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Counts Rates
Total Men+ Women+ Total Men+ Women+
Population and dwellings
Population, 20211 36,991,981 ... ... ... ... ...
Population, 20161 35,151,728 ... ... ... ... ...
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021 5.2 ... ... 5.2 ... ...
Total private dwellings2 16,284,235 ... ... ... ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3 14,978,941 ... ... ... ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 4.2 ... ... 4.2 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 8,788,702.80 ... ... ... ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data 36,991,980 18,226,240 18,765,740 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 6,012,795 3,086,510 2,926,285 16.3 16.9 15.6
0 to 4 years 1,831,195 938,790 892,405 5.0 5.2 4.8
5 to 9 years 2,054,900 1,054,240 1,000,655 5.6 5.8 5.3
10 to 14 years 2,126,705 1,093,480 1,033,225 5.7 6.0 5.5
15 to 64 years 23,957,760 11,915,050 12,042,710 64.8 65.4 64.2
15 to 19 years 2,012,975 1,036,730 976,240 5.4 5.7 5.2
20 to 24 years 2,202,255 1,138,825 1,063,430 6.0 6.2 5.7
25 to 29 years 2,421,510 1,228,135 1,193,370 6.5 6.7 6.4
30 to 34 years 2,518,835 1,252,795 1,266,040 6.8 6.9 6.7
35 to 39 years 2,511,345 1,238,515 1,272,835 6.8 6.8 6.8
40 to 44 years 2,399,405 1,175,875 1,223,530 6.5 6.5 6.5
45 to 49 years 2,304,170 1,129,185 1,174,985 6.2 6.2 6.3
50 to 54 years 2,368,350 1,161,665 1,206,685 6.4 6.4 6.4
55 to 59 years 2,647,330 1,299,975 1,347,350 7.2 7.1 7.2
60 to 64 years 2,571,580 1,253,335 1,318,245 7.0 6.9 7.0
65 years and over 7,021,430 3,224,680 3,796,750 19.0 17.7 20.2
65 to 69 years 2,210,970 1,065,305 1,145,665 6.0 5.8 6.1
70 to 74 years 1,847,585 879,850 967,735 5.0 4.8 5.2
75 to 79 years 1,260,930 589,090 671,845 3.4 3.2 3.6
80 to 84 years 840,545 370,905 469,645 2.3 2.0 2.5
85 years and over 861,395 319,540 541,860 2.3 1.8 2.9
85 to 89 years 525,445 212,735 312,705 1.4 1.2 1.7
90 to 94 years 258,035 87,300 170,735 0.7 0.5 0.9
95 to 99 years 68,380 17,670 50,715 0.2 0.1 0.3
100 years and over 9,535 1,830 7,710 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.3 16.9 15.6 16.3 16.9 15.6
15 to 64 years 64.8 65.4 64.2 64.8 65.4 64.2
65 years and over 19.0 17.7 20.2 19.0 17.7 20.2
85 years and over 2.3 1.8 2.9 2.3 1.8 2.9
Average age of the population 41.9 41.0 42.8 41.9 41.0 42.8
Median age of the population 41.6 40.4 42.8 41.6 40.4 42.8
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
Single-detached house 7,872,310 ... ... 52.6 ... ...
Semi-detached house 746,560 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Row house 980,110 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 821,490 ... ... 5.5 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 2,738,020 ... ... 18.3 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 1,596,155 ... ... 10.7 ... ...
Other single-attached house 34,880 ... ... 0.2 ... ...
Movable dwelling4 189,420 ... ... 1.3 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
1 person 4,396,015 ... ... 29.3 ... ...
2 persons 5,124,800 ... ... 34.2 ... ...
3 persons 2,194,825 ... ... 14.7 ... ...
4 persons 2,002,455 ... ... 13.4 ... ...
5 or more persons 1,260,850 ... ... 8.4 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 36,328,475 17,937,230 18,391,245 100.0 100.0 100.0
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data 30,979,185 15,139,730 15,839,460 100.0 100.0 100.0
Married or living common-law 17,626,005 8,813,405 8,812,595 56.9 58.2 55.6
Married 13,725,625 6,859,755 6,865,875 44.3 45.3 43.3
Living common-law 3,900,375 1,953,650 1,946,725 12.6 12.9 12.3
Living common law - Never married 2,967,665 1,485,985 1,481,685 9.6 9.8 9.4
Living common law - Separated 123,830 65,045 58,785 0.4 0.4 0.4
Living common law - Divorced 721,715 365,760 355,950 2.3 2.4 2.2
Living common law - Widowed 87,165 36,860 50,300 0.3 0.2 0.3
Not married and not living common-law 13,353,180 6,326,325 7,026,860 43.1 41.8 44.4
Not married and not living common law - Never married 9,025,865 4,881,410 4,144,455 29.1 32.2 26.2
Not married and not living common law - Separated 741,135 319,045 422,090 2.4 2.1 2.7
Not married and not living common law - Divorced 1,921,880 760,425 1,161,460 6.2 5.0 7.3
Not married and not living common law - Widowed 1,664,295 365,440 1,298,855 5.4 2.4 8.2
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data5 10,262,925 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
2 persons 5,306,105 ... ... 51.7 ... ...
3 persons 2,147,825 ... ... 20.9 ... ...
4 persons 1,953,035 ... ... 19.0 ... ...
5 or more persons 855,960 ... ... 8.3 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Average number of children in census families with children6 1.8 ... ... 1.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data 10,262,925 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
Total couple families 8,576,585 ... ... 83.6 ... ...
Married couples 6,627,310 ... ... 64.6 ... ...
With children6 3,481,775 ... ... 33.9 ... ...
Without children 3,145,535 ... ... 30.6 ... ...
Common-law couples 1,949,275 ... ... 19.0 ... ...
With children6 808,645 ... ... 7.9 ... ...
Without children 1,140,630 ... ... 11.1 ... ...
Total one-parent families 1,686,340 ... ... 16.4 ... ...
in which the parent is a woman+ 1,302,670 ... ... 12.7 ... ...
in which the parent is a man+ 383,670 ... ... 3.7 ... ...
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data 36,328,475 17,937,230 18,391,245 100.0 100.0 100.0
Total - Persons in census families 29,478,475 14,616,850 14,861,625 81.1 81.5 80.8
Married spouses or common-law partners 17,153,165 8,577,610 8,575,560 47.2 47.8 46.6
Parents in one-parent families 1,686,340 383,675 1,302,670 4.6 2.1 7.1
Children6 10,638,965 5,655,570 4,983,400 29.3 31.5 27.1
In a two-parent family 8,024,590 4,238,785 3,785,805 22.1 23.6 20.6
In a one-parent family 2,614,375 1,416,785 1,197,595 7.2 7.9 6.5
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 6,850,005 3,320,385 3,529,620 18.9 18.5 19.2
Living alone 4,396,015 2,048,495 2,347,520 12.1 11.4 12.8
Living with other relatives7 927,345 393,085 534,260 2.6 2.2 2.9
Living with non-relatives only 1,526,645 878,800 647,840 4.2 4.9 3.5
Household type
Total - Household type - 100% data 14,978,945 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
One-census-family households without additional persons 8,932,695 ... ... 59.6 ... ...
Couple-family households 7,627,195 ... ... 50.9 ... ...
With children6 3,789,795 ... ... 25.3 ... ...
Without children 3,837,400 ... ... 25.6 ... ...
One-parent-family households 1,305,500 ... ... 8.7 ... ...
Multigenerational households8 441,745 ... ... 2.9 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households9 94,235 ... ... 0.6 ... ...
One-census-family households with additional persons9 450,415 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households 663,835 ... ... 4.4 ... ...
One-person households 4,396,015 ... ... 29.3 ... ...
Income of individuals in 2020
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data10 30,336,135 14,861,555 15,474,575 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 29,241,810 14,316,155 14,925,660 96.4 96.3 96.5
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) 41,200 46,400 36,800 41,200 46,400 36,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 29,256,180 14,323,750 14,932,425 96.4 96.4 96.5
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) 36,800 40,800 33,600 36,800 40,800 33,600
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 26,045,500 13,010,250 13,035,250 85.9 87.5 84.2
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) 35,200 42,400 29,200 35,200 42,400 29,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 21,127,615 10,906,485 10,221,130 69.6 73.4 66.1
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) 37,200 43,200 32,000 37,200 43,200 32,000
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 25,401,740 12,065,555 13,336,180 83.7 81.2 86.2
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) 9,800 8,500 11,000 9,800 8,500 11,000
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 3,185,840 1,548,250 1,637,590 10.5 10.4 10.6
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 5,720 5,760 5,720 5,720 5,760 5,720
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 8,373,550 4,140,705 4,232,845 27.6 27.9 27.4
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data11 30,335,920 14,861,245 15,474,670 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 29,242,935 14,316,595 14,926,335 96.4 96.3 96.5
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) 54,450 62,650 46,560 54,450 62,650 46,560
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 29,257,325 14,324,165 14,933,160 96.4 96.4 96.5
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) 44,920 50,320 39,680 44,920 50,320 39,680
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 26,047,020 13,011,765 13,035,250 85.9 87.6 84.2
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) 50,240 59,500 41,000 50,240 59,500 41,000
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 21,127,690 10,908,965 10,218,725 69.6 73.4 66.0
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) 50,280 58,050 42,000 50,280 58,050 42,000
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 25,397,565 12,061,765 13,335,800 83.7 81.2 86.2
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) 11,170 10,180 12,060 11,170 10,180 12,060
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 3,179,395 1,544,580 1,634,815 10.5 10.4 10.6
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 7,050 6,710 7,370 7,050 6,710 7,370
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 8,346,145 4,128,810 4,217,340 27.5 27.8 27.3
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 8,920 8,740 9,100 8,920 8,740 9,100
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data12 30,335,920 14,861,250 15,474,670 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data13 9,912,810 5,493,720 4,419,090 32.7 37.0 28.6
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)14 63,600 69,000 58,000 63,600 69,000 58,000
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)15 77,200 85,400 67,000 77,200 85,400 67,000
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data16 8,426,645 3,988,060 4,438,585 27.8 26.8 28.7
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 18,400 21,000 16,600 18,400 21,000 16,600
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 29,160 33,960 24,860 29,160 33,960 24,860
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data17 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)18 82.2 86.4 76.8 82.2 86.4 76.8
Employment income (%)19 66.8 70.6 61.7 66.8 70.6 61.7
Government transfers (%)20 17.8 13.7 23.1 17.8 13.7 23.1
Employment insurance benefits (%) 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.7
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) 5.4 4.5 6.6 5.4 4.5 6.6
COVID-19 - Emergency and recovery benefits (%) 4.7 4.0 5.5 4.7 4.0 5.5
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data21 30,336,130 14,861,555 15,474,580 100.0 100.0 100.0
Without total income 1,094,320 545,400 548,915 3.6 3.7 3.5
With total income 29,241,815 14,316,150 14,925,660 96.4 96.3 96.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 2,434,730 1,058,420 1,376,310 8.3 7.4 9.2
$10,000 to $19,999 3,448,185 1,445,240 2,002,945 11.8 10.1 13.4
$20,000 to $29,999 4,635,650 2,018,080 2,617,570 15.9 14.1 17.5
$30,000 to $39,999 3,723,680 1,648,300 2,075,375 12.7 11.5 13.9
$40,000 to $49,999 3,290,715 1,529,960 1,760,755 11.3 10.7 11.8
$50,000 to $59,999 2,677,465 1,302,135 1,375,330 9.2 9.1 9.2
$60,000 to $69,999 2,073,335 1,086,545 986,795 7.1 7.6 6.6
$70,000 to $79,999 1,592,465 887,985 704,480 5.4 6.2 4.7
$80,000 to $89,999 1,239,395 708,430 530,965 4.2 4.9 3.6
$90,000 to $99,999 965,950 553,435 412,510 3.3 3.9 2.8
$100,000 and over 3,160,245 2,077,620 1,082,625 10.8 14.5 7.3
$100,000 to $149,999 2,102,630 1,319,110 783,520 7.2 9.2 5.2
$150,000 and over 1,057,615 758,510 299,105 3.6 5.3 2.0
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data22 30,336,130 14,861,555 15,474,580 100.0 100.0 100.0
Without after-tax income 1,079,955 537,800 542,155 3.6 3.6 3.5
With after-tax income 29,256,180 14,323,750 14,932,430 96.4 96.4 96.5
Under $10,000 (including loss) 2,561,695 1,100,975 1,460,725 8.8 7.7 9.8
$10,000 to $19,999 3,608,250 1,521,395 2,086,855 12.3 10.6 14.0
$20,000 to $29,999 5,294,505 2,321,660 2,972,845 18.1 16.2 19.9
$30,000 to $39,999 4,442,970 2,035,725 2,407,250 15.2 14.2 16.1
$40,000 to $49,999 3,798,710 1,839,700 1,959,005 13.0 12.8 13.1
$50,000 to $59,999 2,833,120 1,471,200 1,361,920 9.7 10.3 9.1
$60,000 to $69,999 2,020,895 1,114,110 906,790 6.9 7.8 6.1
$70,000 to $79,999 1,428,520 814,645 613,875 4.9 5.7 4.1
$80,000 to $89,999 1,027,015 592,405 434,605 3.5 4.1 2.9
$90,000 to $99,999 643,700 402,325 241,380 2.2 2.8 1.6
$100,000 and over 1,596,790 1,109,610 487,185 5.5 7.7 3.3
$100,000 to $124,999 792,455 530,970 261,490 2.7 3.7 1.8
$125,000 and over 804,335 578,645 225,695 2.7 4.0 1.5
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data19 30,336,130 14,861,555 15,474,580 100.0 100.0 100.0
Without employment income 9,208,520 3,955,070 5,253,450 30.4 26.6 33.9
With employment income 21,127,615 10,906,485 10,221,125 69.6 73.4 66.1
Under $5,000 (including loss) 2,951,135 1,446,185 1,504,955 14.0 13.3 14.7
$5,000 to $9,999 1,739,570 765,825 973,750 8.2 7.0 9.5
$10,000 to $19,999 2,498,120 1,128,310 1,369,810 11.8 10.3 13.4
$20,000 to $29,999 1,960,665 902,615 1,058,050 9.3 8.3 10.4
$30,000 to $39,999 1,903,100 899,905 1,003,190 9.0 8.3 9.8
$40,000 to $49,999 1,859,845 899,795 960,055 8.8 8.3 9.4
$50,000 to $59,999 1,640,805 842,030 798,780 7.8 7.7 7.8
$60,000 to $69,999 1,367,510 754,825 612,685 6.5 6.9 6.0
$70,000 to $79,999 1,099,625 637,060 462,570 5.2 5.8 4.5
$80,000 to $89,999 929,490 539,395 390,095 4.4 4.9 3.8
$90,000 to $99,999 760,035 439,505 320,530 3.6 4.0 3.1
$100,000 and over 2,417,710 1,651,040 766,670 11.4 15.1 7.5
$100,000 to $124,999 1,129,445 714,235 415,210 5.3 6.5 4.1
$125,000 and over 1,288,265 936,805 351,460 6.1 8.6 3.4
Income of individuals in 2019
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data23 30,336,135 14,861,555 15,474,575 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 28,598,395 13,976,715 14,621,680 94.3 94.0 94.5
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) 39,200 45,200 34,000 39,200 45,200 34,000
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 28,617,610 13,979,960 14,637,655 94.3 94.1 94.6
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) 35,200 40,000 31,200 35,200 40,000 31,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 25,708,470 12,830,580 12,877,890 84.7 86.3 83.2
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) 36,800 44,000 30,800 36,800 44,000 30,800
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 21,241,445 10,932,825 10,308,625 70.0 73.6 66.6
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) 38,000 44,400 32,800 38,000 44,400 32,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 23,196,815 10,876,635 12,320,175 76.5 73.2 79.6
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) 4,240 1,960 6,450 4,240 1,960 6,450
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data 2,428,800 1,182,025 1,246,770 8.0 8.0 8.1
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) 5,720 5,560 5,960 5,720 5,560 5,960
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data24 30,335,920 14,861,245 15,474,670 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 28,599,665 13,976,240 14,623,425 94.3 94.0 94.5
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) 52,350 61,250 43,800 52,350 61,250 43,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 28,618,280 13,979,265 14,639,015 94.3 94.1 94.6
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) 42,920 49,000 37,160 42,920 49,000 37,160
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 25,709,140 12,829,990 12,879,155 84.7 86.3 83.2
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) 51,040 60,800 41,320 51,040 60,800 41,320
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 21,242,575 10,934,760 10,307,815 70.0 73.6 66.6
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) 50,560 58,800 41,800 50,560 58,800 41,800
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 23,191,860 10,869,800 12,322,065 76.5 73.1 79.6
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) 7,950 6,990 8,800 7,950 6,990 8,800
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 2,430,165 1,181,385 1,248,780 8.0 7.9 8.1
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) 7,560 6,880 8,210 7,560 6,880 8,210
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data25 30,335,920 14,861,250 15,474,670 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data13 9,831,805 5,446,500 4,385,305 32.4 36.6 28.3
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)14 60,000 66,000 53,600 60,000 66,000 53,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)15 73,200 81,900 62,250 73,200 81,900 62,250
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data16 7,934,985 3,759,675 4,175,305 26.2 25.3 27.0
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 24,200 28,000 21,800 24,200 28,000 21,800
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 35,200 41,280 29,720 35,200 41,280 29,720
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%) 87.6 91.2 83.0 87.6 91.2 83.0
Employment income (%) 71.8 75.0 67.2 71.8 75.0 67.2
Government transfers (%) 12.3 8.9 16.9 12.3 8.9 16.9
Employment insurance benefits (%) 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.6
Income of households in 2020
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data26 14,978,940 ... ... ... ... ...
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) 84,000 ... ... 84,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) 73,000 ... ... 73,000 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data 4,396,015 ... ... ... ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 41,600 ... ... 41,600 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 37,200 ... ... 37,200 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data 10,582,930 ... ... ... ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 105,000 ... ... 105,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 91,000 ... ... 91,000 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data27 14,978,940 ... ... ... ... ...
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) 106,300 ... ... 106,300 ... ...
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) 87,700 ... ... 87,700 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data 4,394,500 ... ... ... ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 53,350 ... ... 53,350 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 44,360 ... ... 44,360 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data 10,584,445 ... ... ... ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 128,200 ... ... 128,200 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 105,700 ... ... 105,700 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data21 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
Under $5,000 165,175 ... ... 1.1 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 91,750 ... ... 0.6 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 178,475 ... ... 1.2 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 274,140 ... ... 1.8 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 637,695 ... ... 4.3 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 505,875 ... ... 3.4 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 488,735 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 560,950 ... ... 3.7 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 572,650 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 559,155 ... ... 3.7 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 1,093,185 ... ... 7.3 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 1,044,715 ... ... 7.0 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 986,460 ... ... 6.6 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 921,205 ... ... 6.2 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 844,835 ... ... 5.6 ... ...
