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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Detailed Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home (233), Age Groups (17A) 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 language spoken most often at home , detailed other languages spoken regularly at home , age groups and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in OntarioFootnote 1
Detailed language spoken most often at home (232) Age groups (17A)
Total - Age groups Under 5 years 5 to 9 years 10 to 14 years 15 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 to 29 years 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 40 to 44 years 45 to 49 years 50 to 54 years 55 to 59 years 60 to 64 years 65 to 69 years 70 to 74 years 75 years and over
Total - Detailed language spoken most often at home 12,722,065 703,620 712,320 762,850 861,090 850,135 812,195 797,410 841,220 920,270 1,050,955 1,001,005 859,565 760,835 558,915 434,685 794,990
Single responses 12,156,790 670,320 672,895 722,145 819,940 810,990 773,140 755,535 794,710 872,390 1,005,440 962,345 829,490 735,440 541,285 419,165 771,560
English 10,044,810 550,525 580,700 635,120 720,525 698,320 651,930 622,790 639,295 698,155 817,730 789,975 681,770 604,530 438,050 322,290 593,090
French 284,115 16,825 17,280 16,570 16,980 14,510 13,330 15,705 17,630 18,860 23,615 23,675 20,835 19,055 15,980 11,925 21,345
Non-official languages 1,827,870 102,970 74,915 70,450 82,425 98,165 107,875 117,035 137,790 155,370 164,100 148,695 126,885 111,855 87,255 84,950 157,120
Aboriginal languages 6,355 360 305 310 345 360 320 330 385 435 560 550 500 440 385 335 425
Algonquian languages 5,905 330 280 280 325 335 290 305 355 400 530 505 470 425 360 325 400
Algonquin 15 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree languages 1,925 180 165 125 145 150 135 125 125 120 120 110 80 80 85 70 115
Cree, n.o.s. 1,925 185 160 125 145 150 140 125 125 115 120 110 80 80 80 70 115
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 2,855 95 75 120 115 110 80 110 150 200 295 290 325 280 210 175 210
Oji-Cree 1,060 45 35 30 55 60 70 60 75 85 110 105 55 60 65 80 75
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 25 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5
Michif 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 40 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 5
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wetsuweten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 25 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 5
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 235 15 20 25 20 15 10 15 15 10 10 20 15 10 15 5 15
Mohawk 140 15 15 20 10 10 5 10 10 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 0
Cayuga 65 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
Oneida 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 85 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 15 5 0 5 0 0 0
Inuktitut 80 10 5 5 0 10 5 5 10 5 15 10 0 0 0 5 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 55 0 5 0 5 0 10 0 5 10 0 5 0 10 5 0 5
Romance languages 288,720 9,685 7,420 7,145 8,945 9,840 11,035 13,745 16,465 19,005 19,485 19,460 19,165 23,685 23,390 26,635 53,605
Italian 88,835 285 195 190 295 430 600 830 1,080 1,470 1,815 2,240 3,745 9,130 11,225 16,940 38,380
