Irreligion in Canada
Population distribution of Irreligious Canadians by census division, 2021 census | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 12,577,475 34.6% of the total Canadian population (2021) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Ontario | 4,433,675 (31.60%) |
| British Columbia | 2,559,250 (52.06%) |
| Quebec | 2,267,715 (27.29%) |
| Alberta | 1,676,045 (40.12%) |
| Manitoba | 480,315 (36.74%) |
| Languages | |
| Canadian English • Canadian French Other Languages of Canada | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
Irreligion is common throughout all provinces and territories of Canada. Irreligious Canadians include atheists, agnostics, and secular humanists. The surveys may also include those who are deists, spiritual, and pantheists. The 2021 Canadian census reported that 34.6% of Canadians declare no religious affiliation, which is up from 23.9% in the 2011 Canadian census and 16.5% in the 2001 Canadian census. According to Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance, among those estimated 4.9 million Canadians of no religion, an estimated 1.9 million would specify atheist, 1.8 million would specify agnostic, and 1.2 million humanist.