Census Profile, 2016 Census
Bourassa [Federal electoral district], Quebec and Nova Scotia [Province]

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Characteristic Bourassa
Quebec
[Federal electoral district]
Nova Scotia

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 101,032 ... ... 923,598 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 100,286 ... ... 921,727 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 0.7 ... ... 0.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 46,646 ... ... 458,568 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 43,115 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 7,450.0 ... ... 17.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 13.56 ... ... 52,942.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 101,035 47,730 53,305 923,600 446,885 476,715
0 to 14 years 18,430 9,375 9,055 133,825 68,370 65,455
0 to 4 years 6,740 3,460 3,280 42,005 21,365 20,640
5 to 9 years 6,425 3,290 3,135 45,980 23,650 22,330
10 to 14 years 5,270 2,625 2,645 45,845 23,350 22,490
15 to 64 years 63,040 30,690 32,360 605,950 295,100 310,845
15 to 19 years 5,515 2,780 2,730 51,255 26,240 25,015
20 to 24 years 6,050 2,875 3,170 56,160 28,150 28,010
25 to 29 years 6,065 2,830 3,235 53,725 26,790 26,940
30 to 34 years 6,145 2,810 3,335 51,730 25,130 26,600
35 to 39 years 6,650 3,115 3,530 52,010 24,560 27,450
40 to 44 years 6,605 3,305 3,295 57,050 27,245 29,805
45 to 49 years 6,790 3,495 3,295 61,890 29,720 32,170
50 to 54 years 6,850 3,540 3,305 75,675 36,615 39,065
55 to 59 years 6,590 3,195 3,395 76,505 36,925 39,580
60 to 64 years 5,800 2,735 3,065 69,960 33,735 36,225
65 years and over 19,560 7,670 11,890 183,820 83,415 100,405
65 to 69 years 5,115 2,220 2,895 63,710 30,810 32,905
70 to 74 years 4,190 1,755 2,430 45,005 21,520 23,485
75 to 79 years 3,675 1,470 2,210 31,545 14,520 17,030
80 to 84 years 3,095 1,215 1,880 21,915 9,425 12,495
85 years and over 3,485 1,005 2,480 21,645 7,140 14,505
85 to 89 years 2,195 695 1,500 13,205 4,845 8,360
90 to 94 years 985 260 720 6,320 1,830 4,485
95 to 99 years 260 45 215 1,855 415 1,430
100 years and over 40 5 35 270 45 225
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 18.2 19.6 17.0 14.5 15.3 13.7
15 to 64 years 62.4 64.3 60.7 65.6 66.0 65.2
65 years and over 19.4 16.1 22.3 19.9 18.7 21.1
85 years and over 3.4 2.1 4.7 2.3 1.6 3.0
Average age of the population 41.4 39.6 43.0 43.5 42.5 44.4
Median age of the population 41.3 40.1 42.4 45.5 44.5 46.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 43,115 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Single-detached house 2,940 ... ... 263,470 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 3,735 ... ... 21,350 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 36,435 ... ... 102,300 ... ...
Semi-detached house 1,395 ... ... 20,465 ... ...
Row house 425 ... ... 10,215 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 7,135 ... ... 12,435 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 27,295 ... ... 58,405 ... ...
Other single-attached house 195 ... ... 780 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 5 ... ... 14,870 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 43,115 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 person 16,625 ... ... 118,670 ... ...
2 persons 11,840 ... ... 156,825 ... ...
3 persons 6,140 ... ... 60,250 ... ...
4 persons 4,945 ... ... 44,970 ... ...
5 or more persons 3,565 ... ... 21,275 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 98,075 ... ... 908,340 ... ...
Average household size 2.3 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 82,600 38,355 44,245 789,770 378,515 411,255
Married or living common law 37,605 18,805 18,800 454,970 227,220 227,750
Married 29,310 14,650 14,665 369,695 184,705 184,990
Living common law 8,295 4,155 4,135 85,275 42,515 42,760
Not married and not living common law 44,995 19,545 25,445 334,800 151,295 183,505
Never married 28,100 14,150 13,950 209,455 110,175 99,280
Separated 2,380 1,030 1,350 24,105 10,450 13,655
Divorced 8,260 3,130 5,130 48,835 19,715 29,115
Widowed 6,250 1,240 5,010 52,405 10,955 41,455
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 25,110 ... ... 270,965 ... ...
2 persons 11,730 ... ... 157,600 ... ...
3 persons 5,870 ... ... 56,625 ... ...
4 persons 4,670 ... ... 41,095 ... ...
5 or more persons 2,840 ... ... 15,645 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.0 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 25,110 ... ... 270,965 ... ...
Total couple families 17,755 ... ... 224,065 ... ...
Married couples 13,620 ... ... 181,435 ... ...
Common-law couples 4,135 ... ... 42,630 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 7,355 ... ... 46,900 ... ...
Female parent 6,125 ... ... 37,595 ... ...
Male parent 1,230 ... ... 9,305 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 17,755 ... ... 224,065 ... ...
Couples without children 7,190 ... ... 128,125 ... ...
Couples with children 10,565 ... ... 95,940 ... ...
1 child 3,910 ... ... 43,810 ... ...
2 children 4,035 ... ... 37,595 ... ...
3 or more children 2,615 ... ... 14,535 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 7,355 ... ... 46,900 ... ...
1 child 4,545 ... ... 29,480 ... ...
2 children 1,955 ... ... 12,810 ... ...
3 or more children 860 ... ... 4,610 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 23,080 10,830 12,250 175,575 81,140 94,435
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 43,115 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
One-census-family households 24,010 ... ... 260,280 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 6,915 ... ... 124,000 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 17,095 ... ... 136,280 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 545 ... ... 5,285 ... ...
Non-census-family households 18,565 ... ... 136,425 ... ...
One-person households 16,625 ... ... 118,675 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 1,935 ... ... 17,750 ... ...
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 15 100,090 47,400 52,690 912,300 442,470 469,830
English only 2,425 1,310 1,115 813,480 398,950 414,530
French only 52,615 22,900 29,715 705 305 400
English and French 42,455 22,280 20,180 95,380 41,925 53,460
Neither English nor French 2,595 910 1,680 2,735 1,295 1,440
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 16 100,095 47,400 52,690 912,295 442,470 469,830
English 8,970 4,575 4,395 879,465 426,535 452,930
French 81,070 37,700 43,370 28,490 13,890 14,600
English and French 7,535 4,250 3,285 1,760 825 930
Neither English nor French 2,515 875 1,635 2,585 1,215 1,365
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 12,740 6,700 6,040 29,370 14,300 15,070
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 12.7 14.1 11.5 3.2 3.2 3.2
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 18 100,090 47,400 52,690 912,295 442,470 469,830
Single responses 94,470 44,610 49,855 904,240 438,550 465,690
Official languages 54,415 25,335 29,085 859,690 416,245 443,445
English 3,705 1,890 1,815 830,220 401,980 428,240
French 50,710 23,440 27,270 29,465 14,265 15,205
Non-official languages 40,050 19,275 20,775 44,550 22,305 22,245
Aboriginal languages 15 5 5 4,290 2,020 2,270
Algonquian languages 10 0 10 4,210 1,985 2,225
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 5 15 10 5
Atikamekw 5 0 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 5 5 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 4,190 1,975 2,215
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 5
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 4,185 1,970 2,215
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 5 5 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 5 5 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 5 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 5 0 0 60 30 35
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 5 5 5 55 30 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 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 0 0 0 5 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 5
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 40,040 19,275 20,765 40,260 20,285 19,975
Afro-Asiatic languages 10,170 5,305 4,865 7,760 4,275 3,480
Berber languages 1,975 1,040 940 10 10 0
Kabyle 1,260 670 590 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 720 370 350 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 5 5 5 130 65 65
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 60 30 25
Somali 0 0 0 50 20 30
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 15 5 5
Semitic languages 8,185 4,260 3,925 7,615 4,205 3,415
Amharic 5 5 5 115 50 65
Arabic 8,165 4,250 3,915 7,110 3,950 3,165
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 5 0 5 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 0 0 5
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 5 5 210 115 95
Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 5
Tigrigna 0 0 0 140 65 80
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,475 730 745 505 245 260
Khmer (Cambodian) 440 215 230 5 5 5
Vietnamese 1,035 515 520 490 240 250
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 85 25 55 2,235 940 1,300
Bikol 0 0 0 5 5 5
Cebuano 5 5 5 150 60 90
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 5 5 25 10 15
Ilocano 0 0 5 55 15 40
Malagasy 10 5 5 0 5 0
Malay 10 0 5 55 25 35
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 0 15 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 50 15 35 1,905 810 1,090
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 5 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 20 10 15
Creole languages 9,580 4,235 5,345 95 60 35
Haitian Creole 265 135 130 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 9,295 4,090 5,205 35 20 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 15 5 55 35 20
Dravidian languages 230 120 105 1,010 595 420
Kannada 0 0 0 40 20 15
Malayalam 0 0 0 365 205 165
Tamil 225 120 105 315 185 130
Telugu 0 0 0 285 180 110
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 15,695 7,465 8,230 18,590 9,320 9,270
Albanian 25 10 15 275 130 140
Armenian 35 20 10 35 30 10
Balto-Slavic languages 520 220 305 3,470 1,645 1,830
Baltic languages 0 0 5 100 35 60
Latvian 0 0 5 50 20 30
Lithuanian 0 0 5 45 15 30
Slavic languages 515 220 300 3,375 1,610 1,765
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Bosnian 20 10 10 120 60 65
Bulgarian 40 15 30 55 25 30
Croatian 30 15 10 225 105 115
Czech 15 5 5 205 105 100
Macedonian 0 0 0 20 10 15
Polish 110 40 65 795 365 435
Russian 200 80 120 1,285 615 670
Serbian 35 15 20 115 60 65
Serbo-Croatian 10 5 5 80 40 40
Slovak 15 5 5 100 45 55
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 5 5 35 15 15
Ukrainian 35 15 20 320 155 170
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 5 5 5
Celtic languages 5 0 0 185 80 100
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 145 65 85
Welsh 0 0 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 10 5 5
Germanic languages 80 45 35 5,700 2,800 2,900
Afrikaans 0 0 0 120 55 60
Danish 0 0 0 160 105 60
Dutch 5 5 0 1,620 815 805
Frisian 0 0 0 35 20 15
German 65 40 30 3,435 1,645 1,790
Icelandic 5 0 0 45 20 20
Norwegian 0 0 0 110 60 50
Swedish 0 0 0 110 45 65
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 5 25 10 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 20 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 20 5 15
Greek 110 60 50 760 390 365
Indo-Iranian languages 385 210 175 4,835 2,650 2,190
Indo-Aryan languages 280 155 120 3,385 1,895 1,490
Bengali 65 35 30 475 290 185
Gujarati 30 15 15 195 125 70
Hindi 10 5 0 745 445 300
