Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and West Vancouver, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
West Vancouver, DM
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 517,887 ... ... 42,473 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 42,694 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... -0.5 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 18,649 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 16,933 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 486.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 87.26 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 42,470 19,725 22,750
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 5,875 3,055 2,820
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 1,170 600 570
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 2,045 1,090 955
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 2,660 1,365 1,290
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 24,790 11,435 13,350
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 3,080 1,555 1,530
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 2,225 1,170 1,055
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 1,335 650 685
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 1,155 480 675
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 1,460 550 910
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 2,385 930 1,460
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 3,375 1,485 1,895
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 3,425 1,600 1,825
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 3,230 1,550 1,685
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 3,100 1,475 1,630
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 11,810 5,235 6,575
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 3,030 1,450 1,585
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 2,770 1,280 1,485
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 2,095 965 1,130
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 1,665 745 925
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 2,250 795 1,455
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 1,360 520 840
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 685 225 460
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 175 45 130
100 years and over 130 45 85 25 5 20
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 13.8 15.5 12.4
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 58.4 58.0 58.7
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 27.8 26.5 28.9
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 5.3 4.0 6.4
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 47.4 46.0 48.6
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 50.5 50.0 51.0
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 16,935 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 9,355 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 3,525 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 4,045 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 495 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 395 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 1,500 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 1,640 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 0 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 5 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 16,935 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 4,655 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 5,715 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 2,605 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 2,635 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 1,320 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.5 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 36,600 16,670 19,930
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 22,305 10,965 11,340
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 20,815 10,205 10,610
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 1,490 760 730
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 14,295 5,710 8,590
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 8,480 4,245 4,235
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 720 245 475
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 2,375 740 1,630
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 2,720 475 2,245
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 12,335 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 6,140 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 2,680 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 2,660 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 855 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 12,330 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 10,645 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 9,900 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 745 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 1,685 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 1,370 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 310 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 10,650 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 5,125 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 5,525 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 2,155 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 2,535 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 835 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 1,685 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 1,015 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 520 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 150 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 6,260 2,040 4,220
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 16,930 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 11,635 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 4,800 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 6,835 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 335 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 4,960 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 4,655 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 310 ... ...
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 42,055 19,600 22,455
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 35,685 16,800 18,890
French only 245 130 115 20 10 10
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 4,695 1,980 2,715
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 1,650 810 840
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 42,050 19,595 22,460
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 39,480 18,405 21,075
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 490 195 300
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 470 205 265
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 1,610 790 825
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 730 300 425
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.5 1.9
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 42,055 19,595 22,455
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 41,280 19,245 22,035
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 25,835 12,325 13,510
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 25,355 12,135 13,220
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 475 190 285
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 15,445 6,915 8,525
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 0 0 0
Blackfoot 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 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 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 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 15 5 10 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 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 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 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 5 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 5 0 5
Siouan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 5 0 0 0 5
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 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 15,440 6,915 8,530
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 185 100 90
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 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 755 365 395 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 185 95 90
Amharic 305 150 160 5 0 0
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 155 85 75
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 10 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 5 0 0
Hebrew 55 30 25 15 10 5
Maltese 10 5 5 0 0 5
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 40 10 30
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 0 0 0
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 40 10 30
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 335 50 285
Bikol 65 30 35 0 0 0
Cebuano 860 350 505 5 0 5
Fijian 210 105 105 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 0 5 5
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 10 5 10
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 25 10 15
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 5 0 0
Pangasinan 85 35 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 295 40 250
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 0 0 0
Creole languages 260 130 125 5 0 0
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 0 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 0 0 5
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 15 10 5
Kannada 55 30 30 0 0 0
Malayalam 695 350 345 5 5 5
Tamil 790 405 385 10 0 5
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 7,465 3,500 3,960
Albanian 315 160 155 5 5 0
Armenian 95 50 45 65 30 35
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 1,045 460 580
Baltic languages 50 20 30 25 10 15
Latvian 25 15 10 15 10 15
Lithuanian 25 5 15 5 0 5
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 1,020 455 565
Belarusan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Bosnian 150 75 75 15 5 10
Bulgarian 110 55 55 25 10 10
Croatian 670 335 335 65 35 30
Czech 450 210 240 125 55 70
Macedonian 10 5 5 0 0 5
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 210 85 125
Russian 1,795 830 965 330 140 190
Serbian 470 250 220 55 30 25
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 5 0 5
