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Racialized share of the population: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: Racialized (visible minority) share of the population (%). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Racialized population by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2021.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0351-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated
2026-11-14
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National value: 26.5 (Canada).

British Columbia: 34.4Alberta: 27.8Saskatchewan: 14.4Manitoba: 22.2Ontario: 34.3Quebec: 16.1New Brunswick: 5.8Yukon: 12.8Nunavut: 3.6Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.4Nova Scotia: 9.8Northwest Territories: 12.2Prince Edward Island: 9.5
  • Lowest: 3.4 to 5.8 %
  • Group 2: 5.8 to 12.2 %
  • Group 3: 12.2 to 14.4 %
  • Group 4: 14.4 to 27.8 %
  • Highest: 27.8 to 34.4 %
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: 'Not a visible minority' includes people who identify as White and Indigenous people who are not also in a visible-minority group. Percentages are derived from 2021 Census counts for each area (each geography's own population).

1British Columbia34.4
2Ontario34.3
3Alberta27.8
4Manitoba22.2
5Quebec16.1
6Saskatchewan14.4
7Yukon12.8
8Northwest Territories12.2
9Nova Scotia9.8
10Prince Edward Island9.5
11New Brunswick5.8
12Nunavut3.6
13Newfoundland and Labrador3.4

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0351-01: Visible minority by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts. Reference period: 2021.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by racialized (visible minority) share of the population (%) (2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0351-01: Visible minority by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-racialized-visible-minority-share-of-the-population/

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