List of Canadian census areas demographic extremes explained

This is a list of census areas of demographic notability in Canada. Data is from the Canada 2021 Census.

• Most populous municipality: Toronto, Ontario, 2,794,356^[1]
• Highest percentage increase in population from 2016: Kapawe'no First Nation 229, Alberta, 1,840.0%
  • This geographic area underwent a boundary change since the 2016 Census that resulted in an adjustment to the 2016 population and/or dwelling counts for this area. The second highest percentage increase was in The Narrows 49, Manitoba, 1,000.0%.
• Largest census subdivision by land area: Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, 968,988.38 km²
• Highest % of the population under 15: Rolling River 67B, Manitoba, 54.5%^[2]
• Highest % of the population 15-64: Stryen 9, Lytton First Nation, British Columbia, 100.0%
• Lowest % of the population 15-64: Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Quebec, 2.1%
• Highest % of the population 65+: Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Quebec, 97.9%
• Highest % of the population 85+: Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Quebec, 60.4%
• Highest median age: Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Quebec, 87^[3]
• Lowest median age: Halfway River 168, British Columbia, 14.5

Census subdivisions over 5,000 people

• Highest % increase in population from 2016: East Gwillimbury, Ontario, 44.4%^{[4] [5]}
• Highest % decrease in population from 2016: Athabasca County, Alberta, -11.6%^[6]
• Largest census subdivision by land area: Kenora, Unorganized, Ontario, 388,982.20 km²
• Smallest municipality by land area: Montreal West, Quebec, 1.37 km²
• Highest population density: Vancouver, British Columbia, 5,749.9/km²
• Lowest population density: Kenora, Unorganized, Ontario, 0.019/km²
• Highest % of the population under 15: Mackenzie County, Alberta, 36.3%^[7]
• Lowest % of the population under 15: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, 6.8%
• Highest % of the population 15-64: Whistler, British Columbia, 79.8%
• Lowest % of the population 15-64: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, 36.9%
• Highest % of the population 65+: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, 56.3%
• Lowest % of the population 65+: Iqaluit, Nunavut, 3.7%
• Highest % of the population 85+: Sidney, British Columbia, 9.3%
• Lowest % of the population 85+: Iqaluit, Nunavut, 0.1%
• Highest median age: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia: 67.5^[8]
• Lowest median age: Mackenzie County, Alberta, 23.4
• Highest % of people whose mother tongue is English: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, 99.2%^[9]
• Lowest % of people whose mother tongue is English: Amqui, Quebec, 0.2%
• Highest % of people whose mother tongue is French: Amqui, Quebec: 99.3%
• Lowest % of people whose mother tongue is French: Mackenzie County, Alberta; Taber, Alberta; and Norway House, Manitoba, 0.1%
• Highest % of people whose mother tongue is a Non-official language: Mackenzie County, Alberta, 64.1%
• Lowest % of people whose mother tongue is a Non-official language: Saint-Honoré, Quebec and Amqui, Quebec, 0.2%
• Highest % immigrants: Richmond, British Columbia, 60.3%^[10]
• Lowest % immigrants: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, 0.34%^[11]
• Highest % of population with no high school degree: Mackenzie County, Alberta, 54.2%^[12]
• Lowest % of population with no high school degree: Whistler, British Columbia, 4.5%
• Highest % with university degree: Westmount, Quebec, 63.3%
• Lowest % of population with university degree: Saint-Lin–Laurentides, Quebec, 5.0%

