Census Profile, 2016 Census
Burnaby, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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Characteristic Burnaby, CY
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 232,755 ... ... 4,648,055 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 223,218 ... ... 4,400,057 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 4.3 ... ... 5.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 98,030 ... ... 2,063,417 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 92,201 ... ... 1,881,969 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 2,568.7 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 90.61 ... ... 922,503.01 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 232,755 113,760 118,995 4,648,055 2,278,245 2,369,815
0 to 14 years 31,080 16,065 15,020 691,390 355,400 335,985
0 to 4 years 10,865 5,615 5,250 220,625 113,355 107,275
5 to 9 years 10,405 5,400 5,010 236,900 122,070 114,830
10 to 14 years 9,810 5,050 4,765 233,860 119,975 113,885
15 to 64 years 164,815 80,825 83,990 3,107,680 1,527,280 1,580,400
15 to 19 years 12,585 6,510 6,080 258,980 133,000 125,985
20 to 24 years 18,850 9,760 9,090 287,560 147,615 139,945
25 to 29 years 19,195 9,845 9,355 303,000 151,585 151,415
30 to 34 years 17,880 8,920 8,960 313,750 155,035 158,715
35 to 39 years 15,975 7,800 8,165 293,590 143,070 150,520
40 to 44 years 15,480 7,295 8,180 295,045 141,930 153,115
45 to 49 years 16,615 7,725 8,885 322,365 155,325 167,040
50 to 54 years 17,890 8,525 9,370 354,375 172,065 182,310
55 to 59 years 16,160 7,710 8,450 354,925 171,210 183,715
60 to 64 years 14,185 6,740 7,445 324,095 156,450 167,645
65 years and over 36,860 16,875 19,985 848,985 395,560 453,425
65 to 69 years 11,860 5,620 6,245 287,520 139,490 148,035
70 to 74 years 8,120 3,830 4,290 201,785 97,675 104,110
75 to 79 years 6,670 3,010 3,665 145,225 68,715 76,510
80 to 84 years 5,070 2,395 2,680 105,255 48,645 56,610
85 years and over 5,135 2,015 3,115 109,190 41,035 68,155
85 to 89 years 3,165 1,310 1,855 67,510 27,930 39,575
90 to 94 years 1,515 580 935 31,815 10,615 21,205
95 to 99 years 390 105 285 8,545 2,215 6,330
100 years and over 60 20 45 1,325 275 1,050
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 13.4 14.1 12.6 14.9 15.6 14.2
15 to 64 years 70.8 71.0 70.6 66.9 67.0 66.7
65 years and over 15.8 14.8 16.8 18.3 17.4 19.1
85 years and over 2.2 1.8 2.6 2.3 1.8 2.9
Average age of the population 41.1 40.1 42.0 42.3 41.5 43.1
Median age of the population 40.3 38.6 41.8 43.0 41.9 44.0
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 92,200 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
Single-detached house 19,135 ... ... 830,660 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 22,880 ... ... 177,830 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 50,180 ... ... 824,190 ... ...
Semi-detached house 2,685 ... ... 57,395 ... ...
Row house 8,470 ... ... 147,830 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 15,815 ... ... 230,075 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 22,960 ... ... 385,140 ... ...
Other single-attached house 245 ... ... 3,755 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 5 ... ... 49,290 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 92,205 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
1 person 25,760 ... ... 541,910 ... ...
2 persons 29,250 ... ... 663,770 ... ...
3 persons 16,340 ... ... 277,690 ... ...
4 persons 12,945 ... ... 243,125 ... ...
5 or more persons 7,900 ... ... 155,470 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 230,080 ... ... 4,560,240 ... ...
Average household size 2.5 ... ... 2.4 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 201,670 97,695 103,975 3,956,665 1,922,840 2,033,825
Married or living common law 111,890 55,620 56,275 2,297,325 1,146,175 1,151,150
Married 98,730 48,990 49,735 1,925,345 959,690 965,645
Living common law 13,165 6,635 6,535 371,985 186,485 185,505
Not married and not living common law 89,780 42,075 47,705 1,659,335 776,660 882,675
Never married 63,890 34,250 29,635 1,076,085 582,975 493,110
Separated 4,520 1,770 2,750 105,700 45,225 60,475
Divorced 11,625 4,220 7,410 263,870 103,475 160,395
Widowed 9,740 1,830 7,905 213,685 44,990 168,700
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 64,045 ... ... 1,311,340 ... ...
2 persons 30,940 ... ... 703,685 ... ...
3 persons 16,320 ... ... 275,965 ... ...
4 persons 13,060 ... ... 243,960 ... ...
5 or more persons 3,725 ... ... 87,730 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.9 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 64,040 ... ... 1,311,345 ... ...
Total couple families 53,625 ... ... 1,113,405 ... ...
Married couples 47,045 ... ... 927,440 ... ...
Common-law couples 6,580 ... ... 185,960 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 10,420 ... ... 197,940 ... ...
Female parent 8,625 ... ... 155,670 ... ...
Male parent 1,795 ... ... 42,265 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 53,625 ... ... 1,113,400 ... ...
Couples without children 24,040 ... ... 577,790 ... ...
Couples with children 29,585 ... ... 535,610 ... ...
1 child 13,560 ... ... 221,065 ... ...
2 children 12,455 ... ... 230,705 ... ...
3 or more children 3,570 ... ... 83,840 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 10,420 ... ... 197,940 ... ...
1 child 6,900 ... ... 125,890 ... ...
2 children 2,765 ... ... 54,900 ... ...
3 or more children 750 ... ... 17,145 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 47,480 22,980 24,500 882,895 418,495 464,405
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 92,200 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
One-census-family households 57,185 ... ... 1,195,735 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 21,025 ... ... 527,700 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 36,160 ... ... 668,035 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 3,305 ... ... 55,620 ... ...
Non-census-family households 31,710 ... ... 630,620 ... ...
One-person households 25,760 ... ... 541,915 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 5,950 ... ... 88,705 ... ...
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 230,930 112,935 118,000 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,015
English only 202,685 100,785 101,905 4,127,770 2,050,130 2,077,645
French only 110 50 60 1,810 820 985
English and French 12,155 5,560 6,595 314,925 140,650 174,275
Neither English nor French 15,985 6,545 9,435 153,910 63,795 90,115
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 230,935 112,935 118,000 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,020
English 211,730 104,790 106,940 4,373,330 2,156,680 2,216,655
French 1,775 925 845 55,325 27,680 27,640
English and French 1,645 765 880 18,000 8,315 9,685
Neither English nor French 15,780 6,450 9,335 151,760 62,720 89,040
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 2,600 1,315 1,290 64,325 31,840 32,480
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 230,930 112,935 118,000 4,598,415 2,255,400 2,343,015
Single responses 222,230 108,750 113,480 4,494,995 2,205,775 2,289,220
Official languages 93,495 48,940 44,555 3,227,535 1,614,375 1,613,160
English 91,850 48,090 43,765 3,170,110 1,585,760 1,584,355
French 1,645 855 785 57,425 28,615 28,810
Non-official languages 128,740 59,815 68,925 1,267,460 591,400 676,060
Aboriginal languages 70 25 40 8,435 3,940 4,490
Algonquian languages 25 5 20 1,050 445 605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 40 5 35
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 10 10 840 375 465
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Plains Cree 5 0 0 150 60 85
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 0 5 25 15 10
Woods Cree 0 0 0 60 25 35
Cree, n.o.s. 10 5 10 585 270 320
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 10 5 10
Malecite 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 5 155 55 105
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway 5 0 5 135 50 90
Oji-Cree 5 0 0 10 0 10
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 20 10 5 2,310 1,045 1,260
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 5 5 2,295 1,045 1,250
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 5 110 55 55
Beaver 0 0 0 160 75 85
Carrier 0 5 0 1,005 460 550
Chilcotin 5 5 0 650 295 355
Dene 10 5 5 90 35 50
Dogrib (Tlicho) 5 0 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 15 5 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 85 40 45
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 75 30 45
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 5 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 20 5 15
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 50 25 30
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 105 45 50
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 15 10 5
Tahltan 0 0 0 90 40 50
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 5 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Haida 0 0 0 70 30 40
Inuit languages 0 0 0 80 30 55
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 5 0 0 50 20 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 100 55 50
Michif 0 0 0 35 20 10
Salish languages 10 5 5 2,270 1,115 1,155
Comox 0 0 0 80 45 40
Halkomelem 0 0 0 475 230 245
Lillooet 5 0 0 315 155 160
Okanagan 0 0 0 270 135 135
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 435 220 215
Squamish 0 0 0 35 20 20
Straits 0 0 0 80 40 40
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 330 150 185
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 130 120
Siouan languages 0 0 0 45 25 20
Dakota 0 0 0 30 15 20
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 5
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 30 15 15
Tsimshian languages 5 5 0 1,460 715 740
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 875 435 445
Nisga'a 5 5 0 385 195 190
Tsimshian 5 0 0 195 90 110
Wakashan languages 5 5 0 795 365 435
Haisla 0 0 0 90 40 55
Heiltsuk 5 5 0 100 45 55
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 320 140 180
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 275 135 140
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 10 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 5 0 190 80 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 128,675 59,785 68,885 1,259,025 587,455 671,570
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,575 1,345 1,230 24,870 13,405 11,465
Berber languages 25 15 10 115 75 45
Kabyle 10 5 5 40 30 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 80 45 30
Cushitic languages 170 85 85 1,505 765 740
Bilen 5 5 0 5 0 0
Oromo 25 20 5 205 115 95
Somali 140 65 70 1,270 640 640
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 20 10 15
Semitic languages 2,370 1,240 1,130 23,195 12,540 10,655
Amharic 265 130 135 1,370 670 700
Arabic 1,770 940 835 17,480 9,595 7,890
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 30 20 10 650 315 330
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 440 245 200
Harari 0 0 0 20 5 15
Hebrew 90 50 40 2,065 1,125 940
Maltese 5 5 5 215 100 115
Tigrigna 195 95 100 805 395 405
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 150 80 65
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 55 30 25
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,440 1,100 1,340 28,740 13,170 15,575
Khmer (Cambodian) 70 40 30 1,560 710 850
Vietnamese 2,375 1,065 1,310 27,150 12,440 14,710
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 30 15 15
Austronesian languages 9,335 3,810 5,525 96,535 38,765 57,770
Bikol 30 20 15 375 165 215
Cebuano 355 150 210 4,065 1,565 2,505
Fijian 35 15 15 470 240 230
Hiligaynon 170 50 120 1,470 550 920
Ilocano 420 170 255 5,240 2,055 3,190
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 15
Malay 660 280 375 3,895 1,675 2,220
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 85 35 50 700 320 380
Pangasinan 10 5 10 295 130 170
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,435 3,030 4,405 78,770 31,550 47,220
Waray-Waray 40 15 25 215 85 135
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 90 35 50 1,015 435 580
Creole languages 55 30 20 840 440 400
Haitian Creole 0 5 5 35 20 15
Creole, n.o.s. 30 20 10 500 255 245
Creole languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 305 155 145
Dravidian languages 845 440 400 7,500 3,995 3,510
Kannada 60 30 30 280 150 135
Malayalam 165 90 70 2,385 1,260 1,130
Tamil 430 215 215 3,615 1,875 1,740
Telugu 190 105 85 1,175 695 480
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 45 20 25
Hmong-Mien languages 5 5 5 140 75 70
Indo-European languages 37,805 18,525 19,280 588,175 286,135 302,035
Albanian 230 110 120 1,465 765 705
Armenian 145 70 70 1,195 600 600
Balto-Slavic languages 8,895 4,315 4,580 83,110 38,595 44,515
Baltic languages 30 15 15 1,070 485 585
Latvian 15 10 10 565 255 300
Lithuanian 15 5 5 505 225 280
Slavic languages 8,870 4,300 4,565 82,040 38,110 43,930
Belarusan 0 0 0 95 45 50
Bosnian 330 165 170 1,360 675 685
Bulgarian 195 95 100 2,025 955 1,070
Croatian 1,535 735 800 7,475 3,655 3,820
