Census Profile, 2016 Census
Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Ontario [Province]

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Characteristic	Toronto Ontario [Census metropolitan area]			Ontario [Province]
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	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 45}	5,862,855	2,849,990	3,012,860	13,242,160	6,472,240	6,769,920
Canadian citizens^{Census data footnote 46}	5,134,440	2,503,870	2,630,575	12,223,065	5,987,360	6,235,705
Canadian citizens aged under 18	1,102,940	565,995	536,940	2,546,075	1,305,820	1,240,255
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	4,031,505	1,937,875	2,093,635	9,676,990	4,681,540	4,995,445
Not Canadian citizens^{Census data footnote 47}	728,410	346,120	382,285	1,019,095	484,880	534,215
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 48}	5,862,855	2,849,990	3,012,860	13,242,160	6,472,240	6,769,920
Non-immigrants^{Census data footnote 49}	3,020,405	1,511,930	1,508,475	9,188,815	4,555,270	4,633,545
Immigrants^{Census data footnote 50}	2,705,550	1,269,995	1,435,560	3,852,145	1,814,665	2,037,480
Before 1981	611,635	284,800	326,830	1,077,745	507,500	570,240
1981 to 1990	370,195	177,010	193,190	513,995	246,235	267,755
1991 to 2000	638,770	298,245	340,520	834,510	390,315	444,195
2001 to 2010	728,025	341,100	386,925	953,730	446,895	506,835
2001 to 2005	379,400	178,780	200,620	490,560	230,950	259,610
2006 to 2010	348,620	162,320	186,305	463,170	215,945	247,225
2011 to 2016^{Census data footnote 51}	356,930	168,835	188,095	472,170	223,715	248,450
Non-permanent residents^{Census data footnote 52}	136,895	68,065	68,830	201,200	102,305	98,895
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 53}	2,705,550	1,269,990	1,435,560	3,852,145	1,814,665	2,037,485
Under 5 years	225,470	112,150	113,325	369,955	184,255	185,705
5 to 14 years	449,875	226,440	223,440	685,085	345,865	339,225
15 to 24 years	588,860	261,700	327,155	855,475	381,025	474,450
25 to 44 years	1,154,390	541,415	612,980	1,579,500	741,340	838,160
45 years and over	286,960	128,295	158,665	362,130	162,180	199,945
Immigrants by selected place of birthUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 54}	2,705,550	1,269,990	1,435,560	3,852,145	1,814,665	2,037,480
Americas	409,865	181,700	228,165	598,950	265,930	333,025
Brazil	10,625	4,950	5,675	14,705	6,700	8,010
Colombia	17,150	7,850	9,295	28,815	13,085	15,730
El Salvador	11,110	5,535	5,580	20,920	10,165	10,750
Guyana	69,025	30,505	38,515	79,745	35,325	44,420
Haiti	2,590	1,225	1,370	10,195	4,410	5,785
Jamaica	99,660	41,700	57,960	119,840	51,320	68,525
Mexico	11,395	5,070	6,320	30,075	13,895	16,185
Peru	8,095	3,600	4,500	10,550	4,660	5,895
Trinidad and Tobago	43,135	19,035	24,095	52,810	23,515	29,300
United States^{Census data footnote 55}	46,695	21,755	24,940	109,005	47,170	61,830
Other places of birth in Americas	90,390	40,480	49,915	122,280	55,685	66,600
Europe	617,555	291,735	325,815	1,144,295	546,250	598,050
Bosnia and Herzegovina	9,630	4,760	4,875	21,300	10,655	10,645
Croatia	12,010	5,760	6,250	27,330	13,495	13,835
France	6,890	3,220	3,670	13,385	6,310	7,070
Germany	22,970	10,725	12,240	63,460	29,685	33,775
Greece	27,885	13,595	14,290	36,575	18,225	18,350
Hungary	11,925	5,380	6,540	22,085	10,495	11,590
