 ... ...
$200,000 and over 42,665 ... ... 795 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 870,370 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
Under $5,000 25,565 ... ... 245 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 22,120 ... ... 135 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 38,565 ... ... 315 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 56,115 ... ... 520 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 56,305 ... ... 655 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 52,835 ... ... 560 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 57,450 ... ... 600 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 57,290 ... ... 575 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 53,145 ... ... 540 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 49,970 ... ... 485 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 85,660 ... ... 875 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 67,270 ... ... 740 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 52,000 ... ... 640 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 41,020 ... ... 515 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 31,890 ... ... 410 ... ...
$100,000 and over 123,165 ... ... 2,180 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 52,170 ... ... 735 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 27,430 ... ... 515 ... ...
$150,000 and over 43,565 ... ... 930 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 489,520 ... ... 5,290 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 72,845 ... ... 93,495 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 64,039 ... ... 80,768 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 169,175 ... ... 2,860 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 71,408 ... ... 90,176 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 61,304 ... ... 77,952 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 208,095 ... ... 1,550 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,649 ... ... 132,736 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 79,750 ... ... 111,936 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 95,475 ... ... 755 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,168 ... ... 55,616 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,426 ... ... 50,560 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 489,420 ... ... 5,320 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 102,221 ... ... 122,642 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 81,540 ... ... 101,807 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 168,840 ... ... 2,865 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 101,556 ... ... 121,812 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,271 ... ... 102,101 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 208,250 ... ... 1,555 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 124,472 ... ... 154,706 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 98,758 ... ... 125,307 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 95,425 ... ... 750 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,918 ... ... 60,621 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,129 ... ... 52,729 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 443,405 218,395 225,010 5,225 1,965 3,260
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,024 26,960 27,071 36,251 39,587 34,547
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 25,186 24,951 25,373 32,397 34,765 31,089
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 442,760 217,830 224,930 5,205 2,010 3,190
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 37,613 38,298 36,950 47,714 53,327 44,181
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 39,481 42,550 37,548
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 1,894,995 925,870 969,130 19,120 8,745 10,375
In the bottom half of the distribution 1,202,765 579,085 623,680 8,705 3,710 5,000
In the bottom decile 287,610 143,600 144,005 1,915 870 1,050
In the second decile 252,935 116,590 136,340 2,010 745 1,260
In the third decile 255,250 122,140 133,110 1,545 640 900
In the fourth decile 221,160 106,575 114,585 1,545 685 860
In the fifth decile 185,815 90,175 95,640 1,690 770 925
In the top half of the distribution 692,230 346,780 345,450 10,415 5,040 5,375
In the sixth decile 160,105 78,680 81,425 1,560 705 855
In the seventh decile 143,930 71,540 72,390 1,880 875 1,005
In the eighth decile 132,120 66,215 65,905 1,855 880 970
In the ninth decile 119,890 60,885 59,005 2,095 1,040 1,050
In the top decile 136,185 69,465 66,725 3,020 1,530 1,490
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 19,120 8,745 10,375
0 to 17 years 358,105 182,640 175,460 2,235 1,145 1,090
0 to 5 years 130,840 66,865 63,970 655 325 330
18 to 64 years 1,247,980 617,995 629,985 10,890 5,030 5,860
65 years and over 288,910 125,230 163,680 5,995 2,570 3,425
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 403,880 193,540 210,345 2,935 1,200 1,735
0 to 17 years 81,100 41,415 39,685 405 200 200
0 to 5 years 29,655 15,075 14,580 110 50 60
18 to 64 years 262,435 129,925 132,505 1,685 735 945
65 years and over 60,350 22,195 38,150 845 260 585
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 21.3 20.9 21.7 15.4 13.7 16.7
0 to 17 years (%) 22.6 22.7 22.6 18.1 17.5 18.3
0 to 5 years (%) 22.7 22.5 22.8 16.8 15.4 18.2
18 to 64 years (%) 21.0 21.0 21.0 15.5 14.6 16.1
65 years and over (%) 20.9 17.7 23.3 14.1 10.1 17.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 339,685 166,970 172,710 1,615 740 875
0 to 17 years 61,200 31,295 29,910 255 140 120
0 to 5 years 22,345 11,355 10,985 60 35 30
18 to 64 years 236,690 120,520 116,175 1,145 525 620
65 years and over 41,790 15,160 26,630 215 80 140
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 17.9 18.0 17.8 8.4 8.5 8.4
0 to 17 years (%) 17.1 17.1 17.0 11.4 12.2 11.0
0 to 5 years (%) 17.1 17.0 17.2 9.2 10.8 9.1
18 to 64 years (%) 19.0 19.5 18.4 10.5 10.4 10.6
65 years and over (%) 14.5 12.1 16.3 3.6 3.1 4.1
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 19,120 8,730 10,390
Official languages 1,850,005 908,350 941,655 18,875 8,635 10,240
English 1,342,265 680,010 662,255 18,870 8,635 10,240
French 1,631,820 799,640 832,180 1,645 650 990
Non-official languages 900,345 433,465 466,885 4,600 1,955 2,645
Aboriginal languages 755 340 415 10 10 10
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 10 0 10
Inuit languages 370 120 250 0 0 10
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 4,585 1,950 2,635
Afro-Asiatic languages 188,110 98,615 89,495 100 50 45