Czech 275 150 125 5,920 2,850 3,070
Macedonian 45 25 20 325 160 165
Polish 1,010 500 515 16,910 7,875 9,035
Russian 2,650 1,230 1,420 25,955 11,640 14,310
Serbian 1,855 970 890 7,045 3,600 3,450
Serbo-Croatian 235 115 120 1,395 670 725
Slovak 195 80 115 3,400 1,525 1,870
Slovene (Slovenian) 60 25 35 1,160 545 615
Ukrainian 440 195 245 8,630 3,730 4,900
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 345 175 170
Celtic languages 15 5 10 615 325 290
Scottish Gaelic 10 5 10 240 130 110
Welsh 5 0 5 280 145 135
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 95 50 45
Germanic languages 2,155 1,070 1,085 101,725 48,350 53,380
Afrikaans 55 30 25 3,260 1,655 1,610
Danish 125 60 65 4,665 2,280 2,385
Dutch 330 160 170 21,020 10,130 10,895
Frisian 0 0 0 295 145 145
German 1,505 745 770 66,885 31,525 35,360
Icelandic 0 5 0 275 135 145
Norwegian 45 30 20 2,005 970 1,035
Swedish 75 40 35 2,520 1,100 1,420
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 0 445 220 225
Yiddish 5 0 0 290 150 140
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 65 45 25
Greek 475 235 245 6,115 3,245 2,870
Indo-Iranian languages 15,075 7,525 7,550 297,800 147,830 149,970
Indo-Aryan languages 10,405 5,060 5,340 251,000 124,260 126,740
Bengali 480 255 230 3,180 1,665 1,510
Gujarati 1,515 705 810 6,895 3,290 3,605
Hindi 2,040 960 1,085 26,720 12,910 13,810
Kashmiri 5 5 0 65 35 25
Konkani 15 5 10 255 130 125
Marathi 135 65 70 620 325 295
Nepali 80 35 40 1,155 620 540
Oriya (Odia) 20 10 10 70 35 35
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5,000 2,465 2,535 198,805 98,525 100,285
Sindhi 440 200 245 1,675 780 895
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 125 60 65 1,675 845 830
Urdu 550 305 245 9,885 5,090 4,795
Iranian languages 4,645 2,450 2,190 46,390 23,355 23,035
Kurdish 420 225 195 1,765 945 825
Pashto 145 75 70 1,155 615 535
Persian (Farsi) 4,080 2,150 1,925 43,470 21,795 21,675
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 410 220 195
Italic (Romance) languages 10,810 5,195 5,615 96,135 46,430 49,710
Catalan 10 5 5 160 85 75
Italian 3,975 1,935 2,040 22,680 11,445 11,230
Portuguese 1,825 890 935 17,450 8,240 9,210
Romanian 825 415 420 8,730 4,250 4,480
Spanish 4,165 1,950 2,215 47,010 22,335 24,675
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 105 65 40
Japanese 2,285 780 1,500 21,350 7,195 14,150
Kartvelian languages 10 10 5 85 50 35
Georgian 10 10 5 85 50 40
Korean 7,010 3,210 3,795 52,160 23,495 28,670
Mongolic languages 60 25 35 360 150 205
Mongolian 60 25 30 360 155 210
Niger-Congo languages 365 180 190 3,725 1,875 1,850
Akan (Twi) 40 15 20 495 275 220
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 85 50 35
Ewe 5 5 0 85 45 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 5 0 45 25 20
Ga 5 5 5 45 20 25
Ganda 10 5 5 90 45 45
Igbo 20 15 5 245 145 105
Lingala 15 5 10 80 30 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 5 5 115 50 60
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 20 5 10 155 70 80
Shona 30 20 15 215 100 115
Swahili 100 45 55 805 400 405
Wolof 5 0 5 50 25 25
Yoruba 30 15 10 330 185 150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 95 40 55 885 410 480
Nilo-Saharan languages 65 35 30 340 175 165
Dinka 40 25 15 105 60 45
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 10 20 240 115 125
Sign languages 70 45 30 1,155 610 545
American Sign Language 35 20 15 470 230 240
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e 35 20 15 690 380 305
Sino-Tibetan languages 64,125 29,515 34,610 410,920 187,725 223,190
Chinese languages 63,975 29,435 34,540 408,415 186,455 221,960
Cantonese 27,375 12,645 14,730 193,530 89,325 104,210
Hakka 380 165 215 2,325 1,010 1,315
Mandarin 32,295 14,830 17,470 186,325 84,370 101,955
Min Dong 35 20 15 230 105 120
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,745 780 960 11,210 4,995 6,215
Wu (Shanghainese) 780 360 425 4,540 1,995 2,545
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,325 625 695 10,050 4,570 5,480
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 35 10 20 205 85 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 150 80 75 2,500 1,265 1,230
Burmese 75 40 40 1,125 580 545
Karenic languages 0 0 0 815 395 425
Tibetan 50 30 25 330 175 160
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 230 120 110
Tai-Kadai languages 280 85 200 3,985 1,335 2,650
Lao 50 20 25 1,100 550 550
Thai 240 60 175 2,865 775 2,090
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 460 245 215 4,140 2,295 1,845
Azerbaijani 65 35 30 530 290 235
Turkish 275 160 120 3,145 1,790 1,360
Uyghur 70 30 35 170 85 85
Uzbek 15 5 10 105 50 55
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 190 80 110
Uralic languages 830 375 450 13,490 6,285 7,205
Estonian 45 20 30 705 295 410
Finnish 185 70 115 3,760 1,555 2,200
Hungarian 605 290 315 9,025 4,435 4,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 50 25 30 500 280 225
Multiple responses 8,700 4,180 4,520 103,415 49,625 53,795
English and French 375 190 185 10,065 4,815 5,250
English and non-official language 8,000 3,845 4,155 89,135 42,820 46,315
French and non-official language 170 85 85 2,100 1,040 1,065
English, French and non-official language 155 60 90 2,115 950 1,165
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 230,930 112,935 118,000 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,015
Single responses 208,650 102,335 106,315 4,365,875 2,145,020 2,220,855
Official languages 128,685 65,085 63,605 3,648,500 1,807,825 1,840,675
English 128,085 64,770 63,315 3,631,700 1,799,625 1,832,075
French 605 320 290 16,795 8,195 8,605
Non-official languages 79,960 37,250 42,710 717,375 337,200 380,180
Aboriginal languages 15 5 10 1,565 765 795
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 105 50 55
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 85 40 45
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 15 10 10
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 5
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 60 30 30
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 15 5 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 5 610 290 320
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 5 0 605 290 315
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Beaver 0 0 0 40 20 20
Carrier 5 0 5 245 110 130
Chilcotin 0 0 0 260 125 130
Dene 5 5 5 15 5 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 15 10 5
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 5 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 10 5 5
Inuit languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 10 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 15 10 5
Michif 0 0 0 0 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 275 130 150
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 50 20 30
Lillooet 0 0 0 25 15 15
Okanagan 0 0 0 85 35 45
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 50 30 20
Squamish 0 0 0 5 5 0
Straits 0 0 0 25 10 15
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Dakota 0 0 0 10 10 5
Stoney 0 0 0 5 5 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 405 215 195
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 310 155 155
Nisga'a 0 0 0 70 45 25
Tsimshian 0 0 0 25 15 10
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 75 40 35
Haisla 0 0 0 20 10 15
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 5 5 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 25 10 10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 30 15 10
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 5 5 45 15 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 79,945 37,240 42,705 715,815 336,435 379,380
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,580 800 780 13,990 7,065 6,920
Berber languages 15 5 5 45 25 20
Kabyle 10 5 5 20 10 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 25 15 10
Cushitic languages 80 45 40 770 355 415
Bilen 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 15 5 90 50 45
Somali 60 30 35 665 300 360
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 1,480 750 730 13,155 6,680 6,475
Amharic 170 90 80 600 275 320
Arabic 1,100 565 535 10,415 5,335 5,080
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 25 10 10 405 195 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 5 310 165 145
Harari 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hebrew 45 25 20 900 465 440
Maltese 0 0 0 15 5 10
Tigrigna 130 60 70 410 190 225
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 95 45 50
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,305 585 715 17,870 8,305 9,560
Khmer (Cambodian) 25 10 15 800 375 420
Vietnamese 1,280 575 700 17,055 7,920 9,130
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 10 5
Austronesian languages 3,935 1,690 2,240 40,605 17,945 22,660
Bikol 5 5 0 75 30 35
Cebuano 155 70 85 1,305 585 715
Fijian 5 5 5 110 65 55
Hiligaynon 30 10 20 415 175 240
Ilocano 135 55 80 1,615 695 930
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 5 10
Malay 235 105 130 1,120 510 605
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 10 5 150 70 80
Pangasinan 5 5 5 55 25 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3,305 1,410 1,890 35,375 15,600 19,770
Waray-Waray 20 5 15 55 25 35
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 310 150 160
Creole languages 20 5 10 335 150 180
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 5
Creole, n.o.s. 5 5 0 235 105 130
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 95 50 45
Dravidian languages 490 250 240 3,940 1,995 1,940
Kannada 30 10 15 110 55 60
Malayalam 90 55 40 1,225 615 605
Tamil 255 125 130 2,055 1,025 1,030
Telugu 115 60 55 535 295 240
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 55 25 30
Indo-European languages 18,330 8,790 9,540 282,090 137,135 144,955
Albanian 95 45 50 695 335 360
Armenian 100 45 55 545 240 305
Balto-Slavic languages 4,835 2,365 2,470 31,640 15,150 16,490
Baltic languages 0 0 0 210 90 115
Latvian 0 0 0 80 30 50
Lithuanian 0 0 0 125 60 65
Slavic languages 4,835 2,365 2,470 31,430 15,060 16,370
Belarusan 5 0 5 15 5 5
Bosnian 190 95 100 595 300 300
Bulgarian 115 50 60 1,035 485 550
Croatian 655 315 340 2,235 1,055 1,180
Czech 85 45 40 1,595 800 795
Macedonian 30 10 15 150 75 75
Polish 420 200 220 5,690 2,720 2,970
Russian 1,835 890 945 13,310 6,290 7,020
Serbian 1,170 600 560 3,695 1,870 1,825
Serbo-Croatian 100 50 50 500 235 265
Slovak 80 40 45 1,000 480 520
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 5 5 145 65 85
Ukrainian 150 70 85 1,430 665 765
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 40 20 20
Celtic languages 5 0 0 70 40 30
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 35 20 10
Welsh 0 0 5 25 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Germanic languages 230 100 125 14,430 6,870 7,555
Afrikaans 20 5 10 1,475 715 760
Danish 10 5 10 305 145 160
Dutch 30 15 10 1,895 890 1,005
Frisian 0 0 0 10 5 5
German 155 65 90 10,085 4,795 5,295
Icelandic 0 0 0 75 35 35
Norwegian 0 5 0 140 60 80
Swedish 10 0 5 360 170 195
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 50 30 20
Yiddish 0 0 0 10 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 5
Greek 165 85 80 2,010 975 1,035
Indo-Iranian languages 8,275 3,995 4,280 194,590 95,380 99,215
Indo-Aryan languages 5,165 2,425 2,740 164,185 80,610 83,575
Bengali 285 145 145 1,815 895 920
Gujarati 730 315 415 2,970 1,320 1,645
Hindi 810 385 425 12,310 5,890 6,425
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 5 5
Konkani 0 5 5 40 25 25
Marathi 65 25 35 270 140 130
Nepali 45 30 20 665 345 320
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 35 20 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,695 1,275 1,420 139,080 68,565 70,515
Sindhi 195 80 115 615 270 345
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 60 30 30 675 330 340
Urdu 255 135 115 5,705 2,825 2,880
Iranian languages 3,095 1,565 1,530 30,205 14,665 15,540
Kurdish 290 155 135 1,080 540 535
Pashto 95 45 45 700 350 350
Persian (Farsi) 2,705 1,370 1,340 28,420 13,765 14,660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 200 100 100
Italic (Romance) languages 4,630 2,150 2,480 38,110 18,145 19,970
Catalan 0 0 0 65 35 35
Italian 1,155 510 645 5,200 2,245 2,955
Portuguese 845 415 430 6,725 3,140 3,580
Romanian 440 210 225 3,800 1,830 1,970
Spanish 2,190 1,020 1,175 22,310 10,900 11,410
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 5 10
Japanese 1,105 465 640 9,860 4,070 5,790
Kartvelian languages 10 5 5 30 15 10
Georgian 10 5 5 30 15 15
Korean 5,430 2,530 2,900 38,605 17,785 20,820
Mongolic languages 20 10 10 170 80 90
Mongolian 15 15 5 165 80 85
Niger-Congo languages 120 55 60 960 430 530
Akan (Twi) 5 5 0 150 80 65
Bamanankan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 15 10 10
Ewe 5 5 5 20 5 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 20 5 10
Ga 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ganda 0 0 0 10 5 5
Igbo 5 5 5 40 20 15
Lingala 15 5 10 35 15 20
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 0 0 55 20 40
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 0 0 60 25 35
