Census Profile, 2016 Census
Victoria [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia and Victoria, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia

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Characteristic Victoria
British Columbia
[Census metropolitan area]
Victoria, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 367,770 ... ... 85,792 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 344,580 r ... ... 80,017 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 6.7 ... ... 7.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 172,559 ... ... 49,212 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 162,716 ... ... 45,762 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 528.3 ... ... 4,405.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 696.15 ... ... 19.47 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 367,770 177,390 190,375 85,795 40,575 45,215
0 to 14 years 48,260 24,535 23,725 7,935 3,940 3,995
0 to 4 years 15,730 7,935 7,795 2,940 1,435 1,505
5 to 9 years 16,265 8,325 7,940 2,630 1,305 1,325
10 to 14 years 16,265 8,270 7,990 2,370 1,200 1,165
15 to 64 years 241,740 118,020 123,720 59,810 28,990 30,820
15 to 19 years 18,345 9,155 9,190 2,765 1,280 1,480
20 to 24 years 24,345 12,315 12,030 6,575 2,980 3,600
25 to 29 years 24,040 12,005 12,030 8,750 4,210 4,545
30 to 34 years 24,150 12,070 12,085 7,840 4,020 3,820
35 to 39 years 22,825 11,330 11,495 6,210 3,155 3,045
40 to 44 years 21,880 10,640 11,245 5,075 2,555 2,520
45 to 49 years 23,790 11,545 12,245 5,080 2,490 2,590
50 to 54 years 26,655 12,895 13,755 5,405 2,660 2,750
55 to 59 years 28,065 13,185 14,880 5,950 2,850 3,100
60 to 64 years 27,640 12,880 14,765 6,165 2,790 3,370
65 years and over 77,775 34,840 42,930 18,050 7,645 10,400
65 to 69 years 25,615 12,050 13,560 5,985 2,745 3,240
70 to 74 years 17,850 8,445 9,405 3,930 1,820 2,105
75 to 79 years 12,385 5,715 6,675 2,690 1,180 1,505
80 to 84 years 9,640 4,270 5,365 2,140 880 1,255
85 years and over 12,285 4,355 7,930 3,305 1,015 2,290
85 to 89 years 6,990 2,725 4,270 1,730 640 1,090
90 to 94 years 4,030 1,325 2,700 1,160 300 860
95 to 99 years 1,110 280 830 345 65 280
100 years and over 160 25 130 70 10 60
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 13.1 13.8 12.5 9.2 9.7 8.8
15 to 64 years 65.7 66.5 65.0 69.7 71.4 68.2
65 years and over 21.1 19.6 22.6 21.0 18.8 23.0
85 years and over 3.3 2.5 4.2 3.9 2.5 5.1
Average age of the population 44.1 43.0 45.2 44.5 43.4 45.6
Median age of the population 45.0 43.4 46.3 42.7 41.3 44.2
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 162,720 ... ... 45,765 ... ...
Single-detached house 64,235 ... ... 6,545 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 10,400 ... ... 8,195 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 86,385 ... ... 31,015 ... ...
Semi-detached house 6,015 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
Row house 10,205 ... ... 2,260 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 25,575 ... ... 4,490 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 44,280 ... ... 23,035 ... ...
Other single-attached house 305 ... ... 85 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,695 ... ... 10 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 162,715 ... ... 45,760 ... ...
1 person 54,205 ... ... 22,170 ... ...
2 persons 60,870 ... ... 16,060 ... ...
3 persons 21,780 ... ... 4,180 ... ...
4 persons 17,285 ... ... 2,380 ... ...
5 or more persons 8,575 ... ... 980 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 357,640 ... ... 81,650 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 1.8 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 319,510 152,860 166,655 77,860 36,635 41,220
Married or living common law 178,435 88,985 89,440 34,940 17,435 17,505
Married 143,655 71,615 72,035 24,315 12,120 12,195
Living common law 34,775 17,375 17,405 10,625 5,320 5,305
Not married and not living common law 141,080 63,870 77,205 42,920 19,200 23,720
Never married 87,610 46,825 40,785 27,010 13,970 13,040
Separated 8,710 3,815 4,890 2,655 1,210 1,450
Divorced 26,195 9,400 16,790 8,550 3,100 5,455
Widowed 18,565 3,830 14,735 4,695 925 3,775
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 101,615 ... ... 20,155 ... ...
2 persons 60,520 ... ... 14,080 ... ...
3 persons 20,085 ... ... 3,445 ... ...
4 persons 16,135 ... ... 2,090 ... ...
5 or more persons 4,875 ... ... 540 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 101,615 ... ... 20,155 ... ...
Total couple families 86,760 ... ... 16,780 ... ...
Married couples 69,370 ... ... 11,470 ... ...
Common-law couples 17,385 ... ... 5,310 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 14,860 ... ... 3,375 ... ...
Female parent 11,565 ... ... 2,735 ... ...
Male parent 3,300 ... ... 640 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 86,760 ... ... 16,780 ... ...
Couples without children 50,520 ... ... 11,585 ... ...
Couples with children 36,235 ... ... 5,195 ... ...
1 child 16,170 ... ... 2,725 ... ...
2 children 15,365 ... ... 1,970 ... ...
3 or more children 4,700 ... ... 505 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 14,860 ... ... 3,370 ... ...
1 child 9,995 ... ... 2,500 ... ...
2 children 3,910 ... ... 725 ... ...
3 or more children 955 ... ... 155 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 86,095 39,105 46,990 31,970 14,695 17,275
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 162,720 ... ... 45,760 ... ...
One-census-family households 96,560 ... ... 19,665 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 48,045 ... ... 11,340 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 48,520 ... ... 8,330 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 2,490 ... ... 240 ... ...
Non-census-family households 63,660 ... ... 25,855 ... ...
One-person households 54,200 ... ... 22,170 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 9,460 ... ... 3,685 ... ...
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 15 362,190 174,755 187,430 83,030 39,280 43,750
English only 322,450 157,060 165,390 71,570 34,325 37,245
French only 150 65 90 30 10 20
English and French 36,460 16,325 20,135 10,750 4,650 6,100
Neither English nor French 3,125 1,310 1,820 675 290 385
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 16 362,185 174,755 187,430 83,030 39,280 43,745
English 352,290 170,120 182,165 80,570 38,165 42,405
French 5,890 2,920 2,970 1,555 725 830
English and French 975 455 515 260 115 145
Neither English nor French 3,035 1,260 1,780 650 275 370
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 6,375 3,145 3,225 1,685 785 905
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.1
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 18 362,185 174,755 187,430 83,030 39,275 43,750
Single responses 357,030 172,340 184,690 81,605 38,630 42,975
Official languages 308,745 150,680 158,070 70,065 33,690 36,375
English 302,685 147,680 155,005 68,470 32,940 35,530
French 6,060 2,995 3,060 1,595 750 845
Non-official languages 48,285 21,655 26,625 11,540 4,945 6,595
Aboriginal languages 255 115 140 45 15 30
Algonquian languages 40 20 25 10 5 5
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 15 15 10 5 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 10 5 5 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 5 0 5 5 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 5 5 5 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 5 5 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 15 0 10 5 5 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 5 10 5 5 5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 5 0 0
Chilcotin 5 0 5 0 0 0
Dene 5 5 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 5 5 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 5 0 0 0 5 0
Salish languages 150 75 75 10 5 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 50 20 30 0 0 0
Lillooet 5 0 5 5 0 5
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 80 45 35 5 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 10 0 5
Siouan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 5 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 30 10 20 10 5 10
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 5 5 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 5 0 0 5
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 20 5 20 10 5 5
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 48,030 21,540 26,485 11,495 4,925 6,570
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,670 915 755 595 325 270
Berber languages 10 5 5 5 5 5
Kabyle 5 5 5 5 5 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 85 40 45 35 20 20
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 25 10 15 15 5 10
Somali 60 25 30 25 15 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 1,575 865 710 555 310 245
Amharic 110 50 60 50 15 35
Arabic 1,245 700 545 440 260 185
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 5 0 5 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 110 60 55 25 20 10
Maltese 25 15 15 0 0 0
Tigrigna 75 35 40 30 10 20
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,115 500 615 235 95 140
Khmer (Cambodian) 130 65 70 30 15 15
Vietnamese 980 435 545 205 80 125
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,990 1,500 2,485 1,205 455 745
Bikol 10 5 5 5 0 5
Cebuano 245 90 155 80 30 50
Fijian 10 0 5 5 5 5
Hiligaynon 45 20 25 10 5 5
Ilocano 190 75 115 65 25 40
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 95 35 65 25 15 20
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 10 5 5 0 0
Pangasinan 10 10 0 0 5 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3,310 1,250 2,060 995 375 620
Waray-Waray 10 10 5 5 5 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 15 30 5 5 5
Creole languages 45 25 20 15 5 10
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 20 15 5 10 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 5 0 5
Dravidian languages 355 190 170 95 55 50
Kannada 25 10 10 5 5 0
Malayalam 90 50 40 30 15 20
Tamil 145 70 70 35 20 20
Telugu 95 50 40 25 15 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 24,040 11,210 12,820 5,440 2,440 3,000
Albanian 130 70 55 40 25 15
Armenian 45 25 15 10 10 0
Balto-Slavic languages 4,295 1,940 2,365 1,215 505 710
Baltic languages 105 60 45 35 15 20
Latvian 55 35 25 20 10 10
Lithuanian 50 30 25 15 10 5
Slavic languages 4,190 1,875 2,320 1,185 490 690
Belarusan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 30 10 20 10 0 10
Bulgarian 110 50 60 30 15 20
Croatian 415 210 205 70 30 40
Czech 365 170 195 105 35 65
Macedonian 15 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 1,085 495 585 330 140 185
Russian 1,060 435 625 330 135 190
Serbian 195 90 100 55 25 35
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 45 30 15 15
Slovak 135 65 75 40 20 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 80 35 45 15 10 10
Ukrainian 595 245 350 160 60 105
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 5 5 0
Celtic languages 80 40 40 25 10 15
Scottish Gaelic 25 15 10 10 5 0
Welsh 40 20 25 5 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 5 0 5
Germanic languages 7,360 3,290 4,070 1,635 695 940
Afrikaans 175 85 90 30 15 15
Danish 425 190 235 85 35 45
Dutch 1,930 900 1,030 395 180 215
Frisian 20 5 10 0 0 5
German 4,320 1,885 2,435 990 410 580
Icelandic 30 10 15 5 5 5
Norwegian 210 100 110 50 25 20
Swedish 180 75 110 60 25 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 10 20 10 0 5
