Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population
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Population and dwellings
Population, 20211 108,455 5,000,879
Population, 20161 102,238 4,648,055
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021 6.1 7.6
Total private dwellings2 39,736 2,211,694
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3 38,058 2,041,834
Population density per square kilometre 603.7 5.4
Land area in square kilometres 179.66 920,686.55
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data 108,455 5,000,880
0 to 14 years 16,425 716,900
0 to 4 years 4,505 216,825
5 to 9 years 5,520 244,290
10 to 14 years 6,400 255,790
15 to 64 years 69,755 3,267,620
15 to 19 years 6,825 253,690
20 to 24 years 7,525 294,650
25 to 29 years 6,140 337,090
30 to 34 years 5,640 358,585
35 to 39 years 6,510 353,350
40 to 44 years 6,655 319,740
45 to 49 years 6,950 310,035
50 to 54 years 7,750 329,005
55 to 59 years 8,010 356,345
60 to 64 years 7,750 355,130
65 years and over 22,275 1,016,365
65 to 69 years 6,600 319,405
70 to 74 years 6,015 272,365
75 to 79 years 4,310 181,075
80 to 84 years 2,770 121,055
85 years and over 2,575 122,465
85 to 89 years 1,635 74,315
90 to 94 years 720 36,840
95 to 99 years 195 9,790
100 years and over 30 1,515
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 15.1 14.3
15 to 64 years 64.3 65.3
65 years and over 20.5 20.3
85 years and over 2.4 2.4
Average age of the population 42.9 43.1
Median age of the population 44.0 42.8
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data 38,055 2,041,835
Single-detached house 21,130 866,340
Semi-detached house 1,120 62,890
Row house 2,115 168,590
Apartment or flat in a duplex 7,320 249,835
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 5,550 417,475
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 625 221,845
Other single-attached house 30 3,760
Movable dwelling4 165 51,100
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data 38,060 2,041,835
1 person 7,790 600,705
2 persons 12,065 719,865
3 persons 6,270 296,200
4 persons 6,880 256,700
5 or more persons 5,055 168,355
Number of persons in private households 107,270 4,915,945
Average household size 2.8 2.4
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data 92,030 4,283,980
Married or living common-law 55,570 2,464,130
Married 50,125 2,036,165
Living common-law 5,440 427,970
Living common law - Never married 3,520 313,560
Living common law - Separated 275 17,220
Living common law - Divorced 1,495 87,370
Living common law - Widowed 150 9,815
Not married and not living common-law 36,465 1,819,845
Not married and not living common law - Never married 24,770 1,202,625
Not married and not living common law - Separated 1,975 110,710
Not married and not living common law - Divorced 4,720 283,035
Not married and not living common law - Widowed 5,005 223,475
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data5 30,940 1,399,405
2 persons 14,270 763,875
3 persons 6,720 290,335
4 persons 7,465 255,295
5 or more persons 2,480 89,900
Average size of census families 3.0 2.8
Average number of children in census families with children6 1.8 1.7
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data 30,935 1,399,405
Total couple families 26,870 1,190,930
Married couples 24,150 977,010
With children6 14,010 496,240
Without children 10,145 480,770
Common-law couples 2,720 213,925
With children6 1,050 64,570
Without children 1,670 149,355
Total one-parent families 4,060 208,475
in which the parent is a woman+ 3,080 161,820
in which the parent is a man+ 980 46,655
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data 107,270 4,915,945
Total - Persons in census families 91,610 3,897,915
Married spouses or common-law partners 53,750 2,381,865
Parents in one-parent families 4,065 208,475
Children6 33,800 1,307,575
In a two-parent family 27,645 1,001,235
In a one-parent family 6,155 306,340
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 15,660 1,018,030
Living alone 7,790 600,705
Living with other relatives7 3,705 139,900
Living with non-relatives only 4,165 277,425
Household type
Total - Household type - 100% data 38,060 2,041,830
One-census-family households without additional persons 24,045 1,157,520
Couple-family households 21,240 1,002,775
With children6 11,770 463,945
Without children 9,470 538,825
One-parent-family households 2,800 154,745
Multigenerational households8 2,680 75,700
Multiple-census-family households9 465 20,325
One-census-family households with additional persons9 1,620 79,015
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households 1,460 108,570
One-person households 7,790 600,705
Income of individuals in 2020
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data10 90,855 4,200,500
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 87,665 4,076,345
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) 42,400 40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 87,705 4,078,810
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) 38,400 37,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 79,465 3,655,710
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) 36,800 35,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 63,155 2,886,365
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) 39,200 38,000
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 71,585 3,377,800
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) 9,700 10,000
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 7,005 370,345
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 5,480 5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 23,870 1,106,935
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 8,000 8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data11 90,860 4,200,425
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 87,595 4,075,270
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) 55,500 54,450
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 87,625 4,077,810
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) 46,680 45,600
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 79,325 3,654,285
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) 51,450 50,520
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 63,150 2,886,325
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) 51,350 50,520
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 71,675 3,374,170
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) 10,920 11,030
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 6,880 368,410
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 6,280 6,540
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 23,600 1,102,145
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 9,000 9,110
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data12 90,860 4,200,420
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data13 29,025 1,301,410
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)14 68,000 65,000
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)15 79,800 77,700
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data16 25,470 1,195,830
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 19,000 19,400
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 29,240 30,560
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data17 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)18 84.0 83.2
Employment income (%)19 66.6 65.8
Government transfers (%)20 16.1 16.8
Employment insurance benefits (%) 0.9 1.1
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) 5.4 5.6
COVID-19 - Emergency and recovery benefits (%) 4.4 4.5
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data21 90,850 4,200,500
Without total income 3,185 124,155
With total income 87,665 4,076,350
Under $10,000 (including loss) 8,350 385,230
$10,000 to $19,999 10,060 474,245
$20,000 to $29,999 12,655 627,895
$30,000 to $39,999 10,440 515,780
$40,000 to $49,999 9,330 442,130
$50,000 to $59,999 7,840 363,335
$60,000 to $69,999 6,225 284,130
$70,000 to $79,999 4,960 221,755
$80,000 to $89,999 3,805 172,110
$90,000 to $99,999 3,160 136,185
$100,000 and over 10,845 453,550
$100,000 to $149,999 7,115 297,440
$150,000 and over 3,725 156,105
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data22 90,850 4,200,500
Without after-tax income 3,150 121,690
With after-tax income 87,705 4,078,810
Under $10,000 (including loss) 8,725 402,375
$10,000 to $19,999 10,445 490,875
$20,000 to $29,999 14,205 705,795
$30,000 to $39,999 12,155 593,485
$40,000 to $49,999 10,755 502,775
$50,000 to $59,999 8,450 387,850
$60,000 to $69,999 6,260 283,825
$70,000 to $79,999 4,700 207,535
$80,000 to $89,999 3,425 150,155
$90,000 to $99,999 2,390 99,015
$100,000 and over 6,205 255,125
$100,000 to $124,999 3,130 127,025
$125,000 and over 3,075 128,100
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data19 90,850 4,200,500
Without employment income 27,700 1,314,135
With employment income 63,155 2,886,365
Under $5,000 (including loss) 8,590 397,640
$5,000 to $9,999 5,075 234,130
$10,000 to $19,999 7,385 339,265
$20,000 to $29,999 5,500 266,065
$30,000 to $39,999 5,500 257,235
$40,000 to $49,999 5,365 247,550
$50,000 to $59,999 4,900 230,030
$60,000 to $69,999 4,105 190,470
$70,000 to $79,999 3,415 154,990
$80,000 to $89,999 2,840 128,265
$90,000 to $99,999 2,365 105,855
$100,000 and over 8,110 334,875
$100,000 to $124,999 3,650 154,515
$125,000 and over 4,465 180,360
Income of individuals in 2019
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data23 90,855 4,200,500
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 84,940 3,960,225
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) 40,800 38,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 85,100 3,968,465
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) 36,400 34,800
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 78,315 3,614,710
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) 38,400 36,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 65,110 2,972,225
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) 38,400 36,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 56,725 2,715,540
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) 5,760 5,880
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data 4,765 258,710
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) 4,960 5,480
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data24 90,860 4,200,425
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 85,030 3,959,300
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) 53,650 52,300
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 85,210 3,967,440
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) 44,360 43,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 78,295 3,612,845
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) 52,200 51,080
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 64,915 2,971,405
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) 50,400 49,120
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 57,050 2,711,365
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) 8,320 8,330
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 4,785 258,380
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) 6,910 7,140
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data25 90,860 4,200,420
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data13 28,820 1,288,260
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)14 64,000 60,400
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)15 76,300 72,800
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data16 23,935 1,128,665
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 24,200 25,200
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 34,520 36,280
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data 100.0 100.0
Market income (%) 89.6 89.0
Employment income (%) 71.6 70.4
Government transfers (%) 10.4 10.9
Employment insurance benefits (%) 0.7 0.9
Income of households in 2020
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data26 38,060 2,041,835
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) 108,000 85,000
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) 95,000 76,000
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data 7,790 600,705
Median total income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 46,000 43,200
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 41,600 39,200
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data 30,265 1,441,130
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 126,000 108,000
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 110,000 95,000
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data27 38,055 2,041,835
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) 127,800 108,600
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) 107,500 91,100
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data 7,820 600,425