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 0 0 0
Bilen 35 20 15 0 0 0
Oromo 25 20 10 0 0 0
Somali 975 460 515 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 178,735 93,595 85,140 100 50 50
Amharic 820 405 415 10 0 0
Arabic 162,300 85,065 77,240 90 45 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 10 0
Tigrigna 255 125 130 0 0 0
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 10 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 6,335 3,050 3,285 0 0 0
Vietnamese 24,615 11,780 12,835 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 25,320 9,560 15,760 160 25 140
Bikol 105 45 55 0 0 0
Cebuano 715 260 455 10 0 10
Fijian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 445 160 290 0 0 10
Ilocano 2,270 825 1,440 10 10 10
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 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 22,770 8,440 14,335 155 20 135
Waray-Waray 40 10 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 320 150 175 10 10 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 30 25 10
Kannada 365 180 180 10 0 10
Malayalam 395 225 170 25 20 10
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 2,795 1,205 1,590
Albanian 2,065 1,045 1,025 10 0 10
Armenian 9,210 4,370 4,840 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 53,575 24,605 28,970 470 170 300
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 28,645 470 170 300
Belarusan 190 80 110 0 10 0
Bosnian 330 150 180 0 10 10
Bulgarian 4,430 2,115 2,310 0 0 0
Croatian 1,795 855 940 95 40 55
Czech 1,275 575 700 30 10 25
Macedonian 140 55 80 0 0 0
Polish 11,085 4,910 6,170 105 25 80
Russian 30,185 14,095 16,090 135 60 75
Serbian 1,935 890 1,050 55 25 30
Serbo-Croatian 635 275 360 0 0 0
Slovak 850 395 450 40 15 25
Slovene (Slovenian) 570 270 305 10 10 0
Ukrainian 6,175 2,680 3,495 60 15 40
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 55 0 0 0
Celtic languages 280 175 105 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 85 55 30 10 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 17,405 865 345 515
Afrikaans 230 165 70 25 10 10
Danish 450 210 240 65 20 45
Dutch 2,350 1,225 1,120 145 65 85
Frisian 0 10 0 0 0 0
German 21,045 10,415 10,630 615 250 365
Icelandic 95 65 30 0 0 10
Norwegian 300 135 165 10 0 10
Swedish 920 410 510 20 10 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 250 70 185 10 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 85 40 45
Indo-Iranian languages 64,655 33,330 31,320 760 390 370
Indo-Aryan languages 43,825 22,985 20,840 715 375 345
Bengali 11,090 5,680 5,410 0 0 0
Gujarati 6,565 3,235 3,330 60 30 30
Hindi 11,865 6,415 5,450 210 115 95
Kashmiri 35 30 10 0 0 0
Konkani 115 55 60 0 0 0
Marathi 375 195 180 10 10 0
Nepali 135 75 60 15 10 0
Oriya (Odia) 40 20 15 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,800 7,135 5,665 535 275 260
Sindhi 350 160 195 10 0 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 925 440 485 0 0 0
Urdu 11,255 5,930 5,315 75 50 25
Iranian languages 21,235 10,575 10,660 45 20 25
Kurdish 675 340 335 0 0 0
Pashto 1,140 615 525 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 19,650 9,770 9,880 45 20 25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 450 260 190 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 320,755 150,495 170,260 750 320 430
Catalan 550 330 220 0 0 0
Italian 114,505 54,380 60,120 230 105 125
Portuguese 27,360 13,775 13,585 95 45 45
Romanian 22,115 10,440 11,675 35 10 25
Spanish 176,745 81,465 95,285 430 170 260
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 230 145 85 0 0 0
Japanese 4,275 1,930 2,345 140 65 75
Kartvelian languages 190 90 100 0 0 0
Georgian 195 90 95 0 0 0
Korean 4,930 2,315 2,620 150 45 105
Mongolic languages 205 110 95 0 0 0
Mongolian 205 105 100 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 26,800 13,565 13,240 30 15 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 10 0
Swahili 2,985 1,500 1,490 15 10 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 10 0 0
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 45 25 20
American Sign Language 300 125 180 40 25 15
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 1,055 475 585
Chinese languages 61,355 28,905 32,450 1,050 470 580
Cantonese 20,895 9,735 11,155 135 60 75
Hakka 385 170 210 10 0 10
Mandarin 40,720 18,965 21,755 945 415 525
Min Dong 15 10 10 0 0 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 2,990 1,310 1,675 50 10 45
Wu (Shanghainese) 925 420 505 30 15 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,410 1,665 1,745 15 10 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 75 35 45 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 155 95 65 15 10 10
Burmese 70 40 30 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 30 25 0 10 0 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 25 30 10 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages 2,785 1,315 1,475 15 10 10
Lao 2,100 1,035 1,060 0 0 0
Thai 970 400 570 20 10 10
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 2,705 195 70 115
Estonian 105 45 60 45 10 35
Finnish 270 100 170 55 20 30
Hungarian 4,525 2,060 2,470 90 40 55
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 19,120 8,730 10,390
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 1,648,430 803,195 845,235 17,910 8,215 9,695
Canadian citizens aged under 18 322,920 164,560 158,370 2,050 1,045 1,005
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 1,325,505 638,635 686,870 15,860 7,175 8,685
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 246,565 122,620 123,945 1,210 515 695
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 19,120 8,730 10,390
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 1,187,260 582,140 605,120 14,080 6,535 7,540
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 644,680 310,250 334,430 4,895 2,130 2,765
Before 1981 141,755 66,725 75,035 2,455 1,090 1,365
1981 to 1990 74,335 36,560 37,775 500 185 315
1991 to 2000 108,760 51,330 57,430 630 275 355
2001 to 2010 181,195 87,585 93,610 775 325 455
2001 to 2005 74,840 36,150 38,695 355 150 205
2006 to 2010 106,360 51,435 54,920 425 175 250
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 138,635 68,055 70,585 535 255 280
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 63,060 33,425 29,630 145 60 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 4,900 2,130 2,765
Under 5 years 58,110 28,910 29,200 495 250 250
5 to 14 years 97,545 48,375 49,175 860 355 505
15 to 24 years 128,855 58,300 70,560 1,105 485 620
25 to 44 years 314,350 153,930 160,420 2,070 870 1,205
45 years and over 45,815 20,740 25,075 365 170 195
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 4,895 2,130 2,765