Yiddish 35 15 15 15 5 10
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 0 0
Greek 315 185 130 75 40 35
Indo-Iranian languages 6,150 3,045 3,105 1,010 495 515
Indo-Aryan languages 5,200 2,555 2,650 655 320 335
Bengali 140 65 75 30 15 15
Gujarati 140 75 70 35 20 15
Hindi 520 280 245 125 70 60
Kashmiri 5 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 10 5 0 5 0
Marathi 25 10 15 5 5 5
Nepali 70 40 30 15 10 10
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,885 1,860 2,025 315 140 175
Sindhi 50 30 25 25 15 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 75 40 35 20 10 10
Urdu 265 150 115 80 45 35
Iranian languages 925 475 450 330 160 165
Kurdish 5 5 5 5 5 0
Pashto 50 30 20 15 15 5
Persian (Farsi) 865 445 420 310 150 160
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 20 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 5,670 2,625 3,040 1,435 665 765
Catalan 5 0 5 5 0 5
Italian 1,045 515 535 210 100 110
Portuguese 1,395 635 755 265 125 140
Romanian 295 140 155 80 35 45
Spanish 2,925 1,335 1,585 875 405 470
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 5 0 0
Japanese 1,445 400 1,050 475 125 355
Kartvelian languages 5 5 5 0 5 0
Georgian 5 5 5 5 5 0
Korean 1,595 660 935 435 165 270
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 5 0 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 280 145 140 85 35 50
Akan (Twi) 20 10 10 10 5 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 5 5 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 5 0 0 0 0 5
Ganda 10 5 0 0 0 0
Igbo 15 0 10 0 0 5
Lingala 0 0 0 5 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 20 15 10 5 5
Shona 15 5 10 10 5 5
Swahili 65 30 30 10 5 5
Wolof 10 10 0 5 5 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 5 0 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 75 35 45 25 10 20
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 10 5 0 0 0
Dinka 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 5 0
Sign languages 105 60 50 25 10 15
American Sign Language 40 20 20 15 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 70 45 25 15 5 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 11,895 5,290 6,610 2,455 1,040 1,415
Chinese languages 11,815 5,235 6,575 2,445 1,030 1,410
Cantonese 5,130 2,340 2,790 1,140 490 650
Hakka 45 15 30 5 5 0
Mandarin 5,760 2,490 3,265 1,100 455 645
Min Dong 5 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 225 100 125 35 15 20
Wu (Shanghainese) 125 50 75 25 10 15
Chinese, n.o.s. 520 235 280 130 55 75
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 80 50 30 15 10 5
Burmese 30 20 15 10 5 5
Karenic languages 10 0 5 0 0 0
Tibetan 35 20 20 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 305 85 230 105 30 75
Lao 10 5 10 5 0 0
Thai 290 75 220 105 30 70
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 185 105 70 65 35 30
Azerbaijani 15 10 5 5 5 0
Turkish 160 95 65 60 30 30
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 960 435 520 250 100 145
Estonian 50 15 35 10 0 10
Finnish 255 95 160 60 15 40
Hungarian 650 325 325 175 80 95
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 5 5 0
Multiple responses 5,155 2,420 2,740 1,420 650 775
English and French 1,045 480 570 295 125 175
English and non-official language 3,840 1,805 2,035 1,040 480 565
French and non-official language 140 70 75 50 25 25
English, French and non-official language 130 60 70 40 20 20
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 19 362,185 174,755 187,430 83,030 39,280 43,750
Single responses 352,775 170,470 182,305 80,690 38,230 42,460
Official languages 333,210 161,495 171,715 76,265 36,275 39,985
English 331,375 160,610 170,765 75,830 36,070 39,760
French 1,835 885 950 430 210 220
Non-official languages 19,565 8,975 10,590 4,420 1,950 2,470
Aboriginal languages 40 15 25 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 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 30 10 20 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 5 0 5 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 20 5 15 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 5 5 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 19,530 8,960 10,565 4,425 1,955 2,470
Afro-Asiatic languages 815 400 420 310 145 160
Berber languages 5 0 5 5 0 0
Kabyle 5 5 5 5 0 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 30 10 20 20 10 15
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 10 5 0 5 0 5
Somali 25 5 20 15 5 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 775 385 395 285 140 145
Amharic 25 10 15 15 5 15
Arabic 660 330 330 230 120 115
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 45 20 25 10 5 5
Maltese 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 40 20 25 25 10 15
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 605 280 325 105 45 60
Khmer (Cambodian) 70 35 35 5 5 5
Vietnamese 530 245 285 100 40 55
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,570 680 885 525 225 300
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 60 25 35 20 10 15
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 5 5 0 0 5
Ilocano 60 25 40 20 10 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 15 5 5 5 5 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,415 625 795 480 210 275
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 5 5 0 5 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 5 5 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 130 70 65 40 20 20
Kannada 10 5 5 0 0 0
Malayalam 40 20 20 20 5 10
Tamil 45 25 20 15 5 5
Telugu 35 15 20 10 5 5
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 7,010 3,315 3,695 1,340 615 720
Albanian 70 30 40 30 15 10
Armenian 15 5 5 5 5 0
Balto-Slavic languages 1,165 545 625 325 145 175
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 5 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 1,165 540 625 325 150 175
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 5 0 5 5 0 0
Bulgarian 45 25 20 20 10 10
Croatian 120 55 60 10 5 10
Czech 75 30 40 15 10 10
Macedonian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 280 135 140 90 40 50
Russian 440 200 240 130 55 70
Serbian 65 30 35 15 10 15
Serbo-Croatian 25 10 10 5 0 5
Slovak 25 10 10 10 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 0 5 0 0 0
Ukrainian 75 25 45 25 10 15
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 5 0
Celtic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 5 5 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 800 385 420 145 65 80
Afrikaans 50 20 25 0 5 0
Danish 25 10 15 0 0 0
Dutch 160 70 90 25 10 10
Frisian 0 0 5 0 0 0
German 540 265 270 110 50 60
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 5 5 5
Swedish 15 10 5 0 5 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 55 25 25 5 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages 3,075 1,470 1,600 390 190 200
Indo-Aryan languages 2,605 1,240 1,370 210 105 105
Bengali 70 30 35 10 5 5
Gujarati 35 15 15 5 5 5
Hindi 185 90 90 30 15 15
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 5 0 5 0 0
Marathi 15 5 10 5 0 0
Nepali 30 20 15 15 5 10
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,080 970 1,105 90 45 45
Sindhi 10 10 5 10 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 25 15 15 0 0 0
Urdu 150 80 75 40 20 20
Iranian languages 460 225 230 175 80 90
Kurdish 0 5 0 5 0 5
Pashto 25 10 15 20 5 10
Persian (Farsi) 430 215 215 150 70 85
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 5 5
Italic (Romance) languages 1,825 855 970 440 195 250
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 160 65 90 30 10 20
Portuguese 450 210 240 90 40 45
Romanian 100 40 60 20 10 15
Spanish 1,115 535 575 305 135 170
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 505 195 310 175 65 115
Kartvelian languages 0 5 5 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Korean 1,015 445 575 245 100 140
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 75 35 45 35 15 15
Akan (Twi) 5 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 5 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 5 5 5 0 0
Shona 15 5 5 10 5 5
Swahili 20 10 10 5 5 5
Wolof 5 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 5 0 5 0 0 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 5 5 5
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 135 75 60 35 20 15
American Sign Language 30 15 15 10 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 105 60 45 20 10 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 7,350 3,325 4,025 1,495 645 850
Chinese languages 7,320 3,310 4,010 1,485 640 850
Cantonese 2,855 1,315 1,545 650 285 375
Hakka 10 0 5 0 0 0
Mandarin 4,015 1,800 2,220 735 315 425
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 70 30 40 5 0 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 70 35 35 20 5 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 300 135 165 75 30 40
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 30 15 15 10 5 0
Burmese 15 10 5 5 5 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 95 40 55 45 20 25
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 95 40 55 45 20 25
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 5 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 45 20 20 20 10 10
Azerbaijani 10 0 5 5 5 0
Turkish 35 15 20 20 5 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 170 85 85 50 25 25
Estonian 5 0 5 5 0 0
Finnish 35 15 15 5 5 5
Hungarian 130 60 65 45 20 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Multiple responses 9,410 4,285 5,125 2,340 1,050 1,290
English and French 665 315 350 200 90 115
English and non-official language 8,510 3,855 4,655 2,060 920 1,140
French and non-official language 45 15 30 20 10 5
English, French and non-official language 195 95 100 55 30 25
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 20 362,185 174,755 187,430 83,030 39,280 43,750
None 330,095 160,260 169,835 75,050 35,845 39,200
English 9,490 4,435 5,050 2,045 925 1,125
French 4,895 2,175 2,715 1,300 550 745
Non-official language 17,055 7,590 9,465 4,420 1,855 2,565
Aboriginal 400 180 220 70 30 45
Non-Aboriginal 16,660 7,410 9,250 4,350 1,830 2,520
English and French 75 30 45 20 10 15
English and non-official language 220 110 115 70 45 30
French and non-official language 355 150 205 125 50 70
English, French and non-official language 5 0 0 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 309,495 148,135 161,360 73,745 34,690 39,050
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 300,260 143,625 156,635 72,190 33,985 38,205
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,481 43,726 32,870 34,164 37,331 31,669
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 300,625 143,905 156,715 72,260 34,045 38,215
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,302 37,991 29,775 30,610 32,814 28,833
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 278,635 134,005 144,630 66,200 31,105 35,090
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,768 41,705 29,193 32,526 36,641 29,010
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 210,345 90,340 120,005 52,960 23,290 29,670
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 5,417 5,194 5,523 3,026 1,711 3,827
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 226,575 112,590 113,985 55,140 26,605 28,535
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,495 38,013 28,150 30,948 34,107 28,095
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 309,545 148,140 161,410 73,745 34,690 39,050
