Census Profile, 2016 Census
Mississauga, City [Census subdivision], Ontario and Canada [Country]

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Characteristic	Mississauga, CY Ontario [Census subdivision]			Canada [Country]
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	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 45}	715,475	349,790	365,685	34,460,065	16,971,580	17,488,490
Canadian citizens^{Census data footnote 46}	620,045	303,715	316,330	32,034,590	15,799,495	16,235,090
Canadian citizens aged under 18	132,175	67,575	64,600	6,652,795	3,412,785	3,240,010
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	487,870	236,140	251,730	25,381,795	12,386,710	12,995,080
Not Canadian citizens^{Census data footnote 47}	95,435	46,075	49,355	2,425,480	1,172,085	1,253,400
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 48}	715,475	349,790	365,685	34,460,065	16,971,575	17,488,485
Non-immigrants^{Census data footnote 49}	320,750	160,730	160,020	26,412,610	13,124,325	13,288,290
Immigrants^{Census data footnote 50}	381,730	182,445	199,285	7,540,830	3,586,495	3,954,330
Before 1981	77,125	36,250	40,875	1,941,510	927,795	1,013,715
1981 to 1990	50,500	24,260	26,240	915,555	439,245	476,310
1991 to 2000	90,385	43,510	46,875	1,486,655	696,720	789,940
2001 to 2010	110,310	52,585	57,730	1,985,035	940,570	1,044,465
2001 to 2005	59,235	28,400	30,835	928,935	439,890	489,050
2006 to 2010	51,080	24,185	26,900	1,056,095	500,680	555,415
2011 to 2016^{Census data footnote 51}	53,410	25,845	27,570	1,212,075	582,175	629,895
Non-permanent residents^{Census data footnote 52}	12,990	6,615	6,375	506,625	260,755	245,870
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 53}	381,730	182,445	199,285	7,540,830	3,586,500	3,954,335
Under 5 years	34,375	17,135	17,240	731,340	364,165	367,175
5 to 14 years	66,605	34,445	32,165	1,311,810	665,870	645,945
15 to 24 years	76,645	34,345	42,300	1,604,430	724,430	880,005
25 to 44 years	164,845	78,135	86,710	3,198,920	1,513,970	1,684,950
45 years and over	39,260	18,390	20,870	694,320	318,060	376,260
Immigrants by selected place of birthUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 54}	381,730	182,445	199,285	7,540,830	3,586,495	3,954,330
Americas	48,660	21,830	26,830	1,128,745	510,650	618,100
Brazil	1,060	480	580	29,320	13,235	16,080
Colombia	3,625	1,680	1,945	70,035	32,065	37,965
El Salvador	880	425	455	48,080	23,865	24,215
Guyana	6,680	3,060	3,625	87,685	38,940	48,745
Haiti	150	80	75	93,480	40,955	52,525
Jamaica	11,595	4,965	6,625	138,345	59,960	78,390
Mexico	1,275	510	765	80,585	37,530	43,055
Peru	1,355	615	745	29,615	12,950	16,665
Trinidad and Tobago	6,340	2,800	3,545	65,040	29,325	35,710
United States^{Census data footnote 55}	5,520	2,655	2,870	253,715	113,505	140,215
Other places of birth in Americas	10,175	4,575	5,600	232,850	108,325	124,530
Europe	88,515	41,985	46,530	2,088,410	1,015,145	1,073,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,605	1,325	1,280	36,135	18,050	18,085
Croatia	3,505	1,705	1,795	40,045	20,005	20,035
France	605	295	310	105,565	55,395	50,170
Germany	2,710	1,200	1,510	145,845	69,525	76,320
Greece	1,740	885	860	62,715	31,580	31,135
Hungary	890	410	480	36,820	17,945	18,875
Ireland^{Census data footnote 56}	1,025	420	600	28,325	14,355	13,970
Italy	8,695	4,365	4,335	236,640	118,595	118,040
Netherlands	665	330	335	88,475	45,185	43,295
Poland	21,685	10,080	11,605	146,465	66,450	80,020
Portugal	11,925	5,580	6,345	139,450	68,150	71,300
Romania	2,810	1,335	1,475	90,305	42,795	47,510
Russian Federation	2,185	990	1,190	78,685	34,265	44,420
Serbia^{Census data footnote 57}	2,110	1,035	1,075	33,320	16,325	17,000
Ukraine	4,470	2,060	2,410	73,030	33,360	39,665
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 58}	11,060	5,210	5,850	499,115	243,225	255,890
Other places of birth in Europe	9,825	4,745	5,080	247,470	119,945	127,530
Africa	24,290	11,875	12,415	637,485	322,510	314,970
Algeria	235	120	115	64,620	33,920	30,705
Egypt	9,095	4,670	4,425	64,615	34,125	30,495
Ethiopia	510	215	300	32,790	15,980	16,810
Kenya	1,835	765	1,070	27,150	12,810	14,340
Morocco	340	160	175	69,655	36,120	33,535
Nigeria	2,180	1,140	1,040	42,430	21,830	20,600
Somalia	720	260	460	27,230	12,070	15,160
South Africa, Republic of	1,095	485	610	44,660	22,205	22,460
Other places of birth in Africa	8,275	4,060	4,215	264,320	133,450	130,870
Asia	219,420	106,355	113,060	3,629,160	1,709,985	1,919,175
Afghanistan	2,595	1,310	1,285	51,955	26,030	25,930
Bangladesh	2,600	1,270	1,330	58,735	29,875	28,865
China^{Census data footnote 59}	23,110	10,655	12,460	649,260	290,800	358,460
Hong Kong^{Census data footnote 60}	7,335	3,405	3,925	208,940	98,020	110,915
India	54,630	27,060	27,570	668,565	334,030	334,540
Iran^{Census data footnote 61}	2,810	1,425	1,390	154,425	77,970	76,455
Iraq	7,390	3,665	3,720	68,485	34,785	33,705
