Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population
Profile table
| Characteristic | OntarioMore information:
[Province] |
|---|---|
| Counts | |
| Total | |
| Population and dwellings | |
| Population, 20211 | 14,223,942 |
| Population, 20161 | 13,448,494 |
| Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021 | 5.8 |
| Total private dwellings2 | 5,929,250 |
| Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3 | 5,491,201 |
| Population density per square kilometre | 15.9 |
| Land area in square kilometres | 892,411.76 |
| Age characteristics | |
| Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data | 14,223,945 |
| 0 to 14 years | 2,251,795 |
| 0 to 4 years | 683,515 |
| 5 to 9 years | 764,430 |
| 10 to 14 years | 803,850 |
| 15 to 64 years | 9,334,440 |
| 15 to 19 years | 801,455 |
| 20 to 24 years | 895,600 |
| 25 to 29 years | 975,400 |
| 30 to 34 years | 981,210 |
| 35 to 39 years | 948,030 |
| 40 to 44 years | 890,160 |
| 45 to 49 years | 894,580 |
| 50 to 54 years | 941,270 |
| 55 to 59 years | 1,040,160 |
| 60 to 64 years | 966,575 |
| 65 years and over | 2,637,710 |
| 65 to 69 years | 813,215 |
| 70 to 74 years | 691,280 |
| 75 to 79 years | 469,485 |
| 80 to 84 years | 325,110 |
| 85 years and over | 338,620 |
| 85 to 89 years | 205,480 |
| 90 to 94 years | 101,430 |
| 95 to 99 years | 28,000 |
| 100 years and over | 3,705 |
| Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data | 100.0 |
| 0 to 14 years | 15.8 |
| 15 to 64 years | 65.6 |
| 65 years and over | 18.5 |
| 85 years and over | 2.4 |
| Average age of the population | 41.8 |
| Median age of the population | 41.6 |
| Household and dwelling characteristics | |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data | 5,491,200 |
| Single-detached house | 2,942,990 |
| Semi-detached house | 303,260 |
| Row house | 505,265 |
| Apartment or flat in a duplex | 181,030 |
| Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys | 548,785 |
| Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys | 984,665 |
| Other single-attached house | 10,220 |
| Movable dwelling4 | 14,985 |
| Total - Private households by household size - 100% data | 5,491,205 |
| 1 person | 1,452,540 |
| 2 persons | 1,798,040 |
| 3 persons | 872,480 |
| 4 persons | 825,445 |
| 5 or more persons | 542,700 |
| Number of persons in private households | 14,031,750 |
| Average household size | 2.6 |
| Marital status | |
| Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data | 11,972,145 |
| Married or living common-law | 6,769,725 |
| Married | 5,738,390 |
| Living common-law | 1,031,340 |
| Living common law - Never married | 727,825 |
| Living common law - Separated | 55,440 |
| Living common law - Divorced | 220,445 |
| Living common law - Widowed | 27,625 |
| Not married and not living common-law | 5,202,420 |
| Not married and not living common law - Never married | 3,515,215 |
| Not married and not living common law - Separated | 333,775 |
| Not married and not living common law - Divorced | 695,630 |
| Not married and not living common law - Widowed | 657,800 |
| Family characteristics | |
| Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data5 | 3,969,670 |
| 2 persons | 1,936,595 |
| 3 persons | 877,660 |
| 4 persons | 811,380 |
| 5 or more persons | 344,035 |
| Average size of census families | 2.9 |
| Average number of children in census families with children6 | 1.8 |
| Total number of census families in private households - 100% data | 3,969,670 |
| Total couple families | 3,291,560 |
| Married couples | 2,776,165 |
| With children6 | 1,571,480 |
| Without children | 1,204,680 |
| Common-law couples | 515,395 |
| With children6 | 189,835 |
| Without children | 325,560 |
| Total one-parent families | 678,110 |
| in which the parent is a woman+ | 538,450 |
| in which the parent is a man+ | 139,660 |
| Total - Persons in private households - 100% data | 14,031,750 |
| Total - Persons in census families | 11,601,460 |
| Married spouses or common-law partners | 6,583,120 |
| Parents in one-parent families | 678,110 |
| Children6 | 4,340,235 |
| In a two-parent family | 3,281,460 |
| In a one-parent family | 1,058,775 |
| Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data | 2,430,295 |
| Living alone | 1,452,540 |
| Living with other relatives7 | 388,780 |
| Living with non-relatives only | 588,970 |
| Household type | |
| Total - Household type - 100% data | 5,491,200 |
| One-census-family households without additional persons | 3,347,195 |
| Couple-family households | 2,841,660 |
| With children6 | 1,517,365 |
| Without children | 1,324,295 |
| One-parent-family households | 505,535 |
| Multigenerational households8 | 221,120 |
| Multiple-census-family households9 | 45,215 |
| One-census-family households with additional persons9 | 184,430 |
| Two-or-more-person non-census-family households | 240,700 |
| One-person households | 1,452,540 |
| Income of individuals in 2020 | |
| Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data10 | 11,782,845 |
| Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 11,294,815 |
| Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 41,200 |
| Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 11,300,805 |
| Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 37,200 |
| Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 10,010,415 |
| Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 36,000 |
| Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 8,153,180 |
| Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 38,000 |
| Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 10,239,835 |
| Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) | 8,900 |
| Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 1,054,225 |
| Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) | 5,600 |
| Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 3,327,770 |
| Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) | 8,000 |
| Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data11 | 11,782,820 |
| Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 11,296,770 |
| Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 56,350 |
| Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 11,302,690 |
| Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 46,280 |
| Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 10,011,345 |
| Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 52,700 |
| Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 8,153,185 |
| Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 52,600 |
| Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 10,242,610 |
| Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) | 10,640 |
| Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 1,052,985 |
| Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) | 6,640 |
| Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 3,321,155 |
| Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) | 9,300 |
| Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data12 | 11,782,825 |
| Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data13 | 3,865,695 |
| Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)14 | 67,000 |
| Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)15 | 82,400 |
| Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data16 | 3,112,160 |
| Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) | 17,400 |
| Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) | 28,520 |
| Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data17 | 100.0 |
| Market income (%)18 | 82.8 |
| Employment income (%)19 | 67.4 |
| Government transfers (%)20 | 17.1 |
| Employment insurance benefits (%) | 1.1 |
| COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) | 5.5 |
| COVID-19 - Emergency and recovery benefits (%) | 4.9 |
| Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data21 | 11,782,845 |
| Without total income | 488,030 |
| With total income | 11,294,815 |
| Under $10,000 (including loss) | 977,950 |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 1,383,475 |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 1,752,040 |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 1,388,215 |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 1,190,885 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 985,270 |
| $60,000 to $69,999 | 782,980 |
| $70,000 to $79,999 | 612,620 |
| $80,000 to $89,999 | 477,445 |
| $90,000 to $99,999 | 385,830 |
| $100,000 and over | 1,358,115 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 897,615 |
| $150,000 and over | 460,495 |
| Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data22 | 11,782,845 |
| Without after-tax income | 482,035 |
| With after-tax income | 11,300,805 |
| Under $10,000 (including loss) | 1,025,995 |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 1,442,850 |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 1,967,040 |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 1,621,120 |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 1,384,490 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 1,068,365 |
| $60,000 to $69,999 | 782,135 |
| $70,000 to $79,999 | 572,210 |
| $80,000 to $89,999 | 457,650 |
| $90,000 to $99,999 | 280,640 |
| $100,000 and over | 698,310 |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 344,450 |
| $125,000 and over | 353,860 |
| Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data19 | 11,782,845 |
| Without employment income | 3,629,670 |
| With employment income | 8,153,175 |
| Under $5,000 (including loss) | 1,218,885 |
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 688,670 |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 928,840 |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 696,570 |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 677,110 |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 672,005 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 611,665 |
| $60,000 to $69,999 | 519,955 |
| $70,000 to $79,999 | 419,875 |
| $80,000 to $89,999 | 352,235 |
| $90,000 to $99,999 | 316,750 |
| $100,000 and over | 1,050,620 |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 489,720 |
| $125,000 and over | 560,895 |
| Income of individuals in 2019 | |
| Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data23 | 11,782,845 |
| Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data | 11,051,405 |
| Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 39,200 |
| Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data | 11,055,345 |
| Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 35,600 |
| Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data | 9,877,245 |
| Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 37,600 |
| Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data | 8,159,090 |
| Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 38,800 |
| Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data | 9,643,335 |
| Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) | 2,200 |
| Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data | 723,990 |
| Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) | 5,640 |
| Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data24 | 11,782,820 |
| Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data | 11,053,285 |
| Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 53,800 |
| Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data | 11,057,080 |
| Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 44,080 |
| Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data | 9,878,270 |
| Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 53,250 |
| Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data | 8,160,870 |
| Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 52,700 |
| Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data | 9,644,415 |
| Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) | 7,150 |
| Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data | 725,250 |
| Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) | 7,340 |
| Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data25 | 11,782,825 |
| Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data13 | 3,830,200 |
| Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)14 | 62,800 |
| Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)15 | 77,800 |
| Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data16 | 2,925,680 |
| Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) | 23,600 |
| Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) | 34,640 |
| Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data | 100.0 |
| Market income (%) | 88.4 |
| Employment income (%) | 72.4 |
| Government transfers (%) | 11.6 |