$100,000 and over 6,053,945 ... ... 40.4 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 1,753,485 ... ... 11.7 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 1,283,445 ... ... 8.6 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 1,545,935 ... ... 10.3 ... ...
$200,000 and over 1,471,075 ... ... 9.8 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data22 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
Under $5,000 186,735 ... ... 1.2 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 95,195 ... ... 0.6 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 183,430 ... ... 1.2 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 289,545 ... ... 1.9 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 681,900 ... ... 4.6 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 589,110 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 582,275 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 666,675 ... ... 4.5 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 676,995 ... ... 4.5 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 655,100 ... ... 4.4 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 1,285,425 ... ... 8.6 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 1,223,830 ... ... 8.2 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 1,137,840 ... ... 7.6 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 1,039,375 ... ... 6.9 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 911,515 ... ... 6.1 ... ...
$100,000 and over 4,773,995 ... ... 31.9 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 1,757,035 ... ... 11.7 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 1,152,855 ... ... 7.7 ... ...
$150,000 and over 1,864,100 ... ... 12.4 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2020
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data28 10,117,305 ... ... ... ... ...
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) 105,000 ... ... 105,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) 91,000 ... ... 91,000 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data 3,929,500 ... ... ... ... ...
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 91,000 ... ... 91,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 79,000 ... ... 79,000 ... ...
Average family size of couple-only economic families 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data 4,311,315 ... ... ... ... ...
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 136,000 ... ... 136,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 116,000 ... ... 116,000 ... ...
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families 4.1 ... ... 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 1,547,920 ... ... ... ... ...
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 70,000 ... ... 70,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 64,000 ... ... 64,000 ... ...
Average family size of one-parent economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data29 5,922,660 2,927,295 2,995,365 ... ... ...
Median total income in 2020 ($)30 38,400 40,000 36,800 38,400 40,000 36,800
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($)30 34,800 36,000 33,600 34,800 36,000 33,600
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data31 10,113,100 ... ... ... ... ...
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) 128,600 ... ... 128,600 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) 105,600 ... ... 105,600 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data 3,926,040 ... ... ... ... ...
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 112,500 ... ... 112,500 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 92,000 ... ... 92,000 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data 4,318,755 ... ... ... ... ...
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 160,600 ... ... 160,600 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 130,600 ... ... 130,600 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 1,539,580 ... ... ... ... ...
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 82,300 ... ... 82,300 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 71,800 ... ... 71,800 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data32 5,916,895 2,916,490 3,000,405 ... ... ...
Average total income in 2020 ($)30 49,440 52,050 46,880 49,440 52,050 46,880
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($)30 41,560 43,080 40,120 41,560 43,080 40,120
Low income and income inequality in 2020
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data33 36,328,475 17,937,230 18,391,250 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 17 years 7,196,545 3,696,540 3,500,005 19.8 20.6 19.0
0 to 5 years 2,225,085 1,140,315 1,084,775 6.1 6.4 5.9
18 to 64 years 22,545,065 11,159,405 11,385,665 62.1 62.2 61.9
65 years and over 6,586,865 3,081,285 3,505,580 18.1 17.2 19.1
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 4,016,065 1,881,305 2,134,765 ... ... ...
0 to 17 years 854,565 439,490 415,075 ... ... ...
0 to 5 years 282,315 144,250 138,065 ... ... ...
18 to 64 years 2,175,755 1,050,115 1,125,640 ... ... ...
65 years and over 985,745 391,695 594,050 ... ... ...
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 11.1 10.5 11.6 11.1 10.5 11.6
0 to 17 years (%) 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9
0 to 5 years (%) 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7
18 to 64 years (%) 9.7 9.4 9.9 9.7 9.4 9.9
65 years and over (%) 15.0 12.7 16.9 15.0 12.7 16.9
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data33 35,837,970 17,691,535 18,146,440 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 17 years 7,043,545 3,618,040 3,425,505 19.7 20.5 18.9
0 to 5 years 2,175,935 1,115,010 1,060,925 6.1 6.3 5.8
18 to 64 years 22,262,940 11,019,070 11,243,865 62.1 62.3 62.0
65 years and over 6,531,490 3,054,420 3,477,065 18.2 17.3 19.2
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 1,863,335 950,150 913,180 ... ... ...
0 to 17 years 319,545 164,490 155,060 ... ... ...
0 to 5 years 99,435 50,875 48,560 ... ... ...
18 to 64 years 1,344,640 702,660 641,975 ... ... ...
65 years and over 199,155 83,010 116,145 ... ... ...
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 5.2 5.4 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.0
0 to 17 years (%) 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5
0 to 5 years (%) 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6
18 to 64 years (%) 6.0 6.4 5.7 6.0 6.4 5.7
65 years and over (%) 3.1 2.7 3.3 3.1 2.7 3.3
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. 36,328,475 17,937,230 18,391,250 100.0 100.0 100.0
In bottom half of the distribution 18,164,550 8,775,210 9,389,345 50.0 48.9 51.1
In bottom decile 3,632,735 1,759,660 1,873,070 10.0 9.8 10.2
In second decile 3,632,975 1,695,310 1,937,660 10.0 9.5 10.5
In third decile 3,632,895 1,752,160 1,880,735 10.0 9.8 10.2
In fourth decile 3,632,745 1,775,535 1,857,210 10.0 9.9 10.1
In fifth decile 3,633,205 1,792,540 1,840,670 10.0 10.0 10.0
In top half of the distribution 18,163,925 9,162,020 9,001,900 50.0 51.1 48.9
In sixth decile 3,632,910 1,810,370 1,822,535 10.0 10.1 9.9
In seventh decile 3,632,765 1,819,535 1,813,230 10.0 10.1 9.9
In eighth decile 3,632,555 1,829,025 1,803,530 10.0 10.2 9.8
In ninth decile 3,632,930 1,841,520 1,791,415 10.0 10.3 9.7
In top decile 3,632,765 1,861,575 1,771,195 10.0 10.4 9.6
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data35 36,328,475 ... ... 36,328,475 ... ...
Gini index on adjusted household total income 0.347 ... ... 0.347 ... ...
Gini index on adjusted household market income 0.462 ... ... 0.462 ... ...
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income 0.302 ... ... 0.302 ... ...
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income 3.8 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Knowledge of official languages
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data36 36,620,955 18,063,870 18,557,080 100.0 100.0 100.0
English only 25,261,655 12,620,855 12,640,800 69.0 69.9 68.1
French only 4,087,895 1,914,500 2,173,390 11.2 10.6 11.7
English and French 6,581,680 3,244,350 3,337,330 18.0 18.0 18.0
Neither English nor French 689,725 284,170 405,555 1.9 1.6 2.2
First official language spoken
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data37 36,620,955 18,063,870 18,557,080 100.0 100.0 100.0
English 27,643,140 13,696,115 13,947,025 75.5 75.8 75.2
French 7,828,545 3,854,435 3,974,110 21.4 21.3 21.4
English and French 476,175 237,635 238,535 1.3 1.3 1.3
Neither English nor French 673,100 275,685 397,420 1.8 1.5 2.1
Mother tongue
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data38 36,620,955 18,063,870 18,557,080 100.0 100.0 100.0
Single responses 35,145,265 17,344,665 17,800,600 96.0 96.0 95.9
Official languages 27,296,445 13,583,930 13,712,510 74.5 75.2 73.9
English 20,107,200 10,036,360 10,070,835 54.9 55.6 54.3
French 7,189,245 3,547,565 3,641,675 19.6 19.6 19.6
Non-official languages 7,848,820 3,760,725 4,088,090 21.4 20.8 22.0
Indigenous languages39 148,895 71,630 77,265 0.4 0.4 0.4
Algonquian languages 97,125 46,545 50,580 0.3 0.3 0.3
Blackfoot 2,520 1,180 1,340 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree-Innu languages 67,665 32,715 34,950 0.2 0.2 0.2
Atikamekw 5,500 2,825 2,670 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree languages 53,070 25,645 27,430 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 155 70 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 580 300 280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 3,460 1,675 1,785 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 2,475 1,075 1,395 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 5,025 2,345 2,675 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 2,850 1,370 1,480 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 38,535 18,810 19,725 0.1 0.1 0.1
Innu (Montagnais) 8,465 3,930 4,535 0.0 0.0 0.0
Naskapi 625 310 315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5,155 2,415 2,745 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mi'kmaq 4,910 2,290 2,620 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 245 125 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 21,775 10,230 11,550 0.1 0.1 0.1
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 865 400 460 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oji-Cree 9,310 4,525 4,790 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway languages 11,605 5,300 6,300 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 470 235 235 0.0 0.0 0.0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 65 25 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 1,880 850 1,030 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 9,185 4,190 4,995 0.0 0.0 0.0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages 12,885 6,200 6,680 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Athabaskan languages 12,785 6,155 6,630 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakelh (Carrier) 625 280 340 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 120 55 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dene, n.o.s. 8,060 3,865 4,190 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gwich'in 175 70 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey-Hare languages 1,505 755 755 0.0 0.0 0.0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 400 195 200 0.0 0.0 0.0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 270 120 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey, n.o.s. 840 440 400 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tahltan languages 150 80 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaska (Nahani) 65 40 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tahltan 80 40 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 1,390 725 670 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 35 5 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 465 210 255 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 25 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone languages 120 40 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Tutchone 70 15 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Southern Tutchone 25 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 25 10 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 120 50 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlingit 50 20 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haida 45 15 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 33,790 16,480 17,315 0.1 0.1 0.1
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 560 220 340 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 335 140 200 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuvialuktun 225 85 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktitut 33,200 16,240 16,955 0.1 0.1 0.1
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 355 150 205 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cayuga 35 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mohawk 275 115 155 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oneida 45 10 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 30 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Michif 485 220 265 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages 1,095 520 575 0.0 0.0 0.0
Halkomelem 185 90 95 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lillooet 100 45 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 180 100 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 265 125 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Squamish 25 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Straits 95 40 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Syilx (Okanagan) 185 80 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages 1,040 485 555 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assiniboine 70 40 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakota 560 245 315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stoney 365 180 190 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 45 20 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian languages 1,035 515 515 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 590 300 290 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nisga'a 325 155 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian 120 60 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages 770 385 385 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haisla 85 35 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heiltsuk 300 180 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 150 70 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 220 95 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 180 75 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous languages 7,699,925 3,689,100 4,010,830 21.0 20.4 21.6
Afro-Asiatic languages 698,355 359,625 338,730 1.9 2.0 1.8
Berber languages 27,490 14,715 12,775 0.1 0.1 0.1
Kabyle 24,760 13,130 11,625 0.1 0.1 0.1
Tamazight 2,340 1,365 975 0.0 0.0 0.0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 395 225 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chadic languages 1,985 1,085 905 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hausa 1,315 740 570 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mina 675 340 335 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coptic 1,015 510 505 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cushitic languages 49,410 23,275 26,135 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bilen 2,020 1,085 935 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oromo 5,905 3,015 2,890 0.0 0.0 0.0
Somali 40,730 18,775 21,955 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 755 400 350 0.0 0.0 0.0
Semitic languages 618,450 320,045 298,405 1.7 1.8 1.6
Amharic 25,685 12,090 13,600 0.1 0.1 0.1
Arabic 508,410 265,350 243,060 1.4 1.5 1.3
Aramaic languages 27,690 13,465 14,220 0.1 0.1 0.1
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 17,220 8,320 8,900 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 8,860 4,335 4,525 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aramaic, n.o.s. 1,600 805 795 0.0 0.0 0.0
Harari 1,220 550 675 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hebrew 19,495 10,505 8,995 0.1 0.1 0.0
Maltese 4,425 2,080 2,340 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tigrigna 31,075 15,775 15,300 0.1 0.1 0.1
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 450 235 220 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 192,985 87,230 105,750 0.5 0.5 0.6
Khmer (Cambodian) 19,525 8,820 10,705 0.1 0.0 0.1
Vietnamese 173,000 78,180 94,820 0.5 0.4 0.5
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 460 230 225 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages 565,375 238,875 326,500 1.5 1.3 1.8
Bikol 2,115 940 1,180 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 8,215 3,425 4,790 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cebuano 18,945 7,800 11,145 0.1 0.0 0.1
Fijian 605 325 280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hiligaynon 9,690 3,900 5,795 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ilocano 33,520 14,140 19,380 0.1 0.1 0.1
Indonesian 11,910 4,990 6,920 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kankanaey 1,100 465 640 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinaray-a 670 275 395 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy languages 2,085 990 1,090 0.0 0.0 0.0
Merina 1,245 580 670 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 835 415 425 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malay 1,330 570 760 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5,615 2,635 2,980 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pangasinan 2,050 900 1,150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 461,150 194,805 266,345 1.3 1.1 1.4
Waray-Waray 1,625 690 935 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 4,740 2,035 2,705 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages 78,235 35,650 42,580 0.2 0.2 0.2
Haitian Creole 52,435 23,355 29,085 0.1 0.1 0.2
Jamaican English Creole 600 315 290 0.0 0.0 0.0
Krio 795 365 435 0.0 0.0 0.0
Morisyen 6,125 3,015 3,110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sango 580 280 300 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole, n.o.s. 15,550 7,325 8,230 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,135 1,000 1,140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages 244,165 125,180 118,990 0.7 0.7 0.6
Kannada 6,240 3,215 3,020 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malayalam 54,050 29,375 24,670 0.1 0.2 0.1
Tamil 152,850 75,010 77,845 0.4 0.4 0.4
Telugu 30,045 17,095 12,950 0.1 0.1 0.1
Tulu 615 310 305 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 370 170 195 0.0 0.0 0.0
Georgian 2,180 1,175 1,005 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hmong-Mien languages 565 265 305 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages 4,124,860 2,018,340 2,106,520 11.3 11.2 11.4
Albanian 29,265 14,690 14,580 0.1 0.1 0.1
Armenian 33,720 16,335 17,385 0.1 0.1 0.1
Balto-Slavic languages 648,810 297,100 351,710 1.8 1.6 1.9
Baltic languages 10,560 4,425 6,135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Latvian 4,430 1,875 2,555 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lithuanian 6,130 2,555 3,580 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavic languages 638,250 292,670 345,580 1.7 1.6 1.9
Belarusian 720 325 395 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bulgarian 19,035 9,090 9,950 0.1 0.1 0.1
Czech 20,025 9,215 10,815 0.1 0.1 0.1
Macedonian 14,795 7,075 7,720 0.0 0.0 0.0
Polish 160,170 72,120 88,050 0.4 0.4 0.5
Russian 197,905 89,100 108,800 0.5 0.5 0.6
Rusyn 500 240 255 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbo-Croatian 116,735 56,900 59,835 0.3 0.3 0.3
Bosnian 13,820 6,785 7,040 0.0 0.0 0.0
Croatian 43,500 20,755 22,740 0.1 0.1 0.1
Serbian 57,425 28,410 29,015 0.2 0.2 0.2
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 1,995 945 1,045 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovak 15,255 6,930 8,320 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovene (Slovenian) 7,965 3,425 4,535 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ukrainian 84,705 38,005 46,695 0.2 0.2 0.3
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 440 235 205 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages 2,150 1,110 1,045 0.0 0.0 0.0
Irish 665 355 315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scottish Gaelic 425 210 210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Welsh 825 410 420 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 230 135 95 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages 463,400 221,365 242,035 1.3 1.2 1.3
Frisian 1,570 800 775 0.0 0.0 0.0
High German languages 301,570 142,580 158,990 0.8 0.8 0.9
German 272,865 128,250 144,615 0.7 0.7 0.8
Pennsylvania German 9,065 4,530 4,540 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swiss German 7,575 3,740 3,835 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yiddish 12,060 6,060 6,005 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 138,655 67,815 70,840 0.4 0.4 0.4
Afrikaans 12,270 6,175 6,095 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dutch 80,315 39,000 41,310 0.2 0.2 0.2
Low German, n.o.s. 8,670 4,255 4,420 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon 1,270 650 625 0.0 0.0 0.0
Plautdietsch 33,200 16,410 16,785 0.1 0.1 0.1
Vlaams (Flemish) 2,935 1,325 1,605 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 20,275 9,500 10,775 0.1 0.1 0.1
Danish 9,945 4,750 5,195 0.0 0.0 0.0
Icelandic 905 430 480 0.0 0.0 0.0
Norwegian 3,535 1,675 1,860 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swedish 5,890 2,645 3,245 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 1,330 670 660 0.0 0.0 0.0
Greek 93,335 45,860 47,470 0.3 0.3 0.3
Indo-Iranian languages 1,659,505 847,400 812,105 4.5 4.7 4.4
Indo-Aryan languages 1,358,645 697,075 661,575 3.7 3.9 3.6
Assamese 545 265 280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bengali 87,580 45,160 42,425 0.2 0.3 0.2
Gujarati 138,985 73,335 65,655 0.4 0.4 0.4
Hindi 152,825 79,585 73,240 0.4 0.4 0.4
Kacchi 6,930 3,100 3,830 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kashmiri 745 395 350 0.0 0.0 0.0
Konkani 3,425 1,675 1,745 0.0 0.0 0.0
Marathi 14,145 7,330 6,810 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nepali 23,425 11,920 11,510 0.1 0.1 0.1
Oriya languages 1,775 940 835 0.0 0.0 0.0
Odia 1,125 615 510 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oriya, n.o.s. 645 325 320 0.0 0.0 0.0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 666,585 341,515 325,065 1.8 1.9 1.8
Rohingya 545 265 280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sindhi 3,985 2,070 1,915 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 18,000 8,895 9,110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Urdu 235,290 118,540 116,755 0.6 0.7 0.6
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 3,865 2,085 1,780 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages 300,555 150,160 150,390 0.8 0.8 0.8
Baluchi 555 305 250 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kurdish 16,485 8,770 7,715 0.0 0.0 0.0
Parsi 555 310 240 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pashto 19,520 10,170 9,355 0.1 0.1 0.1
Persian languages 262,625 130,180 132,440 0.7 0.7 0.7
Dari 57,220 28,070 29,155 0.2 0.2 0.2
Iranian Persian 179,425 89,070 90,360 0.5 0.5 0.5
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 25,975 13,040 12,930 0.1 0.1 0.1
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 815 425 390 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 305 165 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italic (Romance) languages 1,194,290 574,295 619,995 3.3 3.2 3.3
Catalan 905 470 440 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italian 319,505 154,295 165,205 0.9 0.9 0.9
Portuguese 240,680 115,235 125,450 0.7 0.6 0.7
Romanian 93,160 44,185 48,975 0.3 0.2 0.3
Spanish 538,870 259,500 279,375 1.5 1.4 1.5
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 1,165 610 550 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 385 195 185 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 43,850 14,205 29,650 0.1 0.1 0.2
Korean 170,400 77,075 93,325 0.5 0.4 0.5
Mongolian 1,850 800 1,050 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 108,295 52,850 55,440 0.3 0.3 0.3
