Census Profile, 2016 Census
Ottawa - Gatineau [Census metropolitan area], Ontario/Quebec and Greater Vancouver, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

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Characteristic Ottawa - Gatineau
Ontario/Quebec
[Census metropolitan area]
Greater Vancouver, RD
British Columbia
[Census division]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 1,323,783 ... ... 2,463,431 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 1,254,919 r ... ... 2,313,328 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.5 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 571,146 ... ... 1,027,613 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 535,499 ... ... 960,894 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 195.6 ... ... 854.6 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 6,767.41 ... ... 2,882.68 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 1,323,785 645,050 678,735 2,463,430 1,202,175 1,261,255
0 to 14 years 227,195 115,770 111,420 362,110 186,780 175,330
0 to 4 years 72,410 36,785 35,625 116,270 60,045 56,220
5 to 9 years 79,030 40,310 38,720 122,730 63,390 59,345
10 to 14 years 75,755 38,675 37,080 123,110 63,340 59,765
15 to 64 years 897,825 440,075 457,750 1,714,005 838,860 875,145
15 to 19 years 79,545 40,335 39,210 142,280 73,180 69,100
20 to 24 years 92,650 46,710 45,940 167,270 85,385 81,890
25 to 29 years 87,310 43,315 43,995 179,940 89,305 90,635
30 to 34 years 87,090 42,410 44,680 182,630 89,925 92,705
35 to 39 years 86,455 41,375 45,085 167,950 81,090 86,860
40 to 44 years 89,255 42,990 46,270 168,370 79,445 88,930
45 to 49 years 93,305 45,425 47,885 184,285 87,850 96,440
50 to 54 years 105,150 51,770 53,380 191,375 93,230 98,140
55 to 59 years 97,315 47,210 50,105 177,095 85,595 91,505
60 to 64 years 79,740 38,540 41,205 152,805 73,865 78,940
65 years and over 198,770 89,205 109,565 387,315 176,530 210,780
65 to 69 years 68,100 32,640 35,455 131,035 62,615 68,420
70 to 74 years 47,805 22,520 25,285 89,675 42,495 47,180
75 to 79 years 33,630 15,265 18,360 66,510 30,605 35,905
80 to 84 years 24,025 10,295 13,730 48,820 21,960 26,860
85 years and over 25,210 8,480 16,730 51,280 18,860 32,420
85 to 89 years 15,385 5,725 9,660 31,475 12,740 18,735
90 to 94 years 7,540 2,270 5,265 14,875 4,905 9,965
95 to 99 years 2,015 450 1,560 4,195 1,055 3,140
100 years and over 275 35 245 740 155 580
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 17.2 17.9 16.4 14.7 15.5 13.9
15 to 64 years 67.8 68.2 67.4 69.6 69.8 69.4
65 years and over 15.0 13.8 16.1 15.7 14.7 16.7
85 years and over 1.9 1.3 2.5 2.1 1.6 2.6
Average age of the population 39.9 39.1 40.8 41.0 40.1 41.9
Median age of the population 40.1 39.1 41.0 40.9 39.7 42.0
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 535,495 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
Single-detached house 240,120 ... ... 282,355 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 75,230 ... ... 160,060 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 218,955 ... ... 513,900 ... ...
Semi-detached house 38,905 ... ... 20,530 ... ...
Row house 88,160 ... ... 93,415 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 15,630 ... ... 156,445 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 75,475 ... ... 242,205 ... ...
Other single-attached house 790 ... ... 1,305 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,185 ... ... 4,580 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 535,495 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
1 person 152,680 ... ... 275,455 ... ...
2 persons 180,485 ... ... 300,170 ... ...
3 persons 83,390 ... ... 153,090 ... ...
4 persons 77,495 ... ... 139,175 ... ...
5 or more persons 41,450 ... ... 93,005 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 1,300,730 ... ... 2,426,235 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 1,096,590 529,285 567,310 2,101,315 1,015,395 1,085,925
Married or living common law 622,065 310,820 311,240 1,193,125 594,180 598,940
Married 490,740 244,860 245,880 1,033,885 513,725 520,160
Living common law 131,320 65,960 65,360 159,240 80,455 78,780
Not married and not living common law 474,530 218,460 256,065 908,195 421,215 486,980
Never married 326,610 171,115 155,500 629,040 334,130 294,905
Separated 27,555 11,385 16,170 50,130 20,265 29,860
Divorced 67,685 25,115 42,575 128,045 47,280 80,765
Widowed 52,670 10,850 41,825 100,985 19,540 81,445
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 365,730 ... ... 679,365 ... ...
2 persons 180,250 ... ... 327,260 ... ...
3 persons 79,000 ... ... 158,785 ... ...
4 persons 74,770 ... ... 145,805 ... ...
5 or more persons 31,720 ... ... 47,510 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 365,735 ... ... 679,365 ... ...
Total couple families 304,265 ... ... 574,670 ... ...
Married couples 238,630 ... ... 495,065 ... ...
Common-law couples 65,635 ... ... 79,610 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 61,465 ... ... 104,695 ... ...
Female parent 47,845 ... ... 84,740 ... ...
Male parent 13,625 ... ... 19,955 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 304,265 ... ... 574,670 ... ...
Couples without children 143,685 ... ... 260,290 ... ...
Couples with children 160,575 ... ... 314,380 ... ...
1 child 60,875 ... ... 129,480 ... ...
2 children 69,835 ... ... 139,080 ... ...
3 or more children 29,870 ... ... 45,815 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 61,465 ... ... 104,695 ... ...
1 child 36,560 ... ... 66,975 ... ...
2 children 18,120 ... ... 29,305 ... ...
3 or more children 6,785 ... ... 8,420 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 234,190 109,975 124,210 462,125 214,705 247,420
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 535,500 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
One-census-family households 350,590 ... ... 600,775 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 137,470 ... ... 226,490 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 213,125 ... ... 374,290 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 7,450 ... ... 37,595 ... ...
Non-census-family households 177,455 ... ... 322,525 ... ...
One-person households 152,680 ... ... 275,455 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 24,775 ... ... 47,065 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 1,309,210 639,130 670,080 2,440,145 1,191,670 1,248,470
English only 598,535 304,995 293,545 2,130,565 1,058,310 1,072,260
French only 108,830 48,425 60,405 1,110 530 580
English and French 586,205 279,415 306,790 172,140 76,650 95,500
Neither English nor French 15,635 6,295 9,345 136,320 56,185 80,135
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 1,309,210 639,130 670,080 2,440,145 1,191,670 1,248,470
English 836,570 414,390 422,185 2,265,310 1,116,840 1,148,470
French 426,165 203,625 222,540 25,710 12,825 12,875
English and French 31,260 15,040 16,225 14,470 6,635 7,835
Neither English nor French 15,215 6,080 9,135 134,655 55,370 79,285
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 441,795 211,140 230,655 32,940 16,145 16,795
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 33.7 33.0 34.4 1.3 1.4 1.3
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 1,309,210 639,130 670,080 2,440,145 1,191,675 1,248,470
Single responses 1,265,260 618,070 647,195 2,361,890 1,153,910 1,207,980
Official languages 1,032,340 507,760 524,580 1,341,640 678,670 662,970
English 635,215 317,355 317,860 1,316,640 666,170 650,470
French 397,125 190,405 206,720 25,005 12,505 12,500
Non-official languages 232,925 110,310 122,615 1,020,250 475,240 545,015
Aboriginal languages 1,015 405 605 860 390 470
Algonquian languages 595 265 330 315 135 180
Blackfoot 0 0 0 25 0 20
Cree-Montagnais languages 445 205 235 220 105 115
Atikamekw 10 5 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 0 5 0 0 0
Moose Cree 5 0 0 5 5 0
Naskapi 10 5 5 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 60 25 30 0 0 0
Plains Cree 15 10 10 40 15 25
Southern East Cree 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 15 20 15 10 5
Woods Cree 5 0 0 20 15 10
Cree, n.o.s. 300 140 155 145 70 80
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Malecite 5 5 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 20 10 15 0 0 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 125 45 80 70 25 40
Algonquin 45 15 30 0 0 0
Ojibway 70 25 50 65 25 35
Oji-Cree 5 0 5 5 0 5
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 5 5 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 5 10 105 50 55
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 105 45 55
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 40 15 20
Chilcotin 0 0 0 25 15 10
Dene 5 0 5 20 5 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 5 5
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 0 5 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 5 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 5 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 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 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 10 10 5
Inuit languages 360 120 240 20 5 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 5 5 5 0 0
Inuktitut 330 105 225 15 5 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 35 15 15 5 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 25 10 15 5 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 5 5 0
Michif 0 5 0 10 0 5
Salish languages 0 0 0 140 65 70
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 35 25 15
Lillooet 0 0 0 10 5 5
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 10 5 0
Squamish 0 0 0 20 5 10
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 25
Siouan languages 0 0 0 25 10 10
Dakota 0 0 0 20 5 15
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 5 0 5
Tsimshian languages 0 0 5 95 45 55
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 5 45 20 25
Nisga'a 0 0 0 25 15 15
Tsimshian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 55 25 35
Haisla 0 0 0 10 5 5
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 15 5 10
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 15 10 5 75 35 35
Non-Aboriginal languages 231,910 109,900 122,005 1,019,395 474,850 544,545
Afro-Asiatic languages 52,310 26,380 25,930 20,725 11,005 9,715
Berber languages 920 505 415 95 55 35
Kabyle 615 330 285 35 20 10
Berber languages, n.i.e. 305 175 130 60 40 25
Cushitic languages 6,945 3,015 3,935 1,355 675 680
Bilen 50 25 25 5 0 0
Oromo 225 130 100 165 95 75
Somali 6,575 2,815 3,760 1,170 570 595
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 100 45 50 10 5 5
Semitic languages 44,365 22,820 21,545 19,225 10,245 8,980
Amharic 1,515 710 805 1,140 560 585
Arabic 41,270 21,320 19,945 14,320 7,720 6,600
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 90 40 50 630 305 325
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 5 5 440 240 195
Harari 55 25 30 25 10 15
Hebrew 370 205 165 1,770 960 805
Maltese 35 15 20 80 40 40
Tigrigna 940 460 480 695 340 355
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 75 40 40 135 70 60
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 80 45 35 45 25 15
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,670 3,530 4,135 24,195 11,070 13,125
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,315 590 725 1,210 555 655
Vietnamese 6,340 2,935 3,405 22,950 10,500 12,450
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 0 5 35 15 20
Austronesian languages 8,170 2,935 5,235 82,025 33,570 48,460
Bikol 35 15 20 310 140 170
Cebuano 390 130 260 3,210 1,285 1,925
Fijian 0 0 0 395 190 200
Hiligaynon 115 40 75 1,280 485 795
Ilocano 585 230 355 4,605 1,820 2,790
Malagasy 110 55 55 15 0 10
Malay 430 165 260 3,480 1,545 1,930
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 25 10 15 635 290 345
Pangasinan 30 15 15 265 115 150
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,275 2,220 4,055 66,825 27,275 39,555
Waray-Waray 45 20 25 180 70 110
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 130 50 85 830 360 470
Creole languages 5,450 2,320 3,125 610 310 300
Haitian Creole 410 180 230 25 15 5
Creole, n.o.s. 4,835 2,045 2,790 370 175 185
Creole languages, n.i.e. 205 95 105 225 120 105
Dravidian languages 3,875 2,005 1,870 6,210 3,290 2,925
Kannada 220 115 105 225 115 110
Malayalam 665 345 320 1,750 905 845
Tamil 2,460 1,260 1,205 3,275 1,700 1,580
Telugu 495 270 225 920 550 370
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 40 15 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 5 0 130 70 60
Indo-European languages 102,905 49,075 53,825 416,565 203,240 213,325
Albanian 715 345 370 1,090 560 530
Armenian 525 270 260 1,060 525 540
Balto-Slavic languages 23,565 10,630 12,930 57,625 26,950 30,675
Baltic languages 495 215 280 645 280 370
Latvian 270 120 145 320 145 175
Lithuanian 220 90 130 325 130 200
Slavic languages 23,070 10,420 12,655 56,975 26,675 30,305
Belarusan 50 30 25 60 30 30
Bosnian 765 360 405 1,155 580 575
Bulgarian 1,075 500 570 1,725 805 915
Croatian 1,195 565 630 5,465 2,645 2,820
Czech 1,020 450 565 3,565 1,705 1,865