Portuguese 70,215 1,430 1,065 1,120 1,680 2,080 2,510 2,935 3,085 3,830 5,475 6,465 7,010 7,870 7,355 6,245 10,060
Romanian 22,845 1,490 910 705 725 875 850 1,645 2,520 3,635 2,170 1,990 1,430 1,035 810 765 1,290
Spanish 106,735 6,480 5,245 5,130 6,235 6,455 7,065 8,335 9,775 10,065 10,020 8,760 6,980 5,650 3,990 2,680 3,865
Catalan 70 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 10
Romance languages, n.i.e. 25 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 47,135 5,210 4,125 3,510 3,020 2,595 2,290 2,245 1,995 2,180 2,165 1,920 1,600 1,640 2,015 2,570 8,045
Dutch 5,395 370 295 240 250 195 160 200 240 280 330 300 225 240 280 355 1,425
Flemish 230 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 10 10 20 30 105
Frisian 105 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 5 15 15 35
German 39,180 4,685 3,700 3,175 2,640 2,290 2,045 1,940 1,590 1,720 1,640 1,465 1,280 1,290 1,615 2,065 6,045
Yiddish 535 75 30 25 20 15 30 15 5 5 10 10 5 20 5 10 255
Scandinavian languages 905 55 55 40 45 25 20 45 80 70 60 35 25 40 75 85 150
Danish 335 20 10 10 5 0 5 15 25 20 20 10 10 20 25 45 100
Icelandic 35 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0
Norwegian 120 10 5 10 10 5 5 5 10 10 15 0 5 0 10 0 20
Swedish 410 20 40 15 20 20 10 25 30 35 30 20 15 15 35 35 35
Afrikaans 775 25 30 30 60 70 35 40 80 85 110 95 50 30 5 5 15
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
Celtic languages 120 10 0 0 0 10 15 0 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20
Gaelic languages 95 5 0 5 0 10 15 0 0 10 5 10 10 5 5 5 15
Welsh 25 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 208,060 9,120 6,855 6,515 8,055 9,835 10,730 11,065 13,485 15,900 20,400 21,960 19,535 15,350 9,395 9,790 20,060
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 105 5 0 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 10 15 0 0 5 0 20
Bosnian 3,525 145 135 145 180 220 210 225 235 310 385 410 385 235 95 100 110
Bulgarian 5,165 300 225 205 225 340 275 355 565 650 610 495 305 180 130 125 170
Croatian 13,180 315 235 255 305 400 445 410 470 605 860 970 1,290 1,520 1,430 1,390 2,285
Czech 4,325 235 230 160 185 205 160 220 265 225 230 285 340 440 435 260 450
Macedonian 7,290 200 160 175 155 205 230 295 430 400 390 430 605 655 720 720 1,525
Polish 60,735 2,160 1,435 1,545 2,170 2,225 2,725 3,040 2,925 3,570 5,970 7,935 8,380 6,005 2,810 2,220 5,620
Russian 64,425 3,665 2,615 2,185 2,640 3,720 4,235 4,200 5,580 6,050 7,100 6,795 4,335 3,300 1,690 2,555 3,760
Serbian 26,000 1,215 1,090 1,135 1,265 1,360 1,410 1,255 1,625 2,430 2,785 2,620 2,285 1,685 980 1,140 1,725
Serbo-Croatian 2,505 50 60 75 90 160 140 120 120 185 325 345 300 165 100 115 150
Slovak 3,185 200 125 100 120 135 105 195 290 220 220 240 240 270 220 195 310
Slovenian 1,820 10 15 15 5 15 20 15 20 40 55 45 85 175 215 335 760
Ukrainian 15,235 605 505 515 685 820 740 710 930 1,170 1,415 1,320 935 680 540 585 3,080
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 565 15 20 15 25 25 25 20 20 40 45 50 45 45 30 55 100
Baltic languages 3,050 75 80 85 95 115 115 100 155 135 160 195 180 115 120 135 1,205
Latvian 1,270 15 20 25 40 35 50 25 40 30 45 65 65 50 50 65 640
Lithuanian 1,780 60 55 60 60 75 60 75 115 100 115 120 115 65 65 75 565
Greek 23,590 320 195 130 220 290 375 575 660 765 735 1,070 1,990 3,080 3,485 3,890 5,795
Armenian 7,375 335 250 240 315 355 385 370 390 450 530 580 565 565 545 505 1,010
