Census Profile, 2016 Census
Edmonton [Census metropolitan area], Alberta and Edmonton [Economic region], Alberta

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Characteristic Edmonton
Alberta
[Census metropolitan area]
Edmonton
Alberta
[Economic region]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 1,321,426 ... ... 1,366,050 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 1,159,869 ... ... 1,203,115 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 13.9 ... ... 13.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 537,634 ... ... 557,547 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 502,143 ... ... 518,951 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 140.0 ... ... 86.5 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 9,438.86 ... ... 15,783.77 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 1,321,425 660,570 660,855 1,366,050 683,115 682,935
0 to 14 years 243,200 124,360 118,840 252,495 129,220 123,280
0 to 4 years 85,100 43,375 41,730 88,120 44,935 43,180
5 to 9 years 83,715 42,740 40,970 86,955 44,430 42,525
10 to 14 years 74,380 38,245 36,140 77,425 39,850 37,575
15 to 64 years 915,560 462,435 453,125 943,905 476,805 467,100
15 to 19 years 75,695 38,920 36,775 78,450 40,335 38,120
20 to 24 years 92,345 47,090 45,255 94,890 48,420 46,470
25 to 29 years 109,080 55,445 53,640 111,665 56,775 54,890
30 to 34 years 112,310 56,705 55,605 115,125 58,120 57,010
35 to 39 years 100,240 50,770 49,470 103,060 52,195 50,865
40 to 44 years 89,520 45,350 44,165 92,130 46,730 45,395
45 to 49 years 85,525 43,055 42,470 88,240 44,410 43,825
50 to 54 years 90,785 45,375 45,410 94,085 47,015 47,070
55 to 59 years 87,575 43,810 43,760 90,880 45,480 45,400
60 to 64 years 72,500 35,915 36,580 75,385 37,320 38,065
65 years and over 162,665 73,765 88,895 169,650 77,100 92,550
65 to 69 years 55,960 27,270 28,695 58,230 28,390 29,835
70 to 74 years 37,415 17,745 19,670 39,180 18,600 20,580
75 to 79 years 27,425 12,545 14,885 28,675 13,160 15,515
80 to 84 years 20,600 8,775 11,820 21,485 9,195 12,285
85 years and over 21,260 7,435 13,830 22,080 7,750 14,335
85 to 89 years 13,315 5,195 8,120 13,825 5,405 8,415
90 to 94 years 6,120 1,840 4,275 6,355 1,915 4,435
95 to 99 years 1,585 360 1,220 1,640 385 1,260
100 years and over 245 35 210 260 40 220
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 18.4 18.8 18.0 18.5 18.9 18.1
15 to 64 years 69.3 70.0 68.6 69.1 69.8 68.4
65 years and over 12.3 11.2 13.5 12.4 11.3 13.6
85 years and over 1.6 1.1 2.1 1.6 1.1 2.1
Average age of the population 37.8 37.1 38.5 37.9 37.1 38.6
Median age of the population 36.3 35.7 37.0 36.4 35.8 37.1
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 502,140 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
Single-detached house 287,775 ... ... 299,770 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 26,885 ... ... 26,885 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 180,580 ... ... 183,350 ... ...
Semi-detached house 31,195 ... ... 31,780 ... ...
Row house 42,865 ... ... 43,400 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 10,680 ... ... 10,885 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 95,675 ... ... 97,085 ... ...
Other single-attached house 165 ... ... 200 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 6,905 ... ... 8,945 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 502,145 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
1 person 123,655 ... ... 127,555 ... ...
2 persons 168,735 ... ... 175,305 ... ...
3 persons 82,535 ... ... 84,850 ... ...
4 persons 77,110 ... ... 79,280 ... ...
5 or more persons 50,115 ... ... 51,960 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 1,297,280 ... ... 1,340,930 ... ...
Average household size 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 1,078,230 536,210 542,025 1,113,555 553,905 559,655
Married or living common law 627,500 314,990 312,510 649,290 325,895 323,400
Married 525,300 263,835 261,465 542,825 272,615 270,210
Living common law 102,200 51,155 51,045 106,465 53,280 53,185
Not married and not living common law 450,730 221,220 229,510 464,260 228,010 236,260
Never married 312,570 173,655 138,915 321,000 178,475 142,525
Separated 25,390 11,000 14,390 26,260 11,420 14,835
Divorced 65,720 27,020 38,695 67,930 28,120 39,815
Widowed 47,055 9,540 37,510 49,075 9,995 39,080
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 360,845 ... ... 373,550 ... ...
2 persons 173,185 ... ... 180,085 ... ...
3 persons 78,690 ... ... 81,010 ... ...
4 persons 74,835 ... ... 76,925 ... ...
5 or more persons 34,135 ... ... 35,525 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.0 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 360,845 ... ... 373,545 ... ...
Total couple families 304,740 ... ... 315,405 ... ...
Married couples 253,655 ... ... 262,190 ... ...
Common-law couples 51,080 ... ... 53,215 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 56,105 ... ... 58,145 ... ...
Female parent 43,515 ... ... 44,985 ... ...
Male parent 12,590 ... ... 13,160 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 304,735 ... ... 315,405 ... ...
Couples without children 139,070 ... ... 144,800 ... ...
Couples with children 165,665 ... ... 170,600 ... ...
1 child 63,125 ... ... 64,935 ... ...
2 children 70,360 ... ... 72,235 ... ...
3 or more children 32,185 ... ... 33,435 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 56,105 ... ... 58,140 ... ...
1 child 34,110 ... ... 35,280 ... ...
2 children 15,565 ... ... 16,080 ... ...
3 or more children 6,435 ... ... 6,785 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 231,985 121,605 110,380 238,645 125,155 113,490
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 502,145 ... ... 518,955 ... ...
One-census-family households 336,245 ... ... 348,110 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 129,390 ... ... 134,895 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 206,855 ... ... 213,220 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 11,980 ... ... 12,380 ... ...
Non-census-family households 153,920 ... ... 158,460 ... ...
One-person households 123,655 ... ... 127,555 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 30,265 ... ... 30,910 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 1,307,175 654,005 653,170 1,351,355 676,340 675,010
English only 1,189,600 600,100 589,500 1,232,510 621,815 610,700
French only 1,765 775 985 1,770 775 990
English and French 95,160 44,820 50,340 96,325 45,395 50,935
Neither English nor French 20,650 8,300 12,345 20,750 8,360 12,385
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 1,307,170 654,000 653,170 1,351,350 676,345 675,015
English 1,252,685 628,165 624,525 1,296,330 650,200 646,125
French 27,475 14,300 13,175 27,925 14,545 13,380
English and French 6,885 3,520 3,370 6,905 3,525 3,380
Neither English nor French 20,120 8,020 12,105 20,190 8,060 12,135
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 30,925 16,060 14,860 31,375 16,310 15,065
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.2
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 1,307,175 654,000 653,170 1,351,350 676,340 675,010
Single responses 1,272,990 637,380 635,610 1,316,655 659,475 657,180
Official languages 957,505 484,440 473,065 997,180 504,645 492,535
English 930,410 470,330 460,075 969,560 490,250 479,310
French 27,100 14,105 12,995 27,620 14,395 13,225
Non-official languages 315,485 152,940 162,545 319,470 154,835 164,640
Aboriginal languages 2,740 1,095 1,645 3,625 1,505 2,120
Algonquian languages 2,150 845 1,305 3,010 1,250 1,765
Blackfoot 35 10 25 40 10 30
Cree-Montagnais languages 2,005 795 1,210 2,850 1,190 1,665
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 5 0 0 5 5 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 15 5 10 20 5 10
Plains Cree 350 120 230 395 140 255
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 25 5 15 30 5 20
Woods Cree 155 65 90 155 65 90
Cree, n.o.s. 1,455 590 860 2,250 965 1,280
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 5 5 10 5 5
Malecite 0 5 0 0 5 0
Mi'kmaq 10 5 5 10 5 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 95 40 55 105 45 65
Algonquin 0 0 5 0 0 0
Ojibway 90 35 55 100 40 60
Oji-Cree 5 0 0 5 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 220 80 145 235 80 155
Northern Athabaskan languages 220 75 145 230 80 155
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 5 5 5 5 5
Carrier 5 0 5 5 0 5
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dene 145 50 95 155 55 100
Dogrib (Tlicho) 20 5 10 20 5 15
Gwich'in 5 0 5 5 5 5
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 5 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 40 15 25 40 15 25
North Slavey (Hare) 10 0 10 10 5 5
South Slavey 25 10 15 25 10 15
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 5 5 10 5 5
Tahltan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 5 0 5 0 0 5
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 5 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 0 5
Haida 5 5 0 5 5 5
Inuit languages 65 20 50 70 15 50
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 0 10 10 0 10
Inuktitut 40 10 30 40 10 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 15 5 15 20 5 15
Iroquoian languages 5 5 5 5 5 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 0 5 5 5 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 35 20 15 35 20 15
Salish languages 5 0 5 5 5 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 5 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 225 100 120 230 105 125
Dakota 70 25 40 75 25 45
Stoney 155 80 75 155 80 80
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 5
Tlingit 5 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 5 0 5 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 0 0 0 5 5
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. 25 20 5 25 20 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 312,745 151,845 160,900 315,845 153,325 162,515
Afro-Asiatic languages 31,265 16,330 14,935 31,360 16,390 14,970
Berber languages 130 75 60 130 75 60
Kabyle 75 45 30 75 40 35
Berber languages, n.i.e. 60 30 30 55 30 25
Cushitic languages 7,905 3,970 3,940 7,905 3,970 3,935
Bilen 245 140 105 245 140 105
Oromo 1,130 585 540 1,130 580 545
Somali 6,510 3,235 3,275 6,515 3,235 3,275
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 25 10 10
Semitic languages 23,155 12,245 10,910 23,255 12,305 10,950
Amharic 2,515 1,215 1,295 2,515 1,220 1,295
Arabic 17,520 9,375 8,145 17,610 9,430 8,185
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 75 35 35 80 40 35
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 35 25 15 40 25 15
Harari 165 85 80 165 90 80
Hebrew 405 220 180 405 225 185
Maltese 30 10 15 25 10 15
Tigrigna 2,330 1,225 1,110 2,330 1,220 1,105
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 80 50 35 85 50 35
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 65 45 25 70 40 25
Austro-Asiatic languages 9,640 4,450 5,190 9,655 4,460 5,195
Khmer (Cambodian) 765 360 405 760 360 400
Vietnamese 8,870 4,080 4,785 8,880 4,095 4,790
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 10 5 5
Austronesian languages 42,565 18,515 24,050 43,375 18,855 24,520
Bikol 115 50 60 115 55 65
Cebuano 1,940 810 1,125 2,000 830 1,165
Fijian 55 30 25 50 30 25
Hiligaynon 530 235 295 535 235 300
Ilocano 1,850 780 1,065 1,880 790 1,090
Malagasy 10 5 5 10 5 5
Malay 515 225 290 525 225 300
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 340 155 180 350 165 185
Pangasinan 110 45 70 110 45 70
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 36,750 16,010 20,740 37,430 16,300 21,130
Waray-Waray 75 30 40 75 30 40
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 285 125 155 290 135 155
Creole languages 1,015 530 490 1,020 530 485
Haitian Creole 55 25 30 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 615 345 275 615 345 275
Creole languages, n.i.e. 350 160 185 345 160 185
Dravidian languages 6,790 3,545 3,250 6,850 3,565 3,280
Kannada 210 105 100 205 105 105
Malayalam 3,455 1,785 1,675 3,485 1,795 1,685
Tamil 2,170 1,150 1,025 2,195 1,155 1,035
Telugu 940 495 440 940 495 445
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 15 15 20 15 10
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 10 5 5
Indo-European languages 152,395 75,615 76,780 154,280 76,555 77,725
Albanian 770 415 350 770 415 350
Armenian 170 85 85 170 80 90
Balto-Slavic languages 34,695 16,210 18,480 35,010 16,355 18,655
Baltic languages 320 145 175 330 150 180
Latvian 150 65 80 155 70 80
Lithuanian 170 75 95 175 80 95
Slavic languages 34,375 16,070 18,300 34,685 16,210 18,475
Belarusan 35 15 15 35 20 20
Bosnian 710 355 355 715 355 360
Bulgarian 480 250 225 475 245 225
Croatian 2,010 1,050 960 2,020 1,055 965
Czech 895 435 460 905 440 470
Macedonian 185 90 90 185 95 90
Polish 9,380 4,375 5,000 9,460 4,420 5,040