Akan (Twi) 13,120 6,400 6,720 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bamanankan 1,855 1,000 860 0.0 0.0 0.0
Edo 1,685 745 940 0.0 0.0 0.0
Éwé 1,955 1,030 920 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 3,520 1,825 1,695 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ga 815 400 415 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ganda 1,890 885 1,010 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gikuyu 760 320 440 0.0 0.0 0.0
Igbo 5,175 2,720 2,460 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 7,380 3,365 4,015 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lingala 4,260 1,925 2,335 0.0 0.0 0.0
Luba-Kasai 520 245 275 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mòoré 515 260 260 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mwani 695 365 325 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ndebele 920 420 500 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 8,660 4,035 4,625 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shona 3,605 1,665 1,940 0.0 0.0 0.0
Soninke 505 315 190 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sotho-Tswana languages 520 200 320 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swahili 16,000 7,630 8,370 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wojenaka 1,030 495 535 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolof 4,890 2,605 2,285 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yoruba 15,015 7,605 7,410 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 13,000 6,405 6,590 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages 6,920 3,565 3,355 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dinka 1,865 1,000 865 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuer 1,090 515 570 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 3,395 1,745 1,645 0.0 0.0 0.0
African, n.o.s. 575 305 270 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages 6,955 3,710 3,250 0.0 0.0 0.0
American Sign Language 4,965 2,635 2,335 0.0 0.0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 990 520 465 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,005 555 450 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,309,825 602,025 707,800 3.6 3.3 3.8
Chinese languages 1,292,640 593,580 699,055 3.5 3.3 3.8
Hakka 9,765 4,420 5,345 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mandarin 679,255 310,750 368,510 1.9 1.7 2.0
Min Dong 1,310 665 645 0.0 0.0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 27,805 12,415 15,390 0.1 0.1 0.1
Wu (Shanghainese) 8,880 3,995 4,880 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yue (Cantonese) 553,380 255,540 297,835 1.5 1.4 1.6
Chinese, n.o.s. 11,610 5,500 6,110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 630 295 330 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages 16,600 8,160 8,445 0.0 0.0 0.0
Burmese 3,305 1,590 1,710 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kuki-Chin languages 870 400 475 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages 4,520 2,240 2,275 0.0 0.0 0.0
S'gaw Karen 3,900 1,940 1,960 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 615 305 315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibetan 7,025 3,475 3,545 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 890 445 440 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 585 285 295 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages 22,350 8,605 13,745 0.1 0.0 0.1
Lao 11,485 5,475 6,010 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thai 10,455 2,960 7,495 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 410 165 240 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages 53,520 28,385 25,135 0.1 0.2 0.1
Azerbaijani 4,490 2,460 2,030 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kazakh 540 230 305 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkish 44,190 23,615 20,570 0.1 0.1 0.1
Uyghur 1,355 660 690 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbek 1,805 890 920 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,150 530 620 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uralic languages 68,180 31,000 37,180 0.2 0.2 0.2
Estonian 4,485 1,945 2,535 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finnish 12,200 5,075 7,120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hungarian 51,500 23,980 27,525 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,060 540 520 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple responses 1,475,690 719,210 756,480 4.0 4.0 4.1
English and French 291,325 142,420 148,905 0.8 0.8 0.8
English and non-official language(s) 921,480 450,685 470,800 2.5 2.5 2.5
French and non-official language(s) 117,910 57,875 60,040 0.3 0.3 0.3
English, French and non-official language(s) 52,880 25,900 26,975 0.1 0.1 0.1
Multiple non-official languages 92,095 42,330 49,765 0.3 0.2 0.3
All languages spoken at home
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data40 36,620,955 18,063,870 18,557,080 100.0 100.0 100.0
English 20,920,835 10,420,570 10,500,270 57.1 57.7 56.6
French 6,456,960 3,188,280 3,268,685 17.6 17.7 17.6
Non-official language 2,402,180 1,139,865 1,262,315 6.6 6.3 6.8
Indigenous39 50,460 25,385 25,080 0.1 0.1 0.1
Non-Indigenous 2,351,720 1,114,475 1,237,240 6.4 6.2 6.7
English and French 953,760 465,560 488,205 2.6 2.6 2.6
English and non-official language(s) 4,835,815 2,350,245 2,485,570 13.2 13.0 13.4
French and non-official language(s) 395,320 188,195 207,125 1.1 1.0 1.1
English, French and non-official language(s) 455,760 217,995 237,770 1.2 1.2 1.3
Multiple non-official languages 200,320 93,165 107,155 0.5 0.5 0.6
Language spoken most often at home
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data41 36,620,955 18,063,870 18,557,080 100.0 100.0 100.0
Single responses 35,057,615 17,305,575 17,752,035 95.7 95.8 95.7
Official languages 30,421,050 15,070,205 15,350,850 83.1 83.4 82.7
English 23,376,200 11,588,715 11,787,485 63.8 64.2 63.5
French 7,044,855 3,481,490 3,563,365 19.2 19.3 19.2
Non-official languages 4,636,560 2,235,370 2,401,190 12.7 12.4 12.9
Indigenous languages39 85,835 42,950 42,885 0.2 0.2 0.2
Algonquian languages 50,135 25,010 25,120 0.1 0.1 0.1
Blackfoot 980 495 480 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree-Innu languages 38,255 19,165 19,090 0.1 0.1 0.1
Atikamekw 4,345 2,285 2,060 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree languages 26,700 13,425 13,270 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 50 30 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 560 300 265 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 2,545 1,225 1,315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 665 305 360 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 1,455 730 725 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 830 430 405 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 20,585 10,400 10,180 0.1 0.1 0.1
Innu (Montagnais) 6,710 3,190 3,520 0.0 0.0 0.0
Naskapi 505 260 245 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eastern Algonquian languages 2,650 1,250 1,395 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mi'kmaq 2,595 1,225 1,365 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 55 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 8,250 4,100 4,155 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 230 105 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oji-Cree 4,540 2,305 2,235 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway languages 3,480 1,685 1,800 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 145 70 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 25 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 390 195 200 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 2,925 1,405 1,515 0.0 0.0 0.0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages 7,260 3,675 3,585 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Athabaskan languages 7,230 3,655 3,575 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakelh (Carrier) 220 100 125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 30 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dene, n.o.s. 5,255 2,610 2,650 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gwich'in 35 15 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey-Hare languages 705 390 315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 200 110 95 0.0 0.0 0.0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 115 60 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey, n.o.s. 395 220 175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tahltan languages 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaska (Nahani) 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tahltan 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 755 420 335 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 165 85 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone languages 10 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Tutchone 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 40 20 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlingit 10 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haida 10 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 27,295 13,695 13,600 0.1 0.1 0.1
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 145 65 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 95 45 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuvialuktun 50 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktitut 27,140 13,625 13,520 0.1 0.1 0.1
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 100 45 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cayuga 15 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mohawk 65 30 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oneida 15 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Michif 150 80 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages 260 130 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Halkomelem 50 20 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lillooet 35 20 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 35 20 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 85 40 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Squamish 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Straits 30 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Syilx (Okanagan) 15 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages 240 110 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assiniboine 10 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakota 120 65 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stoney 90 40 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian languages 220 115 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 120 65 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nisga'a 85 40 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages 70 25 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haisla 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heiltsuk 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 20 5 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 25 5 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 85 40 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous languages 4,550,725 2,192,420 2,358,305 12.4 12.1 12.7
Afro-Asiatic languages 395,840 197,010 198,830 1.1 1.1 1.1
Berber languages 11,295 5,940 5,355 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kabyle 10,180 5,325 4,850 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tamazight 840 455 380 0.0 0.0 0.0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 280 155 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chadic languages 835 425 410 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hausa 635 330 305 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mina 200 95 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coptic 545 265 280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cushitic languages 30,375 14,115 16,260 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bilen 1,645 890 760 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oromo 3,890 1,935 1,960 0.0 0.0 0.0
Somali 24,410 11,075 13,335 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 425 215 205 0.0 0.0 0.0
Semitic languages 352,790 176,270 176,520 1.0 1.0 1.0
Amharic 14,030 6,470 7,565 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arabic 285,915 143,650 142,260 0.8 0.8 0.8
Aramaic languages 20,740 9,940 10,800 0.1 0.1 0.1
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 12,935 6,150 6,785 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 6,585 3,185 3,400 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aramaic, n.o.s. 1,220 605 615 0.0 0.0 0.0
Harari 680 305 380 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hebrew 8,515 4,355 4,160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maltese 795 360 435 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tigrigna 21,860 11,050 10,810 0.1 0.1 0.1
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 250 135 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 127,730 58,660 69,070 0.3 0.3 0.4
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,650 4,765 5,880 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vietnamese 116,785 53,735 63,055 0.3 0.3 0.3
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 300 160 135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages 326,245 149,550 176,700 0.9 0.8 1.0
Bikol 760 370 395 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 4,125 1,895 2,230 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cebuano 10,195 4,720 5,480 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fijian 200 110 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hiligaynon 5,015 2,265 2,750 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ilocano 18,350 8,350 10,000 0.1 0.0 0.1
Indonesian 4,150 1,985 2,170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kankanaey 585 265 320 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinaray-a 320 150 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy languages 725 370 355 0.0 0.0 0.0
Merina 330 165 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 390 205 190 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malay 280 145 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 3,030 1,435 1,590 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pangasinan 680 310 375 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 275,045 125,870 149,170 0.8 0.7 0.8
Waray-Waray 680 325 360 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 2,100 1,000 1,105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages 35,195 15,455 19,740 0.1 0.1 0.1
Haitian Creole 22,610 9,620 12,990 0.1 0.1 0.1
Jamaican English Creole 300 125 175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Krio 360 150 210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Morisyen 3,640 1,760 1,880 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sango 295 135 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole, n.o.s. 7,120 3,275 3,845 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 870 395 475 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages 169,705 85,265 84,440 0.5 0.5 0.5
Kannada 3,060 1,575 1,485 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malayalam 35,390 19,010 16,380 0.1 0.1 0.1
Tamil 112,335 54,240 58,095 0.3 0.3 0.3
Telugu 18,470 10,215 8,250 0.1 0.1 0.0
Tulu 240 120 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 205 105 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Georgian 1,335 730 610 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hmong-Mien languages 215 105 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages 2,264,155 1,111,775 1,152,380 6.2 6.2 6.2
Albanian 14,110 7,005 7,100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Armenian 21,970 10,415 11,550 0.1 0.1 0.1
Balto-Slavic languages 303,480 143,495 159,985 0.8 0.8 0.9
Baltic languages 2,495 1,120 1,380 0.0 0.0 0.0
Latvian 880 395 485 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lithuanian 1,615 720 895 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavic languages 300,985 142,375 158,610 0.8 0.8 0.9
Belarusian 215 100 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bulgarian 10,315 5,005 5,310 0.0 0.0 0.0
Czech 5,680 2,705 2,980 0.0 0.0 0.0
Macedonian 6,105 2,880 3,225 0.0 0.0 0.0
Polish 65,140 30,225 34,915 0.2 0.2 0.2
Russian 125,780 59,290 66,490 0.3 0.3 0.4
Rusyn 290 155 135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbo-Croatian 53,150 25,720 27,430 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bosnian 6,480 3,135 3,345 0.0 0.0 0.0
Croatian 14,925 6,965 7,960 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbian 31,110 15,310 15,800 0.1 0.1 0.1
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 640 315 325 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovak 5,015 2,410 2,605 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovene (Slovenian) 1,375 595 785 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ukrainian 27,825 13,250 14,580 0.1 0.1 0.1
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 95 55 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages 555 295 265 0.0 0.0 0.0
Irish 310 165 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scottish Gaelic 105 55 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Welsh 100 55 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages 140,450 68,575 71,875 0.4 0.4 0.4
Frisian 270 110 155 0.0 0.0 0.0
High German languages 103,780 50,460 53,325 0.3 0.3 0.3
German 86,820 41,815 45,005 0.2 0.2 0.2
Pennsylvania German 7,270 3,640 3,630 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swiss German 1,750 870 875 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yiddish 7,950 4,140 3,810 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 33,710 16,730 16,980 0.1 0.1 0.1
Afrikaans 6,095 3,055 3,035 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dutch 8,100 3,950 4,150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low German, n.o.s. 4,965 2,480 2,485 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon 490 240 245 0.0 0.0 0.0
Plautdietsch 13,845 6,895 6,945 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vlaams (Flemish) 220 100 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 1,940 920 1,020 0.0 0.0 0.0
Danish 615 280 340 0.0 0.0 0.0
Icelandic 175 75 95 0.0 0.0 0.0
Norwegian 260 125 135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swedish 890 435 450 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 740 355 390 0.0 0.0 0.0
Greek 38,300 17,490 20,810 0.1 0.1 0.1
Indo-Iranian languages 1,167,370 590,435 576,930 3.2 3.3 3.1
Indo-Aryan languages 962,820 490,815 472,000 2.6 2.7 2.5
Assamese 215 110 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bengali 56,750 28,435 28,315 0.2 0.2 0.2
Gujarati 92,005 47,790 44,215 0.3 0.3 0.2
Hindi 91,930 47,555 44,375 0.3 0.3 0.2
Kacchi 3,055 1,310 1,750 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kashmiri 270 130 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Konkani 880 415 470 0.0 0.0 0.0
Marathi 7,460 3,800 3,660 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nepali 16,835 8,595 8,235 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oriya languages 795 420 375 0.0 0.0 0.0
Odia 525 275 250 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oriya, n.o.s. 270 145 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 520,390 266,775 253,610 1.4 1.5 1.4
Rohingya 410 195 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sindhi 2,110 1,060 1,050 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 9,665 4,775 4,890 0.0 0.0 0.0
Urdu 158,040 78,420 79,615 0.4 0.4 0.4
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 2,015 1,040 975 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages 204,420 99,545 104,875 0.6 0.6 0.6
Baluchi 330 170 155 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kurdish 10,380 5,245 5,135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Parsi 280 130 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pashto 13,215 6,670 6,545 0.0 0.0 0.0
Persian languages 179,745 87,075 92,670 0.5 0.5 0.5
Dari 36,190 17,395 18,795 0.1 0.1 0.1
Iranian Persian 125,840 61,060 64,780 0.3 0.3 0.3
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 17,715 8,620 9,095 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 475 250 225 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 125 70 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italic (Romance) languages 577,735 273,965 303,770 1.6 1.5 1.6
Catalan 370 185 190 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italian 92,755 38,750 54,005 0.3 0.2 0.3
Portuguese 118,730 56,685 62,045 0.3 0.3 0.3
Romanian 48,090 23,135 24,955 0.1 0.1 0.1
Spanish 317,365 155,005 162,360 0.9 0.9 0.9
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 425 210 220 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 190 95 95 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 20,055 8,290 11,765 0.1 0.0 0.1
Korean 125,525 58,250 67,275 0.3 0.3 0.4
Mongolian 1,050 505 545 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 38,600 18,055 20,545 0.1 0.1 0.1
Akan (Twi) 6,000 2,755 3,240 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bamanankan 560 280 280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Edo 365 150 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Éwé 470 225 245 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 1,315 665 650 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ga 260 115 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ganda 555 260 295 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gikuyu 105 50 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Igbo 1,530 770 765 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 2,720 1,205 1,520 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lingala 1,520 655 860 0.0 0.0 0.0
Luba-Kasai 90 35 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mòoré 70 30 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mwani 160 85 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ndebele 295 130 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 3,780 1,760 2,025 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shona 1,035 480 555 0.0 0.0 0.0
Soninke 235 145 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sotho-Tswana languages 130 45 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swahili 7,055 3,290 3,765 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wojenaka 290 130 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolof 1,945 1,040 910 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yoruba 5,395 2,505 2,890 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 2,720 1,250 1,470 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages 3,155 1,555 1,600 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dinka 900 485 420 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuer 645 295 355 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,465 705 760 0.0 0.0 0.0
African, n.o.s. 140 75 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages 12,160 7,005 5,160 0.0 0.0 0.0
American Sign Language 8,175 4,660 3,515 0.0 0.0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 1,475 830 645 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 2,520 1,515 1,000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 967,965 450,210 517,755 2.6 2.5 2.8
Chinese languages 955,685 444,115 511,565 2.6 2.5 2.8
Hakka 3,625 1,645 1,985 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mandarin 530,945 249,675 281,270 1.4 1.4 1.5
Min Dong 775 370 405 0.0 0.0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,945 6,255 7,685 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wu (Shanghainese) 5,750 2,705 3,050 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yue (Cantonese) 393,430 180,000 213,435 1.1 1.0 1.2
Chinese, n.o.s. 6,985 3,360 3,625 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 225 110 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages 11,990 5,960 6,035 0.0 0.0 0.0
Burmese 2,075 1,010 1,070 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kuki-Chin languages 660 320 340 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages 3,400 1,725 1,675 0.0 0.0 0.0