Shona 20 10 10 65 25 40
Swahili 25 10 15 200 90 115
Wolof 0 0 0 20 10 10
Yoruba 5 5 0 60 30 35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 200 85 120
Nilo-Saharan languages 25 20 5 140 60 75
Dinka 20 15 5 55 30 20
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 85 30 55
Sign languages 105 60 45 1,535 850 685
American Sign Language 45 25 20 455 230 225
Quebec Sign Language 5 0 5 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 60 35 25 1,080 615 460
Sino-Tibetan languages 46,825 21,670 25,155 299,420 137,555 161,865
Chinese languages 46,730 21,615 25,115 297,675 136,670 161,000
Cantonese 18,670 8,535 10,135 137,075 62,545 74,525
Hakka 130 55 75 700 295 410
Mandarin 25,855 12,060 13,795 146,435 67,695 78,740
Min Dong 15 10 15 65 25 35
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 790 370 425 4,820 2,185 2,630
Wu (Shanghainese) 470 220 245 2,595 1,195 1,400
Chinese, n.o.s. 780 365 420 5,885 2,680 3,205
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 105 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 95 50 45 1,745 885 865
Burmese 45 20 20 720 375 350
Karenic languages 0 0 0 725 355 370
Tibetan 45 30 20 205 110 90
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 90 45 45
Tai-Kadai languages 100 35 65 1,380 595 785
Lao 5 5 0 460 225 235
Thai 90 30 60 920 370 545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 5
Turkic languages 265 135 125 1,695 880 815
Azerbaijani 40 20 15 195 105 95
Turkish 160 85 70 1,310 685 630
Uyghur 50 25 25 95 50 50
Uzbek 5 0 0 45 25 20
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 40 20 25
Uralic languages 285 125 160 3,005 1,415 1,590
Estonian 10 5 10 95 40 55
Finnish 55 20 40 725 325 400
Hungarian 215 100 115 2,185 1,050 1,130
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 145 70 75
Multiple responses 22,285 10,600 11,685 232,540 110,375 122,165
English and French 285 145 140 6,155 2,970 3,185
English and non-official language 21,670 10,305 11,365 222,670 105,750 116,920
French and non-official language 45 25 20 650 290 360
English, French and non-official language 280 125 155 3,065 1,365 1,700
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 230,930 112,930 118,000 4,598,415 2,255,400 2,343,015
None 166,660 82,585 84,075 3,931,210 1,940,390 1,990,820
English 29,745 14,340 15,405 274,535 132,990 141,545
French 1,280 555 725 41,020 18,435 22,590
Non-official language 32,210 14,965 17,250 340,930 158,590 182,345
Aboriginal 55 25 30 7,985 3,765 4,215
Non-Aboriginal 32,155 14,940 17,220 332,945 154,820 178,125
English and French 105 40 65 1,195 545 650
English and non-official language 680 310 370 5,660 2,655 3,005
French and non-official language 220 125 95 3,765 1,745 2,020
English, French and non-official language 20 5 10 100 45 50
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 199,025 96,635 102,390 3,870,330 1,882,865 1,987,460
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 190,860 92,800 98,055 3,727,360 1,815,500 1,911,860
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,900 33,872 25,109 33,012 40,370 27,543
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 191,170 93,090 98,085 3,731,980 1,819,375 1,912,600
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 26,533 30,019 23,866 29,783 35,383 25,659
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 168,775 83,250 85,530 3,363,310 1,665,225 1,698,085
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 29,595 35,283 24,751 31,585 39,557 25,304
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 136,845 59,775 77,070 2,628,215 1,140,195 1,488,025
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 1,600 768 2,631 4,592 3,717 4,920
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 138,290 70,240 68,050 2,775,010 1,415,295 1,359,715
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,497 37,455 28,060 31,713 39,186 26,034
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 199,025 96,595 102,430 3,870,375 1,882,770 1,987,605
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 190,915 92,770 98,145 3,727,715 1,815,380 1,912,335
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,192 46,589 34,145 45,616 54,797 36,901
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 191,245 93,080 98,165 3,732,420 1,819,290 1,913,130
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 33,856 38,260 29,680 37,922 44,282 31,874
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 168,935 83,475 85,455 3,362,835 1,664,850 1,697,985
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 40,816 47,936 33,861 44,933 54,787 35,271
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 136,805 59,685 77,120 2,628,230 1,139,390 1,488,840
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 5,687 5,368 5,934 7,207 7,255 7,171
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 138,290 70,485 67,805 2,775,010 1,415,100 1,359,910
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 41,993 48,571 35,155 43,339 52,171 34,149
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 199,025 96,595 102,430 3,870,375 1,882,770 1,987,605
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24 58,885 32,935 25,950 1,147,070 652,115 494,950
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 53,370 58,891 48,721 53,940 61,004 47,039
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 62,793 68,972 54,952 64,625 72,840 53,801
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28 89.8 92.5 86.3 88.9 91.7 84.9
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 75.8 79.1 71.6 70.8 74.4 65.8
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 10.2 7.5 13.7 11.1 8.3 15.1
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 199,025 96,630 102,395 3,870,330 1,882,865 1,987,460
Without total income 8,165 3,830 4,330 142,970 67,370 75,600
With total income 190,860 92,800 98,055 3,727,360 1,815,505 1,911,860
Percentage with total income 95.9 96.0 95.8 96.3 96.4 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 38,620 17,095 21,525 573,315 240,120 333,195
$10,000 to $19,999 34,885 15,030 19,860 653,915 262,225 391,685
$20,000 to $29,999 24,160 10,600 13,565 503,290 209,095 294,195
$30,000 to $39,999 20,115 9,225 10,885 424,330 188,860 235,470
$40,000 to $49,999 17,755 8,355 9,400 366,220 173,020 193,200
$50,000 to $59,999 14,000 7,040 6,960 286,310 148,095 138,215
$60,000 to $69,999 10,600 5,855 4,745 222,975 129,400 93,580
$70,000 to $79,999 7,915 4,550 3,365 171,625 103,795 67,830
$80,000 to $89,999 6,075 3,625 2,450 134,090 83,100 50,990
$90,000 to $99,999 4,340 2,650 1,690 96,825 62,825 34,005
$100,000 and over 12,395 8,780 3,615 294,475 214,980 79,500
$100,000 to $149,999 8,740 6,015 2,735 198,355 142,260 56,095
$150,000 and over 3,650 2,770 880 96,115 72,715 23,405
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 199,025 96,635 102,390 3,870,330 1,882,870 1,987,460
Without after-tax income 7,855 3,550 4,310 138,350 63,495 74,855
With after-tax income 191,170 93,085 98,080 3,731,980 1,819,375 1,912,605
Percentage with after-tax income 96.1 96.3 95.8 96.4 96.6 96.2
Under $10,000 (including loss) 39,770 17,895 21,875 597,310 253,480 343,835
$10,000 to $19,999 36,420 15,865 20,560 686,510 280,490 406,015
$20,000 to $29,999 28,450 12,765 15,680 593,490 252,075 341,415
$30,000 to $39,999 23,580 10,895 12,680 495,200 226,080 269,120
$40,000 to $49,999 19,850 9,695 10,160 402,535 200,565 201,965
$50,000 to $59,999 13,875 7,530 6,350 293,450 167,870 125,585
$60,000 to $69,999 9,640 5,525 4,115 210,085 128,000 82,080
$70,000 to $79,999 6,745 4,030 2,720 151,775 95,230 56,545
$80,000 and over 12,835 8,885 3,950 301,635 215,590 86,045
$80,000 to $89,999 4,310 2,790 1,520 94,700 64,330 30,370
$90,000 to $99,999 2,580 1,745 835 59,050 42,050 17,000
$100,000 and over 5,945 4,355 1,590 147,885 109,215 38,670
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 199,025 96,630 102,390 3,870,330 1,882,865 1,987,460
Without employment income 60,735 26,390 34,345 1,095,320 467,570 627,745
With employment income 138,290 70,245 68,050 2,775,010 1,415,295 1,359,715
Percentage with employment income 69.5 72.7 66.5 71.7 75.2 68.4
Under $5,000 (including loss) 19,460 8,725 10,735 441,080 204,275 236,810
$5,000 to $9,999 10,905 4,820 6,085 212,715 90,015 122,705
$10,000 to $19,999 19,260 8,940 10,320 371,875 160,350 211,525
$20,000 to $29,999 15,740 7,385 8,355 309,470 135,945 173,525
$30,000 to $39,999 14,775 6,965 7,815 282,045 126,870 155,180
$40,000 to $49,999 13,770 6,505 7,260 253,810 118,870 134,935
$50,000 to $59,999 11,000 5,665 5,330 203,885 107,605 96,280
$60,000 to $69,999 8,380 4,755 3,625 163,740 98,205 65,535
$70,000 to $79,999 6,415 3,750 2,670 132,340 82,120 50,220
$80,000 and over 18,580 12,725 5,855 404,040 291,050 112,990
$80,000 to $89,999 5,110 3,115 2,000 106,680 67,815 38,860
$90,000 to $99,999 3,630 2,335 1,295 76,470 51,990 24,480
$100,000 and over 9,840 7,280 2,555 220,890 171,245 49,645
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 92,200 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 64,737 ... ... 69,995 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 57,107 ... ... 61,280 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 25,760 ... ... 541,915 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,416 ... ... 35,701 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,804 ... ... 31,899 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 66,445 ... ... 1,340,055 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 81,672 ... ... 88,466 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 72,129 ... ... 77,108 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 92,200 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 83,223 ... ... 90,354 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 70,225 ... ... 75,209 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 25,765 ... ... 541,925 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 43,084 ... ... 46,696 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,378 ... ... 39,091 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 66,435 ... ... 1,340,045 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 98,790 ... ... 108,010 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 83,351 ... ... 89,816 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 92,205 ... ... 1,881,965 ... ...
Under $5,000 4,470 ... ... 43,415 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,815 ... ... 27,140 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,910 ... ... 55,745 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 4,120 ... ... 77,565 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 3,780 ... ... 78,695 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 3,970 ... ... 72,985 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 3,815 ... ... 78,080 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 3,725 ... ... 78,395 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 3,655 ... ... 76,775 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 3,700 ... ... 75,860 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 6,990 ... ... 143,475 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 6,375 ... ... 132,845 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 5,795 ... ... 122,350 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 5,150 ... ... 111,350 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 4,440 ... ... 99,420 ... ...
$100,000 and over 27,495 ... ... 607,855 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 8,870 ... ... 198,140 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 6,340 ... ... 138,420 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 6,705 ... ... 149,210 ... ...
$200,000 and over 5,580 ... ... 122,080 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 92,200 ... ... 1,881,965 ... ...
Under $5,000 4,645 ... ... 46,350 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,835 ... ... 27,605 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,945 ... ... 56,780 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 4,245 ... ... 80,315 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 4,220 ... ... 89,795 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 4,755 ... ... 88,035 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 4,425 ... ... 93,640 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 4,445 ... ... 92,220 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 4,520 ... ... 91,635 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 4,295 ... ... 88,520 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 7,930 ... ... 165,685 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 7,045 ... ... 150,650 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 6,220 ... ... 136,430 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 5,240 ... ... 118,520 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 4,465 ... ... 101,185 ... ...
$100,000 and over 20,965 ... ... 454,595 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 8,635 ... ... 187,490 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 4,990 ... ... 111,260 ... ...
