Census Profile, 2016 Census
Halifax [Census metropolitan area], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [Province]
Characteristic |
Halifax Nova Scotia [Census metropolitan area] |
Nova Scotia [Province] |
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Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Counts (unless otherwise specified) | ||||||
Population and dwellings | ||||||
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 | 403,390 | ... | ... | 923,598 | ... | ... |
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 | 390,328 | ... | ... | 921,727 | ... | ... |
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 | 3.3 | ... | ... | 0.2 | ... | ... |
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 | 187,478 | ... | ... | 458,568 | ... | ... |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 | 173,459 | ... | ... | 401,990 | ... | ... |
Population density per square kilometre | 73.4 | ... | ... | 17.4 | ... | ... |
Land area in square kilometres | 5,496.31 | ... | ... | 52,942.27 | ... | ... |
Age characteristics | ||||||
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 | 403,390 | 195,330 | 208,060 | 923,600 | 446,885 | 476,715 |
0 to 14 years | 60,535 | 30,915 | 29,620 | 133,825 | 68,370 | 65,455 |
0 to 4 years | 19,790 | 10,085 | 9,710 | 42,005 | 21,365 | 20,640 |
5 to 9 years | 20,745 | 10,620 | 10,125 | 45,980 | 23,650 | 22,330 |
10 to 14 years | 19,995 | 10,210 | 9,790 | 45,845 | 23,350 | 22,490 |
15 to 64 years | 279,680 | 136,280 | 143,400 | 605,950 | 295,100 | 310,845 |
15 to 19 years | 22,340 | 11,320 | 11,020 | 51,255 | 26,240 | 25,015 |
20 to 24 years | 30,225 | 15,020 | 15,210 | 56,160 | 28,150 | 28,010 |
25 to 29 years | 30,200 | 15,180 | 15,025 | 53,725 | 26,790 | 26,940 |
30 to 34 years | 27,470 | 13,495 | 13,980 | 51,730 | 25,130 | 26,600 |
35 to 39 years | 25,715 | 12,285 | 13,430 | 52,010 | 24,560 | 27,450 |
40 to 44 years | 26,645 | 12,810 | 13,835 | 57,050 | 27,245 | 29,805 |
45 to 49 years | 27,740 | 13,170 | 14,565 | 61,890 | 29,720 | 32,170 |
50 to 54 years | 32,665 | 15,860 | 16,805 | 75,675 | 36,615 | 39,065 |
55 to 59 years | 30,610 | 14,815 | 15,795 | 76,505 | 36,925 | 39,580 |
60 to 64 years | 26,065 | 12,330 | 13,735 | 69,960 | 33,735 | 36,225 |
65 years and over | 63,175 | 28,135 | 35,040 | 183,820 | 83,415 | 100,405 |
65 to 69 years | 22,510 | 10,635 | 11,880 | 63,710 | 30,810 | 32,905 |
70 to 74 years | 15,525 | 7,250 | 8,275 | 45,005 | 21,520 | 23,485 |
75 to 79 years | 10,440 | 4,700 | 5,740 | 31,545 | 14,520 | 17,030 |
80 to 84 years | 7,505 | 3,195 | 4,305 | 21,915 | 9,425 | 12,495 |
85 years and over | 7,190 | 2,355 | 4,835 | 21,645 | 7,140 | 14,505 |
85 to 89 years | 4,410 | 1,585 | 2,820 | 13,205 | 4,845 | 8,360 |
90 to 94 years | 2,120 | 610 | 1,505 | 6,320 | 1,830 | 4,485 |
95 to 99 years | 605 | 145 | 460 | 1,855 | 415 | 1,430 |
100 years and over | 60 | 10 | 50 | 270 | 45 | 225 |
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
0 to 14 years | 15.0 | 15.8 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 13.7 |
15 to 64 years | 69.3 | 69.8 | 68.9 | 65.6 | 66.0 | 65.2 |
65 years and over | 15.7 | 14.4 | 16.8 | 19.9 | 18.7 | 21.1 |
85 years and over | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
Average age of the population | 40.9 | 39.9 | 41.8 | 43.5 | 42.5 | 44.4 |
Median age of the population | 41.0 | 39.8 | 42.1 | 45.5 | 44.5 | 46.4 |
Household and dwelling characteristics | ||||||
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 | 173,460 | ... | ... | 401,990 | ... | ... |
Single-detached house | 86,615 | ... | ... | 263,470 | ... | ... |
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys | 21,000 | ... | ... | 21,350 | ... | ... |
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 | 61,850 | ... | ... | 102,300 | ... | ... |
Semi-detached house | 11,785 | ... | ... | 20,465 | ... | ... |
Row house | 6,655 | ... | ... | 10,215 | ... | ... |
Apartment or flat in a duplex | 6,270 | ... | ... | 12,435 | ... | ... |
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys | 36,895 | ... | ... | 58,405 | ... | ... |
Other single-attached house | 235 | ... | ... | 780 | ... | ... |
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 | 3,995 | ... | ... | 14,870 | ... | ... |
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 | 173,460 | ... | ... | 401,990 | ... | ... |
1 person | 51,180 | ... | ... | 118,670 | ... | ... |
2 persons | 64,425 | ... | ... | 156,825 | ... | ... |
3 persons | 27,260 | ... | ... | 60,250 | ... | ... |
4 persons | 21,020 | ... | ... | 44,970 | ... | ... |
5 or more persons | 9,575 | ... | ... | 21,275 | ... | ... |
Number of persons in private households | 397,635 | ... | ... | 908,340 | ... | ... |
Average household size | 2.3 | ... | ... | 2.3 | ... | ... |
Marital status | ||||||
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 | 342,850 | 164,415 | 178,440 | 789,770 | 378,515 | 411,255 |
Married or living common law | 192,590 | 96,120 | 96,470 | 454,970 | 227,220 | 227,750 |
Married | 154,070 | 76,915 | 77,155 | 369,695 | 184,705 | 184,990 |
Living common law | 38,515 | 19,205 | 19,310 | 85,275 | 42,515 | 42,760 |
Not married and not living common law | 150,265 | 68,295 | 81,970 | 334,800 | 151,295 | 183,505 |
Never married | 102,415 | 52,850 | 49,565 | 209,455 | 110,175 | 99,280 |
Separated | 9,785 | 4,175 | 5,605 | 24,105 | 10,450 | 13,655 |
Divorced | 20,615 | 7,610 | 13,000 | 48,835 | 19,715 | 29,115 |
Widowed | 17,450 | 3,655 | 13,800 | 52,405 | 10,955 | 41,455 |
Family characteristics | ||||||
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 | 113,630 | ... | ... | 270,965 | ... | ... |
2 persons | 62,585 | ... | ... | 157,600 | ... | ... |
3 persons | 24,880 | ... | ... | 56,625 | ... | ... |
4 persons | 19,240 | ... | ... | 41,095 | ... | ... |
5 or more persons | 6,920 | ... | ... | 15,645 | ... | ... |
Average size of census families | 2.8 | ... | ... | 2.7 | ... | ... |
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 | 113,630 | ... | ... | 270,965 | ... | ... |
Total couple families | 94,735 | ... | ... | 224,065 | ... | ... |
Married couples | 75,480 | ... | ... | 181,435 | ... | ... |
Common-law couples | 19,255 | ... | ... | 42,630 | ... | ... |
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent | 18,890 | ... | ... | 46,900 | ... | ... |
Female parent | 15,265 | ... | ... | 37,595 | ... | ... |
Male parent | 3,630 | ... | ... | 9,305 | ... | ... |
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data | 94,735 | ... | ... | 224,065 | ... | ... |
Couples without children | 50,640 | ... | ... | 128,125 | ... | ... |
Couples with children | 44,095 | ... | ... | 95,940 | ... | ... |
1 child | 19,600 | ... | ... | 43,810 | ... | ... |
2 children | 17,945 | ... | ... | 37,595 | ... | ... |
3 or more children | 6,550 | ... | ... | 14,535 | ... | ... |
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data | 18,895 | ... | ... | 46,900 | ... | ... |
1 child | 11,950 | ... | ... | 29,480 | ... | ... |
2 children | 5,285 | ... | ... | 12,810 | ... | ... |
3 or more children | 1,665 | ... | ... | 4,610 | ... | ... |
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data | 84,200 | 39,385 | 44,815 | 175,575 | 81,140 | 94,435 |
Household type | ||||||
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 | 173,460 | ... | ... | 401,990 | ... | ... |
One-census-family households | 109,000 | ... | ... | 260,280 | ... | ... |
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 | 48,760 | ... | ... | 124,000 | ... | ... |
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 | 60,240 | ... | ... | 136,280 | ... | ... |
Multiple-census-family households | 2,290 | ... | ... | 5,285 | ... | ... |
Non-census-family households | 62,170 | ... | ... | 136,425 | ... | ... |
One-person households | 51,180 | ... | ... | 118,675 | ... | ... |
Two-or-more person non-census-family households | 10,985 | ... | ... | 17,750 | ... | ... |
Knowledge of official languages![]() |
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Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 | 399,575 | 193,735 | 205,840 | 912,300 | 442,470 | 469,830 |
English only | 347,440 | 170,905 | 176,530 | 813,480 | 398,950 | 414,530 |
French only | 340 | 160 | 180 | 705 | 305 | 400 |
English and French | 49,585 | 21,650 | 27,935 | 95,380 | 41,925 | 53,460 |
Neither English nor French | 2,205 | 1,020 | 1,190 | 2,735 | 1,295 | 1,440 |
First official language spoken![]() |
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Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 | 399,575 | 193,735 | 205,840 | 912,295 | 442,470 | 469,830 |
