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Who lives in Ontario.

14,223,942 people lived in Ontario in 2021. 30.0% were immigrants (Canada: 23.0%) and 4.2% had arrived from 2016 to 2021.

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

Population, 202114,223,942+5.8% since 2016
Immigrants30.0%4.2% arrived 2016–2021
Visible minority34.3%
Median household income (2020)$91,000rent $1,300/mo
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Ontario, region by region.

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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.

Profile

Who lives in Ontario, in charts.

Visible minority groups

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

GroupSharePeople
South Asian10.8%1,515,295
Chinese5.8%820,245
Black5.5%768,740
Filipino2.6%363,650
Arab2.0%284,215
Latin American1.8%249,190
West Asian1.5%212,185
Multiple visible minorities1.3%181,025
Southeast Asian1.2%167,845
Visible minority, n.i.e.0.9%124,120
Korean0.7%99,425
Japanese0.2%31,420

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

Languages spoken most often at home

Non-official languages, single responses.

GroupSharePeople
Mandarin1.8%253,860
Punjabi (Panjabi)1.4%198,670
Yue (Cantonese)1.4%193,955
Arabic0.9%124,865
Spanish0.9%123,690
Urdu0.8%113,020
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)0.7%95,635
Tamil0.7%93,165
Portuguese0.5%74,745
Iranian Persian0.5%67,320

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
English16.7%2,347,685
Irish14.3%1,999,985
Scottish13.8%1,937,010
Canadian11.6%1,621,655
German7.5%1,058,075
French7.4%1,039,385
Italian6.5%905,105
Chinese5.9%821,835
Indian (India)5.4%764,435
Dutch3.4%478,860
British Isles3.3%462,995
Polish3.3%461,090
Filipino2.5%355,680
Ukrainian2.4%342,260
Portuguese2.1%300,600

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
India11.8%495,750
China8.5%355,955
Philippines6.4%268,580
United Kingdom5.7%239,485
Pakistan3.9%165,530
Italy3.2%135,640
Jamaica2.9%122,770
Sri Lanka2.7%112,730
United States of America2.6%111,390
Hong Kong2.6%108,480
Iran2.5%103,795
Portugal2.3%95,490

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

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

Share of all residents.

GroupSharePeople
India23.9%139,660
China9.3%54,645
Philippines7.7%45,235
Syria5.2%30,180
Pakistan4.1%23,970
United States of America3.1%17,945
Nigeria2.8%16,570
Iran2.3%13,215
Iraq2.2%12,940
Jamaica1.7%9,970

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

Immigrants by period of arrival

CategoryShare of residents
Before 19806.1%
1980 to 19903.6%
1991 to 20006.1%
2001 to 20106.7%
2011 to 20153.3%
2016 to 20214.2%

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

Immigrants admitted 1980 to 2021, by category

Share of residents.

CategoryShare of residents
Economic immigrants49.9%
Immigrants sponsored by family31.0%
Refugees17.6%
Other immigrants1.5%

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

Cities

Metropolitan areas in Ontario.

Ottawa - Gatineau21.4% immigrantsKingston12.1% immigrantsBelleville - Quinte West8.3% immigrantsPeterborough8.7% immigrantsOshawa22.3% immigrantsToronto46.6% immigrantsHamilton25.6% immigrantsSt. Catharines - Niagara17.9% immigrantsKitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo25.8% immigrantsBrantford14.3% immigrantsGuelph22.7% immigrantsLondon21.6% immigrantsWindsor23.3% immigrantsBarrie16.8% immigrantsGreater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury6.0% immigrantsThunder Bay8.3% immigrants
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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.