Average total income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 56,400 55,600
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 47,920 46,680
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data 30,240 1,441,410
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 146,200 130,800
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 122,900 109,600
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data21 38,060 2,041,835
Under $5,000 340 30,080
$5,000 to $9,999 140 13,160
$10,000 to $14,999 205 19,290
$15,000 to $19,999 420 41,735
$20,000 to $24,999 970 82,340
$25,000 to $29,999 770 63,830
$30,000 to $34,999 820 64,895
$35,000 to $39,999 1,045 75,105
$40,000 to $44,999 1,045 73,975
$45,000 to $49,999 1,040 73,180
$50,000 to $59,999 2,090 144,895
$60,000 to $69,999 2,175 139,140
$70,000 to $79,999 2,270 131,840
$80,000 to $89,999 2,100 122,530
$90,000 to $99,999 2,095 112,775
$100,000 and over 20,540 853,065
$100,000 to $124,999 4,780 235,680
$125,000 to $149,999 3,980 178,970
$150,000 to $199,999 5,620 221,175
$200,000 and over 6,155 217,240
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data22 38,060 2,041,835
Under $5,000 410 34,265
$5,000 to $9,999 150 13,550
$10,000 to $14,999 220 19,930
$15,000 to $19,999 430 43,390
$20,000 to $24,999 1,030 86,585
$25,000 to $29,999 875 72,515
$30,000 to $34,999 1,010 74,810
$35,000 to $39,999 1,185 85,940
$40,000 to $44,999 1,185 85,575
$45,000 to $49,999 1,225 85,000
$50,000 to $59,999 2,490 168,315
$60,000 to $69,999 2,565 160,070
$70,000 to $79,999 2,565 149,385
$80,000 to $89,999 2,535 136,615
$90,000 to $99,999 2,470 121,890
$100,000 and over 17,715 704,010
$100,000 to $124,999 5,195 243,560
$125,000 to $149,999 4,250 167,850
$150,000 and over 8,265 292,600
Income of economic families in 2020
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data28 29,365 1,364,485
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) 125,000 107,000
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) 109,000 95,000
Average family size of economic families 3.3 3.0
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data 9,745 562,590
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 102,000 93,000
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 89,000 83,000
Average family size of couple-only economic families 2.0 2.0
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data 15,015 561,965
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 154,000 138,000
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 133,000 120,000
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families 4.2 4.0
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 3,495 188,585
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 83,000 70,500
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 75,500 65,000
Average family size of one-parent economic families 2.7 2.6
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data29 11,960 878,130
Median total income in 2020 ($)30 40,400 39,200
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($)30 37,200 36,000
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data31 29,375 1,363,860
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) 145,200 130,400
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) 121,900 108,900
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data 9,805 561,775
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 123,300 115,100
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 103,000 96,000
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data 15,050 563,000
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 172,000 161,800
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 143,800 133,800
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 3,390 186,930
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 94,500 83,400
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 82,300 73,100
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data32 11,800 875,470
Average total income in 2020 ($)30 50,480 50,240
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($)30 43,280 42,720
Low income and income inequality in 2020
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data33 107,270 4,915,940
0 to 17 years 20,410 866,210
0 to 5 years 5,525 264,100
18 to 64 years 65,550 3,085,015
65 years and over 21,310 964,710
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 7,375 528,870
0 to 17 years 1,640 98,830
0 to 5 years 420 29,460
18 to 64 years 3,905 297,960
65 years and over 1,825 132,075
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 6.9 10.8
0 to 17 years (%) 8.1 11.4
0 to 5 years (%) 7.6 11.2
18 to 64 years (%) 6.0 9.7
65 years and over (%) 8.6 13.7
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data33 107,270 4,825,465
0 to 17 years 20,405 848,955
0 to 5 years 5,520 259,060
18 to 64 years 65,550 3,033,655
65 years and over 21,315 942,860
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 4,305 279,035
0 to 17 years 850 44,480
0 to 5 years 170 11,690
18 to 64 years 2,940 201,000
65 years and over 515 33,555
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 4.0 5.8
0 to 17 years (%) 4.2 5.2
0 to 5 years (%) 3.0 4.5
18 to 64 years (%) 4.5 6.6
65 years and over (%) 2.4 3.6
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data34The letter 'c' in a yellow triangle indicates a correction notice. 107,270 4,915,940
In bottom half of the distribution 40,095 2,300,730
In bottom decile 7,220 516,435
In second decile 7,065 444,845
In third decile 7,770 436,965
In fourth decile 8,370 442,745
In fifth decile 9,675 459,740
In top half of the distribution 67,180 2,615,210
In sixth decile 10,900 475,780
In seventh decile 12,125 494,480
In eighth decile 13,290 518,565
In ninth decile 15,275 550,860
In top decile 15,595 575,535
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data35 107,270 4,915,940
Gini index on adjusted household total income 0.313 0.346
Gini index on adjusted household market income 0.402 0.449
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income 0.276 0.306
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income 3.5 4.0
Knowledge of official languages
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data36 107,510 4,951,660
English only 96,290 4,461,290
French only 30 1,785
English and French 6,820 326,865
Neither English nor French 4,365 161,720
First official language spoken
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data37 107,510 4,951,660
English 102,080 4,718,195
French 775 56,495
English and French 370 18,145
Neither English nor French 4,290 158,820
Mother tongue
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data38 107,510 4,951,660
Single responses 102,110 4,761,600
Official languages 65,950 3,382,455
English 65,180 3,325,035
French 770 57,420
Non-official languages 36,165 1,379,145
Indigenous languages39 10 5,490
Algonquian languages 5 820
Blackfoot 0 30
Cree-Innu languages 5 630
Atikamekw 0 0
Cree languages 5 620
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 0 15
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 0 50
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 0 170
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 0 85
Cree, n.o.s. 0 305
Innu (Montagnais) 0 0
Naskapi 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 15
Mi'kmaq 0 10
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 155
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 15
Ojibway languages 0 135
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 0 10
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 0 30
Ojibway, n.o.s. 0 100
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 1,560
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 1,545
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 615
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 90
Dene, n.o.s. 0 70
Gwich'in 0 5
Slavey-Hare languages 0 60
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 0 20
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 40
Tahltan languages 0 85
Kaska (Nahani) 0 5
Tahltan 0 80
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 10
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 35
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 460
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 5
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 110
Tlingit 0 10
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 5
Haida 0 40
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 0 50
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 5
Inuinnaqtun 0 5
Inuvialuktun 0 0
Inuktitut 0 35
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 10
Cayuga 0 0
Mohawk 0 5
Oneida 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 30
Michif 0 25
Salish languages 0 1,080
Halkomelem 0 180
Lillooet 0 100
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 180
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 5 265
Squamish 0 25
Straits 0 95
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 185
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 55
Siouan languages 0 10
Assiniboine 0 5
Dakota 0 5
Stoney 0 5
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 1,005
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 575
Nisga'a 0 320
Tsimshian 0 115
Wakashan languages 0 760
Haisla 0 80
Heiltsuk 0 295
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 150
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 215
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 20
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 0 25
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 0 70
Non-Indigenous languages 36,150 1,373,655
Afro-Asiatic languages 585 33,195
Berber languages 5 110
Kabyle 5 70
Tamazight 0 25
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 10
Chadic languages 0 50
Hausa 0 40
Mina 0 10
Coptic 0 10
Cushitic languages 90 2,005
Bilen 0 30
Oromo 15 310
Somali 80 1,590
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 75
Semitic languages 490 31,020
Amharic 15 1,620
Arabic 425 22,970
Aramaic languages 5 1,505
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 580
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 800
Aramaic, n.o.s. 0 125
Harari 0 15
Hebrew 35 2,260
Maltese 5 170
Tigrigna 0 2,455
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 15
Austro-Asiatic languages 270 34,145
Khmer (Cambodian) 35 1,530
Vietnamese 235 32,560
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 50
Austronesian languages 1,915 104,100
Bikol 5 425
Bisaya, n.o.s. 30 1,375
Cebuano 60 3,585
Fijian 20 345
Hiligaynon 30 1,895
Ilocano 105 6,325
Indonesian 40 4,080
Kankanaey 0 200
Kinaray-a 0 125
Malagasy languages 0 35
Merina 0 0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 0 30
Malay 5 365
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 870
Pangasinan 5 395
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,560 82,835
Waray-Waray 20 300
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 945
Creole languages 20 925
Haitian Creole 0 115
Jamaican English Creole 0 40
Krio 0 35
Morisyen 15 375
Sango 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 180
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 170
Dravidian languages 535 13,260
Kannada 10 565
Malayalam 295 4,740
Tamil 130 5,055
Telugu 95 2,810
Tulu 0 70
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 25
Georgian 10 160
Hmong-Mien languages 0 85
Indo-European languages 24,580 657,345
Albanian 30 1,645
Armenian 25 1,350
Balto-Slavic languages 1,305 81,655
Baltic languages 25 1,065
Latvian 15 545
Lithuanian 10 525
Slavic languages 1,280 80,590
Belarusian 5 70
Bulgarian 20 2,025
Czech 100 5,855
Macedonian 0 330
Polish 285 15,810
Russian 410 28,660
Rusyn 0 25
Serbo-Croatian 245 16,425
Bosnian 15 1,655
Croatian 115 6,805
Serbian 115 7,665
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 5 300
Slovak 65 3,275
Slovene (Slovenian) 40 950
Ukrainian 110 7,120
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 40
Celtic languages 5 415
Irish 0 110
Scottish Gaelic 0 80
Welsh 5 200
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 30
Germanic languages 1,730 84,375
Frisian 5 200
High German languages 1,095 53,255
German 1,070 50,695
Pennsylvania German 0 15
Swiss German 20 2,330
Yiddish 0 215
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 425 23,295
Afrikaans 55 3,700
Dutch 350 17,345
Low German, n.o.s. 5 235
Low Saxon 0 110
Plautdietsch 20 1,580
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 320
Scandinavian languages 215 7,530
Danish 90 3,625
Icelandic 10 215
Norwegian 40 1,520
Swedish 75 2,175
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 95
Greek 255 5,545
Indo-Iranian languages 19,355 368,635
Indo-Aryan languages 18,995 306,465
Assamese 5 75
Bengali 120 4,765
Gujarati 300 8,250
Hindi 1,995 32,390
Kacchi 20 1,195
Kashmiri 5 80
Konkani 5 280
Marathi 10 1,605
Nepali 20 1,725
Oriya languages 5 110
Odia 0 65
