Census Profile, 2016 Census
Quebec [Province] and Canada [Country]
Characteristic |
Quebec [Province] |
Canada [Country] |
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Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Counts (unless otherwise specified) | ||||||
Knowledge of official languagesUpdate of the 2016 Census language data | ||||||
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 | 8,066,560 | 3,977,275 | 4,089,285 | 34,767,255 | 17,101,170 | 17,666,080 |
English only | 372,445 | 187,595 | 184,860 | 23,757,525 | 11,838,075 | 11,919,455 |
French only | 4,032,640 | 1,874,545 | 2,158,095 | 4,144,685 | 1,925,845 | 2,218,840 |
English and French | 3,586,410 | 1,884,135 | 1,702,275 | 6,216,065 | 3,071,325 | 3,144,740 |
Neither English nor French | 75,065 | 31,000 | 44,060 | 648,970 | 265,920 | 383,045 |
First official language spokenUpdate of the 2016 Census language data | ||||||
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 | 8,066,555 | 3,977,270 | 4,089,285 | 34,767,250 | 17,101,165 | 17,666,085 |
English | 964,120 | 482,985 | 481,135 | 26,007,500 | 12,852,330 | 13,155,165 |
French | 6,750,945 | 3,320,380 | 3,430,560 | 7,705,755 | 3,780,105 | 3,925,650 |
English and French | 278,710 | 144,060 | 134,655 | 417,485 | 209,130 | 208,355 |
Neither English nor French | 72,775 | 29,845 | 42,930 | 636,515 | 259,600 | 376,910 |
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 | 1,103,480 | 555,015 | 548,465 | 7,914,495 | 3,884,670 | 4,029,825 |
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.8 |
Mother tongueUpdate of the 2016 Census language data | ||||||
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 | 8,066,555 | 3,977,270 | 4,089,285 | 34,767,255 | 17,101,170 | 17,666,085 |
Single responses | 7,881,650 | 3,884,675 | 3,996,975 | 33,948,620 | 16,702,840 | 17,245,775 |
Official languages | 6,820,815 | 3,366,970 | 3,453,845 | 26,627,555 | 13,201,620 | 13,425,940 |
English | 601,155 | 301,860 | 299,300 | 19,460,850 | 9,680,125 | 9,780,725 |
French | 6,219,665 | 3,065,115 | 3,154,550 | 7,166,705 | 3,521,495 | 3,645,215 |
Non-official languages | 1,060,830 | 517,700 | 543,125 | 7,321,065 | 3,501,220 | 3,819,840 |
Aboriginal languages | 45,570 | 22,530 | 23,040 | 195,700 | 94,795 | 100,900 |
Algonquian languages | 33,140 | 16,365 | 16,770 | 130,450 | 62,930 | 67,520 |
Blackfoot | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2,815 | 1,325 | 1,490 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 31,430 | 15,575 | 15,855 | 88,445 | 42,920 | 45,530 |
Atikamekw | 6,150 | 3,135 | 3,015 | 6,150 | 3,135 | 3,015 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 8,715 | 4,155 | 4,555 | 10,230 | 4,885 | 5,350 |
Moose Cree | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 50 | 55 |
Naskapi | 590 | 285 | 305 | 1,205 | 590 | 620 |
Northern East Cree | 135 | 55 | 80 | 315 | 125 | 190 |
Plains Cree | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3,065 | 1,360 | 1,710 |
Southern East Cree | 35 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 20 | 25 |
Swampy Cree | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1,440 | 585 | 850 |
Woods Cree | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1,840 | 865 | 975 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 15,790 | 7,920 | 7,875 | 64,050 | 31,305 | 32,745 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 485 | 225 | 260 | 6,990 | 3,310 | 3,680 |
Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 140 | 160 |
Mi'kmaq | 485 | 220 | 260 | 6,690 | 3,170 | 3,520 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 1,215 | 565 | 645 | 32,150 | 15,350 | 16,800 |
Algonquin | 1,185 | 555 | 630 | 1,260 | 590 | 670 |
Ojibway | 20 | 10 | 15 | 17,890 | 8,440 | 9,450 |
Oji-Cree | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12,855 | 6,260 | 6,595 |
Ottawa (Odawa) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 65 | 85 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 25 | 20 |
Athabaskan languages | 15 | 10 | 5 | 17,365 | 8,325 | 9,045 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 15 | 10 | 5 | 17,315 | 8,310 | 9,010 |
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 55 | 60 |
Beaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 85 | 105 |
Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,025 | 465 | 565 |
Chilcotin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 660 | 295 | 360 |
Dene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,700 | 5,185 | 5,515 |
Dogrib (Tlicho) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,645 | 840 | 815 |
Gwich'in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 110 | 145 |
Sarsi (Sarcee) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 25 | 50 |
Sekani | 0 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 45 | 45 |
Slavey-Hare languages | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1,995 | 950 | 1,045 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 765 | 365 | 400 |
South Slavey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 945 | 455 | 495 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 280 | 130 | 150 |
Tahltan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 135 | 140 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 90 | 90 |
Tahltan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | 50 |
Tutchone languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 120 | 170 |
Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 90 | 135 |
Southern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 40 |
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 20 | 35 |
Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 35 | 40 |
Inuit languages | 11,970 | 5,955 | 6,015 | 36,545 | 18,100 | 18,445 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,025 | 445 | 575 |
Inuktitut | 11,895 | 5,925 | 5,970 | 35,215 | 17,530 | 17,680 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 75 | 25 | 45 | 315 | 125 | 185 |
Iroquoian languages | 375 | 165 | 210 | 1,115 | 485 | 635 |
Cayuga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Mohawk | 365 | 160 | 210 | 980 | 430 | 555 |
Oneida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 20 | 40 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 15 | 20 |
Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 55 | 55 |
Michif | 5 | 5 | 0 | 465 | 230 | 235 |
Salish languages | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2,305 | 1,130 | 1,180 |
Comox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 45 | 40 |
Halkomelem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 475 | 225 | 245 |
Lillooet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 155 | 155 |
Okanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 135 | 135 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 445 | 225 | 220 |
Squamish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 20 |
Straits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40 | 40 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 150 | 185 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 255 | 135 | 125 |
Siouan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,285 | 2,070 | 2,220 |
Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,215 | 570 | 635 |
Stoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,025 | 1,465 | 1,555 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 25 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | 55 |
Tsimshian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,480 | 730 | 755 |
Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 880 | 435 | 445 |
Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 200 | 200 |
Tsimshian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 90 | 110 |
Wakashan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 805 | 370 | 435 |
Haisla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 40 | 50 |
Heiltsuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | 55 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 145 | 185 |
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 135 | 140 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 65 | 30 | 35 | 585 | 295 | 295 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 1,015,260 | 495,175 | 520,090 | 7,125,365 | 3,406,425 | 3,718,945 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 197,535 | 104,185 | 93,355 | 575,365 | 298,060 | 277,300 |
Berber languages | 20,845 | 11,125 | 9,720 | 22,135 | 11,865 | 10,270 |
Kabyle | 12,470 | 6,625 | 5,840 | 13,150 | 6,995 | 6,155 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 8,375 | 4,500 | 3,875 | 8,985 | 4,865 | 4,115 |
Cushitic languages | 1,125 | 545 | 580 | 42,885 | 20,095 | 22,790 |
Bilen | 10 | 10 | 5 | 805 | 455 | 350 |
Oromo | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4,960 | 2,560 | 2,400 |
Somali | 1,075 | 515 | 560 | 36,755 | 16,895 | 19,865 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 30 | 20 | 10 | 365 | 195 | 170 |
Semitic languages | 175,215 | 92,310 | 82,900 | 509,190 | 265,465 | 243,725 |
Amharic | 745 | 340 | 405 | 22,465 | 10,720 | 11,745 |
Arabic | 169,890 | 89,590 | 80,300 | 419,890 | 220,785 | 199,105 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 150 | 80 | 70 | 16,070 | 7,910 | 8,160 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5,545 | 2,780 | 2,770 |
Harari | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1,320 | 635 | 685 |
Hebrew | 3,885 | 2,040 | 1,845 | 19,530 | 10,480 | 9,045 |
Maltese | 25 | 10 | 15 | 5,565 | 2,765 | 2,800 |
Tigrigna | 385 | 185 | 205 | 16,650 | 8,310 | 8,340 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 110 | 60 | 50 | 2,155 | 1,085 | 1,070 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 355 | 200 | 155 | 1,155 | 635 | 520 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 36,305 | 17,030 | 19,275 | 176,725 | 81,810 | 94,920 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 8,855 | 4,105 | 4,750 | 20,130 | 9,270 | 10,860 |
Vietnamese | 27,425 | 12,920 | 14,505 | 156,425 | 72,470 | 83,955 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 25 | 10 | 15 | 170 | 65 | 100 |
Austronesian languages | 21,635 | 7,800 | 13,835 | 511,480 | 211,580 | 299,900 |
Bikol | 115 | 35 | 80 | 1,790 | 790 | 1,000 |
Cebuano | 885 | 270 | 610 | 19,890 | 7,930 | 11,960 |
Fijian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 745 | 400 | 345 |
Hiligaynon | 410 | 125 | 275 | 6,885 | 2,680 | 4,205 |
Ilocano | 2,060 | 745 | 1,315 | 26,345 | 10,620 | 15,720 |
Malagasy | 1,250 | 590 | 660 | 1,430 | 665 | 760 |
Malay | 705 | 265 | 440 | 12,275 | 5,255 | 7,020 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 205 | 90 | 110 | 4,040 | 1,865 | 2,175 |
Pangasinan | 95 | 40 | 50 | 1,390 | 590 | 800 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 15,545 | 5,480 | 10,065 | 431,380 | 178,575 | 252,810 |
Waray-Waray | 50 | 10 | 40 | 1,110 | 430 | 675 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 320 | 140 | 180 | 4,195 | 1,770 | 2,425 |
Creole languages | 56,990 | 25,220 | 31,770 | 72,125 | 32,310 | 39,820 |
Haitian Creole | 2,220 | 1,055 | 1,170 | 3,030 | 1,445 | 1,590 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 53,785 | 23,675 | 30,110 | 64,105 | 28,455 | 35,660 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 980 | 490 | 490 | 4,985 | 2,410 | 2,575 |
Dravidian languages | 14,865 | 7,435 | 7,430 | 189,405 | 94,765 | 94,640 |
Kannada | 240 | 130 | 110 | 3,970 | 2,040 | 1,935 |
Malayalam | 440 | 235 | 205 | 28,570 | 14,770 | 13,800 |
Tamil | 13,600 | 6,715 | 6,880 | 140,720 | 69,080 | 71,640 |
Telugu | 570 | 345 | 230 | 15,655 | 8,640 | 7,020 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 10 | 5 | 490 | 240 | 250 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 25 | 10 | 15 | 795 | 395 | 405 |
Indo-European languages | 553,045 | 269,625 | 283,420 | 3,877,330 | 1,889,400 | 1,987,930 |
Albanian | 2,795 | 1,420 | 1,370 | 26,890 | 13,610 | 13,285 |
Armenian | 16,430 | 7,970 | 8,460 | 33,455 | 16,270 | 17,185 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 68,155 | 30,960 | 37,195 | 701,975 | 323,640 | 378,340 |
Baltic languages | 850 | 335 | 515 | 12,530 | 5,315 | 7,215 |
Latvian | 290 | 120 | 175 | 5,455 | 2,350 | 3,105 |
Lithuanian | 555 | 215 | 340 | 7,075 | 2,965 | 4,115 |
Slavic languages | 67,310 | 30,630 | 36,675 | 689,450 | 318,325 | 371,115 |
Belarusan | 80 | 45 | 35 | 810 | 385 | 430 |
Bosnian | 1,620 | 805 | 815 | 12,210 | 6,035 | 6,180 |
Bulgarian | 6,985 | 3,385 | 3,600 | 20,025 | 9,675 | 10,345 |
Croatian | 2,330 | 1,165 | 1,170 | 48,200 | 23,540 | 24,665 |
Czech | 1,465 | 690 | 775 | 22,290 | 10,525 | 11,765 |
Macedonian | 205 | 105 | 95 | 16,775 | 8,050 | 8,725 |
Polish | 13,935 | 6,065 | 7,865 | 181,710 | 82,435 | 99,275 |
Russian | 28,565 | 12,715 | 15,850 | 188,255 | 85,400 | 102,855 |
Serbian | 3,140 | 1,590 | 1,545 | 57,350 | 28,535 | 28,815 |
Serbo-Croatian | 1,805 | 865 | 940 | 9,555 | 4,565 | 4,985 |
Slovak | 1,040 | 455 | 585 | 17,580 | 8,075 | 9,510 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 755 | 350 | 405 | 9,790 | 4,415 | 5,370 |
Ukrainian | 5,210 | 2,285 | 2,920 | 102,485 | 45,440 | 57,040 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 175 | 90 | 85 | 2,415 | 1,255 | 1,165 |
Celtic languages | 155 | 95 | 60 | 2,690 | 1,335 | 1,360 |
Scottish Gaelic | 20 | 15 | 10 | 1,090 | 540 | 550 |
Welsh | 40 | 20 | 20 | 1,075 | 495 | 575 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 90 | 55 | 30 | 530 | 295 | 235 |
Germanic languages | 27,540 | 13,280 | 14,260 | 538,765 | 258,410 | 280,350 |
Afrikaans | 125 | 60 | 65 | 10,265 | 5,115 | 5,145 |
Danish | 395 | 190 | 200 | 12,630 | 6,245 | 6,390 |
Dutch | 2,825 | 1,395 | 1,430 | 99,020 | 48,200 | 50,820 |
Frisian | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2,100 | 1,095 | 1,005 |
German | 13,670 | 6,340 | 7,330 | 384,035 | 183,215 | 200,820 |
Icelandic | 65 | 30 | 35 | 1,285 | 600 | 685 |
Norwegian | 200 | 100 | 100 | 4,615 | 2,170 | 2,445 |
Swedish | 555 | 255 | 300 | 6,840 | 3,015 | 3,825 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 540 | 240 | 300 | 3,895 | 1,730 | 2,165 |
Yiddish | 8,985 | 4,560 | 4,420 | 13,555 | 6,750 | 6,800 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 175 | 100 | 75 | 525 | 280 | 240 |
Greek | 38,635 | 19,435 | 19,205 | 106,525 | 53,350 | 53,170 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 76,040 | 39,205 | 36,835 | 1,312,750 | 664,120 | 648,630 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 45,845 | 23,875 | 21,970 | 1,064,760 | 538,530 | 526,235 |
Bengali | 10,995 | 5,620 | 5,380 | 73,125 | 37,410 | 35,720 |
