Census Profile, 2016 Census
Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Ottawa - Gatineau [Population centre], Ontario/Quebec

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Characteristic Toronto
Ontario
[Census metropolitan area]
Ottawa - Gatineau
Ontario/Quebec
[Population centre]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 5,928,040 ... ... 989,567 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 5,583,064 ... ... 945,592r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.2 ... ... 4.7 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 2,235,145 ... ... 439,953 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 2,135,909 ... ... 412,533 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,003.8 ... ... 1,900.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 5,905.84 ... ... 520.82 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 5,928,040 2,876,755 3,051,290 989,585 479,125 510,465
0 to 14 years 985,615 505,690 479,920 163,945 83,475 80,475
0 to 4 years 310,070 158,835 151,235 53,575 27,245 26,330
5 to 9 years 338,320 173,665 164,660 56,635 28,810 27,820
10 to 14 years 337,220 173,190 164,035 53,740 27,415 26,325
15 to 64 years 4,083,850 1,988,910 2,094,935 673,790 328,910 344,880
15 to 19 years 366,525 188,790 177,735 57,940 29,395 28,550
20 to 24 years 411,945 210,445 201,500 74,270 37,115 37,155
25 to 29 years 424,345 209,785 214,560 70,885 35,210 35,680
30 to 34 years 419,845 201,620 218,220 68,095 33,195 34,895
35 to 39 years 406,175 190,620 215,555 65,400 31,325 34,070
40 to 44 years 414,490 195,580 218,910 65,225 31,355 33,865
45 to 49 years 440,145 210,225 229,920 67,100 32,420 34,675
50 to 54 years 460,465 225,115 235,350 75,240 36,710 38,530
55 to 59 years 407,175 198,170 209,005 70,815 34,010 36,805
60 to 64 years 332,740 158,560 174,175 58,825 28,175 30,645
65 years and over 858,580 382,150 476,435 151,845 66,735 85,110
65 to 69 years 280,910 132,275 148,635 50,755 24,020 26,735
70 to 74 years 197,490 91,745 105,745 35,760 16,480 19,280
75 to 79 years 151,925 68,045 83,880 25,805 11,445 14,360
80 to 84 years 113,220 49,005 64,215 18,955 7,945 11,015
85 years and over 115,030 41,080 73,955 20,565 6,845 13,720
85 to 89 years 72,340 28,160 44,175 12,485 4,605 7,880
90 to 94 years 33,400 10,570 22,835 6,195 1,850 4,350
95 to 99 years 8,030 2,115 5,915 1,655 365 1,290
100 years and over 1,270 230 1,040 230 30 200
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.6 17.6 15.7 16.6 17.4 15.8
15 to 64 years 68.9 69.1 68.7 68.1 68.6 67.6
65 years and over 14.5 13.3 15.6 15.3 13.9 16.7
85 years and over 1.9 1.4 2.4 2.1 1.4 2.7
Average age of the population 39.7 38.7 40.6 40.0 39.0 41.0
Median age of the population 39.4 38.2 40.4 39.6 38.4 40.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 2,135,910 ... ... 412,535 ... ...
Single-detached house 846,405 ... ... 151,140 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 626,905 ... ... 73,860 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 661,955 ... ... 186,995 ... ...
Semi-detached house 158,815 ... ... 32,005 ... ...
Row house 195,245 ... ... 71,820 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 89,975 ... ... 13,300 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 214,365 ... ... 69,275 ... ...
Other single-attached house 3,555 ... ... 595 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 640 ... ... 545 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 2,135,910 ... ... 412,535 ... ...
1 person 519,795 ... ... 130,115 ... ...
2 persons 598,700 ... ... 136,345 ... ...
3 persons 373,775 ... ... 61,560 ... ...
4 persons 377,170 ... ... 54,520 ... ...
5 or more persons 266,470 ... ... 30,000 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 5,862,855 ... ... 970,315 ... ...
Average household size 2.7 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 4,942,430 2,371,060 2,571,365 825,635 395,645 429,990
Married or living common law 2,758,170 1,378,855 1,379,315 444,795 222,375 222,420
Married 2,466,925 1,230,930 1,235,995 348,295 173,775 174,520
Living common law 291,240 147,925 143,320 96,500 48,600 47,900
Not married and not living common law 2,184,260 992,210 1,192,050 380,845 173,275 207,570
Never married 1,537,495 798,270 739,220 262,790 136,390 126,405
Separated 130,030 51,235 78,795 21,720 8,740 12,975
Divorced 271,530 97,385 174,150 54,960 19,835 35,120
Widowed 245,200 45,310 199,890 41,375 8,310 33,065
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 1,625,790 ... ... 265,750 ... ...
2 persons 682,915 ... ... 133,290 ... ...
3 persons 397,625 ... ... 57,335 ... ...
4 persons 391,440 ... ... 52,135 ... ...
5 or more persons 153,805 ... ... 22,985 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.0 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 1,625,790 ... ... 265,750 ... ...
Total couple families 1,333,645 ... ... 216,715 ... ...
Married couples 1,188,130 ... ... 168,485 ... ...
Common-law couples 145,515 ... ... 48,230 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 292,150 ... ... 49,035 ... ...
Female parent 241,820 ... ... 38,910 ... ...
Male parent 50,325 ... ... 10,130 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 1,333,645 ... ... 216,715 ... ...
Couples without children 509,835 ... ... 104,005 ... ...
Couples with children 823,805 ... ... 112,715 ... ...
1 child 312,605 ... ... 43,190 ... ...
2 children 366,295 ... ... 48,160 ... ...
3 or more children 144,910 ... ... 21,365 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 292,145 ... ... 49,035 ... ...
1 child 173,080 ... ... 29,285 ... ...
2 children 85,025 ... ... 14,145 ... ...
3 or more children 34,040 ... ... 5,605 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 923,210 415,830 507,380 199,465 93,025 106,440
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 2,135,910 ... ... 412,535 ... ...
One-census-family households 1,430,535 ... ... 255,280 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 434,860 ... ... 99,905 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 995,670 ... ... 155,375 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 93,790 ... ... 5,155 ... ...
Non-census-family households 611,585 ... ... 152,100 ... ...
One-person households 519,790 ... ... 130,115 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 91,795 ... ... 21,985 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 5,883,670 2,858,785 3,024,885 977,440 474,150 503,290
English only 5,154,905 2,553,030 2,601,880 433,850 220,225 213,620
French only 4,855 2,035 2,815 79,305 34,555 44,755
English and French 464,980 201,080 263,900 450,720 213,930 236,785
Neither English nor French 258,925 102,635 156,290 13,565 5,445 8,125
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 5,883,665 2,858,785 3,024,885 977,435 474,150 503,290
English 5,503,690 2,700,905 2,802,785 614,885 303,700 311,180
French 72,790 33,545 39,245 322,135 152,060 170,080
English and French 51,895 23,470 28,425 27,205 13,120 14,085
Neither English nor French 255,295 100,870 154,430 13,215 5,265 7,950
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 98,735 45,280 53,455 628,485 158,620 177,120
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.7 1.6 1.8 64.3 33.5 35.2
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 5,883,670 2,858,785 3,024,880 977,440 474,145 503,290
Single responses 5,645,915 2,743,825 2,902,090 941,140 456,745 484,395
Official languages 3,127,355 1,550,385 1,576,970 744,295 363,705 380,590
English 3,061,820 1,520,045 1,541,775 449,140 223,855 225,290
French 65,535 30,340 35,195 295,150 139,850 155,295
Non-official languages 2,518,555 1,193,440 1,325,120 196,850 93,045 103,805
Aboriginal languages 575 255 325 945 385 565
Algonquian languages 400 175 230 570 250 315
Blackfoot 5 10 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 115 45 70 430 200 230
Atikamekw 5 0 5 5 5 5
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 0 10 0 5
Moose Cree 10 0 10 5 0 0
Naskapi 5 5 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 5 0 0 60 25 35
Plains Cree 10 0 5 15 5 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 5 0
Swampy Cree 30 10 20 30 10 15
Woods Cree 5 0 0 5 0 5
Cree, n.o.s. 55 20 35 290 135 150
Eastern Algonquian languages 25 10 15 20 5 10
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 25 10 15 15 5 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 250 115 140 120 40 80
Algonquin 5 0 0 40 20 30
Ojibway 230 105 120 65 20 45
Oji-Cree 10 5 5 10 5 5
Ottawa (Odawa) 15 5 10 5 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 5 5 0
Athabaskan languages 25 10 15 5 5 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 25 10 15 10 0 5
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 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 5 0 0 0 0 5
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 20 325 110 215
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Inuktitut 30 10 20 290 95 195
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 15
Iroquoian languages 20 5 10 30 10 20
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 15 10 5 20 10 15
Oneida 5 0 5 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 0 5 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 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 5 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 5 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. 80 40 40 10 5 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 2,517,980 1,193,185 1,324,795 195,905 92,660 103,245
Afro-Asiatic languages 140,140 69,950 70,195 48,305 24,300 24,005
Berber languages 220 130 90 860 475 390
Kabyle 105 60 50 565 300 265
Berber languages, n.i.e. 115 70 45 295 170 125
Cushitic languages 14,405 6,195 8,205 6,685 2,900 3,785
Bilen 80 45 35 50 25 20
Oromo 1,005 490 515 210 115 95
Somali 13,255 5,625 7,630 6,325 2,715 3,615
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 65 35 30 95 40 55
Semitic languages 125,160 63,435 61,725 40,685 20,885 19,800
Amharic 7,460 3,375 4,085 1,385 650 735
Arabic 85,175 43,805 41,365 37,895 19,540 18,355
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10,195 4,985 5,215 75 35 45
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 1,845 920 925 10 5 5
Harari 930 435 490 55 25 30
Hebrew 10,390 5,560 4,830 295 160 140
Maltese 3,525 1,730 1,795 25 5 15
Tigrigna 4,725 2,160 2,560 875 425 450
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 925 465 460 70 35 35
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 355 185 175 75 40 35
Austro-Asiatic languages 51,160 23,360 27,800 6,100 2,825 3,275
Khmer (Cambodian) 3,090 1,400 1,690 1,000 450 550
Vietnamese 48,005 21,935 26,070 5,085 2,370 2,720
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 65 25 40 5 0 5
Austronesian languages 160,980 63,835 97,150 7,245 2,610 4,635
Bikol 470 210 260 30 10 15
Cebuano 5,080 2,020 3,055 340 110 225
Fijian 55 25 25 5 0 5
Hiligaynon 2,320 890 1,435 105 35 70
Ilocano 9,415 3,685 5,735 540 210 330
Malagasy 25 15 15 105 50 55
Malay 4,420 1,995 2,430 360 145 220
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,305 580 725 20 10 15
Pangasinan 450 185 270 30 15 15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 136,115 53,725 82,385 5,550 1,965 3,585
Waray-Waray 315 105 205 35 15 20
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,015 400 610 125 50 75
Creole languages 5,505 2,575 2,930 5,135 2,180 2,955
Haitian Creole 200 95 110 380 165 215
Creole, n.o.s. 3,380 1,600 1,785 4,570 1,930 2,640
Creole languages, n.i.e. 1,920 875 1,040 185 80 100
Dravidian languages 133,415 65,680 67,740 3,010 1,575 1,435
Kannada 2,025 1,015 1,010 165 90 80
Malayalam 12,530 6,430 6,100 555 290 265
Tamil 109,580 53,225 56,355 1,875 960 910
Telugu 9,015 4,880 4,135 395 220 175
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 275 135 140 20 10 5
Hmong-Mien languages 25 10 15 0 5 0
Indo-European languages 1,372,335 664,655 707,680 84,250 40,095 44,155
Albanian 13,260 6,615 6,645 585 280 300
Armenian 12,570 6,070 6,505 455 225 230
Balto-Slavic languages 261,650 119,970 141,685 18,455 8,265 10,190
Baltic languages 5,445 2,185 3,260 375 160 215
Latvian 2,255 905 1,350 200 90 115
Lithuanian 3,185 1,280 1,910 175 70 100
Slavic languages 256,205 117,785 138,420 18,085 8,105 9,975
Belarusan 355 170 185 35 20 20
Bosnian 2,750 1,330 1,415 605 280 325
Bulgarian 6,945 3,350 3,590 915 430 485
Croatian 16,525 7,925 8,595 990 465 525
Czech 4,795 2,215 2,580 785 345 435
Macedonian 12,010 5,700 6,315 65 25 40
Polish 69,860 31,625 38,240 4,730 2,125 2,605
Russian 83,105 37,735 45,375 4,990 2,110 2,880
Serbian 21,420 10,425 10,995 2,060 1,015 1,050
Serbo-Croatian 2,420 1,130 1,290 800 395 405
Slovak 5,260 2,455 2,800 450 190 260
Slovene (Slovenian) 3,705 1,630 2,075 170 75 95
Ukrainian 26,550 11,840 14,710 1,445 595 845
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 510 265 245 35 20 15
Celtic languages 460 210 250 95 45 50
Scottish Gaelic 165 75 90 30 20 10
Welsh 150 65 85 45 15 30
