Census Profile, 2016 Census
Surrey, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Peace River--Westlock [Federal electoral district], Alberta

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Characteristic Surrey, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision]
Peace River--Westlock
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 ... ... 109,965 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 468,251 ... ... 108,095 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.6 ... ... 1.7 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 181,159 ... ... 45,145 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 169,964 ... ... 39,070 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,636.8 ... ... 1.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 316.41 ... ... 107,085.59 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 517,885 256,400 261,485 109,960 55,920 54,040
0 to 14 years 92,550 47,860 44,680 25,650 13,075 12,580
0 to 4 years 29,090 15,010 14,085 8,680 4,390 4,295
5 to 9 years 32,055 16,675 15,380 8,750 4,460 4,290
10 to 14 years 31,400 16,180 15,220 8,220 4,230 3,990
15 to 64 years 352,350 174,490 177,860 70,375 36,080 34,295
15 to 19 years 34,330 17,880 16,455 7,980 4,185 3,800
20 to 24 years 35,075 18,445 16,630 6,910 3,665 3,250
25 to 29 years 33,770 16,820 16,950 7,305 3,690 3,615
30 to 34 years 36,540 17,715 18,825 7,155 3,630 3,525
35 to 39 years 36,040 17,265 18,775 6,910 3,495 3,415
40 to 44 years 36,325 17,350 18,975 6,740 3,390 3,345
45 to 49 years 37,195 18,135 19,060 6,720 3,485 3,230
50 to 54 years 38,020 18,960 19,060 7,400 3,750 3,660
55 to 59 years 34,785 17,180 17,605 7,145 3,605 3,540
60 to 64 years 30,265 14,735 15,530 6,110 3,200 2,915
65 years and over 72,990 34,045 38,940 13,935 6,760 7,175
65 to 69 years 25,545 12,325 13,220 4,655 2,305 2,345
70 to 74 years 17,970 8,610 9,350 3,430 1,700 1,730
75 to 79 years 12,560 5,945 6,620 2,485 1,265 1,220
80 to 84 years 8,470 3,920 4,550 1,765 860 900
85 years and over 8,445 3,240 5,200 1,600 625 975
85 to 89 years 5,275 2,230 3,040 1,010 440 570
90 to 94 years 2,360 785 1,575 455 150 305
95 to 99 years 680 175 500 120 30 85
100 years and over 130 45 85 15 5 10
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 23.3 23.4 23.3
15 to 64 years 68.0 68.1 68.0 64.0 64.5 63.5
65 years and over 14.1 13.3 14.9 12.7 12.1 13.3
85 years and over 1.6 1.3 2.0 1.5 1.1 1.8
Average age of the population 39.0 38.2 39.8 36.4 36.1 36.8
Median age of the population 38.7 37.7 39.6 35.0 34.6 35.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 169,965 ... ... 39,070 ... ...
Single-detached house 60,195 ... ... 28,075 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 6,055 ... ... 15 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 102,375 ... ... 5,365 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,495 ... ... 1,120 ... ...
Row house 26,630 ... ... 1,060 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 37,535 ... ... 465 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 34,560 ... ... 2,665 ... ...
Other single-attached house 160 ... ... 55 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 1,345 ... ... 5,620 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 169,965 ... ... 39,070 ... ...
1 person 34,515 ... ... 8,985 ... ...
2 persons 47,115 ... ... 13,785 ... ...
3 persons 28,225 ... ... 5,620 ... ...
4 persons 30,595 ... ... 5,330 ... ...
5 or more persons 29,510 ... ... 5,350 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 511,540 ... ... 106,925 ... ...
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 84,310 42,840 41,465
Married or living common law 255,680 127,605 128,075 51,770 26,030 25,735
Married 232,650 116,095 116,550 41,290 20,805 20,485
Living common law 23,030 11,510 11,525 10,480 5,230 5,250
Not married and not living common law 169,660 80,930 88,725 32,540 16,810 15,725
Never married 116,675 63,800 52,870 22,325 12,865 9,460
Separated 10,195 4,215 5,985 1,985 970 1,020
Divorced 21,845 8,650 13,200 4,010 1,960 2,045
Widowed 20,945 4,265 16,680 4,215 1,015 3,200
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 144,495 ... ... 29,675 ... ...
2 persons 61,060 ... ... 14,595 ... ...
3 persons 32,880 ... ... 5,665 ... ...
4 persons 35,880 ... ... 5,045 ... ...
5 or more persons 14,680 ... ... 4,375 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.1 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 144,500 ... ... 29,670 ... ...
Total couple families 122,895 ... ... 25,060 ... ...
Married couples 111,380 ... ... 19,820 ... ...
Common-law couples 11,515 ... ... 5,240 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 21,605 ... ... 4,615 ... ...
Female parent 17,335 ... ... 3,375 ... ...
Male parent 4,270 ... ... 1,235 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 122,895 ... ... 25,060 ... ...
Couples without children 48,180 ... ... 12,055 ... ...
Couples with children 74,715 ... ... 13,005 ... ...
1 child 26,570 ... ... 4,410 ... ...
2 children 34,060 ... ... 4,540 ... ...
3 or more children 14,090 ... ... 4,045 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 21,600 ... ... 4,615 ... ...
1 child 12,880 ... ... 2,535 ... ...
2 children 6,315 ... ... 1,250 ... ...
3 or more children 2,405 ... ... 830 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 69,550 33,260 36,290 15,235 8,490 6,740
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 169,965 ... ... 39,070 ... ...
One-census-family households 115,660 ... ... 27,635 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 36,060 ... ... 11,460 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 79,605 ... ... 16,175 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 13,545 ... ... 965 ... ...
Non-census-family households 40,755 ... ... 10,470 ... ...
One-person households 34,515 ... ... 8,990 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 6,240 ... ... 1,480 ... ...
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 15 513,405 254,160 259,245 108,705 55,305 53,405
English only 456,620 229,945 226,665 101,025 51,470 49,555
French only 245 130 115 115 50 70
English and French 23,055 10,345 12,710 6,400 3,195 3,205
Neither English nor French 33,480 13,725 19,750 1,170 595 575
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 16 513,400 254,160 259,245 108,705 55,305 53,400
English 473,985 237,530 236,455 104,050 52,805 51,250
French 3,640 1,815 1,825 3,425 1,870 1,555
English and French 2,690 1,270 1,420 105 50 60
Neither English nor French 33,080 13,535 19,545 1,130 585 545
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 4,990 2,455 2,535 3,470 1,890 1,585
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.2 3.4 3.0
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 18 513,400 254,155 259,245 108,710 55,305 53,400
Single responses 491,865 243,460 248,410 106,830 54,410 52,425
Official languages 251,165 126,945 124,220 85,740 43,835 41,910
English 247,685 125,210 122,475 82,070 41,830 40,240
French 3,475 1,735 1,745 3,675 2,005 1,670
Non-official languages 240,700 116,510 124,190 21,090 10,580 10,515
Aboriginal languages 105 30 75 5,825 2,870 2,955
Algonquian languages 50 15 40 5,755 2,840 2,920
Blackfoot 5 0 5 5 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 10 20 5,745 2,835 2,910
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 5 5
Plains Cree 5 0 10 50 15 35
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 5 5 5 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 615 310 305
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 5,075 2,505 2,565
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 5 10 10 0 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 5 10 0 10
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 50 20 30
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 50 20 30
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 25 15 15
Carrier 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 15 5 10
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 5 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 5 0 5
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 10 5 5 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 5 0
Inuktitut 10 0 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 0 5 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 5 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 5 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 5 5 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 15,265 7,710 7,555
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,190 3,690 3,500 200 115 85
Berber languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Kabyle 5 0 5 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 780 370 405 10 5 0
Bilen 0 0 0 5 5 0
Oromo 20 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 755 365 395 5 5 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,385 3,305 3,080 190 105 80
Amharic 305 150 160 5 5 0
Arabic 4,940 2,560 2,380 170 95 75
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 435 215 220 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 390 215 175 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 55 30 25 0 0 0
Maltese 10 5 5 5 0 0
Tigrigna 155 80 75 10 10 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 60 30 35
Khmer (Cambodian) 650 290 360 0 0 0
Vietnamese 6,365 2,965 3,395 55 25 35
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,825 9,065 11,760 1,745 795 945
Bikol 65 30 35 0 0 5
Cebuano 860 350 505 50 15 35
Fijian 210 105 105 5 0 0
Hiligaynon 260 115 145 10 5 5
Ilocano 1,045 435 610 60 20 35
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 430 190 240 10 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 110 50 60 5 0 0
Pangasinan 85 35 50 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 17,540 7,660 9,885 1,590 740 855
Waray-Waray 35 20 15 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 185 80 110 5 0 5
Creole languages 260 130 125 15 5 10
Haitian Creole 10 10 5 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 155 80 80 5 5 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 10 5 10
Dravidian languages 1,735 880 850 165 100 65
Kannada 55 30 30 10 5 0
Malayalam 695 350 345 105 60 40
Tamil 790 405 385 35 25 15
Telugu 170 95 80 15 10 5
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 12,515 6,400 6,110
Albanian 315 160 155 5 5 0
Armenian 95 50 45 10 0 5
Balto-Slavic languages 7,515 3,615 3,905 820 395 420
Baltic languages 50 20 30 5 5 0
Latvian 25 15 10 5 0 5
Lithuanian 25 5 15 0 0 0
Slavic languages 7,465 3,590 3,875 810 390 420
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 5
Bosnian 150 75 75 0 0 0
Bulgarian 110 55 55 0 5 0
Croatian 670 335 335 15 10 5
Czech 450 210 240 25 15 15
Macedonian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 2,515 1,245 1,270 160 75 90
Russian 1,795 830 965 85 40 50
Serbian 470 250 220 20 10 5
Serbo-Croatian 85 50 40 0 0 0
Slovak 290 135 155 45 20 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 90 45 45 0 0 0
Ukrainian 800 345 455 460 215 240
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 5 5 0
Celtic languages 40 20 25 10 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 10 0 5 5
Welsh 20 5 10 5 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages 6,660 3,115 3,545 10,915 5,575 5,340
Afrikaans 220 100 120 80 40 40
Danish 415 215 200 30 20 15
Dutch 1,545 720 825 670 335 330
Frisian 30 10 20 30 20 15
German 4,070 1,885 2,185 10,030 5,130 4,900
Icelandic 30 10 15 0 0 0
