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Demographics of Ontario#Religious groups

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Ontario, one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada, is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province by a large margin, accounting for nearly 40 percent of all Canadians, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto.

Vital statistics

Birth Rate: 9.7/1,000 people (2021){{cite web |title=Estimates of the components of natural increase, quarterly1, 2 |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710005901&pickMembers%5B0%5D=1.7&cubeTimeFrame.startMonth=10&cubeTimeFrame.startYear=2017&cubeTimeFrame.endMonth=10&cubeTimeFrame.endYear=2021&referencePeriods=20171001%2C20211001 |access-date=18 March 2022}}

Death Rate: 8.1/1,000 people (2021)

Life Expectancy at birth: 81 years (2006 est){{cite web |url=http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/health26-eng.htm |title=Life expectancy at birth, by sex, by province |access-date=August 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114224250/http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/health26-eng.htm |archive-date=January 14, 2011 |url-status=dead}}

Infant Mortality rate: 5.2 (2007 est){{cite web |url=http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/health21a-eng.htm |title=Infant mortality rates, by province and territory |access-date=August 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005230350/http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/health21a-eng.htm |archive-date=October 5, 2011 |url-status=dead}}

Age structure

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!Age Groups

!Total

! Percentage

!Male

!Female

0 to 4 years723,0164.91%370,982352,034
5 to 9 years762,6545.18%389,331373,323
10 to 14 years792,9475.38%403,611389,336
15 to 19 years852,4055.79%436,529415,876
20 to 24 years1,039,6617.06%543,213496,448
25 to 29 years1,077,4337.31%555,954521,479
30 to 34 years1,041,9527.07%527,137514,815
35 to 39 years992,8446.74%493,399499,445
40 to 44 years921,3786.25%446,692474,686
45 to 49 years932,0586.33%454,915477,143
50 to 54 years968,5466.57%478,610489,936
55 to 59 years1,073,5197.29%532,834540,685
60 to 64 years961,2436.52%469,926491,317
65 to 69 years803,9625.46%383,637420,325
70 to 74 years673,5464.57%316,777356,769
75 to 79 years461,0153.13%212,100248,915
80 to 84 years319,5482.17%140,109179,439
85 to 89 years204,2271.39%81,946122,281
90 to 94 years98,6380.67%33,53065,108
95 to 99 years29,5270.20%7,51522,012
100 years and over3,8950.03%7013,194
Total14,734,014100%7,279,4487,454,566
{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=35&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=ontario&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Ontario [Province] and Canada [Country] |access-date=October 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914215724/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=35&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Ontario&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1 |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |url-status=dead}}

Population history

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!Year

!Population

!5 year
% change

!10 year
% change

!% Canadian
population

1824150,066--n/a
1830213,156--n/a
1840432,159-102.7%39.93%{{ref label|reference_name_A|a|a}}
1851952,004--51.32%{{ref label|reference_name_A|a|a}}
18611,396,091-46.6%55.58%{{ref label|reference_name_A|a|a}}
18711,620,851-16.1%43.9%
18811,926,922-18.8%45.4%
18912,114,321-9.7%48.9%
19012,182,947-3.2%40.6%
19112,527,292-15.8%35.1%
19212,933,662-16.1%33.4%
19313,431,683-17.0%33.1%
19413,787,655-10.4%32.9%
19514,597,542-21.3%32.8%
19565,404,93317.6%-33.6%
19616,236,09215.4%35.6%34.2%
19666,960,87011.6%28.8%34.9%
19717,703,10510.7%23.5%35.7%
19768,264,4657.3%18.7%35.9%
19818,625,1074.4%12.0%35.4%
19869,101,6955.5%10.1%36.0%
199110,084,88510.8%16.9%36.9%
199610,753,57310.7%18.2%37.3%
200111,410,0466.1%13.2%38.0%
200612,160,2826.6%13.1%38.4%
201112,851,8215.7%12.6%38.4%
201613,448,4944.6%9.6%38.3%
202114,223,9425.8%9.7%38.5%

Source: Statistics Canada{{cite web |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000101 |title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=February 9, 2022 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209134802/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000101 |archive-date=February 9, 2022 }}

  • {{note label|reference_name_A|a|a}} % Province of Canada population{{cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710000501&pickMembers%5B0%5D=1.7&pickMembers%5B1%5D=2.1&cubeTimeFrame.startYear=2016&cubeTimeFrame.endYear=2020&referencePeriods=20160101%2C20200101|title = Population estimates on July 1st, by age and sex}}

Population geography

=Census Metropolitan Areas=

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!City

!2021{{cite web |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000501 |title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations |publisher=Statistics Canada |date=February 9, 2022 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209134729/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000501 |archive-date=February 9, 2022 }}

!2016{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=201&S=3&O=D|title=Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census|website=12.statcan.gc.ca|date=February 8, 2017|access-date=May 27, 2018}}

!2011{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=202&PR=35&S=0&O=D&RPP=50|title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2011 and 2006 censuses|website=12.statcan.gc.ca|access-date=May 27, 2018}}

!2006{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=202&SR=1&S=4&O=D&RPP=50&PR=35|title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data|website=12.statcan.gc.ca|access-date=May 27, 2018}}

!2001{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CMA-P.cfm?T=1&PR=35&SR=1&S=1&O=A|title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data|website=12.statcan.gc.ca|access-date=May 27, 2018}}

