Data tables, 2016 Census

Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2016 Census - 100% Data The letter C inside a yellow triangle - correction

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This table details mother tongue , knowledge of official languages , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Ontario
Data quality
Mother tongue (269) Knowledge of official languages (5)
Total - Knowledge of official languages English only French only English and French Neither English nor French
Total - Mother tongueFootnote 1 13,312,870 11,455,495 40,045 1,490,390 326,935
Single responses 12,946,960 11,177,790 38,480 1,405,385 325,305
Official languages 9,393,040 8,166,180 32,350 1,190,675 3,830
English 8,902,320 8,147,935 420 750,275 3,700
French 490,720 18,250 31,935 440,400 135
Non-official languages 3,553,920 3,011,610 6,125 214,705 321,475
Aboriginal languages 22,760 21,860 30 325 550
Algonquian languages 21,235 20,435 25 245 530
Blackfoot 10 5 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5,080 4,810 0 95 170
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 0 0 0
Moose Cree 85 85 0 5 0
Naskapi 10 15 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 55 40 0 20 5
Plains Cree 35 35 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 355 345 0 5 5
Woods Cree 15 10 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 4,500 4,275 5 55 160
Eastern Algonquian languages 90 80 0 15 0
Malecite 10 10 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 85 75 0 15 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 16,025 15,510 20 135 360
Algonquin 60 50 0 10 5
Ojibway 9,505 9,235 5 110 155
Oji-Cree 6,315 6,085 15 10 200
Ottawa (Odawa) 145 140 0 0 5
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 35 30 0 5 0
Athabaskan languages 60 55 0 5 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 50 50 0 0 5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 5 0 0 0
Chilcotin 5 5 0 0 0
Dene 20 25 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 5 5 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 5 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 5 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 0 0 5 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 0 0 5 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 5 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 470 445 0 20 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 5 0 0 0
Inuktitut 420 400 0 15 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 40 0 5 0
Iroquoian languages 710 665 0 35 0
Cayuga 40 40 0 0 0
Mohawk 590 560 0 30 0
Oneida 55 55 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 0 10 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 25 15 0 10 0
Salish languages 5 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 5 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 10 5 0 5 0
Dakota 5 5 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 5 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 0 0
Tsimshian 5 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 5 0 0 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 5 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 5 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 235 220 0 5 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,531,160 2,989,750 6,095 214,385 320,925
Afro-Asiatic languages 253,825 199,185 1,385 30,330 22,920
Berber languages 720 120 60 520 25
Kabyle 420 80 40 285 20
Berber languages, n.i.e. 300 35 20 235 10
Cushitic languages 24,600 20,100 340 2,400 1,765
Bilen 250 200 0 5 40
Oromo 1,445 1,300 0 60 90
Somali 22,680 18,460 330 2,285 1,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 225 140 15 50 25
Semitic languages 227,985 178,525 990 27,355 21,120
Amharic 10,720 9,870 10 490 355
Arabic 171,365 128,450 960 25,205 16,745
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 14,555 11,960 10 195 2,385
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 4,790 3,915 5 105 765
Harari 1,030 935 0 40 50
Hebrew 11,570 10,450 0 965 155
Maltese 5,175 5,040 0 105 30
Tigrigna 7,345 6,680 0 195 465
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,435 1,220 0 45 170
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 520 450 5 55 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 78,125 62,875 110 3,580 11,555
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,350 6,030 15 360 950
Vietnamese 70,685 56,775 90 3,210 10,610
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 85 70 0 10 5
Austronesian languages 194,380 190,025 40 2,505 1,810
Bikol 595 590 0 5 0
Cebuano 6,545 6,405 5 75 65
Fijian 75 70 0 5 10
Hiligaynon 2,755 2,695 0 30 25
Ilocano 11,285 11,030 0 75 180
Malagasy 95 5 10 90 0
Malay 5,760 5,390 0 220 145
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,505 1,470 0 15 25
Pangasinan 530 520 0 0 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 163,420 160,110 25 1,965 1,315
Waray-Waray 405 395 0 5 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,405 1,350 0 25 25
Creole languages 11,260 3,370 1,330 6,220 340
Haitian Creole 630 115 90 410 10
Creole, n.o.s. 8,020 1,200 1,230 5,290 300
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,605 2,050 10 515 25
Dravidian languages 148,605 133,240 50 5,055 10,260
Kannada 2,675 2,510 0 105 60
Malayalam 17,140 16,145 0 460 540
Tamil 117,625 104,090 50 4,180 9,310
Telugu 10,820 10,175 0 300 345
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 340 325 0 10 10
Hmong-Mien languages 525 480 0 10 40
Indo-European languages 2,024,365 1,751,695 1,740 132,770 138,165
Albanian 19,045 16,270 25 1,105 1,645
Armenian 15,070 11,525 55 2,405 1,085