Russian 5,730 2,655 3,075 5,780 2,675 3,110
Serbian 1,835 930 910 1,835 930 910
Serbo-Croatian 360 180 175 365 180 180
Slovak 610 300 315 620 300 320
Slovene (Slovenian) 290 140 155 290 140 155
Ukrainian 11,770 5,250 6,520 11,895 5,305 6,595
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 90 45 45 95 50 45
Celtic languages 120 75 45 120 75 50
Scottish Gaelic 45 25 20 50 30 20
Welsh 35 25 15 35 20 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 35 25 15 40 25 15
Germanic languages 20,925 9,990 10,935 22,200 10,635 11,560
Afrikaans 575 300 270 625 325 295
Danish 745 365 375 770 380 390
Dutch 4,100 1,985 2,120 4,305 2,085 2,225
Frisian 90 50 40 105 60 45
German 14,760 6,995 7,765 15,695 7,465 8,235
Icelandic 35 15 25 35 15 20
Norwegian 210 100 110 230 105 120
Swedish 270 115 155 300 135 170
Vlaams (Flemish) 80 35 45 80 35 45
Yiddish 55 30 25 55 30 25
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 5 5
Greek 1,075 585 490 1,080 590 490
Indo-Iranian languages 64,055 32,905 31,155 64,165 32,955 31,210
Indo-Aryan languages 57,440 29,435 28,005 57,540 29,485 28,060
Bengali 2,335 1,230 1,110 2,340 1,230 1,110
Gujarati 5,745 2,980 2,765 5,770 2,990 2,780
Hindi 8,410 4,235 4,180 8,420 4,240 4,185
Kashmiri 20 10 10 25 15 10
Konkani 155 80 75 155 80 70
Marathi 535 275 260 540 275 265
Nepali 1,990 1,040 955 1,995 1,040 955
Oriya (Odia) 70 40 30 70 40 35
Punjabi (Panjabi) 27,780 14,270 13,515 27,800 14,275 13,525
Sindhi 940 435 500 940 440 505
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,305 680 630 1,310 680 630
Urdu 8,140 4,155 3,985 8,170 4,170 4,000
Iranian languages 6,335 3,320 3,015 6,340 3,325 3,020
Kurdish 755 420 340 760 420 340
Pashto 660 350 310 665 350 315
Persian (Farsi) 4,920 2,555 2,370 4,920 2,550 2,370
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 150 130 280 150 130
Italic (Romance) languages 30,585 15,355 15,235 30,765 15,450 15,315
Catalan 25 15 15 25 15 15
Italian 4,910 2,440 2,470 4,920 2,440 2,480
Portuguese 4,630 2,260 2,370 4,640 2,275 2,370
Romanian 2,540 1,270 1,265 2,550 1,275 1,270
Spanish 18,465 9,365 9,105 18,605 9,435 9,175
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 15 5 10
Japanese 1,055 340 715 1,070 345 725
Kartvelian languages 70 40 25 70 40 30
Georgian 65 40 30 65 40 30
Korean 6,330 3,005 3,325 6,370 3,030 3,345
Mongolic languages 80 35 45 80 35 45
Mongolian 80 35 45 80 35 45
Niger-Congo languages 7,320 3,700 3,620 7,370 3,720 3,650
Akan (Twi) 885 460 425 890 460 430
Bamanankan 15 10 5 15 10 5
Edo 140 75 70 140 70 70
Ewe 125 75 55 125 80 50
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 140 75 65 140 75 65
Ga 65 35 30 70 40 25
Ganda 210 105 105 210 105 105
Igbo 305 165 145 310 165 145
Lingala 160 80 80 165 80 85
Rundi (Kirundi) 400 200 205 405 200 205
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 610 305 305 610 300 305
Shona 565 275 290 565 280 285
Swahili 1,245 600 645 1,245 605 645
Wolof 130 85 45 130 85 45
Yoruba 700 390 310 705 395 310
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,610 760 850 1,640 775 870
Nilo-Saharan languages 750 385 365 750 385 365
Dinka 335 170 160 340 175 165
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 410 210 205 410 210 200
Sign languages 390 190 200 400 195 205
American Sign Language 175 80 100 185 85 95
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 210 105 105 220 110 110
Sino-Tibetan languages 47,885 22,610 25,270 47,970 22,650 25,320
Chinese languages 47,180 22,240 24,945 47,265 22,275 24,990
Cantonese 22,670 10,590 12,080 22,735 10,615 12,115
Hakka 620 290 330 620 290 330
Mandarin 19,930 9,465 10,465 19,935 9,465 10,470
Min Dong 70 30 40 70 30 45
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,265 580 685 1,265 580 685
Wu (Shanghainese) 235 120 115 235 120 115
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,365 1,160 1,205 2,380 1,165 1,215
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 5 15 25 5 15
Tibeto-Burman languages 700 370 330 705 375 325
Burmese 145 75 65 145 80 65
Karenic languages 430 235 200 430 235 200
Tibetan 20 15 5 20 10 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 105 50 55 100 50 55
Tai-Kadai languages 1,020 380 635 1,025 380 640
Lao 385 190 195 385 190 190
Thai 625 190 435 630 190 440
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 15 5 10 15 5 10
Turkic languages 2,075 1,160 915 2,080 1,165 915
Azerbaijani 120 75 45 120 75 45
Turkish 1,740 965 770 1,745 970 775
Uyghur 60 35 25 65 35 30
Uzbek 110 60 45 110 65 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 50 25 25 45 25 25
Uralic languages 1,850 880 975 1,890 890 1,000
Estonian 45 20 30 45 20 30
Finnish 225 95 130 235 95 140
Hungarian 1,580 765 815 1,605 780 830
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 235 130 100 235 135 100
Multiple responses 34,180 16,625 17,560 34,695 16,860 17,835
English and French 3,915 1,915 2,000 3,965 1,940 2,030
English and non-official language 28,420 13,785 14,635 28,870 13,995 14,875
French and non-official language 1,225 610 620 1,235 615 625
English, French and non-official language 615 310 305 625 315 310
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 1,307,175 654,000 653,175 1,351,350 676,340 675,015
Single responses 1,235,280 618,935 616,350 1,278,690 640,905 637,785
Official languages 1,061,360 533,475 527,880 1,103,440 554,800 548,640
English 1,050,405 527,870 522,530 1,092,365 549,120 543,245
French 10,950 5,605 5,340 11,070 5,675 5,395
Non-official languages 173,925 85,455 88,470 175,250 86,105 89,145
Aboriginal languages 535 240 295 690 315 375
Algonquian languages 450 205 245 610 285 320
Blackfoot 10 0 5 5 5 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 420 190 230 575 265 310
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 15 10 5 10 10 5
Plains Cree 55 25 30 60 25 30
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Woods Cree 20 10 10 15 5 15
Cree, n.o.s. 325 145 180 480 220 255
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 0 0 0 0 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 5 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 25 10 10 20 15 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 20 10 10 20 10 10
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 20 5 15 20 5 15
Northern Athabaskan languages 20 5 15 20 5 15
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 5 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 15 5 5 15 5 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 0 5 5 0 5
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 5 0 5 5 0 5
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 5 0 5 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 5 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 5 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. 5 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 40 15 20 40 20 25
Dakota 15 10 10 20 10 10
Stoney 25 10 15 20 15 10
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. 15 5 5 15 10 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 173,390 85,215 88,175 174,560 85,790 88,770
Afro-Asiatic languages 20,330 10,315 10,020 20,350 10,325 10,025
Berber languages 95 45 50 95 45 50
Kabyle 50 25 25 50 25 25
Berber languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 45 20 25
Cushitic languages 5,850 2,930 2,920 5,850 2,930 2,920
Bilen 210 125 90 215 120 90
Oromo 885 450 435 885 455 435
Somali 4,740 2,355 2,385 4,740 2,350 2,385
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 10 5 5
Semitic languages 14,365 7,325 7,040 14,390 7,335 7,050
Amharic 1,695 805 890 1,695 805 890
Arabic 10,590 5,450 5,145 10,615 5,460 5,155
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 40 20 20 40 15 20
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 20 10 5 15 10 5
Harari 115 55 60 110 55 60
Hebrew 185 100 95 190 95 90
Maltese 5 0 5 10 5 5
Tigrigna 1,655 855 800 1,650 855 795
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 50 35 25 55 35 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 20 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 6,245 2,890 3,365 6,250 2,890 3,360
Khmer (Cambodian) 385 185 205 385 180 205
Vietnamese 5,860 2,700 3,155 5,865 2,705 3,160
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 5 0 0
Austronesian languages 22,800 10,715 12,085 23,190 10,890 12,300
Bikol 15 5 5 15 10 5
Cebuano 810 390 420 825 400 425
Fijian 25 15 10 25 15 10
Hiligaynon 190 85 105 195 85 110
Ilocano 605 285 320 615 290 325
Malagasy 5 5 0 10 5 5
Malay 130 65 65 145 70 70
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 125 60 70 130 60 70
Pangasinan 25 10 15 25 10 15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 20,765 9,745 11,020 21,110 9,895 11,210
Waray-Waray 10 0 5 10 5 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 85 40 40 85 45 45
Creole languages 570 285 280 570 285 280
Haitian Creole 40 20 20 40 20 20
Creole, n.o.s. 380 200 180 380 200 180
Creole languages, n.i.e. 150 70 80 150 70 80
Dravidian languages 4,415 2,280 2,140 4,465 2,305 2,160
Kannada 80 40 40 80 35 45
Malayalam 2,330 1,195 1,130 2,345 1,205 1,140
Tamil 1,445 760 680 1,470 780 690
Telugu 560 280 280 565 280 280
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 0 5
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 10 10 0
Indo-European languages 75,400 37,840 37,560 75,965 38,125 37,835
Albanian 370 195 175 370 195 175
Armenian 70 35 35 75 40 35
Balto-Slavic languages 12,815 6,240 6,575 12,890 6,280 6,610
Baltic languages 120 55 65 120 55 65
Latvian 55 25 30 50 25 25
Lithuanian 70 30 35 65 35 35
Slavic languages 12,690 6,185 6,505 12,770 6,225 6,545
Belarusan 10 5 5 10 5 5
Bosnian 305 155 150 300 155 150
Bulgarian 290 150 150 290 145 150
Croatian 895 455 440 900 460 445
Czech 255 135 120 260 140 125
Macedonian 90 45 40 90 50 45
Polish 3,805 1,790 2,015 3,835 1,805 2,025
Russian 3,265 1,615 1,650 3,280 1,620 1,655
Serbian 1,000 505 500 1,005 505 500
Serbo-Croatian 120 55 60 115 55 60
Slovak 170 80 90 175 85 90
Slovene (Slovenian) 65 35 35 70 35 35
Ukrainian 2,395 1,150 1,250 2,410 1,160 1,255
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 5 15 20 5 10
Celtic languages 10 5 5 10 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 5 5 5
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages 3,045 1,490 1,555 3,400 1,675 1,720
Afrikaans 295 155 145 325 165 155
Danish 40 20 20 40 20 15
Dutch 275 135 140 305 150 155
Frisian 5 0 0 5 5 5
German 2,315 1,135 1,180 2,610 1,280 1,330
Icelandic 15 5 10 15 5 10
Norwegian 15 5 5 15 5 5
Swedish 65 30 35 70 30 40
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 10 5 15 10 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 375 185 190 375 190 190
Indo-Iranian languages 43,140 21,900 21,240 43,190 21,925 21,265
Indo-Aryan languages 39,005 19,815 19,190 39,050 19,835 19,215
Bengali 1,455 750 700 1,455 755 705
Gujarati 3,650 1,855 1,795 3,665 1,860 1,805
Hindi 5,095 2,600 2,495 5,100 2,600 2,495
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 0 0
Konkani 40 20 15 35 20 20
Marathi 335 170 160 335 170 165
Nepali 1,395 725 665 1,395 725 665
Oriya (Odia) 35 20 15 35 20 20
Punjabi (Panjabi) 20,655 10,505 10,150 20,655 10,510 10,150
Sindhi 465 230 235 460 225 235
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 785 405 380 785 410 380
Urdu 5,100 2,530 2,570 5,125 2,540 2,585
Iranian languages 4,020 2,040 1,985 4,025 2,040 1,985
Kurdish 375 200 180 375 200 175
Pashto 430 230 195 430 235 200
Persian (Farsi) 3,215 1,605 1,610 3,215 1,610 1,610
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 50 65 120 55 65
Italic (Romance) languages 15,580 7,780 7,800 15,655 7,825 7,835
Catalan 10 5 5 10 5 5
Italian 1,405 635 770 1,410 640 770
Portuguese 1,915 915 1,000 1,920 920 1,000
Romanian 1,355 670 685 1,355 675 690
Spanish 10,880 5,545 5,335 10,955 5,585 5,370
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 5 5
Japanese 475 190 285 475 190 290
Kartvelian languages 55 25 25 55 30 25
Georgian 55 30 25 50 30 25
Korean 4,570 2,240 2,325 4,600 2,255 2,340
Mongolic languages 45 20 30 45 20 25
Mongolian 50 20 30 50 25 25
Niger-Congo languages 2,945 1,420 1,525 2,965 1,425 1,535
Akan (Twi) 445 210 235 445 210 235
Bamanankan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Edo 35 20 15 35 20 20
Ewe 40 25 15 40 20 20
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 55 25 25 55 25 25
Ga 20 10 10 20 10 5
Ganda 80 35 40 80 35 40
Igbo 85 40 45 80 40 45
Lingala 40 20 25 40 20 25
Rundi (Kirundi) 200 90 105 200 90 105
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 285 150 135 285 150 140
Shona 220 100 120 215 100 120
Swahili 585 275 315 585 275 315
Wolof 90 50 40 90 50 40
Yoruba 280 145 135 280 145 135
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 495 225 270 505 230 275
Nilo-Saharan languages 365 190 180 370 190 180
Dinka 200 110 90 205 110 95
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 165 75 90 165 75 90
