Census Profile, 2016 Census
Nova Scotia [Province] and New Brunswick [Province]
Characteristic |
Nova Scotia [Province] |
New Brunswick [Province] |
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Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Counts (unless otherwise specified) | ||||||
Population and dwellings | ||||||
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 | 923,598 | ... | ... | 747,101 | ... | ... |
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 | 921,727 | ... | ... | 751,171 | ... | ... |
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 | 0.2 | ... | ... | -0.5 | ... | ... |
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 | 458,568 | ... | ... | 359,721 | ... | ... |
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 | 401,990 | ... | ... | 319,773 | ... | ... |
Population density per square kilometre | 17.4 | ... | ... | 10.5 | ... | ... |
Land area in square kilometres | 52,942.27 | ... | ... | 71,388.81 | ... | ... |
Age characteristics | ||||||
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 | 923,600 | 446,885 | 476,715 | 747,105 | 365,355 | 381,745 |
0 to 14 years | 133,825 | 68,370 | 65,455 | 110,495 | 56,320 | 54,180 |
0 to 4 years | 42,005 | 21,365 | 20,640 | 34,365 | 17,505 | 16,860 |
5 to 9 years | 45,980 | 23,650 | 22,330 | 38,250 | 19,515 | 18,735 |
10 to 14 years | 45,845 | 23,350 | 22,490 | 37,880 | 19,295 | 18,585 |
15 to 64 years | 605,950 | 295,100 | 310,845 | 487,820 | 240,535 | 247,285 |
15 to 19 years | 51,255 | 26,240 | 25,015 | 40,605 | 20,905 | 19,705 |
20 to 24 years | 56,160 | 28,150 | 28,010 | 41,445 | 21,280 | 20,165 |
25 to 29 years | 53,725 | 26,790 | 26,940 | 39,245 | 19,745 | 19,505 |
30 to 34 years | 51,730 | 25,130 | 26,600 | 41,510 | 20,140 | 21,365 |
35 to 39 years | 52,010 | 24,560 | 27,450 | 44,435 | 21,585 | 22,850 |
40 to 44 years | 57,050 | 27,245 | 29,805 | 48,430 | 23,520 | 24,910 |
45 to 49 years | 61,890 | 29,720 | 32,170 | 51,300 | 25,195 | 26,105 |
50 to 54 years | 75,675 | 36,615 | 39,065 | 61,055 | 29,795 | 31,265 |
55 to 59 years | 76,505 | 36,925 | 39,580 | 61,740 | 30,210 | 31,530 |
60 to 64 years | 69,960 | 33,735 | 36,225 | 58,060 | 28,170 | 29,895 |
65 years and over | 183,820 | 83,415 | 100,405 | 148,785 | 68,500 | 80,280 |
65 to 69 years | 63,710 | 30,810 | 32,905 | 52,160 | 25,595 | 26,570 |
70 to 74 years | 45,005 | 21,520 | 23,485 | 36,050 | 17,695 | 18,360 |
75 to 79 years | 31,545 | 14,520 | 17,030 | 25,300 | 11,835 | 13,465 |
80 to 84 years | 21,915 | 9,425 | 12,495 | 17,650 | 7,515 | 10,135 |
85 years and over | 21,645 | 7,140 | 14,505 | 17,620 | 5,860 | 11,765 |
85 to 89 years | 13,205 | 4,845 | 8,360 | 10,670 | 3,910 | 6,760 |
90 to 94 years | 6,320 | 1,830 | 4,485 | 5,305 | 1,595 | 3,715 |
95 to 99 years | 1,855 | 415 | 1,430 | 1,435 | 330 | 1,110 |
100 years and over | 270 | 45 | 225 | 205 | 30 | 185 |
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 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 |
15 to 64 years | 65.6 | 66.0 | 65.2 | 65.3 | 65.8 | 64.8 |
65 years and over | 19.9 | 18.7 | 21.1 | 19.9 | 18.7 | 21.0 |
85 years and over | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.1 |
Average age of the population | 43.5 | 42.5 | 44.4 | 43.6 | 42.7 | 44.5 |
Median age of the population | 45.5 | 44.5 | 46.4 | 45.7 | 44.8 | 46.6 |
Household and dwelling characteristics | ||||||
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 | 401,990 | ... | ... | 319,770 | ... | ... |
Single-detached house | 263,470 | ... | ... | 221,515 | ... | ... |
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys | 21,350 | ... | ... | 3,945 | ... | ... |
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 | 102,300 | ... | ... | 80,515 | ... | ... |
Semi-detached house | 20,465 | ... | ... | 12,470 | ... | ... |
Row house | 10,215 | ... | ... | 9,015 | ... | ... |
Apartment or flat in a duplex | 12,435 | ... | ... | 13,545 | ... | ... |
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys | 58,405 | ... | ... | 44,260 | ... | ... |
Other single-attached house | 780 | ... | ... | 1,230 | ... | ... |
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 | 14,870 | ... | ... | 13,795 | ... | ... |
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 | 401,990 | ... | ... | 319,775 | ... | ... |
1 person | 118,670 | ... | ... | 89,480 | ... | ... |
2 persons | 156,825 | ... | ... | 126,820 | ... | ... |
3 persons | 60,250 | ... | ... | 49,465 | ... | ... |
4 persons | 44,970 | ... | ... | 37,625 | ... | ... |
5 or more persons | 21,275 | ... | ... | 16,385 | ... | ... |
Number of persons in private households | 908,340 | ... | ... | 730,705 | ... | ... |
Average household size | 2.3 | ... | ... | 2.3 | ... | ... |
Marital status | ||||||
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 | 789,770 | 378,515 | 411,255 | 636,605 | 309,040 | 327,570 |
Married or living common law | 454,970 | 227,220 | 227,750 | 379,605 | 189,790 | 189,820 |
Married | 369,695 | 184,705 | 184,990 | 302,020 | 151,100 | 150,925 |
Living common law | 85,275 | 42,515 | 42,760 | 77,580 | 38,685 | 38,895 |
Not married and not living common law | 334,800 | 151,295 | 183,505 | 257,000 | 119,250 | 137,745 |
Never married | 209,455 | 110,175 | 99,280 | 158,070 | 85,640 | 72,430 |
Separated | 24,105 | 10,450 | 13,655 | 21,290 | 9,530 | 11,760 |
Divorced | 48,835 | 19,715 | 29,115 | 35,680 | 15,275 | 20,405 |
Widowed | 52,405 | 10,955 | 41,455 | 41,965 | 8,805 | 33,160 |
Family characteristics | ||||||
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 | 270,965 | ... | ... | 222,865 | ... | ... |
2 persons | 157,600 | ... | ... | 129,065 | ... | ... |
3 persons | 56,625 | ... | ... | 47,015 | ... | ... |
4 persons | 41,095 | ... | ... | 34,860 | ... | ... |
5 or more persons | 15,645 | ... | ... | 11,920 | ... | ... |
Average size of census families | 2.7 | ... | ... | 2.7 | ... | ... |
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 | 270,965 | ... | ... | 222,865 | ... | ... |
Total couple families | 224,065 | ... | ... | 186,680 | ... | ... |
Married couples | 181,435 | ... | ... | 147,900 | ... | ... |
Common-law couples | 42,630 | ... | ... | 38,780 | ... | ... |
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent | 46,900 | ... | ... | 36,185 | ... | ... |
Female parent | 37,595 | ... | ... | 28,650 | ... | ... |
Male parent | 9,305 | ... | ... | 7,530 | ... | ... |
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data | 224,065 | ... | ... | 186,675 | ... | ... |
Couples without children | 128,125 | ... | ... | 105,625 | ... | ... |
Couples with children | 95,940 | ... | ... | 81,060 | ... | ... |
1 child | 43,810 | ... | ... | 37,440 | ... | ... |
2 children | 37,595 | ... | ... | 32,380 | ... | ... |
3 or more children | 14,535 | ... | ... | 11,235 | ... | ... |
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data | 46,900 | ... | ... | 36,185 | ... | ... |
1 child | 29,480 | ... | ... | 23,440 | ... | ... |
2 children | 12,810 | ... | ... | 9,570 | ... | ... |
3 or more children | 4,610 | ... | ... | 3,170 | ... | ... |
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data | 175,575 | 81,140 | 94,435 | 128,775 | 61,010 | 67,770 |
Household type | ||||||
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 | 401,990 | ... | ... | 319,770 | ... | ... |
One-census-family households | 260,280 | ... | ... | 214,235 | ... | ... |
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 | 124,000 | ... | ... | 102,170 | ... | ... |
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 | 136,280 | ... | ... | 112,070 | ... | ... |
Multiple-census-family households | 5,285 | ... | ... | 4,280 | ... | ... |
Non-census-family households | 136,425 | ... | ... | 101,255 | ... | ... |
One-person households | 118,675 | ... | ... | 89,480 | ... | ... |
Two-or-more person non-census-family households | 17,750 | ... | ... | 11,775 | ... | ... |
Knowledge of official languages![]() |
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Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 | 912,300 | 442,470 | 469,830 | 736,280 | 360,440 | 375,840 |
English only | 813,480 | 398,950 | 414,530 | 420,820 | 210,555 | 210,260 |
French only | 705 | 305 | 400 | 63,140 | 29,955 | 33,190 |
English and French | 95,380 | 41,925 | 53,460 | 249,950 | 118,705 | 131,245 |
Neither English nor French | 2,735 | 1,295 | 1,440 | 2,370 | 1,220 | 1,150 |
First official language spoken![]() |
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Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 | 912,295 | 442,470 | 469,830 | 736,280 | 360,440 | 375,845 |
English | 879,465 | 426,535 | 452,930 | 498,365 | 244,230 | 254,135 |
French | 28,490 | 13,890 | 14,600 | 232,450 | 113,500 | 118,945 |
English and French | 1,760 | 825 | 930 | 3,210 | 1,550 | 1,655 |
Neither English nor French | 2,585 | 1,215 | 1,365 | 2,255 | 1,150 | 1,100 |
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 | 29,370 | 14,300 | 15,070 | 234,055 | 114,280 | 119,775 |
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 31.8 | 31.7 | 31.9 |
Mother tongue![]() |
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Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 | 912,295 | 442,470 | 469,830 | 736,280 | 360,440 | 375,845 |
Single responses | 904,240 | 438,550 | 465,690 | 726,990 | 356,005 | 370,990 |
