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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 Montréal, V
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 1,627,950 388,520 1,062,070 133,465 43,885 455,255 28.0
Single responses 1,504,985 356,535 992,140 112,430 43,890 412,745 27.4
English 298,955 278,485 20,470 0 0 278,485 93.2
French 886,075 10,675 875,405 0 0 10,675 1.2
Non-official languages 319,960 67,375 96,265 112,430 43,890 123,590 38.6
Aboriginal languages 165 75 45 45 5 100 60.6
Algonquian languages 95 35 30 25 0 45 47.4
Algonquin 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
Atikamekw 10 0 5 0 0 0 0.0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree languages 55 35 5 20 5 40 72.7
Cree, n.o.s. 55 30 5 15 5 45 81.8
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 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Innu/Montagnais 25 0 20 5 0 5 20.0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 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
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 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
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. 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
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 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
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 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
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 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 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 55 40 0 15 5 40 72.7
Inuktitut 40 30 0 10 0 35 87.5
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 15 5 0 0 5 10 66.7
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 103,325 6,620 41,680 41,695 13,330 27,465 26.6
Italian 32,830 2,005 12,490 12,560 5,780 8,280 25.2
Portuguese 9,145 710 3,705 3,605 1,125 2,510 27.4
Romanian 10,825 420 3,265 6,325 815 3,580 33.1
Spanish 50,470 3,490 22,205 19,180 5,600 13,075 25.9
Catalan 45 5 10 25 0 15 33.3
Romance languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 5 5 5 50.0
Germanic languages 5,240 2,400 90 1,740 1,005 3,270 62.4
Dutch 130 25 5 95 5 70 53.8
Flemish 20 0 0 20 5 10 50.0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
German 780 300 50 405 20 505 64.7
Yiddish 4,200 2,005 30 1,190 970 2,605 62.0
Scandinavian languages 95 65 5 25 0 80 84.2
Danish 20 15 0 5 0 20 100.0
Icelandic 15 10 0 5 0 10 66.7
Norwegian 25 20 0 0 5 20 80.0
Swedish 40 20 5 10 0 25 62.5
Afrikaans 5 0 0 0 0 5 100.0
Germanic 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
Celtic languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gaelic languages 5 5 0 0 0 5 100.0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavic languages 20,900 4,745 4,405 9,885 1,860 9,690 46.4
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 15 5 5 10 0 10 66.7
Bosnian 145 20 40 70 10 55 37.9
Bulgarian 3,000 290 835 1,670 205 1,125 37.5
Croatian 420 165 35 190 25 260 61.9
Czech 210 70 25 110 10 120 57.1
Macedonian 75 10 10 45 5 35 46.7
Polish 3,985 1,230 515 1,930 315 2,195 55.1
Russian 10,390 2,215 2,515 4,550 1,120 4,490 43.2
Serbian 700 130 120 395 45 330 47.1
Serbo-Croatian 225 30 50 125 20 90 40.0
Slovak 100 25 5 60 5 60 60.0
Slovenian 160 125 5 25 5 140 87.5
Ukrainian 1,395 415 220 665 100 750 53.8
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 90 15 25 40 5 35 38.9
Baltic languages 165 85 0 70 10 125 75.8
Latvian 60 35 5 20 5 45 75.0
Lithuanian 110 50 0 50 5 80 72.7
Greek 10,495 5,065 205 3,125 2,100 6,630 63.2
Armenian 4,275 565 485 2,850 375 1,995 46.7
Albanian 925 130 255 435 110 350 37.8
Georgian 50 10 0 20 15 20 40.0
Finno-Ugric languages 1,220 485 105 425 205 695 57.0
Estonian 15 10 0 0 0 15 100.0
Finnish 30 15 0 10 0 25 83.3
Hungarian 1,175 450 100 410 205 660 56.2
Turkic languages 3,755 660 1,375 1,075 645 1,200 32.0
Azerbaijani 40 15 5 15 10 25 62.5
Turkish 3,570 630 1,325 1,005 615 1,135 31.8
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 145 15 45 60 20 50 34.5
Mongolian 80 20 25 20 10 35 43.8
Afro-Asiatic languages 51,090 5,655 21,680 18,435 5,320 14,870 29.1
Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,465 5 900 390 165 205 14.0
Cushitic languages 1,960 75 1,055 635 200 390 19.9
Oromo 1,595 10 945 480 160 245 15.4
Somali 365 65 110 150 35 145 39.7
Semitic languages 47,255 5,570 19,470 17,295 4,920 14,220 30.1