$150,000 and over 7,335 ... ... 155,845 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 62,365 ... ... 1,276,275 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 82,751 ... ... 88,451 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 72,880 ... ... 77,002 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 3.0 ... ... 3.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 20,515 ... ... 519,030 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 74,186 ... ... 80,788 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 65,107 ... ... 70,464 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 29,550 ... ... 536,175 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 102,961 ... ... 111,736 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 89,772 ... ... 96,176 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 4.0 ... ... 4.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 9,420 ... ... 179,945 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 51,723 ... ... 51,056 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 47,281 ... ... 46,668 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 62,325 ... ... 1,275,865 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 100,038 ... ... 108,241 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 84,240 ... ... 89,792 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 20,585 ... ... 518,295 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 89,292 ... ... 100,772 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 74,636 ... ... 83,021 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 29,530 ... ... 536,580 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 120,206 ... ... 131,213 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 100,979 ... ... 108,407 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 9,370 ... ... 179,615 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 63,627 ... ... 63,004 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 55,138 ... ... 54,655 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 40,035 20,180 19,850 768,855 373,390 395,465
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 26,642 27,868 25,506 31,255 33,342 29,674
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 24,965 25,727 24,253 28,320 29,815 27,221
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 39,965 20,085 19,875 766,660 371,595 395,060
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 35,992 37,550 34,419 41,666 44,615 38,892
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 30,641 31,672 29,600 35,191 37,100 33,395
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 230,080 112,680 117,395 4,560,235 2,237,490 2,322,745
In the bottom half of the distribution 122,270 58,820 63,450 2,265,245 1,078,695 1,186,555
In the bottom decile 36,590 17,855 18,735 537,405 258,275 279,140
In the second decile 24,515 11,485 13,030 449,395 205,320 244,075
In the third decile 20,755 9,935 10,820 420,355 198,845 221,510
In the fourth decile 20,060 9,665 10,400 422,805 203,710 219,095
In the fifth decile 20,350 9,885 10,470 435,290 212,555 222,735
In the top half of the distribution 107,810 53,860 53,945 2,294,990 1,158,795 1,136,195
In the sixth decile 20,805 10,220 10,585 442,070 218,225 223,845
In the seventh decile 20,910 10,395 10,515 451,795 226,240 225,555
In the eighth decile 21,885 10,840 11,045 462,900 233,935 228,970
In the ninth decile 22,840 11,445 11,395 473,535 241,165 232,375
In the top decile 21,365 10,960 10,400 464,685 239,235 225,450
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43 230,080 112,685 117,400 4,477,875 2,196,415 2,281,460
0 to 17 years 37,745 19,500 18,245 822,390 422,685 399,710
0 to 5 years 12,940 6,710 6,235 260,110 133,670 126,445
18 to 64 years 157,690 77,100 80,595 2,876,495 1,404,390 1,472,105
65 years and over 34,645 16,085 18,560 778,990 369,345 409,645
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 47,315 22,685 24,630 694,960 325,015 369,940
0 to 17 years 8,455 4,420 4,035 151,880 78,110 73,770
0 to 5 years 2,815 1,470 1,345 46,920 24,035 22,885
18 to 64 years 31,820 15,240 16,585 427,085 198,475 228,615
65 years and over 7,035 3,030 4,010 115,990 48,430 67,560
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 20.6 20.1 21.0 15.5 14.8 16.2
0 to 17 years (%) 22.4 22.7 22.1 18.5 18.5 18.5
0 to 5 years (%) 21.8 21.9 21.6 18.0 18.0 18.1
18 to 64 years (%) 20.2 19.8 20.6 14.8 14.1 15.5
65 years and over (%) 20.3 18.8 21.6 14.9 13.1 16.5
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 40,895 19,870 21,030 491,645 236,430 255,215
0 to 17 years 6,915 3,600 3,315 99,330 50,890 48,450
0 to 5 years 2,245 1,170 1,080 29,250 14,930 14,315
18 to 64 years 29,540 14,430 15,115 345,345 165,740 179,605
65 years and over 4,445 1,840 2,605 46,965 19,805 27,165
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 17.8 17.6 17.9 11.0 10.8 11.2
0 to 17 years (%) 18.3 18.5 18.2 12.1 12.0 12.1
0 to 5 years (%) 17.3 17.4 17.3 11.2 11.2 11.3
18 to 64 years (%) 18.7 18.7 18.8 12.0 11.8 12.2
65 years and over (%) 12.8 11.4 14.0 6.0 5.4 6.6
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 230,080 112,685 117,395 4,560,235 2,237,490 2,322,745
Official languages 214,175 106,155 108,025 4,407,125 2,173,840 2,233,285
English 214,070 106,105 107,960 4,405,380 2,173,040 2,232,340
French 12,260 5,685 6,575 314,225 140,085 174,140
Non-official languages 149,515 70,250 79,265 1,546,550 727,200 819,355
Aboriginal languages 115 30 85 17,190 8,115 9,075
Algonquian languages 60 20 35 1,950 905 1,045
Blackfoot 10 0 10 35 0 35
Cree-Montagnais languages 50 20 30 1,600 795 805
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 15 0 10
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Plains Cree 15 10 10 345 160 180
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 0 55 25 30
Woods Cree 0 0 0 80 45 40
Cree, n.o.s. 25 0 15 1,090 560 525
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 30 20 10
Malecite 0 0 0 10 10 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 25 15 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 10 310 100 205
Algonquin 0 0 0 20 0 15
Ojibway 0 0 0 275 95 180
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 15 0 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 4,375 2,050 2,330
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 4,345 2,035 2,315
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 200 100 95
Beaver 0 0 0 255 130 130
Carrier 0 0 0 2,045 940 1,110
Chilcotin 0 0 0 1,130 525 605
Dene 0 0 0 130 55 80
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 185 85 100
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 125 60 75
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 0 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 25 15 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 105 45 60
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 290 155 130
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 35 20 15
Tahltan 0 0 0 250 135 120
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 10
Southern Tutchone 10 0 10 10 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 15 10
Haida 0 0 0 455 195 255
Inuit languages 10 10 0 170 70 95
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 120 50 70
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 35 15 25
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 30 10 15
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 10 25 10 15
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 170 95 80
Michif 0 0 0 110 50 60
Salish languages 10 10 10 5,660 2,690 2,970
Comox 0 0 0 185 75 105
Halkomelem 0 0 0 1,045 470 570
Lillooet 0 0 0 790 405 385
Okanagan 0 0 0 805 360 445
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 1,280 630 650
Squamish 0 0 0 280 125 155
Straits 0 0 0 360 160 200
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 10 10 0 440 220 220
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 540 280 260
Siouan languages 0 0 0 55 20 35
Dakota 0 0 0 30 15 15
Stoney 0 0 0 10 10 10
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tlingit 0 0 0 60 40 20
Tsimshian languages 30 0 25 2,685 1,330 1,350
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 10 1,275 635 645
Nisga'a 10 0 15 1,035 535 500
Tsimshian 10 0 10 405 180 230
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 1,460 670 795
Haisla 0 0 0 175 65 105
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 120 50 70
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 590 275 315
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 560 265 295
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 10
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 240 105 135
Non-Aboriginal languages 149,405 70,225 79,185 1,529,635 719,190 810,440
Afro-Asiatic languages 3,335 1,680 1,650 35,115 18,585 16,530
Berber languages 10 0 0 145 95 45
Kabyle 0 0 0 65 40 25
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 80 60 20
Cushitic languages 235 90 145 2,070 955 1,120
Bilen 15 0 15 20 10 15
Oromo 30 0 20 245 140 110
Somali 195 80 110 1,800 815 985
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Semitic languages 3,120 1,595 1,520 33,110 17,660 15,460
Amharic 390 200 190 2,095 1,050 1,045
Arabic 2,335 1,225 1,115 24,230 13,180 11,050
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 45 10 35 760 370 390
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 570 285 285
Harari 0 0 0 55 35 20
Hebrew 260 135 125 5,450 2,805 2,645
Maltese 10 0 0 315 155 155
Tigrigna 280 145 135 1,055 560 495
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 300 160 140
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 15 170 85 85
Austro-Asiatic languages 3,185 1,550 1,635 35,915 17,130 18,785
Khmer (Cambodian) 55 25 35 1,875 850 1,020
Vietnamese 3,140 1,530 1,610 34,140 16,295 17,840
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Austronesian languages 11,830 5,010 6,820 125,425 51,215 74,210
Bikol 80 35 45 530 215 310
Cebuano 530 240 290 5,365 2,000 3,370
Fijian 60 45 15 1,095 655 440
Hiligaynon 155 70 80 1,685 710 975
Ilocano 640 245 395 6,450 2,480 3,970
Malagasy 0 0 0 25 15 10
Malay 1,130 530 600 7,495 3,480 4,010
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 90 40 50 855 365 495
Pangasinan 55 20 25 480 205 275
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10,335 4,285 6,050 113,265 45,455 67,805
Waray-Waray 35 15 20 320 130 195
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 130 60 65 1,515 740 775
Creole languages 160 90 70 2,485 1,320 1,165
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 135 55 75
Creole, n.o.s. 70 50 25 1,310 730 585
Creole languages, n.i.e. 85 45 45 1,055 540 515
Dravidian languages 1,340 635 700 10,390 5,485 4,905
Kannada 75 45 30 510 250 265
Malayalam 275 150 130 3,350 1,795 1,550
Tamil 745 345 400 5,445 2,830 2,610
Telugu 330 150 180 1,720 970 750
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 85 30 55
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 165 85 80
Indo-European languages 48,835 23,940 24,895 764,815 371,760 393,060
Albanian 290 145 145 1,640 840 795
Armenian 215 110 100 1,680 845 835
Balto-Slavic languages 10,370 5,205 5,160 94,050 44,710 49,340
Baltic languages 35 25 10 1,030 515 520
Latvian 15 0 10 555 290 265
Lithuanian 25 15 0 475 220 250
Slavic languages 10,345 5,185 5,160 93,235 44,305 48,940
Belarusan 30 15 15 245 115 125
Bosnian 485 240 245 2,075 1,020 1,050
Bulgarian 155 75 85 2,430 1,105 1,325
Croatian 2,335 1,190 1,140 10,685 5,255 5,430
Czech 330 180 150 7,480 3,665 3,815
Macedonian 70 40 30 400 220 185
Polish 1,260 600 655 19,175 8,980 10,190
Russian 3,510 1,675 1,835 33,990 15,850 18,135
Serbian 2,225 1,195 1,035 9,110 4,625 4,485
Serbo-Croatian 250 145 105 1,525 770 750
Slovak 240 110 130 4,270 2,045 2,225
Slovene (Slovenian) 80 50 30 1,375 610 760
Ukrainian 740 335 405 10,740 4,835 5,905
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 420 215 205
Celtic languages 60 55 10 1,855 990 865
Scottish Gaelic 35 25 10 660 395 265
Welsh 10 0 0 345 145 195
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 20 0 860 450 410
Germanic languages 3,450 1,765 1,690 136,685 65,350 71,335
Afrikaans 155 85 75 7,670 3,875 3,800
Danish 155 85 70 5,510 2,490 3,020
Dutch 375 185 185 24,060 11,520 12,550
Frisian 0 0 0 465 230 240
German 2,505 1,310 1,205 95,005 45,840 49,165
Icelandic 10 10 0 405 210 195
Norwegian 90 45 45 2,845 1,425 1,415
Swedish 230 100 130 4,825 2,125 2,695
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 15 0 545 270 275
Yiddish 15 15 0 505 225 280
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 155 95 60
Greek 630 295 335 9,095 4,725 4,370
Indo-Iranian languages 19,820 9,765 10,055 363,205 181,340 181,865
Indo-Aryan languages 14,675 7,085 7,585 311,955 155,465 156,490
Bengali 520 230 290 3,670 1,885 1,785
Gujarati 2,710 1,215 1,495 11,500 5,455 6,050
Hindi 5,650 2,700 2,950 81,330 39,950 41,380
Kashmiri 0 0 0 60 30 25
Konkani 25 10 15 415 215 200
Marathi 235 120 120 1,475 780 695
Nepali 100 40 60 1,485 725 760
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 0 70 40 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,785 3,415 3,370 244,485 122,450 122,035
Sindhi 975 415 560 3,300 1,415 1,885
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 220 115 100 2,430 1,265 1,170
Urdu 1,020 600 420 16,750 8,840 7,915
Iranian languages 5,315 2,775 2,545 52,300 26,435 25,870
Kurdish 395 205 185 2,225 1,185 1,040
Pashto 205 115 85 1,660 940 725
Persian (Farsi) 4,970 2,590 2,385 49,835 25,135 24,690
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 40 10 25 935 490 450
Italic (Romance) languages 15,430 7,360 8,075 177,685 83,505 94,185
Catalan 15 0 15 395 210 180
Italian 5,760 2,750 3,015 37,475 18,075 19,400
Portuguese 2,175 1,040 1,145 23,260 11,060 12,200
Romanian 910 470 435 10,045 4,945 5,105
Spanish 7,330 3,495 3,835 115,115 53,215 61,900
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 380 245 140
Japanese 3,900 1,710 2,190 36,990 15,955 21,040
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 115 55 60
Georgian 0 0 0 115 55 55
Korean 7,555 3,440 4,115 57,490 26,310 31,180
Mongolic languages 45 25 15 370 170 200
Mongolian 45 30 20 370 165 195
Niger-Congo languages 810 395 415 8,025 4,130 3,895
Akan (Twi) 35 30 10 630 350 280
