Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population
Profile table

Characteristic	Québec, Ville (V)More information: Quebec [Census subdivision]
	Counts
	Total	Men＋	Women＋
Population and dwellings
Population, 2021¹	549,459	...	...
Population, 2016¹	531,902	...	...
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021	3.3	...	...
Total private dwellings²	283,219	...	...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents³	265,711	...	...
Population density per square kilometre	1,214.8	...	...
Land area in square kilometres	452.30	...	...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data	549,460	267,585	281,870
0 to 14 years	81,030	41,355	39,675
0 to 4 years	25,250	12,960	12,285
5 to 9 years	28,145	14,410	13,735
10 to 14 years	27,630	13,980	13,650
15 to 64 years	343,410	172,560	170,845
15 to 19 years	24,665	12,380	12,285
20 to 24 years	31,980	15,915	16,070
25 to 29 years	39,470	20,145	19,325
30 to 34 years	36,900	18,700	18,200
35 to 39 years	36,280	18,670	17,610
40 to 44 years	36,805	18,725	18,085
45 to 49 years	30,685	15,655	15,035
50 to 54 years	30,385	15,180	15,200
55 to 59 years	37,125	18,320	18,805
60 to 64 years	39,105	18,870	20,240
65 years and over	125,020	53,665	71,355
65 to 69 years	36,000	16,600	19,405
70 to 74 years	32,360	14,690	17,670
75 to 79 years	24,930	10,915	14,015
80 to 84 years	15,680	6,360	9,325
85 years and over	16,050	5,110	10,940
85 to 89 years	9,810	3,425	6,380
90 to 94 years	4,875	1,405	3,470
95 to 99 years	1,210	260	955
100 years and over	155	20	135
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data	100.0	100.0	100.0
0 to 14 years	14.7	15.5	14.1
15 to 64 years	62.5	64.5	60.6
65 years and over	22.8	20.1	25.3
85 years and over	2.9	1.9	3.9
Average age of the population	43.8	42.3	45.1
Median age of the population	43.2	41.6	44.8
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data	265,710	...	...
Single-detached house	80,885	...	...
Semi-detached house	14,020	...	...
Row house	6,945	...	...
Apartment or flat in a duplex	17,110	...	...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys	120,775	...	...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys	23,520	...	...
Other single-attached house	1,080	...	...
Movable dwelling⁴	1,380	...	...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data	265,710	...	...
1 person	110,300	...	...
2 persons	92,215	...	...
3 persons	28,440	...	...
4 persons	24,375	...	...
5 or more persons	10,375	...	...
Number of persons in private households	533,530	261,755	271,780
Average household size	2.0	...	...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data	468,435	226,230	242,205
Married or living common-law	253,785	127,125	126,655
Married	126,990	63,505	63,490
Living common-law	126,790	63,625	63,170
Living common law - Never married	105,435	52,560	52,875
Living common law - Separated	1,030	540	495
Living common law - Divorced	18,100	9,535	8,565
Living common law - Widowed	2,235	995	1,235
Not married and not living common-law	214,645	99,105	115,545
Not married and not living common law - Never married	151,010	79,050	71,960
Not married and not living common law - Separated	6,010	2,685	3,320
Not married and not living common law - Divorced	32,865	11,895	20,970
Not married and not living common law - Widowed	24,765	5,470	19,295
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data⁵	145,765	...	...
2 persons	86,680	...	...
3 persons	26,320	...	...
4 persons	23,555	...	...
5 or more persons	9,215	...	...
Average size of census families	2.7	...	...
Average number of children in census families with children⁶	1.7	...	...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data	145,770	...	...
Total couple families	124,015	...	...
Married couples	60,675	...	...
With children⁶	22,995	...	...
Without children	37,675	...	...
Common-law couples	63,340	...	...
With children⁶	27,815	...	...
Without children	35,530	...	...
Total one-parent families	21,750	...	...
in which the parent is a woman+	15,725	...	...
in which the parent is a man+	6,025	...	...
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data	533,535	261,755	271,775
Total - Persons in census families	395,570	196,405	199,165
Married spouses or common-law partners	248,030	124,315	123,720
Parents in one-parent families	21,750	6,020	15,730
Children⁶	125,785	66,070	59,715
In a two-parent family	93,620	48,735	44,890
In a one-parent family	32,165	17,335	14,830
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data	137,965	65,355	72,610
Living alone	110,305	50,095	60,210
Living with other relatives⁷	8,035	3,705	4,335
Living with non-relatives only	19,625	11,560	8,065
Household type
Total - Household type - 100% data	265,710	...	...
One-census-family households without additional persons	140,370	...	...
Couple-family households	120,310	...	...
With children⁶	49,305	...	...
Without children	71,005	...	...
One-parent-family households	20,060	...	...
Multigenerational households⁸	1,310	...	...
Multiple-census-family households⁹	320	...	...
One-census-family households with additional persons⁹	2,945	...	...
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households	10,455	...	...
One-person households	110,300	...	...
Income of individuals in 2020
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data¹⁰	452,670	220,490	232,180
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	445,060	216,755	228,300
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($)	44,400	48,800	40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	445,165	216,815	228,355
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($)	38,800	42,000	36,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	412,055	203,490	208,565
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($)	37,200	42,800	31,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	323,940	167,315	156,625
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($)	39,600	43,200	36,000
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	365,185	168,010	197,180
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($)	11,000	9,800	11,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	48,690	25,595	23,090
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($)	5,480	5,440	5,600
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data	116,995	61,625	55,370
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($)	7,000	6,000	7,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data¹¹	452,690	220,490	232,205
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	445,235	216,885	228,355
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($)	52,400	57,900	47,160
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	445,345	216,950	228,390
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($)	43,000	46,520	39,640
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	412,490	203,670	208,815
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($)	46,040	52,600	39,680
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	323,975	167,280	156,695
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($)	46,920	51,300	42,240
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	365,375	168,420	196,945
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($)	11,850	10,960	12,610
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	48,545	25,635	22,905
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($)	6,990	5,880	8,240
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data	116,935	61,865	55,075
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($)	7,880	7,720	8,060
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data¹²	452,690	220,490	232,200
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data¹³	161,675	86,040	75,635
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)¹⁴	59,600	64,000	55,200
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)¹⁵	68,300	73,600	62,350
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data¹⁶	130,435	63,500	66,935
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($)	18,800	20,600	17,200
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($)	28,280	31,240	25,520
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data¹⁷	100.0	100.0	100.0
Market income (%)¹⁸	81.4	85.2	77.0
Employment income (%)¹⁹	65.2	68.4	61.4
Government transfers (%)²⁰	18.6	14.7	23.0
Employment insurance benefits (%)	1.5	1.2	1.8
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%)	4.6	4.3	5.0
COVID-19 - Emergency and recovery benefits (%)	4.0	3.8	4.1
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data²¹	452,670	220,495	232,180
Without total income	7,610	3,730	3,880
With total income	445,060	216,760	228,305
Under $10,000 (including loss)	23,705	10,650	13,055
$10,000 to $19,999	46,100	18,635	27,460
$20,000 to $29,999	66,355	27,890	38,470
$30,000 to $39,999	59,785	26,835	32,955
$40,000 to $49,999	59,880	28,020	31,865
$50,000 to $59,999	51,390	25,275	26,120
$60,000 to $69,999	38,075	20,515	17,555
$70,000 to $79,999	27,565	15,650	11,910
$80,000 to $89,999	21,495	12,020	9,475
$90,000 to $99,999	15,195	8,470	6,725
$100,000 and over	35,515	22,795	12,720
$100,000 to $149,999	25,730	15,985	9,745
$150,000 and over	9,780	6,815	2,970
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data²²	452,670	220,495	232,180
