The Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo metro area, also known as the "Tri-Cities", is located in southern Ontario, Canada. The metro area is often collectively called the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.

Total Population: 523,894

(An increase of 5.54 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

• Foreign Born - 111,495
• Language Spoken at Home - 115,257

Quick Facts

• Known for its high concentration of Mennonites.


• Over 22% of the population speak another language beside English most often at home.


• Most common mother tongues are German, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Mandarin and Chinese, Cantonese.


• Over 20% of Waterloo’s population belongs to a visible minority, and the largest visible minority groups are Chinese and South Asians.


• Over 26% of Kitchener's population is foreign-born, with the English people of the United Kingdom being the most common followed by the Romanian people.


• Cambridge's foreign born population makes up over 20% of the city's total population. Portuguese people are the most followed by the English of the United Kingdom.


• Notable Arab peoples include Arab, Egyptian (1,460), Arab, Lebanese (1,200), and Arab, Iraqi (1,100).