Ireland^{Census data footnote 56}	8,115	3,955	4,160	15,275	7,415	7,860
Italy	103,620	50,525	53,090	157,815	78,510	79,305
Netherlands	7,620	3,700	3,915	47,400	23,910	23,490
Poland	57,450	25,810	31,640	96,000	43,155	52,845
Portugal	71,045	34,235	36,810	103,025	50,240	52,785
Romania	25,515	11,630	13,890	42,720	19,720	23,000
Russian Federation	34,385	14,875	19,510	42,980	18,540	24,440
Serbia^{Census data footnote 57}	13,080	6,355	6,725	23,695	11,610	12,085
Ukraine	32,110	14,690	17,420	39,945	18,150	21,795
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 58}	99,165	47,375	51,790	264,125	125,730	138,390
Other places of birth in Europe	74,130	35,130	38,995	127,190	60,395	66,790
Africa	152,755	73,585	79,165	226,770	109,585	117,185
Algeria	1,240	650	595	2,925	1,480	1,450
Egypt	24,820	12,865	11,950	34,510	18,000	16,510
Ethiopia	10,865	4,965	5,900	15,570	7,230	8,340
Kenya	11,305	5,165	6,140	14,940	6,910	8,025
Morocco	3,480	1,700	1,780	5,485	2,690	2,795
Nigeria	16,400	8,135	8,260	20,630	10,285	10,345
Somalia	10,850	4,350	6,500	16,970	6,845	10,125
South Africa, Republic of	13,040	6,345	6,690	19,390	9,545	9,840
Other places of birth in Africa	60,760	29,410	31,355	96,355	46,610	49,745
Asia	1,518,125	719,445	798,680	1,869,805	886,570	983,240
Afghanistan	25,420	12,730	12,690	33,145	16,490	16,655
Bangladesh	32,385	16,330	16,055	39,410	19,970	19,440
China^{Census data footnote 59}	266,840	121,555	145,290	317,225	143,705	173,515
Hong Kong^{Census data footnote 60}	100,060	46,985	53,080	108,030	50,945	57,090
India	307,275	153,190	154,085	360,540	179,950	180,590
Iran^{Census data footnote 61}	74,530	37,130	37,395	86,810	43,445	43,360
Iraq	29,230	14,640	14,595	50,390	25,280	25,115
Japan	5,880	1,905	3,975	8,145	2,550	5,585
Korea, South^{Census data footnote 62}	45,700	21,285	24,420	57,085	26,660	30,425
Lebanon	13,610	7,315	6,295	34,545	18,145	16,405
Pakistan	119,085	60,120	58,960	142,265	71,925	70,345
Philippines	192,265	78,690	113,570	231,760	93,730	138,030
Sri Lanka	101,550	49,580	51,965	109,855	53,640	56,215
Syria^{Census data footnote 63}	10,830	5,430	5,400	22,680	11,405	11,270
Taiwan	14,980	6,510	8,465	17,840	7,775	10,065
Viet Nam	59,365	26,830	32,540	80,525	36,545	43,985
Other places of birth in Asia	119,120	59,225	59,900	169,555	84,400	85,160
Oceania and other places of birth^{Census data footnote 64}	7,260	3,525	3,730	12,330	6,330	5,990
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 54}	356,930	168,835	188,095	472,170	223,720	248,450
Americas	40,810	19,490	21,320	60,700	29,005	31,700
Brazil	2,595	1,225	1,370	3,180	1,505	1,675
Colombia	2,610	1,220	1,385	4,520	2,005	2,520
Cuba	1,200	535	660	1,950	910	1,045
Haiti	865	415	450	2,575	1,140	1,435
Jamaica	7,300	3,825	3,475	8,935	4,840	4,090
Mexico	3,045	1,450	1,590	5,670	2,745	2,925
United States^{Census data footnote 55}	8,075	4,090	3,990	14,635	7,225	7,405
Venezuela^{Census data footnote 65}	1,880	875	1,005	2,460	1,120	1,340
Other places of birth in Americas	13,250	5,845	7,395	16,775	7,510	9,265
Europe	31,805	15,585	16,225	45,295	22,250	23,045
France	1,400	675	725	2,010	1,025	985
Germany	915	490	420	1,695	885	805
Ireland^{Census data footnote 56}	1,490	935	560	1,900	1,185	715
Moldova^{Census data footnote 66}	775	365	415	880	400	480
Romania	1,490	590	900	2,425	995	1,430
Russian Federation	3,935	1,430	2,505	4,905	1,790	3,115