Without after-tax income	7,505	3,675	3,825
With after-tax income	445,170	216,815	228,350
Under $10,000 (including loss)	26,225	11,195	15,030
$10,000 to $19,999	48,700	20,000	28,705
$20,000 to $29,999	79,415	33,955	45,465
$30,000 to $39,999	78,160	36,450	41,715
$40,000 to $49,999	72,230	35,735	36,490
$50,000 to $59,999	51,580	28,080	23,505
$60,000 to $69,999	33,950	18,695	15,255
$70,000 to $79,999	22,125	11,955	10,165
$80,000 to $89,999	12,200	7,120	5,080
$90,000 to $99,999	6,785	4,255	2,535
$100,000 and over	13,795	9,380	4,420
$100,000 to $124,999	7,455	4,945	2,505
$125,000 and over	6,335	4,430	1,910
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data¹⁹	452,670	220,495	232,180
Without employment income	128,725	53,170	75,555
With employment income	323,945	167,320	156,625
Under $5,000 (including loss)	38,525	20,275	18,250
$5,000 to $9,999	24,660	11,130	13,535
$10,000 to $19,999	37,695	17,120	20,575
$20,000 to $29,999	30,765	14,350	16,410
$30,000 to $39,999	31,680	15,375	16,310
$40,000 to $49,999	34,790	16,510	18,285
$50,000 to $59,999	30,150	15,585	14,560
$60,000 to $69,999	23,500	13,405	10,095
$70,000 to $79,999	18,835	10,920	7,920
$80,000 to $89,999	16,175	8,915	7,260
$90,000 to $99,999	11,000	6,425	4,575
$100,000 and over	26,165	17,310	8,855
$100,000 to $124,999	13,465	8,610	4,860
$125,000 and over	12,705	8,705	3,995
Income of individuals in 2019
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data²³	452,670	220,490	232,180
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data	439,575	213,935	225,640
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($)	42,000	46,400	38,000
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data	439,730	213,950	225,785
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($)	36,800	40,000	33,600
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data	407,300	201,315	205,985
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($)	37,600	42,800	32,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data	325,985	167,870	158,115
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($)	39,200	42,800	35,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data	334,930	151,505	183,425
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($)	7,500	5,120	8,800
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data	40,235	21,715	18,520
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($)	4,600	4,160	5,280
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data²⁴	452,690	220,490	232,205
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data	439,740	214,120	225,620
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($)	49,800	55,500	44,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data	439,885	214,145	225,745
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($)	40,880	44,640	37,280
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data	407,365	201,345	206,015
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($)	46,280	52,950	39,760
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data	326,075	167,775	158,300
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($)	46,480	51,250	41,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data	334,765	151,630	183,135
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($)	9,120	8,050	10,010
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data	40,430	21,935	18,490
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($)	6,740	5,175	8,600
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data²⁵	452,690	220,490	232,200
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data¹³	160,815	85,535	75,280
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)¹⁴	56,400	60,800	51,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)¹⁵	64,400	70,100	57,850
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data¹⁶	124,130	60,420	63,705
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($)	23,200	25,800	21,200
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($)	32,640	36,040	29,440
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data	100.0	100.0	100.0
Market income (%)	86.0	89.8	81.8
Employment income (%)	69.2	72.4	65.4
Government transfers (%)	13.9	10.3	18.3
Employment insurance benefits (%)	1.2	1.0	1.6
Income of households in 2020
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data²⁶	265,710	...	...
Median total income of household in 2020 ($)	70,500	...	...
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($)	60,800	...	...
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data	110,300	...	...
Median total income of one-person households in 2020 ($)	41,600	...	...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($)	36,400	...	...
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data	155,410	...	...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($)	100,000	...	...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($)	85,000	...	...
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data²⁷	265,710	...	...
Average total income of household in 2020 ($)	87,800	...	...
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($)	72,100	...	...
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data	110,290	...	...
Average total income of one-person households in 2020 ($)	47,840	...	...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($)	39,960	...	...
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data	155,425	...	...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($)	116,100	...	...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($)	94,800	...	...
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data²¹	265,710	...	...
Under $5,000	2,175	...	...
$5,000 to $9,999	1,550	...	...
$10,000 to $14,999	3,550	...	...
$15,000 to $19,999	5,995	...	...
$20,000 to $24,999	14,830	...	...
$25,000 to $29,999	10,260	...	...
$30,000 to $34,999	10,545	...	...
$35,000 to $39,999	12,735	...	...
$40,000 to $44,999	13,150	...	...
$45,000 to $49,999	12,755	...	...
$50,000 to $59,999	23,710	...	...
$60,000 to $69,999	20,575	...	...
$70,000 to $79,999	18,435	...	...
$80,000 to $89,999	16,915	...	...
$90,000 to $99,999	14,735	...	...
$100,000 and over	83,795	...	...
$100,000 to $124,999	29,105	...	...
$125,000 to $149,999	19,430	...	...
$150,000 to $199,999	20,830	...	...
$200,000 and over	14,430	...	...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data²²	265,710	...	...
Under $5,000	2,435	...	...
$5,000 to $9,999	1,615	...	...
$10,000 to $14,999	3,670	...	...
$15,000 to $19,999	6,350	...	...
$20,000 to $24,999	16,085	...	...
$25,000 to $29,999	13,250	...	...
$30,000 to $34,999	14,215	...	...
$35,000 to $39,999	16,260	...	...
$40,000 to $44,999	16,495	...	...
$45,000 to $49,999	14,820	...	...
$50,000 to $59,999	26,085	...	...
$60,000 to $69,999	22,880	...	...
$70,000 to $79,999	20,505	...	...
$80,000 to $89,999	17,625	...	...
$90,000 to $99,999	14,845	...	...
$100,000 and over	58,575	...	...
$100,000 to $124,999	26,315	...	...
$125,000 to $149,999	15,145	...	...
$150,000 and over	17,115	...	...
Income of economic families in 2020
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data²⁸	147,410	...	...
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($)	102,000	...	...
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($)	86,000	...	...
Average family size of economic families	2.7	...	...
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data	71,650	...	...
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($)	91,000	...	...
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($)	77,000	...	...
Average family size of couple-only economic families	2.0	...	...
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data	50,930	...	...
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($)	139,000	...	...
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($)	115,000	...	...
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families	3.9	...	...
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data	21,405	...	...
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($)	71,500	...	...
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($)	63,200	...	...
Average family size of one-parent economic families	2.5	...	...
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data²⁹	129,925	61,655	68,270
Median total income in 2020 ($)³⁰	40,000	41,600	38,400
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($)³⁰	35,200	36,400	34,400
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data³¹	147,255	...	...
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($)	117,700	...	...
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($)	95,900	...	...
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data	71,620	...	...
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($)	102,700	...	...
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($)	84,100	...	...
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data	50,915	...	...
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($)	156,000	...	...
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($)	124,900	...	...
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data	21,345	...	...
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($)	80,500	...	...
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($)	68,500	...	...
