Data tables, 2016 Census
Mother Tongue (263), Single and Multiple Mother Tongue Responses (3), Age (7) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 100% Data 
Data table
| Mother Tongue (263) | Single and multiple mother tongue responses (3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total - Single and multiple mother tongue responsesFootnote 1 | Single mother tongue responsesFootnote 2 | Multiple mother tongue responsesFootnote 3 | |
| Total - Mother tongueFootnote 4 | 5,883,670 | 5,645,910 | 237,755 |
| Official languages | 3,365,110 | 3,127,355 | 237,760 |
| English | 3,293,535 | 3,061,825 | 231,705 |
| French | 92,970 | 65,530 | 27,435 |
| Non-official languages | 2,741,370 | 2,518,555 | 222,810 |
| Aboriginal languages | 735 | 575 | 160 |
| Algonquian languages | 520 | 405 | 120 |
| Blackfoot | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Cree-Montagnais languages | 145 | 115 | 30 |
| Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montagnais (Innu) | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Moose Cree | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Naskapi | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Northern East Cree | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Plains Cree | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| Southern East Cree | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Swampy Cree | 40 | 30 | 10 |
| Woods Cree | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 70 | 55 | 15 |
| Eastern Algonquian languages | 30 | 25 | 5 |
| Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mi'kmaq | 30 | 25 | 5 |
| Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 330 | 255 | 75 |
| Algonquin | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ojibway | 295 | 225 | 75 |
| Oji-Cree | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Ottawa (Odawa) | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| Athabaskan languages | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Northern Athabaskan languages | 25 | 20 | 0 |
| Babine (Wetsuwet'en) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beaver | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrier | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Chilcotin | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dene | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Dogrib (Tlicho) | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Gwich'in | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sarsi (Sarcee) | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Sekani | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slavey-Hare languages | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Slavey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahltan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaska (Nahani) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahltan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tutchone languages | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inuit languages | 40 | 35 | 0 |
| Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inuktitut | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Iroquoian languages | 35 | 20 | 10 |
| Cayuga | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohawk | 25 | 15 | 15 |
| Oneida | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michif | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| Salish languages | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Comox | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Halkomelem | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lillooet | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okanagan | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Squamish | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Straits | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siouan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dakota | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Stoney | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tsimshian languages | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tsimshian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wakashan languages | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Haisla | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heiltsuk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 90 | 75 | 10 |
| Non-Aboriginal languages | 2,740,635 | 2,517,985 | 222,655 |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 157,650 | 140,140 | 17,505 |