!1996{{cite web|url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/c1996-r1996/4129975-eng.htm|title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Metropolitan : Areas in Decreasing Order of 1996 Population, 1991 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data|website=Statcan.gc.ca|access-date=May 27, 2018}}

!1991

Toronto6,202,2255,928,0405,583,0645,113,1494,682,8974,263,7573,898,933
Ottawa-Gatineau1,488,3071,323,7831,236,3241,130,7611,063,6641,010,498941,814
Hamilton785,184747,545721,053692,911662,401624,360599,760
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo575,847523,894477,160451,235414,284382,940356,421
London543,551494,069474,786457,720432,451398,616381,522
St. Catharines-Niagara433,604406,074392,184390,317377,009372,406364,552
Windsor422,630329,144319,246323,342307,877278,685262,075
Oshawa415,311379,848356,177330,594296,298268,773240,104
Barrie212,856197,059187,013177,061148,480118,69597,150
Kingston172,546161,175159,561152,358146,838143,416136,401
Greater Sudbury170,605164,689160,770158,258155,601160,488157,613
Guelph165,588151,984141,097127,009117,344105,42097,667
Brantford144,162134,203135,501124,60786,417100,23897,106
Peterborough128,624121,721118,975116,570 | |102,423100,19398,060-
Thunder Bay123,258121,621121,596122,907121,986125,562124,925
Belleville111,184103,472101,66891,51887,39587,871-
Chatham-Kent104,316102,042104,075108,589107,709--

Ethnic origins

As of 2016 census.{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/imm/Table.cfm?Lang=E&T=31&Geo=35&SO=4D|title=Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables - Ethnic Origin, both sexes, age (total), Ontario, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data|website=12.statcan.gc.ca|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=May 27, 2018}}

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Ethnic group

!Responses

!%

Canadian3,109,77023.48
English2,808,81021.21
Scottish2,107,29015.91
Irish2,095,46515.82
French1,349,25510.19
German1,189,6708.98
Italian931,8057.04
Chinese849,3406.41
East Indian774,4955.85
Dutch (Netherlands)527,7503.99
Polish523,4903.95
First Nations385,5052.91
Ukrainian376,4402.84
Filipino337,7602.55
Portuguese324,9302.45
British, not included
elsewhere		323,1802.44
Jamaican257,0551.94
Russian220,8501.67
Welsh198,4701.50
Spanish171,1451.29
Hungarian (Magyar)163,5001.23
Pakistani149,0601.13
Greek148,5551.12
American (USA)140,1651.06
Métis137,4851.04

Note: The table takes dual responses (for example if someone is French-Canadian they would be added to both French and Canadian). Some places of one's ethnic origin do not refer to a single specified country of origin, i.e. Spanish refers to people from Spanish speaking countries such as Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Cuba and others; or East Indian where the respondents origin could be from Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, etc.; and the list contains about 200 nationalities known to reside in the province. However, there are options for the respondent to identify the country alone.

As regards ethnic origins and Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) of highest concentration (minimum: 1%):

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!Ethnic origin

!CMA

!% of population

Chinese

|Toronto

12.0
East Indian

|Toronto

|11.0

Filipino

|Toronto

|4.7

Jamaican

|Toronto

|3.4

Russian

|Toronto

|2.4

Pakistani

|Toronto

|2.1

Sri Lankan

|Toronto

|2.0

Spanish

|Toronto

|1.8

Greek

|Toronto

|1.7

Iranian

|Toronto

|1.7

Korean

|Toronto

|1.3

Other African origins, n.i.e

|Toronto

|1.1

Jewish

|Toronto

|1.0

Haitian

|Ottawa-Gatineau

|1.1

Croatian

|Hamilton

|1.9

German

|Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo

21.8
Portuguese

|Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo

|4.1

Romanian

|Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo

|1.9

Swiss

|Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo

|1.5

Belgian

|London

|1.1

Lebanese

|Windsor

3.3
Iraqi

|Windsor

|2.2

American

|Windsor

|1.7

Serbian

|Windsor

|1.4

Arab, n.o.s.

|Windsor

|1.0

British Isles origins, n.i.e.

|Barrie

|3.7

Canadian

|Greater Sudbury

45.6
French

|Greater Sudbury

|37.7

Vietnamese

|Guelph

|1.6

Dutch

|Brantford

8.0
Hungarian

|Brantford

|3.2

English

|Peterborough

39.1
Irish

|Peterborough

|32.5

Scottish

|Peterborough

|26.3

Welsh

|Peterborough

|2.6

Italian

|Thunder Bay

14.0
Ukrainian

|Thunder Bay

|13.5

Finnish

|Thunder Bay

|11.4

First Nations

|Thunder Bay

|10.5

Polish

|Thunder Bay

|7.1

Swedish

|Thunder Bay

|4.5

Métis

|Thunder Bay

|2.9

Norwegian

|Thunder Bay

|2.8

Slovak

|Thunder Bay

|2.0

Danish

|Thunder Bay

|1.1

=Future projections=

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|+ Panethnic origin projections in Ontario (2031–2041){{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=8 September 2022

|title=Canada in 2041: A larger, more diverse population with greater differences between regions |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220908/dq220908a-eng.htm |access-date=20 November 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=8 September 2022 |title=Projected population by racialized group, generation status and other selected characteristics (x 1,000) |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014601 |access-date=20 November 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=6 October 2021 |title=Projections of the Indigenous populations and households in Canada, 2016 to 2041 |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/211006/dq211006a-eng.htm |access-date=20 November 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=6 October 2021 |title=Projected population by Indigenous identity, age group, sex, area of residence, provinces and territories, and projection scenario, Canada (x 1,000) |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014401 |access-date=20 November 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