Sign languages 480 270 210 510 290 220
American Sign Language 195 105 85 195 105 90
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 285 165 120 315 185 130
Sino-Tibetan languages 32,310 15,330 16,980 32,370 15,355 17,015
Chinese languages 31,770 15,045 16,720 31,825 15,075 16,750
Cantonese 14,695 6,795 7,900 14,745 6,815 7,925
Hakka 215 95 120 215 95 120
Mandarin 14,725 7,150 7,575 14,730 7,150 7,580
Min Dong 10 5 10 15 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 555 235 315 555 235 315
Wu (Shanghainese) 120 60 60 120 65 60
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,440 705 735 1,445 710 740
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 540 280 255 540 280 260
Burmese 95 50 45 100 55 45
Karenic languages 360 195 165 360 195 170
Tibetan 20 10 10 20 10 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 60 25 35
Tai-Kadai languages 475 220 260 480 220 255
Lao 190 90 95 185 90 100
Thai 285 130 155 285 125 155
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 5 5 0
Turkic languages 1,310 705 610 1,310 705 605
Azerbaijani 50 30 20 55 35 20
Turkish 1,140 605 535 1,140 605 530
Uyghur 40 20 15 40 20 15
Uzbek 70 40 35 70 40 30
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 10 10 5
Uralic languages 505 240 270 510 240 270
Estonian 5 5 0 5 0 5
Finnish 30 15 15 30 15 15
Hungarian 475 225 250 475 230 250
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 75 35 35 75 35 35
Multiple responses 71,890 35,065 36,825 72,665 35,435 37,225
English and French 2,760 1,375 1,390 2,785 1,385 1,400
English and non-official language 67,205 32,760 34,445 67,940 33,110 34,830
French and non-official language 590 285 305 590 285 305
English, French and non-official language 1,340 655 680 1,345 660 685
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 1,307,170 654,005 653,170 1,351,355 676,340 675,015
None 1,112,425 559,130 553,295 1,153,360 579,870 573,485
English 79,240 39,665 39,575 79,905 39,990 39,910
French 14,810 6,920 7,890 14,995 7,010 7,985
Non-official language 97,025 46,415 50,605 99,405 47,585 51,815
Aboriginal 2,570 1,070 1,495 3,925 1,760 2,165
Non-Aboriginal 94,460 45,350 49,110 95,480 45,825 49,650
English and French 685 350 335 690 355 335
English and non-official language 1,870 975 895 1,890 985 905
French and non-official language 1,060 510 550 1,075 520 550
English, French and non-official language 50 25 20 45 25 20
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 1,054,615 525,585 529,030 1,089,035 542,885 546,145
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,004,255 500,995 503,265 1,036,860 517,415 519,450
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,900 55,986 34,288 43,644 55,806 34,009
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 1,004,495 501,035 503,465 1,037,105 517,450 519,655
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,900 47,853 31,301 38,702 47,723 31,092
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 933,730 477,775 455,950 963,165 493,060 470,105
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 43,516 55,575 33,224 43,262 55,390 32,915
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 594,350 239,370 354,980 614,675 247,770 366,905
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,919 3,476 4,103 4,013 3,615 4,178
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 816,225 428,235 387,990 841,380 441,725 399,655
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,571 56,058 34,888 44,283 55,861 34,531
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 1,054,635 525,710 528,925 1,089,050 543,030 546,020
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,004,765 501,080 503,685 1,037,385 517,490 519,900
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 60,781 76,732 44,913 60,535 76,430 44,714
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 1,005,025 501,130 503,900 1,037,655 517,535 520,120
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 49,500 60,958 38,105 49,314 60,735 37,950
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 933,685 477,415 456,270 963,165 492,670 470,490
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 60,855 76,948 44,016 60,607 76,656 43,802
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 594,040 239,135 354,905 614,190 247,515 366,670
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,157 7,162 7,153 7,203 7,214 7,196
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 816,225 427,160 389,065 841,380 440,570 400,805
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 57,609 71,072 42,828 57,368 70,817 42,584
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 1,054,635 525,710 528,930 1,089,050 543,030 546,020
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 24 382,260 219,385 162,870 393,250 225,915 167,330
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 65,053 74,962 55,048 64,820 74,817 54,797
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 78,434 90,605 62,040 78,136 90,265 61,761
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 93.1 95.6 88.8 93.0 95.5 88.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 77.1 79.4 73.3 77.0 79.3 73.1
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 6.9 4.4 11.2 7.0 4.5 11.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 1,054,615 525,585 529,030 1,089,035 542,885 546,145
Without total income 50,355 24,590 25,765 52,170 25,475 26,695
With total income 1,004,260 500,995 503,265 1,036,865 517,415 519,450
Percentage with total income 95.2 95.3 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 123,530 46,620 76,915 128,305 48,450 79,860
$10,000 to $19,999 124,650 47,170 77,480 129,375 48,900 80,470
$20,000 to $29,999 116,840 45,095 71,745 121,515 46,905 74,610
$30,000 to $39,999 99,035 42,010 57,025 102,560 43,470 59,085
$40,000 to $49,999 95,695 43,805 51,890 98,600 45,190 53,420
$50,000 to $59,999 85,705 42,195 43,515 88,205 43,525 44,685
$60,000 to $69,999 71,855 39,380 32,470 73,910 40,665 33,245
$70,000 to $79,999 58,140 34,740 23,395 59,670 35,775 23,895
$80,000 to $89,999 46,275 28,870 17,405 47,480 29,730 17,750
$90,000 to $99,999 39,810 24,790 15,015 40,870 25,530 15,340
$100,000 and over 142,725 106,320 36,410 146,365 109,280 37,090
$100,000 to $149,999 93,120 66,555 26,560 95,525 68,460 27,065
$150,000 and over 49,610 39,765 9,845 50,845 40,820 10,020
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 1,054,615 525,585 529,030 1,089,035 542,890 546,145
Without after-tax income 50,120 24,550 25,565 51,930 25,440 26,490
With after-tax income 1,004,495 501,035 503,460 1,037,105 517,455 519,650
Percentage with after-tax income 95.2 95.3 95.2 95.2 95.3 95.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 126,435 47,390 79,040 131,330 49,260 82,070
$10,000 to $19,999 130,460 49,510 80,950 135,365 51,315 84,055
$20,000 to $29,999 135,175 52,885 82,290 140,435 54,920 85,515
$30,000 to $39,999 124,095 55,060 69,035 128,265 56,935 71,330
$40,000 to $49,999 119,275 58,005 61,265 122,780 59,820 62,960
$50,000 to $59,999 96,830 53,195 43,630 99,610 54,930 44,680
$60,000 to $69,999 72,420 44,130 28,285 74,370 45,450 28,920
$70,000 to $79,999 55,695 35,055 20,635 57,180 36,110 21,075
$80,000 and over 144,115 105,795 38,325 147,765 108,710 39,055
$80,000 to $89,999 42,055 27,795 14,255 43,085 28,550 14,535
$90,000 to $99,999 27,800 19,845 7,955 28,505 20,400 8,105
$100,000 and over 74,260 58,150 16,115 76,180 59,765 16,415
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 1,054,615 525,585 529,030 1,089,030 542,890 546,145
Without employment income 238,390 97,350 141,040 247,655 101,165 146,490
With employment income 816,225 428,235 387,990 841,380 441,725 399,655
Percentage with employment income 77.4 81.5 73.3 77.3 81.4 73.2
Under $5,000 (including loss) 82,765 36,685 46,080 86,685 38,495 48,190
$5,000 to $9,999 53,035 21,765 31,270 55,015 22,630 32,385
$10,000 to $19,999 88,955 36,670 52,285 91,860 37,810 54,050
$20,000 to $29,999 75,155 30,800 44,350 77,795 31,835 45,960
$30,000 to $39,999 73,780 32,515 41,260 76,115 33,520 42,600
$40,000 to $49,999 74,200 34,450 39,755 76,245 35,395 40,845
$50,000 to $59,999 69,110 34,275 34,830 70,960 35,320 35,640
$60,000 to $69,999 57,935 32,290 25,650 59,450 33,270 26,180
$70,000 to $79,999 48,400 29,725 18,675 49,555 30,520 19,030
$80,000 and over 192,895 139,065 53,830 197,705 142,930 54,770
$80,000 to $89,999 39,340 25,230 14,105 40,305 25,945 14,355
$90,000 to $99,999 35,535 22,345 13,185 36,435 22,975 13,455
$100,000 and over 118,020 91,490 26,535 120,965 94,010 26,955
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 502,145 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 94,447 ... ... 93,913 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 80,578 ... ... 80,153 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 123,655 ... ... 127,555 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 49,127 ... ... 48,765 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 42,360 ... ... 42,121 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 378,490 ... ... 391,400 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 113,082 ... ... 112,412 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 95,922 ... ... 95,401 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 502,145 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 121,620 ... ... 121,011 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 99,074 ... ... 98,604 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 123,645 ... ... 127,555 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 61,906 ... ... 61,584 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 50,502 ... ... 50,267 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 378,500 ... ... 391,395 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 141,127 ... ... 140,378 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 114,941 ... ... 114,357 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 502,145 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
Under $5,000 7,130 ... ... 7,390 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,390 ... ... 4,570 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 6,090 ... ... 6,355 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 10,650 ... ... 11,135 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 15,975 ... ... 16,875 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 12,650 ... ... 13,200 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 13,375 ... ... 13,990 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 14,710 ... ... 15,415 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 14,890 ... ... 15,540 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 15,225 ... ... 15,785 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 31,270 ... ... 32,480 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 31,800 ... ... 32,925 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 30,885 ... ... 31,940 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 29,315 ... ... 30,325 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 28,300 ... ... 29,260 ... ...
$100,000 and over 235,480 ... ... 241,770 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 62,155 ... ... 64,045 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 49,070 ... ... 50,465 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 63,025 ... ... 64,750 ... ...
$200,000 and over 61,235 ... ... 62,505 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 502,145 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
Under $5,000 7,570 ... ... 7,860 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 4,475 ... ... 4,665 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 6,245 ... ... 6,510 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 11,130 ... ... 11,635 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 17,110 ... ... 18,040 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 14,425 ... ... 15,045 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 16,045 ... ... 16,750 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 17,890 ... ... 18,680 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 18,790 ... ... 19,535 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 19,570 ... ... 20,285 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 39,790 ... ... 41,260 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 38,620 ... ... 40,010 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 37,325 ... ... 38,645 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 35,490 ... ... 36,630 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 32,000 ... ... 33,010 ... ...
$100,000 and over 185,655 ... ... 190,390 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 65,440 ... ... 67,345 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 45,315 ... ... 46,560 ... ...
