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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 Greater Vancouver
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 2,292,115 2,126,505 25,030 13,895 126,690 31,975 1.4
Single responses 2,158,685 1,996,650 23,195 12,150 126,690 29,275 1.4
English 1,568,165 1,553,410 14,750 0 0 14,755 0.9
French 8,410 725 7,685 0 0 7,685 91.4
Non-official languages 582,110 442,515 760 12,145 126,690 6,835 1.2
Aboriginal languages 130 115 0 0 5 0 0.0
Algonquian languages 55 45 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 45 35 0 0 5 0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 45 35 0 0 5 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 0 not applicable ...
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oji-Cree 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, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Carrier 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wetsuweten 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
Chilcotin 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
Dene 5 0 0 0 5 0 0.0
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 0 not applicable ...
Northern Tutchone 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
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 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Iroquoian 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
Mohawk 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
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 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 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
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 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Siouan 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
Dakota 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
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 10 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gitksan 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
Nisga'a 10 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tsimshian 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
Wakashan languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Heiltsuk 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
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 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
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. 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 28,720 23,060 180 2,640 2,840 1,500 5.2
Italian 4,570 3,815 25 255 480 155 3.4
Portuguese 3,435 2,860 20 200 355 120 3.5
Romanian 3,575 2,435 30 785 325 420 11.7
Spanish 17,105 13,930 105 1,385 1,680 800 4.7
Catalan 25 15 0 5 0 5 20.0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 0 0 0 0.0
Germanic languages 5,315 4,560 15 600 130 315 5.9
Dutch 725 580 0 120 15 65 9.0
Flemish 15 5 0 10 0 5 33.3
Frisian 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
German 3,485 2,970 15 410 85 220 6.3
Yiddish 5 5 0 5 5 0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 555 505 0 35 15 15 2.7
Danish 185 170 0 10 5 5 2.7
Icelandic 35 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Norwegian 80 70 0 0 5 5 6.3
Swedish 255 235 0 15 5 10 3.9
Afrikaans 515 490 0 20 5 15 2.9
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 40 30 5 5 5 5 12.5
Gaelic languages 30 20 5 5 5 5 16.7
Welsh 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavic languages 26,065 22,585 35 1,390 2,055 735 2.8
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bosnian 635 580 0 15 45 5 0.8
Bulgarian 985 795 5 125 60 70 7.1
Croatian 2,040 1,845 0 50 145 25 1.2
Czech 1,015 950 0 35 25 20 2.0
Macedonian 115 100 0 5 5 5 4.3
Polish 5,185 4,610 5 220 350 120 2.3
Russian 10,055 8,515 15 520 1,005 275 2.7
Serbian 3,755 3,205 5 275 275 140 3.7
Serbo-Croatian 560 475 5 50 35 25 4.5
Slovak 880 795 0 45 35 25 2.8
Slovenian 70 65 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ukrainian 705 595 0 40 75 25 3.5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 60 50 0 0 5 0 0.0
Baltic languages 125 115 0 0 5 0 0.0
Latvian 80 75 0 0 0 0 0.0
Lithuanian 50 45 0 5 5 0 0.0
Greek 1,755 1,545 5 65 135 35 2.0
Armenian 435 345 0 50 35 30 6.9
Albanian 510 430 0 15 65 10 2.0
Georgian 25 20 0 5 5 5 20.0
Finno-Ugric languages 2,330 2,025 5 100 195 55 2.4
Estonian 95 85 0 15 0 5 5.3
Finnish 445 410 0 15 15 10 2.2
Hungarian 1,780 1,530 10 70 175 45 2.5
Turkic languages 1,585 1,330 10 85 160 50 3.2
Azerbaijani 160 145 0 5 5 5 3.1
Turkish 1,245 1,035 5 75 130 45 3.6
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 180 150 0 0 30 0 0.0
