Editing Lethbridge (section)

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
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|footnote = ''Source: [[Statistics Canada]]''<br /><ref name=1906census>{{cite book | title=Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906 | volume=Sessional Paper No. 17a | year=1907 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=100 | chapter=Table IX: Population of cities, towns and incorporated villages in 1906 and 1901 as classed in 1906}}</ref><ref name=1911census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1911 | volume=I | year=1912 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=2–39 | chapter=Table I: Area and Population of Canada by Provinces, Districts and Subdistricts in 1911 and Population in 1901}}</ref><ref name=1916census>{{cite book | title=Census of Prairie Provinces, 1916 | volume=Population and Agriculture | year=1918 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=77–140 | chapter=Table I: Population of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta by Districts, Townships, Cities, Towns, and Incorporated Villages in 1916, 1911, 1906, and 1901}}</ref><ref name=1921census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1921 | year=1922 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=169–215 | chapter=Table 8: Population by districts and sub-districts according to the Redistribution Act of 1914 and the amending act of 1915, compared for the census years 1921, 1911 and 1901}}</ref><ref name=1926census>{{cite book | title=Census of Prairie Provinces, 1926 | volume=Census of Alberta, 1926 | year=1927 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=565–567 | chapter=Table 7: Population of cities, towns and villages for the province of Alberta in census years 1901–26, as classed in 1926}}</ref><ref name=1931census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1931 | year=1932 | publisher=[[Government of Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=98–102 | chapter=Table 12: Population of Canada by provinces, counties or census divisions and subdivisions, 1871–1931}}</ref><ref name=1936census>{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1936 | volume=I: Population and Agriculture | year=1938 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | pages=833–836 | chapter=Table 4: Population in incorporated cities, towns and villages, 1901–1936}}</ref><ref name=1941census>{{cite book | title=Eighth Census of Canada, 1941 | volume=II: Population by Local Subdivisions | year=1944 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | pages=134–141 | chapter=Table 10: Population by census subdivisions, 1871–1941}}</ref><ref name=1946census>{{cite book | title=Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946 | volume=I: Population | year=1949 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | pages=401–414 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1926–1946}}</ref><ref name=1951census>{{cite book | title=Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 | volume=I: Population, General Characteristics | year=1953 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.73–6.83 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1871–1951}}</ref><ref name=1956census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1956 | volume=Population, Counties and Subdivisions | year=1957 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.50–6.53 | chapter=Table 6: Population by sex, for census subdivisions, 1956 and 1951}}</ref><br />
<ref name=2011censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2012 | access-date=February 8, 2012 | archive-date=July 22, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722143610/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=51&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=1961census>{{cite book | title=1961 Census of Canada | series=Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961 | volume=I: Population | year=1963 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.77–6.83 | chapter=Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961}}</ref><ref name=1966census>{{cite book | title=Census of Canada, 1966 | volume=Population, Specified Age Groups and Sex for Counties and Census Subdivisions, 1966 | year=1968 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada|Dominion Bureau of Statistics]] | location=Ottawa | page=6.50–6.53 | chapter=Population by specified age groups and sex, for census subdivisions, 1966}}</ref><ref name=1971census>{{cite book | title=1971 Census of Canada | volume=I: Population, Census Subdivisions (Historical) | year=1973 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=2.102–2.111 | chapter=Table 2: Population of Census Subdivisions, 1921–1971}}</ref><ref name=1976census>{{cite book | title=1976 Census of Canada | series=Census Divisions and Subdivisions, Western Provinces and the Territories | volume=I: Population, Geographic Distributions | year=1977 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=3.40–3.43| chapter=Table 3: Population for census divisions and subdivisions, 1971 and 1976}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{cite book | title=1981 Census of Canada | volume=II: Provincial series, Population, Geographic distributions (Alberta) | year=1982 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=4.1–4.10| chapter=Table 4: Population and Total Occupied Dwellings, for Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1976 and 1981 | isbn=0-660-51095-2}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{cite book | title=Census Canada 1986 | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts—Provinces and Territories (Alberta) | year=1987 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | page=2.1–2.10 | chapter=Table 2: Census Divisions and Subdivisions—Population and Occupied Private Dwellings, 1981 and 1986 | isbn=0-660-53463-0}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{cite book | title=91 Census | volume=Population and Dwelling Counts—Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions | year=1992 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=100–108 | chapter=Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991—100% Data | isbn=0-660-57115-3}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{cite book | title=96 Census | volume=A National Overview—Population and Dwelling Counts | year=1997 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | location=Ottawa | pages=136–146 | chapter=Table 10: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions (Municipalities) and Designated Places, 1991 and 1996 Censuses—100% Data | isbn=0-660-59283-5}}</ref><ref name=2001censusa>{{cite web | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses—100% Data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | access-date=April 1, 2012 | archive-date=August 21, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821141306/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=2006censusa>{{cite web | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses—100% data (Alberta) | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=January 6, 2010 | access-date=April 1, 2012 | archive-date=May 28, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528102911/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=2016censusABmunis/>
|[[1901 Canadian census|1901]]|2072
|[[1906 Canadian census|1906]]|2313
|[[1911 Canadian census|1911]]|8050
|[[1916 Canadian census|1916]]|9436
|[[1921 Canadian census|1921]]|11097
|[[1926 Canadian census|1926]]|10735
|[[1931 Canadian census|1931]]|13489
|[[1936 Canadian census|1936]]|13523
|[[1941 Canadian census|1941]]|14612
|[[1946 Canadian census|1946]]|16522
|[[1951 Canadian census|1951]]|22947
|[[1956 Canadian census|1956]]|29462
|[[1961 Canadian census|1961]]|35454
|[[1966 Canadian census|1966]]|37186
|[[1971 Canadian census|1971]]|41217
|[[1976 Canadian census|1976]]|46752
|[[1981 Canadian census|1981]]|54072
|[[1986 Canadian census|1986]]|58841
|[[1991 Canadian census|1991]]|60974
|[[1996 Canadian census|1996]]|63053
|[[2001 Canadian census|2001]]|67374
|[[2006 Canadian census|2006]]|74637
|[[2011 Canadian census|2011]]|83517
|[[2016 Canadian census|2016]]|92729
|[[2021 Canadian census|2021]]|98406
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In the [[2021 Canadian census]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], the City of Lethbridge had a population of 98,406 living in 40,225 of its 42,862 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:98406-92729}}|92729|1}} from its 2016 population of 92,729. With a land area of {{cvt|121.12|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|98406|121.12|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}</ref>

