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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 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 4,143,250 53,725 16,935 142,300 62,190 1.4
Single responses 4,193,385 3,985,925 50,735 14,425 142,300 57,950 1.4
English 3,506,600 3,471,655 34,940 0 0 34,940 1.0
French 16,685 1,810 14,875 0 0 14,875 89.2
Non-official languages 670,100 512,455 915 14,425 142,305 8,130 1.2
Aboriginal languages 1,835 1,780 0 10 50 5 0.3
Algonquian languages 155 150 0 5 5 0 0.0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 135 130 0 0 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 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
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 15 15 0 0 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 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
Athapaskan languages 855 815 0 0 35 0 0.0
Carrier 300 295 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wetsuweten 45 45 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chilcotin 350 325 0 0 20 5 1.4
Dene 10 5 0 0 10 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 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Slavey, n.o.s. 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sarcee 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Beaver 90 90 0 0 5 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 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
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 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Iroquoian 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
Mohawk 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
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 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Salish languages 320 325 0 0 0 0 0.0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 115 115 0 0 0 0 0.0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 25 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Halkomelem 55 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Lillooet 25 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Okanagan 65 60 0 0 0 0 0.0
Squamish 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
Straits 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 35 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Siouan 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
Dakota 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
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 320 320 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gitksan 220 215 0 0 5 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 5 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 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 60 55 0 0 5 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 0 0 0 5 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. 45 40 0 0 5 0 0.0
Romance languages 36,225 29,250 215 3,125 3,635 1,780 4.9
Italian 6,255 5,300 35 320 605 190 3.0
Portuguese 5,195 4,235 25 285 650 165 3.2
Romanian 4,155 2,865 35 875 385 470 11.3
Spanish 20,580 16,820 130 1,630 2,000 945 4.6
Catalan 25 15 0 5 0 5 20.0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 5 5 5 25.0
Germanic languages 16,205 14,200 50 1,370 585 735 4.5
Dutch 2,225 1,830 10 340 55 180 8.1
Flemish 50 25 5 25 0 15 30.0
Frisian 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
German 11,550 10,135 40 900 475 490 4.2
Yiddish 10 5 0 5 5 5 50.0
Scandinavian languages 975 880 0 60 30 30 3.1
Danish 325 290 0 20 15 10 3.1
Icelandic 65 60 0 5 0 0 0.0
Norwegian 160 145 0 5 10 0 0.0
Swedish 430 385 0 30 10 15 3.5
Afrikaans 1,385 1,315 0 45 25 20 1.4
Germanic 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
Celtic languages 75 60 5 5 5 5 6.7
Gaelic languages 45 25 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 27,465 50 1,610 2,555 855 2.7
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 10 5 0 5 0 0 0.0
Bosnian 705 640 0 20 45 10 1.4
Bulgarian 1,085 885 5 130 70 70 6.5
Croatian 2,540 2,310 0 60 175 25 1.0
Czech 1,570 1,485 0 50 35 25 1.6
Macedonian 140 120 0 10 5 5 3.6
Polish 6,395 5,665 10 290 425 160 2.5
Russian 12,205 10,285 20 590 1,310 315 2.6
Serbian 4,020 3,435 0 295 285 150 3.7
Serbo-Croatian 615 525 0 45 40 30 4.9
Slovak 1,085 970 0 55 55 35 3.2
Slovenian 165 160 0 0 5 0 0.0
Ukrainian 1,075 910 0 55 105 25 2.3
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 80 65 0 0 5 5 6.3
Baltic languages 165 150 0 5 10 0 0.0
Latvian 100 100 0 0 5 0 0.0
Lithuanian 65 55 0 5 5 0 0.0
Greek 2,105 1,865 5 75 155 40 1.9
Armenian 490 390 5 60 40 35 7.1
Albanian 700 585 0 15 100 5 0.7
Georgian 30 20 0 5 5 5 16.7
