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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, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 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 11,323,620 474,405 65,785 292,980 507,300 4.2
English 10,044,810 9,851,150 193,665 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 39,275 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 20 15 0 5 0 5 25.0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 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
Cree languages 1,925 1,785 0 10 130 5 0.3
Cree, n.o.s. 1,920 1,780 0 10 125 5 0.3
Swampy Cree 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
Plains Cree 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
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 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 5 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Naskapi 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ojibway 2,855 2,715 5 20 115 15 0.5
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 5 100.0
Athapaskan languages 45 35 5 0 10 0 0.0
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 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Tlicho (Dogrib) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gwich'in 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
North Slavey (Hare) 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
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sarcee 25 25 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 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
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. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Haida 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
Iroquoian languages 235 225 0 5 0 5 2.1
Mohawk 135 135 0 5 0 5 3.7
Cayuga 65 60 0 0 0 5 7.7
Oneida 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages 5 10 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 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Siouan 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
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 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
Tlingit 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
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 0 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 75 0 5 5 5 5.6
Inuktitut 80 70 0 5 0 0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 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
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 5 0 0.0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 55 45 0 5 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 288,715 215,050 1,350 15,740 56,580 9,220 3.2
Italian 88,835 66,135 295 1,955 20,450 1,275 1.4
Portuguese 70,210 48,445 365 2,130 19,275 1,430 2.0
Romanian 22,845 15,200 170 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 15 21.4
Romance languages, n.i.e. 25 15 0 0 10 0 0.0
Germanic languages 47,135 40,170 130 1,960 4,880 1,105 2.3
Dutch 5,395 4,700 10 410 270 215 4.0
Flemish 230 165 5 60 10 35 15.2
Frisian 110 100 0 5 0 0 0.0
German 39,180 33,230 105 1,325 4,525 765 2.0
Yiddish 535 465 5 20 50 10 1.9
Scandinavian languages 905 775 0 105 20 55 6.1
Danish 335 295 0 25 10 15 4.5
Icelandic 35 35 0 5 0 5 14.3
Norwegian 120 100 0 20 0 10 8.3
Swedish 415 350 5 55 5 35 8.4
Afrikaans 775 735 0 35 5 20 2.6
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages 120 100 0 15 10 10 8.3
Gaelic languages 90 75 0 5 10 5 5.6
Welsh 25 25 0 5 0 5 20.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Slavic languages 208,060 176,075 320 10,500 21,170 5,565 2.7
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 105 75 0 10 15 5 4.8
Bosnian 3,530 2,980 10 160 380 85 2.4
Bulgarian 5,165 4,245 20 540 365 290 5.6
Croatian 13,185 11,650 20 430 1,085 235 1.8
Czech 4,325 3,695 10 160 460 90 2.1
Macedonian 7,290 6,330 5 195 760 105 1.4
Polish 60,730 52,410 75 2,495 5,755 1,320 2.2
Russian 64,425 53,135 105 3,440 7,745 1,825 2.8
Serbian 26,000 21,795 40 1,765 2,390 930 3.6
Serbo-Croatian 2,505 2,105 5 195 205 105 4.2
Slovak 3,185 2,745 5 125 315 65 2.0
Slovenian 1,815 1,710 5 40 60 25 1.4
Ukrainian 15,235 12,720 25 915 1,580 480 3.2
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 565 485 0 15 60 10 1.8
Baltic languages 3,050 2,680 5 250 120 130 4.3
Latvian 1,270 1,085 0 140 40 75 5.9
Lithuanian 1,785 1,595 0 110 75 55 3.1
Greek 23,590 20,055 25 530 2,980 290 1.2
Armenian 7,375 5,440 70 1,135 730 640 8.7
Albanian 10,060 8,145 35 430 1,455 245 2.4
Georgian 555 430 5 10 110 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 55 4.4
Finnish 2,280 2,065 5 30 185 20 0.9
Hungarian 15,440 12,100 10 600 2,725 310 2.0
Turkic languages 12,000 9,920 25 530 1,530 290 2.4
Azerbaijani 645 545 5 45 60 25 3.9
Turkish 10,390 8,565 15 460 1,355 245 2.4
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 960 810 5 25 125 15 1.6
