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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 Mississauga, CYFootnote 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 710,470 670,055 8,435 7,340 24,650 12,100 1.7
Single responses 640,905 602,625 7,515 6,120 24,645 10,570 1.6
English 446,305 442,435 3,870 0 0 3,870 0.9
French 3,520 245 3,270 0 0 3,270 92.9
Non-official languages 191,080 159,940 380 6,120 24,645 3,435 1.8
Aboriginal languages 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Algonquian languages 10 10 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 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages 0 0 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 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 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 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 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 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 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuktitut 5 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. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 23,380 17,985 65 1,195 4,130 670 2.9
Italian 4,365 3,400 10 85 870 50 1.1
Portuguese 7,475 5,405 30 170 1,865 115 1.5
Romanian 1,695 1,150 5 370 170 190 11.2
Spanish 9,845 8,025 30 565 1,230 310 3.1
Catalan 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
Romance 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
Germanic languages 555 480 5 60 15 35 6.3
Dutch 75 60 0 10 0 5 6.7
Flemish 5 0 0 5 0 5 100.0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
German 405 350 5 45 10 25 6.2
Yiddish 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
Scandinavian languages 35 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Danish 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Icelandic 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
Norwegian 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
Swedish 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Afrikaans 35 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gaelic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Welsh 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
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 31,940 27,545 30 1,270 3,095 665 2.1
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 10 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Bosnian 670 545 0 30 90 15 2.2
Bulgarian 690 595 0 55 40 30 4.3
Croatian 2,450 2,195 0 80 170 40 1.6
Czech 260 240 0 5 20 0 0.0
Macedonian 665 580 0 30 55 15 2.3
Polish 17,440 15,090 15 550 1,780 290 1.7
Russian 3,360 2,785 5 210 365 105 3.1
Serbian 2,365 2,015 0 140 215 70 3.0
Serbo-Croatian 290 250 0 15 25 10 3.4
Slovak 320 285 0 15 15 10 3.1
Slovenian 235 220 0 5 5 0 0.0
Ukrainian 3,115 2,675 5 135 295 70 2.2
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 65 50 0 0 10 0 0.0
Baltic languages 300 255 0 25 15 10 3.3
Latvian 40 40 0 0 5 0 0.0
Lithuanian 255 220 0 20 10 10 3.9
Greek 915 805 0 5 100 0 0.0
Armenian 245 195 0 25 25 15 6.1
Albanian 1,335 1,090 0 30 220 15 1.1
Georgian 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Finno-Ugric languages 820 690 0 35 100 15 1.8
Estonian 25 30 0 0 0 5 20.0
Finnish 25 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Hungarian 765 640 0 35 95 15 2.0
Turkic languages 815 700 0 25 90 10 1.2
Azerbaijani 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Turkish 755 645 5 20 85 15 2.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 55 50 0 0 5 0 0.0
Mongolian 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 14,220 11,655 130 1,010 1,430 635 4.5
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Cushitic languages 425 380 0 15 20 10 2.4
Oromo 30 25 0 5 0 5 16.7
Somali 390 360 0 15 20 5 1.3
Semitic languages 13,790 11,265 130 990 1,405 620 4.5
Amharic 125 115 0 0 10 5 4.0
Arabic 12,490 10,130 130 980 1,255 620 5.0
