Table 5
Population, selected characteristics, province and territory, 2001, 2011 and 2016
| Province and territory | Aboriginal | Visible minority | Jewish | Muslim | Christian | Other non-Christian | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2016 | 2011 | 2016 | 2001 | 2011 | 2001 | 2011 | 2001 | 2011 | 2001 | 2011 | |
| percent | ||||||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 7.1 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 97.1 | 93.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 92.8 | 84.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 3.7 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 87.0 | 76.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| New Brunswick | 3.1 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 91.4 | 83.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Quebec | 1.8 | 2.3 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 90.3 | 82.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Ontario | 2.4 | 2.8 | 25.9 | 29.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 74.6 | 64.6 | 4.3 | 6.2 |
| Manitoba | 16.7 | 18.0 | 13.1 | 17.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 77.8 | 68.4 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 15.6 | 16.3 | 6.3 | 10.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 82.6 | 72.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
| Alberta | 6.2 | 6.5 | 18.4 | 23.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 71.4 | 60.3 | 1.8 | 4.6 |
| British Columbia | 5.4 | 5.9 | 27.3 | 30.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 54.9 | 44.6 | 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Yukon | 23.1 | 23.3 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 58.4 | 46.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 51.9 | 50.7 | 6.7 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 79.9 | 66.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| Nunavut | 86.3 | 85.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 93.2 | 86.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Canada | 4.3 | 4.9 | 19.1 | 22.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 77.1 | 67.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population; Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey; Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population. | ||||||||||||
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