Census Profile, 2016 Census
Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Ontario [Province]

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Characteristic Montréal
Quebec
[Census metropolitan area]
Ontario

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 4,098,927 ... ... 13,448,494 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 3,934,078 r ... ... 12,851,821 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.2 ... ... 4.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 1,823,281 ... ... 5,598,391 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,174 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 890.2 ... ... 14.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 4,604.26 ... ... 908,699.33 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 4,098,925 2,000,935 2,097,990 13,448,495 6,559,390 6,889,105
0 to 14 years 691,345 353,270 338,075 2,207,970 1,131,615 1,076,350
0 to 4 years 231,320 118,405 112,920 697,360 357,300 340,055
5 to 9 years 242,610 124,075 118,535 756,085 387,320 368,765
10 to 14 years 217,415 110,795 106,620 754,530 387,000 367,530
15 to 64 years 2,735,890 1,356,315 1,379,575 8,988,865 4,412,115 4,576,750
15 to 19 years 225,345 114,530 110,815 811,670 416,730 394,945
20 to 24 years 271,635 136,530 135,105 894,390 457,815 436,570
25 to 29 years 270,735 134,135 136,600 874,350 436,345 438,010
30 to 34 years 279,175 136,275 142,905 864,765 420,800 443,965
35 to 39 years 295,330 145,080 150,255 842,485 402,900 439,585
40 to 44 years 276,490 137,505 138,985 871,875 418,465 453,415
45 to 49 years 277,560 138,805 138,755 937,385 453,105 484,275
50 to 54 years 303,980 152,325 151,660 1,056,345 517,170 539,175
55 to 59 years 291,385 143,585 147,805 989,460 482,280 507,180
60 to 64 years 244,235 117,550 126,690 846,145 406,505 439,640
65 years and over 671,690 291,345 380,345 2,251,655 1,015,655 1,236,000
65 to 69 years 210,080 98,390 111,690 737,745 352,475 385,270
70 to 74 years 162,985 74,565 88,420 528,645 250,455 278,185
75 to 79 years 118,450 51,740 66,710 393,010 179,810 213,195
80 to 84 years 89,460 36,985 52,470 291,185 126,825 164,360
85 years and over 90,720 29,665 61,060 301,075 106,090 194,985
85 to 89 years 58,055 21,025 37,030 188,470 73,045 115,425
90 to 94 years 25,420 7,160 18,260 88,390 27,400 60,990
95 to 99 years 6,285 1,350 4,935 21,210 5,150 16,060
100 years and over 965 130 830 3,005 495 2,520
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 16.9 17.7 16.1 16.4 17.3 15.6
15 to 64 years 66.7 67.8 65.8 66.8 67.3 66.4
65 years and over 16.4 14.6 18.1 16.7 15.5 17.9
85 years and over 2.2 1.5 2.9 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 40.6 39.5 41.6 41.0 40.0 41.9
Median age of the population 40.3 39.3 41.2 41.3 40.2 42.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Single-detached house 564,230 ... ... 2,807,380 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 151,365 ... ... 886,705 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 1,007,340 ... ... 1,460,200 ... ...
Semi-detached house 86,460 ... ... 289,975 ... ...
Row house 56,770 ... ... 460,425 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 146,085 ... ... 176,080 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 711,775 ... ... 522,810 ... ...
Other single-attached house 6,255 ... ... 10,910 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 4,380 ... ... 14,890 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 person 570,285 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
2 persons 551,270 ... ... 1,693,525 ... ...
3 persons 257,130 ... ... 834,260 ... ...
4 persons 231,025 ... ... 796,320 ... ...
5 or more persons 117,600 ... ... 503,775 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 4,009,790 ... ... 13,242,160 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 3,407,580 1,647,665 1,759,915 11,240,525 5,427,775 5,812,750
Married or living common law 1,845,335 925,190 920,145 6,438,085 3,219,290 3,218,795
Married 1,226,235 613,925 612,315 5,531,930 2,764,275 2,767,655
Living common law 619,100 311,270 307,830 906,155 455,015 451,145
Not married and not living common law 1,562,240 722,470 839,775 4,802,440 2,208,485 2,593,955
Never married 1,077,075 569,720 507,355 3,182,785 1,689,180 1,493,605
Separated 58,740 24,795 33,945 328,675 138,140 190,535
Divorced 245,625 91,055 154,570 653,835 252,900 400,935
Widowed 180,805 36,900 143,910 637,150 128,265 508,880
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 1,101,980 ... ... 3,782,540 ... ...
2 persons 539,635 ... ... 1,815,000 ... ...
3 persons 244,885 ... ... 844,545 ... ...
4 persons 224,230 ... ... 792,435 ... ...
5 or more persons 93,225 ... ... 330,560 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 1,101,985 ... ... 3,782,545 ... ...
Total couple families 898,085 ... ... 3,137,570 ... ...
Married couples 588,970 ... ... 2,684,735 ... ...
Common-law couples 309,115 ... ... 452,840 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 203,895 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
Female parent 158,625 ... ... 518,480 ... ...
Male parent 45,270 ... ... 126,495 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 898,090 ... ... 3,137,565 ... ...
Couples without children 413,795 ... ... 1,428,575 ... ...
Couples with children 484,290 ... ... 1,708,995 ... ...
1 child 185,880 ... ... 658,305 ... ...
2 children 209,465 ... ... 738,710 ... ...
3 or more children 88,950 ... ... 311,975 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 203,895 ... ... 644,975 ... ...
1 child 125,840 ... ... 386,425 ... ...
2 children 59,010 ... ... 186,240 ... ...
3 or more children 19,045 ... ... 72,310 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 802,100 385,725 416,380 2,139,825 990,525 1,149,300
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
One-census-family households 1,065,055 ... ... 3,481,885 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 399,960 ... ... 1,311,575 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 665,095 ... ... 2,170,315 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 18,140 ... ... 145,615 ... ...
Non-census-family households 644,110 ... ... 1,541,665 ... ...
One-person households 570,285 ... ... 1,341,305 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 73,825 ... ... 200,365 ... ...
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 4,053,355 1,982,260 2,071,100 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
English only 286,275 143,255 143,025 11,455,500 5,689,830 5,765,665
French only 1,472,060 662,855 809,205 40,040 17,340 22,705
English and French 2,231,540 1,150,975 1,080,565 1,490,390 665,850 824,540
Neither English nor French 63,480 25,175 38,305 326,935 130,850 196,085
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 4,053,355 1,982,260 2,071,100 13,312,865 6,503,880 6,808,995
English 765,805 382,720 383,080 12,394,325 6,095,970 6,298,355
French 2,980,955 1,448,725 1,532,235 504,130 236,875 267,250
English and French 244,955 126,535 118,415 92,940 42,910 50,030
Neither English nor French 61,645 24,280 37,365 321,480 128,125 193,355
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 888,280 445,990 442,290 550,600 258,330 292,270
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 21.9 22.5 21.4 4.1 4.0 4.3
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 4,053,355 1,982,260 2,071,100 13,312,870 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 3,907,510 1,909,450 1,998,060 12,946,960 6,327,630 6,619,330
Official languages 2,996,905 1,467,115 1,529,795 9,393,040 4,637,520 4,755,520
English 444,955 222,890 222,065 8,902,320 4,406,210 4,496,110
French 2,551,955 1,244,225 1,307,730 490,715 231,310 259,410
Non-official languages 910,605 442,335 468,270 3,553,920 1,690,110 1,863,810
Aboriginal languages 755 275 480 22,765 10,815 11,950
Algonquian languages 370 145 225 21,235 10,175 11,060
Blackfoot 0 5 0 10 5 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 320 120 200 5,080 2,485 2,595
Atikamekw 30 10 25 5 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 70 25 45 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 85 40 45
Naskapi 15 10 10 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 50 20 30 55 25 30
Plains Cree 5 0 5 35 5 30
Southern East Cree 10 5 5 5 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 355 135 225
Woods Cree 0 0 0 15 10 5
Cree, n.o.s. 140 50 90 4,500 2,255 2,245
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 5 15 90 40 50
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 0
Mi'kmaq 20 5 10 85 35 50
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 35 20 10 16,025 7,620 8,400
Algonquin 30 20 15 65 30 35
Ojibway 0 0 0 9,505 4,515 4,985
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 6,310 3,015 3,300
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 145 65 80
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 20 10
Athabaskan languages 10 5 5 60 20 40
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 55 20 35
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 5 0 5
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dene 0 0 0 20 10 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 10 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 5 0 5 5 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 0 5 0 0 5
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 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Inuit languages 270 70 195 475 165 305
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Inuktitut 225 60 170 425 145 280
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 35 15 25 45 20 25
Iroquoian languages 75 40 40 710 300 410
Cayuga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Mohawk 70 35 35 590 255 335
Oneida 0 0 0 55 15 40
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 20 5 15
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 25 15 15
Salish languages 5 0 5 5 0 5
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 5 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. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 5 10 5 5
Dakota 5 0 5 5 5 5
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nisga'a 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 5 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 30 15 15 235 130 105
Non-Aboriginal languages 909,845 442,055 467,790 3,531,160 1,679,300 1,851,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 176,965 92,830 84,135 253,830 127,720 126,110
Berber languages 18,945 10,025 8,915 725 405 320
Kabyle 11,315 5,975 5,335 425 225 200
Berber languages, n.i.e. 7,625 4,050 3,580 305 180 120
Cushitic languages 760 365 395 24,605 10,730 13,870
Bilen 10 10 5 250 140 110
Oromo 5 5 0 1,445 720 730
Somali 725 340 385 22,680 9,755 12,925
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 5 225 115 110
Semitic languages 157,015 82,305 74,715 227,985 116,320 111,665
Amharic 665 310 355 10,720 4,960 5,760
Arabic 151,955 79,715 72,240 171,370 88,400 82,965
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 125 65 60 14,555 7,135 7,420
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 15 10 10 4,795 2,365 2,425
Harari 5 0 5 1,030 485 545
Hebrew 3,810 1,990 1,820 11,575 6,220 5,350
Maltese 15 5 10 5,175 2,575 2,600
Tigrigna 340 165 180 7,345 3,470 3,870
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 85 45 40 1,435 705 730
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 245 140 110 520 265 250
Austro-Asiatic languages 33,385 15,675 17,715 78,125 35,880 42,240
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,945 3,690 4,255 7,355 3,330 4,020
Vietnamese 25,430 11,975 13,450 70,690 32,520 38,165
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 10 85 30 50
Austronesian languages 20,215 7,315 12,895 194,380 76,060 118,315
Bikol 110 35 75 595 260 330
Cebuano 760 250 510 6,545 2,500 4,045
Fijian 0 0 0 80 45 40
Hiligaynon 400 130 275 2,750 1,030 1,725
Ilocano 2,035 740 1,295 11,285 4,430 6,860
Malagasy 825 385 440 100 45 55
Malay 605 235 370 5,760 2,520 3,240
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 200 90 110 1,505 670 840
Pangasinan 90 40 50 535 215 315
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 14,865 5,275 9,590 163,415 63,665 99,755
Waray-Waray 50 10 35 405 140 270
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 275 120 160 1,400 550 850
Creole languages 54,205 23,910 30,300 11,255 5,095 6,165
Haitian Creole 1,965 930 1,035 630 290 340
Creole, n.o.s. 51,325 22,520 28,805 8,025 3,580 4,440
Creole languages, n.i.e. 915 460 460 2,605 1,225 1,380
Dravidian languages 14,695 7,335 7,365 148,605 73,530 75,075
Kannada 230 125 105 2,670 1,365 1,305
Malayalam 405 215 190 17,140 8,795 8,350
Tamil 13,490 6,650 6,835 117,630 57,310 60,320
Telugu 555 335 215 10,820 5,895 4,925
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 340 165 175
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 525 250 270
Indo-European languages 493,565 239,965 253,600 2,024,365 980,200 1,044,165
Albanian 2,455 1,250 1,205 19,045 9,535 9,510
Armenian 16,170 7,835 8,335 15,070 7,305 7,765
Balto-Slavic languages 58,295 26,270 32,025 410,725 188,695 222,025
Baltic languages 725 265 455 9,080 3,785 5,295
Latvian 235 90 150 3,910 1,650 2,260
Lithuanian 485 180 305 5,175 2,135 3,035
Slavic languages 57,570 26,005 31,570 401,645 184,915 216,730
Belarusan 70 40 25 515 230 280
Bosnian 455 220 230 6,370 3,125 3,245
Bulgarian 6,395 3,095 3,295 9,095 4,355 4,740
Croatian 1,865 930 935 31,875 15,460 16,410
Czech 1,175 540 635 10,670 4,930 5,740
Macedonian 175 90 90 15,635 7,470 8,165
Polish 12,185 5,280 6,905 121,075 54,675 66,405
Russian 26,370 11,785 14,585 101,100 45,630 55,470
Serbian 1,890 930 955 41,740 20,585 21,150
Serbo-Croatian 655 305 345 4,875 2,310 2,570
Slovak 900 385 510 10,280 4,710 5,565
Slovene (Slovenian) 690 310 375 6,740 2,995 3,745
Ukrainian 4,640 2,025 2,610 40,375 17,760 22,610
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 65 65 1,310 670 635
Celtic languages 110 65 45 1,110 505 605
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 5 450 210 240
Welsh 25 10 15 435 180 260
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 65 45 25 225 120 110
Germanic languages 21,470 10,340 11,130 200,640 94,475 106,165
Afrikaans 90 40 50 2,295 1,125 1,170
Danish 300 145 155 4,265 2,010 2,250
Dutch 1,820 920 900 51,720 24,875 26,840
Frisian 5 5 5 1,240 630 620
German 9,235 4,195 5,040 131,525 61,520 70,005
Icelandic 60 25 30 210 100 110
Norwegian 145 70 70 940 405 540
Swedish 445 205 245 2,395 1,040 1,350
Vlaams (Flemish) 310 125 185 2,150 925 1,225
Yiddish 8,960 4,545 4,410 3,735 1,765 1,970
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 105 55 50 170 80 85
