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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census

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This table details detailed mother tongue , detailed language spoken most often at home , other languages spoken regularly at home and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)
Detailed mother tongue (232) Other language spoken regularly at home (9)
Total - Other language spoken regularly at home None English French Non-official language English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Total - Detailed mother tongue 910,530 699,310 82,225 59,115 61,945 2,290 2,040 3,535 70
Single responses 883,380 682,085 80,275 55,725 58,325 2,095 1,810 2,990 65
English 558,785 514,415 3,340 27,955 11,980 65 40 985 0
French 145,355 77,600 39,755 23,940 3,025 95 640 300 0
Non-official languages 179,240 90,065 37,180 3,830 43,315 1,940 1,130 1,705 65
Aboriginal languages 565 275 50 5 215 5 5 5 0
Algonquian languages 285 140 25 5 110 5 0 0 0
Algonquin 20 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree languages 150 65 20 0 60 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 145 60 15 5 60 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Malecite 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 20 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 65 35 5 5 20 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 10 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 15 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wetsuweten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 15 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 235 110 25 0 95 0 5 5 0
Inuktitut 210 95 25 0 80 0 5 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 26,850 13,070 4,815 695 7,280 330 135 520 10
Italian 9,505 5,120 1,180 225 2,715 40 25 200 0
Portuguese 3,985 1,920 635 160 1,060 45 40 125 0
Romanian 2,405 1,070 515 75 605 85 15 45 5
Spanish 10,935 4,950 2,485 235 2,890 165 55 155 5
Catalan 15 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 9,795 5,895 645 200 2,855 35 30 135 5
Dutch 2,510 1,615 105 45 690 5 15 30 0
Flemish 85 50 10 5 15 0 0 5 0
Frisian 45 25 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
German 6,030 3,545 420 130 1,805 25 15 90 0
Yiddish 230 170 20 0 35 5 5 0 0
Scandinavian languages 750 405 65 15 260 0 5 10 0
Danish 320 190 20 0 105 0 0 5 0
Icelandic 10 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 140 80 0 5 50 0 0 0 0
Swedish 275 120 40 10 100 5 0 5 0
Afrikaans 145 85 30 0 30 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 90 65 5 0 25 0 0 0 0
Gaelic languages 40 30 0 5 10 0 0 0 0
Welsh 50 35 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 19,515 9,600 4,405 240 4,855 160 95 160 10
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 25 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 580 245 150 0 170 0 5 5 0
Bulgarian 825 355 215 5 225 10 5 5 0
Croatian 1,010 490 190 15 295 5 0 10 0
Czech 990 500 175 20 285 5 0 10 5
Macedonian 65 30 15 0 15 0 0 0 0
Polish 5,790 2,810 1,210 80 1,555 45 10 70 5
Russian 5,520 2,720 1,410 50 1,230 55 35 25 0
Serbian 1,685 835 535 10 265 20 10 10 0
Serbo-Croatian 545 230 165 15 120 5 10 5 0
Slovak 630 285 135 5 195 0 5 5 0
Slovenian 235 140 10 5 70 0 0 5 0
Ukrainian 1,575 905 190 25 405 10 15 20 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 35 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Baltic languages 490 280 55 5 135 5 0 10 0
Latvian 275 160 35 5 65 5 0 5 0
Lithuanian 210 115 25 5 70 0 0 0 0
Greek 2,050 905 280 35 740 20 15 50 5
Armenian 420 190 65 15 105 25 5 10 0
Albanian 585 310 115 5 150 0 0 5 0
Georgian 25 10 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 2,260 1,260 290 35 625 5 10 25 0
Estonian 180 100 25 5 55 0 0 5 0
Finnish 325 210 10 5 100 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,750 950 255 25 470 5 10 25 0
Turkic languages 1,595 790 360 20 385 15 10 5 5
Azerbaijani 135 50 25 0 45 0 5 5 0
Turkish 1,405 725 320 20 315 15 5 5 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 55 20 15 0 30 0 5 0 0
Mongolian 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 37,415 18,365 8,550 1,340 7,640 885 210 400 15
Berber languages (Kabyle) 65 15 0 10 25 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 6,495 3,335 1,170 385 1,365 125 60 55 5
Oromo 360 160 65 30 70 10 10 10 5
Somali 6,135 3,180 1,100 355 1,290 115 50 45 0
Semitic languages 30,725 14,960 7,360 930 6,220 750 155 345 5
Amharic 1,165 650 220 5 280 5 5 0 0
Arabic 28,270 13,705 6,890 915 5,545 740 135 335 5
Hebrew 355 170 60 5 115 0 0 5 0
