Editing Hamilton, Ontario (section)

=== Ethnicity ===
Hamilton maintains significant [[Italian Canadian|Italian]], [[English Canadian|English]], [[Scottish Canadian|Scottish]], [[German Canadian|German]] and [[Irish Canadian|Irish]] ancestry. 130,705 Hamiltonians claim English heritage, while 98,765 indicate their ancestors arrived from Scotland, 87,825 from Ireland, 62,335 from Italy, and 50,400 from Germany.<ref name="StatsCan2016"/> The top countries of birth for the newcomers living in Hamilton in the 1990s were: [[SFRY|former Yugoslavia]], [[Polish Canadian|Poland]], [[Indo-Canadians|India]], [[Chinese Canadian|China]], the [[Filipino Canadian|Philippines]], and [[Iraqi Canadian|Iraq]].<ref name=StatsCan02>{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/English/census01/Products/Analytic/companion/etoimm/subprovs.cfm#hamilton |title=Hamilton: The top countries of birth for the newcomers arriving in Hamilton in the 1990s |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=2001 Canadian Census |access-date=January 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223165939/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/analytic/companion/etoimm/subprovs.cfm#hamilton |archive-date=December 23, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Hamilton also has a [[Francophones in Ontario|notable French community]] for which provincial services are offered in French. In Ontario, urban centres where there are at least 5,000 Francophones are designated areas where bilingual provincial services have to be offered.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ontario.ca/page/government-services-french |publisher=Queen's Printer for Ontario |title=Government services in French |access-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420015306/https://www.ontario.ca/page/government-services-french |url-status=live }}</ref> As per the 2016 census, the Francophone community maintains a population of 6,760, while 30,530 residents, or 5.8% of the city's population, have knowledge of both official languages. The Franco-Ontarian community of Hamilton boasts two school boards, the public ''[[Conseil scolaire Viamonde]]'' and the Catholic ''[[Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir]]'', which operate five schools (2 secondary and 3 elementary). Additionally, the city maintains a Francophone community health centre that is part of the LHIN (Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton/Niagara), a cultural centre (Centre français Hamilton), three daycare centres, a provincially funded employment centre (Options Emploi), a community college site (Collège Boréal) and a community organization that supports the development of the francophone community in Hamilton (ACFO Régionale Hamilton).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) |url=http://www.hnhblhin.on.ca/goalsandachievements/integrationpopulationbased/French%20Language%20Health%20Services.aspx |access-date=May 5, 2021 |website=www.hnhblhin.on.ca |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505132838/http://www.hnhblhin.on.ca/goalsandachievements/integrationpopulationbased/French%20Language%20Health%20Services.aspx |url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the City of Hamilton (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |date=October 26, 2022 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Hamilton, City (C) [Census subdivision], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Hamilton&DGUIDlist=2021A00053525005&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=January 12, 2023 |website=Statistics Canada |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130171209/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Hamilton&DGUIDlist=2021A00053525005&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |archive-date=Jan 30, 2023}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |date=October 27, 2021 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Hamilton, City [Census subdivision], Ontario and Hamilton, Census division [Census division], Ontario |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3525005&Geo2=CD&Code2=3525&SearchText=Hamilton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=January 12, 2023 |website=Statistics Canada |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208014132/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3525005&Geo2=CD&Code2=3525&SearchText=Hamilton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |date=November 27, 2015 |title=NHS Profile, Hamilton, C, Ontario, 2011 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3525005&Data=Count&SearchText=Hamilton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=January 