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Characteristic Essex, County (CTY)More information:
Ontario
[Census division]
Counts
Total Men+ Women+
Population and dwellings
Population, 20211 422,860 ... ...
Population, 20161 398,953 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021 6.0 ... ...
Total private dwellings2 174,446 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3 165,787 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 229.3 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 1,844.21 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data 422,860 209,950 212,915
0 to 14 years 68,810 35,420 33,385
0 to 4 years 20,380 10,475 9,900
5 to 9 years 23,215 11,950 11,265
10 to 14 years 25,210 12,990 12,225
15 to 64 years 272,430 137,190 135,235
15 to 19 years 25,845 13,460 12,385
20 to 24 years 27,560 14,780 12,780
25 to 29 years 27,630 14,730 12,900
30 to 34 years 25,355 12,820 12,540
35 to 39 years 24,445 11,965 12,480
40 to 44 years 24,990 12,060 12,935
45 to 49 years 26,940 13,095 13,840
50 to 54 years 28,485 14,075 14,410
55 to 59 years 31,305 15,435 15,870
60 to 64 years 29,870 14,775 15,095
65 years and over 81,620 37,335 44,290
65 to 69 years 25,405 12,255 13,155
70 to 74 years 21,645 10,240 11,400
75 to 79 years 14,565 6,860 7,705
80 to 84 years 9,785 4,255 5,535
85 years and over 10,215 3,720 6,495
85 to 89 years 6,055 2,450 3,600
90 to 94 years 3,160 1,025 2,130
95 to 99 years 895 225 670
100 years and over 110 20 90
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.3 16.9 15.7
15 to 64 years 64.4 65.3 63.5
65 years and over 19.3 17.8 20.8
85 years and over 2.4 1.8 3.1
Average age of the population 42.0 40.9 43.1
Median age of the population 42.4 40.8 44.0
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data 165,785 ... ...
Single-detached house 115,480 ... ...
Semi-detached house 7,495 ... ...
Row house 9,235 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 4,665 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 13,905 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 14,110 ... ...
Other single-attached house 155 ... ...
Movable dwelling4 750 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data 165,785 ... ...
1 person 46,500 ... ...
2 persons 55,205 ... ...
3 persons 24,630 ... ...
4 persons 23,115 ... ...
5 or more persons 16,345 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 415,725 206,675 209,055
Average household size 2.5 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data 354,050 174,525 179,525
Married or living common-law 195,930 98,245 97,690
Married 169,110 84,865 84,245
Living common-law 26,820 13,380 13,440
Living common law - Never married 17,610 8,810 8,805
Living common law - Separated 1,540 815 725
Living common law - Divorced 6,770 3,380 3,390
Living common law - Widowed 900 370 530
Not married and not living common-law 158,120 76,285 81,835
Not married and not living common law - Never married 104,210 58,245 45,965
Not married and not living common law - Separated 9,890 4,180 5,715
Not married and not living common law - Divorced 22,630 9,305 13,325
Not married and not living common law - Widowed 21,385 4,555 16,830
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data5 116,690 ... ...
2 persons 57,775 ... ...
3 persons 24,255 ... ...
4 persons 22,320 ... ...
5 or more persons 12,345 ... ...
Average size of census families 3.0 ... ...
Average number of children in census families with children6 1.9 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data 116,695 ... ...
Total couple families 95,195 ... ...
Married couples 81,790 ... ...
With children6 44,725 ... ...
Without children 37,070 ... ...
Common-law couples 13,405 ... ...
With children6 5,205 ... ...
Without children 8,200 ... ...
Total one-parent families 21,495 ... ...
in which the parent is a woman+ 16,980 ... ...
in which the parent is a man+ 4,510 ... ...
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data 415,725 206,670 209,055
Total - Persons in census families 345,480 171,410 174,070
Married spouses or common-law partners 190,395 95,135 95,260
Parents in one-parent families 21,495 4,510 16,985
Children6 133,590 71,760 61,830
In a two-parent family 99,140 52,965 46,170
In a one-parent family 34,455 18,795 15,655
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 70,240 35,260 34,985
Living alone 46,500 22,100 24,395
Living with other relatives7 9,415 3,905 5,515
Living with non-relatives only 14,330 9,260 5,075
Household type
Total - Household type - 100% data 165,785 ... ...
One-census-family households without additional persons 103,390 ... ...
Couple-family households 86,355 ... ...
With children6 45,200 ... ...
Without children 41,155 ... ...
One-parent-family households 17,030 ... ...
Multigenerational households8 4,955 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households9 770 ... ...
One-census-family households with additional persons9 4,160 ... ...
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households 6,015 ... ...
One-person households 46,500 ... ...