| Employment insurance benefits (%) | 0.9 |
| Income of households in 2020 | |
| Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data26 | 5,491,205 |
| Median total income of household in 2020 ($) | 91,000 |
| Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) | 79,500 |
| Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data | 1,452,540 |
| Median total income of one-person households in 2020 ($) | 43,600 |
| Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($) | 39,200 |
| Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data | 4,038,660 |
| Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) | 111,000 |
| Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) | 97,000 |
| Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data27 | 5,491,200 |
| Average total income of household in 2020 ($) | 116,000 |
| Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) | 95,300 |
| Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data | 1,451,915 |
| Average total income of one-person households in 2020 ($) | 57,200 |
| Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($) | 47,320 |
| Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data | 4,039,285 |
| Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) | 137,000 |
| Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) | 112,500 |
| Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data21 | 5,491,200 |
| Under $5,000 | 61,515 |
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 30,860 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 63,360 |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 96,980 |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 186,250 |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 168,345 |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 158,810 |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 175,890 |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 182,900 |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 182,945 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 370,350 |
| $60,000 to $69,999 | 364,585 |
| $70,000 to $79,999 | 350,520 |
| $80,000 to $89,999 | 332,395 |
| $90,000 to $99,999 | 310,400 |
| $100,000 and over | 2,455,095 |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 662,625 |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 500,495 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 630,420 |
| $200,000 and over | 661,550 |
| Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data22 | 5,491,200 |
| Under $5,000 | 69,645 |
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 32,100 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 65,025 |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 101,865 |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 197,995 |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 190,225 |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 183,505 |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 204,300 |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 215,785 |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 217,105 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 440,280 |
| $60,000 to $69,999 | 430,860 |
| $70,000 to $79,999 | 409,865 |
| $80,000 to $89,999 | 385,295 |
| $90,000 to $99,999 | 343,595 |
| $100,000 and over | 2,003,770 |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 685,485 |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 472,130 |
| $150,000 and over | 846,155 |
| Income of economic families in 2020 | |
| Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data28 | 3,875,790 |
| Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) | 111,000 |
| Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) | 96,000 |
| Average family size of economic families | 3.1 |
| Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data | 1,361,615 |
| Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) | 95,000 |
| Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) | 83,000 |
| Average family size of couple-only economic families | 2.0 |
| Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data | 1,770,030 |
| Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) | 141,000 |
| Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) | 121,000 |
| Average family size of couple-with-children economic families | 4.1 |
| Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data | 610,815 |
| Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) | 73,000 |
| Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) | 67,500 |
| Average family size of one-parent economic families | 2.7 |
| Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data29 | 2,041,505 |
| Median total income in 2020 ($)30 | 38,800 |
| Median after-tax income in 2020 ($)30 | 35,600 |
| Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data31 | 3,873,665 |
| Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) | 137,200 |
| Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) | 112,200 |
| Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data | 1,359,275 |
| Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) | 119,500 |
| Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) | 97,000 |
| Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data | 1,773,005 |
| Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) | 168,800 |
| Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) | 136,600 |
| Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data | 607,780 |
| Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) | 87,100 |
| Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) | 76,100 |
| Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data32 | 2,039,230 |
| Average total income in 2020 ($)30 | 51,800 |
| Average after-tax income in 2020 ($)30 | 43,440 |
| Low income and income inequality in 2020 | |
| Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data33 | 14,031,755 |
| 0 to 17 years | 2,726,265 |
| 0 to 5 years | 831,185 |
| 18 to 64 years | 8,795,220 |
| 65 years and over | 2,510,270 |
| In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) | 1,420,525 |
| 0 to 17 years | 314,150 |
| 0 to 5 years | 102,930 |
| 18 to 64 years | 803,215 |
| 65 years and over | 303,160 |
| Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) | 10.1 |
| 0 to 17 years (%) | 11.5 |
| 0 to 5 years (%) | 12.4 |
| 18 to 64 years (%) | 9.1 |
| 65 years and over (%) | 12.1 |
| Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data33 | 13,977,120 |
| 0 to 17 years | 2,709,120 |
| 0 to 5 years | 825,865 |
| 18 to 64 years | 8,763,785 |
| 65 years and over | 2,504,220 |
| In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) | 738,795 |
| 0 to 17 years | 126,035 |
| 0 to 5 years | 39,415 |
| 18 to 64 years | 541,410 |
| 65 years and over | 71,350 |
| Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) | 5.3 |
| 0 to 17 years (%) | 4.7 |
| 0 to 5 years (%) | 4.8 |
| 18 to 64 years (%) | 6.2 |
| 65 years and over (%) | 2.9 |
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data34 |
14,031,755 |
| In bottom half of the distribution | 6,516,085 |
| In bottom decile | 1,318,120 |
| In second decile | 1,283,940 |
| In third decile | 1,292,030 |
| In fourth decile | 1,296,710 |
| In fifth decile | 1,325,280 |
| In top half of the distribution | 7,515,670 |
| In sixth decile | 1,365,960 |
| In seventh decile | 1,415,070 |
| In eighth decile | 1,482,300 |
| In ninth decile | 1,581,535 |
| In top decile | 1,670,800 |
| Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data35 | 14,031,755 |
| Gini index on adjusted household total income | 0.357 |
| Gini index on adjusted household market income | 0.470 |
| Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income | 0.308 |
| P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income | 3.9 |
| Knowledge of official languages | |
| Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data36 | 14,099,790 |
| English only | 12,196,575 |
| French only | 39,310 |
| English and French | 1,519,365 |
| Neither English nor French | 344,545 |
| First official language spoken | |
| Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data37 | 14,099,790 |
| English | 13,179,535 |
| French | 484,425 |
| English and French | 98,270 |
| Neither English nor French | 337,560 |
| Mother tongue | |
| Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data38 | 14,099,790 |
| Single responses | 13,430,605 |
| Official languages | 9,642,770 |
| English | 9,179,655 |
| French | 463,120 |
| Non-official languages | 3,787,835 |
| Indigenous languages39 | 14,475 |
| Algonquian languages | 13,545 |
| Blackfoot | 5 |
| Cree-Innu languages | 2,815 |
| Atikamekw | 10 |
| Cree languages | 2,800 |
| Ililimowin (Moose Cree) | 125 |
| Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) | 0 |
| Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) | 60 |
| Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) | 550 |
| Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) | 35 |
| Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) | 50 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 1,975 |
| Innu (Montagnais) | 0 |
| Naskapi | 15 |
| Eastern Algonquian languages | 70 |
| Mi'kmaq | 60 |
| Wolastoqewi (Malecite) | 10 |
| Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 10,645 |
| Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) | 35 |
| Oji-Cree | 4,240 |
| Ojibway languages | 6,365 |
| Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) | 280 |
| Daawaamwin (Odawa) | 65 |
| Saulteau (Western Ojibway) | 25 |
| Ojibway, n.o.s. | 6,000 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Athabaskan languages | 30 |
| Northern Athabaskan languages | 30 |
| Dakelh (Carrier) | 0 |
| Dane-zaa (Beaver) | 0 |
| Dene, n.o.s. | 15 |
| Gwich'in | 0 |
| Slavey-Hare languages | 10 |
| Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) | 5 |
| Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) | 5 |
| Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Tahltan languages | 0 |
| Kaska (Nahani) | 0 |
| Tahltan | 0 |
| Tlicho (Dogrib) | 0 |
| Tse'khene (Sekani) | 0 |
| Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) | 0 |
| Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) | 0 |
| Tutchone languages | 0 |
| Northern Tutchone | 0 |
| Southern Tutchone | 0 |
| Tutchone, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Wetsuwet'en-Babine | 0 |
| Tlingit | 0 |
| Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Haida | 0 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages | 510 |
| Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 10 |
| Inuinnaqtun | 5 |
| Inuvialuktun | 5 |
| Inuktitut | 505 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Iroquoian languages | 270 |
| Cayuga | 35 |
| Mohawk | 190 |
| Oneida | 40 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Ktunaxa (Kutenai) | 0 |
| Michif | 20 |
| Salish languages | 10 |
| Halkomelem | 0 |
| Lillooet | 0 |
| Ntlakapamux (Thompson) | 0 |
| Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) | 0 |
| Squamish | 0 |
| Straits | 0 |
| Syilx (Okanagan) | 0 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Siouan languages | 10 |
| Assiniboine | 0 |
| Dakota | 5 |
| Stoney | 0 |
| Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Tsimshian languages | 10 |
| Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 5 |
| Nisga'a | 0 |
| Tsimshian | 0 |
| Wakashan languages | 0 |
| Haisla | 0 |
| Heiltsuk | 0 |
| Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) | 0 |
| Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 0 |
| Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Indigenous languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Indigenous languages, n.o.s. | 65 |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 3,773,365 |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 310,765 |
| Berber languages | 855 |
| Kabyle | 580 |
| Tamazight | 215 |
| Berber languages, n.i.e. | 60 |
| Chadic languages | 635 |
| Hausa | 560 |
| Mina | 70 |
| Coptic | 535 |
| Cushitic languages | 27,575 |
| Bilen | 930 |
| Oromo | 1,540 |
| Somali | 24,700 |
| Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 405 |
| Semitic languages | 281,160 |
| Amharic | 12,490 |
| Arabic | 214,230 |
| Aramaic languages | 24,105 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 15,665 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 7,480 |
| Aramaic, n.o.s. | 960 |
| Harari | 970 |
| Hebrew | 11,630 |
| Maltese | 4,120 |
| Tigrigna | 13,360 |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 255 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 84,300 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 7,065 |
