Census Profile, 2016 Census
Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Ontario [Province]

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Characteristic Montréal
Quebec
[Census metropolitan area] 		Ontario

[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 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
English only 286,275 143,255 143,025 11,455,500 5,689,830 5,765,665
French only 1,472,060 662,855 809,205 40,040 17,340 22,705
English and French 2,231,540 1,150,975 1,080,565 1,490,390 665,850 824,540
Neither English nor French 63,480 25,175 38,305 326,935 130,850 196,085
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 13,312,865 6,503,880 6,808,995
English 765,805 382,720 383,080 12,394,325 6,095,970 6,298,355
French 2,980,955 1,448,725 1,532,235 504,130 236,875 267,250
English and French 244,955 126,535 118,415 92,940 42,910 50,030
Neither English nor French 61,645 24,280 37,365 321,480 128,125 193,355
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 888,280 445,990 442,290 550,600 258,330 292,270
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 21.9 22.5 21.4 4.1 4.0 4.3
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 13,312,870 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 3,907,510 1,909,450 1,998,060 12,946,960 6,327,630 6,619,330
Official languages 2,996,905 1,467,115 1,529,795 9,393,040 4,637,520 4,755,520
English 444,955 222,890 222,065 8,902,320 4,406,210 4,496,110
French 2,551,955 1,244,225 1,307,730 490,715 231,310 259,410
Non-official languages 910,605 442,335 468,270 3,553,920 1,690,110 1,863,810
Aboriginal languages 755 275 480 22,765 10,815 11,950
Algonquian languages 370 145 225 21,235 10,175 11,060
Blackfoot 0 5 0 10 5 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 320 120 200 5,080 2,485 2,595
Atikamekw 30 10 25 5 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 70 25 45 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 85 40 45
Naskapi 15 10 10 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 50 20 30 55 25 30
Plains Cree 5 0 5 35 5 30
Southern East Cree 10 5 5 5 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 355 135 225
Woods Cree 0 0 0 15 10 5
Cree, n.o.s. 140 50 90 4,500 2,255 2,245
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 5 15 90 40 50
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 0
Mi'kmaq 20 5 10 85 35 50
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 35 20 10 16,025 7,620 8,400
Algonquin 30 20 15 65 30 35
Ojibway 0 0 0 9,505 4,515 4,985
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 6,310 3,015 3,300
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 145 65 80
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 20 10
Athabaskan languages 10 5 5 60 20 40
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 5 55 20 35
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 5 0 5
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dene 0 0 0 20 10 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 10 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 5 0 5 5 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 5
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 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Inuit languages 270 70 195 475 165 305
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Inuktitut 225 60 170 425 145 280
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 35 15 25 45 20 25
Iroquoian languages 75 40 40 710 300 410
Cayuga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Mohawk 70 35 35 590 255 335
Oneida 0 0 0 55 15 40
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 20 5 15
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 25 15 15
Salish languages 5 0 5 5 0 5
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 5 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 10 5 5
Dakota 5 0 5 5 5 5
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nisga'a 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 5 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 30 15 15 235 130 105
Non-Aboriginal languages 909,845 442,055 467,790 3,531,160 1,679,300 1,851,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 176,965 92,830 84,135 253,830 127,720 126,110
Berber languages 18,945 10,025 8,915 725 405 320
Kabyle 11,315 5,975 5,335 425 225 200
Berber languages, n.i.e. 7,625 4,050 3,580 305 180 120
Cushitic languages 760 365 395 24,605 10,730 13,870
Bilen 10 10 5 250 140 110
Oromo 5 5 0 1,445 720 730
Somali 725 340 385 22,680 9,755 12,925
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 5 225 115 110
Semitic languages 157,015 82,305 74,715 227,985 116,320 111,665