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 5 5
Konkani 0 0 0 5 5 5
Marathi 0 0 0 70 35 35
Nepali 5 0 5 530 255 275
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 90 50 35 585 310 270
Sindhi 0 0 0 20 10 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15 10 5 165 85 85
Urdu 75 45 30 575 330 245
Iranian languages 105 55 50 1,425 740 690
Kurdish 20 5 10 115 65 50
Pashto 0 5 0 80 45 35
Persian (Farsi) 85 45 35 1,230 630 605
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages 14,540 6,895 7,645 3,335 1,605 1,730
Catalan 5 5 0 10 5 5
Italian 7,305 3,455 3,850 745 400 340
Portuguese 540 250 295 520 245 270
Romanian 305 145 160 225 110 120
Spanish 6,375 3,045 3,335 1,830 840 985
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 5 0
Japanese 5 5 5 360 100 260
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Korean 15 5 5 1,095 475 620
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 810 400 405 630 325 305
Akan (Twi) 10 0 5 40 25 25
Bamanankan 30 15 15 15 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ewe 30 20 15 40 25 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 55 30 25 5 5 0
Ga 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ganda 5 0 0 20 5 15
Igbo 0 0 0 45 20 20
Lingala 120 55 60 5 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 90 50 45 20 10 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 15 30 50 15 30
Shona 5 0 0 30 15 15
Swahili 80 35 45 135 65 70
Wolof 115 60 60 10 10 0
Yoruba 0 5 0 65 35 30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 230 125 100 140 75 70
Nilo-Saharan languages 25 10 10 75 40 40
Dinka 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 55 25 25
Sign languages 40 20 20 190 90 100
American Sign Language 0 0 0 85 40 50
Quebec Sign Language 20 10 10 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 25 10 10 105 50 55
Sino-Tibetan languages 660 320 335 6,665 3,335 3,330
Chinese languages 655 320 330 6,635 3,320 3,315
Cantonese 300 150 145 1,145 535 610
Hakka 10 5 5 20 5 15
Mandarin 195 95 95 4,640 2,325 2,315
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 105 45 65 120 50 70
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 5 5 50 30 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 45 20 25 645 365 280
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 0 30 15 20
Burmese 0 0 0 15 5 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 5 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 80 40 40 155 55 100
Lao 70 40 30 10 0 5
Thai 15 0 10 150 50 100
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,025 520 505 445 240 205
Azerbaijani 5 0 5 10 10 5
Turkish 1,010 520 490 305 165 140
Uyghur 0 0 0 5 5 5
Uzbek 5 0 5 110 60 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 10 10 0
Uralic languages 125 55 70 415 180 235
Estonian 0 0 0 40 20 25
Finnish 0 0 0 95 30 60
Hungarian 125 55 70 275 130 150
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 25 10 15
Multiple responses 5,620 2,790 2,830 8,060 3,920 4,140
English and French 705 375 335 3,445 1,600 1,850
English and non-official language 445 220 230 4,180 2,110 2,070
French and non-official language 4,025 1,955 2,070 225 115 105
English, French and non-official language 445 240 200 210 90 120
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 19 100,090 47,400 52,690 912,300 442,470 469,830
Single responses 87,080 41,100 45,980 900,755 436,755 464,000
Official languages 65,870 31,060 34,815 878,015 425,220 452,795
English 6,800 3,420 3,380 863,550 418,315 445,240
French 59,070 27,635 31,435 14,460 6,910 7,560
Non-official languages 21,210 10,040 11,160 22,740 11,540 11,205
Aboriginal languages 10 0 0 2,570 1,285 1,295
Algonquian languages 5 0 5 2,565 1,280 1,285
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 5 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 2,560 1,280 1,280
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 2,560 1,275 1,280
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 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 5 0 5
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 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 21,200 10,040 11,160 20,170 10,255 9,915
Afro-Asiatic languages 5,130 2,620 2,505 4,630 2,450 2,180
Berber languages 770 395 375 0 0 0
Kabyle 565 295 270 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 205 105 105 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 85 40 45
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 5
Oromo 0 0 0 45 20 25
Somali 0 0 0 25 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 5
Semitic languages 4,360 2,230 2,135 4,540 2,405 2,130
Amharic 5 5 5 55 25 30
Arabic 4,350 2,225 2,130 4,260 2,270 1,990
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 5 0 0
Hebrew 5 5 5 125 70 55
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 95 40 55
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 1,120 550 575 330 160 165
Khmer (Cambodian) 280 130 150 0 0 0
Vietnamese 845 420 425 330 165 170
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20 5 15 1,140 550 585
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 55 20 35
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 5 0 5 5 5 5
Ilocano 0 0 0 15 5 5
Malagasy 5 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 5 5 5 0 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 5 5 0 1,065 520 545
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Creole languages 3,955 1,740 2,215 35 20 20
Haitian Creole 135 60 75 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 3,810 1,670 2,140 15 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 25 10 15
Dravidian languages 150 80 75 425 240 185
Kannada 0 0 0 15 5 10
Malayalam 0 0 0 140 75 60
Tamil 155 80 75 140 80 60
Telugu 0 0 0 125 80 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 9,065 4,175 4,890 7,410 3,715 3,690
Albanian 5 5 0 110 60 55
Armenian 15 10 10 15 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 310 140 170 1,405 680 720
Baltic languages 0 0 0 30 10 15
Latvian 0 0 0 10 5 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 15 5 10
Slavic languages 305 140 170 1,375 675 700
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 5 5 65 30 30
Bulgarian 15 10 10 25 15 10
Croatian 15 5 10 65 25 40
Czech 5 0 0 45 25 20
Macedonian 0 5 5 0 0 0
Polish 55 25 35 235 105 125
Russian 155 65 85 785 385 390
Serbian 25 15 10 60 25 35
Serbo-Croatian 5 0 0 30 15 10
Slovak 0 0 0 20 10 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 15 5 10 55 30 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 60 35 30
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages 10 5 5 1,490 725 760
Afrikaans 0 0 0 30 15 15
Danish 0 0 0 15 0 15
Dutch 0 0 0 135 70 70
Frisian 0 0 0 5 0 0
German 5 5 0 1,225 600 625
Icelandic 5 0 5 30 10 15
Norwegian 0 0 0 20 5 10
Swedish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Greek 50 25 25 270 135 130
Indo-Iranian languages 245 130 120 2,815 1,475 1,335
Indo-Aryan languages 185 100 90 1,850 995 860
Bengali 45 25 20 250 135 115
Gujarati 10 5 10 100 60 35
Hindi 0 0 0 310 190 120
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 5 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 30 15 15
Nepali 0 0 0 475 235 240
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 50 25 25 250 125 125
Sindhi 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15 5 5 95 45 50
Urdu 70 35 35 340 175 165
Iranian languages 55 25 25 960 475 480
Kurdish 10 5 0 85 50 40
Pashto 0 0 0 45 20 20
Persian (Farsi) 50 25 25 825 405 420
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 8,425 3,865 4,560 1,240 595 645
Catalan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Italian 3,665 1,605 2,060 165 70 85
Portuguese 240 100 135 195 90 105
Romanian 165 80 90 70 35 35
Spanish 4,360 2,085 2,275 810 390 420
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Japanese 0 0 0 110 35 70
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 5 0 5 710 330 385
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 195 85 110 165 80 85
Akan (Twi) 5 5 5 10 0 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 10 5 5 15 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 5 0 5
Igbo 0 0 0 15 5 5
Lingala 25 10 15 0 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 30 15 20 10 5 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 0 5 15 10 10
Shona 5 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 20 10 10 60 30 35
Wolof 40 25 20 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 20 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 5 5 35 20 20
Dinka 0 0 0 10 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 25 10 15
Sign languages 50 25 30 285 145 140
American Sign Language 0 0 0 110 55 60
Quebec Sign Language 30 15 15 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 25 10 10 175 90 80
Sino-Tibetan languages 500 250 250 4,550 2,345 2,200
Chinese languages 500 250 250 4,545 2,345 2,200
Cantonese 220 120 105 640 335 310
Hakka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 180 95 90 3,410 1,740 1,675
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 55 25 35 45 25 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 0 5 25 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 30 15 20 415 235 180
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 0 5 0 5
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages 35 20 20 55 20 35
Lao 35 20 15 0 0 0
Thai 5 0 0 55 15 35
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 850 430 420 215 110 105
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 5 5 0
Turkish 845 425 420 140 70 75
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 5 0 5 70 40 30
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Uralic languages 95 45 50 75 35 40
Estonian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Finnish 0 0 0 15 10 5
Hungarian 95 45 50 55 25 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 0 0
Multiple responses 13,010 6,300 6,715 11,540 5,715 5,825
English and French 1,140 585 560 2,180 995 1,185
English and non-official language 745 375 375 8,970 4,515 4,450
French and non-official language 9,775 4,645 5,125 75 40 30
English, French and non-official language 1,355 700 650 315 155 160
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 20 100,090 47,400 52,690 912,295 442,470 469,825
None 70,570 32,975 37,595 861,780 418,525 443,260
English 4,675 2,355 2,315 17,005 8,480 8,525
French 9,735 4,735 4,995 16,390 7,210 9,175
Non-official language 12,955 6,250 6,705 16,275 7,850 8,420
Aboriginal 5 0 5 2,135 930 1,205
Non-Aboriginal 12,950 6,245 6,705 14,135 6,920 7,220
English and French 800 420 375 150 70 80
English and non-official language 720 325 395 220 105 115
French and non-official language 605 310 290 470 230 245
English, French and non-official language 30 20 10 5 5 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 79,670 37,435 42,235 774,750 372,455 402,290
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 76,155 35,760 40,395 744,260 358,055 386,205
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 24,217 26,400 22,706 31,813 38,379 26,750
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 76,160 35,765 40,400 744,545 358,085 386,455
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 23,191 24,766 21,942 28,627 33,642 24,590
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 61,585 30,155 31,430 648,960 320,380 328,580
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 20,987 24,402 17,980 29,938 36,363 24,497
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 66,995 30,490 36,510 554,985 243,860 311,130
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,053 4,906 10,170 7,438 8,175 6,961
