Census Profile, 2016 Census
Zone 1 - Western [Health region, December 2017], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [Province]

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Characteristic Zone 1 - Western
Nova Scotia
[Health region, December 2017]
Nova Scotia

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 194,376 ... ... 923,598 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 197,425 ... ... 921,727 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -1.5 ... ... 0.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 103,868 ... ... 458,568 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 11.0 ... ... 17.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 17,733.65 ... ... 52,942.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 194,375 94,430 99,945 923,600 446,885 476,715
0 to 14 years 25,855 13,235 12,620 133,825 68,370 65,455
0 to 4 years 7,900 4,035 3,865 42,005 21,365 20,640
5 to 9 years 8,835 4,535 4,300 45,980 23,650 22,330
10 to 14 years 9,115 4,665 4,455 45,845 23,350 22,490
15 to 64 years 121,420 59,475 61,940 605,950 295,100 310,845
15 to 19 years 10,525 5,465 5,060 51,255 26,240 25,015
20 to 24 years 9,130 4,620 4,510 56,160 28,150 28,010
25 to 29 years 8,560 4,245 4,315 53,725 26,790 26,940
30 to 34 years 8,910 4,300 4,605 51,730 25,130 26,600
35 to 39 years 9,565 4,515 5,050 52,010 24,560 27,450
40 to 44 years 11,230 5,425 5,800 57,050 27,245 29,805
45 to 49 years 12,965 6,320 6,645 61,890 29,720 32,170
50 to 54 years 16,600 8,110 8,485 75,675 36,615 39,065
55 to 59 years 17,640 8,580 9,055 76,505 36,925 39,580
60 to 64 years 16,300 7,890 8,415 69,960 33,735 36,225
65 years and over 47,105 21,720 25,385 183,820 83,415 100,405
65 to 69 years 15,865 7,760 8,105 63,710 30,810 32,905
70 to 74 years 11,545 5,590 5,955 45,005 21,520 23,485
75 to 79 years 8,230 3,875 4,350 31,545 14,520 17,030
80 to 84 years 5,710 2,540 3,165 21,915 9,425 12,495
85 years and over 5,760 1,955 3,810 21,645 7,140 14,505
85 to 89 years 3,475 1,310 2,160 13,205 4,845 8,360
90 to 94 years 1,685 510 1,170 6,320 1,830 4,485
95 to 99 years 510 120 390 1,855 415 1,430
100 years and over 100 10 80 270 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 13.3 14.0 12.6 14.5 15.3 13.7
15 to 64 years 62.5 63.0 62.0 65.6 66.0 65.2
65 years and over 24.2 23.0 25.4 19.9 18.7 21.1
85 years and over 3.0 2.1 3.8 2.3 1.6 3.0
Average age of the population 46.3 45.4 47.2 43.5 42.5 44.4
Median age of the population 50.2 49.3 50.9 45.5 44.5 46.4
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Single-detached house 69,895 ... ... 263,470 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 100 ... ... 21,350 ... ...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 13,730 ... ... 102,300 ... ...
Semi-detached house 3,155 ... ... 20,465 ... ...
Row house 1,365 ... ... 10,215 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 1,570 ... ... 12,435 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 7,475 ... ... 58,405 ... ...
Other single-attached house 165 ... ... 780 ... ...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 3,025 ... ... 14,870 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 person 25,110 ... ... 118,670 ... ...
2 persons 37,125 ... ... 156,825 ... ...
3 persons 12,075 ... ... 60,250 ... ...
4 persons 8,610 ... ... 44,970 ... ...
5 or more persons 3,830 ... ... 21,275 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 190,775 ... ... 908,340 ... ...
Average household size 2.2 ... ... 2.3 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 168,525 81,195 87,330 789,770 378,515 411,255
Married or living common law 103,725 51,830 51,890 454,970 227,220 227,750
Married 84,375 42,175 42,200 369,695 184,705 184,990
Living common law 19,350 9,655 9,695 85,275 42,515 42,760
Not married and not living common law 64,800 29,365 35,435 334,800 151,295 183,505
Never married 35,985 19,760 16,230 209,455 110,175 99,280
Separated 5,025 2,265 2,760 24,105 10,450 13,655
Divorced 10,860 4,715 6,145 48,835 19,715 29,115
Widowed 12,925 2,630 10,300 52,405 10,955 41,455
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 60,065 ... ... 270,965 ... ...
2 persons 37,825 ... ... 157,600 ... ...
3 persons 11,490 ... ... 56,625 ... ...
4 persons 7,820 ... ... 41,095 ... ...
5 or more persons 2,930 ... ... 15,645 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.6 ... ... 2.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 60,070 ... ... 270,965 ... ...
Total couple families 51,180 ... ... 224,065 ... ...
Married couples 41,505 ... ... 181,435 ... ...
Common-law couples 9,670 ... ... 42,630 ... ...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent 8,890 ... ... 46,900 ... ...
Female parent 6,970 ... ... 37,595 ... ...
Male parent 1,915 ... ... 9,305 ... ...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data 51,180 ... ... 224,065 ... ...
Couples without children 32,115 ... ... 128,125 ... ...
Couples with children 19,065 ... ... 95,940 ... ...
1 child 9,115 ... ... 43,810 ... ...
2 children 7,200 ... ... 37,595 ... ...
3 or more children 2,745 ... ... 14,535 ... ...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data 8,885 ... ... 46,900 ... ...
1 child 5,715 ... ... 29,480 ... ...
2 children 2,370 ... ... 12,810 ... ...
3 or more children 800 ... ... 4,610 ... ...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 33,755 15,440 18,315 175,575 81,140 94,435
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
One-census-family households 58,215 ... ... 260,280 ... ...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 31,365 ... ... 124,000 ... ...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 26,850 ... ... 136,280 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households 920 ... ... 5,285 ... ...
Non-census-family households 27,620 ... ... 136,425 ... ...
One-person households 25,105 ... ... 118,675 ... ...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households 2,510 ... ... 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 15 191,605 93,425 98,175 912,300 442,470 469,830
English only 166,900 82,130 84,770 813,480 398,950 414,530
French only 245 110 130 705 305 400
English and French 24,275 11,095 13,185 95,380 41,925 53,460
Neither English nor French 190 100 90 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 16 191,600 93,425 98,180 912,295 442,470 469,830
English 179,330 87,420 91,910 879,465 426,535 452,930
French 11,840 5,795 6,045 28,490 13,890 14,600
English and French 275 130 140 1,760 825 930
Neither English nor French 165 85 80 2,585 1,215 1,365
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 11,975 5,855 6,115 29,370 14,300 15,070
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 6.3 6.3 6.2 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 18 191,605 93,425 98,175 912,295 442,470 469,830
Single responses 190,320 92,815 97,505 904,240 438,550 465,690
Official languages 186,570 91,020 95,550 859,690 416,245 443,445
English 174,490 85,135 89,355 830,220 401,980 428,240
French 12,080 5,890 6,195 29,465 14,265 15,205
Non-official languages 3,750 1,795 1,950 44,550 22,305 22,245
Aboriginal languages 70 30 40 4,290 2,020 2,270
Algonquian languages 30 15 20 4,210 1,985 2,225
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 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. 5 5 0 5 5 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 30 10 15 4,190 1,975 2,215
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 5
Mi'kmaq 30 10 15 4,185 1,970 2,215
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 5 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 5 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 5 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 5 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 30 15 20 60 30 35
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 25 10 15 55 30 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 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 5 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. 5 0 0 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,685 1,765 1,915 40,260 20,285 19,975
Afro-Asiatic languages 270 155 115 7,760 4,275 3,480
Berber languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Kabyle 0 0 0 5 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 10 5 5 130 65 65
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 60 30 25
Somali 0 0 0 50 20 30
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 15 5 5
Semitic languages 260 145 115 7,615 4,205 3,415
Amharic 5 0 0 115 50 65
Arabic 245 140 110 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 10 5 5 210 115 95
Maltese 5 0 0 15 10 5
Tigrigna 0 0 0 140 65 80
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 40 15 20 505 245 260
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Vietnamese 40 20 20 490 240 250
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 160 45 115 2,235 940 1,300
Bikol 0 0 0 5 5 5
Cebuano 15 5 15 150 60 90
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 25 10 15
Ilocano 0 0 5 55 15 40
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 5 0
Malay 10 5 0 55 25 35
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 15 5 5
Pangasinan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 130 40 90 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 20 15 5 95 60 35
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 5 0 5 35 20 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 55 35 20
Dravidian languages 60 35 25 1,010 595 420
Kannada 5 5 0 40 20 15
Malayalam 35 20 15 365 205 165
Tamil 10 10 5 315 185 130
Telugu 5 5 0 285 180 110
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 2,420 1,195 1,230 18,590 9,320 9,270
Albanian 15 5 15 275 130 140
Armenian 0 0 0 35 30 10
Balto-Slavic languages 300 135 165 3,470 1,645 1,830
Baltic languages 20 10 10 100 35 60
Latvian 10 5 5 50 20 30
Lithuanian 5 5 0 45 15 30
Slavic languages 285 120 160 3,375 1,610 1,765
Belarusan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Bosnian 5 0 5 120 60 65
Bulgarian 15 5 10 55 25 30
Croatian 15 10 10 225 105 115
Czech 35 15 20 205 105 100
Macedonian 0 0 5 20 10 15
Polish 85 30 50 795 365 435
Russian 65 25 40 1,285 615 670
Serbian 5 0 0 115 60 65
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 80 40 40
Slovak 5 5 5 100 45 55
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 35 15 15
Ukrainian 45 25 25 320 155 170
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Celtic languages 15 5 10 185 80 100
Scottish Gaelic 15 5 5 145 65 85
Welsh 5 0 5 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Germanic languages 1,600 785 815 5,700 2,800 2,900
Afrikaans 20 10 15 120 55 60
Danish 35 20 10 160 105 60
Dutch 460 225 235 1,620 815 805
Frisian 15 5 10 35 20 15
German 1,010 495 515 3,435 1,645 1,790
Icelandic 10 0 5 45 20 20
Norwegian 20 10 10 110 60 50
Swedish 25 10 10 110 45 65
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 5 25 10 10
Yiddish 5 5 0 20 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 20 5 15
Greek 20 15 5 760 390 365
Indo-Iranian languages 145 85 60 4,835 2,650 2,190
Indo-Aryan languages 110 65 45 3,385 1,895 1,490
Bengali 15 5 5 475 290 185
Gujarati 5 5 5 195 125 70
Hindi 25 15 10 745 445 300
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 5 5
Konkani 0 0 0 5 5 5
Marathi 5 0 0 70 35 35