Macedonian 70 35 40 250 120 135
Polish 6,065 2,720 3,345 12,040 5,650 6,390
Russian 6,910 3,005 3,895 18,175 8,270 9,905
Serbian 2,295 1,125 1,170 6,300 3,220 3,085
Serbo-Croatian 890 440 450 1,145 545 600
Slovak 635 285 350 2,390 1,060 1,335
Slovene (Slovenian) 220 100 130 545 250 290
Ukrainian 1,830 780 1,045 3,990 1,705 2,285
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 45 30 20 180 90 90
Celtic languages 115 55 60 315 170 145
Scottish Gaelic 45 25 15 125 65 60
Welsh 55 20 35 120 65 55
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 65 40 25
Germanic languages 10,250 4,685 5,560 37,830 18,000 19,825
Afrikaans 175 85 85 1,435 730 705
Danish 345 160 185 2,065 1,020 1,050
Dutch 2,660 1,280 1,385 7,455 3,595 3,860
Frisian 50 25 25 80 30 50
German 6,240 2,760 3,480 24,055 11,340 12,720
Icelandic 20 10 10 155 70 80
Norwegian 150 65 85 835 410 430
Swedish 305 150 155 1,290 570 720
Vlaams (Flemish) 100 45 55 200 105 95
Yiddish 180 100 80 220 115 110
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 25 20 15
Greek 2,290 1,210 1,080 4,885 2,515 2,365
Indo-Iranian languages 28,125 14,205 13,920 242,400 119,930 122,465
Indo-Aryan languages 18,785 9,490 9,295 198,075 97,680 100,395
Bengali 3,345 1,660 1,680 2,680 1,395 1,290
Gujarati 1,495 775 725 6,280 2,955 3,325
Hindi 2,940 1,505 1,435 24,220 11,580 12,640
Kashmiri 20 10 10 40 25 15
Konkani 105 55 55 225 110 110
Marathi 295 155 140 535 280 255
Nepali 930 445 485 920 485 430
Oriya (Odia) 40 20 20 65 35 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,960 2,040 1,925 151,205 74,820 76,385
Sindhi 265 120 145 1,580 725 850
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 830 400 430 1,455 730 725
Urdu 4,555 2,305 2,255 8,875 4,535 4,340
Iranian languages 9,240 4,650 4,585 43,985 22,075 21,910
Kurdish 735 390 340 1,650 875 780
Pashto 1,050 530 520 1,070 570 500
Persian (Farsi) 7,455 3,730 3,720 41,265 20,635 20,630
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 105 65 40 340 180 160
Italic (Romance) languages 37,325 17,675 19,645 71,375 34,590 36,785
Catalan 35 20 15 125 65 55
Italian 9,575 4,780 4,795 15,450 7,735 7,710
Portuguese 7,020 3,360 3,665 11,950 5,655 6,295
Romanian 3,635 1,680 1,955 7,175 3,480 3,690
Spanish 17,025 7,820 9,200 36,625 17,615 19,005
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 30 20 15 60 40 25
Japanese 1,115 340 780 16,900 5,750 11,150
Kartvelian languages 40 15 20 65 40 25
Georgian 40 15 25 65 40 25
Korean 2,205 930 1,275 45,990 20,680 25,310
Mongolic languages 35 20 20 340 145 200
Mongolian 35 20 15 340 145 195
Niger-Congo languages 8,550 3,930 4,620 2,645 1,335 1,315
Akan (Twi) 385 185 200 405 220 180
Bamanankan 145 65 80 10 10 5
Edo 40 20 20 80 45 30
Ewe 165 75 95 60 30 25
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 260 130 130 20 10 5
Ga 60 35 25 35 15 15
Ganda 135 60 75 65 35 30
Igbo 205 105 100 160 90 65
Lingala 510 215 295 55 25 30
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,505 680 830 100 40 55
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,150 460 695 105 45 55
Shona 120 45 75 150 70 85
Swahili 1,590 735 860 585 285 295
Wolof 275 135 140 30 10 20
Yoruba 265 135 130 190 110 80
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,715 850 870 610 280 325
Nilo-Saharan languages 335 155 185 265 135 135
Dinka 90 45 40 80 50 30
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 250 110 140 190 85 100
Sign languages 290 135 150 620 330 295
American Sign Language 90 35 55 265 125 135
Quebec Sign Language 35 15 15 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 165 90 80 360 200 155
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,855 15,705 18,145 387,640 177,135 210,505
Chinese languages 33,030 15,310 17,720 385,355 175,990 209,365
Cantonese 10,475 4,920 5,555 184,365 85,070 99,300
Hakka 160 65 90 2,180 950 1,230
Mandarin 19,995 9,225 10,775 174,920 79,280 95,635
Min Dong 50 20 25 220 105 115
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 780 335 440 10,655 4,755 5,900
Wu (Shanghainese) 455 205 250 4,330 1,905 2,425
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,100 525 580 8,485 3,840 4,645
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 195 80 110
Tibeto-Burman languages 825 400 425 2,285 1,150 1,140
Burmese 235 120 115 1,035 530 510
Karenic languages 325 155 170 770 370 400
Tibetan 90 50 45 260 135 125
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 170 75 95 220 115 105
Tai-Kadai languages 870 320 555 2,750 980 1,770
Lao 470 215 250 800 405 400
Thai 400 100 300 1,930 570 1,365
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 5 0 20 10 10
Turkic languages 1,785 910 875 3,700 2,035 1,665
Azerbaijani 125 75 60 495 275 225
Turkish 1,490 765 725 2,770 1,560 1,215
Uyghur 20 5 10 165 80 85
Uzbek 80 35 45 95 45 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 70 30 40 165 70 95
Uralic languages 2,265 1,090 1,175 7,640 3,535 4,105
Estonian 160 80 85 455 195 260
Finnish 335 135 195 1,900 770 1,130
Hungarian 1,770 880 890 5,285 2,570 2,715
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 195 110 90 365 200 170
Multiple responses 43,950 21,060 22,890 78,255 37,760 40,490
English and French 18,795 9,010 9,790 5,200 2,535 2,660
English and non-official language 16,045 7,790 8,255 69,885 33,750 36,135
French and non-official language 6,055 2,835 3,225 1,545 750 795
English, French and non-official language 3,050 1,430 1,620 1,620 725 900
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 1,309,210 639,130 670,080 2,440,145 1,191,670 1,248,470
Single responses 1,237,185 605,060 632,125 2,252,465 1,102,220 1,150,240
Official languages 1,121,640 550,390 571,255 1,631,365 811,500 819,870
English 768,215 381,070 387,150 1,622,735 807,235 815,500
French 353,425 169,320 184,105 8,630 4,265 4,365
Non-official languages 115,545 54,675 60,875 621,100 290,725 330,375
Aboriginal languages 405 185 220 105 45 55
Algonquian languages 265 130 140 25 10 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 250 120 135 15 5 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 5 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 30 10 20 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 5 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 190 100 95 15 0 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 10 10 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 10 10 10 5 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 5 0 15 5 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 5 0 15 5 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 5 0 5
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 10 5 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 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 5 5 0
Inuit languages 135 50 80 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 115 45 70 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 0 0 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 5 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 10 5 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 10 5 5
Dakota 0 0 0 10 10 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 15 5 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Nisga'a 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 5
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 5 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. 0 0 5 15 5 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 115,140 54,490 60,655 620,995 290,680 330,320
Afro-Asiatic languages 28,965 14,010 14,950 11,900 5,965 5,935
Berber languages 475 240 230 40 20 20
Kabyle 385 195 185 15 5 10
Berber languages, n.i.e. 90 45 40 20 15 5
Cushitic languages 4,005 1,650 2,350 695 315 380
Bilen 30 15 15 0 0 0
Oromo 130 70 65 80 40 35
Somali 3,785 1,540 2,245 610 270 340
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 55 20 30 5 5 5
Semitic languages 24,470 12,110 12,365 11,155 5,630 5,530
Amharic 870 405 460 535 250 290
Arabic 22,950 11,380 11,565 8,680 4,405 4,275
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 35 20 25 400 200 200
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 305 160 145
Harari 20 10 10 10 5 5
Hebrew 145 80 65 785 400 385
Maltese 5 0 5 5 5 0
Tigrigna 430 200 230 355 165 190
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 90 40 45
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 10 5 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,530 2,090 2,435 15,000 6,955 8,045
Khmer (Cambodian) 590 265 325 620 290 330
Vietnamese 3,935 1,825 2,115 14,365 6,655 7,710
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 15 10 10
Austronesian languages 3,395 1,420 1,975 35,335 15,585 19,750
Bikol 0 0 5 70 30 35
Cebuano 125 55 70 1,085 485 600
Fijian 0 0 0 95 50 50
Hiligaynon 45 20 30 355 150 205
Ilocano 230 110 120 1,465 625 840
Malagasy 25 10 15 5 5 0
Malay 120 55 70 1,050 485 565
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 5 0 135 65 75
Pangasinan 10 5 5 55 25 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,780 1,150 1,635 30,695 13,505 17,190
Waray-Waray 10 5 10 55 25 35
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 45 20 20 260 130 130
Creole languages 2,235 920 1,315 290 125 160
Haitian Creole 205 85 120 5 5 5
Creole, n.o.s. 1,960 800 1,160 205 85 115
Creole languages, n.i.e. 75 30 40 80 35 40
Dravidian languages 1,880 930 950 3,355 1,695 1,650
Kannada 80 40 35 95 45 50
Malayalam 285 145 140 885 450 435
Tamil 1,310 635 680 1,935 965 965
Telugu 200 105 90 425 230 190
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 15 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 55 20 30
Indo-European languages 45,425 21,600 23,825 220,600 107,100 113,505
Albanian 320 150 165 530 255 270
Armenian 250 115 135 505 225 280
Balto-Slavic languages 10,880 5,130 5,745 25,650 12,295 13,350
Baltic languages 110 45 65 160 75 90
Latvian 55 25 35 65 30 35
Lithuanian 50 20 30 90 45 50
Slavic languages 10,765 5,085 5,685 25,490 12,225 13,265
Belarusan 30 15 10 10 5 5
Bosnian 425 210 215 540 270 270
Bulgarian 560 265 300 925 425 495
Croatian 430 190 235 1,795 840 955
Czech 235 115 125 1,030 520 510
Macedonian 20 15 10 120 60 60
Polish 2,165 990 1,180 4,490 2,130 2,355
Russian 4,125 1,915 2,210 10,795 5,125 5,670
Serbian 1,490 755 735 3,470 1,760 1,715
Serbo-Croatian 465 235 230 435 205 235
Slovak 210 95 115 775 375 405
Slovene (Slovenian) 25 15 10 60 25 35
Ukrainian 575 265 310 1,010 470 540
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 25 10 15
Celtic languages 10 5 0 30 20 15
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 15 5 5
Welsh 0 5 0 20 10 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages 1,140 525 615 4,665 2,200 2,460
Afrikaans 40 20 20 520 250 265
Danish 25 10 20 180 90 90
Dutch 195 90 105 685 325 365
Frisian 0 5 5 5 5 0
German 780 350 425 2,895 1,345 1,550
Icelandic 5 0 0 50 25 30
Norwegian 10 0 5 75 35 35
Swedish 70 40 25 220 110 115
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 20 15 5
Yiddish 15 5 5 15 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Greek 670 320 350 1,730 840 895
Indo-Iranian languages 15,305 7,475 7,825 156,835 76,640 80,195
Indo-Aryan languages 9,795 4,845 4,950 127,630 62,480 65,150
Bengali 1,985 960 1,030 1,575 775 800
Gujarati 620 315 305 2,740 1,210 1,530
Hindi 1,310 660 655 11,235 5,310 5,920
Kashmiri 5 5 5 5 0 0
Konkani 35 15 20 40 15 15
Marathi 115 50 65 245 125 120
Nepali 735 360 375 550 290 265
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 30 20 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,225 1,130 1,100 104,855 51,630 53,225
Sindhi 65 25 40 590 255 335
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 400 195 205 595 290 305
Urdu 2,285 1,130 1,160 5,165 2,560 2,610
Iranian languages 5,480 2,615 2,865 29,035 14,075 14,960
Kurdish 435 230 205 1,025 515 505
Pashto 655 315 340 660 330 330
Persian (Farsi) 4,385 2,065 2,315 27,350 13,230 14,125
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 175 90 90
Italic (Romance) languages 16,850 7,870 8,980 30,665 14,630 16,035
Catalan 20 5 10 60 30 35
Italian 2,580 1,155 1,425 3,950 1,715 2,230
Portuguese 3,020 1,435 1,590 5,115 2,430 2,685
Romanian 1,865 875 985 3,215 1,545 1,675
Spanish 9,365 4,390 4,970 18,310 8,905 9,410
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 10 5 10
Japanese 440 155 285 8,235 3,375 4,855
Kartvelian languages 5 5 5 15 10 10
Georgian 5 5 5 15 10 10
Korean 1,215 565 655 34,225 15,725 18,500
Mongolic languages 15 15 5 160 80 85
Mongolian 20 10 5 160 75 85
Niger-Congo languages 2,275 1,035 1,245 725 325 405
Akan (Twi) 130 60 70 125 70 55
Bamanankan 30 15 15 5 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 15 5 5
Ewe 35 15 15 20 10 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 60 30 30 0 0 0
Ga 10 5 5 5 0 0
Ganda 35 10 20 5 5 5
Igbo 55 25 30 35 20 15
Lingala 110 40 75 35 10 20
Rundi (Kirundi) 480 235 250 55 15 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 330 125 205 45 15 30
Shona 20 15 10 40 15 20
Swahili 560 260 295 155 60 90
Wolof 100 50 55 0 0 0
Yoruba 60 30 35 40 20 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 250 120 135 150 65 85
Nilo-Saharan languages 90 40 45 105 50 55