Visible minorities and Aboriginal population

• Highest % Arab: Laval, Quebec, 11.42%^[13]
• Highest % Black: Brooks, Alberta, 22.29%
• Highest % Chinese: Richmond, British Columbia, 54.25%
• Highest % Filipino: Neepawa, Manitoba, 46.85%
• Highest % First Nations: Norway House, Manitoba, 95.50%^[14]
• Highest % Indigenous: Norway House, Manitoba, 98.59%
• Highest % Inuit: Iqaluit, Nunavut, 52.39%
• Highest % Japanese: Banff, Alberta, 6.20%
• Highest % Korean: Coquitlam, British Columbia, 8.07%
• Highest % Latin American: Leamington, Ontario, 7.42%
• Highest % Métis: Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, 23.15%
• Highest % South Asian: Brampton, Ontario, 52.42%
• Highest % Southeast Asian: Chestermere, Alberta, 5.03%
• Highest % West Asian: Richmond Hill, Ontario, 13.15%
• Highest % visible minority: Markham, Ontario, 82.10%
• Lowest % visible minority: Norway House, Manitoba, 0.19%

Census metropolitan areas

Population and area

• Most populous: Toronto, Ontario, 6,202,225^[15]
• Least populous: Red Deer, Alberta, 100,844
• Highest increase in population (%) from 2016: Kelowna, British Columbia, 14.0%
• Lowest increase in population (%), from 2016: Saguenay, Quebec, 0.03%
• Largest land area (km²): Edmonton, Alberta, 9,416.19
• Smallest land area (km²): Red Deer, Alberta, 104.34
• Highest population density (per km²): Toronto, Ontario, 1,050.7
• Lowest population density (per km²): Fredericton, New Brunswick, 18.1

Age and sex

• Highest proportion (%) of men: Drummondville, Quebec, 50.04%
• Highest proportion (%) of women: Peterborough, Ontario, 51.89%
• Highest median age: Trois-Rivières, Quebec, 46.4
• Lowest median age: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 36.8
• Highest percentage of children (0–14 years): Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 19.11%
• Highest percentage of working-age population (15–64 years): Vancouver, British Columbia, 68.49%
• Highest percentage of seniors (65 years and over): Trois-Rivières, Quebec, 25.66%
• Highest percentage of seniors (85 years and over): Peterborough, Ontario, 3.4%^[16]

Education

• Highest % of university degree at bachelor's level or above: Toronto, Ontario, 38.0%^[17]
• Lowest % of university degree at bachelor's level or above: Drummondville, Quebec, 12.8%

Income

• Highest median employment income: Ottawa-Gatineau: $46,400^[18]
• Lowest median employment income: St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario, $29,400
• Median employment income:
  • Less than high school education:
    • Highest: Lethbridge, Alberta, $23,000
    • Lowest: Kingston, Ontario, $9,000
  • High school education:
    • Highest: Chilliwack, British Columbia, $32,400
    • Lowest: Saguenay, Quebec, $20,200
  • Postsecondary certificate or diploma below bachelor level:
    • Highest: Edmonton, Alberta, $51,200
    • Lowest: St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario, $36,000
  • Bachelor's degree or higher:
    • Highest: Ottawa-Gatineau, $70,000
    • Lowest: St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario, $46,800
  • Canadian-born, with less than high school education:
    • Highest: Edmonton, Alberta, $22,200
    • Lowest: Windsor, Ontario, $8,300
  • Canadian-born, with high school education:
    • Highest: Regina, Saskatchewan, $34,000
    • Lowest: Toronto, Ontario, $20,200
  • Canadian-born, with university degree:
    • Highest: Ottawa-Gatineau, $76,000
    • Lowest: St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario, $54,000
  • Immigrant population, with less than high school education:
    • Highest: Lethbridge, Alberta, $34,400
    • Lowest: Fredericton, New Brunswick, $5,480
  • Immigrant population, with high school education:
    • Highest: Red Deer, Alberta; and Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia, $33,200
    • Lowest: Trois-Rivières, Quebec, $15,600
  • Immigrant population, with university degree:
    • Highest: Ottawa-Gatineau, $62,400
    • Lowest: St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario, $37,600

