Census Profile, 2016 Census
Dryden [Population centre], Ontario and 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 5,545 2,625 2,920 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
English only 5,165 2,455 2,710 11,455,500 5,689,830 5,765,665
French only 5 5 5 40,040 17,340 22,705
English and French 365 160 205 1,490,390 665,850 824,540
Neither English nor French 10 5 5 326,935 130,850 196,085
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 5,545 2,625 2,920 13,312,865 6,503,880 6,808,995
English 5,425 2,570 2,860 12,394,325 6,095,970 6,298,355
French 110 55 60 504,130 236,875 267,250
English and French 0 0 0 92,940 42,910 50,030
Neither English nor French 10 5 5 321,480 128,125 193,355
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 110 55 60 550,600 258,330 292,270
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.0 2.1 2.1 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 5,545 2,620 2,920 13,312,870 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 5,500 2,600 2,900 12,946,960 6,327,630 6,619,330
Official languages 5,100 2,440 2,665 9,393,040 4,637,520 4,755,520
English 4,965 2,370 2,590 8,902,320 4,406,210 4,496,110
French 135 65 75 490,715 231,310 259,410
Non-official languages 400 160 235 3,553,920 1,690,110 1,863,810
Aboriginal languages 100 35 60 22,765 10,815 11,950
Algonquian languages 95 35 65 21,235 10,175 11,060
Blackfoot 0 0 0 10 5 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 5 5,080 2,485 2,595
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 85 40 45
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 0 5 0 55 25 30
Plains Cree 0 0 0 35 5 30
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 5 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 355 135 225
Woods Cree 0 0 0 15 10 5
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 5 4,500 2,255 2,245
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 90 40 50
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 85 35 50
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 90 30 55 16,025 7,620 8,400
Algonquin 0 0 0 65 30 35
Ojibway 45 15 30 9,505 4,515 4,985
Oji-Cree 40 15 25 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 0 0 0 60 20 40
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 55 20 35
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 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 0 0 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. 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 475 165 305
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Inuktitut 0 0 0 425 145 280
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 25
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 710 300 410
Cayuga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Mohawk 0 0 0 590 255 335
Oneida 0 0 0 55 15 40
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 5 15
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 25 15 15
Salish languages 0 0 0 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. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Dakota 0 0 0 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. 0 0 0 235 130 105
Non-Aboriginal languages 300 125 175 3,531,160 1,679,300 1,851,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 253,830 127,720 126,110
Berber languages 0 0 0 725 405 320
Kabyle 0 0 0 425 225 200
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 180 120
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 24,605 10,730 13,870
Bilen 0 0 0 250 140 110
Oromo 0 0 0 1,445 720 730
Somali 0 0 0 22,680 9,755 12,925
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 225 115 110
Semitic languages 0 5 0 227,985 116,320 111,665
Amharic 0 0 0 10,720 4,960 5,760
Arabic 0 0 0 171,370 88,400 82,965
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 14,555 7,135 7,420
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 4,795 2,365 2,425
Harari 0 0 0 1,030 485 545
Hebrew 0 0 0 11,575 6,220 5,350
Maltese 0 0 0 5,175 2,575 2,600
Tigrigna 0 0 0 7,345 3,470 3,870
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,435 705 730
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 520 265 250
Austro-Asiatic languages 10 5 5 78,125 35,880 42,240
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 7,355 3,330 4,020
Vietnamese 10 5 5 70,690 32,520 38,165
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 85 30 50
Austronesian languages 35 15 20 194,380 76,060 118,315
Bikol 0 0 0 595 260 330
Cebuano 0 0 0 6,545 2,500 4,045
Fijian 0 0 0 80 45 40
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 2,750 1,030 1,725