Official languages | 859,690 | 416,245 | 443,445 | 703,840 | 344,285 | 359,555 |
English | 830,220 | 401,980 | 428,240 | 472,725 | 231,595 | 241,135 |
French | 29,465 | 14,265 | 15,205 | 231,110 | 112,690 | 118,415 |
Non-official languages | 44,550 | 22,305 | 22,245 | 23,150 | 11,715 | 11,435 |
Aboriginal languages | 4,290 | 2,020 | 2,270 | 2,165 | 1,035 | 1,135 |
Algonquian languages | 4,210 | 1,985 | 2,225 | 2,130 | 1,020 | 1,110 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moose Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plains Cree | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swampy Cree | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Woods Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 4,190 | 1,975 | 2,215 | 2,115 | 1,010 | 1,105 |
Malecite | 10 | 5 | 5 | 280 | 125 | 155 |
Mi'kmaq | 4,185 | 1,970 | 2,215 | 1,835 | 885 | 950 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Algonquin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ojibway | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Oji-Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa (Odawa) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Athabaskan languages | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Beaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chilcotin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dene | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dogrib (Tlicho) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gwich'in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sarsi (Sarcee) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sekani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Slavey-Hare languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Slavey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tahltan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tahltan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tutchone languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuit languages | 60 | 30 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuktitut | 55 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cayuga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mohawk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oneida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michif | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Comox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Halkomelem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lillooet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Okanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Squamish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Straits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siouan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haisla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heiltsuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 40,260 | 20,285 | 19,975 | 20,990 | 10,685 | 10,300 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 7,760 | 4,275 | 3,480 | 3,190 | 1,805 | 1,385 |
Berber languages | 10 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 25 | 15 |
Kabyle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Cushitic languages | 130 | 65 | 65 | 30 | 15 | 20 |
Bilen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oromo | 60 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Somali | 50 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semitic languages | 7,615 | 4,205 | 3,415 | 3,110 | 1,760 | 1,355 |
Amharic | 115 | 50 | 65 | 65 | 35 | 25 |
Arabic | 7,110 | 3,950 | 3,165 | 2,855 | 1,615 | 1,235 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hebrew | 210 | 115 | 95 | 170 | 90 | 80 |
Maltese | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Tigrigna | 140 | 65 | 80 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 505 | 245 | 260 | 635 | 305 | 330 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Vietnamese | 490 | 240 | 250 | 620 | 305 | 320 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austronesian languages | 2,235 | 940 | 1,300 | 1,375 | 510 | 865 |
Bikol | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Cebuano | 150 | 60 | 90 | 105 | 35 | 65 |
Fijian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hiligaynon | 25 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Ilocano | 55 | 15 | 40 | 50 | 15 | 35 |
Malagasy | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Malay | 55 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 20 | 30 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Pangasinan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 1,905 | 810 | 1,090 | 1,120 | 420 | 700 |
Waray-Waray | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Creole languages | 95 | 60 | 35 | 135 | 70 | 65 |
Haitian Creole | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 35 | 20 | 10 | 80 | 30 | 50 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 55 | 35 | 20 | 40 | 30 | 10 |
Dravidian languages | 1,010 | 595 | 420 | 285 | 155 | 130 |
Kannada | 40 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
Malayalam | 365 | 205 | 165 | 40 | 15 | 20 |
Tamil | 315 | 185 | 130 | 105 | 60 | 50 |
Telugu | 285 | 180 | 110 | 110 | 60 | 45 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Indo-European languages | 18,590 | 9,320 | 9,270 | 9,325 | 4,790 | 4,530 |
Albanian | 275 | 130 | 140 | 50 | 25 | 25 |
Armenian | 35 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 10 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 3,470 | 1,645 | 1,830 | 1,740 | 865 | 875 |
Baltic languages | 100 | 35 | 60 | 55 | 30 | 30 |
Latvian | 50 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Lithuanian | 45 | 15 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 15 |
Slavic languages | 3,375 | 1,610 | 1,765 | 1,685 | 835 | 850 |
Belarusan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Bosnian | 120 | 60 | 65 | 50 | 25 | 25 |
Bulgarian | 55 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Croatian | 225 | 105 | 115 | 75 | 35 | 40 |
Czech | 205 | 105 | 100 | 55 | 25 | 25 |
Macedonian | 20 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Polish | 795 | 365 | 435 | 230 | 105 | 125 |
Russian | 1,285 | 615 | 670 | 880 | 440 | 435 |
Serbian | 115 | 60 | 65 | 105 | 55 | 45 |
Serbo-Croatian | 80 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 20 |
Slovak | 100 | 45 | 55 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 35 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Ukrainian | 320 | 155 | 170 | 170 | 85 | 90 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Celtic languages | 185 | 80 | 100 | 30 | 5 | 20 |
Scottish Gaelic | 145 | 65 | 85 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Welsh | 30 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Germanic languages | 5,700 | 2,800 | 2,900 | 2,875 | 1,415 | 1,465 |
Afrikaans | 120 | 55 | 60 | 50 | 30 | 25 |
Danish | 160 | 105 | 60 | 125 | 55 | 75 |
Dutch | 1,620 | 815 | 805 | 885 | 470 | 410 |
Frisian | 35 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 25 | 10 |
German | 3,435 | 1,645 | 1,790 | 1,650 | 780 | 865 |
Icelandic | 45 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Norwegian | 110 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 25 | 20 |
Swedish | 110 | 45 | 65 | 50 | 15 | 35 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 25 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Yiddish | 20 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Greek | 760 | 390 | 365 | 145 | 100 | 50 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 4,835 | 2,650 | 2,190 | 1,850 | 1,020 | 835 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 3,385 | 1,895 | 1,490 | 1,175 | 655 | 525 |
Bengali | 475 | 290 | 185 | 205 | 120 | 85 |
Gujarati | 195 | 125 | 70 | 75 | 40 | 30 |
Hindi | 745 | 445 | 300 | 225 | 135 | 95 |
Kashmiri | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Konkani | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Marathi | 70 | 35 | 35 | 50 | 20 | 25 |
Nepali | 530 | 255 | 275 | 180 | 90 | 90 |
Oriya (Odia) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 585 | 310 | 270 | 125 | 75 | 50 |
Sindhi | 20 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 165 | 85 | 85 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Urdu | 575 | 330 | 245 | 240 | 140 | 100 |
Iranian languages | 1,425 | 740 | 690 | 655 | 355 | 305 |
Kurdish | 115 | 65 | 50 | 55 | 30 | 25 |
Pashto | 80 | 45 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Persian (Farsi) | 1,230 | 630 | 605 | 580 | 310 | 270 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 25 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 3,335 | 1,605 | 1,730 | 2,605 | 1,355 | 1,250 |
Catalan | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Italian | 745 | 400 | 340 | 400 | 225 | 175 |
Portuguese | 520 | 245 | 270 | 260 | 130 | 130 |
Romanian | 225 | 110 | 120 | 485 | 250 | 240 |
Spanish | 1,830 | 840 | 985 | 1,460 | 755 | 705 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Japanese | 360 | 100 | 260 | 110 | 25 | 85 |
Kartvelian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgian | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Korean | 1,095 | 475 | 620 | 1,550 | 800 | 750 |