| Vietnamese | 77,085 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 140 |
| Austronesian languages | 208,395 |
| Bikol | 685 |
| Bisaya, n.o.s. | 2,735 |
| Cebuano | 5,900 |
| Fijian | 40 |
| Hiligaynon | 3,775 |
| Ilocano | 14,680 |
| Indonesian | 5,440 |
| Kankanaey | 375 |
| Kinaray-a | 275 |
| Malagasy languages | 125 |
| Merina | 30 |
| Malagasy, n.o.s. | 95 |
| Malay | 540 |
| Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 1,910 |
| Pangasinan | 750 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 168,845 |
| Waray-Waray | 590 |
| Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 1,710 |
| Creole languages | 11,690 |
| Haitian Creole | 5,160 |
| Jamaican English Creole | 435 |
| Krio | 290 |
| Morisyen | 1,990 |
| Sango | 45 |
| Creole, n.o.s. | 2,690 |
| Creole languages, n.i.e. | 1,080 |
| Dravidian languages | 185,145 |
| Kannada | 4,335 |
| Malayalam | 32,805 |
| Tamil | 126,640 |
| Telugu | 20,715 |
| Tulu | 415 |
| Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 235 |
| Georgian | 1,650 |
| Hmong-Mien languages | 480 |
| Indo-European languages | 2,119,610 |
| Albanian | 20,720 |
| Armenian | 14,680 |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 377,895 |
| Baltic languages | 7,425 |
| Latvian | 3,050 |
| Lithuanian | 4,370 |
| Slavic languages | 370,475 |
| Belarusian | 440 |
| Bulgarian | 8,565 |
| Czech | 9,060 |
| Macedonian | 13,620 |
| Polish | 106,275 |
| Russian | 104,310 |
| Rusyn | 225 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 77,145 |
| Bosnian | 7,140 |
| Croatian | 28,385 |
| Serbian | 40,465 |
| Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. | 1,160 |
| Slovak | 8,675 |
| Slovene (Slovenian) | 5,520 |
| Ukrainian | 36,340 |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 285 |
| Celtic languages | 795 |
| Irish | 225 |
| Scottish Gaelic | 170 |
| Welsh | 320 |
| Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 80 |
| Germanic languages | 167,265 |
| Frisian | 970 |
| High German languages | 102,915 |
| German | 89,075 |
| Pennsylvania German | 8,895 |
| Swiss German | 2,390 |
| Yiddish | 2,555 |
| Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages | 56,725 |
| Afrikaans | 2,865 |
| Dutch | 41,240 |
| Low German, n.o.s. | 1,930 |
| Low Saxon | 440 |
| Plautdietsch | 8,610 |
| Vlaams (Flemish) | 1,630 |
| Scandinavian languages | 6,440 |
| Danish | 3,370 |
| Icelandic | 175 |
| Norwegian | 800 |
| Swedish | 2,090 |
| Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 225 |
| Greek | 47,970 |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 884,995 |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 715,085 |
| Assamese | 325 |
| Bengali | 54,990 |
| Gujarati | 95,785 |
| Hindi | 87,035 |
| Kacchi | 3,880 |
| Kashmiri | 460 |
| Konkani | 2,595 |
| Marathi | 9,460 |
| Nepali | 12,430 |
| Oriya languages | 1,325 |
| Odia | 830 |
| Oriya, n.o.s. | 490 |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 260,075 |
| Rohingya | 290 |
| Sindhi | 2,670 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 11,040 |
| Urdu | 170,955 |
| Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. | 1,760 |
| Iranian languages | 169,765 |
| Baluchi | 335 |
| Kurdish | 9,120 |
| Parsi | 330 |
| Pashto | 12,780 |
| Persian languages | 146,700 |
| Dari | 34,340 |
| Iranian Persian | 97,135 |
| Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. | 15,230 |
| Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 495 |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 145 |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 605,070 |
| Catalan | 285 |
| Italian | 194,125 |
| Portuguese | 153,750 |
| Romanian | 38,955 |
| Spanish | 217,245 |
| Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 710 |
| Indo-European languages, n.i.e. | 205 |
| Japanese | 12,880 |
| Korean | 75,220 |
| Mongolian | 535 |
| Niger-Congo languages | 42,470 |
| Akan (Twi) | 9,325 |
| Bamanankan | 185 |
| Edo | 1,165 |
| Éwé | 485 |
| Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 480 |
| Ga | 510 |
| Ganda | 1,195 |
| Gikuyu | 460 |
| Igbo | 2,385 |
| Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 1,920 |
| Lingala | 825 |
| Luba-Kasai | 135 |
| Mòoré | 60 |
| Mwani | 345 |
| Ndebele | 335 |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 2,705 |
| Shona | 1,580 |
| Soninke | 195 |
| Sotho-Tswana languages | 230 |
| Swahili | 6,445 |
| Wojenaka | 60 |
| Wolof | 460 |
| Yoruba | 7,335 |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 3,655 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages | 1,935 |
| Dinka | 325 |
| Nuer | 320 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 1,125 |
| African, n.o.s. | 165 |
| Sign languages | 2,775 |
| American Sign Language | 2,360 |
| Quebec Sign Language | 35 |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 385 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 632,250 |
| Chinese languages | 621,980 |
| Hakka | 6,215 |
| Mandarin | 327,470 |
| Min Dong | 1,015 |
| Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 10,290 |
| Wu (Shanghainese) | 4,190 |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 267,425 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 5,080 |
| Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 300 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages | 10,000 |
| Burmese | 1,540 |
| Kuki-Chin languages | 440 |
| Karenic languages | 1,765 |
| S'gaw Karen | 1,530 |
| Karenic languages, n.i.e. | 235 |
| Tibetan | 5,785 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 460 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 275 |
| Tai-Kadai languages | 8,265 |
| Lao | 4,570 |
| Thai | 3,535 |
| Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. | 165 |
| Turkic languages | 32,270 |
| Azerbaijani | 2,870 |
| Kazakh | 255 |
| Turkish | 26,740 |
| Uyghur | 720 |
| Uzbek | 1,080 |
| Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 610 |
| Uralic languages | 42,270 |
| Estonian | 3,450 |
| Finnish | 7,650 |
| Hungarian | 31,170 |
| Other languages, n.i.e. | 460 |
| Multiple responses | 669,185 |
| English and French | 96,260 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 494,610 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 15,710 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 16,770 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 45,835 |
| All languages spoken at home | |
| Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data40 | 14,099,790 |
| English | 9,630,975 |
| French | 188,560 |
| Non-official language | 1,124,950 |
| Indigenous39 | 2,630 |
| Non-Indigenous | 1,122,315 |
| English and French | 274,675 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 2,647,980 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 14,065 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 117,430 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 101,145 |
| Language spoken most often at home | |
| Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data41 | 14,099,790 |
| Single responses | 13,384,695 |
| Official languages | 11,165,425 |
| English | 10,910,560 |
| French | 254,870 |
| Non-official languages | 2,219,265 |
| Indigenous languages39 | 5,710 |
| Algonquian languages | 5,430 |
| Blackfoot | 0 |
| Cree-Innu languages | 1,230 |
| Atikamekw | 0 |
| Cree languages | 1,220 |
| Ililimowin (Moose Cree) | 30 |
| Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) | 0 |
| Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) | 15 |
| Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) | 135 |
| Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) | 5 |
| Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) | 15 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 1,015 |
| Innu (Montagnais) | 0 |
| Naskapi | 5 |
| Eastern Algonquian languages | 20 |
| Mi'kmaq | 20 |
| Wolastoqewi (Malecite) | 0 |
| Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 4,185 |
| Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) | 5 |
| Oji-Cree | 1,985 |
| Ojibway languages | 2,195 |
| Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) | 95 |
| Daawaamwin (Odawa) | 25 |
| Saulteau (Western Ojibway) | 0 |
| Ojibway, n.o.s. | 2,070 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Athabaskan languages | 15 |
| Northern Athabaskan languages | 15 |
| Dakelh (Carrier) | 0 |
| Dane-zaa (Beaver) | 0 |
| Dene, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Gwich'in | 5 |
| Slavey-Hare languages | 0 |
| Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) | 0 |
| Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) | 0 |
| Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Tahltan languages | 0 |
| Kaska (Nahani) | 0 |
| Tahltan | 0 |
| Tlicho (Dogrib) | 5 |
| Tse'khene (Sekani) | 0 |
| Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) | 0 |
| Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) | 0 |
| Tutchone languages | 0 |
| Northern Tutchone | 0 |
| Southern Tutchone | 0 |
| Tutchone, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Wetsuwet'en-Babine | 10 |
| Tlingit | 0 |
| Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Haida | 0 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages | 150 |
| Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0 |
| Inuvialuktun | 0 |
| Inuktitut | 150 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Iroquoian languages | 75 |
| Cayuga | 10 |
| Mohawk | 50 |
| Oneida | 15 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Ktunaxa (Kutenai) | 0 |
| Michif | 15 |
| Salish languages | 5 |
| Halkomelem | 0 |
| Lillooet | 0 |
| Ntlakapamux (Thompson) | 0 |
| Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) | 0 |
| Squamish | 0 |
| Straits | 0 |
| Syilx (Okanagan) | 0 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Siouan languages | 5 |
| Assiniboine | 0 |
| Dakota | 0 |
| Stoney | 0 |
| Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Tsimshian languages | 0 |
| Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 0 |
| Nisga'a | 0 |
| Tsimshian | 0 |
| Wakashan languages | 0 |
| Haisla | 0 |
| Heiltsuk | 0 |
| Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) | 0 |
| Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 0 |
| Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Indigenous languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Indigenous languages, n.o.s. | 5 |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 2,213,555 |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 181,660 |
| Berber languages | 365 |
| Kabyle | 220 |
| Tamazight | 100 |
| Berber languages, n.i.e. | 45 |
| Chadic languages | 355 |
| Hausa | 325 |
| Mina | 30 |
| Coptic | 255 |
| Cushitic languages | 16,105 |
| Bilen | 800 |
| Oromo | 840 |
| Somali | 14,230 |
| Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 230 |
| Semitic languages | 164,590 |
| Amharic | 6,405 |
| Arabic | 124,865 |
| Aramaic languages | 18,120 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 11,870 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 5,550 |
| Aramaic, n.o.s. | 705 |
| Harari | 515 |
| Hebrew | 4,925 |
| Maltese | 770 |
| Tigrigna | 8,870 |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 120 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 55,990 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 3,855 |
| Vietnamese | 52,080 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 55 |
| Austronesian languages | 115,225 |
| Bikol | 255 |
| Bisaya, n.o.s. | 1,355 |
| Cebuano | 3,140 |
| Fijian | 20 |
| Hiligaynon | 1,960 |
| Ilocano | 8,105 |
| Indonesian | 1,990 |
| Kankanaey | 210 |
| Kinaray-a | 110 |
| Malagasy languages | 45 |
| Merina | 15 |
| Malagasy, n.o.s. | 35 |
| Malay | 130 |
| Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 990 |
| Pangasinan | 250 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 95,635 |
| Waray-Waray | 230 |
| Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 785 |
| Creole languages | 6,165 |
| Haitian Creole | 2,640 |
| Jamaican English Creole | 195 |
| Krio | 140 |
| Morisyen | 1,425 |
| Sango | 30 |
| Creole, n.o.s. | 1,325 |
| Creole languages, n.i.e. | 420 |
| Dravidian languages | 129,245 |
| Kannada | 2,165 |
| Malayalam | 20,855 |
| Tamil | 93,165 |
| Telugu | 12,805 |
| Tulu | 145 |
| Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 110 |
| Georgian | 1,040 |
| Hmong-Mien languages | 185 |
| Indo-European languages | 1,136,460 |
| Albanian | 9,880 |
| Armenian | 8,590 |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 181,290 |
| Baltic languages | 1,640 |
| Latvian | 535 |
| Lithuanian | 1,105 |
| Slavic languages | 179,650 |
| Belarusian | 145 |
| Bulgarian | 4,100 |
| Czech | 2,555 |