Greek 37,710 18,830 18,885 55,415 27,305 28,110
Indo-Iranian languages 70,940 36,585 34,350 707,845 357,350 350,495
Indo-Aryan languages 43,890 22,860 21,030 565,600 285,720 279,875
Bengali 10,805 5,515 5,290 46,810 23,615 23,195
Gujarati 6,005 2,940 3,060 76,675 38,740 37,940
Hindi 2,905 1,565 1,335 58,735 29,805 28,930
Kashmiri 15 15 0 345 170 175
Konkani 110 60 50 2,510 1,195 1,315
Marathi 235 135 100 5,490 2,805 2,685
Nepali 350 170 180 7,870 3,915 3,960
Oriya (Odia) 30 20 10 715 380 335
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,250 6,645 5,605 197,060 100,160 96,895
Sindhi 310 150 160 6,840 3,225 3,615
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 620 300 315 10,165 4,925 5,235
Urdu 10,260 5,335 4,925 152,385 76,795 75,595
Iranian languages 26,720 13,545 13,180 139,675 70,270 69,405
Kurdish 790 425 365 6,665 3,615 3,050
Pashto 1,190 625 560 10,950 5,630 5,315
Persian (Farsi) 24,740 12,485 12,255 122,070 61,025 61,040
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 330 185 145 2,565 1,350 1,215
Italic (Romance) languages 286,425 138,790 147,635 614,525 295,030 319,490
Catalan 260 135 130 285 150 135
Italian 101,230 49,650 51,570 231,040 112,440 118,600
Portuguese 31,025 14,925 16,100 150,000 72,280 77,715
Romanian 33,050 15,835 17,215 41,755 19,565 22,190
Spanish 120,765 58,185 62,580 191,025 90,390 100,630
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 95 55 40 420 200 215
Japanese 2,065 635 1,430 13,260 4,590 8,670
Kartvelian languages 160 75 85 1,200 635 565
Georgian 160 80 85 1,200 635 565
Korean 4,865 2,160 2,710 69,775 32,035 37,740
Mongolic languages 185 75 110 405 180 220
Mongolian 185 75 110 405 180 225
Niger-Congo languages 19,245 9,725 9,520 35,760 16,705 19,050
Akan (Twi) 1,015 500 510 9,695 4,510 5,190
Bamanankan 975 530 445 140 60 80
Edo 70 40 25 1,140 475 670
Ewe 485 275 210 560 270 295
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 1,625 840 785 365 180 185
Ga 80 40 40 600 275 325
Ganda 20 5 10 760 360 400
Igbo 95 55 45 2,090 1,080 1,010
Lingala 1,970 920 1,050 850 365 485
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,700 790 905 1,430 640 785
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,425 640 790 1,330 545 785
Shona 75 40 35 1,455 660 790
Swahili 1,305 620 685 5,525 2,540 2,985
Wolof 2,440 1,305 1,135 290 145 150
Yoruba 205 130 80 4,365 2,260 2,105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5,755 2,990 2,765 5,155 2,345 2,810
Nilo-Saharan languages 170 95 70 1,610 810 800
Dinka 0 0 0 345 170 175
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 170 95 75 1,260 635 625
Sign languages 795 410 380 3,030 1,570 1,455
American Sign Language 50 25 20 1,305 640 670
Quebec Sign Language 435 210 225 20 10 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 315 180 140 1,700 925 780
Sino-Tibetan languages 71,705 33,385 38,320 611,795 284,865 326,935
Chinese languages 71,485 33,270 38,215 602,610 280,340 322,270
Cantonese 23,450 11,055 12,400 275,315 128,090 147,220
Hakka 460 205 255 6,985 3,140 3,840
Mandarin 40,195 18,570 21,625 283,735 132,275 151,460
Min Dong 25 10 10 855 405 450
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 3,105 1,435 1,675 13,545 6,240 7,300
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,020 450 575 6,300 2,825 3,470
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,140 1,510 1,635 15,645 7,235 8,410
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 80 40 40 240 120 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 220 110 110 9,185 4,520 4,660
Burmese 60 20 35 1,640 775 865
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,730 865 860
Tibetan 100 55 40 5,115 2,530 2,585
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35 700 345 350
Tai-Kadai languages 4,080 1,845 2,240 8,485 3,535 4,945
Lao 3,545 1,710 1,830 5,190 2,480 2,710
Thai 530 135 395 3,270 1,045 2,220
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 25 10 15
Turkic languages 7,375 3,765 3,610 22,615 11,745 10,870
Azerbaijani 260 145 120 1,990 1,070 920
Turkish 6,625 3,390 3,235 18,415 9,610 8,810
Uyghur 190 95 100 515 255 260
Uzbek 125 65 65 1,055 515 545
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 170 75 95 640 295 345
Uralic languages 5,650 2,570 3,080 50,670 23,095 27,570
Estonian 170 65 105 4,205 1,810 2,400
Finnish 290 95 200 9,720 4,140 5,580
Hungarian 5,185 2,410 2,775 36,740 17,150 19,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 490 275 220 1,475 780 690
Multiple responses 145,850 72,810 73,040 365,910 176,250 189,660
English and French 47,150 23,885 23,265 54,045 25,165 28,880
English and non-official language 25,440 12,510 12,940 288,285 140,345 147,940
French and non-official language 56,960 28,035 28,925 12,565 5,735 6,830
English, French and non-official language 16,300 8,390 7,910 11,010 5,000 6,005
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 4,053,355 1,982,260 2,071,100 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 3,784,235 1,850,955 1,933,280 12,522,045 6,123,955 6,398,085
Official languages 3,289,705 1,613,690 1,676,015 10,605,725 5,214,425 5,391,300
English 620,510 309,205 311,310 10,328,680 5,084,885 5,243,800
French 2,669,195 1,304,490 1,364,705 277,045 129,540 147,500
Non-official languages 494,525 237,260 257,265 1,916,315 909,530 1,006,780
Aboriginal languages 260 110 145 9,210 4,600 4,610
Algonquian languages 145 65 80 8,685 4,370 4,320
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 140 60 75 2,370 1,205 1,165
Atikamekw 5 0 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 20 5 15 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 10 5
Naskapi 5 10 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 30 20 15 20 10 15
Plains Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 105 50 55
Woods Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 70 30 35 2,220 1,135 1,085
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 5 5 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 6,305 3,155 3,145
Algonquin 5 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 3,315 1,695 1,620
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 2,905 1,420 1,490
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 75 40 35
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 15 10 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 5 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 5 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 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 5 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 80 30 50 160 60 90
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 70 25 45 140 60 80
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 15 5 5 210 90 120
Cayuga 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mohawk 15 5 5 185 80 100
Oneida 0 0 0 20 5 10
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 5 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 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. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 5 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 15 5 10 120 55 65
Non-Aboriginal languages 494,265 237,150 257,120 1,907,105 904,930 1,002,170
Afro-Asiatic languages 82,560 41,880 40,680 138,460 66,865 71,590
Berber languages 6,830 3,540 3,285 345 175 170
Kabyle 4,610 2,395 2,210 255 125 130
Berber languages, n.i.e. 2,225 1,145 1,075 90 50 45
Cushitic languages 360 155 205 14,460 6,100 8,360
Bilen 5 0 0 170 80 85
Oromo 0 0 0 805 380 425
Somali 350 150 200 13,370 5,590 7,780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 110 50 65
Semitic languages 75,305 38,150 37,150 123,410 60,475 62,940
Amharic 315 145 170 5,625 2,540 3,085
Arabic 72,985 36,985 35,995 94,195 46,505 47,695
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 90 50 40 9,515 4,595 4,920
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 5 5 2,915 1,410 1,500
Harari 0 0 5 555 250 305
Hebrew 1,680 865 810 4,850 2,505 2,345
Maltese 0 0 5 1,090 505 580
Tigrigna 190 85 100 3,920 1,805 2,115
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 755 360 395
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 70 30 35 245 115 125
Austro-Asiatic languages 23,425 10,940 12,480 50,245 23,105 27,140
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,720 2,160 2,560 3,770 1,650 2,120
Vietnamese 18,700 8,785 9,915 46,435 21,435 25,000
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 40 20 20
Austronesian languages 9,405 3,780 5,625 85,370 36,525 48,845
Bikol 15 10 10 90 35 55
Cebuano 220 100 120 2,325 1,020 1,315
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hiligaynon 125 55 70 910 385 530
Ilocano 740 305 435 4,100 1,780 2,320
Malagasy 260 135 125 35 15 20
Malay 165 80 85 1,810 860 945
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 60 35 30 445 200 250
Pangasinan 15 5 5 90 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,750 3,040 4,710 75,070 31,965 43,105
Waray-Waray 15 5 10 90 35 55
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 380 175 200
Creole languages 19,975 8,450 11,520 5,325 2,355 2,970
Haitian Creole 775 345 430 355 165 190
Creole, n.o.s. 18,775 7,915 10,865 3,995 1,735 2,255
Creole languages, n.i.e. 420 190 225 975 455 520
Dravidian languages 11,330 5,555 5,775 96,250 46,575 49,680
Kannada 140 80 65 1,060 540 520
Malayalam 190 90 95 8,760 4,460 4,295
Tamil 10,670 5,185 5,485 80,600 38,460 42,140
Telugu 325 190 130 5,705 3,050 2,655
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 125 55 70
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 200 95 105
Indo-European languages 271,930 130,410 141,520 978,300 469,640 508,670
Albanian 1,445 710 730 9,190 4,580 4,605
Armenian 11,835 5,600 6,235 8,630 4,065 4,560
Balto-Slavic languages 35,205 16,555 18,650 192,945 90,585 102,365
Baltic languages 165 70 95 2,305 950 1,355
Latvian 65 30 30 860 350 515
Lithuanian 100 40 60 1,440 600 840
Slavic languages 35,040 16,485 18,555 190,645 89,635 101,005
Belarusan 20 10 15 175 80 90
Bosnian 260 125 135 3,220 1,595 1,620
Bulgarian 4,750 2,320 2,435 4,830 2,350 2,480
Croatian 775 365 415 11,125 5,275 5,855
Czech 375 180 200 3,070 1,480 1,595
Macedonian 110 55 50 6,255 2,965 3,285
Polish 5,400 2,430 2,970 52,555 24,510 28,045
Russian 19,390 9,180 10,215 63,570 29,655 33,920
Serbian 1,065 525 540 23,175 11,335 11,840
Serbo-Croatian 265 125 140 1,925 920 1,010
Slovak 215 105 110 3,520 1,680 1,845
Slovene (Slovenian) 220 90 130 1,465 645 815
Ukrainian 2,160 970 1,190 15,415 6,995 8,420
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 355 160 190
Celtic languages 20 15 0 120 65 55
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 60 30 25
Welsh 5 0 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 35 20 15
Germanic languages 8,705 4,415 4,295 44,515 21,630 22,880
Afrikaans 10 10 10 755 365 390
Danish 40 20 20 280 135 150
Dutch 245 115 130 4,450 2,145 2,305
Frisian 0 0 0 90 45 45
German 1,585 715 865 37,255 18,140 19,120
Icelandic 35 15 20 45 20 30
Norwegian 15 10 5 70 30 40
Swedish 80 40 45 385 190 190
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 10 15 145 60 85
Yiddish 6,665 3,485 3,175 370 190 185
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 655 315 340
Greek 18,255 8,720 9,530 21,700 10,160 11,535
Indo-Iranian languages 49,790 24,980 24,810 435,835 215,755 220,080
Indo-Aryan languages 30,075 15,245 14,830 344,050 171,125 172,920
Bengali 8,080 4,010 4,075 29,590 14,595 14,995
Gujarati 3,805 1,845 1,965 45,445 22,410 23,035
Hindi 1,485 765 720 28,960 14,485 14,475
Kashmiri 5 5 0 65 30 35
Konkani 30 15 15 540 260 280
Marathi 80 40 35 2,420 1,230 1,190
Nepali 260 120 135 5,640 2,815 2,820
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 325 160 165
Punjabi (Panjabi) 8,775 4,650 4,125 132,135 66,410 65,725
Sindhi 135 65 70 2,880 1,320 1,560
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 345 175 170 4,595 2,250 2,345
Urdu 7,070 3,560 3,515 91,450 45,160 46,295
Iranian languages 19,580 9,655 9,915 90,730 44,090 46,640
Kurdish 395 210 185 3,675 1,900 1,770
Pashto 875 435 440 6,750 3,360 3,395
Persian (Farsi) 18,305 9,015 9,290 80,305 38,830 41,475
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 145 80 60 1,050 540 515
Italic (Romance) languages 146,670 69,415 77,255 265,375 122,790 142,585
Catalan 90 40 45 135 60 75
Italian 32,365 14,310 18,055 72,960 31,195 41,770
Portuguese 14,570 6,930 7,640 67,415 32,065 35,355
Romanian 22,945 11,215 11,725 19,920 9,380 10,535
Spanish 76,680 36,900 39,775 104,820 50,035 54,785
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 110 50 60
Japanese 875 360 520 6,040 2,590 3,450
Kartvelian languages 75 40 35 770 420 355
Georgian 75 40 35 775 420 355
Korean 3,400 1,560 1,835 48,540 22,685 25,855
Mongolic languages 140 70 75 225 115 110
Mongolian 140 70 75 230 120 110
Niger-Congo languages 4,575 2,190 2,385 12,120 5,400 6,725
Akan (Twi) 440 210 230 4,415 1,915 2,495
Bamanankan 220 120 100 25 15 15
Edo 10 5 5 305 120 180
Ewe 95 40 55 135 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 440 210 235 110 55 55
Ga 15 10 10 175 80 100
Ganda 0 0 5 195 85 110
Igbo 10 5 10 540 265 275
Lingala 480 200 285 225 100 130
Rundi (Kirundi) 470 215 250 475 230 240
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 335 140 195 420 160 260
Shona 20 5 15 455 210 245
Swahili 380 190 195 2,085 925 1,160
Wolof 775 415 355 130 65 65
Yoruba 40 25 20 1,300 625 675
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 835 400 430 1,120 500 625
Nilo-Saharan languages 55 30 25 550 260 290
Dinka 0 0 0 120 60 65
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 425 195 225
Sign languages 1,050 590 460 4,425 2,485 1,940
American Sign Language 70 35 35 1,605 830 770
Quebec Sign Language 455 230 225 25 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 530 325 200 2,795 1,640 1,150
Sino-Tibetan languages 56,635 27,025 29,605 448,200 210,560 237,640
Chinese languages 56,510 26,965 29,545 441,615 207,305 234,310
Cantonese 17,330 8,200 9,130 198,745 91,545 107,200
Hakka 155 75 80 2,870 1,305 1,575
Mandarin 34,295 16,475 17,820 220,535 105,360 115,175
Min Dong 0 0 0 265 115 145
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,780 810 970 5,775 2,635 3,140
Wu (Shanghainese) 755 345 415 3,690 1,735 1,955
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,160 1,045 1,115 9,630 4,565 5,070
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 100 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 120 60 60 6,580 3,250 3,330
Burmese 20 10 10 1,010 480 530
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,360 685 675
Tibetan 65 35 30 3,875 1,925 1,945
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 335 165 170
Tai-Kadai languages 2,045 990 1,060 3,865 1,845 2,020
