Census Profile, 2016 Census
Perth, County [Census division], Ontario and Ottawa - Gatineau [Population centre], Ontario/Quebec

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Characteristic Perth, CTY
Ontario
[Census division]
Ottawa - Gatineau
Ontario/Quebec
[Population centre]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 76,796 ... ... 989,567 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 75,112 ... ... 945,592r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 2.2 ... ... 4.7 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 31,747 ... ... 439,953 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 30,713 ... ... 412,533 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 34.6 ... ... 1,900.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 2,218.52 ... ... 520.82 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 76,795 37,620 39,175 989,585 479,125 510,465
0 to 14 years 13,795 7,040 6,755 163,945 83,475 80,475
0 to 4 years 4,445 2,240 2,200 53,575 27,245 26,330
5 to 9 years 4,675 2,405 2,270 56,635 28,810 27,820
10 to 14 years 4,680 2,395 2,285 53,740 27,415 26,325
15 to 64 years 48,675 24,215 24,460 673,790 328,910 344,880
15 to 19 years 4,830 2,505 2,330 57,940 29,395 28,550
20 to 24 years 4,705 2,430 2,275 74,270 37,115 37,155
25 to 29 years 4,350 2,160 2,185 70,885 35,210 35,680
30 to 34 years 4,340 2,145 2,195 68,095 33,195 34,895
35 to 39 years 4,310 2,105 2,210 65,400 31,325 34,070
40 to 44 years 4,415 2,205 2,210 65,225 31,355 33,865
45 to 49 years 4,670 2,270 2,405 67,100 32,420 34,675
50 to 54 years 5,800 2,850 2,950 75,240 36,710 38,530
55 to 59 years 5,890 2,895 2,995 70,815 34,010 36,805
60 to 64 years 5,370 2,655 2,715 58,825 28,175 30,645
65 years and over 14,320 6,360 7,960 151,845 66,735 85,110
65 to 69 years 4,385 2,090 2,290 50,755 24,020 26,735
70 to 74 years 3,205 1,495 1,705 35,760 16,480 19,280
75 to 79 years 2,555 1,185 1,370 25,805 11,445 14,360
80 to 84 years 1,935 820 1,115 18,955 7,945 11,015
85 years and over 2,250 765 1,485 20,565 6,845 13,720
85 to 89 years 1,395 520 880 12,485 4,605 7,880
90 to 94 years 675 215 460 6,195 1,850 4,350
95 to 99 years 165 30 135 1,655 365 1,290
100 years and over 20 0 15 230 30 200
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 18.0 18.7 17.2 16.6 17.4 15.8
15 to 64 years 63.4 64.4 62.4 68.1 68.6 67.6
65 years and over 18.6 16.9 20.3 15.3 13.9 16.7
85 years and over 2.9 2.0 3.8 2.1 1.4 2.7
Average age of the population 41.6 40.4 42.6 40.0 39.0 41.0
Median age of the population 42.4 41.0 43.8 39.6 38.4 40.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 30,710 ... ... 412,535 ... ...
Single-detached house 21,300 ... ... 151,140 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 635 ... ... 73,860 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 8,635 ... ... 186,995 ... ...
Semi-detached house 2,210 ... ... 32,005 ... ...
Row house 1,255 ... ... 71,820 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 885 ... ... 13,300 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 4,185 ... ... 69,275 ... ...
Other single-attached house 95 ... ... 595 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 145 ... ... 545 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 30,710 ... ... 412,535 ... ...
1 person 8,525 ... ... 130,115 ... ...
2 persons 11,305 ... ... 136,345 ... ...
3 persons 4,220 ... ... 61,560 ... ...
4 persons 3,890 ... ... 54,520 ... ...
5 or more persons 2,775 ... ... 30,000 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 75,175 ... ... 970,315 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 63,000 30,580 32,420 825,635 395,645 429,990
Married or living common law 38,330 19,190 19,145 444,795 222,375 222,420
Married 32,805 16,425 16,380 348,295 173,775 174,520
Living common law 5,525 2,765 2,765 96,500 48,600 47,900
Not married and not living common law 24,670 11,390 13,275 380,845 173,275 207,570
Never married 15,315 8,375 6,940 262,790 136,390 126,405
Separated 1,870 845 1,025 21,720 8,740 12,975
Divorced 3,315 1,335 1,980 54,960 19,835 35,120
Widowed 4,165 835 3,330 41,375 8,310 33,065
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 21,690 ... ... 265,750 ... ...
2 persons 11,410 ... ... 133,290 ... ...
3 persons 4,045 ... ... 57,335 ... ...
4 persons 3,795 ... ... 52,135 ... ...
5 or more persons 2,440 ... ... 22,985 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.0 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 21,685 ... ... 265,750 ... ...
Total couple families 18,855 ... ... 216,715 ... ...
Married couples 16,100 ... ... 168,485 ... ...
Common-law couples 2,765 ... ... 48,230 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 2,830 ... ... 49,035 ... ...
Female parent 2,165 ... ... 38,910 ... ...
Male parent 660 ... ... 10,130 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 18,860 ... ... 216,715 ... ...
Couples without children 9,720 ... ... 104,005 ... ...
Couples with children 9,135 ... ... 112,715 ... ...
1 child 3,225 ... ... 43,190 ... ...
2 children 3,540 ... ... 48,160 ... ...
3 or more children 2,370 ... ... 21,365 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 2,830 ... ... 49,035 ... ...
1 child 1,690 ... ... 29,285 ... ...
2 children 815 ... ... 14,145 ... ...
3 or more children 330 ... ... 5,605 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 11,190 5,245 5,945 199,465 93,025 106,440
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 30,710 ... ... 412,535 ... ...
One-census-family households 21,155 ... ... 255,280 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 9,510 ... ... 99,905 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 11,645 ... ... 155,375 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 260 ... ... 5,155 ... ...
Non-census-family households 9,290 ... ... 152,100 ... ...
One-person households 8,530 ... ... 130,115 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 765 ... ... 21,985 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 75,625 37,235 38,390 977,440 474,150 503,290
English only 72,005 35,770 36,235 433,850 220,225 213,620
French only 10 5 5 79,305 34,555 44,755
English and French 3,005 1,160 1,845 450,720 213,930 236,785
Neither English nor French 605 305 300 13,565 5,445 8,125
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 75,625 37,240 38,390 977,435 474,150 503,290
English 74,620 36,755 37,870 614,885 303,700 311,180
French 355 165 190 322,135 152,060 170,080
English and French 60 30 35 27,205 13,120 14,085
Neither English nor French 595 295 295 13,215 5,265 7,950
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 385 180 205 628,485 158,620 177,120
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 0.5 0.5 0.5 64.3 33.5 35.2
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 75,625 37,235 38,390 977,440 474,145 503,290
Single responses 75,075 36,975 38,095 941,140 456,745 484,395
Official languages 67,515 33,260 34,250 744,295 363,705 380,590
English 67,125 33,080 34,045 449,140 223,855 225,290
French 390 185 205 295,150 139,850 155,295
Non-official languages 7,555 3,715 3,840 196,850 93,045 103,805
Aboriginal languages 0 5 5 945 385 565
Algonquian languages 5 0 5 570 250 315
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 430 200 230
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5 5 5
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 10 0 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 60 25 35
Plains Cree 0 0 0 15 5 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 5 0
Swampy Cree 5 0 0 30 10 15
Woods Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 0 290 135 150
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 20 5 10
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 15 5 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 120 40 80
Algonquin 0 0 0 40 20 30
Ojibway 0 0 0 65 20 45
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 10 0 5
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 5 0 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 325 110 215
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Inuktitut 0 0 0 290 95 195
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 15
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 30 10 20
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 20 10 15
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 5 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 5 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 5 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 10 5 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 7,550 3,710 3,840 195,905 92,660 103,245
Afro-Asiatic languages 95 50 45 48,305 24,300 24,005
Berber languages 0 0 0 860 475 390
Kabyle 0 0 0 565 300 265
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 295 170 125
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 6,685 2,900 3,785
Bilen 0 0 0 50 25 20
Oromo 0 0 0 210 115 95
Somali 5 5 0 6,325 2,715 3,615
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 95 40 55
Semitic languages 95 50 45 40,685 20,885 19,800
Amharic 5 5 5 1,385 650 735
Arabic 75 35 35 37,895 19,540 18,355
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 75 35 45
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 5 5
Harari 0 0 0 55 25 30
Hebrew 5 0 0 295 160 140
Maltese 5 5 5 25 5 15
Tigrigna 10 5 5 875 425 450
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 35 35
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 75 40 35
Austro-Asiatic languages 25 5 15 6,100 2,825 3,275
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 0 0 1,000 450 550
Vietnamese 20 10 15 5,085 2,370 2,720
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 0 5
Austronesian languages 105 35 70 7,245 2,610 4,635
Bikol 5 0 0 30 10 15
Cebuano 5 5 5 340 110 225
Fijian 0 0 0 5 0 5
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 105 35 70
Ilocano 5 0 5 540 210 330
Malagasy 0 0 0 105 50 55
Malay 0 0 0 360 145 220
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 20 10 15
Pangasinan 0 0 0 30 15 15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 90 35 60 5,550 1,965 3,585
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 35 15 20
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 125 50 75
Creole languages 10 10 0 5,135 2,180 2,955
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 380 165 215
Creole, n.o.s. 0 5 0 4,570 1,930 2,640
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 185 80 100
Dravidian languages 45 25 25 3,010 1,575 1,435
Kannada 5 5 0 165 90 80
Malayalam 25 10 15 555 290 265
Tamil 10 5 5 1,875 960 910
Telugu 10 5 5 395 220 175
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
Indo-European languages 6,700 3,315 3,380 84,250 40,095 44,155
Albanian 10 5 5 585 280 300
Armenian 0 0 0 455 225 230
Balto-Slavic languages 330 140 185 18,455 8,265 10,190
Baltic languages 5 5 0 375 160 215
Latvian 5 5 0 200 90 115
Lithuanian 0 0 0 175 70 100
Slavic languages 320 135 185 18,085 8,105 9,975
Belarusan 0 0 5 35 20 20
Bosnian 5 5 0 605 280 325
Bulgarian 0 0 0 915 430 485
Croatian 25 10 15 990 465 525
Czech 15 5 10 785 345 435
Macedonian 5 0 0 65 25 40
Polish 130 60 75 4,730 2,125 2,605
Russian 35 15 25 4,990 2,110 2,880
Serbian 25 10 15 2,060 1,015 1,050
Serbo-Croatian 0 5 0 800 395 405
Slovak 15 5 10 450 190 260
Slovene (Slovenian) 25 10 10 170 75 95
Ukrainian 30 10 20 1,445 595 845
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 35 20 15
