Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population
Profile table
| Characteristic | CanadaMore information:
[Country] |
|---|---|
| Counts | |
| Total | |
| Population and dwellings | |
| Population, 20211 | 36,991,981 |
| Population, 20161 | 35,151,728 |
| Population percentage change, 2016 to 2021 | 5.2 |
| Total private dwellings2 | 16,284,235 |
| Private dwellings occupied by usual residents3 | 14,978,941 |
| Population density per square kilometre | 4.2 |
| Land area in square kilometres | 8,788,702.80 |
| Age characteristics | |
| Total - Age groups of the population - 100% data | 36,991,980 |
| 0 to 14 years | 6,012,795 |
| 0 to 4 years | 1,831,195 |
| 5 to 9 years | 2,054,900 |
| 10 to 14 years | 2,126,705 |
| 15 to 64 years | 23,957,760 |
| 15 to 19 years | 2,012,975 |
| 20 to 24 years | 2,202,255 |
| 25 to 29 years | 2,421,510 |
| 30 to 34 years | 2,518,835 |
| 35 to 39 years | 2,511,345 |
| 40 to 44 years | 2,399,405 |
| 45 to 49 years | 2,304,170 |
| 50 to 54 years | 2,368,350 |
| 55 to 59 years | 2,647,330 |
| 60 to 64 years | 2,571,580 |
| 65 years and over | 7,021,430 |
| 65 to 69 years | 2,210,970 |
| 70 to 74 years | 1,847,585 |
| 75 to 79 years | 1,260,930 |
| 80 to 84 years | 840,545 |
| 85 years and over | 861,395 |
| 85 to 89 years | 525,445 |
| 90 to 94 years | 258,035 |
| 95 to 99 years | 68,380 |
| 100 years and over | 9,535 |
| Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data | 100.0 |
| 0 to 14 years | 16.3 |
| 15 to 64 years | 64.8 |
| 65 years and over | 19.0 |
| 85 years and over | 2.3 |
| Average age of the population | 41.9 |
| Median age of the population | 41.6 |
| Household and dwelling characteristics | |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data | 14,978,940 |
| Single-detached house | 7,872,310 |
| Semi-detached house | 746,560 |
| Row house | 980,110 |
| Apartment or flat in a duplex | 821,490 |
| Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys | 2,738,020 |
| Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys | 1,596,155 |
| Other single-attached house | 34,880 |
| Movable dwelling4 | 189,420 |
| Total - Private households by household size - 100% data | 14,978,940 |
| 1 person | 4,396,015 |
| 2 persons | 5,124,800 |
| 3 persons | 2,194,825 |
| 4 persons | 2,002,455 |
| 5 or more persons | 1,260,850 |
| Number of persons in private households | 36,328,475 |
| Average household size | 2.4 |
| Marital status | |
| Total - Marital status for the total population aged 15 years and over - 100% data | 30,979,185 |
| Married or living common-law | 17,626,005 |
| Married | 13,725,625 |
| Living common-law | 3,900,375 |
| Living common law - Never married | 2,967,665 |
| Living common law - Separated | 123,830 |
| Living common law - Divorced | 721,715 |
| Living common law - Widowed | 87,165 |
| Not married and not living common-law | 13,353,180 |
| Not married and not living common law - Never married | 9,025,865 |
| Not married and not living common law - Separated | 741,135 |
| Not married and not living common law - Divorced | 1,921,880 |
| Not married and not living common law - Widowed | 1,664,295 |
| Family characteristics | |
| Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% data5 | 10,262,925 |
| 2 persons | 5,306,105 |
| 3 persons | 2,147,825 |
| 4 persons | 1,953,035 |
| 5 or more persons | 855,960 |
| Average size of census families | 2.9 |
| Average number of children in census families with children6 | 1.8 |
| Total number of census families in private households - 100% data | 10,262,925 |
| Total couple families | 8,576,585 |
| Married couples | 6,627,310 |
| With children6 | 3,481,775 |
| Without children | 3,145,535 |
| Common-law couples | 1,949,275 |
| With children6 | 808,645 |
| Without children | 1,140,630 |
| Total one-parent families | 1,686,340 |
| in which the parent is a woman+ | 1,302,670 |
| in which the parent is a man+ | 383,670 |
| Total - Persons in private households - 100% data | 36,328,475 |
| Total - Persons in census families | 29,478,475 |
| Married spouses or common-law partners | 17,153,165 |
| Parents in one-parent families | 1,686,340 |
| Children6 | 10,638,965 |
| In a two-parent family | 8,024,590 |
| In a one-parent family | 2,614,375 |
| Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data | 6,850,005 |
| Living alone | 4,396,015 |
| Living with other relatives7 | 927,345 |
| Living with non-relatives only | 1,526,645 |
| Household type | |
| Total - Household type - 100% data | 14,978,945 |
| One-census-family households without additional persons | 8,932,695 |
| Couple-family households | 7,627,195 |
| With children6 | 3,789,795 |
| Without children | 3,837,400 |
| One-parent-family households | 1,305,500 |
| Multigenerational households8 | 441,745 |
| Multiple-census-family households9 | 94,235 |
| One-census-family households with additional persons9 | 450,415 |
| Two-or-more-person non-census-family households | 663,835 |
| One-person households | 4,396,015 |
| Income of individuals in 2020 | |
| Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data10 | 30,336,135 |
| Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 29,241,810 |
| Median total income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 41,200 |
| Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 29,256,180 |
| Median after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 36,800 |
| Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 26,045,500 |
| Median market income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 35,200 |
| Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 21,127,615 |
| Median employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 37,200 |
| Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 25,401,740 |
| Median government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) | 9,800 |
| Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 3,185,840 |
| Median employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) | 5,720 |
| Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 100% data | 8,373,550 |
| Median COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) | 8,000 |
| Total - Income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data11 | 30,335,920 |
| Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 29,242,935 |
| Average total income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 54,450 |
| Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 29,257,325 |
| Average after-tax income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 44,920 |
| Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 26,047,020 |
| Average market income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 50,240 |
| Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 21,127,690 |
| Average employment income in 2020 among recipients ($) | 50,280 |
| Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 25,397,565 |
| Average government transfers in 2020 among recipients ($) | 11,170 |
| Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 3,179,395 |
| Average employment insurance benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) | 7,050 |
| Number of COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2020 - 25% sample data | 8,346,145 |
| Average COVID-19 emergency and recovery benefits in 2020 among recipients ($) | 8,920 |
| Total - Employment income statistics in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data12 | 30,335,920 |
| Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data13 | 9,912,810 |
| Median employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)14 | 63,600 |
| Average employment income in 2020 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)15 | 77,200 |
| Number of employment income recipients in 2020 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data16 | 8,426,645 |
| Median employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) | 18,400 |
| Average employment income in 2020 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) | 29,160 |
| Composition of total income in 2020 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data17 | 100.0 |
| Market income (%)18 | 82.2 |
| Employment income (%)19 | 66.8 |
| Government transfers (%)20 | 17.8 |
| Employment insurance benefits (%) | 1.4 |
| COVID-19 - Government income support and benefits (%) | 5.4 |
| COVID-19 - Emergency and recovery benefits (%) | 4.7 |
| Total - Total income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data21 | 30,336,130 |
| Without total income | 1,094,320 |
| With total income | 29,241,815 |
| Under $10,000 (including loss) | 2,434,730 |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 3,448,185 |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 4,635,650 |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 3,723,680 |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 3,290,715 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 2,677,465 |
| $60,000 to $69,999 | 2,073,335 |
| $70,000 to $79,999 | 1,592,465 |
| $80,000 to $89,999 | 1,239,395 |
| $90,000 to $99,999 | 965,950 |
| $100,000 and over | 3,160,245 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 2,102,630 |
| $150,000 and over | 1,057,615 |
| Total - After-tax income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data22 | 30,336,130 |
| Without after-tax income | 1,079,955 |
| With after-tax income | 29,256,180 |
| Under $10,000 (including loss) | 2,561,695 |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 3,608,250 |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 5,294,505 |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 4,442,970 |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 3,798,710 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 2,833,120 |
| $60,000 to $69,999 | 2,020,895 |
| $70,000 to $79,999 | 1,428,520 |
| $80,000 to $89,999 | 1,027,015 |
| $90,000 to $99,999 | 643,700 |
| $100,000 and over | 1,596,790 |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 792,455 |
| $125,000 and over | 804,335 |
| Total - Employment income groups in 2020 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data19 | 30,336,130 |
| Without employment income | 9,208,520 |
| With employment income | 21,127,615 |
| Under $5,000 (including loss) | 2,951,135 |
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 1,739,570 |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 2,498,120 |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 1,960,665 |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 1,903,100 |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 1,859,845 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 1,640,805 |
| $60,000 to $69,999 | 1,367,510 |
| $70,000 to $79,999 | 1,099,625 |
| $80,000 to $89,999 | 929,490 |
| $90,000 to $99,999 | 760,035 |
| $100,000 and over | 2,417,710 |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 1,129,445 |
| $125,000 and over | 1,288,265 |
| Income of individuals in 2019 | |
| Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 100% data23 | 30,336,135 |
| Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data | 28,598,395 |
| Median total income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 39,200 |
| Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data | 28,617,610 |
| Median after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 35,200 |
| Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data | 25,708,470 |
| Median market income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 36,800 |
| Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data | 21,241,445 |
| Median employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 38,000 |
| Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 100% data | 23,196,815 |
| Median government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) | 4,240 |
| Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 -100% data | 2,428,800 |
| Median employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) | 5,720 |
| Total - Income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data24 | 30,335,920 |
| Number of total income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data | 28,599,665 |
| Average total income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 52,350 |
| Number of after-tax income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data | 28,618,280 |
| Average after-tax income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 42,920 |
| Number of market income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data | 25,709,140 |
| Average market income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 51,040 |
| Number of employment income recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data | 21,242,575 |
| Average employment income in 2019 among recipients ($) | 50,560 |
| Number of government transfers recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data | 23,191,860 |
| Average government transfers in 2019 among recipients ($) | 7,950 |
| Number of employment insurance benefits recipients aged 15 years and over in private households in 2019 - 25% sample data | 2,430,165 |
| Average employment insurance benefits in 2019 among recipients ($) | 7,560 |
| Total - Employment income statistics in 2019 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data25 | 30,335,920 |
| Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked full-year full-time in 2020 - 25% sample data13 | 9,831,805 |
| Median employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)14 | 60,000 |
| Average employment income in 2019 for full-year full-time workers in 2020 ($)15 | 73,200 |
| Number of employment income recipients in 2019 who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 - 25% sample data16 | 7,934,985 |
| Median employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) | 24,200 |
| Average employment income in 2019 of those who worked part-year or part-time in 2020 ($) | 35,200 |
| Composition of total income in 2019 of the population aged 15 years and over in private households (%) - 25% sample data | 100.0 |
| Market income (%) | 87.6 |
| Employment income (%) | 71.8 |
| Government transfers (%) | 12.3 |
| Employment insurance benefits (%) | 1.2 |
| Income of households in 2020 | |
| Total - Income statistics for private households - 100% data26 | 14,978,940 |
| Median total income of household in 2020 ($) | 84,000 |
| Median after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) | 73,000 |
| Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 100% data | 4,396,015 |
| Median total income of one-person households in 2020 ($) | 41,600 |
| Median after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($) | 37,200 |
| Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 100% data | 10,582,930 |
| Median total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) | 105,000 |
| Median after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) | 91,000 |
| Total - Income statistics for private households - 25% sample data27 | 14,978,940 |
| Average total income of household in 2020 ($) | 106,300 |
| Average after-tax income of household in 2020 ($) | 87,700 |
| Total - Income statistics for one-person private households - 25% sample data | 4,394,500 |
| Average total income of one-person households in 2020 ($) | 53,350 |
| Average after-tax income of one-person households in 2020 ($) | 44,360 |
| Total - Income statistics for two-or-more-persons private households - 25% sample data | 10,584,445 |
| Average total income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) | 128,200 |
| Average after-tax income of two-or-more-person households in 2020 ($) | 105,700 |
| Total - Household total income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data21 | 14,978,940 |
| Under $5,000 | 165,175 |
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 91,750 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 178,475 |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 274,140 |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 637,695 |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 505,875 |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 488,735 |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 560,950 |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 572,650 |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 559,155 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 1,093,185 |
| $60,000 to $69,999 | 1,044,715 |
| $70,000 to $79,999 | 986,460 |
| $80,000 to $89,999 | 921,205 |
| $90,000 to $99,999 | 844,835 |
| $100,000 and over | 6,053,945 |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 1,753,485 |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 1,283,445 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 1,545,935 |
| $200,000 and over | 1,471,075 |
| Total - Household after-tax income groups in 2020 for private households - 100% data22 | 14,978,940 |
| Under $5,000 | 186,735 |
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 95,195 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 183,430 |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 289,545 |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 681,900 |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 589,110 |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 582,275 |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 666,675 |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 676,995 |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 655,100 |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 1,285,425 |
| $60,000 to $69,999 | 1,223,830 |
| $70,000 to $79,999 | 1,137,840 |
| $80,000 to $89,999 | 1,039,375 |
| $90,000 to $99,999 | 911,515 |
| $100,000 and over | 4,773,995 |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 1,757,035 |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 1,152,855 |
| $150,000 and over | 1,864,100 |
| Income of economic families in 2020 | |
| Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 100% data28 | 10,117,305 |
| Median total income of economic family in 2020 ($) | 105,000 |
| Median after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) | 91,000 |
| Average family size of economic families | 3.0 |
| Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 100% data | 3,929,500 |
| Median total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) | 91,000 |
| Median after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) | 79,000 |
| Average family size of couple-only economic families | 2.0 |
| Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 100% data | 4,311,315 |
| Median total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) | 136,000 |
| Median after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) | 116,000 |
| Average family size of couple-with-children economic families | 4.1 |
| Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 100% data | 1,547,920 |
| Median total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) | 70,000 |
| Median after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) | 64,000 |
| Average family size of one-parent economic families | 2.7 |
| Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 100% data29 | 5,922,660 |
| Median total income in 2020 ($)30 | 38,400 |
| Median after-tax income in 2020 ($)30 | 34,800 |
| Total - Income statistics for economic families in private households - 25% sample data31 | 10,113,100 |
| Average total income of economic family in 2020 ($) | 128,600 |
| Average after-tax income of economic family in 2020 ($) | 105,600 |
| Total - Income statistics for couple-only economic families in private households - 25% sample data | 3,926,040 |
| Average total income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) | 112,500 |
| Average after-tax income of couple-only economic families in 2020 ($) | 92,000 |
| Total - Income statistics for couple-with-children economic families in private households - 25% sample data | 4,318,755 |
| Average total income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) | 160,600 |
| Average after-tax income of couple-with-children economic families in 2020 ($) | 130,600 |
| Total - Income statistics for one-parent economic families in private households - 25% sample data | 1,539,580 |
| Average total income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) | 82,300 |
| Average after-tax income of one-parent economic families in 2020 ($) | 71,800 |
| Total - Income statistics for persons aged 15 years and over not in economic families in private households - 25% sample data32 | 5,916,895 |
| Average total income in 2020 ($)30 | 49,440 |
| Average after-tax income in 2020 ($)30 | 41,560 |
| Low income and income inequality in 2020 | |
| Total - LIM low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households - 100% data33 | 36,328,475 |
| 0 to 17 years | 7,196,545 |
| 0 to 5 years | 2,225,085 |
| 18 to 64 years | 22,545,065 |
| 65 years and over | 6,586,865 |
| In low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) | 4,016,065 |
| 0 to 17 years | 854,565 |
| 0 to 5 years | 282,315 |
| 18 to 64 years | 2,175,755 |
| 65 years and over | 985,745 |
| Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT) (%) | 11.1 |
| 0 to 17 years (%) | 11.9 |
| 0 to 5 years (%) | 12.7 |
| 18 to 64 years (%) | 9.7 |
| 65 years and over (%) | 15.0 |
| Total - LICO low-income status in 2020 for the population in private households to whom the low-income concept is applicable - 100% data33 | 35,837,970 |
| 0 to 17 years | 7,043,545 |
| 0 to 5 years | 2,175,935 |
| 18 to 64 years | 22,262,940 |
| 65 years and over | 6,531,490 |
| In low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) | 1,863,335 |
| 0 to 17 years | 319,545 |
| 0 to 5 years | 99,435 |
| 18 to 64 years | 1,344,640 |
| 65 years and over | 199,155 |
| Prevalence of low income based on the Low-income cut-offs, after tax (LICO-AT) (%) | 5.2 |
| 0 to 17 years (%) | 4.5 |
| 0 to 5 years (%) | 4.6 |
| 18 to 64 years (%) | 6.0 |
| 65 years and over (%) | 3.1 |
Total - Adjusted after-tax economic family income decile group for the population in private households - 100% data34 |
36,328,475 |
| In bottom half of the distribution | 18,164,550 |
| In bottom decile | 3,632,735 |
| In second decile | 3,632,975 |
| In third decile | 3,632,895 |
| In fourth decile | 3,632,745 |
| In fifth decile | 3,633,205 |
| In top half of the distribution | 18,163,925 |
| In sixth decile | 3,632,910 |
| In seventh decile | 3,632,765 |
| In eighth decile | 3,632,555 |
| In ninth decile | 3,632,930 |
| In top decile | 3,632,765 |
| Total - Inequality measures for the population in private households - 100% data35 | 36,328,475 |
| Gini index on adjusted household total income | 0.347 |
| Gini index on adjusted household market income | 0.462 |
| Gini index on adjusted household after-tax income | 0.302 |
| P90/P10 ratio on adjusted household after-tax income | 3.8 |
| Knowledge of official languages | |
| Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data36 | 36,620,955 |
| English only | 25,261,655 |
| French only | 4,087,895 |
| English and French | 6,581,680 |
| Neither English nor French | 689,725 |
| First official language spoken | |
| Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data37 | 36,620,955 |
| English | 27,643,140 |
| French | 7,828,545 |
| English and French | 476,175 |
| Neither English nor French | 673,100 |
| Mother tongue | |
| Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data38 | 36,620,955 |
| Single responses | 35,145,265 |
| Official languages | 27,296,445 |
| English | 20,107,200 |
| French | 7,189,245 |
| Non-official languages | 7,848,820 |
| Indigenous languages39 | 148,895 |
| Algonquian languages | 97,125 |
| Blackfoot | 2,520 |
| Cree-Innu languages | 67,665 |
| Atikamekw | 5,500 |
| Cree languages | 53,070 |
| Ililimowin (Moose Cree) | 155 |
| Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) | 580 |
| Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) | 3,460 |
| Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) | 2,475 |
| Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) | 5,025 |
| Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) | 2,850 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 38,535 |
| Innu (Montagnais) | 8,465 |
| Naskapi | 625 |
| Eastern Algonquian languages | 5,155 |
| Mi'kmaq | 4,910 |
| Wolastoqewi (Malecite) | 245 |
| Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 21,775 |
| Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) | 865 |
| Oji-Cree | 9,310 |
| Ojibway languages | 11,605 |
| Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) | 470 |
| Daawaamwin (Odawa) | 65 |
| Saulteau (Western Ojibway) | 1,880 |
| Ojibway, n.o.s. | 9,185 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Athabaskan languages | 12,885 |
| Northern Athabaskan languages | 12,785 |
| Dakelh (Carrier) | 625 |
| Dane-zaa (Beaver) | 120 |
| Dene, n.o.s. | 8,060 |
| Gwich'in | 175 |
| Slavey-Hare languages | 1,505 |
| Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) | 400 |
| Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) | 270 |
| Slavey, n.o.s. | 840 |
| Tahltan languages | 150 |
| Kaska (Nahani) | 65 |
| Tahltan | 80 |
| Tlicho (Dogrib) | 1,390 |
| Tse'khene (Sekani) | 35 |
| Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) | 465 |
| Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) | 25 |
| Tutchone languages | 120 |
| Northern Tutchone | 70 |
| Southern Tutchone | 25 |
| Tutchone, n.o.s. | 25 |
| Wetsuwet'en-Babine | 120 |
| Tlingit | 50 |
| Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 45 |
| Haida | 45 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages | 33,790 |
| Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 560 |
| Inuinnaqtun | 335 |
| Inuvialuktun | 225 |
| Inuktitut | 33,200 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. | 30 |
| Iroquoian languages | 355 |
| Cayuga | 35 |
| Mohawk | 275 |
| Oneida | 45 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Ktunaxa (Kutenai) | 30 |
| Michif | 485 |
| Salish languages | 1,095 |
| Halkomelem | 185 |
| Lillooet | 100 |
| Ntlakapamux (Thompson) | 180 |
| Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) | 265 |
| Squamish | 25 |
| Straits | 95 |
| Syilx (Okanagan) | 185 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 55 |
| Siouan languages | 1,040 |
| Assiniboine | 70 |
| Dakota | 560 |
| Stoney | 365 |
| Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 45 |
| Tsimshian languages | 1,035 |
| Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 590 |
| Nisga'a | 325 |
| Tsimshian | 120 |
| Wakashan languages | 770 |
| Haisla | 85 |
| Heiltsuk | 300 |
| Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) | 150 |
| Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 220 |
| Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 20 |
| Indigenous languages, n.i.e. | 60 |
| Indigenous languages, n.o.s. | 180 |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 7,699,925 |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 698,355 |
| Berber languages | 27,490 |
| Kabyle | 24,760 |
| Tamazight | 2,340 |
| Berber languages, n.i.e. | 395 |
| Chadic languages | 1,985 |
| Hausa | 1,315 |
| Mina | 675 |
| Coptic | 1,015 |
| Cushitic languages | 49,410 |
| Bilen | 2,020 |
| Oromo | 5,905 |
| Somali | 40,730 |
| Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 755 |
| Semitic languages | 618,450 |
| Amharic | 25,685 |
| Arabic | 508,410 |
| Aramaic languages | 27,690 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 17,220 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 8,860 |
| Aramaic, n.o.s. | 1,600 |
| Harari | 1,220 |
| Hebrew | 19,495 |
| Maltese | 4,425 |
| Tigrigna | 31,075 |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 450 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 192,985 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 19,525 |
| Vietnamese | 173,000 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 460 |
| Austronesian languages | 565,375 |
| Bikol | 2,115 |
| Bisaya, n.o.s. | 8,215 |
| Cebuano | 18,945 |
| Fijian | 605 |
| Hiligaynon | 9,690 |
| Ilocano | 33,520 |
| Indonesian | 11,910 |
| Kankanaey | 1,100 |
| Kinaray-a | 670 |
| Malagasy languages | 2,085 |
| Merina | 1,245 |
| Malagasy, n.o.s. | 835 |
| Malay | 1,330 |
| Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 5,615 |
| Pangasinan | 2,050 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 461,150 |
| Waray-Waray | 1,625 |
| Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 4,740 |
| Creole languages | 78,235 |
| Haitian Creole | 52,435 |
| Jamaican English Creole | 600 |
| Krio | 795 |
| Morisyen | 6,125 |
| Sango | 580 |
| Creole, n.o.s. | 15,550 |
| Creole languages, n.i.e. | 2,135 |
| Dravidian languages | 244,165 |
| Kannada | 6,240 |
| Malayalam | 54,050 |
| Tamil | 152,850 |
| Telugu | 30,045 |
| Tulu | 615 |
| Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 370 |
| Georgian | 2,180 |
| Hmong-Mien languages | 565 |
| Indo-European languages | 4,124,860 |
| Albanian | 29,265 |
| Armenian | 33,720 |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 648,810 |
| Baltic languages | 10,560 |
| Latvian | 4,430 |
| Lithuanian | 6,130 |
| Slavic languages | 638,250 |
| Belarusian | 720 |
| Bulgarian | 19,035 |
| Czech | 20,025 |
| Macedonian | 14,795 |
| Polish | 160,170 |
| Russian | 197,905 |
| Rusyn | 500 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 116,735 |
| Bosnian | 13,820 |
| Croatian | 43,500 |
| Serbian | 57,425 |
| Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. | 1,995 |
| Slovak | 15,255 |
| Slovene (Slovenian) | 7,965 |
| Ukrainian | 84,705 |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 440 |
| Celtic languages | 2,150 |
| Irish | 665 |
| Scottish Gaelic | 425 |
| Welsh | 825 |
| Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 230 |
| Germanic languages | 463,400 |
| Frisian | 1,570 |
| High German languages | 301,570 |
| German | 272,865 |
| Pennsylvania German | 9,065 |
| Swiss German | 7,575 |
| Yiddish | 12,060 |
| Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages | 138,655 |
| Afrikaans | 12,270 |
| Dutch | 80,315 |
| Low German, n.o.s. | 8,670 |
| Low Saxon | 1,270 |
| Plautdietsch | 33,200 |
| Vlaams (Flemish) | 2,935 |
| Scandinavian languages | 20,275 |
| Danish | 9,945 |
| Icelandic | 905 |
| Norwegian | 3,535 |
| Swedish | 5,890 |
| Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 1,330 |
| Greek | 93,335 |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 1,659,505 |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 1,358,645 |
| Assamese | 545 |
| Bengali | 87,580 |
| Gujarati | 138,985 |
| Hindi | 152,825 |
| Kacchi | 6,930 |
| Kashmiri | 745 |
| Konkani | 3,425 |
| Marathi | 14,145 |
| Nepali | 23,425 |
| Oriya languages | 1,775 |
| Odia | 1,125 |
| Oriya, n.o.s. | 645 |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 666,585 |
| Rohingya | 545 |
| Sindhi | 3,985 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 18,000 |
| Urdu | 235,290 |
| Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. | 3,865 |
| Iranian languages | 300,555 |
| Baluchi | 555 |
| Kurdish | 16,485 |
| Parsi | 555 |
| Pashto | 19,520 |
| Persian languages | 262,625 |
| Dari | 57,220 |
| Iranian Persian | 179,425 |
| Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. | 25,975 |
| Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 815 |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 305 |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 1,194,290 |
| Catalan | 905 |
| Italian | 319,505 |
| Portuguese | 240,680 |
| Romanian | 93,160 |
| Spanish | 538,870 |
| Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 1,165 |
| Indo-European languages, n.i.e. | 385 |
| Japanese | 43,850 |
| Korean | 170,400 |
| Mongolian | 1,850 |
| Niger-Congo languages | 108,295 |
| Akan (Twi) | 13,120 |
| Bamanankan | 1,855 |
| Edo | 1,685 |
| Éwé | 1,955 |
| Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 3,520 |
| Ga | 815 |
| Ganda | 1,890 |
| Gikuyu | 760 |
| Igbo | 5,175 |
| Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 7,380 |
| Lingala | 4,260 |
| Luba-Kasai | 520 |
| Mòoré | 515 |
| Mwani | 695 |
| Ndebele | 920 |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 8,660 |
| Shona | 3,605 |
| Soninke | 505 |
| Sotho-Tswana languages | 520 |
| Swahili | 16,000 |
| Wojenaka | 1,030 |
| Wolof | 4,890 |
| Yoruba | 15,015 |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 13,000 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages | 6,920 |
| Dinka | 1,865 |
| Nuer | 1,090 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 3,395 |
| African, n.o.s. | 575 |
| Sign languages | 6,955 |
| American Sign Language | 4,965 |
| Quebec Sign Language | 990 |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 1,005 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 1,309,825 |
| Chinese languages | 1,292,640 |
| Hakka | 9,765 |
| Mandarin | 679,255 |
| Min Dong | 1,310 |
| Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 27,805 |
| Wu (Shanghainese) | 8,880 |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 553,380 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 11,610 |
| Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 630 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages | 16,600 |
| Burmese | 3,305 |
| Kuki-Chin languages | 870 |
| Karenic languages | 4,520 |
| S'gaw Karen | 3,900 |
| Karenic languages, n.i.e. | 615 |
| Tibetan | 7,025 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 890 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 585 |
| Tai-Kadai languages | 22,350 |
| Lao | 11,485 |
| Thai | 10,455 |
| Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. | 410 |
| Turkic languages | 53,520 |
| Azerbaijani | 4,490 |
| Kazakh | 540 |
| Turkish | 44,190 |
| Uyghur | 1,355 |
| Uzbek | 1,805 |
| Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 1,150 |
| Uralic languages | 68,180 |
| Estonian | 4,485 |
| Finnish | 12,200 |
| Hungarian | 51,500 |
| Other languages, n.i.e. | 1,060 |
| Multiple responses | 1,475,690 |
| English and French | 291,325 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 921,480 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 117,910 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 52,880 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 92,095 |
| All languages spoken at home | |
| Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data40 | 36,620,955 |
| English | 20,920,835 |
| French | 6,456,960 |
| Non-official language | 2,402,180 |
| Indigenous39 | 50,460 |
| Non-Indigenous | 2,351,720 |
| English and French | 953,760 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 4,835,815 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 395,320 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 455,760 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 200,320 |
| Language spoken most often at home | |
| Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data41 | 36,620,955 |
| Single responses | 35,057,615 |
| Official languages | 30,421,050 |
| English | 23,376,200 |
| French | 7,044,855 |
| Non-official languages | 4,636,560 |
| Indigenous languages39 | 85,835 |
| Algonquian languages | 50,135 |
| Blackfoot | 980 |
| Cree-Innu languages | 38,255 |
| Atikamekw | 4,345 |
| Cree languages | 26,700 |
| Ililimowin (Moose Cree) | 50 |
| Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) | 560 |
| Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) | 2,545 |
| Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) | 665 |
| Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) | 1,455 |
| Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) | 830 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 20,585 |
| Innu (Montagnais) | 6,710 |
| Naskapi | 505 |
| Eastern Algonquian languages | 2,650 |
| Mi'kmaq | 2,595 |
| Wolastoqewi (Malecite) | 55 |
| Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 8,250 |
| Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) | 230 |
| Oji-Cree | 4,540 |
| Ojibway languages | 3,480 |
| Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) | 145 |
| Daawaamwin (Odawa) | 25 |
| Saulteau (Western Ojibway) | 390 |
| Ojibway, n.o.s. | 2,925 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Athabaskan languages | 7,260 |
| Northern Athabaskan languages | 7,230 |
| Dakelh (Carrier) | 220 |
| Dane-zaa (Beaver) | 30 |
| Dene, n.o.s. | 5,255 |
| Gwich'in | 35 |
| Slavey-Hare languages | 705 |
| Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) | 200 |
| Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) | 115 |
| Slavey, n.o.s. | 395 |
| Tahltan languages | 10 |
| Kaska (Nahani) | 5 |
| Tahltan | 5 |
| Tlicho (Dogrib) | 755 |
| Tse'khene (Sekani) | 0 |
| Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) | 165 |
| Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) | 0 |
| Tutchone languages | 10 |
| Northern Tutchone | 5 |
| Southern Tutchone | 0 |
| Tutchone, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Wetsuwet'en-Babine | 40 |
| Tlingit | 10 |
| Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Haida | 10 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages | 27,295 |
| Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 145 |
| Inuinnaqtun | 95 |
| Inuvialuktun | 50 |
| Inuktitut | 27,140 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Iroquoian languages | 100 |
| Cayuga | 15 |
| Mohawk | 65 |
| Oneida | 15 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Ktunaxa (Kutenai) | 5 |
| Michif | 150 |
| Salish languages | 260 |
| Halkomelem | 50 |
| Lillooet | 35 |
| Ntlakapamux (Thompson) | 35 |
| Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) | 85 |
| Squamish | 5 |
| Straits | 30 |
| Syilx (Okanagan) | 15 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Siouan languages | 240 |
| Assiniboine | 10 |
| Dakota | 120 |
| Stoney | 90 |
| Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Tsimshian languages | 220 |
| Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 120 |
| Nisga'a | 85 |
| Tsimshian | 10 |
| Wakashan languages | 70 |
| Haisla | 10 |
| Heiltsuk | 5 |
| Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) | 20 |
| Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 25 |
| Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 5 |
| Indigenous languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Indigenous languages, n.o.s. | 85 |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 4,550,725 |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 395,840 |
| Berber languages | 11,295 |
| Kabyle | 10,180 |
| Tamazight | 840 |
| Berber languages, n.i.e. | 280 |
| Chadic languages | 835 |
| Hausa | 635 |
| Mina | 200 |
| Coptic | 545 |
| Cushitic languages | 30,375 |
| Bilen | 1,645 |
| Oromo | 3,890 |
| Somali | 24,410 |
| Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 425 |
| Semitic languages | 352,790 |
| Amharic | 14,030 |
| Arabic | 285,915 |
| Aramaic languages | 20,740 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 12,935 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 6,585 |
| Aramaic, n.o.s. | 1,220 |
| Harari | 680 |
| Hebrew | 8,515 |
| Maltese | 795 |
| Tigrigna | 21,860 |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 250 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 127,730 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 10,650 |
| Vietnamese | 116,785 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 300 |
| Austronesian languages | 326,245 |
| Bikol | 760 |
| Bisaya, n.o.s. | 4,125 |
| Cebuano | 10,195 |
| Fijian | 200 |
| Hiligaynon | 5,015 |
| Ilocano | 18,350 |
| Indonesian | 4,150 |
| Kankanaey | 585 |
| Kinaray-a | 320 |
| Malagasy languages | 725 |
| Merina | 330 |
| Malagasy, n.o.s. | 390 |
