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Who lives in St. Catharines - Niagara.

433,604 people lived in the St. Catharines - Niagara census metropolitan area in 2021. 17.9% were immigrants, ranking 18 of 41 metropolitan areas, and 13.9% belonged to a visible minority group.

Data 2021 CensusNext update Census 2026 (from Feb. 2027)

Population, 2021433,604+6.8% since 2016
Immigrants17.9%1.9% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority13.9%
Median household income (2020)$77,000rent $1,080/mo
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Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; boundaries: Statistics Canada 2021 boundary files. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Who lives in St. Catharines - Niagara, in charts.

Visible minority groups

Share of the population in private households. Statistics Canada term, defined in the Employment Equity Act.

GroupSharePeople
Black3.0%12,785
South Asian3.0%12,765
Latin American1.6%6,630
Chinese1.5%6,380
Filipino1.5%6,250
Arab0.8%3,445
Southeast Asian0.7%3,030
Multiple visible minorities0.7%2,910
Korean0.4%1,865
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.3%1,335
West Asian0.2%900
Japanese0.2%730

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Spanish0.9%3,820
Mandarin0.6%2,595
Italian0.5%2,110
Arabic0.4%1,700
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)0.3%1,470
Punjabi (Panjabi)0.3%1,460
Polish0.3%1,360
Korean0.3%1,190
Urdu0.2%1,030
Russian0.2%835

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Top 15 ethnic or cultural origins

People can report more than one origin, so shares add up to more than 100%.

GroupSharePeople
English23.6%100,325
Scottish17.4%74,135
Irish16.2%69,115
Canadian14.7%62,440
German12.4%52,605
Italian11.8%50,210
French9.6%40,995
Dutch6.8%28,785
Polish4.7%20,170
Ukrainian4.5%19,275
British Isles4.4%18,725
Hungarian2.7%11,650
Welsh2.0%8,360
Indian (India)1.8%7,805
French Canadian1.7%7,410

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants: top places of birth

Share of all residents born in each place (immigrants only).

GroupSharePeople
United Kingdom14.3%10,940
Italy8.7%6,675
United States of America7.4%5,610
Philippines5.6%4,310
India5.2%3,940
China4.0%3,050
Netherlands3.7%2,855
Poland3.6%2,775
Germany3.1%2,355
Pakistan2.3%1,755
Jamaica2.1%1,565
Colombia1.7%1,290

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Recent immigrants (2016 to 2021): top places of birth

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
India15.3%1,255
China9.9%815
Philippines8.8%720
United States of America6.6%545
Syria4.3%350
Korea, South3.9%320
Nigeria3.7%305
Pakistan3.1%255
Jamaica2.7%220
Colombia2.6%215

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19807.1%
1980 to 19902.0%
1991 to 20002.5%
2001 to 20102.9%
2011 to 20151.5%
2016 to 20211.9%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants42.8%
Immigrants sponsored by family33.7%
Refugees21.2%
Other immigrants2.3%

Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.

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About this data. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Counts are randomly rounded to multiples of 5 or 10 and very small areas are suppressed by Statistics Canada; we show those as “not available”. Ethnic or cultural origin allows several answers per person, so shares add up to more than 100%. Origin and language data describe ancestry and language use; they are not a measure of who is Canadian. These pages describe what happened, using official statistics. They do not predict policy, estimate anyone’s chances, or rank communities. See methods and definitions.