Census Profile, 2016 Census
Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Nunavut [Territory]

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Characteristic Montréal
Quebec
[Census metropolitan area] 		Nunavut

[Territory]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
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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 35,690 18,200 17,490
English only 286,275 143,255 143,025 32,065 16,345 15,715
French only 1,472,060 662,855 809,205 60 35 20
English and French 2,231,540 1,150,975 1,080,565 1,525 795 725
Neither English nor French 63,480 25,175 38,305 2,045 1,025 1,025
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 35,690 18,200 17,490
English 765,805 382,720 383,080 32,990 16,795 16,195
French 2,980,955 1,448,725 1,532,235 580 340 240
English and French 244,955 126,535 118,415 90 50 40
Neither English nor French 61,645 24,280 37,365 2,025 1,015 1,015
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 888,280 445,990 442,290 625 365 260
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 21.9 22.5 21.4 1.8 2.0 1.5
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 35,695 18,200 17,490
Single responses 3,907,510 1,909,450 1,998,060 34,960 17,830 17,130
Official languages 2,996,905 1,467,115 1,529,795 11,615 6,085 5,530
English 444,955 222,890 222,065 11,020 5,740 5,280
French 2,551,955 1,244,225 1,307,730 595 350 240
Non-official languages 910,605 442,335 468,270 23,345 11,740 11,605
Aboriginal languages 755 275 480 22,610 11,360 11,250
Algonquian languages 370 145 225 15 5 10
Blackfoot 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 320 120 200 0 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 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 5 0 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 5 0 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 5 15 5 5 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 20 5 10 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 35 20 10 0 0 0
Algonquin 30 20 15 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 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 5
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 22,600 11,355 11,245
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 495 220 275
Inuktitut 225 60 170 22,070 11,125 10,945
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 35 15 25 30 10 20
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 909,845 442,055 467,790 735 380 350
Afro-Asiatic languages 176,965 92,830 84,135 75 60 20
Berber languages 18,945 10,025 8,915 0 0 0
Kabyle 11,315 5,975 5,335 5 5 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 7,625 4,050 3,580 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 760 365 395 10 10 0
Bilen 10 10 5 0 0 0
Oromo 5 5 0 5 5 0
Somali 725 340 385 10 5 5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 157,015 82,305 74,715 60 45 15
Amharic 665 310 355 20 10 5
Arabic 151,955 79,715 72,240 40 30 10
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 0 0 0
Maltese 15 5 10 0 0 0
Tigrigna 340 165 180 5 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 5 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,945 3,690 4,255 0 5 0
Vietnamese 25,430 11,975 13,450 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,215 7,315 12,895 175 65 105
Bikol 110 35 75 0 0 0
Cebuano 760 250 510 5 5 5
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 400 130 275 5 5 5
Ilocano 2,035 740 1,295 20 5 10
Malagasy 825 385 440 0 0 0
Malay 605 235 370 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 200 90 110 0 0 0
Pangasinan 90 40 50 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 14,865 5,275 9,590 135 50 80
Waray-Waray 50 10 35 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 275 120 160 0 0 0
Creole languages 54,205 23,910 30,300 0 0 5
Haitian Creole 1,965 930 1,035 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 51,325 22,520 28,805 0 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 915 460 460 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 14,695 7,335 7,365 20 10 10
Kannada 230 125 105 0 0 0
Malayalam 405 215 190 5 0 0
Tamil 13,490 6,650 6,835 15 10 5
Telugu 555 335 215 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 20 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 493,565 239,965 253,600 270 145 120
Albanian 2,455 1,250 1,205 0 0 0
Armenian 16,170 7,835 8,335 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 58,295 26,270 32,025 40 30 15
Baltic languages 725 265 455 0 0 0
Latvian 235 90 150 0 0 0
Lithuanian 485 180 305 0 0 0
Slavic languages 57,570 26,005 31,570 45 30 15
Belarusan 70 40 25 0 0 0
Bosnian 455 220 230 0 0 0
Bulgarian 6,395 3,095 3,295 0 5 0
Croatian 1,865 930 935 0 0 0
Czech 1,175 540 635 5 0 0
Macedonian 175 90 90 0 0 0
Polish 12,185 5,280 6,905 15 15 0
Russian 26,370 11,785 14,585 10 5 5
Serbian 1,890 930 955 5 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 655 305 345 0 0 0
