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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 OntarioFootnote 1
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 12,722,065 10,611,255 848,410 227,040 991,170 6,970 15,600 21,275 350
Single responses 12,434,775 10,413,050 828,915 213,275 940,980 6,270 14,530 17,440 320
English 8,677,045 8,318,215 38,570 106,985 206,450 245 370 6,200 10
French 493,295 277,340 111,570 94,275 7,330 235 1,430 1,105 10
Non-official languages 3,264,435 1,817,495 678,780 12,015 727,200 5,785 12,730 10,135 300
Aboriginal languages 16,955 6,730 3,455 35 6,665 5 15 35 0
Algonquian languages 15,465 5,765 3,375 25 6,255 5 5 35 0
Algonquin 70 35 0 5 30 0 0 5 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 20 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cree languages 3,950 1,535 900 10 1,485 5 0 15 0
Cree, n.o.s. 3,935 1,525 900 10 1,480 5 0 10 0
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 10 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 70 45 0 0 25 0 0 5 0
Innu/Montagnais 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 8,255 3,105 1,755 5 3,365 0 5 15 0
Oji-Cree 3,030 985 700 5 1,335 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 45 30 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Michif 20 15 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 115 65 10 5 30 0 5 0 0
Carrier 5 10 0 0 5 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 15 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 30 15 5 0 10 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 30 15 10 0 10 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. 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Haida 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 720 535 30 5 145 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 310 215 15 5 70 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 210 160 5 0 40 0 0 0 0
Oneida 150 120 10 0 20 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 55 40 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 10 10 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 5 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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 15 10 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Dakota 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Stoney 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 20 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 20 10 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 350 160 35 0 145 0 5 0 0
Inuktitut 305 140 30 5 125 0 5 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 40 20 0 0 20 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 220 145 5 0 65 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 619,645 344,460 106,135 2,820 160,925 1,365 790 3,105 50
Italian 251,330 150,680 28,990 1,010 69,005 135 130 1,380 5
Portuguese 147,725 82,865 23,010 575 40,250 150 185 680 10
Romanian 41,975 19,630 10,700 300 10,475 420 180 255 15
Spanish 178,335 91,145 43,415 935 41,095 655 290 785 15
Catalan 215 100 25 0 85 0 0 5 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 70 40 5 0 15 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 218,220 140,015 19,115 790 56,640 135 275 1,240 10
Dutch 58,135 39,235 2,755 180 15,575 10 35 350 5
Flemish 2,710 2,005 125 25 510 5 10 40 0
Frisian 1,265 775 75 5 395 0 15 5 0
German 140,315 87,835 14,880 535 35,980 115 180 785 10
Yiddish 5,110 3,825 240 15 990 5 20 10 0
Scandinavian languages 8,520 5,325 510 30 2,585 5 20 45 0
Danish 4,750 3,165 170 10 1,375 0 0 20 0
Icelandic 215 125 30 0 60 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 1,060 670 60 5 315 5 0 5 0
Swedish 2,505 1,370 260 10 830 5 20 20 0
Afrikaans 2,060 955 525 0 570 5 0 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 110 65 5 10 30 0 5 5 0