rowspan="2" |Panethnic group

! colspan="2" |2031

! colspan="2" |2036

! colspan="2" |2041

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

European{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}

| 9,335,000

| {{Percentage | 9335000 | 17411000 | 2 }}

| 9,215,000

| {{Percentage | 9215000 | 18424000 | 2 }}

| 9,044,000

| {{Percentage | 9044000 | 19288000 | 2 }}

South Asian

| 2,562,000

| {{Percentage | 2562000 | 17411000 | 2 }}

| 2,992,000

| {{Percentage | 2992000 | 18424000 | 2 }}

| 3,371,000

| {{Percentage | 3371000 | 19288000 | 2 }}

East Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}

| 1,444,000

| {{Percentage | 1444000 | 17411000 | 2 }}

| 1,583,000

| {{Percentage | 1583000 | 18424000 | 2 }}

| 1,706,000

| {{Percentage | 1706000 | 19288000 | 2 }}

African

| 1,133,000

| {{Percentage | 1133000 | 17411000 | 2 }}

| 1,288,000

| {{Percentage | 1288000 | 18424000 | 2 }}

| 1,433,000

| {{Percentage | 1433000 | 19288000 | 2 }}

Middle Eastern{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}

| 858,000

| {{Percentage | 858000 | 17411000 | 2 }}

| 1,018,000

| {{Percentage | 1018000 | 18424000 | 2 }}

| 1,168,000

| {{Percentage | 1168000 | 19288000 | 2 }}

Southeast Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}

| 784,000

| {{Percentage | 784000 | 17411000 | 2 }}

| 897,000

| {{Percentage | 897000 | 18424000 | 2 }}

| 1,006,000

| {{Percentage | 1006000 | 19288000 | 2 }}

Indigenous

| 576,000

| {{Percentage | 576000 | 17411000 | 2 }}

| 623,000

| {{Percentage | 623000 | 18424000 | 2 }}

| 666,000

| {{Percentage | 666000 | 19288000 | 2 }}

Latin American

| 355,000

| {{Percentage | 355000 | 17411000 | 2 }}

| 398,000

| {{Percentage | 398000 | 18424000 | 2 }}

| 438,000

| {{Percentage | 438000 | 19288000 | 2 }}

Other/multiracial{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}

| 364,000

| {{Percentage | 364000 | 17411000 | 2 }}

| 410,000

| {{Percentage | 410000 | 18424000 | 2 }}

| 456,000

| {{Percentage | 456000 | 19288000 | 2 }}

Projected Ontario population

! 17,411,000

! {{Percentage | 17411000 | 17411000 | 2 }}

! 18,424,000

! {{Percentage | 18424000 | 18424000 | 2 }}

! 19,288,000

! {{Percentage | 19288000 | 19288000 | 2 }}

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Visible minorities and Indigenous peoples

File:Ontario Indigenous Identity 2021.svg|Indigenous identity in Ontario, 2021

File:Ontario Visible Minorities 2021.svg|Visible minority population in Ontario, 2021

File:Largest Panethnic Groups in Ontario, 2021 Census.jpg|Largest panethnic groups in Ontario by percentage of total population by census division, 2021 census

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colspan=4 | Visible minority and Indigenous population (2021 Canadian census)

! colspan="2" |2016 Census

! colspan="2" |2011 NHS

! colspan="2" |2006 Census

! colspan="2" |2001 Census

! colspan="2" |1996 Census

!1991 census{{Cite book |last=Commission on Systemic Racism in the Ontario Criminal Justice System. |url=https://archive.org/details/reportracismont00comm/page/70/mode/2up |title=Report of the Commission on Systemic Racism in the Ontario Criminal Justice System. |date=1995 |publisher=Toronto : Queen's Printer for Ontario |others=Robarts - University of Toronto |isbn=978-0-7778-4718-3}}

!1986 census

colspan="2" | Population groupPopulation%

!Population

!%

!Population

!%

!Population

!%

!Population

!%

!Population

!%

!Population

!Population

colspan="2" | European{{refn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an Indigenous identity.|name="euro"|group="nb"}}8,807,80562.8%

|8,982,180

|{{Percentage | 8982180 | 13242160 | 1}}

|8,930,835

|70.6%

|8,879,900

|73.8%

|8,944,190

|79.3%

|8,714,680

|81.9%

|–

|–

rowspan="13" | Visible minority group
Source:{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Ontario&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=35|title=2011 National Household Survey Profile - Province/Territory|website=12.statcan.gc.ca|date=May 8, 2013|access-date=May 27, 2018}}		South Asian1,515,29510.8%

