Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Skeena-Queen Charlotte, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Skeena-Queen Charlotte, RD
British Columbia
[Census division]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 517,887 ... ... 18,133 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 18,784 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... -3.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 8,911 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 7,413 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 0.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 19,775.41 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 18,135 9,175 8,955
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 3,280 1,630 1,645
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 1,000 470 530
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 1,160 590 570
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 1,120 575 545
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 12,170 6,205 5,960
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 1,160 585 580
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 1,045 575 470
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 1,135 570 565
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 1,070 530 540
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 1,040 500 535
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 1,220 585 635
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 1,205 595 615
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 1,415 745 675
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 1,540 800 740
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 1,340 725 620
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 2,690 1,340 1,350
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 1,035 525 510
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 715 365 350
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 415 225 190
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 265 120 145
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 255 105 150
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 170 75 95
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 75 25 45
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 15 5 5
100 years and over 130 45 85 5 0 5
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 17.9 18.7 17.1 18.1 17.8 18.4
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 67.1 67.6 66.6
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 14.8 14.6 15.1
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 1.4 1.1 1.7
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 40.1 40.2 40.1
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 41.4 41.7 41.2
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 7,410 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 4,935 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 35 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 2,265 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 330 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 375 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 640 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 880 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 40 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 180 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 7,410 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 2,250 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 2,475 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 1,150 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 900 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 635 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 17,895 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 14,860 7,550 7,310
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 8,165 4,080 4,085
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 5,775 2,895 2,880
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 2,390 1,180 1,205
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 6,690 3,470 3,220
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 4,585 2,650 1,935
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 420 195 220
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 880 410 470
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 810 210 600
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 5,095 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 2,710 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 1,130 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 840 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 410 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 5,095 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 3,980 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 2,785 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 1,195 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 1,115 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 795 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 325 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 3,975 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 2,030 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 1,950 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 835 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 745 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 375 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 1,120 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 685 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 300 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 135 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 3,465 1,900 1,560
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 7,410 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 4,670 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 1,905 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 2,765 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 210 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 2,540 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 2,245 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 290 ... ...
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 15 513,405 254,160 259,245 18,025 9,125 8,895
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 17,010 8,690 8,320
French only 245 130 115 5 0 0
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 900 395 505
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 110 40 65
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 16 513,400 254,160 259,245 18,025 9,130 8,895
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 17,760 9,010 8,755
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 135 70 65
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 20 10 10
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 110 45 65
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 140 75 65
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7
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 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 18,020 9,125 8,895
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 17,775 9,010 8,760
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 15,875 8,095 7,780
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 15,725 8,015 7,710
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 150 80 70
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 1,900 910 985
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 240 100 135
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 5 0 5
Blackfoot 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 5 5 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 10 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 5 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 15 5 10 0 0 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 5 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 10 5 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 5 5 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 5 5 5
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 5
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 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 5 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 5 0 50 20 30
Inuit languages 10 0 10 5 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 5 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 5 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 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 170 80 95
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 15 5 10
Nisga'a 5 5 0 45 15 25
Tsimshian 0 0 0 115 55 60
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 5 5 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 5
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 5 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 1,660 815 850
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 5 10 0
Berber languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 5 5 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 755 365 395 5 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 5 5 0
Amharic 305 150 160 0 5 0
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 5 5 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 30 25 0 0 0
Maltese 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 155 80 75 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,010 3,260 3,750 305 145 165
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 0 0 0
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 305 140 165
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 175 70 110
Bikol 65 30 35 0 0 0
Cebuano 860 350 505 5 5 5
Fijian 210 105 105 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 5 0 0
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 10 5 5
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 5 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 0 0 0
Pangasinan 85 35 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 160 60 95
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 5 0 0
Creole languages 260 130 125 5 0 5
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 5 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 15 5 5
Kannada 55 30 30 0 0 0
Malayalam 695 350 345 0 0 0
Tamil 790 405 385 10 5 10
Telugu 170 95 80 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 35 20 15 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 157,060 77,565 79,500 935 490 445
Albanian 315 160 155 0 0 0
Armenian 95 50 45 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 110 50 55
Baltic languages 50 20 30 0 0 0
Latvian 25 15 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 25 5 15 0 0 0
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 110 55 55
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 150 75 75 0 0 0
Bulgarian 110 55 55 0 5 0
Croatian 670 335 335 20 15 5
Czech 450 210 240 15 10 10
Macedonian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 20 10 15
Russian 1,795 830 965 5 5 5
Serbian 470 250 220 5 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 0 0 0