Mongolic languages | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Mongolian | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Niger-Congo languages | 630 | 325 | 305 | 700 | 385 | 315 |
Akan (Twi) | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Bamanankan | 15 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 35 | 25 |
Edo | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ewe | 40 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 15 |
Ga | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Ganda | 20 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Igbo | 45 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
Lingala | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 20 | 10 | 5 | 45 | 25 | 20 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 50 | 15 | 30 | 40 | 20 | 20 |
Shona | 30 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Swahili | 135 | 65 | 70 | 135 | 65 | 70 |
Wolof | 10 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 10 |
Yoruba | 65 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 20 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 140 | 75 | 70 | 195 | 105 | 85 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 75 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Dinka | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 55 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Sign languages | 190 | 90 | 100 | 145 | 75 | 70 |
American Sign Language | 85 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 20 | 30 |
Quebec Sign Language | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sign languages, n.i.e | 105 | 50 | 55 | 95 | 55 | 45 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 6,665 | 3,335 | 3,330 | 3,115 | 1,570 | 1,545 |
Chinese languages | 6,635 | 3,320 | 3,315 | 3,085 | 1,555 | 1,530 |
Cantonese | 1,145 | 535 | 610 | 440 | 225 | 210 |
Hakka | 20 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Mandarin | 4,640 | 2,325 | 2,315 | 2,250 | 1,105 | 1,150 |
Min Dong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 120 | 50 | 70 | 35 | 15 | 15 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 50 | 30 | 20 | 100 | 45 | 55 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 645 | 365 | 280 | 240 | 150 | 85 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 30 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Burmese | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Karenic languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Tibetan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 155 | 55 | 100 | 60 | 15 | 50 |
Lao | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Thai | 150 | 50 | 100 | 55 | 10 | 45 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkic languages | 445 | 240 | 205 | 105 | 60 | 45 |
Azerbaijani | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Turkish | 305 | 165 | 140 | 75 | 50 | 30 |
Uyghur | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uzbek | 110 | 60 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Uralic languages | 415 | 180 | 235 | 250 | 115 | 135 |
Estonian | 40 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 10 |
Finnish | 95 | 30 | 60 | 45 | 15 | 30 |
Hungarian | 275 | 130 | 150 | 185 | 90 | 95 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 25 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Multiple responses | 8,060 | 3,920 | 4,140 | 9,290 | 4,440 | 4,855 |
English and French | 3,445 | 1,600 | 1,850 | 7,285 | 3,470 | 3,815 |
English and non-official language | 4,180 | 2,110 | 2,070 | 1,535 | 725 | 810 |
French and non-official language | 225 | 115 | 105 | 330 | 175 | 155 |
English, French and non-official language | 210 | 90 | 120 | 145 | 65 | 75 |
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Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 | 912,300 | 442,470 | 469,830 | 736,280 | 360,435 | 375,845 |
Single responses | 900,755 | 436,755 | 464,000 | 724,940 | 355,025 | 369,910 |
Official languages | 878,015 | 425,220 | 452,795 | 712,250 | 348,510 | 363,740 |
English | 863,550 | 418,315 | 445,240 | 505,935 | 247,610 | 258,325 |
French | 14,460 | 6,910 | 7,560 | 206,315 | 100,900 | 105,415 |
Non-official languages | 22,740 | 11,540 | 11,205 | 12,690 | 6,515 | 6,175 |
Aboriginal languages | 2,570 | 1,285 | 1,295 | 820 | 400 | 420 |
Algonquian languages | 2,565 | 1,280 | 1,285 | 820 | 395 | 420 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moose Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plains Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swampy Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Woods Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 2,560 | 1,280 | 1,280 | 815 | 395 | 420 |
Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 25 | 25 |
Mi'kmaq | 2,560 | 1,275 | 1,280 | 765 | 370 | 395 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algonquin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ojibway | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oji-Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa (Odawa) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athabaskan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Beaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chilcotin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dogrib (Tlicho) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gwich'in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sarsi (Sarcee) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sekani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Slavey-Hare languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Slavey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tahltan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tahltan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tutchone languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuit languages | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuktitut | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cayuga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mohawk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oneida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michif | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Comox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Halkomelem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lillooet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Okanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Squamish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Straits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siouan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haisla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heiltsuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 20,170 | 10,255 | 9,915 | 11,870 | 6,115 | 5,750 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 4,630 | 2,450 | 2,180 | 2,285 | 1,210 | 1,075 |
Berber languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kabyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cushitic languages | 85 | 40 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Bilen | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oromo | 45 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Somali | 25 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 10 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semitic languages | 4,540 | 2,405 | 2,130 | 2,265 | 1,200 | 1,065 |
Amharic | 55 | 25 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Arabic | 4,260 | 2,270 | 1,990 | 2,110 | 1,125 | 990 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harari | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hebrew | 125 | 70 | 55 | 130 | 60 | 70 |
Maltese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Tigrigna | 95 | 40 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 330 | 160 | 165 | 525 | 255 | 270 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Vietnamese | 330 | 165 | 170 | 520 | 250 | 270 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austronesian languages | 1,140 | 550 | 585 | 510 | 235 | 270 |
Bikol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cebuano | 55 | 20 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 25 |
Fijian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hiligaynon | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ilocano | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malagasy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Malay | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pangasinan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 1,065 | 520 | 545 | 450 | 215 | 235 |
Waray-Waray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Creole languages | 35 | 20 | 20 | 65 | 25 | 35 |
Haitian Creole | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 15 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 15 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 25 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Dravidian languages | 425 | 240 | 185 | 110 | 60 | 45 |
Kannada | 15 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Malayalam | 140 | 75 | 60 | 20 | 5 | 10 |
Tamil | 140 | 80 | 60 | 35 | 20 | 20 |
Telugu | 125 | 80 | 50 | 45 | 30 | 15 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indo-European languages | 7,410 | 3,715 | 3,690 | 4,160 | 2,175 | 1,990 |