Albanian 10,060 705 505 460 515 740 820 785 850 915 885 855 645 385 340 285 365
Georgian 555 45 15 20 50 55 50 55 60 60 50 40 30 10 5 5 10
Finno-Ugric languages 18,980 795 695 705 650 725 675 1,005 1,100 1,100 995 1,060 1,230 1,230 1,240 1,390 4,380
Estonian 1,260 20 15 20 15 20 25 15 25 35 45 75 60 45 55 75 710
Finnish 2,280 45 20 20 15 15 25 20 40 40 55 70 110 225 290 345 935
Hungarian 15,440 735 650 665 620 690 625 965 1,035 1,025 895 915 1,060 955 890 970 2,735
Turkic languages 12,000 1,075 740 665 735 765 985 1,100 1,180 1,095 1,125 780 555 375 290 215 320
Azerbaijani 645 30 20 15 30 50 60 40 80 80 65 65 45 20 20 15 20
Turkish 10,395 950 640 580 585 640 850 980 1,005 935 990 675 485 340 260 195 290
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 960 95 75 65 125 80 75 80 95 80 75 40 25 20 10 5 10
Mongolian 165 20 5 10 10 10 15 30 25 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 5
Afro-Asiatic languages 118,320 9,975 7,785 7,525 7,855 7,900 8,020 8,375 9,610 10,915 10,155 8,155 5,865 4,725 3,775 3,145 4,540
Berber languages (Kabyle) 40 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 16,490 1,480 1,495 1,760 1,590 1,115 965 925 1,190 1,630 1,400 1,050 600 340 245 250 455
Oromo 1,040 70 60 95 70 55 65 80 90 125 145 95 40 15 5 10 10
Somali 15,450 1,405 1,435 1,665 1,525 1,055 900 845 1,090 1,500 1,260 955 565 320 235 235 450
Semitic languages 101,655 8,475 6,280 5,760 6,260 6,775 7,045 7,435 8,405 9,265 8,735 7,095 5,250 4,385 3,525 2,895 4,075
Amharic 5,280 355 195 175 180 240 395 540 720 830 705 430 200 115 85 55 55
Arabic 76,405 6,695 4,995 4,575 5,040 5,390 5,485 5,520 5,880 6,630 6,345 5,195 3,835 3,070 2,600 2,165 2,985
Hebrew 5,240 430 365 295 270 245 280 390 550 400 325 290 355 450 205 140 245
Maltese 1,290 5 5 10 5 10 10 10 10 20 30 50 100 205 250 215 365
Tigrigna 3,075 185 115 140 120 140 170 255 380 420 395 300 175 105 85 45 40
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10,360 805 605 575 640 760 700 710 855 960 940 830 580 425 300 285 390
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 140 10 5 5 5 5 10 15 20 20 15 5 15 0 0 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages 393,530 31,930 24,745 21,305 19,440 23,490 30,415 33,215 35,885 34,355 29,785 25,740 22,815 19,340 15,250 11,340 14,470
Indo-Aryan languages 313,815 26,535 20,785 17,320 14,620 17,685 23,365 26,800 29,410 26,870 22,785 19,460 17,805 15,940 12,850 9,625 11,955
Bengali 26,895 2,240 1,910 1,570 1,340 1,515 1,925 2,475 2,785 3,235 2,495 2,015 1,480 735 505 330 335
Gujarati 42,445 3,240 2,465 2,145 1,595 2,280 2,955 3,730 4,370 3,330 2,830 2,480 2,420 2,590 2,170 1,650 2,195
Hindi 24,650 1,485 1,120 1,010 975 1,505 2,040 2,410 2,615 2,205 1,930 1,615 1,445 1,245 1,050 880 1,120
Konkani 435 15 20 20 15 15 15 20 45 45 30 35 35 30 35 20 40
Marathi 1,985 155 105 100 90 105 125 190 245 210 185 125 75 75 75 65 70
Panjabi (Punjabi) 124,095 9,825 7,580 6,350 5,155 6,350 9,540 10,890 11,025 9,460 7,910 7,140 7,590 7,870 6,460 4,835 6,145
Sindhi 2,835 120 95 100 100 120 100 110 135 185 180 225 240 290 220 225 395
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 4,475 230 210 215 260 220 200 240 485 535 580 495 290 205 110 100 110
Urdu 83,515 9,045 7,145 5,650 4,945 5,410 6,210 6,345 7,400 7,410 6,450 5,210 4,165 2,885 2,215 1,500 1,530