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 48,410 24,990 23,420 523,020 264,375 258,645
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 23,706 25,850 21,671 29,979 35,676 25,405
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 79,625 37,410 42,215 774,750 372,455 402,295
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 76,090 35,755 40,340 744,275 357,820 386,455
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,186 32,479 28,155 41,479 49,413 34,132
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 76,095 35,755 40,340 744,560 357,855 386,710
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 26,518 27,950 25,249 34,175 39,776 28,993
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 61,615 30,065 31,550 648,910 320,370 328,540
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 27,367 30,969 23,934 40,299 48,457 32,345
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 67,025 30,515 36,510 555,740 243,445 312,295
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 9,111 7,539 10,426 8,495 8,859 8,211
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 48,345 24,840 23,510 523,020 264,475 258,545
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,965 31,519 26,267 39,522 46,606 32,275
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 79,625 37,405 42,215 774,750 372,455 402,295
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 18,460 10,190 8,270 245,425 131,095 114,325
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 37,634 38,909 35,841 47,665 53,785 42,236
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 42,697 45,004 39,857 56,820 63,886 48,717
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 73.6 80.3 66.7 84.6 87.7 80.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 61.1 67.4 54.7 66.9 69.7 63.3
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 26.4 19.6 33.3 15.4 12.3 19.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 79,675 37,435 42,235 774,750 372,455 402,295
Without total income 3,515 1,675 1,840 30,485 14,395 16,090
With total income 76,155 35,760 40,395 744,265 358,060 386,205
Percentage with total income 95.6 95.5 95.6 96.1 96.1 96.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 12,000 5,950 6,050 104,125 43,575 60,545
$10,000 to $19,999 18,880 7,555 11,325 134,355 50,310 84,050
$20,000 to $29,999 14,920 6,535 8,390 114,855 47,195 67,660
$30,000 to $39,999 10,910 5,480 5,430 98,325 45,040 53,280
$40,000 to $49,999 7,770 3,815 3,955 79,435 39,605 39,830
$50,000 to $59,999 4,530 2,310 2,215 57,255 32,255 25,000
$60,000 to $69,999 2,620 1,425 1,195 41,715 25,830 15,885
$70,000 to $79,999 1,690 925 765 33,195 19,945 13,250
$80,000 to $89,999 1,020 575 450 25,500 14,900 10,605
$90,000 to $99,999 615 395 220 15,530 10,095 5,435
$100,000 and over 1,205 800 405 39,965 29,300 10,665
$100,000 to $149,999 895 580 320 28,130 20,205 7,925
$150,000 and over 305 220 90 11,835 9,095 2,745
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 79,670 37,435 42,235 774,750 372,455 402,295
Without after-tax income 3,510 1,675 1,840 30,205 14,370 15,840
With after-tax income 76,160 35,765 40,400 744,540 358,085 386,455
Percentage with after-tax income 95.6 95.5 95.7 96.1 96.1 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 12,225 6,005 6,215 108,630 44,435 64,195
$10,000 to $19,999 19,580 7,910 11,670 142,975 54,160 88,815
$20,000 to $29,999 17,290 7,875 9,420 138,435 58,900 79,535
$30,000 to $39,999 12,970 6,575 6,395 119,130 56,990 62,145
$40,000 to $49,999 7,065 3,505 3,555 84,245 46,675 37,565
$50,000 to $59,999 3,485 1,815 1,675 56,235 34,590 21,645
$60,000 to $69,999 1,765 950 810 39,320 23,195 16,125
$70,000 to $79,999 835 490 345 21,210 13,950 7,260
$80,000 and over 950 640 310 34,360 25,185 9,170
$80,000 to $89,999 370 235 130 11,615 8,185 3,430
$90,000 to $99,999 195 135 60 6,825 4,950 1,875
$100,000 and over 390 275 115 15,915 12,050 3,860
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 79,670 37,435 42,235 774,745 372,455 402,295
Without employment income 31,260 12,445 18,815 251,730 108,080 143,650
With employment income 48,415 24,985 23,420 523,020 264,370 258,640
Percentage with employment income 60.8 66.7 55.5 67.5 71.0 64.3
Under $5,000 (including loss) 7,295 3,530 3,765 72,940 34,125 38,820
$5,000 to $9,999 4,870 2,290 2,580 45,820 19,475 26,350
$10,000 to $19,999 9,020 4,345 4,670 76,685 33,555 43,130
$20,000 to $29,999 7,885 3,990 3,900 66,155 29,385 36,770
$30,000 to $39,999 6,770 3,690 3,075 60,485 27,455 33,035
$40,000 to $49,999 4,725 2,485 2,240 49,395 24,470 24,925
$50,000 to $59,999 2,810 1,600 1,210 37,685 21,735 15,955
$60,000 to $69,999 1,750 1,030 720 28,695 17,955 10,740
$70,000 to $79,999 1,310 715 600 24,970 14,750 10,220
$80,000 and over 1,985 1,325 660 60,175 41,470 18,705
$80,000 to $89,999 710 455 260 20,175 11,645 8,535
$90,000 to $99,999 445 295 150 11,685 7,975 3,715
$100,000 and over 825 575 250 28,310 21,850 6,460
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 43,115 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 43,347 ... ... 60,764 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 39,772 ... ... 53,129 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 16,625 ... ... 118,670 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 24,912 ... ... 30,377 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 23,924 ... ... 27,511 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 26,490 ... ... 283,320 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 57,300 ... ... 77,136 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 52,950 ... ... 66,538 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 43,090 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 53,300 ... ... 76,797 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 46,823 ... ... 63,299 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 16,605 ... ... 118,705 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,742 ... ... 39,601 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 27,602 ... ... 32,962 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 26,490 ... ... 283,285 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 66,813 ... ... 92,383 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 58,872 ... ... 76,011 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 43,115 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Under $5,000 550 ... ... 6,830 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,105 ... ... 7,755 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,345 ... ... 12,330 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 3,350 ... ... 20,155 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 3,465 ... ... 20,210 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 2,910 ... ... 18,700 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 2,885 ... ... 21,645 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 3,020 ... ... 19,995 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 2,830 ... ... 19,285 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 2,495 ... ... 18,235 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 4,275 ... ... 33,450 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 3,385 ... ... 30,470 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 2,570 ... ... 27,755 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 1,855 ... ... 24,340 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 1,415 ... ... 20,240 ... ...
$100,000 and over 4,645 ... ... 100,600 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 2,250 ... ... 38,090 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 1,090 ... ... 24,330 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 890 ... ... 23,445 ... ...
$200,000 and over 410 ... ... 14,730 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 43,115 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Under $5,000 585 ... ... 7,145 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,110 ... ... 7,885 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,355 ... ... 12,545 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 3,510 ... ... 21,370 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 3,850 ... ... 23,030 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 3,300 ... ... 22,365 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 3,555 ... ... 25,495 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 3,435 ... ... 23,945 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 2,955 ... ... 22,630 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 2,735 ... ... 21,635 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 4,550 ... ... 40,585 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 3,460 ... ... 35,920 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 2,195 ... ... 29,795 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 1,680 ... ... 24,160 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 1,175 ... ... 19,275 ... ...
$100,000 and over 2,675 ... ... 64,210 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 1,540 ... ... 31,985 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 640 ... ... 15,940 ... ...
$150,000 and over 495 ... ... 16,280 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 25,220 ... ... 269,560 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 57,299 ... ... 77,529 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 52,960 ... ... 66,728 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 6,715 ... ... 121,200 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 53,302 ... ... 71,495 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 48,745 ... ... 61,883 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 10,610 ... ... 97,460 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 69,906 ... ... 104,981 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 64,302 ... ... 88,099 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.1 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 6,985 ... ... 43,560 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 43,170 ... ... 45,597 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 41,107 ... ... 42,309 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 25,210 ... ... 269,510 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 66,924 ... ... 93,027 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 58,913 ... ... 76,371 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 6,715 ... ... 121,285 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 65,398 ... ... 85,511 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 55,760 ... ... 70,143 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 10,625 ... ... 97,490 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 79,859 ... ... 119,890 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 70,345 ... ... 97,021 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 6,965 ... ... 43,470 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 49,815 ... ... 54,587 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 45,398 ... ... 47,700 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 20,125 9,480 10,650 157,715 73,825 83,890
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 23,824 24,643 23,346 28,180 30,235 26,673
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 22,973 23,437 22,729 25,848 27,176 24,859
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 20,145 9,670 10,475 157,410 73,440 83,970
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 30,272 30,972 29,625 36,847 38,945 35,012
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 26,441 26,677 26,222 30,893 31,946 29,973
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 98,075 46,800 51,275 908,340 440,700 467,640