Celtic languages 10 5 5 95 45 50
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 30 20 10
Welsh 5 5 0 45 15 30
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 5
Germanic languages 5,330 2,670 2,660 7,030 3,170 3,870
Afrikaans 5 5 0 110 50 55
Danish 30 10 20 230 105 125
Dutch 1,105 560 545 1,665 785 880
Frisian 25 15 10 30 15 15
German 4,075 2,030 2,040 4,375 1,910 2,470
Icelandic 5 0 0 15 10 5
Norwegian 5 0 5 115 50 65
Swedish 15 10 10 230 115 120
Vlaams (Flemish) 65 30 30 75 35 40
Yiddish 5 5 0 170 90 80
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 20 5 15
Greek 75 35 40 1,955 1,020 935
Indo-Iranian languages 295 150 145 23,440 11,880 11,560
Indo-Aryan languages 270 140 130 15,305 7,775 7,530
Bengali 5 10 5 2,980 1,490 1,495
Gujarati 75 40 40 1,175 610 555
Hindi 40 20 20 2,315 1,190 1,120
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 5 5
Konkani 0 0 0 95 50 45
Marathi 5 5 5 240 120 120
Nepali 5 0 5 915 435 480
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 35 15 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 105 60 45 3,140 1,625 1,515
Sindhi 10 5 5 225 105 120
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 710 355 360
Urdu 25 10 10 3,455 1,765 1,690
Iranian languages 25 10 15 8,050 4,050 4,000
Kurdish 0 0 0 675 360 310
Pashto 0 0 0 975 490 485
Persian (Farsi) 20 10 10 6,400 3,200 3,200
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 55 30
Italic (Romance) languages 645 305 345 32,240 15,210 17,030
Catalan 5 0 5 30 15 15
Italian 220 105 115 8,160 4,035 4,125
Portuguese 130 60 75 6,100 2,910 3,185
Romanian 30 15 15 2,925 1,360 1,570
Spanish 265 125 140 15,000 6,870 8,130
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 5
Japanese 50 20 30 950 285 660
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 35 15 20
Georgian 0 0 0 35 15 20
Korean 65 30 35 1,845 770 1,070
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Mongolian 0 0 0 40 20 20
Niger-Congo languages 20 10 10 8,085 3,715 4,370
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 335 165 170
Bamanankan 0 0 0 145 60 75
Edo 0 0 0 40 25 15
Ewe 5 0 5 165 75 90
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 245 125 125
Ga 0 0 0 45 25 20
Ganda 0 0 0 130 60 70
Igbo 0 0 0 190 100 90
Lingala 0 0 0 490 205 285
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 1,435 655 785
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 1,130 445 685
Shona 5 5 5 100 35 65
Swahili 5 5 5 1,520 700 825
Wolof 0 0 0 265 125 140
Yoruba 0 0 0 235 120 115
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 1,625 805 820
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 335 150 180
Dinka 0 0 0 85 40 40
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 105 140
Sign languages 15 10 5 220 95 125
American Sign Language 5 0 0 70 20 45
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 30 10 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 15 10 0 120 60 60
Sino-Tibetan languages 165 70 90 26,395 12,185 14,215
Chinese languages 160 70 90 25,590 11,790 13,795
Cantonese 70 25 40 8,650 4,025 4,625
Hakka 0 0 0 130 50 80
Mandarin 80 35 45 14,845 6,815 8,030
Min Dong 0 0 0 35 15 20
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 605 255 345
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 340 150 190
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 5 5 960 470 495
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 5 5 815 395 420
Burmese 0 5 0 235 115 115
Karenic languages 0 0 0 320 160 165
Tibetan 5 0 0 90 50 40
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 160 70 90
Tai-Kadai languages 155 75 80 635 215 415
Lao 120 55 65 305 140 170
Thai 30 15 15 330 80 250
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 0 0
Turkic languages 10 5 5 1,405 715 690
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 95 60 40
Turkish 5 5 5 1,165 595 570
Uyghur 5 5 5 15 5 10
Uzbek 0 0 0 80 35 45
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Uralic languages 85 40 45 1,730 795 930
Estonian 5 0 0 135 55 75
Finnish 15 5 5 245 90 155
Hungarian 70 30 35 1,350 655 700
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 185 105 85
Multiple responses 555 260 295 36,295 17,405 18,895
English and French 75 30 45 14,550 6,970 7,575
English and non-official language 460 225 235 13,430 6,540 6,890
French and non-official language 10 5 10 5,660 2,635 3,020
English, French and non-official language 5 0 5 2,655 1,255 1,400
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 75,630 37,235 38,390 977,440 474,150 503,290
Single responses 74,585 36,705 37,880 916,425 445,340 471,085
Official languages 71,380 35,110 36,265 817,415 398,620 418,800
English 71,310 35,085 36,230 553,945 273,975 279,970
French 70 30 40 263,475 124,640 138,830
Non-official languages 3,205 1,590 1,615 99,010 46,720 52,285
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 395 180 215
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 260 125 135
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 245 120 125
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 5 5
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 5 5 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 25 10 20
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 185 95 90
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 15 5 10
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 0 0 0 130 55 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 115 50 70
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 5 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 3,205 1,595 1,610 98,610 46,540 52,075
Afro-Asiatic languages 55 25 30 27,020 13,045 13,970
Berber languages 0 0 0 435 220 210
Kabyle 0 0 0 345 175 170
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 45 40
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 3,880 1,600 2,280
Bilen 0 0 0 30 10 15
Oromo 0 0 0 125 65 60
Somali 0 0 0 3,675 1,500 2,170
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 20 35
Semitic languages 50 25 30 22,685 11,210 11,475
Amharic 0 5 5 805 380 425
Arabic 45 20 25 21,280 10,540 10,735
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 30 10 20
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hebrew 0 0 0 110 65 50
Maltese 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 5 410 190 220
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 10 5 5 3,685 1,710 1,975
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 470 215 255
Vietnamese 10 0 5 3,210 1,490 1,715
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 5 5
Austronesian languages 40 15 20 3,145 1,320 1,830
Bikol 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 115 50 70
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 45 15 30
Ilocano 0 5 0 220 100 115
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 0 0 0 105 45 60
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 35 20 15 2,580 1,070 1,520
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 5 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 25
Creole languages 5 0 0 2,130 875 1,255
Haitian Creole 0 0 5 195 85 115
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 1,870 765 1,105
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 25 35
Dravidian languages 15 5 10 1,485 740 745
Kannada 0 0 0 50 30 20
Malayalam 10 5 5 245 125 120
Tamil 5 5 0 1,025 495 530
Telugu 5 0 5 160 90 70
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 2,775 1,385 1,395 38,280 18,160 20,115
Albanian 5 0 5 270 125 145
Armenian 0 0 0 220 100 120
Balto-Slavic languages 65 30 30 8,495 3,965 4,535
Baltic languages 0 0 5 80 35 50
Latvian 0 0 0 45 20 25
Lithuanian 0 0 0 40 20 20
Slavic languages 65 35 30 8,415 3,930 4,485
Belarusan 0 0 0 20 10 10
Bosnian 0 0 0 345 170 175
Bulgarian 0 0 0 485 230 260
Croatian 5 5 0 375 170 205
Czech 5 5 0 180 85 100
Macedonian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Polish 35 15 20 1,695 765 925
Russian 5 5 5 2,875 1,295 1,580
Serbian 5 0 5 1,355 690 665
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 440 220 215
Slovak 0 0 0 145 70 80
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 0 20 10 5
Ukrainian 5 5 0 455 205 250
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Celtic languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 5 5 5
Welsh 0 0 0 5 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 2,300 1,160 1,140 785 350 435
Afrikaans 0 0 0 20 10 15
Danish 0 0 0 10 5 10
Dutch 175 85 85 125 60 65
Frisian 5 5 5 0 0 0
German 2,050 1,040 1,010 545 235 310
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 10 5 5
Swedish 5 5 5 50 30 20
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 5 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 0 0 0
Greek 25 15 15 605 290 320
Indo-Iranian languages 155 70 80 12,835 6,315 6,520
Indo-Aryan languages 140 65 75 8,090 4,045 4,050
Bengali 0 0 0 1,775 860 910
Gujarati 45 20 25 490 255 235
Hindi 15 10 5 1,055 545 515
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 5 5
Konkani 0 0 0 30 15 20
Marathi 0 0 0 100 40 55
Nepali 5 0 5 730 360 370
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 55 25 25 1,775 900 875
Sindhi 5 5 5 50 20 30
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 350 170 180
Urdu 20 5 10 1,710 860 845
Iranian languages 15 5 5 4,725 2,260 2,465
Kurdish 0 0 0 400 210 190
Pashto 5 0 0 605 295 310
Persian (Farsi) 10 5 5 3,710 1,745 1,960
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 15
Italic (Romance) languages 225 100 120 15,045 7,005 8,045
Catalan 0 0 0 15 5 10
Italian 45 15 25 2,375 1,065 1,310
Portuguese 50 20 30 2,705 1,275 1,425
Romanian 10 5 10 1,535 735 805
Spanish 120 60 65 8,410 3,920 4,485
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Japanese 35 20 15 370 125 240
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 10 0 5
Korean 30 20 20 1,005 455 545
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 20 15 5
Mongolian 0 0 0 20 10 5
Niger-Congo languages 5 0 5 2,195 1,000 1,205
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 120 55 65
Bamanankan 0 0 0 30 10 15
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 5 0 0 30 15 20
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 60 30 30
Ga 0 0 0 10 0 5
Ganda 0 0 0 30 15 15
Igbo 0 0 0 60 30 25
Lingala 0 0 0 110 40 70
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 460 225 235
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 330 130 205
Shona 0 0 0 20 15 10
Swahili 0 0 0 545 250 290
Wolof 0 0 0 100 45 50
Yoruba 0 0 0 55 30 30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 245 115 135
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 90 40 50
Dinka 0 0 0 30 15 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 25 40
Sign languages 20 10 5 295 150 150
American Sign Language 5 0 5 90 40 55
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 35 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 15 10 5 170 95 80
Sino-Tibetan languages 95 40 50 17,455 8,230 9,225
Chinese languages 95 40 50 16,880 7,955 8,925
Cantonese 40 20 20 5,015 2,300 2,715
Hakka 0 0 0 50 15 30
Mandarin 50 25 30 10,840 5,165 5,675
Min Dong 0 0 0 15 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 225 90 135
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 175 90 90
Chinese, n.o.s. 5 0 0 565 290 270
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 575 275 300
Burmese 0 0 0 150 70 80
Karenic languages 0 0 0 250 120 130
Tibetan 0 0 0 70 35 35
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 45 55
