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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 Toronto
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 2,589,085 2,394,445 36,410 24,475 133,745 48,655 1.9
Single responses 2,406,535 2,218,855 32,765 21,165 133,745 43,345 1.8
English 1,657,835 1,641,315 16,520 0 0 16,520 1.0
French 15,575 1,080 14,500 0 0 14,500 93.1
Non-official languages 733,130 576,465 1,750 21,165 133,745 12,330 1.7
Aboriginal languages 145 140 0 0 0 0 0.0
Algonquian languages 100 100 0 0 5 0 0.0
Algonquin 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
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree languages 25 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 70 70 0 5 0 0 0.0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Algonquian 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
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages 10 5 0 0 5 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 5 5 0 0 0 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. 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
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 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 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
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish 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
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 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 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 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
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 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuktitut 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 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
Inuit 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
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 122,515 89,095 490 5,515 27,410 3,250 2.7
Italian 35,025 24,090 100 660 10,180 425 1.2
Portuguese 34,580 23,035 150 970 10,415 640 1.9
Romanian 7,540 4,870 60 1,850 760 990 13.1
Spanish 45,330 37,080 180 2,020 6,055 1,190 2.6
Catalan 30 20 0 10 0 5 16.7
Romance languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Germanic languages 3,660 3,095 15 430 120 230 6.3
Dutch 360 260 5 90 5 50 13.9
Flemish 25 15 0 10 0 5 20.0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
German 2,550 2,190 10 285 65 150 5.9
Yiddish 430 380 5 10 40 5 1.2
Scandinavian languages 215 175 0 35 5 15 7.0
Danish 50 40 0 5 5 5 10.0
Icelandic 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Norwegian 45 35 0 10 5 5 11.1
Swedish 110 100 0 15 0 5 4.5
Afrikaans 85 80 0 0 0 0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Celtic languages 45 40 0 5 5 0 0.0
Gaelic languages 40 35 0 5 0 5 12.5
Welsh 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavic languages 69,930 57,970 120 3,575 8,265 1,905 2.7
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 45 40 0 5 5 5 11.1
Bosnian 545 445 5 25 70 15 2.8
Bulgarian 2,715 2,250 15 245 210 135 5.0
Croatian 2,510 2,200 5 105 205 55 2.2
Czech 1,480 1,205 0 45 230 25 1.7
Macedonian 3,370 2,880 5 70 420 40 1.2
Polish 13,350 11,195 15 535 1,600 280 2.1
Russian 26,940 22,020 45 1,255 3,620 670 2.5
Serbian 8,840 7,360 15 700 760 370 4.2
Serbo-Croatian 805 660 5 70 70 40 5.0
Slovak 880 690 0 25 160 15 1.7
Slovenian 680 630 5 20 25 15 2.2
Ukrainian 7,635 6,290 10 460 875 235 3.1
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 135 110 0 10 15 5 3.7
Baltic languages 1,530 1,345 0 125 55 65 4.2
Latvian 730 630 0 75 25 35 4.8
Lithuanian 805 715 5 55 35 30 3.7
Greek 14,470 12,080 15 250 2,120 140 1.0
Armenian 4,085 2,995 45 595 445 345 8.4
Albanian 4,710 3,800 10 270 625 150 3.2
Georgian 460 350 5 5 95 10 2.2
Finno-Ugric languages 8,050 5,725 0 310 2,015 155 1.9
Estonian 810 720 0 65 20 30 3.7
Finnish 400 370 0 10 20 5 1.3
Hungarian 6,835 4,630 0 235 1,970 120 1.8
Turkic languages 6,210 5,070 15 220 910 125 2.0
Azerbaijani 325 280 0 15 30 10 3.1
Turkish 5,445 4,430 10 195 810 110 2.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 435 360 0 10 70 5 1.1
Mongolian 135 115 0 0 15 5 3.7
Afro-Asiatic languages 36,445 30,320 300 1,875 3,950 1,235 3.4
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5 5 5 0 5 5 100.0
Cushitic languages 9,500 8,435 35 280 750 175 1.8