Slovak 290 135 155 60 25 40
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 20 5 10
Ukrainian 800 345 455 100 50 50
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 5 0 0
Celtic languages 40 20 25 10 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 5 5 0
Welsh 20 5 10 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 0 0
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 1,335 600 735
Afrikaans 220 100 120 75 40 35
Danish 415 215 200 110 50 60
Dutch 1,545 720 825 185 90 90
Frisian 30 10 20 0 0 0
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 835 355 480
Icelandic 30 10 15 0 0 0
Norwegian 150 70 80 50 25 30
Swedish 135 60 75 65 35 35
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 5 5 0
Yiddish 15 5 5 5 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 0
Greek 600 310 285 65 40 25
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 4,135 2,005 2,130
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 350 165 185
Bengali 685 350 335 5 5 5
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 115 50 65
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 45 20 20
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 5 0
Konkani 65 30 40 0 0 0
Marathi 80 35 40 0 5 0
Nepali 410 215 200 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 75 40 35
Sindhi 210 105 100 60 25 35
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 5 5 5
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 45 20 20
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 3,785 1,845 1,945
Kurdish 170 95 70 20 15 5
Pashto 525 280 245 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 3,765 1,830 1,940
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 810 360 445
Catalan 10 10 5 0 0 0
Italian 1,335 715 620 275 130 145
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 80 30 45
Romanian 715 365 350 55 20 30
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 400 175 225
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 5
Japanese 1,075 385 690 255 75 175
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 615 270 345
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 5 0 5
Mongolian 20 15 10 5 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 5 0 5
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 5 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 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 0 0 0
Shona 45 15 25 0 0 0
Swahili 215 110 105 0 0 5
Wolof 0 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 5 0 5
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 0 5
American Sign Language 70 35 35 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 0 5 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 6,185 2,740 3,445
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 6,185 2,740 3,445
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 885 390 490
Hakka 215 100 115 20 5 10
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 4,965 2,215 2,750
Min Dong 25 15 10 5 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 105 40 60
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 75 30 45
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 120 55 65
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 10 5 5
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 20 10 10
Lao 525 270 255 0 0 0
Thai 250 65 190 20 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 135 75 65
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 25 15 10
Turkish 260 145 115 115 65 50
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 5 0 5
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 180 75 110
Estonian 60 30 30 30 10 15
Finnish 240 105 135 55 15 40
Hungarian 870 410 455 100 45 55
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 5 0 0
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 775 355 420
English and French 775 380 395 70 30 40
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 650 305 345
French and non-official language 270 135 135 25 10 15
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 25 10 15
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 42,055 19,595 22,455
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 39,860 18,615 21,245
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 30,515 14,270 16,240
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 30,365 14,200 16,165
French 1,125 585 540 155 70 80
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 9,345 4,345 5,000
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 154,145 74,980 79,170 9,350 4,350 5,000
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 65 35 30
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 65 35 35
Amharic 135 60 75 0 0 0
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 60 30 30
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 5 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 5 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 5 0 5
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 0 0 0
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 5 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 55 15 40
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 5 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 45 10 35
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 0 0 0
Creole languages 150 70 80 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 105 50 60 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 0 0 0
Kannada 25 10 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 365 180 180 0 0 0
Tamil 410 200 210 0 0 0
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 3,830 1,840 1,985
Albanian 200 90 100 0 5 0
Armenian 35 15 20 35 15 20
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 405 205 205
Baltic languages 5 5 0 5 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 405 205 200
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 5 5 5
Bulgarian 50 30 20 10 5 5
Croatian 190 90 100 10 5 5
Czech 135 65 65 30 20 10
Macedonian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 1,030 505 525 60 30 30
Russian 1,035 505 530 215 100 115
Serbian 205 110 95 25 10 10
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 0 0 0
Slovak 85 40 40 10 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Ukrainian 250 110 140 30 15 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 5 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 0 5 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 5 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 665 300 365 255 120 130
Afrikaans 100 45 60 40 15 20
Danish 25 10 10 25 15 10
Dutch 105 45 65 35 15 20
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 135 60 70
Icelandic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 15 5 10
Swedish 10 5 5 5 5 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 15 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 2,810 1,345 1,465
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 85 35 50
Bengali 410 210 200 5 0 0
Gujarati 735 340 395 35 15 20
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 10 5 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 5 5 5
Sindhi 80 40 45 20 5 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 0 0 0
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 5 5 5
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 2,725 1,305 1,415
Kurdish 110 60 45 15 10 5
Pashto 315 160 155 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 2,710 1,300 1,410
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 305 150 160
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 65 30 35
Portuguese 510 240 270 20 10 5
Romanian 310 155 155 30 10 15
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 195 95 105
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 110 40 70
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 450 195 260
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 0 0 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 5
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 5 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 4,735 2,165 2,565
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 4,730 2,165 2,570
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 480 215 260
Hakka 60 25 35 5 5 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 4,090 1,870 2,220
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 30 15 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 55 25 25
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 65 35 35
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 5 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 0 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 50 25 25
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 5 5 5
Turkish 125 65 55 45 25 20
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 40 20 20
Estonian 20 5 10 5 5 0
Finnish 45 20 25 10 5 5
Hungarian 240 115 130 25 15 10
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 2,190 980 1,210
English and French 525 245 285 55 25 30
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 2,085 935 1,155
French and non-official language 120 45 70 5 5 0
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 40 20 20
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 42,050 19,595 22,455
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 34,275 16,060 18,215
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 3,685 1,745 1,945
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 400 160 240
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 3,540 1,555 1,985
Aboriginal 95 40 55 5 5 5
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 3,535 1,555 1,980
English and French 200 100 100 25 10 15
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 60 30 30
French and non-official language 375 180 195 65 30 35
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 35,805 16,440 19,365
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 33,915 15,535 18,380
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 40,550 50,483 34,723
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 33,965 15,575 18,385
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 35,398 43,116 30,790
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 31,650 14,550 17,105
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 38,441 49,318 31,320
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 22,975 9,325 13,650
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 5,106 5,603 4,962
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 21,040 10,475 10,570