Nepali 0 0 0 530 255 275
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 35 15 15 585 310 270
Sindhi 0 0 0 20 10 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 5 5 165 85 85
Urdu 15 15 5 575 330 245
Iranian languages 35 20 15 1,425 740 690
Kurdish 0 0 0 115 65 50
Pashto 5 0 5 80 45 35
Persian (Farsi) 25 15 10 1,230 630 605
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 25 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages 320 160 160 3,335 1,605 1,730
Catalan 5 5 0 10 5 5
Italian 55 30 20 745 400 340
Portuguese 60 20 35 520 245 270
Romanian 20 10 10 225 110 120
Spanish 190 90 100 1,830 840 985
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Japanese 60 20 45 360 100 260
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 5 0 0
Korean 75 35 35 1,095 475 620
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 25 10 15 630 325 305
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 40 25 25
Bamanankan 5 5 5 15 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ewe 0 0 0 40 25 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ga 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ganda 0 0 0 20 5 15
Igbo 0 0 0 45 20 20
Lingala 0 0 0 5 0 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 20 10 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 0 5 50 15 30
Shona 5 0 0 30 15 15
Swahili 0 0 0 135 65 70
Wolof 0 0 0 10 10 0
Yoruba 5 0 0 65 35 30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 140 75 70
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 0 5 75 40 40
Dinka 10 0 10 20 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 25
Sign languages 30 10 20 190 90 100
American Sign Language 10 5 5 85 40 50
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 25 10 10 105 50 55
Sino-Tibetan languages 355 175 185 6,665 3,335 3,330
Chinese languages 345 170 175 6,635 3,320 3,315
Cantonese 85 40 50 1,145 535 610
Hakka 0 0 0 20 5 15
Mandarin 190 90 90 4,640 2,325 2,315
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10 5 5 120 50 70
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 50 30 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 65 30 35 645 365 280
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 5 0 30 15 20
Burmese 5 5 0 15 5 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 5 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 30 10 20 155 55 100
Lao 5 0 0 10 0 5
Thai 30 10 20 150 50 100
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 30 15 15 445 240 205
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 10 10 5
Turkish 30 15 15 305 165 140
Uyghur 0 0 0 5 5 5
Uzbek 0 0 0 110 60 50
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uralic languages 95 35 60 415 180 235
Estonian 10 0 10 40 20 25
Finnish 30 10 25 95 30 60
Hungarian 50 20 30 275 130 150
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 25 10 15
Multiple responses 1,280 610 675 8,060 3,920 4,140
English and French 875 415 460 3,445 1,600 1,850
English and non-official language 360 170 195 4,180 2,110 2,070
French and non-official language 20 15 5 225 115 105
English, French and non-official language 25 10 15 210 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 19 191,605 93,425 98,175 912,300 442,470 469,830
Single responses 190,280 92,790 97,490 900,755 436,755 464,000
Official languages 188,965 92,135 96,835 878,015 425,220 452,795
English 181,220 88,430 92,790 863,550 418,315 445,240
French 7,745 3,705 4,045 14,460 6,910 7,560
Non-official languages 1,315 650 655 22,740 11,540 11,205
Aboriginal languages 5 0 5 2,570 1,285 1,295
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 2,560 1,280 1,280
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 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 5 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 5 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 5 0 5 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,305 650 655 20,170 10,255 9,915
Afro-Asiatic languages 170 90 80 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 10 5 5 85 40 45
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 5
Oromo 0 0 0 45 20 25
Somali 0 0 0 25 10 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 10 10 5
Semitic languages 155 85 75 4,540 2,405 2,130
Amharic 0 0 0 55 25 30
Arabic 150 85 70 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 0 0 5 0 0
Hebrew 5 0 0 125 70 55
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 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 35 15 15 330 160 165
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 35 15 20 330 165 170
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 45 15 20 1,140 550 585
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0 55 20 35
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 5 5 5
Ilocano 0 0 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) 45 20 25 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. 5 0 5 15 5 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 10 15
Dravidian languages 10 5 5 425 240 185
Kannada 0 5 0 15 5 10
Malayalam 5 5 5 140 75 60
Tamil 0 0 0 140 80 60
Telugu 0 0 0 125 80 50
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 690 345 345 7,410 3,715 3,690
Albanian 5 0 0 110 60 55
Armenian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 55 25 35 1,405 680 720
Baltic languages 0 0 0 30 10 15
Latvian 0 0 0 10 5 10
Lithuanian 0 0 0 15 5 10
Slavic languages 50 25 30 1,375 675 700
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 5 0 0 65 30 30
Bulgarian 5 0 0 25 15 10
Croatian 5 5 0 65 25 40
Czech 0 5 0 45 25 20
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 20 5 15 235 105 125
Russian 15 10 10 785 385 390
Serbian 0 0 0 60 25 35
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 30 15 10
Slovak 0 0 0 20 10 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 5 5 5 55 30 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Celtic languages 0 0 5 60 35 30
Scottish Gaelic 0 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 450 215 235 1,490 725 760
Afrikaans 5 0 0 30 15 15
Danish 5 0 5 15 0 15
Dutch 35 20 20 135 70 70
Frisian 5 0 5 5 0 0
German 390 185 205 1,225 600 625
Icelandic 5 0 0 30 10 15
Norwegian 5 0 5 20 5 10
Swedish 5 5 5 15 5 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Yiddish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 15 5 10
Greek 5 0 0 270 135 130
Indo-Iranian languages 70 40 25 2,815 1,475 1,335
Indo-Aryan languages 45 25 20 1,850 995 860
Bengali 10 0 5 250 135 115
Gujarati 0 0 0 100 60 35
Hindi 10 10 0 310 190 120
Kashmiri 0 0 0 5 5 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 5 0 0 30 15 15
Nepali 0 0 0 475 235 240
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 15 10 10 250 125 125
Sindhi 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 5 95 45 50
Urdu 10 5 5 340 175 165
Iranian languages 20 10 10 960 475 480
Kurdish 0 0 0 85 50 40
Pashto 5 5 0 45 20 20
Persian (Farsi) 15 10 10 825 405 420
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 5 0
Italic (Romance) languages 120 65 50 1,240 595 645
Catalan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Italian 10 5 5 165 70 85
Portuguese 20 10 10 195 90 105
Romanian 5 5 5 70 35 35
Spanish 85 50 35 810 390 420
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Japanese 20 5 10 110 35 70
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 30 15 15 710 330 385
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 165 80 85
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 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) 0 0 0 10 5 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 15 10 10
Shona 5 0 5 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0 60 30 35
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 20 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 10 5 5
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 5 5 35 20 20
Dinka 10 0 5 10 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 10 15
Sign languages 55 30 30 285 145 140
American Sign Language 25 10 15 110 55 60
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 30 25 10 175 90 80
Sino-Tibetan languages 195 105 85 4,550 2,345 2,200
Chinese languages 195 110 90 4,545 2,345 2,200
Cantonese 45 20 25 640 335 310
Hakka 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 120 65 50 3,410 1,740 1,675
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 5 5 5 45 25 25
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 25 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s. 30 15 10 415 235 180
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 5 10 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 10 5 5 215 110 105
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 5 5 0
Turkish 10 5 5 140 70 75
Uyghur 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 70 40 30
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Uralic languages 15 10 5 75 35 40
Estonian 0 0 0 5 5 5
Finnish 5 5 0 15 10 5
Hungarian 10 5 0 55 25 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Multiple responses 1,325 640 685 11,540 5,715 5,825
English and French 555 260 295 2,180 995 1,185
English and non-official language 725 355 370 8,970 4,515 4,450
French and non-official language 5 0 0 75 40 30
English, French and non-official language 45 20 20 315 155 160
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 20 191,600 93,425 98,175 912,295 442,470 469,825
None 181,780 88,815 92,965 861,780 418,525 443,260
English 4,045 1,940 2,105 17,005 8,480 8,525
French 4,180 1,940 2,240 16,390 7,210 9,175
Non-official language 1,495 670 820 16,275 7,850 8,420
Aboriginal 65 30 40 2,135 930 1,205
Non-Aboriginal 1,430 645 790 14,135 6,920 7,220
English and French 15 5 5 150 70 80
English and non-official language 10 15 0 220 105 115
French and non-official language 80 45 35 470 230 245
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 21 164,955 79,865 85,090 774,750 372,455 402,290
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 158,810 77,115 81,690 744,260 358,055 386,205
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 28,105 35,241 23,086 31,813 38,379 26,750
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 158,900 77,125 81,775 744,545 358,085 386,455
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 25,717 31,311 21,708 28,627 33,642 24,590
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 135,415 68,090 67,325 648,960 320,380 328,580
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 25,715 32,451 20,206 29,938 36,363 24,497
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 123,915 56,570 67,345 554,985 243,860 311,130
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 8,619 9,723 7,948 7,438 8,175 6,961
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data 105,220 54,460 50,765 523,020 264,375 258,645
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 25,704 31,425 21,335 29,979 35,676 25,405
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22 164,955 79,880 85,075 774,750 372,455 402,295
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 158,725 77,125 81,600 744,275 357,820 386,455
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($) 36,861 44,559 29,585 41,479 49,413 34,132
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 158,830 77,130 81,700 744,560 357,855 386,710
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($) 31,017 36,703 25,649 34,175 39,776 28,993
