Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Grande Prairie--Mackenzie [Federal electoral district], Alberta

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Grande Prairie--Mackenzie
Alberta
[Federal electoral district]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 517,887 ... ... 117,327 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 106,738 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... 9.9 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 47,676 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 42,675 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 1.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 112,885.43 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 117,330 59,915 57,415
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 26,695 13,645 13,050
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 9,590 4,925 4,670
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 9,150 4,635 4,515
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 7,950 4,090 3,860
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 80,290 41,260 39,035
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 7,215 3,740 3,475
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 8,050 4,165 3,885
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 9,850 5,025 4,830
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 10,720 5,475 5,245
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 9,065 4,680 4,390
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 7,940 4,200 3,740
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 7,045 3,530 3,515
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 7,810 3,910 3,900
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 7,125 3,710 3,415
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 5,460 2,835 2,625
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 10,340 5,010 5,330
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 3,730 1,925 1,805
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 2,485 1,205 1,275
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 1,800 875 925
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 1,160 520 640
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 1,165 480 690
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 700 300 400
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 395 160 235
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 60 15 45
100 years and over 130 45 85 10 5 5
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 17.9 18.7 17.1 22.8 22.8 22.7
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 68.4 68.9 68.0
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 8.8 8.4 9.3
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 1.0 0.8 1.2
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 34.6 34.4 34.8
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 33.2 33.1 33.3
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 42,675 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 29,510 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 170 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 8,685 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 1,775 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 1,440 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 1,020 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 4,420 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 30 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 4,310 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 42,675 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 9,030 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 14,690 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 7,135 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 6,820 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 4,995 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 115,205 ... ...
Average household size 3.0 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 425,340 208,540 216,800 90,635 46,265 44,365
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 56,520 28,345 28,175
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 43,590 21,890 21,700
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 12,925 6,455 6,475
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 34,115 17,925 16,190
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 24,005 13,975 10,030
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 2,335 1,040 1,290
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 4,640 2,210 2,435
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 3,135 700 2,435
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 32,220 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 15,345 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 6,655 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 6,390 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 3,825 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 32,215 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 27,550 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 21,090 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 6,465 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 4,670 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 3,495 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 1,170 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 27,555 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 12,615 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 14,940 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 5,340 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 5,955 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 3,645 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 4,665 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 2,730 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 1,320 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 620 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 17,945 10,430 7,520
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 42,675 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 30,415 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 11,925 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 18,490 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 885 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 11,370 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 9,035 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 2,340 ... ...
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 15 513,405 254,160 259,245 116,835 59,710 57,135
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 109,390 56,200 53,185
French only 245 130 115 70 30 45
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 6,855 3,245 3,615
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 520 240 285
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 16 513,400 254,160 259,245 116,840 59,710 57,135
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 113,955 58,245 55,710
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 2,195 1,150 1,050
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 185 85 95
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 505 230 275
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 2,290 1,190 1,100
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.9
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 116,840 59,710 57,135
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 115,215 58,905 56,310
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 102,675 52,795 49,880
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 100,340 51,595 48,750
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 2,335 1,195 1,140
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 12,540 6,115 6,430
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 1,525 735 785
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 660 285 375
Blackfoot 5 0 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 660 285 370
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 5 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 10 40 15 25
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 5 0 0 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 60 25 30
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 555 245 310
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 5 5 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 5 5 5 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 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 855 450 415
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 860 450 410
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 5 0 0
Carrier 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 710 375 335
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 10 0 5
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 0 135 70 70
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 5 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 120 60 60
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 5 20 10 10
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 5 5 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 5 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 11,020 5,375 5,640
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 450 270 185
Berber languages 5 0 5 5 5 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 155 90 65
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 20 10 10 10 10 5
Somali 755 365 395 140 80 65
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 290 180 115
Amharic 305 150 160 35 20 15
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 235 140 90
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 5 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 5 5 0
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 30 25 5 5 5
Maltese 10 5 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 155 80 75 10 5 5
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 55 25 30
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 0 0 5
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 45 25 25
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 2,670 1,125 1,555
Bikol 65 30 35 5 0 5
Cebuano 860 350 505 160 65 95
Fijian 210 105 105 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 45 25 20
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 95 35 55
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 20 5 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 15 10 5
Pangasinan 85 35 50 5 0 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 2,290 965 1,325
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 10 5 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 35 15 20
Creole languages 260 130 125 15 10 5
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 10 10 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 120 70 45
Kannada 55 30 30 5 5 5
Malayalam 695 350 345 50 30 15
Tamil 790 405 385 35 20 10
Telugu 170 95 80 30 25 15
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 6,825 3,470 3,360
Albanian 315 160 155 45 25 20
Armenian 95 50 45 5 0 5
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 1,150 540 605
Baltic languages 50 20 30 10 5 10
Latvian 25 15 10 0 0 0
Lithuanian 25 5 15 10 5 5
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 1,140 535 600
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 150 75 75 0 0 0
Bulgarian 110 55 55 25 10 15
Croatian 670 335 335 40 20 20
Czech 450 210 240 55 30 30
Macedonian 10 5 5 5 0 0
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 300 140 165
Russian 1,795 830 965 275 140 135
Serbian 470 250 220 15 10 5
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 5 0 0
Slovak 290 135 155 30 15 20
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 5 5 0
Ukrainian 800 345 455 380 170 210
