Census Profile, 2016 Census
Halifax West [Federal electoral district], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [Province]

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Characteristic Halifax West
Nova Scotia
[Federal electoral district]
Nova Scotia

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 96,255 ... ... 923,598 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 87,275 ... ... 921,727 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 10.3 ... ... 0.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 42,370 ... ... 458,568 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 40,438 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 423.4 ... ... 17.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 227.35 ... ... 52,942.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 96,255 46,175 50,080 923,600 446,885 476,715
0 to 14 years 15,890 8,160 7,730 133,825 68,370 65,455
0 to 4 years 5,080 2,580 2,500 42,005 21,365 20,640
5 to 9 years 5,535 2,860 2,670 45,980 23,650 22,330
10 to 14 years 5,275 2,715 2,560 45,845 23,350 22,490
15 to 64 years 65,855 31,760 34,100 605,950 295,100 310,845
15 to 19 years 5,575 2,830 2,750 51,255 26,240 25,015
20 to 24 years 6,575 3,265 3,315 56,160 28,150 28,010
25 to 29 years 7,175 3,520 3,650 53,725 26,790 26,940
30 to 34 years 6,825 3,325 3,500 51,730 25,130 26,600
35 to 39 years 6,460 3,055 3,405 52,010 24,560 27,450
40 to 44 years 6,820 3,265 3,550 57,050 27,245 29,805
45 to 49 years 6,885 3,240 3,640 61,890 29,720 32,170
50 to 54 years 7,590 3,635 3,965 75,675 36,615 39,065
55 to 59 years 6,595 3,210 3,385 76,505 36,925 39,580
60 to 64 years 5,355 2,415 2,935 69,960 33,735 36,225
65 years and over 14,505 6,255 8,250 183,820 83,415 100,405
65 to 69 years 4,860 2,205 2,660 63,710 30,810 32,905
70 to 74 years 3,590 1,610 1,980 45,005 21,520 23,485
75 to 79 years 2,510 1,115 1,395 31,545 14,520 17,030
80 to 84 years 1,820 770 1,050 21,915 9,425 12,495
85 years and over 1,725 560 1,170 21,645 7,140 14,505
85 to 89 years 1,050 385 670 13,205 4,845 8,360
90 to 94 years 505 145 365 6,320 1,830 4,485
95 to 99 years 150 30 125 1,855 415 1,430
100 years and over 15 0 15 270 45 225
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 16.5 17.7 15.4 14.5 15.3 13.7
15 to 64 years 68.4 68.8 68.1 65.6 66.0 65.2
65 years and over 15.1 13.5 16.5 19.9 18.7 21.1
85 years and over 1.8 1.2 2.3 2.3 1.6 3.0
Average age of the population 39.9 38.7 41.0 43.5 42.5 44.4
Median age of the population 39.7 38.2 41.0 45.5 44.5 46.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 40,440 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Single-detached house 15,910 ... ... 263,470 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 7,435 ... ... 21,350 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 16,505 ... ... 102,300 ... ...
Semi-detached house 2,615 ... ... 20,465 ... ...
Row house 1,760 ... ... 10,215 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 855 ... ... 12,435 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 11,270 ... ... 58,405 ... ...
Other single-attached house 10 ... ... 780 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 580 ... ... 14,870 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 40,435 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 person 11,565 ... ... 118,670 ... ...
2 persons 14,620 ... ... 156,825 ... ...
3 persons 6,280 ... ... 60,250 ... ...
4 persons 5,450 ... ... 44,970 ... ...
5 or more persons 2,525 ... ... 21,275 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 95,135 ... ... 908,340 ... ...
Average household size 2.4 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 80,365 38,015 42,350 789,770 378,515 411,255
Married or living common law 46,430 23,170 23,260 454,970 227,220 227,750
Married 38,065 18,990 19,075 369,695 184,705 184,990
Living common law 8,365 4,180 4,185 85,275 42,515 42,760
Not married and not living common law 33,930 14,840 19,090 334,800 151,295 183,505
Never married 22,730 11,465 11,260 209,455 110,175 99,280
Separated 2,310 950 1,365 24,105 10,450 13,655
Divorced 4,880 1,685 3,195 48,835 19,715 29,115
Widowed 4,005 745 3,265 52,405 10,955 41,455
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 27,100 ... ... 270,965 ... ...
2 persons 14,095 ... ... 157,600 ... ...
3 persons 5,845 ... ... 56,625 ... ...
4 persons 5,215 ... ... 41,095 ... ...
5 or more persons 1,945 ... ... 15,645 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.8 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 27,095 ... ... 270,965 ... ...
Total couple families 22,795 ... ... 224,065 ... ...
Married couples 18,610 ... ... 181,435 ... ...
Common-law couples 4,180 ... ... 42,630 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 4,305 ... ... 46,900 ... ...
Female parent 3,515 ... ... 37,595 ... ...
Male parent 790 ... ... 9,305 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 22,795 ... ... 224,065 ... ...
Couples without children 11,360 ... ... 128,125 ... ...
Couples with children 11,435 ... ... 95,940 ... ...
1 child 4,635 ... ... 43,810 ... ...
2 children 4,930 ... ... 37,595 ... ...
3 or more children 1,870 ... ... 14,535 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 4,305 ... ... 46,900 ... ...
1 child 2,735 ... ... 29,480 ... ...
2 children 1,210 ... ... 12,810 ... ...
3 or more children 365 ... ... 4,610 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 18,240 8,130 10,110 175,575 81,140 94,435
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 40,435 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
One-census-family households 26,090 ... ... 260,280 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 10,960 ... ... 124,000 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 15,135 ... ... 136,280 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 495 ... ... 5,285 ... ...
Non-census-family households 13,850 ... ... 136,425 ... ...
One-person households 11,570 ... ... 118,675 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 2,285 ... ... 17,750 ... ...
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 95,405 45,945 49,460 912,300 442,470 469,830
English only 81,585 39,850 41,735 813,480 398,950 414,530
French only 80 45 35 705 305 400
English and French 12,640 5,565 7,080 95,380 41,925 53,460
Neither English nor French 1,100 490 605 2,735 1,295 1,440
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 95,405 45,945 49,460 912,295 442,470 469,830
English 91,580 44,165 47,415 879,465 426,535 452,930
French 2,310 1,095 1,215 28,490 13,890 14,600
English and French 450 205 240 1,760 825 930
Neither English nor French 1,060 475 585 2,585 1,215 1,365
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 2,535 1,200 1,335 29,370 14,300 15,070
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.7 2.6 2.7 3.2 3.2 3.2
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 95,400 45,940 49,460 912,295 442,470 469,830
Single responses 93,520 45,025 48,500 904,240 438,550 465,690
Official languages 80,690 38,595 42,095 859,690 416,245 443,445
English 78,395 37,525 40,875 830,220 401,980 428,240
French 2,290 1,070 1,220 29,465 14,265 15,205
Non-official languages 12,835 6,425 6,400 44,550 22,305 22,245
Aboriginal languages 20 10 10 4,290 2,020 2,270
Algonquian languages 15 5 5 4,210 1,985 2,225
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
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 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 15 5 5 4,190 1,975 2,215
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 5
Mi'kmaq 15 10 5 4,185 1,970 2,215
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 10 0 10
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 5 5 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 5 5 5
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 5 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 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 0
Inuit languages 5 5 5 60 30 35
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 5 0 5 55 30 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 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 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 12,810 6,420 6,395 40,260 20,285 19,975
Afro-Asiatic languages 3,730 1,975 1,750 7,760 4,275 3,480
Berber languages 0 5 0 10 10 0
Kabyle 0 5 0 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 65 30 35 130 65 65
Bilen 5 5 5 5 0 0
Oromo 40 20 20 60 30 25
Somali 20 10 15 50 20 30
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 5
Semitic languages 3,655 1,940 1,715 7,615 4,205 3,415
Amharic 50 20 30 115 50 65
Arabic 3,385 1,810 1,575 7,110 3,950 3,165
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 5 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 5
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 125 70 55 210 115 95
Maltese 0 5 0 15 10 5
Tigrigna 90 45 45 140 65 80
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 10 5 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 160 75 80 505 245 260
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Vietnamese 155 75 80 490 240 250
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 635 275 365 2,235 940 1,300
Bikol 5 0 0 5 5 5
Cebuano 45 20 25 150 60 90
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 5 5 25 10 15
Ilocano 25 5 20 55 15 40
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 5 0
Malay 10 0 5 55 25 35
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 0 15 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 535 230 305 1,905 810 1,090
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 5 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 15
Creole languages 10 10 5 95 60 35
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 5 5 0 35 20 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 55 35 20
Dravidian languages 385 210 175 1,010 595 420
Kannada 10 0 5 40 20 15
Malayalam 195 100 90 365 205 165
Tamil 100 55 45 315 185 130
Telugu 75 40 30 285 180 110
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 5,020 2,490 2,530 18,590 9,320 9,270
Albanian 170 85 85 275 130 140
Armenian 15 10 5 35 30 10
Balto-Slavic languages 1,240 620 620 3,470 1,645 1,830
Baltic languages 15 5 15 100 35 60
Latvian 0 0 0 50 20 30
Lithuanian 15 5 10 45 15 30
Slavic languages 1,225 610 610 3,375 1,610 1,765
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Bosnian 55 25 25 120 60 65
Bulgarian 25 10 10 55 25 30
Croatian 60 30 30 225 105 115
Czech 25 10 15 205 105 100
Macedonian 10 5 5 20 10 15
Polish 215 105 110 795 365 435
Russian 635 320 315 1,285 615 670
Serbian 70 35 35 115 60 65
Serbo-Croatian 20 10 15 80 40 40
Slovak 30 15 10 100 45 55
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 0 35 15 15
Ukrainian 70 40 25 320 155 170
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 5
Celtic languages 10 5 5 185 80 100
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 0 145 65 85
Welsh 0 5 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Germanic languages 440 225 220 5,700 2,800 2,900
Afrikaans 30 15 15 120 55 60
Danish 25 15 10 160 105 60
Dutch 110 65 50 1,620 815 805
Frisian 0 0 0 35 20 15
German 240 110 130 3,435 1,645 1,790
Icelandic 10 5 5 45 20 20
Norwegian 10 5 0 110 60 50
Swedish 15 0 5 110 45 65
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 25 10 10
Yiddish 0 0 0 20 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 5 15
Greek 270 135 135 760 390 365
Indo-Iranian languages 2,040 1,025 1,010 4,835 2,650 2,190
Indo-Aryan languages 1,310 660 650 3,385 1,895 1,490
Bengali 130 70 60 475 290 185
Gujarati 60 35 25 195 125 70
Hindi 225 115 110 745 445 300
Kashmiri 5 0 5 10 5 5
Konkani 5 0 5 5 5 5
Marathi 20 10 10 70 35 35
Nepali 405 195 210 530 255 275
