Census Profile, 2016 Census
Halifax, Regional municipality [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province]

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Characteristic Halifax, RGM
Nova Scotia
[Census subdivision]
Newfoundland and Labrador

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 403,131 ... ... 519,716 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 390,086 r ... ... 514,536 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.3 ... ... 1.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 187,338 ... ... 265,739 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 173,324 ... ... 218,673 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 73.4 ... ... 1.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 5,490.35 ... ... 370,514.08 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 403,130 195,210 207,920 519,715 253,930 265,790
0 to 14 years 60,510 30,900 29,615 74,440 38,200 36,240
0 to 4 years 19,785 10,080 9,705 22,365 11,430 10,930
5 to 9 years 20,745 10,620 10,125 26,040 13,430 12,605
10 to 14 years 19,985 10,200 9,785 26,035 13,340 12,700
15 to 64 years 279,525 136,210 143,315 344,245 168,555 175,695
15 to 19 years 22,330 11,310 11,020 27,255 13,980 13,275
20 to 24 years 30,205 15,005 15,200 27,700 13,915 13,785
25 to 29 years 30,185 15,170 15,015 28,245 14,095 14,150
30 to 34 years 27,470 13,490 13,980 29,405 14,185 15,215
35 to 39 years 25,700 12,285 13,415 30,740 14,555 16,185
40 to 44 years 26,640 12,805 13,830 34,505 16,745 17,765
45 to 49 years 27,715 13,165 14,550 38,665 18,740 19,920
50 to 54 years 32,640 15,850 16,795 42,620 20,730 21,890
55 to 59 years 30,590 14,805 15,790 43,080 21,035 22,045
60 to 64 years 26,050 12,325 13,720 42,025 20,570 21,460
65 years and over 63,095 28,100 34,990 101,025 47,170 53,855
65 to 69 years 22,495 10,625 11,875 37,485 18,310 19,180
70 to 74 years 15,500 7,240 8,255 26,170 12,720 13,445
75 to 79 years 10,430 4,695 5,735 16,950 8,015 8,935
80 to 84 years 7,490 3,195 4,295 11,060 4,885 6,175
85 years and over 7,185 2,350 4,830 9,360 3,245 6,125
85 to 89 years 4,405 1,585 2,815 6,175 2,300 3,875
90 to 94 years 2,115 610 1,505 2,485 790 1,695
95 to 99 years 605 145 460 610 140 475
100 years and over 55 10 45 90 20 75
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 15.0 15.8 14.2 14.3 15.0 13.6
15 to 64 years 69.3 69.8 68.9 66.2 66.4 66.1
65 years and over 15.7 14.4 16.8 19.4 18.6 20.3
85 years and over 1.8 1.2 2.3 1.8 1.3 2.3
Average age of the population 40.8 39.9 41.8 43.7 42.9 44.4
Median age of the population 41.0 39.8 42.1 46.0 45.4 46.6
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 173,325 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Single-detached house 86,585 ... ... 160,245 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 21,005 ... ... 750 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 61,745 ... ... 56,245 ... ...
Semi-detached house 11,785 ... ... 8,545 ... ...
Row house 6,660 ... ... 10,390 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 6,270 ... ... 25,235 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 36,795 ... ... 11,645 ... ...
Other single-attached house 235 ... ... 435 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 3,995 ... ... 1,430 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 173,325 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1 person 51,120 ... ... 53,755 ... ...
2 persons 64,375 ... ... 88,715 ... ...
3 persons 27,245 ... ... 37,700 ... ...
4 persons 21,020 ... ... 28,270 ... ...
5 or more persons 9,565 ... ... 10,235 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 397,370 ... ... 512,255 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 342,620 164,315 178,305 445,275 215,720 229,550
Married or living common law 192,490 96,070 96,415 277,300 138,640 138,660
Married 154,005 76,885 77,125 230,815 115,460 115,355
Living common law 38,485 19,185 19,295 46,485 23,180 23,305
Not married and not living common law 150,125 68,245 81,885 167,980 77,085 90,895
Never married 102,350 52,820 49,535 107,650 57,545 50,105
Separated 9,775 4,175 5,595 8,570 3,760 4,815
Divorced 20,590 7,605 12,985 22,225 9,535 12,685
Widowed 17,410 3,650 13,765 29,530 6,245 23,285
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 113,560 ... ... 161,010 ... ...
2 persons 62,535 ... ... 91,965 ... ...
3 persons 24,865 ... ... 36,220 ... ...
4 persons 19,235 ... ... 26,060 ... ...
5 or more persons 6,915 ... ... 6,760 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.8 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 113,555 ... ... 161,010 ... ...
Total couple families 94,690 ... ... 136,755 ... ...
Married couples 75,450 ... ... 113,520 ... ...
Common-law couples 19,235 ... ... 23,235 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 18,870 ... ... 24,250 ... ...
Female parent 15,245 ... ... 19,295 ... ...
Male parent 3,620 ... ... 4,960 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 94,685 ... ... 136,760 ... ...
Couples without children 50,605 ... ... 76,080 ... ...
Couples with children 44,075 ... ... 60,675 ... ...
1 child 19,595 ... ... 29,785 ... ...
2 children 17,945 ... ... 24,525 ... ...
3 or more children 6,545 ... ... 6,365 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 18,870 ... ... 24,250 ... ...
1 child 11,930 ... ... 15,885 ... ...
2 children 5,275 ... ... 6,445 ... ...
3 or more children 1,665 ... ... 1,925 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 84,120 39,360 44,760 80,020 36,715 43,315
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 173,325 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
One-census-family households 108,935 ... ... 154,090 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 48,730 ... ... 73,210 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 60,205 ... ... 80,880 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 2,285 ... ... 3,430 ... ...
Non-census-family households 62,100 ... ... 61,155 ... ...
One-person households 51,120 ... ... 53,750 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 10,985 ... ... 7,405 ... ...
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 15 399,315 193,620 205,700 515,680 252,315 263,370
English only 347,190 170,795 176,400 488,800 241,310 247,490
French only 340 160 185 120 60 60
English and French 49,575 21,645 27,925 25,940 10,580 15,365
Neither English nor French 2,210 1,025 1,185 820 365 455
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 16 399,315 193,620 205,700 515,680 252,315 263,365
English 386,095 187,165 198,935 512,350 250,610 261,740
French 9,895 4,910 4,985 2,255 1,205 1,050
English and French 1,210 575 640 350 180 165
Neither English nor French 2,115 970 1,140 725 315 410
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 10,500 5,200 5,305 2,425 1,295 1,135
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.6 2.7 2.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
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 18 399,315 193,615 205,700 515,680 252,310 263,370
Single responses 394,160 191,080 203,085 513,980 251,490 262,495
Official languages 363,305 175,400 187,910 502,060 245,305 256,760
English 353,165 170,405 182,760 499,710 244,065 255,645
French 10,140 4,990 5,145 2,350 1,240 1,115
Non-official languages 30,855 15,680 15,175 11,920 6,190 5,735
Aboriginal languages 75 35 35 2,620 1,270 1,350
Algonquian languages 60 35 25 2,130 1,030 1,100
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 2,120 1,025 1,095
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,505 725 780
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 605 295 310
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 55 30 20 5 0 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 50 30 25 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 5 5 5 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 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 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 10 5 5 490 235 255
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 5 5 435 205 230
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 30 20
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 30,780 15,645 15,140 9,300 4,920 4,380
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,020 3,850 3,170 1,295 730 565
Berber languages 10 10 0 0 5 0
Kabyle 0 5 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 115 60 60 45 20 20
Bilen 5 0 0 10 5 5
Oromo 55 35 25 35 15 15
Somali 50 20 30 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 5 0
Semitic languages 6,895 3,780 3,115 1,245 700 545
Amharic 110 45 60 25 10 15
Arabic 6,430 3,545 2,880 1,140 645 490
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 5 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 195 110 90 5 5 0
Maltese 5 5 0 5 5 0
Tigrigna 145 65 75 65 30 35
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 400 195 205 60 30 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 0 5 5 0 5
Vietnamese 395 195 205 55 30 25
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,665 725 935 1,120 475 645
Bikol 5 0 0 5 5 0
Cebuano 105 50 65 60 15 40
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 15 10 10 5 5 5
Ilocano 45 15 35 25 10 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 5 0
Malay 40 15 25 25 15 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 5 5 10 10 5
Pangasinan 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,420 625 790 970 415 560
Waray-Waray 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 10 5 5
Creole languages 55 40 15 35 20 15
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 30 25 10 25 10 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 25 20 10 15 5 5
Dravidian languages 875 510 360 275 150 120
Kannada 25 15 10 15 5 10
Malayalam 310 165 145 100 55 45
Tamil 260 155 100 115 70 45
Telugu 270 170 100 50 25 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 12,660 6,405 6,255 4,020 2,265 1,760
Albanian 250 125 125 85 45 40
Armenian 30 25 10 5 5 0
Balto-Slavic languages 2,790 1,350 1,440 585 310 275
Baltic languages 55 15 45 10 10 5
Latvian 25 10 20 10 10 5
Lithuanian 30 5 25 0 0 0
Slavic languages 2,735 1,335 1,395 575 300 270
Belarusan 5 5 0 0 5 0
Bosnian 115 60 60 15 10 5
Bulgarian 40 20 25 65 35 30
Croatian 185 90 95 30 20 15
Czech 140 70 70 35 20 15
Macedonian 15 5 5 5 5 5
Polish 590 285 305 105 55 50
Russian 1,150 565 590 220 120 100
Serbian 110 50 60 30 15 15
Serbo-Croatian 80 40 40 10 5 5
Slovak 85 40 45 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 10 15 10 5 5
Ukrainian 190 95 95 40 15 25
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 5 0
Celtic languages 45 20 25 20 10 5
Scottish Gaelic 25 10 20 10 10 0
Welsh 15 10 5 5 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 10 5 0
Germanic languages 2,070 995 1,080 715 425 290
Afrikaans 80 40 35 55 30 25
Danish 95 60 40 55 30 20
Dutch 490 235 255 110 70 40
Frisian 5 0 5 0 0 0
German 1,205 550 645 380 210 170
Icelandic 30 20 15 30 20 10
Norwegian 70 45 30 55 45 15
Swedish 60 25 40 20 10 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 10 5 5 0 0
Yiddish 10 5 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 10 5 0
Greek 660 335 325 55 40 15
Indo-Iranian languages 4,300 2,350 1,950 1,640 965 670
Indo-Aryan languages 2,950 1,645 1,300 1,325 800 530
Bengali 440 270 170 325 220 105
Gujarati 175 110 60 70 45 25
Hindi 660 395 265 175 100 70
Kashmiri 5 5 5 0 5 0
Konkani 5 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 60 35 25 30 15 10
Nepali 525 250 270 135 75 55
Oriya (Odia) 5 5 5 5 5 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 475 250 220 215 130 90
Sindhi 15 10 5 25 10 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 140 70 70 70 35 40
Urdu 435 245 190 285 165 120