English | 386,355 | 187,275 | 199,075 | 879,465 | 426,535 | 452,930 |
French | 9,900 | 4,910 | 4,985 | 28,490 | 13,890 | 14,600 |
English and French | 1,210 | 570 | 640 | 1,760 | 825 | 930 |
Neither English nor French | 2,115 | 975 | 1,140 | 2,585 | 1,215 | 1,365 |
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 | 10,500 | 5,195 | 5,305 | 29,370 | 14,300 | 15,070 |
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Mother tongue![]() |
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Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 | 399,575 | 193,730 | 205,840 | 912,295 | 442,470 | 469,830 |
Single responses | 394,420 | 191,200 | 203,225 | 904,240 | 438,550 | 465,690 |
Official languages | 363,560 | 175,515 | 188,045 | 859,690 | 416,245 | 443,445 |
English | 353,415 | 170,515 | 182,900 | 830,220 | 401,980 | 428,240 |
French | 10,145 | 4,995 | 5,145 | 29,465 | 14,265 | 15,205 |
Non-official languages | 30,865 | 15,685 | 15,180 | 44,550 | 22,305 | 22,245 |
Aboriginal languages | 80 | 40 | 35 | 4,290 | 2,020 | 2,270 |
Algonquian languages | 60 | 35 | 25 | 4,210 | 1,985 | 2,225 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moose Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plains Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Southern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swampy Cree | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Woods Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 50 | 30 | 25 | 4,190 | 1,975 | 2,215 |
Malecite | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Mi'kmaq | 55 | 25 | 25 | 4,185 | 1,970 | 2,215 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Algonquin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ojibway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 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 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 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 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 | 5 | 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 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 60 | 30 | 35 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Inuktitut | 10 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 30 | 30 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
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 | 5 | 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 | 5 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 30,790 | 15,645 | 15,145 | 40,260 | 20,285 | 19,975 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 7,025 | 3,845 | 3,175 | 7,760 | 4,275 | 3,480 |
Berber languages | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Kabyle | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Cushitic languages | 115 | 60 | 55 | 130 | 65 | 65 |
Bilen | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Oromo | 55 | 35 | 25 | 60 | 30 | 25 |
Somali | 50 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 20 | 30 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Semitic languages | 6,895 | 3,780 | 3,115 | 7,615 | 4,205 | 3,415 |
Amharic | 110 | 50 | 60 | 115 | 50 | 65 |
Arabic | 6,430 | 3,545 | 2,880 | 7,110 | 3,950 | 3,165 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Harari | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hebrew | 195 | 105 | 90 | 210 | 115 | 95 |
Maltese | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Tigrigna | 140 | 65 | 75 | 140 | 65 | 80 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 405 | 200 | 205 | 505 | 245 | 260 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Vietnamese | 395 | 195 | 200 | 490 | 240 | 250 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austronesian languages | 1,665 | 730 | 935 | 2,235 | 940 | 1,300 |
Bikol | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Cebuano | 105 | 45 | 60 | 150 | 60 | 90 |
Fijian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hiligaynon | 20 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
Ilocano | 50 | 15 | 30 | 55 | 15 | 40 |
Malagasy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Malay | 35 | 15 | 20 | 55 | 25 | 35 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Pangasinan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 1,420 | 630 | 790 | 1,905 | 810 | 1,090 |
Waray-Waray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Creole languages | 60 | 40 | 15 | 95 | 60 | 35 |
Haitian Creole | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 30 | 25 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 10 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 25 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 35 | 20 |
Dravidian languages | 870 | 510 | 360 | 1,010 | 595 | 420 |
Kannada | 30 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 15 |
Malayalam | 310 | 165 | 140 | 365 | 205 | 165 |
Tamil | 255 | 160 | 100 | 315 | 185 | 130 |
Telugu | 265 | 170 | 105 | 285 | 180 | 110 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indo-European languages | 12,660 | 6,405 | 6,255 | 18,590 | 9,320 | 9,270 |
Albanian | 250 | 120 | 125 | 275 | 130 | 140 |
Armenian | 30 | 20 | 10 | 35 | 30 | 10 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 2,790 | 1,350 | 1,440 | 3,470 | 1,645 | 1,830 |
Baltic languages | 55 | 15 | 40 | 100 | 35 | 60 |
Latvian | 25 | 10 | 15 | 50 | 20 | 30 |
Lithuanian | 30 | 5 | 25 | 45 | 15 | 30 |
Slavic languages | 2,730 | 1,340 | 1,395 | 3,375 | 1,610 | 1,765 |
Belarusan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Bosnian | 115 | 60 | 55 | 120 | 60 | 65 |
Bulgarian | 40 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 25 | 30 |
Croatian | 190 | 90 | 95 | 225 | 105 | 115 |
Czech | 145 | 70 | 70 | 205 | 105 | 100 |
Macedonian | 15 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Polish | 590 | 290 | 305 | 795 | 365 | 435 |
Russian | 1,155 | 565 | 585 | 1,285 | 615 | 670 |
Serbian | 110 | 50 | 55 | 115 | 60 | 65 |
Serbo-Croatian | 80 | 40 | 35 | 80 | 40 | 40 |
Slovak | 85 | 40 | 40 | 100 | 45 | 55 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 20 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 15 | 15 |
Ukrainian | 190 | 95 | 100 | 320 | 155 | 170 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Celtic languages | 45 | 20 | 25 | 185 | 80 | 100 |
Scottish Gaelic | 25 | 10 | 15 | 145 | 65 | 85 |
Welsh | 15 | 15 | 5 | 30 | 10 | 15 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Germanic languages | 2,075 | 995 | 1,075 | 5,700 | 2,800 | 2,900 |
Afrikaans | 80 | 40 | 40 | 120 | 55 | 60 |
Danish | 100 | 60 | 35 | 160 | 105 | 60 |
Dutch | 490 | 235 | 255 | 1,620 | 815 | 805 |
Frisian | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 15 |
German | 1,205 | 555 | 645 | 3,435 | 1,645 | 1,790 |
Icelandic | 30 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Norwegian | 75 | 45 | 35 | 110 | 60 | 50 |
Swedish | 65 | 25 | 40 | 110 | 45 | 65 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 15 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Yiddish | 15 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
Greek | 660 | 335 | 325 | 760 | 390 | 365 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 4,295 | 2,350 | 1,950 | 4,835 | 2,650 | 2,190 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 2,950 | 1,645 | 1,300 | 3,385 | 1,895 | 1,490 |
Bengali | 440 | 270 | 175 | 475 | 290 | 185 |
Gujarati | 175 | 115 | 60 | 195 | 125 | 70 |
Hindi | 655 | 395 | 265 | 745 | 445 | 300 |
Kashmiri | 10 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Konkani | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Marathi | 65 | 35 | 30 | 70 | 35 | 35 |
Nepali | 530 | 255 | 275 | 530 | 255 | 275 |
Oriya (Odia) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 475 | 250 | 220 | 585 | 310 | 270 |
Sindhi | 15 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 145 | 70 | 75 | 165 | 85 | 85 |
Urdu | 440 | 240 | 195 | 575 | 330 | 245 |
Iranian languages | 1,330 | 685 | 640 | 1,425 | 740 | 690 |
Kurdish | 110 | 60 | 50 | 115 | 65 | 50 |
Pashto | 65 | 40 | 30 | 80 | 45 | 35 |
Persian (Farsi) | 1,145 | 590 | 560 | 1,230 | 630 | 605 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 25 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 2,515 | 1,210 | 1,305 | 3,335 | 1,605 | 1,730 |
Catalan | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Italian | 555 | 290 | 265 | 745 | 400 | 340 |
Portuguese | 385 | 185 | 205 | 520 | 245 | 270 |
Romanian | 185 | 90 | 95 | 225 | 110 | 120 |
Spanish | 1,375 | 640 | 735 | 1,830 | 840 | 985 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Japanese | 255 | 65 | 185 | 360 | 100 | 260 |
Kartvelian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgian | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Korean | 900 | 380 | 520 | 1,095 | 475 | 620 |