Income of individuals in 2020
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data10 346,975 171,285 175,685
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 332,050 163,760 168,285
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) 40,000 46,000 34,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 332,285 163,885 168,400
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) 36,400 41,200 32,400
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 288,475 147,020 141,455
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) 33,200 40,400 26,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 236,635 127,865 108,770
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) 32,800 37,200 28,200
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 306,765 150,460 156,305
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) 10,100 8,500 11,800
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 42,080 21,270 20,805
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 5,480 5,480 5,480
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 103,785 52,085 51,700
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 8,000 8,000 8,000
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data11 346,975 171,225 175,750
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 331,785 163,590 168,195
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) 51,080 59,350 43,080
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 332,030 163,710 168,320
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) 43,600 49,640 37,720
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 288,930 147,190 141,745
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) 46,360 55,300 37,080
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 236,635 128,045 108,590
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) 44,760 50,640 37,840
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 306,740 150,585 156,160
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) 11,590 10,390 12,740
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 42,570 21,800 20,770
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 6,225 5,925 6,540
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 103,965 52,235 51,735
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 8,930 8,630 9,240
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data12 346,970 171,225 175,750
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data13 97,365 55,780 41,585
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)14 62,400 68,500 55,600
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)15 74,300 81,800 64,200
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data16 96,680 47,800 48,880
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 19,000 22,400 16,200
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 28,240 33,000 23,600
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data17 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)18 79.0 83.8 72.6
Employment income (%)19 62.5 66.8 56.7
Government transfers (%)20 21.0 16.1 27.5
Employment insurance benefits (%) 1.6 1.3 1.9
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) 6.2 5.1 7.8
COVID-19 - Emergency and recovery benefits (%) 5.5 4.6 6.6
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data21 346,975 171,290 175,685
Without total income 14,930 7,525 7,400
With total income 332,050 163,765 168,285
Under $10,000 (including loss) 28,455 11,650 16,805
$10,000 to $19,999 41,320 17,140 24,180
$20,000 to $29,999 51,545 21,630 29,920
$30,000 to $39,999 44,555 19,270 25,285
$40,000 to $49,999 40,355 20,350 20,010
$50,000 to $59,999 31,870 16,465 15,410
$60,000 to $69,999 22,775 12,255 10,515
$70,000 to $79,999 17,035 10,120 6,910
$80,000 to $89,999 12,430 7,720 4,705
$90,000 to $99,999 10,220 6,005 4,220
$100,000 and over 31,490 21,155 10,340
$100,000 to $149,999 21,565 13,615 7,955
$150,000 and over 9,925 7,540 2,380
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data22 346,975 171,290 175,685
Without after-tax income 14,690 7,405 7,285
With after-tax income 332,285 163,890 168,400
Under $10,000 (including loss) 29,765 12,085 17,685
$10,000 to $19,999 43,010 17,810 25,195
$20,000 to $29,999 58,610 24,750 33,855
$30,000 to $39,999 52,765 24,325 28,435
$40,000 to $49,999 45,650 23,660 21,990
$50,000 to $59,999 31,885 17,170 14,710
$60,000 to $69,999 21,630 12,895 8,740
$70,000 to $79,999 14,230 8,630 5,605
$80,000 to $89,999 11,650 6,520 5,135
$90,000 to $99,999 6,425 4,060 2,365
$100,000 and over 16,670 11,985 4,685
$100,000 to $124,999 7,890 5,305 2,590
$125,000 and over 8,775 6,680 2,095
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data19 346,975 171,290 175,685
Without employment income 110,340 43,425 66,915
With employment income 236,635 127,865 108,770
Under $5,000 (including loss) 41,900 23,505 18,390
$5,000 to $9,999 19,595 8,615 10,985
$10,000 to $19,999 28,745 13,320 15,425
$20,000 to $29,999 22,160 10,495 11,665
$30,000 to $39,999 21,835 10,855 10,985
$40,000 to $49,999 20,155 10,155 10,000
$50,000 to $59,999 17,310 9,425 7,885
$60,000 to $69,999 13,400 7,745 5,655
$70,000 to $79,999 11,180 7,155 4,025
$80,000 to $89,999 8,415 5,380 3,040
$90,000 to $99,999 8,495 4,680 3,815
$100,000 and over 23,440 16,540 6,905
$100,000 to $124,999 11,170 7,145 4,025
$125,000 and over 12,275 9,395 2,875
Income of individuals in 2019
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data23 346,975 171,285 175,685
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 324,640 159,680 164,955
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) 38,000 45,200 32,000
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 324,775 159,695 165,080
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) 34,800 40,400 29,800
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 283,625 144,095 139,525
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) 35,600 42,400 29,200
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 234,965 126,240 108,730
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) 35,600 40,800 31,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 289,695 141,495 148,200
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) 3,960 1,700 6,800
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data 30,840 16,265 14,580
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) 4,400 3,960 4,920
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data24 346,975 171,225 175,750
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 324,420 159,760 164,660
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) 48,600 57,200 40,240
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 324,580 159,765 164,815
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) 41,400 47,760 35,200
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 284,075 144,490 139,590
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) 47,360 56,500 37,880
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 234,965 126,530 108,430
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) 46,080 52,400 38,760
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 289,520 141,580 147,930
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) 7,990 6,860 9,070
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 31,305 16,480 14,825
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) 5,975 5,210 6,830
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data25 346,970 171,225 175,750
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data13 96,320 55,115 41,200
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)14 59,200 66,500 52,000
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)15 71,200 79,100 60,700
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data16 90,800 44,810 45,990
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 25,800 31,200 22,400
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 34,320 40,040 28,760
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%) 85.4 89.4 79.8
Employment income (%) 68.6 72.6 63.4
Government transfers (%) 14.7 10.6 20.2
Employment insurance benefits (%) 1.2 0.9 1.5
Income of households in 2020
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data26 165,785 ... ...
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) 82,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) 73,000 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data 46,500 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 41,600 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 37,600 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data 119,290 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 102,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 90,000 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data27 165,790 ... ...
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) 102,200 ... ...
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) 87,300 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data 46,520 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 50,840 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 43,320 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data 119,265 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 122,300 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 104,500 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data21 165,785 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,530 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 915 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,040 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 3,385 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,805 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,410 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,420 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 6,055 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 6,350 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 6,625 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 13,435 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 12,320 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 11,500 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 10,625 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 9,545 ... ...
$100,000 and over 64,815 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,540 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 13,775 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 16,660 ... ...
$200,000 and over 14,840 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data22 165,785 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,715 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 945 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,075 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 3,510 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 6,175 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 6,320 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 6,370 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 7,140 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 7,685 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 7,605 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 15,175 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 14,060 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 12,930 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 11,840 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 10,205 ... ...
$100,000 and over 52,040 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 19,130 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 12,305 ... ...
$150,000 and over 20,600 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2020
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data28 115,160 ... ...
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) 102,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) 90,000 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data 41,720 ... ...
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 89,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 78,500 ... ...
Average family size of couple-only economic families 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data 50,325 ... ...
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 134,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 116,000 ... ...
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families 4.1 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 19,810 ... ...
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 68,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 63,600 ... ...
Average family size of one-parent economic families 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data29 60,825 31,360 29,470
Median total income in 2020 ($)30 37,600 39,600 36,000
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($)30 34,400 35,600 33,600
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data31 115,100 ... ...
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) 122,600 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) 104,600 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data 41,750 ... ...
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 106,400 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 89,600 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data 50,325 ... ...
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 153,800 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 130,600 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 19,770 ... ...