| Malay | 280 |
| Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 3,030 |
| Pangasinan | 680 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 275,045 |
| Waray-Waray | 680 |
| Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 2,100 |
| Creole languages | 35,195 |
| Haitian Creole | 22,610 |
| Jamaican English Creole | 300 |
| Krio | 360 |
| Morisyen | 3,640 |
| Sango | 295 |
| Creole, n.o.s. | 7,120 |
| Creole languages, n.i.e. | 870 |
| Dravidian languages | 169,705 |
| Kannada | 3,060 |
| Malayalam | 35,390 |
| Tamil | 112,335 |
| Telugu | 18,470 |
| Tulu | 240 |
| Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 205 |
| Georgian | 1,335 |
| Hmong-Mien languages | 215 |
| Indo-European languages | 2,264,155 |
| Albanian | 14,110 |
| Armenian | 21,970 |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 303,480 |
| Baltic languages | 2,495 |
| Latvian | 880 |
| Lithuanian | 1,615 |
| Slavic languages | 300,985 |
| Belarusian | 215 |
| Bulgarian | 10,315 |
| Czech | 5,680 |
| Macedonian | 6,105 |
| Polish | 65,140 |
| Russian | 125,780 |
| Rusyn | 290 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 53,150 |
| Bosnian | 6,480 |
| Croatian | 14,925 |
| Serbian | 31,110 |
| Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. | 640 |
| Slovak | 5,015 |
| Slovene (Slovenian) | 1,375 |
| Ukrainian | 27,825 |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 95 |
| Celtic languages | 555 |
| Irish | 310 |
| Scottish Gaelic | 105 |
| Welsh | 100 |
| Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 40 |
| Germanic languages | 140,450 |
| Frisian | 270 |
| High German languages | 103,780 |
| German | 86,820 |
| Pennsylvania German | 7,270 |
| Swiss German | 1,750 |
| Yiddish | 7,950 |
| Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages | 33,710 |
| Afrikaans | 6,095 |
| Dutch | 8,100 |
| Low German, n.o.s. | 4,965 |
| Low Saxon | 490 |
| Plautdietsch | 13,845 |
| Vlaams (Flemish) | 220 |
| Scandinavian languages | 1,940 |
| Danish | 615 |
| Icelandic | 175 |
| Norwegian | 260 |
| Swedish | 890 |
| Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 740 |
| Greek | 38,300 |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 1,167,370 |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 962,820 |
| Assamese | 215 |
| Bengali | 56,750 |
| Gujarati | 92,005 |
| Hindi | 91,930 |
| Kacchi | 3,055 |
| Kashmiri | 270 |
| Konkani | 880 |
| Marathi | 7,460 |
| Nepali | 16,835 |
| Oriya languages | 795 |
| Odia | 525 |
| Oriya, n.o.s. | 270 |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 520,390 |
| Rohingya | 410 |
| Sindhi | 2,110 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 9,665 |
| Urdu | 158,040 |
| Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. | 2,015 |
| Iranian languages | 204,420 |
| Baluchi | 330 |
| Kurdish | 10,380 |
| Parsi | 280 |
| Pashto | 13,215 |
| Persian languages | 179,745 |
| Dari | 36,190 |
| Iranian Persian | 125,840 |
| Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. | 17,715 |
| Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 475 |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 125 |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 577,735 |
| Catalan | 370 |
| Italian | 92,755 |
| Portuguese | 118,730 |
| Romanian | 48,090 |
| Spanish | 317,365 |
| Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 425 |
| Indo-European languages, n.i.e. | 190 |
| Japanese | 20,055 |
| Korean | 125,525 |
| Mongolian | 1,050 |
| Niger-Congo languages | 38,600 |
| Akan (Twi) | 6,000 |
| Bamanankan | 560 |
| Edo | 365 |
| Éwé | 470 |
| Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 1,315 |
| Ga | 260 |
| Ganda | 555 |
| Gikuyu | 105 |
| Igbo | 1,530 |
| Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 2,720 |
| Lingala | 1,520 |
| Luba-Kasai | 90 |
| Mòoré | 70 |
| Mwani | 160 |
| Ndebele | 295 |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 3,780 |
| Shona | 1,035 |
| Soninke | 235 |
| Sotho-Tswana languages | 130 |
| Swahili | 7,055 |
| Wojenaka | 290 |
| Wolof | 1,945 |
| Yoruba | 5,395 |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 2,720 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages | 3,155 |
| Dinka | 900 |
| Nuer | 645 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 1,465 |
| African, n.o.s. | 140 |
| Sign languages | 12,160 |
| American Sign Language | 8,175 |
| Quebec Sign Language | 1,475 |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 2,520 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 967,965 |
| Chinese languages | 955,685 |
| Hakka | 3,625 |
| Mandarin | 530,945 |
| Min Dong | 775 |
| Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 13,945 |
| Wu (Shanghainese) | 5,750 |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 393,430 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 6,985 |
| Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 225 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages | 11,990 |
| Burmese | 2,075 |
| Kuki-Chin languages | 660 |
| Karenic languages | 3,400 |
| S'gaw Karen | 2,960 |
| Karenic languages, n.i.e. | 440 |
| Tibetan | 5,395 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 465 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 290 |
| Tai-Kadai languages | 10,120 |
| Lao | 5,955 |
| Thai | 3,955 |
| Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. | 210 |
| Turkic languages | 32,490 |
| Azerbaijani | 2,200 |
| Kazakh | 105 |
| Turkish | 27,970 |
| Uyghur | 850 |
| Uzbek | 950 |
| Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 410 |
| Uralic languages | 18,790 |
| Estonian | 615 |
| Finnish | 1,880 |
| Hungarian | 16,295 |
| Other languages, n.i.e. | 390 |
| Multiple responses | 1,563,345 |
| English and French | 230,955 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 1,123,355 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 125,525 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 56,805 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 26,705 |
| Other language spoken regularly at home | |
| Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data42 | 36,620,955 |
| None | 31,053,450 |
| English | 1,956,965 |
| French | 571,040 |
| Non-official language | 2,248,130 |
| Indigenous39 | 63,565 |
| Non-Indigenous | 2,184,565 |
| English and French | 86,185 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 323,845 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 134,565 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 11,870 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 234,905 |
| Knowledge of languages |
|
| Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample data43 | 36,328,480 |
| Official languages | 35,644,660 |
| English | 31,628,570 |
| French | 10,563,235 |
| Non-official languages | 10,724,700 |
| Indigenous languages39 | 243,155 |
| Algonquian languages | 163,815 |
| Blackfoot | 6,680 |
| Cree-Innu languages | 105,850 |
| Atikamekw | 6,815 |
| Cree languages | 87,875 |
| Ililimowin (Moose Cree) | 420 |
| Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) | 895 |
| Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) | 4,880 |
| Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) | 4,675 |
| Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) | 12,005 |
| Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) | 5,110 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 61,000 |
| Innu (Montagnais) | 10,745 |
| Naskapi | 1,035 |
| Eastern Algonquian languages | 10,035 |
| Mi'kmaq | 9,245 |
| Wolastoqewi (Malecite) | 820 |
| Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 42,865 |
| Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) | 1,950 |
| Oji-Cree | 15,305 |
| Ojibway languages | 26,160 |
| Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) | 2,035 |
| Daawaamwin (Odawa) | 215 |
| Saulteau (Western Ojibway) | 3,625 |
| Ojibway, n.o.s. | 20,720 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 165 |
| Athabaskan languages | 20,390 |
| Northern Athabaskan languages | 20,135 |
| Dakelh (Carrier) | 1,550 |
| Dane-zaa (Beaver) | 270 |
| Dene, n.o.s. | 11,560 |
| Gwich'in | 295 |
| Slavey-Hare languages | 2,330 |
| Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) | 775 |
| Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) | 415 |
| Slavey, n.o.s. | 1,210 |
| Tahltan languages | 480 |
| Kaska (Nahani) | 245 |
| Tahltan | 235 |
| Tlicho (Dogrib) | 2,140 |
| Tse'khene (Sekani) | 135 |
| Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) | 870 |
| Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) | 175 |
| Tutchone languages | 320 |
| Northern Tutchone | 135 |
| Southern Tutchone | 140 |
| Tutchone, n.o.s. | 50 |
| Wetsuwet'en-Babine | 290 |
| Tlingit | 150 |
| Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 110 |
| Haida | 245 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages | 42,795 |
| Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 1,140 |
| Inuinnaqtun | 795 |
| Inuvialuktun | 350 |
| Inuktitut | 41,680 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. | 70 |
| Iroquoian languages | 2,055 |
| Cayuga | 230 |
| Mohawk | 1,605 |
| Oneida | 210 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 65 |
| Ktunaxa (Kutenai) | 215 |
| Michif | 1,905 |
| Salish languages | 5,305 |
| Halkomelem | 1,415 |
| Lillooet | 600 |
| Ntlakapamux (Thompson) | 510 |
| Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) | 1,090 |
| Squamish | 350 |
| Straits | 325 |
| Syilx (Okanagan) | 705 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 360 |
| Siouan languages | 2,965 |
| Assiniboine | 370 |
| Dakota | 1,530 |
| Stoney | 925 |
| Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 325 |
| Tsimshian languages | 2,665 |
| Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 1,135 |
| Nisga'a | 1,110 |
| Tsimshian | 465 |
| Wakashan languages | 2,205 |
| Haisla | 295 |
| Heiltsuk | 335 |
| Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) | 820 |
| Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 700 |
| Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 55 |
| Indigenous languages, n.i.e. | 645 |
| Indigenous languages, n.o.s. | 855 |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 10,485,595 |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 1,100,035 |
| Berber languages | 42,835 |
| Kabyle | 37,415 |
| Tamazight | 4,735 |
| Berber languages, n.i.e. | 1,330 |
| Chadic languages | 7,090 |
| Hausa | 5,080 |
| Mina | 2,010 |
| Coptic | 3,690 |
| Cushitic languages | 71,930 |
| Bilen | 2,745 |
| Oromo | 9,635 |
| Somali | 59,005 |
| Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 1,400 |
| Semitic languages | 1,015,485 |
| Amharic | 48,305 |
| Arabic | 838,045 |
| Aramaic languages | 39,655 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 23,865 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 13,285 |
| Aramaic, n.o.s. | 3,195 |
| Harari | 2,000 |
| Hebrew | 83,205 |
| Maltese | 6,535 |
| Tigrigna | 45,970 |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 1,760 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 260,030 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 28,390 |
| Vietnamese | 232,800 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 910 |
| Austronesian languages | 793,275 |
| Bikol | 4,260 |
| Bisaya, n.o.s. | 10,990 |
| Cebuano | 33,045 |
| Fijian | 1,765 |
| Hiligaynon | 16,385 |
| Ilocano | 61,680 |
| Indonesian | 19,815 |
| Kankanaey | 1,950 |
| Kinaray-a | 860 |
| Malagasy languages | 3,885 |
| Merina | 2,355 |
| Malagasy, n.o.s. | 1,565 |
| Malay | 10,770 |
| Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 10,555 |
| Pangasinan | 4,455 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 737,565 |
| Waray-Waray | 4,520 |
| Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 20,140 |
| Creole languages | 184,840 |
| Haitian Creole | 134,895 |
| Jamaican English Creole | 4,875 |
| Krio | 1,955 |
| Morisyen | 15,345 |
| Sango | 1,535 |
| Creole, n.o.s. | 31,220 |
| Creole languages, n.i.e. | 9,585 |
| Dravidian languages | 359,485 |
| Kannada | 18,420 |
| Malayalam | 77,910 |
| Tamil | 237,890 |
| Telugu | 54,685 |
| Tulu | 1,765 |
| Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 970 |
| Georgian | 3,015 |
| Hmong-Mien languages | 720 |
| Indo-European languages | 5,849,775 |
| Albanian | 38,345 |
| Armenian | 44,500 |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 820,305 |
| Baltic languages | 13,890 |
| Latvian | 6,020 |
| Lithuanian | 7,895 |
| Slavic languages | 809,985 |
| Belarusian | 2,825 |
| Bulgarian | 24,210 |
| Czech | 28,625 |
| Macedonian | 23,015 |
| Polish | 204,460 |
| Russian | 309,235 |
| Rusyn | 680 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 155,775 |
| Bosnian | 25,380 |
| Croatian | 73,845 |
| Serbian | 83,735 |
| Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. | 3,085 |
| Slovak | 20,905 |
| Slovene (Slovenian) | 10,650 |
| Ukrainian | 131,655 |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 770 |
| Celtic languages | 10,485 |
| Irish | 5,360 |
| Scottish Gaelic | 2,170 |
| Welsh | 2,170 |
| Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 910 |
| Germanic languages | 658,705 |
| Frisian | 2,835 |
| High German languages | 453,995 |
| German | 419,195 |
| Pennsylvania German | 10,565 |
