Census Profile, 2016 Census
Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Prince Edward Island [Province]

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Characteristic Montréal
Quebec
[Census metropolitan area] 		Prince Edward Island

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 4,053,355 1,982,260 2,071,100 141,015 68,540 72,480
English only 286,275 143,255 143,025 121,815 60,290 61,525
French only 1,472,060 662,855 809,205 115 55 65
English and French 2,231,540 1,150,975 1,080,565 17,840 7,540 10,295
Neither English nor French 63,480 25,175 38,305 1,250 650 600
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 4,053,355 1,982,260 2,071,100 141,015 68,535 72,485
English 765,805 382,720 383,080 135,015 65,690 69,320
French 2,980,955 1,448,725 1,532,235 4,550 2,105 2,445
English and French 244,955 126,535 118,415 235 105 130
Neither English nor French 61,645 24,280 37,365 1,225 630 590
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 888,280 445,990 442,290 4,665 2,160 2,510
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 21.9 22.5 21.4 3.3 3.2 3.5
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 4,053,355 1,982,260 2,071,100 141,020 68,535 72,480
Single responses 3,907,510 1,909,450 1,998,060 140,020 68,085 71,935
Official languages 2,996,905 1,467,115 1,529,795 132,870 64,475 68,390
English 444,955 222,890 222,065 128,005 62,235 65,765
French 2,551,955 1,244,225 1,307,730 4,865 2,245 2,620
Non-official languages 910,605 442,335 468,270 7,155 3,605 3,550
Aboriginal languages 755 275 480 50 25 20
Algonquian languages 370 145 225 40 20 20
Blackfoot 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 320 120 200 5 0 0
Atikamekw 30 10 25 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 70 25 45 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 15 10 10 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 50 20 30 5 5 0
Plains Cree 5 0 5 5 0 0
Southern East Cree 10 5 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 140 50 90 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 5 15 40 20 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 20 5 10 35 20 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 35 20 10 5 0 0
Algonquin 30 20 15 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 5 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 270 70 195 5 5 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 225 60 170 5 5 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 35 15 25 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 75 40 40 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 70 35 35 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 5 0 0 0
Dakota 5 0 5 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 30 15 15 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 909,845 442,055 467,790 7,110 3,580 3,525
Afro-Asiatic languages 176,965 92,830 84,135 655 365 295
Berber languages 18,945 10,025 8,915 0 0 0
Kabyle 11,315 5,975 5,335 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 7,625 4,050 3,580 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 760 365 395 50 25 25
Bilen 10 10 5 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 0 0 0 0
Somali 725 340 385 50 25 20
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 157,015 82,305 74,715 610 340 270
Amharic 665 310 355 5 5 5
Arabic 151,955 79,715 72,240 575 315 260
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 125 65 60 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 15 10 10 0 0 0
Harari 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 3,810 1,990 1,820 25 15 10
Maltese 15 5 10 0 5 0
Tigrigna 340 165 180 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 85 45 40 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 245 140 110 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 33,385 15,675 17,715 115 65 55
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,945 3,690 4,255 0 0 0
Vietnamese 25,430 11,975 13,450 120 65 55
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,215 7,315 12,895 395 155 240
Bikol 110 35 75 0 0 0
Cebuano 760 250 510 15 5 10
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 400 130 275 0 0 0
