Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Nanaimo C, Regional district electoral area [Census subdivision], British Columbia

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Nanaimo C, RDA
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 ... ... 2,808 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 2,834 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... -0.9 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 1,097 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 1,058 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 1,098.94 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 2,810 1,430 1,375
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 405 215 190
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 95 50 45
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 150 80 70
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 160 85 80
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 1,930 955 970
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 170 90 80
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 130 70 55
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 125 50 70
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 130 60 75
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 145 75 70
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 185 85 100
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 225 105 115
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 285 150 135
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 300 150 150
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 235 120 120
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 475 260 210
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 195 105 90
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 140 85 60
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 75 45 30
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 35 20 15
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 25 10 15
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 20 10 10
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 5 5 0
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 5 0 0
100 years and over 130 45 85 0 0 0
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 14.4 15.0 13.8
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 68.7 66.8 70.5
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 16.9 18.2 15.3
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 0.9 0.7 1.1
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 43.6 43.7 43.5
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 47.6 48.3 47.0
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 1,060 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 935 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 0 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 50 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 10 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 0 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 35 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 5 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 0 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 75 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 1,060 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 180 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 455 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 165 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 165 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 90 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 2,750 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 2,400 1,220 1,185
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 1,630 815 810
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 1,330 670 665
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 295 150 150
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 775 400 370
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 510 290 225
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 45 25 25
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 135 70 65
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 85 25 60
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 880 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 510 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 165 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 155 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 55 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 875 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 795 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 645 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 150 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 80 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 60 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 25 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 795 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 455 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 340 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 135 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 155 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 55 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 85 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 55 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 25 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 5 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 350 180 165
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 1,055 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 805 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 420 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 385 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 40 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 215 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 180 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 40 ... ...
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 2,810 1,430 1,375
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 2,645 1,365 1,280
French only 245 130 115 0 0 0
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 160 65 90
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 5 5 0
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 2,810 1,435 1,375
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 2,775 1,415 1,360
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 30 15 15
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 0 0 0
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 0 0 0
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 35 15 15
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.1
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 2,810 1,430 1,375
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 2,785 1,420 1,360
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 2,610 1,340 1,270
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 2,575 1,325 1,255
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 30 15 15
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 175 85 95
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 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 5 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 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 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 240,600 116,480 124,120 175 80 95
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 0 0 0
Berber languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 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 0 0 0
Amharic 305 150 160 0 0 0
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 30 25 0 0 0
Maltese 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 155 80 75 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,010 3,260 3,750 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 0 0 0
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 0 0 5
Bikol 65 30 35 0 0 0
Cebuano 860 350 505 0 0 0
Fijian 210 105 105 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 0 0 0
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 0 0 0
Pangasinan 85 35 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 5 0 5
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 0 0 0
Creole languages 260 130 125 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 0 0 0
Kannada 55 30 30 0 0 0
Malayalam 695 350 345 0 0 0
Tamil 790 405 385 0 0 0
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 79,500 130 65 70
Albanian 315 160 155 0 0 0
Armenian 95 50 45 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 30 15 15
Baltic languages 50 20 30 0 0 0
Latvian 25 15 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 25 5 15 0 0 0
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 30 15 15
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 150 75 75 0 0 0
Bulgarian 110 55 55 0 0 0
Croatian 670 335 335 5 5 0
Czech 450 210 240 5 0 0
Macedonian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 5 5 5
Russian 1,795 830 965 5 5 0
Serbian 470 250 220 5 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 0 5 0
Slovak 290 135 155 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 0 0 0
Ukrainian 800 345 455 5 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 40 20 25 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 0 0 0
Welsh 20 5 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 60 30 30
Afrikaans 220 100 120 10 5 5
Danish 415 215 200 10 5 5
Dutch 1,545 720 825 15 5 10
Frisian 30 10 20 0 0 0