Gujarati | 6,070 | 2,980 | 3,090 | 108,780 | 55,105 | 53,670 |
Hindi | 3,030 | 1,635 | 1,390 | 110,640 | 55,880 | 54,765 |
Kashmiri | 20 | 15 | 5 | 565 | 300 | 265 |
Konkani | 110 | 60 | 55 | 3,330 | 1,625 | 1,710 |
Marathi | 255 | 145 | 110 | 8,295 | 4,300 | 3,995 |
Nepali | 1,505 | 740 | 765 | 18,275 | 9,230 | 9,045 |
Oriya (Odia) | 35 | 20 | 15 | 1,055 | 560 | 495 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 12,380 | 6,720 | 5,660 | 501,680 | 253,515 | 248,160 |
Sindhi | 330 | 160 | 165 | 11,860 | 5,605 | 6,260 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 645 | 310 | 330 | 16,335 | 8,050 | 8,285 |
Urdu | 10,470 | 5,460 | 5,010 | 210,815 | 106,960 | 103,860 |
Iranian languages | 29,760 | 15,105 | 14,655 | 242,805 | 122,835 | 119,970 |
Kurdish | 985 | 550 | 430 | 11,705 | 6,345 | 5,355 |
Pashto | 1,285 | 680 | 610 | 16,910 | 8,760 | 8,145 |
Persian (Farsi) | 27,490 | 13,875 | 13,615 | 214,200 | 107,725 | 106,470 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 440 | 225 | 210 | 5,180 | 2,755 | 2,425 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 323,290 | 157,260 | 166,030 | 1,154,270 | 558,660 | 595,615 |
Catalan | 320 | 170 | 150 | 865 | 440 | 425 |
Italian | 104,600 | 51,705 | 52,895 | 375,635 | 184,415 | 191,220 |
Portuguese | 36,770 | 17,735 | 19,035 | 221,540 | 106,630 | 114,910 |
Romanian | 35,840 | 17,170 | 18,665 | 96,665 | 46,195 | 50,470 |
Spanish | 145,635 | 70,405 | 75,235 | 458,850 | 220,605 | 238,245 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 125 | 75 | 50 | 720 | 380 | 340 |
Japanese | 2,525 | 775 | 1,750 | 43,640 | 14,790 | 28,855 |
Kartvelian languages | 170 | 80 | 85 | 1,715 | 910 | 805 |
Georgian | 170 | 80 | 90 | 1,715 | 910 | 805 |
Korean | 5,160 | 2,270 | 2,890 | 153,425 | 70,310 | 83,115 |
Mongolic languages | 190 | 75 | 115 | 1,575 | 690 | 885 |
Mongolian | 195 | 80 | 115 | 1,575 | 690 | 880 |
Niger-Congo languages | 28,355 | 14,360 | 13,995 | 91,375 | 45,075 | 46,305 |
Akan (Twi) | 1,050 | 520 | 525 | 13,455 | 6,490 | 6,970 |
Bamanankan | 1,200 | 655 | 545 | 1,535 | 815 | 720 |
Edo | 75 | 45 | 30 | 1,670 | 770 | 900 |
Ewe | 730 | 400 | 325 | 1,760 | 950 | 805 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 2,055 | 1,080 | 970 | 2,825 | 1,495 | 1,335 |
Ga | 80 | 40 | 40 | 920 | 445 | 470 |
Ganda | 35 | 15 | 20 | 1,295 | 625 | 665 |
Igbo | 120 | 70 | 50 | 4,235 | 2,265 | 1,970 |
Lingala | 2,465 | 1,185 | 1,285 | 3,810 | 1,785 | 2,025 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 3,345 | 1,600 | 1,745 | 5,845 | 2,785 | 3,060 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 2,500 | 1,115 | 1,380 | 5,250 | 2,355 | 2,895 |
Shona | 85 | 45 | 40 | 3,180 | 1,520 | 1,665 |
Swahili | 3,010 | 1,460 | 1,545 | 13,370 | 6,385 | 6,990 |
Wolof | 3,230 | 1,745 | 1,485 | 3,990 | 2,170 | 1,820 |
Yoruba | 255 | 155 | 100 | 9,085 | 4,785 | 4,300 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 8,135 | 4,235 | 3,895 | 19,135 | 9,435 | 9,695 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 345 | 180 | 165 | 5,870 | 3,025 | 2,845 |
Dinka | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2,120 | 1,115 | 1,000 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 335 | 170 | 165 | 3,755 | 1,910 | 1,840 |
Sign languages | 1,330 | 700 | 630 | 7,500 | 3,925 | 3,575 |
American Sign Language | 65 | 35 | 30 | 2,685 | 1,320 | 1,360 |
Quebec Sign Language | 670 | 330 | 340 | 695 | 340 | 355 |
Sign languages, n.i.e | 595 | 340 | 255 | 4,120 | 2,265 | 1,860 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 76,840 | 35,775 | 41,065 | 1,269,215 | 589,570 | 679,645 |
Chinese languages | 76,490 | 35,600 | 40,895 | 1,253,360 | 581,650 | 671,715 |
Cantonese | 24,375 | 11,505 | 12,875 | 565,270 | 262,865 | 302,405 |
Hakka | 470 | 215 | 260 | 10,910 | 4,900 | 6,015 |
Mandarin | 43,700 | 20,175 | 23,525 | 592,040 | 274,630 | 317,410 |
Min Dong | 20 | 10 | 15 | 1,230 | 580 | 650 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 3,225 | 1,480 | 1,745 | 31,795 | 14,450 | 17,350 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 1,075 | 465 | 605 | 12,915 | 5,780 | 7,140 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 3,535 | 1,710 | 1,825 | 38,580 | 18,165 | 20,410 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 90 | 40 | 45 | 610 | 275 | 335 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 345 | 175 | 170 | 15,850 | 7,925 | 7,935 |
Burmese | 80 | 30 | 50 | 3,585 | 1,795 | 1,790 |
Karenic languages | 70 | 40 | 30 | 4,705 | 2,355 | 2,350 |
Tibetan | 110 | 65 | 50 | 6,165 | 3,080 | 3,080 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 85 | 45 | 40 | 1,400 | 695 | 705 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 4,895 | 2,185 | 2,710 | 22,010 | 8,870 | 13,145 |
Lao | 4,115 | 1,995 | 2,120 | 12,670 | 6,145 | 6,525 |
Thai | 765 | 180 | 585 | 9,255 | 2,690 | 6,565 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e | 10 | 5 | 10 | 80 | 35 | 55 |
Turkic languages | 7,980 | 4,095 | 3,880 | 40,140 | 21,120 | 19,025 |
Azerbaijani | 290 | 160 | 130 | 3,260 | 1,785 | 1,470 |
Turkish | 7,155 | 3,685 | 3,470 | 32,815 | 17,375 | 15,440 |
Uyghur | 205 | 100 | 105 | 1,035 | 510 | 525 |
Uzbek | 145 | 70 | 75 | 1,715 | 855 | 865 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 185 | 80 | 105 | 1,315 | 590 | 720 |
Uralic languages | 6,400 | 2,985 | 3,410 | 81,985 | 37,790 | 44,195 |
Estonian | 195 | 75 | 120 | 5,445 | 2,325 | 3,115 |
Finnish | 360 | 125 | 240 | 15,295 | 6,395 | 8,900 |
Hungarian | 5,835 | 2,790 | 3,045 | 61,235 | 29,060 | 32,175 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 685 | 385 | 300 | 3,690 | 2,045 | 1,645 |
Multiple responses | 184,905 | 92,600 | 92,310 | 818,635 | 398,325 | 420,305 |
English and French | 72,395 | 36,695 | 35,695 | 165,320 | 80,460 | 84,860 |
English and non-official language | 27,485 | 13,545 | 13,945 | 533,265 | 259,160 | 274,100 |
French and non-official language | 67,075 | 33,110 | 33,970 | 86,150 | 42,170 | 43,985 |
English, French and non-official language | 17,950 | 9,245 | 8,705 | 33,900 | 16,535 | 17,365 |
Language spoken most often at homeUpdate of the 2016 Census language data | ||||||
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 | 8,066,560 | 3,977,270 | 4,089,285 | 34,767,250 | 17,101,165 | 17,666,085 |
Single responses | 7,743,740 | 3,819,315 | 3,924,425 | 33,103,860 | 16,298,475 | 16,805,395 |
Official languages | 7,157,850 | 3,536,165 | 3,621,685 | 29,106,670 | 14,383,020 | 14,723,645 |
English | 782,185 | 391,125 | 391,060 | 22,162,865 | 10,966,135 | 11,196,730 |
French | 6,375,665 | 3,145,040 | 3,230,625 | 6,943,800 | 3,416,890 | 3,526,910 |
Non-official languages | 585,890 | 283,150 | 302,735 | 3,997,195 | 1,915,450 | 2,081,750 |
Aboriginal languages | 40,190 | 20,205 | 19,980 | 118,470 | 59,720 | 58,750 |
Algonquian languages | 28,695 | 14,385 | 14,310 | 75,080 | 37,825 | 37,260 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,115 | 555 | 555 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 28,110 | 14,105 | 14,005 | 55,825 | 28,135 | 27,685 |
Atikamekw | 5,465 | 2,825 | 2,640 | 5,465 | 2,825 | 2,640 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 7,375 | 3,590 | 3,790 | 8,590 | 4,195 | 4,395 |
Moose Cree | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Naskapi | 590 | 295 | 290 | 1,200 | 595 | 605 |