Celtic languages 1,205 895 30 5 260 0 0 5 0
Gaelic languages 675 505 15 5 145 0 0 0 0
Welsh 520 385 15 5 115 0 0 5 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 407,615 219,720 85,430 1,210 97,400 665 1,835 1,315 50
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 325 165 60 0 90 0 5 5 5
Bosnian 6,140 3,005 1,580 15 1,500 10 15 15 5
Bulgarian 9,015 4,380 2,385 40 2,080 45 45 35 5
Croatian 33,830 17,235 5,970 80 10,345 30 45 125 0
Czech 12,115 6,775 1,840 55 3,335 10 30 65 5
Macedonian 16,305 8,510 3,130 30 4,500 10 85 45 0
Polish 128,440 69,970 26,805 420 30,390 180 200 480 5
Russian 93,080 50,070 22,425 275 19,030 220 855 195 15
Serbian 41,910 21,220 11,220 110 9,080 90 70 125 0
Serbo-Croatian 5,245 2,505 1,370 15 1,300 10 25 20 5
Slovak 10,250 5,970 1,490 30 2,655 5 45 50 0
Slovenian 7,500 4,305 945 30 2,170 5 15 35 0
Ukrainian 41,460 24,340 6,000 120 10,430 60 375 130 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 2,005 1,280 205 0 495 5 20 5 0
Baltic languages 10,235 5,720 1,515 35 2,855 15 45 55 0
Latvian 4,640 2,555 700 15 1,330 0 10 30 0
Lithuanian 5,600 3,165 815 20 1,520 10 40 20 0
Greek 56,890 28,395 9,140 180 18,760 45 70 300 10
Armenian 13,070 6,450 2,785 95 3,365 110 160 85 20
Albanian 17,440 8,935 4,230 60 4,090 25 70 30 0
Georgian 850 445 125 0 250 0 20 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 57,380 34,030 7,465 200 15,170 35 195 285 10
Estonian 5,020 2,715 635 10 1,620 5 15 25 0
Finnish 11,355 7,100 995 40 3,150 5 10 60 0
Hungarian 41,010 24,210 5,835 145 10,400 30 175 205 5
Turkic languages 19,775 10,445 4,455 65 4,530 40 185 45 5
Azerbaijani 1,600 685 245 0 615 0 50 5 0
Turkish 16,615 9,065 3,865 65 3,465 35 80 35 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,555 695 345 5 450 0 55 0 0
Mongolian 260 130 65 0 60 0 5 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 205,215 104,530 45,355 2,435 49,135 1,645 970 1,105 35
Berber languages (Kabyle) 125 40 5 20 45 10 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 24,450 12,655 5,535 450 5,360 190 145 95 10
Oromo 1,770 840 385 40 430 20 35 10 5
Somali 22,685 11,815 5,150 415 4,930 170 115 85 5
Semitic languages 180,305 91,705 39,770 1,935 43,635 1,435 815 1,005 15
Amharic 9,190 4,910 1,740 35 2,425 15 30 25 0
Arabic 133,390 67,510 31,295 1,810 30,100 1,410 365 885 15
Hebrew 11,410 5,565 2,050 35 3,650 10 60 40 0
Maltese 5,830 3,435 675 10 1,675 0 0 25 0
Tigrigna 5,560 2,640 1,095 15 1,720 5 70 15 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 14,935 7,635 2,910 20 4,060 0 285 15 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 330 135 40 35 95 10 10 5 5
Indo-Iranian languages 598,670 326,180 149,480 950 116,250 505 4,475 775 40
Indo-Aryan languages 482,990 260,325 121,700 655 95,625 305 3,790 565 35
Bengali 38,685 19,870 11,895 75 6,540 40 195 60 5
Gujarati 68,105 35,720 16,865 80 14,425 45 880 95 5
Hindi 47,645 21,945 10,760 60 14,395 30 365 85 5
Konkani 2,190 1,145 255 0 765 0 20 0 0
Marathi 4,155 1,700 1,080 10 1,240 0 110 10 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 173,970 103,390 41,885 215 26,945 85 1,295 150 5
Sindhi 6,530 2,900 1,255 20 2,155 15 165 20 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 9,335 4,110 2,415 10 2,770 5 15 15 0
Urdu 128,730 67,535 34,325 185 25,750 85 725 125 5
Nepali 3,640 2,010 975 5 625 5 25 0 0
Iranian languages 112,830 64,595 27,265 295 19,675 205 590 205 5
Kurdish 5,760 2,975 1,255 20 1,395 5 100 10 0
Pashto 8,165 4,285 2,015 20 1,705 10 130 5 0
Persian (Farsi) 98,905 57,335 23,995 255 16,575 190 360 195 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,845 1,270 515 5 955 0 95 10 0
Dravidian languages 130,565 71,030 37,345 225 21,350 105 380 120 10
Kannada 1,805 785 430 0 555 0 30 0 0
Malayalam 10,745 4,520 2,820 10 3,300 5 80 15 0
