Census Profile, 2016 Census
Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Zone 1 - Western [Health region, December 2017], Nova Scotia

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Characteristic Toronto
Ontario
[Census metropolitan area]
Zone 1 - Western
Nova Scotia
[Health region, December 2017]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 5,928,040 ... ... 194,376 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 5,583,064 ... ... 197,425 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.2 ... ... -1.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 2,235,145 ... ... 103,868 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 2,135,909 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,003.8 ... ... 11.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 5,905.84 ... ... 17,733.65 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 5,928,040 2,876,755 3,051,290 194,375 94,430 99,945
0 to 14 years 985,615 505,690 479,920 25,855 13,235 12,620
0 to 4 years 310,070 158,835 151,235 7,900 4,035 3,865
5 to 9 years 338,320 173,665 164,660 8,835 4,535 4,300
10 to 14 years 337,220 173,190 164,035 9,115 4,665 4,455
15 to 64 years 4,083,850 1,988,910 2,094,935 121,420 59,475 61,940
15 to 19 years 366,525 188,790 177,735 10,525 5,465 5,060
20 to 24 years 411,945 210,445 201,500 9,130 4,620 4,510
25 to 29 years 424,345 209,785 214,560 8,560 4,245 4,315
30 to 34 years 419,845 201,620 218,220 8,910 4,300 4,605
35 to 39 years 406,175 190,620 215,555 9,565 4,515 5,050
40 to 44 years 414,490 195,580 218,910 11,230 5,425 5,800
45 to 49 years 440,145 210,225 229,920 12,965 6,320 6,645
50 to 54 years 460,465 225,115 235,350 16,600 8,110 8,485
55 to 59 years 407,175 198,170 209,005 17,640 8,580 9,055
60 to 64 years 332,740 158,560 174,175 16,300 7,890 8,415
65 years and over 858,580 382,150 476,435 47,105 21,720 25,385
65 to 69 years 280,910 132,275 148,635 15,865 7,760 8,105
70 to 74 years 197,490 91,745 105,745 11,545 5,590 5,955
75 to 79 years 151,925 68,045 83,880 8,230 3,875 4,350
80 to 84 years 113,220 49,005 64,215 5,710 2,540 3,165
85 years and over 115,030 41,080 73,955 5,760 1,955 3,810
85 to 89 years 72,340 28,160 44,175 3,475 1,310 2,160
90 to 94 years 33,400 10,570 22,835 1,685 510 1,170
95 to 99 years 8,030 2,115 5,915 510 120 390
100 years and over 1,270 230 1,040 100 10 80
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.6 17.6 15.7 13.3 14.0 12.6
15 to 64 years 68.9 69.1 68.7 62.5 63.0 62.0
65 years and over 14.5 13.3 15.6 24.2 23.0 25.4
85 years and over 1.9 1.4 2.4 3.0 2.1 3.8
Average age of the population 39.7 38.7 40.6 46.3 45.4 47.2
Median age of the population 39.4 38.2 40.4 50.2 49.3 50.9
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 2,135,910 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
Single-detached house 846,405 ... ... 69,895 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 626,905 ... ... 100 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 661,955 ... ... 13,730 ... ...
Semi-detached house 158,815 ... ... 3,155 ... ...
Row house 195,245 ... ... 1,365 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 89,975 ... ... 1,570 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 214,365 ... ... 7,475 ... ...
Other single-attached house 3,555 ... ... 165 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 640 ... ... 3,025 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 2,135,910 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
1 person 519,795 ... ... 25,110 ... ...
2 persons 598,700 ... ... 37,125 ... ...
3 persons 373,775 ... ... 12,075 ... ...
4 persons 377,170 ... ... 8,610 ... ...
5 or more persons 266,470 ... ... 3,830 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 5,862,855 ... ... 190,775 ... ...
Average household size 2.7 ... ... 2.2 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 4,942,430 2,371,060 2,571,365 168,525 81,195 87,330
Married or living common law 2,758,170 1,378,855 1,379,315 103,725 51,830 51,890
Married 2,466,925 1,230,930 1,235,995 84,375 42,175 42,200
Living common law 291,240 147,925 143,320 19,350 9,655 9,695
Not married and not living common law 2,184,260 992,210 1,192,050 64,800 29,365 35,435
Never married 1,537,495 798,270 739,220 35,985 19,760 16,230
Separated 130,030 51,235 78,795 5,025 2,265 2,760
Divorced 271,530 97,385 174,150 10,860 4,715 6,145
Widowed 245,200 45,310 199,890 12,925 2,630 10,300
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 1,625,790 ... ... 60,065 ... ...
2 persons 682,915 ... ... 37,825 ... ...
3 persons 397,625 ... ... 11,490 ... ...
4 persons 391,440 ... ... 7,820 ... ...
5 or more persons 153,805 ... ... 2,930 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.0 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 1,625,790 ... ... 60,070 ... ...
Total couple families 1,333,645 ... ... 51,180 ... ...
Married couples 1,188,130 ... ... 41,505 ... ...
Common-law couples 145,515 ... ... 9,670 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 292,150 ... ... 8,890 ... ...
Female parent 241,820 ... ... 6,970 ... ...
Male parent 50,325 ... ... 1,915 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 1,333,645 ... ... 51,180 ... ...
Couples without children 509,835 ... ... 32,115 ... ...
Couples with children 823,805 ... ... 19,065 ... ...
1 child 312,605 ... ... 9,115 ... ...
2 children 366,295 ... ... 7,200 ... ...
3 or more children 144,910 ... ... 2,745 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 292,145 ... ... 8,885 ... ...
1 child 173,080 ... ... 5,715 ... ...
2 children 85,025 ... ... 2,370 ... ...
3 or more children 34,040 ... ... 800 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 923,210 415,830 507,380 33,755 15,440 18,315
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 2,135,910 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
One-census-family households 1,430,535 ... ... 58,215 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 434,860 ... ... 31,365 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 995,670 ... ... 26,850 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 93,790 ... ... 920 ... ...
Non-census-family households 611,585 ... ... 27,620 ... ...
One-person households 519,790 ... ... 25,105 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 91,795 ... ... 2,510 ... ...
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 5,883,670 2,858,785 3,024,885 191,605 93,425 98,175
English only 5,154,905 2,553,030 2,601,880 166,900 82,130 84,770
French only 4,855 2,035 2,815 245 110 130
English and French 464,980 201,080 263,900 24,275 11,095 13,185
Neither English nor French 258,925 102,635 156,290 190 100 90
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 5,883,665 2,858,785 3,024,885 191,600 93,425 98,180
English 5,503,690 2,700,905 2,802,785 179,330 87,420 91,910
French 72,790 33,545 39,245 11,840 5,795 6,045
English and French 51,895 23,470 28,425 275 130 140
Neither English nor French 255,295 100,870 154,430 165 85 80
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 98,735 45,280 53,455 11,975 5,855 6,115
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.7 1.6 1.8 6.3 6.3 6.2
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 5,883,670 2,858,785 3,024,880 191,605 93,425 98,175
Single responses 5,645,915 2,743,825 2,902,090 190,320 92,815 97,505
Official languages 3,127,355 1,550,385 1,576,970 186,570 91,020 95,550
English 3,061,820 1,520,045 1,541,775 174,490 85,135 89,355
French 65,535 30,340 35,195 12,080 5,890 6,195
Non-official languages 2,518,555 1,193,440 1,325,120 3,750 1,795 1,950
Aboriginal languages 575 255 325 70 30 40
Algonquian languages 400 175 230 30 15 20
Blackfoot 5 10 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 115 45 70 5 0 0
Atikamekw 5 0 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 5 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 10 0 5 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 10 20 0 0 0
Woods Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 55 20 35 5 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 25 10 15 30 10 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 25 10 15 30 10 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 250 115 140 0 0 5
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 230 105 120 0 0 5
Oji-Cree 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 15 5 10 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 25 10 15 5 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 25 10 15 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 5 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dene 5 5 5 5 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 0 5 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 5 5 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 5 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 35 15 20 30 15 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 30 10 20 25 10 15
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Iroquoian languages 20 5 10 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 15 10 5 0 0 0
Oneida 5 0 5 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 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 5 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 5 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 5 5 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. 80 40 40 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 2,517,980 1,193,185 1,324,795 3,685 1,765 1,915
Afro-Asiatic languages 140,140 69,950 70,195 270 155 115
Berber languages 220 130 90 0 0 0
Kabyle 105 60 50 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 115 70 45 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 14,405 6,195 8,205 10 5 5
Bilen 80 45 35 0 0 0
Oromo 1,005 490 515 0 0 0
Somali 13,255 5,625 7,630 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 65 35 30 10 10 5
Semitic languages 125,160 63,435 61,725 260 145 115
Amharic 7,460 3,375 4,085 5 0 0
Arabic 85,175 43,805 41,365 245 140 110
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10,195 4,985 5,215 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 1,845 920 925 0 0 0
Harari 930 435 490 0 0 0
Hebrew 10,390 5,560 4,830 10 5 5
Maltese 3,525 1,730 1,795 5 0 0
Tigrigna 4,725 2,160 2,560 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 925 465 460 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 355 185 175 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 51,160 23,360 27,800 40 15 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 3,090 1,400 1,690 0 0 0
Vietnamese 48,005 21,935 26,070 40 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 65 25 40 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 160,980 63,835 97,150 160 45 115
Bikol 470 210 260 0 0 0
Cebuano 5,080 2,020 3,055 15 5 15
Fijian 55 25 25 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 2,320 890 1,435 0 0 0
Ilocano 9,415 3,685 5,735 0 0 5
Malagasy 25 15 15 0 0 0
Malay 4,420 1,995 2,430 10 5 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,305 580 725 0 0 0
Pangasinan 450 185 270 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 136,115 53,725 82,385 130 40 90
Waray-Waray 315 105 205 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,015 400 610 0 0 0
Creole languages 5,505 2,575 2,930 20 15 5
Haitian Creole 200 95 110 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 3,380 1,600 1,785 5 0 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 1,920 875 1,040 15 15 0
Dravidian languages 133,415 65,680 67,740 60 35 25
Kannada 2,025 1,015 1,010 5 5 0
Malayalam 12,530 6,430 6,100 35 20 15
Tamil 109,580 53,225 56,355 10 10 5
Telugu 9,015 4,880 4,135 5 5 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 275 135 140 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 25 10 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,372,335 664,655 707,680 2,420 1,195 1,230
Albanian 13,260 6,615 6,645 15 5 15
Armenian 12,570 6,070 6,505 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 261,650 119,970 141,685 300 135 165
Baltic languages 5,445 2,185 3,260 20 10 10
Latvian 2,255 905 1,350 10 5 5
Lithuanian 3,185 1,280 1,910 5 5 0
Slavic languages 256,205 117,785 138,420 285 120 160
Belarusan 355 170 185 0 0 0
Bosnian 2,750 1,330 1,415 5 0 5
Bulgarian 6,945 3,350 3,590 15 5 10
Croatian 16,525 7,925 8,595 15 10 10
Czech 4,795 2,215 2,580 35 15 20
Macedonian 12,010 5,700 6,315 0 0 5
Polish 69,860 31,625 38,240 85 30 50
Russian 83,105 37,735 45,375 65 25 40
Serbian 21,420 10,425 10,995 5 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 2,420 1,130 1,290 0 0 0
Slovak 5,260 2,455 2,800 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 3,705 1,630 2,075 0 0 0
Ukrainian 26,550 11,840 14,710 45 25 25
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 510 265 245 0 0 0
Celtic languages 460 210 250 15 5 10
Scottish Gaelic 165 75 90 15 5 5
Welsh 150 65 85 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 140 75 70 0 0 0
Germanic languages 45,990 20,810 25,180 1,600 785 815
Afrikaans 985 475 510 20 10 15
Danish 1,570 710 855 35 20 10
Dutch 8,585 4,045 4,540 460 225 235
Frisian 135 60 75 15 5 10
German 29,425 13,140 16,285 1,010 495 515
Icelandic 85 40 45 10 0 5
Norwegian 380 170 210 20 10 10