In the bottom half of the distribution 77,455 36,460 41,000 519,830 244,725 275,105
In the bottom decile 16,740 7,950 8,785 105,810 49,730 56,080
In the second decile 18,660 8,410 10,255 112,825 49,900 62,920
In the third decile 18,240 8,585 9,650 102,515 48,345 54,175
In the fourth decile 13,860 6,680 7,175 100,645 48,515 52,130
In the fifth decile 9,960 4,830 5,130 98,030 48,235 49,800
In the top half of the distribution 20,615 10,340 10,280 388,510 195,975 192,540
In the sixth decile 7,575 3,790 3,790 94,350 47,240 47,110
In the seventh decile 5,255 2,645 2,610 89,765 45,260 44,505
In the eighth decile 3,890 1,945 1,940 83,140 41,815 41,330
In the ninth decile 2,510 1,245 1,265 69,850 35,450 34,400
In the top decile 1,385 710 675 51,410 26,210 25,195
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 98,070 46,800 51,275 898,345 435,895 462,450
0 to 17 years 21,510 10,935 10,575 159,820 81,670 78,150
0 to 5 years 8,110 4,160 3,955 49,595 25,280 24,310
18 to 64 years 59,535 28,885 30,650 565,395 274,120 291,275
65 years and over 17,030 6,970 10,050 173,125 80,100 93,025
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 26,040 11,955 14,085 154,955 70,415 84,540
0 to 17 years 6,775 3,485 3,295 35,525 18,145 17,380
0 to 5 years 2,675 1,380 1,295 12,740 6,470 6,275
18 to 64 years 15,160 7,125 8,035 88,355 40,375 47,985
65 years and over 4,110 1,350 2,760 31,075 11,890 19,185
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 26.6 25.5 27.5 17.2 16.2 18.3
0 to 17 years (%) 31.5 31.9 31.2 22.2 22.2 22.2
0 to 5 years (%) 33.0 33.2 32.7 25.7 25.6 25.8
18 to 64 years (%) 25.5 24.7 26.2 15.6 14.7 16.5
65 years and over (%) 24.1 19.4 27.5 17.9 14.8 20.6
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 20,310 9,455 10,860 70,745 34,290 36,460
0 to 17 years 5,050 2,570 2,480 15,285 7,805 7,485
0 to 5 years 2,000 1,030 970 5,645 2,870 2,775
18 to 64 years 12,390 5,980 6,415 52,220 25,185 27,030
65 years and over 2,875 910 1,970 3,240 1,295 1,945
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 20.7 20.2 21.2 7.9 7.9 7.9
0 to 17 years (%) 23.5 23.5 23.5 9.6 9.6 9.6
0 to 5 years (%) 24.7 24.8 24.5 11.4 11.4 11.4
18 to 64 years (%) 20.8 20.7 20.9 9.2 9.2 9.3
65 years and over (%) 16.9 13.1 19.6 1.9 1.6 2.1
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 97,985 46,770 51,215 908,340 440,730 467,605
Official languages 95,445 45,825 49,615 905,700 439,525 466,180
English 44,220 23,450 20,775 905,020 439,215 465,805
French 92,945 44,445 48,495 95,740 42,150 53,585
Non-official languages 55,855 26,910 28,945 64,100 31,380 32,725
Aboriginal languages 0 10 0 5,645 2,685 2,960
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5,575 2,635 2,935
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 20 15 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 10 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5,550 2,625 2,920
Malecite 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5,540 2,625 2,920
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 0 0 10 0 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 15 15 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 10 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 10 10 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 10 10 0 35 25 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 0 30 15 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 10 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 10 0 10
Salish languages 0 0 0 10 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 10 10 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 55,850 26,905 28,945 58,490 28,715 29,770
Afro-Asiatic languages 14,045 7,400 6,645 10,730 5,745 4,985
Berber languages 2,635 1,405 1,235 25 15 15
Kabyle 1,670 880 795 25 15 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 970 535 440 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10 0 10 155 65 95
Bilen 0 0 0 20 15 10
Oromo 0 0 0 40 15 20
Somali 0 0 0 75 25 55
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Semitic languages 12,645 6,660 5,985 10,635 5,715 4,925
Amharic 0 0 10 260 135 120
Arabic 12,625 6,655 5,975 9,685 5,185 4,500
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 20 0 15 630 370 260
Maltese 0 0 0 25 0 25
Tigrigna 0 0 0 140 65 70
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 15 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,775 880 900 575 260 310
Khmer (Cambodian) 485 250 240 15 0 10
Vietnamese 1,340 650 690 555 255 300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 105 45 60 3,035 1,275 1,760
Bikol 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cebuano 10 0 10 185 80 100
Fijian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 45 20 30
Ilocano 0 0 10 70 20 55
Malagasy 30 15 15 10 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 80 25 60
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 65 25 40 2,835 1,195 1,635
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 35 15 20
Creole languages 16,035 7,165 8,865 360 185 175
Haitian Creole 420 230 185 35 20 15
Creole, n.o.s. 15,645 6,935 8,710 120 60 65
Creole languages, n.i.e. 35 20 10 210 115 100
Dravidian languages 270 130 140 1,365 785 580
Kannada 0 0 0 75 45 35
Malayalam 10 0 0 560 310 250
Tamil 270 130 135 450 260 190
Telugu 0 0 0 350 215 135
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 21,015 10,085 10,930 30,820 15,070 15,755
Albanian 60 25 30 405 185 215
Armenian 50 30 20 80 45 30
Balto-Slavic languages 730 310 420 4,095 1,935 2,160
Baltic languages 0 0 0 110 35 80
Latvian 0 0 0 50 15 35
Lithuanian 0 0 0 55 15 40
Slavic languages 730 310 420 4,010 1,910 2,105
Belarusan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bosnian 10 10 0 145 60 80
Bulgarian 60 20 45 75 35 35
Croatian 35 15 15 275 105 165
Czech 20 10 10 210 95 110
Macedonian 0 0 0 90 55 30
Polish 135 50 85 900 410 490
Russian 355 155 195 1,945 970 970
Serbian 90 40 50 180 85 95
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 115 70 50
Slovak 20 10 10 145 70 75
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 0 10 35 10 20
Ukrainian 80 40 40 425 180 245
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 1,070 495 580
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 910 400 505
Welsh 0 0 0 35 25 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 155 80 75
Germanic languages 260 150 105 9,225 4,490 4,740
Afrikaans 15 10 0 320 140 175
Danish 0 0 0 235 125 110
Dutch 20 15 10 2,105 935 1,165
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 215 130 90 6,335 3,180 3,155
Icelandic 0 0 0 100 40 60
Norwegian 0 0 0 150 105 40
Swedish 0 0 0 245 115 130
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 10 20 10 15
Yiddish 0 0 0 30 15 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 125 45 85
Greek 155 85 70 1,315 670 645
Indo-Iranian languages 585 255 325 6,535 3,635 2,900
Indo-Aryan languages 450 195 250 4,935 2,790 2,140
Bengali 40 20 20 625 350 275
Gujarati 60 15 45 240 150 90
Hindi 60 35 25 2,270 1,300 975
Kashmiri 0 0 0 15 0 10
Konkani 0 0 0 15 15 0
Marathi 0 0 0 135 85 45
Nepali 0 0 0 620 315 305
Oriya (Odia) 10 0 0 20 10 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 75 45 35 1,010 570 445
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 20 10 10 245 125 120
Urdu 270 95 170 1,090 660 425
Iranian languages 145 65 80 1,625 865 755
Kurdish 35 10 25 185 110 75
Pashto 0 0 0 85 55 30
Persian (Farsi) 115 55 55 1,385 725 660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 75 40 35
Italic (Romance) languages 19,465 9,360 10,100 9,365 4,270 5,100
Catalan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Italian 9,250 4,400 4,855 1,665 845 820
Portuguese 945 505 440 910 480 430
Romanian 390 210 175 240 140 105
Spanish 9,875 4,720 5,150 6,990 3,020 3,970
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 70 55 20
Japanese 25 10 20 865 335 530
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 0 0 10 0
Korean 0 0 10 1,530 685 850
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,550 755 795 1,340 715 620
Akan (Twi) 15 10 15 65 40 30
Bamanankan 80 35 35 10 10 10
Edo 10 10 10 10 10 0
Ewe 35 15 15 80 50 30
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 105 40 70 10 10 0
Ga 0 0 0 30 15 20
Ganda 0 0 0 60 15 40
Igbo 0 0 0 70 45 30
Lingala 480 225 255 30 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 115 50 55 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 110 35 75 130 65 65
Shona 0 10 0 65 40 35
Swahili 205 85 115 370 200 175
Wolof 255 150 105 35 15 20
Yoruba 25 15 10 250 125 125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 410 225 185 300 175 130
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 50 30 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 30 10
Sign languages 175 80 100 1,605 555 1,045
American Sign Language 10 0 10 795 235 555
Quebec Sign Language 95 45 50 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 75 35 40 815 325 495
Sino-Tibetan languages 815 400 410 7,135 3,615 3,515
Chinese languages 805 390 415 7,115 3,610 3,500
Cantonese 410 185 225 1,555 730 820
Hakka 10 0 0 45 25 25
Mandarin 335 170 160 5,435 2,720 2,710
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 100 50 50 195 75 120
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 0 0 60 35 30
Chinese, n.o.s. 20 10 10 575 340 245
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 0 0 20 10 15
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 10 0 0 20 10 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 105 45 55 240 110 130
Lao 75 35 35 20 0 10
Thai 45 20 25 220 100 120
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,125 540 585 620 320 300
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 20 20 0
Turkish 1,115 535 580 480 225 255
Uyghur 0 0 0 15 0 10
Uzbek 15 10 10 105 60 40
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uralic languages 115 75 35 430 200 230
Estonian 0 0 0 50 25 20
Finnish 0 0 0 120 55 70
Hungarian 115 75 35 255 115 140
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 65 40 30 75 40 35
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 97,985 46,770 51,215 908,340 440,735 467,605
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 84,540 40,390 44,145 878,415 425,340 453,070
Canadian citizens aged under 18 18,900 9,605 9,295 159,440 81,575 77,870
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 65,640 30,785 34,850 718,970 343,770 375,200
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 13,450 6,385 7,070 29,930 15,395 14,535
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 97,990 46,770 51,215 908,340 440,730 467,605
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 56,755 26,960 29,795 842,760 407,740 435,015
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 40,000 19,165 20,835 55,675 27,270 28,405
Before 1981 7,810 3,745 4,070 19,200 9,335 9,865
1981 to 1990 4,915 2,415 2,495 4,800 2,330 2,470
1991 to 2000 6,865 3,325 3,545 6,705 3,140 3,560
2001 to 2010 11,400 5,455 5,940 13,185 6,540 6,645
2001 to 2005 4,300 2,080 2,220 5,105 2,500 2,600
2006 to 2010 7,105 3,380 3,720 8,080 4,035 4,045
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 9,000 4,220 4,780 11,790 5,925 5,865
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 1,230 650 585 9,900 5,720 4,185
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 40,000 19,160 20,830 55,675 27,270 28,410
Under 5 years 3,805 2,010 1,800 7,280 3,495 3,785
5 to 14 years 6,445 3,025 3,420 10,445 5,240 5,205
15 to 24 years 8,655 3,820 4,835 10,170 4,670 5,500
25 to 44 years 18,400 9,140 9,260 22,980 11,315 11,660
45 years and over 2,690 1,170 1,520 4,800 2,550 2,250
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 39,995 19,165 20,835 55,680 27,270 28,410