Amharic 665 310 355 10,720 4,960 5,760
Arabic 151,955 79,715 72,240 171,370 88,400 82,965
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 125 65 60 14,555 7,135 7,420
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 15 10 10 4,795 2,365 2,425
Harari 5 0 5 1,030 485 545
Hebrew 3,810 1,990 1,820 11,575 6,220 5,350
Maltese 15 5 10 5,175 2,575 2,600
Tigrigna 340 165 180 7,345 3,470 3,870
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 85 45 40 1,435 705 730
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 245 140 110 520 265 250
Austro-Asiatic languages 33,385 15,675 17,715 78,125 35,880 42,240
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,945 3,690 4,255 7,355 3,330 4,020
Vietnamese 25,430 11,975 13,450 70,690 32,520 38,165
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 10 85 30 50
Austronesian languages 20,215 7,315 12,895 194,380 76,060 118,315
Bikol 110 35 75 595 260 330
Cebuano 760 250 510 6,545 2,500 4,045
Fijian 0 0 0 80 45 40
Hiligaynon 400 130 275 2,750 1,030 1,725
Ilocano 2,035 740 1,295 11,285 4,430 6,860
Malagasy 825 385 440 100 45 55
Malay 605 235 370 5,760 2,520 3,240
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 200 90 110 1,505 670 840
Pangasinan 90 40 50 535 215 315
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 14,865 5,275 9,590 163,415 63,665 99,755
Waray-Waray 50 10 35 405 140 270
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 275 120 160 1,400 550 850
Creole languages 54,205 23,910 30,300 11,255 5,095 6,165
Haitian Creole 1,965 930 1,035 630 290 340
Creole, n.o.s. 51,325 22,520 28,805 8,025 3,580 4,440
Creole languages, n.i.e. 915 460 460 2,605 1,225 1,380
Dravidian languages 14,695 7,335 7,365 148,605 73,530 75,075
Kannada 230 125 105 2,670 1,365 1,305
Malayalam 405 215 190 17,140 8,795 8,350
Tamil 13,490 6,650 6,835 117,630 57,310 60,320
Telugu 555 335 215 10,820 5,895 4,925
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 340 165 175
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 525 250 270
Indo-European languages 493,565 239,965 253,600 2,024,365 980,200 1,044,165
Albanian 2,455 1,250 1,205 19,045 9,535 9,510
Armenian 16,170 7,835 8,335 15,070 7,305 7,765
Balto-Slavic languages 58,295 26,270 32,025 410,725 188,695 222,025
Baltic languages 725 265 455 9,080 3,785 5,295
Latvian 235 90 150 3,910 1,650 2,260
Lithuanian 485 180 305 5,175 2,135 3,035
Slavic languages 57,570 26,005 31,570 401,645 184,915 216,730
Belarusan 70 40 25 515 230 280
Bosnian 455 220 230 6,370 3,125 3,245
Bulgarian 6,395 3,095 3,295 9,095 4,355 4,740
Croatian 1,865 930 935 31,875 15,460 16,410
Czech 1,175 540 635 10,670 4,930 5,740
Macedonian 175 90 90 15,635 7,470 8,165
Polish 12,185 5,280 6,905 121,075 54,675 66,405
Russian 26,370 11,785 14,585 101,100 45,630 55,470
Serbian 1,890 930 955 41,740 20,585 21,150
Serbo-Croatian 655 305 345 4,875 2,310 2,570
Slovak 900 385 510 10,280 4,710 5,565
Slovene (Slovenian) 690 310 375 6,740 2,995 3,745
Ukrainian 4,640 2,025 2,610 40,375 17,760 22,610
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 65 65 1,310 670 635
Celtic languages 110 65 45 1,110 505 605
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 5 450 210 240
Welsh 25 10 15 435 180 260
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 65 45 25 225 120 110
Germanic languages 21,470 10,340 11,130 200,640 94,475 106,165
Afrikaans 90 40 50 2,295 1,125 1,170
Danish 300 145 155 4,265 2,010 2,250
Dutch 1,820 920 900 51,720 24,875 26,840
Frisian 5 5 5 1,240 630 620
German 9,235 4,195 5,040 131,525 61,520 70,005
Icelandic 60 25 30 210 100 110
Norwegian 145 70 70 940 405 540
Swedish 445 205 245 2,395 1,040 1,350
Vlaams (Flemish) 310 125 185 2,150 925 1,225
Yiddish 8,960 4,545 4,410 3,735 1,765 1,970
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 105 55 50 170 80 85
Greek 37,710 18,830 18,885 55,415 27,305 28,110
Indo-Iranian languages 70,940 36,585 34,350 707,845 357,350 350,495
Indo-Aryan languages 43,890 22,860 21,030 565,600 285,720 279,875
Bengali 10,805 5,515 5,290 46,810 23,615 23,195
Gujarati 6,005 2,940 3,060 76,675 38,740 37,940
Hindi 2,905 1,565 1,335 58,735 29,805 28,930
Kashmiri 15 15 0 345 170 175
Konkani 110 60 50 2,510 1,195 1,315
Marathi 235 135 100 5,490 2,805 2,685
Nepali 350 170 180 7,870 3,915 3,960
Oriya (Odia) 30 20 10 715 380 335
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,250 6,645 5,605 197,060 100,160 96,895
Sindhi 310 150 160 6,840 3,225 3,615
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 620 300 315 10,165 4,925 5,235
Urdu 10,260 5,335 4,925 152,385 76,795 75,595
Iranian languages 26,720 13,545 13,180 139,675 70,270 69,405
Kurdish 790 425 365 6,665 3,615 3,050
