Census Profile, 2016 Census
Canada [Country] and Cape Breton, Regional municipality [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia

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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 35,151,728 ... ... 94,285 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 33,476,688 ... ... 97,398 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.0 ... ... -3.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 15,412,443 ... ... 45,742 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 14,072,079 ... ... 41,679 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 3.9 ... ... 38.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 8,965,588.85 ... ... 2,430.06 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 35,151,730 17,264,200 17,887,530 94,285 44,655 49,625
0 to 14 years 5,839,565 2,992,920 2,846,645 12,350 6,275 6,075
0 to 4 years 1,898,790 973,030 925,760 3,690 1,825 1,870
5 to 9 years 2,018,130 1,034,685 983,445 4,255 2,210 2,050
10 to 14 years 1,922,645 985,200 937,445 4,405 2,240 2,165
15 to 64 years 23,376,530 11,576,130 11,800,400 59,620 28,575 31,045
15 to 19 years 2,026,160 1,039,215 986,940 4,980 2,550 2,430
20 to 24 years 2,242,690 1,144,495 1,098,200 5,200 2,650 2,555
25 to 29 years 2,285,990 1,144,470 1,141,515 4,575 2,275 2,300
30 to 34 years 2,329,395 1,148,290 1,181,110 4,400 2,085 2,310
35 to 39 years 2,288,365 1,118,635 1,169,730 4,550 2,045 2,505
40 to 44 years 2,255,135 1,104,440 1,150,695 5,230 2,410 2,820
45 to 49 years 2,359,965 1,157,760 1,202,210 5,865 2,795 3,075
50 to 54 years 2,678,075 1,318,755 1,359,320 7,705 3,540 4,170
55 to 59 years 2,620,240 1,285,190 1,335,055 8,645 4,075 4,570
60 to 64 years 2,290,510 1,114,885 1,175,630 8,465 4,155 4,310
65 years and over 5,935,630 2,695,150 3,240,485 22,310 9,805 12,505
65 to 69 years 1,972,480 953,075 1,019,405 7,500 3,620 3,880
70 to 74 years 1,420,875 677,975 742,900 5,325 2,440 2,885
75 to 79 years 1,021,850 469,550 552,300 3,990 1,785 2,205
80 to 84 years 749,650 325,765 423,880 2,780 1,115 1,665
85 years and over 770,780 268,790 501,990 2,725 845 1,875
85 to 89 years 482,525 185,535 296,990 1,645 565 1,075
90 to 94 years 223,510 68,675 154,835 805 225 580
95 to 99 years 56,525 13,240 43,280 230 50 185
100 years and over 8,230 1,340 6,890 40 0 40
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 16.6 17.3 15.9 13.1 14.1 12.2
15 to 64 years 66.5 67.1 66.0 63.2 64.0 62.6
65 years and over 16.9 15.6 18.1 23.7 22.0 25.2
85 years and over 2.2 1.6 2.8 2.9 1.9 3.8
Average age of the population 41.0 40.1 41.9 46.1 44.8 47.2
Median age of the population 41.2 40.2 42.2 50.0 48.8 51.0
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 14,072,080 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
Single-detached house 7,541,495 ... ... 30,575 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 1,391,040 ... ... 210 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 4,949,795 ... ... 9,680 ... ...
Semi-detached house 698,800 ... ... 2,835 ... ...
Row house 891,305 ... ... 690 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 784,300 ... ... 1,830 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 2,539,390 ... ... 4,255 ... ...
Other single-attached house 36,005 ... ... 65 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 189,755 ... ... 1,220 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 14,072,080 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
1 person 3,969,790 ... ... 13,065 ... ...
2 persons 4,834,605 ... ... 15,605 ... ...
3 persons 2,140,640 ... ... 6,605 ... ...
4 persons 1,946,275 ... ... 4,330 ... ...
5 or more persons 1,180,770 ... ... 2,075 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 34,460,060 ... ... 92,555 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.2 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 29,312,160 14,271,280 15,040,885 81,930 38,385 43,550
Married or living common law 16,893,720 8,452,135 8,441,585 42,760 21,365 21,395
Married 13,383,455 6,693,465 6,689,990 36,180 18,075 18,105
Living common law 3,510,265 1,758,670 1,751,590 6,580 3,290 3,290
Not married and not living common law 12,418,440 5,819,140 6,599,300 39,170 17,015 22,155
Never married 8,254,340 4,444,425 3,809,915 23,370 12,060 11,305
Separated 718,295 309,905 408,400 3,025 1,210 1,815
Divorced 1,816,005 725,535 1,090,470 5,485 2,225 3,260
Widowed 1,629,800 339,280 1,290,525 7,290 1,525 5,770
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 9,840,730 ... ... 27,910 ... ...
2 persons 5,007,790 ... ... 16,295 ... ...
3 persons 2,107,830 ... ... 6,395 ... ...
4 persons 1,909,935 ... ... 3,845 ... ...
5 or more persons 815,170 ... ... 1,380 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 9,840,730 ... ... 27,910 ... ...
Total couple families 8,227,925 ... ... 21,020 ... ...
Married couples 6,474,005 ... ... 17,730 ... ...
Common-law couples 1,753,920 ... ... 3,290 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 1,612,805 ... ... 6,890 ... ...
Female parent 1,262,340 ... ... 5,705 ... ...
Male parent 350,465 ... ... 1,185 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 8,227,925 ... ... 21,020 ... ...
Couples without children 4,024,305 ... ... 12,005 ... ...
Couples with children 4,203,615 ... ... 9,015 ... ...
1 child 1,650,165 ... ... 4,535 ... ...
2 children 1,783,080 ... ... 3,270 ... ...
3 or more children 770,375 ... ... 1,210 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 1,612,805 ... ... 6,890 ... ...
1 child 983,485 ... ... 4,290 ... ...
2 children 457,670 ... ... 1,860 ... ...
3 or more children 171,655 ... ... 740 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 6,107,260 2,941,395 3,165,865 18,125 8,105 10,020
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 14,072,075 ... ... 41,675 ... ...
One-census-family households 9,218,225 ... ... 26,510 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 3,782,095 ... ... 11,510 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 5,436,135 ... ... 15,000 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 301,715 ... ... 690 ... ...
Non-census-family households 4,552,135 ... ... 14,480 ... ...
One-person households 3,969,790 ... ... 13,065 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 582,350 ... ... 1,415 ... ...
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 34,767,255 17,101,170 17,666,080 92,810 44,135 48,675
English only 23,757,525 11,838,075 11,919,455 88,820 42,475 46,350
French only 4,144,685 1,925,845 2,218,840 15 10 5
English and French 6,216,065 3,071,325 3,144,740 3,910 1,630 2,290
Neither English nor French 648,970 265,920 383,045 60 30 35
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 34,767,250 17,101,165 17,666,085 92,815 44,135 48,675
English 26,007,500 12,852,330 13,155,165 92,035 43,790 48,250
French 7,705,755 3,780,105 3,925,650 670 300 375
English and French 417,485 209,130 208,355 60 30 25
Neither English nor French 636,515 259,600 376,910 45 20 30
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 7,914,495 3,884,670 4,029,825 700 310 390
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 22.8 22.7 22.8 0.8 0.7 0.8
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 34,767,255 17,101,170 17,666,085 92,810 44,135 48,680
Single responses 33,948,620 16,702,840 17,245,775 92,440 43,960 48,480
Official languages 26,627,555 13,201,620 13,425,940 90,875 43,140 47,730
English 19,460,850 9,680,125 9,780,725 90,110 42,810 47,305
French 7,166,705 3,521,495 3,645,215 760 330 425
Non-official languages 7,321,065 3,501,220 3,819,840 1,565 820 745
Aboriginal languages 195,700 94,795 100,900 80 35 50
Algonquian languages 130,450 62,930 67,520 80 30 45
Blackfoot 2,815 1,325 1,490 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 88,445 42,920 45,530 5 0 0
Atikamekw 6,150 3,135 3,015 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 10,230 4,885 5,350 0 0 0
Moose Cree 100 50 55 0 0 0
Naskapi 1,205 590 620 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 315 125 190 0 0 0
Plains Cree 3,065 1,360 1,710 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 45 20 25 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 1,440 585 850 0 5 0
Woods Cree 1,840 865 975 5 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 64,050 31,305 32,745 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 6,990 3,310 3,680 75 30 45
Malecite 305 140 160 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 6,690 3,170 3,520 75 30 45
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 32,150 15,350 16,800 0 0 0
Algonquin 1,260 590 670 0 0 0
Ojibway 17,890 8,440 9,450 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 12,855 6,260 6,595 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 150 65 85 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 17,365 8,325 9,045 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 17,315 8,310 9,010 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 110 55 60 0 0 0
Beaver 190 85 105 0 0 0
Carrier 1,025 465 565 0 0 0
Chilcotin 660 295 360 0 0 0
Dene 10,700 5,185 5,515 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 1,645 840 815 0 0 0
Gwich'in 260 110 145 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 80 25 50 0 0 0
Sekani 90 45 45 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 1,995 950 1,045 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 765 365 400 0 0 0
South Slavey 945 455 495 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 280 130 150 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 270 135 140 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 180 90 90 0 0 0
Tahltan 95 40 50 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 290 120 170 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 215 90 135 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 70 30 40 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 50 20 35 0 0 0
Haida 75 35 40 0 0 0
Inuit languages 36,545 18,100 18,445 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 1,025 445 575 0 0 0
Inuktitut 35,215 17,530 17,680 0 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 315 125 185 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 1,115 485 635 0 0 0
Cayuga 45 20 20 0 0 0
Mohawk 980 430 555 0 0 0
Oneida 55 20 40 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 0 0 0
Kutenai 105 55 55 0 0 0
Michif 465 230 235 0 0 0
Salish languages 2,305 1,130 1,180 0 0 0
Comox 80 45 40 0 0 0
Halkomelem 475 225 245 0 0 0
Lillooet 315 155 155 0 0 0
Okanagan 270 135 135 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 445 225 220 0 0 0
Squamish 40 20 20 0 0 0
Straits 80 40 40 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 335 150 185 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 255 135 125 0 0 0
Siouan languages 4,285 2,070 2,220 0 0 0
Dakota 1,215 570 635 0 0 0
Stoney 3,025 1,465 1,555 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 0 0 0
Tlingit 95 40 55 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 1,480 730 755 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 880 435 445 0 0 0
Nisga'a 400 200 200 0 0 0
Tsimshian 200 90 110 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 805 370 435 0 0 0
Haisla 90 40 50 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 95 40 55 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 325 145 185 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 285 135 140 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 585 295 295 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 7,125,365 3,406,425 3,718,945 1,485 790 700
Afro-Asiatic languages 575,365 298,060 277,300 150 105 45
Berber languages 22,135 11,865 10,270 0 0 0
Kabyle 13,150 6,995 6,155 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 8,985 4,865 4,115 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 42,885 20,095 22,790 0 0 0
Bilen 805 455 350 0 0 0
Oromo 4,960 2,560 2,400 0 0 0
Somali 36,755 16,895 19,865 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 365 195 170 0 0 0
Semitic languages 509,190 265,465 243,725 150 105 45
Amharic 22,465 10,720 11,745 0 0 0
Arabic 419,890 220,785 199,105 150 105 45
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 16,070 7,910 8,160 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5,545 2,780 2,770 0 0 0
Harari 1,320 635 685 0 0 0
Hebrew 19,530 10,480 9,045 0 0 0
Maltese 5,565 2,765 2,800 0 0 5
Tigrigna 16,650 8,310 8,340 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 2,155 1,085 1,070 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 1,155 635 520 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 176,725 81,810 94,920 25 5 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 20,130 9,270 10,860 0 0 0
Vietnamese 156,425 72,470 83,955 25 5 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 170 65 100 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 511,480 211,580 299,900 75 30 45
Bikol 1,790 790 1,000 0 0 0
Cebuano 19,890 7,930 11,960 0 0 0
Fijian 745 400 345 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 6,885 2,680 4,205 5 0 0
Ilocano 26,345 10,620 15,720 0 0 0
Malagasy 1,430 665 760 0 0 0
Malay 12,275 5,255 7,020 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 4,040 1,865 2,175 0 0 0
Pangasinan 1,390 590 800 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 431,380 178,575 252,810 70 30 45
Waray-Waray 1,110 430 675 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 4,195 1,770 2,425 0 0 0
Creole languages 72,125 32,310 39,820 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 3,030 1,445 1,590 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 64,105 28,455 35,660 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 4,985 2,410 2,575 0 5 0
Dravidian languages 189,405 94,765 94,640 25 15 5
Kannada 3,970 2,040 1,935 0 0 0
Malayalam 28,570 14,770 13,800 10 10 0
Tamil 140,720 69,080 71,640 10 5 5
Telugu 15,655 8,640 7,020 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 490 240 250 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 795 395 405 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 3,877,330 1,889,400 1,987,930 645 315 330
Albanian 26,890 13,610 13,285 0 0 0
Armenian 33,455 16,270 17,185 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 701,975 323,640 378,340 115 40 70
Baltic languages 12,530 5,315 7,215 5 5 5
Latvian 5,455 2,350 3,105 0 0 0
Lithuanian 7,075 2,965 4,115 0 0 0
Slavic languages 689,450 318,325 371,115 110 40 65
Belarusan 810 385 430 0 0 0
Bosnian 12,210 6,035 6,180 0 0 0
Bulgarian 20,025 9,675 10,345 0 0 0
Croatian 48,200 23,540 24,665 10 5 5
Czech 22,290 10,525 11,765 0 0 0
Macedonian 16,775 8,050 8,725 5 0 0