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 135,460 68,240 67,225 648,910 320,370 328,540
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,777 42,222 27,220 40,299 48,457 32,345
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 124,085 56,600 67,485 555,740 243,445 312,295
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($) 9,186 9,816 8,657 8,495 8,859 8,211
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data 105,220 54,525 50,690 523,020 264,475 258,545
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($) 34,161 40,574 27,263 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 23 164,955 79,880 85,075 774,750 372,455 402,295
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 45,265 24,815 20,450 245,425 131,095 114,325
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25 41,913 46,988 37,401 47,665 53,785 42,236
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26 49,262 54,859 42,471 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 80.4 83.7 75.8 84.6 87.7 80.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29 61.5 64.4 57.4 66.9 69.7 63.3
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30 19.6 16.3 24.2 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 31 164,955 79,865 85,090 774,750 372,455 402,295
Without total income 6,145 2,745 3,395 30,485 14,395 16,090
With total income 158,810 77,120 81,695 744,265 358,060 386,205
Percentage with total income 96.3 96.6 96.0 96.1 96.1 96.0
Under $10,000 (including loss) 22,715 8,715 14,000 104,125 43,575 60,545
$10,000 to $19,999 33,510 12,425 21,085 134,355 50,310 84,050
$20,000 to $29,999 27,635 11,790 15,845 114,855 47,195 67,660
$30,000 to $39,999 21,745 10,620 11,125 98,325 45,040 53,280
$40,000 to $49,999 16,285 8,960 7,325 79,435 39,605 39,830
$50,000 to $59,999 11,050 6,890 4,165 57,255 32,255 25,000
$60,000 to $69,999 7,835 5,340 2,490 41,715 25,830 15,885
$70,000 to $79,999 5,775 3,830 1,945 33,195 19,945 13,250
$80,000 to $89,999 4,045 2,435 1,610 25,500 14,900 10,605
$90,000 to $99,999 2,350 1,575 780 15,530 10,095 5,435
$100,000 and over 5,865 4,540 1,330 39,965 29,300 10,665
$100,000 to $149,999 4,220 3,245 980 28,130 20,205 7,925
$150,000 and over 1,640 1,290 345 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 32 164,955 79,865 85,090 774,750 372,455 402,295
Without after-tax income 6,055 2,740 3,310 30,205 14,370 15,840
With after-tax income 158,900 77,120 81,780 744,540 358,085 386,455
Percentage with after-tax income 96.3 96.6 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.1
Under $10,000 (including loss) 23,810 8,935 14,875 108,630 44,435 64,195
$10,000 to $19,999 35,565 13,300 22,265 142,975 54,160 88,815
$20,000 to $29,999 32,630 14,495 18,130 138,435 58,900 79,535
$30,000 to $39,999 25,430 13,235 12,190 119,130 56,990 62,145
$40,000 to $49,999 16,385 10,020 6,370 84,245 46,675 37,565
$50,000 to $59,999 10,325 6,935 3,395 56,235 34,590 21,645
$60,000 to $69,999 6,460 4,060 2,405 39,320 23,195 16,125
$70,000 to $79,999 3,205 2,220 985 21,210 13,950 7,260
$80,000 and over 5,085 3,930 1,165 34,360 25,185 9,170
$80,000 to $89,999 1,800 1,370 430 11,615 8,185 3,430
$90,000 to $99,999 1,040 800 235 6,825 4,950 1,875
$100,000 and over 2,245 1,750 495 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 33 164,955 79,865 85,090 774,745 372,455 402,295
Without employment income 59,735 25,410 34,330 251,730 108,080 143,650
With employment income 105,215 54,455 50,765 523,020 264,370 258,640
Percentage with employment income 63.8 68.2 59.7 67.5 71.0 64.3
Under $5,000 (including loss) 16,520 7,955 8,565 72,940 34,125 38,820
$5,000 to $9,999 9,985 4,185 5,795 45,820 19,475 26,350
$10,000 to $19,999 17,155 7,350 9,805 76,685 33,555 43,130
$20,000 to $29,999 14,980 6,815 8,165 66,155 29,385 36,770
$30,000 to $39,999 12,695 6,250 6,445 60,485 27,455 33,035
$40,000 to $49,999 9,445 5,310 4,130 49,395 24,470 24,925
$50,000 to $59,999 6,990 4,545 2,445 37,685 21,735 15,955
$60,000 to $69,999 5,160 3,575 1,580 28,695 17,955 10,740
$70,000 to $79,999 4,010 2,550 1,465 24,970 14,750 10,220
$80,000 and over 8,285 5,920 2,360 60,175 41,470 18,705
$80,000 to $89,999 2,945 1,725 1,220 20,175 11,645 8,535
$90,000 to $99,999 1,615 1,145 470 11,685 7,975 3,715
$100,000 and over 3,725 3,050 670 28,310 21,850 6,460
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($) 53,900 ... ... 60,764 ... ...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 48,168 ... ... 53,129 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data 25,105 ... ... 118,670 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 26,401 ... ... 30,377 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 24,639 ... ... 27,511 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data 61,645 ... ... 283,320 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 67,500 ... ... 77,136 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 59,363 ... ... 66,538 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($) 67,443 ... ... 76,797 ... ...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($) 56,788 ... ... 63,299 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data 25,115 ... ... 118,705 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 36,531 ... ... 39,601 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($) 30,824 ... ... 32,962 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data 61,630 ... ... 283,285 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 80,041 ... ... 92,383 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($) 67,370 ... ... 76,011 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,100 ... ... 6,830 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,595 ... ... 7,755 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,630 ... ... 12,330 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,360 ... ... 20,155 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,095 ... ... 20,210 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 4,925 ... ... 18,700 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 5,770 ... ... 21,645 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 4,895 ... ... 19,995 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 4,635 ... ... 19,285 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 4,300 ... ... 18,235 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 7,800 ... ... 33,450 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 6,950 ... ... 30,470 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 6,090 ... ... 27,755 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 5,170 ... ... 24,340 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 4,130 ... ... 20,240 ... ...
$100,000 and over 16,315 ... ... 100,600 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 7,100 ... ... 38,090 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 4,000 ... ... 24,330 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 3,330 ... ... 23,445 ... ...
$200,000 and over 1,880 ... ... 14,730 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Under $5,000 1,190 ... ... 7,145 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,620 ... ... 7,885 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 2,675 ... ... 12,545 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,670 ... ... 21,370 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 5,725 ... ... 23,030 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 5,705 ... ... 22,365 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 6,545 ... ... 25,495 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 5,700 ... ... 23,945 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 5,390 ... ... 22,630 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 4,995 ... ... 21,635 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 9,500 ... ... 40,585 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 7,920 ... ... 35,920 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 6,270 ... ... 29,795 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 4,740 ... ... 24,160 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 3,560 ... ... 19,275 ... ...
$100,000 and over 9,550 ... ... 64,210 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 5,185 ... ... 31,985 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 2,320 ... ... 15,940 ... ...
$150,000 and over 2,045 ... ... 16,280 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37 59,705 ... ... 269,560 ... ...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 67,361 ... ... 77,529 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 59,260 ... ... 66,728 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.7 ... ... 2.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data 30,735 ... ... 121,200 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 62,210 ... ... 71,495 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 55,165 ... ... 61,883 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives 2.0 ... ... 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data 19,365 ... ... 97,460 ... ...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 91,634 ... ... 104,981 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 78,235 ... ... 88,099 ... ...
Average family size of couple economic families with children 3.8 ... ... 3.8 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 8,315 ... ... 43,560 ... ...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 40,550 ... ... 45,597 ... ...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 38,403 ... ... 42,309 ... ...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families 2.6 ... ... 2.6 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38 59,730 ... ... 269,510 ... ...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($) 79,996 ... ... 93,027 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($) 67,263 ... ... 76,371 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data 30,760 ... ... 121,285 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 74,209 ... ... 85,511 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($) 62,414 ... ... 70,143 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data 19,360 ... ... 97,490 ... ...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 102,988 ... ... 119,890 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($) 85,268 ... ... 97,021 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 8,345 ... ... 43,470 ... ...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 47,807 ... ... 54,587 ... ...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($) 42,766 ... ... 47,700 ... ...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21 30,875 14,315 16,565 157,715 73,825 83,890
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 25,461 28,871 23,672 28,180 30,235 26,673
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39 23,981 26,014 22,825 25,848 27,176 24,859
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40 30,755 14,300 16,450 157,410 73,440 83,970
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41 34,863 38,365 31,819 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 29,539 31,511 27,824 30,893 31,946 29,973
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42 190,775 93,080 97,690 908,340 440,700 467,640