Iranian languages 1,330 690 640 280 145 130
Kurdish 115 65 50 10 10 5
Pashto 65 40 30 30 10 15
Persian (Farsi) 1,145 585 565 235 125 110
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 30 25 10
Italic (Romance) languages 2,515 1,205 1,305 915 465 455
Catalan 10 5 5 0 0 0
Italian 555 285 265 105 60 45
Portuguese 385 185 200 165 90 70
Romanian 185 90 95 45 15 30
Spanish 1,375 640 740 595 290 305
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 0
Japanese 250 70 185 45 15 30
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Korean 905 380 520 125 50 80
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 5 0 5 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 535 270 260 320 170 145
Akan (Twi) 35 15 20 30 20 10
Bamanankan 5 0 5 0 0 0
Edo 5 0 5 5 5 0
Ewe 35 25 15 5 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 5 0 0 0 0
Ga 10 5 0 0 0 0
Ganda 20 5 10 10 5 5
Igbo 35 20 15 30 20 10
Lingala 10 5 5 10 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 10 10 10 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 15 30 5 0 5
Shona 25 15 10 30 15 15
Swahili 120 55 60 55 25 25
Wolof 5 0 0 5 5 5
Yoruba 50 30 25 60 40 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 65 35 35
Nilo-Saharan languages 65 35 30 35 20 15
Dinka 10 5 5 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 25 15 15
Sign languages 115 55 60 125 70 55
American Sign Language 55 25 25 50 25 20
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 60 25 30 75 45 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,500 2,745 2,755 1,620 830 790
Chinese languages 5,480 2,735 2,740 1,590 815 775
Cantonese 930 430 495 360 195 165
Hakka 20 10 10 10 5 5
Mandarin 3,950 1,975 1,975 990 495 490
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 95 45 50 35 15 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 30 15 15 5 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 430 250 180 190 100 85
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 10 30 10 15
Burmese 5 0 5 10 0 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 10 5 0
Tibetan 10 5 0 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 5 0
Tai-Kadai languages 90 35 55 50 20 30
Lao 5 5 5 5 5 5
Thai 85 35 50 45 20 25
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 385 210 175 70 40 25
Azerbaijani 15 10 5 10 5 0
Turkish 255 135 120 45 35 15
Uyghur 5 5 5 0 0 0
Uzbek 110 60 50 10 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 0 5
Uralic languages 235 105 135 90 20 70
Estonian 25 15 15 20 10 10
Finnish 35 10 25 20 5 20
Hungarian 180 80 95 55 10 40
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 20 15 5
Multiple responses 5,155 2,535 2,615 1,700 820 880
English and French 1,775 815 965 585 250 335
English and non-official language 3,040 1,555 1,480 1,025 530 500
French and non-official language 175 90 80 60 30 30
English, French and non-official language 160 75 80 25 15 15
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 399,315 193,620 205,700 515,675 252,310 263,370
Single responses 391,025 189,440 201,580 513,025 250,995 262,030
Official languages 374,620 181,095 193,520 506,485 247,615 258,865
English 370,955 179,295 191,660 505,550 247,155 258,395
French 3,665 1,805 1,860 935 465 475
Non-official languages 16,405 8,345 8,060 6,545 3,380 3,160
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 1,910 950 960
Algonquian languages 20 10 5 1,800 890 910
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 1,800 890 910
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,200 600 605
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 600 295 310
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 10 10 5 0 5 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 10 5 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 5 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 0 105 55 50
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 105 55 50
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 16,385 8,335 8,055 4,635 2,430 2,205
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,195 2,215 1,980 830 425 410
Berber languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Cushitic languages 75 35 40 40 20 20
Bilen 5 5 0 10 5 0
Oromo 40 25 20 30 20 15
Somali 25 10 15 0 0 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,115 2,180 1,940 790 400 390
Amharic 50 25 30 10 5 5
Arabic 3,845 2,040 1,805 725 375 355
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 5 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 115 65 55 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 95 40 55 50 20 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 255 130 130 40 20 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 255 130 130 40 20 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 890 430 460 500 235 265
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 50 20 30 15 5 10
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 5 5 5 5 0 0
Ilocano 10 5 5 5 5 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 5 0 5 5 5 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 820 405 420 475 225 245
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 20 15 5 15 10 5
Haitian Creole 0 5 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 5 10 0 10 5 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 10 5 5
Dravidian languages 395 225 170 120 65 55
Kannada 10 5 5 0 0 5
Malayalam 135 75 60 35 15 15
Tamil 120 65 50 55 30 25
Telugu 125 75 50 25 15 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 5,505 2,760 2,740 1,620 890 730
Albanian 110 55 55 30 20 15
Armenian 15 10 10 5 5 0
Balto-Slavic languages 1,275 625 650 195 100 100
Baltic languages 15 5 10 0 0 0
Latvian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Lithuanian 15 5 10 0 0 0
Slavic languages 1,260 615 635 195 100 95
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 65 30 30 5 5 0
Bulgarian 20 15 10 30 15 15
Croatian 60 25 35 0 0 5
Czech 40 25 15 5 5 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 180 80 100 30 15 15
Russian 735 370 370 95 50 45
Serbian 60 30 35 10 5 5
Serbo-Croatian 30 20 15 0 0 0
Slovak 20 5 15 5 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Ukrainian 45 25 20 10 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 20 10 10 0 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 5 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 360 175 185 155 85 70
Afrikaans 20 15 10 15 5 10
Danish 10 0 5 25 10 10
Dutch 45 20 25 15 10 5
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 235 115 125 65 30 25
Icelandic 25 10 15 15 10 10
Norwegian 15 5 5 20 10 5
Swedish 5 5 5 5 0 5
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 245 120 125 10 10 5
Indo-Iranian languages 2,545 1,335 1,210 860 505 360
Indo-Aryan languages 1,650 885 765 685 410 275
Bengali 230 125 105 150 105 45
Gujarati 95 60 30 20 10 10
Hindi 285 180 110 75 45 30
Kashmiri 5 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 10 5 5
Nepali 475 235 240 95 55 40
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 205 105 105 145 80 60
Sindhi 0 5 0 10 10 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 80 45 45 45 25 20
Urdu 250 130 120 130 70 60
Iranian languages 895 445 450 155 85 75
Kurdish 85 45 35 5 0 5
Pashto 35 15 15 10 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 780 385 395 145 75 65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 935 435 500 365 175 190
Catalan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Italian 130 55 70 20 10 10
Portuguese 150 70 85 50 25 25
Romanian 60 30 30 10 5 5
Spanish 585 275 310 275 130 145
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 80 30 55 20 5 10
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 610 270 340 60 30 35
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 145 70 75 105 50 55
Akan (Twi) 5 0 5 5 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 10 5 5 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ganda 5 0 5 5 0 5
Igbo 10 5 5 0 5 0
Lingala 0 0 0 5 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 0 10 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 5 10 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 5 5 0
Swahili 55 25 30 45 20 25
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 15 10 10 20 10 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 30 15 15 5 10 0
Dinka 0 0 0 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 5 5 0
Sign languages 155 75 80 210 120 90
American Sign Language 65 30 35 60 30 30
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 90 45 45 155 85 70
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,830 1,965 1,865 1,040 545 495
Chinese languages 3,825 1,965 1,860 1,030 535 490
Cantonese 525 275 250 190 100 90
Hakka 5 5 5 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,935 1,475 1,460 705 365 335
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 40 25 20 15 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 25 10 10 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 295 175 120 120 65 55
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 5 10 5 5
Burmese 0 0 0 5 0 5
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 30 10 15 10 5 5
Lao 5 0 0 5 0 0
Thai 25 10 15 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 195 100 90 30 15 15
Azerbaijani 5 5 5 0 0 0
Turkish 120 65 55 15 5 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 70 40 30 10 0 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Uralic languages 50 25 25 25 10 10
Estonian 5 0 0 10 5 5
Finnish 5 0 0 0 5 0
Hungarian 45 20 25 10 5 5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 5 0
Multiple responses 8,290 4,175 4,110 2,655 1,320 1,340
English and French 1,155 535 625 400 185 215
English and non-official language 6,810 3,475 3,335 2,175 1,095 1,080
French and non-official language 65 35 25 30 15 15
English, French and non-official language 260 130 135 55 25 30
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 20 399,315 193,620 205,700 515,680 252,310 263,365
None 370,395 179,625 190,765 505,060 247,185 257,870
English 9,220 4,720 4,500 3,190 1,655 1,535
French 8,480 3,705 4,775 3,160 1,305 1,855
Non-official language 10,600 5,285 5,315 4,135 2,095 2,035
Aboriginal 105 45 55 685 315 370
Non-Aboriginal 10,500 5,240 5,260 3,450 1,785 1,670
English and French 125 55 70 20 10 5
English and non-official language 185 90 105 45 25 25
French and non-official language 305 140 165 65 35 35
English, French and non-official language 5 0 5 5 5 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 21 336,980 161,865 175,115 437,940 212,785 225,150
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 323,610 155,400 168,210 422,335 205,915 216,425
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,098 42,887 31,010 31,754 40,880 25,314
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 323,720 155,415 168,310 422,475 205,925 216,550
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,759 36,917 27,849 28,883 36,040 23,623
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 293,375 143,380 149,995 350,685 178,440 172,240
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,903 41,773 29,211 30,580 39,940 23,812
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 223,275 93,630 129,645 320,165 142,895 177,270
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 4,492 3,888 4,733 9,208 10,950 8,142
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 243,265 121,755 121,510 299,155 154,695 144,455
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,247 40,179 29,596 31,528 41,659 24,445
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 336,985 161,860 175,125 437,935 212,780 225,155
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 323,895 155,370 168,520 422,695 206,060 216,630