Albanian | 110 | 60 | 55 | 30 | 15 | 10 |
Armenian | 15 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 10 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 1,405 | 680 | 720 | 975 | 505 | 470 |
Baltic languages | 30 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 20 | 15 |
Latvian | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Lithuanian | 15 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Slavic languages | 1,375 | 675 | 700 | 935 | 480 | 455 |
Belarusan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bosnian | 65 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Bulgarian | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Croatian | 65 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
Czech | 45 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Macedonian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Polish | 235 | 105 | 125 | 55 | 25 | 30 |
Russian | 785 | 385 | 390 | 620 | 320 | 305 |
Serbian | 60 | 25 | 35 | 80 | 45 | 35 |
Serbo-Croatian | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Slovak | 20 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ukrainian | 55 | 30 | 20 | 90 | 50 | 40 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Celtic languages | 60 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Scottish Gaelic | 60 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Welsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Germanic languages | 1,490 | 725 | 760 | 640 | 320 | 320 |
Afrikaans | 30 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 15 | 20 |
Danish | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Dutch | 135 | 70 | 70 | 150 | 80 | 75 |
Frisian | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
German | 1,225 | 600 | 625 | 425 | 215 | 210 |
Icelandic | 30 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Norwegian | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Swedish | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Yiddish | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greek | 270 | 135 | 130 | 45 | 25 | 25 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 2,815 | 1,475 | 1,335 | 1,140 | 595 | 545 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 1,850 | 995 | 860 | 655 | 335 | 325 |
Bengali | 250 | 135 | 115 | 130 | 70 | 60 |
Gujarati | 100 | 60 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 20 |
Hindi | 310 | 190 | 120 | 115 | 60 | 50 |
Kashmiri | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Konkani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Marathi | 30 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Nepali | 475 | 235 | 240 | 135 | 60 | 75 |
Oriya (Odia) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 250 | 125 | 125 | 50 | 25 | 25 |
Sindhi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 95 | 45 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Urdu | 340 | 175 | 165 | 140 | 75 | 70 |
Iranian languages | 960 | 475 | 480 | 470 | 255 | 220 |
Kurdish | 85 | 50 | 40 | 35 | 25 | 10 |
Pashto | 45 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Persian (Farsi) | 825 | 405 | 420 | 425 | 225 | 195 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 1,240 | 595 | 645 | 1,305 | 705 | 600 |
Catalan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Italian | 165 | 70 | 85 | 85 | 40 | 45 |
Portuguese | 195 | 90 | 105 | 110 | 50 | 60 |
Romanian | 70 | 35 | 35 | 290 | 145 | 140 |
Spanish | 810 | 390 | 420 | 820 | 470 | 350 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Japanese | 110 | 35 | 70 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Kartvelian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Korean | 710 | 330 | 385 | 1,245 | 645 | 605 |
Mongolic languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Mongolian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Niger-Congo languages | 165 | 80 | 85 | 240 | 125 | 120 |
Akan (Twi) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Bamanankan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
Edo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ewe | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Ga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Ganda | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Igbo | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Lingala | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Shona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Swahili | 60 | 30 | 35 | 80 | 35 | 45 |
Wolof | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Yoruba | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 25 | 25 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 35 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dinka | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sign languages | 285 | 145 | 140 | 200 | 115 | 85 |
American Sign Language | 110 | 55 | 60 | 55 | 30 | 25 |
Quebec Sign Language | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sign languages, n.i.e | 175 | 90 | 80 | 150 | 90 | 60 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 4,550 | 2,345 | 2,200 | 2,390 | 1,210 | 1,175 |
Chinese languages | 4,545 | 2,345 | 2,200 | 2,365 | 1,195 | 1,170 |
Cantonese | 640 | 335 | 310 | 260 | 130 | 130 |
Hakka | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Mandarin | 3,410 | 1,740 | 1,675 | 1,855 | 930 | 920 |
Min Dong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 45 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 25 | 10 | 10 | 85 | 40 | 45 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 415 | 235 | 180 | 140 | 80 | 55 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Burmese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Karenic languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Tibetan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 55 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Lao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thai | 55 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkic languages | 215 | 110 | 105 | 30 | 15 | 10 |
Azerbaijani | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkish | 140 | 70 | 75 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
Uyghur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uzbek | 70 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uralic languages | 75 | 35 | 40 | 70 | 35 | 40 |
Estonian | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Finnish | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Hungarian | 55 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 30 | 30 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Multiple responses | 11,540 | 5,715 | 5,825 | 11,345 | 5,415 | 5,925 |
English and French | 2,180 | 995 | 1,185 | 7,275 | 3,370 | 3,905 |
English and non-official language | 8,970 | 4,515 | 4,450 | 3,435 | 1,715 | 1,720 |
French and non-official language | 75 | 40 | 30 | 340 | 185 | 160 |
English, French and non-official language | 315 | 155 | 160 | 290 | 140 | 145 |
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Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 | 912,295 | 442,470 | 469,825 | 736,280 | 360,435 | 375,845 |
None | 861,780 | 418,525 | 443,260 | 647,960 | 318,560 | 329,400 |
English | 17,005 | 8,480 | 8,525 | 49,925 | 24,065 | 25,855 |
French | 16,390 | 7,210 | 9,175 | 30,030 | 13,760 | 16,275 |
Non-official language | 16,275 | 7,850 | 8,420 | 7,545 | 3,650 | 3,895 |
Aboriginal | 2,135 | 930 | 1,205 | 1,300 | 625 | 685 |
Non-Aboriginal | 14,135 | 6,920 | 7,220 | 6,240 | 3,030 | 3,210 |
English and French | 150 | 70 | 80 | 180 | 90 | 90 |
English and non-official language | 220 | 105 | 115 | 300 | 160 | 145 |
French and non-official language | 470 | 230 | 245 | 335 | 155 | 185 |
English, French and non-official language | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
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 | 774,750 | 372,455 | 402,290 | 620,390 | 301,645 | 318,745 |
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data | 744,260 | 358,055 | 386,205 | 594,705 | 289,220 | 305,485 |
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 31,813 | 38,379 | 26,750 | 30,961 | 37,516 | 25,796 |
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data | 744,545 | 358,085 | 386,455 | 594,920 | 289,245 | 305,680 |
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 28,627 | 33,642 | 24,590 | 28,107 | 33,169 | 23,945 |
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data | 648,960 | 320,380 | 328,580 | 516,780 | 259,945 | 256,835 |
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 29,938 | 36,363 | 24,497 | 28,444 | 34,830 | 23,278 |
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data | 554,985 | 243,860 | 311,130 | 439,645 | 193,975 | 245,675 |
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) | 7,438 | 8,175 | 6,961 | 8,164 | 9,210 | 7,321 |
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data | 523,020 | 264,375 | 258,645 | 423,915 | 219,135 | 204,780 |
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 29,979 | 35,676 | 25,405 | 29,124 | 34,784 | 24,769 |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 | 774,750 | 372,455 | 402,295 | 620,395 | 301,650 | 318,745 |
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data | 744,275 | 357,820 | 386,455 | 594,650 | 289,140 | 305,510 |