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 79,500 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 71,300 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data32 60,860 31,295 29,565
Average total income in 2020 ($)30 46,600 48,520 44,560
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($)30 40,040 41,120 38,880
Low income and income inequality in 2020
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data33 415,725 206,670 209,055
0 to 17 years 84,305 43,475 40,830
0 to 5 years 24,820 12,775 12,040
18 to 64 years 254,120 127,245 126,885
65 years and over 77,300 35,955 41,340
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 47,045 22,275 24,765
0 to 17 years 12,205 6,310 5,895
0 to 5 years 4,085 2,125 1,955
18 to 64 years 25,930 12,605 13,325
65 years and over 8,910 3,365 5,545
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 11.3 10.8 11.9
0 to 17 years (%) 14.5 14.5 14.4
0 to 5 years (%) 16.5 16.7 16.3
18 to 64 years (%) 10.2 9.9 10.5
65 years and over (%) 11.5 9.4 13.4
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data33 415,725 206,670 209,050
0 to 17 years 84,300 43,470 40,830
0 to 5 years 24,815 12,780 12,040
18 to 64 years 254,125 127,240 126,880
65 years and over 77,300 35,960 41,345
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 18,290 10,005 8,285
0 to 17 years 3,180 1,650 1,530
0 to 5 years 1,040 560 485
18 to 64 years 13,705 7,755 5,945
65 years and over 1,410 600 815
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 4.4 4.8 4.0
0 to 17 years (%) 3.8 3.8 3.8
0 to 5 years (%) 4.2 4.4 4.0
18 to 64 years (%) 5.4 6.1 4.7
65 years and over (%) 1.8 1.7 2.0
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. 415,725 206,670 209,055
In bottom half of the distribution 212,490 103,235 109,255
In bottom decile 41,280 20,530 20,755
In second decile 43,995 20,375 23,620
In third decile 43,510 20,870 22,640
In fourth decile 42,380 20,975 21,405
In fifth decile 41,325 20,480 20,845
In top half of the distribution 203,235 103,440 99,795
In sixth decile 40,965 20,615 20,350
In seventh decile 40,240 20,490 19,750
In eighth decile 41,065 20,835 20,230
In ninth decile 40,745 20,740 20,005
In top decile 40,210 20,755 19,460
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data35 415,725 ... ...
Gini index on adjusted household total income 0.332 ... ...
Gini index on adjusted household market income 0.462 ... ...
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income 0.298 ... ...
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income 3.8 ... ...
Knowledge of official languages
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data36 419,165 208,405 210,755
English only 369,765 186,290 183,480
French only 500 190 310
English and French 39,430 17,690 21,740
Neither English nor French 9,465 4,235 5,230
First official language spoken
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data37 419,165 208,405 210,755
English 398,480 198,960 199,525
French 8,905 4,140 4,770
English and French 2,510 1,180 1,325
Neither English nor French 9,270 4,130 5,140
Mother tongue
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data38 419,165 208,405 210,755
Single responses 402,580 200,290 202,290
Official languages 307,515 153,205 154,310
English 298,380 148,920 149,470
French 9,130 4,285 4,845
Non-official languages 95,070 47,090 47,980
Indigenous languages39 45 25 20
Algonquian languages 30 15 15
Blackfoot 0 0 0
Cree-Innu languages 5 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0
Cree languages 5 0 0
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0 0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 0 0 0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 0 0 0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 0 0 0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Innu (Montagnais) 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 25 10 10
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0
Ojibway languages 25 10 10
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 0 0 0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 0 0 0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 25 10 10
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 0 0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 0 0
Dene, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 0 0 0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 0 0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 5
Cayuga 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 0 0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0
Assiniboine 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 0 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 5
Nisga'a 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Non-Indigenous languages 95,030 47,065 47,960
Afro-Asiatic languages 24,085 12,005 12,080
Berber languages 5 0 5
Kabyle 5 0 5
Tamazight 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Chadic languages 65 35 30
Hausa 60 35 30
Mina 5 5 5
Coptic 5 5 5
Cushitic languages 720 345 375
Bilen 0 0 0
Oromo 45 25 25
Somali 660 310 350
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5
Semitic languages 23,290 11,625 11,665
Amharic 105 50 60
Arabic 18,150 9,145 9,005
Aramaic languages 4,625 2,235 2,385
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 860 410 450
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 3,655 1,765 1,890
Aramaic, n.o.s. 105 55 50
Harari 5 0 5
Hebrew 35 15 20
Maltese 155 75 85
Tigrigna 220 105 115
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,325 1,065 1,260
Khmer (Cambodian) 395 170 225
Vietnamese 1,925 895 1,040
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,090 1,355 1,730
Bikol 10 5 5
Bisaya, n.o.s. 35 10 20
Cebuano 70 20 50
Fijian 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 50 15 35
Ilocano 100 40 60
Indonesian 85 40 45
Kankanaey 10 5 5
Kinaray-a 0 0 0
Malagasy languages 5 5 5
Merina 0 0 0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 5 5 5
Malay 5 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 5 15
Pangasinan 5 5 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,635 1,180 1,455
Waray-Waray 5 5 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30
Creole languages 250 120 130
Haitian Creole 130 60 70
Jamaican English Creole 10 5 0
Krio 5 0 5
Morisyen 20 10 10
Sango 10 5 5
Creole, n.o.s. 70 35 30
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10
Dravidian languages 1,715 1,075 645
Kannada 60 40 15
Malayalam 515 335 180
Tamil 550 315 240
Telugu 575 380 195
Tulu 5 5 5
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5
Georgian 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 15 5 5
Indo-European languages 52,415 26,125 26,290
Albanian 980 495 485
Armenian 190 85 100
Balto-Slavic languages 10,560 4,920 5,640
Baltic languages 60 15 45
Latvian 10 5 10
Lithuanian 50 15 30
Slavic languages 10,500 4,905 5,595
Belarusian 5 0 5
Bulgarian 95 40 50
Czech 150 70 80
Macedonian 1,095 530 565
Polish 2,750 1,250 1,500
Russian 585 235 355
Rusyn 5 5 0
Serbo-Croatian 4,540 2,210 2,325
Bosnian 345 165 180
Croatian 1,510 705 800
Serbian 2,620 1,305 1,315
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 65 30 40
Slovak 715 335 380
Slovene (Slovenian) 120 40 75
Ukrainian 435 175 250
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5
Celtic languages 15 5 10
Irish 5 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 5 0
Welsh 5 5 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Germanic languages 8,220 3,960 4,260
Frisian 5 5 5
High German languages 5,310 2,505 2,800
German 5,270 2,490 2,775
Pennsylvania German 0 0 0
Swiss German 15 5 10