Americas 140,935 64,340 76,600 525 210 320
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 10 0 0
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 30 10 25
Mexico 9,155 4,205 4,955 35 10 25
Peru 7,400 3,280 4,115 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 2,895 1,305 1,595 10 0 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 12,335 6,325 6,005 360 145 210
Other places of birth in Americas 33,555 15,400 18,160 70 30 40
Europe 172,245 82,670 89,580 2,395 1,065 1,330
Bosnia and Herzegovina 735 370 365 25 10 20
Croatia 1,075 540 540 45 15 30
France 38,165 20,010 18,155 20 10 10
Germany 4,240 1,780 2,455 265 90 170
Greece 10,320 4,995 5,320 35 20 15
Hungary 2,270 1,025 1,240 60 30 30
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 490 270 220 60 30 30
Italy 39,105 18,405 20,700 70 40 35
Netherlands 915 490 420 90 40 50
Poland 6,930 2,955 3,975 60 10 45
Portugal 9,480 4,385 5,100 30 20 15
Romania 14,250 6,555 7,695 45 10 35
Russian Federation 7,480 3,245 4,235 55 25 30
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 1,040 465 575 35 15 15
Ukraine 5,750 2,490 3,260 35 15 20
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 7,105 3,680 3,420 1,170 575 595
Other places of birth in Europe 22,890 10,990 11,900 295 110 190
Africa 143,550 74,055 69,495 205 110 90
Algeria 40,140 20,915 19,220 0 0 0
Egypt 12,710 6,535 6,170 15 0 15
Ethiopia 735 370 370 10 10 0
Kenya 425 205 220 15 0 10
Morocco 37,365 19,155 18,205 15 10 0
Nigeria 910 495 415 0 0 0
Somalia 440 205 230 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 505 275 230 85 60 30
Other places of birth in Africa 50,335 25,885 24,450 65 30 35
Asia 187,130 88,725 98,400 1,680 705 975
Afghanistan 1,490 735 755 10 0 0
Bangladesh 6,865 3,440 3,425 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 30,715 13,440 17,275 650 300 345
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,800 1,335 1,460 60 30 30
India 13,340 6,920 6,425 280 150 130
IranCensus data footnote 61 14,160 6,970 7,190 25 20 10
Iraq 1,980 1,035 945 25 0 25
Japan 1,150 300 855 35 0 35
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 2,800 1,265 1,535 130 40 90
Lebanon 20,015 10,680 9,335 15 10 0
Pakistan 6,725 3,550 3,180 40 20 15
Philippines 20,535 7,730 12,805 165 30 135
Sri Lanka 8,315 4,135 4,180 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 10,080 5,050 5,025 25 20 10
Taiwan 1,660 675 985 130 40 90
Viet Nam 17,845 8,295 9,550 0 0 10
Other places of birth in Asia 26,650 13,175 13,470 85 40 45
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 825 460 360 90 35 50
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 70,585 535 255 275
Americas 29,030 13,815 15,215 35 20 20
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 10 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 2,510 1,415 1,095 35 20 15
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 1,125 540 585 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 4,720 2,130 2,595 0 0 0
Europe 24,950 12,790 12,155 60 30 30
France 12,465 6,725 5,735 0 0 0
Germany 325 155 175 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 80 60 20 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 2,905 1,325 1,575 0 0 0
Romania 1,695 735 960 0 0 0
Russian Federation 1,445 680 765 10 0 10
Ukraine 1,640 750 895 10 0 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 520 345 180 25 20 0
Other places of birth in Europe 3,880 2,015 1,870 20 0 10
Africa 47,375 23,710 23,665 10 10 0
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 0 0 0
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 10 10 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 19,470 420 200 220
Afghanistan 255 110 145 0 0 0
Bangladesh 790 415 375 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 7,780 3,565 4,215 235 120 110
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 75 25 55 0 0 0
India 2,395 1,295 1,100 35 15 15
IranCensus data footnote 61 6,745 3,180 3,560 10 10 10
Iraq 380 180 205 25 10 20
Israel 490 275 210 0 0 0
Japan 245 25 215 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 665 260 400 30 0 15
Lebanon 2,285 1,270 1,015 0 0 0
Nepal 40 25 20 0 0 0
Pakistan 1,095 590 505 25 15 10
Philippines 4,825 2,080 2,745 25 0 20
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 15 15 0
Taiwan 105 50 50 15 0 10
Turkey 395 205 190 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 205 90 110 10 10 0
Viet Nam 1,020 400 620 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 2,260 1,050 1,210 10 0 10
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 225 145 80 10 0 0
Australia 115 80 40 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 105 65 40 10 0 10
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 1,894,995 925,810 969,180 19,120 8,730 10,390
First generationCensus data footnote 69 719,985 350,065 369,915 5,190 2,270 2,915
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 404,595 203,185 201,415 4,910 2,295 2,615
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 770,420 372,570 397,850 9,025 4,170 4,860
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 2,540 1,070 1,470
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 285,275 147,400 137,875 1,565 720 835
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 141,270 84,080 57,190 665 420 250
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 144,010 63,325 80,685 900 305 590
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 139,475 55,585 83,890 795 255 540
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 78,760 40,880 37,885 175 90 80
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 7,825 3,670 4,160 10 0 10
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 1,894,995 925,815 969,185 19,120 8,730 10,390
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,100 6,090 7,010 565 210 350
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 12,325 5,735 6,595 540 205 340
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 5,905 2,785 3,125 205 65 130
Métis 5,745 2,725 3,025 325 135 195
Inuk (Inuit) 670 225 445 15 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 300 145 155 0 0 0
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 470 210 260 15 10 15
Non-Aboriginal identity 1,881,900 919,725 962,175 18,555 8,520 10,035
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 19,120 8,730 10,390
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 3,380 1,665 1,715 125 55 70
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 1,891,620 924,150 967,470 18,995 8,675 10,320
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 1,894,995 925,815 969,185 19,120 8,730 10,390