Norwegian 150 70 80 15 5 10
Swedish 135 60 75 30 20 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 25 15 25 10 15
Yiddish 15 5 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 5
Greek 600 310 285 25 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages 131,600 65,300 66,300 340 200 140
Indo-Aryan languages 128,070 63,475 64,595 330 190 135
Bengali 685 350 335 15 10 5
Gujarati 1,485 740 745 55 35 20
Hindi 13,260 6,345 6,915 45 25 20
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 65 30 40 5 0 0
Marathi 80 35 40 5 5 0
Nepali 410 215 200 15 10 5
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 106,100 52,785 53,315 85 50 30
Sindhi 210 105 100 5 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 680 335 340 5 5 0
Urdu 5,075 2,520 2,555 100 50 50
Iranian languages 3,410 1,760 1,650 10 10 5
Kurdish 170 95 70 5 0 0
Pashto 525 280 245 5 0 5
Persian (Farsi) 2,710 1,385 1,335 5 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 50 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 10,235 5,005 5,230 400 210 195
Catalan 10 10 5 0 0 0
Italian 1,335 715 620 30 15 15
Portuguese 1,435 660 770 25 10 20
Romanian 715 365 350 45 25 20
Spanish 6,730 3,250 3,485 305 160 145
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 1,075 385 690 10 5 5
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 5 0 0 0 0
Korean 8,065 3,770 4,300 175 90 90
Mongolic languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Mongolian 20 15 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,030 535 495 65 35 30
Akan (Twi) 185 115 75 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 50 30 20 0 0 0
Ewe 30 20 15 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 15 5 10 0 0 0
Ganda 15 10 5 0 0 0
Igbo 65 35 30 10 5 5
Lingala 20 10 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 30 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 35 10 25 0 0 5
Shona 45 15 25 5 5 5
Swahili 215 110 105 10 10 0
Wolof 0 5 5 0 0 0
Yoruba 85 55 35 15 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 210 95 120 15 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 95 40 55 0 0 0
Dinka 5 5 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 90 40 50 0 0 0
Sign languages 185 100 85 15 10 10
American Sign Language 70 35 35 5 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 115 65 45 10 5 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,570 15,880 17,690 210 95 115
Chinese languages 32,780 15,480 17,305 205 90 110
Cantonese 7,095 3,350 3,740 90 40 45
Hakka 215 100 115 5 0 5
Mandarin 22,885 10,790 12,095 50 20 30
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,320 630 690 5 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 335 165 175 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 865 415 450 55 25 30
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 790 400 390 5 5 0
Burmese 335 185 150 0 0 0
Karenic languages 335 160 175 5 5 5
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 5 0 5
Thai 250 65 190 10 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 390 205 185 15 5 5
Azerbaijani 20 10 5 5 0 0
Turkish 260 145 115 5 5 0
Uyghur 60 30 35 0 0 0
Uzbek 20 10 5 5 5 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,170 545 625 60 25 35
Estonian 60 30 30 5 0 5
Finnish 240 105 135 15 5 10
Hungarian 870 410 455 40 15 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 50 45 5 0 0
Multiple responses 21,540 10,695 10,840 1,880 900 980
English and French 775 380 395 235 100 135
English and non-official language 20,190 10,050 10,145 1,610 785 825
French and non-official language 270 135 135 10 0 10
English, French and non-official language 295 135 160 20 10 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 19 513,400 254,155 259,245 108,710 55,305 53,405
Single responses 459,485 227,590 231,885 105,620 53,810 51,810
Official languages 305,320 152,610 152,710 92,630 47,210 45,415
English 304,195 152,030 152,170 91,325 46,560 44,760
French 1,125 585 540 1,305 645 655
Non-official languages 154,160 74,980 79,175 12,990 6,600 6,390
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 3,495 1,750 1,740
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 3,485 1,745 1,735
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 3,485 1,750 1,735
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 20 10 10
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 555 280 270
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 2,910 1,455 1,455
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 5
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 10 0 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
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 5 0 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 154,145 74,980 79,170 9,495 4,850 4,650
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,770 2,375 2,400 100 55 50
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 5 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 5 0
Oromo 5 5 5 0 0 0
Somali 445 190 255 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 4,315 2,175 2,140 95 55 45
Amharic 135 60 75 0 0 0
Arabic 3,450 1,740 1,710 90 50 40
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 300 150 150 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 280 150 125 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 75 35 35 5 5 5
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 45 15 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 190 210 0 0 0
Vietnamese 4,165 1,940 2,220 40 20 25
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,225 4,235 4,985 900 450 455
Bikol 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cebuano 305 130 170 10 5 5
Fijian 60 40 30 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 60 30 30 0 0 0
Ilocano 345 155 185 15 5 10
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 110 50 60 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,240 3,785 4,455 875 440 435
Waray-Waray 5 5 5 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 20 25 5 0 0
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 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 885 440 445 90 50 45
Kannada 25 10 10 0 0 5
Malayalam 365 180 180 50 25 25
Tamil 410 200 210 30 15 15
Telugu 80 45 40 5 0 5
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 8,050 4,125 3,925
Albanian 200 90 100 0 0 0
Armenian 35 15 20 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 110 60 50
Baltic languages 5 5 0 5 5 0
Latvian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Lithuanian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 3,090 1,510 1,580 105 60 45
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 70 35 40 0 0 0
Bulgarian 50 30 20 0 0 0
Croatian 190 90 100 0 0 0
Czech 135 65 65 5 5 5
Macedonian 5 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 1,030 505 525 15 5 10
Russian 1,035 505 530 35 20 20
Serbian 205 110 95 10 10 5
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 0 0 0
Slovak 85 40 40 5 0 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 0 0 0
Ukrainian 250 110 140 35 20 15
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 7,575 3,870 3,710
Afrikaans 100 45 60 50 25 30
Danish 25 10 10 0 0 0
Dutch 105 45 65 180 85 90
Frisian 0 0 0 5 5 5
German 390 180 210 7,285 3,730 3,560
Icelandic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 5 10 5 0 5
Swedish 10 5 5 5 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 10 5 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 30 15 15
Greek 190 100 90 5 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 91,725 45,365 46,360 165 90 75
Indo-Aryan languages 89,565 44,275 45,295 160 90 70
Bengali 410 210 200 10 10 5
Gujarati 735 340 395 30 15 10
Hindi 6,885 3,280 3,605 30 15 15
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 5 5 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Nepali 245 120 120 5 5 5
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 77,615 38,520 39,090 30 20 10
Sindhi 80 40 45 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 140 150 0 0 0
Urdu 3,260 1,600 1,655 50 20 25
Iranian languages 2,065 1,045 1,025 5 0 0
Kurdish 110 60 45 0 0 0
Pashto 315 160 155 5 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,640 820 820 0 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 4,695 2,300 2,395 195 105 90
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0
Italian 240 110 125 5 10 0
Portuguese 510 240 270 5 5 5
Romanian 310 155 155 20 5 10
Spanish 3,630 1,790 1,835 160 85 75
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Japanese 450 190 260 5 0 0
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 6,435 3,015 3,420 115 55 60
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 5 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 340 155 185 25 5 15
Akan (Twi) 70 40 30 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 15 10 5 0 0 0
Ewe 5 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 10 0 10 10 0 5
Lingala 10 5 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 5 20 5 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Shona 10 5 5 5 0 0
Swahili 85 35 55 5 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 5 0 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 5 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 230 120 105 25 10 10
American Sign Language 85 40 45 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 150 80 65 25 15 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 25,545 12,120 13,430 120 60 60
Chinese languages 24,905 11,790 13,115 115 65 55
Cantonese 4,620 2,180 2,440 45 25 20
Hakka 60 25 35 0 0 0
Mandarin 18,820 8,910 9,910 35 20 15
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 35 15 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 640 325 310 5 5 0
Burmese 285 155 130 0 0 0
Karenic languages 310 155 160 5 0 5
Tibetan 25 15 15 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 200 5 5 5
Lao 270 135 135 5 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 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkish 125 65 55 0 0 0
Uyghur 30 15 15 0 0 0
Uzbek 10 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 300 135 165 15 5 5
Estonian 20 5 10 0 0 0
Finnish 45 20 25 0 0 0
Hungarian 240 115 130 10 5 5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 0 0 0
Multiple responses 53,920 26,565 27,355 3,090 1,495 1,590
English and French 525 245 285 185 100 85
English and non-official language 52,775 26,050 26,725 2,880 1,385 1,490
French and non-official language 120 45 70 10 0 5
English, French and non-official language 500 225 280 20 10 10
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 20 513,400 254,160 259,245 108,710 55,310 53,405
None 395,270 196,135 199,135 93,935 47,950 45,985
English 57,240 28,705 28,530 6,995 3,520 3,475
French 2,525 1,150 1,375 1,550 775 770
Non-official language 56,675 27,335 29,340 6,160 3,025 3,135
Aboriginal 95 40 55 2,660 1,285 1,380
Non-Aboriginal 56,580 27,295 29,285 3,500 1,740 1,760
English and French 200 100 100 0 5 0
English and non-official language 1,100 540 560 30 15 15
French and non-official language 375 180 195 40 15 25
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 81,620 41,555 40,070
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 397,735 195,290 202,440 77,240 39,455 37,785
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,822 36,533 24,663 36,931 51,032 27,728
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 398,230 195,735 202,495 77,255 39,455 37,795