Oriya (Odia) 5 5 5 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 185 95 90 585 310 270
Sindhi 5 5 0 20 10 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 55 25 25 165 85 85
Urdu 200 100 105 575 330 245
Iranian languages 720 360 355 1,425 740 690
Kurdish 85 50 35 115 65 50
Pashto 50 25 25 80 45 35
Persian (Farsi) 580 290 290 1,230 630 605
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 25 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages 835 385 450 3,335 1,605 1,730
Catalan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Italian 205 95 115 745 400 340
Portuguese 100 45 50 520 245 270
Romanian 75 35 35 225 110 120
Spanish 460 210 250 1,830 840 985
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Japanese 55 10 40 360 100 260
Kartvelian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 5 0 0 5 0 0
Korean 460 200 260 1,095 475 620
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 225 110 120 630 325 305
Akan (Twi) 20 5 10 40 25 25
Bamanankan 5 0 5 15 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ewe 15 10 5 40 25 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ga 5 5 0 10 5 5
Ganda 10 0 5 20 5 15
Igbo 10 5 5 45 20 20
Lingala 5 5 5 5 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 5 20 10 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 25 10 15 50 15 30
Shona 5 0 5 30 15 15
Swahili 55 20 30 135 65 70
Wolof 0 0 0 10 10 0
Yoruba 20 10 10 65 35 30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 140 75 70
Nilo-Saharan languages 20 10 10 75 40 40
Dinka 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 55 25 25
Sign languages 35 20 20 190 90 100
American Sign Language 15 5 10 85 40 50
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 20 10 5 105 50 55
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,825 910 920 6,665 3,335 3,330
Chinese languages 1,820 910 915 6,635 3,320 3,315
Cantonese 350 165 180 1,145 535 610
Hakka 5 0 5 20 5 15
Mandarin 1,360 680 680 4,640 2,325 2,315
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 35 20 15 120 50 70
Wu (Shanghainese) 20 15 5 50 30 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 50 25 25 645 365 280
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 15 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 30 15 20
Burmese 0 0 0 15 5 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 25 10 15 155 55 100
Lao 0 0 0 10 0 5
Thai 25 10 15 150 50 100
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 165 100 65 445 240 205
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 10 10 5
Turkish 85 50 35 305 165 140
Uyghur 0 0 0 5 5 5
Uzbek 75 45 30 110 60 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 10 10 0
Uralic languages 65 25 40 415 180 235
Estonian 5 5 5 40 20 25
Finnish 5 0 5 95 30 60
Hungarian 45 20 25 275 130 150
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 25 10 15
Multiple responses 1,885 920 965 8,060 3,920 4,140
English and French 445 195 250 3,445 1,600 1,850
English and non-official language 1,300 665 635 4,180 2,110 2,070
French and non-official language 70 40 35 225 115 105
English, French and non-official language 70 25 45 210 90 120
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 95,400 45,945 49,460 912,300 442,470 469,830
Single responses 91,865 44,165 47,700 900,755 436,755 464,000
Official languages 84,450 40,450 44,000 878,015 425,220 452,795
English 83,650 40,065 43,580 863,550 418,315 445,240
French 805 380 425 14,460 6,910 7,560
Non-official languages 7,410 3,715 3,695 22,740 11,540 11,205
Aboriginal languages 5 5 0 2,570 1,285 1,295
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 2,565 1,280 1,285
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 5 2,560 1,280 1,280
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 5 2,560 1,275 1,280
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 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 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 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 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 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 5 0 5
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 7,405 3,715 3,695 20,170 10,255 9,915
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,215 1,140 1,075 4,630 2,450 2,180
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 40 15 20 85 40 45
Bilen 5 5 5 5 0 5
Oromo 25 10 15 45 20 25
Somali 10 0 5 25 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 5
Semitic languages 2,175 1,125 1,055 4,540 2,405 2,130
Amharic 20 5 15 55 25 30
Arabic 1,995 1,030 965 4,260 2,270 1,990
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 5 0 5 0 0
Hebrew 100 55 45 125 70 55
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 60 25 35 95 40 55
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 120 60 65 330 160 165
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 125 60 60 330 165 170
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 315 155 165 1,140 550 585
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 20 10 10 55 20 35
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 5 5 0 5 5 5
Ilocano 5 5 0 15 5 5
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 290 145 145 1,065 520 545
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole languages 5 0 0 35 20 20
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 15 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 25 10 15
Dravidian languages 175 90 85 425 240 185
Kannada 0 5 0 15 5 10
Malayalam 90 45 40 140 75 60
Tamil 50 25 25 140 80 60
Telugu 30 15 10 125 80 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 2,650 1,295 1,355 7,410 3,715 3,690
Albanian 80 40 40 110 60 55
Armenian 5 5 5 15 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 695 350 350 1,405 680 720
Baltic languages 10 0 5 30 10 15
Latvian 0 0 0 10 5 10
Lithuanian 5 0 5 15 5 10
Slavic languages 690 345 345 1,375 675 700
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 40 25 15 65 30 30
Bulgarian 15 10 5 25 15 10
Croatian 30 10 15 65 25 40
Czech 5 0 5 45 25 20
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 70 30 40 235 105 125
Russian 450 230 225 785 385 390
Serbian 45 20 25 60 25 35
Serbo-Croatian 5 5 5 30 15 10
Slovak 5 0 5 20 10 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 20 15 5 55 30 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Celtic languages 5 0 5 60 35 30
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 0 60 35 30
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages 70 35 30 1,490 725 760
Afrikaans 10 5 5 30 15 15
Danish 5 5 5 15 0 15
Dutch 10 5 0 135 70 70
Frisian 0 0 0 5 0 0
German 35 15 15 1,225 600 625
Icelandic 10 5 5 30 10 15
Norwegian 5 0 0 20 5 10
Swedish 5 0 0 15 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 0 5 5 5
Yiddish 5 5 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Greek 100 50 50 270 135 130
Indo-Iranian languages 1,365 670 695 2,815 1,475 1,335
Indo-Aryan languages 840 415 430 1,850 995 860
Bengali 75 35 40 250 135 115
Gujarati 40 25 15 100 60 35
Hindi 90 50 40 310 190 120
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 5 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 15 5 10 30 15 15
Nepali 365 180 185 475 235 240
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 95 45 55 250 125 125
Sindhi 0 5 0 5 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 30 15 15 95 45 50
Urdu 130 55 70 340 175 165
Iranian languages 525 255 270 960 475 480
Kurdish 65 40 30 85 50 40
Pashto 30 15 15 45 20 20
Persian (Farsi) 425 200 225 825 405 420
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 335 150 185 1,240 595 645
Catalan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Italian 55 20 30 165 70 85
Portuguese 50 20 25 195 90 105
Romanian 30 15 15 70 35 35
Spanish 200 90 110 810 390 420
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Japanese 10 0 5 110 35 70
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 350 165 185 710 330 385
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 70 35 35 165 80 85
Akan (Twi) 5 0 5 10 0 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 5 0 0 15 5 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0 5 0 5
Igbo 0 0 0 15 5 5
Lingala 0 0 0 0 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 5 10 5 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 5 15 10 10
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 30 15 15 60 30 35
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 5 0 0 20 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 10 5 35 20 20
Dinka 0 0 0 10 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 25 10 15
Sign languages 30 20 15 285 145 140
American Sign Language 15 5 10 110 55 60
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 20 10 10 175 90 80
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,310 670 635 4,550 2,345 2,200
Chinese languages 1,310 670 635 4,545 2,345 2,200
Cantonese 205 110 100 640 335 310
Hakka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 1,055 540 515 3,410 1,740 1,675
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 10 5 45 25 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 5 5 25 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 25 15 15 415 235 180
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages 15 10 5 55 20 35
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 15 5 10 55 15 35
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 105 60 45 215 110 105
Azerbaijani 5 0 0 5 5 0
Turkish 40 20 15 140 70 75
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 60 35 25 70 40 30
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Uralic languages 20 5 10 75 35 40
Estonian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Finnish 0 0 0 15 10 5
Hungarian 15 5 10 55 25 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0
Multiple responses 3,540 1,780 1,760 11,540 5,715 5,825
English and French 280 140 140 2,180 995 1,185
English and non-official language 3,125 1,575 1,550 8,970 4,515 4,450
French and non-official language 25 15 10 75 40 30
English, French and non-official language 115 45 65 315 155 160
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 95,405 45,945 49,460 912,295 442,470 469,825
None 85,385 41,080 44,310 861,780 418,525 443,260
English 3,695 1,860 1,835 17,005 8,480 8,525
French 2,185 955 1,225 16,390 7,210 9,175
Non-official language 3,920 1,945 1,970 16,275 7,850 8,420
Aboriginal 15 5 10 2,135 930 1,205
Non-Aboriginal 3,905 1,935 1,965 14,135 6,920 7,220
English and French 50 15 30 150 70 80
English and non-official language 85 50 40 220 105 115
French and non-official language 85 40 50 470 230 245
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 5 5 0
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 79,255 37,680 41,580 774,750 372,455 402,290
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 75,635 35,870 39,760 744,260 358,055 386,205
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 37,375 44,026 32,839 31,813 38,379 26,750
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 75,655 35,875 39,785 744,545 358,085 386,455
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 32,725 37,729 29,258 28,627 33,642 24,590
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 69,495 33,555 35,945 648,960 320,380 328,580
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,846 42,664 30,596 29,938 36,363 24,497
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 51,235 20,725 30,505 554,985 243,860 311,130
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 3,869 2,663 4,291 7,438 8,175 6,961
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 57,630 28,585 29,045 523,020 264,375 258,645
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 35,341 41,219 30,929 29,979 35,676 25,405
