Ottawa - City, Ontario, Canada - Citizenship, immigrant status, minority and aboriginal population



Citizenship

Canadian citizens
Total: 758,720
Here:

94.7%
Ontario:

92.5%
Male: 369,640
This city:

95.1%
Ontario:

92.8%
Female: 389,080
This city:

94.3%
Province:

92.3%
Canadian citizens under age 18
Total: 168,190
Here:

21.0%
Ontario:

21.4%
Male: 85,610
Here:

22.0%
Province:

22.5%
Female: 82,575
This city:

20.0%
Province:

20.4%
Canadian citizens age 18 and over
Total: 590,530
This city:

73.7%
Province:

71.2%
Male: 284,030
This city:

73.0%
Ontario:

70.4%
Female: 306,500
This city:

74.3%
Province:

71.9%
Not Canadian citizens
Total: 42,555
Here:

5.3%
Ontario:

7.5%
Male: 19,185
Here:

4.9%
Province:

7.2%
Female: 23,365
This city:

5.7%
Ontario:

7.7%

Generation status

Ottawa Generation Status

1st generation
Total: 179,025
This city:

27.2%
Province:

34.0%
Male: 85,540
This city:

27.1%
Province:

33.5%
Female: 93,485
Here:

27.3%
Province:

34.5%
2nd generation
Total: 109,545
Here:

16.6%
Province:

19.5%
Male: 53,850
Here:

17.0%
Ontario:

19.7%
Female: 55,690
Here:

16.3%
Province:

19.3%
3rd generation or more
Total: 369,930
This city:

56.2%
Ontario:

46.5%
Male: 176,825
Here:

55.9%
Ontario:

46.8%
Female: 193,105
This city:

56.4%
Province:

46.2%

Immigration details

Total visible minority population
Total: 161,720
Here:

20.2%
Province:

22.8%
Male: 78,520
Here:

20.2%
Ontario:

22.7%
Female: 83,200
This city:

20.2%
Province:

23.0%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 12,250
This city:

1.5%
Ontario:

2.0%
Male: 5,625
This city:

1.4%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 6,625
This city:

1.6%
Province:

2.0%

This city Minority Population

Chinese
Total: 30,760
Here:

19.0%
Province:

21.0%
Male: 15,025
Here:

19.1%
Ontario:

20.8%
Female: 15,735
Here:

18.9%
Province:

21.2%
South Asian
Total: 26,510
This city:

16.4%
Province:

28.9%
Male: 13,355
This city:

17.0%
Province:

30.2%
Female: 13,155
Here:

15.8%
Province:

27.8%
Black
Total: 39,070
This city:

24.2%
Province:

17.3%
Male: 18,170
This city:

23.1%
Province:

16.7%
Female: 20,900
Here:

25.1%
Province:

17.7%
Filipino
Total: 7,115
This city:

4.4%
Province:

7.4%
Male: 2,815
This city:

3.6%
Ontario:

6.5%
Female: 4,305
This city:

5.2%
Province:

8.2%
Latin American
Total: 8,075
Here:

5.0%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 3,675
This city:

4.7%
Ontario:

5.4%
Female: 4,400
Here:

5.3%
Province:

5.4%
Southeast Asian
Total: 10,395
Here:

6.4%
Ontario:

4.0%
Male: 5,180
This city:

6.6%
Ontario:

4.0%
Female: 5,215
This city:

6.3%
Province:

4.0%
Arab
Total: 24,105
Here:

14.9%
Ontario:

4.1%
Male: 12,605
Here:

16.1%
Province:

4.4%
Female: 11,505
This city:

13.8%
Province:

3.7%
West Asian
Total: 6,055
Here:

3.7%
Province:

3.5%
Male: 3,195
Here:

4.1%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 2,860
Here:

3.4%
Ontario:

3.4%
Korean
Total: 2,115
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

2.5%
Male: 1,055
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 1,055
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.5%
Japanese
Total: 1,685
This city:

1.0%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 675
Here:

0.9%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 1,005
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.1%
Multiple visible minority
Total: 4,215
This city:

2.6%
Province:

2.8%
Male: 2,050
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 2,165
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.8%
Non-immigrants
Total: 614,840
This city:

76.7%
Ontario:

70.8%
Male: 299,895
This city:

77.1%
Province:

71.4%
Female: 314,945
Here:

76.4%
Province:

70.1%
Immigrants
Total: 178,545
Here:

22.3%
Province:

28.3%
Male: 85,115
Here:

21.9%
Ontario:

27.6%
Female: 93,430
This city:

22.7%
Province:

28.9%
Non-permanent residents
Total: 7,890
This city:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.0%
Male: 3,820
This city:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 4,070
This city:

1.0%
Province:

0.9%

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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