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 6,345 2,820 3,525 85 30 55
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 6,060 2,685 3,380 75 25 50
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 4,825 2,160 2,675 55 30 30
Métis single ancestry 905 430 475 15 0 15
Inuit single ancestry 330 95 235 10 0 10
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 285 135 150 15 0 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 185 85 95 15 10 10
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 21,645 555 240 320
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 38,625 17,315 21,310 550 235 315
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 33,525 15,010 18,515 290 110 185
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,530 2,080 2,445 255 120 135
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 570 225 345 0 10 0
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 635 300 335 10 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 485 240 250 0 0 0
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 18,480 8,465 10,015
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 19,120 8,730 10,390
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 623,895 305,345 318,545 3,135 1,430 1,705
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 65,665 34,270 31,390 965 495 465
Chinese 63,465 29,420 34,040 1,190 550 645
Black 180,580 86,145 94,430 130 70 60
Filipino 28,680 11,625 17,060 195 45 150
Latin American 71,375 34,600 36,775 100 40 60
Arab 129,940 68,880 61,060 80 40 40
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 37,325 17,830 19,495 35 10 30
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 18,930 9,395 9,540 30 15 20
Korean 5,620 2,650 2,965 155 50 105
Japanese 3,060 1,175 1,885 105 50 55
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 5,545 2,630 2,915 55 25 30
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 13,720 6,720 6,995 90 40 50
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 1,271,105 620,470 650,635 15,985 7,300 8,685
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 19,120 8,730 10,390
North American Aboriginal origins 45,600 20,430 25,170 645 265 380
First Nations (North American Indian) 39,225 17,585 21,645 365 140 225
Inuit 1,145 430 715 10 0 0
Métis 6,150 2,850 3,295 290 130 160
Other North American origins 591,040 283,995 307,045 3,880 1,770 2,105
Acadian 6,570 3,030 3,540 0 10 0
American 16,130 7,775 8,355 405 165 240
Canadian 542,980 259,895 283,085 3,595 1,655 1,935
New Brunswicker 175 75 95 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 235 115 120 10 0 10
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 14,885 6,775 8,110
British Isles origins 213,610 102,280 111,330 10,190 4,675 5,520
Channel Islander 220 95 125 0 0 0
Cornish 35 15 20 0 0 0
English 80,065 39,050 41,020 6,515 2,845 3,670
Irish 117,040 54,530 62,510 3,525 1,590 1,935
Manx 110 65 45 10 0 0
Scottish 71,115 33,825 37,290 4,105 1,920 2,180
Welsh 5,465 2,595 2,875 565 270 305
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 15,790 7,470 8,320 625 300 320
French origins 372,960 185,485 187,475 1,570 680 890
Alsatian 295 140 155 0 0 0
Breton 1,990 1,015 980 0 0 0
Corsican 650 380 270 0 0 0
French 371,250 184,600 186,645 1,570 680 890
Western European origins (except French origins) 82,830 39,975 42,860 3,805 1,655 2,145
Austrian 6,820 3,305 3,515 290 125 170
Bavarian 30 20 20 0 0 0
Belgian 14,125 6,890 7,235 95 45 55
Dutch 10,050 4,920 5,135 790 330 455
Flemish 445 230 210 0 0 10
Frisian 0 10 0 25 10 15
German 49,385 23,475 25,910 2,715 1,180 1,535
Luxembourger 355 175 185 15 10 10
Swiss 7,685 3,950 3,740 195 90 105
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 85 50 35 10 0 10
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 10,760 5,215 5,545 1,905 895 1,010
Danish 2,460 1,090 1,370 330 150 185
Finnish 1,520 685 830 165 75 90
Icelandic 515 270 250 210 110 100
Norwegian 2,860 1,475 1,390 720 340 380
Swedish 3,410 1,605 1,805 580 275 310
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 800 395 405 95 60 35
Eastern European origins 145,755 70,100 75,655 2,485 1,040 1,445
Bulgarian 5,500 2,610 2,890 0 0 0
Byelorussian 1,575 770 805 0 10 0
Czech 3,735 1,815 1,920 70 20 45
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 1,105 575 535 50 25 25
Estonian 630 330 300 80 15 65
Hungarian 16,875 8,270 8,605 270 115 160
Latvian 1,230 585 645 15 10 10
Lithuanian 4,225 2,105 2,115 40 15 20
Moldovan 5,110 2,490 2,620 0 0 0
Polish 46,865 22,825 24,035 590 255 340
Romanian 29,635 14,290 15,345 160 65 100
Russian 38,265 18,115 20,155 480 215 260
Slovak 2,405 1,190 1,210 75 15 60
Ukrainian 23,600 11,240 12,355 1,005 425 585
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 2,545 1,315 1,230 20 15 10
Southern European origins 273,825 134,115 139,710 1,535 820 715
Albanian 2,295 1,180 1,120 15 10 10
Bosnian 580 280 295 20 0 10
Catalan 470 245 225 0 0 0
Croatian 3,175 1,600 1,570 140 85 55
Cypriot 255 140 115 25 15 0
Greek 35,805 17,910 17,895 205 90 120
Italian 168,110 82,250 85,860 690 410 285
Kosovar 260 140 120 0 0 0
Macedonian 415 220 195 10 10 0
Maltese 605 335 270 40 30 0
Montenegrin 245 140 100 0 0 0
Portuguese 29,890 14,800 15,085 150 70 80
Serbian 2,760 1,265 1,495 65 25 40
Sicilian 550 290 265 10 10 10
Slovenian 1,360 645 710 40 30 15
Spanish 43,300 20,870 22,435 250 90 160
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,270 570 700 20 15 0
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 130 85 45 0 0 0
Other European origins 24,805 12,690 12,110 120 75 45
Basque 1,270 705 565 0 0 0
Jewish 19,845 10,105 9,735 65 40 30
Roma (Gypsy) 250 155 90 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 195 95 100 10 0 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 3,450 1,760 1,685 45 30 10
Caribbean origins 119,515 54,900 64,620 140 70 70
Antiguan 235 125 115 0 0 0
Bahamian 225 120 105 0 0 0
Barbadian 3,765 1,660 2,100 10 10 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 10 0 0
Jamaican 9,595 4,440 5,155 90 35 55
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 15 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 10 0
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 2,945 1,350 1,600 10 0 10
Latin, Central and South American origins 85,035 41,350 43,685 190 75 115
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 3,405 1,635 1,770 20 10 10
Arawak 120 30 95 0 0 0
Argentinian 2,740 1,390 1,350 10 0 0
Belizean 25 10 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 930 440 485 0 0 0
Brazilian 4,350 2,105 2,245 0 10 0
Chilean 6,855 3,460 3,395 25 10 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 10 0 0