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 300,270 143,600 156,670 72,270 34,050 38,220
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 48,278 56,461 40,776 43,934 48,880 39,528
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 300,665 143,925 156,740 72,325 34,100 38,230
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,146 45,669 35,075 37,036 40,348 34,082
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 278,675 134,000 144,675 66,340 31,260 35,080
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,422 55,546 37,971 42,634 48,660 37,264
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 210,380 90,390 119,990 52,990 23,195 29,790
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,413 7,352 7,458 6,543 6,171 6,833
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 226,600 112,975 113,625 55,145 26,945 28,195
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 42,072 48,847 35,335 38,952 43,339 34,758
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 309,550 148,140 161,410 73,745 34,690 39,055
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 97,590 53,350 44,235 23,305 12,310 11,000
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 54,181 59,609 49,379 49,464 51,654 47,993
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 62,097 68,176 54,764 56,781 60,305 52,836
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 89.2 91.7 86.1 89.1 91.2 86.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 66.2 68.8 62.8 68.7 71.1 65.9
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.8 8.3 13.9 10.9 8.8 13.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 309,495 148,135 161,360 73,745 34,695 39,050
Without total income 9,240 4,515 4,725 1,555 710 845
With total income 300,260 143,625 156,635 72,185 33,985 38,205
Percentage with total income 97.0 97.0 97.1 97.9 98.0 97.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 37,095 16,195 20,905 8,575 3,885 4,690
$10,000 to $19,999 46,825 18,845 27,985 12,895 5,530 7,365
$20,000 to $29,999 39,505 15,985 23,515 10,750 4,545 6,205
$30,000 to $39,999 35,420 15,220 20,200 9,130 4,130 5,000
$40,000 to $49,999 32,830 14,670 18,165 7,995 3,625 4,370
$50,000 to $59,999 26,820 12,930 13,890 6,050 2,835 3,215
$60,000 to $69,999 20,625 11,410 9,210 4,495 2,355 2,145
$70,000 to $79,999 16,660 9,540 7,120 3,590 1,860 1,735
$80,000 to $89,999 12,485 7,500 4,980 2,575 1,435 1,130
$90,000 to $99,999 8,815 5,365 3,450 1,770 980 785
$100,000 and over 23,180 15,975 7,205 4,365 2,800 1,565
$100,000 to $149,999 15,860 10,705 5,160 2,990 1,840 1,150
$150,000 and over 7,325 5,270 2,055 1,375 965 415
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 309,495 148,135 161,360 73,745 34,695 39,055
Without after-tax income 8,880 4,230 4,645 1,485 650 835
With after-tax income 300,620 143,905 156,715 72,255 34,045 38,215
Percentage with after-tax income 97.1 97.1 97.1 98.0 98.1 97.8
Under $10,000 (including loss) 39,305 17,220 22,085 8,995 4,125 4,870
$10,000 to $19,999 49,260 20,220 29,045 13,520 5,885 7,640
$20,000 to $29,999 47,595 19,800 27,795 12,975 5,645 7,330
$30,000 to $39,999 42,195 18,485 23,710 10,760 4,855 5,905
$40,000 to $49,999 37,045 17,255 19,785 8,625 3,965 4,660
$50,000 to $59,999 27,330 14,805 12,520 5,865 2,970 2,890
$60,000 to $69,999 19,965 11,670 8,295 4,220 2,265 1,950
$70,000 to $79,999 13,690 8,090 5,605 2,775 1,495 1,280
$80,000 and over 24,240 16,360 7,880 4,525 2,845 1,685
$80,000 to $89,999 7,785 4,955 2,825 1,470 855 615
$90,000 to $99,999 4,810 3,225 1,580 900 550 350
$100,000 and over 11,645 8,175 3,470 2,155 1,435 715
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 309,500 148,135 161,360 73,745 34,695 39,055
Without employment income 82,925 35,550 47,375 18,600 8,085 10,515
With employment income 226,575 112,585 113,985 55,145 26,610 28,535
Percentage with employment income 73.2 76.0 70.6 74.8 76.7 73.1
Under $5,000 (including loss) 37,640 17,575 20,060 8,025 3,605 4,425
$5,000 to $9,999 16,670 7,130 9,540 4,130 1,745 2,380
$10,000 to $19,999 28,755 12,465 16,285 7,850 3,455 4,400
$20,000 to $29,999 24,300 10,910 13,390 6,940 3,235 3,700
$30,000 to $39,999 22,515 10,220 12,295 6,330 3,020 3,310
$40,000 to $49,999 22,060 9,720 12,345 5,695 2,655 3,040
$50,000 to $59,999 17,850 8,705 9,135 4,230 1,975 2,250
$60,000 to $69,999 13,870 7,880 5,995 3,165 1,695 1,470
$70,000 to $79,999 12,090 7,115 4,970 2,665 1,400 1,265
$80,000 and over 30,825 20,865 9,960 6,120 3,820 2,300
$80,000 to $89,999 9,405 5,785 3,625 1,945 1,115 830
$90,000 to $99,999 6,380 4,055 2,330 1,320 760 565
$100,000 and over 15,030 11,025 4,005 2,855 1,950 910
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 162,715 ... ... 45,765 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 70,283 ... ... 53,126 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 61,119 ... ... 46,804 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 54,200 ... ... 22,170 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,793 ... ... 35,299 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,546 ... ... 31,570 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 108,515 ... ... 23,590 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 92,513 ... ... 77,608 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 80,121 ... ... 68,395 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 162,735 ... ... 45,760 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 89,078 ... ... 69,383 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 74,173 ... ... 58,536 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 54,220 ... ... 22,155 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 47,380 ... ... 45,373 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 39,972 ... ... 38,421 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 108,515 ... ... 23,605 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 109,913 ... ... 91,917 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 91,263 ... ... 77,413 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 162,715 ... ... 45,765 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,305 ... ... 1,320 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,070 ... ... 865 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,855 ... ... 2,250 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,330 ... ... 2,795 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,815 ... ... 2,670 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,080 ... ... 2,335 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 6,555 ... ... 2,325 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,840 ... ... 2,380 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,815 ... ... 2,370 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,790 ... ... 2,255 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 12,960 ... ... 4,005 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 11,605 ... ... 3,430 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,025 ... ... 2,980 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 10,005 ... ... 2,485 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 8,875 ... ... 2,035 ... ...
$100,000 and over 51,785 ... ... 9,270 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 17,525 ... ... 3,590 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 12,125 ... ... 2,150 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 12,780 ... ... 2,050 ... ...
$200,000 and over 9,360 ... ... 1,485 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 162,715 ... ... 45,760 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,520 ... ... 1,385 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 2,110 ... ... 875 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,950 ... ... 2,280 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,630 ... ... 2,910 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 7,965 ... ... 3,185 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 7,495 ... ... 2,840 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 8,050 ... ... 2,820 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 8,260 ... ... 2,915 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 8,110 ... ... 2,695 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 8,115 ... ... 2,580 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,505 ... ... 4,300 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,435 ... ... 3,600 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 12,050 ... ... 2,970 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 10,480 ... ... 2,340 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 8,850 ... ... 1,740 ... ...
$100,000 and over 38,190 ... ... 6,335 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 16,385 ... ... 2,930 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 9,685 ... ... 1,555 ... ...
$150,000 and over 12,120 ... ... 1,845 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 100,965 ... ... 20,425 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 93,420 ... ... 80,208 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 80,711 ... ... 70,273 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 47,555 ... ... 11,260 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 87,697 ... ... 81,224 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 75,897 ... ... 71,125 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 36,430 ... ... 5,220 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 118,293 ... ... 103,303 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,113 ... ... 89,444 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 3.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 14,075 ... ... 3,300 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 54,611 ... ... 47,781 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,250 ... ... 43,605 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.5 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 101,020 ... ... 20,445 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 111,054 ... ... 94,625 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 91,846 ... ... 79,151 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 47,570 ... ... 11,240 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 107,188 ... ... 95,491 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 87,755 ... ... 79,393 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 36,505 ... ... 5,240 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 134,553 ... ... 117,609 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 111,203 ... ... 98,131 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 14,000 ... ... 3,295 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 64,178 ... ... 56,430 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,842 ... ... 49,151 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 78,995 36,190 42,810 30,535 14,085 16,450
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 32,488 32,837 32,197 31,052 31,426 30,802
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 29,248 29,334 29,184 28,063 28,124 28,013
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 78,890 36,230 42,660 30,540 14,025 16,505
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 41,542 43,204 40,131 40,616 42,746 38,806
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 35,393 36,266 34,651 34,721 36,131 33,524
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 357,640 172,600 185,040 81,655 38,615 43,040