Dinka 30 15 10 45 25 20
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 60 25 40 60 20 40
Sign languages 400 215 185 830 460 370
American Sign Language 120 55 65 295 150 150
Quebec Sign Language 40 20 20 5 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e 240 135 100 530 305 220
Sino-Tibetan languages 22,425 10,630 11,800 285,515 130,990 154,525
Chinese languages 21,840 10,355 11,490 283,885 130,170 153,715
Cantonese 5,985 2,755 3,230 132,185 60,235 71,950
Hakka 50 20 30 670 280 390
Mandarin 14,600 7,005 7,595 138,680 64,060 74,625
Min Dong 15 5 5 65 30 35
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 305 125 180 4,645 2,105 2,540
Wu (Shanghainese) 250 120 130 2,500 1,145 1,350
Chinese, n.o.s. 635 325 310 5,045 2,270 2,775
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 100 50 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 580 275 305 1,630 820 810
Burmese 150 70 80 685 350 335
Karenic languages 250 120 125 685 335 350
Tibetan 70 40 35 165 90 75
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 115 50 65 90 45 40
Tai-Kadai languages 335 135 195 1,015 435 580
Lao 225 100 125 335 160 175
Thai 105 35 75 675 275 400
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 5 5
Turkic languages 925 450 475 1,550 810 740
Azerbaijani 50 25 30 185 95 90
Turkish 800 390 410 1,190 625 565
Uyghur 10 5 5 100 50 50
Uzbek 45 20 25 40 25 15
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 40 15 25
Uralic languages 555 260 290 1,980 930 1,045
Estonian 20 10 10 75 30 45
Finnish 40 15 25 435 190 240
Hungarian 490 235 255 1,470 710 760
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 110 50 60
Multiple responses 72,020 34,065 37,955 187,680 89,450 98,230
English and French 19,975 9,300 10,675 3,475 1,700 1,775
English and non-official language 38,645 18,670 19,975 181,305 86,450 94,850
French and non-official language 7,085 3,170 3,910 500 225 275
English, French and non-official language 6,315 2,930 3,385 2,400 1,075 1,325
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 1,309,210 639,130 670,085 2,440,145 1,191,675 1,248,470
None 1,002,240 493,925 508,315 1,919,305 944,770 974,530
English 131,290 62,940 68,350 232,050 112,195 119,850
French 84,100 39,365 44,740 19,620 8,930 10,690
Non-official language 79,140 37,120 42,020 260,735 121,820 138,910
Aboriginal 565 220 350 800 375 425
Non-Aboriginal 78,575 36,905 41,675 259,935 121,450 138,485
English and French 3,965 1,895 2,070 965 435 530
English and non-official language 3,780 1,805 1,975 4,895 2,285 2,605
French and non-official language 4,580 2,020 2,560 2,495 1,190 1,305
English, French and non-official language 115 60 55 80 40 45
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 1,073,835 519,975 553,855 2,064,585 998,870 1,065,720
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,028,710 498,065 530,635 1,978,485 957,500 1,020,990
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,241 46,738 36,869 32,612 38,879 27,793
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,029,070 498,110 530,960 1,981,210 959,985 1,021,225
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,258 40,420 32,858 29,422 34,038 25,878
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 936,155 460,000 476,155 1,781,275 875,745 905,525
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,490 46,637 35,216 32,645 39,631 26,888
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 718,885 320,095 398,790 1,370,155 582,530 787,620
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,183 2,517 5,345 2,459 1,246 3,359
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 773,290 390,165 383,125 1,487,050 752,840 734,210
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,109 44,501 36,367 33,621 40,050 28,268
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 2,064,615 998,830 1,065,780
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,028,635 497,800 530,830 1,978,880 957,440 1,021,440
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 52,455 59,537 45,813 46,821 55,848 38,360
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,029,005 497,825 531,180 1,981,625 959,975 1,021,650
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,688 47,611 38,075 38,512 44,592 32,798
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 936,350 459,750 476,600 1,780,850 875,325 905,525
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 52,122 59,985 44,536 47,281 57,128 37,762
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 718,435 319,760 398,675 1,370,125 581,865 788,260
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,172 6,441 7,759 6,169 5,955 6,327
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 773,285 389,505 383,775 1,487,050 752,855 734,200
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 50,766 57,094 44,344 46,081 55,081 36,854
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 2,064,615 998,830 1,065,785
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 24 393,295 210,765 182,530 637,395 361,430 275,965
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 62,792 67,303 58,965 54,955 60,834 49,056
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 71,298 77,591 64,031 67,916 76,209 57,055
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 90.4 93.1 87.2 90.9 93.5 87.3
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 72.7 74.9 70.0 74.0 77.5 69.1
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 9.6 6.9 12.8 9.1 6.5 12.7
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 1,073,835 519,975 553,855 2,064,585 998,865 1,065,715
Without total income 45,130 21,910 23,220 86,100 41,365 44,730
With total income 1,028,705 498,070 530,640 1,978,485 957,500 1,020,990
Percentage with total income 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.9 95.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 133,245 61,265 71,975 337,915 144,295 193,620
$10,000 to $19,999 152,825 63,680 89,150 345,805 143,880 201,920
$20,000 to $29,999 115,060 49,245 65,815 248,300 105,920 142,380
$30,000 to $39,999 100,450 44,925 55,525 211,515 94,955 116,565
$40,000 to $49,999 96,125 43,635 52,490 188,015 87,605 100,415
$50,000 to $59,999 87,185 40,980 46,205 149,455 74,735 74,720
$60,000 to $69,999 75,865 37,625 38,235 116,775 64,280 52,500
$70,000 to $79,999 60,350 31,435 28,915 89,555 51,260 38,295
$80,000 to $89,999 50,770 27,330 23,440 70,690 41,215 29,475
$90,000 to $99,999 42,380 22,805 19,575 50,825 30,925 19,900
$100,000 and over 114,450 75,140 39,310 169,635 118,430 51,210
$100,000 to $149,999 82,750 52,275 30,480 109,000 73,655 35,350
$150,000 and over 31,695 22,865 8,830 60,640 44,780 15,860
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 1,073,835 519,975 553,855 2,064,585 998,865 1,065,720
Without after-tax income 44,765 21,865 22,895 83,375 38,885 44,495
With after-tax income 1,029,070 498,110 530,955 1,981,210 959,985 1,021,225
Percentage with after-tax income 95.8 95.8 95.9 96.0 96.1 95.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 139,335 62,495 76,840 350,380 152,065 198,315
$10,000 to $19,999 159,560 67,185 92,375 361,855 152,890 208,965
$20,000 to $29,999 135,590 59,190 76,405 293,480 127,930 165,550
$30,000 to $39,999 127,425 57,705 69,720 250,620 114,225 136,395
$40,000 to $49,999 119,660 55,865 63,795 209,335 101,565 107,765
$50,000 to $59,999 99,760 49,345 50,410 153,280 83,240 70,045
$60,000 to $69,999 76,185 40,485 35,700 109,410 62,820 46,595
$70,000 to $79,999 59,640 32,550 27,090 79,210 46,380 32,825
$80,000 and over 111,910 73,290 38,625 173,650 118,875 54,770
$80,000 to $89,999 40,360 24,115 16,250 50,810 32,310 18,500
$90,000 to $99,999 23,175 15,035 8,140 32,520 21,870 10,645
$100,000 and over 48,375 34,140 14,235 90,320 64,700 25,625
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 1,073,835 519,980 553,855 2,064,585 998,870 1,065,715
Without employment income 300,545 129,810 170,735 577,530 246,030 331,505
With employment income 773,285 390,165 383,125 1,487,050 752,835 734,210
Percentage with employment income 72.0 75.0 69.2 72.0 75.4 68.9
Under $5,000 (including loss) 92,380 45,375 47,005 209,270 93,700 115,565
$5,000 to $9,999 56,710 25,510 31,200 112,350 48,000 64,355
$10,000 to $19,999 94,460 43,165 51,295 199,780 88,465 111,315
$20,000 to $29,999 74,780 35,085 39,695 164,960 74,780 90,180
$30,000 to $39,999 67,455 32,260 35,200 153,815 70,955 82,860
$40,000 to $49,999 64,295 30,020 34,280 141,800 66,710 75,095
$50,000 to $59,999 61,835 28,885 32,945 113,915 59,035 54,880
$60,000 to $69,999 54,350 26,755 27,595 90,840 52,060 38,780
$70,000 to $79,999 43,635 22,800 20,840 71,740 42,295 29,440
$80,000 and over 163,385 100,315 63,075 228,585 156,840 71,740
$80,000 to $89,999 40,835 21,765 19,065 57,565 34,490 23,075
$90,000 to $99,999 34,545 18,900 15,650 40,995 26,105 14,890
$100,000 and over 88,005 59,645 28,360 130,030 96,250 33,775
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 535,500 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 82,053 ... ... 72,662 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 69,904 ... ... 63,365 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 152,680 ... ... 275,455 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,189 ... ... 38,164 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,211 ... ... 33,804 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 382,815 ... ... 685,440 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 102,423 ... ... 92,067 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 86,781 ... ... 80,158 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 535,500 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 100,760 ... ... 96,423 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 82,029 ... ... 79,421 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 152,680 ... ... 275,485 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 53,108 ... ... 49,950 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 43,283 ... ... 41,250 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 382,820 ... ... 685,410 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 119,766 ... ... 115,102 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 97,482 ... ... 94,764 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 535,495 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
Under $5,000 8,045 ... ... 28,325 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 6,965 ... ... 15,385 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 13,275 ... ... 28,770 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 17,185 ... ... 38,305 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 16,425 ... ... 36,160 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 16,305 ... ... 35,655 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 17,340 ... ... 36,315 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 18,210 ... ... 36,535 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 18,735 ... ... 36,630 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 18,715 ... ... 36,510 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 37,900 ... ... 70,005 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 37,130 ... ... 65,325 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 34,455 ... ... 60,005 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 33,010 ... ... 55,025 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 30,555 ... ... 49,190 ... ...
$100,000 and over 211,255 ... ... 332,745 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 62,625 ... ... 100,070 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 45,925 ... ... 72,355 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 56,635 ... ... 82,630 ... ...
$200,000 and over 46,070 ... ... 77,695 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 535,500 ... ... 960,890 ... ...
Under $5,000 8,510 ... ... 30,260 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 7,090 ... ... 15,590 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 13,465 ... ... 29,290 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 17,980 ... ... 39,595 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 18,500 ... ... 41,050 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 18,995 ... ... 42,935 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 21,435 ... ... 43,900 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 22,975 ... ... 44,060 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 23,815 ... ... 44,380 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 24,180 ... ... 43,085 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 47,325 ... ... 80,740 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 43,920 ... ... 73,390 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 41,150 ... ... 66,785 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 36,895 ... ... 58,300 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 32,040 ... ... 50,780 ... ...
$100,000 and over 157,220 ... ... 256,755 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 61,155 ... ... 97,835 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 40,210 ... ... 61,380 ... ...
