1996 Canadian Census
The 1996 Canadian Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 14, 1996. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 28,846,761. This was a 5.7% increase over the 1991 Census of 27,296,859.
The following census was the 2001 Census.A summary of information about Canada.
| Total Population | 28,846,761 |
| Dwellings | 10,899,427 |
| Men | 14,170,025 |
| Women | 14,676,735 |
| Median age | 35.3 years |
| Average earnings | $26,474 |
Population by province
| Province | 1996 Census | 1991 Census | % Change |
| 551,792 | 568,474 | -2.9 |
| 134,557 | 129,765 | 3.7 |
| 909,282 | 899,942 | 1.0 |
| 738,133 | 723,900 | 2.0 |
| 7,138,795 | 6,895,963 | 3.5 |
| 10,753,573 | 10,084,885 | 6.6 |
| 1,113,898 | 1,091,942 | 2.0 |
| 990,237 | 988,928 | 0.1 |
| 2,696,826 | 2,545,553 | 5.9 |
| 3,724,500 | 3,282,061 | 13.5 |
| 30,766 | 27,797 | 10.7 |
| 64,402 | 57,649 | 11.7 |
Demographics
Mother tongue
Population by mother tongue of Canada's official languages:
| Mother tongue | Population |
| English | 16,890,615 |
| French | 6,636,660 |
| Bilingual | 107,945 |
| Other | 4,598,290 |
Population of Aboriginal peoples in Canada:
| Aboriginal Population | 799,010 |
| North American Indian | 529,035 |
| Metis | 204,115 |
| Inuit | 40,225 |
Population by ethnic origin. Only those origins with more than 250,000 respondents are included here. This is based entirely on self reporting.
| Ethnic origins | Total responses | Single responses | Multiple responses 2 |
| Total population | 28,528,125 | 18,303,625 | 10,224,495 |
| Canadian | 8,806,275 | 5,326,995 | 3,479,285 |
| English | 6,832,095 | 2,048,275 | 4,783,820 |
| French | 5,597,845 | 2,665,250 | 2,932,595 |
| Scottish | 4,260,840 | 642,970 | 3,617,870 |
| Irish | 3,767,610 | 504,030 | 3,263,580 |
| German | 2,757,140 | 726,145 | 2,030,990 |
| Italian | 1,207,475 | 729,455 | 478,025 |
| North American Indian | 1,101,955 | 477,630 | 624,330 |
| Ukrainian | 1,026,475 | 331,680 | 694,790 |
| Chinese | 921,585 | 800,470 | 121,115 |
| Dutch | 916,215 | 313,880 | 602,335 |
| Polish | 786,735 | 265,930 | 520,805 |
| East Indian | 723,345 | 590,145 | 133,200 |
| Jewish | 351,705 | 195,810 | 155,900 |
| Norwegian | 346,310 | 47,805 | 298,500 |
| Welsh | 338,905 | 27,915 | 310,990 |
| Portuguese | 335,110 | 252,640 | 82,470 |
| Swedish | 278,975 | 31,200 | 247,775 |
| Russian | 272,335 | 46,885 | 225,450 |
| Hungarian | 250,525 | 94,185 | 156,340 |
Age
Population by age:
| Age | Population |
| Under 15 years | 5,901,275 |
| 15–24 years | 3,857,175 |
| 25–44 years | 9,360,615 |
| 45–64 years | 6,199,855 |
| 65–74 years | 2,061,935 |
| 75 years and over | 1,465,910 |