Americas 17,865 8,035 9,830 10,610 4,830 5,780
Brazil 55 15 40 175 75 100
Colombia 400 195 210 175 90 85
El Salvador 995 495 500 95 50 45
Guyana 0 0 0 170 85 90
Haiti 12,475 5,470 7,000 55 30 30
Jamaica 0 0 0 480 210 275
Mexico 525 210 315 325 155 175
Peru 680 310 365 105 35 75
Trinidad and Tobago 15 0 10 220 120 100
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 480 275 205 7,375 3,320 4,055
Other places of birth in Americas 2,240 1,060 1,185 1,430 675 750
Europe 6,680 3,160 3,515 22,110 11,195 10,920
Bosnia and Herzegovina 50 30 15 210 115 100
Croatia 25 10 10 180 75 105
France 705 310 395 610 330 280
Germany 25 0 20 2,600 1,270 1,330
Greece 45 30 15 505 270 235
Hungary 80 60 20 110 40 65
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 475 225 255
Italy 4,380 2,040 2,345 525 310 215
Netherlands 15 10 10 1,645 790 855
Poland 90 25 65 630 265 365
Portugal 360 185 175 220 140 80
Romania 240 125 115 180 100 80
Russian Federation 40 10 30 585 270 315
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 40 20 20 90 45 45
Ukraine 65 25 40 335 145 195
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 45 30 15 11,275 5,815 5,460
Other places of birth in Europe 470 240 225 1,930 985 945
Africa 10,850 5,640 5,205 3,525 1,855 1,675
Algeria 4,430 2,305 2,130 25 15 15
Egypt 165 110 60 770 395 370
Ethiopia 10 0 0 185 105 85
Kenya 0 0 0 125 75 50
Morocco 3,505 1,830 1,680 80 50 30
Nigeria 10 10 0 350 185 165
Somalia 10 0 10 65 30 35
South Africa, Republic of 0 0 0 460 205 250
Other places of birth in Africa 2,725 1,400 1,325 1,465 790 675
Asia 4,600 2,320 2,280 18,955 9,100 9,855
Afghanistan 45 15 25 100 40 60
Bangladesh 30 15 15 315 180 135
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 330 135 190 2,830 1,140 1,685
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 15 15 0 280 130 155
India 40 25 15 2,225 1,190 1,040
IranCensus data footnote 61 25 20 10 970 525 440
Iraq 100 45 50 525 250 285
Japan 0 0 0 225 60 170
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 10 0 0 870 340 530
Lebanon 1,315 710 605 1,370 755 610
Pakistan 105 35 65 615 315 295
Philippines 75 35 45 2,570 1,035 1,540
Sri Lanka 175 100 75 310 140 175
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 215 120 90 1,150 565 580
Taiwan 0 0 0 225 100 120
Viet Nam 925 415 505 450 205 245
Other places of birth in Asia 1,195 620 580 3,930 2,130 1,795
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 10 10 0 480 295 180
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 9,000 4,220 4,775 11,785 5,920 5,870
Americas 4,445 1,960 2,485 1,390 675 715
Brazil 0 10 0 95 40 55
Colombia 90 50 40 15 0 15
Cuba 60 25 40 70 40 30
Haiti 3,725 1,630 2,090 20 15 0
Jamaica 0 0 0 195 100 95
Mexico 120 50 70 105 55 45
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 150 60 85 615 310 305
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 10 0 10 15 10 10
Other places of birth in Americas 290 140 150 275 115 165
Europe 215 110 110 2,210 1,165 1,045
France 75 20 55 110 55 55
Germany 0 0 0 215 110 100
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 0 0 0 75 50 25
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 25 10 10 25 10 15
Romania 10 10 10 40 25 15
Russian Federation 0 0 0 180 75 100
Ukraine 10 10 10 140 55 80
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 10 0 0 1,080 620 460
Other places of birth in Europe 85 70 15 355 165 190
Africa 3,950 1,935 2,015 1,085 600 485
Algeria 1,865 930 935 15 0 10
Cameroon 305 145 160 0 0 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 160 85 70 55 30 25
Côte d'Ivoire 110 45 60 0 0 0
Egypt 25 15 10 205 105 95
Eritrea 0 0 0 70 40 30
Ethiopia 0 0 0 45 35 10
Morocco 890 445 440 30 15 10
Nigeria 0 0 0 200 100 100
Somalia 0 0 0 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 0 0 0 80 35 45
Tunisia 165 80 90 10 10 0
Other places of birth in Africa 435 185 245 365 220 150
Asia 390 215 170 7,035 3,435 3,600
Afghanistan 10 0 0 20 0 20
Bangladesh 0 0 0 80 50 30
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 25 10 20 985 465 520
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 0 10 0 0
India 0 0 0 900 490 410
IranCensus data footnote 61 0 0 0 260 135 125
Iraq 0 0 0 245 125 120
Israel 0 0 0 280 180 100
Japan 0 0 0 70 25 50
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 0 0 0 225 75 150
Lebanon 75 60 15 75 35 40
Nepal 0 0 0 185 95 85
Pakistan 0 0 0 145 80 65
Philippines 20 10 10 1,500 640 860
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 125 75 50
Sri Lanka 20 10 10 100 55 50
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 45 30 20 890 420 460
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 45 25 20 100 55 40
United Arab Emirates 10 15 0 70 45 20
Viet Nam 80 45 35 65 20 45
Other places of birth in Asia 45 15 30 715 370 345
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 0 0 0 70 50 20
Australia 0 0 0 35 30 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 0 0 0 35 15 15
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 97,990 46,770 51,215 908,340 440,735 467,605
First generationCensus data footnote 69 41,645 20,035 21,605 70,310 35,320 34,990
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 22,420 11,235 11,185 69,125 33,765 35,360
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 33,925 15,505 18,420 768,905 371,645 397,260
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 32,655 15,645 17,010 37,000 18,195 18,805
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 13,720 7,390 6,330 21,830 11,270 10,560
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 6,575 4,210 2,365 8,710 5,865 2,845
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 7,150 3,180 3,965 13,115 5,405 7,710
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 12,100 4,820 7,280 10,415 4,455 5,955
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 6,000 3,035 2,970 4,520 2,345 2,175
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 830 400 430 235 120 115
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 97,990 46,770 51,215 908,340 440,730 467,605
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 590 300 290 51,495 24,900 26,595
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 545 280 265 49,935 24,175 25,765
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 200 105 95 25,830 12,460 13,370
Métis 340 175 170 23,315 11,325 11,985
Inuk (Inuit) 10 0 0 795 385 410
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 25 10 10 835 425 410
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 20 0 10 725 300 420
Non-Aboriginal identity 97,390 46,470 50,925 856,850 415,835 441,015
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 97,985 46,775 51,215 908,340 440,735 467,610
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 145 60 85 18,940 9,135 9,805
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 97,840 46,710 51,130 889,405 431,595 457,800
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 97,990 46,775 51,215 908,340 440,735 467,610
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 385 190 195 15,055 7,255 7,805
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 370 180 185 14,780 7,120 7,655
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 300 155 145 11,995 5,790 6,210
Métis single ancestry 65 25 40 2,560 1,245 1,315
Inuit single ancestry 0 10 0 220 85 135
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 15 10 0 275 135 145
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 15 10 0 210 95 115
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 25 20 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 30 20 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 0 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 1,510 595 915 58,980 27,665 31,315
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 1,490 580 905 56,830 26,660 30,170
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,325 515 805 34,375 15,975 18,400
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 165 65 100 21,200 10,120 11,080
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 1,255 560 690
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 20 15 10 2,145 1,005 1,140
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20 15 0 1,850 855 995
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 135 50 80
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 130 90 45
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 30 10 20
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 96,095 45,990 50,105 834,300 405,810 428,495
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 97,985 46,770 51,215 908,340 440,735 467,605
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 45,305 21,950 23,360 58,650 29,305 29,350
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 715 345 370 7,910 4,385 3,525
Chinese 730 350 385 8,640 4,210 4,435
Black 23,505 10,860 12,645 21,915 10,735 11,175
Filipino 105 45 60 3,400 1,485 1,920
Latin American 6,665 3,280 3,390 1,685 820 865
Arab 10,560 5,595 4,970 8,110 4,375 3,735
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 1,885 915 970 1,195 525 670
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 405 195 215 1,540 805 740
Korean 30 20 10 1,540 685 855
Japanese 15 0 10 695 295 405
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 120 65 55 630 300 330
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 565 275 285 1,385 690 695
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 52,685 24,825 27,855 849,690 411,430 438,260
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 97,990 46,770 51,215 908,340 440,730 467,610
North American Aboriginal origins 1,895 785 1,110 74,040 34,920 39,115
First Nations (North American Indian) 1,660 690 970 48,640 22,805 25,835
Inuit 0 0 0 1,840 830 1,010
Métis 265 110 155 26,025 12,435 13,585
Other North American origins 27,270 12,500 14,770 410,825 197,970 212,855
Acadian 285 130 155 23,700 11,050 12,650
American 500 225 275 7,515 3,730 3,785
Canadian 24,590 11,235 13,355 387,360 186,955 200,405
New Brunswicker 10 0 15 35 15 20
Newfoundlander 0 0 0 1,750 835 910
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 1,295 625 665
Ontarian 0 0 0 95 65 35
Québécois 2,470 1,185 1,290 380 190 185
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 0 20 0 15
European origins 30,770 14,400 16,375 621,525 299,755 321,760
British Isles origins 4,305 1,855 2,450 513,725 246,085 267,645
Channel Islander 10 0 0 90 25 60
Cornish 0 0 0 105 45 65
English 1,130 500 630 262,375 124,610 137,765
Irish 2,730 1,115 1,615 195,865 91,260 104,605
Manx 0 0 0 145 70 70
Scottish 1,010 470 535 272,880 129,640 143,240
Welsh 35 20 15 17,135 8,105 9,030
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 115 40 75 18,975 8,955 10,020
French origins 13,020 5,885 7,135 149,665 70,095 79,570
Alsatian 0 0 0 25 20 10
Breton 100 40 60 15 10 10
Corsican 15 10 15 20 20 0
French 12,935 5,850 7,090 149,625 70,065 79,565
Western European origins (except French origins) 1,590 735 855 125,110 59,420 65,690
Austrian 45 20 20 1,775 880 895
Bavarian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Belgian 370 180 190 2,615 1,320 1,305
Dutch 85 25 60 32,045 14,640 17,410
Flemish 15 0 10 160 80 80
Frisian 0 0 0 50 20 30
German 975 425 545 97,555 46,450 51,100
Luxembourger 0 0 0 30 20 10
Swiss 165 90 80 2,705 1,335 1,375
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 140 75 60
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 60 25 30 14,985 7,075 7,910
Danish 30 15 15 3,700 1,695 2,005
Finnish 0 0 0 1,140 505 630
Icelandic 0 0 0 660 295 370
Norwegian 10 0 10 5,170 2,535 2,635
Swedish 20 10 10 3,565 1,575 1,990
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 10 0 10 1,365 750 620
