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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 (2013 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 11,844,580 500,275 84,230 292,980 542,390 4.3
Single responses 12,156,790 11,323,625 474,405 65,790 292,980 507,295 4.2
English 10,044,805 9,851,145 193,660 0 0 193,660 1.9
French 284,115 9,750 274,360 0 0 274,360 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 60 410 40 0.6
Algonquian languages 5,910 5,470 5 40 390 25 0.4
Algonquin 15 15 0 5 0 5 33.3
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree languages 1,920 1,785 0 10 130 10 0.5
Cree, n.o.s. 1,920 1,785 0 10 130 5 0.3
Swampy Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Naskapi 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ojibway 2,855 2,715 5 25 110 20 0.7
Oji-Cree 1,065 915 0 0 150 0 0.0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Michif 5 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
Athapaskan languages 40 35 0 0 5 5 12.5
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 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tlicho (Dogrib) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sarcee 30 20 0 0 5 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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. 10 5 0 0 5 0 0.0
Haida 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Iroquoian languages 235 225 0 5 0 0 0.0
Mohawk 135 135 0 5 0 5 3.7
Cayuga 65 65 0 5 0 0 0.0
Oneida 20 20 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 5 5 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 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 0 not applicable ...
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 5 0 0.0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 10 0 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 5 5 0 5 5.6
Inuktitut 75 70 5 5 0 0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 50 50 0 5 0 5 10.0
Romance languages 288,715 215,050 1,350 15,745 56,580 9,220 3.2
Italian 88,835 66,130 300 1,955 20,455 1,275 1.4
Portuguese 70,215 48,445 365 2,130 19,275 1,430 2.0
Romanian 22,845 15,205 170 5,150 2,320 2,745 12.0
Spanish 106,730 85,210 510 6,490 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 40,165 130 1,955 4,885 1,105 2.3
Dutch 5,395 4,700 10 410 270 220 4.1
Flemish 230 165 0 55 10 35 15.2
Frisian 110 105 0 0 0 0 0.0
German 39,185 33,230 105 1,325 4,525 765 2.0
Yiddish 535 465 0 20 50 10 1.9
Scandinavian languages 905 775 0 105 20 55 6.1
Danish 340 295 0 25 15 15 4.4
Icelandic 35 30 0 5 0 0 0.0
Norwegian 120 100 0 15 5 10 8.3
Swedish 415 350 0 55 5 35 8.4
Afrikaans 770 735 0 30 5 20 2.6
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages 125 100 0 10 10 10 8.0
Gaelic languages 90 75 5 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 208,060 176,075 320 10,495 21,170 5,565 2.7
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 105 80 0 15 10 10 9.5
Bosnian 3,530 2,975 5 160 380 85 2.4
Bulgarian 5,165 4,245 20 535 360 285 5.5
Croatian 13,185 11,645 20 430 1,090 235 1.8
Czech 4,325 3,695 5 160 460 90 2.1
Macedonian 7,290 6,325 5 195 760 105 1.4
Polish 60,735 52,410 70 2,500 5,755 1,320 2.2
Russian 64,430 53,130 105 3,445 7,745 1,830 2.8
Serbian 26,000 21,795 40 1,770 2,390 925 3.6
Serbo-Croatian 2,505 2,100 5 195 205 105 4.2
Slovak 3,185 2,745 0 125 310 65 2.0
Slovenian 1,815 1,710 5 45 55 25 1.4
Ukrainian 15,240 12,715 20 920 1,575 480 3.1
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 565 485 0 20 60 10 1.8
Baltic languages 3,050 2,680 0 250 115 125 4.1
Latvian 1,270 1,085 0 145 40 70 5.5
Lithuanian 1,780 1,595 5 110 75 55 3.1
Greek 23,590 20,055 25 525 2,980 290 1.2
Armenian 7,375 5,440 70 1,135 730 635 8.6
Albanian 10,060 8,140 35 430 1,455 245 2.4
Georgian 560 425 5 15 110 10 1.8
Finno-Ugric languages 18,980 15,295 15 735 2,935 385 2.0
Estonian 1,260 1,125 0 105 25 50 4.0
Finnish 2,280 2,065 0 35 180 20 0.9
Hungarian 15,440 12,100 10 600 2,725 315 2.0
Turkic languages 12,000 9,920 25 525 1,530 285 2.4
Azerbaijani 645 545 0 40 60 25 3.9
Turkish 10,395 8,565 20 460 1,350 250 2.4
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 960 810 5 25 125 15 1.6
Mongolian 165 145 0 5 20 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 118,320 92,515 1,770 10,575 13,460 7,065 6.0
Berber languages (Kabyle) 35 5 10 20 5 20 57.1
Cushitic languages 16,485 13,215 380 1,210 1,685 980 5.9
Oromo 1,040 845 20 95 80 65 6.3