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,200 32,228 23,441 33,863 44,862 26,137
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 349,505 176,850 172,655 69,200 36,865 32,335
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,979 37,122 23,748 37,536 52,054 26,967
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 285,365 122,180 163,185 46,535 18,720 27,815
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,266 1,478 4,330 5,931 6,013 5,901
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 301,705 156,635 145,070 61,570 33,495 28,080
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,804 37,394 25,015 37,036 51,235 27,229
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 419,065 205,530 213,540 81,465 41,445 40,020
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 397,880 195,320 202,560 77,020 39,260 37,765
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 39,978 47,640 32,589 50,937 63,734 37,635
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 398,370 195,760 202,605 77,035 39,260 37,775
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,815 39,183 28,628 42,504 51,914 32,724
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 350,080 176,880 173,200 68,985 36,645 32,335
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,195 48,434 31,782 51,313 63,954 36,988
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 285,325 122,325 163,000 46,465 18,735 27,725
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,430 6,033 6,728 8,252 8,445 8,121
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 301,705 156,380 145,325 61,315 33,195 28,120
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,014 47,626 31,823 48,913 60,669 35,035
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 81,465 41,445 40,020
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 26,975 16,240 10,730
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 50,026 55,725 44,357 58,551 69,567 46,675
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 59,318 66,016 49,850 67,474 77,537 52,239
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 90.2 93.8 83.8
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.6 79.6 69.8 76.6 80.6 69.4
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.5 7.9 16.6 9.8 6.2 16.2
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 81,625 41,555 40,070
Without total income 21,330 10,205 11,125 4,380 2,100 2,285
With total income 397,735 195,295 202,445 77,235 39,455 37,780
Percentage with total income 94.9 95.0 94.8 94.6 94.9 94.3
Under $10,000 (including loss) 69,415 28,885 40,535 11,420 4,345 7,070
$10,000 to $19,999 76,230 31,215 45,015 10,970 4,210 6,770
$20,000 to $29,999 54,095 23,260 30,840 10,465 4,185 6,285
$30,000 to $39,999 46,405 21,720 24,690 8,025 3,360 4,665
$40,000 to $49,999 39,630 19,750 19,880 6,815 3,250 3,565
$50,000 to $59,999 30,080 16,185 13,890 5,675 3,025 2,650
$60,000 to $69,999 22,130 13,355 8,775 4,820 2,890 1,920
$70,000 to $79,999 15,900 10,105 5,790 4,030 2,760 1,270
$80,000 to $89,999 12,205 7,815 4,400 3,255 2,290 965
$90,000 to $99,999 8,375 5,565 2,815 2,760 1,895 870
$100,000 and over 23,265 17,445 5,820 9,010 7,250 1,760
$100,000 to $149,999 16,225 11,865 4,360 6,395 5,035 1,365
$150,000 and over 7,040 5,580 1,460 2,615 2,215 400
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 81,620 41,555 40,065
Without after-tax income 20,830 9,760 11,070 4,365 2,095 2,270
With after-tax income 398,230 195,735 202,495 77,255 39,460 37,795
Percentage with after-tax income 95.0 95.3 94.8 94.7 95.0 94.3
Under $10,000 (including loss) 71,655 30,315 41,335 11,615 4,420 7,200
$10,000 to $19,999 79,805 33,255 46,555 11,390 4,375 7,015
$20,000 to $29,999 64,300 28,495 35,805 11,885 4,755 7,130
$30,000 to $39,999 54,050 26,070 27,975 9,330 4,110 5,220
$40,000 to $49,999 42,865 22,185 20,685 8,045 4,185 3,855
$50,000 to $59,999 29,110 17,155 11,955 6,590 3,955 2,630
$60,000 to $69,999 19,245 12,240 7,005 5,165 3,560 1,605
$70,000 to $79,999 13,140 8,310 4,835 3,990 2,810 1,175
$80,000 and over 24,065 17,720 6,345 9,245 7,285 1,960
$80,000 to $89,999 7,915 5,410 2,510 2,925 2,120 805
$90,000 to $99,999 4,725 3,505 1,220 1,925 1,500 430
$100,000 and over 11,420 8,805 2,615 4,395 3,670 725
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 81,620 41,555 40,065
Without employment income 117,355 48,860 68,500 20,045 8,060 11,985
With employment income 301,710 156,635 145,070 61,575 33,490 28,080
Percentage with employment income 72.0 76.2 67.9 75.4 80.6 70.1
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,110 18,615 22,490 8,655 4,000 4,655
$5,000 to $9,999 24,800 10,380 14,425 4,330 1,835 2,495
$10,000 to $19,999 44,505 19,570 24,935 7,070 2,930 4,145
$20,000 to $29,999 37,220 17,150 20,065 6,390 2,615 3,770
$30,000 to $39,999 34,510 16,805 17,705 5,950 2,540 3,405
$40,000 to $49,999 30,535 15,565 14,970 5,050 2,500 2,555
$50,000 to $59,999 23,420 13,180 10,240 4,390 2,425 1,965
$60,000 to $69,999 17,575 11,210 6,365 3,830 2,385 1,445
$70,000 to $79,999 12,945 8,490 4,455 3,295 2,330 965
$80,000 and over 35,085 25,660 9,425 12,615 9,935 2,680
$80,000 to $89,999 10,220 6,655 3,565 2,725 2,005 720
$90,000 to $99,999 6,800 4,735 2,065 2,495 1,720 775
$100,000 and over 18,065 14,270 3,795 7,395 6,215 1,185
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 169,965 ... ... 39,070 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 77,494 ... ... 82,443 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 68,060 ... ... 72,219 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 34,515 ... ... 8,985 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 37,675 ... ... 39,410 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 33,381 ... ... 35,836 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 135,445 ... ... 30,080 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,657 ... ... 97,465 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 79,548 ... ... 84,467 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 169,965 ... ... 39,045 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 93,586 ... ... 100,477 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 79,256 ... ... 83,856 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 34,500 ... ... 9,065 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 45,234 ... ... 53,503 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,166 ... ... 44,419 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 135,465 ... ... 29,980 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 105,900 ... ... 114,674 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,720 ... ... 95,776 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 169,965 ... ... 39,070 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,065 ... ... 580 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,950 ... ... 390 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,975 ... ... 565 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,235 ... ... 1,160 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,585 ... ... 1,865 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,820 ... ... 1,195 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,990 ... ... 1,475 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,400 ... ... 1,445 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,490 ... ... 1,405 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,550 ... ... 1,365 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,000 ... ... 2,510 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,310 ... ... 2,500 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,340 ... ... 2,470 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,095 ... ... 2,340 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,675 ... ... 2,205 ... ...
$100,000 and over 61,475 ... ... 15,600 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 20,385 ... ... 4,625 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 14,075 ... ... 3,580 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 15,450 ... ... 4,155 ... ...
$200,000 and over 11,570 ... ... 3,240 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 169,965 ... ... 39,070 ... ...
Under $5,000 3,255 ... ... 635 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,985 ... ... 400 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 4,030 ... ... 570 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,435 ... ... 1,190 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,340 ... ... 1,950 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,915 ... ... 1,345 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 7,340 ... ... 1,585 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,650 ... ... 1,665 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,985 ... ... 1,615 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,785 ... ... 1,615 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 14,970 ... ... 3,125 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 13,950 ... ... 3,185 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 13,175 ... ... 2,955 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,775 ... ... 2,750 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,275 ... ... 2,420 ... ...
$100,000 and over 47,105 ... ... 12,065 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,380 ... ... 4,930 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 11,780 ... ... 3,060 ... ...
$150,000 and over 15,950 ... ... 4,080 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 132,070 ... ... 29,090 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 89,793 ... ... 95,532 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 78,901 ... ... 83,133 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.5 ... ... 3.2 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 35,330 ... ... 11,295 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,991 ... ... 89,827 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 69,731 ... ... 78,180 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 73,685 ... ... 13,120 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 104,953 ... ... 115,665 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,865 ... ... 99,625 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.4 ... ... 4.4 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 18,180 ... ... 3,945 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,135 ... ... 49,675 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,352 ... ... 47,283 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 131,980 ... ... 28,995 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 104,987 ... ... 113,180 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,838 ... ... 94,464 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 35,250 ... ... 11,260 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 95,517 ... ... 111,229 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 79,370 ... ... 91,021 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 73,805 ... ... 13,065 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,698 ... ... 130,168 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 101,378 ... ... 109,135 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 18,050 ... ... 3,930 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 62,818 ... ... 61,517 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,188 ... ... 54,751 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 52,060 26,955 25,105 12,565 7,110 5,460