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,440 55,063 38,490 45,210 56,724 34,259
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 324,005 155,400 168,605 422,850 206,070 216,780
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,510 43,449 32,036 37,105 45,371 29,247
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 293,535 143,480 150,055 350,865 178,415 172,450
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,953 55,184 37,127 45,500 56,985 33,617
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 223,870 93,325 130,550 320,275 143,070 177,205
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,935 6,830 7,011 9,823 10,636 9,166
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 243,290 121,815 121,475 299,155 154,695 144,460
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 44,086 51,876 36,275 46,153 57,421 34,087
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 336,985 161,860 175,125 437,935 212,785 225,150
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 24 125,025 67,355 57,675 127,135 65,460 61,670
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 51,716 58,006 45,767 55,696 64,859 46,313
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 61,480 69,028 52,665 67,716 80,565 54,077
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 89.6 92.4 86.0 83.5 86.9 78.3
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 71.3 74.0 67.8 72.0 75.7 66.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.4 7.6 14.0 16.5 13.1 21.7
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 336,980 161,865 175,115 437,940 212,785 225,155
Without total income 13,370 6,470 6,905 15,600 6,875 8,730
With total income 323,605 155,395 168,210 422,335 205,910 216,420
Percentage with total income 96.0 96.0 96.1 96.4 96.8 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 44,140 19,460 24,675 54,190 20,040 34,150
$10,000 to $19,999 49,850 19,060 30,790 80,625 30,610 50,015
$20,000 to $29,999 43,080 16,930 26,150 66,445 26,040 40,410
$30,000 to $39,999 40,175 17,330 22,840 50,800 24,220 26,585
$40,000 to $49,999 35,100 16,240 18,860 40,710 20,675 20,030
$50,000 to $59,999 27,065 14,185 12,880 28,815 16,365 12,450
$60,000 to $69,999 21,005 12,075 8,930 22,170 13,390 8,790
$70,000 to $79,999 17,485 10,065 7,420 16,585 9,950 6,640
$80,000 to $89,999 13,775 8,055 5,725 14,525 8,380 6,140
$90,000 to $99,999 8,680 5,605 3,075 11,570 7,230 4,345
$100,000 and over 23,260 16,390 6,870 35,890 29,020 6,870
$100,000 to $149,999 15,955 10,955 5,000 24,160 19,130 5,030
$150,000 and over 7,305 5,440 1,870 11,730 9,890 1,845
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 336,980 161,865 175,110 437,935 212,790 225,150
Without after-tax income 13,255 6,450 6,810 15,465 6,865 8,600
With after-tax income 323,720 155,415 168,305 422,475 205,920 216,550
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.0 96.1 96.5 96.8 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 46,240 19,845 26,395 55,965 20,310 35,650
$10,000 to $19,999 53,290 20,625 32,665 84,935 32,255 52,675
$20,000 to $29,999 53,030 21,525 31,505 77,570 31,835 45,730
$30,000 to $39,999 50,335 22,470 27,865 60,145 30,005 30,140
$40,000 to $49,999 39,395 20,330 19,060 42,845 23,560 19,285
$50,000 to $59,999 28,450 16,475 11,975 29,740 18,000 11,735
$60,000 to $69,999 21,125 12,335 8,790 21,810 12,880 8,925
$70,000 to $79,999 11,710 7,570 4,150 16,275 10,280 5,995
$80,000 and over 20,145 14,240 5,905 33,195 26,780 6,410
$80,000 to $89,999 6,505 4,400 2,110 9,910 7,385 2,525
$90,000 to $99,999 3,930 2,715 1,215 6,785 5,580 1,205
$100,000 and over 9,710 7,130 2,580 16,495 13,810 2,685
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 336,980 161,865 175,115 437,940 212,785 225,150
Without employment income 93,715 40,110 53,600 138,785 58,090 80,695
With employment income 243,265 121,755 121,510 299,155 154,695 144,460
Percentage with employment income 72.2 75.2 69.4 68.3 72.7 64.2
Under $5,000 (including loss) 30,525 13,925 16,605 41,945 19,065 22,885
$5,000 to $9,999 19,550 8,455 11,090 25,185 9,870 15,315
$10,000 to $19,999 32,130 14,030 18,100 43,245 18,425 24,820
$20,000 to $29,999 27,975 12,390 15,585 34,575 14,615 19,960
$30,000 to $39,999 27,190 11,870 15,320 26,880 13,045 13,840
$40,000 to $49,999 23,785 10,930 12,860 25,000 12,240 12,755
$50,000 to $59,999 18,560 9,850 8,710 19,620 11,050 8,570
$60,000 to $69,999 15,065 8,810 6,255 16,510 9,855 6,655
$70,000 to $79,999 13,695 7,870 5,820 12,995 7,755 5,240
$80,000 and over 34,790 23,625 11,165 53,195 38,785 14,415
$80,000 to $89,999 11,185 6,570 4,610 12,605 7,075 5,530
$90,000 to $99,999 6,740 4,555 2,185 9,920 6,290 3,635
$100,000 and over 16,865 12,495 4,370 30,660 25,415 5,245
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 173,325 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 69,553 ... ... 67,272 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 59,263 ... ... 59,060 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 51,125 ... ... 53,750 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,087 ... ... 27,593 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,574 ... ... 25,750 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 122,200 ... ... 164,920 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 87,785 ... ... 83,459 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 74,127 ... ... 72,188 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 173,335 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 86,778 ... ... 87,392 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 70,116 ... ... 71,750 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 51,155 ... ... 53,735 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 44,664 ... ... 41,684 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,401 ... ... 33,968 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 122,175 ... ... 164,940 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 104,412 ... ... 102,281 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 84,232 ... ... 84,058 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 173,325 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,740 ... ... 1,610 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,085 ... ... 3,325 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,965 ... ... 6,270 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,255 ... ... 10,620 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,735 ... ... 11,065 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,515 ... ... 10,490 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,490 ... ... 12,560 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,400 ... ... 9,765 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,445 ... ... 8,675 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,240 ... ... 8,390 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,630 ... ... 15,745 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,720 ... ... 14,835 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 12,175 ... ... 13,210 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,000 ... ... 11,965 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,455 ... ... 10,690 ... ...
$100,000 and over 53,480 ... ... 69,465 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 18,535 ... ... 21,315 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 12,665 ... ... 16,030 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 13,130 ... ... 18,490 ... ...
$200,000 and over 9,145 ... ... 13,630 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 173,325 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,890 ... ... 1,715 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 3,150 ... ... 3,370 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 5,045 ... ... 6,350 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,725 ... ... 10,970 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 7,905 ... ... 12,220 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 8,175 ... ... 11,580 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 9,310 ... ... 13,770 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 9,175 ... ... 11,505 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 9,075 ... ... 10,270 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 8,705 ... ... 10,130 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 16,720 ... ... 19,260 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 15,675 ... ... 17,415 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,375 ... ... 15,335 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,365 ... ... 13,145 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,490 ... ... 11,470 ... ...
$100,000 and over 35,550 ... ... 50,175 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 16,605 ... ... 21,485 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 8,910 ... ... 13,060 ... ...
$150,000 and over 10,035 ... ... 15,630 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 113,240 ... ... 159,665 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,401 ... ... 83,589 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 75,082 ... ... 72,193 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.8 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 47,605 ... ... 71,340 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 83,594 ... ... 69,513 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 70,338 ... ... 61,160 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 44,630 ... ... 61,695 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 116,685 ... ... 120,644 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 96,190 ... ... 100,500 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 3.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 17,600 ... ... 22,155 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 50,944 ... ... 45,630 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 46,310 ... ... 42,926 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 113,170 ... ... 159,645 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 106,509 ... ... 102,559 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 85,559 ... ... 84,156 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 47,615 ... ... 71,405 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 98,920 ... ... 87,485 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,277 ... ... 72,251 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 44,695 ... ... 61,740 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 133,015 ... ... 137,066 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 105,742 ... ... 110,501 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 17,475 ... ... 22,125 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,769 ... ... 57,354 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,448 ... ... 50,395 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 75,865 35,980 39,885 69,430 32,260 37,175
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,379 32,053 30,862 26,545 30,718 24,334
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,145 28,429 27,907 24,852 27,806 23,469
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 75,820 35,755 40,065 69,470 32,190 37,280
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,408 40,478 38,452 39,398 45,493 34,137
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 32,585 32,913 32,292 32,455 36,753 28,743
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 397,375 192,700 204,675 512,255 250,910 261,340
In the bottom half of the distribution 199,890 93,895 105,995 254,565 119,495 135,070
In the bottom decile 45,275 21,860 23,415 45,825 21,025 24,800
In the second decile 36,780 16,240 20,545 62,600 27,510 35,090