Pashto 1,190 625 560 10,950 5,630 5,315
Persian (Farsi) 24,740 12,485 12,255 122,070 61,025 61,040
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 330 185 145 2,565 1,350 1,215
Italic (Romance) languages 286,425 138,790 147,635 614,525 295,030 319,490
Catalan 260 135 130 285 150 135
Italian 101,230 49,650 51,570 231,040 112,440 118,600
Portuguese 31,025 14,925 16,100 150,000 72,280 77,715
Romanian 33,050 15,835 17,215 41,755 19,565 22,190
Spanish 120,765 58,185 62,580 191,025 90,390 100,630
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 95 55 40 420 200 215
Japanese 2,065 635 1,430 13,260 4,590 8,670
Kartvelian languages 160 75 85 1,200 635 565
Georgian 160 80 85 1,200 635 565
Korean 4,865 2,160 2,710 69,775 32,035 37,740
Mongolic languages 185 75 110 405 180 220
Mongolian 185 75 110 405 180 225
Niger-Congo languages 19,245 9,725 9,520 35,760 16,705 19,050
Akan (Twi) 1,015 500 510 9,695 4,510 5,190
Bamanankan 975 530 445 140 60 80
Edo 70 40 25 1,140 475 670
Ewe 485 275 210 560 270 295
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 1,625 840 785 365 180 185
Ga 80 40 40 600 275 325
Ganda 20 5 10 760 360 400
Igbo 95 55 45 2,090 1,080 1,010
Lingala 1,970 920 1,050 850 365 485
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,700 790 905 1,430 640 785
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,425 640 790 1,330 545 785
Shona 75 40 35 1,455 660 790
Swahili 1,305 620 685 5,525 2,540 2,985
Wolof 2,440 1,305 1,135 290 145 150
Yoruba 205 130 80 4,365 2,260 2,105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5,755 2,990 2,765 5,155 2,345 2,810
Nilo-Saharan languages 170 95 70 1,610 810 800
Dinka 0 0 0 345 170 175
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 170 95 75 1,260 635 625
Sign languages 795 410 380 3,030 1,570 1,455
American Sign Language 50 25 20 1,305 640 670
Quebec Sign Language 435 210 225 20 10 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 315 180 140 1,700 925 780
Sino-Tibetan languages 71,705 33,385 38,320 611,795 284,865 326,935
Chinese languages 71,485 33,270 38,215 602,610 280,340 322,270
Cantonese 23,450 11,055 12,400 275,315 128,090 147,220
Hakka 460 205 255 6,985 3,140 3,840
Mandarin 40,195 18,570 21,625 283,735 132,275 151,460
Min Dong 25 10 10 855 405 450
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 3,105 1,435 1,675 13,545 6,240 7,300
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,020 450 575 6,300 2,825 3,470
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,140 1,510 1,635 15,645 7,235 8,410
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 80 40 40 240 120 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 220 110 110 9,185 4,520 4,660
Burmese 60 20 35 1,640 775 865
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,730 865 860
Tibetan 100 55 40 5,115 2,530 2,585
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35 700 345 350
Tai-Kadai languages 4,080 1,845 2,240 8,485 3,535 4,945
Lao 3,545 1,710 1,830 5,190 2,480 2,710
Thai 530 135 395 3,270 1,045 2,220
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 25 10 15
Turkic languages 7,375 3,765 3,610 22,615 11,745 10,870
Azerbaijani 260 145 120 1,990 1,070 920
Turkish 6,625 3,390 3,235 18,415 9,610 8,810
Uyghur 190 95 100 515 255 260
Uzbek 125 65 65 1,055 515 545
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 170 75 95 640 295 345
Uralic languages 5,650 2,570 3,080 50,670 23,095 27,570
Estonian 170 65 105 4,205 1,810 2,400
Finnish 290 95 200 9,720 4,140 5,580
Hungarian 5,185 2,410 2,775 36,740 17,150 19,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 490 275 220 1,475 780 690
Multiple responses 145,850 72,810 73,040 365,910 176,250 189,660
English and French 47,150 23,885 23,265 54,045 25,165 28,880
English and non-official language 25,440 12,510 12,940 288,285 140,345 147,940
French and non-official language 56,960 28,035 28,925 12,565 5,735 6,830
English, French and non-official language 16,300 8,390 7,910 11,010 5,000 6,005
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 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 3,784,235 1,850,955 1,933,280 12,522,045 6,123,955 6,398,085
Official languages 3,289,705 1,613,690 1,676,015 10,605,725 5,214,425 5,391,300
English 620,510 309,205 311,310 10,328,680 5,084,885 5,243,800
French 2,669,195 1,304,490 1,364,705 277,045 129,540 147,500
Non-official languages 494,525 237,260 257,265 1,916,315 909,530 1,006,780
Aboriginal languages 260 110 145 9,210 4,600 4,610
Algonquian languages 145 65 80 8,685 4,370 4,320
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 140 60 75 2,370 1,205 1,165
