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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 PeelFootnote 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 1,291,370 1,217,850 13,635 10,930 48,960 19,100 1.5
Single responses 1,168,110 1,097,820 12,245 9,085 48,960 16,790 1.4
English 825,055 818,635 6,415 0 0 6,415 0.8
French 5,685 425 5,260 0 0 5,260 92.5
Non-official languages 337,370 278,755 570 9,085 48,960 5,115 1.5
Aboriginal languages 35 30 0 5 0 0 0.0
Algonquian languages 10 15 0 0 0 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 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, n.o.s. 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
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 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
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 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 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
North Slavey (Hare) 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
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 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
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 0 not applicable ...
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. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 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
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuktitut 5 5 0 0 0 5 100.0
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. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 37,975 29,275 115 1,585 6,995 910 2.4
Italian 7,615 5,950 15 135 1,515 85 1.1
Portuguese 12,400 8,850 40 260 3,250 170 1.4
Romanian 2,035 1,400 10 420 205 220 10.8
Spanish 15,920 13,085 50 765 2,025 430 2.7
Catalan 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
Romance 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
Germanic languages 1,025 910 5 90 25 50 4.9
Dutch 215 185 0 20 5 10 4.7
Flemish 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Frisian 10 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
German 695 605 5 70 20 40 5.8
Yiddish 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 50 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Danish 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Icelandic 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
Norwegian 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Swedish 20 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Afrikaans 45 45 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gaelic languages 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Welsh 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, 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 37,050 32,025 30 1,455 3,535 765 2.1
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 15 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Bosnian 765 630 5 35 100 20 2.6
Bulgarian 775 670 0 60 45 30 3.9
Croatian 3,000 2,690 5 95 210 50 1.7
Czech 365 340 0 5 20 5 1.4
Macedonian 810 710 0 30 75 15 1.9
Polish 20,455 17,720 15 670 2,045 345 1.7
Russian 3,790 3,145 5 230 415 115 3.0
Serbian 2,670 2,280 0 145 245 75 2.8
Serbo-Croatian 325 275 0 15 30 5 1.5
Slovak 435 390 0 20 20 10 2.3
Slovenian 290 275 0 0 10 0 0.0
Ukrainian 3,285 2,830 10 140 310 80 2.4
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 85 70 0 5 10 0 0.0
Baltic languages 315 275 0 25 15 10 3.2
Latvian 55 50 0 5 5 0 0.0
Lithuanian 265 225 0 20 10 10 3.8
Greek 1,210 1,065 0 15 125 10 0.8
Armenian 350 280 0 35 35 20 5.7
Albanian 1,450 1,170 0 30 240 20 1.4
Georgian 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Finno-Ugric languages 1,165 995 0 50 120 25 2.1
Estonian 45 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Finnish 35 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Hungarian 1,085 915 0 50 120 25 2.3
Turkic languages 1,030 875 5 25 125 15 1.5
Azerbaijani 10 5 0 5 5 0 0.0
Turkish 965 825 5 25 115 15 1.6
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 50 50 0 0 5 0 0.0
Mongolian 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 17,725 14,505 155 1,195 1,870 755 4.3
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Cushitic languages 815 725 0 25 55 15 1.8
Oromo 90 75 0 10 5 5 5.6
Somali 725 650 5 20 50 15 2.1