| Macedonian | 5,535 |
| Polish | 45,800 |
| Russian | 66,045 |
| Rusyn | 120 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 35,980 |
| Bosnian | 3,450 |
| Croatian | 9,990 |
| Serbian | 22,145 |
| Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. | 400 |
| Slovak | 3,070 |
| Slovene (Slovenian) | 1,000 |
| Ukrainian | 15,235 |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 65 |
| Celtic languages | 140 |
| Irish | 65 |
| Scottish Gaelic | 25 |
| Welsh | 45 |
| Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Germanic languages | 40,600 |
| Frisian | 85 |
| High German languages | 28,670 |
| German | 20,680 |
| Pennsylvania German | 7,180 |
| Swiss German | 560 |
| Yiddish | 250 |
| Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages | 11,190 |
| Afrikaans | 1,175 |
| Dutch | 4,055 |
| Low German, n.o.s. | 1,265 |
| Low Saxon | 185 |
| Plautdietsch | 4,415 |
| Vlaams (Flemish) | 95 |
| Scandinavian languages | 620 |
| Danish | 210 |
| Icelandic | 30 |
| Norwegian | 70 |
| Swedish | 310 |
| Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 40 |
| Greek | 19,065 |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 601,605 |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 487,535 |
| Assamese | 145 |
| Bengali | 34,830 |
| Gujarati | 63,145 |
| Hindi | 52,420 |
| Kacchi | 1,655 |
| Kashmiri | 145 |
| Konkani | 640 |
| Marathi | 4,975 |
| Nepali | 8,910 |
| Oriya languages | 655 |
| Odia | 420 |
| Oriya, n.o.s. | 230 |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 198,670 |
| Rohingya | 220 |
| Sindhi | 1,390 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 5,795 |
| Urdu | 113,020 |
| Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. | 930 |
| Iranian languages | 114,005 |
| Baluchi | 195 |
| Kurdish | 5,560 |
| Parsi | 170 |
| Pashto | 8,670 |
| Persian languages | 99,095 |
| Dari | 21,150 |
| Iranian Persian | 67,320 |
| Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. | 10,625 |
| Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 310 |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 65 |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 275,210 |
| Catalan | 105 |
| Italian | 58,670 |
| Portuguese | 74,745 |
| Romanian | 17,755 |
| Spanish | 123,690 |
| Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 240 |
| Indo-European languages, n.i.e. | 90 |
| Japanese | 5,875 |
| Korean | 53,585 |
| Mongolian | 290 |
| Niger-Congo languages | 16,065 |
| Akan (Twi) | 4,370 |
| Bamanankan | 80 |
| Edo | 270 |
| Éwé | 120 |
| Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 220 |
| Ga | 170 |
| Ganda | 345 |
| Gikuyu | 70 |
| Igbo | 660 |
| Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 775 |
| Lingala | 330 |
| Luba-Kasai | 35 |
| Mòoré | 10 |
| Mwani | 80 |
| Ndebele | 115 |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 1,375 |
| Shona | 450 |
| Soninke | 105 |
| Sotho-Tswana languages | 55 |
| Swahili | 2,775 |
| Wojenaka | 35 |
| Wolof | 165 |
| Yoruba | 2,640 |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 835 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages | 820 |
| Dinka | 125 |
| Nuer | 185 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 460 |
| African, n.o.s. | 45 |
| Sign languages | 5,010 |
| American Sign Language | 3,920 |
| Quebec Sign Language | 50 |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 1,035 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 469,325 |
| Chinese languages | 461,870 |
| Hakka | 2,540 |
| Mandarin | 253,860 |
| Min Dong | 650 |
| Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 4,890 |
| Wu (Shanghainese) | 2,765 |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 193,955 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 3,090 |
| Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 110 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages | 7,310 |
| Burmese | 960 |
| Kuki-Chin languages | 305 |
| Karenic languages | 1,275 |
| S'gaw Karen | 1,105 |
| Karenic languages, n.i.e. | 170 |
| Tibetan | 4,540 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 225 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 145 |
| Tai-Kadai languages | 3,995 |
| Lao | 2,395 |
| Thai | 1,520 |
| Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. | 85 |
| Turkic languages | 19,965 |
| Azerbaijani | 1,445 |
| Kazakh | 40 |
| Turkish | 17,160 |
| Uyghur | 490 |
| Uzbek | 580 |
| Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 250 |
| Uralic languages | 12,465 |
| Estonian | 485 |
| Finnish | 1,140 |
| Hungarian | 10,835 |
| Other languages, n.i.e. | 195 |
| Multiple responses | 715,095 |
| English and French | 59,725 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 624,265 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 6,475 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 12,185 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 12,445 |
| Other language spoken regularly at home | |
| Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data42 | 14,099,790 |
| None | 11,528,735 |
| English | 903,960 |
| French | 189,420 |
| Non-official language | 1,136,770 |
| Indigenous39 | 9,310 |
| Non-Indigenous | 1,127,465 |
| English and French | 16,580 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 140,865 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 52,565 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 2,920 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 127,975 |
| Knowledge of languages |
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| Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample data43 | 14,031,755 |
| Official languages | 13,688,615 |
| English | 13,650,230 |
| French | 1,550,545 |
| Non-official languages | 5,058,180 |
| Indigenous languages39 | 29,850 |
| Algonquian languages | 26,775 |
| Blackfoot | 0 |
| Cree-Innu languages | 5,205 |
| Atikamekw | 15 |
| Cree languages | 5,155 |
| Ililimowin (Moose Cree) | 335 |
| Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) | 10 |
| Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) | 200 |
| Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) | 1,165 |
| Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) | 135 |
| Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) | 95 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 3,340 |
| Innu (Montagnais) | 20 |
| Naskapi | 20 |
| Eastern Algonquian languages | 295 |
| Mi'kmaq | 250 |
| Wolastoqewi (Malecite) | 35 |
| Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 21,560 |
| Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) | 135 |
| Oji-Cree | 6,260 |
| Ojibway languages | 15,530 |
| Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) | 1,295 |
| Daawaamwin (Odawa) | 210 |
| Saulteau (Western Ojibway) | 115 |
| Ojibway, n.o.s. | 14,155 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 95 |
| Athabaskan languages | 115 |
| Northern Athabaskan languages | 105 |
| Dakelh (Carrier) | 0 |
| Dane-zaa (Beaver) | 0 |
| Dene, n.o.s. | 50 |
| Gwich'in | 0 |
| Slavey-Hare languages | 15 |
| Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) | 0 |
| Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) | 0 |
| Slavey, n.o.s. | 15 |
| Tahltan languages | 0 |
| Kaska (Nahani) | 0 |
| Tahltan | 0 |
| Tlicho (Dogrib) | 0 |
| Tse'khene (Sekani) | 0 |
| Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) | 0 |
| Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) | 0 |
| Tutchone languages | 0 |
| Northern Tutchone | 0 |
| Southern Tutchone | 0 |
| Tutchone, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Wetsuwet'en-Babine | 25 |
| Tlingit | 10 |
| Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Haida | 0 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages | 1,000 |
| Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 25 |
| Inuinnaqtun | 25 |
| Inuvialuktun | 0 |
| Inuktitut | 970 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Iroquoian languages | 1,625 |
| Cayuga | 210 |
| Mohawk | 1,220 |
| Oneida | 210 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 35 |
| Ktunaxa (Kutenai) | 0 |
| Michif | 135 |
| Salish languages | 65 |
| Halkomelem | 0 |
| Lillooet | 0 |
| Ntlakapamux (Thompson) | 25 |
| Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) | 10 |
| Squamish | 0 |
| Straits | 0 |
| Syilx (Okanagan) | 0 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 20 |
| Siouan languages | 65 |
| Assiniboine | 20 |
| Dakota | 15 |
| Stoney | 0 |
| Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 30 |
| Tsimshian languages | 25 |
| Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 10 |
| Nisga'a | 20 |
| Tsimshian | 0 |
| Wakashan languages | 20 |
| Haisla | 0 |
| Heiltsuk | 0 |
| Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) | 10 |
| Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 0 |
| Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Indigenous languages, n.i.e. | 70 |
| Indigenous languages, n.o.s. | 245 |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 5,029,345 |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 481,620 |
| Berber languages | 1,570 |
| Kabyle | 950 |
| Tamazight | 475 |
| Berber languages, n.i.e. | 215 |
| Chadic languages | 2,210 |
| Hausa | 2,005 |
| Mina | 200 |
| Coptic | 2,130 |
| Cushitic languages | 41,520 |
| Bilen | 1,335 |
| Oromo | 2,950 |
| Somali | 36,825 |
| Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 815 |
| Semitic languages | 443,215 |
| Amharic | 22,815 |
| Arabic | 342,860 |
| Aramaic languages | 33,950 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 21,640 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 11,170 |
| Aramaic, n.o.s. | 1,685 |
| Harari | 1,610 |
| Hebrew | 47,380 |
| Maltese | 6,055 |
| Tigrigna | 19,755 |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 685 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 115,355 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 10,085 |
| Vietnamese | 105,800 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 275 |
| Austronesian languages | 292,100 |
| Bikol | 1,345 |
| Bisaya, n.o.s. | 3,410 |
| Cebuano | 11,100 |
| Fijian | 210 |
| Hiligaynon | 6,435 |
| Ilocano | 26,205 |
| Indonesian | 8,175 |
| Kankanaey | 620 |
| Kinaray-a | 310 |
| Malagasy languages | 270 |
| Merina | 35 |
| Malagasy, n.o.s. | 235 |
| Malay | 4,370 |
| Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 3,390 |
| Pangasinan | 1,610 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 271,450 |
| Waray-Waray | 1,810 |
| Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 6,850 |
| Creole languages | 36,585 |
| Haitian Creole | 14,220 |
| Jamaican English Creole | 3,385 |
| Krio | 650 |
| Morisyen | 5,645 |
| Sango | 270 |
| Creole, n.o.s. | 10,235 |
| Creole languages, n.i.e. | 4,065 |
| Dravidian languages | 272,060 |
| Kannada | 12,930 |
| Malayalam | 48,025 |
| Tamil | 192,890 |
| Telugu | 38,190 |
| Tulu | 1,225 |
| Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 685 |
| Georgian | 2,170 |
| Hmong-Mien languages | 555 |
| Indo-European languages | 2,941,400 |
| Albanian | 26,725 |
| Armenian | 19,610 |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 470,080 |
| Baltic languages | 9,715 |
| Latvian | 4,215 |
| Lithuanian | 5,520 |
| Slavic languages | 462,520 |
| Belarusian | 1,630 |
| Bulgarian | 11,310 |
| Czech | 13,130 |
| Macedonian | 21,070 |
| Polish | 134,980 |
| Russian | 155,340 |
| Rusyn | 295 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 102,885 |
| Bosnian | 13,895 |
| Croatian | 48,075 |
| Serbian | 58,045 |
| Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. | 1,850 |
| Slovak | 11,725 |
| Slovene (Slovenian) | 7,235 |
| Ukrainian | 58,355 |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 500 |
| Celtic languages | 4,115 |
| Irish | 2,345 |
| Scottish Gaelic | 715 |
| Welsh | 810 |
| Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 285 |
| Germanic languages | 257,270 |
| Frisian | 1,750 |
| High German languages | 175,485 |
| German | 158,120 |
| Pennsylvania German | 10,370 |
| Swiss German | 3,485 |
| Yiddish | 6,100 |
| Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages | 78,435 |
| Afrikaans | 9,255 |
| Dutch | 55,040 |
| Low German, n.o.s. | 2,185 |
| Low Saxon | 595 |
| Plautdietsch | 10,245 |
| Vlaams (Flemish) | 2,040 |
| Scandinavian languages | 12,565 |
| Danish | 5,175 |
| Icelandic | 390 |
| Norwegian | 2,385 |
| Swedish | 5,340 |
| Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 480 |
| Greek | 76,320 |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 1,244,895 |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 1,049,480 |
| Assamese | 725 |
| Bengali | 76,980 |
| Gujarati | 143,240 |