Polish 181,710 82,435 99,275 40 15 25
Russian 188,255 85,400 102,855 15 5 10
Serbian 57,350 28,535 28,815 0 0 5
Serbo-Croatian 9,555 4,565 4,985 0 0 0
Slovak 17,580 8,075 9,510 5 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 9,790 4,415 5,370 5 0 0
Ukrainian 102,485 45,440 57,040 35 10 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 2,415 1,255 1,165 5 5 0
Celtic languages 2,690 1,335 1,360 45 20 25
Scottish Gaelic 1,090 540 550 40 15 20
Welsh 1,075 495 575 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 530 295 235 5 5 0
Germanic languages 538,765 258,410 280,350 150 70 80
Afrikaans 10,265 5,115 5,145 0 0 5
Danish 12,630 6,245 6,390 10 5 5
Dutch 99,020 48,200 50,820 50 25 25
Frisian 2,100 1,095 1,005 0 0 0
German 384,035 183,215 200,820 75 35 40
Icelandic 1,285 600 685 0 0 0
Norwegian 4,615 2,170 2,445 5 0 5
Swedish 6,840 3,015 3,825 10 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 3,895 1,730 2,165 0 0 0
Yiddish 13,555 6,750 6,800 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 525 280 240 0 0 0
Greek 106,525 53,350 53,170 50 30 20
Indo-Iranian languages 1,312,750 664,120 648,630 165 100 65
Indo-Aryan languages 1,064,760 538,530 526,235 155 95 60
Bengali 73,125 37,410 35,720 5 5 5
Gujarati 108,780 55,105 53,670 10 5 0
Hindi 110,640 55,880 54,765 15 10 5
Kashmiri 565 300 265 5 0 0
Konkani 3,330 1,625 1,710 0 0 0
Marathi 8,295 4,300 3,995 0 0 0
Nepali 18,275 9,230 9,045 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 1,055 560 495 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 501,680 253,515 248,160 25 20 10
Sindhi 11,860 5,605 6,260 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 16,335 8,050 8,285 5 5 5
Urdu 210,815 106,960 103,860 85 55 35
Iranian languages 242,805 122,835 119,970 10 5 5
Kurdish 11,705 6,345 5,355 0 0 0
Pashto 16,910 8,760 8,145 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 214,200 107,725 106,470 10 5 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5,180 2,755 2,425 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 1,154,270 558,660 595,615 120 55 65
Catalan 865 440 425 5 5 0
Italian 375,635 184,415 191,220 55 30 30
Portuguese 221,540 106,630 114,910 15 5 10
Romanian 96,665 46,195 50,470 0 0 0
Spanish 458,850 220,605 238,245 50 20 30
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 720 380 340 0 0 0
Japanese 43,640 14,790 28,855 10 5 10
Kartvelian languages 1,715 910 805 0 0 0
Georgian 1,715 910 805 0 0 0
Korean 153,425 70,310 83,115 40 15 20
Mongolic languages 1,575 690 885 0 0 0
Mongolian 1,575 690 880 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 91,375 45,075 46,305 15 10 5
Akan (Twi) 13,455 6,490 6,970 0 0 0
Bamanankan 1,535 815 720 0 0 0
Edo 1,670 770 900 0 0 0
Ewe 1,760 950 805 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,825 1,495 1,335 0 0 0
Ga 920 445 470 5 0 0
Ganda 1,295 625 665 0 0 0
Igbo 4,235 2,265 1,970 5 0 0
Lingala 3,810 1,785 2,025 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 5,845 2,785 3,060 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5,250 2,355 2,895 0 0 0
Shona 3,180 1,520 1,665 0 0 0
Swahili 13,370 6,385 6,990 0 0 0
Wolof 3,990 2,170 1,820 0 0 0
Yoruba 9,085 4,785 4,300 0 0 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 19,135 9,435 9,695 5 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 5,870 3,025 2,845 0 0 0
Dinka 2,120 1,115 1,000 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 3,755 1,910 1,840 0 0 5
Sign languages 7,500 3,925 3,575 15 5 10
American Sign Language 2,685 1,320 1,360 5 5 5
Quebec Sign Language 695 340 355 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 4,120 2,265 1,860 5 5 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,269,215 589,570 679,645 455 255 195
Chinese languages 1,253,360 581,650 671,715 455 260 195
Cantonese 565,270 262,865 302,405 55 25 25
Hakka 10,910 4,900 6,015 0 0 0
Mandarin 592,040 274,630 317,410 330 190 145
Min Dong 1,230 580 650 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 31,795 14,450 17,350 0 0 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 12,915 5,780 7,140 5 0 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 38,580 18,165 20,410 65 40 25
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 610 275 335 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 15,850 7,925 7,935 0 0 0
Burmese 3,585 1,795 1,790 0 0 0
Karenic languages 4,705 2,355 2,350 0 0 0
Tibetan 6,165 3,080 3,080 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 1,400 695 705 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 22,010 8,870 13,145 5 0 5
Lao 12,670 6,145 6,525 0 0 0
Thai 9,255 2,690 6,565 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 80 35 55 0 0 0
Turkic languages 40,140 21,120 19,025 5 0 0
Azerbaijani 3,260 1,785 1,470 0 0 0
Turkish 32,815 17,375 15,440 0 0 0
Uyghur 1,035 510 525 0 0 0
Uzbek 1,715 855 865 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,315 590 720 0 0 0
Uralic languages 81,985 37,790 44,195 25 15 15
Estonian 5,445 2,325 3,115 0 0 0
Finnish 15,295 6,395 8,900 0 0 0
Hungarian 61,235 29,060 32,175 20 15 15
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 3,690 2,045 1,645 0 0 0
Multiple responses 818,635 398,325 420,305 375 175 200
English and French 165,320 80,460 84,860 165 75 90
English and non-official language 533,265 259,160 274,100 200 95 105
French and non-official language 86,150 42,170 43,985 5 5 0
English, French and non-official language 33,900 16,535 17,365 0 0 0
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 34,767,250 17,101,165 17,666,085 92,815 44,135 48,675
Single responses 33,103,860 16,298,475 16,805,395 92,400 43,940 48,460
Official languages 29,106,670 14,383,020 14,723,645 91,650 43,520 48,130
English 22,162,865 10,966,135 11,196,730 91,445 43,425 48,020
French 6,943,800 3,416,890 3,526,910 205 95 115
Non-official languages 3,997,195 1,915,450 2,081,750 745 415 330
Aboriginal languages 118,470 59,720 58,750 25 15 15
Algonquian languages 75,080 37,825 37,260 30 10 15
Blackfoot 1,115 555 555 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 55,825 28,135 27,685 0 0 0
Atikamekw 5,465 2,825 2,640 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 8,590 4,195 4,395 0 0 0
Moose Cree 10 5 5 0 0 0
Naskapi 1,200 595 605 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 110 55 60 0 0 0
Plains Cree 1,350 665 685 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 20 5 15 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 330 140 190 0 0 0
Woods Cree 800 410 390 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 37,945 19,240 18,710 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 3,615 1,795 1,820 25 10 15
Malecite 55 30 30 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 3,560 1,770 1,795 25 10 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 14,525 7,335 7,190 0 0 0
Algonquin 370 170 200 0 0 0
Ojibway 6,175 3,165 3,015 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 7,900 3,960 3,940 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 75 40 35 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10,265 5,125 5,135 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10,255 5,120 5,135 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 15 10 10 0 0 0
Beaver 50 30 20 0 0 0
Carrier 245 115 130 0 0 0
Chilcotin 255 125 130 0 0 0
Dene 7,710 3,805 3,905 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 1,020 550 475 0 0 0
Gwich'in 45 25 25 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 10 5 5 0 0 0
Sekani 15 10 5 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 820 425 395 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 340 180 155 0 0 0
South Slavey 370 190 185 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 105 55 55 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 25 15 15 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 25 10 10 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 5 5 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 30 15 15 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 25 15 10 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 10 0 5 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 0 0
Haida 10 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 29,490 14,995 14,495 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 165 75 90 0 0 0
Inuktitut 29,230 14,885 14,345 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 90 40 55 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 285 135 155 0 0 0
Cayuga 10 0 5 0 0 0
Mohawk 255 115 140 0 0 0
Oneida 15 5 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Kutenai 15 10 5 0 0 0
Michif 85 40 45 0 0 0
Salish languages 285 130 150 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 45 20 25 0 0 0
Lillooet 25 15 10 0 0 0
Okanagan 85 35 45 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 55 30 20 0 0 0
Squamish 5 0 5 0 0 0
Straits 20 10 15 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages 2,225 1,085 1,140 0 0 0
Dakota 255 140 120 0 0 0
Stoney 1,950 940 1,010 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Tlingit 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 410 210 190 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 315 155 155 0 0 0
Nisga'a 70 40 30 0 0 0
Tsimshian 25 15 15 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 75 45 35 0 0 0
Haisla 20 10 15 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 5 5 5 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 20 10 10 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 30 15 15 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 235 110 125 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,878,725 1,855,730 2,022,995 720 405 315
Afro-Asiatic languages 307,755 153,275 154,480 100 65 40
Berber languages 8,105 4,215 3,895 0 0 0
Kabyle 5,490 2,855 2,640 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 2,620 1,365 1,260 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 27,095 12,455 14,640 0 0 0
Bilen 620 330 285 0 0 0
Oromo 3,410 1,700 1,710 0 0 0
Somali 22,895 10,340 12,555 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 185 85 95 0 0 0
Semitic languages 272,100 136,390 135,720 100 65 40
Amharic 12,780 6,010 6,770 0 0 0
Arabic 223,540 112,690 110,850 100 65 35
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10,510 5,090 5,425 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 3,445 1,695 1,750 0 0 0
Harari 735 335 400 0 0 0
Hebrew 8,560 4,425 4,135 0 0 0
Maltese 1,130 525 605 0 0 0
Tigrigna 10,205 5,040 5,170 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,200 585 620 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 440 215 230 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 115,210 53,500 61,710 10 5 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,880 4,940 5,945 0 0 0
Vietnamese 104,245 48,525 55,725 15 5 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 85 40 45 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 239,785 108,110 131,680 30 15 15
Bikol 290 140 155 0 0 0
Cebuano 7,210 3,325 3,880 5 5 0
Fijian 195 105 90 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 2,205 970 1,240 0 0 0
Ilocano 9,125 4,045 5,080 0 0 0
Malagasy 435 220 210 0 0 0
Malay 3,620 1,710 1,910 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,200 565 630 0 0 0
Pangasinan 240 110 135 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 213,790 96,235 117,555 25 15 10
Waray-Waray 310 135 170 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,160 545 620 0 0 0
Creole languages 27,860 12,005 15,850 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 1,280 575 705 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 24,575 10,510 14,060 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,005 920 1,085 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 122,490 59,780 62,710 0 0 0
Kannada 1,630 825 800 0 0 0
Malayalam 15,440 7,865 7,575 0 0 0
Tamil 96,955 46,570 50,385 0 0 0
Telugu 8,280 4,430 3,850 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 190 85 105 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 340 160 180 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,911,215 927,225 983,985 205 105 100
Albanian 13,135 6,575 6,560 0 0 0
Armenian 21,505 10,165 11,345 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 314,965 149,315 165,650 25 15 10
Baltic languages 3,275 1,400 1,870 5 0 0
Latvian 1,255 530 725 5 0 0
Lithuanian 2,020 870 1,150 0 0 0
Slavic languages 311,690 147,910 163,780 25 15 10
Belarusan 230 105 120 0 0 0
Bosnian 6,045 3,010 3,040 0 0 0
Bulgarian 11,985 5,835 6,150 0 0 0
Croatian 16,775 7,980 8,795 0 0 0
Czech 6,235 3,060 3,180 0 0 0
Macedonian 6,830 3,250 3,580 0 0 0
Polish 74,780 34,910 39,870 10 5 5
Russian 116,595 55,175 61,425 10 0 5
Serbian 31,750 15,665 16,085 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 3,885 1,865 2,020 0 0 0
Slovak 5,615 2,685 2,920 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 2,050 905 1,145 0 0 0
Ukrainian 28,250 13,150 15,100 0 0 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 670 310 360 0 0 0
Celtic languages 360 205 155 10 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 185 105 80 5 5 5
Welsh 95 50 45 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 80 50 30 0 0 0
Germanic languages 146,455 71,835 74,615 25 15 10
Afrikaans 4,790 2,355 2,435 0 0 0
Danish 855 410 445 0 0 0
Dutch 9,565 4,630 4,935 5 0 5
Frisian 185 95 90 0 0 0
German 120,335 58,905 61,435 15 10 10
Icelandic 270 120 150 0 0 0
Norwegian 345 145 200 0 0 0
Swedish 1,045 500 545 5 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 355 170 185 0 0 0
Yiddish 7,080 3,695 3,385 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 1,625 820 810 0 0 0
Greek 44,545 21,110 23,440 10 5 5
Indo-Iranian languages 838,755 416,960 421,795 100 55 45
Indo-Aryan languages 676,185 337,440 338,745 90 55 40
Bengali 47,350 23,585 23,765 5 5 5
Gujarati 64,150 31,740 32,405 0 5 0
Hindi 55,510 27,805 27,710 0 0 0
Kashmiri 135 70 70 0 0 5
Konkani 720 355 370 0 0 0
Marathi 3,780 1,940 1,840 0 0 0
Nepali 13,375 6,710 6,670 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 470 235 240 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 349,145 174,905 174,240 5 5 0
Sindhi 4,975 2,280 2,695 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 7,790 3,860 3,925 5 0 5
Urdu 128,785 63,965 64,820 70 40 30
Iranian languages 160,195 78,310 81,880 5 5 5
Kurdish 6,580 3,400 3,175 0 0 0
Pashto 10,590 5,305 5,290 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 143,020 69,600 73,425 5 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,375 1,215 1,160 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 531,485 251,050 280,440 35 10 25