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,548 32,897 30,263 38,390 46,659 31,120
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,501 29,419 27,643 34,774 40,585 29,152
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 51,935 26,555 25,385 12,565 7,080 5,485
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 39,475 40,766 38,124 51,057 58,305 41,700
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 42,595 47,639 36,085
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 511,540 253,320 258,220 106,925 54,455 52,475
In the bottom half of the distribution 263,500 128,320 135,180 51,940 25,450 26,490
In the bottom decile 53,940 26,540 27,400 11,035 5,385 5,650
In the second decile 49,270 23,365 25,905 10,880 5,130 5,750
In the third decile 51,145 24,800 26,350 10,440 5,110 5,335
In the fourth decile 54,560 26,650 27,905 9,945 4,970 4,980
In the fifth decile 54,580 26,960 27,615 9,640 4,860 4,780
In the top half of the distribution 248,040 125,000 123,035 54,990 29,005 25,980
In the sixth decile 54,190 26,860 27,335 9,580 4,860 4,715
In the seventh decile 53,400 26,775 26,620 10,025 5,215 4,805
In the eighth decile 52,060 26,370 25,685 11,115 5,855 5,260
In the ninth decile 48,155 24,395 23,760 11,890 6,355 5,540
In the top decile 40,240 20,600 19,640 12,375 6,715 5,655
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 511,540 253,325 258,215 97,705 49,815 47,890
0 to 17 years 112,320 58,195 54,120 26,255 13,435 12,820
0 to 5 years 35,185 18,145 17,040 8,795 4,450 4,350
18 to 64 years 330,060 162,380 167,680 59,535 30,395 29,140
65 years and over 69,165 32,745 36,420 11,920 5,985 5,930
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 75,640 36,500 39,145 11,680 5,545 6,130
0 to 17 years 21,985 11,355 10,625 4,255 2,180 2,075
0 to 5 years 6,795 3,440 3,350 1,585 810 780
18 to 64 years 44,940 21,345 23,600 5,760 2,660 3,100
65 years and over 8,715 3,795 4,915 1,660 705 955
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.8 14.4 15.2 12.0 11.1 12.8
0 to 17 years (%) 19.6 19.5 19.6 16.2 16.2 16.2
0 to 5 years (%) 19.3 19.0 19.7 18.0 18.2 17.9
18 to 64 years (%) 13.6 13.1 14.1 9.7 8.8 10.6
65 years and over (%) 12.6 11.6 13.5 13.9 11.8 16.1
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 60,260 29,565 30,695 4,395 2,165 2,230
0 to 17 years 16,925 8,705 8,225 1,595 810 785
0 to 5 years 5,170 2,595 2,575 605 315 290
18 to 64 years 38,355 18,710 19,645 2,565 1,245 1,320
65 years and over 4,980 2,150 2,825 230 110 120
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 11.8 11.7 11.9 4.5 4.3 4.7
0 to 17 years (%) 15.1 15.0 15.2 6.1 6.0 6.1
0 to 5 years (%) 14.7 14.3 15.1 6.9 7.1 6.7
18 to 64 years (%) 11.6 11.5 11.7 4.3 4.1 4.5
65 years and over (%) 7.2 6.6 7.8 1.9 1.8 2.0
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 511,540 253,265 258,275 106,720 54,300 52,425
Official languages 478,215 239,765 238,450 105,630 53,755 51,880
English 478,010 239,640 238,370 105,545 53,710 51,835
French 22,960 10,450 12,510 6,240 3,110 3,125
Non-official languages 287,750 139,540 148,210 24,045 11,930 12,115
Aboriginal languages 225 80 140 7,675 3,755 3,925
Algonquian languages 95 30 65 7,580 3,705 3,875
Blackfoot 0 0 0 10 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 45 20 25 7,575 3,700 3,875
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 25 0 15
Plains Cree 20 10 10 90 30 60
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 10 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 660 325 340
Cree, n.o.s. 20 10 10 6,860 3,365 3,495
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 10 10 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 45 10 35 10 0 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 45 10 30 0 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 95 45 50
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 90 40 50
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 35 20 20
Carrier 0 0 10 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 50 25 25
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 30 15 15
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 10 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 25 15 10
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 10 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 16,390 8,190 8,200
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,070 4,570 4,500 290 175 115
Berber languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Kabyle 25 10 15 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,055 460 600 25 20 0
Bilen 0 0 0 25 15 10
Oromo 15 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 1,045 455 590 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Semitic languages 8,065 4,130 3,935 260 145 110
Amharic 505 240 265 0 0 0
Arabic 6,835 3,510 3,320 230 135 100
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 480 245 235 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 240 235 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 220 135 80 10 0 0
Maltese 55 15 40 0 0 0
Tigrigna 220 135 85 25 10 15
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,750 4,205 4,545 80 25 50
Khmer (Cambodian) 770 350 425 0 0 0
Vietnamese 8,025 3,880 4,145 75 30 45
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 26,440 11,550 14,885 2,050 915 1,135
Bikol 115 50 60 10 0 0
Cebuano 1,180 445 730 25 0 15
Fijian 540 320 225 0 10 0
Hiligaynon 335 175 160 10 0 10
Ilocano 1,285 495 785 65 35 35
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 1,010 425 590 10 0 15
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 140 70 70 0 0 0
Pangasinan 95 45 50 10 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 24,320 10,560 13,760 2,015 910 1,110
Waray-Waray 65 35 30 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 125 0 0 0
Creole languages 735 385 355 60 30 30
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 460 235 225 25 15 15
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 140 135 35 20 15
Dravidian languages 2,575 1,375 1,205 170 100 75
Kannada 105 35 65 25 15 10
Malayalam 1,020 555 470 60 30 30
Tamil 1,315 705 610 100 55 45
Telugu 290 170 120 10 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 191,080 94,570 96,515 13,005 6,660 6,345
Albanian 445 205 240 0 0 0
Armenian 160 95 65 15 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 8,790 4,340 4,450 800 405 395
Baltic languages 35 20 20 0 0 0
Latvian 20 15 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 15 0 15 0 0 0
Slavic languages 8,760 4,330 4,430 800 405 395
Belarusan 0 10 0 0 0 10
Bosnian 270 135 135 0 0 0
Bulgarian 185 80 105 0 0 0
Croatian 870 445 425 10 10 0
Czech 540 255 290 15 10 0
Macedonian 25 10 10 0 0 0
Polish 2,830 1,420 1,415 145 70 75
Russian 2,490 1,225 1,265 130 80 50
Serbian 650 340 305 55 35 20
Serbo-Croatian 90 45 40 0 0 0
Slovak 390 185 205 40 15 25
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 70 50 10 0 0
Ukrainian 1,060 450 605 435 205 230
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 20 0 0 0
Celtic languages 85 40 50 0 0 10
Scottish Gaelic 50 30 15 0 0 0
Welsh 25 10 25 0 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 8,745 4,080 4,665 11,025 5,615 5,410
Afrikaans 585 260 320 130 55 80
Danish 390 165 225 45 25 20
Dutch 1,815 840 980 820 410 405
Frisian 35 20 20 35 20 15
German 5,675 2,705 2,965 9,960 5,100 4,865
Icelandic 15 10 0 10 0 10
Norwegian 190 90 100 0 0 0
Swedish 300 135 170 30 15 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 45 15 30
Yiddish 25 15 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 110 65 45
Greek 900 475 430 60 30 30
Indo-Iranian languages 157,915 78,645 79,265 395 220 175
Indo-Aryan languages 154,075 76,740 77,340 390 220 175
Bengali 980 485 495 15 10 0
Gujarati 2,060 995 1,065 40 30 15
Hindi 39,080 18,940 20,140 220 135 90
Kashmiri 15 10 10 0 0 0
Konkani 70 35 35 10 10 10
Marathi 165 80 90 0 0 0
Nepali 465 225 240 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 25 15 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 128,515 64,430 64,090 100 55 45
Sindhi 380 195 185 10 0 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 950 510 445 0 0 0
Urdu 7,950 4,050 3,900 105 60 45
Iranian languages 4,295 2,150 2,145 0 0 0
Kurdish 315 175 140 0 0 0
Pashto 795 430 365 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,485 1,735 1,750 10 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 15,840 7,670 8,170 960 550 410
Catalan 0 10 0 0 0 0
Italian 2,170 1,180 995 55 25 35
Portuguese 1,930 875 1,060 45 30 20
Romanian 840 450 390 45 25 15
Spanish 11,310 5,340 5,965 830 475 350
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Japanese 2,035 910 1,125 25 10 15
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 10 10 0 0 0
Korean 8,915 4,165 4,745 195 75 120
Mongolic languages 55 35 20 0 0 0
Mongolian 55 30 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,870 960 910 140 65 75
Akan (Twi) 240 140 95 0 10 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 75 40 30 0 0 0
Ewe 45 30 10 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 65 40 25 0 0 0
Ganda 30 15 10 0 0 0
Igbo 90 45 35 65 20 45
Lingala 90 45 50 10 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 20 35 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 50 10 10 10
Shona 60 30 25 0 0 0
Swahili 620 350 270 10 10 0
Wolof 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 255 125 125 30 15 15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 450 180 270 15 10 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 40 30 0 0 0
Dinka 10 15 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35 0 0 0
Sign languages 645 195 445 40 15 25
American Sign Language 315 75 240 15 0 15
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 355 130 215 20 10 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 37,450 17,735 19,715 405 175 230
Chinese languages 36,485 17,235 19,250 400 175 220
Cantonese 9,360 4,395 4,960 195 85 110
Hakka 275 130 150 0 0 0
Mandarin 28,980 13,620 15,360 170 80 90
Min Dong 10 10 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,865 885 980 15 0 15
Wu (Shanghainese) 385 170 215 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 840 385 460 70 20 50
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,020 525 495 65 30 40
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 65 30 40
Tai-Kadai languages 1,015 450 565 50 25 20
Lao 690 335 350 15 10 0
Thai 415 145 265 35 10 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 465 250 215 15 10 10
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 15 10 10
Turkish 395 220 175 15 10 10
Uyghur 35 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 25 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,510 700 810 40 20 20
Estonian 80 35 45 0 0 0
Finnish 295 125 175 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,140 540 595 35 20 15
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 185 95 90 20 10 10
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 511,540 253,265 258,275 106,720 54,295 52,420
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 439,690 218,815 220,870 102,945 52,555 50,390
Canadian citizens aged under 18 102,480 53,305 49,175 29,535 15,175 14,360
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 337,215 165,515 171,700 73,410 37,385 36,025
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 71,850 34,445 37,405 3,775 1,740 2,035
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 511,540 253,265 258,275 106,725 54,295 52,420
