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Statistic:
Characteristic Québec, Ville (V)More information:
Quebec
[Census subdivision]
Counts
Total Men+ Women+
Population and dwellings
Population, 20211 549,459 ... ...
Population, 20161 531,902 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellings2 283,219 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3 265,711 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,214.8 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 452.30 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data 549,460 267,585 281,870
0 to 14 years 81,030 41,355 39,675
0 to 4 years 25,250 12,960 12,285
5 to 9 years 28,145 14,410 13,735
10 to 14 years 27,630 13,980 13,650
15 to 64 years 343,410 172,560 170,845
15 to 19 years 24,665 12,380 12,285
20 to 24 years 31,980 15,915 16,070
25 to 29 years 39,470 20,145 19,325
30 to 34 years 36,900 18,700 18,200
35 to 39 years 36,280 18,670 17,610
40 to 44 years 36,805 18,725 18,085
45 to 49 years 30,685 15,655 15,035
50 to 54 years 30,385 15,180 15,200
55 to 59 years 37,125 18,320 18,805
60 to 64 years 39,105 18,870 20,240
65 years and over 125,020 53,665 71,355
65 to 69 years 36,000 16,600 19,405
70 to 74 years 32,360 14,690 17,670
75 to 79 years 24,930 10,915 14,015
80 to 84 years 15,680 6,360 9,325
85 years and over 16,050 5,110 10,940
85 to 89 years 9,810 3,425 6,380
90 to 94 years 4,875 1,405 3,470
95 to 99 years 1,210 260 955
100 years and over 155 20 135
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 14.7 15.5 14.1
15 to 64 years 62.5 64.5 60.6
65 years and over 22.8 20.1 25.3
85 years and over 2.9 1.9 3.9
Average age of the population 43.8 42.3 45.1
Median age of the population 43.2 41.6 44.8
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data 265,710 ... ...
Single-detached house 80,885 ... ...
Semi-detached house 14,020 ... ...
Row house 6,945 ... ...
Apartment or flat in a duplex 17,110 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys 120,775 ... ...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys 23,520 ... ...
Other single-attached house 1,080 ... ...
Movable dwelling4 1,380 ... ...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% data 265,710 ... ...
1 person 110,300 ... ...
2 persons 92,215 ... ...
3 persons 28,440 ... ...
4 persons 24,375 ... ...
5 or more persons 10,375 ... ...
Number of persons in private households 533,530 261,755 271,780
Average household size 2.0 ... ...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data 468,435 226,230 242,205
Married or living common-law 253,785 127,125 126,655
Married 126,990 63,505 63,490
Living common-law 126,790 63,625 63,170
Living common law - Never married 105,435 52,560 52,875
Living common law - Separated 1,030 540 495
Living common law - Divorced 18,100 9,535 8,565
Living common law - Widowed 2,235 995 1,235
Not married and not living common-law 214,645 99,105 115,545
Not married and not living common law - Never married 151,010 79,050 71,960
Not married and not living common law - Separated 6,010 2,685 3,320
Not married and not living common law - Divorced 32,865 11,895 20,970
Not married and not living common law - Widowed 24,765 5,470 19,295
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data5 145,765 ... ...
2 persons 86,680 ... ...
3 persons 26,320 ... ...
4 persons 23,555 ... ...
5 or more persons 9,215 ... ...
Average size of census families 2.7 ... ...
Average number of children in census families with children6 1.7 ... ...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% data 145,770 ... ...
Total couple families 124,015 ... ...
Married couples 60,675 ... ...
With children6 22,995 ... ...
Without children 37,675 ... ...
Common-law couples 63,340 ... ...
With children6 27,815 ... ...
Without children 35,530 ... ...
Total one-parent families 21,750 ... ...
in which the parent is a woman+ 15,725 ... ...
in which the parent is a man+ 6,025 ... ...
Total - Persons in private households - 100% data 533,535 261,755 271,775
Total - Persons in census families 395,570 196,405 199,165
Married spouses or common-law partners 248,030 124,315 123,720
Parents in one-parent families 21,750 6,020 15,730
Children6 125,785 66,070 59,715
In a two-parent family 93,620 48,735 44,890
In a one-parent family 32,165 17,335 14,830
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data 137,965 65,355 72,610
Living alone 110,305 50,095 60,210
Living with other relatives7 8,035 3,705 4,335
Living with non-relatives only 19,625 11,560 8,065
Household type
Total - Household type - 100% data 265,710 ... ...
One-census-family households without additional persons 140,370 ... ...
Couple-family households 120,310 ... ...
With children6 49,305 ... ...
Without children 71,005 ... ...
One-parent-family households 20,060 ... ...
Multigenerational households8 1,310 ... ...
Multiple-census-family households9 320 ... ...
One-census-family households with additional persons9 2,945 ... ...
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households 10,455 ... ...
One-person households 110,300 ... ...
Income of individuals in 2020
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data10 452,670 220,490 232,180
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 445,060 216,755 228,300
Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) 44,400 48,800 40,800
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 445,165 216,815 228,355
Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) 38,800 42,000 36,000
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 412,055 203,490 208,565
Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) 37,200 42,800 31,600
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 323,940 167,315 156,625
Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) 39,600 43,200 36,000
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 365,185 168,010 197,180
Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) 11,000 9,800 11,900
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 48,690 25,595 23,090
Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 5,480 5,440 5,600
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data 116,995 61,625 55,370
Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 7,000 6,000 7,500
Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data11 452,690 220,490 232,205
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 445,235 216,885 228,355
Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) 52,400 57,900 47,160
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 445,345 216,950 228,390
Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) 43,000 46,520 39,640
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 412,490 203,670 208,815
Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) 46,040 52,600 39,680
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 323,975 167,280 156,695
Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) 46,920 51,300 42,240
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 365,375 168,420 196,945
Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) 11,850 10,960 12,610
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 48,545 25,635 22,905
Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 6,990 5,880 8,240
Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data 116,935 61,865 55,075
Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) 7,880 7,720 8,060
Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data12 452,690 220,490 232,200
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data13 161,675 86,040 75,635
Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)14 59,600 64,000 55,200
Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)15 68,300 73,600 62,350
Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data16 130,435 63,500 66,935
Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 18,800 20,600 17,200
Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 28,280 31,240 25,520
Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data17 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%)18 81.4 85.2 77.0
Employment income (%)19 65.2 68.4 61.4
Government transfers (%)20 18.6 14.7 23.0
Employment insurance benefits (%) 1.5 1.2 1.8
COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) 4.6 4.3 5.0
COVID-19 - Emergency and recovery benefits (%) 4.0 3.8 4.1
Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data21 452,670 220,495 232,180
Without total income 7,610 3,730 3,880
With total income 445,060 216,760 228,305
Under $10,000 (including loss) 23,705 10,650 13,055
$10,000 to $19,999 46,100 18,635 27,460
$20,000 to $29,999 66,355 27,890 38,470
$30,000 to $39,999 59,785 26,835 32,955
$40,000 to $49,999 59,880 28,020 31,865
$50,000 to $59,999 51,390 25,275 26,120
$60,000 to $69,999 38,075 20,515 17,555
$70,000 to $79,999 27,565 15,650 11,910
$80,000 to $89,999 21,495 12,020 9,475
$90,000 to $99,999 15,195 8,470 6,725
$100,000 and over 35,515 22,795 12,720
$100,000 to $149,999 25,730 15,985 9,745
$150,000 and over 9,780 6,815 2,970
Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data22 452,670 220,495 232,180
Without after-tax income 7,505 3,675 3,825
With after-tax income 445,170 216,815 228,350
Under $10,000 (including loss) 26,225 11,195 15,030
$10,000 to $19,999 48,700 20,000 28,705
$20,000 to $29,999 79,415 33,955 45,465
$30,000 to $39,999 78,160 36,450 41,715
$40,000 to $49,999 72,230 35,735 36,490
$50,000 to $59,999 51,580 28,080 23,505
$60,000 to $69,999 33,950 18,695 15,255
$70,000 to $79,999 22,125 11,955 10,165
$80,000 to $89,999 12,200 7,120 5,080
$90,000 to $99,999 6,785 4,255 2,535
$100,000 and over 13,795 9,380 4,420
$100,000 to $124,999 7,455 4,945 2,505
$125,000 and over 6,335 4,430 1,910
Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data19 452,670 220,495 232,180
Without employment income 128,725 53,170 75,555
With employment income 323,945 167,320 156,625
Under $5,000 (including loss) 38,525 20,275 18,250
$5,000 to $9,999 24,660 11,130 13,535
$10,000 to $19,999 37,695 17,120 20,575
$20,000 to $29,999 30,765 14,350 16,410
$30,000 to $39,999 31,680 15,375 16,310
$40,000 to $49,999 34,790 16,510 18,285
$50,000 to $59,999 30,150 15,585 14,560
$60,000 to $69,999 23,500 13,405 10,095
$70,000 to $79,999 18,835 10,920 7,920
$80,000 to $89,999 16,175 8,915 7,260
$90,000 to $99,999 11,000 6,425 4,575
$100,000 and over 26,165 17,310 8,855
$100,000 to $124,999 13,465 8,610 4,860
$125,000 and over 12,705 8,705 3,995
Income of individuals in 2019
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data23 452,670 220,490 232,180
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 439,575 213,935 225,640
Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) 42,000 46,400 38,000
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 439,730 213,950 225,785
Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) 36,800 40,000 33,600
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 407,300 201,315 205,985
Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) 37,600 42,800 32,400
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 325,985 167,870 158,115
Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) 39,200 42,800 35,600
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data 334,930 151,505 183,425
Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) 7,500 5,120 8,800
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data 40,235 21,715 18,520
Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) 4,600 4,160 5,280
Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data24 452,690 220,490 232,205
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 439,740 214,120 225,620
Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) 49,800 55,500 44,400
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 439,885 214,145 225,745
Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) 40,880 44,640 37,280
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 407,365 201,345 206,015
Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) 46,280 52,950 39,760
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 326,075 167,775 158,300
Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) 46,480 51,250 41,400
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 334,765 151,630 183,135
Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) 9,120 8,050 10,010
Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data 40,430 21,935 18,490
Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) 6,740 5,175 8,600
Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data25 452,690 220,490 232,200
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data13 160,815 85,535 75,280
Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)14 56,400 60,800 51,600
Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)15 64,400 70,100 57,850
Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data16 124,130 60,420 63,705
Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 23,200 25,800 21,200
Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) 32,640 36,040 29,440
Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data 100.0 100.0 100.0
Market income (%) 86.0 89.8 81.8
Employment income (%) 69.2 72.4 65.4
Government transfers (%) 13.9 10.3 18.3
Employment insurance benefits (%) 1.2 1.0 1.6
Income of households in 2020
Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data26 265,710 ... ...
