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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 British Columbia / Colombie-BritanniqueFootnote 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 4,356,205 4,143,245 53,725 16,930 142,300 62,190 1.4
Single responses 4,193,385 3,985,920 50,735 14,425 142,300 57,950 1.4
English 3,506,595 3,471,655 34,940 0 0 34,945 1.0
French 16,685 1,810 14,875 0 0 14,870 89.1
Non-official languages 670,100 512,455 915 14,425 142,305 8,130 1.2
Aboriginal languages 1,835 1,780 0 5 50 5 0.3
Algonquian languages 160 150 0 5 5 5 3.1
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 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
Cree languages 135 125 0 5 5 0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 135 130 0 0 5 0 0.0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Plains Cree 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
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 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 15 15 0 5 0 0 0.0
Oji-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
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Michif 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
Athapaskan languages 855 815 0 5 35 5 0.6
Carrier 300 295 0 0 5 0 0.0
Wetsuweten 45 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chilcotin 350 325 0 5 25 0 0.0
Dene 15 5 0 0 5 0 0.0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 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
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
South Slavey 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sarcee 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Beaver 95 90 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sekani 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
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tahltan 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Northern Tutchone 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
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 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Iroquoian 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
Mohawk 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
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 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Salish languages 325 325 0 0 0 0 0.0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 115 115 0 0 0 0 0.0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 30 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Halkomelem 55 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Lillooet 20 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Okanagan 60 60 0 0 0 0 0.0
Squamish 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
Straits 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 35 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Siouan 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
Dakota 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
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 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Tsimshian languages 320 315 0 0 5 0 0.0
Gitksan 220 220 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nisga'a 80 80 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tsimshian 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wakashan languages 105 100 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Haisla 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Heiltsuk 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 60 55 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuktitut 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 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
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 40 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 36,230 29,245 220 3,125 3,640 1,780 4.9
Italian 6,255 5,300 30 320 600 190 3.0
Portuguese 5,190 4,235 25 285 650 165 3.2
Romanian 4,150 2,860 30 875 385 470 11.3
Spanish 20,585 16,820 130 1,635 2,000 945 4.6
Catalan 25 15 0 10 0 5 20.0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 5 0 5 25.0
Germanic languages 16,205 14,200 55 1,370 590 735 4.5
Dutch 2,230 1,825 10 340 50 180 8.1
Flemish 50 25 0 25 0 10 20.0
Frisian 5 5 0 0 5 0 0.0
German 11,550 10,135 35 900 475 490 4.2
Yiddish 10 5 0 0 5 0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 970 880 5 60 30 35 3.6
Danish 325 295 0 20 15 10 3.1
Icelandic 65 55 0 5 5 5 7.7
Norwegian 160 140 0 5 10 5 3.1
Swedish 425 385 0 30 10 15 3.5
Afrikaans 1,385 1,315 0 40 25 20 1.4
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 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
Celtic languages 75 60 5 5 5 5 6.7
Gaelic languages 45 30 0 5 5 5 11.1
Welsh 30 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Celtic 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
Slavic languages 31,680 27,470 50 1,610 2,550 850 2.7
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bosnian 705 640 0 20 50 10 1.4
Bulgarian 1,085 880 5 130 65 70 6.5
Croatian 2,545 2,315 5 55 170 30 1.2
Czech 1,570 1,485 0 50 40 30 1.9
Macedonian 140 120 0 15 5 5 3.6
Polish 6,390 5,665 10 295 425 160 2.5
Russian 12,205 10,285 20 590 1,310 315 2.6
Serbian 4,020 3,435 0 295 280 150 3.7
Serbo-Croatian 615 530 0 45 35 25 4.1
