Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Percentage of the immigrant population, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by immigrant status and period of immigration, Toronto and Ontario, 2016

Immigrant status and period of immigration	Toronto			Ontario
	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population	number	% of the total population	% of the immigrant population
Total population in private households	2,691,665	100.0	...	13,242,160	100.0	...
Non-immigrants	1,332,085	49.5	...	9,188,820	69.4	...
Immigrants	1,266,000	47.0	100.0	3,852,145	29.1	100.0
Period of immigration: Before 2001	747,500	27.8	59.0	2,426,240	18.3	63.0
Period of immigration: 2001 to 2005	162,770	6.0	12.9	490,560	3.7	12.7
Period of immigration: 2006 to 2010	167,780	6.2	13.3	463,175	3.5	12.0
Period of immigration: 2011 to 2016	187,950	7.0	14.8	472,170	3.6	12.3
Non-permanent residents	93,575	3.5	...	201,200	1.5	...

Immigrant population by selected demographic, migration and ethnocultural characteristics, Toronto, 2011 and 2016

	2011				2016
	All immigrants		Recent immigrants (2006 to 2011)		All immigrants		Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Population in private households	1,252,215	..	216,520	..	1,266,000	..	187,950	..
Age groups	1,252,215	100.0	216,520	100.0	1,266,000	100.0	187,950	100.0
Less than 15 years	57,765	4.6	34,530	15.9	45,490	3.6	26,780	14.2
15 to 24 years	110,625	8.8	33,225	15.3	95,095	7.5	25,885	13.8
25 to 64 years	835,555	66.7	141,215	65.2	837,580	66.2	126,585	67.4
65 years and older	248,265	19.8	7,555	3.5	287,830	22.7	8,690	4.6
Median age	47.2	..	32.0	..	49.5	..	32.7	..
Admission categories for immigrants admitted since 1980	...	...	...	...	988,320	100.0	187,950	100.0
Economic immigrants	...	...	...	...	475,155	48.1	100,000	53.2
Principal applicants	...	...	...	...	201,865	20.4	44,870	23.9
Secondary applicants	...	...	...	...	273,295	27.7	55,125	29.3
Immigrants sponsored by family	...	...	...	...	320,945	32.5	53,610	28.5
Refugees	...	...	...	...	176,120	17.8	30,250	16.1
Region of birth1	1,252,215	100.0	216,520	100.0	1,266,000	100.0	187,950	100.0
Americas	214,030	17.1	32,470	15.0	211,910	16.7	23,840	12.7
Europe	325,165	26.0	25,125	11.6	298,265	23.6	20,265	10.8
Africa	70,280	5.6	14,245	6.6	77,450	6.1	13,300	7.1
Asia	638,920	51.0	143,840	66.4	674,495	53.3	129,695	69.0
Oceania	3,600	0.3	835	0.4	3,750	0.3	845	0.4

Top places of birth of immigrants and recent immigrants,² Toronto, 2016

Place of birth	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	1,266,000	100.0	...
China	131,480	10.4	1
Philippines	118,775	9.4	2
India	79,225	6.3	3
Sri Lanka	52,900	4.2	4
Italy	45,520	3.6	5
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	187,950	100.0	...
Philippines	31,730	16.9	1
China	23,195	12.3	2
India	20,100	10.7	3
Iran	10,930	5.8	4
Pakistan	6,725	3.6	5

Immigrant population and recent immigrants by non-official language spoken most often at home,³ Toronto, 2016

Languages	2016
	Number	Percent	Rank
Immigrant population	1,266,000	100.0	...
Cantonese	80,775	6.4	1
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	73,805	5.8	2
Mandarin	73,400	5.8	3
Recent immigrants (2011 to 2016)	187,950	100.0	...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	22,145	11.8	1
Mandarin	16,600	8.8	2
Persian (Farsi)	11,995	6.4	3

Population by generation status and median age, Toronto, 2011 and 2016

Generation status	2011			2016
	Number	Percent	Median age	Number	Percent	Median age
Total population in private households	2,576,025	100.0	38.8	2,691,665	100.0	38.9
First generation (born abroad)	1,324,850	51.4	46.2	1,377,465	51.2	47.6
Second generation (born in Canada with at least one parent born abroad)	696,380	27.0	24.0	740,180	27.5	25.1
Born in Canada with both parents born abroad	495,635	19.2	22.0	519,360	19.3	23.7
Born in Canada with one parent born in Canada and the other born abroad	200,740	7.8	28.2	220,815	8.2	28.2
Third generation or more (born in Canada with both parents born in Canada)	554,795	21.5	35.8	574,020	21.3	34.8

Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Toronto, Ontario and Canada 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Figure 1.2 Population (in percentage) belonging to a visible minority group, Toronto, Ontario and Canada 2006 to 2016

Population by visible minority group and median age, Toronto, 2011 and 2016

	2011				2016
	Number	% of the total population	% of the visible minority population	Median age	Number	% of the total population	% of the visible minority population	Median age
Total population in private households	2,576,025	100.0	..	38.8	2,691,665	100.0	..	38.9
Visible minority population	1,264,395	49.1	100.0	34.6	1,385,855	51.5	100.0	35.2
South Asian	317,095	12.3	25.1	33.1	338,960	12.6	24.5	33.9
Chinese	278,390	10.8	22.0	39.6	299,460	11.1	21.6	39.6
Black	218,160	8.5	17.3	31.3	239,850	8.9	17.3	32.2
Filipino	132,445	5.1	10.5	36.7	152,715	5.7	11.0	38.0
Latin American	71,200	2.8	5.6	34.3	77,160	2.9	5.6	36.4
Arab	28,915	1.1	2.3	32.5	36,030	1.3	2.6	32.3
Southeast Asian	46,825	1.8	3.7	34.8	41,650	1.5	3.0	36.1
West Asian	50,235	2.0	4.0	33.6	60,320	2.2	4.4	34.4
Korean	37,225	1.4	2.9	35.2	41,640	1.5	3.0	36.2
Japanese	12,310	0.5	1.0	40.1	13,410	0.5	1.0	40.0
Visible minority, n.i.e.	33,665	1.3	2.7	34.6	36,975	1.4	2.7	36.9
Multiple visible minorities	37,920	1.5	3.0	26.9	47,675	1.8	3.4	26.3
Not a visible minority	1,311,630	50.9	..	43.4	1,305,815	48.5	..	43.6

The three most commonly reported ethnic origins,⁴ Toronto, Ontario and Canada 2016

Ethnic origin	Toronto			Ontario			Canada
	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank	Number of responses	%	Rank
Chinese	332,830	12.4	1	849,345	6.4	8	1,769,195	5.1	7
English	331,890	12.3	2	2,808,810	21.2	2	6,320,085	18.3	2
Canadian	323,175	12.0	3	3,109,770	23.5	1	11,135,970	32.3	1

Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Toronto, Ontario and Canada, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Figure 1.3 Percentage of the population by region of ethnic origin,⁵ Toronto, Ontario and Canada, 2016