Tai-Kadai languages 105 50 50 245 100 145
Lao 85 45 45 155 70 85
Thai 20 10 10 90 25 60
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 5 0 730 345 380
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 35 20 20
Turkish 0 0 5 625 295 325
Uyghur 0 0 0 10 0 5
Uzbek 0 0 0 45 20 25
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 5
Uralic languages 20 10 5 425 195 230
Estonian 0 0 0 20 5 10
Finnish 0 0 0 30 15 15
Hungarian 15 10 5 375 180 200
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 30 15
Multiple responses 1,040 530 510 61,010 28,810 32,200
English and French 35 15 20 16,010 7,470 8,535
English and non-official language 995 510 485 32,570 15,695 16,880
French and non-official language 5 5 0 6,725 2,995 3,735
English, French and non-official language 10 5 5 5,705 2,650 3,050
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 75,625 37,235 38,390 977,440 474,150 503,290
None 71,745 35,360 36,385 731,705 358,115 373,590
English 1,285 640 645 102,760 49,000 53,760
French 355 145 210 65,100 30,440 34,660
Non-official language 2,185 1,070 1,115 66,960 31,505 35,455
Aboriginal 5 5 5 505 195 310
Non-Aboriginal 2,175 1,070 1,110 66,450 31,305 35,140
English and French 5 0 5 3,580 1,710 1,870
English and non-official language 20 10 10 3,370 1,620 1,750
French and non-official language 35 10 20 3,870 1,710 2,160
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 100 50 50
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 61,430 30,070 31,350 806,590 387,750 418,840
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 59,900 29,375 30,520 772,720 371,225 401,495
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,670 42,721 29,663 40,042 44,578 36,381
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 59,910 29,380 30,535 772,970 371,250 401,720
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,168 37,841 27,323 35,354 38,833 32,532
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 56,100 27,950 28,150 697,670 340,055 357,615
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,399 40,764 25,234 39,669 44,956 34,982
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 41,655 18,460 23,200 548,210 243,755 304,455
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,052 4,163 6,806 4,086 2,241 5,486
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 46,960 24,430 22,530 573,735 287,415 286,320
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,681 40,205 26,213 38,975 42,209 35,998
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 61,425 30,075 31,350 806,730 387,795 418,935
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 59,985 29,420 30,570 772,840 371,070 401,770
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,635 50,901 36,643 51,523 57,733 45,788
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 60,005 29,420 30,585 773,095 371,075 402,015
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,956 42,302 31,814 41,997 46,276 38,048
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 56,145 27,950 28,195 698,020 339,930 358,090
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,796 48,811 32,852 51,407 58,478 44,694
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 41,905 18,620 23,285 547,675 243,305 304,370
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,807 7,159 8,324 7,187 6,348 7,857
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 46,965 24,400 22,560 573,945 286,775 287,170
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,078 45,693 31,923 49,818 55,260 44,383
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 61,425 30,075 31,355 806,730 387,800 418,930
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 24,985 14,720 10,270 286,395 151,445 134,945
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 47,566 52,515 42,230 62,018 65,432 59,128
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 53,319 58,250 46,248 70,308 75,639 64,325
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 87.5 91.0 82.7 90.1 92.8 86.9
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 70.8 75.2 64.9 71.7 73.9 69.3
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 12.5 9.0 17.3 9.9 7.2 13.1
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 61,425 30,075 31,355 806,585 387,745 418,840
Without total income 1,525 695 830 33,870 16,525 17,340
With total income 59,900 29,380 30,525 772,720 371,225 401,490
Percentage with total income 97.5 97.7 97.4 95.8 95.7 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 6,600 2,630 3,970 101,995 48,170 53,830
$10,000 to $19,999 9,870 3,790 6,080 119,235 50,155 69,080
$20,000 to $29,999 8,970 3,630 5,345 88,630 37,970 50,660
$30,000 to $39,999 7,945 3,615 4,330 76,155 34,125 42,030
$40,000 to $49,999 7,435 3,710 3,725 71,450 32,200 39,250
$50,000 to $59,999 5,770 3,325 2,450 64,375 29,920 34,455
$60,000 to $69,999 3,925 2,445 1,480 55,935 27,325 28,610
$70,000 to $79,999 2,660 1,770 890 44,115 22,505 21,610
$80,000 to $89,999 1,800 1,160 640 37,470 19,830 17,640
$90,000 to $99,999 1,655 990 670 30,725 16,315 14,410
$100,000 and over 3,270 2,325 950 82,635 52,715 29,915
$100,000 to $149,999 2,350 1,640 710 59,790 36,710 23,080
$150,000 and over 920 685 240 22,840 16,005 6,835
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 61,425 30,070 31,355 806,585 387,745 418,840
Without after-tax income 1,515 695 820 33,615 16,500 17,120
With after-tax income 59,910 29,380 30,535 772,970 371,250 401,720
Percentage with after-tax income 97.5 97.7 97.4 95.8 95.7 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 6,855 2,705 4,150 106,505 49,030 57,470
$10,000 to $19,999 10,375 4,005 6,375 124,225 52,825 71,405
$20,000 to $29,999 10,585 4,380 6,210 104,015 45,470 58,545
$30,000 to $39,999 9,745 4,690 5,055 96,015 43,360 52,655
$40,000 to $49,999 8,330 4,565 3,765 88,600 40,820 47,780
$50,000 to $59,999 5,205 3,215 1,990 73,475 35,765 37,710
$60,000 to $69,999 3,185 2,085 1,095 55,960 29,130 26,830
$70,000 to $79,999 2,290 1,405 885 43,515 23,420 20,095
$80,000 and over 3,350 2,330 1,015 80,655 51,425 29,235
$80,000 to $89,999 1,240 810 435 29,325 17,120 12,205
$90,000 to $99,999 680 480 195 16,495 10,420 6,075
$100,000 and over 1,430 1,040 390 34,830 23,885 10,950
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 61,425 30,075 31,350 806,585 387,750 418,835
Without employment income 14,465 5,645 8,820 232,850 100,335 132,520
With employment income 46,965 24,430 22,535 573,735 287,415 286,320
Percentage with employment income 76.5 81.2 71.9 71.1 74.1 68.4
Under $5,000 (including loss) 6,370 2,960 3,405 68,565 33,565 35,000
$5,000 to $9,999 4,005 1,630 2,375 43,065 19,635 23,435
$10,000 to $19,999 6,445 2,815 3,635 72,195 33,385 38,805
$20,000 to $29,999 5,185 2,270 2,915 57,400 27,200 30,200
$30,000 to $39,999 5,500 2,455 3,045 50,800 24,730 26,070
$40,000 to $49,999 5,310 2,825 2,485 47,790 22,325 25,460
$50,000 to $59,999 4,240 2,660 1,580 45,445 21,130 24,310
$60,000 to $69,999 2,820 1,910 915 39,780 19,265 20,515
$70,000 to $79,999 1,975 1,395 580 31,580 16,115 15,465
$80,000 and over 5,105 3,515 1,590 117,120 70,050 47,065
$80,000 to $89,999 1,440 935 510 29,815 15,610 14,205
$90,000 to $99,999 1,375 820 550 24,700 13,360 11,340
$100,000 and over 2,285 1,755 525 62,600 41,085 21,520
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 30,715 ... ... 412,530 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 70,336 ... ... 77,185 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 62,229 ... ... 65,965 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 8,530 ... ... 130,115 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,049 ... ... 43,768 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,563 ... ... 37,912 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 22,185 ... ... 282,415 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 86,954 ... ... 98,714 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 76,494 ... ... 84,020 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 30,715 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 85,229 ... ... 96,519 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 72,200 ... ... 78,700 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 8,485 ... ... 130,040 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 42,180 ... ... 52,644 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,234 ... ... 42,969 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 22,230 ... ... 282,515 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 101,654 ... ... 116,713 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 85,921 ... ... 95,146 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 30,710 ... ... 412,535 ... ...
Under $5,000 285 ... ... 7,130 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 325 ... ... 6,180 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 745 ... ... 11,755 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 925 ... ... 14,915 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 1,280 ... ... 13,775 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 1,175 ... ... 13,755 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 1,265 ... ... 14,330 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 1,365 ... ... 14,955 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 1,370 ... ... 15,280 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 1,410 ... ... 15,210 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 2,655 ... ... 30,345 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 2,470 ... ... 29,370 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 2,300 ... ... 26,680 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 2,055 ... ... 25,240 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 1,850 ... ... 22,925 ... ...
$100,000 and over 9,245 ... ... 150,705 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 3,510 ... ... 45,735 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 2,280 ... ... 32,485 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 2,100 ... ... 39,905 ... ...
$200,000 and over 1,360 ... ... 32,580 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 30,715 ... ... 412,535 ... ...
Under $5,000 325 ... ... 7,470 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 350 ... ... 6,280 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 750 ... ... 11,900 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 990 ... ... 15,575 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 1,470 ... ... 15,540 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 1,340 ... ... 16,010 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 1,480 ... ... 17,635 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 1,635 ... ... 18,820 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 1,640 ... ... 19,345 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 1,660 ... ... 19,495 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 3,045 ... ... 37,500 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 2,830 ... ... 34,185 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 2,550 ... ... 31,215 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 2,250 ... ... 27,340 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 1,805 ... ... 23,235 ... ...
$100,000 and over 6,590 ... ... 110,975 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 3,155 ... ... 43,270 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 1,585 ... ... 28,350 ... ...