Slovak 1,085 970 5 60 50 30 2.8
Slovenian 165 160 0 0 5 0 0.0
Ukrainian 1,070 910 0 55 105 30 2.8
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 75 70 0 0 10 0 0.0
Baltic languages 170 150 0 5 15 0 0.0
Latvian 100 100 0 0 5 0 0.0
Lithuanian 60 50 0 0 10 0 0.0
Greek 2,105 1,870 5 80 155 45 2.1
Armenian 490 390 0 60 35 35 7.1
Albanian 700 585 0 20 95 10 1.4
Georgian 35 25 0 5 5 5 14.3
Finno-Ugric languages 3,470 3,070 10 145 245 80 2.3
Estonian 115 95 0 10 0 5 4.3
Finnish 790 735 0 20 40 15 1.9
Hungarian 2,560 2,235 10 110 205 65 2.5
Turkic languages 1,715 1,450 5 90 165 50 2.9
Azerbaijani 170 165 0 5 5 5 2.9
Turkish 1,365 1,140 10 80 135 45 3.3
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 180 150 0 0 30 0 0.0
Mongolian 135 125 0 5 10 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 10,580 8,360 135 675 1,405 475 4.5
Berber languages (Kabyle) 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
Cushitic languages 800 680 10 10 95 20 2.5
Oromo 175 145 5 5 25 5 2.9
Somali 625 540 10 5 70 10 1.6
Semitic languages 9,755 7,675 115 655 1,310 445 4.6
Amharic 550 500 0 10 40 5 0.9
Arabic 7,635 5,875 110 580 1,070 400 5.2
Hebrew 785 700 5 60 25 35 4.5
Maltese 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tigrigna 300 275 0 5 25 0 0.0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 465 310 0 0 155 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 5 5 10 0 10 40.0
Indo-Iranian languages 188,200 144,210 115 2,915 40,960 1,575 0.8
Indo-Aryan languages 161,765 121,795 70 1,815 38,090 980 0.6
Bengali 1,465 1,340 5 35 85 15 1.0
Gujarati 3,045 2,645 5 25 375 15 0.5
Hindi 12,390 11,120 0 150 1,120 75 0.6
Konkani 30 25 0 5 5 0 0.0
Marathi 230 210 0 5 10 5 2.2
Panjabi (Punjabi) 137,390 99,945 55 1,500 35,890 805 0.6
Sindhi 675 615 5 15 40 10 1.5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 595 560 0 10 30 5 0.8
Urdu 5,430 4,895 5 65 465 35 0.6
Nepali 525 440 0 5 80 5 1.0
Iranian languages 26,260 22,265 45 1,095 2,850 595 2.3
Kurdish 950 815 0 15 115 10 1.1
Pashto 565 470 0 10 90 5 0.9
Persian (Farsi) 24,750 20,985 45 1,070 2,650 580 2.3
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 175 155 0 5 20 0 0.0
Dravidian languages 3,040 2,715 0 55 275 25 0.8
Kannada 75 70 0 5 0 0 0.0
Malayalam 690 630 0 5 50 5 0.7
Tamil 1,965 1,735 0 30 200 15 0.8
Telugu 285 255 0 10 25 5 1.8
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Japanese 9,540 8,045 15 155 1,325 90 0.9
Korean 38,815 31,880 15 625 6,285 330 0.9
Sino-Tibetan languages 268,815 187,150 135 2,700 78,830 1,485 0.6
Chinese languages 267,505 186,300 135 2,695 78,380 1,480 0.6
Cantonese 103,550 68,705 55 855 33,935 480 0.5
Chaochow (Teochow) 150 70 0 0 75 0 0.0
Fukien 690 600 0 0 90 0 0.0
Hakka 315 235 0 5 75 5 1.6
Mandarin 78,070 57,630 25 1,015 19,405 535 0.7
Shanghainese 555 325 0 10 225 0 0.0
Taiwanese 2,905 2,050 0 35 825 20 0.7
Chinese, n.o.s. 81,270 56,685 55 770 23,755 440 0.5
Tibetan languages 105 80 0 0 20 0 0.0
Burmese 585 490 5 0 90 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 620 280 0 5 335 0 0.0
Tai languages 1,395 1,205 0 35 150 20 1.4
Lao 545 450 0 20 75 10 1.8
Thai 845 755 0 15 75 5 0.6
Austro-Asiatic languages 18,020 13,660 55 330 3,980 220 1.2
Khmer (Cambodian) 750 575 0 10 160 10 1.3
Vietnamese 17,270 13,080 50 315 3,820 205 1.2
Malayo-Polynesian languages 33,805 32,825 15 125 840 80 0.2
Bisayan languages 1,265 1,225 0 5 30 5 0.4
Ilocano 1,185 1,140 0 5 45 0 0.0
Malay 1,315 1,240 0 10 65 10 0.8
Pampango 135 130 0 5 5 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 29,380 28,640 15 95 630 65 0.2
Bikol 50 45 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Fijian 230 220 0 0 5 0 0.0
Pangasinan 65 60 0 0 5 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 190 135 0 0 50 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 920 680 25 130 85 90 9.8
Akan (Twi) 115 110 5 5 5 5 4.3
Bantu languages 550 380 20 95 50 65 11.8
Lingala 10 0 10 0 5 10 100.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 70 35 5 35 5 20 28.6
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 25 10 0 10 0 5 20.0
Shona 50 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Swahili 255 175 5 35 30 25 9.8
Ganda 15 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 120 100 0 10 5 10 8.3
Edo 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Igbo 40 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wolof 20 10 0 5 0 5 25.0
Bamanankan 5 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
Ewe 35 20 0 10 5 5 14.3
Ga 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 140 100 0 15 20 10 7.1
African languages, n.i.e. 185 170 5 0 15 0 0.0
Creoles 310 100 45 160 10 125 40.3
Non-verbal languages 1,355 880 5 5 470 10 0.7
American Sign Language 375 240 0 0 125 5 1.3
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 985 635 5 0 345 5 0.5
Other languages 270 155 5 0 115 0 0.0
Multiple responses 162,820 157,325 2,990 2,505 0 4,245 2.6
English and French 4,700 1,275 2,020 1,395 0 2,725 58.0
English and non-official language 155,065 154,825 235 0 0 240 0.2
French and non-official language 930 495 430 0 0 435 46.8
English, French and non-official language 2,130 725 295 1,110 0 850 39.9

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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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