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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 Toronto
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 5,541,880 4,231,935 561,955 48,930 673,275 3,420 11,000 11,140 220
Single responses 5,357,910 4,104,165 548,180 44,920 638,080 3,025 10,330 9,000 200
English 2,980,215 2,782,490 27,515 24,250 142,270 130 260 3,295 5
French 63,160 32,415 11,835 14,970 2,895 95 480 460 10
Non-official languages 2,314,530 1,289,260 508,835 5,700 492,915 2,800 9,595 5,245 190
Aboriginal languages 665 415 40 0 200 0 10 5 0
Algonquian languages 445 275 25 0 135 0 5 0 0
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree languages 135 85 5 0 40 0 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 130 85 5 0 45 0 0 5 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 20 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 270 155 15 0 85 0 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 65 30 5 0 25 0 5 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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 20 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 20 10 5 0 5 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. 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 35 25 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 25 20 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 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. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 5 5 0 0 0 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 30 20 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 20 15 5 0 0 0 0 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. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 70 45 5 0 15 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 416,470 232,810 72,945 1,385 106,550 640 480 1,630 40
Italian 166,415 100,080 19,395 485 45,570 60 75 745 5
Portuguese 104,115 58,610 17,070 280 27,605 80 110 340 10
Romanian 25,830 12,110 6,760 155 6,330 210 120 135 15
Spanish 119,965 61,930 29,700 460 26,990 285 175 410 10
Catalan 120 60 15 0 40 0 5 0 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 35 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 54,045 33,940 3,500 220 15,905 40 115 315 10
Dutch 10,240 6,590 540 50 2,995 0 10 60 0
Flemish 330 225 20 5 65 5 5 5 0
Frisian 160 95 10 5 50 0 0 0 0
German 34,300 21,120 2,280 145 10,420 30 70 230 5
Yiddish 4,580 3,405 215 5 920 5 20 10 0
Scandinavian languages 3,430 2,000 235 5 1,160 5 10 15 0
Danish 1,725 1,090 70 5 560 0 5 0 0
Icelandic 100 50 15 0 35 0 0 5 0
Norwegian 450 265 30 0 150 5 0 5 0
Swedish 1,145 600 120 0 410 0 10 5 0
Afrikaans 960 475 200 0 275 0 0 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 45 20 0 5 15 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 490 360 15 10 110 0 0 0 0
Gaelic languages 300 220 5 0 70 0 0 5 0
Welsh 190 140 5 0 40 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 258,900 137,340 57,785 625 60,605 380 1,450 680 35
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 230 115 45 0 65 0 10 0 5
Bosnian 2,665 1,320 635 5 685 5 0 10 0
Bulgarian 7,000 3,475 1,870 25 1,530 25 45 25 0
Croatian 17,740 8,740 3,245 35 5,620 10 30 60 0
Czech 5,585 3,130 840 20 1,540 5 20 35 0
Macedonian 12,850 6,625 2,540 25 3,555 5 70 30 0
Polish 75,280 40,625 16,830 195 17,160 95 145 225 0
Russian 78,105 42,455 18,960 185 15,485 145 750 130 15
Serbian 21,520 10,425 6,095 60 4,775 50 35 75 0
Serbo-Croatian 2,685 1,280 680 0 705 5 15 5 0
Slovak 4,690 2,590 760 15 1,275 0 20 20 0
Slovenian 4,200 2,315 600 5 1,250 5 5 15 0
Ukrainian 25,540 13,740 4,605 65 6,730 40 300 55 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 820 510 75 0 230 0 5 0 0
Baltic languages 6,145 3,115 1,115 20 1,810 10 45 25 0
Latvian 2,740 1,390 505 5 815 0 5 10 0
Lithuanian 3,405 1,725 610 10 995 10 40 10 0
Greek 42,840 21,400 7,085 110 13,985 20 50 190 5
Armenian 10,925 5,365 2,415 65 2,785 75 145 65 15
Albanian 12,155 6,095 2,980 35 2,945 20 60 15 0
Georgian 780 430 115 0 215 0 20 5 0
Finno-Ugric languages 27,620 15,895 4,050 95 7,330 20 110 125 5
Estonian 3,285 1,655 490 10 1,105 5 10 20 0
Finnish 2,950 1,735 330 15 860 0 5 10 0
Hungarian 21,380 12,510 3,230 70 5,365 20 90 95 5
Turkic languages 14,275 7,680 3,200 40 3,175 15 140 25 0
Azerbaijani 1,285 560 175 0 510 0 40 0 0
Turkish 12,010 6,685 2,845 35 2,350 20 55 20 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 980 435 180 0 315 0 45 0 0
Mongolian 225 110 55 0 50 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 116,360 59,500 25,285 805 29,215 525 520 490 15
Berber languages (Kabyle) 25 10 0 0 10 5 5 0 0
Cushitic languages 15,125 7,655 3,825 55 3,405 65 75 35 5
Oromo 1,115 515 270 5 285 10 25 0 0
Somali 14,005 7,135 3,555 55 3,120 55 50 40 0
Semitic languages 101,055 51,770 21,440 725 25,760 460 435 450 10
Amharic 6,545 3,500 1,215 30 1,745 10 25 20 0
Arabic 66,710 34,110 15,235 635 15,780 440 140 365 5
Hebrew 10,415 5,090 1,875 25 3,335 10 55 40 0