Somali 15,450 12,375 360 1,115 1,605 915 5.9
Semitic languages 101,655 79,250 1,370 9,290 11,750 6,015 5.9
Amharic 5,280 4,830 20 135 300 90 1.7
Arabic 76,410 57,390 1,270 8,640 9,105 5,595 7.3
Hebrew 5,240 4,670 60 310 200 215 4.1
Maltese 1,290 1,230 0 25 35 10 0.8
Tigrigna 3,070 2,765 5 55 245 35 1.1
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10,360 8,365 10 120 1,865 70 0.7
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 140 45 20 60 15 45 32.1
Indo-Iranian languages 393,530 332,630 310 9,345 51,250 4,980 1.3
Indo-Aryan languages 313,815 265,775 175 6,160 41,715 3,255 1.0
Bengali 26,895 24,390 20 855 1,630 450 1.7
Gujarati 42,440 35,430 30 735 6,245 395 0.9
Hindi 24,650 22,345 15 505 1,790 265 1.1
Konkani 435 400 0 15 30 5 1.1
Marathi 1,980 1,800 5 65 115 35 1.8
Panjabi (Punjabi) 124,095 97,690 55 2,270 24,080 1,190 1.0
Sindhi 2,835 2,485 5 85 260 50 1.8
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 4,480 4,210 0 75 185 40 0.9
Urdu 83,515 74,835 55 1,505 7,125 805 1.0
Nepali 2,485 2,190 0 40 250 20 0.8
Iranian languages 78,540 65,875 130 3,155 9,375 1,705 2.2
Kurdish 3,580 2,915 15 140 510 85 2.4
Pashto 5,765 4,870 5 130 760 70 1.2
Persian (Farsi) 69,195 58,090 115 2,890 8,105 1,555 2.2
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,180 980 0 30 160 20 1.7
Dravidian languages 93,705 81,860 70 1,770 10,010 950 1.0
Kannada 845 770 0 40 35 25 3.0
Malayalam 5,310 4,900 5 85 325 45 0.8
Tamil 83,640 72,565 60 1,580 9,440 855 1.0
Telugu 3,825 3,555 0 60 210 30 0.8
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 80 75 0 5 5 0 0.0
Japanese 5,765 4,810 15 140 800 90 1.6
Korean 47,250 39,090 25 905 7,220 480 1.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 390,950 282,585 275 5,925 102,170 3,240 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) 590 365 5 20 200 10 1.7
Fukien 1,045 555 0 10 485 5 0.5
Hakka 1,595 1,180 0 25 385 15 0.9
Mandarin 96,610 71,955 60 1,655 22,935 890 0.9
Shanghainese 660 410 0 15 230 10 1.5
Taiwanese 1,495 1,165 0 30 295 15 1.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 135,665 101,140 125 2,090 32,305 1,170 0.9
Tibetan languages 3,200 2,710 0 45 440 25 0.8
Burmese 890 755 0 10 120 5 0.6
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 1,410 975 0 5 425 0 0.0
Tai languages 4,180 3,240 25 135 780 90 2.2
Lao 2,855 2,275 20 120 445 80 2.8
Thai 1,320 965 0 25 335 10 0.8
Austro-Asiatic languages 51,420 39,460 215 1,630 10,115 1,030 2.0
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,065 3,060 20 130 845 85 2.1
Vietnamese 47,360 36,400 185 1,500 9,275 940 2.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 72,850 70,645 20 365 1,820 205 0.3
Bisayan languages 2,045 2,005 0 5 35 5 0.2
Ilocano 2,915 2,760 0 5 145 5 0.2
Malay 1,925 1,785 0 20 115 10 0.5
Pampango 350 335 0 5 15 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 65,225 63,425 15 305 1,485 165 0.3
Bikol 60 60 0 0 5 0 0.0
Malagasy 25 0 5 15 0 15 60.0
Fijian 15 15 0 0 5 0 0.0
Pangasinan 105 95 0 0 5 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 185 165 0 10 10 5 2.7
Niger-Congo languages 13,085 11,000 505 1,035 550 1,020 7.8
Akan (Twi) 5,305 5,090 0 80 135 40 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 60 95 195 25 190 50.7
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 395 80 85 200 30 185 46.8
Shona 550 540 0 5 5 5 0.9
Swahili 2,025 1,485 110 245 180 235 11.6
Ganda 185 180 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 885 780 20 50 30 45 5.1
Edo 375 355 0 5 15 0 0.0
Igbo 470 445 0 5 20 0 0.0
Wolof 75 25 25 30 0 40 53.3
Bamanankan 20 10 0 10 0 10 50.0
Ewe 145 125 10 5 5 15 10.3
Ga 205 205 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,830 1,590 40 125 80 105 5.7
African languages, n.i.e. 1,400 1,280 15 50 65 40 2.9
Creoles 4,725 1,370 1,090 1,960 300 2,070 43.8
Non-verbal languages 3,840 2,390 70 35 1,350 85 2.2
American Sign Language 1,175 795 15 10 350 15 1.3
Quebec Sign Language 15 0 10 0 5 15 100.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 2,650 1,595 45 20 990 55 2.1
Other languages 680 475 5 30 170 15 2.2
Multiple responses 565,270 520,960 25,870 18,445 0 35,090 6.2
English and French 37,950 7,625 18,285 12,045 0 24,300 64.0
English and non-official language 509,100 508,020 1,085 0 0 1,085 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 1,890 6,400 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-XCB2011056.

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