Atikamekw 5 0 5 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 20 5 15 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 10 5
Naskapi 5 10 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 30 20 15 20 10 15
Plains Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 0 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 105 50 55
Woods Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 70 30 35 2,220 1,135 1,085
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 5 5 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 6,305 3,155 3,145
Algonquin 5 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 3,315 1,695 1,620
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 2,905 1,420 1,490
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 75 40 35
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 20 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 15 10 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 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 5 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 80 30 50 160 60 90
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 70 25 45 140 60 80
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 15 5 5 210 90 120
Cayuga 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mohawk 15 5 5 185 80 100
Oneida 0 0 0 20 5 10
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 5 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 5 0 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
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 5 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 15 5 10 120 55 65
Non-Aboriginal languages 494,265 237,150 257,120 1,907,105 904,930 1,002,170
Afro-Asiatic languages 82,560 41,880 40,680 138,460 66,865 71,590
Berber languages 6,830 3,540 3,285 345 175 170
Kabyle 4,610 2,395 2,210 255 125 130
Berber languages, n.i.e. 2,225 1,145 1,075 90 50 45
Cushitic languages 360 155 205 14,460 6,100 8,360
Bilen 5 0 0 170 80 85
Oromo 0 0 0 805 380 425
Somali 350 150 200 13,370 5,590 7,780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 110 50 65
Semitic languages 75,305 38,150 37,150 123,410 60,475 62,940
Amharic 315 145 170 5,625 2,540 3,085
Arabic 72,985 36,985 35,995 94,195 46,505 47,695
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 90 50 40 9,515 4,595 4,920
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 5 5 2,915 1,410 1,500
Harari 0 0 5 555 250 305
Hebrew 1,680 865 810 4,850 2,505 2,345
Maltese 0 0 5 1,090 505 580
Tigrigna 190 85 100 3,920 1,805 2,115
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 755 360 395
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 70 30 35 245 115 125
Austro-Asiatic languages 23,425 10,940 12,480 50,245 23,105 27,140
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,720 2,160 2,560 3,770 1,650 2,120
Vietnamese 18,700 8,785 9,915 46,435 21,435 25,000
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 40 20 20
Austronesian languages 9,405 3,780 5,625 85,370 36,525 48,845
Bikol 15 10 10 90 35 55
Cebuano 220 100 120 2,325 1,020 1,315
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hiligaynon 125 55 70 910 385 530
Ilocano 740 305 435 4,100 1,780 2,320
Malagasy 260 135 125 35 15 20
Malay 165 80 85 1,810 860 945
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 60 35 30 445 200 250
Pangasinan 15 5 5 90 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,750 3,040 4,710 75,070 31,965 43,105
Waray-Waray 15 5 10 90 35 55
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 380 175 200
Creole languages 19,975 8,450 11,520 5,325 2,355 2,970
Haitian Creole 775 345 430 355 165 190
Creole, n.o.s. 18,775 7,915 10,865 3,995 1,735 2,255
Creole languages, n.i.e. 420 190 225 975 455 520
Dravidian languages 11,330 5,555 5,775 96,250 46,575 49,680
Kannada 140 80 65 1,060 540 520
Malayalam 190 90 95 8,760 4,460 4,295
Tamil 10,670 5,185 5,485 80,600 38,460 42,140
Telugu 325 190 130 5,705 3,050 2,655
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 125 55 70
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 200 95 105
Indo-European languages 271,930 130,410 141,520 978,300 469,640 508,670
Albanian 1,445 710 730 9,190 4,580 4,605
Armenian 11,835 5,600 6,235 8,630 4,065 4,560
Balto-Slavic languages 35,205 16,555 18,650 192,945 90,585 102,365
Baltic languages 165 70 95 2,305 950 1,355
Latvian 65 30 30 860 350 515
Lithuanian 100 40 60 1,440 600 840
Slavic languages 35,040 16,485 18,555 190,645 89,635 101,005
Belarusan 20 10 15 175 80 90
Bosnian 260 125 135 3,220 1,595 1,620
Bulgarian 4,750 2,320 2,435 4,830 2,350 2,480
Croatian 775 365 415 11,125 5,275 5,855
Czech 375 180 200 3,070 1,480 1,595
Macedonian 110 55 50 6,255 2,965 3,285