Bamanankan 15 10 10 30 20 15
Edo 0 0 0 145 80 60
Ewe 30 15 10 135 90 45
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 0 105 30 70
Ga 0 0 0 150 95 50
Ganda 25 10 20 165 80 85
Igbo 15 0 0 425 240 185
Lingala 45 20 30 280 125 150
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 125 45 75
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 20 290 125 165
Shona 45 35 15 415 220 195
Swahili 420 195 215 3,365 1,785 1,575
Wolof 0 0 0 50 25 30
Yoruba 65 25 40 885 455 435
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 165 70 95 1,835 840 1,000
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 25 40 405 210 200
Dinka 10 0 10 85 50 35
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 60 25 30 325 155 165
Sign languages 390 205 190 7,545 2,865 4,680
American Sign Language 215 90 125 3,860 1,280 2,575
Quebec Sign Language 0 10 0 10 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 190 125 65 3,780 1,615 2,160
Sino-Tibetan languages 70,470 32,790 37,675 457,595 211,220 246,375
Chinese languages 70,335 32,730 37,600 454,885 209,850 245,030
Cantonese 33,515 15,445 18,070 234,445 108,485 125,960
Hakka 430 220 210 2,715 1,290 1,430
Mandarin 43,655 19,995 23,660 265,635 119,995 145,640
Min Dong 10 10 10 130 55 75
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 2,510 1,060 1,445 16,410 7,230 9,185
Wu (Shanghainese) 895 400 495 5,600 2,445 3,155
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,315 590 725 10,380 4,725 5,650
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 200 75 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 185 85 100 3,000 1,500 1,505
Burmese 80 35 45 1,490 730 755
Karenic languages 0 0 0 955 485 465
Tibetan 55 25 35 375 205 165
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 330 150 180
Tai-Kadai languages 420 175 245 5,635 2,190 3,450
Lao 85 30 50 1,630 735 890
Thai 370 150 215 4,275 1,535 2,740
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Turkic languages 765 400 360 6,785 3,685 3,095
Azerbaijani 125 65 60 945 510 435
Turkish 540 290 250 5,585 3,025 2,555
Uyghur 65 30 30 115 60 55
Uzbek 10 0 15 170 95 75
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 45 25 15 275 140 130
Uralic languages 965 385 580 15,280 7,095 8,185
Estonian 60 20 35 780 350 425
Finnish 190 50 135 4,030 1,640 2,385
Hungarian 725 310 415 10,495 5,100 5,395
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 100 60 40 1,045 575 470
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 230,080 112,685 117,395 4,560,235 2,237,485 2,322,750
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 189,775 93,985 95,790 4,138,300 2,038,285 2,100,015
Canadian citizens aged under 18 33,760 17,565 16,195 790,485 406,970 383,510
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 156,015 76,420 79,595 3,347,820 1,631,310 1,716,505
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 40,305 18,700 21,610 421,935 199,205 222,735
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48 230,080 112,680 117,395 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 102,205 53,330 48,875 3,167,155 1,584,305 1,582,855
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 115,145 53,120 62,025 1,292,675 603,800 688,875
Before 1981 23,205 11,185 12,015 356,155 171,330 184,825
1981 to 1990 13,340 6,050 7,290 152,220 70,475 81,750
1991 to 2000 31,285 14,475 16,810 287,505 132,190 155,315
2001 to 2010 31,250 14,115 17,130 321,240 147,250 173,985
2001 to 2005 14,965 6,875 8,090 147,735 67,425 80,305
2006 to 2010 16,280 7,240 9,045 173,505 79,825 93,680
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 16,065 7,290 8,775 175,555 82,555 92,995
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 12,730 6,235 6,495 100,405 49,385 51,020
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 115,145 53,120 62,025 1,292,670 603,800 688,875
Under 5 years 8,305 4,205 4,095 112,665 56,495 56,175
5 to 14 years 19,075 9,900 9,175 212,710 108,975 103,730
15 to 24 years 22,525 10,315 12,220 279,495 126,690 152,805
25 to 44 years 51,140 22,090 29,050 537,500 242,185 295,310
45 years and over 14,095 6,605 7,485 150,305 69,455 80,845
Immigrants by selected place of birthThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 115,145 53,120 62,025 1,292,675 603,800 688,875
Americas 6,135 2,870 3,260 110,850 50,515 60,330
Brazil 290 125 165 3,800 1,545 2,260
Colombia 355 150 205 3,915 1,720 2,195
El Salvador 485 230 260 5,425 2,710 2,715
Guyana 90 50 45 1,305 600 710
Haiti 20 15 10 570 250 315
Jamaica 220 120 100 3,505 1,770 1,735
Mexico 800 330 470 10,375 4,425 5,945
Peru 370 180 190 3,265 1,330 1,930
Trinidad and Tobago 165 70 95 2,620 1,205 1,415
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 1,690 845 845 57,780 26,425 31,355
Other places of birth in Americas 1,655 775 880 18,295 8,530 9,765
Europe 17,125 8,495 8,635 319,885 156,975 162,915
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,100 535 565 4,570 2,230 2,345
Croatia 1,065 525 540 5,780 2,945 2,830
France 250 125 125 5,700 2,895 2,805
Germany 840 425 415 35,045 16,835 18,210
Greece 320 175 140 3,630 1,965 1,670
Hungary 425 195 235 6,175 3,145 3,030
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 190 100 90 5,890 3,090 2,795
Italy 2,860 1,470 1,390 15,405 8,050 7,355
Netherlands 270 130 135 18,225 9,365 8,855
Poland 960 445 515 15,115 6,965 8,145
Portugal 665 325 340 8,215 4,125 4,090
Romania 785 375 410 8,995 4,400 4,595
Russian Federation 1,255 580 670 10,920 4,700 6,215
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 845 450 395 4,480 2,225 2,260
Ukraine 620 270 350 7,500 3,520 3,980
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 2,485 1,255 1,225 123,810 60,975 62,835
Other places of birth in Europe 2,210 1,110 1,100 40,425 19,545 20,880
Africa 4,605 2,095 2,510 42,805 21,500 21,310
Algeria 40 20 20 485 310 175
Egypt 250 120 130 2,705 1,480 1,225
Ethiopia 335 185 150 2,070 1,015 1,060
Kenya 825 335 490 4,705 2,175 2,535
Morocco 90 60 30 985 535 455
Nigeria 70 35 35 1,740 925 815
Somalia 140 45 95 1,080 515 570
South Africa, Republic of 375 200 170 13,375 6,700 6,675
Other places of birth in Africa 2,480 1,090 1,395 15,645 7,840 7,800
Asia 85,610 38,895 46,710 788,055 359,835 428,220
Afghanistan 1,045 535 515 5,040 2,550 2,490
Bangladesh 290 120 165 2,125 1,080 1,040
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 28,600 12,835 15,760 199,990 89,145 110,845
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 10,540 4,780 5,755 74,210 34,120 40,090
India 6,165 2,975 3,195 162,650 79,395 83,245
IranCensus data footnote 61 3,040 1,585 1,455 37,160 18,890 18,270
Iraq 470 240 230 5,550 2,855 2,690
Japan 1,470 475 995 13,365 3,840 9,520
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 5,765 2,600 3,165 41,515 18,870 22,645
Lebanon 250 155 95 2,235 1,290 950
Pakistan 680 375 310 10,665 5,470 5,190
Philippines 10,325 4,275 6,060 112,100 45,890 66,210
Sri Lanka 450 235 220 4,585 2,360 2,230
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 320 170 150 2,845 1,450 1,400
Taiwan 7,660 3,460 4,200 38,900 17,450 21,450
Viet Nam 2,910 1,420 1,490 27,875 12,970 14,905
Other places of birth in Asia 5,620 2,675 2,945 47,255 22,215 25,045
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 1,665 765 900 31,075 14,975 16,100
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54 16,065 7,285 8,775 175,555 82,555 92,995
Americas 895 425 470 14,550 7,160 7,385
Brazil 75 30 40 1,145 525 615
Colombia 50 30 20 580 250 325
Cuba 10 10 0 140 60 80
Haiti 0 0 0 35 35 10
Jamaica 45 30 15 625 355 265
Mexico 255 110 140 2,885 1,420 1,460
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 240 105 135 6,485 3,290 3,190
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 35 20 20 270 115 155
Other places of birth in Americas 190 95 95 2,380 1,105 1,275
Europe 1,600 775 825 19,735 10,260 9,475
France 40 10 30 970 510 460
Germany 45 35 10 1,450 775 675
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 60 35 30 1,430 900 530
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 35 25 10 245 120 125
Romania 75 30 40 690 310 380
Russian Federation 295 120 175 1,735 620 1,110
Ukraine 190 65 125 1,230 495 735
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 140 75 65 6,540 3,840 2,695
Other places of birth in Europe 720 380 345 5,455 2,685 2,765
Africa 740 365 375 6,200 3,150 3,050
Algeria 20 10 10 65 40 20
Cameroon 0 0 0 65 25 35
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 10 10 150 80 75
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 20 10 10
Egypt 65 35 30 625 340 290
Eritrea 145 80 65 320 175 145
Ethiopia 135 80 50 305 170 140
Morocco 30 15 10 205 115 95
Nigeria 15 10 10 645 325 315
Somalia 60 15 45 355 145 215
South Africa, Republic of 45 15 25 1,625 815 810
Tunisia 10 0 10 80 30 45
Other places of birth in Africa 205 95 110 1,745 890 860
Asia 12,760 5,690 7,070 131,880 60,140 71,735
Afghanistan 215 95 115 870 455 415
Bangladesh 80 40 40 470 230 245
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 5,170 2,315 2,860 38,105 16,965 21,140
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 195 95 100 1,800 770 1,030
India 1,095 515 580 27,460 13,780 13,680
IranCensus data footnote 61 970 490 480 8,645 4,315 4,330
Iraq 130 75 65 1,910 940 965
Israel 25 15 20 365 205 160
Japan 210 50 160 2,285 570 1,715
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 1,045 420 630 8,025 3,430 4,595
Lebanon 20 10 10 265 155 110
Nepal 20 10 15 310 115 195
Pakistan 135 80 55 1,965 990 975
Philippines 1,960 840 1,120 26,680 11,615 15,065
Saudi Arabia 35 0 20 400 180 215
Sri Lanka 45 20 30 535 265 265
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 210 115 95 2,185 1,095 1,085
Taiwan 335 130 205 2,505 970 1,530
Turkey 50 30 20 395 220 170
United Arab Emirates 25 15 15 385 195 195
Viet Nam 170 60 110 1,780 685 1,090
Other places of birth in Asia 600 275 325 4,545 1,980 2,560
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 70 35 35 3,185 1,845 1,340
Australia 30 15 20 1,920 1,130 790
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 35 20 15 1,265 715 550
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 230,080 112,685 117,395 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
First generationCensus data footnote 69 129,295 60,050 69,245 1,426,450 670,440 756,010
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 57,100 29,665 27,430 1,043,860 523,340 520,520
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 43,685 22,970 20,715 2,089,925 1,043,705 1,046,225
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who landed between 1980 and 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 72 93,450 42,715 50,735 955,955 442,040 513,915
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 58,640 27,990 30,650 537,875 258,560 279,315
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 22,205 13,065 9,150 209,685 123,645 86,040
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 36,430 14,930 21,500 328,185 134,915 193,275
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 23,225 8,860 14,360 323,440 133,775 189,670
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 9,610 4,990 4,620 82,360 44,250 38,110
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 1,975 870 1,105 12,285 5,455 6,825
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 230,080 112,680 117,395 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 4,195 1,955 2,245 270,585 130,265 140,320
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 4,010 1,860 2,150 263,540 127,115 136,425
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 2,615 1,230 1,385 172,520 83,645 88,880
Métis 1,365 610 755 89,405 42,715 46,690
Inuk (Inuit) 35 20 20 1,610 760 855
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 100 45 55 4,350 2,090 2,260
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 90 55 35 2,695 1,060 1,635
Non-Aboriginal identity 225,885 110,730 115,155 4,289,655 2,107,225 2,182,430
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 230,075 112,685 117,395 4,560,240 2,237,485 2,322,750
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 2,010 920 1,090 135,835 65,560 70,280
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 228,070 111,765 116,305 4,424,400 2,171,930 2,252,470
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 230,080 112,680 117,395 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 945 450 495 91,710 45,690 46,020
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 935 445 490 90,390 45,100 45,295
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 735 330 400 79,875 39,685 40,190
Métis single ancestry 180 100 85 10,080 5,215 4,865
Inuit single ancestry 20 15 10 430 200 235
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 10 0 0 1,325 595 725
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 10 0 10 1,175 535 635
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 100 50 50
Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 45 10 45
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 3,905 1,870 2,035 211,100 100,835 110,260
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 3,730 1,800 1,930 201,895 96,650 105,245
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 2,650 1,305 1,340 130,020 62,170 67,850
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,065 490 580 70,180 33,595 36,585
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 15 10 10 1,700 890 815
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 175 65 105 9,200 4,185 5,015
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 165 65 100 8,865 4,050 4,810
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 165 75 90
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 125 35 90
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 10 0 10 45 20 20
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 225,225 110,365 114,865 4,257,430 2,090,960 2,166,465
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 230,080 112,685 117,395 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 146,310 69,560 76,755 1,381,235 658,260 722,975
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 18,735 9,160 9,575 365,705 183,650 182,055
Chinese 78,025 36,900 41,125 508,480 237,805 270,670
Black 3,670 1,835 1,835 43,500 22,455 21,045
Filipino 13,000 5,795 7,200 145,025 62,505 82,520