Swedish 1,140 485 660 25 10 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 280 110 170 5 0 5
Yiddish 3,355 1,555 1,800 5 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 50 20 25 5 5 0
Greek 41,225 20,005 21,215 20 15 5
Indo-Iranian languages 589,495 296,750 292,745 145 85 60
Indo-Aryan languages 476,470 239,960 236,510 110 65 45
Bengali 38,325 19,275 19,045 15 5 5
Gujarati 64,115 32,120 31,995 5 5 5
Hindi 48,140 24,165 23,975 25 15 10
Kashmiri 275 140 140 0 0 0
Konkani 2,155 1,020 1,135 0 0 0
Marathi 4,465 2,270 2,200 5 0 0
Nepali 4,685 2,350 2,330 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 585 315 270 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 171,230 86,995 84,230 35 15 15
Sindhi 5,800 2,720 3,085 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 7,860 3,805 4,055 10 5 5
Urdu 128,845 64,790 64,060 15 15 5
Iranian languages 111,100 55,775 55,330 35 20 15
Kurdish 2,775 1,555 1,220 0 0 0
Pashto 7,685 3,960 3,730 5 0 5
Persian (Farsi) 100,640 50,255 50,380 25 15 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,920 1,020 910 5 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 407,685 194,225 213,460 320 160 160
Catalan 165 90 75 5 5 0
Italian 151,415 72,645 78,770 55 30 20
Portuguese 104,305 50,075 54,235 60 20 35
Romanian 25,075 11,670 13,400 20 10 10
Spanish 126,500 59,645 66,860 190 90 100
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 225 105 125 0 0 0
Japanese 9,650 3,370 6,280 60 20 45
Kartvelian languages 1,110 595 515 0 0 0
Georgian 1,110 595 515 0 0 0
Korean 55,005 25,250 29,750 75 35 35
Mongolic languages 345 155 190 0 0 0
Mongolian 345 155 190 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 24,130 11,310 12,820 25 10 15
Akan (Twi) 8,490 3,905 4,580 0 0 0
Bamanankan 60 30 30 5 5 5
Edo 1,020 410 610 0 0 0
Ewe 370 185 190 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 220 115 105 0 0 0
Ga 440 200 245 0 0 0
Ganda 515 245 270 0 0 0
Igbo 1,520 775 750 0 0 0
Lingala 375 175 200 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 355 165 185 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 380 175 210 5 0 5
Shona 680 325 355 5 0 0
Swahili 3,215 1,495 1,715 0 0 0
Wolof 160 90 80 0 0 0
Yoruba 3,380 1,720 1,655 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 2,945 1,310 1,635 10 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 360 200 160 10 0 5
Dinka 45 25 15 10 0 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 315 170 145 0 0 0
Sign languages 1,220 665 555 30 10 20
American Sign Language 470 250 220 10 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 750 420 330 25 10 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 516,670 239,930 276,740 355 175 185
Chinese languages 510,185 236,775 273,415 345 170 175
Cantonese 247,710 115,020 132,680 85 40 50
Hakka 6,495 2,915 3,580 0 0 0
Mandarin 227,085 105,655 121,435 190 90 90
Min Dong 765 370 395 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 11,580 5,345 6,235 10 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 5,290 2,380 2,910 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 11,075 4,995 6,080 65 30 35
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 190 95 95 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 6,485 3,160 3,325 10 5 0
Burmese 1,005 450 555 5 5 0
Karenic languages 265 125 140 0 0 0
Tibetan 4,875 2,410 2,470 0 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 335 175 160 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 3,935 1,600 2,340 30 10 20
Lao 2,275 1,095 1,180 5 0 0
Thai 1,640 495 1,145 30 10 20
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 25 10 15 0 0 0
Turkic languages 16,700 8,685 8,015 30 15 15
Azerbaijani 1,615 865 745 0 0 0
Turkish 13,700 7,145 6,550 30 15 15
Uyghur 385 195 195 0 0 0
Uzbek 595 300 295 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 405 180 225 0 0 0
Uralic languages 24,330 10,880 13,455 95 35 60
Estonian 2,685 1,100 1,585 10 0 10
Finnish 2,515 1,010 1,505 30 10 25
Hungarian 19,130 8,765 10,360 50 20 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 960 495 465 5 5 0
Multiple responses 237,755 114,960 122,795 1,280 610 675
English and French 14,945 6,895 8,050 875 415 460
English and non-official language 210,320 102,445 107,880 360 170 195
French and non-official language 6,050 2,715 3,330 20 15 5
English, French and non-official language 6,440 2,910 3,535 25 10 15
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 5,883,670 2,858,785 3,024,880 191,605 93,425 98,175
Single responses 5,321,900 2,588,170 2,733,730 190,280 92,790 97,490
Official languages 3,866,565 1,899,565 1,966,995 188,965 92,135 96,835
English 3,836,765 1,885,800 1,950,970 181,220 88,430 92,790
French 29,795 13,770 16,030 7,745 3,705 4,045
Non-official languages 1,455,335 688,605 766,730 1,315 650 655
Aboriginal languages 160 85 80 5 0 5
Algonquian languages 80 40 35 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 5 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 5 5 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 5 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 5 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0 0 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 20 20 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 35 20 15 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 15 5 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 5 5 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 5 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. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 5 0 0 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 15 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 0 5 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 5 0 5 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 5 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. 50 25 30 0 5 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,455,175 688,520 766,655 1,305 650 655
Afro-Asiatic languages 74,095 35,480 38,615 170 90 80
Berber languages 65 30 30 0 0 0
Kabyle 35 15 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 35 15 15 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 8,380 3,530 4,850 10 5 5
Bilen 40 15 20 0 0 0
Oromo 545 250 290 0 0 0
Somali 7,765 3,250 4,520 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 15 10 5
Semitic languages 65,465 31,830 33,635 155 85 75
Amharic 3,815 1,680 2,135 0 0 0
Arabic 45,020 22,145 22,875 150 85 70
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 6,790 3,255 3,535 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 1,095 535 560 0 0 0
Harari 520 235 285 0 0 0
Hebrew 4,395 2,265 2,135 5 0 0
Maltese 875 395 475 0 0 0
Tigrigna 2,480 1,085 1,395 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 480 225 250 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 185 90 95 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 33,450 15,260 18,190 35 15 15
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,655 725 935 0 0 0
Vietnamese 31,760 14,525 17,235 35 15 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 30 15 20 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 72,495 30,930 41,570 45 15 20
Bikol 85 35 45 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,875 810 1,065 0 0 0
Fijian 10 10 5 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 780 335 445 0 0 0
Ilocano 3,455 1,480 1,970 0 0 0
Malagasy 10 5 5 0 0 0
Malay 1,455 705 750 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 405 180 225 0 0 0
Pangasinan 80 35 40 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 63,985 27,170 36,815 45 20 25
Waray-Waray 75 30 45 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 285 135 150 0 0 0
Creole languages 2,845 1,315 1,535 5 0 0
Haitian Creole 120 55 60 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 1,950 900 1,050 5 0 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 780 355 425 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 88,295 42,605 45,695 10 5 5
Kannada 830 415 410 0 5 0
Malayalam 6,400 3,260 3,140 5 5 5
Tamil 76,095 36,265 39,830 0 0 0
Telugu 4,870 2,615 2,255 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 95 40 50 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 723,495 347,435 376,055 690 345 345
Albanian 6,385 3,195 3,190 5 0 0
Armenian 7,475 3,530 3,940 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 135,230 63,280 71,950 55 25 35
Baltic languages 1,640 680 960 0 0 0
Latvian 600 245 355 0 0 0
Lithuanian 1,045 440 605 0 0 0
Slavic languages 133,590 62,600 70,995 50 25 30
Belarusan 125 60 65 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,330 645 690 5 0 0
Bulgarian 3,860 1,875 1,980 5 0 0
Croatian 5,940 2,845 3,095 5 5 0
Czech 1,415 685 730 0 5 0
Macedonian 4,970 2,355 2,615 0 0 0
Polish 33,325 15,550 17,775 20 5 15
Russian 53,675 24,950 28,720 15 10 10
Serbian 12,200 5,910 6,290 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 935 435 500 0 0 0
Slovak 2,290 1,115 1,175 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 890 385 500 0 0 0
Ukrainian 12,515 5,720 6,790 5 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 135 55 80 0 0 0
Celtic languages 65 35 30 0 0 5
Scottish Gaelic 25 15 10 0 0 0
Welsh 20 5 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 5,315 2,430 2,885 450 215 235
Afrikaans 265 125 145 5 0 0
Danish 135 65 75 5 0 5
Dutch 655 300 350 35 20 20
Frisian 5 0 0 5 0 5
German 3,590 1,625 1,965 390 185 205
Icelandic 20 5 15 5 0 0
Norwegian 45 15 20 5 0 5
Swedish 220 100 120 5 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Yiddish 350 175 175 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 5
Greek 16,940 7,905 9,035 5 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 367,340 181,800 185,540 70 40 25
Indo-Aryan languages 292,940 145,580 147,360 45 25 20
Bengali 24,615 12,140 12,470 10 0 5
Gujarati 38,265 18,750 19,515 0 0 0
Hindi 23,995 11,925 12,065 10 10 0
Kashmiri 50 25 25 0 0 0
Konkani 440 215 230 0 0 0
Marathi 2,000 1,030 970 5 0 0
Nepali 3,085 1,560 1,525 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 270 135 140 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 116,045 58,355 57,690 15 10 10
Sindhi 2,485 1,140 1,350 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 3,580 1,750 1,825 0 0 5
Urdu 78,105 38,560 39,550 10 5 5
Iranian languages 73,635 35,825 37,805 20 10 10
Kurdish 1,470 795 675 0 0 0
Pashto 4,850 2,430 2,415 5 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 67,315 32,600 34,715 15 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 770 395 375 0 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 184,745 85,260 99,480 120 65 50
Catalan 80 40 45 0 0 0
Italian 51,815 22,250 29,560 10 5 5
Portuguese 50,210 24,070 26,135 20 10 10
Romanian 12,200 5,660 6,540 5 5 5
Spanish 70,370 33,205 37,165 85 50 35
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 65 30 35 0 0 0
Japanese 4,550 1,950 2,600 20 5 10
Kartvelian languages 745 405 335 0 0 0
Georgian 745 405 335 0 0 0
Korean 38,435 17,960 20,475 30 15 15
Mongolic languages 200 100 95 0 0 0
Mongolian 200 100 95 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 8,925 3,985 4,945 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 4,040 1,745 2,300 0 0 0
Bamanankan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Edo 295 115 175 0 0 0
Ewe 95 40 55 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 75 35 40 0 0 0
Ga 150 65 85 0 0 0
Ganda 155 70 85 0 0 0
Igbo 410 205 205 0 0 0
Lingala 95 40 55 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 125 60 65 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 115 50 65 0 0 0
Shona 235 115 125 5 0 5
Swahili 1,225 540 690 0 0 0
Wolof 80 45 35 0 0 0
Yoruba 1,080 520 560 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 735 330 405 5 0 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 90 45 45 10 5 5
Dinka 15 5 5 10 0 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 75 40 40 0 0 0
Sign languages 1,910 1,085 825 55 30 30
American Sign Language 720 375 345 25 10 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 5 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 1,190 710 480 30 25 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 385,150 180,140 205,005 195 105 85
Chinese languages 380,550 177,880 202,675 195 110 90
Cantonese 182,755 84,030 98,725 45 20 25
Hakka 2,725 1,240 1,490 0 0 0
Mandarin 179,665 85,535 94,135 120 65 50
Min Dong 240 105 135 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 5,065 2,315 2,745 5 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 3,130 1,465 1,665 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 6,890 3,155 3,735 30 15 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 85 35 50 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 4,595 2,265 2,330 0 0 0
Burmese 575 260 310 0 0 0
Karenic languages 215 105 110 0 0 0
Tibetan 3,705 1,845 1,860 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 100 55 50 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,635 765 865 15 5 10
Lao 1,050 505 540 0 0 0
Thai 575 255 320 15 5 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 9,495 4,755 4,740 10 5 5
Azerbaijani 645 325 320 0 0 0
Turkish 8,155 4,070 4,090 10 5 5
Uyghur 225 120 105 0 0 0
Uzbek 315 165 145 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 150 70 80 0 0 0