Guyanese 2,465 1,205 1,255 10 0 0
Hispanic 590 320 265 10 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 80 20 60
Nicaraguan 1,500 755 750 20 15 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 20 0 15
Uruguayan 870 400 470 0 0 0
Venezuelan 4,020 1,830 2,195 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 3,410 1,730 1,680 10 10 0
African origins 224,260 115,410 108,850 220 135 90
Central and West African origins 45,140 23,345 21,795 10 10 0
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 0 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 10 10 10
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 35 20 15
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 20 10 10
Libyan 770 410 360 0 0 0
Maure 355 205 150 0 0 0
Moroccan 53,670 27,715 25,955 15 10 0
Sudanese 215 110 105 0 0 0
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 6,765 115 80 35
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 0 0 0
Ethiopian 1,130 565 565 15 15 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 0 10 0
South African 540 280 265 80 55 25
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 15 10 0
Zulu 50 20 20 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 875 425 455 10 0 0
Other African origins 25,930 12,605 13,325 55 25 35
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 2,125 990 1,135 30 10 20
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 24,195 11,815 12,380 30 15 15
Asian origins 353,565 173,390 180,180 2,970 1,320 1,650
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 137,895 70,990 66,905 215 100 110
Afghan 2,395 1,205 1,185 10 0 10
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 27,100 14,270 12,830 60 25 30
Armenian 13,180 6,420 6,765 20 0 15
Assyrian 185 110 75 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 435 225 215 0 0 0
Georgian 520 245 280 0 0 10
Hazara 10 10 10 0 0 0
Iranian 19,670 9,825 9,845 50 30 25
Iraqi 3,380 1,685 1,690 0 0 10
Israeli 5,195 2,745 2,450 10 0 0
Jordanian 1,075 565 515 0 0 0
Kazakh 445 220 225 0 0 0
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 30 15 15
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 0 0 0
Turk 9,590 4,620 4,970 20 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 10 0 0
South Asian origins 68,825 35,490 33,335 995 510 480
Bangladeshi 6,115 3,155 2,955 0 0 0
Bengali 3,575 1,730 1,840 0 0 0
Bhutanese 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Indian 35,830 18,630 17,190 860 445 415
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 15 10 10
Pakistani 9,510 4,880 4,630 10 0 10
Punjabi 2,125 1,235 890 35 25 15
Sinhalese 205 85 125 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 11,255 5,590 5,665 20 10 15
Tamil 2,505 1,320 1,185 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 1,585 875 705 50 25 25
East and Southeast Asian origins 148,715 67,730 80,985 1,785 715 1,075
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 1,130 530 605
Filipino 30,545 12,430 18,115 235 50 180
Hmong 35 10 20 0 0 0
Indonesian 790 340 450 15 0 10
Japanese 4,025 1,580 2,445 165 55 110
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,035 2,860 3,180 165 50 115
Laotian 2,805 1,445 1,365 10 10 0
Malaysian 425 190 235 0 0 10
Mongolian 510 230 280 0 0 10
Singaporean 90 50 45 0 0 0
Taiwanese 1,365 570 795 145 50 95
Thai 1,105 450 655 15 0 10
Tibetan 40 20 15 10 10 10
Vietnamese 28,155 13,530 14,625 20 10 15
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 225 105 120 10 0 10
Other Asian origins 1,275 675 600 0 0 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 1,275 675 595 10 10 0
Oceania origins 1,870 1,005 865 140 50 85
Australian 1,240 705 540 45 10 30
New Zealander 265 130 135 35 20 15
Pacific Islands origins 425 205 220 60 25 40
Fijian 35 15 20 10 0 10
Hawaiian 25 10 20 10 0 0
Maori 50 40 20 35 15 20
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 130 60 70 10 0 10
Samoan 10 10 0 0 0 0
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 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
Owner 348,230 ... ... 6,790 ... ...
Renter 522,140 ... ... 3,210 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 870,375 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
Condominium 161,045 ... ... 4,255 ... ...
Not condominium 709,330 ... ... 5,745 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 870,375 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
No bedrooms 14,110 ... ... 50 ... ...
1 bedroom 254,690 ... ... 2,500 ... ...
2 bedrooms 292,930 ... ... 4,245 ... ...
3 bedrooms 216,835 ... ... 1,565 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 91,805 ... ... 1,640 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 870,375 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 467,490 ... ... 4,415 ... ...
5 rooms 163,460 ... ... 1,715 ... ...
6 rooms 79,935 ... ... 1,075 ... ...
7 rooms 58,855 ... ... 860 ... ...
8 or more rooms 100,625 ... ... 1,945 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 4.8 ... ... 5.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 870,375 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 845,575 ... ... 9,925 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 24,795 ... ... 80 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 870,375 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
Suitable 799,140 ... ... 9,725 ... ...
Not suitable 71,230 ... ... 275 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 870,375 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
1960 or before 334,260 ... ... 1,030 ... ...
1961 to 1980 284,020 ... ... 3,480 ... ...
1981 to 1990 100,065 ... ... 1,970 ... ...
1991 to 2000 55,905 ... ... 1,505 ... ...
2001 to 2005 28,930 ... ... 555 ... ...
2006 to 2010 32,720 ... ... 690 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 34,465 ... ... 775 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 870,375 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 801,740 ... ... 9,490 ... ...
Major repairs needed 68,630 ... ... 510 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 870,370 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
1 household maintainer 584,240 ... ... 6,895 ... ...
2 household maintainers 266,165 ... ... 2,950 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 19,970 ... ... 155 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 870,375 ... ... 10,005 ... ...
15 to 24 years 39,040 ... ... 75 ... ...
25 to 34 years 151,650 ... ... 640 ... ...
35 to 44 years 163,270 ... ... 990 ... ...
45 to 54 years 161,100 ... ... 1,690 ... ...
55 to 64 years 152,865 ... ... 2,420 ... ...
65 to 74 years 109,830 ... ... 2,315 ... ...
75 to 84 years 65,970 ... ... 1,290 ... ...