Visible minorities and Indigenous population

Highest population

• Not-a-visible-minority: Montreal, Quebec, 2,597,870^[19]
• Visible minorities: Toronto, Ontario, 3,501,270
• Arab: Montreal, Quebec, 246,150
• Black: Toronto, Ontario, 488,155
• Chinese: Toronto, Ontario, 679,730
• Filipino: Toronto, Ontario, 281,150
• First Nations: Montreal, Quebec, 89,375^[20]
• Indigenous: Montreal, Quebec, 112,350
• Inuit: Ottawa-Gatineau, 2,235
• Japanese: Vancouver, British Columbia, 31,200
• Korean: Toronto, Ontario, 74,210
• Latin American: Toronto, Ontario, 156,460
• Métis: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 52,370
• South Asian: Toronto, Ontario, 1,182,485
• Southeast Asian: Toronto, Ontario, 102,330
• West Asian: Toronto, Ontario, 160,335

Highest percentage

• Not-a-visible-minority: Saguenay, Quebec, 98.1%^[21]
• Visible minorities: Toronto, Ontario, 57.0%
• Arab: Windsor, Ontario, 6.2%
• Black: Montreal, Quebec, 8.1%
• Chinese: Vancouver, British Columbia, 19.7%
• Filipino: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 10.3%
• First Nations: Thunder Bay, Ontario, 10.1%
• Indigenous: Thunder Bay, Ontario, 14.6%
• Inuit: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 0.8%
• Japanese: Lethbridge, Alberta, 1.4%
• Korean: Vancouver, British Columbia, 2.4%
• Latin American: Montreal, Quebec, 3.3%
• Métis: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 6.4%
• South Asian: Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia, 25.9%
• Southeast Asian: Vancouver, British Columbia, 2.2%
• West Asian: Toronto, Ontario, 2.6%

Language

Mother tongue

• Highest population with English as mother tongue: Toronto, Ontario, 3,070,355^[22]
• Highest population with French as mother tongue: Montreal, Quebec, 2,515,095
• Highest population with both English and French as mother tongues: Montreal, Quebec, 79,655
• Highest population with a non-official language as mother tongue: Toronto, Ontario, 2,597,980
• Highest population with an Indigenous language as mother tongue: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2,735
• Lowest population with English as mother tongue: Drummondville, Quebec, 1,020
• Lowest population with French as mother tongue: Lethbridge, Alberta, 865
• Lowest population with both English and French as mother tongues: Lethbridge, Alberta, 225
• Lowest population with a non-official language as mother tongue: Saguenay, Quebec, 1,650
• Lowest population with an Indigenous language as mother tongue: Drummondville, Quebec; and Guelph, Ontario, 0
• Highest percentage with English as mother tongue: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 94.5%
• Highest percentage with French as mother tongue: Saguenay, Quebec, 97.5%
• Highest percentage with both English and French as mother tongues: Greater Sudbury, Ontario, 3.4%
• Highest percentage with a non-official language as mother tongue: Vancouver, British Columbia, 42.6%
• Highest percentage with an Indigenous language as mother tongue: Thunder Bay, Ontario, 0.8%
• Lowest percentage with English as mother tongue: Saguenay, Quebec, 0.8%
• Lowest percentage with French as mother tongue: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 0.5%
• Lowest percentage with both English and French as mother tongues: Lethbridge, Alberta, 0.2%
• Lowest percentage with a non-official language as mother tongue: Saguenay, Quebec, 1.0%