Mongolic languages | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Mongolian | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Niger-Congo languages | 535 | 275 | 260 | 630 | 325 | 305 |
Akan (Twi) | 35 | 15 | 20 | 40 | 25 | 25 |
Bamanankan | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Edo | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Ewe | 30 | 25 | 10 | 40 | 25 | 10 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Ga | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Ganda | 20 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
Igbo | 35 | 20 | 15 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Lingala | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 20 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 45 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 15 | 30 |
Shona | 25 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Swahili | 120 | 60 | 65 | 135 | 65 | 70 |
Wolof | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Yoruba | 55 | 30 | 25 | 65 | 35 | 30 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 120 | 60 | 55 | 140 | 75 | 70 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 65 | 35 | 30 | 75 | 40 | 40 |
Dinka | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 50 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 25 | 25 |
Sign languages | 115 | 55 | 60 | 190 | 90 | 100 |
American Sign Language | 55 | 25 | 25 | 85 | 40 | 50 |
Quebec Sign Language | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sign languages, n.i.e | 60 | 30 | 35 | 105 | 50 | 55 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 5,500 | 2,745 | 2,755 | 6,665 | 3,335 | 3,330 |
Chinese languages | 5,480 | 2,735 | 2,740 | 6,635 | 3,320 | 3,315 |
Cantonese | 925 | 425 | 500 | 1,145 | 535 | 610 |
Hakka | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
Mandarin | 3,950 | 1,970 | 1,975 | 4,640 | 2,325 | 2,315 |
Min Dong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 95 | 45 | 50 | 120 | 50 | 70 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 45 | 25 | 20 | 50 | 30 | 20 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 435 | 250 | 180 | 645 | 365 | 280 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 20 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 20 |
Burmese | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Karenic languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tibetan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 90 | 35 | 50 | 155 | 55 | 100 |
Lao | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Thai | 85 | 30 | 50 | 150 | 50 | 100 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkic languages | 390 | 215 | 175 | 445 | 240 | 205 |
Azerbaijani | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Turkish | 255 | 135 | 115 | 305 | 165 | 140 |
Uyghur | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Uzbek | 110 | 60 | 50 | 110 | 60 | 50 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Uralic languages | 240 | 100 | 140 | 415 | 180 | 235 |
Estonian | 25 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 25 |
Finnish | 40 | 10 | 30 | 95 | 30 | 60 |
Hungarian | 175 | 80 | 95 | 275 | 130 | 150 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
Multiple responses | 5,150 | 2,535 | 2,615 | 8,060 | 3,920 | 4,140 |
English and French | 1,775 | 815 | 960 | 3,445 | 1,600 | 1,850 |
English and non-official language | 3,045 | 1,555 | 1,485 | 4,180 | 2,110 | 2,070 |
French and non-official language | 175 | 90 | 85 | 225 | 115 | 105 |
English, French and non-official language | 160 | 75 | 85 | 210 | 90 | 120 |
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Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 | 399,575 | 193,735 | 205,840 | 912,300 | 442,470 | 469,830 |
Single responses | 391,285 | 189,555 | 201,725 | 900,755 | 436,755 | 464,000 |
Official languages | 374,880 | 181,210 | 193,665 | 878,015 | 425,220 | 452,795 |
English | 371,215 | 179,410 | 191,800 | 863,550 | 418,315 | 445,240 |
French | 3,660 | 1,800 | 1,860 | 14,460 | 6,910 | 7,560 |
Non-official languages | 16,405 | 8,345 | 8,060 | 22,740 | 11,540 | 11,205 |
Aboriginal languages | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2,570 | 1,285 | 1,295 |
Algonquian languages | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2,565 | 1,280 | 1,285 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moose Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plains Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swampy Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Woods Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2,560 | 1,280 | 1,280 |
Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mi'kmaq | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2,560 | 1,275 | 1,280 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algonquin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ojibway | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuktitut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 16,390 | 8,335 | 8,050 | 20,170 | 10,255 | 9,915 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 4,190 | 2,215 | 1,980 | 4,630 | 2,450 | 2,180 |
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 | 75 | 35 | 40 | 85 | 40 | 45 |
Bilen | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Oromo | 45 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 20 | 25 |
Somali | 25 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Semitic languages | 4,115 | 2,175 | 1,945 | 4,540 | 2,405 | 2,130 |
Amharic | 50 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 25 | 30 |
Arabic | 3,845 | 2,045 | 1,800 | 4,260 | 2,270 | 1,990 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Hebrew | 115 | 65 | 50 | 125 | 70 | 55 |
Maltese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tigrigna | 95 | 40 | 55 | 95 | 40 | 55 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 255 | 125 | 130 | 330 | 160 | 165 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vietnamese | 255 | 125 | 130 | 330 | 165 | 170 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austronesian languages | 895 | 430 | 460 | 1,140 | 550 | 585 |
Bikol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cebuano | 50 | 20 | 30 | 55 | 20 | 35 |
Fijian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hiligaynon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Ilocano | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Malagasy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pangasinan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 825 | 405 | 420 | 1,065 | 520 | 545 |
Waray-Waray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Creole languages | 20 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 20 |
Haitian Creole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
Dravidian languages | 390 | 230 | 165 | 425 | 240 | 185 |
Kannada | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Malayalam | 135 | 75 | 60 | 140 | 75 | 60 |
Tamil | 120 | 65 | 50 | 140 | 80 | 60 |
Telugu | 130 | 75 | 50 | 125 | 80 | 50 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indo-European languages | 5,505 | 2,765 | 2,740 | 7,410 | 3,715 | 3,690 |
Albanian | 110 | 55 | 55 | 110 | 60 | 55 |
Armenian | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 1,275 | 625 | 650 | 1,405 | 680 | 720 |
Baltic languages | 20 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 15 |
Latvian | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Lithuanian | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Slavic languages | 1,255 | 620 | 635 | 1,375 | 675 | 700 |
Belarusan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bosnian | 65 | 35 | 30 | 65 | 30 | 30 |
Bulgarian | 20 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Croatian | 60 | 20 | 35 | 65 | 25 | 40 |
Czech | 40 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 25 | 20 |
Macedonian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Polish | 180 | 80 | 100 | 235 | 105 | 125 |
Russian | 740 | 365 | 370 | 785 | 385 | 390 |
Serbian | 60 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 25 | 35 |
Serbo-Croatian | 30 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 10 |
Slovak | 25 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ukrainian | 45 | 30 | 20 | 55 | 30 | 20 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Celtic languages | 15 | 10 | 5 | 60 | 35 | 30 |
Scottish Gaelic | 20 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 35 | 30 |
Welsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Germanic languages | 360 | 170 | 185 | 1,490 | 725 | 760 |