Japan	575	200	370	27,240	7,955	19,285
Korea, South^{Census data footnote 62}	4,345	2,040	2,300	123,305	57,170	66,140
Lebanon	3,110	1,645	1,465	88,745	47,295	41,450
Pakistan	35,855	18,230	17,625	202,260	103,225	99,035
Philippines	28,330	12,320	16,010	588,305	247,095	341,210
Sri Lanka	9,060	4,505	4,555	131,995	64,825	67,170
Syria^{Census data footnote 63}	3,440	1,735	1,700	52,960	26,595	26,365
Taiwan	1,900	865	1,030	63,770	28,170	35,605
Viet Nam	10,350	4,835	5,515	169,250	78,000	91,250
Other places of birth in Asia	21,995	11,180	10,810	320,965	158,150	162,815
Oceania and other places of birth^{Census data footnote 64}	850	400	455	57,030	28,210	28,825
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 54}	53,415	25,845	27,570	1,212,075	582,180	629,895
Americas	5,160	2,495	2,665	152,595	72,870	79,720
Brazil	125	50	80	8,500	4,000	4,490
Colombia	675	365	310	15,300	6,885	8,415
Cuba	180	70	110	5,370	2,545	2,820
Haiti	60	25	35	19,985	9,160	10,830
Jamaica	965	515	445	12,495	6,680	5,820
Mexico	340	160	185	18,660	9,090	9,575
United States^{Census data footnote 55}	1,205	575	630	33,060	16,480	16,580
Venezuela^{Census data footnote 65}	370	180	190	6,425	2,990	3,435
Other places of birth in Americas	1,220	550	670	32,790	15,040	17,750
Europe	3,585	1,635	1,950	140,030	70,995	69,035
France	55	30	25	24,150	13,000	11,150
Germany	80	35	50	6,300	3,255	3,045
Ireland^{Census data footnote 56}	85	45	40	5,660	3,540	2,120
Moldova^{Census data footnote 66}	10	0	0	5,900	2,735	3,165
Romania	180	70	110	7,610	3,330	4,280
Russian Federation	275	95	180	11,565	4,485	7,080
Ukraine	635	270	370	13,425	6,015	7,410
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 58}	340	160	180	24,445	14,235	10,215
Other places of birth in Europe	1,920	925	995	40,970	20,405	20,570
Africa	5,025	2,535	2,485	162,800	81,545	81,245
Algeria	45	20	25	17,175	8,440	8,735
Cameroon	75	30	45	10,265	5,005	5,255
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	100	50	50	7,400	3,570	3,835
Côte d'Ivoire	40	25	15	6,240	3,030	3,210
Egypt	2,600	1,380	1,215	16,115	8,445	7,665
Eritrea	55	25	30	6,050	3,195	2,855
Ethiopia	45	10	35	7,510	3,625	3,890
Morocco	70	15	55	15,105	7,470	7,635
Nigeria	720	360	360	17,285	8,850	8,435
Somalia	75	30	45	5,335	2,600	2,730
South Africa, Republic of	70	30	40	5,765	2,935	2,830
Tunisia	10	10	0	6,700	3,475	3,230
Other places of birth in Africa	1,120	555	570	41,855	20,905	20,950
Asia	39,550	19,110	20,440	748,700	352,095	396,610
Afghanistan	295	150	145	9,240	4,530	4,710
Bangladesh	420	210	210	12,900	6,445	6,460
China^{Census data footnote 59}	3,910	1,685	2,220	129,020	57,745	71,270
Hong Kong^{Census data footnote 60}	110	50	60	4,975	2,090	2,880
India	10,660	5,360	5,300	147,190	75,145	72,045
Iran^{Census data footnote 61}	470	235	230	42,070	20,580	21,490
Iraq	2,815	1,420	1,395	20,665	10,345	10,320
Israel	60	35	25	4,740	2,615	2,130
Japan	60	15	45	4,905	1,250	3,655
Korea, South^{Census data footnote 62}	280	105	180	21,710	9,630	12,075
Lebanon	430	230	200	9,375	4,980	4,400
Nepal	360	180	175	7,505	3,780	3,715
Pakistan	7,585	3,775	3,815	41,480	20,530	20,945
Philippines	4,320	1,840	2,480	188,810	83,050	105,760
Saudi Arabia	765	395	375	5,465	2,820	2,640
Sri Lanka	625	270	355	11,495	5,190	6,305
Syria^{Census data footnote 63}	1,795	895	900	29,945	15,245	14,700
Taiwan	135	55	80	4,310	1,685	2,625
Turkey	95	60	35	4,255	2,365	1,890
United Arab Emirates	1,565	810	760	6,135	3,220	2,910
Viet Nam	635	300	340	11,210	4,500	6,705
Other places of birth in Asia	2,140	1,035	1,105	31,320	14,345	16,970
Oceania and other^{Census data footnote 64}	100	70	30	7,955	4,670	3,280
Australia	85	60	25	4,965	2,950	2,010
Other places of birth^{Census data footnote 67}	15	10	10	2,990	1,720	1,270
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 68}	715,470	349,790	365,685	34,460,060	16,971,575	17,488,485
First generation^{Census data footnote 69}	398,030	190,785	207,250	8,219,555	3,936,045	4,283,505
Second generation^{Census data footnote 70}	197,215	99,910	97,305	6,100,725	3,053,075	3,047,650
Third generation or more^{Census data footnote 71}	120,225	59,095	61,130	20,139,790	9,982,460	10,157,330
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 72}	309,275	148,535	160,735	5,703,615	2,709,530	2,994,085
Economic immigrants^{Census data footnote 73}	172,665	88,635	84,025	2,994,130	1,496,240	1,497,885
Principal applicants^{Census data footnote 74}	63,175	42,940	20,240	1,220,755	755,370	465,380
Secondary applicants^{Census data footnote 75}	109,485	45,695	63,790	1,773,380	740,870	1,032,510
Immigrants sponsored by family^{Census data footnote 76}	91,590	35,665	55,925	1,782,490	728,085	1,054,400
Refugees^{Census data footnote 77}	41,820	22,705	19,115	858,845	453,675	405,175
Other immigrants^{Census data footnote 78}	3,200	1,525	1,670	68,145	31,530	36,615

Note(s):

Footnote 45

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

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

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Footnote 46

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

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Footnote 47

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

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Footnote 48

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

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

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

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Footnote 49

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

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Footnote 50

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

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Footnote 51

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

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Footnote 52

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

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Footnote 53

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

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

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Footnote 54

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

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

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

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

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Footnote 55

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

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Footnote 56

Ireland is also referred to as Republic of Ireland.

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Footnote 57

Serbia excludes Kosovo.

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Footnote 58

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

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Footnote 59

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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Footnote 60

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

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Footnote 61

The official name of Iran is Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Footnote 62

The official name of South Korea is Republic of Korea.

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Footnote 63

The official name of Syria is Syrian Arab Republic.

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Footnote 64

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

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Footnote 65

The official name of Venezuela is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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Footnote 66

The official name of Moldova is Republic of Moldova.

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Footnote 67

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

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Footnote 68

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

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

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Footnote 69

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

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Footnote 70

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

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Footnote 71

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

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Footnote 72

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

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

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

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

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Footnote 73

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

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Footnote 74

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

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Footnote 75

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

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Footnote 76

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

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Footnote 77

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

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Footnote 78

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Mississauga, CY [Census subdivision], Ontario and Canada [Country] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed March 30, 2023).

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