Slovak 290 135 155 10 0 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 5 5 0
Ukrainian 800 345 455 25 10 15
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 40 20 25 0 0 5
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 0 5 0
Welsh 20 5 10 5 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 250 145 110
Afrikaans 220 100 120 40 20 15
Danish 415 215 200 15 5 5
Dutch 1,545 720 825 40 20 15
Frisian 30 10 20 0 0 0
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 135 80 50
Icelandic 30 10 15 0 0 5
Norwegian 150 70 80 25 15 15
Swedish 135 60 75 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 0 0 0
Yiddish 15 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 600 310 285 5 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 275 145 130
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 260 140 120
Bengali 685 350 335 5 5 5
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 0 0 0
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 10 10 5
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 65 30 40 0 0 0
Marathi 80 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 410 215 200 5 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 230 120 110
Sindhi 210 105 100 5 0 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 0 0 0
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 10 5 0
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 10 0 10
Kurdish 170 95 70 0 0 0
Pashto 525 280 245 5 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 5 5 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 290 140 150
Catalan 10 10 5 0 0 0
Italian 1,335 715 620 140 75 65
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 95 45 55
Romanian 715 365 350 10 5 5
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 40 15 30
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 35 15 20
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 10 5 5
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 5 5 0
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 5 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 0 0 0
Ewe 30 20 15 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ganda 15 10 5 0 0 0
Igbo 65 35 30 0 0 0
Lingala 20 10 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 5 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 0 0 0
Shona 45 15 25 0 0 0
Swahili 215 110 105 0 0 0
Wolof 0 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 0 0 0
Dinka 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 0 0 0
Sign languages 185 100 85 5 5 0
American Sign Language 70 35 35 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 120 50 70
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 120 50 75
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 80 30 45
Hakka 215 100 115 0 0 0
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 20 10 15
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 5 0 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 10 5 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 0 0 0
Burmese 335 185 150 0 0 0
Karenic languages 335 160 175 0 0 0
Tibetan 60 25 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 780 340 435 15 5 5
Lao 525 270 255 0 0 0
Thai 250 65 190 15 5 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 5 0 0
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkish 260 145 115 0 0 0
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 25 10 10
Estonian 60 30 30 5 5 0
Finnish 240 105 135 5 5 5
Hungarian 870 410 455 10 10 5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 0 0 0
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 250 120 135
English and French 775 380 395 30 15 20
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 210 100 110
French and non-official language 270 135 135 5 0 0
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 5 0 0
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 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 18,025 9,130 8,895
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 17,640 8,945 8,690
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 16,905 8,595 8,310
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 16,875 8,580 8,295
French 1,125 585 540 30 15 10
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 735 350 380
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 40 25 15
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 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 5 0 0 10 0 5
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 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 35 20 15
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Nisga'a 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tsimshian 0 0 0 25 10 10
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 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 154,145 74,980 79,170 695 325 365
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 0 0 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 455 200 255 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 0 0 0
Somali 445 190 255 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 0 0 0
Amharic 135 60 75 0 0 0
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 75 35 35 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 30 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,560 2,130 2,430 245 120 125
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 0 0 0
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 245 120 125
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 65 35 35
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 0 0 0
Fijian 60 40 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 0 0 0
Ilocano 345 155 185 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 65 35 30
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 0 0 0
Creole languages 150 70 80 5 5 5
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 105 50 60 5 0 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 10 5 5
Kannada 25 10 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 365 180 180 5 5 0
Tamil 410 200 210 5 5 5
Telugu 80 45 40 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 100,595 49,680 50,920 290 135 160
Albanian 200 90 100 0 0 0
Armenian 35 15 20 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 25 5 20
Baltic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 25 10 20
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 0 0 0
Bulgarian 50 30 20 0 0 0
Croatian 190 90 100 10 5 5
Czech 135 65 65 10 0 10
Macedonian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 1,030 505 525 5 0 5
Russian 1,035 505 530 0 0 0
Serbian 205 110 95 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 0 0 0
Slovak 85 40 40 5 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Ukrainian 250 110 140 0 0 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 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 665 300 365 25 10 10
Afrikaans 100 45 60 10 5 5
Danish 25 10 10 0 0 0
Dutch 105 45 65 0 0 5
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 5 5 5
Icelandic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 5 5 0
Swedish 10 5 5 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 190 100 90 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 160 75 85
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 150 75 75
Bengali 410 210 200 0 0 0
Gujarati 735 340 395 0 0 0
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 0 0 5
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Nepali 245 120 120 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 145 70 70
Sindhi 80 40 45 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 0 0 0
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 0 5 0
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 10 5 5
Kurdish 110 60 45 0 0 0
Pashto 315 160 155 0 0 5
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 5 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 80 35 45
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 35 15 20
Portuguese 510 240 270 25 10 15
Romanian 310 155 155 0 0 0
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 20 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 5 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 5 5 5
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 5 0 0
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 5 5 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 15 10 5 0 0 0
Ewe 5 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 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lingala 10 5 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 20 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Shona 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swahili 85 35 55 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 230 120 105 5 0 0
American Sign Language 85 40 45 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 60 25 30
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 60 25 35
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 45 20 25
Hakka 60 25 35 0 0 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 10 5 10
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 0 5 5
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 0 0 0
Burmese 285 155 130 0 0 0
Karenic languages 310 155 160 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 200 5 5 5
Lao 270 135 135 0 0 0
Thai 105 40 65 5 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkish 125 65 55 0 0 0
Uyghur 30 15 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 300 135 165 0 0 0
Estonian 20 5 10 0 0 0
Finnish 45 20 25 0 0 0
Hungarian 240 115 130 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 0 0 0
Multiple responses 53,920 26,565 27,355 385 185 205
English and French 525 245 285 20 10 5
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 360 165 190
French and non-official language 120 45 70 5 0 0
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 5 5 0
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 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 18,025 9,125 8,895
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 16,655 8,500 8,160
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 330 155 175
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 125 55 65
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 885 405 480
Aboriginal 95 40 55 330 145 185
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 550 260 290
English and French 200 100 100 0 0 0
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 5 5 5
French and non-official language 375 180 195 20 10 10
English, French and non-official language 10 10 10 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 419,060 205,495 213,570 14,625 7,425 7,205
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 14,030 7,150 6,880
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 31,541 36,382 27,785
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 14,045 7,160 6,885
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 28,871 32,435 26,229
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 12,215 6,315 5,900
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 29,662 35,544 25,368
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 10,365 4,930 5,440