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 30 15 10
Icelandic 30 10 15 0 0 0
Norwegian 150 70 80 0 5 0
Swedish 135 60 75 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 0 0 0
Yiddish 15 5 5 5 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 600 310 285 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 10 5 5
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 10 5 5
Bengali 685 350 335 0 0 0
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 0 0 0
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 0 0 0
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 65 30 40 0 0 0
Marathi 80 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 410 215 200 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 10 0 5
Sindhi 210 105 100 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 0 0 0
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 0 0 0
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 5 0 5
Kurdish 170 95 70 0 0 0
Pashto 525 280 245 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 5 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 25 15 15
Catalan 10 10 5 0 0 0
Italian 1,335 715 620 5 5 0
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 5 0 5
Romanian 715 365 350 5 0 5
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 15 5 5
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 5 5 5
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 10 0 5
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 0 0 0
Ewe 30 20 15 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ganda 15 10 5 0 0 0
Igbo 65 35 30 0 0 0
Lingala 20 10 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 0 0 0
Shona 45 15 25 0 0 0
Swahili 215 110 105 0 0 0
Wolof 0 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 0 0 0
Dinka 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 0 0 0
Sign languages 185 100 85 0 0 0
American Sign Language 70 35 35 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 15 5 10
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 15 10 5
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 0 5 5
Hakka 215 100 115 0 0 0
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 10 5 5
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 5 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 0 0 0
Burmese 335 185 150 0 0 0
Karenic languages 335 160 175 0 0 0
Tibetan 60 25 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 780 340 435 0 0 0
Lao 525 270 255 0 0 0
Thai 250 65 190 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkish 260 145 115 0 0 0
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 10 10 0
Estonian 60 30 30 0 0 0
Finnish 240 105 135 0 0 0
Hungarian 870 410 455 5 5 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 0 0 0
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 20 10 15
English and French 775 380 395 5 0 5
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 15 5 10
French and non-official language 270 135 135 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 0 0 0
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 2,805 1,430 1,375
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 2,780 1,420 1,360
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 2,745 1,400 1,345
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 2,735 1,395 1,340
French 1,125 585 540 10 5 0
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 40 25 15
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 40 25 15
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 0 0 0
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 455 200 255 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 0 0 0
Somali 445 190 255 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 0 0 0
Amharic 135 60 75 0 0 0
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 75 35 35 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 30 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,560 2,130 2,430 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 0 0 0
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 0 0 0
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 0 0 0
Fijian 60 40 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 0 0 0
Ilocano 345 155 185 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 0 0 0
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 20 10 5
Albanian 200 90 100 0 0 0
Armenian 35 15 20 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 10 5 5
Baltic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 5 5 5
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 0 0 0
Bulgarian 50 30 20 0 0 0
Croatian 190 90 100 0 0 0
Czech 135 65 65 5 0 0
Macedonian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 1,030 505 525 0 0 0
Russian 1,035 505 530 5 0 0
Serbian 205 110 95 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 0 0 0
Slovak 85 40 40 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Ukrainian 250 110 140 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 665 300 365 5 0 0
Afrikaans 100 45 60 0 0 0
Danish 25 10 10 0 5 0
Dutch 105 45 65 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 5 0 0
Icelandic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 0 0 0
Swedish 10 5 5 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 190 100 90 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 0 0 0
Bengali 410 210 200 0 0 0
Gujarati 735 340 395 0 0 0
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Sindhi 80 40 45 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 0 0 0
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 0 0 0
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 0 0 0
Kurdish 110 60 45 0 0 0
Pashto 315 160 155 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 5 0 0
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 0 0 0
Portuguese 510 240 270 0 0 0
Romanian 310 155 155 0 0 0
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 5 0 5
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 5 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 5 0 5
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 5
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 0 0 0
American Sign Language 85 40 45 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 5 5 5
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 5 5 0
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 0 0 0
Hakka 60 25 35 0 0 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 5 5 5
Min Dong 0 0 5 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 625 300 330 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 90 100 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 555 265 285 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 0 0 0
Burmese 285 155 130 0 0 0
Karenic languages 310 155 160 0 0 0
Tibetan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 200 0 0 0
Lao 270 135 135 0 0 0
Thai 105 40 65 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkish 125 65 55 0 0 0
Uyghur 30 15 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 300 135 165 5 0 0
Estonian 20 5 10 0 0 0
Finnish 45 20 25 0 0 0
Hungarian 240 115 130 5 5 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 0 0 0
Multiple responses 53,920 26,565 27,355 30 10 15
English and French 525 245 285 0 0 0
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 30 10 10
French and non-official language 120 45 70 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 0 0 0
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 2,810 1,435 1,375
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 2,690 1,375 1,315
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 25 10 10
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 25 10 15
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 70 35 35
Aboriginal 95 40 55 0 0 5
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 65 35 35
English and French 200 100 100 0 0 0
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 0 0 0
French and non-official language 375 180 195 0 0 5
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 2,350 1,185 1,160
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 2,245 1,140 1,105
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 36,899 44,672 30,443
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 2,250 1,140 1,105
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 33,080 39,253 27,920
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 2,075 1,070 1,005
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 33,977 42,240 28,192
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 1,495 675 815
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 6,571 8,341 5,456
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 1,690 880 815
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 30,144 38,656 25,408
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 2,385 1,215 1,170
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 2,285 1,155 1,125
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 47,638 58,123 36,857
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 2,295 1,165 1,125
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 39,877 47,187 32,305
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 2,135 1,115 1,025
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 45,059 54,511 34,772
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 1,540 705 835
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 8,176 9,399 7,141
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 1,705 905 800
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 43,649 53,809 32,169
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 2,385 1,215 1,170