Catalan 355 165 190 0 0 0
Italian 115,415 49,975 65,440 5 0 5
Portuguese 98,710 46,915 51,795 5 5 5
Romanian 53,320 25,795 27,525 0 0 0
Spanish 263,510 128,110 135,400 25 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 180 85 95 0 0 0
Japanese 19,785 8,265 11,515 5 5 5
Kartvelian languages 1,040 565 475 0 0 0
Georgian 1,035 565 475 0 0 0
Korean 109,705 51,385 58,320 20 15 10
Mongolic languages 910 440 470 0 0 0
Mongolian 910 435 470 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 28,665 13,340 15,320 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 5,990 2,695 3,295 0 0 0
Bamanankan 340 180 160 0 0 0
Edo 415 175 240 0 0 0
Ewe 410 185 225 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 825 400 425 0 0 0
Ga 250 105 140 0 0 0
Ganda 345 160 185 0 0 0
Igbo 1,000 485 510 0 0 0
Lingala 1,045 455 590 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,110 990 1,115 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,530 670 865 0 0 0
Shona 1,035 475 560 0 0 0
Swahili 5,370 2,500 2,870 0 0 0
Wolof 1,380 745 635 0 0 0
Yoruba 2,615 1,275 1,340 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 4,010 1,850 2,160 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 2,650 1,305 1,350 0 0 0
Dinka 1,130 580 550 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,525 730 800 0 0 0
Sign languages 10,445 5,870 4,570 25 15 10
American Sign Language 3,015 1,560 1,460 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 730 375 355 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 6,690 3,935 2,755 20 10 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 924,720 433,530 491,190 320 185 130
Chinese languages 913,365 427,860 485,505 320 185 130
Cantonese 400,215 184,340 215,885 30 15 10
Hakka 4,080 1,820 2,265 0 0 0
Mandarin 462,890 220,075 242,815 245 140 105
Min Dong 345 150 195 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,965 6,345 7,625 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 7,650 3,580 4,075 0 5 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 23,935 11,440 12,500 40 25 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 280 130 150 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 11,350 5,670 5,680 0 0 0
Burmese 2,245 1,115 1,125 0 0 0
Karenic languages 3,865 1,935 1,930 0 0 0
Tibetan 4,590 2,305 2,280 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 655 305 345 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 9,565 4,455 5,110 0 0 0
Lao 6,175 2,995 3,180 0 0 0
Thai 3,360 1,450 1,915 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 30 15 15 0 0 0
Turkic languages 22,250 11,205 11,045 5 5 5
Azerbaijani 1,245 640 610 0 0 0
Turkish 18,955 9,525 9,430 5 0 0
Uyghur 610 315 290 0 0 0
Uzbek 990 505 490 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 455 230 225 5 5 0
Uralic languages 23,245 10,715 12,535 5 5 0
Estonian 975 365 610 0 0 0
Finnish 2,790 1,220 1,565 0 0 0
Hungarian 19,485 9,125 10,355 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,110 605 500 0 0 0
Multiple responses 1,663,390 802,695 860,690 415 195 220
English and French 160,185 77,940 82,235 90 35 55
English and non-official language 1,284,975 620,375 664,600 325 160 165
French and non-official language 148,915 70,915 78,000 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 69,315 33,465 35,850 5 5 5
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 34,767,255 17,101,165 17,666,080 92,810 44,135 48,675
None 29,615,245 14,612,175 15,003,065 91,080 43,345 47,735
English 2,109,340 1,045,215 1,064,120 460 240 220
French 731,095 342,245 388,855 650 265 390
Non-official language 2,151,690 1,023,940 1,127,750 595 275 315
Aboriginal 90,740 42,890 47,850 80 35 45
Non-Aboriginal 2,060,945 981,055 1,079,895 515 245 275
English and French 47,970 23,785 24,190 10 5 0
English and non-official language 61,075 30,045 31,030 5 5 0
French and non-official language 48,755 22,690 26,065 25 5 15
English, French and non-official language 2,080 1,075 1,010 0 0 0
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 28,642,980 13,990,620 14,652,355 80,215 37,775 42,435
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 27,488,530 13,444,335 14,044,190 77,085 36,270 40,815
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,204 40,782 28,860 28,968 33,804 25,108
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 27,499,185 13,449,010 14,050,175 77,100 36,265 40,830
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 30,866 35,933 26,621 26,661 30,389 23,674
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 24,583,315 12,296,595 12,286,725 62,915 30,520 32,390
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,762 39,925 26,613 25,049 29,201 21,935
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 19,743,240 8,755,815 10,987,430 63,790 28,900 34,885
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 5,453 4,199 6,136 10,190 11,179 9,546
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 20,428,685 10,547,760 9,880,925 48,680 23,845 24,835
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,684 39,836 28,474 26,980 30,875 23,994
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 28,643,015 13,990,430 14,652,585 80,210 37,775 42,435
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 27,489,395 13,441,555 14,047,845 76,915 36,115 40,800
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,487 56,740 38,632 37,101 43,112 31,779
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 27,500,230 13,446,230 14,053,995 76,925 36,115 40,805
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,977 45,404 32,828 31,362 35,603 27,608
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 24,584,065 12,295,015 12,289,055 62,835 30,455 32,380
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,885 56,803 36,962 34,533 40,362 29,052
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 19,742,130 8,752,070 10,990,060 63,485 28,700 34,775
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 7,738 7,345 8,050 10,769 11,423 10,229
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 20,428,670 10,542,540 9,886,130 48,680 23,875 24,800
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 46,057 54,369 37,193 36,115 41,982 30,469
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 28,643,015 13,990,430 14,652,585 80,210 37,780 42,435
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 9,367,045 5,231,015 4,136,035 19,225 9,255 9,975
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 53,431 59,326 47,420 45,247 51,404 41,931
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 65,997 74,289 55,510 53,289 58,822 48,157
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 88.3 91.6 83.7 76.3 79.0 73.0
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 72.0 75.2 67.7 61.3 63.8 58.3
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 11.7 8.4 16.3 23.7 21.0 27.0
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 28,642,980 13,990,620 14,652,360 80,210 37,775 42,435
Without total income 1,154,450 546,285 608,165 3,125 1,505 1,620
With total income 27,488,530 13,444,335 14,044,195 77,085 36,270 40,815
Percentage with total income 96.0 96.1 95.8 96.1 96.0 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 3,877,620 1,668,960 2,208,655 10,725 4,550 6,180
$10,000 to $19,999 4,680,380 1,867,600 2,812,785 15,145 5,565 9,575
$20,000 to $29,999 3,807,840 1,593,335 2,214,505 13,895 5,970 7,920
$30,000 to $39,999 3,206,175 1,472,670 1,733,510 10,880 5,135 5,750
$40,000 to $49,999 2,827,045 1,376,565 1,450,480 7,920 3,840 4,085
$50,000 to $59,999 2,179,775 1,145,685 1,034,090 5,365 2,945 2,415
$60,000 to $69,999 1,655,070 938,755 716,310 3,595 2,260 1,335
$70,000 to $79,999 1,271,850 745,830 526,015 2,795 1,610 1,185
$80,000 to $89,999 966,885 579,290 387,590 2,265 1,205 1,060
$90,000 to $99,999 749,290 452,240 297,050 1,395 840 560
$100,000 and over 2,266,600 1,603,400 663,195 3,105 2,355 745
$100,000 to $149,999 1,493,570 1,024,210 469,365 2,320 1,710 615
$150,000 and over 773,025 579,190 193,830 780 645 130
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 28,642,980 13,990,620 14,652,360 80,210 37,775 42,435
Without after-tax income 1,143,795 541,620 602,175 3,110 1,505 1,605
With after-tax income 27,499,185 13,449,010 14,050,175 77,100 36,270 40,835
Percentage with after-tax income 96.0 96.1 95.9 96.1 96.0 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 4,004,475 1,706,825 2,297,645 11,050 4,620 6,430
$10,000 to $19,999 4,905,055 1,972,920 2,932,130 16,050 6,005 10,045
$20,000 to $29,999 4,489,925 1,926,175 2,563,755 16,475 7,255 9,225
$30,000 to $39,999 3,924,960 1,870,705 2,054,250 12,640 6,055 6,585
$40,000 to $49,999 3,144,200 1,619,670 1,524,525 8,100 4,365 3,735
$50,000 to $59,999 2,209,280 1,245,570 963,705 4,910 3,010 1,900
$60,000 to $69,999 1,540,300 912,230 628,065 3,450 1,850 1,600
$70,000 to $79,999 1,076,180 654,570 421,610 1,895 1,195 700
$80,000 and over 2,204,820 1,540,335 664,485 2,530 1,910 615
$80,000 to $89,999 688,705 444,550 244,145 945 660 285
$90,000 to $99,999 420,975 291,090 129,885 520 400 120
$100,000 and over 1,095,140 804,690 290,445 1,065 850 215
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 28,642,980 13,990,625 14,652,360 80,215 37,780 42,435
Without employment income 8,214,295 3,442,860 4,771,430 31,535 13,935 17,600
With employment income 20,428,690 10,547,760 9,880,925 48,680 23,845 24,835
Percentage with employment income 71.3 75.4 67.4 60.7 63.1 58.5
Under $5,000 (including loss) 2,778,990 1,357,430 1,421,560 6,570 2,905 3,660
$5,000 to $9,999 1,602,140 697,025 905,120 4,665 1,975 2,690
$10,000 to $19,999 2,736,010 1,212,855 1,523,155 8,160 3,695 4,460
$20,000 to $29,999 2,293,785 1,022,090 1,271,695 6,845 3,100 3,745
$30,000 to $39,999 2,149,860 1,001,065 1,148,795 5,565 2,440 3,125
$40,000 to $49,999 1,928,565 946,625 981,940 4,220 1,980 2,240
$50,000 to $59,999 1,554,100 839,045 715,055 3,360 1,890 1,480
$60,000 to $69,999 1,220,310 708,270 512,040 2,320 1,460 860
$70,000 to $79,999 992,170 591,945 400,225 1,905 1,065 845
$80,000 and over 3,172,770 2,171,415 1,001,355 5,060 3,330 1,725
$80,000 to $89,999 773,755 475,700 298,055 1,805 895 915
$90,000 to $99,999 623,980 382,330 241,650 1,045 670 375
$100,000 and over 1,775,030 1,313,385 461,645 2,205 1,770 435
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 14,072,080 ... ... 41,675 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 70,336 ... ... 53,833 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 61,348 ... ... 48,237 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 3,969,790 ... ... 13,065 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 35,174 ... ... 25,503 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 31,446 ... ... 24,241 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 10,102,290 ... ... 28,615 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 88,249 ... ... 71,351 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 76,419 ... ... 62,770 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 14,072,075 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 92,764 ... ... 68,465 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 76,171 ... ... 57,883 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 3,967,765 ... ... 13,065 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 46,799 ... ... 34,433 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,685 ... ... 29,549 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 10,104,315 ... ... 28,615 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 110,813 ... ... 83,999 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 90,890 ... ... 70,816 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 14,072,075 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
Under $5,000 228,790 ... ... 430 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 200,315 ... ... 1,055 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 374,575 ... ... 1,655 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 565,940 ... ... 2,595 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 602,800 ... ... 2,740 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 538,710 ... ... 2,195 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 603,480 ... ... 2,470 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 606,600 ... ... 2,355 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 596,110 ... ... 2,150 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 578,325 ... ... 1,850 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 1,097,345 ... ... 3,465 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 1,010,415 ... ... 2,930 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 924,320 ... ... 2,615 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 836,765 ... ... 2,290 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 745,655 ... ... 1,820 ... ...
$100,000 and over 4,561,920 ... ... 9,070 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 1,470,255 ... ... 3,510 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 1,016,245 ... ... 2,235 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 1,116,140 ... ... 2,185 ... ...
$200,000 and over 959,285 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 14,072,075 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
Under $5,000 243,780 ... ... 445 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 203,865 ... ... 1,060 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 380,680 ... ... 1,680 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 591,660 ... ... 2,730 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 673,740 ... ... 3,040 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 628,225 ... ... 2,510 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 719,825 ... ... 2,855 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 725,675 ... ... 2,675 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 711,180 ... ... 2,330 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 691,695 ... ... 2,245 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 1,299,680 ... ... 4,050 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 1,169,515 ... ... 3,405 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 1,041,635 ... ... 2,785 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 900,055 ... ... 2,260 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 757,295 ... ... 1,765 ... ...
$100,000 and over 3,333,575 ... ... 5,840 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 1,371,945 ... ... 3,050 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 809,540 ... ... 1,490 ... ...