Oriya, n.o.s. 5 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 15,790 240,865
Rohingya 0 65
Sindhi 0 285
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 60 1,935
Urdu 610 12,210
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 40 625
Iranian languages 360 62,135
Baluchi 0 65
Kurdish 40 2,775
Parsi 0 155
Pashto 65 1,365
Persian languages 250 57,700
Dari 90 6,005
Iranian Persian 140 46,395
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 20 5,295
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 75
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 40
Italic (Romance) languages 1,865 113,685
Catalan 0 200
Italian 370 19,805
Portuguese 365 24,320
Romanian 125 8,775
Spanish 1,005 60,465
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 120
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 0 35
Japanese 310 22,030
Korean 305 59,935
Mongolian 0 435
Niger-Congo languages 65 4,910
Akan (Twi) 10 545
Bamanankan 0 15
Edo 0 75
Éwé 0 110
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 40
Ga 0 50
Ganda 0 160
Gikuyu 0 70
Igbo 5 290
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 295
Lingala 0 90
Luba-Kasai 0 10
Mòoré 0 0
Mwani 0 30
Ndebele 0 50
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 225
Shona 0 355
Soninke 0 5
Sotho-Tswana languages 0 65
Swahili 20 1,090
Wojenaka 0 10
Wolof 0 50
Yoruba 5 555
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 735
Nilo-Saharan languages 5 420
Dinka 0 105
Nuer 0 50
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 220
African, n.o.s. 0 45
Sign languages 25 1,000
American Sign Language 25 895
Quebec Sign Language 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e. 0 105
Sino-Tibetan languages 7,120 419,855
Chinese languages 7,080 417,290
Hakka 60 2,080
Mandarin 4,210 205,205
Min Dong 15 185
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 265 11,780
Wu (Shanghainese) 65 3,200
Yue (Cantonese) 2,445 192,140
Chinese, n.o.s. 30 2,560
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 135
Tibeto-Burman languages 35 2,485
Burmese 25 1,015
Kuki-Chin languages 0 210
Karenic languages 0 725
S'gaw Karen 0 645
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 0 85
Tibetan 10 395
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 140
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 75
Tai-Kadai languages 60 4,395
Lao 15 1,100
Thai 40 3,170
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 120
Turkic languages 115 6,055
Azerbaijani 0 625
Kazakh 0 115
Turkish 110 4,765
Uyghur 0 240
Uzbek 0 150
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 165
Uralic languages 225 11,275
Estonian 10 575
Finnish 70 3,005
Hungarian 140 7,700
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 130
Multiple responses 5,400 190,055
English and French 320 17,320
English and non-official language(s) 4,505 150,730
French and non-official language(s) 40 2,395
English, French and non-official language(s) 75 2,960
Multiple non-official languages 465 16,645
All languages spoken at home
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data40 107,510 4,951,660
English 68,130 3,491,395
French 115 11,050
Non-official language 12,095 464,235
Indigenous39 0 645
Non-Indigenous 12,095 463,590
English and French 800 42,645
English and non-official language(s) 24,705 880,090
French and non-official language(s) 30 1,065
English, French and non-official language(s) 555 21,610
Multiple non-official languages 1,085 39,565
Language spoken most often at home
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data41 107,510 4,951,660
Single responses 101,320 4,753,615
Official languages 78,445 3,906,070
English 78,250 3,888,825
French 195 17,245
Non-official languages 22,880 847,550
Indigenous languages39 0 1,215
Algonquian languages 0 130
Blackfoot 0 10
Cree-Innu languages 0 110
Atikamekw 0 0
Cree languages 0 100
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 0 0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 0 10
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 0 20
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 0 5
Cree, n.o.s. 0 70
Innu (Montagnais) 0 0
Naskapi 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 10
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0
Ojibway languages 0 5
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 0 5
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 0 0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 465
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 460
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 215
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 20
Dene, n.o.s. 0 20
Gwich'in 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 15
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 0 5
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 5
Tahltan languages 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0
Tahltan 0 5
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 165
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 30
Tlingit 0 5
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 5
Haida 0 10
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0
Inuvialuktun 0 0
Inuktitut 0 10
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 15
Cayuga 0 0
Mohawk 0 10
Oneida 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 5
Michif 0 10
Salish languages 0 250
Halkomelem 0 45
Lillooet 0 40
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 30
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 0 80
Squamish 0 5
Straits 0 30
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 15
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 5
Siouan languages 0 15
Assiniboine 0 0
Dakota 0 0
Stoney 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 210
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 120
Nisga'a 0 80
Tsimshian 0 10
Wakashan languages 0 65
Haisla 0 10
Heiltsuk 0 5
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 20
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 30
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 5
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 0 5
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 0 30
Non-Indigenous languages 22,880 846,335
Afro-Asiatic languages 360 19,805
Berber languages 0 40
Kabyle 0 30
Tamazight 0 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 5
Chadic languages 0 10
Hausa 0 5
Mina 0 5
Coptic 0 0
Cushitic languages 75 1,150
Bilen 0 25
Oromo 0 155
Somali 75 930
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 45
Semitic languages 285 18,605
Amharic 15 765
Arabic 255 13,845
Aramaic languages 5 1,110
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 390
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 600
Aramaic, n.o.s. 0 120
Harari 0 20
Hebrew 5 1,030
Maltese 0 5
Tigrigna 0 1,810
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 115 21,705
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 780
Vietnamese 105 20,890
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 40
Austronesian languages 925 54,720
Bikol 0 130
Bisaya, n.o.s. 15 585
Cebuano 30 1,735
Fijian 5 110
Hiligaynon 5 865
Ilocano 65 3,280
Indonesian 5 1,375
Kankanaey 0 105
Kinaray-a 0 55
Malagasy languages 0 15
Merina 0 0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 0 15
Malay 0 55
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 425
Pangasinan 0 130
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 780 45,380
Waray-Waray 10 115
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 355
Creole languages 10 430
Haitian Creole 0 25
Jamaican English Creole 0 25
Krio 0 20
Morisyen 5 230
Sango 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 75
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 60
Dravidian languages 325 8,005
Kannada 5 240
Malayalam 185 2,890
Tamil 55 3,185
Telugu 75 1,645
Tulu 0 25
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 25
Georgian 0 100
Hmong-Mien languages 0 35
Indo-European languages 15,370 364,340
Albanian 15 690
Armenian 15 675
Balto-Slavic languages 455 33,875
Baltic languages 5 225
Latvian 5 90
Lithuanian 0 135
Slavic languages 450 33,650
Belarusian 0 15
Bulgarian 10 900
Czech 25 1,760
Macedonian 0 125
Polish 85 5,250
Russian 200 16,090
Rusyn 0 10
Serbo-Croatian 90 6,745
Bosnian 10 720
Croatian 15 1,940
Serbian 65 4,010
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 5 75
Slovak 25 1,040
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 85
Ukrainian 15 1,630
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 5
Celtic languages 0 45
Irish 0 20
Scottish Gaelic 0 5
Welsh 0 20
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Germanic languages 195 12,280
Frisian 0 10
High German languages 130 7,805
German 125 7,320
Pennsylvania German 0 5
Swiss German 10 480
Yiddish 0 5
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 40 3,785
Afrikaans 25 1,725
Dutch 10 1,485
Low German, n.o.s. 0 60
Low Saxon 0 45
Plautdietsch 0 440
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 30
Scandinavian languages 25 670
Danish 10 220
Icelandic 0 50
Norwegian 0 95
Swedish 15 305
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 5
Greek 110 1,915
Indo-Iranian languages 13,860 263,030
Indo-Aryan languages 13,650 220,735
Assamese 0 20
Bengali 70 2,720
Gujarati 155 4,160
Hindi 1,070 17,670
Kacchi 5 455
Kashmiri 0 30
Konkani 0 45
Marathi 5 780
Nepali 5 1,120
Oriya languages 0 40
Odia 0 25
Oriya, n.o.s. 0 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 11,885 184,065
Rohingya 0 60
Sindhi 0 130
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 40 940
Urdu 395 8,235
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 20 265
Iranian languages 205 42,285
Baluchi 0 40
Kurdish 15 1,765
Parsi 0 75
Pashto 50 900
Persian languages 140 39,475
Dari 60 3,690
Iranian Persian 70 32,375
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 15 3,405
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 35
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 5
Italic (Romance) languages 730 51,830
Catalan 0 80
Italian 55 4,475
Portuguese 120 12,670
Romanian 45 3,620
Spanish 505 30,960
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 35
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 0 5
Japanese 120 10,220
Korean 185 45,525
Mongolian 0 220
Niger-Congo languages 20 1,485
Akan (Twi) 0 165
Bamanankan 0 5
Edo 0 10
Éwé 0 45
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 15
Ga 0 15
Ganda 0 30
Gikuyu 0 10
Igbo 0 85
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 105
Lingala 0 25
Luba-Kasai 0 0
Mòoré 0 0
Mwani 0 0
Ndebele 0 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 130
Shona 0 65
Soninke 0 0
Sotho-Tswana languages 0 5
Swahili 10 375
Wojenaka 0 0
Wolof 0 15
Yoruba 0 160
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 210
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 155
Dinka 0 30
Nuer 0 20
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 90
African, n.o.s. 0 20
Sign languages 30 1,720
American Sign Language 25 1,390
Quebec Sign Language 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e. 5 325
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,300 310,860
Chinese languages 5,275 309,165
Hakka 25 605
Mandarin 3,365 162,130
Min Dong 5 95
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 155 6,285
Wu (Shanghainese) 50 2,010
Yue (Cantonese) 1,655 136,525
Chinese, n.o.s. 15 1,455
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 60
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 1,665
Burmese 15 670
Kuki-Chin languages 0 170
Karenic languages 0 530
S'gaw Karen 0 475
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 0 50
Tibetan 5 240
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 60
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 35
Tai-Kadai languages 10 1,570
Lao 0 500
Thai 10 1,010
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 60
Turkic languages 55 3,030
Azerbaijani 0 295
Kazakh 0 15
Turkish 55 2,500
Uyghur 0 125
Uzbek 0 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 40
Uralic languages 35 2,375
Estonian 0 65
Finnish 15 500
Hungarian 25 1,815
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 20
Multiple responses 6,185 198,040
English and French 125 7,210
English and non-official language(s) 5,885 183,010
French and non-official language(s) 10 535
English, French and non-official language(s) 45 1,525
Multiple non-official languages 125 5,760
Other language spoken regularly at home
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data42 107,510 4,951,660
None 85,295 4,130,200
English 8,225 304,845
French 755 34,575
Non-official language 10,045 379,250
Indigenous39 10 5,140
Non-Indigenous 10,040 374,105
English and French 50 2,740
English and non-official language(s) 1,600 46,940
French and non-official language(s) 300 11,880
English, French and non-official language(s) 15 655
Multiple non-official languages 1,230 40,580
Knowledge of languagesThe letter 'c' in a yellow triangle indicates a correction notice.