|1,150,415

|{{Percentage | 1150415 | 13242160 | 1}}

|965,990

|7.6%

|794,170

|6.6%

|554,870

|4.9%

|390,055

|3.7%

|–

|–

Chinese820,2455.8%

|754,550

|{{Percentage | 754550 | 13242160 | 1}}

|629,140

|5.0%

|576,980

|4.8%

|481,505

|4.3%

|391,090

|3.7%

|–

|–

Black768,7405.5%

|627,715

|{{Percentage | 627715 | 13242160 | 1}}

|539,205

|4.3%

|473,765

|3.9%

|411,095

|3.6%

|356,215

|3.3%

|215,775

|158,140

Filipino363,6502.6%

|311,675

|{{Percentage | 311,675 | 13242160 | 1}}

|275,380

|2.2%

|203,220

|1.7%

|156,515

|1.4%

|117,365

|1.1%

|–

|–

Arab284,2152.0%

|210,435

|{{Percentage | 210435 | 13242160 | 1}}

|151,645

|1.2%

|111,405

|0.9%

|88,540

|0.8%

|

|

|–

|–

Latin American249,1901.8%

|195,950

|{{Percentage | 195950 | 13242160 | 1}}

|172,560

|1.4%

|147,135

|1.2%

|106,835

|0.9%

|85,745

|0.8%

|–

|–

West Asian212,1851.5%

|154,670

|{{Percentage | 154670 | 13242160 | 1 }}

|122,530

|1.0%

|96,615

|0.8%

|67,100

|0.6%

|

|

|–

|–

Southeast Asian167,8451.2%

|133,855

|{{Percentage | 133855 | 13242160 | 1 }}

|137,875

|1.1%

|110,045

|0.9%

|86,410

|0.8%

|75,910

|0.7%

|–

|–

Korean99,4250.7%

|88,935

|{{Percentage | 88935 | 13242160 | 1 }}

|78,295

|0.6%

|69,540

|0.6%

|53,955

|0.5%

|35,400

|0.3%

|–

|–

Japanese31,4200.2%

|30,830

|{{Percentage | 30830 | 13242160 | 1 }}

|29,085

|0.2%

|28,080

|0.2%

|24,925

|0.2%

|24,275

|0.2%

|–

|–

Arab/West Asian

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|118,655

|1.1%

|–

|–

Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}124,1200.9%

|81,130

|{{Percentage | 81130 | 13242160 | 1 }}

|81,130

|0.6%

|56,845

|0.5%

|78,915

|0.7%

|52,170

|0.5%

|–

|–

Multiple visible minority181,0251.3%

|97,970

|{{Percentage | 97970 | 13242160 | 1 }}

|96,735

|0.8%

|77,405

|0.6%

|42,375

|0.4%

|35,160

|0.3%

|–

|–

colspan="2" |Total visible minority population4,817,36034.3%

|3,885,585

|{{Percentage | 3885585 | 13242160 | 1 }}

|3,279,565

|25.9%

|2,745,205

|22.8%

|2,153,045

|19.1%

|1,682,045

|15.8%

|–

|–

rowspan="5" | Indigenous group
First Nations (North American Indian)251,0301.8%

|236,680

|{{Percentage | 236680 | 13242160 | 1 }}

|338,480

|2.7%

|311,830

|2.5%

|131,560

|1.2%

|

|

|–

|–

Métis134,6151.0%

|120,585

|{{Percentage | 120,585 | 13242160 | 1 }}

|89,975

|0.7%

|81,320

|0.7%

|48,340

|0.4%

|

|

|–

|–

Inuk (Inuit)4,3100.0%

|3,860

|{{Percentage | 3860 | 13242160 | 1 }}

|5,310

|0.0%

|4,250

|0.0%

|1,380

|0.0%

|

|

|–

|–

Multiple Indigenous responses7,1150.1%

|5,730

|{{Percentage | 5730 | 13242160 | 1 }}

|7,630

|0.1%

|6,395

|0.1%

|1,690

|0.0%

|

|

|–

|–

Indigenous responses {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}9,5150.1%

|7,540

|{{Percentage | 7540 | 13242160 | 1 }}

|

|

|

|

|5,345

|0.0%

|

|

|–

|–

colspan="2" |Total Indigenous population406,5852.9%

|374,395

|{{Percentage | 374395 | 13242160 | 1 }}

|441,395{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=5&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=35&GID=0&GK=1&GRP=0&PID=105402&PRID=0&PTYPE=105277&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2013&THEME=94&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=|title=2011 National Household Survey: Data tables – Aboriginal Ancestry (6), Single and Multiple Aboriginal Ancestry Responses (3), Age Groups (6) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey|last=Government of Canada|first=Statistics Canada|date=May 8, 2013|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|access-date=August 29, 2019}}

|3.5%

|[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/tbt/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=89146&PRID=0&PTYPE=88971,97154&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&THEME=73&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= 403,790]

|3.4%

|[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=62715&PRID=0&PTYPE=55430,53293,55440,55496,71090&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2001&THEME=45&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= 188,315]

|1.7%

|[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census96/data/tables/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=39950&PRID=0&PTYPE=89103&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&THEME=7&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= 246,065]

|2.3%

|–

|–

colspan="2" |Total population14,031,750100.0%

|13,242,160

|100.0%

|12,651,795

|100.0%

|12,028,895

|100.0%

|11,285,550

|100.0%

|10,642,790

|100.0%

|–

|–

There is a striking difference between the Toronto CMA{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} (5,862,850) and the rest of Ontario (7,379,310); in particular, in the Toronto CMA visible minorities account for 51.4% of the population (3,011,900), whereas in the rest of Ontario the percentage of visible minorities in the overall population is much lower, at 11.8% (873,685). Back in 1996,1,338,095 of 4,232,905 Toronto CMA residents belonged to a visible minority,{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census96/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=35682&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=1996&THEME=34&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=|title=1996 Census - Toronto CMA}} i.e. 31.6% of its population; regarding the rest of Ontario, only 343,950 of its 6,409,885 residents, i.e. 5.4%, were visible minorities.{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census96/data/tables/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=5219&PRID=0&PTYPE=89103&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&THEME=9&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=|title=1996 Census - Ontario Visible Minority}}

Language

The following figures are from the 2016 census. The tables includes languages that were selected by at least 0.99 per cent of respondents. Respondents to the census are able to provide multiple responses for questions relating to knowledge of languages, and mother tongue.