Ilocano 0 0 0 11,285 4,430 6,860
Malagasy 0 0 0 100 45 55
Malay 0 0 0 5,760 2,520 3,240
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 1,505 670 840
Pangasinan 0 0 0 535 215 315
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 35 10 25 163,415 63,665 99,755
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 405 140 270
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,400 550 850
Creole languages 0 0 0 11,255 5,095 6,165
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 630 290 340
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 8,025 3,580 4,440
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 2,605 1,225 1,380
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 148,605 73,530 75,075
Kannada 0 0 0 2,670 1,365 1,305
Malayalam 0 0 0 17,140 8,795 8,350
Tamil 0 0 0 117,630 57,310 60,320
Telugu 0 0 0 10,820 5,895 4,925
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 340 165 175
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 525 250 270
Indo-European languages 215 95 120 2,024,365 980,200 1,044,165
Albanian 0 0 0 19,045 9,535 9,510
Armenian 0 0 0 15,070 7,305 7,765
Balto-Slavic languages 50 15 35 410,725 188,695 222,025
Baltic languages 0 0 0 9,080 3,785 5,295
Latvian 0 0 0 3,910 1,650 2,260
Lithuanian 0 0 0 5,175 2,135 3,035
Slavic languages 50 15 40 401,645 184,915 216,730
Belarusan 0 0 0 515 230 280
Bosnian 0 0 0 6,370 3,125 3,245
Bulgarian 0 0 0 9,095 4,355 4,740
Croatian 0 0 0 31,875 15,460 16,410
Czech 0 0 0 10,670 4,930 5,740
Macedonian 0 0 0 15,635 7,470 8,165
Polish 10 5 5 121,075 54,675 66,405
Russian 5 0 0 101,100 45,630 55,470
Serbian 0 0 0 41,740 20,585 21,150
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 4,875 2,310 2,570
Slovak 0 0 0 10,280 4,710 5,565
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 5 0 6,740 2,995 3,745
Ukrainian 35 10 30 40,375 17,760 22,610
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,310 670 635
Celtic languages 0 0 0 1,110 505 605
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 450 210 240
Welsh 0 0 0 435 180 260
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 225 120 110
Germanic languages 75 35 45 200,640 94,475 106,165
Afrikaans 0 0 0 2,295 1,125 1,170
Danish 5 0 5 4,265 2,010 2,250
Dutch 10 5 5 51,720 24,875 26,840
Frisian 5 0 0 1,240 630 620
German 60 25 30 131,525 61,520 70,005
Icelandic 0 0 0 210 100 110
Norwegian 0 5 0 940 405 540
Swedish 0 0 5 2,395 1,040 1,350
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 2,150 925 1,225
Yiddish 0 0 0 3,735 1,765 1,970
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 170 80 85
Greek 0 0 0 55,415 27,305 28,110
Indo-Iranian languages 5 5 5 707,845 357,350 350,495
Indo-Aryan languages 5 5 5 565,600 285,720 279,875
Bengali 0 0 0 46,810 23,615 23,195
Gujarati 5 0 0 76,675 38,740 37,940
Hindi 0 0 0 58,735 29,805 28,930
Kashmiri 0 0 0 345 170 175
Konkani 0 0 0 2,510 1,195 1,315
Marathi 0 0 0 5,490 2,805 2,685
Nepali 0 0 0 7,870 3,915 3,960
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 715 380 335
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 5 5 197,060 100,160 96,895
Sindhi 0 0 0 6,840 3,225 3,615
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 10,165 4,925 5,235
Urdu 0 0 0 152,385 76,795 75,595
Iranian languages 0 0 0 139,675 70,270 69,405
Kurdish 0 0 0 6,665 3,615 3,050
Pashto 0 0 0 10,950 5,630 5,315
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 122,070 61,025 61,040
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,565 1,350 1,215
Italic (Romance) languages 75 35 40 614,525 295,030 319,490
Catalan 0 0 0 285 150 135
Italian 35 15 15 231,040 112,440 118,600
Portuguese 30 15 20 150,000 72,280 77,715
Romanian 5 0 5 41,755 19,565 22,190
Spanish 5 5 5 191,025 90,390 100,630
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 420 200 215
Japanese 0 0 0 13,260 4,590 8,670
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 1,200 635 565
Georgian 0 0 0 1,200 635 565
Korean 0 0 5 69,775 32,035 37,740
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 405 180 220
Mongolian 0 0 0 405 180 225
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 35,760 16,705 19,050
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 9,695 4,510 5,190
Bamanankan 0 0 0 140 60 80
Edo 0 0 0 1,140 475 670
Ewe 0 0 0 560 270 295
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 365 180 185
Ga 0 0 0 600 275 325
Ganda 0 0 0 760 360 400
Igbo 0 0 0 2,090 1,080 1,010
Lingala 0 0 0 850 365 485
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 1,430 640 785
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 1,330 545 785