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 140 75 70 15 10 5
Germanic languages 45,990 20,810 25,180 7,030 3,170 3,870
Afrikaans 985 475 510 110 50 55
Danish 1,570 710 855 230 105 125
Dutch 8,585 4,045 4,540 1,665 785 880
Frisian 135 60 75 30 15 15
German 29,425 13,140 16,285 4,375 1,910 2,470
Icelandic 85 40 45 15 10 5
Norwegian 380 170 210 115 50 65
Swedish 1,140 485 660 230 115 120
Vlaams (Flemish) 280 110 170 75 35 40
Yiddish 3,355 1,555 1,800 170 90 80
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 50 20 25 20 5 15
Greek 41,225 20,005 21,215 1,955 1,020 935
Indo-Iranian languages 589,495 296,750 292,745 23,440 11,880 11,560
Indo-Aryan languages 476,470 239,960 236,510 15,305 7,775 7,530
Bengali 38,325 19,275 19,045 2,980 1,490 1,495
Gujarati 64,115 32,120 31,995 1,175 610 555
Hindi 48,140 24,165 23,975 2,315 1,190 1,120
Kashmiri 275 140 140 10 5 5
Konkani 2,155 1,020 1,135 95 50 45
Marathi 4,465 2,270 2,200 240 120 120
Nepali 4,685 2,350 2,330 915 435 480
Oriya (Odia) 585 315 270 35 15 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 171,230 86,995 84,230 3,140 1,625 1,515
Sindhi 5,800 2,720 3,085 225 105 120
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 7,860 3,805 4,055 710 355 360
Urdu 128,845 64,790 64,060 3,455 1,765 1,690
Iranian languages 111,100 55,775 55,330 8,050 4,050 4,000
Kurdish 2,775 1,555 1,220 675 360 310
Pashto 7,685 3,960 3,730 975 490 485
Persian (Farsi) 100,640 50,255 50,380 6,400 3,200 3,200
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,920 1,020 910 90 55 30
Italic (Romance) languages 407,685 194,225 213,460 32,240 15,210 17,030
Catalan 165 90 75 30 15 15
Italian 151,415 72,645 78,770 8,160 4,035 4,125
Portuguese 104,305 50,075 54,235 6,100 2,910 3,185
Romanian 25,075 11,670 13,400 2,925 1,360 1,570
Spanish 126,500 59,645 66,860 15,000 6,870 8,130
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 225 105 125 25 15 5
Japanese 9,650 3,370 6,280 950 285 660
Kartvelian languages 1,110 595 515 35 15 20
Georgian 1,110 595 515 35 15 20
Korean 55,005 25,250 29,750 1,845 770 1,070
Mongolic languages 345 155 190 35 15 15
Mongolian 345 155 190 40 20 20
Niger-Congo languages 24,130 11,310 12,820 8,085 3,715 4,370
Akan (Twi) 8,490 3,905 4,580 335 165 170
Bamanankan 60 30 30 145 60 75
Edo 1,020 410 610 40 25 15
Ewe 370 185 190 165 75 90
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 220 115 105 245 125 125
Ga 440 200 245 45 25 20
Ganda 515 245 270 130 60 70
Igbo 1,520 775 750 190 100 90
Lingala 375 175 200 490 205 285
Rundi (Kirundi) 355 165 185 1,435 655 785
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 380 175 210 1,130 445 685
Shona 680 325 355 100 35 65
Swahili 3,215 1,495 1,715 1,520 700 825
Wolof 160 90 80 265 125 140
Yoruba 3,380 1,720 1,655 235 120 115
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 2,945 1,310 1,635 1,625 805 820
Nilo-Saharan languages 360 200 160 335 150 180
Dinka 45 25 15 85 40 40
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 315 170 145 250 105 140
Sign languages 1,220 665 555 220 95 125
American Sign Language 470 250 220 70 20 45
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 30 10 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 750 420 330 120 60 60
Sino-Tibetan languages 516,670 239,930 276,740 26,395 12,185 14,215
Chinese languages 510,185 236,775 273,415 25,590 11,790 13,795
Cantonese 247,710 115,020 132,680 8,650 4,025 4,625
Hakka 6,495 2,915 3,580 130 50 80
Mandarin 227,085 105,655 121,435 14,845 6,815 8,030
Min Dong 765 370 395 35 15 20
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 11,580 5,345 6,235 605 255 345
Wu (Shanghainese) 5,290 2,380 2,910 340 150 190
Chinese, n.o.s. 11,075 4,995 6,080 960 470 495
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 190 95 95 15 10 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 6,485 3,160 3,325 815 395 420
Burmese 1,005 450 555 235 115 115
Karenic languages 265 125 140 320 160 165
Tibetan 4,875 2,410 2,470 90 50 40
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 335 175 160 160 70 90
Tai-Kadai languages 3,935 1,600 2,340 635 215 415
Lao 2,275 1,095 1,180 305 140 170
Thai 1,640 495 1,145 330 80 250
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 25 10 15 5 0 0
Turkic languages 16,700 8,685 8,015 1,405 715 690
Azerbaijani 1,615 865 745 95 60 40
Turkish 13,700 7,145 6,550 1,165 595 570
Uyghur 385 195 195 15 5 10
Uzbek 595 300 295 80 35 45
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 405 180 225 50 25 25
Uralic languages 24,330 10,880 13,455 1,730 795 930
Estonian 2,685 1,100 1,585 135 55 75
Finnish 2,515 1,010 1,505 245 90 155
Hungarian 19,130 8,765 10,360 1,350 655 700
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 960 495 465 185 105 85
Multiple responses 237,755 114,960 122,795 36,295 17,405 18,895
English and French 14,945 6,895 8,050 14,550 6,970 7,575
English and non-official language 210,320 102,445 107,880 13,430 6,540 6,890
French and non-official language 6,050 2,715 3,330 5,660 2,635 3,020
English, French and non-official language 6,440 2,910 3,535 2,655 1,255 1,400
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 5,883,670 2,858,785 3,024,880 977,440 474,150 503,290
Single responses 5,321,900 2,588,170 2,733,730 916,425 445,340 471,085
Official languages 3,866,565 1,899,565 1,966,995 817,415 398,620 418,800
English 3,836,765 1,885,800 1,950,970 553,945 273,975 279,970
French 29,795 13,770 16,030 263,475 124,640 138,830
Non-official languages 1,455,335 688,605 766,730 99,010 46,720 52,285
Aboriginal languages 160 85 80 395 180 215
Algonquian languages 80 40 35 260 125 135
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 10 10 245 120 125
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 5 5
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 0 5 0 0
Moose Cree 0 5 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 5 5 5 5 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 25 10 20
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 5 0 5 0 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 5 10 185 95 90
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 20 20 15 10 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 35 20 15 15 5 10
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 0 130 55 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 15 5 0 115 50 70
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 5 5 0 0 0 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 0 5 0 5 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 5 0 0 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 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,455,175 688,520 766,655 98,610 46,540 52,075
Afro-Asiatic languages 74,095 35,480 38,615 27,020 13,045 13,970
Berber languages 65 30 30 435 220 210
Kabyle 35 15 15 345 175 170
Berber languages, n.i.e. 35 15 15 90 45 40
Cushitic languages 8,380 3,530 4,850 3,880 1,600 2,280
Bilen 40 15 20 30 10 15
Oromo 545 250 290 125 65 60
Somali 7,765 3,250 4,520 3,675 1,500 2,170
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 60 20 35
Semitic languages 65,465 31,830 33,635 22,685 11,210 11,475
Amharic 3,815 1,680 2,135 805 380 425
Arabic 45,020 22,145 22,875 21,280 10,540 10,735
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 6,790 3,255 3,535 30 10 20
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 1,095 535 560 0 0 0
Harari 520 235 285 15 10 10
Hebrew 4,395 2,265 2,135 110 65 50
Maltese 875 395 475 5 0 0
Tigrigna 2,480 1,085 1,395 410 190 220
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 480 225 250 25 15 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 185 90 95 15 10 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 33,450 15,260 18,190 3,685 1,710 1,975
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,655 725 935 470 215 255
Vietnamese 31,760 14,525 17,235 3,210 1,490 1,715
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 30 15 20 5 5 5
Austronesian languages 72,495 30,930 41,570 3,145 1,320 1,830
Bikol 85 35 45 5 0 0
Cebuano 1,875 810 1,065 115 50 70
Fijian 10 10 5 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 780 335 445 45 15 30
Ilocano 3,455 1,480 1,970 220 100 115
Malagasy 10 5 5 20 10 10
Malay 1,455 705 750 105 45 60
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 405 180 225 5 0 0
Pangasinan 80 35 40 10 5 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 63,985 27,170 36,815 2,580 1,070 1,520
Waray-Waray 75 30 45 5 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 285 135 150 40 20 25
Creole languages 2,845 1,315 1,535 2,130 875 1,255
Haitian Creole 120 55 60 195 85 115
Creole, n.o.s. 1,950 900 1,050 1,870 765 1,105
Creole languages, n.i.e. 780 355 425 60 25 35
Dravidian languages 88,295 42,605 45,695 1,485 740 745
Kannada 830 415 410 50 30 20
Malayalam 6,400 3,260 3,140 245 125 120
Tamil 76,095 36,265 39,830 1,025 495 530
Telugu 4,870 2,615 2,255 160 90 70
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 95 40 50 5 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 723,495 347,435 376,055 38,280 18,160 20,115
Albanian 6,385 3,195 3,190 270 125 145
Armenian 7,475 3,530 3,940 220 100 120
Balto-Slavic languages 135,230 63,280 71,950 8,495 3,965 4,535
Baltic languages 1,640 680 960 80 35 50
Latvian 600 245 355 45 20 25
Lithuanian 1,045 440 605 40 20 20
Slavic languages 133,590 62,600 70,995 8,415 3,930 4,485
Belarusan 125 60 65 20 10 10
Bosnian 1,330 645 690 345 170 175
Bulgarian 3,860 1,875 1,980 485 230 260
Croatian 5,940 2,845 3,095 375 170 205
Czech 1,415 685 730 180 85 100
Macedonian 4,970 2,355 2,615 20 10 10
Polish 33,325 15,550 17,775 1,695 765 925
Russian 53,675 24,950 28,720 2,875 1,295 1,580
Serbian 12,200 5,910 6,290 1,355 690 665
Serbo-Croatian 935 435 500 440 220 215
Slovak 2,290 1,115 1,175 145 70 80
Slovene (Slovenian) 890 385 500 20 10 5
Ukrainian 12,515 5,720 6,790 455 205 250
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 135 55 80 10 5 5
Celtic languages 65 35 30 10 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 25 15 10 5 5 5
Welsh 20 5 10 5 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 5,315 2,430 2,885 785 350 435
Afrikaans 265 125 145 20 10 15
Danish 135 65 75 10 5 10
Dutch 655 300 350 125 60 65
Frisian 5 0 0 0 0 0
German 3,590 1,625 1,965 545 235 310
Icelandic 20 5 15 0 0 0
Norwegian 45 15 20 10 5 5
Swedish 220 100 120 50 30 20
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Yiddish 350 175 175 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0
Greek 16,940 7,905 9,035 605 290 320
Indo-Iranian languages 367,340 181,800 185,540 12,835 6,315 6,520
Indo-Aryan languages 292,940 145,580 147,360 8,090 4,045 4,050
Bengali 24,615 12,140 12,470 1,775 860 910
Gujarati 38,265 18,750 19,515 490 255 235
Hindi 23,995 11,925 12,065 1,055 545 515
Kashmiri 50 25 25 5 5 5
Konkani 440 215 230 30 15 20
Marathi 2,000 1,030 970 100 40 55
Nepali 3,085 1,560 1,525 730 360 370
Oriya (Odia) 270 135 140 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 116,045 58,355 57,690 1,775 900 875
Sindhi 2,485 1,140 1,350 50 20 30
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 3,580 1,750 1,825 350 170 180
Urdu 78,105 38,560 39,550 1,710 860 845
Iranian languages 73,635 35,825 37,805 4,725 2,260 2,465
Kurdish 1,470 795 675 400 210 190
Pashto 4,850 2,430 2,415 605 295 310
Persian (Farsi) 67,315 32,600 34,715 3,710 1,745 1,960
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 770 395 375 25 15 15
Italic (Romance) languages 184,745 85,260 99,480 15,045 7,005 8,045
Catalan 80 40 45 15 5 10
Italian 51,815 22,250 29,560 2,375 1,065 1,310
Portuguese 50,210 24,070 26,135 2,705 1,275 1,425
Romanian 12,200 5,660 6,540 1,535 735 805
Spanish 70,370 33,205 37,165 8,410 3,920 4,485
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 65 30 35 5 5 5
Japanese 4,550 1,950 2,600 370 125 240
Kartvelian languages 745 405 335 10 0 0
Georgian 745 405 335 10 0 5
Korean 38,435 17,960 20,475 1,005 455 545
Mongolic languages 200 100 95 20 15 5
Mongolian 200 100 95 20 10 5
Niger-Congo languages 8,925 3,985 4,945 2,195 1,000 1,205
Akan (Twi) 4,040 1,745 2,300 120 55 65
Bamanankan 15 10 10 30 10 15
Edo 295 115 175 0 0 0
Ewe 95 40 55 30 15 20
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 75 35 40 60 30 30
Ga 150 65 85 10 0 5
Ganda 155 70 85 30 15 15
Igbo 410 205 205 60 30 25
Lingala 95 40 55 110 40 70
Rundi (Kirundi) 125 60 65 460 225 235
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 115 50 65 330 130 205
Shona 235 115 125 20 15 10
Swahili 1,225 540 690 545 250 290
Wolof 80 45 35 100 45 50
Yoruba 1,080 520 560 55 30 30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 735 330 405 245 115 135
Nilo-Saharan languages 90 45 45 90 40 50
Dinka 15 5 5 30 15 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 75 40 40 60 25 40
Sign languages 1,910 1,085 825 295 150 150
American Sign Language 720 375 345 90 40 55
Quebec Sign Language 0 5 0 35 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 1,190 710 480 170 95 80
Sino-Tibetan languages 385,150 180,140 205,005 17,455 8,230 9,225