Median total income of household in 2020 ($) 70,500 ... ...
Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) 60,800 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data 110,300 ... ...
Median total income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 41,600 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 36,400 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data 155,410 ... ...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 100,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 85,000 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data27 265,710 ... ...
Average total income of household in 2020 ($) 87,800 ... ...
Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) 72,100 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data 110,290 ... ...
Average total income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 47,840 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($) 39,960 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data 155,425 ... ...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 116,100 ... ...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) 94,800 ... ...
Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data21 265,710 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,175 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,550 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,550 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 5,995 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 14,830 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 10,260 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 10,545 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 12,735 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 13,150 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 12,755 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 23,710 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 20,575 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 18,435 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 16,915 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 14,735 ... ...
$100,000 and over 83,795 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 29,105 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 19,430 ... ...
$150,000 to $199,999 20,830 ... ...
$200,000 and over 14,430 ... ...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data22 265,710 ... ...
Under $5,000 2,435 ... ...
$5,000 to $9,999 1,615 ... ...
$10,000 to $14,999 3,670 ... ...
$15,000 to $19,999 6,350 ... ...
$20,000 to $24,999 16,085 ... ...
$25,000 to $29,999 13,250 ... ...
$30,000 to $34,999 14,215 ... ...
$35,000 to $39,999 16,260 ... ...
$40,000 to $44,999 16,495 ... ...
$45,000 to $49,999 14,820 ... ...
$50,000 to $59,999 26,085 ... ...
$60,000 to $69,999 22,880 ... ...
$70,000 to $79,999 20,505 ... ...
$80,000 to $89,999 17,625 ... ...
$90,000 to $99,999 14,845 ... ...
$100,000 and over 58,575 ... ...
$100,000 to $124,999 26,315 ... ...
$125,000 to $149,999 15,145 ... ...
$150,000 and over 17,115 ... ...
Income of economic families in 2020
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data28 147,410 ... ...
Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) 102,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) 86,000 ... ...
Average family size of economic families 2.7 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data 71,650 ... ...
Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 91,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 77,000 ... ...
Average family size of couple-only economic families 2.0 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data 50,930 ... ...
Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 139,000 ... ...
Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 115,000 ... ...
Average family size of couple-with-children economic families 3.9 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data 21,405 ... ...
Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 71,500 ... ...
Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 63,200 ... ...
Average family size of one-parent economic families 2.5 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data29 129,925 61,655 68,270
Median total income in 2020 ($)30 40,000 41,600 38,400
Median after-tax income in 2020 ($)30 35,200 36,400 34,400
Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data31 147,255 ... ...
Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) 117,700 ... ...
Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) 95,900 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data 71,620 ... ...
Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 102,700 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) 84,100 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data 50,915 ... ...
Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 156,000 ... ...
Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) 124,900 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data 21,345 ... ...
Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 80,500 ... ...
Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) 68,500 ... ...
Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data32 130,030 62,005 68,025
Average total income in 2020 ($)30 46,080 48,280 44,120
Average after-tax income in 2020 ($)30 38,680 39,920 37,600
Low income and income inequality in 2020
Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data33 533,535 261,760 271,775
0 to 17 years 94,995 48,375 46,620
0 to 5 years 30,640 15,770 14,870
18 to 64 years 325,620 163,075 162,540
65 years and over 112,920 50,310 62,615
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) 56,125 25,435 30,685
0 to 17 years 7,260 3,670 3,595
0 to 5 years 2,530 1,305 1,230
18 to 64 years 30,590 15,475 15,115
65 years and over 18,270 6,285 11,985
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) 10.5 9.7 11.3
0 to 17 years (%) 7.6 7.6 7.7
0 to 5 years (%) 8.3 8.3 8.3
18 to 64 years (%) 9.4 9.5 9.3
65 years and over (%) 16.2 12.5 19.1
Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data33 533,535 261,755 271,775
0 to 17 years 94,995 48,375 46,615
0 to 5 years 30,640 15,775 14,865
18 to 64 years 325,620 163,075 162,545
65 years and over 112,925 50,305 62,615
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) 32,920 16,270 16,650
0 to 17 years 3,665 1,835 1,830
0 to 5 years 1,220 630 595
18 to 64 years 22,960 12,215 10,740
65 years and over 6,295 2,215 4,075
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) 6.2 6.2 6.1
0 to 17 years (%) 3.9 3.8 3.9
0 to 5 years (%) 4.0 4.0 4.0
18 to 64 years (%) 7.1 7.5 6.6
65 years and over (%) 5.6 4.4 6.5
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data34The letter 'c' in a yellow triangle indicates a correction notice. 533,530 261,755 271,775
In bottom half of the distribution 283,750 134,870 148,880
In bottom decile 49,565 23,215 26,350
In second decile 51,865 23,690 28,165
In third decile 58,000 27,410 30,590
In fourth decile 62,105 29,835 32,270
In fifth decile 62,215 30,720 31,500
In top half of the distribution 249,785 126,885 122,900
In sixth decile 62,055 31,250 30,805
In seventh decile 58,870 29,805 29,065
In eighth decile 54,210 27,440 26,765
In ninth decile 42,235 21,650 20,580
In top decile 32,415 16,740 15,680
Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data35 533,535 ... ...
Gini index on adjusted household total income 0.307 ... ...
Gini index on adjusted household market income 0.416 ... ...
Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income 0.263 ... ...
P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income 3.3 ... ...
Knowledge of official languages
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data36 542,435 265,020 277,415
English only 2,150 1,165 985
French only 306,375 137,715 168,660
English and French 231,725 125,175 106,555
Neither English nor French 2,180 960 1,215
First official language spoken
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data37 542,435 265,020 277,415
English 10,130 5,280 4,850
French 522,475 254,620 267,860
English and French 7,795 4,230 3,565
Neither English nor French 2,040 885 1,150
Mother tongue
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data38 542,435 265,020 277,415
Single responses 532,460 259,875 272,590
Official languages 499,205 243,365 255,840
English 7,685 4,035 3,655
French 491,515 239,335 252,180
Non-official languages 33,255 16,510 16,745
Indigenous languages39 355 140 210
Algonquian languages 325 140 190
Blackfoot 0 0 0
Cree-Innu languages 320 135 185
Atikamekw 30 15 15
Cree languages 5 5 5
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0 0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 0 0 0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 0 0 0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 0 0 0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 0
Innu (Montagnais) 265 110 160
Naskapi 20 15 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 5
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0
Ojibway languages 0 0 0
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 0 0 0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 0 0 0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 0 0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 0 0
Dene, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 0 0 0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 0 0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 25 5 15
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0
Inuktitut 25 5 15
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 0 0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0
Assiniboine 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Non-Indigenous languages 32,900 16,365 16,535
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,990 4,300 3,695
Berber languages 915 490 425
Kabyle 730 385 345
Tamazight 135 75 60
Berber languages, n.i.e. 55 35 25
Chadic languages 95 50 45
Hausa 50 25 30
Mina 45 30 20
Coptic 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 65 35 25
Bilen 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0
Somali 55 30 25
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0
Semitic languages 6,915 3,730 3,190
Amharic 5 0 0
Arabic 6,885 3,710 3,175
Aramaic languages 5 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0
Aramaic, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0
Hebrew 15 10 10
Maltese 0 0 0
Tigrigna 5 0 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,080 490 590
Khmer (Cambodian) 330 145 185
Vietnamese 750 350 400
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 525 235 290
Bikol 0 0 0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 5 0 5
Cebuano 15 5 10
Fijian 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0
Indonesian 20 10 15
Kankanaey 0 0 0
Kinaray-a 0 0 0
Malagasy languages 255 120 140
Merina 145 70 80
Malagasy, n.o.s. 115 50 65
Malay 5 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 170 80 85
Waray-Waray 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 50 20 25
Creole languages 815 375 435
Haitian Creole 545 255 295
Jamaican English Creole 0 0 0
Krio 0 0 0
Morisyen 20 10 10
Sango 165 75 90
Creole, n.o.s. 60 25 40
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5
Dravidian languages 70 35 35
Kannada 0 0 0
Malayalam 10 5 5
Tamil 25 10 15
Telugu 30 15 15
Tulu 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 16,515 8,075 8,440
Albanian 230 120 110
Armenian 50 20 30
Balto-Slavic languages 2,230 1,070 1,160
Baltic languages 5 5 0
Latvian 0 5 0
Lithuanian 5 5 0
Slavic languages 2,220 1,060 1,160
Belarusian 0 0 0
Bulgarian 210 90 115
Czech 25 15 15
Macedonian 0 0 0
Polish 220 90 130
Russian 670 305 360
Rusyn 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 965 495 470
Bosnian 620 330 290
Croatian 110 55 55
Serbian 205 105 100
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 25 10 15
Slovak 15 5 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0
Ukrainian 110 45 65
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Celtic languages 5 5 5
Irish 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Germanic languages 530 240 290
Frisian 0 0 0
High German languages 375 150 225
German 355 145 215
