Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population
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Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data121 | 14,031,755 | 100.0 | 36,328,475 | 100.0 |
Canadian | 1,621,655 | 11.6 | 5,677,205 | 15.6 |
English | 2,347,685 | 16.7 | 5,322,830 | 14.7 |
Irish | 1,999,985 | 14.3 | 4,413,120 | 12.1 |
Scottish | 1,937,010 | 13.8 | 4,392,200 | 12.1 |
French, n.o.s.122 | 1,039,385 | 7.4 | 3,985,945 | 11.0 |
German | 1,058,075 | 7.5 | 2,955,695 | 8.1 |
Chinese | 821,835 | 5.9 | 1,713,870 | 4.7 |
Italian | 905,105 | 6.5 | 1,546,390 | 4.3 |
Indian (India) | 764,435 | 5.4 | 1,347,715 | 3.7 |
Ukrainian | 342,260 | 2.4 | 1,258,635 | 3.5 |
Dutch | 478,860 | 3.4 | 988,585 | 2.7 |
Polish | 461,090 | 3.3 | 982,820 | 2.7 |
Québécois | 28,035 | 0.2 | 981,635 | 2.7 |
British Isles, n.o.s.123 | 462,995 | 3.3 | 938,950 | 2.6 |
Filipino | 355,680 | 2.5 | 925,490 | 2.5 |
French Canadian | 199,845 | 1.4 | 906,315 | 2.5 |
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.124 | 221,315 | 1.6 | 691,260 | 1.9 |
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.125 | 160,660 | 1.1 | 632,340 | 1.7 |
Métis | 131,780 | 0.9 | 560,335 | 1.5 |
European, n.o.s.126 | 182,785 | 1.3 | 551,910 | 1.5 |
Russian | 187,460 | 1.3 | 548,140 | 1.5 |
Norwegian | 62,840 | 0.4 | 466,500 | 1.3 |
Welsh | 188,980 | 1.3 | 455,720 | 1.3 |
Portuguese | 300,600 | 2.1 | 448,305 | 1.2 |
American | 129,750 | 0.9 | 353,495 | 1.0 |
Spanish | 143,840 | 1.0 | 342,040 | 0.9 |
Swedish | 68,260 | 0.5 | 334,505 | 0.9 |
Hungarian | 149,040 | 1.1 | 320,150 | 0.9 |
Acadian | 34,125 | 0.2 | 305,170 | 0.8 |
Pakistani | 212,650 | 1.5 | 303,260 | 0.8 |
African, n.o.s.127 | 149,265 | 1.1 | 301,955 | 0.8 |
Jewish | 155,180 | 1.1 | 282,015 | 0.8 |
Punjabi | 119,085 | 0.8 | 279,950 | 0.8 |
Vietnamese | 122,735 | 0.9 | 275,530 | 0.8 |
Arab, n.o.s.128 | 110,250 | 0.8 | 263,710 | 0.7 |
Greek | 143,065 | 1.0 | 262,140 | 0.7 |
Jamaican | 201,945 | 1.4 | 249,070 | 0.7 |
Asian, n.o.s.129 | 110,750 | 0.8 | 226,220 | 0.6 |
Cree, n.o.s.130 | 20,025 | 0.1 | 219,855 | 0.6 |
Korean | 100,025 | 0.7 | 217,650 | 0.6 |
Romanian | 86,435 | 0.6 | 215,885 | 0.6 |
Lebanese | 80,345 | 0.6 | 210,605 | 0.6 |
Iranian | 109,410 | 0.8 | 200,465 | 0.6 |
Christian, n.i.e.131 | 73,665 | 0.5 | 200,340 | 0.6 |
Danish | 52,170 | 0.4 | 196,945 | 0.5 |