$150,000 and over 1,850 ... ... 39,355 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 21,630 ... ... 265,825 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 86,818 ... ... 100,628 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 76,364 ... ... 85,365 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 9,360 ... ... 97,695 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 77,472 ... ... 96,416 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 68,348 ... ... 81,219 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 9,200 ... ... 113,195 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 109,589 ... ... 129,788 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 94,641 ... ... 108,479 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 2,680 ... ... 46,610 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,788 ... ... 60,105 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,270 ... ... 53,828 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 21,660 ... ... 265,975 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 101,860 ... ... 118,849 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 86,011 ... ... 96,566 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 9,360 ... ... 97,740 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 90,176 ... ... 113,645 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 76,146 ... ... 91,440 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 9,200 ... ... 113,445 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 125,591 ... ... 145,906 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 105,373 ... ... 117,727 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 2,705 ... ... 46,420 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 63,088 ... ... 68,797 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,261 ... ... 59,084 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 10,195 4,810 5,390 177,695 84,030 93,665
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 34,004 37,522 31,168 36,682 35,255 37,807
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 30,697 33,224 28,683 32,680 31,421 33,663
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 10,150 4,710 5,440 177,200 83,695 93,505
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 40,528 43,267 38,155 46,323 46,066 46,553
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 34,924 36,393 33,651 38,284 37,850 38,673
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 75,175 37,090 38,085 970,320 471,105 499,220
In the bottom half of the distribution 37,230 17,835 19,405 420,725 200,320 220,400
In the bottom decile 5,290 2,535 2,755 101,860 49,920 51,940
In the second decile 6,520 2,910 3,615 82,395 38,210 44,185
In the third decile 8,615 4,065 4,550 76,780 36,375 40,400
In the fourth decile 8,295 4,095 4,200 77,475 36,605 40,870
In the fifth decile 8,510 4,230 4,285 82,215 39,210 43,005
In the top half of the distribution 37,945 19,265 18,680 549,595 270,780 278,820
In the sixth decile 8,925 4,490 4,435 89,750 42,975 46,775
In the seventh decile 8,355 4,210 4,145 98,535 47,735 50,800
In the eighth decile 7,915 4,020 3,895 110,490 54,410 56,080
In the ninth decile 7,455 3,800 3,660 127,625 63,305 64,320
In the top decile 5,295 2,750 2,545 123,195 62,360 60,835
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 75,175 37,095 38,085 970,320 471,105 499,215
0 to 17 years 16,700 8,575 8,125 196,135 99,865 96,265
0 to 5 years 5,350 2,710 2,640 64,610 32,885 31,725
18 to 64 years 45,510 22,560 22,950 635,690 308,520 327,175
65 years and over 12,965 5,960 7,005 138,495 62,715 75,780
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 8,330 3,825 4,505 136,210 64,340 71,870
0 to 17 years 2,390 1,220 1,170 34,680 17,880 16,800
0 to 5 years 900 470 430 12,110 6,285 5,825
18 to 64 years 4,545 2,105 2,440 86,255 40,690 45,570
65 years and over 1,400 500 900 15,275 5,770 9,505
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 11.1 10.3 11.8 14.0 13.7 14.4
0 to 17 years (%) 14.3 14.2 14.4 17.7 17.9 17.5
0 to 5 years (%) 16.8 17.3 16.3 18.7 19.1 18.4
18 to 64 years (%) 10.0 9.3 10.6 13.6 13.2 13.9
65 years and over (%) 10.8 8.4 12.8 11.0 9.2 12.5
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 3,445 1,665 1,780 119,810 58,070 61,740
0 to 17 years 805 405 400 27,045 13,920 13,125
0 to 5 years 290 150 140 9,575 4,975 4,605
18 to 64 years 2,400 1,170 1,235 82,040 40,220 41,820
65 years and over 235 90 145 10,725 3,925 6,800
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 4.6 4.5 4.7 12.3 12.3 12.4
0 to 17 years (%) 4.8 4.7 4.9 13.8 13.9 13.6
0 to 5 years (%) 5.4 5.5 5.3 14.8 15.1 14.5
18 to 64 years (%) 5.3 5.2 5.4 12.9 13.0 12.8
65 years and over (%) 1.8 1.5 2.1 7.7 6.3 9.0
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 75,175 37,090 38,080 970,805 471,195 499,610
Official languages 74,570 36,805 37,765 957,265 465,840 491,430
English 74,570 36,810 37,765 878,805 431,505 447,295
French 2,985 1,140 1,840 527,240 247,165 280,080
Non-official languages 9,245 4,575 4,670 282,135 132,755 149,375
Aboriginal languages 10 0 10 1,550 570 980
Algonquian languages 10 10 0 905 350 560
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 565 210 350
Atikamekw 0 0 0 10 0 10
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 15 10 15
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 20 10 10
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 80 40 45
Plains Cree 0 0 0 10 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 60 15 40
Woods Cree 0 0 0 20 15 10
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 355 125 230
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 50 30 25
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 50 30 25
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 0 0 300 115 190
Algonquin 0 0 0 80 30 50
Ojibway 10 0 0 205 75 130
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 15 0 15
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 15 0 15
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 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 10 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 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 575 210 365
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 525 195 325
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 15 30
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 55 15 40
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 55 15 40
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 10 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 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 9,240 4,570 4,665 280,655 132,215 148,440
Afro-Asiatic languages 110 55 50 67,235 33,920 33,315
Berber languages 0 0 0 1,205 655 550
Kabyle 0 0 0 795 400 395
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 420 260 160
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 9,305 4,175 5,130
Bilen 0 0 0 90 50 35
Oromo 0 0 0 375 170 205
Somali 0 0 0 8,780 3,910 4,875
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 135 55 80
Semitic languages 105 50 55 58,050 29,785 28,275
Amharic 10 10 10 1,965 945 1,020
Arabic 80 40 35 53,930 27,805 26,120
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 80 20 55
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 25 15 10
Hebrew 0 0 0 1,510 810 705
Maltese 10 0 10 45 15 30
Tigrigna 10 0 10 1,130 475 660
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 155 85
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 185 95 95
Austro-Asiatic languages 35 10 20 7,830 3,750 4,080
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 10 1,305 595 705
Vietnamese 30 10 15 6,555 3,175 3,380
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Austronesian languages 195 75 115 9,610 3,585 6,025
Bikol 0 0 0 30 10 20
Cebuano 15 10 0 475 170 300
Fijian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Hiligaynon 10 0 10 170 65 105
Ilocano 15 10 10 655 275 380
Malagasy 0 0 0 200 100 100
Malay 10 0 0 585 260 330
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 60 20 40
Pangasinan 0 0 0 55 25 25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 160 65 95 8,490 3,090 5,395
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 30 10 25
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 105 50 55
Creole languages 40 35 0 11,515 4,945 6,575
Haitian Creole 10 10 0 645 265 385
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10,290 4,410 5,870
Creole languages, n.i.e. 25 25 0 625 280 350
Dravidian languages 75 35 40 4,045 2,070 1,975
Kannada 0 0 0 340 175 165
Malayalam 45 20 20 755 350 405
Tamil 35 10 20 2,560 1,315 1,250
Telugu 0 0 0 680 375 305
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 20 10
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Indo-European languages 8,160 4,050 4,115 133,455 62,655 70,800
Albanian 25 15 15 695 315 375
Armenian 0 0 0 660 340 315
Balto-Slavic languages 310 95 215 22,790 10,515 12,270
Baltic languages 10 0 0 455 200 260
Latvian 0 10 0 250 95 155
Lithuanian 0 0 0 205 100 105
Slavic languages 310 95 220 22,415 10,355 12,070
Belarusan 0 0 0 130 55 80
Bosnian 0 0 0 955 435 525
Bulgarian 0 0 0 1,095 515 585
Croatian 10 0 10 1,765 830 930
Czech 25 0 25 1,130 510 625
Macedonian 0 0 0 120 45 75
Polish 120 40 80 5,500 2,525 2,980
Russian 70 25 45 8,220 3,825 4,395
Serbian 40 15 25 2,450 1,190 1,260
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 845 455 390
Slovak 15 0 20 760 315 450
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 0 10 225 110 115
Ukrainian 10 10 10 2,115 865 1,250
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 50 15 30
Celtic languages 30 15 15 335 160 175
Scottish Gaelic 20 10 15 135 60 70
Welsh 10 15 0 70 35 40
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 130 65 60
Germanic languages 5,895 2,995 2,905 15,070 7,215 7,855
Afrikaans 25 15 10 320 165 155
Danish 15 10 10 375 200 180
Dutch 1,510 755 755 2,265 1,065 1,200
Frisian 35 15 15 40 10 30
German 4,475 2,275 2,200 11,300 5,420 5,880
Icelandic 0 0 0 55 25 30
Norwegian 0 10 0 275 125 155
Swedish 10 0 0 530 260 270
Vlaams (Flemish) 80 50 35 110 50 65
Yiddish 0 0 0 345 180 160
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 245 105 140 35 15 20
Greek 155 85 70 2,950 1,495 1,450
Indo-Iranian languages 430 230 195 30,895 15,755 15,140
Indo-Aryan languages 400 205 185 21,920 11,215 10,710
Bengali 20 15 10 3,835 1,985 1,855
Gujarati 85 45 40 1,820 990 830
Hindi 195 90 100 8,675 4,565 4,110
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 10 0
Konkani 10 0 10 100 55 45
Marathi 0 0 0 420 220 205
Nepali 0 0 0 1,280 650 630
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 60 30 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 165 85 75 5,245 2,740 2,505
Sindhi 0 0 0 395 175 220
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 0 0 865 400 465
Urdu 50 25 20 6,095 3,030 3,065
Iranian languages 30 25 10 9,485 4,820 4,665
Kurdish 0 0 0 810 450 355
Pashto 0 0 0 1,275 670 605
Persian (Farsi) 30 25 10 8,130 4,095 4,035
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 185 105 80
Italic (Romance) languages 1,465 705 765 65,715 29,605 36,110
Catalan 0 0 10 90 45 45
Italian 330 160 170 15,035 7,205 7,830
Portuguese 260 115 140 8,500 4,155 4,340
Romanian 30 15 20 3,370 1,630 1,745
Spanish 870 430 440 42,570 18,380 24,185
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 65 35
Japanese 135 75 60 2,420 1,165 1,250
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 50 25 20
Georgian 0 0 0 45 20 20
Korean 80 30 45 2,370 1,020 1,350
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 55 25 25
Mongolian 0 0 0 50 25 25
Niger-Congo languages 20 15 0 15,390 7,110 8,280
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 615 320 295
Bamanankan 0 0 0 370 165 205
Edo 0 0 0 115 50 65
Ewe 0 0 0 355 185 175
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 415 195 225
Ga 0 0 0 140 75 65
Ganda 0 0 0 205 70 140
Igbo 0 0 0 320 185 135
Lingala 0 0 0 2,355 1,025 1,325
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 2,415 1,065 1,350
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 10 0 1,790 765 1,025
Shona 0 0 0 165 60 100
Swahili 0 0 10 4,080 1,885 2,190
Wolof 0 0 0 685 320 355
Yoruba 10 10 0 825 445 380
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 3,660 1,780 1,880
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 380 165 215
Dinka 0 0 0 185 85 105
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 190 80 110
Sign languages 60 30 30 1,560 600 960
American Sign Language 30 10 15 785 250 530