Pennsylvania German 0 0 0
Swiss German 15 10 5
Yiddish 0 0 0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 125 65 55
Afrikaans 10 5 5
Dutch 105 60 50
Low German, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Low Saxon 0 0 0
Plautdietsch 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 10
Scandinavian languages 30 15 10
Danish 10 5 5
Icelandic 0 0 0
Norwegian 5 5 0
Swedish 15 10 10
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5
Greek 95 50 45
Indo-Iranian languages 1,690 830 855
Indo-Aryan languages 800 395 400
Assamese 0 0 0
Bengali 90 45 45
Gujarati 10 5 5
Hindi 55 30 25
Kacchi 5 0 5
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0
Marathi 15 10 5
Nepali 460 230 225
Oriya languages 5 5 0
Odia 0 0 0
Oriya, n.o.s. 5 5 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 5 5 5
Rohingya 115 45 70
Sindhi 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 5 5
Urdu 30 10 15
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iranian languages 895 435 460
Baluchi 0 0 0
Kurdish 100 60 45
Parsi 0 0 0
Pashto 5 5 0
Persian languages 780 370 410
Dari 210 95 115
Iranian Persian 505 245 260
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 70 30 40
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 11,685 5,740 5,945
Catalan 20 5 15
Italian 490 285 205
Portuguese 2,520 1,270 1,255
Romanian 795 380 410
Spanish 7,850 3,795 4,055
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Japanese 135 30 105
Korean 65 15 45
Mongolian 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 3,830 1,935 1,890
Akan (Twi) 10 5 0
Bamanankan 140 75 65
Edo 0 0 0
Éwé 100 60 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 245 140 105
Ga 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0
Gikuyu 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 480 210 270
Lingala 145 75 70
Luba-Kasai 5 0 0
Mòoré 35 15 20
Mwani 0 0 0
Ndebele 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 640 315 320
Shona 0 0 0
Soninke 10 5 5
Sotho-Tswana languages 0 0 0
Swahili 950 480 470
Wojenaka 100 45 55
Wolof 365 190 175
Yoruba 15 10 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 590 305 290
Nilo-Saharan languages 140 70 80
Dinka 0 0 0
Nuer 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 125 65 65
African, n.o.s. 15 5 10
Sign languages 120 60 55
American Sign Language 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 95 50 40
Sign languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,255 575 675
Chinese languages 1,170 530 635
Hakka 5 5 5
Mandarin 840 380 465
Min Dong 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 40 20 20
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 5 5
Yue (Cantonese) 245 120 130
Chinese, n.o.s. 25 10 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 85 45 40
Burmese 0 0 0
Kuki-Chin languages 0 0 0
Karenic languages 15 5 5
S'gaw Karen 15 5 5
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tibetan 5 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 30 35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 160 55 100
Lao 90 45 45
Thai 70 10 60
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Turkic languages 80 50 30
Azerbaijani 15 10 5
Kazakh 0 0 0
Turkish 60 35 20
Uyghur 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Uralic languages 110 55 55
Estonian 5 5 0
Finnish 15 5 10
Hungarian 90 45 50
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0
Multiple responses 9,970 5,145 4,830
English and French 4,530 2,380 2,150
English and non-official language(s) 340 175 165
French and non-official language(s) 4,320 2,195 2,130
English, French and non-official language(s) 465 240 225
Multiple non-official languages 315 150 160
All languages spoken at home
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data40 542,435 265,020 277,415
English 3,775 1,990 1,780
French 480,760 233,290 247,475
Non-official language 9,035 4,440 4,595
Indigenous39 95 35 60
Non-Indigenous 8,935 4,405 4,530
English and French 21,740 11,930 9,810
English and non-official language(s) 980 475 500
French and non-official language(s) 19,480 9,470 10,015
English, French and non-official language(s) 6,105 3,160 2,945
Multiple non-official languages 560 265 290
Language spoken most often at home
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data41 542,435 265,020 277,415
Single responses 531,650 259,530 272,120
Official languages 514,060 250,910 263,155
English 6,770 3,540 3,230
French 507,295 247,370 259,925
Non-official languages 17,585 8,620 8,965
Indigenous languages39 190 80 110
Algonquian languages 175 75 100
Blackfoot 0 0 0
Cree-Innu languages 170 70 95
Atikamekw 10 5 10
Cree languages 0 0 0
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0 0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 0 0 0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 0 0 0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 0 0 0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Innu (Montagnais) 140 60 80
Naskapi 25 15 10
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0
Ojibway languages 0 0 0
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 0 0 0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 0 0 0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 0 0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 0 0
Dene, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 0 0 0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 0 0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 10 5 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 5 10
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 0 0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0
Assiniboine 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Non-Indigenous languages 17,395 8,540 8,860
Afro-Asiatic languages 3,520 1,770 1,750
Berber languages 375 190 180
Kabyle 285 140 145
Tamazight 40 20 20
Berber languages, n.i.e. 50 25 20
Chadic languages 40 15 20
Hausa 30 10 15
Mina 10 5 5
Coptic 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 25 15 15
Bilen 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0
Somali 25 15 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Semitic languages 3,090 1,550 1,535
Amharic 0 0 0
Arabic 3,075 1,550 1,525
Aramaic languages 5 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0
Aramaic, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0
Hebrew 5 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 575 265 310
Khmer (Cambodian) 130 50 75
Vietnamese 445 210 235
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 280 140 140
Bikol 0 0 0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0
Indonesian 5 5 5
Kankanaey 0 0 0
Kinaray-a 0 0 0
Malagasy languages 115 50 65
Merina 45 25 25
Malagasy, n.o.s. 70 30 40
Malay 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 120 70 50
Waray-Waray 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15
Creole languages 300 125 170
Haitian Creole 160 60 100
Jamaican English Creole 0 0 0
Krio 0 0 0
Morisyen 5 5 5
Sango 100 45 55
Creole, n.o.s. 30 10 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0
Dravidian languages 35 15 20
Kannada 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0
Tamil 15 5 5
Telugu 15 10 5
Tulu 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 10,115 4,970 5,140
Albanian 130 70 55
Armenian 25 10 10
Balto-Slavic languages 1,150 575 580
Baltic languages 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0
Slavic languages 1,150 575 580
Belarusian 0 0 0
Bulgarian 110 50 60
Czech 5 5 5
Macedonian 0 0 0
Polish 45 20 25
Russian 410 205 205
Rusyn 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 515 265 245
Bosnian 325 165 160
Croatian 65 35 30
Serbian 105 55 50
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 20 15 5
Slovak 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0
Ukrainian 65 35 35
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0
Irish 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Germanic languages 90 45 40
Frisian 0 0 0
High German languages 55 30 25
German 50 25 25
Pennsylvania German 0 0 0
Swiss German 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 25 15 10
Afrikaans 0 0 0
Dutch 25 15 10
Low German, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Low Saxon 0 0 0
Plautdietsch 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0
Scandinavian languages 10 5 0
Danish 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0
Swedish 0 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Greek 20 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages 1,265 615 650
Indo-Aryan languages 635 315 320
Assamese 0 0 0
Bengali 80 35 40
Gujarati 10 5 5
Hindi 35 20 15
Kacchi 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0
Marathi 10 5 5
Nepali 405 205 200
Oriya languages 0 0 0
Odia 0 0 0
Oriya, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0
Rohingya 80 30 45
Sindhi 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0
Urdu 15 10 10
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iranian languages 630 300 330
Baluchi 0 0 0
Kurdish 75 35 40
Parsi 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0
Persian languages 550 265 285
Dari 120 55 70
Iranian Persian 380 190 195
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 45 20 25
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 7,430 3,635 3,795
Catalan 10 0 5
Italian 100 55 45
Portuguese 1,835 925 915
Romanian 400 185 215
Spanish 5,080 2,470 2,615
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Japanese 70 20 45
Korean 25 5 10
Mongolian 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,200 575 630
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0
Bamanankan 25 10 10
Edo 0 0 0
Éwé 20 10 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 65 35 25
Ga 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0
Gikuyu 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 145 65 80
Lingala 40 25 10
Luba-Kasai 5 0 0
Mòoré 0 0 0
Mwani 0 0 0
Ndebele 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 235 105 130
Shona 0 0 0
Soninke 5 5 0
Sotho-Tswana languages 0 0 0
Swahili 420 200 220
Wojenaka 45 15 25
Wolof 125 60 65
Yoruba 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 75 35 40
Nilo-Saharan languages 70 30 40
Dinka 0 0 0
Nuer 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 70 30 35
African, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Sign languages 180 100 80
American Sign Language 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 140 80 60
Sign languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20
Sino-Tibetan languages 920 465 460
Chinese languages 840 425 420
Hakka 0 0 0
Mandarin 655 330 325
Min Dong 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 5 5
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 5 5
Yue (Cantonese) 155 75 80
Chinese, n.o.s. 10 10 5
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 80 40 35
Burmese 5 5 0
Kuki-Chin languages 0 0 0
Karenic languages 10 5 5
S'gaw Karen 10 5 5
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 55 30 30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 45 15 25
Lao 35 10 20
Thai 10 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Turkic languages 30 15 15
Azerbaijani 15 5 5
Kazakh 0 0 0
Turkish 15 5 10
Uyghur 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Uralic languages 35 15 20
Estonian 0 0 0
Finnish 5 5 0
Hungarian 30 10 15
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Multiple responses 10,780 5,490 5,295
English and French 4,225 2,240 1,985
English and non-official language(s) 305 150 150
French and non-official language(s) 5,520 2,720 2,795
English, French and non-official language(s) 665 340 330
Multiple non-official languages 70 30 35
Other language spoken regularly at home
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data42 542,435 265,015 277,415
None 502,640 244,320 258,325
English 16,745 9,250 7,490
French 8,425 4,175 4,245
Non-official language 9,385 4,575 4,810
Indigenous39 110 55 50
Non-Indigenous 9,280 4,520 4,755
English and French 1,135 600 535
English and non-official language(s) 2,595 1,340 1,255
French and non-official language(s) 670 305 360
English, French and non-official language(s) 155 85 65
Multiple non-official languages 680 355 325
Knowledge of languagesThe letter 'c' in a yellow triangle indicates a correction notice.