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.132 | 61,790 | 0.4 | 194,840 | 0.5 |
Sikh | 77,805 | 0.6 | 194,640 | 0.5 |
Austrian | 63,920 | 0.5 | 189,535 | 0.5 |
Belgian | 56,860 | 0.4 | 182,175 | 0.5 |
Haitian | 17,930 | 0.1 | 178,990 | 0.5 |
Hindu | 106,970 | 0.8 | 166,160 | 0.5 |
Mexican | 54,725 | 0.4 | 155,495 | 0.4 |
Mennonite | 38,095 | 0.3 | 155,095 | 0.4 |
Swiss | 56,510 | 0.4 | 145,570 | 0.4 |
Finnish | 76,275 | 0.5 | 144,055 | 0.4 |
Sri Lankan | 105,765 | 0.8 | 132,410 | 0.4 |
Croatian | 79,240 | 0.6 | 130,820 | 0.4 |
Japanese | 42,250 | 0.3 | 129,425 | 0.4 |
South Asian, n.o.s.133 | 83,435 | 0.6 | 120,125 | 0.3 |
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.134 | 21,650 | 0.2 | 111,605 | 0.3 |
Northern European, n.o.s.135 | 31,395 | 0.2 | 110,735 | 0.3 |
Muslim | 62,780 | 0.4 | 105,620 | 0.3 |
Egyptian | 54,210 | 0.4 | 105,245 | 0.3 |
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.136 | 48,595 | 0.3 | 104,765 | 0.3 |
Tamil | 86,580 | 0.6 | 102,170 | 0.3 |
Icelandic | 13,915 | 0.1 | 101,990 | 0.3 |
Colombian | 39,420 | 0.3 | 100,555 | 0.3 |
Moroccan | 12,300 | 0.1 | 99,980 | 0.3 |
Czech | 39,400 | 0.3 | 98,925 | 0.3 |
Syrian | 42,525 | 0.3 | 98,250 | 0.3 |
Guyanese | 85,455 | 0.6 | 97,210 | 0.3 |
Afghan | 61,255 | 0.4 | 96,810 | 0.3 |
Black, n.o.s.137 | 59,655 | 0.4 | 94,585 | 0.3 |
Serbian | 64,415 | 0.5 | 93,360 | 0.3 |
Ojibway | 52,770 | 0.4 | 92,220 | 0.3 |
Newfoundlander | 29,950 | 0.2 | 91,670 | 0.3 |
Hong Konger | 41,120 | 0.3 | 81,680 | 0.2 |
Ontarian | 64,245 | 0.5 | 80,555 | 0.2 |
Persian | 46,445 | 0.3 | 80,340 | 0.2 |
Trinidadian/Tobagonian | 59,110 | 0.4 | 77,405 | 0.2 |
Turkish | 43,555 | 0.3 | 76,745 | 0.2 |
Inuit, n.o.s.138 | 6,160 | 0.0 | 76,675 | 0.2 |
Bangladeshi | 47,195 | 0.3 | 75,425 | 0.2 |
Algerian | 4,970 | 0.0 | 73,770 | 0.2 |
Brazilian | 33,905 | 0.2 | 71,755 | 0.2 |
Nigerian | 36,750 | 0.3 | 69,540 | 0.2 |
Armenian | 30,860 | 0.2 | 68,850 | 0.2 |
Slovak | 37,165 | 0.3 | 68,210 | 0.2 |
Eastern European, n.o.s.139 | 32,880 | 0.2 | 66,780 | 0.2 |
Somali | 41,640 | 0.3 | 65,555 | 0.2 |
Taiwanese | 17,960 | 0.1 | 64,020 | 0.2 |
Iraqi | 42,980 | 0.3 | 59,300 | 0.2 |
Salvadorean | 24,740 | 0.2 | 59,280 | 0.2 |
African Caribbean | 43,475 | 0.3 | 59,050 | 0.2 |
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.140 | 32,785 | 0.2 | 58,870 | 0.2 |