S'gaw Karen 2,960 1,500 1,460 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 440 225 210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibetan 5,395 2,680 2,705 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 465 225 240 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 290 135 155 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages 10,120 4,660 5,460 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lao 5,955 2,850 3,105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thai 3,955 1,725 2,230 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 210 85 125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages 32,490 16,530 15,960 0.1 0.1 0.1
Azerbaijani 2,200 1,095 1,105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kazakh 105 55 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkish 27,970 14,290 13,685 0.1 0.1 0.1
Uyghur 850 420 435 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbek 950 470 480 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 410 195 210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uralic languages 18,790 8,625 10,165 0.1 0.0 0.1
Estonian 615 245 370 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finnish 1,880 825 1,050 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hungarian 16,295 7,550 8,745 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other languages, n.i.e. 390 195 195 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple responses 1,563,345 758,295 805,045 4.3 4.2 4.3
English and French 230,955 112,070 118,880 0.6 0.6 0.6
English and non-official language(s) 1,123,355 546,255 577,095 3.1 3.0 3.1
French and non-official language(s) 125,525 60,405 65,125 0.3 0.3 0.4
English, French and non-official language(s) 56,805 27,370 29,430 0.2 0.2 0.2
Multiple non-official languages 26,705 12,190 14,515 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other language spoken regularly at home
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data42 36,620,955 18,063,870 18,557,085 100.0 100.0 100.0
None 31,053,450 15,366,470 15,686,980 84.8 85.1 84.5
English 1,956,965 969,380 987,580 5.3 5.4 5.3
French 571,040 268,530 302,510 1.6 1.5 1.6
Non-official language 2,248,130 1,071,870 1,176,260 6.1 5.9 6.3
Indigenous39 63,565 29,285 34,280 0.2 0.2 0.2
Non-Indigenous 2,184,565 1,042,590 1,141,975 6.0 5.8 6.2
English and French 86,185 42,600 43,585 0.2 0.2 0.2
English and non-official language(s) 323,845 161,995 161,850 0.9 0.9 0.9
French and non-official language(s) 134,565 61,575 72,995 0.4 0.3 0.4
English, French and non-official language(s) 11,870 5,975 5,895 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple non-official languages 234,905 115,470 119,430 0.6 0.6 0.6
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 36,328,480 17,937,165 18,391,310 100.0 100.0 100.0
Official languages 35,644,660 17,656,300 17,988,360 98.1 98.4 97.8
English 31,628,570 15,769,105 15,859,470 87.1 87.9 86.2
French 10,563,235 5,115,365 5,447,875 29.1 28.5 29.6
Non-official languages 10,724,700 5,156,300 5,568,400 29.5 28.7 30.3
Indigenous languages39 243,155 116,360 126,795 0.7 0.6 0.7
Algonquian languages 163,815 78,135 85,675 0.5 0.4 0.5
Blackfoot 6,680 3,120 3,560 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree-Innu languages 105,850 50,975 54,870 0.3 0.3 0.3
Atikamekw 6,815 3,455 3,360 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree languages 87,875 42,340 45,530 0.2 0.2 0.2
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 420 220 200 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 895 450 445 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 4,880 2,320 2,555 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 4,675 2,025 2,645 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 12,005 5,440 6,555 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 5,110 2,460 2,650 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 61,000 29,930 31,070 0.2 0.2 0.2
Innu (Montagnais) 10,745 4,935 5,805 0.0 0.0 0.0
Naskapi 1,035 515 525 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10,035 4,770 5,260 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mi'kmaq 9,245 4,370 4,880 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 820 420 400 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 42,865 20,015 22,850 0.1 0.1 0.1
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 1,950 895 1,060 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oji-Cree 15,305 7,450 7,855 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway languages 26,160 11,930 14,235 0.1 0.1 0.1
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 2,035 875 1,165 0.0 0.0 0.0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 215 80 135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 3,625 1,670 1,955 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 20,720 9,495 11,225 0.1 0.1 0.1
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 165 100 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages 20,390 9,635 10,755 0.1 0.1 0.1
Northern Athabaskan languages 20,135 9,515 10,620 0.1 0.1 0.1
Dakelh (Carrier) 1,550 680 870 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 270 125 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dene, n.o.s. 11,560 5,470 6,085 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gwich'in 295 115 180 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey-Hare languages 2,330 1,140 1,190 0.0 0.0 0.0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 775 355 420 0.0 0.0 0.0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 415 195 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey, n.o.s. 1,210 620 590 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tahltan languages 480 265 220 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaska (Nahani) 245 130 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tahltan 235 140 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 2,140 1,080 1,060 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 135 40 95 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 870 400 470 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 175 75 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone languages 320 120 190 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Tutchone 135 50 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Southern Tutchone 140 50 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 50 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 290 140 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlingit 150 75 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 110 55 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haida 245 90 155 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 42,795 20,980 21,820 0.1 0.1 0.1
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 1,140 505 630 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 795 365 430 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuvialuktun 350 145 205 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktitut 41,680 20,495 21,185 0.1 0.1 0.1
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 70 30 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 2,055 880 1,175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cayuga 230 95 135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mohawk 1,605 655 950 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oneida 210 105 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 65 35 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 215 90 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Michif 1,905 850 1,050 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages 5,305 2,555 2,755 0.0 0.0 0.0
Halkomelem 1,415 670 745 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lillooet 600 285 305 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 510 300 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 1,090 510 580 0.0 0.0 0.0
Squamish 350 165 185 0.0 0.0 0.0
Straits 325 135 185 0.0 0.0 0.0
Syilx (Okanagan) 705 320 390 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 360 190 175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages 2,965 1,465 1,495 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assiniboine 370 195 175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakota 1,530 715 810 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stoney 925 470 455 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 325 180 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian languages 2,665 1,335 1,335 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 1,135 555 580 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nisga'a 1,110 595 515 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian 465 210 255 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages 2,205 1,010 1,200 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haisla 295 145 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heiltsuk 335 170 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 820 355 465 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 700 315 390 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 645 310 335 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 855 405 450 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous languages 10,485,595 5,041,770 5,443,825 28.9 28.1 29.6
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,100,035 565,845 534,195 3.0 3.2 2.9
Berber languages 42,835 22,775 20,060 0.1 0.1 0.1
Kabyle 37,415 19,660 17,755 0.1 0.1 0.1
Tamazight 4,735 2,720 2,015 0.0 0.0 0.0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 1,330 750 575 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chadic languages 7,090 3,740 3,350 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hausa 5,080 2,695 2,380 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mina 2,010 1,040 965 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coptic 3,690 1,790 1,900 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cushitic languages 71,930 34,430 37,500 0.2 0.2 0.2
Bilen 2,745 1,490 1,260 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oromo 9,635 4,860 4,780 0.0 0.0 0.0
Somali 59,005 27,735 31,270 0.2 0.2 0.2
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 1,400 760 645 0.0 0.0 0.0
Semitic languages 1,015,485 524,700 490,780 2.8 2.9 2.7
Amharic 48,305 23,910 24,395 0.1 0.1 0.1
Arabic 838,045 436,510 401,540 2.3 2.4 2.2
Aramaic languages 39,655 19,690 19,965 0.1 0.1 0.1
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 23,865 11,765 12,100 0.1 0.1 0.1
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 13,285 6,625 6,655 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aramaic, n.o.s. 3,195 1,625 1,570 0.0 0.0 0.0
Harari 2,000 925 1,075 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hebrew 83,205 42,515 40,685 0.2 0.2 0.2
Maltese 6,535 3,080 3,450 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tigrigna 45,970 23,120 22,845 0.1 0.1 0.1
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,760 1,065 695 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 260,030 120,035 139,995 0.7 0.7 0.8
Khmer (Cambodian) 28,390 13,100 15,290 0.1 0.1 0.1
Vietnamese 232,800 107,435 125,355 0.6 0.6 0.7
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 910 455 455 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages 793,275 336,445 456,840 2.2 1.9 2.5
Bikol 4,260 1,975 2,275 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 10,990 4,625 6,375 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cebuano 33,045 13,790 19,250 0.1 0.1 0.1
Fijian 1,765 900 865 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hiligaynon 16,385 6,650 9,735 0.0 0.0 0.1
Ilocano 61,680 25,280 36,400 0.2 0.1 0.2
Indonesian 19,815 8,895 10,915 0.1 0.0 0.1
Kankanaey 1,950 770 1,175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinaray-a 860 345 510 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy languages 3,885 1,960 1,920 0.0 0.0 0.0
Merina 2,355 1,215 1,140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 1,565 785 780 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malay 10,770 4,995 5,775 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10,555 4,690 5,865 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pangasinan 4,455 1,885 2,575 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 737,565 310,735 426,830 2.0 1.7 2.3
Waray-Waray 4,520 1,910 2,610 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20,140 8,785 11,355 0.1 0.0 0.1
Creole languages 184,840 85,045 99,790 0.5 0.5 0.5
Haitian Creole 134,895 61,215 73,680 0.4 0.3 0.4
Jamaican English Creole 4,875 2,200 2,675 0.0 0.0 0.0
Krio 1,955 870 1,090 0.0 0.0 0.0
Morisyen 15,345 7,620 7,725 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sango 1,535 785 750 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole, n.o.s. 31,220 14,400 16,825 0.1 0.1 0.1
Creole languages, n.i.e. 9,585 4,575 5,005 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages 359,485 185,160 174,325 1.0 1.0 0.9
Kannada 18,420 9,660 8,760 0.1 0.1 0.0
Malayalam 77,910 42,025 35,890 0.2 0.2 0.2
Tamil 237,890 119,570 118,320 0.7 0.7 0.6
Telugu 54,685 30,575 24,110 0.2 0.2 0.1
Tulu 1,765 935 835 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 970 450 520 0.0 0.0 0.0
Georgian 3,015 1,565 1,445 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hmong-Mien languages 720 365 360 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages 5,849,775 2,867,575 2,982,195 16.1 16.0 16.2
Albanian 38,345 19,410 18,935 0.1 0.1 0.1
Armenian 44,500 21,675 22,825 0.1 0.1 0.1
Balto-Slavic languages 820,305 384,390 435,915 2.3 2.1 2.4
Baltic languages 13,890 5,900 7,985 0.0 0.0 0.0
Latvian 6,020 2,595 3,425 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lithuanian 7,895 3,325 4,570 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavic languages 809,985 380,025 429,960 2.2 2.1 2.3
Belarusian 2,825 1,185 1,640 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bulgarian 24,210 11,805 12,400 0.1 0.1 0.1
Czech 28,625 13,595 15,030 0.1 0.1 0.1
Macedonian 23,015 10,965 12,050 0.1 0.1 0.1
Polish 204,460 94,135 110,325 0.6 0.5 0.6
Russian 309,235 145,375 163,860 0.9 0.8 0.9
Rusyn 680 345 330 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbo-Croatian 155,775 76,800 78,975 0.4 0.4 0.4
Bosnian 25,380 12,555 12,825 0.1 0.1 0.1
Croatian 73,845 36,015 37,830 0.2 0.2 0.2
Serbian 83,735 41,550 42,185 0.2 0.2 0.2
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 3,085 1,590 1,500 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovak 20,905 9,455 11,450 0.1 0.1 0.1
Slovene (Slovenian) 10,650 4,715 5,935 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ukrainian 131,655 59,230 72,425 0.4 0.3 0.4
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 770 385 385 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages 10,485 5,430 5,055 0.0 0.0 0.0
Irish 5,360 2,940 2,415 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scottish Gaelic 2,170 1,050 1,120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Welsh 2,170 1,015 1,155 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 910 495 415 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages 658,705 319,800 338,905 1.8 1.8 1.8
Frisian 2,835 1,480 1,350 0.0 0.0 0.0
High German languages 453,995 222,215 231,780 1.2 1.2 1.3
German 419,195 204,840 214,355 1.2 1.1 1.2
Pennsylvania German 10,565 5,260 5,305 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swiss German 10,465 5,025 5,440 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yiddish 20,155 10,105 10,045 0.1 0.1 0.1
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 191,840 93,435 98,405 0.5 0.5 0.5
Afrikaans 29,670 15,335 14,335 0.1 0.1 0.1
Dutch 107,985 51,330 56,650 0.3 0.3 0.3
Low German, n.o.s. 10,555 5,245 5,315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon 1,310 640 670 0.0 0.0 0.0
Plautdietsch 41,165 20,590 20,575 0.1 0.1 0.1
Vlaams (Flemish) 3,985 1,825 2,155 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 37,500 17,205 20,300 0.1 0.1 0.1
Danish 14,700 6,805 7,900 0.0 0.0 0.0
Icelandic 1,475 685 790 0.0 0.0 0.0
Norwegian 8,860 4,180 4,675 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swedish 14,620 6,765 7,855 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 1,275 720 555 0.0 0.0 0.0
Greek 145,060 71,685 73,375 0.4 0.4 0.4
Indo-Iranian languages 2,263,825 1,162,830 1,100,990 6.2 6.5 6.0
Indo-Aryan languages 1,918,570 989,350 929,220 5.3 5.5 5.1
Assamese 1,155 590 565 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bengali 120,605 62,330 58,270 0.3 0.3 0.3
Gujarati 209,415 110,000 99,405 0.6 0.6 0.5
Hindi 761,425 395,410 366,015 2.1 2.2 2.0
Kacchi 15,085 6,785 8,300 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kashmiri 1,830 965 865 0.0 0.0 0.0
Konkani 8,950 4,300 4,645 0.0 0.0 0.0
Marathi 35,230 18,210 17,020 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nepali 30,660 15,680 14,980 0.1 0.1 0.1
Oriya languages 3,235 1,665 1,570 0.0 0.0 0.0
Odia 1,710 925 785 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oriya, n.o.s. 1,550 755 795 0.0 0.0 0.0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 942,170 488,075 454,090 2.6 2.7 2.5
Rohingya 765 345 420 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sindhi 8,385 4,480 3,910 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 33,050 16,645 16,400 0.1 0.1 0.1
Urdu 414,870 211,895 202,975 1.1 1.2 1.1
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 11,320 6,280 5,040 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages 370,520 186,750 183,770 1.0 1.0 1.0
Baluchi 985 565 420 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kurdish 24,035 13,005 11,030 0.1 0.1 0.1
Parsi 1,000 535 470 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pashto 31,695 16,810 14,885 0.1 0.1 0.1
Persian languages 326,285 163,665 162,620 0.9 0.9 0.9
Dari 78,220 38,765 39,460 0.2 0.2 0.2
Iranian Persian 222,160 111,750 110,415 0.6 0.6 0.6
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 30,345 15,460 14,880 0.1 0.1 0.1
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,830 970 855 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,135 1,245 895 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italic (Romance) languages 2,054,885 975,310 1,079,575 5.7 5.4 5.9
Catalan 2,855 1,560 1,305 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italian 547,655 263,950 283,705 1.5 1.5 1.5
Portuguese 336,865 164,985 171,880 0.9 0.9 0.9
Romanian 116,520 55,570 60,950 0.3 0.3 0.3
Spanish 1,171,450 548,315 623,135 3.2 3.1 3.4
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 4,890 2,835 2,060 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 1,965 1,025 940 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 98,070 43,380 54,690 0.3 0.2 0.3
Korean 203,885 92,275 111,605 0.6 0.5 0.6
Mongolian 2,545 1,085 1,455 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 267,520 131,495 136,025 0.7 0.7 0.7
Akan (Twi) 26,240 12,585 13,660 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bamanankan 4,950 2,570 2,380 0.0 0.0 0.0
Edo 4,945 2,315 2,630 0.0 0.0 0.0
Éwé 4,645 2,490 2,165 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 7,840 4,100 3,740 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ga 3,255 1,565 1,685 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ganda 4,650 2,055 2,600 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gikuyu 1,850 750 1,100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Igbo 18,365 9,345 9,020 0.1 0.1 0.0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 13,515 6,305 7,210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lingala 25,720 12,260 13,460 0.1 0.1 0.1
Luba-Kasai 2,695 1,300 1,395 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mòoré 2,085 1,055 1,035 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mwani 1,080 585 490 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ndebele 2,425 1,140 1,285 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 14,825 7,070 7,755 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shona 7,280 3,440 3,845 0.0 0.0 0.0
Soninke 1,010 650 360 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sotho-Tswana languages 1,305 580 725 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swahili 57,295 28,950 28,340 0.2 0.2 0.2
Wojenaka 2,820 1,440 1,380 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolof 12,940 6,925 6,015 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yoruba 50,935 25,265 25,675 0.1 0.1 0.1
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 43,625 21,935 21,685 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nilo-Saharan languages 11,090 5,570 5,530 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dinka 2,815 1,470 1,345 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuer 1,490 685 805 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 6,815 3,425 3,385 0.0 0.0 0.0
African, n.o.s. 2,760 1,485 1,275 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages 49,535 19,685 29,850 0.1 0.1 0.2
American Sign Language 37,620 14,430 23,195 0.1 0.1 0.1
Quebec Sign Language 6,195 2,525 3,670 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 7,450 3,515 3,940 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,550,930 721,520 829,410 4.3 4.0 4.5
Chinese languages 1,528,860 710,700 818,160 4.2 4.0 4.4
Hakka 14,830 6,845 7,980 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mandarin 987,300 452,995 534,305 2.7 2.5 2.9
Min Dong 1,825 840 980 0.0 0.0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 51,755 22,840 28,920 0.1 0.1 0.2
Wu (Shanghainese) 13,660 6,060 7,600 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yue (Cantonese) 724,925 335,185 389,740 2.0 1.9 2.1
Chinese, n.o.s. 11,720 5,695 6,020 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 1,185 560 625 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages 22,300 10,955 11,345 0.1 0.1 0.1
Burmese 5,935 2,910 3,025 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kuki-Chin languages 1,140 520 620 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages 5,705 2,790 2,915 0.0 0.0 0.0
S'gaw Karen 5,030 2,490 2,545 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 845 395 450 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibetan 9,160 4,565 4,590 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 1,940 890 1,050 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 1,220 540 680 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages 33,705 14,255 19,440 0.1 0.1 0.1
Lao 17,630 8,320 9,310 0.0 0.0 0.1
Thai 18,575 6,955 11,615 0.1 0.0 0.1
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 800 330 465 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages 91,375 47,575 43,800 0.3 0.3 0.2
Azerbaijani 9,875 5,380 4,490 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kazakh 1,415 600 815 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkish 78,500 41,130 37,365 0.2 0.2 0.2
Uyghur 1,660 790 875 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbek 3,290 1,645 1,640 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 2,150 980 1,165 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uralic languages 85,055 39,290 45,765 0.2 0.2 0.2
Estonian 5,315 2,320 2,990 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finnish 15,325 6,735 8,590 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hungarian 64,625 30,320 34,300 0.2 0.2 0.2
Other languages, n.i.e. 5,545 2,750 2,790 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous population
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 36,328,480 17,937,165 18,391,315 100.0 100.0 100.0
Indigenous identity45 1,807,250 877,645 929,605 5.0 4.9 5.1
Single Indigenous responses46 1,743,165 847,385 895,785 4.8 4.7 4.9
First Nations (North American Indian) 1,048,405 506,515 541,890 2.9 2.8 2.9
Métis 624,220 306,220 318,000 1.7 1.7 1.7
Inuk (Inuit) 70,540 34,645 35,895 0.2 0.2 0.2
Multiple Indigenous responses47 28,855 13,645 15,215 0.1 0.1 0.1
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere48 35,225 16,620 18,610 0.1 0.1 0.1
Non-Indigenous identity 34,521,230 17,059,520 17,461,710 95.0 95.1 94.9
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 36,328,480 17,937,165 18,391,315 100.0 100.0 100.0
Registered or Treaty Indian49 831,720 402,310 429,405 2.3 2.2 2.3
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 35,496,755 17,534,850 17,961,905 97.7 97.8 97.7
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data50 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
Owner 9,955,975 ... ... 66.5 ... ...
Renter 4,953,840 ... ... 33.1 ... ...
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band 69,130 ... ... 0.5 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data51 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
Condominium 2,248,280 ... ... 15.0 ... ...