Lao 1,875 920 955 2,535 1,220 1,315
Thai 170 70 100 1,315 615 695
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 4,795 2,380 2,415 12,435 6,200 6,230
Azerbaijani 95 40 50 770 385 380
Turkish 4,420 2,200 2,220 10,545 5,245 5,300
Uyghur 130 70 65 290 150 140
Uzbek 90 45 45 585 290 295
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 55 25 30 250 130 120
Uralic languages 1,885 825 1,055 15,330 6,990 8,340
Estonian 30 10 15 790 290 500
Finnish 40 20 25 1,835 780 1,050
Hungarian 1,815 800 1,015 12,700 5,915 6,790
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 105 60 45 465 245 225
Multiple responses 269,125 131,305 137,820 790,825 379,925 410,905
English and French 60,730 30,695 30,030 45,655 20,895 24,755
English and non-official language 50,935 24,565 26,370 719,595 347,730 371,865
French and non-official language 118,985 56,730 62,255 6,725 2,930 3,795
English, French and non-official language 38,480 19,310 19,165 18,855 8,365 10,490
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 4,053,360 1,982,260 2,071,100 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
None 3,138,775 1,528,660 1,610,115 11,071,665 5,436,665 5,635,000
English 313,765 159,265 154,495 896,170 437,015 459,155
French 247,580 122,255 125,325 243,970 108,390 135,580
Non-official language 274,120 132,890 141,230 1,056,960 501,315 555,645
Aboriginal 385 150 235 14,315 6,580 7,735
Non-Aboriginal 273,730 132,745 140,990 1,042,645 494,735 547,910
English and French 33,020 16,620 16,400 8,150 3,755 4,395
English and non-official language 23,200 11,400 11,800 19,105 9,370 9,735
French and non-official language 21,615 10,500 11,110 16,435 7,165 9,270
English, French and non-official language 1,295 660 630 415 205 215
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 3,319,405 1,614,050 1,705,355 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 3,188,850 1,552,825 1,636,025 10,556,935 5,115,460 5,441,475
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,040 37,389 29,280 33,539 39,889 28,676
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 3,189,475 1,552,930 1,636,550 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,975
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,665 32,824 26,822 30,641 35,753 26,585
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 2,825,595 1,405,535 1,420,065 9,391,800 4,650,130 4,741,675
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,834 36,170 26,012 32,871 39,831 27,012
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 2,452,585 1,109,840 1,342,745 7,632,575 3,402,810 4,229,770
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 5,943 3,836 7,574 4,206 2,034 5,463
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 2,335,685 1,199,875 1,135,815 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,153 36,210 28,453 33,946 39,490 29,413
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 3,319,375 1,613,985 1,705,390 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 3,188,425 1,552,245 1,636,175 10,556,925 5,114,340 5,442,580
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,742 51,915 37,937 47,915 56,780 39,585
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 3,189,055 1,552,325 1,636,735 10,559,935 5,114,725 5,445,210
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,157 40,802 31,752 39,318 45,443 33,564
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 2,825,025 1,404,810 1,420,220 9,391,645 4,649,230 4,742,415
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,508 51,847 35,260 47,890 57,511 38,459
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 2,452,910 1,109,715 1,343,195 7,632,220 3,402,745 4,229,475
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,050 6,985 8,930 7,346 6,763 7,815
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 2,335,665 1,199,715 1,135,955 7,790,680 3,995,700 3,794,985
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,247 49,826 36,298 47,369 55,263 39,057
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 3,319,375 1,613,985 1,705,390 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
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 1,032,045 563,555 468,490 3,737,385 2,082,480 1,654,900
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 49,292 53,860 44,640 55,121 60,345 49,713
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 60,760 67,966 52,092 68,628 76,536 58,676
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 86.2 90.4 80.7 88.9 92.1 84.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 70.7 74.1 66.4 72.9 76.0 68.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 13.8 9.6 19.3 11.1 7.9 15.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 3,319,410 1,614,055 1,705,355 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without total income 130,555 61,225 69,330 481,500 227,390 254,115
With total income 3,188,850 1,552,830 1,636,020 10,556,940 5,115,460 5,441,475
Percentage with total income 96.1 96.2 95.9 95.6 95.7 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 431,255 201,835 229,425 1,615,790 711,105 904,685
$10,000 to $19,999 575,490 235,195 340,300 1,829,355 742,710 1,086,645
$20,000 to $29,999 465,445 201,390 264,050 1,410,760 589,975 820,785
$30,000 to $39,999 397,270 187,125 210,145 1,147,510 519,550 627,955
$40,000 to $49,999 348,385 166,795 181,595 1,021,880 489,595 532,285
$50,000 to $59,999 259,535 131,895 127,645 809,115 415,950 393,165
$60,000 to $69,999 186,985 101,135 85,850 630,635 348,525 282,110
$70,000 to $79,999 147,600 82,105 65,495 479,890 277,725 202,165
$80,000 to $89,999 101,535 59,265 42,270 378,185 222,095 156,095
$90,000 to $99,999 67,295 42,730 24,560 324,810 181,815 142,995
$100,000 and over 208,040 143,365 64,680 909,005 616,420 292,585
$100,000 to $149,999 134,980 90,500 44,480 600,995 394,410 206,590
$150,000 and over 73,065 52,865 20,205 308,010 222,010 86,000
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 3,319,405 1,614,055 1,705,350 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without after-tax income 129,930 61,125 68,805 478,635 227,025 251,610
With after-tax income 3,189,475 1,552,930 1,636,550 10,559,805 5,115,825 5,443,980
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.2 96.0 95.7 95.8 95.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 446,310 205,380 240,930 1,659,280 722,040 937,235
$10,000 to $19,999 603,035 249,060 353,975 1,906,875 777,330 1,129,540
$20,000 to $29,999 563,105 250,605 312,495 1,623,230 690,290 932,940
$30,000 to $39,999 513,345 247,595 265,755 1,377,100 642,645 734,450
$40,000 to $49,999 382,030 192,695 189,335 1,166,040 585,490 580,555
$50,000 to $59,999 251,595 136,730 114,865 845,305 464,610 380,700
$60,000 to $69,999 163,355 93,030 70,325 604,005 354,015 249,985
$70,000 to $79,999 91,425 57,255 34,170 465,485 268,140 197,345
$80,000 and over 175,275 120,585 54,690 912,490 611,260 301,230
$80,000 to $89,999 53,535 35,090 18,445 299,315 183,410 115,905
$90,000 to $99,999 32,550 22,020 10,535 174,110 116,330 57,785
$100,000 and over 89,195 63,475 25,720 439,070 311,525 127,540
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 3,319,410 1,614,055 1,705,355 11,038,440 5,342,850 5,695,590
Without employment income 983,720 414,180 569,540 3,247,760 1,344,515 1,903,245
With employment income 2,335,690 1,199,875 1,135,815 7,790,680 3,998,335 3,792,350
Percentage with employment income 70.4 74.3 66.6 70.6 74.8 66.6
Under $5,000 (including loss) 299,295 149,895 149,400 1,094,860 546,920 547,940
$5,000 to $9,999 184,940 83,240 101,700 635,305 281,135 354,165
$10,000 to $19,999 340,270 154,940 185,330 1,027,910 464,445 563,465
$20,000 to $29,999 284,860 131,565 153,295 827,805 372,185 455,625
$30,000 to $39,999 270,990 129,240 141,755 767,840 351,925 415,910
$40,000 to $49,999 231,135 113,170 117,965 709,775 341,320 368,450
$50,000 to $59,999 180,235 96,470 83,765 588,220 310,155 278,065
$60,000 to $69,999 137,210 77,190 60,015 465,670 263,430 202,240
$70,000 to $79,999 118,920 67,175 51,740 369,085 218,570 150,515
$80,000 and over 287,835 196,980 90,855 1,304,210 848,245 455,970
$80,000 to $89,999 76,195 48,370 27,820 307,660 182,660 125,005
$90,000 to $99,999 52,260 35,045 17,220 280,530 156,440 124,090
$100,000 and over 159,380 113,560 45,820 716,015 509,140 206,875
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 61,790 ... ... 74,287 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 53,738 ... ... 65,285 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 570,285 ... ... 1,341,300 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,081 ... ... 36,900 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 29,617 ... ... 33,219 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 1,157,020 ... ... 3,827,875 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 81,109 ... ... 90,967 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 69,635 ... ... 79,528 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 82,589 ... ... 97,856 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 66,755 ... ... 80,322 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 570,105 ... ... 1,341,115 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 42,387 ... ... 49,571 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,729 ... ... 40,830 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 1,157,200 ... ... 3,828,060 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 102,395 ... ... 114,773 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 82,533 ... ... 94,157 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 31,115 ... ... 86,720 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 29,850 ... ... 70,245 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 56,095 ... ... 134,395 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 82,840 ... ... 185,245 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 83,555 ... ... 200,770 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 73,240 ... ... 189,450 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 81,155 ... ... 202,580 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 84,995 ... ... 207,180 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 84,255 ... ... 206,605 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 80,890 ... ... 202,015 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 150,605 ... ... 388,820 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 130,650 ... ... 363,580 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 115,305 ... ... 335,770 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 99,710 ... ... 309,105 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 85,240 ... ... 282,740 ... ...
$100,000 and over 457,820 ... ... 1,803,955 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 161,115 ... ... 560,090 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 105,170 ... ... 394,570 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 105,180 ... ... 449,885 ... ...
$200,000 and over 86,355 ... ... 399,410 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Under $5,000 33,060 ... ... 92,220 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 30,330 ... ... 71,480 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 56,650 ... ... 136,550 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 87,175 ... ... 192,920 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 94,285 ... ... 222,605 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 88,045 ... ... 211,440 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 103,400 ... ... 232,755 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 104,955 ... ... 244,335 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 100,370 ... ... 247,645 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 97,330 ... ... 241,965 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 174,750 ... ... 463,170 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 148,275 ... ... 422,695 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 122,370 ... ... 388,720 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 101,920 ... ... 342,330 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 82,880 ... ... 290,720 ... ...
$100,000 and over 301,515 ... ... 1,367,630 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 139,215 ... ... 539,915 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 71,850 ... ... 334,420 ... ...
$150,000 and over 90,455 ... ... 493,295 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 1,102,785 ... ... 3,689,580 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 82,175 ... ... 91,089 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 70,355 ... ... 79,531 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 391,400 ... ... 1,280,890 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 74,547 ... ... 81,459 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 63,319 ... ... 71,237 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 486,280 ... ... 1,716,115 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 105,941 ... ... 115,381 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 89,292 ... ... 99,205 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 194,800 ... ... 584,180 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,054 ... ... 54,363 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,837 ... ... 50,317 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 1,102,830 ... ... 3,689,080 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 103,883 ... ... 115,328 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 83,503 ... ... 94,410 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 391,140 ... ... 1,280,580 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,312 ... ... 104,425 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 75,776 ... ... 84,952 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 486,710 ... ... 1,717,295 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 128,244 ... ... 140,590 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 102,314 ... ... 114,144 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 194,630 ... ... 581,945 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 64,308 ... ... 67,748 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,714 ... ... 58,742 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 718,550 350,225 368,325 1,818,815 867,175 951,640
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,850 31,216 28,734 32,097 33,925 30,753
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 27,212 28,012 26,567 29,417 30,678 28,442
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 717,340 348,660 368,680 1,814,575 864,020 950,555