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.141 | 38,000 | 0.3 | 58,840 | 0.2 |
Caribbean, n.o.s.142 | 39,165 | 0.3 | 57,195 | 0.2 |
Algonquin | 20,910 | 0.1 | 56,070 | 0.2 |
West Indian, n.o.s.143 | 42,575 | 0.3 | 52,085 | 0.1 |
Lithuanian | 29,870 | 0.2 | 52,040 | 0.1 |
South African | 21,965 | 0.2 | 49,840 | 0.1 |
Australian | 14,775 | 0.1 | 46,765 | 0.1 |
Palestinian | 30,365 | 0.2 | 45,905 | 0.1 |
Chilean | 14,370 | 0.1 | 45,685 | 0.1 |
Congolese | 12,815 | 0.1 | 45,260 | 0.1 |
Nova Scotian | 10,195 | 0.1 | 44,720 | 0.1 |
Ethiopian | 20,625 | 0.1 | 42,545 | 0.1 |
Hispanic, n.o.s.144 | 22,825 | 0.2 | 42,405 | 0.1 |
Peruvian | 15,260 | 0.1 | 42,295 | 0.1 |
Yoruba | 19,350 | 0.1 | 42,075 | 0.1 |
Cambodian (Khmer) | 15,155 | 0.1 | 41,950 | 0.1 |
Berber | 3,055 | 0.0 | 41,700 | 0.1 |
Albanian | 29,575 | 0.2 | 41,620 | 0.1 |
Maltese | 33,825 | 0.2 | 40,670 | 0.1 |
Macedonian | 35,925 | 0.3 | 39,440 | 0.1 |
Slovenian | 25,085 | 0.2 | 38,595 | 0.1 |
Western European, n.o.s.145 | 13,170 | 0.1 | 38,520 | 0.1 |
New Brunswicker | 5,865 | 0.0 | 37,670 | 0.1 |
Gujarati | 25,995 | 0.2 | 36,970 | 0.1 |
Eritrean | 17,165 | 0.1 | 36,290 | 0.1 |
African Canadian | 20,025 | 0.1 | 35,395 | 0.1 |
Israeli | 20,570 | 0.1 | 35,345 | 0.1 |
Mohawk | 20,595 | 0.1 | 33,330 | 0.1 |
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.146 | 12,115 | 0.1 | 33,135 | 0.1 |
Bulgarian | 15,900 | 0.1 | 33,085 | 0.1 |
Albertan | 1,185 | 0.0 | 32,575 | 0.1 |
Ghanaian | 20,935 | 0.1 | 31,720 | 0.1 |
Barbadian | 21,205 | 0.2 | 31,440 | 0.1 |
African American | 16,380 | 0.1 | 31,430 | 0.1 |
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.147 | 16,400 | 0.1 | 30,565 | 0.1 |
Tunisian | 2,430 | 0.0 | 30,465 | 0.1 |
Slavic, n.o.s.148 | 15,800 | 0.1 | 30,220 | 0.1 |
Cuban | 14,785 | 0.1 | 30,065 | 0.1 |
Bosnian | 16,065 | 0.1 | 28,490 | 0.1 |
Venezuelan | 12,885 | 0.1 | 28,395 | 0.1 |
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.149 | 1,010 | 0.0 | 28,225 | 0.1 |
Latvian | 16,070 | 0.1 | 28,140 | 0.1 |
Bengali | 16,665 | 0.1 | 26,675 | 0.1 |
Cameroonian | 4,295 | 0.0 | 26,535 | 0.1 |
Guatemalan | 10,175 | 0.1 | 26,460 | 0.1 |
Indonesian | 10,645 | 0.1 | 26,330 | 0.1 |
Laotian | 10,870 | 0.1 | 25,875 | 0.1 |
Ilocano | 10,560 | 0.1 | 25,575 | 0.1 |
Northern Irish | 14,875 | 0.1 | 25,200 | 0.1 |
Celtic, n.o.s.150 | 10,135 | 0.1 | 24,420 | 0.1 |