In the third decile 37,650 17,385 20,255 49,300 23,290 26,015
In the fourth decile 39,195 18,525 20,665 48,540 23,710 24,825
In the fifth decile 40,995 19,875 21,120 48,295 23,955 24,340
In the top half of the distribution 197,480 98,805 98,675 257,685 131,420 126,270
In the sixth decile 41,365 20,575 20,790 49,765 24,975 24,790
In the seventh decile 42,860 21,435 21,430 50,430 25,400 25,035
In the eighth decile 43,120 21,490 21,630 52,970 26,900 26,075
In the ninth decile 38,755 19,480 19,275 55,005 28,170 26,840
In the top decile 31,380 15,825 15,555 49,510 25,975 23,535
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 43 397,375 192,695 204,675 509,340 249,445 259,895
0 to 17 years 72,900 37,155 35,745 89,425 45,880 43,545
0 to 5 years 23,875 12,160 11,715 26,950 13,780 13,170
18 to 64 years 264,835 128,510 136,330 324,715 158,305 166,410
65 years and over 59,635 27,040 32,595 95,200 45,265 49,935
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 58,825 27,410 31,415 78,595 34,740 43,850
0 to 17 years 13,695 6,970 6,720 15,920 8,110 7,810
0 to 5 years 5,085 2,540 2,545 5,205 2,670 2,530
18 to 64 years 38,000 17,830 20,165 40,420 17,430 22,990
65 years and over 7,135 2,605 4,530 22,250 9,200 13,055
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.2 15.3 15.4 13.9 16.9
0 to 17 years (%) 18.8 18.8 18.8 17.8 17.7 17.9
0 to 5 years (%) 21.3 20.9 21.7 19.3 19.4 19.2
18 to 64 years (%) 14.3 13.9 14.8 12.4 11.0 13.8
65 years and over (%) 12.0 9.6 13.9 23.4 20.3 26.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 38,240 18,730 19,510 29,200 13,915 15,285
0 to 17 years 7,790 3,985 3,805 6,065 3,095 2,970
0 to 5 years 2,990 1,520 1,470 2,035 1,080 955
18 to 64 years 28,875 14,140 14,745 21,880 10,305 11,570
65 years and over 1,570 615 960 1,255 510 750
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.6 9.7 9.5 5.7 5.6 5.9
0 to 17 years (%) 10.7 10.7 10.6 6.8 6.7 6.8
0 to 5 years (%) 12.5 12.5 12.5 7.6 7.8 7.3
18 to 64 years (%) 10.9 11.0 10.8 6.7 6.5 7.0
65 years and over (%) 2.6 2.3 2.9 1.3 1.1 1.5
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 44 397,390 192,705 204,690 512,250 250,910 261,340
Official languages 395,220 191,780 203,440 511,220 250,445 260,775
English 394,950 191,655 203,290 511,100 250,390 260,705
French 49,660 21,765 27,900 25,965 10,395 15,575
Non-official languages 43,815 21,805 22,010 17,245 8,800 8,445
Aboriginal languages 190 80 110 3,035 1,425 1,610
Algonquian languages 160 60 100 2,270 1,085 1,180
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 10 2,220 1,070 1,150
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 1,575 765 810
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Naskapi 0 0 0 665 315 350
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 10 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 150 55 95 50 15 35
Malecite 0 0 10 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 150 55 90 50 15 35
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 10 10 10 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 10 0 10 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 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 10 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 10 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 10 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 10 0 0 765 340 425
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 0 690 290 400
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 75 50 25
Iroquoian languages 0 10 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 10 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 10 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 10 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 43,630 21,730 21,900 14,220 7,380 6,840
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,825 5,290 4,535 1,705 930 770
Berber languages 25 15 15 20 10 15
Kabyle 25 10 10 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 0 10
Cushitic languages 145 50 90 35 10 25
Bilen 20 10 15 0 0 0
Oromo 35 15 20 15 10 10
Somali 80 20 55 20 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 9,745 5,270 4,470 1,640 900 735
Amharic 260 135 120 50 35 20
Arabic 8,850 4,770 4,085 1,560 860 700
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 570 340 240 10 10 10
Maltese 10 10 10 10 10 10
Tigrigna 140 70 70 25 20 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 15 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 35 15 15
Austro-Asiatic languages 455 205 250 55 30 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 445 200 240 50 25 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 2,270 985 1,285 1,315 530 785
Bikol 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cebuano 110 55 60 95 30 75
Fijian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 40 15 25 0 0 0
Ilocano 55 10 40 35 10 30
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 40 10 35 110 70 40
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,155 940 1,215 1,170 450 715
Waray-Waray 0 0 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 20 15 10 10
Creole languages 220 105 115 60 30 25
Haitian Creole 10 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 95 40 50 35 15 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 25 15 10
Dravidian languages 1,205 690 520 450 245 210
Kannada 75 35 35 35 10 25
Malayalam 490 260 235 150 75 80
Tamil 365 225 140 245 145 100
Telugu 335 200 130 45 30 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 20,805 10,300 10,505 7,080 3,835 3,245
Albanian 375 180 200 125 70 60
Armenian 80 50 30 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 3,195 1,520 1,680 855 450 405
Baltic languages 65 20 45 15 0 10
Latvian 20 0 15 10 0 10
Lithuanian 40 15 25 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,145 1,500 1,645 845 450 400
Belarusan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bosnian 120 50 70 20 15 10
Bulgarian 45 20 20 60 25 35
Croatian 225 85 145 65 45 20
Czech 155 75 75 50 25 25
Macedonian 70 40 30 10 10 10
Polish 640 290 355 125 85 40
Russian 1,665 835 830 515 250 265
Serbian 140 60 80 15 20 0
Serbo-Croatian 100 55 45 10 0 0
Slovak 95 40 50 15 15 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 0 20 0 0 0
Ukrainian 260 125 135 120 55 70
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 310 145 165 115 75 35
Scottish Gaelic 200 90 110 30 30 0
Welsh 15 10 10 40 30 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 115 55 65 50 20 25
Germanic languages 4,305 2,100 2,210 1,765 965 800
Afrikaans 245 110 135 85 50 40
Danish 135 75 65 100 55 45
Dutch 740 315 425 150 80 75
Frisian 10 0 10 0 0 0
German 3,000 1,505 1,495 1,270 685 580
Icelandic 70 25 40 50 35 20
Norwegian 80 70 15 130 75 55
Swedish 175 70 105 55 40 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 0 0 10 0
Yiddish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 1,195 605 590 95 55 40
Indo-Iranian languages 5,660 3,165 2,500 2,070 1,230 840
Indo-Aryan languages 4,225 2,405 1,825 1,760 1,070 690
Bengali 540 300 240 370 240 125
Gujarati 195 130 70 60 35 20
Hindi 2,005 1,150 855 595 355 240
Kashmiri 10 0 10 0 0 0
Konkani 20 10 0 10 0 0
Marathi 105 70 35 25 10 15
Nepali 620 315 305 175 110 60
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 815 455 360 485 305 180
Sindhi 10 10 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 210 115 95 80 45 35
Urdu 880 540 335 405 255 145
Iranian languages 1,450 780 670 275 150 130
Kurdish 180 105 75 25 25 0
Pashto 60 40 15 50 35 15
Persian (Farsi) 1,245 655 585 205 90 110
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 70 45 30
Italic (Romance) languages 6,615 3,035 3,575 2,450 1,240 1,210
Catalan 20 10 10 10 10 0
Italian 1,225 615 605 360 190 165
Portuguese 675 370 305 395 215 180
Romanian 210 125 90 55 30 25
Spanish 4,825 2,110 2,715 1,820 895 930
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 45 35 10 20 10 15
Japanese 635 245 390 155 45 110
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,195 510 685 130 50 75
Mongolic languages 10 0 10 0 0 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,150 625 525 795 445 345
Akan (Twi) 30 20 15 60 55 10
Bamanankan 10 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ewe 70 40 30 10 10 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 25 15 15 0 0 0
Ganda 60 20 35 55 35 20
Igbo 70 45 30 90 45 45
Lingala 30 15 20 10 10 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 10 10 10
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 120 50 65 25 15 20
Shona 55 35 25 105 35 75
Swahili 335 190 150 180 110 70
Wolof 30 10 20 0 0 0
Yoruba 215 110 110 200 115 80
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 235 135 100 130 75 60
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 25 10 55 35 20
Dinka 10 0 10 35 25 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 35 25 10 20 10 15
Sign languages 930 315 615 710 315 395
American Sign Language 565 180 385 350 130 215
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 375 140 230 370 190 180
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,840 2,975 2,860 1,870 1,025 840
Chinese languages 5,825 2,975 2,850 1,820 995 820
Cantonese 1,250 600 650 395 230 165
Hakka 45 20 25 0 0 0
Mandarin 4,540 2,275 2,265 1,265 665 595
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 150 65 90 35 25 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 20 25 10 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 410 255 160 265 160 110
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 15 0 15 50 30 20
Burmese 0 0 0 25 15 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 35 25 10
Tibetan 15 0 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 165 75 85 65 30 35
Lao 15 0 10 15 10 0
Thai 150 75 75 55 25 30
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 535 280 255 80 50 30
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 0 0 0
Turkish 395 190 205 60 45 15
Uyghur 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 100 60 40 20 10 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Uralic languages 245 120 120 120 35 80
Estonian 45 25 20 25 15 10
Finnish 50 20 35 15 0 10
Hungarian 140 80 65 85 25 65
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 45 10 30 40 20 20
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 397,390 192,705 204,690 512,250 250,910 261,335
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 376,015 181,515 194,495 503,160 245,925 257,240
Canadian citizens aged under 18 69,465 35,405 34,060 88,805 45,585 43,220
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 306,550 146,115 160,435 414,355 200,335 214,020
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 21,380 11,185 10,195 9,090 4,990 4,100
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 397,395 192,705 204,690 512,255 250,910 261,340
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 352,400 169,730 182,670 496,410 242,465 253,940
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 37,200 18,410 18,785 12,080 6,230 5,850
Before 1981 10,085 4,905 5,180 3,430 1,765 1,660
1981 to 1990 3,035 1,535 1,505 905 455 450
1991 to 2000 4,885 2,365 2,525 1,210 625 585
2001 to 2010 9,760 4,920 4,835 2,860 1,490 1,370
2001 to 2005 3,760 1,890 1,870 995 500 495
2006 to 2010 6,000 3,030 2,975 1,865 990 875
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 9,425 4,685 4,740 3,675 1,890 1,780
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 7,795 4,565 3,235 3,770 2,215 1,550
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 37,195 18,410 18,790 12,075 6,230 5,845
Under 5 years 4,640 2,225 2,420 1,535 745 790
5 to 14 years 6,970 3,525 3,445 2,095 1,090 1,005
15 to 24 years 6,620 3,180 3,440 2,090 1,035 1,050
