Census Profile, 2016 Census
Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Canada [Country]

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).

Characteristic	Montréal Quebec [Census metropolitan area]			Canada [Country]
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	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1	4,098,927	...	...	35,151,728	...	...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1	3,934,078 r	...	...	33,476,688	...	...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016	4.2	...	...	5.0	...	...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2	1,823,281	...	...	15,412,443	...	...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3	1,727,310	...	...	14,072,079	...	...
Population density per square kilometre	890.2	...	...	3.9	...	...
Land area in square kilometres	4,604.26	...	...	8,965,588.85	...	...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4	4,098,925	2,000,935	2,097,990	35,151,730	17,264,200	17,887,530
0 to 14 years	691,345	353,270	338,075	5,839,565	2,992,920	2,846,645
0 to 4 years	231,320	118,405	112,920	1,898,790	973,030	925,760
5 to 9 years	242,610	124,075	118,535	2,018,130	1,034,685	983,445
10 to 14 years	217,415	110,795	106,620	1,922,645	985,200	937,445
15 to 64 years	2,735,890	1,356,315	1,379,575	23,376,530	11,576,130	11,800,400
15 to 19 years	225,345	114,530	110,815	2,026,160	1,039,215	986,940
20 to 24 years	271,635	136,530	135,105	2,242,690	1,144,495	1,098,200
25 to 29 years	270,735	134,135	136,600	2,285,990	1,144,470	1,141,515
30 to 34 years	279,175	136,275	142,905	2,329,395	1,148,290	1,181,110
35 to 39 years	295,330	145,080	150,255	2,288,365	1,118,635	1,169,730
40 to 44 years	276,490	137,505	138,985	2,255,135	1,104,440	1,150,695
45 to 49 years	277,560	138,805	138,755	2,359,965	1,157,760	1,202,210
50 to 54 years	303,980	152,325	151,660	2,678,075	1,318,755	1,359,320
55 to 59 years	291,385	143,585	147,805	2,620,240	1,285,190	1,335,055
60 to 64 years	244,235	117,550	126,690	2,290,510	1,114,885	1,175,630
65 years and over	671,690	291,345	380,345	5,935,630	2,695,150	3,240,485
65 to 69 years	210,080	98,390	111,690	1,972,480	953,075	1,019,405
70 to 74 years	162,985	74,565	88,420	1,420,875	677,975	742,900
75 to 79 years	118,450	51,740	66,710	1,021,850	469,550	552,300
80 to 84 years	89,460	36,985	52,470	749,650	325,765	423,880
85 years and over	90,720	29,665	61,060	770,780	268,790	501,990
85 to 89 years	58,055	21,025	37,030	482,525	185,535	296,990
90 to 94 years	25,420	7,160	18,260	223,510	68,675	154,835
95 to 99 years	6,285	1,350	4,935	56,525	13,240	43,280
100 years and over	965	130	830	8,230	1,340	6,890
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0 to 14 years	16.9	17.7	16.1	16.6	17.3	15.9
15 to 64 years	66.7	67.8	65.8	66.5	67.1	66.0
65 years and over	16.4	14.6	18.1	16.9	15.6	18.1
85 years and over	2.2	1.5	2.9	2.2	1.6	2.8
Average age of the population	40.6	39.5	41.6	41.0	40.1	41.9
Median age of the population	40.3	39.3	41.2	41.2	40.2	42.2
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5	1,727,310	...	...	14,072,080	...	...
Single-detached house	564,230	...	...	7,541,495	...	...
Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys	151,365	...	...	1,391,040	...	...
Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6	1,007,340	...	...	4,949,795	...	...
Semi-detached house	86,460	...	...	698,800	...	...
Row house	56,770	...	...	891,305	...	...
Apartment or flat in a duplex	146,085	...	...	784,300	...	...
Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys	711,775	...	...	2,539,390	...	...
Other single-attached house	6,255	...	...	36,005	...	...
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7	4,380	...	...	189,755	...	...
Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8	1,727,310	...	...	14,072,080	...	...
1 person	570,285	...	...	3,969,790	...	...
2 persons	551,270	...	...	4,834,605	...	...
3 persons	257,130	...	...	2,140,640	...	...
4 persons	231,025	...	...	1,946,275	...	...
5 or more persons	117,600	...	...	1,180,770	...	...
Number of persons in private households	4,009,790	...	...	34,460,060	...	...
Average household size	2.3	...	...	2.4	...	...
Marital status
Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9	3,407,580	1,647,665	1,759,915	29,312,160	14,271,280	15,040,885
Married or living common law	1,845,335	925,190	920,145	16,893,720	8,452,135	8,441,585
Married	1,226,235	613,925	612,315	13,383,455	6,693,465	6,689,990
Living common law	619,100	311,270	307,830	3,510,265	1,758,670	1,751,590
Not married and not living common law	1,562,240	722,470	839,775	12,418,440	5,819,140	6,599,300
Never married	1,077,075	569,720	507,355	8,254,340	4,444,425	3,809,915
Separated	58,740	24,795	33,945	718,295	309,905	408,400
Divorced	245,625	91,055	154,570	1,816,005	725,535	1,090,470
Widowed	180,805	36,900	143,910	1,629,800	339,280	1,290,525
Family characteristics
Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10	1,101,980	...	...	9,840,730	...	...
2 persons	539,635	...	...	5,007,790	...	...
3 persons	244,885	...	...	2,107,830	...	...
4 persons	224,230	...	...	1,909,935	...	...
5 or more persons	93,225	...	...	815,170	...	...
Average size of census families	2.9	...	...	2.9	...	...
Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11	1,101,985	...	...	9,840,730	...	...
Total couple families	898,085	...	...	8,227,925	...	...
Married couples	588,970	...	...	6,474,005	...	...
Common-law couples	309,115	...	...	1,753,920	...	...
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent	203,895	...	...	1,612,805	...	...
Female parent	158,625	...	...	1,262,340	...	...
Male parent	45,270	...	...	350,465	...	...
Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data	898,090	...	...	8,227,925	...	...
Couples without children	413,795	...	...	4,024,305	...	...
Couples with children	484,290	...	...	4,203,615	...	...
1 child	185,880	...	...	1,650,165	...	...
2 children	209,465	...	...	1,783,080	...	...
3 or more children	88,950	...	...	770,375	...	...
Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data	203,895	...	...	1,612,805	...	...
1 child	125,840	...	...	983,485	...	...
2 children	59,010	...	...	457,670	...	...
3 or more children	19,045	...	...	171,655	...	...
Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data	802,100	385,725	416,380	6,107,260	2,941,395	3,165,865
Household type
Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12	1,727,310	...	...	14,072,075	...	...
One-census-family households	1,065,055	...	...	9,218,225	...	...
Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13	399,960	...	...	3,782,095	...	...
With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14	665,095	...	...	5,436,135	...	...
Multiple-census-family households	18,140	...	...	301,715	...	...
Non-census-family households	644,110	...	...	4,552,135	...	...
One-person households	570,285	...	...	3,969,790	...	...
Two-or-more person non-census-family households	73,825	...	...	582,350	...	...
Knowledge of official languagesUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15	4,053,355	1,982,260	2,071,100	34,767,255	17,101,170	17,666,080
English only	286,275	143,255	143,025	23,757,525	11,838,075	11,919,455
French only	1,472,060	662,855	809,205	4,144,685	1,925,845	2,218,840
English and French	2,231,540	1,150,975	1,080,565	6,216,065	3,071,325	3,144,740
Neither English nor French	63,480	25,175	38,305	648,970	265,920	383,045
First official language spokenUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16	4,053,355	1,982,260	2,071,100	34,767,250	17,101,165	17,666,085
English	765,805	382,720	383,080	26,007,500	12,852,330	13,155,165
French	2,980,955	1,448,725	1,532,235	7,705,755	3,780,105	3,925,650
English and French	244,955	126,535	118,415	417,485	209,130	208,355
Neither English nor French	61,645	24,280	37,365	636,515	259,600	376,910
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17	888,280	445,990	442,290	7,914,495	3,884,670	4,029,825
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17	21.9	22.5	21.4	22.8	22.7	22.8
Mother tongueUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18	4,053,355	1,982,260	2,071,100	34,767,255	17,101,170	17,666,085
Single responses	3,907,510	1,909,450	1,998,060	33,948,620	16,702,840	17,245,775
Official languages	2,996,905	1,467,115	1,529,795	26,627,555	13,201,620	13,425,940
English	444,955	222,890	222,065	19,460,850	9,680,125	9,780,725
French	2,551,955	1,244,225	1,307,730	7,166,705	3,521,495	3,645,215
Non-official languages	910,605	442,335	468,270	7,321,065	3,501,220	3,819,840
Aboriginal languages	755	275	480	195,700	94,795	100,900
Algonquian languages	370	145	225	130,450	62,930	67,520
Blackfoot	0	5	0	2,815	1,325	1,490
Cree-Montagnais languages	320	120	200	88,445	42,920	45,530
Atikamekw	30	10	25	6,150	3,135	3,015
Montagnais (Innu)	70	25	45	10,230	4,885	5,350
Moose Cree	0	0	0	100	50	55
Naskapi	15	10	10	1,205	590	620
Northern East Cree	50	20	30	315	125	190
Plains Cree	5	0	5	3,065	1,360	1,710
Southern East Cree	10	5	5	45	20	25
Swampy Cree	0	0	0	1,440	585	850
Woods Cree	0	0	0	1,840	865	975