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 51,630 705 450 255
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 53,006 65,070 45,945
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 64,346 70,852 52,713
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 88.9 90.5 86.4
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 66.3 69.1 61.8
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 11.2 9.6 13.6
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 2,345 1,185 1,160
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 100 50 50
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 2,245 1,135 1,110
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 95.7 95.8 95.7
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 320 135 190
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 330 135 190
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 285 115 170
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 290 125 165
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 230 110 115
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 165 90 75
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 135 85 50
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 120 75 40
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 85 55 35
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 70 40 30
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 225 165 55
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 145 105 45
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 75 65 15
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 2,345 1,185 1,160
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 100 50 55
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 2,250 1,140 1,110
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 95.9 96.2 95.7
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 335 145 195
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 340 145 195
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 345 140 210
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 325 160 165
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 250 130 125
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 165 95 70
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 135 90 50
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 110 70 35
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 235 170 65
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 80 50 25
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 40 35 10
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 115 85 35
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 2,345 1,185 1,160
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 660 310 345
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 1,690 875 815
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 72.1 73.8 70.3
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 325 165 160
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 130 60 70
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 210 95 115
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 175 60 110
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 170 60 110
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 140 65 75
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 105 50 55
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 90 55 35
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 75 55 25
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 260 200 60
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 60 35 20
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 50 35 20
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 160 130 25
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 1,060 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 84,173 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 73,899 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 180 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 36,544 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 33,152 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 880 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 96,171 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 83,413 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 1,060 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 102,804 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 86,387 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 165 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 41,078 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 35,112 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 895 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 114,402 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 96,022 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 1,055 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 15 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 10 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 30 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 15 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 25 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 30 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 35 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 35 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 45 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 40 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 80 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 60 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 80 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 75 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 70 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 415 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 120 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 80 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 110 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 105 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 1,060 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 10 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 15 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 25 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 20 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 35 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 40 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 40 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 45 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 55 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 40 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 85 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 85 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 80 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 90 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 65 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 325 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 120 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 75 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 130 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 855 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 95,104 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 82,790 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 415 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 82,176 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 72,576 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 345 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 124,416 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 105,728 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 70 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 50,048 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 46,848 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 875 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 112,934 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 94,597 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 440 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 94,861 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 79,667 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 350 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 144,812 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 120,531 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 60 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 64,981 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 57,056 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 295 155 140
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 31,701 35,968 28,224
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 28,032 32,896 24,672
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 260 135 120
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 38,968 43,069 34,353
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 33,750 36,671 30,464
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 2,750 1,400 1,350
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 1,160 575 585
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 220 110 115
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 220 115 105
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 220 110 110
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 215 110 105
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 275 130 150
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 1,595 825 765
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 260 135 125