=Knowledge of languages=

The question on knowledge of languages allows for multiple responses. The following figures are from the 2021 Canadian Census and the 2016 Canadian Census, and lists languages that were selected by at least one per cent of respondents.

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|bars=

{{bar percent|English only|red|86.05}}

{{bar percent|French only|blue|0.30}}

{{bar percent|English and French|purple|11.19}}

{{bar percent|Neither English nor French|green|2.46}}

}}

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|+Knowledge of languages in Ontario

! rowspan="2" |Language

! colspan="2" |2021{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-08-17

|title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table Ontario [Province] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A000235&HEADERlist=,15,13,18,12,16,14,17&SearchText=Ontario |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

! colspan="2" |2016

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!Pop.

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

English

| 13,650,230

| {{Percentage | 13650230 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 12,879,045

| 97.26%

French

| 1,550,545

| {{Percentage | 1550545 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 1,521,020

| 11.49%

Mandarin

| 467,420

| {{Percentage | 467420 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 385,452

| 2.91%

Hindi

| 436,125

| {{Percentage | 436125 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 250,095

| 1.89%

Spanish

| 401,205

| {{Percentage | 401205 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 337,615

| 2.55%

Punjabi

| 397,865

| {{Percentage | 397865 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 282,065

| 2.13%

Cantonese

| 352,135

| {{Percentage | 352135 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 341,875

| 2.58%

Arabic

| 342,860

| {{Percentage | 342860 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 246,015

| 1.86%

Italian

| 312,800

| {{Percentage | 312800 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 333,645

| 2.52%

Urdu

| 295,175

| {{Percentage | 295175 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 231,500

| 1.75%

Tagalog

| 271,445

| {{Percentage | 271445 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 232,935

| 1.76%

Portuguese

| 208,575

| {{Percentage | 208575 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 193,520

| 1.46%

Tamil

| 192,890

| {{Percentage | 192890 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 157,700

| 1.19%

German

| 158,115

| {{Percentage | 158115 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 189,035

| 1.43%

Russian

| 155,340

| {{Percentage | 155340 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| N/A

| <1%

Gujarati

| 143,240

| {{Percentage | 143240 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| N/A

| <1%

Iranian Persian

| 138,910{{notetag|2021 census data differentiates between Persian registers (Dari, Farsi (Iranian Persian), and other. Number also includes Persian (Farsi) not otherwise specified}}

| {{Percentage | 138910 | 14031755 | 2 }}{{notetag|2021 census data differentiates between Persian registers (Dari, Farsi (Iranian Persian), and other. Number also includes Persian (Farsi) not otherwise specified}}

| 145,465{{notetag|Included all Persian registers, as 2016 census data did not differentiate between either.}}

| 1.10%{{notetag|Included all Persian registers, as 2016 census data did not differentiate between either.}}

Polish

| 134,985

| {{Percentage | 134985 | 14031755 | 2 }}

| 142,985

| 1.08%

=Mother tongue=

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Language

!Responses

!%{{notetag|The following is the total figure from all respondents, including single, and multi-answered respondents.}}

colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Single responses
English8,902,32066.87
French490,7153.68
Mandarin283,7352.13
Cantonese275,3152.07
Italian231,0401.74
Punjabi197,0601.48
Spanish191,0251.43
Arabic171,3701.29
Urdu152,3851.14
Portuguese150,0001.13
Tagalog163,4151.23
German131,5250.99
colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Multiple responses
English and French54,0450.51
English and non-official language288,2852.17
French and non-official language12,5650.09
English, French, and non-official language11,0100.08

Religion

Image:Religion in Ontario.png]

{{Denominations of Canada}}

class="wikitable collapsible sortable"

|+ Religious groups in Ontario (1981−2021)

! rowspan="2" |Religious group

! colspan="2" |2021{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Ontario&DGUIDlist=2021A000235&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

! colspan="2" |2011{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Ontario&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=35 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

! colspan="2" |2001{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=35&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Ontario&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=35 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

! colspan="2" |1991{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-03-29 |title= Data tables, 1991 Census R9101 - Population by Religion (29), Showing Age Groups (13) Education (20% Data) - Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/tables/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=66&PRID=0&PTYPE=4&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=114&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

! colspan="2" |1981{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2013-04-03 |title= 1981 Census of Canada 20 per cent data base : highlight information on ethnicity, place of birth, citizenship, income, language, immigration, religion, shelter costs. |url=https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.838459/publication.html |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