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 180 60 125
Sign languages, n.i.e. 30 20 15 665 315 350
Sino-Tibetan languages 130 55 75 30,150 14,220 15,930
Chinese languages 130 55 75 29,275 13,805 15,470
Cantonese 55 25 35 10,780 5,130 5,650
Hakka 0 0 0 205 90 110
Mandarin 75 30 45 19,885 9,145 10,740
Min Dong 0 0 0 30 15 20
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 860 375 485
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 335 150 190
Chinese, n.o.s. 10 0 10 915 495 425
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 0 15
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 10 0 910 430 475
Burmese 10 0 0 300 140 165
Karenic languages 0 0 0 370 185 180
Tibetan 0 0 0 50 30 20
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 345 145 200
Tai-Kadai languages 195 105 90 895 365 530
Lao 160 80 80 355 155 200
Thai 70 35 35 595 230 365
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 25 15 10 2,145 1,055 1,090
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 140 85 55
Turkish 10 10 10 1,760 865 885
Uyghur 10 10 0 45 25 15
Uzbek 0 0 0 120 40 75
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 145 70 75
Uralic languages 100 50 50 2,095 955 1,140
Estonian 0 0 0 180 75 105
Finnish 0 0 0 330 140 190
Hungarian 95 45 50 1,590 745 845
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 530 315 220
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 75,175 37,095 38,080 970,800 471,195 499,610
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 73,670 36,400 37,275 904,880 439,540 465,340
Canadian citizens aged under 18 16,420 8,430 7,985 185,650 94,515 91,140
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 57,255 27,970 29,285 719,225 345,020 374,200
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 1,505 700 810 65,920 31,655 34,270
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 75,180 37,095 38,085 970,800 471,190 499,610
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 68,290 33,850 34,435 740,880 362,000 378,880
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 6,670 3,125 3,545 213,875 100,850 113,020
Before 1981 3,585 1,655 1,925 48,560 23,245 25,315
1981 to 1990 750 390 365 28,050 13,530 14,520
1991 to 2000 965 445 520 47,060 21,580 25,475
2001 to 2010 820 380 440 56,195 26,245 29,955
2001 to 2005 465 210 260 25,875 12,050 13,830
2006 to 2010 355 170 180 30,325 14,195 16,130
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 550 260 290 34,000 16,245 17,755
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 215 115 100 16,050 8,340 7,710
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 6,670 3,125 3,545 213,875 100,850 113,020
Under 5 years 1,095 540 555 22,945 11,195 11,750
5 to 14 years 1,370 645 725 38,405 19,725 18,680
15 to 24 years 1,715 755 960 44,775 20,305 24,465
25 to 44 years 2,235 1,075 1,155 90,095 41,740 48,350
45 years and over 260 110 145 17,655 7,890 9,765
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 6,670 3,125 3,545 213,875 100,850 113,025
Americas 1,580 750 830 35,320 15,720 19,600
Brazil 10 0 10 1,015 480 540
Colombia 20 10 10 2,560 1,065 1,495
El Salvador 20 15 10 1,945 915 1,030
Guyana 25 10 20 1,260 600 660
Haiti 10 10 0 7,940 3,385 4,550
Jamaica 70 40 30 2,810 1,210 1,605
Mexico 620 300 320 1,505 620 890
Peru 0 0 0 1,075 520 555
Trinidad and Tobago 60 35 30 1,115 435 680
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 545 230 315 7,270 3,400 3,870
Other places of birth in Americas 195 105 100 6,820 3,090 3,730
Europe 3,905 1,815 2,090 51,435 24,490 26,945
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 2,030 975 1,055
Croatia 20 0 20 880 420 460
France 20 10 10 3,765 1,735 2,035
Germany 370 165 205 3,280 1,385 1,900
Greece 75 35 40 880 465 415
Hungary 30 15 15 700 345 350
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 80 35 45 660 295 365
Italy 135 50 80 5,080 2,650 2,425
Netherlands 1,065 545 525 1,395 680 710
Poland 95 35 60 3,515 1,580 1,935
Portugal 125 65 60 3,100 1,495 1,610
Romania 20 0 20 2,675 1,300 1,370
Russian Federation 15 0 15 2,405 975 1,430
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 55 25 25 905 430 475
Ukraine 15 10 10 1,580 730 855
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 1,355 625 730 11,800 5,965 5,840
Other places of birth in Europe 440 200 245 6,790 3,070 3,720
Africa 150 90 65 38,235 18,280 19,945
Algeria 0 0 0 2,065 1,060 1,005
Egypt 25 10 10 3,135 1,665 1,470
Ethiopia 15 10 0 2,145 1,005 1,140
Kenya 10 0 0 1,020 520 505
Morocco 0 0 0 2,665 1,310 1,350
Nigeria 10 10 10 1,235 575 660
Somalia 0 0 0 3,810 1,475 2,335
South Africa, Republic of 40 30 10 730 400 330
Other places of birth in Africa 60 40 20 21,420 10,265 11,150
Asia 1,000 460 535 88,190 41,990 46,200
Afghanistan 0 0 0 2,250 1,145 1,100
Bangladesh 15 15 0 2,435 1,270 1,170
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 110 40 70 14,135 6,005 8,130
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 15 10 10 2,445 1,210 1,235
India 300 140 160 8,435 4,270 4,165
IranCensus data footnote 61 25 20 10 4,120 2,075 2,045
Iraq 15 0 0 3,605 1,925 1,685
Japan 50 15 35 645 145 500
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 50 25 25 1,510 670 845
Lebanon 10 0 0 12,615 6,590 6,025
Pakistan 30 20 10 3,280 1,605 1,675
Philippines 150 60 90 8,265 3,105 5,160
Sri Lanka 10 0 0 1,845 885 960
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 10 10 0 3,350 1,695 1,655
Taiwan 0 0 0 680 270 405
Viet Nam 25 10 15 4,855 2,235 2,620
Other places of birth in Asia 185 95 85 13,710 6,880 6,830
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 40 10 25 695 375 325
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 54 545 255 290 34,005 16,245 17,755
Americas 275 140 145 5,040 2,350 2,690
Brazil 10 0 10 180 110 70
Colombia 15 0 0 495 230 270
Cuba 15 10 0 195 90 105
Haiti 10 10 0 1,675 745 935
Jamaica 10 0 0 135 75 55
Mexico 170 75 90 290 115 175
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 55 30 25 1,125 585 540
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 155 55 100
Other places of birth in Americas 15 10 10 790 350 440
Europe 35 20 10 3,040 1,450 1,585
France 0 0 0 600 300 300
Germany 0 10 0 165 70 95
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 90 55 30
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 55 20 30
Romania 0 0 0 230 105 120
Russian Federation 0 0 0 300 100 205
Ukraine 0 0 0 205 100 105
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 15 10 0 445 250 195
Other places of birth in Europe 15 10 0 955 460 500
Africa 30 15 20 9,370 4,445 4,930
Algeria 0 0 0 375 160 215
Cameroon 0 0 0 725 395 325
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 0 0 1,060 450 615
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 390 180 215
Egypt 0 10 0 760 410 345
Eritrea 0 0 0 245 115 130
Ethiopia 0 0 0 330 120 210
Morocco 0 0 0 480 225 250
Nigeria 10 0 10 430 195 235
Somalia 0 0 0 375 155 220
South Africa, Republic of 0 0 0 75 45 30
Tunisia 0 0 0 205 100 105
Other places of birth in Africa 15 0 10 3,925 1,890 2,035
Asia 200 80 120 16,450 7,955 8,500
Afghanistan 0 0 0 535 280 260
Bangladesh 0 0 0 540 270 270
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 10 0 15 2,110 865 1,245
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 0 75 40 30
India 80 35 45 1,610 905 705
IranCensus data footnote 61 0 0 0 815 390 425
Iraq 0 0 0 1,100 575 525
Israel 0 0 0 80 35 40
Japan 15 0 10 105 25 85
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 0 0 0 220 80 135
Lebanon 0 0 0 1,035 545 490
Nepal 0 0 0 280 155 120
Pakistan 10 10 0 580 310 265
Philippines 55 20 40 2,565 1,040 1,520
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 330 195 135
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 195 85 110
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 10 10 0 2,030 1,080 955
Taiwan 0 0 0 35 10 30
Turkey 0 0 0 160 85 70
United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 315 190 125
Viet Nam 0 0 0 205 80 120
Other places of birth in Asia 15 10 15 1,545 710 835
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 10 0 0 95 45 50
Australia 10 0 0 80 50 35
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 0 0 0 20 0 20
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 75,180 37,095 38,085 970,805 471,190 499,610
First generationCensus data footnote 69 7,220 3,395 3,820 239,025 113,920 125,110
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 10,990 5,630 5,360 178,580 89,525 89,060
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 56,970 28,065 28,905 553,195 267,750 285,440
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 3,180 1,510 1,670 168,150 79,045 89,105
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 1,370 705 665 75,115 37,765 37,350
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 590 425 160 31,575 18,995 12,580
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 780 275 500 43,535 18,770 24,775
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 1,275 520 755 47,850 19,285 28,565
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 475 255 220 43,130 21,115 22,020
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 60 35 25 2,055 885 1,165
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 75,175 37,095 38,085 970,800 471,195 499,610
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 1,025 515 510 28,300 13,155 15,150
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 1,010 505 500 26,945 12,570 14,370
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 740 370 370 13,200 6,065 7,135
Métis 265 130 135 12,620 6,015 6,605
Inuk (Inuit) 0 10 0 1,125 490 630
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 15 10 0 595 240 350
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 0 0 10 765 340 420
Non-Aboriginal identity 74,150 36,580 37,570 942,495 458,035 484,465
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 75,180 37,095 38,085 970,800 471,195 499,605
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 345 150 195 7,220 3,230 3,990
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 74,830 36,945 37,885 963,580 467,960 495,620
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 75,175 37,095 38,080 970,805 471,195 499,610
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 150 55 95 7,955 3,630 4,330
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 135 45 90 7,785 3,555 4,230
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 110 30 75 5,600 2,575 3,030
Métis single ancestry 30 10 20 1,665 755 905
Inuit single ancestry 0 0 0 515 220 300
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 15 0 0 170 80 95
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 15 10 10 155 75 80
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 0 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 10 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 1,695 820 875 46,340 21,135 25,195
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 1,665 805 860 45,125 20,635 24,485
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,395 660 740 33,035 15,005 18,030
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 270 150 120 11,210 5,225 5,985
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 10 880 405 475
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 25 15 15 1,210 500 710
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 25 15 15 1,085 445 635
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 100 45 50
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 35 0 25
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 73,335 36,220 37,110 916,510 446,425 470,085
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 75,175 37,095 38,080 970,800 471,195 499,610
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 2,695 1,335 1,355 243,385 118,095 125,295
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 570 275 290 32,705 16,820 15,890
Chinese 205 80 130 33,670 15,905 17,770
Black 550 305 245 71,970 34,135 37,840
Filipino 205 95 110 11,005 4,440 6,560
Latin American 325 160 165 13,750 6,320 7,430
Arab 75 40 30 45,650 23,930 21,720
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 350 165 185 10,965 5,240 5,720
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 35 30 10 8,600 4,385 4,210
Korean 80 30 50 2,665 1,215 1,455
Japanese 140 80 60 2,170 910 1,255
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 125 55 70 2,755 1,255 1,495
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 45 20 20 7,485 3,520 3,960
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 72,475 35,755 36,725 727,415 353,100 374,315