Language most often spoken at home

• Highest population with English most often spoken at home: Toronto, Ontario, 4,035,545^[23]
• Highest population with French most often spoken at home: Montreal, Quebec, 2,708,435
• Highest population with a non-official language most often spoken at home: Toronto, Ontario, 1,626,995
• Highest population with English and French spoken equally at home: Montreal, Quebec, 96,355
• Highest population with English and a non-official language spoken equally at home: Toronto, Ontario, 449,840
• Highest population with French and a non-official language spoken equally at home: Montreal, Quebec, 96,360
• Lowest population with English most often spoken at home: Drummondville, Quebec, 845
• Lowest population with French most often spoken at home: Kamloops, British Columbia, 195
• Lowest population with a non-official language most often spoken at home: Saguenay, Quebec, 705
• Lowest population with English and French spoken equally at home: Chilliwack, British Columbia, 100
• Highest percentage with English most often spoken at home: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 96.9%
• Highest percentage with French most often spoken at home: Saguenay, Quebec, 98.4%
• Highest percentage with a non-official language most often spoken at home: Vancouver, British Columbia, 27.8%
• Highest percentage with English and French spoken equally at home: Montreal, Quebec, 2.3%
• Highest percentage with English and a non-official language spoken equally at home: Toronto, Ontario, 7.3%
• Highest percentage with French and a non-official language spoken equally at home: Montreal, Quebec, 2.3%
• Lowest percentage with English most often spoken at home: Saguenay, Quebec, 0.6%
• Lowest percentage with French most often spoken at home: Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia, 0.2%
• Lowest percentage with a non-official language most often spoken at home: Saguenay, Quebec, 0.4%
• Lowest population with English and French spoken equally at home: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 0.1%

Knowledge of official languages

• Highest population with knowledge of English only: Toronto, Ontario, 5,436,685^[24]
• Highest population with knowledge of French only: Montreal, Quebec, 1,434,620
• Highest population with knowledge of both English and French: Montreal, Quebec, 2,396,530
• Highest population with knowledge of neither English nor French: Toronto, Ontario, 263,670
• Lowest population with knowledge of English only: Drummondville, Quebec, 295
• Lowest population with knowledge of French only: Kamloops, British Columbia, 20
• Lowest population with knowledge of both English and French: Chilliwack, British Columbia, 4,815
• Lowest population with knowledge of neither English nor French: Saguenay, Quebec, 115
• Highest percentage with knowledge of English only: Chilliwack, British Columbia, 94.9%
• Highest percentage with knowledge of French only: Saguenay, Quebec, 76.0%
• Highest percentage with knowledge of both English and French: Montreal, Quebec, 56.4%
• Highest percentage with knowledge of neither English nor French: Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia, 5.5%
• Lowest percentage with knowledge of English only: Saguenay, Quebec, 0.2%
• Lowest percentage with knowledge of French only: Chilliwack, British Columbia, 0.03%
• Lowest percentage with knowledge of both English and French: Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia, 4.3%
• Lowest percentage with knowledge of neither English nor French: Saguenay, Quebec, 0.1%

Immigration and citizenship

• Highest proportion (%) of Canadian citizens: Saguenay, Quebec, 98.6%^[25]
• Lowest proportion (%) of Canadian citizens: Vancouver, British Columbia, 83.6%
• Highest proportion (%) immigrants: Toronto, Ontario, 46.6%^[26]
• Highest proportion (%) non-immigrants: Saguenay, Quebec, 97.7%
• Highest proportion (%) immigrants who arrived in Canada before 2001: Toronto, Ontario, 23.7%
• Highest proportion (%) immigrants who arrived between 2001 and 2005: Toronto, Ontario, 5.9%
• Highest proportion (%) immigrants who arrived between 2006 and 2010: Toronto, Ontario, 5.3%
• Highest proportion (%) immigrants who arrived between 2011 and 2015: Calgary, Alberta, 6.0%
• Highest proportion (%) immigrants who arrived after 2016: Toronto, Ontario, 6.4%
• Highest proportion (%) of non-permanent residents: Vancouver, British Columbia, 5.1%
• Lowest proportion (%) immigrants who arrived in Canada before 2001: Saguenay, Quebec, 0.4%
• Lowest proportion (%) immigrants who arrived between 2001 and 2005: Saguenay, Quebec, 0.2%
• Lowest proportion (%) immigrants who arrived between 2006 and 2010: Saguenay, Quebec, 0.2%
• Lowest proportion (%) immigrants who arrived between 2011 and 2015: Saguenay, Quebec, 0.2%
• Lowest proportion (%) immigrants who arrived after 2016: Chilliwack, British Columbia, 0.7%
• Highest proportion (%) of non-permanent residents: Vancouver, British Columbia, 5.1%
• Highest % of India as place of birth of immigrants: Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia, 51.9%^[27]
• Highest % of United Kingdom as place of birth of immigrants: Peterborough, Ontario, 24.3%
• Highest % of United States as place of birth of immigrants: Fredericton, New Brunswick, 9.7%
• Highest % of Italy as place of birth of immigrants: Thunder Bay, Ontario, 17.1%
• Highest % of Philippines as place of birth of immigrants: Red Deer, Alberta, 38.6%
• Highest % of France as place of birth of immigrants: Saguenay, Quebec, 23.7%
• Highest % of China as place of birth of immigrants: Vancouver, British Columbia, 18.8%
• Highest % of Colombia as place of birth of immigrants: Drummondville, Quebec, 14.3%
• Highest % of Finland as place of birth of immigrants: Thunder Bay, Ontario, 6.3%