Ilocano 2,035 740 1,295 5 0 5
Malagasy 825 385 440 0 0 0
Malay 605 235 370 10 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 200 90 110 0 0 0
Pangasinan 90 40 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 14,865 5,275 9,590 365 140 220
Waray-Waray 50 10 35 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 275 120 160 5 5 0
Creole languages 54,205 23,910 30,300 15 5 10
Haitian Creole 1,965 930 1,035 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 51,325 22,520 28,805 10 0 5
Creole languages, n.i.e. 915 460 460 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 14,695 7,335 7,365 110 60 50
Kannada 230 125 105 15 5 5
Malayalam 405 215 190 55 30 25
Tamil 13,490 6,650 6,835 20 5 10
Telugu 555 335 215 20 10 10
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 493,565 239,965 253,600 2,575 1,320 1,260
Albanian 2,455 1,250 1,205 95 55 45
Armenian 16,170 7,835 8,335 5 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 58,295 26,270 32,025 385 190 195
Baltic languages 725 265 455 5 5 0
Latvian 235 90 150 5 5 0
Lithuanian 485 180 305 0 0 5
Slavic languages 57,570 26,005 31,570 380 190 195
Belarusan 70 40 25 0 0 0
Bosnian 455 220 230 30 15 10
Bulgarian 6,395 3,095 3,295 10 5 5
Croatian 1,865 930 935 25 15 10
Czech 1,175 540 635 15 10 10
Macedonian 175 90 90 0 0 0
Polish 12,185 5,280 6,905 70 30 40
Russian 26,370 11,785 14,585 140 70 70
Serbian 1,890 930 955 20 10 10
Serbo-Croatian 655 305 345 10 5 5
Slovak 900 385 510 5 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 690 310 375 5 5 5
Ukrainian 4,640 2,025 2,610 45 20 30
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 65 65 5 5 0
Celtic languages 110 65 45 20 10 5
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 5 10 0 5
Welsh 25 10 15 10 5 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 65 45 25 5 5 5
Germanic languages 21,470 10,340 11,130 900 460 435
Afrikaans 90 40 50 20 15 10
Danish 300 145 155 20 15 5
Dutch 1,820 920 900 465 240 220
Frisian 5 5 5 35 20 15
German 9,235 4,195 5,040 320 155 165
Icelandic 60 25 30 0 5 0
Norwegian 145 70 70 5 0 0
Swedish 445 205 245 10 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 310 125 185 20 10 15
Yiddish 8,960 4,545 4,410 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 105 55 50 0 0 0
Greek 37,710 18,830 18,885 10 5 10
Indo-Iranian languages 70,940 36,585 34,350 685 340 345
Indo-Aryan languages 43,890 22,860 21,030 500 240 260
Bengali 10,805 5,515 5,290 40 25 15
Gujarati 6,005 2,940 3,060 5 5 5
Hindi 2,905 1,565 1,335 50 25 20
Kashmiri 15 15 0 0 0 0
Konkani 110 60 50 0 0 0
Marathi 235 135 100 0 0 0
Nepali 350 170 180 205 80 120
Oriya (Odia) 30 20 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,250 6,645 5,605 105 55 50
Sindhi 310 150 160 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 620 300 315 45 25 25
Urdu 10,260 5,335 4,925 50 25 30
Iranian languages 26,720 13,545 13,180 180 90 85
Kurdish 790 425 365 0 0 0
Pashto 1,190 625 560 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 24,740 12,485 12,255 180 90 85
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 330 185 145 5 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 286,425 138,790 147,635 475 250 230
Catalan 260 135 130 0 0 0
Italian 101,230 49,650 51,570 65 40 25
Portuguese 31,025 14,925 16,100 80 40 40
Romanian 33,050 15,835 17,215 25 15 10
Spanish 120,765 58,185 62,580 305 150 150
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 95 55 40 0 0 0
Japanese 2,065 635 1,430 95 25 75
Kartvelian languages 160 75 85 0 0 0
Georgian 160 80 85 0 0 0
Korean 4,865 2,160 2,710 120 50 65
Mongolic languages 185 75 110 0 0 0
Mongolian 185 75 110 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 19,245 9,725 9,520 85 45 40
Akan (Twi) 1,015 500 510 0 0 0
Bamanankan 975 530 445 0 0 0
Edo 70 40 25 0 0 0
Ewe 485 275 210 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 1,625 840 785 0 0 0
Ga 80 40 40 0 0 0
Ganda 20 5 10 0 0 0
Igbo 95 55 45 5 5 0
Lingala 1,970 920 1,050 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,700 790 905 10 10 5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,425 640 790 0 0 0
Shona 75 40 35 0 0 0
Swahili 1,305 620 685 20 10 10
