1996 Canadian census
May 14, 1996
General information
CountryCanada
Results
Total population28,846,761 (Increase 5.7%)
Most populous ​province/territoryOntario (10,753,573)
Least populous ​province/territoryYukon (30,766)

The 1996 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 14, 1996. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 28,846,761.[1] This was a 5.7% increase over the 1991 census of 27,296,859.[1]

The previous census was the 1991 census and the following census was in 2001 census.

Canada by the numbers

A summary of information about Canada.

Total population28,846,761
Dwellings10,899,427
Men14,170,025
Women14,676,735
Median age35.3 years
Average earnings$26,474

Population by province

Rank Province or territory Population as of
1996 census		 Population as of
1991 census		 Change Percent
change
1  Ontario 10,753,573 10,084,885 668,688 Increase 6.6 Increase
2  Quebec 7,138,795 6,895,963 242,832 Increase 3.5 Increase
3  British Columbia 3,724,500 3,282,061 442,439 Increase 13.5 Increase
4  Alberta 2,696,826 2,545,553 151,273 Increase 5.9 Increase
5  Manitoba 1,113,898 1,091,942 21,956 Increase 2.0 Increase
6  Saskatchewan 990,237 988,928 2,969 Increase 0.1 Increase
7  Nova Scotia 909,282 899,942 9,340 Increase 1.0 Increase
8  New Brunswick 738,133 723,900 14,233 Increase 2.0 Increase
9  Newfoundland and Labrador 551,792 568,474 -16,682 Decrease -2.9 Decrease
10  Prince Edward Island 134,557 129,765 4,792 Increase 3.7 Increase
11  Northwest Territories 64,402 57,649 6,753 Increase 11.7 Increase
12  Yukon 30,766 27,797 2,969 Increase 10.7 Increase
 Canada 28,846,761 27,296,859 1,549,902 Increase 5.7 Increase

Demographics

Mother tongue

Population by mother tongue of Canada's official languages:

Mother tonguePopulation
English16,890,615
French6,636,660
Bilingual107,945
Other4,598,290

Aboriginal peoples

Population of Aboriginal peoples in Canada:

Aboriginal Population799,010
North American Indian529,035
Metis204,115
Inuit40,225

Ethnic origin

Population by ethnic origin. Only those origins with more than 250,000 respondents are included here. This is based entirely on self reporting.

Ethnic originsTotal responsesSingle responsesMultiple responses 2
Total population28,528,12518,303,62510,224,495
Canadian8,806,2755,326,9953,479,285
English6,832,0952,048,2754,783,820
French5,597,8452,665,2502,932,595
Scottish4,260,840642,9703,617,870
Irish3,767,610504,0303,263,580
German2,757,140726,1452,030,990
Italian1,207,475729,455478,025
North American Indian1,101,955477,630624,330
Ukrainian1,026,475331,680694,790
Chinese921,585800,470121,115
Dutch (Netherlands)916,215313,880602,335
Polish786,735265,930520,805
East Indian723,345590,145133,200
Jewish351,705195,810155,900
Norwegian346,31047,805298,500
Welsh338,90527,915310,990
Portuguese335,110252,64082,470
Swedish278,97531,200247,775
Russian272,33546,885225,450
Hungarian (Magyar)250,52594,185156,340

Visible minorities

Visible minorityTotal responses % of Population
Chinese860,1503.02
South Asian670,5902.35
Black573,8602.01
Arab/West Asian244,6650.86
Filipino234,1950.82
Others614,0252.15
Not a visible
minority		25,330,64588.79

Age

Population by age:

AgePopulation
Under 15 years5,901,275
15–24 years3,857,175
25–44 years9,360,615
45–64 years6,199,855
65–74 years2,061,935
75 years and over1,465,910

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of Canada, A population and dwelling counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  • 1996 Census - Statistics Canada's page on the 1996 census.
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