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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census

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This table details first official language spoken , detailed language spoken most often at home , age groups and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in OntarioFootnote 1
Detailed language spoken most often at home (232) First official language spoken (7)
Total - First official language spoken English French English and French Neither English nor French Official language minority (number)Footnote 2 Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 3
Total - Detailed language spoken most often at home 12,722,065 11,844,580 500,270 84,230 292,980 542,390 4.3
Single responses 12,156,795 11,323,620 474,405 65,785 292,980 507,300 4.2
English 10,044,805 9,851,145 193,665 0 0 193,665 1.9
French 284,115 9,750 274,360 0 0 274,365 96.6
Non-official languages 1,827,870 1,462,720 6,380 65,785 292,980 39,270 2.1
Aboriginal languages 6,355 5,875 10 60 415 35 0.6
Algonquian languages 5,910 5,475 5 35 390 25 0.4
Algonquin 15 15 0 0 0 5 33.3
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 0 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Cree languages 1,925 1,785 0 10 130 5 0.3
Cree, n.o.s. 1,925 1,785 0 10 130 5 0.3
Swampy Cree 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Mi'kmaq 10 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 5 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Naskapi 10 10 0 5 0 0 0.0
Ojibway 2,855 2,715 5 25 115 15 0.5
Oji-Cree 1,060 915 0 0 145 0 0.0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Michif 10 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
Athapaskan languages 45 35 0 0 5 0 0.0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wetsuweten 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Dene 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Tlicho (Dogrib) 5 0 0 0 0 5 100.0
Gwich'in 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sarcee 25 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tahltan 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Haida 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Iroquoian languages 235 225 0 5 0 5 2.1
Mohawk 140 135 0 5 0 0 0.0
Cayuga 65 60 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oneida 20 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Straits 0 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Siouan languages 5 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Tlingit 5 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wakashan languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 5 5 0 0 5 0 0.0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages 90 80 0 5 5 5 5.6
Inuktitut 80 70 5 5 5 0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 0 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 55 45 0 5 0 5 9.1
Romance languages 288,715 215,050 1,345 15,740 56,580 9,220 3.2
Italian 88,835 66,130 295 1,960 20,450 1,275 1.4
Portuguese 70,215 48,445 365 2,125 19,275 1,430 2.0
Romanian 22,845 15,200 170 5,150 2,320 2,750 12.0
Spanish 106,735 85,210 510 6,485 14,525 3,755 3.5
Catalan 70 45 0 20 0 10 14.3
Romance languages, n.i.e. 25 15 0 0 10 0 0.0
Germanic languages 47,135 40,170 125 1,955 4,880 1,105 2.3
Dutch 5,390 4,700 10 410 265 215 4.0
Flemish 230 160 5 60 10 30 13.0
Frisian 105 100 0 0 0 0 0.0
German 39,180 33,225 105 1,320 4,525 765 2.0
Yiddish 535 465 5 15 50 10 1.9
