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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 York
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 1,026,635 961,035 9,090 8,710 47,800 13,445 1.3
Single responses 955,565 892,005 8,230 7,535 47,800 11,995 1.3
English 678,515 673,595 4,920 0 0 4,920 0.7
French 3,155 240 2,905 0 0 2,905 92.1
Non-official languages 273,900 218,165 400 7,535 47,800 4,165 1.5
Aboriginal languages 20 10 5 0 5 0 0.0
Algonquian languages 5 0 0 0 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 0 not applicable ...
Cree 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
Cree, n.o.s. 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
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 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
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 10 10 0 0 0 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 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 10 10 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 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 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 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. 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
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish 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
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. 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
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. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Romance languages 32,105 24,640 120 1,535 5,815 885 2.8
Italian 18,515 14,040 50 280 4,145 190 1.0
Portuguese 2,515 1,945 10 90 475 60 2.4
Romanian 3,585 2,425 30 715 415 385 10.7
Spanish 7,475 6,225 25 450 775 250 3.3
Catalan 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Germanic languages 1,035 905 5 100 25 50 4.8
Dutch 115 100 0 15 0 5 4.3
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 710 630 0 60 20 35 4.9
Yiddish 60 55 0 0 5 0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 80 70 0 5 0 5 6.3
Danish 40 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Norwegian 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Swedish 20 15 0 5 0 5 25.0
Afrikaans 60 45 0 5 0 5 8.3
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 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gaelic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Welsh 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
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavic languages 29,105 24,755 25 1,235 3,090 640 2.2
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 15 10 0 5 0 0 0.0
Bosnian 70 65 0 5 5 0 0.0
Bulgarian 425 360 0 30 35 15 3.5
Croatian 365 320 0 15 25 10 2.7
Czech 100 95 0 5 5 0 0.0
Macedonian 1,095 980 0 20 95 10 0.9
Polish 1,815 1,600 0 75 135 35 1.9
Russian 23,480 19,830 20 995 2,635 520 2.2
Serbian 880 740 0 65 75 30 3.4
Serbo-Croatian 55 50 0 5 0 5 9.1
Slovak 135 125 0 5 5 0 0.0
Slovenian 85 80 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ukrainian 565 490 0 15 65 5 0.9
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 0 10 0 0.0
Baltic languages 200 175 5 15 15 5 2.5
Latvian 65 50 0 10 5 10 15.4
Lithuanian 130 125 0 0 5 5 3.8
Greek 2,345 2,100 0 40 205 20 0.9
Armenian 1,835 1,370 5 310 150 165 9.0
Albanian 585 465 5 20 95 15 2.6
Georgian 55 50 0 0 10 0 0.0
Finno-Ugric languages 1,380 1,215 0 75 80 40 2.9
Estonian 105 95 0 10 0 5 4.8
Finnish 165 155 0 5 5 0 0.0
Hungarian 1,110 970 0 65 75 35 3.2
Turkic languages 1,355 1,135 0 60 165 30 2.2
Azerbaijani 170 150 0 10 15 5 2.9
Turkish 1,150 960 0 50 150 25 2.2
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 35 30 0 5 0 0 0.0
Mongolian 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,135 7,585 100 590 860 395 4.3
Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cushitic languages 165 125 0 15 30 5 3.0
Oromo 30 25 0 0 5 0 0.0
Somali 135 100 0 10 25 10 7.4
Semitic languages 8,965 7,460 100 580 830 390 4.4
Amharic 80 70 0 0 5 0 0.0
Arabic 4,605 3,610 60 430 500 280 6.1
Hebrew 2,890 2,600 40 140 115 105 3.6
Maltese 65 60 0 0 0 5 7.7
Tigrigna 60 55 0 0 0 0 0.0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,275 1,060 0 10 205 5 0.4
Afro-Asiatic 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
Indo-Iranian languages 43,950 37,605 40 1,260 5,050 670 1.5
Indo-Aryan languages 23,485 20,125 15 465 2,885 250 1.1
Bengali 700 655 0 15 30 5 0.7
Gujarati 4,980 4,165 0 115 690 60 1.2
Hindi 2,385 2,150 0 40 185 25 1.0
Konkani 35 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Marathi 105 95 0 5 10 0 0.0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 6,250 5,005 5 130 1,110 70 1.1
Sindhi 435 375 0 20 35 15 3.4
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 380 355 0 5 30 0 0.0
Urdu 8,200 7,275 5 140 785 75 0.9
Nepali 25 25 0 0 5 0 0.0
Iranian languages 20,335 17,370 25 785 2,150 420 2.1
Kurdish 310 255 0 10 45 5 1.6
Pashto 310 265 0 10 35 10 3.2
Persian (Farsi) 19,715 16,850 25 765 2,075 410 2.1
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 130 115 0 5 15 0 0.0
Dravidian languages 15,720 13,675 5 270 1,765 140 0.9
Kannada 45 40 0 0 5 0 0.0
Malayalam 570 530 0 5 40 5 0.9
Tamil 14,875 12,895 5 260 1,715 135 0.9
Telugu 225 205 0 5 10 5 2.2
Dravidian 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
Japanese 610 515 0 5 90 0 0.0
Korean 8,575 7,165 5 200 1,200 105 1.2
Sino-Tibetan languages 114,545 85,110 45 1,540 27,855 815 0.7
Chinese languages 114,450 85,035 45 1,535 27,835 815 0.7
Cantonese 58,370 43,560 20 750 14,035 395 0.7
Chaochow (Teochow) 140 80 0 0 55 5 3.6
Fukien 220 120 0 0 95 0 0.0
Hakka 740 555 0 10 180 5 0.7
Mandarin 20,570 15,025 10 310 5,225 165 0.8
Shanghainese 135 75 0 5 55 0 0.0
Taiwanese 330 265 0 5 60 5 1.5
Chinese, n.o.s. 33,950 25,345 15 455 8,140 240 0.7
Tibetan languages 20 20 0 0 5 0 0.0
Burmese 65 55 0 0 15 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan 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
Tai languages 555 455 0 25 80 10 1.8
Lao 465 370 5 20 75 10 2.2
Thai 95 85 0 0 5 0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,695 3,645 15 115 920 70 1.5
Khmer (Cambodian) 715 565 5 25 130 15 2.1
Vietnamese 3,980 3,080 10 100 790 60 1.5
Malayo-Polynesian languages 5,295 5,085 0 20 190 10 0.2
Bisayan languages 65 60 0 0 5 0 0.0
Ilocano 240 230 0 0 15 0 0.0
Malay 235 215 0 0 20 0 0.0
Pampango 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,710 4,540 0 15 155 5 0.1
Bikol 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
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Fijian 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
Pangasinan 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 395 350 0 10 30 5 1.3
Akan (Twi) 165 160 0 5 5 0 0.0
Bantu languages 125 100 0 0 20 0 0.0
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 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
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Shona 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Swahili 90 70 0 0 20 0 0.0
Ganda 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Edo 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Igbo 15 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ewe 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ga 10 10 0 5 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 55 45 0 5 5 0 0.0
African languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Creoles 185 40 30 110 5 85 45.9
Non-verbal languages 185 95 0 0 90 0 0.0
American Sign Language 35 20 0 0 15 0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 155 75 0 5 75 0 0.0
Other 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
Multiple responses 71,070 69,035 860 1,175 0 1,450 2.0
English and French 1,430 410 430 590 0 725 50.7
English and non-official language 68,220 68,080 135 0 0 135 0.2
French and non-official language 270 110 160 0 0 155 57.4
English, French and non-official language 1,150 430 135 585 0 425 37.0

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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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