Eastern European origins 1,700 810 890 29,685 14,315 15,370
Bulgarian 70 20 50 280 130 145
Byelorussian 0 0 0 195 85 105
Czech 15 0 10 1,165 620 545
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 40 10 30 420 175 245
Estonian 0 0 0 345 185 165
Hungarian 260 150 110 2,700 1,320 1,380
Latvian 0 0 0 380 160 220
Lithuanian 15 10 10 1,150 510 635
Moldovan 75 35 40 10 0 10
Polish 460 205 260 11,575 5,525 6,050
Romanian 400 220 180 1,190 540 650
Russian 245 105 140 4,775 2,210 2,570
Slovak 25 15 10 610 320 290
Ukrainian 270 100 170 9,115 4,475 4,640
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 15 0 10 310 150 160
Southern European origins 14,795 7,175 7,620 28,680 13,790 14,890
Albanian 55 20 35 285 140 145
Bosnian 50 25 25 155 75 75
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 70 35 35 680 325 360
Cypriot 0 0 0 40 30 15
Greek 355 215 140 3,360 1,705 1,650
Italian 11,585 5,500 6,080 15,620 7,605 8,015
Kosovar 20 10 0 255 115 145
Macedonian 0 0 0 165 90 80
Maltese 0 0 0 440 215 220
Montenegrin 0 0 0 20 10 10
Portuguese 1,130 585 550 3,580 1,700 1,880
Serbian 85 40 50 255 120 135
Sicilian 10 10 0 40 20 15
Slovenian 40 15 30 150 70 85
Spanish 2,155 1,090 1,065 4,300 1,875 2,425
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 0 0 10 400 205 200
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 0 0 0 85 50 40
Other European origins 280 150 130 5,465 2,845 2,625
Basque 30 20 10 160 75 85
Jewish 120 55 60 2,040 1,040 1,000
Roma (Gypsy) 20 15 0 135 110 25
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 0 0 0 25 25 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 105 55 55 3,145 1,610 1,535
Caribbean origins 19,220 8,815 10,410 5,220 2,580 2,640
Antiguan 0 0 0 100 50 55
Bahamian 0 0 0 230 105 115
Barbadian 20 15 15 575 300 275
Bermudan 0 0 0 185 90 100
Carib 0 0 0 45 30 10
Cuban 375 140 235 340 145 195
Dominican 580 270 310 150 85 65
Grenadian 0 0 0 35 20 20
Guadeloupean 30 10 15 0 0 0
Haitian 18,115 8,285 9,830 115 50 65
Jamaican 170 115 55 2,075 1,050 1,025
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 0 0 45 15 30
Martinican 30 15 15 10 10 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0 115 40 75
St. Lucian 0 0 0 65 20 50
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 60 20 40 325 170 155
Vincentian/Grenadinian 15 0 15 35 20 15
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 110 60 50 785 420 365
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 130 55 70 330 155 180
Latin, Central and South American origins 6,675 3,300 3,375 3,055 1,525 1,525
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 360 180 185 185 90 100
Arawak 10 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 95 55 40 65 40 25
Belizean 0 0 0 25 20 10
Bolivian 45 20 25 40 20 15
Brazilian 135 55 75 280 140 135
Chilean 335 185 150 130 80 45
Colombian 590 295 295 430 210 225
Costa Rican 70 45 30 35 10 25
Ecuadorian 145 85 60 50 20 30
Guatemalan 815 420 395 90 65 35
Guyanese 15 0 20 350 160 195
Hispanic 40 15 25 60 35 25
Honduran 480 230 260 50 35 20
Maya 190 140 55 70 35 30
Mexican 750 340 410 810 415 395
Nicaraguan 190 100 95 45 20 25
Panamanian 60 40 25 25 10 15
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 890 440 450 180 85 95
Salvadorean 1,640 835 810 110 75 35
Uruguayan 55 30 25 15 0 20
Venezuelan 120 50 65 80 50 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 335 195 140 185 80 105
African origins 16,290 8,390 7,905 17,655 8,560 9,095
Central and West African origins 2,225 1,105 1,115 1,335 700 635
Akan 15 15 0 10 0 10
Angolan 20 10 10 10 0 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beninese 95 50 45 20 10 10
Burkinabe 115 65 55 0 0 10
Cameroonian 465 230 235 70 35 35
Chadian 10 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 680 335 345 180 95 85
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 15 15 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 25 15 10 10 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ghanaian 35 10 25 185 105 85
Guinean 120 55 65 30 20 10
Ibo 0 0 0 90 50 40
Ivorian 135 45 90 10 0 0
Liberian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Malian 55 30 25 10 0 10
Malinké 30 15 10 15 10 10
Nigerian 10 0 10 445 240 210
Peulh 120 40 75 0 10 0
Senegalese 250 140 115 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 80 45 35
Togolese 65 30 40 70 30 35
Wolof 50 35 15 0 0 0
Yoruba 25 15 0 65 25 45
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 135 70 65 120 65 50
North African origins 10,920 5,760 5,160 2,030 1,045 980
Algerian 3,710 1,915 1,790 85 45 40
Berber 2,695 1,435 1,255 70 50 20
Coptic 10 10 0 30 10 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 240 160 80 1,295 695 600
Libyan 15 10 0 215 105 110
Maure 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moroccan 4,330 2,235 2,090 130 60 70
Sudanese 0 10 0 130 50 80
Tunisian 515 280 235 65 25 35
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 205 120 90 90 40 50
Southern and East African origins 560 260 305 1,865 920 945
Afrikaner 0 0 0 25 10 20
Amhara 0 0 0 10 10 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 10 10 0 10 10 0
Burundian 195 90 105 10 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 0 0 0 160 85 75
Ethiopian 10 0 0 280 120 155
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 160 85 75
Malagasy 30 15 15 20 0 15
Mauritian 85 40 45 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 25 15 15
Rwandan 150 60 90 105 55 50
Seychellois 20 10 10 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 10 180 75 100
South African 10 0 10 520 255 265
Tanzanian 0 0 0 60 45 20
Tigrian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ugandan 20 10 10 60 25 40
Zambian 0 0 0 80 35 50
Zimbabwean 35 15 15 100 55 45
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 35 20 10 170 100 75
Other African origins 2,720 1,345 1,375 12,620 5,990 6,635
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 135 65 70 2,255 1,060 1,195
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 2,640 1,320 1,320 10,460 4,965 5,495
Asian origins 10,750 5,460 5,295 42,500 21,445 21,050
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 6,895 3,605 3,290 17,205 8,915 8,295
Afghan 30 10 20 230 80 150
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 2,275 1,180 1,100 1,600 835 770
Armenian 125 85 40 265 160 110
Assyrian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 10 0 0 20 20 0
Georgian 10 0 0 20 15 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 105 55 50 1,405 785 620
Iraqi 140 80 60 595 270 325
Israeli 10 10 10 245 120 120
Jordanian 25 20 10 260 150 115
Kazakh 0 0 0 45 30 20
Kurd 25 15 10 230 120 115
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 245 115 130
Kyrgyz 10 0 10 0 0 0
Lebanese 2,670 1,465 1,205 7,445 3,815 3,630
Palestinian 85 35 45 990 535 455
Pashtun 0 0 0 30 15 10
Saudi Arabian 0 10 0 725 470 255
Syrian 320 170 155 2,190 1,090 1,100
Tajik 0 0 0 20 10 10
Tatar 0 0 0 40 15 25
Turk 1,195 590 610 690 320 370
Turkmen 0 0 0 10 10 10
Uighur 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uzbek 15 0 10 90 60 30
Yemeni 10 0 10 205 105 95
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 35 20 15 780 410 370
South Asian origins 820 375 445 8,495 4,690 3,805
Bangladeshi 20 0 10 240 135 110
Bengali 20 10 10 65 40 20
Bhutanese 0 0 0 225 100 125
East Indian 350 145 210 6,255 3,460 2,795
Goan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 10 0
Nepali 0 0 0 430 220 210
Pakistani 190 90 100 665 405 260
Punjabi 0 0 0 230 110 115
Sinhalese 10 10 0 40 10 30
Sri Lankan 170 95 75 340 150 190
Tamil 75 35 35 60 30 35
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 25 10 10 470 290 175
East and Southeast Asian origins 3,050 1,475 1,580 16,715 7,850 8,870
Burmese 0 0 0 15 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 560 290 270 55 15 40
Chinese 1,180 565 615 9,695 4,720 4,980
Filipino 135 50 80 3,580 1,585 1,995
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 15 0 10 140 65 75
Japanese 50 15 30 905 385 515
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 40 30 15 1,590 700 895
Laotian 100 40 60 15 0 10
Malaysian 0 0 0 80 30 45
Mongolian 10 10 0 55 30 30
Singaporean 0 0 0 10 10 0
Taiwanese 0 0 0 240 100 140
Thai 40 10 30 245 85 155
Tibetan 10 0 0 10 0 10
Vietnamese 1,340 640 700 760 355 410
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 10 0 0 75 45 25
Other Asian origins 15 15 10 410 190 215
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 15 10 0 410 190 215
Oceania origins 0 10 0 895 450 445
Australian 0 0 0 490 255 235
New Zealander 0 10 0 290 155 130
Pacific Islands origins 0 0 0 125 55 70
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hawaiian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Maori 0 0 0 40 20 25
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 20 15 10
Samoan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 0 30 0 20
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 43,095 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Owner 12,635 ... ... 276,095 ... ...
Renter 30,465 ... ... 123,595 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 2,300 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 43,095 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Condominium 4,000 ... ... 13,370 ... ...
Not condominium 39,100 ... ... 388,625 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 43,095 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
No bedrooms 435 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
1 bedroom 9,995 ... ... 45,675 ... ...
2 bedrooms 16,375 ... ... 105,410 ... ...
3 bedrooms 13,425 ... ... 158,975 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 2,865 ... ... 90,785 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 43,095 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 23,980 ... ... 87,755 ... ...
5 rooms 10,650 ... ... 64,655 ... ...
6 rooms 3,070 ... ... 66,855 ... ...
7 rooms 2,295 ... ... 57,085 ... ...
8 or more rooms 3,100 ... ... 125,635 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 4.6 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 43,095 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 41,425 ... ... 399,855 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 1,665 ... ... 2,130 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 43,095 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Suitable 38,405 ... ... 390,445 ... ...
Not suitable 4,685 ... ... 11,540 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 43,095 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1960 or before 13,540 ... ... 112,530 ... ...
1961 to 1980 21,190 ... ... 113,715 ... ...
1981 to 1990 4,325 ... ... 59,105 ... ...
1991 to 2000 1,810 ... ... 49,825 ... ...
2001 to 2005 695 ... ... 23,045 ... ...
2006 to 2010 725 ... ... 23,925 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 795 ... ... 19,840 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 43,095 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 39,645 ... ... 366,615 ... ...
Major repairs needed 3,445 ... ... 35,375 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 43,095 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 household maintainer 31,065 ... ... 241,800 ... ...
2 household maintainers 11,095 ... ... 152,970 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 940 ... ... 7,220 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 43,090 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
15 to 24 years 1,090 ... ... 14,575 ... ...
25 to 34 years 5,175 ... ... 49,695 ... ...
35 to 44 years 7,555 ... ... 59,550 ... ...
45 to 54 years 8,830 ... ... 77,555 ... ...
55 to 64 years 8,205 ... ... 85,360 ... ...