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample data43 533,540 261,755 271,785
Official languages 531,350 260,805 270,545
English 232,115 125,640 106,470
French 529,110 259,640 269,475
Non-official languages 66,825 31,525 35,290
Indigenous languages39 685 305 385
Algonquian languages 590 265 335
Blackfoot 0 0 0
Cree-Innu languages 580 250 330
Atikamekw 70 25 40
Cree languages 0 0 0
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0 0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 0 0 0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 0 0 0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 0 0 0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Innu (Montagnais) 480 210 275
Naskapi 45 25 20
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 0 15
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0
Ojibway languages 15 0 15
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 15 0 15
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 0 0 0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 0 0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 0 0
Dene, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 0 0 0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 0 0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 90 40 50
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0
Inuktitut 85 40 45
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 0 0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0
Assiniboine 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Non-Indigenous languages 66,155 31,235 34,915
Afro-Asiatic languages 12,230 6,515 5,715
Berber languages 1,160 655 500
Kabyle 935 510 425
Tamazight 170 115 60
Berber languages, n.i.e. 85 60 25
Chadic languages 325 180 145
Hausa 185 100 80
Mina 140 80 65
Coptic 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 85 35 45
Bilen 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0
Somali 85 35 45
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Semitic languages 11,380 6,050 5,335
Amharic 10 10 0
Arabic 11,240 5,955 5,285
Aramaic languages 15 15 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 15 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0
Aramaic, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 0
Hebrew 110 70 30
Maltese 0 0 0
Tigrigna 10 0 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,370 620 755
Khmer (Cambodian) 385 155 230
Vietnamese 995 455 540
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 790 305 480
Bikol 10 0 0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Cebuano 30 10 20
Fijian 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0
Ilocano 20 0 10
Indonesian 60 20 35
Kankanaey 0 0 0
Kinaray-a 0 0 0
Malagasy languages 340 145 190
Merina 170 70 100
Malagasy, n.o.s. 170 75 95
Malay 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 30 0 25
Pangasinan 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 320 120 200
Waray-Waray 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 50 10 30
Creole languages 1,720 810 915
Haitian Creole 1,220 540 680
Jamaican English Creole 0 0 0
Krio 0 0 0
Morisyen 80 40 35
Sango 205 110 95
Creole, n.o.s. 140 80 60
Creole languages, n.i.e. 125 65 60
Dravidian languages 80 40 40
Kannada 0 0 0
Malayalam 20 10 10
Tamil 40 20 25
Telugu 10 10 0
Tulu 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 41,540 19,135 22,405
Albanian 360 185 175
Armenian 100 40 60
Balto-Slavic languages 3,470 1,725 1,740
Baltic languages 15 10 0
Latvian 0 0 0
Lithuanian 15 10 0
Slavic languages 3,455 1,715 1,740
Belarusian 15 15 0
Bulgarian 295 125 170
Czech 70 30 45
Macedonian 10 0 0
Polish 340 165 175
Russian 1,555 785 770
Rusyn 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 1,220 620 595
Bosnian 835 435 400
Croatian 250 125 120
Serbian 295 135 155
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 40 30 15
Slovak 20 10 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 10 0
Ukrainian 275 115 160
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Celtic languages 35 10 25
Irish 15 0 10
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 0
Welsh 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 15
Germanic languages 3,225 1,600 1,625
Frisian 0 0 0
High German languages 2,820 1,385 1,435
German 2,785 1,365 1,420
Pennsylvania German 0 0 0
Swiss German 50 35 15
Yiddish 0 0 0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 305 135 165
Afrikaans 20 0 10
Dutch 275 130 140
Low German, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Low Saxon 0 0 0
Plautdietsch 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 10
Scandinavian languages 165 95 65
Danish 40 25 25
Icelandic 0 0 0
Norwegian 25 15 0
Swedish 100 60 40
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0
Greek 170 85 85
Indo-Iranian languages 2,280 1,155 1,120
Indo-Aryan languages 1,325 690 635
Assamese 0 0 0
Bengali 215 110 95
Gujarati 40 15 20
Hindi 400 225 175
Kacchi 0 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Konkani 0 0 0
Marathi 40 20 20
Nepali 560 320 245
Oriya languages 0 0 0
Odia 0 0 0
Oriya, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 25 20 10
Rohingya 245 105 145
Sindhi 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0
Urdu 130 75 55
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iranian languages 1,000 485 515
Baluchi 0 0 0
Kurdish 115 60 60
Parsi 0 0 0
Pashto 10 10 0
Persian languages 910 440 470
Dari 170 85 85
Iranian Persian 625 315 310
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 160 70 90
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 33,870 15,245 18,625
Catalan 100 55 45
Italian 2,770 1,405 1,365
Portuguese 3,810 2,035 1,775
Romanian 1,035 485 545
Spanish 28,335 12,365 15,970
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 50 35 15
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10
Japanese 645 330 310
Korean 155 50 105
Mongolian 10 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 6,985 3,415 3,570
Akan (Twi) 40 20 20
Bamanankan 295 135 160
Edo 15 10 0
Éwé 190 125 65
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 575 300 275
Ga 15 0 0
Ganda 25 10 10
Gikuyu 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 815 370 445
Lingala 675 360 315
Luba-Kasai 50 25 25
Mòoré 200 90 115
Mwani 0 0 0
Ndebele 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 955 475 480
Shona 0 0 0
Soninke 20 10 0
Sotho-Tswana languages 0 0 0
Swahili 1,855 920 935
Wojenaka 185 105 85
Wolof 965 490 470
Yoruba 25 20 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,915 960 960
Nilo-Saharan languages 270 115 155
Dinka 0 0 0
Nuer 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 270 115 155
African, n.o.s. 105 50 50
Sign languages 660 270 390
American Sign Language 10 10 0
Quebec Sign Language 585 240 345
Sign languages, n.i.e. 95 30 65
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,965 865 1,100
Chinese languages 1,825 795 1,030
Hakka 0 0 0
Mandarin 1,390 585 805
Min Dong 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 105 55 55
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0
Yue (Cantonese) 425 185 240
Chinese, n.o.s. 35 20 20
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 130 70 65
Burmese 30 15 10
Kuki-Chin languages 0 0 0
Karenic languages 25 10 15
S'gaw Karen 15 0 15
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages 285 110 180
Lao 130 55 70
Thai 185 55 130
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Turkic languages 170 100 75
Azerbaijani 55 30 25
Kazakh 0 0 0
Turkish 125 75 50
Uyghur 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Uralic languages 150 80 70
Estonian 0 0 0
Finnish 35 20 15
Hungarian 115 55 55
Other languages, n.i.e. 30 10 15
Indigenous population
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 533,540 261,755 271,785
Indigenous identity45 9,395 4,520 4,870
Single Indigenous responses46 8,750 4,200 4,545
First Nations (North American Indian) 5,380 2,550 2,830
Métis 3,165 1,555 1,605
Inuk (Inuit) 200 90 110
Multiple Indigenous responses47 190 105 85
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere48 450 210 240
Non-Indigenous identity 524,150 257,235 266,915
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 533,540 261,755 271,785
Registered or Treaty Indian49 3,260 1,535 1,725
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 530,280 260,220 270,060
Household characteristics
Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data50 265,715 ... ...
Owner 136,145 ... ...
Renter 129,565 ... ...
Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band 0 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data51 265,715 ... ...
Condominium 47,950 ... ...
Not condominium 217,765 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data52 265,715 ... ...
No bedrooms 3,330 ... ...
1 bedroom 58,930 ... ...
2 bedrooms 92,570 ... ...
3 bedrooms 70,355 ... ...
4 or more bedrooms 40,530 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data53 265,715 ... ...
1 to 4 rooms 123,770 ... ...
5 rooms 41,655 ... ...
6 rooms 24,590 ... ...
7 rooms 22,735 ... ...
8 or more rooms 52,960 ... ...
Average number of rooms per dwelling 5.4 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data54 265,715 ... ...
One person or fewer per room 263,990 ... ...
More than one person per room 1,725 ... ...
Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data55 265,715 ... ...
Suitable 260,295 ... ...
Not suitable 5,420 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data56 265,715 ... ...
1960 or before 55,205 ... ...
1961 to 1980 80,320 ... ...
1981 to 1990 39,705 ... ...
1991 to 2000 29,160 ... ...
2001 to 2005 13,630 ... ...
2006 to 2010 15,940 ... ...
2011 to 2015 15,515 ... ...
2016 to 202157 16,240 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data58 265,715 ... ...
Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed 252,200 ... ...
Major repairs needed 13,510 ... ...
Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data59 265,715 ... ...
One-maintainer household 155,015 ... ...
Two-maintainer household 106,740 ... ...
Three-or-more-maintainer household 3,965 ... ...
Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data60 265,715 ... ...
15 to 24 years 11,640 ... ...
25 to 34 years 42,570 ... ...
35 to 44 years 44,495 ... ...
45 to 54 years 38,860 ... ...
55 to 64 years 49,225 ... ...
65 to 74 years 45,090 ... ...
75 to 84 years 26,135 ... ...
85 years and over 7,695 ... ...
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings by shelter-cost-to-income ratio - 25% sample data61 264,715 ... ...
Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs 222,060 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs 42,655 ... ...
30% to less than 100% 39,255 ... ...
Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data62 265,715 ... ...
Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed' 58,545 ... ...
Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only 40,000 ... ...
Not suitable only 4,570 ... ...
Major repairs needed only 10,950 ... ...
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' 465 ... ...
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed' 2,175 ... ...
'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed' 370 ... ...
'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed' 20 ... ...
Acceptable housing 207,170 ... ...
Total - Owner and tenant households with household total income greater than zero and shelter-cost-to-income ratio less than 100%, in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data63 261,320 ... ...
In core need 14,230 ... ...
Not in core need 247,085 ... ...
Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 136,115 ... ...
% of owner households with a mortgage64 62.7 ... ...
% of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs61 8.4 ... ...
% in core housing need63 1.4 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)65 1,130 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)65 1,195 ... ...
Median value of dwellings ($)66 300,000 ... ...
Average value of dwellings ($)66 326,800 ... ...
Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data 129,565 ... ...
% of tenant households in subsidized housing67 10.5 ... ...
% of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs61 24.3 ... ...
% in core housing need63 9.8 ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)65 830 ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)65 904 ... ...
Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data 0 ... ...
% of households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band spending more than 30% on shelter costs61 ... ... ...
Median monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)65 ... ... ...
Average monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)65 ... ... ...
Indigenous ancestry
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data68 533,540 261,755 271,785
Indigenous ancestry (only)69 7,295 3,305 3,985
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)70 7,200 3,265 3,930
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestry 6,020 2,765 3,255
Métis single ancestry 1,060 470 590
Inuit single ancestry 125 35 90
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)71 90 35 55
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestry only 75 25 55
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestry only 15 15 0
Métis and Inuit ancestry only 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit ancestry only 0 0 0
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries72 11,965 5,470 6,495
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries73 11,725 5,380 6,350
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Indigenous ancestry only 10,670 4,840 5,830
Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only 945 460 480
Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 115 75 40
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries74 235 85 145
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only 195 70 125
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 35 15 25
Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 0 0 0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 0 0 0
Non-Indigenous ancestry only75 514,285 252,985 261,300
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data76 533,540 261,755 271,785
Canadian citizens77 503,370 246,560 256,810
Canadian citizens aged under 18 89,385 45,425 43,960
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over 413,985 201,140 212,845
Not Canadian citizens78 30,170 15,195 14,980
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data79 533,540 261,755 271,785
Non-immigrants80 475,200 232,315 242,880
Immigrants81 45,235 22,475 22,760
Before 1980 3,130 1,745 1,385
1980 to 1990 2,440 1,330 1,110
1991 to 2000 4,775 2,295 2,475
2001 to 2010 12,720 6,360 6,360
2011 to 202182 22,160 10,740 11,425
2011 to 2015 9,850 4,800 5,050
2016 to 2021 12,315 5,940 6,375
Non-permanent residents83 13,115 6,965 6,150
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data84 45,235 22,475 22,760
Under 5 years 5,080 2,480 2,600
5 to 14 years 7,510 3,630 3,885
15 to 24 years 6,085 2,775 3,315
25 to 44 years 23,815 12,230 11,580
45 years and over 2,735 1,360 1,375
Selected places of birth for the immigrant population
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data85 45,235 22,475 22,760
Americas 8,960 4,215 4,745
Brazil 1,115 545 570
Colombia 2,865 1,315 1,555
El Salvador 330 185 140
Guyana 0 0 0
Haiti 1,125 495 625
Jamaica 25 15 10
Mexico 780 365 415
Peru 300 135 160
Trinidad and Tobago 10 0 10
United States of America 770 355 410
Other places of birth in Americas 1,655 800 850
Europe 12,755 6,615 6,140
Bosnia and Herzegovina 860 445 415
Croatia 65 20 45
France 7,360 3,900 3,460
Germany 315 110 205
Greece 15 0 10
Hungary 35 20 20
Italy 320 190 125
Netherlands 35 10 25
Poland 225 120 105
Portugal 260 145 115
Romania 605 280 320
Russian Federation 270 130 135
Serbia86 80 40 40
Ukraine 310 120 190
United Kingdom87 255 185 70
Other places of birth in Europe 1,760 895 860
Africa 18,370 9,330 9,045
Algeria 1,915 1,055 865
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,310 610 705
Egypt 150 70 80
Eritrea 10 0 10
Ethiopia 15 0 10
Morocco 2,715 1,410 1,305
Nigeria 65 20 40
Somalia 10 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 55 15 40
Other places of birth in Africa 12,125 6,140 5,985
Asia 5,100 2,285 2,815
Afghanistan 150 70 80
Iran88 310 140 170
Iraq 65 30 35
Lebanon 230 145 90
Syria89 500 270 235
Turkey 25 15 10
China90 840 275 565
Hong Kong91 50 20 30
Korea, South92 65 35 35
Taiwan 30 15 20
Philippines 255 85 170
Viet Nam 570 260 310
Bangladesh 210 100 110
India 100 55 45
Pakistan 25 25 10
Sri Lanka 25 0 15
Other places of birth in Asia 1,645 755 895
Oceania and other places of birth93 45 30 15
Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population
Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data94 12,315 5,940 6,375
Americas 1,575 770 805
Brazil 380 185 195
Colombia 380 170 210
Haiti 190 90 100
Jamaica 0 0 0
Mexico 120 70 55
United States of America 135 65 70
Venezuela95 50 20 25
Other places of birth in Americas 310 170 140
Europe 2,240 1,130 1,115
France 1,755 900 855
Germany 20 10 15
Ireland96 0 0 0
Italy 35 30 10
Russian Federation 15 0 10
Ukraine 95 30 65
United Kingdom87 25 25 0
Other places of birth in Europe 300 130 170
Africa 7,215 3,470 3,745
Algeria 360 175 185
Burundi 235 115 120
Cameroon 1,220 575 645
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 540 220 325
Côte d'Ivoire 1,585 780 800
Egypt 25 10 15
Eritrea 0 0 0
Ethiopia 0 0 0
Morocco 735 350 385
Nigeria 50 15 35
Somalia 0 0 0
South Africa, Republic of 10 0 10
Sudan97 0 0 0
Tunisia 685 365 320
Other places of birth in Africa 1,755 855 905
Asia 1,275 565 705
Afghanistan 70 25 40
Bangladesh 30 15 10
China90 110 40 65
Hong Kong91 0 0 0
India 15 0 15
Iran88 90 35 50
Iraq 0 0 0
Israel 0 0 0
Japan 25 0 15
Jordan 15 0 0
Korea, South92 15 0 0
Lebanon 40 20 20
Nepal 30 15 15
Pakistan 0 0 0
Philippines 110 50 60
Saudi Arabia 20 0 15
Sri Lanka 0 0 0
Syria89 405 210 195
Turkey 10 10 0
United Arab Emirates 10 0 10
Viet Nam 70 20 55
Other places of birth in Asia 195 85 115
Oceania and other93 15 10 0
Australia 0 0 0
Other places of birth98 10 0 0
Generation status
Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data99 533,540 261,755 271,785
First generation100 61,925 30,910 31,010
Second generation101 29,090 14,690 14,400
Third generation or more102 442,530 216,155 226,375
Admission category and applicant type
Total - Admission category and applicant type for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data103 42,100 20,730 21,370
Economic immigrants104 23,715 12,695 11,020
Principal applicants105 11,695 7,750 3,950
Secondary applicants106 12,020 4,950 7,075
Immigrants sponsored by family107 9,485 3,630 5,860
Refugees108 8,695 4,315 4,380
Other immigrants109 200 90 110
Pre-admission experience
Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data110 42,100 20,730 21,370
Asylum claim before admission111 980 560 425
Work permits only before admission112 3,565 1,845 1,720
Study permits only before admission113 1,520 725 795
Work and study permits before admission114 3,255 1,920 1,335
Other permits before admission115 230 100 120
No pre-admission experience116 32,555 15,575 16,980
Visible minority
Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data117 533,540 261,755 271,785
Total visible minority population118 50,375 24,715 25,655
South Asian 1,610 870 740
Chinese 2,465 775 1,690
Black 21,955 10,995 10,955
Filipino 520 190 335
Arab 9,650 5,075 4,580
Latin American 8,585 4,155 4,430
Southeast Asian 2,755 1,275 1,485
West Asian 860 425 435
Korean 210 120 85
Japanese 295 120 175
Visible minority, n.i.e.119 450 225 230
Multiple visible minorities 1,015 495 525
Not a visible minority120 483,165 237,040 246,125
Ethnic or cultural origin
Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data121 533,540 261,760 271,785
Canadian 180,875 87,195 93,685
English 6,775 3,430 3,350
Irish 23,435 11,185 12,250
Scottish 8,710 4,260 4,455
French, n.o.s.122 147,175 74,020 73,155
German 6,010 2,860 3,150
Chinese 2,825 955 1,870
Italian 7,020 3,530 3,490
Indian (India) 720 400 320
Ukrainian 1,025 490 530
Dutch 600 285 310
Polish 1,690 855 840
Québécois 68,300 33,675 34,620
British Isles, n.o.s.123 1,245 610 635
Filipino 500 205 300
French Canadian 48,390 23,425 24,965
Caucasian (White), n.o.s.124 12,130 5,945 6,185
First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.125 8,280 3,580 4,710
Métis 2,270 1,025 1,245
European, n.o.s.126 7,300 3,810 3,490
Russian 920 430 495
Norwegian 375 205 170
Welsh 125 50 80
Portuguese 1,985 975 1,010