Not condominium 12,730,660 ... ... 85.0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data52 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
No bedrooms 132,060 ... ... 0.9 ... ...
1 bedroom 2,124,485 ... ... 14.2 ... ...
2 bedrooms 3,829,965 ... ... 25.6 ... ...
3 bedrooms 4,982,900 ... ... 33.3 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 3,909,525 ... ... 26.1 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data53 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 4,662,125 ... ... 31.1 ... ...
5 rooms 2,323,910 ... ... 15.5 ... ...
6 rooms 2,037,185 ... ... 13.6 ... ...
7 rooms 1,796,855 ... ... 12.0 ... ...
8 or more rooms 4,158,855 ... ... 27.8 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.1 ... ... 6.1 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data54 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 14,625,230 ... ... 97.6 ... ...
More than one person per room 353,715 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data55 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
Suitable 14,173,290 ... ... 94.6 ... ...
Not suitable 805,650 ... ... 5.4 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data56 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
1960 or before 3,027,045 ... ... 20.2 ... ...
1961 to 1980 4,171,840 ... ... 27.9 ... ...
1981 to 1990 1,982,515 ... ... 13.2 ... ...
1991 to 2000 1,805,985 ... ... 12.1 ... ...
2001 to 2005 959,860 ... ... 6.4 ... ...
2006 to 2010 1,034,925 ... ... 6.9 ... ...
2011 to 2015 967,540 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
2016 to 202157 1,029,220 ... ... 6.9 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data58 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed 14,059,395 ... ... 93.9 ... ...
Major repairs needed 919,545 ... ... 6.1 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data59 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
One-maintainer household 7,659,700 ... ... 51.1 ... ...
Two-maintainer household 6,631,755 ... ... 44.3 ... ...
Three-or-more-maintainer household 687,485 ... ... 4.6 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data60 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
15 to 24 years 424,695 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
25 to 34 years 2,077,895 ... ... 13.9 ... ...
35 to 44 years 2,600,000 ... ... 17.4 ... ...
45 to 54 years 2,646,945 ... ... 17.7 ... ...
55 to 64 years 3,046,560 ... ... 20.3 ... ...
65 to 74 years 2,432,140 ... ... 16.2 ... ...
75 to 84 years 1,292,805 ... ... 8.6 ... ...
85 years and over 457,900 ... ... 3.1 ... ...
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 14,687,350 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 11,612,640 ... ... 79.1 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 3,074,715 ... ... 20.9 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 2,742,920 ... ... 18.7 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data62 14,978,940 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed' 4,379,420 ... ... 29.2 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only 2,728,995 ... ... 18.2 ... ...
Not suitable only 595,110 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Major repairs needed only 645,465 ... ... 4.3 ... ...
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' 135,770 ... ... 0.9 ... ...
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed' 199,355 ... ... 1.3 ... ...
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed' 64,095 ... ... 0.4 ... ...
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed' 10,630 ... ... 0.1 ... ...
Acceptable housing 10,599,520 ... ... 70.8 ... ...
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 14,355,555 ... ... 100.0 ... ...
In core need 1,451,025 ... ... 10.1 ... ...
Not in core need 12,904,530 ... ... 89.9 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 9,807,720 ... ... ... ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgage64 60.0 ... ... 60.0 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs61 14.8 ... ... 14.8 ... ...
% in core housing need63 5.3 ... ... 5.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)65 1,240 ... ... 1,240 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)65 1,498 ... ... 1,498 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)66 472,000 ... ... 472,000 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)66 618,500 ... ... 618,500 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 4,936,850 ... ... ... ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housing67 11.7 ... ... 11.7 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs61 33.2 ... ... 33.2 ... ...
% in core housing need63 20.0 ... ... 20.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)65 1,070 ... ... 1,070 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)65 1,209 ... ... 1,209 ... ...
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data 69,130 ... ... ... ... ...
% of households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band spending more than 30% on shelter costs61 5.9 ... ... 5.9 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)65 284 ... ... 284 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)65 327 ... ... 327 ... ...
Indigenous ancestry
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data68 36,328,475 17,937,165 18,391,315 100.0 100.0 100.0
Indigenous ancestry (only)69 985,200 480,950 504,245 2.7 2.7 2.7
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)70 963,705 470,850 492,855 2.7 2.6 2.7
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestry 763,230 371,400 391,825 2.1 2.1 2.1
Métis single ancestry 146,010 72,680 73,325 0.4 0.4 0.4
Inuit single ancestry 54,475 26,770 27,700 0.1 0.1 0.2
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)71 21,490 10,095 11,395 0.1 0.1 0.1
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestry only 17,665 8,215 9,450 0.0 0.0 0.1
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestry only 2,430 1,185 1,250 0.0 0.0 0.0
Métis and Inuit ancestry only 1,070 530 535 0.0 0.0 0.0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit ancestry only 320 165 155 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries72 1,219,285 585,590 633,690 3.4 3.3 3.4
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries73 1,183,350 568,980 614,365 3.3 3.2 3.3
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Indigenous ancestry only 801,630 384,550 417,075 2.2 2.1 2.3
Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only 362,130 174,975 187,150 1.0 1.0 1.0
Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 19,595 9,450 10,150 0.1 0.1 0.1
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries74 35,930 16,605 19,320 0.1 0.1 0.1
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only 31,815 14,790 17,025 0.1 0.1 0.1
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 2,785 1,190 1,595 0.0 0.0 0.0
Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 1,005 500 505 0.0 0.0 0.0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 330 125 210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous ancestry only75 34,124,000 16,870,625 17,253,375 93.9 94.1 93.8
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data76 36,328,475 17,937,165 18,391,310 100.0 100.0 100.0
Canadian citizens77 33,143,225 16,360,910 16,782,315 91.2 91.2 91.3
Canadian citizens aged under 18 6,784,875 3,486,545 3,298,330 18.7 19.4 17.9
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 26,358,355 12,874,365 13,483,990 72.6 71.8 73.3
Not Canadian citizens78 3,185,250 1,576,255 1,608,995 8.8 8.8 8.7
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data79 36,328,475 17,937,165 18,391,310 100.0 100.0 100.0
Non-immigrants80 27,042,120 13,461,515 13,580,610 74.4 75.0 73.8
Immigrants81 8,361,505 3,976,160 4,385,340 23.0 22.2 23.8
Before 1980 1,540,610 731,340 809,265 4.2 4.1 4.4
1980 to 1990 924,320 443,805 480,520 2.5 2.5 2.6
1991 to 2000 1,511,475 708,315 803,165 4.2 3.9 4.4
2001 to 2010 1,930,525 911,190 1,019,340 5.3 5.1 5.5
2011 to 202182 2,454,570 1,181,515 1,273,055 6.8 6.6 6.9
2011 to 2015 1,126,330 536,615 589,715 3.1 3.0 3.2
2016 to 2021 1,328,240 644,900 683,335 3.7 3.6 3.7
Non-permanent residents83 924,850 499,490 425,365 2.5 2.8 2.3
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data84 8,361,505 3,976,160 4,385,345 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 5 years 748,265 377,795 370,470 8.9 9.5 8.4
5 to 14 years 1,438,440 730,675 707,765 17.2 18.4 16.1
15 to 24 years 1,594,290 720,630 873,660 19.1 18.1 19.9
25 to 44 years 3,783,335 1,782,805 2,000,525 45.2 44.8 45.6
45 years and over 797,180 364,260 432,920 9.5 9.2 9.9
Selected places of birth for the immigrant population
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data85 8,361,505 3,976,160 4,385,345 100.0 100.0 100.0
Americas 1,203,180 546,325 656,855 14.4 13.7 15.0
Brazil 48,450 22,405 26,050 0.6 0.6 0.6
Colombia 80,570 36,675 43,900 1.0 0.9 1.0
El Salvador 49,450 24,430 25,015 0.6 0.6 0.6
Guyana 85,530 37,870 47,660 1.0 1.0 1.1
Haiti 99,945 44,585 55,360 1.2 1.1 1.3
Jamaica 145,360 63,430 81,925 1.7 1.6 1.9
Mexico 90,585 42,215 48,370 1.1 1.1 1.1
Peru 31,420 13,925 17,490 0.4 0.4 0.4
Trinidad and Tobago 65,035 29,110 35,930 0.8 0.7 0.8
United States of America 256,090 115,380 140,705 3.1 2.9 3.2
Other places of birth in Americas 250,760 116,305 134,460 3.0 2.9 3.1
Europe 1,967,620 955,840 1,011,785 23.5 24.0 23.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 35,925 17,705 18,220 0.4 0.4 0.4
Croatia 36,675 18,115 18,560 0.4 0.5 0.4
France 121,525 63,845 57,685 1.5 1.6 1.3
Germany 126,470 60,560 65,915 1.5 1.5 1.5
Greece 54,715 27,050 27,665 0.7 0.7 0.6
Hungary 31,050 14,595 16,450 0.4 0.4 0.4
Italy 204,065 101,445 102,625 2.4 2.6 2.3
Netherlands 75,830 39,020 36,810 0.9 1.0 0.8
Poland 135,030 60,660 74,370 1.6 1.5 1.7
Portugal 128,795 62,880 65,910 1.5 1.6 1.5
Romania 86,770 40,820 45,955 1.0 1.0 1.0
Russian Federation 81,840 35,185 46,650 1.0 0.9 1.1
Serbia86 31,925 15,480 16,450 0.4 0.4 0.4
Ukraine 81,135 36,840 44,295 1.0 0.9 1.0
United Kingdom87 464,135 229,710 234,430 5.6 5.8 5.3
Other places of birth in Europe 271,725 131,935 139,790 3.2 3.3 3.2
Africa 821,735 412,365 409,375 9.8 10.4 9.3
Algeria 79,660 41,065 38,600 1.0 1.0 0.9
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 33,110 15,775 17,340 0.4 0.4 0.4
Egypt 73,710 38,730 34,980 0.9 1.0 0.8
Eritrea 31,385 16,575 14,815 0.4 0.4 0.3
Ethiopia 41,715 19,955 21,760 0.5 0.5 0.5
Morocco 81,775 41,085 40,685 1.0 1.0 0.9
Nigeria 81,290 41,665 39,620 1.0 1.0 0.9
Somalia 32,500 14,600 17,900 0.4 0.4 0.4
South Africa, Republic of 51,590 25,740 25,855 0.6 0.6 0.6
Other places of birth in Africa 314,995 157,170 157,825 3.8 4.0 3.6
Asia 4,307,000 2,030,575 2,276,420 51.5 51.1 51.9
Afghanistan 62,450 30,940 31,515 0.7 0.8 0.7
Iran88 182,940 92,300 90,645 2.2 2.3 2.1
Iraq 84,130 42,660 41,465 1.0 1.1 0.9
Lebanon 95,725 50,675 45,055 1.1 1.3 1.0
Syria89 97,590 49,855 47,735 1.2 1.3 1.1
Turkey 35,270 18,835 16,435 0.4 0.5 0.4
China90 715,835 317,970 397,860 8.6 8.0 9.1
Hong Kong91 213,855 100,480 113,375 2.6 2.5 2.6
Korea, South92 138,355 63,025 75,325 1.7 1.6 1.7
Taiwan 65,365 28,725 36,635 0.8 0.7 0.8
Philippines 719,580 305,115 414,460 8.6 7.7 9.5
Viet Nam 182,095 82,670 99,425 2.2 2.1 2.3
Bangladesh 70,090 35,675 34,415 0.8 0.9 0.8
India 898,050 451,120 446,930 10.7 11.3 10.2
Pakistan 234,105 118,390 115,715 2.8 3.0 2.6
Sri Lanka 136,240 66,215 70,030 1.6 1.7 1.6
Other places of birth in Asia 375,340 175,930 199,410 4.5 4.4 4.5
Oceania and other places of birth93 61,965 31,055 30,910 0.7 0.8 0.7
Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data94 1,328,240 644,900 683,340 100.0 100.0 100.0
Americas 154,490 74,275 80,215 11.6 11.5 11.7
Brazil 19,895 9,340 10,560 1.5 1.4 1.5
Colombia 11,455 5,090 6,365 0.9 0.8 0.9
Haiti 10,550 5,155 5,400 0.8 0.8 0.8
Jamaica 15,155 7,740 7,420 1.1 1.2 1.1
Mexico 17,150 8,405 8,745 1.3 1.3 1.3
United States of America 39,875 19,790 20,085 3.0 3.1 2.9
Venezuela95 7,060 2,980 4,075 0.5 0.5 0.6
Other places of birth in Americas 33,350 15,785 17,570 2.5 2.4 2.6
Europe 134,425 69,310 65,120 10.1 10.7 9.5
France 27,175 14,560 12,610 2.0 2.3 1.8
Germany 5,365 2,660 2,705 0.4 0.4 0.4
Ireland96 6,355 4,000 2,350 0.5 0.6 0.3
Italy 4,240 2,470 1,770 0.3 0.4 0.3
Russian Federation 10,905 4,335 6,570 0.8 0.7 1.0
Ukraine 14,515 6,570 7,945 1.1 1.0 1.2
United Kingdom87 22,755 13,550 9,200 1.7 2.1 1.3
Other places of birth in Europe 43,120 21,160 21,960 3.2 3.3 3.2
Africa 206,965 102,875 104,090 15.6 16.0 15.2
Algeria 15,745 7,530 8,220 1.2 1.2 1.2
Burundi 4,935 2,420 2,510 0.4 0.4 0.4
Cameroon 11,795 5,545 6,250 0.9 0.9 0.9
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8,915 4,200 4,720 0.7 0.7 0.7
Côte d'Ivoire 7,915 3,795 4,125 0.6 0.6 0.6
Egypt 12,120 6,285 5,835 0.9 1.0 0.9
Eritrea 16,330 8,755 7,575 1.2 1.4 1.1
Ethiopia 9,385 4,415 4,970 0.7 0.7 0.7
Morocco 12,835 6,025 6,810 1.0 0.9 1.0
Nigeria 40,360 20,575 19,780 3.0 3.2 2.9
Somalia 6,315 3,240 3,075 0.5 0.5 0.4
South Africa, Republic of 8,510 4,290 4,220 0.6 0.7 0.6
Sudan97 4,690 2,375 2,315 0.4 0.4 0.3
Tunisia 8,155 4,185 3,975 0.6 0.6 0.6
Other places of birth in Africa 38,960 19,250 19,715 2.9 3.0 2.9
Asia 823,205 393,110 430,090 62.0 61.0 62.9
Afghanistan 12,730 6,290 6,440 1.0 1.0 0.9
Bangladesh 13,185 6,670 6,515 1.0 1.0 1.0
China90 118,035 50,365 67,665 8.9 7.8 9.9
Hong Kong91 6,495 2,880 3,620 0.5 0.4 0.5
India 246,995 128,205 118,790 18.6 19.9 17.4
Iran88 25,650 12,310 13,340 1.9 1.9 2.0
Iraq 17,715 8,835 8,875 1.3 1.4 1.3
Israel 4,850 2,565 2,290 0.4 0.4 0.3
Japan 4,445 1,035 3,410 0.3 0.2 0.5
Jordan 4,635 2,375 2,260 0.3 0.4 0.3
Korea, South92 20,985 8,790 12,200 1.6 1.4 1.8
Lebanon 9,980 5,120 4,860 0.8 0.8 0.7
Nepal 4,890 2,475 2,415 0.4 0.4 0.4
Pakistan 36,255 18,070 18,190 2.7 2.8 2.7
Philippines 151,490 66,720 84,765 11.4 10.3 12.4
Saudi Arabia 9,560 5,195 4,365 0.7 0.8 0.6
Sri Lanka 8,480 4,010 4,465 0.6 0.6 0.7
Syria89 63,130 32,725 30,410 4.8 5.1 4.5
Turkey 10,150 5,520 4,635 0.8 0.9 0.7
United Arab Emirates 8,405 4,325 4,085 0.6 0.7 0.6
Viet Nam 14,725 5,605 9,125 1.1 0.9 1.3
Other places of birth in Asia 30,410 13,035 17,375 2.3 2.0 2.5
Oceania and other93 9,160 5,335 3,825 0.7 0.8 0.6
Australia 6,535 3,845 2,685 0.5 0.6 0.4
Other places of birth98 2,625 1,490 1,135 0.2 0.2 0.2
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data99 36,328,480 17,937,165 18,391,315 100.0 100.0 100.0
First generation100 9,606,595 4,631,905 4,974,690 26.4 25.8 27.0
Second generation101 6,393,310 3,207,980 3,185,330 17.6 17.9 17.3
Third generation or more102 20,328,565 10,097,280 10,231,290 56.0 56.3 55.6
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 6,820,895 3,244,820 3,576,075 100.0 100.0 100.0
Economic immigrants104 3,673,705 1,837,625 1,836,090 53.9 56.6 51.3
Principal applicants105 1,556,675 935,790 620,885 22.8 28.8 17.4
Secondary applicants106 2,117,030 901,835 1,215,200 31.0 27.8 34.0
Immigrants sponsored by family107 2,016,010 821,325 1,194,685 29.6 25.3 33.4
Refugees108 1,039,275 543,725 495,550 15.2 16.8 13.9
Other immigrants109 91,900 42,145 49,755 1.3 1.3 1.4
Pre-admission experience
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data110 6,820,895 3,244,820 3,576,075 100.0 100.0 100.0
Asylum claim before admission111 416,105 222,895 193,205 6.1 6.9 5.4
Work permits only before admission112 705,405 324,370 381,035 10.3 10.0 10.7
Study permits only before admission113 183,250 92,135 91,110 2.7 2.8 2.5
Work and study permits before admission114 377,130 188,535 188,590 5.5 5.8 5.3
Other permits before admission115 39,540 15,685 23,855 0.6 0.5 0.7
No pre-admission experience116 5,099,470 2,401,190 2,698,280 74.8 74.0 75.5
Visible minority
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data117 36,328,480 17,937,165 18,391,315 100.0 100.0 100.0
Total visible minority population118 9,639,205 4,712,790 4,926,415 26.5 26.3 26.8
South Asian 2,571,400 1,324,120 1,247,275 7.1 7.4 6.8
Chinese 1,715,770 808,745 907,035 4.7 4.5 4.9
Black 1,547,870 754,100 793,765 4.3 4.2 4.3
Filipino 957,355 427,755 529,600 2.6 2.4 2.9
Arab 694,015 362,845 331,170 1.9 2.0 1.8
Latin American 580,235 281,030 299,200 1.6 1.6 1.6
Southeast Asian 390,340 184,120 206,220 1.1 1.0 1.1
West Asian 360,495 181,795 178,695 1.0 1.0 1.0
Korean 218,140 101,855 116,285 0.6 0.6 0.6
Japanese 98,890 42,315 56,575 0.3 0.2 0.3
Visible minority, n.i.e.119 172,885 83,310 89,580 0.5 0.5 0.5
Multiple visible minorities 331,805 160,790 171,010 0.9 0.9 0.9
Not a visible minority120 26,689,275 13,224,375 13,464,900 73.5 73.7 73.2
Ethnic or cultural origin
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data121 36,328,475 17,937,165 18,391,310 100.0 100.0 100.0