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 6,386 6,068 6,699
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 10,840 5,680 5,165
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 30,229 36,544 26,076
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 14,630 7,410 7,220
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 14,010 7,110 6,900
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 41,963 49,204 34,500
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 14,015 7,115 6,900
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 35,679 40,577 30,627
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 12,165 6,250 5,915
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 41,334 49,758 32,429
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 10,375 4,925 5,450
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 8,193 7,875 8,480
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 10,840 5,660 5,180
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 41,219 49,810 31,838
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 419,065 205,525 213,540 14,630 7,410 7,225
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 24 124,605 72,975 51,630 4,015 2,310 1,710
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 54,492 65,174 44,884
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 63,638 73,214 50,685
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 88.5 92.1 83.4 85.6 88.8 80.9
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 76.1 79.7 70.8
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 14.4 11.2 19.0
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 419,065 205,495 213,570 14,625 7,425 7,210
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 595 270 325
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 14,035 7,155 6,880
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 96.0 96.4 95.4
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 2,300 1,145 1,160
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 2,475 1,090 1,380
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 1,965 845 1,120
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 1,665 740 925
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 1,285 605 680
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 975 480 495
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 785 460 325
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 605 375 225
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 500 305 195
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 405 270 135
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 1,070 830 235
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 790 605 190
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 275 230 45
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 419,065 205,495 213,570 14,625 7,420 7,205
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 585 260 325
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 14,045 7,160 6,885
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 96.0 96.5 95.6
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 2,370 1,190 1,175
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 2,575 1,150 1,425
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 2,295 1,015 1,280
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 1,890 850 1,035
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 1,415 685 725
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 1,030 585 450
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 740 450 290
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 620 395 225
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 1,115 835 275
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 425 300 120
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 210 150 60
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 475 385 95
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 419,065 205,495 213,570 14,630 7,420 7,205
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 3,785 1,745 2,045
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 10,840 5,675 5,165
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 74.1 76.5 71.7
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 1,665 835 825
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 950 430 520
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 1,535 720 815
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 1,245 540 705
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 1,080 455 625
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 875 415 465
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 735 375 365
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 600 365 230
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 490 310 175
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 1,675 1,230 440
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 425 260 165
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 340 230 110
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 910 745 165
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 7,415 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 64,411 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 57,261 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 2,245 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 34,342 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 30,661 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 5,165 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 82,400 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 72,793 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 7,415 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 79,302 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 67,456 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 2,260 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 44,184 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 37,362 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 5,150 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 94,716 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 80,665 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 7,415 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 170 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 120 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 240 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 375 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 385 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 305 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 340 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 325 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 330 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 305 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 570 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 490 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 470 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 440 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 380 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 2,165 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 765 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 505 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 580 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 325 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 7,415 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 175 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 120 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 235 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 380 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 435 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 365 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 385 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 385 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 390 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 340 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 645 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 585 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 520 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 500 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 375 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 1,570 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 705 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 425 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 440 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 4,970 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 81,633 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 71,896 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 1,830 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 81,664 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 70,997 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 1,975 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 103,131 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 89,685 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 970 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 44,928 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 41,984 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 4,950 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 93,667 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 79,825 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 1,835 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 93,531 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 79,217 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 1,955 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 114,785 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 96,957 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 985 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 53,635 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 47,668 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 2,875 1,595 1,285
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 32,695 34,016 31,040
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 29,483 30,219 28,576
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 2,920 1,625 1,295
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 42,463 45,431 38,741
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 33,616 34,316 32,884 35,866 37,708 33,555
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 17,895 9,045 8,850
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 9,930 4,920 5,005
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 2,670 1,375 1,295
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 2,170 1,050 1,120
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 1,795 870 930
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 1,605 775 830
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 1,685 850 835
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 7,965 4,125 3,845
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 1,520 775 750
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 1,480 740 740
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 1,715 885 825