In the bottom half of the distribution 123,785 58,830 64,950 519,830 244,725 275,105
In the bottom decile 22,040 10,190 11,850 105,810 49,730 56,080
In the second decile 30,795 13,900 16,895 112,825 49,900 62,920
In the third decile 25,100 12,085 13,020 102,515 48,345 54,175
In the fourth decile 23,725 11,615 12,110 100,645 48,515 52,130
In the fifth decile 22,125 11,045 11,075 98,030 48,235 49,800
In the top half of the distribution 66,990 34,250 32,740 388,510 195,975 192,540
In the sixth decile 19,700 9,960 9,735 94,350 47,240 47,110
In the seventh decile 16,870 8,640 8,235 89,765 45,260 44,505
In the eighth decile 13,260 6,795 6,460 83,140 41,815 41,330
In the ninth decile 10,140 5,210 4,930 69,850 35,450 34,400
In the top decile 7,025 3,645 3,385 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 43 190,080 92,730 97,350 898,345 435,895 462,450
0 to 17 years 31,965 16,410 15,555 159,820 81,670 78,150
0 to 5 years 9,515 4,855 4,660 49,595 25,280 24,310
18 to 64 years 113,645 55,375 58,270 565,395 274,120 291,275
65 years and over 44,470 20,940 23,530 173,125 80,100 93,025
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 38,365 17,325 21,040 154,955 70,415 84,540
0 to 17 years 8,185 4,185 3,995 35,525 18,145 17,380
0 to 5 years 2,835 1,460 1,375 12,740 6,470 6,275
18 to 64 years 20,075 9,080 10,990 88,355 40,375 47,985
65 years and over 10,110 4,055 6,050 31,075 11,890 19,185
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 20.2 18.7 21.6 17.2 16.2 18.3
0 to 17 years (%) 25.6 25.5 25.7 22.2 22.2 22.2
0 to 5 years (%) 29.8 30.1 29.5 25.7 25.6 25.8
18 to 64 years (%) 17.7 16.4 18.9 15.6 14.7 16.5
65 years and over (%) 22.7 19.4 25.7 17.9 14.8 20.6
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 11,870 5,665 6,200 70,745 34,290 36,460
0 to 17 years 2,590 1,330 1,260 15,285 7,805 7,485
0 to 5 years 900 470 430 5,645 2,870 2,775
18 to 64 years 8,570 4,035 4,535 52,220 25,185 27,030
65 years and over 710 305 400 3,240 1,295 1,945
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 6.2 6.1 6.4 7.9 7.9 7.9
0 to 17 years (%) 8.1 8.1 8.1 9.6 9.6 9.6
0 to 5 years (%) 9.5 9.7 9.2 11.4 11.4 11.4
18 to 64 years (%) 7.5 7.3 7.8 9.2 9.2 9.3
65 years and over (%) 1.6 1.5 1.7 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 44 190,780 93,115 97,655 908,340 440,730 467,605
Official languages 190,630 93,025 97,605 905,700 439,525 466,180
English 190,365 92,895 97,470 905,020 439,215 465,805
French 24,535 11,075 13,455 95,740 42,150 53,585
Non-official languages 6,045 2,795 3,250 64,100 31,380 32,725
Aboriginal languages 95 55 35 5,645 2,685 2,960
Algonquian languages 75 50 30 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 80 50 30 5,550 2,625 2,920
Malecite 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mi'kmaq 80 50 30 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 10 0 0 15 15 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 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 10 10 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 10 10 10 35 25 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 10 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. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 5,955 2,735 3,215 58,490 28,715 29,770
Afro-Asiatic languages 355 180 170 10,730 5,745 4,985
Berber languages 0 0 0 25 15 15
Kabyle 0 0 0 25 15 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 15 10 0 155 65 95
Bilen 0 0 0 20 15 10
Oromo 0 0 0 40 15 20
Somali 0 0 0 75 25 55
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 20 10 10
Semitic languages 340 170 170 10,635 5,715 4,925
Amharic 0 0 0 260 135 120
Arabic 300 150 150 9,685 5,185 4,500
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 10 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 40 25 20 630 370 260
Maltese 0 0 10 25 0 25
Tigrigna 0 0 0 140 65 70
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 80 30 45 575 260 310
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 15 0 10
Vietnamese 75 30 45 555 255 300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 235 60 170 3,035 1,275 1,760
Bikol 0 0 0 10 0 10
Cebuano 10 10 10 185 80 100
Fijian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Hiligaynon 10 0 0 45 20 30
Ilocano 0 0 0 70 20 55
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 0 0
Malay 30 10 25 80 25 60
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 0 0 10 10 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 195 55 135 2,835 1,195 1,635
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 35 15 20
Creole languages 60 45 20 360 185 175
Haitian Creole 10 10 0 35 20 15
Creole, n.o.s. 15 0 10 120 60 65
Creole languages, n.i.e. 35 35 10 210 115 100
Dravidian languages 55 35 15 1,365 785 580
Kannada 0 0 0 75 45 35
Malayalam 55 35 15 560 310 250
Tamil 15 10 10 450 260 190
Telugu 0 0 0 350 215 135
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 4,165 1,945 2,220 30,820 15,070 15,755
Albanian 10 0 10 405 185 215
Armenian 0 0 0 80 45 30
Balto-Slavic languages 400 190 215 4,095 1,935 2,160
Baltic languages 0 0 0 110 35 80
Latvian 10 0 0 50 15 35
Lithuanian 0 0 0 55 15 40
Slavic languages 400 185 215 4,010 1,910 2,105
Belarusan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Bosnian 20 10 10 145 60 80
Bulgarian 30 20 20 75 35 35
Croatian 10 10 10 275 105 165
Czech 25 0 20 210 95 110
Macedonian 10 10 0 90 55 30
Polish 110 45 60 900 410 490
Russian 125 65 65 1,945 970 970
Serbian 25 15 10 180 85 95
Serbo-Croatian 10 0 0 115 70 50
Slovak 15 10 0 145 70 75
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 35 10 20
Ukrainian 65 25 45 425 180 245
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 55 35 20 1,070 495 580
Scottish Gaelic 30 10 15 910 400 505
Welsh 15 10 0 35 25 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 155 80 75
Germanic languages 2,190 1,045 1,145 9,225 4,490 4,740
Afrikaans 35 15 15 320 140 175
Danish 60 30 30 235 125 110
Dutch 535 220 315 2,105 935 1,165
Frisian 20 0 15 60 30 30
German 1,500 760 740 6,335 3,180 3,155
Icelandic 30 15 15 100 40 60
Norwegian 20 0 10 150 105 40
Swedish 40 20 20 245 115 130
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 20 10 15
Yiddish 0 10 0 30 15 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 35 10 25 125 45 85
Greek 45 20 25 1,315 670 645
Indo-Iranian languages 235 130 110 6,535 3,635 2,900
Indo-Aryan languages 180 90 85 4,935 2,790 2,140
Bengali 10 10 0 625 350 275
Gujarati 25 10 20 240 150 90
Hindi 70 40 35 2,270 1,300 975
Kashmiri 0 0 0 15 0 10
Konkani 0 0 0 15 15 0
Marathi 10 10 10 135 85 45
Nepali 0 0 0 620 315 305
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 20 10 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 65 40 30 1,010 570 445
Sindhi 0 0 0 10 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15 10 10 245 125 120
Urdu 45 35 15 1,090 660 425
Iranian languages 65 40 25 1,625 865 755
Kurdish 0 0 0 185 110 75
Pashto 25 15 10 85 55 30
Persian (Farsi) 40 30 10 1,385 725 660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 75 40 35
Italic (Romance) languages 1,365 595 775 9,365 4,270 5,100
Catalan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Italian 205 85 120 1,665 845 820
Portuguese 105 50 55 910 480 430
Romanian 25 15 10 240 140 105
Spanish 1,090 445 640 6,990 3,020 3,970
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 70 55 20
Japanese 90 35 55 865 335 530
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 10 0
Korean 135 75 60 1,530 685 850
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 45 15 30 1,340 715 620
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 65 40 30
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 10 10
Edo 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ewe 0 0 0 80 50 30
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ga 0 0 0 30 15 20
Ganda 0 0 0 60 15 40
Igbo 0 0 0 70 45 30
Lingala 0 0 0 30 15 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 130 65 65
Shona 10 0 10 65 40 35
Swahili 20 0 10 370 200 175
Wolof 0 0 0 35 15 20
Yoruba 0 0 0 250 125 125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 300 175 130
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 50 30 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 30 10
Sign languages 310 105 205 1,605 555 1,045
American Sign Language 115 35 80 795 235 555
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 200 65 135 815 325 495
Sino-Tibetan languages 400 195 200 7,135 3,615 3,515
Chinese languages 395 195 195 7,115 3,610 3,500
Cantonese 110 45 65 1,555 730 820
Hakka 0 0 0 45 25 25
Mandarin 265 145 125 5,435 2,720 2,710
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 25 10 15 195 75 120
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 60 35 30
Chinese, n.o.s. 40 25 20 575 340 245
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 0 0 20 10 15
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 10 0 10 20 10 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 30 15 15 240 110 130
Lao 10 0 0 20 0 10
Thai 30 15 15 220 100 120
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 40 25 15 620 320 300
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 20 20 0
Turkish 40 20 20 480 225 255
Uyghur 0 0 0 15 0 10
Uzbek 0 0 0 105 60 40
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uralic languages 100 40 65 430 200 230
Estonian 10 10 0 50 25 20
Finnish 35 0 25 120 55 70
Hungarian 65 25 40 255 115 140
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 75 40 35
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45 190,775 93,115 97,660 908,340 440,735 467,605
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46 187,160 91,415 95,750 878,415 425,340 453,070
Canadian citizens aged under 18 31,815 16,400 15,415 159,440 81,575 77,870
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 155,345 75,010 80,335 718,970 343,770 375,200
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47 3,615 1,705 1,905 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 48 190,780 93,115 97,660 908,340 440,730 467,605
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49 181,315 88,645 92,675 842,760 407,740 435,015
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50 8,840 4,105 4,735 55,675 27,270 28,405
Before 1981 4,340 2,060 2,280 19,200 9,335 9,865
1981 to 1990 890 375 510 4,800 2,330 2,470
1991 to 2000 875 375 500 6,705 3,140 3,560
2001 to 2010 1,750 800 950 13,185 6,540 6,645
2001 to 2005 680 285 395 5,105 2,500 2,600
2006 to 2010 1,075 515 555 8,080 4,035 4,045
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51 985 490 495 11,790 5,925 5,865
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52 620 370 250 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 8,840 4,105 4,735 55,675 27,270 28,410
Under 5 years 1,160 530 630 7,280 3,495 3,785
5 to 14 years 1,610 735 880 10,445 5,240 5,205
15 to 24 years 1,635 670 970 10,170 4,670 5,500
25 to 44 years 3,255 1,530 1,725 22,980 11,315 11,660
45 years and over 1,170 635 535 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 8,835 4,105 4,735 55,680 27,270 28,410
Americas 2,540 1,055 1,485 10,610 4,830 5,780
Brazil 25 0 25 175 75 100
Colombia 55 20 35 175 90 85
El Salvador 0 0 0 95 50 45
Guyana 10 10 0 170 85 90
Haiti 10 0 10 55 30 30
Jamaica 55 30 20 480 210 275
Mexico 55 25 35 325 155 175
Peru 20 10 20 105 35 75
Trinidad and Tobago 35 20 15 220 120 100
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 2,110 880 1,230 7,375 3,320 4,055