Latin American 4,630 2,125 2,505 44,115 20,600 23,515
Arab 1,700 915 785 19,840 10,865 8,980
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 4,620 2,225 2,400 54,920 25,975 28,950
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 4,960 2,605 2,350 48,695 24,880 23,810
Korean 7,790 3,580 4,205 60,495 27,915 32,580
Japanese 3,655 1,580 2,070 41,230 17,435 23,800
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 690 370 320 8,760 4,280 4,485
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 4,840 2,465 2,380 40,465 19,900 20,565
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 83,765 43,125 40,645 3,179,005 1,579,230 1,599,775
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 230,080 112,685 117,400 4,560,240 2,237,490 2,322,750
North American Aboriginal origins 4,850 2,320 2,535 302,810 146,530 156,280
First Nations (North American Indian) 3,565 1,705 1,855 220,245 106,595 113,650
Inuit 55 30 25 2,615 1,280 1,340
Métis 1,430 655 775 90,515 43,460 47,050
Other North American origins 21,535 11,350 10,185 922,690 460,355 462,335
Acadian 55 40 15 3,940 1,960 1,980
American 1,915 915 1,000 78,170 37,765 40,405
Canadian 20,105 10,590 9,515 866,530 432,975 433,560
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 60 45 15
Newfoundlander 70 60 10 1,875 995 880
Nova Scotian 0 0 0 185 95 85
Ontarian 0 0 10 130 55 75
Québécois 40 30 10 1,830 945 880
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 20 10 10 405 175 230
European origins 85,375 43,470 41,905 2,857,080 1,408,510 1,448,575
British Isles origins 42,250 21,935 20,315 1,926,040 945,580 980,460
Channel Islander 25 10 10 455 230 220
Cornish 10 0 0 610 340 265
English 25,130 12,825 12,305 1,203,540 585,700 617,845
Irish 15,395 7,910 7,485 675,135 318,455 356,675
Manx 80 35 45 1,810 835 975
Scottish 18,400 9,345 9,055 860,775 417,080 443,700
Welsh 2,545 1,220 1,315 113,905 54,260 59,645
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 3,245 1,745 1,505 122,700 59,225 63,475
French origins 8,730 4,225 4,510 388,815 184,705 204,110
Alsatian 0 0 0 210 95 115
Breton 0 0 0 110 45 65
Corsican 10 0 10 105 40 65
French 8,730 4,220 4,505 388,580 184,595 203,980
Western European origins (except French origins) 17,760 9,075 8,690 839,860 411,165 428,695
Austrian 1,350 655 700 48,510 23,030 25,485
Bavarian 0 0 0 225 105 120
Belgian 380 225 150 19,980 9,615 10,360
Dutch 3,800 1,935 1,860 213,670 105,040 108,630
Flemish 50 15 35 2,215 1,145 1,075
Frisian 0 0 0 850 425 425
German 12,910 6,575 6,330 603,265 294,860 308,410
Luxembourger 25 30 0 695 340 355
Swiss 695 340 355 31,390 15,510 15,880
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 30 10 20 905 425 485
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 7,015 3,470 3,545 346,525 166,100 180,425
Danish 1,180 535 640 58,205 27,985 30,220
Finnish 940 445 495 34,150 16,285 17,870
Icelandic 555 325 230 26,410 12,860 13,545
Norwegian 2,440 1,175 1,265 138,430 66,870 71,565
Swedish 2,255 1,090 1,165 110,030 51,000 59,030
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 310 180 130 15,080 7,610 7,470
Eastern European origins 18,125 9,060 9,065 569,260 275,900 293,360
Bulgarian 260 140 115 4,015 1,875 2,140
Byelorussian 190 110 80 2,760 1,400 1,365
Czech 735 360 375 23,375 11,500 11,875
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 150 75 75 7,970 3,795 4,175
Estonian 200 100 100 4,840 2,250 2,590
Hungarian 1,995 990 1,010 56,535 27,450 29,090
Latvian 115 70 50 4,935 2,565 2,370
Lithuanian 175 90 90 7,225 3,465 3,755
Moldovan 80 45 35 1,085 510 580
Polish 4,695 2,365 2,330 149,635 71,605 78,030
Romanian 1,355 645 710 31,250 15,125 16,125
Russian 4,615 2,215 2,400 131,060 62,880 68,180
Slovak 455 230 230 11,220 5,440 5,780
Ukrainian 6,750 3,410 3,340 229,205 111,285 117,915
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 80 35 50 3,555 1,645 1,915
Southern European origins 26,210 13,270 12,945 334,740 164,780 169,960
Albanian 260 130 135 1,925 975 950
Bosnian 755 380 370 3,290 1,635 1,655
Catalan 10 10 0 120 85 30
Croatian 3,225 1,690 1,535 23,845 12,180 11,660
Cypriot 30 10 20 440 230 205
Greek 1,150 580 570 24,460 12,410 12,050
Italian 12,645 6,440 6,205 166,095 83,095 83,000
Kosovar 100 50 50 280 135 145
Macedonian 150 90 55 1,205 620 580
Maltese 70 20 50 2,645 1,350 1,295
Montenegrin 125 65 60 710 360 350
Portuguese 3,015 1,525 1,490 41,770 20,620 21,145
Serbian 2,480 1,370 1,115 12,895 6,625 6,270
Sicilian 10 0 10 545 295 255
Slovenian 415 200 220 5,555 2,725 2,825
Spanish 3,980 1,830 2,160 64,470 29,245 35,225
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 285 140 145 7,080 3,360 3,725
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 50 25 20 395 200 195
Other European origins 1,265 655 615 34,700 17,800 16,900
Basque 20 0 15 840 470 375
Jewish 695 405 290 17,580 8,950 8,635
Roma (Gypsy) 30 0 25 805 320 485
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 70 40 30 965 520 450
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 460 210 250 14,715 7,635 7,080
Caribbean origins 1,505 770 735 25,010 12,350 12,660
Antiguan 10 0 0 220 115 105
Bahamian 30 20 10 255 140 110
Barbadian 80 45 35 1,870 945 930
Bermudan 10 10 0 335 155 175
Carib 0 0 0 70 50 25
Cuban 125 60 65 1,320 615 700
Dominican 60 30 30 735 330 410
Grenadian 45 20 25 380 195 185
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 15 0 15
Haitian 40 20 15 1,140 530 615
Jamaican 565 280 280 10,545 5,425 5,120
Kittitian/Nevisian 10 0 0 130 70 55
Martinican 0 0 0 25 0 20
Montserratan 15 0 10 25 15 10
Puerto Rican 25 10 10 570 260 310
St. Lucian 0 0 0 190 85 110
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 250 125 120 4,170 2,085 2,085
Vincentian/Grenadinian 45 20 30 415 180 230
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 145 80 60 2,120 930 1,190
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 130 65 65 1,920 945 975
Latin, Central and South American origins 5,620 2,725 2,905 69,920 33,580 36,335
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 165 95 70 2,625 1,350 1,275
Arawak 15 10 0 90 45 45
Argentinian 100 45 50 2,025 910 1,120
Belizean 10 0 10 125 60 65
Bolivian 20 0 15 375 145 230
Brazilian 470 205 265 5,455 2,465 2,990
Chilean 520 240 280 5,700 2,740 2,955
Colombian 570 290 280 5,860 2,805 3,055
Costa Rican 60 35 25 810 385 425
Ecuadorian 140 65 75 1,040 490 550
Guatemalan 325 175 150 2,575 1,310 1,265
Guyanese 145 95 50 1,925 995 935
Hispanic 155 75 80 1,535 720 810
Honduran 230 115 115 1,445 750 695
Maya 45 15 30 930 475 455
Mexican 1,450 665 780 23,055 11,025 12,035
Nicaraguan 175 65 110 1,520 735 785
Panamanian 10 10 10 325 140 185
Paraguayan 15 10 15 895 475 420
Peruvian 415 215 210 3,905 1,775 2,135
Salvadorean 575 280 295 6,815 3,390 3,425
Uruguayan 15 10 0 410 205 205
Venezuelan 170 80 90 1,900 915 980
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 310 160 150 3,310 1,605 1,705
African origins 4,510 2,275 2,235 59,985 30,635 29,345
Central and West African origins 545 305 240 7,075 3,810 3,265
Akan 0 0 0 40 30 10
Angolan 25 10 15 90 55 35
Ashanti 0 0 0 85 30 50
Beninese 0 0 0 35 20 15
Burkinabe 0 0 0 45 30 15
Cameroonian 10 0 0 150 85 70
Chadian 0 0 0 70 50 25
Congolese 110 45 65 810 405 400
Edo 0 0 0 85 55 30
Ewe 20 10 10 55 25 30
Gabonese 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gambian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Ghanaian 120 80 35 1,600 865 730
Guinean 45 20 25 130 45 80
Ibo 10 0 10 280 160 115
Ivorian 0 0 0 100 55 50
Liberian 0 0 0 250 95 150
Malian 20 10 0 80 55 25
Malinké 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nigerian 135 75 60 2,615 1,430 1,185
Peulh 0 0 0 20 0 15
Senegalese 15 20 0 95 75 25
Sierra Leonean 20 15 10 130 60 65
Togolese 20 10 10 100 70 40
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 15 10 0 255 135 125
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 35 10 30 620 305 315
North African origins 765 385 385 9,840 5,210 4,630
Algerian 95 50 40 770 465 305
Berber 15 0 10 210 130 80
Coptic 10 10 10 150 90 65
Dinka 0 0 0 45 25 15
Egyptian 275 125 150 4,520 2,340 2,180
Libyan 0 10 0 420 275 140
Maure 0 0 0 150 60 90
Moroccan 160 95 70 2,005 1,105 895
Sudanese 175 70 110 1,225 535 695
Tunisian 40 25 15 500 290 215
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 20 15 0 215 115 105
Southern and East African origins 2,055 1,000 1,050 24,800 12,345 12,450
Afrikaner 10 0 10 705 355 355
Amhara 35 20 15 115 60 50
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 75 40 30 255 140 120
Burundian 0 0 0 215 95 120
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 255 115 135 1,055 550 505
Ethiopian 320 150 170 2,550 1,280 1,270
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 225 120 105 1,615 775 845
Malagasy 15 10 10 105 65 40
Mauritian 65 45 25 975 520 450
Oromo 35 25 10 140 75 65
Rwandan 55 25 30 420 225 195
Seychellois 0 0 0 25 15 15
Somali 245 100 145 2,295 1,115 1,180
South African 220 115 105 11,060 5,510 5,550
Tanzanian 105 40 65 490 220 275
Tigrian 90 45 45 205 110 95
Ugandan 150 70 80 775 390 380
Zambian 15 0 10 210 95 110
Zimbabwean 50 25 20 855 445 405
Zulu 10 0 10 75 25 45
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 230 120 105 1,840 910 930
Other African origins 1,225 635 595 19,215 9,745 9,465
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 140 75 70 2,660 1,315 1,340
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 1,100 560 535 16,740 8,515 8,225
Asian origins 138,385 65,830 72,550 1,312,445 624,270 688,175
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 8,935 4,695 4,240 99,560 51,315 48,245
Afghan 1,555 805 755 7,895 4,005 3,885
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 390 200 185 5,660 3,125 2,540
Armenian 375 200 180 3,715 1,905 1,815
Assyrian 15 0 10 545 295 250
Azerbaijani 85 55 35 990 570 425
Georgian 25 15 15 740 380 355
Hazara 30 15 10 55 30 20
Iranian 3,835 1,995 1,840 47,985 24,290 23,695
Iraqi 555 305 250 5,575 2,860 2,715
Israeli 110 70 35 2,655 1,370 1,285
Jordanian 55 35 25 785 425 355
Kazakh 60 40 25 385 205 175
Kurd 305 165 140 2,120 1,165 950
Kuwaiti 15 10 10 125 85 40
Kyrgyz 35 15 20 175 90 85
Lebanese 525 290 235 7,980 4,175 3,805
Palestinian 255 125 130 2,625 1,410 1,210
Pashtun 45 25 20 360 200 160
Saudi Arabian 80 45 35 975 615 360
Syrian 265 125 140 3,955 1,905 2,055
Tajik 35 10 25 260 135 125
Tatar 140 70 75 790 365 425
Turk 500 255 250 6,355 3,485 2,865
Turkmen 0 0 0 120 70 55
Uighur 55 25 25 130 65 60
Uzbek 0 0 0 270 150 120
Yemeni 45 30 15 300 185 115
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 130 80 50 2,635 1,340 1,295
South Asian origins 18,875 9,275 9,600 363,885 182,650 181,235
Bangladeshi 180 80 100 1,840 925 920
Bengali 95 35 55 850 405 445
Bhutanese 15 0 10 120 65 55
East Indian 16,050 7,875 8,175 309,315 154,795 154,520
Goan 20 10 10 485 245 240
Gujarati 165 65 100 700 335 365
Kashmiri 30 15 20 185 100 85
Nepali 120 45 75 1,495 690 805
Pakistani 790 425 370 12,585 6,565 6,015
Punjabi 950 460 490 38,725 19,700 19,025
Sinhalese 30 20 10 620 325 300
Sri Lankan 535 275 260 5,710 2,970 2,740
Tamil 110 60 55 1,235 670 560
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 670 330 345 8,245 4,070 4,170
East and Southeast Asian origins 111,440 52,315 59,130 855,345 393,475 461,875
Burmese 170 75 85 2,310 1,135 1,175
Cambodian (Khmer) 105 45 60 3,235 1,580 1,655
Chinese 79,775 37,890 41,885 540,155 253,065 287,090
Filipino 14,290 6,485 7,805 158,215 68,710 89,505
Hmong 0 0 0 130 70 60
Indonesian 730 345 380 6,625 3,115 3,510
Japanese 4,750 2,120 2,630 51,150 22,200 28,945
Karen 0 0 0 895 450 445
Korean 8,170 3,730 4,445 63,300 29,330 33,975
Laotian 115 50 70 2,530 1,275 1,255
Malaysian 680 300 385 5,060 2,260 2,800
Mongolian 130 85 40 1,495 740 760
Singaporean 115 55 60 1,055 490 560
Taiwanese 4,050 1,830 2,220 21,455 9,810 11,650
Thai 350 135 215 5,065 1,870 3,195
Tibetan 60 35 30 550 290 260
Vietnamese 4,050 2,050 2,000 41,435 20,205 21,230
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 90 40 50 785 310 470
Other Asian origins 180 100 80 2,500 1,250 1,250
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 180 100 80 2,500 1,250 1,255
Oceania origins 1,570 820 745 41,125 20,605 20,520
Australian 380 220 160 16,240 8,385 7,855
New Zealander 155 95 65 6,565 3,405 3,155
Pacific Islands origins 1,040 505 530 19,135 9,240 9,890
Fijian 845 400 445 14,145 6,895 7,250
Hawaiian 70 35 35 2,200 970 1,235
Maori 50 25 20 1,120 595 530
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 15 15 0 600 275 325
Samoan 10 10 0 485 255 230
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 55 35 20 905 440 465
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 92,200 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
Owner 57,220 ... ... 1,279,020 ... ...
Renter 34,980 ... ... 599,360 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 3,590 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 92,205 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
Condominium 34,665 ... ... 416,770 ... ...
Not condominium 57,530 ... ... 1,465,200 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 92,200 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
No bedrooms 1,330 ... ... 22,705 ... ...
1 bedroom 20,800 ... ... 311,035 ... ...
2 bedrooms 29,710 ... ... 514,015 ... ...
3 bedrooms 17,795 ... ... 513,135 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 22,565 ... ... 521,075 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 92,200 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 47,300 ... ... 642,910 ... ...
5 rooms 11,905 ... ... 274,780 ... ...
6 rooms 8,540 ... ... 235,845 ... ...
7 rooms 6,330 ... ... 199,715 ... ...
8 or more rooms 18,130 ... ... 528,720 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.2 ... ... 6.0 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 92,200 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 88,175 ... ... 1,839,850 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 4,025 ... ... 42,120 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 92,200 ... ... 1,881,965 ... ...
Suitable 83,610 ... ... 1,781,905 ... ...
Not suitable 8,595 ... ... 100,060 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 92,200 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
1960 or before 12,375 ... ... 267,560 ... ...
