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Approximately 16% of the population of Quebec belongs to a visible minority group, as of the 2021 Canadian census. This is a lower percentage than that of British Columbia , Ontario, Alberta , and Manitoba but higher than that of the remaining five provinces.
Between 2016 and 2021, the five CMAs with the highest percentage growth were located in British Columbia and Southern Ontario. The five CMAs with the lowest percentage growth were in Quebec, Alberta, Northern Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador. There were no CMAs for which negative growth was recorded in the 2021 census.
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. [1] It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. [2] The overall response rate was 98%, which is slightly lower than the response rate for the 2016 census. [3]
As of the 2021 Canadian census, the population of Quebec was 8,501,833, the land area was 1,298,599.75 km 2 (501,392.17 sq mi) and the population density was 6.54 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.9/sq mi). [1]
Ontario and Quebec have been the two most populated provinces since Confederation. The population of Canada increased every year since Confederation in 1867. [2] The first national census of the country was taken in 1871, and it covered the four provinces which were part of Canada at the time. [3]
In the 2021 Canadian census, 29.3% of Quebec's population stated their ancestry was of Canadian origin and 21.1% stated their ancestry was of French origin. [212] As of 2021, 18% of Quebec's population were visible minorities .
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the RCM of Papineau had a population of 24,308 living in 11,504 of its 16,059 total private dwellings, a change of 6.5% from its 2016 population of 22,832. With a land area of 2,903.45 km 2 (1,121.03 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.4/km 2 (21.7/sq mi) in 2021. [4]
In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed 273 population centres in the province of Quebec. [2] Parts of two other population centres are adjacent to the provincial boundary with Ontario – the Gatineau portion of Ottawa-Gatineau [ 3 ] and the Grenville portion Hawkesbury .