| Hindi | 436,125 |
| Kacchi | 8,140 |
| Kashmiri | 1,085 |
| Konkani | 6,745 |
| Marathi | 24,775 |
| Nepali | 17,110 |
| Oriya languages | 2,545 |
| Odia | 1,430 |
| Oriya, n.o.s. | 1,130 |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 397,865 |
| Rohingya | 370 |
| Sindhi | 5,595 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 21,630 |
| Urdu | 295,175 |
| Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. | 5,965 |
| Iranian languages | 210,370 |
| Baluchi | 520 |
| Kurdish | 13,870 |
| Parsi | 525 |
| Pashto | 20,790 |
| Persian languages | 183,830 |
| Dari | 47,640 |
| Iranian Persian | 122,305 |
| Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. | 16,615 |
| Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 1,040 |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 1,300 |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 922,975 |
| Catalan | 770 |
| Italian | 312,800 |
| Portuguese | 208,575 |
| Romanian | 48,315 |
| Spanish | 401,205 |
| Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 2,355 |
| Indo-European languages, n.i.e. | 910 |
| Japanese | 30,705 |
| Korean | 90,475 |
| Mongolian | 745 |
| Niger-Congo languages | 106,850 |
| Akan (Twi) | 17,570 |
| Bamanankan | 760 |
| Edo | 3,210 |
| Éwé | 1,195 |
| Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 1,010 |
| Ga | 1,870 |
| Ganda | 2,760 |
| Gikuyu | 1,080 |
| Igbo | 8,115 |
| Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 4,020 |
| Lingala | 7,315 |
| Luba-Kasai | 1,050 |
| Mòoré | 235 |
| Mwani | 520 |
| Ndebele | 855 |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 4,895 |
| Shona | 3,040 |
| Soninke | 290 |
| Sotho-Tswana languages | 630 |
| Swahili | 24,360 |
| Wojenaka | 260 |
| Wolof | 1,495 |
| Yoruba | 24,375 |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 12,825 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages | 3,210 |
| Dinka | 470 |
| Nuer | 585 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 2,155 |
| African, n.o.s. | 835 |
| Sign languages | 18,990 |
| American Sign Language | 16,685 |
| Quebec Sign Language | 380 |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 2,600 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 747,160 |
| Chinese languages | 734,190 |
| Hakka | 8,760 |
| Mandarin | 467,415 |
| Min Dong | 1,450 |
| Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 18,020 |
| Wu (Shanghainese) | 6,720 |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 352,135 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 5,200 |
| Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 515 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages | 13,135 |
| Burmese | 2,570 |
| Kuki-Chin languages | 600 |
| Karenic languages | 2,255 |
| S'gaw Karen | 1,970 |
| Karenic languages, n.i.e. | 385 |
| Tibetan | 7,475 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 980 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 565 |
| Tai-Kadai languages | 12,655 |
| Lao | 7,370 |
| Thai | 6,200 |
| Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. | 335 |
| Turkic languages | 52,195 |
| Azerbaijani | 5,910 |
| Kazakh | 710 |
| Turkish | 44,815 |
| Uyghur | 825 |
| Uzbek | 2,095 |
| Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 1,075 |
| Uralic languages | 52,025 |
| Estonian | 4,010 |
| Finnish | 9,455 |
| Hungarian | 38,690 |
| Other languages, n.i.e. | 2,145 |
| Indigenous population | |
| Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 | 14,031,750 |
| Indigenous identity45 | 406,585 |
| Single Indigenous responses46 | 389,955 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) | 251,030 |
| Métis | 134,615 |
| Inuk (Inuit) | 4,310 |
| Multiple Indigenous responses47 | 7,115 |
| Indigenous responses not included elsewhere48 | 9,515 |
| Non-Indigenous identity | 13,625,165 |
| Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 | 14,031,750 |
| Registered or Treaty Indian49 | 172,535 |
| Not a Registered or Treaty Indian | 13,859,215 |
| Household characteristics | |
| Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data50 | 5,491,200 |
| Owner | 3,755,720 |
| Renter | 1,724,970 |
| Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band | 10,510 |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data51 | 5,491,200 |
| Condominium | 822,780 |
| Not condominium | 4,668,425 |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data52 | 5,491,200 |
| No bedrooms | 48,740 |
| 1 bedroom | 769,570 |
| 2 bedrooms | 1,205,540 |
| 3 bedrooms | 1,918,935 |
| 4 or more bedrooms | 1,548,420 |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data53 | 5,491,200 |
| 1 to 4 rooms | 1,579,320 |
| 5 rooms | 775,580 |
| 6 rooms | 791,100 |
| 7 rooms | 708,205 |
| 8 or more rooms | 1,636,990 |
| Average number of rooms per dwelling | 6.2 |
| Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data54 | 5,491,200 |
| One person or fewer per room | 5,328,575 |
| More than one person per room | 162,625 |
| Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data55 | 5,491,200 |
| Suitable | 5,122,185 |
| Not suitable | 369,015 |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data56 | 5,491,200 |
| 1960 or before | 1,247,430 |
| 1961 to 1980 | 1,456,110 |
| 1981 to 1990 | 711,940 |
| 1991 to 2000 | 644,080 |
| 2001 to 2005 | 385,045 |
| 2006 to 2010 | 348,760 |
| 2011 to 2015 | 328,735 |
| 2016 to 202157 | 369,095 |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data58 | 5,491,200 |
| Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed | 5,177,155 |
| Major repairs needed | 314,050 |
| Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data59 | 5,491,200 |
| One-maintainer household | 2,677,880 |
| Two-maintainer household | 2,506,110 |
| Three-or-more-maintainer household | 307,210 |
| Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data60 | 5,491,200 |
| 15 to 24 years | 126,385 |
| 25 to 34 years | 727,305 |
| 35 to 44 years | 930,410 |
| 45 to 54 years | 1,013,210 |
| 55 to 64 years | 1,149,345 |
| 65 to 74 years | 876,960 |
| 75 to 84 years | 481,250 |
| 85 years and over | 186,330 |
| 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 | 5,415,420 |
| Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs | 4,103,320 |
| Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs | 1,312,095 |
| 30% to less than 100% | 1,169,040 |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data62 | 5,491,205 |
| Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed' | 1,802,285 |
| Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only | 1,150,405 |
| Not suitable only | 262,900 |
| Major repairs needed only | 201,870 |
| 'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' | 74,930 |
| 'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed' | 80,990 |
| 'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed' | 25,420 |
| 'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed' | 5,765 |
| Acceptable housing | 3,688,915 |
| 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 | 5,272,360 |
| In core need | 639,805 |
| Not in core need | 4,632,550 |
| Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data | 3,718,255 |
| % of owner households with a mortgage64 | 59.7 |
| % of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs61 | 17.7 |
| % in core housing need63 | 6.4 |
| Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)65 | 1,440 |
| Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)65 | 1,700 |
| Median value of dwellings ($)66 | 700,000 |
| Average value of dwellings ($)66 | 807,000 |
| Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data | 1,722,000 |
| % of tenant households in subsidized housing67 | 13.7 |
| % of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs61 | 38.4 |
| % in core housing need63 | 24.9 |
| Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)65 | 1,300 |
| Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)65 | 1,408 |
| Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data | 10,510 |
| % of households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band spending more than 30% on shelter costs61 | 8.7 |
| Median monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)65 | 324 |
| Average monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)65 | 380 |
| Indigenous ancestry | |
| Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data68 | 14,031,755 |
| Indigenous ancestry (only)69 | 169,090 |
| Single Indigenous ancestry (only)70 | 166,095 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestry | 136,445 |
| Métis single ancestry | 27,835 |
| Inuit single ancestry | 1,810 |
| Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)71 | 3,000 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestry only | 2,660 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestry only | 175 |
| Métis and Inuit ancestry only | 115 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit ancestry only | 50 |
| Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries72 | 351,395 |
| Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries73 | 342,985 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 246,415 |
| Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 93,245 |
| Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 3,325 |
| Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries74 | 8,405 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 7,595 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 535 |
| Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 215 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 60 |
| Non-Indigenous ancestry only75 | 13,511,270 |
| Citizenship | |
| Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data76 | 14,031,755 |
| Canadian citizens77 | 12,633,260 |
| Canadian citizens aged under 18 | 2,554,125 |
| Canadian citizens aged 18 and over | 10,079,140 |
| Not Canadian citizens78 | 1,398,490 |
| Immigrant status and period of immigration | |
| Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data79 | 14,031,755 |
| Non-immigrants80 | 9,437,320 |
| Immigrants81 | 4,206,585 |
| Before 1980 | 860,305 |
| 1980 to 1990 | 506,195 |
| 1991 to 2000 | 852,765 |
| 2001 to 2010 | 941,630 |
| 2011 to 202182 | 1,045,695 |
| 2011 to 2015 | 461,010 |
| 2016 to 2021 | 584,680 |
| Non-permanent residents83 | 387,850 |
| Age at immigration | |
| Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data84 | 4,206,585 |
| Under 5 years | 375,395 |
| 5 to 14 years | 734,680 |
| 15 to 24 years | 840,165 |
| 25 to 44 years | 1,851,675 |
| 45 years and over | 404,670 |
| Selected places of birth for the immigrant population | |
| Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data85 | 4,206,585 |
| Americas | 629,550 |
| Brazil | 23,125 |
| Colombia | 32,520 |
| El Salvador | 21,780 |
| Guyana | 77,635 |
| Haiti | 11,375 |
| Jamaica | 122,770 |
| Mexico | 33,380 |
| Peru | 11,455 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 52,750 |
| United States of America | 111,390 |
| Other places of birth in Americas | 131,370 |
| Europe | 1,049,725 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,150 |
| Croatia | 24,270 |
| France | 15,240 |
| Germany | 54,275 |
| Greece | 31,650 |
| Hungary | 18,530 |
| Italy | 135,640 |
| Netherlands | 39,490 |
| Poland | 88,785 |
| Portugal | 95,490 |
| Romania | 40,475 |
| Russian Federation | 44,165 |
| Serbia86 | 22,295 |
| Ukraine | 43,070 |
| United Kingdom87 | 239,485 |
| Other places of birth in Europe | 135,725 |
| Africa | 287,920 |
| Algeria | 4,355 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 10,220 |
| Egypt | 39,345 |
| Eritrea | 14,200 |
| Ethiopia | 19,415 |
| Morocco | 8,105 |
| Nigeria | 37,420 |
| Somalia | 20,335 |
| South Africa, Republic of | 21,540 |
| Other places of birth in Africa | 112,985 |
| Asia | 2,225,590 |
| Afghanistan | 38,580 |
| Iran88 | 103,795 |
| Iraq | 63,255 |
| Lebanon | 38,170 |
| Syria89 | 45,685 |
| Turkey | 20,795 |
| China90 | 355,955 |
| Hong Kong91 | 108,480 |
| Korea, South92 | 62,750 |
| Taiwan | 18,105 |
| Philippines | 268,580 |
| Viet Nam | 86,315 |
| Bangladesh | 46,260 |
| India | 495,750 |
| Pakistan | 165,530 |
| Sri Lanka | 112,730 |
| Other places of birth in Asia | 194,855 |
| Oceania and other places of birth93 | 13,810 |
| Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population | |
| Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data94 | 584,680 |
| Americas | 68,450 |
| Brazil | 8,725 |
| Colombia | 4,260 |
| Haiti | 1,550 |
| Jamaica | 9,970 |
| Mexico | 5,810 |
| United States of America | 17,945 |
| Venezuela95 | 3,400 |
| Other places of birth in Americas | 16,795 |
| Europe | 47,295 |
| France | 3,225 |
| Germany | 1,685 |
| Ireland96 | 2,225 |