$150,000 and over 74,900 ... ... 76,495 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 356,945 ... ... 369,395 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 112,017 ... ... 111,310 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 94,936 ... ... 94,389 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 126,600 ... ... 132,010 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 104,291 ... ... 103,532 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 88,163 ... ... 87,574 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 166,230 ... ... 171,215 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 135,226 ... ... 134,667 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 113,369 ... ... 112,931 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 51,255 ... ... 52,985 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 65,372 ... ... 64,759 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 58,846 ... ... 58,389 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 356,770 ... ... 369,160 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 141,238 ... ... 140,446 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 114,746 ... ... 114,134 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 126,555 ... ... 131,935 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 137,211 ... ... 136,617 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 110,306 ... ... 109,851 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 166,280 ... ... 171,300 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 164,710 ... ... 163,777 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 133,356 ... ... 132,640 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 51,105 ... ... 52,785 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 79,925 ... ... 79,290 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 68,464 ... ... 67,980 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 195,755 104,590 91,160 201,240 107,540 93,705
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 43,174 48,152 38,175 42,935 48,034 37,847
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 38,035 41,552 34,433 37,875 41,450 34,190
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 195,565 104,575 90,990 201,100 107,490 93,605
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 54,619 59,975 48,463 54,457 59,930 48,171
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 45,054 48,572 41,012 44,936 48,541 40,797
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 1,297,280 649,640 647,635 1,340,925 671,760 669,165
In the bottom half of the distribution 481,165 231,525 249,645 502,555 241,985 260,565
In the bottom decile 92,850 45,260 47,590 97,810 47,710 50,105
In the second decile 85,520 38,920 46,600 89,910 40,945 48,965
In the third decile 91,520 43,370 48,145 95,570 45,350 50,220
In the fourth decile 100,245 48,930 51,320 104,180 50,900 53,280
In the fifth decile 111,030 55,040 55,990 115,085 57,085 58,005
In the top half of the distribution 816,110 418,120 397,995 838,375 429,775 408,600
In the sixth decile 121,550 60,470 61,085 125,585 62,540 63,040
In the seventh decile 134,300 67,770 66,525 138,545 69,965 68,580
In the eighth decile 153,240 78,455 74,790 157,745 80,805 76,945
In the ninth decile 182,320 93,660 88,655 186,920 96,095 90,825
In the top decile 224,700 117,765 106,940 229,575 120,365 109,210
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 1,292,885 647,435 645,450 1,332,530 667,500 665,025
0 to 17 years 285,260 146,015 139,250 294,235 150,710 143,530
0 to 5 years 101,220 51,610 49,615 104,230 53,155 51,075
18 to 64 years 860,170 432,525 427,645 884,570 444,810 439,760
65 years and over 147,455 68,895 78,560 153,720 71,985 81,740
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 119,950 56,360 63,585 124,430 58,460 65,965
0 to 17 years 37,730 19,310 18,420 39,060 20,005 19,060
0 to 5 years 14,275 7,295 6,975 14,785 7,565 7,220
18 to 64 years 70,850 32,915 37,930 73,305 34,040 39,265
65 years and over 11,370 4,135 7,240 12,060 4,415 7,645
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 9.3 8.7 9.9 9.3 8.8 9.9
0 to 17 years (%) 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.3
0 to 5 years (%) 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.2 14.1
18 to 64 years (%) 8.2 7.6 8.9 8.3 7.7 8.9
65 years and over (%) 7.7 6.0 9.2 7.8 6.1 9.4
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 103,445 50,315 53,135 105,460 51,295 54,160
0 to 17 years 29,130 14,860 14,270 29,780 15,205 14,580
0 to 5 years 11,105 5,670 5,440 11,365 5,805 5,565
18 to 64 years 68,795 33,340 35,455 70,045 33,930 36,115
65 years and over 5,525 2,115 3,415 5,630 2,165 3,465
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 8.0 7.8 8.2 7.9 7.7 8.1
0 to 17 years (%) 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.2
0 to 5 years (%) 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.9
18 to 64 years (%) 8.0 7.7 8.3 7.9 7.6 8.2
65 years and over (%) 3.7 3.1 4.3 3.7 3.0 4.2
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 1,297,275 649,640 647,635 1,340,930 671,765 669,165
Official languages 1,276,935 641,480 635,460 1,320,485 663,535 656,950
English 1,275,260 640,765 634,500 1,318,800 662,815 655,985
French 96,065 45,030 51,035 97,225 45,625 51,595
Non-official languages 398,035 193,550 204,490 403,605 196,230 207,370
Aboriginal languages 4,990 2,095 2,895 6,790 3,000 3,790
Algonquian languages 4,185 1,695 2,495 5,965 2,585 3,375
Blackfoot 40 10 30 50 10 35
Cree-Montagnais languages 4,005 1,625 2,380 5,760 2,505 3,255
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 25 10 15 20 0 15
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 10 0 10 20 10 15
Plains Cree 965 360 600 1,025 390 640
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 15 15 30 10 15
Woods Cree 260 125 135 265 125 135
Cree, n.o.s. 2,720 1,110 1,610 4,410 1,970 2,440
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 0 10 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 10 0 10 10 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 170 60 110 190 75 115
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 165 60 105 185 70 115
Oji-Cree 0 10 0 10 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 325 135 190 325 130 195
Northern Athabaskan languages 325 130 190 325 135 195
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 10 0 0 0 10 0
Beaver 10 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 30 10 25 30 0 20
Chilcotin 10 10 0 10 10 0
Dene 215 80 135 215 75 135
Dogrib (Tlicho) 45 20 20 45 20 25
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 30 20 10 35 25 15
North Slavey (Hare) 15 10 0 15 10 0
South Slavey 10 10 10 10 10 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 0 0 10 10 10
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 10 0 0 10 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 10 0 0 0 10 0
Inuit languages 65 30 35 75 30 45
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 15 0 15 15 0 10
Inuktitut 30 10 20 35 10 25
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 25 20 0 25 20 10
Iroquoian languages 10 10 0 10 10 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 10 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 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 50 30 20 60 35 25
Salish languages 30 15 15 30 15 15
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 10 10 10 10 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 10 10 0 10 0 10
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 10 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 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 400 215 185 390 215 180
Dakota 135 75 60 120 70 50
Stoney 280 150 130 285 150 135
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 10 0 0 0 10 0
Tsimshian languages 20 10 10 20 10 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nisga'a 15 10 10 15 10 10
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 10 0 0 0 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 10 0 0 10 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 393,190 191,520 201,665 396,955 193,305 203,650
Afro-Asiatic languages 44,810 23,235 21,575 45,040 23,355 21,690
Berber languages 205 105 95 205 105 100
Kabyle 80 45 40 85 45 40
Berber languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 120 60 60
Cushitic languages 9,800 4,985 4,815 9,800 4,985 4,815
Bilen 240 140 100 240 140 100
Oromo 1,205 645 560 1,210 650 565
Somali 8,395 4,225 4,180 8,395 4,220 4,175
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 30 15 20
Semitic languages 35,985 18,775 17,210 36,220 18,890 17,325
Amharic 4,090 2,080 2,010 4,090 2,080 2,010
Arabic 28,265 14,885 13,380 28,490 14,995 13,490
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 70 35 35 65 35 30
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 20 20 0 20 15 0
Harari 235 95 140 235 100 140
Hebrew 1,460 760 700 1,470 765 700
Maltese 75 40 35 75 35 35
Tigrigna 3,130 1,590 1,545 3,130 1,585 1,545
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 160 85 75 160 85 75
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 150 90 65 150 90 60
Austro-Asiatic languages 12,855 6,000 6,860 12,870 6,000 6,865
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,100 530 575 1,100 525 570
Vietnamese 11,805 5,500 6,305 11,820 5,500 6,315
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 53,440 23,390 30,055 54,400 23,795 30,605
Bikol 75 40 35 75 40 40
Cebuano 2,505 1,115 1,385 2,585 1,145 1,440
Fijian 140 85 60 145 85 60
Hiligaynon 515 215 300 520 220 305
Ilocano 2,415 1,020 1,400 2,455 1,030 1,425
Malagasy 15 0 10 15 10 10
Malay 1,240 560 680 1,240 560 680
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 525 240 285 510 240 275
Pangasinan 170 75 100 170 70 100
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 50,715 22,130 28,585 51,625 22,520 29,105
Waray-Waray 105 30 70 105 30 70
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 425 175 245 430 185 245
Creole languages 2,150 1,150 1,000 2,155 1,155 1,005
Haitian Creole 115 60 50 115 65 50
Creole, n.o.s. 1,285 710 575 1,285 710 575
Creole languages, n.i.e. 765 385 385 770 390 380
Dravidian languages 8,940 4,710 4,230 9,045 4,780 4,260
Kannada 385 185 195 400 190 200
Malayalam 4,555 2,345 2,210 4,600 2,370 2,230
Tamil 3,170 1,720 1,445 3,230 1,775 1,460
Telugu 1,365 730 635 1,365 730 635
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 60 35 25 70 45 30
Hmong-Mien languages 30 15 10 25 20 10
Indo-European languages 195,195 96,900 98,295 197,305 97,920 99,380
Albanian 880 490 395 885 490 390
Armenian 200 75 125 205 80 125
Balto-Slavic languages 40,105 18,935 21,170 40,470 19,095 21,375
Baltic languages 545 255 285 550 255 295
Latvian 250 120 130 250 120 125
Lithuanian 295 130 160 300 140 165
Slavic languages 39,780 18,780 21,000 40,140 18,940 21,200
Belarusan 115 60 55 110 60 50
Bosnian 1,135 545 590 1,135 545 590
Bulgarian 545 270 275 545 270 275
Croatian 2,810 1,550 1,265 2,820 1,560 1,260
Czech 1,045 445 600 1,045 445 600
Macedonian 230 110 125 230 105 125
Polish 11,325 5,560 5,760 11,455 5,620 5,835
Russian 9,250 4,365 4,885 9,350 4,410 4,940
Serbian 2,480 1,200 1,280 2,480 1,205 1,275
Serbo-Croatian 445 210 230 440 215 230
Slovak 750 400 345 760 410 345
Slovene (Slovenian) 285 135 145 285 140 145
Ukrainian 14,420 6,245 8,175 14,540 6,295 8,250
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 110 60 50 105 55 50
Celtic languages 430 245 190 435 250 185
Scottish Gaelic 155 70 90 160 70 85
Welsh 100 60 40 105 60 35
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 190 110 75 190 110 75
Germanic languages 28,550 14,065 14,485 29,760 14,630 15,130
Afrikaans 1,220 605 615 1,250 625 625
Danish 775 375 405 830 405 425
Dutch 4,835 2,335 2,500 5,120 2,460 2,660
Frisian 95 60 35 105 70 35
German 20,990 10,505 10,490 21,765 10,850 10,915
Icelandic 55 20 35 55 20 40
Norwegian 450 195 260 475 215 260
Swedish 580 270 310 630 305 330
Vlaams (Flemish) 85 35 50 90 40 50
Yiddish 70 40 30 65 35 35
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 20 10 0
Greek 1,580 790 790 1,580 785 795
Indo-Iranian languages 79,030 40,725 38,305 79,195 40,810 38,385
Indo-Aryan languages 72,275 37,165 35,110 72,440 37,245 35,190
Bengali 2,815 1,485 1,330 2,825 1,490 1,335
Gujarati 7,510 3,745 3,770 7,530 3,750 3,785
Hindi 27,470 14,320 13,145 27,515 14,360 13,160
Kashmiri 60 30 25 60 35 25
Konkani 165 75 95 170 75 95
Marathi 845 470 375 840 465 375
Nepali 1,975 1,060 905 1,995 1,075 920
Oriya (Odia) 105 55 45 100 55 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 36,190 18,665 17,525 36,220 18,680 17,535
Sindhi 1,740 800 935 1,750 805 940
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,830 940 890 1,840 945 895
Urdu 12,275 6,370 5,910 12,350 6,400 5,950
Iranian languages 7,255 3,805 3,455 7,260 3,805 3,455
Kurdish 855 520 335 855 520 335
Pashto 810 445 370 810 440 370
Persian (Farsi) 5,815 2,990 2,825 5,815 2,990 2,825
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 475 265 210 480 270 215
Italic (Romance) languages 49,030 23,975 25,060 49,465 24,205 25,255
Catalan 75 45 35 75 40 30
Italian 8,390 4,190 4,200 8,415 4,205 4,200
Portuguese 6,100 3,005 3,095 6,140 3,030 3,110
Romanian 3,015 1,545 1,465 3,025 1,550 1,475
Spanish 33,180 16,040 17,140 33,545 16,235 17,310
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 90 45 50 95 45 50
Japanese 2,540 1,110 1,435 2,570 1,115 1,455
Kartvelian languages 60 25 35 65 25 40
Georgian 65 25 35 60 25 35
Korean 7,175 3,385 3,795 7,210 3,400 3,810
Mongolic languages 145 65 80 145 65 80
Mongolian 145 65 80 145 60 80
Niger-Congo languages 13,245 6,720 6,525 13,335 6,775 6,560
Akan (Twi) 1,435 710 725 1,440 715 725
Bamanankan 35 15 20 35 15 15