Northern East Cree | 60 | 30 | 30 | 110 | 55 | 60 |
Plains Cree | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1,350 | 665 | 685 |
Southern East Cree | 15 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
Swampy Cree | 5 | 5 | 5 | 330 | 140 | 190 |
Woods Cree | 0 | 5 | 0 | 800 | 410 | 390 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 14,590 | 7,355 | 7,235 | 37,945 | 19,240 | 18,710 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 220 | 115 | 110 | 3,615 | 1,795 | 1,820 |
Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 30 |
Mi'kmaq | 220 | 110 | 105 | 3,560 | 1,770 | 1,795 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 370 | 170 | 200 | 14,525 | 7,335 | 7,190 |
Algonquin | 360 | 165 | 195 | 370 | 170 | 200 |
Ojibway | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6,175 | 3,165 | 3,015 |
Oji-Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,900 | 3,960 | 3,940 |
Ottawa (Odawa) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 35 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Athabaskan languages | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10,265 | 5,125 | 5,135 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,255 | 5,120 | 5,135 |
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Beaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 30 | 20 |
Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 115 | 130 |
Chilcotin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 125 | 130 |
Dene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,710 | 3,805 | 3,905 |
Dogrib (Tlicho) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,020 | 550 | 475 |
Gwich'in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 25 | 25 |
Sarsi (Sarcee) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Sekani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Slavey-Hare languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 820 | 425 | 395 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 180 | 155 |
South Slavey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 190 | 185 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 55 | 55 |
Tahltan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Tahltan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Tutchone languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Southern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Inuit languages | 11,375 | 5,770 | 5,615 | 29,490 | 14,995 | 14,495 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 165 | 75 | 90 |
Inuktitut | 11,350 | 5,750 | 5,600 | 29,230 | 14,885 | 14,345 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 15 | 10 | 90 | 40 | 55 |
Iroquoian languages | 70 | 35 | 35 | 285 | 135 | 155 |
Cayuga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Mohawk | 70 | 35 | 30 | 255 | 115 | 140 |
Oneida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Michif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 40 | 45 |
Salish languages | 5 | 5 | 5 | 285 | 130 | 150 |
Comox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Halkomelem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 25 |
Lillooet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Okanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 35 | 45 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 20 |
Squamish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Straits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Siouan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,225 | 1,085 | 1,140 |
Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 140 | 120 |
Stoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,950 | 940 | 1,010 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 210 | 190 |
Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 155 | 155 |
Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 40 | 30 |
Tsimshian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Wakashan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 45 | 35 |
Haisla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Heiltsuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 35 | 10 | 25 | 235 | 110 | 125 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 545,695 | 262,940 | 282,755 | 3,878,725 | 1,855,730 | 2,022,995 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 91,660 | 46,550 | 45,110 | 307,755 | 153,275 | 154,480 |
Berber languages | 7,495 | 3,895 | 3,605 | 8,105 | 4,215 | 3,895 |
Kabyle | 5,105 | 2,660 | 2,450 | 5,490 | 2,855 | 2,640 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 2,390 | 1,235 | 1,150 | 2,620 | 1,365 | 1,260 |
Cushitic languages | 535 | 240 | 295 | 27,095 | 12,455 | 14,640 |
Bilen | 5 | 0 | 5 | 620 | 330 | 285 |
Oromo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3,410 | 1,700 | 1,710 |
Somali | 520 | 230 | 290 | 22,895 | 10,340 | 12,555 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 185 | 85 | 95 |
Semitic languages | 83,520 | 42,365 | 41,160 | 272,100 | 136,390 | 135,720 |
Amharic | 340 | 150 | 185 | 12,780 | 6,010 | 6,770 |
Arabic | 81,105 | 41,150 | 39,955 | 223,540 | 112,690 | 110,850 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 95 | 50 | 45 | 10,510 | 5,090 | 5,425 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3,445 | 1,695 | 1,750 |
Harari | 5 | 0 | 5 | 735 | 335 | 400 |
Hebrew | 1,705 | 880 | 825 | 8,560 | 4,425 | 4,135 |
Maltese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,130 | 525 | 605 |
Tigrigna | 205 | 95 | 105 | 10,205 | 5,040 | 5,170 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 60 | 25 | 35 | 1,200 | 585 | 620 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 105 | 50 | 55 | 440 | 215 | 230 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 24,980 | 11,675 | 13,305 | 115,210 | 53,500 | 61,710 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 5,180 | 2,370 | 2,805 | 10,880 | 4,940 | 5,945 |
Vietnamese | 19,790 | 9,295 | 10,495 | 104,245 | 48,525 | 55,725 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 15 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 40 | 45 |
Austronesian languages | 9,715 | 3,960 | 5,750 | 239,785 | 108,110 | 131,680 |
Bikol | 15 | 5 | 10 | 290 | 140 | 155 |
Cebuano | 230 | 100 | 125 | 7,210 | 3,325 | 3,880 |
Fijian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 105 | 90 |
Hiligaynon | 130 | 55 | 75 | 2,205 | 970 | 1,240 |
Ilocano | 740 | 305 | 435 | 9,125 | 4,045 | 5,080 |
Malagasy | 360 | 185 | 170 | 435 | 220 | 210 |
Malay | 175 | 85 | 95 | 3,620 | 1,710 | 1,910 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 60 | 30 | 30 | 1,200 | 565 | 630 |
Pangasinan | 10 | 5 | 10 | 240 | 110 | 135 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 7,905 | 3,150 | 4,760 | 213,790 | 96,235 | 117,555 |
Waray-Waray | 15 | 10 | 10 | 310 | 135 | 170 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 75 | 35 | 35 | 1,160 | 545 | 620 |
Creole languages | 20,705 | 8,780 | 11,925 | 27,860 | 12,005 | 15,850 |
Haitian Creole | 855 | 380 | 475 | 1,280 | 575 | 705 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 19,405 | 8,200 | 11,210 | 24,575 | 10,510 | 14,060 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 440 | 200 | 240 | 2,005 | 920 | 1,085 |
Dravidian languages | 11,400 | 5,595 | 5,805 | 122,490 | 59,780 | 62,710 |
Kannada | 150 | 85 | 65 | 1,630 | 825 | 800 |