Scandinavian languages 905 775 0 105 20 60 6.6
Danish 340 295 0 30 10 15 4.4
Icelandic 35 35 0 5 0 5 14.3
Norwegian 120 100 0 15 0 10 8.3
Swedish 415 345 5 60 5 30 7.2
Afrikaans 775 735 0 35 10 20 2.6
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages 120 100 0 15 10 10 8.3
Gaelic languages 90 75 0 5 10 5 5.6
Welsh 30 25 0 5 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Slavic languages 208,060 176,080 320 10,500 21,170 5,565 2.7
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 105 80 0 15 15 5 4.8
Bosnian 3,530 2,975 10 160 385 90 2.5
Bulgarian 5,165 4,250 20 540 360 290 5.6
Croatian 13,185 11,645 20 430 1,085 235 1.8
Czech 4,325 3,695 10 160 460 85 2.0
Macedonian 7,290 6,330 5 195 760 105 1.4
Polish 60,735 52,410 70 2,500 5,755 1,320 2.2
Russian 64,425 53,130 105 3,445 7,745 1,830 2.8
Serbian 26,000 21,800 40 1,765 2,395 925 3.6
Serbo-Croatian 2,500 2,100 5 195 200 100 4.0
Slovak 3,185 2,745 0 125 310 65 2.0
Slovenian 1,815 1,710 5 40 60 25 1.4
Ukrainian 15,235 12,715 25 920 1,575 485 3.2
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 565 485 0 20 60 10 1.8
Baltic languages 3,050 2,685 0 250 115 125 4.1
Latvian 1,265 1,085 0 145 40 70 5.5
Lithuanian 1,780 1,595 0 105 75 60 3.4
Greek 23,590 20,055 25 525 2,980 290 1.2
Armenian 7,380 5,445 70 1,135 730 635 8.6
Albanian 10,060 8,140 30 425 1,455 250 2.5
Georgian 555 425 5 15 110 15 2.7
Finno-Ugric languages 18,980 15,290 15 735 2,935 380 2.0
Estonian 1,260 1,125 0 105 30 50 4.0
Finnish 2,280 2,065 0 35 180 15 0.7
Hungarian 15,440 12,105 15 600 2,725 315 2.0
Turkic languages 12,000 9,920 20 525 1,530 285 2.4
Azerbaijani 650 545 0 40 60 20 3.1
Turkish 10,395 8,565 20 455 1,350 250 2.4
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 960 805 0 25 125 15 1.6
Mongolian 165 145 0 5 15 5 3.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 118,325 92,520 1,770 10,575 13,455 7,060 6.0
Berber languages (Kabyle) 40 5 10 20 0 20 50.0
Cushitic languages 16,485 13,215 380 1,205 1,685 980 5.9
Oromo 1,040 845 15 95 80 65 6.3
Somali 15,450 12,370 360 1,115 1,600 915 5.9
Semitic languages 101,655 79,250 1,370 9,290 11,750 6,015 5.9
Amharic 5,280 4,825 20 135 295 85 1.6
Arabic 76,405 57,385 1,270 8,640 9,110 5,595 7.3
Hebrew 5,240 4,670 65 305 200 215 4.1
Maltese 1,295 1,230 0 25 40 15 1.2
Tigrigna 3,075 2,765 5 55 245 35 1.1
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10,360 8,365 10 125 1,860 70 0.7
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 140 45 20 60 15 45 32.1
Indo-Iranian languages 393,535 332,630 310 9,345 51,245 4,980 1.3
Indo-Aryan languages 313,815 265,775 175 6,155 41,710 3,255 1.0
Bengali 26,895 24,390 25 855 1,630 450 1.7
Gujarati 42,445 35,430 30 735 6,250 395 0.9
Hindi 24,650 22,345 15 505 1,790 270 1.1
Konkani 435 395 0 10 30 10 2.3
Marathi 1,985 1,800 0 70 115 35 1.8
Panjabi (Punjabi) 124,100 97,685 55 2,270 24,080 1,185 1.0
Sindhi 2,835 2,485 5 85 260 50 1.8
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 4,480 4,210 0 80 185 40 0.9
Urdu 83,520 74,835 50 1,510 7,125 805 1.0
Nepali 2,485 2,190 0 40 255 25 1.0
Iranian languages 78,540 65,880 135 3,155 9,375 1,705 2.2
Kurdish 3,580 2,920 15 140 510 85 2.4
Pashto 5,765 4,870 5 130 765 65 1.1
Persian (Farsi) 69,195 58,090 115 2,890 8,105 1,560 2.3
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,180 985 0 35 160 15 1.3
Dravidian languages 93,705 81,860 65 1,770 10,010 950 1.0
Kannada 845 770 5 40 35 20 2.4
Malayalam 5,310 4,895 5 90 325 50 0.9
Tamil 83,645 72,565 60 1,580 9,435 850 1.0