25 to 44 years 16,230 8,050 8,185 5,420 2,840 2,580
45 years and over 2,735 1,435 1,300 940 515 425
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 37,200 18,410 18,785 12,080 6,230 5,850
Americas 5,480 2,570 2,915 2,280 1,080 1,205
Brazil 135 60 70 30 15 15
Colombia 115 65 50 110 50 65
El Salvador 75 40 35 10 10 0
Guyana 145 65 75 30 15 10
Haiti 40 20 25 0 10 0
Jamaica 345 135 210 110 45 70
Mexico 225 110 115 90 35 55
Peru 85 25 55 20 0 15
Trinidad and Tobago 175 100 75 30 15 15
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,225 1,480 1,745 1,535 730 805
Other places of birth in Americas 925 470 455 300 155 145
Europe 12,245 6,205 6,040 4,215 2,325 1,885
Bosnia and Herzegovina 195 100 100 45 20 25
Croatia 130 50 80 10 10 0
France 340 190 150 160 95 70
Germany 1,150 580 570 365 210 155
Greece 450 235 220 30 20 10
Hungary 75 35 45 40 10 30
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 280 105 175 180 95 85
Italy 380 215 165 80 60 20
Netherlands 470 190 285 95 55 40
Poland 460 190 270 75 50 30
Portugal 180 115 65 140 80 60
Romania 150 90 65 55 15 35
Russian Federation 505 245 255 165 90 70
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 65 35 25 10 10 0
Ukraine 270 125 145 85 25 60
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 5,890 3,105 2,790 2,215 1,215 1,000
Other places of birth in Europe 1,250 600 650 465 270 195
Africa 3,025 1,565 1,460 1,215 655 560
Algeria 10 10 10 30 20 0
Egypt 730 375 355 215 135 80
Ethiopia 170 85 85 50 30 25
Kenya 115 70 45 25 10 20
Morocco 70 40 25 25 20 0
Nigeria 290 145 140 185 105 80
Somalia 65 30 30 10 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 350 150 200 135 55 80
Other places of birth in Africa 1,220 650 570 535 280 260
Asia 16,210 7,915 8,290 4,295 2,145 2,150
Afghanistan 100 40 60 45 15 25
Bangladesh 250 140 110 165 95 70
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 2,345 970 1,375 835 405 425
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 250 115 140 80 60 25
India 1,875 985 890 640 355 285
IranCensus data footnote 61 840 465 380 65 35 35
Iraq 530 245 285 220 115 105
Japan 170 60 110 15 0 15
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 720 290 430 35 0 25
Lebanon 1,205 660 545 35 35 10
Pakistan 450 225 225 245 145 95
Philippines 2,030 865 1,165 855 330 530
Sri Lanka 265 120 145 115 65 50
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 1,045 505 545 315 145 175
Taiwan 180 90 85 35 20 15
Viet Nam 355 170 190 30 15 20
Other places of birth in Asia 3,595 1,965 1,630 570 315 255
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 235 155 80 70 20 50
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 9,425 4,685 4,735 3,675 1,890 1,785
Americas 995 450 545 460 230 230
Brazil 85 35 45 20 0 15
Colombia 15 0 15 10 0 10
Cuba 70 35 25 30 15 15
Haiti 15 10 10 0 0 0
Jamaica 125 60 65 70 20 45
Mexico 90 50 40 30 20 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 360 170 200 195 110 90
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 10 10 0 25 20 0
Other places of birth in Americas 230 85 140 80 30 45
Europe 1,385 720 665 545 310 230
France 80 45 35 65 30 30
Germany 85 40 40 30 15 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 35 15 20 30 30 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 25 10 15 0 0 0
Romania 35 15 10 0 0 0
Russian Federation 160 65 100 45 30 15
Ukraine 135 60 80 40 0 45
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 540 330 210 160 100 60
Other places of birth in Europe 295 140 155 170 110 60
Africa 955 510 445 620 320 300
Algeria 10 0 0 10 10 0
Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 50 25 30 30 0 20
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 10
Egypt 185 100 85 115 65 55
Eritrea 60 40 25 25 15 15
Ethiopia 35 30 10 30 15 15
Morocco 20 15 10 10 10 0
Nigeria 150 70 80 125 70 60
Somalia 10 0 10 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 70 25 45 50 25 25
Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 355 205 145 210 110 95
Asia 6,065 2,995 3,075 2,010 1,010 1,005
Afghanistan 20 10 15 10 0 10
Bangladesh 65 35 25 50 30 25
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 850 395 460 275 130 145
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 10 0 0 0
India 760 415 340 175 100 75
IranCensus data footnote 61 245 130 115 35 15 20
Iraq 245 125 120 75 40 30
Israel 260 170 90 0 0 0
Japan 65 25 35 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 190 65 125 15 0 10
Lebanon 75 30 45 25 20 0
Nepal 180 95 90 55 30 30
Pakistan 95 50 45 95 60 30
Philippines 1,160 520 640 595 270 330
Saudi Arabia 115 65 50 35 25 15
Sri Lanka 85 45 40 60 30 30
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 370 420 300 135 165
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 10 10
Turkey 70 45 30 10 10 0
United Arab Emirates 60 35 25 30 15 15
Viet Nam 45 15 30 0 0 10
Other places of birth in Asia 675 355 320 155 100 60
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 20 15 10 35 15 20
Australia 10 10 0 20 10 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 15 10 10 15 10 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 397,395 192,700 204,690 512,250 250,910 261,340
First generationCensus data footnote 69 47,905 24,390 23,520 16,840 8,935 7,900
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 38,600 18,955 19,650 13,820 6,900 6,920
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 310,885 149,360 161,525 481,595 235,080 246,515
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 27,435 13,660 13,775 8,805 4,565 4,245
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 16,465 8,580 7,885 4,930 2,655 2,270
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 6,335 4,330 2,005 2,260 1,535 725
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 10,130 4,250 5,880 2,670 1,125 1,545
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 6,715 2,880 3,835 2,355 1,115 1,240
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 4,080 2,105 1,975 1,485 770 720
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 175 90 85 35 20 15
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 397,395 192,705 204,690 512,255 250,910 261,340
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 15,735 7,415 8,320 45,730 22,105 23,625
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 15,190 7,155 8,035 42,615 20,515 22,100
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,880 3,740 4,140 28,375 13,615 14,760
Métis 6,905 3,230 3,675 7,790 3,790 4,000
Inuk (Inuit) 405 185 220 6,450 3,110 3,335
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 275 135 140 555 305 255
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 265 120 140 2,560 1,280 1,275
Non-Aboriginal identity 381,660 185,295 196,375 466,525 228,810 237,710
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 397,390 192,705 204,690 512,250 250,910 261,340
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 3,940 1,860 2,080 21,155 10,170 10,990
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 393,455 190,845 202,615 491,095 240,745 250,355
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 397,390 192,705 204,690 512,250 250,910 261,340
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,540 1,140 1,400 18,965 9,340 9,630
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,455 1,115 1,340 18,210 8,950 9,260
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,660 760 895 12,185 5,935 6,255
Métis single ancestry 685 325 365 2,440 1,255 1,185
Inuit single ancestry 110 30 80 3,585 1,760 1,820
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 85 25 55 760 385 370
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 60 15 45 75 30 50
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 10 0 10 225 110 115
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 10 10 415 230 180
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 10 45 20 25
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 24,095 11,025 13,070 39,585 18,825 20,760
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 23,240 10,605 12,640 37,850 18,000 19,850
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 16,305 7,410 8,895 30,420 14,410 16,005
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 6,315 2,895 3,420 3,655 1,800 1,860
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 620 300 320 3,775 1,785 1,990
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 860 420 440 1,730 825 910
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 700 335 370 500 215 285
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 90 50 40 510 245 260
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 65 40 25 670 340 335
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 55 20 35
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 370,755 180,535 190,215 453,700 222,750 230,950
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 397,395 192,705 204,690 512,250 250,915 261,340
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 45,285 22,735 22,545 11,810 6,145 5,665
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 6,555 3,690 2,865 2,645 1,540 1,100
Chinese 6,975 3,450 3,520 2,325 1,265 1,065
Black 15,085 7,305 7,780 2,355 1,205 1,150
Filipino 2,575 1,125 1,445 1,390 550 835
Latin American 1,210 605 600 635 305 330
Arab 7,335 3,950 3,385 1,375 760 620
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 865 375 490 340 190 150
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 1,390 730 665 220 90 125
Korean 1,225 520 710 80 30 45
Japanese 490 215 270 60 30 35
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 490 225 265 150 65 80
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 1,095 540 550 255 120 135
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 352,110 169,965 182,140 500,440 244,765 255,675
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 103 397,395 192,705 204,690 512,250 250,910 261,340
North American Aboriginal origins 26,640 12,170 14,475 58,550 28,165 30,385
First Nations (North American Indian) 18,835 8,575 10,260 44,015 20,995 23,025
Inuit 905 425 480 9,270 4,515 4,750
Métis 7,850 3,615 4,235 7,855 3,910 3,950
Other North American origins 163,490 78,215 85,270 280,640 137,030 143,610
Acadian 10,120 4,530 5,590 490 235 255
American 3,950 1,910 2,040 1,890 960 930
Canadian 152,765 73,365 79,405 276,130 134,745 141,390
New Brunswicker 25 10 20 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 885 395 490 4,080 2,090 1,990
Nova Scotian 750 345 405 30 15 15
Ontarian 30 15 15 20 0 15
Québécois 235 120 115 100 60 40
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 0 10 10 10 10
European origins 276,040 132,845 143,200 274,460 134,070 140,390
British Isles origins 228,765 109,500 119,265 259,460 126,485 132,980
Channel Islander 40 10 25 85 40 45
Cornish 60 30 25 35 15 15
English 121,685 58,330 63,355 191,855 93,405 98,450
Irish 95,035 44,135 50,900 106,225 51,035 55,190
Manx 75 40 35 50 35 20
Scottish 113,430 53,555 59,875 34,650 16,580 18,075
Welsh 8,845 4,160 4,690 4,380 2,155 2,225
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 11,335 5,335 5,995 6,025 2,845 3,180
French origins 66,380 30,890 35,490 26,845 12,685 14,155
Alsatian 10 10 10 0 0 10
Breton 0 0 0 10 0 0
Corsican 0 10 0 0 0 0
French 66,365 30,885 35,480 26,835 12,680 14,150
Western European origins (except French origins) 56,545 26,805 29,735 11,045 5,440 5,605
Austrian 1,005 540 465 360 160 205
Bavarian 10 10 0 20 15 10
Belgian 995 480 510 195 95 105
Dutch 13,215 6,015 7,205 2,150 1,030 1,120
Flemish 65 50 15 55 25 25
Frisian 15 0 10 0 0 0
German 45,070 21,365 23,705 8,620 4,270 4,355
Luxembourger 15 0 10 0 0 0
Swiss 1,390 715 675 245 140 110
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 90 60 30 25 0 20
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 8,005 3,835 4,170 3,940 1,885 2,055