Ethnic origin (single responses)

Highest population

• Canadian: Montreal, Quebec, 705,615^[28]
• Chinese: Toronto, Ontario, 556,440
• Dutch: Toronto, Ontario, 17,785
• English: Toronto, Ontario, 105,495
• Filipino: Toronto, Ontario, 217,150
• Finnish: Thunder Bay, Ontario, 3,170
• French: Montreal, Quebec, 487,200
• German: Edmonton, Alberta, 33,445
• Greek: Toronto, Ontario, 52,375
• Haitian: Montreal, Quebec, 113,400
• Irish: Toronto, Ontario, 60,900
• Italian: Toronto, Ontario, 264,895
• Jamaican: Toronto, Ontario, 78,930
• Japanese: Vancouver, British Columbia, 20,890
• Korean: Toronto, Ontario, 66,590
• Latin, Central, and South American, Toronto, Ontario, 148,535
• North American Indigenous, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 42,040
• Polish: Toronto, Ontario, 71,740
• Portuguese: Toronto, Ontario, 110,275
• Russian: Toronto, Ontario, 36,125
• Scottish: Toronto, Ontario, 53,180
• South Asian: Toronto, Ontario, 823,800
• Ukrainian: Toronto, Ontario, 37,865
• Vietnamese: Toronto, Ontario, 56,745

Highest percentage

• Canadian: Drummondville, Quebec, 44.9%
• Chinese: Vancouver, British Columbia, 23.1%
• Dutch: Chilliwack, British Columbia, 10.4%
• English: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 22.4%
• Filipino: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 15.4%
• Finnish: Thunder Bay, Ontario, 5.7%
• French: Québec, Quebec, 23.5%
• German: Regina, Saskatchewan, 10.1%
• Greek: Montreal, Quebec, 1.3%
• Haitian: Montreal, Quebec, 3.5%
• Irish: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 18.1%
• Italian: Thunder Bay, Ontario, 10.4%
• Jamaican: Oshawa, Ontario, 2.4%
• Japanese: Lethbridge, Alberta, 1.4%
• Korean: Vancouver, British Columbia, 3.3%
• Latin, Central, and South American, Lethbridge, Alberta, 3.6%
• North American Indigenous, Thunder Bay, Ontario, 15.3%
• Polish: Brantford, Ontario, 3.4%
• Portuguese: Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ontario, 3.8%
• Russian: Kelowna, British Columbia, 1.3%
• Scottish: Fredericton, New Brunswick, 8.4%
• South Asian: Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia, 30.1%
• Ukrainian: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 6.8%
• Vietnamese: Guelph, Ontario, 2.1%

Federal electoral districts (2003 redistribution)

Population and area (2006)