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,160 40,830 37,582 44,298 46,765 42,057
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 32,366 33,188 31,588 36,874 38,228 35,644
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 4,009,790 1,966,755 2,043,035 13,242,160 6,472,205 6,769,955
In the bottom half of the distribution 2,258,795 1,083,185 1,175,610 6,335,170 3,016,275 3,318,895
In the bottom decile 416,230 205,250 210,980 1,346,645 651,310 695,335
In the second decile 435,520 197,820 237,700 1,280,675 581,380 699,290
In the third decile 489,830 233,765 256,070 1,237,415 583,840 653,575
In the fourth decile 474,330 229,435 244,895 1,223,510 589,740 633,770
In the fifth decile 442,885 216,920 225,965 1,246,925 610,000 636,930
In the top half of the distribution 1,750,995 883,570 867,425 6,906,990 3,455,930 3,451,060
In the sixth decile 419,115 208,630 210,490 1,279,095 629,635 649,465
In the seventh decile 392,990 197,220 195,770 1,321,220 655,840 665,375
In the eighth decile 361,460 182,895 178,565 1,382,795 691,630 691,165
In the ninth decile 305,085 155,505 149,580 1,464,415 736,030 728,385
In the top decile 272,335 139,320 133,015 1,459,465 742,795 716,670
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 4,009,795 1,966,755 2,043,035 13,184,055 6,442,930 6,741,130
0 to 17 years 819,405 418,510 400,895 2,656,535 1,361,905 1,294,630
0 to 5 years 279,080 142,795 136,285 835,000 428,025 406,975
18 to 64 years 2,588,750 1,278,315 1,310,435 8,418,960 4,110,615 4,308,345
65 years and over 601,635 269,930 331,705 2,108,560 970,405 1,138,155
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 614,140 288,445 325,695 1,898,975 886,530 1,012,445
0 to 17 years 128,620 65,805 62,820 489,905 251,830 238,080
0 to 5 years 44,445 22,620 21,830 165,140 84,825 80,310
18 to 64 years 381,890 185,820 196,065 1,155,315 538,535 616,780
65 years and over 103,635 36,820 66,810 253,755 96,170 157,585
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 15.3 14.7 15.9 14.4 13.8 15.0
0 to 17 years (%) 15.7 15.7 15.7 18.4 18.5 18.4
0 to 5 years (%) 15.9 15.8 16.0 19.8 19.8 19.7
18 to 64 years (%) 14.8 14.5 15.0 13.7 13.1 14.3
65 years and over (%) 17.2 13.6 20.1 12.0 9.9 13.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 479,645 232,435 247,210 1,298,590 627,935 670,650
0 to 17 years 90,445 46,360 44,090 304,390 156,575 147,815
0 to 5 years 31,445 16,025 15,425 102,750 52,810 49,935
18 to 64 years 326,695 164,545 162,150 887,640 430,545 457,095
65 years and over 62,505 21,530 40,970 106,555 40,815 65,740
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 12.0 11.8 12.1 9.8 9.7 9.9
0 to 17 years (%) 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.5 11.5 11.4
0 to 5 years (%) 11.3 11.2 11.3 12.3 12.3 12.3
18 to 64 years (%) 12.6 12.9 12.4 10.5 10.5 10.6
65 years and over (%) 10.4 8.0 12.4 5.1 4.2 5.8
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 4,009,790 1,966,705 2,043,090 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Official languages 3,946,685 1,941,955 2,004,730 12,918,075 6,342,930 6,575,145
English 2,500,590 1,285,835 1,214,755 12,879,045 6,326,225 6,552,825
French 3,663,310 1,799,755 1,863,560 1,521,020 677,505 843,510
Non-official languages 1,332,070 642,340 689,730 4,431,270 2,115,510 2,315,760
Aboriginal languages 1,065 505 565 33,855 15,815 18,035
Algonquian languages 410 235 180 30,630 14,505 16,125
Blackfoot 0 0 0 15 15 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 335 165 170 6,560 3,160 3,395
Atikamekw 20 10 10 10 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 100 50 45 10 0 10
Moose Cree 0 0 0 145 70 75
Naskapi 0 0 0 25 10 10
Northern East Cree 70 45 25 65 25 45
Plains Cree 0 10 0 105 50 50
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 10 605 255 350
Woods Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Cree, n.o.s. 130 50 80 5,620 2,760 2,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 35 30 10 180 95 85
Malecite 0 0 0 20 20 0
Mi'kmaq 30 30 10 160 75 85
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 40 30 10 23,980 11,285 12,690
Algonquin 35 25 10 205 95 105
Ojibway 0 10 0 16,220 7,600 8,630
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 7,515 3,585 3,935
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 200 105 100
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 85 40 50
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 85 25 65
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 80 25 55
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 10 0 10
Chilcotin 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dene 10 10 10 45 20 30
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 10 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 10 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 450 155 295 840 320 525
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 405 145 270 730 285 445
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 15 30 105 35 70
Iroquoian languages 180 115 65 1,940 810 1,125
Cayuga 0 0 0 120 35 85
Mohawk 175 115 60 1,625 710 915
Oneida 0 0 0 180 55 125
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 50 25 25
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 180 65 110
Salish languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
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 10 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 0 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 40 10 30
Dakota 0 0 0 20 10 10
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 0 15
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 10 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Nisga'a 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 10
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 0 15 210 100 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,331,075 641,870 689,200 4,397,690 2,099,820 2,297,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 271,775 141,620 130,150 362,645 183,050 179,595
Berber languages 24,835 13,075 11,760 925 505 415
Kabyle 14,590 7,710 6,880 530 280 255
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10,385 5,435 4,950 390 225 165
Cushitic languages 1,105 535 570 34,160 15,155 19,000
Bilen 30 20 15 355 200 160
Oromo 30 20 0 2,075 905 1,175
Somali 1,040 490 550 31,535 13,925 17,610
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 370 170 205
Semitic languages 259,135 134,960 124,175 330,315 168,750 161,570
Amharic 980 470 510 16,010 7,565 8,445
Arabic 241,000 125,545 115,455 246,015 127,015 119,000
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 165 85 80 17,825 8,775 9,050
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 10 6,185 3,045 3,140
Harari 10 0 10 1,310 660 645
Hebrew 17,705 9,290 8,415 43,255 22,165 21,090
Maltese 20 0 10 7,020 3,455 3,570
Tigrigna 360 165 195 9,385 4,320 5,065
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 165 80 85 1,985 1,010 975
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 615 315 300 1,125 535 590
Austro-Asiatic languages 42,285 20,135 22,150 99,830 46,210 53,620
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,535 5,000 5,535 10,045 4,490 5,550
Vietnamese 32,090 15,315 16,780 90,265 41,965 48,300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10 60 10 50
Austronesian languages 29,150 11,030 18,120 249,435 98,295 151,150
Bikol 105 50 55 755 340 425
Cebuano 915 315 600 9,475 3,650 5,830
Fijian 10 0 10 110 40 65
Hiligaynon 500 180 315 3,110 1,205 1,910
Ilocano 2,450 875 1,575 15,235 5,940 9,295
Malagasy 1,450 680 770 215 115 100
Malay 985 420 565 9,780 4,500 5,280
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 195 100 100 1,935 855 1,080
Pangasinan 55 15 35 565 245 320
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 25,560 9,430 16,135 232,935 91,110 141,820
Waray-Waray 45 10 35 410 125 285
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 415 200 215 1,785 755 1,030
Creole languages 108,785 48,755 60,040 30,260 13,525 16,735
Haitian Creole 4,400 2,020 2,375 1,430 605 830
Creole, n.o.s. 102,510 45,840 56,670 19,375 8,480 10,895
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,470 1,185 1,280 9,685 4,525 5,155
Dravidian languages 18,510 9,380 9,125 196,315 97,975 98,335
Kannada 395 200 195 5,775 2,930 2,845
Malayalam 485 275 210 22,880 11,535 11,345
Tamil 17,130 8,610 8,520 157,700 77,975 79,730
Telugu 890 520 370 16,315 8,925 7,390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 495 250 240
Hmong-Mien languages 35 15 20 545 265 280
Indo-European languages 751,240 360,635 390,595 2,608,060 1,265,535 1,342,525
Albanian 2,880 1,460 1,420 22,375 11,180 11,195
Armenian 19,925 9,575 10,350 18,435 8,860 9,575
Balto-Slavic languages 75,250 35,075 40,175 473,565 221,450 252,120
Baltic languages 940 415 525 10,545 4,495 6,050
Latvian 275 110 165 4,675 2,070 2,610
Lithuanian 665 300 360 5,875 2,430 3,445
Slavic languages 74,470 34,735 39,740 465,170 217,885 247,285
Belarusan 310 130 180 1,360 680 680
Bosnian 580 275 310 9,915 4,905 5,010
Bulgarian 6,785 3,315 3,475 10,410 5,060 5,350
Croatian 2,800 1,380 1,425 46,580 22,880 23,700
Czech 1,665 765 900 14,045 6,615 7,430
Macedonian 235 105 130 21,505 10,365 11,140
Polish 15,340 6,880 8,465 142,985 65,415 77,575
Russian 42,245 20,025 22,220 138,735 64,355 74,380
Serbian 2,430 1,135 1,295 53,250 26,725 26,525
Serbo-Croatian 985 435 545 5,815 2,845 2,965
Slovak 1,235 595 645 12,035 5,550 6,490
Slovene (Slovenian) 900 445 460 7,935 3,550 4,390
Ukrainian 8,040 3,440 4,595 54,615 24,125 30,490
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 55 70 1,750 935 815
Celtic languages 375 220 155 3,800 1,880 1,920
Scottish Gaelic 105 60 40 1,480 720 765
Welsh 65 35 35 685 300 390
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 215 125 85 1,650 870 785
Germanic languages 47,450 23,730 23,720 274,305 130,610 143,700
Afrikaans 300 195 105 7,360 3,625 3,735
Danish 590 285 305 5,440 2,455 2,980
Dutch 3,380 1,780 1,600 63,410 29,875 33,535
Frisian 0 10 0 1,655 820 835
German 30,070 15,095 14,975 189,035 90,730 98,305
Icelandic 100 60 35 285 130 155
Norwegian 355 170 185 2,140 975 1,165
Swedish 1,235 600 635 5,125 2,345 2,785
Vlaams (Flemish) 510 175 335 2,275 1,050 1,225
Yiddish 12,340 6,195 6,140 7,175 3,535 3,640
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 175 75 105 3,290 1,645 1,645
Greek 49,445 24,590 24,860 80,690 40,105 40,590
Indo-Iranian languages 87,330 44,890 42,440 915,765 463,175 452,585
Indo-Aryan languages 56,910 29,560 27,350 759,390 384,940 374,450
Bengali 12,600 6,470 6,135 59,685 30,420 29,265
Gujarati 7,830 3,805 4,025 103,890 52,380 51,510
Hindi 14,950 7,950 6,995 250,095 127,765 122,335
Kashmiri 50 30 15 600 300 300
Konkani 145 75 75 5,490 2,515 2,975
Marathi 460 240 220 10,360 5,380 4,980
Nepali 355 190 165 10,245 5,115 5,135
Oriya (Odia) 50 30 20 1,090 515 570
Punjabi (Panjabi) 17,580 9,550 8,030 282,065 145,050 137,015
Sindhi 470 225 245 11,515 5,385 6,130
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,285 595 690 18,555 9,230 9,330
Urdu 15,920 8,370 7,550 231,500 117,305 114,190
Iranian languages 31,700 15,960 15,740 163,490 81,710 81,785
Kurdish 980 510 475 8,795 4,755 4,040
Pashto 1,630 900 725 15,315 8,145 7,170
Persian (Farsi) 29,530 14,835 14,695 145,465 72,275 73,190
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 625 335 290 4,665 2,495 2,175
Italic (Romance) languages 497,655 234,820 262,835 880,330 418,225 462,105
Catalan 695 420 270 515 275 240
Italian 161,770 78,465 83,305 333,645 161,190 172,455
Portuguese 45,620 22,935 22,685 193,520 93,885 99,635
Romanian 39,265 18,875 20,390 49,635 23,205 26,430
Spanish 280,030 128,635 151,400 337,615 156,040 181,580
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 335 225 115 1,355 745 605
Japanese 5,465 2,505 2,955 25,675 11,535 14,140
Kartvelian languages 200 105 100 1,555 775 780
Georgian 200 100 95 1,555 770 785
Korean 5,795 2,645 3,150 79,175 36,930 42,245
Mongolic languages 235 115 115 515 225 285
Mongolian 235 115 120 515 225 285
Niger-Congo languages 37,280 18,580 18,700 70,570 33,620 36,945
Akan (Twi) 1,715 900 815 15,950 7,520 8,435
Bamanankan 1,805 935 865 385 195 185
Edo 170 85 85 2,130 930 1,195
Ewe 975 615 360 880 435 445
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,730 1,420 1,310 700 320 375
Ga 285 150 140 1,340 645 695
Ganda 55 25 35 1,225 550 675
Igbo 240 155 85 4,025 2,105 1,920
Lingala 7,670 3,435 4,235 4,885 2,165 2,720
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,235 1,045 1,185 2,555 1,080 1,475
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,955 880 1,075 2,220 885 1,330
Shona 130 60 70 2,350 1,055 1,300
Swahili 4,240 2,070 2,170 16,750 8,110 8,640
Wolof 4,815 2,570 2,245 730 355 375
Yoruba 700 375 320 10,495 5,345 5,150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 12,690 6,510 6,180 11,210 5,255 5,950
Nilo-Saharan languages 325 185 140 2,025 1,020 1,010
Dinka 0 0 0 415 220 200
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 330 190 140 1,615 805 810
Sign languages 4,320 1,715 2,610 18,865 7,645 11,220
American Sign Language 465 170 295 10,220 3,695 6,525
Quebec Sign Language 2,545 905 1,635 235 60 180
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,470 680 785 8,690 4,005 4,680
Sino-Tibetan languages 83,535 39,325 44,205 689,145 324,575 364,565
Chinese languages 83,340 39,220 44,125 679,170 319,635 359,530
Cantonese 30,500 14,230 16,270 341,875 159,280 182,600
Hakka 525 230 295 7,865 3,445 4,420
Mandarin 54,180 25,145 29,040 385,395 179,890 205,510
Min Dong 15 0 10 810 330 480
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 4,030 1,790 2,240 16,980 7,650 9,330
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,185 520 670 8,305 3,860 4,440
Chinese, n.o.s. 4,300 2,100 2,200 16,455 7,710 8,745
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 85 40 50 185 95 90
Tibeto-Burman languages 215 125 85 10,460 5,200 5,260
Burmese 75 45 35 2,215 1,055 1,165
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,820 905 920
Tibetan 45 35 10 5,695 2,845 2,850
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 1,245 645 605
Tai-Kadai languages 6,170 2,915 3,250 11,120 4,945 6,180
Lao 5,085 2,490 2,595 6,740 3,215 3,520
Thai 1,700 680 1,015 5,195 2,065 3,135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 30 10 20
Turkic languages 11,490 5,725 5,760 33,335 17,310 16,025
Azerbaijani 450 235 215 3,260 1,710 1,550
Turkish 10,555 5,275 5,275 27,850 14,510 13,340
Uyghur 235 110 125 700 350 345
Uzbek 195 85 110 1,405 700 705
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 195 100 100 915 450 465
Uralic languages 6,965 3,215 3,750 58,370 27,060 31,310
Estonian 125 50 70 4,785 2,155 2,625
Finnish 370 145 225 11,145 4,865 6,280