Ukraine	3,655	1,690	1,960	4,455	2,005	2,445
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 58}	3,990	2,385	1,605	7,780	4,515	3,265
Other places of birth in Europe	14,150	7,020	7,135	19,245	9,450	9,795
Africa	24,760	12,150	12,615	39,380	19,045	20,330
Algeria	205	95	115	415	180	240
Cameroon	805	355	450	1,390	640	750
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	565	250	315	1,835	845	990
Côte d'Ivoire	290	135	150	605	245	360
Egypt	5,975	3,105	2,870	8,220	4,290	3,935
Eritrea	1,065	520	540	2,055	1,010	1,045
Ethiopia	1,665	755	915	2,505	1,115	1,385
Morocco	365	145	220	655	275	375
Nigeria	4,805	2,340	2,460	5,910	2,895	3,015
Somalia	1,155	555	600	2,065	965	1,100
South Africa, Republic of	810	440	370	1,410	715	695
Tunisia	125	90	40	310	155	150
Other places of birth in Africa	6,950	3,375	3,575	12,010	5,715	6,295
Asia	258,265	120,865	137,405	324,820	152,205	172,615
Afghanistan	4,615	2,315	2,300	5,785	2,845	2,945
Bangladesh	6,870	3,400	3,465	8,180	4,055	4,125
China^{Census data footnote 59}	49,815	22,155	27,660	58,840	26,025	32,815
Hong Kong^{Census data footnote 60}	1,815	730	1,085	1,985	800	1,190
India	58,820	29,560	29,260	69,325	35,060	34,265
Iran^{Census data footnote 61}	18,635	9,020	9,620	21,225	10,300	10,930
Iraq	8,270	4,125	4,150	14,645	7,315	7,330
Israel	1,665	880	785	2,050	1,085	970
Japan	965	265	700	1,385	370	1,015
Korea, South^{Census data footnote 62}	4,885	2,215	2,665	6,320	2,855	3,470
Lebanon	1,440	780	660	3,230	1,685	1,545
Nepal	2,430	1,245	1,190	3,395	1,725	1,665
Pakistan	21,750	10,650	11,100	25,435	12,425	13,015
Philippines	43,590	17,995	25,595	53,190	21,740	31,450
Saudi Arabia	2,135	1,085	1,045	3,140	1,615	1,530
Sri Lanka	7,395	3,220	4,175	8,185	3,580	4,605
Syria^{Census data footnote 63}	5,505	2,855	2,650	12,710	6,590	6,120
Taiwan	760	300	460	1,015	435	580
Turkey	2,055	1,145	910	2,590	1,440	1,145
United Arab Emirates	3,375	1,695	1,680	4,290	2,230	2,055
Viet Nam	2,690	1,060	1,625	3,885	1,520	2,365
Other places of birth in Asia	8,780	4,155	4,625	13,995	6,505	7,485
Oceania and other^{Census data footnote 64}	1,285	755	535	1,980	1,215	765
Australia	1,005	615	390	1,535	965	565
Other places of birth^{Census data footnote 67}	285	140	150	445	250	200
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 68}	5,862,855	2,849,990	3,012,865	13,242,160	6,472,240	6,769,920
First generation^{Census data footnote 69}	2,874,265	1,354,410	1,519,860	4,122,840	1,953,095	2,169,740
Second generation^{Census data footnote 70}	1,676,530	844,955	831,575	3,049,835	1,525,300	1,524,540
Third generation or more^{Census data footnote 71}	1,312,060	650,630	661,430	6,069,485	2,993,845	3,075,640
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 72}	2,129,485	1,002,290	1,127,200	2,825,480	1,331,730	1,493,750
Economic immigrants^{Census data footnote 73}	1,063,255	525,765	537,490	1,364,380	677,695	686,685
Principal applicants^{Census data footnote 74}	424,005	261,635	162,370	540,795	338,460	202,335
Secondary applicants^{Census data footnote 75}	639,250	264,130	375,115	823,580	339,240	484,350
Immigrants sponsored by family^{Census data footnote 76}	717,295	293,165	424,130	940,405	382,890	557,520
Refugees^{Census data footnote 77}	319,285	169,830	149,460	482,665	253,750	228,910
Other immigrants^{Census data footnote 78}	29,655	13,530	16,120	38,035	17,400	20,640