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 1,810 940 870
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 1,445 790 655
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 43 511,540 253,325 258,215 15,365 7,775 7,590
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 3,295 1,655 1,640
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 1,010 500 515
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 9,820 4,985 4,835
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 2,250 1,135 1,115
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 2,680 1,325 1,355
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 810 420 390
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 255 125 130
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 1,490 725 765
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 380 180 195
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 17.4 17.0 17.9
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 24.6 25.4 23.8
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 25.2 25.0 25.2
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 15.2 14.5 15.8
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 16.9 15.9 17.5
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 1,090 560 535
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 295 150 150
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 90 45 45
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 750 390 365
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 45 25 20
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 7.1 7.2 7.0
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 9.0 9.1 9.1
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 8.9 9.0 8.7
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 7.6 7.8 7.5
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 2.0 2.2 1.8
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 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 17,895 9,045 8,850
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 17,795 9,015 8,775
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 17,785 9,010 8,775
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 860 400 465
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 2,925 1,340 1,585
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 705 290 410
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 15 10 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 15 10 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 20 10 10 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 10 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 10 35 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 45 10 30 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 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 0 15 0 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 15 0 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 10 10 10 10
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 10 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 20 20 10 335 140 200
Inuit languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 20 0 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 45 10 30 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 0 10 0 0 0
Okanagan 35 15 20 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) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 10 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 10 345 145 200
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 10 35 15 20
Nisga'a 0 0 0 60 25 35
Tsimshian 0 0 0 255 105 150
Wakashan languages 15 0 10 10 0 0
Haisla 10 0 0 10 0 10
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 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 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 287,525 139,460 148,070 2,235 1,050 1,180
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 20 10 10
Berber languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Kabyle 25 10 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,055 460 600 10 10 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 1,045 455 590 10 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 10 0 0
Amharic 505 240 265 0 0 0
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 10 10 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 220 135 80 0 0 0
Maltese 55 15 40 0 0 0
Tigrigna 220 135 85 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 385 170 215
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 0 0 0
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 385 170 215
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 220 75 150
Bikol 115 50 60 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 10 0 0
Fijian 540 320 225 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 10 0 10
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 10 0 10
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 25 15 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 0 0 0
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 190 60 130
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 0 0 0
Creole languages 735 385 355 30 10 20
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 10 10 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 25 0 15
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 25 15 10
Kannada 105 35 65 0 0 0
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 10 0 10
Tamil 1,315 705 610 20 10 10
Telugu 290 170 120 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 191,080 94,570 96,515 1,280 645 635
Albanian 445 205 240 0 0 0
Armenian 160 95 65 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 95 40 60
Baltic languages 35 20 20 0 0 0
Latvian 20 15 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 15 0 15 0 0 0
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 100 35 60
Belarusan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 270 135 135 0 0 0
Bulgarian 185 80 105 0 0 0
Croatian 870 445 425 20 10 10
Czech 540 255 290 20 15 10
Macedonian 25 10 10 0 0 0
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 15 0 10
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 0 0 0
Serbian 650 340 305 10 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 0 0 0
Slovak 390 185 205 10 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 25 10 15
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 0 0 0
Celtic languages 85 40 50 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 0 0 0
Welsh 25 10 25 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 310 160 150
Afrikaans 585 260 320 60 40 20
Danish 390 165 225 15 10 10
Dutch 1,815 840 980 35 15 25
Frisian 35 20 20 0 0 0
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 170 85 85
Icelandic 15 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 190 90 100 35 15 20
Swedish 300 135 170 0 10 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 10 0 0
Yiddish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 900 475 430 10 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 370 190 180
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 340 175 165
Bengali 980 485 495 0 0 0
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 0 0 0
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 105 40 70
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 70 35 35 0 0 0
Marathi 165 80 90 0 0 0
Nepali 465 225 240 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 290 160 130
Sindhi 380 195 185 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 0 0 0
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 35 25 10
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 40 25 25
Kurdish 315 175 140 0 0 0
Pashto 795 430 365 15 10 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 25 10 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 515 260 255
Catalan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 205 120 80
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 140 65 70
Romanian 840 450 390 0 0 0
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 180 75 110
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 75 30 45
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 10 10 0
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 0 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 10 10 0
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 75 40 30 0 0 0
Ewe 45 30 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 0 0 0
Ganda 30 15 10 0 0 0
Igbo 90 45 35 0 0 0
Lingala 90 45 50 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 0 10 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 0 0 0
Shona 60 30 25 0 0 0
Swahili 620 350 270 0 0 0
Wolof 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 255 125 125 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 0 0 0
Dinka 10 15 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 0 0 0
Sign languages 645 195 445 30 10 15
American Sign Language 315 75 240 10 0 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 20 10 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 195 90 100
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 195 95 100
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 130 70 65
Hakka 275 130 150 0 0 0
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 15 10 10
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 10 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 45 15 30
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 0 0 0
Burmese 475 255 220 0 0 0
Karenic languages 495 235 265 0 0 0
Tibetan 90 55 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 10 10 10
Lao 690 335 350 10 0 0
Thai 415 145 265 10 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 0 0 0
Turkish 395 220 175 0 0 0
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 15 0 10
Estonian 80 35 45 0 0 0
Finnish 295 125 175 10 0 10
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 0 0 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 17,895 9,045 8,850
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 17,415 8,840 8,575
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 3,900 1,940 1,960
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 13,520 6,900 6,620
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 480 200 275
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 511,540 253,265 258,275 17,900 9,045 8,850
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 15,805 8,040 7,770
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 2,000 970 1,030
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 940 510 430
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 340 165 175
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 280 115 165
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 255 95 155
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 100 35 65
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 150 60 90
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 195 90 105
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 85 30 55
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 220,155 105,615 114,535 2,005 970 1,030
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 215 125 90
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 405 235 175
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 535 240 295
