Index--->Canada--->Same-sex couples by Province or Territory
Canada: 2001 Census information on same-sex couples
Same-sex couples by Province or Territory
Province or Territory
Total Couples Married Families Common law families Same-sex couples % Same-Sex Couples Male couples % Male Couples Female Couples % Female couples
Newfoundland and Labrador 131,330 116,435 14,895 181 0.14% 88 0.07% 93 0.07%
Prince Edward Island 32,120 28,490 3,630 56 0.17% 23 0.07% 33 0.10%
Nova Scotia 218,765 188,800 29,965 856 0.39% 388 0.18% 468 0.21%
New Brunswick 180,485 152,760 27,725 510 0.28% 250 0.14% 260 0.14%
Quebec 1,683,955 1,175,435 508,520 10,363 0.62% 6,348 0.38% 4,015 0.24%
Ontario 2,704,885 2,406,340 298,545 12,500 0.46% 7,005 0.26% 5,495 0.20%
Manitoba 253,690 224,055 29,635 865 0.34% 420 0.17% 445 0.18%
Saskatchewan 223,550 198,295 25,255 478 0.21% 210 0.09% 268 0.12%
Alberta 694,760 600,990 93,770 2,523 0.36% 1,258 0.18% 1,265 0.18%
British Columbia 917,610 797,485 120,125 5,793 0.63% 2,985 0.33% 2,808 0.31%
Yukon 6,265 4,465 1,800 36 0.57% 8 0.13% 28 0.45%
Northwest Territories 7,670 5,115 2,555 30 0.39% 10 0.13% 20 0.26%
Nunavut 4,720 2,730 1,990 16 0.34% 8 0.17% 8 0.17%
Total Canada 7,059,830 5,901,420 1,158,410 34,207 0.48% 19,001 0.27% 15,206 0.22%