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 41,479 | 49,413 | 34,132 | 39,141 | 46,154 | 32,504 |
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data | 744,560 | 357,855 | 386,710 | 594,870 | 289,165 | 305,700 |
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 34,175 | 39,776 | 28,993 | 33,022 | 38,151 | 28,171 |
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data | 648,910 | 320,370 | 328,540 | 516,685 | 259,855 | 256,830 |
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 40,299 | 48,457 | 32,345 | 37,432 | 44,240 | 30,543 |
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data | 555,740 | 243,445 | 312,295 | 440,195 | 194,240 | 245,955 |
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) | 8,495 | 8,859 | 8,211 | 8,938 | 9,519 | 8,480 |
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data | 523,020 | 264,475 | 258,545 | 423,915 | 218,800 | 205,110 |
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) | 39,522 | 46,606 | 32,275 | 37,611 | 43,456 | 31,376 |
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 | 774,750 | 372,455 | 402,295 | 620,390 | 301,645 | 318,745 |
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 | 245,425 | 131,095 | 114,325 | 197,290 | 104,215 | 93,075 |
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 | 47,665 | 53,785 | 42,236 | 46,349 | 52,010 | 41,058 |
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 | 56,820 | 63,886 | 48,717 | 54,011 | 60,796 | 46,415 |
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 | 84.6 | 87.7 | 80.7 | 83.2 | 86.2 | 79.0 |
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 | 66.9 | 69.7 | 63.3 | 68.5 | 71.3 | 64.7 |
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 | 15.4 | 12.3 | 19.3 | 16.8 | 13.8 | 21.0 |
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 | 774,750 | 372,455 | 402,295 | 620,390 | 301,650 | 318,745 |
Without total income | 30,485 | 14,395 | 16,090 | 25,680 | 12,430 | 13,260 |
With total income | 744,265 | 358,060 | 386,205 | 594,710 | 289,220 | 305,490 |
Percentage with total income | 96.1 | 96.1 | 96.0 | 95.9 | 95.9 | 95.8 |
Under $10,000 (including loss) | 104,125 | 43,575 | 60,545 | 80,700 | 32,655 | 48,050 |
$10,000 to $19,999 | 134,355 | 50,310 | 84,050 | 109,015 | 40,415 | 68,600 |
$20,000 to $29,999 | 114,855 | 47,195 | 67,660 | 99,025 | 40,480 | 58,540 |
$30,000 to $39,999 | 98,325 | 45,040 | 53,280 | 83,770 | 41,360 | 42,405 |
$40,000 to $49,999 | 79,435 | 39,605 | 39,830 | 65,795 | 35,080 | 30,715 |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 57,255 | 32,255 | 25,000 | 44,810 | 26,560 | 18,250 |
$60,000 to $69,999 | 41,715 | 25,830 | 15,885 | 32,185 | 20,270 | 11,920 |
$70,000 to $79,999 | 33,195 | 19,945 | 13,250 | 24,565 | 14,130 | 10,430 |
$80,000 to $89,999 | 25,500 | 14,900 | 10,605 | 17,095 | 9,915 | 7,180 |
$90,000 to $99,999 | 15,530 | 10,095 | 5,435 | 10,240 | 6,980 | 3,260 |
$100,000 and over | 39,965 | 29,300 | 10,665 | 27,515 | 21,380 | 6,135 |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 28,130 | 20,205 | 7,925 | 19,765 | 15,195 | 4,570 |
$150,000 and over | 11,835 | 9,095 | 2,745 | 7,750 | 6,185 | 1,565 |
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 | 774,750 | 372,455 | 402,295 | 620,390 | 301,645 | 318,750 |
Without after-tax income | 30,205 | 14,370 | 15,840 | 25,470 | 12,405 | 13,070 |
With after-tax income | 744,540 | 358,085 | 386,455 | 594,920 | 289,240 | 305,680 |
Percentage with after-tax income | 96.1 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 95.9 | 95.9 | 95.9 |
Under $10,000 (including loss) | 108,630 | 44,435 | 64,195 | 83,590 | 33,140 | 50,455 |
$10,000 to $19,999 | 142,975 | 54,160 | 88,815 | 115,730 | 43,245 | 72,485 |
$20,000 to $29,999 | 138,435 | 58,900 | 79,535 | 118,940 | 51,335 | 67,610 |
$30,000 to $39,999 | 119,130 | 56,990 | 62,145 | 98,230 | 50,770 | 47,460 |
$40,000 to $49,999 | 84,245 | 46,675 | 37,565 | 67,470 | 38,665 | 28,810 |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 56,235 | 34,590 | 21,645 | 42,775 | 26,495 | 16,280 |
$60,000 to $69,999 | 39,320 | 23,195 | 16,125 | 28,790 | 16,435 | 12,355 |
$70,000 to $79,999 | 21,210 | 13,950 | 7,260 | 14,945 | 10,205 | 4,740 |
$80,000 and over | 34,360 | 25,185 | 9,170 | 24,450 | 18,955 | 5,500 |
$80,000 to $89,999 | 11,615 | 8,185 | 3,430 | 8,385 | 6,340 | 2,040 |
$90,000 to $99,999 | 6,825 | 4,950 | 1,875 | 5,060 | 3,970 | 1,090 |
$100,000 and over | 15,915 | 12,050 | 3,860 | 11,005 | 8,640 | 2,365 |
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 | 774,745 | 372,455 | 402,295 | 620,390 | 301,645 | 318,745 |
Without employment income | 251,730 | 108,080 | 143,650 | 196,475 | 82,515 | 113,965 |
With employment income | 523,020 | 264,370 | 258,640 | 423,910 | 219,140 | 204,775 |
Percentage with employment income | 67.5 | 71.0 | 64.3 | 68.3 | 72.6 | 64.2 |
Under $5,000 (including loss) | 72,940 | 34,125 | 38,820 | 54,590 | 26,540 | 28,045 |
$5,000 to $9,999 | 45,820 | 19,475 | 26,350 | 36,840 | 15,720 | 21,120 |
$10,000 to $19,999 | 76,685 | 33,555 | 43,130 | 65,895 | 29,920 | 35,975 |
$20,000 to $29,999 | 66,155 | 29,385 | 36,770 | 59,240 | 25,955 | 33,280 |
$30,000 to $39,999 | 60,485 | 27,455 | 33,035 | 50,190 | 24,930 | 25,260 |
$40,000 to $49,999 | 49,395 | 24,470 | 24,925 | 42,140 | 22,160 | 19,980 |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 37,685 | 21,735 | 15,955 | 29,910 | 18,180 | 11,730 |
$60,000 to $69,999 | 28,695 | 17,955 | 10,740 | 23,390 | 14,620 | 8,770 |
$70,000 to $79,999 | 24,970 | 14,750 | 10,220 | 19,515 | 10,565 | 8,950 |
$80,000 and over | 60,175 | 41,470 | 18,705 | 42,210 | 30,540 | 11,665 |
$80,000 to $89,999 | 20,175 | 11,645 | 8,535 | 13,190 | 7,840 | 5,345 |
$90,000 to $99,999 | 11,685 | 7,975 | 3,715 | 8,105 | 5,685 | 2,420 |
$100,000 and over | 28,310 | 21,850 | 6,460 | 20,915 | 17,015 | 3,895 |
Income of households in 2015 | ||||||
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 | 401,990 | ... | ... | 319,770 | ... | ... |
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) | 60,764 | ... | ... | 59,347 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) | 53,129 | ... | ... | 52,553 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data | 118,670 | ... | ... | 89,480 | ... | ... |
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) | 30,377 | ... | ... | 28,747 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) | 27,511 | ... | ... | 26,387 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data | 283,320 | ... | ... | 230,290 | ... | ... |
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) | 77,136 | ... | ... | 74,207 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) | 66,538 | ... | ... | 65,063 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 | 401,990 | ... | ... | 319,775 | ... | ... |
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) | 76,797 | ... | ... | 72,786 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) | 63,299 | ... | ... | 61,431 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data | 118,705 | ... | ... | 89,455 | ... | ... |
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) | 39,601 | ... | ... | 36,505 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) | 32,962 | ... | ... | 31,242 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data | 283,285 | ... | ... | 230,320 | ... | ... |
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) | 92,383 | ... | ... | 86,878 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) | 76,011 | ... | ... | 73,156 | ... | ... |
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 | 401,990 | ... | ... | 319,775 | ... | ... |
Under $5,000 | 6,830 | ... | ... | 3,940 | ... | ... |
$5,000 to $9,999 | 7,755 | ... | ... | 7,800 | ... | ... |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 12,330 | ... | ... | 6,835 | ... | ... |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 20,155 | ... | ... | 17,765 | ... | ... |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 20,210 | ... | ... | 16,400 | ... | ... |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 18,700 | ... | ... | 16,335 | ... | ... |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 21,645 | ... | ... | 17,830 | ... | ... |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 19,995 | ... | ... | 16,875 | ... | ... |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 19,285 | ... | ... | 15,365 | ... | ... |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 18,235 | ... | ... | 14,845 | ... | ... |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 33,450 | ... | ... | 27,735 | ... | ... |
$60,000 to $69,999 | 30,470 | ... | ... | 25,205 | ... | ... |
$70,000 to $79,999 | 27,755 | ... | ... | 22,750 | ... | ... |
$80,000 to $89,999 | 24,340 | ... | ... | 19,415 | ... | ... |
$90,000 to $99,999 | 20,240 | ... | ... | 16,030 | ... | ... |
$100,000 and over | 100,600 | ... | ... | 74,655 | ... | ... |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 38,090 | ... | ... | 29,535 | ... | ... |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 24,330 | ... | ... | 18,605 | ... | ... |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 23,445 | ... | ... | 17,050 | ... | ... |
$200,000 and over | 14,730 | ... | ... | 9,460 | ... | ... |
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 | 401,990 | ... | ... | 319,770 | ... | ... |