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 660 305 355
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 185 70 115
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 54 220,155 105,615 114,540 2,005 970 1,030
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 260 140 125
Brazil 330 125 210 0 0 0
Colombia 650 290 360 0 0 0
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 0 0 0
Guyana 205 90 115 0 0 0
Haiti 85 30 55 0 0 0
Jamaica 615 335 280 10 10 10
Mexico 890 355 540 10 0 15
Peru 320 160 155 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 225 120 105
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 15 0 0
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 750 415 335
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 0 0 10
Croatia 500 255 250 20 15 10
France 245 100 145 20 0 15
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 80 50 30
Greece 420 220 200 10 0 0
Hungary 715 370 340 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 10 10 0
Italy 940 510 430 115 75 40
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 25 20 0
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 15 10 10
Portugal 810 400 410 85 50 40
Romania 700 360 340 10 0 0
Russian Federation 780 310 460 0 10 0
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 10 0 0
Ukraine 710 365 345 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 270 130 145
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 80 45 35
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 80 35 45
Algeria 85 60 30 0 0 0
Egypt 355 175 180 0 0 0
Ethiopia 455 220 240 0 0 0
Kenya 705 370 340 0 0 10
Morocco 180 90 95 0 0 0
Nigeria 585 310 275 0 0 0
Somalia 600 270 330 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 65 30 35
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 10 0 0
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 885 375 505
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 0 0 0
Bangladesh 615 310 305 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 70 35 40
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 55 25 30
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 215 115 100
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 10 10 10
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 0 0 0
Japan 755 240 520 30 0 30
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 0 0 0
Lebanon 510 250 260 0 0 0
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 30 20 10
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 180 50 125
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 10 10 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 0 0 0
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 0 0 0
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 235 100 135
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 35 15 25
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 35 15 15
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 36,335 17,435 18,900 195 90 110
Americas 1,430 740 690 20 15 10
Brazil 105 40 70 0 0 0
Colombia 80 45 35 0 0 0
Cuba 0 10 0 0 0 0
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 0 0 0
Mexico 245 125 125 10 0 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 15 15 0
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 0 0 0
Europe 1,295 665 630 25 10 10
France 15 10 10 0 0 0
Germany 65 40 30 0 10 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 0 10 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 0 0 0
Romania 65 25 35 0 0 0
Russian Federation 55 20 40 0 0 0
Ukraine 140 55 90 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 10 0 10
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 0 0 0
Africa 1,505 765 745 25 15 10
Algeria 15 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0
Egypt 55 45 20 0 0 0
Eritrea 80 35 50 0 0 0
Ethiopia 45 30 20 0 0 0
Morocco 45 25 25 0 0 0
Nigeria 215 100 115 0 0 0
Somalia 250 100 150 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 25 15 10
Tunisia 15 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 0 0 0
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 120 50 75
Afghanistan 265 130 135 0 0 0
Bangladesh 95 45 50 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 15 10 10
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 0 0 0
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 30 20 10
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 10 0 10
Iraq 1,090 530 560 0 0 0
Israel 15 10 10 0 0 0
Japan 80 10 75 10 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 0 10 10
Lebanon 75 35 40 0 0 0
Nepal 80 30 45 0 0 0
Pakistan 885 400 485 10 0 0
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 35 10 25
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 0 0 0
Taiwan 420 140 285 0 0 0
Turkey 20 10 10 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 0 0 0
Viet Nam 365 105 255 10 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 10 10 10
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 0 0 0
Australia 95 60 40 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 420 190 235 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 17,895 9,045 8,855
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 2,165 1,055 1,105
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 2,745 1,410 1,335
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 12,985 6,575 6,405
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 72 186,290 88,930 97,360 1,130 495 630
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 315 150 165
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 150 75 80
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 165 80 90
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 640 225 415
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 155 110 40
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 25 10 15
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 17,895 9,045 8,850
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 8,035 3,915 4,120
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 7,930 3,875 4,050
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 7,455 3,640 3,815
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 470 240 235
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 70 30 40
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 40 10 30
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 9,865 5,135 4,730
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 511,540 253,265 258,275 17,895 9,045 8,850
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 7,085 3,460 3,625
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 10,810 5,580 5,225
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 17,895 9,045 8,855
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 5,010 2,470 2,540
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 4,990 2,460 2,530
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 4,915 2,415 2,500
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 75 45 30
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 20 10 15
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 20 10 15
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 12,885 6,105 6,780 2,595 1,275 1,320
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 2,555 1,255 1,300
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 2,145 1,045 1,100
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 375 190 185
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 25 15 15
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 40 25 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 45 25 20
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 495,895 245,820 250,075 10,285 5,300 4,990
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 17,895 9,045 8,850
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 1,645 760 890
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 420 215 205
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 250 115 130
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 75 25 50
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 250 100 150
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 25 10 15
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 0 0 0
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 450 200 245
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 20 0 10
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 10 0 0
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 95 45 45
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 20 15 10
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 40 25 15
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 16,250 8,285 7,965
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 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 17,900 9,045 8,855
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 7,610 3,745 3,860
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 7,125 3,500 3,630
Inuit 165 60 105 30 15 10
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 520 270 245
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 3,820 2,025 1,795
Acadian 140 70 70 25 15 10
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 195 110 85
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 3,650 1,935 1,715
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 0 0 0
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 20 10 10
Ontarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Québécois 110 50 65 10 0 0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 0 0 0
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 9,360 4,800 4,555
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 6,280 3,115 3,165
Channel Islander 0 0 0 10 0 0
Cornish 35 20 20 0 0 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 3,680 1,810 1,870
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 2,060 935 1,120
Manx 80 40 35 0 0 0
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 2,770 1,375 1,395
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 380 155 225
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 410 210 200
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 1,600 805 795
Alsatian 30 10 25 0 0 0
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 15 10 0 0 0 0
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 1,605 800 800
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 2,550 1,325 1,225
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 80 50 25
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 75 45 30
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 630 310 325
Flemish 125 45 80 0 0 0
Frisian 70 15 55 10 0 0
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 1,860 955 905
Luxembourger 45 25 20 0 0 0
Swiss 1,485 815 665 80 55 25
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 1,595 810 780
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 210 115 90
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 200 90 115
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 130 75 55
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 825 450 370
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 385 170 210
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 30 25 10