Yiddish 20 10 10
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 2,820 1,405 1,415
Afrikaans 60 30 25
Dutch 585 300 285
Low German, n.o.s. 340 170 175
Low Saxon 55 20 35
Plautdietsch 1,730 855 870
Vlaams (Flemish) 60 30 30
Scandinavian languages 75 35 35
Danish 50 20 25
Icelandic 0 0 0
Norwegian 5 0 5
Swedish 15 15 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5
Greek 920 465 455
Indo-Iranian languages 13,735 7,450 6,285
Indo-Aryan languages 12,470 6,815 5,655
Assamese 5 5 5
Bengali 860 435 420
Gujarati 1,815 1,215 600
Hindi 1,165 695 470
Kacchi 5 5 0
Kashmiri 5 10 0
Konkani 10 5 10
Marathi 115 75 45
Nepali 995 485 510
Oriya languages 15 5 10
Odia 5 5 5
Oriya, n.o.s. 10 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 4,310 2,300 2,010
Rohingya 10 5 5
Sindhi 25 10 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 115 55 60
Urdu 2,985 1,505 1,485
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 20 5 10
Iranian languages 1,265 640 630
Baluchi 0 0 0
Kurdish 290 155 140
Parsi 0 0 0
Pashto 100 50 50
Persian languages 870 435 440
Dari 120 50 75
Iranian Persian 640 325 310
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 105 55 50
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 17,790 8,740 9,045
Catalan 5 0 0
Italian 7,765 3,725 4,035
Portuguese 2,295 1,125 1,175
Romanian 2,185 1,035 1,150
Spanish 5,470 2,810 2,665
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 70 50 25
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5
Japanese 110 45 65
Korean 515 255 265
Mongolian 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,085 500 580
Akan (Twi) 50 30 25
Bamanankan 0 0 0
Edo 10 5 5
Éwé 5 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0
Ga 10 10 5
Ganda 30 15 10
Gikuyu 0 0 0
Igbo 55 25 30
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 100 45 50
Lingala 10 5 5
Luba-Kasai 5 0 5
Mòoré 0 0 0
Mwani 5 0 5
Ndebele 10 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 115 50 70
Shona 35 20 20
Soninke 0 0 0
Sotho-Tswana languages 5 0 0
Swahili 305 135 165
Wojenaka 0 0 0
Wolof 5 0 5
Yoruba 215 95 115
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 110 55 50
Nilo-Saharan languages 175 85 95
Dinka 45 25 25
Nuer 30 15 15
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 95 50 45
African, n.o.s. 10 5 10
Sign languages 80 35 45
American Sign Language 70 30 40
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 6,970 3,350 3,620
Chinese languages 6,495 3,115 3,385
Hakka 30 10 10
Mandarin 4,345 2,060 2,285
Min Dong 5 5 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 75 40 35
Wu (Shanghainese) 55 25 30
Yue (Cantonese) 1,880 920 960
Chinese, n.o.s. 105 45 60
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 455 225 235
Burmese 85 45 40
Kuki-Chin languages 0 0 0
Karenic languages 355 175 180
S'gaw Karen 310 155 155
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 45 20 20
Tibetan 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages 375 175 205
Lao 205 110 100
Thai 170 65 105
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Turkic languages 560 285 275
Azerbaijani 20 10 10
Kazakh 0 0 0
Turkish 485 250 235
Uyghur 25 10 15
Uzbek 10 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10
Uralic languages 1,240 580 655
Estonian 15 10 10
Finnish 100 45 55
Hungarian 1,130 535 600
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10
Multiple responses 16,580 8,115 8,470
English and French 3,005 1,340 1,665
English and non-official language(s) 11,355 5,730 5,625
French and non-official language(s) 415 180 235
English, French and non-official language(s) 480 230 250
Multiple non-official languages 1,330 635 695
All languages spoken at home
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data40 419,165 208,405 210,755
English 314,900 157,115 157,790
French 1,665 775 895
Non-official language 27,885 13,660 14,225
Indigenous39 0 0 0
Non-Indigenous 27,885 13,660 14,225
English and French 6,485 2,885 3,595
English and non-official language(s) 62,065 31,195 30,870
French and non-official language(s) 250 100 145
English, French and non-official language(s) 3,145 1,365 1,780
Multiple non-official languages 2,775 1,320 1,455
Language spoken most often at home
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data41 419,165 208,405 210,755
Single responses 402,710 200,365 202,345
Official languages 350,085 174,255 175,830
English 347,575 173,080 174,495
French 2,510 1,170 1,330
Non-official languages 52,625 26,115 26,515
Indigenous languages39 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0
Cree-Innu languages 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0
Cree languages 0 0 0
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0 0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 0 0 0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 0 0 0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 0 0 0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Innu (Montagnais) 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0
Ojibway languages 0 0 0
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 0 0 0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 0 0 0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 0 0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 0 0
Dene, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 0 0 0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 0 0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 0 0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0
Assiniboine 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Non-Indigenous languages 52,625 26,115 26,510
Afro-Asiatic languages 15,640 7,695 7,945
Berber languages 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0
Tamazight 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Chadic languages 55 30 25
Hausa 55 30 25
Mina 0 0 0
Coptic 5 0 0
Cushitic languages 485 230 255
Bilen 0 0 0
Oromo 15 5 10
Somali 460 215 245
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0
Semitic languages 15,095 7,430 7,660
Amharic 55 25 30
Arabic 11,295 5,615 5,675
Aramaic languages 3,580 1,715 1,865
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 680 320 360
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 2,815 1,345 1,470
Aramaic, n.o.s. 85 50 40
Harari 0 0 0
Hebrew 15 5 5
Maltese 15 5 5
Tigrigna 145 65 80
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,565 720 850
Khmer (Cambodian) 210 90 120
Vietnamese 1,360 630 725
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 1,685 840 840
Bikol 0 0 0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 20 10 10
Cebuano 40 15 25
Fijian 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 20 10 15
Ilocano 60 25 35
Indonesian 20 10 10
Kankanaey 15 10 5
Kinaray-a 0 0 0
Malagasy languages 0 0 0
Merina 0 0 0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,475 745 725
Waray-Waray 5 5 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10
Creole languages 160 75 80
Haitian Creole 80 35 45
Jamaican English Creole 0 0 0
Krio 5 0 5
Morisyen 10 5 5
Sango 5 0 5
Creole, n.o.s. 50 30 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,075 640 435
Kannada 30 20 10
Malayalam 280 185 100
Tamil 370 200 170
Telugu 395 240 150
Tulu 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 25,285 12,610 12,675
Albanian 475 235 235
Armenian 75 35 40
Balto-Slavic languages 4,395 2,075 2,315
Baltic languages 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0
Slavic languages 4,400 2,075 2,320
Belarusian 0 0 0
Bulgarian 30 15 15
Czech 30 15 20
Macedonian 435 210 225
Polish 1,230 580 645
Russian 275 130 145
Rusyn 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 2,060 985 1,085