In the bottom half of the distribution 165,040 77,065 87,975 46,245 21,360 24,885
In the bottom decile 38,565 18,585 19,980 12,915 6,170 6,745
In the second decile 30,775 13,700 17,075 9,735 4,300 5,445
In the third decile 30,195 13,910 16,285 8,255 3,760 4,495
In the fourth decile 31,350 14,570 16,775 7,575 3,440 4,130
In the fifth decile 34,160 16,300 17,865 7,765 3,685 4,075
In the top half of the distribution 192,600 95,535 97,065 35,410 17,255 18,155
In the sixth decile 35,955 17,320 18,635 7,430 3,475 3,960
In the seventh decile 38,100 18,800 19,295 7,275 3,515 3,755
In the eighth decile 39,915 19,925 19,995 7,160 3,460 3,700
In the ninth decile 41,165 20,680 20,490 6,975 3,465 3,515
In the top decile 37,465 18,810 18,655 6,565 3,340 3,230
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 43 352,515 170,145 182,370 81,655 38,615 43,040
0 to 17 years 57,445 29,160 28,285 9,300 4,600 4,700
0 to 5 years 18,500 9,300 9,200 3,485 1,690 1,800
18 to 64 years 224,905 108,855 116,055 56,920 27,250 29,670
65 years and over 70,160 32,130 38,025 15,430 6,765 8,665
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 46,010 21,255 24,750 16,140 7,425 8,715
0 to 17 years 8,720 4,560 4,165 2,195 1,140 1,055
0 to 5 years 2,735 1,415 1,315 770 405 360
18 to 64 years 29,810 13,835 15,975 11,295 5,240 6,055
65 years and over 7,475 2,860 4,610 2,650 1,045 1,605
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 13.1 12.5 13.6 19.8 19.2 20.2
0 to 17 years (%) 15.2 15.6 14.7 23.6 24.8 22.4
0 to 5 years (%) 14.8 15.2 14.3 22.1 24.0 20.0
18 to 64 years (%) 13.3 12.7 13.8 19.8 19.2 20.4
65 years and over (%) 10.7 8.9 12.1 17.2 15.4 18.5
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 31,805 15,475 16,330 11,440 5,480 5,960
0 to 17 years 5,185 2,660 2,530 1,335 705 630
0 to 5 years 1,455 745 710 445 235 205
18 to 64 years 24,470 11,930 12,535 9,325 4,455 4,865
65 years and over 2,145 880 1,265 785 320 460
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.0 9.1 9.0 14.0 14.2 13.8
0 to 17 years (%) 9.0 9.1 8.9 14.4 15.3 13.4
0 to 5 years (%) 7.9 8.0 7.7 12.8 13.9 11.4
18 to 64 years (%) 10.9 11.0 10.8 16.4 16.3 16.4
65 years and over (%) 3.1 2.7 3.3 5.1 4.7 5.3
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 44 357,690 172,630 185,065 81,650 38,620 43,035
Official languages 354,600 171,365 183,235 80,965 38,335 42,635
English 354,470 171,315 183,150 80,950 38,325 42,625
French 36,220 16,090 20,130 10,685 4,695 5,985
Non-official languages 67,145 30,445 36,700 17,770 7,765 10,000
Aboriginal languages 720 320 395 135 50 85
Algonquian languages 130 55 75 70 30 40
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 115 50 65 70 35 40
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 35 20 25 35 20 15
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 20 0 20 15 0 15
Cree, n.o.s. 65 35 30 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 15 10 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 10 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 30 20 15 15 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 30 20 15 15 0 10
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 10 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 10 10 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. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 10 10 10
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 10 10 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 10 10 0 10
Northern Tutchone 10 0 0 0 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 10 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 10 0 10 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 20 0 15 10 0 10
Salish languages 425 200 225 15 0 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 30 15 20 0 0 10
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 345 160 185 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 10 0 10
Siouan languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 0 10 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 0 0 10 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Wakashan languages 85 35 50 15 10 10
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 20 10 15 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 55 25 30 10 10 10
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 25 10 20 10 0 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 66,470 30,145 36,330 17,640 7,725 9,920
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,300 1,250 1,045 935 510 430
Berber languages 0 10 0 10 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 125 50 75 55 15 30
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 30 10 15 20 0 10
Somali 95 40 55 35 15 20
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 2,165 1,195 965 880 485 390
Amharic 145 65 75 70 30 40
Arabic 1,655 955 700 645 380 265
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 0 10 10 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 320 155 170 155 70 85
Maltese 40 25 15 0 0 0
Tigrigna 65 30 35 25 10 15
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 10 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,390 655 740 330 150 185
Khmer (Cambodian) 175 95 75 45 25 15
Vietnamese 1,220 555 670 295 125 170
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 5,285 1,880 3,405 1,595 530 1,060
Bikol 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cebuano 370 155 215 80 30 55
Fijian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 105 30 75 45 15 35
Ilocano 285 110 175 90 30 60
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 305 120 190 105 35 75
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 25 10 10 0 0 0
Pangasinan 20 15 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,765 1,675 3,095 1,450 490 955
Waray-Waray 30 10 20 10 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 95 40 50 10 0 10
Creole languages 150 75 70 75 40 35
Haitian Creole 15 10 10 10 0 10
Creole, n.o.s. 75 55 20 40 30 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 60 15 45 25 10 20
Dravidian languages 425 230 190 140 95 50
Kannada 30 20 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 155 95 60 60 40 25
Tamil 190 105 90 85 60 25
Telugu 90 45 50 20 10 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 37,750 17,510 20,235 9,745 4,330 5,415
Albanian 145 95 50 50 30 25
Armenian 70 35 30 20 15 0
Balto-Slavic languages 4,990 2,305 2,685 1,380 610 770
Baltic languages 85 55 30 20 10 0
Latvian 45 25 20 15 10 10
Lithuanian 45 30 10 10 0 10
Slavic languages 4,905 2,250 2,655 1,360 595 770
Belarusan 10 10 0 10 10 0
Bosnian 55 15 40 10 0 10
Bulgarian 155 80 75 75 30 40
Croatian 755 390 360 135 65 65
Czech 520 240 280 100 35 65
Macedonian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Polish 1,150 525 625 365 145 215
Russian 1,655 730 930 505 230 275
Serbian 230 110 125 45 20 20
Serbo-Croatian 55 45 15 25 20 0
Slovak 150 80 75 30 20 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 60 15 45 0 0 0
Ukrainian 730 310 415 240 100 140
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 10 10 0
Celtic languages 140 55 85 25 0 20
Scottish Gaelic 55 25 35 15 0 15
Welsh 45 20 30 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 25 10 0 10
Germanic languages 11,360 5,225 6,130 2,700 1,195 1,505
Afrikaans 580 285 295 85 30 60
Danish 600 275 325 95 25 65
Dutch 2,125 1,050 1,075 415 205 210
Frisian 60 20 40 15 0 10
German 7,710 3,505 4,210 1,955 895 1,060
Icelandic 95 50 45 10 10 0
Norwegian 295 155 135 85 35 45
Swedish 365 165 200 135 60 70
Vlaams (Flemish) 65 30 40 30 15 15
Yiddish 50 10 40 20 10 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 525 275 245 105 45 55
Indo-Iranian languages 8,000 4,020 3,985 1,450 710 740
Indo-Aryan languages 6,855 3,440 3,415 995 500 495
Bengali 145 55 90 35 15 20
Gujarati 195 105 90 25 10 15
Hindi 1,885 990 900 410 220 190
Kashmiri 10 10 0 0 0 0
Konkani 15 15 10 0 0 0
Marathi 50 30 20 30 15 10
Nepali 95 30 70 55 10 45
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5,310 2,615 2,690 520 260 255
Sindhi 70 30 40 10 0 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 70 35 40 20 0 15
Urdu 535 300 230 155 95 55
Iranian languages 1,145 570 575 470 210 255
Kurdish 20 10 10 0 0 10
Pashto 35 25 10 10 15 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,110 540 570 460 200 255
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 80 55 25 40 30 10
Italic (Romance) languages 14,310 6,310 8,005 4,495 1,925 2,575
Catalan 50 25 25 25 10 20
Italian 2,270 975 1,290 670 280 390
Portuguese 1,720 810 910 500 225 275
Romanian 295 135 160 75 40 40
Spanish 10,700 4,635 6,065 3,525 1,480 2,045
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 60 25 30 10 10 0
Japanese 2,810 1,160 1,650 1,115 430 685
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 10 0 10 0
Korean 1,845 805 1,040 515 235 280
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 10 0 0
Mongolian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 650 320 330 255 115 135
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 10 10 0 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 20 10 10 10 10 0
Igbo 45 10 30 15 0 10
Lingala 20 10 10 15 10 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 50 25 25 15 10 0
Shona 70 45 20 55 30 25
Swahili 275 130 140 85 35 45
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 85 40 50 35 20 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 135 60 75 50 20 30
Nilo-Saharan languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 10 10 0
Sign languages 860 315 540 240 90 150
American Sign Language 440 145 300 140 55 90
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 415 170 245 95 35 60
Sino-Tibetan languages 12,990 5,920 7,070 2,840 1,270 1,575
Chinese languages 12,945 5,905 7,045 2,835 1,270 1,565
Cantonese 5,910 2,800 3,110 1,360 640 720
Hakka 35 10 25 10 0 0
Mandarin 7,685 3,405 4,285 1,575 685 890
Min Dong 10 0 0 0 0 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 265 100 160 30 10 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 140 50 85 35 15 25
Chinese, n.o.s. 465 175 285 145 50 95
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 40 20 30 10 0 10
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 10 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages 430 165 270 150 55 90
Lao 30 20 0 10 0 0
Thai 410 145 265 140 50 90
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 310 175 135 115 70 45
Azerbaijani 30 20 15 10 0 10
Turkish 280 160 125 110 65 45
Uyghur 10 0 0 0 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,060 505 555 295 130 165
Estonian 65 20 45 30 10 20
Finnish 215 75 140 40 15 30
Hungarian 785 405 380 220 100 125
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 80 45 35 35 10 25
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 357,690 172,630 185,065 81,655 38,620 43,035
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 335,415 162,700 172,715 74,910 35,650 39,265
Canadian citizens aged under 18 55,660 28,320 27,345 8,670 4,295 4,375
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 279,750 134,385 145,370 66,240 31,355 34,890
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 22,275 9,925 12,350 6,740 2,975 3,765
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 357,690 172,625 185,060 81,650 38,620 43,035
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 285,350 139,705 145,645 63,495 30,520 32,980
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 65,610 29,705 35,905 15,935 7,055 8,885