Hungarian 6,475 3,020 3,455 42,545 20,070 22,480
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,445 825 625 3,675 1,950 1,725
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 4,009,795 1,966,705 2,043,085 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 3,696,245 1,811,975 1,884,270 12,223,065 5,987,360 6,235,705
Canadian citizens aged under 18 772,360 394,515 377,845 2,546,075 1,305,820 1,240,255
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 2,923,885 1,417,465 1,506,425 9,676,990 4,681,540 4,995,445
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 313,545 154,730 158,815 1,019,095 484,880 534,215
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 4,009,795 1,966,705 2,043,090 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 3,002,625 1,476,535 1,526,095 9,188,815 4,555,270 4,633,545
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 936,305 452,805 483,500 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Before 1981 207,840 100,575 107,265 1,077,745 507,500 570,240
1981 to 1990 112,945 55,685 57,265 513,995 246,235 267,755
1991 to 2000 163,525 77,675 85,850 834,510 390,315 444,195
2001 to 2010 272,725 131,570 141,160 953,730 446,895 506,835
2001 to 2005 118,885 57,445 61,440 490,560 230,950 259,610
2006 to 2010 153,840 74,115 79,720 463,170 215,945 247,225
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 179,270 87,305 91,965 472,170 223,715 248,450
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 70,860 37,370 33,490 201,200 102,305 98,895
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 936,305 452,800 483,505 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,485
Under 5 years 90,505 44,550 45,950 369,955 184,255 185,705
5 to 14 years 148,910 74,380 74,540 685,085 345,865 339,225
15 to 24 years 187,480 85,225 102,255 855,475 381,025 474,450
25 to 44 years 445,085 219,540 225,550 1,579,500 741,340 838,160
45 years and over 64,325 29,110 35,215 362,130 162,180 199,945
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 54 936,305 452,800 483,505 3,852,145 1,814,665 2,037,480
Americas 210,770 96,160 114,615 598,950 265,930 333,025
Brazil 5,725 2,750 2,970 14,705 6,700 8,010
Colombia 16,670 7,590 9,085 28,815 13,085 15,730
El Salvador 9,955 4,920 5,035 20,920 10,165 10,750
Guyana 2,430 1,060 1,370 79,745 35,325 44,420
Haiti 75,740 32,980 42,755 10,195 4,410 5,785
Jamaica 4,425 1,910 2,510 119,840 51,320 68,525
Mexico 13,080 5,855 7,230 30,075 13,895 16,185
Peru 11,910 5,355 6,555 10,550 4,660 5,895
Trinidad and Tobago 3,885 1,770 2,110 52,810 23,515 29,300
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 17,935 9,055 8,885 109,005 47,170 61,830
Other places of birth in Americas 49,030 22,910 26,115 122,280 55,685 66,600
Europe 254,860 125,050 129,805 1,144,295 546,250 598,050
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,085 525 560 21,300 10,655 10,645
Croatia 1,590 815 775 27,330 13,495 13,835
France 56,805 30,005 26,800 13,385 6,310 7,070
Germany 6,595 2,890 3,700 63,460 29,685 33,775
Greece 17,885 8,790 9,095 36,575 18,225 18,350
Hungary 3,030 1,440 1,590 22,085 10,495 11,590
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 660 375 285 15,275 7,415 7,860
Italy 48,935 23,950 24,985 157,815 78,510 79,305
Netherlands 1,310 705 600 47,400 23,910 23,490
Poland 9,380 4,045 5,330 96,000 43,155 52,845
Portugal 16,460 7,960 8,500 103,025 50,240 52,785
Romania 26,145 12,405 13,745 42,720 19,720 23,000
Russian Federation 10,290 4,530 5,760 42,980 18,540 24,440
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 1,320 610 715 23,695 11,610 12,085
Ukraine 7,760 3,385 4,375 39,945 18,150 21,795
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 10,385 5,345 5,045 264,125 125,730 138,390
Other places of birth in Europe 35,225 17,275 17,945 127,190 60,395 66,790
Africa 204,635 105,405 99,230 226,770 109,585 117,185
Algeria 54,275 28,225 26,050 2,925 1,480 1,450
Egypt 18,495 9,675 8,820 34,510 18,000 16,510
Ethiopia 865 425 435 15,570 7,230 8,340
Kenya 635 290 340 14,940 6,910 8,025
Morocco 54,495 28,020 26,475 5,485 2,690 2,795
Nigeria 1,140 620 525 20,630 10,285 10,345
Somalia 475 235 245 16,970 6,845 10,125
South Africa, Republic of 670 365 305 19,390 9,545 9,840
Other places of birth in Africa 73,580 37,550 36,035 96,355 46,610 49,745
Asia 264,955 125,605 139,345 1,869,805 886,570 983,240
Afghanistan 6,150 3,070 3,085 33,145 16,490 16,655
Bangladesh 7,745 3,895 3,845 39,410 19,970 19,440
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 43,350 18,265 25,080 317,225 143,705 173,515
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 4,535 2,220 2,315 108,030 50,945 57,090
India 17,455 8,995 8,460 360,540 179,950 180,590
IranCensus data footnote 61 16,545 8,240 8,305 86,810 43,445 43,360
Iraq 2,945 1,585 1,365 50,390 25,280 25,115
Japan 1,435 345 1,090 8,145 2,550 5,585
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 3,620 1,690 1,930 57,085 26,660 30,425
Lebanon 35,765 18,940 16,825 34,545 18,145 16,405
Pakistan 9,515 5,015 4,500 142,265 71,925 70,345
Philippines 23,235 8,725 14,510 231,760 93,730 138,030
Sri Lanka 10,620 5,275 5,345 109,855 53,640 56,215
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 16,310 8,040 8,265 22,680 11,405 11,270
Taiwan 2,495 1,030 1,470 17,840 7,775 10,065
Viet Nam 23,465 10,865 12,600 80,525 36,545 43,985
Other places of birth in Asia 39,760 19,400 20,355 169,555 84,400 85,160
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 1,095 585 510 12,330 6,330 5,990
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 54 179,270 87,300 91,965 472,170 223,720 248,450
Americas 40,205 19,070 21,130 60,700 29,005 31,700
Brazil 2,260 1,140 1,125 3,180 1,505 1,675
Colombia 5,270 2,475 2,790 4,520 2,005 2,520
Cuba 1,950 980 970 1,950 910 1,045
Haiti 15,770 7,165 8,610 2,575 1,140 1,435
Jamaica 155 110 50 8,935 4,840 4,090
Mexico 3,465 1,610 1,850 5,670 2,745 2,925
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,300 1,850 1,455 14,635 7,225 7,405
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 1,725 825 900 2,460 1,120 1,340
Other places of birth in Americas 6,305 2,920 3,390 16,775 7,510 9,265
Europe 31,585 15,965 15,615 45,295 22,250 23,045
France 14,995 8,020 6,975 2,010 1,025 985
Germany 445 205 245 1,695 885 805
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 105 75 30 1,900 1,185 715
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 3,570 1,620 1,945 880 400 480
Romania 2,680 1,150 1,535 2,425 995 1,430
Russian Federation 1,805 815 990 4,905 1,790 3,115
Ukraine 2,155 990 1,165 4,455 2,005 2,445
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 710 465 250 7,780 4,515 3,265
Other places of birth in Europe 5,125 2,635 2,485 19,245 9,450 9,795
Africa 59,780 29,715 30,065 39,380 19,045 20,330
Algeria 15,030 7,355 7,670 415 180 240
Cameroon 5,695 2,770 2,925 1,390 640 750
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2,115 1,010 1,105 1,835 845 990
Côte d'Ivoire 3,650 1,790 1,860 605 245 360
Egypt 4,185 2,165 2,020 8,220 4,290 3,935
Eritrea 45 30 20 2,055 1,010 1,045
Ethiopia 120 60 60 2,505 1,115 1,385
Morocco 11,850 5,875 5,975 655 275 375
Nigeria 445 230 215 5,910 2,895 3,015
Somalia 70 40 35 2,065 965 1,100
South Africa, Republic of 140 85 55 1,410 715 695
Tunisia 4,670 2,355 2,315 310 155 150
Other places of birth in Africa 11,765 5,950 5,810 12,010 5,715 6,295
Asia 47,430 22,385 25,050 324,820 152,205 172,615
Afghanistan 1,040 475 565 5,785 2,845 2,945
Bangladesh 840 445 400 8,180 4,055 4,125
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 9,820 4,455 5,365 58,840 26,025 32,815
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 95 35 60 1,985 800 1,190
India 2,870 1,505 1,365 69,325 35,060 34,265
IranCensus data footnote 61 7,090 3,345 3,740 21,225 10,300 10,930
Iraq 635 310 320 14,645 7,315 7,330
Israel 600 355 245 2,050 1,085 970
Japan 295 30 260 1,385 370 1,015
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 750 335 420 6,320 2,855 3,470
Lebanon 3,620 1,935 1,685 3,230 1,685 1,545
Nepal 70 40 35 3,395 1,725 1,665
Pakistan 1,570 800 770 25,435 12,425 13,015
Philippines 5,245 2,255 2,995 53,190 21,740 31,450
Saudi Arabia 425 200 225 3,140 1,615 1,530
Sri Lanka 855 375 475 8,185 3,580 4,605
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 6,350 3,185 3,165 12,710 6,590 6,120
Taiwan 120 50 70 1,015 435 580
Turkey 515 270 245 2,590 1,440 1,145
United Arab Emirates 280 145 130 4,290 2,230 2,055
Viet Nam 1,305 495 815 3,885 1,520 2,365
Other places of birth in Asia 3,030 1,330 1,700 13,995 6,505 7,485
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 265 165 100 1,980 1,215 765
Australia 140 90 55 1,535 965 565
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 125 75 50 445 250 200
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 4,009,795 1,966,705 2,043,090 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
First generationCensus data footnote 69 1,025,695 499,825 525,875 4,122,840 1,953,095 2,169,740
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 651,190 328,560 322,630 3,049,835 1,525,300 1,524,540
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 2,332,905 1,138,320 1,194,580 6,069,485 2,993,845 3,075,640
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 72 741,595 358,465 383,125 2,825,480 1,331,730 1,493,750
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 408,710 211,560 197,150 1,364,380 677,695 686,685
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 194,940 118,480 76,460 540,795 338,460 202,335
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 213,775 93,085 120,690 823,580 339,240 484,350
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 204,725 81,180 123,550 940,405 382,890 557,520
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 117,890 60,855 57,035 482,665 253,750 228,910
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 10,270 4,875 5,395 38,035 17,400 20,640
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 4,009,790 1,966,705 2,043,085 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 34,745 16,500 18,250 374,395 179,970 194,420
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 32,560 15,500 17,060 361,125 173,685 187,445
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 16,130 7,715 8,415 236,680 112,840 123,845
Métis 15,455 7,425 8,030 120,585 59,015 61,570
Inuk (Inuit) 975 360 615 3,860 1,835 2,030
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 800 370 435 5,730 2,680 3,045
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 1,385 630 755 7,540 3,615 3,930
Non-Aboriginal identity 3,975,045 1,950,205 2,024,840 12,867,765 6,292,265 6,575,500
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 4,009,790 1,966,705 2,043,090 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 9,205 4,585 4,620 170,895 81,560 89,335
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 4,000,585 1,962,120 2,038,465 13,071,265 6,390,680 6,680,585
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 4,009,795 1,966,705 2,043,090 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 20,565 9,505 11,060 112,875 54,840 58,035
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 19,995 9,245 10,750 111,575 54,180 57,395
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 16,215 7,445 8,775 97,430 47,130 50,305
Métis single ancestry 3,200 1,595 1,600 12,925 6,490 6,435
Inuit single ancestry 585 205 385 1,220 565 655
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 570 255 315 1,295 665 640
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 445 200 245 1,055 545 510
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 115 50 60 145 70 75
Métis and Inuit ancestries 15 0 10 65 25 40
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 30 20 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 97,280 44,535 52,745 405,425 192,320 213,100
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 95,715 43,740 51,975 395,205 187,695 207,510
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 83,645 38,190 45,450 276,920 130,810 146,110
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10,940 5,060 5,875 113,785 54,830 58,955
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,140 490 645 4,500 2,050 2,450
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 1,570 795 775 10,215 4,620 5,590
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,260 675 585 9,305 4,205 5,100
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 235 90 140 595 290 305
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 70 30 40 300 125 170
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 10 15 0 10
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 3,891,945 1,912,665 1,979,280 12,723,865 6,225,080 6,498,785
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 4,009,795 1,966,705 2,043,090 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 904,840 442,090 462,745 3,885,585 1,878,075 2,007,505
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 85,925 44,510 41,415 1,150,415 582,010 568,400
Chinese 89,400 40,890 48,510 754,550 359,230 395,315
Black 270,940 129,640 141,300 627,715 296,270 331,445
Filipino 33,050 13,455 19,600 311,675 132,440 179,230
Latin American 110,195 53,140 57,060 195,950 93,645 102,310
Arab 191,165 100,830 90,340 210,435 109,585 100,850
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 55,705 26,595 29,110 133,855 63,255 70,605
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 28,890 14,420 14,465 154,670 77,385 77,280
Korean 7,055 3,355 3,695 88,935 42,445 46,495
Japanese 3,810 1,465 2,350 30,830 13,595 17,235
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 8,290 3,900 4,385 97,970 46,105 51,860
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 20,420 9,895 10,530 128,585 62,105 66,485
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 3,104,955 1,524,615 1,580,340 9,356,575 4,594,165 4,762,410
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 4,009,790 1,966,705 2,043,085 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,920
North American Aboriginal origins 117,850 54,040 63,810 518,300 247,160 271,135
First Nations (North American Indian) 101,915 46,655 55,260 385,505 183,075 202,430
Inuit 2,155 875 1,280 6,870 3,150 3,720
Métis 15,920 7,565 8,360 137,485 66,245 71,235
Other North American origins 1,861,930 905,510 956,425 3,220,595 1,585,255 1,635,340
Acadian 15,285 7,135 8,150 16,580 8,135 8,450
American 27,335 13,110 14,225 140,165 67,480 72,690
Canadian 1,755,635 852,410 903,225 3,109,770 1,531,645 1,578,125
New Brunswicker 425 210 215 320 190 125
Newfoundlander 350 160 195 10,850 5,520 5,325
Nova Scotian 285 120 165 1,485 685 800
Ontarian 670 310 355 2,165 1,085 1,075
Québécois 92,115 46,380 45,735 5,390 2,730 2,665