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data³²	130,030	62,005	68,025
Average total income in 2020 ($)³⁰	46,080	48,280	44,120
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($)³⁰	38,680	39,920	37,600
Low income and income inequality in 2020
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data³³	533,535	261,760	271,775
0 to 17 years	94,995	48,375	46,620
0 to 5 years	30,640	15,770	14,870
18 to 64 years	325,620	163,075	162,540
65 years and over	112,920	50,310	62,615
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)	56,125	25,435	30,685
0 to 17 years	7,260	3,670	3,595
0 to 5 years	2,530	1,305	1,230
18 to 64 years	30,590	15,475	15,115
65 years and over	18,270	6,285	11,985
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%)	10.5	9.7	11.3
0 to 17 years (%)	7.6	7.6	7.7
0 to 5 years (%)	8.3	8.3	8.3
18 to 64 years (%)	9.4	9.5	9.3
65 years and over (%)	16.2	12.5	19.1
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data³³	533,535	261,755	271,775
0 to 17 years	94,995	48,375	46,615
0 to 5 years	30,640	15,775	14,865
18 to 64 years	325,620	163,075	162,545
65 years and over	112,925	50,305	62,615
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)	32,920	16,270	16,650
0 to 17 years	3,665	1,835	1,830
0 to 5 years	1,220	630	595
18 to 64 years	22,960	12,215	10,740
65 years and over	6,295	2,215	4,075
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%)	6.2	6.2	6.1
0 to 17 years (%)	3.9	3.8	3.9
0 to 5 years (%)	4.0	4.0	4.0
18 to 64 years (%)	7.1	7.5	6.6
65 years and over (%)	5.6	4.4	6.5
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data³⁴	533,530	261,755	271,775
In bottom half of the distribution	283,750	134,870	148,880
In bottom decile	49,565	23,215	26,350
In second decile	51,865	23,690	28,165
In third decile	58,000	27,410	30,590
In fourth decile	62,105	29,835	32,270
In fifth decile	62,215	30,720	31,500
In top half of the distribution	249,785	126,885	122,900
In sixth decile	62,055	31,250	30,805
In seventh decile	58,870	29,805	29,065
In eighth decile	54,210	27,440	26,765
In ninth decile	42,235	21,650	20,580
In top decile	32,415	16,740	15,680
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data³⁵	533,535	...	...
Gini index on adjusted household total income	0.307	...	...
Gini index on adjusted household market income	0.416	...	...
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income	0.263	...	...
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income	3.3	...	...
Knowledge of official languages
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data³⁶	542,435	265,020	277,415
English only	2,150	1,165	985
French only	306,375	137,715	168,660
English and French	231,725	125,175	106,555
Neither English nor French	2,180	960	1,215
First official language spoken
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data³⁷	542,435	265,020	277,415
English	10,130	5,280	4,850
French	522,475	254,620	267,860
English and French	7,795	4,230	3,565
Neither English nor French	2,040	885	1,150
Mother tongue
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data³⁸	542,435	265,020	277,415
Single responses	532,460	259,875	272,590
Official languages	499,205	243,365	255,840
English	7,685	4,035	3,655
French	491,515	239,335	252,180
Non-official languages	33,255	16,510	16,745
Indigenous languages³⁹	355	140	210
Algonquian languages	325	140	190
Blackfoot	0	0	0
Cree-Innu languages	320	135	185
Atikamekw	30	15	15
Cree languages	5	5	5
Ililimowin (Moose Cree)	0	0	0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree)	0	0	0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree)	0	0	0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree)	0	0	0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree)	0	0	0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree)	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	5	0
Innu (Montagnais)	265	110	160
Naskapi	20	15	10
Eastern Algonquian languages	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite)	0	0	0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	5	0	5
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin)	5	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0
Ojibway languages	0	0	0
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa)	0	0	0
Daawaamwin (Odawa)	0	0	0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway)	0	0	0
Ojibway, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Athabaskan languages	0	0	0
Northern Athabaskan languages	0	0	0
Dakelh (Carrier)	0	0	0
Dane-zaa (Beaver)	0	0	0
Dene, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Gwich'in	0	0	0
Slavey-Hare languages	0	0	0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey)	0	0	0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey)	0	0	0
Slavey, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Tahltan languages	0	0	0
Kaska (Nahani)	0	0	0
Tahltan	0	0	0
Tlicho (Dogrib)	0	0	0
Tse'khene (Sekani)	0	0	0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin)	0	0	0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi)	0	0	0
Tutchone languages	0	0	0
Northern Tutchone	0	0	0
Southern Tutchone	0	0	0
Tutchone, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine	0	0	0
Tlingit	0	0	0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Haida	0	0	0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages	25	5	15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	0	0	0
Inuinnaqtun	0	0	0
Inuvialuktun	0	0	0
Inuktitut	25	5	15
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Iroquoian languages	0	0	0
Cayuga	0	0	0
Mohawk	0	0	0
Oneida	0	0	0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai)	0	0	0
Michif	0	0	0
Salish languages	0	0	0
Halkomelem	0	0	0
Lillooet	0	0	0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson)	0	0	0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap)	0	0	0
Squamish	0	0	0
Straits	0	0	0
Syilx (Okanagan)	0	0	0
Salish languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Siouan languages	0	0	0
Assiniboine	0	0	0
Dakota	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0
Siouan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Tsimshian languages	0	0	0
Gitxsan (Gitksan)	0	0	0
Nisga'a	0	0	0
Tsimshian	0	0	0
Wakashan languages	0	0	0
Haisla	0	0	0
Heiltsuk	0	0	0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl)	0	0	0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)	0	0	0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Non-Indigenous languages	32,900	16,365	16,535
Afro-Asiatic languages	7,990	4,300	3,695
Berber languages	915	490	425
Kabyle	730	385	345
Tamazight	135	75	60
Berber languages, n.i.e.	55	35	25
Chadic languages	95	50	45
Hausa	50	25	30
Mina	45	30	20
Coptic	0	0	0
Cushitic languages	65	35	25
Bilen	0	0	0
Oromo	0	0	0
Somali	55	30	25
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0
Semitic languages	6,915	3,730	3,190
Amharic	5	0	0
Arabic	6,885	3,710	3,175
Aramaic languages	5	0	0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	5	0	0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	0	0	0
Aramaic, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Harari	0	0	0
Hebrew	15	10	10
Maltese	0	0	0
Tigrigna	5	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Austro-Asiatic languages	1,080	490	590
Khmer (Cambodian)	330	145	185
Vietnamese	750	350	400
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e	0	0	0
Austronesian languages	525	235	290
Bikol	0	0	0
Bisaya, n.o.s.	5	0	5
Cebuano	15	5	10
Fijian	0	0	0
Hiligaynon	0	0	0
Ilocano	0	0	0
Indonesian	20	10	15
Kankanaey	0	0	0
Kinaray-a	0	0	0
Malagasy languages	255	120	140
Merina	145	70	80
Malagasy, n.o.s.	115	50	65
Malay	5	0	5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	0	0	0
Pangasinan	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	170	80	85
Waray-Waray	0	0	0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	50	20	25
Creole languages	815	375	435
Haitian Creole	545	255	295
Jamaican English Creole	0	0	0
Krio	0	0	0
Morisyen	20	10	10
Sango	165	75	90
Creole, n.o.s.	60	25	40
Creole languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5
Dravidian languages	70	35	35
Kannada	0	0	0
Malayalam	10	5	5
Tamil	25	10	15
Telugu	30	15	15
Tulu	0	0	0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Georgian	0	0	0
Hmong-Mien languages	0	0	0
Indo-European languages	16,515	8,075	8,440
Albanian	230	120	110
Armenian	50	20	30
Balto-Slavic languages	2,230	1,070	1,160
Baltic languages	5	5	0
Latvian	0	5	0
Lithuanian	5	5	0
Slavic languages	2,220	1,060	1,160
Belarusian	0	0	0
Bulgarian	210	90	115
Czech	25	15	15
Macedonian	0	0	0
Polish	220	90	130
