Data tables, 2016 Census

Mother Tongue (187), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Number of languages known (11), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details mother tongue , immigrant status and period of immigration , number of languages known , age and sex for the population in private households in Montréal
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Mother tongue (187) Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigrationFootnote 2 Non-immigrantsFootnote 3 ImmigrantsFootnote 4 Before 1981 1981 to 1990 1991 to 2000 2001 to 2010 2001 to 2005 2006 to 2010 2011 to 2016Footnote 5 Non-permanent residentsFootnote 6
Total - Mother tongueFootnote 7 4,009,795 3,002,625 936,305 207,840 112,945 163,520 272,725 118,885 153,840 179,270 70,865
Single responses 3,871,320 2,918,665 884,960 200,700 107,100 154,240 254,825 111,545 143,285 168,095 67,695
Official languages 2,958,630 2,702,780 223,875 60,100 22,580 32,965 60,255 25,245 35,010 47,970 31,975
English 443,950 375,175 61,600 26,010 7,940 8,320 11,505 4,770 6,730 7,825 7,180
French 2,514,680 2,327,610 162,275 34,090 14,635 24,650 48,750 20,475 28,280 40,145 24,795
Non-official languages 912,695 215,885 661,085 140,595 84,520 121,270 194,575 86,295 108,275 120,120 35,725
Aboriginal languages 670 665 10 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 912,020 215,220 661,080 140,590 84,520 121,270 194,570 86,295 108,275 120,125 35,720
Afro-Asiatic languages 177,980 26,965 144,085 8,240 14,875 25,780 58,350 23,720 34,630 36,845 6,925
Berber languages 18,695 1,835 16,490 115 220 1,475 8,455 3,170 5,280 6,235 365
Kabyle 11,350 1,155 9,980 55 110 620 4,710 1,595 3,115 4,490 210
Berber languages, n.i.e. 7,345 685 6,505 60 110 855 3,745 1,580 2,165 1,740 160
Cushitic languages 775 120 640 10 85 250 130 65 65 175 10
Bilen 30 10 20 0 10 0 0 0 10 10 0
Oromo 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0
Somali 730 115 605 0 70 240 120 60 60 170 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 158,180 24,950 126,720 8,120 14,575 24,015 49,690 20,455 29,235 30,330 6,505
Amharic 660 85 550 15 150 175 160 85 80 50 25
Arabic 153,360 23,890 123,235 7,145 13,595 23,385 49,115 20,220 28,895 29,995 6,240
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 165 35 95 20 15 35 10 10 10 15 35
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 3,665 895 2,575 920 760 335 350 135 220 210 195
Maltese 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 220 40 165 0 25 50 45 10 35 45 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 75 0 70 10 15 25 0 0 10 25 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 335 60 235 0 0 45 75 25 55 100 40
Austro-Asiatic languages 33,430 8,730 24,180 6,780 9,020 4,510 2,380 1,160 1,210 1,495 525
Khmer (Cambodian) 8,080 2,080 5,890 1,395 2,825 690 610 300 310 370 115
Vietnamese 25,345 6,645 18,285 5,390 6,190 3,820 1,760 860 900 1,125 410
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 20,640 700 18,630 1,365 1,980 4,790 6,160 1,860 4,300 4,335 1,310
Bikol 140 0 140 0 0 25 95 30 60 10 0
Cebuano 745 10 685 45 35 150 195 50 140 265 50
Fijian 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 510 10 485 60 20 50 205 10 195 145 15
Ilocano 1,970 35 1,790 95 190 565 575 130 440 365 145
Malagasy 910 55 785 20 70 115 305 150 160 275 65
Malay 535 10 460 25 15 50 235 120 115 135 70
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 190 0 180 10 10 65 35 25 15 70 10
Pangasinan 70 0 60 0 20 0 15 10 0 10 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15,230 575 13,745 1,085 1,580 3,690 4,420 1,295 3,120 2,970 910
