Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Candiac, Ville
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 12,190 persons representing 54.1% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 1,625 persons representing 7.2% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 6,660 persons, representing 29.6% of the total population.
Racialized groups
Racialized groupsFootnote 1: In 2021, the largest racialized group was Chinese, with about 1,190 persons representing 5.3% of the total population. The second group was Latin American, with about 765 persons representing 3.4% of the total population. The third group was Arab, with about 670 persons representing 3.0% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was French, n.o.s., with about 6,360 persons representing 28.2% of the total population. The second origin was Canadian, with about 5,645 persons representing 25.0% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 2,065 persons representing 9.2% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Candiac (Ville), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Candiac (Ville), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French, n.o.s. | 6,360 | 28.2 | 1 | 42.8 |
| Canadian | 5,645 | 25.0 | 2 | 42.4 |
| Québécois | 2,065 | 9.2 | 3 | 38.4 |
| Irish | 1,610 | 7.1 | 4 | 37.6 |
| French Canadian | 1,330 | 5.9 | 5 | 48.8 |
Counts of visible minority groupsFootnote 2, Candiac (Ville), 2016, 2021
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Candiac (Ville), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
| Total - Visible minority | 21,045 | 100.0 | ... | 37.4 | 22,535 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 |
| Total visible minority population | 2,385 | 11.3 | 100.0 | 28.6 | 4,105 | 18.2 | 100.0 | 35.6 |
| South Asian | 35 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 44.0 | 155 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 34.0 |
| Chinese | 395 | 1.9 | 16.3 | 28.5 | 1,190 | 5.3 | 29.0 | 34.0 |
| Black | 445 | 2.1 | 18.8 | 26.5 | 500 | 2.2 | 12.2 | 31.0 |
| Filipino | 70 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 31.6 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.6 | ... |
| Arab | 540 | 2.6 | 22.8 | 29.3 | 670 | 3.0 | 16.3 | 37.6 |
| Latin American | 490 | 2.3 | 20.5 | 29.1 | 765 | 3.4 | 18.6 | 38.8 |
| Southeast Asian | 160 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 25.8 | 185 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 33.6 |
| West Asian | 80 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 30.2 | 305 | 1.4 | 7.4 | 36.4 |
| Korean | 15 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 52.0 | 80 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 30.4 |
| Japanese | 35 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 42.0 | 40 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 40.8 |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 30 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 21.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 85 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 22.8 | 175 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 13.0 |
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