Malayalam | 200 | 100 | 100 | 15,440 | 7,865 | 7,575 |
Tamil | 10,720 | 5,215 | 5,500 | 96,955 | 46,570 | 50,385 |
Telugu | 330 | 190 | 135 | 8,280 | 4,430 | 3,850 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 190 | 85 | 105 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 15 | 5 | 5 | 340 | 160 | 180 |
Indo-European languages | 303,215 | 146,100 | 157,115 | 1,911,215 | 927,225 | 983,985 |
Albanian | 1,615 | 795 | 820 | 13,135 | 6,575 | 6,560 |
Armenian | 11,990 | 5,680 | 6,310 | 21,505 | 10,165 | 11,345 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 40,405 | 19,085 | 21,325 | 314,965 | 149,315 | 165,650 |
Baltic languages | 190 | 80 | 105 | 3,275 | 1,400 | 1,870 |
Latvian | 75 | 40 | 40 | 1,255 | 530 | 725 |
Lithuanian | 115 | 40 | 70 | 2,020 | 870 | 1,150 |
Slavic languages | 40,220 | 19,000 | 21,220 | 311,690 | 147,910 | 163,780 |
Belarusan | 25 | 15 | 15 | 230 | 105 | 120 |
Bosnian | 965 | 475 | 495 | 6,045 | 3,010 | 3,040 |
Bulgarian | 5,125 | 2,495 | 2,630 | 11,985 | 5,835 | 6,150 |
Croatian | 1,015 | 475 | 545 | 16,775 | 7,980 | 8,795 |
Czech | 460 | 220 | 240 | 6,235 | 3,060 | 3,180 |
Macedonian | 130 | 65 | 65 | 6,830 | 3,250 | 3,580 |
Polish | 5,970 | 2,695 | 3,270 | 74,780 | 34,910 | 39,870 |
Russian | 20,680 | 9,775 | 10,900 | 116,595 | 55,175 | 61,425 |
Serbian | 2,010 | 1,020 | 990 | 31,750 | 15,665 | 16,085 |
Serbo-Croatian | 960 | 470 | 490 | 3,885 | 1,865 | 2,020 |
Slovak | 245 | 120 | 130 | 5,615 | 2,685 | 2,920 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 225 | 95 | 135 | 2,050 | 905 | 1,145 |
Ukrainian | 2,365 | 1,060 | 1,300 | 28,250 | 13,150 | 15,100 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 40 | 15 | 25 | 670 | 310 | 360 |
Celtic languages | 30 | 20 | 10 | 360 | 205 | 155 |
Scottish Gaelic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 185 | 105 | 80 |
Welsh | 10 | 10 | 0 | 95 | 50 | 45 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 15 | 5 | 80 | 50 | 30 |
Germanic languages | 9,890 | 4,980 | 4,905 | 146,455 | 71,835 | 74,615 |
Afrikaans | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4,790 | 2,355 | 2,435 |
Danish | 50 | 25 | 25 | 855 | 410 | 445 |
Dutch | 375 | 170 | 205 | 9,565 | 4,630 | 4,935 |
Frisian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 95 | 90 |
German | 2,550 | 1,190 | 1,365 | 120,335 | 58,905 | 61,435 |
Icelandic | 30 | 15 | 20 | 270 | 120 | 150 |
Norwegian | 20 | 5 | 10 | 345 | 145 | 200 |
Swedish | 105 | 50 | 60 | 1,045 | 500 | 545 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 70 | 35 | 40 | 355 | 170 | 185 |
Yiddish | 6,665 | 3,485 | 3,180 | 7,080 | 3,695 | 3,385 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1,625 | 820 | 810 |
Greek | 18,545 | 8,865 | 9,680 | 44,545 | 21,110 | 23,440 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 53,555 | 26,845 | 26,710 | 838,755 | 416,960 | 421,795 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 31,575 | 15,985 | 15,585 | 676,185 | 337,440 | 338,745 |
Bengali | 8,180 | 4,055 | 4,125 | 47,350 | 23,585 | 23,765 |
Gujarati | 3,840 | 1,860 | 1,985 | 64,150 | 31,740 | 32,405 |
Hindi | 1,535 | 790 | 745 | 55,510 | 27,805 | 27,710 |
Kashmiri | 5 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 70 | 70 |
Konkani | 30 | 15 | 15 | 720 | 355 | 370 |
Marathi | 80 | 40 | 40 | 3,780 | 1,940 | 1,840 |
Nepali | 1,355 | 655 | 700 | 13,375 | 6,710 | 6,670 |
Oriya (Odia) | 15 | 10 | 5 | 470 | 235 | 240 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 8,840 | 4,690 | 4,155 | 349,145 | 174,905 | 174,240 |
Sindhi | 135 | 65 | 75 | 4,975 | 2,280 | 2,695 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 365 | 185 | 180 | 7,790 | 3,860 | 3,925 |
Urdu | 7,180 | 3,620 | 3,565 | 128,785 | 63,965 | 64,820 |
Iranian languages | 21,745 | 10,740 | 11,010 | 160,195 | 78,310 | 81,880 |
Kurdish | 510 | 280 | 235 | 6,580 | 3,400 | 3,175 |
Pashto | 925 | 460 | 465 | 10,590 | 5,305 | 5,290 |
Persian (Farsi) | 20,310 | 10,005 | 10,305 | 143,020 | 69,600 | 73,425 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 235 | 120 | 120 | 2,375 | 1,215 | 1,160 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 167,190 | 79,835 | 87,355 | 531,485 | 251,050 | 280,440 |
Catalan | 110 | 50 | 60 | 355 | 165 | 190 |
Italian | 32,935 | 14,595 | 18,340 | 115,415 | 49,975 | 65,440 |
Portuguese | 17,260 | 8,250 | 9,005 | 98,710 | 46,915 | 51,795 |
Romanian | 24,520 | 12,000 | 12,525 | 53,320 | 25,795 | 27,525 |
Spanish | 92,330 | 44,920 | 47,415 | 263,510 | 128,110 | 135,400 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 35 | 20 | 15 | 180 | 85 | 95 |
Japanese | 1,050 | 425 | 620 | 19,785 | 8,265 | 11,515 |
Kartvelian languages | 70 | 35 | 35 | 1,040 | 565 | 475 |
Georgian | 70 | 40 | 35 | 1,035 | 565 | 475 |
Korean | 3,540 | 1,630 | 1,910 | 109,705 | 51,385 | 58,320 |
Mongolic languages | 145 | 70 | 75 | 910 | 440 | 470 |
Mongolian | 145 | 70 | 75 | 910 | 435 | 470 |
Niger-Congo languages | 7,250 | 3,450 | 3,800 | 28,665 | 13,340 | 15,320 |
Akan (Twi) | 445 | 215 | 235 | 5,990 | 2,695 | 3,295 |
Bamanankan | 265 | 135 | 125 | 340 | 180 | 160 |
Edo | 10 | 5 | 5 | 415 | 175 | 240 |
Ewe | 140 | 60 | 80 | 410 | 185 | 225 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 530 | 255 | 280 | 825 | 400 | 425 |
Ga | 15 | 5 | 10 | 250 | 105 | 140 |
Ganda | 5 | 5 | 5 | 345 | 160 | 185 |
Igbo | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1,000 | 485 | 510 |
Lingala | 625 | 270 | 355 | 1,045 | 455 | 590 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 1,110 | 510 | 600 | 2,110 | 990 | 1,115 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 530 | 225 | 305 | 1,530 | 670 | 865 |
Shona | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1,035 | 475 | 560 |
Swahili | 1,100 | 535 | 565 | 5,370 | 2,500 | 2,870 |
Wolof | 1,035 | 555 | 480 | 1,380 | 745 | 635 |
Yoruba | 55 | 25 | 25 | 2,615 | 1,275 | 1,340 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 1,350 | 635 | 710 | 4,010 | 1,850 | 2,160 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 135 | 70 | 65 | 2,650 | 1,305 | 1,350 |
Dinka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,130 | 580 | 550 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 130 | 65 | 65 | 1,525 | 730 | 800 |
Sign languages | 1,770 | 1,000 | 775 | 10,445 | 5,870 | 4,570 |
American Sign Language | 90 | 35 | 50 | 3,015 | 1,560 | 1,460 |
Quebec Sign Language | 700 | 360 | 340 | 730 | 375 | 355 |
Sign languages, n.i.e | 985 | 600 | 385 | 6,690 | 3,935 | 2,755 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 60,370 | 28,925 | 31,450 | 924,720 | 433,530 | 491,190 |
Chinese languages | 60,155 | 28,805 | 31,345 | 913,365 | 427,860 | 485,505 |
Cantonese | 17,845 | 8,470 | 9,375 | 400,215 | 184,340 | 215,885 |
Hakka | 155 | 75 | 80 | 4,080 | 1,820 | 2,265 |
Mandarin | 37,075 | 17,870 | 19,200 | 462,890 | 220,075 | 242,815 |
Min Dong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 150 | 195 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 1,830 | 830 | 1,000 | 13,965 | 6,345 | 7,625 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 780 | 355 | 420 | 7,650 | 3,580 | 4,075 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 2,435 | 1,190 | 1,240 | 23,935 | 11,440 | 12,500 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 40 | 20 | 20 | 280 | 130 | 150 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 215 | 115 | 100 | 11,350 | 5,670 | 5,680 |