Other places of birth in Americas 175 70 105 1,430 675 750
Europe 4,930 2,445 2,485 22,110 11,195 10,920
Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 0 0 210 115 100
Croatia 15 10 0 180 75 105
France 140 75 65 610 330 280
Germany 790 380 410 2,600 1,270 1,330
Greece 25 15 0 505 270 235
Hungary 15 10 0 110 40 65
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 90 65 30 475 225 255
Italy 60 30 35 525 310 215
Netherlands 455 205 255 1,645 790 855
Poland 75 35 40 630 265 365
Portugal 15 10 0 220 140 80
Romania 20 10 15 180 100 80
Russian Federation 45 15 30 585 270 315
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57 25 10 10 90 45 45
Ukraine 30 15 20 335 145 195
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 2,800 1,395 1,405 11,275 5,815 5,460
Other places of birth in Europe 315 180 140 1,930 985 945
Africa 175 90 85 3,525 1,855 1,675
Algeria 10 0 10 25 15 15
Egypt 15 10 10 770 395 370
Ethiopia 0 10 0 185 105 85
Kenya 0 0 0 125 75 50
Morocco 10 0 10 80 50 30
Nigeria 15 10 10 350 185 165
Somalia 0 0 0 65 30 35
South Africa, Republic of 60 25 35 460 205 250
Other places of birth in Africa 70 35 35 1,465 790 675
Asia 1,040 425 615 18,955 9,100 9,855
Afghanistan 0 0 0 100 40 60
Bangladesh 10 0 0 315 180 135
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 215 65 150 2,830 1,140 1,685
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 15 10 10 280 130 155
India 115 70 40 2,225 1,190 1,040
IranCensus data footnote 61 30 20 10 970 525 440
Iraq 0 0 0 525 250 285
Japan 30 0 30 225 60 170
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 70 25 40 870 340 530
Lebanon 80 45 35 1,370 755 610
Pakistan 25 15 10 615 315 295
Philippines 150 30 120 2,570 1,035 1,540
Sri Lanka 15 10 10 310 140 175
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 60 35 25 1,150 565 580
Taiwan 25 10 15 225 100 120
Viet Nam 55 15 45 450 205 245
Other places of birth in Asia 155 80 75 3,930 2,130 1,795
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64 150 85 65 480 295 180
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 54 980 490 495 11,785 5,920 5,870
Americas 150 85 65 1,390 675 715
Brazil 0 0 10 95 40 55
Colombia 0 0 0 15 0 15
Cuba 0 0 0 70 40 30
Haiti 0 0 0 20 15 0
Jamaica 15 15 10 195 100 95
Mexico 15 10 10 105 55 45
United StatesCensus data footnote 55 100 65 40 615 310 305
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65 0 0 0 15 10 10
Other places of birth in Americas 10 0 0 275 115 165
Europe 430 225 205 2,210 1,165 1,045
France 15 10 10 110 55 55
Germany 50 30 20 215 110 100
IrelandCensus data footnote 56 25 20 0 75 50 25
MoldovaCensus data footnote 66 0 0 0 25 10 15
Romania 0 0 0 40 25 15
Russian Federation 0 0 0 180 75 100
Ukraine 10 0 10 140 55 80
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58 285 150 130 1,080 620 460
Other places of birth in Europe 45 15 30 355 165 190
Africa 35 30 10 1,085 600 485
Algeria 0 0 0 15 0 10
Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 10
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 0 0 55 30 25
Côte d'Ivoire 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egypt 0 0 0 205 105 95
Eritrea 0 0 0 70 40 30
Ethiopia 10 10 0 45 35 10
Morocco 0 0 0 30 15 10
Nigeria 20 10 10 200 100 100
Somalia 0 0 0 10 0 10
South Africa, Republic of 10 0 0 80 35 45
Tunisia 0 0 0 10 10 0
Other places of birth in Africa 0 0 0 365 220 150
Asia 335 130 210 7,035 3,435 3,600
Afghanistan 0 0 0 20 0 20
Bangladesh 0 0 0 80 50 30
ChinaCensus data footnote 59 60 25 35 985 465 520
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60 0 0 0 10 0 0
India 30 10 15 900 490 410
IranCensus data footnote 61 0 10 0 260 135 125
Iraq 0 0 0 245 125 120
Israel 15 10 10 280 180 100
Japan 15 0 10 70 25 50
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62 25 10 20 225 75 150
Lebanon 0 0 0 75 35 40
Nepal 0 0 0 185 95 85
Pakistan 10 10 10 145 80 65
Philippines 65 15 50 1,500 640 860
Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 125 75 50
Sri Lanka 15 0 10 100 55 50
SyriaCensus data footnote 63 60 35 25 890 420 460
Taiwan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkey 20 10 15 100 55 40
United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 70 45 20
Viet Nam 20 10 15 65 20 45
Other places of birth in Asia 10 10 10 715 370 345
Oceania and otherCensus data footnote 64 30 30 0 70 50 20
Australia 15 15 0 35 30 0
Other places of birthCensus data footnote 67 15 10 0 35 15 15
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 68 190,775 93,120 97,660 908,340 440,735 467,605
First generationCensus data footnote 69 10,250 4,920 5,330 70,310 35,320 34,990
Second generationCensus data footnote 70 12,310 6,110 6,205 69,125 33,765 35,360
Third generation or moreCensus data footnote 71 168,220 82,090 86,130 768,905 371,645 397,260
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 4,580 2,090 2,485 37,000 18,195 18,805
Economic immigrantsCensus data footnote 73 2,520 1,250 1,275 21,830 11,270 10,560
Principal applicantsCensus data footnote 74 1,130 715 420 8,710 5,865 2,845
Secondary applicantsCensus data footnote 75 1,390 535 855 13,115 5,405 7,710
Immigrants sponsored by familyCensus data footnote 76 1,835 725 1,105 10,415 4,455 5,955
RefugeesCensus data footnote 77 205 105 105 4,520 2,345 2,175
Other immigrantsCensus data footnote 78 15 10 0 235 120 115
Aboriginal population
Total - Aboriginal identity for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 79 190,775 93,120 97,660 908,340 440,730 467,605
Aboriginal identityCensus data footnote 80 14,185 7,185 7,000 51,495 24,900 26,595
Single Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 81 13,770 7,005 6,765 49,935 24,175 25,765
First Nations (North American Indian)Census data footnote 82 4,290 2,195 2,095 25,830 12,460 13,370
Métis 9,350 4,735 4,615 23,315 11,325 11,985
Inuk (Inuit) 135 75 65 795 385 410
Multiple Aboriginal responsesCensus data footnote 83 255 125 135 835 425 410
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhereCensus data footnote 84 150 55 95 725 300 420
Non-Aboriginal identity 176,590 85,930 90,660 856,850 415,835 441,015
Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 85 190,775 93,120 97,655 908,340 440,735 467,610
Registered or Treaty IndianCensus data footnote 86 2,770 1,420 1,345 18,940 9,135 9,805
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 188,005 91,695 96,315 889,405 431,595 457,800
Total - Aboriginal ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 87 190,775 93,115 97,655 908,340 440,735 467,610
Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 88 2,815 1,430 1,385 15,055 7,255 7,805
Single Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 89 2,685 1,370 1,320 14,780 7,120 7,655
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestryCensus data footnote 82 1,485 755 730 11,995 5,790 6,210
Métis single ancestry 1,150 590 560 2,560 1,245 1,315
Inuit single ancestry 60 25 30 220 85 135
Multiple Aboriginal ancestries (only)Census data footnote 90 120 60 60 275 135 145
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestries 100 55 50 210 95 115
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestries 0 0 0 25 20 10
Métis and Inuit ancestries 15 10 10 30 20 15
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries 0 0 10 10 0 10
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 91 17,165 8,440 8,725 58,980 27,665 31,315
Single Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 92 16,450 8,120 8,320 56,830 26,660 30,170
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Aboriginal ancestries 7,775 3,780 3,995 34,375 15,975 18,400
Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 8,510 4,265 4,245 21,200 10,120 11,080
Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 160 75 80 1,255 560 690
Multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestriesCensus data footnote 93 720 315 400 2,145 1,005 1,140
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries 625 275 350 1,850 855 995
First Nations (North American Indian), Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 25 0 20 135 50 80
Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 50 30 15 130 90 45
First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries 20 10 15 30 10 20
Non-Aboriginal ancestry (only)Census data footnote 94 170,800 83,250 87,550 834,300 405,810 428,495
Visible minority population
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 95 190,775 93,115 97,655 908,340 440,735 467,605
Total visible minority populationCensus data footnote 96 4,685 2,265 2,420 58,650 29,305 29,350
South AsianCensus data footnote 97 375 200 175 7,910 4,385 3,525
Chinese 610 280 330 8,640 4,210 4,435
Black 2,275 1,110 1,165 21,915 10,735 11,175
Filipino 240 75 165 3,400 1,485 1,920
Latin American 235 100 135 1,685 820 865
Arab 270 155 115 8,110 4,375 3,735
Southeast AsianCensus data footnote 98 195 95 100 1,195 525 670
West AsianCensus data footnote 99 50 30 20 1,540 805 740
Korean 115 75 45 1,540 685 855
Japanese 90 40 55 695 295 405
Visible minority, n.i.e.Census data footnote 100 70 30 35 630 300 330
Multiple visible minoritiesCensus data footnote 101 160 75 85 1,385 690 695
Not a visible minorityCensus data footnote 102 186,090 90,855 95,240 849,690 411,430 438,260
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 103 190,775 93,120 97,660 908,340 440,730 467,610
North American Aboriginal origins 19,975 9,870 10,105 74,040 34,920 39,115
First Nations (North American Indian) 10,030 4,870 5,165 48,640 22,805 25,835
Inuit 330 155 180 1,840 830 1,010
Métis 10,475 5,230 5,250 26,025 12,435 13,585
Other North American origins 100,350 48,875 51,475 410,825 197,970 212,855
Acadian 7,285 3,505 3,790 23,700 11,050 12,650
American 1,785 905 880 7,515 3,730 3,785
Canadian 94,050 45,825 48,225 387,360 186,955 200,405
New Brunswicker 10 10 0 35 15 20
Newfoundlander 210 120 90 1,750 835 910
Nova Scotian 210 105 105 1,295 625 665
Ontarian 55 40 10 95 65 35
Québécois 80 50 30 380 190 185
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 10 0 10 20 0 15
European origins 124,285 60,335 63,955 621,525 299,755 321,760
British Isles origins 92,940 44,485 48,450 513,725 246,085 267,645
Channel Islander 10 0 0 90 25 60
Cornish 40 10 35 105 45 65
English 55,715 26,410 29,300 262,375 124,610 137,765
Irish 31,465 14,525 16,945 195,865 91,260 104,605
Manx 55 20 30 145 70 70
Scottish 38,590 18,060 20,530 272,880 129,640 143,240
Welsh 3,245 1,585 1,665 17,135 8,105 9,030
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 3,385 1,670 1,715 18,975 8,955 10,020
French origins 30,590 14,495 16,095 149,665 70,095 79,570
Alsatian 10 0 0 25 20 10
Breton 0 0 10 15 10 10
Corsican 10 10 0 20 20 0
French 30,575 14,480 16,095 149,625 70,065 79,565
Western European origins (except French origins) 38,835 18,540 20,290 125,110 59,420 65,690
Austrian 405 155 255 1,775 880 895
Bavarian 0 0 10 10 10 10
Belgian 335 170 160 2,615 1,320 1,305
Dutch 9,875 4,480 5,395 32,045 14,640 17,410
Flemish 65 15 45 160 80 80
Frisian 10 10 10 50 20 30
German 31,695 15,230 16,475 97,555 46,450 51,100
Luxembourger 15 10 0 30 20 10
Swiss 745 345 400 2,705 1,335 1,375
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 30 10 15 140 75 60
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 2,615 1,255 1,360 14,985 7,075 7,910
Danish 585 275 310 3,700 1,695 2,005