Danish 1,890 895 995 685 345 340
Finnish 605 250 360 240 95 150
Icelandic 415 185 235 190 100 90
Norwegian 2,780 1,390 1,395 1,710 845 870
Swedish 1,920 880 1,040 995 405 585
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 690 380 315 320 185 140
Eastern European origins 16,140 8,020 8,125 4,230 2,055 2,175
Bulgarian 175 85 95 80 40 40
Byelorussian 135 70 70 35 15 15
Czech 665 365 305 180 100 80
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 155 65 85 55 15 45
Estonian 255 130 130 35 20 15
Hungarian 1,395 725 675 415 175 240
Latvian 240 90 150 70 45 25
Lithuanian 600 275 325 110 45 65
Moldovan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Polish 5,905 2,900 3,005 1,540 735 805
Romanian 720 360 360 180 85 100
Russian 2,970 1,405 1,570 910 480 430
Slovak 355 215 140 65 25 45
Ukrainian 5,155 2,640 2,520 1,350 700 650
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 185 85 105 80 35 50
Southern European origins 16,775 7,980 8,790 4,765 2,320 2,450
Albanian 255 135 120 45 20 30
Bosnian 120 55 65 45 30 20
Catalan 10 0 10 10 0 10
Croatian 455 200 250 160 90 75
Cypriot 25 20 10 20 10 0
Greek 2,430 1,240 1,190 380 220 165
Italian 8,185 3,945 4,245 1,715 875 840
Kosovar 245 115 130 0 0 0
Macedonian 95 50 45 20 0 20
Maltese 235 105 135 135 80 50
Montenegrin 15 0 10 10 10 0
Portuguese 2,330 1,105 1,235 1,215 595 615
Serbian 190 85 105 55 40 15
Sicilian 10 0 0 10 0 10
Slovenian 105 45 60 15 0 10
Spanish 2,685 1,175 1,510 1,105 475 635
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 190 95 95 35 10 25
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 65 40 30 20 10 10
Other European origins 3,605 1,830 1,775 1,065 550 520
Basque 105 45 60 65 45 20
Jewish 1,490 725 760 285 140 140
Roma (Gypsy) 55 45 20 100 55 45
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 20 15 0 0 0 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,970 1,015 955 615 315 305
Caribbean origins 3,565 1,745 1,825 885 455 430
Antiguan 85 45 35 10 10 0
Bahamian 195 90 105 10 10 0
Barbadian 400 205 195 95 55 40
Bermudan 155 85 70 25 10 20
Carib 40 30 10 0 0 0
Cuban 270 125 145 140 85 55
Dominican 120 60 60 25 20 0
Grenadian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 90 25 65 25 10 10
Jamaican 1,295 640 655 395 185 210
Kittitian/Nevisian 30 10 20 0 0 0
Martinican 10 10 10 0 0 0
Montserratan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 50 20 35 10 10 0
St. Lucian 60 25 40 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 250 140 105 100 50 50
Vincentian/Grenadinian 25 20 10 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 455 245 215 60 20 40
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 280 135 145 40 20 25
Latin, Central and South American origins 2,060 1,045 1,010 925 410 520
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 150 75 70 10 0 10
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 50 30 25 70 40 35
Belizean 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bolivian 35 20 15 25 15 10
Brazilian 215 115 100 45 20 25
Chilean 80 50 30 25 10 20
Colombian 235 125 110 160 80 80
Costa Rican 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 25 15 10 55 30 30
Guatemalan 55 35 20 40 15 25
Guyanese 270 125 140 55 35 25
Hispanic 55 35 20 50 25 30
Honduran 35 25 10 25 0 20
Maya 60 40 20 30 15 20
Mexican 465 225 235 245 90 150
Nicaraguan 35 10 25 20 10 15
Panamanian 15 0 15 0 0 0
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 145 65 80 30 10 15
Salvadorean 85 60 30 15 10 0
Uruguayan 15 0 15 0 0 0
Venezuelan 55 40 15 75 45 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 150 75 75 75 25 45
African origins 12,510 6,010 6,505 2,705 1,470 1,240
Central and West African origins 1,075 560 515 750 430 320
Akan 0 0 0 0 10 0
Angolan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 0 0 0 10 10 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cameroonian 20 20 0 35 15 25
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 170 85 85 130 80 55
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ghanaian 140 80 60 65 40 20
Guinean 25 20 10 0 0 0
Ibo 90 45 45 20 20 0
Ivorian 10 10 0 15 10 10
Liberian 15 10 10 15 0 10
Malian 10 0 10 0 10 0
Malinké 10 10 10 0 0 0
Nigerian 355 185 170 360 190 170
Peulh 10 10 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 10 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 40 30 10 0 0 10
Togolese 65 35 35 10 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 65 25 45 80 65 10
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 110 65 50 30 25 10
North African origins 1,715 900 815 630 380 250
Algerian 35 30 10 20 20 10
Berber 55 35 15 25 10 10
Coptic 25 10 15 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 1,180 630 545 320 185 135
Libyan 185 90 95 165 85 75
Maure 0 10 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 115 55 60 40 35 10
Sudanese 115 45 70 75 60 20
Tunisian 40 15 20 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 40 25 15 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 1,585 770 815 610 340 270
Afrikaner 25 0 20 0 0 0
Amhara 10 10 0 10 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 10 10 0 0 0 0
Burundian 10 0 0 25 15 10
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 145 75 70 55 25 25
Ethiopian 250 105 145 70 45 25
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 145 85 60 10 10 0
Malagasy 15 0 20 0 0 0
Mauritian 0 10 10 20 10 10
Oromo 25 15 15 10 0 0
Rwandan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 20 10 10
Somali 165 75 85 30 15 15
South African 400 180 215 120 75 50
Tanzanian 50 35 20 40 35 0
Tigrian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Ugandan 55 25 35 55 30 30
Zambian 75 30 45 35 25 10
Zimbabwean 80 50 30 110 40 70
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 115 60 50 65 25 40
Other African origins 8,315 3,870 4,445 805 365 435
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 1,460 675 790 65 35 30
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 6,940 3,235 3,700 755 345 415
Asian origins 33,580 17,045 16,535 10,095 5,240 4,850
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 13,800 7,145 6,655 2,660 1,365 1,295
Afghan 230 80 155 10 0 10
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,385 720 665 355 200 160
Armenian 215 130 85 55 20 30
Assyrian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Azerbaijani 20 15 0 10 0 10
Georgian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,200 685 515 215 110 110
Iraqi 585 260 325 265 145 115
Israeli 215 115 100 0 0 0
Jordanian 255 145 110 135 80 50
Kazakh 35 20 15 15 0 10
Kurd 225 110 110 10 0 0
Kuwaiti 205 105 100 15 0 10
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 5,205 2,615 2,590 995 465 530
Palestinian 925 500 420 95 60 35
Pashtun 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 675 440 235 35 20 15
Syrian 1,660 805 850 335 170 165
Tajik 20 10 10 60 15 40
Tatar 35 10 25 0 0 0
Turk 570 270 295 100 75 25
Turkmen 10 10 0 10 0 0
Uighur 10 10 10 0 0 0
Uzbek 90 60 25 20 10 0
Yemeni 205 110 100 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 765 400 365 40 20 20
South Asian origins 6,880 3,880 3,000 2,740 1,570 1,175
Bangladeshi 210 125 85 240 155 85
Bengali 50 35 20 60 35 25
Bhutanese 205 85 120 50 40 10
East Indian 5,030 2,855 2,175 1,820 1,020 805
Goan 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 10 10 10 0 0 0
Kashmiri 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 430 220 210 95 60 40
Pakistani 465 290 175 335 215 120
Punjabi 165 80 90 40 25 20
Sinhalese 10 0 10 10 0 0
Sri Lankan 290 135 155 120 65 55
Tamil 55 25 30 55 35 20
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 390 240 145 90 25 60
East and Southeast Asian origins 12,860 6,035 6,820 4,735 2,315 2,420
Burmese 15 10 0 35 15 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 50 15 40 25 20 0
Chinese 7,605 3,700 3,905 2,700 1,435 1,265
Filipino 2,680 1,200 1,485 1,525 615 910
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 95 45 50 70 35 35
Japanese 600 240 355 100 35 70
Karen 0 0 0 35 25 10
Korean 1,280 540 740 100 35 60
Laotian 10 0 10 25 10 20
Malaysian 50 15 30 120 70 50
Mongolian 35 15 25 10 10 10
Singaporean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 180 85 95 30 20 10
Thai 175 60 110 65 35 30
Tibetan 10 0 10 15 10 0
Vietnamese 585 260 320 75 40 35
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 45 35 15 10 0 0
Other Asian origins 295 140 155 45 30 15
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 295 145 155 45 30 15
Oceania origins 555 270 285 240 115 125
Australian 280 135 145 165 75 85
New Zealander 185 105 85 25 15 10
Pacific Islands origins 85 35 55 45 20 25
Fijian 10 10 0 0 0 10
Hawaiian 15 0 10 10 0 0
Maori 40 15 20 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 15 10 0 10 0 10
Samoan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 10 0 10 15 10 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 173,335 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
Owner 104,245 ... ... 167,700 ... ...
Renter 69,090 ... ... 50,530 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 445 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 173,335 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Condominium 10,415 ... ... 4,630 ... ...
Not condominium 162,920 ... ... 214,045 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 173,335 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
No bedrooms 880 ... ... 230 ... ...
1 bedroom 25,130 ... ... 11,785 ... ...
2 bedrooms 45,300 ... ... 48,445 ... ...
3 bedrooms 62,925 ... ... 102,580 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 39,095 ... ... 55,630 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 173,330 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 46,175 ... ... 32,240 ... ...
5 rooms 25,360 ... ... 34,295 ... ...
6 rooms 24,825 ... ... 39,180 ... ...
7 rooms 22,365 ... ... 34,060 ... ...
8 or more rooms 54,600 ... ... 78,895 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.4 ... ... 6.9 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 173,335 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 171,995 ... ... 217,795 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,345 ... ... 880 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 173,330 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Suitable 167,360 ... ... 214,690 ... ...
Not suitable 5,970 ... ... 3,985 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 173,335 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1960 or before 35,100 ... ... 43,255 ... ...
1961 to 1980 49,465 ... ... 71,280 ... ...
1981 to 1990 27,065 ... ... 34,040 ... ...
1991 to 2000 24,795 ... ... 25,375 ... ...
2001 to 2005 13,145 ... ... 12,395 ... ...
2006 to 2010 12,660 ... ... 16,210 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 11,105 ... ... 16,120 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 173,335 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 161,880 ... ... 204,465 ... ...
Major repairs needed 11,455 ... ... 14,210 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 173,330 ... ... 218,675 ... ...
1 household maintainer 98,435 ... ... 128,070 ... ...
2 household maintainers 70,310 ... ... 87,205 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 4,585 ... ... 3,400 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 173,335 ... ... 218,670 ... ...
15 to 24 years 9,075 ... ... 5,730 ... ...
25 to 34 years 27,930 ... ... 25,840 ... ...
35 to 44 years 28,935 ... ... 33,600 ... ...
45 to 54 years 34,515 ... ... 44,480 ... ...
55 to 64 years 33,685 ... ... 47,380 ... ...
65 to 74 years 23,355 ... ... 38,295 ... ...
75 to 84 years 12,020 ... ... 18,275 ... ...
85 years and over 3,825 ... ... 5,080 ... ...