Wolof 2,440 1,305 1,135 0 0 0
Yoruba 205 130 80 25 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5,755 2,990 2,765 20 10 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 170 95 70 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 170 95 75 0 0 0
Sign languages 795 410 380 15 10 10
American Sign Language 50 25 20 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 435 210 225 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 315 180 140 10 5 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 71,705 33,385 38,320 2,790 1,420 1,365
Chinese languages 71,485 33,270 38,215 2,740 1,400 1,340
Cantonese 23,450 11,055 12,400 210 95 110
Hakka 460 205 255 0 0 0
Mandarin 40,195 18,570 21,625 2,165 1,170 995
Min Dong 25 10 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 3,105 1,435 1,675 20 10 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,020 450 575 45 25 25
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,140 1,510 1,635 295 100 190
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 80 40 40 5 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 220 110 110 45 20 25
Burmese 60 20 35 20 10 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 20 15 10
Tibetan 100 55 40 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35 5 0 5
Tai-Kadai languages 4,080 1,845 2,240 20 0 15
Lao 3,545 1,710 1,830 0 0 0
Thai 530 135 395 20 0 15
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 7,375 3,765 3,610 20 10 10
Azerbaijani 260 145 120 0 0 0
Turkish 6,625 3,390 3,235 20 10 10
Uyghur 190 95 100 0 0 0
Uzbek 125 65 65 5 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 170 75 95 0 0 0
Uralic languages 5,650 2,570 3,080 90 50 40
Estonian 170 65 105 5 5 0
Finnish 290 95 200 20 10 10
Hungarian 5,185 2,410 2,775 65 35 25
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 490 275 220 10 5 5
Multiple responses 145,850 72,810 73,040 995 450 540
English and French 47,150 23,885 23,265 485 210 275
English and non-official language 25,440 12,510 12,940 460 220 240
French and non-official language 56,960 28,035 28,925 30 15 15
English, French and non-official language 16,300 8,390 7,910 20 10 10
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate 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 4,053,355 1,982,260 2,071,100 141,015 68,535 72,485
Single responses 3,784,235 1,850,955 1,933,280 139,500 67,810 71,690
Official languages 3,289,705 1,613,690 1,676,015 134,930 65,480 69,445
English 620,510 309,205 311,310 132,670 64,445 68,225
French 2,669,195 1,304,490 1,364,705 2,260 1,035 1,225
Non-official languages 494,525 237,260 257,265 4,575 2,325 2,245
Aboriginal languages 260 110 145 10 5 0
Algonquian languages 145 65 80 5 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 140 60 75 0 0 0
Atikamekw 5 0 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 20 5 15 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 10 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 30 20 15 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 70 30 35 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 5 5 5 0 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 80 30 50 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 70 25 45 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 15 5 5 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 15 5 5 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 15 5 10 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 494,265 237,150 257,120 4,565 2,325 2,245
Afro-Asiatic languages 82,560 41,880 40,680 435 235 205
Berber languages 6,830 3,540 3,285 0 0 0
Kabyle 4,610 2,395 2,210 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 2,225 1,145 1,075 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 360 155 205 30 15 15
Bilen 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 350 150 200 30 15 15
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 75,305 38,150 37,150 410 215 190
Amharic 315 145 170 0 0 0
Arabic 72,985 36,985 35,995 395 210 185
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 90 50 40 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 5 5 0 0 0
Harari 0 0 5 0 0 0
Hebrew 1,680 865 810 15 10 10
Maltese 0 0 5 0 0 0