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 75,175 37,095 38,080 970,805 471,195 499,610
North American Aboriginal origins 1,840 875 975 54,290 24,770 29,525
First Nations (North American Indian) 1,540 710 825 39,985 18,155 21,830
Inuit 0 0 10 1,545 685 870
Métis 335 180 155 14,150 6,520 7,630
Other North American origins 24,915 12,260 12,655 351,755 170,100 181,660
Acadian 50 15 35 4,110 2,005 2,110
American 755 345 410 10,600 5,195 5,400
Canadian 24,350 12,030 12,320 338,520 163,310 175,210
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 35 20 15
Newfoundlander 70 30 45 580 355 225
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 80 45 40
Ontarian 0 0 0 540 240 295
Québécois 10 10 10 5,050 2,635 2,415
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 0 20 20 0
European origins 59,935 29,540 30,395 559,435 271,630 287,805
British Isles origins 40,655 19,700 20,960 327,280 159,015 168,270
Channel Islander 0 0 0 90 35 55
Cornish 10 10 0 75 45 25
English 23,695 11,340 12,350 157,400 77,660 79,740
Irish 17,540 8,330 9,210 169,465 79,470 89,995
Manx 0 0 0 145 85 60
Scottish 19,540 9,230 10,310 137,835 66,995 70,840
Welsh 1,435 765 675 13,665 6,510 7,160
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 1,820 890 930 26,665 12,585 14,075
French origins 6,130 2,830 3,305 221,100 106,080 115,020
Alsatian 45 10 35 100 45 60
Breton 0 0 0 365 185 180
Corsican 0 0 0 95 65 30
French 6,100 2,825 3,275 220,875 105,955 114,920
Western European origins (except French origins) 30,490 15,115 15,375 95,355 45,980 49,375
Austrian 330 145 185 4,775 2,335 2,440
Bavarian 0 0 0 65 20 50
Belgian 605 330 270 4,885 2,220 2,665
Dutch 8,470 4,360 4,110 22,350 11,090 11,255
Flemish 125 60 70 395 205 195
Frisian 55 35 20 30 15 20
German 21,880 10,715 11,170 66,250 31,745 34,505
Luxembourger 15 10 10 150 80 75
Swiss 2,450 1,215 1,235 3,960 1,880 2,085
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 125 50 70
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,255 650 605 19,390 9,675 9,710
Danish 340 200 140 4,290 2,275 2,010
Finnish 205 95 110 3,045 1,465 1,580
Icelandic 45 25 25 1,170 545 625
Norwegian 330 155 175 5,470 2,720 2,750
Swedish 365 195 175 5,645 2,640 3,010
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 30 20 10 1,235 730 505
Eastern European origins 4,105 1,900 2,205 73,305 35,110 38,195
Bulgarian 10 10 0 1,520 715 810
Byelorussian 15 0 10 750 365 385
Czech 155 40 115 3,035 1,370 1,665
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 35 15 25 495 200 295
Estonian 15 15 0 695 320 375
Hungarian 460 160 295 7,155 3,425 3,730
Latvian 95 45 50 915 380 540
Lithuanian 60 25 40 2,185 1,120 1,065
Moldovan 10 0 0 445 210 230
Polish 1,555 760 795 27,565 13,210 14,355
Romanian 205 85 120 6,245 3,050 3,190
Russian 875 450 425 13,355 6,145 7,205
Slovak 120 35 85 2,080 950 1,130
Ukrainian 915 440 475 20,565 9,910 10,655
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 0 0 0 925 490 440
Southern European origins 3,480 1,680 1,800 79,640 38,775 40,865
Albanian 25 0 15 975 445 525
Bosnian 0 0 0 1,325 600 725
Catalan 0 0 0 20 10 10
Croatian 80 30 50 3,245 1,540 1,705
Cypriot 20 15 0 145 55 85
Greek 275 135 135 6,750 3,445 3,305
Italian 1,800 880 920 41,585 20,575 21,010
Kosovar 10 10 0 55 30 25
Macedonian 10 0 10 555 205 350
Maltese 95 50 45 495 250 250
Montenegrin 0 0 0 190 100 90
Portuguese 530 255 275 12,185 5,875 6,305
Serbian 85 40 50 3,155 1,575 1,575
Sicilian 60 35 25 250 115 135
Slovenian 75 35 40 1,030 490 540
Spanish 415 185 225 12,560 5,780 6,785
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 90 25 65 865 445 425
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 10 0 0 75 30 45
Other European origins 320 160 160 7,410 3,820 3,590
Basque 0 0 0 330 175 160
Jewish 65 40 25 5,100 2,660 2,440
Roma (Gypsy) 0 0 0 85 35 50
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 0 0 0 185 90 95
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 250 125 130 1,770 895 875
Caribbean origins 515 285 230 28,100 12,905 15,195
Antiguan 10 10 0 230 130 100
Bahamian 0 0 0 160 95 60
Barbadian 40 15 30 1,200 500 700
Bermudan 0 0 0 90 55 35
Carib 10 0 10 100 30 70
Cuban 20 15 10 1,340 660 680
Dominican 15 0 10 860 390 465
Grenadian 0 0 0 285 145 140
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 15 10 10
Haitian 10 10 0 12,725 5,810 6,915
Jamaican 315 185 130 7,395 3,425 3,975
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 60 35 25
Martinican 0 0 0 50 15 30
Montserratan 0 0 0 45 25 20
Puerto Rican 10 0 0 120 60 60
St. Lucian 10 0 10 760 300 460
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 75 35 40 1,895 865 1,030
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 235 75 155
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 20 10 10 1,505 660 845
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 0 0 10 1,055 495 560
Latin, Central and South American origins 1,045 510 535 20,470 9,670 10,800
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 55 30 25 1,020 490 530
Arawak 0 0 0 75 35 35
Argentinian 10 0 10 635 350 285
Belizean 0 0 0 55 30 25
Bolivian 0 0 0 185 100 90
Brazilian 40 10 30 1,165 620 555
Chilean 15 10 10 1,065 550 515
Colombian 40 20 15 3,440 1,590 1,850
Costa Rican 15 10 10 195 90 110
Ecuadorian 0 0 0 225 115 110
Guatemalan 105 50 55 520 170 355
Guyanese 40 10 25 1,825 875 945
Hispanic 0 0 0 380 200 175
Honduran 0 0 0 300 95 200
Maya 10 10 0 370 195 175
Mexican 670 330 340 3,210 1,465 1,740
Nicaraguan 30 10 15 1,070 565 505
Panamanian 0 10 0 85 45 40
Paraguayan 0 0 0 40 20 25
Peruvian 10 0 0 1,530 750 780
Salvadorean 35 25 15 2,375 1,115 1,265
Uruguayan 0 0 0 130 55 75
Venezuelan 0 10 0 960 400 560
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 0 0 0 1,280 555 725
African origins 390 230 155 68,530 33,485 35,045
Central and West African origins 30 20 10 17,685 8,710 8,980
Akan 0 0 0 130 70 60
Angolan 0 0 0 235 115 125
Ashanti 0 0 0 20 20 10
Beninese 0 0 0 610 325 280
Burkinabe 0 0 0 415 195 220
Cameroonian 0 0 0 2,095 1,075 1,020
Chadian 0 0 0 215 115 100
Congolese 0 0 10 5,665 2,640 3,030
Edo 0 0 0 45 20 30
Ewe 0 0 0 75 50 20
Gabonese 0 0 0 240 125 110
Gambian 0 0 0 50 30 10
Ghanaian 10 0 0 1,325 710 615
Guinean 0 0 0 595 280 320
Ibo 0 0 0 110 50 60
Ivorian 0 0 0 1,120 510 605
Liberian 0 0 0 95 55 40
Malian 0 0 0 540 235 305
Malinké 0 0 0 130 65 65
Nigerian 0 0 0 2,145 1,085 1,060
Peulh 0 0 0 205 95 105
Senegalese 0 0 0 815 340 470
Sierra Leonean 10 0 0 90 35 55
Togolese 0 0 0 740 390 350
Wolof 0 0 0 65 40 25
Yoruba 0 0 0 430 235 195
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 20 10 10 1,510 760 755
North African origins 35 25 10 16,650 8,645 8,005
Algerian 0 0 0 2,400 1,205 1,190
Berber 0 0 0 1,690 895 790
Coptic 0 0 0 105 55 50
Dinka 0 0 0 45 25 25
Egyptian 35 20 15 5,490 2,915 2,570
Libyan 0 0 0 1,210 620 590
Maure 0 0 0 105 55 45
Moroccan 0 0 0 4,160 2,100 2,065
Sudanese 0 0 0 805 395 410
Tunisian 0 0 0 1,030 570 455
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 595 295 305
Southern and East African origins 140 75 65 25,025 11,865 13,155
Afrikaner 20 10 10 45 25 25
Amhara 10 10 0 70 45 25
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 585 280 310
Burundian 0 0 0 3,005 1,415 1,585
Djiboutian 0 0 0 870 365 510
Eritrean 10 0 10 1,335 610 720
Ethiopian 15 10 10 2,755 1,260 1,495
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 580 285 295
Malagasy 0 0 0 390 185 200
Mauritian 0 0 0 325 150 175
Oromo 0 0 0 250 135 120
Rwandan 0 10 0 2,355 1,065 1,290
Seychellois 0 0 0 15 10 15
Somali 10 0 10 10,210 4,825 5,385
South African 50 35 10 935 480 450
Tanzanian 0 0 0 290 120 165
Tigrian 0 0 0 165 80 85
Ugandan 10 0 10 390 185 205
Zambian 10 0 0 125 60 70
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 295 140 160
Zulu 0 0 0 60 40 15
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 10 10 0 1,355 700 655
Other African origins 195 120 70 10,970 5,200 5,770
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 20 10 10 1,325 545 775
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 170 105 65 9,855 4,765 5,085
Asian origins 1,900 920 980 165,170 81,355 83,815
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 220 130 90 66,320 34,250 32,065
Afghan 0 0 0 3,710 1,860 1,850
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 0 0 0 8,085 4,220 3,875
Armenian 25 15 10 1,475 750 730
Assyrian 0 0 0 110 40 65
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 195 90 105
Georgian 0 0 0 180 115 65
Hazara 0 0 0 65 45 25
Iranian 50 30 20 6,300 3,205 3,100
Iraqi 10 0 10 4,685 2,515 2,170
Israeli 0 0 0 550 290 265
Jordanian 20 10 0 1,510 795 715
Kazakh 0 0 0 140 65 80
Kurd 0 0 0 815 440 375
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 945 480 470
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 40 30 15
Lebanese 55 30 25 28,720 14,690 14,030
Palestinian 20 0 15 3,555 1,960 1,590
Pashtun 0 0 0 175 85 90
Saudi Arabian 0 0 0 545 265 280
Syrian 25 15 10 4,640 2,425 2,215
Tajik 0 0 0 110 55 50
Tatar 0 0 0 120 35 90
Turk 30 15 15 2,495 1,350 1,145
Turkmen 0 0 0 125 65 60
Uighur 10 10 0 55 35 20
Uzbek 0 0 0 200 90 110
Yemeni 0 0 0 965 495 470
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 0 10 0 1,920 1,000 925
South Asian origins 630 320 310 34,580 17,690 16,890
Bangladeshi 20 15 10 2,165 1,120 1,050
Bengali 0 10 0 940 485 460
Bhutanese 0 0 0 315 165 145
East Indian 535 265 265 23,385 11,990 11,395
Goan 0 0 0 105 65 45
Gujarati 0 0 0 120 80 40
Kashmiri 0 0 0 35 0 30
Nepali 0 0 0 900 440 455
Pakistani 40 20 15 3,875 1,930 1,945
Punjabi 40 30 15 845 435 410
Sinhalese 0 0 0 220 125 100
Sri Lankan 15 10 10 2,050 1,045 1,005
Tamil 0 0 0 680 340 340
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 15 10 10 1,765 885 885
East and Southeast Asian origins 1,080 475 600 65,755 30,170 35,585
Burmese 25 10 15 550 265 290
Cambodian (Khmer) 15 0 10 1,930 905 1,025
Chinese 340 135 210 38,420 18,015 20,410
Filipino 230 105 120 12,145 4,970 7,175
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 0 0 10 510 235 280
Japanese 160 90 75 2,760 1,160 1,600
Karen 0 0 0 285 150 130
Korean 85 35 50 2,875 1,325 1,550
Laotian 220 105 115 560 250 305
Malaysian 0 0 0 395 135 255
Mongolian 0 0 0 295 165 130
Singaporean 0 0 0 40 15 25
Taiwanese 0 0 0 645 285 365
Thai 60 25 35 610 225 385
Tibetan 0 0 0 90 40 50
Vietnamese 50 25 30 8,075 3,975 4,105
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 140 75 65
Other Asian origins 30 15 10 325 145 180
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 30 15 15 325 145 175
Oceania origins 105 45 60 1,725 825 900
Australian 85 30 55 1,140 515 625
New Zealander 20 10 10 425 250 180
Pacific Islands origins 0 0 0 195 75 120
Fijian 0 0 0 35 0 25
Hawaiian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Maori 0 0 0 20 20 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 80 20 60
Samoan 0 0 0 20 10 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 0 40 25 15
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 30,710 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
Owner 22,475 ... ... 251,440 ... ...
Renter 8,235 ... ... 161,110 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 30,715 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
Condominium 1,230 ... ... 68,420 ... ...
Not condominium 29,485 ... ... 344,135 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 30,710 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
No bedrooms 70 ... ... 3,050 ... ...
1 bedroom 2,765 ... ... 65,255 ... ...
2 bedrooms 6,745 ... ... 100,830 ... ...
3 bedrooms 13,250 ... ... 149,750 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 7,885 ... ... 93,670 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 30,710 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 5,260 ... ... 125,765 ... ...
5 rooms 3,815 ... ... 59,400 ... ...
6 rooms 5,085 ... ... 58,030 ... ...
7 rooms 5,200 ... ... 55,465 ... ...
8 or more rooms 11,340 ... ... 113,890 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.9 ... ... 6.1 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 30,715 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 30,495 ... ... 406,325 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 215 ... ... 6,225 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 30,715 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
Suitable 29,905 ... ... 393,250 ... ...
Not suitable 805 ... ... 19,300 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 30,715 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
1960 or before 13,045 ... ... 75,620 ... ...