Afrikaans | 20 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Danish | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Dutch | 45 | 25 | 25 | 135 | 70 | 70 |
Frisian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
German | 240 | 115 | 125 | 1,225 | 600 | 625 |
Icelandic | 25 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 15 |
Norwegian | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 10 |
Swedish | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Yiddish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Greek | 245 | 125 | 125 | 270 | 135 | 130 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 2,550 | 1,335 | 1,215 | 2,815 | 1,475 | 1,335 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 1,650 | 885 | 765 | 1,850 | 995 | 860 |
Bengali | 225 | 125 | 105 | 250 | 135 | 115 |
Gujarati | 95 | 60 | 35 | 100 | 60 | 35 |
Hindi | 280 | 180 | 105 | 310 | 190 | 120 |
Kashmiri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Konkani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marathi | 25 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Nepali | 475 | 235 | 240 | 475 | 235 | 240 |
Oriya (Odia) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 205 | 100 | 105 | 250 | 125 | 125 |
Sindhi | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 85 | 40 | 40 | 95 | 45 | 50 |
Urdu | 250 | 130 | 120 | 340 | 175 | 165 |
Iranian languages | 895 | 445 | 450 | 960 | 475 | 480 |
Kurdish | 85 | 45 | 35 | 85 | 50 | 40 |
Pashto | 35 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Persian (Farsi) | 775 | 380 | 395 | 825 | 405 | 420 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 935 | 430 | 500 | 1,240 | 595 | 645 |
Catalan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Italian | 130 | 55 | 75 | 165 | 70 | 85 |
Portuguese | 150 | 70 | 85 | 195 | 90 | 105 |
Romanian | 60 | 25 | 35 | 70 | 35 | 35 |
Spanish | 585 | 275 | 310 | 810 | 390 | 420 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Japanese | 80 | 25 | 50 | 110 | 35 | 70 |
Kartvelian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Korean | 610 | 270 | 340 | 710 | 330 | 385 |
Mongolic languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mongolian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Niger-Congo languages | 150 | 70 | 75 | 165 | 80 | 85 |
Akan (Twi) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Bamanankan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Edo | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ewe | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ga | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Ganda | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Igbo | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Lingala | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Shona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swahili | 50 | 25 | 30 | 60 | 30 | 35 |
Wolof | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yoruba | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 25 | 15 | 10 | 35 | 20 | 20 |
Dinka | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
Sign languages | 155 | 75 | 80 | 285 | 145 | 140 |
American Sign Language | 65 | 30 | 35 | 110 | 55 | 60 |
Quebec Sign Language | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sign languages, n.i.e | 90 | 45 | 45 | 175 | 90 | 80 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 3,825 | 1,965 | 1,865 | 4,550 | 2,345 | 2,200 |
Chinese languages | 3,825 | 1,960 | 1,860 | 4,545 | 2,345 | 2,200 |
Cantonese | 525 | 280 | 250 | 640 | 335 | 310 |
Hakka | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Mandarin | 2,935 | 1,475 | 1,455 | 3,410 | 1,740 | 1,675 |
Min Dong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 40 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 25 | 25 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 20 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 290 | 170 | 120 | 415 | 235 | 180 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Burmese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Karenic languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tibetan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 25 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 20 | 35 |
Lao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thai | 30 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 15 | 35 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkic languages | 195 | 100 | 95 | 215 | 110 | 105 |
Azerbaijani | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Turkish | 120 | 65 | 55 | 140 | 70 | 75 |
Uyghur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uzbek | 70 | 35 | 30 | 70 | 40 | 30 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Uralic languages | 50 | 25 | 25 | 75 | 35 | 40 |
Estonian | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Finnish | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Hungarian | 45 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 25 | 30 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Multiple responses | 8,295 | 4,175 | 4,115 | 11,540 | 5,715 | 5,825 |
English and French | 1,155 | 535 | 620 | 2,180 | 995 | 1,185 |
English and non-official language | 6,810 | 3,475 | 3,335 | 8,970 | 4,515 | 4,450 |
French and non-official language | 65 | 40 | 25 | 75 | 40 | 30 |
English, French and non-official language | 260 | 125 | 130 | 315 | 155 | 160 |
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Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 | 399,575 | 193,735 | 205,840 | 912,295 | 442,470 | 469,825 |
None | 370,645 | 179,735 | 190,910 | 861,780 | 418,525 | 443,260 |
English | 9,220 | 4,715 | 4,500 | 17,005 | 8,480 | 8,525 |
French | 8,485 | 3,710 | 4,780 | 16,390 | 7,210 | 9,175 |
Non-official language | 10,605 | 5,290 | 5,320 | 16,275 | 7,850 | 8,420 |
Aboriginal | 105 | 45 | 55 | 2,135 | 930 | 1,205 |
Non-Aboriginal | 10,500 | 5,240 | 5,260 | 14,135 | 6,920 | 7,220 |
English and French | 125 | 55 | 70 | 150 | 70 | 80 |
English and non-official language | 190 | 90 | 100 | 220 | 105 | 115 |
French and non-official language | 305 | 140 | 165 | 470 | 230 | 245 |
English, French and non-official language | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Income of individuals in 2015 | ||||||
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 | 337,215 | 161,965 | 175,250 | 774,750 | 372,455 | 402,290 |
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data | 323,835 | 155,495 | 168,340 | 744,260 | 358,055 | 386,205 |
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 36,089 | 42,874 | 31,004 | 31,813 | 38,379 | 26,750 |
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data | 323,945 | 155,515 | 168,435 | 744,545 | 358,085 | 386,455 |
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 31,754 | 36,910 | 27,847 | 28,627 | 33,642 | 24,590 |
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data | 293,570 | 143,465 | 150,105 | 648,960 | 320,380 | 328,580 |
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 34,893 | 41,760 | 29,205 | 29,938 | 36,363 | 24,497 |
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data | 223,470 | 93,715 | 129,765 | 554,985 | 243,860 | 311,130 |
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) | 4,496 | 3,892 | 4,737 | 7,438 | 8,175 | 6,961 |
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data | 243,395 | 121,815 | 121,585 | 523,020 | 264,375 | 258,645 |
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 34,240 | 40,169 | 29,594 | 29,979 | 35,676 | 25,405 |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 | 337,210 | 161,965 | 175,245 | 774,750 | 372,455 | 402,295 |
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data | 324,115 | 155,475 | 168,640 | 744,275 | 357,820 | 386,455 |
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 46,429 | 55,049 | 38,482 | 41,479 | 49,413 | 34,132 |
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data | 324,225 | 155,505 | 168,720 | 744,560 | 357,855 | 386,710 |
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 37,502 | 43,439 | 32,031 | 34,175 | 39,776 | 28,993 |
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data | 293,715 | 143,570 | 150,150 | 648,910 | 320,370 | 328,540 |
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 45,940 | 55,168 | 37,117 | 40,299 | 48,457 | 32,345 |
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data | 224,080 | 93,415 | 130,665 | 555,740 | 243,445 | 312,295 |
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) | 6,937 | 6,831 | 7,013 | 8,495 | 8,859 | 8,211 |
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data | 243,395 | 121,865 | 121,535 | 523,020 | 264,475 | 258,545 |