Before 1981 30,375 14,130 16,245 6,870 3,080 3,790
1981 to 1990 7,175 3,165 4,015 1,515 680 835
1991 to 2000 8,710 3,885 4,825 2,130 960 1,175
2001 to 2010 11,650 5,070 6,585 2,850 1,185 1,655
2001 to 2005 4,960 2,155 2,810 1,070 465 605
2006 to 2010 6,690 2,910 3,780 1,775 720 1,055
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 7,695 3,460 4,235 2,570 1,145 1,425
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 6,725 3,215 3,505 2,215 1,045 1,170
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 65,615 29,705 35,905 15,935 7,055 8,885
Under 5 years 7,470 3,655 3,810 1,725 830 900
5 to 14 years 11,580 5,595 5,990 2,820 1,350 1,465
15 to 24 years 14,645 6,520 8,130 3,420 1,520 1,900
25 to 44 years 26,630 11,590 15,040 6,780 2,860 3,920
45 years and over 5,280 2,340 2,940 1,190 490 700
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 65,615 29,705 35,905 15,935 7,055 8,885
Americas 9,695 4,205 5,495 2,780 1,210 1,565
Brazil 195 95 100 30 25 10
Colombia 305 120 180 75 35 45
El Salvador 170 70 100 35 10 25
Guyana 75 35 35 20 15 0
Haiti 70 30 40 35 10 30
Jamaica 275 160 115 65 45 20
Mexico 760 335 430 200 80 125
Peru 135 50 80 40 20 15
Trinidad and Tobago 250 85 160 70 25 40
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 6,205 2,695 3,510 1,830 810 1,015
Other places of birth in Americas 1,265 520 745 370 130 235
Europe 29,660 14,045 15,610 6,710 3,075 3,635
Bosnia and Herzegovina 130 60 65 25 15 15
Croatia 375 205 170 75 35 40
France 525 195 330 140 50 90
Germany 2,945 1,315 1,630 585 215 375
Greece 225 135 95 35 10 25
Hungary 525 290 235 165 70 95
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 465 235 230 130 50 80
Italy 670 345 325 170 90 85
Netherlands 1,605 835 780 300 150 155
Poland 860 360 500 235 90 140
Portugal 690 310 380 90 35 55
Romania 305 155 160 85 40 45
Russian Federation 605 275 335 200 95 110
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 155 85 65 40 25 15
Ukraine 405 185 220 105 50 60
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 16,270 7,640 8,630 3,590 1,760 1,835
Other places of birth in Europe 2,895 1,430 1,465 735 300 435
Africa 2,835 1,370 1,470 850 410 440
Algeria 15 10 10 10 0 0
Egypt 185 125 60 70 45 20
Ethiopia 180 80 100 70 25 40
Kenya 210 80 135 50 10 40
Morocco 105 65 40 60 40 15
Nigeria 130 65 65 35 15 20
Somalia 55 25 30 20 10 10
South Africa, Republic of 1,150 530 620 295 130 165
Other places of birth in Africa 820 400 420 250 130 115
Asia 22,115 9,455 12,655 5,245 2,180 3,060
Afghanistan 75 40 30 40 20 20
Bangladesh 70 35 35 20 15 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 5,565 2,365 3,200 1,125 465 665
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 1,240 585 655 285 125 155
India 3,695 1,840 1,855 410 225 185
IranCensus data footnote 61 775 370 405 270 115 150
Iraq 100 60 40 25 20 10
Japan 845 175 665 335 60 280
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,140 500 640 275 115 160
Lebanon 135 80 60 40 25 15
Pakistan 400 215 185 85 50 30
Philippines 4,320 1,540 2,780 1,250 440 810
Sri Lanka 125 50 70 30 15 15
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 150 80 70 95 45 50
Taiwan 650 250 400 105 35 65
Viet Nam 935 420 515 215 90 125
Other places of birth in Asia 1,890 840 1,045 655 330 320
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 1,305 630 680 360 175 185
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 7,695 3,455 4,235 2,575 1,150 1,420
Americas 1,020 420 600 310 105 200
Brazil 50 35 15 10 10 10
Colombia 50 10 45 20 10 10
Cuba 15 0 15 0 0 0
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 0 10 0 0 0 0
Mexico 180 80 100 40 10 35
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 585 235 345 180 65 120
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 10 0 0 10
Other places of birth in Americas 135 55 75 45 20 25
Europe 1,200 625 580 390 215 170
France 45 15 30 20 15 0
Germany 110 55 55 25 10 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 25 15 20 15 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 10 0 0 0 0 0
Romania 20 10 10 0 0 0
Russian Federation 90 45 50 20 10 10
Ukraine 80 20 60 25 10 20
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 540 330 210 155 110 50
Other places of birth in Europe 260 120 150 115 60 60
Africa 425 210 215 160 70 85
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20 10 15 10 10 10
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 30 25 10 15 10 0
Eritrea 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethiopia 30 15 15 15 10 0
Morocco 20 10 10 15 10 10
Nigeria 60 40 20 25 15 10
Somalia 10 0 0 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 105 40 70 30 10 25
Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 150 80 70 40 15 25
Asia 4,925 2,115 2,805 1,650 710 935
Afghanistan 10 10 10 0 10 0
Bangladesh 15 0 10 15 10 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,025 435 590 240 105 140
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 60 35 25 10 0 0
India 525 300 220 110 80 35
IranCensus data footnote 61 165 75 85 95 40 55
Iraq 30 15 15 10 0 0
Israel 25 20 10 20 15 10
Japan 100 25 70 35 10 25
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 425 170 255 160 55 105
Lebanon 15 10 10 10 10 0
Nepal 50 15 35 30 10 25
Pakistan 60 35 30 15 15 0
Philippines 1,840 725 1,115 605 230 370
Saudi Arabia 40 20 25 30 20 15
Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 90 40 50 85 40 50
Taiwan 100 35 65 20 10 10
Turkey 20 15 10 10 0 0
United Arab Emirates 20 10 10 0 0 10
Viet Nam 65 30 35 20 15 10
Other places of birth in Asia 230 95 135 120 50 65
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 125 90 30 70 45 25
Australia 75 55 20 45 30 15
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 45 40 0 25 15 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 357,690 172,625 185,065 81,655 38,620 43,035
First generationCensus data footnote 69 76,160 34,890 41,275 19,160 8,585 10,575
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 82,490 40,000 42,490 19,520 9,385 10,140
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 199,045 97,740 101,300 42,970 20,650 22,320
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 36,510 16,205 20,305 9,315 4,100 5,210
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 19,515 9,190 10,320 4,825 2,220 2,605
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 8,470 4,595 3,880 2,285 1,055 1,230
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 11,040 4,600 6,445 2,540 1,165 1,375
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 13,905 5,415 8,490 3,505 1,420 2,090
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 2,770 1,460 1,310 895 420 475
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 320 145 180 85 50 40
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 357,695 172,625 185,065 81,655 38,620 43,030
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 17,245 7,980 9,260 3,780 1,670 2,110
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 16,600 7,715 8,890 3,625 1,605 2,015
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 9,940 4,600 5,340 2,145 935 1,210
Métis 6,535 3,065 3,470 1,455 660 800
Inuk (Inuit) 130 50 80 25 10 15
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 340 160 180 75 35 40
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 300 110 195 85 30 50
Non-Aboriginal identity 340,450 164,645 175,805 77,875 36,950 40,925
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 357,690 172,625 185,065 81,655 38,620 43,035
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 7,490 3,400 4,095 1,600 730 875
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 350,195 169,225 180,970 80,050 37,890 42,160
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 357,690 172,625 185,065 81,650 38,620 43,035
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 4,645 2,270 2,375 810 370 445
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 4,565 2,215 2,345 795 350 440
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 4,010 1,925 2,085 665 275 390
Métis single ancestry 520 280 240 125 70 50
Inuit single ancestry 30 10 20 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 80 55 30 15 15 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 55 40 15 15 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 25 10 15 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 17,280 7,930 9,350 3,945 1,730 2,215
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 16,460 7,605 8,855 3,800 1,675 2,120
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10,540 4,905 5,635 2,455 1,130 1,325
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 5,745 2,615 3,130 1,305 530 775
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 175 85 90 35 15 20
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 825 325 495 145 55 90
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 785 315 480 130 50 75
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 10 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 30 10 20 15 0 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 335,765 162,430 173,335 76,900 36,520 40,375
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 357,690 172,630 185,065 81,650 38,620 43,030
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 50,310 23,470 26,835 12,370 5,680 6,685
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 10,220 5,180 5,040 1,750 920 830
Chinese 16,345 7,555 8,795 3,280 1,470 1,805
Black 3,445 1,810 1,635 1,130 620 510
Filipino 6,070 2,335 3,730 1,700 625 1,075
Latin American 2,570 1,195 1,370 765 345 420
Arab 1,480 865 615 575 355 220
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 2,540 1,170 1,370 720 300 420
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,095 550 540 445 215 225
Korean 2,090 940 1,155 580 275 300
Japanese 2,485 975 1,520 855 290 560
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 470 210 260 135 45 85
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,500 685 815 445 225 225
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 307,380 149,155 158,225 69,285 32,935 36,350
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 103 357,690 172,630 185,065 81,655 38,620 43,035
North American Aboriginal origins 21,925 10,195 11,730 4,755 2,100 2,660
First Nations (North American Indian) 15,430 7,205 8,230 3,270 1,475 1,795
Inuit 260 120 145 60 25 30
Métis 7,135 3,255 3,880 1,590 665 925
Other North American origins 92,140 45,525 46,610 18,705 9,040 9,665
Acadian 535 280 255 115 60 45
American 8,485 3,960 4,520 2,095 950 1,145
Canadian 86,000 42,575 43,425 17,220 8,305 8,915
New Brunswicker 10 10 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 145 95 50 35 20 10
Nova Scotian 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ontarian 25 0 30 10 0 15
Québécois 275 125 155 70 30 40
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 30 10 20 10 0 0
European origins 279,965 134,765 145,205 65,195 30,735 34,465
British Isles origins 215,945 104,040 111,900 49,900 23,580 26,320
Channel Islander 95 45 50 20 15 0
Cornish 135 80 60 55 30 25
English 140,510 67,335 73,180 31,005 14,520 16,485
Irish 73,170 33,440 39,730 18,715 8,345 10,370
Manx 240 125 120 75 55 20
Scottish 98,475 46,700 51,775 23,100 10,740 12,360
Welsh 14,140 6,515 7,625 3,450 1,545 1,900
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 14,995 6,940 8,055 3,720 1,700 2,015
French origins 38,815 17,640 21,180 9,280 3,990 5,290
Alsatian 25 20 10 10 0 0
Breton 30 15 20 20 15 0
Corsican 15 10 10 0 0 0