At the [[Census geographic units of Canada#Census metropolitan areas|census metropolitan area]] (CMA) level in the 2021 census, the Lethbridge CMA had a population of 123,847 living in 48,647 of its 51,735 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:123847-117394}}|117394|1}} from its 2016 population of 117,394. With a land area of {{cvt|2958.96|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|123847|2958.96|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021censusCMA/>

The population of the City of Lethbridge according to its [[2019 Alberta municipal censuses|2019 municipal census]] was 101,482,<ref name="2019census">{{cite web|date=|title=Census Results 2019|url=https://www.lethbridge.ca/City-Government/Census/Pages/Census-Results-2017.aspx|access-date=June 24, 2019|publisher=City of Lethbridge|archive-date=May 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506231249/https://www.lethbridge.ca/City-Government/Census/Pages/Census-Results-2017.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:101482-99769}}|99769|1}} from its [[2018 Alberta municipal censuses|2018 municipal census]] population of 99,769.<ref name=2018MAPL>{{cite book | url=http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/2018_MAPL_web.pdf | title=2018 Municipal Affairs Population List | publisher=[[Alberta Municipal Affairs]] | isbn=978-1-4601-4254-7 | date=December 2018 | access-date=July 18, 2019 | archive-date=August 19, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819075500/http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/2018_MAPL_web.pdf | url-status=live}}</ref> With the 2019 municipal census results, the City of Lethbridge became the [[List of cities in Alberta|fourth city in Alberta]] to surpass 100,000 people.

In its [[2023 Alberta municipal censuses|2023 municipal census]], the City of Lethbridge's population was found to have grown to 106,550, an increase of 4.99% from its [[2019 Alberta municipal censuses|2019 municipal census]] population of 101,482.<ref name=2023census/>

In the [[2016 Canadian census]] conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Lethbridge had a population of 92,729 living in 37,575 of its 39,867 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:92729-83517}}|83517|1}} from its 2011 population of 83,517. With a land area of {{cvt|122.09|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|92729|122.09|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABmunis>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses—100% data (Alberta) | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 8, 2017 | archive-date=December 25, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225091052/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48%20 | url-status=live}}</ref> The same census reported that the metropolitan area of Lethbridge was 117,394 in 2016, up from 105,999 in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMACA&Code1=810&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=810&TABID=1 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census—Lethbridge [Census metropolitan area], Alberta and Alberta [Province] |author=Government of Canada, Statistics Canada |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca |date=February 8, 2017 |language=en |access-date=March 2, 2017 |archive-date=March 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303122929/http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMACA&Code1=810&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=810&TABID=1 |url-status=live}}</ref> Subsequent data from Statistics Canada showed that the 2020 metropolitan population was 128,851, an increase of 1.5% over the previous year.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Franklin|first=Michael|date=January 14, 2021|title=Calgary's population grew by almost 2% last year: StatCan report|url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-s-population-grew-by-almost-2-last-year-statcan-report-1.5267100|access-date=June 3, 2021|newspaper=Calgary|language=en|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603142031/https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-s-population-grew-by-almost-2-last-year-statcan-report-1.5267100|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Religion ===
In 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Census Profile- Lethbridge, City | date=February 9, 2022 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=lethbridge&DGUIDlist=2021A00054802012&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref> 49.8% of residents were [[Christianity|Christians]], down from 64.6% in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NHS Profile, Lethbridge, CY, Alberta, 2011 | date=May 8, 2013 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802012&Data=Count&SearchText=lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref> 16.1% of the population were [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], 12.9% were [[Protestantism|Protestant]], and 11.3% were Christians of unspecified denomination. All other Christian denominations and Christian-related traditions made up 9.6%, including a large population of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] adherents (5.8%). 44.3% of the population was nonreligious or secular, up from 32.4% in 2011. 8.1% followed a religion (or spiritual belief) other than Christianity. The largest non-Christian religions were [[Islam]] (1.9%), [[Hinduism]] (1.3%), and [[Buddhism]] (1.1%).