Tigrigna 190 85 100 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 70 30 35 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 23,425 10,940 12,480 95 55 40
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,720 2,160 2,560 0 0 0
Vietnamese 18,700 8,785 9,915 95 55 45
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,405 3,780 5,625 235 100 135
Bikol 15 10 10 0 0 0
Cebuano 220 100 120 5 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 125 55 70 0 0 0
Ilocano 740 305 435 0 5 0
Malagasy 260 135 125 0 0 0
Malay 165 80 85 0 0 5
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 60 35 30 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 5 5 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,750 3,040 4,710 230 100 130
Waray-Waray 15 5 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 0 0 0
Creole languages 19,975 8,450 11,520 0 5 0
Haitian Creole 775 345 430 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 18,775 7,915 10,865 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 420 190 225 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 11,330 5,555 5,775 65 35 25
Kannada 140 80 65 10 5 5
Malayalam 190 90 95 40 25 15
Tamil 10,670 5,185 5,485 0 5 0
Telugu 325 190 130 5 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 5 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 271,930 130,410 141,520 1,115 560 555
Albanian 1,445 710 730 45 30 20
Armenian 11,835 5,600 6,235 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 35,205 16,555 18,650 175 85 90
Baltic languages 165 70 95 0 0 0
Latvian 65 30 30 0 0 0
Lithuanian 100 40 60 0 0 0
Slavic languages 35,040 16,485 18,555 180 85 90
Belarusan 20 10 15 0 0 0
Bosnian 260 125 135 20 10 10
Bulgarian 4,750 2,320 2,435 5 5 0
Croatian 775 365 415 5 5 5
Czech 375 180 200 5 0 0
Macedonian 110 55 50 0 0 0
Polish 5,400 2,430 2,970 20 5 10
Russian 19,390 9,180 10,215 85 40 45
Serbian 1,065 525 540 10 5 5
Serbo-Croatian 265 125 140 5 5 5
Slovak 215 105 110 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 220 90 130 5 0 5
Ukrainian 2,160 970 1,190 15 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 0 0 0
Celtic languages 20 15 0 10 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 0 0 0
Welsh 5 0 0 0 5 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 8,705 4,415 4,295 200 100 100
Afrikaans 10 10 10 5 5 5
Danish 40 20 20 5 0 5
Dutch 245 115 130 75 40 40
Frisian 0 0 0 10 5 5
German 1,585 715 865 100 50 50
Icelandic 35 15 20 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 10 5 0 0 0
Swedish 80 40 45 5 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 10 15 0 0 0
Yiddish 6,665 3,485 3,175 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0 0 0
Greek 18,255 8,720 9,530 5 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages 49,790 24,980 24,810 460 225 240
Indo-Aryan languages 30,075 15,245 14,830 320 150 170
Bengali 8,080 4,010 4,075 25 10 10
Gujarati 3,805 1,845 1,965 5 5 0
Hindi 1,485 765 720 10 5 5
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 30 15 15 0 0 0
Marathi 80 40 35 0 0 0
Nepali 260 120 135 170 70 100
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 8,775 4,650 4,125 65 35 30
Sindhi 135 65 70 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 345 175 170 30 15 10
Urdu 7,070 3,560 3,515 20 10 10
Iranian languages 19,580 9,655 9,915 135 70 65
Kurdish 395 210 185 0 0 0
Pashto 875 435 440 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 18,305 9,015 9,290 135 70 65
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 145 80 60 0 5 5
Italic (Romance) languages 146,670 69,415 77,255 215 120 95
Catalan 90 40 45 0 0 0
Italian 32,365 14,310 18,055 15 10 5
Portuguese 14,570 6,930 7,640 25 10 10
Romanian 22,945 11,215 11,725 15 5 5
Spanish 76,680 36,900 39,775 165 95 70
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Japanese 875 360 520 45 15 25
Kartvelian languages 75 40 35 0 0 0
Georgian 75 40 35 0 0 0
Korean 3,400 1,560 1,835 80 35 40
Mongolic languages 140 70 75 0 0 0
Mongolian 140 70 75 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 4,575 2,190 2,385 15 5 5
Akan (Twi) 440 210 230 0 0 0
Bamanankan 220 120 100 0 0 0
Edo 10 5 5 0 0 0