Shona 0 0 0 1,455 660 790
Swahili 0 0 0 5,525 2,540 2,985
Wolof 0 0 0 290 145 150
Yoruba 0 0 0 4,365 2,260 2,105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5,155 2,345 2,810
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 1,610 810 800
Dinka 0 0 0 345 170 175
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,260 635 625
Sign languages 0 0 5 3,030 1,570 1,455
American Sign Language 0 0 0 1,305 640 670
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 20 10 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 1,700 925 780
Sino-Tibetan languages 10 5 5 611,795 284,865 326,935
Chinese languages 10 5 5 602,610 280,340 322,270
Cantonese 5 5 0 275,315 128,090 147,220
Hakka 0 0 0 6,985 3,140 3,840
Mandarin 5 0 0 283,735 132,275 151,460
Min Dong 0 0 0 855 405 450
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 5 0 13,545 6,240 7,300
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 6,300 2,825 3,470
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 15,645 7,235 8,410
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 120 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 9,185 4,520 4,660
Burmese 0 0 0 1,640 775 865
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,730 865 860
Tibetan 0 0 0 5,115 2,530 2,585
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 700 345 350
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 8,485 3,535 4,945
Lao 0 0 0 5,190 2,480 2,710
Thai 0 0 0 3,270 1,045 2,220
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Turkic languages 0 0 0 22,615 11,745 10,870
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 1,990 1,070 920
Turkish 0 0 0 18,415 9,610 8,810
Uyghur 0 0 0 515 255 260
Uzbek 0 0 0 1,055 515 545
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 640 295 345
Uralic languages 25 15 15 50,670 23,095 27,570
Estonian 5 0 0 4,205 1,810 2,400
Finnish 10 5 5 9,720 4,140 5,580
Hungarian 15 5 5 36,740 17,150 19,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,475 780 690
Multiple responses 50 25 20 365,910 176,250 189,660
English and French 20 10 10 54,045 25,165 28,880
English and non-official language 30 10 15 288,285 140,345 147,940
French and non-official language 0 0 0 12,565 5,735 6,830
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 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 5,545 2,625 2,925 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 5,460 2,590 2,865 12,522,045 6,123,955 6,398,085
Official languages 5,385 2,560 2,825 10,605,725 5,214,425 5,391,300
English 5,360 2,550 2,815 10,328,680 5,084,885 5,243,800
French 20 5 15 277,045 129,540 147,500
Non-official languages 75 30 45 1,916,315 909,530 1,006,780
Aboriginal languages 20 10 15 9,210 4,600 4,610
Algonquian languages 25 10 10 8,685 4,370 4,320
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 2,370 1,205 1,165
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 10 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 20 10 15
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 105 50 55
Woods Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 2,220 1,135 1,085
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 25 10 15 6,305 3,155 3,145
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway 5 5 5 3,315 1,695 1,620
Oji-Cree 15 5 10 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 0 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 0 0 0 160 60 90
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 0 0 0 140 60 80
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 210 90 120
Cayuga 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mohawk 0 0 0 185 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 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 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. 0 0 0 120 55 65
Non-Aboriginal languages 50 15 30 1,907,105 904,930 1,002,170
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 138,460 66,865 71,590
Berber languages 0 0 0 345 175 170
Kabyle 0 0 0 255 125 130
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 50 45
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 14,460 6,100 8,360
Bilen 0 0 0 170 80 85
Oromo 0 0 0 805 380 425
Somali 0 0 0 13,370 5,590 7,780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 110 50 65
Semitic languages 0 0 0 123,410 60,475 62,940
Amharic 0 0 0 5,625 2,540 3,085
Arabic 0 0 0 94,195 46,505 47,695
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 9,515 4,595 4,920
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 2,915 1,410 1,500
Harari 0 0 0 555 250 305
Hebrew 0 0 0 4,850 2,505 2,345
Maltese 0 0 0 1,090 505 580