| Italy | 1,770 |
| Russian Federation | 5,150 |
| Ukraine | 6,035 |
| United Kingdom87 | 8,000 |
| Other places of birth in Europe | 19,200 |
| Africa | 64,910 |
| Algeria | 1,130 |
| Burundi | 1,790 |
| Cameroon | 1,585 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2,275 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1,085 |
| Egypt | 6,370 |
| Eritrea | 7,145 |
| Ethiopia | 3,480 |
| Morocco | 1,890 |
| Nigeria | 16,570 |
| Somalia | 3,345 |
| South Africa, Republic of | 2,915 |
| Sudan97 | 2,095 |
| Tunisia | 820 |
| Other places of birth in Africa | 12,405 |
| Asia | 401,940 |
| Afghanistan | 7,225 |
| Bangladesh | 7,710 |
| China90 | 54,645 |
| Hong Kong91 | 2,620 |
| India | 139,660 |
| Iran88 | 13,215 |
| Iraq | 12,940 |
| Israel | 2,270 |
| Japan | 1,460 |
| Jordan | 2,610 |
| Korea, South92 | 6,935 |
| Lebanon | 4,365 |
| Nepal | 2,445 |
| Pakistan | 23,970 |
| Philippines | 45,235 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6,110 |
| Sri Lanka | 5,895 |
| Syria89 | 30,180 |
| Turkey | 7,060 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5,310 |
| Viet Nam | 6,020 |
| Other places of birth in Asia | 14,075 |
| Oceania and other93 | 2,090 |
| Australia | 1,620 |
| Other places of birth98 | 470 |
| Generation status | |
| Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data99 | 14,031,755 |
| First generation100 | 4,725,795 |
| Second generation101 | 3,180,170 |
| Third generation or more102 | 6,125,785 |
| 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 | 3,346,285 |
| Economic immigrants104 | 1,669,195 |
| Principal applicants105 | 697,905 |
| Secondary applicants106 | 971,295 |
| Immigrants sponsored by family107 | 1,037,680 |
| Refugees108 | 587,735 |
| Other immigrants109 | 51,675 |
| Pre-admission experience | |
| Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data110 | 3,346,285 |
| Asylum claim before admission111 | 262,835 |
| Work permits only before admission112 | 289,330 |
| Study permits only before admission113 | 79,320 |
| Work and study permits before admission114 | 179,715 |
| Other permits before admission115 | 19,030 |
| No pre-admission experience116 | 2,516,055 |
| Visible minority | |
| Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data117 | 14,031,750 |
| Total visible minority population118 | 4,817,360 |
| South Asian | 1,515,295 |
| Chinese | 820,245 |
| Black | 768,740 |
| Filipino | 363,650 |
| Arab | 284,215 |
| Latin American | 249,190 |
| Southeast Asian | 167,845 |
| West Asian | 212,185 |
| Korean | 99,425 |
| Japanese | 31,420 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e.119 | 124,120 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 181,025 |
| Not a visible minority120 | 9,214,395 |
| Ethnic or cultural origin | |
| Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data121 | 14,031,755 |
| Canadian | 1,621,655 |
| English | 2,347,685 |
| Irish | 1,999,985 |
| Scottish | 1,937,010 |
| French, n.o.s.122 | 1,039,385 |
| German | 1,058,075 |
| Chinese | 821,835 |
| Italian | 905,105 |
| Indian (India) | 764,435 |
| Ukrainian | 342,260 |
| Dutch | 478,860 |
| Polish | 461,090 |
| Québécois | 28,035 |
| British Isles, n.o.s.123 | 462,995 |
| Filipino | 355,680 |
| French Canadian | 199,845 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s.124 | 221,315 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.125 | 160,660 |
| Métis | 131,780 |
| European, n.o.s.126 | 182,785 |
| Russian | 187,460 |
| Norwegian | 62,840 |
| Welsh | 188,980 |
| Portuguese | 300,600 |
| American | 129,750 |
| Spanish | 143,840 |
| Swedish | 68,260 |
| Hungarian | 149,040 |
| Acadian | 34,125 |
| Pakistani | 212,650 |
| African, n.o.s.127 | 149,265 |
| Jewish | 155,180 |
| Punjabi | 119,085 |
| Vietnamese | 122,735 |
| Arab, n.o.s.128 | 110,250 |
| Greek | 143,065 |
| Jamaican | 201,945 |
| Asian, n.o.s.129 | 110,750 |
| Cree, n.o.s.130 | 20,025 |
| Korean | 100,025 |
| Romanian | 86,435 |
| Lebanese | 80,345 |
| Iranian | 109,410 |
| Christian, n.i.e.131 | 73,665 |
| Danish | 52,170 |
| North American Indigenous, n.o.s.132 | 61,790 |
| Sikh | 77,805 |
| Austrian | 63,920 |
| Belgian | 56,860 |
| Haitian | 17,930 |
| Hindu | 106,970 |
| Mexican | 54,725 |
| Mennonite | 38,095 |
| Swiss | 56,510 |
| Finnish | 76,275 |
| Sri Lankan | 105,765 |
| Croatian | 79,240 |
| Japanese | 42,250 |
| South Asian, n.o.s.133 | 83,435 |
| Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.134 | 21,650 |
| Northern European, n.o.s.135 | 31,395 |
| Muslim | 62,780 |
| Egyptian | 54,210 |
| Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.136 | 48,595 |
| Tamil | 86,580 |
| Icelandic | 13,915 |
| Colombian | 39,420 |
| Moroccan | 12,300 |
| Czech | 39,400 |
| Syrian | 42,525 |
| Guyanese | 85,455 |
| Afghan | 61,255 |
| Black, n.o.s.137 | 59,655 |
| Serbian | 64,415 |
| Ojibway | 52,770 |
| Newfoundlander | 29,950 |
| Hong Konger | 41,120 |
| Ontarian | 64,245 |
| Persian | 46,445 |
| Trinidadian/Tobagonian | 59,110 |
| Turkish | 43,555 |
| Inuit, n.o.s.138 | 6,160 |
| Bangladeshi | 47,195 |
| Algerian | 4,970 |
| Brazilian | 33,905 |
| Nigerian | 36,750 |
| Armenian | 30,860 |
| Slovak | 37,165 |
| Eastern European, n.o.s.139 | 32,880 |
| Somali | 41,640 |
| Taiwanese | 17,960 |
| Iraqi | 42,980 |
| Salvadorean | 24,740 |
| African Caribbean | 43,475 |
| East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.140 | 32,785 |
| West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.141 | 38,000 |
| Caribbean, n.o.s.142 | 39,165 |
| Algonquin | 20,910 |
| West Indian, n.o.s.143 | 42,575 |
| Lithuanian | 29,870 |
| South African | 21,965 |
| Australian | 14,775 |
| Palestinian | 30,365 |
| Chilean | 14,370 |
| Congolese | 12,815 |
| Nova Scotian | 10,195 |
| Ethiopian | 20,625 |
| Hispanic, n.o.s.144 | 22,825 |
| Peruvian | 15,260 |
| Yoruba | 19,350 |
| Cambodian (Khmer) | 15,155 |
| Berber | 3,055 |
| Albanian | 29,575 |
| Maltese | 33,825 |
| Macedonian | 35,925 |
| Slovenian | 25,085 |
| Western European, n.o.s.145 | 13,170 |
| New Brunswicker | 5,865 |
| Gujarati | 25,995 |
| Eritrean | 17,165 |
| African Canadian | 20,025 |
| Israeli | 20,570 |
| Mohawk | 20,595 |
| Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.146 | 12,115 |
| Bulgarian | 15,900 |
| Albertan | 1,185 |
| Ghanaian | 20,935 |
| Barbadian | 21,205 |
| African American | 16,380 |
| Yugoslavian, n.o.s.147 | 16,400 |
| Tunisian | 2,430 |
| Slavic, n.o.s.148 | 15,800 |
| Cuban | 14,785 |
| Bosnian | 16,065 |
| Venezuelan | 12,885 |
| Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.149 | 1,010 |
| Latvian | 16,070 |
| Bengali | 16,665 |
| Cameroonian | 4,295 |
| Guatemalan | 10,175 |
| Indonesian | 10,645 |
| Laotian | 10,870 |
| Ilocano | 10,560 |
| Northern Irish | 14,875 |
| Celtic, n.o.s.150 | 10,135 |
| British Columbian | 1,020 |
| Ecuadorian | 18,835 |
| Franco Ontarian | 18,755 |
| Argentinian | 11,950 |
| Estonian | 14,025 |
| Kurdish | 13,495 |
| Fijian | 2,345 |
| Jatt | 9,195 |
| North American, n.o.s.151 | 8,040 |
| Coptic | 14,845 |
| Thai | 7,850 |
| Dominican | 8,585 |
| Nepali | 11,585 |
| Kabyle | 570 |
| Assyrian | 17,080 |
| Igbo | 8,595 |
| Byelorussian | 9,730 |
| Dene, n.o.s.152 | 285 |
| Blackfoot, n.o.s.153 | 3,445 |
| Abenaki | 1,300 |
| Moldovan | 4,295 |
| Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.154 | 5,550 |
| New Zealander | 4,865 |
| Sudanese | 9,200 |
| Breton | 650 |
| Pennsylvania Dutch | 12,085 |
| Malaysian | 7,360 |
| Plains Cree | 365 |
| North African, n.o.s.155 | 3,660 |
| Huron (Wendat) | 2,070 |
| Saskatchewanian | 1,755 |
| Buddhist | 8,440 |
| Gaspesian | 700 |
| Norman | 2,250 |
| Southern or East African, n.o.s.156 | 9,250 |
| Ivorian | 2,270 |
| Saulteaux | 735 |
| Anishinaabe, n.o.s.157 | 6,980 |
| Burundian | 4,105 |
| Tigrinya | 5,290 |
| Nicaraguan | 6,575 |
| Mauritian | 5,050 |
| Kenyan | 6,970 |
| Oji-Cree | 7,300 |
| Vincentian | 9,080 |
| Jordanian | 9,040 |
| Manitoban | 1,505 |
| Cape Bretoner | 3,040 |
| Rwandan | 3,450 |
| Grenadian | 10,250 |
| Malayali | 8,100 |
| Chaldean | 10,280 |
| Sinhalese | 8,060 |
| Mayan | 4,085 |
| Honduran | 3,735 |
| Cherokee | 3,555 |
| Qalipu Mi'kmaq | 1,350 |
| Indo-Caribbean | 8,830 |
| Flemish | 3,565 |
| United Empire Loyalist | 6,730 |
| Senegalese | 1,155 |
| Azerbaijani | 6,235 |
| Sicilian | 5,840 |
| Pashtun | 6,385 |
| Malay | 3,910 |
| Goan | 7,930 |
| Bantu, n.o.s.158 | 3,150 |
| Tibetan | 7,380 |
| Zimbabwean | 3,780 |
| Burmese | 4,290 |
| Mongolian | 3,585 |
| Azorean | 6,085 |
| Atikamekw | 85 |
| Bamileke | 1,100 |
| Indo-Guyanese | 7,605 |
| Ugandan | 4,685 |
| Oromo | 3,015 |
| Tanzanian | 4,865 |
| Yemeni | 5,300 |
| Central African | 1,630 |
| Libyan | 4,200 |
| Basque | 1,515 |
| Uruguayan | 4,720 |
| Akan, n.o.s.159 | 4,055 |
| Central or West African, n.o.s.160 | 3,605 |
| Igorot | 2,245 |
| Fulani | 1,165 |
| Woodland Cree | 275 |
| Guinean | 1,120 |
| St. Lucian | 5,850 |
| Prince Edward Islander | 1,900 |
| Maliseet | 615 |
| Beninese | 1,325 |
| Telugu | 4,755 |
| Roma | 3,470 |
| Costa Rican | 2,735 |
| African Nova Scotian | 1,650 |
| Malagasy | 555 |
| Kashmiri | 3,905 |
| Singaporean | 2,320 |
| Karen | 2,365 |
| Edo | 3,515 |
| Tajik | 4,150 |
| Amhara | 3,135 |
| Paraguayan | 855 |
| Religion | |
| Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data161 | 14,031,750 |
| Buddhist | 164,215 |
| Christian | 7,315,810 |
| Christian, n.o.s.162 | 1,070,190 |
| Anabaptist | 57,795 |
| Anglican | 525,425 |
| Baptist | 165,400 |
| Catholic | 3,654,825 |
| Christian Orthodox | 329,850 |
| Jehovah's Witness | 48,290 |
| Latter Day Saints | 16,420 |
| Lutheran | 114,810 |
| Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness) | 35,320 |
| Pentecostal and other Charismatic | 174,605 |
| Presbyterian | 202,275 |
| Reformed | 47,400 |
| United Church | 570,830 |
| Other Christian and Christian-related traditions | 302,375 |
| Hindu | 573,700 |
| Jewish | 196,100 |
| Muslim | 942,990 |
| Sikh | 300,435 |
| Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality | 15,985 |
| Other religions and spiritual traditions | 88,845 |
| No religion and secular perspectives | 4,433,675 |
| Mobility status 1 year ago | |
| Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data163 | 13,904,805 |
| Non-movers | 12,295,685 |
| Movers | 1,609,120 |
| Non-migrants | 914,170 |
| Migrants | 694,950 |
| Internal migrants | 570,275 |
| Intraprovincial migrants | 516,425 |
| Interprovincial migrants | 53,850 |
| External migrants | 124,670 |
| Mobility status 5 years ago | |
| Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data164 | 13,349,180 |
| Non-movers | 8,361,770 |
| Movers | 4,987,410 |
| Non-migrants | 2,087,055 |
| Migrants | 2,900,355 |
| Internal migrants | 2,167,365 |
| Intraprovincial migrants | 1,938,720 |
| Interprovincial migrants | 228,640 |
| External migrants | 732,990 |
| 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 | 11,782,825 |
| No high school diploma or equivalency certificate | 1,969,920 |
| With high school diploma or equivalency certificate166 | 9,812,905 |
| Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data165 | 7,584,645 |
| No high school diploma or equivalency certificate | 757,455 |
| With high school diploma or equivalency certificate166 | 6,827,190 |
| 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 | 11,782,820 |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 1,799,890 |
| High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate167 | 3,204,170 |
| Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree | 6,778,765 |
| Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 3,250,175 |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma | 592,485 |
| Non-apprenticeship trades certificate or diploma168 | 287,155 |
| Apprenticeship certificate169 | 305,330 |
| College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma170 | 2,389,205 |
| University certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 268,480 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 3,528,600 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,307,685 |
| University certificate or diploma above bachelor level | 224,820 |
| Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry | 90,530 |
| Master's degree | 786,440 |
| Earned doctorate171 | 119,125 |
| Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data165 | 7,584,645 |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 667,665 |
| High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate167 | 1,770,810 |
| Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree | 5,146,170 |
| Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 2,356,375 |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma | 384,770 |