Uralic languages 9,040 4,135 4,900 15 10 5
Estonian 650 240 410 0 0 0
Finnish 510 220 290 5 5 0
Hungarian 7,875 3,680 4,200 10 5 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 320 165 155 0 0 0
Multiple responses 561,765 270,615 291,155 1,325 640 685
English and French 13,015 5,965 7,055 555 260 295
English and non-official language 535,630 258,900 276,730 725 355 370
French and non-official language 2,390 1,055 1,340 5 0 0
English, French and non-official language 10,730 4,700 6,035 45 20 20
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 5,883,670 2,858,785 3,024,885 191,600 93,425 98,175
None 4,489,770 2,189,920 2,299,850 181,780 88,815 92,965
English 594,565 291,580 302,985 4,045 1,940 2,105
French 52,850 22,910 29,940 4,180 1,940 2,240
Non-official language 720,320 342,165 378,160 1,495 670 820
Aboriginal 480 205 275 65 30 40
Non-Aboriginal 719,840 341,955 377,885 1,430 645 790
English and French 4,015 1,855 2,165 15 5 5
English and non-official language 13,540 6,615 6,925 10 15 0
French and non-official language 8,355 3,630 4,730 80 45 35
English, French and non-official language 255 120 135 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 4,879,095 2,345,200 2,533,895 164,955 79,865 85,090
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 4,631,950 2,227,300 2,404,650 158,810 77,115 81,690
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,705 36,559 28,070 28,105 35,241 23,086
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 4,632,745 2,227,500 2,405,245 158,900 77,125 81,775
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,242 33,167 26,233 25,717 31,311 21,708
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 4,084,930 2,011,885 2,073,045 135,415 68,090 67,325
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,705 38,299 28,006 25,715 32,451 20,206
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 3,323,485 1,463,175 1,860,305 123,915 56,570 67,345
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 2,205 1,016 3,814 8,619 9,723 7,948
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 3,454,585 1,751,255 1,703,330 105,220 54,460 50,765
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,838 39,549 30,701 25,704 31,425 21,335
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 4,879,095 2,345,190 2,533,905 164,955 79,880 85,075
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 4,632,420 2,227,415 2,405,000 158,725 77,125 81,600
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 50,479 60,343 41,343 36,861 44,559 29,585
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 4,633,195 2,227,640 2,405,550 158,830 77,130 81,700
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,565 47,026 34,582 31,017 36,703 25,649
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 4,085,085 2,011,905 2,073,175 135,460 68,240 67,225
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 52,042 62,785 41,617 34,777 42,222 27,220
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 3,323,000 1,463,150 1,859,850 124,085 56,600 67,485
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,392 5,530 7,071 9,186 9,816 8,657
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 3,454,590 1,751,680 1,702,905 105,220 54,525 50,690
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 51,801 61,164 42,171 34,161 40,574 27,263
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 4,879,095 2,345,195 2,533,900 164,955 79,880 85,075
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 1,645,880 909,065 736,815 45,265 24,815 20,450
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 56,454 60,974 51,880 41,913 46,988 37,401
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 74,722 84,091 63,161 49,262 54,859 42,471
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 90.9 93.9 86.8 80.4 83.7 75.8
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 76.5 79.7 72.1 61.5 64.4 57.4
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 9.1 6.1 13.2 19.6 16.3 24.2
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 4,879,095 2,345,195 2,533,895 164,955 79,865 85,090
Without total income 247,145 117,900 129,245 6,145 2,745 3,395
With total income 4,631,950 2,227,295 2,404,655 158,810 77,120 81,695
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.9 96.3 96.6 96.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 816,625 368,835 447,795 22,715 8,715 14,000
$10,000 to $19,999 824,160 348,745 475,420 33,510 12,425 21,085
$20,000 to $29,999 589,070 254,985 334,085 27,635 11,790 15,845
$30,000 to $39,999 463,975 209,685 254,290 21,745 10,620 11,125
$40,000 to $49,999 407,495 189,100 218,390 16,285 8,960 7,325
$50,000 to $59,999 325,105 158,480 166,620 11,050 6,890 4,165
$60,000 to $69,999 258,085 134,225 123,855 7,835 5,340 2,490
$70,000 to $79,999 203,100 111,065 92,035 5,775 3,830 1,945
$80,000 to $89,999 161,920 90,560 71,355 4,045 2,435 1,610
$90,000 to $99,999 137,570 73,985 63,585 2,350 1,575 780
$100,000 and over 444,845 287,620 157,225 5,865 4,540 1,330
$100,000 to $149,999 272,905 168,210 104,700 4,220 3,245 980
$150,000 and over 171,935 119,415 52,525 1,640 1,290 345
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 4,879,095 2,345,200 2,533,895 164,955 79,865 85,090
Without after-tax income 246,350 117,700 128,650 6,055 2,740 3,310
With after-tax income 4,632,740 2,227,495 2,405,245 158,900 77,120 81,780
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.0 94.9 96.3 96.6 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 830,700 373,605 457,095 23,810 8,935 14,875
$10,000 to $19,999 856,665 364,095 492,575 35,565 13,300 22,265
$20,000 to $29,999 673,015 294,190 378,830 32,630 14,495 18,130
$30,000 to $39,999 552,905 254,030 298,870 25,430 13,235 12,190
$40,000 to $49,999 472,370 226,445 245,925 16,385 10,020 6,370
$50,000 to $59,999 348,665 180,280 168,385 10,325 6,935 3,395
$60,000 to $69,999 256,270 141,835 114,435 6,460 4,060 2,405
$70,000 to $79,999 198,170 109,175 88,995 3,205 2,220 985
$80,000 and over 443,970 283,840 160,130 5,085 3,930 1,165
$80,000 to $89,999 132,515 76,100 56,410 1,800 1,370 430
$90,000 to $99,999 79,285 49,680 29,605 1,040 800 235
$100,000 and over 232,170 158,060 74,115 2,245 1,750 495
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 4,879,095 2,345,200 2,533,895 164,955 79,865 85,090
Without employment income 1,424,510 593,940 830,565 59,735 25,410 34,330
With employment income 3,454,590 1,751,260 1,703,330 105,215 54,455 50,765
Percentage with employment income 70.8 74.7 67.2 63.8 68.2 59.7
Under $5,000 (including loss) 432,990 203,395 229,595 16,520 7,955 8,565
$5,000 to $9,999 286,225 129,320 156,910 9,985 4,185 5,795
$10,000 to $19,999 470,970 221,325 249,645 17,155 7,350 9,805
$20,000 to $29,999 371,235 170,795 200,440 14,980 6,815 8,165
$30,000 to $39,999 336,685 157,540 179,150 12,695 6,250 6,445
$40,000 to $49,999 310,550 147,370 163,180 9,445 5,310 4,130
$50,000 to $59,999 255,620 129,510 126,105 6,990 4,545 2,445
$60,000 to $69,999 206,215 110,510 95,705 5,160 3,575 1,580
$70,000 to $79,999 166,035 93,745 72,290 4,010 2,550 1,465
$80,000 and over 618,065 387,750 230,315 8,285 5,920 2,360
$80,000 to $89,999 136,480 78,255 58,230 2,945 1,725 1,220
$90,000 to $99,999 121,935 65,620 56,320 1,615 1,145 470
$100,000 and over 359,645 243,875 115,775 3,725 3,050 670
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 2,135,910 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 78,373 ... ... 53,900 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,632 ... ... 48,168 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 519,790 ... ... 25,105 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,560 ... ... 26,401 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,294 ... ... 24,639 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 1,616,120 ... ... 61,645 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 94,463 ... ... 67,500 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 82,594 ... ... 59,363 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 2,135,910 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 109,480 ... ... 67,443 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 87,993 ... ... 56,788 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 519,930 ... ... 25,115 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 55,833 ... ... 36,531 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,755 ... ... 30,824 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 1,615,980 ... ... 61,630 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 126,740 ... ... 80,041 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 101,904 ... ... 67,370 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 2,135,910 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
Under $5,000 47,170 ... ... 1,100 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 32,275 ... ... 1,595 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 50,900 ... ... 2,630 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 75,725 ... ... 5,360 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 73,110 ... ... 5,095 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 74,910 ... ... 4,925 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 76,830 ... ... 5,770 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 78,800 ... ... 4,895 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 78,620 ... ... 4,635 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 77,375 ... ... 4,300 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 150,140 ... ... 7,800 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 141,320 ... ... 6,950 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 131,390 ... ... 6,090 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 122,205 ... ... 5,170 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 113,055 ... ... 4,130 ... ...
$100,000 and over 812,085 ... ... 16,315 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 229,055 ... ... 7,100 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 167,755 ... ... 4,000 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 200,605 ... ... 3,330 ... ...
$200,000 and over 214,660 ... ... 1,880 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 2,135,905 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
Under $5,000 49,905 ... ... 1,190 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 32,655 ... ... 1,620 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 51,760 ... ... 2,675 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 78,605 ... ... 5,670 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 80,190 ... ... 5,725 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 82,520 ... ... 5,705 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 87,360 ... ... 6,545 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 92,550 ... ... 5,700 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 95,185 ... ... 5,390 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 93,510 ... ... 4,995 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 179,885 ... ... 9,500 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 165,340 ... ... 7,920 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 153,020 ... ... 6,270 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 136,810 ... ... 4,740 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 118,465 ... ... 3,560 ... ...
$100,000 and over 638,165 ... ... 9,550 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 229,315 ... ... 5,185 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 149,930 ... ... 2,320 ... ...
$150,000 and over 258,915 ... ... 2,045 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 1,557,640 ... ... 59,705 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 94,132 ... ... 67,361 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 82,232 ... ... 59,260 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.3 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 423,565 ... ... 30,735 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 85,201 ... ... 62,210 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 73,904 ... ... 55,165 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 822,810 ... ... 19,365 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 114,050 ... ... 91,634 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 98,699 ... ... 78,235 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 257,415 ... ... 8,315 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 57,120 ... ... 40,550 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,715 ... ... 38,403 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 1,556,795 ... ... 59,730 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 127,226 ... ... 79,996 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 102,021 ... ... 67,263 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 423,700 ... ... 30,760 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 120,527 ... ... 74,209 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 94,618 ... ... 62,414 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 823,190 ... ... 19,360 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 148,914 ... ... 102,988 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 118,944 ... ... 85,268 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 255,745 ... ... 8,345 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 73,609 ... ... 47,807 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,869 ... ... 42,766 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 747,115 353,075 394,040 30,875 14,315 16,565