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample data43 107,270 4,915,940
Official languages 102,875 4,754,865
English 102,845 4,753,275
French 6,850 327,350
Non-official languages 46,775 1,780,325
Indigenous languages39 55 16,560
Algonquian languages 15 1,985
Blackfoot 0 60
Cree-Innu languages 15 1,450
Atikamekw 0 15
Cree languages 15 1,425
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 0 10
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 0 95
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 0 435
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 0 160
Cree, n.o.s. 10 745
Innu (Montagnais) 0 10
Naskapi 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 65
Mi'kmaq 0 60
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 440
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 20
Oji-Cree 0 25
Ojibway languages 0 400
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 0 80
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 0 50
Ojibway, n.o.s. 0 275
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 10
Athabaskan languages 0 3,540
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 3,490
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 1,530
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 205
Dene, n.o.s. 0 205
Gwich'in 0 15
Slavey-Hare languages 0 85
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 0 25
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 55
Tahltan languages 0 235
Kaska (Nahani) 0 20
Tahltan 0 220
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 15
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 135
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 855
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 25
Northern Tutchone 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 15
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 245
Tlingit 0 35
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 20
Haida 0 225
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 0 205
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 35
Inuinnaqtun 0 30
Inuvialuktun 0 0
Inuktitut 0 175
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 10
Iroquoian languages 0 100
Cayuga 0 0
Mohawk 0 90
Oneida 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 190
Michif 0 240
Salish languages 0 5,145
Halkomelem 0 1,400
Lillooet 0 590
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 465
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 0 1,060
Squamish 0 345
Straits 0 315
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 690
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 325
Siouan languages 0 100
Assiniboine 0 15
Dakota 0 30
Stoney 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 50
Tsimshian languages 10 2,610
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 1,120
Nisga'a 0 1,080
Tsimshian 0 455
Wakashan languages 0 2,145
Haisla 0 285
Heiltsuk 0 330
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 790
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 685
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 45
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 0 355
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 0 285
Non-Indigenous languages 46,730 1,764,475
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,105 50,895
Berber languages 0 235
Kabyle 0 140
Tamazight 0 65
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 35
Chadic languages 0 315
Hausa 0 285
Mina 0 25
Coptic 0 60
Cushitic languages 200 2,745
Bilen 0 30
Oromo 0 500
Somali 195 2,215
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 50
Semitic languages 920 48,405
Amharic 60 3,100
Arabic 715 35,595
Aramaic languages 40 2,270
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 895
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 1,050
Aramaic, n.o.s. 0 380
Harari 0 20
Hebrew 130 6,995
Maltese 10 270
Tigrigna 0 3,435
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 60
Austro-Asiatic languages 390 44,030
Khmer (Cambodian) 85 2,210
Vietnamese 320 41,975
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 65
Austronesian languages 2,980 148,455
Bikol 10 810
Bisaya, n.o.s. 25 1,655
Cebuano 75 5,995
Fijian 30 1,020
Hiligaynon 45 3,135
Ilocano 260 11,285
Indonesian 85 6,810
Kankanaey 0 330
Kinaray-a 0 200
Malagasy languages 0 100
Merina 0 20
Malagasy, n.o.s. 0 85
Malay 70 3,485
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 1,550
Pangasinan 0 925
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,685 133,780
Waray-Waray 15 865
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 85 3,590
Creole languages 90 3,230
Haitian Creole 0 470
Jamaican English Creole 0 265
Krio 0 160
Morisyen 45 1,070
Sango 0 15
Creole, n.o.s. 30 835
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 555
Dravidian languages 665 20,585
Kannada 25 1,615
Malayalam 390 6,765
Tamil 220 9,740
Telugu 95 4,860
Tulu 0 205
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 45
Georgian 0 240
Hmong-Mien languages 0 160
Indo-European languages 32,685 906,560
Albanian 50 2,195
Armenian 30 1,600
Balto-Slavic languages 1,605 101,395
Baltic languages 40 1,480
Latvian 15 730
Lithuanian 30 750
Slavic languages 1,570 100,340
Belarusian 15 330
Bulgarian 45 2,475
Czech 125 7,935
Macedonian 0 505
Polish 335 19,640
Russian 565 42,390
Rusyn 0 45
Serbo-Croatian 335 21,625
Bosnian 25 3,150
Croatian 175 11,060
Serbian 180 11,070
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 0 480
Slovak 90 4,315
Slovene (Slovenian) 70 1,280
Ukrainian 225 12,205
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 70
Celtic languages 25 2,675
Irish 10 1,665
Scottish Gaelic 0 260
Welsh 0 610
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 160
Germanic languages 2,590 128,605
Frisian 0 375
High German languages 1,730 86,275
German 1,725 84,325
Pennsylvania German 0 25
Swiss German 20 3,030
Yiddish 0 480
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 630 34,480
Afrikaans 190 9,755
Dutch 430 22,380
Low German, n.o.s. 0 345
Low Saxon 0 55
Plautdietsch 20 2,180
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 405
Scandinavian languages 310 12,425
Danish 110 4,950
Icelandic 0 330
Norwegian 60 3,125
Swedish 130 4,730
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 210
Greek 345 9,005
Indo-Iranian languages 25,175 477,485
Indo-Aryan languages 24,835 406,375
Assamese 0 100
Bengali 135 6,565
Gujarati 480 14,340
Hindi 8,065 134,950
Kacchi 65 2,925
Kashmiri 0 185
Konkani 50 775
Marathi 85 3,555
Nepali 20 2,445
Oriya languages 0 180
Odia 0 95
Oriya, n.o.s. 0 85
Punjabi (Panjabi) 20,805 315,000
Rohingya 0 55
Sindhi 15 645
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 85 3,440
Urdu 1,450 25,780
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 75 1,645
Iranian languages 465 73,745
Baluchi 0 155
Kurdish 50 3,875
Parsi 0 290
Pashto 135 2,645
Persian languages 290 68,960
Dari 120 8,235
Iranian Persian 155 55,745
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 35 5,780
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 200
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 210
Italic (Romance) languages 3,455 211,725
Catalan 0 565
Italian 625 36,370
Portuguese 445 33,005
Romanian 180 11,210
Spanish 2,365 143,900
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 655
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 0 320
Japanese 525 41,835
Korean 320 69,935
Mongolian 0 565
Niger-Congo languages 195 13,290
Akan (Twi) 15 1,365
Bamanankan 0 65
Edo 0 175
Éwé 0 290
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 85
Ga 0 215
Ganda 0 415
Gikuyu 0 130
Igbo 10 980
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 25 605
Lingala 0 475
Luba-Kasai 0 60
Mòoré 0 15
Mwani 0 10
Ndebele 0 190
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 335
Shona 0 725
Soninke 0 0
Sotho-Tswana languages 0 105
Swahili 105 5,205
Wojenaka 0 25
Wolof 0 165
Yoruba 35 1,815
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 2,275
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 670
Dinka 0 115
Nuer 0 60
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 490
African, n.o.s. 0 130
Sign languages 130 7,965
American Sign Language 130 7,020
Quebec Sign Language 0 15
Sign languages, n.i.e. 0 1,105
Sino-Tibetan languages 8,360 491,660
Chinese languages 8,325 488,465
Hakka 150 3,615
Mandarin 6,150 312,625
Min Dong 15 215
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 495 24,065
Wu (Shanghainese) 55 4,760
Yue (Cantonese) 3,405 246,045
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 2,215
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 255
Tibeto-Burman languages 45 3,375
Burmese 40 1,730
Kuki-Chin languages 0 295
Karenic languages 0 770
S'gaw Karen 0 705
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 0 85
Tibetan 0 590
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 275
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 215
Tai-Kadai languages 100 6,725
Lao 10 1,635
Thai 90 5,310
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 170
Turkic languages 175 10,910
Azerbaijani 0 1,665
Kazakh 0 230
Turkish 170 9,230
Uyghur 0 235
Uzbek 0 275
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 295
Uralic languages 250 13,510
Estonian 10 695
Finnish 100 3,635
Hungarian 145 9,230
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 585
Indigenous population
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 107,270 4,915,945
Indigenous identity45 3,180 290,210
Single Indigenous responses46 3,005 279,670
First Nations (North American Indian) 1,665 180,085
Métis 1,310 97,860
Inuk (Inuit) 35 1,720
Multiple Indigenous responses47 100 5,980
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere48 70 4,560
Non-Indigenous identity 104,095 4,625,735
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 107,270 4,915,945
Registered or Treaty Indian49 940 136,875
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 106,330 4,779,065
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data50 38,055 2,041,835
Owner 28,785 1,363,190
Renter 9,275 669,450
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band 0 9,190
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data51 38,055 2,041,835
Condominium 5,385 482,755
Not condominium 32,670 1,559,075
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data52 38,055 2,041,835
No bedrooms 180 30,855
1 bedroom 3,555 354,020
2 bedrooms 7,140 569,180
3 bedrooms 12,065 539,910
4 or more bedrooms 15,115 547,870