French 38,775 17,610 21,165 9,270 3,985 5,285
Western European origins (except French origins) 71,290 33,945 37,345 16,950 7,820 9,130
Austrian 4,260 1,950 2,315 1,145 505 640
Bavarian 50 15 35 15 0 15
Belgian 2,095 1,000 1,095 520 245 275
Dutch 17,790 8,480 9,310 3,900 1,800 2,110
Flemish 235 85 145 65 20 40
Frisian 95 45 45 0 0 10
German 50,440 24,010 26,430 12,120 5,605 6,515
Luxembourger 55 0 50 15 0 15
Swiss 2,775 1,350 1,420 715 315 405
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 60 10 0 10
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 31,500 14,880 16,620 7,150 3,305 3,850
Danish 6,075 2,955 3,120 1,310 635 675
Finnish 2,710 1,270 1,445 660 310 350
Icelandic 2,645 1,255 1,385 600 290 305
Norwegian 12,130 5,690 6,445 2,625 1,195 1,435
Swedish 9,380 4,280 5,095 2,280 1,005 1,270
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 1,645 845 795 380 165 215
Eastern European origins 46,440 22,090 24,345 12,325 5,870 6,455
Bulgarian 285 130 155 120 50 65
Byelorussian 215 110 100 65 40 30
Czech 2,015 925 1,085 540 240 300
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 610 275 335 130 55 75
Estonian 400 160 240 130 45 85
Hungarian 4,930 2,395 2,530 1,245 595 650
Latvian 510 255 260 150 75 70
Lithuanian 840 415 420 250 125 125
Moldovan 75 30 40 20 0 15
Polish 13,610 6,510 7,100 3,760 1,795 1,960
Romanian 2,340 1,085 1,255 870 410 460
Russian 8,565 4,130 4,435 2,230 1,075 1,155
Slovak 745 355 385 150 75 70
Ukrainian 19,410 9,090 10,320 5,015 2,370 2,645
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 350 165 190 130 75 50
Southern European origins 24,660 11,670 12,990 6,115 2,795 3,320
Albanian 205 130 75 50 30 20
Bosnian 95 40 55 25 10 10
Catalan 30 15 10 15 0 0
Croatian 1,745 925 820 365 165 205
Cypriot 35 10 25 0 0 10
Greek 1,990 930 1,055 530 215 315
Italian 11,665 5,585 6,080 2,890 1,335 1,550
Kosovar 10 0 0 10 10 0
Macedonian 100 50 50 25 15 15
Maltese 310 150 160 85 45 40
Montenegrin 30 20 10 10 10 0
Portuguese 3,365 1,560 1,805 775 365 415
Serbian 610 295 315 160 95 55
Sicilian 70 35 35 10 0 10
Slovenian 445 225 225 120 45 80
Spanish 4,750 2,065 2,680 1,300 580 720
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 570 275 295 170 80 95
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 65 50 20 0 10 0
Other European origins 3,420 1,710 1,705 1,100 570 535
Basque 130 60 70 30 10 20
Jewish 1,675 830 845 595 315 280
Roma (Gypsy) 100 40 60 45 10 35
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 70 35 30 25 0 25
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,470 755 710 420 240 185
Caribbean origins 2,245 1,020 1,225 615 285 330
Antiguan 15 10 0 10 0 0
Bahamian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Barbadian 165 65 105 20 0 15
Bermudan 70 35 35 10 10 10
Carib 0 10 0 0 0 0
Cuban 140 50 95 30 15 15
Dominican 60 15 45 45 0 40
Grenadian 60 15 40 15 0 10
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 100 60 35 60 30 30
Jamaican 980 480 505 240 125 115
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 10 10 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 70 25 50 20 0 10
St. Lucian 10 0 10 10 0 10
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 290 135 155 80 45 35
Vincentian/Grenadinian 15 15 10 10 0 10
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 215 85 130 45 15 35
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 145 75 65 50 35 10
Latin, Central and South American origins 4,965 2,225 2,735 1,320 590 735
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 220 95 120 65 30 35
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 165 55 110 45 15 30
Belizean 15 0 10 10 10 0
Bolivian 40 20 20 15 10 10
Brazilian 280 115 170 60 30 30
Chilean 405 185 220 130 50 80
Colombian 465 210 260 120 60 65
Costa Rican 105 50 55 30 15 15
Ecuadorian 125 55 70 20 10 10
Guatemalan 155 85 75 20 10 15
Guyanese 180 70 110 60 30 35
Hispanic 75 40 35 45 20 25
Honduran 55 25 30 10 0 0
Maya 75 30 45 20 0 25
Mexican 1,880 870 1,010 435 210 225
Nicaraguan 150 80 65 35 15 15
Panamanian 20 10 20 15 0 10
Paraguayan 25 10 15 25 10 15
Peruvian 190 85 105 60 30 25
Salvadorean 220 100 120 65 30 35
Uruguayan 10 0 0 10 0 10
Venezuelan 90 30 60 25 0 15
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 295 150 145 75 40 30
African origins 5,070 2,610 2,460 1,610 870 740
Central and West African origins 505 245 255 165 90 80
Akan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Angolan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beninese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chadian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Congolese 65 25 40 25 15 10
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 70 40 30 25 15 10
Guinean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ibo 10 10 0 10 0 10
Ivorian 25 0 25 0 0 0
Liberian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malian 15 10 10 10 10 0
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 215 115 100 80 45 35
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 25 25 10 15 10 10
Sierra Leonean 20 0 15 0 0 0
Togolese 15 10 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 10 0 0 10 0 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 70 35 35 10 0 0
North African origins 860 480 380 350 195 155
Algerian 25 25 0 0 0 0
Berber 20 15 0 10 10 0
Coptic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 395 220 175 155 85 65
Libyan 175 110 60 60 40 20
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 175 95 80 90 50 40
Sudanese 30 15 15 20 10 10
Tunisian 60 35 25 20 15 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 20 0 15 25 10 20
Southern and East African origins 2,225 1,110 1,115 625 335 290
Afrikaner 125 60 60 30 20 10
Amhara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 10 10 10 10 0 0
Burundian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 65 30 35 25 10 15
Ethiopian 220 105 115 85 40 45
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 165 90 75 55 30 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 35 20 20 15 15 0
Oromo 20 10 15 20 0 15
Rwandan 70 35 35 30 20 15
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 130 70 60 50 30 25
South African 1,140 565 575 210 125 85
Tanzanian 25 15 10 0 0 10
Tigrian 10 0 0 10 0 10
Ugandan 50 30 10 10 0 0
Zambian 30 15 15 15 10 10
Zimbabwean 65 40 30 35 15 20
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 155 80 75 50 30 20
Other African origins 1,560 800 760 480 250 230
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 220 115 105 60 25 35
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 1,365 700 670 425 230 195
Asian origins 46,940 21,645 25,295 11,115 4,975 6,140
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 4,675 2,365 2,310 1,520 790 725
Afghan 165 90 75 75 40 35
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 360 195 160 105 75 35
Armenian 300 150 150 55 30 25
Assyrian 20 15 10 0 10 10
Azerbaijani 40 25 20 15 10 10
Georgian 40 25 15 25 15 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,460 690 765 530 245 290
Iraqi 110 75 35 10 10 0
Israeli 150 75 70 65 35 25
Jordanian 115 70 45 40 15 20
Kazakh 25 10 20 10 0 0
Kurd 30 25 10 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 15 10 10 0 0 10
Kyrgyz 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lebanese 700 335 370 165 60 100
Palestinian 165 80 80 70 40 30
Pashtun 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 240 140 100 110 75 40
Syrian 400 195 210 165 70 95
Tajik 15 10 0 0 0 0
Tatar 50 20 35 20 10 20
Turk 410 220 185 110 65 45
Turkmen 25 10 15 25 10 10
Uighur 25 15 15 0 0 10
Uzbek 10 0 0 0 0 0
Yemeni 20 15 10 20 10 10
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 200 105 95 40 25 15
South Asian origins 10,780 5,475 5,310 1,940 1,015 925
Bangladeshi 65 30 40 20 10 10
Bengali 40 20 25 10 10 0
Bhutanese 20 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 9,180 4,640 4,535 1,540 810 730
Goan 75 50 25 0 0 0
Gujarati 60 25 35 0 0 10
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 105 30 80 75 20 65
Pakistani 460 270 190 165 100 65
Punjabi 760 385 370 135 85 45
Sinhalese 15 0 10 0 0 10
Sri Lankan 165 65 95 40 15 20
Tamil 65 30 30 10 10 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 200 95 100 25 25 10
East and Southeast Asian origins 31,815 14,000 17,820 7,760 3,245 4,520
Burmese 65 20 40 20 0 15
Cambodian (Khmer) 230 125 105 55 25 30
Chinese 17,825 8,195 9,625 3,730 1,650 2,085
Filipino 6,650 2,630 4,025 1,880 720 1,160
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 405 145 260 90 35 55
Japanese 2,975 1,170 1,810 1,055 370 685
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 2,150 975 1,175 575 265 310
Laotian 90 60 35 10 10 0
Malaysian 290 105 185 40 10 30
Mongolian 75 40 35 40 25 15
Singaporean 60 35 30 10 0 0
Taiwanese 435 165 270 80 30 50
Thai 500 180 320 180 65 115
Tibetan 25 10 15 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,660 775 885 405 180 225
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 45 0 40 15 0 10
Other Asian origins 180 80 100 40 20 20
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 180 80 100 40 15 25
Oceania origins 2,560 1,220 1,345 660 320 345
Australian 1,330 620 715 395 185 210
New Zealander 615 335 280 150 85 65
Pacific Islands origins 715 325 390 150 65 80
Fijian 125 75 45 65 40 25
Hawaiian 305 130 175 45 10 30
Maori 155 55 105 20 10 15
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 50 25 30 0 0 0
Samoan 75 45 25 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 40 25 10 10 10 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 162,740 ... ... 45,765 ... ...
Owner 101,885 ... ... 18,045 ... ...
Renter 60,745 ... ... 27,720 ... ...
Band housing 105 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 162,740 ... ... 45,760 ... ...
Condominium 29,950 ... ... 12,860 ... ...
Not condominium 132,785 ... ... 32,900 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 162,735 ... ... 45,760 ... ...
No bedrooms 2,290 ... ... 1,640 ... ...
1 bedroom 31,835 ... ... 17,680 ... ...
2 bedrooms 47,240 ... ... 16,450 ... ...
3 bedrooms 43,630 ... ... 6,285 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 37,735 ... ... 3,710 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 162,735 ... ... 45,765 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 57,740 ... ... 27,980 ... ...
5 rooms 23,950 ... ... 6,780 ... ...
6 rooms 20,065 ... ... 3,795 ... ...
7 rooms 17,100 ... ... 2,800 ... ...
8 or more rooms 43,875 ... ... 4,405 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.9 ... ... 4.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 162,735 ... ... 45,765 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 161,305 ... ... 45,365 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,435 ... ... 395 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 162,740 ... ... 45,765 ... ...
Suitable 156,960 ... ... 43,445 ... ...
Not suitable 5,775 ... ... 2,320 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 162,735 ... ... 45,765 ... ...
1960 or before 39,550 ... ... 15,360 ... ...
1961 to 1980 52,575 ... ... 15,825 ... ...
1981 to 1990 23,740 ... ... 4,740 ... ...
1991 to 2000 19,665 ... ... 4,425 ... ...
2001 to 2005 7,870 ... ... 1,395 ... ...
2006 to 2010 11,240 ... ... 2,245 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 8,105 ... ... 1,775 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 162,735 ... ... 45,760 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 154,020 ... ... 42,860 ... ...