Tigrigna 0 0 0 3,920 1,805 2,115
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 755 360 395
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 245 115 125
Austro-Asiatic languages 5 5 5 50,245 23,105 27,140
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 3,770 1,650 2,120
Vietnamese 5 5 0 46,435 21,435 25,000
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 40 20 20
Austronesian languages 15 10 10 85,370 36,525 48,845
Bikol 0 0 0 90 35 55
Cebuano 0 0 0 2,325 1,020 1,315
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 910 385 530
Ilocano 0 0 0 4,100 1,780 2,320
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 15 20
Malay 0 0 0 1,810 860 945
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 445 200 250
Pangasinan 0 0 0 90 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 20 5 10 75,070 31,965 43,105
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 90 35 55
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 380 175 200
Creole languages 0 0 0 5,325 2,355 2,970
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 355 165 190
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 3,995 1,735 2,255
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 975 455 520
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 96,250 46,575 49,680
Kannada 0 0 0 1,060 540 520
Malayalam 0 0 0 8,760 4,460 4,295
Tamil 0 0 0 80,600 38,460 42,140
Telugu 0 0 0 5,705 3,050 2,655
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 125 55 70
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 200 95 105
Indo-European languages 15 5 15 978,300 469,640 508,670
Albanian 0 0 0 9,190 4,580 4,605
Armenian 0 0 0 8,630 4,065 4,560
Balto-Slavic languages 5 0 0 192,945 90,585 102,365
Baltic languages 0 0 0 2,305 950 1,355
Latvian 0 0 0 860 350 515
Lithuanian 0 0 0 1,440 600 840
Slavic languages 5 0 5 190,645 89,635 101,005
Belarusan 0 0 0 175 80 90
Bosnian 0 0 0 3,220 1,595 1,620
Bulgarian 0 0 0 4,830 2,350 2,480
Croatian 0 0 0 11,125 5,275 5,855
Czech 0 0 0 3,070 1,480 1,595
Macedonian 0 0 0 6,255 2,965 3,285
Polish 5 0 0 52,555 24,510 28,045
Russian 0 0 0 63,570 29,655 33,920
Serbian 0 0 0 23,175 11,335 11,840
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 1,925 920 1,010
Slovak 0 0 0 3,520 1,680 1,845
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 1,465 645 815
Ukrainian 5 0 5 15,415 6,995 8,420
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 355 160 190
Celtic languages 0 0 0 120 65 55
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 60 30 25
Welsh 0 0 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Germanic languages 5 0 0 44,515 21,630 22,880
Afrikaans 0 0 0 755 365 390
Danish 0 0 0 280 135 150
Dutch 0 0 0 4,450 2,145 2,305
Frisian 0 0 0 90 45 45
German 5 5 5 37,255 18,140 19,120
Icelandic 0 0 0 45 20 30
Norwegian 0 0 0 70 30 40
Swedish 0 0 0 385 190 190
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 145 60 85
Yiddish 0 0 0 370 190 185
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 655 315 340
Greek 0 0 0 21,700 10,160 11,535
Indo-Iranian languages 0 5 0 435,835 215,755 220,080
Indo-Aryan languages 0 0 0 344,050 171,125 172,920
Bengali 0 0 0 29,590 14,595 14,995
Gujarati 0 0 0 45,445 22,410 23,035
Hindi 0 0 0 28,960 14,485 14,475
Kashmiri 0 0 0 65 30 35
Konkani 0 0 0 540 260 280
Marathi 0 0 0 2,420 1,230 1,190
Nepali 0 0 0 5,640 2,815 2,820
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 325 160 165
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 132,135 66,410 65,725
Sindhi 0 0 0 2,880 1,320 1,560
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 4,595 2,250 2,345
Urdu 0 0 0 91,450 45,160 46,295
Iranian languages 0 0 0 90,730 44,090 46,640
Kurdish 0 0 0 3,675 1,900 1,770
Pashto 0 0 0 6,750 3,360 3,395
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 80,305 38,830 41,475
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,050 540 515
Italic (Romance) languages 10 0 5 265,375 122,790 142,585
Catalan 0 0 0 135 60 75
Italian 5 0 5 72,960 31,195 41,770
Portuguese 5 5 0 67,415 32,065 35,355
Romanian 0 0 0 19,920 9,380 10,535
Spanish 0 0 0 104,820 50,035 54,785
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 110 50 60
Japanese 0 0 0 6,040 2,590 3,450
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 770 420 355
Georgian 0 0 0 775 420 355
Korean 0 0 0 48,540 22,685 25,855
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 225 115 110
Mongolian 0 0 0 230 120 110
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 12,120 5,400 6,725
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 4,415 1,915 2,495