$150,000 and over 55,855 ... ... 97,535 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 364,260 ... ... 653,340 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 103,954 ... ... 92,273 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 87,807 ... ... 80,245 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 134,365 ... ... 222,585 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 96,455 ... ... 85,383 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 81,260 ... ... 73,895 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 161,365 ... ... 313,355 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 132,633 ... ... 112,167 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 110,386 ... ... 96,888 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 58,185 ... ... 93,805 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,624 ... ... 53,852 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,863 ... ... 49,006 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 364,270 ... ... 652,795 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 121,444 ... ... 115,694 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 98,577 ... ... 95,002 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 134,470 ... ... 222,050 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 113,491 ... ... 109,780 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 91,361 ... ... 88,896 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 161,420 ... ... 313,600 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 148,182 ... ... 135,322 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,540 ... ... 111,039 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 58,035 ... ... 93,545 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 70,115 ... ... 67,562 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 60,044 ... ... 57,922 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 207,010 98,805 108,205 393,510 189,750 203,760
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 37,610 36,830 38,252 32,421 33,964 31,209
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 33,367 32,607 33,951 29,236 30,331 28,391
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 206,575 98,480 108,100 392,915 188,815 204,100
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 47,046 47,219 46,889 43,593 46,216 41,167
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 38,813 38,652 38,960 36,392 38,096 34,815
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 1,300,730 635,585 665,145 2,426,235 1,185,395 1,240,835
In the bottom half of the distribution 529,735 253,600 276,140 1,175,575 559,445 616,130
In the bottom decile 117,085 57,600 59,485 303,915 145,415 158,500
In the second decile 100,310 46,635 53,675 228,320 105,405 122,915
In the third decile 97,770 46,490 51,280 210,945 100,050 110,895
In the fourth decile 102,665 48,925 53,740 212,600 102,000 110,595
In the fifth decile 111,915 53,955 57,965 219,800 106,575 113,225
In the top half of the distribution 770,995 381,985 389,010 1,250,655 625,955 624,705
In the sixth decile 124,020 59,975 64,040 225,360 110,195 115,170
In the seventh decile 137,795 67,360 70,430 234,070 116,115 117,950
In the eighth decile 156,470 77,515 78,955 245,245 122,625 122,620
In the ninth decile 180,230 89,855 90,380 260,490 131,100 129,390
In the top decile 172,485 87,285 85,200 285,490 145,915 139,575
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 1,300,730 635,585 665,145 2,417,260 1,181,115 1,236,145
0 to 17 years 272,405 138,765 133,640 441,530 227,695 213,835
0 to 5 years 87,655 44,630 43,025 139,285 71,940 67,345
18 to 64 years 845,815 412,545 433,270 1,612,685 785,035 827,650
65 years and over 182,515 84,280 98,235 363,045 168,390 194,660
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 159,040 75,425 83,615 398,715 187,770 210,950
0 to 17 years 40,600 21,030 19,570 83,635 42,965 40,675
0 to 5 years 13,940 7,290 6,655 24,690 12,560 12,130
18 to 64 years 99,465 47,110 52,360 255,225 119,285 135,940
65 years and over 18,965 7,280 11,685 59,860 25,525 34,335
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 12.2 11.9 12.6 16.5 15.9 17.1
0 to 17 years (%) 14.9 15.2 14.6 18.9 18.9 19.0
0 to 5 years (%) 15.9 16.3 15.5 17.7 17.5 18.0
18 to 64 years (%) 11.8 11.4 12.1 15.8 15.2 16.4
65 years and over (%) 10.4 8.6 11.9 16.5 15.2 17.6
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 129,610 63,115 66,495 337,085 160,485 176,600
0 to 17 years 29,355 15,145 14,205 67,065 34,355 32,710
0 to 5 years 10,245 5,360 4,890 19,175 9,740 9,435
18 to 64 years 88,910 43,765 45,150 232,635 110,555 122,085
65 years and over 11,345 4,200 7,145 37,380 15,580 21,805
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 10.0 9.9 10.0 13.9 13.6 14.3
0 to 17 years (%) 10.8 10.9 10.6 15.2 15.1 15.3
0 to 5 years (%) 11.7 12.0 11.4 13.8 13.5 14.0
18 to 64 years (%) 10.5 10.6 10.4 14.4 14.1 14.8
65 years and over (%) 6.2 5.0 7.3 10.3 9.3 11.2
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 1,300,730 635,600 665,135 2,426,230 1,185,400 1,240,835
Official languages 1,285,210 629,390 655,820 2,290,560 1,129,240 1,161,325
English 1,177,535 581,350 596,185 2,289,520 1,128,740 1,160,780
French 691,235 325,890 365,345 172,260 76,600 95,660
Non-official languages 331,375 156,060 175,305 1,220,345 574,040 646,300
Aboriginal languages 1,615 610 1,005 1,605 670 935
Algonquian languages 935 365 570 485 200 290
Blackfoot 10 0 0 15 0 15
Cree-Montagnais languages 570 210 360 310 145 165
Atikamekw 0 10 10 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 15 10 10 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 10
Naskapi 15 10 10 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 80 35 45 0 0 0
Plains Cree 10 10 0 85 45 40
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 60 15 40 20 10 20
Woods Cree 20 10 0 15 0 10
Cree, n.o.s. 360 125 235 180 90 90
Eastern Algonquian languages 60 35 25 20 10 0
Malecite 10 10 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 50 30 20 15 0 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 315 120 195 140 40 100
Algonquin 80 35 50 15 10 10
Ojibway 215 80 135 120 35 85
Oji-Cree 15 0 10 10 0 10
Ottawa (Odawa) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 20 10 15 85 30 60
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 10 15 80 30 55
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 50 10 40
Chilcotin 0 0 0 10 0 0
Dene 15 0 10 10 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 10 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 10 10 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tutchone languages 10 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 10 0 10 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haida 0 0 0 60 35 30
Inuit languages 600 225 380 60 30 35
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 0 10 10 10 0
Inuktitut 550 205 340 40 15 25
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 15 30 10 0 10
Iroquoian languages 50 10 35 0 10 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 55 15 40 10 10 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 0 30 15 15
Salish languages 0 0 0 535 215 330
Comox 0 0 0 20 0 15
Halkomelem 0 0 0 150 60 90
Lillooet 0 0 0 20 15 10
Okanagan 0 0 0 35 15 20
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 225 100 125
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 25 10 15
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 20 45
Siouan languages 0 0 0 30 15 20
Dakota 0 0 0 15 10 10
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 180 80 100
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 0 0 55 15 40
Nisga'a 0 0 0 65 35 35
Tsimshian 0 0 0 65 30 30
Wakashan languages 10 0 0 100 45 55
Haisla 0 0 0 25 0 25
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 10 0 10
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 10 0 45 35 10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 329,835 155,485 174,350 1,218,825 573,410 645,415
Afro-Asiatic languages 72,850 36,795 36,055 29,225 15,270 13,955
Berber languages 1,340 735 610 125 80 45
Kabyle 925 470 450 55 30 25
Berber languages, n.i.e. 425 265 160 70 50 15
Cushitic languages 9,680 4,345 5,335 1,880 870 1,005
Bilen 90 55 35 15 0 15
Oromo 395 185 210 190 110 80
Somali 9,130 4,065 5,065 1,675 755 915
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 140 60 85 10 0 10
Semitic languages 63,250 32,445 30,805 27,480 14,465 13,015
Amharic 2,135 1,010 1,125 1,755 905 855
Arabic 58,430 30,115 28,315 19,990 10,680 9,315
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 95 30 60 715 340 375
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 545 270 275
Harari 40 20 15 55 35 20
Hebrew 1,945 1,055 890 4,585 2,360 2,225
Maltese 70 20 45 165 90 80
Tigrigna 1,225 515 705 935 510 430
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 240 150 85 290 150 135
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 200 105 95 95 45 45
Austro-Asiatic languages 9,570 4,535 5,035 30,390 14,495 15,890
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,790 820 970 1,440 620 820
Vietnamese 7,835 3,745 4,095 29,015 13,890 15,125
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 60 30 30
Austronesian languages 10,815 3,990 6,820 106,580 44,620 61,955
Bikol 30 10 20 495 205 285
Cebuano 600 215 385 4,185 1,625 2,555
Fijian 10 0 10 980 580 405
Hiligaynon 180 65 120 1,365 600 770
Ilocano 715 305 415 5,665 2,210 3,460
Malagasy 200 100 100 10 0 0
Malay 705 310 400 6,435 3,050 3,390
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 60 25 45 775 350 430
Pangasinan 60 25 40 445 180 265
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 9,530 3,420 6,110 96,290 39,665 56,625
Waray-Waray 35 0 25 280 120 150
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 115 55 60 1,175 580 595
Creole languages 12,385 5,345 7,040 1,820 975 845
Haitian Creole 700 295 400 60 25 35
Creole, n.o.s. 11,035 4,760 6,280 1,020 540 480
Creole languages, n.i.e. 700 310 390 755 415 335
Dravidian languages 5,135 2,595 2,540 8,875 4,710 4,165
Kannada 465 235 235 445 210 235
Malayalam 845 380 465 2,580 1,395 1,190
Tamil 3,390 1,735 1,655 4,860 2,530 2,325
Telugu 805 425 380 1,425 835 595
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 65 25 40
Hmong-Mien languages 0 10 0 150 75 70
Indo-European languages 161,040 75,675 85,365 536,805 262,060 274,755
Albanian 870 425 440 1,135 580 555
Armenian 745 395 350 1,455 725 735
Balto-Slavic languages 28,735 13,310 15,425 66,125 31,535 34,590
Baltic languages 570 245 320 635 310 325
Latvian 285 120 170 310 175 140
Lithuanian 285 125 160 325 135 185
Slavic languages 28,275 13,110 15,170 65,675 31,315 34,350
Belarusan 165 75 90 205 95 110
Bosnian 1,265 600 665 1,780 890 890
Bulgarian 1,290 605 690 1,975 875 1,100
Croatian 2,115 1,045 1,070 7,995 3,920 4,075
Czech 1,435 615 820 4,580 2,140 2,435
Macedonian 120 50 75 345 180 160
Polish 7,070 3,240 3,835 13,820 6,540 7,275
Russian 10,705 4,995 5,710 24,000 11,325 12,675
Serbian 2,785 1,380 1,410 8,010 4,105 3,905
Serbo-Croatian 995 540 460 1,240 595 645
Slovak 1,035 430 610 3,060 1,425 1,635
Slovene (Slovenian) 295 135 155 725 330 400
Ukrainian 2,660 1,130 1,540 5,960 2,605 3,355
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 60 15 45 250 120 125
Celtic languages 430 205 225 1,175 650 520
Scottish Gaelic 175 85 90 350 225 120
Welsh 100 35 60 145 65 85
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 165 90 80 685 370 320
Germanic languages 19,985 9,610 10,370 57,255 27,520 29,730
Afrikaans 455 225 225 4,230 2,160 2,065
Danish 495 235 260 2,455 1,150 1,310
Dutch 3,440 1,635 1,805 9,200 4,340 4,855
Frisian 70 30 40 120 55 65
German 14,705 7,120 7,585 38,665 18,840 19,820
Icelandic 55 25 30 215 110 100
Norwegian 380 160 220 1,405 730 680
Swedish 645 320 330 2,765 1,205 1,560
Vlaams (Flemish) 130 50 80 220 125 100
Yiddish 355 185 170 385 175 210
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 15 75 40 30
Greek 3,365 1,735 1,630 7,230 3,675 3,555
Indo-Iranian languages 36,835 18,640 18,200 297,060 147,625 149,435
Indo-Aryan languages 26,495 13,405 13,090 248,620 123,215 125,405
Bengali 4,320 2,210 2,105 3,145 1,610 1,530
Gujarati 2,290 1,235 1,060 10,685 5,030 5,655
Hindi 10,595 5,465 5,130 70,505 34,305 36,195
Kashmiri 10 0 10 45 25 20
Konkani 145 75 65 375 185 190
Marathi 580 315 260 1,275 650 625
Nepali 1,300 660 645 1,180 595 590
Oriya (Odia) 75 40 30 70 40 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,440 3,315 3,125 187,530 93,595 93,935
Sindhi 505 220 280 3,140 1,340 1,800
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,080 495 590 2,140 1,110 1,030
Urdu 7,490 3,720 3,770 14,610 7,635 6,975
Iranian languages 10,910 5,535 5,370 49,445 24,950 24,495
Kurdish 890 495 395 2,070 1,095 980
Pashto 1,425 770 655 1,540 855 685
Persian (Farsi) 9,435 4,735 4,700 47,155 23,770 23,385
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 205 120 90 750 380 375
Italic (Romance) languages 76,665 34,570 42,095 118,715 56,405 62,310
Catalan 95 40 55 245 125 120
Italian 17,420 8,395 9,030 25,610 12,450 13,155
Portuguese 9,915 4,820 5,100 15,670 7,450 8,225
Romanian 4,210 2,010 2,200 8,265 4,075 4,190
Spanish 49,510 21,430 28,080 75,105 35,255 39,855
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 130 85 50 220 130 85
Japanese 2,800 1,350 1,450 28,630 12,410 16,220
Kartvelian languages 45 25 25 90 50 40
Georgian 50 25 20 90 50 45
Korean 2,795 1,185 1,610 50,640 23,170 27,470
Mongolic languages 60 30 30 320 155 170
Mongolian 55 30 25 325 155 165
Niger-Congo languages 16,450 7,595 8,850 5,810 3,020 2,790
Akan (Twi) 700 360 345 495 280 215
Bamanankan 390 175 210 20 10 10
Edo 115 50 65 115 65 55
Ewe 375 185 185 115 75 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 435 205 225 45 10 35
Ga 185 90 95 95 60 35
Ganda 225 70 155 105 60 45
Igbo 335 185 145 240 140 95
Lingala 2,525 1,105 1,420 235 105 130
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,560 1,125 1,435 105 35 65
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,810 770 1,035 210 95 115
Shona 200 75 125 265 125 140
Swahili 4,380 2,045 2,335 2,655 1,440 1,220