British Columbian | 1,020 | 0.0 | 24,325 | 0.1 |
Ecuadorian | 18,835 | 0.1 | 24,255 | 0.1 |
Franco Ontarian | 18,755 | 0.1 | 24,110 | 0.1 |
Argentinian | 11,950 | 0.1 | 23,500 | 0.1 |
Estonian | 14,025 | 0.1 | 23,455 | 0.1 |
Kurdish | 13,495 | 0.1 | 23,130 | 0.1 |
Fijian | 2,345 | 0.0 | 23,020 | 0.1 |
Jatt | 9,195 | 0.1 | 22,785 | 0.1 |
North American, n.o.s.151 | 8,040 | 0.1 | 22,785 | 0.1 |
Coptic | 14,845 | 0.1 | 22,570 | 0.1 |
Thai | 7,850 | 0.1 | 22,275 | 0.1 |
Dominican | 8,585 | 0.1 | 22,125 | 0.1 |
Nepali | 11,585 | 0.1 | 21,975 | 0.1 |
Kabyle | 570 | 0.0 | 20,565 | 0.1 |
Assyrian | 17,080 | 0.1 | 19,685 | 0.1 |
Igbo | 8,595 | 0.1 | 19,305 | 0.1 |
Byelorussian | 9,730 | 0.1 | 18,850 | 0.1 |
Dene, n.o.s.152 | 285 | 0.0 | 18,745 | 0.1 |
Blackfoot, n.o.s.153 | 3,445 | 0.0 | 18,545 | 0.1 |
Abenaki | 1,300 | 0.0 | 18,420 | 0.1 |
Moldovan | 4,295 | 0.0 | 18,190 | 0.1 |
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.154 | 5,550 | 0.0 | 17,955 | 0.0 |
New Zealander | 4,865 | 0.0 | 17,755 | 0.0 |
Sudanese | 9,200 | 0.1 | 17,485 | 0.0 |
Breton | 650 | 0.0 | 17,465 | 0.0 |
Pennsylvania Dutch | 12,085 | 0.1 | 17,315 | 0.0 |
Malaysian | 7,360 | 0.1 | 17,050 | 0.0 |
Plains Cree | 365 | 0.0 | 16,570 | 0.0 |
North African, n.o.s.155 | 3,660 | 0.0 | 16,315 | 0.0 |
Huron (Wendat) | 2,070 | 0.0 | 15,910 | 0.0 |
Saskatchewanian | 1,755 | 0.0 | 15,780 | 0.0 |
Buddhist | 8,440 | 0.1 | 15,660 | 0.0 |
Gaspesian | 700 | 0.0 | 15,650 | 0.0 |
Norman | 2,250 | 0.0 | 15,340 | 0.0 |
Southern or East African, n.o.s.156 | 9,250 | 0.1 | 15,055 | 0.0 |
Ivorian | 2,270 | 0.0 | 15,010 | 0.0 |
Saulteaux | 735 | 0.0 | 14,265 | 0.0 |
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.157 | 6,980 | 0.0 | 14,260 | 0.0 |
Burundian | 4,105 | 0.0 | 14,110 | 0.0 |
Tigrinya | 5,290 | 0.0 | 13,910 | 0.0 |
Nicaraguan | 6,575 | 0.0 | 13,840 | 0.0 |
Mauritian | 5,050 | 0.0 | 13,755 | 0.0 |
Kenyan | 6,970 | 0.0 | 13,565 | 0.0 |
Oji-Cree | 7,300 | 0.1 | 13,525 | 0.0 |
Vincentian | 9,080 | 0.1 | 13,245 | 0.0 |
Jordanian | 9,040 | 0.1 | 13,225 | 0.0 |
Manitoban | 1,505 | 0.0 | 13,095 | 0.0 |
Cape Bretoner | 3,040 | 0.0 | 13,065 | 0.0 |
Rwandan | 3,450 | 0.0 | 12,890 | 0.0 |
Grenadian | 10,250 | 0.1 | 12,890 | 0.0 |
Malayali | 8,100 | 0.1 | 12,490 | 0.0 |
Chaldean | 10,280 | 0.1 | 12,115 | 0.0 |
Sinhalese | 8,060 | 0.1 | 12,080 | 0.0 |
Mayan | 4,085 | 0.0 | 11,710 | 0.0 |