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 79,305 37,720 41,585 774,750 372,455 402,295
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 75,760 35,925 39,835 744,275 357,820 386,455
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 48,186 57,578 39,716 41,479 49,413 34,132
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 75,795 35,930 39,865 744,560 357,855 386,710
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 38,659 45,068 32,881 34,175 39,776 28,993
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 69,715 33,745 35,965 648,910 320,370 328,540
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 47,404 57,204 38,210 40,299 48,457 32,345
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 51,495 20,770 30,725 555,740 243,445 312,295
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 6,716 6,648 6,763 8,495 8,859 8,211
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 57,655 28,680 28,975 523,020 264,475 258,545
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 45,985 54,648 37,410 39,522 46,606 32,275
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23 79,305 37,725 41,585 774,750 372,455 402,295
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 29,770 16,165 13,605 245,425 131,095 114,325
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 53,743 59,948 47,745 47,665 53,785 42,236
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 64,037 72,197 54,342 56,820 63,886 48,717
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 90.7 93.5 87.0 84.6 87.7 80.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 72.2 75.2 68.4 66.9 69.7 63.3
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 9.3 6.5 13.0 15.4 12.3 19.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31 79,255 37,680 41,580 774,750 372,455 402,295
Without total income 3,630 1,810 1,815 30,485 14,395 16,090
With total income 75,630 35,870 39,760 744,265 358,060 386,205
Percentage with total income 95.4 95.2 95.6 96.1 96.1 96.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 10,330 4,520 5,810 104,125 43,575 60,545
$10,000 to $19,999 10,840 4,085 6,755 134,355 50,310 84,050
$20,000 to $29,999 9,670 3,935 5,735 114,855 47,195 67,660
$30,000 to $39,999 9,285 3,915 5,375 98,325 45,040 53,280
$40,000 to $49,999 8,015 3,520 4,500 79,435 39,605 39,830
$50,000 to $59,999 6,265 3,115 3,145 57,255 32,255 25,000
$60,000 to $69,999 4,910 2,660 2,250 41,715 25,830 15,885
$70,000 to $79,999 4,285 2,305 1,980 33,195 19,945 13,250
$80,000 to $89,999 3,465 1,935 1,530 25,500 14,900 10,605
$90,000 to $99,999 2,230 1,380 850 15,530 10,095 5,435
$100,000 and over 6,335 4,495 1,835 39,965 29,300 10,665
$100,000 to $149,999 4,275 2,910 1,360 28,130 20,205 7,925
$150,000 and over 2,060 1,580 480 11,835 9,095 2,745
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 79,260 37,680 41,575 774,750 372,455 402,295
Without after-tax income 3,600 1,805 1,795 30,205 14,370 15,840
With after-tax income 75,655 35,875 39,780 744,540 358,085 386,455
Percentage with after-tax income 95.5 95.2 95.7 96.1 96.1 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 10,825 4,610 6,215 108,630 44,435 64,195
$10,000 to $19,999 11,605 4,450 7,160 142,975 54,160 88,815
$20,000 to $29,999 12,055 4,970 7,090 138,435 58,900 79,535
$30,000 to $39,999 11,460 4,940 6,520 119,130 56,990 62,145
$40,000 to $49,999 9,125 4,490 4,635 84,245 46,675 37,565
$50,000 to $59,999 6,745 3,645 3,100 56,235 34,590 21,645
$60,000 to $69,999 5,335 2,935 2,400 39,320 23,195 16,125
$70,000 to $79,999 2,970 1,880 1,085 21,210 13,950 7,260
$80,000 and over 5,530 3,955 1,575 34,360 25,185 9,170
$80,000 to $89,999 1,700 1,125 570 11,615 8,185 3,430
$90,000 to $99,999 1,100 755 345 6,825 4,950 1,875
$100,000 and over 2,725 2,065 660 15,915 12,050 3,860
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33 79,255 37,680 41,580 774,745 372,455 402,295
Without employment income 21,630 9,095 12,535 251,730 108,080 143,650
With employment income 57,625 28,585 29,045 523,020 264,370 258,640
Percentage with employment income 72.7 75.9 69.9 67.5 71.0 64.3
Under $5,000 (including loss) 7,175 3,225 3,950 72,940 34,125 38,820
$5,000 to $9,999 4,440 1,935 2,505 45,820 19,475 26,350
$10,000 to $19,999 7,335 3,175 4,160 76,685 33,555 43,130
$20,000 to $29,999 6,530 2,965 3,565 66,155 29,385 36,770
$30,000 to $39,999 6,235 2,675 3,555 60,485 27,455 33,035
$40,000 to $49,999 5,390 2,415 2,980 49,395 24,470 24,925
$50,000 to $59,999 4,335 2,205 2,125 37,685 21,735 15,955
$60,000 to $69,999 3,535 1,925 1,610 28,695 17,955 10,740
$70,000 to $79,999 3,395 1,855 1,545 24,970 14,750 10,220
$80,000 and over 9,255 6,210 3,050 60,175 41,470 18,705
$80,000 to $89,999 2,815 1,575 1,240 20,175 11,645 8,535
$90,000 to $99,999 1,720 1,130 595 11,685 7,975 3,715
$100,000 and over 4,715 3,500 1,210 28,310 21,850 6,460
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 40,435 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 71,495 ... ... 60,764 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 60,465 ... ... 53,129 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 11,565 ... ... 118,670 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 40,035 ... ... 30,377 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 34,254 ... ... 27,511 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 28,870 ... ... 283,320 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 89,493 ... ... 77,136 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 75,338 ... ... 66,538 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 40,455 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 90,237 ... ... 76,797 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 72,427 ... ... 63,299 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 11,550 ... ... 118,705 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 47,687 ... ... 39,601 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 38,522 ... ... 32,962 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 28,905 ... ... 283,285 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 107,242 ... ... 92,383 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 85,977 ... ... 76,011 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 40,440 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Under $5,000 895 ... ... 6,830 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 545 ... ... 7,755 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 965 ... ... 12,330 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 1,120 ... ... 20,155 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 1,410 ... ... 20,210 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 1,425 ... ... 18,700 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 1,755 ... ... 21,645 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 1,750 ... ... 19,995 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 1,700 ... ... 19,285 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 1,830 ... ... 18,235 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 3,365 ... ... 33,450 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 3,010 ... ... 30,470 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 2,825 ... ... 27,755 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 2,540 ... ... 24,340 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 2,150 ... ... 20,240 ... ...
$100,000 and over 13,145 ... ... 100,600 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 4,130 ... ... 38,090 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 2,975 ... ... 24,330 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 3,460 ... ... 23,445 ... ...
$200,000 and over 2,580 ... ... 14,730 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 40,440 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Under $5,000 935 ... ... 7,145 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 565 ... ... 7,885 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 980 ... ... 12,545 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 1,225 ... ... 21,370 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 1,675 ... ... 23,030 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 1,870 ... ... 22,365 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 2,185 ... ... 25,495 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 2,140 ... ... 23,945 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 2,250 ... ... 22,630 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 2,190 ... ... 21,635 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 4,000 ... ... 40,585 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 3,610 ... ... 35,920 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 3,045 ... ... 29,795 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 2,485 ... ... 24,160 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 2,190 ... ... 19,275 ... ...
$100,000 and over 9,095 ... ... 64,210 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 3,920 ... ... 31,985 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 2,395 ... ... 15,940 ... ...
$150,000 and over 2,775 ... ... 16,280 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 27,060 ... ... 269,560 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 90,717 ... ... 77,529 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 76,129 ... ... 66,728 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.9 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 10,740 ... ... 121,200 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 84,923 ... ... 71,495 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 71,492 ... ... 61,883 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 11,515 ... ... 97,460 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 119,684 ... ... 104,981 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 98,461 ... ... 88,099 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.9 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 4,060 ... ... 43,560 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,623 ... ... 45,597 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 47,976 ... ... 42,309 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 27,070 ... ... 269,510 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 108,859 ... ... 93,027 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 86,963 ... ... 76,371 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 10,815 ... ... 121,285 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 101,542 ... ... 85,511 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 80,919 ... ... 70,143 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 11,520 ... ... 97,490 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 133,507 ... ... 119,890 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 105,489 ... ... 97,021 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 4,040 ... ... 43,470 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 61,658 ... ... 54,587 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 52,880 ... ... 47,700 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 16,370 7,340 9,025 157,715 73,825 83,890
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 35,825 36,480 35,377 28,180 30,235 26,673
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 31,208 31,527 31,003 25,848 27,176 24,859
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 16,355 7,345 9,010 157,410 73,440 83,970
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 43,045 44,966 41,478 36,847 38,945 35,012
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 35,228 36,061 34,549 30,893 31,946 29,973
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 95,130 45,830 49,300 908,340 440,700 467,640
In the bottom half of the distribution 46,570 21,650 24,920 519,830 244,725 275,105