Mongolian 165 140 0 5 15 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 118,320 92,515 1,775 10,580 13,455 7,060 6.0
Berber languages (Kabyle) 35 5 10 20 5 20 57.1
Cushitic languages 16,490 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 1,605 920 6.0
Semitic languages 101,655 79,250 1,370 9,290 11,750 6,015 5.9
Amharic 5,285 4,830 20 135 295 85 1.6
Arabic 76,410 57,390 1,275 8,645 9,105 5,595 7.3
Hebrew 5,235 4,670 65 310 200 215 4.1
Maltese 1,295 1,230 0 25 35 10 0.8
Tigrigna 3,075 2,765 5 55 245 30 1.0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10,360 8,365 10 120 1,865 70 0.7
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 135 45 15 55 15 50 37.0
Indo-Iranian languages 393,535 332,630 305 9,345 51,250 4,980 1.3
Indo-Aryan languages 313,815 265,770 175 6,160 41,715 3,250 1.0
Bengali 26,895 24,390 20 860 1,630 445 1.7
Gujarati 42,440 35,430 30 735 6,245 395 0.9
Hindi 24,650 22,345 15 500 1,790 270 1.1
Konkani 435 395 0 10 30 5 1.1
Marathi 1,980 1,800 0 70 115 35 1.8
Panjabi (Punjabi) 124,100 97,690 55 2,270 24,085 1,190 1.0
Sindhi 2,835 2,485 5 85 260 45 1.6
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 4,480 4,215 0 75 185 35 0.8
Urdu 83,515 74,835 50 1,505 7,125 805 1.0
Nepali 2,485 2,190 0 40 255 25 1.0
Iranian languages 78,540 65,875 130 3,155 9,380 1,710 2.2
Kurdish 3,580 2,915 15 135 510 85 2.4
Pashto 5,765 4,870 5 130 765 70 1.2
Persian (Farsi) 69,195 58,090 115 2,885 8,105 1,555 2.2
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,175 985 0 35 160 15 1.3
Dravidian languages 93,705 81,860 65 1,770 10,010 950 1.0
Kannada 845 770 0 35 35 25 3.0
Malayalam 5,315 4,895 5 85 325 45 0.8
Tamil 83,645 72,565 65 1,575 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 0 0 0.0
Japanese 5,765 4,805 15 140 800 85 1.5
Korean 47,245 39,090 25 905 7,225 480 1.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 390,950 282,580 270 5,925 102,170 3,235 0.8
Chinese languages 385,450 278,135 270 5,865 101,180 3,200 0.8
Cantonese 147,795 101,355 75 2,020 44,340 1,085 0.7
Chaochow (Teochow) 585 370 5 15 195 15 2.6
Fukien 1,050 555 0 5 485 5 0.5
Hakka 1,595 1,180 5 25 390 15 0.9
Mandarin 96,610 71,960 60 1,655 22,935 885 0.9
Shanghainese 660 410 5 15 230 10 1.5
Taiwanese 1,495 1,170 0 35 295 15 1.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 135,660 101,140 130 2,095 32,310 1,175 0.9
Tibetan languages 3,205 2,715 5 45 440 30 0.9
Burmese 885 755 0 10 125 5 0.6
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 1,410 980 0 5 425 0 0.0
Tai languages 4,175 3,235 25 135 775 90 2.2
Lao 2,855 2,270 20 120 445 80 2.8
Thai 1,325 965 5 20 335 15 1.1
Austro-Asiatic languages 51,420 39,460 210 1,635 10,120 1,030 2.0
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,060 3,060 20 130 845 90 2.2
Vietnamese 47,360 36,395 185 1,500 9,270 940 2.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 72,850 70,645 25 365 1,820 205 0.3
Bisayan languages 2,045 2,000 0 5 35 0 0.0
Ilocano 2,915 2,760 0 5 145 5 0.2
Malay 1,930 1,785 0 20 120 10 0.5
Pampango 350 335 0 5 10 5 1.4
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 65,225 63,425 15 305 1,485 165 0.3
Bikol 60 60 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malagasy 25 0 5 15 0 15 60.0
Fijian 20 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Pangasinan 100 95 0 0 10 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 185 165 0 10 10 5 2.7
Niger-Congo languages 13,080 10,995 505 1,035 545 1,025 7.8
Akan (Twi) 5,305 5,090 5 75 135 45 0.8
Bantu languages 4,650 3,160 425 780 290 810 17.4
Lingala 235 35 105 80 20 145 61.7
Rundi (Kirundi) 370 60 95 195 25 195 52.7
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 395 80 85 200 30 185 46.8
Shona 550 540 0 5 10 5 0.9
Swahili 2,025 1,485 115 245 180 240 11.9
Ganda 190 185 0 0 5 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 880 780 20 55 30 50 5.7
Edo 375 360 0 0 15 0 0.0
Igbo 470 445 0 5 20 0 0.0
Wolof 75 25 30 30 0 40 53.3
Bamanankan 20 10 0 10 0 5 25.0
Ewe 150 125 10 5 5 15 10.0
Ga 205 200 0 5 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,835 1,590 40 120 80 100 5.4
African languages, n.i.e. 1,405 1,280 15 50 65 40 2.8
Creoles 4,720 1,370 1,090 1,955 305 2,070 43.9
Non-verbal languages 3,840 2,390 70 40 1,345 85 2.2
American Sign Language 1,175 795 10 15 350 15 1.3
Quebec Sign Language 20 0 10 5 5 15 75.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 2,650 1,595 40 25 990 55 2.1
Other languages 680 475 5 25 175 20 2.9
Multiple responses 565,270 520,960 25,865 18,445 0 35,090 6.2
English and French 37,955 7,625 18,285 12,045 0 24,305 64.0
English and non-official language 509,100 508,015 1,085 0 0 1,090 0.2
French and non-official language 6,375 1,765 4,610 0 0 4,610 72.3
English, French and non-official language 11,845 3,550 1,895 6,400 0 5,095 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-XCB2011039.

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