Semitic languages 16,900 13,770 155 1,165 1,810 740 4.4
Amharic 235 215 0 0 20 0 0.0
Arabic 14,255 11,470 155 1,145 1,490 725 5.1
Hebrew 30 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Maltese 380 370 0 0 10 0 0.0
Tigrigna 110 105 0 0 5 0 0.0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,885 1,590 0 5 285 5 0.3
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 5 100.0
Indo-Iranian languages 152,970 126,175 70 2,855 23,875 1,495 1.0
Indo-Aryan languages 146,985 121,190 65 2,625 23,105 1,375 0.9
Bengali 3,335 3,050 0 105 180 50 1.5
Gujarati 11,795 9,895 10 210 1,690 110 0.9
Hindi 10,280 9,270 0 200 805 105 1.0
Konkani 165 150 0 0 15 0 0.0
Marathi 785 730 0 25 35 10 1.3
Panjabi (Punjabi) 86,185 67,080 40 1,465 17,600 775 0.9
Sindhi 640 565 0 15 55 10 1.6
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,320 1,250 0 15 55 10 0.8
Urdu 31,710 28,505 15 570 2,625 295 0.9
Nepali 765 700 0 15 50 5 0.7
Iranian languages 5,735 4,760 0 225 745 115 2.0
Kurdish 120 105 0 5 15 5 4.2
Pashto 840 725 0 20 90 10 1.2
Persian (Farsi) 4,770 3,930 5 200 645 100 2.1
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 250 220 0 5 20 5 2.0
Dravidian languages 17,935 15,890 15 350 1,680 185 1.0
Kannada 335 305 5 20 15 10 3.0
Malayalam 1,855 1,700 0 35 115 15 0.8
Tamil 14,395 12,640 10 270 1,475 145 1.0
Telugu 1,315 1,215 0 30 75 10 0.8
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 40 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Japanese 625 520 0 10 95 10 1.6
Korean 4,090 3,475 0 70 545 35 0.9
Sino-Tibetan languages 33,485 26,020 35 500 6,930 280 0.8
Chinese languages 33,270 25,840 30 495 6,905 280 0.8
Cantonese 10,700 8,120 5 140 2,435 75 0.7
Chaochow (Teochow) 40 20 0 0 15 0 0.0
Fukien 80 60 0 0 20 0 0.0
Hakka 65 50 0 5 15 0 0.0
Mandarin 10,090 7,960 5 165 1,955 85 0.8
Shanghainese 70 45 0 5 20 0 0.0
Taiwanese 145 110 0 5 35 5 3.4
Chinese, n.o.s. 12,085 9,470 20 185 2,410 115 1.0
Tibetan languages 95 75 0 5 15 0 0.0
Burmese 90 85 0 5 5 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 30 25 0 5 0 0 0.0
Tai languages 405 310 0 15 80 5 1.2
Lao 325 240 5 10 70 5 1.5
Thai 85 70 0 5 15 5 5.9
Austro-Asiatic languages 10,410 8,095 25 255 2,030 155 1.5
Khmer (Cambodian) 155 120 0 0 30 5 3.2
Vietnamese 10,255 7,975 25 250 2,005 150 1.5
Malayo-Polynesian languages 13,985 13,590 5 55 335 35 0.3
Bisayan languages 375 370 0 0 5 0 0.0
Ilocano 290 270 0 0 20 0 0.0
Malay 520 495 0 5 25 0 0.0
Pampango 100 95 0 0 5 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 12,665 12,330 0 50 280 30 0.2
Bikol 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malagasy 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Pangasinan 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 2,830 2,655 25 65 90 55 1.9
Akan (Twi) 1,780 1,705 5 20 45 10 0.6
Bantu languages 305 255 10 20 15 25 8.2
Lingala 5 5 0 0 0 5 100.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 0 0 0 5 0 0.0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 25 5 5 10 5 10 40.0
Shona 90 85 0 0 5 0 0.0
Swahili 130 115 5 10 5 5 3.8
Ganda 15 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 30 25 0 0 0 5 16.7
Edo 70 65 0 0 5 0 0.0
Igbo 135 125 0 5 5 0 0.0
Wolof 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
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ewe 40 35 0 0 0 5 12.5
Ga 80 75 0 5 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 420 385 5 15 15 15 3.6
African languages, n.i.e. 185 170 5 5 5 10 5.4
Creoles 665 165 75 395 35 270 40.6
Non-verbal languages 375 215 0 0 155 0 0.0
American Sign Language 130 95 5 0 35 0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 245 125 0 5 120 0 0.0
Other languages 35 30 0 5 5 5 14.3
Multiple responses 123,260 120,030 1,390 1,845 0 2,315 1.9
English and French 2,255 745 700 815 0 1,110 49.2
English and non-official language 118,230 118,110 125 0 0 125 0.1
French and non-official language 790 435 355 0 0 355 44.9
English, French and non-official language 1,980 740 205 1,035 0 725 36.6

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

2006 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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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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