| Swiss German | 10,465 |
| Yiddish | 20,155 |
| Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages | 191,840 |
| Afrikaans | 29,670 |
| Dutch | 107,985 |
| Low German, n.o.s. | 10,555 |
| Low Saxon | 1,310 |
| Plautdietsch | 41,165 |
| Vlaams (Flemish) | 3,985 |
| Scandinavian languages | 37,500 |
| Danish | 14,700 |
| Icelandic | 1,475 |
| Norwegian | 8,860 |
| Swedish | 14,620 |
| Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 1,275 |
| Greek | 145,060 |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 2,263,825 |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 1,918,570 |
| Assamese | 1,155 |
| Bengali | 120,605 |
| Gujarati | 209,415 |
| Hindi | 761,425 |
| Kacchi | 15,085 |
| Kashmiri | 1,830 |
| Konkani | 8,950 |
| Marathi | 35,230 |
| Nepali | 30,660 |
| Oriya languages | 3,235 |
| Odia | 1,710 |
| Oriya, n.o.s. | 1,550 |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 942,170 |
| Rohingya | 765 |
| Sindhi | 8,385 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 33,050 |
| Urdu | 414,870 |
| Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. | 11,320 |
| Iranian languages | 370,520 |
| Baluchi | 985 |
| Kurdish | 24,035 |
| Parsi | 1,000 |
| Pashto | 31,695 |
| Persian languages | 326,285 |
| Dari | 78,220 |
| Iranian Persian | 222,160 |
| Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. | 30,345 |
| Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 1,830 |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 2,135 |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 2,054,885 |
| Catalan | 2,855 |
| Italian | 547,655 |
| Portuguese | 336,865 |
| Romanian | 116,520 |
| Spanish | 1,171,450 |
| Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 4,890 |
| Indo-European languages, n.i.e. | 1,965 |
| Japanese | 98,070 |
| Korean | 203,885 |
| Mongolian | 2,545 |
| Niger-Congo languages | 267,520 |
| Akan (Twi) | 26,240 |
| Bamanankan | 4,950 |
| Edo | 4,945 |
| Éwé | 4,645 |
| Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 7,840 |
| Ga | 3,255 |
| Ganda | 4,650 |
| Gikuyu | 1,850 |
| Igbo | 18,365 |
| Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 13,515 |
| Lingala | 25,720 |
| Luba-Kasai | 2,695 |
| Mòoré | 2,085 |
| Mwani | 1,080 |
| Ndebele | 2,425 |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 14,825 |
| Shona | 7,280 |
| Soninke | 1,010 |
| Sotho-Tswana languages | 1,305 |
| Swahili | 57,295 |
| Wojenaka | 2,820 |
| Wolof | 12,940 |
| Yoruba | 50,935 |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 43,625 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages | 11,090 |
| Dinka | 2,815 |
| Nuer | 1,490 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 6,815 |
| African, n.o.s. | 2,760 |
| Sign languages | 49,535 |
| American Sign Language | 37,620 |
| Quebec Sign Language | 6,195 |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 7,450 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 1,550,930 |
| Chinese languages | 1,528,860 |
| Hakka | 14,830 |
| Mandarin | 987,300 |
| Min Dong | 1,825 |
| Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 51,755 |
| Wu (Shanghainese) | 13,660 |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 724,925 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 11,720 |
| Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 1,185 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages | 22,300 |
| Burmese | 5,935 |
| Kuki-Chin languages | 1,140 |
| Karenic languages | 5,705 |
| S'gaw Karen | 5,030 |
| Karenic languages, n.i.e. | 845 |
| Tibetan | 9,160 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 1,940 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 1,220 |
| Tai-Kadai languages | 33,705 |
| Lao | 17,630 |
| Thai | 18,575 |
| Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. | 800 |
| Turkic languages | 91,375 |
| Azerbaijani | 9,875 |
| Kazakh | 1,415 |
| Turkish | 78,500 |
| Uyghur | 1,660 |
| Uzbek | 3,290 |
| Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 2,150 |
| Uralic languages | 85,055 |
| Estonian | 5,315 |
| Finnish | 15,325 |
| Hungarian | 64,625 |
| Other languages, n.i.e. | 5,545 |
| Indigenous population | |
| Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 | 36,328,480 |
| Indigenous identity45 | 1,807,250 |
| Single Indigenous responses46 | 1,743,165 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) | 1,048,405 |
| Métis | 624,220 |
| Inuk (Inuit) | 70,540 |
| Multiple Indigenous responses47 | 28,855 |
| Indigenous responses not included elsewhere48 | 35,225 |
| Non-Indigenous identity | 34,521,230 |
| Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 | 36,328,480 |
| Registered or Treaty Indian49 | 831,720 |
| Not a Registered or Treaty Indian | 35,496,755 |
| Household characteristics | |
| Total - Private households by tenure - 25% sample data50 | 14,978,940 |
| Owner | 9,955,975 |
| Renter | 4,953,840 |
| Dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band | 69,130 |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by condominium status - 25% sample data51 | 14,978,940 |
| Condominium | 2,248,280 |
| Not condominium | 12,730,660 |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of bedrooms - 25% sample data52 | 14,978,940 |
| No bedrooms | 132,060 |
| 1 bedroom | 2,124,485 |
| 2 bedrooms | 3,829,965 |
| 3 bedrooms | 4,982,900 |
| 4 or more bedrooms | 3,909,525 |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by number of rooms - 25% sample data53 | 14,978,940 |
| 1 to 4 rooms | 4,662,125 |
| 5 rooms | 2,323,910 |
| 6 rooms | 2,037,185 |
| 7 rooms | 1,796,855 |
| 8 or more rooms | 4,158,855 |
| Average number of rooms per dwelling | 6.1 |
| Total - Private households by number of persons per room - 25% sample data54 | 14,978,940 |
| One person or fewer per room | 14,625,230 |
| More than one person per room | 353,715 |
| Total - Private households by housing suitability - 25% sample data55 | 14,978,940 |
| Suitable | 14,173,290 |
| Not suitable | 805,650 |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 25% sample data56 | 14,978,940 |
| 1960 or before | 3,027,045 |
| 1961 to 1980 | 4,171,840 |
| 1981 to 1990 | 1,982,515 |
| 1991 to 2000 | 1,805,985 |
| 2001 to 2005 | 959,860 |
| 2006 to 2010 | 1,034,925 |
| 2011 to 2015 | 967,540 |
| 2016 to 202157 | 1,029,220 |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by dwelling condition - 25% sample data58 | 14,978,940 |
| Only regular maintenance and minor repairs needed | 14,059,395 |
| Major repairs needed | 919,545 |
| Total - Private households by number of household maintainers - 25% sample data59 | 14,978,940 |
| One-maintainer household | 7,659,700 |
| Two-maintainer household | 6,631,755 |
| Three-or-more-maintainer household | 687,485 |
| Total - Private households by age of primary household maintainers - 25% sample data60 | 14,978,940 |
| 15 to 24 years | 424,695 |
| 25 to 34 years | 2,077,895 |
| 35 to 44 years | 2,600,000 |
| 45 to 54 years | 2,646,945 |
| 55 to 64 years | 3,046,560 |
| 65 to 74 years | 2,432,140 |
| 75 to 84 years | 1,292,805 |
| 85 years and over | 457,900 |
| 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 | 14,687,350 |
| Spending less than 30% of income on shelter costs | 11,612,640 |
| Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs | 3,074,715 |
| 30% to less than 100% | 2,742,920 |
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by housing indicators - 25% sample data62 | 14,978,940 |
| Total - Households 'spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' or 'not suitable' or 'major repairs needed' | 4,379,420 |
| Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs only | 2,728,995 |
| Not suitable only | 595,110 |
| Major repairs needed only | 645,465 |
| 'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' | 135,770 |
| 'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'major repairs needed' | 199,355 |
| 'Not suitable' and 'major repairs needed' | 64,095 |
| 'Spending 30% or more of income on shelter costs' and 'not suitable' and 'major repairs needed' | 10,630 |
| Acceptable housing | 10,599,520 |
| 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 | 14,355,555 |
| In core need | 1,451,025 |
| Not in core need | 12,904,530 |
| Total - Owner households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data | 9,807,720 |
| % of owner households with a mortgage64 | 60.0 |
| % of owner households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs61 | 14.8 |
| % in core housing need63 | 5.3 |
| Median monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)65 | 1,240 |
| Average monthly shelter costs for owned dwellings ($)65 | 1,498 |
| Median value of dwellings ($)66 | 472,000 |
| Average value of dwellings ($)66 | 618,500 |
| Total - Tenant households in non-farm, non-reserve private dwellings - 25% sample data | 4,936,850 |
| % of tenant households in subsidized housing67 | 11.7 |
| % of tenant households spending 30% or more of its income on shelter costs61 | 33.2 |
| % in core housing need63 | 20.0 |
| Median monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)65 | 1,070 |
| Average monthly shelter costs for rented dwellings ($)65 | 1,209 |
| Total - Households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band in non-farm private dwellings - 25% sample data | 69,130 |
| % of households living in a dwelling provided by the local government, First Nation or Indian band spending more than 30% on shelter costs61 | 5.9 |
| Median monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)65 | 284 |
| Average monthly shelter costs for dwellings provided by local government, First Nation or Indian band ($)65 | 327 |
| Indigenous ancestry | |
| Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data68 | 36,328,475 |
| Indigenous ancestry (only)69 | 985,200 |
| Single Indigenous ancestry (only)70 | 963,705 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestry | 763,230 |
| Métis single ancestry | 146,010 |
| Inuit single ancestry | 54,475 |
| Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)71 | 21,490 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestry only | 17,665 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestry only | 2,430 |
| Métis and Inuit ancestry only | 1,070 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit ancestry only | 320 |
| Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries72 | 1,219,285 |
| Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries73 | 1,183,350 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 801,630 |
| Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 362,130 |
| Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 19,595 |
| Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries74 | 35,930 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 31,815 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 2,785 |
| Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 1,005 |
| First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only | 330 |
| Non-Indigenous ancestry only75 | 34,124,000 |
| Citizenship | |
| Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data76 | 36,328,475 |
| Canadian citizens77 | 33,143,225 |
| Canadian citizens aged under 18 | 6,784,875 |
| Canadian citizens aged 18 and over | 26,358,355 |
| Not Canadian citizens78 | 3,185,250 |
| Immigrant status and period of immigration | |
| Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration for the population in private households - 25% sample data79 | 36,328,475 |
| Non-immigrants80 | 27,042,120 |
| Immigrants81 | 8,361,505 |
| Before 1980 | 1,540,610 |
| 1980 to 1990 | 924,320 |
| 1991 to 2000 | 1,511,475 |
| 2001 to 2010 | 1,930,525 |
| 2011 to 202182 | 2,454,570 |
| 2011 to 2015 | 1,126,330 |
| 2016 to 2021 | 1,328,240 |
| Non-permanent residents83 | 924,850 |
| Age at immigration | |
| Total - Age at immigration for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data84 | 8,361,505 |
| Under 5 years | 748,265 |
| 5 to 14 years | 1,438,440 |
| 15 to 24 years | 1,594,290 |
| 25 to 44 years | 3,783,335 |
| 45 years and over | 797,180 |
| Selected places of birth for the immigrant population | |
| Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data85 | 8,361,505 |
| Americas | 1,203,180 |
| Brazil | 48,450 |
| Colombia | 80,570 |
| El Salvador | 49,450 |
| Guyana | 85,530 |
| Haiti | 99,945 |
| Jamaica | 145,360 |
| Mexico | 90,585 |
| Peru | 31,420 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 65,035 |
| United States of America | 256,090 |
| Other places of birth in Americas | 250,760 |
| Europe | 1,967,620 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35,925 |
| Croatia | 36,675 |
| France | 121,525 |
| Germany | 126,470 |
| Greece | 54,715 |
| Hungary | 31,050 |
| Italy | 204,065 |
| Netherlands | 75,830 |
| Poland | 135,030 |
| Portugal | 128,795 |
| Romania | 86,770 |
| Russian Federation | 81,840 |
| Serbia86 | 31,925 |
| Ukraine | 81,135 |
| United Kingdom87 | 464,135 |
| Other places of birth in Europe | 271,725 |
| Africa | 821,735 |
| Algeria | 79,660 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 33,110 |
| Egypt | 73,710 |
| Eritrea | 31,385 |
| Ethiopia | 41,715 |
| Morocco | 81,775 |
| Nigeria | 81,290 |
| Somalia | 32,500 |
| South Africa, Republic of | 51,590 |
| Other places of birth in Africa | 314,995 |