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 265 145 125
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 345 175 170
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 335 175 160
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 380 200 185
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 2,745 1,395 1,350
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 515 270 240
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 130 70 65
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 1,775 870 905
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 465 250 210
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 300 150 150
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 75 45 30
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 10 10 5
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 195 90 100
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 30 15 10
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 10.9 10.8 11.1
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 14.6 16.7 12.5
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 7.7 14.3 7.7
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 11.0 10.3 11.0
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 6.5 6.0 4.8
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 135 60 80
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 25 10 15
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 5 5 5
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 110 45 60
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 5 5 0
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 4.9 4.3 5.9
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 4.9 3.7 6.3
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 3.8 7.1 7.7
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 6.2 5.2 6.6
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 1.1 2.0 0.0
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 2,745 1,430 1,320
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 2,740 1,425 1,315
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 2,745 1,425 1,315
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 140 80 60
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 285 135 150
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 287,525 139,460 148,070 285 130 150
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Amharic 505 240 265 0 0 0
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 220 135 80 0 0 0
Maltese 55 15 40 0 0 0
Tigrigna 220 135 85 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 0 0 0
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 15 0 15
Bikol 115 50 60 0 0 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 0 0 0
Fijian 540 320 225 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 0 0 0
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 0 0 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 0 0 0
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 10 0 0
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 0 0 0
Creole languages 735 385 355 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Kannada 105 35 65 0 0 0
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 0 0 0
Tamil 1,315 705 610 0 0 0
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 96,515 205 110 95
Albanian 445 205 240 0 0 0
Armenian 160 95 65 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 25 20 10
Baltic languages 35 20 20 0 0 0
Latvian 20 15 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 15 0 15 0 0 0
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 30 20 10
Belarusan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 270 135 135 0 0 0
Bulgarian 185 80 105 0 0 0
Croatian 870 445 425 10 10 0
Czech 540 255 290 10 10 10
Macedonian 25 10 10 0 0 0
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 0 0 0
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 0 0 0
Serbian 650 340 305 10 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 0 0 0
Slovak 390 185 205 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 10 10 0
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 4,665 105 60 50
Afrikaans 585 260 320 10 0 10
Danish 390 165 225 20 10 10
Dutch 1,815 840 980 25 0 15
Frisian 35 20 20 10 0 0
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 45 40 10
Icelandic 15 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 190 90 100 10 0 10
Swedish 300 135 170 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 0 0 0
Yiddish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 900 475 430 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 10 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 10 0 0
Bengali 980 485 495 0 0 0
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 0 0 0
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 0 0 0
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 10 0 10
Sindhi 380 195 185 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 0 0 0
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 10 0 10
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 0 0 10
Kurdish 315 175 140 0 0 0
Pashto 795 430 365 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 0 0 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 75 45 25
Catalan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 25 20 10
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 15 0 0
Romanian 840 450 390 0 0 0
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 35 20 15
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 10 10 10
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 0 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 25 10 15
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 0 0 0
Wolof 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 255 125 125 15 10 15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 10 10 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 10 0 10
American Sign Language 315 75 240 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 10 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 35 15 25
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 40 15 25
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 25 10 15
Hakka 275 130 150 0 0 0
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 25 15 15
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Lao 690 335 350 0 0 0
Thai 415 145 265 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 0 0 0
Turkish 395 220 175 0 0 10
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 0 10 0
Estonian 80 35 45 0 0 0
Finnish 295 125 175 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 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 2,750 1,430 1,320
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 2,635 1,375 1,260
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 445 265 180
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 2,190 1,110 1,085
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 110 55 55
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 2,750 1,430 1,315
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 2,365 1,270 1,095
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 365 150 220
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 205 85 115
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 60 15 45
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 40 25 25
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 30 10 15
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 15 0 10
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 15 10 10
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 35 15 20
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 15 10 0
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 220,155 105,615 114,535 365 150 220
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 50 20 30
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 70 30 45
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 75 25 55
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 135 60 70
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 35 15 25
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 54 220,155 105,615 114,540 370 150 220
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 50 25 25
Brazil 330 125 210 0 0 10
Colombia 650 290 360 0 0 0
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 0 0 0
Guyana 205 90 115 0 0 0
Haiti 85 30 55 0 0 0
Jamaica 615 335 280 0 0 0
Mexico 890 355 540 0 0 0
Peru 320 160 155 0 0 0
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 40 25 20
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 0 0 0
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 215 90 120
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 0 0 0
Croatia 500 255 250 10 0 10
France 245 100 145 0 0 10
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 25 20 0
Greece 420 220 200 0 0 0
Hungary 715 370 340 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 0 0 0
Italy 940 510 430 0 10 0
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 15 0 0
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 0 0 0
Portugal 810 400 410 10 10 0
Romania 700 360 340 0 0 0
Russian Federation 780 310 460 0 0 0
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 0 10 0
Ukraine 710 365 345 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 105 35 75
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 35 20 20
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 25 10 20
Algeria 85 60 30 0 0 0
Egypt 355 175 180 0 0 0
Ethiopia 455 220 240 0 0 0
Kenya 705 370 340 0 0 0
Morocco 180 90 95 0 0 0