Note(s):

Footnote 45

'Citizenship' refers to the country where the person has citizenship. A person may have more than one citizenship. A person may be stateless, that is, they may have no citizenship. Citizenship can be by birth or naturalization.

For more information on citizenship variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 46

'Canadian citizens' includes persons who are citizens of Canada only and persons who are citizens of Canada and at least one other country.

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Footnote 47

'Not Canadian citizens' includes persons who are not citizens of Canada. They may be citizens of one or more other countries. Persons who are stateless are included in this category.

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Footnote 48

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 49

'Non-immigrants' includes persons who are Canadian citizens by birth.

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Footnote 50

'Immigrants' includes persons who are, or who have ever been, landed immigrants or permanent residents. Such persons have been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this category. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 51

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 52

'Non-permanent residents' includes persons from another country who have a work or study permit or who are refugee claimants, and their family members sharing the same permit and living in Canada with them.

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Footnote 53

'Age at immigration' refers to the age at which an immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

'Immigrant' refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrant' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 54

'Recent immigrant' refers to an immigrant who first obtained his or her landed immigrant or permanent resident status between January 1, 2011 and May 10, 2016.

The places of birth selected are the most frequently reported by recent immigrants at the Canada level.

'Place of birth' refers to the name of the geographic location where the person was born. The geographic location is specified according to geographic boundaries current at the time of data collection, not the geographic boundaries at the time of birth. In the 2016 Census of Population, the geographic location refers to a country if the person was born outside Canada.

For more information on immigration and place of birth variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 55

The official name of United States is United States of America.

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Footnote 56

Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

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Footnote 57

Serbia excludes Kosovo.

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Footnote 58

The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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Footnote 59

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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Footnote 60

The full name of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.

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Footnote 61

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Footnote 62

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 63

The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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Footnote 64

The category 'Oceania and other' includes places of birth in Oceania and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea.'

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Footnote 65

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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Footnote 66

The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Footnote 67

The category 'Other places of birth' includes other places of birth in Oceania and responses not included elsewhere, such as 'born at sea.'

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Footnote 68

Generation status refers to whether or not the person or the person's parents were born in Canada.

For more information on generation status variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 69

'First generation' includes persons who were born outside Canada. For the most part, these are people who are now, or once were, immigrants to Canada.

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Footnote 70

'Second generation' includes persons who were born in Canada and had at least one parent born outside Canada. For the most part, these are the children of immigrants.

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Footnote 71

'Third generation or more' includes persons who were born in Canada with both parents born in Canada.

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Footnote 72

'Admission category' refers to the name of the immigration program or group of programs under which an immigrant has been granted for the first time the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities.

'Applicant type' refers to whether an immigrant was identified as the principal applicant, the spouse or the dependant on the application for permanent residence.

'Immigrant' refers to a person who is, or who has ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident. Such a person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this group.In the 2016 Census of Population, data on admission category and applicant type are available for immigrants who landed in Canada between January 1, 1980 and May 10, 2016.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 73

'Economic immigrants' includes immigrants who have been selected for their ability to contribute to Canada's economy through their ability to meet labour market needs, to own and manage or to build a business, to make a substantial investment, to create their own employment or to meet specific provincial or territorial labour market needs.

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Footnote 74

'Principal applicants' includes immigrants who were identified as the principal applicant on the application for permanent residence.

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Footnote 75

'Secondary applicants' includes immigrants who were identified as the married spouse, the common-law or conjugal partner or the dependant of the principal applicant on the application for permanent residence.

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Footnote 76

'Immigrants sponsored by family' includes immigrants who were sponsored by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and were granted permanent resident status on the basis of their relationship either as the spouse, partner, parent, grand-parent, child or other relative of this sponsor. The terms 'family class' or 'family reunification' are sometimes used to refer to this category.

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Footnote 77

'Refugees' includes immigrants who were granted permanent resident status on the basis of a well-founded fear of returning to their home country. This category includes persons who had a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in particular social group or for political opinion (Geneva Convention refugees) as well as persons who had been seriously and personally affected by civil war or armed conflict, or have suffered a massive violation of human rights. Some refugees were in Canada when they applied for refugee protection for themselves and their family members (either with them in Canada or abroad). Others were abroad and were referred for resettlement to Canada by the United Nations Refugee Agency, another designated referral organization or private sponsors.

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Footnote 78

'Other immigrants' includes immigrants who were granted permanent resident status under a program that does not fall under the economic immigrants, the immigrants sponsored by family or the refugee categories.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Ontario [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 26, 2024).

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