In the bottom decile 10,575 5,095 5,475 105,810 49,730 56,080
In the second decile 8,355 3,710 4,645 112,825 49,900 62,920
In the third decile 9,070 4,070 4,995 102,515 48,345 54,175
In the fourth decile 9,150 4,225 4,925 100,645 48,515 52,130
In the fifth decile 9,430 4,550 4,875 98,030 48,235 49,800
In the top half of the distribution 48,560 24,180 24,380 388,510 195,975 192,540
In the sixth decile 8,980 4,415 4,565 94,350 47,240 47,110
In the seventh decile 10,260 5,050 5,215 89,765 45,260 44,505
In the eighth decile 10,465 5,215 5,250 83,140 41,815 41,330
In the ninth decile 10,240 5,125 5,115 69,850 35,450 34,400
In the top decile 8,620 4,380 4,240 51,410 26,210 25,195
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 95,120 45,825 49,295 898,345 435,895 462,450
0 to 17 years 19,120 9,800 9,320 159,820 81,670 78,150
0 to 5 years 6,130 3,085 3,045 49,595 25,280 24,310
18 to 64 years 62,360 29,985 32,375 565,395 274,120 291,275
65 years and over 13,640 6,040 7,600 173,125 80,100 93,025
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 13,955 6,520 7,430 154,955 70,415 84,540
0 to 17 years 3,810 1,955 1,855 35,525 18,145 17,380
0 to 5 years 1,450 735 710 12,740 6,470 6,275
18 to 64 years 8,785 4,105 4,680 88,355 40,375 47,985
65 years and over 1,360 460 900 31,075 11,890 19,185
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 14.7 14.2 15.1 17.2 16.2 18.3
0 to 17 years (%) 19.9 19.9 19.9 22.2 22.2 22.2
0 to 5 years (%) 23.7 23.8 23.3 25.7 25.6 25.8
18 to 64 years (%) 14.1 13.7 14.5 15.6 14.7 16.5
65 years and over (%) 10.0 7.6 11.8 17.9 14.8 20.6
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 9,020 4,395 4,620 70,745 34,290 36,460
0 to 17 years 2,400 1,235 1,165 15,285 7,805 7,485
0 to 5 years 955 480 475 5,645 2,870 2,775
18 to 64 years 6,265 3,020 3,245 52,220 25,185 27,030
65 years and over 355 140 215 3,240 1,295 1,945
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 9.5 9.6 9.4 7.9 7.9 7.9
0 to 17 years (%) 12.6 12.6 12.5 9.6 9.6 9.6
0 to 5 years (%) 15.6 15.6 15.6 11.4 11.4 11.4
18 to 64 years (%) 10.0 10.1 10.0 9.2 9.2 9.3
65 years and over (%) 2.6 2.3 2.8 1.9 1.6 2.1
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 95,145 45,825 49,320 908,340 440,730 467,605
Official languages 94,070 45,345 48,725 905,700 439,525 466,180
English 94,045 45,330 48,710 905,020 439,215 465,805
French 12,615 5,445 7,170 95,740 42,150 53,585
Non-official languages 17,250 8,555 8,695 64,100 31,380 32,725
Aboriginal languages 15 10 10 5,645 2,685 2,960
Algonquian languages 20 0 15 5,575 2,635 2,935
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 20 15 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 10 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 15 10 10 5,550 2,625 2,920
Malecite 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mi'kmaq 20 0 10 5,540 2,625 2,920
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 10 0 10
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 15 15 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 10 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 10
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 10 10 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 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 35 25 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 30 15 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 10 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 10 0 10
Salish languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 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 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 17,235 8,550 8,685 58,490 28,715 29,770
Afro-Asiatic languages 5,420 2,825 2,605 10,730 5,745 4,985
Berber languages 10 10 0 25 15 15
Kabyle 10 10 10 25 15 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 90 25 65 155 65 95
Bilen 25 15 15 20 15 10
Oromo 15 0 15 40 15 20
Somali 50 10 40 75 25 55
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Semitic languages 5,365 2,810 2,555 10,635 5,715 4,925
Amharic 140 75 65 260 135 120
Arabic 4,805 2,490 2,315 9,685 5,185 4,500
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 10 0 10 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 380 230 150 630 370 260
Maltese 10 0 10 25 0 25
Tigrigna 110 55 60 140 65 70
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 40 20 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 205 90 115 575 260 310
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 10 15 0 10
Vietnamese 205 85 115 555 255 300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 985 460 520 3,035 1,275 1,760
Bikol 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cebuano 60 30 35 185 80 100
Fijian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 25 10 15 45 20 30
Ilocano 30 10 20 70 20 55
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 0 0
Malay 10 0 10 80 25 60
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 925 440 485 2,835 1,195 1,635
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 35 15 20
Creole languages 90 40 50 360 185 175
Haitian Creole 10 10 0 35 20 15
Creole, n.o.s. 30 10 20 120 60 65
Creole languages, n.i.e. 60 20 35 210 115 100
Dravidian languages 620 310 310 1,365 785 580
Kannada 30 15 20 75 45 35
Malayalam 345 165 180 560 310 250
Tamil 125 55 70 450 260 190
Telugu 135 80 50 350 215 135
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 7,120 3,515 3,610 30,820 15,070 15,755
Albanian 210 100 110 405 185 215
Armenian 25 20 10 80 45 30
Balto-Slavic languages 1,365 630 730 4,095 1,935 2,160
Baltic languages 10 0 10 110 35 80
Latvian 0 0 0 50 15 35
Lithuanian 10 0 10 55 15 40
Slavic languages 1,360 635 725 4,010 1,910 2,105
Belarusan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bosnian 35 15 25 145 60 80
Bulgarian 25 15 10 75 35 35
Croatian 55 25 35 275 105 165
Czech 45 20 30 210 95 110
Macedonian 65 30 30 90 55 30
Polish 245 115 130 900 410 490
Russian 835 395 440 1,945 970 970
Serbian 65 30 30 180 85 95
Serbo-Croatian 20 15 10 115 70 50
Slovak 10 0 0 145 70 75
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 35 10 20
Ukrainian 75 40 40 425 180 245
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 75 45 30 1,070 495 580
Scottish Gaelic 55 35 20 910 400 505
Welsh 0 0 0 35 25 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 155 80 75
Germanic languages 855 415 440 9,225 4,490 4,740
Afrikaans 45 15 30 320 140 175
Danish 45 30 15 235 125 110
Dutch 160 80 80 2,105 935 1,165
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 550 270 285 6,335 3,180 3,155
Icelandic 25 10 15 100 40 60
Norwegian 20 15 0 150 105 40
Swedish 40 20 20 245 115 130
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 20 10 15
Yiddish 15 10 10 30 15 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 125 45 85
Greek 490 265 230 1,315 670 645
Indo-Iranian languages 2,580 1,320 1,260 6,535 3,635 2,900
Indo-Aryan languages 1,830 910 915 4,935 2,790 2,140
Bengali 200 100 100 625 350 275
Gujarati 85 45 40 240 150 90
Hindi 765 370 395 2,270 1,300 975
Kashmiri 0 0 0 15 0 10
Konkani 0 0 0 15 15 0
Marathi 30 15 15 135 85 45
Nepali 525 255 265 620 315 305
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 10 20 10 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 260 150 115 1,010 570 445
Sindhi 15 0 10 10 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 80 40 40 245 125 120
Urdu 325 175 150 1,090 660 425
Iranian languages 750 415 340 1,625 865 755
Kurdish 95 70 30 185 110 75
Pashto 35 20 15 85 55 30
Persian (Farsi) 645 340 305 1,385 725 660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 75 40 35
Italic (Romance) languages 1,755 830 925 9,365 4,270 5,100
Catalan 10 0 0 15 10 10
Italian 385 185 195 1,665 845 820
Portuguese 150 95 50 910 480 430
Romanian 105 60 50 240 140 105
Spanish 1,210 550 660 6,990 3,020 3,970
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 55 20
Japanese 155 65 95 865 335 530
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 10 0 0 10 0
Korean 595 260 335 1,530 685 850
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 405 195 210 1,340 715 620
Akan (Twi) 15 10 10 65 40 30
Bamanankan 10 0 10 10 10 10
Edo 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ewe 0 10 0 80 50 30
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ga 10 0 0 30 15 20
Ganda 25 15 10 60 15 40
Igbo 15 10 10 70 45 30
Lingala 0 0 0 30 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 45 15 30 130 65 65
Shona 10 10 0 65 40 35
Swahili 160 85 75 370 200 175
Wolof 15 10 15 35 15 20
Yoruba 110 40 70 250 125 125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 300 175 130
Nilo-Saharan languages 20 15 0 50 30 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 45 30 10
Sign languages 230 65 165 1,605 555 1,045
American Sign Language 145 40 105 795 235 555
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 85 25 55 815 325 495
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,005 1,035 965 7,135 3,615 3,515
Chinese languages 2,000 1,035 965 7,115 3,610 3,500
Cantonese 440 235 210 1,555 730 820
Hakka 10 10 0 45 25 25
Mandarin 1,625 820 805 5,435 2,720 2,710
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 20 10 10 195 75 120
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 0 10 60 35 30
Chinese, n.o.s. 50 30 20 575 340 245
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 20 10 15
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 20 10 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 10 10 10 240 110 130
Lao 0 0 0 20 0 10
Thai 10 0 0 220 100 120
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 205 135 70 620 320 300
Azerbaijani 20 20 0 20 20 0
Turkish 115 70 45 480 225 255
Uyghur 0 0 0 15 0 10
Uzbek 70 45 20 105 60 40
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uralic languages 65 30 35 430 200 230
Estonian 15 0 10 50 25 20
Finnish 10 0 0 120 55 70
Hungarian 40 20 15 255 115 140
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 0 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 75 40 35
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 95,145 45,830 49,320 908,340 440,735 467,605
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 87,245 41,820 45,420 878,415 425,340 453,070
Canadian citizens aged under 18 17,225 8,745 8,480 159,440 81,575 77,870
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 70,020 33,075 36,940 718,970 343,770 375,200
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 7,905 4,005 3,900 29,930 15,395 14,535
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 95,145 45,830 49,315 908,340 440,730 467,605
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 78,250 37,255 40,995 842,760 407,740 435,015
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 14,795 7,465 7,330 55,675 27,270 28,405
Before 1981 2,685 1,345 1,345 19,200 9,335 9,865
1981 to 1990 945 490 455 4,800 2,330 2,470
1991 to 2000 2,110 1,045 1,065 6,705 3,140 3,560
2001 to 2010 4,505 2,310 2,190 13,185 6,540 6,645
2001 to 2005 1,685 855 830 5,105 2,500 2,600
2006 to 2010 2,820 1,450 1,365 8,080 4,035 4,045
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 4,555 2,280 2,275 11,790 5,925 5,865
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 2,095 1,105 985 9,900 5,720 4,185
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53 14,800 7,465 7,335 55,675 27,270 28,410
Under 5 years 1,640 915 725 7,280 3,495 3,785
5 to 14 years 2,805 1,490 1,315 10,445 5,240 5,205
15 to 24 years 2,425 1,135 1,290 10,170 4,670 5,500
25 to 44 years 6,780 3,250 3,530 22,980 11,315 11,660
45 years and over 1,155 675 475 4,800 2,550 2,250
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 14,800 7,470 7,330 55,680 27,270 28,410
Americas 1,510 690 825 10,610 4,830 5,780
Brazil 50 20 35 175 75 100
Colombia 45 20 25 175 90 85
El Salvador 30 20 10 95 50 45