| Non-apprenticeship trades certificate or diploma168 | 184,665 |
| Apprenticeship certificate169 | 200,110 |
| College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma170 | 1,787,580 |
| University certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 184,030 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 2,789,795 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,798,010 |
| University certificate or diploma above bachelor level | 173,205 |
| Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry | 71,055 |
| Master's degree | 658,060 |
| Earned doctorate171 | 89,470 |
| 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 | 11,782,820 |
| No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree173 | 5,004,055 |
| Education | 358,255 |
| 13. Education | 358,255 |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 258,480 |
| 10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services | 26,160 |
| 50. Visual and performing arts | 232,325 |
| Humanities | 388,160 |
| 16. Indigenous and foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | 40,335 |
| 23. English language and literature/letters | 99,000 |
| 24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities | 112,250 |
| 30A Interdisciplinary humanities174 | 10,520 |
| 38. Philosophy and religious studies | 26,705 |
| 39. Theology and religious vocations | 28,715 |
| 54. History | 54,415 |
| 55. French language and literature/lettersCAN | 16,220 |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law | 928,970 |
| 05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies | 12,940 |
| 09. Communication, journalism and related programs | 106,350 |
| 19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 154,370 |
| 22. Legal professions and studies | 144,535 |
| 30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences175 | 24,040 |
| 42. Psychology | 142,265 |
| 45. Social sciences | 344,465 |
| Business, management and public administration | 1,472,490 |
| 30.16 Accounting and computer science | 2,340 |
| 44. Public administration and social service professions | 123,510 |
| 52. Business, management, marketing and related support services | 1,346,635 |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies | 303,310 |
| 26. Biological and biomedical sciences | 133,895 |
| 30.01 Biological and physical sciences | 69,195 |
| 30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences176 | 6,440 |
| 40. Physical sciences | 80,200 |
| 41. Science technologies/technicians | 13,585 |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 367,845 |
| 11. Computer and information sciences and support services | 284,925 |
| 25. Library science | 16,090 |
| 27. Mathematics and statistics | 56,120 |
| 30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences177 | 10,705 |
| Architecture, engineering, and related trades | 1,274,815 |
| 04. Architecture and related services | 61,850 |
| 14. Engineering | 414,085 |
| 15. Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians | 278,410 |
| 30.12 Historic preservation and conservation | 185 |
| 46. Construction trades | 197,795 |
| 47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 208,980 |
| 48. Precision production | 113,510 |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 132,765 |
| 01. Agricultural and veterinary sciences/services/operations and related fields178 | 86,885 |
| 03. Natural resources and conservation | 45,885 |
| Health and related fields | 939,610 |
| 30.37 Design for human health | 25 |
| 31. Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology | 84,485 |
| 51. Health professions and related programs178 | 828,240 |
| 60. Health professions residency/fellowship programs | 2,335 |
| 61. Medical residency/fellowship programs | 24,520 |
| Personal, protective and transportation services | 351,505 |
| 12. Culinary, entertainment, and personal services | 181,985 |
| 28. Military science, leadership and operational art | 2,135 |
| 29. Military technologies and applied sciences | 2,200 |
| 43. Security and protective services | 110,890 |
| 49. Transportation and materials moving | 54,295 |
| Other179 | 2,555 |
| 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 | 7,584,650 |
| No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree173 | 2,438,475 |
| Education | 242,725 |
| 13. Education | 242,725 |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 199,945 |
| 10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services | 18,425 |
| 50. Visual and performing arts | 181,520 |
| Humanities | 279,505 |
| 16. Indigenous and foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | 29,620 |
| 23. English language and literature/letters | 71,745 |
| 24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities | 83,455 |
| 30A Interdisciplinary humanities174 | 7,195 |
| 38. Philosophy and religious studies | 19,380 |
| 39. Theology and religious vocations | 18,420 |
| 54. History | 39,275 |
| 55. French language and literature/lettersCAN | 10,415 |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law | 729,685 |
| 05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies | 10,515 |
| 09. Communication, journalism and related programs | 88,895 |
| 19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 119,090 |
| 22. Legal professions and studies | 117,900 |
| 30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences175 | 18,585 |
| 42. Psychology | 107,035 |
| 45. Social sciences | 267,660 |
| Business, management and public administration | 1,161,875 |
| 30.16 Accounting and computer science | 1,785 |
| 44. Public administration and social service professions | 98,675 |
| 52. Business, management, marketing and related support services | 1,061,420 |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies | 220,805 |
| 26. Biological and biomedical sciences | 100,550 |
| 30.01 Biological and physical sciences | 50,505 |
| 30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences176 | 5,100 |
| 40. Physical sciences | 55,565 |
| 41. Science technologies/technicians | 9,090 |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 304,045 |
| 11. Computer and information sciences and support services | 244,700 |
| 25. Library science | 9,860 |
| 27. Mathematics and statistics | 40,875 |
| 30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences177 | 8,610 |
| Architecture, engineering, and related trades | 932,505 |
| 04. Architecture and related services | 48,030 |
| 14. Engineering | 326,190 |
| 15. Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians | 202,375 |
| 30.12 Historic preservation and conservation | 165 |
| 46. Construction trades | 137,150 |
| 47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 143,480 |
| 48. Precision production | 75,115 |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 100,525 |
| 01. Agricultural and veterinary sciences/services/operations and related fields178 | 64,365 |
| 03. Natural resources and conservation | 36,155 |
| Health and related fields | 703,890 |
| 30.37 Design for human health | 30 |
| 31. Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology | 64,360 |
| 51. Health professions and related programs178 | 619,520 |
| 60. Health professions residency/fellowship programs | 1,960 |
| 61. Medical residency/fellowship programs | 18,030 |
| Personal, protective and transportation services | 268,815 |
| 12. Culinary, entertainment, and personal services | 136,310 |
| 28. Military science, leadership and operational art | 1,600 |
| 29. Military technologies and applied sciences | 1,180 |
| 43. Security and protective services | 89,470 |
| 49. Transportation and materials moving | 40,255 |
| Other179 | 1,860 |
| 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 | 7,584,650 |
| No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree | 2,438,475 |
| Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree181 | 5,146,175 |
| Location of study inside Canada | 3,921,795 |
| Same as province or territory of residence | 3,634,290 |
| Different than province or territory of residence | 287,505 |
| Location of study outside Canada182 | 1,224,380 |
| Americas | 229,280 |
| United States of America | 140,770 |
| Mexico | 11,625 |
| Cuba | 3,715 |
| Haiti | 1,250 |
| Jamaica | 9,200 |
| Brazil | 17,755 |
| Colombia | 12,705 |
| Peru | 2,750 |
| Venezuela95 | 5,530 |
| Other locations of study in Americas | 23,985 |
| Europe | 224,050 |
| Belgium | 1,650 |
| France | 11,580 |
| Germany | 7,115 |
| Netherlands | 4,345 |
| Switzerland | 2,525 |
| Hungary | 2,960 |
| Moldova183 | 2,080 |
| Poland | 16,450 |
| Romania | 14,985 |
| Russian Federation | 19,185 |
| Ukraine | 18,225 |
| Ireland96 | 6,925 |
| United Kingdom87 | 72,655 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,415 |
| Italy | 3,895 |
| Serbia86 | 5,750 |
| Other locations of study in Europe | 30,300 |
| Africa | 65,145 |
| Nigeria | 15,165 |
| Algeria | 1,550 |
| Morocco | 2,180 |
| Tunisia | 805 |
| Egypt | 17,195 |
| South Africa, Republic of | 6,770 |
| Other locations of study in Africa | 21,480 |
| Asia | 686,295 |
| Iran88 | 35,535 |
| Iraq | 12,270 |
| Israel | 6,675 |
| Lebanon | 7,235 |
| Syria89 | 7,515 |
| Turkey | 7,585 |
| China90 | 92,585 |
| Taiwan | 3,535 |
| Hong Kong91 | 8,875 |
| Japan | 6,310 |
| Korea, South92 | 21,145 |
| Philippines | 109,885 |
| Viet Nam | 5,120 |
| Bangladesh | 16,250 |
| Sri Lanka | 11,075 |
| India | 245,655 |
| Pakistan | 53,750 |
| Other locations of study in Asia | 35,295 |
| Oceania | 19,605 |
| Australia | 16,965 |
| New Zealand | 2,445 |
| Other locations of study in Oceania | 200 |
| Labour force status | |
| Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data184 | 11,782,820 |
| In the labour force | 7,399,200 |
| Employed | 6,492,895 |
| Unemployed | 906,310 |
| Not in the labour force | 4,383,620 |
| Participation rate | 62.8 |
| Employment rate | 55.1 |
| Unemployment rate | 12.2 |
| Work activity during the reference year | |
| Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data185 | 11,782,820 |
| Did not work186 | 4,469,170 |
| Worked | 7,313,650 |
| Worked full year full time187 | 3,982,300 |
| Worked part year and/or part time188 | 3,331,350 |
| Average weeks worked in reference year | 41.1 |
| Class of worker including job permanency | |
| Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data189 | 7,399,205 |
| Class of worker - not applicable190 | 212,505 |
| All classes of workers191 | 7,186,695 |
| Employee | 6,109,070 |
| Permanent position | 5,166,275 |
| Temporary position | 942,795 |
| Fixed term (1 year or more) | 324,250 |
| Casual, seasonal or short-term position (less than 1 year) | 618,540 |
| Self-employed192 | 1,077,625 |
| 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 | 7,399,205 |
| Occupation - not applicable190 | 212,505 |
| All occupations191 | 7,186,695 |
| 0 Legislative and senior management occupations | 95,240 |
| 1 Business, finance and administration occupations | 1,328,155 |
| 2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 685,390 |
| 3 Health occupations | 543,565 |
| 4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services | 871,260 |
| 5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 232,200 |
| 6 Sales and service occupations | 1,735,930 |
| 7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 1,175,410 |
| 8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations | 148,055 |
| 9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities | 371,490 |
| 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 | 7,399,205 |
| Industry - not applicable190 | 212,505 |
| All industries191 | 7,186,695 |
| 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 104,895 |
| 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 34,360 |
| 22 Utilities | 55,230 |
| 23 Construction | 538,340 |
| 31-33 Manufacturing | 655,935 |
| 41 Wholesale trade | 244,910 |
| 44-45 Retail trade | 798,090 |
| 48-49 Transportation and warehousing | 379,485 |
| 51 Information and cultural industries | 169,120 |
| 52 Finance and insurance | 399,030 |
| 53 Real estate and rental and leasing | 152,050 |
| 54 Professional, scientific and technical services | 681,235 |
| 55 Management of companies and enterprises | 26,240 |
| 56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 324,285 |
| 61 Educational services | 531,260 |
| 62 Health care and social assistance | 859,910 |
| 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation | 130,490 |
| 72 Accommodation and food services | 390,675 |
| 81 Other services (except public administration) | 283,115 |
| 91 Public administration | 428,030 |