Ewe 95 40 55 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 440 210 235 0 0 0
Ga 15 10 10 0 0 0
Ganda 0 0 5 0 0 0
Igbo 10 5 10 0 0 0
Lingala 480 200 285 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 470 215 250 5 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 335 140 195 0 0 0
Shona 20 5 15 0 0 0
Swahili 380 190 195 5 0 5
Wolof 775 415 355 0 0 0
Yoruba 40 25 20 5 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 835 400 430 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 55 30 25 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 0 0 0
Sign languages 1,050 590 460 15 10 5
American Sign Language 70 35 35 5 5 0
Quebec Sign Language 455 230 225 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 530 325 200 15 10 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 56,635 27,025 29,605 2,395 1,240 1,160
Chinese languages 56,510 26,965 29,545 2,370 1,225 1,145
Cantonese 17,330 8,200 9,130 115 50 65
Hakka 155 75 80 0 0 0
Mandarin 34,295 16,475 17,820 1,925 1,070 855
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,780 810 970 15 5 10
Wu (Shanghainese) 755 345 415 35 15 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,160 1,045 1,115 270 85 190
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 120 60 60 30 10 20
Burmese 20 10 10 15 5 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tibetan 65 35 30 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 2,045 990 1,060 10 0 10
Lao 1,875 920 955 0 0 0
Thai 170 70 100 10 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 4,795 2,380 2,415 10 5 5
Azerbaijani 95 40 50 0 0 0
Turkish 4,420 2,200 2,220 15 5 5
Uyghur 130 70 65 0 0 0
Uzbek 90 45 45 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 55 25 30 0 0 0
Uralic languages 1,885 825 1,055 40 20 25
Estonian 30 10 15 0 5 5
Finnish 40 20 25 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,815 800 1,015 35 20 20
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 105 60 45 5 0 0
Multiple responses 269,125 131,305 137,820 1,520 725 790
English and French 60,730 30,695 30,030 350 140 205
English and non-official language 50,935 24,565 26,370 1,150 575 575
French and non-official language 118,985 56,730 62,255 5 0 0
English, French and non-official language 38,480 19,310 19,165 15 5 10
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate 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 4,053,360 1,982,260 2,071,100 141,015 68,540 72,480
None 3,138,775 1,528,660 1,610,115 133,895 65,280 68,610
English 313,765 159,265 154,495 2,550 1,215 1,335
French 247,580 122,255 125,325 2,850 1,205 1,650
Non-official language 274,120 132,890 141,230 1,635 795 840
Aboriginal 385 150 235 25 10 15
Non-Aboriginal 273,730 132,745 140,990 1,605 785 825
English and French 33,020 16,620 16,400 15 0 10
English and non-official language 23,200 11,400 11,800 30 15 15
French and non-official language 21,615 10,500 11,110 40 15 25
English, French and non-official language 1,295 660 630 5 0 5
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 4,009,790 1,966,705 2,043,090 139,685 67,895 71,785
Official languages 3,946,685 1,941,955 2,004,730 138,860 67,475 71,380
English 2,500,590 1,285,835 1,214,755 138,735 67,430 71,305
French 3,663,310 1,799,755 1,863,560 17,875 7,360 10,515
Non-official languages 1,332,070 642,340 689,730 8,685 4,305 4,375
Aboriginal languages 1,065 505 565 80 40 40
Algonquian languages 410 235 180 70 30 40
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 335 165 170 0 0 0
Atikamekw 20 10 10 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 100 50 45 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 70 45 25 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 10 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 10 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 130 50 80 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 35 30 10 70 30 40
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 30 30 10 70 30 40
