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 Alberta
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 4,026,650 3,698,765 3,890 264,715 59,280
Single responses 3,934,580 3,621,180 3,685 250,945 58,770
Official languages 3,063,635 2,843,835 2,535 216,325 940
English 2,991,485 2,837,440 105 153,025 915
French 72,155 6,400 2,430 63,295 25
Non-official languages 870,945 777,340 1,145 34,620 57,830
Aboriginal languages 23,835 23,375 20 215 225
Algonquian languages 18,295 17,920 15 165 195
Blackfoot 2,750 2,735 5 10 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 14,960 14,625 10 135 175
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 10 10 0 5 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 50 45 0 0 0
Plains Cree 720 705 0 10 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 50 45 0 5 0
Woods Cree 910 890 0 5 15
Cree, n.o.s. 13,225 12,935 15 115 155
Eastern Algonquian languages 35 30 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 30 30 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 550 525 0 15 10
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 525 505 0 10 10
Oji-Cree 15 15 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 5 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 1,860 1,820 0 25 15
Northern Athabaskan languages 1,850 1,810 0 25 15
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 5 0 0 0 0
Beaver 35 35 0 0 0
Carrier 15 15 0 0 0
Chilcotin 5 5 0 0 0
Dene 1,465 1,430 0 25 15
Dogrib (Tlicho) 40 40 0 0 0
Gwich'in 15 15 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 70 70 0 0 0
Sekani 5 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 200 195 0 0 5
North Slavey (Hare) 15 15 0 5 0
South Slavey 155 150 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 40 35 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 5 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 5 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 5 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. 15 15 0 0 0
Haida 5 0 0 5 0
Inuit languages 120 110 0 10 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 20 20 0 0 0
Inuktitut 60 55 0 5 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 40 35 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 15 10 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 5 0 0 0
Oneida 5 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 5 0 0 0 0
Michif 80 70 0 10 0
Salish languages 15 15 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 5 0 0 0
Squamish 5 5 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 3,370 3,350 0 10 10
Dakota 345 345 0 5 0
Stoney 3,020 3,005 0 5 10
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 5 5 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 15 10 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 10 10 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 5 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 55 55 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 847,105 753,970 1,130 34,405 57,605
Afro-Asiatic languages 68,415 56,815 230 5,420 5,945
Berber languages 335 90 10 220 20
Kabyle 165 50 5 105 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 175 40 10 110 15
Cushitic languages 12,525 11,000 25 565 935
Bilen 315 255 0 5 55
Oromo 2,650 2,410 0 15 225
Somali 9,520 8,310 20 535 650
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 40 30 0 5 5
Semitic languages 55,425 45,615 195 4,625 4,990
Amharic 7,325 6,910 10 135 275
Arabic 40,545 31,910 175 4,315 4,140
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 400 315 0 5 80
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 140 105 0 5 30
Harari 260 245 0 5 5
Hebrew 965 895 0 60 15
Maltese 70 60 0 10 0
Tigrigna 5,420 4,910 10 70 430
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 300 260 0 25 20
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 130 115 0 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 25,295 21,100 20 590 3,585
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,920 1,655 0 50 215
Vietnamese 23,350 19,430 15 530 3,375
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 20 15 0 5 0
Austronesian languages 115,405 113,425 35 1,025 920
Bikol 425 420 0 5 0
Cebuano 5,135 5,070 0 30 35
Fijian 125 120 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 1,495 1,475 0 10 10
Ilocano 5,350 5,265 5 35 45
Malagasy 35 5 5 25 0
Malay 1,460 1,395 0 30 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 765 755 0 0 5
Pangasinan 290 290 0 0 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 99,035 97,360 30 870 775
Waray-Waray 305 300 0 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 985 960 0 15 10
Creole languages 1,900 940 40 875 45
Haitian Creole 90 30 0 55 5
Creole, n.o.s. 1,175 345 40 755 35
Creole languages, n.i.e. 630 560 0 65 5
Dravidian languages 13,490 12,755 5 225 505
Kannada 535 515 0 15 10
Malayalam 6,345 6,015 0 65 260
Tamil 4,430 4,160 0 110 155
Telugu 2,130 2,015 0 35 85
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 55 50 0 5 0
Hmong-Mien languages 100 95 0 0 5
Indo-European languages 442,685 397,160 500 19,960 25,065
Albanian 2,345 2,120 0 90 130
Armenian 500 395 5 90 20