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 135 70 65 675 375 300
European origins 1,721,335 849,240 872,095 8,151,470 3,978,900 4,172,570
British Isles origins 413,005 198,800 214,205 4,900,430 2,380,595 2,519,835
Channel Islander 450 220 225 1,120 530 590
Cornish 45 20 25 755 370 385
English 138,320 67,580 70,735 2,808,805 1,357,650 1,451,160
Irish 239,460 113,105 126,355 2,095,460 991,625 1,103,835
Manx 135 70 65 2,450 1,320 1,130
Scottish 124,130 59,280 64,850 2,107,295 1,016,260 1,091,030
Welsh 7,685 3,660 4,015 198,475 94,555 103,920
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 24,500 11,540 12,955 323,185 152,525 170,660
French origins 874,295 434,215 440,075 1,350,520 643,360 707,160
Alsatian 570 255 315 1,235 495 740
Breton 5,110 2,450 2,655 290 175 120
Corsican 910 520 385 205 125 85
French 870,245 432,210 438,035 1,349,255 642,790 706,470
Western European origins (except French origins) 149,330 72,310 77,015 1,766,975 864,010 902,970
Austrian 10,010 4,850 5,155 72,475 35,415 37,065
Bavarian 35 15 15 450 225 230
Belgian 31,840 15,635 16,205 57,890 28,460 29,430
Dutch 15,975 7,805 8,175 527,750 259,585 268,165
Flemish 790 380 410 4,005 2,005 1,995
Frisian 10 10 0 2,705 1,400 1,305
German 86,025 41,010 45,015 1,189,670 579,315 610,355
Luxembourger 570 275 295 915 500 415
Swiss 13,555 6,930 6,620 59,835 29,395 30,440
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 60 45 1,095 560 530
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 16,095 7,895 8,205 266,085 127,885 138,195
Danish 3,800 1,785 2,015 53,555 26,355 27,195
Finnish 2,105 975 1,130 76,755 36,955 39,800
Icelandic 670 355 320 13,215 6,325 6,895
Norwegian 4,415 2,190 2,225 59,335 28,350 30,980
Swedish 4,780 2,325 2,450 71,035 32,705 38,325
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 1,390 680 715 12,540 6,400 6,140
Eastern European origins 212,570 103,190 109,380 1,339,610 644,610 695,000
Bulgarian 8,360 4,055 4,305 16,750 8,230 8,525
Byelorussian 2,175 1,060 1,120 11,690 5,645 6,045
Czech 5,035 2,390 2,650 42,340 20,815 21,530
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 1,750 910 835 14,810 6,820 7,990
Estonian 790 405 385 15,075 7,255 7,825
Hungarian 24,505 12,150 12,355 163,500 79,850 83,655
Latvian 1,505 710 795 18,095 8,615 9,480
Lithuanian 5,710 2,845 2,865 35,100 16,965 18,135
Moldovan 7,220 3,525 3,695 3,905 1,910 1,995
Polish 64,895 31,730 33,165 523,490 251,575 271,910
Romanian 47,980 23,365 24,620 98,235 46,825 51,410
Russian 49,275 23,495 25,780 220,850 103,650 117,200
Slovak 3,875 1,955 1,915 40,535 19,645 20,885
Ukrainian 35,050 16,880 18,180 376,440 181,725 194,715
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 2,695 1,390 1,305 10,330 4,940 5,390
Southern European origins 464,080 230,520 233,555 1,772,160 880,335 891,830
Albanian 3,270 1,690 1,580 25,980 13,085 12,895
Bosnian 940 470 470 14,680 7,255 7,425
Catalan 575 295 275 285 180 110
Croatian 5,225 2,595 2,635 82,220 41,350 40,875
Cypriot 455 230 225 4,400 2,170 2,230
Greek 66,395 33,750 32,645 148,555 74,830 73,720
Italian 279,800 138,875 140,925 931,805 467,100 464,705
Kosovar 380 210 165 1,305 655 650
Macedonian 610 320 290 39,440 19,820 19,625
Maltese 920 490 430 35,255 17,525 17,730
Montenegrin 365 205 160 2,545 1,295 1,250
Portuguese 56,405 28,295 28,115 324,930 160,970 163,960
Serbian 3,625 1,705 1,920 66,835 34,035 32,800
Sicilian 1,070 525 545 4,190 2,090 2,100
Slovenian 2,150 1,040 1,115 26,485 13,215 13,275
Spanish 68,600 33,330 35,270 171,145 78,880 92,265
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 2,135 990 1,150 20,245 9,785 10,460
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 225 140 90 965 425 540
Other European origins 31,690 16,215 15,475 105,865 53,050 52,820
Basque 2,245 1,185 1,060 1,585 805 780
Jewish 23,675 12,110 11,565 77,280 38,860 38,425
Roma (Gypsy) 340 205 135 2,295 1,050 1,245
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 265 125 140 2,065 1,110 955
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 5,390 2,740 2,650 23,290 11,540 11,750
Caribbean origins 184,035 85,330 98,705 462,600 213,660 248,940
Antiguan 360 160 200 3,275 1,480 1,800
Bahamian 370 185 185 2,305 1,190 1,115
Barbadian 5,220 2,415 2,810 26,625 12,375 14,250
Bermudan 95 35 55 2,010 925 1,085
Carib 375 140 230 2,295 855 1,440
Cuban 7,840 3,855 3,990 14,490 6,625 7,865
Dominican 10,040 4,560 5,475 9,180 4,420 4,760
Grenadian 1,880 750 1,130 14,690 6,420 8,275
Guadeloupean 790 380 410 70 20 50
Haitian 132,255 60,965 71,295 17,715 8,085 9,630
Jamaican 12,750 6,060 6,695 257,060 119,100 137,955
Kittitian/Nevisian 340 180 155 2,260 1,090 1,175
Martinican 1,460 710 740 195 65 125
Montserratan 240 135 105 620 300 325
Puerto Rican 435 225 210 1,495 755 740
St. Lucian 790 395 390 7,170 3,195 3,985
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 6,185 2,765 3,420 59,560 27,850 31,710
Vincentian/Grenadinian 3,965 1,665 2,300 12,155 5,250 6,905
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 5,325 2,440 2,885 56,865 25,380 31,480
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 3,645 1,725 1,920 16,970 7,770 9,195
Latin, Central and South American origins 135,405 65,570 69,840 322,210 153,045 169,165
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 4,805 2,255 2,550 10,795 5,040 5,750
Arawak 150 40 110 1,055 470 585
Argentinian 4,240 2,120 2,120 11,460 5,620 5,840
Belizean 55 25 25 810 395 415
Bolivian 1,330 670 665 1,885 935 955
Brazilian 6,440 3,145 3,290 18,395 8,760 9,635
Chilean 12,030 6,025 6,005 14,625 7,015 7,610
Colombian 22,910 10,695 12,220 40,820 19,345 21,480
Costa Rican 920 420 495 2,790 1,380 1,410
Ecuadorian 2,375 1,075 1,300 20,385 9,650 10,735
Guatemalan 8,745 4,505 4,240 10,040 4,870 5,170
Guyanese 3,380 1,680 1,705 73,360 34,050 39,315
Hispanic 875 445 430 5,805 2,790 3,015
Honduran 3,895 1,935 1,960 3,360 1,590 1,765
Maya 1,330 750 575 2,500 1,285 1,215
Mexican 21,130 10,245 10,880 43,120 20,735 22,380
Nicaraguan 2,200 1,060 1,140 7,100 3,440 3,665
Panamanian 1,330 695 635 2,475 1,125 1,355
Paraguayan 265 125 145 600 280 320
Peruvian 17,430 8,190 9,240 14,780 6,985 7,800
Salvadorean 17,300 8,580 8,720 27,595 13,530 14,070
Uruguayan 1,495 695 800 4,200 2,150 2,050
Venezuelan 6,670 3,045 3,630 11,750 5,320 6,430
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 4,960 2,495 2,465 14,095 6,745 7,350
African origins 321,450 164,810 156,640 414,095 203,260 210,835
Central and West African origins 64,810 33,310 31,495 85,735 42,745 42,990
Akan 535 280 255 965 540 425
Angolan 760 355 405 1,635 815 820
Ashanti 120 85 35 1,205 620 585
Beninese 2,860 1,520 1,345 555 280 270
Burkinabe 1,765 945 820 415 190 225
Cameroonian 13,390 6,755 6,635 4,700 2,330 2,370
Chadian 800 390 410 645 320 325
Congolese 14,455 6,970 7,485 10,425 4,960 5,460
Edo 105 65 45 1,025 545 480
Ewe 330 195 140 180 95 80
Gabonese 675 310 370 170 80 90
Gambian 125 70 50 630 305 330
Ghanaian 2,870 1,470 1,405 24,850 12,060 12,790
Guinean 4,355 2,310 2,045 1,105 550 560
Ibo 170 85 85 1,940 1,035 905
Ivorian 6,200 3,155 3,045 1,350 600 745
Liberian 95 40 55 770 365 405
Malian 2,510 1,255 1,255 490 250 240
Malinké 535 290 245 345 160 185
Nigerian 2,350 1,275 1,075 26,560 13,620 12,940
Peulh 1,735 890 850 135 80 55
Senegalese 6,020 3,225 2,800 1,000 500 495
Sierra Leonean 110 55 50 1,175 585 585
Togolese 2,830 1,515 1,310 670 370 300
Wolof 515 300 215 80 45 35
Yoruba 360 175 185 4,055 2,155 1,900
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 4,700 2,565 2,140 4,745 2,340 2,410
North African origins 201,520 104,860 96,665 86,665 44,970 41,695
Algerian 54,635 28,155 26,485 4,065 2,035 2,030
Berber 29,950 15,690 14,260 1,845 985 860
Coptic 660 365 295 2,305 1,185 1,120
Dinka 15 0 10 205 110 95
Egyptian 27,160 14,110 13,050 52,845 27,465 25,375
Libyan 925 505 420 3,785 2,015 1,760
Maure 415 235 180 290 160 125
Moroccan 77,450 39,955 37,490 12,305 6,310 6,000
Sudanese 280 150 130 8,975 4,600 4,375
Tunisian 17,645 9,565 8,080 2,295 1,210 1,085
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 2,900 1,620 1,280 1,755 920 830
Southern and East African origins 19,925 9,720 10,205 128,910 61,680 67,230
Afrikaner 100 70 30 560 285 275
Amhara 40 20 25 720 360 360
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 1,360 725 635 870 455 415
Burundian 3,070 1,455 1,620 3,105 1,465 1,640
Djiboutian 245 110 140 1,035 460 575
Eritrean 505 255 250 11,870 5,740 6,125
Ethiopian 1,370 690 675 22,560 10,755 11,800
Harari 15 10 0 475 255 215
Kenyan 465 235 230 5,860 2,780 3,080
Malagasy 2,625 1,305 1,320 430 200 230
Mauritian 3,315 1,545 1,765 3,600 1,830 1,770
Oromo 25 10 10 1,290 610 685
Rwandan 3,050 1,455 1,595 3,215 1,380 1,830
Seychellois 740 335 410 350 140 205
Somali 1,370 680 695 40,995 19,200 21,795
South African 700 365 335 19,760 9,790 9,970
Tanzanian 180 105 75 2,610 1,300 1,315
Tigrian 70 25 45 770 395 375
Ugandan 190 85 100 2,950 1,445 1,505
Zambian 25 10 20 805 410 395
Zimbabwean 265 140 130 3,425 1,595 1,830
Zulu 55 30 25 440 225 215
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,045 495 550 8,475 3,900 4,570
Other African origins 38,660 18,760 19,900 119,670 57,245 62,420
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 3,110 1,495 1,610 17,380 7,720 9,660
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 36,160 17,580 18,580 103,560 50,150 53,410
Asian origins 508,290 249,115 259,170 3,100,450 1,506,795 1,593,655
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 214,865 110,415 104,445 523,340 265,615 257,730
Afghan 9,215 4,695 4,520 54,535 27,255 27,280
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 39,245 20,565 18,685 44,705 23,345 21,360
Armenian 26,100 12,830 13,265 29,675 14,570 15,105
Assyrian 345 200 155 12,075 6,140 5,935
Azerbaijani 505 270 235 4,105 1,995 2,110
Georgian 560 260 300 2,815 1,415 1,395
Hazara 355 165 190 680 390 290
Iranian 23,410 11,770 11,635 117,065 58,995 58,065
Iraqi 4,600 2,320 2,280 50,460 25,420 25,035
Israeli 5,900 3,145 2,750 17,080 8,890 8,185
Jordanian 1,380 730 645 9,660 5,110 4,545
Kazakh 565 275 290 1,325 610 715
Kurd 1,875 1,020 860 9,210 4,880 4,330
Kuwaiti 80 40 40 1,510 795 715
Kyrgyz 255 135 115 340 130 210
Lebanese 68,765 35,925 32,840 86,245 43,700 42,545
Palestinian 6,345 3,255 3,090 28,480 15,215 13,270
Pashtun 490 270 215 3,010 1,635 1,375
Saudi Arabian 615 360 245 3,660 1,975 1,685
Syrian 24,690 12,460 12,235 31,440 15,570 15,870
Tajik 315 140 175 1,850 880 970
Tatar 835 400 440 2,135 930 1,205
Turk 13,570 6,685 6,880 34,165 17,340 16,825
Turkmen 35 25 10 695 345 355
Uighur 360 170 190 755 385 375
Uzbek 415 185 230 2,400 1,155 1,240
Yemeni 715 385 325 4,225 2,065 2,155
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 2,275 1,275 995 16,270 8,395 7,875
South Asian origins 90,815 46,525 44,285 1,182,845 595,480 587,370
Bangladeshi 6,920 3,555 3,365 29,195 14,965 14,230
Bengali 4,065 2,000 2,065 15,235 7,795 7,445
Bhutanese 95 55 35 1,450 710 735
East Indian 48,485 24,950 23,530 774,500 390,015 384,480
Goan 215 100 115 4,775 2,245 2,525
Gujarati 405 200 205 5,915 3,055 2,860
Kashmiri 260 155 105 1,795 900 895
Nepali 350 180 165 8,150 4,070 4,080
Pakistani 13,125 6,795 6,330 149,060 75,860 73,200
Punjabi 2,950 1,670 1,285 55,455 28,580 26,875
Sinhalese 275 115 160 5,195 2,545 2,645
Sri Lankan 14,595 7,205 7,390 124,270 60,685 63,585
Tamil 3,060 1,590 1,465 42,760 21,705 21,050
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 2,100 1,165 935 58,705 29,705 29,005
East and Southeast Asian origins 205,595 93,545 112,050 1,422,890 659,650 763,245
Burmese 245 140 100 4,420 2,105 2,315
Cambodian (Khmer) 13,500 6,435 7,065 14,655 6,810 7,845
Chinese 108,775 49,900 58,880 849,345 403,280 446,065
Filipino 35,685 14,620 21,060 337,760 144,830 192,930
Hmong 30 10 20 650 340 305
Indonesian 1,090 460 630 9,325 4,305 5,025
Japanese 5,320 2,135 3,185 41,620 18,530 23,090
Karen 0 10 0 1,645 830 815
Korean 7,625 3,620 4,005 93,420 44,585 48,835
Laotian 6,550 3,305 3,240 9,875 4,865 5,015
Malaysian 550 255 295 7,310 3,370 3,935
Mongolian 770 355 410 2,940 1,390 1,545
Singaporean 100 60 40 1,260 565 700
Taiwanese 1,940 825 1,120 10,060 4,595 5,465
Thai 2,005 805 1,200 6,865 2,725 4,135
Tibetan 65 35 30 6,365 3,175 3,185
Vietnamese 38,660 18,620 20,040 107,640 51,350 56,290
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 240 115 130 4,375 2,165 2,210
Other Asian origins 1,640 845 795 13,430 6,575 6,855
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 1,640 845 795 13,430 6,575 6,855
Oceania origins 2,450 1,300 1,150 20,680 10,435 10,240
Australian 1,645 915 735 13,315 6,780 6,530
New Zealander 355 175 175 4,250 2,255 2,000
Pacific Islands origins 525 250 275 3,490 1,625 1,860
Fijian 60 25 35 1,610 665 945
Hawaiian 45 20 20 470 235 240
Maori 60 40 25 485 255 230
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 165 75 90 275 115 165
Samoan 15 15 0 225 140 85
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 205 100 110 555 265 290
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Owner 961,760 ... ... 3,601,825 ... ...
Renter 765,550 ... ... 1,559,720 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 7,635 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
Condominium 276,455 ... ... 680,495 ... ...
Not condominium 1,450,860 ... ... 4,488,680 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
No bedrooms 16,195 ... ... 33,950 ... ...
1 bedroom 342,680 ... ... 699,980 ... ...
2 bedrooms 545,750 ... ... 1,122,145 ... ...
3 bedrooms 530,465 ... ... 1,876,905 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 292,220 ... ... 1,436,185 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 712,775 ... ... 1,369,660 ... ...
5 rooms 297,900 ... ... 718,020 ... ...
6 rooms 184,870 ... ... 770,730 ... ...
7 rooms 174,360 ... ... 713,595 ... ...
8 or more rooms 357,400 ... ... 1,597,165 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.5 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 1,695,935 ... ... 5,046,810 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 31,380 ... ... 122,360 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Suitable 1,629,720 ... ... 4,858,170 ... ...
Not suitable 97,595 ... ... 311,005 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
1960 or before 444,100 ... ... 1,293,135 ... ...
1961 to 1980 552,025 ... ... 1,449,585 ... ...
1981 to 1990 246,220 ... ... 709,135 ... ...
1991 to 2000 172,820 ... ... 622,565 ... ...
2001 to 2005 102,010 ... ... 396,130 ... ...
2006 to 2010 114,850 ... ... 368,235 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 95,285 ... ... 330,390 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 1,615,720 ... ... 4,851,335 ... ...