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 27,427 36,201 22,003
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 35,805 16,450 19,355
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 33,955 15,575 18,385
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 97,814 140,679 61,504
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 33,975 15,590 18,385
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 71,123 97,709 48,577
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 31,695 14,600 17,095
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 99,568 145,362 60,465
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 23,005 9,310 13,700
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 7,195 7,372 7,075
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 21,040 10,545 10,495
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 84,488 124,811 43,949
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 35,805 16,450 19,355
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 6,840 4,065 2,770
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 70,535 86,814 57,922
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 142,402 185,493 79,205
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 94.8 96.6 91.2
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 54.6 60.7 43.2
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 5.2 3.4 8.8
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 35,805 16,435 19,370
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 1,890 900 990
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 33,915 15,530 18,380
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 94.7 94.5 94.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 5,995 2,510 3,485
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 4,485 1,830 2,655
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 3,585 1,335 2,245
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 2,715 1,030 1,680
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 2,535 1,005 1,530
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 2,125 885 1,230
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 1,850 815 1,040
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 1,500 685 810
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 1,240 545 690
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 980 475 505
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 6,915 4,415 2,500
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 2,835 1,555 1,275
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 4,080 2,860 1,225
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 35,805 16,440 19,370
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 1,840 865 980
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 33,960 15,575 18,385
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 94.8 94.7 94.9
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 6,440 2,725 3,715
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 4,725 1,940 2,785
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 4,100 1,560 2,540
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 3,180 1,210 1,970
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 2,795 1,150 1,640
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 2,385 1,035 1,355
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 1,825 830 995
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 1,430 660 770
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 7,075 4,465 2,615
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 1,125 545 580
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 830 475 355
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 5,120 3,445 1,675
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 35,805 16,440 19,370
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 14,765 5,965 8,800
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 21,040 10,475 10,570
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 58.8 63.7 54.6
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 4,720 2,110 2,605
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 1,720 750 975
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 2,600 1,190 1,415
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 1,870 780 1,085
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 1,460 600 860
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 1,175 500 670
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 970 440 530
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 865 410 450
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 740 345 395
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 4,925 3,345 1,580
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 570 270 300
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 445 235 215
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 3,905 2,840 1,070
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 16,930 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 89,808 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 76,687 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 4,650 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 43,237 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 37,897 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 12,285 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 122,099 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 102,317 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 16,935 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 196,133 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 142,717 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 4,660 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 79,188 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 60,706 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 12,270 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 240,585 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 173,891 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 16,935 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 520 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 275 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 365 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 650 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 615 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 580 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 550 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 575 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 545 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 545 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 900 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 865 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 785 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 705 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 625 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 7,830 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 1,300 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 1,065 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 1,545 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 3,920 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 16,930 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 660 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 280 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 375 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 665 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 720 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 685 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 670 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 650 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 615 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 650 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 1,030 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 925 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 825 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 770 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 655 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 6,745 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 1,420 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 1,105 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 4,220 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 12,140 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 120,893 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 101,286 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 4,765 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 123,392 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 103,030 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 5,535 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 148,160 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 122,309 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 1,590 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 52,576 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 47,386 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 12,170 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 239,506 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 172,994 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 4,750 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 243,848 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 176,157 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 5,535 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 270,565 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 194,219 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 1,600 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 134,778 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 100,856 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 5,610 1,800 3,810
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 38,946 41,728 37,920
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 34,450 36,181 34,018
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 5,600 1,860 3,740
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 72,496 103,453 57,110
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 55,544 73,976 46,382
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 41,680 19,495 22,185
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 16,480 7,255 9,225
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 5,910 2,670 3,245