Cree, n.o.s.	140	50	90	64,050	31,305	32,745
Eastern Algonquian languages	20	5	15	6,990	3,310	3,680
Malecite	0	0	0	305	140	160
Mi'kmaq	20	5	10	6,690	3,170	3,520
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	35	20	10	32,150	15,350	16,800
Algonquin	30	20	15	1,260	590	670
Ojibway	0	0	0	17,890	8,440	9,450
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	12,855	6,260	6,595
Ottawa (Odawa)	0	0	0	150	65	85
Algonquian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	45	25	20
Athabaskan languages	10	5	5	17,365	8,325	9,045
Northern Athabaskan languages	5	5	5	17,315	8,310	9,010
Babine (Wetsuwet'en)	5	0	0	110	55	60
Beaver	0	0	0	190	85	105
Carrier	0	0	0	1,025	465	565
Chilcotin	0	0	0	660	295	360
Dene	0	0	0	10,700	5,185	5,515
Dogrib (Tlicho)	0	0	0	1,645	840	815
Gwich'in	0	0	0	260	110	145
Sarsi (Sarcee)	0	0	0	80	25	50
Sekani	0	0	0	90	45	45
Slavey-Hare languages	5	5	0	1,995	950	1,045
North Slavey (Hare)	0	0	0	765	365	400
South Slavey	0	0	0	945	455	495
Slavey, n.o.s.	5	0	5	280	130	150
Tahltan languages	0	0	0	270	135	140
Kaska (Nahani)	0	0	0	180	90	90
Tahltan	0	0	0	95	40	50
Tutchone languages	0	0	0	290	120	170
Northern Tutchone	0	0	0	215	90	135
Southern Tutchone	0	0	0	70	30	40
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	50	20	35
Haida	0	0	0	75	35	40
Inuit languages	270	70	195	36,545	18,100	18,445
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	0	0	0	1,025	445	575
Inuktitut	225	60	170	35,215	17,530	17,680
Inuit languages, n.i.e.	35	15	25	315	125	185
Iroquoian languages	75	40	40	1,115	485	635
Cayuga	0	0	0	45	20	20
Mohawk	70	35	35	980	430	555
Oneida	0	0	0	55	20	40
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	35	15	20
Kutenai	0	0	0	105	55	55
Michif	0	0	0	465	230	235
Salish languages	5	0	5	2,305	1,130	1,180
Comox	0	0	0	80	45	40
Halkomelem	0	0	0	475	225	245
Lillooet	0	0	0	315	155	155
Okanagan	0	0	0	270	135	135
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin)	0	0	0	445	225	220
Squamish	0	0	0	40	20	20
Straits	0	0	0	80	40	40
Thompson (Ntlakapamux)	0	0	0	335	150	185
Salish languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	255	135	125
Siouan languages	0	0	5	4,285	2,070	2,220
Dakota	5	0	5	1,215	570	635
Stoney	0	0	0	3,025	1,465	1,555
Siouan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	30	25
Tlingit	0	0	0	95	40	55
Tsimshian languages	0	0	0	1,480	730	755
Gitxsan (Gitksan)	0	0	0	880	435	445
Nisga'a	0	0	0	400	200	200
Tsimshian	0	0	0	200	90	110
Wakashan languages	0	0	0	805	370	435
Haisla	0	0	0	90	40	50
Heiltsuk	0	0	0	95	40	55
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala)	0	0	0	325	145	185
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)	0	0	0	285	135	140
Wakashan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s.	30	15	15	585	295	295
Non-Aboriginal languages	909,845	442,055	467,790	7,125,365	3,406,425	3,718,945
Afro-Asiatic languages	176,965	92,830	84,135	575,365	298,060	277,300
Berber languages	18,945	10,025	8,915	22,135	11,865	10,270
Kabyle	11,315	5,975	5,335	13,150	6,995	6,155
Berber languages, n.i.e.	7,625	4,050	3,580	8,985	4,865	4,115
Cushitic languages	760	365	395	42,885	20,095	22,790
Bilen	10	10	5	805	455	350
Oromo	5	5	0	4,960	2,560	2,400
Somali	725	340	385	36,755	16,895	19,865
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	365	195	170
Semitic languages	157,015	82,305	74,715	509,190	265,465	243,725
Amharic	665	310	355	22,465	10,720	11,745
Arabic	151,955	79,715	72,240	419,890	220,785	199,105
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	125	65	60	16,070	7,910	8,160
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	15	10	10	5,545	2,780	2,770
Harari	5	0	5	1,320	635	685
Hebrew	3,810	1,990	1,820	19,530	10,480	9,045
Maltese	15	5	10	5,565	2,765	2,800
Tigrigna	340	165	180	16,650	8,310	8,340
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	85	45	40	2,155	1,085	1,070
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	245	140	110	1,155	635	520
Austro-Asiatic languages	33,385	15,675	17,715	176,725	81,810	94,920
Khmer (Cambodian)	7,945	3,690	4,255	20,130	9,270	10,860
Vietnamese	25,430	11,975	13,450	156,425	72,470	83,955
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e	10	5	10	170	65	100
Austronesian languages	20,215	7,315	12,895	511,480	211,580	299,900
Bikol	110	35	75	1,790	790	1,000
Cebuano	760	250	510	19,890	7,930	11,960
Fijian	0	0	0	745	400	345
Hiligaynon	400	130	275	6,885	2,680	4,205
Ilocano	2,035	740	1,295	26,345	10,620	15,720
Malagasy	825	385	440	1,430	665	760
Malay	605	235	370	12,275	5,255	7,020
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	200	90	110	4,040	1,865	2,175
Pangasinan	90	40	50	1,390	590	800
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	14,865	5,275	9,590	431,380	178,575	252,810
Waray-Waray	50	10	35	1,110	430	675
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	275	120	160	4,195	1,770	2,425
Creole languages	54,205	23,910	30,300	72,125	32,310	39,820
Haitian Creole	1,965	930	1,035	3,030	1,445	1,590
Creole, n.o.s.	51,325	22,520	28,805	64,105	28,455	35,660
Creole languages, n.i.e.	915	460	460	4,985	2,410	2,575
Dravidian languages	14,695	7,335	7,365	189,405	94,765	94,640
Kannada	230	125	105	3,970	2,040	1,935
Malayalam	405	215	190	28,570	14,770	13,800
Tamil	13,490	6,650	6,835	140,720	69,080	71,640
Telugu	555	335	215	15,655	8,640	7,020
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	490	240	250
Hmong-Mien languages	20	10	10	795	395	405
Indo-European languages	493,565	239,965	253,600	3,877,330	1,889,400	1,987,930
Albanian	2,455	1,250	1,205	26,890	13,610	13,285
Armenian	16,170	7,835	8,335	33,455	16,270	17,185
Balto-Slavic languages	58,295	26,270	32,025	701,975	323,640	378,340
Baltic languages	725	265	455	12,530	5,315	7,215
Latvian	235	90	150	5,455	2,350	3,105
Lithuanian	485	180	305	7,075	2,965	4,115
Slavic languages	57,570	26,005	31,570	689,450	318,325	371,115
Belarusan	70	40	25	810	385	430
Bosnian	455	220	230	12,210	6,035	6,180
Bulgarian	6,395	3,095	3,295	20,025	9,675	10,345
Croatian	1,865	930	935	48,200	23,540	24,665
Czech	1,175	540	635	22,290	10,525	11,765
Macedonian	175	90	90	16,775	8,050	8,725
Polish	12,185	5,280	6,905	181,710	82,435	99,275
Russian	26,370	11,785	14,585	188,255	85,400	102,855
Serbian	1,890	930	955	57,350	28,535	28,815
Serbo-Croatian	655	305	345	9,555	4,565	4,985
Slovak	900	385	510	17,580	8,075	9,510
Slovene (Slovenian)	690	310	375	9,790	4,415	5,370
Ukrainian	4,640	2,025	2,610	102,485	45,440	57,040
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	125	65	65	2,415	1,255	1,165
Celtic languages	110	65	45	2,690	1,335	1,360
Scottish Gaelic	15	10	5	1,090	540	550
Welsh	25	10	15	1,075	495	575
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	65	45	25	530	295	235
Germanic languages	21,470	10,340	11,130	538,765	258,410	280,350
Afrikaans	90	40	50	10,265	5,115	5,145
Danish	300	145	155	12,630	6,245	6,390
Dutch	1,820	920	900	99,020	48,200	50,820
Frisian	5	5	5	2,100	1,095	1,005
German	9,235	4,195	5,040	384,035	183,215	200,820
Icelandic	60	25	30	1,285	600	685
Norwegian	145	70	70	4,615	2,170	2,445
Swedish	445	205	245	6,840	3,015	3,825
Vlaams (Flemish)	310	125	185	3,895	1,730	2,165
Yiddish	8,960	4,545	4,410	13,555	6,750	6,800
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	105	55	50	525	280	240
Greek	37,710	18,830	18,885	106,525	53,350	53,170
Indo-Iranian languages	70,940	36,585	34,350	1,312,750	664,120	648,630
Indo-Aryan languages	43,890	22,860	21,030	1,064,760	538,530	526,235
Bengali	10,805	5,515	5,290	73,125	37,410	35,720
Gujarati	6,005	2,940	3,060	108,780	55,105	53,670
Hindi	2,905	1,565	1,335	110,640	55,880	54,765
Kashmiri	15	15	0	565	300	265
Konkani	110	60	50	3,330	1,625	1,710
Marathi	235	135	100	8,295	4,300	3,995
Nepali	350	170	180	18,275	9,230	9,045
Oriya (Odia)	30	20	10	1,055	560	495
Punjabi (Panjabi)	12,250	6,645	5,605	501,680	253,515	248,160
Sindhi	310	150	160	11,860	5,605	6,260
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	620	300	315	16,335	8,050	8,285
Urdu	10,260	5,335	4,925	210,815	106,960	103,860
Iranian languages	26,720	13,545	13,180	242,805	122,835	119,970
Kurdish	790	425	365	11,705	6,345	5,355
Pashto	1,190	625	560	16,910	8,760	8,145
Persian (Farsi)	24,740	12,485	12,255	214,200	107,725	106,470
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	330	185	145	5,180	2,755	2,425
Italic (Romance) languages	286,425	138,790	147,635	1,154,270	558,660	595,615
Catalan	260	135	130	865	440	425
Italian	101,230	49,650	51,570	375,635	184,415	191,220
Portuguese	31,025	14,925	16,100	221,540	106,630	114,910
Romanian	33,050	15,835	17,215	96,665	46,195	50,470
Spanish	120,765	58,185	62,580	458,850	220,605	238,245
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	95	55	40	720	380	340
Japanese	2,065	635	1,430	43,640	14,790	28,855
Kartvelian languages	160	75	85	1,715	910	805
Georgian	160	80	85	1,715	910	805
Korean	4,865	2,160	2,710	153,425	70,310	83,115
Mongolic languages	185	75	110	1,575	690	885
Mongolian	185	75	110	1,575	690	880
Niger-Congo languages	19,245	9,725	9,520	91,375	45,075	46,305
Akan (Twi)	1,015	500	510	13,455	6,490	6,970
Bamanankan	975	530	445	1,535	815	720
Edo	70	40	25	1,670	770	900
Ewe	485	275	210	1,760	950	805