$150,000 and over 1,152,090 ... ... 1,305 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 9,688,845 ... ... 27,725 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 88,306 ... ... 71,364 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 76,372 ... ... 62,754 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 3,706,220 ... ... 11,170 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 78,976 ... ... 66,854 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 68,309 ... ... 58,916 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 4,222,140 ... ... 9,270 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 113,465 ... ... 103,627 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 96,608 ... ... 87,992 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 1,481,410 ... ... 6,370 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 53,193 ... ... 44,296 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 48,856 ... ... 41,696 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 9,689,855 ... ... 27,720 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 111,235 ... ... 84,097 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 91,040 ... ... 70,862 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 3,706,400 ... ... 11,190 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 101,086 ... ... 75,429 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 82,296 ... ... 63,813 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 4,225,855 ... ... 9,270 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 137,094 ... ... 116,076 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 111,307 ... ... 95,443 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 1,477,190 ... ... 6,370 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 65,549 ... ... 52,604 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 56,687 ... ... 47,102 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 5,313,545 2,608,845 2,704,705 15,730 7,130 8,600
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,890 34,483 29,801 24,901 26,826 23,903
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 28,959 30,746 27,495 23,813 24,884 23,258
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 5,299,050 2,596,985 2,702,070 15,655 7,100 8,550
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 42,939 46,085 39,915 33,364 35,865 31,287
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 35,801 37,724 33,952 28,625 30,077 27,419
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 34,460,065 16,971,550 17,488,515 92,550 44,045 48,505
In the bottom half of the distribution 17,229,835 8,256,970 8,972,865 55,980 25,710 30,270
In the bottom decile 3,445,950 1,672,900 1,773,050 11,730 5,330 6,400
In the second decile 3,445,660 1,564,965 1,880,700 12,890 5,480 7,410
In the third decile 3,446,165 1,641,930 1,804,235 11,285 5,240 6,045
In the fourth decile 3,445,850 1,677,120 1,768,730 10,485 4,980 5,505
In the fifth decile 3,446,210 1,700,060 1,746,150 9,590 4,675 4,910
In the top half of the distribution 17,230,230 8,714,580 8,515,650 36,575 18,335 18,240
In the sixth decile 3,445,695 1,716,510 1,729,185 9,280 4,540 4,740
In the seventh decile 3,446,470 1,730,975 1,715,500 8,465 4,265 4,200
In the eighth decile 3,445,940 1,741,640 1,704,300 8,130 4,025 4,105
In the ninth decile 3,446,045 1,751,850 1,694,195 6,670 3,425 3,245
In the top decile 3,446,080 1,773,600 1,672,475 4,030 2,080 1,950
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 33,968,295 16,724,265 17,244,035 92,550 44,045 48,505
0 to 17 years 6,836,380 3,504,250 3,332,125 15,265 7,760 7,505
0 to 5 years 2,228,770 1,142,505 1,086,270 4,405 2,195 2,210
18 to 64 years 21,695,090 10,690,090 11,005,005 56,225 26,830 29,395
65 years and over 5,436,830 2,529,930 2,906,905 21,055 9,455 11,610
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 4,809,940 2,243,200 2,566,740 18,245 7,985 10,265
0 to 17 years 1,163,830 597,570 566,255 4,465 2,345 2,120
0 to 5 years 396,095 203,055 193,030 1,575 830 745
18 to 64 years 2,855,290 1,341,590 1,513,700 9,800 4,250 5,545
65 years and over 790,825 304,040 486,780 3,980 1,385 2,595
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.2 13.4 14.9 19.7 18.1 21.2
0 to 17 years (%) 17.0 17.1 17.0 29.2 30.2 28.2
0 to 5 years (%) 17.8 17.8 17.8 35.8 37.8 33.7
18 to 64 years (%) 13.2 12.5 13.8 17.4 15.8 18.9
65 years and over (%) 14.5 12.0 16.7 18.9 14.6 22.4
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 3,128,995 1,519,370 1,609,630 7,650 3,675 3,970
0 to 17 years 696,025 357,255 338,770 1,910 1,015 890
0 to 5 years 236,435 121,170 115,260 690 375 315
18 to 64 years 2,157,745 1,057,585 1,100,160 5,400 2,545 2,860
65 years and over 275,225 104,525 170,695 340 115 220
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.2 9.1 9.3 8.3 8.3 8.2
0 to 17 years (%) 10.2 10.2 10.2 12.5 13.1 11.9
0 to 5 years (%) 10.6 10.6 10.6 15.7 17.1 14.3
18 to 64 years (%) 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.6 9.5 9.7
65 years and over (%) 5.1 4.1 5.9 1.6 1.2 1.9
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 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,485 92,550 44,045 48,505
Official languages 33,818,210 16,709,290 17,108,920 92,525 44,035 48,490
English 29,748,265 14,806,270 14,941,995 92,505 44,020 48,480
French 10,242,945 4,952,455 5,290,495 3,925 1,685 2,240
Non-official languages 9,369,280 4,488,185 4,881,090 2,175 1,050 1,120
Aboriginal languages 263,845 127,550 136,295 150 85 65
Algonquian languages 177,570 85,505 92,065 150 85 70
Blackfoot 5,645 2,695 2,950 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 116,585 56,515 60,070 10 10 0
Atikamekw 6,640 3,335 3,305 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 11,440 5,500 5,945 0 0 0
Moose Cree 195 80 115 0 0 0
Naskapi 1,465 710 755 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 545 225 320 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5,905 2,705 3,200 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 40 30 10 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 2,345 995 1,350 0 10 0
Woods Cree 2,665 1,230 1,435 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 86,115 42,080 44,035 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 9,765 4,710 5,050 145 75 70
Malecite 755 370 390 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 9,025 4,350 4,670 140 75 65
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 46,685 22,100 24,585 0 0 0
Algonquin 2,480 1,165 1,315 0 0 0
Ojibway 28,585 13,365 15,220 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 15,610 7,575 8,030 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 205 105 105 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 23,655 11,340 12,320 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 23,570 11,300 12,265 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 210 105 100 0 0 0
Beaver 340 180 165 0 0 0
Carrier 2,105 955 1,145 0 0 0
Chilcotin 1,150 535 610 0 0 0
Dene 13,060 6,270 6,790 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 2,375 1,210 1,165 0 0 0
Gwich'in 360 165 200 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 150 60 90 0 0 0
Sekani 185 85 100 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 2,815 1,340 1,475 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 1,010 475 530 0 0 0
South Slavey 1,365 660 710 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 680 320 360 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 630 340 285 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 365 205 170 0 0 0
Tahltan 270 140 130 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 420 160 260 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 285 115 170 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 145 50 95 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 85 35 50 0 0 0
Haida 465 205 260 0 0 0
Inuit languages 42,980 21,355 21,630 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 1,975 895 1,080 0 0 0
Inuktitut 40,620 20,280 20,340 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 470 225 240 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 2,800 1,240 1,555 0 0 0
Cayuga 125 40 85 0 0 0
Mohawk 2,415 1,120 1,295 0 0 0
Oneida 180 60 125 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 115 45 75 0 0 0
Kutenai 175 95 80 0 0 0
Michif 1,210 585 625 0 0 0
Salish languages 5,750 2,730 3,015 0 0 0
Comox 185 75 110 0 0 0
Halkomelem 1,060 475 585 0 0 0
Lillooet 790 405 385 0 0 0
Okanagan 820 370 450 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 1,305 640 665 0 0 0
Squamish 285 125 155 0 0 0
Straits 360 160 200 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 450 220 235 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 565 295 270 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5,430 2,665 2,770 0 0 0
Dakota 1,760 870 890 0 0 0
Stoney 3,675 1,805 1,875 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 140 70 70 0 0 0
Tlingit 260 140 120 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 2,730 1,350 1,380 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 1,305 645 660 0 0 0
Nisga'a 1,060 545 515 0 0 0
Tsimshian 410 180 235 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 1,490 680 805 0 0 0
Haisla 175 65 110 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 125 50 75 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 605 285 320 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 565 265 300 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 665 310 360 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 9,107,075 4,361,420 4,745,660 2,025 970 1,050
Afro-Asiatic languages 837,355 432,560 404,795 175 75 95
Berber languages 29,460 15,745 13,715 0 0 0
Kabyle 17,120 9,100 8,015 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 12,505 6,735 5,775 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 57,125 26,870 30,250 0 0 0
Bilen 1,085 625 470 0 0 0
Oromo 6,245 3,070 3,175 0 0 0
Somali 49,665 23,070 26,590 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 480 220 265 0 0 0
Semitic languages 771,130 400,780 370,350 160 70 90
Amharic 33,670 16,675 16,995 0 0 0
Arabic 629,055 329,235 299,820 160 70 85
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 19,745 9,720 10,020 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 7,115 3,505 3,610 0 0 0
Harari 1,710 855 860 0 0 0
Hebrew 75,020 38,730 36,290 0 0 0
Maltese 7,625 3,760 3,870 0 0 10
Tigrigna 21,340 10,640 10,705 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 3,220 1,655 1,565 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 2,775 1,440 1,335 10 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 224,865 105,845 119,020 10 10 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 27,035 12,640 14,400 0 0 0
Vietnamese 198,895 93,735 105,155 15 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 190 70 120 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 656,200 273,075 383,125 120 55 65
Bikol 2,075 885 1,190 0 0 0
Cebuano 27,045 10,960 16,085 0 0 0
Fijian 1,660 955 705 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 7,925 3,200 4,720 0 0 0
Ilocano 34,530 13,805 20,730 10 10 0
Malagasy 2,335 1,120 1,220 0 0 0
Malay 22,470 10,370 12,100 10 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5,425 2,445 2,980 0 0 0
Pangasinan 1,800 790 1,015 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 612,735 253,210 359,530 120 50 70
Waray-Waray 1,395 530 860 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5,585 2,540 3,040 0 0 0
Creole languages 155,615 70,545 85,070 15 10 0
Haitian Creole 6,850 3,140 3,710 10 10 10
Creole, n.o.s. 133,045 59,890 73,160 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 16,635 7,955 8,675 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 250,180 126,220 123,960 35 20 10
Kannada 8,245 4,180 4,065 0 10 0
Malayalam 37,810 19,410 18,400 15 10 0
Tamil 189,860 94,640 95,220 20 10 10
Telugu 23,160 12,770 10,390 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 790 385 405 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 870 435 435 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 5,158,010 2,506,455 2,651,555 995 490 505
Albanian 31,930 16,140 15,790 0 10 0
Armenian 41,295 19,980 21,315 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 817,315 384,960 432,350 145 50 95
Baltic languages 14,675 6,470 8,205 20 10 15
Latvian 6,500 2,960 3,540 10 10 10
Lithuanian 8,185 3,510 4,675 0 0 0
Slavic languages 805,915 379,965 425,945 130 50 80
Belarusan 2,265 1,070 1,195 0 0 0
Bosnian 18,265 9,055 9,215 0 0 0
Bulgarian 22,425 10,920 11,505 0 0 0
Croatian 69,840 34,515 35,325 10 0 10
Czech 28,720 13,675 15,050 0 0 0
Macedonian 23,075 11,190 11,880 0 10 0
Polish 214,965 99,365 115,600 50 20 25
Russian 269,645 127,055 142,595 20 15 10
Serbian 73,775 37,040 36,740 10 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 11,275 5,525 5,750 0 10 0
Slovak 21,470 10,215 11,255 10 0 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 11,495 5,205 6,290 0 0 0
Ukrainian 132,115 58,820 73,300 35 0 35
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 3,000 1,590 1,405 10 10 0
Celtic languages 9,165 4,705 4,455 160 70 90
Scottish Gaelic 3,980 2,010 1,975 165 70 95
Welsh 1,690 830 860 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 3,590 1,915 1,680 0 0 0
Germanic languages 695,535 337,215 358,320 255 135 120
Afrikaans 23,410 11,795 11,610 0 0 0
Danish 15,745 7,320 8,425 10 0 0
Dutch 120,865 57,885 62,990 55 40 10
Frisian 2,910 1,515 1,395 0 10 0
German 502,730 245,745 256,985 190 95 95
Icelandic 1,780 830 945 0 0 0
Norwegian 8,120 3,860 4,260 10 10 0
Swedish 14,140 6,510 7,635 0 10 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 4,400 1,945 2,455 10 0 0
Yiddish 20,985 10,435 10,550 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 8,710 4,425 4,285 10 10 0
Greek 150,965 75,510 75,455 55 30 25
Indo-Iranian languages 1,658,220 840,850 817,365 145 95 50
Indo-Aryan languages 1,387,805 704,370 683,435 130 90 45
Bengali 91,220 46,935 44,285 10 0 10
Gujarati 149,045 74,765 74,285 10 0 0
Hindi 433,365 221,665 211,700 40 30 10
Kashmiri 905 490 420 10 10 0
Konkani 6,790 3,185 3,605 0 0 0
Marathi 15,570 8,200 7,365 0 0 0
Nepali 21,380 10,915 10,470 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 1,535 755 775 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 668,240 341,450 326,790 25 20 0
Sindhi 20,260 9,310 10,945 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 27,825 13,970 13,855 0 0 0
Urdu 322,220 164,685 157,535 70 45 30
Iranian languages 281,715 142,030 139,680 10 0 10
Kurdish 15,290 8,290 7,000 10 0 0
Pashto 23,180 12,465 10,715 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 252,320 126,565 125,755 10 0 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 8,875 4,715 4,155 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 1,897,630 898,530 999,100 260 120 140
Catalan 2,035 1,145 890 0 0 0
Italian 574,725 278,500 296,225 85 40 40
Portuguese 295,955 144,465 151,485 25 15 10
Romanian 115,050 55,275 59,770 0 0 0