Guyana 25 10 15 170 85 90
Haiti 15 0 10 55 30 30
Jamaica 155 55 100 480 210 275
Mexico 75 20 55 325 155 175
Peru 30 10 25 105 35 75
Trinidad and Tobago 40 25 15 220 120 100
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 710 355 355 7,375 3,320 4,055
Other places of birth in Americas 340 165 180 1,430 675 750
Europe 3,585 1,810 1,775 22,110 11,195 10,920
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45 15 30 210 115 100
Croatia 40 20 15 180 75 105
France 95 50 45 610 330 280
Germany 235 115 120 2,600 1,270 1,330
Greece 180 100 80 505 270 235
Hungary 30 15 15 110 40 65
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 90 25 65 475 225 255
Italy 135 65 65 525 310 215
Netherlands 95 35 50 1,645 790 855
Poland 170 75 95 630 265 365
Portugal 30 25 0 220 140 80
Romania 85 45 40 180 100 80
Russian Federation 245 125 115 585 270 315
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 35 15 15 90 45 45
Ukraine 155 60 95 335 145 195
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 1,460 780 680 11,275 5,815 5,460
Other places of birth in Europe 470 235 230 1,930 985 945
Africa 1,500 790 715 3,525 1,855 1,675
Algeria 0 0 0 25 15 15
Egypt 505 280 230 770 395 370
Ethiopia 95 50 45 185 105 85
Kenya 70 35 30 125 75 50
Morocco 25 15 10 80 50 30
Nigeria 125 60 70 350 185 165
Somalia 50 25 25 65 30 35
South Africa, Republic of 85 30 55 460 205 250
Other places of birth in Africa 545 295 255 1,465 790 675
Asia 8,120 4,125 4,000 18,955 9,100 9,855
Afghanistan 70 20 45 100 40 60
Bangladesh 105 50 50 315 180 135
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 1,090 565 525 2,830 1,140 1,685
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 100 50 50 280 130 155
India 845 425 420 2,225 1,190 1,040
IranCensus data footnote 61 455 260 200 970 525 440
Iraq 405 185 220 525 250 285
Japan 50 10 40 225 60 170
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 425 195 235 870 340 530
Lebanon 485 270 215 1,370 755 610
Pakistan 195 105 90 615 315 295
Philippines 845 380 470 2,570 1,035 1,540
Sri Lanka 125 60 65 310 140 175
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 470 235 235 1,150 565 580
Taiwan 35 20 15 225 100 120
Viet Nam 175 90 90 450 205 245
Other places of birth in Asia 2,245 1,220 1,030 3,930 2,130 1,795
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 80 60 20 480 295 180
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 4,555 2,280 2,280 11,785 5,920 5,870
Americas 380 135 240 1,390 675 715
Brazil 30 15 15 95 40 55
Colombia 10 0 0 15 0 15
Cuba 20 15 10 70 40 30
Haiti 0 10 0 20 15 0
Jamaica 70 25 45 195 100 95
Mexico 30 0 30 105 55 45
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 125 45 75 615 310 305
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 15 10 10
Other places of birth in Americas 85 25 60 275 115 165
Europe 550 290 260 2,210 1,165 1,045
France 15 10 10 110 55 55
Germany 30 10 20 215 110 100
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 20 0 10 75 50 25
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 25 10 15
Romania 20 10 10 40 25 15
Russian Federation 95 40 60 180 75 100
Ukraine 100 30 70 140 55 80
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 175 120 55 1,080 620 460
Other places of birth in Europe 95 65 35 355 165 190
Africa 520 270 250 1,085 600 485
Algeria 10 0 0 15 0 10
Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 10 0 55 30 25
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 140 75 60 205 105 95
Eritrea 60 30 25 70 40 30
Ethiopia 30 20 15 45 35 10
Morocco 0 0 0 30 15 10
Nigeria 70 35 35 200 100 100
Somalia 10 0 10 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 25 10 20 80 35 45
Tunisia 0 0 0 10 10 0
Other places of birth in Africa 180 95 75 365 220 150
Asia 3,090 1,580 1,510 7,035 3,435 3,600
Afghanistan 15 0 15 20 0 20
Bangladesh 0 10 0 80 50 30
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 465 245 220 985 465 520
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 10 10 0 0
India 360 195 165 900 490 410
IranCensus data footnote 61 145 80 60 260 135 125
Iraq 180 95 90 245 125 120
Israel 210 140 70 280 180 100
Japan 10 0 10 70 25 50
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 120 40 80 225 75 150
Lebanon 30 10 20 75 35 40
Nepal 155 75 75 185 95 85
Pakistan 35 20 20 145 80 65
Philippines 495 220 275 1,500 640 860
Saudi Arabia 75 40 35 125 75 50
Sri Lanka 25 10 10 100 55 50
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 295 140 160 890 420 460
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 15 10 0 100 55 40
United Arab Emirates 20 15 0 70 45 20
Viet Nam 0 0 10 65 20 45
Other places of birth in Asia 410 225 185 715 370 345
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 15 0 10 70 50 20
Australia 0 0 0 35 30 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 10 0 10 35 15 15
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 95,145 45,825 49,320 908,340 440,735 467,605
First generationCensus data footnote 69 17,510 8,880 8,630 70,310 35,320 34,990
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 10,255 5,050 5,200 69,125 33,765 35,360
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 67,380 31,890 35,485 768,905 371,645 397,260
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 12,225 6,170 6,055 37,000 18,195 18,805
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 7,775 4,120 3,655 21,830 11,270 10,560
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 2,850 2,025 830 8,710 5,865 2,845
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 4,925 2,100 2,825 13,115 5,405 7,710
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 2,160 880 1,280 10,415 4,455 5,955
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 2,230 1,145 1,085 4,520 2,345 2,175
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 60 25 40 235 120 115
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 95,145 45,825 49,320 908,340 440,730 467,605
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 2,950 1,440 1,510 51,495 24,900 26,595
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 2,840 1,385 1,460 49,935 24,175 25,765
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 1,525 750 775 25,830 12,460 13,370
Métis 1,250 595 655 23,315 11,325 11,985
Inuk (Inuit) 70 40 30 795 385 410
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 60 30 35 835 425 410
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 50 25 20 725 300 420
Non-Aboriginal identity 92,190 44,385 47,810 856,850 415,835 441,015
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 95,145 45,830 49,320 908,340 440,735 467,610
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 870 395 475 18,940 9,135 9,805
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 94,275 45,430 48,840 889,405 431,595 457,800
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 95,145 45,825 49,320 908,340 440,735 467,610
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 460 225 240 15,055 7,255 7,805
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 440 210 230 14,780 7,120 7,655
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 335 145 190 11,995 5,790 6,210
Métis single ancestry 100 55 45 2,560 1,245 1,315
Inuit single ancestry 10 10 10 220 85 135
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 20 20 0 275 135 145
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 15 10 10 210 95 115
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 25 20 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 10 10 10 30 20 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 10 0 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 4,705 2,160 2,540 58,980 27,665 31,315
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 4,515 2,050 2,465 56,830 26,660 30,170
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 3,145 1,445 1,705 34,375 15,975 18,400
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 1,250 545 705 21,200 10,120 11,080
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 125 65 60 1,255 560 690
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 185 110 75 2,145 1,005 1,140
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 150 90 60 1,850 855 995
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 15 10 15 135 50 80
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 15 15 10 130 90 45
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 0 0 0 30 10 20
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 89,975 43,440 46,535 834,300 405,810 428,495
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 95,145 45,830 49,315 908,340 440,735 467,605
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 16,415 8,155 8,260 58,650 29,305 29,350
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 2,700 1,390 1,305 7,910 4,385 3,525
Chinese 2,210 1,155 1,060 8,640 4,210 4,435
Black 3,510 1,625 1,885 21,915 10,735 11,175
Filipino 1,065 505 560 3,400 1,485 1,920
Latin American 430 210 220 1,685 820 865
Arab 4,085 2,100 1,980 8,110 4,375 3,735
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 335 145 195 1,195 525 670
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 700 375 320 1,540 805 740
Korean 605 265 345 1,540 685 855
Japanese 100 40 65 695 295 405
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 215 110 110 630 300 330
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 445 235 205 1,385 690 695
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 78,730 37,670 41,060 849,690 411,430 438,260
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 95,145 45,825 49,320 908,340 440,730 467,610
North American Aboriginal origins 5,165 2,385 2,780 74,040 34,920 39,115
First Nations (North American Indian) 3,660 1,695 1,965 48,640 22,805 25,835
Inuit 175 95 80 1,840 830 1,010
Métis 1,540 720 820 26,025 12,435 13,585
Other North American origins 34,770 16,365 18,400 410,825 197,970 212,855
Acadian 2,565 1,175 1,395 23,700 11,050 12,650
American 935 385 550 7,515 3,730 3,785
Canadian 32,265 15,245 17,015 387,360 186,955 200,405
New Brunswicker 10 0 10 35 15 20
Newfoundlander 125 60 70 1,750 835 910
Nova Scotian 125 50 80 1,295 625 665
Ontarian 10 0 10 95 65 35
Québécois 35 20 20 380 190 185
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 0 20 0 15
European origins 63,035 30,020 33,020 621,525 299,755 321,760
British Isles origins 51,110 24,070 27,040 513,725 246,085 267,645
Channel Islander 10 0 0 90 25 60
Cornish 0 0 0 105 45 65
English 27,015 12,765 14,250 262,375 124,610 137,765
Irish 21,190 9,705 11,490 195,865 91,260 104,605
Manx 15 10 10 145 70 70
Scottish 25,400 11,805 13,590 272,880 129,640 143,240
Welsh 1,870 875 995 17,135 8,105 9,030
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 2,615 1,215 1,405 18,975 8,955 10,020
French origins 14,735 6,745 7,985 149,665 70,095 79,570
Alsatian 0 0 10 25 20 10
Breton 0 0 0 15 10 10
Corsican 0 0 0 20 20 0
French 14,730 6,745 7,985 149,625 70,065 79,565
Western European origins (except French origins) 11,725 5,675 6,050 125,110 59,420 65,690
Austrian 240 130 105 1,775 880 895
Bavarian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Belgian 160 65 95 2,615 1,320 1,305
Dutch 2,800 1,260 1,540 32,045 14,640 17,410
Flemish 20 20 0 160 80 80
Frisian 0 0 10 50 20 30
German 9,180 4,480 4,700 97,555 46,450 51,100
Luxembourger 0 0 0 30 20 10
Swiss 305 165 135 2,705 1,335 1,375
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 10 0 0 140 75 60
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,735 840 890 14,985 7,075 7,910
Danish 415 210 205 3,700 1,695 2,005
Finnish 150 70 80 1,140 505 630
Icelandic 120 60 60 660 295 370
Norwegian 620 280 340 5,170 2,535 2,635
Swedish 410 210 200 3,565 1,575 1,990
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 85 50 35 1,365 750 620
Eastern European origins 4,145 2,110 2,035 29,685 14,315 15,370