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	1,625	840	785	2,825	1,495	1,335
Ga	80	40	40	920	445	470
Ganda	20	5	10	1,295	625	665
Igbo	95	55	45	4,235	2,265	1,970
Lingala	1,970	920	1,050	3,810	1,785	2,025
Rundi (Kirundi)	1,700	790	905	5,845	2,785	3,060
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	1,425	640	790	5,250	2,355	2,895
Shona	75	40	35	3,180	1,520	1,665
Swahili	1,305	620	685	13,370	6,385	6,990
Wolof	2,440	1,305	1,135	3,990	2,170	1,820
Yoruba	205	130	80	9,085	4,785	4,300
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5,755	2,990	2,765	19,135	9,435	9,695
Nilo-Saharan languages	170	95	70	5,870	3,025	2,845
Dinka	0	0	0	2,120	1,115	1,000
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	170	95	75	3,755	1,910	1,840
Sign languages	795	410	380	7,500	3,925	3,575
American Sign Language	50	25	20	2,685	1,320	1,360
Quebec Sign Language	435	210	225	695	340	355
Sign languages, n.i.e	315	180	140	4,120	2,265	1,860
Sino-Tibetan languages	71,705	33,385	38,320	1,269,215	589,570	679,645
Chinese languages	71,485	33,270	38,215	1,253,360	581,650	671,715
Cantonese	23,450	11,055	12,400	565,270	262,865	302,405
Hakka	460	205	255	10,910	4,900	6,015
Mandarin	40,195	18,570	21,625	592,040	274,630	317,410
Min Dong	25	10	10	1,230	580	650
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	3,105	1,435	1,675	31,795	14,450	17,350
Wu (Shanghainese)	1,020	450	575	12,915	5,780	7,140
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,140	1,510	1,635	38,580	18,165	20,410
Chinese languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	610	275	335
Tibeto-Burman languages	220	110	110	15,850	7,925	7,935
Burmese	60	20	35	3,585	1,795	1,790
Karenic languages	0	0	0	4,705	2,355	2,350
Tibetan	100	55	40	6,165	3,080	3,080
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	1,400	695	705
Tai-Kadai languages	4,080	1,845	2,240	22,010	8,870	13,145
Lao	3,545	1,710	1,830	12,670	6,145	6,525
Thai	530	135	395	9,255	2,690	6,565
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e	5	0	5	80	35	55
Turkic languages	7,375	3,765	3,610	40,140	21,120	19,025
Azerbaijani	260	145	120	3,260	1,785	1,470
Turkish	6,625	3,390	3,235	32,815	17,375	15,440
Uyghur	190	95	100	1,035	510	525
Uzbek	125	65	65	1,715	855	865
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	170	75	95	1,315	590	720
Uralic languages	5,650	2,570	3,080	81,985	37,790	44,195
Estonian	170	65	105	5,445	2,325	3,115
Finnish	290	95	200	15,295	6,395	8,900
Hungarian	5,185	2,410	2,775	61,235	29,060	32,175
Uralic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages, n.i.e.	490	275	220	3,690	2,045	1,645
Multiple responses	145,850	72,810	73,040	818,635	398,325	420,305
English and French	47,150	23,885	23,265	165,320	80,460	84,860
English and non-official language	25,440	12,510	12,940	533,265	259,160	274,100
French and non-official language	56,960	28,035	28,925	86,150	42,170	43,985
English, French and non-official language	16,300	8,390	7,910	33,900	16,535	17,365
Language spoken most often at homeUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19	4,053,355	1,982,260	2,071,100	34,767,250	17,101,165	17,666,085
Single responses	3,784,235	1,850,955	1,933,280	33,103,860	16,298,475	16,805,395
Official languages	3,289,705	1,613,690	1,676,015	29,106,670	14,383,020	14,723,645
English	620,510	309,205	311,310	22,162,865	10,966,135	11,196,730
French	2,669,195	1,304,490	1,364,705	6,943,800	3,416,890	3,526,910
Non-official languages	494,525	237,260	257,265	3,997,195	1,915,450	2,081,750
Aboriginal languages	260	110	145	118,470	59,720	58,750
Algonquian languages	145	65	80	75,080	37,825	37,260
Blackfoot	0	0	0	1,115	555	555
Cree-Montagnais languages	140	60	75	55,825	28,135	27,685
Atikamekw	5	0	5	5,465	2,825	2,640
Montagnais (Innu)	20	5	15	8,590	4,195	4,395
Moose Cree	0	0	0	10	5	5
Naskapi	5	10	0	1,200	595	605
Northern East Cree	30	20	15	110	55	60
Plains Cree	5	0	0	1,350	665	685
Southern East Cree	5	0	5	20	5	15
Swampy Cree	0	0	0	330	140	190
Woods Cree	0	0	0	800	410	390
Cree, n.o.s.	70	30	35	37,945	19,240	18,710
Eastern Algonquian languages	0	5	5	3,615	1,795	1,820
Malecite	0	0	0	55	30	30
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	3,560	1,770	1,795
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	5	0	0	14,525	7,335	7,190
Algonquin	5	0	0	370	170	200
Ojibway	0	0	0	6,175	3,165	3,015
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	7,900	3,960	3,940
Ottawa (Odawa)	0	0	0	75	40	35
Algonquian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	5
Athabaskan languages	0	0	0	10,265	5,125	5,135
Northern Athabaskan languages	5	0	0	10,255	5,120	5,135
Babine (Wetsuwet'en)	0	0	0	15	10	10
Beaver	0	0	0	50	30	20
Carrier	0	0	0	245	115	130
Chilcotin	0	0	0	255	125	130
Dene	0	0	0	7,710	3,805	3,905
Dogrib (Tlicho)	0	0	0	1,020	550	475
Gwich'in	0	0	0	45	25	25
Sarsi (Sarcee)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Sekani	0	0	0	15	10	5
Slavey-Hare languages	0	0	0	820	425	395
North Slavey (Hare)	0	0	0	340	180	155
South Slavey	0	0	0	370	190	185
Slavey, n.o.s.	0	0	0	105	55	55
Tahltan languages	0	0	0	25	15	15
Kaska (Nahani)	0	0	0	25	10	10
Tahltan	0	0	0	0	5	5
Tutchone languages	0	0	0	30	15	15
Northern Tutchone	0	0	0	25	15	10
Southern Tutchone	0	0	0	10	0	5
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	5	5
Haida	0	0	0	10	5	0
Inuit languages	80	30	50	29,490	14,995	14,495
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	0	0	0	165	75	90
Inuktitut	70	25	45	29,230	14,885	14,345
Inuit languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	90	40	55
Iroquoian languages	15	5	5	285	135	155
Cayuga	0	0	0	10	0	5
Mohawk	15	5	5	255	115	140
Oneida	0	0	0	15	5	10
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	5
Kutenai	0	0	0	15	10	5
Michif	0	0	0	85	40	45
Salish languages	5	0	5	285	130	150
Comox	0	0	0	0	0	0
Halkomelem	0	0	0	45	20	25
Lillooet	0	0	0	25	15	10
Okanagan	0	0	0	85	35	45
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin)	0	0	0	55	30	20
Squamish	0	0	0	5	0	5
Straits	0	0	0	20	10	15
Thompson (Ntlakapamux)	0	0	0	20	10	10
Salish languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	25	15	10
Siouan languages	0	0	0	2,225	1,085	1,140
Dakota	0	0	0	255	140	120
Stoney	0	0	0	1,950	940	1,010
Siouan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	20	10	15
Tlingit	0	0	0	5	0	0
Tsimshian languages	0	0	0	410	210	190
Gitxsan (Gitksan)	0	0	0	315	155	155
Nisga'a	0	0	0	70	40	30
Tsimshian	0	0	0	25	15	15
Wakashan languages	0	0	0	75	45	35
Haisla	0	0	0	20	10	15
Heiltsuk	0	0	0	5	5	5
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala)	0	0	0	20	10	10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)	0	0	0	30	15	15
Wakashan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s.	15	5	10	235	110	125
Non-Aboriginal languages	494,265	237,150	257,120	3,878,725	1,855,730	2,022,995
Afro-Asiatic languages	82,560	41,880	40,680	307,755	153,275	154,480
Berber languages	6,830	3,540	3,285	8,105	4,215	3,895
Kabyle	4,610	2,395	2,210	5,490	2,855	2,640
Berber languages, n.i.e.	2,225	1,145	1,075	2,620	1,365	1,260
Cushitic languages	360	155	205	27,095	12,455	14,640
Bilen	5	0	0	620	330	285
Oromo	0	0	0	3,410	1,700	1,710
Somali	350	150	200	22,895	10,340	12,555
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	185	85	95
Semitic languages	75,305	38,150	37,150	272,100	136,390	135,720
Amharic	315	145	170	12,780	6,010	6,770
Arabic	72,985	36,985	35,995	223,540	112,690	110,850
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	90	50	40	10,510	5,090	5,425
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	10	5	5	3,445	1,695	1,750
Harari	0	0	5	735	335	400
Hebrew	1,680	865	810	8,560	4,425	4,135
Maltese	0	0	5	1,130	525	605
Tigrigna	190	85	100	10,205	5,040	5,170
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	40	15	20	1,200	585	620
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	70	30	35	440	215	230
Austro-Asiatic languages	23,425	10,940	12,480	115,210	53,500	61,710
Khmer (Cambodian)	4,720	2,160	2,560	10,880	4,940	5,945
Vietnamese	18,700	8,785	9,915	104,245	48,525	55,725
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e	5	0	0	85	40	45
Austronesian languages	9,405	3,780	5,625	239,785	108,110	131,680
Bikol	15	10	10	290	140	155
Cebuano	220	100	120	7,210	3,325	3,880
Fijian	0	0	0	195	105	90
Hiligaynon	125	55	70	2,205	970	1,240
Ilocano	740	305	435	9,125	4,045	5,080
Malagasy	260	135	125	435	220	210
Malay	165	80	85	3,620	1,710	1,910
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	60	35	30	1,200	565	630
Pangasinan	15	5	5	240	110	135
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	7,750	3,040	4,710	213,790	96,235	117,555
Waray-Waray	15	5	10	310	135	170
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	50	20	30	1,160	545	620
Creole languages	19,975	8,450	11,520	27,860	12,005	15,850
Haitian Creole	775	345	430	1,280	575	705
Creole, n.o.s.	18,775	7,915	10,865	24,575	10,510	14,060
Creole languages, n.i.e.	420	190	225	2,005	920	1,085
Dravidian languages	11,330	5,555	5,775	122,490	59,780	62,710
Kannada	140	80	65	1,630	825	800
Malayalam	190	90	95	15,440	7,865	7,575
Tamil	10,670	5,185	5,485	96,955	46,570	50,385