Under $5,000 | 7,145 | ... | ... | 4,090 | ... | ... |
$5,000 to $9,999 | 7,885 | ... | ... | 7,880 | ... | ... |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 12,545 | ... | ... | 6,980 | ... | ... |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 21,370 | ... | ... | 18,630 | ... | ... |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 23,030 | ... | ... | 18,705 | ... | ... |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 22,365 | ... | ... | 18,580 | ... | ... |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 25,495 | ... | ... | 20,540 | ... | ... |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 23,945 | ... | ... | 19,550 | ... | ... |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 22,630 | ... | ... | 18,165 | ... | ... |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 21,635 | ... | ... | 17,920 | ... | ... |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 40,585 | ... | ... | 32,930 | ... | ... |
$60,000 to $69,999 | 35,920 | ... | ... | 29,175 | ... | ... |
$70,000 to $79,999 | 29,795 | ... | ... | 23,970 | ... | ... |
$80,000 to $89,999 | 24,160 | ... | ... | 19,330 | ... | ... |
$90,000 to $99,999 | 19,275 | ... | ... | 15,105 | ... | ... |
$100,000 and over | 64,210 | ... | ... | 48,225 | ... | ... |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 31,985 | ... | ... | 25,135 | ... | ... |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 15,940 | ... | ... | 11,980 | ... | ... |
$150,000 and over | 16,280 | ... | ... | 11,110 | ... | ... |
Income of economic families in 2015 | ||||||
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 | 269,560 | ... | ... | 221,680 | ... | ... |
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) | 77,529 | ... | ... | 74,353 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) | 66,728 | ... | ... | 65,100 | ... | ... |
Average family size of economic families | 2.8 | ... | ... | 2.8 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data | 121,200 | ... | ... | 99,865 | ... | ... |
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) | 71,495 | ... | ... | 67,988 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) | 61,883 | ... | ... | 59,801 | ... | ... |
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives | 2.0 | ... | ... | 2.0 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data | 97,460 | ... | ... | 82,260 | ... | ... |
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) | 104,981 | ... | ... | 100,315 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) | 88,099 | ... | ... | 85,717 | ... | ... |
Average family size of couple economic families with children | 3.8 | ... | ... | 3.8 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data | 43,560 | ... | ... | 33,580 | ... | ... |
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) | 45,597 | ... | ... | 42,992 | ... | ... |
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) | 42,309 | ... | ... | 40,671 | ... | ... |
Average family size of lone-parent economic families | 2.6 | ... | ... | 2.6 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 | 269,510 | ... | ... | 221,740 | ... | ... |
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) | 93,027 | ... | ... | 87,048 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) | 76,371 | ... | ... | 73,197 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data | 121,285 | ... | ... | 99,840 | ... | ... |
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) | 85,511 | ... | ... | 79,085 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) | 70,143 | ... | ... | 66,576 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data | 97,490 | ... | ... | 82,415 | ... | ... |
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) | 119,890 | ... | ... | 111,901 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) | 97,021 | ... | ... | 92,699 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data | 43,470 | ... | ... | 33,455 | ... | ... |
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) | 54,587 | ... | ... | 51,119 | ... | ... |
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) | 47,700 | ... | ... | 45,687 | ... | ... |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 | 157,715 | 73,825 | 83,890 | 114,825 | 54,970 | 59,850 |
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 | 28,180 | 30,235 | 26,673 | 27,250 | 30,122 | 25,182 |
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 | 25,848 | 27,176 | 24,859 | 25,167 | 27,154 | 23,916 |
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 | 157,410 | 73,440 | 83,970 | 114,375 | 54,300 | 60,075 |
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 | 36,847 | 38,945 | 35,012 | 34,738 | 37,330 | 32,395 |
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 | 30,893 | 31,946 | 29,973 | 29,845 | 31,431 | 28,411 |
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 | 908,340 | 440,700 | 467,640 | 730,710 | 357,860 | 372,850 |
In the bottom half of the distribution | 519,830 | 244,725 | 275,105 | 428,180 | 204,170 | 224,005 |
In the bottom decile | 105,810 | 49,730 | 56,080 | 80,120 | 37,430 | 42,695 |
In the second decile | 112,825 | 49,900 | 62,920 | 94,165 | 42,190 | 51,980 |
In the third decile | 102,515 | 48,345 | 54,175 | 87,075 | 41,905 | 45,170 |
In the fourth decile | 100,645 | 48,515 | 52,130 | 85,610 | 42,275 | 43,335 |
In the fifth decile | 98,030 | 48,235 | 49,800 | 81,200 | 40,375 | 40,825 |
In the top half of the distribution | 388,510 | 195,975 | 192,540 | 302,530 | 153,685 | 148,845 |
In the sixth decile | 94,350 | 47,240 | 47,110 | 77,345 | 38,915 | 38,425 |
In the seventh decile | 89,765 | 45,260 | 44,505 | 73,185 | 37,190 | 36,005 |
In the eighth decile | 83,140 | 41,815 | 41,330 | 65,090 | 32,815 | 32,275 |
In the ninth decile | 69,850 | 35,450 | 34,400 | 52,050 | 26,635 | 25,410 |
In the top decile | 51,410 | 26,210 | 25,195 | 34,860 | 18,130 | 16,730 |
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 | 898,345 | 435,895 | 462,450 | 722,550 | 353,870 | 368,680 |
0 to 17 years | 159,820 | 81,670 | 78,150 | 131,930 | 67,285 | 64,645 |
0 to 5 years | 49,595 | 25,280 | 24,310 | 40,900 | 20,805 | 20,100 |
18 to 64 years | 565,395 | 274,120 | 291,275 | 452,805 | 221,675 | 231,130 |
65 years and over | 173,125 | 80,100 | 93,025 | 137,820 | 64,915 | 72,905 |
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) | 154,955 | 70,415 | 84,540 | 123,820 | 55,990 | 67,825 |
0 to 17 years | 35,525 | 18,145 | 17,380 | 29,250 | 14,930 | 14,320 |
0 to 5 years | 12,740 | 6,470 | 6,275 | 10,285 | 5,260 | 5,030 |
18 to 64 years | 88,355 | 40,375 | 47,985 | 66,745 | 29,975 | 36,770 |
65 years and over | 31,075 | 11,890 | 19,185 | 27,830 | 11,090 | 16,745 |
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) | 17.2 | 16.2 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 18.4 |
0 to 17 years (%) | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 |
0 to 5 years (%) | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.0 |
18 to 64 years (%) | 15.6 | 14.7 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 15.9 |
65 years and over (%) | 17.9 | 14.8 | 20.6 | 20.2 | 17.1 | 23.0 |
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) | 70,745 | 34,290 | 36,460 | 49,830 | 24,165 | 25,660 |
0 to 17 years | 15,285 | 7,805 | 7,485 | 11,520 | 5,890 | 5,630 |
0 to 5 years | 5,645 | 2,870 | 2,775 | 4,200 | 2,145 | 2,055 |
18 to 64 years | 52,220 | 25,185 | 27,030 | 35,680 | 17,255 | 18,425 |
65 years and over | 3,240 | 1,295 | 1,945 | 2,630 | 1,025 | 1,605 |
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
0 to 17 years (%) | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 |
0 to 5 years (%) | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 |
18 to 64 years (%) | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
65 years and over (%) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
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Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 | 908,340 | 440,730 | 467,605 | 730,710 | 357,855 | 372,850 |
Official languages | 905,700 | 439,525 | 466,180 | 728,310 | 356,615 | 371,690 |
English | 905,020 | 439,215 | 465,805 | 666,315 | 326,905 | 339,415 |
French | 95,740 | 42,150 | 53,585 | 310,550 | 147,845 | 162,705 |
Non-official languages | 64,100 | 31,380 | 32,725 | 34,880 | 17,355 | 17,525 |
Aboriginal languages | 5,645 | 2,685 | 2,960 | 3,065 | 1,470 | 1,595 |
Algonquian languages | 5,575 | 2,635 | 2,935 | 2,990 | 1,455 | 1,540 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Moose Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Plains Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swampy Cree | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Woods Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 5,550 | 2,625 | 2,920 | 2,965 | 1,435 | 1,530 |
Malecite | 10 | 0 | 10 | 720 | 335 | 385 |