1961 to 1980 25,905 ... ... 559,485 ... ...
1981 to 1990 14,410 ... ... 289,565 ... ...
1991 to 2000 14,510 ... ... 331,865 ... ...
2001 to 2005 6,450 ... ... 125,335 ... ...
2006 to 2010 10,090 ... ... 171,945 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 8,465 ... ... 136,210 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 92,205 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 86,195 ... ... 1,763,105 ... ...
Major repairs needed 6,005 ... ... 118,865 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 92,200 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
1 household maintainer 53,655 ... ... 1,091,500 ... ...
2 household maintainers 34,035 ... ... 725,675 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 4,505 ... ... 64,790 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 92,205 ... ... 1,881,970 ... ...
15 to 24 years 4,790 ... ... 58,620 ... ...
25 to 34 years 14,235 ... ... 253,950 ... ...
35 to 44 years 15,950 ... ... 304,185 ... ...
45 to 54 years 19,030 ... ... 378,545 ... ...
55 to 64 years 17,450 ... ... 390,185 ... ...
65 to 74 years 11,480 ... ... 288,165 ... ...
75 to 84 years 6,625 ... ... 152,225 ... ...
85 years and over 2,640 ... ... 56,085 ... ...
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 dataCensus data footnote 141 92,025 ... ... 1,832,420 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 59,925 ... ... 1,320,210 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 32,105 ... ... 512,210 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 23,845 ... ... 420,705 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 57,210 ... ... 1,242,600 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 55.4 ... ... 58.6 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 28.7 ... ... 20.7 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,208 ... ... 1,149 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,483 ... ... 1,387 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 799,080 ... ... 500,874 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 961,174 ... ... 720,689 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 34,985 ... ... 592,825 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 14.3 ... ... 12.5 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 45.0 ... ... 43.3 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,100 ... ... 1,036 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,171 ... ... 1,149 ... ...
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 199,025 96,595 102,430 3,870,375 1,882,770 1,987,605
No certificate, diploma or degree 25,535 11,995 13,540 601,640 305,320 296,315
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 56,210 27,220 28,995 1,138,565 549,580 588,985
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 117,275 57,380 59,895 2,130,175 1,027,870 1,102,310
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 11,550 8,140 3,415 338,980 250,270 88,720
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 5,565 3,180 2,385 142,935 83,055 59,880
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 5,985 4,955 1,025 196,045 167,210 28,840
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 33,125 14,770 18,350 700,945 280,300 420,645
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 7,920 3,395 4,525 138,010 54,420 83,585
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 64,675 31,075 33,600 952,240 442,880 509,360
Bachelor's degree 44,540 20,875 23,665 622,670 281,020 341,655
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 4,285 1,835 2,450 69,005 28,575 40,430
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,375 700 675 29,110 16,690 12,420
Master's degree 12,405 6,260 6,145 195,825 94,360 101,465
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 2,065 1,400 665 35,625 22,240 13,390
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 132,950 64,125 68,820 2,532,975 1,227,040 1,305,940
No certificate, diploma or degree 9,235 4,720 4,515 244,000 134,410 109,585
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 29,940 14,495 15,440 671,010 330,835 340,175
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 93,775 44,910 48,865 1,617,965 761,790 856,175
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 7,625 5,355 2,270 231,445 172,290 59,155
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 3,740 2,140 1,600 97,350 56,920 40,435
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 3,885 3,215 665 134,095 115,370 18,725
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 25,515 11,380 14,135 528,805 210,880 317,925
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 6,000 2,490 3,510 99,695 39,205 60,490
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 54,635 25,685 28,950 758,015 339,415 418,605
Bachelor's degree 37,230 17,210 20,025 497,845 219,005 278,840
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 3,540 1,440 2,095 52,955 20,995 31,965
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 1,105 525 580 22,440 11,665 10,775
Master's degree 11,090 5,435 5,660 159,740 73,335 86,405
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,675 1,080 590 25,030 14,420 10,615
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 199,020 96,595 102,425 3,870,380 1,882,770 1,987,610
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 81,745 39,210 42,535 1,740,205 854,900 885,300
Education 6,120 1,290 4,825 144,100 34,915 109,185
13. Education 6,120 1,295 4,825 144,100 34,910 109,185
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 6,090 2,885 3,205 98,735 44,465 54,275
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 1,155 905 245 16,970 12,880 4,090
50. Visual and performing arts 4,940 1,985 2,960 81,765 31,580 50,185
Humanities 7,085 2,460 4,625 124,600 49,025 75,575
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,255 225 1,035 15,235 3,675 11,555
23. English language and literature/letters 2,015 625 1,390 34,710 10,845 23,865
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 2,285 845 1,440 35,720 13,670 22,050
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 25 10 15 585 210 375
38. Philosophy and religious studies 260 140 125 6,710 4,050 2,660
39. Theology and religious vocations 380 235 140 12,275 7,400 4,880
54. History 680 330 355 15,780 8,475 7,300
55. French language and literature/letters 185 40 140 3,580 705 2,880
Social and behavioural sciences and law 14,585 5,650 8,940 245,990 87,960 158,025
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 205 45 160 4,120 1,060 3,060
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,685 640 1,045 23,180 8,505 14,680
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 1,835 200 1,640 38,070 3,285 34,785
22. Legal professions and studies 1,890 645 1,250 38,505 13,545 24,955
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 190 40 150 4,325 1,345 2,985
42. Psychology 2,315 755 1,560 43,230 12,480 30,750
45. Social sciences 6,465 3,325 3,140 94,560 47,755 46,810
Business, management and public administration 28,085 11,785 16,300 426,460 166,470 259,990
30.16 Accounting and computer science 55 20 35 775 215 560
44. Public administration and social service professions 775 190 585 26,520 5,960 20,565
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 27,255 11,570 15,680 399,160 160,295 238,865
Physical and life sciences and technologies 6,220 3,225 2,995 86,425 46,070 40,355
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 2,330 1,050 1,280 36,760 16,800 19,960
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,630 780 860 19,025 9,400 9,620
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 75 20 50 835 225 610
40. Physical sciences 2,055 1,340 720 26,370 18,395 7,975
41. Science technologies/technicians 130 45 85 3,440 1,255 2,185
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 7,670 5,145 2,525 80,070 51,490 28,575
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 6,215 4,500 1,720 62,795 43,900 18,890
25. Library science 295 25 270 5,560 755 4,805
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,095 585 510 10,875 6,295 4,580
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 60 40 20 835 540 300
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 21,605 18,630 2,975 427,670 388,335 39,340
04. Architecture and related services 795 530 265 15,490 9,985 5,505
14. Engineering 9,320 7,300 2,020 98,455 81,055 17,395
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 3,655 3,190 460 68,500 60,490 8,010
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 90 25 65
46. Construction trades 3,360 3,310 55 100,765 97,615 3,150
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 3,210 3,100 105 97,720 94,520 3,200
48. Precision production 1,270 1,200 70 46,660 44,650 2,015
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,560 845 715 50,210 31,680 18,525
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,050 505 540 24,950 13,670 11,275
03. Natural resources and conservation 515 340 175 25,260 18,010 7,250
Health and related fields 13,720 3,290 10,435 322,715 65,735 256,975
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 1,030 590 440 23,740 11,920 11,820
51. Health professions and related programs 12,240 2,470 9,765 290,645 48,985 241,655
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 460 230 225 8,330 4,835 3,495
Personal, protective and transportation services 4,515 2,170 2,355 122,855 61,605 61,250
12. Personal and culinary services 3,360 1,195 2,160 79,740 24,860 54,885
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 320 290 30
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 10 10 0 1,235 1,120 115
43. Security and protective services 385 300 85 13,935 10,390 3,545
49. Transportation and materials moving 750 650 100 27,620 24,945 2,680
Other 10 0 10 355 115 240
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 10 0 10 350 115 240
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 151 132,945 64,125 68,820 2,532,980 1,227,040 1,305,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 39,170 19,215 19,955 915,015 465,250 449,765
Education 4,315 810 3,505 96,005 21,035 74,970
13. Education 4,315 810 3,505 96,010 21,035 74,975
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 4,785 2,225 2,560 77,655 34,430 43,225
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 915 720 200 12,710 9,580 3,130
50. Visual and performing arts 3,870 1,510 2,355 64,940 24,845 40,090
Humanities 5,645 1,890 3,760 93,605 35,490 58,115
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 1,020 160 865 11,710 2,510 9,195
23. English language and literature/letters 1,615 495 1,125 25,665 7,810 17,850
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 1,845 660 1,185 28,260 10,505 17,750
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 20 0 10 425 170 255
38. Philosophy and religious studies 175 105 75 4,970 2,960 2,010
39. Theology and religious vocations 300 195 105 8,330 4,945 3,385
54. History 520 235 280 11,805 6,140 5,665
55. French language and literature/letters 150 40 115 2,445 455 2,000
Social and behavioural sciences and law 11,960 4,570 7,400 196,450 67,000 129,450
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 160 35 125 3,460 845 2,615
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 1,405 515 895 19,685 6,940 12,750
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 1,425 150 1,280 29,855 2,505 27,350
22. Legal professions and studies 1,590 495 1,095 31,190 9,665 21,525
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 160 40 115 3,540 1,110 2,425
42. Psychology 1,935 620 1,315 33,055 8,845 24,210
45. Social sciences 5,280 2,715 2,565 75,665 37,095 38,575
Business, management and public administration 23,285 9,485 13,800 335,220 128,975 206,245
30.16 Accounting and computer science 40 15 25 540 170 365
44. Public administration and social service professions 665 145 520 20,695 4,240 16,455
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 22,580 9,325 13,255 313,985 124,565 189,425
Physical and life sciences and technologies 4,865 2,475 2,390 63,705 32,325 31,385
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,875 845 1,035 28,505 12,595 15,915
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,245 550 695 13,825 6,570 7,260
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 70 15 50 645 160 485
40. Physical sciences 1,565 1,020 545 18,525 12,250 6,270
41. Science technologies/technicians 115 40 65 2,210 750 1,460
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 6,900 4,680 2,220 68,660 44,820 23,840
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 5,765 4,185 1,580 56,390 39,660 16,725
25. Library science 220 10 210 3,830 545 3,290
27. Mathematics and statistics 860 450 410 7,760 4,185 3,570
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 55 35 20 680 430 250
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 16,520 13,890 2,625 310,855 277,375 33,475
04. Architecture and related services 635 410 225 12,110 7,240 4,875
14. Engineering 7,795 5,960 1,835 76,935 61,380 15,560
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 2,705 2,325 375 48,690 42,285 6,405
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 65 20 45
46. Construction trades 2,300 2,255 45 72,800 70,225 2,570
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 2,330 2,245 85 69,025 66,545 2,480
48. Precision production 760 700 60 31,225 29,690 1,535
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,295 675 620 39,360 23,810 15,555
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 860 395 470 18,965 9,875 9,090
03. Natural resources and conservation 435 280 155 20,395 13,930 6,470
Health and related fields 10,935 2,600 8,335 244,975 50,520 194,460
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 760 425 335 18,900 9,380 9,520
51. Health professions and related programs 9,835 2,015 7,820 219,800 37,800 182,000
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 345 160 180 6,285 3,340 2,940
Personal, protective and transportation services 3,260 1,610 1,650 91,185 45,925 45,265
12. Personal and culinary services 2,415 910 1,505 58,820 18,880 39,945
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 10 10 0 195 165 30
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 0 0 0 570 505 65
43. Security and protective services 325 245 80 11,175 8,110 3,060
49. Transportation and materials moving 515 450 70 20,430 18,265 2,165
Other 10 0 10 275 85 185
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 0 0 10 270 85 185
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 199,020 96,595 102,425 3,870,380 1,882,770 1,987,610
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 81,745 39,215 42,530 1,740,205 854,900 885,300
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 117,275 57,385 59,895 2,130,175 1,027,870 1,102,305
Location of study inside Canada 74,660 37,480 37,175 1,625,550 785,340 840,205
Same as province or territory of residence 63,750 31,630 32,120 1,243,905 593,275 650,635
Different than province or territory of residence 10,910 5,845 5,060 381,645 192,070 189,575
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 42,620 19,905 22,715 504,630 242,530 262,100
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 3,325 1,910 1,415 74,030 40,425 33,610
Philippines 5,030 1,815 3,215 56,845 20,455 36,395
India 2,485 1,165 1,320 44,115 22,045 22,065
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,985 1,070 915 58,825 31,920 26,910
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 9,755 4,465 5,285 61,840 27,630 34,210
France 250 150 105 4,385 2,360 2,025
Other 19,795 9,335 10,465 204,580 97,700 106,885
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 157 132,945 64,125 68,820 2,532,975 1,227,040 1,305,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 39,170 19,210 19,955 915,015 465,250 449,765
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 93,775 44,910 48,865 1,617,960 761,790 856,170
Location of study inside Canada 59,865 29,900 29,965 1,239,640 589,155 650,490
Same as province or territory of residence 51,155 25,195 25,955 970,485 454,780 515,700
Different than province or territory of residence 8,710 4,700 4,010 269,155 134,375 134,785
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 33,910 15,010 18,900 378,325 172,640 205,685