Balto-Slavic languages 80,330 74,080 35 3,730 2,485
Baltic languages 1,015 935 0 55 25
Latvian 415 385 0 20 10
Lithuanian 595 555 0 30 15
Slavic languages 79,320 73,150 35 3,675 2,460
Belarusan 60 55 0 5 5
Bosnian 1,835 1,730 0 40 65
Bulgarian 1,545 1,330 0 170 45
Croatian 4,650 4,450 0 125 75
Czech 3,000 2,770 0 205 25
Macedonian 360 340 0 20 10
Polish 20,130 18,485 5 1,055 585
Russian 17,815 15,675 20 1,015 1,100
Serbian 4,020 3,670 0 220 135
Serbo-Croatian 970 900 0 60 10
Slovak 2,180 2,045 0 115 25
Slovene (Slovenian) 690 660 0 30 5
Ukrainian 21,830 20,835 0 620 375
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 215 205 0 5 5
Celtic languages 370 330 0 35 0
Scottish Gaelic 135 120 0 15 5
Welsh 170 160 0 10 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 65 50 0 10 0
Germanic languages 104,260 97,150 20 3,405 3,685
Afrikaans 3,010 2,910 0 75 25
Danish 2,380 2,315 0 65 5
Dutch 16,135 15,225 0 855 55
Frisian 360 335 0 20 0
German 80,050 74,285 20 2,160 3,585
Icelandic 115 105 0 10 5
Norwegian 815 785 0 30 5
Swedish 875 810 0 60 0
Vlaams (Flemish) 320 220 0 100 0
Yiddish 140 120 0 20 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 60 40 0 15 5
Greek 3,130 2,800 5 270 60
Indo-Iranian languages 166,810 148,485 60 3,780 14,485
Indo-Aryan languages 145,900 130,040 45 2,840 12,980
Bengali 7,000 6,505 5 305 190
Gujarati 13,140 12,130 5 290 715
Hindi 17,055 16,145 0 340 570
Kashmiri 105 100 0 0 5
Konkani 375 360 0 10 5
Marathi 1,510 1,415 5 45 45
Nepali 5,180 4,555 0 90 535
Oriya (Odia) 190 180 0 5 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 68,695 58,140 25 890 9,640
Sindhi 2,775 2,585 0 115 75
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 2,585 2,495 0 45 45
Urdu 27,295 25,445 5 695 1,155
Iranian languages 19,600 17,290 20 905 1,390
Kurdish 1,550 1,340 0 50 160
Pashto 2,555 2,300 5 50 205
Persian (Farsi) 15,490 13,650 15 805 1,020
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,310 1,160 0 30 120
Italic (Romance) languages 84,940 71,790 385 8,560 4,200
Catalan 75 65 0 10 0
Italian 11,375 9,960 5 1,130 280
Portuguese 9,050 7,830 20 780 420
Romanian 8,030 6,200 25 1,540 275
Spanish 56,370 47,725 335 5,090 3,220
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 35 20 0 15 5
Japanese 4,875 4,505 0 160 210
Kartvelian languages 235 195 0 10 25
Georgian 230 195 0 10 25
Korean 17,920 16,020 5 360 1,540
Mongolic languages 540 490 0 25 25
Mongolian 540 490 0 30 20
Niger-Congo languages 15,365 11,965 240 2,850 315
Akan (Twi) 1,755 1,635 0 105 15
Bamanankan 35 0 5 25 0
Edo 280 275 0 0 0
Ewe 245 200 0 45 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 225 35 25 155 10
Ga 140 135 0 10 0
Ganda 280 265 0 15 0
Igbo 1,160 1,105 0 50 5
Lingala 270 30 25 210 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 605 110 30 415 45
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 800 300 20 455 25
Shona 1,100 1,055 0 35 10
Swahili 2,375 1,705 45 550 80
Wolof 280 45 20 200 15
Yoruba 2,440 2,380 0 45 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,375 2,690 60 545 80
Nilo-Saharan languages 2,720 2,570 5 45 105
Dinka 1,345 1,270 0 10 65
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,380 1,300 5 35 40
Sign languages 830 480 5 15 335
American Sign Language 335 250 0 5 80
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 495 235 0 10 250
Sino-Tibetan languages 122,450 102,070 30 2,045 18,310
Chinese languages 120,375 100,280 30 2,030 18,040
Cantonese 59,145 47,385 5 920 10,835
Hakka 990 840 0 20 135
Mandarin 50,660 44,015 20 945 5,675
Min Dong 115 90 0 5 20
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 3,065 2,555 0 50 460
Wu (Shanghainese) 635 510 0 5 120
Chinese, n.o.s. 5,725 4,855 0 90 785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 45 30 0 5 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 2,070 1,790 0 10 275
Burmese 430 400 0 0 30
Karenic languages 795 635 0 0 165
Tibetan 575 510 0 5 55
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 270 245 0 0 25
Tai-Kadai languages 2,675 2,395 0 70 205
Lao 1,020 915 0 45 60
Thai 1,630 1,460 0 25 140
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 25 20 0 0 0
Turkic languages 4,050 3,485 15 250 300
Azerbaijani 365 335 0 10 25
Turkish 3,140 2,655 15 230 240
Uyghur 130 120 0 0 5
Uzbek 205 180 0 10 15
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 210 195 0 5 15
Uralic languages 7,475 6,895 5 435 140
Estonian 190 155 0 35 0
Finnish 805 750 0 50 10
Hungarian 6,470 5,985 0 350 130
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 690 615 5 45 20
Multiple responses 92,070 77,585 210 13,770 510
English and French 10,225 2,350 35 7,840 0
English and non-official language 77,520 74,335 25 2,690 470
French and non-official language 2,680 525 135 1,990 30
English, French and non-official language 1,640 375 10 1,250 5

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Footnote(s)

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Data quality note(s) – Alberta

  • 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: 4.7%.
  • 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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