Chinese languages 380,550 177,880 202,675 16,880 7,955 8,925
Cantonese 182,755 84,030 98,725 5,015 2,300 2,715
Hakka 2,725 1,240 1,490 50 15 30
Mandarin 179,665 85,535 94,135 10,840 5,165 5,675
Min Dong 240 105 135 15 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 5,065 2,315 2,745 225 90 135
Wu (Shanghainese) 3,130 1,465 1,665 175 90 90
Chinese, n.o.s. 6,890 3,155 3,735 565 290 270
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 85 35 50 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 4,595 2,265 2,330 575 275 300
Burmese 575 260 310 150 70 80
Karenic languages 215 105 110 250 120 130
Tibetan 3,705 1,845 1,860 70 35 35
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 100 55 50 105 45 55
Tai-Kadai languages 1,635 765 865 245 100 145
Lao 1,050 505 540 155 70 85
Thai 575 255 320 90 25 60
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 9,495 4,755 4,740 730 345 380
Azerbaijani 645 325 320 35 20 20
Turkish 8,155 4,070 4,090 625 295 325
Uyghur 225 120 105 10 0 5
Uzbek 315 165 145 45 20 25
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 150 70 80 20 15 5
Uralic languages 9,040 4,135 4,900 425 195 230
Estonian 650 240 410 20 5 10
Finnish 510 220 290 30 15 15
Hungarian 7,875 3,680 4,200 375 180 200
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 320 165 155 45 30 15
Multiple responses 561,765 270,615 291,155 61,010 28,810 32,200
English and French 13,015 5,965 7,055 16,010 7,470 8,535
English and non-official language 535,630 258,900 276,730 32,570 15,695 16,880
French and non-official language 2,390 1,055 1,340 6,725 2,995 3,735
English, French and non-official language 10,730 4,700 6,035 5,705 2,650 3,050
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 5,883,670 2,858,785 3,024,885 977,440 474,150 503,290
None 4,489,770 2,189,920 2,299,850 731,705 358,115 373,590
English 594,565 291,580 302,985 102,760 49,000 53,760
French 52,850 22,910 29,940 65,100 30,440 34,660
Non-official language 720,320 342,165 378,160 66,960 31,505 35,455
Aboriginal 480 205 275 505 195 310
Non-Aboriginal 719,840 341,955 377,885 66,450 31,305 35,140
English and French 4,015 1,855 2,165 3,580 1,710 1,870
English and non-official language 13,540 6,615 6,925 3,370 1,620 1,750
French and non-official language 8,355 3,630 4,730 3,870 1,710 2,160
English, French and non-official language 255 120 135 100 50 50
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 4,879,095 2,345,200 2,533,895 806,590 387,750 418,840
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 4,631,950 2,227,300 2,404,650 772,720 371,225 401,495
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,705 36,559 28,070 40,042 44,578 36,381
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 4,632,745 2,227,500 2,405,245 772,970 371,250 401,720
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,242 33,167 26,233 35,354 38,833 32,532
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 4,084,930 2,011,885 2,073,045 697,670 340,055 357,615
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,705 38,299 28,006 39,669 44,956 34,982
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 3,323,485 1,463,175 1,860,305 548,210 243,755 304,455
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 2,205 1,016 3,814 4,086 2,241 5,486
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 3,454,585 1,751,255 1,703,330 573,735 287,415 286,320
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,838 39,549 30,701 38,975 42,209 35,998
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 4,879,095 2,345,190 2,533,905 806,730 387,795 418,935
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 4,632,420 2,227,415 2,405,000 772,840 371,070 401,770
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 50,479 60,343 41,343 51,523 57,733 45,788
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 4,633,195 2,227,640 2,405,550 773,095 371,075 402,015
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,565 47,026 34,582 41,997 46,276 38,048
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 4,085,085 2,011,905 2,073,175 698,020 339,930 358,090
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 52,042 62,785 41,617 51,407 58,478 44,694
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 3,323,000 1,463,150 1,859,850 547,675 243,305 304,370
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,392 5,530 7,071 7,187 6,348 7,857
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 3,454,590 1,751,680 1,702,905 573,945 286,775 287,170
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 51,801 61,164 42,171 49,818 55,260 44,383
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 4,879,095 2,345,195 2,533,900 806,730 387,800 418,930
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 1,645,880 909,065 736,815 286,395 151,445 134,945
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 56,454 60,974 51,880 62,018 65,432 59,128
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 74,722 84,091 63,161 70,308 75,639 64,325
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 90.9 93.9 86.8 90.1 92.8 86.9
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 76.5 79.7 72.1 71.7 73.9 69.3
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 9.1 6.1 13.2 9.9 7.2 13.1
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 4,879,095 2,345,195 2,533,895 806,585 387,745 418,840
Without total income 247,145 117,900 129,245 33,870 16,525 17,340
With total income 4,631,950 2,227,295 2,404,655 772,720 371,225 401,490
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.9 95.8 95.7 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 816,625 368,835 447,795 101,995 48,170 53,830
$10,000 to $19,999 824,160 348,745 475,420 119,235 50,155 69,080
$20,000 to $29,999 589,070 254,985 334,085 88,630 37,970 50,660
$30,000 to $39,999 463,975 209,685 254,290 76,155 34,125 42,030
$40,000 to $49,999 407,495 189,100 218,390 71,450 32,200 39,250
$50,000 to $59,999 325,105 158,480 166,620 64,375 29,920 34,455
$60,000 to $69,999 258,085 134,225 123,855 55,935 27,325 28,610
$70,000 to $79,999 203,100 111,065 92,035 44,115 22,505 21,610
$80,000 to $89,999 161,920 90,560 71,355 37,470 19,830 17,640
$90,000 to $99,999 137,570 73,985 63,585 30,725 16,315 14,410
$100,000 and over 444,845 287,620 157,225 82,635 52,715 29,915
$100,000 to $149,999 272,905 168,210 104,700 59,790 36,710 23,080
$150,000 and over 171,935 119,415 52,525 22,840 16,005 6,835
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 4,879,095 2,345,200 2,533,895 806,585 387,745 418,840
Without after-tax income 246,350 117,700 128,650 33,615 16,500 17,120
With after-tax income 4,632,740 2,227,495 2,405,245 772,970 371,250 401,720
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.0 94.9 95.8 95.7 95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 830,700 373,605 457,095 106,505 49,030 57,470
$10,000 to $19,999 856,665 364,095 492,575 124,225 52,825 71,405
$20,000 to $29,999 673,015 294,190 378,830 104,015 45,470 58,545
$30,000 to $39,999 552,905 254,030 298,870 96,015 43,360 52,655
$40,000 to $49,999 472,370 226,445 245,925 88,600 40,820 47,780
$50,000 to $59,999 348,665 180,280 168,385 73,475 35,765 37,710
$60,000 to $69,999 256,270 141,835 114,435 55,960 29,130 26,830
$70,000 to $79,999 198,170 109,175 88,995 43,515 23,420 20,095
$80,000 and over 443,970 283,840 160,130 80,655 51,425 29,235
$80,000 to $89,999 132,515 76,100 56,410 29,325 17,120 12,205
$90,000 to $99,999 79,285 49,680 29,605 16,495 10,420 6,075
$100,000 and over 232,170 158,060 74,115 34,830 23,885 10,950
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 4,879,095 2,345,200 2,533,895 806,585 387,750 418,835
Without employment income 1,424,510 593,940 830,565 232,850 100,335 132,520
With employment income 3,454,590 1,751,260 1,703,330 573,735 287,415 286,320
Percentage with employment income 70.8 74.7 67.2 71.1 74.1 68.4
Under $5,000 (including loss) 432,990 203,395 229,595 68,565 33,565 35,000
$5,000 to $9,999 286,225 129,320 156,910 43,065 19,635 23,435
$10,000 to $19,999 470,970 221,325 249,645 72,195 33,385 38,805
$20,000 to $29,999 371,235 170,795 200,440 57,400 27,200 30,200
$30,000 to $39,999 336,685 157,540 179,150 50,800 24,730 26,070
$40,000 to $49,999 310,550 147,370 163,180 47,790 22,325 25,460
$50,000 to $59,999 255,620 129,510 126,105 45,445 21,130 24,310
$60,000 to $69,999 206,215 110,510 95,705 39,780 19,265 20,515
$70,000 to $79,999 166,035 93,745 72,290 31,580 16,115 15,465
$80,000 and over 618,065 387,750 230,315 117,120 70,050 47,065
$80,000 to $89,999 136,480 78,255 58,230 29,815 15,610 14,205
$90,000 to $99,999 121,935 65,620 56,320 24,700 13,360 11,340
$100,000 and over 359,645 243,875 115,775 62,600 41,085 21,520
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 2,135,910 ... ... 412,530 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 78,373 ... ... 77,185 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,632 ... ... 65,965 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 519,790 ... ... 130,115 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,560 ... ... 43,768 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,294 ... ... 37,912 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 1,616,120 ... ... 282,415 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 94,463 ... ... 98,714 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 82,594 ... ... 84,020 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 2,135,910 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 109,480 ... ... 96,519 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 87,993 ... ... 78,700 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 519,930 ... ... 130,040 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 55,833 ... ... 52,644 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,755 ... ... 42,969 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 1,615,980 ... ... 282,515 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 126,740 ... ... 116,713 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 101,904 ... ... 95,146 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 2,135,910 ... ... 412,535 ... ...
Under $5,000 47,170 ... ... 7,130 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 32,275 ... ... 6,180 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 50,900 ... ... 11,755 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 75,725 ... ... 14,915 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 73,110 ... ... 13,775 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 74,910 ... ... 13,755 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 76,830 ... ... 14,330 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 78,800 ... ... 14,955 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 78,620 ... ... 15,280 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 77,375 ... ... 15,210 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 150,140 ... ... 30,345 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 141,320 ... ... 29,370 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 131,390 ... ... 26,680 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 122,205 ... ... 25,240 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 113,055 ... ... 22,925 ... ...
$100,000 and over 812,085 ... ... 150,705 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 229,055 ... ... 45,735 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 167,755 ... ... 32,485 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 200,605 ... ... 39,905 ... ...
$200,000 and over 214,660 ... ... 32,580 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 2,135,905 ... ... 412,535 ... ...
Under $5,000 49,905 ... ... 7,470 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 32,655 ... ... 6,280 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 51,760 ... ... 11,900 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 78,605 ... ... 15,575 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 80,190 ... ... 15,540 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 82,520 ... ... 16,010 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 87,360 ... ... 17,635 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 92,550 ... ... 18,820 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 95,185 ... ... 19,345 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 93,510 ... ... 19,495 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 179,885 ... ... 37,500 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 165,340 ... ... 34,185 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 153,020 ... ... 31,215 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 136,810 ... ... 27,340 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 118,465 ... ... 23,235 ... ...
$100,000 and over 638,165 ... ... 110,975 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 229,315 ... ... 43,270 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 149,930 ... ... 28,350 ... ...