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 1,455 765 690
Bulgarian 290 125 170 0 0 0
Byelorussian 160 85 75 10 0 0
Czech 1,670 785 890 70 35 40
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 30 20 10
Estonian 295 155 145 10 0 0
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 110 70 40
Latvian 250 140 110 20 0 20
Lithuanian 335 130 205 35 15 20
Moldovan 80 50 35 0 0 0
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 315 160 150
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 40 30 10
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 240 125 115
Slovak 915 410 505 15 0 15
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 720 365 350
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 10 10 0
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 1,510 770 735
Albanian 465 200 260 0 0 0
Bosnian 390 180 210 0 0 0
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 40 20 15
Cypriot 45 25 15 0 0 0
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 105 55 45
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 875 455 420
Kosovar 40 15 25 0 0 0
Macedonian 75 30 40 0 0 0
Maltese 160 80 70 0 0 0
Montenegrin 60 40 20 0 0 0
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 345 160 185
Serbian 970 510 465 15 0 10
Sicilian 35 20 10 0 0 0
Slovenian 440 220 225 15 0 10
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 110 50 60
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 55 40 20
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 0 0 0
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 100 35 65
Basque 60 40 15 10 0 0
Jewish 910 425 485 15 10 10
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 80 25 50
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 80 30 50
Antiguan 10 0 15 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Barbadian 225 130 100 10 0 0
Bermudan 30 15 15 0 0 0
Carib 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cuban 210 85 120 0 0 0
Dominican 100 55 50 0 0 0
Grenadian 65 35 30 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 0 0 0
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 60 20 40
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 0 0 0
St. Lucian 40 10 30 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 0 0 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 0 0 0
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 10 0 10
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 60 25 35
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 0 0 0
Arawak 10 0 0 0 10 0
Argentinian 110 40 70 0 0 0
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15 0 0 0
Brazilian 460 185 275 0 0 0
Chilean 510 275 240 10 0 0
Colombian 785 390 395 10 0 0
Costa Rican 75 25 45 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 0 0 0
Guatemalan 650 310 340 0 0 0
Guyanese 245 105 135 0 0 0
Hispanic 300 150 160 0 0 0
Honduran 445 255 185 0 0 0
Maya 175 75 100 10 0 0
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 35 10 30
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 0 0 0
Panamanian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Paraguayan 65 25 40 0 0 0
Peruvian 395 205 185 0 0 0
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 0 0 0
Uruguayan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Venezuelan 115 55 60 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 0 0 0
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 70 45 25
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 0 0 0
Akan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Angolan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 65 20 40 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 20 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 325 165 160 0 0 0
Edo 30 20 10 0 0 0
Ewe 30 15 20 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 485 275 210 0 0 0
Guinean 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ibo 65 30 35 0 0 0
Ivorian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Liberian 115 50 65 0 0 0
Malian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malinké 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigerian 685 360 320 0 0 0
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 0 0 0
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 0 0 0
North African origins 1,370 715 655 0 0 0
Algerian 70 40 35 0 0 0
Berber 35 25 10 0 0 0
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 0 0 0
Libyan 50 35 10 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 0 0 0
Sudanese 290 135 150 0 0 0
Tunisian 35 20 15 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 30 20 10
Afrikaner 35 25 15 10 0 0
Amhara 45 25 25 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 0 0 0
Burundian 140 55 85 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 0 0 0
Ethiopian 555 265 295 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 210 120 90 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 10 0 0 0
Rwandan 60 20 35 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 0 0 0
South African 960 455 505 20 15 10
Tanzanian 60 20 40 0 0 0
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 0 0 0
Zambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 0 0 0
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 0 0 0
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 45 25 15
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 20 15 10
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 20 10 15
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 1,670 780 890
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 65 20 45
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 0 0 0
Armenian 290 155 140 20 10 10
Assyrian 205 115 95 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 0 0 0
Georgian 55 10 40 0 0 0
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 45 15 30
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 0 0 0
Israeli 105 60 45 0 0 0
Jordanian 170 100 70 0 0 0
Kazakh 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kurd 285 165 120 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 0 0 10
Palestinian 720 365 355 0 0 0
Pashtun 170 110 60 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 0 0 0
Syrian 935 440 495 0 0 0
Tajik 85 40 40 0 0 0
Tatar 90 50 40 0 0 0
Turk 670 405 265 0 0 0
Turkmen 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uighur 40 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 0 0 0
Yemeni 45 30 10 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 0 0 0
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 415 205 205
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 0 0 0
Bengali 220 95 120 0 0 0
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 350 170 185
Goan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 120 55 70 0 0 0
Kashmiri 70 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 0 0 0
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 20 15 10
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 40 20 15
Sinhalese 305 170 135 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 0 0 0
Tamil 300 185 115 10 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 1,195 555 640
Burmese 610 335 275 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 30 20 15
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 360 190 175
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 270 115 155
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 10 10 0
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 125 55 70
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 10 0 10
Laotian 1,055 540 515 0 0 0
Malaysian 655 350 310 0 0 0
Mongolian 100 60 40 0 0 0
Singaporean 100 45 50 0 0 0
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 0 0 0
Thai 520 215 310 0 0 10
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 0 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 465 205 255
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 0 0 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 0 0 0
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 85 45 40
Australian 995 495 500 20 10 10
New Zealander 420 200 215 20 0 10
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 60 30 25
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 10 0 0
Hawaiian 155 50 105 30 15 15
Maori 100 45 50 10 0 10
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 10 10 0
Samoan 80 45 30 10 10 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 140 60 80 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 169,965 ... ... 7,415 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 4,795 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 2,575 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 45 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 7,410 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 300 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 7,110 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 7,410 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 35 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 830 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 1,580 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 2,830 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 2,140 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 7,415 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 1,760 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 1,335 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 1,190 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 1,000 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 2,130 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 7,415 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 7,285 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 130 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 7,415 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 6,985 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 425 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 7,415 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 2,130 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 2,885 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 805 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 190 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 145 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 115 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 7,415 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 6,135 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 1,280 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 7,410 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 4,665 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 2,485 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 260 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 7,410 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 240 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 985 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 1,155 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 1,520 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 1,775 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 455 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 145 ... ...