Nepali 2,485 190 145 155 140 165 265 390 310 255 205 115 70 25 20 15 20
Iranian languages 78,540 5,305 3,890 3,930 4,770 5,740 6,925 6,285 6,365 7,370 6,915 6,200 4,955 3,355 2,375 1,690 2,470
Kurdish 3,580 360 250 245 285 285 265 320 335 385 350 190 130 85 40 30 30
Pashto 5,765 700 565 530 510 525 445 475 455 440 365 260 200 110 55 50 70
Persian (Farsi) 69,195 4,245 3,075 3,150 3,975 4,930 6,220 5,490 5,580 6,540 6,205 5,750 4,625 3,155 2,280 1,610 2,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,175 85 75 60 50 75 125 125 110 115 85 85 50 45 30 25 45
Dravidian languages 93,705 7,285 5,055 4,405 4,160 4,390 6,360 8,270 8,830 9,305 9,295 7,465 5,395 4,215 3,010 2,590 3,670
Kannada 845 80 60 25 40 30 85 115 110 75 80 40 30 20 15 25 20
Malayalam 5,310 520 335 205 150 180 360 610 685 620 445 310 205 185 210 160 125
Tamil 83,640 6,270 4,440 4,005 3,820 3,900 5,495 6,955 7,520 8,215 8,485 6,940 5,070 3,940 2,735 2,365 3,485
Telugu 3,825 410 210 170 150 275 420 580 500 380 270 170 85 60 50 40 45
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 80 5 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 5 5 5 5 0 0 5
Japanese 5,765 480 350 250 185 240 255 470 670 595 405 240 225 390 335 265 410
Korean 47,245 1,460 1,135 1,735 3,335 4,145 3,140 2,375 3,065 4,065 5,055 5,530 3,585 2,625 2,315 1,765 1,905
Sino-Tibetan languages 390,950 17,890 10,090 9,780 17,065 24,780 22,710 21,495 29,875 38,540 44,735 36,385 31,190 25,385 15,655 15,555 29,820
Chinese languages 385,450 17,515 9,775 9,410 16,605 24,310 22,280 20,945 29,315 37,995 44,335 36,065 30,965 25,225 15,555 15,480 29,665
Cantonese 147,795 4,235 2,630 3,175 5,350 6,830 7,290 7,275 8,045 9,800 15,860 18,315 16,995 13,205 6,705 6,550 15,530
Chaochow (Teochow) 590 10 15 25 30 30 15 15 30 55 70 65 55 35 25 25 75
Fukien 1,045 30 15 15 35 105 90 40 50 90 115 85 90 75 55 60 95
Hakka 1,595 60 30 45 45 70 75 95 85 100 105 130 150 135 125 110 240
Mandarin 96,610 6,740 3,760 2,970 5,160 8,165 6,895 6,185 10,650 14,050 12,335 5,835 3,685 2,620 2,430 2,495 2,635
Shanghainese 655 20 10 10 15 30 30 20 40 55 75 60 50 35 40 35 125
Taiwanese 1,500 25 20 20 55 40 75 90 65 70 90 115 145 200 180 140 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 135,665 6,405 3,285 3,145 5,905 9,040 7,805 7,225 10,345 13,780 15,695 11,455 9,805 8,910 5,995 6,080 10,795
Tibetan languages 3,205 170 125 150 250 280 260 385 395 365 255 180 120 90 65 45 65
Burmese 885 55 25 35 45 45 50 70 90 95 85 80 80 45 25 10 60
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 1,410 145 160 185 165 145 125 95 75 85 60 65 25 25 15 15 25
Tai languages 4,180 120 75 70 130 140 185 270 380 505 615 615 435 225 155 105 145
Lao 2,855 70 50 50 75 65 95 110 145 315 470 515 380 190 130 80 120
Thai 1,320 50 30 25 55 75 90 160 235 190 145 95 55 35 30 25 25
Austro-Asiatic languages 51,420 2,685 2,075 1,980 2,310 2,150 2,995 3,080 3,915 5,455 6,330 6,595 4,410 2,310 1,570 1,250 2,315
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,065 190 95 75 155 230 405 260 215 295 450 615 470 220 170 85 140
Vietnamese 47,360 2,495 1,980 1,910 2,160 1,915 2,590 2,825 3,695 5,160 5,875 5,985 3,935 2,090 1,400 1,170 2,175
Malayo-Polynesian languages 72,855 1,695 1,065 2,140 3,085 3,370 3,980 6,130 6,990 7,565 8,455 7,500 5,650 4,915 3,480 2,800 4,050
Bisayan languages 2,045 60 30 70 135 120 130 200 190 250 260 220 115 95 70 45 65
