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Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (103), Other Language Spoken Regularly at Home (9), Generation Status (4) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-555-XCB2006041
Release date :April 8, 2008
Topic :Language
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Note

Note: Data quality - Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)

When comparing the census results to those of the 2001 Census, it appears that there is some overestimation of persons reporting Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in British Columbia and, as a result, also at the Canada level. Although it affects a relatively small population, it is best to apply caution when analysing the census data for Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in these geographies.

For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.

Note: Institutional residents

People in seniors' residences in the 2006 Census are classified as 'not living in an institution'. This is a change from the 2001 Census where they were classified as institutional residents, specifically, 'living in an institution, resident under care or custody'.

Note: Non-permanent residents and the census universe

In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.

From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.

Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

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This table details detailed language spoken most often at home , other language spoken regularly at home , generation status and sex for the population 15 years and over in Toronto
Detailed language spoken most often at home (103) 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 language spoken most often at home 4,122,825 3,202,405 466,015 30,850 407,780 1,795 6,080 7,830 60
Single responses 3,975,960 3,061,115 465,810 29,955 403,375 1,795 6,080 7,770 60
English 2,786,770 2,374,945 0 28,175 376,050 0 0 7,605 0
French 19,565 7,915 9,655 0 1,530 0 460 0 0
Non-official languages 1,169,630 678,260 456,155 1,785 25,795 1,795 5,615 165 60
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chipewyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slave (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 73,685 44,630 28,630 80 170 95 55 30 0
Portuguese 52,340 32,425 19,470 65 160 85 135 10 0
Romanian 12,720 6,060 6,240 10 250 110 40 0 0
Spanish 55,950 29,785 25,145 180 505 195 110 10 25
Danish 170 45 120 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 710 255 410 0 30 0 10 0 0
Flemish 25 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 4,685 1,660 2,805 0 160 30 25 0 0
Norwegian 15 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 130 25 90 0 10 10 0 0 0
Yiddish 725 250 370 0 80 0 25 0 0
Bosnian 1,850 920 895 0 15 20 0 0 0
Bulgarian 3,885 2,295 1,520 0 50 0 10 0 0
Croatian 7,575 3,380 4,115 20 45 10 10 0 0
Czech 1,455 435 995 0 20 0 10 0 0
Macedonian 6,060 3,135 2,550 15 230 10 115 10 0
Polish 40,185 21,720 18,005 80 235 45 100 0 0
Russian 43,895 25,630 15,670 35 1,930 85 545 0 10
Serbian 11,420 5,875 5,440 10 60 0 30 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 1,330 485 820 0 10 10 0 0 0
Slovak 1,410 595 800 0 15 0 10 0 0
Slovenian 1,335 460 825 0 35 0 10 0 0
Ukrainian 11,255 5,800 4,540 15 620 45 240 0 0
Latvian 965 300 635 0 0 0 15 0 0
Lithuanian 1,205 545 605 0 30 10 0 0 10
Estonian 1,410 515 885 0 10 0 10 0 0
Finnish 595 220 365 0 15 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 6,535 2,920 3,420 45 80 10 65 0 0
Greek 19,955 10,145 9,465 30 205 35 65 10 0
Armenian 6,635 3,485 2,655 10 410 35 30 10 10
Turkish 5,405 2,760 2,335 10 235 10 55 0 0
Amharic 2,675 1,375 1,200 0 70 0 15 10 0
Arabic 25,540 12,525 12,185 190 325 275 35 0 0
Hebrew 4,330 1,970 1,855 10 410 40 50 0 0
Maltese 885 265 615 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 5,845 3,470 2,145 10 145 30 45 0 0
Tigrigna 1,670 830 705 0 125 0 10 0 0
Bengali 14,265 7,290 6,675 15 230 25 30 0 0
Gujarati 29,485 15,755 12,475 35 785 10 410 0 0
Hindi 16,360 6,880 7,945 20 1,205 0 290 20 0
Kurdish 685 340 155 0 175 0 10 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 81,880 53,195 25,695 85 2,250 20 635 0 0
Pashto 2,255 1,210 870 0 145 0 30 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 39,430 24,245 14,305 75 625 60 110 0 10
Sindhi 2,580 1,135 1,245 0 85 25 95 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 2,335 1,015 1,265 0 45 0 10 0 0
Urdu 50,525 26,295 21,530 50 2,255 25 365 0 0
Malayalam 2,705 1,000 1,570 10 70 0 50 10 0
Tamil 60,245 35,590 24,445 80 120 10 10 0 0
Telugu 2,090 795 1,105 0 135 0 50 0 0
Japanese 3,535 2,200 1,270 10 40 0 10 10 0
Korean 33,160 22,080 10,745 65 200 20 30 10 0
Cantonese 129,925 88,290 37,835 115 3,195 55 410 20 0
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 1 115,970 76,805 36,850 75 1,890 50 295 0 0
Mandarin 44,990 28,410 14,570 10 1,755 10 235 0 0
Taiwanese 920 395 210 0 295 0 20 0 0
Lao 1,250 740 445 0 55 10 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,805 1,090 580 0 135 0 10 0 0
Vietnamese 30,455 20,100 9,365 15 855 35 80 20 0
Bisayan languages 2,050 740 1,135 0 120 0 50 0 0
Ilocano 2,350 1,115 975 0 195 0 60 0 0
Malay 1,370 640 660 10 45 0 20 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 49,615 18,165 30,355 70 840 10 170 0 0
Akan (Twi) 4,995 2,610 2,305 25 45 10 0 0 0
Swahili 1,005 450 500 15 15 25 0 0 0
Creoles 1,665 1,035 395 70 40 130 0 0 0
Other languagesFootnote 2 23,205 11,400 10,125 110 1,245 60 250 0 0
Multiple responses 146,860 141,290 205 895 4,405 0 0 60 0
English and French 4,535 3,890 0 0 645 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 139,845 135,215 0 900 3,670 0 0 65 0
French and non-official language 1,270 1,020 205 0 45 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 1,210 1,165 0 0 40 0 0 0 0

Footnotes

Footnote 1

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and Taiwanese.'

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Footnote 2

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006041.

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