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,613 33,636 31,818 25,461 28,871 23,672
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,868 30,519 29,362 23,981 26,014 22,825
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 745,705 351,920 393,790 30,755 14,300 16,450
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 47,973 50,595 45,630 34,863 38,365 31,819
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,048 40,380 37,857 29,539 31,511 27,824
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 5,862,855 2,849,955 3,012,895 190,775 93,080 97,690
In the bottom half of the distribution 2,813,285 1,338,400 1,474,885 123,785 58,830 64,950
In the bottom decile 652,620 315,260 337,360 22,040 10,190 11,850
In the second decile 583,750 269,305 314,445 30,795 13,900 16,895
In the third decile 539,335 254,260 285,075 25,100 12,085 13,020
In the fourth decile 518,440 248,375 270,065 23,725 11,615 12,110
In the fifth decile 519,140 251,205 267,935 22,125 11,045 11,075
In the top half of the distribution 3,049,570 1,511,555 1,538,015 66,990 34,250 32,740
In the sixth decile 528,520 256,980 271,540 19,700 9,960 9,735
In the seventh decile 546,775 267,890 278,885 16,870 8,640 8,235
In the eighth decile 580,185 286,725 293,460 13,260 6,795 6,460
In the ninth decile 639,880 318,340 321,540 10,140 5,210 4,930
In the top decile 754,210 381,625 372,590 7,025 3,645 3,385
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 5,862,595 2,849,835 3,012,760 190,080 92,730 97,350
0 to 17 years 1,195,910 614,060 581,850 31,965 16,410 15,555
0 to 5 years 374,440 191,880 182,555 9,515 4,855 4,660
18 to 64 years 3,851,275 1,866,775 1,984,495 113,645 55,375 58,270
65 years and over 815,415 369,005 446,405 44,470 20,940 23,530
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 912,405 430,210 482,200 38,365 17,325 21,040
0 to 17 years 235,120 121,220 113,905 8,185 4,185 3,995
0 to 5 years 75,855 39,055 36,795 2,835 1,460 1,375
18 to 64 years 565,145 264,585 300,560 20,075 9,080 10,990
65 years and over 112,140 44,405 67,735 10,110 4,055 6,050
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 15.6 15.1 16.0 20.2 18.7 21.6
0 to 17 years (%) 19.7 19.7 19.6 25.6 25.5 25.7
0 to 5 years (%) 20.3 20.4 20.2 29.8 30.1 29.5
18 to 64 years (%) 14.7 14.2 15.1 17.7 16.4 18.9
65 years and over (%) 13.8 12.0 15.2 22.7 19.4 25.7
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 749,935 359,355 390,585 11,870 5,665 6,200
0 to 17 years 178,525 91,985 86,540 2,590 1,330 1,260
0 to 5 years 58,105 29,855 28,245 900 470 430
18 to 64 years 499,350 239,960 259,390 8,570 4,035 4,535
65 years and over 72,065 27,410 44,660 710 305 400
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 12.8 12.6 13.0 6.2 6.1 6.4
0 to 17 years (%) 14.9 15.0 14.9 8.1 8.1 8.1
0 to 5 years (%) 15.5 15.6 15.5 9.5 9.7 9.2
18 to 64 years (%) 13.0 12.9 13.1 7.5 7.3 7.8
65 years and over (%) 8.8 7.4 10.0 1.6 1.5 1.7
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 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,865 190,780 93,115 97,655
Official languages 5,605,085 2,747,700 2,857,380 190,630 93,025 97,605
English 5,600,485 2,745,820 2,854,665 190,365 92,895 97,470
French 466,820 200,835 265,990 24,535 11,075 13,455
Non-official languages 3,115,825 1,485,485 1,630,340 6,045 2,795 3,250
Aboriginal languages 1,105 450 655 95 55 35
Algonquian languages 940 395 545 75 50 30
Blackfoot 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 190 90 95 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 50 30 20 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 10 15 0 0 0
Woods Cree 15 10 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 100 45 55 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 45 20 25 80 50 30
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 45 25 25 80 50 30
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 705 280 425 0 0 0
Algonquin 15 10 10 0 0 0
Ojibway 675 270 405 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 20 10 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 15 0 10 10 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 10 10 10 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 10 0 10 10 10 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 10 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 20 10 10 10 10 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 15 0 0 10 0 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 60 20 40 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 45 15 35 0 0 0
Oneida 10 10 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 15 10 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Dakota 10 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 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 10 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 10 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. 30 20 15 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,114,775 1,485,055 1,629,720 5,955 2,735 3,215
Afro-Asiatic languages 211,335 106,115 105,215 355 180 170
Berber languages 245 135 110 0 0 0
Kabyle 80 40 40 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 170 95 75 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 20,445 8,910 11,530 15 10 0
Bilen 85 50 35 0 0 0
Oromo 1,390 590 800 0 0 0
Somali 18,965 8,250 10,715 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 85 30 50 15 10 0
Semitic languages 191,925 97,710 94,215 340 170 170
Amharic 11,440 5,325 6,115 0 0 0
Arabic 125,970 65,090 60,880 300 150 150
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 12,500 6,090 6,410 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 2,220 1,110 1,105 0 0 0
Harari 1,250 635 620 0 0 0
Hebrew 38,385 19,590 18,795 40 25 20
Maltese 4,675 2,295 2,380 0 0 10
Tigrigna 5,960 2,790 3,180 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,135 555 580 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 720 335 390 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 67,000 30,750 36,245 80 30 45
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,340 1,900 2,445 0 0 0
Vietnamese 62,935 29,000 33,935 75 30 45
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 40 0 35 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 205,810 81,995 123,815 235 60 170
Bikol 580 260 325 0 0 0
Cebuano 7,350 2,960 4,395 10 10 10
Fijian 50 20 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 2,545 1,015 1,530 10 0 0
Ilocano 12,740 5,000 7,740 0 0 0
Malagasy 90 45 45 0 0 0
Malay 7,305 3,360 3,945 30 10 25
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,600 735 875 10 0 0
Pangasinan 450 200 255 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 193,480 76,640 116,840 195 55 135
Waray-Waray 320 100 220 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,275 525 750 10 0 10
Creole languages 16,750 7,530 9,220 60 45 20
Haitian Creole 645 290 355 10 10 0
Creole, n.o.s. 9,125 4,110 5,015 15 0 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 7,130 3,185 3,945 35 35 10
Dravidian languages 176,480 87,740 88,740 55 35 15
Kannada 4,470 2,245 2,215 0 0 0
Malayalam 17,255 8,785 8,475 55 35 15
Tamil 146,145 71,915 74,225 15 10 10
Telugu 13,615 7,460 6,150 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 440 225 210 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 25 10 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,768,825 861,040 907,780 4,165 1,945 2,220
Albanian 15,375 7,695 7,680 10 0 10
Armenian 15,225 7,275 7,950 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 300,880 140,300 160,580 400 190 215
Baltic languages 6,340 2,595 3,745 0 0 0
Latvian 2,630 1,115 1,520 10 0 0
Lithuanian 3,710 1,480 2,230 0 0 0
Slavic languages 296,240 138,420 157,820 400 185 215
Belarusan 945 495 450 0 0 0
Bosnian 4,355 2,110 2,250 20 10 10
Bulgarian 8,055 3,940 4,120 30 20 20
Croatian 23,785 11,605 12,180 10 10 10
Czech 6,300 2,975 3,325 25 0 20
Macedonian 16,730 8,025 8,700 10 10 0
Polish 83,545 38,245 45,300 110 45 60
Russian 111,165 51,675 59,485 125 65 65
Serbian 27,390 13,560 13,830 25 15 10
Serbo-Croatian 2,865 1,390 1,475 10 0 0
Slovak 6,085 2,790 3,295 15 10 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 4,450 2,010 2,440 0 0 0
Ukrainian 38,030 17,050 20,980 65 25 45
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 630 360 265 0 0 0
Celtic languages 1,910 985 920 55 35 20
Scottish Gaelic 650 325 320 30 10 15
Welsh 235 115 125 15 10 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 1,025 550 475 10 10 10
Germanic languages 80,940 38,460 42,480 2,190 1,045 1,145
Afrikaans 4,255 2,095 2,160 35 15 15
Danish 2,125 965 1,165 60 30 30
Dutch 11,655 5,440 6,215 535 220 315
Frisian 195 75 115 20 0 15
German 55,040 26,285 28,755 1,500 760 740
Icelandic 130 55 75 30 15 15
Norwegian 960 460 500 20 0 10
Swedish 2,570 1,165 1,410 40 20 20
Vlaams (Flemish) 265 110 150 0 0 0
Yiddish 6,510 3,200 3,305 0 10 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 105 50 55 35 10 25
Greek 60,400 29,665 30,735 45 20 25
Indo-Iranian languages 765,115 386,165 378,955 235 130 110
Indo-Aryan languages 639,795 323,555 316,245 180 90 85
Bengali 48,410 24,580 23,830 10 10 0
Gujarati 87,570 43,795 43,770 25 10 20
Hindi 207,780 105,570 102,210 70 40 35
Kashmiri 475 240 235 0 0 0
Konkani 4,995 2,265 2,730 0 0 0
Marathi 8,630 4,460 4,170 10 10 10
Nepali 6,385 3,155 3,235 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 930 445 480 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 243,875 125,225 118,655 65 40 30
Sindhi 9,685 4,545 5,135 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15,135 7,605 7,525 15 10 10
Urdu 194,390 98,385 96,005 45 35 15
Iranian languages 130,695 65,170 65,520 65 40 25
Kurdish 3,845 2,175 1,670 0 0 0
Pashto 11,400 6,040 5,365 25 15 10
Persian (Farsi) 119,790 59,470 60,320 40 30 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 3,515 1,895 1,620 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 567,300 268,895 298,410 1,365 595 775
Catalan 315 165 150 0 0 0
Italian 220,425 105,435 114,985 205 85 120
Portuguese 134,220 64,585 69,640 105 50 55
Romanian 29,765 13,805 15,965 25 15 10
Spanish 206,090 95,990 110,100 1,090 445 640
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 655 320 340 20 15 10
Japanese 17,460 7,535 9,920 90 35 55
Kartvelian languages 1,465 740 725 0 0 0
Georgian 1,465 740 725 0 0 0
Korean 62,350 29,150 33,205 135 75 60
Mongolic languages 445 190 255 0 0 0
Mongolian 445 190 255 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 47,720 22,705 25,015 45 15 30
Akan (Twi) 13,715 6,345 7,365 0 0 0
Bamanankan 200 110 90 0 0 0
Edo 1,890 825 1,070 0 0 0
Ewe 520 270 250 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 485 245 240 0 0 0
Ga 1,005 490 515 0 0 0
Ganda 865 410 455 0 0 0
Igbo 2,925 1,445 1,475 0 0 0
Lingala 2,080 895 1,185 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 535 255 285 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 695 295 400 0 0 0
Shona 1,175 515 655 10 0 10
Swahili 10,350 5,110 5,240 20 0 10
Wolof 415 185 230 0 0 0
Yoruba 7,935 3,980 3,960 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 6,340 2,935 3,405 15 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 500 285 215 0 0 0
Dinka 85 65 25 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 415 220 195 0 0 0
Sign languages 5,980 2,555 3,425 310 105 205
American Sign Language 3,505 1,325 2,175 115 35 80
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 15 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 2,575 1,280 1,295 200 65 135
Sino-Tibetan languages 581,165 272,700 308,470 400 195 200
Chinese languages 574,095 269,220 304,875 395 195 195
Cantonese 306,700 142,590 164,115 110 45 65
Hakka 7,185 3,150 4,035 0 0 0
Mandarin 313,605 145,835 167,765 265 145 125
Min Dong 710 285 425 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,985 6,265 7,715 25 10 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 6,885 3,200 3,685 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 11,470 5,200 6,270 40 25 20
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 135 75 60 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 7,455 3,695 3,770 10 0 0
Burmese 1,325 600 720 0 0 0
Karenic languages 245 115 135 0 0 0
Tibetan 5,465 2,725 2,740 10 0 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 500 290 210 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 5,070 2,155 2,915 30 15 15
Lao 2,895 1,370 1,525 10 0 0
Thai 2,450 915 1,535 30 15 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 0 0 0
Turkic languages 24,680 12,835 11,845 40 25 15
Azerbaijani 2,645 1,345 1,300 0 0 0
Turkish 20,745 10,830 9,915 40 20 20
Uyghur 490 225 265 0 0 0
Uzbek 815 440 375 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 560 270 290 0 0 0
Uralic languages 27,660 12,555 15,095 100 40 65
Estonian 2,995 1,295 1,705 10 10 0
Finnish 2,835 1,215 1,615 35 0 25