Telugu	325	190	130	8,280	4,430	3,850
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	190	85	105
Hmong-Mien languages	10	5	5	340	160	180
Indo-European languages	271,930	130,410	141,520	1,911,215	927,225	983,985
Albanian	1,445	710	730	13,135	6,575	6,560
Armenian	11,835	5,600	6,235	21,505	10,165	11,345
Balto-Slavic languages	35,205	16,555	18,650	314,965	149,315	165,650
Baltic languages	165	70	95	3,275	1,400	1,870
Latvian	65	30	30	1,255	530	725
Lithuanian	100	40	60	2,020	870	1,150
Slavic languages	35,040	16,485	18,555	311,690	147,910	163,780
Belarusan	20	10	15	230	105	120
Bosnian	260	125	135	6,045	3,010	3,040
Bulgarian	4,750	2,320	2,435	11,985	5,835	6,150
Croatian	775	365	415	16,775	7,980	8,795
Czech	375	180	200	6,235	3,060	3,180
Macedonian	110	55	50	6,830	3,250	3,580
Polish	5,400	2,430	2,970	74,780	34,910	39,870
Russian	19,390	9,180	10,215	116,595	55,175	61,425
Serbian	1,065	525	540	31,750	15,665	16,085
Serbo-Croatian	265	125	140	3,885	1,865	2,020
Slovak	215	105	110	5,615	2,685	2,920
Slovene (Slovenian)	220	90	130	2,050	905	1,145
Ukrainian	2,160	970	1,190	28,250	13,150	15,100
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	15	15	670	310	360
Celtic languages	20	15	0	360	205	155
Scottish Gaelic	5	5	0	185	105	80
Welsh	5	0	0	95	50	45
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	10	10	0	80	50	30
Germanic languages	8,705	4,415	4,295	146,455	71,835	74,615
Afrikaans	10	10	10	4,790	2,355	2,435
Danish	40	20	20	855	410	445
Dutch	245	115	130	9,565	4,630	4,935
Frisian	0	0	0	185	95	90
German	1,585	715	865	120,335	58,905	61,435
Icelandic	35	15	20	270	120	150
Norwegian	15	10	5	345	145	200
Swedish	80	40	45	1,045	500	545
Vlaams (Flemish)	30	10	15	355	170	185
Yiddish	6,665	3,485	3,175	7,080	3,695	3,385
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	1,625	820	810
Greek	18,255	8,720	9,530	44,545	21,110	23,440
Indo-Iranian languages	49,790	24,980	24,810	838,755	416,960	421,795
Indo-Aryan languages	30,075	15,245	14,830	676,185	337,440	338,745
Bengali	8,080	4,010	4,075	47,350	23,585	23,765
Gujarati	3,805	1,845	1,965	64,150	31,740	32,405
Hindi	1,485	765	720	55,510	27,805	27,710
Kashmiri	5	5	0	135	70	70
Konkani	30	15	15	720	355	370
Marathi	80	40	35	3,780	1,940	1,840
Nepali	260	120	135	13,375	6,710	6,670
Oriya (Odia)	10	10	5	470	235	240
Punjabi (Panjabi)	8,775	4,650	4,125	349,145	174,905	174,240
Sindhi	135	65	70	4,975	2,280	2,695
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	345	175	170	7,790	3,860	3,925
Urdu	7,070	3,560	3,515	128,785	63,965	64,820
Iranian languages	19,580	9,655	9,915	160,195	78,310	81,880
Kurdish	395	210	185	6,580	3,400	3,175
Pashto	875	435	440	10,590	5,305	5,290
Persian (Farsi)	18,305	9,015	9,290	143,020	69,600	73,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	80	60	2,375	1,215	1,160
Italic (Romance) languages	146,670	69,415	77,255	531,485	251,050	280,440
Catalan	90	40	45	355	165	190
Italian	32,365	14,310	18,055	115,415	49,975	65,440
Portuguese	14,570	6,930	7,640	98,710	46,915	51,795
Romanian	22,945	11,215	11,725	53,320	25,795	27,525
Spanish	76,680	36,900	39,775	263,510	128,110	135,400
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	180	85	95
Japanese	875	360	520	19,785	8,265	11,515
Kartvelian languages	75	40	35	1,040	565	475
Georgian	75	40	35	1,035	565	475
Korean	3,400	1,560	1,835	109,705	51,385	58,320
Mongolic languages	140	70	75	910	440	470
Mongolian	140	70	75	910	435	470
Niger-Congo languages	4,575	2,190	2,385	28,665	13,340	15,320
Akan (Twi)	440	210	230	5,990	2,695	3,295
Bamanankan	220	120	100	340	180	160
Edo	10	5	5	415	175	240
Ewe	95	40	55	410	185	225
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	440	210	235	825	400	425
Ga	15	10	10	250	105	140
Ganda	0	0	5	345	160	185
Igbo	10	5	10	1,000	485	510
Lingala	480	200	285	1,045	455	590
Rundi (Kirundi)	470	215	250	2,110	990	1,115
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	335	140	195	1,530	670	865
Shona	20	5	15	1,035	475	560
Swahili	380	190	195	5,370	2,500	2,870
Wolof	775	415	355	1,380	745	635
Yoruba	40	25	20	2,615	1,275	1,340
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	835	400	430	4,010	1,850	2,160
Nilo-Saharan languages	55	30	25	2,650	1,305	1,350
Dinka	0	0	0	1,130	580	550
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	1,525	730	800
Sign languages	1,050	590	460	10,445	5,870	4,570
American Sign Language	70	35	35	3,015	1,560	1,460
Quebec Sign Language	455	230	225	730	375	355
Sign languages, n.i.e	530	325	200	6,690	3,935	2,755
Sino-Tibetan languages	56,635	27,025	29,605	924,720	433,530	491,190
Chinese languages	56,510	26,965	29,545	913,365	427,860	485,505
Cantonese	17,330	8,200	9,130	400,215	184,340	215,885
Hakka	155	75	80	4,080	1,820	2,265
Mandarin	34,295	16,475	17,820	462,890	220,075	242,815
Min Dong	0	0	0	345	150	195
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	1,780	810	970	13,965	6,345	7,625
Wu (Shanghainese)	755	345	415	7,650	3,580	4,075
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,160	1,045	1,115	23,935	11,440	12,500
Chinese languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	280	130	150
Tibeto-Burman languages	120	60	60	11,350	5,670	5,680
Burmese	20	10	10	2,245	1,115	1,125
Karenic languages	0	0	0	3,865	1,935	1,930
Tibetan	65	35	30	4,590	2,305	2,280
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	30	15	20	655	305	345
Tai-Kadai languages	2,045	990	1,060	9,565	4,455	5,110
Lao	1,875	920	955	6,175	2,995	3,180
Thai	170	70	100	3,360	1,450	1,915
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e	0	0	0	30	15	15
Turkic languages	4,795	2,380	2,415	22,250	11,205	11,045
Azerbaijani	95	40	50	1,245	640	610
Turkish	4,420	2,200	2,220	18,955	9,525	9,430
Uyghur	130	70	65	610	315	290
Uzbek	90	45	45	990	505	490
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	455	230	225
Uralic languages	1,885	825	1,055	23,245	10,715	12,535
Estonian	30	10	15	975	365	610
Finnish	40	20	25	2,790	1,220	1,565
Hungarian	1,815	800	1,015	19,485	9,125	10,355
Uralic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Other languages, n.i.e.	105	60	45	1,110	605	500
Multiple responses	269,125	131,305	137,820	1,663,390	802,695	860,690
English and French	60,730	30,695	30,030	160,185	77,940	82,235
English and non-official language	50,935	24,565	26,370	1,284,975	620,375	664,600
French and non-official language	118,985	56,730	62,255	148,915	70,915	78,000
English, French and non-official language	38,480	19,310	19,165	69,315	33,465	35,850
Other language spoken regularly at homeUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20	4,053,360	1,982,260	2,071,100	34,767,255	17,101,165	17,666,080
None	3,138,775	1,528,660	1,610,115	29,615,245	14,612,175	15,003,065
English	313,765	159,265	154,495	2,109,340	1,045,215	1,064,120
French	247,580	122,255	125,325	731,095	342,245	388,855
Non-official language	274,120	132,890	141,230	2,151,690	1,023,940	1,127,750
Aboriginal	385	150	235	90,740	42,890	47,850
Non-Aboriginal	273,730	132,745	140,990	2,060,945	981,055	1,079,895
English and French	33,020	16,620	16,400	47,970	23,785	24,190
English and non-official language	23,200	11,400	11,800	61,075	30,045	31,030
French and non-official language	21,615	10,500	11,110	48,755	22,690	26,065
English, French and non-official language	1,295	660	630	2,080	1,075	1,010
Income of individuals in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21	3,319,405	1,614,050	1,705,355	28,642,980	13,990,620	14,652,355
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data	3,188,850	1,552,825	1,636,025	27,488,530	13,444,335	14,044,190
Median total income in 2015 among recipients ($)	33,040	37,389	29,280	34,204	40,782	28,860
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data	3,189,475	1,552,930	1,636,550	27,499,185	13,449,010	14,050,175
Median after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($)	29,665	32,824	26,822	30,866	35,933	26,621
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data	2,825,595	1,405,535	1,420,065	24,583,315	12,296,595	12,286,725
Median market income in 2015 among recipients ($)	30,834	36,170	26,012	32,762	39,925	26,613
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data	2,452,585	1,109,840	1,342,745	19,743,240	8,755,815	10,987,430
Median government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($)	5,943	3,836	7,574	5,453	4,199	6,136
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data	2,335,685	1,199,875	1,135,815	20,428,685	10,547,760	9,880,925
Median employment income in 2015 among recipients ($)	32,153	36,210	28,453	33,684	39,836	28,474
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 22	3,319,375	1,613,985	1,705,390	28,643,015	13,990,430	14,652,585
Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data	3,188,425	1,552,245	1,636,175	27,489,395	13,441,555	14,047,845
Average total income in 2015 among recipients ($)	44,742	51,915	37,937	47,487	56,740	38,632
Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data	3,189,055	1,552,325	1,636,735	27,500,230	13,446,230	14,053,995
Average after-tax income in 2015 among recipients ($)	36,157	40,802	31,752	38,977	45,404	32,828
Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data	2,825,025	1,404,810	1,420,220	24,584,065	12,295,015	12,289,055
Average market income in 2015 among recipients ($)	43,508	51,847	35,260	46,885	56,803	36,962
Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data	2,452,910	1,109,715	1,343,195	19,742,130	8,752,070	10,990,060
Average government transfers in 2015 among recipients ($)	8,050	6,985	8,930	7,738	7,345	8,050
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data	2,335,665	1,199,715	1,135,955	20,428,670	10,542,540	9,886,130
Average employment income in 2015 among recipients ($)	43,247	49,826	36,298	46,057	54,369	37,193
Total - Employment income statistics for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 23	3,319,375	1,613,985	1,705,390	28,643,015	13,990,430	14,652,585
Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households who worked full year full time in 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 24	1,032,045	563,555	468,490	9,367,045	5,231,015	4,136,035
Median employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 25	49,292	53,860	44,640	53,431	59,326	47,420
Average employment income in 2015 for full-year full-time workers ($)Census data footnote 26	60,760	67,966	52,092	65,997	74,289	55,510
Composition of total income in 2015 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 100% dataCensus data footnote 27	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Market income (%)Census data footnote 28	86.2	90.4	80.7	88.3	91.6	83.7
Employment income (%)Census data footnote 29	70.7	74.1	66.4	72.0	75.2	67.7
Government transfers (%)Census data footnote 30	13.8	9.6	19.3	11.7	8.4	16.3
Total - Total income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 31	3,319,410	1,614,055	1,705,355	28,642,980	13,990,620	14,652,360
Without total income	130,555	61,225	69,330	1,154,450	546,285	608,165
With total income	3,188,850	1,552,830	1,636,020	27,488,530	13,444,335	14,044,195
Percentage with total income	96.1	96.2	95.9	96.0	96.1	95.8
Under $10,000 (including loss)	431,255	201,835	229,425	3,877,620	1,668,960	2,208,655
$10,000 to $19,999	575,490	235,195	340,300	4,680,380	1,867,600	2,812,785
$20,000 to $29,999	465,445	201,390	264,050	3,807,840	1,593,335	2,214,505
$30,000 to $39,999	397,270	187,125	210,145	3,206,175	1,472,670	1,733,510
$40,000 to $49,999	348,385	166,795	181,595	2,827,045	1,376,565	1,450,480
$50,000 to $59,999	259,535	131,895	127,645	2,179,775	1,145,685	1,034,090
$60,000 to $69,999	186,985	101,135	85,850	1,655,070	938,755	716,310
$70,000 to $79,999	147,600	82,105	65,495	1,271,850	745,830	526,015
$80,000 to $89,999	101,535	59,265	42,270	966,885	579,290	387,590
$90,000 to $99,999	67,295	42,730	24,560	749,290	452,240	297,050
$100,000 and over	208,040	143,365	64,680	2,266,600	1,603,400	663,195
$100,000 to $149,999	134,980	90,500	44,480	1,493,570	1,024,210	469,365
$150,000 and over	73,065	52,865	20,205	773,025	579,190	193,830
Total - After-tax income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32	3,319,405	1,614,055	1,705,350	28,642,980	13,990,620	14,652,360
Without after-tax income	129,930	61,125	68,805	1,143,795	541,620	602,175
With after-tax income	3,189,475	1,552,930	1,636,550	27,499,185	13,449,010	14,050,175
Percentage with after-tax income	96.1	96.2	96.0	96.0	96.1	95.9
Under $10,000 (including loss)	446,310	205,380	240,930	4,004,475	1,706,825	2,297,645
$10,000 to $19,999	603,035	249,060	353,975	4,905,055	1,972,920	2,932,130
$20,000 to $29,999	563,105	250,605	312,495	4,489,925	1,926,175	2,563,755
$30,000 to $39,999	513,345	247,595	265,755	3,924,960	1,870,705	2,054,250
$40,000 to $49,999	382,030	192,695	189,335	3,144,200	1,619,670	1,524,525
$50,000 to $59,999	251,595	136,730	114,865	2,209,280	1,245,570	963,705
$60,000 to $69,999	163,355	93,030	70,325	1,540,300	912,230	628,065
$70,000 to $79,999	91,425	57,255	34,170	1,076,180	654,570	421,610
$80,000 and over	175,275	120,585	54,690	2,204,820	1,540,335	664,485
$80,000 to $89,999	53,535	35,090	18,445	688,705	444,550	244,145
$90,000 to $99,999	32,550	22,020	10,535	420,975	291,090	129,885
$100,000 and over	89,195	63,475	25,720	1,095,140	804,690	290,445
Total - Employment income groups in 2015 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 33	3,319,410	1,614,055	1,705,355	28,642,980	13,990,625	14,652,360
Without employment income	983,720	414,180	569,540	8,214,295	3,442,860	4,771,430
With employment income	2,335,690	1,199,875	1,135,815	20,428,690	10,547,760	9,880,925
Percentage with employment income	70.4	74.3	66.6	71.3	75.4	67.4
Under $5,000 (including loss)	299,295	149,895	149,400	2,778,990	1,357,430	1,421,560
$5,000 to $9,999	184,940	83,240	101,700	1,602,140	697,025	905,120
$10,000 to $19,999	340,270	154,940	185,330	2,736,010	1,212,855	1,523,155
$20,000 to $29,999	284,860	131,565	153,295	2,293,785	1,022,090	1,271,695
$30,000 to $39,999	270,990	129,240	141,755	2,149,860	1,001,065	1,148,795
$40,000 to $49,999	231,135	113,170	117,965	1,928,565	946,625	981,940
$50,000 to $59,999	180,235	96,470	83,765	1,554,100	839,045	715,055
$60,000 to $69,999	137,210	77,190	60,015	1,220,310	708,270	512,040
$70,000 to $79,999	118,920	67,175	51,740	992,170	591,945	400,225
$80,000 and over	287,835	196,980	90,855	3,172,770	2,171,415	1,001,355
$80,000 to $89,999	76,195	48,370	27,820	773,755	475,700	298,055
$90,000 to $99,999	52,260	35,045	17,220	623,980	382,330	241,650
$100,000 and over	159,380	113,560	45,820	1,775,030	1,313,385	461,645
Income of households in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 34	1,727,310	...	...	14,072,080	...	...
Median total income of households in 2015 ($)	61,790	...	...	70,336	...	...
Median after-tax income of households in 2015 ($)	53,738	...	...	61,348	...	...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 100% data	570,285	...	...	3,969,790	...	...
Median total income of one-person households in 2015 ($)	33,081	...	...	35,174	...	...
Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($)	29,617	...	...	31,446	...	...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 100% data	1,157,020	...	...	10,102,290	...	...
Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($)	81,109	...	...	88,249	...	...
Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($)	69,635	...	...	76,419	...	...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for private households by household size - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 35	1,727,310	...	...	14,072,075	...	...
Average total income of households in 2015 ($)	82,589	...	...	92,764	...	...
Average after-tax income of households in 2015 ($)	66,755	...	...	76,171	...	...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for one-person private households - 25% sample data	570,105	...	...	3,967,765	...	...
Average total income of one-person households in 2015 ($)	42,387	...	...	46,799	...	...
Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2015 ($)	34,729	...	...	38,685	...	...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for two-or-more-person private households - 25% sample data	1,157,200	...	...	10,104,315	...	...
Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($)	102,395	...	...	110,813	...	...
Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2015 ($)	82,533	...	...	90,890	...	...
Total - Household total income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 36	1,727,310	...	...	14,072,075	...	...
Under $5,000	31,115	...	...	228,790	...	...
$5,000 to $9,999	29,850	...	...	200,315	...	...
$10,000 to $14,999	56,095	...	...	374,575	...	...
$15,000 to $19,999	82,840	...	...	565,940	...	...
$20,000 to $24,999	83,555	...	...	602,800	...	...
$25,000 to $29,999	73,240	...	...	538,710	...	...
$30,000 to $34,999	81,155	...	...	603,480	...	...
$35,000 to $39,999	84,995	...	...	606,600	...	...
$40,000 to $44,999	84,255	...	...	596,110	...	...
$45,000 to $49,999	80,890	...	...	578,325	...	...
$50,000 to $59,999	150,605	...	...	1,097,345	...	...
$60,000 to $69,999	130,650	...	...	1,010,415	...	...
$70,000 to $79,999	115,305	...	...	924,320	...	...
$80,000 to $89,999	99,710	...	...	836,765	...	...
$90,000 to $99,999	85,240	...	...	745,655	...	...
$100,000 and over	457,820	...	...	4,561,920	...	...
$100,000 to $124,999	161,115	...	...	1,470,255	...	...
$125,000 to $149,999	105,170	...	...	1,016,245	...	...
$150,000 to $199,999	105,180	...	...	1,116,140	...	...
$200,000 and over	86,355	...	...	959,285	...	...
Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2015 for private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 32	1,727,310	...	...	14,072,075	...	...
Under $5,000	33,060	...	...	243,780	...	...
$5,000 to $9,999	30,330	...	...	203,865	...	...
$10,000 to $14,999	56,650	...	...	380,680	...	...
$15,000 to $19,999	87,175	...	...	591,660	...	...
$20,000 to $24,999	94,285	...	...	673,740	...	...
$25,000 to $29,999	88,045	...	...	628,225	...	...
$30,000 to $34,999	103,400	...	...	719,825	...	...
$35,000 to $39,999	104,955	...	...	725,675	...	...
$40,000 to $44,999	100,370	...	...	711,180	...	...
$45,000 to $49,999	97,330	...	...	691,695	...	...