Nigeria 585 310 275 15 10 15
Somalia 600 270 330 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 10 0 10
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 0 0 0
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 70 20 50
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 0 0 0
Bangladesh 615 310 305 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 15 10 0
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 15 0 10
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 10 0 10
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 10 0 0
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 0 0 0
Japan 755 240 520 10 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 0 0 0
Lebanon 510 250 260 0 0 0
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 0 0 0
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 10 0 0
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 0 0 0
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 0 0 0
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 10 0 10
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 10 0 0
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 35 15 15
Americas 1,430 740 690 0 0 0
Brazil 105 40 70 0 0 0
Colombia 80 45 35 0 0 0
Cuba 0 10 0 0 0 0
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 0 0 0
Mexico 245 125 125 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 0 0 0
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 0 0 0
Europe 1,295 665 630 10 0 0
France 15 10 10 0 0 0
Germany 65 40 30 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 0 0 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 0 0 0
Romania 65 25 35 0 0 0
Russian Federation 55 20 40 0 0 0
Ukraine 140 55 90 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 10 10 10
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 0 0 0
Africa 1,505 765 745 0 0 10
Algeria 15 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0
Egypt 55 45 20 0 0 0
Eritrea 80 35 50 0 0 0
Ethiopia 45 30 20 0 0 0
Morocco 45 25 25 0 0 0
Nigeria 215 100 115 0 0 10
Somalia 250 100 150 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 0 0 0
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 20 10 10
Afghanistan 265 130 135 0 0 0
Bangladesh 95 45 50 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 15 10 0
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 0 0 0
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 0 0 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 0 0 0
Iraq 1,090 530 560 0 0 0
Israel 15 10 10 0 0 0
Japan 80 10 75 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 0 0 0
Lebanon 75 35 40 0 0 0
Nepal 80 30 45 0 0 0
Pakistan 885 400 485 0 0 0
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 10 0 0
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 0 0 0
Taiwan 420 140 285 0 0 0
Turkey 20 10 10 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 0 0 0
Viet Nam 365 105 255 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 0 0 0
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 0 0 0
Australia 95 60 40 0 0 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 420 190 235 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 2,750 1,430 1,320
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 390 155 225
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 610 320 295
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 1,750 955 795
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 97,360 165 65 100
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 85 30 55
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 40 20 25
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 40 15 25
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 75 25 45
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 0 0 0
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 0 0 0
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 2,750 1,430 1,320
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 205 125 85
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 210 120 85
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 90 45 45
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 115 80 40
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 0 0 0
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 2,540 1,310 1,230
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 2,750 1,430 1,320
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 35 15 25
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 2,710 1,415 1,295
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 2,750 1,430 1,320
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 20 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 0 0 10
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 20 20 0
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 0 0 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 0 0 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 6,780 230 135 95
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 230 135 95
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 115 70 50
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 110 70 45
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 0 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 0
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 2,500 1,280 1,220
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 2,750 1,430 1,320
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 150 50 95
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 10 0 0
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 35 10 20
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 50 20 35
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 10 0 10
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 0 0 10
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 0 0 0
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 0 0 0
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 10 0 0
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 10 10 0
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 15 0 0
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 0 0 0
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 20 10 10
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 2,605 1,380 1,225
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 2,750 1,435 1,320
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 250 155 100
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 125 70 55
Inuit 165 60 105 0 0 0
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 130 85 45
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 825 485 340
Acadian 140 70 70 0 0 0
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 45 20 25
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 790 470 320
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 0 0 0
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Québécois 110 50 65 0 0 0
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 0 0 0
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 2,265 1,165 1,105
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 1,715 880 835
Channel Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cornish 35 20 20 0 0 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 1,100 570 535
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 560 265 290
Manx 80 40 35 0 0 0
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 670 320 350
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 105 60 40
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 125 65 60
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 295 140 155
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 12,950 295 140 155
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 665 325 340
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 70 35 30
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 15 10 10
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 185 100 85
Flemish 125 45 80 0 0 0
Frisian 70 15 55 0 0 0
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 470 215 260
Luxembourger 45 25 20 0 0 0
Swiss 1,485 815 665 0 0 0
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 315 150 170
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 115 60 55
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 30 20 10
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 20 15 0
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 135 65 75
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 70 20 50
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 0 0 0
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 430 220 210
Bulgarian 290 125 170 0 0 0
Byelorussian 160 85 75 10 0 0
Czech 1,670 785 890 25 10 10
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 0 0 0
Estonian 295 155 145 0 10 0
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 85 45 40
Latvian 250 140 110 10 0 0
Lithuanian 335 130 205 0 0 0
Moldovan 80 50 35 0 0 0
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 115 55 60
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 15 10 10
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 95 40 55
Slovak 915 410 505 0 0 0
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 145 80 65
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 0 0 0
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 250 130 115
Albanian 465 200 260 10 0 0
Bosnian 390 180 210 0 0 0
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 30 15 15
Cypriot 45 25 15 0 0 0
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 20 15 0
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 110 65 45
Kosovar 40 15 25 0 0 0