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 40 30 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 35 25 10 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 10 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 10 10 10 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 450 155 295 10 10 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 405 145 270 0 10 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 15 30 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 180 115 65 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 175 115 60 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 10 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 10 0 15 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,331,075 641,870 689,200 8,605 4,270 4,340
Afro-Asiatic languages 271,775 141,620 130,150 745 430 315
Berber languages 24,835 13,075 11,760 0 0 0
Kabyle 14,590 7,710 6,880 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10,385 5,435 4,950 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,105 535 570 15 0 10
Bilen 30 20 15 0 0 0
Oromo 30 20 0 0 0 0
Somali 1,040 490 550 15 10 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 259,135 134,960 124,175 735 425 310
Amharic 980 470 510 0 0 0
Arabic 241,000 125,545 115,455 650 375 275
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 165 85 80 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 10 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 10 0 0 0
Hebrew 17,705 9,290 8,415 80 45 40
Maltese 20 0 10 0 0 0
Tigrigna 360 165 195 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 165 80 85 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 615 315 300 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 42,285 20,135 22,150 50 30 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,535 5,000 5,535 0 0 0
Vietnamese 32,090 15,315 16,780 55 30 20
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 29,150 11,030 18,120 660 280 375
Bikol 105 50 55 0 0 0
Cebuano 915 315 600 30 10 25
Fijian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 500 180 315 0 0 0
Ilocano 2,450 875 1,575 0 0 0
Malagasy 1,450 680 770 0 0 0
Malay 985 420 565 40 15 25
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 195 100 100 15 10 15
Pangasinan 55 15 35 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 25,560 9,430 16,135 615 255 355
Waray-Waray 45 10 35 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 415 200 215 0 0 0
Creole languages 108,785 48,755 60,040 55 35 25
Haitian Creole 4,400 2,020 2,375 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 102,510 45,840 56,670 30 20 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,470 1,185 1,280 30 15 10
Dravidian languages 18,510 9,380 9,125 170 105 70
Kannada 395 200 195 40 20 20
Malayalam 485 275 210 105 60 40
Tamil 17,130 8,610 8,520 40 25 15
Telugu 890 520 370 10 10 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 35 15 20 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 751,240 360,635 390,595 3,970 1,940 2,035
Albanian 2,880 1,460 1,420 90 60 35
Armenian 19,925 9,575 10,350 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 75,250 35,075 40,175 490 215 270
Baltic languages 940 415 525 10 0 0
Latvian 275 110 165 10 10 0
Lithuanian 665 300 360 0 0 0
Slavic languages 74,470 34,735 39,740 485 210 275
Belarusan 310 130 180 0 0 0
Bosnian 580 275 310 20 15 10
Bulgarian 6,785 3,315 3,475 10 0 0
Croatian 2,800 1,380 1,425 40 10 30
Czech 1,665 765 900 35 20 15
Macedonian 235 105 130 0 0 0
Polish 15,340 6,880 8,465 80 25 55
Russian 42,245 20,025 22,220 255 125 135
Serbian 2,430 1,135 1,295 40 20 20
Serbo-Croatian 985 435 545 20 10 15
Slovak 1,235 595 645 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 900 445 460 10 10 10
Ukrainian 8,040 3,440 4,595 25 10 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 55 70 0 0 0
Celtic languages 375 220 155 85 50 35
Scottish Gaelic 105 60 40 50 25 30
Welsh 65 35 35 30 20 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 215 125 85 10 10 0
Germanic languages 47,450 23,730 23,720 1,225 575 655
Afrikaans 300 195 105 25 15 10
Danish 590 285 305 60 25 35
Dutch 3,380 1,780 1,600 550 260 285
Frisian 0 10 0 55 30 15
German 30,070 15,095 14,975 570 250 325
Icelandic 100 60 35 0 0 0
Norwegian 355 170 185 25 10 15
Swedish 1,235 600 635 15 0 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 510 175 335 30 20 10