Russian	670	305	360
Rusyn	0	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	965	495	470
Bosnian	620	330	290
Croatian	110	55	55
Serbian	205	105	100
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e.	25	10	15
Slovak	15	5	10
Slovene (Slovenian)	0	0	0
Ukrainian	110	45	65
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Celtic languages	5	5	5
Irish	0	0	0
Scottish Gaelic	0	0	0
Welsh	0	0	0
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Germanic languages	530	240	290
Frisian	0	0	0
High German languages	375	150	225
German	355	145	215
Pennsylvania German	0	0	0
Swiss German	15	10	5
Yiddish	0	0	0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	125	65	55
Afrikaans	10	5	5
Dutch	105	60	50
Low German, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Low Saxon	0	0	0
Plautdietsch	0	0	0
Vlaams (Flemish)	10	0	10
Scandinavian languages	30	15	10
Danish	10	5	5
Icelandic	0	0	0
Norwegian	5	5	0
Swedish	15	10	10
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5
Greek	95	50	45
Indo-Iranian languages	1,690	830	855
Indo-Aryan languages	800	395	400
Assamese	0	0	0
Bengali	90	45	45
Gujarati	10	5	5
Hindi	55	30	25
Kacchi	5	0	5
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Konkani	0	0	0
Marathi	15	10	5
Nepali	460	230	225
Oriya languages	5	5	0
Odia	0	0	0
Oriya, n.o.s.	5	5	0
Punjabi (Panjabi)	5	5	5
Rohingya	115	45	70
Sindhi	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	5	5
Urdu	30	10	15
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Iranian languages	895	435	460
Baluchi	0	0	0
Kurdish	100	60	45
Parsi	0	0	0
Pashto	5	5	0
Persian languages	780	370	410
Dari	210	95	115
Iranian Persian	505	245	260
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	70	30	40
Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Italic (Romance) languages	11,685	5,740	5,945
Catalan	20	5	15
Italian	490	285	205
Portuguese	2,520	1,270	1,255
Romanian	795	380	410
Spanish	7,850	3,795	4,055
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Japanese	135	30	105
Korean	65	15	45
Mongolian	5	0	0
Niger-Congo languages	3,830	1,935	1,890
Akan (Twi)	10	5	0
Bamanankan	140	75	65
Edo	0	0	0
Éwé	100	60	35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	245	140	105
Ga	0	0	0
Ganda	0	0	0
Gikuyu	0	0	0
Igbo	0	0	0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	480	210	270
Lingala	145	75	70
Luba-Kasai	5	0	0
Mòoré	35	15	20
Mwani	0	0	0
Ndebele	0	0	0
Rundi (Kirundi)	640	315	320
Shona	0	0	0
Soninke	10	5	5
Sotho-Tswana languages	0	0	0
Swahili	950	480	470
Wojenaka	100	45	55
Wolof	365	190	175
Yoruba	15	10	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	590	305	290
Nilo-Saharan languages	140	70	80
Dinka	0	0	0
Nuer	0	0	0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	125	65	65
African, n.o.s.	15	5	10
Sign languages	120	60	55
American Sign Language	5	0	0
Quebec Sign Language	95	50	40
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15
Sino-Tibetan languages	1,255	575	675
Chinese languages	1,170	530	635
Hakka	5	5	5
Mandarin	840	380	465
Min Dong	0	0	0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	40	20	20
Wu (Shanghainese)	10	5	5
Yue (Cantonese)	245	120	130
Chinese, n.o.s.	25	10	10
Chinese languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Tibeto-Burman languages	85	45	40
Burmese	0	0	0
Kuki-Chin languages	0	0	0
Karenic languages	15	5	5
S'gaw Karen	15	5	5
Karenic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Tibetan	5	5	5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	60	30	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5
Tai-Kadai languages	160	55	100
Lao	90	45	45
Thai	70	10	60
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Turkic languages	80	50	30
Azerbaijani	15	10	5
Kazakh	0	0	0
Turkish	60	35	20
Uyghur	0	0	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Uralic languages	110	55	55
Estonian	5	5	0
Finnish	15	5	10
Hungarian	90	45	50
Other languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0
Multiple responses	9,970	5,145	4,830
English and French	4,530	2,380	2,150
English and non-official language(s)	340	175	165
French and non-official language(s)	4,320	2,195	2,130
English, French and non-official language(s)	465	240	225
Multiple non-official languages	315	150	160
All languages spoken at home
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data⁴⁰	542,435	265,020	277,415
English	3,775	1,990	1,780
French	480,760	233,290	247,475
Non-official language	9,035	4,440	4,595
Indigenous³⁹	95	35	60
Non-Indigenous	8,935	4,405	4,530
English and French	21,740	11,930	9,810
English and non-official language(s)	980	475	500
French and non-official language(s)	19,480	9,470	10,015
English, French and non-official language(s)	6,105	3,160	2,945
Multiple non-official languages	560	265	290
Language spoken most often at home
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data⁴¹	542,435	265,020	277,415
Single responses	531,650	259,530	272,120
Official languages	514,060	250,910	263,155
English	6,770	3,540	3,230
French	507,295	247,370	259,925
Non-official languages	17,585	8,620	8,965
Indigenous languages³⁹	190	80	110
Algonquian languages	175	75	100
Blackfoot	0	0	0
Cree-Innu languages	170	70	95
Atikamekw	10	5	10
Cree languages	0	0	0
Ililimowin (Moose Cree)	0	0	0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree)	0	0	0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree)	0	0	0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree)	0	0	0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree)	0	0	0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree)	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Innu (Montagnais)	140	60	80
Naskapi	25	15	10
Eastern Algonquian languages	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite)	0	0	0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	0	0	0
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin)	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0
Ojibway languages	0	0	0
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa)	0	0	0
Daawaamwin (Odawa)	0	0	0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway)	0	0	0
Ojibway, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Athabaskan languages	0	0	0
Northern Athabaskan languages	0	0	0
Dakelh (Carrier)	0	0	0
Dane-zaa (Beaver)	0	0	0
Dene, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Gwich'in	0	0	0
Slavey-Hare languages	0	0	0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey)	0	0	0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey)	0	0	0
Slavey, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Tahltan languages	0	0	0
Kaska (Nahani)	0	0	0
Tahltan	0	0	0
Tlicho (Dogrib)	0	0	0
Tse'khene (Sekani)	0	0	0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin)	0	0	0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi)	0	0	0
Tutchone languages	0	0	0
Northern Tutchone	0	0	0
Southern Tutchone	0	0	0
Tutchone, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine	0	0	0
Tlingit	0	0	0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Haida	0	0	0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages	10	5	10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	0	0	0
Inuinnaqtun	0	0	0
Inuvialuktun	0	0	0
Inuktitut	10	5	10
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Iroquoian languages	0	0	0
Cayuga	0	0	0
Mohawk	0	0	0
Oneida	0	0	0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai)	0	0	0
Michif	0	0	0
Salish languages	0	0	0
Halkomelem	0	0	0
Lillooet	0	0	0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson)	0	0	0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap)	0	0	0
Squamish	0	0	0
Straits	0	0	0
Syilx (Okanagan)	0	0	0
Salish languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Siouan languages	0	0	0
Assiniboine	0	0	0
Dakota	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0
Siouan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Tsimshian languages	0	0	0
Gitxsan (Gitksan)	0	0	0
Nisga'a	0	0	0
Tsimshian	0	0	0
Wakashan languages	0	0	0
Haisla	0	0	0
Heiltsuk	0	0	0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl)	0	0	0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)	0	0	0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Non-Indigenous languages	17,395	8,540	8,860
Afro-Asiatic languages	3,520	1,770	1,750
Berber languages	375	190	180
Kabyle	285	140	145
Tamazight	40	20	20
Berber languages, n.i.e.	50	25	20
Chadic languages	40	15	20
Hausa	30	10	15
Mina	10	5	5
Coptic	0	0	0
Cushitic languages	25	15	15
Bilen	0	0	0
Oromo	0	0	0
Somali	25	15	15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Semitic languages	3,090	1,550	1,535