Ilocano 2,915 60 40 85 105 135 135 290 285 285 360 275 205 145 110 135 255
Malay 1,930 70 50 60 180 185 130 90 135 190 170 170 125 115 80 80 105
Pampango 350 10 5 15 10 10 10 30 35 25 50 35 25 30 20 15 25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 65,230 1,490 935 1,905 2,640 2,905 3,555 5,485 6,300 6,770 7,570 6,765 5,150 4,505 3,180 2,505 3,565
Bikol 60 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 10 5 5 5 10 0 0 5
Malagasy 25 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
Fijian 20 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0
Pangasinan 100 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 10 15 5 10 5 0 10 15
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 185 5 0 5 10 10 10 20 25 25 20 15 10 5 15 5 10
Niger-Congo languages 13,085 890 670 765 880 1,095 1,210 1,235 1,065 1,180 1,250 1,205 700 430 220 130 160
Akan (Twi) 5,305 300 230 255 305 400 500 405 290 410 630 735 465 205 90 45 40
Bantu languages 4,650 320 235 345 405 490 480 490 445 400 355 245 130 110 75 45 70
Lingala 240 25 10 10 20 30 30 15 20 20 15 20 10 5 5 5 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 375 15 15 25 35 60 30 55 30 30 25 20 10 15 5 5 5
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 395 15 10 20 30 45 45 40 35 45 25 25 20 15 10 5 15
Shona 550 30 15 40 55 45 50 70 85 55 45 25 15 10 5 0 0
Swahili 2,020 180 165 200 195 145 150 165 180 180 170 100 50 40 45 20 40
Ganda 185 15 0 10 20 15 15 30 20 15 15 15 10 5 0 0 5
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 880 40 35 35 55 150 155 115 80 60 55 40 25 15 10 10 5
Edo 370 50 30 15 15 30 30 45 45 35 30 15 10 10 10 5 0
Igbo 470 40 30 15 20 20 30 50 60 70 35 30 15 15 10 5 15
Wolof 75 5 10 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 10 0 5 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 25 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 150 5 5 10 5 15 5 10 10 15 15 15 10 15 10 0 5
Ga 205 5 10 0 15 15 15 20 10 25 20 30 20 15 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,830 160 120 110 100 120 140 200 190 220 160 130 50 55 30 20 20
African languages, n.i.e. 1,405 135 140 95 240 90 110 115 130 105 85 65 40 30 15 5 10
Creoles 4,725 190 165 210 300 320 340 350 395 460 490 395 330 220 165 135 260
Non-verbal languages 3,840 410 345 345 415 295 280 220 190 230 285 240 205 135 90 65 90
American Sign Language 1,170 50 60 70 100 80 80 80 65 105 135 110 90 60 45 25 20
Quebec Sign Language 20 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 2,650 360 290 275 310 210 200 140 120 125 145 135 115 75 50 35 75
Other languages 680 55 45 30 50 55 60 40 45 50 50 70 40 15 15 15 35
Multiple responses 565,270 33,300 39,420 40,705 41,150 39,145 39,060 41,880 46,505 47,880 45,515 38,665 30,075 25,395 17,630 15,520 23,435
English and French 37,955 3,360 3,455 3,345 2,770 2,395 2,465 2,535 2,540 2,470 2,620 2,320 1,935 1,670 1,315 1,035 1,735
English and non-official language 509,100 28,845 33,925 34,905 36,600 35,565 35,600 38,275 42,610 44,050 41,660 35,440 27,440 23,170 15,890 14,095 21,040
French and non-official language 6,370 430 460 370 345 340 330 420 610 635 580 420 325 300 210 220 380
English, French and non-official language 11,845 665 1,580 2,090 1,435 840 670 640 745 725 655 485 375 260 215 180 280

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011042.

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