• Most populous:^[29] Oak Ridges—Markham (Ontario): 228,997
• Least populous: Labrador (Newfoundland and Labrador): 26,728
• Highest increase in population (%), 2006-2011 : Oak Ridges—Markham (Ontario): 35.0%
• Highest decrease in population (%), 2006-2011 : Kenora (Ontario): -12.9% (Note: many First Nations communities in this riding were not enumerated in 2011 due to forest fires)^[30]
• Largest land area (km²): Nunavut (Nunavut): 1,877,787.62
• Smallest land area (km²): Papineau (Quebec): 8.93
• Highest population density (per km²) : Papineau (Quebec): 11,247.1
• Lowest population density (per km²) : Nunavut (Nunavut): < 0.05

Age and sex (2006)

• Highest median age:^[31] Nanaimo-Alberni (British Columbia): 50.1
• Lowest median age: Nunavut (Nunavut): 24.1

Education (2006)

(highest %)^[32]

• Earned doctorate: Vancouver Quadra, British Columbia: 3.9%
• Master's degree: Ottawa Centre, Ontario: 12.7%
• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry: Vancouver Quadra, British Columbia: 2.7%
• University certificate or diploma above bachelor level: Thornhill, Ontario: 5.0%
• Bachelor's degree: Vancouver Quadra, British Columbia: 27.4%
• University certificate or degree: Vancouver Quadra, British Columbia: 55.7%

Ethnic origin (2006)

(highest % - multiple responses)^[33]

• Inuit: Nunavut, Nunavut: 85.4%
• Canadian: Beauce, Quebec: 83.5%
• First Nations (North American Indian): Churchill, Manitoba: 67.9%
• Chinese: Richmond, British Columbia: 55.9%
• English: Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador: 47.2%
• Scottish: Cardigan, Prince Edward Island: 47.0%
• French: Nickel Belt, Ontario: 46.0%
• Italian: Vaughan, Ontario: 45.2%
• German: Medicine Hat, Alberta: 37.5%
• East Indian: Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Ontario: 35.5%
• Irish: Cardigan, Prince Edward Island: 34.1%
• Ukrainian: Yorkton—Melville, Saskatchewan: 29.3%
• Filipino: Winnipeg North, Manitoba: 29.2%
• Portuguese: Davenport, Ontario: 26.4%
• Jewish: Thornhill, Ontario: 24.2%
• Haitian: Bourassa, Quebec: 17.5%
• Polish: Kildonan-St. Paul, Manitoba: 13.1%
• Finnish: Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ontario: 13.1%
• Greek: Laval-Les Îles, Quebec: 12.4%
• Russian: Thornhill, Ontario: 12.2%
• Sri Lankan: Scarborough-Rouge River, Ontario: 11.9%
• Dutch (Netherlands): Abbotsford, British Columbia: 11.2%
• Iranian: Richmond Hill, Ontario: 10.0%

Immigration (2006)

(highest %)^{[34] [35]}

• Non-immigrants: Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean (Quebec): 99.4%
• Immigrants: Scarborough—Agincourt (Ontario): 67.8%
• Asia and the Middle East: Scarborough—Agincourt (Ontario): 53.0%
• Eastern Asia: Richmond (British Columbia): 40.5%
• Europe: Davenport (Ontario): 28.5%
• Southern Asia: Bramalea—Gore—Malton (Ontario): 25.1%
• Southern Europe: Davenport (Ontario): 25.0%
• China, People's Republic of: Scarborough—Agincourt (Ontario): 24.7%
• India: Newton—North Delta (British Columbia): 22.0%
• Southern Europe, other than Italy: Davenport (Ontario): 19.2%
• Italy: Vaughan (Ontario): 17.1%
• Southeast Asia: Winnipeg North (Manitoba): 15.2%
• Eastern Europe: York Centre (Ontario): 15.1%
• Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region: Richmond (British Columbia): 14.6%
• Philippines: Winnipeg North (Manitoba): 13.5%
• Southern Asia, other than India: Scarborough—Rouge River (Ontario): 12.8%
• West Central Asia and the Middle East: Saint-Laurent—Cartierville (Quebec): 11.6%
• Africa: Saint-Laurent—Cartierville (Quebec): 11.3%