Bulgarian 30 15 20 280 130 145
Byelorussian 80 40 40 195 85 105
Czech 160 90 75 1,165 620 545
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 35 10 25 420 175 245
Estonian 75 50 25 345 185 165
Hungarian 380 185 195 2,700 1,320 1,380
Latvian 55 35 20 380 160 220
Lithuanian 175 85 90 1,150 510 635
Moldovan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Polish 1,390 670 715 11,575 5,525 6,050
Romanian 335 175 165 1,190 540 650
Russian 1,010 520 485 4,775 2,210 2,570
Slovak 90 65 25 610 320 290
Ukrainian 1,160 590 570 9,115 4,475 4,640
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 55 30 20 310 150 160
Southern European origins 4,600 2,210 2,400 28,680 13,790 14,890
Albanian 130 70 65 285 140 145
Bosnian 45 15 30 155 75 75
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 60 35 20 680 325 360
Cypriot 0 0 0 40 30 15
Greek 815 460 355 3,360 1,705 1,650
Italian 2,030 950 1,080 15,620 7,605 8,015
Kosovar 155 80 75 255 115 145
Macedonian 75 40 35 165 90 80
Maltese 30 10 30 440 215 220
Montenegrin 10 0 10 20 10 10
Portuguese 520 255 265 3,580 1,700 1,880
Serbian 80 45 40 255 120 135
Sicilian 0 0 0 40 20 15
Slovenian 15 10 0 150 70 85
Spanish 770 320 455 4,300 1,875 2,425
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 35 25 15 400 205 200
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 40 25 15 85 50 40
Other European origins 835 445 390 5,465 2,845 2,625
Basque 10 10 0 160 75 85
Jewish 470 240 230 2,040 1,040 1,000
Roma (Gypsy) 10 0 10 135 110 25
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 0 10 0 25 25 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 345 190 155 3,145 1,610 1,535
Caribbean origins 975 395 575 5,220 2,580 2,640
Antiguan 15 0 10 100 50 55
Bahamian 50 10 45 230 105 115
Barbadian 115 50 70 575 300 275
Bermudan 40 15 25 185 90 100
Carib 20 15 10 45 30 10
Cuban 70 35 45 340 145 195
Dominican 30 10 20 150 85 65
Grenadian 0 0 0 35 20 20
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 10 0 10 115 50 65
Jamaican 365 145 220 2,075 1,050 1,025
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 45 15 30
Martinican 10 0 0 10 10 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0 115 40 75
St. Lucian 20 0 15 65 20 50
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 100 45 50 325 170 155
Vincentian/Grenadinian 15 15 0 35 20 15
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 120 65 55 785 420 365
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 65 25 40 330 155 180
Latin, Central and South American origins 625 335 290 3,055 1,525 1,525
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 25 10 15 185 90 100
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 15 10 10 65 40 25
Belizean 0 0 0 25 20 10
Bolivian 0 0 0 40 20 15
Brazilian 85 50 35 280 140 135
Chilean 25 25 0 130 80 45
Colombian 85 40 50 430 210 225
Costa Rican 10 10 0 35 10 25
Ecuadorian 10 10 0 50 20 30
Guatemalan 15 0 10 90 65 35
Guyanese 65 35 30 350 160 195
Hispanic 20 10 10 60 35 25
Honduran 20 10 0 50 35 20
Maya 0 0 0 70 35 30
Mexican 120 60 60 810 415 395
Nicaraguan 0 0 10 45 20 25
Panamanian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 70 30 40 180 85 95
Salvadorean 35 20 15 110 75 35
Uruguayan 10 0 0 15 0 20
Venezuelan 15 10 10 80 50 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 55 35 15 185 80 105
African origins 3,675 1,775 1,900 17,655 8,560 9,095
Central and West African origins 310 155 155 1,335 700 635
Akan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Angolan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beninese 0 0 0 20 10 10
Burkinabe 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cameroonian 0 0 0 70 35 35
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 20 10 10 180 95 85
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 10 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ghanaian 75 50 30 185 105 85
Guinean 0 0 0 30 20 10
Ibo 35 15 20 90 50 40
Ivorian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Liberian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Malian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Malinké 0 0 0 15 10 10
Nigerian 120 45 70 445 240 210
Peulh 0 0 0 0 10 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 10 10 0 80 45 35
Togolese 0 0 0 70 30 35
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 15 10 10 65 25 45
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 35 20 15 120 65 50
North African origins 975 500 480 2,030 1,045 980
Algerian 0 0 0 85 45 40
Berber 15 10 0 70 50 20
Coptic 30 10 15 30 10 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 765 405 360 1,295 695 600
Libyan 55 20 35 215 105 110
Maure 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moroccan 50 25 20 130 60 70
Sudanese 75 25 50 130 50 80
Tunisian 0 0 0 65 25 35
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 25 15 15 90 40 50
Southern and East African origins 655 300 355 1,865 920 945
Afrikaner 0 0 0 25 10 20
Amhara 10 10 0 10 10 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 10 10 0
Burundian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 115 55 60 160 85 75
Ethiopian 140 55 85 280 120 155
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 55 35 30 160 85 75
Malagasy 10 0 10 20 0 15
Mauritian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 15 10 10 25 15 15
Rwandan 20 10 10 105 55 50
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 130 65 60 180 75 100
South African 105 35 70 520 255 265
Tanzanian 0 0 0 60 45 20
Tigrian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ugandan 20 15 10 60 25 40
Zambian 10 0 0 80 35 50
Zimbabwean 10 0 0 100 55 45
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 70 45 30 170 100 75
Other African origins 1,790 855 935 12,620 5,990 6,635
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 245 120 125 2,255 1,060 1,195
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 1,555 745 815 10,460 4,965 5,495
Asian origins 13,805 7,025 6,785 42,500 21,445 21,050
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 6,410 3,320 3,090 17,205 8,915 8,295
Afghan 155 55 105 230 80 150
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 800 395 410 1,600 835 770
Armenian 90 55 35 265 160 110
Assyrian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 15 20 0 20 20 0
Georgian 15 10 0 20 15 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 555 320 235 1,405 785 620
Iraqi 455 190 265 595 270 325
Israeli 110 70 40 245 120 120
Jordanian 135 60 75 260 150 115
Kazakh 20 15 0 45 30 20
Kurd 120 70 50 230 120 115
Kuwaiti 115 50 70 245 115 130
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 1,865 975 890 7,445 3,815 3,630
Palestinian 585 310 280 990 535 455
Pashtun 0 0 0 30 15 10
Saudi Arabian 335 195 135 725 470 255
Syrian 675 355 320 2,190 1,090 1,100
Tajik 20 10 10 20 10 10
Tatar 10 0 10 40 15 25
Turk 180 70 110 690 320 370
Turkmen 10 10 10 10 10 10
Uighur 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uzbek 60 45 10 90 60 30
Yemeni 155 85 70 205 105 95
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 400 190 215 780 410 370
South Asian origins 2,895 1,515 1,375 8,495 4,690 3,805
Bangladeshi 60 30 30 240 135 110
Bengali 10 10 0 65 40 20
Bhutanese 175 75 100 225 100 125
East Indian 1,895 980 915 6,255 3,460 2,795
Goan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 10 0
Nepali 375 190 190 430 220 210
Pakistani 180 115 70 665 405 260
Punjabi 60 35 25 230 110 115
Sinhalese 10 0 0 40 10 30
Sri Lankan 120 55 65 340 150 190
Tamil 15 10 10 60 30 35
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 200 120 85 470 290 175
East and Southeast Asian origins 4,525 2,215 2,315 16,715 7,850 8,870
Burmese 0 0 10 15 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 25 10 15 55 15 40
Chinese 2,435 1,255 1,185 9,695 4,720 4,980
Filipino 1,125 540 585 3,580 1,585 1,995
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 25 10 10 140 65 75
Japanese 150 60 85 905 385 515
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 635 275 355 1,590 700 895
Laotian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Malaysian 20 10 10 80 30 45
Mongolian 0 0 0 55 30 30
Singaporean 0 0 0 10 10 0
Taiwanese 30 20 10 240 100 140
Thai 40 10 30 245 85 155
Tibetan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Vietnamese 275 120 155 760 355 410
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 15 10 0 75 45 25
Other Asian origins 120 60 55 410 190 215
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 115 60 60 410 190 215
Oceania origins 170 85 80 895 450 445
Australian 85 40 50 490 255 235
New Zealander 40 30 10 290 155 130
Pacific Islands origins 40 20 25 125 55 70
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hawaiian 10 0 0 25 10 15
Maori 15 10 10 40 20 25
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 15 15 0 20 15 10
Samoan 0 0 10 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 0 30 0 20
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 40,455 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Owner 21,245 ... ... 276,095 ... ...
Renter 19,210 ... ... 123,595 ... ...
Band housing 0 ... ... 2,300 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 40,455 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Condominium 3,820 ... ... 13,370 ... ...
Not condominium 36,630 ... ... 388,625 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 40,455 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
No bedrooms 95 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
1 bedroom 5,345 ... ... 45,675 ... ...
2 bedrooms 13,345 ... ... 105,410 ... ...
3 bedrooms 12,810 ... ... 158,975 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 8,860 ... ... 90,785 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 40,455 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 11,590 ... ... 87,755 ... ...
5 rooms 6,605 ... ... 64,655 ... ...
6 rooms 5,590 ... ... 66,855 ... ...
7 rooms 4,770 ... ... 57,085 ... ...
8 or more rooms 11,900 ... ... 125,635 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.3 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 40,455 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 39,850 ... ... 399,855 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 610 ... ... 2,130 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 40,455 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Suitable 38,795 ... ... 390,445 ... ...
Not suitable 1,665 ... ... 11,540 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 40,455 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1960 or before 3,600 ... ... 112,530 ... ...
1961 to 1980 8,525 ... ... 113,715 ... ...
1981 to 1990 6,305 ... ... 59,105 ... ...
1991 to 2000 8,640 ... ... 49,825 ... ...
2001 to 2005 4,905 ... ... 23,045 ... ...
2006 to 2010 4,120 ... ... 23,925 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 4,355 ... ... 19,840 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 40,455 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 38,755 ... ... 366,615 ... ...
Major repairs needed 1,695 ... ... 35,375 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 40,455 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 household maintainer 22,540 ... ... 241,800 ... ...
2 household maintainers 16,830 ... ... 152,970 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 1,080 ... ... 7,220 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 40,455 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
15 to 24 years 1,720 ... ... 14,575 ... ...
25 to 34 years 6,835 ... ... 49,695 ... ...
35 to 44 years 7,205 ... ... 59,550 ... ...
45 to 54 years 8,405 ... ... 77,555 ... ...
55 to 64 years 7,340 ... ... 85,360 ... ...
65 to 74 years 5,280 ... ... 66,865 ... ...
75 to 84 years 2,780 ... ... 35,980 ... ...
85 years and over 895 ... ... 12,405 ... ...