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 0 0 0
Celtic languages 40 20 25 5 0 5
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 0 5 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 4,160 2,150 2,010
Afrikaans 220 100 120 70 40 30
Danish 415 215 200 40 20 20
Dutch 1,545 720 825 220 115 100
Frisian 30 10 20 10 5 5
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 3,710 1,905 1,805
Icelandic 30 10 15 5 0 5
Norwegian 150 70 80 95 50 40
Swedish 135 60 75 15 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 5 0 0
Yiddish 15 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 600 310 285 25 15 10
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 685 360 330
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 630 330 300
Bengali 685 350 335 25 10 20
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 60 30 30
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 90 50 35
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 15 10 5
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 355 180 175
Sindhi 210 105 100 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 15 10 10
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 50 30 25
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 60 25 30
Kurdish 170 95 70 0 0 0
Pashto 525 280 245 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 55 30 30
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 745 360 385
Catalan 10 10 5 0 0 0
Italian 1,335 715 620 55 25 30
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 60 30 35
Romanian 715 365 350 60 30 30
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 565 280 285
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 30 10 20
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 5
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 130 60 70
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 155 80 75
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 10 5 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 5 5 5
Ewe 30 20 15 0 5 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ganda 15 10 5 5 5 0
Igbo 65 35 30 10 10 5
Lingala 20 10 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 5 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 20 10 10
Shona 45 15 25 5 5 0
Swahili 215 110 105 20 5 10
Wolof 0 5 5 10 10 5
Yoruba 85 55 35 20 15 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 30 15 15
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 5 5 5
Dinka 5 5 0 5 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 5 5 5
Sign languages 185 100 85 10 5 0
American Sign Language 70 35 35 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 5 5 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 415 190 225
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 415 190 225
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 225 105 125
Hakka 215 100 115 0 0 0
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 135 65 75
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 5 0 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 10 5 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 40 15 25
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 20 5 15
Lao 525 270 255 0 0 0
Thai 250 65 190 20 5 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 55 30 30
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkish 260 145 115 55 30 30
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 5 0 0
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 55 25 30
Estonian 60 30 30 5 5 0
Finnish 240 105 135 15 5 10
Hungarian 870 410 455 30 20 15
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 5 10 0
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 1,620 800 820
English and French 775 380 395 305 155 150
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 1,245 605 640
French and non-official language 270 135 135 50 35 20
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 20 5 10
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 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 116,835 59,710 57,130
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 114,165 58,420 55,740
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 108,400 55,540 52,855
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 107,715 55,205 52,505
French 1,125 585 540 685 335 350
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 5,760 2,875 2,885
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 555 305 250
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 145 75 70
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 145 70 70
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 10 5 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 10 5 10
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 120 60 55
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 0 405 225 180
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 410 230 180
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 5 5 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 345 190 155
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 55 35 20
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 45 25 20
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 5 5 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 154,145 74,980 79,170 5,210 2,575 2,635
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 280 150 130
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 455 200 255 120 60 60
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 5 5 0 5
Somali 445 190 255 110 55 55
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 160 90 70
Amharic 135 60 75 5 5 5
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 140 85 60
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 5 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 75 35 35 5 5 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 40 20 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 0 0 0
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 35 20 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 0 5
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 1,290 600 690
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 75 35 35
Fijian 60 40 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 5 10 5
Ilocano 345 155 185 40 20 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 5 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 1,145 530 610
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 5 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 15 5 10
Creole languages 150 70 80 5 5 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 60 30 30
Kannada 25 10 10 0 0 0
Malayalam 365 180 180 25 10 10
Tamil 410 200 210 25 10 10
Telugu 80 45 40 15 10 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 100,595 49,680 50,920 3,095 1,555 1,535
Albanian 200 90 100 20 10 5
Armenian 35 15 20 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 280 140 135
Baltic languages 5 5 0 5 5 5
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 5 0 0 10 5 0
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 270 140 130
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 0 0 0
Bulgarian 50 30 20 10 5 5
Croatian 190 90 100 10 10 5
Czech 135 65 65 15 10 5
Macedonian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 1,030 505 525 70 30 35
Russian 1,035 505 530 105 60 45
Serbian 205 110 95 0 5 0
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 0 0 0
Slovak 85 40 40 10 5 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 5 5 0
Ukrainian 250 110 140 45 20 25
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 1,990 1,000 995
Afrikaans 100 45 60 40 25 15
Danish 25 10 10 0 0 0
Dutch 105 45 65 5 5 5
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 390 180 210 1,930 965 965
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 10 5 5
Greek 190 100 90 5 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 455 225 230
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 420 210 210
Bengali 410 210 200 20 10 5
Gujarati 735 340 395 40 25 15
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 65 30 35
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 5 0 0
Nepali 245 120 120 15 10 10
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 235 115 120
Sindhi 80 40 45 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 10 5 5
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 35 15 20
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 35 15 20
Kurdish 110 60 45 0 0 0
Pashto 315 160 155 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 35 20 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 345 180 165
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 5 5 0
Portuguese 510 240 270 15 5 10
Romanian 310 155 155 40 20 20
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 285 150 135
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 15 5 5
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 80 35 45
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 60 25 30
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 15 10 5 5 0 5
Ewe 5 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 10 5 5
Igbo 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lingala 10 5 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 20 5 0 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 10 5 5
Shona 10 5 5 5 0 0
Swahili 85 35 55 5 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 10 5 5
Yoruba 20 10 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 5 0 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 5 0 5
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 230 120 105 15 10 5
American Sign Language 85 40 45 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 15 10 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 235 110 120
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 235 110 125
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 145 70 80
Hakka 60 25 35 0 0 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 65 35 35
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 20 15 10
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 5 5 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 180 95 85 30 10 20
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkish 125 65 55 30 10 20
Uyghur 30 15 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 300 135 165 5 5 5
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 5 5 0
Multiple responses 53,920 26,565 27,355 2,675 1,285 1,390
English and French 525 245 285 195 100 95
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 2,430 1,170 1,260
French and non-official language 120 45 70 20 15 10
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 35 10 20
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 116,840 59,705 57,130
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 107,760 55,260 52,495
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 3,110 1,585 1,535
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 1,490 695 790
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 4,370 2,110 2,260
Aboriginal 95 40 55 1,005 495 515
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 3,360 1,620 1,745
English and French 200 100 100 25 15 15
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 50 20 25
French and non-official language 375 180 195 40 25 15
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 88,670 45,365 43,310
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 84,960 43,595 41,360
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 45,902 66,041 32,283
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 84,965 43,600 41,370
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 40,653 55,471 29,843
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 79,130 41,945 37,185
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 46,621 66,838 31,596
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 45,850 16,875 28,980