85 years and over 26,650 ... ... 585 ... ...
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 ... ... 9,975 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 606,785 ... ... 6,860 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 261,975 ... ... 3,120 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 219,820 ... ... 2,605 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 348,225 ... ... 6,790 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 59.3 ... ... 48.8 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 20.2 ... ... 22.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,218 ... ... 946 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,366 ... ... 1,361 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 399,785 ... ... 600,196 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 462,244 ... ... 861,236 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 522,140 ... ... 3,210 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.7 ... ... 10.1 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 36.8 ... ... 49.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 778 ... ... 1,010 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 851 ... ... 1,224 ... ...
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 17,360 7,840 9,520
No certificate, diploma or degree 268,125 127,735 140,390 1,835 895 940
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 324,455 159,965 164,490 5,160 2,320 2,840
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 998,410 483,035 515,370 10,365 4,630 5,740
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 158,510 88,680 69,830 1,505 1,025 480
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 115,485 59,085 56,400 640 345 295
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 43,030 29,595 13,435 870 685 185
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 260,250 119,475 140,775 3,630 1,235 2,390
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 63,120 26,705 36,415 700 290 405
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 516,530 248,170 268,360 4,530 2,075 2,460
Bachelor's degree 301,965 139,970 161,995 2,785 1,300 1,480
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 48,790 22,955 25,830 480 165 315
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 15,170 7,760 7,415 195 110 90
Master's degree 125,995 62,965 63,030 960 450 515
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 24,610 14,520 10,085 110 55 55
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 9,785 4,495 5,290
No certificate, diploma or degree 112,980 59,375 53,605 570 375 195
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 178,710 93,475 85,230 2,585 1,215 1,375
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 775,310 375,870 399,440 6,635 2,910 3,725
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 119,695 65,705 53,990 830 600 230
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 88,605 44,645 43,960 355 200 155
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 31,095 21,060 10,030 480 405 70
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 177,940 84,760 93,180 2,340 820 1,520
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 47,550 20,660 26,885 435 200 235
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 430,130 204,745 225,380 3,025 1,295 1,730
Bachelor's degree 248,180 115,200 132,985 1,910 835 1,075
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 40,235 18,395 21,840 300 90 205
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 11,910 5,425 6,485 135 65 65
Master's degree 109,920 54,580 55,340 630 275 355
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 19,885 11,150 8,725 50 25 25
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 17,360 7,840 9,520
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 592,575 287,695 304,880 6,995 3,215 3,785
Education 53,045 11,820 41,225 1,005 235 770
13. Education 53,045 11,820 41,225 1,005 235 770
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 65,705 31,355 34,350 505 200 310
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 8,345 6,205 2,140 115 80 30
50. Visual and performing arts 57,365 25,145 32,220 390 115 275
Humanities 77,355 30,055 47,300 640 225 410
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 15,000 3,490 11,510 110 30 80
23. English language and literature/letters 8,220 2,515 5,700 175 55 120
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 27,880 11,405 16,475 215 50 160
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 285 105 185 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 4,830 2,990 1,840 20 15 0
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,430 1,705 725 35 15 20
54. History 7,040 3,975 3,060 70 55 15
55. French language and literature/letters 11,675 3,875 7,805 15 0 10
Social and behavioural sciences and law 141,250 52,575 88,675 1,245 465 780
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 2,010 530 1,480 0 10 10
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 20,935 7,630 13,305 105 40 60
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 17,860 1,995 15,865 165 0 160
22. Legal professions and studies 25,305 10,650 14,655 250 100 150
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 3,105 835 2,275 20 10 10
42. Psychology 18,865 4,905 13,955 260 65 195
45. Social sciences 53,170 26,025 27,145 435 240 200
Business, management and public administration 228,555 98,790 129,760 2,160 930 1,230
30.16 Accounting and computer science 245 95 145 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 10,680 2,520 8,165 95 25 70
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 217,625 96,175 121,455 2,065 905 1,160
Physical and life sciences and technologies 51,035 27,060 23,975 295 165 130
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 20,305 8,320 11,980 90 40 50
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 9,495 5,530 3,970 95 50 45
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 5,240 100 70 25
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,525 805 720 15 0 10
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 52,280 36,525 15,760 265 145 120
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 41,680 31,280 10,405 195 120 75
25. Library science 3,625 755 2,870 35 0 30
27. Mathematics and statistics 6,135 3,855 2,275 30 25 10
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 840 630 205 10 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 161,710 137,995 23,710 1,710 1,535 170
04. Architecture and related services 11,440 6,565 4,875 70 45 30
14. Engineering 66,425 52,940 13,490 415 340 70
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 24,465 21,825 2,635 280 240 40
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 25 10 15 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 22,655 21,670 985 415 400 15
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 23,180 22,285 890 305 285 10
48. Precision production 13,525 12,700 820 215 215 0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 9,600 5,025 4,570 200 125 75
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 6,105 3,180 2,920 135 65 75
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,500 1,845 1,650 65 60 0
Health and related fields 113,455 28,650 84,800 1,790 325 1,465
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 6,710 3,425 3,285 155 65 90
51. Health professions and related programs 101,665 22,475 79,185 1,605 250 1,355
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 5,085 2,755 2,335 25 10 20
Personal, protective and transportation services 44,270 23,130 21,140 555 285 270
12. Personal and culinary services 28,675 10,020 18,660 380 130 245
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 70 60 10
49. Transportation and materials moving 7,905 7,060 845 105 95 10
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 9,785 4,495 5,290