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data53 38,055 2,041,835
1 to 4 rooms 9,050 766,380
5 rooms 4,580 300,895
6 rooms 5,155 248,045
7 rooms 5,085 205,105
8 or more rooms 14,185 521,410
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.7 5.8
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data54 38,055 2,041,835
One person or fewer per room 36,755 1,984,655
More than one person per room 1,300 57,180
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data55 38,055 2,041,835
Suitable 35,620 1,919,140
Not suitable 2,435 122,700
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data56 38,055 2,041,835
1960 or before 2,680 256,175
1961 to 1980 17,735 550,690
1981 to 1990 6,270 289,940
1991 to 2000 4,375 336,315
2001 to 2005 945 122,855
2006 to 2010 1,480 164,165
2011 to 2015 1,695 135,725
2016 to 202157 2,890 185,965
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data58 38,055 2,041,835
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed 36,110 1,922,640
Major repairs needed 1,945 119,195
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data59 38,055 2,041,835
One-maintainer household 15,465 1,003,245
Two-maintainer household 19,230 904,960
Three-or-more-maintainer household 3,365 133,630
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data60 38,055 2,041,835
15 to 24 years 735 57,980
25 to 34 years 3,090 282,195
35 to 44 years 5,900 343,380
45 to 54 years 7,590 354,340
55 to 64 years 8,710 407,735
65 to 74 years 6,755 347,335
75 to 84 years 4,055 182,155
85 years and over 1,215 66,710
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data61 37,860 1,988,210
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 29,605 1,481,365
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 8,255 506,850
30% to less than 100% 7,320 434,390
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data62 38,055 2,041,830
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed' 11,540 683,985
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only 7,295 451,550
Not suitable only 1,885 89,300
Major repairs needed only 1,290 80,200
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' 415 23,945
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed' 520 29,585
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed' 110 7,640
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed' 30 1,770
Acceptable housing 26,520 1,357,845
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data63 36,925 1,915,755
In core need 4,155 257,090
Not in core need 32,770 1,658,665
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 28,705 1,330,795
% of owner households with a mortgage64 57.5 57.5
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs61 18.2 19.3
% in core housing need63 7.4 8.0
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)65 1,490 1,320
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)65 1,802 1,668
Median value of dwellings ($)66 1,190,000 785,000
Average value of dwellings ($)66 1,171,000 983,000
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 9,255 663,870
% of tenant households in subsidized housing67 8.3 11.0
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs61 33.2 37.8
% in core housing need63 23.6 24.7
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)65 1,400 1,370
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)65 1,606 1,494
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data 0 9,190
% of households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band spending more than 30% on shelter costs61 ... 11.4
Median monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)65 ... 368
Average monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)65 ... 446
Indigenous ancestry
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data68 107,270 4,915,940
Indigenous ancestry (only)69 705 120,245
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)70 680 118,210
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestry 455 100,805
Métis single ancestry 200 16,830
Inuit single ancestry 20 570
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)71 20 2,040
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestry only 20 1,870
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestry only 0 70
Métis and Inuit ancestry only 0 60
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit ancestry only 0 35
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries72 2,820 191,640
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries73 2,740 184,975
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Indigenous ancestry only 1,820 123,735
Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only 905 59,905
Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 0 1,330
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries74 75 6,665
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only 75 6,390
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 0 170
Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 0 80
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 0 20
Non-Indigenous ancestry only75 103,750 4,604,055
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data76 107,270 4,915,940
Canadian citizens77 93,845 4,359,045
Canadian citizens aged under 18 19,050 812,305
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 74,800 3,546,745
Not Canadian citizens78 13,420 556,895
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data79 107,270 4,915,940
Non-immigrants80 67,960 3,319,230
Immigrants81 35,555 1,425,710
Before 1980 7,290 280,160
1980 to 1990 3,930 164,445
1991 to 2000 8,040 299,115
2001 to 2010 8,340 316,915
2011 to 202182 7,960 365,075
2011 to 2015 3,640 167,650
2016 to 2021 4,325 197,425
Non-permanent residents83 3,750 171,000
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data84 35,555 1,425,715
Under 5 years 2,740 117,555
5 to 14 years 5,175 226,910
15 to 24 years 8,270 275,435
25 to 44 years 14,810 639,200
45 years and over 4,560 166,605
Selected places of birth for the immigrant population
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data85 35,555 1,425,715
Americas 2,250 126,075
Brazil 90 8,765
Colombia 105 5,450
El Salvador 155 5,770
Guyana 40 1,400
Haiti 0 490
Jamaica 75 4,295
Mexico 145 13,385
Peru 55 3,510
Trinidad and Tobago 85 2,725
United States of America 950 59,920
Other places of birth in Americas 540 20,355
Europe 6,470 307,495
Bosnia and Herzegovina 50 4,510
Croatia 90 5,390
France 95 7,025
Germany 665 30,910
Greece 155 3,350
Hungary 60 5,115
Italy 215 13,410
Netherlands 320 16,070
Poland 255 14,305
Portugal 165 7,785
Romania 150 9,370
Russian Federation 110 12,170
Serbia86 60 4,565
Ukraine 215 9,450
United Kingdom87 2,955 116,525
Other places of birth in Europe 905 47,545
Africa 1,110 53,330
Algeria 0 510
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 1,005
Egypt 55 3,310
Eritrea 0 2,485
Ethiopia 80 2,590
Morocco 20 1,270
Nigeria 45 3,585
Somalia 95 1,240
South Africa, Republic of 365 15,380
Other places of birth in Africa 450 21,955
Asia 24,280 905,585
Afghanistan 95 6,245
Iran88 130 45,970
Iraq 100 7,000
Lebanon 45 2,455
Syria89 255 6,545
Turkey 100 3,095
China90 3,820 217,970
Hong Kong91 1,100 78,855
Korea, South92 195 47,520
Taiwan 1,095 40,445
Philippines 2,680 131,645
Viet Nam 235 32,390
Bangladesh 75 3,035
India 12,375 197,115
Pakistan 775 13,345
Sri Lanka 125 5,375
Other places of birth in Asia 1,090 66,580
Oceania and other places of birth93 1,450 33,225
Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data94 4,320 197,420
Americas 270 22,835
Brazil 35 5,130
Colombia 0 1,075
Haiti 0 35
Jamaica 0 1,005
Mexico 35 3,045
United States of America 135 8,760
Venezuela95 10 530
Other places of birth in Americas 35 3,265
Europe 230 25,290
France 0 1,730
Germany 10 1,380
Ireland96 10 2,420
Italy 25 995
Russian Federation 0 2,075
Ukraine 35 1,935
United Kingdom87 80 7,675
Other places of birth in Europe 60 7,090
Africa 190 10,465
Algeria 0 65
Burundi 0 110
Cameroon 0 120
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 340
Côte d'Ivoire 0 40
Egypt 0 610
Eritrea 0 1,515
Ethiopia 15 620
Morocco 0 275
Nigeria 20 1,770
Somalia 70 255
South Africa, Republic of 35 1,965
Sudan97 0 235
Tunisia 0 115
Other places of birth in Africa 30 2,420
Asia 3,585 134,395
Afghanistan 40 1,325
Bangladesh 10 655
China90 540 31,450
Hong Kong91 50 2,515
India 2,025 39,390
Iran88 20 5,850
Iraq 0 1,545
Israel 0 605
Japan 0 2,090
Jordan 0 395
Korea, South92 0 7,220
Lebanon 15 395
Nepal 0 405
Pakistan 95 2,390
Philippines 350 21,220
Saudi Arabia 0 565
Sri Lanka 0 710
Syria89 235 4,955
Turkey 70 1,025
United Arab Emirates 50 620
Viet Nam 10 2,845
Other places of birth in Asia 60 6,215
Oceania and other93 50 4,440
Australia 15 3,280
Other places of birth98 35 1,160
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data99 107,270 4,915,940
First generation100 40,525 1,657,625
Second generation101 28,070 1,068,600
Third generation or more102 38,680 2,189,720
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data103 28,270 1,145,550
Economic immigrants104 13,575 661,395
Principal applicants105 5,710 273,695
Secondary applicants106 7,875 387,700
Immigrants sponsored by family107 12,370 372,185
Refugees108 2,095 97,720
Other immigrants109 225 14,250
Pre-admission experience
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data110 28,270 1,145,550
Asylum claim before admission111 720 27,320
Work permits only before admission112 2,415 138,760
Study permits only before admission113 620 40,690
Work and study permits before admission114 1,440 71,860
Other permits before admission115 105 5,145
No pre-admission experience116 22,970 861,775
Visible minority
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data117 107,270 4,915,945
Total visible minority population118 48,625 1,689,490
South Asian 27,990 473,965
Chinese 9,660 550,590
Black 1,095 61,760
Filipino 3,700 174,280
Arab 625 28,010
Latin American 1,035 65,970
Southeast Asian 720 71,785
West Asian 265 69,270
Korean 410 72,815
Japanese 970 44,120
Visible minority, n.i.e.119 575 18,080
Multiple visible minorities 1,565 58,840
Not a visible minority120 58,645 3,226,450
Ethnic or cultural origin
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data121 107,270 4,915,940
Canadian 9,000 459,320
English 21,440 1,019,250
Irish 12,505 627,920
Scottish 16,065 774,455
French, n.o.s.122 5,390 312,750
German 9,620 539,145
Chinese 9,085 517,805
Italian 3,230 162,485