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 3,918 3,768 3,971
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 72,110 38,815 33,295
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 45,647 65,341 31,210
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 88,815 45,455 43,355
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 85,050 43,635 41,415
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 60,887 78,947 41,858
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 85,065 43,635 41,430
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 49,819 63,044 35,890
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 79,360 42,155 37,205
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 61,252 78,921 41,233
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 45,880 16,780 29,100
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 6,923 7,041 6,856
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 72,355 39,000 33,355
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 57,426 73,219 38,959
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 88,815 45,460 43,355
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 124,605 72,975 51,630 33,565 20,300 13,260
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 67,856 81,442 51,202
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 76,386 88,917 57,207
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 93.9 96.5 88.8
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 79.4 82.2 73.9
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 6.1 3.5 11.2
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 88,670 45,365 43,305
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 3,715 1,770 1,945
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 84,955 43,595 41,365
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 95.8 96.1 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 10,735 3,665 7,070
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 9,640 3,370 6,270
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 9,310 3,250 6,065
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 8,360 3,155 5,205
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 7,350 3,075 4,275
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 6,595 3,235 3,360
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 5,795 3,315 2,480
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 4,815 3,100 1,715
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 4,180 2,990 1,195
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 3,815 2,695 1,115
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 14,355 11,745 2,610
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 9,980 7,985 1,995
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 4,370 3,760 610
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 88,670 45,365 43,305
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 3,705 1,770 1,940
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 84,970 43,600 41,370
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 95.8 96.1 95.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 10,900 3,730 7,175
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 10,090 3,535 6,550
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 10,855 3,800 7,050
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 10,015 3,970 6,045
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 9,140 4,330 4,805
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 7,740 4,435 3,305
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 6,410 4,300 2,110
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 5,335 3,830 1,510
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 14,495 11,670 2,820
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 4,365 3,205 1,155
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 3,060 2,440 620
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 7,065 6,025 1,045
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 88,670 45,365 43,305
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 16,565 6,550 10,015
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 72,105 38,815 33,290
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 81.3 85.6 76.9
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 7,535 3,135 4,400
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 4,305 1,625 2,685
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 7,380 2,580 4,805
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 6,620 2,445 4,170
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 6,725 2,625 4,100
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 6,065 2,650 3,415
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 5,460 2,800 2,665
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 4,930 2,915 2,015
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 4,195 2,830 1,365
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 18,885 15,215 3,670
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 3,570 2,645 920
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 3,410 2,425 980
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 11,910 10,140 1,765
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 42,675 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 103,158 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 87,299 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 9,030 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 50,466 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 43,737 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 33,640 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 118,472 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 99,830 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 42,710 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 121,255 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 99,231 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 8,960 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 65,935 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 53,648 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 33,750 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 135,939 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 111,331 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 42,675 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 580 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 345 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 460 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 885 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 1,240 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 965 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 1,135 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 1,125 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 1,125 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 2,245 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 2,255 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 2,350 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 2,340 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 2,375 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 22,105 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 5,785 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 4,725 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 6,285 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 5,310 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 42,675 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 615 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 355 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 465 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 910 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 1,315 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 1,075 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 1,295 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 1,350 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 1,395 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 1,400 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 2,825 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 3,020 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 3,020 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 3,175 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 3,035 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 17,430 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 6,430 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 4,420 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 6,580 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 31,890 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 115,515 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 97,326 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 11,735 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 108,539 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 91,415 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 15,065 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 136,320 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 113,300 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 4,190 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 58,176 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 53,774 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 32,055 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 133,342 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 109,078 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 11,775 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 129,181 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 104,805 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 15,095 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 154,588 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 125,995 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 4,245 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 69,605 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 60,534 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 15,350 9,025 6,325
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 47,240 57,970 35,977
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 41,024 48,745 32,905
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 15,245 8,865 6,380
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 59,293 69,917 44,534
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 48,619 56,187 38,106
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 115,205 58,940 56,260
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 41,355 19,860 21,500
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 7,890 3,750 4,140
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 7,565 3,445 4,120
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 7,870 3,745 4,125
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 8,405 4,105 4,295
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 9,620 4,810 4,815
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 73,845 39,085 34,760
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 10,760 5,540 5,220
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 12,065 6,215 5,850
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 14,515 7,685 6,825
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 17,140 9,200 7,940
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 19,365 10,440 8,920
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 43 511,540 253,325 258,215 111,550 57,045 54,510
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 29,610 15,180 14,435
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 10,825 5,555 5,265
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 72,935 37,365 35,570