| Asia | 4,307,000 |
| Afghanistan | 62,450 |
| Iran88 | 182,940 |
| Iraq | 84,130 |
| Lebanon | 95,725 |
| Syria89 | 97,590 |
| Turkey | 35,270 |
| China90 | 715,835 |
| Hong Kong91 | 213,855 |
| Korea, South92 | 138,355 |
| Taiwan | 65,365 |
| Philippines | 719,580 |
| Viet Nam | 182,095 |
| Bangladesh | 70,090 |
| India | 898,050 |
| Pakistan | 234,105 |
| Sri Lanka | 136,240 |
| Other places of birth in Asia | 375,340 |
| Oceania and other places of birth93 | 61,965 |
| Selected places of birth for the recent immigrant population | |
| Total - Place of birth for the recent immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data94 | 1,328,240 |
| Americas | 154,490 |
| Brazil | 19,895 |
| Colombia | 11,455 |
| Haiti | 10,550 |
| Jamaica | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 17,150 |
| United States of America | 39,875 |
| Venezuela95 | 7,060 |
| Other places of birth in Americas | 33,350 |
| Europe | 134,425 |
| France | 27,175 |
| Germany | 5,365 |
| Ireland96 | 6,355 |
| Italy | 4,240 |
| Russian Federation | 10,905 |
| Ukraine | 14,515 |
| United Kingdom87 | 22,755 |
| Other places of birth in Europe | 43,120 |
| Africa | 206,965 |
| Algeria | 15,745 |
| Burundi | 4,935 |
| Cameroon | 11,795 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8,915 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 7,915 |
| Egypt | 12,120 |
| Eritrea | 16,330 |
| Ethiopia | 9,385 |
| Morocco | 12,835 |
| Nigeria | 40,360 |
| Somalia | 6,315 |
| South Africa, Republic of | 8,510 |
| Sudan97 | 4,690 |
| Tunisia | 8,155 |
| Other places of birth in Africa | 38,960 |
| Asia | 823,205 |
| Afghanistan | 12,730 |
| Bangladesh | 13,185 |
| China90 | 118,035 |
| Hong Kong91 | 6,495 |
| India | 246,995 |
| Iran88 | 25,650 |
| Iraq | 17,715 |
| Israel | 4,850 |
| Japan | 4,445 |
| Jordan | 4,635 |
| Korea, South92 | 20,985 |
| Lebanon | 9,980 |
| Nepal | 4,890 |
| Pakistan | 36,255 |
| Philippines | 151,490 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9,560 |
| Sri Lanka | 8,480 |
| Syria89 | 63,130 |
| Turkey | 10,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8,405 |
| Viet Nam | 14,725 |
| Other places of birth in Asia | 30,410 |
| Oceania and other93 | 9,160 |
| Australia | 6,535 |
| Other places of birth98 | 2,625 |
| Generation status | |
| Total - Generation status for the population in private households - 25% sample data99 | 36,328,480 |
| First generation100 | 9,606,595 |
| Second generation101 | 6,393,310 |
| Third generation or more102 | 20,328,565 |
| 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 | 6,820,895 |
| Economic immigrants104 | 3,673,705 |
| Principal applicants105 | 1,556,675 |
| Secondary applicants106 | 2,117,030 |
| Immigrants sponsored by family107 | 2,016,010 |
| Refugees108 | 1,039,275 |
| Other immigrants109 | 91,900 |
| Pre-admission experience | |
| Total - Pre-admission experience for the immigrant population in private households who were admitted between 1980 and 2021 - 25% sample data110 | 6,820,895 |
| Asylum claim before admission111 | 416,105 |
| Work permits only before admission112 | 705,405 |
| Study permits only before admission113 | 183,250 |
| Work and study permits before admission114 | 377,130 |
| Other permits before admission115 | 39,540 |
| No pre-admission experience116 | 5,099,470 |
| Visible minority | |
| Total - Visible minority for the population in private households - 25% sample data117 | 36,328,480 |
| Total visible minority population118 | 9,639,205 |
| South Asian | 2,571,400 |
| Chinese | 1,715,770 |
| Black | 1,547,870 |
| Filipino | 957,355 |
| Arab | 694,015 |
| Latin American | 580,235 |
| Southeast Asian | 390,340 |
| West Asian | 360,495 |
| Korean | 218,140 |
| Japanese | 98,890 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e.119 | 172,885 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 331,805 |
| Not a visible minority120 | 26,689,275 |
| Ethnic or cultural origin | |
| Total - Ethnic or cultural origin for the population in private households - 25% sample data121 | 36,328,475 |
| Canadian | 5,677,205 |
| English | 5,322,830 |
| Irish | 4,413,120 |
| Scottish | 4,392,200 |
| French, n.o.s.122 | 3,985,945 |
| German | 2,955,695 |
| Chinese | 1,713,870 |
| Italian | 1,546,390 |
| Indian (India) | 1,347,715 |
| Ukrainian | 1,258,635 |
| Dutch | 988,585 |
| Polish | 982,820 |
| Québécois | 981,635 |
| British Isles, n.o.s.123 | 938,950 |
| Filipino | 925,490 |
| French Canadian | 906,315 |
| Caucasian (White), n.o.s.124 | 691,260 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s.125 | 632,340 |
| Métis | 560,335 |
| European, n.o.s.126 | 551,910 |
| Russian | 548,140 |
| Norwegian | 466,500 |
| Welsh | 455,720 |
| Portuguese | 448,305 |
| American | 353,495 |
| Spanish | 342,040 |
| Swedish | 334,505 |
| Hungarian | 320,150 |
| Acadian | 305,170 |
| Pakistani | 303,260 |
| African, n.o.s.127 | 301,955 |
| Jewish | 282,015 |
| Punjabi | 279,950 |
| Vietnamese | 275,530 |
| Arab, n.o.s.128 | 263,710 |
| Greek | 262,140 |
| Jamaican | 249,070 |
| Asian, n.o.s.129 | 226,220 |
| Cree, n.o.s.130 | 219,855 |
| Korean | 217,650 |
| Romanian | 215,885 |
| Lebanese | 210,605 |
| Iranian | 200,465 |
| Christian, n.i.e.131 | 200,340 |
| Danish | 196,945 |
| North American Indigenous, n.o.s.132 | 194,840 |
| Sikh | 194,640 |
| Austrian | 189,535 |
| Belgian | 182,175 |
| Haitian | 178,990 |
| Hindu | 166,160 |
| Mexican | 155,495 |
| Mennonite | 155,095 |
| Swiss | 145,570 |
| Finnish | 144,055 |
| Sri Lankan | 132,410 |
| Croatian | 130,820 |
| Japanese | 129,425 |
| South Asian, n.o.s.133 | 120,125 |
| Mi'kmaq, n.o.s.134 | 111,605 |
| Northern European, n.o.s.135 | 110,735 |
| Muslim | 105,620 |
| Egyptian | 105,245 |
| Latin, Central or South American, n.o.s.136 | 104,765 |
| Tamil | 102,170 |
| Icelandic | 101,990 |
| Colombian | 100,555 |
| Moroccan | 99,980 |
| Czech | 98,925 |
| Syrian | 98,250 |
| Guyanese | 97,210 |
| Afghan | 96,810 |
| Black, n.o.s.137 | 94,585 |
| Serbian | 93,360 |
| Ojibway | 92,220 |
| Newfoundlander | 91,670 |
| Hong Konger | 81,680 |
| Ontarian | 80,555 |
| Persian | 80,340 |
| Trinidadian/Tobagonian | 77,405 |
| Turkish | 76,745 |
| Inuit, n.o.s.138 | 76,675 |
| Bangladeshi | 75,425 |
| Algerian | 73,770 |
| Brazilian | 71,755 |
| Nigerian | 69,540 |
| Armenian | 68,850 |
| Slovak | 68,210 |
| Eastern European, n.o.s.139 | 66,780 |
| Somali | 65,555 |
| Taiwanese | 64,020 |
| Iraqi | 59,300 |
| Salvadorean | 59,280 |
| African Caribbean | 59,050 |
| East or Southeast Asian, n.o.s.140 | 58,870 |
| West or Central Asian or Middle Eastern, n.o.s.141 | 58,840 |
| Caribbean, n.o.s.142 | 57,195 |
| Algonquin | 56,070 |
| West Indian, n.o.s.143 | 52,085 |
| Lithuanian | 52,040 |
| South African | 49,840 |
| Australian | 46,765 |
| Palestinian | 45,905 |
| Chilean | 45,685 |
| Congolese | 45,260 |
| Nova Scotian | 44,720 |
| Ethiopian | 42,545 |
| Hispanic, n.o.s.144 | 42,405 |
| Peruvian | 42,295 |
| Yoruba | 42,075 |
| Cambodian (Khmer) | 41,950 |
| Berber | 41,700 |
| Albanian | 41,620 |
| Maltese | 40,670 |
| Macedonian | 39,440 |
| Slovenian | 38,595 |
| Western European, n.o.s.145 | 38,520 |
| New Brunswicker | 37,670 |
| Gujarati | 36,970 |
| Eritrean | 36,290 |
| African Canadian | 35,395 |
| Israeli | 35,345 |
| Mohawk | 33,330 |
| Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.146 | 33,135 |
| Bulgarian | 33,085 |
| Albertan | 32,575 |
| Ghanaian | 31,720 |
| Barbadian | 31,440 |
| African American | 31,430 |
| Yugoslavian, n.o.s.147 | 30,565 |
| Tunisian | 30,465 |
| Slavic, n.o.s.148 | 30,220 |
| Cuban | 30,065 |
| Bosnian | 28,490 |
| Venezuelan | 28,395 |
| Innu/Montagnais, n.o.s.149 | 28,225 |
| Latvian | 28,140 |
| Bengali | 26,675 |
| Cameroonian | 26,535 |
| Guatemalan | 26,460 |
| Indonesian | 26,330 |
| Laotian | 25,875 |
| Ilocano | 25,575 |
| Northern Irish | 25,200 |
| Celtic, n.o.s.150 | 24,420 |
| British Columbian | 24,325 |
| Ecuadorian | 24,255 |
| Franco Ontarian | 24,110 |
| Argentinian | 23,500 |
| Estonian | 23,455 |
| Kurdish | 23,130 |
| Fijian | 23,020 |
| Jatt | 22,785 |
| North American, n.o.s.151 | 22,785 |
| Coptic | 22,570 |
| Thai | 22,275 |
| Dominican | 22,125 |
| Nepali | 21,975 |
| Kabyle | 20,565 |
| Assyrian | 19,685 |
| Igbo | 19,305 |
| Byelorussian | 18,850 |
| Dene, n.o.s.152 | 18,745 |
| Blackfoot, n.o.s.153 | 18,545 |
| Abenaki | 18,420 |
| Moldovan | 18,190 |
| Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), n.o.s.154 | 17,955 |
| New Zealander | 17,755 |
| Sudanese | 17,485 |
| Breton | 17,465 |
| Pennsylvania Dutch | 17,315 |
| Malaysian | 17,050 |
| Plains Cree | 16,570 |
| North African, n.o.s.155 | 16,315 |
| Huron (Wendat) | 15,910 |
| Saskatchewanian | 15,780 |
| Buddhist | 15,660 |
| Gaspesian | 15,650 |
| Norman | 15,340 |
| Southern or East African, n.o.s.156 | 15,055 |
| Ivorian | 15,010 |
| Saulteaux | 14,265 |
| Anishinaabe, n.o.s.157 | 14,260 |
| Burundian | 14,110 |
| Tigrinya | 13,910 |
| Nicaraguan | 13,840 |
| Mauritian | 13,755 |
| Kenyan | 13,565 |
| Oji-Cree | 13,525 |
| Vincentian | 13,245 |
| Jordanian | 13,225 |
| Manitoban | 13,095 |
| Cape Bretoner | 13,065 |
| Rwandan | 12,890 |
| Grenadian | 12,890 |
| Malayali | 12,490 |
| Chaldean | 12,115 |
| Sinhalese | 12,080 |
| Mayan | 11,710 |
| Honduran | 10,920 |
| Cherokee | 10,825 |
| Qalipu Mi'kmaq | 10,750 |
| Indo-Caribbean | 10,490 |
| Flemish | 10,275 |
| United Empire Loyalist | 10,015 |
| Senegalese | 9,955 |
| Azerbaijani | 9,915 |
| Sicilian | 9,835 |
| Pashtun | 9,825 |
| Malay | 9,795 |
| Goan | 9,700 |
| Bantu, n.o.s.158 | 9,455 |
| Tibetan | 9,350 |
| Zimbabwean | 9,165 |
| Burmese | 9,150 |
| Mongolian | 9,090 |
| Azorean | 8,970 |
| Atikamekw | 8,400 |
| Bamileke | 8,315 |
| Indo-Guyanese | 8,310 |
| Ugandan | 8,285 |
| Oromo | 8,255 |
| Tanzanian | 8,140 |
| Yemeni | 8,115 |
| Central African | 8,080 |
| Libyan | 7,945 |
| Basque | 7,745 |
| Uruguayan | 7,660 |
| Akan, n.o.s.159 | 7,640 |
| Central or West African, n.o.s.160 | 7,635 |
| Igorot | 7,535 |
| Fulani | 7,480 |
| Woodland Cree | 7,415 |
| Guinean | 7,390 |
| St. Lucian | 7,285 |
| Prince Edward Islander | 7,225 |
| Maliseet | 7,220 |
| Beninese | 6,810 |
| Telugu | 6,670 |
| Roma | 6,545 |
| Costa Rican | 6,500 |
| African Nova Scotian | 6,480 |
| Malagasy | 6,255 |
| Kashmiri | 6,165 |
| Singaporean | 6,060 |
| Karen | 6,050 |
| Edo | 5,985 |
| Tajik | 5,980 |
| Amhara | 5,945 |
| Paraguayan | 5,925 |
| Religion | |
| Total - Religion for the population in private households - 25% sample data161 | 36,328,480 |
| Buddhist | 356,975 |
| Christian | 19,373,325 |
| Christian, n.o.s.162 | 2,760,760 |
| Anabaptist | 144,145 |
| Anglican | 1,134,315 |
| Baptist | 436,940 |
| Catholic | 10,880,360 |
| Christian Orthodox | 623,010 |
| Jehovah's Witness | 137,255 |
| Latter Day Saints | 87,725 |
| Lutheran | 328,045 |
| Methodist and Wesleyan (Holiness) | 100,655 |
| Pentecostal and other Charismatic | 399,025 |
| Presbyterian | 301,400 |
| Reformed | 79,870 |
| United Church | 1,214,185 |
| Other Christian and Christian-related traditions | 745,650 |
| Hindu | 828,195 |
| Jewish | 335,295 |
| Muslim | 1,775,715 |
| Sikh | 771,790 |
| Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality | 80,685 |
| Other religions and spiritual traditions | 229,015 |
| No religion and secular perspectives | 12,577,475 |
| Mobility status 1 year ago | |
| Total - Mobility status 1 year ago - 25% sample data163 | 35,986,480 |
| Non-movers | 31,600,930 |
| Movers | 4,385,555 |
| Non-migrants | 2,572,400 |
| Migrants | 1,813,155 |
| Internal migrants | 1,519,200 |
| Intraprovincial migrants | 1,250,235 |
| Interprovincial migrants | 268,965 |
| External migrants | 293,955 |
| Mobility status 5 years ago | |
| Total - Mobility status 5 years ago - 25% sample data164 | 34,504,330 |
| Non-movers | 21,061,090 |
| Movers | 13,443,240 |
| Non-migrants | 5,773,890 |
| Migrants | 7,669,355 |
| Internal migrants | 5,976,960 |
| Intraprovincial migrants | 5,055,615 |
| Interprovincial migrants | 921,345 |
| External migrants | 1,692,390 |
| 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 | 30,335,920 |
| No high school diploma or equivalency certificate | 5,474,175 |
| With high school diploma or equivalency certificate166 | 24,861,745 |
| Total - Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data165 | 19,568,265 |
| No high school diploma or equivalency certificate | 2,271,360 |
| With high school diploma or equivalency certificate166 | 17,296,905 |
| 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 | 30,335,915 |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 4,899,580 |
| High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate167 | 8,097,295 |
| Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree | 17,339,045 |
| Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 9,252,800 |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma | 2,641,555 |
| Non-apprenticeship trades certificate or diploma168 | 1,458,160 |
| Apprenticeship certificate169 | 1,183,395 |
| College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma170 | 5,714,490 |
| University certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 896,755 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8,086,245 |