Canadian 5,677,205 2,836,675 2,840,530 15.6 15.8 15.4
English 5,322,830 2,600,245 2,722,580 14.7 14.5 14.8
Irish 4,413,120 2,102,610 2,310,505 12.1 11.7 12.6
Scottish 4,392,200 2,131,620 2,260,580 12.1 11.9 12.3
French, n.o.s.122 3,985,945 1,964,695 2,021,250 11.0 11.0 11.0
German 2,955,695 1,449,465 1,506,230 8.1 8.1 8.2
Chinese 1,713,870 806,365 907,500 4.7 4.5 4.9
Italian 1,546,390 774,250 772,140 4.3 4.3 4.2
Indian (India) 1,347,715 691,535 656,185 3.7 3.9 3.6
Ukrainian 1,258,635 612,455 646,175 3.5 3.4 3.5
Dutch 988,585 489,045 499,545 2.7 2.7 2.7
Polish 982,820 472,290 510,525 2.7 2.6 2.8
Québécois 981,635 490,130 491,510 2.7 2.7 2.7
British Isles, n.o.s.123 938,950 462,420 476,530 2.6 2.6 2.6
Filipino 925,490 414,915 510,570 2.5 2.3 2.8
French Canadian 906,315 441,610 464,705 2.5 2.5 2.5
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.124 691,260 347,080 344,175 1.9 1.9 1.9
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.125 632,340 304,220 328,120 1.7 1.7 1.8
Métis 560,335 271,985 288,350 1.5 1.5 1.6
European, n.o.s.126 551,910 278,060 273,850 1.5 1.6 1.5
Russian 548,140 260,075 288,065 1.5 1.4 1.6
Norwegian 466,500 224,290 242,210 1.3 1.3 1.3
Welsh 455,720 216,490 239,230 1.3 1.2 1.3
Portuguese 448,305 222,770 225,535 1.2 1.2 1.2
American 353,495 172,240 181,255 1.0 1.0 1.0
Spanish 342,040 160,475 181,570 0.9 0.9 1.0
Swedish 334,505 156,840 177,665 0.9 0.9 1.0
Hungarian 320,150 155,755 164,395 0.9 0.9 0.9
Acadian 305,170 145,500 159,675 0.8 0.8 0.9
Pakistani 303,260 154,435 148,825 0.8 0.9 0.8
African, n.o.s.127 301,955 148,335 153,625 0.8 0.8 0.8
Jewish 282,015 141,530 140,490 0.8 0.8 0.8
Punjabi 279,950 145,620 134,330 0.8 0.8 0.7
Vietnamese 275,530 131,075 144,445 0.8 0.7 0.8
Arab, n.o.s.128 263,710 138,210 125,500 0.7 0.8 0.7
Greek 262,140 132,975 129,160 0.7 0.7 0.7
Jamaican 249,070 119,265 129,805 0.7 0.7 0.7
Asian, n.o.s.129 226,220 107,785 118,435 0.6 0.6 0.6
Cree, n.o.s.130 219,855 105,825 114,030 0.6 0.6 0.6
Korean 217,650 101,805 115,845 0.6 0.6 0.6
Romanian 215,885 103,720 112,165 0.6 0.6 0.6
Lebanese 210,605 107,990 102,615 0.6 0.6 0.6
Iranian 200,465 100,790 99,675 0.6 0.6 0.5
Christian, n.i.e.131 200,340 99,800 100,540 0.6 0.6 0.5
Danish 196,945 96,220 100,725 0.5 0.5 0.5
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.132 194,840 94,035 100,810 0.5 0.5 0.5
Sikh 194,640 101,255 93,385 0.5 0.6 0.5
Austrian 189,535 92,740 96,800 0.5 0.5 0.5
Belgian 182,175 90,150 92,030 0.5 0.5 0.5
Haitian 178,990 84,510 94,490 0.5 0.5 0.5
Hindu 166,160 87,665 78,495 0.5 0.5 0.4
Mexican 155,495 77,435 78,055 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mennonite 155,095 77,735 77,360 0.4 0.4 0.4
Swiss 145,570 72,015 73,555 0.4 0.4 0.4
Finnish 144,055 69,270 74,785 0.4 0.4 0.4
Sri Lankan 132,410 65,175 67,240 0.4 0.4 0.4
Croatian 130,820 64,915 65,905 0.4 0.4 0.4
Japanese 129,425 56,850 72,580 0.4 0.3 0.4
South Asian, n.o.s.133 120,125 60,575 59,550 0.3 0.3 0.3
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.134 111,605 53,700 57,905 0.3 0.3 0.3
Northern European, n.o.s.135 110,735 54,730 56,005 0.3 0.3 0.3
Muslim 105,620 54,095 51,525 0.3 0.3 0.3
Egyptian 105,245 55,230 50,020 0.3 0.3 0.3
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.136 104,765 51,375 53,395 0.3 0.3 0.3
Tamil 102,170 51,165 51,005 0.3 0.3 0.3
Icelandic 101,990 50,370 51,620 0.3 0.3 0.3
Colombian 100,555 47,995 52,560 0.3 0.3 0.3
Moroccan 99,980 50,835 49,150 0.3 0.3 0.3
Czech 98,925 47,495 51,430 0.3 0.3 0.3
Syrian 98,250 49,385 48,865 0.3 0.3 0.3
Guyanese 97,210 46,270 50,940 0.3 0.3 0.3
Afghan 96,810 48,255 48,550 0.3 0.3 0.3
Black, n.o.s.137 94,585 44,335 50,250 0.3 0.2 0.3
Serbian 93,360 46,945 46,410 0.3 0.3 0.3
Ojibway 92,220 44,610 47,600 0.3 0.2 0.3
Newfoundlander 91,670 45,665 46,005 0.3 0.3 0.3
Hong Konger 81,680 39,485 42,195 0.2 0.2 0.2
Ontarian 80,555 39,675 40,880 0.2 0.2 0.2
Persian 80,340 41,415 38,925 0.2 0.2 0.2
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 77,405 37,655 39,750 0.2 0.2 0.2
Turkish 76,745 39,955 36,795 0.2 0.2 0.2
Inuit, n.o.s.138 76,675 37,315 39,365 0.2 0.2 0.2
Bangladeshi 75,425 39,085 36,335 0.2 0.2 0.2
Algerian 73,770 38,035 35,740 0.2 0.2 0.2
Brazilian 71,755 34,670 37,085 0.2 0.2 0.2
Nigerian 69,540 34,680 34,860 0.2 0.2 0.2
Armenian 68,850 34,105 34,745 0.2 0.2 0.2
Slovak 68,210 33,475 34,740 0.2 0.2 0.2
Eastern European, n.o.s.139 66,780 31,525 35,255 0.2 0.2 0.2
Somali 65,555 31,555 33,995 0.2 0.2 0.2
Taiwanese 64,020 29,280 34,740 0.2 0.2 0.2
Iraqi 59,300 29,865 29,435 0.2 0.2 0.2
Salvadorean 59,280 29,150 30,130 0.2 0.2 0.2
African Caribbean 59,050 26,385 32,670 0.2 0.1 0.2
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.140 58,870 27,845 31,025 0.2 0.2 0.2
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.141 58,840 30,560 28,280 0.2 0.2 0.2
Caribbean, n.o.s.142 57,195 25,715 31,475 0.2 0.1 0.2
Algonquin 56,070 27,025 29,040 0.2 0.2 0.2
West Indian, n.o.s.143 52,085 23,685 28,395 0.1 0.1 0.2
Lithuanian 52,040 24,510 27,530 0.1 0.1 0.1
South African 49,840 24,885 24,955 0.1 0.1 0.1
Australian 46,765 24,165 22,595 0.1 0.1 0.1
Palestinian 45,905 23,930 21,975 0.1 0.1 0.1
Chilean 45,685 22,520 23,165 0.1 0.1 0.1
Congolese 45,260 22,000 23,260 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nova Scotian 44,720 21,700 23,025 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ethiopian 42,545 20,675 21,875 0.1 0.1 0.1
Hispanic, n.o.s.144 42,405 20,105 22,300 0.1 0.1 0.1
Peruvian 42,295 19,925 22,370 0.1 0.1 0.1
Yoruba 42,075 21,740 20,330 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cambodian (Khmer) 41,950 19,835 22,115 0.1 0.1 0.1
Berber 41,700 22,325 19,370 0.1 0.1 0.1
Albanian 41,620 21,050 20,570 0.1 0.1 0.1
Maltese 40,670 20,210 20,455 0.1 0.1 0.1
Macedonian 39,440 19,500 19,940 0.1 0.1 0.1
Slovenian 38,595 18,785 19,815 0.1 0.1 0.1
Western European, n.o.s.145 38,520 18,935 19,585 0.1 0.1 0.1
New Brunswicker 37,670 18,235 19,435 0.1 0.1 0.1
Gujarati 36,970 19,580 17,385 0.1 0.1 0.1
Eritrean 36,290 18,185 18,110 0.1 0.1 0.1
African Canadian 35,395 17,140 18,250 0.1 0.1 0.1
Israeli 35,345 18,410 16,940 0.1 0.1 0.1
Mohawk 33,330 16,485 16,845 0.1 0.1 0.1
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.146 33,135 15,355 17,775 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bulgarian 33,085 16,235 16,850 0.1 0.1 0.1
Albertan 32,575 16,525 16,055 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ghanaian 31,720 15,650 16,065 0.1 0.1 0.1
Barbadian 31,440 15,265 16,175 0.1 0.1 0.1
African American 31,430 15,700 15,730 0.1 0.1 0.1
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.147 30,565 14,635 15,930 0.1 0.1 0.1
Tunisian 30,465 16,585 13,875 0.1 0.1 0.1
Slavic, n.o.s.148 30,220 15,225 14,995 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cuban 30,065 14,830 15,235 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bosnian 28,490 14,320 14,170 0.1 0.1 0.1
Venezuelan 28,395 13,220 15,175 0.1 0.1 0.1
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.149 28,225 13,490 14,735 0.1 0.1 0.1
Latvian 28,140 13,515 14,620 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bengali 26,675 13,830 12,850 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cameroonian 26,535 12,960 13,580 0.1 0.1 0.1
Guatemalan 26,460 13,920 12,540 0.1 0.1 0.1
Indonesian 26,330 11,910 14,415 0.1 0.1 0.1
Laotian 25,875 12,500 13,375 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ilocano 25,575 11,860 13,715 0.1 0.1 0.1
Northern Irish 25,200 12,495 12,710 0.1 0.1 0.1
Celtic, n.o.s.150 24,420 12,265 12,155 0.1 0.1 0.1
British Columbian 24,325 12,230 12,095 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ecuadorian 24,255 11,510 12,745 0.1 0.1 0.1
Franco Ontarian 24,110 11,540 12,570 0.1 0.1 0.1
Argentinian 23,500 11,665 11,840 0.1 0.1 0.1
Estonian 23,455 11,080 12,375 0.1 0.1 0.1
Kurdish 23,130 12,670 10,460 0.1 0.1 0.1
Fijian 23,020 11,040 11,980 0.1 0.1 0.1
Jatt 22,785 11,695 11,090 0.1 0.1 0.1
North American, n.o.s.151 22,785 11,680 11,105 0.1 0.1 0.1
Coptic 22,570 11,405 11,165 0.1 0.1 0.1
Thai 22,275 8,525 13,750 0.1 0.0 0.1
Dominican 22,125 10,615 11,510 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nepali 21,975 11,215 10,765 0.1 0.1 0.1
Kabyle 20,565 10,595 9,975 0.1 0.1 0.1
Assyrian 19,685 9,730 9,955 0.1 0.1 0.1
Igbo 19,305 9,890 9,415 0.1 0.1 0.1
Byelorussian 18,850 9,055 9,795 0.1 0.1 0.1
Dene, n.o.s.152 18,745 9,030 9,710 0.1 0.1 0.1
Blackfoot, n.o.s.153 18,545 8,975 9,570 0.1 0.1 0.1
Abenaki 18,420 8,545 9,870 0.1 0.0 0.1
Moldovan 18,190 8,850 9,340 0.1 0.0 0.1
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.154 17,955 8,625 9,330 0.0 0.0 0.1
New Zealander 17,755 9,275 8,470 0.0 0.1 0.0
Sudanese 17,485 8,825 8,665 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breton 17,465 8,710 8,755 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pennsylvania Dutch 17,315 7,300 10,020 0.0 0.0 0.1
Malaysian 17,050 7,935 9,115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Plains Cree 16,570 8,255 8,310 0.0 0.0 0.0
North African, n.o.s.155 16,315 8,565 7,750 0.0 0.0 0.0
Huron (Wendat) 15,910 7,715 8,195 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saskatchewanian 15,780 7,505 8,280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Buddhist 15,660 7,485 8,175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gaspesian 15,650 7,290 8,360 0.0 0.0 0.0
Norman 15,340 8,155 7,190 0.0 0.0 0.0
Southern or East African, n.o.s.156 15,055 7,180 7,875 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ivorian 15,010 7,255 7,755 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saulteaux 14,265 6,730 7,535 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.157 14,260 6,525 7,735 0.0 0.0 0.0
Burundian 14,110 6,810 7,295 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tigrinya 13,910 7,435 6,470 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nicaraguan 13,840 6,730 7,120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mauritian 13,755 7,020 6,730 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kenyan 13,565 6,510 7,055 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oji-Cree 13,525 6,610 6,915 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vincentian 13,245 5,800 7,445 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jordanian 13,225 7,055 6,170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Manitoban 13,095 6,530 6,565 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cape Bretoner 13,065 6,175 6,885 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rwandan 12,890 6,150 6,740 0.0 0.0 0.0
Grenadian 12,890 5,965 6,930 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malayali 12,490 6,580 5,910 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chaldean 12,115 6,080 6,035 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sinhalese 12,080 5,905 6,170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mayan 11,710 5,980 5,730 0.0 0.0 0.0
Honduran 10,920 5,370 5,550 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cherokee 10,825 5,080 5,745 0.0 0.0 0.0
Qalipu Mi'kmaq 10,750 5,130 5,620 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Caribbean 10,490 4,710 5,775 0.0 0.0 0.0
Flemish 10,275 4,950 5,325 0.0 0.0 0.0
United Empire Loyalist 10,015 4,975 5,045 0.0 0.0 0.0
Senegalese 9,955 5,115 4,840 0.0 0.0 0.0
Azerbaijani 9,915 5,165 4,750 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sicilian 9,835 5,135 4,695 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pashtun 9,825 5,195 4,625 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malay 9,795 4,725 5,065 0.0 0.0 0.0
Goan 9,700 4,710 4,990 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bantu, n.o.s.158 9,455 4,705 4,755 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibetan 9,350 4,650 4,700 0.0 0.0 0.0
Zimbabwean 9,165 4,435 4,725 0.0 0.0 0.0
Burmese 9,150 4,385 4,760 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mongolian 9,090 4,240 4,850 0.0 0.0 0.0
Azorean 8,970 4,235 4,735 0.0 0.0 0.0
Atikamekw 8,400 4,270 4,125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bamileke 8,315 4,220 4,090 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Guyanese 8,310 3,765 4,545 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ugandan 8,285 3,910 4,375 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oromo 8,255 4,425 3,830 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tanzanian 8,140 3,945 4,195 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yemeni 8,115 3,995 4,130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Central African 8,080 3,830 4,250 0.0 0.0 0.0
Libyan 7,945 4,265 3,680 0.0 0.0 0.0
Basque 7,745 4,030 3,710 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uruguayan 7,660 3,870 3,790 0.0 0.0 0.0
Akan, n.o.s.159 7,640 3,835 3,805 0.0 0.0 0.0
Central or West African, n.o.s.160 7,635 3,690 3,950 0.0 0.0 0.0
Igorot 7,535 3,305 4,230 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fulani 7,480 3,865 3,620 0.0 0.0 0.0
Woodland Cree 7,415 3,615 3,800 0.0 0.0 0.0
Guinean 7,390 3,700 3,695 0.0 0.0 0.0
St. Lucian 7,285 3,340 3,945 0.0 0.0 0.0
Prince Edward Islander 7,225 3,355 3,875 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maliseet 7,220 3,515 3,705 0.0 0.0 0.0
Beninese 6,810 3,630 3,180 0.0 0.0 0.0
Telugu 6,670 3,730 2,945 0.0 0.0 0.0
Roma 6,545 3,225 3,320 0.0 0.0 0.0
Costa Rican 6,500 3,265 3,230 0.0 0.0 0.0
African Nova Scotian 6,480 2,945 3,535 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy 6,255 3,085 3,170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kashmiri 6,165 3,020 3,145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Singaporean 6,060 2,755 3,305 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karen 6,050 3,065 2,985 0.0 0.0 0.0
Edo 5,985 2,995 2,995 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tajik 5,980 2,965 3,015 0.0 0.0 0.0
Amhara 5,945 3,010 2,930 0.0 0.0 0.0
Paraguayan 5,925 2,855 3,075 0.0 0.0 0.0
Religion
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data161 36,328,480 17,937,165 18,391,315 100.0 100.0 100.0
Buddhist 356,975 157,435 199,540 1.0 0.9 1.1
Christian 19,373,325 9,131,320 10,242,005 53.3 50.9 55.7
Christian, n.o.s.162 2,760,760 1,319,760 1,440,995 7.6 7.4 7.8
Anabaptist 144,145 70,095 74,050 0.4 0.4 0.4
Anglican 1,134,315 515,270 619,045 3.1 2.9 3.4
Baptist 436,940 200,325 236,615 1.2 1.1 1.3
Catholic 10,880,360 5,193,345 5,687,010 29.9 29.0 30.9
Christian Orthodox 623,010 301,055 321,955 1.7 1.7 1.8
Jehovah's Witness 137,255 59,505 77,750 0.4 0.3 0.4
Latter Day Saints 87,725 41,365 46,360 0.2 0.2 0.3
Lutheran 328,045 150,115 177,925 0.9 0.8 1.0
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness) 100,655 46,640 54,020 0.3 0.3 0.3
Pentecostal and other Charismatic 399,025 180,870 218,155 1.1 1.0 1.2
Presbyterian 301,400 136,440 164,960 0.8 0.8 0.9
Reformed 79,870 39,250 40,620 0.2 0.2 0.2
United Church 1,214,185 531,740 682,445 3.3 3.0 3.7
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions 745,650 345,540 400,110 2.1 1.9 2.2
Hindu 828,195 430,135 398,060 2.3 2.4 2.2
Jewish 335,295 164,220 171,070 0.9 0.9 0.9
Muslim 1,775,715 904,205 871,510 4.9 5.0 4.7
Sikh 771,790 394,345 377,445 2.1 2.2 2.1
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality 80,685 38,460 42,230 0.2 0.2 0.2
Other religions and spiritual traditions 229,015 97,645 131,370 0.6 0.5 0.7
No religion and secular perspectives 12,577,475 6,619,395 5,958,080 34.6 36.9 32.4
Mobility status 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data163 35,986,480 17,761,880 18,224,600 100.0 100.0 100.0
Non-movers 31,600,930 15,595,875 16,005,050 87.8 87.8 87.8
Movers 4,385,555 2,166,005 2,219,550 12.2 12.2 12.2
Non-migrants 2,572,400 1,270,395 1,302,005 7.1 7.2 7.1
Migrants 1,813,155 895,610 917,550 5.0 5.0 5.0
Internal migrants 1,519,200 748,025 771,180 4.2 4.2 4.2
Intraprovincial migrants 1,250,235 612,810 637,425 3.5 3.5 3.5
Interprovincial migrants 268,965 135,215 133,750 0.7 0.8 0.7
External migrants 293,955 147,585 146,370 0.8 0.8 0.8
Mobility status 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data164 34,504,330 17,002,250 17,502,080 100.0 100.0 100.0
Non-movers 21,061,090 10,370,425 10,690,660 61.0 61.0 61.1
Movers 13,443,240 6,631,825 6,811,420 39.0 39.0 38.9
Non-migrants 5,773,890 2,840,425 2,933,460 16.7 16.7 16.8
Migrants 7,669,355 3,791,400 3,877,955 22.2 22.3 22.2
Internal migrants 5,976,960 2,932,205 3,044,755 17.3 17.2 17.4
Intraprovincial migrants 5,055,615 2,472,510 2,583,105 14.7 14.5 14.8
Interprovincial migrants 921,345 459,695 461,650 2.7 2.7 2.6
External migrants 1,692,390 859,195 833,200 4.9 5.1 4.8
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 30,335,920 14,861,250 15,474,670 100.0 100.0 100.0