Slovak 900 385 510 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 690 310 375 0 0 0
Ukrainian 4,640 2,025 2,610 5 5 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 65 65 0 0 0
Celtic languages 110 65 45 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 15 10 5 0 0 0
Welsh 25 10 15 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 65 45 25 0 0 0
Germanic languages 21,470 10,340 11,130 70 40 30
Afrikaans 90 40 50 0 0 0
Danish 300 145 155 5 5 0
Dutch 1,820 920 900 15 5 5
Frisian 5 5 5 0 0 0
German 9,235 4,195 5,040 35 20 15
Icelandic 60 25 30 0 0 0
Norwegian 145 70 70 10 5 5
Swedish 445 205 245 0 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 310 125 185 0 0 0
Yiddish 8,960 4,545 4,410 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 105 55 50 5 0 0
Greek 37,710 18,830 18,885 5 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages 70,940 36,585 34,350 85 45 45
Indo-Aryan languages 43,890 22,860 21,030 80 40 35
Bengali 10,805 5,515 5,290 25 15 15
Gujarati 6,005 2,940 3,060 5 0 0
Hindi 2,905 1,565 1,335 5 5 5
Kashmiri 15 15 0 0 0 0
Konkani 110 60 50 0 0 0
Marathi 235 135 100 0 0 5
Nepali 350 170 180 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 30 20 10 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,250 6,645 5,605 5 5 0
Sindhi 310 150 160 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 620 300 315 0 0 5
Urdu 10,260 5,335 4,925 25 15 15
Iranian languages 26,720 13,545 13,180 10 5 5
Kurdish 790 425 365 0 5 0
Pashto 1,190 625 560 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 24,740 12,485 12,255 10 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 330 185 145 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 286,425 138,790 147,635 60 30 30
Catalan 260 135 130 0 0 0
Italian 101,230 49,650 51,570 5 5 5
Portuguese 31,025 14,925 16,100 5 5 0
Romanian 33,050 15,835 17,215 10 0 5
Spanish 120,765 58,185 62,580 45 20 25
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 95 55 40 0 0 0
Japanese 2,065 635 1,430 0 0 5
Kartvelian languages 160 75 85 0 0 0
Georgian 160 80 85 0 0 0
Korean 4,865 2,160 2,710 10 0 5
Mongolic languages 185 75 110 0 0 0
Mongolian 185 75 110 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 19,245 9,725 9,520 75 50 30
Akan (Twi) 1,015 500 510 5 5 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 0 0
Lingala 1,970 920 1,050 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,700 790 905 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,425 640 790 0 0 0
Shona 75 40 35 15 10 5
Swahili 1,305 620 685 5 0 0
Wolof 2,440 1,305 1,135 0 0 0
Yoruba 205 130 80 10 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5,755 2,990 2,765 30 15 15
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 20 10 10
American Sign Language 50 25 20 5 0 5
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 50 20 30
Chinese languages 71,485 33,270 38,215 50 20 30
Cantonese 23,450 11,055 12,400 15 5 10
Hakka 460 205 255 0 0 0
Mandarin 40,195 18,570 21,625 10 5 5
Min Dong 25 10 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 3,105 1,435 1,675 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,020 450 575 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,140 1,510 1,635 20 10 15
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 80 40 40 5 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 220 110 110 5 0 0
Burmese 60 20 35 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 100 55 40 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 4,080 1,845 2,240 0 0 5
Lao 3,545 1,710 1,830 0 0 0
Thai 530 135 395 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 7,375 3,765 3,610 5 0 5
Azerbaijani 260 145 120 0 0 0
Turkish 6,625 3,390 3,235 5 0 0
Uyghur 190 95 100 0 0 0
Uzbek 125 65 65 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 170 75 95 0 0 0
Uralic languages 5,650 2,570 3,080 20 10 5
Estonian 170 65 105 0 0 0
Finnish 290 95 200 5 5 5
Hungarian 5,185 2,410 2,775 10 5 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 490 275 220 5 0 5
Multiple responses 145,850 72,810 73,040 735 370 365
English and French 47,150 23,885 23,265 25 10 15
English and non-official language 25,440 12,510 12,940 685 355 335
French and non-official language 56,960 28,035 28,925 10 5 10
English, French and non-official language 16,300 8,390 7,910 10 5 5
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 35,695 18,200 17,490
Single responses 3,784,235 1,850,955 1,933,280 35,085 17,895 17,185
Official languages 3,289,705 1,613,690 1,676,015 17,030 8,660 8,370
English 620,510 309,205 311,310 16,685 8,470 8,215
French 2,669,195 1,304,490 1,364,705 345 190 155
Non-official languages 494,525 237,260 257,265 18,055 9,240 8,815
Aboriginal languages 260 110 145 17,735 9,070 8,665
Algonquian languages 145 65 80 5 5 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 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 0 0 5 5 0
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 5 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 17,735 9,070 8,665