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 141 172,790 ... ... 217,560 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 129,585 ... ... 180,060 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 43,205 ... ... 37,505 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 36,565 ... ... 33,880 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 104,185 ... ... 167,335 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 64.0 ... ... 49.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 12.9 ... ... 10.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,187 ... ... 743 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,268 ... ... 984 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 269,126 ... ... 219,228 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 307,511 ... ... 243,157 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 69,085 ... ... 50,415 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.3 ... ... 22.2 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 43.3 ... ... 39.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 962 ... ... 802 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,035 ... ... 836 ... ...
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 146 336,990 161,860 175,125 437,935 212,785 225,155
No certificate, diploma or degree 49,390 25,130 24,260 102,665 51,170 51,495
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 85,375 42,985 42,385 109,480 50,205 59,275
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 202,225 93,750 108,480 225,790 111,405 114,380
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 26,235 17,975 8,260 49,435 36,325 13,110
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 14,460 8,130 6,340 24,305 14,660 9,645
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 11,775 9,850 1,925 25,130 21,665 3,460
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,915 29,380 40,530 101,250 42,910 58,340
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 7,860 3,195 4,660 10,400 4,280 6,125
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 98,220 43,195 55,025 64,700 27,900 36,800
Bachelor's degree 65,770 28,260 37,505 42,850 17,810 25,040
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,155 2,245 2,910 2,995 1,395 1,605
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,780 1,490 1,295 1,790 1,055 735
Master's degree 20,595 8,755 11,845 14,820 6,180 8,640
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 3,915 2,440 1,470 2,250 1,465 785
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 225,315 108,680 116,635 287,880 139,650 148,230
No certificate, diploma or degree 18,840 10,510 8,335 45,170 23,965 21,205
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 49,610 25,540 24,065 65,210 30,300 34,910
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 156,860 72,630 84,235 177,495 85,380 92,115
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 18,430 12,980 5,450 36,075 26,475 9,605
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 10,095 5,910 4,195 18,045 10,900 7,145
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 8,330 7,070 1,260 18,030 15,580 2,455
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 53,870 23,340 30,535 81,955 34,175 47,780
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 5,300 2,140 3,155 6,680 2,970 3,710
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 79,265 34,165 45,095 52,785 21,760 31,025
Bachelor's degree 53,060 22,730 30,325 34,555 13,960 20,595
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,055 1,655 2,405 2,410 1,070 1,340
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,295 1,115 1,180 1,515 810 700
Master's degree 17,035 7,065 9,970 12,610 4,860 7,755
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 2,815 1,605 1,215 1,705 1,060 645
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 151 336,990 161,860 175,125 437,935 212,780 225,150
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 134,765 68,110 66,650 212,145 101,375 110,770
Education 12,640 3,230 9,410 19,040 5,665 13,375
13. Education 12,640 3,225 9,415 19,035 5,665 13,375
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,780 3,190 3,590 3,660 1,705 1,950
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,320 970 345 760 590 170
50. Visual and performing arts 5,465 2,220 3,245 2,900 1,115 1,785
Humanities 10,725 4,110 6,615 7,180 2,965 4,220
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 740 230 515 470 125 350
23. English language and literature/letters 3,220 970 2,250 1,735 610 1,120
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,300 765 1,540 1,675 540 1,135
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 20 30 70 45 20
38. Philosophy and religious studies 715 380 330 595 315 280
39. Theology and religious vocations 855 510 345 1,325 740 585
54. History 2,255 1,125 1,130 870 490 380
55. French language and literature/letters 585 105 480 440 95 340
Social and behavioural sciences and law 23,775 7,680 16,100 13,825 4,140 9,685
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 420 85 330 315 95 215
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 2,300 835 1,460 850 320 535
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,015 315 3,705 3,695 280 3,410
22. Legal professions and studies 3,600 1,200 2,400 1,930 595 1,345
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 390 100 290 170 40 130
42. Psychology 5,030 1,310 3,720 2,340 595 1,745
45. Social sciences 8,025 3,825 4,200 4,515 2,220 2,300
Business, management and public administration 47,160 16,445 30,715 47,775 11,015 36,760
30.16 Accounting and computer science 70 15 55 150 30 125
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,855 685 2,170 2,725 510 2,220
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 44,230 15,740 28,490 44,900 10,480 34,420
Physical and life sciences and technologies 9,845 4,740 5,105 5,570 2,930 2,645
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 4,595 1,885 2,710 2,225 960 1,265
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,025 785 1,235 1,280 650 635
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 95 30 70 130 55 80
40. Physical sciences 2,810 1,960 850 1,665 1,190 475
41. Science technologies/technicians 325 85 240 270 75 190
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,665 6,195 3,475 8,305 4,255 4,055
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,775 5,305 2,470 7,085 3,705 3,380
25. Library science 700 105 600 475 70 400
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,060 685 375 690 420 265
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 135 100 30 60 50 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 37,855 34,910 2,950 61,025 55,930 5,095
04. Architecture and related services 965 620 340 275 200 75
14. Engineering 7,830 6,660 1,170 6,685 5,515 1,175
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 8,515 7,785 730 12,325 10,200 2,130
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 10 0 0 20 10 15
46. Construction trades 8,715 8,480 235 19,465 18,750 720
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,050 7,725 325 14,775 14,250 520
48. Precision production 3,775 3,635 140 7,480 7,015 465
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,225 1,185 1,035 3,630 2,395 1,240
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,035 515 520 1,170 620 555
03. Natural resources and conservation 1,195 675 520 2,465 1,780 685
Health and related fields 28,865 5,360 23,500 32,275 5,370 26,905
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,905 905 1,000 1,585 880 705
51. Health professions and related programs 26,010 3,875 22,135 30,030 4,130 25,900
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 950 575 375 655 355 295
Personal, protective and transportation services 12,645 6,705 5,940 23,495 15,050 8,450
12. Personal and culinary services 7,155 1,905 5,250 9,540 2,345 7,185
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 185 180 10 15 15 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 515 475 40 175 150 20
43. Security and protective services 2,025 1,610 415 2,285 1,735 545
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,765 2,535 230 11,490 10,795 695
Other 40 10 30 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 40 0 35 10 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 225,315 108,680 116,635 287,880 139,650 148,230
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 68,450 36,055 32,400 110,380 54,270 56,115
Education 8,760 2,100 6,665 12,575 3,380 9,200
13. Education 8,765 2,100 6,665 12,580 3,380 9,195
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,320 2,515 2,805 2,940 1,310 1,635
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 970 730 240 510 355 155
50. Visual and performing arts 4,355 1,785 2,570 2,430 955 1,480
Humanities 8,305 3,110 5,190 5,105 2,045 3,055
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 600 180 420 360 80 275
23. English language and literature/letters 2,535 770 1,770 1,260 420 840
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,820 610 1,215 1,185 390 790
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 15 30 65 45 15
38. Philosophy and religious studies 570 290 280 415 215 195
39. Theology and religious vocations 555 330 225 835 475 355
54. History 1,740 830 910 675 365 315
55. French language and literature/letters 425 75 350 320 60 260
Social and behavioural sciences and law 19,585 6,095 13,490 11,820 3,365 8,450
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 350 70 280 260 75 190
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,965 695 1,270 710 245 465
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,290 255 3,035 3,175 250 2,920
22. Legal professions and studies 3,140 930 2,210 1,675 450 1,225
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 300 70 230 130 30 100
42. Psychology 4,025 1,035 2,990 1,945 455 1,495
45. Social sciences 6,505 3,030 3,475 3,925 1,865 2,060
Business, management and public administration 36,265 12,865 23,405 39,285 8,560 30,725
30.16 Accounting and computer science 70 15 50 125 25 100
44. Public administration and social service professions 2,330 550 1,775 2,295 370 1,925
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 33,870 12,295 21,580 36,865 8,160 28,705
Physical and life sciences and technologies 7,315 3,485 3,825 4,275 2,175 2,100
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 3,575 1,470 2,100 1,665 665 1,005
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,490 595 885 1,020 515 510
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 90 25 65 75 35 40
40. Physical sciences 1,965 1,360 605 1,320 900 425
41. Science technologies/technicians 200 30 165 190 60 125
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,505 5,570 2,935 7,640 3,965 3,675
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,130 4,915 2,215 6,670 3,510 3,165
25. Library science 485 75 410 345 65 285
27. Mathematics and statistics 775 485 290 560 340 220
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 115 90 25 55 50 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 28,850 26,345 2,510 46,125 42,065 4,060
04. Architecture and related services 735 450 290 230 165 65
14. Engineering 5,890 4,910 980 5,500 4,465 1,030
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,725 6,070 655 9,790 8,085 1,705
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 15 0 15
46. Construction trades 6,640 6,405 235 14,430 13,915 510
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,105 5,865 245 10,765 10,340 420
48. Precision production 2,755 2,650 110 5,400 5,090 310
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,830 970 855 3,025 1,945 1,085
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 835 415 420 930 460 475
03. Natural resources and conservation 990 555 440 2,095 1,485 610
Health and related fields 22,200 4,290 17,915 25,620 4,275 21,350
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,510 760 750 1,265 730 530
51. Health professions and related programs 19,940 3,100 16,840 23,810 3,275 20,540
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 760 430 325 545 265 275
Personal, protective and transportation services 9,885 5,280 4,605 19,080 12,300 6,785
12. Personal and culinary services 5,635 1,575 4,055 7,705 1,895 5,815
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 170 165 10 10 15 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 310 280 30 160 130 25
43. Security and protective services 1,600 1,265 335 1,885 1,440 445
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,175 1,995 180 9,330 8,825 505
Other 40 10 30 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 40 0 35 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 336,990 161,865 175,125 437,935 212,785 225,150
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 134,765 68,115 66,650 212,145 101,375 110,775
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 202,225 93,750 108,480 225,790 111,405 114,380
Location of study inside Canada 184,165 84,625 99,545 217,745 107,100 110,645
Same as province or territory of residence 140,590 63,300 77,290 188,225 92,155 96,070
Different than province or territory of residence 43,580 21,325 22,255 29,520 14,945 14,575
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 18,055 9,120 8,935 8,045 4,305 3,735
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,800 2,010 1,790 2,175 1,205 965
Philippines 1,110 390 720 820 305 515
India 1,470 770 700 405 230 180