=== Language ===
According to the 2021 census, 83.9% of residents spoke English as a [[first language]]. Other common mother tongues were Spanish (1.6%),[[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] (1.4%), [[Nepali language|Nepali]] (1.0%), German (0.9%), French (0.8%), [[Chinese language|Chinese Languages]] (0.7%), [[Arabic]] (0.7%) and [[Dutch language|Dutch]] (0.6%). 1.7% of residents claimed both English and a non-official language as their first language.

=== Ethnicity ===
Lethbridge had 12.9% visible minorities and 7.1% Aboriginal in 2016. Below is a full break down of the demographics. The city is also the home of the largest [[Demographics of Bhutan|Bhutanese]] community in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/1329208/lethbridge-home-to-the-largest-bhutanese-community-in-canada/|title=Lethbridge home to the largest Bhutanese community in Canada &#124; Globalnews.ca|website=Global News|access-date=November 28, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207195730/https://globalnews.ca/news/1329208/lethbridge-home-to-the-largest-bhutanese-community-in-canada/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Lethbridge (1986−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br />group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=October 26, 2022 |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=Lethbridge&DGUIDlist=2021A00054802012&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=October 27, 2021 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802012&Geo2=CD&Code2=4802&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=November 27, 2015 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802012&Data=Count&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=August 20, 2019 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802012&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=July 2, 2019 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4802012&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Lethbridge&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1996<ref name="1996censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=June 4, 2019 |title= Electronic Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1996 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census96/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=35782&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=1996&THEME=34&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1991<ref name="1991censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=March 29, 2019 |title= 1991 Census Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions - Part B |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=30&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=113&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref name="1991censusC">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=March 29, 2019 |title= Data tables, 1991 Census Population by Ethnic Origin (24), Showing Single and Multiple Origins (2) - 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=61&PRID=0&PTYPE=4&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=104&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |1986<ref name="1986censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=June 27, 2019
|title= Data tables, 1986 Census Profile for Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 Census - Part A |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census86/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=113684&PRID=0&PTYPE=113679&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1986&THEME=133&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref name="1986censusC">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=June 27, 2019
|title= Data tables, 1986 Census Profile for Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 Census - Part B |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census86/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=113685&PRID=0&PTYPE=113679&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1986&THEME=133&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref name="indigenous1986">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=April 3, 2013
|title= Canada's aboriginal population by census subdivisions from the 1986 Census of Canada |url=https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.697442/publication.html |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>{{rp|86}}