Edo 285 140 145 290 140 145
Ewe 155 85 70 155 85 75
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 160 80 80 155 80 75
Ga 195 105 95 200 105 100
Ganda 430 210 220 430 210 220
Igbo 600 330 275 600 330 270
Lingala 750 375 375 750 370 375
Rundi (Kirundi) 600 285 315 600 285 315
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 905 485 425 910 485 425
Shona 1,025 500 525 1,025 500 525
Swahili 3,530 1,865 1,670 3,540 1,870 1,670
Wolof 220 135 90 225 130 85
Yoruba 1,600 835 765 1,610 845 770
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,300 1,620 1,690 3,370 1,655 1,720
Nilo-Saharan languages 940 465 475 940 465 475
Dinka 570 265 305 570 265 305
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 370 200 170 370 200 170
Sign languages 2,730 1,055 1,675 2,820 1,090 1,730
American Sign Language 1,545 560 980 1,585 570 1,010
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,195 500 700 1,240 515 725
Sino-Tibetan languages 55,160 26,590 28,570 55,300 26,660 28,640
Chinese languages 54,310 26,145 28,165 54,425 26,200 28,225
Cantonese 28,755 13,710 15,040 28,835 13,750 15,085
Hakka 700 310 400 705 305 395
Mandarin 28,210 13,450 14,760 28,270 13,480 14,790
Min Dong 25 10 15 25 15 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,605 715 890 1,605 715 890
Wu (Shanghainese) 260 120 135 260 125 140
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,405 1,200 1,205 2,410 1,205 1,205
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 45 20 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 875 455 415 895 470 430
Burmese 240 125 110 245 130 110
Karenic languages 475 245 230 475 245 225
Tibetan 45 25 20 60 25 30
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 175 100 75 180 95 75
Tai-Kadai languages 1,315 525 795 1,320 525 795
Lao 580 270 310 580 270 310
Thai 830 270 560 835 270 560
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 20 10 0
Turkic languages 2,910 1,615 1,290 2,935 1,625 1,305
Azerbaijani 250 135 110 250 135 110
Turkish 2,380 1,335 1,045 2,405 1,350 1,055
Uyghur 145 70 75 145 70 75
Uzbek 150 75 70 145 80 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 70 25 40 75 30 40
Uralic languages 2,320 1,115 1,205 2,335 1,120 1,215
Estonian 40 25 15 40 30 15
Finnish 415 165 245 425 170 255
Hungarian 1,875 920 950 1,875 925 950
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 700 395 300 705 400 305
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 1,297,275 649,640 647,635 1,340,930 671,765 669,165
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 1,162,900 583,130 579,770 1,204,920 604,430 600,485
Canadian citizens aged under 18 264,740 135,520 129,225 275,450 141,120 134,335
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 898,160 447,610 450,550 929,465 463,310 466,155
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 134,375 66,510 67,865 136,010 67,330 68,680
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 1,297,280 649,640 647,635 1,340,930 671,765 669,165
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 960,305 484,015 476,290 1,000,485 504,455 496,030
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 308,605 150,860 157,745 311,690 152,315 159,375
Before 1981 61,135 30,555 30,580 62,195 31,070 31,130
1981 to 1990 34,055 16,640 17,415 34,230 16,735 17,485
1991 to 2000 46,805 21,960 24,845 47,295 22,185 25,110
2001 to 2010 88,085 43,340 44,750 88,735 43,620 45,115
2001 to 2005 36,515 17,855 18,665 36,875 18,010 18,870
2006 to 2010 51,570 25,480 26,085 51,860 25,615 26,245
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 78,520 38,360 40,160 79,240 38,700 40,535
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 28,370 14,770 13,600 28,750 14,995 13,760
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 308,605 150,860 157,745 311,690 152,320 159,375
Under 5 years 29,350 15,180 14,170 29,655 15,355 14,300
5 to 14 years 53,495 27,785 25,715 54,165 28,105 26,055
15 to 24 years 63,385 29,075 34,315 64,035 29,345 34,685
25 to 44 years 137,060 67,050 70,010 138,325 67,635 70,695
45 years and over 25,310 11,775 13,535 25,510 11,870 13,640
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 54 308,605 150,860 157,745 311,695 152,315 159,375
Americas 31,610 15,195 16,420 32,055 15,400 16,655
Brazil 800 330 475 810 335 470
Colombia 2,610 1,305 1,305 2,605 1,305 1,300
El Salvador 3,055 1,550 1,500 3,080 1,570 1,515
Guyana 1,405 625 785 1,415 630 785
Haiti 540 305 240 540 305 240
Jamaica 2,795 1,265 1,530 2,810 1,270 1,540
Mexico 2,440 1,235 1,205 2,520 1,270 1,245
Peru 555 215 335 560 225 340
Trinidad and Tobago 1,630 805 830 1,650 815 835
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 8,605 4,020 4,590 8,845 4,125 4,720
Other places of birth in Americas 7,175 3,540 3,635 7,220 3,555 3,660
Europe 65,660 32,670 32,985 66,915 33,285 33,625
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,945 995 950 1,945 990 950
Croatia 1,430 770 665 1,435 770 660
France 785 345 435 780 345 435
Germany 7,140 3,550 3,585 7,405 3,710 3,700
Greece 655 370 285 660 370 290
Hungary 975 480 490 975 485 490
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 1,520 815 700 1,540 820 715
Italy 3,520 1,900 1,625 3,520 1,895 1,620
Netherlands 3,830 2,020 1,805 4,030 2,125 1,905
Poland 8,005 3,870 4,135 8,105 3,890 4,215
Portugal 2,575 1,265 1,305 2,570 1,270 1,305
Romania 2,335 1,185 1,150 2,345 1,190 1,150
Russian Federation 2,330 1,000 1,330 2,370 1,020 1,355
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 880 395 490 885 390 490
Ukraine 3,765 1,650 2,120 3,790 1,660 2,125
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 16,875 8,615 8,260 17,305 8,820 8,480
Other places of birth in Europe 7,100 3,440 3,660 7,260 3,530 3,725
Africa 37,200 19,240 17,955 37,320 19,305 18,015
Algeria 385 195 185 380 195 185
Egypt 2,055 1,155 900 2,065 1,165 895
Ethiopia 4,015 2,050 1,970 4,015 2,045 1,970
Kenya 1,995 1,025 975 2,010 1,025 980
Morocco 805 495 305 805 495 310
Nigeria 3,255 1,735 1,525 3,260 1,745 1,520
Somalia 4,585 2,255 2,335 4,590 2,255 2,335
South Africa, Republic of 2,250 1,070 1,180 2,275 1,085 1,195
Other places of birth in Africa 17,845 9,260 8,585 17,915 9,290 8,625
Asia 169,900 81,640 88,255 171,130 82,205 88,925
Afghanistan 1,490 770 725 1,495 770 725
Bangladesh 1,615 810 810 1,615 805 805
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 19,705 9,025 10,680 19,755 9,050 10,710
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 7,355 3,555 3,800 7,375 3,565 3,805
India 38,830 19,850 18,980 38,950 19,915 19,030
IranCensus data footnote 61 2,720 1,440 1,280 2,715 1,440 1,280
Iraq 2,100 1,140 955 2,100 1,140 960
Japan 690 195 490 710 205 505
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 4,980 2,345 2,640 4,995 2,345 2,650
Lebanon 5,055 2,755 2,295 5,135 2,805 2,325
Pakistan 8,255 4,245 4,010 8,305 4,270 4,030
Philippines 45,400 19,900 25,500 46,175 20,220 25,950
Sri Lanka 2,125 1,050 1,070 2,130 1,060 1,075
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 2,015 1,090 920 2,035 1,100 930
Taiwan 1,030 445 585 1,030 445 590
Viet Nam 10,425 4,865 5,555 10,435 4,875 5,565
Other places of birth in Asia 16,130 8,165 7,965 16,185 8,190 7,995
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 4,235 2,110 2,125 4,275 2,120 2,155
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 78,520 38,360 40,160 79,240 38,705 40,540
Americas 5,875 2,765 3,110 5,910 2,775 3,130
Brazil 270 110 160 270 110 160
Colombia 575 235 335 575 235 335
Cuba 250 115 135 255 115 135
Haiti 180 100 75 180 100 80
Jamaica 685 290 390 685 290 390
Mexico 975 505 465 995 515 485
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,485 680 810 1,490 680 810
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 230 90 140 230 85 140
Other places of birth in Americas 1,230 640 595 1,240 640 600
Europe 7,310 3,745 3,565 7,410 3,790 3,620
France 105 55 50 105 55 50
Germany 520 295 225 575 330 245
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 535 330 205 530 330 205
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 210 90 120 205 85 120
Romania 375 175 200 375 175 200
Russian Federation 440 165 275 460 170 290
Ukraine 905 415 485 900 415 490
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 1,855 1,035 820 1,885 1,040 840
Other places of birth in Europe 2,365 1,185 1,180 2,365 1,185 1,180
Africa 11,805 5,980 5,825 11,820 5,990 5,830
Algeria 40 15 30 40 15 30
Cameroon 375 180 195 375 180 195
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 525 250 275 525 250 280
Côte d'Ivoire 285 130 155 285 130 155
Egypt 745 410 335 745 410 335
Eritrea 990 520 475 990 515 475
Ethiopia 1,225 630 595 1,225 630 595
Morocco 245 145 100 245 145 100
Nigeria 1,565 830 735 1,565 835 730
Somalia 1,390 685 705 1,385 685 705
South Africa, Republic of 500 245 250 505 250 255
Tunisia 155 80 80 155 80 80
Other places of birth in Africa 3,760 1,865 1,895 3,770 1,870 1,900
Asia 52,810 25,490 27,315 53,380 25,775 27,605
Afghanistan 225 115 105 225 115 105
Bangladesh 555 265 290 555 270 285
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 3,685 1,650 2,030 3,680 1,655 2,030
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 310 110 200 305 110 195
India 13,565 7,090 6,475 13,635 7,130 6,500
IranCensus data footnote 61 890 475 410 890 480 415
Iraq 705 360 340 705 360 345
Israel 250 130 120 250 135 115
Japan 190 60 130 200 70 135
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,500 745 750 1,505 745 755
Lebanon 785 400 390 800 410 385
Nepal 1,095 580 515 1,105 585 525
Pakistan 1,980 990 990 1,985 990 995
Philippines 21,500 9,800 11,705 21,940 10,010 11,930
Saudi Arabia 375 215 165 380 215 165
Sri Lanka 760 365 395 765 365 400
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,390 745 650 1,410 750 650
Taiwan 130 40 85 130 45 90
Turkey 220 135 85 220 130 85
United Arab Emirates 310 170 140 310 170 140
Viet Nam 760 295 465 760 300 465
Other places of birth in Asia 1,635 750 885 1,640 750 890
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 725 380 345 725 380 345
Australia 270 145 130 275 145 130
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 445 235 215 450 235 210
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 1,297,275 649,640 647,635 1,340,925 671,765 669,165
First generationCensus data footnote 69 343,870 169,145 174,730 347,495 170,895 176,600
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 256,420 128,705 127,720 262,490 131,805 130,690
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 696,980 351,795 345,185 730,940 369,060 361,880
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 72 252,335 122,790 129,540 254,400 123,755 130,650
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 135,795 68,725 67,070 137,205 69,435 67,770
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 55,155 34,145 21,010 55,745 34,490 21,255
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 80,640 34,580 46,055 81,455 34,945 46,515
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 72,525 30,020 42,510 73,075 30,225 42,850
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 42,345 23,175 19,175 42,455 23,215 19,235
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,665 875 790 1,670 880 790
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 1,297,275 649,640 647,635 1,340,930 671,765 669,165
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 76,205 36,170 40,035 83,750 39,935 43,815
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 74,435 35,370 39,065 81,895 39,085 42,805
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 33,885 15,790 18,100 39,585 18,605 20,980
Métis 39,435 19,000 20,435 41,155 19,885 21,265
Inuk (Inuit) 1,110 580 530 1,160 595 565
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 1,075 500 570 1,100 525 580
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 700 295 400 755 325 435
Non-Aboriginal identity 1,221,075 613,475 607,600 1,257,175 631,830 625,350
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 1,297,280 649,645 647,635 1,340,930 671,765 669,165
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 29,615 13,585 16,030 35,180 16,305 18,870
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 1,267,670 636,060 631,605 1,305,750 655,460 650,295
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 1,297,280 649,640 647,635 1,340,930 671,765 669,165
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 23,305 10,870 12,430 28,055 13,285 14,770
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 22,255 10,400 11,860 26,965 12,785 14,185
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 15,970 7,440 8,535 20,465 9,690 10,770
Métis single ancestry 6,005 2,830 3,175 6,200 2,955 3,245
Inuit single ancestry 280 130 150 305 145 170
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 1,045 475 570 1,085 500 585
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 960 430 535 1,000 455 545
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 50 25 20 45 25 20
Métis and Inuit ancestries 30 15 10 30 20 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 10 10 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 66,565 32,100 34,460 70,060 33,785 36,275
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 63,030 30,555 32,475 66,360 32,140 34,215
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 34,275 16,480 17,800 36,390 17,480 18,910
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 27,760 13,530 14,230 28,960 14,110 14,855
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 990 550 440 1,005 555 450
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 3,535 1,545 1,990 3,705 1,640 2,065
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,275 1,425 1,845 3,435 1,525 1,910
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 140 70 70 150 65 85
