Tabulation: Detailed Mother Tongue (158), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Number of Non-Official Languages Spoken (5), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 National Household Survey

• Knowledge of official languages (5): Total - Knowledge of official languages
• Number of non-official languages spoken (5): Total - Number of non-official languages spoken
• Age groups (10): Total - Age groups
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details detailed mother tongue , immigrant status and period of immigration , knowledge of official languages , number of non-official languages spoken , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Ontario^{Footnote 1}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 27.1 %

Detailed mother tongue (158)	Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
	Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration	Non-immigrants^Footnote 3	Immigrants^Footnote 4	Before 1971	1971 to 1980	1981 to 1990	1991 to 2000	2001 to 2011^Footnote 5	2001 to 2005	2006 to 2011	Non-permanent residents^Footnote 6
Total - Detailed mother tongue	12,651,795	8,906,005	3,611,365	723,025	464,380	538,285	866,215	1,019,465	518,400	501,060	134,420
Single responses	12,423,615	8,789,905	3,503,140	713,510	454,310	523,580	837,555	974,180	495,640	478,540	130,570
English	8,674,200	7,703,450	938,640	281,825	196,665	138,205	154,295	167,650	83,860	83,790	32,120
French	473,315	438,325	32,475	6,735	3,725	4,065	6,250	11,705	4,840	6,860	2,520
Non-official languages	3,276,100	648,140	2,532,030	424,950	253,920	381,315	677,010	794,835	406,940	387,890	95,935
Aboriginal languages	15,080	14,670	345	0	35	35	120	145	65	80	65
Romance languages	608,680	148,950	446,240	174,065	71,120	63,020	57,405	80,630	38,300	42,330	13,500
Italian	248,475	83,640	163,635	138,080	17,010	4,765	2,020	1,760	875	885	1,200
Portuguese	146,975	32,845	111,435	30,140	36,700	23,785	10,330	10,475	4,035	6,445	2,695
Romanian	39,035	3,890	34,865	1,165	1,280	4,150	14,485	13,790	8,925	4,865	275
Spanish	173,935	28,530	136,095	4,565	16,105	30,320	30,555	54,555	24,455	30,095	9,310
Catalan	190	0	165	80	25	0	0	45	0	35	15
Romance languages, n.i.e.	80	0	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Germanic languages	214,245	64,035	146,915	102,070	12,775	10,745	11,060	10,265	5,330	4,935	3,295
Dutch	58,790	10,910	47,375	36,705	4,005	2,175	2,315	2,185	1,180	1,010	505
Flemish	2,865	660	2,190	1,840	125	25	50	150	105	40	0
Frisian	1,420	200	1,220	905	80	35	125	70	25	40	0
German	135,915	48,855	84,855	56,285	7,180	7,745	7,280	6,365	3,355	3,010	2,205
Yiddish	4,560	2,115	2,440	1,825	185	130	185	115	70	0	0
Scandinavian languages	8,585	1,170	7,075	4,335	1,040	460	550	690	225	465	340
Danish	4,800	545	4,190	3,230	450	180	195	135	45	85	65
Icelandic	210	40	130	15	55	0	0	35	0	30	45
Norwegian	1,010	195	770	425	70	65	100	110	35	80	45
Swedish	2,565	390	1,995	670	470	205	235	420	150	265	180
Afrikaans	2,020	130	1,665	125	135	155	555	695	370	320	220
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	85	0	85	35	25	0	0	0	0	0	0
Celtic languages	1,265	185	1,055	625	240	135	45	15	0	15	25
Gaelic languages	690	160	510	330	100	60	15	0	0	0	20
Welsh	565	20	545	295	135	75	25	0	0	0	0
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages	399,235	86,480	307,805	56,270	23,500	56,475	105,010	66,555	39,075	27,475	4,955
Belarusian (Byelorussian)	415	60	360	75	0	0	150	120	70	50	0
Bosnian	6,190	670	5,505	115	120	275	4,245	750	440	310	0
Bulgarian	8,670	765	7,820	195	90	390	3,285	3,865	2,460	1,395	85
Croatian	33,515	9,220	23,865	10,810	4,885	2,100	4,935	1,130	660	470	430
Czech	11,400	1,745	9,180	3,860	1,095	1,775	1,165	1,285	325	955	470