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 44,079 | 51,868 | 36,269 | 39,522 | 46,606 | 32,275 |
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 | 337,210 | 161,965 | 175,250 | 774,750 | 372,455 | 402,295 |
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 | 125,080 | 67,375 | 57,705 | 245,425 | 131,095 | 114,325 |
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 | 51,704 | 58,003 | 45,756 | 47,665 | 53,785 | 42,236 |
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 | 61,471 | 69,022 | 52,655 | 56,820 | 63,886 | 48,717 |
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 | 89.6 | 92.4 | 86.0 | 84.6 | 87.7 | 80.7 |
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 | 71.3 | 74.0 | 67.8 | 66.9 | 69.7 | 63.3 |
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 12.3 | 19.3 |
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 | 337,215 | 161,965 | 175,250 | 774,750 | 372,455 | 402,295 |
Without total income | 13,380 | 6,470 | 6,905 | 30,485 | 14,395 | 16,090 |
With total income | 323,835 | 155,495 | 168,340 | 744,265 | 358,060 | 386,205 |
Percentage with total income | 96.0 | 96.0 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 96.0 |
Under $10,000 (including loss) | 44,175 | 19,485 | 24,690 | 104,125 | 43,575 | 60,545 |
$10,000 to $19,999 | 49,890 | 19,075 | 30,815 | 134,355 | 50,310 | 84,050 |
$20,000 to $29,999 | 43,125 | 16,950 | 26,180 | 114,855 | 47,195 | 67,660 |
$30,000 to $39,999 | 40,205 | 17,350 | 22,855 | 98,325 | 45,040 | 53,280 |
$40,000 to $49,999 | 35,125 | 16,250 | 18,880 | 79,435 | 39,605 | 39,830 |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 27,080 | 14,190 | 12,890 | 57,255 | 32,255 | 25,000 |
$60,000 to $69,999 | 21,015 | 12,085 | 8,930 | 41,715 | 25,830 | 15,885 |
$70,000 to $79,999 | 17,485 | 10,065 | 7,425 | 33,195 | 19,945 | 13,250 |
$80,000 to $89,999 | 13,780 | 8,055 | 5,720 | 25,500 | 14,900 | 10,605 |
$90,000 to $99,999 | 8,685 | 5,610 | 3,075 | 15,530 | 10,095 | 5,435 |
$100,000 and over | 23,265 | 16,395 | 6,870 | 39,965 | 29,300 | 10,665 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 15,955 | 10,955 | 5,005 | 28,130 | 20,205 | 7,925 |
$150,000 and over | 7,305 | 5,435 | 1,870 | 11,835 | 9,095 | 2,745 |
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 | 337,210 | 161,965 | 175,250 | 774,750 | 372,455 | 402,295 |
Without after-tax income | 13,265 | 6,455 | 6,810 | 30,205 | 14,370 | 15,840 |
With after-tax income | 323,945 | 155,510 | 168,435 | 744,540 | 358,085 | 386,455 |
Percentage with after-tax income | 96.1 | 96.0 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 96.1 |
Under $10,000 (including loss) | 46,280 | 19,870 | 26,405 | 108,630 | 44,435 | 64,195 |
$10,000 to $19,999 | 53,335 | 20,640 | 32,695 | 142,975 | 54,160 | 88,815 |
$20,000 to $29,999 | 53,080 | 21,540 | 31,540 | 138,435 | 58,900 | 79,535 |
$30,000 to $39,999 | 50,375 | 22,485 | 27,890 | 119,130 | 56,990 | 62,145 |
$40,000 to $49,999 | 39,430 | 20,345 | 19,080 | 84,245 | 46,675 | 37,565 |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 28,465 | 16,480 | 11,980 | 56,235 | 34,590 | 21,645 |
$60,000 to $69,999 | 21,130 | 12,340 | 8,790 | 39,320 | 23,195 | 16,125 |
$70,000 to $79,999 | 11,720 | 7,570 | 4,150 | 21,210 | 13,950 | 7,260 |
$80,000 and over | 20,145 | 14,240 | 5,905 | 34,360 | 25,185 | 9,170 |
$80,000 to $89,999 | 6,510 | 4,395 | 2,115 | 11,615 | 8,185 | 3,430 |
$90,000 to $99,999 | 3,930 | 2,715 | 1,215 | 6,825 | 4,950 | 1,875 |
$100,000 and over | 9,710 | 7,130 | 2,580 | 15,915 | 12,050 | 3,860 |
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 | 337,215 | 161,965 | 175,250 | 774,745 | 372,455 | 402,295 |
Without employment income | 93,820 | 40,150 | 53,665 | 251,730 | 108,080 | 143,650 |
With employment income | 243,395 | 121,815 | 121,580 | 523,020 | 264,370 | 258,640 |
Percentage with employment income | 72.2 | 75.2 | 69.4 | 67.5 | 71.0 | 64.3 |
Under $5,000 (including loss) | 30,555 | 13,935 | 16,620 | 72,940 | 34,125 | 38,820 |
$5,000 to $9,999 | 19,565 | 8,465 | 11,095 | 45,820 | 19,475 | 26,350 |
$10,000 to $19,999 | 32,145 | 14,035 | 18,110 | 76,685 | 33,555 | 43,130 |
$20,000 to $29,999 | 27,995 | 12,400 | 15,595 | 66,155 | 29,385 | 36,770 |
$30,000 to $39,999 | 27,200 | 11,875 | 15,330 | 60,485 | 27,455 | 33,035 |
$40,000 to $49,999 | 23,805 | 10,935 | 12,870 | 49,395 | 24,470 | 24,925 |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 18,570 | 9,855 | 8,715 | 37,685 | 21,735 | 15,955 |
$60,000 to $69,999 | 15,070 | 8,815 | 6,255 | 28,695 | 17,955 | 10,740 |
$70,000 to $79,999 | 13,695 | 7,870 | 5,825 | 24,970 | 14,750 | 10,220 |
$80,000 and over | 34,795 | 23,630 | 11,165 | 60,175 | 41,470 | 18,705 |
$80,000 to $89,999 | 11,185 | 6,575 | 4,615 | 20,175 | 11,645 | 8,535 |
$90,000 to $99,999 | 6,745 | 4,560 | 2,185 | 11,685 | 7,975 | 3,715 |
$100,000 and over | 16,865 | 12,500 | 4,370 | 28,310 | 21,850 | 6,460 |
Income of households in 2015 | ||||||
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 | 173,460 | ... | ... | 401,990 | ... | ... |
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) | 69,522 | ... | ... | 60,764 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) | 59,240 | ... | ... | 53,129 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data | 51,180 | ... | ... | 118,670 | ... | ... |
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) | 36,094 | ... | ... | 30,377 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) | 31,580 | ... | ... | 27,511 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data | 122,280 | ... | ... | 283,320 | ... | ... |
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) | 87,754 | ... | ... | 77,136 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) | 74,104 | ... | ... | 66,538 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 | 173,460 | ... | ... | 401,990 | ... | ... |
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) | 86,753 | ... | ... | 76,797 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) | 70,099 | ... | ... | 63,299 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data | 51,215 | ... | ... | 118,705 | ... | ... |
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) | 44,657 | ... | ... | 39,601 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) | 36,398 | ... | ... | 32,962 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data | 122,245 | ... | ... | 283,285 | ... | ... |
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) | 104,389 | ... | ... | 92,383 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) | 84,218 | ... | ... | 76,011 | ... | ... |
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 | 173,460 | ... | ... | 401,990 | ... | ... |
Under $5,000 | 3,745 | ... | ... | 6,830 | ... | ... |
$5,000 to $9,999 | 3,085 | ... | ... | 7,755 | ... | ... |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 4,970 | ... | ... | 12,330 | ... | ... |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 6,260 | ... | ... | 20,155 | ... | ... |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 6,745 | ... | ... | 20,210 | ... | ... |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 6,525 | ... | ... | 18,700 | ... | ... |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 7,490 | ... | ... | 21,645 | ... | ... |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 7,415 | ... | ... | 19,995 | ... | ... |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 7,450 | ... | ... | 19,285 | ... | ... |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 7,255 | ... | ... | 18,235 | ... | ... |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 13,645 | ... | ... | 33,450 | ... | ... |
$60,000 to $69,999 | 12,730 | ... | ... | 30,470 | ... | ... |
$70,000 to $79,999 | 12,185 | ... | ... | 27,755 | ... | ... |
$80,000 to $89,999 | 11,010 | ... | ... | 24,340 | ... | ... |
$90,000 to $99,999 | 9,455 | ... | ... | 20,240 | ... | ... |
$100,000 and over | 53,490 | ... | ... | 100,600 | ... | ... |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 18,545 | ... | ... | 38,090 | ... | ... |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 12,670 | ... | ... | 24,330 | ... | ... |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 13,135 | ... | ... | 23,445 | ... | ... |
$200,000 and over | 9,140 | ... | ... | 14,730 | ... | ... |
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 | 173,455 | ... | ... | 401,990 | ... | ... |
Under $5,000 | 3,895 | ... | ... | 7,145 | ... | ... |