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 281,190 142,415 138,775 99,150 50,640 48,515
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 220,155 105,615 114,540 6,660 3,210 3,450
Before 1981 37,055 18,325 18,725 1,815 955 870
1981 to 1990 25,490 12,275 13,220 660 310 350
1991 to 2000 52,570 25,120 27,455 830 415 410
2001 to 2010 68,700 32,460 36,235 1,275 550 725
2001 to 2005 32,005 14,965 17,040 435 180 260
2006 to 2010 36,695 17,500 19,200 835 370 470
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 36,340 17,435 18,905 2,080 975 1,100
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 10,195 5,235 4,960 905 445 460
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 6,660 3,215 3,450
Under 5 years 16,360 8,585 7,780 845 450 405
5 to 14 years 31,945 16,425 15,520 1,610 795 815
15 to 24 years 55,145 24,875 30,280 1,235 540 695
25 to 44 years 83,940 40,600 43,340 2,635 1,280 1,355
45 years and over 32,755 15,135 17,625 330 155 180
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 6,660 3,210 3,450
Americas 11,340 5,300 6,045 1,535 775 760
Brazil 330 125 210 0 0 0
Colombia 650 290 360 0 0 0
El Salvador 1,385 745 645 0 0 0
Guyana 205 90 115 10 10 0
Haiti 85 30 55 10 0 10
Jamaica 615 335 280 105 50 55
Mexico 890 355 540 470 260 215
Peru 320 160 155 15 0 10
Trinidad and Tobago 385 185 200 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 3,915 1,780 2,135 450 190 260
Other places of birth in Americas 2,560 1,205 1,360 475 275 210
Europe 25,910 12,925 12,990 2,250 1,150 1,100
Bosnia and Herzegovina 450 230 220 10 10 0
Croatia 500 255 250 10 10 0
France 245 100 145 35 20 10
Germany 2,450 1,195 1,255 430 215 220
Greece 420 220 200 30 15 15
Hungary 715 370 340 25 15 15
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 340 180 155 50 40 10
Italy 940 510 430 15 10 15
Netherlands 1,355 690 660 530 310 225
Poland 2,235 1,110 1,125 150 55 90
Portugal 810 400 410 10 0 0
Romania 700 360 340 35 20 15
Russian Federation 780 310 460 35 25 10
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 310 155 150 20 0 20
Ukraine 710 365 345 45 25 20
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 9,655 4,875 4,775 660 290 370
Other places of birth in Europe 3,300 1,585 1,715 165 95 70
Africa 7,000 3,545 3,450 365 175 185
Algeria 85 60 30 0 0 0
Egypt 355 175 180 0 10 0
Ethiopia 455 220 240 10 10 0
Kenya 705 370 340 0 0 0
Morocco 180 90 95 0 0 0
Nigeria 585 310 275 90 45 45
Somalia 600 270 330 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 1,010 495 515 140 55 85
Other places of birth in Africa 3,010 1,555 1,455 115 60 60
Asia 166,110 79,380 86,730 2,425 1,065 1,360
Afghanistan 1,660 800 860 0 0 0
Bangladesh 615 310 305 0 10 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 18,490 8,650 9,840 165 55 110
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 2,370 1,095 1,275 10 10 0
India 81,730 39,960 41,775 290 150 140
IranCensus data footnote 61 965 545 420 0 0 0
Iraq 2,580 1,305 1,270 0 0 0
Japan 755 240 520 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 6,455 3,070 3,385 125 45 75
Lebanon 510 250 260 45 35 10
Pakistan 4,985 2,490 2,495 60 35 25
Philippines 24,120 10,630 13,485 1,520 640 890
Sri Lanka 1,365 735 620 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 895 435 465 0 0 0
Taiwan 5,335 2,460 2,870 15 0 0
Viet Nam 5,355 2,515 2,840 50 20 30
Other places of birth in Asia 7,945 3,885 4,060 115 50 65
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 9,790 4,465 5,325 90 50 40
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 36,335 17,435 18,900 2,080 975 1,100
Americas 1,430 740 690 355 185 160
Brazil 105 40 70 0 0 0
Colombia 80 45 35 0 0 0
Cuba 0 10 0 0 0 0
Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamaica 60 35 20 95 45 50
Mexico 245 125 125 130 65 60
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 420 240 175 40 30 10
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 15 10 10 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 490 240 255 85 50 40
Europe 1,295 665 630 100 55 40
France 15 10 10 0 0 0
Germany 65 40 30 15 10 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 45 35 10 15 20 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 15 0 10 0 0 0
Romania 65 25 35 0 0 0
Russian Federation 55 20 40 0 0 0
Ukraine 140 55 90 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 480 280 195 20 10 10
Other places of birth in Europe 425 200 225 45 20 20
Africa 1,505 765 745 135 60 75
Algeria 15 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 15 0 10 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70 50 25 10 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 10 0 10 0 0 0
Egypt 55 45 20 0 0 0
Eritrea 80 35 50 20 15 10
Ethiopia 45 30 20 0 0 0
Morocco 45 25 25 0 0 0
Nigeria 215 100 115 50 20 25
Somalia 250 100 150 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 120 80 45 40 15 25
Tunisia 15 10 0 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 560 280 280 15 0 15
Asia 31,595 15,020 16,570 1,470 660 810
Afghanistan 265 130 135 0 0 0
Bangladesh 95 45 50 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 4,645 2,150 2,495 35 10 25
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 125 35 90 0 0 0
India 15,020 7,510 7,505 195 95 100
IranCensus data footnote 61 180 85 95 0 0 0
Iraq 1,090 530 560 0 0 0
Israel 15 10 10 0 0 0
Japan 80 10 75 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,080 510 570 25 10 15
Lebanon 75 35 40 20 15 0
Nepal 80 30 45 0 0 0
Pakistan 885 400 485 35 15 15
Philippines 5,255 2,400 2,860 1,120 500 625
Saudi Arabia 60 10 50 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 170 90 80 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 790 385 410 10 10 0
Taiwan 420 140 285 0 0 0
Turkey 20 10 10 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 110 75 35 10 10 0
Viet Nam 365 105 255 10 0 15
Other places of birth in Asia 760 340 425 15 0 15
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 515 245 270 25 15 15
Australia 95 60 40 20 10 10
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 420 190 235 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 511,545 253,265 258,275 106,720 54,295 52,425
First generationCensus data footnote 69 233,045 112,175 120,865 8,195 3,980 4,215
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 139,000 70,930 68,075 13,585 6,940 6,650
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 139,495 70,165 69,330 84,940 43,380 41,560
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 4,940 2,305 2,635
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 78,855 39,035 39,825 3,045 1,460 1,585
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 29,945 17,740 12,205 1,170 730 440
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 48,910 21,300 27,615 1,875 730 1,145
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 85,795 38,395 47,395 1,550 635 915
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 20,490 10,940 9,550 300 190 110
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,150 560 595 40 15 25
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 511,540 253,270 258,275 106,720 54,300 52,425
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 13,460 6,375 7,085 24,325 11,875 12,445
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,140 6,210 6,930 23,995 11,720 12,275
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 7,335 3,395 3,940 15,495 7,520 7,975
Métis 5,685 2,765 2,920 8,425 4,145 4,275
Inuk (Inuit) 115 55 60 75 55 25
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 200 110 90 250 125 125
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 120 55 65 80 35 50
Non-Aboriginal identity 498,080 246,890 251,190 82,395 42,420 39,975
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 511,540 253,265 258,275 106,720 54,300 52,420
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 4,205 1,805 2,400 14,980 7,300 7,675
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 507,335 251,460 255,875 91,740 46,995 44,740
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 511,540 253,265 258,275 106,720 54,300 52,425
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,760 1,345 1,415 14,120 6,970 7,150
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,710 1,330 1,385 13,445 6,640 6,805
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,940 930 1,005 11,585 5,670 5,915
Métis single ancestry 730 385 345 1,830 945 885
Inuit single ancestry 45 10 35 30 20 10
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 50 15 35 675 335 345
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 35 10 25 665 325 340
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 12,885 6,105 6,780 10,890 5,275 5,615
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 12,465 5,905 6,555 9,935 4,835 5,100
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,815 3,655 4,160 5,785 2,765 3,025
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 4,560 2,205 2,355 4,080 2,025 2,050
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 85 45 40 70 50 25
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 420 195 225 955 440 515
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 400 195 210 935 425 505
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 15 10 10
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 10 10 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 495,895 245,820 250,075 81,710 42,055 39,655
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 511,540 253,265 258,275 106,720 54,300 52,420
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 299,245 147,125 152,120 4,960 2,370 2,590
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 168,040 84,330 83,705 620 315 305
Chinese 39,890 18,865 21,030 420 180 235
Black 9,455 4,845 4,610 645 325 320
Filipino 31,865 14,575 17,285 2,235 995 1,240
Latin American 7,065 3,395 3,670 190 125 70
Arab 5,765 2,955 2,820 215 120 95
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 13,010 6,445 6,560 120 45 75
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 3,720 1,910 1,805 10 0 0
Korean 9,285 4,355 4,930 240 105 135
Japanese 2,850 1,320 1,530 115 75 40
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 1,995 1,005 990 40 15 25
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 6,320 3,130 3,190 120 65 55
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 212,295 106,140 106,155 101,760 51,925 49,830
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 103 511,540 253,265 258,275 106,720 54,300 52,420
North American Aboriginal origins 15,645 7,450 8,200 25,010 12,250 12,760
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,210 4,800 5,410 18,995 9,200 9,790
Inuit 165 60 105 130 80 50
Métis 5,750 2,800 2,945 7,520 3,740 3,780
Other North American origins 71,305 36,115 35,195 31,270 16,225 15,045
Acadian 140 70 70 80 55 25
American 5,290 2,700 2,595 1,890 920 970
Canadian 67,735 34,330 33,415 29,945 15,585 14,360
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 90 65 20 80 50 30
Nova Scotian 0 0 10 10 0 0
Ontarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Québécois 110 50 65 60 30 30
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 25 10 15 0 0 0
European origins 200,365 99,410 100,950 70,965 36,175 34,790
British Isles origins 127,825 63,495 64,335 37,370 18,700 18,675
Channel Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cornish 35 20 20 0 0 0
English 78,895 38,620 40,280 20,585 10,295 10,295
Irish 43,735 20,930 22,800 14,075 6,980 7,095
Manx 80 40 35 0 0 0