Wolof 710 335 370 30 15 15
Yoruba 905 485 420 505 260 250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,925 1,895 2,035 1,325 605 725
Nilo-Saharan languages 380 165 215 300 150 150
Dinka 190 85 105 50 35 15
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 190 80 110 250 120 135
Sign languages 2,135 870 1,265 3,540 1,405 2,135
American Sign Language 1,040 350 685 2,035 690 1,345
Quebec Sign Language 240 85 160 0 10 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 940 460 480 1,565 735 830
Sino-Tibetan languages 38,820 18,405 20,415 431,545 199,110 232,430
Chinese languages 37,925 17,980 19,945 429,070 197,865 231,205
Cantonese 13,125 6,240 6,880 223,705 103,510 120,190
Hakka 265 125 140 2,555 1,215 1,340
Mandarin 26,420 12,260 14,160 250,170 112,935 137,235
Min Dong 40 20 25 125 55 70
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,120 510 605 15,660 6,945 8,720
Wu (Shanghainese) 435 210 220 5,385 2,345 3,035
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,140 595 545 8,745 3,985 4,760
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 195 80 115
Tibeto-Burman languages 930 440 485 2,755 1,375 1,380
Burmese 315 145 165 1,385 685 705
Karenic languages 370 185 185 905 455 450
Tibetan 55 30 20 305 165 140
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 365 150 205 295 140 155
Tai-Kadai languages 1,225 515 715 3,810 1,540 2,270
Lao 590 265 325 1,125 505 620
Thai 730 285 445 2,875 1,100 1,770
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Turkic languages 2,750 1,390 1,360 5,950 3,225 2,725
Azerbaijani 160 95 70 835 455 385
Turkish 2,335 1,195 1,145 4,875 2,630 2,240
Uyghur 40 25 15 105 50 55
Uzbek 120 40 80 170 95 75
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 150 70 80 225 125 105
Uralic languages 2,835 1,385 1,450 9,045 4,205 4,845
Estonian 245 120 130 495 205 295
Finnish 520 235 280 2,085 825 1,265
Hungarian 2,075 1,030 1,045 6,480 3,175 3,310
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 560 330 230 695 380 315
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 1,300,735 635,600 665,130 2,426,230 1,185,400 1,240,835
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 1,225,865 599,815 626,050 2,103,115 1,032,695 1,070,420
Canadian citizens aged under 18 260,450 132,740 127,705 403,685 208,715 194,970
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 965,415 467,070 498,345 1,699,435 823,985 875,445
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 74,865 35,785 39,080 323,115 152,705 170,415
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 1,300,735 635,600 665,135 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,830
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 1,027,730 506,010 521,720 1,358,990 686,180 672,805
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 255,800 120,725 135,075 989,545 461,660 527,880
Before 1981 60,785 29,340 31,445 209,975 100,680 109,295
1981 to 1990 33,985 16,505 17,480 120,730 56,305 64,425
1991 to 2000 57,145 26,170 30,975 247,835 114,340 133,490
2001 to 2010 66,000 30,565 35,435 268,470 123,245 145,230
2001 to 2005 30,955 14,270 16,680 124,890 57,190 67,695
2006 to 2010 35,045 16,290 18,750 143,585 66,050 77,535
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 37,890 18,150 19,740 142,535 67,095 75,435
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 17,200 8,865 8,335 77,700 37,560 40,140
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 255,800 120,730 135,075 989,540 461,660 527,885
Under 5 years 28,605 14,045 14,555 78,020 39,580 38,445
5 to 14 years 45,360 23,135 22,225 158,290 81,570 76,720
15 to 24 years 53,075 24,075 29,000 204,760 93,100 111,655
25 to 44 years 107,900 50,140 57,760 424,180 189,745 234,440
45 years and over 20,865 9,330 11,535 124,300 57,665 66,630
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 54 255,800 120,725 135,075 989,545 461,660 527,885
Americas 41,155 18,270 22,885 65,330 30,720 34,605
Brazil 1,290 600 695 2,860 1,175 1,680
Colombia 2,745 1,125 1,620 3,080 1,400 1,675
El Salvador 2,165 1,030 1,135 4,405 2,230 2,170
Guyana 1,420 665 755 920 415 500
Haiti 8,515 3,650 4,865 265 110 160
Jamaica 3,175 1,385 1,790 2,230 1,160 1,065
Mexico 1,825 725 1,100 7,850 3,420 4,430
Peru 1,165 550 615 2,700 1,155 1,540
Trinidad and Tobago 1,360 525 830 1,940 900 1,040
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 9,530 4,375 5,160 26,445 12,755 13,695
Other places of birth in Americas 7,960 3,645 4,315 12,640 6,000 6,645
Europe 66,815 32,050 34,760 170,930 83,890 87,040
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,345 1,150 1,195 3,930 1,900 2,025
Croatia 1,020 500 520 4,110 2,075 2,030
France 4,470 2,105 2,370 3,440 1,800 1,640
Germany 4,560 1,965 2,595 13,520 6,475 7,040
Greece 990 530 460 2,885 1,520 1,365
Hungary 885 465 430 3,705 1,895 1,810
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 920 435 475 3,835 2,100 1,735
Italy 5,675 2,960 2,715 10,395 5,350 5,045
Netherlands 2,280 1,165 1,115 6,295 3,130 3,170
Poland 4,530 2,025 2,500 10,480 4,885 5,595
Portugal 3,435 1,675 1,760 4,660 2,315 2,345
Romania 3,370 1,610 1,760 7,110 3,450 3,665
Russian Federation 3,195 1,335 1,850 8,460 3,655 4,805
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 1,070 520 550 3,780 1,890 1,890
Ukraine 2,005 940 1,065 5,475 2,590 2,885
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 17,230 8,660 8,565 56,530 28,245 28,280
Other places of birth in Europe 8,840 4,010 4,825 22,325 10,615 11,710
Africa 41,490 19,790 21,700 32,100 16,260 15,840
Algeria 2,245 1,150 1,090 430 270 150
Egypt 3,745 1,990 1,755 2,110 1,135 975
Ethiopia 2,320 1,085 1,245 1,665 835 825
Kenya 1,160 580 580 4,065 1,875 2,185
Morocco 2,775 1,370 1,405 730 385 340
Nigeria 1,385 655 735 1,205 630 575
Somalia 3,985 1,530 2,455 1,010 485 530
South Africa, Republic of 965 515 450 8,205 4,270 3,935
Other places of birth in Africa 22,900 10,925 11,980 12,685 6,370 6,325
Asia 105,415 50,115 55,300 697,305 319,470 377,835
Afghanistan 2,510 1,265 1,240 4,865 2,445 2,415
Bangladesh 2,700 1,405 1,300 1,865 945 925
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,900 8,150 10,755 188,965 84,385 104,580
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 3,095 1,545 1,550 71,715 32,945 38,770
India 10,685 5,350 5,330 125,640 61,250 64,395
IranCensus data footnote 61 4,900 2,465 2,430 35,250 17,905 17,345
Iraq 3,870 2,070 1,800 5,215 2,660 2,555
Japan 775 190 585 10,675 3,140 7,535
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,855 805 1,050 36,860 16,745 20,115
Lebanon 13,560 7,115 6,440 1,860 1,040 820
Pakistan 3,980 1,980 1,995 9,220 4,725 4,500
Philippines 9,305 3,465 5,835 96,680 40,640 56,045
Sri Lanka 2,400 1,145 1,245 4,155 2,160 1,995
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 3,615 1,840 1,775 2,315 1,170 1,140
Taiwan 880 370 515 37,430 16,850 20,570
Viet Nam 5,980 2,745 3,235 24,025 11,235 12,795
Other places of birth in Asia 16,410 8,195 8,215 40,565 19,235 21,325
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 930 495 430 23,885 11,325 12,560
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 37,890 18,150 19,740 142,535 67,095 75,440
Americas 5,595 2,615 2,975 10,090 5,115 4,980
Brazil 200 115 80 960 445 520
Colombia 515 235 280 465 220 240
Cuba 220 105 115 70 35 30
Haiti 1,780 795 990 15 0 10
Jamaica 145 85 60 160 115 45
Mexico 320 125 195 2,295 1,160 1,135
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,360 715 645 4,065 2,155 1,905
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 170 60 110 220 100 115
Other places of birth in Americas 885 385 495 1,855 875 975
Europe 3,695 1,780 1,920 13,610 7,015 6,595
France 655 335 315 790 415 370
Germany 175 75 100 775 450 320
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 95 65 30 1,210 760 450
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 75 35 45 200 110 90
Romania 240 110 130 545 240 305
Russian Federation 420 160 260 1,410 500 905
Ukraine 275 135 140 945 380 570
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 665 340 320 3,850 2,235 1,625
Other places of birth in Europe 1,095 530 570 3,895 1,935 1,960
Africa 9,800 4,635 5,170 4,355 2,280 2,070
Algeria 390 170 220 55 35 20
Cameroon 755 410 350 50 20 35
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,085 470 615 115 70 45
Côte d'Ivoire 425 180 240 10 0 0
Egypt 850 460 385 510 280 235
Eritrea 245 115 130 295 165 130
Ethiopia 335 125 215 250 140 115
Morocco 485 230 250 115 60 55
Nigeria 440 200 235 370 185 190
Somalia 370 155 215 350 145 205
South Africa, Republic of 110 55 55 850 475 375
Tunisia 215 105 105 70 30 45
Other places of birth in Africa 4,095 1,955 2,135 1,300 685 620
Asia 18,645 9,035 9,610 112,400 51,560 60,835
Afghanistan 550 280 270 855 450 405
Bangladesh 540 270 270 385 180 205
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,855 1,220 1,635 35,890 16,010 19,885
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 85 45 35 1,695 710 985
India 1,950 1,070 875 21,375 10,690 10,685
IranCensus data footnote 61 880 415 465 8,315 4,160 4,155
Iraq 1,155 600 555 1,850 910 940
Israel 205 110 90 300 170 130
Japan 115 25 85 1,850 465 1,385
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 255 90 165 6,640 2,860 3,775
Lebanon 1,115 585 530 210 110 100
Nepal 290 160 125 215 90 125
Pakistan 695 380 310 1,665 835 830
Philippines 2,740 1,105 1,640 20,200 9,055 11,145
Saudi Arabia 375 220 155 330 150 185
Sri Lanka 220 95 130 455 225 230
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 2,130 1,145 990 1,785 900 885
Taiwan 50 25 30 2,330 910 1,420
Turkey 195 100 95 365 205 165
United Arab Emirates 355 220 135 335 175 160
Viet Nam 210 80 130 1,510 595 915
Other places of birth in Asia 1,685 795 890 3,840 1,700 2,145
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 150 80 70 2,070 1,120 955
Australia 135 85 55 1,135 605 530
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 20 0 15 935 510 425
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 1,300,730 635,600 665,130 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,830
First generationCensus data footnote 69 284,330 135,415 148,915 1,085,610 508,765 576,845
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 225,575 113,220 112,355 607,585 307,920 299,665
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 790,830 386,960 403,865 733,040 368,715 364,320
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 72 198,425 93,110 105,315 794,150 368,155 425,990
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 91,590 46,095 45,500 461,955 221,655 240,300
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 38,645 23,835 14,810 176,950 104,335 72,615
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 52,945 22,260 30,685 285,005 117,320 167,685
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 56,905 22,645 34,260 249,920 103,575 146,345
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 47,655 23,400 24,250 71,115 37,975 33,145
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 2,280 960 1,315 11,160 4,955 6,205
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 1,300,730 635,600 665,130 2,426,235 1,185,405 1,240,835
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 38,120 18,150 19,965 61,455 29,075 32,380
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 36,225 17,310 18,915 59,600 28,200 31,400
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 17,790 8,400 9,385 35,770 16,870 18,895
Métis 17,155 8,325 8,825 23,430 11,150 12,280
Inuk (Inuit) 1,280 580 700 400 180 220
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 765 335 440 1,065 505 560
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 1,125 505 615 795 375 420
Non-Aboriginal identity 1,262,615 617,450 645,165 2,364,775 1,156,330 1,208,455
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 1,300,735 635,600 665,130 2,426,230 1,185,400 1,240,830
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 9,395 4,360 5,040 24,115 11,160 12,950
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 1,291,335 631,240 660,095 2,402,120 1,174,240 1,227,880
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 1,300,735 635,600 665,135 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,830
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 10,670 4,970 5,700 13,620 6,545 7,070
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 10,400 4,855 5,540 13,305 6,385 6,925
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 7,515 3,515 3,995 10,895 5,120 5,770
Métis single ancestry 2,295 1,080 1,215 2,265 1,190 1,075
Inuit single ancestry 595 260 330 150 75 75
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 275 110 160 310 155 155
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 250 110 145 285 145 145
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 10 20 15 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 10 10 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 63,450 29,520 33,925 61,085 29,110 31,980
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 61,885 28,870 33,010 58,700 28,025 30,675
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 44,780 20,705 24,075 38,750 18,490 20,255
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 16,020 7,670 8,345 19,600 9,360 10,230
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,080 490 595 355 170 180
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 1,565 650 915 2,385 1,085 1,305
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,415 585 825 2,305 1,065 1,235
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 105 50 55 30 10 25
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 45 10 35 30 10 20
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 20 10 15
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 1,226,610 601,110 625,505 2,351,530 1,149,745 1,201,780
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 1,300,730 635,600 665,130 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,835
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 280,985 135,945 145,040 1,185,680 565,020 620,665
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 39,980 20,320 19,655 291,005 145,540 145,460