$5,000 to $9,999 | 3,150 | ... | ... | 7,885 | ... | ... |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 5,050 | ... | ... | 12,545 | ... | ... |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 6,735 | ... | ... | 21,370 | ... | ... |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 7,910 | ... | ... | 23,030 | ... | ... |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 8,185 | ... | ... | 22,365 | ... | ... |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 9,320 | ... | ... | 25,495 | ... | ... |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 9,190 | ... | ... | 23,945 | ... | ... |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 9,095 | ... | ... | 22,630 | ... | ... |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 8,720 | ... | ... | 21,635 | ... | ... |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 16,745 | ... | ... | 40,585 | ... | ... |
$60,000 to $69,999 | 15,685 | ... | ... | 35,920 | ... | ... |
$70,000 to $79,999 | 13,385 | ... | ... | 29,795 | ... | ... |
$80,000 to $89,999 | 11,365 | ... | ... | 24,160 | ... | ... |
$90,000 to $99,999 | 9,490 | ... | ... | 19,275 | ... | ... |
$100,000 and over | 35,555 | ... | ... | 64,210 | ... | ... |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 16,610 | ... | ... | 31,985 | ... | ... |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 8,910 | ... | ... | 15,940 | ... | ... |
$150,000 and over | 10,035 | ... | ... | 16,280 | ... | ... |
Income of economic families in 2015 | ||||||
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 | 113,310 | ... | ... | 269,560 | ... | ... |
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) | 89,366 | ... | ... | 77,529 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) | 75,061 | ... | ... | 66,728 | ... | ... |
Average family size of economic families | 2.8 | ... | ... | 2.8 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data | 47,635 | ... | ... | 121,200 | ... | ... |
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) | 83,567 | ... | ... | 71,495 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) | 70,319 | ... | ... | 61,883 | ... | ... |
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives | 2.0 | ... | ... | 2.0 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data | 44,640 | ... | ... | 97,460 | ... | ... |
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) | 116,667 | ... | ... | 104,981 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) | 96,180 | ... | ... | 88,099 | ... | ... |
Average family size of couple economic families with children | 3.9 | ... | ... | 3.8 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data | 17,625 | ... | ... | 43,560 | ... | ... |
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) | 50,942 | ... | ... | 45,597 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) | 46,308 | ... | ... | 42,309 | ... | ... |
Average family size of lone-parent economic families | 2.6 | ... | ... | 2.6 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 | 113,240 | ... | ... | 269,510 | ... | ... |
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) | 106,483 | ... | ... | 93,027 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) | 85,542 | ... | ... | 76,371 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data | 47,645 | ... | ... | 121,285 | ... | ... |
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) | 98,899 | ... | ... | 85,511 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) | 79,264 | ... | ... | 70,143 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data | 44,705 | ... | ... | 97,490 | ... | ... |
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) | 132,993 | ... | ... | 119,890 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) | 105,727 | ... | ... | 97,021 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data | 17,485 | ... | ... | 43,470 | ... | ... |
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) | 61,771 | ... | ... | 54,587 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) | 52,451 | ... | ... | 47,700 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 | 75,935 | 36,000 | 39,930 | 157,715 | 73,825 | 83,890 |
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 | 31,382 | 32,060 | 30,864 | 28,180 | 30,235 | 26,673 |
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 | 28,151 | 28,435 | 27,912 | 25,848 | 27,176 | 24,859 |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 | 75,880 | 35,780 | 40,105 | 157,410 | 73,440 | 83,970 |
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 | 39,406 | 40,479 | 38,449 | 36,847 | 38,945 | 35,012 |
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 | 32,585 | 32,916 | 32,290 | 30,893 | 31,946 | 29,973 |
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 | 397,630 | 192,815 | 204,820 | 908,340 | 440,700 | 467,640 |
In the bottom half of the distribution | 200,095 | 93,985 | 106,110 | 519,830 | 244,725 | 275,105 |
In the bottom decile | 45,320 | 21,880 | 23,435 | 105,810 | 49,730 | 56,080 |
In the second decile | 36,810 | 16,250 | 20,560 | 112,825 | 49,900 | 62,920 |
In the third decile | 37,695 | 17,410 | 20,285 | 102,515 | 48,345 | 54,175 |
In the fourth decile | 39,240 | 18,550 | 20,685 | 100,645 | 48,515 | 52,130 |
In the fifth decile | 41,030 | 19,890 | 21,140 | 98,030 | 48,235 | 49,800 |
In the top half of the distribution | 197,535 | 98,830 | 98,705 | 388,510 | 195,975 | 192,540 |
In the sixth decile | 41,390 | 20,585 | 20,805 | 94,350 | 47,240 | 47,110 |
In the seventh decile | 42,875 | 21,440 | 21,435 | 89,765 | 45,260 | 44,505 |
In the eighth decile | 43,135 | 21,500 | 21,635 | 83,140 | 41,815 | 41,330 |
In the ninth decile | 38,760 | 19,485 | 19,275 | 69,850 | 35,450 | 34,400 |
In the top decile | 31,380 | 15,825 | 15,555 | 51,410 | 26,210 | 25,195 |
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 | 397,375 | 192,700 | 204,675 | 898,345 | 435,895 | 462,450 |
0 to 17 years | 72,900 | 37,150 | 35,750 | 159,820 | 81,670 | 78,150 |
0 to 5 years | 23,875 | 12,155 | 11,715 | 49,595 | 25,280 | 24,310 |
18 to 64 years | 264,835 | 128,505 | 136,330 | 565,395 | 274,120 | 291,275 |
65 years and over | 59,640 | 27,040 | 32,600 | 173,125 | 80,100 | 93,025 |
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) | 58,825 | 27,410 | 31,415 | 154,955 | 70,415 | 84,540 |
0 to 17 years | 13,690 | 6,970 | 6,720 | 35,525 | 18,145 | 17,380 |
0 to 5 years | 5,085 | 2,545 | 2,545 | 12,740 | 6,470 | 6,275 |
18 to 64 years | 38,000 | 17,830 | 20,165 | 88,355 | 40,375 | 47,985 |
65 years and over | 7,135 | 2,605 | 4,530 | 31,075 | 11,890 | 19,185 |
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) | 14.8 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 17.2 | 16.2 | 18.3 |
0 to 17 years (%) | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 |
0 to 5 years (%) | 21.3 | 20.9 | 21.7 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.8 |
18 to 64 years (%) | 14.3 | 13.9 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 16.5 |
65 years and over (%) | 12.0 | 9.6 | 13.9 | 17.9 | 14.8 | 20.6 |
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) | 38,240 | 18,730 | 19,510 | 70,745 | 34,290 | 36,460 |
0 to 17 years | 7,785 | 3,980 | 3,805 | 15,285 | 7,805 | 7,485 |
0 to 5 years | 2,990 | 1,525 | 1,465 | 5,645 | 2,870 | 2,775 |
18 to 64 years | 28,880 | 14,140 | 14,745 | 52,220 | 25,185 | 27,030 |
65 years and over | 1,570 | 610 | 960 | 3,240 | 1,295 | 1,945 |
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
0 to 17 years (%) | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
0 to 5 years (%) | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
18 to 64 years (%) | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
65 years and over (%) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
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Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 | 397,630 | 192,815 | 204,820 | 908,340 | 440,730 | 467,605 |
Official languages | 395,460 | 191,890 | 203,565 | 905,700 | 439,525 | 466,180 |
English | 395,190 | 191,770 | 203,420 | 905,020 | 439,215 | 465,805 |
French | 49,665 | 21,765 | 27,900 | 95,740 | 42,150 | 53,585 |
Non-official languages | 43,820 | 21,810 | 22,010 | 64,100 | 31,380 | 32,725 |
Aboriginal languages | 190 | 80 | 110 | 5,645 | 2,685 | 2,960 |
Algonquian languages | 160 | 60 | 100 | 5,575 | 2,635 | 2,935 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moose Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plains Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swampy Cree | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Woods Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 155 | 60 | 90 | 5,550 | 2,625 | 2,920 |