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 3,175 1,855 1,320 1,495 905 585
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 815 315 495 335 190 140
France 250 145 100 125 65 60
Other 7,440 3,635 3,810 2,695 1,410 1,285
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 157 225,315 108,680 116,635 287,880 139,650 148,230
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 68,455 36,055 32,400 110,380 54,270 56,115
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 156,860 72,625 84,235 177,500 85,380 92,115
Location of study inside Canada 142,920 65,835 77,090 171,300 82,140 89,165
Same as province or territory of residence 108,590 49,065 59,520 147,040 70,500 76,540
Different than province or territory of residence 34,335 16,765 17,570 24,265 11,635 12,630
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 13,940 6,795 7,150 6,195 3,245 2,955
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,510 1,275 1,235 1,375 725 650
Philippines 1,030 370 660 765 295 470
India 1,165 605 565 360 195 165
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,050 1,175 875 1,010 645 370
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 660 260 400 285 165 125
France 200 115 85 110 55 55
Other 6,320 2,995 3,330 2,285 1,160 1,125
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 336,990 161,860 175,125 437,935 212,785 225,150
In the labour force 225,855 115,025 110,830 256,855 133,110 123,745
Employed 209,350 105,865 103,490 216,705 108,395 108,310
Unemployed 16,505 9,165 7,345 40,150 24,715 15,440
Not in the labour force 111,130 46,835 64,295 181,080 79,675 101,405
Participation rate 67.0 71.1 63.3 58.7 62.6 55.0
Employment rate 62.1 65.4 59.1 49.5 50.9 48.1
Unemployment rate 7.3 8.0 6.6 15.6 18.6 12.5
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 164 336,990 161,860 175,125 437,935 212,785 225,150
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 101,955 43,040 58,920 158,915 67,920 90,995
Worked 235,030 118,825 116,210 279,020 144,865 134,155
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 128,760 69,880 58,880 128,865 66,480 62,385
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 106,275 48,945 57,335 150,155 78,385 71,770
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.1 43.6 42.7 38.9 38.3 39.5
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 225,855 115,030 110,830 256,855 133,110 123,745
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,065 2,120 1,950 5,055 2,700 2,350
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 221,785 112,905 108,880 251,795 130,405 121,395
Employee 201,580 100,695 100,880 236,110 120,790 115,315
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 20,205 12,210 7,995 15,690 9,615 6,075
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 172 225,855 115,025 110,830 256,855 133,110 123,745
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,070 2,120 1,950 5,055 2,705 2,350
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 221,785 112,905 108,880 251,800 130,405 121,390
0 Management occupations 24,330 14,500 9,835 20,870 11,930 8,940
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 36,720 10,880 25,835 32,115 8,130 23,985
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 17,555 14,110 3,450 16,780 13,320 3,460
3 Health occupations 17,425 3,410 14,015 18,865 3,190 15,675
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 30,370 12,010 18,360 32,515 8,935 23,585
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 7,550 3,570 3,980 4,830 2,045 2,790
6 Sales and service occupations 55,150 24,340 30,805 56,205 21,550 34,650
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 26,160 24,865 1,300 47,890 45,235 2,655
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 2,735 2,310 430 11,845 9,800 2,045
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 3,790 2,915 870 9,885 6,270 3,615
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 173 225,855 115,025 110,825 256,855 133,110 123,745
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 4,065 2,120 1,950 5,055 2,705 2,355
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 221,785 112,910 108,880 251,800 130,405 121,395
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,440 1,070 375 8,720 6,635 2,085
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,115 970 145 9,780 8,190 1,595
22 Utilities 1,600 1,045 550 2,695 2,065 625
23 Construction 13,805 12,275 1,535 27,360 24,470 2,885
31-33 Manufacturing 10,000 7,315 2,695 16,735 11,520 5,215
41 Wholesale trade 7,070 5,105 1,965 5,640 4,065 1,580
44-45 Retail trade 26,545 11,985 14,565 31,755 13,635 18,125
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 10,020 7,635 2,385 12,235 9,105 3,125
51 Information and cultural industries 6,320 3,610 2,710 3,690 1,975 1,715
52 Finance and insurance 10,370 4,235 6,130 5,255 1,585 3,675
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 4,390 2,455 1,935 2,520 1,515 1,005
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 17,540 9,885 7,655 10,885 6,005 4,885
55 Management of companies and enterprises 230 90 140 200 115 90
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 11,680 6,820 4,860 7,375 4,150 3,230
61 Educational services 17,530 5,935 11,595 17,800 6,130 11,670
62 Health care and social assistance 28,970 5,415 23,555 37,130 6,040 31,090
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,835 2,495 2,345 3,595 1,885 1,720
72 Accommodation and food services 16,125 6,840 9,280 17,660 6,285 11,370
81 Other services (except public administration) 8,845 3,785 5,065 10,565 4,680 5,890
91 Public administration 23,360 13,965 9,390 20,190 10,365 9,825
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 174 209,350 105,865 103,485 216,705 108,390 108,310
Worked at home 13,580 6,565 7,010 9,965 4,315 5,655
Worked outside Canada 1,040 710 325 650 530 120
No fixed workplace address 22,200 16,350 5,850 26,135 20,220 5,910
Worked at usual place 172,535 82,235 90,295 179,955 83,330 96,625
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 172,530 82,240 90,295 179,955 83,335 96,625
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 166,455 78,620 87,840 96,140 41,420 54,720
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 105 90 15 71,710 33,265 38,445
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 4,150 2,315 1,830 8,615 5,795 2,820
Commute to a different province or territory 1,825 1,215 605 3,495 2,850 645
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 175 194,735 98,585 96,150 206,085 103,555 102,540
Car, truck, van - as a driver 137,070 73,075 63,995 167,405 83,525 83,875
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 14,265 5,220 9,045 16,255 6,690 9,565
Public transit 22,975 9,960 13,015 5,185 3,340 1,845
Walked 15,925 7,495 8,430 10,010 4,405 5,605
Bicycle 1,965 1,310 655 315 260 55
Other method 2,535 1,525 1,005 6,925 5,330 1,595
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 176 194,735 98,585 96,150 206,090 103,555 102,540
Less than 15 minutes 48,560 22,250 26,315 95,355 42,345 53,015
15 to 29 minutes 79,430 41,260 38,165 68,435 34,355 34,085
30 to 44 minutes 42,820 22,660 20,160 20,960 11,500 9,460
45 to 59 minutes 13,960 6,940 7,020 6,490 3,755 2,730
60 minutes and over 9,960 5,475 4,490 14,850 11,605 3,245
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 177 194,735 98,585 96,150 206,090 103,555 102,540
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 9,335 6,045 3,295 11,825 9,160 2,665
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 37,975 22,695 15,280 25,555 17,110 8,450
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 58,965 29,470 29,495 64,365 33,725 30,635
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,865 17,970 23,900 54,780 20,795 33,990
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 19,590 8,615 10,975 19,175 6,340 12,830
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 26,995 13,790 13,200 30,390 16,420 13,970
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 178 241,310 121,735 119,570 286,035 148,060 137,975
Single responses 239,795 121,105 118,685 285,380 147,830 137,555
Official languages 239,060 120,710 118,350 284,750 147,500 137,250
English 237,540 120,315 117,220 283,805 147,190 136,610
French 1,520 390 1,130 945 310 640
Non-official languages 740 395 340 630 330 300
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 440 205 230
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 415 200 215
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 415 200 210
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 250 125 125
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 165 75 90
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 20 10 20
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 25 10 20
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 735 400 340 190 120 70
Afro-Asiatic languages 150 115 40 25 20 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 150 110 40 20 20 10
Amharic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 130 100 30 20 20 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 15 15 10 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 10 0 10 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 10 0 0 15 10 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) 15 0 10 15 10 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 200 110 90 35 25 10
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 30 20 10 0 0 0
Baltic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Latvian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 25 20 10 0 0 0
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 30 20 10 0 0 0
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 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 40 20 20 25 20 10
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 10 10 0 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 25 10 15 10 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 10 10 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 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 50 30 20 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 20 20 0 0 0 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 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 20 15 0 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10 0 0 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 30 10 20 0 0 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 30 15 20 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 80 35 40 15 10 10
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 30 10 20 0 10 0
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 40 15 25 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 20 10 15 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 30 10 20 10 0 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 30 0 25 35 15 15
American Sign Language 15 0 10 20 0 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 15 10 15 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 280 150 125 80 50 35
Chinese languages 280 150 130 85 50 30
Cantonese 60 35 25 30 20 10
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 205 100 100 15 10 10
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. 15 15 0 40 25 15
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 0 10 0 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 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 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 1,510 630 880 655 230 420
English and French 920 335 585 480 135 340
English and non-official language 555 285 280 170 95 70
French and non-official language 0 0 10 10 0 0
English, French and non-official language 30 15 20 0 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 179 241,305 121,740 119,570 286,035 148,060 137,975
None 230,880 116,660 114,225 281,215 146,080 135,130
English 1,330 460 870 1,115 405 710
French 7,045 3,575 3,465 2,665 1,060 1,605
Non-official language 1,905 955 950 995 475 520
Aboriginal 30 15 10 435 175 265
Non-Aboriginal 1,870 940 935 555 300 255
English and French 0 0 0 10 0 0
English and non-official language 0 0 0 0 10 0
French and non-official language 150 85 60 40 30 10
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 180 393,605 190,850 202,755 507,965 248,690 259,270
Non-movers 334,905 162,305 172,605 457,145 224,045 233,100
Movers 58,700 28,545 30,155 50,825 24,650 26,170
Non-migrants 41,625 20,265 21,360 26,690 12,990 13,695
Migrants 17,070 8,280 8,790 24,135 11,655 12,475
Internal migrants 12,075 5,790 6,285 22,190 10,710 11,475
Intraprovincial migrants 4,120 1,835 2,285 15,445 7,375 8,070
Interprovincial migrants 7,950 3,950 4,005 6,745 3,340 3,405
External migrants 4,995 2,490 2,505 1,945 950 995
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 377,605 182,715 194,890 489,795 239,505 250,295
Non-movers 227,290 109,635 117,655 347,175 169,930 177,245
Movers 150,315 73,085 77,230 142,625 69,575 73,050
Non-migrants 99,250 48,120 51,130 69,950 33,920 36,030
Migrants 51,065 24,965 26,100 72,675 35,660 37,015
Internal migrants 36,415 17,315 19,100 66,305 32,250 34,055
Intraprovincial migrants 11,995 5,395 6,595 42,755 20,410 22,345
Interprovincial migrants 24,420 11,920 12,505 23,545 11,835 11,710
External migrants 14,650 7,645 7,000 6,370 3,410 2,965

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Halifax, RGM [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 18, 2024).

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