Amharic	0	0	0
Arabic	3,075	1,550	1,525
Aramaic languages	5	0	0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	0	0	0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	0	0	0
Aramaic, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Harari	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Austro-Asiatic languages	575	265	310
Khmer (Cambodian)	130	50	75
Vietnamese	445	210	235
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e	0	0	0
Austronesian languages	280	140	140
Bikol	0	0	0
Bisaya, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Cebuano	0	0	0
Fijian	0	0	0
Hiligaynon	0	0	0
Ilocano	0	0	0
Indonesian	5	5	5
Kankanaey	0	0	0
Kinaray-a	0	0	0
Malagasy languages	115	50	65
Merina	45	25	25
Malagasy, n.o.s.	70	30	40
Malay	0	0	0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	0	0	0
Pangasinan	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	120	70	50
Waray-Waray	0	0	0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15
Creole languages	300	125	170
Haitian Creole	160	60	100
Jamaican English Creole	0	0	0
Krio	0	0	0
Morisyen	5	5	5
Sango	100	45	55
Creole, n.o.s.	30	10	20
Creole languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0
Dravidian languages	35	15	20
Kannada	0	0	0
Malayalam	0	0	0
Tamil	15	5	5
Telugu	15	10	5
Tulu	0	0	0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Georgian	0	0	0
Hmong-Mien languages	0	0	0
Indo-European languages	10,115	4,970	5,140
Albanian	130	70	55
Armenian	25	10	10
Balto-Slavic languages	1,150	575	580
Baltic languages	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0
Slavic languages	1,150	575	580
Belarusian	0	0	0
Bulgarian	110	50	60
Czech	5	5	5
Macedonian	0	0	0
Polish	45	20	25
Russian	410	205	205
Rusyn	0	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	515	265	245
Bosnian	325	165	160
Croatian	65	35	30
Serbian	105	55	50
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e.	20	15	5
Slovak	0	0	0
Slovene (Slovenian)	0	0	0
Ukrainian	65	35	35
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Celtic languages	0	0	0
Irish	0	0	0
Scottish Gaelic	0	0	0
Welsh	0	0	0
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Germanic languages	90	45	40
Frisian	0	0	0
High German languages	55	30	25
German	50	25	25
Pennsylvania German	0	0	0
Swiss German	0	0	0
Yiddish	0	0	0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	25	15	10
Afrikaans	0	0	0
Dutch	25	15	10
Low German, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Low Saxon	0	0	0
Plautdietsch	0	0	0
Vlaams (Flemish)	0	0	0
Scandinavian languages	10	5	0
Danish	0	0	0
Icelandic	0	0	0
Norwegian	0	0	0
Swedish	0	5	0
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Greek	20	10	10
Indo-Iranian languages	1,265	615	650
Indo-Aryan languages	635	315	320
Assamese	0	0	0
Bengali	80	35	40
Gujarati	10	5	5
Hindi	35	20	15
Kacchi	0	0	0
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Konkani	0	0	0
Marathi	10	5	5
Nepali	405	205	200
Oriya languages	0	0	0
Odia	0	0	0
Oriya, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Punjabi (Panjabi)	0	0	0
Rohingya	80	30	45
Sindhi	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0
Urdu	15	10	10
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Iranian languages	630	300	330
Baluchi	0	0	0
Kurdish	75	35	40
Parsi	0	0	0
Pashto	0	0	0
Persian languages	550	265	285
Dari	120	55	70
Iranian Persian	380	190	195
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	45	20	25
Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Italic (Romance) languages	7,430	3,635	3,795
Catalan	10	0	5
Italian	100	55	45
Portuguese	1,835	925	915
Romanian	400	185	215
Spanish	5,080	2,470	2,615
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5
Indo-European languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Japanese	70	20	45
Korean	25	5	10
Mongolian	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages	1,200	575	630
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0
Bamanankan	25	10	10
Edo	0	0	0
Éwé	20	10	5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	65	35	25
Ga	0	0	0
Ganda	0	0	0
Gikuyu	0	0	0
Igbo	0	0	0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	145	65	80
Lingala	40	25	10
Luba-Kasai	5	0	0
Mòoré	0	0	0
Mwani	0	0	0
Ndebele	0	0	0
Rundi (Kirundi)	235	105	130
Shona	0	0	0
Soninke	5	5	0
Sotho-Tswana languages	0	0	0
Swahili	420	200	220
Wojenaka	45	15	25
Wolof	125	60	65
Yoruba	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	75	35	40
Nilo-Saharan languages	70	30	40
Dinka	0	0	0
Nuer	0	0	0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	70	30	35
African, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Sign languages	180	100	80
American Sign Language	5	0	0
Quebec Sign Language	140	80	60
Sign languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20
Sino-Tibetan languages	920	465	460
Chinese languages	840	425	420
Hakka	0	0	0
Mandarin	655	330	325
Min Dong	0	0	0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	15	5	5
Wu (Shanghainese)	5	5	5
Yue (Cantonese)	155	75	80
Chinese, n.o.s.	10	10	5
Chinese languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Tibeto-Burman languages	80	40	35
Burmese	5	5	0
Kuki-Chin languages	0	0	0
Karenic languages	10	5	5
S'gaw Karen	10	5	5
Karenic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Tibetan	0	0	0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Tai-Kadai languages	45	15	25
Lao	35	10	20
Thai	10	0	5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Turkic languages	30	15	15
Azerbaijani	15	5	5
Kazakh	0	0	0
Turkish	15	5	10
Uyghur	0	0	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Uralic languages	35	15	20
Estonian	0	0	0
Finnish	5	5	0
Hungarian	30	10	15
Other languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Multiple responses	10,780	5,490	5,295
English and French	4,225	2,240	1,985
English and non-official language(s)	305	150	150
French and non-official language(s)	5,520	2,720	2,795
English, French and non-official language(s)	665	340	330
Multiple non-official languages	70	30	35
Other language spoken regularly at home
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data⁴²	542,435	265,015	277,415
None	502,640	244,320	258,325
English	16,745	9,250	7,490
French	8,425	4,175	4,245
Non-official language	9,385	4,575	4,810
Indigenous³⁹	110	55	50
Non-Indigenous	9,280	4,520	4,755
English and French	1,135	600	535
English and non-official language(s)	2,595	1,340	1,255
French and non-official language(s)	670	305	360
English, French and non-official language(s)	155	85	65
Multiple non-official languages	680	355	325
Knowledge of languages
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample data⁴³	533,540	261,755	271,785
Official languages	531,350	260,805	270,545
English	232,115	125,640	106,470
French	529,110	259,640	269,475
Non-official languages	66,825	31,525	35,290
Indigenous languages³⁹	685	305	385
Algonquian languages	590	265	335
Blackfoot	0	0	0
Cree-Innu languages	580	250	330
Atikamekw	70	25	40
Cree languages	0	0	0
Ililimowin (Moose Cree)	0	0	0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree)	0	0	0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree)	0	0	0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree)	0	0	0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree)	0	0	0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree)	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Innu (Montagnais)	480	210	275
Naskapi	45	25	20
Eastern Algonquian languages	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite)	0	0	0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	15	0	15
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin)	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0
Ojibway languages	15	0	15
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa)	15	0	15
Daawaamwin (Odawa)	0	0	0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway)	0	0	0
Ojibway, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Athabaskan languages	0	0	0
Northern Athabaskan languages	0	0	0
Dakelh (Carrier)	0	0	0
Dane-zaa (Beaver)	0	0	0
Dene, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Gwich'in	0	0	0
Slavey-Hare languages	0	0	0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey)	0	0	0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey)	0	0	0
Slavey, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Tahltan languages	0	0	0
Kaska (Nahani)	0	0	0
Tahltan	0	0	0
Tlicho (Dogrib)	0	0	0
Tse'khene (Sekani)	0	0	0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin)	0	0	0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi)	0	0	0
Tutchone languages	0	0	0