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 110 40 65 110 45 65
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 10 10 15 10 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 1,207,410 606,670 600,745 1,242,815 624,695 618,120
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 1,297,280 649,640 647,635 1,340,930 671,765 669,165
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 363,990 180,610 183,380 366,380 181,790 184,585
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 91,420 47,190 44,225 91,730 47,375 44,355
Chinese 60,200 29,265 30,935 60,330 29,325 31,005
Black 57,820 29,685 28,135 58,130 29,865 28,265
Filipino 61,040 27,535 33,505 62,175 28,015 34,160
Latin American 18,755 9,525 9,230 18,895 9,610 9,285
Arab 25,505 13,610 11,895 25,695 13,715 11,980
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 17,270 8,265 9,005 17,275 8,270 9,005
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 6,750 3,480 3,270 6,750 3,485 3,270
Korean 7,585 3,635 3,955 7,625 3,650 3,975
Japanese 2,470 975 1,495 2,530 1,005 1,525
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 4,045 1,910 2,135 4,080 1,930 2,145
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 11,125 5,525 5,600 11,160 5,545 5,615
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 933,290 469,030 464,260 974,550 489,975 484,575
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 1,297,275 649,645 647,635 1,340,930 671,760 669,165
North American Aboriginal origins 89,865 42,970 46,895 98,110 47,070 51,045
First Nations (North American Indian) 54,695 25,870 28,825 61,500 29,250 32,255
Inuit 1,615 845 770 1,670 860 805
Métis 38,155 18,280 19,880 39,755 19,110 20,640
Other North American origins 281,765 143,450 138,315 293,795 149,610 144,185
Acadian 1,910 1,090 820 1,930 1,100 830
American 20,005 9,660 10,345 21,055 10,180 10,870
Canadian 266,440 135,735 130,705 277,720 141,540 136,185
New Brunswicker 20 20 0 20 15 0
Newfoundlander 565 310 250 585 320 255
Nova Scotian 80 50 30 80 55 25
Ontarian 10 0 0 10 0 10
Québécois 495 285 215 495 285 215
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 85 40 45 90 45 50
European origins 814,405 406,030 408,380 845,035 421,410 423,625
British Isles origins 470,485 234,925 235,555 489,035 243,945 245,095
Channel Islander 65 20 45 70 20 45
Cornish 75 50 25 75 50 25
English 258,295 127,740 130,555 269,300 133,075 136,225
Irish 186,105 90,320 95,785 192,520 93,390 99,130
Manx 280 130 145 310 150 155
Scottish 208,460 103,215 105,240 216,300 106,900 109,405
Welsh 24,790 12,010 12,775 25,710 12,445 13,265
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 28,175 13,745 14,435 29,185 14,235 14,950
French origins 143,085 69,595 73,490 147,625 71,840 75,780
Alsatian 80 45 35 85 50 40
Breton 35 20 15 35 20 15
Corsican 90 50 35 90 50 40
French 142,950 69,515 73,435 147,485 71,765 75,720
Western European origins (except French origins) 274,300 135,385 138,915 287,375 141,995 145,385
Austrian 13,765 6,545 7,220 14,005 6,690 7,310
Bavarian 40 20 20 45 20 20
Belgian 7,040 3,405 3,630 7,300 3,500 3,795
Dutch 57,535 28,305 29,235 59,790 29,495 30,295
Flemish 730 310 420 745 320 420
Frisian 145 90 55 145 90 55
German 213,115 105,050 108,065 224,125 110,560 113,570
Luxembourger 210 110 95 205 110 95
Swiss 6,240 3,200 3,035 6,560 3,330 3,230
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 175 70 105 190 80 115
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 93,665 45,000 48,665 99,010 47,690 51,315
Danish 15,725 7,525 8,205 16,390 7,815 8,575
Finnish 5,355 2,665 2,695 5,565 2,780 2,785
Icelandic 5,355 2,755 2,595 5,470 2,800 2,665
Norwegian 43,520 20,850 22,670 46,055 22,100 23,955
Swedish 29,400 13,435 15,965 31,770 14,655 17,110
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 4,205 2,090 2,120 4,370 2,175 2,195
Eastern European origins 253,740 123,005 130,740 261,435 126,865 134,565
Bulgarian 905 460 440 910 470 440
Byelorussian 1,060 580 485 1,070 575 485
Czech 6,110 3,020 3,085 6,265 3,080 3,180
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 2,990 1,450 1,545 3,105 1,495 1,615
Estonian 675 310 360 700 325 375
Hungarian 14,510 7,070 7,440 14,970 7,305 7,665
Latvian 1,230 565 660 1,280 590 690
Lithuanian 2,035 1,010 1,025 2,090 1,040 1,045
Moldovan 380 170 205 390 170 220
Polish 72,795 35,335 37,460 75,115 36,530 38,585
Romanian 11,610 5,655 5,955 11,740 5,700 6,040
Russian 28,275 13,425 14,850 29,580 14,095 15,480
Slovak 3,225 1,515 1,710 3,265 1,545 1,720
Ukrainian 159,940 77,335 82,610 164,105 79,445 84,655
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 615 320 295 620 325 295
Southern European origins 77,085 38,665 38,420 78,235 39,290 38,940
Albanian 805 445 360 805 445 360
Bosnian 1,540 770 765 1,535 770 765
Catalan 35 30 10 35 30 0
Croatian 5,265 2,900 2,365 5,310 2,925 2,385
Cypriot 65 40 25 60 40 25
Greek 5,015 2,585 2,435 5,110 2,635 2,480
Italian 33,800 17,180 16,620 34,295 17,455 16,845
Kosovar 175 85 85 175 85 85
Macedonian 405 205 200 410 205 205
Maltese 485 260 225 485 260 225
Montenegrin 105 70 40 105 70 40
Portuguese 10,710 5,460 5,255 10,845 5,540 5,305
Serbian 3,415 1,665 1,745 3,420 1,665 1,755
Sicilian 90 45 50 90 45 45
Slovenian 1,380 725 655 1,385 730 655
Spanish 16,615 7,625 8,985 16,945 7,795 9,150
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 1,685 830 860 1,725 850 875
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 60 35 25 60 30 25
Other European origins 7,305 3,870 3,440 7,505 3,965 3,540
Basque 125 55 70 120 55 70
Jewish 3,695 2,010 1,685 3,820 2,080 1,745
Roma (Gypsy) 110 55 60 120 55 70
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 290 140 150 295 145 150
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 3,125 1,630 1,500 3,195 1,660 1,535
Caribbean origins 15,250 7,600 7,645 15,390 7,670 7,720
Antiguan 130 65 60 130 65 65
Bahamian 100 70 35 105 70 35
Barbadian 860 425 440 890 435 455
Bermudan 45 30 15 45 30 15
Carib 50 25 25 50 25 25
Cuban 970 520 450 970 520 455
Dominican 360 185 180 360 185 180
Grenadian 345 185 160 345 180 160
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 880 505 380 880 505 375
Jamaican 7,465 3,670 3,790 7,545 3,705 3,835
Kittitian/Nevisian 25 10 20 25 0 20
Martinican 0 10 0 0 10 0
Montserratan 15 0 20 20 0 20
Puerto Rican 100 45 55 105 45 55
St. Lucian 230 120 115 230 120 110
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 2,470 1,275 1,200 2,500 1,300 1,200
Vincentian/Grenadinian 140 50 90 140 50 90
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 1,105 525 585 1,110 525 585
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 920 450 475 920 450 475
Latin, Central and South American origins 24,505 12,245 12,260 24,870 12,450 12,425
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 765 335 430 765 330 435
Arawak 10 15 0 10 10 0
Argentinian 385 220 170 385 220 165
Belizean 55 35 20 60 35 20
Bolivian 85 40 45 90 40 50
Brazilian 965 460 505 1,010 480 530
Chilean 3,930 1,965 1,965 3,940 1,980 1,965
Colombian 3,565 1,755 1,805 3,575 1,760 1,810
Costa Rican 150 75 75 150 75 70
Ecuadorian 295 145 150 295 145 150
Guatemalan 700 370 325 700 370 325
Guyanese 1,605 770 835 1,605 765 840
Hispanic 755 390 365 760 395 370
Honduran 180 110 70 180 110 70
Maya 235 110 120 235 120 115
Mexican 5,105 2,650 2,455 5,350 2,780 2,565
Nicaraguan 510 265 245 510 265 245
Panamanian 105 50 50 105 50 50
Paraguayan 25 20 10 25 15 10
Peruvian 865 420 445 875 430 450
Salvadorean 3,980 2,000 1,975 4,005 2,015 1,990
Uruguayan 135 85 50 140 85 55
Venezuelan 715 330 385 725 340 385
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 1,080 550 530 1,080 550 530
African origins 59,335 30,555 28,780 59,640 30,760 28,885
Central and West African origins 12,935 6,815 6,115 12,975 6,840 6,140
Akan 25 20 0 30 20 10
Angolan 125 75 45 125 75 50
Ashanti 35 20 15 35 25 15
Beninese 40 25 15 35 20 15
Burkinabe 75 40 30 80 45 35
Cameroonian 780 390 395 780 385 390
Chadian 10 10 0 10 10 0
Congolese 2,270 1,195 1,080 2,275 1,195 1,085
Edo 210 125 80 210 125 80
Ewe 55 30 25 55 30 30
Gabonese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 35 25 10 35 25 15
Ghanaian 2,110 1,100 1,010 2,110 1,100 1,010
Guinean 285 155 135 285 150 135
Ibo 385 215 170 385 215 170
Ivorian 405 215 190 405 215 190
Liberian 650 310 340 655 305 345
Malian 35 15 15 35 10 15
Malinké 70 40 35 70 40 30
Nigerian 3,570 1,850 1,715 3,575 1,860 1,715
Peulh 60 40 20 60 40 20
Senegalese 250 155 90 250 160 90
Sierra Leonean 470 250 225 470 250 220
Togolese 50 20 30 50 20 30
Wolof 20 15 10 20 10 10
Yoruba 830 425 405 835 425 405
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 875 500 380 900 505 395
North African origins 9,235 4,840 4,395 9,250 4,855 4,400
Algerian 500 225 270 500 225 270
Berber 235 150 85 240 155 85
Coptic 95 45 50 95 45 50
Dinka 200 105 95 200 105 95
Egyptian 3,355 1,775 1,585 3,355 1,775 1,580
Libyan 595 305 290 595 300 290
Maure 35 20 15 30 25 15
Moroccan 1,195 645 550 1,195 650 550
Sudanese 2,745 1,450 1,295 2,760 1,455 1,300
Tunisian 375 180 195 375 185 190
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 240 115 120 235 110 125
Southern and East African origins 27,410 14,115 13,290 27,515 14,195 13,315
Afrikaner 80 50 35 85 45 35
Amhara 185 95 90 185 100 90
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 410 235 185 415 230 180
Burundian 695 380 315 690 380 315
Djiboutian 155 85 70 155 85 75
Eritrean 3,475 1,790 1,690 3,480 1,790 1,690
Ethiopian 5,330 2,675 2,660 5,330 2,675 2,660
Harari 115 60 55 120 60 60
Kenyan 970 505 465 965 505 465
Malagasy 50 35 15 50 30 20
Mauritian 205 105 95 205 105 100
Oromo 560 350 205 555 350 205
Rwandan 1,125 600 530 1,125 600 530
Seychellois 10 10 0 10 10 0
Somali 9,800 4,995 4,810 9,800 4,995 4,810
South African 1,770 890 880 1,840 945 895
Tanzanian 470 300 170 475 305 170
Tigrian 255 130 125 255 130 125
Ugandan 650 355 295 655 355 300
Zambian 100 50 45 120 70 50
Zimbabwean 1,380 690 690 1,380 690 690
Zulu 170 80 95 170 75 100
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 1,510 770 740 1,535 785 745
Other African origins 10,980 5,470 5,515 11,130 5,550 5,575
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,220 615 610 1,235 620 620
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 9,945 4,950 4,995 10,080 5,030 5,050
Asian origins 288,745 142,015 146,725 290,940 143,050 147,890
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 40,215 21,110 19,105 40,585 21,295 19,285
Afghan 2,490 1,310 1,175 2,490 1,315 1,180
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 4,420 2,405 2,015 4,435 2,420 2,020
Armenian 620 310 310 620 310 310
Assyrian 160 70 90 180 80 95
Azerbaijani 295 150 150 300 150 150
Georgian 120 60 60 120 60 60
Hazara 100 55 45 105 55 50
Iranian 4,630 2,375 2,255 4,630 2,375 2,250
Iraqi 2,065 1,085 980 2,065 1,085 980
Israeli 705 360 345 705 360 345
Jordanian 635 320 320 640 320 325
Kazakh 110 50 60 105 50 55
Kurd 1,060 600 470 1,065 595 465
Kuwaiti 120 60 60 115 55 65
Kyrgyz 25 20 15 30 15 10
Lebanese 15,110 7,835 7,280 15,370 7,965 7,410
Palestinian 2,900 1,610 1,295 2,915 1,615 1,300
Pashtun 235 105 130 235 105 130
Saudi Arabian 195 100 95 195 100 95
Syrian 3,015 1,540 1,470 3,040 1,560 1,480
Tajik 70 45 25 65 45 20
Tatar 135 55 80 145 60 85
Turk 2,750 1,520 1,225 2,770 1,535 1,240
Turkmen 45 15 35 45 20 35
Uighur 95 50 50 100 50 50
Uzbek 175 85 90 175 85 90
Yemeni 255 135 120 250 130 125
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 885 495 390 895 500 400
South Asian origins 91,595 47,185 44,410 91,935 47,380 44,560
Bangladeshi 1,450 715 730 1,450 715 730
Bengali 615 340 270 610 340 270
Bhutanese 75 45 30 75 45 30
East Indian 72,245 37,095 35,155 72,500 37,240 35,260
Goan 80 45 40 85 45 45
Gujarati 485 255 230 485 255 235
Kashmiri 105 55 50 105 55 50
Nepali 1,840 995 845 1,850 1,000 845
Pakistani 8,380 4,325 4,050 8,450 4,350 4,100
Punjabi 6,270 3,320 2,950 6,285 3,330 2,955
Sinhalese 270 155 120 270 155 120
Sri Lankan 2,325 1,180 1,145 2,340 1,190 1,150
Tamil 480 250 230 480 245 230
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 1,945 1,010 935 1,950 1,015 940
East and Southeast Asian origins 158,420 74,450 83,975 159,905 75,095 84,805
Burmese 450 235 215 455 235 215
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,570 805 765 1,570 805 765
Chinese 71,950 34,655 37,290 72,220 34,785 37,435
Filipino 64,275 29,125 35,145 65,340 29,585 35,750
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 950 455 500 955 455 505
Japanese 3,635 1,560 2,075 3,750 1,600 2,145
Karen 395 220 175 395 225 175
Korean 7,985 3,820 4,165 8,020 3,835 4,190
Laotian 760 390 370 765 395 370
Malaysian 1,465 670 795 1,465 670 795
Mongolian 350 155 190 355 160 200
Singaporean 150 70 85 150 70 80
Taiwanese 660 285 370 665 290 375
Thai 1,040 375 665 1,035 375 660
Tibetan 45 20 20 60 25 30
Vietnamese 14,180 6,825 7,355 14,190 6,830 7,360
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 365 190 180 370 190 180
Other Asian origins 940 505 435 950 510 445
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 940 505 435 955 510 445
Oceania origins 4,945 2,550 2,395 5,040 2,595 2,445
Australian 1,930 1,015 915 1,990 1,040 950
New Zealander 700 385 320 720 395 325
Pacific Islands origins 2,435 1,215 1,210 2,460 1,225 1,235
Fijian 1,910 935 980 1,910 930 980
Hawaiian 150 75 75 150 75 75
Maori 195 105 95 200 105 90
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 55 25 30 70 30 40
Samoan 65 40 20 65 45 20
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 70 50 20 75 50 25
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 502,140 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
Owner 349,570 ... ... 362,170 ... ...
Renter 151,715 ... ... 155,205 ... ...