$50,000 to $59,999	174,750	...	...	1,299,680	...	...
$60,000 to $69,999	148,275	...	...	1,169,515	...	...
$70,000 to $79,999	122,370	...	...	1,041,635	...	...
$80,000 to $89,999	101,920	...	...	900,055	...	...
$90,000 to $99,999	82,880	...	...	757,295	...	...
$100,000 and over	301,515	...	...	3,333,575	...	...
$100,000 to $124,999	139,215	...	...	1,371,945	...	...
$125,000 to $149,999	71,850	...	...	809,540	...	...
$150,000 and over	90,455	...	...	1,152,090	...	...
Income of economic families in 2015
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 37	1,102,785	...	...	9,688,845	...	...
Median total income of economic families in 2015 ($)	82,175	...	...	88,306	...	...
Median after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($)	70,355	...	...	76,372	...	...
Average family size of economic families	3.0	...	...	3.0	...	...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 100% data	391,400	...	...	3,706,220	...	...
Median total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($)	74,547	...	...	78,976	...	...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($)	63,319	...	...	68,309	...	...
Average family size of couple economic families without children or other relatives	2.0	...	...	2.0	...	...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 100% data	486,280	...	...	4,222,140	...	...
Median total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($)	105,941	...	...	113,465	...	...
Median after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($)	89,292	...	...	96,608	...	...
Average family size of couple economic families with children	4.0	...	...	4.0	...	...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 100% data	194,800	...	...	1,481,410	...	...
Median total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($)	54,054	...	...	53,193	...	...
Median after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($)	48,837	...	...	48,856	...	...
Average family size of lone-parent economic families	2.6	...	...	2.7	...	...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 38	1,102,830	...	...	9,689,855	...	...
Average total income of economic families in 2015 ($)	103,883	...	...	111,235	...	...
Average after-tax income of economic families in 2015 ($)	83,503	...	...	91,040	...	...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families without children or other relatives in private households - 25% sample data	391,140	...	...	3,706,400	...	...
Average total income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($)	95,312	...	...	101,086	...	...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families without children or other relatives in 2015 ($)	75,776	...	...	82,296	...	...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for couple economic families with children in private households - 25% sample data	486,710	...	...	4,225,855	...	...
Average total income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($)	128,244	...	...	137,094	...	...
Average after-tax income of couple economic families with children in 2015 ($)	102,314	...	...	111,307	...	...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for lone-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data	194,630	...	...	1,477,190	...	...
Average total income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($)	64,308	...	...	65,549	...	...
Average after-tax income of lone-parent economic families in 2015 ($)	54,714	...	...	56,687	...	...
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 21	718,550	350,225	368,325	5,313,545	2,608,845	2,704,705
Median total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39	29,850	31,216	28,734	31,890	34,483	29,801
Median after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 39	27,212	28,012	26,567	28,959	30,746	27,495
Total - Income statistics in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 40	717,340	348,660	368,680	5,299,050	2,596,985	2,702,070
Average total income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41	39,160	40,830	37,582	42,939	46,085	39,915
Average after-tax income in 2015 for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families ($)Census data footnote 41	32,366	33,188	31,588	35,801	37,724	33,952
Total - Economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 42	4,009,790	1,966,755	2,043,035	34,460,065	16,971,550	17,488,515
In the bottom half of the distribution	2,258,795	1,083,185	1,175,610	17,229,835	8,256,970	8,972,865
In the bottom decile	416,230	205,250	210,980	3,445,950	1,672,900	1,773,050
In the second decile	435,520	197,820	237,700	3,445,660	1,564,965	1,880,700
In the third decile	489,830	233,765	256,070	3,446,165	1,641,930	1,804,235
In the fourth decile	474,330	229,435	244,895	3,445,850	1,677,120	1,768,730
In the fifth decile	442,885	216,920	225,965	3,446,210	1,700,060	1,746,150
In the top half of the distribution	1,750,995	883,570	867,425	17,230,230	8,714,580	8,515,650
In the sixth decile	419,115	208,630	210,490	3,445,695	1,716,510	1,729,185
In the seventh decile	392,990	197,220	195,770	3,446,470	1,730,975	1,715,500
In the eighth decile	361,460	182,895	178,565	3,445,940	1,741,640	1,704,300
In the ninth decile	305,085	155,505	149,580	3,446,045	1,751,850	1,694,195
In the top decile	272,335	139,320	133,015	3,446,080	1,773,600	1,672,475
Low income in 2015
Total - Low-income status in 2015 for the population in private households to whom low-income concepts are applicable - 100% dataCensus data footnote 43	4,009,795	1,966,755	2,043,035	33,968,295	16,724,265	17,244,035
0 to 17 years	819,405	418,510	400,895	6,836,380	3,504,250	3,332,125
0 to 5 years	279,080	142,795	136,285	2,228,770	1,142,505	1,086,270
18 to 64 years	2,588,750	1,278,315	1,310,435	21,695,090	10,690,090	11,005,005
65 years and over	601,635	269,930	331,705	5,436,830	2,529,930	2,906,905
In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT)	614,140	288,445	325,695	4,809,940	2,243,200	2,566,740
0 to 17 years	128,620	65,805	62,820	1,163,830	597,570	566,255
0 to 5 years	44,445	22,620	21,830	396,095	203,055	193,030
18 to 64 years	381,890	185,820	196,065	2,855,290	1,341,590	1,513,700
65 years and over	103,635	36,820	66,810	790,825	304,040	486,780
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%)	15.3	14.7	15.9	14.2	13.4	14.9
0 to 17 years (%)	15.7	15.7	15.7	17.0	17.1	17.0
0 to 5 years (%)	15.9	15.8	16.0	17.8	17.8	17.8
18 to 64 years (%)	14.8	14.5	15.0	13.2	12.5	13.8
65 years and over (%)	17.2	13.6	20.1	14.5	12.0	16.7
In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT)	479,645	232,435	247,210	3,128,995	1,519,370	1,609,630
0 to 17 years	90,445	46,360	44,090	696,025	357,255	338,770
0 to 5 years	31,445	16,025	15,425	236,435	121,170	115,260
18 to 64 years	326,695	164,545	162,150	2,157,745	1,057,585	1,100,160
65 years and over	62,505	21,530	40,970	275,225	104,525	170,695
Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%)	12.0	11.8	12.1	9.2	9.1	9.3
0 to 17 years (%)	11.0	11.1	11.0	10.2	10.2	10.2
0 to 5 years (%)	11.3	11.2	11.3	10.6	10.6	10.6
18 to 64 years (%)	12.6	12.9	12.4	9.9	9.9	10.0
65 years and over (%)	10.4	8.0	12.4	5.1	4.1	5.9
Knowledge of languagesUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44	4,009,790	1,966,705	2,043,090	34,460,065	16,971,575	17,488,485
Official languages	3,946,685	1,941,955	2,004,730	33,818,210	16,709,290	17,108,920
English	2,500,590	1,285,835	1,214,755	29,748,265	14,806,270	14,941,995
French	3,663,310	1,799,755	1,863,560	10,242,945	4,952,455	5,290,495
Non-official languages	1,332,070	642,340	689,730	9,369,280	4,488,185	4,881,090
Aboriginal languages	1,065	505	565	263,845	127,550	136,295
Algonquian languages	410	235	180	177,570	85,505	92,065
Blackfoot	0	0	0	5,645	2,695	2,950
Cree-Montagnais languages	335	165	170	116,585	56,515	60,070
Atikamekw	20	10	10	6,640	3,335	3,305
Montagnais (Innu)	100	50	45	11,440	5,500	5,945
Moose Cree	0	0	0	195	80	115
Naskapi	0	0	0	1,465	710	755
Northern East Cree	70	45	25	545	225	320
Plains Cree	0	10	0	5,905	2,705	3,200
Southern East Cree	0	0	0	40	30	10
Swampy Cree	10	0	10	2,345	995	1,350
Woods Cree	0	0	0	2,665	1,230	1,435
Cree, n.o.s.	130	50	80	86,115	42,080	44,035
Eastern Algonquian languages	35	30	10	9,765	4,710	5,050
Malecite	0	0	0	755	370	390
Mi'kmaq	30	30	10	9,025	4,350	4,670
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	40	30	10	46,685	22,100	24,585
Algonquin	35	25	10	2,480	1,165	1,315
Ojibway	0	10	0	28,585	13,365	15,220
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	15,610	7,575	8,030
Ottawa (Odawa)	0	0	0	205	105	105
Algonquian languages, n.i.e.	10	10	0	120	60	60
Athabaskan languages	10	0	0	23,655	11,340	12,320
Northern Athabaskan languages	10	0	0	23,570	11,300	12,265
Babine (Wetsuwet'en)	0	0	0	210	105	100
Beaver	0	0	0	340	180	165
Carrier	0	0	0	2,105	955	1,145
Chilcotin	0	0	0	1,150	535	610
Dene	10	10	10	13,060	6,270	6,790
Dogrib (Tlicho)	0	0	0	2,375	1,210	1,165