Scottish 56,210 27,975 28,235 16,390 8,005 8,385
Welsh 6,885 3,355 3,530 1,610 685 925
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 8,555 4,355 4,195 1,380 625 760
French origins 24,825 11,845 12,970 15,410 7,780 7,625
Alsatian 30 10 25 0 0 0
Breton 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corsican 15 10 0 10 0 0
French 24,780 11,830 12,950 15,405 7,780 7,625
Western European origins (except French origins) 57,295 28,265 29,025 30,470 15,565 14,905
Austrian 3,240 1,560 1,680 650 335 320
Bavarian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Belgian 1,210 640 565 530 260 270
Dutch 14,815 7,270 7,540 8,165 4,100 4,065
Flemish 125 45 80 70 20 55
Frisian 70 15 55 25 10 10
German 41,390 20,330 21,060 23,470 11,965 11,505
Luxembourger 45 25 20 15 10 0
Swiss 1,485 815 665 545 280 270
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 105 50 55 10 10 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 22,910 11,005 11,905 8,340 4,100 4,240
Danish 4,080 1,970 2,115 1,325 665 660
Finnish 2,255 1,060 1,200 435 180 250
Icelandic 1,790 910 880 440 240 205
Norwegian 9,530 4,650 4,880 4,085 1,995 2,085
Swedish 6,770 3,150 3,620 2,670 1,310 1,360
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 790 380 410 290 145 140
Eastern European origins 43,235 21,305 21,925 17,810 8,740 9,075
Bulgarian 290 125 170 20 0 15
Byelorussian 160 85 75 20 10 0
Czech 1,670 785 890 405 205 200
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 520 270 250 250 125 125
Estonian 295 155 145 50 25 25
Hungarian 4,575 2,275 2,300 960 475 490
Latvian 250 140 110 40 25 15
Lithuanian 335 130 205 110 30 80
Moldovan 80 50 35 15 10 10
Polish 12,100 5,860 6,240 4,755 2,315 2,440
Romanian 2,540 1,300 1,240 435 255 180
Russian 8,585 3,990 4,595 3,550 1,735 1,820
Slovak 915 410 505 310 160 150
Ukrainian 17,850 8,985 8,860 9,870 4,755 5,115
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 190 100 90 20 15 10
Southern European origins 29,580 14,525 15,060 2,255 1,075 1,185
Albanian 465 200 260 0 0 0
Bosnian 390 180 210 0 0 0
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Croatian 1,805 960 845 115 75 45
Cypriot 45 25 15 0 0 0
Greek 2,245 1,160 1,085 190 90 100
Italian 11,460 5,710 5,750 1,250 550 695
Kosovar 40 15 25 0 0 0
Macedonian 75 30 40 0 0 0
Maltese 160 80 70 45 30 15
Montenegrin 60 40 20 35 30 0
Portuguese 4,390 2,115 2,270 155 110 50
Serbian 970 510 465 75 40 30
Sicilian 35 20 10 15 10 15
Slovenian 440 220 225 10 10 10
Spanish 8,285 3,905 4,380 405 170 235
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 475 220 255 115 65 50
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 0 0 0 0
Other European origins 2,135 1,045 1,085 430 230 205
Basque 60 40 15 10 10 0
Jewish 910 425 485 65 20 45
Roma (Gypsy) 35 10 20 0 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 65 30 30 40 40 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 1,085 555 530 320 170 150
Caribbean origins 3,655 1,855 1,800 375 185 190
Antiguan 10 0 15 0 0 0
Bahamian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Barbadian 225 130 100 15 10 15
Bermudan 30 15 15 0 0 0
Carib 10 10 0 0 0 0
Cuban 210 85 120 10 0 0
Dominican 100 55 50 15 0 15
Grenadian 65 35 30 0 0 0
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 155 60 95 20 10 15
Jamaican 1,690 930 765 275 135 140
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 10 10 0
St. Lucian 40 10 30 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 605 320 285 25 15 10
Vincentian/Grenadinian 100 45 55 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 365 170 195 45 10 35
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 255 115 145 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 8,650 4,175 4,475 1,365 745 620
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 335 195 135 10 10 0
Arawak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 110 40 70 15 10 10
Belizean 10 0 10 0 0 10
Bolivian 15 0 15 135 70 65
Brazilian 460 185 275 10 0 10
Chilean 510 275 240 45 30 20
Colombian 785 390 395 15 10 10
Costa Rican 75 25 45 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 40 25 10 0 0 0
Guatemalan 650 310 340 25 10 15
Guyanese 245 105 135 35 20 10
Hispanic 300 150 160 30 20 10
Honduran 445 255 185 0 0 0
Maya 175 75 100 10 0 0
Mexican 2,130 990 1,140 975 520 455
Nicaraguan 285 120 160 10 10 0
Panamanian 15 10 10 0 0 0
Paraguayan 65 25 40 50 25 20
Peruvian 395 205 185 35 15 15
Salvadorean 1,600 845 755 0 0 0
Uruguayan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Venezuelan 115 55 60 20 15 10
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 630 275 350 10 0 10
African origins 10,310 5,190 5,120 585 275 310
Central and West African origins 1,905 1,025 880 95 60 40
Akan 20 10 10 0 0 0
Angolan 10 10 10 0 0 0
Ashanti 65 20 40 0 0 0
Beninese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burkinabe 20 15 0 0 0 0
Cameroonian 0 0 0 0 0 10
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 325 165 160 10 0 0
Edo 30 20 10 0 0 0
Ewe 30 15 20 0 0 0
Gabonese 10 0 0 0 0 0
Gambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Ghanaian 485 275 210 10 0 0
Guinean 25 10 15 0 0 0
Ibo 65 30 35 10 0 0
Ivorian 20 10 10 0 10 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 10 0 10
Peulh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 35 10 25 0 0 0
Togolese 25 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 30 20 10 65 40 20
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 125 60 60 0 0 0
North African origins 1,370 715 655 45 20 20
Algerian 70 40 35 0 0 0
Berber 35 25 10 0 0 0
Coptic 10 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 620 315 300 40 15 25
Libyan 50 35 10 0 0 0
Maure 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moroccan 270 140 130 0 0 0
Sudanese 290 135 150 0 10 0
Tunisian 35 20 15 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 10 10 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 4,190 1,990 2,200 170 75 90
Afrikaner 35 25 15 0 0 10
Amhara 45 25 25 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 60 40 20 0 0 0
Burundian 140 55 85 0 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 240 140 100 50 25 20
Ethiopian 555 265 295 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 270 140 130 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mauritian 210 120 90 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 10 10 0 10
Rwandan 60 20 35 15 0 15
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 1,185 540 645 10 0 0
South African 960 455 505 80 35 50
Tanzanian 60 20 40 0 0 0
Tigrian 45 30 15 0 0 0
Ugandan 75 30 40 0 0 0
Zambian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 120 65 55 0 0 0
Zulu 20 15 10 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 270 90 175 0 0 10
Other African origins 3,040 1,555 1,480 280 120 160
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 300 145 150 45 25 20
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,775 1,430 1,345 240 100 145
Asian origins 277,695 136,410 141,285 4,585 2,160 2,425
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 12,815 6,585 6,230 470 245 225
Afghan 2,620 1,240 1,385 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 1,390 775 615 75 45 25
Armenian 290 155 140 25 10 15
Assyrian 205 115 95 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 45 35 10 0 0 0
Georgian 55 10 40 0 0 0
Hazara 15 10 0 0 0 0
Iranian 1,660 905 760 10 10 0
Iraqi 2,505 1,235 1,265 0 0 0
Israeli 105 60 45 10 0 0
Jordanian 170 100 70 30 15 10
Kazakh 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kurd 285 165 120 0 0 0
Kuwaiti 15 15 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyz 55 45 15 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,185 570 615 280 140 150
Palestinian 720 365 355 30 15 15
Pashtun 170 110 60 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 20 15 0 0 0 0
Syrian 935 440 495 10 0 0
Tajik 85 40 40 0 0 0
Tatar 90 50 40 0 0 0
Turk 670 405 265 10 0 10
Turkmen 15 10 10 0 0 0
Uighur 40 15 25 0 0 0
Uzbek 45 20 25 0 0 0
Yemeni 45 30 10 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 555 280 270 0 0 0
South Asian origins 164,005 82,310 81,695 655 345 310
Bangladeshi 515 265 250 10 0 0
Bengali 220 95 120 0 0 0
Bhutanese 0 0 10 0 0 0
East Indian 138,210 69,235 68,975 525 275 245
Goan 25 15 10 0 0 0
Gujarati 120 55 70 0 0 0
Kashmiri 70 35 40 0 0 0
Nepali 465 215 245 0 0 0
Pakistani 5,650 2,925 2,725 80 40 40
Punjabi 22,195 11,225 10,970 25 15 10
Sinhalese 305 170 135 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 1,480 805 675 10 0 10
Tamil 300 185 115 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 3,635 1,805 1,830 50 25 20
East and Southeast Asian origins 102,065 48,140 53,925 3,465 1,575 1,890
Burmese 610 335 275 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 1,160 550 610 0 0 0
Chinese 45,085 21,435 23,645 660 305 355
Filipino 33,920 15,610 18,315 2,320 1,045 1,275
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 945 460 485 55 20 30
Japanese 3,695 1,755 1,940 200 110 90
Karen 525 255 270 0 0 0
Korean 9,450 4,430 5,015 240 105 135
Laotian 1,055 540 515 30 20 10
Malaysian 655 350 310 0 0 0
Mongolian 100 60 40 10 10 0
Singaporean 100 45 50 0 0 0
Taiwanese 2,540 1,170 1,375 15 0 10
Thai 520 215 310 35 10 15
Tibetan 125 75 50 0 0 0
Vietnamese 9,200 4,575 4,625 95 35 55
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 145 65 85 0 0 0
Other Asian origins 505 260 245 15 0 10
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 500 255 245 10 0 10
Oceania origins 9,155 4,485 4,670 170 65 105
Australian 995 495 500 110 40 75
New Zealander 420 200 215 40 15 30
Pacific Islands origins 7,805 3,830 3,975 15 15 0
Fijian 7,320 3,625 3,690 10 10 0
Hawaiian 155 50 105 10 10 0
Maori 100 45 50 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 85 40 45 0 0 0
Samoan 80 45 30 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 140 60 80 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 169,965 ... ... 39,045 ... ...
Owner 120,940 ... ... 28,500 ... ...
Renter 49,025 ... ... 8,650 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 1,900 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 169,965 ... ... 39,045 ... ...
Condominium 38,195 ... ... 1,430 ... ...
Not condominium 131,770 ... ... 37,615 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 169,965 ... ... 39,045 ... ...
No bedrooms 845 ... ... 75 ... ...
1 bedroom 18,985 ... ... 2,410 ... ...
2 bedrooms 42,665 ... ... 6,970 ... ...
3 bedrooms 48,100 ... ... 15,105 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 59,370 ... ... 14,485 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 169,965 ... ... 39,045 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 53,205 ... ... 7,115 ... ...
5 rooms 24,475 ... ... 7,520 ... ...
6 rooms 21,675 ... ... 6,105 ... ...
7 rooms 17,450 ... ... 5,350 ... ...
8 or more rooms 53,150 ... ... 12,955 ... ...
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 ... ... 39,050 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 159,915 ... ... 37,685 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 10,050 ... ... 1,365 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 169,960 ... ... 39,045 ... ...
Suitable 154,380 ... ... 36,840 ... ...
Not suitable 15,590 ... ... 2,205 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 169,965 ... ... 39,045 ... ...
1960 or before 8,335 ... ... 4,055 ... ...
1961 to 1980 31,085 ... ... 12,760 ... ...
1981 to 1990 32,345 ... ... 6,905 ... ...
1991 to 2000 36,140 ... ... 5,785 ... ...
