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Ethnic or cultural origin
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data121 245,725 4,915,940
Canadian 11,280 459,320
English 18,665 1,019,250
Irish 12,470 627,920
Scottish 14,610 774,455
French, n.o.s.122 6,405 312,750
German 10,445 539,145
Chinese 73,760 517,805
Italian 11,680 162,485
Indian (India) 15,000 275,975
Ukrainian 5,495 210,100
Dutch 2,990 189,985
Polish 3,915 134,635
Québécois 210 6,240
British Isles, n.o.s.123 4,585 191,025
Filipino 14,050 172,915
French Canadian 990 39,930
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.124 2,305 82,175
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.125 1,610 105,005
Métis 1,205 85,205
European, n.o.s.126 2,775 102,475
Russian 3,870 121,755
Norwegian 2,375 137,170
Welsh 1,855 104,225
Portuguese 2,805 39,755
American 1,510 71,530
Spanish 3,445 54,365
Swedish 1,880 103,630
Hungarian 1,555 51,915
Acadian 165 7,025
Pakistani 1,115 19,050
African, n.o.s.127 1,425 18,520
Jewish 1,025 34,395
Punjabi 2,200 93,395
Vietnamese 5,440 51,890
Arab, n.o.s.128 1,170 12,590
Greek 1,215 23,300
Jamaican 550 9,865
Asian, n.o.s.129 5,765 47,650
Cree, n.o.s.130 435 24,875
Korean 9,325 72,025
Romanian 1,445 30,195
Lebanese 400 8,440
Iranian 3,805 49,390
Christian, n.i.e.131 1,015 13,865
Danish 985 54,865
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.132 505 24,140
Sikh 1,555 69,100
Austrian 1,260 45,280
Belgian 435 19,505
Haitian 20 1,215
Hindu 1,395 19,405
Mexican 2,015 28,445
Mennonite 315 20,925
Swiss 520 28,520
Finnish 765 33,680
Sri Lankan 455 6,440
Croatian 2,440 23,750
Japanese 4,955 54,640
South Asian, n.o.s.133 1,320 20,125
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.134 70 4,840
Northern European, n.o.s.135 585 30,950
Muslim 1,025 8,220
Egyptian 330 5,810
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.136 900 11,730
Tamil 285 3,380
Icelandic 460 25,910
Colombian 615 7,315
Moroccan 150 2,020
Czech 670 22,425
Syrian 630 6,550
Guyanese 100 2,420
Afghan 1,565 9,605
Black, n.o.s.137 345 4,515
Serbian 2,225 12,660
Ojibway 80 5,145
Newfoundlander 70 4,530
Hong Konger 4,285 30,020
Ontarian 35 3,315
Persian 1,455 19,155
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 235 4,120
Turkish 650 8,070
Inuit, n.o.s.138 30 2,120
Bangladeshi 560 3,740
Algerian 55 915
Brazilian 1,375 12,435
Nigerian 320 4,110
Armenian 470 4,040
Slovak 475 11,565
Eastern European, n.o.s.139 465 11,810
Somali 150 2,665
Taiwanese 7,110 37,530
Iraqi 415 4,590
Salvadorean 390 6,580
African Caribbean 125 1,640
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.140 1,005 10,735
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.141 475 5,140
Caribbean, n.o.s.142 170 2,715
Algonquin 40 1,880
West Indian, n.o.s.143 110 1,855
Lithuanian 185 7,330
South African 305 13,965
Australian 515 18,505
Palestinian 285 2,750
Chilean 380 6,220
Congolese 145 1,500
Nova Scotian 45 2,015
Ethiopian 335 2,720
Hispanic, n.o.s.144 420 5,295
Peruvian 280 4,260
Yoruba 110 1,350
Cambodian (Khmer) 180 3,350
Berber 55 605
Albanian 375 2,455
Maltese 105 2,750
Macedonian 100 1,235
Slovenian 250 5,340
Western European, n.o.s.145 185 7,865
New Brunswicker 0 875
Gujarati 305 2,670
Eritrean 365 2,245
African Canadian 115 1,535
Israeli 165 3,645
Mohawk 90 2,355
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.146 90 6,545
Bulgarian 350 3,720
Albertan 75 3,430
Ghanaian 110 1,670