$150,000 and over 258,915 ... ... 39,355 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 1,557,640 ... ... 265,825 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 94,132 ... ... 100,628 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 82,232 ... ... 85,365 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.3 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 423,565 ... ... 97,695 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 85,201 ... ... 96,416 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 73,904 ... ... 81,219 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 822,810 ... ... 113,195 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 114,050 ... ... 129,788 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 98,699 ... ... 108,479 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 257,415 ... ... 46,610 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 57,120 ... ... 60,105 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,715 ... ... 53,828 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 1,556,795 ... ... 265,975 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 127,226 ... ... 118,849 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 102,021 ... ... 96,566 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 423,700 ... ... 97,740 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 120,527 ... ... 113,645 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 94,618 ... ... 91,440 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 823,190 ... ... 113,445 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 148,914 ... ... 145,906 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 118,944 ... ... 117,727 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 255,745 ... ... 46,420 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 73,609 ... ... 68,797 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,869 ... ... 59,084 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 747,115 353,075 394,040 177,695 84,030 93,665
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,613 33,636 31,818 36,682 35,255 37,807
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,868 30,519 29,362 32,680 31,421 33,663
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 745,705 351,920 393,790 177,200 83,695 93,505
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 47,973 50,595 45,630 46,323 46,066 46,553
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,048 40,380 37,857 38,284 37,850 38,673
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 5,862,855 2,849,955 3,012,895 970,320 471,105 499,220
In the bottom half of the distribution 2,813,285 1,338,400 1,474,885 420,725 200,320 220,400
In the bottom decile 652,620 315,260 337,360 101,860 49,920 51,940
In the second decile 583,750 269,305 314,445 82,395 38,210 44,185
In the third decile 539,335 254,260 285,075 76,780 36,375 40,400
In the fourth decile 518,440 248,375 270,065 77,475 36,605 40,870
In the fifth decile 519,140 251,205 267,935 82,215 39,210 43,005
In the top half of the distribution 3,049,570 1,511,555 1,538,015 549,595 270,780 278,820
In the sixth decile 528,520 256,980 271,540 89,750 42,975 46,775
In the seventh decile 546,775 267,890 278,885 98,535 47,735 50,800
In the eighth decile 580,185 286,725 293,460 110,490 54,410 56,080
In the ninth decile 639,880 318,340 321,540 127,625 63,305 64,320
In the top decile 754,210 381,625 372,590 123,195 62,360 60,835
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 5,862,595 2,849,835 3,012,760 970,320 471,105 499,215
0 to 17 years 1,195,910 614,060 581,850 196,135 99,865 96,265
0 to 5 years 374,440 191,880 182,555 64,610 32,885 31,725
18 to 64 years 3,851,275 1,866,775 1,984,495 635,690 308,520 327,175
65 years and over 815,415 369,005 446,405 138,495 62,715 75,780
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 912,405 430,210 482,200 136,210 64,340 71,870
0 to 17 years 235,120 121,220 113,905 34,680 17,880 16,800
0 to 5 years 75,855 39,055 36,795 12,110 6,285 5,825
18 to 64 years 565,145 264,585 300,560 86,255 40,690 45,570
65 years and over 112,140 44,405 67,735 15,275 5,770 9,505
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 15.6 15.1 16.0 14.0 13.7 14.4
0 to 17 years (%) 19.7 19.7 19.6 17.7 17.9 17.5
0 to 5 years (%) 20.3 20.4 20.2 18.7 19.1 18.4
18 to 64 years (%) 14.7 14.2 15.1 13.6 13.2 13.9
65 years and over (%) 13.8 12.0 15.2 11.0 9.2 12.5
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 749,935 359,355 390,585 119,810 58,070 61,740
0 to 17 years 178,525 91,985 86,540 27,045 13,920 13,125
0 to 5 years 58,105 29,855 28,245 9,575 4,975 4,605
18 to 64 years 499,350 239,960 259,390 82,040 40,220 41,820
65 years and over 72,065 27,410 44,660 10,725 3,925 6,800
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 12.8 12.6 13.0 12.3 12.3 12.4
0 to 17 years (%) 14.9 15.0 14.9 13.8 13.9 13.6
0 to 5 years (%) 15.5 15.6 15.5 14.8 15.1 14.5
18 to 64 years (%) 13.0 12.9 13.1 12.9 13.0 12.8
65 years and over (%) 8.8 7.4 10.0 7.7 6.3 9.0
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,865 970,805 471,195 499,610
Official languages 5,605,085 2,747,700 2,857,380 957,265 465,840 491,430
English 5,600,485 2,745,820 2,854,665 878,805 431,505 447,295
French 466,820 200,835 265,990 527,240 247,165 280,080
Non-official languages 3,115,825 1,485,485 1,630,340 282,135 132,755 149,375
Aboriginal languages 1,105 450 655 1,550 570 980
Algonquian languages 940 395 545 905 350 560
Blackfoot 10 0 0 0 0 10
Cree-Montagnais languages 190 90 95 565 210 350
Atikamekw 0 0 0 10 0 10
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 15 10 15
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 20 10 10
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 80 40 45
Plains Cree 50 30 20 10 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 10 15 60 15 40
Woods Cree 15 10 0 20 15 10
Cree, n.o.s. 100 45 55 355 125 230
Eastern Algonquian languages 45 20 25 50 30 25
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 45 25 25 50 30 25
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 705 280 425 300 115 190
Algonquin 15 10 10 80 30 50
Ojibway 675 270 405 205 75 130
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 10 0 10
Ottawa (Odawa) 20 10 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 15 0 10 15 0 15
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 10 15 0 15
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 10 0 10 0 0 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 10 0 0 10 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 20 10 10 575 210 365
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 15 0 0 525 195 325
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 45 15 30
Iroquoian languages 60 20 40 55 15 40
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 45 15 35 55 15 40
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 10 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 10 10 10 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 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,114,775 1,485,055 1,629,720 280,655 132,215 148,440
Afro-Asiatic languages 211,335 106,115 105,215 67,235 33,920 33,315
Berber languages 245 135 110 1,205 655 550
Kabyle 80 40 40 795 400 395
Berber languages, n.i.e. 170 95 75 420 260 160
Cushitic languages 20,445 8,910 11,530 9,305 4,175 5,130
Bilen 85 50 35 90 50 35
Oromo 1,390 590 800 375 170 205
Somali 18,965 8,250 10,715 8,780 3,910 4,875
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 85 30 50 135 55 80
Semitic languages 191,925 97,710 94,215 58,050 29,785 28,275
Amharic 11,440 5,325 6,115 1,965 945 1,020
Arabic 125,970 65,090 60,880 53,930 27,805 26,120
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 12,500 6,090 6,410 80 20 55
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 2,220 1,110 1,105 0 0 0
Harari 1,250 635 620 25 15 10
Hebrew 38,385 19,590 18,795 1,510 810 705
Maltese 4,675 2,295 2,380 45 15 30
Tigrigna 5,960 2,790 3,180 1,130 475 660
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,135 555 580 240 155 85
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 720 335 390 185 95 95
Austro-Asiatic languages 67,000 30,750 36,245 7,830 3,750 4,080
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,340 1,900 2,445 1,305 595 705
Vietnamese 62,935 29,000 33,935 6,555 3,175 3,380
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 40 0 35 10 0 0
Austronesian languages 205,810 81,995 123,815 9,610 3,585 6,025
Bikol 580 260 325 30 10 20
Cebuano 7,350 2,960 4,395 475 170 300
Fijian 50 20 30 10 0 10
Hiligaynon 2,545 1,015 1,530 170 65 105
Ilocano 12,740 5,000 7,740 655 275 380
Malagasy 90 45 45 200 100 100
Malay 7,305 3,360 3,945 585 260 330
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,600 735 875 60 20 40
Pangasinan 450 200 255 55 25 25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 193,480 76,640 116,840 8,490 3,090 5,395
Waray-Waray 320 100 220 30 10 25
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,275 525 750 105 50 55
Creole languages 16,750 7,530 9,220 11,515 4,945 6,575
Haitian Creole 645 290 355 645 265 385
Creole, n.o.s. 9,125 4,110 5,015 10,290 4,410 5,870
Creole languages, n.i.e. 7,130 3,185 3,945 625 280 350
Dravidian languages 176,480 87,740 88,740 4,045 2,070 1,975
Kannada 4,470 2,245 2,215 340 175 165
Malayalam 17,255 8,785 8,475 755 350 405
Tamil 146,145 71,915 74,225 2,560 1,315 1,250
Telugu 13,615 7,460 6,150 680 375 305
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 440 225 210 30 20 10
Hmong-Mien languages 25 10 15 10 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,768,825 861,040 907,780 133,455 62,655 70,800
Albanian 15,375 7,695 7,680 695 315 375
Armenian 15,225 7,275 7,950 660 340 315
Balto-Slavic languages 300,880 140,300 160,580 22,790 10,515 12,270
Baltic languages 6,340 2,595 3,745 455 200 260
Latvian 2,630 1,115 1,520 250 95 155
Lithuanian 3,710 1,480 2,230 205 100 105
Slavic languages 296,240 138,420 157,820 22,415 10,355 12,070
Belarusan 945 495 450 130 55 80
Bosnian 4,355 2,110 2,250 955 435 525
Bulgarian 8,055 3,940 4,120 1,095 515 585
Croatian 23,785 11,605 12,180 1,765 830 930
Czech 6,300 2,975 3,325 1,130 510 625
Macedonian 16,730 8,025 8,700 120 45 75
Polish 83,545 38,245 45,300 5,500 2,525 2,980
Russian 111,165 51,675 59,485 8,220 3,825 4,395
Serbian 27,390 13,560 13,830 2,450 1,190 1,260
Serbo-Croatian 2,865 1,390 1,475 845 455 390
Slovak 6,085 2,790 3,295 760 315 450
Slovene (Slovenian) 4,450 2,010 2,440 225 110 115
Ukrainian 38,030 17,050 20,980 2,115 865 1,250
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 630 360 265 50 15 30
Celtic languages 1,910 985 920 335 160 175
Scottish Gaelic 650 325 320 135 60 70
Welsh 235 115 125 70 35 40
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 1,025 550 475 130 65 60
Germanic languages 80,940 38,460 42,480 15,070 7,215 7,855
Afrikaans 4,255 2,095 2,160 320 165 155
Danish 2,125 965 1,165 375 200 180
Dutch 11,655 5,440 6,215 2,265 1,065 1,200
Frisian 195 75 115 40 10 30
German 55,040 26,285 28,755 11,300 5,420 5,880
Icelandic 130 55 75 55 25 30
Norwegian 960 460 500 275 125 155
Swedish 2,570 1,165 1,410 530 260 270
Vlaams (Flemish) 265 110 150 110 50 65
Yiddish 6,510 3,200 3,305 345 180 160
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 105 50 55 35 15 20
Greek 60,400 29,665 30,735 2,950 1,495 1,450
Indo-Iranian languages 765,115 386,165 378,955 30,895 15,755 15,140
Indo-Aryan languages 639,795 323,555 316,245 21,920 11,215 10,710
Bengali 48,410 24,580 23,830 3,835 1,985 1,855
Gujarati 87,570 43,795 43,770 1,820 990 830
Hindi 207,780 105,570 102,210 8,675 4,565 4,110
Kashmiri 475 240 235 0 10 0
Konkani 4,995 2,265 2,730 100 55 45
Marathi 8,630 4,460 4,170 420 220 205
Nepali 6,385 3,155 3,235 1,280 650 630
Oriya (Odia) 930 445 480 60 30 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 243,875 125,225 118,655 5,245 2,740 2,505
Sindhi 9,685 4,545 5,135 395 175 220
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15,135 7,605 7,525 865 400 465
Urdu 194,390 98,385 96,005 6,095 3,030 3,065
Iranian languages 130,695 65,170 65,520 9,485 4,820 4,665
Kurdish 3,845 2,175 1,670 810 450 355
Pashto 11,400 6,040 5,365 1,275 670 605
Persian (Farsi) 119,790 59,470 60,320 8,130 4,095 4,035
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 3,515 1,895 1,620 185 105 80
Italic (Romance) languages 567,300 268,895 298,410 65,715 29,605 36,110
Catalan 315 165 150 90 45 45
Italian 220,425 105,435 114,985 15,035 7,205 7,830
Portuguese 134,220 64,585 69,640 8,500 4,155 4,340
Romanian 29,765 13,805 15,965 3,370 1,630 1,745
Spanish 206,090 95,990 110,100 42,570 18,380 24,185
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 655 320 340 105 65 35
Japanese 17,460 7,535 9,920 2,420 1,165 1,250
Kartvelian languages 1,465 740 725 50 25 20
Georgian 1,465 740 725 45 20 20
Korean 62,350 29,150 33,205 2,370 1,020 1,350
Mongolic languages 445 190 255 55 25 25
Mongolian 445 190 255 50 25 25
Niger-Congo languages 47,720 22,705 25,015 15,390 7,110 8,280
Akan (Twi) 13,715 6,345 7,365 615 320 295
Bamanankan 200 110 90 370 165 205
Edo 1,890 825 1,070 115 50 65
Ewe 520 270 250 355 185 175
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 485 245 240 415 195 225
Ga 1,005 490 515 140 75 65
Ganda 865 410 455 205 70 140
Igbo 2,925 1,445 1,475 320 185 135
Lingala 2,080 895 1,185 2,355 1,025 1,325
Rundi (Kirundi) 535 255 285 2,415 1,065 1,350
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 695 295 400 1,790 765 1,025
Shona 1,175 515 655 165 60 100
Swahili 10,350 5,110 5,240 4,080 1,885 2,190
Wolof 415 185 230 685 320 355
Yoruba 7,935 3,980 3,960 825 445 380
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 6,340 2,935 3,405 3,660 1,780 1,880
Nilo-Saharan languages 500 285 215 380 165 215
Dinka 85 65 25 185 85 105
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 415 220 195 190 80 110
Sign languages 5,980 2,555 3,425 1,560 600 960
American Sign Language 3,505 1,325 2,175 785 250 530
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 15 180 60 125