Bamanankan 0 0 0 25 15 15
Edo 0 0 0 305 120 180
Ewe 0 0 0 135 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 110 55 55
Ga 0 0 0 175 80 100
Ganda 0 0 0 195 85 110
Igbo 0 0 0 540 265 275
Lingala 0 0 0 225 100 130
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 475 230 240
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 420 160 260
Shona 0 0 0 455 210 245
Swahili 0 0 0 2,085 925 1,160
Wolof 0 0 0 130 65 65
Yoruba 0 0 0 1,300 625 675
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,120 500 625
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 550 260 290
Dinka 0 0 0 120 60 65
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 195 225
Sign languages 0 0 0 4,425 2,485 1,940
American Sign Language 0 0 0 1,605 830 770
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 25 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 2,795 1,640 1,150
Sino-Tibetan languages 5 5 0 448,200 210,560 237,640
Chinese languages 5 0 0 441,615 207,305 234,310
Cantonese 5 5 0 198,745 91,545 107,200
Hakka 0 0 0 2,870 1,305 1,575
Mandarin 0 0 0 220,535 105,360 115,175
Min Dong 0 0 0 265 115 145
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 5 5 5,775 2,635 3,140
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 3,690 1,735 1,955
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 9,630 4,565 5,070
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 100 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 6,580 3,250 3,330
Burmese 0 0 0 1,010 480 530
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,360 685 675
Tibetan 0 0 0 3,875 1,925 1,945
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 335 165 170
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 3,865 1,845 2,020
Lao 0 0 0 2,535 1,220 1,315
Thai 0 0 0 1,315 615 695
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 0 0 0 12,435 6,200 6,230
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 770 385 380
Turkish 0 0 0 10,545 5,245 5,300
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 150 140
Uzbek 0 0 0 585 290 295
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 130 120
Uralic languages 0 5 0 15,330 6,990 8,340
Estonian 0 0 0 790 290 500
Finnish 0 0 0 1,835 780 1,050
Hungarian 0 0 0 12,700 5,915 6,790
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 465 245 225
Multiple responses 85 35 50 790,825 379,925 410,905
English and French 0 0 5 45,655 20,895 24,755
English and non-official language 85 35 50 719,595 347,730 371,865
French and non-official language 0 0 0 6,725 2,930 3,795
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 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 5,545 2,625 2,920 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
None 5,310 2,525 2,785 11,071,665 5,436,665 5,635,000
English 25 10 20 896,170 437,015 459,155
French 95 45 55 243,970 108,390 135,580
Non-official language 110 50 65 1,056,960 501,315 555,645
Aboriginal 40 20 25 14,315 6,580 7,735
Non-Aboriginal 70 35 35 1,042,645 494,735 547,910
English and French 0 0 0 8,150 3,755 4,395
English and non-official language 0 0 0 19,105 9,370 9,735
French and non-official language 0 0 5 16,435 7,165 9,270
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 415 205 215
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 5,500 2,620 2,880 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Official languages 5,500 2,620 2,880 12,918,075 6,342,930 6,575,145
English 5,490 2,615 2,875 12,879,045 6,326,225 6,552,825
French 345 155 190 1,521,020 677,505 843,510
Non-official languages 465 170 295 4,431,270 2,115,510 2,315,760
Aboriginal languages 130 60 70 33,855 15,815 18,035
Algonquian languages 130 60 70 30,630 14,505 16,125
Blackfoot 0 0 0 15 15 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 6,560 3,160 3,395
Atikamekw 0 0 0 10 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moose Cree 0 0 0 145 70 75
Naskapi 0 0 0 25 10 10
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 65 25 45
Plains Cree 0 0 0 105 50 50
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 605 255 350
Woods Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 10 5,620 2,760 2,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 180 95 85
Malecite 0 0 0 20 20 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 160 75 85
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 125 60 65 23,980 11,285 12,690
Algonquin 0 0 0 205 95 105
Ojibway 80 45 40 16,220 7,600 8,630
Oji-Cree 50 20 30 7,515 3,585 3,935
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 200 105 100
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 85 40 50