Burmese | 35 | 15 | 20 | 2,245 | 1,115 | 1,125 |
Karenic languages | 65 | 40 | 30 | 3,865 | 1,935 | 1,930 |
Tibetan | 70 | 45 | 30 | 4,590 | 2,305 | 2,280 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 40 | 20 | 20 | 655 | 305 | 345 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 2,375 | 1,145 | 1,230 | 9,565 | 4,455 | 5,110 |
Lao | 2,150 | 1,055 | 1,100 | 6,175 | 2,995 | 3,180 |
Thai | 225 | 90 | 135 | 3,360 | 1,450 | 1,915 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Turkic languages | 5,120 | 2,540 | 2,575 | 22,250 | 11,205 | 11,045 |
Azerbaijani | 100 | 50 | 55 | 1,245 | 640 | 610 |
Turkish | 4,715 | 2,340 | 2,370 | 18,955 | 9,525 | 9,430 |
Uyghur | 140 | 75 | 70 | 610 | 315 | 290 |
Uzbek | 105 | 50 | 55 | 990 | 505 | 490 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 65 | 30 | 35 | 455 | 230 | 225 |
Uralic languages | 2,025 | 895 | 1,130 | 23,245 | 10,715 | 12,535 |
Estonian | 30 | 10 | 20 | 975 | 365 | 610 |
Finnish | 50 | 20 | 30 | 2,790 | 1,220 | 1,565 |
Hungarian | 1,945 | 860 | 1,085 | 19,485 | 9,125 | 10,355 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 150 | 90 | 60 | 1,110 | 605 | 500 |
Multiple responses | 322,820 | 157,960 | 164,860 | 1,663,390 | 802,695 | 860,690 |
English and French | 86,715 | 43,820 | 42,890 | 160,185 | 77,940 | 82,235 |
English and non-official language | 54,400 | 26,255 | 28,140 | 1,284,975 | 620,375 | 664,600 |
French and non-official language | 139,385 | 66,610 | 72,775 | 148,915 | 70,915 | 78,000 |
English, French and non-official language | 42,320 | 21,270 | 21,045 | 69,315 | 33,465 | 35,850 |
Other language spoken regularly at homeUpdate of the 2016 Census language data | ||||||
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 | 8,066,555 | 3,977,275 | 4,089,285 | 34,767,255 | 17,101,165 | 17,666,080 |
None | 6,825,240 | 3,356,340 | 3,468,900 | 29,615,245 | 14,612,175 | 15,003,065 |
English | 513,410 | 263,670 | 249,735 | 2,109,340 | 1,045,215 | 1,064,120 |
French | 320,370 | 158,340 | 162,030 | 731,095 | 342,245 | 388,855 |
Non-official language | 317,790 | 154,450 | 163,340 | 2,151,690 | 1,023,940 | 1,127,750 |
Aboriginal | 5,700 | 2,645 | 3,060 | 90,740 | 42,890 | 47,850 |
Non-Aboriginal | 312,085 | 151,810 | 160,280 | 2,060,945 | 981,055 | 1,079,895 |
English and French | 36,235 | 18,285 | 17,955 | 47,970 | 23,785 | 24,190 |
English and non-official language | 28,630 | 14,075 | 14,555 | 61,075 | 30,045 | 31,030 |
French and non-official language | 23,470 | 11,365 | 12,095 | 48,755 | 22,690 | 26,065 |
English, French and non-official language | 1,420 | 740 | 680 | 2,080 | 1,075 | 1,010 |
Knowledge of languagesUpdate of the 2016 Census language data | ||||||
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 | 7,965,450 | 3,941,440 | 4,024,015 | 34,460,065 | 16,971,575 | 17,488,485 |
Official languages | 7,891,110 | 3,911,220 | 3,979,890 | 33,818,210 | 16,709,290 | 17,108,920 |
English | 3,930,690 | 2,058,470 | 1,872,225 | 29,748,265 | 14,806,270 | 14,941,995 |
French | 7,522,350 | 3,725,145 | 3,797,200 | 10,242,945 | 4,952,455 | 5,290,495 |
Non-official languages | 1,610,980 | 776,265 | 834,720 | 9,369,280 | 4,488,185 | 4,881,090 |
Aboriginal languages | 50,890 | 25,190 | 25,700 | 263,845 | 127,550 | 136,295 |
Algonquian languages | 37,515 | 18,545 | 18,965 | 177,570 | 85,505 | 92,065 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,645 | 2,695 | 2,950 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 34,415 | 17,050 | 17,370 | 116,585 | 56,515 | 60,070 |
Atikamekw | 6,640 | 3,335 | 3,305 | 6,640 | 3,335 | 3,305 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 9,850 | 4,735 | 5,115 | 11,440 | 5,500 | 5,945 |
Moose Cree | 0 | 10 | 0 | 195 | 80 | 115 |
Naskapi | 775 | 385 | 385 | 1,465 | 710 | 755 |
Northern East Cree | 260 | 130 | 130 | 545 | 225 | 320 |
Plains Cree | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5,905 | 2,705 | 3,200 |
Southern East Cree | 35 | 25 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 10 |
Swampy Cree | 15 | 0 | 10 | 2,345 | 995 | 1,350 |
Woods Cree | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2,665 | 1,230 | 1,435 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 17,175 | 8,600 | 8,575 | 86,115 | 42,080 | 44,035 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 885 | 460 | 420 | 9,765 | 4,710 | 5,050 |
Malecite | 10 | 0 | 0 | 755 | 370 | 390 |
Mi'kmaq | 880 | 460 | 425 | 9,025 | 4,350 | 4,670 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 2,340 | 1,105 | 1,235 | 46,685 | 22,100 | 24,585 |
Algonquin | 2,240 | 1,055 | 1,185 | 2,480 | 1,165 | 1,315 |
Ojibway | 105 | 50 | 50 | 28,585 | 13,365 | 15,220 |
Oji-Cree | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15,610 | 7,575 | 8,030 |
Ottawa (Odawa) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 105 | 105 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 35 | 20 | 10 | 120 | 60 | 60 |
Athabaskan languages | 20 | 10 | 10 | 23,655 | 11,340 | 12,320 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 20 | 15 | 10 | 23,570 | 11,300 | 12,265 |
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 105 | 100 |
Beaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 180 | 165 |
Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,105 | 955 | 1,145 |
Chilcotin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,150 | 535 | 610 |
Dene | 10 | 0 | 10 | 13,060 | 6,270 | 6,790 |
Dogrib (Tlicho) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2,375 | 1,210 | 1,165 |
Gwich'in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 165 | 200 |
Sarsi (Sarcee) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 60 | 90 |
Sekani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 85 | 100 |
Slavey-Hare languages | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2,815 | 1,340 | 1,475 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,010 | 475 | 530 |
South Slavey | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1,365 | 660 | 710 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 680 | 320 | 360 |
Tahltan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630 | 340 | 285 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 205 | 170 |
Tahltan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 140 | 130 |
Tutchone languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 160 | 260 |
Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 115 | 170 |
Southern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 50 | 95 |
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 35 | 50 |
Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 465 | 205 | 260 |
Inuit languages | 12,595 | 6,270 | 6,330 | 42,980 | 21,355 | 21,630 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,975 | 895 | 1,080 |
Inuktitut | 12,485 | 6,210 | 6,270 | 40,620 | 20,280 | 20,340 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 115 | 60 | 60 | 470 | 225 | 240 |
Iroquoian languages | 740 | 360 | 375 | 2,800 | 1,240 | 1,555 |
Cayuga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 40 | 85 |
Mohawk | 690 | 350 | 335 | 2,415 | 1,120 | 1,295 |
Oneida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 60 | 125 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 50 | 15 | 35 | 115 | 45 | 75 |
Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 95 | 80 |
Michif | 30 | 15 | 10 | 1,210 | 585 | 625 |
Salish languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,750 | 2,730 | 3,015 |
Comox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 75 | 110 |
Halkomelem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,060 | 475 | 585 |
Lillooet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 790 | 405 | 385 |
Okanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 820 | 370 | 450 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,305 | 640 | 665 |
Squamish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 125 | 155 |
Straits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 160 | 200 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 220 | 235 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 565 | 295 | 270 |
Siouan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,430 | 2,665 | 2,770 |
Dakota | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1,760 | 870 | 890 |
Stoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,675 | 1,805 | 1,875 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 70 | 70 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 140 | 120 |
Tsimshian languages | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2,730 | 1,350 | 1,380 |
Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,305 | 645 | 660 |
Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,060 | 545 | 515 |
Tsimshian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 180 | 235 |
Wakashan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,490 | 680 | 805 |
Haisla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 65 | 110 |
Heiltsuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 50 | 75 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 605 | 285 | 320 |
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 565 | 265 | 300 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 90 | 40 | 55 | 665 | 310 | 360 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 1,560,375 | 751,215 | 809,160 | 9,107,075 | 4,361,420 | 4,745,660 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 301,035 | 157,545 | 143,490 | 837,355 | 432,560 | 404,795 |
Berber languages | 27,595 | 14,650 | 12,945 | 29,460 | 15,745 | 13,715 |
Kabyle | 16,170 | 8,580 | 7,590 | 17,120 | 9,100 | 8,015 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 11,580 | 6,150 | 5,425 | 12,505 | 6,735 | 5,775 |
Cushitic languages | 1,550 | 745 | 805 | 57,125 | 26,870 | 30,250 |
Bilen | 35 | 20 | 10 | 1,085 | 625 | 470 |
Oromo | 45 | 30 | 10 | 6,245 | 3,070 | 3,175 |
Somali | 1,460 | 680 | 780 | 49,665 | 23,070 | 26,590 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 480 | 220 | 265 |
Semitic languages | 286,625 | 149,970 | 136,660 | 771,130 | 400,780 | 370,350 |
Amharic | 1,145 | 540 | 600 | 33,670 | 16,675 | 16,995 |
Arabic | 267,965 | 140,280 | 127,685 | 629,055 | 329,235 | 299,820 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 195 | 95 | 95 | 19,745 | 9,720 | 10,020 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7,115 | 3,505 | 3,610 |
Harari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,710 | 855 | 860 |
Hebrew | 18,035 | 9,490 | 8,540 | 75,020 | 38,730 | 36,290 |
Maltese | 40 | 10 | 25 | 7,625 | 3,760 | 3,870 |
Tigrigna | 420 | 195 | 225 | 21,340 | 10,640 | 10,705 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 180 | 85 | 95 | 3,220 | 1,655 | 1,565 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 810 | 430 | 380 | 2,775 | 1,440 | 1,335 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 46,050 | 21,955 | 24,095 | 224,865 | 105,845 | 119,020 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 11,840 | 5,620 | 6,220 | 27,035 | 12,640 | 14,400 |
Vietnamese | 34,580 | 16,520 | 18,060 | 198,895 | 93,735 | 105,155 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 40 | 25 | 15 | 190 | 70 | 120 |
Austronesian languages | 31,230 | 11,820 | 19,410 | 656,200 | 273,075 | 383,125 |
Bikol | 105 | 45 | 60 | 2,075 | 885 | 1,190 |
Cebuano | 1,105 | 360 | 750 | 27,045 | 10,960 | 16,085 |
Fijian | 15 | 0 | 10 | 1,660 | 955 | 705 |
Hiligaynon | 540 | 195 | 350 | 7,925 | 3,200 | 4,720 |
Ilocano | 2,500 | 890 | 1,610 | 34,530 | 13,805 | 20,730 |
Malagasy | 1,980 | 940 | 1,040 | 2,335 | 1,120 | 1,220 |
Malay | 1,210 | 525 | 690 | 22,470 | 10,370 | 12,100 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 195 | 95 | 100 | 5,425 | 2,445 | 2,980 |
Pangasinan | 60 | 20 | 40 | 1,800 | 790 | 1,015 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 26,705 | 9,785 | 16,915 | 612,735 | 253,210 | 359,530 |
Waray-Waray | 55 | 10 | 45 | 1,395 | 530 | 860 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 540 | 270 | 275 | 5,585 | 2,540 | 3,040 |
Creole languages | 115,445 | 51,970 | 63,475 | 155,615 | 70,545 | 85,070 |
Haitian Creole | 4,910 | 2,285 | 2,620 | 6,850 | 3,140 | 3,710 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 108,315 | 48,615 | 59,705 | 133,045 | 59,890 | 73,160 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 2,835 | 1,390 | 1,445 | 16,635 | 7,955 | 8,675 |
Dravidian languages | 18,710 | 9,495 | 9,210 | 250,180 | 126,220 | 123,960 |
Kannada | 415 | 210 | 205 | 8,245 | 4,180 | 4,065 |
Malayalam | 510 | 285 | 220 | 37,810 | 19,410 | 18,400 |
Tamil | 17,245 | 8,680 | 8,565 | 189,860 | 94,640 | 95,220 |
Telugu | 930 | 540 | 390 | 23,160 | 12,770 | 10,390 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 10 | 0 | 790 | 385 | 405 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 35 | 15 | 25 | 870 | 435 | 435 |
Indo-European languages | 912,945 | 435,785 | 477,155 | 5,158,010 | 2,506,455 | 2,651,555 |
Albanian | 3,375 | 1,730 | 1,645 | 31,930 | 16,140 | 15,790 |
Armenian | 20,290 | 9,790 | 10,500 | 41,295 | 19,980 | 21,315 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 88,425 | 41,725 | 46,700 | 817,315 | 384,960 | 432,350 |
Baltic languages | 1,080 | 500 | 585 | 14,675 | 6,470 | 8,205 |
Latvian | 335 | 150 | 185 | 6,500 | 2,960 | 3,540 |
Lithuanian | 755 | 350 | 410 | 8,185 | 3,510 | 4,675 |
Slavic languages | 87,520 | 41,315 | 46,205 | 805,915 | 379,965 | 425,945 |
Belarusan | 365 | 150 | 215 | 2,265 | 1,070 | 1,195 |
Bosnian | 1,975 | 990 | 985 | 18,265 | 9,055 | 9,215 |
Bulgarian | 7,345 | 3,595 | 3,750 | 22,425 | 10,920 | 11,505 |
Croatian | 3,580 | 1,760 | 1,820 | 69,840 | 34,515 | 35,325 |
Czech | 2,070 | 975 | 1,095 | 28,720 | 13,675 | 15,050 |
Macedonian | 285 | 140 | 145 | 23,075 | 11,190 | 11,880 |
Polish | 17,760 | 8,090 | 9,665 | 214,965 | 99,365 | 115,600 |
Russian | 46,665 | 22,265 | 24,400 | 269,645 | 127,055 | 142,595 |
Serbian | 4,050 | 1,980 | 2,070 | 73,775 | 37,040 | 36,740 |
Serbo-Croatian | 2,385 | 1,140 | 1,245 | 11,275 | 5,525 | 5,750 |
Slovak | 1,520 | 705 | 820 | 21,470 | 10,215 | 11,255 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 970 | 490 | 480 | 11,495 | 5,205 | 6,290 |
Ukrainian | 9,015 | 3,885 | 5,135 | 132,115 | 58,820 | 73,300 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 150 | 75 | 75 | 3,000 | 1,590 | 1,405 |
Celtic languages | 495 | 305 | 195 | 9,165 | 4,705 | 4,455 |
Scottish Gaelic | 155 | 95 | 65 | 3,980 | 2,010 | 1,975 |
Welsh | 85 | 45 | 40 | 1,690 | 830 | 860 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 265 | 175 | 95 | 3,590 | 1,915 | 1,680 |