Tamil 111,055 62,675 32,155 205 15,685 100 140 85 10
Telugu 6,730 2,925 1,905 10 1,735 0 125 15 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 225 120 35 0 70 0 5 0 0
Japanese 12,215 6,605 2,100 40 3,355 15 30 60 0
Korean 64,080 37,875 16,620 130 9,245 50 60 90 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 520,315 311,970 121,315 755 83,305 380 1,945 620 25
Chinese languages 513,170 307,780 119,600 750 82,200 375 1,835 610 25
Cantonese 186,865 113,870 39,715 240 31,945 90 790 205 15
Chaochow (Teochow) 1,415 635 205 0 525 5 45 0 0
Fukien 3,410 1,505 325 5 1,500 0 70 5 0
Hakka 3,535 1,545 825 15 1,110 0 35 5 5
Mandarin 118,390 69,830 31,560 170 16,210 115 365 150 0
Shanghainese 1,410 670 170 0 515 0 50 0 0
Taiwanese 3,020 1,315 500 0 1,080 5 115 5 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 195,115 118,410 46,295 325 29,315 165 370 240 5
Tibetan languages 3,965 2,165 1,085 0 620 5 75 5 0
Burmese 1,400 860 270 0 265 0 10 5 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 1,780 1,165 365 0 220 0 25 0 0
Tai languages 8,260 4,730 1,375 35 2,055 15 20 40 0
Lao 5,350 3,075 995 25 1,210 10 15 20 0
Thai 2,915 1,660 380 5 845 0 5 15 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 73,125 43,950 15,920 240 12,490 135 225 160 5
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,210 4,185 1,400 30 1,535 15 25 20 0
Vietnamese 65,915 39,765 14,525 210 10,955 125 200 135 5
Malayo-Polynesian languages 163,515 81,465 38,135 280 42,705 25 545 350 0
Bisayan languages 6,380 2,870 1,450 5 1,900 0 135 15 0
Ilocano 8,050 3,630 1,765 10 2,440 5 205 5 0
Malay 5,305 2,630 965 10 1,645 0 25 20 0
Pampango 1,120 465 305 0 340 5 10 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 140,810 71,045 33,285 235 35,790 20 125 305 5
Bikol 460 195 100 0 150 0 10 0 0
Malagasy 75 35 10 10 15 5 0 0 0
Fijian 80 45 5 0 25 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 435 180 110 0 135 0 10 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 800 365 145 5 270 0 20 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 32,350 14,070 5,320 560 11,795 195 225 160 20
Akan (Twi) 9,685 4,555 2,180 30 2,890 0 5 20 0
Bantu languages 12,860 5,355 1,785 445 4,805 155 180 100 20
Lingala 755 265 85 80 290 5 20 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,035 320 85 115 375 65 45 20 10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 1,115 375 135 110 395 40 35 35 5
Shona 1,515 620 265 10 615 0 5 5 0
Swahili 4,745 2,235 735 75 1,600 40 35 20 5
Ganda 650 290 80 5 265 0 5 5 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 3,035 1,260 400 50 1,270 5 35 10 5
Edo 1,020 475 135 5 405 0 0 0 0
Igbo 1,620 715 180 5 710 0 0 5 0
Wolof 160 70 20 15 40 10 5 10 0
Bamanankan 65 25 10 10 20 0 0 0 0
Ewe 535 220 75 5 230 0 5 5 0
Ga 625 255 95 0 270 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5,780 2,390 845 55 2,420 25 30 15 0
African languages, n.i.e. 3,075 1,560 480 25 970 5 30 10 0
Creoles 9,650 4,390 1,055 815 2,855 270 140 120 5
Non-verbal languages 2,635 2,145 145 15 320 0 5 5 0
American Sign Language 1,055 770 105 5 170 0 5 5 0
Quebec Sign Language 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,575 1,375 40 5 150 0 5 0 0
Other languages 1,230 630 175 5 405 0 15 0 0
Multiple responses 287,290 198,205 19,500 13,770 50,185 700 1,075 3,830 30
English and French 46,605 31,395 2,510 11,340 910 60 60 325 0
English and non-official language 219,425 155,240 15,485 1,085 45,740 165 530 1,170 10
French and non-official language 13,645 6,930 1,130 905 2,285 245 385 1,750 10
English, French and non-official language 7,615 4,630 370 435 1,255 230 95 585 10

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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-XCB2011041.

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