Polish 5,400 2,430 2,970 52,555 24,510 28,045
Russian 19,390 9,180 10,215 63,570 29,655 33,920
Serbian 1,065 525 540 23,175 11,335 11,840
Serbo-Croatian 265 125 140 1,925 920 1,010
Slovak 215 105 110 3,520 1,680 1,845
Slovene (Slovenian) 220 90 130 1,465 645 815
Ukrainian 2,160 970 1,190 15,415 6,995 8,420
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 355 160 190
Celtic languages 20 15 0 120 65 55
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 60 30 25
Welsh 5 0 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 35 20 15
Germanic languages 8,705 4,415 4,295 44,515 21,630 22,880
Afrikaans 10 10 10 755 365 390
Danish 40 20 20 280 135 150
Dutch 245 115 130 4,450 2,145 2,305
Frisian 0 0 0 90 45 45
German 1,585 715 865 37,255 18,140 19,120
Icelandic 35 15 20 45 20 30
Norwegian 15 10 5 70 30 40
Swedish 80 40 45 385 190 190
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 10 15 145 60 85
Yiddish 6,665 3,485 3,175 370 190 185
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 655 315 340
Greek 18,255 8,720 9,530 21,700 10,160 11,535
Indo-Iranian languages 49,790 24,980 24,810 435,835 215,755 220,080
Indo-Aryan languages 30,075 15,245 14,830 344,050 171,125 172,920
Bengali 8,080 4,010 4,075 29,590 14,595 14,995
Gujarati 3,805 1,845 1,965 45,445 22,410 23,035
Hindi 1,485 765 720 28,960 14,485 14,475
Kashmiri 5 5 0 65 30 35
Konkani 30 15 15 540 260 280
Marathi 80 40 35 2,420 1,230 1,190
Nepali 260 120 135 5,640 2,815 2,820
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 325 160 165
Punjabi (Panjabi) 8,775 4,650 4,125 132,135 66,410 65,725
Sindhi 135 65 70 2,880 1,320 1,560
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 345 175 170 4,595 2,250 2,345
Urdu 7,070 3,560 3,515 91,450 45,160 46,295
Iranian languages 19,580 9,655 9,915 90,730 44,090 46,640
Kurdish 395 210 185 3,675 1,900 1,770
Pashto 875 435 440 6,750 3,360 3,395
Persian (Farsi) 18,305 9,015 9,290 80,305 38,830 41,475
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 145 80 60 1,050 540 515
Italic (Romance) languages 146,670 69,415 77,255 265,375 122,790 142,585
Catalan 90 40 45 135 60 75
Italian 32,365 14,310 18,055 72,960 31,195 41,770
Portuguese 14,570 6,930 7,640 67,415 32,065 35,355
Romanian 22,945 11,215 11,725 19,920 9,380 10,535
Spanish 76,680 36,900 39,775 104,820 50,035 54,785
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 110 50 60
Japanese 875 360 520 6,040 2,590 3,450
Kartvelian languages 75 40 35 770 420 355
Georgian 75 40 35 775 420 355
Korean 3,400 1,560 1,835 48,540 22,685 25,855
Mongolic languages 140 70 75 225 115 110
Mongolian 140 70 75 230 120 110
Niger-Congo languages 4,575 2,190 2,385 12,120 5,400 6,725
Akan (Twi) 440 210 230 4,415 1,915 2,495
Bamanankan 220 120 100 25 15 15
Edo 10 5 5 305 120 180
Ewe 95 40 55 135 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 440 210 235 110 55 55
Ga 15 10 10 175 80 100
Ganda 0 0 5 195 85 110
Igbo 10 5 10 540 265 275
Lingala 480 200 285 225 100 130
Rundi (Kirundi) 470 215 250 475 230 240
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 335 140 195 420 160 260
Shona 20 5 15 455 210 245
Swahili 380 190 195 2,085 925 1,160
Wolof 775 415 355 130 65 65
Yoruba 40 25 20 1,300 625 675
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 835 400 430 1,120 500 625
Nilo-Saharan languages 55 30 25 550 260 290
Dinka 0 0 0 120 60 65
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 55 30 25 425 195 225
Sign languages 1,050 590 460 4,425 2,485 1,940
American Sign Language 70 35 35 1,605 830 770
Quebec Sign Language 455 230 225 25 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 530 325 200 2,795 1,640 1,150
Sino-Tibetan languages 56,635 27,025 29,605 448,200 210,560 237,640
Chinese languages 56,510 26,965 29,545 441,615 207,305 234,310
Cantonese 17,330 8,200 9,130 198,745 91,545 107,200
Hakka 155 75 80 2,870 1,305 1,575
Mandarin 34,295 16,475 17,820 220,535 105,360 115,175
Min Dong 0 0 0 265 115 145
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,780 810 970 5,775 2,635 3,140
Wu (Shanghainese) 755 345 415 3,690 1,735 1,955
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,160 1,045 1,115 9,630 4,565 5,070
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 100 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 120 60 60 6,580 3,250 3,330
Burmese 20 10 10 1,010 480 530
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,360 685 675
Tibetan 65 35 30 3,875 1,925 1,945
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 335 165 170
Tai-Kadai languages 2,045 990 1,060 3,865 1,845 2,020
Lao 1,875 920 955 2,535 1,220 1,315
Thai 170 70 100 1,315 615 695