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 2,620 1,465 1,155 50,095 26,175 23,920
Philippines 4,355 1,525 2,825 48,935 17,385 31,555
India 1,980 840 1,135 36,800 17,455 19,345
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,380 700 675 32,890 17,360 15,530
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 8,130 3,640 4,490 53,570 23,445 30,125
France 215 130 80 3,505 1,885 1,615
Other 15,240 6,710 8,525 152,530 68,935 83,595
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 199,025 96,595 102,430 3,870,375 1,882,770 1,987,610
In the labour force 125,815 65,605 60,210 2,471,665 1,285,835 1,185,830
Employed 117,815 61,570 56,245 2,305,690 1,194,455 1,111,240
Unemployed 8,005 4,035 3,970 165,975 91,385 74,590
Not in the labour force 73,210 30,995 42,215 1,398,710 596,935 801,775
Participation rate 63.2 67.9 58.8 63.9 68.3 59.7
Employment rate 59.2 63.7 54.9 59.6 63.4 55.9
Unemployment rate 6.4 6.2 6.6 6.7 7.1 6.3
Work activity during the reference year
Total population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 164 199,025 96,595 102,430 3,870,375 1,882,770 1,987,605
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 69,790 29,410 40,375 1,290,235 547,350 742,885
Worked 129,240 67,190 62,050 2,580,140 1,335,420 1,244,720
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 60,735 34,195 26,540 1,183,405 675,950 507,460
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 68,500 32,990 35,510 1,396,735 659,470 737,260
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.1 42.8 41.3 41.8 42.4 41.1
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 125,815 65,605 60,210 2,471,670 1,285,840 1,185,835
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 2,870 1,315 1,555 43,805 21,245 22,555
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 122,945 64,285 58,655 2,427,860 1,264,585 1,163,275
Employee 108,355 55,065 53,295 2,084,470 1,054,630 1,029,840
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 14,585 9,220 5,365 343,395 209,955 133,430
Occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 172 125,815 65,605 60,215 2,471,665 1,285,835 1,185,830
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 2,870 1,315 1,555 43,805 21,245 22,560
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 122,945 64,285 58,660 2,427,860 1,264,585 1,163,270
0 Management occupations 12,790 7,970 4,825 275,000 168,820 106,180
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 22,840 7,775 15,060 368,940 106,205 262,740
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 12,180 9,590 2,595 161,520 127,060 34,460
3 Health occupations 7,595 1,790 5,800 162,865 35,775 127,095
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 12,305 3,910 8,395 269,255 87,765 181,485
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 5,175 2,885 2,295 93,100 44,855 48,245
6 Sales and service occupations 32,375 14,850 17,525 595,225 251,490 343,735
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 13,335 12,565 770 360,970 339,660 21,315
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 990 820 165 64,235 47,530 16,700
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 3,350 2,125 1,225 76,745 55,430 21,315
Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012
Total labour force population aged 15 years and over by Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 173 125,815 65,605 60,210 2,471,665 1,285,835 1,185,830
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 2,870 1,315 1,555 43,805 21,250 22,555
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 122,945 64,285 58,655 2,427,865 1,264,590 1,163,270
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 475 285 190 65,205 42,840 22,360
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 415 315 105 25,920 21,810 4,115
22 Utilities 790 525 265 12,445 8,915 3,535
23 Construction 8,135 7,105 1,030 199,985 175,195 24,790
31-33 Manufacturing 7,515 4,890 2,630 157,560 113,945 43,615
41 Wholesale trade 4,990 3,275 1,710 82,105 55,530 26,580
44-45 Retail trade 14,490 7,005 7,490 283,135 129,985 153,150
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 5,630 4,365 1,260 128,400 98,580 29,815
51 Information and cultural industries 5,270 3,250 2,015 67,225 41,065 26,155
52 Finance and insurance 7,180 3,135 4,050 93,805 38,430 55,380
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 3,455 1,920 1,540 54,995 29,515 25,475
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 13,485 7,700 5,780 196,670 107,680 88,990
55 Management of companies and enterprises 245 85 160 4,320 1,975 2,345
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 6,020 3,465 2,550 109,095 62,325 46,775
61 Educational services 9,030 3,210 5,825 173,820 56,455 117,365
62 Health care and social assistance 12,450 2,655 9,790 270,855 52,320 218,530
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 2,585 1,440 1,150 57,940 29,050 28,895
72 Accommodation and food services 10,695 5,045 5,650 207,045 86,555 120,490
81 Other services (except public administration) 5,265 2,170 3,105 112,335 47,960 64,375
91 Public administration 4,810 2,450 2,360 125,000 64,450 60,545
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 174 117,815 61,565 56,245 2,305,690 1,194,455 1,111,240
Worked at home 8,010 4,115 3,895 196,510 95,515 100,990
Worked outside Canada 1,495 1,050 450 16,040 11,285 4,760
No fixed workplace address 14,120 10,385 3,735 326,180 243,130 83,050
Worked at usual place 94,185 46,025 48,160 1,766,965 844,520 922,440
Commuting destinationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census commuting destination data
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work - 25% sample data 94,190 46,025 48,165 1,766,965 844,520 922,440
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 31,940 14,965 16,975 864,410 382,105 482,305
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 61,280 30,455 30,825 807,840 405,435 402,400
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 580 385 195 81,750 47,820 33,930
Commute to a different province or territory 390 230 165 12,965 9,160 3,805
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 175 108,300 56,410 51,895 2,093,145 1,087,655 1,005,490
Car, truck, van - as a driver 64,505 37,465 27,040 1,475,585 803,485 672,095
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 4,655 1,495 3,155 114,580 49,075 65,500
Public transit 31,865 13,685 18,180 274,205 117,830 156,375
Walked 4,855 2,160 2,695 142,310 62,395 79,920
Bicycle 1,230 940 290 51,350 32,665 18,680
Other method 1,190 660 530 35,115 22,195 12,915
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 176 108,305 56,405 51,895 2,093,140 1,087,650 1,005,490
Less than 15 minutes 14,970 7,100 7,870 601,950 276,005 325,950
15 to 29 minutes 32,120 16,935 15,185 689,520 353,590 335,925
30 to 44 minutes 35,130 19,165 15,965 425,680 237,995 187,685
45 to 59 minutes 15,310 7,720 7,595 184,690 104,220 80,465
60 minutes and over 10,770 5,495 5,285 191,305 115,840 75,470
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 177 108,305 56,410 51,895 2,093,140 1,087,650 1,005,490
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 5,340 3,615 1,720 142,370 101,315 41,050
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 14,835 8,790 6,045 342,500 214,795 127,700
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 27,290 13,525 13,770 526,485 271,110 255,375
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 26,820 12,980 13,835 470,210 202,910 267,295
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 18,720 9,010 9,710 292,185 125,470 166,715
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 15,300 8,490 6,810 319,400 172,045 147,355
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 134,225 69,765 64,460 2,670,700 1,378,580 1,292,120
Single responses 129,415 67,505 61,910 2,622,495 1,354,780 1,267,710
Official languages 120,615 63,015 57,600 2,537,990 1,309,980 1,228,015
English 120,385 62,960 57,425 2,531,850 1,308,325 1,223,530
French 230 60 175 6,140 1,660 4,485
Non-official languages 8,795 4,485 4,310 84,500 44,805 39,705
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 260 75 180
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 15 0 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 45 15 30
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 45 15 30
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 20 0 15
Chilcotin 0 0 0 20 10 10
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 10
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 110 30 85
Comox 0 0 0 10 0 10
Halkomelem 0 0 0 15 0 15
Lillooet 0 0 0 15 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 20 0 20
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 30 10 25
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 15 0 10
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 25 10 20
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 15 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 10 10 10
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 30 10 20
Haisla 0 0 0 10 0 10
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 10 10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 10 10 10
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 15 10 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 8,795 4,485 4,310 84,245 44,730 39,520
Afro-Asiatic languages 35 15 15 440 295 145
Berber languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 35 15 15 435 295 135
Amharic 0 0 0 15 15 0
Arabic 25 15 0 320 235 85
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 25 20 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 0 10 75 30 50
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 135 65 75 2,505 1,165 1,345
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 45 30 20
Vietnamese 135 60 70 2,460 1,140 1,325
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 50 10 40 825 385 440
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 20 0 20
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 10 0 10 30 15 20
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 10 65 35 20
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 35 10 25 695 320 375
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 10
Creole languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 30 15 20
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 30 10 15
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 645 345 300 23,765 13,305 10,460
Albanian 0 0 0 15 15 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 140 65 75 950 440 510
Baltic languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Slavic languages 140 65 75 935 435 500
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 10 0 10 15 0 10
Bulgarian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Croatian 10 0 10 30 10 25
Czech 0 0 0 40 20 10
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 10
Polish 0 0 0 115 50 70
Russian 75 20 55 565 255 315
Serbian 35 20 10 95 55 40
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 10 0 0 15 10 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 40 25 15
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 10 10 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 20 15 10 805 465 335
Afrikaans 0 0 0 15 10 0
Danish 0 0 0 15 15 0
Dutch 0 0 0 120 70 45
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 20 15 0 590 330 260
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Swedish 0 0 0 25 20 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 10 10 10
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 10 0 0 55 25 30
Indo-Iranian languages 230 125 105 19,805 11,280 8,535
Indo-Aryan languages 140 75 70 18,715 10,560 8,160
Bengali 10 0 0 15 15 0
Gujarati 10 0 10 35 15 25
Hindi 15 15 10 300 185 110
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0 20 10 10
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 110 50 60 18,295 10,310 7,985
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 45 25 25
Iranian languages 90 55 35 1,085 720 365
Kurdish 0 0 0 25 25 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 85 55 35 1,060 700 360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 250 135 110 2,140 1,085 1,060
Catalan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Italian 25 10 10 110 50 60
Portuguese 105 55 50 515 255 260
Romanian 10 0 0 70 45 25
Spanish 115 65 45 1,435 725 710
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Japanese 130 55 75 1,730 650 1,080
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Korean 860 445 410 5,585 3,005 2,585
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Mongolian 10 10 0 10 10 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 10 15 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 10 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 20 15 10 280 90 190
American Sign Language 15 15 0 215 45 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 10 0 70 45 25
Sino-Tibetan languages 6,875 3,515 3,360 48,735 25,645 23,085
Chinese languages 6,880 3,515 3,365 48,645 25,595 23,055
Cantonese 2,765 1,405 1,355 23,555 12,020 11,535
Hakka 0 0 0 15 0 10
Mandarin 3,945 2,040 1,910 23,835 12,935 10,900
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 30 15 20 210 120 85
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 10 0 50 25 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 120 55 70 985 485 500
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 85 50 30
Burmese 0 0 0 25 15 15
Karenic languages 0 0 0 55 35 15
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 15 0 15 170 65 110
Lao 0 0 0 10 0 10
Thai 15 0 15 165 65 105
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 15 10 0 65 50 15
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 10 0
Turkish 10 0 0 55 40 15
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 10 45 20 25
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 10 25 10 15
Hungarian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 35 20 20
Multiple responses 4,810 2,260 2,550 48,205 23,795 24,410
English and French 240 125 115 4,210 1,865 2,345
English and non-official language 4,550 2,120 2,435 43,480 21,760 21,720
French and non-official language 0 10 0 55 30 25
English, French and non-official language 20 10 10 465 145 320
Other language 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, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 134,225 69,765 64,460 2,670,700 1,378,580 1,292,120
None 117,855 61,880 55,980 2,498,070 1,293,650 1,204,420
English 3,740 1,785 1,950 36,505 18,270 18,235
French 900 420 480 22,465 10,170 12,300
Non-official language 11,465 5,535 5,935 110,375 54,925 55,455
Aboriginal 0 0 0 1,860 630 1,225
Non-Aboriginal 11,465 5,535 5,935 108,515 54,295 54,225
English and French 10 10 0 60 40 15
English and non-official language 120 60 55 1,155 545 610
French and non-official language 125 70 50 2,070 980 1,090
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 10 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 227,825 111,505 116,320 4,516,810 2,215,515 2,301,295
Non-movers 190,200 92,780 97,420 3,811,375 1,868,420 1,942,945
Movers 37,620 18,730 18,900 705,440 347,095 358,345
Non-migrants 18,390 9,190 9,200 386,620 189,765 196,855
Migrants 19,235 9,535 9,700 318,825 157,335 161,490
Internal migrants 12,580 6,235 6,340 249,960 123,425 126,540
Intraprovincial migrants 10,575 5,250 5,335 188,225 92,150 96,070
Interprovincial migrants 2,000 995 1,010 61,740 31,275 30,465
External migrants 6,655 3,300 3,355 68,860 33,910 34,950
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 219,095 107,070 112,025 4,339,960 2,124,780 2,215,180
Non-movers 122,865 59,610 63,255 2,490,535 1,220,635 1,269,905
Movers 96,230 47,465 48,770 1,849,425 904,145 945,275
Non-migrants 44,335 21,820 22,515 940,895 460,185 480,710
Migrants 51,895 25,640 26,255 908,535 443,965 464,570
Internal migrants 29,295 14,795 14,495 672,805 329,700 343,105
Intraprovincial migrants 24,165 12,135 12,025 503,685 245,895 257,795
Interprovincial migrants 5,130 2,660 2,470 169,115 83,805 85,310
External migrants 22,605 10,845 11,755 235,730 114,265 121,465

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Burnaby, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 30, 2024).

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