Mi'kmaq | 5,540 | 2,625 | 2,920 | 2,265 | 1,115 | 1,150 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 10 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Algonquin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Ojibway | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Oji-Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa (Odawa) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athabaskan languages | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Beaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chilcotin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dene | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dogrib (Tlicho) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gwich'in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sarsi (Sarcee) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sekani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Slavey-Hare languages | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Slavey | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tahltan languages | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tahltan | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tutchone languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Southern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuit languages | 35 | 25 | 15 | 55 | 10 | 45 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuktitut | 30 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 10 | 40 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Cayuga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mohawk | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Salish languages | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Comox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Halkomelem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lillooet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Okanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Squamish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Straits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siouan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haisla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Heiltsuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 58,490 | 28,715 | 29,770 | 31,865 | 15,915 | 15,955 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 10,730 | 5,745 | 4,985 | 4,355 | 2,385 | 1,980 |
Berber languages | 25 | 15 | 15 | 80 | 40 | 35 |
Kabyle | 25 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 15 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 25 | 20 |
Cushitic languages | 155 | 65 | 95 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Bilen | 20 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oromo | 40 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Somali | 75 | 25 | 55 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semitic languages | 10,635 | 5,715 | 4,925 | 4,300 | 2,340 | 1,960 |
Amharic | 260 | 135 | 120 | 165 | 100 | 65 |
Arabic | 9,685 | 5,185 | 4,500 | 3,685 | 2,030 | 1,660 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hebrew | 630 | 370 | 260 | 435 | 205 | 230 |
Maltese | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Tigrigna | 140 | 65 | 70 | 50 | 25 | 25 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 575 | 260 | 310 | 835 | 430 | 400 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 15 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Vietnamese | 555 | 255 | 300 | 820 | 435 | 390 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Austronesian languages | 3,035 | 1,275 | 1,760 | 1,790 | 695 | 1,090 |
Bikol | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Cebuano | 185 | 80 | 100 | 185 | 70 | 115 |
Fijian | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hiligaynon | 45 | 20 | 30 | 35 | 10 | 30 |
Ilocano | 70 | 20 | 55 | 50 | 10 | 45 |
Malagasy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
Malay | 80 | 25 | 60 | 75 | 20 | 55 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pangasinan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 2,835 | 1,195 | 1,635 | 1,595 | 625 | 970 |
Waray-Waray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 35 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 0 |
Creole languages | 360 | 185 | 175 | 430 | 195 | 235 |
Haitian Creole | 35 | 20 | 15 | 50 | 20 | 30 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 120 | 60 | 65 | 240 | 105 | 135 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 210 | 115 | 100 | 140 | 75 | 65 |
Dravidian languages | 1,365 | 785 | 580 | 435 | 245 | 195 |
Kannada | 75 | 45 | 35 | 60 | 30 | 25 |
Malayalam | 560 | 310 | 250 | 55 | 35 | 25 |
Tamil | 450 | 260 | 190 | 190 | 115 | 75 |
Telugu | 350 | 215 | 135 | 175 | 90 | 85 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Indo-European languages | 30,820 | 15,070 | 15,755 | 16,505 | 8,155 | 8,350 |
Albanian | 405 | 185 | 215 | 80 | 45 | 35 |
Armenian | 80 | 45 | 30 | 60 | 35 | 25 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 4,095 | 1,935 | 2,160 | 2,065 | 1,100 | 965 |
Baltic languages | 110 | 35 | 80 | 55 | 40 | 20 |
Latvian | 50 | 15 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Lithuanian | 55 | 15 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
Slavic languages | 4,010 | 1,910 | 2,105 | 2,025 | 1,070 | 955 |
Belarusan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Bosnian | 145 | 60 | 80 | 75 | 40 | 40 |
Bulgarian | 75 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 15 | 35 |
Croatian | 275 | 105 | 165 | 95 | 45 | 55 |
Czech | 210 | 95 | 110 | 115 | 65 | 45 |
Macedonian | 90 | 55 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 10 |
Polish | 900 | 410 | 490 | 320 | 165 | 160 |
Russian | 1,945 | 970 | 970 | 1,200 | 630 | 570 |
Serbian | 180 | 85 | 95 | 90 | 70 | 20 |
Serbo-Croatian | 115 | 70 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 10 |
Slovak | 145 | 70 | 75 | 45 | 15 | 30 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 35 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Ukrainian | 425 | 180 | 245 | 310 | 145 | 165 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Celtic languages | 1,070 | 495 | 580 | 140 | 40 | 100 |
Scottish Gaelic | 910 | 400 | 505 | 95 | 20 | 75 |
Welsh | 35 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 155 | 80 | 75 | 40 | 20 | 20 |
Germanic languages | 9,225 | 4,490 | 4,740 | 4,745 | 2,360 | 2,380 |
Afrikaans | 320 | 140 | 175 | 130 | 70 | 60 |
Danish | 235 | 125 | 110 | 155 | 60 | 95 |
Dutch | 2,105 | 935 | 1,165 | 1,185 | 560 | 625 |
Frisian | 60 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 40 | 15 |
German | 6,335 | 3,180 | 3,155 | 3,260 | 1,675 | 1,580 |
Icelandic | 100 | 40 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Norwegian | 150 | 105 | 40 | 130 | 65 | 65 |
Swedish | 245 | 115 | 130 | 110 | 45 | 60 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 20 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 25 |
Yiddish | 30 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 125 | 45 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greek | 1,315 | 670 | 645 | 220 | 125 | 95 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 6,535 | 3,635 | 2,900 | 2,325 | 1,275 | 1,050 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 4,935 | 2,790 | 2,140 | 1,570 | 875 | 695 |
Bengali | 625 | 350 | 275 | 225 | 150 | 80 |
Gujarati | 240 | 150 | 90 | 110 | 45 | 65 |
Hindi | 2,270 | 1,300 | 975 | 790 | 430 | 355 |
Kashmiri | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Konkani | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marathi | 135 | 85 | 45 | 55 | 20 | 30 |
Nepali | 620 | 315 | 305 | 185 | 90 | 95 |
Oriya (Odia) | 20 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 1,010 | 570 | 445 | 205 | 130 | 75 |
Sindhi | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 245 | 125 | 120 | 35 | 10 | 20 |
Urdu | 1,090 | 660 | 425 | 355 | 215 | 140 |
Iranian languages | 1,625 | 865 | 755 | 805 | 430 | 375 |
Kurdish | 185 | 110 | 75 | 130 | 65 | 60 |
Pashto | 85 | 55 | 30 | 60 | 45 | 20 |
Persian (Farsi) | 1,385 | 725 | 660 | 620 | 330 | 285 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 75 | 40 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 9,365 | 4,270 | 5,100 | 7,600 | 3,540 | 4,055 |
Catalan | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Italian | 1,665 | 845 | 820 | 825 | 405 | 420 |
Portuguese | 910 | 480 | 430 | 450 | 250 | 200 |
Romanian | 240 | 140 | 105 | 555 | 290 | 265 |
Spanish | 6,990 | 3,020 | 3,970 | 6,065 | 2,775 | 3,290 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 70 | 55 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Japanese | 865 | 335 | 530 | 430 | 190 | 240 |
Kartvelian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgian | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Korean | 1,530 | 685 | 850 | 1,695 | 860 | 835 |
Mongolic languages | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Mongolian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Niger-Congo languages | 1,340 | 715 | 620 | 1,525 | 890 | 640 |
Akan (Twi) | 65 | 40 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 25 |
Bamanankan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 155 | 70 | 85 |
Edo | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ewe | 80 | 50 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100 | 85 | 15 |
Ga | 30 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Ganda | 60 | 15 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Igbo | 70 | 45 | 30 | 60 | 50 | 15 |
Lingala | 30 | 15 | 15 | 125 | 95 | 35 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 55 | 35 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 130 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 40 | 30 |