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 3,485 1,460 2,025
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 2,550 1,100 1,450
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 2,220 980 1,245
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 2,310 1,050 1,260
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 25,200 12,235 12,965
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 2,255 1,025 1,235
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 2,490 1,165 1,325
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 3,005 1,420 1,585
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 4,340 2,100 2,245
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 13,110 6,525 6,575
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 41,680 19,490 22,190
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 7,850 4,025 3,825
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 1,505 760 745
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 22,780 10,440 12,335
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 11,050 5,025 6,030
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 7,625 3,395 4,225
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 1,895 980 915
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 345 185 160
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 4,485 1,905 2,575
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 1,245 510 740
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 18.3 17.4 19.0
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 24.1 24.3 23.9
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 22.9 24.3 21.5
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 19.7 18.2 20.9
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 11.3 10.1 12.3
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 6,460 2,865 3,600
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 1,675 865 810
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 285 160 130
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 3,905 1,640 2,265
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 885 360 525
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 15.5 14.7 16.2
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 21.3 21.5 21.2
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 18.9 21.1 17.4
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 17.1 15.7 18.4
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 8.0 7.2 8.7
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 41,680 19,490 22,185
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 40,060 18,730 21,330
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 40,030 18,715 21,315
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 4,760 2,010 2,755
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 18,515 8,275 10,240
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 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 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 0 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 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 10 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 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 0 0 0
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 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 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 15 0 10 0 0 0
Haisla 10 0 0 0 0 0
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 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 287,525 139,460 148,070 18,515 8,275 10,240
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 285 150 130
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 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 1,045 455 590 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 280 145 135
Amharic 505 240 265 0 0 0
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 220 115 100
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 65 30 30
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 10 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 25 10 15
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 0 0 0
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 25 10 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 495 100 395
Bikol 115 50 60 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 15 10 10
Fijian 540 320 225 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 15 10 10
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 55 15 40
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 0 0 0
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 430 75 350
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 0 0 0
Creole languages 735 385 355 10 0 10
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 15 10 0
Kannada 105 35 65 0 0 0
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 0 0 0
Tamil 1,315 705 610 10 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 9,480 4,415 5,060
Albanian 445 205 240 10 10 0
Armenian 160 95 65 100 40 60
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 1,115 470 645
Baltic languages 35 20 20 15 0 15
Latvian 20 15 0 10 10 0
Lithuanian 15 0 15 10 0 10
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 1,100 470 630
Belarusan 0 10 0 0 10 0
Bosnian 270 135 135 30 15 15
Bulgarian 185 80 105 30 15 15
Croatian 870 445 425 75 25 45
Czech 540 255 290 130 55 75
Macedonian 25 10 10 0 0 0
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 275 110 160
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 415 195 215
Serbian 650 340 305 70 30 40
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 0 0 0
Slovak 390 185 205 75 20 50
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 25 10 25
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 135 75 65
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 2,000 855 1,145
Afrikaans 585 260 320 210 115 90
Danish 390 165 225 105 45 65
Dutch 1,815 840 980 255 115 140
Frisian 35 20 20 0 0 0
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 1,350 560 795
Icelandic 15 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 190 90 100 60 25 35
Swedish 300 135 170 115 55 60
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 10 10 10
Yiddish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 10 10 0
Greek 900 475 430 95 55 45
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 4,645 2,225 2,420
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 540 230 315
Bengali 980 485 495 10 10 10
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 190 70 125
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 110 50 65
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 64,090 135 60 75
Sindhi 380 195 185 115 40 70
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 20 10 10
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 80 40 40
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 4,115 2,000 2,120
Kurdish 315 175 140 35 25 10
Pashto 795 430 365 10 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 4,120 2,000 2,120
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 10 10 10
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 2,060 1,000 1,065
Catalan 0 10 0 0 10 0
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 645 285 365
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 145 85 65
Romanian 840 450 390 100 45 60
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 1,305 650 655
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 10 0
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 465 170 295
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 835 345 485
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 0 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 55 30 25
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 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 0 0 0
Shona 60 30 25 0 0 0
Swahili 620 350 270 55 30 20
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 25 0 15
American Sign Language 315 75 240 20 10 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 6,990 3,105 3,890
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 6,990 3,105 3,890
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 1,325 580 750
Hakka 275 130 150 10 0 10
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 6,000 2,690 3,305
Min Dong 10 10 0 10 0 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 185 80 105
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 65 20 40
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 115 35 80
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 0 10
Lao 690 335 350 0 0 0
Thai 415 145 265 10 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 325 180 140
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 75 45 30
Turkish 395 220 175 245 130 115
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 0 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 175 75 100
Estonian 80 35 45 30 25 10
Finnish 295 125 175 50 10 40
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 95 40 50
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 41,680 19,495 22,190
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 35,145 16,395 18,745
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 6,275 3,190 3,085
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 28,870 13,205 15,665
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 6,540 3,095 3,440
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 41,680 19,490 22,190
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 21,765 10,555 11,205
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 18,610 8,365 10,245
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 5,375 2,270 3,100
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 1,730 795 930
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 3,270 1,505 1,765
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 5,295 2,390 2,915
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 2,105 940 1,165
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 3,195 1,450 1,745
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 2,940 1,405 1,535
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 1,300 570 735
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 18,610 8,370 10,245
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 1,755 850 905
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 2,890 1,415 1,475
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 3,310 1,365 1,945
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 8,315 3,515 4,795