Northern Tutchone	0	0	0
Southern Tutchone	0	0	0
Tutchone, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine	0	0	0
Tlingit	0	0	0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Haida	0	0	0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages	90	40	50
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	0	0	0
Inuinnaqtun	0	0	0
Inuvialuktun	0	0	0
Inuktitut	85	40	45
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Iroquoian languages	0	0	0
Cayuga	0	0	0
Mohawk	0	0	0
Oneida	0	0	0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai)	0	0	0
Michif	0	0	0
Salish languages	0	0	0
Halkomelem	0	0	0
Lillooet	0	0	0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson)	0	0	0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap)	0	0	0
Squamish	0	0	0
Straits	0	0	0
Syilx (Okanagan)	0	0	0
Salish languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Siouan languages	0	0	0
Assiniboine	0	0	0
Dakota	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0
Siouan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Tsimshian languages	0	0	0
Gitxsan (Gitksan)	0	0	0
Nisga'a	0	0	0
Tsimshian	0	0	0
Wakashan languages	0	0	0
Haisla	0	0	0
Heiltsuk	0	0	0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl)	0	0	0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)	0	0	0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Non-Indigenous languages	66,155	31,235	34,915
Afro-Asiatic languages	12,230	6,515	5,715
Berber languages	1,160	655	500
Kabyle	935	510	425
Tamazight	170	115	60
Berber languages, n.i.e.	85	60	25
Chadic languages	325	180	145
Hausa	185	100	80
Mina	140	80	65
Coptic	0	0	0
Cushitic languages	85	35	45
Bilen	0	0	0
Oromo	0	0	0
Somali	85	35	45
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Semitic languages	11,380	6,050	5,335
Amharic	10	10	0
Arabic	11,240	5,955	5,285
Aramaic languages	15	15	0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	15	10	0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	0	0	0
Aramaic, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Harari	0	0	0
Hebrew	110	70	30
Maltese	0	0	0
Tigrigna	10	0	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	0	10
Austro-Asiatic languages	1,370	620	755
Khmer (Cambodian)	385	155	230
Vietnamese	995	455	540
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e	0	0	0
Austronesian languages	790	305	480
Bikol	10	0	0
Bisaya, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Cebuano	30	10	20
Fijian	0	0	0
Hiligaynon	0	0	0
Ilocano	20	0	10
Indonesian	60	20	35
Kankanaey	0	0	0
Kinaray-a	0	0	0
Malagasy languages	340	145	190
Merina	170	70	100
Malagasy, n.o.s.	170	75	95
Malay	0	0	0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	30	0	25
Pangasinan	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	320	120	200
Waray-Waray	0	0	0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	50	10	30
Creole languages	1,720	810	915
Haitian Creole	1,220	540	680
Jamaican English Creole	0	0	0
Krio	0	0	0
Morisyen	80	40	35
Sango	205	110	95
Creole, n.o.s.	140	80	60
Creole languages, n.i.e.	125	65	60
Dravidian languages	80	40	40
Kannada	0	0	0
Malayalam	20	10	10
Tamil	40	20	25
Telugu	10	10	0
Tulu	0	0	0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Georgian	0	0	0
Hmong-Mien languages	0	0	0
Indo-European languages	41,540	19,135	22,405
Albanian	360	185	175
Armenian	100	40	60
Balto-Slavic languages	3,470	1,725	1,740
Baltic languages	15	10	0
Latvian	0	0	0
Lithuanian	15	10	0
Slavic languages	3,455	1,715	1,740
Belarusian	15	15	0
Bulgarian	295	125	170
Czech	70	30	45
Macedonian	10	0	0
Polish	340	165	175
Russian	1,555	785	770
Rusyn	0	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	1,220	620	595
Bosnian	835	435	400
Croatian	250	125	120
Serbian	295	135	155
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e.	40	30	15
Slovak	20	10	10
Slovene (Slovenian)	10	10	0
Ukrainian	275	115	160
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Celtic languages	35	10	25
Irish	15	0	10
Scottish Gaelic	15	10	0
Welsh	0	0	0
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	15	0	15
Germanic languages	3,225	1,600	1,625
Frisian	0	0	0
High German languages	2,820	1,385	1,435
German	2,785	1,365	1,420
Pennsylvania German	0	0	0
Swiss German	50	35	15
Yiddish	0	0	0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages	305	135	165
Afrikaans	20	0	10
Dutch	275	130	140
Low German, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Low Saxon	0	0	0
Plautdietsch	0	0	0
Vlaams (Flemish)	10	0	10
Scandinavian languages	165	95	65
Danish	40	25	25
Icelandic	0	0	0
Norwegian	25	15	0
Swedish	100	60	40
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	0
Greek	170	85	85
Indo-Iranian languages	2,280	1,155	1,120
Indo-Aryan languages	1,325	690	635
Assamese	0	0	0
Bengali	215	110	95
Gujarati	40	15	20
Hindi	400	225	175
Kacchi	0	0	0
Kashmiri	0	0	0
Konkani	0	0	0
Marathi	40	20	20
Nepali	560	320	245
Oriya languages	0	0	0
Odia	0	0	0
Oriya, n.o.s.	0	0	0
Punjabi (Panjabi)	25	20	10
Rohingya	245	105	145
Sindhi	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0
Urdu	130	75	55
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Iranian languages	1,000	485	515
Baluchi	0	0	0
Kurdish	115	60	60
Parsi	0	0	0
Pashto	10	10	0
Persian languages	910	440	470
Dari	170	85	85
Iranian Persian	625	315	310
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.	160	70	90
Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	10	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Italic (Romance) languages	33,870	15,245	18,625
Catalan	100	55	45
Italian	2,770	1,405	1,365
Portuguese	3,810	2,035	1,775
Romanian	1,035	485	545
Spanish	28,335	12,365	15,970
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	50	35	15
Indo-European languages, n.i.e.	20	15	10
Japanese	645	330	310
Korean	155	50	105
Mongolian	10	0	0
Niger-Congo languages	6,985	3,415	3,570
Akan (Twi)	40	20	20
Bamanankan	295	135	160
Edo	15	10	0
Éwé	190	125	65
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	575	300	275
Ga	15	0	0
Ganda	25	10	10
Gikuyu	0	0	0
Igbo	0	0	0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	815	370	445
Lingala	675	360	315
Luba-Kasai	50	25	25
Mòoré	200	90	115
Mwani	0	0	0
Ndebele	0	0	0
Rundi (Kirundi)	955	475	480
Shona	0	0	0
Soninke	20	10	0
Sotho-Tswana languages	0	0	0
Swahili	1,855	920	935
Wojenaka	185	105	85
Wolof	965	490	470
Yoruba	25	20	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,915	960	960
Nilo-Saharan languages	270	115	155
Dinka	0	0	0
Nuer	0	0	0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	270	115	155
African, n.o.s.	105	50	50
Sign languages	660	270	390
American Sign Language	10	10	0
Quebec Sign Language	585	240	345
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	30	65
Sino-Tibetan languages	1,965	865	1,100
Chinese languages	1,825	795	1,030
Hakka	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,390	585	805
Min Dong	0	0	0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	105	55	55
Wu (Shanghainese)	0	0	0
Yue (Cantonese)	425	185	240
Chinese, n.o.s.	35	20	20
Chinese languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Tibeto-Burman languages	130	70	65
Burmese	30	15	10
Kuki-Chin languages	0	0	0
Karenic languages	25	10	15
S'gaw Karen	15	0	15
Karenic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Tibetan	0	0	0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	95	45	50
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10
Tai-Kadai languages	285	110	180
Lao	130	55	70
Thai	185	55	130
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Turkic languages	170	100	75
Azerbaijani	55	30	25
Kazakh	0	0	0
Turkish	125	75	50
Uyghur	0	0	0
Uzbek	0	0	0
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Uralic languages	150	80	70
Estonian	0	0	0
Finnish	35	20	15
Hungarian	115	55	55
Other languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15
Indigenous population
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data⁴⁴	533,540	261,755	271,785
Indigenous identity⁴⁵	9,395	4,520	4,870
Single Indigenous responses⁴⁶	8,750	4,200	4,545
First Nations (North American Indian)	5,380	2,550	2,830
Métis	3,165	1,555	1,605
Inuk (Inuit)	200	90	110
Multiple Indigenous responses⁴⁷	190	105	85
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere⁴⁸	450	210	240
Non-Indigenous identity	524,150	257,235	266,915
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data⁴⁴	533,540	261,755	271,785
Registered or Treaty Indian⁴⁹	3,260	1,535	1,725
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian	530,280	260,220	270,060
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data⁵⁰	265,715	...	...