Yiddish 12,340 6,195 6,140 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 175 75 105 0 0 0
Greek 49,445 24,590 24,860 40 10 30
Indo-Iranian languages 87,330 44,890 42,440 900 470 430
Indo-Aryan languages 56,910 29,560 27,350 635 320 315
Bengali 12,600 6,470 6,135 25 15 10
Gujarati 7,830 3,805 4,025 0 0 0
Hindi 14,950 7,950 6,995 165 95 60
Kashmiri 50 30 15 0 0 0
Konkani 145 75 75 0 0 0
Marathi 460 240 220 0 0 0
Nepali 355 190 165 250 100 150
Oriya (Odia) 50 30 20 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 17,580 9,550 8,030 185 95 85
Sindhi 470 225 245 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,285 595 690 50 30 20
Urdu 15,920 8,370 7,550 75 40 35
Iranian languages 31,700 15,960 15,740 265 145 115
Kurdish 980 510 475 0 0 0
Pashto 1,630 900 725 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 29,530 14,835 14,695 265 150 115
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 625 335 290 10 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 497,655 234,820 262,835 1,290 610 680
Catalan 695 420 270 0 0 0
Italian 161,770 78,465 83,305 190 100 90
Portuguese 45,620 22,935 22,685 175 105 70
Romanian 39,265 18,875 20,390 25 0 15
Spanish 280,030 128,635 151,400 945 420 530
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 335 225 115 0 10 0
Japanese 5,465 2,505 2,955 125 60 65
Kartvelian languages 200 105 100 0 0 0
Georgian 200 100 95 0 0 0
Korean 5,795 2,645 3,150 185 85 100
Mongolic languages 235 115 115 0 0 0
Mongolian 235 115 120 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 37,280 18,580 18,700 200 90 105
Akan (Twi) 1,715 900 815 15 15 0
Bamanankan 1,805 935 865 0 0 0
Edo 170 85 85 0 0 0
Ewe 975 615 360 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,730 1,420 1,310 0 0 0
Ga 285 150 140 0 0 0
Ganda 55 25 35 0 0 0
Igbo 240 155 85 40 15 25
Lingala 7,670 3,435 4,235 10 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,235 1,045 1,185 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,955 880 1,075 0 0 0
Shona 130 60 70 0 0 0
Swahili 4,240 2,070 2,170 20 10 15
Wolof 4,815 2,570 2,245 0 0 0
Yoruba 700 375 320 75 40 40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 12,690 6,510 6,180 40 20 25
Nilo-Saharan languages 325 185 140 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 330 190 140 0 0 0
Sign languages 4,320 1,715 2,610 95 45 50
American Sign Language 465 170 295 25 0 20
Quebec Sign Language 2,545 905 1,635 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,470 680 785 70 40 30
Sino-Tibetan languages 83,535 39,325 44,205 2,460 1,260 1,205
Chinese languages 83,340 39,220 44,125 2,445 1,245 1,200
Cantonese 30,500 14,230 16,270 300 115 185
Hakka 525 230 295 0 0 0
Mandarin 54,180 25,145 29,040 2,105 1,110 990
Min Dong 15 0 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 4,030 1,790 2,240 45 10 30
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,185 520 670 105 40 65
Chinese, n.o.s. 4,300 2,100 2,200 120 75 35
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 85 40 50 20 0 15
Tibeto-Burman languages 215 125 85 15 10 10
Burmese 75 45 35 10 10 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 45 35 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 6,170 2,915 3,250 20 10 10
Lao 5,085 2,490 2,595 0 0 0
Thai 1,700 680 1,015 20 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Turkic languages 11,490 5,725 5,760 55 25 30
Azerbaijani 450 235 215 10 0 0
Turkish 10,555 5,275 5,275 55 30 30
Uyghur 235 110 125 0 0 0
Uzbek 195 85 110 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 195 100 100 0 0 0
Uralic languages 6,965 3,215 3,750 105 50 55
Estonian 125 50 70 0 10 0
Finnish 370 145 225 20 10 15
Hungarian 6,475 3,020 3,455 80 35 40
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,445 825 625 35 20 15

Data quality: Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.3%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 3.7%

Data quality: Prince Edward Island [Province]

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.6%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Prince Edward Island [Province] (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 28, 2024).

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