Band housing 865 ... ... 1,575 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 502,140 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
Condominium 99,590 ... ... 100,450 ... ...
Not condominium 402,555 ... ... 418,500 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 502,145 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
No bedrooms 2,620 ... ... 2,635 ... ...
1 bedroom 56,215 ... ... 57,205 ... ...
2 bedrooms 107,655 ... ... 111,355 ... ...
3 bedrooms 177,400 ... ... 183,405 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 158,250 ... ... 164,350 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 502,140 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 136,440 ... ... 139,305 ... ...
5 rooms 76,945 ... ... 79,995 ... ...
6 rooms 71,095 ... ... 73,965 ... ...
7 rooms 63,325 ... ... 65,535 ... ...
8 or more rooms 154,335 ... ... 160,145 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 502,140 ... ... 518,955 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 490,225 ... ... 506,715 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 11,920 ... ... 12,235 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 502,145 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
Suitable 475,230 ... ... 491,330 ... ...
Not suitable 26,920 ... ... 27,625 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 502,140 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
1960 or before 61,495 ... ... 63,950 ... ...
1961 to 1980 154,035 ... ... 159,280 ... ...
1981 to 1990 61,040 ... ... 63,875 ... ...
1991 to 2000 59,565 ... ... 61,780 ... ...
2001 to 2005 48,010 ... ... 49,420 ... ...
2006 to 2010 56,935 ... ... 58,510 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 61,070 ... ... 62,140 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 502,145 ... ... 518,955 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 474,995 ... ... 490,215 ... ...
Major repairs needed 27,145 ... ... 28,740 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 502,145 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
1 household maintainer 283,590 ... ... 293,980 ... ...
2 household maintainers 200,230 ... ... 206,345 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 18,325 ... ... 18,625 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 502,140 ... ... 518,950 ... ...
15 to 24 years 19,675 ... ... 20,220 ... ...
25 to 34 years 97,235 ... ... 99,665 ... ...
35 to 44 years 100,380 ... ... 103,260 ... ...
45 to 54 years 99,730 ... ... 102,985 ... ...
55 to 64 years 92,595 ... ... 96,150 ... ...
65 to 74 years 54,365 ... ... 56,725 ... ...
75 to 84 years 28,390 ... ... 29,790 ... ...
85 years and over 9,770 ... ... 10,165 ... ...
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 141 496,585 ... ... 511,550 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 387,815 ... ... 399,755 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 108,775 ... ... 111,790 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 94,785 ... ... 97,440 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 347,170 ... ... 358,775 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 65.1 ... ... 64.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 15.1 ... ... 15.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,536 ... ... 1,525 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,557 ... ... 1,547 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 399,932 ... ... 399,760 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 437,490 ... ... 434,673 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 151,505 ... ... 154,950 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 10.3 ... ... 10.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.7 ... ... 37.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,255 ... ... 1,252 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,292 ... ... 1,286 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 1,054,635 525,710 528,930 1,089,050 543,025 546,020
No certificate, diploma or degree 162,415 82,715 79,705 171,650 87,785 83,865
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 296,125 144,470 151,650 306,490 149,245 157,245
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 596,095 298,520 297,575 610,915 306,000 304,910
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 103,870 83,440 20,430 108,615 87,090 21,525
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 29,165 17,740 11,425 30,560 18,460 12,095
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 74,705 65,700 9,005 78,055 68,625 9,425
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 202,550 84,840 117,715 208,740 87,130 121,610
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 34,070 13,495 20,575 34,760 13,730 21,030
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 255,600 116,750 138,855 258,800 118,055 140,745
Bachelor's degree 177,180 76,745 100,435 179,610 77,690 101,920
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 13,930 6,305 7,620 14,180 6,385 7,795
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 8,040 4,340 3,700 8,135 4,410 3,730
Master's degree 45,920 22,680 23,235 46,305 22,875 23,425
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 10,530 6,675 3,860 10,560 6,690 3,870
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 740,785 370,915 369,865 763,510 382,410 381,100
No certificate, diploma or degree 72,085 38,880 33,205 76,460 41,465 34,995
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 183,730 90,805 92,925 190,600 93,970 96,635
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 484,970 241,230 243,740 496,450 246,975 249,475
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 80,535 65,610 14,925 83,980 68,290 15,690
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 21,390 13,445 7,945 22,370 13,990 8,375
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 59,145 52,170 6,980 61,605 54,295 7,310
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 164,175 69,180 94,995 169,130 71,040 98,095
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 26,440 10,600 15,840 26,950 10,805 16,145
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 213,820 95,840 117,975 216,390 96,845 119,545
Bachelor's degree 147,835 63,430 84,415 149,845 64,170 85,675
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 10,820 4,765 6,055 11,005 4,815 6,185
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 6,830 3,455 3,380 6,905 3,510 3,400
Master's degree 40,020 19,145 20,870 40,310 19,295 21,010
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 8,310 5,045 3,270 8,330 5,055 3,275
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 1,054,635 525,705 528,925 1,089,050 543,030 546,020
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 458,540 227,185 231,355 478,135 237,025 241,110
Education 42,040 10,665 31,375 43,175 10,970 32,205
13. Education 42,040 10,665 31,375 43,175 10,970 32,205
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 17,060 7,440 9,620 17,385 7,580 9,805
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 3,285 2,265 1,020 3,375 2,335 1,040
50. Visual and performing arts 13,775 5,170 8,605 14,015 5,250 8,765
Humanities 24,105 10,000 14,105 24,465 10,165 14,295
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,735 780 1,950 2,755 785 1,980
23. English language and literature/letters 5,155 1,615 3,540 5,200 1,630 3,575
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 7,475 2,785 4,685 7,545 2,820 4,730
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 70 30 40 75 30 40
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,700 1,010 695 1,730 1,040 690
39. Theology and religious vocations 3,435 1,985 1,450 3,585 2,065 1,520
54. History 2,960 1,660 1,300 2,980 1,675 1,305
55. French language and literature/letters 570 125 445 580 120 455
Social and behavioural sciences and law 54,230 18,015 36,220 55,060 18,195 36,860
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 915 205 710 930 215 725
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 5,335 2,245 3,090 5,380 2,260 3,120
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 9,450 780 8,670 9,775 810 8,960
22. Legal professions and studies 10,115 3,330 6,780 10,250 3,355 6,890
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 735 245 490 760 255 500
42. Psychology 10,485 2,965 7,520 10,625 3,010 7,615
45. Social sciences 17,200 8,235 8,965 17,345 8,290 9,060
Business, management and public administration 118,570 44,930 73,635 121,065 45,535 75,530
30.16 Accounting and computer science 205 50 155 215 50 165
44. Public administration and social service professions 7,015 1,480 5,540 7,290 1,520 5,770
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 111,345 43,400 67,945 113,560 43,960 69,595
Physical and life sciences and technologies 25,940 13,130 12,810 26,190 13,275 12,915
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 10,150 4,455 5,695 10,240 4,485 5,750
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 6,230 2,785 3,445 6,305 2,830 3,470
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 150 30 125 150 30 120
40. Physical sciences 7,395 4,940 2,455 7,455 4,985 2,465
41. Science technologies/technicians 2,020 925 1,095 2,045 940 1,105
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 21,510 13,205 8,310 21,730 13,300 8,430
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 16,990 11,335 5,655 17,150 11,415 5,740
25. Library science 1,800 240 1,560 1,825 240 1,585
27. Mathematics and statistics 2,580 1,535 1,040 2,615 1,555 1,055
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 140 90 50 145 90 55
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 156,555 141,770 14,780 161,390 146,275 15,115
04. Architecture and related services 4,030 2,625 1,405 4,055 2,645 1,410
14. Engineering 34,315 28,075 6,240 34,575 28,290 6,280
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 29,350 25,640 3,715 30,185 26,385 3,800
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 10 0 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 37,095 35,600 1,495 38,290 36,740 1,555
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 30,880 29,865 1,020 32,440 31,355 1,090
48. Precision production 20,865 19,955 905 21,825 20,860 970
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 10,570 6,240 4,330 11,190 6,625 4,570
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 6,610 3,775 2,835 7,105 4,065 3,040
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,965 2,470 1,495 4,085 2,560 1,525
Health and related fields 95,025 18,455 76,570 97,530 18,810 78,720
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 5,925 2,765 3,165 6,075 2,830 3,245
51. Health professions and related programs 86,480 14,205 72,275 88,820 14,475 74,345
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,615 1,480 1,130 2,635 1,500 1,135
Personal, protective and transportation services 30,435 14,650 15,785 31,675 15,245 16,435
12. Personal and culinary services 18,035 4,965 13,075 18,790 5,115 13,675
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 55 45 0 50 50 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 330 290 35 335 295 40
43. Security and protective services 6,475 4,215 2,260 6,650 4,360 2,285
49. Transportation and materials moving 5,540 5,130 410 5,855 5,420 430
Other 55 25 25 50 25 25
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 50 25 30 55 30 25
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 151 740,780 370,915 369,870 763,515 382,405 381,100
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 255,815 129,685 126,135 267,060 135,430 131,630
Education 31,215 7,400 23,815 32,085 7,610 24,475
13. Education 31,215 7,405 23,815 32,085 7,610 24,475
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 13,730 5,940 7,790 13,965 6,055 7,915
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,495 1,715 780 2,545 1,760 785
50. Visual and performing arts 11,235 4,225 7,010 11,420 4,290 7,130
Humanities 19,490 7,945 11,545 19,720 8,065 11,660
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 2,290 635 1,650 2,310 635 1,670
23. English language and literature/letters 4,170 1,285 2,890 4,205 1,290 2,915
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,245 2,295 3,950 6,305 2,325 3,985
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 60 35 25 60 35 25
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,390 825 565 1,415 850 570
39. Theology and religious vocations 2,600 1,520 1,080 2,685 1,575 1,110
54. History 2,315 1,270 1,045 2,320 1,275 1,045
55. French language and literature/letters 420 80 345 430 80 350
Social and behavioural sciences and law 45,730 14,795 30,930 46,435 14,955 31,485
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 780 180 600 800 185 615
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 4,630 1,890 2,740 4,670 1,905 2,770
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 7,800 640 7,155 8,060 660 7,400
22. Legal professions and studies 8,790 2,600 6,185 8,910 2,615 6,295
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 595 210 385 610 220 395
42. Psychology 8,495 2,340 6,155 8,620 2,380 6,235
45. Social sciences 14,640 6,935 7,710 14,760 6,985 7,775
Business, management and public administration 98,730 37,190 61,545 100,785 37,685 63,100
30.16 Accounting and computer science 170 45 130 185 40 145
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,830 1,140 4,695 6,060 1,175 4,885
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 92,725 36,005 56,715 94,540 36,465 58,080
Physical and life sciences and technologies 20,295 9,960 10,340 20,490 10,055 10,440
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 8,055 3,435 4,615 8,140 3,465 4,675
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 4,680 2,095 2,585 4,730 2,120 2,610
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 145 30 115 145 30 120
40. Physical sciences 5,870 3,750 2,125 5,910 3,775 2,140
41. Science technologies/technicians 1,550 650 900 1,565 665 905
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 18,885 11,655 7,230 19,065 11,735 7,340
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 15,355 10,245 5,110 15,505 10,310 5,195
25. Library science 1,425 210 1,215 1,435 210 1,230
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,995 1,135 860 2,015 1,145 865
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 110 65 40 110 70 45
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 127,385 114,505 12,880 131,095 117,950 13,145
04. Architecture and related services 3,260 2,030 1,225 3,280 2,045 1,240
14. Engineering 29,255 23,700 5,555 29,480 23,890 5,590
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 24,015 20,880 3,130 24,675 21,480 3,195
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 10 10 10 0
46. Construction trades 29,955 28,640 1,315 30,855 29,500 1,355
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 24,245 23,375 865 25,390 24,465 925
48. Precision production 16,645 15,870 780 17,405 16,565 840
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 8,400 4,735 3,665 8,890 5,015 3,865
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 5,045 2,665 2,380 5,425 2,875 2,550
03. Natural resources and conservation 3,355 2,070 1,285 3,460 2,140 1,320
Health and related fields 76,660 15,130 61,525 78,555 15,430 63,125
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 4,850 2,295 2,560 4,960 2,335 2,625
51. Health professions and related programs 69,575 11,640 57,930 71,350 11,885 59,470
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 2,225 1,200 1,030 2,240 1,210 1,030
Personal, protective and transportation services 24,390 11,950 12,440 25,320 12,410 12,910
12. Personal and culinary services 14,135 3,965 10,170 14,690 4,080 10,610
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 50 45 0 45 45 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 220 190 30 220 190 30
43. Security and protective services 5,420 3,485 1,935 5,555 3,600 1,950
49. Transportation and materials moving 4,570 4,270 305 4,815 4,495 320
Other 50 25 20 45 25 20
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 45 25 20 45 25 20
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 1,054,635 525,705 528,930 1,089,050 543,025 546,020
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 458,540 227,185 231,355 478,135 237,030 241,110
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 596,095 298,520 297,575 610,910 306,005 304,910