Spanish 995,255 460,250 535,010 170 75 100
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 2,680 1,610 1,075 0 0 0
Japanese 83,090 36,760 46,335 30 0 25
Kartvelian languages 2,150 1,075 1,075 0 0 0
Georgian 2,150 1,080 1,070 0 0 0
Korean 172,755 80,170 92,590 55 30 25
Mongolic languages 2,090 960 1,130 0 0 0
Mongolian 2,090 960 1,130 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 177,215 88,135 89,080 45 20 20
Akan (Twi) 22,145 10,810 11,340 0 0 0
Bamanankan 3,190 1,660 1,530 0 0 0
Edo 3,220 1,510 1,705 0 0 0
Ewe 3,000 1,685 1,315 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 4,725 2,460 2,260 0 0 0
Ga 2,250 1,140 1,110 0 0 0
Ganda 2,495 1,175 1,320 0 0 0
Igbo 8,850 4,710 4,140 0 0 0
Lingala 17,010 7,865 9,145 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 8,590 4,075 4,515 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 7,860 3,600 4,260 0 0 0
Shona 5,425 2,530 2,905 0 0 0
Swahili 38,680 19,565 19,115 0 0 0
Wolof 8,240 4,455 3,785 0 0 0
Yoruba 22,420 11,475 10,940 15 0 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 40,760 20,375 20,385 25 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 7,015 3,520 3,495 0 0 10
Dinka 2,475 1,280 1,190 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 4,555 2,240 2,315 10 10 0
Sign languages 48,115 18,985 29,130 65 10 55
American Sign Language 21,930 7,780 14,155 40 10 30
Quebec Sign Language 4,665 1,665 3,005 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 22,275 9,835 12,440 35 0 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,430,440 672,100 758,340 500 260 240
Chinese languages 1,413,110 663,465 749,640 495 255 240
Cantonese 699,125 325,840 373,285 80 35 50
Hakka 12,445 5,555 6,890 0 0 0
Mandarin 814,450 377,635 436,815 395 210 180
Min Dong 1,045 440 600 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 42,840 19,005 23,835 10 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 16,530 7,490 9,040 15 10 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 41,690 19,995 21,690 45 15 25
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 590 250 340 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 18,270 9,100 9,175 0 0 0
Burmese 4,995 2,490 2,500 0 0 0
Karenic languages 4,895 2,425 2,475 0 0 0
Tibetan 7,050 3,555 3,490 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 2,375 1,160 1,220 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 30,400 13,210 17,195 10 10 10
Lao 17,235 8,240 8,990 0 0 0
Thai 15,390 5,875 9,520 10 10 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 115 50 65 0 0 0
Turkic languages 60,530 31,585 28,945 10 0 0
Azerbaijani 5,450 2,885 2,565 0 0 0
Turkish 50,775 26,605 24,165 10 0 10
Uyghur 1,385 685 700 0 0 0
Uzbek 2,465 1,230 1,235 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,870 905 965 0 0 0
Uralic languages 94,810 44,270 50,545 0 0 0
Estonian 6,070 2,750 3,315 0 0 0
Finnish 17,595 7,540 10,050 0 0 0
Hungarian 71,285 34,005 37,280 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 9,730 5,375 4,355 10 15 0
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 34,460,065 16,971,580 17,488,490 92,555 44,045 48,510
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 32,034,590 15,799,495 16,235,090 91,310 43,400 47,910
Canadian citizens aged under 18 6,652,795 3,412,785 3,240,010 15,370 7,885 7,485
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 25,381,795 12,386,710 12,995,080 75,940 35,515 40,425
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 2,425,480 1,172,085 1,253,400 1,245 650 595
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 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,485 92,555 44,045 48,510
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 26,412,610 13,124,325 13,288,290 90,205 42,840 47,365
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 7,540,830 3,586,495 3,954,330 1,690 875 815
Before 1981 1,941,510 927,795 1,013,715 915 450 465
1981 to 1990 915,555 439,245 476,310 145 80 65
1991 to 2000 1,486,655 696,720 789,940 105 45 60
2001 to 2010 1,985,035 940,570 1,044,465 255 140 115
2001 to 2005 928,935 439,890 489,050 120 70 50
2006 to 2010 1,056,095 500,680 555,415 135 70 65
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 1,212,075 582,175 629,895 275 165 110
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 506,625 260,755 245,870 655 330 330
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 7,540,830 3,586,500 3,954,335 1,690 875 815
Under 5 years 731,340 364,165 367,175 285 135 150
5 to 14 years 1,311,810 665,870 645,945 315 190 125
15 to 24 years 1,604,430 724,430 880,005 365 155 210
25 to 44 years 3,198,920 1,513,970 1,684,950 625 335 290
45 years and over 694,320 318,060 376,260 100 60 40
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 7,540,830 3,586,495 3,954,330 1,690 875 815
Americas 1,128,745 510,650 618,100 355 150 205
Brazil 29,320 13,235 16,080 0 0 0
Colombia 70,035 32,065 37,965 0 0 0
El Salvador 48,080 23,865 24,215 0 0 0
Guyana 87,685 38,940 48,745 0 0 0
Haiti 93,480 40,955 52,525 0 0 0
Jamaica 138,345 59,960 78,390 15 0 10
Mexico 80,585 37,530 43,055 10 10 10
Peru 29,615 12,950 16,665 10 10 0
Trinidad and Tobago 65,040 29,325 35,710 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 253,715 113,505 140,215 300 120 180
Other places of birth in Americas 232,850 108,325 124,530 25 15 15
Europe 2,088,410 1,015,145 1,073,260 845 470 375
Bosnia and Herzegovina 36,135 18,050 18,085 0 0 0
Croatia 40,045 20,005 20,035 10 10 0
France 105,565 55,395 50,170 20 10 15
Germany 145,845 69,525 76,320 135 55 85
Greece 62,715 31,580 31,135 30 15 15
Hungary 36,820 17,945 18,875 0 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 28,325 14,355 13,970 30 25 0
Italy 236,640 118,595 118,040 35 25 10
Netherlands 88,475 45,185 43,295 45 35 15
Poland 146,465 66,450 80,020 20 10 10
Portugal 139,450 68,150 71,300 0 0 0
Romania 90,305 42,795 47,510 0 0 0
Russian Federation 78,685 34,265 44,420 10 0 10
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 33,320 16,325 17,000 10 0 0
Ukraine 73,030 33,360 39,665 15 0 15
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 499,115 243,225 255,890 445 260 185
Other places of birth in Europe 247,470 119,945 127,530 50 35 20
Africa 637,485 322,510 314,970 110 55 50
Algeria 64,620 33,920 30,705 0 10 0
Egypt 64,615 34,125 30,495 0 0 10
Ethiopia 32,790 15,980 16,810 0 0 0
Kenya 27,150 12,810 14,340 0 0 0
Morocco 69,655 36,120 33,535 0 0 0
Nigeria 42,430 21,830 20,600 25 20 10
Somalia 27,230 12,070 15,160 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 44,660 22,205 22,460 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 264,320 133,450 130,870 55 35 25
Asia 3,629,160 1,709,985 1,919,175 365 190 180
Afghanistan 51,955 26,030 25,930 0 0 0
Bangladesh 58,735 29,875 28,865 10 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 649,260 290,800 358,460 90 50 40
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 208,940 98,020 110,915 0 0 10
India 668,565 334,030 334,540 45 35 10
IranCensus data footnote 61 154,425 77,970 76,455 10 0 10
Iraq 68,485 34,785 33,705 0 0 0
Japan 27,240 7,955 19,285 15 0 15
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 123,305 57,170 66,140 0 0 0
Lebanon 88,745 47,295 41,450 10 10 0
Pakistan 202,260 103,225 99,035 65 40 20
Philippines 588,305 247,095 341,210 80 20 55
Sri Lanka 131,995 64,825 67,170 10 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 52,960 26,595 26,365 0 10 0
Taiwan 63,770 28,170 35,605 0 0 0
Viet Nam 169,250 78,000 91,250 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 320,965 158,150 162,815 25 15 15
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 57,030 28,210 28,825 15 15 0
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 1,212,075 582,180 629,895 275 165 110
Americas 152,595 72,870 79,720 35 15 20
Brazil 8,500 4,000 4,490 0 0 0
Colombia 15,300 6,885 8,415 0 0 0
Cuba 5,370 2,545 2,820 0 0 0
Haiti 19,985 9,160 10,830 0 0 0
Jamaica 12,495 6,680 5,820 10 10 10
Mexico 18,660 9,090 9,575 0 0 0
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 33,060 16,480 16,580 15 0 10
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 6,425 2,990 3,435 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Americas 32,790 15,040 17,750 10 10 0
Europe 140,030 70,995 69,035 40 25 15
France 24,150 13,000 11,150 10 0 0
Germany 6,300 3,255 3,045 10 0 0
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 5,660 3,540 2,120 10 10 0
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 5,900 2,735 3,165 0 0 0
Romania 7,610 3,330 4,280 0 0 0
Russian Federation 11,565 4,485 7,080 0 0 0
Ukraine 13,425 6,015 7,410 0 0 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 24,445 14,235 10,215 20 15 0
Other places of birth in Europe 40,970 20,405 20,570 10 0 10
Africa 162,800 81,545 81,245 35 15 15
Algeria 17,175 8,440 8,735 0 10 0
Cameroon 10,265 5,005 5,255 0 0 0
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7,400 3,570 3,835 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 6,240 3,030 3,210 0 0 0
Egypt 16,115 8,445 7,665 10 0 10
Eritrea 6,050 3,195 2,855 0 0 0
Ethiopia 7,510 3,625 3,890 0 0 0
Morocco 15,105 7,470 7,635 0 0 0
Nigeria 17,285 8,850 8,435 20 10 10
Somalia 5,335 2,600 2,730 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 5,765 2,935 2,830 0 0 0
Tunisia 6,700 3,475 3,230 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Africa 41,855 20,905 20,950 0 0 0
Asia 748,700 352,095 396,610 160 100 60
Afghanistan 9,240 4,530 4,710 0 0 0
Bangladesh 12,900 6,445 6,460 0 0 0
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 129,020 57,745 71,270 40 30 10
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 4,975 2,090 2,880 0 0 0
India 147,190 75,145 72,045 15 15 0
IranCensus data footnote 61 42,070 20,580 21,490 0 0 0
Iraq 20,665 10,345 10,320 0 0 0
Israel 4,740 2,615 2,130 0 0 0
Japan 4,905 1,250 3,655 0 0 0
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 21,710 9,630 12,075 0 0 0
Lebanon 9,375 4,980 4,400 0 0 0
Nepal 7,505 3,780 3,715 0 0 0
Pakistan 41,480 20,530 20,945 40 25 15
Philippines 188,810 83,050 105,760 50 25 25
Saudi Arabia 5,465 2,820 2,640 10 10 0
Sri Lanka 11,495 5,190 6,305 0 0 0
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 29,945 15,245 14,700 0 0 0
Taiwan 4,310 1,685 2,625 0 0 0
Turkey 4,255 2,365 1,890 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 6,135 3,220 2,910 0 0 0
Viet Nam 11,210 4,500 6,705 0 0 0
Other places of birth in Asia 31,320 14,345 16,970 0 0 0
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 7,955 4,670 3,280 10 0 0
Australia 4,965 2,950 2,010 10 10 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 2,990 1,720 1,270 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 34,460,060 16,971,575 17,488,485 92,555 44,045 48,505
First generationCensus data footnote 69 8,219,555 3,936,045 4,283,505 2,530 1,300 1,235
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 6,100,725 3,053,075 3,047,650 4,675 2,125 2,555
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 20,139,790 9,982,460 10,157,330 85,340 40,615 44,725
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 5,703,615 2,709,530 2,994,085 790 440 350
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 2,994,130 1,496,240 1,497,885 440 255 185
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 1,220,755 755,370 465,380 220 150 70
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 1,773,380 740,870 1,032,510 220 100 115
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 1,782,490 728,085 1,054,400 305 150 155
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 858,845 453,675 405,175 45 30 15
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 68,145 31,530 36,615 0 10 0
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,485 92,555 44,045 48,510
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 1,673,785 813,520 860,265 3,330 1,595 1,735
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 1,629,805 792,970 836,835 3,165 1,520 1,645
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 977,235 471,510 505,725 1,525 745 785
Métis 587,545 289,435 298,115 1,520 705 815
Inuk (Inuit) 65,030 32,030 32,995 115 65 50
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 21,310 10,165 11,145 55 35 20
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 22,670 10,385 12,290 115 40 70
Non-Aboriginal identity 32,786,280 16,158,060 16,628,225 89,225 42,450 46,775
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 34,460,065 16,971,580 17,488,490 92,555 44,045 48,505
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 820,120 395,670 424,445 1,040 525 515
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 33,639,945 16,575,905 17,064,040 91,515 43,525 47,990
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,490 92,550 44,045 48,510
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 727,790 356,970 370,815 605 295 310
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 709,235 347,985 361,245 570 270 300
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 573,215 280,040 293,180 365 160 210
Métis single ancestry 91,255 45,740 45,515 185 100 85
Inuit single ancestry 44,765 22,210 22,555 20 15 0
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 18,555 8,985 9,565 35 20 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 15,140 7,305 7,835 20 15 10
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 2,470 1,205 1,265 10 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestries 770 390 380 0 0 10
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 170 85 85 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 1,402,735 669,710 733,025 4,020 1,840 2,185
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 1,347,610 644,210 703,400 3,875 1,775 2,100
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 881,455 418,215 463,235 2,355 1,130 1,225
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 441,000 213,940 227,065 1,310 565 745
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 25,155 12,045 13,105 215 80 135
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 55,125 25,505 29,625 145 60 85
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 49,325 22,740 26,585 135 55 75
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,470 1,655 1,815 0 0 0
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,005 940 1,065 10 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 325 170 160 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 32,329,545 15,944,900 16,384,645 87,925 41,910 46,015
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,485 92,555 44,045 48,505
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 7,674,580 3,725,090 3,949,495 2,415 1,230 1,190
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 1,924,635 977,690 946,945 265 150 115
Chinese 1,577,060 746,400 830,665 550 285 265
Black 1,198,540 580,070 618,475 1,100 545 555
Filipino 780,125 341,800 438,330 125 55 65
Latin American 447,325 215,460 231,860 40 20 20
Arab 523,235 276,425 246,810 200 110 90
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 313,260 148,880 164,385 20 10 10