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 9,010 4,505 4,510
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 8,910 4,135 4,775
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 3,160 1,585 1,575
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 1,120 580 540
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 4,760 2,140 2,620
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 990 410 580
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 8.0 7.2 8.8
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 10.7 10.4 10.9
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 10.3 10.4 10.3
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 6.5 5.7 7.4
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 11.0 9.1 12.9
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 4,815 2,260 2,555
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 1,575 730 835
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 590 290 300
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 3,075 1,445 1,635
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 165 80 80
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 4.3 4.0 4.7
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 5.3 4.8 5.8
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 5.5 5.2 5.7
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 4.2 3.9 4.6
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 1.8 1.8 1.8
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 115,480 59,080 56,400
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 115,045 58,905 56,140
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 114,995 58,880 56,120
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 6,835 3,245 3,590
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 15,880 7,805 8,070
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 2,250 1,085 1,165
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 1,105 495 605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 1,095 495 600
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 10 0 0
Plains Cree 20 10 10 40 15 30
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 40 15 25
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 1,005 470 535
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 0 10 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 10 35 10 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 45 10 30 10 0 10
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 1,155 590 560
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 1,155 590 560
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 45 30 15
Carrier 0 0 10 0 0 10
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 900 470 430
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 20 10 10
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 0 195 85 110
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 160 75 85
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 30 10 20
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 10 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 13,635 6,720 6,915
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 705 440 265
Berber languages 30 10 20 10 10 0
Kabyle 25 10 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 10 0
Cushitic languages 1,055 460 600 195 115 85
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 10 0 0
Somali 1,045 455 590 185 110 75
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 505 325 180
Amharic 505 240 265 65 45 25
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 395 255 135
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 20 15 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 10 0 0
Harari 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 220 135 80 10 10 0
Maltese 55 15 40 0 0 0
Tigrigna 220 135 85 30 15 20
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 10 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 70 45 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 0 0 0
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 70 45 25
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 3,360 1,395 1,960
Bikol 115 50 60 10 10 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 115 40 70
Fijian 540 320 225 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 55 25 35
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 170 55 110
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 20 15 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 20 10 10
Pangasinan 95 45 50 0 0 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 3,235 1,320 1,915
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 10 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 45 25 20
Creole languages 735 385 355 55 35 20
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 40 25 15
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 15 10 0
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 215 125 90
Kannada 105 35 65 0 0 0
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 100 50 45
Tamil 1,315 705 610 90 50 35
Telugu 290 170 120 55 25 25
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 8,080 4,095 3,985
Albanian 445 205 240 70 40 30
Armenian 160 95 65 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 1,500 790 710
Baltic languages 35 20 20 25 10 15
Latvian 20 15 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 15 0 15 20 10 10
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 1,480 775 705
Belarusan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 270 135 135 10 0 0
Bulgarian 185 80 105 45 25 20
Croatian 870 445 425 60 30 25
Czech 540 255 290 135 70 70
Macedonian 25 10 10 0 0 0
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 330 150 175
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 510 300 205
Serbian 650 340 305 15 0 15
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 10 0 10
Slovak 390 185 205 35 20 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 440 225 215
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 10 10 0
Celtic languages 85 40 50 35 15 20
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 25 10 25
Welsh 25 10 25 10 10 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 15 10 10
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 4,260 2,175 2,085
Afrikaans 585 260 320 80 45 40
Danish 390 165 225 50 30 20
Dutch 1,815 840 980 295 145 150
Frisian 35 20 20 20 10 15
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 3,720 1,885 1,835
Icelandic 15 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 190 90 100 125 80 40
Swedish 300 135 170 15 10 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 0 0 0
Yiddish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 60 30 25
Greek 900 475 430 55 35 20
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 960 510 445
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 885 475 405
Bengali 980 485 495 60 25 35
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 70 35 30
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 420 230 190
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 70 35 35 0 0 0
Marathi 165 80 90 10 10 0
Nepali 465 225 240 10 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 425 220 205
Sindhi 380 195 185 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 30 20 15
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 150 75 75
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 95 45 50
Kurdish 315 175 140 0 0 0
Pashto 795 430 365 15 10 10
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 75 35 45
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 1,435 650 790
Catalan 0 10 0 10 0 0
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 110 45 60
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 165 90 70
Romanian 840 450 390 60 35 25
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 1,130 500 635
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 20 10 10
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 110 55 50
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 10 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 10 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 90 60 30
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 0 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 400 210 185
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 20 15 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 75 40 30 40 10 35
Ewe 45 30 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 0 10 0
Ganda 30 15 10 30 15 20
Igbo 90 45 35 30 20 10
Lingala 90 45 50 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 45 20 25
Shona 60 30 25 20 15 10
Swahili 620 350 270 55 35 15
Wolof 10 0 10 10 0 10
Yoruba 255 125 125 90 40 50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 70 45 20
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 10 0 10
Dinka 10 15 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 10 0 10
Sign languages 645 195 445 165 70 100
American Sign Language 315 75 240 70 20 50
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 100 45 50
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 445 235 210
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 445 240 210
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 255 130 120
Hakka 275 130 150 0 0 0
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 145 65 80
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 20 10 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 0 10 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 80 45 30
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 0 0 0
Burmese 475 255 220 0 0 0
Karenic languages 495 235 265 0 0 0
Tibetan 90 55 35 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 15 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 20 10 10
Lao 690 335 350 10 10 0
Thai 415 145 265 15 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 50 30 20
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 0 0 0
Turkish 395 220 175 35 25 10
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 15 0 10
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 70 25 45
Estonian 80 35 45 0 0 0
Finnish 295 125 175 25 0 25
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 50 25 20
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 20 15 10
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 115,480 59,080 56,400
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 110,110 56,525 53,585
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 30,245 15,550 14,695
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 79,865 40,975 38,890
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 5,365 2,555 2,815
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 511,540 253,265 258,275 115,480 59,080 56,400
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 104,850 53,925 50,930
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 9,460 4,575 4,885
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 1,915 995 920
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 920 460 460
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 1,130 560 570
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 2,490 1,170 1,320
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 870 420 450
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 1,625 750 875
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 3,005 1,390 1,620
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 1,160 580 580
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 9,460 4,570 4,885
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 985 480 515
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 1,905 1,035 875
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 1,855 970 885
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 4,125 1,830 2,295
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 595 265 325