Owner	136,145	...	...
Renter	129,565	...	...
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band	0	...	...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data⁵¹	265,715	...	...
Condominium	47,950	...	...
Not condominium	217,765	...	...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data⁵²	265,715	...	...
No bedrooms	3,330	...	...
1 bedroom	58,930	...	...
2 bedrooms	92,570	...	...
3 bedrooms	70,355	...	...
4 or more bedrooms	40,530	...	...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data⁵³	265,715	...	...
1 to 4 rooms	123,770	...	...
5 rooms	41,655	...	...
6 rooms	24,590	...	...
7 rooms	22,735	...	...
8 or more rooms	52,960	...	...
Average number of rooms per dwelling	5.4	...	...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data⁵⁴	265,715	...	...
One person or fewer per room	263,990	...	...
More than one person per room	1,725	...	...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data⁵⁵	265,715	...	...
Suitable	260,295	...	...
Not suitable	5,420	...	...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data⁵⁶	265,715	...	...
1960 or before	55,205	...	...
1961 to 1980	80,320	...	...
1981 to 1990	39,705	...	...
1991 to 2000	29,160	...	...
2001 to 2005	13,630	...	...
2006 to 2010	15,940	...	...
2011 to 2015	15,515	...	...
2016 to 2021⁵⁷	16,240	...	...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data⁵⁸	265,715	...	...
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed	252,200	...	...
Major repairs needed	13,510	...	...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data⁵⁹	265,715	...	...
One-maintainer household	155,015	...	...
Two-maintainer household	106,740	...	...
Three-or-more-maintainer household	3,965	...	...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data⁶⁰	265,715	...	...
15 to 24 years	11,640	...	...
25 to 34 years	42,570	...	...
35 to 44 years	44,495	...	...
45 to 54 years	38,860	...	...
55 to 64 years	49,225	...	...
65 to 74 years	45,090	...	...
75 to 84 years	26,135	...	...
85 years and over	7,695	...	...
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	264,715	...	...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs	222,060	...	...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs	42,655	...	...
30% to less than 100%	39,255	...	...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data⁶²	265,715	...	...
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed'	58,545	...	...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only	40,000	...	...
Not suitable only	4,570	...	...
Major repairs needed only	10,950	...	...
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable'	465	...	...
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed'	2,175	...	...
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'	370	...	...
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed'	20	...	...
Acceptable housing	207,170	...	...
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	261,320	...	...
In core need	14,230	...	...
Not in core need	247,085	...	...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data	136,115	...	...
% of owner households with a mortgage⁶⁴	62.7	...	...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs⁶¹	8.4	...	...
% in core housing need⁶³	1.4	...	...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)⁶⁵	1,130	...	...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)⁶⁵	1,195	...	...
Median value of dwellings ($)⁶⁶	300,000	...	...
Average value of dwellings ($)⁶⁶	326,800	...	...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data	129,565	...	...
% of tenant households in subsidized housing⁶⁷	10.5	...	...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs⁶¹	24.3	...	...
% in core housing need⁶³	9.8	...	...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)⁶⁵	830	...	...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)⁶⁵	904	...	...
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data	0	...	...
% of households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band spending more than 30% on shelter costs⁶¹	...	...	...
Median monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)⁶⁵	...	...	...
Average monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)⁶⁵	...	...	...
Indigenous ancestry
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data⁶⁸	533,540	261,755	271,785
Indigenous ancestry (only)⁶⁹	7,295	3,305	3,985
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)⁷⁰	7,200	3,265	3,930
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestry	6,020	2,765	3,255
Métis single ancestry	1,060	470	590
Inuit single ancestry	125	35	90
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)⁷¹	90	35	55
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestry only	75	25	55
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestry only	15	15	0
Métis and Inuit ancestry only	0	0	0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit ancestry only	0	0	0
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries⁷²	11,965	5,470	6,495
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries⁷³	11,725	5,380	6,350
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Indigenous ancestry only	10,670	4,840	5,830
Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only	945	460	480
Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only	115	75	40
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries⁷⁴	235	85	145
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only	195	70	125
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only	35	15	25
Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only	0	0	0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only	0	0	0
Non-Indigenous ancestry only⁷⁵	514,285	252,985	261,300
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data⁷⁶	533,540	261,755	271,785
Canadian citizens⁷⁷	503,370	246,560	256,810
Canadian citizens aged under 18	89,385	45,425	43,960
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	413,985	201,140	212,845
Not Canadian citizens⁷⁸	30,170	15,195	14,980
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data⁷⁹	533,540	261,755	271,785
Non-immigrants⁸⁰	475,200	232,315	242,880
Immigrants⁸¹	45,235	22,475	22,760
Before 1980	3,130	1,745	1,385
1980 to 1990	2,440	1,330	1,110
1991 to 2000	4,775	2,295	2,475
2001 to 2010	12,720	6,360	6,360
2011 to 2021⁸²	22,160	10,740	11,425
2011 to 2015	9,850	4,800	5,050
2016 to 2021	12,315	5,940	6,375
Non-permanent residents⁸³	13,115	6,965	6,150
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data⁸⁴	45,235	22,475	22,760
Under 5 years	5,080	2,480	2,600
5 to 14 years	7,510	3,630	3,885
15 to 24 years	6,085	2,775	3,315
25 to 44 years	23,815	12,230	11,580
45 years and over	2,735	1,360	1,375
Selected places of birth for the immigrant population
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data⁸⁵	45,235	22,475	22,760