| Bachelor's degree | 5,295,360 |
| University certificate or diploma above bachelor level | 556,510 |
| Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry | 214,105 |
| Master's degree | 1,740,605 |
| Earned doctorate171 | 279,660 |
| Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data165 | 19,568,260 |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 1,931,855 |
| High (secondary) school diploma or equivalency certificate167 | 4,501,365 |
| Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree | 13,135,045 |
| Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 6,703,100 |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma | 1,886,510 |
| Non-apprenticeship trades certificate or diploma168 | 1,050,285 |
| Apprenticeship certificate169 | 836,220 |
| College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma170 | 4,193,505 |
| University certificate or diploma below bachelor level | 623,090 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6,431,940 |
| Bachelor's degree | 4,177,455 |
| University certificate or diploma above bachelor level | 430,875 |
| Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry | 167,730 |
| Master's degree | 1,446,435 |
| Earned doctorate171 | 209,445 |
| 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 | 30,335,920 |
| No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree173 | 12,996,870 |
| Education | 1,113,015 |
| 13. Education | 1,113,015 |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 631,255 |
| 10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services | 74,785 |
| 50. Visual and performing arts | 556,470 |
| Humanities | 926,560 |
| 16. Indigenous and foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | 106,345 |
| 23. English language and literature/letters | 184,600 |
| 24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities | 316,050 |
| 30A Interdisciplinary humanities174 | 18,935 |
| 38. Philosophy and religious studies | 57,745 |
| 39. Theology and religious vocations | 77,510 |
| 54. History | 108,935 |
| 55. French language and literature/lettersCAN | 56,440 |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law | 2,016,125 |
| 05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies | 29,430 |
| 09. Communication, journalism and related programs | 233,400 |
| 19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 344,150 |
| 22. Legal professions and studies | 325,785 |
| 30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences175 | 49,855 |
| 42. Psychology | 327,965 |
| 45. Social sciences | 705,540 |
| Business, management and public administration | 3,758,250 |
| 30.16 Accounting and computer science | 5,335 |
| 44. Public administration and social service professions | 272,240 |
| 52. Business, management, marketing and related support services | 3,480,675 |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies | 719,715 |
| 26. Biological and biomedical sciences | 297,055 |
| 30.01 Biological and physical sciences | 155,955 |
| 30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences176 | 35,380 |
| 40. Physical sciences | 196,620 |
| 41. Science technologies/technicians | 34,710 |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 804,230 |
| 11. Computer and information sciences and support services | 643,145 |
| 25. Library science | 43,085 |
| 27. Mathematics and statistics | 99,360 |
| 30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences177 | 18,640 |
| Architecture, engineering, and related trades | 3,506,120 |
| 04. Architecture and related services | 135,020 |
| 14. Engineering | 900,475 |
| 15. Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians | 726,155 |
| 30.12 Historic preservation and conservation | 580 |
| 46. Construction trades | 703,905 |
| 47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 659,480 |
| 48. Precision production | 380,505 |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 407,545 |
| 01. Agricultural and veterinary sciences/services/operations and related fields178 | 262,580 |
| 03. Natural resources and conservation | 144,960 |
| Health and related fields | 2,444,500 |
| 30.37 Design for human health | 40 |
| 31. Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology | 180,785 |
| 51. Health professions and related programs178 | 2,194,395 |
| 60. Health professions residency/fellowship programs | 5,255 |
| 61. Medical residency/fellowship programs | 64,030 |
| Personal, protective and transportation services | 1,006,425 |
| 12. Culinary, entertainment, and personal services | 548,520 |
| 28. Military science, leadership and operational art | 3,965 |
| 29. Military technologies and applied sciences | 6,900 |
| 43. Security and protective services | 227,835 |
| 49. Transportation and materials moving | 219,205 |
| Other179 | 5,305 |
| 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 | 19,568,260 |
| No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree173 | 6,433,215 |
| Education | 742,175 |
| 13. Education | 742,175 |
| Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies | 490,455 |
| 10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services | 54,645 |
| 50. Visual and performing arts | 435,815 |
| Humanities | 649,695 |
| 16. Indigenous and foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | 79,235 |
| 23. English language and literature/letters | 134,815 |
| 24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities | 216,725 |
| 30A Interdisciplinary humanities174 | 12,910 |
| 38. Philosophy and religious studies | 41,640 |
| 39. Theology and religious vocations | 48,920 |
| 54. History | 78,415 |
| 55. French language and literature/lettersCAN | 37,045 |
| Social and behavioural sciences and law | 1,588,720 |
| 05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies | 23,895 |
| 09. Communication, journalism and related programs | 196,475 |
| 19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 270,970 |
| 22. Legal professions and studies | 261,265 |
| 30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences175 | 37,830 |
| 42. Psychology | 249,205 |
| 45. Social sciences | 549,090 |
| Business, management and public administration | 2,941,315 |
| 30.16 Accounting and computer science | 3,995 |
| 44. Public administration and social service professions | 213,140 |
| 52. Business, management, marketing and related support services | 2,724,175 |
| Physical and life sciences and technologies | 513,555 |
| 26. Biological and biomedical sciences | 227,460 |
| 30.01 Biological and physical sciences | 108,350 |
| 30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences176 | 14,270 |
| 40. Physical sciences | 140,510 |
| 41. Science technologies/technicians | 22,960 |
| Mathematics, computer and information sciences | 667,305 |
| 11. Computer and information sciences and support services | 554,185 |
| 25. Library science | 27,610 |
| 27. Mathematics and statistics | 70,940 |
| 30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences177 | 14,565 |
| Architecture, engineering, and related trades | 2,611,205 |
| 04. Architecture and related services | 105,845 |
| 14. Engineering | 724,235 |
| 15. Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians | 536,600 |
| 30.12 Historic preservation and conservation | 510 |
| 46. Construction trades | 510,105 |
| 47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians | 467,225 |
| 48. Precision production | 266,690 |
| Agriculture, natural resources and conservation | 314,120 |
| 01. Agricultural and veterinary sciences/services/operations and related fields178 | 199,335 |
| 03. Natural resources and conservation | 114,780 |
| Health and related fields | 1,839,975 |
| 30.37 Design for human health | 30 |
| 31. Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology | 139,280 |
| 51. Health professions and related programs178 | 1,648,120 |
| 60. Health professions residency/fellowship programs | 4,430 |
| 61. Medical residency/fellowship programs | 48,115 |
| Personal, protective and transportation services | 772,450 |
| 12. Culinary, entertainment, and personal services | 414,520 |
| 28. Military science, leadership and operational art | 2,955 |
| 29. Military technologies and applied sciences | 3,850 |
| 43. Security and protective services | 183,025 |
| 49. Transportation and materials moving | 168,105 |
| Other179 | 4,075 |
| 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 | 19,568,260 |
| No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree | 6,433,215 |
| Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree181 | 13,135,040 |
| Location of study inside Canada | 10,490,520 |
| Same as province or territory of residence | 9,251,025 |
| Different than province or territory of residence | 1,239,495 |
| Location of study outside Canada182 | 2,644,520 |
| Americas | 483,810 |
| United States of America | 279,005 |
| Mexico | 36,400 |
| Cuba | 8,345 |
| Haiti | 10,620 |
| Jamaica | 12,780 |
| Brazil | 40,050 |
| Colombia | 31,165 |
| Peru | 7,780 |
| Venezuela95 | 12,655 |
| Other locations of study in Americas | 45,000 |
| Europe | 543,725 |
| Belgium | 7,795 |
| France | 97,770 |
| Germany | 22,450 |
| Netherlands | 10,825 |
| Switzerland | 8,470 |
| Hungary | 5,160 |
| Moldova183 | 9,055 |
| Poland | 25,215 |
| Romania | 32,250 |
| Russian Federation | 36,095 |
| Ukraine | 36,405 |
| Ireland96 | 16,040 |
| United Kingdom87 | 151,900 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6,030 |
| Italy | 8,895 |
| Serbia86 | 8,745 |
| Other locations of study in Europe | 60,615 |
| Africa | 216,815 |
| Nigeria | 33,280 |
| Algeria | 33,230 |
| Morocco | 23,640 |
| Tunisia | 12,655 |
| Egypt | 30,255 |
| South Africa, Republic of | 19,060 |
| Other locations of study in Africa | 64,700 |
| Asia | 1,352,215 |
| Iran88 | 66,630 |
| Iraq | 16,515 |
| Israel | 11,355 |
| Lebanon | 19,565 |
| Syria89 | 16,405 |
| Turkey | 11,855 |
| China90 | 201,100 |
| Taiwan | 14,520 |
| Hong Kong91 | 18,325 |
| Japan | 18,605 |
| Korea, South92 | 53,575 |
| Philippines | 305,795 |
| Viet Nam | 12,500 |
| Bangladesh | 25,000 |
| Sri Lanka | 15,085 |
| India | 405,850 |
| Pakistan | 75,155 |
| Other locations of study in Asia | 64,385 |
| Oceania | 47,960 |
| Australia | 38,525 |
| New Zealand | 7,785 |
| Other locations of study in Oceania | 1,655 |
| Labour force status | |
| Total - Population aged 15 years and over by labour force status - 25% sample data184 | 30,335,915 |
| In the labour force | 19,310,345 |
| Employed | 17,321,695 |
| Unemployed | 1,988,645 |
| Not in the labour force | 11,025,575 |
| Participation rate | 63.7 |
| Employment rate | 57.1 |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3 |
| Work activity during the reference year | |
| Total - Population aged 15 years and over by work activity during the reference year - 25% sample data185 | 30,335,920 |
| Did not work186 | 11,140,775 |
| Worked | 19,195,145 |
| Worked full year full time187 | 10,215,385 |
| Worked part year and/or part time188 | 8,979,760 |
| Average weeks worked in reference year | 41.0 |
| Class of worker including job permanency | |
| Total - Labour force aged 15 years and over by class of worker including job permanency - 25% sample data189 | 19,310,340 |
| Class of worker - not applicable190 | 486,865 |
| All classes of workers191 | 18,823,480 |
| Employee | 16,103,455 |
| Permanent position | 13,431,685 |
| Temporary position | 2,671,765 |
| Fixed term (1 year or more) | 867,740 |
| Casual, seasonal or short-term position (less than 1 year) | 1,804,030 |
| Self-employed192 | 2,720,025 |
| 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 | 19,310,340 |
| Occupation - not applicable190 | 486,865 |
| All occupations191 | 18,823,480 |
| 0 Legislative and senior management occupations | 254,760 |
| 1 Business, finance and administration occupations | 3,303,180 |
| 2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 1,587,980 |
| 3 Health occupations | 1,504,100 |
| 4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services | 2,322,345 |
| 5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 596,785 |
| 6 Sales and service occupations | 4,616,050 |
| 7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 3,239,500 |
| 8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations | 541,235 |
| 9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities | 857,540 |
| 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 | 19,310,340 |
| Industry - not applicable190 | 486,865 |
| All industries191 | 18,823,480 |
| 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 434,800 |
| 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 239,030 |
| 22 Utilities | 147,750 |
| 23 Construction | 1,469,085 |
| 31-33 Manufacturing | 1,540,490 |
| 41 Wholesale trade | 610,295 |
| 44-45 Retail trade | 2,149,640 |
| 48-49 Transportation and warehousing | 981,030 |
| 51 Information and cultural industries | 400,460 |
| 52 Finance and insurance | 815,225 |
| 53 Real estate and rental and leasing | 343,940 |
| 54 Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,571,160 |
| 55 Management of companies and enterprises | 45,455 |
| 56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 792,600 |
| 61 Educational services | 1,413,320 |
| 62 Health care and social assistance | 2,446,370 |