Major repairs needed 8,720 ... ... 2,900 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 162,735 ... ... 45,760 ... ...
1 household maintainer 92,345 ... ... 30,205 ... ...
2 household maintainers 65,350 ... ... 14,430 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 5,040 ... ... 1,125 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 162,740 ... ... 45,760 ... ...
15 to 24 years 6,970 ... ... 3,105 ... ...
25 to 34 years 22,560 ... ... 9,485 ... ...
35 to 44 years 23,675 ... ... 6,830 ... ...
45 to 54 years 29,330 ... ... 6,885 ... ...
55 to 64 years 33,020 ... ... 8,040 ... ...
65 to 74 years 26,780 ... ... 6,775 ... ...
75 to 84 years 14,120 ... ... 3,240 ... ...
85 years and over 6,270 ... ... 1,405 ... ...
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 141 159,765 ... ... 45,670 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 114,200 ... ... 28,950 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 45,565 ... ... 16,720 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 38,770 ... ... 14,105 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 99,610 ... ... 18,045 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 57.1 ... ... 57.4 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 19.0 ... ... 22.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,199 ... ... 1,161 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,410 ... ... 1,350 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 590,424 ... ... 501,002 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 637,064 ... ... 566,156 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 60,400 ... ... 27,710 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 12.1 ... ... 12.9 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 44.3 ... ... 45.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,004 ... ... 962 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,117 ... ... 1,052 ... ...
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 146 309,545 148,140 161,410 73,745 34,690 39,050
No certificate, diploma or degree 37,035 19,235 17,795 7,345 3,855 3,495
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 88,060 41,940 46,120 19,150 9,490 9,660
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 184,455 86,960 97,500 47,245 21,350 25,900
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 25,065 18,350 6,715 4,815 3,220 1,595
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 10,050 5,545 4,510 2,255 1,150 1,110
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,015 12,805 2,210 2,560 2,070 490
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 60,025 23,620 36,400 13,225 5,205 8,025
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 8,880 3,305 5,575 2,195 780 1,415
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,490 41,685 48,805 27,015 12,150 14,865
Bachelor's degree 55,765 24,495 31,265 16,800 7,415 9,380
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,945 2,545 3,395 1,665 695 965
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,740 1,660 1,080 725 400 330
Master's degree 20,705 9,605 11,100 6,225 2,690 3,535
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 5,345 3,375 1,965 1,600 950 650
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 196,010 94,585 101,425 49,100 23,845 25,260
No certificate, diploma or degree 14,300 8,595 5,700 3,365 2,110 1,250
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 48,570 24,315 24,255 10,770 5,920 4,850
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 133,145 61,670 71,470 34,965 15,810 19,155
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 17,060 12,760 4,300 3,255 2,270 990
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 6,695 3,790 2,905 1,540 830 715
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,365 8,970 1,395 1,710 1,440 275
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 44,060 17,740 26,320 9,820 4,020 5,800
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 5,835 2,310 3,530 1,480 565 915
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 66,185 28,855 37,325 20,410 8,960 11,450
Bachelor's degree 41,855 17,820 24,035 12,930 5,635 7,295
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,140 1,700 2,435 1,185 505 685
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,855 955 900 525 255 275
Master's degree 15,295 6,675 8,620 4,760 2,005 2,755
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 3,040 1,710 1,330 1,005 560 445
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 151 309,545 148,140 161,410 73,745 34,690 39,050
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 125,090 61,175 63,910 26,495 13,340 13,155
Education 13,870 3,715 10,160 3,225 925 2,300
13. Education 13,870 3,715 10,155 3,225 925 2,300
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 8,035 3,340 4,690 2,950 1,240 1,705
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 900 730 175 255 210 50
50. Visual and performing arts 7,130 2,610 4,520 2,690 1,030 1,660
Humanities 11,985 4,825 7,155 4,065 1,655 2,410
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,585 430 1,160 535 165 370
23. English language and literature/letters 3,870 1,215 2,655 1,420 500 925
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,170 820 1,350 625 230 390
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 125 45 80 50 15 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 790 505 285 340 195 140
39. Theology and religious vocations 825 525 295 175 105 75
54. History 2,100 1,175 925 720 425 295
55. French language and literature/letters 515 105 410 200 20 180
Social and behavioural sciences and law 26,150 10,120 16,030 8,170 3,170 5,000
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 555 150 410 215 45 175
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,060 720 1,335 720 215 510
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,245 325 2,920 720 90 625
22. Legal professions and studies 3,740 1,385 2,350 1,045 400 650
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 610 245 365 220 85 140
42. Psychology 5,090 1,655 3,430 1,655 560 1,100
45. Social sciences 10,850 5,635 5,220 3,590 1,785 1,805
Business, management and public administration 33,050 12,775 20,280 8,260 3,335 4,925
30.16 Accounting and computer science 45 30 20 20 15 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 3,750 1,130 2,625 1,225 380 845
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 29,250 11,615 17,640 7,015 2,940 4,075
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,910 4,885 4,025 2,335 1,305 1,030
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 4,260 1,955 2,310 1,190 550 640
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,305 610 695 280 135 145
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 0 0 10
40. Physical sciences 3,045 2,255 780 795 595 195
41. Science technologies/technicians 240 60 185 60 20 45
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 7,090 4,720 2,370 1,845 1,210 635
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 5,380 3,915 1,465 1,365 990 375
25. Library science 615 100 520 195 35 155
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 630 360 270 170 100
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 105 80 20 15 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 30,390 27,800 2,595 5,475 4,835 645
04. Architecture and related services 1,225 795 430 415 275 140
14. Engineering 5,945 5,140 810 1,390 1,195 200
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,365 5,620 745 1,115 985 125
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 20 0 25 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 8,175 7,990 185 1,270 1,215 60
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 5,305 5,105 200 730 670 60
48. Precision production 3,345 3,150 200 545 485 55
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 3,970 2,435 1,535 1,005 575 435
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,960 1,115 845 395 210 185
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,325 690 610 360 250
Health and related fields 30,635 6,735 23,905 7,390 1,750 5,640
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 2,025 1,080 945 585 295 290
51. Health professions and related programs 27,715 5,090 22,630 6,550 1,320 5,230
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 890 565 330 255 135 120
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,340 5,595 4,740 2,505 1,345 1,160
12. Personal and culinary services 6,580 2,530 4,050 1,780 780 995
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 150 135 10 40 35 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 265 235 25 65 55 0
43. Security and protective services 1,440 985 455 230 125 105
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,905 1,710 195 390 340 50
Other 35 20 15 25 10 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 35 20 15 25 15 15
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 151 196,015 94,585 101,425 49,100 23,845 25,260
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 62,870 32,915 29,955 14,135 8,030 6,105
Education 8,310 2,110 6,195 1,940 595 1,345
13. Education 8,310 2,110 6,195 1,940 590 1,345
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,965 2,435 3,530 2,285 960 1,335
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 615 470 140 170 125 40
50. Visual and performing arts 5,350 1,965 3,390 2,120 830 1,290
Humanities 8,185 3,175 5,010 2,810 1,105 1,705
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,090 255 835 365 105 260
23. English language and literature/letters 2,645 800 1,845 1,030 360 670
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,610 605 1,000 440 150 290
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 75 35 45 40 10 25
38. Philosophy and religious studies 490 310 185 210 125 85
39. Theology and religious vocations 515 295 215 95 45 45
54. History 1,470 830 640 520 310 210
55. French language and literature/letters 290 45 240 115 0 115
Social and behavioural sciences and law 19,650 7,185 12,465 6,280 2,355 3,930
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 410 95 315 155 25 135
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,745 590 1,155 635 195 440
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 2,485 250 2,235 570 75 490
22. Legal professions and studies 2,815 865 1,945 800 240 555
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 515 225 295 195 80 120
42. Psychology 3,480 1,030 2,450 1,175 385 790
45. Social sciences 8,205 4,130 4,075 2,760 1,360 1,400
Business, management and public administration 24,535 9,265 15,270 6,245 2,530 3,710
30.16 Accounting and computer science 30 15 15 15 10 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,655 705 1,945 855 260 600
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 21,845 8,540 13,310 5,365 2,265 3,105
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,230 3,180 3,050 1,810 960 850
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,215 1,410 1,800 990 455 540
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 925 430 495 205 105 100
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 35 0 30 10 0 0
40. Physical sciences 1,925 1,310 615 570 395 175
41. Science technologies/technicians 135 30 105 35 0 25
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 5,815 3,975 1,840 1,500 1,010 495
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 4,800 3,520 1,285 1,170 860 305
25. Library science 365 70 290 140 25 110
27. Mathematics and statistics 570 325 245 180 105 75
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 80 60 20 15 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 21,585 19,480 2,105 4,000 3,495 505
04. Architecture and related services 855 505 350 290 180 110
14. Engineering 4,245 3,545 695 1,055 895 160
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 4,395 3,810 585 825 715 110
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 15 10 0 0
46. Construction trades 5,995 5,840 155 965 925 40
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 3,755 3,595 160 495 460 40
48. Precision production 2,325 2,175 145 360 325 35
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 3,065 1,770 1,295 815 425 390
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,455 805 650 300 160 145
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,610 965 645 510 265 245
Health and related fields 22,140 4,910 17,225 5,390 1,305 4,085
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,635 845 790 480 235 250
51. Health professions and related programs 19,950 3,770 16,180 4,745 1,010 3,735
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 555 295 260 160 60 100
Personal, protective and transportation services 7,645 4,180 3,465 1,870 1,065 810
12. Personal and culinary services 4,880 1,980 2,900 1,290 625 665
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 100 85 10 20 15 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 170 145 20 55 55 0
43. Security and protective services 1,090 725 365 200 105 95
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,405 1,235 165 300 260 40
Other 30 15 15 20 0 10
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 30 15 15 25 10 10