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 264,305 133,475 130,825 10 0 0
Korean 188,710 89,110 99,600 50 30 25
Japanese 92,920 40,105 52,815 25 10 20
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 132,090 62,540 69,550 20 10 10
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 232,375 113,140 119,230 20 10 10
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 26,785,480 13,246,485 13,539,000 90,140 42,815 47,320
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 34,460,065 16,971,575 17,488,485 92,550 44,045 48,505
North American Aboriginal origins 2,130,520 1,026,675 1,103,840 4,630 2,135 2,495
First Nations (North American Indian) 1,525,570 731,410 794,155 2,890 1,370 1,520
Inuit 79,130 38,695 40,435 260 105 150
Métis 599,995 291,310 308,690 1,670 750 920
Other North American origins 11,628,535 5,745,695 5,882,835 41,390 19,605 21,785
Acadian 119,675 57,805 61,865 985 465 525
American 377,405 182,690 194,715 215 110 105
Canadian 11,135,965 5,501,595 5,634,370 40,140 19,030 21,100
New Brunswicker 1,490 800 685 0 0 0
Newfoundlander 22,215 11,420 10,800 390 165 225
Nova Scotian 3,700 1,770 1,930 60 25 35
Ontarian 3,925 1,980 1,945 10 0 0
Québécois 194,560 99,320 95,235 0 0 10
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 1,895 950 945 0 0 0
European origins 19,683,320 9,687,715 9,995,605 66,160 31,320 34,840
British Isles origins 11,211,850 5,474,735 5,737,115 58,340 27,460 30,870
Channel Islander 3,595 1,740 1,855 0 0 0
Cornish 1,975 995 975 0 0 0
English 6,320,085 3,069,515 3,250,570 23,010 10,475 12,540
Irish 4,627,000 2,195,620 2,431,385 21,960 10,455 11,505
Manx 6,125 3,090 3,040 0 0 0
Scottish 4,799,005 2,323,390 2,475,620 37,935 17,800 20,135
Welsh 474,805 226,600 248,210 1,535 700 835
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 644,695 307,090 337,610 950 410 540
French origins 4,680,820 2,283,480 2,397,340 15,980 7,405 8,575
Alsatian 2,800 1,300 1,495 0 0 0
Breton 11,845 5,765 6,080 0 0 0
Corsican 1,750 950 805 0 0 0
French 4,670,595 2,278,430 2,392,165 15,980 7,405 8,570
Western European origins (except French origins) 4,600,855 2,258,095 2,342,760 4,820 2,225 2,590
Austrian 207,050 100,775 106,275 65 20 40
Bavarian 940 485 455 0 0 0
Belgian 186,665 91,395 95,270 505 255 245
Dutch 1,111,655 546,565 565,090 1,375 660 720
Flemish 11,685 5,730 5,960 0 10 0
Frisian 4,590 2,395 2,195 0 0 0
German 3,322,405 1,626,785 1,695,615 3,125 1,425 1,705
Luxembourger 3,915 2,025 1,890 0 0 0
Swiss 155,120 76,935 78,185 40 25 20
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 3,365 1,645 1,720 0 0 0
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,201,320 579,005 622,315 1,015 435 585
Danish 207,470 100,660 106,810 235 95 140
Finnish 143,645 69,045 74,600 85 25 60
Icelandic 101,795 49,875 51,915 10 0 0
Norwegian 463,275 223,075 240,200 395 185 215
Swedish 349,645 163,545 186,095 250 100 150
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 52,780 26,965 25,820 90 40 45
Eastern European origins 3,431,245 1,666,740 1,764,505 4,620 2,090 2,530
Bulgarian 34,565 16,935 17,625 25 20 10
Byelorussian 20,710 10,190 10,515 10 0 10
Czech 104,580 51,555 53,030 115 60 60
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 40,715 19,235 21,480 90 35 55
Estonian 24,530 11,715 12,815 0 0 0
Hungarian 348,085 170,040 178,045 380 195 185
Latvian 30,725 14,920 15,805 30 15 20
Lithuanian 59,285 28,745 30,535 225 90 135
Moldovan 14,915 7,265 7,650 0 0 0
Polish 1,106,585 533,830 572,750 2,320 1,050 1,270
Romanian 238,050 114,705 123,345 140 40 100
Russian 622,445 297,600 324,850 290 105 190
Slovak 72,285 35,360 36,925 70 25 45
Ukrainian 1,359,655 663,560 696,095 1,435 650 780
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 20,415 9,895 10,520 35 25 10
Southern European origins 3,012,375 1,494,605 1,517,775 4,640 2,300 2,340
Albanian 36,185 18,385 17,800 0 0 0
Bosnian 26,740 13,320 13,420 0 0 0
Catalan 1,280 740 535 0 0 0
Croatian 133,970 67,825 66,140 50 25 25
Cypriot 5,650 2,850 2,795 0 0 0
Greek 271,410 137,405 134,005 315 150 165
Italian 1,587,965 794,525 793,445 3,565 1,760 1,805
Kosovar 2,865 1,470 1,395 0 0 0
Macedonian 43,110 21,650 21,460 10 0 0
Maltese 41,920 20,955 20,965 75 45 35
Montenegrin 4,160 2,180 1,985 0 0 0
Portuguese 482,605 239,360 243,250 200 100 100
Serbian 96,530 49,095 47,440 0 0 0
Sicilian 6,940 3,500 3,435 10 0 0
Slovenian 40,470 20,105 20,365 0 0 0
Spanish 396,460 184,520 211,945 450 210 235
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 38,480 18,620 19,860 45 30 15
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 2,170 1,030 1,135 0 0 0
Other European origins 226,695 115,110 111,580 215 135 85
Basque 6,965 3,690 3,275 15 15 0
Jewish 143,660 72,625 71,035 50 35 20
Roma (Gypsy) 4,630 2,195 2,440 10 0 0
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 4,870 2,560 2,310 0 0 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 67,890 34,730 33,160 140 85 60
Caribbean origins 749,155 349,810 399,345 290 145 145
Antiguan 4,500 2,115 2,385 10 0 0
Bahamian 3,675 1,915 1,760 10 0 0
Barbadian 37,780 17,745 20,035 65 35 30
Bermudan 3,075 1,435 1,640 0 0 0
Carib 3,030 1,175 1,860 0 0 0
Cuban 29,065 13,800 15,270 10 10 0
Dominican 23,130 11,000 12,125 0 0 0
Grenadian 17,915 7,835 10,080 10 0 0
Guadeloupean 1,125 515 605 0 0 0
Haitian 165,095 76,460 88,635 0 0 0
Jamaican 309,485 145,080 164,410 85 40 45
Kittitian/Nevisian 2,915 1,460 1,460 0 0 0
Martinican 2,010 900 1,110 0 0 0
Montserratan 930 460 470 0 0 0
Puerto Rican 3,405 1,645 1,765 0 0 10
St. Lucian 8,985 4,095 4,890 0 0 0
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 78,965 37,325 41,635 0 0 0
Vincentian/Grenadinian 17,420 7,475 9,945 0 0 0
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 70,270 31,625 38,645 120 55 60
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 26,830 12,520 14,310 0 0 0
Latin, Central and South American origins 674,640 325,210 349,430 60 35 25
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 22,725 10,875 11,850 0 0 0
Arawak 1,440 610 830 0 0 0
Argentinian 20,680 10,130 10,545 0 0 0
Belizean 1,755 915 845 0 0 0
Bolivian 5,055 2,480 2,580 0 0 0
Brazilian 36,830 17,380 19,455 0 0 0
Chilean 45,190 22,280 22,910 0 0 0
Colombian 96,325 45,590 50,735 10 0 10
Costa Rican 5,535 2,680 2,855 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 25,405 11,995 13,415 0 0 0
Guatemalan 26,275 13,360 12,915 0 0 0
Guyanese 84,275 39,530 44,745 0 0 0
Hispanic 11,055 5,380 5,670 10 0 0
Honduran 10,650 5,235 5,415 0 0 0
Maya 6,285 3,350 2,940 0 0 0
Mexican 128,485 62,890 65,595 30 10 15
Nicaraguan 13,705 6,650 7,055 0 0 0
Panamanian 4,700 2,210 2,495 0 0 0
Paraguayan 4,325 2,165 2,160 0 0 0
Peruvian 42,145 19,645 22,505 0 0 0
Salvadorean 66,220 32,960 33,255 0 0 0
Uruguayan 6,795 3,390 3,410 0 0 0
Venezuelan 26,345 12,220 14,125 10 10 0
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 28,455 13,930 14,525 0 0 0
African origins 1,067,930 539,805 528,120 785 380 410
Central and West African origins 230,110 118,040 112,070 110 60 50
Akan 1,955 1,090 870 0 0 0
Angolan 2,960 1,475 1,480 0 0 0
Ashanti 1,585 855 735 0 0 0
Beninese 4,995 2,670 2,320 15 10 0
Burkinabe 3,150 1,665 1,485 0 0 0
Cameroonian 24,615 12,390 12,230 40 15 20
Chadian 1,845 955 885 0 0 0
Congolese 38,365 18,925 19,440 0 10 0
Edo 1,945 1,095 855 0 0 0
Ewe 845 470 375 0 0 0
Gabonese 1,405 660 750 0 0 0
Gambian 975 495 475 0 0 0
Ghanaian 35,495 17,720 17,770 10 0 0
Guinean 7,240 3,785 3,455 0 0 0
Ibo 5,315 2,850 2,470 0 0 0
Ivorian 10,935 5,485 5,450 0 0 0
Liberian 2,485 1,130 1,360 0 0 0
Malian 4,490 2,280 2,210 0 0 0
Malinké 1,125 585 535 0 0 0
Nigerian 51,835 27,025 24,805 45 25 15
Peulh 2,435 1,270 1,170 0 0 0
Senegalese 10,175 5,500 4,670 0 0 0
Sierra Leonean 2,620 1,330 1,295 0 0 0
Togolese 5,300 2,870 2,430 0 0 0
Wolof 840 495 345 0 0 0
Yoruba 9,585 5,075 4,515 0 0 0
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 15,380 7,940 7,445 0 0 0
North African origins 355,045 185,775 169,270 50 25 20
Algerian 67,335 34,755 32,580 25 10 15
Berber 37,060 19,685 17,375 0 0 0
Coptic 3,535 1,860 1,680 0 0 0
Dinka 900 500 400 0 0 0
Egyptian 99,140 51,730 47,410 10 10 10
Libyan 7,740 4,135 3,605 10 0 0
Maure 1,190 655 535 0 0 0
Moroccan 103,940 54,005 49,945 0 0 0
Sudanese 19,960 10,315 9,645 10 0 0
Tunisian 25,645 13,985 11,665 0 0 0
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 6,115 3,320 2,795 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins 260,145 128,325 131,815 35 15 20
Afrikaner 1,870 955 915 0 0 0
Amhara 1,530 815 715 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 3,965 2,175 1,785 0 0 0
Burundian 10,990 5,405 5,580 0 0 0
Djiboutian 1,710 790 920 0 0 0
Eritrean 25,255 12,830 12,430 10 10 0
Ethiopian 44,065 21,680 22,385 10 0 10
Harari 665 355 305 0 0 0
Kenyan 10,915 5,230 5,685 0 0 0
Malagasy 4,500 2,175 2,325 0 0 0
Mauritian 9,325 4,655 4,665 0 0 0
Oromo 3,350 1,745 1,605 0 0 0
Rwandan 10,775 5,065 5,705 0 0 0
Seychellois 1,285 575 710 0 0 0
Somali 62,550 30,215 32,330 0 0 0
South African 41,375 20,575 20,800 0 0 10
Tanzanian 4,710 2,400 2,310 0 0 0
Tigrian 2,155 1,160 995 0 0 0
Ugandan 5,705 2,875 2,830 0 0 0
Zambian 1,860 935 920 0 0 0
Zimbabwean 8,090 3,975 4,110 0 0 0
Zulu 945 475 475 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 17,305 8,445 8,860 10 0 0
Other African origins 239,560 116,400 123,165 600 275 325
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 30,385 14,015 16,370 135 65 65
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 212,005 103,790 108,215 475 215 260
Asian origins 6,095,235 2,958,120 3,137,115 2,315 1,205 1,115
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 1,011,145 518,170 492,980 1,195 615 580
Afghan 83,995 42,320 41,675 0 0 0
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 111,400 58,930 52,475 120 60 65
Armenian 63,810 31,505 32,305 0 0 0
Assyrian 13,835 7,115 6,720 10 0 0
Azerbaijani 6,425 3,230 3,200 0 0 0
Georgian 4,775 2,430 2,345 0 0 0
Hazara 1,515 810 705 0 0 0
Iranian 210,405 106,565 103,840 20 15 10
Iraqi 70,925 35,965 34,955 0 0 0
Israeli 28,735 15,065 13,675 0 0 0
Jordanian 14,250 7,520 6,735 0 0 0
Kazakh 3,330 1,615 1,710 0 0 10
Kurd 16,315 8,810 7,515 10 0 0
Kuwaiti 2,235 1,185 1,055 35 0 30
Kyrgyz 1,060 510 550 0 0 0
Lebanese 219,555 112,970 106,590 925 470 450
Palestinian 44,820 23,900 20,920 0 0 0
Pashtun 4,810 2,565 2,245 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian 6,810 3,935 2,880 30 15 10
Syrian 77,045 38,445 38,600 130 85 50
Tajik 2,905 1,410 1,495 0 0 0
Tatar 4,825 2,155 2,670 0 0 0
Turk 63,955 32,855 31,100 20 0 10
Turkmen 1,040 540 500 0 0 0
Uighur 1,555 775 785 0 0 0
Uzbek 3,920 1,920 2,000 0 0 0
Yemeni 6,645 3,335 3,305 0 0 0
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 25,280 13,180 12,100 0 0 0
South Asian origins 1,963,330 993,595 969,735 250 130 120
Bangladeshi 45,940 23,645 22,300 10 0 0
Bengali 22,900 11,730 11,180 0 0 0
Bhutanese 3,600 1,765 1,835 0 0 0
East Indian 1,374,710 694,990 679,720 160 90 75
Goan 6,070 2,915 3,155 0 0 0
Gujarati 8,350 4,305 4,050 0 0 0
Kashmiri 3,115 1,605 1,510 0 0 0
Nepali 17,140 8,715 8,420 0 0 0
Pakistani 215,555 110,420 105,140 60 35 20
Punjabi 118,400 61,155 57,240 0 0 0
Sinhalese 7,285 3,605 3,685 0 0 0
Sri Lankan 152,595 75,010 77,585 15 0 20
Tamil 48,670 24,845 23,825 0 0 0
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 76,400 38,815 37,585 0 0 0
East and Southeast Asian origins 3,163,360 1,467,205 1,696,155 855 445 410
Burmese 9,335 4,535 4,795 0 0 0
Cambodian (Khmer) 38,490 18,515 19,980 0 0 0
Chinese 1,769,195 836,150 933,045 605 330 275
Filipino 837,130 369,105 468,025 130 60 70
Hmong 805 420 390 0 0 0
Indonesian 21,390 9,950 11,440 0 0 0
Japanese 121,485 53,415 68,070 35 15 20
Karen 4,510 2,275 2,240 0 0 0
Korean 198,210 93,680 104,525 50 30 20
Laotian 24,580 12,190 12,390 0 0 0
Malaysian 16,920 7,735 9,185 0 0 0
Mongolian 7,480 3,560 3,915 0 0 0
Singaporean 2,850 1,325 1,520 0 0 0
Taiwanese 36,510 16,570 19,945 10 10 10
Thai 19,010 7,330 11,680 0 0 0
Tibetan 8,040 4,055 3,985 0 0 0
Vietnamese 240,615 115,935 124,680 15 0 10
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 6,500 3,150 3,355 25 15 10
Other Asian origins 22,745 11,280 11,460 35 25 10
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 22,740 11,280 11,460 35 25 10
Oceania origins 85,470 43,030 42,440 20 10 10
Australian 42,315 21,710 20,605 20 10 0
New Zealander 15,395 8,065 7,330 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins 29,485 14,240 15,250 0 0 0
Fijian 19,375 9,280 10,090 0 0 0
Hawaiian 3,295 1,500 1,795 0 0 0
Maori 2,500 1,310 1,195 0 0 0
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 1,530 725 805 0 0 0
Samoan 1,100 625 475 0 0 0
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 2,335 1,145 1,185 0 0 0
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 14,072,075 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
Owner 9,541,320 ... ... 30,085 ... ...
Renter 4,474,530 ... ... 11,590 ... ...
Band housing 56,230 ... ... 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 14,072,075 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
Condominium 1,874,840 ... ... 465 ... ...
Not condominium 12,197,240 ... ... 41,220 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 14,072,080 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
No bedrooms 93,345 ... ... 50 ... ...
1 bedroom 1,925,015 ... ... 4,080 ... ...
2 bedrooms 3,547,090 ... ... 10,805 ... ...
3 bedrooms 4,836,485 ... ... 18,530 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 3,670,145 ... ... 8,220 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 14,072,075 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 4,068,915 ... ... 8,280 ... ...
5 rooms 2,177,045 ... ... 7,285 ... ...
6 rooms 1,981,585 ... ... 7,990 ... ...
7 rooms 1,790,180 ... ... 6,515 ... ...
8 or more rooms 4,054,355 ... ... 11,610 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.2 ... ... 6.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 14,072,080 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 13,802,060 ... ... 41,550 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 270,020 ... ... 130 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 14,072,075 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
Suitable 13,376,345 ... ... 40,415 ... ...
Not suitable 695,730 ... ... 1,265 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 14,072,080 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
1960 or before 3,126,380 ... ... 16,510 ... ...
1961 to 1980 4,185,510 ... ... 12,875 ... ...
1981 to 1990 1,977,640 ... ... 5,085 ... ...
1991 to 2000 1,746,390 ... ... 3,590 ... ...
2001 to 2005 976,390 ... ... 1,160 ... ...
2006 to 2010 1,089,750 ... ... 1,315 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 970,015 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 14,072,080 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 13,151,600 ... ... 37,530 ... ...
Major repairs needed 920,480 ... ... 4,145 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 14,072,080 ... ... 41,680 ... ...