Language (2006)

Mother tongue

(highest %)^[36]

• English: Avalon (Newfoundland and Labrador): 99.3%
• French: Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup (Quebec): 99.0%
• Inuktitut: Nunavut (Nunavut): 66.8%
• Panjabi (Punjabi): Newton—North Delta (British Columbia): 33.4%
• German: Portage—Lisgar (Manitoba): 23.6%
• Cree, not otherwise specified: Churchill (Manitoba): 21.6%
• Portuguese: Davenport (Ontario): 20.7%
• Italian: Vaughan (Ontario): 19.2%
• Cantonese: Richmond (British Columbia): 17.8%
• Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino): Winnipeg North (Manitoba): 16.8%
• Chinese, not otherwise specified: Richmond (British Columbia): 15.6%
• Arabic: Saint-Laurent—Cartierville (Quebec): 14.0%
• Mandarin: Richmond (British Columbia): 13.4%
• Tamil: Scarborough-Rouge River (Ontario): 13.2%
• Russian: York Centre (Ontario): 11.4%
• Dene: Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River (Saskatchewan): 10.5%

Language Groups

• Aboriginal languages: Nunavut (Nunavut): 68.0%
• Chinese: Richmond (British Columbia): 48.4%
• Indo-Aryan languages: Newton—North Delta (British Columbia): 40.0%
• Romance languages (other than French): Davenport (Ontario): 32.0%
• Germanic languages (other than English): Portage—Lisgar (Manitoba): 24.3%
• Malayo-Polynesian languages: Winnipeg North (Manitoba): 16.8%
• Slavic languages: Etobicoke—Lakeshore (Ontario): 15.0%
• Semitic languages: Saint-Laurent—Cartierville (Quebec): 14.5%
• Dravidian languages: Scarborough-Rouge River (Ontario): 13.5%

Home language

(highes %)^[37]

• English: Avalon (Newfoundland and Labrador): 99.6%
• French: Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean (Quebec): 99.4%
• Inuktitut: Nunavut (Nunavut): 51.9%
• Panjabi (Punjabi): Newton—North Delta (British Columbia): 26.8%
• Cree, not otherwise specified: Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou (Quebec): 16.6%
• Cantonese: Richmond (British Columbia): 15.8%
• Portuguese: Davenport (Ontario): 14.0%
• German: Portage—Lisgar (Manitoba): 12.0%
• Chinese, not otherwise specified: Scarborough-Agincourt (Ontario): 12.0%
• Mandarin: Richmond (British Columbia): 11.8%
• Tamil: Scarborough-Rouge River (Ontario): 10.5%

Language groups

• Aboriginal languages: Nunavut (Nunavut): 53.0%
• Chinese: Richmond (British Columbia): 39.7%
• Indo-Aryan languages: Newton—North Delta (British Columbia): 30.9%
• Romance languages (other than French): Davenport (Ontario): 21.2%
• Germanic languages (other than English): Portage—Lisgar (Manitoba): 12.2%
• Slavic languages: York Centre (Ontario): 10.9%
• Dravidian languages: Scarborough-Rouge River (Ontario): 10.7%

Religion (2006)