Barbadian 100 1,950
African American 130 4,500
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.147 255 5,580
Tunisian 90 550
Slavic, n.o.s.148 390 5,285
Cuban 180 1,770
Bosnian 640 3,785
Venezuelan 150 1,835
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.149 0 180
Latvian 85 4,860
Bengali 105 1,370
Cameroonian 20 335
Guatemalan 170 2,415
Indonesian 1,070 8,440
Laotian 190 2,485
Ilocano 320 4,765
Northern Irish 115 4,550
Celtic, n.o.s.150 125 5,445
British Columbian 450 20,450
Ecuadorian 50 1,135
Franco Ontarian 0 360
Argentinian 110 2,625
Estonian 120 4,695
Kurdish 585 3,375
Fijian 960 16,120
Jatt 120 8,370
North American, n.o.s.151 85 2,695
Coptic 25 760
Thai 375 5,745
Dominican 50 860
Nepali 110 2,305
Kabyle 0 75
Assyrian 80 695
Igbo 60 890
Byelorussian 170 2,610
Dene, n.o.s.152 0 1,025
Blackfoot, n.o.s.153 35 2,015
Abenaki 0 215
Moldovan 145 1,415
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.154 35 1,285
New Zealander 200 7,840
Sudanese 115 945
Breton 0 365
Pennsylvania Dutch 25 1,655
Malaysian 630 5,420
Plains Cree 25 715
North African, n.o.s.155 45 780
Huron (Wendat) 0 390
Saskatchewanian 85 2,890
Buddhist 285 2,950
Gaspesian 0 90
Norman 25 745
Southern or East African, n.o.s.156 360 1,830
Ivorian 0 135
Saulteaux 25 845
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.157 35 935
Burundian 55 380
Tigrinya 350 1,145
Nicaraguan 190 1,890
Mauritian 55 1,160
Kenyan 245 2,215
Oji-Cree 0 250
Vincentian 15 345
Jordanian 110 925
Manitoban 55 1,760
Cape Bretoner 35 420
Rwandan 15 635
Grenadian 30 350
Malayali 75 980
Chaldean 35 850
Sinhalese 65 1,285
Mayan 205 1,855
Honduran 100 1,500
Cherokee 50 2,920
Qalipu Mi'kmaq 0 150
Indo-Caribbean 35 385
Flemish 50 1,540
United Empire Loyalist 20 905
Senegalese 0 105
Azerbaijani 100 1,400
Sicilian 30 935
Pashtun 195 945
Malay 240 2,625
Goan 30 750
Bantu, n.o.s.158 70 320
Tibetan 70 715
Zimbabwean 95 1,240
Burmese 90 2,225
Mongolian 105 1,955
Azorean 20 380
Atikamekw 0 0
Bamileke 0 55
Indo-Guyanese 15 75
Ugandan 140 1,145
Oromo 65 575
Tanzanian 165 945
Yemeni 0 420
Central African 0 35
Libyan 120 650
Basque 75 1,165
Uruguayan 10 515
Akan, n.o.s.159 15 405
Central or West African, n.o.s.160 20 655
Igorot 80 1,330
Fulani 0 85
Woodland Cree 0 105
Guinean 55 135
St. Lucian 20 180
Prince Edward Islander 0 280
Maliseet 0 100
Beninese 15 100
Telugu 115 615
Roma 80 1,205
Costa Rican 60 1,075
African Nova Scotian 0 145
Malagasy 10 110
Kashmiri 20 545
Singaporean 210 2,630
Karen 0 980
Edo 0 205
Tajik 90 665
Amhara 70 305
Paraguayan 15 1,095
Religion
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data161 245,725 4,915,945
Buddhist 9,140 83,860
Christian 86,490 1,684,870
Christian, n.o.s.162 22,730 434,920
Anabaptist 660 21,275
Anglican 2,575 137,485
Baptist 2,280 57,265
Catholic 40,000 588,140
Christian Orthodox 5,825 45,135
Jehovah's Witness 1,050 25,715
Latter Day Saints 265 12,875
Lutheran 1,160 46,395
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness) 445 7,290
Pentecostal and other Charismatic 1,525 41,140
Presbyterian 1,195 28,040
Reformed 175 12,455
United Church 2,610 129,000
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions 4,000 97,745
Hindu 7,505 81,320
Jewish 620 26,850
Muslim 13,735 125,915
Sikh 6,905 290,870
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality 130 11,570
Other religions and spiritual traditions 2,325 51,440
No religion and secular perspectives 118,890 2,559,250

