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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Detailed Mother Tongue (148), Single and Multiple Language Responses (3) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Detailed mother tongue (148) Single and multiple language responses (3)
Total - Single and multiple language responses 1 Single language responses 2 Multiple language responses 3
Note(s) :
  1. Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations crossing provincial boundaries
    There is one census metropolitan area (Ottawa - Gatineau) and three census agglomerations (Campbellton, Hawkesbury and Lloydminster) that cross provincial boundaries. The data for their respective provincial parts are included with the appropriate census metropolitan area or census agglomeration, with data for the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration within the province of the provincial part that contributes the majority of the population to the area. For example, Ottawa - Gatineau can be found in Ontario, Campbellton in New Brunswick, Hawkesbury in Ontario and Lloydminster in Alberta.
  1. TOTAL - SINGLE AND MULTIPLE LANGUAGE RESPONSES
    The category 'Total - Single and multiple language responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported each language, either as their only response or in addition to one or more other languages. Total responses represent the sum of single language responses and multiple language responses received in the census.
  2. SINGLE LANGUAGE RESPONSES
    A single language response occurs when a respondent provides one language only.
  3. MULTIPLE LANGUAGE RESPONSES
    A multiple language response occurs when a respondent provides two or more languages.
  4. TOTAL - DETAILED MOTHER TONGUE
    This is a total population count. The sum of the languages in this table is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one language in the census.
  5. CHINESE, N.O.S.
    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.'
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total - Detailed mother tongue 4 31,241,030 30,848,270 392,760
English 18,232,200 17,882,775 349,420
French 6,970,405 6,817,655 152,750
Algonquin 2,095 1,920 170
Atikamekw 5,360 5,250 110
Blackfoot 3,300 3,085 215
Cree 84,905 78,855 6,050
Malecite 565 535 35
Mi'kmaq 7,775 7,365 410
Montagnais-Naskapi 11,125 10,970 150
Ojibway 25,575 24,190 1,385
Oji-Cree 11,750 11,690 60
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 955 795 165
Carrier 1,910 1,560 350
Chilcotin 1,260 1,070 190
Chipewyan 560 525 35
Dene 10,235 9,750 485
Dogrib 2,115 2,020 100
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 395 355 40
North Slave (Hare) 1,095 1,065 35
South Slave 1,665 1,605 55
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 1,175 1,060 110
Haida 130 115 10
Mohawk 370 290 80
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 140 120 20
Kutenai 155 150 0
Shuswap 1,065 940 125
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 570 500 70
Salish languages, n.i.e. 2,075 1,810 270
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 5,745 5,590 160
Tlingit 90 80 10
Gitksan 1,290 1,180 110
Nisga'a 740 680 60
Tsimshian 365 315 50
Nootka 395 375 20
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 780 715 65
Inuinnaqtun 385 370 15
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 32,580 32,010 565
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 1,495 1,165 330
Italian 476,905 455,040 21,860
Portuguese 229,280 219,275 10,010
Romanian 80,245 78,500 1,745
Spanish 362,120 345,345 16,770
Romance languages, n.i.e. 850 775 75
Dutch 133,240 128,900 4,340
Flemish 6,030 5,665 370
Frisian 2,965 2,890 75
German 466,655 450,570 16,080
Yiddish 17,255 16,295 960
Danish 19,260 18,735 525
Icelandic 2,200 2,085 110
Norwegian 7,710 7,225 485
Swedish 8,850 8,220 630
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 8,380 7,630 740
Gaelic languages 2,510 1,815 695
Welsh 1,645 1,405 240
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 115 105 10
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 660 645 10
Bosnian 13,090 12,790 300
Bulgarian 17,180 16,790 390
Croatian 56,955 55,330 1,625
Czech 25,115 24,450 665
Macedonian 19,180 18,440 740
Polish 217,605 211,175 6,430
Russian 136,235 133,580 2,655
Serbian 52,705 51,670 1,040
Serbo-Croatian 12,740 12,505 230
Slovak 19,450 18,820 630
Slovenian 13,605 13,135 470
Ukrainian 141,805 134,500 7,305
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 7,410 7,225 185
Latvian 7,150 7,000 150
Lithuanian 8,595 8,335 260
Estonian 8,485 8,240 240
Finnish 21,695 21,030 670
Hungarian 75,595 73,335 2,260
Greek 123,575 117,285 6,290
Armenian 31,330 30,130 1,195
Azerbaijani 1,815 1,800 10
Turkish 25,625 24,745 875
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,990 1,985 0
Berber languages (Kabyle) 2,235 1,995 240
Oromo 2,515 2,390 125
Somali 28,875 27,325 1,550
Amharic 15,175 14,555 620
Arabic 286,790 261,640 25,145
Hebrew 18,550 17,630 915
Maltese 7,130 6,405 720
Tigrigna 7,365 7,105 255
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5,650 5,460 195
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 7,765 6,985 785
Bengali 48,075 45,680 2,395
Gujarati 86,285 81,465 4,820
Hindi 85,500 78,235 7,260
Konkani 3,210 2,835 380
Marathi 5,095 4,805 290
Panjabi (Punjabi) 382,585 367,505 15,085
Sindhi 11,200 10,355 845
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10,845 10,185 665
Urdu 156,420 145,805 10,610
Kurdish 7,820 7,660 155
Pashto 9,250 9,025 230
Persian (Farsi) 138,075 134,080 3,990
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 9,360 9,035 325
Kannada 2,785 2,585 200
Malayalam 12,525 11,925 600
Tamil 122,020 115,880 6,145
Telugu 7,050 6,630 420
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 265 255 10
Japanese 42,060 40,200 1,855
Korean 128,120 125,575 2,545
Cantonese 369,645 361,450 8,195
Chaochow (Teochow) 2,035 2,005 25
Fukien 4,690 4,515 175
Hakka 4,615 4,415 200
Mandarin 173,730 170,950 2,780
Shanghainese 2,405 2,400 0
Taiwanese 9,730 9,615 115
Chinese, n.o.s. 5 467,235 456,705 10,530
Tibetan languages 3,685 3,605 80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 2,900 2,830 70
Lao 14,835 13,940 890
Thai 5,785 5,585 200
Khmer (Cambodian) 19,970 19,105 870
Vietnamese 146,410 141,630 4,785
Bisayan languages 12,235 11,240 995
Ilocano 14,515 13,450 1,065
Malay 9,945 9,490 455
Pampango 2,165 2,055 115
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 266,445 235,620 30,825
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 5,540 5,095 450
Akan (Twi) 14,015 12,780 1,235
Lingala 3,650 3,060 595
Rundi (Kirundi) 3,555 3,235 315
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 3,340 3,090 250
Shona 2,265 1,870 390
Swahili 9,050 7,935 1,115
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 7,930 7,075 855
Edo 1,240 1,125 120
Igbo 2,295 2,065 235
Wolof 1,270 1,080 185
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 14,380 12,385 2,000
African languages, n.i.e. 8,395 7,860 535
Creoles 61,380 53,515 7,870
American Sign Language 2,485 1,555 930
Quebec Sign Language 730 485 250
Sign languages, n.i.e. 5,780 3,860 1,920
Other languages 23,030 22,440 590
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006007 (Canada, Code01)
Date Modified: 2011-04-07

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