(highest %)^{[38] [39]}

• Christian: Avalon (Newfoundland and Labrador): 99.0%
• Catholic: Rivière-du-Loup-Montmagny (Quebec): 97.1%
• Protestant: Bonavista—Exploits (Newfoundland and Labrador): 81.0%
• Not a Christian: Vancouver Kingsway (British Columbia): 62.8% (No religious affiliation: 43.5%, Buddhist: 9.9%, Sikh: 3.2%)
• Non-Christian religious affiliation: Mount Royal (Quebec): 49.8% (Jewish: 36.3%, Muslim: 5.6%, Hindu: 4.5%, Buddhist: 3.0%)
• No religious affiliation: Vancouver East (British Columbia): 47.4%
• Non-Judeo-Christian religious affiliation: Newton—North Delta (British Columbia): 38.0% (Sikh: 27.6%, Muslim: 4.3%, Hindu: 4.1%)
• Jewish: Thornhill (Ontario): 36.6%
• Sikh: Newton—North Delta (British Columbia): 27.6%
• Christian Orthodox: Laval—Les Îles (Quebec): 15.9%
• Muslim: Don Valley West (Ontario): 13.6%
• Hindu: Scarborough—Rouge River (Ontario): 13.6%
• Buddhist: Vancouver Kingsway (British Columbia): 9.9%
• Christian, not included elsewhere: Abbotsford (British Columbia): 9.8%

Visible minorities and Indigenous population (2006)

(highest %)

• Not Indigenous:^[40] Markham-Unionville (Ontario): 99.91%
• Not a visible minority:^[41] Haute-Gaspésie-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia (Quebec): 99.7%
• White Caucasian:^[42] Beauce (Quebec): 99.3%
• Not a White Caucasian: Scarborough—Rouge River (Ontario): 89.9%
• Visible minority: Scarborough—Rouge River (Ontario): 89.7%
• Aboriginal: Nunavut (Nunavut): 85.0%
• Inuit: Nunavut (Nunavut): 84.0%
• North American Indian: Churchill (Manitoba): 61.1%
• Chinese: Richmond (British Columbia): 50.2%
• South Asian: Newton—North Delta (British Columbia): 42.7%
• Filipino: Winnipeg North (Manitoba): 20.2%
• Black: York South-Weston (Ontario): 19.6%
• Métis: Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River (Saskatchewan): 16.4%
• Arab: Saint-Laurent-Cartierville (Quebec): 11.1%
• Latin American: York South-Weston (Ontario): 8.3%
• Korean: Willowdale (Ontario): 7.8%
• West Asian: Richmond Hill (Ontario): 7.2%
• Southeast Asian: York West (Ontario): 7.1%
• Japanese: Vancouver Centre (British Columbia): 3.4%

Indigenous (census subdivisions with 250+ population) (2006)

• Highest % Metis: Green Lake, Saskatchewan: 83.3
• Highest % Inuit: Akulivik, Quebec: 98
• Indian reserve with lowest Indigenous %: Duck Lake 7, British Columbia: 3.6

External links

• Canada Year Book (2010) - Statistics Canada
• Population estimates and projections, 2010 - 2036 - Statistics Canada

Notes and References

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4. Web site: Canada . Government of Canada, Statistics . Add/Remove data - Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) (Full downloadable dataset used with municipalities with population below 5,000 removed) . 2023-09-14 . www150.statcan.gc.ca . en.
5. Web site: 2022-02-09 . East Gwillimbury tops Canada's growing municipalities list . 2023-09-14 . www.eastgwillimbury.ca . en.
6. Web site: Alberta had seven of the top 10 largest population drops in Canada Urbanized . 2023-09-14 . dailyhive.com . en.
7. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-04-27 . Add/Remove data - Broad age groups, gender and census year: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (Full downloadable dataset with subdivisions with populations below 5,000 removed) . 2023-09-14 . www150.statcan.gc.ca.
8. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-04-27 . Age (in single years), average age and median age and gender: Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (Full downloadable dataset used with populations below 5,000 removed) . 2023-09-14 . www150.statcan.gc.ca.
9. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-08-17 . Add/Remove data - Mother tongue by age: Canada, provinces and territories and census subdivisions with a population 5,000 or more . 2023-09-14 . www150.statcan.gc.ca.
10. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-02-09 . Census Program Data Viewer (Indicator: Percentage of Immigrants; Geographic Level: Census Subdivision) . 2023-09-14 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
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