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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 Waterloo
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 501,800 485,815 5,875 2,360 7,750 7,050 1.4
Single responses 484,970 469,650 5,545 2,025 7,750 6,555 1.4
English 423,625 419,770 3,850 0 0 3,855 0.9
French 1,725 120 1,605 0 0 1,600 92.8
Non-official languages 59,620 49,755 95 2,025 7,750 1,105 1.9
Aboriginal 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
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 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 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 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 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 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. 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
Romance languages 12,700 9,725 35 725 2,215 400 3.1
Italian 455 375 0 25 50 15 3.3
Portuguese 4,470 3,070 10 75 1,320 45 1.0
Romanian 3,055 2,275 15 430 330 230 7.5
Spanish 4,720 4,005 10 190 520 105 2.2
Catalan 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
Romance languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Germanic languages 6,910 6,075 10 140 690 75 1.1
Dutch 425 360 0 20 35 10 2.4
Flemish 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
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
German 6,375 5,610 5 110 650 60 0.9
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Scandinavian languages 75 65 0 10 0 5 6.7
Danish 35 30 0 5 0 0 0.0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Norwegian 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Swedish 35 30 0 5 0 0 0.0
Afrikaans 30 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Celtic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gaelic 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
Welsh 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, n.i.e. 0 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
Slavic languages 10,045 8,800 5 435 800 225 2.2
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Bosnian 310 285 0 5 20 0 0.0
Bulgarian 80 65 0 0 0 5 6.3
Croatian 1,035 955 0 10 75 5 0.5
Czech 265 250 0 10 5 5 1.9
Macedonian 125 110 0 10 5 5 4.0
Polish 2,490 2,260 5 70 165 35 1.4
Russian 970 795 5 70 105 35 3.6
Serbian 3,805 3,245 5 210 350 105 2.8
Serbo-Croatian 330 285 0 25 20 15 4.5
Slovak 180 160 0 10 10 5 2.8
Slovenian 70 65 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ukrainian 240 210 0 10 20 5 2.1
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 140 125 0 5 10 0 0.0
Baltic languages 30 25 0 5 0 5 16.7
Latvian 10 10 0 0 0 5 50.0
Lithuanian 15 15 0 0 5 0 0.0
Greek 575 500 0 10 65 5 0.9
Armenian 225 185 0 20 20 10 4.4
Albanian 530 435 0 5 85 5 0.9
Georgian 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Finno-Ugric languages 660 590 0 20 50 10 1.5
Estonian 25 20 0 5 0 0 0.0
Finnish 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Hungarian 615 555 0 15 50 10 1.6
Turkic languages 470 390 0 15 55 10 2.1
Azerbaijani 25 25 0 0 5 0 0.0
Turkish 415 350 0 20 55 10 2.4
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 25 20 0 0 0 5 20.0
Mongolian 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
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,125 3,360 25 190 555 115 2.8
Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cushitic languages 530 420 5 5 95 10 1.9
Oromo 50 35 0 5 5 0 0.0
Somali 480 390 5 5 85 10 2.1
Semitic languages 3,585 2,930 20 175 465 105 2.9
Amharic 390 365 0 5 20 5 1.3
Arabic 2,695 2,140 20 160 375 100 3.7
Hebrew 55 50 0 10 5 5 9.1
Maltese 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tigrigna 280 245 0 0 30 0 0.0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 160 120 0 0 35 5 3.1
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 0 5 0 5 33.3
Indo-Iranian languages 10,155 8,650 0 190 1,315 95 0.9
Indo-Aryan languages 6,945 5,935 0 115 900 60 0.9
Bengali 430 400 0 10 25 5 1.2
Gujarati 1,380 1,135 0 30 220 20 1.4
Hindi 535 495 0 5 35 5 0.9
Konkani 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Marathi 65 65 0 5 0 0 0.0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 2,575 2,090 0 35 450 20 0.8
Sindhi 85 80 0 0 5 0 0.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 80 75 0 0 0 0 0.0
Urdu 1,760 1,575 0 30 155 15 0.9
Nepali 20 20 0 5 5 0 0.0
Iranian languages 3,110 2,650 0 75 390 35 1.1
Kurdish 325 275 0 10 45 5 1.5
Pashto 580 505 0 10 70 5 0.9
Persian (Farsi) 2,205 1,870 0 60 270 30 1.4
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 100 70 0 0 30 0 0.0
Dravidian languages 765 680 5 25 55 15 2.0
Kannada 50 45 0 5 0 5 10.0
Malayalam 190 170 0 0 10 0 0.0
Tamil 370 320 5 20 35 10 2.7
Telugu 155 145 0 0 10 0 0.0
Dravidian 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
Japanese 225 160 0 0 55 0 0.0
Korean 1,065 935 0 25 110 15 1.4
Sino-Tibetan languages 6,685 5,570 5 115 990 60 0.9
Chinese languages 6,500 5,435 5 115 940 65 1.0
Cantonese 820 665 0 20 135 10 1.2
Chaochow (Teochow) 10 5 0 0 5 0 0.0
Fukien 0 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
Hakka 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
Mandarin 2,365 1,950 5 40 365 25 1.1
Shanghainese 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
Taiwanese 40 30 0 0 5 0 0.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,265 2,785 0 55 425 30 0.9
Tibetan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Burmese 90 85 0 0 5 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 95 50 0 0 50 0 0.0
Tai languages 610 510 0 10 90 5 0.8
Lao 550 465 0 15 75 5 0.9
Thai 55 40 0 0 15 0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,450 1,945 5 45 460 30 1.2
Khmer (Cambodian) 160 135 0 0 20 0 0.0
Vietnamese 2,295 1,810 0 45 440 25 1.1
Malayo-Polynesian languages 540 525 0 0 10 0 0.0
Bisayan languages 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ilocano 15 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Malay 65 60 0 0 5 0 0.0
Pampango 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 445 440 0 5 5 5 1.1
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Malagasy 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
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 215 180 5 20 5 15 7.0
Akan (Twi) 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages 160 130 0 20 5 15 9.4
Lingala 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
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 0 5 0 5 50.0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 10 10 0 5 0 0 0.0
Shona 30 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Swahili 70 55 0 5 5 10 14.3
Ganda 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
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 35 30 0 5 0 5 14.3
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Igbo 5 5 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 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ga 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
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 30 0 0 0 5 16.7
African languages, n.i.e. 165 160 0 0 5 0 0.0
Creoles 40 20 0 15 0 10 25.0
Non-verbal languages 155 105 0 0 45 0 0.0
American Sign Language 65 50 0 0 10 0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 90 55 0 0 35 0 0.0
Other languages 275 210 0 5 55 0 0.0
Multiple responses 16,830 16,165 325 335 0 495 2.9
English and French 585 160 230 190 0 330 56.4
English and non-official language 15,880 15,865 15 0 0 15 0.1
French and non-official language 80 30 50 0 0 45 56.3
English, French and non-official language 285 110 30 145 0 105 36.8

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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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