Sign languages, n.i.e. 2,575 1,280 1,295 665 315 350
Sino-Tibetan languages 581,165 272,700 308,470 30,150 14,220 15,930
Chinese languages 574,095 269,220 304,875 29,275 13,805 15,470
Cantonese 306,700 142,590 164,115 10,780 5,130 5,650
Hakka 7,185 3,150 4,035 205 90 110
Mandarin 313,605 145,835 167,765 19,885 9,145 10,740
Min Dong 710 285 425 30 15 20
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,985 6,265 7,715 860 375 485
Wu (Shanghainese) 6,885 3,200 3,685 335 150 190
Chinese, n.o.s. 11,470 5,200 6,270 915 495 425
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 135 75 60 25 0 15
Tibeto-Burman languages 7,455 3,695 3,770 910 430 475
Burmese 1,325 600 720 300 140 165
Karenic languages 245 115 135 370 185 180
Tibetan 5,465 2,725 2,740 50 30 20
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 500 290 210 345 145 200
Tai-Kadai languages 5,070 2,155 2,915 895 365 530
Lao 2,895 1,370 1,525 355 155 200
Thai 2,450 915 1,535 595 230 365
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 0 0 0
Turkic languages 24,680 12,835 11,845 2,145 1,055 1,090
Azerbaijani 2,645 1,345 1,300 140 85 55
Turkish 20,745 10,830 9,915 1,760 865 885
Uyghur 490 225 265 45 25 15
Uzbek 815 440 375 120 40 75
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 560 270 290 145 70 75
Uralic languages 27,660 12,555 15,095 2,095 955 1,140
Estonian 2,995 1,295 1,705 180 75 105
Finnish 2,835 1,215 1,615 330 140 190
Hungarian 21,890 10,070 11,830 1,590 745 845
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 2,300 1,195 1,105 530 315 220
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 970,800 471,195 499,610
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 5,134,440 2,503,870 2,630,575 904,880 439,540 465,340
Canadian citizens aged under 18 1,102,940 565,995 536,940 185,650 94,515 91,140
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 4,031,505 1,937,875 2,093,635 719,225 345,020 374,200
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 728,410 346,120 382,285 65,920 31,655 34,270
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 970,800 471,190 499,610
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 3,020,405 1,511,930 1,508,475 740,880 362,000 378,880
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 2,705,550 1,269,995 1,435,560 213,875 100,850 113,020
Before 1981 611,635 284,800 326,830 48,560 23,245 25,315
1981 to 1990 370,195 177,010 193,190 28,050 13,530 14,520
1991 to 2000 638,770 298,245 340,520 47,060 21,580 25,475
2001 to 2010 728,025 341,100 386,925 56,195 26,245 29,955
2001 to 2005 379,400 178,780 200,620 25,875 12,050 13,830
2006 to 2010 348,620 162,320 186,305 30,325 14,195 16,130
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 356,930 168,835 188,095 34,000 16,245 17,755
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 136,895 68,065 68,830 16,050 8,340 7,710
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 2,705,550 1,269,990 1,435,560 213,875 100,850 113,020
Under 5 years 225,470 112,150 113,325 22,945 11,195 11,750
5 to 14 years 449,875 226,440 223,440 38,405 19,725 18,680
15 to 24 years 588,860 261,700 327,155 44,775 20,305 24,465
25 to 44 years 1,154,390 541,415 612,980 90,095 41,740 48,350
45 years and over 286,960 128,295 158,665 17,655 7,890 9,765
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 2,705,550 1,269,990 1,435,560 213,875 100,850 113,025
Americas 409,865 181,700 228,165 35,320 15,720 19,600
Brazil 10,625 4,950 5,675 1,015 480 540
Colombia 17,150 7,850 9,295 2,560 1,065 1,495
El Salvador 11,110 5,535 5,580 1,945 915 1,030
Guyana 69,025 30,505 38,515 1,260 600 660
Haiti 2,590 1,225 1,370 7,940 3,385 4,550
Jamaica 99,660 41,700 57,960 2,810 1,210 1,605
Mexico 11,395 5,070 6,320 1,505 620 890
Peru 8,095 3,600 4,500 1,075 520 555
Trinidad and Tobago 43,135 19,035 24,095 1,115 435 680
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 46,695 21,755 24,940 7,270 3,400 3,870
Other places of birth in Americas 90,390 40,480 49,915 6,820 3,090 3,730
Europe 617,555 291,735 325,815 51,435 24,490 26,945
Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,630 4,760 4,875 2,030 975 1,055
Croatia 12,010 5,760 6,250 880 420 460
France 6,890 3,220 3,670 3,765 1,735 2,035
Germany 22,970 10,725 12,240 3,280 1,385 1,900
Greece 27,885 13,595 14,290 880 465 415
Hungary 11,925 5,380 6,540 700 345 350
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 8,115 3,955 4,160 660 295 365
Italy 103,620 50,525 53,090 5,080 2,650 2,425
Netherlands 7,620 3,700 3,915 1,395 680 710
Poland 57,450 25,810 31,640 3,515 1,580 1,935
Portugal 71,045 34,235 36,810 3,100 1,495 1,610
Romania 25,515 11,630 13,890 2,675 1,300 1,370
Russian Federation 34,385 14,875 19,510 2,405 975 1,430
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 13,080 6,355 6,725 905 430 475
Ukraine 32,110 14,690 17,420 1,580 730 855
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 99,165 47,375 51,790 11,800 5,965 5,840
Other places of birth in Europe 74,130 35,130 38,995 6,790 3,070 3,720
Africa 152,755 73,585 79,165 38,235 18,280 19,945
Algeria 1,240 650 595 2,065 1,060 1,005
Egypt 24,820 12,865 11,950 3,135 1,665 1,470
Ethiopia 10,865 4,965 5,900 2,145 1,005 1,140
Kenya 11,305 5,165 6,140 1,020 520 505
Morocco 3,480 1,700 1,780 2,665 1,310 1,350
Nigeria 16,400 8,135 8,260 1,235 575 660
Somalia 10,850 4,350 6,500 3,810 1,475 2,335
South Africa, Republic of 13,040 6,345 6,690 730 400 330
Other places of birth in Africa 60,760 29,410 31,355 21,420 10,265 11,150
Asia 1,518,125 719,445 798,680 88,190 41,990 46,200
Afghanistan 25,420 12,730 12,690 2,250 1,145 1,100
Bangladesh 32,385 16,330 16,055 2,435 1,270 1,170
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 266,840 121,555 145,290 14,135 6,005 8,130
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 100,060 46,985 53,080 2,445 1,210 1,235
India 307,275 153,190 154,085 8,435 4,270 4,165
IranCensus data footnote 61 74,530 37,130 37,395 4,120 2,075 2,045
Iraq 29,230 14,640 14,595 3,605 1,925 1,685
Japan 5,880 1,905 3,975 645 145 500
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 45,700 21,285 24,420 1,510 670 845
Lebanon 13,610 7,315 6,295 12,615 6,590 6,025
Pakistan 119,085 60,120 58,960 3,280 1,605 1,675
Philippines 192,265 78,690 113,570 8,265 3,105 5,160
Sri Lanka 101,550 49,580 51,965 1,845 885 960
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 10,830 5,430 5,400 3,350 1,695 1,655
Taiwan 14,980 6,510 8,465 680 270 405
Viet Nam 59,365 26,830 32,540 4,855 2,235 2,620
Other places of birth in Asia 119,120 59,225 59,900 13,710 6,880 6,830
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 7,260 3,525 3,730 695 375 325
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 356,930 168,835 188,095 34,005 16,245 17,755
Americas 40,810 19,490 21,320 5,040 2,350 2,690
Brazil 2,595 1,225 1,370 180 110 70
Colombia 2,610 1,220 1,385 495 230 270
Cuba 1,200 535 660 195 90 105
Haiti 865 415 450 1,675 745 935
Jamaica 7,300 3,825 3,475 135 75 55
Mexico 3,045 1,450 1,590 290 115 175
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 8,075 4,090 3,990 1,125 585 540
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 1,880 875 1,005 155 55 100
Other places of birth in Americas 13,250 5,845 7,395 790 350 440
Europe 31,805 15,585 16,225 3,040 1,450 1,585
France 1,400 675 725 600 300 300
Germany 915 490 420 165 70 95
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 1,490 935 560 90 55 30
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 775 365 415 55 20 30
Romania 1,490 590 900 230 105 120
Russian Federation 3,935 1,430 2,505 300 100 205
Ukraine 3,655 1,690 1,960 205 100 105
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 3,990 2,385 1,605 445 250 195
Other places of birth in Europe 14,150 7,020 7,135 955 460 500
Africa 24,760 12,150 12,615 9,370 4,445 4,930
Algeria 205 95 115 375 160 215
Cameroon 805 355 450 725 395 325
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 565 250 315 1,060 450 615
Côte d'Ivoire 290 135 150 390 180 215
Egypt 5,975 3,105 2,870 760 410 345
Eritrea 1,065 520 540 245 115 130
Ethiopia 1,665 755 915 330 120 210
Morocco 365 145 220 480 225 250
Nigeria 4,805 2,340 2,460 430 195 235
Somalia 1,155 555 600 375 155 220
South Africa, Republic of 810 440 370 75 45 30
Tunisia 125 90 40 205 100 105
Other places of birth in Africa 6,950 3,375 3,575 3,925 1,890 2,035
Asia 258,265 120,865 137,405 16,450 7,955 8,500
Afghanistan 4,615 2,315 2,300 535 280 260
Bangladesh 6,870 3,400 3,465 540 270 270
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 49,815 22,155 27,660 2,110 865 1,245
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 1,815 730 1,085 75 40 30
India 58,820 29,560 29,260 1,610 905 705
IranCensus data footnote 61 18,635 9,020 9,620 815 390 425
Iraq 8,270 4,125 4,150 1,100 575 525
Israel 1,665 880 785 80 35 40
Japan 965 265 700 105 25 85
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 4,885 2,215 2,665 220 80 135
Lebanon 1,440 780 660 1,035 545 490
Nepal 2,430 1,245 1,190 280 155 120
Pakistan 21,750 10,650 11,100 580 310 265
Philippines 43,590 17,995 25,595 2,565 1,040 1,520
Saudi Arabia 2,135 1,085 1,045 330 195 135
Sri Lanka 7,395 3,220 4,175 195 85 110
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 5,505 2,855 2,650 2,030 1,080 955
Taiwan 760 300 460 35 10 30
Turkey 2,055 1,145 910 160 85 70
United Arab Emirates 3,375 1,695 1,680 315 190 125
Viet Nam 2,690 1,060 1,625 205 80 120
Other places of birth in Asia 8,780 4,155 4,625 1,545 710 835
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 1,285 755 535 95 45 50
Australia 1,005 615 390 80 50 35
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 285 140 150 20 0 20
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,865 970,805 471,190 499,610
First generationCensus data footnote 69 2,874,265 1,354,410 1,519,860 239,025 113,920 125,110
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 1,676,530 844,955 831,575 178,580 89,525 89,060
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 1,312,060 650,630 661,430 553,195 267,750 285,440
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 2,129,485 1,002,290 1,127,200 168,150 79,045 89,105
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 1,063,255 525,765 537,490 75,115 37,765 37,350
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 424,005 261,635 162,370 31,575 18,995 12,580
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 639,250 264,130 375,115 43,535 18,770 24,775
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 717,295 293,165 424,130 47,850 19,285 28,565
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 319,285 169,830 149,460 43,130 21,115 22,020
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 29,655 13,530 16,120 2,055 885 1,165
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 5,862,855 2,849,995 3,012,860 970,800 471,195 499,610
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 46,320 21,815 24,505 28,300 13,155 15,150
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 43,735 20,505 23,230 26,945 12,570 14,370
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 27,800 12,935 14,875 13,200 6,065 7,135
Métis 15,240 7,245 7,995 12,620 6,015 6,605
Inuk (Inuit) 690 320 365 1,125 490 630
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 1,130 530 595 595 240 350
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 1,455 780 670 765 340 420
Non-Aboriginal identity 5,816,540 2,828,180 2,988,360 942,495 458,035 484,465
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 970,800 471,195 499,605
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 14,865 6,865 8,005 7,220 3,230 3,990
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 5,847,985 2,843,125 3,004,860 963,580 467,960 495,620
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 970,805 471,195 499,610
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 7,435 3,410 4,020 7,955 3,630 4,330
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 7,255 3,325 3,930 7,785 3,555 4,230
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 5,765 2,610 3,155 5,600 2,575 3,030
Métis single ancestry 1,375 665 715 1,665 755 905
Inuit single ancestry 120 55 65 515 220 300
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 175 85 90 170 80 95
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 125 65 60 155 75 80
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 25 10 10 10 0 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 15 0 15 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 20 15 0 10 10 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 66,540 31,435 35,105 46,340 21,135 25,195
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 64,835 30,640 34,190 45,125 20,635 24,485
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 49,115 23,300 25,815 33,035 15,005 18,030
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 14,790 6,905 7,890 11,210 5,225 5,985
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 930 435 490 880 405 475
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 1,710 795 910 1,210 500 710
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,445 655 785 1,085 445 635
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 170 80 85 100 45 50
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 90 50 45 35 0 25
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 10 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 5,788,885 2,815,145 2,973,735 916,510 446,425 470,085
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 5,862,855 2,849,990 3,012,860 970,800 471,195 499,610
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 3,011,905 1,449,235 1,562,675 243,385 118,095 125,295
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 973,225 490,875 482,350 32,705 16,820 15,890
Chinese 631,050 300,215 330,830 33,670 15,905 17,770
Black 442,020 204,665 237,350 71,970 34,135 37,840
Filipino 254,475 108,655 145,825 11,005 4,440 6,560
Latin American 132,945 63,735 69,210 13,750 6,320 7,430
Arab 105,610 54,840 50,770 45,650 23,930 21,720
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 83,535 39,210 44,335 10,965 5,240 5,720