Christianity

| 7,315,810

| {{Percentage | 7315810 | 14031750 | 2 }}

| 8,167,295

| {{Percentage | 8167295 | 12651795 | 2 }}

| 8,413,495

| {{Percentage | 8413495 | 11285545 | 2 }}

| 8,160,730

| {{Percentage | 8160730 | 9977055 | 2 }}

| 7,622,530

| {{Percentage | 7622530 | 8534260 | 2 }}

Irreligion

| 4,433,675

| {{Percentage | 4433675 | 14031750 | 2 }}

| 2,927,790

| {{Percentage | 2927790 | 12651795 | 2 }}

| 1,841,290

| {{Percentage | 1841290 | 11285545 | 2 }}

| 1,247,640

| {{Percentage | 1247640 | 9977055 | 2 }}

| 620,815

| {{Percentage | 620815 | 8534260 | 2 }}

Islam

| 942,990

| {{Percentage | 942990 | 14031750 | 2 }}

| 581,950

| {{Percentage | 581950 | 12651795 | 2 }}

| 352,525

| {{Percentage | 352525 | 11285545 | 2 }}

| 145,560

| {{Percentage | 145560 | 9977055 | 2 }}

| 52,110

| {{Percentage | 52110 | 8534260 | 2 }}

Hinduism

| 573,700

| {{Percentage | 573700 | 14031750 | 2 }}

| 366,720

| {{Percentage | 366720 | 12651795 | 2 }}

| 217,560

| {{Percentage | 217560 | 11285545 | 2 }}

| 106,705

| {{Percentage | 106705 | 9977055 | 2 }}

| 41,655

| {{Percentage | 41655 | 8534260 | 2 }}

Sikhism

| 300,435

| {{Percentage | 300435 | 14031750 | 2 }}

| 179,765

| {{Percentage | 179765 | 12651795 | 2 }}

| 104,790

| {{Percentage | 104790 | 11285545 | 2 }}

| 50,085

| {{Percentage | 50085 | 9977055 | 2 }}

| 16,645

| {{Percentage | 16645 | 8534260 | 2 }}

Buddhism

| 164,215

| {{Percentage | 164215 | 14031750 | 2 }}

| 163,750

| {{Percentage | 163750 | 12651795 | 2 }}

| 128,320

| {{Percentage | 128320 | 11285545 | 2 }}

| 65,325

| {{Percentage | 65325 | 9977055 | 2 }}

| 18,595

| {{Percentage | 18595 | 8534260 | 2 }}

Judaism

| 196,100

| {{Percentage | 196100 | 14031750 | 2 }}

| 195,540

| {{Percentage | 195540 | 12651795 | 2 }}

| 190,795

| {{Percentage | 190795 | 11285545 | 2 }}

| 175,640

| {{Percentage | 175640 | 9977055 | 2 }}

| 148,255

| {{Percentage | 148255 | 8534260 | 2 }}

Indigenous spirituality

| 15,985

| {{Percentage | 15985 | 14031750 | 2 }}

| 15,905

| {{Percentage | 15905 | 12651795 | 2 }}

| {{N/a}}

| {{N/a}}

| {{N/a}}

| {{N/a}}

| {{N/a}}

| {{N/a}}

Other

| 88,845

| {{Percentage | 88845 | 14031750 | 2 }}

| 53,080

| {{Percentage | 53080 | 12651795 | 2 }}

| 36,770

| {{Percentage | 36770 | 11285545 | 2 }}

| 25,370

| {{Percentage | 25370 | 9977055 | 2 }}

| 8,805

| {{Percentage | 8805 | 8534260 | 2 }}

Total responses

! 14,031,750

! {{Percentage | 14031750 | 14223942 | 2 }}

! 12,651,795

! {{Percentage | 12651795 | 12851821 | 2 }}

! 11,285,545

! {{Percentage | 11285545 | 11410046 | 2 }}

! 9,977,055

! {{Percentage | 9977055 | 10084885 | 2 }}

! 8,534,260

! {{Percentage | 8534260 | 8625107 | 2 }}

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! Total population

! 14,223,942

! {{Percentage | 14223942 | 14223942 | 2 }}

! 12,851,821

! {{Percentage | 12851821 | 12851821 | 2 }}

! 11,410,046

! {{Percentage | 11410046 | 11410046 | 2 }}

! 10,084,885

! {{Percentage | 10084885 | 10084885 | 2 }}

! 8,625,107

! {{Percentage | 8625107 | 8625107 | 2 }}

class="sortbottom"

Migration

= Immigration =

Ontario is a very diverse province. For example, 54.8% of the population of Toronto was born outside Canada,{{cite web|url=http://www.toronto.ca/committees/council_profiles/pdf/south_ethnocultural.pdf|title=TMMIS - Committees|website=Toronto.ca|access-date=May 27, 2018}} which is the second-largest percentage of immigrants in a single city on Earth, after Miami. Hamilton is ranked the third-most diverse urbanized area in Canada (after Toronto and Vancouver).{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Ontario immigration{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2023-09-21 |title= Census of the Canadas, 1851-2, Personal Census, Volume 1 |url=https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/censuses/Pages/pre-confederation.aspx |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{rp|36–37}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2023-09-21 |title= Census of the Canadas, 1860-61, volume 1 |url=https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/censuses/Pages/pre-confederation.aspx |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{rp|78}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2013-04-03 |title= Sixth census of Canada, 1921 . Vol. II: Ages, conjugal condition, birthplace, birthplace of parents, year of immigration and naturalization, language spoken, literacy, school attendance, blindness and deaf-mutism |url=https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.830550/publication.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{rp|239}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=4 September 2022 |title= 1971 Census of Canada : population : vol. I – part 3 = Recensement du Canada 1971 : population : vol. I – partie 3. Birthplace. TABLE 42. Population Bom Outside Canada, Showing Numerical and Percentage Distribution, for Canada and Provinces, 1921-1971 |url=https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.834326/publication.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{rp|108}}