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 4,795 2,380 2,415 12,435 6,200 6,230
Azerbaijani 95 40 50 770 385 380
Turkish 4,420 2,200 2,220 10,545 5,245 5,300
Uyghur 130 70 65 290 150 140
Uzbek 90 45 45 585 290 295
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 55 25 30 250 130 120
Uralic languages 1,885 825 1,055 15,330 6,990 8,340
Estonian 30 10 15 790 290 500
Finnish 40 20 25 1,835 780 1,050
Hungarian 1,815 800 1,015 12,700 5,915 6,790
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 105 60 45 465 245 225
Multiple responses 269,125 131,305 137,820 790,825 379,925 410,905
English and French 60,730 30,695 30,030 45,655 20,895 24,755
English and non-official language 50,935 24,565 26,370 719,595 347,730 371,865
French and non-official language 118,985 56,730 62,255 6,725 2,930 3,795
English, French and non-official language 38,480 19,310 19,165 18,855 8,365 10,490
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 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
None 3,138,775 1,528,660 1,610,115 11,071,665 5,436,665 5,635,000
English 313,765 159,265 154,495 896,170 437,015 459,155
French 247,580 122,255 125,325 243,970 108,390 135,580
Non-official language 274,120 132,890 141,230 1,056,960 501,315 555,645
Aboriginal 385 150 235 14,315 6,580 7,735
Non-Aboriginal 273,730 132,745 140,990 1,042,645 494,735 547,910
English and French 33,020 16,620 16,400 8,150 3,755 4,395
English and non-official language 23,200 11,400 11,800 19,105 9,370 9,735
French and non-official language 21,615 10,500 11,110 16,435 7,165 9,270
English, French and non-official language 1,295 660 630 415 205 215
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 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Official languages 3,946,685 1,941,955 2,004,730 12,918,075 6,342,930 6,575,145
English 2,500,590 1,285,835 1,214,755 12,879,045 6,326,225 6,552,825
French 3,663,310 1,799,755 1,863,560 1,521,020 677,505 843,510
Non-official languages 1,332,070 642,340 689,730 4,431,270 2,115,510 2,315,760
Aboriginal languages 1,065 505 565 33,855 15,815 18,035
Algonquian languages 410 235 180 30,630 14,505 16,125
Blackfoot 0 0 0 15 15 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 335 165 170 6,560 3,160 3,395
Atikamekw 20 10 10 10 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 100 50 45 10 0 10
Moose Cree 0 0 0 145 70 75
Naskapi 0 0 0 25 10 10
Northern East Cree 70 45 25 65 25 45
Plains Cree 0 10 0 105 50 50
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 10 605 255 350
Woods Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Cree, n.o.s. 130 50 80 5,620 2,760 2,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 35 30 10 180 95 85
Malecite 0 0 0 20 20 0
Mi'kmaq 30 30 10 160 75 85
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 40 30 10 23,980 11,285 12,690
Algonquin 35 25 10 205 95 105
Ojibway 0 10 0 16,220 7,600 8,630
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 7,515 3,585 3,935
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 200 105 100
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 85 40 50
Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 85 25 65
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 80 25 55
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 10 0 10
Chilcotin 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dene 10 10 10 45 20 30
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 10
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 10 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 450 155 295 840 320 525
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 405 145 270 730 285 445
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 15 30 105 35 70
Iroquoian languages 180 115 65 1,940 810 1,125
Cayuga 0 0 0 120 35 85
Mohawk 175 115 60 1,625 710 915
Oneida 0 0 0 180 55 125
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 50 25 25
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 180 65 110
Salish languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
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 10 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 10 0 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 40 10 30
Dakota 0 0 0 20 10 10
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 0 15
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 0 10 10 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Nisga'a 10 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 10
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 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 15 210 100 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,331,075 641,870 689,200 4,397,690 2,099,820 2,297,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 271,775 141,620 130,150 362,645 183,050 179,595