Macedonian 75 30 40 0 0 0
Maltese 160 80 70 0 0 0
Montenegrin 60 40 20 0 0 0
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 25 15 15
Serbian 970 510 465 25 15 10
Sicilian 35 20 10 0 0 0
Slovenian 440 220 225 0 0 0
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 10 0 10
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 35 10 25
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 10 10 0
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 0 0 10
Basque 60 40 15 0 0 0
Jewish 910 425 485 0 0 10
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 0 0 0
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 10 10 10
Antiguan 10 0 15 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Barbadian 225 130 100 0 0 0
Bermudan 30 15 15 0 0 0
Carib 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cuban 210 85 120 0 0 0
Dominican 100 55 50 0 0 0
Grenadian 65 35 30 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 0 10 0
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 10 0 0
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 10 0 0 0 0
Martinican 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montserratan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 40 10 30 0 0 0
St. Lucian 40 10 30 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 0 0 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 0 0 0
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 15 10 10
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 0 0 0
Arawak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 110 40 70 0 0 0
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 0
Bolivian 15 0 15 0 0 0
Brazilian 460 185 275 0 0 0
Chilean 510 275 240 0 0 0
Colombian 785 390 395 0 0 0
Costa Rican 75 25 45 10 0 0
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 0 0 0
Guatemalan 650 310 340 0 0 0
Guyanese 245 105 135 10 0 10
Hispanic 300 150 160 0 0 0
Honduran 445 255 185 0 0 0
Maya 175 75 100 0 0 0
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 0 0 0
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 0 0 0
Panamanian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Paraguayan 65 25 40 0 0 0
Peruvian 395 205 185 0 0 0
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 0 0 0
Uruguayan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Venezuelan 115 55 60 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 0 0 0
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 55 20 40
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 35 10 25
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 35 10 25
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 0 0 0
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 0 0 0
North African origins 1,370 715 655 0 0 0
Algerian 70 40 35 0 0 0
Berber 35 25 10 0 0 0
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 0 0 0
Libyan 50 35 10 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 0 0 0
Sudanese 290 135 150 0 0 0
Tunisian 35 20 15 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 10 0 15
Afrikaner 35 25 15 0 0 0
Amhara 45 25 25 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 0 0 0
Burundian 140 55 85 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 0 0 0
Ethiopian 555 265 295 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 210 120 90 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 10 0 0 0
Rwandan 60 20 35 0 0 0
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 0 0 0
South African 960 455 505 10 0 0
Tanzanian 60 20 40 0 0 0
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 0 0 0
Zambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 0 0 0
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 0 0 0
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 15 10 0
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 0 0 0
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 15 10 10
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 110 45 70
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 15 0 10
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 0 0 0
Armenian 290 155 140 0 0 0
Assyrian 205 115 95 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 0 0 0
Georgian 55 10 40 0 0 0
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 10 10 10
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 0 0 0
Israeli 105 60 45 0 0 0
Jordanian 170 100 70 0 0 0
Kazakh 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kurd 285 165 120 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 0 0 0
Palestinian 720 365 355 0 0 0
Pashtun 170 110 60 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 0 0 0
Syrian 935 440 495 0 0 0
Tajik 85 40 40 0 0 0
Tatar 90 50 40 0 0 0
Turk 670 405 265 0 0 10
Turkmen 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uighur 40 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 0 0 0
Yemeni 45 30 10 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 0 0 0
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 10 0 10
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 0 0 0
Bengali 220 95 120 0 0 0
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 10 0 0
Goan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 120 55 70 0 0 0
Kashmiri 70 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 0 0 0
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 0 0 0
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 0 0 0
Sinhalese 305 170 135 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 0 0 0
Tamil 300 185 115 0 0 10
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 95 40 55
Burmese 610 335 275 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 0 0 0
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 45 20 30
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 25 0 15
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 15 10 0
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 15 0 10
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 10 0 0
Laotian 1,055 540 515 0 0 0
Malaysian 655 350 310 0 0 0
Mongolian 100 60 40 0 0 0
Singaporean 100 45 50 0 0 0
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 0 0 0
Thai 520 215 310 0 0 0
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 0 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 0 0 0
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 0 0 0
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 40 15 25
Australian 995 495 500 10 10 10
New Zealander 420 200 215 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 25 10 15
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 0 0 0
Hawaiian 155 50 105 10 0 10
Maori 100 45 50 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 10 10 10
Samoan 80 45 30 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 140 60 80 0 10 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 169,965 ... ... 1,060 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 910 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 150 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 1,060 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 10 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 1,050 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 1,055 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 0 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 70 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 180 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 480 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 335 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 1,055 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 155 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 110 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 150 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 205 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 445 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 7.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 1,060 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 1,055 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 10 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 1,060 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 1,025 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 30 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 1,055 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 95 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 325 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 120 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 155 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 145 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 145 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 65 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 1,055 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 1,015 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 45 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 1,060 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 490 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 560 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 10 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 1,060 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 0 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 125 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 120 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 205 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 295 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 205 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 85 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 15 ... ...