65 to 74 years 6,100 ... ... 66,865 ... ...
75 to 84 years 4,220 ... ... 35,980 ... ...
85 years and over 1,925 ... ... 12,405 ... ...
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 43,085 ... ... 395,860 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 28,735 ... ... 310,540 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 14,350 ... ... 85,315 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 13,110 ... ... 74,290 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 12,630 ... ... 273,525 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 56.7 ... ... 55.2 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 25.0 ... ... 12.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,065 ... ... 819 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,226 ... ... 987 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 348,881 ... ... 199,886 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 366,668 ... ... 230,441 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 30,460 ... ... 123,060 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 8.5 ... ... 12.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 36.8 ... ... 42.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 713 ... ... 849 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 757 ... ... 909 ... ...
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 79,625 37,410 42,220 774,745 372,455 402,295
No certificate, diploma or degree 23,345 10,715 12,630 153,705 79,885 73,825
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 17,800 8,345 9,455 195,900 95,205 100,695
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 38,470 18,350 20,125 425,140 197,365 227,775
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 13,225 6,770 6,455 76,810 54,075 22,735
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 9,755 4,470 5,280 42,625 25,015 17,610
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 3,470 2,300 1,175 34,185 29,060 5,125
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 11,105 4,995 6,110 168,805 67,030 101,775
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 2,845 1,210 1,635 18,380 6,975 11,405
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 11,290 5,375 5,920 161,150 69,290 91,855
Bachelor's degree 7,545 3,460 4,080 108,385 45,185 63,205
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,370 695 675 9,495 4,020 5,475
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 190 90 100 4,700 2,595 2,110
Master's degree 1,920 965 950 32,645 13,840 18,805
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 270 155 115 5,925 3,655 2,270
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 51,110 24,865 26,240 494,505 237,795 256,710
No certificate, diploma or degree 11,095 5,480 5,615 60,280 34,820 25,460
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 10,130 5,095 5,035 116,280 57,600 58,675
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 29,885 14,290 15,590 317,950 145,375 172,570
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 10,325 5,030 5,295 52,370 37,255 15,115
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 7,725 3,410 4,315 29,105 17,300 11,810
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 2,595 1,625 970 23,265 19,955 3,310
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 7,895 3,760 4,135 128,010 51,890 76,120
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 2,085 915 1,170 11,595 4,325 7,275
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 9,580 4,580 5,000 125,970 51,905 74,065
Bachelor's degree 6,325 2,945 3,380 85,240 34,830 50,410
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,190 600 590 6,895 2,610 4,285
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 155 60 90 3,775 1,850 1,925
Master's degree 1,690 855 840 26,025 10,380 15,640
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 220 125 95 4,045 2,240 1,805
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 79,625 37,405 42,215 774,750 372,455 402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 41,155 19,060 22,095 349,605 175,090 174,520
Education 2,275 625 1,645 31,395 8,460 22,930
13. Education 2,275 625 1,645 31,390 8,465 22,930
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,525 695 830 10,700 5,095 5,605
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 315 240 75 2,070 1,565 505
50. Visual and performing arts 1,210 455 755 8,635 3,530 5,100
Humanities 2,250 820 1,425 18,830 7,520 11,310
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 355 80 270 1,175 355 820
23. English language and literature/letters 155 40 115 5,110 1,530 3,580
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 980 335 645 4,545 1,540 3,000
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 10 0 10 65 25 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 90 60 35 1,240 675 565
39. Theology and religious vocations 125 110 20 2,200 1,340 860
54. History 165 90 75 3,615 1,865 1,755
55. French language and literature/letters 370 110 265 880 190 695
Social and behavioural sciences and law 4,115 1,305 2,810 40,155 11,980 28,175
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 45 15 30 635 145 490
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 355 150 210 3,285 1,260 2,025
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 1,140 125 1,015 9,115 750 8,365
22. Legal professions and studies 780 285 500 6,110 1,920 4,185
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 95 15 80 610 135 475
42. Psychology 485 105 380 8,170 2,060 6,110
45. Social sciences 1,210 615 595 12,240 5,710 6,520
Business, management and public administration 7,860 2,950 4,905 93,075 27,030 66,045
30.16 Accounting and computer science 20 10 10 205 55 150
44. Public administration and social service professions 355 100 245 6,285 1,345 4,940
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 7,490 2,840 4,650 86,590 25,630 60,960
Physical and life sciences and technologies 1,535 865 670 15,340 7,650 7,685
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 505 195 310 6,910 2,990 3,925
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 285 170 115 3,340 1,455 1,880
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 195 105 90 165 35 120
40. Physical sciences 465 340 125 4,260 3,005 1,255
41. Science technologies/technicians 85 55 35 665 165 500
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 1,890 1,380 515 15,745 9,355 6,390
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,540 1,205 330 12,750 8,055 4,695
25. Library science 135 40 95 1,210 175 1,040
27. Mathematics and statistics 190 115 80 1,590 995 600
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 25 15 0 200 135 65
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 7,495 6,900 595 92,920 87,340 5,580
04. Architecture and related services 240 165 80 1,370 860 510
14. Engineering 1,530 1,295 230 11,925 10,290 1,640
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,320 1,190 130 17,805 16,110 1,695
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 1,875 1,820 60 24,800 24,235 570
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 1,555 1,520 35 25,465 24,680 780
48. Precision production 970 915 60 11,545 11,165 380
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 405 230 180 7,630 4,615 3,015
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 355 185 170 4,215 2,160 2,055
03. Natural resources and conservation 50 40 10 3,410 2,450 960
Health and related fields 6,060 1,050 5,010 66,770 10,595 56,175
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 215 130 90 3,560 1,730 1,825
51. Health professions and related programs 5,805 900 4,905 61,755 7,955 53,800
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 35 20 15 1,460 910 550
Personal, protective and transportation services 3,055 1,530 1,525 32,535 17,700 14,830
12. Personal and culinary services 1,840 490 1,350 17,625 4,455 13,170
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 0 0 250 240 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 10 10 0 905 850 50
43. Security and protective services 590 470 125 4,540 3,535 1,005
49. Transportation and materials moving 615 565 50 9,220 8,625 600
Other 10 0 15 45 10 40
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 0 15 50 10 40
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 51,110 24,870 26,240 494,505 237,795 256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 21,230 10,580 10,650 176,560 92,420 84,135
Education 1,565 415 1,150 20,590 4,940 15,650
13. Education 1,560 410 1,150 20,585 4,940 15,650
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,105 530 575 8,145 3,855 4,285
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 230 165 60 1,515 1,140 375
50. Visual and performing arts 880 365 510 6,630 2,715 3,915
Humanities 1,485 545 935 13,745 5,275 8,465
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 295 75 225 895 280 615
23. English language and literature/letters 125 30 100 3,800 1,095 2,705
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 505 190 315 3,425 1,125 2,305
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 10 0 0 60 25 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 60 40 20 910 490 420
39. Theology and religious vocations 85 75 10 1,330 795 535
54. History 110 55 55 2,710 1,340 1,370
55. French language and literature/letters 300 90 215 620 130 490
Social and behavioural sciences and law 3,290 1,075 2,220 32,650 9,150 23,500
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 35 15 20 520 110 410
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 305 140 170 2,750 1,030 1,720
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 895 85 815 7,395 580 6,810
22. Legal professions and studies 665 235 425 5,225 1,380 3,845
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 65 10 50 460 100 355
42. Psychology 360 75 285 6,545 1,580 4,970
45. Social sciences 965 510 455 9,755 4,360 5,390
Business, management and public administration 6,220 2,325 3,900 69,255 20,285 48,970
30.16 Accounting and computer science 20 0 10 175 40 135
44. Public administration and social service professions 280 85 195 5,140 1,025 4,120
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 5,920 2,230 3,695 63,935 19,220 44,715
Physical and life sciences and technologies 1,140 650 490 11,075 5,385 5,690
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 445 170 270 5,285 2,240 3,045
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 190 110 75 2,390 1,030 1,360
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 50 40 15 130 30 100
40. Physical sciences 385 280 110 2,910 2,005 905
41. Science technologies/technicians 75 50 25 365 85 275
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 1,685 1,240 445 13,625 8,240 5,385
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,395 1,090 300 11,505 7,330 4,170
25. Library science 110 45 70 815 115 700
27. Mathematics and statistics 160 100 65 1,130 660 470
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 20 10 10 175 125 50
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 5,775 5,240 535 67,930 63,180 4,750
04. Architecture and related services 220 145 75 1,020 585 430
14. Engineering 1,335 1,125 210 8,585 7,230 1,355
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,055 950 100 13,410 11,920 1,495
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 10
46. Construction trades 1,315 1,255 50 18,355 17,835 515
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 1,210 1,175 35 18,540 17,910 625
48. Precision production 650 590 60 8,020 7,700 325
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 350 200 150 5,995 3,475 2,520
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 300 160 145 3,270 1,570 1,695
03. Natural resources and conservation 45 35 10 2,725 1,905 825
Health and related fields 4,840 880 3,960 50,220 8,215 42,010
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 180 110 70 2,730 1,350 1,380
51. Health professions and related programs 4,630 755 3,875 46,385 6,215 40,165
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 30 10 15 1,110 650 460
Personal, protective and transportation services 2,415 1,195 1,215 24,685 13,375 11,310
12. Personal and culinary services 1,450 365 1,085 13,490 3,480 10,000
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 0 0 0 205 200 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 0 0 0 475 435 40
43. Security and protective services 445 350 90 3,465 2,655 815
49. Transportation and materials moving 520 475 40 7,045 6,595 450
Other 0 0 10 45 10 40
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 0 10 50 10 35
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 79,625 37,405 42,215 774,745 372,455 402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 41,150 19,060 22,095 349,605 175,090 174,515
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 38,475 18,345 20,125 425,145 197,365 227,775
Location of study inside Canada 31,155 14,425 16,730 396,690 182,875 213,810
Same as province or territory of residence 30,625 14,170 16,455 315,140 141,965 173,175
Different than province or territory of residence 530 260 275 81,550 40,915 40,640
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 7,315 3,925 3,395 28,450 14,485 13,965
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 205 120 85 7,950 4,110 3,840
Philippines 25 10 15 1,530 540 995
India 15 10 0 1,755 935 825