1961 to 1980 7,485 ... ... 132,730 ... ...
1981 to 1990 2,750 ... ... 67,060 ... ...
1991 to 2000 3,005 ... ... 47,080 ... ...
2001 to 2005 1,665 ... ... 29,730 ... ...
2006 to 2010 1,425 ... ... 31,855 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 1,335 ... ... 28,490 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 30,710 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 28,950 ... ... 388,650 ... ...
Major repairs needed 1,760 ... ... 23,900 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 30,715 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
1 household maintainer 18,025 ... ... 243,170 ... ...
2 household maintainers 12,390 ... ... 159,485 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 295 ... ... 9,900 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 30,715 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
15 to 24 years 895 ... ... 19,245 ... ...
25 to 34 years 4,000 ... ... 65,745 ... ...
35 to 44 years 4,740 ... ... 72,860 ... ...
45 to 54 years 5,845 ... ... 85,340 ... ...
55 to 64 years 6,610 ... ... 78,635 ... ...
65 to 74 years 4,625 ... ... 53,730 ... ...
75 to 84 years 2,805 ... ... 27,280 ... ...
85 years and over 1,185 ... ... 9,720 ... ...
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 28,795 ... ... 412,205 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 22,970 ... ... 312,160 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 5,820 ... ... 100,045 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 5,285 ... ... 84,985 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 20,715 ... ... 251,420 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 56.9 ... ... 62.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 13.9 ... ... 13.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,065 ... ... 1,321 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,170 ... ... 1,416 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 280,258 ... ... 349,868 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 333,753 ... ... 400,351 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 8,105 ... ... 161,100 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 15.6 ... ... 15.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 36.3 ... ... 40.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 868 ... ... 1,013 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 875 ... ... 1,058 ... ...
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 61,425 30,075 31,355 806,730 387,795 418,935
No certificate, diploma or degree 14,665 7,745 6,920 112,830 56,430 56,400
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 18,980 9,345 9,640 190,325 93,180 97,145
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 27,785 12,990 14,795 503,580 238,190 265,385
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 4,720 3,595 1,125 47,675 27,625 20,050
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 1,730 1,080 650 30,170 15,285 14,885
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 2,990 2,515 475 17,500 12,340 5,160
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 13,650 5,455 8,195 151,695 67,130 84,565
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 1,065 470 595 18,375 7,255 11,125
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 8,350 3,460 4,885 285,835 136,180 149,655
Bachelor's degree 5,845 2,335 3,510 173,840 79,130 94,710
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 605 220 380 16,470 7,100 9,370
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 305 180 130 6,510 3,220 3,290
Master's degree 1,415 625 785 73,850 36,860 36,990
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 175 105 75 15,170 9,870 5,295
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 38,975 19,130 19,840 536,995 258,540 278,460
No certificate, diploma or degree 5,995 3,375 2,620 44,075 23,965 20,110
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 12,230 6,245 5,985 102,620 52,315 50,305
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 20,750 9,510 11,235 390,300 182,255 208,040
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 3,275 2,525 750 34,815 19,680 15,135
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 1,150 730 420 22,360 10,930 11,425
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 2,130 1,800 330 12,455 8,745 3,710
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 10,560 4,275 6,285 115,385 51,975 63,415
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 670 300 370 12,515 5,155 7,360
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 6,245 2,410 3,835 227,585 105,455 122,135
Bachelor's degree 4,460 1,715 2,740 137,015 61,700 75,320
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 465 160 305 12,690 5,085 7,600
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 225 110 115 5,250 2,350 2,890
Master's degree 980 360 625 61,410 29,595 31,820
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 105 60 50 11,225 6,720 4,505
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 61,430 30,075 31,350 806,735 387,800 418,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 33,640 17,085 16,555 303,155 149,605 153,545
Education 1,965 465 1,500 29,325 7,005 22,315
13. Education 1,970 465 1,500 29,325 7,010 22,315
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,380 610 770 18,080 8,155 9,925
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 200 160 40 3,630 2,535 1,100
50. Visual and performing arts 1,180 450 730 14,445 5,615 8,830
Humanities 1,525 610 915 36,565 14,240 22,330
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 100 35 65 6,525 1,510 5,015
23. English language and literature/letters 380 110 275 8,045 2,525 5,520
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 285 75 210 7,985 3,085 4,900
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 20 10 15 355 115 250
38. Philosophy and religious studies 120 70 55 2,575 1,540 1,040
39. Theology and religious vocations 255 140 115 1,775 1,105 670
54. History 270 165 105 6,390 3,635 2,750
55. French language and literature/letters 95 15 75 2,910 725 2,185
Social and behavioural sciences and law 2,920 700 2,220 90,840 35,810 55,030
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 30 0 35 1,445 415 1,025
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 225 70 155 10,105 3,675 6,435
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 940 45 895 9,055 860 8,195
22. Legal professions and studies 350 85 265 14,470 5,635 8,840
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 90 25 70 1,925 545 1,380
42. Psychology 485 125 365 13,050 3,380 9,670
45. Social sciences 790 355 440 40,800 21,310 19,490
Business, management and public administration 4,290 1,565 2,720 104,700 43,700 60,995
30.16 Accounting and computer science 0 0 0 150 80 75
44. Public administration and social service professions 460 115 350 11,255 3,420 7,840
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 3,820 1,450 2,370 93,290 40,210 53,085
Physical and life sciences and technologies 575 255 320 25,205 13,050 12,155
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 205 75 130 12,025 5,105 6,915
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 135 55 80 3,735 1,925 1,805
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 15 0 10 815 350 465
40. Physical sciences 125 80 45 7,775 5,340 2,435
41. Science technologies/technicians 95 45 50 855 330 535
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 670 400 265 33,085 21,615 11,475
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 425 280 150 24,740 17,775 6,965
25. Library science 75 15 55 2,970 635 2,335
27. Mathematics and statistics 140 95 45 4,570 2,680 1,890
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 25 10 10 810 525 280
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 5,900 5,545 355 73,995 64,535 9,460
04. Architecture and related services 200 145 55 4,525 2,865 1,660
14. Engineering 535 440 90 29,600 24,140 5,460
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,005 880 120 15,320 13,795 1,530
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 30 10 25
46. Construction trades 1,390 1,385 0 10,880 10,620 265
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 1,630 1,585 50 9,555 9,265 290
48. Precision production 1,140 1,105 35 4,080 3,845 230
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,580 1,200 375 6,665 3,615 3,045
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,415 1,085 330 3,355 1,835 1,520
03. Natural resources and conservation 165 120 45 3,310 1,780 1,530
Health and related fields 4,845 640 4,200 60,770 13,545 47,230
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 385 155 230 5,630 2,770 2,860
51. Health professions and related programs 4,365 430 3,940 53,040 9,645 43,400
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 95 60 35 2,105 1,130 970
Personal, protective and transportation services 2,100 995 1,105 24,270 12,900 11,370
12. Personal and culinary services 1,180 220 960 13,645 4,275 9,370
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 10 0 635 545 95
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 25 15 10 455 410 50
43. Security and protective services 555 420 135 6,845 5,195 1,655
49. Transportation and materials moving 340 335 10 2,680 2,475 205
Other 40 0 45 80 25 60
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 40 0 40 80 25 55
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 38,975 19,130 19,840 536,995 258,540 278,460
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 18,225 9,620 8,605 146,695 76,280 70,415
Education 1,265 285 980 20,305 4,615 15,690
13. Education 1,265 285 980 20,300 4,615 15,685
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,070 430 640 14,005 6,340 7,670
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 150 110 40 2,760 1,845 910
50. Visual and performing arts 925 325 595 11,250 4,495 6,760
Humanities 1,075 420 655 25,565 9,830 15,740
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 85 25 60 5,175 1,155 4,015
23. English language and literature/letters 250 60 185 5,815 1,850 3,965
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 200 55 145 4,875 1,950 2,925
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 15 10 15 275 80 200
38. Philosophy and religious studies 85 45 35 1,830 1,090 740
39. Theology and religious vocations 185 95 90 1,145 730 410
54. History 185 115 70 4,605 2,585 2,020
55. French language and literature/letters 70 15 50 1,845 385 1,460
Social and behavioural sciences and law 2,120 450 1,670 72,600 27,745 44,855
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 10 0 10 1,205 335 865
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 170 50 125 8,165 2,940 5,215
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 685 35 650 7,205 675 6,530
22. Legal professions and studies 275 40 225 12,050 4,300 7,750
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 65 15 50 1,525 445 1,080
42. Psychology 345 70 270 10,050 2,500 7,555
45. Social sciences 575 245 330 32,405 16,555 15,845
Business, management and public administration 3,350 1,180 2,165 84,165 34,430 49,735
30.16 Accounting and computer science 0 0 0 140 70 70
44. Public administration and social service professions 375 80 290 9,110 2,715 6,405
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 2,975 1,100 1,875 74,915 31,655 43,260
Physical and life sciences and technologies 390 155 230 18,055 8,835 9,220
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 145 40 105 9,270 3,775 5,495
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 80 35 50 2,420 1,225 1,195
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 10 10 10 285 105 180
40. Physical sciences 80 45 35 5,480 3,510 1,970
41. Science technologies/technicians 65 35 30 600 220 380
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 550 320 230 28,585 18,800 9,790
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 380 240 140 22,280 15,955 6,330
25. Library science 50 10 35 2,175 480 1,695
27. Mathematics and statistics 105 65 40 3,405 1,915 1,490
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 15 0 15 720 450 270
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 4,495 4,165 325 56,350 48,450 7,895
04. Architecture and related services 165 125 45 3,670 2,235 1,430
14. Engineering 375 285 85 23,330 18,660 4,670
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 825 715 105 11,525 10,380 1,150
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 25 0 25
46. Construction trades 1,090 1,085 10 7,835 7,625 220
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 1,205 1,150 45 7,010 6,780 235
48. Precision production 835 805 35 2,950 2,775 175
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,230 930 295 5,350 2,780 2,575
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,100 840 260 2,530 1,280 1,250
03. Natural resources and conservation 130 90 35 2,825 1,500 1,325
Health and related fields 3,645 445 3,200 46,610 10,710 35,900
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 305 110 195 4,505 2,190 2,310
51. Health professions and related programs 3,280 295 2,980 40,445 7,715 32,730
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 70 45 25 1,655 805 850
Personal, protective and transportation services 1,535 720 810 18,625 9,700 8,925
12. Personal and culinary services 865 150 710 10,520 3,265 7,255
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 0 0 520 430 85
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 10 0 0 270 235 40
43. Security and protective services 425 325 95 5,255 3,875 1,380
49. Transportation and materials moving 235 230 0 2,065 1,895 165
Other 35 0 35 75 25 50
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 35 0 35 75 25 50
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 61,425 30,075 31,355 806,730 387,800 418,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 33,640 17,090 16,555 303,155 149,605 153,545
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 27,785 12,985 14,800 503,575 238,185 265,390
Location of study inside Canada 25,405 11,860 13,545 429,735 202,545 227,190
Same as province or territory of residence 24,350 11,355 12,995 330,315 154,715 175,605
Different than province or territory of residence 1,055 505 550 99,420 47,835 51,585
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 2,380 1,125 1,250 73,845 35,645 38,200
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 655 280 380 10,410 5,820 4,590
Philippines 120 40 75 4,025 1,210 2,810
India 140 65 75 4,460 2,195 2,265