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| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 74,245
| {{Percentage | 74245 | 96275 | 2}}
| 73,505
| {{Percentage | 73505 | 90480 | 2}}
| 70,630
| {{Percentage | 70630 | 81390 | 2}}
| 65,000
| {{Percentage | 65000 | 73515 | 2}}
| 60,150
| {{Percentage | 60150 | 66270 | 2}}
| 55,520
| {{Percentage | 55520 | 62190 | 2}}
| 52,760
| {{Percentage | 52760 | 60195 | 2}}
| 52,945
| {{Percentage | 52945 | 58065 | 2}}
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| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 6,395
| {{Percentage | 6395 | 96275 | 2}}
| 5,290
| {{Percentage | 5290 | 90480 | 2}}
| 3,770
| {{Percentage | 3770 | 81390 | 2}}
| 3,455
| {{Percentage | 3455 | 73515 | 2}}
| 2,290
| {{Percentage | 2290 | 66270 | 2}}
| 1,810
| {{Percentage | 1810 | 62190 | 2}}
| 2,980
| {{Percentage | 2980 | 60195 | 2}}
| 1,710
| {{Percentage | 1710 | 58065 | 2}}
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| [[Southeast Asian Canadians|Southeast Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 3,105
| {{Percentage | 3105 | 96275 | 2}}
| 2,390
| {{Percentage | 2390 | 90480 | 2}}
| 1,125
| {{Percentage | 1125 | 81390 | 2}}
| 655
| {{Percentage | 655 | 73515 | 2}}
| 395
| {{Percentage | 395 | 66270 | 2}}
| 555
| {{Percentage | 555 | 62190 | 2}}
| 515
| {{Percentage | 515 | 60195 | 2}}
| 230
| {{Percentage | 200 | 58065 | 2}}
|-
| [[Black Canadians|African]]
| 3,105
| {{Percentage | 3105 | 96275 | 2}}
| 1,895
| {{Percentage | 1895 | 90480 | 2}}
| 805
| {{Percentage | 805 | 81390 | 2}}
| 410
| {{Percentage | 410 | 73515 | 2}}
| 205
| {{Percentage | 205 | 66270 | 2}}
| 230
| {{Percentage | 230 | 62190 | 2}}
| 115
| {{Percentage | 115 | 60195 | 2}}
| 55
| {{Percentage | 55 | 58065 | 2}}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 3,065
| {{Percentage | 3065 | 96275 | 2}}
| 2,770
| {{Percentage | 2770 | 90480 | 2}}
| 2,885
| {{Percentage | 2885 | 81390 | 2}}
| 2,360
| {{Percentage | 2360 | 73515 | 2}}
| 2,495
| {{Percentage | 2495 | 66270 | 2}}
| 2,990
| {{Percentage | 2990 | 62190 | 2}}
| 3,085
| {{Percentage | 3085 | 60195 | 2}}
| 2,675
| {{Percentage | 2675 | 58065 | 2}}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 2,990
| {{Percentage | 2990 | 96275 | 2}}
| 2,055
| {{Percentage | 2055 | 90480 | 2}}
| 920
| {{Percentage | 920 | 81390 | 2}}
| 575
| {{Percentage | 575 | 73515 | 2}}
| 265
| {{Percentage | 265 | 66270 | 2}}
| 235
| {{Percentage | 235 | 62190 | 2}}
| 290
| {{Percentage | 290 | 60195 | 2}}
| 70
| {{Percentage | 65 | 58065 | 2}}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 1,955
| {{Percentage | 1955 | 96275 | 2}}
| 1,510
| {{Percentage | 1510 | 90480 | 2}}
| 680
| {{Percentage | 680 | 81390 | 2}}
| 705
| {{Percentage | 705 | 73515 | 2}}
| 365
| {{Percentage | 365 | 66270 | 2}}
| 705
| {{Percentage | 705 | 62190 | 2}}
| 365
| {{Percentage | 365 | 60195 | 2}}
| 275
| {{Percentage | 275 | 58065 | 2}}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 740
| {{Percentage | 740 | 96275 | 2}}
| 720
| {{Percentage | 720 | 90480 | 2}}
| 235
| {{Percentage | 235 | 81390 | 2}}
| 230
| {{Percentage | 230 | 73515 | 2}}
| 40
| {{Percentage | 40 | 66270 | 2}}
| 55
| {{Percentage | 55 | 62190 | 2}}
| 85
| {{Percentage | 85 | 60195 | 2}}
| 105
| {{Percentage | 105 | 58065 | 2}}
|-
| Other / [[Multiracial people|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}}
| 665
| {{Percentage | 665 | 96275 | 2}}
| 350
| {{Percentage | 350 | 90480 | 2}}
| 335
| {{Percentage | 335 | 81390 | 2}}
| 130
| {{Percentage | 130 | 73515 | 2}}
| 65
| {{Percentage | 65 | 66270 | 2}}
| 85
| {{Percentage | 85 | 62190 | 2}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{N/a}}
|-
! Total responses
! 96,275
! {{Percentage | 96275 | 98406 | 2}}
! 90,480
! {{Percentage | 90480 | 92729 | 2}}
! 81,390
! {{Percentage | 81390 | 83517 | 2}}
! 73,515
! {{Percentage | 73515 | 74637 | 2}}
! 66,270
! {{Percentage | 66270 | 67374 | 2}}
! 62,190
! {{Percentage | 62190 | 63053 | 2}}
! 60,195
! {{Percentage | 60195 | 60974 | 2}}
! 58,065
! {{Percentage | 58065 | 58841 | 2}}
|-
! Total population
! 98,406
! {{Percentage | 98406 | 98406 | 2}}
! 92,729
! {{Percentage | 92729 | 92729 | 2}}
! 83,517
! {{Percentage | 83517 | 83517 | 2}}
! 74,637
! {{Percentage | 74637 | 74637 | 2}}
! 67,374
! {{Percentage | 67374 | 67374 | 2}}
! 63,053
! {{Percentage | 63053 | 63053 | 2}}
! 60,974
! {{Percentage | 60974 | 60974 | 2}}
! 58,841
! {{Percentage | 58841 | 58841 | 2}}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="20" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}