| 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation | 350,710 |
| 72 Accommodation and food services | 1,085,270 |
| 81 Other services (except public administration) | 797,935 |
| 91 Public administration | 1,188,915 |
| 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 | 20,630,520 |
| English | 14,942,170 |
| French | 3,164,890 |
| Non-official language | 169,205 |
| Indigenous39 | 6,935 |
| Non-Indigenous | 162,265 |
| English and French | 1,682,510 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 570,220 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 20,935 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 69,340 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 11,265 |
| 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 | 20,630,520 |
| Single responses | 20,176,640 |
| Official languages | 19,866,180 |
| English | 15,879,850 |
| French | 3,986,330 |
| Non-official languages | 310,455 |
| Indigenous languages39 | 19,435 |
| Algonquian languages | 11,600 |
| Blackfoot | 60 |
| Cree-Innu languages | 9,115 |
| Atikamekw | 1,015 |
| Cree languages | 5,985 |
| Ililimowin (Moose Cree) | 0 |
| Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) | 110 |
| Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) | 765 |
| Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) | 80 |
| Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) | 190 |
| Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) | 140 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 4,695 |
| Innu (Montagnais) | 1,955 |
| Naskapi | 155 |
| Eastern Algonquian languages | 835 |
| Mi'kmaq | 825 |
| Wolastoqewi (Malecite) | 10 |
| Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 1,585 |
| Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) | 20 |
| Oji-Cree | 875 |
| Ojibway languages | 695 |
| Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) | 40 |
| Daawaamwin (Odawa) | 0 |
| Saulteau (Western Ojibway) | 40 |
| Ojibway, n.o.s. | 610 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Athabaskan languages | 895 |
| Northern Athabaskan languages | 890 |
| Dakelh (Carrier) | 20 |
| Dane-zaa (Beaver) | 0 |
| Dene, n.o.s. | 535 |
| Gwich'in | 0 |
| Slavey-Hare languages | 155 |
| Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) | 35 |
| Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) | 25 |
| Slavey, n.o.s. | 100 |
| Tahltan languages | 10 |
| Tlicho (Dogrib) | 130 |
| Tse'khene (Sekani) | 0 |
| Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) | 30 |
| Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) | 0 |
| Tutchone languages | 0 |
| Northern Tutchone | 0 |
| Southern Tutchone | 0 |
| Tutchone, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Wetsuwet'en-Babine | 0 |
| Tlingit | 10 |
| Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Haida | 0 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages | 6,630 |
| Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 20 |
| Inuinnaqtun | 15 |
| Inuvialuktun | 10 |
| Inuktitut | 6,605 |
| Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Iroquoian languages | 30 |
| Mohawk | 30 |
| Oneida | 0 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Ktunaxa (Kutenai) | 10 |
| Michif | 25 |
| Salish languages | 125 |
| Halkomelem | 35 |
| Lillooet | 0 |
| Ntlakapamux (Thompson) | 0 |
| Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) | 30 |
| Squamish | 10 |
| Straits | 0 |
| Syilx (Okanagan) | 20 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Siouan languages | 30 |
| Assiniboine | 0 |
| Dakota | 10 |
| Stoney | 15 |
| Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Tsimshian languages | 40 |
| Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 20 |
| Nisga'a | 10 |
| Tsimshian | 15 |
| Wakashan languages | 40 |
| Haisla | 0 |
| Heiltsuk | 10 |
| Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) | 15 |
| Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 15 |
| Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Indigenous languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Indigenous languages, n.o.s. | 10 |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 291,025 |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 9,265 |
| Berber languages | 45 |
| Kabyle | 30 |
| Tamazight | 0 |
| Berber languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Chadic languages | 10 |
| Coptic | 0 |
| Cushitic languages | 415 |
| Bilen | 10 |
| Oromo | 40 |
| Somali | 365 |
| Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Semitic languages | 8,785 |
| Amharic | 215 |
| Arabic | 7,190 |
| Aramaic languages | 460 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 330 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 90 |
| Aramaic, n.o.s. | 40 |
| Hebrew | 585 |
| Tigrigna | 325 |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 20 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 9,770 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 495 |
| Vietnamese | 9,260 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Austronesian languages | 4,760 |
| Bikol | 0 |
| Bisaya, n.o.s. | 45 |
| Cebuano | 95 |
| Hiligaynon | 15 |
| Ilocano | 165 |
| Indonesian | 170 |
| Kankanaey | 0 |
| Malagasy languages | 0 |
| Malay | 0 |
| Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 15 |
| Pangasinan | 0 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 4,205 |
| Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 50 |
| Creole languages | 390 |
| Haitian Creole | 375 |
| Jamaican English Creole | 0 |
| Morisyen | 0 |
| Creole, n.o.s. | 0 |
| Creole languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Dravidian languages | 3,010 |
| Kannada | 10 |
| Malayalam | 250 |
| Tamil | 2,685 |
| Telugu | 70 |
| Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Georgian | 80 |
| Indo-European languages | 112,395 |
| Albanian | 315 |
| Armenian | 530 |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 10,085 |
| Baltic languages | 95 |
| Latvian | 50 |
| Lithuanian | 45 |
| Slavic languages | 9,995 |
| Bulgarian | 145 |
| Czech | 105 |
| Macedonian | 75 |
| Polish | 2,265 |
| Russian | 5,240 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 835 |
| Bosnian | 120 |
| Croatian | 155 |
| Serbian | 555 |
| Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Slovak | 40 |
| Slovene (Slovenian) | 10 |
| Ukrainian | 1,265 |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Celtic languages | 60 |
| Scottish Gaelic | 55 |
| Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Germanic languages | 14,250 |
| Frisian | 15 |
| High German languages | 10,480 |
| German | 6,615 |
| Pennsylvania German | 2,560 |
| Swiss German | 255 |
| Yiddish | 1,050 |
| Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages | 3,540 |
| Afrikaans | 65 |
| Dutch | 965 |
| Low German, n.o.s. | 560 |
| Low Saxon | 0 |
| Plautdietsch | 1,940 |
| Vlaams (Flemish) | 10 |
| Scandinavian languages | 190 |
| Danish | 25 |
| Icelandic | 25 |
| Norwegian | 55 |
| Swedish | 90 |
| Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 25 |
| Greek | 875 |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 55,455 |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 48,020 |
| Bengali | 645 |
| Gujarati | 1,115 |
| Hindi | 2,235 |
| Kacchi | 15 |
| Marathi | 20 |
| Nepali | 275 |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 40,840 |
| Sindhi | 25 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 105 |
| Urdu | 2,725 |
| Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. | 20 |
| Iranian languages | 7,430 |
| Kurdish | 175 |
| Pashto | 130 |
| Persian languages | 7,110 |
| Dari | 800 |
| Iranian Persian | 5,715 |
| Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. | 595 |
| Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 30,795 |
| Catalan | 15 |
| Italian | 1,625 |
| Portuguese | 6,970 |
| Romanian | 680 |
| Spanish | 21,455 |
| Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 45 |
| Indo-European languages, n.i.e. | 35 |
| Japanese | 3,560 |
| Korean | 14,345 |
| Mongolian | 25 |
| Niger-Congo languages | 410 |
| Akan (Twi) | 30 |
| Edo | 0 |
| Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 25 |
| Ga | 0 |
| Ganda | 0 |
| Igbo | 30 |
| Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 20 |
| Lingala | 20 |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 25 |
| Shona | 0 |
| Swahili | 150 |
| Wolof | 0 |
| Yoruba | 65 |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 35 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages | 15 |
| Dinka | 0 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Sign languages | 2,010 |
| American Sign Language | 1,590 |
| Quebec Sign Language | 285 |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 135 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 128,375 |
| Chinese languages | 128,045 |
| Hakka | 45 |
| Mandarin | 76,040 |
| Min Dong | 35 |
| Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 485 |
| Wu (Shanghainese) | 20 |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 50,950 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 460 |
| Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages | 295 |
| Burmese | 60 |
| Karenic languages | 135 |
| S'gaw Karen | 120 |
| Karenic languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Tibetan | 90 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 0 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 30 |
| Tai-Kadai languages | 765 |
| Lao | 80 |
| Thai | 670 |
| Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. | 15 |
| Turkic languages | 1,345 |
| Azerbaijani | 35 |
| Turkish | 1,270 |
| Uyghur | 30 |
| Uzbek | 0 |
| Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 10 |
| Uralic languages | 485 |
| Estonian | 70 |
| Finnish | 90 |
| Hungarian | 330 |
| Other languages, n.i.e. | 20 |
| Multiple responses | 453,880 |
| English and French | 321,975 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 115,955 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 6,280 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 7,405 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 2,265 |
| 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 | 20,630,520 |
| None | 18,696,980 |
| English | 902,625 |
| French | 589,755 |
| Non-official language | 331,375 |
| Indigenous39 | 18,190 |
| Non-Indigenous | 313,185 |
| English and French | 2,940 |
| English and non-official language(s) | 33,125 |
| French and non-official language(s) | 22,615 |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 360 |
| Multiple non-official languages | 50,740 |
| Place of work status | |
| Total - Place of work status for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over - 25% sample data198 | 17,321,700 |
| Worked at home | 4,214,860 |
| Worked outside Canada | 58,335 |
| No fixed workplace address | 2,201,745 |
| Usual place of work | 10,846,770 |
| Commuting destination | |
| Total - Commuting destination for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over with a usual place of work - 25% sample data199 | 10,846,770 |
| Commute within census subdivision (CSD) of residence | 6,397,120 |
| Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) within census division (CD) of residence | 2,343,640 |
| Commute to a different census subdivision (CSD) and census division (CD) within province or territory of residence | 2,007,950 |
| Commute to a different province or territory | 98,060 |
| 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 | 13,048,510 |
| Car, truck or van | 10,950,750 |
| Car, truck or van - as a driver | 10,106,595 |
| Car, truck or van - as a passenger | 844,155 |
| Public transit | 1,000,510 |
| Walked | 672,815 |
| Bicycle | 138,615 |
| Other method | 285,820 |
| 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 | 13,048,510 |
| Less than 15 minutes | 4,178,570 |
| 15 to 29 minutes | 4,546,195 |
| 30 to 44 minutes | 2,487,010 |
| 45 to 59 minutes | 910,610 |
| 60 minutes and over | 926,120 |
| 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 | 13,048,510 |
| Between 5 a.m. and 5:59 a.m. | 938,820 |
| Between 6 a.m. and 6:59 a.m. | 2,274,845 |
| Between 7 a.m. and 7:59 a.m. | 3,435,740 |
| Between 8 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. | 2,711,355 |
| Between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m. | 1,661,340 |
| Between 12 p.m. and 4:59 a.m. | 2,026,405 |
| 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 | 7,335,800 |
| Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language | 897,205 |
| Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language | 6,438,595 |
| 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 | 5,372,330 |
| Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language | 682,190 |
| Eligible children who have been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada | 467,685 |
| Eligible children who have not been instructed in the minority official language at the primary or secondary level in Canada | 214,500 |
| Children not eligible for instruction in the minority official language | 4,690,140 |
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 February 8, 2023.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed March 27, 2023).
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