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 40,265 ... ... 395,860 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 30,080 ... ... 310,540 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 10,190 ... ... 85,315 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 8,660 ... ... 74,290 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 21,240 ... ... 273,525 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 66.3 ... ... 55.2 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 14.1 ... ... 12.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,384 ... ... 819 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,431 ... ... 987 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 300,978 ... ... 199,886 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 339,555 ... ... 230,441 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 19,210 ... ... 123,060 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 3.3 ... ... 12.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 37.8 ... ... 42.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,030 ... ... 849 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 1,090 ... ... 909 ... ...
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 79,305 37,720 41,585 774,745 372,455 402,295
No certificate, diploma or degree 10,010 4,965 5,045 153,705 79,885 73,825
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 18,830 9,555 9,275 195,900 95,205 100,695
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 50,465 23,205 27,265 425,140 197,365 227,775
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 5,200 3,435 1,760 76,810 54,075 22,735
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 2,995 1,605 1,390 42,625 25,015 17,610
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 2,210 1,840 370 34,185 29,060 5,125
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 15,820 6,640 9,180 168,805 67,030 101,775
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 1,995 810 1,185 18,380 6,975 11,405
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 27,450 12,315 15,135 161,150 69,290 91,855
Bachelor's degree 18,665 8,140 10,525 108,385 45,185 63,205
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,545 675 870 9,495 4,020 5,475
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 780 420 360 4,700 2,595 2,110
Master's degree 5,435 2,405 3,025 32,645 13,840 18,805
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 1,025 670 355 5,925 3,655 2,270
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 146 53,575 25,425 28,145 494,505 237,795 256,710
No certificate, diploma or degree 3,450 1,865 1,585 60,280 34,820 25,460
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 10,565 5,410 5,160 116,280 57,600 58,675
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 39,555 18,155 21,405 317,950 145,375 172,570
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 3,565 2,440 1,130 52,370 37,255 15,115
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 2,035 1,145 890 29,105 17,300 11,810
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 1,535 1,295 240 23,265 19,955 3,310
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 11,920 5,275 6,650 128,010 51,890 76,120
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 1,360 520 840 11,595 4,325 7,275
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 22,715 9,925 12,790 125,970 51,905 74,065
Bachelor's degree 15,505 6,665 8,840 85,240 34,830 50,410
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,255 500 755 6,895 2,610 4,285
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 675 325 350 3,775 1,850 1,925
Master's degree 4,545 1,995 2,550 26,025 10,380 15,640
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 735 440 300 4,045 2,240 1,805
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 79,305 37,720 41,585 774,750 372,455 402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 28,840 14,520 14,320 349,605 175,090 174,520
Education 3,560 880 2,680 31,395 8,460 22,930
13. Education 3,560 885 2,680 31,390 8,465 22,930
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,270 580 685 10,700 5,095 5,605
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 290 225 65 2,070 1,565 505
50. Visual and performing arts 980 355 620 8,635 3,530 5,100
Humanities 2,810 950 1,860 18,830 7,520 11,310
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 175 35 140 1,175 355 820
23. English language and literature/letters 765 210 555 5,110 1,530 3,580
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 730 215 510 4,545 1,540 3,000
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 10 0 10 65 25 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 165 80 85 1,240 675 565
39. Theology and religious vocations 210 130 80 2,200 1,340 860
54. History 540 255 280 3,615 1,865 1,755
55. French language and literature/letters 215 35 190 880 190 695
Social and behavioural sciences and law 5,910 1,945 3,960 40,155 11,980 28,175
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 95 15 80 635 145 490
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 580 230 345 3,285 1,260 2,025
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 960 60 900 9,115 750 8,365
22. Legal professions and studies 730 260 465 6,110 1,920 4,185
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 60 15 45 610 135 475
42. Psychology 1,390 330 1,065 8,170 2,060 6,110
45. Social sciences 2,090 1,025 1,060 12,240 5,710 6,520
Business, management and public administration 13,025 5,105 7,925 93,075 27,030 66,045
30.16 Accounting and computer science 25 10 20 205 55 150
44. Public administration and social service professions 675 145 525 6,285 1,345 4,940
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 12,340 4,955 7,375 86,590 25,630 60,960
Physical and life sciences and technologies 2,365 1,105 1,260 15,340 7,650 7,685
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,165 530 635 6,910 2,990 3,925
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 545 230 315 3,340 1,455 1,880
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 25 10 20 165 35 120
40. Physical sciences 560 325 235 4,260 3,005 1,255
41. Science technologies/technicians 75 15 55 665 165 500
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 2,650 1,850 795 15,745 9,355 6,390
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 2,170 1,535 630 12,750 8,055 4,695
25. Library science 120 45 70 1,210 175 1,040
27. Mathematics and statistics 315 235 80 1,590 995 600
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 45 35 15 200 135 65
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 8,430 7,685 740 92,920 87,340 5,580
04. Architecture and related services 165 120 45 1,370 860 510
14. Engineering 2,550 2,145 405 11,925 10,290 1,640
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,935 1,780 155 17,805 16,110 1,695
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 1,695 1,640 55 24,800 24,235 570
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 1,470 1,405 65 25,465 24,680 780
48. Precision production 615 600 15 11,545 11,165 380
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 425 230 190 7,630 4,615 3,015
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 230 130 100 4,215 2,160 2,055
03. Natural resources and conservation 200 105 90 3,410 2,450 960
Health and related fields 7,400 1,525 5,875 66,770 10,595 56,175
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 485 245 240 3,560 1,730 1,825
51. Health professions and related programs 6,630 1,120 5,510 61,755 7,955 53,800
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 280 165 120 1,460 910 550
Personal, protective and transportation services 2,620 1,340 1,280 32,535 17,700 14,830
12. Personal and culinary services 1,515 395 1,115 17,625 4,455 13,170
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 40 40 0 250 240 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 55 50 0 905 850 50
43. Security and protective services 460 345 115 4,540 3,535 1,005
49. Transportation and materials moving 555 510 40 9,220 8,625 600
Other 0 0 0 45 10 40
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 0 0 0 50 10 40
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 53,575 25,425 28,145 494,505 237,795 256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 14,015 7,270 6,745 176,560 92,420 84,135
Education 2,435 515 1,925 20,590 4,940 15,650
13. Education 2,435 510 1,925 20,585 4,940 15,650
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 985 445 535 8,145 3,855 4,285
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 215 170 45 1,515 1,140 375
50. Visual and performing arts 770 280 495 6,630 2,715 3,915
Humanities 2,255 750 1,505 13,745 5,275 8,465
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 145 30 120 895 280 615
23. English language and literature/letters 675 180 495 3,800 1,095 2,705
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 615 190 425 3,425 1,125 2,305
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 10 0 10 60 25 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 125 60 65 910 490 420
39. Theology and religious vocations 120 75 45 1,330 795 535
54. History 420 200 220 2,710 1,340 1,370
55. French language and literature/letters 145 20 130 620 130 490
Social and behavioural sciences and law 4,920 1,565 3,355 32,650 9,150 23,500
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 75 10 60 520 110 410
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 510 220 295 2,750 1,030 1,720
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 790 55 735 7,395 580 6,810
22. Legal professions and studies 625 200 430 5,225 1,380 3,845
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 55 10 50 460 100 355
42. Psychology 1,145 255 890 6,545 1,580 4,970
45. Social sciences 1,710 815 890 9,755 4,360 5,390
Business, management and public administration 10,160 4,060 6,100 69,255 20,285 48,970
30.16 Accounting and computer science 25 0 20 175 40 135
44. Public administration and social service professions 535 115 415 5,140 1,025 4,120
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 9,605 3,940 5,665 63,935 19,220 44,715
Physical and life sciences and technologies 1,805 810 1,000 11,075 5,385 5,690
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 930 395 535 5,285 2,240 3,045
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 415 175 235 2,390 1,030 1,360
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 20 10 15 130 30 100
40. Physical sciences 390 225 170 2,910 2,005 905
41. Science technologies/technicians 50 0 45 365 85 275
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 2,400 1,680 715 13,625 8,240 5,385
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 2,035 1,440 590 11,505 7,330 4,170
25. Library science 70 35 40 815 115 700
27. Mathematics and statistics 250 175 75 1,130 660 470
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 40 30 10 175 125 50
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 6,490 5,840 650 67,930 63,180 4,750
04. Architecture and related services 135 85 45 1,020 585 430
14. Engineering 2,010 1,660 350 8,585 7,230 1,355
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 1,570 1,435 135 13,410 11,920 1,495
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 10
46. Construction trades 1,225 1,175 50 18,355 17,835 515
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 1,120 1,070 50 18,540 17,910 625
48. Precision production 430 420 15 8,020 7,700 325
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 335 190 145 5,995 3,475 2,520
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 175 95 80 3,270 1,570 1,695
03. Natural resources and conservation 160 90 70 2,725 1,905 825
Health and related fields 5,745 1,245 4,500 50,220 8,215 42,010
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 425 220 205 2,730 1,350 1,380
51. Health professions and related programs 5,080 900 4,180 46,385 6,215 40,165
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 235 130 105 1,110 650 460
Personal, protective and transportation services 2,025 1,060 975 24,685 13,375 11,310
12. Personal and culinary services 1,175 330 850 13,490 3,480 10,000
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 35 35 0 205 200 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 25 25 0 475 435 40
43. Security and protective services 360 270 85 3,465 2,655 815
49. Transportation and materials moving 440 400 40 7,045 6,595 450
Other 0 0 0 45 10 40
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other 0 0 0 50 10 35
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 79,305 37,720 41,585 774,745 372,455 402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 28,840 14,520 14,320 349,605 175,090 174,515
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 50,465 23,205 27,265 425,145 197,365 227,775
Location of study inside Canada 43,990 20,040 23,950 396,690 182,875 213,810
Same as province or territory of residence 33,565 14,965 18,600 315,140 141,965 173,175
Different than province or territory of residence 10,425 5,070 5,350 81,550 40,915 40,640
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 6,475 3,165 3,310 28,450 14,485 13,965
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 880 480 405 7,950 4,110 3,840
Philippines 480 205 275 1,530 540 995
India 650 290 360 1,755 935 825