2001 to 2005 18,495 ... ... 2,775 ... ...
2006 to 2010 24,015 ... ... 3,530 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 19,550 ... ... 3,230 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 169,965 ... ... 39,045 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 162,920 ... ... 34,875 ... ...
Major repairs needed 7,045 ... ... 4,170 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 169,965 ... ... 39,045 ... ...
1 household maintainer 90,450 ... ... 24,465 ... ...
2 household maintainers 69,480 ... ... 13,945 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 10,035 ... ... 635 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 169,960 ... ... 39,050 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,805 ... ... 1,750 ... ...
25 to 34 years 21,995 ... ... 6,540 ... ...
35 to 44 years 34,310 ... ... 7,100 ... ...
45 to 54 years 39,945 ... ... 7,815 ... ...
55 to 64 years 34,670 ... ... 7,715 ... ...
65 to 74 years 21,630 ... ... 4,915 ... ...
75 to 84 years 10,070 ... ... 2,560 ... ...
85 years and over 3,535 ... ... 660 ... ...
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 ... ... 33,835 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 121,735 ... ... 27,785 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 47,795 ... ... 6,050 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 40,600 ... ... 5,305 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 120,685 ... ... 25,470 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 68.1 ... ... 58.6 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 24.5 ... ... 13.6 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,498 ... ... 1,101 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,608 ... ... 1,246 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 698,205 ... ... 299,057 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 757,863 ... ... 316,145 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 48,990 ... ... 8,485 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 11.2 ... ... 14.7 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.4 ... ... 30.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 908 ... ... 1,028 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,049 ... ... 1,075 ... ...
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 81,465 41,445 40,020
No certificate, diploma or degree 78,070 37,955 40,115 26,870 14,755 12,110
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 135,910 68,470 67,440 22,415 10,470 11,945
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 205,080 99,100 105,985 32,185 16,225 15,965
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 28,805 20,930 7,880 9,615 7,755 1,860
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 13,110 7,705 5,405 2,970 1,855 1,115
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 15,695 13,225 2,470 6,645 5,895 745
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 69,095 28,140 40,955 13,430 5,120 8,310
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 16,490 7,305 9,190 1,950 680 1,260
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 90,690 42,725 47,960 7,200 2,660 4,535
Bachelor's degree 61,130 28,275 32,860 5,640 1,960 3,680
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 6,620 2,820 3,795 395 185 210
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,550 1,395 1,160 205 125 75
Master's degree 18,405 8,860 9,545 880 365 510
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,980 1,375 605 80 25 50
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 54,495 27,545 26,945
No certificate, diploma or degree 35,180 17,805 17,375 13,325 7,535 5,790
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 82,810 42,025 40,780 15,455 7,190 8,260
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 162,915 76,560 86,350 25,710 12,820 12,890
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 20,550 14,840 5,705 7,230 5,895 1,330
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,580 5,605 3,975 2,175 1,385 785
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 10,965 9,235 1,730 5,060 4,510 545
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 54,145 21,675 32,470 10,895 4,170 6,725
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 12,305 5,345 6,960 1,445 550 895
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 75,915 34,705 41,215 6,140 2,205 3,940
Bachelor's degree 50,675 22,865 27,810 4,800 1,650 3,150
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 5,340 2,190 3,150 310 145 165
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,150 1,110 1,040 175 100 75
Master's degree 16,205 7,515 8,690 780 290 495
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,545 1,020 525 75 25 55
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 81,465 41,445 40,020
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 213,985 106,425 107,555 49,280 25,220 24,055
Education 12,685 2,720 9,965 3,095 685 2,410
13. Education 12,690 2,720 9,970 3,100 690 2,410
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,635 2,960 3,675 420 145 275
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,330 1,025 310 120 65 60
50. Visual and performing arts 5,300 1,935 3,370 295 80 215
Humanities 15,085 6,005 9,085 665 270 395
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,795 450 1,345 30 0 30
23. English language and literature/letters 2,945 880 2,065 105 25 80
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 6,925 2,750 4,170 145 40 100
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 45 30 15 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 470 290 180 25 0 25
39. Theology and religious vocations 1,230 775 450 275 135 135
54. History 1,505 785 720 75 55 20
55. French language and literature/letters 165 35 135 10 0 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 21,680 7,315 14,365 1,990 460 1,530
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 180 35 145 30 0 20
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,670 600 1,070 175 65 110
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,715 210 3,505 800 45 755
22. Legal professions and studies 3,200 990 2,210 230 70 155
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 275 60 210 65 15 50
42. Psychology 3,540 935 2,600 270 70 195
45. Social sciences 9,095 4,475 4,625 425 185 245
Business, management and public administration 43,715 18,845 24,870 5,410 1,150 4,255
30.16 Accounting and computer science 75 15 60 25 10 20
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,705 440 1,270 555 105 450
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 41,930 18,395 23,540 4,825 1,040 3,790
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,185 4,220 3,960 485 245 235
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,795 1,215 1,585 190 105 90
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 2,770 1,395 1,375 125 50 70
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 60 10 50 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 2,210 1,485 725 90 65 25
41. Science technologies/technicians 345 115 230 80 25 45
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 9,495 6,050 3,450 495 205 290
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,915 5,305 2,605 390 175 210
25. Library science 300 30 270 60 0 60
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,225 685 540 45 25 15
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 30 30 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 41,590 37,775 3,805 10,300 9,755 550
04. Architecture and related services 1,130 770 360 70 50 20
14. Engineering 11,810 9,820 1,995 570 470 100
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 6,965 6,190 775 1,525 1,375 150
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 8,830 8,540 290 2,840 2,770 70
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 8,440 8,200 240 4,010 3,860 155
48. Precision production 4,400 4,255 150 1,275 1,225 50
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,630 1,690 940 1,890 1,375 515
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,870 1,145 725 1,140 825 315
03. Natural resources and conservation 755 545 215 750 550 200
Health and related fields 32,695 6,505 26,195 4,965 725 4,235
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,740 880 860 225 100 125
51. Health professions and related programs 30,415 5,305 25,110 4,685 590 4,100
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 540 315 225 50 35 10
Personal, protective and transportation services 10,670 5,010 5,660 2,475 1,200 1,275
12. Personal and culinary services 6,920 1,915 5,005 1,260 175 1,080
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 25 25 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 0 10 0
43. Security and protective services 1,515 1,090 430 485 350 135
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,155 1,930 230 730 670 60
Other 10 10 0 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 15 10 10 0 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 280,900 136,390 144,510 54,495 27,545 26,945
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 117,990 59,825 58,160 28,780 14,730 14,055
Education 9,000 1,710 7,295 2,395 495 1,900
13. Education 9,005 1,705 7,295 2,395 495 1,900
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 5,190 2,260 2,930 315 100 215
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 960 745 215 80 35 45
50. Visual and performing arts 4,230 1,510 2,715 240 65 170
Humanities 12,220 4,540 7,680 460 190 275
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,445 325 1,125 25 0 30
23. English language and literature/letters 2,270 595 1,680 70 25 45
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 5,840 2,190 3,650 90 25 65
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 40 30 10 10 10 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 375 230 155 25 0 20
39. Theology and religious vocations 900 540 365 190 100 90
54. History 1,215 605 615 45 25 15
55. French language and literature/letters 125 40 90 10 0 0
Social and behavioural sciences and law 17,595 5,695 11,905 1,620 370 1,255
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 30 125 25 0 20
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 510 890 150 50 100
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 3,085 180 2,905 635 40 590
22. Legal professions and studies 2,615 760 1,855 190 55 130
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 220 40 180 45 15 30
42. Psychology 2,805 700 2,105 235 60 175
45. Social sciences 7,310 3,470 3,840 345 145 200
Business, management and public administration 35,995 15,310 20,685 4,615 970 3,640
30.16 Accounting and computer science 60 20 40 25 0 25
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,385 350 1,035 510 90 425
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 34,550 14,945 19,605 4,080 880 3,195
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,035 2,950 3,080 410 200 215
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,180 920 1,255 165 80 85
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,925 890 1,040 100 45 55
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 45 0 45 0 0 0
40. Physical sciences 1,650 1,075 575 70 50 25
41. Science technologies/technicians 230 60 170 70 25 45
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8,480 5,380 3,100 445 180 260
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 7,205 4,815 2,385 365 165 200
25. Library science 240 30 205 55 0 50
27. Mathematics and statistics 985 510 480 25 15 0
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 20 30 0 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 31,650 28,295 3,350 8,055 7,600 455
04. Architecture and related services 930 615 315 65 45 20
14. Engineering 9,670 7,850 1,820 485 400 85
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 5,070 4,410 660 1,255 1,135 115
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 6,545 6,295 250 2,150 2,080 65
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,335 6,155 175 3,180 3,055 120
48. Precision production 3,100 2,975 125 920 875 50
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 2,010 1,275 735 1,535 1,100 435
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,440 885 555 875 620 260
03. Natural resources and conservation 575 390 180 660 480 180
Health and related fields 26,520 5,315 21,205 3,840 570 3,265
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,360 670 685 175 85 85
51. Health professions and related programs 24,680 4,380 20,300 3,635 460 3,175
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 480 265 220 35 25 10
Personal, protective and transportation services 8,210 3,820 4,395 2,015 1,045 970
12. Personal and culinary services 5,255 1,410 3,840 980 155 820
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 0 0 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 20 0 0 0 0
43. Security and protective services 1,215 855 360 415 325 95
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,705 1,515 190 620 560 60
Other 15 10 0 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 10 0 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 419,060 205,525 213,535 81,465 41,445 40,020
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 213,980 106,425 107,555 49,280 25,225 24,055
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 205,080 99,105 105,980 32,185 16,220 15,965