Note: Gender

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

Gender includes the following concepts:

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

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

Some people may not identify with a specific gender.

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

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

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

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released March 29, 2023.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 31, 2023).

Note(s):

Footnote 121

'Ethnic or cultural origin' refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the person's ancestors. Ancestors may have Indigenous origins, origins that refer to different countries or other origins that may not refer to different countries.

The sum of the ethnic or cultural origins in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ethnic or cultural origin in the census.

The ethnic groups selected are the most frequently reported at the Canada level.

For more information on ethnic or cultural origin variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Ethnic or Cultural Origin Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021.

Footnote 122

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating French origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "French").

Footnote 123

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating British Isles origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "British," "United Kingdom").

Footnote 124

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Caucasian (White) origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Caucasian").

Footnote 125

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating First Nations (North American Indian) origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "First Nations," "North American Indian").

Footnote 126

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "European").

Footnote 127

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "African").

Footnote 128

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Arab origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Arab").

Footnote 129

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Asian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Asian").

Footnote 130

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Cree origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Cree").

Footnote 131

The abbreviation "n.i.e." means "not included elsewhere." This category includes responses indicating Christian origins, not included elsewhere (e.g., "Christian," "Baptist," "Catholic").

Footnote 132

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating North American Indigenous origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Aboriginal," "Indigenous").

Footnote 133

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating South Asian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "South Asian").

Footnote 134

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Mi'kmaq origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Mi'kmaq").

Footnote 135

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Northern European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Northern European," "Scandinavian").

Footnote 136

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Latin, Central or South American origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Latin American," "South American").

Footnote 137

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Black origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Black").

Footnote 138

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Inuit origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Inuit").

Footnote 139

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Eastern European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Eastern European").

Footnote 140

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating East or Southeast Asian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "East Asian," "Southeast Asian").

Footnote 141

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Central Asian," "Middle Eastern," "West Asian").

Footnote 142

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Caribbean origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Caribbean").

Footnote 143

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating West Indian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "West Indian").

Footnote 144

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Hispanic origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Hispanic").

Footnote 145

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Western European origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Western European").

Footnote 146

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Czechoslovakian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Czechoslovakian").

Footnote 147

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Yugoslavian origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Yugoslavian").

Footnote 148

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Slavic origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Slavic").

Footnote 149

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Innu origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Innu," "Montagnais").

Footnote 150

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Celtic origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Celtic").

Footnote 151

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating North American origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "North American").

Footnote 152

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Dene origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Dene").

Footnote 153

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Blackfoot origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Blackfoot").

Footnote 154

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Iroquoian (Haudenosaunee) origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Iroquois," "Haudenosaunee").

Footnote 155

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating North African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "North African").

Footnote 156

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Southern or East African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "East African").

Footnote 157

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified.' This category includes responses indicating Anishinaabe origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Anishinaabe").

Footnote 158

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Bantu origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Bantu").

Footnote 159

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Akan origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Akan").

Footnote 160

The abbreviation "n.o.s." means "not otherwise specified." This category includes responses indicating Central or West African origins, not otherwise specified (e.g., "Central African," "West African").

Footnote 161

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

Footnote 162

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

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