Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population
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Religion
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data161 4,915,945 100.0 14,031,750 100.0 4,177,715 100.0 39,590 100.0
Buddhist 83,860 1.7 164,215 1.2 42,830 1.0 260 0.7
Christian 1,684,870 34.3 7,315,810 52.1 2,009,820 48.1 13,860 35.0
Christian, n.o.s.162 434,920 8.8 1,070,190 7.6 429,375 10.3 2,560 6.5
Anabaptist 21,275 0.4 57,795 0.4 20,035 0.5 50 0.1
Anglican 137,485 2.8 525,425 3.7 95,560 2.3 1,995 5.0
Baptist 57,265 1.2 165,400 1.2 44,605 1.1 645 1.6
Catholic 588,140 12.0 3,654,825 26.0 833,025 19.9 5,690 14.4
Christian Orthodox 45,135 0.9 329,850 2.4 63,775 1.5 130 0.3
Jehovah's Witness 25,715 0.5 48,290 0.3 18,185 0.4 135 0.3
Latter Day Saints 12,875 0.3 16,420 0.1 47,125 1.1 70 0.2
Lutheran 46,395 0.9 114,810 0.8 78,925 1.9 395 1.0
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness) 7,290 0.1 35,320 0.3 9,640 0.2 105 0.3
Pentecostal and other Charismatic 41,140 0.8 174,605 1.2 53,900 1.3 270 0.7
Presbyterian 28,040 0.6 202,275 1.4 22,850 0.5 125 0.3
Reformed 12,455 0.3 47,400 0.3 14,735 0.4 35 0.1
United Church 129,000 2.6 570,830 4.1 153,820 3.7 955 2.4
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions 97,745 2.0 302,375 2.2 124,265 3.0 700 1.8
Hindu 81,320 1.7 573,700 4.1 78,520 1.9 265 0.7
Jewish 26,850 0.5 196,100 1.4 11,390 0.3 70 0.2
Muslim 125,915 2.6 942,990 6.7 202,535 4.8 185 0.5
Sikh 290,870 5.9 300,435 2.1 103,600 2.5 380 1.0
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality 11,570 0.2 15,985 0.1 19,755 0.5 325 0.8
Other religions and spiritual traditions 51,440 1.0 88,845 0.6 33,220 0.8 600 1.5
No religion and secular perspectives 2,559,250 52.1 4,433,675 31.6 1,676,045 40.1 23,640 59.7

Note: Gender

Gender refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man, woman or non-binary person (a person who is not exclusively a man or a woman).

Gender includes the following concepts:

  • gender identity, which refers to the gender that a person feels internally and individually;
  • gender expression, which refers to the way a person presents their gender, regardless of their gender identity, through body language, aesthetic choices or accessories (e.g., clothes, hairstyle and makeup), which may have traditionally been associated with a specific gender.

A person's gender may differ from their sex at birth, and from what is indicated on their current identification or legal documents such as their birth certificate, passport or driver's licence. A person's gender may change over time.

Some people may not identify with a specific gender.

Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. In these cases, individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "＋" symbol.

"Men＋" includes men (and/or boys), as well as some non-binary persons.

"Women＋" includes women (and/or girls), as well as some non-binary persons.

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 July 12, 2024).

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Footnote 161

'Religion' refers to the person's self-identification as having a connection or affiliation with any religious denomination, group, body, or other religiously defined community or system of belief. Religion is not limited to formal membership in a religious organization or group. This variable shows the aggregated responses to the religion question. For infants or children, religion refers to the specific religious group or denomination in which they are being raised, if any. Persons without a religious connection or affiliation can self-identify as atheist, agnostic or humanist, or can provide another applicable response. For more information on religion variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Religion Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021.

Footnote 162

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses of "Christian," not otherwise specified (e.g., "Christian," "Christianity").

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