Major repairs needed 111,590 ... ... 317,840 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,170 ... ...
1 household maintainer 1,075,650 ... ... 2,962,065 ... ...
2 household maintainers 620,295 ... ... 2,059,710 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 31,365 ... ... 147,400 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 1,727,310 ... ... 5,169,175 ... ...
15 to 24 years 57,635 ... ... 135,835 ... ...
25 to 34 years 261,415 ... ... 681,685 ... ...
35 to 44 years 325,285 ... ... 880,070 ... ...
45 to 54 years 351,120 ... ... 1,113,885 ... ...
55 to 64 years 329,975 ... ... 1,047,185 ... ...
65 to 74 years 233,560 ... ... 738,445 ... ...
75 to 84 years 125,860 ... ... 414,210 ... ...
85 years and over 42,475 ... ... 157,860 ... ...
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 1,723,920 ... ... 5,106,290 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 1,300,505 ... ... 3,694,385 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 423,415 ... ... 1,411,900 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 366,775 ... ... 1,208,010 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 960,640 ... ... 3,557,485 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 64.8 ... ... 61.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 15.5 ... ... 19.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,181 ... ... 1,299 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,263 ... ... 1,463 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 300,794 ... ... 400,496 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 366,974 ... ... 506,409 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 765,480 ... ... 1,554,940 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.1 ... ... 15.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 36.0 ... ... 45.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 777 ... ... 1,045 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 842 ... ... 1,109 ... ...
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 3,319,375 1,613,985 1,705,385 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No certificate, diploma or degree 587,135 290,900 296,235 1,935,355 961,690 973,670
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 720,380 347,360 373,020 3,026,100 1,485,320 1,540,770
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,011,860 975,725 1,036,140 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,235
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 453,190 265,055 188,130 664,180 471,055 193,120
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 326,580 168,805 157,780 324,370 199,510 124,855
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 126,610 96,250 30,355 339,810 271,545 68,260
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 579,950 258,215 321,735 2,298,715 981,785 1,316,930
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 130,910 54,410 76,505 242,005 107,065 134,945
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 847,815 398,045 449,770 2,872,085 1,335,845 1,536,250
Bachelor's degree 528,485 238,580 289,905 1,911,530 854,135 1,057,395
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 79,105 36,530 42,570 189,370 83,670 105,695
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 23,090 11,540 11,550 79,760 42,295 37,460
Master's degree 184,480 91,955 92,530 593,645 294,180 299,470
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 32,650 19,440 13,210 97,790 61,560 36,230
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 2,224,010 1,094,440 1,129,575 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,495
No certificate, diploma or degree 250,525 136,200 114,330 752,995 404,770 348,225
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 407,255 203,980 203,280 1,768,955 895,020 873,935
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,566,225 754,265 811,960 4,707,165 2,198,830 2,508,335
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 348,335 199,005 149,330 446,390 315,975 130,420
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 253,945 127,500 126,445 218,980 134,685 84,295
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 94,390 71,505 22,885 227,410 181,290 46,120
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 410,280 186,760 223,515 1,782,530 762,505 1,020,030
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 98,575 41,605 56,970 170,925 75,935 94,995
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 709,035 326,890 382,145 2,307,320 1,044,420 1,262,895
Bachelor's degree 439,815 197,115 242,695 1,519,850 668,450 851,400
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 65,055 28,760 36,290 148,960 62,370 86,590
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 18,275 8,010 10,270 63,790 30,895 32,895
Master's degree 159,520 78,105 81,420 500,415 239,160 261,255
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 26,370 14,905 11,470 74,310 43,545 30,765
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 3,319,375 1,613,980 1,705,385 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 1,307,510 638,255 669,250 4,961,455 2,447,010 2,514,445
Education 120,880 25,970 94,905 349,745 79,245 270,505
13. Education 120,875 25,970 94,905 349,750 79,245 270,505
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 103,170 48,270 54,900 246,075 109,955 136,120
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 15,545 11,610 3,935 38,745 28,735 10,010
50. Visual and performing arts 87,625 36,670 50,960 207,325 81,220 126,110
Humanities 128,260 48,780 79,475 359,560 133,350 226,210
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 21,945 4,730 17,215 37,900 8,170 29,730
23. English language and literature/letters 10,360 3,130 7,225 98,440 28,290 70,145
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 56,980 22,770 34,210 95,345 32,940 62,410
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 460 190 270 2,165 805 1,365
38. Philosophy and religious studies 6,480 4,015 2,465 24,255 13,425 10,830
39. Theology and religious vocations 4,400 2,815 1,580 28,175 17,120 11,055
54. History 10,360 5,820 4,540 57,295 30,015 27,280
55. French language and literature/letters 17,275 5,305 11,975 15,990 2,590 13,400
Social and behavioural sciences and law 234,420 79,835 154,590 810,410 269,735 540,670
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 2,795 755 2,045 10,765 2,210 8,560
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 31,985 11,015 20,970 81,500 31,825 49,675
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 38,885 3,410 35,480 141,750 11,775 129,975
22. Legal professions and studies 43,265 16,645 26,615 128,860 45,275 83,590
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 5,055 1,220 3,835 16,210 3,400 12,815
42. Psychology 32,730 7,900 24,835 122,545 29,640 92,905
45. Social sciences 79,705 38,890 40,815 308,775 145,620 163,155
Business, management and public administration 477,965 191,800 286,165 1,279,665 527,085 752,580
30.16 Accounting and computer science 465 180 285 2,725 895 1,830
44. Public administration and social service professions 20,690 4,510 16,180 108,935 21,405 87,530
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 456,810 187,115 269,695 1,168,005 504,780 663,225
Physical and life sciences and technologies 86,550 46,485 40,065 253,905 124,050 129,850
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 31,185 12,675 18,510 110,950 45,120 65,835
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 16,250 9,530 6,720 54,745 24,800 29,945
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 10,010 5,020 4,990 3,830 1,190 2,640
40. Physical sciences 25,535 17,325 8,210 72,355 48,145 24,205
41. Science technologies/technicians 3,570 1,935 1,640 12,025 4,795 7,235
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 95,595 66,870 28,730 290,045 185,310 104,730
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 78,525 58,820 19,700 220,550 150,765 69,790
25. Library science 6,265 1,145 5,115 15,220 2,450 12,770
27. Mathematics and statistics 9,415 5,845 3,565 49,025 28,515 20,515
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 1,400 1,050 345 5,235 3,580 1,655
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 382,755 340,875 41,885 1,173,030 1,055,050 117,985
04. Architecture and related services 18,520 10,775 7,740 51,845 34,590 17,265
14. Engineering 107,340 87,230 20,110 334,085 271,010 63,070
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 66,270 59,520 6,745 237,775 214,500 23,275
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 40 10 25 160 30 125
46. Construction trades 75,145 72,735 2,415 198,790 194,555 4,235
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 71,430 68,890 2,540 225,860 220,545 5,315
48. Precision production 44,010 41,705 2,305 124,515 119,820 4,695
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 21,810 11,800 10,010 106,895 67,015 39,880
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 15,225 7,965 7,260 66,035 41,790 24,240
03. Natural resources and conservation 6,585 3,840 2,750 40,860 25,230 15,635
Health and related fields 235,450 50,145 185,305 865,970 173,780 692,185
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 13,660 6,855 6,805 75,715 37,005 38,705
51. Health professions and related programs 214,940 39,595 175,345 767,680 124,280 643,400
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 6,850 3,695 3,155 22,575 12,490 10,075
Personal, protective and transportation services 124,745 64,800 59,945 340,285 170,915 169,375
12. Personal and culinary services 71,345 20,240 51,110 183,925 49,390 134,535
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 145 130 15 2,135 1,815 320
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 540 515 20 2,610 2,385 225
43. Security and protective services 27,020 20,855 6,165 98,325 68,625 29,695
49. Transportation and materials moving 25,695 23,055 2,645 53,290 48,695 4,595
Other 245 100 150 1,405 260 1,145
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 250 100 150 1,405 255 1,145
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 2,224,010 1,094,435 1,129,570 7,229,120 3,498,625 3,730,500
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 657,780 340,175 317,610 2,521,950 1,299,790 1,222,160
Education 84,415 17,105 67,310 243,635 52,670 190,965
13. Education 84,415 17,105 67,310 243,635 52,670 190,965
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 81,435 38,330 43,105 192,630 85,175 107,450
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 12,080 8,815 3,260 28,705 21,070 7,635
50. Visual and performing arts 69,365 29,515 39,850 163,925 64,105 99,815
Humanities 85,820 32,630 53,195 266,665 95,805 170,855
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 17,370 3,725 13,645 29,210 5,775 23,435
23. English language and literature/letters 7,925 2,370 5,550 73,110 20,225 52,885
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 32,665 13,835 18,835 72,145 24,330 47,815
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 315 125 195 1,665 615 1,045
38. Philosophy and religious studies 4,595 2,850 1,745 17,755 9,925 7,830
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,665 1,750 915 19,390 11,790 7,605
54. History 7,585 4,345 3,240 42,315 21,735 20,585
55. French language and literature/letters 12,705 3,630 9,070 11,075 1,415 9,655
Social and behavioural sciences and law 185,650 61,720 123,935 648,285 207,200 441,085
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 2,300 605 1,700 8,630 1,785 6,845
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 26,610 9,250 17,355 67,115 26,015 41,105
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 31,440 2,370 29,070 111,550 8,405 103,145
22. Legal professions and studies 35,260 12,700 22,560 108,895 34,250 74,650
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 3,470 850 2,625 12,875 2,705 10,170
42. Psychology 25,440 5,865 19,575 93,770 21,045 72,725
45. Social sciences 61,130 30,080 31,055 245,445 113,000 132,445
Business, management and public administration 387,215 152,480 234,740 1,026,975 414,425 612,550
30.16 Accounting and computer science 375 145 230 2,225 715 1,510
44. Public administration and social service professions 16,705 3,545 13,165 88,130 16,590 71,540
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 370,130 148,790 221,345 936,620 397,120 539,500
Physical and life sciences and technologies 58,345 30,480 27,860 190,235 88,535 101,700
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 25,780 10,185 15,595 84,580 33,150 51,425
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 8,460 4,915 3,545 41,255 18,020 23,240
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 2,090 1,200 890 3,135 975 2,165
40. Physical sciences 19,280 12,690 6,590 52,490 33,175 19,310
41. Science technologies/technicians 2,730 1,490 1,240 8,775 3,215 5,555
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 83,800 58,935 24,865 252,275 162,360 89,915
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 70,765 52,980 17,785 198,775 136,120 62,655
25. Library science 4,910 930 3,985 10,755 1,765 8,995
27. Mathematics and statistics 7,080 4,285 2,795 38,160 21,440 16,720
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 1,040 740 300 4,580 3,030 1,550
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 300,560 263,550 37,005 878,300 779,075 99,225
04. Architecture and related services 15,585 8,860 6,725 42,115 27,365 14,745
14. Engineering 91,905 73,490 18,415 266,040 211,240 54,800
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 51,050 45,415 5,640 178,830 160,160 18,675
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 30 15 20 140 25 115
46. Construction trades 55,125 53,050 2,075 141,515 138,160 3,360
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 54,165 52,015 2,155 162,855 158,770 4,080
48. Precision production 32,690 30,715 1,975 86,805 83,355 3,450
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 18,090 9,490 8,605 82,775 49,710 33,065
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 12,430 6,230 6,200 50,160 30,065 20,095
03. Natural resources and conservation 5,655 3,260 2,400 32,615 19,650 12,965
Health and related fields 182,240 38,250 143,990 664,880 133,665 531,220
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 11,225 5,530 5,695 58,160 27,950 30,205
51. Health professions and related programs 165,695 30,185 135,510 589,085 96,720 492,365
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 5,325 2,535 2,790 17,640 8,990 8,645
Personal, protective and transportation services 98,445 51,210 47,225 259,400 129,985 129,415
12. Personal and culinary services 55,250 15,270 39,980 137,250 36,225 101,030
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 105 90 10 1,685 1,405 280
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 330 310 20 1,415 1,270 145
43. Security and protective services 21,240 16,280 4,960 77,190 52,840 24,345
49. Transportation and materials moving 21,520 19,265 2,255 41,855 38,245 3,610
Other 215 80 135 1,125 220 900
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 215 80 140 1,125 225 900
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 3,319,375 1,613,985 1,705,390 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,307,510 638,255 669,250 4,961,460 2,447,010 2,514,445
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 2,011,865 975,725 1,036,135 6,076,985 2,895,745 3,181,240
Location of study inside Canada 1,697,795 815,200 882,595 4,786,950 2,261,260 2,525,690
Same as province or territory of residence 1,641,060 785,305 855,755 4,414,485 2,081,525 2,332,960
Different than province or territory of residence 56,730 29,885 26,845 372,470 179,735 192,730
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 314,070 160,530 153,545 1,290,035 634,485 655,545
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 21,200 12,605 8,595 167,260 89,350 77,910
Philippines 11,890 3,425 8,465 115,410 39,750 75,655
India 6,555 3,530 3,025 169,340 85,500 83,840
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 9,290 5,345 3,945 115,690 66,215 49,470
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 15,670 7,105 8,570 98,415 46,230 52,185
France 52,060 29,335 22,725 10,775 5,800 4,975
Other 197,410 99,190 98,225 613,145 301,635 311,510
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 2,224,010 1,094,435 1,129,570 7,229,120 3,498,620 3,730,500
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 657,780 340,175 317,605 2,521,955 1,299,795 1,222,160
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 1,566,225 754,265 811,960 4,707,170 2,198,830 2,508,335
Location of study inside Canada 1,308,105 625,310 682,790 3,713,145 1,728,610 1,984,540
Same as province or territory of residence 1,264,295 602,540 661,755 3,432,015 1,593,170 1,838,850
Different than province or territory of residence 43,805 22,775 21,030 281,130 135,440 145,690
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 258,125 128,955 129,170 994,025 470,225 523,800
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 15,300 8,755 6,540 127,005 65,045 61,960
Philippines 9,980 2,775 7,200 97,230 32,925 64,300
India 4,675 2,375 2,300 143,205 70,040 73,175
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 6,150 3,500 2,645 62,325 34,315 28,010
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 14,055 6,275 7,780 82,020 37,900 44,125
France 43,645 24,190 19,450 8,705 4,630 4,070
Other 164,330 81,075 83,255 473,530 225,365 248,160