Finnish 220 110 115 1,140 505 630
Icelandic 180 80 100 660 295 370
Norwegian 980 490 495 5,170 2,535 2,635
Swedish 560 265 295 3,565 1,575 1,990
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 230 110 120 1,365 750 620
Eastern European origins 3,815 1,705 2,110 29,685 14,315 15,370
Bulgarian 50 20 25 280 130 145
Byelorussian 15 0 10 195 85 105
Czech 125 55 65 1,165 620 545
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 60 20 35 420 175 245
Estonian 65 45 20 345 185 165
Hungarian 415 175 235 2,700 1,320 1,380
Latvian 35 20 15 380 160 220
Lithuanian 115 50 70 1,150 510 635
Moldovan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Polish 1,455 635 820 11,575 5,525 6,050
Romanian 180 70 105 1,190 540 650
Russian 670 305 370 4,775 2,210 2,570
Slovak 50 10 40 610 320 290
Ukrainian 1,095 490 605 9,115 4,475 4,640
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 45 20 25 310 150 160
Southern European origins 3,345 1,605 1,745 28,680 13,790 14,890
Albanian 10 0 15 285 140 145
Bosnian 10 10 0 155 75 75
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 65 20 40 680 325 360
Cypriot 0 0 0 40 30 15
Greek 335 175 160 3,360 1,705 1,650
Italian 1,735 830 905 15,620 7,605 8,015
Kosovar 15 0 10 255 115 145
Macedonian 35 15 25 165 90 80
Maltese 55 40 15 440 215 220
Montenegrin 10 0 0 20 10 10
Portuguese 445 225 220 3,580 1,700 1,880
Serbian 40 15 20 255 120 135
Sicilian 10 0 10 40 20 15
Slovenian 15 10 0 150 70 85
Spanish 580 235 345 4,300 1,875 2,425
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 75 50 25 400 205 200
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 20 10 10 85 50 40
Other European origins 1,060 515 540 5,465 2,845 2,625
Basque 25 10 20 160 75 85
Jewish 360 185 170 2,040 1,040 1,000
Roma (Gypsy) 50 40 10 135 110 25
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 10 10 0 25 25 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 625 275 350 3,145 1,610 1,535
Caribbean origins 650 345 305 5,220 2,580 2,640
Antiguan 0 0 0 100 50 55
Bahamian 10 0 0 230 105 115
Barbadian 80 45 35 575 300 275
Bermudan 10 10 0 185 90 100
Carib 0 0 0 45 30 10
Cuban 35 0 25 340 145 195
Dominican 10 10 0 150 85 65
Grenadian 10 0 0 35 20 20
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 10 10 0 115 50 65
Jamaican 350 195 155 2,075 1,050 1,025
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 45 15 30
Martinican 0 0 0 10 10 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Puerto Rican 0 0 0 115 40 75
St. Lucian 0 0 0 65 20 50
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 55 20 40 325 170 155
Vincentian/Grenadinian 10 0 10 35 20 15
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 90 55 30 785 420 365
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 10 0 10 330 155 180
Latin, Central and South American origins 465 225 245 3,055 1,525 1,525
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 30 0 25 185 90 100
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 0 0 0 65 40 25
Belizean 10 0 0 25 20 10
Bolivian 0 0 0 40 20 15
Brazilian 20 10 10 280 140 135
Chilean 10 10 0 130 80 45
Colombian 100 40 60 430 210 225
Costa Rican 0 0 0 35 10 25
Ecuadorian 10 0 0 50 20 30
Guatemalan 20 15 10 90 65 35
Guyanese 40 20 20 350 160 195
Hispanic 0 0 0 60 35 25
Honduran 15 10 10 50 35 20
Maya 0 0 0 70 35 30
Mexican 170 100 75 810 415 395
Nicaraguan 0 0 0 45 20 25
Panamanian 10 10 10 25 10 15
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 25 10 15 180 85 95
Salvadorean 10 10 0 110 75 35
Uruguayan 0 0 0 15 0 20
Venezuelan 10 0 0 80 50 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 15 0 20 185 80 105
African origins 1,840 915 920 17,655 8,560 9,095
Central and West African origins 35 20 15 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 10 70 35 35
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 0 0 0 180 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 0 0 0 185 105 85
Guinean 0 0 0 30 20 10
Ibo 0 0 0 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 25 20 0 445 240 210
Peulh 0 0 0 0 10 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 80 45 35
Togolese 0 0 0 70 30 35
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 65 25 45
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 0 0 0 120 65 50
North African origins 130 70 65 2,030 1,045 980
Algerian 20 0 10 85 45 40
Berber 0 0 0 70 50 20
Coptic 0 10 0 30 10 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 55 40 15 1,295 695 600
Libyan 25 10 15 215 105 110
Maure 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moroccan 10 10 0 130 60 70
Sudanese 0 0 0 130 50 80
Tunisian 0 0 10 65 25 35
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 20 10 15 90 40 50
Southern and East African origins 130 65 65 1,865 920 945
Afrikaner 10 0 0 25 10 20
Amhara 0 0 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 10 10 0 160 85 75
Ethiopian 10 0 0 280 120 155
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 15 10 10 160 85 75
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 0 15
Mauritian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 25 15 15
Rwandan 0 0 0 105 55 50
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 180 75 100
South African 75 45 25 520 255 265
Tanzanian 0 0 0 60 45 20
Tigrian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ugandan 0 0 0 60 25 40
Zambian 0 0 0 80 35 50
Zimbabwean 15 0 10 100 55 45
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 15 10 10 170 100 75
Other African origins 1,555 760 790 12,620 5,990 6,635
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 330 160 175 2,255 1,060 1,195
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 1,230 605 630 10,460 4,965 5,495
Asian origins 2,915 1,430 1,485 42,500 21,445 21,050
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 1,030 545 490 17,205 8,915 8,295
Afghan 0 0 0 230 80 150
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 30 25 10 1,600 835 770
Armenian 15 10 0 265 160 110
Assyrian 0 0 0 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 20 20 0
Georgian 0 0 0 20 15 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 55 30 25 1,405 785 620
Iraqi 10 10 0 595 270 325
Israeli 15 10 10 245 120 120
Jordanian 0 0 0 260 150 115
Kazakh 0 0 0 45 30 20
Kurd 0 0 0 230 120 115
Kuwaiti 0 0 0 245 115 130
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 645 340 310 7,445 3,815 3,630
Palestinian 10 10 0 990 535 455
Pashtun 25 10 15 30 15 10
Saudi Arabian 15 10 0 725 470 255
Syrian 165 85 85 2,190 1,090 1,100
Tajik 0 0 0 20 10 10
Tatar 0 10 0 40 15 25
Turk 65 25 40 690 320 370
Turkmen 0 0 0 10 10 10
Uighur 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 90 60 30
Yemeni 0 0 0 205 105 95
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 10 10 0 780 410 370
South Asian origins 500 265 235 8,495 4,690 3,805
Bangladeshi 0 0 0 240 135 110
Bengali 0 0 0 65 40 20
Bhutanese 0 0 0 225 100 125
East Indian 405 210 195 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 0 0 0 430 220 210
Pakistani 40 25 20 665 405 260
Punjabi 25 20 10 230 110 115
Sinhalese 0 0 0 40 10 30
Sri Lankan 15 10 10 340 150 190
Tamil 0 0 0 60 30 35
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 35 25 10 470 290 175
East and Southeast Asian origins 1,405 640 770 16,715 7,850 8,870
Burmese 0 0 0 15 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 0 0 0 55 15 40
Chinese 725 340 385 9,695 4,720 4,980
Filipino 335 110 220 3,580 1,585 1,995
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 45 20 25 140 65 75
Japanese 105 50 55 905 385 515
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 105 60 50 1,590 700 895
Laotian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Malaysian 10 10 0 80 30 45
Mongolian 0 10 0 55 30 30
Singaporean 0 0 0 10 10 0
Taiwanese 25 10 15 240 100 140
Thai 35 15 15 245 85 155
Tibetan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Vietnamese 105 55 50 760 355 410
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 0 0 0 75 45 25
Other Asian origins 15 0 15 410 190 215
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 20 10 15 410 190 215
Oceania origins 195 120 75 895 450 445
Australian 110 70 35 490 255 235
New Zealander 55 35 20 290 155 130
Pacific Islands origins 30 20 15 125 55 70
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hawaiian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Maori 10 10 0 40 20 25
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 20 15 10
Samoan 0 0 10 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 20 10 15 30 0 20
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 130 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Owner 66,295 ... ... 276,095 ... ...
Renter 20,205 ... ... 123,595 ... ...
Band housing 250 ... ... 2,300 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 131 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Condominium 1,140 ... ... 13,370 ... ...
Not condominium 85,610 ... ... 388,625 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 132 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
No bedrooms 105 ... ... 1,140 ... ...
1 bedroom 7,400 ... ... 45,675 ... ...
2 bedrooms 23,600 ... ... 105,410 ... ...
3 bedrooms 36,065 ... ... 158,975 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 19,580 ... ... 90,785 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 133 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 14,465 ... ... 87,755 ... ...
5 rooms 14,205 ... ... 64,655 ... ...
6 rooms 15,820 ... ... 66,855 ... ...
7 rooms 13,360 ... ... 57,085 ... ...
8 or more rooms 28,905 ... ... 125,635 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 6.7 ... ... 6.5 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 134 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 86,540 ... ... 399,855 ... ...
More than 1 person per room 210 ... ... 2,130 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 135 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Suitable 84,985 ... ... 390,445 ... ...
Not suitable 1,765 ... ... 11,540 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 136 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1960 or before 30,400 ... ... 112,530 ... ...
1961 to 1980 23,630 ... ... 113,715 ... ...
1981 to 1990 12,695 ... ... 59,105 ... ...
1991 to 2000 9,540 ... ... 49,825 ... ...
2001 to 2005 3,550 ... ... 23,045 ... ...
2006 to 2010 3,915 ... ... 23,925 ... ...
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 137 3,025 ... ... 19,840 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 138 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Only regular maintenance or minor repairs needed 77,475 ... ... 366,615 ... ...
Major repairs needed 9,275 ... ... 35,375 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 139 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
1 household maintainer 54,165 ... ... 241,800 ... ...
2 household maintainers 31,690 ... ... 152,970 ... ...
3 or more household maintainers 895 ... ... 7,220 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 140 86,750 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
15 to 24 years 2,325 ... ... 14,575 ... ...
25 to 34 years 8,160 ... ... 49,695 ... ...
35 to 44 years 11,325 ... ... 59,550 ... ...
45 to 54 years 16,325 ... ... 77,555 ... ...
55 to 64 years 19,315 ... ... 85,360 ... ...
65 to 74 years 16,570 ... ... 66,865 ... ...
75 to 84 years 9,430 ... ... 35,980 ... ...