Bosnian 175 90 85
Croatian 505 235 275
Serbian 1,365 655 710
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 20 5 10
Slovak 235 105 130
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 10 10
Ukrainian 75 30 45
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 0
Irish 5 5 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Germanic languages 2,800 1,355 1,450
Frisian 5 5 0
High German languages 1,650 785 865
German 1,640 780 860
Pennsylvania German 0 0 0
Swiss German 5 0 5
Yiddish 0 0 0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 1,150 560 585
Afrikaans 25 15 10
Dutch 40 20 15
Low German, n.o.s. 230 110 115
Low Saxon 25 5 15
Plautdietsch 825 405 420
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 5
Scandinavian languages 0 0 5
Danish 0 0 5
Icelandic 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Greek 350 165 190
Indo-Iranian languages 9,635 5,080 4,555
Indo-Aryan languages 8,775 4,670 4,105
Assamese 0 0 0
Bengali 505 260 245
Gujarati 1,150 735 410
Hindi 745 410 340
Kacchi 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0
Marathi 50 30 20
Nepali 810 405 405
Oriya languages 10 5 5
Odia 0 0 0
Oriya, n.o.s. 5 0 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,365 1,775 1,590
Rohingya 10 5 5
Sindhi 10 0 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 55 30 30
Urdu 2,055 1,005 1,045
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5
Iranian languages 860 405 455
Baluchi 0 0 0
Kurdish 195 100 100
Parsi 0 0 0
Pashto 80 35 40
Persian languages 580 275 310
Dari 75 25 50
Iranian Persian 450 220 230
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 60 25 35
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 7,535 3,670 3,870
Catalan 0 0 0
Italian 2,190 880 1,310
Portuguese 925 430 500
Romanian 1,060 510 550
Spanish 3,355 1,840 1,510
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 15 5
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Japanese 45 25 20
Korean 360 185 180
Mongolian 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 450 210 240
Akan (Twi) 20 5 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0
Edo 5 5 0
Éwé 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0
Ganda 10 0 0
Gikuyu 0 0 0
Igbo 20 10 10
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 20 25
Lingala 0 0 0
Luba-Kasai 0 0 0
Mòoré 0 0 0
Mwani 0 0 0
Ndebele 5 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 25 25
Shona 5 0 0
Soninke 0 0 0
Sotho-Tswana languages 0 0 0
Swahili 170 85 90
Wojenaka 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0
Yoruba 85 40 50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 115 60 55
Dinka 25 10 10
Nuer 25 10 20
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 60 30 25
African, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Sign languages 160 90 70
American Sign Language 110 55 55
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 50 35 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 5,155 2,505 2,650
Chinese languages 4,775 2,315 2,455
Hakka 5 5 5
Mandarin 3,390 1,655 1,735
Min Dong 5 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 35 20 20
Wu (Shanghainese) 45 25 20
Yue (Cantonese) 1,220 580 635
Chinese, n.o.s. 75 30 40
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 360 180 185
Burmese 75 35 35
Kuki-Chin languages 0 0 0
Karenic languages 285 140 145
S'gaw Karen 250 125 125
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 35 15 15
Tibetan 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages 220 110 110
Lao 115 65 55
Thai 100 45 55
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Turkic languages 345 175 170
Azerbaijani 15 10 5
Kazakh 0 0 0
Turkish 295 150 145
Uyghur 25 10 15
Uzbek 5 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0
Uralic languages 360 165 195
Estonian 0 0 0
Finnish 20 10 10
Hungarian 340 160 185
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5
Multiple responses 16,455 8,040 8,415
English and French 1,075 445 630
English and non-official language(s) 14,515 7,230 7,290
French and non-official language(s) 95 35 60
English, French and non-official language(s) 385 165 215
Multiple non-official languages 385 165 220
Other language spoken regularly at home
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data42 419,170 208,405 210,760
None 358,000 178,165 179,830
English 19,455 9,820 9,640
French 5,565 2,475 3,095
Non-official language 28,605 14,190 14,415
Indigenous39 40 15 25
Non-Indigenous 28,560 14,170 14,390
English and French 430 185 245
English and non-official language(s) 3,075 1,575 1,505
French and non-official language(s) 1,395 585 810
English, French and non-official language(s) 75 50 25
Multiple non-official languages 2,570 1,365 1,200
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 415,725 206,675 209,050
Official languages 406,805 202,930 203,875
English 406,280 202,740 203,540
French 39,880 17,770 22,105
Non-official languages 122,700 61,310 61,395
Indigenous languages39 155 85 75
Algonquian languages 130 65 65
Blackfoot 0 0 0
Cree-Innu languages 20 0 15
Atikamekw 0 0 0
Cree languages 20 0 15
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0 0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 0 0 0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 0 0 0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 10 0 10
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 0 10
Innu (Montagnais) 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 110 60 50
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0
Ojibway languages 110 60 50
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 0 0 0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 0 0 0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 40 20 20
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 0 0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 0 0
Dene, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 0 0 0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 0 0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 15 10 10
Cayuga 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 0 0
Oneida 10 10 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 0 0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0
Assiniboine 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 10 10 0
Non-Indigenous languages 122,615 61,270 61,350
Afro-Asiatic languages 32,765 16,435 16,330
Berber languages 25 20 0
Kabyle 10 0 0
Tamazight 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0
Chadic languages 50 10 35
Hausa 35 10 35
Mina 0 0 0
Coptic 30 20 10
Cushitic languages 1,110 540 565
Bilen 0 0 0
Oromo 70 30 45
Somali 1,010 500 505
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15
Semitic languages 31,795 15,970 15,825
Amharic 260 115 145
Arabic 28,605 14,355 14,255
Aramaic languages 6,705 3,340 3,365
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 1,375 660 715
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5,295 2,645 2,645
Aramaic, n.o.s. 130 80 55
Harari 15 10 10
Hebrew 130 65 70
Maltese 200 110 85
Tigrigna 325 165 160
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 3,125 1,520 1,610
Khmer (Cambodian) 500 225 270
Vietnamese 2,640 1,295 1,340
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,605 1,415 2,185
Bikol 10 0 10
Bisaya, n.o.s. 35 10 20
Cebuano 150 50 105
Fijian 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 70 20 50
Ilocano 205 80 125
Indonesian 130 55 80
Kankanaey 0 0 0
Kinaray-a 0 0 0
Malagasy languages 0 0 0
Merina 0 0 0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Malay 75 40 35
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 30 10 25