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 2,345 1,220 1,120
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 18,610 8,370 10,245
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 1,220 600 615
Brazil 330 125 210 30 10 15
Colombia 650 290 360 15 0 0
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 0 0 0
Guyana 205 90 115 0 0 0
Haiti 85 30 55 10 0 0
Jamaica 615 335 280 20 10 15
Mexico 890 355 540 140 65 75
Peru 320 160 155 30 15 15
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 15 10 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 815 415 405
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 150 80 65
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 5,140 2,250 2,895
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 30 15 10
Croatia 500 255 250 25 0 20
France 245 100 145 110 50 55
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 515 185 330
Greece 420 220 200 25 20 10
Hungary 715 370 340 65 30 35
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 115 55 60
Italy 940 510 430 195 100 100
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 160 80 75
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 255 110 145
Portugal 810 400 410 30 10 20
Romania 700 360 340 60 25 30
Russian Federation 780 310 460 105 50 55
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 30 10 20
Ukraine 710 365 345 130 60 70
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 2,515 1,140 1,375
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 795 305 490
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 875 395 480
Algeria 85 60 30 0 0 0
Egypt 355 175 180 60 35 25
Ethiopia 455 220 240 10 0 10
Kenya 705 370 340 135 70 60
Morocco 180 90 95 10 0 10
Nigeria 585 310 275 0 0 0
Somalia 600 270 330 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 410 195 210
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 255 90 165
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 11,070 4,970 6,095
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 10 10 10
Bangladesh 615 310 305 15 0 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 4,365 1,950 2,415
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 655 285 370
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 205 100 105
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 3,630 1,765 1,870
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 25 10 15
Japan 755 240 520 180 50 135
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 565 230 340
Lebanon 510 250 260 60 30 25
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 75 45 30
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 330 80 250
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 25 15 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 15 0 10
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 375 155 220
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 25 10 15
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 505 230 275
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 315 155 165
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 2,940 1,405 1,535
Americas 1,430 740 690 180 100 80
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 10 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 0 0 0
Mexico 245 125 125 20 10 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 140 90 50
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 10 0 10
Europe 1,295 665 630 275 130 140
France 15 10 10 0 0 0
Germany 65 40 30 20 10 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 15 10 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 15 0 10
Romania 65 25 35 0 0 0
Russian Federation 55 20 40 15 10 10
Ukraine 140 55 90 45 20 20
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 90 50 40
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 75 35 40
Africa 1,505 765 745 45 20 25
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 10 10 10
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 35 15 20
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 2,390 1,130 1,265
Afghanistan 265 130 135 0 0 0
Bangladesh 95 45 50 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 1,305 620 690
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 40 25 15
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 10 0 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 770 400 370
Iraq 1,090 530 560 0 0 0
Israel 15 10 10 0 0 0
Japan 80 10 75 15 10 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 65 30 35
Lebanon 75 35 40 10 0 0
Nepal 80 30 45 0 0 0
Pakistan 885 400 485 0 0 0
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 105 25 85
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 0 0 10
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 0 0 0
Taiwan 420 140 285 40 15 20
Turkey 20 10 10 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 10 0 10
Viet Nam 365 105 255 10 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 20 0 10
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 50 25 25
Australia 95 60 40 40 15 25
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 420 190 235 10 15 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 41,680 19,495 22,185
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 20,500 9,255 11,250
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 9,225 4,455 4,780
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 11,950 5,785 6,160
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 13,420 6,180 7,240
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 10,885 5,100 5,785
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 3,780 2,560 1,220
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 7,105 2,545 4,565
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 1,955 780 1,180
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 410 210 195
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 170 90 85
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 41,680 19,490 22,190
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 240 115 125
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 220 95 125
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 115 50 65
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 105 50 60
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 0 10 0
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 15 15 0
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 41,440 19,380 22,060
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 41,680 19,490 22,190
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 55 10 45
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 41,625 19,480 22,145
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 41,680 19,490 22,190
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 30 20 0
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 25 20 0
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 15 15 10
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 10 0 0
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 10 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 10 10 0
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 6,780 435 200 235
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 435 195 230
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 290 130 165
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 135 70 65
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 10 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 0 0 10
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 41,215 19,270 21,950
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 41,680 19,490 22,190
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 15,155 6,845 8,310
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 975 485 485
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 7,680 3,435 4,245
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 90 55 35
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 550 130 415
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 240 120 120
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 220 115 110
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 110 45 65
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 3,695 1,785 1,910
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 910 385 525
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 380 150 230
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 65 25 40
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 245 110 130
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 26,530 12,645 13,885
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 41,680 19,490 22,190
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 465 220 245
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 320 145 175
Inuit 165 60 105 10 0 10
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 150 75 70
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 5,840 2,805 3,040
Acadian 140 70 70 10 10 10
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 760 330 435
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 5,300 2,555 2,750
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 10 0 0
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Québécois 110 50 65 10 10 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 25,070 11,855 13,220
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 17,835 8,610 9,225
Channel Islander 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cornish 35 20 20 0 0 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 11,750 5,685 6,070
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 5,895 2,775 3,125
Manx 80 40 35 0 0 0
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 7,540 3,580 3,965
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 1,060 500 560
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 1,500 720 775
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 2,315 1,110 1,200
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 2,315 1,110 1,205
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 5,585 2,545 3,040
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 495 230 260
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 225 85 140
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 1,150 480 665
Flemish 125 45 80 15 0 10
Frisian 70 15 55 0 0 0
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 3,865 1,845 2,020
Luxembourger 45 25 20 10 10 0
Swiss 1,485 815 665 425 170 255
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 10 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 2,675 1,265 1,415