Hungarian 21,890 10,070 11,830 65 25 40
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 2,300 1,195 1,105 0 10 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 190,775 93,115 97,660
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 5,134,440 2,503,870 2,630,575 187,160 91,415 95,750
Canadian citizens aged under 18 1,102,940 565,995 536,940 31,815 16,400 15,415
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 4,031,505 1,937,875 2,093,635 155,345 75,010 80,335
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 728,410 346,120 382,285 3,615 1,705 1,905
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 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 190,780 93,115 97,660
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 3,020,405 1,511,930 1,508,475 181,315 88,645 92,675
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 2,705,550 1,269,995 1,435,560 8,840 4,105 4,735
Before 1981 611,635 284,800 326,830 4,340 2,060 2,280
1981 to 1990 370,195 177,010 193,190 890 375 510
1991 to 2000 638,770 298,245 340,520 875 375 500
2001 to 2010 728,025 341,100 386,925 1,750 800 950
2001 to 2005 379,400 178,780 200,620 680 285 395
2006 to 2010 348,620 162,320 186,305 1,075 515 555
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 356,930 168,835 188,095 985 490 495
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 136,895 68,065 68,830 620 370 250
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 2,705,550 1,269,990 1,435,560 8,840 4,105 4,735
Under 5 years 225,470 112,150 113,325 1,160 530 630
5 to 14 years 449,875 226,440 223,440 1,610 735 880
15 to 24 years 588,860 261,700 327,155 1,635 670 970
25 to 44 years 1,154,390 541,415 612,980 3,255 1,530 1,725
45 years and over 286,960 128,295 158,665 1,170 635 535
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 2,705,550 1,269,990 1,435,560 8,835 4,105 4,735
Americas 409,865 181,700 228,165 2,540 1,055 1,485
Brazil 10,625 4,950 5,675 25 0 25
Colombia 17,150 7,850 9,295 55 20 35
El Salvador 11,110 5,535 5,580 0 0 0
Guyana 69,025 30,505 38,515 10 10 0
Haiti 2,590 1,225 1,370 10 0 10
Jamaica 99,660 41,700 57,960 55 30 20
Mexico 11,395 5,070 6,320 55 25 35
Peru 8,095 3,600 4,500 20 10 20
Trinidad and Tobago 43,135 19,035 24,095 35 20 15
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 46,695 21,755 24,940 2,110 880 1,230
Other places of birth in Americas 90,390 40,480 49,915 175 70 105
Europe 617,555 291,735 325,815 4,930 2,445 2,485
Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,630 4,760 4,875 10 0 0
Croatia 12,010 5,760 6,250 15 10 0
France 6,890 3,220 3,670 140 75 65
Germany 22,970 10,725 12,240 790 380 410
Greece 27,885 13,595 14,290 25 15 0
Hungary 11,925 5,380 6,540 15 10 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 8,115 3,955 4,160 90 65 30
Italy 103,620 50,525 53,090 60 30 35
Netherlands 7,620 3,700 3,915 455 205 255
Poland 57,450 25,810 31,640 75 35 40
Portugal 71,045 34,235 36,810 15 10 0
Romania 25,515 11,630 13,890 20 10 15
Russian Federation 34,385 14,875 19,510 45 15 30
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 13,080 6,355 6,725 25 10 10
Ukraine 32,110 14,690 17,420 30 15 20
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 99,165 47,375 51,790 2,800 1,395 1,405
Other places of birth in Europe 74,130 35,130 38,995 315 180 140
Africa 152,755 73,585 79,165 175 90 85
Algeria 1,240 650 595 10 0 10
Egypt 24,820 12,865 11,950 15 10 10
Ethiopia 10,865 4,965 5,900 0 10 0
Kenya 11,305 5,165 6,140 0 0 0
Morocco 3,480 1,700 1,780 10 0 10
Nigeria 16,400 8,135 8,260 15 10 10
Somalia 10,850 4,350 6,500 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 13,040 6,345 6,690 60 25 35
Other places of birth in Africa 60,760 29,410 31,355 70 35 35
Asia 1,518,125 719,445 798,680 1,040 425 615
Afghanistan 25,420 12,730 12,690 0 0 0
Bangladesh 32,385 16,330 16,055 10 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 266,840 121,555 145,290 215 65 150
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 100,060 46,985 53,080 15 10 10
India 307,275 153,190 154,085 115 70 40
IranCensus data footnote 61 74,530 37,130 37,395 30 20 10
Iraq 29,230 14,640 14,595 0 0 0
Japan 5,880 1,905 3,975 30 0 30
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 45,700 21,285 24,420 70 25 40
Lebanon 13,610 7,315 6,295 80 45 35
Pakistan 119,085 60,120 58,960 25 15 10
Philippines 192,265 78,690 113,570 150 30 120
Sri Lanka 101,550 49,580 51,965 15 10 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 10,830 5,430 5,400 60 35 25
Taiwan 14,980 6,510 8,465 25 10 15
Viet Nam 59,365 26,830 32,540 55 15 45
Other places of birth in Asia 119,120 59,225 59,900 155 80 75
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 7,260 3,525 3,730 150 85 65
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 54 356,930 168,835 188,095 980 490 495
Americas 40,810 19,490 21,320 150 85 65
Brazil 2,595 1,225 1,370 0 0 10
Colombia 2,610 1,220 1,385 0 0 0
Cuba 1,200 535 660 0 0 0
Haiti 865 415 450 0 0 0
Jamaica 7,300 3,825 3,475 15 15 10
Mexico 3,045 1,450 1,590 15 10 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 8,075 4,090 3,990 100 65 40
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 1,880 875 1,005 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 13,250 5,845 7,395 10 0 0
Europe 31,805 15,585 16,225 430 225 205
France 1,400 675 725 15 10 10
Germany 915 490 420 50 30 20
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 1,490 935 560 25 20 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 775 365 415 0 0 0
Romania 1,490 590 900 0 0 0
Russian Federation 3,935 1,430 2,505 0 0 0
Ukraine 3,655 1,690 1,960 10 0 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 3,990 2,385 1,605 285 150 130
Other places of birth in Europe 14,150 7,020 7,135 45 15 30
Africa 24,760 12,150 12,615 35 30 10
Algeria 205 95 115 0 0 0
Cameroon 805 355 450 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 565 250 315 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 290 135 150 0 0 0
Egypt 5,975 3,105 2,870 0 0 0
Eritrea 1,065 520 540 0 0 0
Ethiopia 1,665 755 915 10 10 0
Morocco 365 145 220 0 0 0
Nigeria 4,805 2,340 2,460 20 10 10
Somalia 1,155 555 600 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 810 440 370 10 0 0
Tunisia 125 90 40 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 6,950 3,375 3,575 0 0 0
Asia 258,265 120,865 137,405 335 130 210
Afghanistan 4,615 2,315 2,300 0 0 0
Bangladesh 6,870 3,400 3,465 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 49,815 22,155 27,660 60 25 35
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 1,815 730 1,085 0 0 0
India 58,820 29,560 29,260 30 10 15
IranCensus data footnote 61 18,635 9,020 9,620 0 10 0
Iraq 8,270 4,125 4,150 0 0 0
Israel 1,665 880 785 15 10 10
Japan 965 265 700 15 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 4,885 2,215 2,665 25 10 20
Lebanon 1,440 780 660 0 0 0
Nepal 2,430 1,245 1,190 0 0 0
Pakistan 21,750 10,650 11,100 10 10 10
Philippines 43,590 17,995 25,595 65 15 50
Saudi Arabia 2,135 1,085 1,045 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 7,395 3,220 4,175 15 0 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 5,505 2,855 2,650 60 35 25
Taiwan 760 300 460 0 0 0
Turkey 2,055 1,145 910 20 10 15
United Arab Emirates 3,375 1,695 1,680 0 0 0
Viet Nam 2,690 1,060 1,625 20 10 15
Other places of birth in Asia 8,780 4,155 4,625 10 10 10
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 1,285 755 535 30 30 0
Australia 1,005 615 390 15 15 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 285 140 150 15 10 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,865 190,775 93,120 97,660
First generationCensus data footnote 69 2,874,265 1,354,410 1,519,860 10,250 4,920 5,330
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 1,676,530 844,955 831,575 12,310 6,110 6,205
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 1,312,060 650,630 661,430 168,220 82,090 86,130
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 2,129,485 1,002,290 1,127,200 4,580 2,090 2,485
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 1,063,255 525,765 537,490 2,520 1,250 1,275
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 424,005 261,635 162,370 1,130 715 420
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 639,250 264,130 375,115 1,390 535 855
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 717,295 293,165 424,130 1,835 725 1,105
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 319,285 169,830 149,460 205 105 105
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 29,655 13,530 16,120 15 10 0
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 5,862,855 2,849,995 3,012,860 190,775 93,120 97,660
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 46,320 21,815 24,505 14,185 7,185 7,000
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 43,735 20,505 23,230 13,770 7,005 6,765
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 27,800 12,935 14,875 4,290 2,195 2,095
Métis 15,240 7,245 7,995 9,350 4,735 4,615
Inuk (Inuit) 690 320 365 135 75 65
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 1,130 530 595 255 125 135
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 1,455 780 670 150 55 95
Non-Aboriginal identity 5,816,540 2,828,180 2,988,360 176,590 85,930 90,660
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 190,775 93,120 97,655
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 14,865 6,865 8,005 2,770 1,420 1,345
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 5,847,985 2,843,125 3,004,860 188,005 91,695 96,315
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 190,775 93,115 97,655
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 7,435 3,410 4,020 2,815 1,430 1,385
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 7,255 3,325 3,930 2,685 1,370 1,320
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 5,765 2,610 3,155 1,485 755 730
Métis single ancestry 1,375 665 715 1,150 590 560
Inuit single ancestry 120 55 65 60 25 30
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 175 85 90 120 60 60
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 125 65 60 100 55 50
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 25 10 10 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 15 0 15 15 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 20 15 0 0 0 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 66,540 31,435 35,105 17,165 8,440 8,725
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 64,835 30,640 34,190 16,450 8,120 8,320
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 49,115 23,300 25,815 7,775 3,780 3,995
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 14,790 6,905 7,890 8,510 4,265 4,245
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 930 435 490 160 75 80
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 1,710 795 910 720 315 400
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,445 655 785 625 275 350
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 170 80 85 25 0 20
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 90 50 45 50 30 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 10 0 20 10 15
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 5,788,885 2,815,145 2,973,735 170,800 83,250 87,550
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 190,775 93,115 97,655
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 3,011,905 1,449,235 1,562,675 4,685 2,265 2,420
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 973,225 490,875 482,350 375 200 175
Chinese 631,050 300,215 330,830 610 280 330
Black 442,020 204,665 237,350 2,275 1,110 1,165
Filipino 254,475 108,655 145,825 240 75 165
Latin American 132,945 63,735 69,210 235 100 135
Arab 105,610 54,840 50,770 270 155 115
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 83,535 39,210 44,335 195 95 100
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 123,760 61,875 61,885 50 30 20
Korean 69,670 33,180 36,485 115 75 45
Japanese 20,655 8,970 11,685 90 40 55
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 77,780 36,315 41,465 70 30 35
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 97,190 46,700 50,490 160 75 85
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 2,850,950 1,400,760 1,450,190 186,090 90,855 95,240
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 5,862,855 2,849,995 3,012,865 190,775 93,120 97,660
North American Aboriginal origins 73,975 34,840 39,130 19,975 9,870 10,105
First Nations (North American Indian) 56,655 26,735 29,915 10,030 4,870 5,165
Inuit 1,360 645 710 330 155 180
Métis 17,860 8,350 9,505 10,475 5,230 5,250
Other North American origins 786,975 390,020 396,955 100,350 48,875 51,475
Acadian 4,215 2,085 2,125 7,285 3,505 3,790
American 49,455 23,985 25,470 1,785 905 880
Canadian 746,965 370,515 376,445 94,050 45,825 48,225
New Brunswicker 85 55 35 10 10 0
Newfoundlander 3,280 1,675 1,605 210 120 90
Nova Scotian 645 295 355 210 105 105
Ontarian 645 370 275 55 40 10
Québécois 1,570 780 785 80 50 30
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 245 130 115 10 0 10
European origins 2,760,845 1,345,375 1,415,470 124,285 60,335 63,955
British Isles origins 1,287,260 629,030 658,230 92,940 44,485 48,450
Channel Islander 445 235 210 10 0 0
Cornish 205 105 95 40 10 35