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 110 45 60
Inuktitut 70 25 45 17,600 9,015 8,590
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 20 10 15
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 494,265 237,150 257,120 320 165 150
Afro-Asiatic languages 82,560 41,880 40,680 30 20 15
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 5 5 0
Bilen 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 5 0
Somali 350 150 200 0 0 0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 0
Semitic languages 75,305 38,150 37,150 25 15 10
Amharic 315 145 170 15 5 5
Arabic 72,985 36,985 35,995 15 5 5
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 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,720 2,160 2,560 0 0 0
Vietnamese 18,700 8,785 9,915 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 9,405 3,780 5,625 120 55 60
Bikol 15 10 10 0 0 0
Cebuano 220 100 120 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 125 55 70 0 0 0
Ilocano 740 305 435 0 0 0
Malagasy 260 135 125 0 0 0
Malay 165 80 85 0 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 60 35 30 0 0 0
Pangasinan 15 5 5 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,750 3,040 4,710 110 55 60
Waray-Waray 15 5 10 5 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30 0 0 0
Creole languages 19,975 8,450 11,520 5 5 0
Haitian Creole 775 345 430 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 18,775 7,915 10,865 5 0 0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 420 190 225 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 11,330 5,555 5,775 15 10 5
Kannada 140 80 65 0 0 0
Malayalam 190 90 95 0 0 0
Tamil 10,670 5,185 5,485 15 10 5
Telugu 325 190 130 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 5 5 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 271,930 130,410 141,520 85 50 35
Albanian 1,445 710 730 0 0 0
Armenian 11,835 5,600 6,235 5 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 35,205 16,555 18,650 10 5 5
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 10 5 5
Belarusan 20 10 15 0 0 0
Bosnian 260 125 135 0 0 0
Bulgarian 4,750 2,320 2,435 0 0 0
Croatian 775 365 415 0 0 0
Czech 375 180 200 0 0 0
Macedonian 110 55 50 0 0 0
Polish 5,400 2,430 2,970 5 0 0
Russian 19,390 9,180 10,215 5 0 0
Serbian 1,065 525 540 0 5 0
Serbo-Croatian 265 125 140 0 0 0
Slovak 215 105 110 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 220 90 130 0 0 0
Ukrainian 2,160 970 1,190 0 5 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 0 0 0
Celtic languages 20 15 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 0 0 0
Welsh 5 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 8,705 4,415 4,295 5 5 5
Afrikaans 10 10 10 0 0 0
Danish 40 20 20 0 0 0
Dutch 245 115 130 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 1,585 715 865 0 5 0
Icelandic 35 15 20 0 0 0
Norwegian 15 10 5 0 0 0
Swedish 80 40 45 0 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 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 49,790 24,980 24,810 45 25 20
Indo-Aryan languages 30,075 15,245 14,830 45 25 20
Bengali 8,080 4,010 4,075 20 15 10
Gujarati 3,805 1,845 1,965 0 0 0
Hindi 1,485 765 720 0 0 0
Kashmiri 5 5 0 0 0 0
Konkani 30 15 15 0 0 0
Marathi 80 40 35 5 0 0
Nepali 260 120 135 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 10 10 5 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 8,775 4,650 4,125 0 5 0
Sindhi 135 65 70 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 345 175 170 0 0 0
Urdu 7,070 3,560 3,515 15 5 5
Iranian languages 19,580 9,655 9,915 5 5 0
Kurdish 395 210 185 0 0 0
Pashto 875 435 440 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 18,305 9,015 9,290 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 145 80 60 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 146,670 69,415 77,255 25 15 10
Catalan 90 40 45 0 0 0
Italian 32,365 14,310 18,055 0 0 0
Portuguese 14,570 6,930 7,640 0 0 0
Romanian 22,945 11,215 11,725 0 5 0
Spanish 76,680 36,900 39,775 15 10 5
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 0 0 0
Japanese 875 360 520 0 0 0
Kartvelian languages 75 40 35 0 0 0
Georgian 75 40 35 0 0 0
Korean 3,400 1,560 1,835 0 0 0
Mongolic languages 140 70 75 0 0 0
Mongolian 140 70 75 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 4,575 2,190 2,385 20 10 10
Akan (Twi) 440 210 230 0 5 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 5 5 5
Lingala 480 200 285 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 470 215 250 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 335 140 195 0 0 0
Shona 20 5 15 5 0 0
Swahili 380 190 195 0 0 0
Wolof 775 415 355 0 0 0
Yoruba 40 25 20 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 835 400 430 5 5 5
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 35 20 15
American Sign Language 70 35 35 5 0 5
Quebec Sign Language 455 230 225 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 530 325 200 25 15 15
Sino-Tibetan languages 56,635 27,025 29,605 15 5 10
Chinese languages 56,510 26,965 29,545 15 5 10