Gwich'in	0	0	0	360	165	200
Sarsi (Sarcee)	0	0	0	150	60	90
Sekani	0	0	0	185	85	100
Slavey-Hare languages	0	0	0	2,815	1,340	1,475
North Slavey (Hare)	0	0	0	1,010	475	530
South Slavey	0	0	0	1,365	660	710
Slavey, n.o.s.	10	10	0	680	320	360
Tahltan languages	0	0	0	630	340	285
Kaska (Nahani)	0	0	0	365	205	170
Tahltan	0	0	0	270	140	130
Tutchone languages	0	0	0	420	160	260
Northern Tutchone	0	0	0	285	115	170
Southern Tutchone	0	0	0	145	50	95
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	85	35	50
Haida	0	0	0	465	205	260
Inuit languages	450	155	295	42,980	21,355	21,630
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	0	0	0	1,975	895	1,080
Inuktitut	405	145	270	40,620	20,280	20,340
Inuit languages, n.i.e.	45	15	30	470	225	240
Iroquoian languages	180	115	65	2,800	1,240	1,555
Cayuga	0	0	0	125	40	85
Mohawk	175	115	60	2,415	1,120	1,295
Oneida	0	0	0	180	60	125
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.	10	0	10	115	45	75
Kutenai	0	0	0	175	95	80
Michif	0	0	0	1,210	585	625
Salish languages	0	0	0	5,750	2,730	3,015
Comox	0	0	0	185	75	110
Halkomelem	0	0	0	1,060	475	585
Lillooet	0	0	0	790	405	385
Okanagan	0	0	0	820	370	450
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin)	0	0	0	1,305	640	665
Squamish	0	0	0	285	125	155
Straits	0	0	0	360	160	200
Thompson (Ntlakapamux)	0	0	0	450	220	235
Salish languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	565	295	270
Siouan languages	0	0	0	5,430	2,665	2,770
Dakota	0	0	0	1,760	870	890
Stoney	0	0	0	3,675	1,805	1,875
Siouan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	140	70	70
Tlingit	0	0	0	260	140	120
Tsimshian languages	10	0	10	2,730	1,350	1,380
Gitxsan (Gitksan)	0	0	0	1,305	645	660
Nisga'a	10	0	0	1,060	545	515
Tsimshian	0	0	0	410	180	235
Wakashan languages	0	0	0	1,490	680	805
Haisla	0	0	0	175	65	110
Heiltsuk	0	0	0	125	50	75
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala)	0	0	0	605	285	320
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)	0	0	0	565	265	300
Wakashan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	30	20	10
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s.	10	0	15	665	310	360
Non-Aboriginal languages	1,331,075	641,870	689,200	9,107,075	4,361,420	4,745,660
Afro-Asiatic languages	271,775	141,620	130,150	837,355	432,560	404,795
Berber languages	24,835	13,075	11,760	29,460	15,745	13,715
Kabyle	14,590	7,710	6,880	17,120	9,100	8,015
Berber languages, n.i.e.	10,385	5,435	4,950	12,505	6,735	5,775
Cushitic languages	1,105	535	570	57,125	26,870	30,250
Bilen	30	20	15	1,085	625	470
Oromo	30	20	0	6,245	3,070	3,175
Somali	1,040	490	550	49,665	23,070	26,590
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	0	10	0	480	220	265
Semitic languages	259,135	134,960	124,175	771,130	400,780	370,350
Amharic	980	470	510	33,670	16,675	16,995
Arabic	241,000	125,545	115,455	629,055	329,235	299,820
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	165	85	80	19,745	9,720	10,020
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	10	0	10	7,115	3,505	3,610
Harari	10	0	10	1,710	855	860
Hebrew	17,705	9,290	8,415	75,020	38,730	36,290
Maltese	20	0	10	7,625	3,760	3,870
Tigrigna	360	165	195	21,340	10,640	10,705
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	165	80	85	3,220	1,655	1,565
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	615	315	300	2,775	1,440	1,335
Austro-Asiatic languages	42,285	20,135	22,150	224,865	105,845	119,020
Khmer (Cambodian)	10,535	5,000	5,535	27,035	12,640	14,400
Vietnamese	32,090	15,315	16,780	198,895	93,735	105,155
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	30	15	10	190	70	120
Austronesian languages	29,150	11,030	18,120	656,200	273,075	383,125
Bikol	105	50	55	2,075	885	1,190
Cebuano	915	315	600	27,045	10,960	16,085
Fijian	10	0	10	1,660	955	705
Hiligaynon	500	180	315	7,925	3,200	4,720
Ilocano	2,450	875	1,575	34,530	13,805	20,730
Malagasy	1,450	680	770	2,335	1,120	1,220
Malay	985	420	565	22,470	10,370	12,100
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	195	100	100	5,425	2,445	2,980
Pangasinan	55	15	35	1,800	790	1,015
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	25,560	9,430	16,135	612,735	253,210	359,530
Waray-Waray	45	10	35	1,395	530	860
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	415	200	215	5,585	2,540	3,040
Creole languages	108,785	48,755	60,040	155,615	70,545	85,070
Haitian Creole	4,400	2,020	2,375	6,850	3,140	3,710
Creole, n.o.s.	102,510	45,840	56,670	133,045	59,890	73,160
Creole languages, n.i.e.	2,470	1,185	1,280	16,635	7,955	8,675
Dravidian languages	18,510	9,380	9,125	250,180	126,220	123,960
Kannada	395	200	195	8,245	4,180	4,065
Malayalam	485	275	210	37,810	19,410	18,400
Tamil	17,130	8,610	8,520	189,860	94,640	95,220
Telugu	890	520	370	23,160	12,770	10,390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	10	10	10	790	385	405
Hmong-Mien languages	35	15	20	870	435	435
Indo-European languages	751,240	360,635	390,595	5,158,010	2,506,455	2,651,555
Albanian	2,880	1,460	1,420	31,930	16,140	15,790
Armenian	19,925	9,575	10,350	41,295	19,980	21,315
Balto-Slavic languages	75,250	35,075	40,175	817,315	384,960	432,350
Baltic languages	940	415	525	14,675	6,470	8,205
Latvian	275	110	165	6,500	2,960	3,540
Lithuanian	665	300	360	8,185	3,510	4,675
Slavic languages	74,470	34,735	39,740	805,915	379,965	425,945
Belarusan	310	130	180	2,265	1,070	1,195
Bosnian	580	275	310	18,265	9,055	9,215
Bulgarian	6,785	3,315	3,475	22,425	10,920	11,505
Croatian	2,800	1,380	1,425	69,840	34,515	35,325
Czech	1,665	765	900	28,720	13,675	15,050
Macedonian	235	105	130	23,075	11,190	11,880
Polish	15,340	6,880	8,465	214,965	99,365	115,600
Russian	42,245	20,025	22,220	269,645	127,055	142,595
Serbian	2,430	1,135	1,295	73,775	37,040	36,740
Serbo-Croatian	985	435	545	11,275	5,525	5,750
Slovak	1,235	595	645	21,470	10,215	11,255
Slovene (Slovenian)	900	445	460	11,495	5,205	6,290
Ukrainian	8,040	3,440	4,595	132,115	58,820	73,300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	125	55	70	3,000	1,590	1,405
Celtic languages	375	220	155	9,165	4,705	4,455
Scottish Gaelic	105	60	40	3,980	2,010	1,975
Welsh	65	35	35	1,690	830	860
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	215	125	85	3,590	1,915	1,680
Germanic languages	47,450	23,730	23,720	695,535	337,215	358,320
Afrikaans	300	195	105	23,410	11,795	11,610
Danish	590	285	305	15,745	7,320	8,425
Dutch	3,380	1,780	1,600	120,865	57,885	62,990
Frisian	0	10	0	2,910	1,515	1,395
German	30,070	15,095	14,975	502,730	245,745	256,985
Icelandic	100	60	35	1,780	830	945
Norwegian	355	170	185	8,120	3,860	4,260
Swedish	1,235	600	635	14,140	6,510	7,635
Vlaams (Flemish)	510	175	335	4,400	1,945	2,455
Yiddish	12,340	6,195	6,140	20,985	10,435	10,550
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	175	75	105	8,710	4,425	4,285
Greek	49,445	24,590	24,860	150,965	75,510	75,455
Indo-Iranian languages	87,330	44,890	42,440	1,658,220	840,850	817,365
Indo-Aryan languages	56,910	29,560	27,350	1,387,805	704,370	683,435
Bengali	12,600	6,470	6,135	91,220	46,935	44,285
Gujarati	7,830	3,805	4,025	149,045	74,765	74,285
Hindi	14,950	7,950	6,995	433,365	221,665	211,700
Kashmiri	50	30	15	905	490	420
Konkani	145	75	75	6,790	3,185	3,605
Marathi	460	240	220	15,570	8,200	7,365
Nepali	355	190	165	21,380	10,915	10,470
Oriya (Odia)	50	30	20	1,535	755	775
Punjabi (Panjabi)	17,580	9,550	8,030	668,240	341,450	326,790
Sindhi	470	225	245	20,260	9,310	10,945
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,285	595	690	27,825	13,970	13,855
Urdu	15,920	8,370	7,550	322,220	164,685	157,535
Iranian languages	31,700	15,960	15,740	281,715	142,030	139,680
Kurdish	980	510	475	15,290	8,290	7,000
Pashto	1,630	900	725	23,180	12,465	10,715
Persian (Farsi)	29,530	14,835	14,695	252,320	126,565	125,755
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	625	335	290	8,875	4,715	4,155
Italic (Romance) languages	497,655	234,820	262,835	1,897,630	898,530	999,100
Catalan	695	420	270	2,035	1,145	890
Italian	161,770	78,465	83,305	574,725	278,500	296,225
Portuguese	45,620	22,935	22,685	295,955	144,465	151,485
Romanian	39,265	18,875	20,390	115,050	55,275	59,770
Spanish	280,030	128,635	151,400	995,255	460,250	535,010
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	335	225	115	2,680	1,610	1,075
Japanese	5,465	2,505	2,955	83,090	36,760	46,335
Kartvelian languages	200	105	100	2,150	1,075	1,075
Georgian	200	100	95	2,150	1,080	1,070
Korean	5,795	2,645	3,150	172,755	80,170	92,590
Mongolic languages	235	115	115	2,090	960	1,130
Mongolian	235	115	120	2,090	960	1,130
Niger-Congo languages	37,280	18,580	18,700	177,215	88,135	89,080
Akan (Twi)	1,715	900	815	22,145	10,810	11,340
Bamanankan	1,805	935	865	3,190	1,660	1,530
Edo	170	85	85	3,220	1,510	1,705
Ewe	975	615	360	3,000	1,685	1,315
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	2,730	1,420	1,310	4,725	2,460	2,260
Ga	285	150	140	2,250	1,140	1,110
Ganda	55	25	35	2,495	1,175	1,320