1 household maintainer 8,324,865 ... ... 26,590 ... ...
2 household maintainers 5,404,800 ... ... 14,275 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 342,415 ... ... 810 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 14,072,080 ... ... 41,675 ... ...
15 to 24 years 437,230 ... ... 870 ... ...
25 to 34 years 1,991,685 ... ... 3,680 ... ...
35 to 44 years 2,414,920 ... ... 5,270 ... ...
45 to 54 years 2,862,870 ... ... 7,630 ... ...
55 to 64 years 2,859,315 ... ... 9,855 ... ...
65 to 74 years 2,034,220 ... ... 8,090 ... ...
75 to 84 years 1,084,700 ... ... 4,635 ... ...
85 years and over 387,135 ... ... 1,650 ... ...
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 13,798,305 ... ... 41,600 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 10,472,355 ... ... 32,935 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 3,325,950 ... ... 8,665 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 2,861,615 ... ... 7,785 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 9,368,330 ... ... 30,030 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 60.7 ... ... 47.8 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 16.6 ... ... 11.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,130 ... ... 663 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,313 ... ... 822 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 341,556 ... ... 137,758 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 443,058 ... ... 153,984 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 4,452,850 ... ... 11,595 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 13.0 ... ... 25.0 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 40.0 ... ... 45.2 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 910 ... ... 723 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,002 ... ... 743 ... ...
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 28,643,015 13,990,435 14,652,580 80,215 37,775 42,435
No certificate, diploma or degree 5,239,575 2,667,995 2,571,585 18,385 9,000 9,395
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 7,576,400 3,686,630 3,889,770 21,420 9,675 11,740
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 15,827,040 7,635,805 8,191,230 40,405 19,105 21,305
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 2,800,260 1,906,610 893,650 9,895 7,435 2,460
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 1,549,880 880,365 669,515 5,205 3,325 1,880
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 1,250,385 1,026,250 224,140 4,690 4,110 580
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 5,553,825 2,326,940 3,226,890 16,470 6,025 10,445
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 813,335 331,940 481,395 2,285 850 1,435
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 6,659,615 3,070,315 3,589,300 11,755 4,795 6,960
Bachelor's degree 4,443,835 1,967,905 2,475,935 8,255 3,235 5,025
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 462,295 203,725 258,570 1,070 465 605
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 190,925 102,530 88,395 315 195 115
Master's degree 1,331,045 651,510 679,535 1,805 705 1,095
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 231,510 144,640 86,870 315 190 125
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 18,931,380 9,268,555 9,662,830 49,020 23,135 25,890
No certificate, diploma or degree 2,169,790 1,200,110 969,685 6,455 3,485 2,965
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 4,494,585 2,247,020 2,247,565 12,890 5,965 6,925
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 12,267,005 5,821,425 6,445,580 29,675 13,680 15,995
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 2,042,430 1,377,775 664,650 6,685 5,075 1,610
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 1,145,035 639,785 505,250 3,575 2,315 1,260
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 897,390 737,990 159,405 3,115 2,765 350
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 4,241,985 1,786,065 2,455,920 12,515 4,630 7,885
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 580,885 240,040 340,850 1,535 580 950
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 5,401,705 2,417,555 2,984,155 8,945 3,395 5,550
Bachelor's degree 3,590,080 1,562,160 2,027,925 6,315 2,330 3,980
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 362,455 151,205 211,250 710 300 415
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 153,290 74,440 78,855 240 135 105
Master's degree 1,120,190 527,335 592,850 1,455 500 955
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 175,685 102,415 73,275 220 125 95
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 28,643,015 13,990,430 14,652,585 80,210 37,780 42,435
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 12,815,980 6,354,625 6,461,350 39,810 18,675 21,135
Education 1,060,095 251,290 808,800 3,585 1,030 2,560
13. Education 1,060,095 251,290 808,805 3,590 1,025 2,560
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 596,230 268,050 328,180 435 245 190
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 99,020 72,865 26,150 110 95 15
50. Visual and performing arts 497,210 195,185 302,025 320 145 175
Humanities 850,840 330,490 520,345 1,365 605 760
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 98,000 22,100 75,900 35 30 10
23. English language and literature/letters 178,590 52,785 125,810 320 110 205
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 275,525 104,135 171,390 550 185 365
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 4,160 1,640 2,520 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 51,930 30,185 21,750 60 30 25
39. Theology and religious vocations 77,490 46,285 31,200 125 80 45
54. History 111,465 59,965 51,500 245 150 90
55. French language and literature/letters 53,680 13,400 40,290 30 20 15
Social and behavioural sciences and law 1,761,900 586,455 1,175,445 3,290 830 2,465
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 24,685 5,660 19,025 45 20 20
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 182,275 68,030 114,245 210 100 115
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 324,660 26,065 298,595 1,130 165 965
22. Legal professions and studies 289,600 102,660 186,945 530 140 395
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 35,445 8,150 27,295 25 0 30
42. Psychology 281,470 71,230 210,230 670 135 530
45. Social sciences 623,775 304,660 319,110 680 265 415
Business, management and public administration 3,360,045 1,272,475 2,087,565 7,435 1,950 5,485
30.16 Accounting and computer science 6,190 1,850 4,340 20 15 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 237,835 48,815 189,015 530 85 445
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 3,116,025 1,221,805 1,894,215 6,880 1,855 5,035
Physical and life sciences and technologies 614,280 315,665 298,615 840 420 415
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 249,955 105,560 144,400 280 140 140
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 125,600 61,685 63,915 295 115 175
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 28,155 12,625 15,530 10 0 10
40. Physical sciences 179,305 122,815 56,485 170 130 45
41. Science technologies/technicians 31,270 12,980 18,290 85 35 50
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 651,480 420,370 231,110 970 505 460
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 514,685 356,435 158,250 845 475 365
25. Library science 40,820 6,495 34,320 65 10 55
27. Mathematics and statistics 86,655 50,930 35,725 55 20 35
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 9,325 6,510 2,815 10 0 0
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 3,327,405 3,022,700 304,700 10,385 9,925 455
04. Architecture and related services 114,315 72,880 41,435 30 25 0
14. Engineering 752,465 615,880 136,585 815 750 70
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 620,065 551,855 68,205 1,855 1,710 150
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 410 85 325 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 702,155 682,710 19,445 3,390 3,290 100
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 731,135 709,430 21,705 2,800 2,710 90
48. Precision production 406,855 389,850 17,005 1,490 1,445 45
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 339,050 219,040 120,010 395 255 140
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 205,930 127,925 78,005 170 85 85
03. Natural resources and conservation 133,120 91,115 42,005 220 170 55
Health and related fields 2,266,720 441,180 1,825,545 8,235 1,300 6,935
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 164,295 81,260 83,040 195 135 60
51. Health professions and related programs 2,047,680 329,010 1,718,670 7,920 1,085 6,835
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 54,740 30,910 23,830 125 80 40
Personal, protective and transportation services 995,825 507,200 488,630 3,475 2,035 1,440
12. Personal and culinary services 565,555 151,530 414,025 1,820 505 1,310
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 3,505 3,080 420 10 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 7,900 7,230 670 50 45 0
43. Security and protective services 206,745 150,540 56,205 485 400 80
49. Transportation and materials moving 212,125 194,810 17,315 1,115 1,070 45
Other 3,170 885 2,280 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 3,170 890 2,280 0 0 0
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 18,931,385 9,268,555 9,662,825 49,020 23,130 25,890
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 6,664,380 3,447,130 3,217,250 19,345 9,455 9,895
Education 727,515 160,315 567,205 2,215 550 1,670
13. Education 727,515 160,315 567,200 2,215 550 1,670
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 467,905 208,365 259,545 350 205 155
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 74,530 53,995 20,535 85 70 10
50. Visual and performing arts 393,375 154,370 239,005 270 130 140
Humanities 614,815 232,425 382,390 915 355 565
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 76,540 16,200 60,340 25 25 0
23. English language and literature/letters 133,800 38,310 95,485 225 70 155
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 191,005 71,770 119,235 395 120 280
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 3,140 1,250 1,895 0 0 0
38. Philosophy and religious studies 37,870 21,930 15,940 40 20 15
39. Theology and religious vocations 52,295 31,200 21,090 60 30 30
54. History 82,565 43,475 39,085 155 85 70
55. French language and literature/letters 37,600 8,285 29,315 15 0 10
Social and behavioural sciences and law 1,417,625 453,100 964,525 2,700 640 2,060
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 20,300 4,595 15,705 25 15 10
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 152,080 56,125 95,955 155 80 75
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 259,845 19,160 240,685 900 135 760
22. Legal professions and studies 241,170 76,720 164,445 450 100 350
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 27,310 6,390 20,920 20 0 20
42. Psychology 218,470 51,570 166,900 600 110 490
45. Social sciences 498,450 238,540 259,915 550 195 350
Business, management and public administration 2,696,770 1,000,895 1,695,875 5,500 1,415 4,080
30.16 Accounting and computer science 4,955 1,480 3,475 10 10 0
44. Public administration and social service professions 192,190 36,890 155,305 445 55 390
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 2,499,625 962,530 1,537,095 5,045 1,355 3,690
Physical and life sciences and technologies 449,870 222,120 227,755 640 310 330
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 195,830 79,945 115,880 235 105 130
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 89,205 42,265 46,945 245 95 150
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 9,280 3,850 5,430 10 0 10
40. Physical sciences 132,935 87,025 45,905 110 85 30
41. Science technologies/technicians 22,625 9,035 13,590 45 30 20
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 567,415 368,840 198,575 840 435 400
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 464,000 321,805 142,190 725 405 315
25. Library science 29,955 4,870 25,080 60 15 50
27. Mathematics and statistics 65,620 36,895 28,725 45 15 25
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 7,840 5,270 2,575 0 0 10
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 2,532,555 2,271,735 260,820 7,265 6,945 320
04. Architecture and related services 93,135 57,280 35,850 15 10 10
14. Engineering 612,265 490,980 121,285 575 530 40
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 475,045 418,595 56,450 1,310 1,200 105
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 350 70 275 0 0 0
46. Construction trades 515,630 499,670 15,960 2,400 2,325 75
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 540,800 523,425 17,375 1,990 1,930 60
48. Precision production 295,335 281,715 13,620 985 945 40
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 269,445 167,680 101,770 300 195 105
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 159,975 94,680 65,295 125 60 65
03. Natural resources and conservation 109,470 73,000 36,470 175 135 40
Health and related fields 1,749,545 342,395 1,407,145 6,330 1,080 5,250
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 129,560 63,315 66,245 170 110 60
51. Health professions and related programs 1,576,945 256,895 1,320,050 6,080 930 5,150
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 43,040 22,185 20,860 75 40 35
Personal, protective and transportation services 770,950 392,820 378,135 2,615 1,550 1,070
12. Personal and culinary services 431,415 114,395 317,025 1,325 375 950
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 2,725 2,355 375 10 10 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 4,425 3,975 445 25 20 0
43. Security and protective services 162,995 116,750 46,240 410 330 80
49. Transportation and materials moving 169,400 155,340 14,050 850 820 30
Other 2,590 745 1,845 0 0 0
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 2,585 740 1,845 0 0 0
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 28,643,015 13,990,435 14,652,585 80,210 37,775 42,435
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 12,815,975 6,354,625 6,461,350 39,805 18,675 21,135
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 15,827,040 7,635,805 8,191,235 40,405 19,100 21,305
Location of study inside Canada 13,117,190 6,299,305 6,817,890 39,110 18,470 20,640
Same as province or territory of residence 11,519,215 5,503,640 6,015,575 34,630 16,065 18,565
Different than province or territory of residence 1,597,975 795,655 802,315 4,485 2,405 2,070
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 2,709,850 1,336,505 1,373,345 1,295 635 665
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 349,540 189,995 159,545 560 250 310
Philippines 298,830 109,820 189,020 75 25 50
India 281,415 142,410 138,995 30 25 10
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 232,035 131,050 100,980 155 110 45
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 205,375 94,690 110,685 185 95 90
France 88,860 50,400 38,455 10 10 0
Other 1,253,790 618,135 635,655 275 125 150
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 18,931,380 9,268,555 9,662,830 49,020 23,130 25,890
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 6,664,380 3,447,125 3,217,250 19,345 9,450 9,895
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 12,267,005 5,821,430 6,445,575 29,675 13,675 15,995
Location of study inside Canada 10,134,590 4,807,045 5,327,545 28,805 13,290 15,515
Same as province or territory of residence 8,918,160 4,207,495 4,710,665 25,610 11,595 14,015
Different than province or territory of residence 1,216,425 599,545 616,875 3,195 1,695 1,500
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 2,132,415 1,014,385 1,118,030 865 390 480
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 254,245 131,955 122,290 380 140 240
Philippines 263,095 96,025 167,065 70 25 40
India 239,535 117,445 122,090 20 15 0
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 133,655 73,575 60,085 100 65 35
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 175,825 79,635 96,190 95 55 40
France 72,920 40,610 32,310 0 0 0
Other 993,135 475,145 517,990 205 90 115
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 28,643,020 13,990,430 14,652,585 80,210 37,775 42,435
In the labour force 18,672,475 9,731,830 8,940,645 42,595 21,245 21,350
Employed 17,230,040 8,923,540 8,306,490 35,175 16,505 18,670
Unemployed 1,442,435 808,285 634,150 7,420 4,740 2,680
Not in the labour force 9,970,545 4,258,605 5,711,945 37,615 16,530 21,085
Participation rate 65.2 69.6 61.0 53.1 56.2 50.3
Employment rate 60.2 63.8 56.7 43.9 43.7 44.0
Unemployment rate 7.7 8.3 7.1 17.4 22.3 12.6
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 28,643,020 13,990,430 14,652,580 80,210 37,775 42,435
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 9,282,005 3,930,570 5,351,440 35,200 15,295 19,910
Worked 19,361,010 10,059,865 9,301,150 45,015 22,485 22,525
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 9,626,010 5,402,110 4,223,895 19,680 9,565 10,110
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 9,735,005 4,657,755 5,077,245 25,335 12,915 12,415
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.4 42.9 42.0 38.7 37.3 40.2
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 18,672,470 9,731,825 8,940,640 42,595 21,245 21,345
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 404,350 197,705 206,640 1,295 720 575
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 18,268,125 9,534,120 8,734,000 41,305 20,530 20,775
