Ethnocultural and religious diversity – 2021 Census promotional material

"Canadian" tops the more than 450 ethnic or cultural origins reported by the population of Canada

This bubble chart comprises the 168 ethnic or cultural origins reported most often by Canadians in the 2021 Census. The size of the bubble is proportional to the number of total responses for a given ethnic or cultural origin. For bubbles that contain text, at least 1% of the Canadian population reported those origins. The origins presented are distributed into tertiles based on the proportion of single responses out of the total number of responses for a given ethnic or cultural origin. The lower tertile includes the origins reported least often with less than 32.5% as a single response, the upper tertile includes the origins reported most often with more than 51.7% as a single response, and the middle tertile includes the other ethnic or cultural origins reported between 32.5% and 51.7% as a single response.

The "Canadian" ethnic or cultural origin represents 15.6% of total responses and is in the upper tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "English" ethnic or cultural origin represents 14.7% of total responses and is in the lower tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Irish" ethnic or cultural origin represents 12.1% of total responses and is in the lower tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Scottish" ethnic or cultural origin represents 12.1% of total responses and is in the lower tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "French" ethnic or cultural origin represents 11.0% of total responses and is in the middle tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "German" ethnic or cultural origin represents 8.1% of total responses and is in the lower tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Chinese" ethnic or cultural origin represents 4.7% of total responses and is in the upper tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Italian" ethnic or cultural origin represents 4.3% of total responses and is in the middle tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Indian (India)" ethnic or cultural origin represents 3.7% of total responses and is in the upper tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Ukrainian" ethnic or cultural origin represents 3.5% of total responses and is in the lower tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Québécois" ethnic or cultural origin represents 2.7% of total responses and is in the upper tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Dutch" ethnic or cultural origin represents 2.7% of total responses and is in the lower tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Polish" ethnic or cultural origin represents 2.7% of total responses and is in the lower tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "British Isles" ethnic or cultural origin represents 2.6% of total responses and is in the middle tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Filipino" ethnic or cultural origin represents 2.5% of total responses and is in the upper tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "French Canadian" ethnic or cultural origin represents 2.5% of total responses and is in the upper tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "White" ethnic or cultural origin represents 1.9% of total responses and is in the upper tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "First Nations (North American Indian)" ethnic or cultural origin represents 1.7% of total responses and is in the middle tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "European" ethnic or cultural origin represents 1.5% of total responses and is in the upper tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Métis" ethnic or cultural origin represents 1.5% of total responses and is in the lower tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Russian" ethnic or cultural origin represents 1.5% of total responses and is in the lower tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Norwegian" ethnic or cultural origin represents 1.3% of total responses and is in the lower tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Welsh" ethnic or cultural origin represents 1.3% of total responses and is in the lower tertile of origins reported as a single response.

The "Portuguese" ethnic or cultural origin represents 1.2% of total responses and is in the upper tertile of origins reported as a single response.

Note(s): The size of the bubble is proportional to the number of total responses for a given ethnic or cultural origin. The colour of the bubble corresponds to the proportion of single responses for a given ethnic or cultural origin grouped into tertiles.

Source(s): Census of Population, 2021 (3901).

Population distribution by religious affiliation across Canada, 2021

This is a map of Canada by province and territory showing the distribution of the population by religious affiliation in 2021.

In Canada, 53.3% of the population reported a Christian religion, 34.6% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective (atheist, agnostic, humanist and other secular perspectives) and 12.1% of the total population reported another religious affiliation. Other common religious affiliations reported in Canada are "Muslim," "Jewish," Buddhist," Hindu," "Sikh," "Traditional (North American Indigenous) spirituality" and "Other religions and spiritual traditions."

In Newfoundland and Labrador, 82.4% of the population reported a Christian religion, 16.0% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective and 1.6% reported another religious affiliation.

In Prince Edward Island, 67.6% of the population reported a Christian religion, 28.5% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective and 3.9% reported another religious affiliation.

In Nova Scotia, 58.2% of the population reported a Christian religion, 37.6% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective and 4.2% reported another religious affiliation.

In New Brunswick, 67.5% of the population reported a Christian religion, 29.7% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective and 2.8% reported another religious affiliation.

In Quebec, 64.8% of the population reported a Christian religion, 27.3% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective and 7.9% reported another religious affiliation.

In Ontario, 52.1% of the population reported a Christian religion, 31.6% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective and 16.3% reported another religious affiliation.

In Manitoba, 54.2% of the population reported a Christian religion, 36.7% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective and 9.0% reported another religious affiliation.

In Saskatchewan, 56.3% of the population reported a Christian religion, 36.6% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective and 7.1% reported another religious affiliation.

In Alberta, 48.1% of the population reported a Christian religion, 40.1% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective and 11.8% reported another religious affiliation.

In British Columbia, 34.3% of the population reported a Christian religion, 52.1% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective and 13.7% reported another religious affiliation.

In Yukon, 35.0% of the population reported a Christian religion, 59.7% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective and 5.3% reported another religious affiliation.

In the Northwest Territories, 55.2% of the population reported a Christian religion, 39.8% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective and 5.0% reported another religious affiliation.

In Nunavut, 73.5% of the population reported a Christian religion, 24.9% reported having no religious affiliation or a secular perspective and 1.6% reported another religious affiliation.

Source(s): Census of Population, 2021 (3901).