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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 Don Valley East / Don Valley-Est
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 1 Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 2
Total - Detailed language spoken most often at home 110,585 101,865 1,730 1,900 5,090 2,680 2.4
Single responses 100,560 92,290 1,495 1,685 5,090 2,340 2.3
English 60,210 59,615 595 0 0 595 1.0
French 825 45 780 0 0 780 94.5
Non-official languages 39,530 32,630 125 1,685 5,090 965 2.4
Aboriginal languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 4,265 3,185 15 505 560 265 6.2
Italian 630 465 0 10 155 10 1.6
Portuguese 215 185 0 5 30 0 0.0
Romanian 1,570 1,030 15 395 135 205 13.1
Spanish 1,845 1,500 0 90 250 50 2.7
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Romance languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Germanic languages 120 115 0 10 0 5 4.2
Dutch 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Flemish 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
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
German 100 95 0 5 0 0 0.0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Scandinavian languages 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Swedish 10 5 0 0 5 0 0.0
Afrikaans 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
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Celtic languages 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
Gaelic languages 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
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavic languages 2,660 2,270 10 165 215 95 3.6
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 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
Bosnian 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bulgarian 295 230 5 30 25 20 6.8
Croatian 45 30 0 5 5 5 11.1
Czech 40 35 5 5 0 5 12.5
Macedonian 225 185 0 5 25 5 2.2
Polish 275 240 0 15 15 5 1.8
Russian 1,135 990 0 70 75 35 3.1
Serbian 470 400 0 25 50 15 3.2
Serbo-Croatian 60 50 0 10 0 0 0.0
Slovak 40 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Slovenian 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ukrainian 55 45 0 5 5 5 9.1
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 0 0 0.0
Baltic languages 45 40 0 0 5 0 0.0
Latvian 40 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Lithuanian 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
Greek 1,310 1,120 0 25 170 15 1.1
Armenian 870 635 15 120 95 75 8.6
Albanian 235 175 0 15 40 5 2.1
Georgian 15 15 0 0 5 0 0.0
Finno-Ugric languages 480 415 0 30 30 15 3.1
Estonian 75 75 0 5 0 5 6.7
Finnish 45 35 0 0 5 0 0.0
Hungarian 360 305 0 25 30 10 2.8
Turkic languages 535 450 0 30 70 15 2.8
Azerbaijani 45 45 0 0 5 0 0.0
Turkish 430 355 0 25 55 15 3.5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 60 45 0 5 5 0 0.0
Mongolian 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,580 1,970 40 250 320 165 6.4
Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cushitic languages 50 45 0 5 5 5 10.0
Oromo 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
Somali 50 45 0 0 5 0 0.0
Semitic languages 2,525 1,930 40 245 310 165 6.5
Amharic 55 45 5 5 0 5 9.1
Arabic 2,425 1,835 40 245 305 160 6.6
Hebrew 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Maltese 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tigrigna 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Indo-Iranian languages 7,515 6,480 10 215 815 120 1.6
Indo-Aryan languages 3,535 3,150 0 80 305 40 1.1
Bengali 680 625 0 20 35 10 1.5
Gujarati 620 520 0 15 90 5 0.8
Hindi 440 395 0 15 35 10 2.3
Konkani 25 20 0 0 5 0 0.0
Marathi 45 45 0 5 0 0 0.0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 150 130 0 5 15 0 0.0
Sindhi 200 175 0 0 20 0 0.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 170 165 0 0 5 5 2.9
Urdu 1,190 1,055 0 30 105 10 0.8
Nepali 25 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Iranian languages 3,940 3,300 5 130 505 75 1.9
Kurdish 165 130 0 5 30 5 3.0
Pashto 85 75 0 5 5 0 0.0
Persian (Farsi) 3,695 3,095 10 120 470 70 1.9
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 35 35 0 0 5 0 0.0
Dravidian languages 1,285 1,185 0 20 80 10 0.8
Kannada 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayalam 95 90 0 0 5 0 0.0
Tamil 1,000 915 5 15 70 10 1.0
Telugu 170 165 0 0 10 0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Japanese 175 140 0 10 25 5 2.9
Korean 1,330 1,090 0 20 215 10 0.8
Sino-Tibetan languages 13,620 11,015 5 215 2,385 115 0.8
Chinese languages 13,590 10,995 5 215 2,375 115 0.8
Cantonese 2,645 2,015 0 45 580 25 0.9
Chaochow (Teochow) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Fukien 30 15 0 0 10 0 0.0
Hakka 15 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Mandarin 6,070 4,995 0 95 980 50 0.8
Shanghainese 25 25 0 0 5 0 0.0
Taiwanese 95 75 0 0 20 0 0.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 4,705 3,860 5 80 770 40 0.9
Tibetan languages 20 15 0 0 5 0 0.0
Burmese 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tai languages 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
Lao 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
Thai 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
Austro-Asiatic languages 115 90 5 5 15 10 8.7
Khmer (Cambodian) 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
Vietnamese 110 90 5 5 15 10 9.1
Malayo-Polynesian languages 2,100 2,050 0 10 45 5 0.2
Bisayan languages 70 70 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ilocano 70 65 0 0 5 0 0.0
Malay 70 60 0 0 5 0 0.0
Pampango 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,885 1,845 0 10 35 5 0.3
Bikol 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Malayo-Polynesian 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
Niger-Congo languages 155 125 10 10 5 15 9.7
Akan (Twi) 35 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages 100 75 10 10 0 15 15.0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 0 5 5 0 5 50.0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 5 0 5 5 0 5 100.0
Shona 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Swahili 35 30 5 0 5 5 14.3
Ganda 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Igbo 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Bamanankan 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
Ewe 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
Ga 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
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
African languages, n.i.e. 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Creoles 60 20 10 30 0 25 41.7
Non-verbal languages 30 15 0 0 10 0 0.0
American Sign Language 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Other languages 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
Multiple responses 10,030 9,575 235 220 0 345 3.4
English and French 220 55 90 80 0 130 59.1
English and non-official language 9,440 9,425 15 0 0 15 0.2
French and non-official language 110 30 75 0 0 75 68.2
English, French and non-official language 260 65 55 140 0 125 48.1

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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

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