Indian (India) 15,620 275,975
Ukrainian 3,715 210,100
Dutch 3,820 189,985
Polish 2,615 134,635
Québécois 70 6,240
British Isles, n.o.s.123 4,395 191,025
Filipino 3,935 172,915
French Canadian 565 39,930
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.124 1,205 82,175
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.125 1,120 105,005
Métis 1,205 85,205
European, n.o.s.126 1,785 102,475
Russian 2,000 121,755
Norwegian 2,690 137,170
Welsh 2,325 104,225
Portuguese 930 39,755
American 1,435 71,530
Spanish 990 54,365
Swedish 2,055 103,630
Hungarian 950 51,915
Acadian 110 7,025
Pakistani 1,010 19,050
African, n.o.s.127 350 18,520
Jewish 640 34,395
Punjabi 6,055 93,395
Vietnamese 475 51,890
Arab, n.o.s.128 310 12,590
Greek 710 23,300
Jamaican 255 9,865
Asian, n.o.s.129 955 47,650
Cree, n.o.s.130 275 24,875
Korean 430 72,025
Romanian 600 30,195
Lebanese 180 8,440
Iranian 205 49,390
Christian, n.i.e.131 295 13,865
Danish 1,115 54,865
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.132 275 24,140
Sikh 4,790 69,100
Austrian 880 45,280
Belgian 335 19,505
Haitian 15 1,215
Hindu 965 19,405
Mexican 405 28,445
Mennonite 280 20,925
Swiss 440 28,520
Finnish 695 33,680
Sri Lankan 185 6,440
Croatian 540 23,750
Japanese 1,260 54,640
South Asian, n.o.s.133 835 20,125
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.134 65 4,840
Northern European, n.o.s.135 500 30,950
Muslim 260 8,220
Egyptian 105 5,810
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.136 180 11,730
Tamil 110 3,380
Icelandic 550 25,910
Colombian 75 7,315
Moroccan 40 2,020
Czech 430 22,425
Syrian 240 6,550
Guyanese 110 2,420
Afghan 135 9,605
Black, n.o.s.137 40 4,515
Serbian 235 12,660
Ojibway 55 5,145
Newfoundlander 60 4,530
Hong Konger 435 30,020
Ontarian 25 3,315
Persian 140 19,155
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 150 4,120
Turkish 135 8,070
Inuit, n.o.s.138 35 2,120
Bangladeshi 45 3,740
Algerian 10 915
Brazilian 120 12,435
Nigerian 55 4,110
Armenian 115 4,040
Slovak 230 11,565
Eastern European, n.o.s.139 260 11,810
Somali 175 2,665
Taiwanese 950 37,530
Iraqi 35 4,590
Salvadorean 205 6,580
African Caribbean 0 1,640
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.140 335 10,735
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.141 55 5,140
Caribbean, n.o.s.142 85 2,715
Algonquin 20 1,880
West Indian, n.o.s.143 100 1,855
Lithuanian 130 7,330
South African 315 13,965
Australian 515 18,505
Palestinian 40 2,750
Chilean 115 6,220
Congolese 35 1,500
Nova Scotian 50 2,015
Ethiopian 70 2,720
Hispanic, n.o.s.144 60 5,295
Peruvian 85 4,260
Yoruba 0 1,350
Cambodian (Khmer) 50 3,350
Berber 0 605
Albanian 55 2,455
Maltese 45 2,750
Macedonian 10 1,235
Slovenian 245 5,340
Western European, n.o.s.145 220 7,865
New Brunswicker 10 875
Gujarati 75 2,670
Eritrean 0 2,245
African Canadian 15 1,535
Israeli 70 3,645
Mohawk 35 2,355
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.146 110 6,545
Bulgarian 55 3,720
Albertan 30 3,430
Ghanaian 25 1,670
Barbadian 90 1,950
African American 100 4,500
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.147 100 5,580
Tunisian 20 550
Slavic, n.o.s.148 60 5,285
Cuban 60 1,770
Bosnian 25 3,785
Venezuelan 15 1,835
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.149 0 180
Latvian 100 4,860
Bengali 25 1,370
Cameroonian 0 335
Guatemalan 90 2,415
Indonesian 195 8,440
Laotian 55 2,485
Ilocano 155 4,765
Northern Irish 65 4,550
Celtic, n.o.s.150 65 5,445
British Columbian 320 20,450
Ecuadorian 0 1,135
Franco Ontarian 0 360
Argentinian 50 2,625
Estonian 65 4,695
Kurdish 45 3,375
Fijian 1,295 16,120
Jatt 635 8,370
North American, n.o.s.151 55 2,695
Coptic 0 760
Thai 80 5,745
Dominican 20 860
Nepali 40 2,305
Kabyle 0 75
Assyrian 15 695
Igbo 0 890
Byelorussian 90 2,610
Dene, n.o.s.152 30 1,025
Blackfoot, n.o.s.153 25 2,015
Abenaki 0 215
Moldovan 20 1,415
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.154 0 1,285
New Zealander 150 7,840
Sudanese 0 945
Breton 0 365
Pennsylvania Dutch 40 1,655
Malaysian 105 5,420
Plains Cree 0 715
North African, n.o.s.155 0 780
Huron (Wendat) 0 390
Saskatchewanian 70 2,890
Buddhist 85 2,950
Gaspesian 0 90
Norman 10 745
Southern or East African, n.o.s.156 20 1,830
Ivorian 0 135
Saulteaux 15 845
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.157 25 935
Burundian 0 380
Tigrinya 0 1,145
Nicaraguan 80 1,890
Mauritian 35 1,160
Kenyan 55 2,215
Oji-Cree 0 250
Vincentian 0 345
Jordanian 20 925
Manitoban 55 1,760
Cape Bretoner 15 420
Rwandan 35 635
Grenadian 0 350
Malayali 70 980
Chaldean 0 850
Sinhalese 30 1,285
Mayan 65 1,855
Honduran 20 1,500
Cherokee 40 2,920
Qalipu Mi'kmaq 0 150
Indo-Caribbean 0 385
Flemish 65 1,540
United Empire Loyalist 15 905
Senegalese 0 105
Azerbaijani 0 1,400
Sicilian 0 935
Pashtun 50 945
Malay 95 2,625
Goan 50 750
Bantu, n.o.s.158 0 320
Tibetan 0 715
Zimbabwean 0 1,240
Burmese 35 2,225
Mongolian 40 1,955
Azorean 20 380
Atikamekw 0 0
Bamileke 0 55
Indo-Guyanese 0 75
Ugandan 20 1,145
Oromo 0 575
Tanzanian 30 945
Yemeni 10 420
Central African 0 35
Libyan 0 650
Basque 20 1,165
Uruguayan 0 515
Akan, n.o.s.159 0 405
Central or West African, n.o.s.160 25 655
Igorot 50 1,330
Fulani 0 85
Woodland Cree 0 105
Guinean 0 135
St. Lucian 0 180
Prince Edward Islander 25 280
Maliseet 0 100
Beninese 0 100
Telugu 20 615
Roma 0 1,205
Costa Rican 30 1,075
African Nova Scotian 0 145
Malagasy 0 110
Kashmiri 0 545
Singaporean 0 2,630
Karen 0 980
Edo 0 205
Tajik 0 665
Amhara 0 305
Paraguayan 40 1,095
Religion
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data161 107,270 4,915,945
Buddhist 1,450 83,860
Christian 35,025 1,684,870
Christian, n.o.s.162 7,585 434,920
Anabaptist 470 21,275
Anglican 3,800 137,485
Baptist 1,540 57,265
Catholic 12,870 588,140
Christian Orthodox 905 45,135
Jehovah's Witness 360 25,715
Latter Day Saints 225 12,875
Lutheran 1,165 46,395
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness) 50 7,290
Pentecostal and other Charismatic 430 41,140
Presbyterian 465 28,040
Reformed 160 12,455
United Church 3,120 129,000
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions 1,875 97,745
Hindu 4,195 81,320
Jewish 475 26,850
Muslim 3,265 125,915
Sikh 19,235 290,870
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality 20 11,570
Other religions and spiritual traditions 610 51,440
No religion and secular perspectives 42,990 2,559,250
Mobility status 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data163 106,525 4,875,955
Non-movers 94,185 4,169,710
Movers 12,340 706,245
Non-migrants 6,090 395,215
Migrants 6,250 311,030
Internal migrants 5,250 251,245
Intraprovincial migrants 4,655 187,990
Interprovincial migrants 600 63,250
External migrants 995 59,785
Mobility status 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data164 102,830 4,699,740
Non-movers 64,575 2,639,500
Movers 38,255 2,060,245
Non-migrants 12,745 757,040
Migrants 25,510 1,303,200
Internal migrants 19,185 1,016,025
Intraprovincial migrants 17,030 799,455
Interprovincial migrants 2,155 216,565
External migrants 6,325 287,175
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data165 90,860 4,200,425
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate 13,385 643,330
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate166 77,470 3,557,095
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data165 55,210 2,691,860
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate 4,825 259,010
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate166 50,385 2,432,850
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data165 90,860 4,200,425
No certificate, diploma or degree 12,250 565,665
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate167 29,345 1,238,000
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 49,260 2,396,755
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level 25,685 1,197,050
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 6,205 323,635
Non-apprenticeship trades certificate or diploma168 2,615 133,020
Apprenticeship certificate169 3,590 190,615
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma170 15,800 711,810
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 3,685 161,600
Bachelor's degree or higher 23,575 1,199,710
Bachelor's degree 15,445 775,145
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,855 84,000
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 440 32,985
Master's degree 5,245 264,145
Earned doctorate171 585 43,440
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data165 55,215 2,691,860
No certificate, diploma or degree 4,160 216,660
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate167 15,535 694,785
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 35,520 1,780,415
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level 17,430 838,680
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 4,170 217,350
Non-apprenticeship trades certificate or diploma168 1,845 88,765
Apprenticeship certificate169 2,325 128,590
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma170 10,840 507,405
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 2,410 113,915
Bachelor's degree or higher 18,085 941,735
Bachelor's degree 11,855 610,735
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,370 63,310
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 290 24,675
Master's degree 4,170 212,745
Earned doctorate171 400 30,275
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data172 90,855 4,200,425
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree173 41,595 1,803,665
Education 3,705 158,060
13. Education 3,705 158,060
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,930 109,100
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 380 13,390
50. Visual and performing arts 1,555 95,715
Humanities 3,670 143,340
16. Indigenous and foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 410 16,850
23. English language and literature/letters 740 35,465
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,715 48,620
30A Interdisciplinary humanities174 45 2,860
38. Philosophy and religious studies 130 7,705
39. Theology and religious vocations 230 12,220
54. History 310 16,035
55. French language and literature/lettersCAN 90 3,580
Social and behavioural sciences and law 5,590 288,970
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 70 5,140
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 590 31,375
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 760 39,140
22. Legal professions and studies 815 44,255