American 2,140 1,050 1,090
Spanish 3,340 1,635 1,700
Swedish 185 115 65
Hungarian 410 185 225
Acadian 5,820 2,715 3,110
Pakistani 50 10 35
African, n.o.s.127 4,355 2,225 2,130
Jewish 405 205 200
Punjabi 15 0 10
Vietnamese 1,535 755 780
Arab, n.o.s.128 4,275 2,300 1,975
Greek 560 295 270
Jamaican 120 65 50
Asian, n.o.s.129 315 130 185
Cree, n.o.s.130 220 105 110
Korean 200 100 95
Romanian 955 450 500
Lebanese 945 545 395
Iranian 605 285 315
Christian, n.i.e.131 4,380 2,190 2,195
Danish 185 120 65
North American Indigenous, n.o.s.132 1,495 695 795
Sikh 0 0 0
Austrian 340 225 115
Belgian 2,970 1,450 1,525
Haitian 1,980 930 1,055
Hindu 100 60 40
Mexican 1,640 750 890
Mennonite 0 0 0
Swiss 1,315 675 640
Finnish 145 70 80
Sri Lankan 25 10 10
Croatian 245 115 130
Japanese 440 180 260
South Asian, n.o.s.133 35 20 15
Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.134 1,120 485 640
Northern European, n.o.s.135 190 105 85
Muslim 865 465 395
Egyptian 340 195 145
Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.136 960 440 520
Tamil 10 0 10
Icelandic 30 15 15
Colombian 3,705 1,795 1,905
Moroccan 3,075 1,580 1,490
Czech 165 70 95
Syrian 410 215 195
Guyanese 0 0 0
Afghan 175 95 80
Black, n.o.s.137 470 245 230
Serbian 270 140 130
Ojibway 30 10 15
Newfoundlander 60 30 30
Hong Konger 55 10 35
Ontarian 265 140 130
Persian 85 40 45
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 25 10 20
Turkish 215 120 100
Inuit, n.o.s.138 290 140 155
Bangladeshi 185 95 95
Algerian 1,900 995 905
Brazilian 1,885 925 955
Nigerian 55 25 30
Armenian 235 150 85
Slovak 75 35 40
Eastern European, n.o.s.139 75 25 50
Somali 60 20 40
Taiwanese 80 40 40
Iraqi 15 10 10
Salvadorean 365 190 180
African Caribbean 230 95 130
East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.140 75 40 35
West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.141 65 30 35
Caribbean, n.o.s.142 275 140 135
Algonquin 850 420 425
West Indian, n.o.s.143 0 0 0
Lithuanian 100 50 50
South African 10 10 0
Australian 30 10 20
Palestinian 35 20 15
Chilean 535 265 270
Congolese 2,095 1,055 1,045
Nova Scotian 60 25 35
Ethiopian 40 10 30
Hispanic, n.o.s.144 170 80 90
Peruvian 390 175 210
Yoruba 50 20 30
Cambodian (Khmer) 650 285 360
Berber 1,275 760 515
Albanian 305 155 155
Maltese 70 35 35
Macedonian 15 10 0
Slovenian 30 10 15
Western European, n.o.s.145 640 365 280
New Brunswicker 285 155 135
Gujarati 0 0 0
Eritrean 15 0 10
African Canadian 120 55 65
Israeli 10 0 10
Mohawk 125 60 65
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.146 60 35 25
Bulgarian 360 165 195
Albertan 15 10 10
Ghanaian 120 60 60
Barbadian 25 15 15
African American 65 30 35
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.147 95 40 60
Tunisian 2,930 1,525 1,405
Slavic, n.o.s.148 120 75 45
Cuban 540 305 235
Bosnian 390 210 185
Venezuelan 285 140 145
Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.149 1,810 820 990
Latvian 0 0 0
Bengali 45 25 25
Cameroonian 1,835 910 925
Guatemalan 185 100 80
Indonesian 85 25 65
Laotian 235 115 120
Ilocano 0 0 0
Northern Irish 30 10 20
Celtic, n.o.s.150 110 55 50
British Columbian 0 0 0
Ecuadorian 95 55 40
Franco Ontarian 150 90 60
Argentinian 190 110 80
Estonian 0 0 0
Kurdish 90 40 50
Fijian 0 0 0
Jatt 0 0 0
North American, n.o.s.151 360 230 130
Coptic 10 0 0
Thai 190 65 130
Dominican 295 145 150
Nepali 255 120 135
Kabyle 530 280 250
Assyrian 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0
Byelorussian 65 35 25
Dene, n.o.s.152 0 0 0
Blackfoot, n.o.s.153 0 0 0
Abenaki 715 340 375
Moldovan 230 110 120
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.154 465 235 225
New Zealander 35 20 25
Sudanese 0 0 0
Breton 1,315 665 645
Pennsylvania Dutch 0 0 0
Malaysian 35 15 20
Plains Cree 0 0 0
North African, n.o.s.155 440 230 210
Huron (Wendat) 1,400 650 745
Saskatchewanian 0 0 0
Buddhist 45 25 15
Gaspesian 935 455 485
Norman 1,170 570 600
Southern or East African, n.o.s.156 45 35 10
Ivorian 2,230 1,115 1,115
Saulteaux 10 10 0
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.157 55 10 40
Burundian 950 445 500
Tigrinya 0 0 0
Nicaraguan 120 35 80
Mauritian 120 70 50
Kenyan 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0
Vincentian 0 0 0
Jordanian 30 15 15
Manitoban 30 15 10
Cape Bretoner 10 10 0
Rwandan 815 370 450
Grenadian 0 0 0
Malayali 0 0 0
Chaldean 0 0 0
Sinhalese 30 15 15
Mayan 125 55 70
Honduran 90 50 40
Cherokee 0 0 0
Qalipu Mi'kmaq 10 0 10
Indo-Caribbean 35 0 30
Flemish 125 65 55
United Empire Loyalist 10 0 10
Senegalese 935 465 475
Azerbaijani 10 0 10
Sicilian 55 20 35
Pashtun 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0
Goan 0 0 0
Bantu, n.o.s.158 495 225 275
Tibetan 10 0 0
Zimbabwean 0 0 0
Burmese 260 115 145
Mongolian 85 40 45
Azorean 35 20 15
Atikamekw 275 165 110
Bamileke 770 410 365
Indo-Guyanese 0 0 0
Ugandan 10 0 10
Oromo 0 0 0
Tanzanian 80 40 35
Yemeni 25 15 10
Central African 820 395 425
Libyan 0 0 0
Basque 280 180 95
Uruguayan 70 30 45
Akan, n.o.s.159 280 140 145
Central or West African, n.o.s.160 145 80 60
Igorot 0 0 0
Fulani 485 255 225
Woodland Cree 0 0 0
Guinean 355 205 150
St. Lucian 0 0 0
Prince Edward Islander 0 0 0
Maliseet 370 180 185
Beninese 395 225 170
Telugu 0 0 0
Roma 15 15 0
Costa Rican 35 30 0
African Nova Scotian 0 0 0
Malagasy 500 215 280
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Singaporean 0 0 0
Karen 45 25 15
Edo 0 0 0
Tajik 0 0 0
Amhara 0 0 0
Paraguayan 65 20 35
Religion
Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data161 533,540 261,755 271,785
Buddhist 1,565 695 875
Christian 349,320 163,960 185,355
Christian, n.o.s.162 30,145 15,025 15,115
Anabaptist 0 0 0
Anglican 490 265 230
Baptist 1,060 500 560
Catholic 308,015 143,745 164,265
Christian Orthodox 1,975 945 1,030
Jehovah's Witness 975 425 550
Latter Day Saints 250 130 120
Lutheran 70 40 30
Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness) 105 65 40
Pentecostal and other Charismatic 1,820 775 1,045
Presbyterian 220 110 105
Reformed 125 60 65
United Church 200 90 110
Other Christian and Christian-related traditions 3,860 1,765 2,095
Hindu 515 280 235
Jewish 305 175 125
Muslim 17,490 9,035 8,455
Sikh 20 20 0
Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality 75 50 25
Other religions and spiritual traditions 1,355 690 665
No religion and secular perspectives 162,900 86,855 76,045
Mobility status 1 year ago
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data163 528,850 259,350 269,495
Non-movers 455,880 223,655 232,225
Movers 72,965 35,695 37,270
Non-migrants 56,090 27,500 28,590
Migrants 16,875 8,190 8,685
Internal migrants 13,180 6,440 6,735
Intraprovincial migrants 12,105 5,875 6,235
Interprovincial migrants 1,070 565 505
External migrants 3,700 1,745 1,950
Mobility status 5 years ago
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data164 508,395 248,910 259,485
Non-movers 295,975 144,225 151,755
Movers 212,420 104,690 107,730
Non-migrants 131,975 65,165 66,805
Migrants 80,440 39,520 40,925
Internal migrants 60,965 29,735 31,230
Intraprovincial migrants 57,390 27,890 29,500
Interprovincial migrants 3,575 1,845 1,730
External migrants 19,475 9,780 9,695
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data165 452,690 220,490 232,200
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate 64,995 34,045 30,950
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate166 387,700 186,445 201,255
Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data165 284,285 142,355 141,935
No high school diploma or equivalency certificate 25,775 15,650 10,125
With high school diploma or equivalency certificate166 258,510 126,710 131,800
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data165 452,695 220,490 232,205
No certificate, diploma or degree 56,890 28,300 28,595
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate167 91,440 42,730 48,710
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 304,365 149,460 154,900
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level 172,260 86,970 85,290
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 64,890 39,635 25,250
Non-apprenticeship trades certificate or diploma168 46,860 24,960 21,900
Apprenticeship certificate169 18,030 14,675 3,355
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma170 89,650 40,360 49,290
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 17,725 6,970 10,755
Bachelor's degree or higher 132,100 62,490 69,610
Bachelor's degree 78,325 36,160 42,165
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 10,600 4,715 5,880
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 3,710 1,810 1,905
Master's degree 32,630 15,820 16,810
Earned doctorate171 6,830 3,990 2,840
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data165 284,285 142,355 141,930
No certificate, diploma or degree 20,315 11,875 8,435
High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate167 41,150 21,655 19,500
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 222,815 108,825 113,995
Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level 121,215 62,640 58,575
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 48,985 29,605 19,375
Non-apprenticeship trades certificate or diploma168 35,580 18,665 16,915
Apprenticeship certificate169 13,405 10,945 2,465
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma170 61,150 28,370 32,775
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level 11,080 4,655 6,420
Bachelor's degree or higher 101,600 46,180 55,420
Bachelor's degree 58,825 26,620 32,205
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level 8,050 3,290 4,760
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry 2,705 1,070 1,635
Master's degree 26,705 12,310 14,400
Earned doctorate171 5,315 2,890 2,420
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data172 452,695 220,490 232,205
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree173 148,330 71,030 77,305
Education 21,860 5,515 16,350
13. Education 21,860 5,515 16,350
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 13,115 6,210 6,910
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,660 1,810 845
50. Visual and performing arts 10,465 4,400 6,060
Humanities 18,850 8,030 10,815
16. Indigenous and foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 2,905 780 2,130
23. English language and literature/letters 435 185 250
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 8,750 4,055 4,695
30A Interdisciplinary humanities174 185 80 105
38. Philosophy and religious studies 1,045 730 315
39. Theology and religious vocations 795 510 290
54. History 1,535 860 675
55. French language and literature/lettersCAN 3,190 835 2,355
Social and behavioural sciences and law 33,660 12,625 21,035
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 225 75 150
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 4,645 1,585 3,060