Honduran | 3,735 | 0.0 | 10,920 | 0.0 |
Cherokee | 3,555 | 0.0 | 10,825 | 0.0 |
Qalipu Mi'kmaq | 1,350 | 0.0 | 10,750 | 0.0 |
Indo-Caribbean | 8,830 | 0.1 | 10,490 | 0.0 |
Flemish | 3,565 | 0.0 | 10,275 | 0.0 |
United Empire Loyalist | 6,730 | 0.0 | 10,015 | 0.0 |
Senegalese | 1,155 | 0.0 | 9,955 | 0.0 |
Azerbaijani | 6,235 | 0.0 | 9,915 | 0.0 |
Sicilian | 5,840 | 0.0 | 9,835 | 0.0 |
Pashtun | 6,385 | 0.0 | 9,825 | 0.0 |
Malay | 3,910 | 0.0 | 9,795 | 0.0 |
Goan | 7,930 | 0.1 | 9,700 | 0.0 |
Bantu, n.o.s.158 | 3,150 | 0.0 | 9,455 | 0.0 |
Tibetan | 7,380 | 0.1 | 9,350 | 0.0 |
Zimbabwean | 3,780 | 0.0 | 9,165 | 0.0 |
Burmese | 4,290 | 0.0 | 9,150 | 0.0 |
Mongolian | 3,585 | 0.0 | 9,090 | 0.0 |
Azorean | 6,085 | 0.0 | 8,970 | 0.0 |
Atikamekw | 85 | 0.0 | 8,400 | 0.0 |
Bamileke | 1,100 | 0.0 | 8,315 | 0.0 |
Indo-Guyanese | 7,605 | 0.1 | 8,310 | 0.0 |
Ugandan | 4,685 | 0.0 | 8,285 | 0.0 |
Oromo | 3,015 | 0.0 | 8,255 | 0.0 |
Tanzanian | 4,865 | 0.0 | 8,140 | 0.0 |
Yemeni | 5,300 | 0.0 | 8,115 | 0.0 |
Central African | 1,630 | 0.0 | 8,080 | 0.0 |
Libyan | 4,200 | 0.0 | 7,945 | 0.0 |
Basque | 1,515 | 0.0 | 7,745 | 0.0 |
Uruguayan | 4,720 | 0.0 | 7,660 | 0.0 |
Akan, n.o.s.159 | 4,055 | 0.0 | 7,640 | 0.0 |
Central or West African, n.o.s.160 | 3,605 | 0.0 | 7,635 | 0.0 |
Igorot | 2,245 | 0.0 | 7,535 | 0.0 |
Fulani | 1,165 | 0.0 | 7,480 | 0.0 |
Woodland Cree | 275 | 0.0 | 7,415 | 0.0 |
Guinean | 1,120 | 0.0 | 7,390 | 0.0 |
St. Lucian | 5,850 | 0.0 | 7,285 | 0.0 |
Prince Edward Islander | 1,900 | 0.0 | 7,225 | 0.0 |
Maliseet | 615 | 0.0 | 7,220 | 0.0 |
Beninese | 1,325 | 0.0 | 6,810 | 0.0 |
Telugu | 4,755 | 0.0 | 6,670 | 0.0 |
Roma | 3,470 | 0.0 | 6,545 | 0.0 |
Costa Rican | 2,735 | 0.0 | 6,500 | 0.0 |
African Nova Scotian | 1,650 | 0.0 | 6,480 | 0.0 |
Malagasy | 555 | 0.0 | 6,255 | 0.0 |
Kashmiri | 3,905 | 0.0 | 6,165 | 0.0 |
Singaporean | 2,320 | 0.0 | 6,060 | 0.0 |
Karen | 2,365 | 0.0 | 6,050 | 0.0 |
Edo | 3,515 | 0.0 | 5,985 | 0.0 |
Tajik | 4,150 | 0.0 | 5,980 | 0.0 |
Amhara | 3,135 | 0.0 | 5,945 | 0.0 |
Paraguayan | 855 | 0.0 | 5,925 | 0.0 |
Source
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.
How to cite
How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released November 15, 2023.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 1, 2024).
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