Maltese 35 20 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 745 345 160 5 215 0 5 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 160 75 25 0 50 0 5 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 120 55 20 15 25 5 5 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages 22,695 11,270 5,450 145 5,440 75 205 100 5
Indo-Aryan languages 15,145 7,055 3,825 95 3,895 40 145 80 5
Bengali 2,840 1,390 880 15 525 5 15 15 0
Gujarati 1,210 560 225 15 385 0 20 5 0
Hindi 2,340 1,025 520 10 740 5 15 20 0
Konkani 105 70 5 0 30 0 0 0 0
Marathi 235 90 70 5 60 0 10 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 3,300 1,545 805 30 835 15 55 20 0
Sindhi 245 110 20 5 95 5 5 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 720 310 185 5 220 0 0 5 0
Urdu 3,680 1,720 975 20 930 10 15 15 0
Nepali 465 240 145 5 75 0 0 5 0
Iranian languages 7,415 4,165 1,605 50 1,495 30 55 15 0
Kurdish 645 330 125 10 170 5 15 0 0
Pashto 710 390 150 0 150 5 10 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 6,060 3,440 1,330 35 1,175 25 35 15 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 130 50 20 0 45 0 10 0 0
Dravidian languages 3,010 1,340 850 20 770 10 15 10 0
Kannada 150 55 40 0 55 5 0 0 0
Malayalam 445 180 125 0 130 0 0 5 0
Tamil 2,060 960 615 15 450 10 10 5 0
Telugu 335 140 65 0 120 0 5 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Japanese 935 420 180 10 300 10 5 20 0
Korean 1,610 815 430 10 340 0 0 15 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 27,020 14,490 6,890 135 5,185 85 130 100 0
Chinese languages 26,485 14,150 6,785 130 5,105 85 130 100 0
Cantonese 6,415 3,560 1,310 35 1,430 10 40 25 0
Chaochow (Teochow) 105 45 15 0 40 0 5 0 0
Fukien 85 35 10 0 35 0 0 0 0
Hakka 60 15 10 0 30 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 6,830 3,530 2,045 35 1,145 25 15 35 0
Shanghainese 75 25 15 0 35 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 170 65 35 0 55 0 5 5 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 12,750 6,875 3,340 60 2,335 60 50 35 5
Tibetan languages 15 5 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Burmese 160 125 15 0 20 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 355 205 90 0 50 0 10 0 0
Tai languages 710 340 135 15 200 5 0 5 0
Lao 360 185 95 15 65 5 0 0 0
Thai 350 155 45 5 140 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 6,905 3,785 1,620 100 1,250 70 30 50 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,100 605 200 5 270 10 5 5 0
Vietnamese 5,805 3,185 1,420 90 980 60 30 45 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 6,165 3,050 1,225 35 1,800 0 30 25 0
Bisayan languages 380 170 75 0 115 0 15 0 0
Ilocano 360 155 85 0 115 0 10 0 0
Malay 360 165 55 5 135 0 0 5 0
Pampango 15 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,885 2,470 990 25 1,375 0 5 15 0
Bikol 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 45 15 5 5 10 0 5 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 25 15 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 70 30 5 0 30 0 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 4,125 1,585 415 255 1,630 110 95 35 10
Akan (Twi) 310 115 65 5 120 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages 2,855 1,080 260 225 1,090 90 85 25 10
Lingala 275 120 20 30 95 0 10 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 550 170 35 70 205 35 30 5 5
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 515 165 60 60 175 20 25 10 5
Shona 80 40 15 0 25 0 0 0 0
Swahili 805 340 90 40 285 30 10 5 0
Ganda 120 60 10 0 55 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 505 190 25 25 250 0 15 0 5
Edo 30 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Igbo 135 60 15 0 60 0 0 0 0
Wolof 55 25 5 5 15 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 35 15 5 5 15 0 0 0 0
Ewe 85 35 5 5 40 0 0 0 0
Ga 50 20 5 0 20 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 575 220 55 15 255 20 5 5 0
African languages, n.i.e. 450 170 80 10 170 0 10 5 0
Creoles 3,680 1,590 240 500 1,150 80 85 25 0
Non-verbal languages 190 140 10 5 30 0 0 0 0
American Sign Language 60 45 5 0 15 0 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 120 95 10 5 15 0 0 5 0
Other languages 80 55 0 0 20 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 27,150 17,230 1,950 3,385 3,615 195 225 545 0
English and French 11,460 7,310 885 2,915 225 15 25 75 0
English and non-official language 11,135 7,390 760 170 2,560 25 20 205 0
French and non-official language 2,975 1,595 245 190 580 85 150 125 5
English, French and non-official language 1,580 935 50 105 250 60 35 140 5

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011041.

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