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 ... ... 1,010 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 835 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 175 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 165 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 860 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 55.6 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 15.1 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 879 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,274 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 501,610 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 572,846 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 145 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 0.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 30.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 1,130 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 1,192 ... ...
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 2,385 1,215 1,170
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 350 190 160
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 675 325 345
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 1,360 700 665
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 335 255 75
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 130 70 60
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 205 185 20
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 495 215 285
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 100 50 55
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 435 180 255
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 260 85 180
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 20 10 10
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 40 30 10
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 95 30 60
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 25 20 0
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 1,590 800 790
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 140 85 55
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 440 220 220
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 1,015 500 515
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 225 180 50
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 95 55 40
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 130 120 10
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 365 155 215
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 70 35 40
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 350 130 215
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 205 60 145
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 15 10 0
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 30 20 10
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 75 20 60
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 20 20 0
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 2,385 1,215 1,170
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 1,025 520 500
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 105 20 80
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 105 20 85
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 25 15 20
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 15 10 15
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 15 10 0
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 65 25 40
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 10 0 10
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 10 0 10
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 30 10 25
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 0 0 0
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 15 15 0
54. History 1,505 785 720 10 10 0
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 0 0 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 90 25 70
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 0 0 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 0 0 0
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 25 0 20
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 25 0 20
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 0 0 0
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 10 0 10
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 25 15 15
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 175 45 125
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 0 0 0
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 170 45 125
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 60 40 25
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 35 20 20
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 10 10 0
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 10 0 0
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 10 10 10
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 0 0 0
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 15 10 0
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 15 10 10
25. Library science 300 30 270 0 0 0
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 0 0 0
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 360 340 15
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 10 10 0
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 45 40 10
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 50 55 0
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 115 110 10
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 90 90 0
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 50 45 0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 75 40 35
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 35 20 20
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 40 20 15
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 250 50 200
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 20 10 15
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 220 35 185
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 15 15 0
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 140 80 60
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 75 25 50
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 10 10 0
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 55 50 10
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 1,595 800 790
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 580 305 275
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 80 15 65
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 80 20 65
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 15 0 10
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 15 10 10
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 0 0 0
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 40 15 25
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 0 0 0
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 0 0 0
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 15 0 15
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 0 0 0
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 10 10 0
54. History 1,215 605 615 10 0 0
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 0 0 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 70 15 50
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 0 0 0
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 0 0 0
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 25 10 20
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 15 0 20
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 0 0 0
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 10 0 10
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 20 10 10
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 120 40 80
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 0 0 0
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 120 40 80
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 40 25 20
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 35 15 20
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 0 0 0
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 0 0 10
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 0 0 0
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 0 0 0
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 15 0 10
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 15 0 10
25. Library science 240 30 205 0 0 0
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 0 0 0
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 240 230 10
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 10 10 0
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 40 35 0
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 30 30 0
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 80 80 0
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 55 55 0
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 25 25 0
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 70 40 35
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 40 20 15
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 35 15 20
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 210 45 170
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 20 10 15
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 185 35 155
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 10 10 0
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 110 70 45
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 55 20 35
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 10 10 0
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 45 40 0
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 2,385 1,220 1,170
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 1,020 520 505
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 1,365 695 670
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 1,185 595 590
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 940 480 460
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 245 115 130
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 180 105 80
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 65 40 20
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 10 0 10
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 40 30 10
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 10 0 0
France 155 85 65 0 0 0
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 65 30 35
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 1,595 800 795
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 575 305 275
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 1,015 495 515