Maltese 4,020 2,270 540 10 1,185 0 0 15 0
Tigrigna 3,750 1,825 730 5 1,145 0 35 5 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 9,620 4,985 1,855 15 2,570 0 185 5 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 155 60 20 20 40 5 5 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages 506,030 277,775 126,920 670 96,030 385 3,655 570 35
Indo-Aryan languages 414,710 225,395 104,805 465 80,205 230 3,175 400 25
Bengali 31,770 16,540 9,765 50 5,190 30 145 40 5
Gujarati 58,715 30,740 14,730 50 12,315 40 765 75 5
Hindi 39,575 18,295 9,055 35 11,805 20 300 55 5
Konkani 1,920 985 215 0 700 0 20 5 0
Marathi 3,290 1,325 850 10 1,010 0 85 10 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 153,470 92,250 36,950 165 22,830 65 1,085 110 5
Sindhi 5,585 2,430 1,100 10 1,875 10 145 10 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 7,470 3,315 1,940 5 2,195 5 20 5 0
Urdu 110,250 58,090 29,475 135 21,790 65 600 90 5
Nepali 2,665 1,415 730 0 495 0 20 0 0
Iranian languages 89,195 51,445 21,720 205 15,095 145 425 155 5
Kurdish 2,310 1,100 460 5 685 5 60 5 0
Pashto 5,875 3,090 1,435 5 1,240 5 90 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 81,015 47,250 19,830 190 13,165 140 275 155 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,125 935 395 5 730 0 60 10 0
Dravidian languages 120,725 66,475 34,770 195 18,780 85 320 90 10
Kannada 1,350 600 330 0 395 0 20 0 0
Malayalam 8,400 3,545 2,175 0 2,610 0 65 5 0
Tamil 105,335 59,850 30,645 180 14,370 80 125 75 10
Telugu 5,450 2,390 1,590 10 1,340 0 110 5 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 195 95 35 0 60 0 10 0 0
Japanese 8,885 4,865 1,550 25 2,390 10 25 30 0
Korean 51,395 30,815 13,040 90 7,295 40 50 65 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 444,550 270,120 102,550 515 69,015 250 1,660 420 20
Chinese languages 439,320 267,245 101,180 505 68,140 250 1,570 415 20
Cantonese 170,490 104,665 36,470 185 28,230 80 700 155 10
Chaochow (Teochow) 1,210 560 170 0 445 0 35 0 0
Fukien 3,235 1,420 310 0 1,435 0 65 5 0
Hakka 3,400 1,490 805 10 1,060 0 35 0 0
Mandarin 100,045 60,200 26,150 115 13,095 70 320 90 0
Shanghainese 1,260 625 145 0 445 0 45 0 0
Taiwanese 2,535 1,110 400 0 920 0 95 0 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 157,145 97,185 36,730 200 22,510 85 275 155 5
Tibetan languages 3,820 2,080 1,055 5 595 5 70 5 0
Burmese 950 540 205 0 195 0 10 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 455 250 105 5 85 0 5 0 0
Tai languages 3,950 2,305 655 5 960 0 10 15 0
Lao 2,360 1,400 425 5 515 0 5 5 0
Thai 1,595 910 230 5 445 0 5 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 48,215 29,370 10,360 105 8,115 55 135 75 5
Khmer (Cambodian) 2,945 1,725 600 15 595 5 15 0 0
Vietnamese 45,270 27,645 9,760 95 7,515 50 125 70 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 137,875 68,585 33,195 205 35,145 20 455 260 5
Bisayan languages 5,150 2,345 1,215 5 1,485 0 90 10 0
Ilocano 6,925 3,165 1,535 5 2,030 0 185 5 0
Malay 4,125 2,090 780 5 1,210 0 20 10 0
Pampango 995 415 270 0 300 5 10 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 119,235 59,940 29,075 185 29,665 15 120 235 0
Bikol 380 160 80 0 125 0 10 0 0
Malagasy 15 5 5 5 0 5 0 5 0
Fijian 55 30 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 380 150 105 0 115 0 5 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 610 280 130 0 185 0 15 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 23,320 10,395 4,260 210 8,235 55 80 85 0
Akan (Twi) 8,785 4,175 2,025 20 2,540 0 5 20 0
Bantu languages 7,055 3,040 1,130 145 2,595 45 50 45 5
Lingala 375 110 55 40 145 5 10 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 275 80 35 30 95 15 10 10 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 340 130 40 35 105 20 0 15 5
Shona 865 360 160 5 335 0 0 5 0
Swahili 2,955 1,405 495 15 1,005 5 10 15 0
Ganda 410 170 65 0 170 0 0 5 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 1,840 785 290 15 730 0 15 5 0
Edo 930 430 130 0 365 0 0 0 0
Igbo 1,265 555 150 5 545 0 5 5 0
Wolof 70 35 15 5 15 5 0 5 0
Bamanankan 25 15 0 5 10 0 0 0 0
Ewe 360 145 50 5 155 0 0 5 0
Ga 495 195 80 0 220 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 4,325 1,805 665 30 1,795 5 15 10 0
African languages, n.i.e. 1,455 775 220 15 440 0 5 5 0
Creoles 4,780 2,240 635 255 1,380 150 50 70 5
Non-verbal languages 1,065 885 55 0 120 0 5 0 0
American Sign Language 395 285 45 0 65 0 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 675 600 15 0 50 0 0 0 0
Other languages 370 195 40 0 125 0 5 0 0
Multiple responses 183,975 127,765 13,775 4,015 35,195 395 665 2,140 20
English and French 12,385 8,515 570 2,610 480 40 20 160 0
English and non-official language 160,050 113,085 12,285 665 32,805 105 440 650 10
French and non-official language 7,085 3,470 660 495 1,160 130 165 1,005 5
English, French and non-official language 4,455 2,695 260 245 755 130 40 330 5

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

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