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 85 25 65
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 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 0 0 0 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. 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 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 0 0 0 840 320 525
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 730 285 445
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 35 70
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 1,940 810 1,125
Cayuga 0 0 0 120 35 85
Mohawk 0 0 0 1,625 710 915
Oneida 0 0 0 180 55 125
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 10 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Nisga'a 0 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. 0 0 0 210 100 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 340 115 220 4,397,690 2,099,820 2,297,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 0 10 362,645 183,050 179,595
Berber languages 0 0 0 925 505 415
Kabyle 0 0 0 530 280 255
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 390 225 165
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 34,160 15,155 19,000
Bilen 0 0 0 355 200 160
Oromo 0 0 0 2,075 905 1,175
Somali 0 0 0 31,535 13,925 17,610
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 370 170 205
Semitic languages 10 0 0 330,315 168,750 161,570
Amharic 0 0 0 16,010 7,565 8,445
Arabic 10 0 10 246,015 127,015 119,000
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 17,825 8,775 9,050
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 6,185 3,045 3,140
Harari 0 0 0 1,310 660 645
Hebrew 0 0 0 43,255 22,165 21,090
Maltese 0 0 0 7,020 3,455 3,570
Tigrigna 0 0 0 9,385 4,320 5,065
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,985 1,010 975
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,125 535 590
Austro-Asiatic languages 10 10 0 99,830 46,210 53,620
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 10,045 4,490 5,550
Vietnamese 10 0 10 90,265 41,965 48,300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 60 10 50
Austronesian languages 60 15 45 249,435 98,295 151,150
Bikol 0 0 0 755 340 425
Cebuano 0 0 0 9,475 3,650 5,830
Fijian 0 0 0 110 40 65
Hiligaynon 10 10 0 3,110 1,205 1,910
Ilocano 0 0 0 15,235 5,940 9,295
Malagasy 0 0 0 215 115 100
Malay 0 0 0 9,780 4,500 5,280
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 1,935 855 1,080
Pangasinan 0 0 0 565 245 320
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 55 15 45 232,935 91,110 141,820
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 410 125 285
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,785 755 1,030
Creole languages 0 10 0 30,260 13,525 16,735
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 1,430 605 830
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 19,375 8,480 10,895
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 9,685 4,525 5,155
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 196,315 97,975 98,335
Kannada 0 0 0 5,775 2,930 2,845
Malayalam 0 0 0 22,880 11,535 11,345
Tamil 0 0 0 157,700 77,975 79,730
Telugu 0 0 0 16,315 8,925 7,390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 495 250 240
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 545 265 280
Indo-European languages 230 80 145 2,608,060 1,265,535 1,342,525
Albanian 0 0 0 22,375 11,180 11,195
Armenian 0 0 0 18,435 8,860 9,575
Balto-Slavic languages 30 10 15 473,565 221,450 252,120
Baltic languages 0 0 0 10,545 4,495 6,050
Latvian 0 0 0 4,675 2,070 2,610
Lithuanian 0 0 0 5,875 2,430 3,445
Slavic languages 25 10 20 465,170 217,885 247,285
Belarusan 0 0 0 1,360 680 680
Bosnian 0 0 0 9,915 4,905 5,010
Bulgarian 0 0 0 10,410 5,060 5,350
Croatian 0 0 0 46,580 22,880 23,700
Czech 0 0 0 14,045 6,615 7,430
Macedonian 0 0 0 21,505 10,365 11,140
Polish 10 0 0 142,985 65,415 77,575
Russian 0 0 0 138,735 64,355 74,380
Serbian 0 0 0 53,250 26,725 26,525
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 5,815 2,845 2,965
Slovak 0 0 0 12,035 5,550 6,490
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 7,935 3,550 4,390
Ukrainian 25 10 10 54,615 24,125 30,490
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,750 935 815
Celtic languages 0 0 0 3,800 1,880 1,920
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 1,480 720 765
Welsh 0 0 0 685 300 390
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,650 870 785
Germanic languages 105 40 65 274,305 130,610 143,700
Afrikaans 10 0 0 7,360 3,625 3,735
Danish 10 0 0 5,440 2,455 2,980
Dutch 10 10 0 63,410 29,875 33,535
Frisian 0 0 0 1,655 820 835