!Year

!Immigrant percentage

!Immigrant population

!Total population

1851

|{{Percentage | 399494 | 952004 | 1 }}

|399,494

|952,004

1861

|{{Percentage | 493212 | 1396091 | 1 }}

|493,212

|1,396,091

1881

|{{Percentage | 427508 | 1926922 | 1 }}

|427,508

|1,926,922

1891

|{{Percentage | 403389 | 2114321 | 1 }}

|403,389

|2,114,321

1901

|{{Percentage | 324160 | 2182947 | 1 }}

|324,160

|2,182,947

1911

|{{Percentage | 507846 | 2527292 | 1 }}

|507,846

|2,527,292

1921

|{{Percentage | 641683 | 2933662 | 1 }}

|641,683

|2,933,662

1931

|{{Percentage | 804285 | 3431683 | 1 }}

|804,285

|3,431,683

1941

|{{Percentage | 733282 | 3787655 | 1 }}

|733,282

|3,787,655

1951

|{{Percentage | 849965 | 4597542 | 1 }}

|849,965

|4,597,542

1961

|{{Percentage | 1353157 | 6236092 | 1 }}

|1,353,157

|6,236,092

1971

|{{Percentage | 1707400 | 7703110 | 1 }}

|1,707,400

|7,703,110

The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 4,206,585 persons or 30.0 percent of the total population of Ontario.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Immigrants in Ontario by country of birth

! rowspan="2" |Country of birth

! colspan="2" |2021{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2023-06-21 |title= Place of birth and period of immigration by gender and age: Province or territory |url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810034902 |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Ontario&DGUIDlist=2021A000235&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

! colspan="2" |2016{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-17 |title= Data tables, 2016 Census Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Place of Birth (272), Age (7A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=110526&PRID=10&PTYPE=109445&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2017&THEME=120&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

! colspan="2" |2011{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-01-23 |title= 2011 National Household Survey: Data tables Profile - Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity, and Aboriginal Peoples for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, National Household Survey, 2011 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=105539&PRID=0&PTYPE=105277&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2013&THEME=95&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-01-23 |title= 2011 National Household Survey: Data tables Citizenship (5), Place of Birth (236), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=0&PID=105411&PRID=0&PTYPE=105277&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2013&THEME=95&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

! colspan="2" |2006{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2009-03-23 |title= Place of birth for the immigrant population by period of immigration, 2006 counts and percentage distribution, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-557/T404-eng.cfm?Lang=E&T=404&GH=4&GF=1&SC=1&S=1&O=D |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2020-05-01 |title= 2006 Census Topic-based tabulations Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (8) and Place of Birth (261) for the Immigrants and Non-permanent Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/tbt/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=89424&PRID=0&PTYPE=88971&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&THEME=72&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

! colspan="2" |2001{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2013-12-23 |title= 2001 Census Topic-based tabulations Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (10A) and Place of Birth of Respondent (260) for Immigrants and Non-permanent Residents, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=62124&PRID=0&PTYPE=55430,53293,55440,55496,71090&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2001&THEME=43&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2013-12-23 |title= 2001 Census Topic-based tabulations Selected Places of Birth (85) for the Immigrant Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1996 and 2001 Censuses - 20% Sample Data |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=62125&PRID=0&PTYPE=55430,53293,55440,55496,71090&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2001&THEME=43&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0&D4=0&D5=0&D6=0 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}