Malecite | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Mi'kmaq | 150 | 65 | 90 | 5,540 | 2,625 | 2,920 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Algonquin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ojibway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 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 | 10 | 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 | 10 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Slavey | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tahltan languages | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tahltan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 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 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 15 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuktitut | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 10 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Cayuga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mohawk | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Salish languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 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 | 10 | 10 | 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 | 43,635 | 21,735 | 21,900 | 58,490 | 28,715 | 29,770 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 9,825 | 5,290 | 4,530 | 10,730 | 5,745 | 4,985 |
Berber languages | 25 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Kabyle | 25 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cushitic languages | 145 | 50 | 90 | 155 | 65 | 95 |
Bilen | 20 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
Oromo | 35 | 15 | 20 | 40 | 15 | 20 |
Somali | 80 | 25 | 55 | 75 | 25 | 55 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Semitic languages | 9,750 | 5,270 | 4,475 | 10,635 | 5,715 | 4,925 |
Amharic | 255 | 140 | 125 | 260 | 135 | 120 |
Arabic | 8,845 | 4,765 | 4,080 | 9,685 | 5,185 | 4,500 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hebrew | 575 | 340 | 235 | 630 | 370 | 260 |
Maltese | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
Tigrigna | 140 | 70 | 70 | 140 | 65 | 70 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 35 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 460 | 205 | 250 | 575 | 260 | 310 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
Vietnamese | 445 | 200 | 240 | 555 | 255 | 300 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austronesian languages | 2,265 | 985 | 1,280 | 3,035 | 1,275 | 1,760 |
Bikol | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Cebuano | 110 | 55 | 60 | 185 | 80 | 100 |
Fijian | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Hiligaynon | 40 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 20 | 30 |
Ilocano | 55 | 10 | 45 | 70 | 20 | 55 |
Malagasy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Malay | 45 | 10 | 35 | 80 | 25 | 60 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Pangasinan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 2,155 | 940 | 1,210 | 2,835 | 1,195 | 1,635 |
Waray-Waray | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 15 | 20 |
Creole languages | 225 | 105 | 115 | 360 | 185 | 175 |
Haitian Creole | 10 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 20 | 15 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 90 | 40 | 50 | 120 | 60 | 65 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 125 | 60 | 60 | 210 | 115 | 100 |
Dravidian languages | 1,205 | 690 | 515 | 1,365 | 785 | 580 |
Kannada | 70 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 45 | 35 |
Malayalam | 490 | 260 | 230 | 560 | 310 | 250 |
Tamil | 365 | 220 | 140 | 450 | 260 | 190 |
Telugu | 335 | 200 | 130 | 350 | 215 | 135 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indo-European languages | 20,810 | 10,305 | 10,505 | 30,820 | 15,070 | 15,755 |
Albanian | 380 | 180 | 195 | 405 | 185 | 215 |
Armenian | 75 | 45 | 30 | 80 | 45 | 30 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 3,190 | 1,515 | 1,680 | 4,095 | 1,935 | 2,160 |
Baltic languages | 65 | 20 | 45 | 110 | 35 | 80 |
Latvian | 20 | 10 | 15 | 50 | 15 | 35 |
Lithuanian | 40 | 15 | 30 | 55 | 15 | 40 |
Slavic languages | 3,150 | 1,500 | 1,645 | 4,010 | 1,910 | 2,105 |
Belarusan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Bosnian | 120 | 50 | 70 | 145 | 60 | 80 |
Bulgarian | 45 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 35 | 35 |
Croatian | 230 | 85 | 140 | 275 | 105 | 165 |
Czech | 155 | 80 | 75 | 210 | 95 | 110 |
Macedonian | 70 | 40 | 30 | 90 | 55 | 30 |
Polish | 645 | 290 | 355 | 900 | 410 | 490 |
Russian | 1,665 | 840 | 830 | 1,945 | 970 | 970 |
Serbian | 135 | 60 | 80 | 180 | 85 | 95 |
Serbo-Croatian | 100 | 60 | 45 | 115 | 70 | 50 |
Slovak | 95 | 45 | 50 | 145 | 70 | 75 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 20 | 0 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 20 |
Ukrainian | 260 | 125 | 135 | 425 | 180 | 245 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Celtic languages | 305 | 145 | 160 | 1,070 | 495 | 580 |
Scottish Gaelic | 200 | 90 | 110 | 910 | 400 | 505 |
Welsh | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 25 | 10 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 115 | 55 | 60 | 155 | 80 | 75 |
Germanic languages | 4,310 | 2,100 | 2,210 | 9,225 | 4,490 | 4,740 |
Afrikaans | 240 | 110 | 135 | 320 | 140 | 175 |
Danish | 135 | 75 | 60 | 235 | 125 | 110 |
Dutch | 740 | 315 | 425 | 2,105 | 935 | 1,165 |
Frisian | 10 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 30 | 30 |
German | 3,010 | 1,510 | 1,495 | 6,335 | 3,180 | 3,155 |
Icelandic | 70 | 30 | 40 | 100 | 40 | 60 |
Norwegian | 80 | 65 | 15 | 150 | 105 | 40 |
Swedish | 175 | 70 | 105 | 245 | 115 | 130 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Yiddish | 25 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 10 | 125 | 45 | 85 |
Greek | 1,195 | 605 | 590 | 1,315 | 670 | 645 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 5,660 | 3,165 | 2,495 | 6,535 | 3,635 | 2,900 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 4,225 | 2,405 | 1,825 | 4,935 | 2,790 | 2,140 |
Bengali | 540 | 305 | 240 | 625 | 350 | 275 |
Gujarati | 200 | 125 | 70 | 240 | 150 | 90 |
Hindi | 2,005 | 1,150 | 855 | 2,270 | 1,300 | 975 |
Kashmiri | 10 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
Konkani | 20 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Marathi | 105 | 65 | 35 | 135 | 85 | 45 |
Nepali | 620 | 315 | 305 | 620 | 315 | 305 |
Oriya (Odia) | 25 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 815 | 455 | 365 | 1,010 | 570 | 445 |
Sindhi | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 210 | 110 | 95 | 245 | 125 | 120 |
Urdu | 880 | 545 | 340 | 1,090 | 660 | 425 |
Iranian languages | 1,450 | 780 | 670 | 1,625 | 865 | 755 |
Kurdish | 180 | 100 | 75 | 185 | 110 | 75 |
Pashto | 60 | 40 | 20 | 85 | 55 | 30 |
Persian (Farsi) | 1,240 | 655 | 585 | 1,385 | 725 | 660 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 60 | 30 | 30 | 75 | 40 | 35 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 6,610 | 3,040 | 3,575 | 9,365 | 4,270 | 5,100 |
Catalan | 20 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Italian | 1,220 | 615 | 605 | 1,665 | 845 | 820 |
Portuguese | 675 | 375 | 305 | 910 | 480 | 430 |
Romanian | 210 | 125 | 85 | 240 | 140 | 105 |
Spanish | 4,830 | 2,110 | 2,720 | 6,990 | 3,020 | 3,970 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 45 | 35 | 10 | 70 | 55 | 20 |
Japanese | 635 | 245 | 395 | 865 | 335 | 530 |
Kartvelian languages | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgian | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Korean | 1,195 | 505 | 685 | 1,530 | 685 | 850 |
Mongolic languages | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Mongolian | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Niger-Congo languages | 1,145 | 625 | 525 | 1,340 | 715 | 620 |
Akan (Twi) | 35 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 40 | 30 |
Bamanankan | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Edo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Ewe | 70 | 40 | 35 | 80 | 50 | 30 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Ga | 25 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 20 |
Ganda | 55 | 15 | 40 | 60 | 15 | 40 |
Igbo | 75 | 40 | 30 | 70 | 45 | 30 |
Lingala | 30 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 120 | 55 | 65 | 130 | 65 | 65 |
Shona | 55 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 40 | 35 |
Swahili | 335 | 190 | 150 | 370 | 200 | 175 |
Wolof | 30 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 15 | 20 |
Yoruba | 220 | 110 | 105 | 250 | 125 | 125 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 235 | 135 | 100 | 300 | 175 | 130 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 40 | 30 | 15 | 50 | 30 | 20 |
Dinka | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 35 | 25 | 10 | 45 | 30 | 10 |