Igbo	240	155	85	8,850	4,710	4,140
Lingala	7,670	3,435	4,235	17,010	7,865	9,145
Rundi (Kirundi)	2,235	1,045	1,185	8,590	4,075	4,515
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	1,955	880	1,075	7,860	3,600	4,260
Shona	130	60	70	5,425	2,530	2,905
Swahili	4,240	2,070	2,170	38,680	19,565	19,115
Wolof	4,815	2,570	2,245	8,240	4,455	3,785
Yoruba	700	375	320	22,420	11,475	10,940
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	12,690	6,510	6,180	40,760	20,375	20,385
Nilo-Saharan languages	325	185	140	7,015	3,520	3,495
Dinka	0	0	0	2,475	1,280	1,190
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	330	190	140	4,555	2,240	2,315
Sign languages	4,320	1,715	2,610	48,115	18,985	29,130
American Sign Language	465	170	295	21,930	7,780	14,155
Quebec Sign Language	2,545	905	1,635	4,665	1,665	3,005
Sign languages, n.i.e.	1,470	680	785	22,275	9,835	12,440
Sino-Tibetan languages	83,535	39,325	44,205	1,430,440	672,100	758,340
Chinese languages	83,340	39,220	44,125	1,413,110	663,465	749,640
Cantonese	30,500	14,230	16,270	699,125	325,840	373,285
Hakka	525	230	295	12,445	5,555	6,890
Mandarin	54,180	25,145	29,040	814,450	377,635	436,815
Min Dong	15	0	10	1,045	440	600
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	4,030	1,790	2,240	42,840	19,005	23,835
Wu (Shanghainese)	1,185	520	670	16,530	7,490	9,040
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,300	2,100	2,200	41,690	19,995	21,690
Chinese languages, n.i.e.	85	40	50	590	250	340
Tibeto-Burman languages	215	125	85	18,270	9,100	9,175
Burmese	75	45	35	4,995	2,490	2,500
Karenic languages	0	0	0	4,895	2,425	2,475
Tibetan	45	35	10	7,050	3,555	3,490
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	90	50	45	2,375	1,160	1,220
Tai-Kadai languages	6,170	2,915	3,250	30,400	13,210	17,195
Lao	5,085	2,490	2,595	17,235	8,240	8,990
Thai	1,700	680	1,015	15,390	5,875	9,520
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e.	10	0	10	115	50	65
Turkic languages	11,490	5,725	5,760	60,530	31,585	28,945
Azerbaijani	450	235	215	5,450	2,885	2,565
Turkish	10,555	5,275	5,275	50,775	26,605	24,165
Uyghur	235	110	125	1,385	685	700
Uzbek	195	85	110	2,465	1,230	1,235
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	195	100	100	1,870	905	965
Uralic languages	6,965	3,215	3,750	94,810	44,270	50,545
Estonian	125	50	70	6,070	2,750	3,315
Finnish	370	145	225	17,595	7,540	10,050
Hungarian	6,475	3,020	3,455	71,285	34,005	37,280
Uralic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	25	10	10
Other languages, n.i.e.	1,445	825	625	9,730	5,375	4,355
Citizenship
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 45	4,009,795	1,966,705	2,043,085	34,460,065	16,971,580	17,488,490
Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 46	3,696,245	1,811,975	1,884,270	32,034,590	15,799,495	16,235,090
Canadian citizens aged under 18	772,360	394,515	377,845	6,652,795	3,412,785	3,240,010
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	2,923,885	1,417,465	1,506,425	25,381,795	12,386,710	12,995,080
Not Canadian citizensCensus data footnote 47	313,545	154,730	158,815	2,425,480	1,172,085	1,253,400
Immigrant status and period of immigration
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 48	4,009,795	1,966,705	2,043,090	34,460,065	16,971,575	17,488,485
Non-immigrantsCensus data footnote 49	3,002,625	1,476,535	1,526,095	26,412,610	13,124,325	13,288,290
ImmigrantsCensus data footnote 50	936,305	452,805	483,500	7,540,830	3,586,495	3,954,330
Before 1981	207,840	100,575	107,265	1,941,510	927,795	1,013,715
1981 to 1990	112,945	55,685	57,265	915,555	439,245	476,310
1991 to 2000	163,525	77,675	85,850	1,486,655	696,720	789,940
2001 to 2010	272,725	131,570	141,160	1,985,035	940,570	1,044,465
2001 to 2005	118,885	57,445	61,440	928,935	439,890	489,050
2006 to 2010	153,840	74,115	79,720	1,056,095	500,680	555,415
2011 to 2016Census data footnote 51	179,270	87,305	91,965	1,212,075	582,175	629,895
Non-permanent residentsCensus data footnote 52	70,860	37,370	33,490	506,625	260,755	245,870
Age at immigration
Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 53	936,305	452,800	483,505	7,540,830	3,586,500	3,954,335
Under 5 years	90,505	44,550	45,950	731,340	364,165	367,175
5 to 14 years	148,910	74,380	74,540	1,311,810	665,870	645,945
15 to 24 years	187,480	85,225	102,255	1,604,430	724,430	880,005
25 to 44 years	445,085	219,540	225,550	3,198,920	1,513,970	1,684,950
45 years and over	64,325	29,110	35,215	694,320	318,060	376,260
Immigrants by selected place of birthUpdate of the 2016 Census immigration data
Total - Selected places of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54	936,305	452,800	483,505	7,540,830	3,586,495	3,954,330
Americas	210,770	96,160	114,615	1,128,745	510,650	618,100
Brazil	5,725	2,750	2,970	29,320	13,235	16,080
Colombia	16,670	7,590	9,085	70,035	32,065	37,965
El Salvador	9,955	4,920	5,035	48,080	23,865	24,215
Guyana	2,430	1,060	1,370	87,685	38,940	48,745
Haiti	75,740	32,980	42,755	93,480	40,955	52,525
Jamaica	4,425	1,910	2,510	138,345	59,960	78,390
Mexico	13,080	5,855	7,230	80,585	37,530	43,055
Peru	11,910	5,355	6,555	29,615	12,950	16,665
Trinidad and Tobago	3,885	1,770	2,110	65,040	29,325	35,710
United StatesCensus data footnote 55	17,935	9,055	8,885	253,715	113,505	140,215
Other places of birth in Americas	49,030	22,910	26,115	232,850	108,325	124,530
Europe	254,860	125,050	129,805	2,088,410	1,015,145	1,073,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,085	525	560	36,135	18,050	18,085
Croatia	1,590	815	775	40,045	20,005	20,035
France	56,805	30,005	26,800	105,565	55,395	50,170
Germany	6,595	2,890	3,700	145,845	69,525	76,320
Greece	17,885	8,790	9,095	62,715	31,580	31,135
Hungary	3,030	1,440	1,590	36,820	17,945	18,875
IrelandCensus data footnote 56	660	375	285	28,325	14,355	13,970
Italy	48,935	23,950	24,985	236,640	118,595	118,040
Netherlands	1,310	705	600	88,475	45,185	43,295
Poland	9,380	4,045	5,330	146,465	66,450	80,020
Portugal	16,460	7,960	8,500	139,450	68,150	71,300
Romania	26,145	12,405	13,745	90,305	42,795	47,510
Russian Federation	10,290	4,530	5,760	78,685	34,265	44,420
SerbiaCensus data footnote 57	1,320	610	715	33,320	16,325	17,000
Ukraine	7,760	3,385	4,375	73,030	33,360	39,665
United KingdomCensus data footnote 58	10,385	5,345	5,045	499,115	243,225	255,890
Other places of birth in Europe	35,225	17,275	17,945	247,470	119,945	127,530
Africa	204,635	105,405	99,230	637,485	322,510	314,970
Algeria	54,275	28,225	26,050	64,620	33,920	30,705
Egypt	18,495	9,675	8,820	64,615	34,125	30,495
Ethiopia	865	425	435	32,790	15,980	16,810
Kenya	635	290	340	27,150	12,810	14,340
Morocco	54,495	28,020	26,475	69,655	36,120	33,535
Nigeria	1,140	620	525	42,430	21,830	20,600
Somalia	475	235	245	27,230	12,070	15,160
South Africa, Republic of	670	365	305	44,660	22,205	22,460
Other places of birth in Africa	73,580	37,550	36,035	264,320	133,450	130,870
Asia	264,955	125,605	139,345	3,629,160	1,709,985	1,919,175
Afghanistan	6,150	3,070	3,085	51,955	26,030	25,930
Bangladesh	7,745	3,895	3,845	58,735	29,875	28,865
ChinaCensus data footnote 59	43,350	18,265	25,080	649,260	290,800	358,460
Hong KongCensus data footnote 60	4,535	2,220	2,315	208,940	98,020	110,915
India	17,455	8,995	8,460	668,565	334,030	334,540
IranCensus data footnote 61	16,545	8,240	8,305	154,425	77,970	76,455
Iraq	2,945	1,585	1,365	68,485	34,785	33,705
Japan	1,435	345	1,090	27,240	7,955	19,285
Korea, SouthCensus data footnote 62	3,620	1,690	1,930	123,305	57,170	66,140
Lebanon	35,765	18,940	16,825	88,745	47,295	41,450
Pakistan	9,515	5,015	4,500	202,260	103,225	99,035
Philippines	23,235	8,725	14,510	588,305	247,095	341,210
Sri Lanka	10,620	5,275	5,345	131,995	64,825	67,170
SyriaCensus data footnote 63	16,310	8,040	8,265	52,960	26,595	26,365
Taiwan	2,495	1,030	1,470	63,770	28,170	35,605
Viet Nam	23,465	10,865	12,600	169,250	78,000	91,250
Other places of birth in Asia	39,760	19,400	20,355	320,965	158,150	162,815
Oceania and other places of birthCensus data footnote 64	1,095	585	510	57,030	28,210	28,825
Recent immigrants by selected places of birth
Total - Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 54	179,270	87,300	91,965	1,212,075	582,180	629,895
Americas	40,205	19,070	21,130	152,595	72,870	79,720
Brazil	2,260	1,140	1,125	8,500	4,000	4,490
Colombia	5,270	2,475	2,790	15,300	6,885	8,415
Cuba	1,950	980	970	5,370	2,545	2,820
Haiti	15,770	7,165	8,610	19,985	9,160	10,830
Jamaica	155	110	50	12,495	6,680	5,820
Mexico	3,465	1,610	1,850	18,660	9,090	9,575
United StatesCensus data footnote 55	3,300	1,850	1,455	33,060	16,480	16,580
VenezuelaCensus data footnote 65	1,725	825	900	6,425	2,990	3,435
Other places of birth in Americas	6,305	2,920	3,390	32,790	15,040	17,750
Europe	31,585	15,965	15,615	140,030	70,995	69,035
France	14,995	8,020	6,975	24,150	13,000	11,150
Germany	445	205	245	6,300	3,255	3,045
IrelandCensus data footnote 56	105	75