Balto-Slavic languages 410,725 360,230 225 29,955 20,310
Baltic languages 9,080 7,945 5 1,030 100
Latvian 3,910 3,370 0 510 25
Lithuanian 5,175 4,570 0 525 75
Slavic languages 401,645 352,290 220 28,925 20,210
Belarusan 510 415 0 55 40
Bosnian 6,370 5,610 5 385 365
Bulgarian 9,095 7,570 15 1,180 335
Croatian 31,875 29,370 15 1,630 860
Czech 10,670 9,400 5 1,010 250
Macedonian 15,635 14,385 5 580 670
Polish 121,080 108,070 50 7,825 5,130
Russian 101,100 85,170 75 8,190 7,660
Serbian 41,735 36,305 30 3,325 2,080
Serbo-Croatian 4,875 4,220 0 465 195
Slovak 10,275 8,955 5 665 655
Slovene (Slovenian) 6,740 6,265 0 415 50
Ukrainian 40,375 35,360 10 3,135 1,875
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 1,310 1,205 0 65 35
Celtic languages 1,110 960 0 140 10
Scottish Gaelic 450 380 0 60 5
Welsh 435 390 0 45 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 225 190 0 35 0
Germanic languages 200,635 181,215 80 14,465 4,880
Afrikaans 2,295 2,165 0 120 5
Danish 4,265 3,975 0 275 10
Dutch 51,720 48,020 10 3,440 250
Frisian 1,245 1,190 0 55 5
German 131,525 117,840 70 9,090 4,525
Icelandic 210 190 0 25 5
Norwegian 945 830 0 115 0
Swedish 2,395 2,045 0 340 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 2,150 1,735 0 405 5
Yiddish 3,735 3,125 0 535 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 170 105 0 60 5
Greek 55,415 49,090 20 3,390 2,915
Indo-Iranian languages 707,840 623,085 315 28,315 56,125
Indo-Aryan languages 565,600 500,000 190 20,175 45,230
Bengali 46,810 42,860 10 2,340 1,600
Gujarati 76,675 67,150 30 2,405 7,085
Hindi 58,735 54,360 15 2,330 2,030
Kashmiri 345 330 0 10 5
Konkani 2,510 2,400 5 80 30
Marathi 5,485 5,085 0 260 135
Nepali 7,870 6,365 15 535 955
Oriya (Odia) 715 675 0 20 20
Punjabi (Panjabi) 197,055 164,770 60 5,990 26,235
Sindhi 6,840 6,180 0 410 240
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10,165 9,635 5 335 195
Urdu 152,385 140,190 50 5,445 6,705
Iranian languages 139,675 120,820 125 8,025 10,705
Kurdish 6,665 5,660 10 270 720
Pashto 10,950 9,505 5 350 1,090
Persian (Farsi) 122,065 105,655 110 7,405 8,900
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,570 2,255 0 115 195
Italic (Romance) languages 614,530 509,320 1,020 52,990 51,190
Catalan 285 190 5 85 5
Italian 231,040 196,815 175 16,645 17,405
Portuguese 150,005 123,175 315 8,535 17,970
Romanian 41,750 30,265 125 9,325 2,040
Spanish 191,025 158,555 400 18,305 13,760
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 425 320 0 95 10
Japanese 13,260 11,790 10 660 800
Kartvelian languages 1,200 980 5 45 175
Georgian 1,200 980 0 40 180
Korean 69,780 59,885 15 2,435 7,440
Mongolic languages 405 365 0 20 25
Mongolian 405 360 0 20 25
Niger-Congo languages 35,760 27,985 1,150 6,015 615
Akan (Twi) 9,695 9,235 5 320 145
Bamanankan 140 10 30 105 5
Edo 1,140 1,115 0 25 10
Ewe 565 430 15 115 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 365 70 45 235 15
Ga 605 565 0 35 5
Ganda 760 715 0 35 5
Igbo 2,085 1,990 0 85 15
Lingala 845 50 200 595 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,430 75 225 1,090 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,330 300 115 870 40
Shona 1,450 1,400 0 40 5
Swahili 5,525 4,150 185 985 200
Wolof 290 75 30 185 10
Yoruba 4,365 4,190 5 150 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5,155 3,615 300 1,150 85
Nilo-Saharan languages 1,605 1,425 10 115 55
Dinka 345 310 0 25 15
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,265 1,115 10 90 45
Sign languages 3,030 1,510 10 110 1,395
American Sign Language 1,310 870 0 60 380
Quebec Sign Language 20 0 10 10 5
Sign languages, n.i.e 1,700 645 5 40 1,010
Sino-Tibetan languages 611,795 472,260 185 18,620 120,735
Chinese languages 602,610 464,335 180 18,470 119,625
Cantonese 275,315 209,055 55 8,115 58,090
Hakka 6,980 5,720 15 260 985
Mandarin 283,735 221,550 85 9,100 53,010
Min Dong 850 355 0 10 480
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,545 9,965 15 395 3,160
Wu (Shanghainese) 6,300 4,540 0 155 1,600
Chinese, n.o.s. 15,650 12,965 5 430 2,245
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 240 180 0 5 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 9,185 7,925 0 150 1,110
Burmese 1,640 1,485 0 20 140
Karenic languages 1,730 1,380 0 10 335
Tibetan 5,120 4,445 0 105 560
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 700 615 0 10 75
Tai-Kadai languages 8,485 7,260 10 400 815
Lao 5,190 4,445 10 295 440
Thai 3,270 2,800 0 105 365
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 25 20 0 0 5
Turkic languages 22,615 19,225 15 1,585 1,795
Azerbaijani 1,990 1,670 0 130 185
Turkish 18,415 15,675 10 1,315 1,415
Uyghur 515 450 0 25 40
Uzbek 1,055 880 0 75 105
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 635 555 0 35 50
Uralic languages 50,665 44,970 25 3,750 1,920
Estonian 4,210 3,655 0 525 30
Finnish 9,715 9,055 5 525 140
Hungarian 36,740 32,260 25 2,705 1,750
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,470 1,235 10 165 70
Multiple responses 365,905 277,710 1,570 85,005 1,625
English and French 54,045 8,215 215 45,590 25
English and non-official language 288,285 265,575 85 21,150 1,470
French and non-official language 12,570 1,990 1,205 9,265 105
English, French and non-official language 11,010 1,920 65 9,000 25

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n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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Data quality note(s) – Ontario

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Short-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%.
  • Short-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016059.

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