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 5,360 720 4,640
22. Legal professions and studies 7,205 2,860 4,355
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences175 1,205 320 880
42. Psychology 4,815 1,235 3,580
45. Social sciences 10,205 5,830 4,375
Business, management and public administration 70,110 28,375 41,735
30.16 Accounting and computer science 25 10 15
44. Public administration and social service professions 5,280 1,380 3,900
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 64,805 26,990 37,820
Physical and life sciences and technologies 13,765 7,460 6,300
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 5,315 2,390 2,915
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 1,375 810 565
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences176 3,100 1,610 1,490
40. Physical sciences 3,370 2,350 1,025
41. Science technologies/technicians 610 310 305
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 17,365 12,495 4,870
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 14,790 11,400 3,390
25. Library science 1,260 265 995
27. Mathematics and statistics 1,020 635 390
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences177 300 200 95
Architecture, engineering, and related trades 51,760 46,300 5,465
04. Architecture and related services 2,655 1,550 1,105
14. Engineering 11,240 9,330 1,905
15. Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians 10,535 9,205 1,330
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 50 15 30
46. Construction trades 11,945 11,440 505
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 9,485 9,120 365
48. Precision production 5,865 5,635 225
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 6,350 3,700 2,655
01. Agricultural and veterinary sciences/services/operations and related fields178 3,420 1,585 1,830
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,935 2,110 825
Health and related fields 38,300 8,130 30,170
30.37 Design for human health 0 0 0
31. Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology 2,140 1,175 965
51. Health professions and related programs178 34,550 6,095 28,455
60. Health professions residency/fellowship programs 25 10 20
61. Medical residency/fellowship programs 1,585 855 735
Personal, protective and transportation services 18,985 10,565 8,420
12. Culinary, entertainment, and personal services 10,605 3,635 6,970
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 60 60 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 120 120 0
43. Security and protective services 3,630 2,600 1,035
49. Transportation and materials moving 4,560 4,155 405
Other179 230 55 175
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data172 284,285 142,355 141,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree173 61,470 33,530 27,935
Education 13,960 3,155 10,805
13. Education 13,960 3,155 10,805
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 9,975 4,770 5,210
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services 2,010 1,365 635
50. Visual and performing arts 7,975 3,400 4,570
Humanities 11,065 4,685 6,380
16. Indigenous and foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 2,005 505 1,495
23. English language and literature/letters 290 115 175
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities 4,605 2,275 2,330
30A Interdisciplinary humanities174 120 45 75
38. Philosophy and religious studies 660 460 205
39. Theology and religious vocations 370 265 100
54. History 970 550 425
55. French language and literature/lettersCAN 2,045 470 1,575
Social and behavioural sciences and law 25,375 8,865 16,510
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies 175 60 115
09. Communication, journalism and related programs 3,795 1,280 2,515
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4,335 575 3,760
22. Legal professions and studies 5,260 1,820 3,440
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences175 880 255 620
42. Psychology 3,580 830 2,750
45. Social sciences 7,345 4,045 3,300
Business, management and public administration 52,790 20,570 32,220
30.16 Accounting and computer science 15 10 10
44. Public administration and social service professions 3,960 975 2,985
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services 48,810 19,590 29,225
Physical and life sciences and technologies 8,775 4,780 3,995
26. Biological and biomedical sciences 4,335 1,940 2,395
30.01 Biological and physical sciences 680 400 280
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences176 720 460 265
40. Physical sciences 2,625 1,750 885
41. Science technologies/technicians 405 230 180
Mathematics, computer and information sciences 14,675 10,750 3,925
11. Computer and information sciences and support services 12,945 10,055 2,890
25. Library science 850 180 670
27. Mathematics and statistics 660 380 280
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences177 215 135 80
Architecture, engineering, and related trades 39,135 34,455 4,680
04. Architecture and related services 2,050 1,120 930
14. Engineering 9,170 7,435 1,730
15. Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians 7,740 6,665 1,070
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation 35 15 25
46. Construction trades 9,025 8,590 430
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians 6,755 6,465 295
48. Precision production 4,370 4,160 205
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 4,890 2,700 2,190
01. Agricultural and veterinary sciences/services/operations and related fields178 2,645 1,155 1,490
03. Natural resources and conservation 2,240 1,540 700
Health and related fields 27,135 5,935 21,195
30.37 Design for human health 0 0 0
31. Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology 1,620 835 785
51. Health professions and related programs178 24,380 4,630 19,750
60. Health professions residency/fellowship programs 25 10 20
61. Medical residency/fellowship programs 1,115 465 645
Personal, protective and transportation services 14,840 8,105 6,735
12. Culinary, entertainment, and personal services 8,425 2,855 5,565
28. Military science, leadership and operational art 35 35 0
29. Military technologies and applied sciences 70 60 0
43. Security and protective services 2,750 1,910 840
49. Transportation and materials moving 3,570 3,245 325
Other179 200 55 145
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data180 284,285 142,355 141,935
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree 61,470 33,530 27,935
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree181 222,820 108,825 113,990
Location of study inside Canada 201,525 97,750 103,780
Same as province or territory of residence 197,900 95,690 102,210
Different than province or territory of residence 3,630 2,060 1,570
Location of study outside Canada182 21,290 11,075 10,215
Americas 4,690 2,375 2,320
United States of America 765 455 310
Mexico 515 225 290
Cuba 200 100 100
Haiti 180 80 95
Jamaica 0 0 0
Brazil 1,325 675 650
Colombia 1,085 535 545
Peru 110 50 65
Venezuela95 135 65 70
Other locations of study in Americas 390 185 200
Europe 8,710 4,785 3,920
Belgium 340 210 130
France 6,325 3,520 2,800
Germany 110 50 60
Netherlands 40 15 20
Switzerland 235 135 100
Hungary 15 10 10
Moldova183 110 50 60
Poland 60 25 40
Romania 180 90 90
Russian Federation 145 60 85
Ukraine 185 80 105
Ireland96 20 15 0
United Kingdom87 275 175 100
Bosnia and Herzegovina 185 70 115
Italy 100 85 15
Serbia86 15 10 0
Other locations of study in Europe 370 200 170
Africa 6,355 3,260 3,095
Nigeria 10 0 0
Algeria 830 395 440
Morocco 1,085 560 525
Tunisia 1,485 780 705
Egypt 50 25 25
South Africa, Republic of 15 10 10
Other locations of study in Africa 2,875 1,485 1,390
Asia 1,465 615 850
Iran88 295 135 160
Iraq 10 10 0
Israel 15 0 10
Lebanon 70 15 60
Syria89 40 25 15
Turkey 0 0 0
China90 335 155 180
Taiwan 0 0 0
Hong Kong91 10 0 0
Japan 60 0 50
Korea, South92 30 10 20
Philippines 175 60 125
Viet Nam 65 15 55
Bangladesh 55 30 25
Sri Lanka 0 0 0
India 110 65 45
Pakistan 0 0 0
Other locations of study in Asia 165 65 100
Oceania 70 35 35
Australia 55 30 30
New Zealand 0 0 0
Other locations of study in Oceania 0 0 0
Labour force status
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data184 452,695 220,490 232,205
In the labour force 293,655 151,170 142,485
Employed 272,665 140,475 132,190
Unemployed 20,990 10,695 10,295
Not in the labour force 159,035 69,320 89,715
Participation rate 64.9 68.6 61.4
Employment rate 60.2 63.7 56.9
Unemployment rate 7.1 7.1 7.2
Work activity during the reference year
Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data185 452,695 220,490 232,205
Did not work186 152,255 66,115 86,145
Worked 300,435 154,375 146,060
Worked full year full time187 164,495 87,840 76,660
Worked part year and/or part time188 135,940 66,535 69,405
Average weeks worked in reference year 42.1 42.6 41.6
Class of worker including job permanency
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data189 293,660 151,170 142,490
Class of worker - not applicable190 4,620 2,160 2,460
All classes of workers191 289,040 149,015 140,030
Employee 262,230 133,010 129,220
Permanent position 217,200 111,790 105,405
Temporary position 45,030 21,220 23,815
Fixed term (1 year or more) 17,975 7,995 9,980
Casual, seasonal or short-term position (less than 1 year) 27,055 13,225 13,830
Self-employed192 26,810 16,000 10,815
Occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by occupation - Broad category - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 - 25% sample data193 293,660 151,170 142,490
Occupation - not applicable190 4,620 2,160 2,460
All occupations191 289,040 149,015 140,030
0 Legislative and senior management occupations 4,550 3,155 1,400
1 Business, finance and administration occupations 57,590 20,305 37,290
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 33,185 24,885 8,300
3 Health occupations 27,435 6,325 21,115
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services 42,380 15,055 27,320
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 10,240 5,255 4,980
6 Sales and service occupations 70,075 35,450 34,620
7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 34,910 32,175 2,735
8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 1,835 1,460 375
9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 6,840 4,945 1,900
Industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017
Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 - 25% sample data194 293,660 151,170 142,490
Industry - not applicable190 4,620 2,160 2,460
All industries191 289,040 149,015 140,030
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,325 745 585
21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 545 455 90
22 Utilities 1,355 1,070 285
23 Construction 14,465 12,520 1,945