Finno-Ugric languages 3,470 3,070 15 145 245 85 2.4
Estonian 115 100 0 10 0 5 4.3
Finnish 795 735 5 25 35 10 1.3
Hungarian 2,565 2,240 10 110 205 65 2.5
Turkic languages 1,720 1,455 10 85 170 50 2.9
Azerbaijani 170 160 0 10 0 5 2.9
Turkish 1,365 1,140 5 80 140 50 3.7
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 180 150 0 0 30 0 0.0
Mongolian 140 125 0 5 10 5 3.6
Afro-Asiatic languages 10,580 8,360 135 675 1,410 475 4.5
Berber languages (Kabyle) 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
Cushitic languages 805 680 15 15 95 20 2.5
Oromo 175 145 5 5 25 10 5.7
Somali 625 540 10 5 70 10 1.6
Semitic languages 9,750 7,670 120 660 1,310 445 4.6
Amharic 550 500 0 10 40 5 0.9
Arabic 7,635 5,880 110 580 1,070 400 5.2
Hebrew 785 695 5 55 20 35 4.5
Maltese 15 15 0 0 5 0 0.0
Tigrigna 295 270 0 5 20 5 1.7
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 465 310 0 0 155 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 5 5 10 5 10 40.0
Indo-Iranian languages 188,205 144,215 115 2,915 40,965 1,570 0.8
Indo-Aryan languages 161,770 121,790 70 1,815 38,090 975 0.6
Bengali 1,465 1,340 0 40 85 20 1.4
Gujarati 3,045 2,645 5 25 370 20 0.7
Hindi 12,390 11,120 5 150 1,115 75 0.6
Konkani 30 30 0 0 0 5 16.7
Marathi 225 210 0 5 10 5 2.2
Panjabi (Punjabi) 137,390 99,945 55 1,495 35,890 805 0.6
Sindhi 675 615 5 20 40 10 1.5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 595 555 0 10 25 5 0.8
Urdu 5,430 4,895 5 60 470 35 0.6
Nepali 525 445 0 5 75 5 1.0
Iranian languages 26,260 22,265 45 1,095 2,855 595 2.3
Kurdish 945 815 0 20 115 5 0.5
Pashto 565 465 0 10 85 5 0.9
Persian (Farsi) 24,750 20,985 45 1,070 2,650 575 2.3
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 175 155 0 0 20 0 0.0
Dravidian languages 3,040 2,715 0 50 275 30 1.0
Kannada 75 70 0 0 0 5 6.7
Malayalam 690 630 0 10 50 5 0.7
Tamil 1,965 1,735 0 35 195 20 1.0
Telugu 285 255 0 5 25 5 1.8
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 20 0 0 5 0 0.0
Japanese 9,540 8,045 15 155 1,325 90 0.9
Korean 38,815 31,885 15 630 6,285 330 0.9
Sino-Tibetan languages 268,815 187,145 135 2,695 78,830 1,485 0.6
Chinese languages 267,510 186,300 135 2,695 78,380 1,480 0.6
Cantonese 103,550 68,705 55 855 33,935 480 0.5
Chaochow (Teochow) 145 75 0 0 75 0 0.0
Fukien 690 600 0 0 90 0 0.0
Hakka 315 230 0 5 80 5 1.6
Mandarin 78,070 57,630 25 1,015 19,400 535 0.7
Shanghainese 555 325 0 10 220 5 0.9
Taiwanese 2,910 2,050 0 35 825 20 0.7
Chinese, n.o.s. 81,265 56,690 50 770 23,760 440 0.5
Tibetan languages 100 80 0 0 25 0 0.0
Burmese 585 490 0 0 90 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 620 280 0 0 335 5 0.8
Tai languages 1,395 1,200 5 35 155 25 1.8
Lao 545 450 5 20 75 10 1.8
Thai 845 755 5 15 80 10 1.2
Austro-Asiatic languages 18,020 13,655 55 330 3,980 220 1.2
Khmer (Cambodian) 755 570 5 15 160 10 1.3
Vietnamese 17,265 13,085 50 315 3,820 210 1.2
Malayo-Polynesian languages 33,805 32,830 15 125 835 80 0.2
Bisayan languages 1,260 1,225 0 5 30 0 0.0
Ilocano 1,185 1,140 0 5 45 0 0.0
Malay 1,320 1,240 0 10 65 5 0.4
Pampango 135 130 0 5 0 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 29,380 28,640 15 100 630 65 0.2
Bikol 45 45 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Fijian 235 225 0 5 10 0 0.0
Pangasinan 60 55 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 190 130 0 0 55 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 920 680 25 135 85 90 9.8
Akan (Twi) 120 110 0 5 5 0 0.0
Bantu languages 550 380 20 90 50 65 11.8
Lingala 10 0 10 0 0 10 100.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 75 35 5 30 5 20 26.7
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 30 15 0 10 0 10 33.3
Shona 45 45 0 0 5 0 0.0
Swahili 255 175 5 35 30 20 7.8
Ganda 20 15 0 0 5 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 120 100 5 10 5 10 8.3
Edo 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Igbo 45 40 0 0 5 0 0.0
Wolof 15 10 0 5 0 0 0.0
Bamanankan 5 0 0 5 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 15 0 10 5 10 28.6
Ga 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 140 100 5 20 20 10 7.1
African languages, n.i.e. 185 170 0 5 15 0 0.0
Creoles 310 100 45 165 5 125 40.3
Non-verbal languages 1,355 875 5 5 470 5 0.4
American Sign Language 375 240 0 5 130 5 1.3
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 980 635 0 0 340 5 0.5
Other languages 270 150 5 0 110 0 0.0
Multiple responses 162,820 157,325 2,990 2,505 0 4,245 2.6
English and French 4,700 1,280 2,020 1,395 0 2,720 57.9
English and non-official language 155,065 154,825 235 0 0 240 0.2
French and non-official language 930 495 430 0 0 430 46.2
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-XCB2011040.

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