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 123,760 61,875 61,885 8,600 4,385 4,210
Korean 69,670 33,180 36,485 2,665 1,215 1,455
Japanese 20,655 8,970 11,685 2,170 910 1,255
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 77,780 36,315 41,465 2,755 1,255 1,495
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 97,190 46,700 50,490 7,485 3,520 3,960
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 2,850,950 1,400,760 1,450,190 727,415 353,100 374,315
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 5,862,855 2,849,995 3,012,865 970,805 471,195 499,610
North American Aboriginal origins 73,975 34,840 39,130 54,290 24,770 29,525
First Nations (North American Indian) 56,655 26,735 29,915 39,985 18,155 21,830
Inuit 1,360 645 710 1,545 685 870
Métis 17,860 8,350 9,505 14,150 6,520 7,630
Other North American origins 786,975 390,020 396,955 351,755 170,100 181,660
Acadian 4,215 2,085 2,125 4,110 2,005 2,110
American 49,455 23,985 25,470 10,600 5,195 5,400
Canadian 746,965 370,515 376,445 338,520 163,310 175,210
New Brunswicker 85 55 35 35 20 15
Newfoundlander 3,280 1,675 1,605 580 355 225
Nova Scotian 645 295 355 80 45 40
Ontarian 645 370 275 540 240 295
Québécois 1,570 780 785 5,050 2,635 2,415
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 245 130 115 20 20 0
European origins 2,760,845 1,345,375 1,415,470 559,435 271,630 287,805
British Isles origins 1,287,260 629,030 658,230 327,280 159,015 168,270
Channel Islander 445 235 210 90 35 55
Cornish 205 105 95 75 45 25
English 732,555 358,040 374,515 157,400 77,660 79,740
Irish 544,380 260,305 284,070 169,465 79,470 89,995
Manx 815 475 345 145 85 60
Scottish 543,760 263,155 280,605 137,835 66,995 70,840
Welsh 56,210 26,940 29,275 13,665 6,510 7,160
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 107,900 51,560 56,340 26,665 12,585 14,075
French origins 248,150 117,595 130,555 221,100 106,080 115,020
Alsatian 355 140 215 100 45 60
Breton 60 35 20 365 185 180
Corsican 60 30 30 95 65 30
French 247,790 117,430 130,360 220,875 105,955 114,920
Western European origins (except French origins) 396,070 192,485 203,585 95,355 45,980 49,375
Austrian 30,375 14,775 15,600 4,775 2,335 2,440
Bavarian 155 65 85 65 20 50
Belgian 9,770 4,540 5,230 4,885 2,220 2,665
Dutch 98,890 47,530 51,360 22,350 11,090 11,255
Flemish 910 430 475 395 205 195
Frisian 400 230 165 30 15 20
German 271,815 132,610 139,205 66,250 31,745 34,505
Luxembourger 305 145 155 150 80 75
Swiss 14,705 7,290 7,415 3,960 1,880 2,085
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 530 260 275 125 50 70
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 69,205 33,340 35,865 19,390 9,675 9,710
Danish 15,455 7,630 7,825 4,290 2,275 2,010
Finnish 16,385 7,650 8,735 3,045 1,465 1,580
Icelandic 3,985 2,005 1,985 1,170 545 625
Norwegian 16,390 8,040 8,345 5,470 2,720 2,750
Swedish 18,590 8,565 10,020 5,645 2,640 3,010
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 3,515 1,665 1,845 1,235 730 505
Eastern European origins 596,425 284,470 311,955 73,305 35,110 38,195
Bulgarian 11,220 5,545 5,675 1,520 715 810
Byelorussian 8,240 4,040 4,205 750 365 385
Czech 16,630 8,030 8,600 3,035 1,370 1,665
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 4,755 2,275 2,480 495 200 295
Estonian 7,655 3,580 4,075 695 320 375
Hungarian 59,720 29,025 30,690 7,155 3,425 3,730
Latvian 9,660 4,505 5,155 915 380 540
Lithuanian 19,520 9,380 10,140 2,185 1,120 1,065
Moldovan 3,020 1,545 1,475 445 210 230
Polish 237,245 113,300 123,940 27,565 13,210 14,355
Romanian 50,515 24,070 26,445 6,245 3,050 3,190
Russian 139,910 65,150 74,760 13,355 6,145 7,205
Slovak 14,580 7,040 7,540 2,080 950 1,130
Ukrainian 144,330 69,230 75,105 20,565 9,910 10,655
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 7,290 3,405 3,885 925 490 440
Southern European origins 988,415 488,295 500,120 79,640 38,775 40,865
Albanian 17,685 8,940 8,745 975 445 525
Bosnian 6,485 3,150 3,335 1,325 600 725
Catalan 160 105 60 20 10 10
Croatian 37,460 18,715 18,745 3,245 1,540 1,705
Cypriot 2,620 1,295 1,325 145 55 85
Greek 99,145 49,730 49,410 6,750 3,445 3,305
Italian 484,365 241,940 242,420 41,585 20,575 21,010
Kosovar 485 255 225 55 30 25
Macedonian 28,315 14,150 14,165 555 205 350
Maltese 19,440 9,580 9,860 495 250 250
Montenegrin 1,465 700 770 190 100 90
Portuguese 210,425 102,945 107,480 12,185 5,875 6,305
Serbian 33,055 16,630 16,425 3,155 1,575 1,575
Sicilian 1,575 790 780 250 115 135
Slovenian 13,135 6,605 6,530 1,030 490 540
Spanish 106,690 49,790 56,895 12,560 5,780 6,785
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 6,775 3,280 3,495 865 445 425
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 510 210 300 75 30 45
Other European origins 72,270 36,185 36,085 7,410 3,820 3,590
Basque 815 400 415 330 175 160
Jewish 59,195 29,745 29,450 5,100 2,660 2,440
Roma (Gypsy) 1,220 575 645 85 35 50
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 980 525 455 185 90 95
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 10,520 5,160 5,360 1,770 895 875
Caribbean origins 346,530 157,300 189,230 28,100 12,905 15,195
Antiguan 2,430 1,075 1,355 230 130 100
Bahamian 1,255 635 615 160 95 60
Barbadian 18,395 8,370 10,030 1,200 500 700
Bermudan 1,000 470 540 90 55 35
Carib 1,795 640 1,150 100 30 70
Cuban 9,290 4,200 5,090 1,340 660 680
Dominican 6,365 3,035 3,335 860 390 465
Grenadian 12,380 5,330 7,050 285 145 140
Guadeloupean 40 10 30 15 10 10
Haitian 5,150 2,425 2,715 12,725 5,810 6,915
Jamaican 200,330 91,035 109,295 7,395 3,425 3,975
Kittitian/Nevisian 1,855 875 985 60 35 25
Martinican 160 50 105 50 15 30
Montserratan 440 210 230 45 25 20
Puerto Rican 750 400 360 120 60 60
St. Lucian 5,405 2,355 3,045 760 300 460
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 44,300 20,370 23,925 1,895 865 1,030
Vincentian/Grenadinian 10,290 4,345 5,950 235 75 155
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 46,300 20,555 25,740 1,505 660 845
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 13,305 5,940 7,365 1,055 495 560
Latin, Central and South American origins 213,985 100,945 113,030 20,470 9,670 10,800
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 7,115 3,305 3,810 1,020 490 530
Arawak 710 315 395 75 35 35
Argentinian 8,415 4,075 4,335 635 350 285
Belizean 355 170 185 55 30 25
Bolivian 1,325 660 665 185 100 90
Brazilian 13,065 6,295 6,780 1,165 620 555
Chilean 10,435 5,010 5,425 1,065 550 515
Colombian 24,875 11,890 12,985 3,440 1,590 1,850
Costa Rican 1,770 905 865 195 90 110
Ecuadorian 17,930 8,495 9,440 225 115 110
Guatemalan 5,915 2,850 3,065 520 170 355
Guyanese 57,985 26,585 31,405 1,825 875 945
Hispanic 3,655 1,780 1,875 380 200 175
Honduran 1,750 810 940 300 95 200
Maya 1,135 555 575 370 195 175
Mexican 19,785 9,185 10,600 3,210 1,465 1,740
Nicaraguan 3,655 1,765 1,890 1,070 565 505
Panamanian 1,805 775 1,030 85 45 40
Paraguayan 305 140 160 40 20 25
Peruvian 10,665 4,935 5,725 1,530 750 780
Salvadorean 15,130 7,480 7,650 2,375 1,115 1,265
Uruguayan 3,450 1,770 1,680 130 55 75
Venezuelan 8,260 3,780 4,480 960 400 560
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 9,255 4,505 4,745 1,280 555 725
African origins 266,640 130,030 136,610 68,530 33,485 35,045
Central and West African origins 58,830 29,030 29,800 17,685 8,710 8,980
Akan 700 395 305 130 70 60
Angolan 1,030 490 535 235 115 125
Ashanti 1,070 545 525 20 20 10
Beninese 370 190 180 610 325 280
Burkinabe 100 45 55 415 195 220
Cameroonian 2,535 1,250 1,285 2,095 1,075 1,020
Chadian 185 95 90 215 115 100
Congolese 3,985 1,895 2,085 5,665 2,640 3,030
Edo 935 490 445 45 20 30
Ewe 160 90 70 75 50 20
Gabonese 45 10 35 240 125 110
Gambian 545 255 295 50 30 10
Ghanaian 20,465 9,735 10,730 1,325 710 615
Guinean 680 335 340 595 280 320
Ibo 1,495 775 720 110 50 60
Ivorian 615 285 330 1,120 510 605
Liberian 335 140 200 95 55 40
Malian 260 140 125 540 235 305
Malinké 220 105 120 130 65 65
Nigerian 19,330 9,790 9,545 2,145 1,085 1,060
Peulh 60 40 20 205 95 105
Senegalese 535 280 255 815 340 470
Sierra Leonean 815 400 415 90 35 55
Togolese 315 205 105 740 390 350
Wolof 45 25 25 65 40 25
Yoruba 2,925 1,545 1,375 430 235 195
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 2,895 1,415 1,480 1,510 760 755
North African origins 53,740 27,655 26,090 16,650 8,645 8,005
Algerian 1,700 835 870 2,400 1,205 1,190
Berber 680 365 315 1,690 895 790
Coptic 1,815 935 885 105 55 50
Dinka 35 25 10 45 25 25
Egyptian 36,340 18,715 17,625 5,490 2,915 2,570
Libyan 1,275 685 600 1,210 620 590
Maure 235 130 105 105 55 45
Moroccan 8,595 4,440 4,160 4,160 2,100 2,065
Sudanese 3,735 1,825 1,915 805 395 410
Tunisian 1,085 580 505 1,030 570 455
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 840 450 390 595 295 305
Southern and East African origins 80,285 38,330 41,955 25,025 11,865 13,155
Afrikaner 340 175 170 45 25 25
Amhara 500 240 260 70 45 25
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 305 170 135 585 280 310
Burundian 710 385 325 3,005 1,415 1,585
Djiboutian 205 95 115 870 365 510
Eritrean 7,625 3,685 3,940 1,335 610 720
Ethiopian 15,990 7,670 8,325 2,755 1,260 1,495
Harari 460 250 210 0 0 0
Kenyan 3,960 1,830 2,130 580 285 295
Malagasy 180 75 100 390 185 200
Mauritian 2,820 1,465 1,355 325 150 175
Oromo 830 370 460 250 135 120
Rwandan 1,105 490 620 2,355 1,065 1,290
Seychellois 165 65 95 15 10 15
Somali 25,550 11,820 13,740 10,210 4,825 5,385
South African 11,950 6,010 5,940 935 480 450
Tanzanian 1,850 925 920 290 120 165
Tigrian 410 210 200 165 80 85
Ugandan 2,010 980 1,030 390 185 205
Zambian 385 195 190 125 60 70
Zimbabwean 1,760 815 945 295 140 160
Zulu 205 100 110 60 40 15
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 5,470 2,415 3,055 1,355 700 655
Other African origins 77,575 36,805 40,775 10,970 5,200 5,770
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 10,975 4,750 6,220 1,325 545 775
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 67,415 32,440 34,975 9,855 4,765 5,085
Asian origins 2,437,365 1,181,245 1,256,120 165,170 81,355 83,815
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 330,340 167,015 163,330 66,320 34,250 32,065
Afghan 41,735 20,950 20,780 3,710 1,860 1,850
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 23,205 12,005 11,195 8,085 4,220 3,875
Armenian 21,710 10,545 11,165 1,475 750 730
Assyrian 7,705 3,955 3,745 110 40 65
Azerbaijani 3,340 1,620 1,720 195 90 105
Georgian 2,390 1,220 1,165 180 115 65
Hazara 515 280 235 65 45 25
Iranian 97,110 48,770 48,345 6,300 3,205 3,100
Iraqi 29,045 14,570 14,480 4,685 2,515 2,170
Israeli 14,490 7,510 6,975 550 290 265
Jordanian 5,325 2,865 2,460 1,510 795 715
Kazakh 975 445 530 140 65 80
Kurd 4,355 2,330 2,025 815 440 375
Kuwaiti 375 215 160 945 480 470
Kyrgyz 245 85 160 40 30 15
Lebanese 29,750 15,125 14,625 28,720 14,690 14,030
Palestinian 15,555 8,380 7,170 3,555 1,960 1,590
Pashtun 2,145 1,180 965 175 85 90
Saudi Arabian 1,655 865 785 545 265 280
Syrian 16,150 7,855 8,300 4,640 2,425 2,215
Tajik 1,425 670 755 110 55 50
Tatar 1,785 760 1,025 120 35 90
Turk 23,085 11,685 11,405 2,495 1,350 1,145
Turkmen 405 205 200 125 65 60
Uighur 545 255 290 55 35 20
Uzbek 1,745 870 880 200 90 110
Yemeni 2,530 1,205 1,325 965 495 470
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 10,180 5,245 4,930 1,920 1,000 925
South Asian origins 995,125 499,465 495,660 34,580 17,690 16,890
Bangladeshi 23,400 11,960 11,435 2,165 1,120 1,050
Bengali 12,515 6,390 6,125 940 485 460
Bhutanese 150 80 65 315 165 145
East Indian 643,370 322,810 320,555 23,385 11,990 11,395
Goan 4,040 1,880 2,160 105 65 45
Gujarati 4,980 2,575 2,400 120 80 40
Kashmiri 1,345 690 650 35 0 30
Nepali 5,395 2,645 2,745 900 440 455
Pakistani 122,950 62,455 60,490 3,875 1,930 1,945
Punjabi 47,760 24,560 23,205 845 435 410
Sinhalese 4,030 1,970 2,055 220 125 100
Sri Lankan 114,400 55,790 58,615 2,050 1,045 1,005
Tamil 40,115 20,345 19,775 680 340 340
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 49,895 25,275 24,620 1,765 885 885
East and Southeast Asian origins 1,134,050 525,470 608,580 65,755 30,170 35,585
Burmese 2,165 970 1,195 550 265 290
Cambodian (Khmer) 6,430 2,970 3,460 1,930 905 1,025
Chinese 700,705 332,650 368,055 38,420 18,015 20,410
Filipino 274,670 118,265 156,405 12,145 4,970 7,175
Hmong 55 25 30 0 0 0
Indonesian 6,120 2,825 3,290 510 235 280
Japanese 28,045 12,350 15,695 2,760 1,160 1,600
Karen 265 115 145 285 150 130
Korean 73,385 34,950 38,445 2,875 1,325 1,550
Laotian 4,205 2,080 2,125 560 250 305
Malaysian 5,625 2,660 2,960 395 135 255
Mongolian 1,940 885 1,060 295 165 130
Singaporean 1,070 480 590 40 15 25
Taiwanese 7,975 3,625 4,350 645 285 365
Thai 3,390 1,275 2,115 610 225 385
Tibetan 6,015 3,015 3,000 90 40 50
Vietnamese 73,740 34,880 38,865 8,075 3,975 4,105
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 3,400 1,675 1,725 140 75 65
Other Asian origins 10,705 5,285 5,420 325 145 180
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 10,710 5,285 5,420 325 145 175
Oceania origins 9,705 4,915 4,785 1,725 825 900
Australian 5,925 3,095 2,830 1,140 515 625
New Zealander 1,945 1,030 915 425 250 180
Pacific Islands origins 2,045 935 1,110 195 75 120
Fijian 1,185 495 690 35 0 25
Hawaiian 225 115 115 10 0 10
Maori 200 105 90 20 20 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 115 45 70 80 20 60
Samoan 90 45 50 20 10 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 340 160 180 40 25 15
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 2,135,910 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
Owner 1,420,360 ... ... 251,440 ... ...
Renter 715,540 ... ... 161,110 ... ...
Band housing 10 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 2,135,910 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
Condominium 445,650 ... ... 68,420 ... ...
Not condominium 1,690,260 ... ... 344,135 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 2,135,910 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
No bedrooms 24,165 ... ... 3,050 ... ...
1 bedroom 384,275 ... ... 65,255 ... ...
2 bedrooms 452,930 ... ... 100,830 ... ...