31-33 Manufacturing 17,005 12,255 4,750
41 Wholesale trade 7,745 5,785 1,960
44-45 Retail trade 32,945 16,625 16,320
48-49 Transportation and warehousing 10,475 8,380 2,095
51 Information and cultural industries 4,710 3,105 1,610
52 Finance and insurance 13,925 6,395 7,535
53 Real estate and rental and leasing 4,260 2,505 1,755
54 Professional, scientific and technical services 26,485 16,180 10,305
55 Management of companies and enterprises 300 160 145
56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 12,020 7,565 4,460
61 Educational services 23,225 8,030 15,195
62 Health care and social assistance 44,870 10,755 34,120
71 Arts, entertainment and recreation 4,885 2,560 2,330
72 Accommodation and food services 17,505 9,160 8,345
81 Other services (except public administration) 11,610 5,415 6,195
91 Public administration 39,380 19,355 20,025
All languages used at work
Total - All languages used at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data195 315,715 162,155 153,555
English 3,370 1,975 1,400
French 259,740 128,735 131,000
Non-official language 355 185 170
Indigenous39 15 10 10
Non-Indigenous 340 180 160
English and French 49,510 30,060 19,450
English and non-official language(s) 130 75 60
French and non-official language(s) 1,120 465 655
English, French and non-official language(s) 1,475 665 815
Multiple non-official languages 15 0 15
Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020, in private households, 2021 Census - 25% sample data196 315,715 162,155 153,555
Single responses 309,415 158,325 151,090
Official languages 308,770 158,015 150,750
English 8,855 5,265 3,590
French 299,915 152,750 147,165
Non-official languages 650 315 335
Indigenous languages39 30 25 10
Algonquian languages 30 25 10
Blackfoot 0 0 0
Cree-Innu languages 30 25 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0
Cree languages 0 0 0
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0 0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 0 0 0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 0 0 0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 0 0 0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Innu (Montagnais) 30 25 10
Naskapi 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0
Ojibway languages 0 0 0
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 0 0 0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 0 0 0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 0 0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 0 0
Dene, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 0 0 0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 0 0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 0 0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0
Assiniboine 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Non-Indigenous languages 620 290 330
Afro-Asiatic languages 30 0 20
Berber languages 0 0 0
Kabyle 0 0 0
Tamazight 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Chadic languages 0 0 0
Coptic 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0
Bilen 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Semitic languages 30 0 20
Amharic 0 0 0
Arabic 20 0 15
Aramaic languages 0 0 0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0
Aramaic, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 40 15 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 10
Vietnamese 30 15 15
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 0 0 0
Bikol 0 0 0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Cebuano 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0
Indonesian 0 0 0
Kankanaey 0 0 0
Malagasy languages 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Creole languages 0 0 0
Haitian Creole 0 0 0
Jamaican English Creole 0 0 0
Morisyen 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0
Malayalam 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 405 195 205
Albanian 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 20 10 10
Baltic languages 0 0 0
Latvian 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0
Slavic languages 20 10 10
Bulgarian 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0
Polish 0 0 0
Russian 10 0 10
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0
Croatian 0 0 0
Serbian 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Slovak 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0
Ukrainian 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Germanic languages 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0
High German languages 0 0 0
German 0 0 0
Pennsylvania German 0 0 0
Swiss German 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 0 0 0
Afrikaans 0 0 0
Dutch 0 0 0
Low German, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Low Saxon 0 0 0
Plautdietsch 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0
Scandinavian languages 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Greek 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 45 15 25
Indo-Aryan languages 10 10 0
Bengali 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0
Hindi 10 10 0
Kacchi 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0
Nepali 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0
Urdu 0 0 0
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iranian languages 30 10 25
Kurdish 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0
Persian languages 30 10 25
Dari 0 0 0
Iranian Persian 25 10 20
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 0 0 0
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 330 170 165
Catalan 0 0 0
Italian 0 0 0
Portuguese 25 10 15
Romanian 0 0 0
Spanish 295 155 145
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Japanese 15 0 10
Korean 0 0 0
Mongolian 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0
Edo 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0
Ga 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0
Lingala 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0
Swahili 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Sign languages 35 15 20
American Sign Language 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 35 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 80 40 40
Chinese languages 80 40 40
Hakka 0 0 0
Mandarin 40 20 15
Min Dong 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0
Yue (Cantonese) 40 15 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0
S'gaw Karen 0 0 0
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tibetan 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 10 0 10
Lao 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0
Turkish 0 0 0
Uyghur 0 0 0
Uzbek 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Uralic languages 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0
Hungarian 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Multiple responses 6,300 3,830 2,465
English and French 5,820 3,610 2,210
English and non-official language(s) 45 30 15
French and non-official language(s) 320 125 190
English, French and non-official language(s) 115 65 50
Multiple non-official languages 0 0 0
Other language(s) used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2020 - 25% sample data197 315,715 162,155 153,555
None 269,430 134,590 134,840
English 38,745 23,370 15,370
French 5,470 3,275 2,195
Non-official language 930 385 545
Indigenous39 40 10 30
Non-Indigenous 895 375 515
English and French 25 15 10
English and non-official language(s) 880 405 470
French and non-official language(s) 175 75 95
English, French and non-official language(s) 10 10 0
Multiple non-official languages 50 30 20
Place of work status
Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data198 272,665 140,475 132,190
Worked at home 71,305 35,490 35,815
Worked outside Canada 450 325 125
No fixed workplace address 25,050 18,640 6,405
Usual place of work 175,860 86,015 89,845
Commuting destination
Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data199 175,860 86,015 89,840
Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence 153,905 72,085 81,825
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence 6,390 3,755 2,635
Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence 15,300 9,985 5,305
Commute to a different province or territory 265 190 75
Main mode of commuting
Total - Main mode of commuting for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data200 200,910 104,660 96,250
Car, truck or van 157,975 84,910 73,070
Car, truck or van - as a driver 148,025 81,190 66,830
Car, truck or van - as a passenger 9,950 3,720 6,235
Public transit 21,765 9,120 12,650
Walked 15,185 6,930 8,255
Bicycle 2,835 1,990 845
Other method 3,145 1,710 1,435
Commuting duration
Total - Commuting duration for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data201 200,910 104,660 96,250
Less than 15 minutes 65,060 31,855 33,205
15 to 29 minutes 96,435 51,700 44,735
30 to 44 minutes 26,865 14,450 12,410
45 to 59 minutes 7,325 3,635 3,690
60 minutes and over 5,225 3,015 2,205
Time leaving for work
Total - Time leaving for work for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address - 25% sample data202 200,910 104,660 96,250
Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. 8,920 6,555 2,370
Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. 34,980 22,870 12,110
Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. 67,700 32,135 35,565
Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. 42,590 18,840 23,740
Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. 17,735 8,095 9,640
Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. 28,990 16,155 12,830
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language
Total - Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language for the population in private households born in 2003 or later - 100% data203 96,720 49,250 47,470
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language 8,450 4,175 4,280
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language 88,270 45,075 43,195
Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language for school-aged children
Total - Eligibility and instruction in the minority official language, for the population in private households born between 2003 and 2015 (inclusive) - 100% data204 69,680 35,320 34,355
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language 6,520 3,210 3,310
Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada 4,810 2,330 2,485
Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada 1,710 885 825
Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language 63,155 32,105 31,050

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Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released November 15, 2023.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed March 29, 2024).

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