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 790 460 330 5,530 3,225 2,305
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 365 145 215 1,080 445 635
France 60 30 30 350 210 145
Other 3,250 1,550 1,700 10,255 5,030 5,225
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 53,570 25,425 28,145 494,510 237,800 256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 14,010 7,270 6,745 176,560 92,420 84,140
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 39,560 18,160 21,405 317,950 145,380 172,575
Location of study inside Canada 34,160 15,590 18,575 297,430 135,465 161,965
Same as province or territory of residence 25,955 11,595 14,360 236,720 105,480 131,235
Different than province or territory of residence 8,210 3,990 4,215 60,710 29,980 30,730
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 5,400 2,565 2,830 20,525 9,915 10,605
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 570 315 250 4,905 2,370 2,540
Philippines 455 200 255 1,415 520 900
India 570 265 305 1,385 725 660
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 535 290 245 3,455 1,930 1,525
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 340 140 200 810 335 475
France 50 30 25 245 140 100
Other 2,880 1,325 1,555 8,305 3,900 4,405
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by Labour force status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 163 79,310 37,720 41,585 774,750 372,455 402,290
In the labour force 54,030 27,395 26,630 474,595 242,775 231,820
Employed 50,495 25,440 25,060 427,310 215,010 212,305
Unemployed 3,530 1,960 1,570 47,280 27,765 19,520
Not in the labour force 25,280 10,320 14,960 300,155 129,680 170,475
Participation rate 68.1 72.6 64.0 61.3 65.2 57.6
Employment rate 63.7 67.4 60.3 55.2 57.7 52.8
Unemployment rate 6.5 7.2 5.9 10.0 11.4 8.4
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 79,310 37,720 41,585 774,750 372,455 402,295
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 23,760 9,790 13,970 274,375 117,550 156,825
Worked 55,545 27,925 27,620 500,370 254,905 245,465
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 30,715 16,805 13,910 252,820 135,940 116,880
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 24,830 11,120 13,705 247,550 118,965 128,585
Average weeks worked in reference year 43.4 44.2 42.7 41.6 41.5 41.7
Class of worker
Total labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 168 54,030 27,395 26,630 474,590 242,775 231,820
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,025 515 515 9,265 4,800 4,470
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 53,000 26,885 26,115 465,330 237,975 227,350
Employee 48,135 23,945 24,185 420,745 210,170 210,570
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 4,870 2,945 1,930 44,585 27,805 16,775
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 54,025 27,395 26,630 474,595 242,775 231,820
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,025 510 515 9,265 4,800 4,470
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 53,000 26,885 26,115 465,330 237,975 227,350
0 Management occupations 6,590 4,055 2,530 45,530 27,170 18,365
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 9,195 2,870 6,325 67,495 17,930 49,565
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 4,855 3,960 890 27,450 21,980 5,465
3 Health occupations 4,640 915 3,730 37,600 6,290 31,310
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 6,990 2,680 4,315 58,165 20,975 37,185
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 1,500 665 835 12,490 5,560 6,930
6 Sales and service occupations 12,990 5,985 7,000 113,135 45,385 67,750
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 5,025 4,755 275 67,625 64,200 3,430
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 475 410 60 18,380 15,730 2,650
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 745 585 155 17,460 12,755 4,705
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 54,025 27,395 26,630 474,595 242,775 231,820
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,025 510 515 9,265 4,795 4,465
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 53,005 26,890 26,115 465,330 237,975 227,350
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 195 140 55 17,775 14,165 3,610
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 235 210 30 4,025 3,630 390
22 Utilities 445 315 130 2,880 2,115 760
23 Construction 2,945 2,585 360 33,555 30,185 3,370
31-33 Manufacturing 2,280 1,700 590 32,375 23,565 8,810
41 Wholesale trade 1,685 1,150 540 13,345 9,650 3,690
44-45 Retail trade 6,215 3,015 3,205 59,570 26,295 33,280
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 2,210 1,675 535 19,660 14,980 4,680
51 Information and cultural industries 1,700 1,065 630 9,310 5,250 4,055
52 Finance and insurance 3,140 1,410 1,730 15,240 5,690 9,545
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 1,245 670 570 6,870 3,890 2,980
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 4,525 2,680 1,845 26,065 14,090 11,975
55 Management of companies and enterprises 65 15 50 625 255 365
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2,555 1,500 1,060 22,240 12,950 9,295
61 Educational services 4,185 1,280 2,910 35,480 11,705 23,780
62 Health care and social assistance 7,295 1,385 5,910 64,390 10,435 53,955
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,050 545 505 9,385 4,555 4,835
72 Accommodation and food services 3,785 1,665 2,125 33,115 12,095 21,025
81 Other services (except public administration) 1,985 790 1,195 19,195 8,875 10,320
91 Public administration 5,260 3,090 2,165 40,225 23,590 16,635
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 50,500 25,440 25,060 427,310 215,010 212,300
Worked at home 3,405 1,730 1,675 28,075 13,780 14,300
Worked outside Canada 325 240 85 1,665 1,185 485
No fixed workplace address 4,845 3,440 1,400 51,545 38,965 12,575
Worked at usual place 41,930 20,025 21,900 346,020 161,075 184,945
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 41,925 20,025 21,900 346,020 161,075 184,945
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 40,625 19,220 21,405 251,000 116,125 134,875
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 10 10 0 57,510 23,850 33,655
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 935 530 400 32,230 17,425 14,805
Commute to a different province or territory 355 260 95 5,285 3,675 1,610
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 46,770 23,470 23,300 397,570 200,045 197,525
Car, truck, van - as a driver 35,095 18,585 16,510 310,240 159,660 150,580
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 3,640 1,200 2,440 29,150 12,090 17,055
Public transit 5,590 2,390 3,195 25,315 11,425 13,890
Walked 1,770 860 910 24,870 11,635 13,235
Bicycle 160 125 35 2,480 1,695 785
Other method 520 305 215 5,520 3,535 1,985
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 46,775 23,470 23,305 397,565 200,045 197,525
Less than 15 minutes 10,390 4,870 5,530 136,245 62,375 73,880
15 to 29 minutes 19,900 10,355 9,550 145,310 73,055 72,260
30 to 44 minutes 11,005 5,570 5,435 69,795 37,770 32,025
45 to 59 minutes 3,355 1,580 1,775 24,405 13,070 11,335
60 minutes and over 2,120 1,105 1,015 21,815 13,785 8,030
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 46,770 23,470 23,305 397,570 200,045 197,520
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 1,835 1,170 665 23,775 16,345 7,430
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 8,940 5,185 3,755 76,185 44,615 31,570
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 14,730 7,180 7,550 119,920 60,740 59,185
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 10,455 4,690 5,755 83,505 32,835 50,670
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 4,510 2,070 2,440 35,470 14,005 21,465
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 6,300 3,170 3,135 58,715 31,510 27,205
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 57,280 28,720 28,555 514,080 261,365 252,710
Single responses 56,755 28,505 28,250 510,800 259,940 250,860
Official languages 56,490 28,350 28,140 509,100 258,990 250,105
English 56,070 28,265 27,800 502,960 256,380 246,585
French 420 85 335 6,135 2,615 3,525
Non-official languages 265 160 110 1,705 950 755
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 650 350 295
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 650 355 295
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 645 350 290
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 645 355 295
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 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 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 0
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 10 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 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 265 155 105 1,055 600 455
Afro-Asiatic languages 80 50 25 195 150 45
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 0
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 75 50 30 190 150 45
Amharic 0 0 10 10 0 10
Arabic 60 45 15 165 135 30
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 10 0 10 25 15 10
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 0 0 0 10 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 0 0 0 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 15 10 15
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0 20 0 10
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 10 0
Indo-European languages 65 35 30 385 225 160
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 15 10 0 30 20 15
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 15 10 0 25 20 10
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 15 10 0 25 20 10
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 15 10 10 190 115 75
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 10 10 10 10
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 10 155 85 65
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 0
Greek 10 0 0 0 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages 20 15 10 50 30 20
Indo-Aryan languages 10 10 0 20 20 0
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 15 15 0
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 15 10 10 30 10 15
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 15 10 10 30 10 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 10 0 10 105 50 60
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Portuguese 0 0 0 30 15 15
Romanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spanish 0 0 10 75 30 40
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 10 0 10 35 10 25
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 25 10 15 50 20 25
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 45 20 25
American Sign Language 0 0 0 20 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 15 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 95 70 35 310 165 145
Chinese languages 95 65 35 305 165 145
Cantonese 30 15 10 80 45 35
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 65 45 20 210 105 110
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 10 0 0 15 15 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 0 0 10 0 10
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Multiple responses 525 220 310 3,270 1,420 1,850
English and French 275 80 190 2,295 950 1,345
English and non-official language 230 130 105 930 460 470
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 10
English, French and non-official language 15 0 10 40 15 30
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 57,280 28,725 28,555 514,075 261,365 252,710
None 54,500 27,400 27,100 491,875 250,710 241,170
English 425 145 275 5,115 2,370 2,745
French 1,600 785 810 13,405 6,555 6,855
Non-official language 730 385 345 3,430 1,600 1,825
Aboriginal 15 0 10 855 365 490
Non-Aboriginal 720 380 335 2,570 1,240 1,330
English and French 0 0 0 10 0 10
English and non-official language 0 0 0 0 10 0
French and non-official language 30 15 15 230 130 105
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 180 94,205 45,375 48,825 900,450 436,790 463,660
Non-movers 78,150 37,535 40,615 792,100 384,560 407,535
Movers 16,055 7,840 8,210 108,350 52,230 56,120
Non-migrants 11,205 5,535 5,670 68,165 32,930 35,235
Migrants 4,850 2,305 2,540 40,185 19,300 20,885
Internal migrants 3,015 1,405 1,605 33,720 16,055 17,665
Intraprovincial migrants 1,095 480 615 18,480 8,390 10,090
Interprovincial migrants 1,925 930 995 15,240 7,665 7,570
External migrants 1,835 900 940 6,470 3,240 3,225
Mobility status - Place of residence 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 181 90,035 43,230 46,815 866,425 419,580 446,845
Non-movers 48,720 23,495 25,225 582,705 283,125 299,575
Movers 41,320 19,730 21,590 283,720 136,455 147,265
Non-migrants 26,815 12,860 13,950 169,570 81,405 88,165
Migrants 14,500 6,865 7,640 114,150 55,045 59,100
Internal migrants 8,960 4,125 4,835 94,885 45,015 49,860
Intraprovincial migrants 3,230 1,350 1,880 50,330 23,230 27,095
Interprovincial migrants 5,730 2,775 2,955 44,555 21,785 22,770
External migrants 5,545 2,745 2,795 19,270 10,035 9,240

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Halifax West [Federal electoral district], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [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 19, 2024).

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