3 bedrooms 627,365 ... ... 149,750 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 647,170 ... ... 93,670 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 2,135,905 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 751,950 ... ... 125,765 ... ...
5 rooms 290,215 ... ... 59,400 ... ...
6 rooms 278,975 ... ... 58,030 ... ...
7 rooms 249,710 ... ... 55,465 ... ...
8 or more rooms 565,055 ... ... 113,890 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.9 ... ... 6.1 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 2,135,910 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 2,042,675 ... ... 406,325 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 93,235 ... ... 6,225 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 2,135,905 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
Suitable 1,930,485 ... ... 393,250 ... ...
Not suitable 205,420 ... ... 19,300 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 2,135,910 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
1960 or before 437,615 ... ... 75,620 ... ...
1961 to 1980 566,970 ... ... 132,730 ... ...
1981 to 1990 300,455 ... ... 67,060 ... ...
1991 to 2000 268,320 ... ... 47,080 ... ...
2001 to 2005 198,705 ... ... 29,730 ... ...
2006 to 2010 185,715 ... ... 31,855 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 178,125 ... ... 28,490 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 2,135,910 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 2,019,695 ... ... 388,650 ... ...
Major repairs needed 116,215 ... ... 23,900 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 2,135,910 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
1 household maintainer 1,205,800 ... ... 243,170 ... ...
2 household maintainers 841,650 ... ... 159,485 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 88,460 ... ... 9,900 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 2,135,905 ... ... 412,555 ... ...
15 to 24 years 48,555 ... ... 19,245 ... ...
25 to 34 years 296,125 ... ... 65,745 ... ...
35 to 44 years 406,810 ... ... 72,860 ... ...
45 to 54 years 497,290 ... ... 85,340 ... ...
55 to 64 years 414,985 ... ... 78,635 ... ...
65 to 74 years 264,505 ... ... 53,730 ... ...
75 to 84 years 149,385 ... ... 27,280 ... ...
85 years and over 58,260 ... ... 9,720 ... ...
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 141 2,130,850 ... ... 412,205 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 1,418,495 ... ... 312,160 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 712,350 ... ... 100,045 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 589,435 ... ... 84,985 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 1,418,695 ... ... 251,420 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 63.2 ... ... 62.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 26.7 ... ... 13.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,655 ... ... 1,321 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,755 ... ... 1,416 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 647,648 ... ... 349,868 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 734,924 ... ... 400,351 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 715,420 ... ... 161,100 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 14.6 ... ... 15.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 46.9 ... ... 40.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,207 ... ... 1,013 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,264 ... ... 1,058 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 4,879,095 2,345,195 2,533,900 806,730 387,795 418,935
No certificate, diploma or degree 794,735 377,800 416,930 112,830 56,430 56,400
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 1,262,345 621,135 641,215 190,325 93,180 97,145
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,822,010 1,346,255 1,475,755 503,580 238,190 265,385
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 216,485 144,375 72,110 47,675 27,625 20,050
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 116,425 69,165 47,260 30,170 15,285 14,885
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 100,065 75,215 24,850 17,500 12,340 5,160
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 844,670 369,815 474,855 151,695 67,130 84,565
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 134,705 60,270 74,435 18,375 7,255 11,125
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 1,626,155 771,800 854,355 285,835 136,180 149,655
Bachelor's degree 1,075,760 494,850 580,905 173,840 79,130 94,710
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 107,255 49,015 58,245 16,470 7,100 9,370
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 44,785 22,370 22,420 6,510 3,220 3,290
Master's degree 350,785 176,595 174,185 73,850 36,860 36,990
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 47,570 28,965 18,600 15,170 9,870 5,295
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 3,288,690 1,578,640 1,710,055 536,995 258,540 278,460
No certificate, diploma or degree 316,395 160,105 156,295 44,075 23,965 20,110
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 718,855 360,435 358,420 102,620 52,315 50,305
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,253,435 1,058,095 1,195,340 390,300 182,255 208,040
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 147,990 97,935 50,050 34,815 19,680 15,135
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 79,985 47,200 32,785 22,360 10,930 11,425
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 68,005 50,740 17,270 12,455 8,745 3,710
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 660,375 288,290 372,080 115,385 51,975 63,415
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 101,090 44,915 56,180 12,515 5,155 7,360
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 1,343,990 626,960 717,030 227,585 105,455 122,135
Bachelor's degree 876,470 399,455 477,015 137,015 61,700 75,320
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 87,155 38,320 48,835 12,690 5,085 7,600
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 36,605 17,060 19,545 5,250 2,350 2,890
Master's degree 306,310 150,595 155,715 61,410 29,595 31,820
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 37,445 21,525 15,920 11,225 6,720 4,505
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 4,879,095 2,345,190 2,533,900 806,735 387,800 418,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 2,057,085 998,935 1,058,145 303,155 149,605 153,545
Education 143,825 29,335 114,490 29,325 7,005 22,315
13. Education 143,825 29,335 114,490 29,325 7,010 22,315
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 138,915 62,540 76,375 18,080 8,155 9,925
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 18,065 13,420 4,645 3,630 2,535 1,100
50. Visual and performing arts 120,850 49,120 71,735 14,445 5,615 8,830
Humanities 190,960 67,430 123,535 36,565 14,240 22,330
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 22,465 4,895 17,570 6,525 1,510 5,015
23. English language and literature/letters 53,980 15,275 38,705 8,045 2,525 5,520
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 57,545 19,230 38,315 7,985 3,085 4,900
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 925 420 505 355 115 250
38. Philosophy and religious studies 12,380 6,900 5,485 2,575 1,540 1,040
39. Theology and religious vocations 10,235 6,460 3,765 1,775 1,105 670
54. History 26,685 13,230 13,455 6,390 3,635 2,750
55. French language and literature/letters 6,750 1,015 5,735 2,910 725 2,185
Social and behavioural sciences and law 404,445 141,120 263,325 90,840 35,810 55,030
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 5,520 1,040 4,480 1,445 415 1,025
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 44,435 17,305 27,130 10,105 3,675 6,435
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 57,210 5,340 51,870 9,055 860 8,195
22. Legal professions and studies 69,375 26,940 42,430 14,470 5,635 8,840
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 6,765 1,550 5,220 1,925 545 1,380
42. Psychology 56,380 13,470 42,905 13,050 3,380 9,670
45. Social sciences 164,760 75,470 89,290 40,800 21,310 19,490
Business, management and public administration 683,170 305,955 377,210 104,700 43,700 60,995
30.16 Accounting and computer science 1,380 525 855 150 80 75
44. Public administration and social service professions 41,330 8,545 32,785 11,255 3,420 7,840
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 640,460 296,885 343,575 93,290 40,210 53,085
Physical and life sciences and technologies 135,195 63,275 71,920 25,205 13,050 12,155
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 56,780 22,320 34,460 12,025 5,105 6,915
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 33,525 14,700 18,820 3,735 1,925 1,805
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 2,425 770 1,655 815 350 465
40. Physical sciences 37,715 23,855 13,860 7,775 5,340 2,435
41. Science technologies/technicians 4,745 1,620 3,125 855 330 535
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 167,300 108,360 58,945 33,085 21,615 11,475
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 129,355 88,860 40,490 24,740 17,775 6,965
25. Library science 5,930 975 4,950 2,970 635 2,335
27. Mathematics and statistics 29,330 16,665 12,665 4,570 2,680 1,890
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 2,690 1,845 840 810 525 280
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 483,705 417,195 66,510 73,995 64,535 9,460
04. Architecture and related services 30,785 19,780 11,000 4,525 2,865 1,660
14. Engineering 209,840 167,090 42,755 29,600 24,140 5,460
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 82,390 74,000 8,390 15,320 13,795 1,530
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 105 25 75 30 10 25
46. Construction trades 62,875 61,525 1,345 10,880 10,620 265
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 64,895 63,235 1,660 9,555 9,265 290
48. Precision production 32,825 31,545 1,280 4,080 3,845 230
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 31,395 16,880 14,510 6,665 3,615 3,045
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 18,615 10,510 8,105 3,355 1,835 1,520
03. Natural resources and conservation 12,775 6,370 6,410 3,310 1,780 1,530
Health and related fields 329,520 79,140 250,380 60,770 13,545 47,230
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 27,935 14,250 13,685 5,630 2,770 2,860
51. Health professions and related programs 289,225 58,445 230,780 53,040 9,645 43,400
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 12,370 6,450 5,920 2,105 1,130 970
Personal, protective and transportation services 113,240 54,930 58,315 24,270 12,900 11,370
12. Personal and culinary services 69,505 21,485 48,025 13,645 4,275 9,370
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 400 355 45 635 545 95
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 545 510 30 455 410 50
43. Security and protective services 27,635 19,200 8,440 6,845 5,195 1,655
49. Transportation and materials moving 15,155 13,380 1,775 2,680 2,475 205
Other 335 95 235 80 25 60
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 335 100 235 80 25 55
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 3,288,690 1,578,640 1,710,050 536,995 258,540 278,460
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 1,035,250 520,540 514,710 146,695 76,280 70,415
Education 105,195 20,910 84,285 20,305 4,615 15,690
13. Education 105,195 20,910 84,285 20,300 4,615 15,685
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 111,390 50,080 61,305 14,005 6,340 7,670
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 13,840 10,300 3,535 2,760 1,845 910
50. Visual and performing arts 97,550 39,775 57,770 11,250 4,495 6,760
Humanities 148,140 50,890 97,255 25,565 9,830 15,740
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 17,660 3,540 14,120 5,175 1,155 4,015
23. English language and literature/letters 41,970 11,575 30,395 5,815 1,850 3,965
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 45,505 14,730 30,775 4,875 1,950 2,925
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 740 345 390 275 80 200
38. Philosophy and religious studies 9,615 5,405 4,205 1,830 1,090 740
39. Theology and religious vocations 7,505 4,705 2,800 1,145 730 410
54. History 20,195 9,940 10,250 4,605 2,585 2,020
55. French language and literature/letters 4,965 635 4,325 1,845 385 1,460
Social and behavioural sciences and law 328,240 111,705 216,530 72,600 27,745 44,855
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 4,530 880 3,645 1,205 335 865
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 36,715 14,295 22,425 8,165 2,940 5,215
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 44,120 3,755 40,370 7,205 675 6,530
22. Legal professions and studies 58,950 20,950 38,000 12,050 4,300 7,750
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 5,295 1,275 4,020 1,525 445 1,080
42. Psychology 44,300 10,030 34,270 10,050 2,500 7,555
45. Social sciences 134,325 60,520 73,810 32,405 16,555 15,845
Business, management and public administration 564,595 248,210 316,390 84,165 34,430 49,735
30.16 Accounting and computer science 1,160 430 735 140 70 70
44. Public administration and social service professions 33,415 6,830 26,585 9,110 2,715 6,405
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 530,015 240,955 289,060 74,915 31,655 43,260
Physical and life sciences and technologies 103,055 46,585 56,475 18,055 8,835 9,220
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 43,415 16,535 26,875 9,270 3,775 5,495
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 25,865 11,000 14,865 2,420 1,225 1,195
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 1,995 655 1,335 285 105 180
40. Physical sciences 28,260 17,290 10,970 5,480 3,510 1,970
41. Science technologies/technicians 3,535 1,110 2,430 600 220 380
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 148,790 96,820 51,970 28,585 18,800 9,790
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 118,355 81,355 37,000 22,280 15,955 6,330
25. Library science 4,220 735 3,485 2,175 480 1,695
27. Mathematics and statistics 23,830 13,135 10,700 3,405 1,915 1,490
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 2,380 1,595 790 720 450 270
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 373,050 316,715 56,335 56,350 48,450 7,895
04. Architecture and related services 25,325 15,870 9,455 3,670 2,235 1,430
14. Engineering 171,640 134,400 37,240 23,330 18,660 4,670
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 61,555 55,085 6,465 11,525 10,380 1,150
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 95 20 75 25 0 25
46. Construction trades 45,310 44,305 1,000 7,835 7,625 220
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 47,060 45,880 1,170 7,010 6,780 235
48. Precision production 22,075 21,155 915 2,950 2,775 175
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 24,915 12,845 12,070 5,350 2,780 2,575
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 14,535 7,740 6,800 2,530 1,280 1,250
03. Natural resources and conservation 10,375 5,105 5,270 2,825 1,500 1,325
Health and related fields 260,215 62,080 198,135 46,610 10,710 35,900
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 21,080 10,715 10,365 4,505 2,190 2,310
51. Health professions and related programs 229,345 46,565 182,780 40,445 7,715 32,730
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 9,790 4,795 4,990 1,655 805 850
Personal, protective and transportation services 85,575 41,185 44,390 18,625 9,700 8,925
12. Personal and culinary services 52,095 15,715 36,385 10,520 3,265 7,255
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 285 245 40 520 430 85
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 255 240 15 270 235 40
43. Security and protective services 20,920 14,315 6,605 5,255 3,875 1,380
49. Transportation and materials moving 12,015 10,670 1,345 2,065 1,895 165
Other 285 80 205 75 25 50
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 285 75 210 75 25 50
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 4,879,095 2,345,195 2,533,905 806,730 387,800 418,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 2,057,080 998,935 1,058,145 303,155 149,605 153,545
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 2,822,010 1,346,255 1,475,760 503,575 238,185 265,390
Location of study inside Canada 1,913,405 904,105 1,009,300 429,735 202,545 227,190
Same as province or territory of residence 1,765,910 831,915 934,000 330,315 154,715 175,605