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 141 169,530 ... ... 6,455 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 5,220 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 1,235 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 1,115 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 4,080 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 57.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 12.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 902 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,027 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 250,668 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 281,996 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 2,395 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 14.6 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 30.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 804 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 840 ... ...
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 146 419,065 205,530 213,535 14,630 7,405 7,220
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 4,170 2,125 2,040
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 4,410 2,100 2,310
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 6,050 3,180 2,865
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 1,765 1,440 330
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 810 550 260
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 960 890 70
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 2,325 950 1,375
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 360 140 220
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 1,600 655 945
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 1,085 490 595
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 145 40 105
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 45 25 25
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 285 90 190
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 30 15 15
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 280,900 136,390 144,510 9,875 5,055 4,815
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 2,275 1,255 1,020
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 2,885 1,360 1,520
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 4,715 2,445 2,275
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 1,280 1,065 215
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 575 400 175
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 710 665 45
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 1,825 760 1,065
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 285 100 190
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 1,325 515 810
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 920 390 530
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 105 30 75
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 45 20 25
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 220 60 160
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 30 15 15
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 151 419,065 205,530 213,540 14,630 7,405 7,220
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 8,575 4,225 4,355
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 445 90 360
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 445 85 360
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 150 75 75
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 30 15 15
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 120 60 55
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 255 100 150
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 25 10 20
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 85 25 60
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 70 20 45
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 20 20 0
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 15 10 10
54. History 1,505 785 720 40 25 10
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 0 0 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 585 190 400
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 30 10 25
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 25 10 15
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 175 0 170
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 70 30 40
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 0 0 10
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 75 30 45
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 205 110 95
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 970 255 710
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 140 25 120
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 825 235 595
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 140 90 55
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 70 40 30
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 20 20 0
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 35 20 15
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 10 0 0
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 105 55 45
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 60 35 25
25. Library science 300 30 270 15 0 15
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 15 10 10
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 10 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 1,635 1,530 110
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 10 10 0
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 65 55 0
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 275 220 55
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 535 520 20
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 480 455 25
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 275 265 10
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 255 145 110
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 70 30 45
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 185 110 70
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 775 155 620
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 65 30 30
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 705 115 590
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 10 10 0
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 740 500 235
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 290 85 205
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 10 10 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 75 65 10
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 360 335 25
Other 10 10 0 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 0 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 151 280,900 136,390 144,510 9,870 5,055 4,815
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 5,155 2,615 2,540
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 325 50 270
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 325 50 270
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 125 60 70
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 30 15 15
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 95 45 55
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 195 70 130
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 20 0 20
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 55 10 50
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 50 10 40
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 20 20 0
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 10 10 10
54. History 1,215 605 615 30 25 10
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 0 0 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 505 155 350
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 20 0 20
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 25 10 15
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 160 10 155
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 60 20 45
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 10 0 0
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 55 25 35
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 180 95 80
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 805 205 600
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 130 25 105
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 670 185 490
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 115 70 50
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 60 25 35
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 20 15 0
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 30 20 10
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 10 10 0
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 90 55 40
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 65 40 20
25. Library science 240 30 205 10 10 10
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 15 10 10
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 0 0 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 1,175 1,115 65
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 10 15 0
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 30 25 10
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 185 150 35
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 400 390 0
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 360 345 15
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 190 190 0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 225 125 100
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 65 30 35
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 165 100 65
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 590 140 450
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 60 30 30
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 520 100 415
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 10 10 10
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 570 410 165
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 210 75 135
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 75 65 10
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 285 270 15
Other 15 10 0 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 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 157 419,060 205,525 213,535 14,630 7,405 7,225
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 8,575 4,225 4,355
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 6,050 3,185 2,865
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 5,480 2,925 2,555
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 4,400 2,395 2,010
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 1,080 535 545
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 570 255 315
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 125 65 65
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 105 25 80
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 50 20 30
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 85 45 35
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 10 0 10
France 155 85 65 0 0 0
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 195 100 100
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 157 280,900 136,390 144,505 9,875 5,055 4,815
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 5,160 2,610 2,540
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 4,720 2,445 2,275
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 4,325 2,290 2,040
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 3,420 1,830 1,595
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 910 455 445
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 385 155 230
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 70 30 35
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 85 15 65
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 40 15 25