Pangasinan 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3,260 1,260 2,000
Waray-Waray 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 115 60 55
Creole languages 690 330 355
Haitian Creole 330 150 180
Jamaican English Creole 55 35 20
Krio 30 0 25
Morisyen 20 15 10
Sango 70 30 35
Creole, n.o.s. 190 100 90
Creole languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25
Dravidian languages 2,345 1,475 870
Kannada 175 115 60
Malayalam 550 340 210
Tamil 965 595 370
Telugu 970 620 345
Tulu 20 15 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10
Georgian 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 35 15 20
Indo-European languages 68,765 34,875 33,895
Albanian 1,300 635 660
Armenian 355 150 205
Balto-Slavic languages 13,130 6,365 6,770
Baltic languages 60 15 40
Latvian 10 0 10
Lithuanian 45 15 30
Slavic languages 13,080 6,350 6,730
Belarusian 15 0 15
Bulgarian 155 90 65
Czech 170 95 75
Macedonian 1,395 715 680
Polish 3,410 1,615 1,790
Russian 1,025 495 530
Rusyn 25 20 0
Serbo-Croatian 6,270 3,140 3,130
Bosnian 645 355 285
Croatian 2,610 1,280 1,325
Serbian 3,910 2,010 1,900
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 110 55 60
Slovak 905 385 520
Slovene (Slovenian) 115 40 75
Ukrainian 660 275 385
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10
Celtic languages 50 30 20
Irish 20 10 0
Scottish Gaelic 20 15 0
Welsh 15 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Germanic languages 10,455 5,185 5,275
Frisian 10 0 0
High German languages 7,075 3,415 3,660
German 7,035 3,395 3,640
Pennsylvania German 10 0 10
Swiss German 30 10 15
Yiddish 25 15 10
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 3,375 1,750 1,630
Afrikaans 180 115 65
Dutch 665 350 315
Low German, n.o.s. 340 170 170
Low Saxon 55 25 25
Plautdietsch 2,115 1,070 1,045
Vlaams (Flemish) 85 45 45
Scandinavian languages 230 110 115
Danish 95 45 50
Icelandic 0 0 0
Norwegian 45 15 25
Swedish 110 60 55
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0
Greek 1,410 795 615
Indo-Iranian languages 18,220 10,145 8,075
Indo-Aryan languages 16,425 9,215 7,205
Assamese 0 0 0
Bengali 1,030 565 465
Gujarati 2,270 1,565 705
Hindi 6,215 3,730 2,480
Kacchi 10 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Konkani 40 20 20
Marathi 225 125 95
Nepali 1,155 565 590
Oriya languages 25 20 0
Odia 0 0 0
Oriya, n.o.s. 15 10 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,095 3,320 2,780
Rohingya 0 0 0
Sindhi 60 40 20
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 190 95 95
Urdu 4,745 2,485 2,260
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 90 45 45
Iranian languages 1,935 990 940
Baluchi 0 0 0
Kurdish 610 325 285
Parsi 0 0 0
Pashto 190 105 85
Persian languages 1,195 605 585
Dari 80 45 40
Iranian Persian 950 505 445
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 190 75 115
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0
Italic (Romance) languages 26,105 12,915 13,190
Catalan 15 0 10
Italian 11,420 5,605 5,820
Portuguese 3,320 1,640 1,680
Romanian 2,695 1,265 1,430
Spanish 9,470 4,770 4,695
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 195 120 75
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0
Japanese 300 170 130
Korean 610 295 310
Mongolian 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 2,220 1,055 1,165
Akan (Twi) 125 65 55
Bamanankan 0 0 0
Edo 25 25 0
Éwé 10 0 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 15 10 0
Ga 35 15 15
Ganda 30 15 15
Gikuyu 0 0 0
Igbo 230 125 110
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 155 60 95
Lingala 145 75 70
Luba-Kasai 25 15 10
Mòoré 0 0 0
Mwani 30 15 15
Ndebele 40 20 25
Rundi (Kirundi) 145 80 75
Shona 70 40 30
Soninke 0 0 0
Sotho-Tswana languages 0 0 0
Swahili 605 275 335
Wojenaka 0 0 0
Wolof 50 10 45
Yoruba 540 245 295
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 375 175 195
Nilo-Saharan languages 185 105 80
Dinka 60 35 20
Nuer 50 30 20
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 85 40 40
African, n.o.s. 80 50 25
Sign languages 560 205 355
American Sign Language 495 155 340
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 85 50 35
Sino-Tibetan languages 8,330 4,015 4,315
Chinese languages 7,740 3,730 4,010
Hakka 20 15 10
Mandarin 5,750 2,705 3,045
Min Dong 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 155 70 85
Wu (Shanghainese) 85 40 45
Yue (Cantonese) 2,635 1,325 1,310
Chinese, n.o.s. 135 65 75
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 560 265 300
Burmese 160 70 90
Kuki-Chin languages 0 0 0
Karenic languages 425 205 220
S'gaw Karen 350 165 185
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 140 75 65
Tibetan 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 35 0 30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20
Tai-Kadai languages 480 205 270
Lao 310 145 165
Thai 215 85 140
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,240 675 560
Azerbaijani 30 15 15
Kazakh 0 0 0
Turkish 1,200 650 550
Uyghur 25 0 20
Uzbek 20 15 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 30 10 10
Uralic languages 1,835 875 950
Estonian 15 10 0
Finnish 150 80 70
Hungarian 1,675 795 880
Other languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35
Indigenous population
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 415,725 206,670 209,050
Indigenous identity45 12,055 5,620 6,430
Single Indigenous responses46 11,490 5,400 6,090
First Nations (North American Indian) 5,310 2,435 2,865
Métis 6,115 2,925 3,190
Inuk (Inuit) 65 40 30
Multiple Indigenous responses47 265 100 165
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere48 300 120 175
Non-Indigenous identity 403,675 201,050 202,620
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 415,725 206,670 209,050
Registered or Treaty Indian49 2,855 1,345 1,510
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 412,870 205,325 207,540
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data50 165,785 ... ...
Owner 120,155 ... ...
Renter 45,630 ... ...
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data51 165,785 ... ...
Condominium 11,090 ... ...
Not condominium 154,695 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data52 165,785 ... ...
No bedrooms 945 ... ...
1 bedroom 17,655 ... ...
2 bedrooms 36,945 ... ...
3 bedrooms 67,045 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 43,200 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data53 165,785 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 35,645 ... ...
5 rooms 24,345 ... ...
6 rooms 25,695 ... ...
7 rooms 23,750 ... ...
8 or more rooms 56,355 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.6 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data54 165,785 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 162,315 ... ...
More than one person per room 3,470 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data55 165,785 ... ...
Suitable 157,305 ... ...
Not suitable 8,480 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data56 165,785 ... ...
1960 or before 53,140 ... ...
1961 to 1980 44,930 ... ...
1981 to 1990 14,555 ... ...
1991 to 2000 23,230 ... ...
2001 to 2005 11,555 ... ...
2006 to 2010 5,465 ... ...
2011 to 2015 5,240 ... ...
2016 to 202157 7,665 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data58 165,785 ... ...
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed 155,765 ... ...
Major repairs needed 10,020 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data59 165,785 ... ...
One-maintainer household 87,250 ... ...
Two-maintainer household 71,790 ... ...
Three-or-more-maintainer household 6,740 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data60 165,785 ... ...