| Berber languages | 255 | 215 | 40 |
| Kabyle | 120 | 105 | 15 |
| Berber languages, n.i.e. | 140 | 110 | 25 |
| Cushitic languages | 16,195 | 14,405 | 1,790 |
| Bilen | 80 | 80 | 5 |
| Oromo | 1,090 | 1,005 | 85 |
| Somali | 14,955 | 13,255 | 1,695 |
| Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 65 | 65 | 5 |
| Semitic languages | 140,775 | 125,160 | 15,610 |
| Amharic | 8,035 | 7,460 | 575 |
| Arabic | 97,320 | 85,170 | 12,145 |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 11,005 | 10,195 | 805 |
| Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 2,000 | 1,845 | 155 |
| Harari | 1,040 | 925 | 110 |
| Hebrew | 11,345 | 10,385 | 960 |
| Maltese | 4,025 | 3,525 | 500 |
| Tigrigna | 5,040 | 4,725 | 315 |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 970 | 925 | 50 |
| Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 420 | 355 | 65 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 54,705 | 51,160 | 3,545 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 3,400 | 3,095 | 305 |
| Vietnamese | 51,240 | 48,000 | 3,235 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 70 | 60 | 10 |
| Austronesian languages | 188,855 | 160,985 | 27,870 |
| Bikol | 510 | 465 | 40 |
| Cebuano | 5,800 | 5,080 | 720 |
| Fijian | 65 | 50 | 10 |
| Hiligaynon | 2,515 | 2,315 | 195 |
| Ilocano | 10,270 | 9,415 | 850 |
| Malagasy | 45 | 30 | 15 |
| Malay | 4,775 | 4,420 | 350 |
| Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 1,465 | 1,305 | 160 |
| Pangasinan | 485 | 455 | 35 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 161,515 | 136,115 | 25,400 |
| Waray-Waray | 330 | 310 | 15 |
| Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 1,090 | 1,015 | 70 |
| Creole languages | 8,035 | 5,505 | 2,530 |
| Haitian Creole | 270 | 205 | 70 |
| Creole, n.o.s. | 4,965 | 3,380 | 1,580 |
| Creole languages, n.i.e. | 2,805 | 1,915 | 885 |
| Dravidian languages | 149,760 | 133,415 | 16,340 |
| Kannada | 2,470 | 2,020 | 450 |
| Malayalam | 14,280 | 12,530 | 1,750 |
| Tamil | 121,780 | 109,580 | 12,200 |
| Telugu | 10,885 | 9,015 | 1,875 |
| Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 340 | 275 | 70 |
| Hmong-Mien languages | 30 | 20 | 5 |
| Indo-European languages | 1,492,840 | 1,372,335 | 120,505 |
| Albanian | 14,015 | 13,260 | 750 |
| Armenian | 13,510 | 12,570 | 935 |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 273,455 | 261,650 | 11,805 |
| Baltic languages | 5,650 | 5,445 | 205 |
| Latvian | 2,345 | 2,255 | 90 |
| Lithuanian | 3,305 | 3,185 | 120 |
| Slavic languages | 267,805 | 256,205 | 11,595 |
| Belarusan | 365 | 360 | 10 |
| Bosnian | 2,865 | 2,745 | 110 |
| Bulgarian | 7,220 | 6,950 | 270 |
| Croatian | 17,550 | 16,520 | 1,030 |
| Czech | 5,040 | 4,795 | 245 |
| Macedonian | 12,870 | 12,010 | 855 |
| Polish | 73,315 | 69,860 | 3,450 |
| Russian | 85,945 | 83,105 | 2,840 |
| Serbian | 22,360 | 21,420 | 945 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 2,505 | 2,420 | 80 |
| Slovak | 5,440 | 5,260 | 185 |
| Slovene (Slovenian) | 3,915 | 3,710 | 210 |
| Ukrainian | 27,875 | 26,550 | 1,325 |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 545 | 510 | 30 |
| Celtic languages | 635 | 460 | 175 |
| Scottish Gaelic | 240 | 170 | 75 |
| Welsh | 185 | 155 | 30 |
| Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 210 | 140 | 65 |
| Germanic languages | 49,220 | 45,990 | 3,230 |
| Afrikaans | 1,275 | 985 | 290 |
| Danish | 1,665 | 1,570 | 95 |
| Dutch | 9,075 | 8,585 | 485 |
| Frisian | 140 | 135 | 5 |
| German | 31,230 | 29,425 | 1,805 |
| Icelandic | 95 | 85 | 10 |
| Norwegian | 415 | 380 | 35 |
| Swedish | 1,230 | 1,140 | 95 |
| Vlaams (Flemish) | 310 | 280 | 30 |
| Yiddish | 3,730 | 3,355 | 375 |
| Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 65 | 55 | 10 |
| Greek | 45,215 | 41,220 | 3,995 |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 657,905 | 589,490 | 68,410 |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 538,720 | 476,470 | 62,245 |
| Bengali | 42,460 | 38,320 | 4,140 |
| Gujarati | 72,310 | 64,115 | 8,195 |
| Hindi | 59,470 | 48,135 | 11,335 |
| Kashmiri | 305 | 275 | 25 |
| Konkani | 2,810 | 2,155 | 650 |
| Marathi | 5,315 | 4,465 | 850 |
| Nepali | 5,015 | 4,680 | 335 |
| Oriya (Odia) | 690 | 580 | 110 |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 186,030 | 171,230 | 14,805 |
| Sindhi | 6,820 | 5,800 | 1,020 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 8,870 | 7,860 | 1,005 |