85 years and over 3,300 ... ... 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 85,600 ... ... 395,860 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 69,605 ... ... 310,540 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 15,995 ... ... 85,315 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 14,275 ... ... 74,290 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 65,535 ... ... 273,525 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgageCensus data footnote 142 48.9 ... ... 55.2 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 11.9 ... ... 12.0 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 638 ... ... 819 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 793 ... ... 987 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 160,463 ... ... 199,886 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)Census data footnote 144 196,741 ... ... 230,441 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 20,160 ... ... 123,060 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housingCensus data footnote 145 14.2 ... ... 12.3 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costsCensus data footnote 141 40.6 ... ... 42.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 711 ... ... 849 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)Census data footnote 143 754 ... ... 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 146 164,955 79,880 85,075 774,745 372,455 402,295
No certificate, diploma or degree 41,790 22,575 19,210 153,705 79,885 73,825
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 40,120 19,180 20,950 195,900 95,205 100,695
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 83,045 38,125 44,920 425,140 197,365 227,775
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 18,045 12,205 5,840 76,810 54,075 22,735
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 10,485 5,945 4,545 42,625 25,015 17,610
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 7,560 6,265 1,295 34,185 29,060 5,125
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 37,950 14,500 23,450 168,805 67,030 101,775
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 3,655 1,320 2,340 18,380 6,975 11,405
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 23,390 10,100 13,295 161,150 69,290 91,855
Bachelor's degree 15,490 6,410 9,075 108,385 45,185 63,205
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 1,470 630 845 9,495 4,020 5,475
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 780 460 320 4,700 2,595 2,110
Master's degree 4,725 2,005 2,720 32,645 13,840 18,805
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 920 590 330 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 146 100,860 48,615 52,245 494,505 237,795 256,710
No certificate, diploma or degree 17,730 10,715 7,005 60,280 34,820 25,460
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificateCensus data footnote 147 24,085 11,800 12,290 116,280 57,600 58,675
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 59,050 26,095 32,950 317,950 145,375 172,570
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 11,940 8,055 3,890 52,370 37,255 15,115
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 148 7,010 3,980 3,035 29,105 17,300 11,810
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of QualificationCensus data footnote 149 4,930 4,075 850 23,265 19,955 3,310
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 28,380 10,845 17,540 128,010 51,890 76,120
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 2,015 635 1,380 11,595 4,325 7,275
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above 16,710 6,560 10,150 125,970 51,905 74,065
Bachelor's degree 11,270 4,390 6,880 85,240 34,830 50,410
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 910 310 605 6,895 2,610 4,285
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 565 275 295 3,775 1,850 1,925
Master's degree 3,465 1,310 2,145 26,025 10,380 15,640
Earned doctorateCensus data footnote 150 495 275 215 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 151 164,955 79,880 85,075 774,750 372,455 402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 81,910 41,755 40,160 349,605 175,090 174,520
Education 6,650 1,845 4,805 31,395 8,460 22,930
13. Education 6,650 1,845 4,805 31,390 8,465 22,930
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,855 865 985 10,700 5,095 5,605
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 325 245 80 2,070 1,565 505
50. Visual and performing arts 1,530 620 905 8,635 3,530 5,100
Humanities 3,330 1,450 1,880 18,830 7,520 11,310
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 240 65 175 1,175 355 820
23. English language and literature/letters 810 215 595 5,110 1,530 3,580
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 665 230 435 4,545 1,540 3,000
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 0 0 0 65 25 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 280 170 115 1,240 675 565
39. Theology and religious vocations 625 420 205 2,200 1,340 860
54. History 570 305 270 3,615 1,865 1,755
55. French language and literature/letters 125 35 90 880 190 695
Social and behavioural sciences and law 5,850 1,745 4,110 40,155 11,980 28,175
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 40 10 30 635 145 490
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 420 160 260 3,285 1,260 2,025
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 1,695 130 1,565 9,115 750 8,365
22. Legal professions and studies 745 280 470 6,110 1,920 4,185
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 80 20 65 610 135 475
42. Psychology 1,115 320 795 8,170 2,060 6,110
45. Social sciences 1,755 830 920 12,240 5,710 6,520
Business, management and public administration 18,295 4,105 14,185 93,075 27,030 66,045
30.16 Accounting and computer science 40 10 30 205 55 150
44. Public administration and social service professions 1,235 250 985 6,285 1,345 4,940
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 17,020 3,850 13,165 86,590 25,630 60,960
Physical and life sciences and technologies 2,205 1,265 940 15,340 7,650 7,685
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 1,095 550 545 6,910 2,990 3,925
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 405 245 155 3,340 1,455 1,880
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 20 10 10 165 35 120
40. Physical sciences 590 445 145 4,260 3,005 1,255
41. Science technologies/technicians 105 15 90 665 165 500
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 2,335 1,210 1,135 15,745 9,355 6,390
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,870 1,035 830 12,750 8,055 4,695
25. Library science 250 40 205 1,210 175 1,040
27. Mathematics and statistics 195 115 75 1,590 995 600
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 25 10 15 200 135 65
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 19,120 18,215 910 92,920 87,340 5,580
04. Architecture and related services 170 90 75 1,370 860 510
14. Engineering 1,445 1,285 160 11,925 10,290 1,640
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 3,220 2,870 345 17,805 16,110 1,695
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 10 0 10
46. Construction trades 5,320 5,225 95 24,800 24,235 570
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,710 6,505 205 25,465 24,680 780
48. Precision production 2,260 2,230 30 11,545 11,165 380
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,945 1,225 725 7,630 4,615 3,015
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 1,210 675 530 4,215 2,160 2,055
03. Natural resources and conservation 740 550 190 3,410 2,450 960
Health and related fields 13,775 1,990 11,785 66,770 10,595 56,175
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 680 335 345 3,560 1,730 1,825
51. Health professions and related programs 12,905 1,525 11,380 61,755 7,955 53,800
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 190 130 60 1,460 910 550
Personal, protective and transportation services 7,675 4,215 3,460 32,535 17,700 14,830
12. Personal and culinary services 4,100 990 3,110 17,625 4,455 13,170
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 45 50 0 250 240 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 165 155 10 905 850 50
43. Security and protective services 905 705 200 4,540 3,535 1,005
49. Transportation and materials moving 2,465 2,315 145 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 151 100,860 48,615 52,245 494,505 237,795 256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 152 41,815 22,515 19,300 176,560 92,420 84,135
Education 4,200 1,040 3,160 20,590 4,940 15,650
13. Education 4,200 1,035 3,160 20,585 4,940 15,650
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 1,230 555 675 8,145 3,855 4,285
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 225 160 70 1,515 1,140 375
50. Visual and performing arts 1,010 400 605 6,630 2,715 3,915
Humanities 2,130 890 1,240 13,745 5,275 8,465
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics 165 50 110 895 280 615
23. English language and literature/letters 515 120 400 3,800 1,095 2,705
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 425 110 315 3,425 1,125 2,305
30A Interdisciplinary humanitiesCensus data footnote 153 0 10 0 60 25 35
38. Philosophy and religious studies 175 110 60 910 490 420
39. Theology and religious vocations 395 260 130 1,330 795 535
54. History 380 205 175 2,710 1,340 1,370
55. French language and literature/letters 75 30 50 620 130 490
Social and behavioural sciences and law 4,465 1,135 3,335 32,650 9,150 23,500
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 35 10 30 520 110 410
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 325 120 205 2,750 1,030 1,720
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 1,365 95 1,275 7,395 580 6,810
22. Legal professions and studies 590 165 430 5,225 1,380 3,845
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciencesCensus data footnote 154 60 20 40 460 100 355
42. Psychology 830 200 625 6,545 1,580 4,970
45. Social sciences 1,260 525 730 9,755 4,360 5,390
Business, management and public administration 12,810 2,685 10,125 69,255 20,285 48,970
30.16 Accounting and computer science 35 10 30 175 40 135
44. Public administration and social service professions 985 160 825 5,140 1,025 4,120
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 11,795 2,520 9,275 63,935 19,220 44,715
Physical and life sciences and technologies 1,465 790 675 11,075 5,385 5,690
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 760 355 405 5,285 2,240 3,045
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 275 155 120 2,390 1,030 1,360
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciencesCensus data footnote 155 0 0 10 130 30 100
40. Physical sciences 390 280 115 2,910 2,005 905
41. Science technologies/technicians 40 0 35 365 85 275
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 1,920 970 945 13,625 8,240 5,385
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 1,640 895 740 11,505 7,330 4,170
25. Library science 145 15 135 815 115 700
27. Mathematics and statistics 105 50 60 1,130 660 470
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciencesCensus data footnote 156 30 10 15 175 125 50
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies 13,645 12,805 840 67,930 63,180 4,750
04. Architecture and related services 115 50 65 1,020 585 430
14. Engineering 895 755 145 8,585 7,230 1,355
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 2,280 1,965 320 13,410 11,920 1,495
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 10
46. Construction trades 3,950 3,860 90 18,355 17,835 515
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 4,820 4,630 190 18,540 17,910 625
48. Precision production 1,580 1,545 30 8,020 7,700 325
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 1,525 885 640 5,995 3,475 2,520
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences 935 470 465 3,270 1,570 1,695
03. Natural resources and conservation 590 420 170 2,725 1,905 825
Health and related fields 10,090 1,390 8,695 50,220 8,215 42,010
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies 505 245 260 2,730 1,350 1,380
51. Health professions and related programs 9,465 1,070 8,390 46,385 6,215 40,165
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs 120 75 50 1,110 650 460
Personal, protective and transportation services 5,575 2,955 2,620 24,685 13,375 11,310
12. Personal and culinary services 3,080 725 2,355 13,490 3,480 10,000
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 20 15 0 205 200 10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 70 65 0 475 435 40
43. Security and protective services 620 465 160 3,465 2,655 815