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 455 265 190 7,860 4,445 3,415
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 35 15 25 4,745 2,125 2,620
France 0 0 0 3,350 1,785 1,570
Other 965 460 505 38,990 18,060 20,925
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 38,975 19,135 19,840 536,995 258,540 278,455
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 18,225 9,620 8,605 146,695 76,280 70,420
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 20,750 9,510 11,240 390,295 182,255 208,040
Location of study inside Canada 19,240 8,870 10,375 334,160 156,180 177,980
Same as province or territory of residence 18,420 8,500 9,920 257,620 119,490 138,130
Different than province or territory of residence 825 375 450 76,540 36,690 39,845
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 1,510 640 865 56,140 26,080 30,060
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 445 155 285 7,390 3,955 3,440
Philippines 110 35 70 3,475 1,025 2,455
India 110 50 65 3,090 1,475 1,615
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 205 110 90 4,680 2,585 2,100
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 30 10 20 3,445 1,470 1,975
France 0 0 0 2,700 1,430 1,270
Other 610 275 330 31,350 14,140 17,205
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 61,425 30,075 31,350 806,730 387,795 418,935
In the labour force 42,880 22,540 20,335 540,785 273,595 267,200
Employed 41,145 21,725 19,420 500,500 252,025 248,470
Unemployed 1,735 820 920 40,285 21,560 18,725
Not in the labour force 18,550 7,530 11,020 265,945 114,205 151,735
Participation rate 69.8 74.9 64.9 67.0 70.6 63.8
Employment rate 67.0 72.2 61.9 62.0 65.0 59.3
Unemployment rate 4.0 3.6 4.5 7.4 7.9 7.0
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 61,425 30,075 31,355 806,730 387,795 418,935
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 16,440 6,550 9,890 255,185 109,835 145,350
Worked 44,985 23,520 21,465 551,545 277,960 273,585
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 25,555 15,055 10,500 293,080 155,995 137,090
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 19,430 8,465 10,970 258,465 121,965 136,495
Average weeks worked in reference year 44.5 45.2 43.7 43.1 43.4 42.8
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 42,875 22,545 20,335 540,785 273,590 267,195
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 365 175 190 14,355 7,180 7,180
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 42,515 22,365 20,150 526,430 266,410 260,015
Employee 35,850 18,430 17,420 475,360 235,845 239,510
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 6,665 3,935 2,735 51,075 30,565 20,510
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 42,880 22,545 20,335 540,785 273,590 267,195
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 365 180 190 14,360 7,185 7,180
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 42,515 22,365 20,155 526,430 266,405 260,020
0 Management occupations 5,030 3,360 1,675 58,180 34,380 23,800
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 5,285 1,355 3,925 100,335 34,345 65,990
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 1,680 1,190 490 54,955 41,475 13,490
3 Health occupations 2,535 325 2,210 34,350 8,095 26,255
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 3,600 940 2,665 88,410 32,355 56,050
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 1,165 525 635 20,580 9,180 11,395
6 Sales and service occupations 8,515 3,065 5,455 119,430 60,070 59,365
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 7,710 7,150 560 41,135 39,175 1,965
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 2,080 1,395 685 3,825 3,230 595
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 4,910 3,050 1,855 5,225 4,110 1,115
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 42,875 22,545 20,335 540,785 273,590 267,200
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 365 175 185 14,360 7,180 7,175
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 42,515 22,365 20,150 526,430 266,410 260,020
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 3,925 2,620 1,300 1,265 805 460
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 90 75 10 515 445 70
22 Utilities 135 115 20 1,455 1,075 385
23 Construction 3,510 3,140 370 25,200 22,350 2,850
31-33 Manufacturing 8,070 5,545 2,520 13,880 10,135 3,745
41 Wholesale trade 1,890 1,345 545 10,460 7,685 2,775
44-45 Retail trade 4,395 2,000 2,390 56,315 28,985 27,325
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 1,590 1,165 425 15,120 11,675 3,450
51 Information and cultural industries 435 200 230 13,425 8,135 5,290
52 Finance and insurance 1,650 470 1,180 16,430 7,725 8,700
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 450 265 190 9,130 5,295 3,840
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 1,715 830 890 44,650 26,805 17,840
55 Management of companies and enterprises 35 10 25 370 150 225
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 1,395 680 710 24,285 15,215 9,075
61 Educational services 2,200 570 1,630 43,965 15,480 28,485
62 Health care and social assistance 4,430 500 3,930 59,560 13,010 46,550
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,195 485 715 10,975 5,425 5,550
72 Accommodation and food services 2,445 840 1,600 37,780 19,110 18,670
81 Other services (except public administration) 1,845 880 965 22,360 8,985 13,380
91 Public administration 1,135 625 505 119,280 57,925 61,350
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 41,145 21,725 19,420 500,500 252,030 248,470
Worked at home 5,060 2,825 2,235 31,490 15,685 15,805
Worked outside Canada 115 80 30 1,955 1,310 640
No fixed workplace address 3,925 2,995 930 41,240 29,870 11,370
Worked at usual place 32,050 15,835 16,220 425,815 205,160 220,655
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 32,050 15,830 16,215 425,815 205,160 220,655
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 18,510 8,760 9,750 353,690 167,740 185,950
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 6,740 3,240 3,505 95 70 25
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 6,760 3,825 2,935 10,105 5,370 4,735
Commute to a different province or territory 40 10 35 61,925 31,980 29,945
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 35,970 18,820 17,150 467,055 235,025 232,030
Car, truck, van - as a driver 29,220 15,575 13,645 285,565 153,905 131,665
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 2,685 1,235 1,450 27,000 8,490 18,510
Public transit 395 130 265 100,680 44,680 56,000
Walked 2,610 1,200 1,410 35,445 16,680 18,770
Bicycle 670 480 185 13,910 9,070 4,845
Other method 400 200 200 4,450 2,210 2,240
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 35,975 18,825 17,150 467,055 235,030 232,025
Less than 15 minutes 18,670 9,215 9,455 93,095 43,630 49,465
15 to 29 minutes 9,280 4,730 4,550 180,810 92,520 88,290
30 to 44 minutes 4,310 2,535 1,775 116,195 60,535 55,660
45 to 59 minutes 2,175 1,275 900 45,795 22,600 23,200
60 minutes and over 1,545 1,080 460 31,155 15,745 15,415
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 35,975 18,825 17,150 467,050 235,025 232,025
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 2,785 1,980 805 21,715 14,695 7,015
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 7,330 4,905 2,430 83,655 45,960 37,700
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 8,675 4,810 3,865 138,750 64,785 73,965
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 7,305 2,345 4,960 110,650 51,930 58,715
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 3,235 1,255 1,975 50,755 24,105 26,650
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 6,650 3,525 3,120 61,530 33,550 27,980
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 45,905 23,900 22,005 568,065 286,120 281,945
Single responses 45,715 23,835 21,880 529,595 267,550 262,050
Official languages 45,255 23,550 21,705 526,010 265,715 260,295
English 45,210 23,525 21,680 421,720 219,020 202,700
French 50 25 25 104,290 46,685 57,600
Non-official languages 460 280 175 3,585 1,835 1,750
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 80 30 55
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 55 25 30
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 60 25 30
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 15 10 10
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 40 15 25
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 0 0 0 25 10 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 25 0 20
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 460 280 180 3,505 1,805 1,700
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 10 0 635 385 255
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 20 0 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 25 0 20
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 0 0 0 615 380 235
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 10 0 0 595 370 220
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 0 0 0 15 10 10
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 0 0 0 155 50 105
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Vietnamese 0 0 0 155 50 105
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 10 0 45 20 25
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 10 10 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10 10 0 30 10 20
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 30 15 10
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 10
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 440 270 170 1,030 495 535
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 0 0 0 215 85 135
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 0 0 0 215 80 135
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 10 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 35 10 25
Russian 0 0 0 110 35 80
Serbian 0 0 0 20 10 15
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 15 10 10
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 410 245 165 120 50 70
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 10 10 0
Dutch 40 20 20 15 10 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 345 205 140 80 25 45
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 10 0 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 10 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 15 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages 0 0 0 125 65 60
Indo-Aryan languages 0 0 0 50 25 25
Bengali 0 0 0 10 10 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 15 15 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 10 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 15 0 0
Iranian languages 0 0 0 75 35 40
Kurdish 0 0 0 10 10 10
Pashto 0 0 0 10 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 60 25 30
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 30 25 10 555 290 260
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 40 30 15
Portuguese 0 0 0 120 80 45
Romanian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Spanish 30 25 10 385 185 205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 0 0 0 55 20 30
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 85 50 45
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 30 10 20
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 10 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 15 0 15
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 10 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 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 0 0 0 45 20 25
American Sign Language 0 0 0 25 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 15 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 10 0 0 1,295 690 610
Chinese languages 10 10 10 1,290 685 605
Cantonese 0 0 0 515 295 230
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 10 0 0 730 360 375
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 30 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 10 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 0 0 0 30 15 15
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 30 15 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 30 15 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 10 0
Turkish 0 0 0 15 10 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 10 0 10
Hungarian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Multiple responses 190 70 120 38,475 18,575 19,895
English and French 70 15 60 34,400 16,545 17,855
English and non-official language 105 55 50 2,985 1,495 1,490
French and non-official language 0 0 0 170 80 90
English, French and non-official language 15 0 15 920 460 460
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 45,900 23,900 22,000 568,070 286,125 281,945
None 44,855 23,345 21,510 378,905 196,195 182,710
English 270 165 105 61,405 28,170 33,235
French 195 40 150 116,765 56,340 60,420
Non-official language 555 335 220 9,070 4,555 4,520
Aboriginal 0 0 0 165 45 120
Non-Aboriginal 555 330 225 8,910 4,505 4,400
English and French 0 0 0 145 55 90
English and non-official language 10 0 0 400 180 215
French and non-official language 20 10 15 1,365 615 755
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 10 10 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 74,350 36,680 37,665 960,570 466,105 494,470
Non-movers 66,445 32,800 33,650 821,710 397,950 423,760
Movers 7,900 3,885 4,015 138,865 68,155 70,710
Non-migrants 4,045 1,975 2,070 96,480 47,245 49,235
Migrants 3,860 1,910 1,945 42,380 20,910 21,470
Internal migrants 3,570 1,765 1,805 29,090 14,200 14,890
Intraprovincial migrants 3,335 1,640 1,695 16,465 7,810 8,655
Interprovincial migrants 230 120 105 12,620 6,385 6,240
External migrants 285 145 145 13,295 6,715 6,585
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 70,775 34,845 35,930 917,190 444,170 473,020
Non-movers 47,885 23,880 24,000 539,410 260,105 279,305
Movers 22,890 10,965 11,930 377,780 184,065 193,720
Non-migrants 11,740 5,695 6,045 247,995 120,400 127,595
Migrants 11,150 5,270 5,885 129,785 63,660 66,120
Internal migrants 10,445 4,890 5,555 85,295 41,255 44,040
Intraprovincial migrants 9,785 4,580 5,205 48,640 23,110 25,535
Interprovincial migrants 660 315 350 36,655 18,150 18,505
External migrants 710 375 330 44,490 22,410 22,085

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Perth, CTY [Census division], Ontario and Ottawa - Gatineau [Population centre], Ontario/Quebec (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 16, 2024).

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