English 732,555 358,040 374,515 55,715 26,410 29,300
Irish 544,380 260,305 284,070 31,465 14,525 16,945
Manx 815 475 345 55 20 30
Scottish 543,760 263,155 280,605 38,590 18,060 20,530
Welsh 56,210 26,940 29,275 3,245 1,585 1,665
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 107,900 51,560 56,340 3,385 1,670 1,715
French origins 248,150 117,595 130,555 30,590 14,495 16,095
Alsatian 355 140 215 10 0 0
Breton 60 35 20 0 0 10
Corsican 60 30 30 10 10 0
French 247,790 117,430 130,360 30,575 14,480 16,095
Western European origins (except French origins) 396,070 192,485 203,585 38,835 18,540 20,290
Austrian 30,375 14,775 15,600 405 155 255
Bavarian 155 65 85 0 0 10
Belgian 9,770 4,540 5,230 335 170 160
Dutch 98,890 47,530 51,360 9,875 4,480 5,395
Flemish 910 430 475 65 15 45
Frisian 400 230 165 10 10 10
German 271,815 132,610 139,205 31,695 15,230 16,475
Luxembourger 305 145 155 15 10 0
Swiss 14,705 7,290 7,415 745 345 400
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 530 260 275 30 10 15
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 69,205 33,340 35,865 2,615 1,255 1,360
Danish 15,455 7,630 7,825 585 275 310
Finnish 16,385 7,650 8,735 220 110 115
Icelandic 3,985 2,005 1,985 180 80 100
Norwegian 16,390 8,040 8,345 980 490 495
Swedish 18,590 8,565 10,020 560 265 295
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 3,515 1,665 1,845 230 110 120
Eastern European origins 596,425 284,470 311,955 3,815 1,705 2,110
Bulgarian 11,220 5,545 5,675 50 20 25
Byelorussian 8,240 4,040 4,205 15 0 10
Czech 16,630 8,030 8,600 125 55 65
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 4,755 2,275 2,480 60 20 35
Estonian 7,655 3,580 4,075 65 45 20
Hungarian 59,720 29,025 30,690 415 175 235
Latvian 9,660 4,505 5,155 35 20 15
Lithuanian 19,520 9,380 10,140 115 50 70
Moldovan 3,020 1,545 1,475 0 0 0
Polish 237,245 113,300 123,940 1,455 635 820
Romanian 50,515 24,070 26,445 180 70 105
Russian 139,910 65,150 74,760 670 305 370
Slovak 14,580 7,040 7,540 50 10 40
Ukrainian 144,330 69,230 75,105 1,095 490 605
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 7,290 3,405 3,885 45 20 25
Southern European origins 988,415 488,295 500,120 3,345 1,605 1,745
Albanian 17,685 8,940 8,745 10 0 15
Bosnian 6,485 3,150 3,335 10 10 0
Catalan 160 105 60 0 0 0
Croatian 37,460 18,715 18,745 65 20 40
Cypriot 2,620 1,295 1,325 0 0 0
Greek 99,145 49,730 49,410 335 175 160
Italian 484,365 241,940 242,420 1,735 830 905
Kosovar 485 255 225 15 0 10
Macedonian 28,315 14,150 14,165 35 15 25
Maltese 19,440 9,580 9,860 55 40 15
Montenegrin 1,465 700 770 10 0 0
Portuguese 210,425 102,945 107,480 445 225 220
Serbian 33,055 16,630 16,425 40 15 20
Sicilian 1,575 790 780 10 0 10
Slovenian 13,135 6,605 6,530 15 10 0
Spanish 106,690 49,790 56,895 580 235 345
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 6,775 3,280 3,495 75 50 25
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 510 210 300 20 10 10
Other European origins 72,270 36,185 36,085 1,060 515 540
Basque 815 400 415 25 10 20
Jewish 59,195 29,745 29,450 360 185 170
Roma (Gypsy) 1,220 575 645 50 40 10
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 980 525 455 10 10 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 10,520 5,160 5,360 625 275 350
Caribbean origins 346,530 157,300 189,230 650 345 305
Antiguan 2,430 1,075 1,355 0 0 0
Bahamian 1,255 635 615 10 0 0
Barbadian 18,395 8,370 10,030 80 45 35
Bermudan 1,000 470 540 10 10 0
Carib 1,795 640 1,150 0 0 0
Cuban 9,290 4,200 5,090 35 0 25
Dominican 6,365 3,035 3,335 10 10 0
Grenadian 12,380 5,330 7,050 10 0 0
Guadeloupean 40 10 30 0 0 0
Haitian 5,150 2,425 2,715 10 10 0
Jamaican 200,330 91,035 109,295 350 195 155
Kittitian/Nevisian 1,855 875 985 0 0 0
Martinican 160 50 105 0 0 0
Montserratan 440 210 230 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 750 400 360 0 0 0
St. Lucian 5,405 2,355 3,045 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 44,300 20,370 23,925 55 20 40
Vincentian/Grenadinian 10,290 4,345 5,950 10 0 10
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 46,300 20,555 25,740 90 55 30
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 13,305 5,940 7,365 10 0 10
Latin, Central and South American origins 213,985 100,945 113,030 465 225 245
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 7,115 3,305 3,810 30 0 25
Arawak 710 315 395 0 0 0
Argentinian 8,415 4,075 4,335 0 0 0
Belizean 355 170 185 10 0 0
Bolivian 1,325 660 665 0 0 0
Brazilian 13,065 6,295 6,780 20 10 10
Chilean 10,435 5,010 5,425 10 10 0
Colombian 24,875 11,890 12,985 100 40 60
Costa Rican 1,770 905 865 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 17,930 8,495 9,440 10 0 0
Guatemalan 5,915 2,850 3,065 20 15 10
Guyanese 57,985 26,585 31,405 40 20 20
Hispanic 3,655 1,780 1,875 0 0 0
Honduran 1,750 810 940 15 10 10
Maya 1,135 555 575 0 0 0
Mexican 19,785 9,185 10,600 170 100 75
Nicaraguan 3,655 1,765 1,890 0 0 0
Panamanian 1,805 775 1,030 10 10 10
Paraguayan 305 140 160 0 0 0
Peruvian 10,665 4,935 5,725 25 10 15
Salvadorean 15,130 7,480 7,650 10 10 0
Uruguayan 3,450 1,770 1,680 0 0 0
Venezuelan 8,260 3,780 4,480 10 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 9,255 4,505 4,745 15 0 20
African origins 266,640 130,030 136,610 1,840 915 920
Central and West African origins 58,830 29,030 29,800 35 20 15
Akan 700 395 305 0 0 0
Angolan 1,030 490 535 0 0 0
Ashanti 1,070 545 525 0 0 0
Beninese 370 190 180 0 0 0
Burkinabe 100 45 55 0 0 0
Cameroonian 2,535 1,250 1,285 0 0 10
Chadian 185 95 90 0 0 0
Congolese 3,985 1,895 2,085 0 0 0
Edo 935 490 445 0 0 0
Ewe 160 90 70 0 0 0
Gabonese 45 10 35 0 0 0
Gambian 545 255 295 0 0 0
Ghanaian 20,465 9,735 10,730 0 0 0
Guinean 680 335 340 0 0 0
Ibo 1,495 775 720 0 0 0
Ivorian 615 285 330 0 0 0
Liberian 335 140 200 0 0 0
Malian 260 140 125 0 0 0
Malinké 220 105 120 0 0 0
Nigerian 19,330 9,790 9,545 25 20 0
Peulh 60 40 20 0 0 0
Senegalese 535 280 255 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 815 400 415 0 0 0
Togolese 315 205 105 0 0 0
Wolof 45 25 25 0 0 0
Yoruba 2,925 1,545 1,375 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 2,895 1,415 1,480 0 0 0
North African origins 53,740 27,655 26,090 130 70 65
Algerian 1,700 835 870 20 0 10
Berber 680 365 315 0 0 0
Coptic 1,815 935 885 0 10 0
Dinka 35 25 10 0 0 0
Egyptian 36,340 18,715 17,625 55 40 15
Libyan 1,275 685 600 25 10 15
Maure 235 130 105 0 0 0
Moroccan 8,595 4,440 4,160 10 10 0
Sudanese 3,735 1,825 1,915 0 0 0
Tunisian 1,085 580 505 0 0 10
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 840 450 390 20 10 15
Southern and East African origins 80,285 38,330 41,955 130 65 65
Afrikaner 340 175 170 10 0 0
Amhara 500 240 260 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 305 170 135 0 0 0
Burundian 710 385 325 0 0 0
Djiboutian 205 95 115 0 0 0
Eritrean 7,625 3,685 3,940 10 10 0
Ethiopian 15,990 7,670 8,325 10 0 0
Harari 460 250 210 0 0 0
Kenyan 3,960 1,830 2,130 15 10 10
Malagasy 180 75 100 0 0 0
Mauritian 2,820 1,465 1,355 0 0 0
Oromo 830 370 460 0 0 0
Rwandan 1,105 490 620 0 0 0
Seychellois 165 65 95 0 0 0
Somali 25,550 11,820 13,740 0 0 0
South African 11,950 6,010 5,940 75 45 25
Tanzanian 1,850 925 920 0 0 0
Tigrian 410 210 200 0 0 0
Ugandan 2,010 980 1,030 0 0 0
Zambian 385 195 190 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 1,760 815 945 15 0 10
Zulu 205 100 110 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 5,470 2,415 3,055 15 10 10
Other African origins 77,575 36,805 40,775 1,555 760 790
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 10,975 4,750 6,220 330 160 175
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 67,415 32,440 34,975 1,230 605 630
Asian origins 2,437,365 1,181,245 1,256,120 2,915 1,430 1,485
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 330,340 167,015 163,330 1,030 545 490
Afghan 41,735 20,950 20,780 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 23,205 12,005 11,195 30 25 10
Armenian 21,710 10,545 11,165 15 10 0
Assyrian 7,705 3,955 3,745 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 3,340 1,620 1,720 0 0 0
Georgian 2,390 1,220 1,165 0 0 0
Hazara 515 280 235 0 0 0
Iranian 97,110 48,770 48,345 55 30 25
Iraqi 29,045 14,570 14,480 10 10 0
Israeli 14,490 7,510 6,975 15 10 10
Jordanian 5,325 2,865 2,460 0 0 0
Kazakh 975 445 530 0 0 0
Kurd 4,355 2,330 2,025 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 375 215 160 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 245 85 160 0 0 0
Lebanese 29,750 15,125 14,625 645 340 310
Palestinian 15,555 8,380 7,170 10 10 0
Pashtun 2,145 1,180 965 25 10 15
Saudi Arabian 1,655 865 785 15 10 0
Syrian 16,150 7,855 8,300 165 85 85
Tajik 1,425 670 755 0 0 0
Tatar 1,785 760 1,025 0 10 0
Turk 23,085 11,685 11,405 65 25 40
Turkmen 405 205 200 0 0 0
Uighur 545 255 290 0 0 0
Uzbek 1,745 870 880 0 0 0
Yemeni 2,530 1,205 1,325 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 10,180 5,245 4,930 10 10 0
South Asian origins 995,125 499,465 495,660 500 265 235
Bangladeshi 23,400 11,960 11,435 0 0 0
Bengali 12,515 6,390 6,125 0 0 0
Bhutanese 150 80 65 0 0 0
East Indian 643,370 322,810 320,555 405 210 195
Goan 4,040 1,880 2,160 0 0 0
Gujarati 4,980 2,575 2,400 0 0 0
Kashmiri 1,345 690 650 0 0 0
Nepali 5,395 2,645 2,745 0 0 0
Pakistani 122,950 62,455 60,490 40 25 20
Punjabi 47,760 24,560 23,205 25 20 10
Sinhalese 4,030 1,970 2,055 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 114,400 55,790 58,615 15 10 10
Tamil 40,115 20,345 19,775 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 49,895 25,275 24,620 35 25 10
East and Southeast Asian origins 1,134,050 525,470 608,580 1,405 640 770
Burmese 2,165 970 1,195 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 6,430 2,970 3,460 0 0 0
Chinese 700,705 332,650 368,055 725 340 385
Filipino 274,670 118,265 156,405 335 110 220
Hmong 55 25 30 0 0 0
Indonesian 6,120 2,825 3,290 45 20 25
Japanese 28,045 12,350 15,695 105 50 55
Karen 265 115 145 0 0 0
Korean 73,385 34,950 38,445 105 60 50
Laotian 4,205 2,080 2,125 0 0 0
Malaysian 5,625 2,660 2,960 10 10 0
Mongolian 1,940 885 1,060 0 10 0
Singaporean 1,070 480 590 0 0 0
Taiwanese 7,975 3,625 4,350 25 10 15
Thai 3,390 1,275 2,115 35 15 15
Tibetan 6,015 3,015 3,000 0 0 0
Vietnamese 73,740 34,880 38,865 105 55 50
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 3,400 1,675 1,725 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 10,705 5,285 5,420 15 0 15
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 10,710 5,285 5,420 20 10 15
Oceania origins 9,705 4,915 4,785 195 120 75
Australian 5,925 3,095 2,830 110 70 35
New Zealander 1,945 1,030 915 55 35 20
Pacific Islands origins 2,045 935 1,110 30 20 15
Fijian 1,185 495 690 0 0 0
Hawaiian 225 115 115 0 0 0
Maori 200 105 90 10 10 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 115 45 70 0 0 0
Samoan 90 45 50 0 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 340 160 180 20 10 15
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 2,135,910 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
Owner 1,420,360 ... ... 66,295 ... ...
Renter 715,540 ... ... 20,205 ... ...
Band housing 10 ... ... 250 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 2,135,910 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
Condominium 445,650 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
Not condominium 1,690,260 ... ... 85,610 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 2,135,910 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
No bedrooms 24,165 ... ... 105 ... ...
1 bedroom 384,275 ... ... 7,400 ... ...
2 bedrooms 452,930 ... ... 23,600 ... ...
3 bedrooms 627,365 ... ... 36,065 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 647,170 ... ... 19,580 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 2,135,905 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 751,950 ... ... 14,465 ... ...
5 rooms 290,215 ... ... 14,205 ... ...
6 rooms 278,975 ... ... 15,820 ... ...
7 rooms 249,710 ... ... 13,360 ... ...
8 or more rooms 565,055 ... ... 28,905 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.9 ... ... 6.7 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 2,135,910 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 2,042,675 ... ... 86,540 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 93,235 ... ... 210 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 2,135,905 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
Suitable 1,930,485 ... ... 84,985 ... ...
Not suitable 205,420 ... ... 1,765 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 2,135,910 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
1960 or before 437,615 ... ... 30,400 ... ...
1961 to 1980 566,970 ... ... 23,630 ... ...
1981 to 1990 300,455 ... ... 12,695 ... ...
1991 to 2000 268,320 ... ... 9,540 ... ...
2001 to 2005 198,705 ... ... 3,550 ... ...
2006 to 2010 185,715 ... ... 3,915 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 178,125 ... ... 3,025 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 2,135,910 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 2,019,695 ... ... 77,475 ... ...
Major repairs needed 116,215 ... ... 9,275 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 2,135,910 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
1 household maintainer 1,205,800 ... ... 54,165 ... ...