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 291,685 152,855 138,830 3,155 1,585 1,570
Education 37,035 8,115 28,920 515 80 440
13. Education 37,030 8,110 28,920 515 80 440
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 52,420 25,525 26,900 330 135 195
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 6,460 4,740 1,720 70 55 15
50. Visual and performing arts 45,955 20,785 25,175 255 75 175
Humanities 53,455 20,955 32,500 395 130 260
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 11,875 2,820 9,050 80 15 60
23. English language and literature/letters 6,265 1,920 4,340 95 30 65
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 16,240 7,070 9,170 130 25 100
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 190 70 120 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 3,530 2,200 1,330 15 10 0
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,565 1,100 460 10 0 10
54. History 5,260 3,050 2,210 55 40 15
55. French language and literature/letters 8,535 2,715 5,820 10 0 10
Social and behavioural sciences and law 110,575 40,835 69,740 850 280 565
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,665 445 1,220 10 0 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 17,580 6,520 11,055 70 25 40
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 14,035 1,380 12,655 120 0 110
22. Legal professions and studies 20,640 8,225 12,415 145 40 110
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,215 615 1,600 15 0 15
42. Psychology 14,185 3,610 10,570 145 25 120
45. Social sciences 40,250 20,035 20,210 340 180 165
Business, management and public administration 184,055 79,015 105,045 1,415 635 775
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 35 15 25
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 175,300 76,900 98,400 1,375 620 755
Physical and life sciences and technologies 34,915 17,965 16,955 180 85 95
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 16,520 6,645 9,875 65 25 40
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 4,635 2,710 1,925 70 30 40
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 40 25 15
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,180 635 550 10 0 10
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 45,775 32,340 13,435 200 110 95
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 37,730 28,385 9,345 160 95 65
25. Library science 2,765 645 2,120 10 0 15
27. Mathematics and statistics 4,625 2,845 1,780 20 10 10
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 655 460 195 10 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 127,855 107,035 20,820 1,090 955 140
04. Architecture and related services 9,630 5,365 4,260 50 30 25
14. Engineering 56,565 44,315 12,255 295 235 65
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 18,385 16,350 2,040 175 140 40
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 25 10 20 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 16,340 15,500 845 290 275 10
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 17,245 16,530 715 155 155 10
48. Precision production 9,655 8,970 685 125 120 0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 8,060 4,150 3,910 150 95 60
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 5,045 2,570 2,475 110 50 55
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,020 1,585 1,430 45 40 10
Health and related fields 86,710 21,765 64,945 1,125 210 910
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 5,535 2,815 2,715 120 50 70
51. Health professions and related programs 77,255 17,060 60,195 985 155 830
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 3,920 1,885 2,035 20 10 15
Personal, protective and transportation services 34,345 18,150 16,195 380 205 180
12. Personal and culinary services 21,990 7,735 14,255 265 105 160
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 55 50 10
49. Transportation and materials moving 6,435 5,765 670 60 50 15
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 17,360 7,840 9,520
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 592,575 287,690 304,880 6,995 3,215 3,785
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 998,410 483,035 515,370 10,365 4,625 5,740
Location of study inside Canada 766,825 365,725 401,100 8,055 3,520 4,535
Same as province or territory of residence 730,595 346,900 383,695 5,765 2,465 3,290
Different than province or territory of residence 36,225 18,820 17,410 2,295 1,050 1,245
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 231,585 117,315 114,270 2,310 1,105 1,200
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 16,020 9,365 6,655 565 250 315
Philippines 10,640 3,035 7,605 90 20 70
India 5,395 2,935 2,465 100 55 50
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 7,135 4,090 3,045 410 230 180
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 12,015 5,430 6,585 365 190 180
France 39,955 22,250 17,705 15 10 0
Other 140,420 70,205 70,215 765 355 410
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 9,785 4,495 5,290
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 291,685 152,855 138,835 3,155 1,590 1,570
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 775,310 375,870 399,440 6,630 2,910 3,720
Location of study inside Canada 584,410 280,785 303,620 5,260 2,280 2,980
Same as province or territory of residence 556,135 266,180 289,960 4,065 1,725 2,340
Different than province or territory of residence 28,270 14,605 13,660 1,190 555 640
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 190,905 95,085 95,825 1,375 630 745
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 11,570 6,575 4,990 285 120 165
Philippines 9,045 2,505 6,540 75 15 60
India 3,905 1,980 1,925 65 35 30
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,800 2,760 2,045 135 70 70
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 10,835 4,830 6,005 340 175 165
France 34,215 18,870 15,340 10 0 0
Other 116,535 57,560 58,975 460 210 250
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 17,360 7,840 9,520
In the labour force 1,019,360 529,940 489,425 9,435 4,640 4,795
Employed 927,720 480,600 447,115 8,870 4,385 4,485
Unemployed 91,645 49,335 42,310 570 260 310
Not in the labour force 571,625 240,795 330,835 7,920 3,200 4,720
Participation rate 64.1 68.8 59.7 54.3 59.2 50.4
Employment rate 58.3 62.4 54.5 51.1 55.9 47.1
Unemployment rate 9.0 9.3 8.6 6.0 5.6 6.5
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 1,590,985 770,730 820,255 17,360 7,840 9,520
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 553,110 233,515 319,595 7,115 2,845 4,260
Worked 1,037,875 537,220 500,660 10,250 4,990 5,255
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 466,195 258,815 207,380 4,580 2,510 2,070
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 571,675 278,400 293,270 5,670 2,480 3,190
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.7 42.1 41.2 41.4 42.0 40.8
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 9,435 4,640 4,800
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 37,225 18,855 18,375 165 85 85
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 982,135 511,085 471,050 9,270 4,555 4,715
Employee 861,390 435,915 425,475 7,340 3,440 3,905
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 120,740 75,170 45,575 1,930 1,120 805
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 9,435 4,640 4,800
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 37,230 18,855 18,375 170 80 85
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 982,135 511,080 471,050 9,270 4,560 4,715
0 Management occupations 102,460 62,870 39,590 1,295 785 510
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 174,400 64,685 109,715 1,785 470 1,315
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 86,460 67,345 19,110 525 435 90
3 Health occupations 66,460 17,440 49,020 710 170 540
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 128,005 41,290 86,720 1,050 350 695
