Marital Status

Marital status distribution for the population aged 15 and over. — 2016 Census of Population

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Married (%)

Legally married (not common-law)

Distribution by riding

Share of adults who are married by federal riding, 2016 Census. Median 48.1%; range 16.2% (Laurier—Sainte-Marie) to 61.5% (Brampton East); half of ridings between 37.9% and 52.6%.

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Median riding 48.1%

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Vertical axis: Share of adults who are married (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (338 with a figure; 2013 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (48.1%). Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. North: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Share of adults who are married by federal riding, 2016 Census. 338 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (48.1%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: share of adults who are married, 2016 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Brampton EastON	61.5%
2	MiltonON	61.4%
3	Markham—UnionvilleON	61.3%
4	Markham—StouffvilleON	60.8%
5	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond HillON	60.2%
5	King—VaughanON	60.2%
7	CarletonON	59.7%
7	ProvencherMB	59.7%
9	Oakville North—BurlingtonON	59.6%
10	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle CreekSK	59.2%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: share of adults who are married, 2016 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
338	Laurier—Sainte-MarieQC	16.2%
337	Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieQC	19.3%
336	QuébecQC	21.9%
335	HochelagaQC	23.8%
334	Beauport—LimoilouQC	24.5%
333	Toronto CentreON	25.0%
332	Spadina—Fort YorkON	26.7%
331	NunavutNU	27.3%
330	SherbrookeQC	27.4%
329	Trois-RivièresQC	27.7%