Location of study inside Canada 133,615 64,270 69,350 29,140 14,750 14,395
Same as province or territory of residence 113,430 53,830 59,600 23,250 11,825 11,430
Different than province or territory of residence 20,180 10,435 9,750 5,890 2,920 2,965
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 71,465 34,835 36,630 3,040 1,470 1,570
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 5,330 2,910 2,420 490 265 225
Philippines 11,500 4,640 6,865 1,090 410 680
India 21,295 10,540 10,750 215 120 95
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 4,180 2,525 1,655 235 110 120
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,290 3,785 4,495 25 10 20
France 155 85 65 10 10 0
Other 20,720 10,350 10,375 975 545 430
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 54,490 27,545 26,945
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,985 59,830 58,155 28,780 14,725 14,055
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 162,915 76,565 86,350 25,710 12,820 12,895
Location of study inside Canada 104,120 48,935 55,185 23,185 11,630 11,555
Same as province or territory of residence 89,810 41,745 48,065 18,315 9,255 9,065
Different than province or territory of residence 14,305 7,190 7,115 4,870 2,375 2,490
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 58,800 27,630 31,170 2,530 1,190 1,340
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,945 2,110 1,835 340 185 160
Philippines 10,100 4,065 6,040 1,020 390 630
India 18,255 8,640 9,620 200 110 90
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 2,590 1,585 1,005 120 60 60
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 7,460 3,365 4,095 25 10 20
France 105 50 55 0 0 0
Other 16,340 7,810 8,525 820 440 380
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 81,465 41,445 40,020
In the labour force 274,690 145,365 129,320 55,750 31,010 24,740
Employed 256,875 136,945 119,930 49,710 27,100 22,610
Unemployed 17,815 8,420 9,390 6,035 3,905 2,125
Not in the labour force 144,380 60,165 84,220 25,715 10,435 15,285
Participation rate 65.5 70.7 60.6 68.4 74.8 61.8
Employment rate 61.3 66.6 56.2 61.0 65.4 56.5
Unemployment rate 6.5 5.8 7.3 10.8 12.6 8.6
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 419,065 205,530 213,540 81,470 41,445 40,025
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 138,395 57,610 80,785 21,945 8,590 13,360
Worked 280,670 147,920 132,750 59,520 32,860 26,660
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 127,975 75,260 52,710 28,300 17,065 11,230
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 152,700 72,655 80,045 31,220 15,795 15,425
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.8 42.9 40.6 41.5 41.9 41.0
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 55,745 31,010 24,740
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 945 410 530
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,845 126,075 54,805 30,605 24,205
Employee 237,120 121,515 115,605 45,090 24,265 20,825
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 31,800 21,330 10,475 9,715 6,335 3,380
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 55,750 31,010 24,740
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 940 410 530
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 268,920 142,840 126,075 54,805 30,600 24,205
0 Management occupations 26,110 16,695 9,410 7,585 4,920 2,670
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 39,845 12,055 27,795 6,535 1,200 5,335
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 14,255 11,485 2,770 2,030 1,535 495
3 Health occupations 17,700 3,505 14,195 2,670 360 2,315
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 24,670 7,375 17,295 5,405 1,495 3,910
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 6,110 2,980 3,135 705 190 520
6 Sales and service occupations 70,405 29,370 41,040 10,360 3,600 6,765
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 51,130 47,980 3,155 12,585 11,540 1,045
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,310 3,075 2,230 4,285 3,470 815
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 13,375 8,320 5,060 2,645 2,310 340
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 55,745 31,005 24,735
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 5,765 2,520 3,245 940 410 535
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 268,925 142,845 126,075 54,805 30,600 24,205
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,715 2,025 2,690 6,320 4,490 1,830
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 630 485 145 4,615 3,965 645
22 Utilities 1,330 870 460 545 455 85
23 Construction 25,775 22,735 3,040 5,365 4,575 790
31-33 Manufacturing 23,375 15,895 7,485 3,080 2,395 690
41 Wholesale trade 12,190 8,000 4,190 1,200 825 375
44-45 Retail trade 31,115 14,265 16,855 5,940 2,505 3,440
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 24,310 19,785 4,525 3,290 2,480 805
51 Information and cultural industries 5,575 3,550 2,020 415 205 215
52 Finance and insurance 10,680 4,360 6,325 905 145 755
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 5,235 3,065 2,165 660 380 275
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 16,685 8,930 7,750 1,745 830 910
55 Management of companies and enterprises 475 210 265 30 10 20
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 15,020 8,755 6,260 1,665 950 715
61 Educational services 15,025 4,435 10,590 4,100 940 3,155
62 Health care and social assistance 28,675 4,910 23,770 5,080 680 4,400
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,515 2,215 2,300 630 270 355
72 Accommodation and food services 20,425 7,360 13,065 3,265 1,110 2,150
81 Other services (except public administration) 12,350 5,545 6,800 2,860 1,755 1,105
91 Public administration 10,835 5,465 5,370 3,100 1,625 1,475
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 49,710 27,100 22,615
Worked at home 16,085 7,920 8,165 6,815 3,630 3,190
Worked outside Canada 1,845 1,300 545 30 15 10
No fixed workplace address 45,075 34,270 10,805 8,120 6,735 1,380
Worked at usual place 193,870 93,455 100,410 34,745 16,720 18,025
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 34,750 16,720 18,025
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 85,015 36,240 48,780 20,355 9,610 10,750
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 104,565 54,650 49,915 11,000 4,970 6,030
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 3,550 2,105 1,445 3,210 2,025 1,180
Commute to a different province or territory 740 460 275 180 115 70
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 42,865 23,460 19,410
Car, truck, van - as a driver 176,815 100,280 76,540 36,510 20,525 15,985
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 16,435 7,620 8,815 2,365 1,105 1,260
Public transit 35,560 15,285 20,275 400 225 170
Walked 6,615 2,475 4,140 2,920 1,140 1,775
Bicycle 915 680 235 195 140 50
Other method 2,605 1,385 1,220 480 315 165
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 42,865 23,460 19,410
Less than 15 minutes 39,955 17,195 22,765 22,960 11,045 11,920
15 to 29 minutes 70,385 35,540 34,845 9,965 5,370 4,595
30 to 44 minutes 60,040 35,720 24,320 4,250 2,625 1,620
45 to 59 minutes 30,910 18,145 12,765 1,815 1,275 540
60 minutes and over 37,655 21,130 16,525 3,880 3,140 735
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 42,865 23,460 19,405
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 23,215 15,850 7,360 3,275 2,525 745
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 45,875 27,435 18,435 8,240 6,155 2,080
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 53,400 27,475 25,925 12,760 7,275 5,485
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 41,315 19,655 21,660 10,340 3,775 6,565
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 31,815 13,770 18,040 3,140 1,130 2,015
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 43,330 23,540 19,790 5,115 2,595 2,520
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 61,350 33,720 27,635
Single responses 281,240 147,485 133,760 60,840 33,410 27,425
Official languages 264,180 137,980 126,205 58,945 32,215 26,730
English 263,810 137,865 125,945 58,675 32,120 26,555
French 370 110 260 265 95 170
Non-official languages 17,065 9,510 7,550 1,895 1,200 695
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 375 205 170
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 370 205 170
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 375 205 165
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 25 10 15
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 345 195 155
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 10 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 17,060 9,510 7,550 1,520 995 525
Afro-Asiatic languages 100 70 25 15 10 10
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 15 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 10 10 10
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 10 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 525 190 340 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 15 10 0 0 0
Vietnamese 505 175 335 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 190 95 100 20 0 20
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 20 0 15
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 1,435 950 480
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 70 30 40 10 0 15
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 15
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 10 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 15 0 10 0 0 0
Russian 30 10 25 0 0 0
Serbian 20 10 10 10 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 10
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 1,405 935 465
Afrikaans 0 0 0 10 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 10 0 0 30 15 15
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 10 1,360 915 445
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 10 10 10 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 10
Greek 15 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 11,060 6,425 4,635 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 11,035 6,410 4,625 0 0 0
Bengali 10 10 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 25 0 20 0 0 0
Hindi 180 95 85 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 10,775 6,270 4,500 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 10 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 30 20 15 0 0 0
Iranian languages 20 15 10 0 0 0
Kurdish 20 15 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 185 115 70 20 15 0
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 25 15 10 10 0 0
Romanian 15 10 0 0 0 0
Spanish 155 90 65 15 15 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 10 0 10
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 10 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 10 10 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 3,775 1,995 1,780 35 25 15
Chinese languages 3,755 1,985 1,770 35 25 10
Cantonese 745 385 355 10 10 10
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,840 1,495 1,345 20 10 10
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 65 40 30 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 105 60 40 0 10 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 10 10 0 0 0
Burmese 10 0 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 10 0 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 11,435 6,195 5,240 515 305 205
English and French 445 195 250 140 90 50
English and non-official language 10,940 5,990 4,950 375 215 160
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 61,355 33,715 27,635
None 262,465 137,020 125,435 56,720 31,040 25,680
English 6,685 3,950 2,735 1,295 795 500
French 1,315 570 740 955 500 455
Non-official language 21,985 12,035 9,945 2,340 1,365 975
Aboriginal 10 10 10 935 470 460
Non-Aboriginal 21,975 12,035 9,935 1,410 895 520
English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 100 30 65 20 15 10
French and non-official language 130 60 65 15 10 10
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 180 505,835 250,410 255,430 105,000 53,390 51,610
Non-movers 427,380 211,355 216,025 91,465 46,710 44,755
Movers 78,455 39,055 39,405 13,535 6,680 6,855
Non-migrants 47,880 23,715 24,165 7,015 3,535 3,485
Migrants 30,580 15,340 15,240 6,525 3,150 3,370
Internal migrants 20,835 10,455 10,380 5,975 2,885 3,090
Intraprovincial migrants 16,930 8,410 8,520 5,005 2,415 2,595
Interprovincial migrants 3,910 2,040 1,865 970 470 500
External migrants 9,735 4,885 4,855 550 265 280
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 98,405 50,075 48,325
Non-movers 268,040 132,485 135,555 62,255 32,040 30,215
Movers 214,570 106,015 108,555 36,150 18,040 18,110
Non-migrants 122,410 60,335 62,070 16,770 8,540 8,235
Migrants 92,165 45,680 46,480 19,380 9,500 9,875
Internal migrants 54,305 26,980 27,325 17,130 8,390 8,740
Intraprovincial migrants 44,835 22,155 22,675 12,435 5,965 6,470
Interprovincial migrants 9,470 4,820 4,650 4,700 2,430 2,265
External migrants 37,860 18,700 19,155 2,250 1,110 1,140

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Surrey, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Peace River--Westlock [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 26, 2024).

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