Canadian Census Maps

Explore the 2016 and 2021 Canadian Census of Population on a map.

Language

Census year

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Area

For example, your home town, a Census subdivision name, or a postal code

Topic

Population by ethnic origin reported.

All of Canada

North American Aboriginal origins
Other North American origins
European origins
Caribbean origins
Latin, Central and South American origins
African origins
Asian origins
- West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins
- South Asian origins
- East and Southeast Asian origins
- Other Asian origins
Oceania origins

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Ethnic or cultural origin reflects the ethnic or cultural origins of a person's ancestors and is self-reported. Read more

“n.o.s.” means “not otherwise specified”: a broader group reported without a specific subcategory. “n.i.e.” means “not included elsewhere”: a residual catch-all for entries outside the main published list. Read more

Percentages are computed only over the population in private households, which excludes residents of collective dwellings such as hospitals, long-term care facilities, prisons, and university residences. A dissemination area dominated by such a facility can have a much smaller percentage denominator than its overall population suggests.

These estimates come from the long-form questionnaire, which was distributed to a 25% sample of private households. They are subject to sampling variability and may differ from a full enumeration. Read more

To protect confidentiality, Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts up or down to a multiple of 5 or 10. Totals are rounded independently of their parts, so sub-totals may not match the total and percentages may not add up to 100%. Read more

Ethnic or cultural origin: South Asian origins

2.9%

9.8%

21.5%

39.2%

53.5%