Chinese 43,775 20,665 23,105 474,655 221,985 252,670
Black 77,995 37,060 40,935 29,830 15,460 14,375
Filipino 12,715 5,085 7,630 123,170 54,260 68,910
Latin American 15,630 7,180 8,460 34,805 16,485 18,315
Arab 49,520 25,960 23,565 16,430 8,800 7,635
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,725 6,495 7,230 44,905 21,400 23,505
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 9,925 5,075 4,855 46,010 23,450 22,555
Korean 3,260 1,470 1,800 52,980 24,465 28,515
Japanese 2,625 1,085 1,540 30,110 12,575 17,530
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 3,095 1,400 1,690 6,490 3,160 3,325
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 8,720 4,140 4,580 35,295 17,420 17,870
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 1,019,750 499,655 520,090 1,240,555 620,380 620,175
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 1,300,735 635,605 665,135 2,426,235 1,185,400 1,240,830
North American Aboriginal origins 74,120 34,495 39,630 74,700 35,650 39,050
First Nations (North American Indian) 54,090 24,980 29,110 52,310 24,845 27,460
Inuit 1,850 820 1,030 600 275 325
Métis 20,035 9,465 10,565 24,510 11,775 12,730
Other North American origins 501,820 245,715 256,100 353,945 177,115 176,825
Acadian 5,515 2,735 2,780 1,520 770 745
American 14,165 6,970 7,200 32,115 15,550 16,565
Canadian 484,255 236,715 247,540 331,205 166,010 165,195
New Brunswicker 80 50 30 0 0 10
Newfoundlander 780 485 295 660 370 290
Nova Scotian 120 70 45 75 40 35
Ontarian 650 300 350 40 25 10
Québécois 6,590 3,420 3,170 745 435 310
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 30 20 15 170 75 85
European origins 772,545 377,715 394,830 1,195,190 593,595 601,590
British Isles origins 468,015 228,955 239,060 763,525 379,940 383,585
Channel Islander 115 35 75 160 90 65
Cornish 85 50 35 245 125 120
English 224,680 111,250 113,430 470,340 232,230 238,115
Irish 244,575 116,050 128,530 275,360 132,535 142,820
Manx 185 110 80 770 365 405
Scottish 197,645 96,760 100,885 341,075 167,685 173,385
Welsh 18,780 9,045 9,735 44,930 21,725 23,205
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 37,045 17,455 19,590 55,700 27,505 28,190
French origins 300,550 145,090 155,470 147,840 71,175 76,660
Alsatian 100 40 60 110 50 60
Breton 485 260 225 45 15 30
Corsican 95 70 25 75 35 40
French 300,290 144,935 155,350 147,710 71,115 76,595
Western European origins (except French origins) 136,795 66,595 70,200 312,330 154,110 158,220
Austrian 6,485 3,190 3,295 21,255 10,070 11,185
Bavarian 70 20 50 80 45 35
Belgian 6,555 3,035 3,515 8,205 4,065 4,140
Dutch 33,515 16,725 16,795 77,640 38,350 39,290
Flemish 545 285 260 955 490 465
Frisian 75 50 25 200 65 130
German 94,385 45,625 48,760 222,030 109,675 112,350
Luxembourger 170 95 75 325 175 150
Swiss 5,640 2,745 2,895 11,345 5,720 5,625
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 150 70 75 450 200 255
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 26,295 13,160 13,140 130,095 62,655 67,445
Danish 5,950 3,105 2,845 23,020 11,200 11,825
Finnish 4,265 2,110 2,155 14,085 6,670 7,420
Icelandic 1,600 755 845 11,055 5,475 5,585
Norwegian 7,180 3,545 3,630 49,330 24,045 25,290
Swedish 7,640 3,665 3,975 40,690 18,725 21,965
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 1,660 960 705 5,320 2,710 2,610
Eastern European origins 98,045 47,125 50,915 256,185 124,165 132,015
Bulgarian 1,795 840 955 2,940 1,365 1,575
Byelorussian 985 475 515 1,825 940 880
Czech 3,930 1,770 2,160 11,710 5,670 6,040
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 810 345 465 2,560 1,315 1,250
Estonian 985 440 545 2,545 1,175 1,370
Hungarian 9,650 4,695 4,950 25,855 12,720 13,140
Latvian 1,180 505 680 2,455 1,260 1,195
Lithuanian 2,600 1,305 1,295 4,160 2,000 2,160
Moldovan 520 235 285 720 340 375
Polish 36,975 17,690 19,285 70,590 33,860 36,725
Romanian 7,895 3,830 4,070 17,485 8,455 9,030
Russian 17,230 8,030 9,205 58,535 27,690 30,845
Slovak 2,810 1,310 1,500 6,345 2,945 3,400
Ukrainian 28,150 13,675 14,475 94,400 46,150 48,250
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 1,055 570 490 2,235 1,010 1,220
Southern European origins 100,355 48,975 51,380 196,300 97,515 98,785
Albanian 1,190 580 605 1,330 665 665
Bosnian 1,665 785 875 2,675 1,315 1,360
Catalan 20 10 10 65 55 10
Croatian 4,130 2,010 2,125 15,665 8,095 7,570
Cypriot 165 65 100 345 195 155
Greek 8,005 4,025 3,980 16,085 8,280 7,810
Italian 53,825 26,685 27,140 87,875 44,495 43,380
Kosovar 60 25 30 170 85 85
Macedonian 625 240 385 865 475 390
Maltese 705 340 370 1,185 655 535
Montenegrin 195 105 90 600 285 315
Portuguese 14,625 7,105 7,525 24,575 12,050 12,525
Serbian 3,635 1,850 1,785 10,160 5,285 4,875
Sicilian 310 140 170 210 135 80
Slovenian 1,350 645 710 3,050 1,475 1,575
Spanish 15,605 7,115 8,485 43,985 20,385 23,605
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,190 585 610 3,275 1,470 1,805
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 85 35 50 230 105 125
Other European origins 9,230 4,780 4,450 18,865 9,790 9,075
Basque 395 210 185 470 275 195
Jewish 6,220 3,240 2,980 11,230 5,795 5,430
Roma (Gypsy) 95 40 55 325 120 205
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 250 125 125 510 250 255
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 2,340 1,195 1,140 6,465 3,400 3,065
Caribbean origins 31,680 14,600 17,075 16,395 8,195 8,200
Antiguan 275 155 120 135 65 70
Bahamian 175 115 65 160 90 70
Barbadian 1,390 600 795 1,310 690 615
Bermudan 105 55 50 155 70 85
Carib 135 50 90 60 40 25
Cuban 1,560 765 795 870 445 430
Dominican 960 435 530 535 250 285
Grenadian 320 165 155 280 155 130
Guadeloupean 20 0 15 10 10 10
Haitian 13,790 6,305 7,480 635 290 345
Jamaican 8,640 4,035 4,610 6,455 3,370 3,090
Kittitian/Nevisian 65 40 25 100 50 45
Martinican 50 20 30 20 0 15
Montserratan 45 25 20 20 10 10
Puerto Rican 140 65 75 280 115 165
St. Lucian 815 330 480 120 55 65
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 2,245 1,015 1,225 3,120 1,555 1,565
Vincentian/Grenadinian 255 90 160 325 145 180
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,730 755 975 1,440 655 785
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 1,190 560 630 1,480 710 770
Latin, Central and South American origins 24,005 11,285 12,720 49,105 23,700 25,400
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 1,130 535 600 1,790 935 860
Arawak 75 35 40 60 25 30
Argentinian 800 435 365 1,360 610 745
Belizean 95 45 55 35 20 15
Bolivian 220 105 115 185 60 130
Brazilian 1,445 735 710 4,060 1,830 2,235
Chilean 1,395 695 695 3,840 1,840 2,000
Colombian 3,755 1,735 2,020 4,600 2,240 2,355
Costa Rican 205 85 115 455 230 235
Ecuadorian 280 160 120 740 355 385
Guatemalan 580 205 375 1,990 1,050 940
Guyanese 2,090 1,005 1,085 1,240 635 605
Hispanic 420 225 195 1,205 575 630
Honduran 350 115 230 1,115 585 535
Maya 435 225 210 625 335 285
Mexican 4,000 1,825 2,175 15,115 7,170 7,945
Nicaraguan 1,260 640 615 1,060 485 570
Panamanian 130 65 65 190 100 90
Paraguayan 45 15 25 280 145 135
Peruvian 1,760 860 905 3,100 1,435 1,665
Salvadorean 2,700 1,305 1,395 5,310 2,690 2,620
Uruguayan 140 60 85 285 150 130
Venezuelan 1,190 490 700 1,555 750 805
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 1,450 620 825 2,445 1,205 1,245
African origins 74,715 36,465 38,255 40,670 20,875 19,795
Central and West African origins 18,910 9,315 9,590 4,965 2,665 2,300
Akan 130 75 60 30 20 10
Angolan 250 115 130 55 30 25
Ashanti 20 15 0 65 20 40
Beninese 615 330 285 30 15 15
Burkinabe 505 240 270 20 15 0
Cameroonian 2,275 1,165 1,110 90 50 40
Chadian 225 125 105 10 0 10
Congolese 6,005 2,785 3,215 680 355 320
Edo 50 20 30 60 40 15
Ewe 70 50 25 55 25 30
Gabonese 250 125 125 10 0 10
Gambian 45 35 10 20 10 10
Ghanaian 1,550 830 720 1,270 705 565
Guinean 625 285 335 120 45 80
Ibo 115 55 60 200 115 85
Ivorian 1,160 530 625 45 30 15
Liberian 95 55 40 205 90 110
Malian 585 265 325 20 15 0
Malinké 125 65 65 0 0 0
Nigerian 2,305 1,175 1,135 1,680 925 755
Peulh 200 95 105 25 0 20
Senegalese 890 390 500 50 35 15
Sierra Leonean 95 45 55 90 45 50
Togolese 805 430 375 80 45 35
Wolof 65 40 25 0 0 0
Yoruba 440 245 195 130 70 60
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 1,540 770 770 400 195 210
North African origins 18,520 9,625 8,890 7,325 3,840 3,485
Algerian 2,590 1,290 1,300 615 360 255
Berber 1,825 975 850 185 115 70
Coptic 120 60 60 120 70 55
Dinka 50 20 25 15 10 15
Egyptian 6,555 3,465 3,090 3,405 1,780 1,625
Libyan 1,300 670 630 210 145 60
Maure 100 60 45 105 40 65
Moroccan 4,385 2,220 2,165 1,480 780 695
Sudanese 865 435 430 940 405 535
Tunisian 1,170 660 510 380 205 170
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 650 325 330 165 105 65
Southern and East African origins 26,945 12,710 14,235 17,295 8,745 8,555
Afrikaner 50 30 25 365 175 190
Amhara 95 55 35 110 60 50
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 590 280 315 240 125 110
Burundian 3,180 1,485 1,695 195 85 110
Djiboutian 880 370 515 0 0 0
Eritrean 1,390 640 755 950 505 445
Ethiopian 3,025 1,380 1,650 2,020 1,060 960
Harari 10 10 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 665 335 325 1,170 570 605
Malagasy 405 185 220 80 50 30
Mauritian 385 175 210 755 420 340
Oromo 285 145 135 120 70 50
Rwandan 2,445 1,095 1,345 305 170 140
Seychellois 30 10 20 15 10 0
Somali 10,700 5,055 5,640 2,110 1,015 1,090
South African 1,285 635 650 6,485 3,300 3,180
Tanzanian 360 155 205 425 170 250
Tigrian 200 100 100 185 95 85
Ugandan 430 205 220 595 300 300
Zambian 150 70 85 120 60 55
Zimbabwean 335 160 175 565 290 275
Zulu 55 45 20 60 25 35
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,485 755 730 1,390 690 695
Other African origins 12,325 5,835 6,490 11,690 5,945 5,740
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,450 590 855 1,460 750 710
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 11,115 5,365 5,755 10,320 5,240 5,080
Asian origins 197,900 96,975 100,925 1,128,155 536,680 591,475
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 74,700 38,535 36,165 86,090 44,390 41,700
Afghan 4,115 2,090 2,030 7,505 3,790 3,715
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 8,620 4,475 4,145 4,655 2,510 2,145
Armenian 1,735 880 860 2,845 1,455 1,390
Assyrian 135 60 80 450 245 210
Azerbaijani 245 100 145 890 510 375
Georgian 190 115 75 550 285 260
Hazara 65 40 25 55 30 25
Iranian 7,620 3,830 3,790 44,355 22,490 21,865
Iraqi 5,070 2,705 2,360 5,205 2,635 2,565
Israeli 765 410 355 2,070 1,105 970
Jordanian 1,660 870 785 590 310 275
Kazakh 165 80 85 275 175 100
Kurd 890 495 395 1,980 1,075 900
Kuwaiti 980 500 480 105 70 35
Kyrgyz 40 30 10 155 85 65
Lebanese 31,785 16,255 15,525 5,320 2,830 2,490
Palestinian 4,265 2,355 1,915 2,245 1,190 1,060
Pashtun 230 115 110 325 190 135
Saudi Arabian 590 290 300 545 320 225
Syrian 5,230 2,710 2,525 2,780 1,340 1,445
Tajik 125 65 60 240 120 120
Tatar 160 55 110 650 325 325
Turk 3,250 1,745 1,510 5,185 2,865 2,325
Turkmen 130 70 60 70 50 30
Uighur 75 45 30 95 50 55
Uzbek 205 100 110 245 135 110
Yemeni 1,015 525 495 255 160 95
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 2,220 1,140 1,075 2,135 1,105 1,030
South Asian origins 42,310 21,385 20,925 287,905 143,920 143,985
Bangladeshi 2,305 1,200 1,110 1,510 745 760
Bengali 1,055 530 525 755 350 405
Bhutanese 315 165 145 95 55 45
East Indian 28,940 14,635 14,310 243,135 121,175 121,960
Goan 125 65 60 315 155 155
Gujarati 180 110 70 615 300 320
Kashmiri 55 20 30 150 75 75
Nepali 910 450 460 1,155 555 600
Pakistani 4,660 2,330 2,335 10,820 5,610 5,210
Punjabi 1,130 590 545 30,670 15,525 15,145
Sinhalese 290 150 140 525 290 235
Sri Lankan 2,750 1,370 1,380 5,070 2,660 2,410
Tamil 965 480 485 1,055 575 475
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 2,235 1,115 1,115 7,200 3,545 3,655
East and Southeast Asian origins 82,815 37,970 44,850 759,855 351,250 408,605
Burmese 630 310 320 1,965 1,000 965
Cambodian (Khmer) 2,685 1,265 1,430 2,510 1,200 1,310
Chinese 49,925 23,400 26,535 499,175 234,015 265,160
Filipino 14,100 5,720 8,385 133,925 59,375 74,555
Hmong 0 0 0 115 55 60
Indonesian 700 300 395 4,935 2,360 2,575
Japanese 3,370 1,400 1,975 37,630 16,285 21,345
Karen 280 150 130 890 445 440
Korean 3,550 1,610 1,935 55,505 25,715 29,785
Laotian 885 415 470 1,775 865 905
Malaysian 520 195 325 4,235 1,955 2,275
Mongolian 355 190 160 1,000 485 520
Singaporean 45 20 25 900 420 475
Taiwanese 785 350 430 20,340 9,315 11,025
Thai 780 280 505 3,330 1,300 2,030
Tibetan 90 40 45 450 235 215
Vietnamese 9,650 4,705 4,940 34,915 17,065 17,850
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 285 150 135 625 265 365
Other Asian origins 385 175 205 1,805 910 890
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 380 180 205 1,800 910 890
Oceania origins 2,215 1,070 1,145 26,815 13,345 13,470
Australian 1,490 680 810 8,360 4,365 3,990
New Zealander 490 275 220 3,340 1,695 1,645
Pacific Islands origins 275 125 150 15,550 7,525 8,030
Fijian 55 20 35 13,080 6,375 6,705
Hawaiian 20 10 15 865 370 495
Maori 25 25 10 565 320 245
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 95 30 65 340 145 200
Samoan 40 30 15 245 130 120
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 55 35 20 675 325 355
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 535,500 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
Owner 356,700 ... ... 612,005 ... ...
Renter 178,800 ... ... 348,700 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 190 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 535,500 ... ... 960,890 ... ...
Condominium 74,830 ... ... 293,765 ... ...
Not condominium 460,670 ... ... 667,130 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 535,500 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
No bedrooms 3,105 ... ... 17,180 ... ...
1 bedroom 69,835 ... ... 208,400 ... ...
2 bedrooms 121,810 ... ... 259,450 ... ...
3 bedrooms 206,900 ... ... 215,335 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 133,845 ... ... 260,530 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 535,500 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 139,565 ... ... 413,395 ... ...