Mongolian 130 120 0 5 5 5 3.8
Afro-Asiatic languages 9,210 7,225 130 575 1,280 420 4.6
Berber languages (Kabyle) 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
Cushitic languages 745 630 10 5 95 15 2.0
Oromo 135 110 5 0 25 5 3.7
Somali 605 520 5 5 70 10 1.7
Semitic languages 8,445 6,595 110 560 1,180 390 4.6
Amharic 500 455 0 10 30 5 1.0
Arabic 6,500 4,950 105 500 950 355 5.5
Hebrew 715 640 5 45 20 30 4.2
Maltese 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tigrigna 260 240 0 0 20 5 1.9
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 455 305 0 5 155 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 5 10 0 10 50.0
Indo-Iranian languages 152,225 118,325 90 2,575 31,235 1,380 0.9
Indo-Aryan languages 126,730 96,715 50 1,510 28,460 805 0.6
Bengali 1,305 1,195 0 30 80 15 1.1
Gujarati 2,915 2,535 5 25 350 15 0.5
Hindi 11,685 10,475 5 145 1,070 75 0.6
Konkani 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Marathi 210 195 0 5 10 5 2.4
Panjabi (Punjabi) 103,900 76,260 35 1,215 26,385 640 0.6
Sindhi 660 600 0 15 40 10 1.5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 530 495 0 5 20 5 0.9
Urdu 5,040 4,560 5 55 425 30 0.6
Nepali 465 380 0 5 75 5 1.1
Iranian languages 25,350 21,480 45 1,060 2,765 575 2.3
Kurdish 920 790 0 20 115 10 1.1
Pashto 540 445 0 15 85 5 0.9
Persian (Farsi) 23,890 20,250 40 1,030 2,570 555 2.3
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 140 125 0 5 15 5 3.6
Dravidian languages 2,825 2,515 0 50 265 25 0.9
Kannada 60 60 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayalam 610 555 0 5 50 5 0.8
Tamil 1,880 1,655 0 35 190 20 1.1
Telugu 255 220 0 5 20 5 2.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 20 0 0 5 0 0.0
Japanese 8,110 6,815 10 115 1,165 70 0.9
Korean 34,850 28,530 10 565 5,745 295 0.8
Sino-Tibetan languages 258,115 178,920 130 2,605 76,460 1,430 0.6
Chinese languages 256,850 178,115 125 2,600 76,015 1,430 0.6
Cantonese 100,680 66,690 50 840 33,095 470 0.5
Chaochow (Teochow) 145 70 0 0 80 0 0.0
Fukien 675 585 0 0 90 0 0.0
Hakka 315 230 0 5 75 5 1.6
Mandarin 75,380 55,390 25 985 18,985 515 0.7
Shanghainese 545 320 0 10 220 0 0.0
Taiwanese 2,825 1,980 5 35 805 20 0.7
Chinese, n.o.s. 76,285 52,855 50 715 22,665 405 0.5
Tibetan languages 85 65 0 0 20 5 5.9
Burmese 560 465 0 0 95 5 0.9
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 615 275 0 5 335 0 0.0
Tai languages 1,075 935 0 35 105 20 1.9
Lao 420 345 0 15 50 10 2.4
Thai 655 590 0 15 55 5 0.8
Austro-Asiatic languages 15,505 11,605 50 290 3,560 195 1.3
Khmer (Cambodian) 580 445 5 5 125 5 0.9
Vietnamese 14,925 11,160 50 285 3,435 190 1.3
Malayo-Polynesian languages 30,875 29,985 15 110 760 70 0.2
Bisayan languages 1,100 1,070 0 0 20 5 0.5
Ilocano 1,085 1,045 0 0 40 0 0.0
Malay 1,265 1,190 0 10 65 0 0.0
Pampango 125 120 0 0 5 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 26,830 26,145 15 95 575 60 0.2
Bikol 35 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Fijian 220 210 0 0 5 0 0.0
Pangasinan 60 50 0 0 5 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 160 115 0 0 45 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 765 565 20 115 70 75 9.8
Akan (Twi) 105 95 0 5 5 5 4.8
Bantu languages 440 305 15 80 40 55 12.5
Lingala 10 0 10 0 0 10 100.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 70 30 0 30 0 20 28.6
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 25 5 5 10 0 10 40.0
Shona 40 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Swahili 200 135 5 35 30 15 7.5
Ganda 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 90 75 0 5 5 5 5.6
Edo 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Igbo 35 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wolof 10 5 0 5 0 5 50.0
Bamanankan 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
Ewe 30 15 0 10 5 5 16.7
Ga 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 120 85 0 10 20 5 4.2
African languages, n.i.e. 160 150 0 0 10 0 0.0
Creoles 270 80 35 150 5 110 40.7
Non-verbal languages 730 460 5 5 255 5 0.7
American Sign Language 255 180 0 5 70 0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 470 285 0 0 185 5 1.1
Other languages 245 130 5 0 115 0 0.0
Multiple responses 133,430 129,860 1,830 1,745 0 2,705 2.0
English and French 2,620 745 1,040 840 0 1,460 55.7
English and non-official language 128,360 128,175 185 0 0 185 0.1
French and non-official language 730 365 370 0 0 370 50.7
English, French and non-official language 1,720 580 240 900 0 690 40.1

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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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