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 9,460 4,570 4,890
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 1,680 760 920
Brazil 330 125 210 25 0 25
Colombia 650 290 360 40 20 20
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 45 15 35
Guyana 205 90 115 30 15 15
Haiti 85 30 55 10 10 0
Jamaica 615 335 280 40 20 20
Mexico 890 355 540 385 180 210
Peru 320 160 155 25 10 20
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 20 15 10
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 720 315 405
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 335 170 165
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 2,490 1,290 1,200
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 30 15 20
Croatia 500 255 250 15 15 10
France 245 100 145 25 15 10
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 380 200 180
Greece 420 220 200 30 20 10
Hungary 715 370 340 35 20 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 55 30 25
Italy 940 510 430 30 15 20
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 230 120 115
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 240 135 105
Portugal 810 400 410 40 20 20
Romania 700 360 340 45 25 20
Russian Federation 780 310 460 100 45 55
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 15 0 15
Ukraine 710 365 345 75 30 45
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 705 335 375
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 430 260 175
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 980 560 420
Algeria 85 60 30 35 15 20
Egypt 355 175 180 10 10 10
Ethiopia 455 220 240 70 40 25
Kenya 705 370 340 35 15 20
Morocco 180 90 95 35 25 10
Nigeria 585 310 275 160 75 80
Somalia 600 270 330 100 55 45
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 90 55 45
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 445 275 170
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 4,140 1,865 2,270
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 25 15 10
Bangladesh 615 310 305 20 0 15
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 215 100 115
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 70 40 25
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 505 265 235
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 45 15 30
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 60 40 15
Japan 755 240 520 20 0 25
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 75 45 30
Lebanon 510 250 260 30 25 10
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 110 35 75
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 2,590 1,060 1,530
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 50 30 20
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 0 0 0
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 15 10 10
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 65 30 35
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 240 150 95
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 170 95 75
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 3,005 1,390 1,615
Americas 1,430 740 690 250 85 165
Brazil 105 40 70 10 0 10
Colombia 80 45 35 15 0 0
Cuba 0 10 0 10 0 10
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 25 0 20
Mexico 245 125 125 70 50 20
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 85 20 65
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 10 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 30 0 30
Europe 1,295 665 630 255 125 130
France 15 10 10 0 0 0
Germany 65 40 30 45 30 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 25 15 10
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 0 0 0
Romania 65 25 35 10 10 0
Russian Federation 55 20 40 10 0 10
Ukraine 140 55 90 45 20 30
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 45 20 25
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 65 30 30
Africa 1,505 765 745 320 160 160
Algeria 15 15 0 15 10 10
Cameroon 15 0 10 20 10 10
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 10 0 10
Ethiopia 45 30 20 10 10 0
Morocco 45 25 25 25 20 10
Nigeria 215 100 115 70 25 45
Somalia 250 100 150 15 10 10
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 40 15 20
Tunisia 15 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 115 65 50
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 2,100 975 1,125
Afghanistan 265 130 135 10 0 0
Bangladesh 95 45 50 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 30 10 20
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 10 0 0
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 230 120 115
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 30 10 25
Iraq 1,090 530 560 15 10 10
Israel 15 10 10 0 0 0
Japan 80 10 75 10 0 10
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 30 15 15
Lebanon 75 35 40 10 0 10
Nepal 80 30 45 0 0 0
Pakistan 885 400 485 40 15 25
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 1,590 725 865
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 20 10 10
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 0 0 0
Taiwan 420 140 285 0 0 10
Turkey 20 10 10 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 30 20 10
Viet Nam 365 105 255 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 35 25 0
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 90 45 45
Australia 95 60 40 25 15 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 420 190 235 60 30 30
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 115,480 59,080 56,395
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 11,110 5,385 5,725
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 14,500 7,550 6,950
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 89,870 46,145 43,725
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 7,655 3,620 4,035
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 4,595 2,245 2,355
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 1,930 980 950
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 2,670 1,265 1,400
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 2,185 845 1,335
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 850 515 330
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 30 15 15
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 115,480 59,080 56,400
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 15,165 7,410 7,755
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 14,810 7,285 7,520
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 7,880 3,785 4,095
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 6,810 3,440 3,375
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 120 65 60
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 235 80 155
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 120 45 75
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 100,315 51,670 48,650
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 511,540 253,265 258,275 115,480 59,080 56,400
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 7,205 3,475 3,725
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 108,275 55,600 52,675
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 115,480 59,080 56,395
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 6,575 3,265 3,315
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 6,245 3,110 3,135
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 4,950 2,455 2,490
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 1,245 635 610
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 55 20 30
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 330 150 175
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 295 130 170
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 25 10 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 10 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 10,860 5,325 5,535
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 10,145 5,020 5,130
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 5,700 2,770 2,930
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 4,345 2,190 2,155
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 95 50 40
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 715 310 400
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 675 300 380
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 15 0 10
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 15 10 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 495,895 245,820 250,075 98,045 50,495 47,555
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 115,480 59,080 56,400
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 8,990 4,390 4,595
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 1,335 720 615
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 655 350 305
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 1,525 850 680
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 3,850 1,650 2,205
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 485 215 275
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 320 210 110
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 155 70 90
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 85 40 40
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 145 75 70
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 145 75 70
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 120 50 70
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 165 95 75
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 106,490 54,685 51,805
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 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 115,475 59,080 56,400
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 17,430 8,585 8,850
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 11,670 5,680 5,990
Inuit 165 60 105 220 110 110
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 6,590 3,265 3,325
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 38,160 19,590 18,570
Acadian 140 70 70 280 170 110
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 2,285 1,145 1,140
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 36,510 18,700 17,810
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 75 50 25
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 10 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Québécois 110 50 65 30 20 10
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 25 10 20
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 81,990 41,865 40,130
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 51,565 25,855 25,705
Channel Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cornish 35 20 20 0 0 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 29,560 14,670 14,890
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 20,340 9,995 10,345
Manx 80 40 35 10 0 0
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 22,590 11,050 11,540
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 2,070 990 1,080
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 2,170 995 1,175
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 15,815 7,680 8,140
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 15,815 7,675 8,140
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 31,250 16,085 15,165
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 1,025 525 495
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 600 335 260
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 6,495 3,405 3,085
Flemish 125 45 80 45 15 30
Frisian 70 15 55 60 30 35
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 25,330 12,920 12,405
Luxembourger 45 25 20 35 20 15
Swiss 1,485 815 665 795 390 405
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 12,860 6,260 6,600
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 1,595 735 865
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 545 255 290
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 580 295 285
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 8,045 3,995 4,050
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 3,175 1,515 1,655