Amharic 280 105 20 135 15 170 60.7
Arabic 45,950 5,035 19,355 16,760 4,805 13,415 29.2
Hebrew 865 370 80 340 75 540 62.4
Maltese 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
Tigrigna 135 50 10 50 15 80 59.3
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 0 10 5 10 50.0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 405 5 245 115 40 65 16.0
Indo-Iranian languages 29,310 13,935 2,000 8,975 4,400 18,420 62.8
Indo-Aryan languages 22,135 11,540 1,135 5,950 3,515 14,515 65.6
Bengali 7,420 3,810 455 2,230 920 4,925 66.4
Gujarati 3,060 1,670 100 730 555 2,040 66.7
Hindi 850 540 20 210 80 650 76.5
Konkani 10 10 0 0 0 10 100.0
Marathi 40 35 0 5 0 35 87.5
Panjabi (Punjabi) 5,385 2,755 235 1,290 1,100 3,400 63.1
Sindhi 95 35 10 45 10 55 57.9
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 230 145 5 55 15 175 76.1
Urdu 4,935 2,490 310 1,315 820 3,145 63.7
Nepali 115 50 10 50 5 80 69.6
Iranian languages 7,040 2,350 830 2,995 855 3,855 54.8
Kurdish 220 20 90 85 30 65 29.5
Pashto 600 175 95 200 130 275 45.8
Persian (Farsi) 6,220 2,155 655 2,715 690 3,515 56.5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 135 50 35 25 25 60 44.4
Dravidian languages 9,025 4,875 675 2,325 1,150 6,035 66.9
Kannada 55 45 0 10 0 50 90.9
Malayalam 30 20 0 5 0 25 83.3
Tamil 8,760 4,680 675 2,280 1,135 5,815 66.4
Telugu 175 130 5 25 15 140 80.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 5 0 0.0
Japanese 510 270 55 140 50 335 65.7
Korean 1,710 895 55 550 215 1,170 68.4
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,670 12,115 4,670 8,915 7,965 16,570 49.2
Chinese languages 33,585 12,070 4,665 8,890 7,955 16,520 49.2
Cantonese 4,895 1,355 490 1,365 1,685 2,035 41.6
Chaochow (Teochow) 100 10 20 35 35 25 25.0
Fukien 15 10 0 0 0 10 66.7
Hakka 10 0 0 5 5 0 0.0
Mandarin 5,860 2,505 770 1,705 880 3,360 57.3
Shanghainese 20 10 0 10 5 10 50.0
Taiwanese 105 40 5 30 25 55 52.4
Chinese, n.o.s. 22,585 8,145 3,380 5,745 5,315 11,015 48.8
Tibetan languages 25 5 0 20 0 15 60.0
Burmese 30 15 0 5 5 20 66.7
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 35 20 5 0 0 20 57.1
Tai languages 1,030 80 435 345 170 250 24.3
Lao 910 45 410 305 150 195 21.4
Thai 125 35 25 40 15 55 44.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 18,010 2,505 6,140 6,025 3,330 5,525 30.7
Khmer (Cambodian) 3,260 340 1,395 820 705 750 23.0
Vietnamese 14,750 2,170 4,745 5,205 2,625 4,775 32.4
Malayo-Polynesian languages 6,915 5,390 90 1,245 185 6,015 87.0
Bisayan languages 185 155 5 20 5 170 91.9
Ilocano 510 400 5 75 25 440 86.3
Malay 165 100 0 45 15 125 75.8
Pampango 50 40 0 10 0 45 90.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 5,875 4,650 35 1,055 135 5,180 88.2
Bikol 15 5 0 5 0 10 66.7
Malagasy 70 0 45 25 5 10 14.3
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Pangasinan 15 10 0 0 0 15 100.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 30 20 0 5 0 20 66.7
Niger-Congo languages 3,150 420 1,590 960 180 900 28.6
Akan (Twi) 470 240 20 190 15 335 71.3
Bantu languages 1,365 85 795 410 70 295 21.6
Lingala 410 5 325 70 10 35 8.5
Rundi (Kirundi) 295 0 160 120 15 60 20.3
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 225 5 105 95 20 60 26.7
Shona 30 15 0 15 0 20 66.7
Swahili 215 20 130 50 10 45 20.9
Ganda 0 0 0 5 0 5 not applicable ...
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 190 45 70 55 15 75 39.5
Edo 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
Igbo 20 10 0 0 5 15 75.0
Wolof 400 5 230 135 30 70 17.5
Bamanankan 140 0 105 30 5 15 10.7
Ewe 30 0 15 15 0 5 16.7
Ga 20 10 0 5 0 10 50.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 715 60 425 175 55 140 19.6
African languages, n.i.e. 130 25 55 45 10 50 38.5
Creoles 14,335 270 9,900 3,050 1,115 1,795 12.5
Non-verbal languages 420 60 215 25 125 70 16.7
American Sign Language 25 10 10 0 5 10 40.0
Quebec Sign Language 150 5 105 10 30 10 6.7
Sign languages, n.i.e. 240 45 100 10 90 45 18.8
Other languages 50 5 20 20 5 15 30.0
Multiple responses 122,960 31,990 69,940 21,035 0 42,505 34.6
English and French 22,835 4,140 8,800 9,890 0 9,090 39.8
English and non-official language 26,025 25,560 465 0 0 25,560 98.2
French and non-official language 58,005 535 57,475 0 0 530 0.9
English, French and non-official language 16,095 1,755 3,200 11,140 0 7,325 45.5

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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-XCB2011039.

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