5 rooms 74,420 ... ... 129,200 ... ...
6 rooms 78,675 ... ... 100,705 ... ...
7 rooms 77,040 ... ... 83,140 ... ...
8 or more rooms 165,800 ... ... 234,455 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.4 ... ... 5.6 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 535,500 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 528,580 ... ... 927,685 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 6,915 ... ... 33,210 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 535,500 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
Suitable 513,430 ... ... 890,530 ... ...
Not suitable 22,070 ... ... 70,365 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 535,500 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
1960 or before 88,815 ... ... 128,710 ... ...
1961 to 1980 157,720 ... ... 253,840 ... ...
1981 to 1990 89,185 ... ... 151,755 ... ...
1991 to 2000 68,695 ... ... 171,550 ... ...
2001 to 2005 43,290 ... ... 71,265 ... ...
2006 to 2010 46,525 ... ... 95,905 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 41,265 ... ... 87,860 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 535,495 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 505,590 ... ... 906,230 ... ...
Major repairs needed 29,910 ... ... 54,665 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 535,500 ... ... 960,890 ... ...
1 household maintainer 303,695 ... ... 555,795 ... ...
2 household maintainers 220,105 ... ... 364,605 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 11,695 ... ... 40,495 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 535,500 ... ... 960,895 ... ...
15 to 24 years 20,815 ... ... 30,215 ... ...
25 to 34 years 80,235 ... ... 142,600 ... ...
35 to 44 years 96,220 ... ... 171,450 ... ...
45 to 54 years 116,535 ... ... 209,675 ... ...
55 to 64 years 104,870 ... ... 188,785 ... ...
65 to 74 years 70,370 ... ... 126,445 ... ...
75 to 84 years 34,840 ... ... 66,030 ... ...
85 years and over 11,615 ... ... 25,700 ... ...
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 141 533,580 ... ... 953,380 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 413,450 ... ... 648,420 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 120,130 ... ... 304,955 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 102,825 ... ... 240,995 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 355,260 ... ... 608,080 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 63.2 ... ... 60.3 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 13.4 ... ... 25.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,335 ... ... 1,376 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,424 ... ... 1,622 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 349,818 ... ... 800,220 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 397,495 ... ... 1,005,920 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 178,745 ... ... 347,220 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 14.3 ... ... 13.1 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 40.6 ... ... 43.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,018 ... ... 1,136 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,066 ... ... 1,242 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 2,064,615 998,830 1,065,780
No certificate, diploma or degree 152,445 77,680 74,765 287,140 139,610 147,525
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 256,775 125,700 131,075 589,945 288,420 301,520
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 664,600 316,585 348,015 1,187,535 570,805 616,735
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 69,890 42,260 27,630 133,015 94,640 38,380
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 43,010 22,325 20,685 61,205 35,085 26,125
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 26,880 19,935 6,950 71,810 59,560 12,255
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 212,850 94,825 118,025 345,285 145,135 200,145
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 23,635 9,565 14,070 77,850 32,950 44,900
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 358,220 169,935 188,285 631,385 298,080 333,305
Bachelor's degree 222,025 100,370 121,655 415,805 191,250 224,555
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 20,895 9,060 11,840 44,855 18,920 25,935
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 7,880 3,900 3,980 18,130 9,810 8,320
Master's degree 89,220 44,635 44,585 129,655 63,870 65,785
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 18,200 11,975 6,230 22,935 14,225 8,710
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 720,165 348,790 371,375 1,392,440 671,965 720,470
No certificate, diploma or degree 58,790 32,800 25,995 111,570 58,090 53,480
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 141,945 71,920 70,030 339,185 168,975 170,210
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 519,430 244,070 275,355 941,680 444,900 496,780
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 51,690 30,650 21,035 93,815 67,360 26,455
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 32,180 16,215 15,960 43,160 24,930 18,230
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 19,510 14,435 5,070 50,650 42,425 8,225
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 164,090 74,245 89,845 267,625 112,740 154,880
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,285 6,805 9,480 58,545 24,490 34,055
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 287,355 132,370 154,985 521,700 240,315 281,385
Bachelor's degree 176,800 78,870 97,930 342,235 154,945 187,290
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 16,215 6,530 9,680 35,945 14,735 21,210
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 6,350 2,840 3,505 14,490 7,215 7,280
Master's degree 74,535 35,970 38,565 111,335 53,025 58,305
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 13,460 8,160 5,310 17,695 10,395 7,300
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 2,064,610 998,830 1,065,780
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 409,225 203,375 205,845 877,080 428,030 449,050
Education 39,200 9,095 30,110 69,880 15,410 54,465
13. Education 39,200 9,095 30,110 69,880 15,415 54,465
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 22,800 10,100 12,700 67,210 31,005 36,200
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 4,695 3,340 1,350 11,495 8,715 2,780
50. Visual and performing arts 18,110 6,760 11,345 55,710 22,295 33,420
Humanities 44,075 16,945 27,130 79,940 30,295 49,650
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 7,500 1,660 5,850 11,125 2,575 8,545
23. English language and literature/letters 9,725 2,950 6,780 22,630 7,010 15,625
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 9,980 3,770 6,205 24,845 9,590 15,260
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 415 135 280 345 135 210
38. Philosophy and religious studies 2,955 1,730 1,225 4,010 2,390 1,620
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,305 1,400 905 5,345 3,190 2,160
54. History 7,775 4,480 3,300 9,335 4,975 4,360
55. French language and literature/letters 3,410 830 2,580 2,305 430 1,870
Social and behavioural sciences and law 111,790 42,535 69,255 155,565 57,725 97,840
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,685 445 1,240 2,610 690 1,925
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 12,130 4,335 7,795 16,575 5,980 10,595
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 12,210 1,030 11,185 19,095 1,740 17,350
22. Legal professions and studies 17,565 6,585 10,980 24,595 9,275 15,320
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 2,355 615 1,735 2,635 775 1,860
42. Psychology 16,665 4,165 12,500 26,775 7,545 19,235
45. Social sciences 49,170 25,355 23,820 63,280 31,730 31,550
Business, management and public administration 136,845 55,860 80,985 260,400 112,020 148,380
30.16 Accounting and computer science 220 105 115 415 130 290
44. Public administration and social service professions 13,560 3,960 9,605 10,235 2,470 7,765
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 123,065 51,795 71,265 249,745 109,420 140,320
Physical and life sciences and technologies 32,150 16,580 15,570 55,940 29,305 26,640
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 15,235 6,285 8,950 22,715 10,225 12,490
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 4,825 2,500 2,325 13,390 6,570 6,820
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 940 410 535 635 160 470
40. Physical sciences 10,045 6,930 3,115 17,610 11,790 5,815
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,095 455 645 1,600 565 1,035
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 44,125 28,720 15,400 56,690 37,010 19,680
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 33,705 23,910 9,785 44,920 31,725 13,190
25. Library science 3,550 725 2,825 3,210 480 2,725
27. Mathematics and statistics 5,740 3,340 2,400 7,975 4,430 3,550
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 1,130 745 380 595 375 215
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 108,935 95,975 12,960 211,910 186,360 25,555
04. Architecture and related services 5,725 3,690 2,035 11,380 7,200 4,185
14. Engineering 40,470 33,015 7,450 74,080 59,710 14,370
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 23,020 20,755 2,270 33,830 29,890 3,940
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 40 0 30 35 25 15
46. Construction trades 17,255 16,860 395 39,190 37,980 1,215
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 15,890 15,420 470 35,810 34,715 1,095
48. Precision production 6,545 6,225 320 17,580 16,840 745
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 10,215 5,820 4,400 16,890 9,535 7,355
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 5,600 3,215 2,380 10,385 5,480 4,905
03. Natural resources and conservation 4,620 2,605 2,015 6,505 4,060 2,450
Health and related fields 80,465 17,010 63,455 159,905 36,460 123,445
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 7,595 3,685 3,905 12,705 6,580 6,125
51. Health professions and related programs 70,415 12,010 58,400 141,905 26,980 114,930
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,455 1,305 1,155 5,300 2,910 2,390
Personal, protective and transportation services 33,900 17,910 15,990 52,975 25,595 27,375
12. Personal and culinary services 18,305 5,375 12,930 36,770 12,025 24,740
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 860 715 150 90 85 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 610 555 55 265 255 15
43. Security and protective services 10,185 7,640 2,545 5,915 4,425 1,490
49. Transportation and materials moving 3,935 3,620 310 9,935 8,810 1,125
Other 100 35 65 220 70 155
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 100 35 65 225 70 150
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 151 720,165 348,790 371,375 1,392,435 671,970 720,475
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 200,740 104,720 96,020 450,760 227,065 223,690
Education 27,415 6,040 21,375 49,160 10,165 38,995
13. Education 27,410 6,040 21,370 49,160 10,165 38,995
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 17,635 7,765 9,870 54,535 25,045 29,485
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 3,560 2,430 1,130 9,120 6,970 2,145
50. Visual and performing arts 14,075 5,340 8,740 45,420 18,075 27,340
Humanities 31,020 11,780 19,245 62,805 23,065 39,740
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 5,960 1,265 4,695 8,935 1,885 7,060
23. English language and literature/letters 6,980 2,125 4,850 17,555 5,320 12,235
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,265 2,410 3,850 20,030 7,495 12,530
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 320 100 225 270 115 155
38. Philosophy and religious studies 2,085 1,230 855 3,140 1,830 1,310
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,515 950 565 3,965 2,345 1,620
54. History 5,695 3,245 2,450 7,210 3,750 3,460
55. French language and literature/letters 2,195 450 1,745 1,710 325 1,380
Social and behavioural sciences and law 89,800 33,005 56,800 127,395 45,820 81,575
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 1,400 360 1,045 2,270 580 1,685
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 9,780 3,465 6,310 14,210 5,005 9,205
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 9,825 820 9,000 15,160 1,385 13,775
22. Legal professions and studies 14,730 5,050 9,680 20,290 6,915 13,375
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 1,875 505 1,370 2,135 615 1,515
42. Psychology 12,925 3,055 9,865 21,465 5,815 15,650
45. Social sciences 39,260 19,740 19,525 51,875 25,505 26,370
Business, management and public administration 110,570 44,005 66,560 213,390 90,380 123,010
30.16 Accounting and computer science 190 85 105 310 110 205
44. Public administration and social service professions 11,000 3,120 7,875 8,095 1,895 6,200
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 99,380 40,800 58,580 204,980 88,375 116,610
Physical and life sciences and technologies 23,275 11,255 12,020 42,720 21,690 21,025
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 11,800 4,635 7,160 18,145 8,020 10,125
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 3,255 1,635 1,620 9,880 4,680 5,190
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 345 120 225 500 120 380
40. Physical sciences 7,115 4,565 2,550 13,100 8,505 4,600
41. Science technologies/technicians 760 295 465 1,090 370 725
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 38,635 25,320 13,310 49,880 32,880 16,995
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 30,710 21,735 8,980 40,915 28,950 11,965
25. Library science 2,585 535 2,055 2,350 365 1,980
27. Mathematics and statistics 4,330 2,420 1,910 6,115 3,265 2,855
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 1,015 635 370 500 305 190
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 84,450 73,415 11,035 162,555 140,255 22,295
04. Architecture and related services 4,630 2,865 1,760 9,170 5,455 3,720
14. Engineering 32,495 25,965 6,530 60,355 47,375 12,980
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 17,730 15,960 1,775 24,980 21,790 3,195
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 30 0 25 30 20 10
46. Construction trades 12,855 12,535 320 29,305 28,340 965
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 11,925 11,540 380 26,760 25,920 840
48. Precision production 4,790 4,545 240 11,945 11,360 585
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 8,105 4,420 3,685 13,480 7,310 6,175
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 4,170 2,230 1,940 8,225 4,160 4,060
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,930 2,185 1,745 5,255 3,150 2,110
Health and related fields 62,125 13,400 48,715 125,490 28,745 96,745
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 6,065 2,895 3,170 10,075 5,185 4,890
51. Health professions and related programs 54,110 9,580 44,530 111,260 21,465 89,795
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 1,950 930 1,015 4,150 2,095 2,055
Personal, protective and transportation services 26,310 13,630 12,675 40,090 19,480 20,615
12. Personal and culinary services 14,200 4,115 10,085 27,525 9,115 18,415
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 720 585 140 50 40 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 370 330 45 100 95 0
43. Security and protective services 7,985 5,830 2,160 4,830 3,550 1,285
49. Transportation and materials moving 3,030 2,775 255 7,590 6,675 915
Other 95 40 60 180 55 125
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 100 35 60 180 55 125
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 2,064,610 998,830 1,065,785
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 409,225 203,375 205,840 877,080 428,030 449,050
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 664,595 316,585 348,015 1,187,535 570,800 616,730
Location of study inside Canada 573,905 272,765 301,140 808,030 390,720 417,305
Same as province or territory of residence 445,950 210,800 235,150 651,955 311,410 340,540
Different than province or territory of residence 127,950 61,960 65,990 156,075 79,315 76,765
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 90,695 43,820 46,875 379,505 180,085 199,425
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 13,150 7,345 5,810 42,495 23,540 18,950
Philippines 4,620 1,400 3,225 48,070 17,830 30,235
India 5,610 2,700 2,910 35,220 17,470 17,750
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 10,405 5,850 4,550 33,175 18,105 15,075
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 6,730 3,055 3,675 58,575 26,315 32,260