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 325 170 155
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 20,110 10,175 9,930
Bulgarian 290 125 170 70 50 15
Byelorussian 160 85 75 15 15 0
Czech 1,670 785 890 660 350 310
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 295 150 145
Estonian 295 155 145 45 10 30
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 1,215 635 580
Latvian 250 140 110 110 80 30
Lithuanian 335 130 205 185 70 115
Moldovan 80 50 35 0 0 0
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 5,665 2,775 2,895
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 605 285 320
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 3,365 1,700 1,665
Slovak 915 410 505 230 115 115
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 10,905 5,605 5,300
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 55 30 25
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 3,715 1,805 1,905
Albanian 465 200 260 50 25 20
Bosnian 390 180 210 35 0 25
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 285 185 105
Cypriot 45 25 15 0 0 0
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 205 110 100
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 1,780 870 910
Kosovar 40 15 25 25 10 15
Macedonian 75 30 40 15 10 0
Maltese 160 80 70 0 0 0
Montenegrin 60 40 20 0 0 0
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 410 235 175
Serbian 970 510 465 40 10 30
Sicilian 35 20 10 0 0 0
Slovenian 440 220 225 40 10 30
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 870 355 520
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 125 75 50
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 0 0 0
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 665 375 285
Basque 60 40 15 25 15 10
Jewish 910 425 485 205 90 110
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 15 0 10
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 25 15 10
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 400 245 155
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 415 255 165
Antiguan 10 0 15 0 0 10
Bahamian 0 10 0 10 10 0
Barbadian 225 130 100 20 15 10
Bermudan 30 15 15 0 0 0
Carib 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cuban 210 85 120 10 10 0
Dominican 100 55 50 45 30 15
Grenadian 65 35 30 25 20 10
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 25 20 10
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 165 105 60
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 15 10 10
St. Lucian 40 10 30 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 35 25 10
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 55 20 35
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 15 10 10
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 1,240 605 635
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 30 10 15
Arawak 10 0 0 10 0 0
Argentinian 110 40 70 0 0 0
Belizean 10 0 10 20 15 10
Bolivian 15 0 15 15 10 10
Brazilian 460 185 275 50 15 35
Chilean 510 275 240 40 30 15
Colombian 785 390 395 75 40 40
Costa Rican 75 25 45 25 10 15
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 15 10 10
Guatemalan 650 310 340 70 30 40
Guyanese 245 105 135 45 15 35
Hispanic 300 150 160 20 10 10
Honduran 445 255 185 0 0 0
Maya 175 75 100 35 15 20
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 665 335 330
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 25 15 10
Panamanian 15 10 10 0 10 0
Paraguayan 65 25 40 15 0 15
Peruvian 395 205 185 20 10 15
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 35 20 15
Uruguayan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Venezuelan 115 55 60 30 15 20
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 30 15 15
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 1,725 975 745
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 355 215 145
Akan 20 10 10 10 10 0
Angolan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 65 20 40 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0 20 10 15
Burkinabe 20 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 35 15 20
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 325 165 160 20 15 10
Edo 30 20 10 15 10 15
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 10 10 0
Guinean 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ibo 65 30 35 15 10 10
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 685 360 320 170 95 75
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 10 0 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 15 10 0
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 35 20 15
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 45 30 15
North African origins 1,370 715 655 230 155 80
Algerian 70 40 35 50 35 15
Berber 35 25 10 15 10 0
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 35 15 25
Libyan 50 35 10 35 10 20
Maure 0 0 0 30 30 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 50 40 10
Sudanese 290 135 150 20 10 10
Tunisian 35 20 15 10 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 10 0 10
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 700 380 320
Afrikaner 35 25 15 10 10 0
Amhara 45 25 25 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 10 10 0
Burundian 140 55 85 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 45 25 20
Ethiopian 555 265 295 60 25 30
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 25 10 15
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 210 120 90 20 10 10
Oromo 0 0 10 15 0 10
Rwandan 60 20 35 50 25 25
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 245 140 100
South African 960 455 505 130 70 60
Tanzanian 60 20 40 0 0 0
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 45 20 25
Zambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 40 25 15
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 30 25 10
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 455 250 205
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 25 0 20
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 425 240 185
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 7,150 3,395 3,755
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 580 345 230
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 60 30 30
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 35 20 15
Armenian 290 155 140 0 0 0
Assyrian 205 115 95 10 0 10
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 10 10 0
Georgian 55 10 40 0 0 0
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 50 30 20
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 50 40 10
Israeli 105 60 45 15 10 10
Jordanian 170 100 70 25 10 15
Kazakh 15 15 0 10 0 10
Kurd 285 165 120 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 10 0 0
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 215 135 75
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 30 20 10
Tajik 85 40 40 25 15 15
Tatar 90 50 40 0 0 0
Turk 670 405 265 45 25 15
Turkmen 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uighur 40 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 20 10 10
Yemeni 45 30 10 25 20 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 15 0 10
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 1,265 670 595
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 30 15 20
Bengali 220 95 120 0 0 0
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 945 500 445
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 10 0 0
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 140 70 65
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 85 45 40
Sinhalese 305 170 135 0 10 0
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 50 30 20
Tamil 300 185 115 45 25 20
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 10 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 5,310 2,395 2,920
Burmese 610 335 275 15 0 15
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 10 10 0
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 950 485 465
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 4,030 1,715 2,315
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 50 30 20
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 185 80 105
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 170 105 65
Laotian 1,055 540 515 10 10 0
Malaysian 655 350 310 15 10 10
Mongolian 100 60 40 10 10 0
Singaporean 100 45 50 0 0 0
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 15 10 10
Thai 520 215 310 20 10 15
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 0 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 120 80 40
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 40 0 35
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 35 0 35
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 310 145 155
Australian 995 495 500 150 75 75
New Zealander 420 200 215 50 25 25
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 105 50 55
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 40 20 20
Hawaiian 155 50 105 10 10 0
Maori 100 45 50 10 0 10
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 10 10 0
Samoan 80 45 30 0 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 140 60 80 35 10 25
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 169,965 ... ... 42,710 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 30,685 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 11,085 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 940 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 42,710 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 2,775 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 39,935 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 42,710 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 125 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 2,380 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 7,715 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 16,025 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 16,460 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 42,710 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 7,755 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 7,860 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 6,880 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 5,865 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 14,350 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.7 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 169,965 ... ... 42,705 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 42,020 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 690 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 42,710 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 41,125 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 1,585 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 42,705 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 2,810 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 10,310 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 5,220 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 6,955 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 5,340 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 7,255 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 4,815 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 42,705 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 39,645 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 3,060 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 42,710 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 25,450 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 16,130 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 1,125 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 42,710 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 2,370 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 9,580 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 9,315 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 8,275 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 7,140 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 3,830 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 1,695 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 500 ... ...