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 3,319,375 1,613,985 1,705,390 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,680
In the labour force 2,189,300 1,130,885 1,058,415 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055
Employed 2,026,050 1,042,240 983,810 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,895
Unemployed 163,250 88,645 74,605 529,525 275,370 254,160
Not in the labour force 1,130,070 483,100 646,975 3,896,765 1,653,130 2,243,630
Participation rate 66.0 70.1 62.1 64.7 69.1 60.6
Employment rate 61.0 64.6 57.7 59.9 63.9 56.1
Unemployment rate 7.5 7.8 7.0 7.4 7.5 7.4
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 3,319,370 1,613,985 1,705,390 11,038,440 5,342,755 5,695,685
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 1,079,655 459,175 620,485 3,696,235 1,561,475 2,134,755
Worked 2,239,715 1,154,810 1,084,905 7,342,205 3,781,280 3,560,925
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 1,058,010 581,140 476,870 3,837,565 2,148,635 1,688,935
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 1,181,710 573,675 608,040 3,504,645 1,632,645 1,871,995
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.5 42.9 42.2 42.9 43.4 42.3
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 2,189,300 1,130,880 1,058,420 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,055
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 62,055 30,975 31,085 171,050 81,735 89,315
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 2,127,240 1,099,905 1,027,335 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
Employee 1,874,025 942,805 931,225 6,146,035 3,084,740 3,061,295
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 253,215 157,100 96,110 824,595 523,145 301,445
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 2,189,300 1,130,885 1,058,420 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 62,055 30,970 31,080 171,045 81,735 89,315
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 2,127,240 1,099,910 1,027,330 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
0 Management occupations 227,820 142,060 85,765 790,880 483,240 307,635
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 376,215 125,565 250,645 1,124,770 357,215 767,555
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 167,705 130,895 36,815 516,110 399,195 116,915
3 Health occupations 144,610 30,460 114,150 447,045 90,495 356,550
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 258,920 76,435 182,485 831,340 265,075 566,265
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 88,330 43,160 45,170 225,720 104,445 121,275
6 Sales and service occupations 516,405 248,265 268,135 1,632,085 709,375 922,710
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 244,585 230,175 14,410 927,820 866,870 60,950
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 14,645 12,195 2,450 113,405 88,150 25,260
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 88,000 60,705 27,295 361,455 243,835 117,620
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 2,189,300 1,130,885 1,058,415 7,141,675 3,689,625 3,452,050
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 62,060 30,975 31,085 171,050 81,730 89,315
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 2,127,245 1,099,910 1,027,335 6,970,625 3,607,890 3,362,735
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 10,190 6,500 3,695 102,070 67,005 35,070
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 2,845 2,195 650 32,340 27,920 4,415
22 Utilities 14,660 9,580 5,085 50,820 38,195 12,630
23 Construction 111,715 96,805 14,910 476,835 419,600 57,230
31-33 Manufacturing 213,815 148,870 64,945 683,335 482,800 200,530
41 Wholesale trade 98,870 61,920 36,955 270,745 178,945 91,800
44-45 Retail trade 258,950 124,575 134,375 783,540 367,175 416,365
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 105,915 78,785 27,130 329,240 242,045 87,190
51 Information and cultural industries 73,205 43,575 29,630 176,715 101,045 75,670
52 Finance and insurance 102,285 44,810 57,480 380,765 169,590 211,180
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 38,450 22,435 16,015 144,275 77,385 66,890
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 189,640 107,460 82,180 567,825 316,685 251,140
55 Management of companies and enterprises 2,650 980 1,670 12,365 5,290 7,075
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 101,355 61,125 40,235 338,640 190,210 148,430
61 Educational services 163,755 52,765 110,990 528,470 163,680 364,795
62 Health care and social assistance 259,490 51,230 208,255 754,555 134,270 620,275
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 47,925 25,080 22,845 147,425 75,330 72,095
72 Accommodation and food services 140,520 69,710 70,805 478,070 201,260 276,805
81 Other services (except public administration) 93,500 41,005 52,500 296,960 133,220 163,745
91 Public administration 97,500 50,515 46,985 415,635 216,250 199,385
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 2,026,050 1,042,235 983,815 6,612,150 3,414,255 3,197,900
Worked at home 135,485 68,835 66,645 480,290 242,495 237,795
Worked outside Canada 6,755 4,840 1,915 39,145 25,995 13,150
No fixed workplace address 179,780 131,690 48,085 736,715 536,140 200,570
Worked at usual place 1,704,035 836,875 867,165 5,355,995 2,609,620 2,746,375
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 1,704,035 836,870 867,170 5,356,000 2,609,625 2,746,375
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 818,885 383,115 435,775 3,109,070 1,418,260 1,690,810
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 237,270 114,220 123,045 857,565 419,960 437,605
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 642,170 336,070 306,100 1,350,375 749,770 600,605
Commute to a different province or territory 5,710 3,470 2,240 38,990 21,630 17,355
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 1,883,820 968,565 915,255 6,092,710 3,145,765 2,946,945
Car, truck, van - as a driver 1,251,230 689,400 561,830 4,375,215 2,392,270 1,982,945
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 61,325 21,315 40,010 372,480 151,880 220,600
Public transit 419,765 181,435 238,330 888,920 376,690 512,235
Walked 98,075 43,715 54,360 320,015 143,885 176,130
Bicycle 38,060 24,295 13,765 75,460 50,200 25,260
Other method 15,365 8,395 6,970 60,620 30,835 29,785
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 1,883,815 968,570 915,250 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950
Less than 15 minutes 341,880 157,795 184,080 1,463,845 675,540 788,310
15 to 29 minutes 601,250 309,540 291,705 1,964,690 991,525 973,165
30 to 44 minutes 489,215 269,020 220,190 1,295,375 706,155 589,225
45 to 59 minutes 235,360 122,950 112,415 612,415 336,090 276,325
60 minutes and over 216,110 109,255 106,855 756,385 436,455 319,930
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 1,883,815 968,565 915,250 6,092,715 3,145,765 2,946,950
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 144,135 107,900 36,240 413,515 296,265 117,245
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 329,225 191,155 138,070 1,039,255 640,810 398,445
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 528,080 239,405 288,675 1,571,230 778,100 793,130
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 383,810 168,070 215,740 1,354,870 577,565 777,310
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 217,905 99,480 118,425 740,330 328,410 411,920
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 280,660 162,555 118,105 973,515 524,620 448,895
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 2,308,565 1,188,170 1,120,395 7,579,085 3,895,880 3,683,200
Single responses 2,038,685 1,044,910 993,770 7,434,675 3,828,665 3,606,015
Official languages 2,019,675 1,035,390 984,280 7,319,360 3,767,405 3,551,955
English 412,120 222,045 190,075 7,225,210 3,732,550 3,492,655
French 1,607,550 813,350 794,200 94,145 34,850 59,295
Non-official languages 19,010 9,520 9,495 115,320 61,255 54,060
Aboriginal languages 50 10 40 1,485 765 715
Algonquian languages 25 15 15 1,420 745 675
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 25 15 15 370 220 150
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 15 10 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 360 215 145
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 1,050 525 525
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 495 235 265
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 545 290 260
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 25 0 30 25 0 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 25 0 25 25 10 20
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 25 10 20
Cayuga 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mohawk 0 0 0 20 10 10
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 10 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 18,965 9,510 9,455 113,835 60,490 53,340
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,775 1,035 740 3,305 1,995 1,310
Berber languages 30 0 30 0 0 0
Kabyle 15 0 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 125 45 80
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 15 10 10
Somali 0 0 0 110 35 70
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 1,735 1,025 710 3,175 1,955 1,225
Amharic 0 0 0 75 30 45
Arabic 1,590 955 635 2,430 1,605 825
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 145 110 40
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 35 20 15
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 135 70 70 395 140 260
Maltese 0 0 0 20 15 10
Tigrigna 0 0 0 60 30 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,600 795 805 2,575 1,065 1,510
Khmer (Cambodian) 255 110 145 95 50 50
Vietnamese 1,340 680 660 2,480 1,015 1,465
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 135 65 70 1,280 495 790
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 25 10 15
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ilocano 10 10 0 40 20 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 55 20 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 110 50 60 1,145 435 705
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Creole languages 260 80 180 60 35 30
Haitian Creole 10 0 0 15 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 245 75 170 50 25 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 10 0
Dravidian languages 150 75 75 1,980 945 1,035
Kannada 0 0 0 10 0 10
Malayalam 0 0 0 75 45 30
Tamil 150 75 70 1,870 900 975
Telugu 0 0 10 35 10 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 8,335 4,105 4,230 38,960 21,375 17,580
Albanian 20 15 0 275 170 105
Armenian 280 135 145 145 75 75
Balto-Slavic languages 1,045 450 590 6,655 3,165 3,495
Baltic languages 20 10 10 70 25 40
Latvian 10 0 10 20 10 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 45 20 25
Slavic languages 1,030 445 585 6,595 3,135 3,455
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 100 55 40
Bulgarian 40 10 30 120 85 40
Croatian 10 10 10 155 100 50
Czech 10 0 10 25 20 10
Macedonian 0 0 0 85 35 45
Polish 160 60 95 1,925 960 960
Russian 690 315 375 2,905 1,240 1,670
Serbian 15 15 0 390 240 145
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 20 10 10
Slovak 0 0 0 55 40 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ukrainian 105 40 75 780 320 460
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 10 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Germanic languages 1,110 470 645 6,905 3,655 3,250
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 10 0 10 30 15 20
Dutch 20 0 15 790 425 365
Frisian 0 0 0 25 20 10
German 205 80 130 5,690 3,005 2,690
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 10 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 30 10 20
Swedish 20 0 10 55 15 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 10 10 10
Yiddish 860 380 485 20 0 20
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 155 80
Greek 515 260 255 405 240 165
Indo-Iranian languages 1,230 710 520 11,880 6,560 5,315
Indo-Aryan languages 640 365 275 9,205 4,900 4,310
Bengali 105 70 30 335 160 170
Gujarati 20 10 10 730 255 475
Hindi 30 20 10 800 380 415
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 30 10 20
Nepali 0 0 0 80 30 50
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 420 230 190 6,025 3,480 2,550
Sindhi 0 0 0 20 10 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 30 15 10
Urdu 75 40 35 1,150 555 600
Iranian languages 585 340 245 2,660 1,655 1,005
Kurdish 10 0 10 105 95 15
Pashto 10 0 10 20 10 15
Persian (Farsi) 575 340 230 2,530 1,555 975
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Italic (Romance) languages 4,140 2,070 2,070 12,680 7,505 5,170
Catalan 10 0 10 10 0 10
Italian 565 300 260 945 505 445
Portuguese 515 300 210 5,815 3,865 1,950
Romanian 310 140 170 300 140 160
Spanish 2,740 1,330 1,410 5,590 2,985 2,605
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Japanese 220 75 145 1,010 360 655
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 15 0 10
Georgian 0 0 10 15 0 10
Korean 295 145 145 4,945 2,505 2,445
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 20 15 10 120 55 65
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 20 0 20
Bamanankan 10 10 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 10 0
Ganda 0 0 0 25 15 15
Igbo 0 0 0 10 0 0
Lingala 0 0 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 15 10 0 20 10 0
Wolof 0 0 0 10 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 10 0 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 20 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 105 35 75 810 295 515
American Sign Language 0 0 0 575 170 410
Quebec Sign Language 70 10 65 10 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e 35 25 10 225 130 100
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,850 3,005 2,845 57,620 30,735 26,890
Chinese languages 5,850 3,005 2,845 57,535 30,690 26,840
Cantonese 2,610 1,300 1,310 26,955 14,190 12,770
Hakka 0 0 0 30 10 25
Mandarin 2,940 1,550 1,395 29,090 15,730 13,360
Min Dong 0 0 0 30 15 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 70 40 30 250 155 90
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 10 0 35 20 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 210 110 100 1,145 565 580
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 90 50 45
Burmese 0 0 0 10 10 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 30 10 20
Tibetan 0 0 0 45 30 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 65 25 40 235 95 145
Lao 45 20 30 80 40 35
Thai 10 0 15 160 55 105
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 100 50 50 465 315 150
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 15 15 0
Turkish 95 50 45 440 295 140
Uyghur 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 10 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 40 10 35 420 205 220
Estonian 0 0 0 45 10 35
Finnish 0 0 0 75 25 50
Hungarian 40 0 35 295 165 130
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 10 0 10
Multiple responses 269,880 143,255 126,620 144,405 67,215 77,185
English and French 247,545 131,845 115,705 63,665 26,760 36,900
English and non-official language 5,850 3,345 2,500 78,240 39,330 38,910
French and non-official language 5,600 2,610 2,985 175 75 100
English, French and non-official language 10,890 5,455 5,430 2,325 1,055 1,270
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 2,308,565 1,188,170 1,120,400 7,579,080 3,895,880 3,683,200
None 1,367,155 688,575 678,580 6,975,415 3,605,485 3,369,930
English 643,895 342,285 301,615 109,150 48,930 60,220
French 239,675 127,070 112,600 260,050 118,655 141,395
Non-official language 38,740 20,490 18,250 226,490 119,130 107,360
Aboriginal 170 75 100 5,970 2,480 3,490
Non-Aboriginal 38,565 20,420 18,150 220,520 116,650 103,870
English and French 1,500 710 790 245 100 150
English and non-official language 11,735 5,760 5,975 1,620 780 845
French and non-official language 5,815 3,250 2,565 6,080 2,780 3,300
English, French and non-official language 45 30 10 35 25 10
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 3,965,040 1,943,840 2,021,195 13,106,990 6,403,470 6,703,520
Non-movers 3,475,585 1,702,075 1,773,510 11,475,985 5,603,290 5,872,695
Movers 489,450 241,765 247,685 1,631,005 800,180 830,820
Non-migrants 292,730 144,600 148,130 941,380 460,170 481,210
Migrants 196,720 97,165 99,560 689,625 340,015 349,610
Internal migrants 147,460 72,380 75,075 535,180 263,055 272,120
Intraprovincial migrants 135,765 66,160 69,600 467,890 229,080 238,810
Interprovincial migrants 11,695 6,220 5,475 67,290 33,980 33,315
External migrants 49,265 24,780 24,485 154,445 76,955 77,490
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 3,778,540 1,848,565 1,929,975 12,546,040 6,116,715 6,429,325
Non-movers 2,325,080 1,134,155 1,190,920 7,887,825 3,845,945 4,041,880
Movers 1,453,460 714,405 739,060 4,658,215 2,270,770 2,387,445
Non-migrants 799,790 393,045 406,750 2,545,875 1,238,055 1,307,820
Migrants 653,670 321,360 332,310 2,112,340 1,032,710 1,079,630
Internal migrants 458,665 223,760 234,905 1,562,375 761,630 800,740
Intraprovincial migrants 429,565 209,145 220,415 1,380,900 672,540 708,360
Interprovincial migrants 29,100 14,610 14,485 181,480 89,090 92,390
External migrants 195,005 97,600 97,405 549,965 271,080 278,885

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Ontario [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 19, 2024).

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