Population

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}

!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}

India

|495,750

|{{Percentage | 495750 | 4206585 | 1 }}

|360,545

|{{Percentage | 360545 | 3852145 | 1 }}

|310,410

|{{Percentage | 310410 | 3611365 | 1 }}

|258,530

|{{Percentage | 258530 | 3398725 | 1 }}

|174,560

|{{Percentage | 174560 | 3030075 | 1 }}

China

|355,955

|{{Percentage | 355955 | 4206585 | 1 }}

|317,220

|{{Percentage | 317220 | 3852145 | 1 }}

|267,780

|{{Percentage | 267780 | 3611365 | 1 }}

|229,950

|{{Percentage | 229950 | 3398725 | 1 }}

|164,885

|{{Percentage | 164885 | 3030075 | 1 }}

Philippines

|268,575

|{{Percentage | 268575 | 4206585 | 1 }}

|231,760

|{{Percentage | 231760 | 3852145 | 1 }}

|204,035

|{{Percentage | 204035 | 3611365 | 1 }}

|151,375

|{{Percentage | 151375 | 3398725 | 1 }}

|119,215

|{{Percentage | 119215 | 3030075 | 1 }}

United Kingdom

|239,485

|{{Percentage | 239485 | 4206585 | 1 }}

|264,120

|{{Percentage | 264120 | 3852145 | 1 }}

|291,935

|{{Percentage | 291935 | 3611365 | 1 }}

|321,645

|{{Percentage | 321645 | 3398725 | 1 }}

|342,900

|{{Percentage | 342900 | 3030075 | 1 }}

Pakistan

|165,530

|{{Percentage | 165530 | 4206585 | 1 }}

|142,265

|{{Percentage | 142265 | 3852145 | 1 }}

|114,595

|{{Percentage | 114595 | 3611365 | 1 }}

|100,940

|{{Percentage | 100940 | 3398725 | 1 }}

|60,385

|{{Percentage | 60385 | 3030075 | 1 }}

Italy

|135,640

|{{Percentage | 135640 | 4206585 | 1 }}

|157,815

|{{Percentage | 157815 | 3852145 | 1 }}

|170,710

|{{Percentage | 170710 | 3611365 | 1 }}

|198,315

|{{Percentage | 198315 | 3398725 | 1 }}

|210,540

|{{Percentage | 210540 | 3030075 | 1 }}

Jamaica

|122,770

|{{Percentage | 122770 | 4206585 | 1 }}

|119,840

|{{Percentage | 119840 | 3852145 | 1 }}

|111,475

|{{Percentage | 111475 | 3611365 | 1 }}

|109,360

|{{Percentage | 109360 | 3398725 | 1 }}

|105,410

|{{Percentage | 105410 | 3030075 | 1 }}

Sri Lanka

|112,730

|{{Percentage | 112730 | 4206585 | 1 }}

|109,855

|{{Percentage | 109855 | 3852145 | 1 }}

|110,800

|{{Percentage | 110800 | 3611365 | 1 }}

|89,610

|{{Percentage | 89610 | 3398725 | 1 }}

|72,990

|{{Percentage | 72990 | 3030075 | 1 }}

United States

|111,390

|{{Percentage | 111390 | 4206585 | 1 }}

|109,005

|{{Percentage | 109005 | 3852145 | 1 }}

|115,045

|{{Percentage | 115045 | 3611365 | 1 }}

|106,405

|{{Percentage | 106405 | 3398725 | 1 }}

|98,190

|{{Percentage | 98190 | 3030075 | 1 }}

Hong Kong

|108,480

|{{Percentage | 108480 | 4206585 | 1 }}

|108,035

|{{Percentage | 108035 | 3852145 | 1 }}

|105,855

|{{Percentage | 105855 | 3611365 | 1 }}

|111,630

|{{Percentage | 111630 | 3398725 | 1 }}

|119,615

|{{Percentage | 119615 | 3030075 | 1 }}

Total immigrants

!4,206,585

!{{Percentage | 4206585 | 14031750 | 1 }}

!3,852,145

!{{Percentage | 3852145 | 13242160 | 1 }}

!3,611,365

!{{Percentage | 3611365 | 12651795 | 1 }}

!3,398,725

!{{Percentage | 3398725 | 12028895 | 1 }}

!3,030,075

!{{Percentage | 3030075 | 11285545 | 1 }}

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!Total responses

!14,031,750

!{{Percentage | 14031750 | 14223942 | 1 }}

!13,242,160

!{{Percentage | 13242160 | 13448494 | 1 }}

!12,651,795

!{{Percentage | 12651795 | 12851821 | 1 }}

!12,028,895

!{{Percentage | 12028895 | 12160282 | 1 }}

!11,285,545

!{{Percentage | 11285545 | 11410046 | 1 }}

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!Total population

!14,223,942

!{{Percentage | 14223942 | 14223942 | 1 }}

!13,448,494

!{{Percentage | 13448494 | 13448494 | 1 }}

!12,851,821

!{{Percentage | 12851821 | 12851821 | 1 }}

!12,160,282

!{{Percentage | 12160282 | 12160282 | 1 }}

!11,410,046

!{{Percentage | 11410046 | 11410046 | 1 }}

= Recent immigration =

The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 584,680 people who immigrated to Ontario between 2016 and 2021.

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! colspan="3" | Recent immigrants to Ontario by country of birth (2016 to 2021)

Country of birth

!Population

!% recent immigrants

India

|139,655

|{{Percentage | 139655 | 584680 | 1 }}

China

|54,645

|{{Percentage | 54645 | 584680 | 1 }}

Philippines

|45,235

|{{Percentage | 45235 | 584680 | 1 }}

Syria

|30,180

|{{Percentage | 30180 | 584680 | 1 }}

Pakistan

|23,970

|{{Percentage | 23970 | 584680 | 1 }}

United States

|17,940

|{{Percentage | 17940 | 584680 | 1 }}

Nigeria

|16,575

|{{Percentage | 16575 | 584680 | 1 }}

Iran

|13,215

|{{Percentage | 13215 | 584680 | 1 }}

Iraq

|12,940

|{{Percentage | 12940 | 584680 | 1 }}

Jamaica

|9,975

|{{Percentage | 9975 | 584680 | 1 }}

Total

|584,680

|{{Percentage | 584680 | 584680 | 1 }}

= Interprovincial migration =

File:Net_cumulative_interprovincial_migration,_1997_to_2017,_as_a_share_of_population,_2016.png

{{Main|Interprovincial migration in Canada}}Ontario's interprovincial migration rate have shifted over the years. It was negative in the 1970s, positive in the 1980s, but then negative again in the 1990s. It went back to the positive in around the time of the turn of the millennium for a few years, but has been in the negatives constantly from 2003 to 2015, and has been in the positives since then. Over the period from 1971 to 2015, Ontario was the province which experience the second lowest levels of interprovincial in-migration and out-migration, second only to Quebec.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/interprovincial-migration-in-canada.pdf|title=Interprovincial Migration in Canada: Quebeckers Vote with Their Feet|website=www.fraserinstitute.org|access-date=December 26, 2018}}

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|+Interprovincial migration in Ontario

!

!In-migrants

!Out-migrants

!Net migration

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|2008–09

|57,458

|73,059

|−15,601

align="right"

|2009–10

|59,741

|64,403

|−4,662

align="right"

|2010–11

|58,317

|62,324

|−4,007

align="right"

|2011–12

|60,459

|71,070

|−10,611

align="right"

|2012–13

|54,678

|68,579

|−13,901

align="right"

|2013–14

|57,415

|71,979

|−14,564

align="right"

|2014–15

|62,874

|71,569

|−8,695

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|2015–16

|71,790

|62,713

|9,077

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|2016–17

|71,717

|58,335

|13,382

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|2017–18

|69,918

|59,974

|9,944

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|2018–19

|77,281

|65,550

|11,731

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|2019–20

|97,031

|89,210

|7,821

Source: Statistics Canada

See also

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