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 157 309,550 148,140 161,410 73,745 34,695 39,055
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 125,090 61,175 63,910 26,495 13,345 13,155
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 184,460 86,960 97,500 47,250 21,350 25,900
Location of study inside Canada 155,000 72,975 82,025 39,385 17,815 21,575
Same as province or territory of residence 109,025 50,515 58,505 26,465 11,730 14,735
Different than province or territory of residence 45,980 22,460 23,515 12,920 6,085 6,840
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 29,455 13,985 15,470 7,865 3,535 4,325
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 7,470 3,850 3,620 2,090 990 1,100
Philippines 2,555 795 1,760 805 230 575
India 1,125 590 535 165 95 70
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 6,635 3,510 3,130 1,510 820 690
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,610 635 970 290 90 205
France 280 125 155 105 55 50
Other 9,785 4,485 5,300 2,905 1,260 1,640
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 157 196,010 94,585 101,430 49,100 23,845 25,255
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 62,870 32,910 29,960 14,135 8,025 6,105
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 133,140 61,675 71,470 34,965 15,815 19,150
Location of study inside Canada 114,530 53,585 60,945 29,630 13,575 16,055
Same as province or territory of residence 84,275 38,790 45,485 20,840 9,380 11,465
Different than province or territory of residence 30,255 14,795 15,455 8,790 4,200 4,590
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 18,610 8,085 10,525 5,335 2,235 3,100
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 4,200 1,990 2,210 1,245 540 705
Philippines 2,295 690 1,605 730 200 535
India 855 385 470 125 65 70
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,815 1,395 1,420 740 395 345
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 1,360 550 810 225 55 170
France 205 85 115 90 50 35
Other 6,880 2,985 3,895 2,175 930 1,245
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 309,550 148,140 161,410 73,745 34,690 39,050
In the labour force 198,460 100,245 98,220 49,920 24,735 25,185
Employed 187,335 94,225 93,110 46,935 23,135 23,800
Unemployed 11,125 6,015 5,105 2,990 1,600 1,385
Not in the labour force 111,090 47,900 63,195 23,820 9,955 13,870
Participation rate 64.1 67.7 60.9 67.7 71.3 64.5
Employment rate 60.5 63.6 57.7 63.6 66.7 60.9
Unemployment rate 5.6 6.0 5.2 6.0 6.5 5.5
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 309,550 148,140 161,410 73,745 34,695 39,055
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 101,040 43,220 57,815 22,085 9,260 12,825
Worked 208,510 104,915 103,595 51,660 25,430 26,225
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 100,380 55,105 45,275 23,775 12,615 11,165
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 108,130 49,810 58,320 27,885 12,820 15,065
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.5 43.0 42.0 42.2 42.5 41.9
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 198,455 100,240 98,215 49,920 24,740 25,180
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,065 1,465 1,595 885 430 460
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 195,395 98,775 96,620 49,035 24,310 24,725
Employee 168,440 82,965 85,475 42,790 20,825 21,970
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 26,955 15,810 11,150 6,245 3,490 2,755
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 172 198,460 100,240 98,215 49,920 24,740 25,185
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,060 1,465 1,595 885 425 460
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 195,400 98,775 96,625 49,035 24,310 24,725
0 Management occupations 21,535 12,710 8,820 5,030 2,895 2,130
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 31,250 8,950 22,295 7,475 2,415 5,060
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 15,235 11,875 3,360 4,050 3,145 905
3 Health occupations 15,570 3,795 11,770 3,850 995 2,855
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 28,045 10,655 17,395 7,625 2,730 4,900
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 7,430 3,195 4,240 2,460 1,100 1,360
6 Sales and service occupations 48,300 22,060 26,245 13,215 6,245 6,970
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 21,950 20,780 1,170 3,945 3,735 210
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 3,560 2,760 795 810 575 235
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 2,525 2,000 525 580 475 100
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 173 198,455 100,240 98,215 49,920 24,740 25,180
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 3,060 1,465 1,600 885 425 460
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 195,400 98,775 96,620 49,035 24,315 24,725
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,935 1,250 680 325 235 90
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 585 520 70 135 125 15
22 Utilities 485 395 90 80 70 15
23 Construction 13,225 11,925 1,300 2,365 2,190 175
31-33 Manufacturing 6,800 5,115 1,685 1,455 1,090 365
41 Wholesale trade 3,675 2,565 1,115 630 405 225
44-45 Retail trade 22,720 10,930 11,795 5,640 2,750 2,895
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 7,410 5,545 1,865 1,435 1,070 370
51 Information and cultural industries 4,105 2,350 1,755 1,245 685 555
52 Finance and insurance 6,065 2,510 3,555 1,365 675 695
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 4,105 2,115 1,990 1,115 595 525
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,355 9,360 7,000 4,800 2,815 1,985
55 Management of companies and enterprises 200 70 130 35 10 20
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 8,725 5,105 3,620 2,265 1,285 975
61 Educational services 16,005 5,745 10,265 4,325 1,675 2,655
62 Health care and social assistance 26,710 6,110 20,605 6,770 1,715 5,050
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 5,270 2,570 2,700 1,470 685 785
72 Accommodation and food services 17,965 8,390 9,580 5,810 2,760 3,055
81 Other services (except public administration) 8,400 3,375 5,030 2,190 835 1,355
91 Public administration 24,630 12,840 11,790 5,580 2,660 2,920
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 174 187,330 94,225 93,110 46,935 23,135 23,795
Worked at home 15,755 7,700 8,055 3,760 1,940 1,825
Worked outside Canada 750 495 260 205 120 90
No fixed workplace address 22,665 16,505 6,160 4,980 3,455 1,530
Worked at usual place 148,165 69,525 78,640 37,985 17,625 20,360
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 148,165 69,530 78,640 37,985 17,625 20,360
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 53,655 23,845 29,815 24,120 10,480 13,640
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 90,795 43,435 47,355 12,985 6,630 6,355
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 2,745 1,615 1,130 615 340 270
Commute to a different province or territory 970 635 335 265 180 90
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 175 170,835 86,035 84,800 42,965 21,075 21,890
Car, truck, van - as a driver 111,035 57,835 53,200 19,075 10,085 8,985
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 8,180 2,975 5,200 1,710 600 1,105
Public transit 18,610 7,685 10,925 6,155 2,585 3,565
Walked 17,640 7,870 9,775 10,025 4,370 5,650
Bicycle 11,245 6,965 4,280 4,775 2,650 2,130
Other method 4,125 2,710 1,410 1,235 785 450
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 176 170,830 86,030 84,800 42,965 21,080 21,890
Less than 15 minutes 50,855 24,070 26,785 15,020 7,115 7,905
15 to 29 minutes 70,320 35,525 34,795 18,890 9,165 9,725
30 to 44 minutes 31,485 16,975 14,510 6,420 3,395 3,020
45 to 59 minutes 10,620 5,395 5,220 1,520 770 750
60 minutes and over 7,555 4,065 3,490 1,115 630 485
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 177 170,830 86,035 84,800 42,965 21,075 21,885
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 7,215 4,885 2,335 1,310 835 475
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 27,635 16,710 10,920 4,840 2,785 2,055
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 46,790 23,620 23,170 11,100 5,600 5,500
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 42,210 18,265 23,945 12,215 5,330 6,880
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 22,745 9,815 12,930 6,880 3,060 3,815
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 24,240 12,735 11,505 6,625 3,465 3,160
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 178 214,790 108,020 106,770 53,390 26,300 27,090
Single responses 213,545 107,485 106,065 53,020 26,110 26,910
Official languages 212,345 106,945 105,405 52,730 25,970 26,760
English 211,710 106,775 104,935 52,585 25,930 26,650
French 640 170 470 150 40 110
Non-official languages 1,205 540 665 290 140 150
Aboriginal languages 20 10 15 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 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 25 10 15 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 15 10 15 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,180 530 645 290 140 150
Afro-Asiatic languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 10 10 0 10 0 0
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 10 0 0 0 10 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 45 30 25 10 10 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 45 25 15 10 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 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) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 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 230 70 155 65 15 50
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 55 15 40 15 0 15
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 60 10 45 15 0 15
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 45 10 30 10 0 10
Serbian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 35 10 20 10 10 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 15 10 10 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 20 0 20 10 0 10
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 50 20 30 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 50 25 25 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 10 0 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 40 10 25 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 85 25 60 40 15 25
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 10 10 10 10 10 0
Portuguese 10 0 0 10 0 10
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 70 20 45 20 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 80 20 60 20 0 20
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 100 55 40 15 10 10
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 50 10 45 0 0 10
American Sign Language 45 10 35 10 0 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 595 315 280 140 90 50
Chinese languages 600 315 280 145 85 55
Cantonese 295 165 130 95 60 30
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 285 145 135 50 25 20
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 25 10 20 15 10 10
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 25 10 15 20 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 15 10 10 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 15 10 10 10 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 1,245 535 705 370 190 180
English and French 410 185 225 125 85 40
English and non-official language 805 335 470 240 105 135
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 20 10 15 10 0 10
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 179 214,790 108,020 106,770 53,390 26,300 27,090
None 207,345 104,650 102,700 51,325 25,375 25,950
English 1,045 365 680 275 100 175
French 2,995 1,475 1,520 775 400 375
Non-official language 3,230 1,440 1,790 935 395 540
Aboriginal 75 25 45 20 10 10
Non-Aboriginal 3,160 1,415 1,745 920 390 530
English and French 10 10 0 10 0 0
English and non-official language 10 0 0 0 0 0
French and non-official language 165 85 80 75 25 50
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 354,665 171,125 183,545 80,980 38,315 42,665
Non-movers 296,460 142,800 153,660 62,510 29,590 32,920
Movers 58,210 28,325 29,885 18,475 8,725 9,745
Non-migrants 34,815 17,010 17,805 11,135 5,285 5,845
Migrants 23,390 11,310 12,080 7,340 3,440 3,900
Internal migrants 19,415 9,325 10,090 5,900 2,780 3,125
Intraprovincial migrants 12,385 5,785 6,605 3,530 1,565 1,965
Interprovincial migrants 7,030 3,545 3,490 2,370 1,210 1,160
External migrants 3,975 1,985 1,990 1,435 660 775
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 342,025 164,865 177,155 78,780 37,215 41,560
Non-movers 192,275 92,445 99,835 34,810 16,465 18,350
Movers 149,745 72,425 77,325 43,970 20,755 23,210
Non-migrants 83,445 40,650 42,805 23,425 11,230 12,200
Migrants 66,300 31,775 34,525 20,540 9,525 11,010
Internal migrants 52,875 25,485 27,395 16,015 7,435 8,575
Intraprovincial migrants 33,155 15,780 17,370 9,565 4,340 5,225
Interprovincial migrants 19,725 9,700 10,025 6,450 3,095 3,350
External migrants 13,420 6,290 7,130 4,525 2,090 2,440

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

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

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