Americas	8,960	4,215	4,745
Brazil	1,115	545	570
Colombia	2,865	1,315	1,555
El Salvador	330	185	140
Guyana	0	0	0
Haiti	1,125	495	625
Jamaica	25	15	10
Mexico	780	365	415
Peru	300	135	160
Trinidad and Tobago	10	0	10
United States of America	770	355	410
Other places of birth in Americas	1,655	800	850
Europe	12,755	6,615	6,140
Bosnia and Herzegovina	860	445	415
Croatia	65	20	45
France	7,360	3,900	3,460
Germany	315	110	205
Greece	15	0	10
Hungary	35	20	20
Italy	320	190	125
Netherlands	35	10	25
Poland	225	120	105
Portugal	260	145	115
Romania	605	280	320
Russian Federation	270	130	135
Serbia⁸⁶	80	40	40
Ukraine	310	120	190
United Kingdom⁸⁷	255	185	70
Other places of birth in Europe	1,760	895	860
Africa	18,370	9,330	9,045
Algeria	1,915	1,055	865
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	1,310	610	705
Egypt	150	70	80
Eritrea	10	0	10
Ethiopia	15	0	10
Morocco	2,715	1,410	1,305
Nigeria	65	20	40
Somalia	10	0	0
South Africa, Republic of	55	15	40
Other places of birth in Africa	12,125	6,140	5,985
Asia	5,100	2,285	2,815
Afghanistan	150	70	80
Iran⁸⁸	310	140	170
Iraq	65	30	35
Lebanon	230	145	90
Syria⁸⁹	500	270	235
Turkey	25	15	10
China⁹⁰	840	275	565
Hong Kong⁹¹	50	20	30
Korea, South⁹²	65	35	35
Taiwan	30	15	20
Philippines	255	85	170
Viet Nam	570	260	310
Bangladesh	210	100	110
India	100	55	45
Pakistan	25	25	10
Sri Lanka	25	0	15
Other places of birth in Asia	1,645	755	895
Oceania and other places of birth⁹³	45	30	15
Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data⁹⁴	12,315	5,940	6,375
Americas	1,575	770	805
Brazil	380	185	195
Colombia	380	170	210
Haiti	190	90	100
Jamaica	0	0	0
Mexico	120	70	55
United States of America	135	65	70
Venezuela⁹⁵	50	20	25
Other places of birth in Americas	310	170	140
Europe	2,240	1,130	1,115
France	1,755	900	855
Germany	20	10	15
Ireland⁹⁶	0	0	0
Italy	35	30	10
Russian Federation	15	0	10
Ukraine	95	30	65
United Kingdom⁸⁷	25	25	0
Other places of birth in Europe	300	130	170
Africa	7,215	3,470	3,745
Algeria	360	175	185
Burundi	235	115	120
Cameroon	1,220	575	645
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	540	220	325
Côte d'Ivoire	1,585	780	800
Egypt	25	10	15
Eritrea	0	0	0
Ethiopia	0	0	0
Morocco	735	350	385
Nigeria	50	15	35
Somalia	0	0	0
South Africa, Republic of	10	0	10
Sudan⁹⁷	0	0	0
Tunisia	685	365	320
Other places of birth in Africa	1,755	855	905
Asia	1,275	565	705
Afghanistan	70	25	40
Bangladesh	30	15	10
China⁹⁰	110	40	65
Hong Kong⁹¹	0	0	0
India	15	0	15
Iran⁸⁸	90	35	50
Iraq	0	0	0
Israel	0	0	0
Japan	25	0	15
Jordan	15	0	0
Korea, South⁹²	15	0	0
Lebanon	40	20	20
Nepal	30	15	15
Pakistan	0	0	0
Philippines	110	50	60
Saudi Arabia	20	0	15
Sri Lanka	0	0	0
Syria⁸⁹	405	210	195
Turkey	10	10	0
United Arab Emirates	10	0	10
Viet Nam	70	20	55
Other places of birth in Asia	195	85	115
Oceania and other⁹³	15	10	0
Australia	0	0	0
Other places of birth⁹⁸	10	0	0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data⁹⁹	533,540	261,755	271,785
First generation¹⁰⁰	61,925	30,910	31,010
Second generation¹⁰¹	29,090	14,690	14,400
Third generation or more¹⁰²	442,530	216,155	226,375
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	42,100	20,730	21,370
Economic immigrants¹⁰⁴	23,715	12,695	11,020
Principal applicants¹⁰⁵	11,695	7,750	3,950
Secondary applicants¹⁰⁶	12,020	4,950	7,075
Immigrants sponsored by family¹⁰⁷	9,485	3,630	5,860
Refugees¹⁰⁸	8,695	4,315	4,380
Other immigrants¹⁰⁹	200	90	110
Pre-admission experience
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data¹¹⁰	42,100	20,730	21,370
Asylum claim before admission¹¹¹	980	560	425
Work permits only before admission¹¹²	3,565	1,845	1,720
Study permits only before admission¹¹³	1,520	725	795
Work and study permits before admission¹¹⁴	3,255	1,920	1,335
Other permits before admission¹¹⁵	230	100	120
No pre-admission experience¹¹⁶	32,555	15,575	16,980
Visible minority
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data¹¹⁷	533,540	261,755	271,785
Total visible minority population¹¹⁸	50,375	24,715	25,655
South Asian	1,610	870	740
Chinese	2,465	775	1,690
Black	21,955	10,995	10,955
Filipino	520	190	335
Arab	9,650	5,075	4,580
Latin American	8,585	4,155	4,430
Southeast Asian	2,755	1,275	1,485
West Asian	860	425	435
Korean	210	120	85
Japanese	295	120	175
Visible minority, n.i.e.¹¹⁹	450	225	230
Multiple visible minorities	1,015	495	525
Not a visible minority¹²⁰	483,165	237,040	246,125
Ethnic or cultural origin
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data¹²¹	533,540	261,760	271,785
Canadian	180,875	87,195	93,685
English	6,775	3,430	3,350
Irish	23,435	11,185	12,250
Scottish	8,710	4,260	4,455
French, n.o.s.¹²²	147,175	74,020	73,155
German	6,010	2,860	3,150
Chinese	2,825	955	1,870
Italian	7,020	3,530	3,490
Indian (India)	720	400	320
Ukrainian	1,025	490	530
Dutch	600	285	310
Polish	1,690	855	840
Québécois	68,300	33,675	34,620
British Isles, n.o.s.¹²³	1,245	610	635
Filipino	500	205	300
French Canadian	48,390	23,425	24,965
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.¹²⁴	12,130	5,945	6,185
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.¹²⁵	8,280	3,580	4,710
Métis	2,270	1,025	1,245
European, n.o.s.¹²⁶	7,300	3,810	3,490
Russian	920	430	495
Norwegian	375	205	170
Welsh	125	50	80
Portuguese	1,985	975	1,010
American	2,140	1,050	1,090
Spanish	3,340	1,635	1,700
Swedish	185	115	65
Hungarian	410	185	225
Acadian	5,820	2,715	3,110
Pakistani	50	10	35
African, n.o.s.¹²⁷	4,355	2,225	2,130
Jewish	405	205	200
Punjabi	15	0	10
Vietnamese	1,535	755	780
Arab, n.o.s.¹²⁸	4,275	2,300	1,975
Greek	560	295	270
Jamaican	120	65	50
Asian, n.o.s.¹²⁹	315	130	185
Cree, n.o.s.¹³⁰	220	105	110
Korean	200	100	95
Romanian	955	450	500
Lebanese	945	545	395
Iranian	605	285	315
Christian, n.i.e.¹³¹	4,380	2,190	2,195
Danish	185	120	65
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.¹³²	1,495	695	795
Sikh	0	0	0
Austrian	340	225	115
Belgian	2,970	1,450	1,525
Haitian	1,980	930	1,055
Hindu	100	60	40
Mexican	1,640	750	890
Mennonite	0	0	0
Swiss	1,315	675	640
Finnish	145	70	80
Sri Lankan	25	10	10
Croatian	245	115	130
Japanese	440	180	260
South Asian, n.o.s.¹³³	35	20	15
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.¹³⁴	1,120	485	640
Northern European, n.o.s.¹³⁵	190	105	85
Muslim	865	465	395
Egyptian	340	195	145
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.¹³⁶	960	440	520
Tamil	10	0	10
Icelandic	30	15	15
Colombian	3,705	1,795	1,905
Moroccan	3,075	1,580	1,490
Czech	165	70	95
Syrian	410	215	195
Guyanese	0	0	0
Afghan	175	95	80
Black, n.o.s.¹³⁷	470	245	230
Serbian	270	140	130
Ojibway	30	10	15
Newfoundlander	60	30	30
Hong Konger	55	10	35
Ontarian	265	140	130
Persian	85	40	45
Trinidadian/Tobagonian	25	10	20
Turkish	215	120	100
Inuit, n.o.s.¹³⁸	290	140	155
Bangladeshi	185	95	95
Algerian	1,900	995	905
Brazilian	1,885	925	955
Nigerian	55	25	30
Armenian	235	150	85
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