Shona | 65 | 40 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 25 |
Swahili | 370 | 200 | 175 | 355 | 185 | 170 |
Wolof | 35 | 15 | 20 | 70 | 45 | 25 |
Yoruba | 250 | 125 | 125 | 60 | 45 | 20 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 300 | 175 | 130 | 545 | 315 | 230 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 50 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Dinka | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 45 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sign languages | 1,605 | 555 | 1,045 | 1,155 | 450 | 705 |
American Sign Language | 795 | 235 | 555 | 425 | 150 | 280 |
Quebec Sign Language | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Sign languages, n.i.e. | 815 | 325 | 495 | 745 | 305 | 435 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 7,135 | 3,615 | 3,515 | 3,585 | 1,885 | 1,700 |
Chinese languages | 7,115 | 3,610 | 3,500 | 3,510 | 1,855 | 1,660 |
Cantonese | 1,555 | 730 | 820 | 610 | 285 | 320 |
Hakka | 45 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mandarin | 5,435 | 2,720 | 2,710 | 2,760 | 1,455 | 1,310 |
Min Dong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 195 | 75 | 120 | 60 | 30 | 30 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 60 | 35 | 30 | 140 | 65 | 75 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 575 | 340 | 245 | 310 | 195 | 115 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 30 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 20 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 30 | 40 |
Burmese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Karenic languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 25 | 45 |
Tibetan | 20 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 240 | 110 | 130 | 85 | 20 | 65 |
Lao | 20 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Thai | 220 | 100 | 120 | 80 | 20 | 60 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkic languages | 620 | 320 | 300 | 175 | 105 | 75 |
Azerbaijani | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkish | 480 | 225 | 255 | 165 | 105 | 60 |
Uyghur | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uzbek | 105 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Uralic languages | 430 | 200 | 230 | 270 | 130 | 140 |
Estonian | 50 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 0 |
Finnish | 120 | 55 | 70 | 35 | 15 | 20 |
Hungarian | 255 | 115 | 140 | 220 | 105 | 115 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 75 | 40 | 35 | 100 | 70 | 30 |
Citizenship | ||||||
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 | 908,340 | 440,735 | 467,605 | 730,710 | 357,855 | 372,855 |
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 | 878,415 | 425,340 | 453,070 | 710,775 | 347,905 | 362,875 |
Canadian citizens aged under 18 | 159,440 | 81,575 | 77,870 | 130,785 | 66,795 | 63,990 |
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over | 718,970 | 343,770 | 375,200 | 579,995 | 281,110 | 298,880 |
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 | 29,930 | 15,395 | 14,535 | 19,925 | 9,950 | 9,980 |
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 | 908,340 | 440,730 | 467,605 | 730,710 | 357,855 | 372,850 |
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 | 842,760 | 407,740 | 435,015 | 692,535 | 339,090 | 353,445 |
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 | 55,675 | 27,270 | 28,405 | 33,810 | 16,175 | 17,640 |
Before 1981 | 19,200 | 9,335 | 9,865 | 11,545 | 5,265 | 6,275 |
1981 to 1990 | 4,800 | 2,330 | 2,470 | 2,735 | 1,340 | 1,390 |
1991 to 2000 | 6,705 | 3,140 | 3,560 | 2,975 | 1,490 | 1,490 |
2001 to 2010 | 13,185 | 6,540 | 6,645 | 7,235 | 3,530 | 3,710 |
2001 to 2005 | 5,105 | 2,500 | 2,600 | 2,435 | 1,110 | 1,330 |
2006 to 2010 | 8,080 | 4,035 | 4,045 | 4,800 | 2,415 | 2,385 |
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 | 11,790 | 5,925 | 5,865 | 9,330 | 4,560 | 4,770 |
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 | 9,900 | 5,720 | 4,185 | 4,360 | 2,590 | 1,770 |
Age at immigration | ||||||
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 | 55,675 | 27,270 | 28,410 | 33,815 | 16,175 | 17,635 |
Under 5 years | 7,280 | 3,495 | 3,785 | 5,135 | 2,350 | 2,790 |
5 to 14 years | 10,445 | 5,240 | 5,205 | 7,290 | 3,585 | 3,705 |
15 to 24 years | 10,170 | 4,670 | 5,500 | 5,790 | 2,525 | 3,265 |
25 to 44 years | 22,980 | 11,315 | 11,660 | 12,640 | 6,100 | 6,535 |
45 years and over | 4,800 | 2,550 | 2,250 | 2,955 | 1,615 | 1,340 |
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Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 | 55,680 | 27,270 | 28,410 | 33,815 | 16,175 | 17,635 |
Americas | 10,610 | 4,830 | 5,780 | 9,420 | 4,205 | 5,210 |
Brazil | 175 | 75 | 100 | 55 | 20 | 30 |
Colombia | 175 | 90 | 85 | 215 | 85 | 130 |
El Salvador | 95 | 50 | 45 | 115 | 85 | 30 |
Guyana | 170 | 85 | 90 | 80 | 40 | 45 |
Haiti | 55 | 30 | 30 | 170 | 70 | 100 |
Jamaica | 480 | 210 | 275 | 120 | 85 | 40 |
Mexico | 325 | 155 | 175 | 160 | 50 | 110 |
Peru | 105 | 35 | 75 | 60 | 35 | 25 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 220 | 120 | 100 | 115 | 70 | 40 |
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 | 7,375 | 3,320 | 4,055 | 7,620 | 3,315 | 4,305 |
Other places of birth in Americas | 1,430 | 675 | 750 | 715 | 355 | 360 |
Europe | 22,110 | 11,195 | 10,920 | 10,985 | 5,335 | 5,650 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 210 | 115 | 100 | 100 | 55 | 50 |
Croatia | 180 | 75 | 105 | 60 | 35 | 25 |
France | 610 | 330 | 280 | 760 | 425 | 340 |
Germany | 2,600 | 1,270 | 1,330 | 1,615 | 740 | 880 |
Greece | 505 | 270 | 235 | 95 | 60 | 40 |
Hungary | 110 | 40 | 65 | 100 | 35 | 65 |
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 | 475 | 225 | 255 | 160 | 75 | 85 |
Italy | 525 | 310 | 215 | 210 | 125 | 85 |
Netherlands | 1,645 | 790 | 855 | 975 | 505 | 465 |
Poland | 630 | 265 | 365 | 195 | 90 | 100 |
Portugal | 220 | 140 | 80 | 130 | 85 | 45 |
Romania | 180 | 100 | 80 | 485 | 245 | 240 |
Russian Federation | 585 | 270 | 315 | 245 | 115 | 135 |
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 | 90 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 10 |
Ukraine | 335 | 145 | 195 | 250 | 120 | 130 |
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 | 11,275 | 5,815 | 5,460 | 4,600 | 2,160 | 2,445 |
Other places of birth in Europe | 1,930 | 985 | 945 | 970 | 455 | 515 |
Africa | 3,525 | 1,855 | 1,675 | 2,565 | 1,420 | 1,140 |
Algeria | 25 | 15 | 15 | 165 | 90 | 75 |
Egypt | 770 | 395 | 370 | 120 | 75 | 45 |
Ethiopia | 185 | 105 | 85 | 120 | 65 | 60 |
Kenya | 125 | 75 | 50 | 60 | 30 | 30 |
Morocco | 80 | 50 | 30 | 200 | 120 | 75 |
Nigeria | 350 | 185 | 165 | 115 | 65 | 50 |
Somalia | 65 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
South Africa, Republic of | 460 | 205 | 250 | 165 | 85 | 80 |
Other places of birth in Africa | 1,465 | 790 | 675 | 1,615 | 885 | 725 |
Asia | 18,955 | 9,100 | 9,855 | 10,625 | 5,105 | 5,520 |
Afghanistan | 100 | 40 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
Bangladesh | 315 | 180 | 135 | 100 | 55 | 50 |
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 | 2,830 | 1,140 | 1,685 | 2,210 | 1,040 | 1,175 |
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 | 280 | 130 | 155 | 120 | 60 | 55 |
India | 2,225 | 1,190 | 1,040 | 820 | 435 | 380 |
IranCensus data footnote 61 | 970 | 525 | 440 | 490 | 260 | 230 |
Iraq | 525 | 250 | 285 | 70 | 25 | 45 |
Japan | 225 | 60 | 170 | 90 | 15 | 75 |
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 | 870 | 340 | 530 | 1,495 | 775 | 720 |
Lebanon | 1,370 | 755 | 610 | 390 | 225 | 165 |
Pakistan | 615 | 315 | 295 | 225 | 130 | 95 |
Philippines | 2,570 | 1,035 | 1,540 | 1,340 | 475 | 870 |
Sri Lanka | 310 | 140 | 175 | 40 | 15 | 30 |
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 | 1,150 | 565 | 580 | 1,225 | 605 | 620 |
Taiwan | 225 | 100 | 120 | 80 | 25 | 55 |
Viet Nam | 450 | 205 | 245 | 720 | 355 | 365 |
Other places of birth in Asia | 3,930 | 2,130 | 1,795 | 1,195 | 600 | 595 |
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 | 480 | 295 | 180 | 220 | 110 | 110 |
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 | 11,785 | 5,920 | 5,870 | 9,325 | 4,555 | 4,775 |
Americas | 1,390 | 675 | 715 | 900 | 430 | 475 |
Brazil | 95 | 40 | 55 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Colombia | 15 | 0 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 15 |
Cuba | 70 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Haiti | 20 | 15 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 30 |
Jamaica | 195 | 100 | 95 | 40 | 25 | 10 |
Mexico | 105 | 55 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 20 |
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 | 615 | 310 | 305 | 585 | 285 | 300 |
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 20 |
Other places of birth in Americas | 275 | 115 | 165 | 110 | 45 | 70 |
Europe | 2,210 | 1,165 | 1,045 | 1,405 | 695 | 710 |
France | 110 | 55 | 55 | 300 | 165 | 130 |
Germany | 215 | 110 | 100 | 85 | 45 | 45 |
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 20 |
Romania | 40 | 25 | 15 | 245 | 130 | 120 |
Russian Federation | 180 | 75 | 100 | 90 | 35 | 55 |
Ukraine | 140 | 55 |