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences175 90 6,625
42. Psychology 1,025 52,080
45. Social sciences 2,245 110,350
Business, management and public administration 10,560 493,290
30.16 Accounting and computer science 15 645
44. Public administration and social service professions 430 30,855
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 10,120 461,790
Physical and life sciences and technologies 2,100 106,515
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 785 44,910
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 695 25,655
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences176 40 1,880
40. Physical sciences 510 30,600
41. Science technologies/technicians 65 3,470
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 2,095 105,555
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,725 83,795
25. Library science 95 6,145
27. Mathematics and statistics 245 13,030
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences177 25 2,580
Architecture, engineering, and related trades 9,385 458,590
04. Architecture and related services 305 19,025
14. Engineering 2,440 119,995
15. Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians 1,860 83,585
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 115
46. Construction trades 2,130 104,445
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 1,700 86,325
48. Precision production 950 45,110
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 810 60,510
01. Agricultural and veterinary sciences/services/operations and related fields178 550 31,920
03. Natural resources and conservation 260 28,595
Health and related fields 6,870 350,930
30.37 Design for human health 0 0
31. Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology 645 27,000
51. Health professions and related programs178 6,115 312,980
60. Health professions residency/fellowship programs 10 725
61. Medical residency/fellowship programs 100 10,230
Personal, protective and transportation services 2,520 121,210
12. Culinary, entertainment, and personal services 1,430 76,425
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 15 505
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 10 1,025
43. Security and protective services 350 15,820
49. Transportation and materials moving 715 27,425
Other179 20 685
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data172 55,210 2,691,865
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree173 19,695 911,450
Education 2,350 99,640
13. Education 2,350 99,640
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,400 85,350
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 235 9,815
50. Visual and performing arts 1,165 75,530
Humanities 2,585 103,360
16. Indigenous and foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 295 12,735
23. English language and literature/letters 570 25,770
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,160 35,310
30A Interdisciplinary humanities174 45 1,895
38. Philosophy and religious studies 85 5,780
39. Theology and religious vocations 170 7,845
54. History 205 11,615
55. French language and literature/lettersCAN 50 2,410
Social and behavioural sciences and law 4,260 226,805
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 50 4,220
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 505 26,730
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 555 29,960
22. Legal professions and studies 630 34,935
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences175 65 5,150
42. Psychology 735 39,250
45. Social sciences 1,715 86,555
Business, management and public administration 7,730 379,485
30.16 Accounting and computer science 10 445
44. Public administration and social service professions 305 22,625
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 7,425 356,415
Physical and life sciences and technologies 1,385 77,340
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 520 33,945
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 495 18,520
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences176 35 1,545
40. Physical sciences 305 21,390
41. Science technologies/technicians 30 1,935
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 1,690 87,185
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,470 72,700
25. Library science 60 3,600
27. Mathematics and statistics 150 8,865
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences177 15 2,010
Architecture, engineering, and related trades 6,630 327,735
04. Architecture and related services 215 14,690
14. Engineering 1,820 93,760
15. Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians 1,260 57,590
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 100
46. Construction trades 1,595 74,045
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 1,145 57,950
48. Precision production 605 29,605
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 610 45,705
01. Agricultural and veterinary sciences/services/operations and related fields178 390 23,700
03. Natural resources and conservation 215 22,005
Health and related fields 5,075 258,665
30.37 Design for human health 0 0
31. Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology 470 20,980
51. Health professions and related programs178 4,545 229,855
60. Health professions residency/fellowship programs 10 580
61. Medical residency/fellowship programs 50 7,245
Personal, protective and transportation services 1,790 88,615
12. Culinary, entertainment, and personal services 1,010 56,165
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 305
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 15 450
43. Security and protective services 270 12,270
49. Transportation and materials moving 485 19,425
Other179 15 535
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data180 55,210 2,691,865
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 19,695 911,450
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree181 35,520 1,780,415
Location of study inside Canada 25,605 1,316,405
Same as province or territory of residence 22,090 1,029,000
Different than province or territory of residence 3,515 287,405
Location of study outside Canada182 9,915 464,010
Americas 1,145 84,155
United States of America 915 57,255
Mexico 65 8,850
Cuba 0 310
Haiti 0 20
Jamaica 0 655
Brazil 60 8,395
Colombia 20 2,315
Peru 10 945
Venezuela95 0 815
Other locations of study in Americas 75 4,590
Europe 1,430 92,195
Belgium 0 755
France 45 5,075
Germany 90 5,805
Netherlands 30 2,315
Switzerland 15 1,915
Hungary 10 945
Moldova183 15 455
Poland 65 2,960
Romania 75 3,515
Russian Federation 100 5,880
Ukraine 95 4,345
Ireland96 40 5,665
United Kingdom87 685 38,270
Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 840
Italy 0 1,610
Serbia86 10 1,565
Other locations of study in Europe 145 10,275
Africa 195 12,250
Nigeria 40 1,315
Algeria 0 130
Morocco 0 470
Tunisia 0 160
Egypt 25 1,490
South Africa, Republic of 70 5,860
Other locations of study in Africa 65 2,825
Asia 6,870 258,905
Iran88 35 16,325
Iraq 20 1,465
Israel 25 1,345
Lebanon 0 550
Syria89 10 805
Turkey 25 1,680
China90 1,305 59,350
Taiwan 260 8,905
Hong Kong91 145 7,025
Japan 65 8,185
Korea, South92 75 19,605
Philippines 1,085 55,140
Viet Nam 15 2,145
Bangladesh 20 1,135
Sri Lanka 15 975
India 3,450 60,565
Pakistan 185 3,935
Other locations of study in Asia 135 9,780
Oceania 275 16,505
Australia 165 12,315
New Zealand 45 3,340
Other locations of study in Oceania 65 855
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data184 90,860 4,200,425
In the labour force 58,010 2,657,275
Employed 53,760 2,433,600
Unemployed 4,255 223,675
Not in the labour force 32,845 1,543,145
Participation rate 63.8 63.3
Employment rate 59.2 57.9
Unemployment rate 7.3 8.4
Work activity during the reference year
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data185 90,855 4,200,425
Did not work186 33,725 1,563,830
Worked 57,130 2,636,595
Worked full year full time187 29,875 1,350,335
Worked part year and/or part time188 27,260 1,286,260
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.2 40.9
Class of worker including job permanency
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data189 58,010 2,657,275
Class of worker - not applicable190 1,075 54,165
All classes of workers191 56,940 2,603,110
Employee 47,790 2,144,475
Permanent position 40,540 1,788,175
Temporary position 7,255 356,305
Fixed term (1 year or more) 2,160 116,190
Casual, seasonal or short-term position (less than 1 year) 5,095 240,110
Self-employed192 9,145 458,635
Occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data193 58,010 2,657,275
Occupation - not applicable190 1,075 54,165
All occupations191 56,940 2,603,110
0 Legislative and senior management occupations 730 32,255
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 10,185 446,160
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 3,830 209,185
3 Health occupations 3,725 199,185
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 6,595 309,360
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 1,965 110,585
6 Sales and service occupations 14,115 666,705
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 12,560 469,450
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 1,180 72,075
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 2,045 88,155
Industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data194 58,010 2,657,275
Industry - not applicable190 1,075 54,165
All industries191 56,940 2,603,110
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 800 60,320
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 130 24,955
22 Utilities 325 14,820
23 Construction 5,440 234,345
31-33 Manufacturing 3,930 152,790
41 Wholesale trade 2,160 80,165
44-45 Retail trade 6,550 301,060
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 5,605 142,230
51 Information and cultural industries 1,315 71,295
52 Finance and insurance 2,400 95,560
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 1,065 59,155
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 4,555 238,650
55 Management of companies and enterprises 115 5,785
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2,420 110,215
61 Educational services 4,505 192,855
62 Health care and social assistance 5,955 319,525
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,270 60,775
72 Accommodation and food services 3,235 182,105
81 Other services (except public administration) 2,250 113,780
91 Public administration 2,910 142,730