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 545 290 255
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 190 60 125
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 220 115 100
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 970 445 525
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 930 395 540
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 90 60 30
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 4,720 2,175 2,545
Bulgarian 290 125 170 65 25 35
Byelorussian 160 85 75 55 20 30
Czech 1,670 785 890 285 130 155
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 20 0 15
Estonian 295 155 145 120 85 35
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 335 180 155
Latvian 250 140 110 85 55 35
Lithuanian 335 130 205 95 50 50
Moldovan 80 50 35 35 15 25
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 1,395 620 770
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 290 145 150
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 1,090 475 615
Slovak 915 410 505 190 90 100
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 1,475 665 815
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 40 25 20
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 2,990 1,460 1,530
Albanian 465 200 260 0 0 0
Bosnian 390 180 210 35 20 15
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 250 135 115
Cypriot 45 25 15 0 0 0
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 365 175 190
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 1,580 765 810
Kosovar 40 15 25 0 10 0
Macedonian 75 30 40 0 0 10
Maltese 160 80 70 25 20 15
Montenegrin 60 40 20 0 0 10
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 275 130 140
Serbian 970 510 465 115 60 55
Sicilian 35 20 10 0 0 0
Slovenian 440 220 225 65 30 30
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 440 190 245
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 55 30 25
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 0 0 0
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 300 155 140
Basque 60 40 15 0 0 0
Jewish 910 425 485 195 105 90
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 20 0 15
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 85 45 35
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 140 80 55
Antiguan 10 0 15 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Barbadian 225 130 100 20 10 10
Bermudan 30 15 15 0 0 0
Carib 10 10 0 0 0 10
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 65 50 20
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 15 10 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 0 0 10
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 20 10 10
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 495 245 250
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 10 0 0
Arawak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 110 40 70 50 20 25
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15 0 0 0
Brazilian 460 185 275 40 10 25
Chilean 510 275 240 65 35 30
Colombian 785 390 395 30 10 20
Costa Rican 75 25 45 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 15 0 15
Guatemalan 650 310 340 0 0 10
Guyanese 245 105 135 10 10 0
Hispanic 300 150 160 0 0 0
Honduran 445 255 185 10 0 10
Maya 175 75 100 0 0 0
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 255 130 125
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 15 10 10
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 0 0 0
Uruguayan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Venezuelan 115 55 60 25 20 10
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 5,120 660 325 340
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 1,370 715 655 180 90 85
Algerian 70 40 35 0 0 0
Berber 35 25 10 0 0 0
Coptic 10 0 0 30 10 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 125 70 55
Libyan 50 35 10 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 15 0 10
Sudanese 290 135 150 0 0 0
Tunisian 35 20 15 40 10 25
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 2,200 405 190 220
Afrikaner 35 25 15 15 0 10
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 30 20 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 210 120 90 35 15 25
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 960 455 505 315 145 170
Tanzanian 60 20 40 10 0 10
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 10 0 0
Zambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 20 15 10
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 0 10 0
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 80 50 30
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 10 10 10
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 70 40 25
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 15,850 7,185 8,665
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 4,965 2,425 2,540
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 30 20 10
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 40 20 20
Armenian 290 155 140 155 80 75
Assyrian 205 115 95 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 40 30 10
Georgian 55 10 40 20 20 0
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 4,325 2,090 2,235
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 0 0 10
Israeli 105 60 45 45 30 15
Jordanian 170 100 70 0 0 0
Kazakh 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kurd 285 165 120 20 15 10
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 145 80 70
Palestinian 720 365 355 60 35 30
Pashtun 170 110 60 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 0 0 0
Syrian 935 440 495 30 15 20
Tajik 85 40 40 0 0 0
Tatar 90 50 40 10 0 0
Turk 670 405 265 185 100 80
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 40 15 25
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 1,080 520 555
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 10 10 10
Bengali 220 95 120 0 0 0
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 975 465 510
Goan 25 15 10 10 10 0
Gujarati 120 55 70 15 0 10
Kashmiri 70 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 0 0 0
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 65 40 25
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 25 15 10
Sinhalese 305 170 135 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 20 15 10
Tamil 300 185 115 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 50 25 30
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 9,930 4,290 5,640
Burmese 610 335 275 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 0 0 0
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 7,720 3,465 4,260
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 570 125 440
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 15 10 15
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 520 225 290
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 930 400 530
Laotian 1,055 540 515 0 0 0
Malaysian 655 350 310 50 20 35
Mongolian 100 60 40 0 0 10
Singaporean 100 45 50 25 10 15
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 300 140 165
Thai 520 215 310 15 0 10
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 0 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 10 10 0
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 15 10 10
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 4,670 350 140 210
Australian 995 495 500 260 115 150
New Zealander 420 200 215 95 30 65
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 10 0 0
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 10 0 0
Hawaiian 155 50 105 0 0 0
Maori 100 45 50 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 0 0 0
Samoan 80 45 30 0 0 0
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 ... ... 16,930 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 12,675 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 4,260 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 16,935 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 3,325 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 13,610 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 16,935 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 280 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 2,475 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 3,515 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 3,710 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 6,960 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 16,930 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 4,685 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 1,740 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 1,645 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 1,750 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 7,115 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.9 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 16,935 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 16,650 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 280 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 16,935 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 16,340 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 590 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 16,935 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 4,020 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 5,970 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 2,340 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 1,960 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 785 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 980 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 880 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 16,935 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 16,045 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 890 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 16,935 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 10,950 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 5,720 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 265 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 16,935 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 125 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 530 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 1,800 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 3,635 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 3,595 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 3,410 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 2,465 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 1,380 ... ...