2 household maintainers 841,650 ... ... 31,690 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 88,460 ... ... 895 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 2,135,905 ... ... 86,750 ... ...
15 to 24 years 48,555 ... ... 2,325 ... ...
25 to 34 years 296,125 ... ... 8,160 ... ...
35 to 44 years 406,810 ... ... 11,325 ... ...
45 to 54 years 497,290 ... ... 16,325 ... ...
55 to 64 years 414,985 ... ... 19,315 ... ...
65 to 74 years 264,505 ... ... 16,570 ... ...
75 to 84 years 149,385 ... ... 9,430 ... ...
85 years and over 58,260 ... ... 3,300 ... ...
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 2,130,850 ... ... 85,600 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 1,418,495 ... ... 69,605 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 712,350 ... ... 15,995 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 589,435 ... ... 14,275 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 1,418,695 ... ... 65,535 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 63.2 ... ... 48.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 26.7 ... ... 11.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,655 ... ... 638 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,755 ... ... 793 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 647,648 ... ... 160,463 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 734,924 ... ... 196,741 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 715,420 ... ... 20,160 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 14.6 ... ... 14.2 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 46.9 ... ... 40.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,207 ... ... 711 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,264 ... ... 754 ... ...
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 4,879,095 2,345,195 2,533,900 164,955 79,880 85,075
No certificate, diploma or degree 794,735 377,800 416,930 41,790 22,575 19,210
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 1,262,345 621,135 641,215 40,120 19,180 20,950
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,822,010 1,346,255 1,475,755 83,045 38,125 44,920
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 216,485 144,375 72,110 18,045 12,205 5,840
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 116,425 69,165 47,260 10,485 5,945 4,545
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 100,065 75,215 24,850 7,560 6,265 1,295
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 844,670 369,815 474,855 37,950 14,500 23,450
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 134,705 60,270 74,435 3,655 1,320 2,340
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 1,626,155 771,800 854,355 23,390 10,100 13,295
Bachelor's degree 1,075,760 494,850 580,905 15,490 6,410 9,075
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 107,255 49,015 58,245 1,470 630 845
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 44,785 22,370 22,420 780 460 320
Master's degree 350,785 176,595 174,185 4,725 2,005 2,720
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 47,570 28,965 18,600 920 590 330
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 3,288,690 1,578,640 1,710,055 100,860 48,615 52,245
No certificate, diploma or degree 316,395 160,105 156,295 17,730 10,715 7,005
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 718,855 360,435 358,420 24,085 11,800 12,290
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,253,435 1,058,095 1,195,340 59,050 26,095 32,950
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 147,990 97,935 50,050 11,940 8,055 3,890
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 79,985 47,200 32,785 7,010 3,980 3,035
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 68,005 50,740 17,270 4,930 4,075 850
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 660,375 288,290 372,080 28,380 10,845 17,540
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 101,090 44,915 56,180 2,015 635 1,380
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 1,343,990 626,960 717,030 16,710 6,560 10,150
Bachelor's degree 876,470 399,455 477,015 11,270 4,390 6,880
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 87,155 38,320 48,835 910 310 605
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 36,605 17,060 19,545 565 275 295
Master's degree 306,310 150,595 155,715 3,465 1,310 2,145
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 37,445 21,525 15,920 495 275 215
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 4,879,095 2,345,190 2,533,900 164,955 79,880 85,075
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 2,057,085 998,935 1,058,145 81,910 41,755 40,160
Education 143,825 29,335 114,490 6,650 1,845 4,805
13. Education 143,825 29,335 114,490 6,650 1,845 4,805
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 138,915 62,540 76,375 1,855 865 985
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 18,065 13,420 4,645 325 245 80
50. Visual and performing arts 120,850 49,120 71,735 1,530 620 905
Humanities 190,960 67,430 123,535 3,330 1,450 1,880
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 22,465 4,895 17,570 240 65 175
23. English language and literature/letters 53,980 15,275 38,705 810 215 595
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 57,545 19,230 38,315 665 230 435
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 925 420 505 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 12,380 6,900 5,485 280 170 115
39. Theology and religious vocations 10,235 6,460 3,765 625 420 205
54. History 26,685 13,230 13,455 570 305 270
55. French language and literature/letters 6,750 1,015 5,735 125 35 90
Social and behavioural sciences and law 404,445 141,120 263,325 5,850 1,745 4,110
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 5,520 1,040 4,480 40 10 30
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 44,435 17,305 27,130 420 160 260
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 57,210 5,340 51,870 1,695 130 1,565
22. Legal professions and studies 69,375 26,940 42,430 745 280 470
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 6,765 1,550 5,220 80 20 65
42. Psychology 56,380 13,470 42,905 1,115 320 795
45. Social sciences 164,760 75,470 89,290 1,755 830 920
Business, management and public administration 683,170 305,955 377,210 18,295 4,105 14,185
30.16 Accounting and computer science 1,380 525 855 40 10 30
44. Public administration and social service professions 41,330 8,545 32,785 1,235 250 985
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 640,460 296,885 343,575 17,020 3,850 13,165
Physical and life sciences and technologies 135,195 63,275 71,920 2,205 1,265 940
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 56,780 22,320 34,460 1,095 550 545
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 33,525 14,700 18,820 405 245 155
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 2,425 770 1,655 20 10 10
40. Physical sciences 37,715 23,855 13,860 590 445 145
41. Science technologies/technicians 4,745 1,620 3,125 105 15 90
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 167,300 108,360 58,945 2,335 1,210 1,135
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 129,355 88,860 40,490 1,870 1,035 830
25. Library science 5,930 975 4,950 250 40 205
27. Mathematics and statistics 29,330 16,665 12,665 195 115 75
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 2,690 1,845 840 25 10 15
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 483,705 417,195 66,510 19,120 18,215 910
04. Architecture and related services 30,785 19,780 11,000 170 90 75
14. Engineering 209,840 167,090 42,755 1,445 1,285 160
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 82,390 74,000 8,390 3,220 2,870 345
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 105 25 75 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 62,875 61,525 1,345 5,320 5,225 95
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 64,895 63,235 1,660 6,710 6,505 205
48. Precision production 32,825 31,545 1,280 2,260 2,230 30
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 31,395 16,880 14,510 1,945 1,225 725
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 18,615 10,510 8,105 1,210 675 530
03. Natural resources and conservation 12,775 6,370 6,410 740 550 190
Health and related fields 329,520 79,140 250,380 13,775 1,990 11,785
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 27,935 14,250 13,685 680 335 345
51. Health professions and related programs 289,225 58,445 230,780 12,905 1,525 11,380
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 12,370 6,450 5,920 190 130 60
Personal, protective and transportation services 113,240 54,930 58,315 7,675 4,215 3,460
12. Personal and culinary services 69,505 21,485 48,025 4,100 990 3,110
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 400 355 45 45 50 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 545 510 30 165 155 10
43. Security and protective services 27,635 19,200 8,440 905 705 200
49. Transportation and materials moving 15,155 13,380 1,775 2,465 2,315 145
Other 335 95 235 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 335 100 235 0 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 3,288,690 1,578,640 1,710,050 100,860 48,615 52,245
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 1,035,250 520,540 514,710 41,815 22,515 19,300
Education 105,195 20,910 84,285 4,200 1,040 3,160
13. Education 105,195 20,910 84,285 4,200 1,035 3,160
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 111,390 50,080 61,305 1,230 555 675
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 13,840 10,300 3,535 225 160 70
50. Visual and performing arts 97,550 39,775 57,770 1,010 400 605
Humanities 148,140 50,890 97,255 2,130 890 1,240
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 17,660 3,540 14,120 165 50 110
23. English language and literature/letters 41,970 11,575 30,395 515 120 400
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 45,505 14,730 30,775 425 110 315
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 740 345 390 0 10 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 9,615 5,405 4,205 175 110 60
39. Theology and religious vocations 7,505 4,705 2,800 395 260 130
54. History 20,195 9,940 10,250 380 205 175
55. French language and literature/letters 4,965 635 4,325 75 30 50
Social and behavioural sciences and law 328,240 111,705 216,530 4,465 1,135 3,335
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 4,530 880 3,645 35 10 30
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 36,715 14,295 22,425 325 120 205
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 44,120 3,755 40,370 1,365 95 1,275
22. Legal professions and studies 58,950 20,950 38,000 590 165 430
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 5,295 1,275 4,020 60 20 40
42. Psychology 44,300 10,030 34,270 830 200 625
45. Social sciences 134,325 60,520 73,810 1,260 525 730
Business, management and public administration 564,595 248,210 316,390 12,810 2,685 10,125
30.16 Accounting and computer science 1,160 430 735 35 10 30
44. Public administration and social service professions 33,415 6,830 26,585 985 160 825
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 530,015 240,955 289,060 11,795 2,520 9,275
Physical and life sciences and technologies 103,055 46,585 56,475 1,465 790 675
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 43,415 16,535 26,875 760 355 405
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 25,865 11,000 14,865 275 155 120
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 1,995 655 1,335 0 0 10
40. Physical sciences 28,260 17,290 10,970 390 280 115
41. Science technologies/technicians 3,535 1,110 2,430 40 0 35
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 148,790 96,820 51,970 1,920 970 945
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 118,355 81,355 37,000 1,640 895 740
25. Library science 4,220 735 3,485 145 15 135
27. Mathematics and statistics 23,830 13,135 10,700 105 50 60
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 2,380 1,595 790 30 10 15
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 373,050 316,715 56,335 13,645 12,805 840
04. Architecture and related services 25,325 15,870 9,455 115 50 65
14. Engineering 171,640 134,400 37,240 895 755 145
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 61,555 55,085 6,465 2,280 1,965 320
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 95 20 75 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 45,310 44,305 1,000 3,950 3,860 90
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 47,060 45,880 1,170 4,820 4,630 190
48. Precision production 22,075 21,155 915 1,580 1,545 30
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 24,915 12,845 12,070 1,525 885 640
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 14,535 7,740 6,800 935 470 465
03. Natural resources and conservation 10,375 5,105 5,270 590 420 170
Health and related fields 260,215 62,080 198,135 10,090 1,390 8,695
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 21,080 10,715 10,365 505 245 260
51. Health professions and related programs 229,345 46,565 182,780 9,465 1,070 8,390
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 9,790 4,795 4,990 120 75 50
Personal, protective and transportation services 85,575 41,185 44,390 5,575 2,955 2,620
12. Personal and culinary services 52,095 15,715 36,385 3,080 725 2,355
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 285 245 40 20 15 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 255 240 15 70 65 0
43. Security and protective services 20,920 14,315 6,605 620 465 160
49. Transportation and materials moving 12,015 10,670 1,345 1,780 1,675 100
Other 285 80 205 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 285 75 210 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 4,879,095 2,345,195 2,533,905 164,955 79,880 85,075
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,057,080 998,935 1,058,145 81,915 41,755 40,155
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 2,822,010 1,346,255 1,475,760 83,045 38,125 44,915
Location of study inside Canada 1,913,405 904,105 1,009,300 78,165 35,590 42,575
Same as province or territory of residence 1,765,910 831,915 934,000 62,070 27,305 34,765
Different than province or territory of residence 147,495 72,195 75,305 16,090 8,290 7,805
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 908,605 442,150 466,460 4,880 2,535 2,345
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 83,885 46,165 37,725 1,910 975 935
Philippines 96,085 33,600 62,485 110 30 80
India 142,155 71,730 70,420 105 60 45
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 59,990 33,500 26,490 1,290 740 550
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 78,940 37,355 41,580 50 25 30
France 6,680 3,625 3,055 65 40 30
Other 440,875 216,165 224,710 1,350 670 680
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 3,288,690 1,578,635 1,710,055 100,860 48,615 52,245
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,035,250 520,540 514,715 41,810 22,515 19,300
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 2,253,435 1,058,100 1,195,340 59,050 26,100 32,945
Location of study inside Canada 1,525,890 713,690 812,200 56,145 24,725 31,420
Same as province or territory of residence 1,408,565 656,055 752,510 45,395 19,390 26,000
Different than province or territory of residence 117,325 57,635 59,690 10,750 5,330 5,425