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 35 20 15 5,530 3,225 2,305
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 105 35 70 1,080 445 635
France 595 355 250 350 210 145
Other 6,335 3,375 2,955 10,255 5,030 5,225
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 51,110 24,870 26,240 494,510 237,800 256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 21,230 10,580 10,655 176,560 92,420 84,140
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 29,880 14,290 15,590 317,950 145,380 172,575
Location of study inside Canada 23,510 10,930 12,585 297,430 135,465 161,965
Same as province or territory of residence 23,085 10,725 12,365 236,720 105,480 131,235
Different than province or territory of residence 425 205 220 60,710 29,980 30,730
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 6,370 3,365 3,005 20,525 9,915 10,605
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 170 90 80 4,905 2,370 2,540
Philippines 15 0 15 1,415 520 900
India 10 10 0 1,385 725 660
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 25 20 10 3,455 1,930 1,525
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 105 35 70 810 335 475
France 480 280 200 245 140 100
Other 5,565 2,935 2,625 8,305 3,900 4,405
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 79,625 37,410 42,215 774,750 372,455 402,290
In the labour force 45,435 23,575 21,865 474,595 242,775 231,820
Employed 40,015 20,665 19,350 427,310 215,010 212,305
Unemployed 5,420 2,910 2,510 47,280 27,765 19,520
Not in the labour force 34,190 13,835 20,355 300,155 129,680 170,475
Participation rate 57.1 63.0 51.8 61.3 65.2 57.6
Employment rate 50.3 55.2 45.8 55.2 57.7 52.8
Unemployment rate 11.9 12.3 11.5 10.0 11.4 8.4
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 79,625 37,405 42,215 774,750 372,455 402,295
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 34,395 14,115 20,280 274,375 117,550 156,825
Worked 45,230 23,295 21,940 500,370 254,905 245,465
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 19,005 10,555 8,445 252,820 135,940 116,880
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 26,225 12,730 13,495 247,550 118,965 128,585
Average weeks worked in reference year 40.5 41.2 39.8 41.6 41.5 41.7
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 45,435 23,570 21,860 474,590 242,775 231,820
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 2,590 1,295 1,290 9,265 4,800 4,470
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 42,845 22,275 20,570 465,330 237,975 227,350
Employee 38,650 19,640 19,005 420,745 210,170 210,570
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 4,200 2,635 1,565 44,585 27,805 16,775
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 45,435 23,575 21,860 474,595 242,775 231,820
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 2,590 1,295 1,295 9,265 4,800 4,470
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 42,845 22,275 20,570 465,330 237,975 227,350
0 Management occupations 2,530 1,525 1,005 45,530 27,170 18,365
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 6,695 2,465 4,225 67,495 17,930 49,565
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 2,110 1,705 410 27,450 21,980 5,465
3 Health occupations 3,620 675 2,945 37,600 6,290 31,310
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 4,715 1,205 3,510 58,165 20,975 37,185
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 985 505 480 12,490 5,560 6,930
6 Sales and service occupations 12,645 6,180 6,470 113,135 45,385 67,750
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 5,635 5,375 260 67,625 64,200 3,430
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 320 245 70 18,380 15,730 2,650
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 3,605 2,405 1,200 17,460 12,755 4,705
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 45,435 23,575 21,865 474,595 242,775 231,820
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 2,590 1,295 1,290 9,265 4,795 4,465
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 42,845 22,275 20,570 465,330 237,975 227,350
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 125 60 65 17,775 14,165 3,610
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 25 25 0 4,025 3,630 390
22 Utilities 105 65 40 2,880 2,115 760
23 Construction 2,035 1,845 185 33,555 30,185 3,370
31-33 Manufacturing 5,505 3,840 1,670 32,375 23,565 8,810
41 Wholesale trade 1,875 1,210 670 13,345 9,650 3,690
44-45 Retail trade 5,665 2,800 2,865 59,570 26,295 33,280
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 2,145 1,775 370 19,660 14,980 4,680
51 Information and cultural industries 890 560 330 9,310 5,250 4,055
52 Finance and insurance 1,410 690 720 15,240 5,690 9,545
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 650 405 245 6,870 3,890 2,980
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 2,360 1,310 1,050 26,065 14,090 11,975
55 Management of companies and enterprises 20 15 10 625 255 365
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 3,435 2,050 1,385 22,240 12,950 9,295
61 Educational services 2,720 890 1,830 35,480 11,705 23,780
62 Health care and social assistance 6,710 1,310 5,395 64,390 10,435 53,955
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 620 275 340 9,385 4,555 4,835
72 Accommodation and food services 2,885 1,315 1,565 33,115 12,095 21,025
81 Other services (except public administration) 2,060 1,000 1,060 19,195 8,875 10,320
91 Public administration 1,610 840 770 40,225 23,590 16,635
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 40,020 20,670 19,350 427,310 215,010 212,300
Worked at home 1,695 835 860 28,075 13,780 14,300
Worked outside Canada 80 65 10 1,665 1,185 485
No fixed workplace address 4,295 3,050 1,245 51,545 38,965 12,575
Worked at usual place 33,945 16,715 17,235 346,020 161,075 184,945
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 33,950 16,715 17,235 346,020 161,075 184,945
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 27,590 12,935 14,650 251,000 116,125 134,875
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 1,825 1,125 695 57,510 23,850 33,655
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 4,475 2,635 1,845 32,230 17,425 14,805
Commute to a different province or territory 60 20 35 5,285 3,675 1,610
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 38,245 19,765 18,475 397,570 200,045 197,525
Car, truck, van - as a driver 21,465 13,070 8,390 310,240 159,660 150,580
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 1,140 375 770 29,150 12,090 17,055
Public transit 13,060 5,135 7,930 25,315 11,425 13,890
Walked 1,880 730 1,150 24,870 11,635 13,235
Bicycle 365 270 95 2,480 1,695 785
Other method 330 180 150 5,520 3,535 1,985
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 38,240 19,765 18,480 397,565 200,045 197,525
Less than 15 minutes 5,205 2,475 2,730 136,245 62,375 73,880
15 to 29 minutes 11,130 5,825 5,305 145,310 73,055 72,260
30 to 44 minutes 9,230 5,445 3,785 69,795 37,770 32,025
45 to 59 minutes 5,685 2,900 2,785 24,405 13,070 11,335
60 minutes and over 6,985 3,120 3,870 21,815 13,785 8,030
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 38,245 19,760 18,480 397,570 200,045 197,520
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 3,445 2,270 1,175 23,775 16,345 7,430
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 7,660 4,350 3,310 76,185 44,615 31,570
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 9,420 4,160 5,260 119,920 60,740 59,185
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 5,765 2,480 3,285 83,505 32,835 50,670
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 3,970 1,835 2,130 35,470 14,005 21,465
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 7,975 4,660 3,320 58,715 31,510 27,205
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 47,285 24,255 23,025 514,080 261,365 252,710
Single responses 40,760 20,445 20,315 510,800 259,940 250,860
Official languages 40,230 20,170 20,060 509,100 258,990 250,105
English 3,940 2,200 1,745 502,960 256,380 246,585
French 36,285 17,970 18,315 6,135 2,615 3,525
Non-official languages 530 285 250 1,705 950 755
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 650 350 295
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 650 355 295
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 645 350 290
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 645 355 295
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 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 530 280 250 1,055 600 455
Afro-Asiatic languages 90 50 35 195 150 45
Berber languages 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 80 50 30 190 150 45
Amharic 0 0 0 10 0 10
Arabic 85 55 30 165 135 30
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 25 15 10
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 120 40 70 10 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 45 10 35 0 0 0
Vietnamese 75 35 35 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 10 0 15 10 15
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10 10 0 20 0 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 30 15 15 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 15 0 0 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 10 10 0 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 10 0
Indo-European languages 235 135 100 385 225 160
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 0 0 10 30 20 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 0 0 0 25 20 10
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 10 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 0 0 0 25 20 10
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 0 0 0 190 115 75
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 10 10 10
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 0 155 85 65
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 0
Greek 0 0 0 0 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages 0 0 10 50 30 20
Indo-Aryan languages 0 0 0 20 20 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 15 15 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 10 0 10 30 10 15
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10 0 0 30 10 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 225 130 95 105 50 60
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 85 45 35 10 10 0
Portuguese 0 0 0 30 15 15
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 145 85 60 75 30 40
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 0 0 0 35 10 25
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 0 0 0 50 20 25
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 10 0 0 45 20 25
American Sign Language 0 0 0 20 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 10 10 25 15 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 30 10 20 310 165 145
Chinese languages 30 15 20 305 165 145
Cantonese 10 0 10 80 45 35
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 10 10 10 210 105 110
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 15 15 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 15 10 10 10 0 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 10 10 10 10 0 10
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 0 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. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Multiple responses 6,520 3,805 2,715 3,270 1,420 1,850
English and French 5,705 3,365 2,335 2,295 950 1,345
English and non-official language 65 40 25 930 460 470
French and non-official language 370 200 170 0 0 10
English, French and non-official language 380 195 185 40 15 30
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 47,280 24,255 23,025 514,075 261,365 252,710
None 31,025 15,675 15,345 491,875 250,710 241,170
English 11,330 6,005 5,325 5,115 2,370 2,745
French 2,605 1,420 1,190 13,405 6,555 6,855
Non-official language 1,665 820 840 3,430 1,600 1,825
Aboriginal 0 0 10 855 365 490
Non-Aboriginal 1,660 825 835 2,570 1,240 1,330
English and French 20 10 10 10 0 10
English and non-official language 505 250 260 0 10 0
French and non-official language 135 70 60 230 130 105
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 96,680 46,105 50,580 900,450 436,790 463,660
Non-movers 84,620 40,365 44,260 792,100 384,560 407,535
Movers 12,055 5,740 6,315 108,350 52,230 56,120
Non-migrants 9,365 4,395 4,970 68,165 32,930 35,235
Migrants 2,690 1,345 1,345 40,185 19,300 20,885
Internal migrants 1,520 760 770 33,720 16,055 17,665
Intraprovincial migrants 1,350 665 685 18,480 8,390 10,090
Interprovincial migrants 170 95 80 15,240 7,665 7,570
External migrants 1,170 590 580 6,470 3,240 3,225
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 91,300 43,205 48,095 866,425 419,580 446,845
Non-movers 52,790 24,840 27,950 582,705 283,125 299,575
Movers 38,510 18,370 20,145 283,720 136,455 147,265
Non-migrants 27,535 13,045 14,485 169,570 81,405 88,165
Migrants 10,975 5,315 5,655 114,150 55,045 59,100
Internal migrants 4,235 2,000 2,240 94,885 45,015 49,860
Intraprovincial migrants 3,915 1,850 2,070 50,330 23,230 27,095
Interprovincial migrants 315 155 165 44,555 21,785 22,770
External migrants 6,740 3,320 3,420 19,270 10,035 9,240

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Bourassa [Federal electoral district], Quebec and Nova Scotia [Province] (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 20, 2024).

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