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 925 450 475
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 735 360 375
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 195 90 100
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 90 45 45
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 35 25 10
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 10 0 10
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 15 15 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 0 0 0
France 105 50 55 0 0 0
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 30 10 20
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 2,385 1,215 1,170
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 1,565 860 700
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 1,450 785 665
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 110 80 35
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 820 355 470
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 65.6 70.8 59.8
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 60.8 64.6 56.8
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 7.0 9.3 5.0
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 2,385 1,215 1,170
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 780 335 445
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 1,610 880 725
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 760 475 290
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 845 405 435
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 42.4 42.4 42.4
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 1,560 860 700
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 30 25 0
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 1,530 835 690
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 1,150 595 550
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 380 240 140
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 1,565 860 700
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 35 25 10
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 1,530 840 695
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 200 130 70
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 195 55 145
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 150 120 30
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 155 35 120
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 125 40 85
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 40 25 10
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 310 110 195
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 235 225 15
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 75 55 25
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 45 45 10
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 1,565 865 705
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 30 25 10
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 1,530 840 695
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 115 70 45
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 15 15 0
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 0 0 0
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 170 130 45
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 120 105 20
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 45 30 10
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 145 75 70
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 75 50 25
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 15 10 10
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 40 25 15
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 30 10 15
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 65 35 25
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 0 0 0
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 70 50 25
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 110 25 85
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 220 55 160
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 40 25 10
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 100 30 65
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 75 30 45
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 80 65 15
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 1,450 785 665
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 215 100 115
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 0 0 0
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 270 190 80
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 970 500 470
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 93,450 100,415 970 500 465
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 70 30 35
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 765 380 385
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 115 75 35
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 20 10 10
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 1,240 685 550
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 1,030 560 465
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 40 10 35
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 20 10 10
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 50 30 15
Bicycle 915 680 235 20 20 0
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 80 60 20
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 1,240 685 550
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 430 235 200
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 525 260 265
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 160 105 55
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 45 35 10
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 80 60 20
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 1,240 690 550
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 65 40 20
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 215 135 80
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 345 235 115
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 245 90 155
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 145 70 80
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 220 120 100
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 1,655 910 750
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 1,655 905 750
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 1,650 905 745
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 1,650 905 740
French 370 110 260 0 0 10
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 0 0 10
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 0 0 10
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 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 10 0 10 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 80 80 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 15 10 10 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 11,350 6,575 4,780 0 0 0
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 0 0 0
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 75 35 45 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 15 0 10 0 0 0
Russian 30 10 25 0 0 0
Serbian 20 10 10 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15 0 20 0 0 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 10 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 10 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 10 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 15 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 11,060 6,425 4,635 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 0 0 0
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 0 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,775 6,270 4,500 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 0 0 0
Iranian languages 20 15 10 0 0 0
Kurdish 20 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 0 0 0
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 0 0 0
Romanian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 10 0 10
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 20 15 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 35 10 25 0 0 0
American Sign Language 25 0 25 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 10 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,775 1,995 1,780 0 0 0
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 0 0 0
Cantonese 745 385 355 0 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 0 0 0
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 65 40 30 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 105 60 40 0 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 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 11,435 6,195 5,240 0 0 0
English and French 445 195 250 0 0 0
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 0 0 0
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 1,655 905 750
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 1,645 910 740
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 0 0 10
French 1,315 570 740 0 0 0
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 0 0 0
Aboriginal 10 10 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 0 0 0
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 100 30 65 0 0 0
French and non-official language 130 60 65 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 505,835 250,410 255,430 2,730 1,430 1,300
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 2,490 1,310 1,180
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 245 120 120
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 150 75 80
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 95 50 50
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 90 45 45
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 50 30 15
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 40 15 30
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 10 0 10
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 2,640 1,375 1,265
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 1,890 1,010 885
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 750 365 380
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 350 190 170
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 395 185 210
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 350 160 185
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 245 115 120
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 105 45 60
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 45 20 25

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

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

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