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 727,550 344,405 383,140 2,905 1,375 1,530
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 66,805 35,720 31,085 975 475 500
Philippines 81,210 27,965 53,245 105 30 80
India 122,145 59,885 62,265 75 40 35
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 37,190 20,385 16,805 760 390 370
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 66,635 31,040 35,595 35 15 25
France 5,615 3,030 2,590 30 20 10
Other 347,945 166,390 181,555 920 405 510
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 4,879,095 2,345,190 2,533,900 164,955 79,880 85,075
In the labour force 3,234,350 1,670,030 1,564,315 94,220 48,775 45,445
Employed 2,984,990 1,546,745 1,438,250 84,385 43,260 41,125
Unemployed 249,360 123,290 126,070 9,835 5,520 4,320
Not in the labour force 1,644,740 675,160 969,585 70,730 31,105 39,630
Participation rate 66.3 71.2 61.7 57.1 61.1 53.4
Employment rate 61.2 66.0 56.8 51.2 54.2 48.3
Unemployment rate 7.7 7.4 8.1 10.4 11.3 9.5
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 4,879,095 2,345,190 2,533,905 164,955 79,880 85,075
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 1,592,740 654,475 938,270 63,960 27,590 36,370
Worked 3,286,350 1,690,715 1,595,635 101,000 52,290 48,710
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 1,694,705 941,950 752,765 46,805 25,770 21,035
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 1,591,645 748,775 842,875 54,190 26,520 27,675
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.6 43.3 41.9 40.8 40.6 41.0
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 3,234,350 1,670,035 1,564,320 94,220 48,775 45,445
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 90,210 41,705 48,505 1,780 825 955
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 3,144,140 1,628,325 1,515,815 92,445 47,955 44,485
Employee 2,744,970 1,368,035 1,376,935 81,200 40,880 40,320
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 399,170 260,290 138,885 11,240 7,075 4,165
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 3,234,355 1,670,030 1,564,320 94,220 48,780 45,445
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 90,215 41,710 48,505 1,780 820 955
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 3,144,140 1,628,325 1,515,815 92,445 47,955 44,490
0 Management occupations 376,890 228,640 148,255 8,485 5,065 3,420
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 576,955 203,575 373,375 11,060 2,505 8,560
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 269,965 206,395 63,570 3,620 2,820 805
3 Health occupations 173,475 41,565 131,915 7,175 1,035 6,140
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 357,990 109,080 248,905 10,290 3,525 6,770
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 127,395 62,535 64,855 1,955 785 1,170
6 Sales and service occupations 735,270 338,725 396,550 21,065 7,250 13,815
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 351,740 327,065 24,675 14,090 13,320 765
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 24,245 19,360 4,885 7,770 6,770 1,000
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 150,215 91,390 58,825 6,940 4,885 2,055
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 3,234,350 1,670,035 1,564,315 94,225 48,780 45,445
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 90,210 41,710 48,505 1,780 825 955
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 3,144,140 1,628,320 1,515,815 92,445 47,955 44,485
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 9,410 5,515 3,890 8,525 6,950 1,575
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 4,500 3,110 1,395 440 425 15
22 Utilities 15,860 10,905 4,955 295 225 70
23 Construction 191,430 166,670 24,750 6,515 6,000 520
31-33 Manufacturing 285,825 188,490 97,335 10,680 7,765 2,915
41 Wholesale trade 143,725 88,880 54,845 2,360 1,720 635
44-45 Retail trade 338,675 161,855 176,820 12,505 5,320 7,185
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 168,165 123,115 45,050 2,845 2,125 725
51 Information and cultural industries 106,940 61,970 44,970 1,095 595 505
52 Finance and insurance 247,475 118,710 128,760 1,955 570 1,380
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 82,665 44,590 38,075 920 480 445
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 339,305 191,155 148,150 3,330 1,620 1,710
55 Management of companies and enterprises 8,680 3,615 5,065 30 10 25
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 162,185 89,190 72,995 3,685 2,005 1,675
61 Educational services 229,025 70,820 158,200 6,315 2,020 4,295
62 Health care and social assistance 287,975 58,110 229,865 12,890 1,795 11,095
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 63,745 33,560 30,185 1,525 685 840
72 Accommodation and food services 204,315 93,560 110,760 5,955 1,780 4,175
81 Other services (except public administration) 134,570 56,235 78,335 4,060 1,870 2,190
91 Public administration 119,675 58,255 61,415 6,515 4,015 2,505
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 2,984,990 1,546,745 1,438,245 84,385 43,260 41,125
Worked at home 218,365 111,020 107,345 6,470 3,130 3,340
Worked outside Canada 19,580 13,225 6,350 270 210 60
No fixed workplace address 346,205 246,815 99,395 11,970 9,495 2,475
Worked at usual place 2,400,845 1,175,685 1,225,160 65,675 30,425 35,255
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 2,400,850 1,175,685 1,225,160 65,675 30,425 35,255
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 1,353,665 614,770 738,890 27,600 13,035 14,560
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 243,620 119,725 123,890 27,545 11,570 15,975
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 798,155 437,940 360,215 9,890 5,365 4,530
Commute to a different province or territory 5,410 3,250 2,160 645 455 185
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 2,747,050 1,422,500 1,324,550 77,650 39,920 37,730
Car, truck, van - as a driver 1,714,795 982,905 731,890 66,840 34,200 32,635
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 154,360 56,295 98,065 5,370 2,780 2,595
Public transit 667,255 281,110 386,145 645 355 290
Walked 144,135 64,380 79,750 3,540 1,690 1,850
Bicycle 39,320 24,920 14,395 275 210 60
Other method 27,190 12,890 14,300 985 685 300
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 2,747,050 1,422,500 1,324,550 77,645 39,920 37,730
Less than 15 minutes 391,400 177,910 213,490 33,955 16,620 17,335
15 to 29 minutes 783,980 398,445 385,535 26,325 12,800 13,530
30 to 44 minutes 726,575 394,790 331,790 9,530 5,350 4,180
45 to 59 minutes 372,095 198,325 173,770 3,235 1,860 1,380
60 minutes and over 473,000 253,030 219,970 4,600 3,290 1,310
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 2,747,055 1,422,500 1,324,555 77,650 39,920 37,725
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 158,945 113,980 44,970 5,090 3,675 1,420
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 416,640 250,560 166,080 14,340 8,565 5,770
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 699,920 339,560 360,360 24,430 13,060 11,370
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 649,740 299,940 349,800 15,450 5,530 9,915
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 404,420 192,285 212,135 6,250 2,110 4,145
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 417,380 226,175 191,205 12,080 6,975 5,105
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 3,404,195 1,747,775 1,656,415 103,800 53,670 50,125
Single responses 3,323,390 1,708,945 1,614,450 102,960 53,285 49,670
Official languages 3,230,665 1,659,815 1,570,850 102,865 53,230 49,635
English 3,218,730 1,656,605 1,562,120 99,665 51,560 48,105
French 11,940 3,210 8,725 3,205 1,670 1,530
Non-official languages 92,725 49,125 43,600 90 60 30
Aboriginal languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 10 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 92,715 49,125 43,590 95 60 35
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,865 1,065 805 20 20 10
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 100 45 60 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 0 0 0 0
Somali 85 30 55 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 1,755 1,020 735 20 20 0
Amharic 55 20 35 0 0 0
Arabic 1,165 760 405 15 15 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 110 75 30 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 360 115 245 0 10 10
Maltese 25 15 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 45 25 20 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,780 740 1,045 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 45 30 25 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,735 715 1,025 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,105 415 690 0 0 10
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 20 10 15 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ilocano 35 15 20 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 40 15 20 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 990 370 615 0 0 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Creole languages 25 20 10 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 20 15 10 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,910 905 1,000 0 0 0
Kannada 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 55 30 30 0 0 0
Tamil 1,815 870 945 0 0 0
Telugu 35 0 25 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 27,005 14,870 12,135 20 20 0
Albanian 210 125 85 0 0 0
Armenian 140 65 70 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 5,315 2,575 2,745 0 0 0
Baltic languages 55 20 30 0 0 0
Latvian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 45 15 30 0 0 0
Slavic languages 5,260 2,550 2,710 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 45 30 10 0 0 0
Bulgarian 115 75 40 0 0 0
Croatian 95 55 35 0 0 0
Czech 15 10 10 0 0 0
Macedonian 80 35 40 0 0 0
Polish 1,490 800 690 0 0 0
Russian 2,515 1,095 1,415 0 0 0
Serbian 160 110 55 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 0 0 0 0
Slovak 45 30 15 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ukrainian 680 290 390 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 380 145 230 10 10 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 20 0 10 0 0 0
Dutch 60 40 25 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 240 70 165 0 0 0
Icelandic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Swedish 20 10 15 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 20 10 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 340 190 155 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 10,855 6,035 4,815 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 8,405 4,500 3,905 0 0 0
Bengali 300 145 155 0 0 0
Gujarati 615 210 405 0 0 0
Hindi 740 355 385 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 10 0 0 0 0
Marathi 30 10 15 0 0 0
Nepali 60 20 35 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5,635 3,250 2,385 0 0 0
Sindhi 20 10 15 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Urdu 985 480 505 0 0 0
Iranian languages 2,445 1,535 910 0 0 0
Kurdish 85 75 10 0 0 0
Pashto 10 10 10 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,350 1,460 890 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 9,760 5,730 4,030 15 10 0
Catalan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 775 415 355 0 0 0
Portuguese 5,070 3,365 1,705 0 0 0
Romanian 245 105 140 0 0 0
Spanish 3,660 1,840 1,820 15 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 775 250 520 10 10 0
Kartvelian languages 10 10 10 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 4,265 2,155 2,105 10 0 10
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 70 35 35 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 15 0 15 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 20 15 10 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 10 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 350 140 210 10 15 0
American Sign Language 245 80 170 0 10 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 110 65 45 0 10 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 52,745 28,050 24,695 0 0 10
Chinese languages 52,700 28,020 24,675 0 0 0
Cantonese 25,335 13,205 12,130 0 0 0
Hakka 35 10 25 0 0 0
Mandarin 26,135 14,210 11,930 0 0 0
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 220 145 75 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 30 20 10 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 910 420 490 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 50 30 20 0 0 0
Burmese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 40 25 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 70 30 40 10 0 0
Lao 10 0 10 0 0 0
Thai 65 30 30 10 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 415 285 130 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkish 400 270 130 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 10 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 305 140 165 0 0 0
Estonian 50 15 35 0 0 0
Finnish 45 10 35 0 0 0
Hungarian 220 125 95 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Multiple responses 80,805 38,835 41,970 840 385 460
English and French 16,405 6,285 10,115 765 350 415
English and non-official language 63,155 31,990 31,165 75 30 50
French and non-official language 85 45 40 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 1,160 510 645 0 0 0
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 3,404,200 1,747,780 1,656,420 103,800 53,670 50,130
None 3,137,830 1,614,155 1,523,680 97,435 50,600 46,840
English 44,560 21,510 23,050 2,275 1,220 1,055
French 47,885 20,415 27,475 3,770 1,730 2,035
Non-official language 169,430 89,575 79,855 295 115 180
Aboriginal 155 50 105 10 0 10
Non-Aboriginal 169,270 89,525 79,750 285 115 170
English and French 85 45 45 0 0 0
English and non-official language 1,225 585 640 0 0 0
French and non-official language 3,160 1,480 1,675 25 0 20
English, French and non-official language 25 20 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 5,802,555 2,819,345 2,983,215 189,265 92,345 96,930
Non-movers 5,070,300 2,459,065 2,611,235 169,260 82,825 86,435
Movers 732,260 360,275 371,980 20,010 9,515 10,495
Non-migrants 433,235 212,190 221,040 9,235 4,415 4,820
Migrants 299,025 148,080 150,940 10,770 5,100 5,675
Internal migrants 194,570 96,145 98,430 10,185 4,775 5,400
Intraprovincial migrants 168,510 83,115 85,395 6,830 3,060 3,770
Interprovincial migrants 26,065 13,030 13,030 3,350 1,720 1,635
External migrants 104,455 51,940 52,515 590 320 270
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 5,553,650 2,691,730 2,861,915 182,895 89,085 93,810
Non-movers 3,411,530 1,646,850 1,764,680 130,175 64,020 66,155
Movers 2,142,120 1,044,880 1,097,235 52,725 25,065 27,655
Non-migrants 1,174,140 570,770 603,370 24,165 11,435 12,725
Migrants 967,975 474,110 493,860 28,560 13,630 14,930
Internal migrants 577,355 282,680 294,680 26,650 12,640 14,010
Intraprovincial migrants 510,305 250,225 260,080 17,390 8,085 9,300
Interprovincial migrants 67,050 32,450 34,600 9,265 4,550 4,715
External migrants 390,620 191,435 199,185 1,910 990 915

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Zone 1 - Western [Health region, December 2017], Nova Scotia (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 March 29, 2024).

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