All 338 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by share of adults who are married, 2016 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Brampton East	Ontario	61.5%
2	Milton	Ontario	61.4%
3	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	61.3%
4	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	60.8%
5	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	60.2%
5	King—Vaughan	Ontario	60.2%
7	Carleton	Ontario	59.7%
7	Provencher	Manitoba	59.7%
9	Oakville North—Burlington	Ontario	59.6%
10	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	59.2%
11	Calgary Rocky Ridge	Alberta	59.0%
12	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	58.9%
13	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	58.8%
14	Brampton West	Ontario	58.4%
15	Bonavista—Burin—Trinity	Newfoundland and Labrador	58.0%
15	Niagara West	Ontario	58.0%
17	Flamborough—Glanbrook	Ontario	57.8%
17	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	57.8%
19	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	57.7%
20	Foothills	Alberta	57.6%
20	Thornhill	Ontario	57.6%
22	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame	Newfoundland and Labrador	57.5%
23	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	57.3%
24	Kanata—Carleton	Ontario	57.2%
25	Essex	Ontario	57.0%
25	Surrey—Newton	British Columbia	57.0%
27	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	56.9%
28	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	56.8%
29	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	56.6%
30	Bow River	Alberta	56.4%
31	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	56.3%
32	Brampton North	Ontario	56.2%
33	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	56.0%
34	Delta	British Columbia	55.9%
34	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	55.9%
36	Oakville	Ontario	55.8%
37	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	55.6%
38	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	55.5%
38	Langley—Aldergrove	British Columbia	55.5%
38	Richmond Centre	British Columbia	55.5%
38	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	55.5%
42	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	55.4%
43	Richmond Hill	Ontario	55.3%
44	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	55.2%
45	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	55.1%
45	Edmonton—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	55.1%
45	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	55.1%
48	Steveston—Richmond East	British Columbia	55.0%
49	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	54.5%
50	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	54.4%
50	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	54.4%
50	Sturgeon River—Parkland	Alberta	54.4%
53	Nepean	Ontario	54.3%
54	St. Albert—Edmonton	Alberta	54.1%
55	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	54.0%
55	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	54.0%
57	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	53.9%
57	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	53.9%
59	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	53.8%
59	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	53.8%
61	Orléans	Ontario	53.7%
61	Whitby	Ontario	53.7%
63	Banff—Airdrie	Alberta	53.6%
63	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	53.6%
65	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	53.5%
65	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	53.5%
65	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	53.5%
68	Northumberland—Peterborough South	Ontario	53.4%
69	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	53.3%
69	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	Ontario	53.3%
69	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	53.3%
72	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	53.2%
73	Edmonton Mill Woods	Alberta	53.1%
73	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	53.1%
73	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	53.1%
73	Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook	Nova Scotia	53.1%
77	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	52.9%
78	Durham	Ontario	52.8%
78	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	52.8%
80	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	52.7%
80	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	52.7%
82	Ajax	Ontario	52.6%
82	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	52.6%
82	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	52.6%
82	Hastings—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	52.6%
82	Scarborough North	Ontario	52.6%
87	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	52.5%
88	Don Valley West	Ontario	52.4%
89	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	52.3%
89	Pickering—Uxbridge	Ontario	52.3%
89	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	52.3%
92	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	52.2%
92	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	52.2%
94	Oxford	Ontario	52.1%
94	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	52.1%
96	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	52.0%
96	Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	52.0%
98	Abbotsford	British Columbia	51.8%
98	Lakeland	Alberta	51.8%
100	Nickel Belt	Ontario	51.7%
101	Brampton South	Ontario	51.6%
101	Don Valley North	Ontario	51.6%
101	Red Deer—Mountain View	Alberta	51.6%
101	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	51.6%
105	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	51.5%
105	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes	Ontario	51.5%
105	North Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	51.5%
108	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	51.4%
109	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	51.2%
109	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	51.2%
109	York—Simcoe	Ontario	51.2%
112	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	51.1%
112	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	51.1%
114	Burlington	Ontario	51.0%
114	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	51.0%
116	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	50.9%
117	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	50.8%
118	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	50.6%
118	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa	Manitoba	50.6%
118	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	50.6%
118	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	50.6%
122	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	50.5%
123	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	50.4%
124	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	50.3%
124	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	50.3%
124	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	50.3%
124	Scarborough—Rouge Park	Ontario	50.3%
128	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	50.2%
129	West Nova	Nova Scotia	50.0%
129	Yellowhead	Alberta	50.0%
131	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	49.9%
132	Barrie—Innisfil	Ontario	49.8%
132	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	49.8%
132	Lethbridge	Alberta	49.8%
135	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	49.7%
135	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	49.7%
135	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	49.7%
138	North Vancouver	British Columbia	49.6%
138	Vancouver South	British Columbia	49.6%
140	Waterloo	Ontario	49.5%
141	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	49.4%
141	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	49.4%
143	Burnaby South	British Columbia	49.3%
143	Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola	British Columbia	49.3%
143	London West	Ontario	49.3%
143	South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	49.3%
147	Saskatoon—Grasswood	Saskatchewan	49.2%
148	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley	Manitoba	49.1%
148	Edmonton West	Alberta	49.1%
148	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	49.1%
151	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	49.0%
151	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	49.0%
151	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	49.0%
154	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	48.8%
155	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	48.7%
155	Cambridge	Ontario	48.7%
157	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	48.5%
157	Niagara Falls	Ontario	48.5%
157	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	48.5%
160	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	48.3%
160	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	48.3%
160	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	48.3%
160	Mont-Royal	Quebec	48.3%
160	Willowdale	Ontario	48.3%
165	Brampton Centre	Ontario	48.2%
166	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	48.1%
166	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	48.1%
166	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie	Alberta	48.1%
166	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	48.1%