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 ... ... 39,775 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 32,745 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 7,030 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 6,150 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 28,920 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 71.9 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 13.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 1,616 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,607 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 321,078 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 357,917 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 11,035 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 11.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 29.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 1,260 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 1,293 ... ...
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 88,815 45,455 43,360
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 21,385 11,800 9,590
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 27,150 13,820 13,330
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 40,275 19,840 20,435
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 11,010 8,845 2,165
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 2,935 1,745 1,195
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 8,070 7,100 970
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 17,135 6,505 10,625
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 1,950 615 1,335
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 10,180 3,870 6,310
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 7,995 2,870 5,130
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 445 225 220
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 280 170 110
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 1,325 510 820
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 135 105 30
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 64,535 33,000 31,530
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 11,365 6,500 4,870
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 19,055 9,740 9,320
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 34,110 16,765 17,345
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 9,105 7,400 1,705
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 2,315 1,415 900
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 6,785 5,980 810
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 14,420 5,495 8,920
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 1,555 510 1,045
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 9,045 3,365 5,680
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 7,085 2,510 4,580
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 370 180 200
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 270 160 110
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 1,200 440 765
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 115 90 30
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 88,815 45,455 43,360
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 48,540 25,615 22,920
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 3,330 710 2,620
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 3,330 710 2,620
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 825 340 490
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 170 120 45
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 660 215 445
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 1,045 445 600
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 55 20 40
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 125 25 105
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 225 80 145
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 10 0 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 135 60 80
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 425 240 180
54. History 1,505 785 720 55 20 35
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 0 0 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 2,565 640 1,925
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 35 10 30
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 195 75 125
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 880 50 830
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 405 85 325
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 25 10 15
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 400 95 300
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 620 315 305
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 7,600 1,685 5,915
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 10 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 510 75 440
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 7,085 1,615 5,465
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 700 325 375
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 285 120 165
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 165 75 90
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 0 0 10
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 140 90 55
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 105 40 70
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 795 385 410
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 615 330 290
25. Library science 300 30 270 75 10 65
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 80 40 40
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 15 0 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 12,805 11,780 1,030
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 85 40 45
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 1,085 885 195
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 2,240 1,885 355
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 10 10
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 2,880 2,730 150
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 4,720 4,520 200
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 1,795 1,710 85
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 1,660 1,075 585
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 910 565 340
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 750 505 245
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 5,835 835 5,005
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 385 170 220
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 5,345 605 4,745
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 105 65 40
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 3,110 1,630 1,485
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 1,625 295 1,335
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 15 15 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 450 330 120
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 1,020 990 30
Other 10 10 0 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 10 0 10
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 64,535 33,005 31,530
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 30,420 16,230 14,190
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 2,765 575 2,190
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 2,765 575 2,190
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 695 285 405
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 140 100 40
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 560 185 370
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 845 375 470
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 45 10 30
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 85 20 65
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 180 60 120
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 10 0 10
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 95 50 45
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 370 220 150
54. History 1,215 605 615 50 20 35
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 10 0 10
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 2,255 555 1,700
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 35 10 30
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 195 70 120
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 730 40 690
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 360 60 305
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 25 0 15
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 335 75 260
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 575 295 285
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 6,520 1,470 5,045
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 0 0 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 445 65 380
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 6,065 1,410 4,655
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 625 280 340
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 255 100 150
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 145 70 75
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 0 0 10
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 120 70 55
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 100 40 60
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 705 335 365
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 575 305 265
25. Library science 240 30 205 65 10 55
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 55 20 30
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 10 0 15
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 10,755 9,880 875
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 80 40 45
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 965 780 185
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 1,905 1,620 285
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 2,400 2,295 110
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 3,885 3,715 170
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 1,500 1,430 75
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 1,295 780 510
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 620 330 285
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 670 450 225
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 4,920 715 4,205
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 305 130 170
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 4,520 530 3,995
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 95 55 45
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 2,740 1,515 1,230
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 1,390 280 1,105
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 15 15 0
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 405 310 100
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 940 910 25
Other 15 10 0 10 0 10
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 88,810 45,455 43,355
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 48,540 25,620 22,920
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 40,275 19,840 20,440
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 35,925 17,880 18,040
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 25,390 12,830 12,560
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 10,535 5,055 5,485
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 4,350 1,955 2,395
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 700 350 345
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 1,760 630 1,130
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 300 160 140
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 215 120 95
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 30 10 20