Employee 16,073,685 8,158,745 7,914,940 38,945 18,945 19,995
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 2,194,440 1,375,380 819,060 2,360 1,585 780
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 18,672,470 9,731,830 8,940,645 42,600 21,245 21,350
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 404,350 197,710 206,640 1,295 720 575
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 18,268,120 9,534,120 8,734,005 41,300 20,525 20,775
0 Management occupations 2,013,370 1,251,165 762,205 2,815 1,765 1,055
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 2,874,305 862,870 2,011,440 5,510 1,360 4,150
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 1,273,660 990,560 283,105 1,475 1,285 185
3 Health occupations 1,245,885 244,730 1,001,155 4,350 740 3,610
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 2,138,445 672,945 1,465,495 5,120 1,700 3,420
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 557,275 255,705 301,570 740 300 440
6 Sales and service occupations 4,265,895 1,843,510 2,422,390 11,675 4,555 7,120
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 2,668,875 2,504,290 164,585 6,685 6,385 300
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 416,135 331,920 84,215 1,750 1,495 255
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 814,285 576,435 237,845 1,185 940 245
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 18,672,475 9,731,830 8,940,640 42,595 21,245 21,350
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 404,350 197,710 206,640 1,295 720 570
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 18,268,125 9,534,120 8,734,000 41,300 20,525 20,775
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 444,680 310,000 134,675 1,155 925 230
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 271,300 219,880 51,420 970 865 105
22 Utilities 136,350 100,135 36,210 355 315 45
23 Construction 1,365,010 1,196,550 168,455 3,430 3,075 355
31-33 Manufacturing 1,596,570 1,149,745 446,820 1,630 1,275 350
41 Wholesale trade 665,685 451,230 214,455 650 495 155
44-45 Retail trade 2,110,200 984,090 1,126,115 5,770 2,450 3,320
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 876,050 656,375 219,670 1,710 1,355 360
51 Information and cultural industries 420,350 243,650 176,705 565 330 235
52 Finance and insurance 790,580 327,865 462,715 710 220 495
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 333,305 184,350 148,955 410 280 130
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 1,335,125 740,520 594,605 1,290 745 545
55 Management of companies and enterprises 28,795 12,795 16,000 0 0 10
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 802,420 462,825 339,590 2,715 1,610 1,110
61 Educational services 1,346,585 420,845 925,735 3,305 1,085 2,220
62 Health care and social assistance 2,138,025 383,755 1,754,270 7,370 1,260 6,105
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 379,740 192,875 186,865 880 455 425
72 Accommodation and food services 1,283,725 535,210 748,515 3,420 1,165 2,255
81 Other services (except public administration) 814,695 371,880 442,815 1,680 860 815
91 Public administration 1,128,945 589,530 539,405 3,280 1,765 1,520
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 17,230,035 8,923,540 8,306,495 35,175 16,505 18,675
Worked at home 1,272,285 639,500 632,785 1,220 640 585
Worked outside Canada 78,815 54,235 24,580 50 40 15
No fixed workplace address 1,987,260 1,487,445 499,820 4,165 3,010 1,155
Worked at usual place 13,891,675 6,742,360 7,149,315 29,740 12,820 16,920
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 13,891,680 6,742,365 7,149,315 29,735 12,815 16,920
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 8,102,115 3,723,115 4,379,005 27,640 11,500 16,135
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 2,906,390 1,435,640 1,470,750 545 225 315
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 2,725,205 1,492,170 1,233,030 630 385 240
Commute to a different province or territory 157,970 91,445 66,525 930 705 230
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 15,878,940 8,229,810 7,649,135 33,905 15,830 18,075
Car, truck, van - as a driver 11,748,095 6,380,120 5,367,975 28,020 12,935 15,085
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 868,920 349,855 519,065 2,840 1,125 1,715
Public transit 1,968,215 846,735 1,121,485 900 605 295
Walked 877,985 392,950 485,030 1,375 645 735
Bicycle 222,130 146,615 75,515 60 40 20
Other method 193,595 113,525 80,060 715 490 225
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 15,878,945 8,229,810 7,649,130 33,905 15,830 18,075
Less than 15 minutes 4,449,920 2,071,365 2,378,555 14,660 6,020 8,640
15 to 29 minutes 5,314,295 2,725,165 2,589,130 12,970 6,110 6,855
30 to 44 minutes 3,228,845 1,782,680 1,446,165 4,495 2,505 1,985
45 to 59 minutes 1,391,060 768,115 622,940 955 590 360
60 minutes and over 1,494,830 882,485 612,345 830 595 230
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 15,878,940 8,229,810 7,649,135 33,905 15,830 18,080
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 1,073,680 781,230 292,455 1,715 1,100 615
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 2,814,750 1,754,045 1,060,710 5,945 3,010 2,935
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 4,458,835 2,217,210 2,241,620 9,110 4,625 4,485
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 3,349,975 1,408,710 1,941,265 8,180 2,905 5,275
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 1,756,265 752,940 1,003,325 3,130 1,175 1,955
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 2,425,435 1,315,670 1,109,765 5,825 3,015 2,810
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 19,956,255 10,342,970 9,613,285 46,295 23,115 23,175
Single responses 19,365,980 10,042,855 9,323,130 46,095 23,020 23,075
Official languages 19,090,545 9,897,470 9,193,075 46,055 22,995 23,050
English 15,265,335 7,952,010 7,313,320 45,875 22,945 22,920
French 3,825,215 1,945,465 1,879,750 180 50 130
Non-official languages 275,430 145,380 130,055 45 25 20
Aboriginal languages 24,950 12,385 12,565 20 10 10
Algonquian languages 14,440 7,370 7,070 20 15 0
Blackfoot 80 45 35 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 11,540 5,820 5,720 0 0 0
Atikamekw 1,095 580 515 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 2,055 970 1,085 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 370 180 190 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 40 25 10 0 0 0
Plains Cree 95 60 35 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 15 10 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 75 35 40 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 7,795 3,965 3,835 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 925 510 420 20 15 10
Malecite 10 0 10 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 915 505 410 20 15 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 1,895 995 900 0 0 0
Algonquin 45 20 25 0 0 0
Ojibway 765 380 385 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 1,080 595 485 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 1,140 530 610 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 1,135 525 610 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 20 0 15 0 0 0
Chilcotin 20 0 10 0 0 0
Dene 770 360 405 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 165 80 80 0 0 0
Gwich'in 10 10 10 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 135 65 70 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 95 45 45 0 0 0
South Slavey 35 20 20 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 10 10 10 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 10 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 10 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 10 0 10 0 0 0
Inuit languages 8,845 4,255 4,595 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 35 10 25 0 0 0
Inuktitut 8,800 4,240 4,555 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 35 10 30 0 0 0
Cayuga 10 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 35 10 25 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 110 25 85 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 15 10 10 0 0 0
Lillooet 15 10 10 0 0 0
Okanagan 20 10 20 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 35 0 30 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 15 0 15 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 260 155 105 0 0 0
Dakota 20 10 10 0 0 0
Stoney 240 145 95 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 10 10 10 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 25 0 20 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 10 10 0 0 0
Nisga'a 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 10 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 35 15 20 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 15 10 10 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 10 10 10 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 30 15 15 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 250,485 132,990 117,490 25 10 15
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,380 4,530 2,850 0 0 0
Berber languages 35 10 30 0 0 0
Kabyle 20 0 20 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 15 10 15 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 275 105 170 0 0 0
Bilen 10 10 10 0 0 0
Oromo 45 25 20 0 0 0
Somali 220 80 145 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 7,065 4,420 2,650 0 0 0
Amharic 200 95 100 0 0 0
Arabic 5,585 3,695 1,890 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 205 155 55 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 30 20 15 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 825 335 490 0 0 0
Maltese 25 15 10 0 0 0
Tigrigna 135 70 60 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 35 30 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,550 3,790 4,760 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 475 230 245 0 0 0
Vietnamese 8,070 3,560 4,510 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,850 1,750 2,095 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 75 20 55 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 25 0 15 0 0 0
Ilocano 110 50 60 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 140 75 65 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 0 10 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3,450 1,580 1,875 0 0 0
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15 0 0 0
Creole languages 350 125 225 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 25 10 15 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 315 110 200 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 2,225 1,060 1,165 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 90 50 45 0 0 0
Tamil 2,090 1,005 1,080 0 0 0
Telugu 45 10 35 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 85,550 47,305 38,245 0 0 0
Albanian 350 220 125 0 0 0
Armenian 450 220 230 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 10,075 4,745 5,330 0 0 0
Baltic languages 95 35 60 0 0 0
Latvian 40 10 25 0 0 0
Lithuanian 60 25 30 0 0 0
Slavic languages 9,980 4,710 5,270 0 0 0
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 155 90 65 0 0 0
Bulgarian 205 110 90 0 0 0
Croatian 220 130 95 0 0 0
Czech 70 40 30 0 0 0
Macedonian 95 45 55 0 0 0
Polish 2,500 1,265 1,235 0 0 0
Russian 4,850 2,135 2,720 0 0 0
Serbian 530 320 210 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 30 25 0 0 0 0
Slovak 100 60 40 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 0 10 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,210 485 725 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 25 20 10 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 15 15 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Germanic languages 13,285 7,455 5,835 0 0 0
Afrikaans 85 40 40 0 0 0
Danish 90 50 35 0 0 0
Dutch 1,165 630 540 0 0 0
Frisian 40 25 15 0 0 0
German 10,065 5,715 4,345 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 65 30 40 0 0 0
Swedish 125 55 70 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 20 15 0 0 0
Yiddish 895 390 505 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 720 495 225 0 0 0
Greek 1,020 545 475 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 37,330 21,140 16,190 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages 32,485 18,125 14,360 0 0 0
Bengali 530 275 245 0 0 0
Gujarati 880 300 585 0 0 0
Hindi 1,405 755 650 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 0 0 0
Nepali 195 95 100 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 27,870 15,945 11,920 0 0 0
Sindhi 35 10 30 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 40 25 20 0 0 0
Urdu 1,495 705 790 0 0 0
Iranian languages 4,820 3,000 1,815 0 0 0
Kurdish 185 150 40 0 0 0
Pashto 50 20 25 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 4,580 2,830 1,750 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 23,025 12,965 10,060 0 0 10
Catalan 30 10 20 0 0 0
Italian 1,705 895 805 0 0 0
Portuguese 7,490 4,795 2,695 0 0 0
Romanian 745 365 380 0 0 0
Spanish 13,030 6,885 6,145 10 0 10
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 0 0 0
Japanese 3,255 1,195 2,065 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 30 10 20 0 0 0
Georgian 30 10 20 0 0 0
Korean 12,150 6,260 5,885 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 10 10 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 235 120 115 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 25 10 20 0 0 0
Bamanankan 10 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 20 10 10 0 0 0
Igbo 10 10 0 0 0 0
Lingala 10 0 10 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 25 0 15 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 80 50 30 0 0 0
Wolof 10 0 10 0 0 0
Yoruba 15 0 15 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 20 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 1,920 740 1,180 0 0 0
American Sign Language 1,145 340 810 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 135 15 115 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 640 390 255 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 122,880 65,030 57,850 20 10 10
Chinese languages 122,610 64,880 57,730 20 10 15
Cantonese 58,815 30,485 28,340 15 0 10
Hakka 70 25 45 0 0 0
Mandarin 60,090 32,430 27,665 10 0 10
Min Dong 25 15 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 565 335 225 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 105 65 45 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,930 1,530 1,405 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 270 155 115 0 0 0
Burmese 75 35 35 0 0 0
Karenic languages 135 75 55 0 0 0
Tibetan 50 30 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 675 270 405 0 0 0
Lao 150 70 80 0 0 0
Thai 525 205 325 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 750 475 275 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 30 20 0 0 0 0
Turkish 685 435 255 0 0 0
Uyghur 15 15 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 15 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 595 270 325 0 0 0
Estonian 50 15 40 0 0 0
Finnish 105 40 65 0 0 0
Hungarian 435 225 215 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 80 45 35 0 10 0
Multiple responses 590,270 300,115 290,155 195 95 100
English and French 412,680 211,095 201,585 160 70 95
English and non-official language 154,285 77,870 76,420 40 25 15
French and non-official language 7,830 3,595 4,235 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 15,475 7,565 7,915 0 0 0
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 19,956,250 10,342,970 9,613,290 46,295 23,120 23,175
None 17,456,725 9,056,235 8,400,490 45,620 22,800 22,820
English 1,259,225 661,460 597,765 135 45 90
French 705,780 349,035 356,745 425 205 220
Non-official language 496,565 257,455 239,105 115 65 50
Aboriginal 37,615 17,215 20,400 35 25 15
Non-Aboriginal 458,945 240,245 218,710 75 40 35
English and French 2,535 1,200 1,335 0 0 0
English and non-official language 18,040 8,765 9,280 0 0 0
French and non-official language 17,265 8,730 8,540 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 115 90 30 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 34,091,785 16,783,745 17,308,035 91,810 43,705 48,105
Non-movers 29,644,795 14,593,190 15,051,605 84,270 40,070 44,205
Movers 4,446,990 2,190,555 2,256,435 7,535 3,640 3,895
Non-migrants 2,623,515 1,292,750 1,330,760 5,750 2,710 3,035
Migrants 1,823,475 897,805 925,670 1,785 925 860
Internal migrants 1,451,005 713,060 737,945 1,550 835 715
Intraprovincial migrants 1,189,525 580,895 608,630 580 315 270
Interprovincial migrants 261,475 132,160 129,315 970 525 450
External migrants 372,475 184,745 187,730 230 85 145
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 32,568,560 16,004,315 16,564,245 88,865 42,195 46,675
Non-movers 20,134,760 9,902,645 10,232,115 67,760 32,140 35,620
Movers 12,433,805 6,101,675 6,332,130 21,105 10,055 11,055
Non-migrants 6,755,630 3,314,730 3,440,905 15,780 7,360 8,415
Migrants 5,678,175 2,786,945 2,891,230 5,330 2,690 2,640
Internal migrants 4,296,720 2,104,325 2,192,395 4,430 2,205 2,220
Intraprovincial migrants 3,467,670 1,689,950 1,777,720 1,835 875 960
Interprovincial migrants 829,045 414,375 414,670 2,590 1,330 1,260
External migrants 1,381,460 682,625 698,835 905 490 415

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Canada [Country] and Cape Breton, RGM [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia (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 18, 2024).

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