Cantonese 17,330 8,200 9,130 5 0 5
Hakka 155 75 80 0 0 0
Mandarin 34,295 16,475 17,820 5 0 5
Min Dong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,780 810 970 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 755 345 415 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,160 1,045 1,115 5 0 0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 120 60 60 0 0 0
Burmese 20 10 10 0 0 0
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Lao 1,875 920 955 0 0 0
Thai 170 70 100 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 4,795 2,380 2,415 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 95 40 50 0 0 0
Turkish 4,420 2,200 2,220 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Estonian 30 10 15 0 0 0
Finnish 40 20 25 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,815 800 1,015 0 0 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 105 60 45 0 0 0
Multiple responses 269,125 131,305 137,820 610 305 305
English and French 60,730 30,695 30,030 20 10 10
English and non-official language 50,935 24,565 26,370 585 290 295
French and non-official language 118,985 56,730 62,255 5 5 0
English, French and non-official language 38,480 19,310 19,165 5 5 5
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 35,690 18,205 17,490
None 3,138,775 1,528,660 1,610,115 17,430 8,995 8,435
English 313,765 159,265 154,495 9,555 4,885 4,670
French 247,580 122,255 125,325 240 130 110
Non-official language 274,120 132,890 141,230 8,425 4,175 4,250
Aboriginal 385 150 235 7,990 3,960 4,025
Non-Aboriginal 273,730 132,745 140,990 435 215 220
English and French 33,020 16,620 16,400 0 0 0
English and non-official language 23,200 11,400 11,800 20 15 10
French and non-official language 21,615 10,500 11,110 15 5 10
English, French and non-official language 1,295 660 630 0 0 0
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 35,580 18,135 17,445
Official languages 3,946,685 1,941,955 2,004,730 33,535 17,120 16,420
English 2,500,590 1,285,835 1,214,755 33,485 17,080 16,400
French 3,663,310 1,799,755 1,863,560 1,565 820 745
Non-official languages 1,332,070 642,340 689,730 28,440 14,375 14,065
Aboriginal languages 1,065 505 565 27,345 13,815 13,530
Algonquian languages 410 235 180 30 15 15
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 335 165 170 15 10 10
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 15 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 35 30 10 0 10 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 30 30 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 40 30 10 10 0 0
Algonquin 35 25 10 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 10 0 10 10 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 10 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 0 10 0 10
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 10 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 27,320 13,805 13,520
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 1,135 525 615
Inuktitut 405 145 270 26,215 13,305 12,910
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 15 30 35 15 20
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 0 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 1,235 625 605
Afro-Asiatic languages 271,775 141,620 130,150 120 80 40
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 25 15 0
Bilen 30 20 15 0 0 0
Oromo 30 20 0 0 0 0
Somali 1,040 490 550 25 15 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 259,135 134,960 124,175 85 60 30
Amharic 980 470 510 20 20 0
Arabic 241,000 125,545 115,455 55 45 20
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 10 10 10
Maltese 20 0 10 0 0 0
Tigrigna 360 165 195 10 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 165 80 85 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 615 315 300 10 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 42,285 20,135 22,150 10 10 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,535 5,000 5,535 0 0 0
Vietnamese 32,090 15,315 16,780 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 10 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 29,150 11,030 18,120 215 80 130
Bikol 105 50 55 10 0 0
Cebuano 915 315 600 0 0 0
Fijian 10 0 10 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 500 180 315 0 0 0
Ilocano 2,450 875 1,575 15 10 10
Malagasy 1,450 680 770 0 0 0
Malay 985 420 565 0 10 10
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 195 100 100 10 10 0
Pangasinan 55 15 35 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 25,560 9,430 16,135 200 80 125
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 15 0 10
Haitian Creole 4,400 2,020 2,375 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 102,510 45,840 56,670 10 0 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,470 1,185 1,280 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 18,510 9,380 9,125 20 10 10
Kannada 395 200 195 0 0 0
Malayalam 485 275 210 0 0 0
Tamil 17,130 8,610 8,520 20 15 0