Waray-Waray 45 0 50 0 0 0 15 0 15 25 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 285 10 255 20 30 65 70 30 40 65 35
Creole languages 54,385 3,175 49,670 9,005 8,795 9,015 11,605 4,095 7,515 11,250 1,545
Haitian Creole 1,935 95 1,765 295 210 255 420 175 250 575 75
Creole, n.o.s. 51,570 3,025 47,110 8,645 8,455 8,675 10,935 3,875 7,055 10,400 1,435
Creole languages, n.i.e. 880 55 800 65 125 85 250 40 210 275 30
Dravidian languages 14,935 4,055 9,975 215 1,780 3,970 3,015 1,650 1,365 1,000 905
Kannada 190 10 65 10 15 0 10 0 0 25 115
Malayalam 345 25 240 55 30 55 55 35 15 45 80
Tamil 13,765 3,955 9,350 125 1,720 3,885 2,820 1,535 1,290 800 460
Telugu 635 60 320 30 10 20 130 75 55 130 245
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 25 0 20 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 10
Indo-European languages 493,825 150,360 329,105 104,375 37,420 55,630 84,055 39,255 44,800 47,630 14,365
Albanian 2,250 330 1,820 30 10 475 965 585 375 345 100
Armenian 16,390 4,550 11,605 3,940 2,755 1,605 1,265 615 645 2,040 245
Balto-Slavic languages 57,490 10,605 45,570 7,010 4,935 12,010 14,495 6,940 7,555 7,125 1,315
Baltic languages 755 345 395 210 15 65 50 40 15 50 20
Latvian 250 85 155 85 10 10 15 10 10 40 15
Lithuanian 510 260 245 125 15 55 35 25 10 20 10
Slavic languages 56,735 10,260 45,175 6,800 4,915 11,945 14,440 6,905 7,540 7,070 1,300
Belarusan 95 15 65 15 0 10 40 10 40 0 15
Bosnian 345 60 285 0 0 210 50 25 25 10 10
Bulgarian 6,015 710 5,245 95 200 1,000 3,240 1,875 1,365 710 50
Croatian 1,830 425 1,325 800 75 335 15 10 10 95 90
Czech 1,215 205 990 430 325 135 60 30 25 35 25
Macedonian 165 20 145 30 15 30 65 20 45 0 0
Polish 12,050 3,025 8,800 2,740 3,470 1,875 545 310 235 170 225
Russian 26,225 3,410 22,115 635 400 6,715 9,315 4,130 5,190 5,055 695
Serbian 1,800 305 1,415 330 210 590 180 115 70 100 75
Serbo-Croatian 765 110 655 125 30 420 60 50 10 20 10
Slovak 885 250 615 290 140 105 55 20 35 25 15
Slovene (Slovenian) 695 155 540 495 10 0 10 10 0 25 0
Ukrainian 4,545 1,545 2,900 740 35 535 795 305 485 805 95
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 115 35 80 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Celtic languages 110 20 85 60 10 10 0 0 10 10 10
Scottish Gaelic 15 0 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Welsh 35 0 30 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 60 20 40 25 0 10 10 0 10 0 0
Germanic languages 21,155 8,890 11,170 7,010 850 970 1,565 695 870 780 1,095
Afrikaans 110 15 75 0 10 10 30 0 30 20 25
Danish 315 60 185 125 10 25 20 10 10 10 65
Dutch 1,830 255 1,360 875 110 80 190 80 115 100 210
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 9,255 1,950 6,695 4,615 445 450 835 335 500 350 610
Icelandic 55 10 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20
Norwegian 140 30 105 55 15 15 15 20 0 0 0
Swedish 435 55 330 80 55 50 85 35 50 60 50
Vlaams (Flemish) 315 30 260 195 15 0 20 15 0 20 25
Yiddish 8,605 6,485 2,045 1,005 180 310 345 180 165 195 75
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 95 10 85 50 0 0 20 10 0 0 0
Greek 37,440 19,000 18,145 16,030 1,050 365 300 160 140 400 290
Indo-Iranian languages 71,570 15,160 51,955 4,250 5,235 14,070 16,430 8,015 8,415 11,975 4,460
Indo-Aryan languages 44,165 11,465 29,605 3,740 3,075 8,985 9,655 4,955 4,705 4,150 3,095
Bengali 10,650 3,120 7,170 250 695 3,170 2,200 1,130 1,075 845 365
Gujarati 6,295 1,595 4,520 1,080 720 1,445 890 485 405 375 190
Hindi 2,725 345 1,850 550 250 300 465 185 285 285 530
Kashmiri 20 0 15 0 10 10 0 0 10 0 0
Konkani 95 10 90 40 25 0 15 10 10 10 0