15 to 24 years 3,465 ... ...
25 to 34 years 19,680 ... ...
35 to 44 years 25,500 ... ...
45 to 54 years 31,055 ... ...
55 to 64 years 36,235 ... ...
65 to 74 years 28,370 ... ...
75 to 84 years 15,530 ... ...
85 years and over 5,960 ... ...
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 164,320 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 135,555 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 28,765 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 26,230 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data62 165,785 ... ...
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed' 43,010 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only 25,190 ... ...
Not suitable only 6,640 ... ...
Major repairs needed only 7,065 ... ...
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' 1,160 ... ...
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed' 2,280 ... ...
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed' 545 ... ...
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed' 135 ... ...
Acceptable housing 122,775 ... ...
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 161,785 ... ...
In core need 12,965 ... ...
Not in core need 148,820 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 119,225 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgage64 57.2 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs61 10.9 ... ...
% in core housing need63 3.5 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)65 1,070 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)65 1,261 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)66 420,000 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)66 478,800 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 45,605 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housing67 16.4 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs61 34.8 ... ...
% in core housing need63 20.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)65 980 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)65 1,069 ... ...
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data 0 ... ...
% of households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band spending more than 30% on shelter costs61 ... ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)65 ... ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)65 ... ... ...
Indigenous ancestry
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data68 415,720 206,670 209,055
Indigenous ancestry (only)69 3,020 1,500 1,525
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)70 2,965 1,465 1,500
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestry 2,015 980 1,035
Métis single ancestry 915 460 460
Inuit single ancestry 35 20 10
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)71 60 40 25
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestry only 50 30 15
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestry only 10 0 0
Métis and Inuit ancestry only 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit ancestry only 0 0 0
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries72 13,080 6,270 6,815
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries73 12,750 6,110 6,645
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Indigenous ancestry only 8,370 4,025 4,345
Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only 4,290 2,055 2,235
Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 90 25 65
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries74 330 165 165
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only 320 165 155
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 10 0 10
Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 0 0 0
Non-Indigenous ancestry only75 399,620 198,905 200,715
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data76 415,725 206,670 209,055
Canadian citizens77 383,055 189,845 193,205
Canadian citizens aged under 18 79,035 40,815 38,220
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 304,015 149,030 154,985
Not Canadian citizens78 32,675 16,825 15,845
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data79 415,725 206,670 209,055
Non-immigrants80 309,525 154,015 155,515
Immigrants81 96,940 46,745 50,200
Before 1980 23,245 11,085 12,165
1980 to 1990 10,365 5,185 5,180
1991 to 2000 17,870 8,685 9,185
2001 to 2010 18,360 8,560 9,800
2011 to 202182 27,100 13,230 13,870
2011 to 2015 11,265 5,360 5,910
2016 to 2021 15,835 7,870 7,965
Non-permanent residents83 9,255 5,915 3,340
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data84 96,945 46,745 50,200
Under 5 years 10,135 5,290 4,845
5 to 14 years 18,520 9,300 9,225
15 to 24 years 20,690 9,455 11,235
25 to 44 years 38,525 18,525 19,995
45 years and over 9,075 4,170 4,900
Selected places of birth for the immigrant population
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data85 96,945 46,745 50,200
Americas 16,360 7,220 9,140
Brazil 240 95 150
Colombia 390 200 195
El Salvador 915 455 465
Guyana 165 105 65
Haiti 230 85 145
Jamaica 1,030 530 500
Mexico 3,705 1,740 1,965
Peru 140 55 90
Trinidad and Tobago 310 140 170
United States of America 6,750 2,700 4,050
Other places of birth in Americas 2,485 1,130 1,355
Europe 28,795 14,080 14,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,385 700 685
Croatia 1,640 795 845
France 305 165 140
Germany 1,140 530 610
Greece 840 465 375
Hungary 590 280 305
Italy 5,600 2,760 2,835
Netherlands 650 410 245
Poland 2,515 1,185 1,330
Portugal 1,620 795 825
Romania 2,255 1,075 1,185
Russian Federation 200 80 125
Serbia86 1,490 725 765
Ukraine 240 85 150
United Kingdom87 4,805 2,290 2,515
Other places of birth in Europe 3,525 1,735 1,790
Africa 5,940 2,940 2,995
Algeria 110 55 60
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 330 140 195
Egypt 530 300 225
Eritrea 225 105 120
Ethiopia 310 145 160
Morocco 75 45 30
Nigeria 840 415 420
Somalia 670 310 360
South Africa, Republic of 295 165 130
Other places of birth in Africa 2,550 1,255 1,290
Asia 45,680 22,425 23,255
Afghanistan 35 15 25
Iran88 695 335 360
Iraq 9,325 4,725 4,605
Lebanon 4,910 2,415 2,495
Syria89 3,955 1,885 2,075
Turkey 480 245 230
China90 4,105 1,810 2,295
Hong Kong91 595 340 260
Korea, South92 425 215 205
Taiwan 190 90 105
Philippines 3,150 1,215 1,935
Viet Nam 1,915 910 1,005
Bangladesh 645 340 305
India 6,330 3,420 2,910
Pakistan 2,710 1,350 1,355
Sri Lanka 290 145 140
Other places of birth in Asia 5,915 2,990 2,930
Oceania and other places of birth93 170 80 90
Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data94 15,830 7,870 7,965
Americas 2,255 1,125 1,130
Brazil 55 20 35
Colombia 50 20 30
Haiti 25 15 15
Jamaica 240 145 95
Mexico 420 200 225
United States of America 965 465 495
Venezuela95 20 0 20
Other places of birth in Americas 475 255 225
Europe 615 290 320
France 20 20 0
Germany 20 10 10
Ireland96 10 10 0
Italy 35 15 20
Russian Federation 10 0 10
Ukraine 15 0 10
United Kingdom87 95 55 45
Other places of birth in Europe 400 175 225
Africa 1,850 945 905
Algeria 20 0 10
Burundi 80 40 45
Cameroon 55 20 35
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 105 35 70
Côte d'Ivoire 55 20 40
Egypt 75 50 30
Eritrea 120 70 50
Ethiopia 25 0 25
Morocco 20 20 0
Nigeria 390 205 185
Somalia 285 165 120
South Africa, Republic of 25 15 10
Sudan97 55 30 25
Tunisia 10 0 10
Other places of birth in Africa 520 265 255
Asia 11,100 5,500 5,595
Afghanistan 0 0 0
Bangladesh 115 80 35
China90 740 280 460
Hong Kong91 0 0 0
India 2,140 1,265 875
Iran88 85 30 55
Iraq 2,665 1,360 1,305
Israel 0 0 0
Japan 0 0 0
Jordan 165 80 85
Korea, South92 75 40 30
Lebanon 425 185 235
Nepal 45 20 25
Pakistan 430 215 220
Philippines 435 140 295
Saudi Arabia 315 190 120
Sri Lanka 0 0 0
Syria89 2,665 1,275 1,395
Turkey 105 55 50
United Arab Emirates 150 85 65
Viet Nam 105 35 70
Other places of birth in Asia 385 140 245
Oceania and other93 10 0 10
Australia 10 0 0
Other places of birth98 0 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data99 415,725 206,670 209,050
First generation100 111,415 55,350 56,065
Second generation101 88,605 44,435 44,165
Third generation or more102 215,700 106,880 108,820
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 73,695 35,660 38,030
Economic immigrants104 23,690 12,450 11,240
Principal applicants105 9,770 6,820 2,955
Secondary applicants106 13,915 5,635 8,285
Immigrants sponsored by family107 21,345 8,425 12,920
Refugees108 26,935 14,005 12,930
Other immigrants109 1,725 780 945
Pre-admission experience
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data110 73,695 35,660 38,030
Asylum claim before admission111 6,945 3,600 3,345
Work permits only before admission112 4,665 2,375 2,290
Study permits only before admission113 1,575 820 755
Work and study permits before admission114 2,715 1,595 1,115
Other permits before admission115 760 315 445
No pre-admission experience116 57,040 26,960 30,085
Visible minority
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data117 415,725 206,670 209,050
Total visible minority population118 98,220 50,390 47,825
South Asian 20,585 11,575 9,015
Chinese 8,790 4,295 4,495
Black 16,325 8,190 8,140
Filipino 4,610 1,985 2,625
Arab 25,885 13,345 12,540
Latin American 6,565 3,360 3,200
Southeast Asian 5,310 2,575 2,735
West Asian 4,575 2,220 2,355
Korean 690 390 300
Japanese 280 130 155
Visible minority, n.i.e.119 1,205 630 585
Multiple visible minorities 3,390 1,700 1,695
Not a visible minority120 317,500 156,280 161,230
Ethnic or cultural origin
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data121 415,725 206,670 209,050
Canadian 53,745 26,755 26,985
English 72,680 34,845 37,835
Irish 59,105 27,955 31,150
Scottish 50,600 24,640 25,965
French, n.o.s.122 75,535 36,995 38,540
German 39,150 19,055 20,095
Chinese 9,035 4,310 4,730
Italian 37,670 18,855 18,815
Indian (India) 10,120 5,845 4,275
Ukrainian 10,800 5,285 5,510
Dutch 10,620 5,180 5,440
Polish 14,810 6,990 7,820
Québécois 570 270 300
British Isles, n.o.s.123 9,955 4,820 5,130
Filipino 4,730 2,020 2,705
French Canadian 11,210 5,475 5,735
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.124 6,680 3,285 3,395
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.125 4,850 2,250 2,595
Métis 5,575 2,710 2,865
European, n.o.s.126 4,330 2,140 2,190
Russian 4,515 2,110 2,405
Norwegian 1,435 725 705
Welsh 4,545 2,235 2,310
Portuguese 5,645 2,900 2,740
American 5,615 2,600 3,015
Spanish 3,115 1,480 1,640
Swedish 1,475 710 760
Hungarian 8,300 4,015 4,280
Acadian 690 295 395
Pakistani 3,645 1,920 1,725
African, n.o.s.127 3,325 1,690 1,640
Jewish 1,115 530 585
Punjabi 1,860 1,010 855
Vietnamese 3,170 1,570 1,600
Arab, n.o.s.128 7,865 4,070 3,795
Greek 3,110 1,645 1,460
Jamaican 2,415 1,280 1,135
Asian, n.o.s.129 1,990 1,080 910
Cree, n.o.s.130 300 160 140
Korean 680 365 305
Romanian 5,775 2,775 3,005
Lebanese 11,925 6,120 5,805
Iranian 975 515 460
Christian, n.i.e.131 2,990 1,450 1,540
Danish 1,045 450 595
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.132 2,670 1,340 1,330
Sikh 1,215 650 565
Austrian 1,955 880 1,075
Belgian 3,360 1,595 1,760
Haitian 395 175 220
Hindu 1,580 920 660
Mexican 4,280 2,115 2,165
Mennonite 4,240 2,160 2,080
Swiss 735 400 335
Finnish 1,175 575 600
Sri Lankan 380 215 165
Croatian 4,095 1,950 2,145
Japanese 355 165 190
South Asian, n.o.s.133 890 485 410
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.134 320 165 150
Northern European, n.o.s.135 805 435 370
Muslim 1,745 925 830
Egyptian 755 425 330
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.136 1,180 680 505
Tamil 285 160 125
Icelandic 190 105 85
Colombian 485 240 245
Moroccan 130 65 65
Czech 1,295 650 645
Syrian 3,230 1,620 1,615
Guyanese 285 150 135
Afghan 155 90 65
Black, n.o.s.137 1,765 835 925
Serbian 4,765 2,460 2,305
Ojibway 545 250 295
Newfoundlander 420 195 225
Hong Konger 170 85 80
Ontarian 1,535 740 795
Persian 440 195 245
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 625 275 345
Turkish 1,170 640 525
Inuit, n.o.s.138 145 50 95
Bangladeshi 700 350 350
Algerian 70 35 35
Brazilian 290 115 175
Nigerian 1,125 560 565
Armenian 790 345 445
Slovak 3,070 1,545 1,520
Eastern European, n.o.s.139 875 445 435
Somali 1,125 565 560
Taiwanese 170 85 80
Iraqi 6,085 3,080 3,005
Salvadorean 950 500 450
African Caribbean 315 160 150
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.140 450 235 215
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.141 2,820 1,395 1,430
Caribbean, n.o.s.142 260 120 140
Algonquin 160 100 60
West Indian, n.o.s.143 220 115 110
Lithuanian 445 185 260
South African 445 215 230
Australian 190 95 95
Palestinian 1,790 935 855
Chilean 245 105 145
Congolese 465 205 260
Nova Scotian 215 110 100
Ethiopian 410 185 225
Hispanic, n.o.s.144 530 255 280
Peruvian 115 30 80
Yoruba 435 210 225
Cambodian (Khmer) 770 330 445
Berber 40 25 15
Albanian 1,490 755 735
Maltese 1,435 725 710
Macedonian 2,255 1,110 1,145
Slovenian 740 345 400
Western European, n.o.s.145 260 145 110
New Brunswicker 90 45