All languages used at work
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data195 62,075 2,855,890
English 55,420 2,617,625
French 70 3,090
Non-official language 1,260 52,925
Indigenous39 0 140
Non-Indigenous 1,260 52,790
English and French 350 21,550
English and non-official language(s) 4,865 154,255
French and non-official language(s) 0 80
English, French and non-official language(s) 50 2,520
Multiple non-official languages 65 3,840
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020, in private households, 2021 Census - 25% sample data196 62,075 2,855,890
Single responses 60,820 2,820,225
Official languages 58,555 2,726,710
English 58,450 2,720,275
French 105 6,430
Non-official languages 2,260 93,520
Indigenous languages39 0 290
Algonquian languages 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0
Cree-Innu languages 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0
Cree languages 0 0
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 0 0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 0 0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 0 0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0
Innu (Montagnais) 0 0
Naskapi 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0
Ojibway languages 0 0
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 0 0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 0 0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 55
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 55
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 20
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 0
Dene, n.o.s. 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 0 0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 30
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 0
Tlingit 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Haida 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0
Inuvialuktun 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0
Mohawk 0 0
Oneida 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 10
Michif 0 0
Salish languages 0 125
Halkomelem 0 35
Lillooet 0 0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 0 30
Squamish 0 10
Straits 0 0
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 20
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 15
Siouan languages 0 0
Assiniboine 0 0
Dakota 0 0
Stoney 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 40
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 20
Nisga'a 0 10
Tsimshian 0 15
Wakashan languages 0 40
Haisla 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 10
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 15
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 15
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 0 0
Non-Indigenous languages 2,260 93,230
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 520
Berber languages 0 0
Kabyle 0 0
Tamazight 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Chadic languages 0 0
Coptic 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 10
Bilen 0 0
Oromo 0 0
Somali 0 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Semitic languages 0 500
Amharic 0 20
Arabic 0 355
Aramaic languages 0 25
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0
Aramaic, n.o.s. 0 0
Hebrew 0 60
Tigrigna 0 45
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 0 2,720
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 30
Vietnamese 0 2,695
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Austronesian languages 30 855
Bikol 0 0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 0 0
Cebuano 0 20
Hiligaynon 0 0
Ilocano 0 40
Indonesian 0 85
Kankanaey 0 0
Malagasy languages 0 0
Malay 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 30 680
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 15
Creole languages 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0
Jamaican English Creole 0 0
Morisyen 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 75
Kannada 0 0
Malayalam 0 15
Tamil 0 55
Telugu 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Georgian 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,455 30,820
Albanian 0 20
Armenian 0 20
Balto-Slavic languages 0 915
Baltic languages 0 15
Latvian 0 15
Lithuanian 0 0
Slavic languages 0 900
Bulgarian 0 10
Czech 0 25
Macedonian 0 0
Polish 0 85
Russian 0 645
Serbo-Croatian 0 90
Bosnian 0 10
Croatian 0 10
Serbian 0 75
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 0 0
Slovak 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0
Ukrainian 0 30
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Celtic languages 0 10
Scottish Gaelic 0 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Germanic languages 0 680
Frisian 0 0
High German languages 0 450
German 0 400
Pennsylvania German 0 0
Swiss German 0 50
Yiddish 0 0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 0 195
Afrikaans 0 0
Dutch 0 85
Low German, n.o.s. 0 0
Low Saxon 0 0
Plautdietsch 0 105
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0
Scandinavian languages 0 35
Danish 0 0
Icelandic 0 0
Norwegian 0 20
Swedish 0 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Greek 0 50
Indo-Iranian languages 1,420 25,450
Indo-Aryan languages 1,405 23,425
Bengali 0 10
Gujarati 0 10
Hindi 45 555
Kacchi 0 0
Marathi 0 0
Nepali 0 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,355 22,730
Sindhi 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0
Urdu 0 100
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Iranian languages 15 2,020
Kurdish 0 25
Pashto 0 0
Persian languages 15 1,985
Dari 0 110
Iranian Persian 0 1,710
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 0 170
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 35 3,675
Catalan 0 0
Italian 0 120
Portuguese 0 555
Romanian 0 60
Spanish 35 2,940
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Japanese 15 2,015
Korean 0 6,855
Mongolian 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 15
Akan (Twi) 0 0
Edo 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0
Ga 0 0
Ganda 0 0
Igbo 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0
Lingala 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0
Shona 0 0
Swahili 0 0
Wolof 0 0
Yoruba 0 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0
Dinka 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Sign languages 15 300
American Sign Language 15 285
Quebec Sign Language 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 0 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 710 48,730
Chinese languages 700 48,670
Hakka 0 0
Mandarin 510 28,465
Min Dong 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 235
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 15
Yue (Cantonese) 190 19,865
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 85
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 60
Burmese 0 30
Karenic languages 0 0
S'gaw Karen 0 0
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Tibetan 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 205
Lao 0 0
Thai 0 200
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Turkic languages 0 60
Azerbaijani 0 0
Turkish 0 55
Uyghur 0 0
Uzbek 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Uralic languages 0 50
Estonian 0 0
Finnish 0 20
Hungarian 0 30
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0
Multiple responses 1,255 35,660
English and French 30 2,470
English and non-official language(s) 1,200 32,195
French and non-official language(s) 0 35
English, French and non-official language(s) 0 130
Multiple non-official languages 20 825
Other language(s) used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data197 62,075 2,855,890
None 57,810 2,703,945
English 875 36,055
French 295 16,140
Non-official language 2,410 79,300
Indigenous39 0 1,320
Non-Indigenous 2,410 77,980
English and French 0 70
English and non-official language(s) 120 4,745
French and non-official language(s) 25 1,945
English, French and non-official language(s) 0 10
Multiple non-official languages 535 13,685
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data198 53,760 2,433,600
Worked at home 10,440 549,845
Worked outside Canada 200 10,065
No fixed workplace address 9,210 373,475
Usual place of work 33,905 1,500,215
Commuting destination
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data199 33,905 1,500,215
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 12,095 774,620
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 21,360 638,825
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 390 77,845
Commute to a different province or territory 55 8,920
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data200 43,115 1,873,690
Car, truck or van 36,205 1,497,765
Car, truck or van - as a driver 33,240 1,376,410
Car, truck or van - as a passenger 2,960 121,350
Public transit 4,045 174,045
Walked 1,565 121,550
Bicycle 410 36,790
Other method 890 43,535
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data201 43,115 1,873,690
Less than 15 minutes 9,725 595,470
15 to 29 minutes 14,195 637,130
30 to 44 minutes 11,830 369,645
45 to 59 minutes 4,095 137,115
60 minutes and over 3,265 134,330
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data202 43,115 1,873,690
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 3,480 125,470
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 7,650 298,120
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 9,725 449,315
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 8,305 418,635
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 6,765 303,745
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 7,195 278,405
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data203 20,935 884,130
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language 1,205 55,575
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language 19,730 828,550
Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language for school-aged children
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data204 16,090 651,050
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language 1,000 43,010
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada 550 23,960
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada 450 19,050
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language 15,090 608,040

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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 4, 2024).

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