Sign languages | 930 | 315 | 615 | 1,605 | 555 | 1,045 |
American Sign Language | 560 | 180 | 380 | 795 | 235 | 555 |
Quebec Sign Language | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sign languages, n.i.e. | 375 | 140 | 230 | 815 | 325 | 495 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 5,840 | 2,980 | 2,860 | 7,135 | 3,615 | 3,515 |
Chinese languages | 5,825 | 2,975 | 2,845 | 7,115 | 3,610 | 3,500 |
Cantonese | 1,250 | 600 | 650 | 1,555 | 730 | 820 |
Hakka | 50 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 25 | 25 |
Mandarin | 4,540 | 2,275 | 2,265 | 5,435 | 2,720 | 2,710 |
Min Dong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 150 | 60 | 90 | 195 | 75 | 120 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 50 | 20 | 25 | 60 | 35 | 30 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 410 | 250 | 155 | 575 | 340 | 245 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 15 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Burmese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Karenic languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tibetan | 15 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 165 | 75 | 90 | 240 | 110 | 130 |
Lao | 15 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
Thai | 150 | 75 | 80 | 220 | 100 | 120 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkic languages | 535 | 280 | 255 | 620 | 320 | 300 |
Azerbaijani | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
Turkish | 395 | 190 | 210 | 480 | 225 | 255 |
Uyghur | 10 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
Uzbek | 105 | 65 | 45 | 105 | 60 | 40 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Uralic languages | 245 | 120 | 125 | 430 | 200 | 230 |
Estonian | 40 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 25 | 20 |
Finnish | 50 | 15 | 30 | 120 | 55 | 70 |
Hungarian | 145 | 80 | 65 | 255 | 115 | 140 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 40 | 10 | 25 | 75 | 40 | 35 |
Citizenship | ||||||
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 | 397,635 | 192,815 | 204,820 | 908,340 | 440,735 | 467,605 |
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 | 376,250 | 181,630 | 194,620 | 878,415 | 425,340 | 453,070 |
Canadian citizens aged under 18 | 69,480 | 35,410 | 34,070 | 159,440 | 81,575 | 77,870 |
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over | 306,770 | 146,215 | 160,550 | 718,970 | 343,770 | 375,200 |
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 | 21,380 | 11,185 | 10,200 | 29,930 | 15,395 | 14,535 |
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 | 397,635 | 192,815 | 204,820 | 908,340 | 440,730 | 467,605 |
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 | 352,625 | 169,835 | 182,795 | 842,760 | 407,740 | 435,015 |
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 | 37,205 | 18,415 | 18,795 | 55,675 | 27,270 | 28,405 |
Before 1981 | 10,100 | 4,910 | 5,185 | 19,200 | 9,335 | 9,865 |
1981 to 1990 | 3,035 | 1,530 | 1,505 | 4,800 | 2,330 | 2,470 |
1991 to 2000 | 4,895 | 2,365 | 2,525 | 6,705 | 3,140 | 3,560 |
2001 to 2010 | 9,760 | 4,925 | 4,840 | 13,185 | 6,540 | 6,645 |
2001 to 2005 | 3,755 | 1,890 | 1,865 | 5,105 | 2,500 | 2,600 |
2006 to 2010 | 6,005 | 3,035 | 2,970 | 8,080 | 4,035 | 4,045 |
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 | 9,425 | 4,680 | 4,740 | 11,790 | 5,925 | 5,865 |
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 | 7,800 | 4,565 | 3,235 | 9,900 | 5,720 | 4,185 |
Age at immigration | ||||||
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 | 37,205 | 18,415 | 18,795 | 55,675 | 27,270 | 28,410 |
Under 5 years | 4,640 | 2,225 | 2,415 | 7,280 | 3,495 | 3,785 |
5 to 14 years | 6,965 | 3,525 | 3,445 | 10,445 | 5,240 | 5,205 |
15 to 24 years | 6,625 | 3,185 | 3,445 | 10,170 | 4,670 | 5,500 |
25 to 44 years | 16,235 | 8,050 | 8,185 | 22,980 | 11,315 | 11,660 |
45 years and over | 2,735 | 1,435 | 1,305 | 4,800 | 2,550 | 2,250 |
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Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 | 37,210 | 18,415 | 18,795 | 55,680 | 27,270 | 28,410 |
Americas | 5,480 | 2,565 | 2,915 | 10,610 | 4,830 | 5,780 |
Brazil | 130 | 60 | 70 | 175 | 75 | 100 |
Colombia | 115 | 65 | 50 | 175 | 90 | 85 |
El Salvador | 80 | 40 | 40 | 95 | 50 | 45 |
Guyana | 140 | 65 | 75 | 170 | 85 | 90 |
Haiti | 40 | 15 | 25 | 55 | 30 | 30 |
Jamaica | 345 | 135 | 210 | 480 | 210 | 275 |
Mexico | 225 | 110 | 115 | 325 | 155 | 175 |
Peru | 80 | 25 | 60 | 105 | 35 | 75 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 170 | 100 | 75 | 220 | 120 | 100 |
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 | 3,225 | 1,480 | 1,745 | 7,375 | 3,320 | 4,055 |
Other places of birth in Americas | 925 | 470 | 455 | 1,430 | 675 | 750 |
Europe | 12,255 | 6,210 | 6,045 | 22,110 | 11,195 | 10,920 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 195 | 100 | 95 | 210 | 115 | 100 |
Croatia | 130 | 50 | 80 | 180 | 75 | 105 |
France | 340 | 185 | 155 | 610 | 330 | 280 |
Germany | 1,150 | 580 | 570 | 2,600 | 1,270 | 1,330 |
Greece | 450 | 235 | 215 | 505 | 270 | 235 |
Hungary | 80 | 40 | 45 | 110 | 40 | 65 |
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 | 280 | 100 | 180 | 475 | 225 | 255 |
Italy | 380 | 215 | 165 | 525 | 310 | 215 |
Netherlands | 465 | 185 | 280 | 1,645 | 790 | 855 |
Poland | 460 | 195 | 270 | 630 | 265 | 365 |
Portugal | 180 | 115 | 60 | 220 | 140 | 80 |
Romania | 150 | 90 | 60 | 180 | 100 | 80 |
Russian Federation | 505 | 250 | 255 | 585 | 270 | 315 |
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 | 60 | 35 | 25 | 90 | 45 | 45 |
Ukraine | 270 | 130 | 145 | 335 | 145 | 195 |
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 | 5,900 | 3,105 | 2,795 | 11,275 | 5,815 | 5,460 |
Other places of birth in Europe | 1,250 | 595 | 650 | 1,930 | 985 | 945 |
Africa | 3,025 | 1,565 | 1,460 | 3,525 | 1,855 | 1,675 |
Algeria | 15 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Egypt | 725 | 375 | 355 | 770 | 395 | 370 |
Ethiopia | 170 | 90 | 80 | 185 | 105 | 85 |
Kenya | 120 | 70 | 50 | 125 | 75 | 50 |
Morocco | 70 | 45 | 25 | 80 | 50 | 30 |
Nigeria | 290 | 145 | 145 | 350 | 185 | 165 |
Somalia | 60 | 35 | 35 | 65 | 30 | 35 |
South Africa, Republic of | 350 | 150 | 200 | 460 | 205 | 250 |
Other places of birth in Africa | 1,225 | 650 | 570 | 1,465 | 790 | 675 |
Asia | 16,210 | 7,915 | 8,290 | 18,955 | 9,100 | 9,855 |
Afghanistan | 100 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 40 | 60 |
Bangladesh | 245 | 140 | 110 | 315 | 180 | 135 |
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 | 2,345 | 975 | 1,375 | 2,830 | 1,140 | 1,685 |
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 | 255 | 115 | 140 | 280 | 130 | 155 |
India | 1,875 | 990 | 885 | 2,225 | 1,190 | 1,040 |
IranCensus data footnote 61 | 840 | 460 | 380 | 970 | 525 | 440 |
Iraq | 530 | 245 | 280 | 525 | 250 | 285 |
Japan | 170 | 60 | 105 | 225 | 60 | 170 |
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 | 720 | 290 | 430 | 870 | 340 | 530 |
Lebanon | 1,210 | 660 | 545 | 1,370 | 755 | 610 |
Pakistan | 450 | 220 | 230 | 615 | 315 | 295 |
Philippines | 2,030 | 860 | 1,165 | 2,570 | 1,035 | 1,540 |
Sri Lanka | 265 | 120 | 145 | 310 | 140 | 175 |
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 | 1,040 | 505 | 540 | 1,150 | 565 | 580 |
Taiwan | 180 | 95 | 90 | 225 | 100 | 120 |
Viet Nam | 355 | 170 | 185 | 450 | 205 | 245 |
Other places of birth in Asia | 3,600 | 1,965 | 1,630 | 3,930 | 2,130 | 1,795 |
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 | 235 | 150 | 80 | 480 | 295 | 180 |
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 | 9,425 | 4,685 | 4,740 | 11,785 | 5,920 | 5,870 |
Americas | 995 | 450 | 545 | 1,390 | 675 | 715 |
Brazil | 85 | 35 | 45 | 95 | 40 | 55 |
Colombia | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Cuba | 65 | 35 | 30 | 70 | 40 | 30 |
Haiti | 15 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 0 |
Jamaica | 130 | 60 | 65 | 195 | 100 | 95 |
Mexico | 90 | 50 | 40 | 105 | 55 | 45 |
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 | 360 | 165 | 195 | 615 | 310 | 305 |
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Other places of birth in Americas | 225 | 90 | 145 | 275 | 115 | 165 |
Europe | 1,390 | 720 | 665 | 2,210 | 1,165 | 1,045 |
France | 80 | 45 | 35 | 110 | 55 | 55 |
Germany | 85 | 45 | 40 | 215 | 110 | 100 |
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 75 | 50 | 25 |
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
Romania | 30 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 25 | 15 |
Russian Federation | 165 | 65 | 95 | 180 | 75 |