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate 5,474,175 2,907,175 2,567,000 18.0 19.6 16.6
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate166 24,861,745 11,954,065 12,907,675 82.0 80.4 83.4
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data165 19,568,265 9,620,340 9,947,925 100.0 100.0 100.0
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate 2,271,360 1,309,215 962,140 11.6 13.6 9.7
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate166 17,296,905 8,311,120 8,985,780 88.4 86.4 90.3
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 30,335,915 14,861,245 15,474,670 100.0 100.0 100.0
No certificate, diploma or degree 4,899,580 2,534,175 2,365,395 16.2 17.1 15.3
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate167 8,097,295 4,022,790 4,074,505 26.7 27.1 26.3
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 17,339,045 8,304,275 9,034,770 57.2 55.9 58.4
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level 9,252,800 4,623,985 4,628,815 30.5 31.1 29.9
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 2,641,555 1,811,500 830,055 8.7 12.2 5.4
Non-apprenticeship trades certificate or diploma168 1,458,160 827,980 630,185 4.8 5.6 4.1
Apprenticeship certificate169 1,183,395 983,525 199,870 3.9 6.6 1.3
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma170 5,714,490 2,439,925 3,274,560 18.8 16.4 21.2
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 896,755 372,560 524,195 3.0 2.5 3.4
Bachelor's degree or higher 8,086,245 3,680,285 4,405,955 26.7 24.8 28.5
Bachelor's degree 5,295,360 2,339,045 2,956,315 17.5 15.7 19.1
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 556,510 243,200 313,310 1.8 1.6 2.0
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 214,105 108,000 106,105 0.7 0.7 0.7
Master's degree 1,740,605 824,250 916,355 5.7 5.5 5.9
Earned doctorate171 279,660 165,795 113,870 0.9 1.1 0.7
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data165 19,568,260 9,620,335 9,947,920 100.0 100.0 100.0
No certificate, diploma or degree 1,931,855 1,094,855 837,000 9.9 11.4 8.4
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate167 4,501,365 2,349,540 2,151,825 23.0 24.4 21.6
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 13,135,045 6,175,940 6,959,105 67.1 64.2 70.0
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level 6,703,100 3,338,215 3,364,885 34.3 34.7 33.8
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 1,886,510 1,280,245 606,260 9.6 13.3 6.1
Non-apprenticeship trades certificate or diploma168 1,050,285 586,420 463,865 5.4 6.1 4.7
Apprenticeship certificate169 836,220 693,830 142,395 4.3 7.2 1.4
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma170 4,193,505 1,796,935 2,396,575 21.4 18.7 24.1
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 623,090 261,035 362,050 3.2 2.7 3.6
Bachelor's degree or higher 6,431,940 2,837,720 3,594,215 32.9 29.5 36.1
Bachelor's degree 4,177,455 1,808,555 2,368,900 21.3 18.8 23.8
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 430,875 179,230 251,645 2.2 1.9 2.5
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 167,730 75,120 92,615 0.9 0.8 0.9
Master's degree 1,446,435 659,295 787,145 7.4 6.9 7.9
Earned doctorate171 209,445 115,530 93,915 1.1 1.2 0.9
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 30,335,920 14,861,245 15,474,675 100.0 100.0 100.0
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree173 12,996,870 6,556,970 6,439,900 42.8 44.1 41.6
Education 1,113,015 258,365 854,655 3.7 1.7 5.5
13. Education 1,113,015 258,365 854,655 3.7 1.7 5.5
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 631,255 274,065 357,190 2.1 1.8 2.3
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 74,785 53,390 21,395 0.2 0.4 0.1
50. Visual and performing arts 556,470 220,680 335,790 1.8 1.5 2.2
Humanities 926,560 354,120 572,440 3.1 2.4 3.7
16. Indigenous and foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 106,345 23,460 82,885 0.4 0.2 0.5
23. English language and literature/letters 184,600 53,020 131,580 0.6 0.4 0.9
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 316,050 119,215 196,830 1.0 0.8 1.3
30A Interdisciplinary humanities174 18,935 6,835 12,095 0.1 0.0 0.1
38. Philosophy and religious studies 57,745 33,040 24,700 0.2 0.2 0.2
39. Theology and religious vocations 77,510 46,140 31,365 0.3 0.3 0.2
54. History 108,935 58,310 50,620 0.4 0.4 0.3
55. French language and literature/lettersCAN 56,440 14,090 42,345 0.2 0.1 0.3
Social and behavioural sciences and law 2,016,125 670,770 1,345,360 6.6 4.5 8.7
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 29,430 7,065 22,365 0.1 0.0 0.1
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 233,400 88,205 145,200 0.8 0.6 0.9
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 344,150 27,905 316,240 1.1 0.2 2.0
22. Legal professions and studies 325,785 115,335 210,445 1.1 0.8 1.4
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences175 49,855 16,000 33,850 0.2 0.1 0.2
42. Psychology 327,965 79,295 248,665 1.1 0.5 1.6
45. Social sciences 705,540 336,960 368,580 2.3 2.3 2.4
Business, management and public administration 3,758,250 1,488,175 2,270,075 12.4 10.0 14.7
30.16 Accounting and computer science 5,335 1,705 3,630 0.0 0.0 0.0
44. Public administration and social service professions 272,240 55,995 216,245 0.9 0.4 1.4
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 3,480,675 1,430,475 2,050,200 11.5 9.6 13.2
Physical and life sciences and technologies 719,715 353,540 366,175 2.4 2.4 2.4
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 297,055 121,615 175,435 1.0 0.8 1.1
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 155,955 72,245 83,705 0.5 0.5 0.5
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences176 35,380 14,950 20,430 0.1 0.1 0.1
40. Physical sciences 196,620 130,745 65,875 0.6 0.9 0.4
41. Science technologies/technicians 34,710 13,985 20,730 0.1 0.1 0.1
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 804,230 531,435 272,795 2.7 3.6 1.8
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 643,145 454,370 188,775 2.1 3.1 1.2
25. Library science 43,085 7,100 35,985 0.1 0.0 0.2
27. Mathematics and statistics 99,360 57,560 41,800 0.3 0.4 0.3
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences177 18,640 12,400 6,240 0.1 0.1 0.0
Architecture, engineering, and related trades 3,506,120 3,131,220 374,900 11.6 21.1 2.4
04. Architecture and related services 135,020 81,930 53,090 0.4 0.6 0.3
14. Engineering 900,475 723,080 177,395 3.0 4.9 1.1
15. Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians 726,155 638,355 87,800 2.4 4.3 0.6
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 580 190 390 0.0 0.0 0.0
46. Construction trades 703,905 683,060 20,845 2.3 4.6 0.1
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 659,480 640,895 18,590 2.2 4.3 0.1
48. Precision production 380,505 363,710 16,795 1.3 2.4 0.1
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 407,545 234,360 173,175 1.3 1.6 1.1
01. Agricultural and veterinary sciences/services/operations and related fields178 262,580 140,520 122,070 0.9 0.9 0.8
03. Natural resources and conservation 144,960 93,845 51,115 0.5 0.6 0.3
Health and related fields 2,444,500 485,615 1,958,885 8.1 3.3 12.7
30.37 Design for human health 40 10 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
31. Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology 180,785 89,005 91,780 0.6 0.6 0.6
51. Health professions and related programs178 2,194,395 360,540 1,833,855 7.2 2.4 11.9
60. Health professions residency/fellowship programs 5,255 1,425 3,825 0.0 0.0 0.0
61. Medical residency/fellowship programs 64,030 34,630 29,400 0.2 0.2 0.2
Personal, protective and transportation services 1,006,425 520,970 485,455 3.3 3.5 3.1
12. Culinary, entertainment, and personal services 548,520 151,115 397,410 1.8 1.0 2.6
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 3,965 3,520 445 0.0 0.0 0.0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 6,900 6,210 690 0.0 0.0 0.0
43. Security and protective services 227,835 160,930 66,905 0.8 1.1 0.4
49. Transportation and materials moving 219,205 199,190 20,010 0.7 1.3 0.1
Other179 5,305 1,640 3,665 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 19,568,260 9,620,340 9,947,925 100.0 100.0 100.0
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree173 6,433,215 3,444,395 2,988,825 32.9 35.8 30.0
Education 742,175 158,185 583,990 3.8 1.6 5.9
13. Education 742,175 158,185 583,990 3.8 1.6 5.9
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 490,455 210,500 279,955 2.5 2.2 2.8
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 54,645 38,170 16,475 0.3 0.4 0.2
50. Visual and performing arts 435,815 172,330 263,480 2.2 1.8 2.6
Humanities 649,695 241,235 408,465 3.3 2.5 4.1
16. Indigenous and foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 79,235 16,400 62,835 0.4 0.2 0.6
23. English language and literature/letters 134,815 37,610 97,210 0.7 0.4 1.0
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 216,725 80,505 136,220 1.1 0.8 1.4
30A Interdisciplinary humanities174 12,910 4,540 8,370 0.1 0.0 0.1
38. Philosophy and religious studies 41,640 23,645 17,990 0.2 0.2 0.2
39. Theology and religious vocations 48,920 29,245 19,675 0.2 0.3 0.2
54. History 78,415 40,800 37,615 0.4 0.4 0.4
55. French language and literature/lettersCAN 37,045 8,490 28,555 0.2 0.1 0.3
Social and behavioural sciences and law 1,588,720 502,835 1,085,885 8.1 5.2 10.9
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 23,895 5,520 18,370 0.1 0.1 0.2
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 196,475 72,125 124,350 1.0 0.7 1.3
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 270,970 20,095 250,875 1.4 0.2 2.5
22. Legal professions and studies 261,265 82,850 178,420 1.3 0.9 1.8
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences175 37,830 12,160 25,670 0.2 0.1 0.3
42. Psychology 249,205 55,840 193,365 1.3 0.6 1.9
45. Social sciences 549,090 254,250 294,840 2.8 2.6 3.0
Business, management and public administration 2,941,315 1,140,050 1,801,260 15.0 11.9 18.1
30.16 Accounting and computer science 3,995 1,335 2,665 0.0 0.0 0.0
44. Public administration and social service professions 213,140 40,230 172,910 1.1 0.4 1.7
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 2,724,175 1,098,490 1,625,685 13.9 11.4 16.3
Physical and life sciences and technologies 513,555 241,780 271,785 2.6 2.5 2.7
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 227,460 90,390 137,075 1.2 0.9 1.4
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 108,350 48,075 60,280 0.6 0.5 0.6
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences176 14,270 5,690 8,580 0.1 0.1 0.1
40. Physical sciences 140,510 88,540 51,970 0.7 0.9 0.5
41. Science technologies/technicians 22,960 9,090 13,870 0.1 0.1 0.1
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 667,305 445,970 221,330 3.4 4.6 2.2
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 554,185 392,835 161,350 2.8 4.1 1.6
25. Library science 27,610 4,720 22,885 0.1 0.0 0.2
27. Mathematics and statistics 70,940 39,000 31,940 0.4 0.4 0.3
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences177 14,565 9,415 5,155 0.1 0.1 0.1
Architecture, engineering, and related trades 2,611,205 2,292,785 318,420 13.3 23.8 3.2
04. Architecture and related services 105,845 61,230 44,605 0.5 0.6 0.4
14. Engineering 724,235 568,385 155,850 3.7 5.9 1.6
15. Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians 536,600 464,510 72,090 2.7 4.8 0.7
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 510 160 350 0.0 0.0 0.0
46. Construction trades 510,105 493,000 17,100 2.6 5.1 0.2
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 467,225 452,385 14,840 2.4 4.7 0.1
48. Precision production 266,690 253,110 13,585 1.4 2.6 0.1
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 314,120 170,440 143,680 1.6 1.8 1.4
01. Agricultural and veterinary sciences/services/operations and related fields178 199,335 99,700 99,635 1.0 1.0 1.0
03. Natural resources and conservation 114,780 70,745 44,040 0.6 0.7 0.4
Health and related fields 1,839,975 371,180 1,468,795 9.4 3.9 14.8
30.37 Design for human health 30 0 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
31. Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology 139,280 67,885 71,385 0.7 0.7 0.7
51. Health professions and related programs178 1,648,120 279,090 1,369,030 8.4 2.9 13.8
60. Health professions residency/fellowship programs 4,430 945 3,485 0.0 0.0 0.0
61. Medical residency/fellowship programs 48,115 23,255 24,860 0.2 0.2 0.2
Personal, protective and transportation services 772,450 399,835 372,615 3.9 4.2 3.7
12. Culinary, entertainment, and personal services 414,520 112,935 301,590 2.1 1.2 3.0
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 2,955 2,575 375 0.0 0.0 0.0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 3,850 3,415 435 0.0 0.0 0.0
43. Security and protective services 183,025 128,295 54,725 0.9 1.3 0.6
49. Transportation and materials moving 168,105 152,620 15,485 0.9 1.6 0.2
Other179 4,075 1,150 2,930 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 19,568,260 9,620,340 9,947,925 100.0 100.0 100.0
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 6,433,215 3,444,395 2,988,825 32.9 35.8 30.0
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree181 13,135,040 6,175,940 6,959,100 67.1 64.2 70.0
Location of study inside Canada 10,490,520 4,926,390 5,564,130 53.6 51.2 55.9
Same as province or territory of residence 9,251,025 4,324,195 4,926,830 47.3 44.9 49.5
Different than province or territory of residence 1,239,495 602,195 637,300 6.3 6.3 6.4
Location of study outside Canada182 2,644,520 1,249,550 1,394,970 13.5 13.0 14.0
Americas 483,810 238,040 245,775 2.5 2.5 2.5
United States of America 279,005 143,575 135,435 1.4 1.5 1.4
Mexico 36,400 16,175 20,230 0.2 0.2 0.2
Cuba 8,345 4,275 4,070 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haiti 10,620 5,645 4,970 0.1 0.1 0.0
Jamaica 12,780 6,110 6,670 0.1 0.1 0.1
Brazil 40,050 18,445 21,605 0.2 0.2 0.2
Colombia 31,165 13,875 17,295 0.2 0.1 0.2
Peru 7,780 3,025 4,750 0.0 0.0 0.0
Venezuela95 12,655 5,330 7,320 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other locations of study in Americas 45,000 21,575 23,425 0.2 0.2 0.2
Europe 543,725 281,205 262,520 2.8 2.9 2.6
Belgium 7,795 4,260 3,535 0.0 0.0 0.0
France 97,770 53,930 43,840 0.5 0.6 0.4
Germany 22,450 12,070 10,380 0.1 0.1 0.1
Netherlands 10,825 6,065 4,765 0.1 0.1 0.0
Switzerland 8,470 4,420 4,050 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hungary 5,160 2,465 2,700 0.0 0.0 0.0
Moldova183 9,055 4,165 4,890 0.0 0.0 0.0
Poland 25,215 11,115 14,100 0.1 0.1 0.1
Romania 32,250 16,190 16,060 0.2 0.2 0.2
Russian Federation 36,095 16,250 19,845 0.2 0.2 0.2
Ukraine 36,405 16,635 19,775 0.2 0.2 0.2
Ireland96 16,040 9,175 6,865 0.1 0.1 0.1
United Kingdom87 151,900 81,980 69,920 0.8 0.9 0.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 6,030 2,915 3,115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italy 8,895 5,055 3,840 0.0 0.1 0.0
Serbia86 8,745 4,470 4,280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other locations of study in Europe 60,615 30,055 30,560 0.3 0.3 0.3
Africa 216,815 111,010 105,805 1.1 1.2 1.1
Nigeria 33,280 16,395 16,880 0.2 0.2 0.2
Algeria 33,230 17,020 16,210 0.2 0.2 0.2
Morocco 23,640 12,125 11,510 0.1 0.1 0.1
Tunisia 12,655 7,100 5,555 0.1 0.1 0.1
Egypt 30,255 15,145 15,115 0.2 0.2 0.2
South Africa, Republic of 19,060 9,900 9,160 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other locations of study in Africa 64,700 33,325 31,385 0.3 0.3 0.3
Asia 1,352,215 594,805 757,410 6.9 6.2 7.6
Iran88 66,630 30,180 36,450 0.3 0.3 0.4
Iraq 16,515 8,250 8,265 0.1 0.1 0.1
Israel 11,355 5,725 5,630 0.1 0.1 0.1
Lebanon 19,565 9,355 10,210 0.1 0.1 0.1
Syria89 16,405 7,885 8,520 0.1 0.1 0.1
Turkey 11,855 6,595 5,260 0.1 0.1 0.1
China90 201,100 87,370 113,720 1.0 0.9 1.1
Taiwan 14,520 4,750 9,770 0.1 0.0 0.1
Hong Kong91 18,325 7,445 10,875 0.1 0.1 0.1
Japan 18,605 5,280 13,325 0.1 0.1 0.1
Korea, South92 53,575 20,575 33,000 0.3 0.2 0.3
Philippines 305,795 115,370 190,420 1.6 1.2 1.9
Viet Nam 12,500 4,490 8,005 0.1 0.0 0.1
Bangladesh 25,000 11,360 13,645 0.1 0.1 0.1
Sri Lanka 15,085 7,090 7,995 0.1 0.1 0.1
India 405,850 199,380 206,475 2.1 2.1 2.1
Pakistan 75,155 35,055 40,100 0.4 0.4 0.4
Other locations of study in Asia 64,385 28,650 35,735 0.3 0.3 0.4
Oceania 47,960 24,495 23,460 0.2 0.3 0.2
Australia 38,525 19,270 19,250 0.2 0.2 0.2
New Zealand 7,785 4,300 3,485 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other locations of study in Oceania 1,655 930 730 0.0 0.0 0.0
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data184 30,335,915 14,861,245 15,474,670 ... ... ...