49. Transportation and materials moving 1,780 1,675 100 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 157 164,955 79,880 85,075 774,745 372,455 402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 81,915 41,755 40,155 349,605 175,090 174,515
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 83,045 38,125 44,915 425,145 197,365 227,775
Location of study inside Canada 78,165 35,590 42,575 396,690 182,875 213,810
Same as province or territory of residence 62,070 27,305 34,765 315,140 141,965 173,175
Different than province or territory of residence 16,090 8,290 7,805 81,550 40,915 40,640
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 4,880 2,535 2,345 28,450 14,485 13,965
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 1,910 975 935 7,950 4,110 3,840
Philippines 110 30 80 1,530 540 995
India 105 60 45 1,755 935 825
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 1,290 740 550 5,530 3,225 2,305
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 50 25 30 1,080 445 635
France 65 40 30 350 210 145
Other 1,350 670 680 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 157 100,860 48,615 52,245 494,510 237,800 256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 41,810 22,515 19,300 176,560 92,420 84,140
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degreeCensus data footnote 158 59,050 26,100 32,945 317,950 145,380 172,575
Location of study inside Canada 56,145 24,725 31,420 297,430 135,465 161,965
Same as province or territory of residence 45,395 19,390 26,000 236,720 105,480 131,235
Different than province or territory of residence 10,750 5,330 5,425 60,710 29,980 30,730
Location of study outside CanadaCensus data footnote 159 2,905 1,375 1,530 20,525 9,915 10,605
United StatesCensus data footnote 160 975 475 500 4,905 2,370 2,540
Philippines 105 30 80 1,415 520 900
India 75 40 35 1,385 725 660
United KingdomCensus data footnote 161 760 390 370 3,455 1,930 1,525
ChinaCensus data footnote 162 35 15 25 810 335 475
France 30 20 10 245 140 100
Other 920 405 510 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 163 164,955 79,880 85,075 774,750 372,455 402,290
In the labour force 94,220 48,775 45,445 474,595 242,775 231,820
Employed 84,385 43,260 41,125 427,310 215,010 212,305
Unemployed 9,835 5,520 4,320 47,280 27,765 19,520
Not in the labour force 70,730 31,105 39,630 300,155 129,680 170,475
Participation rate 57.1 61.1 53.4 61.3 65.2 57.6
Employment rate 51.2 54.2 48.3 55.2 57.7 52.8
Unemployment rate 10.4 11.3 9.5 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 164 164,955 79,880 85,075 774,750 372,455 402,295
Did not workCensus data footnote 165 63,960 27,590 36,370 274,375 117,550 156,825
Worked 101,000 52,290 48,710 500,370 254,905 245,465
Worked full year, full timeCensus data footnote 166 46,805 25,770 21,035 252,820 135,940 116,880
Worked part year and/or part timeCensus data footnote 167 54,190 26,520 27,675 247,550 118,965 128,585
Average weeks worked in reference year 40.8 40.6 41.0 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 94,220 48,775 45,445 474,590 242,775 231,820
Class of worker - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,780 825 955 9,265 4,800 4,470
All classes of workersCensus data footnote 170 92,445 47,955 44,485 465,330 237,975 227,350
Employee 81,200 40,880 40,320 420,745 210,170 210,570
Self-employedCensus data footnote 171 11,240 7,075 4,165 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 94,220 48,780 45,445 474,595 242,775 231,820
Occupation - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,780 820 955 9,265 4,800 4,470
All occupationsCensus data footnote 170 92,445 47,955 44,490 465,330 237,975 227,350
0 Management occupations 8,485 5,065 3,420 45,530 27,170 18,365
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 11,060 2,505 8,560 67,495 17,930 49,565
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 3,620 2,820 805 27,450 21,980 5,465
3 Health occupations 7,175 1,035 6,140 37,600 6,290 31,310
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 10,290 3,525 6,770 58,165 20,975 37,185
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 1,955 785 1,170 12,490 5,560 6,930
6 Sales and service occupations 21,065 7,250 13,815 113,135 45,385 67,750
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 14,090 13,320 765 67,625 64,200 3,430
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 7,770 6,770 1,000 18,380 15,730 2,650
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 6,940 4,885 2,055 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 94,225 48,780 45,445 474,595 242,775 231,820
Industry - NAICS2012 - not applicableCensus data footnote 169 1,780 825 955 9,265 4,795 4,465
All industry categoriesCensus data footnote 170 92,445 47,955 44,485 465,330 237,975 227,350
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 8,525 6,950 1,575 17,775 14,165 3,610
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 440 425 15 4,025 3,630 390
22 Utilities 295 225 70 2,880 2,115 760
23 Construction 6,515 6,000 520 33,555 30,185 3,370
31-33 Manufacturing 10,680 7,765 2,915 32,375 23,565 8,810
41 Wholesale trade 2,360 1,720 635 13,345 9,650 3,690
44-45 Retail trade 12,505 5,320 7,185 59,570 26,295 33,280
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 2,845 2,125 725 19,660 14,980 4,680
51 Information and cultural industries 1,095 595 505 9,310 5,250 4,055
52 Finance and insurance 1,955 570 1,380 15,240 5,690 9,545
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 920 480 445 6,870 3,890 2,980
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 3,330 1,620 1,710 26,065 14,090 11,975
55 Management of companies and enterprises 30 10 25 625 255 365
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 3,685 2,005 1,675 22,240 12,950 9,295
61 Educational services 6,315 2,020 4,295 35,480 11,705 23,780
62 Health care and social assistance 12,890 1,795 11,095 64,390 10,435 53,955
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,525 685 840 9,385 4,555 4,835
72 Accommodation and food services 5,955 1,780 4,175 33,115 12,095 21,025
81 Other services (except public administration) 4,060 1,870 2,190 19,195 8,875 10,320
91 Public administration 6,515 4,015 2,505 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 84,385 43,260 41,125 427,310 215,010 212,300
Worked at home 6,470 3,130 3,340 28,075 13,780 14,300
Worked outside Canada 270 210 60 1,665 1,185 485
No fixed workplace address 11,970 9,495 2,475 51,545 38,965 12,575
Worked at usual place 65,675 30,425 35,255 346,020 161,075 184,945
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 65,675 30,425 35,255 346,020 161,075 184,945
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 27,600 13,035 14,560 251,000 116,125 134,875
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 27,545 11,570 15,975 57,510 23,850 33,655
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 9,890 5,365 4,530 32,230 17,425 14,805
Commute to a different province or territory 645 455 185 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 77,650 39,920 37,730 397,570 200,045 197,525
Car, truck, van - as a driver 66,840 34,200 32,635 310,240 159,660 150,580
Car, truck, van - as a passenger 5,370 2,780 2,595 29,150 12,090 17,055
Public transit 645 355 290 25,315 11,425 13,890
Walked 3,540 1,690 1,850 24,870 11,635 13,235
Bicycle 275 210 60 2,480 1,695 785
Other method 985 685 300 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 77,645 39,920 37,730 397,565 200,045 197,525
Less than 15 minutes 33,955 16,620 17,335 136,245 62,375 73,880
15 to 29 minutes 26,325 12,800 13,530 145,310 73,055 72,260
30 to 44 minutes 9,530 5,350 4,180 69,795 37,770 32,025
45 to 59 minutes 3,235 1,860 1,380 24,405 13,070 11,335
60 minutes and over 4,600 3,290 1,310 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 77,650 39,920 37,725 397,570 200,045 197,520
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 5,090 3,675 1,420 23,775 16,345 7,430
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 14,340 8,565 5,770 76,185 44,615 31,570
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 24,430 13,060 11,370 119,920 60,740 59,185
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 15,450 5,530 9,915 83,505 32,835 50,670
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 6,250 2,110 4,145 35,470 14,005 21,465
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 12,080 6,975 5,105 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 178 103,800 53,670 50,125 514,080 261,365 252,710
Single responses 102,960 53,285 49,670 510,800 259,940 250,860
Official languages 102,865 53,230 49,635 509,100 258,990 250,105
English 99,665 51,560 48,105 502,960 256,380 246,585
French 3,205 1,670 1,530 6,135 2,615 3,525
Non-official languages 90 60 30 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 95 60 35 1,055 600 455
Afro-Asiatic languages 20 20 10 195 150 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 20 20 0 190 150 45
Amharic 0 0 0 10 0 10
Arabic 15 15 0 165 135 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 0 10 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 10 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 10 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 20 20 0 385 225 160
Albanian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 0 0 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 0 0 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 0 0 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 10 10 0 190 115 75
Afrikaans 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 10 10 10
Dutch 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 0 0 0 155 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 0 0 0 0 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages 0 0 0 50 30 20
Indo-Aryan languages 0 0 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 0 0 0 30 10 15
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 30 10 20
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 15 10 0 105 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 15 10 10 75 30 40
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 10 10 0 35 10 25
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 10 0 10 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 10 15 0 45 20 25
American Sign Language 0 10 0 20 10 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 10 0 25 15 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 0 0 10 310 165 145
Chinese languages 0 0 0 305 165 145
Cantonese 0 0 0 80 45 35
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 0 0 0 210 105 110
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. 0 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 10 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 10 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 840 385 460 3,270 1,420 1,850
English and French 765 350 415 2,295 950 1,345
English and non-official language 75 30 50 930 460 470
French and non-official language 0 0 0 0 0 10
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 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 179 103,800 53,670 50,130 514,075 261,365 252,710
None 97,435 50,600 46,840 491,875 250,710 241,170
English 2,275 1,220 1,055 5,115 2,370 2,745
French 3,770 1,730 2,035 13,405 6,555 6,855
Non-official language 295 115 180 3,430 1,600 1,825
Aboriginal 10 0 10 855 365 490
Non-Aboriginal 285 115 170 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 25 0 20 230 130 105
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 180 189,265 92,345 96,930 900,450 436,790 463,660
Non-movers 169,260 82,825 86,435 792,100 384,560 407,535
Movers 20,010 9,515 10,495 108,350 52,230 56,120
Non-migrants 9,235 4,415 4,820 68,165 32,930 35,235
Migrants 10,770 5,100 5,675 40,185 19,300 20,885
Internal migrants 10,185 4,775 5,400 33,720 16,055 17,665
Intraprovincial migrants 6,830 3,060 3,770 18,480 8,390 10,090
Interprovincial migrants 3,350 1,720 1,635 15,240 7,665 7,570
External migrants 590 320 270 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 181 182,895 89,085 93,810 866,425 419,580 446,845
Non-movers 130,175 64,020 66,155 582,705 283,125 299,575
Movers 52,725 25,065 27,655 283,720 136,455 147,265
Non-migrants 24,165 11,435 12,725 169,570 81,405 88,165
Migrants 28,560 13,630 14,930 114,150 55,045 59,100
Internal migrants 26,650 12,640 14,010 94,885 45,015 49,860
Intraprovincial migrants 17,390 8,085 9,300 50,330 23,230 27,095
Interprovincial migrants 9,265 4,550 4,715 44,555 21,785 22,770
External migrants 1,910 990 915 19,270 10,035 9,240

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Zone 1 - Western [Health region, December 2017], 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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