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 ... ... 16,825 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 10,480 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 6,345 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 4,385 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 12,675 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 43.8 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 31.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 1,352 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 2,335 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 2,304,818 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 2,456,840 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 4,260 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 13.6 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 57.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 1,589 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 1,907 ... ...
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 35,805 16,450 19,355
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 3,205 1,485 1,720
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 8,155 3,440 4,715
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 24,445 11,525 12,920
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 1,280 750 535
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 635 270 365
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 650 480 170
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 4,880 1,710 3,170
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 1,585 655 930
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 16,690 8,410 8,285
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 9,690 4,450 5,240
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 1,315 675 640
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 1,095 695 405
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 3,930 2,165 1,765
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 660 425 240
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 19,455 8,850 10,605
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 445 240 205
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 3,325 1,475 1,840
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 15,685 7,135 8,555
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 625 385 235
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 315 150 160
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 310 240 75
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 2,815 1,015 1,795
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 940 400 540
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 11,315 5,330 5,985
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 6,625 2,850 3,775
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 795 410 390
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 775 430 345
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 2,725 1,410 1,315
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 390 220 165
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 35,805 16,450 19,355
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 11,360 4,925 6,430
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 1,570 280 1,290
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 1,565 280 1,290
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 1,265 390 870
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 90 70 20
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 1,170 320 855
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 1,930 545 1,385
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 325 60 265
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 600 135 470
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 530 155 375
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 10 10 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 75 40 35
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 40 20 20
54. History 1,505 785 720 260 130 130
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 90 0 85
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 3,720 1,585 2,135
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 60 15 45
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 260 65 190
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 345 35 315
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 990 580 410
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 45 15 35
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 515 115 400
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 1,500 760 740
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 6,200 3,175 3,025
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 150 20 125
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 6,045 3,145 2,900
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 1,285 745 540
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 510 260 250
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 220 115 105
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 525 365 155
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 25 10 20
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 855 445 410
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 535 325 215
25. Library science 300 30 270 90 10 85
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 215 115 100
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 15 0 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 3,425 2,900 520
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 435 280 155
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 1,940 1,660 280
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 345 295 45
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 335 310 25
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 235 225 10
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 130 120 0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 285 160 125
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 150 85 65
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 135 75 65
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 3,335 1,030 2,310
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 260 85 175
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 2,645 645 1,995
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 430 295 130
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 580 270 305
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 380 110 270
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 10 0 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 20 20 0
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 170 135 35
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 19,455 8,855 10,600
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 3,770 1,720 2,045
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 815 145 670
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 810 145 670
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 870 265 600
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 55 50 0
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 815 215 600
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 1,175 335 840
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 180 30 155
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 370 85 285
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 325 90 230
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 55 30 30
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 20 10 10
54. History 1,215 605 615 150 85 65
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 50 0 55
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 2,495 995 1,505
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 50 10 45
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 190 50 140
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 190 25 165
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 640 310 325
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 15 10 10
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 315 65 255
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 1,090 525 570
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 4,290 2,080 2,210
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 10 10 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 90 15 80
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 4,205 2,065 2,135
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 865 465 400
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 385 190 195
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 145 85 65
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 0 0 10
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 335 195 135
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 0 0 10
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 635 370 260
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 455 280 175
25. Library science 240 30 205 45 10 40
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 125 80 45
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 10 10 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 2,045 1,595 445
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 285 150 135
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 1,145 905 240
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 210 170 40
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 220 200 15
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 135 130 10
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 45 40 10
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 185 90 95
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 95 50 45
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 90 35 50
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 1,975 640 1,335
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 180 50 130
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 1,495 405 1,090
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 305 190 115
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 345 145 200
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 250 75 170
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 15 10 0
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 85 60 20
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 35,805 16,450 19,355
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 11,360 4,925 6,435
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 24,445 11,525 12,920
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 14,635 6,885 7,755
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 10,100 4,620 5,485
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 4,535 2,270 2,270
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 9,805 4,640 5,170
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 1,575 845 730
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 245 35 210
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 65 30 30