Different than province or territory of residence 147,495 72,195 75,305 99,420 47,835 51,585
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 908,605 442,150 466,460 73,845 35,645 38,200
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 83,885 46,165 37,725 10,410 5,820 4,590
Philippines 96,085 33,600 62,485 4,025 1,210 2,810
India 142,155 71,730 70,420 4,460 2,195 2,265
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 59,990 33,500 26,490 7,860 4,445 3,415
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 78,940 37,355 41,580 4,745 2,125 2,620
France 6,680 3,625 3,055 3,350 1,785 1,570
Other 440,875 216,165 224,710 38,990 18,060 20,925
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 3,288,690 1,578,635 1,710,055 536,995 258,540 278,455
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 1,035,250 520,540 514,715 146,695 76,280 70,420
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 2,253,435 1,058,100 1,195,340 390,295 182,255 208,040
Location of study inside Canada 1,525,890 713,690 812,200 334,160 156,180 177,980
Same as province or territory of residence 1,408,565 656,055 752,510 257,620 119,490 138,130
Different than province or territory of residence 117,325 57,635 59,690 76,540 36,690 39,845
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 727,550 344,405 383,140 56,140 26,080 30,060
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 66,805 35,720 31,085 7,390 3,955 3,440
Philippines 81,210 27,965 53,245 3,475 1,025 2,455
India 122,145 59,885 62,265 3,090 1,475 1,615
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 37,190 20,385 16,805 4,680 2,585 2,100
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 66,635 31,040 35,595 3,445 1,470 1,975
France 5,615 3,030 2,590 2,700 1,430 1,270
Other 347,945 166,390 181,555 31,350 14,140 17,205
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 4,879,095 2,345,190 2,533,900 806,730 387,795 418,935
In the labour force 3,234,350 1,670,030 1,564,315 540,785 273,595 267,200
Employed 2,984,990 1,546,745 1,438,250 500,500 252,025 248,470
Unemployed 249,360 123,290 126,070 40,285 21,560 18,725
Not in the labour force 1,644,740 675,160 969,585 265,945 114,205 151,735
Participation rate 66.3 71.2 61.7 67.0 70.6 63.8
Employment rate 61.2 66.0 56.8 62.0 65.0 59.3
Unemployment rate 7.7 7.4 8.1 7.4 7.9 7.0
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 4,879,095 2,345,190 2,533,905 806,730 387,795 418,935
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 1,592,740 654,475 938,270 255,185 109,835 145,350
Worked 3,286,350 1,690,715 1,595,635 551,545 277,960 273,585
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 1,694,705 941,950 752,765 293,080 155,995 137,090
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 1,591,645 748,775 842,875 258,465 121,965 136,495
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.6 43.3 41.9 43.1 43.4 42.8
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 3,234,350 1,670,035 1,564,320 540,785 273,590 267,195
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 90,210 41,705 48,505 14,355 7,180 7,180
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 3,144,140 1,628,325 1,515,815 526,430 266,410 260,015
Employee 2,744,970 1,368,035 1,376,935 475,360 235,845 239,510
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 399,170 260,290 138,885 51,075 30,565 20,510
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 3,234,355 1,670,030 1,564,320 540,785 273,590 267,195
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 90,215 41,710 48,505 14,360 7,185 7,180
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 3,144,140 1,628,325 1,515,815 526,430 266,405 260,020
0 Management occupations 376,890 228,640 148,255 58,180 34,380 23,800
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 576,955 203,575 373,375 100,335 34,345 65,990
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 269,965 206,395 63,570 54,955 41,475 13,490
3 Health occupations 173,475 41,565 131,915 34,350 8,095 26,255
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 357,990 109,080 248,905 88,410 32,355 56,050
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 127,395 62,535 64,855 20,580 9,180 11,395
6 Sales and service occupations 735,270 338,725 396,550 119,430 60,070 59,365
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 351,740 327,065 24,675 41,135 39,175 1,965
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 24,245 19,360 4,885 3,825 3,230 595
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 150,215 91,390 58,825 5,225 4,110 1,115
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 3,234,350 1,670,035 1,564,315 540,785 273,590 267,200
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 90,210 41,710 48,505 14,360 7,180 7,175
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 3,144,140 1,628,320 1,515,815 526,430 266,410 260,020
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 9,410 5,515 3,890 1,265 805 460
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 4,500 3,110 1,395 515 445 70
22 Utilities 15,860 10,905 4,955 1,455 1,075 385
23 Construction 191,430 166,670 24,750 25,200 22,350 2,850
31-33 Manufacturing 285,825 188,490 97,335 13,880 10,135 3,745
41 Wholesale trade 143,725 88,880 54,845 10,460 7,685 2,775
44-45 Retail trade 338,675 161,855 176,820 56,315 28,985 27,325
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 168,165 123,115 45,050 15,120 11,675 3,450
51 Information and cultural industries 106,940 61,970 44,970 13,425 8,135 5,290
52 Finance and insurance 247,475 118,710 128,760 16,430 7,725 8,700
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 82,665 44,590 38,075 9,130 5,295 3,840
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 339,305 191,155 148,150 44,650 26,805 17,840
55 Management of companies and enterprises 8,680 3,615 5,065 370 150 225
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 162,185 89,190 72,995 24,285 15,215 9,075
61 Educational services 229,025 70,820 158,200 43,965 15,480 28,485
62 Health care and social assistance 287,975 58,110 229,865 59,560 13,010 46,550
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 63,745 33,560 30,185 10,975 5,425 5,550
72 Accommodation and food services 204,315 93,560 110,760 37,780 19,110 18,670
81 Other services (except public administration) 134,570 56,235 78,335 22,360 8,985 13,380
91 Public administration 119,675 58,255 61,415 119,280 57,925 61,350
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 2,984,990 1,546,745 1,438,245 500,500 252,030 248,470
Worked at home 218,365 111,020 107,345 31,490 15,685 15,805
Worked outside Canada 19,580 13,225 6,350 1,955 1,310 640
No fixed workplace address 346,205 246,815 99,395 41,240 29,870 11,370
Worked at usual place 2,400,845 1,175,685 1,225,160 425,815 205,160 220,655
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 2,400,850 1,175,685 1,225,160 425,815 205,160 220,655
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 1,353,665 614,770 738,890 353,690 167,740 185,950
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 243,620 119,725 123,890 95 70 25
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 798,155 437,940 360,215 10,105 5,370 4,735
Commute to a different province or territory 5,410 3,250 2,160 61,925 31,980 29,945
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 2,747,050 1,422,500 1,324,550 467,055 235,025 232,030
Car, truck, van - as a driver 1,714,795 982,905 731,890 285,565 153,905 131,665
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 154,360 56,295 98,065 27,000 8,490 18,510
Public transit 667,255 281,110 386,145 100,680 44,680 56,000
Walked 144,135 64,380 79,750 35,445 16,680 18,770
Bicycle 39,320 24,920 14,395 13,910 9,070 4,845
Other method 27,190 12,890 14,300 4,450 2,210 2,240
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 2,747,050 1,422,500 1,324,550 467,055 235,030 232,025
Less than 15 minutes 391,400 177,910 213,490 93,095 43,630 49,465
15 to 29 minutes 783,980 398,445 385,535 180,810 92,520 88,290
30 to 44 minutes 726,575 394,790 331,790 116,195 60,535 55,660
45 to 59 minutes 372,095 198,325 173,770 45,795 22,600 23,200
60 minutes and over 473,000 253,030 219,970 31,155 15,745 15,415
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 2,747,055 1,422,500 1,324,555 467,050 235,025 232,025
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 158,945 113,980 44,970 21,715 14,695 7,015
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 416,640 250,560 166,080 83,655 45,960 37,700
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 699,920 339,560 360,360 138,750 64,785 73,965
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 649,740 299,940 349,800 110,650 51,930 58,715
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 404,420 192,285 212,135 50,755 24,105 26,650
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 417,380 226,175 191,205 61,530 33,550 27,980
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 3,404,195 1,747,775 1,656,415 568,065 286,120 281,945
Single responses 3,323,390 1,708,945 1,614,450 529,595 267,550 262,050
Official languages 3,230,665 1,659,815 1,570,850 526,010 265,715 260,295
English 3,218,730 1,656,605 1,562,120 421,720 219,020 202,700
French 11,940 3,210 8,725 104,290 46,685 57,600
Non-official languages 92,725 49,125 43,600 3,585 1,835 1,750
Aboriginal languages 10 0 10 80 30 55
Algonquian languages 0 0 10 55 25 30
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 10 60 25 30
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 15 10 10
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 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 25 10 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 25 0 20
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 92,715 49,125 43,590 3,505 1,805 1,700
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,865 1,065 805 635 385 255
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 100 45 60 20 0 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 0 0 0 0
Somali 85 30 55 25 0 20
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 1,755 1,020 735 615 380 235
Amharic 55 20 35 0 0 0
Arabic 1,165 760 405 595 370 220
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 15 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 1,045 155 50 105
Khmer (Cambodian) 45 30 25 10 10 0
Vietnamese 1,735 715 1,025 155 50 105
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,105 415 690 45 20 25
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 10 10 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 990 370 615 30 10 20
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 10 0
Creole languages 25 20 10 30 15 10
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 10
Creole, n.o.s. 20 15 10 20 10 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,910 905 1,000 10 10 0
Kannada 10 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 55 30 30 10 10 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 1,030 495 535
Albanian 210 125 85 0 0 0
Armenian 140 65 70 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 5,315 2,575 2,745 215 85 135
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 2,710 215 80 135
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 45 30 10 0 0 0
Bulgarian 115 75 40 10 10 0
Croatian 95 55 35 0 0 0
Czech 15 10 10 0 10 0
Macedonian 80 35 40 0 0 0
Polish 1,490 800 690 35 10 25
Russian 2,515 1,095 1,415 110 35 80
Serbian 160 110 55 20 10 15
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 15 10 10
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 380 145 230 120 50 70
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 20 0 10 10 10 0
Dutch 60 40 25 15 10 10
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 240 70 165 80 25 45
Icelandic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Swedish 20 10 15 10 0 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 20 10 10 10 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 340 190 155 15 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages 10,855 6,035 4,815 125 65 60
Indo-Aryan languages 8,405 4,500 3,905 50 25 25
Bengali 300 145 155 10 10 0
Gujarati 615 210 405 0 0 0
Hindi 740 355 385 15 15 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 10 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 15 0 0
Iranian languages 2,445 1,535 910 75 35 40
Kurdish 85 75 10 10 10 10
Pashto 10 10 10 10 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,350 1,460 890 60 25 30
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 9,760 5,730 4,030 555 290 260
Catalan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 775 415 355 40 30 15
Portuguese 5,070 3,365 1,705 120 80 45
Romanian 245 105 140 10 0 10
Spanish 3,660 1,840 1,820 385 185 205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 775 250 520 55 20 30
Kartvelian languages 10 10 10 10 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 10 0 0
Korean 4,265 2,155 2,105 85 50 45
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 70 35 35 30 10 20
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 10 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 15 0 15
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 10 0 0 10 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 10 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 350 140 210 45 20 25
American Sign Language 245 80 170 25 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 15 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e 110 65 45 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 52,745 28,050 24,695 1,295 690 610
Chinese languages 52,700 28,020 24,675 1,290 685 605
Cantonese 25,335 13,205 12,130 515 295 230
Hakka 35 10 25 0 0 0
Mandarin 26,135 14,210 11,930 730 360 375
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 10 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 910 420 490 35 30 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 50 30 20 10 0 0
Burmese 10 0 0 10 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 30 15 15
Lao 10 0 10 0 0 0
Thai 65 30 30 30 15 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 415 285 130 30 15 10
Azerbaijani 10 10 0 0 10 0
Turkish 400 270 130 15 10 10
Uyghur 0 10 0 0 10 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 10 0 10
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 10 0 10
Multiple responses 80,805 38,835 41,970 38,475 18,575 19,895
English and French 16,405 6,285 10,115 34,400 16,545 17,855
English and non-official language 63,155 31,990 31,165 2,985 1,495 1,490
French and non-official language 85 45 40 170 80 90
English, French and non-official language 1,160 510 645 920 460 460
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 3,404,200 1,747,780 1,656,420 568,070 286,125 281,945
None 3,137,830 1,614,155 1,523,680 378,905 196,195 182,710
English 44,560 21,510 23,050 61,405 28,170 33,235
French 47,885 20,415 27,475 116,765 56,340 60,420
Non-official language 169,430 89,575 79,855 9,070 4,555 4,520
Aboriginal 155 50 105 165 45 120
Non-Aboriginal 169,270 89,525 79,750 8,910 4,505 4,400
English and French 85 45 45 145 55 90
English and non-official language 1,225 585 640 400 180 215
French and non-official language 3,160 1,480 1,675 1,365 615 755
English, French and non-official language 25 20 0 10 10 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 2,983,215 960,570 466,105 494,470
Non-movers 5,070,300 2,459,065 2,611,235 821,710 397,950 423,760
Movers 732,260 360,275 371,980 138,865 68,155 70,710
Non-migrants 433,235 212,190 221,040 96,480 47,245 49,235
Migrants 299,025 148,080 150,940 42,380 20,910 21,470
Internal migrants 194,570 96,145 98,430 29,090 14,200 14,890
Intraprovincial migrants 168,510 83,115 85,395 16,465 7,810 8,655
Interprovincial migrants 26,065 13,030 13,030 12,620 6,385 6,240
External migrants 104,455 51,940 52,515 13,295 6,715 6,585
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 5,553,650 2,691,730 2,861,915 917,190 444,170 473,020
Non-movers 3,411,530 1,646,850 1,764,680 539,410 260,105 279,305
Movers 2,142,120 1,044,880 1,097,235 377,780 184,065 193,720
Non-migrants 1,174,140 570,770 603,370 247,995 120,400 127,595
Migrants 967,975 474,110 493,860 129,785 63,660 66,120
Internal migrants 577,355 282,680 294,680 85,295 41,255 44,040
Intraprovincial migrants 510,305 250,225 260,080 48,640 23,110 25,535
Interprovincial migrants 67,050 32,450 34,600 36,655 18,150 18,505
External migrants 390,620 191,435 199,185 44,490 22,410 22,085

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

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

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