German 75 30 40 189,035 90,730 98,305
Icelandic 0 0 0 285 130 155
Norwegian 0 0 0 2,140 975 1,165
Swedish 10 0 10 5,125 2,345 2,785
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 2,275 1,050 1,225
Yiddish 0 0 0 7,175 3,535 3,640
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 3,290 1,645 1,645
Greek 0 0 0 80,690 40,105 40,590
Indo-Iranian languages 40 10 25 915,765 463,175 452,585
Indo-Aryan languages 40 15 25 759,390 384,940 374,450
Bengali 0 0 0 59,685 30,420 29,265
Gujarati 15 10 10 103,890 52,380 51,510
Hindi 15 10 10 250,095 127,765 122,335
Kashmiri 0 0 0 600 300 300
Konkani 0 0 0 5,490 2,515 2,975
Marathi 0 0 0 10,360 5,380 4,980
Nepali 0 0 0 10,245 5,115 5,135
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 1,090 515 570
Punjabi (Panjabi) 20 0 20 282,065 145,050 137,015
Sindhi 0 0 0 11,515 5,385 6,130
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 18,555 9,230 9,330
Urdu 10 0 10 231,500 117,305 114,190
Iranian languages 0 0 0 163,490 81,710 81,785
Kurdish 0 0 0 8,795 4,755 4,040
Pashto 0 0 0 15,315 8,145 7,170
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 145,465 72,275 73,190
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 4,665 2,495 2,175
Italic (Romance) languages 60 25 45 880,330 418,225 462,105
Catalan 0 0 0 515 275 240
Italian 20 10 10 333,645 161,190 172,455
Portuguese 25 10 15 193,520 93,885 99,635
Romanian 0 0 10 49,635 23,205 26,430
Spanish 15 0 15 337,615 156,040 181,580
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,355 745 605
Japanese 0 0 0 25,675 11,535 14,140
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 1,555 775 780
Georgian 0 0 0 1,555 770 785
Korean 0 0 0 79,175 36,930 42,245
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 515 225 285
Mongolian 0 0 0 515 225 285
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 70,570 33,620 36,945
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 15,950 7,520 8,435
Bamanankan 0 0 0 385 195 185
Edo 0 0 0 2,130 930 1,195
Ewe 0 0 0 880 435 445
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 700 320 375
Ga 0 0 0 1,340 645 695
Ganda 0 0 0 1,225 550 675
Igbo 0 0 0 4,025 2,105 1,920
Lingala 0 0 0 4,885 2,165 2,720
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 2,555 1,080 1,475
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 2,220 885 1,330
Shona 0 0 0 2,350 1,055 1,300
Swahili 0 0 0 16,750 8,110 8,640
Wolof 0 0 0 730 355 375
Yoruba 0 0 0 10,495 5,345 5,150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 11,210 5,255 5,950
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 2,025 1,020 1,010
Dinka 0 0 0 415 220 200
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,615 805 810
Sign languages 10 0 10 18,865 7,645 11,220
American Sign Language 10 0 0 10,220 3,695 6,525
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 235 60 180
Sign languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 8,690 4,005 4,680
Sino-Tibetan languages 15 10 10 689,145 324,575 364,565
Chinese languages 15 10 10 679,170 319,635 359,530
Cantonese 0 0 0 341,875 159,280 182,600
Hakka 0 0 0 7,865 3,445 4,420
Mandarin 10 0 10 385,395 179,890 205,510
Min Dong 0 0 0 810 330 480
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 10 0 16,980 7,650 9,330
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 8,305 3,860 4,440
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 16,455 7,710 8,745
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 185 95 90
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 10,460 5,200 5,260
Burmese 0 0 0 2,215 1,055 1,165
Karenic languages 0 0 0 1,820 905 920
Tibetan 0 0 0 5,695 2,845 2,850
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,245 645 605
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 11,120 4,945 6,180
Lao 0 0 0 6,740 3,215 3,520
Thai 0 0 0 5,195 2,065 3,135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 20
Turkic languages 0 0 0 33,335 17,310 16,025
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 3,260 1,710 1,550
Turkish 0 0 0 27,850 14,510 13,340
Uyghur 0 0 0 700 350 345
Uzbek 0 0 0 1,405 700 705
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 915 450 465
Uralic languages 10 0 0 58,370 27,060 31,310
Estonian 0 0 0 4,785 2,155 2,625
Finnish 10 0 10 11,145 4,865 6,280
Hungarian 10 0 0 42,545 20,070 22,480
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 3,675 1,950 1,725

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Dryden [Population centre], Ontario 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 April 18, 2024).

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