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 45 25 25
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 10 0 0
France 105 50 55 0 0 0
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 145 65 75
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 419,065 205,525 213,535 14,625 7,405 7,225
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 9,760 5,250 4,515
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 8,555 4,510 4,045
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 1,200 735 470
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 4,870 2,155 2,710
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 66.7 70.9 62.5
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 58.5 60.9 56.0
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 12.3 14.0 10.4
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 164 419,065 205,530 213,540 14,630 7,405 7,220
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 4,415 1,975 2,445
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 10,210 5,435 4,780
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 4,100 2,365 1,740
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 6,110 3,075 3,040
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 39.0 39.1 38.9
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 274,685 145,365 129,320 9,760 5,250 4,510
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 245 115 125
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 9,520 5,135 4,385
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 8,470 4,445 4,025
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 1,050 690 360
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 172 274,685 145,365 129,325 9,765 5,250 4,510
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 240 115 125
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 9,520 5,135 4,385
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 950 545 405
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 1,055 205 850
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 395 325 65
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 470 120 350
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 1,090 295 795
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 250 80 175
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 2,195 835 1,360
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 2,125 1,935 190
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 655 570 90
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 335 220 110
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 173 274,685 145,370 129,320 9,765 5,250 4,510
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 245 110 130
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 9,520 5,135 4,385
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 670 560 110
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 70 55 15
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 35 30 0
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 675 615 60
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 515 365 145
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 100 80 20
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 1,045 505 540
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 1,355 1,040 315
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 70 30 40
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 185 15 165
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 75 35 45
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 230 110 120
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 15 0 15
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 390 220 170
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 695 145 550
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 1,015 180 835
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 320 135 185
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 760 290 475
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 340 170 165
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 965 540 420
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 174 256,875 136,945 119,930 8,555 4,510 4,040
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 480 185 295
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 15 10 10
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 1,430 1,150 285
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 6,630 3,165 3,460
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 193,865 93,450 100,415 6,630 3,170 3,460
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 5,395 2,515 2,880
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 1,065 545 520
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 145 85 55
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 25 15 0
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 175 238,945 127,725 111,215 8,060 4,315 3,745
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 5,670 3,145 2,530
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 795 360 440
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 220 90 135
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 1,040 510 530
Bicycle 915 680 235 125 80 45
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 200 135 65
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 176 238,940 127,725 111,220 8,060 4,315 3,745
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 5,695 2,815 2,880
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 1,630 985 650
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 375 225 155
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 85 65 20
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 275 235 35
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 177 238,945 127,725 111,220 8,060 4,315 3,745
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 425 330 95
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 830 590 235
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 2,280 1,510 765
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 2,390 920 1,470
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 900 310 590
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 1,240 655 580
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 178 292,675 153,680 138,995 10,560 5,625 4,935
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 10,515 5,605 4,910
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 10,425 5,560 4,865
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 10,405 5,555 4,855
French 370 110 260 20 0 10
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 90 50 40
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 10 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 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 10 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 10 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 17,060 9,510 7,550 80 45 30
Afro-Asiatic languages 100 70 25 0 0 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 10 0 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 90 70 20 0 0 0
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 85 65 20 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 525 190 340 65 45 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 70 45 25
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 80 80 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 15 10 10 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 11,350 6,575 4,780 0 0 0
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 0 0 0
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 75 35 45 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 10 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 15 0 10 0 0 0
Russian 30 10 25 0 0 0
Serbian 20 10 10 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 15 0 20 0 0 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 10 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 10 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 10 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 15 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 11,060 6,425 4,635 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 0 0 0
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 0 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 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 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,775 6,270 4,500 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 0 0 0
Iranian languages 20 15 10 0 0 0
Kurdish 20 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 0 0 0
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 0 0 0
Romanian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 20 15 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 0 0 0
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 35 10 25 0 0 0
American Sign Language 25 0 25 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,775 1,995 1,780 15 10 10
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 15 10 0
Cantonese 745 385 355 10 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 65 40 30 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 105 60 40 0 10 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Burmese 10 0 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 15 10 10 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 10 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 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 10 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. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 11,435 6,195 5,240 45 25 25
English and French 445 195 250 10 0 10
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 35 20 10
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 50 10 40 0 0 0
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 179 292,675 153,680 138,995 10,560 5,625 4,930
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 10,230 5,475 4,755
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 40 15 20
French 1,315 570 740 65 20 45
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 235 115 120
Aboriginal 10 10 10 115 45 70
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 115 70 45
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 100 30 65 0 0 0
French and non-official language 130 60 65 0 0 0
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 180 505,835 250,410 255,430 17,710 8,970 8,745
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 15,220 7,670 7,555
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 2,490 1,300 1,190
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 1,435 755 680
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 1,055 545 510
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 1,005 525 480
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 870 455 410
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 135 70 70
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 50 20 30
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 482,610 238,500 244,110 16,920 8,570 8,345
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 10,355 5,225 5,130
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 6,565 3,350 3,215
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 3,590 1,905 1,685
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 2,975 1,445 1,530
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 2,770 1,355 1,420
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 2,215 1,085 1,125
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 555 265 295
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 205 90 115

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

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

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