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 1,730 935 795
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 1,810 770 1,035
France 155 85 65 110 35 65
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 4,280 1,980 2,300
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 19,455 8,850 10,605
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 3,765 1,715 2,045
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 15,685 7,130 8,555
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 9,290 4,305 4,980
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 6,620 2,945 3,680
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 2,660 1,360 1,305
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 6,400 2,830 3,575
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 870 465 405
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 205 20 190
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 45 20 25
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 720 395 320
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 1,710 725 985
France 105 50 55 85 35 50
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 2,770 1,175 1,600
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 35,805 16,450 19,355
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 18,540 9,940 8,605
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 17,515 9,400 8,120
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 1,020 540 485
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 17,265 6,515 10,750
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 51.8 60.4 44.5
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 48.9 57.1 42.0
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 5.5 5.4 5.6
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 35,805 16,450 19,350
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 15,835 5,850 9,980
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 19,970 10,600 9,370
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 7,585 4,555 3,035
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 12,380 6,050 6,335
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 39.6 40.7 38.2
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 18,540 9,935 8,605
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 345 140 200
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 18,200 9,795 8,400
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 12,430 6,225 6,205
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 5,765 3,570 2,195
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 18,540 9,935 8,605
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 345 145 200
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 18,195 9,790 8,400
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 3,825 2,685 1,145
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 3,590 1,520 2,065
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 1,420 1,090 325
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 1,315 575 740
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 2,455 975 1,480
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 1,150 475 680
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 3,400 1,600 1,800
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 715 655 65
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 210 155 60
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 120 70 50
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 18,540 9,940 8,605
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 345 145 200
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 18,195 9,795 8,400
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 110 85 25
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 200 140 55
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 65 40 20
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 1,035 885 150
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 580 385 200
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 670 450 220
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 1,655 770 885
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 440 300 140
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 615 385 225
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 1,385 875 505
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 1,280 730 550
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 3,395 2,050 1,350
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 95 60 35
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 630 345 280
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 1,390 415 970
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 1,960 740 1,220
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 475 205 270
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 1,065 470 600
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 685 200 480
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 475 260 220
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 17,515 9,395 8,115
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 3,725 1,850 1,880
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 555 425 130
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 1,635 985 655
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 11,600 6,140 5,455
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 11,600 6,145 5,460
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 2,840 1,100 1,735
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 8,480 4,880 3,595
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 160 90 65
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 125 75 50
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 13,240 7,125 6,110
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 9,910 5,650 4,260
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 625 190 435
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 1,535 685 845
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 675 290 385
Bicycle 915 680 235 225 175 50
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 265 135 125
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 13,235 7,125 6,110
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 2,950 1,240 1,705
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 4,755 2,785 1,975
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 3,370 1,795 1,575
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 1,260 740 515
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 900 565 335
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 13,235 7,125 6,105
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 390 255 135
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 1,395 950 440
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 3,435 2,070 1,365
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 3,880 1,905 1,975
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 2,985 1,365 1,620
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 1,155 580 580
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 20,645 10,900 9,745
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 19,985 10,530 9,460
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 18,965 9,895 9,070
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 18,910 9,900 9,010
French 370 110 260 55 0 55
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 1,025 630 390
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 17,060 9,510 7,550 1,025 630 390
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 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 0 0 10
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 4,780 195 135 65
Albanian 0 0 0 10 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 10 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 4,635 150 110 45
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 10 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 10 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 10 150 105 45
Kurdish 20 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 150 105 45
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 25 10 20
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 15 0 15
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 20 15 20 10 20
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 45 20 20
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 1,780 755 470 280
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 750 470 280
Cantonese 745 385 355 50 10 40
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 695 450 245
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 65 40 30 10 10 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 105 60 40 0 0 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 10 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0 0 0 10
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 5,240 655 370 290
English and French 445 195 250 60 30 30
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 595 345 260
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 20,645 10,900 9,750
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 18,730 9,880 8,845
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 395 205 190
French 1,315 570 740 250 125 125
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 1,230 655 580
Aboriginal 10 10 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 1,235 650 580
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 100 30 65 10 0 10
French and non-official language 130 60 65 30 30 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 41,490 19,405 22,085
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 35,370 16,415 18,950
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 6,125 2,990 3,135
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 3,355 1,650 1,705
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 2,770 1,340 1,430
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 1,510 710 805
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 1,135 490 640
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 375 215 160
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 1,260 630 630
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 40,525 18,905 21,620
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 23,360 10,735 12,625
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 17,160 8,170 8,990
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 8,485 4,050 4,435
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 8,680 4,120 4,555
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 4,315 2,060 2,255
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 3,565 1,695 1,875
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 750 370 375
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 4,365 2,060 2,305

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and West Vancouver, DM [Census subdivision], British Columbia (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 23, 2024).

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