Oromo 560 505 0 15 40 10 1.8
Somali 8,935 7,925 30 265 710 165 1.8
Semitic languages 26,895 21,870 260 1,580 3,185 1,050 3.9
Amharic 3,435 3,155 10 90 180 55 1.6
Arabic 15,800 12,195 220 1,305 2,080 875 5.5
Hebrew 1,895 1,680 20 120 70 85 4.5
Maltese 545 515 0 10 15 5 0.9
Tigrigna 1,925 1,745 0 25 150 10 0.5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 3,305 2,580 5 25 690 15 0.5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 45 15 0 15 10 10 22.2
Indo-Iranian languages 126,115 108,540 135 2,820 14,620 1,540 1.2
Indo-Aryan languages 91,565 79,595 65 1,565 10,340 850 0.9
Bengali 17,815 16,230 10 465 1,115 245 1.4
Gujarati 19,250 16,010 10 255 2,970 140 0.7
Hindi 7,275 6,630 5 120 520 65 0.9
Konkani 150 140 0 0 10 0 0.0
Marathi 635 565 0 25 50 10 1.6
Panjabi (Punjabi) 15,890 12,725 5 265 2,890 140 0.9
Sindhi 1,315 1,145 5 25 140 20 1.5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,695 1,600 0 30 65 15 0.9
Urdu 26,590 23,695 25 365 2,510 200 0.8
Nepali 935 850 5 5 75 5 0.5
Iranian languages 34,080 28,560 70 1,240 4,210 690 2.0
Kurdish 830 670 0 25 135 15 1.8
Pashto 2,650 2,190 0 40 415 20 0.8
Persian (Farsi) 30,595 25,700 65 1,180 3,655 650 2.1
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 475 390 0 10 75 5 1.1
Dravidian languages 52,055 45,260 35 870 5,890 470 0.9
Kannada 235 215 0 5 10 0 0.0
Malayalam 1,560 1,450 0 20 85 10 0.6
Tamil 48,680 42,100 40 830 5,710 450 0.9
Telugu 1,555 1,465 0 20 75 5 0.3
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Japanese 2,955 2,495 5 60 395 35 1.2
Korean 23,380 18,810 10 365 4,185 195 0.8
Sino-Tibetan languages 185,635 126,415 115 2,335 56,775 1,280 0.7
Chinese languages 182,035 123,380 110 2,290 56,250 1,255 0.7
Cantonese 67,210 41,425 40 815 24,935 445 0.7
Chaochow (Teochow) 320 200 0 10 105 5 1.6
Fukien 690 335 0 5 345 0 0.0
Hakka 750 555 0 10 185 10 1.3
Mandarin 50,430 36,425 20 675 13,310 360 0.7
Shanghainese 385 240 5 5 135 5 1.3
Taiwanese 765 580 0 15 170 5 0.7
Chinese, n.o.s. 61,480 43,615 40 755 17,070 415 0.7
Tibetan languages 2,975 2,530 0 40 405 25 0.8
Burmese 385 325 0 5 55 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 240 180 0 0 60 0 0.0
Tai languages 855 685 5 15 150 10 1.2
Lao 395 315 5 10 60 10 2.5
Thai 465 370 0 0 90 5 1.1
Austro-Asiatic languages 18,500 14,020 70 405 4,010 270 1.5
Khmer (Cambodian) 820 605 0 25 190 15 1.8
Vietnamese 17,680 13,410 65 385 3,825 260 1.5
Malayo-Polynesian languages 41,395 40,235 10 190 965 100 0.2
Bisayan languages 1,200 1,185 0 5 15 0 0.0
Ilocano 1,935 1,840 0 5 85 5 0.3
Malay 660 610 0 5 40 5 0.8
Pampango 175 160 0 5 10 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 37,195 36,220 5 165 805 90 0.2
Bikol 35 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Fijian 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Pangasinan 70 70 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 115 110 5 5 5 5 4.3
Niger-Congo languages 6,880 6,205 130 290 255 275 4.0
Akan (Twi) 2,965 2,850 5 40 75 20 0.7
Bantu languages 2,205 1,810 100 185 115 190 8.6
Lingala 95 15 45 30 5 60 63.2
Rundi (Kirundi) 75 5 15 45 5 40 53.3
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 110 20 25 55 5 50 45.5
Shona 235 235 0 0 5 0 0.0
Swahili 1,015 885 15 35 75 35 3.4
Ganda 95 95 0 0 5 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 590 550 5 20 20 10 1.7
Edo 280 270 0 0 5 0 0.0
Igbo 255 245 0 0 10 5 2.0
Wolof 30 15 5 10 0 15 50.0
Bamanankan 10 10 0 5 0 5 50.0
Ewe 55 55 0 0 5 0 0.0
Ga 80 80 0 5 0 5 6.3
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,000 895 25 40 45 40 4.0
African languages, n.i.e. 370 340 0 15 10 10 2.7
Creoles 1,670 770 210 610 80 515 30.8
Non-verbal languages 795 445 5 5 345 5 0.6
American Sign Language 230 150 5 5 70 5 2.2
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 565 295 0 0 270 5 0.9
Other languages 135 100 0 5 25 0 0.0
Multiple responses 182,550 175,590 3,650 3,310 0 5,305 2.9
English and French 4,940 1,325 1,840 1,770 0 2,725 55.2
English and non-official language 173,025 172,695 325 0 0 325 0.2
French and non-official language 1,575 600 975 0 0 975 61.9
English, French and non-official language 3,005 965 500 1,540 0 1,270 42.3

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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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