Marathi 280 25 215 75 10 10 40 15 25 85 40
Nepali 250 30 200 0 0 0 115 20 95 80 20
Oriya (Odia) 40 0 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,870 3,040 8,285 880 850 2,255 2,880 1,300 1,585 1,415 1,545
Sindhi 330 75 250 165 15 30 40 20 15 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 740 90 645 55 30 175 320 140 175 65 10
Urdu 9,875 3,140 6,350 625 470 1,595 2,680 1,650 1,035 985 380
Iranian languages 27,045 3,635 22,060 465 2,145 5,005 6,670 2,990 3,680 7,775 1,345
Kurdish 680 90 535 0 35 225 160 85 70 115 55
Pashto 1,195 430 740 25 25 200 360 255 110 130 30
Persian (Farsi) 25,170 3,115 20,790 440 2,085 4,575 6,155 2,655 3,505 7,530 1,260
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 355 55 280 45 15 80 100 70 30 50 15
Italic (Romance) languages 287,420 91,800 188,755 66,055 22,580 26,125 49,030 22,240 26,785 24,970 6,860
Catalan 255 10 180 45 20 30 40 0 35 50 65
Italian 101,630 53,410 47,435 44,365 1,325 595 690 275 415 460 785
Portuguese 31,625 8,645 21,500 11,180 3,605 1,495 2,765 670 2,095 2,455 1,485
Romanian 33,460 3,925 29,225 1,090 1,640 6,175 15,340 8,370 6,970 4,980 305
Spanish 120,355 25,795 90,345 9,305 15,990 17,835 30,190 12,925 17,265 17,020 4,225
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 105 20 80 65 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
Japanese 2,175 485 1,330 130 100 235 580 215 370 285 365
Kartvelian languages 145 10 135 0 10 30 40 25 10 60 0
Georgian 145 10 135 0 10 35 35 25 15 55 10
Korean 4,895 420 3,010 240 490 540 1,090 475 615 650 1,475
Mongolic languages 205 20 160 0 0 0 70 10 65 95 25
Mongolian 205 20 160 0 0 0 65 0 65 90 25
Niger-Congo languages 19,195 1,165 16,570 220 560 3,060 7,025 2,730 4,295 5,710 1,465
Akan (Twi) 975 150 795 25 90 420 195 110 80 70 30
Bamanankan 965 20 760 0 10 130 320 100 220 290 180
Edo 60 10 45 0 0 20 15 0 10 10 0
Ewe 470 10 420 15 15 45 140 55 85 205 50
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 1,715 175 1,410 15 50 180 720 270 450 440 125
Ga 115 0 110 0 15 75 10 0 10 10 0
Ganda 15 0 15 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Igbo 65 0 55 10 0 15 15 10 15 10 10
Lingala 2,080 115 1,815 10 70 595 755 370 390 380 150
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,665 55 1,530 0 30 250 765 300 460 480 80
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,320 25 1,235 0 60 300 475 205 270 400 60
Shona 70 0 70 0 0 0 55 40 10 15 0
Swahili 1,420 110 1,225 10 30 210 520 295 215 450 80
Wolof 2,220 200 1,790 25 35 100 890 175 710 740 230
Yoruba 240 30 175 15 0 15 70 20 55 70 30
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5,810 255 5,115 75 140 705 2,070 775 1,300 2,125 440
Nilo-Saharan languages 155 10 125 0 10 10 55 30 25 55 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 155 0 125 0 10 10 55 30 25 55 25
Sign languages 700 630 75 10 15 10 25 10 10 15 0
American Sign Language 40 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 380 360 25 0 0 0 15 10 10 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 280 230 45 10 10 0 0 0 0 15 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 71,640 14,615 50,885 5,735 6,830 11,275 17,600 9,670 7,925 9,445 6,135
Chinese languages 71,490 14,595 50,765 5,730 6,805 11,245 17,570 9,660 7,915 9,420 6,130
Cantonese 23,675 7,275 15,755 4,165 4,235 4,600 2,110 1,195 910 655 650
Hakka 445 15 420 90 180 90 35 15 25 20 15
Mandarin 39,835 5,830 29,295 425 1,075 5,210 14,460 7,875 6,590 8,120 4,705
Min Dong 15 0 20 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 3,160 915 2,165 410 805 665 215 150 70 70 80
Wu (Shanghainese) 970 100 790 25 140 175 230 130 105 220 75