Telugu 890 520 370 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 35 15 20 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 751,240 360,635 390,595 565 290 275
Albanian 2,880 1,460 1,420 10 0 0
Armenian 19,925 9,575 10,350 0 0 0
Balto-Slavic languages 75,250 35,075 40,175 75 40 35
Baltic languages 940 415 525 0 0 0
Latvian 275 110 165 0 0 0
Lithuanian 665 300 360 0 0 0
Slavic languages 74,470 34,735 39,740 75 45 35
Belarusan 310 130 180 0 0 0
Bosnian 580 275 310 0 10 0
Bulgarian 6,785 3,315 3,475 10 10 0
Croatian 2,800 1,380 1,425 0 0 0
Czech 1,665 765 900 0 10 0
Macedonian 235 105 130 0 0 0
Polish 15,340 6,880 8,465 25 15 10
Russian 42,245 20,025 22,220 35 15 20
Serbian 2,430 1,135 1,295 10 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 985 435 545 0 0 0
Slovak 1,235 595 645 0 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 900 445 460 0 0 0
Ukrainian 8,040 3,440 4,595 10 0 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 125 55 70 0 0 0
Celtic languages 375 220 155 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 105 60 40 0 0 0
Welsh 65 35 35 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 215 125 85 0 0 0
Germanic languages 47,450 23,730 23,720 150 70 75
Afrikaans 300 195 105 15 10 10
Danish 590 285 305 15 0 0
Dutch 3,380 1,780 1,600 15 0 10
Frisian 0 10 0 0 0 0
German 30,070 15,095 14,975 105 50 55
Icelandic 100 60 35 0 0 0
Norwegian 355 170 185 10 0 0
Swedish 1,235 600 635 10 0 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 510 175 335 0 0 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 10 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages 87,330 44,890 42,440 100 55 45
Indo-Aryan languages 56,910 29,560 27,350 95 50 40
Bengali 12,600 6,470 6,135 30 15 15
Gujarati 7,830 3,805 4,025 10 0 0
Hindi 14,950 7,950 6,995 30 20 10
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 0 0 0
Oriya (Odia) 50 30 20 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 17,580 9,550 8,030 15 10 10
Sindhi 470 225 245 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,285 595 690 0 0 10
Urdu 15,920 8,370 7,550 35 20 15
Iranian languages 31,700 15,960 15,740 10 10 0
Kurdish 980 510 475 0 0 0
Pashto 1,630 900 725 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 29,530 14,835 14,695 10 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 625 335 290 0 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 497,655 234,820 262,835 255 125 130
Catalan 695 420 270 0 0 0
Italian 161,770 78,465 83,305 40 20 20
Portuguese 45,620 22,935 22,685 10 10 0
Romanian 39,265 18,875 20,390 10 0 0
Spanish 280,030 128,635 151,400 210 105 105
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 335 225 115 0 0 0
Japanese 5,465 2,505 2,955 10 0 0
Kartvelian languages 200 105 100 0 0 0
Georgian 200 100 95 0 0 0
Korean 5,795 2,645 3,150 10 0 0
Mongolic languages 235 115 115 0 0 0
Mongolian 235 115 120 10 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 37,280 18,580 18,700 110 70 40
Akan (Twi) 1,715 900 815 10 0 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 10 0 10
Igbo 240 155 85 0 0 0
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 20 15 0
Swahili 4,240 2,070 2,170 20 15 10
Wolof 4,815 2,570 2,245 0 0 0
Yoruba 700 375 320 15 10 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 12,690 6,510 6,180 50 35 20
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 2,610 135 60 75
American Sign Language 465 170 295 70 35 40
Quebec Sign Language 2,545 905 1,635 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,470 680 785 70 30 40
Sino-Tibetan languages 83,535 39,325 44,205 80 40 40
Chinese languages 83,340 39,220 44,125 75 40 40
Cantonese 30,500 14,230 16,270 25 10 15
Hakka 525 230 295 0 0 0
Mandarin 54,180 25,145 29,040 30 10 15
Min Dong 15 0 10 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 4,030 1,790 2,240 0 0 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,185 520 670 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 4,300 2,100 2,200 30 15 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 85 40 50 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 215 125 85 10 0 0
Burmese 75 45 35 10 0 0
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 0 0 10
Lao 5,085 2,490 2,595 0 0 0
Thai 1,700 680 1,015 0 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0
Turkic languages 11,490 5,725 5,760 10 0 10
Azerbaijani 450 235 215 0 0 0
Turkish 10,555 5,275 5,275 10 10 0
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 20 10 10
Estonian 125 50 70 0 0 0
Finnish 370 145 225 10 10 0
Hungarian 6,475 3,020 3,455 10 10 10
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,445 825 625 15 10 0

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: Nunavut [Territory]

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 7.9%
  • Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 8.7%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Montréal [Census metropolitan area], Quebec and Nunavut [Territory] (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 23, 2024).

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