Germanic languages | 63,370 | 31,835 | 31,530 | 695,535 | 337,215 | 358,320 |
Afrikaans | 415 | 260 | 150 | 23,410 | 11,795 | 11,610 |
Danish | 835 | 410 | 420 | 15,745 | 7,320 | 8,425 |
Dutch | 5,060 | 2,665 | 2,395 | 120,865 | 57,885 | 62,990 |
Frisian | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2,910 | 1,515 | 1,395 |
German | 43,475 | 21,950 | 21,530 | 502,730 | 245,745 | 256,985 |
Icelandic | 140 | 80 | 60 | 1,780 | 830 | 945 |
Norwegian | 510 | 255 | 255 | 8,120 | 3,860 | 4,260 |
Swedish | 1,580 | 785 | 795 | 14,140 | 6,510 | 7,635 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 760 | 265 | 495 | 4,400 | 1,945 | 2,455 |
Yiddish | 12,375 | 6,225 | 6,155 | 20,985 | 10,435 | 10,550 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 270 | 125 | 140 | 8,710 | 4,425 | 4,285 |
Greek | 51,060 | 25,520 | 25,540 | 150,965 | 75,510 | 75,455 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 93,655 | 48,040 | 45,615 | 1,658,220 | 840,850 | 817,365 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 59,570 | 30,870 | 28,700 | 1,387,805 | 704,370 | 683,435 |
Bengali | 12,870 | 6,610 | 6,260 | 91,220 | 46,935 | 44,285 |
Gujarati | 7,950 | 3,860 | 4,090 | 149,045 | 74,765 | 74,285 |
Hindi | 15,570 | 8,285 | 7,280 | 433,365 | 221,665 | 211,700 |
Kashmiri | 45 | 35 | 15 | 905 | 490 | 420 |
Konkani | 150 | 70 | 75 | 6,790 | 3,185 | 3,605 |
Marathi | 475 | 240 | 230 | 15,570 | 8,200 | 7,365 |
Nepali | 1,445 | 725 | 720 | 21,380 | 10,915 | 10,470 |
Oriya (Odia) | 55 | 35 | 20 | 1,535 | 755 | 775 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 17,860 | 9,690 | 8,165 | 668,240 | 341,450 | 326,790 |
Sindhi | 500 | 240 | 255 | 20,260 | 9,310 | 10,945 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 1,335 | 625 | 710 | 27,825 | 13,970 | 13,855 |
Urdu | 16,545 | 8,655 | 7,890 | 322,220 | 164,685 | 157,535 |
Iranian languages | 35,420 | 17,830 | 17,585 | 281,715 | 142,030 | 139,680 |
Kurdish | 1,255 | 665 | 590 | 15,290 | 8,290 | 7,000 |
Pashto | 1,825 | 1,005 | 825 | 23,180 | 12,465 | 10,715 |
Persian (Farsi) | 32,965 | 16,560 | 16,405 | 252,320 | 126,565 | 125,755 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 845 | 425 | 420 | 8,875 | 4,715 | 4,155 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 627,545 | 293,620 | 333,920 | 1,897,630 | 898,530 | 999,100 |
Catalan | 890 | 525 | 365 | 2,035 | 1,145 | 890 |
Italian | 173,710 | 84,430 | 89,275 | 574,725 | 278,500 | 296,225 |
Portuguese | 55,100 | 27,620 | 27,475 | 295,955 | 144,465 | 151,485 |
Romanian | 42,655 | 20,550 | 22,110 | 115,050 | 55,275 | 59,770 |
Spanish | 390,355 | 177,610 | 212,745 | 995,255 | 460,250 | 535,010 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 490 | 345 | 145 | 2,680 | 1,610 | 1,075 |
Japanese | 7,040 | 3,340 | 3,695 | 83,090 | 36,760 | 46,335 |
Kartvelian languages | 220 | 110 | 110 | 2,150 | 1,075 | 1,075 |
Georgian | 215 | 105 | 110 | 2,150 | 1,080 | 1,070 |
Korean | 6,260 | 2,825 | 3,430 | 172,755 | 80,170 | 92,590 |
Mongolic languages | 270 | 135 | 130 | 2,090 | 960 | 1,130 |
Mongolian | 265 | 135 | 130 | 2,090 | 960 | 1,130 |
Niger-Congo languages | 52,840 | 26,665 | 26,175 | 177,215 | 88,135 | 89,080 |
Akan (Twi) | 1,800 | 945 | 855 | 22,145 | 10,810 | 11,340 |
Bamanankan | 2,385 | 1,240 | 1,145 | 3,190 | 1,660 | 1,530 |
Edo | 190 | 95 | 95 | 3,220 | 1,510 | 1,705 |
Ewe | 1,410 | 865 | 545 | 3,000 | 1,685 | 1,315 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 3,400 | 1,785 | 1,620 | 4,725 | 2,460 | 2,260 |
Ga | 315 | 155 | 160 | 2,250 | 1,140 | 1,110 |
Ganda | 90 | 40 | 55 | 2,495 | 1,175 | 1,320 |
Igbo | 275 | 190 | 90 | 8,850 | 4,710 | 4,140 |
Lingala | 9,630 | 4,430 | 5,200 | 17,010 | 7,865 | 9,145 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 4,490 | 2,210 | 2,285 | 8,590 | 4,075 | 4,515 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 3,535 | 1,640 | 1,895 | 7,860 | 3,600 | 4,260 |
Shona | 150 | 75 | 80 | 5,425 | 2,530 | 2,905 |
Swahili | 8,015 | 4,080 | 3,935 | 38,680 | 19,565 | 19,115 |
Wolof | 6,555 | 3,545 | 3,015 | 8,240 | 4,455 | 3,785 |
Yoruba | 885 | 485 | 395 | 22,420 | 11,475 | 10,940 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 17,720 | 9,125 | 8,595 | 40,760 | 20,375 | 20,385 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 695 | 345 | 350 | 7,015 | 3,520 | 3,495 |
Dinka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,475 | 1,280 | 1,190 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 695 | 345 | 350 | 4,555 | 2,240 | 2,315 |
Sign languages | 7,775 | 3,095 | 4,675 | 48,115 | 18,985 | 29,130 |
American Sign Language | 675 | 245 | 435 | 21,930 | 7,780 | 14,155 |
Quebec Sign Language | 4,405 | 1,590 | 2,815 | 4,665 | 1,665 | 3,005 |
Sign languages, n.i.e. | 2,960 | 1,350 | 1,605 | 22,275 | 9,835 | 12,440 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 90,460 | 42,695 | 47,770 | 1,430,440 | 672,100 | 758,340 |
Chinese languages | 90,060 | 42,480 | 47,580 | 1,413,110 | 663,465 | 749,640 |
Cantonese | 31,885 | 14,900 | 16,980 | 699,125 | 325,840 | 373,285 |
Hakka | 545 | 240 | 310 | 12,445 | 5,555 | 6,890 |
Mandarin | 59,240 | 27,560 | 31,685 | 814,450 | 377,635 | 436,815 |
Min Dong | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1,045 | 440 | 600 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 4,215 | 1,860 | 2,350 | 42,840 | 19,005 | 23,835 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 1,230 | 535 | 690 | 16,530 | 7,490 | 9,040 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 4,800 | 2,380 | 2,425 | 41,690 | 19,995 | 21,690 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 90 | 40 | 55 | 590 | 250 | 340 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 430 | 235 | 195 | 18,270 | 9,100 | 9,175 |
Burmese | 140 | 75 | 60 | 4,995 | 2,490 | 2,500 |
Karenic languages | 105 | 55 | 45 | 4,895 | 2,425 | 2,475 |
Tibetan | 65 | 50 | 10 | 7,050 | 3,555 | 3,490 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 140 | 65 | 80 | 2,375 | 1,160 | 1,220 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 7,280 | 3,400 | 3,880 | 30,400 | 13,210 | 17,195 |
Lao | 5,785 | 2,850 | 2,935 | 17,235 | 8,240 | 8,990 |
Thai | 2,255 | 875 | 1,375 | 15,390 | 5,875 | 9,520 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 10 | 10 | 115 | 50 | 65 |
Turkic languages | 12,475 | 6,265 | 6,210 | 60,530 | 31,585 | 28,945 |
Azerbaijani | 510 | 275 | 235 | 5,450 | 2,885 | 2,565 |
Turkish | 11,415 | 5,755 | 5,665 | 50,775 | 26,605 | 24,165 |
Uyghur | 230 | 110 | 120 | 1,385 | 685 | 700 |
Uzbek | 230 | 105 | 125 | 2,465 | 1,230 | 1,235 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 235 | 115 | 120 | 1,870 | 905 | 965 |
Uralic languages | 7,870 | 3,710 | 4,160 | 94,810 | 44,270 | 50,545 |
Estonian | 150 | 55 | 95 | 6,070 | 2,750 | 3,315 |
Finnish | 500 | 195 | 305 | 17,595 | 7,540 | 10,050 |
Hungarian | 7,215 | 3,450 | 3,765 | 71,285 | 34,005 | 37,280 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 2,140 | 1,170 | 970 | 9,730 | 5,375 | 4,355 |
Source
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.
How to cite
How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Quebec [Province] and Canada [Country] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed May 27, 2024).
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