12, 2023 |website=Statistics Canada |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205180601/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3525005&Data=Count&SearchText=Hamilton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |archive-date=Feb 5, 2023}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |date=August 20, 2019 |title=2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3525005&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Hamilton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=January 12, 2023 |website=Statistics Canada |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021003241/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3525005&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Hamilton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |date=July 2, 2019 |title=2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3525005&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Hamilton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=January 12, 2023 |website=Statistics Canada |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205180559/https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3525005&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Hamilton&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name="euro"}}
| 407,445
| {{Percentage | 407445 | 560915 | 2 }}
| 415,735
| {{Percentage | 415735 | 527930 | 2 }}
| 419,345
| {{Percentage | 419345 | 509635 | 2 }}
| 421,925
| {{Percentage | 421925 | 497395 | 2 }}
| 425,410
| {{Percentage | 425410 | 484385 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 34,790
| {{Percentage | 34790 | 560915 | 2 }}
| 22,105
| {{Percentage | 22105 | 527930 | 2 }}
| 17,240
| {{Percentage | 17240 | 509635 | 2 }}
| 14,765
| {{Percentage | 14765 | 497395 | 2 }}
| 11,000
| {{Percentage | 11000 | 484385 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 28,415
| {{Percentage | 28415 | 560915 | 2 }}
| 20,245
| {{Percentage | 20245 | 527930 | 2 }}
| 16,110
| {{Percentage | 16110 | 509635 | 2 }}
| 13,900
| {{Percentage | 13900 | 497395 | 2 }}
| 10,455
| {{Percentage | 10455 | 484385 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name="MiddleEastern"}}
| 22,855
| {{Percentage | 22855 | 560915 | 2 }}
| 15,130
| {{Percentage | 15130 | 527930 | 2 }}
| 11,335
| {{Percentage | 11335 | 509635 | 2 }}
| 8,840
| {{Percentage | 8840 | 497395 | 2 }}
| 5,765
| {{Percentage | 5765 | 484385 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name="SoutheastAsian"}}
| 20,175
| {{Percentage | 20175 | 560915 | 2 }}
| 14,655
| {{Percentage | 14655 | 527930 | 2 }}
| 13,045
| {{Percentage | 13045 | 509635 | 2 }}
| 10,035
| {{Percentage | 10035 | 497395 | 2 }}
| 8,880
| {{Percentage | 8880 | 484385 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name="EastAsian"}}
| 14,470
| {{Percentage | 14470 | 560915 | 2 }}
| 13,220
| {{Percentage | 13220 | 527930 | 2 }}
| 11,335
| {{Percentage | 11335 | 509635 | 2 }}
| 11,825
| {{Percentage | 11825 | 497395 | 2 }}
| 9,715
| {{Percentage | 9715 | 484385 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 12,520
| {{Percentage | 12520 | 560915 | 2 }}
| 12,135
| {{Percentage | 12135 | 527930 | 2 }}
| 10,320
| {{Percentage | 10320 | 509635 | 2 }}
| 7,625
| {{Percentage | 7625 | 497395 | 2 }}
| 6,270
| {{Percentage | 6270 | 484385 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 11,145
| {{Percentage | 11145 | 560915 | 2 }}
| 8,425
| {{Percentage | 8425 | 527930 | 2 }}
| 7,335
| {{Percentage | 7335 | 509635 | 2 }}
| 5,585
| {{Percentage | 5585 | 497395 | 2 }}
| 4,250
| {{Percentage | 4250 | 484385 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|Multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name="Other"}}
| 9,095
| {{Percentage | 9095 | 560915 | 2 }}
| 6,275
| {{Percentage | 6275 | 527930 | 2 }}
| 3,570
| {{Percentage | 3570 | 509635 | 2 }}
| 2,890
| {{Percentage | 2890 | 497395 | 2 }}
| 2,625
| {{Percentage | 2625 | 484385 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 560,915
! {{Percentage | 560915 | 569353 | 2 }}
! 527,930
! {{Percentage | 527930 | 536917 | 2 }}
! 509,635
! {{Percentage | 509635 | 519949 | 2 }}
! 497,395
! {{Percentage | 497395 | 504559 | 2 }}
! 484,385
! {{Percentage | 484385 | 490268 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 569,353
! {{Percentage | 569353 | 569353 | 2 }}
! 536,917
! {{Percentage | 536917 | 536917 | 2 }}
! 519,949
! {{Percentage | 519949 | 519949 | 2 }}
! 504,559
! {{Percentage | 504559 | 504559 | 2 }}
! 490,268
! {{Percentage | 490268 | 490268 | 2 }}
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| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}
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