Telugu 3,825 3,555 0 60 210 30 0.8
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 80 75 0 5 5 5 6.3
Japanese 5,765 4,810 15 140 800 90 1.6
Korean 47,245 39,095 25 905 7,220 475 1.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 390,950 282,585 275 5,925 102,165 3,235 0.8
Chinese languages 385,450 278,140 270 5,865 101,180 3,205 0.8
Cantonese 147,795 101,360 80 2,020 44,340 1,090 0.7
Chaochow (Teochow) 585 370 5 20 200 15 2.6
Fukien 1,045 555 5 5 485 5 0.5
Hakka 1,595 1,180 0 20 390 15 0.9
Mandarin 96,610 71,960 60 1,655 22,935 885 0.9
Shanghainese 660 410 0 15 230 10 1.5
Taiwanese 1,500 1,165 0 30 295 15 1.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 135,665 101,135 130 2,095 32,305 1,175 0.9
Tibetan languages 3,200 2,715 0 45 440 25 0.8
Burmese 890 750 0 10 125 5 0.6
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 1,410 980 0 5 425 5 0.4
Tai languages 4,180 3,235 25 135 780 90 2.2
Lao 2,855 2,275 25 115 445 80 2.8
Thai 1,325 965 0 20 335 15 1.1
Austro-Asiatic languages 51,420 39,460 215 1,635 10,115 1,025 2.0
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,060 3,060 25 135 845 85 2.1
Vietnamese 47,355 36,400 185 1,500 9,270 940 2.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 72,850 70,645 20 365 1,825 200 0.3
Bisayan languages 2,045 2,005 0 5 35 5 0.2
Ilocano 2,920 2,765 0 5 145 5 0.2
Malay 1,930 1,785 0 20 120 10 0.5
Pampango 350 335 0 0 10 5 1.4
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 65,230 63,420 15 305 1,490 170 0.3
Bikol 60 55 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malagasy 25 5 5 20 0 15 60.0
Fijian 15 15 0 0 5 0 0.0
Pangasinan 100 95 0 0 5 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 180 160 5 10 10 5 2.8
Niger-Congo languages 13,085 11,000 505 1,035 550 1,020 7.8
Akan (Twi) 5,305 5,090 5 80 130 45 0.8
Bantu languages 4,650 3,155 425 780 295 810 17.4
Lingala 240 35 105 80 20 145 60.4
Rundi (Kirundi) 375 55 90 195 25 195 52.0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 395 80 85 195 30 190 48.1
Shona 550 540 0 5 5 5 0.9
Swahili 2,025 1,485 115 245 180 235 11.6
Ganda 185 185 0 0 5 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 885 780 20 55 30 45 5.1
Edo 375 360 0 0 15 0 0.0
Igbo 470 445 0 5 20 0 0.0
Wolof 75 20 30 30 5 40 53.3
Bamanankan 25 10 0 10 0 10 40.0
Ewe 150 125 10 10 5 15 10.0
Ga 205 200 0 0 5 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,830 1,585 40 120 85 100 5.5
African languages, n.i.e. 1,405 1,280 15 50 60 40 2.8
Creoles 4,720 1,375 1,090 1,955 300 2,070 43.9
Non-verbal languages 3,840 2,390 65 40 1,350 90 2.3
American Sign Language 1,170 795 15 10 350 20 1.7
Quebec Sign Language 20 0 10 0 5 15 75.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 2,650 1,590 45 25 990 55 2.1
Other languages 685 480 5 25 170 15 2.2
Multiple responses 565,275 520,960 25,870 18,445 0 35,090 6.2
English and French 37,955 7,625 18,280 12,045 0 24,305 64.0
English and non-official language 509,105 508,015 1,085 0 0 1,090 0.2
French and non-official language 6,370 1,765 4,610 0 0 4,605 72.3
English, French and non-official language 11,845 3,555 1,895 6,395 0 5,090 43.0

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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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Footnote 2

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 3

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011040.

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