Berber languages 24,835 13,075 11,760 925 505 415
Kabyle 14,590 7,710 6,880 530 280 255
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10,385 5,435 4,950 390 225 165
Cushitic languages 1,105 535 570 34,160 15,155 19,000
Bilen 30 20 15 355 200 160
Oromo 30 20 0 2,075 905 1,175
Somali 1,040 490 550 31,535 13,925 17,610
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 370 170 205
Semitic languages 259,135 134,960 124,175 330,315 168,750 161,570
Amharic 980 470 510 16,010 7,565 8,445
Arabic 241,000 125,545 115,455 246,015 127,015 119,000
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 165 85 80 17,825 8,775 9,050
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10 0 10 6,185 3,045 3,140
Harari 10 0 10 1,310 660 645
Hebrew 17,705 9,290 8,415 43,255 22,165 21,090
Maltese 20 0 10 7,020 3,455 3,570
Tigrigna 360 165 195 9,385 4,320 5,065
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 165 80 85 1,985 1,010 975
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 615 315 300 1,125 535 590
Austro-Asiatic languages 42,285 20,135 22,150 99,830 46,210 53,620
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,535 5,000 5,535 10,045 4,490 5,550
Vietnamese 32,090 15,315 16,780 90,265 41,965 48,300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10 60 10 50
Austronesian languages 29,150 11,030 18,120 249,435 98,295 151,150
Bikol 105 50 55 755 340 425
Cebuano 915 315 600 9,475 3,650 5,830
Fijian 10 0 10 110 40 65
Hiligaynon 500 180 315 3,110 1,205 1,910
Ilocano 2,450 875 1,575 15,235 5,940 9,295
Malagasy 1,450 680 770 215 115 100
Malay 985 420 565 9,780 4,500 5,280
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 195 100 100 1,935 855 1,080
Pangasinan 55 15 35 565 245 320
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 25,560 9,430 16,135 232,935 91,110 141,820
Waray-Waray 45 10 35 410 125 285
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 415 200 215 1,785 755 1,030
Creole languages 108,785 48,755 60,040 30,260 13,525 16,735
Haitian Creole 4,400 2,020 2,375 1,430 605 830
Creole, n.o.s. 102,510 45,840 56,670 19,375 8,480 10,895
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,470 1,185 1,280 9,685 4,525 5,155
Dravidian languages 18,510 9,380 9,125 196,315 97,975 98,335
Kannada 395 200 195 5,775 2,930 2,845
Malayalam 485 275 210 22,880 11,535 11,345
Tamil 17,130 8,610 8,520 157,700 77,975 79,730
Telugu 890 520 370 16,315 8,925 7,390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 495 250 240
Hmong-Mien languages 35 15 20 545 265 280
Indo-European languages 751,240 360,635 390,595 2,608,060 1,265,535 1,342,525
Albanian 2,880 1,460 1,420 22,375 11,180 11,195
Armenian 19,925 9,575 10,350 18,435 8,860 9,575
Balto-Slavic languages 75,250 35,075 40,175 473,565 221,450 252,120
Baltic languages 940 415 525 10,545 4,495 6,050
Latvian 275 110 165 4,675 2,070 2,610
Lithuanian 665 300 360 5,875 2,430 3,445
Slavic languages 74,470 34,735 39,740 465,170 217,885 247,285
Belarusan 310 130 180 1,360 680 680
Bosnian 580 275 310 9,915 4,905 5,010
Bulgarian 6,785 3,315 3,475 10,410 5,060 5,350
Croatian 2,800 1,380 1,425 46,580 22,880 23,700
Czech 1,665 765 900 14,045 6,615 7,430
Macedonian 235 105 130 21,505 10,365 11,140
Polish 15,340 6,880 8,465 142,985 65,415 77,575
Russian 42,245 20,025 22,220 138,735 64,355 74,380
Serbian 2,430 1,135 1,295 53,250 26,725 26,525
Serbo-Croatian 985 435 545 5,815 2,845 2,965
Slovak 1,235 595 645 12,035 5,550 6,490
Slovene (Slovenian) 900 445 460 7,935 3,550 4,390
Ukrainian 8,040 3,440 4,595 54,615 24,125 30,490
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 55 70 1,750 935 815
Celtic languages 375 220 155 3,800 1,880 1,920
Scottish Gaelic 105 60 40 1,480 720 765
Welsh 65 35 35 685 300 390
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 215 125 85 1,650 870 785
Germanic languages 47,450 23,730 23,720 274,305 130,610 143,700
Afrikaans 300 195 105 7,360 3,625 3,735
Danish 590 285 305 5,440 2,455 2,980
Dutch 3,380 1,780 1,600 63,410 29,875 33,535
Frisian 0 10 0 1,655 820 835
German 30,070 15,095 14,975 189,035 90,730 98,305
Icelandic 100 60 35 285 130 155
Norwegian 355 170 185 2,140 975 1,165
Swedish 1,235 600 635 5,125 2,345 2,785
Vlaams (Flemish) 510 175 335 2,275 1,050 1,225
Yiddish 12,340 6,195 6,140 7,175 3,535 3,640
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 175 75 105 3,290 1,645 1,645
Greek 49,445 24,590 24,860 80,690 40,105 40,590
Indo-Iranian languages 87,330 44,890 42,440 915,765 463,175 452,585
Indo-Aryan languages 56,910 29,560 27,350 759,390 384,940 374,450