170	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	47.9%
171	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	47.6%
171	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	47.6%
171	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	47.6%
174	Red Deer—Lacombe	Alberta	47.5%
175	Brantford—Brant	Ontario	47.4%
175	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	47.4%
177	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital	Manitoba	47.3%
178	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	47.2%
179	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	47.1%
179	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	47.1%
179	Simcoe North	Ontario	47.1%
182	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	47.0%
183	Guelph	Ontario	46.8%
184	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	46.6%
184	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	46.6%
186	York Centre	Ontario	46.5%
187	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	46.4%
187	Peterborough—Kawartha	Ontario	46.4%
187	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	46.4%
190	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	46.2%
191	Fredericton	New Brunswick	46.1%
191	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	46.1%
191	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	46.1%
191	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	46.1%
191	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	46.1%
196	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	46.0%
197	Etobicoke North	Ontario	45.9%
197	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	45.9%
199	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	45.8%
199	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	45.8%
201	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	45.7%
201	Niagara Centre	Ontario	45.7%
203	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	45.6%
204	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	45.5%
204	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	45.5%
204	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	45.5%
207	Don Valley East	Ontario	45.4%
208	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	45.3%
208	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	45.3%
210	New Westminster—Burnaby	British Columbia	45.1%
211	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	45.0%
212	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	44.9%
213	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	44.7%
214	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	44.5%
215	Beaches—East York	Ontario	44.3%
216	Calgary Forest Lawn	Alberta	44.2%
216	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	44.2%
218	St. Catharines	Ontario	43.7%
219	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	43.6%
220	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	43.5%
221	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	43.4%
222	Ottawa South	Ontario	43.2%
223	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	43.0%
223	Saint John—Rothesay	New Brunswick	43.0%
225	Vaudreuil—Soulanges	Quebec	42.8%
225	Windsor West	Ontario	42.8%
227	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	42.7%
227	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	42.7%
229	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	42.6%
229	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	42.6%
229	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	42.6%
232	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	42.5%
233	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	42.4%
234	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	42.3%
234	Pontiac	Quebec	42.3%
236	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	41.9%
237	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	41.8%
238	Kenora	Ontario	41.7%
239	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	41.6%
240	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	41.4%
241	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	41.2%
242	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	41.0%
243	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	40.9%
244	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	40.7%
245	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	40.6%
246	Sudbury	Ontario	40.3%
247	Oshawa	Ontario	40.1%
247	York South—Weston	Ontario	40.1%
249	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	39.7%
250	London North Centre	Ontario	39.4%
251	Vimy	Quebec	39.0%
252	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	38.9%
253	Yukon	Yukon	38.4%
254	Montarville	Quebec	37.9%
255	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	37.7%
255	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	37.7%
257	Davenport	Ontario	37.2%
257	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	37.2%
259	Châteauguay—Lacolle	Quebec	37.1%
260	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	37.0%
261	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	36.9%
262	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	36.7%
262	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	36.7%
264	Victoria	British Columbia	36.6%
265	La Prairie	Quebec	36.4%
265	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	36.4%
267	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	35.7%
267	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	35.7%
269	Beauce	Quebec	35.6%
269	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	35.6%
269	Gatineau	Quebec	35.6%
272	Bourassa	Quebec	35.5%
273	Repentigny	Quebec	35.4%
273	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	35.4%
275	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	35.2%
276	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	35.1%
276	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	35.1%
276	Jonquière	Quebec	35.1%
276	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	35.1%
280	Calgary Centre	Alberta	34.7%
281	Terrebonne	Quebec	34.5%
282	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix	Quebec	34.1%
282	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	34.1%
284	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	34.0%
285	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	33.9%
286	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	33.8%
286	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	33.8%
288	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	33.6%
289	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	33.5%
290	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	33.4%
291	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	33.3%
291	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	33.3%
291	University—Rosedale	Ontario	33.3%
294	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	33.1%
295	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel	Quebec	33.0%
295	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	33.0%
297	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	32.9%
297	Halifax	Nova Scotia	32.9%
297	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	32.9%
297	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	32.9%
301	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	32.8%
301	Salaberry—Suroît	Quebec	32.8%
303	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	32.5%
304	Shefford	Quebec	32.3%
305	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	32.1%
305	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	32.1%
307	Joliette	Quebec	32.0%
308	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	31.9%
308	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	31.9%
310	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	31.5%
310	Vancouver East	British Columbia	31.5%
312	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	31.4%
313	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	31.3%
313	Mirabel	Quebec	31.3%
315	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	31.2%
316	Drummond	Quebec	31.1%
316	Saint-Jean	Quebec	31.1%
318	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	31.0%
319	Manicouagan	Quebec	30.7%
319	Papineau	Quebec	30.7%
321	Outremont	Quebec	30.6%
322	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	30.1%
322	Montcalm	Quebec	30.1%
324	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	29.3%
325	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	28.9%
326	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	28.8%
327	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	28.4%
328	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	27.8%
329	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	27.7%
330	Sherbrooke	Quebec	27.4%
331	Nunavut	Nunavut	27.3%
332	Spadina—Fort York	Ontario	26.7%
333	Toronto Centre	Ontario	25.0%
334	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	24.5%
335	Hochelaga	Quebec	23.8%
336	Québec	Quebec	21.9%
337	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	19.3%
338	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	16.2%

Value: Legally married (not common-law). Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.