Location of study inside Canada 477,930 240,810 237,115 491,285 247,575 243,710
Same as province or territory of residence 380,965 191,425 189,545 391,770 196,975 194,795
Different than province or territory of residence 96,965 49,390 47,570 99,515 50,605 48,910
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 118,165 57,705 60,455 119,625 58,425 61,205
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 11,960 6,745 5,215 12,210 6,890 5,320
Philippines 25,475 9,885 15,595 26,035 10,095 15,935
India 18,420 9,370 9,050 18,500 9,430 9,070
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 8,030 4,605 3,425 8,135 4,665 3,475
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 6,160 2,845 3,315 6,165 2,845 3,320
France 635 390 245 635 385 245
Other 47,485 23,870 23,615 47,950 24,115 23,835
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 157 740,785 370,915 369,865 763,510 382,410 381,105
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 255,815 129,685 126,130 267,060 135,435 131,630
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 484,970 241,235 243,740 496,450 246,975 249,470
Location of study inside Canada 384,550 193,175 191,375 394,790 198,325 196,460
Same as province or territory of residence 306,030 153,440 152,590 314,250 157,640 156,610
Different than province or territory of residence 78,520 39,735 38,785 80,535 40,680 39,850
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 100,415 48,055 52,365 101,665 48,655 53,010
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 9,090 4,940 4,150 9,270 5,040 4,230
Philippines 23,515 9,035 14,480 24,040 9,240 14,800
India 16,310 8,160 8,155 16,395 8,220 8,175
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 5,440 3,145 2,290 5,495 3,175 2,320
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 5,375 2,460 2,915 5,380 2,460 2,915
France 545 340 210 550 335 210
Other 40,140 19,980 20,155 40,530 20,190 20,345
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 1,054,635 525,705 528,925 1,089,045 543,030 546,020
In the labour force 758,275 404,870 353,405 781,355 417,560 363,795
Employed 694,180 366,460 327,720 714,660 377,435 337,220
Unemployed 64,095 38,410 25,685 66,695 40,120 26,575
Not in the labour force 296,360 120,840 175,520 307,695 125,470 182,225
Participation rate 71.9 77.0 66.8 71.7 76.9 66.6
Employment rate 65.8 69.7 62.0 65.6 69.5 61.8
Unemployment rate 8.5 9.5 7.3 8.5 9.6 7.3
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 1,054,635 525,705 528,925 1,089,045 543,030 546,020
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 268,045 107,575 160,475 277,825 111,490 166,340
Worked 786,590 418,135 368,450 811,220 431,540 379,680
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 393,220 227,110 166,105 404,715 233,995 170,720
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 393,370 191,025 202,350 406,505 197,550 208,960
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.6 43.2 42.0 42.6 43.2 42.0
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 758,275 404,870 353,405 781,355 417,560 363,795
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 12,920 6,000 6,925 13,345 6,205 7,140
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 745,355 398,870 346,480 768,015 411,355 356,655
Employee 670,650 351,165 319,480 689,270 361,110 328,160
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 74,705 47,705 27,000 78,740 50,245 28,495
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 172 758,275 404,870 353,405 781,355 417,560 363,795
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 12,920 6,000 6,925 13,345 6,205 7,140
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 745,350 398,870 346,485 768,010 411,355 356,655
0 Management occupations 79,110 49,495 29,615 82,155 51,400 30,760
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 119,055 32,820 86,240 121,975 33,380 88,590
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 54,915 42,995 11,915 55,675 43,615 12,060
3 Health occupations 54,335 10,670 43,665 55,530 10,855 44,675
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 81,095 28,600 52,500 83,145 29,175 53,970
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 17,250 7,055 10,200 17,560 7,135 10,430
6 Sales and service occupations 164,390 69,385 95,000 169,065 71,060 98,005
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 139,610 129,225 10,380 144,730 133,955 10,775
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 13,810 11,465 2,345 15,395 12,810 2,585
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 21,780 17,150 4,630 22,770 17,970 4,805
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 173 758,275 404,870 353,405 781,355 417,560 363,795
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 12,925 6,000 6,925 13,345 6,205 7,140
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 745,355 398,875 346,480 768,010 411,355 356,655
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 6,140 3,825 2,315 7,725 4,870 2,855
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 23,275 19,375 3,900 25,895 21,540 4,350
22 Utilities 7,640 5,400 2,240 7,790 5,515 2,275
23 Construction 87,770 74,375 13,395 90,085 76,360 13,725
31-33 Manufacturing 46,065 34,945 11,120 47,155 35,740 11,405
41 Wholesale trade 30,595 21,815 8,780 31,270 22,280 8,990
44-45 Retail trade 83,675 38,190 45,485 86,490 39,430 47,060
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 35,665 26,840 8,825 36,840 27,745 9,090
51 Information and cultural industries 10,990 6,230 4,765 11,120 6,260 4,860
52 Finance and insurance 24,535 8,680 15,855 24,910 8,785 16,125
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 14,430 8,040 6,385 14,790 8,220 6,570
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 51,895 29,365 22,530 52,885 29,895 22,990
55 Management of companies and enterprises 1,055 440 620 1,070 450 615
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 28,485 16,315 12,165 29,335 16,770 12,570
61 Educational services 51,880 17,080 34,800 53,205 17,405 35,805
62 Health care and social assistance 86,630 15,285 71,345 88,770 15,575 73,190
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 13,850 6,715 7,135 14,195 6,870 7,330
72 Accommodation and food services 51,725 21,470 30,260 53,185 21,960 31,220
81 Other services (except public administration) 35,540 16,895 18,640 36,810 17,600 19,205
91 Public administration 53,500 27,585 25,915 54,495 28,085 26,410
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 174 694,180 366,460 327,715 714,660 377,435 337,220
Worked at home 38,740 17,320 21,420 41,075 18,460 22,615
Worked outside Canada 1,690 1,180 510 1,765 1,245 520
No fixed workplace address 99,085 75,810 23,275 102,500 78,590 23,910
Worked at usual place 554,660 272,150 282,510 569,315 279,145 290,170
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 554,660 272,150 282,510 569,310 279,140 290,170
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 392,970 178,960 214,020 400,515 182,435 218,075
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 145,375 81,620 63,755 151,770 84,795 66,970
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 13,920 10,020 3,900 14,585 10,325 4,265
Commute to a different province or territory 2,390 1,550 840 2,445 1,580 865
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 175 653,745 347,955 305,785 671,810 357,730 314,080
Car, truck, van - as a driver 506,530 284,410 222,120 522,155 293,055 229,100
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 33,305 12,850 20,450 34,440 13,385 21,055
Public transit 73,660 30,030 43,625 73,750 30,060 43,695
Walked 24,170 10,400 13,770 25,035 10,745 14,290
Bicycle 6,440 4,165 2,270 6,515 4,220 2,295
Other method 9,640 6,095 3,545 9,915 6,270 3,640
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 176 653,745 347,960 305,785 671,810 357,730 314,080
Less than 15 minutes 137,725 61,045 76,680 146,725 65,340 81,380
15 to 29 minutes 258,000 137,930 120,075 261,855 139,915 121,935
30 to 44 minutes 163,805 93,050 70,750 166,180 94,415 71,760
45 to 59 minutes 54,455 30,895 23,560 55,545 31,660 23,885
60 minutes and over 39,755 25,040 14,720 41,515 26,400 15,110
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 177 653,740 347,960 305,785 671,810 357,735 314,080
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 49,925 37,375 12,555 51,445 38,530 12,920
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 132,865 83,625 49,240 136,665 86,290 50,375
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 195,685 99,960 95,720 200,540 102,625 97,920
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 111,255 48,165 63,095 114,830 49,490 65,345
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 64,730 26,890 37,835 66,350 27,540 38,810
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 99,285 51,950 47,335 101,970 53,260 48,705
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 178 809,165 428,345 380,820 834,500 442,060 392,440
Single responses 801,505 424,630 376,870 826,790 438,320 388,470
Official languages 795,220 421,450 373,770 820,440 435,115 385,325
English 792,700 420,600 372,100 817,890 434,250 383,635
French 2,520 850 1,670 2,550 865 1,690
Non-official languages 6,280 3,180 3,105 6,345 3,200 3,145
Aboriginal languages 20 10 0 30 15 15
Algonquian languages 15 0 0 25 10 15
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 10 10 30 15 15
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 15 10 0 30 15 15
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 10 0 0 0 10 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 10 10 0 10 10 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 6,270 3,165 3,100 6,320 3,190 3,130
Afro-Asiatic languages 510 305 200 510 305 200
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 60 30 35 60 30 30
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 10 0 0 10 10 0
Somali 55 20 30 55 25 35
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 445 280 170 445 275 170
Amharic 40 15 20 35 15 20
Arabic 325 225 100 325 225 100
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 25 10 10 20 0 15
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 15 0 10 15 0 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 50 25 25
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 425 190 235 420 185 230
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 10 10 0 10
Vietnamese 410 185 230 415 185 230
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 325 180 145 335 185 150
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 10
Ilocano 15 10 10 15 10 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 305 170 135 310 175 135
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 10 10 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 10 0 0
Dravidian languages 25 15 10 25 15 10
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 10 0 0 10 10 10
Tamil 15 10 10 10 10 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 2,145 1,130 1,015 2,160 1,140 1,020
Albanian 10 0 0 10 10 10
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 310 155 155 315 155 155
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 310 155 150 315 160 160
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 10 0 0 10 0
Polish 120 65 60 120 65 60
Russian 75 30 45 85 30 50
Serbian 10 0 0 10 0 10
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 20 10 10 15 10 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 70 45 30 75 45 30
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 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 95 50 50 110 55 50
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 10 0 0 10
Dutch 15 10 10 35 15 15
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 65 40 30 60 35 25
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 10 0 0 10 0 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 1,265 710 560 1,265 710 555
Indo-Aryan languages 1,195 665 535 1,200 665 535
Bengali 15 0 10 10 10 10
Gujarati 60 10 50 65 10 50
Hindi 105 60 50 105 55 50
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 0 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 975 575 395 975 575 400
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 40 10 25 40 15 30
Iranian languages 70 45 20 65 50 20
Kurdish 15 15 10 15 15 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 55 35 15 55 35 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 460 210 245 460 215 250
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 15 10 10 10 0 0
Portuguese 40 25 20 40 25 20
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 405 185 215 400 185 220
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 35 10 25 35 10 25
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 265 125 140 260 125 140
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 10 0 0 10 0 10
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 10 0 0 0 0 10
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 125 70 55 135 70 60
American Sign Language 80 30 50 85 30 55
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 40 35 10 40 40 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,310 1,095 1,215 2,335 1,105 1,230
Chinese languages 2,305 1,090 1,210 2,320 1,095 1,220
Cantonese 1,475 730 750 1,495 735 760
Hakka 10 0 10 10 10 0
Mandarin 705 310 400 705 305 395
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 20 0 10 15 0 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 95 40 50 95 45 50
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 10 10 10 10 10
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 10 0 0 10 0 10
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 30 10 20 30 10 15
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 25 15 20 30 15 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 45 20 25 45 25 25
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 35 20 20 35 15 20
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 10 10 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 20 10 0 15 10 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 10 10 0 10 0 0
Hungarian 15 10 10 15 10 10
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 10 10 0
Multiple responses 7,660 3,720 3,945 7,715 3,740 3,970
English and French 1,875 900 975 1,885 910 980
English and non-official language 5,640 2,750 2,890 5,680 2,765 2,915
French and non-official language 20 10 10 20 10 10
English, French and non-official language 130 60 70 130 60 75
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 179 809,165 428,345 380,820 834,505 442,060 392,440
None 776,665 412,150 364,515 801,320 425,535 375,785
English 4,415 1,905 2,510 4,480 1,930 2,545
French 8,815 4,285 4,525 8,885 4,325 4,560
Non-official language 18,790 9,760 9,030 19,335 10,025 9,310
Aboriginal 370 140 235 695 300 400
Non-Aboriginal 18,415 9,620 8,800 18,635 9,725 8,915
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 70 30 45 70 30 45
French and non-official language 405 210 195 415 210 200
English, French and non-official language 10 10 0 0 10 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 1,279,970 641,020 638,955 1,323,055 662,865 660,190
Non-movers 1,070,515 536,090 534,420 1,107,840 555,155 552,685
Movers 209,460 104,925 104,535 215,210 107,705 107,505
Non-migrants 138,850 70,120 68,725 141,785 71,540 70,240
Migrants 70,615 34,810 35,800 73,430 36,165 37,265
Internal migrants 53,885 26,955 26,930 56,445 28,150 28,295
Intraprovincial migrants 38,350 19,160 19,190 40,520 20,165 20,350
Interprovincial migrants 15,535 7,795 7,740 15,930 7,985 7,945
External migrants 16,730 7,855 8,875 16,985 8,015 8,965
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 1,212,350 606,300 606,055 1,252,985 626,875 626,105
Non-movers 652,645 325,015 327,625 678,060 337,995 340,065
Movers 559,705 281,280 278,425 574,925 288,880 286,045
Non-migrants 306,950 154,260 152,690 313,860 157,740 156,115
Migrants 252,755 127,020 125,730 261,070 131,140 129,930
Internal migrants 177,330 89,430 87,895 184,900 93,130 91,765
Intraprovincial migrants 103,945 51,335 52,610 109,725 54,150 55,575
Interprovincial migrants 73,385 38,100 35,285 75,175 38,980 36,195
External migrants 75,425 37,585 37,830 76,165 38,005 38,165

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Edmonton [Census metropolitan area], Alberta and Edmonton [Economic region], Alberta (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 May 14, 2024).

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