Bengali 12,600 6,470 6,135 59,685 30,420 29,265
Gujarati 7,830 3,805 4,025 103,890 52,380 51,510
Hindi 14,950 7,950 6,995 250,095 127,765 122,335
Kashmiri 50 30 15 600 300 300
Konkani 145 75 75 5,490 2,515 2,975
Marathi 460 240 220 10,360 5,380 4,980
Nepali 355 190 165 10,245 5,115 5,135
Oriya (Odia) 50 30 20 1,090 515 570
Punjabi (Panjabi) 17,580 9,550 8,030 282,065 145,050 137,015
Sindhi 470 225 245 11,515 5,385 6,130
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,285 595 690 18,555 9,230 9,330
Urdu 15,920 8,370 7,550 231,500 117,305 114,190
Iranian languages 31,700 15,960 15,740 163,490 81,710 81,785
Kurdish 980 510 475 8,795 4,755 4,040
Pashto 1,630 900 725 15,315 8,145 7,170
Persian (Farsi) 29,530 14,835 14,695 145,465 72,275 73,190
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 625 335 290 4,665 2,495 2,175
Italic (Romance) languages 497,655 234,820 262,835 880,330 418,225 462,105
Catalan 695 420 270 515 275 240
Italian 161,770 78,465 83,305 333,645 161,190 172,455
Portuguese 45,620 22,935 22,685 193,520 93,885 99,635
Romanian 39,265 18,875 20,390 49,635 23,205 26,430
Spanish 280,030 128,635 151,400 337,615 156,040 181,580
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 335 225 115 1,355 745 605
Japanese 5,465 2,505 2,955 25,675 11,535 14,140
Kartvelian languages 200 105 100 1,555 775 780
Georgian 200 100 95 1,555 770 785
Korean 5,795 2,645 3,150 79,175 36,930 42,245
Mongolic languages 235 115 115 515 225 285
Mongolian 235 115 120 515 225 285
Niger-Congo languages 37,280 18,580 18,700 70,570 33,620 36,945
Akan (Twi) 1,715 900 815 15,950 7,520 8,435
Bamanankan 1,805 935 865 385 195 185
Edo 170 85 85 2,130 930 1,195
Ewe 975 615 360 880 435 445
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,730 1,420 1,310 700 320 375
Ga 285 150 140 1,340 645 695
Ganda 55 25 35 1,225 550 675
Igbo 240 155 85 4,025 2,105 1,920
Lingala 7,670 3,435 4,235 4,885 2,165 2,720
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,235 1,045 1,185 2,555 1,080 1,475
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,955 880 1,075 2,220 885 1,330
Shona 130 60 70 2,350 1,055 1,300
Swahili 4,240 2,070 2,170 16,750 8,110 8,640
Wolof 4,815 2,570 2,245 730 355 375
Yoruba 700 375 320 10,495 5,345 5,150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 12,690 6,510 6,180 11,210 5,255 5,950
Nilo-Saharan languages 325 185 140 2,025 1,020 1,010
Dinka 0 0 0 415 220 200
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 330 190 140 1,615 805 810
Sign languages 4,320 1,715 2,610 18,865 7,645 11,220
American Sign Language 465 170 295 10,220 3,695 6,525
Quebec Sign Language 2,545 905 1,635 235 60 180
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,470 680 785 8,690 4,005 4,680
Sino-Tibetan languages 83,535 39,325 44,205 689,145 324,575 364,565
Chinese languages 83,340 39,220 44,125 679,170 319,635 359,530
Cantonese 30,500 14,230 16,270 341,875 159,280 182,600
Hakka 525 230 295 7,865 3,445 4,420
Mandarin 54,180 25,145 29,040 385,395 179,890 205,510
Min Dong 15 0 10 810 330 480
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 4,030 1,790 2,240 16,980 7,650 9,330
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,185 520 670 8,305 3,860 4,440
Chinese, n.o.s. 4,300 2,100 2,200 16,455 7,710 8,745
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 85 40 50 185 95 90
Tibeto-Burman languages 215 125 85 10,460 5,200 5,260
Burmese 75 45 35 2,215 1,055 1,165
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,820 905 920
Tibetan 45 35 10 5,695 2,845 2,850
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 90 50 45 1,245 645 605
Tai-Kadai languages 6,170 2,915 3,250 11,120 4,945 6,180
Lao 5,085 2,490 2,595 6,740 3,215 3,520
Thai 1,700 680 1,015 5,195 2,065 3,135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 30 10 20
Turkic languages 11,490 5,725 5,760 33,335 17,310 16,025
Azerbaijani 450 235 215 3,260 1,710 1,550
Turkish 10,555 5,275 5,275 27,850 14,510 13,340
Uyghur 235 110 125 700 350 345
Uzbek 195 85 110 1,405 700 705
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 195 100 100 915 450 465
Uralic languages 6,965 3,215 3,750 58,370 27,060 31,310
Estonian 125 50 70 4,785 2,155 2,625
Finnish 370 145 225 11,145 4,865 6,280
Hungarian 6,475 3,020 3,455 42,545 20,070 22,480
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,445 825 625 3,675 1,950 1,725

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: Ontario [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.6%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Ontario [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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