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 56,345 28,500 27,845 510 235 275
6 Sales and service occupations 244,935 124,900 120,040 2,075 920 1,155
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 78,995 74,080 4,915 1,050 960 85
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 4,615 3,825 790 130 95 35
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 39,460 26,150 13,310 140 130 10
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 9,435 4,640 4,800
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 37,230 18,855 18,380 165 80 85
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 982,130 511,085 471,050 9,270 4,555 4,715
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2,495 1,570 930 60 50 15
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,065 790 280 20 15 10
22 Utilities 4,680 2,860 1,825 55 35 20
23 Construction 31,500 27,345 4,155 695 585 110
31-33 Manufacturing 87,555 59,285 28,265 450 350 100
41 Wholesale trade 44,740 27,130 17,610 430 270 160
44-45 Retail trade 107,155 52,620 54,535 960 455 500
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 44,395 33,130 11,265 520 360 160
51 Information and cultural industries 43,110 25,720 17,390 295 195 100
52 Finance and insurance 49,540 24,125 25,415 415 180 235
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 20,385 12,020 8,365 425 240 190
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 107,075 62,855 44,220 900 425 480
55 Management of companies and enterprises 1,525 630 900 40 20 25
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 52,300 31,480 20,815 350 180 170
61 Educational services 85,270 31,335 53,935 775 215 560
62 Health care and social assistance 118,530 28,480 90,055 1,055 215 840
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 26,285 13,675 12,605 295 165 130
72 Accommodation and food services 72,915 38,965 33,950 600 245 360
81 Other services (except public administration) 44,295 18,450 25,840 445 145 305
91 Public administration 37,320 18,620 18,700 485 225 250
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 8,870 4,380 4,485
Worked at home 65,840 34,655 31,185 1,145 595 545
Worked outside Canada 4,345 3,000 1,345 50 45 10
No fixed workplace address 74,690 51,335 23,355 1,110 780 330
Worked at usual place 782,840 391,615 391,225 6,565 2,960 3,605
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 6,565 2,965 3,605
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 575,810 278,865 296,940 1,030 395 640
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 134,040 69,050 64,995 5,330 2,480 2,850
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 69,715 41,695 28,020 165 75 90
Commute to a different province or territory 3,275 2,005 1,265 35 15 25
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 7,675 3,740 3,935
Car, truck, van - as a driver 427,530 250,230 177,305 5,970 3,075 2,895
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 26,400 8,575 17,820 335 135 200
Public transit 295,860 128,960 166,895 555 210 345
Walked 69,410 31,975 37,440 690 270 425
Bicycle 30,645 18,895 11,745 55 35 20
Other method 7,695 4,310 3,380 70 15 55
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 7,675 3,740 3,935
Less than 15 minutes 130,495 64,645 65,850 2,105 720 1,380
15 to 29 minutes 287,415 153,305 134,115 1,775 875 905
30 to 44 minutes 244,380 130,560 113,820 1,920 1,095 825
45 to 59 minutes 107,170 52,160 55,010 935 580 355
60 minutes and over 88,065 42,275 45,790 940 475 470
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 7,675 3,740 3,935
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 43,455 30,780 12,675 500 350 150
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 120,205 69,870 50,335 1,440 825 615
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 237,660 111,655 126,000 1,840 880 965
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 209,795 98,520 111,275 1,485 535 950
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 119,630 58,555 61,070 1,375 610 770
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 126,790 73,560 53,225 1,030 540 495
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 10,610 5,150 5,455
Single responses 914,950 471,330 443,615 10,505 5,125 5,385
Official languages 901,375 464,545 436,830 10,305 5,025 5,275
English 292,300 156,175 136,130 10,275 5,025 5,250
French 609,070 308,365 300,705 30 0 30
Non-official languages 13,575 6,790 6,790 205 100 105
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 6,755 200 100 100
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 0
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 0 0 0
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 40 30 15
Albanian 15 15 0 0 0 0
Armenian 110 60 45 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 885 400 485 0 10 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 10 0 10
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 10 0 10
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 10 10 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 10 10 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 20 10 10
Indo-Aryan languages 435 275 165 20 10 10
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 20 15 10
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 10 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 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 180 70 110 20 0 20
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Korean 275 140 135 20 0 15
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 10 0 10
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 1,950 110 65 45
Chinese languages 4,000 2,050 1,950 105 60 45
Cantonese 1,615 785 835 0 0 10
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,155 1,160 1,000 100 60 35
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 10 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 10 0 10
Lao 10 10 0 0 0 0
Thai 15 0 10 0 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 75 35 40 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 80 35 40 0 10 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 75,925 105 25 75
English and French 144,525 76,125 68,400 20 0 20
English and non-official language 4,385 2,475 1,905 85 25 55
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 10,605 5,150 5,460
None 585,490 298,310 287,175 10,095 4,910 5,185
English 289,290 152,320 136,975 150 60 85
French 159,505 83,705 75,800 105 40 65
Non-official language 27,455 14,470 12,985 255 130 115
Aboriginal 120 55 70 10 10 0
Non-Aboriginal 27,335 14,410 12,920 245 130 110
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 10 0 10
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 19,005 8,680 10,320
Non-movers 1,596,465 775,885 820,580 15,975 7,255 8,720
Movers 276,395 138,595 137,800 3,025 1,425 1,595
Non-migrants 192,940 96,765 96,170 1,145 555 595
Migrants 83,455 41,825 41,630 1,880 875 1,005
Internal migrants 43,805 21,870 21,935 1,635 760 880
Intraprovincial migrants 35,005 17,190 17,815 1,390 625 765
Interprovincial migrants 8,800 4,680 4,120 245 135 110
External migrants 39,650 19,960 19,695 245 115 130
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 18,590 8,465 10,125
Non-movers 1,013,590 485,800 527,790 9,700 4,380 5,320
Movers 771,800 383,875 387,925 8,885 4,085 4,805
Non-migrants 487,230 242,160 245,075 3,425 1,530 1,895
Migrants 284,570 141,715 142,850 5,465 2,550 2,910
Internal migrants 126,750 62,015 64,740 4,670 2,200 2,470
Intraprovincial migrants 105,505 51,380 54,120 3,835 1,800 2,035
Interprovincial migrants 21,250 10,630 10,615 835 395 440
External migrants 157,815 79,705 78,115 795 355 440

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Montréal, [Census division], Quebec and White Rock, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 12, 2024).

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