In the labour force 19,310,345 10,056,270 9,254,070 ... ... ...
Employed 17,321,695 9,056,680 8,265,025 ... ... ...
Unemployed 1,988,645 999,600 989,045 ... ... ...
Not in the labour force 11,025,575 4,804,970 6,220,605 ... ... ...
Participation rate 63.7 67.7 59.8 63.7 67.7 59.8
Employment rate 57.1 60.9 53.4 57.1 60.9 53.4
Unemployment rate 10.3 9.9 10.7 10.3 9.9 10.7
Work activity during the reference year
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data185 30,335,920 14,861,245 15,474,675 100.0 100.0 100.0
Did not work186 11,140,775 4,889,605 6,251,170 36.7 32.9 40.4
Worked 19,195,145 9,971,640 9,223,500 63.3 67.1 59.6
Worked full year full time187 10,215,385 5,685,910 4,529,475 33.7 38.3 29.3
Worked part year and/or part time188 8,979,760 4,285,730 4,694,025 29.6 28.8 30.3
Average weeks worked in reference year 41.0 41.7 40.3 41.0 41.7 40.3
Class of worker including job permanency
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data189 19,310,340 10,056,275 9,254,070 100.0 100.0 100.0
Class of worker - not applicable190 486,865 237,950 248,915 2.5 2.4 2.7
All classes of workers191 18,823,480 9,818,325 9,005,160 97.5 97.6 97.3
Employee 16,103,455 8,139,075 7,964,375 83.4 80.9 86.1
Permanent position 13,431,685 6,866,375 6,565,310 69.6 68.3 70.9
Temporary position 2,671,765 1,272,700 1,399,065 13.8 12.7 15.1
Fixed term (1 year or more) 867,740 386,965 480,775 4.5 3.8 5.2
Casual, seasonal or short-term position (less than 1 year) 1,804,030 885,740 918,285 9.3 8.8 9.9
Self-employed192 2,720,025 1,679,250 1,040,780 14.1 16.7 11.2
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 19,310,340 10,056,275 9,254,070 100.0 100.0 100.0
Occupation - not applicable190 486,865 237,950 248,915 2.5 2.4 2.7
All occupations191 18,823,480 9,818,325 9,005,160 97.5 97.6 97.3
0 Legislative and senior management occupations 254,760 177,450 77,315 1.3 1.8 0.8
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 3,303,180 1,062,425 2,240,755 17.1 10.6 24.2
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 1,587,980 1,199,390 388,595 8.2 11.9 4.2
3 Health occupations 1,504,100 298,960 1,205,135 7.8 3.0 13.0
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 2,322,345 752,280 1,570,075 12.0 7.5 17.0
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 596,785 275,420 321,360 3.1 2.7 3.5
6 Sales and service occupations 4,616,050 2,072,110 2,543,945 23.9 20.6 27.5
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 3,239,500 2,950,915 288,585 16.8 29.3 3.1
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 541,235 416,960 124,270 2.8 4.1 1.3
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 857,540 612,415 245,120 4.4 6.1 2.6
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 19,310,340 10,056,275 9,254,070 100.0 100.0 100.0
Industry - not applicable190 486,865 237,950 248,915 2.5 2.4 2.7
All industries191 18,823,480 9,818,325 9,005,160 97.5 97.6 97.3
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 434,800 295,160 139,640 2.3 2.9 1.5
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 239,030 195,605 43,425 1.2 1.9 0.5
22 Utilities 147,750 109,475 38,270 0.8 1.1 0.4
23 Construction 1,469,085 1,269,060 200,025 7.6 12.6 2.2
31-33 Manufacturing 1,540,490 1,095,160 445,330 8.0 10.9 4.8
41 Wholesale trade 610,295 406,960 203,335 3.2 4.0 2.2
44-45 Retail trade 2,149,640 1,027,160 1,122,480 11.1 10.2 12.1
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 981,030 742,515 238,515 5.1 7.4 2.6
51 Information and cultural industries 400,460 237,940 162,520 2.1 2.4 1.8
52 Finance and insurance 815,225 358,145 457,080 4.2 3.6 4.9
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 343,940 186,230 157,710 1.8 1.9 1.7
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 1,571,160 877,780 693,380 8.1 8.7 7.5
55 Management of companies and enterprises 45,455 21,495 23,955 0.2 0.2 0.3
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 792,600 457,880 334,725 4.1 4.6 3.6
61 Educational services 1,413,320 436,645 976,670 7.3 4.3 10.6
62 Health care and social assistance 2,446,370 470,340 1,976,030 12.7 4.7 21.4
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 350,710 180,205 170,500 1.8 1.8 1.8
72 Accommodation and food services 1,085,270 478,000 607,270 5.6 4.8 6.6
81 Other services (except public administration) 797,935 373,775 424,165 4.1 3.7 4.6
91 Public administration 1,188,915 598,780 590,135 6.2 6.0 6.4
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 20,630,520 10,690,035 9,940,490 100.0 100.0 100.0
English 14,942,170 7,807,315 7,134,855 72.4 73.0 71.8
French 3,164,890 1,592,470 1,572,420 15.3 14.9 15.8
Non-official language 169,205 89,515 79,685 0.8 0.8 0.8
Indigenous39 6,935 3,590 3,345 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous 162,265 85,925 76,345 0.8 0.8 0.8
English and French 1,682,510 859,635 822,870 8.2 8.0 8.3
English and non-official language(s) 570,220 291,000 279,220 2.8 2.7 2.8
French and non-official language(s) 20,935 9,955 10,980 0.1 0.1 0.1
English, French and non-official language(s) 69,340 34,190 35,145 0.3 0.3 0.4
Multiple non-official languages 11,265 5,960 5,305 0.1 0.1 0.1
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 20,630,520 10,690,035 9,940,490 100.0 100.0 100.0
Single responses 20,176,640 10,458,830 9,717,810 97.8 97.8 97.8
Official languages 19,866,180 10,297,010 9,569,175 96.3 96.3 96.3
English 15,879,850 8,272,750 7,607,105 77.0 77.4 76.5
French 3,986,330 2,024,260 1,962,070 19.3 18.9 19.7
Non-official languages 310,455 161,825 148,635 1.5 1.5 1.5
Indigenous languages39 19,435 9,725 9,710 0.1 0.1 0.1
Algonquian languages 11,600 6,020 5,575 0.1 0.1 0.1
Blackfoot 60 35 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree-Innu languages 9,115 4,715 4,400 0.0 0.0 0.0
Atikamekw 1,015 585 430 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree languages 5,985 3,170 2,815 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 110 65 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 765 385 385 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 80 45 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 190 110 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 140 80 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 4,695 2,500 2,205 0.0 0.0 0.0
Innu (Montagnais) 1,955 875 1,075 0.0 0.0 0.0
Naskapi 155 80 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eastern Algonquian languages 835 435 400 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mi'kmaq 825 430 395 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 1,585 830 755 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 20 0 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oji-Cree 875 490 385 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway languages 695 340 355 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 40 20 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 40 25 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 610 295 320 0.0 0.0 0.0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages 895 410 480 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Athabaskan languages 890 410 475 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakelh (Carrier) 20 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dene, n.o.s. 535 255 280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gwich'in 0 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey-Hare languages 155 70 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 35 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 25 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey, n.o.s. 100 45 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tahltan languages 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 130 75 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 30 10 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlingit 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haida 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 6,630 3,200 3,425 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 20 0 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 15 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuvialuktun 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktitut 6,605 3,200 3,405 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 30 0 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mohawk 30 0 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oneida 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Michif 25 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages 125 50 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Halkomelem 35 15 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 30 0 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Squamish 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Straits 0 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Syilx (Okanagan) 20 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages 30 10 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assiniboine 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakota 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stoney 15 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian languages 40 15 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nisga'a 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian 15 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages 40 0 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haisla 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heiltsuk 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 15 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 15 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous languages 291,025 152,095 138,925 1.4 1.4 1.4
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,265 5,300 3,955 0.0 0.0 0.0
Berber languages 45 35 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kabyle 30 20 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tamazight 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chadic languages 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coptic 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cushitic languages 415 185 235 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bilen 10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oromo 40 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Somali 365 155 210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Semitic languages 8,785 5,080 3,705 0.0 0.0 0.0
Amharic 215 95 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arabic 7,190 4,250 2,940 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aramaic languages 460 325 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 330 240 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 90 70 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aramaic, n.o.s. 40 20 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hebrew 585 240 340 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tigrigna 325 165 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 20 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 9,770 4,135 5,635 0.0 0.0 0.1
Khmer (Cambodian) 495 215 285 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vietnamese 9,260 3,905 5,350 0.0 0.0 0.1
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages 4,760 2,180 2,580 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bikol 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 45 15 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cebuano 95 45 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hiligaynon 15 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ilocano 165 90 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indonesian 170 90 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kankanaey 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malay 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,205 1,895 2,310 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 50 30 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages 390 185 210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haitian Creole 375 170 205 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jamaican English Creole 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Morisyen 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages 3,010 1,410 1,605 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kannada 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malayalam 250 140 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tamil 2,685 1,255 1,425 0.0 0.0 0.0
Telugu 70 15 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Georgian 80 45 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages 112,395 64,055 48,335 0.5 0.6 0.5
Albanian 315 170 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Armenian 530 295 235 0.0 0.0 0.0
Balto-Slavic languages 10,085 4,390 5,695 0.0 0.0 0.1
Baltic languages 95 15 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Latvian 50 10 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lithuanian 45 10 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavic languages 9,995 4,375 5,620 0.0 0.0 0.1
Bulgarian 145 55 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Czech 105 50 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Macedonian 75 60 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Polish 2,265 1,000 1,265 0.0 0.0 0.0
Russian 5,240 2,085 3,155 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbo-Croatian 835 485 355 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bosnian 120 80 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Croatian 155 95 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbian 555 310 245 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovak 40 10 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ukrainian 1,265 620 650 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages 60 30 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scottish Gaelic 55 25 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages 14,250 8,060 6,190 0.1 0.1 0.1
Frisian 15 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
High German languages 10,480 5,695 4,790 0.1 0.1 0.0
German 6,615 3,655 2,970 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pennsylvania German 2,560 1,405 1,150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swiss German 255 115 135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yiddish 1,050 520 530 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 3,540 2,245 1,290 0.0 0.0 0.0
Afrikaans 65 20 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dutch 965 515 440 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low German, n.o.s. 560 420 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Plautdietsch 1,940 1,275 670 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 190 100 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Danish 25 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Icelandic 25 20 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Norwegian 55 30 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swedish 90 45 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Greek 875 445 430 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Iranian languages 55,455 32,965 22,490 0.3 0.3 0.2
Indo-Aryan languages 48,020 28,910 19,100 0.2 0.3 0.2
Bengali 645 290 355 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gujarati 1,115 515 600 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hindi 2,235 1,145 1,090 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kacchi 15 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Marathi 20 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nepali 275 125 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 40,840 25,480 15,365 0.2 0.2 0.2
Sindhi 25 0 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 105 80 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Urdu 2,725 1,265 1,465 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages 7,430 4,045 3,385 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kurdish 175 145 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pashto 130 70 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Persian languages 7,110 3,825 3,285 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dari 800 445 360 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian Persian 5,715 2,980 2,735 0.0 0.0 0.0
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 595 400 195 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italic (Romance) languages 30,795 17,685 13,105 0.1 0.2 0.1
Catalan 15 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italian 1,625 730 900 0.0 0.0 0.0
Portuguese 6,970 4,070 2,895 0.0 0.0 0.0
Romanian 680 375 310 0.0 0.0 0.0
Spanish 21,455 12,465 8,990 0.1 0.1 0.1
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 45 35 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 3,560 1,225 2,340 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korean 14,345 7,125 7,225 0.1 0.1 0.1
Mongolian 25 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 410 210 200 0.0 0.0 0.0
Akan (Twi) 30 10 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Edo 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 25 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ga 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ganda 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Igbo 30 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lingala 20 15 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 25 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shona 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swahili 150 95 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolof 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yoruba 65 20 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 35 10 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dinka 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 15 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages 2,010 795 1,210 0.0 0.0 0.0
American Sign Language 1,590 620 970 0.0 0.0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 285 110 180 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 135 65 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 128,375 64,180 64,190 0.6 0.6 0.6
Chinese languages 128,045 63,990 64,055 0.6 0.6 0.6
Hakka 45 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mandarin 76,040 37,760 38,280 0.4 0.4 0.4
Min Dong 35 20 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 485 210 270 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wu (Shanghainese) 20 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yue (Cantonese) 50,950 25,725 25,225 0.2 0.2 0.3
Chinese, n.o.s. 460 240 220 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages 295 175 125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Burmese 60 40 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages 135 85 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
S'gaw Karen 120 80 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibetan 90 45 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 30 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages 765 310 450 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lao 80 30 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thai 670 275 395 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages 1,345 695 650 0.0 0.0 0.0
Azerbaijani 35 15 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkish 1,270 660 615 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uyghur 30 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uralic languages 485 215 270 0.0 0.0 0.0
Estonian 70 15 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finnish 90 25 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hungarian 330 170 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple responses 453,880 231,205 222,675 2.2 2.2 2.2
English and French 321,975 163,305 158,675 1.6 1.5 1.6
English and non-official language(s) 115,955 60,210 55,745 0.6 0.6 0.6
French and non-official language(s) 6,280 2,795 3,485 0.0 0.0 0.0
English, French and non-official language(s) 7,405 3,795 3,605 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple non-official languages 2,265 1,100 1,165 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 20,630,520 10,690,035 9,940,490 100.0 100.0 100.0
None 18,696,980 9,704,050 8,992,935 90.6 90.8 90.5
English 902,625 474,755 427,875 4.4 4.4 4.3
French 589,755 288,955 300,800 2.9 2.7 3.0
Non-official language 331,375 168,035 163,335 1.6 1.6 1.6
Indigenous39 18,190 7,740 10,450 0.1 0.1 0.1
Non-Indigenous 313,185 160,295 152,885 1.5 1.5 1.5
English and French 2,940 1,445 1,495 0.0 0.0 0.0
English and non-official language(s) 33,125 15,680 17,445 0.2 0.1 0.2
French and non-official language(s) 22,615 11,475 11,135 0.1 0.1 0.1
English, French and non-official language(s) 360 210 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple non-official languages 50,740 25,425 25,315 0.2 0.2 0.3
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data198 17,321,700 9,056,680 8,265,020 100.0 100.0 100.0
Worked at home 4,214,860 2,000,150 2,214,705 24.3 22.1 26.8
Worked outside Canada 58,335 40,295 18,035 0.3 0.4 0.2
No fixed workplace address 2,201,745 1,660,325 541,415 12.7 18.3 6.6
Usual place of work 10,846,770 5,355,910 5,490,860 62.6 59.1 66.4
Commuting destination
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data199 10,846,770 5,355,905 5,490,860 100.0 100.0 100.0
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 6,397,120 2,970,205 3,426,915 59.0 55.5 62.4
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 2,343,640 1,185,830 1,157,810 21.6 22.1 21.1
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 2,007,950 1,139,665 868,285 18.5 21.3 15.8
Commute to a different province or territory 98,060 60,210 37,850 0.9 1.1 0.7
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 13,048,510 7,016,230 6,032,275 100.0 100.0 100.0
Car, truck or van 10,950,750 6,060,925 4,889,825 83.9 86.4 81.1
Car, truck or van - as a driver 10,106,595 5,717,830 4,388,770 77.5 81.5 72.8
Car, truck or van - as a passenger 844,155 343,100 501,050 6.5 4.9 8.3
Public transit 1,000,510 422,270 578,235 7.7 6.0 9.6
Walked 672,815 296,610 376,205 5.2 4.2 6.2
Bicycle 138,615 92,195 46,415 1.1 1.3 0.8
Other method 285,820 144,225 141,595 2.2 2.1 2.3
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 13,048,510 7,016,230 6,032,275 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less than 15 minutes 4,178,570 1,993,385 2,185,185 32.0 28.4 36.2
15 to 29 minutes 4,546,195 2,418,910 2,127,285 34.8 34.5 35.3
30 to 44 minutes 2,487,010 1,462,340 1,024,670 19.1 20.8 17.0
45 to 59 minutes 910,610 542,485 368,125 7.0 7.7 6.1
60 minutes and over 926,120 599,115 327,005 7.1 8.5 5.4
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 13,048,510 7,016,230 6,032,275 100.0 100.0 100.0
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 938,820 701,960 236,865 7.2 10.0 3.9
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 2,274,845 1,465,860 808,985 17.4 20.9 13.4
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 3,435,740 1,776,900 1,658,845 26.3 25.3 27.5
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 2,711,355 1,189,065 1,522,290 20.8 16.9 25.2
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 1,661,340 740,915 920,430 12.7 10.6 15.3
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 2,026,405 1,141,540 884,865 15.5 16.3 14.7
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 7,335,800 3,768,210 3,567,595 100.0 100.0 100.0
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language 897,205 456,120 441,085 12.2 12.1 12.4
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language 6,438,595 3,312,090 3,126,505 87.8 87.9 87.6
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 5,372,330 2,761,965 2,610,365 100.0 100.0 100.0
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language 682,190 346,420 335,770 12.7 12.5 12.9
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada 467,685 234,475 233,215 8.7 8.5 8.9
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada 214,500 111,950 102,550 4.0 4.1 3.9
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language 4,690,140 2,415,545 2,274,595 87.3 87.5 87.1

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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 May 12, 2024).

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