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1996 Canadian census

Census in Canada

Field	Value
name	1996 Canadian census
logo	Statistics Canada logo.svg
country	Canada
date	May 14, 1996
population	28,846,761
percent_change	5.7%
region_type	province/territory
most_populous	Ontario (10,753,573)
least_populous	Yukon (30,766)
previous_census	1991 Canadian census
previous_year	1991
next_census	2001 Canadian census
next_year	2001

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. This was a 5.7% increase over the 1991 census of 27,296,859.

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 population		28,846,761
Dwellings
Men
Women
Median age
Average earnings

Population by province

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

Demographics

Mother tongue

Population by mother tongue of Canada's official languages:

Mother tongue		Population
English
French
Bilingual
Other

Aboriginal peoples

Population of Aboriginal peoples in Canada:

Inuit	40,225

Ethnic origin

Main article: List of Canadians by ethnicity

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

Ethnic origins		Total responses		Single responses		Multiple responses 2
Total population
Canadian
English
French
Scottish
Irish
German
Italian
North American Indian
Ukrainian
Chinese
Dutch (Netherlands)
Polish
East Indian
Jewish
Norwegian
Welsh
Portuguese
Swedish
Russian
Hungarian (Magyar)

Visible minorities

Visible minority		Total responses		% of Population
Chinese
South Asian
Black
Arab/West Asian
Filipino
Others
Not a visible
minority

Age

Population by age:

Age		Population
Under 15 years
15–24 years
25–44 years
45–64 years
65–74 years
75 years and over

References

(1997). "Census of Canada, A population and dwelling counts". Statistics Canada.

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