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,285 455 2,235 610 360 485 475 265 210 300 595
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 105 15 80 0 0 10 35 30 10 35 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 150 20 120 10 30 30 30 15 15 25 10
Burmese 50 10 35 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 10
Karenic languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibetan 30 10 25 10 10 10 0 10 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 70 10 65 0 0 10 20 0 15 20 0
Tai-Kadai languages 4,550 1,010 3,460 1,360 1,345 330 270 125 150 140 85
Lao 3,910 975 2,915 1,295 1,275 250 80 65 15 15 25
Thai 630 40 535 65 70 85 185 60 125 130 55
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 7,240 1,705 5,095 405 915 1,510 1,460 775 685 800 445
Azerbaijani 270 25 215 15 30 55 35 10 25 85 25
Turkish 6,510 1,635 4,510 375 880 1,420 1,315 725 585 520 370
Uyghur 200 35 135 0 0 30 35 10 25 70 30
Uzbek 140 0 125 0 0 0 50 25 25 75 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 120 10 100 15 0 10 25 0 25 50 10
Uralic languages 5,365 1,120 4,145 2,475 365 490 590 410 185 220 100
Estonian 105 40 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 265 65 180 95 15 35 25 15 10 15 15
Hungarian 4,990 1,015 3,895 2,310 350 460 570 395 175 205 85
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 535 70 440 40 35 75 205 95 105 95 20
Multiple responses 138,475 83,960 51,345 7,145 5,845 9,285 17,900 7,345 10,555 11,175 3,165
English and French 45,170 41,010 3,835 690 470 875 1,025 380 645 775 325
English and non-official language 23,865 11,740 10,805 1,680 1,400 2,265 3,270 1,485 1,785 2,190 1,325
French and non-official language 54,910 21,435 32,145 3,875 3,325 5,320 12,195 4,885 7,305 7,430 1,330
English, French and non-official language 14,525 9,780 4,555 890 655 820 1,415 600 815 780 185

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

'Knowledge of official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in English only, French only, in both or in neither language. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home.

'Knowledge of non-official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in a language other than English or French. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home. The number of languages that can be reported may vary between surveys, depending on the objectives of the survey.

For more information on language variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 2

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 3

'Non-immigrants' includes persons who are Canadian citizens by birth.

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Footnote 4

'Immigrants' includes persons who are, or who have ever been, landed immigrants or permanent residents. Such persons have been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this category. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 5

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 6

'Non-permanent residents' includes persons from another country who have a work or study permit or who are refugee claimants, and their family members sharing the same permit and living in Canada with them.

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Footnote 7

n.i.e. = not included elsewhere
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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Data quality note(s) – Montréal

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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016193.

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