France 3,775 2,005 1,765 3,360 1,850 1,510
Other 46,405 21,465 24,935 158,620 74,970 83,645
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 157 720,170 348,790 371,375 1,392,440 671,965 720,475
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 200,740 104,720 96,020 450,755 227,065 223,695
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 519,425 244,070 275,355 941,680 444,900 496,780
Location of study inside Canada 450,640 212,195 238,440 641,620 307,965 333,660
Same as province or territory of residence 351,215 164,240 186,970 522,570 247,290 275,280
Different than province or territory of residence 99,425 47,955 51,475 119,050 60,675 58,380
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 68,785 31,875 36,915 300,060 136,945 163,120
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 9,485 5,020 4,460 31,755 17,170 14,585
Philippines 4,005 1,190 2,815 41,080 15,065 26,015
India 4,005 1,870 2,135 29,660 14,025 15,640
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 6,065 3,305 2,755 21,325 11,475 9,850
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 5,035 2,210 2,825 50,710 22,290 28,420
France 3,040 1,610 1,435 2,810 1,575 1,245
Other 37,160 16,675 20,490 122,715 55,350 67,365
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 2,064,615 998,830 1,065,780
In the labour force 727,050 370,620 356,425 1,355,520 703,360 652,160
Employed 676,480 343,175 333,300 1,276,900 663,790 613,115
Unemployed 50,570 27,445 23,125 78,620 39,575 39,045
Not in the labour force 346,770 149,340 197,430 709,095 295,475 413,625
Participation rate 67.7 71.3 64.4 65.7 70.4 61.2
Employment rate 63.0 66.0 60.2 61.8 66.5 57.5
Unemployment rate 7.0 7.4 6.5 5.8 5.6 6.0
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 1,073,820 519,960 553,860 2,064,615 998,835 1,065,780
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 329,075 141,720 187,355 665,510 276,425 389,090
Worked 744,745 378,240 366,505 1,399,105 722,405 676,695
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 402,695 217,110 185,585 657,635 374,990 282,655
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 342,045 161,130 180,920 741,460 347,420 394,040
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.3 43.7 42.9 42.2 43.0 41.3
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 727,050 370,620 356,425 1,355,520 703,360 652,160
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 17,220 8,680 8,540 24,955 11,635 13,330
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 709,825 361,940 347,885 1,330,560 691,730 638,830
Employee 636,730 317,865 318,860 1,150,055 579,380 570,680
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 73,095 44,070 29,025 180,510 112,355 68,150
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 172 727,045 370,620 356,430 1,355,520 703,360 652,160
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 17,225 8,685 8,540 24,955 11,635 13,325
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 709,825 361,940 347,890 1,330,565 691,730 638,835
0 Management occupations 82,180 49,355 32,825 156,615 97,575 59,040
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 132,805 43,485 89,320 222,325 71,120 151,205
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 76,840 58,225 18,615 101,410 79,690 21,715
3 Health occupations 45,155 10,070 35,085 83,995 20,065 63,930
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 113,425 40,340 73,090 148,620 49,535 99,085
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 25,625 11,240 14,380 61,980 31,655 30,320
6 Sales and service occupations 154,565 76,175 78,385 331,590 147,165 184,430
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 64,375 61,140 3,235 167,640 157,865 9,770
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 6,800 5,655 1,155 17,660 12,070 5,585
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 8,055 6,255 1,795 38,745 24,985 13,760
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 173 727,045 370,620 356,430 1,355,520 703,360 652,160
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 17,225 8,680 8,540 24,955 11,635 13,325
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 709,825 361,940 347,885 1,330,565 691,730 638,835
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,075 2,715 1,355 13,020 6,860 6,160
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 825 720 110 4,475 3,245 1,225
22 Utilities 2,290 1,745 545 6,840 4,430 2,410
23 Construction 40,695 36,055 4,635 98,365 85,810 12,555
31-33 Manufacturing 22,430 16,480 5,950 84,355 56,870 27,485
41 Wholesale trade 15,735 11,570 4,165 55,415 36,140 19,280
44-45 Retail trade 75,510 38,780 36,730 150,000 70,385 79,610
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 21,215 15,960 5,250 74,775 57,465 17,320
51 Information and cultural industries 17,840 11,035 6,805 50,230 31,635 18,595
52 Finance and insurance 21,760 9,925 11,835 65,250 28,935 36,310
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 11,870 6,650 5,225 35,440 19,460 15,980
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 62,320 37,660 24,660 133,130 74,620 58,510
55 Management of companies and enterprises 465 185 280 3,185 1,450 1,735
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 32,130 19,995 12,135 61,005 35,270 25,730
61 Educational services 57,685 19,070 38,615 99,835 33,935 65,895
62 Health care and social assistance 78,410 16,175 62,230 137,665 28,495 109,175
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 14,790 7,380 7,410 31,530 15,900 15,635
72 Accommodation and food services 47,215 23,080 24,130 111,365 48,700 62,665
81 Other services (except public administration) 29,765 12,200 17,565 60,840 24,875 35,970
91 Public administration 152,810 74,555 78,260 53,855 27,260 26,595
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 174 676,480 343,175 333,300 1,276,900 663,785 613,115
Worked at home 46,415 23,140 23,280 104,865 52,665 52,200
Worked outside Canada 2,490 1,680 810 12,825 9,110 3,715
No fixed workplace address 59,925 44,240 15,680 169,320 123,645 45,680
Worked at usual place 567,645 274,120 293,525 989,890 478,370 511,520
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 567,645 274,115 293,525 989,890 478,370 511,515
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 449,910 214,200 235,705 436,405 192,755 243,650
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 2,350 1,170 1,175 534,530 274,720 259,810
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 40,615 20,390 20,225 14,895 8,330 6,570
Commute to a different province or territory 74,770 38,350 36,420 4,060 2,565 1,490
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 175 627,570 318,360 309,215 1,159,210 602,015 557,195
Car, truck, van - as a driver 415,370 224,415 190,960 745,820 419,660 326,160
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 36,845 11,580 25,260 58,040 22,500 35,535
Public transit 115,005 50,935 64,070 235,985 100,450 135,535
Walked 39,465 18,585 20,875 77,830 33,760 44,070
Bicycle 14,895 9,855 5,040 27,235 17,585 9,650
Other method 5,995 2,990 3,010 14,310 8,060 6,250
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 176 627,570 318,360 309,210 1,159,215 602,015 557,200
Less than 15 minutes 124,945 59,125 65,820 207,760 93,360 114,400
15 to 29 minutes 226,235 116,285 109,945 375,370 191,565 183,805
30 to 44 minutes 160,070 84,175 75,900 306,130 169,105 137,030
45 to 59 minutes 69,085 34,790 34,300 139,550 76,570 62,975
60 minutes and over 47,235 23,990 23,245 130,400 71,410 58,990
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 177 627,570 318,360 309,210 1,159,215 602,015 557,200
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 34,610 23,630 10,980 75,910 52,030 23,880
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 122,735 68,180 54,560 182,840 110,300 72,540
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 185,570 87,235 98,335 282,190 141,805 140,385
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 140,045 65,545 74,500 260,325 120,855 139,470
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 64,600 30,595 34,005 183,650 83,955 99,695
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 80,010 43,180 36,830 174,300 93,070 81,235
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 178 765,590 388,485 377,110 1,449,815 746,815 703,000
Single responses 718,360 365,860 352,505 1,408,670 726,520 682,150
Official languages 714,285 363,795 350,490 1,333,805 686,635 647,170
English 570,925 298,020 272,905 1,330,560 685,755 644,805
French 143,360 65,775 77,585 3,240 880 2,360
Non-official languages 4,080 2,065 2,015 74,865 39,885 34,980
Aboriginal languages 90 30 50 10 0 10
Algonquian languages 55 25 30 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 55 25 30 0 10 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 20 10 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 40 15 25 0 10 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 25 10 25 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 25 0 20 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 10 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,995 2,030 1,960 74,855 39,880 34,980
Afro-Asiatic languages 670 405 270 390 250 140
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 20 0 20 10 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 20 0 20 10 0 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 655 400 250 380 250 135
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 630 390 235 275 195 75
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 25 15 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 20 10 10 75 30 45
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 175 60 105 2,000 915 1,090
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 0 20 15 10
Vietnamese 165 60 110 1,985 905 1,080
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 50 20 25 745 360 380
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 10 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 30 10 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 15 0 0 50 35 15
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 30 10 20 630 300 330
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 0
Creole languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 10 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 10 10 0 30 15 15
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 30 10 15
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,210 565 650 17,425 10,045 7,375
Albanian 0 0 0 15 15 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 295 110 185 725 335 390
Baltic languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Slavic languages 295 110 185 720 330 385
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 15 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 15 15 0 0 0 0
Croatian 10 0 0 25 10 15
Czech 0 10 0 20 15 10
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 10
Polish 45 10 35 95 45 50
Russian 155 45 110 435 185 250
Serbian 25 10 15 85 50 35
Serbo-Croatian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 10 10 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 30 10 15 20 10 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 165 70 90 335 185 155
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 10 0
Danish 10 10 0 10 10 0
Dutch 20 10 10 70 45 25
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 120 50 70 205 100 105
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 15 10 0
Swedish 10 0 10 30 20 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 10 0 0 10 0 10
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 0 10 55 25 35
Indo-Iranian languages 130 70 65 14,590 8,630 5,960
Indo-Aryan languages 55 35 20 13,515 7,915 5,600
Bengali 10 10 0 20 15 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 35 15 25
Hindi 15 15 0 265 160 105
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 10 25 10 10
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 0 10 13,130 7,690 5,435
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 20 15 10 40 20 20
Iranian languages 75 35 40 1,070 715 355
Kurdish 0 0 0 25 20 0
Pashto 10 10 10 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 60 30 30 1,045 695 350
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 605 305 300 1,700 860 835
Catalan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Italian 40 30 10 85 40 50
Portuguese 130 80 45 490 250 250
Romanian 10 10 10 70 40 20
Spanish 420 190 235 1,040 530 515
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Japanese 60 25 35 1,545 585 955
Kartvelian languages 0 0 10 10 10 0
Georgian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Korean 90 50 40 5,075 2,720 2,355
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 10 10 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Niger-Congo languages 35 15 20 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 0 15 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 10 10 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 65 25 45 175 55 120
American Sign Language 35 15 25 140 30 110
Quebec Sign Language 20 0 15 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 30 25 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,495 790 710 47,255 24,800 22,455
Chinese languages 1,490 785 705 47,190 24,765 22,425
Cantonese 560 315 245 22,890 11,635 11,255
Hakka 0 0 0 10 10 10
Mandarin 885 435 455 23,190 12,570 10,625
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 205 115 90
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 10 0 45 25 25
Chinese, n.o.s. 40 35 10 845 410 435
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 0 0 65 40 25
Burmese 10 10 10 20 10 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 40 25 20
Tibetan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 55 30 25 100 45 50
Lao 15 10 10 0 0 0
Thai 40 20 20 100 45 55
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 30 20 10 50 35 10
Azerbaijani 10 10 0 10 10 0
Turkish 20 0 10 35 25 0
Uyghur 10 0 0 10 0 10
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 10 10 10 30 20 15
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 10 10 10 15 10 10
Hungarian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 30 15 15
Multiple responses 47,225 22,625 24,600 41,150 20,295 20,850
English and French 42,540 20,330 22,205 2,780 1,230 1,550
English and non-official language 3,520 1,710 1,805 37,985 18,925 19,060
French and non-official language 175 80 95 40 25 15
English, French and non-official language 1,000 505 495 345 120 225
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 179 765,590 388,480 377,110 1,449,815 746,815 702,995
None 523,350 272,620 250,735 1,311,370 677,965 633,405
English 82,440 38,360 44,080 30,725 15,720 15,005
French 147,035 71,190 75,845 11,780 5,165 6,620
Non-official language 10,575 5,325 5,250 93,465 46,780 46,685
Aboriginal 185 55 125 120 45 75
Non-Aboriginal 10,395 5,270 5,120 93,350 46,730 46,615
English and French 160 60 100 35 25 15
English and non-official language 440 200 245 1,115 540 580
French and non-official language 1,570 715 850 1,320 630 690
English, French and non-official language 15 10 0 10 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 1,287,080 628,740 658,340 2,403,020 1,173,535 1,229,485
Non-movers 1,116,265 545,040 571,220 2,024,075 986,910 1,037,160
Movers 170,825 83,695 87,125 378,945 186,625 192,325
Non-migrants 116,225 56,810 59,415 207,285 101,795 105,490
Migrants 54,595 26,885 27,710 171,660 84,825 86,830
Internal migrants 39,610 19,390 20,220 117,565 58,205 59,360
Intraprovincial migrants 24,210 11,575 12,630 93,805 46,105 47,695
Interprovincial migrants 15,400 7,815 7,590 23,760 12,095 11,660
External migrants 14,980 7,500 7,490 54,095 26,620 27,475
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 1,228,450 599,130 629,320 2,310,250 1,125,645 1,184,605
Non-movers 748,410 364,850 383,560 1,298,685 632,380 666,305
Movers 480,040 234,275 245,760 1,011,565 493,265 518,305
Non-migrants 310,975 151,435 159,545 516,530 251,585 264,945
Migrants 169,060 82,845 86,220 495,035 241,680 253,360
Internal migrants 119,125 57,835 61,290 309,040 151,835 157,205
Intraprovincial migrants 73,840 35,405 38,440 246,850 121,080 125,765
Interprovincial migrants 45,280 22,435 22,850 62,195 30,755 31,440
External migrants 49,935 25,005 24,930 186,000 89,845 96,155

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Ottawa - Gatineau [Census metropolitan area], Ontario/Quebec and Greater Vancouver, RD [Census division], British Columbia (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 28, 2024).

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