| 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 | 7,885,710 |
| English | 7,181,805 |
| French | 52,565 |
| Non-official language | 74,365 |
| Indigenous39 | 305 |
| Non-Indigenous | 74,060 |
| English and French | 285,005 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 275,330 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 355 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 10,820 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 5,475 |
| 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 | 7,885,710 |
| Single responses | 7,783,760 |
| Official languages | 7,649,065 |
| English | 7,555,160 |
| French | 93,910 |
| Non-official languages | 134,690 |
| Indigenous languages39 | 1,240 |
| Algonquian languages | 1,185 |
| Blackfoot | 0 |
| Cree-Innu languages | 155 |
| Atikamekw | 0 |
| Cree languages | 155 |
| Ililimowin (Moose Cree) | 0 |
| Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) | 0 |
| Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) | 0 |
| Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) | 0 |
| Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) | 0 |
| Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) | 0 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 145 |
| Innu (Montagnais) | 0 |
| Naskapi | 0 |
| Eastern Algonquian languages | 0 |
| Mi'kmaq | 0 |
| Wolastoqewi (Malecite) | 0 |
| Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 1,030 |
| Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) | 0 |
| Oji-Cree | 465 |
| Ojibway languages | 560 |
| Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) | 25 |
| Daawaamwin (Odawa) | 0 |
| Saulteau (Western Ojibway) | 0 |
| Ojibway, n.o.s. | 535 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Athabaskan languages | 0 |
| Northern Athabaskan languages | 0 |
| Dakelh (Carrier) | 0 |
| Dane-zaa (Beaver) | 0 |
| Dene, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Gwich'in | 0 |
| Slavey-Hare languages | 0 |
| Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) | 0 |
| Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) | 0 |
| Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Tahltan languages | 0 |
| Tlicho (Dogrib) | 0 |
| Tse'khene (Sekani) | 0 |
| Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) | 0 |
| Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) | 0 |
| Tutchone languages | 0 |
| Northern Tutchone | 0 |
| Southern Tutchone | 0 |
| Tutchone, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Wetsuwet'en-Babine | 0 |
| Tlingit | 0 |
| Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Haida | 0 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages | 30 |
| Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0 |
| Inuvialuktun | 0 |
| Inuktitut | 30 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Iroquoian languages | 20 |
| Mohawk | 20 |
| Oneida | 0 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Ktunaxa (Kutenai) | 0 |
| Michif | 0 |
| Salish languages | 0 |
| Halkomelem | 0 |
| Lillooet | 0 |
| Ntlakapamux (Thompson) | 0 |
| Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) | 0 |
| Squamish | 0 |
| Straits | 0 |
| Syilx (Okanagan) | 0 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Siouan languages | 0 |
| Assiniboine | 0 |
| Dakota | 0 |
| Stoney | 0 |
| Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Tsimshian languages | 0 |
| Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 0 |
| Nisga'a | 0 |
| Tsimshian | 0 |
| Wakashan languages | 0 |
| Haisla | 0 |
| Heiltsuk | 0 |
| Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) | 0 |
| Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 0 |
| Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Indigenous languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Indigenous languages, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 133,450 |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 4,830 |
| Berber languages | 0 |
| Kabyle | 0 |
| Tamazight | 0 |
| Berber languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Chadic languages | 0 |
| Coptic | 0 |
| Cushitic languages | 210 |
| Bilen | 0 |
| Oromo | 10 |
| Somali | 190 |
| Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Semitic languages | 4,615 |
| Amharic | 60 |
| Arabic | 3,735 |
| Aramaic languages | 410 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 320 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 85 |
| Aramaic, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Hebrew | 315 |
| Tigrigna | 90 |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 3,365 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 140 |
| Vietnamese | 3,225 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Austronesian languages | 1,530 |
| Bikol | 0 |
| Bisaya, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Cebuano | 55 |
| Hiligaynon | 0 |
| Ilocano | 40 |
| Indonesian | 65 |
| Kankanaey | 0 |
| Malagasy languages | 0 |
| Malay | 0 |
| Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 10 |
| Pangasinan | 0 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 1,330 |
| Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 25 |
| Creole languages | 50 |
| Haitian Creole | 35 |
| Jamaican English Creole | 0 |
| Morisyen | 0 |
| Creole, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Creole languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Dravidian languages | 2,660 |
| Kannada | 0 |
| Malayalam | 160 |
| Tamil | 2,440 |
| Telugu | 55 |
| Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Georgian | 70 |
| Indo-European languages | 50,205 |
| Albanian | 270 |
| Armenian | 195 |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 6,865 |
| Baltic languages | 65 |
| Latvian | 30 |
| Lithuanian | 40 |
| Slavic languages | 6,790 |
| Bulgarian | 60 |
| Czech | 40 |
| Macedonian | 75 |
| Polish | 1,765 |
| Russian | 3,295 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 605 |
| Bosnian | 85 |
| Croatian | 135 |
| Serbian | 395 |
| Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Slovak | 20 |
| Slovene (Slovenian) | 0 |
| Ukrainian | 910 |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Celtic languages | 0 |
| Scottish Gaelic | 0 |
| Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Germanic languages | 7,320 |
| Frisian | 0 |
| High German languages | 5,945 |
| German | 3,210 |
| Pennsylvania German | 2,555 |
| Swiss German | 135 |
| Yiddish | 50 |
| Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages | 1,275 |
| Afrikaans | 25 |
| Dutch | 680 |
| Low German, n.o.s. | 55 |
| Low Saxon | 0 |
| Plautdietsch | 515 |
| Vlaams (Flemish) | 0 |
| Scandinavian languages | 90 |
| Danish | 15 |
| Icelandic | 0 |
| Norwegian | 15 |
| Swedish | 50 |
| Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Greek | 355 |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 19,460 |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 15,015 |
| Bengali | 440 |
| Gujarati | 850 |
| Hindi | 1,145 |
| Kacchi | 0 |
| Marathi | 15 |
| Nepali | 150 |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 10,235 |
| Sindhi | 10 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 75 |
| Urdu | 2,080 |
| Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Iranian languages | 4,435 |
| Kurdish | 125 |
| Pashto | 85 |
| Persian languages | 4,210 |
| Dari | 415 |
| Iranian Persian | 3,415 |
| Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. | 380 |
| Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 15,735 |
| Catalan | 0 |
| Italian | 1,005 |
| Portuguese | 5,645 |
| Romanian | 300 |
| Spanish | 8,765 |
| Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Indo-European languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Japanese | 1,075 |
| Korean | 5,460 |
| Mongolian | 0 |
| Niger-Congo languages | 170 |
| Akan (Twi) | 30 |
| Edo | 0 |
| Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 0 |
| Ga | 0 |
| Ganda | 0 |
| Igbo | 15 |
| Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 0 |
| Lingala | 0 |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 0 |
| Shona | 0 |
| Swahili | 60 |
| Wolof | 0 |
| Yoruba | 30 |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages | 10 |
| Dinka | 0 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Sign languages | 845 |
| American Sign Language | 795 |
| Quebec Sign Language | 10 |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 40 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 61,525 |
| Chinese languages | 61,360 |
| Hakka | 45 |
| Mandarin | 37,260 |
| Min Dong | 35 |
| Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 150 |
| Wu (Shanghainese) | 0 |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 23,610 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 250 |
| Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages | 135 |
| Burmese | 15 |
| Karenic languages | 45 |
| S'gaw Karen | 35 |
| Karenic languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Tibetan | 80 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 25 |
| Tai-Kadai languages | 330 |
| Lao | 50 |
| Thai | 275 |
| Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Turkic languages | 970 |
| Azerbaijani | 35 |
| Turkish | 905 |
| Uyghur | 30 |
| Uzbek | 0 |
| Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Uralic languages | 350 |
| Estonian | 65 |
| Finnish | 55 |
| Hungarian | 230 |
| Other languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Multiple responses | 101,955 |
| English and French | 46,525 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 53,330 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 155 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 880 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 1,060 |
| 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 | 7,885,710 |
| None | 7,400,850 |
| English | 89,345 |
| French | 199,430 |
| Non-official language | 154,150 |
| Indigenous39 | 2,895 |
| Non-Indigenous | 151,255 |
| English and French | 270 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 7,395 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 7,510 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 50 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 26,705 |
| Place of work status | |
| Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data198 | 6,492,895 |
| Worked at home | 1,929,760 |
| Worked outside Canada | 29,740 |
| No fixed workplace address | 765,180 |
| Usual place of work | 3,768,210 |
| Commuting destination | |
| Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data199 | 3,768,210 |
| Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence | 2,212,620 |
| Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence | 653,055 |
| Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence | 885,485 |
| Commute to a different province or territory | 17,050 |
| 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 | 4,533,390 |
| Car, truck or van | 3,790,545 |
| Car, truck or van - as a driver | 3,451,650 |
| Car, truck or van - as a passenger | 338,895 |
| Public transit | 390,140 |
| Walked | 208,380 |
| Bicycle | 37,665 |
| Other method | 106,655 |
| 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 | 4,533,390 |
| Less than 15 minutes | 1,283,185 |
| 15 to 29 minutes | 1,527,580 |
| 30 to 44 minutes | 934,230 |
| 45 to 59 minutes | 375,215 |
| 60 minutes and over | 413,180 |
| 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 | 4,533,390 |
| Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. | 351,800 |
| Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. | 797,475 |
| Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. | 1,066,580 |
| Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. | 938,175 |
| Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. | 632,825 |
| Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. | 746,530 |
| 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 | 2,781,415 |
| Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language | 349,875 |
| Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language | 2,431,540 |
| 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 | 2,047,210 |
| Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language | 268,250 |
| Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada | 179,995 |
| Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada | 88,260 |
| Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language | 1,778,960 |
Source
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.
How to cite
How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released November 15, 2023.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 28, 2024).
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