Hebrew 20 15 0 0 5 0 0.0
Maltese 245 240 0 0 5 0 0.0
Tigrigna 85 80 0 0 5 0 0.0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 825 690 5 5 130 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Indo-Iranian languages 54,770 47,280 25 1,180 6,285 615 1.1
Indo-Aryan languages 50,620 43,840 25 990 5,765 515 1.0
Bengali 1,995 1,845 5 65 80 35 1.8
Gujarati 4,490 3,815 5 100 570 55 1.2
Hindi 4,530 4,110 5 85 330 45 1.0
Konkani 115 100 0 0 10 5 4.3
Marathi 555 515 0 20 20 10 1.8
Panjabi (Punjabi) 15,645 12,375 5 285 2,975 145 0.9
Sindhi 405 365 0 15 30 5 1.2
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 605 570 0 5 20 0 0.0
Urdu 21,895 19,775 10 405 1,705 210 1.0
Nepali 395 365 0 10 20 0 0.0
Iranian languages 4,005 3,315 0 185 505 95 2.4
Kurdish 60 55 0 0 5 0 0.0
Pashto 585 495 0 20 65 10 1.7
Persian (Farsi) 3,360 2,760 0 160 435 80 2.4
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 145 130 0 5 15 0 0.0
Dravidian languages 9,370 8,355 5 210 805 115 1.2
Kannada 225 200 0 15 10 5 2.2
Malayalam 995 925 0 20 50 5 0.5
Tamil 7,200 6,355 5 160 680 80 1.1
Telugu 930 855 0 20 55 10 1.1
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Japanese 535 445 0 10 90 5 0.9
Korean 3,815 3,240 0 65 510 30 0.8
Sino-Tibetan languages 29,275 22,870 20 440 5,950 240 0.8
Chinese languages 29,130 22,745 25 430 5,930 240 0.8
Cantonese 9,070 6,950 0 115 2,005 55 0.6
Chaochow (Teochow) 25 20 0 0 10 0 0.0
Fukien 65 50 0 0 20 0 0.0
Hakka 25 25 0 0 5 0 0.0
Mandarin 9,240 7,300 5 155 1,785 85 0.9
Shanghainese 60 40 0 0 20 0 0.0
Taiwanese 135 105 0 5 30 5 3.7
Chinese, n.o.s. 10,500 8,265 15 160 2,060 95 0.9
Tibetan languages 75 60 0 0 15 0 0.0
Burmese 60 55 0 0 5 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Tai languages 105 80 0 5 25 5 4.8
Lao 50 35 0 0 10 0 0.0
Thai 60 45 0 5 10 0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,180 5,560 20 190 1,405 115 1.6
Khmer (Cambodian) 25 20 0 0 10 5 20.0
Vietnamese 7,150 5,545 15 190 1,395 115 1.6
Malayo-Polynesian languages 9,895 9,625 0 45 225 25 0.3
Bisayan languages 255 255 0 0 5 0 0.0
Ilocano 185 170 0 0 10 0 0.0
Malay 460 435 0 0 25 0 0.0
Pampango 50 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,920 8,695 0 40 180 20 0.2
Bikol 5 5 0 0 5 0 0.0
Malagasy 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
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Pangasinan 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 800 740 10 25 25 25 3.1
Akan (Twi) 385 370 0 5 5 5 1.3
Bantu languages 160 140 5 10 5 10 6.3
Lingala 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
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 5 5 0 not applicable ...
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 10 0 5 5 0 5 50.0
Shona 55 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Swahili 65 60 0 0 5 0 0.0
Ganda 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 10 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Edo 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Igbo 50 50 0 0 5 0 0.0
Wolof 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
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ewe 20 15 0 5 0 5 25.0
Ga 35 35 0 5 5 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 145 125 5 10 5 5 3.4
African languages, n.i.e. 95 90 0 0 5 0 0.0
Creoles 395 55 50 270 20 185 46.8
Non-verbal languages 235 140 0 0 95 0 0.0
American Sign Language 100 75 0 0 30 0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 140 65 0 0 70 0 0.0
Other languages 25 20 0 5 5 0 0.0
Multiple responses 69,570 67,430 920 1,220 0 1,530 2.2
English and French 1,365 400 425 545 0 700 51.3
English and non-official language 66,560 66,480 80 0 0 75 0.1
French and non-official language 365 125 245 0 0 240 65.8
English, French and non-official language 1,275 425 170 680 0 510 40.0

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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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