| Urdu | 148,625 | 128,845 | 19,780 |
| Iranian languages | 117,115 | 111,100 | 6,015 |
| Kurdish | 2,930 | 2,775 | 155 |
| Pashto | 8,365 | 7,690 | 675 |
| Persian (Farsi) | 105,815 | 100,640 | 5,180 |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 2,070 | 1,920 | 150 |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 438,885 | 407,685 | 31,200 |
| Catalan | 180 | 165 | 15 |
| Italian | 164,510 | 151,410 | 13,100 |
| Portuguese | 111,445 | 104,305 | 7,140 |
| Romanian | 26,040 | 25,075 | 965 |
| Spanish | 136,460 | 126,500 | 9,960 |
| Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 245 | 225 | 20 |
| Japanese | 10,430 | 9,650 | 785 |
| Kartvelian languages | 1,155 | 1,110 | 45 |
| Georgian | 1,155 | 1,110 | 45 |
| Korean | 57,590 | 55,005 | 2,585 |
| Mongolic languages | 355 | 345 | 10 |
| Mongolian | 355 | 345 | 5 |
| Niger-Congo languages | 29,935 | 24,130 | 5,810 |
| Akan (Twi) | 10,115 | 8,485 | 1,625 |
| Bamanankan | 90 | 55 | 35 |
| Edo | 1,260 | 1,020 | 235 |
| Ewe | 435 | 370 | 65 |
| Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 280 | 220 | 65 |
| Ga | 550 | 440 | 105 |
| Ganda | 600 | 515 | 85 |
| Igbo | 2,025 | 1,520 | 505 |
| Lingala | 600 | 380 | 220 |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 425 | 355 | 75 |
| Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 445 | 380 | 65 |
| Shona | 820 | 685 | 145 |
| Swahili | 4,005 | 3,215 | 785 |
| Wolof | 225 | 165 | 60 |
| Yoruba | 4,495 | 3,380 | 1,115 |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 3,570 | 2,940 | 630 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages | 405 | 360 | 45 |
| Dinka | 50 | 45 | 10 |
| Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 350 | 320 | 35 |
| Sign languages | 1,830 | 1,220 | 610 |
| American Sign Language | 860 | 470 | 390 |
| Quebec Sign Language | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sign languages, n.i.e | 960 | 750 | 215 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 538,605 | 516,670 | 21,930 |
| Chinese languages | 531,575 | 510,185 | 21,390 |
| Cantonese | 260,355 | 247,710 | 12,645 |
| Hakka | 7,020 | 6,490 | 525 |
| Mandarin | 233,880 | 227,085 | 6,795 |
| Min Dong | 775 | 765 | 5 |
| Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 12,150 | 11,575 | 570 |
| Wu (Shanghainese) | 5,405 | 5,290 | 115 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 11,800 | 11,075 | 720 |
| Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 200 | 190 | 10 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages | 7,025 | 6,485 | 540 |
| Burmese | 1,085 | 1,005 | 80 |
| Karenic languages | 285 | 270 | 20 |
| Tibetan | 5,305 | 4,875 | 430 |
| Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 350 | 335 | 15 |
| Tai-Kadai languages | 4,325 | 3,935 | 395 |
| Lao | 2,530 | 2,275 | 260 |
| Thai | 1,775 | 1,640 | 135 |
| Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e | 25 | 20 | 0 |
| Turkic languages | 17,650 | 16,700 | 950 |
| Azerbaijani | 1,645 | 1,610 | 35 |
| Turkish | 14,545 | 13,695 | 845 |
| Uyghur | 405 | 385 | 20 |
| Uzbek | 625 | 595 | 30 |
| Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 430 | 410 | 20 |
| Uralic languages | 25,320 | 24,330 | 990 |
| Estonian | 2,815 | 2,690 | 125 |
| Finnish | 2,710 | 2,515 | 195 |
| Hungarian | 19,800 | 19,125 | 665 |
| Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Other languages, n.i.e. | 1,155 | 955 | 200 |
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Footnote(s)
- Footnote 1
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The category 'Total - Single and multiple mother tongue responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported each language, either as their only response, or in combination with another language. Total responses represent the sum of single mother tongue responses and multiple mother tongue responses received in the census.
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A single mother tongue response occurs when a respondent provides one language only.
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A multiple mother tongue response occurs when a respondent provides two or more languages.
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This is a total population count. The sum of the languages in this table is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one language in the census.
n.i.e. = not included elsewhere
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016061.
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