France 155 85 65 10 10 0
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 1,335 670 660
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 64,535 33,005 31,530
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 30,420 16,235 14,190
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 34,110 16,770 17,345
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 30,175 15,010 15,160
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 20,965 10,625 10,340
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 9,210 4,385 4,825
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 3,945 1,760 2,185
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 570 300 270
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 1,660 575 1,090
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 275 150 130
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 175 95 80
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 30 10 25
France 105 50 55 10 10 0
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 1,215 615 590
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 88,815 45,455 43,360
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 67,310 37,030 30,280
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 60,695 32,755 27,940
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 6,610 4,275 2,340
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 21,505 8,425 13,075
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 75.8 81.5 69.8
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 68.3 72.1 64.4
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 9.8 11.5 7.7
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 88,815 45,455 43,360
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 17,910 6,540 11,370
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 70,905 38,920 31,990
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 34,855 21,190 13,665
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 36,055 17,730 18,320
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 42.3 43.2 41.2
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 274,685 145,365 129,320 67,310 37,025 30,280
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 830 325 505
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 66,480 36,700 29,780
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 57,245 30,825 26,420
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 9,230 5,875 3,355
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 67,310 37,030 30,280
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 830 330 500
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 66,480 36,700 29,780
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 7,705 4,855 2,850
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 9,025 1,720 7,300
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 3,265 2,480 785
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 3,460 450 3,010
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 5,585 1,330 4,250
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 915 290 625
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 13,695 4,940 8,760
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 15,080 13,870 1,215
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 4,840 4,205 635
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 2,895 2,550 345
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 67,310 37,030 30,280
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 830 330 500
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 66,480 36,700 29,780
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 3,635 2,505 1,130
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 7,935 6,655 1,280
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 525 410 115
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 6,965 5,845 1,115
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 3,275 2,650 625
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 2,430 1,775 655
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 7,445 3,100 4,345
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 3,860 2,810 1,055
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 575 315 260
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 1,415 335 1,080
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 1,320 760 555
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 3,355 1,735 1,615
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 60 25 40
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 2,125 1,090 1,035
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 3,945 880 3,065
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 6,030 720 5,310
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 940 340 600
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 4,165 1,395 2,765
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 3,660 2,035 1,625
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 2,820 1,320 1,505
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 60,695 32,755 27,940
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 5,350 2,480 2,870
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 75 55 20
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 11,620 9,270 2,345
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 43,655 20,950 22,700
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 43,655 20,950 22,705
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 27,335 11,990 15,340
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 13,680 7,395 6,285
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 2,270 1,370 895
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 370 195 185
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 55,275 30,225 25,055
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 48,585 27,295 21,290
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 3,055 1,415 1,640
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 785 255 530
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 1,975 835 1,140
Bicycle 915 680 235 345 200 145
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 540 230 305
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 55,270 30,220 25,055
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 23,760 10,885 12,880
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 20,365 11,660 8,700
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 5,675 3,410 2,260
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 1,860 1,280 585
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 3,615 2,985 630
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 55,275 30,220 25,050
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 3,845 3,065 780
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 9,900 7,285 2,615
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 18,450 10,690 7,760
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 11,525 4,120 7,400
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 4,515 1,575 2,935
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 7,040 3,485 3,555
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 72,890 39,665 33,225
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 72,645 39,525 33,120
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 72,315 39,330 32,985
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 72,130 39,270 32,865
French 370 110 260 180 60 125
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 330 190 140
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 65 30 35
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 15 10 15
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 15 10 10
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 10 0 10
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 10
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 50 30 25
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 55 30 25
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 45 20 20
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 10 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 10 10 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 7,550 265 160 105
Afro-Asiatic languages 100 70 25 0 10 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 10 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 30 10 15
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 25 10 20
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 4,780 165 100 65
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 10 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 10 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 10 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 20 140 85 55
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 10 140 85 55
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 15 10 10
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 15 0 10
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 10 10 10
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 0 0 10
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 10 10 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 10 0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 40 20 15 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,010 540 465 0 10 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 10 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,775 1,995 1,780 50 30 15
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 50 35 20
Cantonese 745 385 355 20 15 10
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 30 20 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 5,240 245 145 105
English and French 445 195 250 80 45 30
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 165 100 70
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 72,890 39,665 33,225
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 71,110 38,745 32,355
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 300 145 155
French 1,315 570 740 545 230 320
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 920 540 380
Aboriginal 10 10 10 310 145 165
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 610 385 225
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 100 30 65 0 0 10
French and non-official language 130 60 65 10 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 180 505,835 250,410 255,430 113,590 58,090 55,495
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 94,375 48,290 46,085
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 19,210 9,800 9,410
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 12,385 6,410 5,980
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 6,830 3,400 3,430
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 6,225 3,125 3,095
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 4,400 2,260 2,140
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 1,820 860 960
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 605 275 330
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 482,610 238,500 244,110 105,785 54,105 51,680
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 54,535 27,925 26,610
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 51,250 26,175 25,075
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 25,755 13,260 12,490
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 25,500 12,915 12,585
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 22,530 11,470 11,055
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 12,445 6,215 6,230
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 10,085 5,255 4,825
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 2,970 1,445 1,530

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Grande Prairie--Mackenzie [Federal electoral district], Alberta (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 19, 2024).

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