Macedonian	15,190	4,245	10,880	4,815	2,115	795	1,270	1,875	1,150	730	65
Polish	126,920	28,190	97,645	16,125	5,820	40,910	27,835	6,960	3,755	3,205	1,080
Russian	92,540	8,625	81,955	1,795	3,540	4,755	33,720	38,145	22,165	15,980	1,960
Serbian	39,490	7,640	31,620	3,645	3,205	2,290	17,855	4,625	3,120	1,505	230
Serbo-Croatian	5,020	610	4,390	390	245	175	3,155	430	320	110	20
Slovak	9,385	2,570	6,635	2,355	645	1,270	1,110	1,260	880	380	180
Slovenian	7,610	2,365	5,190	4,145	630	170	205	45	25	20	55
Ukrainian	40,750	19,385	20,995	7,135	725	1,490	5,730	5,915	3,615	2,300	370
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	2,160	395	1,765	820	370	75	345	150	85	60	0
Baltic languages	10,215	3,745	6,225	4,180	125	265	635	1,025	660	360	245
Latvian	4,470	1,615	2,755	2,240	55	50	225	180	55	125	105
Lithuanian	5,740	2,130	3,465	1,940	70	210	410	845	605	235	145
Greek	58,635	21,755	36,680	23,975	9,155	2,165	675	720	330	385	200
Armenian	13,285	2,880	10,325	1,495	2,160	2,395	2,050	2,220	945	1,270	85
Albanian	17,705	1,890	15,155	245	210	175	6,455	8,070	5,090	2,980	665
Georgian	520	20	460	0	0	40	70	325	155	175	40
Finno-Ugric languages	53,090	14,950	36,410	19,365	3,070	4,475	4,645	4,845	1,875	2,970	1,730
Estonian	4,850	1,885	2,925	2,530	70	55	225	45	0	35	40
Finnish	10,285	4,745	5,390	4,030	740	190	205	230	80	150	150
Hungarian	37,960	8,325	28,090	12,810	2,265	4,220	4,225	4,570	1,790	2,785	1,545
Turkic languages	20,190	2,990	16,225	755	895	1,785	4,285	8,505	4,310	4,190	965
Azerbaijani	1,645	55	1,495	0	0	235	495	765	530	240	95
Turkish	17,015	2,745	13,410	760	885	1,510	3,580	6,670	3,235	3,440	860
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	1,530	185	1,320	0	0	40	205	1,060	545	510	0
Mongolian	225	0	200	0	0	0	25	155	15	145	0
Afro-Asiatic languages	202,680	33,325	161,470	8,810	9,495	26,545	50,845	65,780	27,075	38,705	7,885
Berber languages (Kabyle)	90	0	65	0	0	0	0	55	0	40	0
Cushitic languages	24,560	6,210	17,940	65	175	3,775	8,585	5,335	1,950	3,385	410
Oromo	1,730	200	1,470	35	0	410	420	605	200	405	60
Somali	22,835	6,005	16,470	35	175	3,365	8,165	4,730	1,750	2,985	355
Semitic languages	177,870	27,085	143,310	8,740	9,320	22,745	42,170	60,325	25,090	35,240	7,470
Amharic	9,085	850	7,950	0	85	2,120	2,700	3,030	1,440	1,590	280
Arabic	130,950	20,445	104,055	3,605	6,930	14,680	31,520	47,320	19,735	27,585	6,450
Hebrew	10,985	2,100	8,445	1,285	1,100	2,045	1,465	2,550	1,125	1,420	440
Maltese	5,575	575	4,990	3,695	885	210	105	95	75	25	0
Tigrigna	5,490	465	4,825	35	50	1,620	1,220	1,900	725	1,175	200
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15,780	2,645	13,040	100	275	2,070	5,165	5,430	1,980	3,450	90
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	160	0	160	0	0	25	75	55	0	40	0
Indo-Iranian languages	598,535	105,205	478,790	8,385	36,785	54,590	148,550	230,480	123,915	106,565	14,540
Indo-Aryan languages	481,610	90,230	379,735	7,925	34,860	40,180	114,045	182,725	99,290	83,430	11,650
Bengali	38,105	5,355	31,700	525	975	1,795	9,720	18,685	8,945	9,740	1,045
Gujarati	68,650	10,665	56,400	945	8,370	6,525	12,355	28,200	15,450	12,750	1,590
Hindi	49,645	5,375	41,600	1,725	4,385	3,735	10,015	21,735	11,790	9,945	2,675
Konkani	2,220	30	2,155	145	220	225	740	825	520	305	35
Marathi	4,345	305	3,560	285	310	170	655	2,130	1,330	805	480
Panjabi (Punjabi)	174,875	42,705	128,860	2,495	13,490	20,335	43,240	49,305	26,215	23,085	3,310
Sindhi	6,115	790	5,260	100	1,815	900	785	1,665	830	830	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	9,510	530	8,765	110	470	1,095	2,275	4,815	1,970	2,845	215
Urdu	123,810	24,325	97,530	1,595	4,780	5,360	33,955	51,835	31,270	20,565	1,955
Nepali	4,330	145	3,900	0	40	30	300	3,525	965	2,555	290
Iranian languages	113,275	14,560	95,945	345	1,555	14,185	33,550	46,310	23,885	22,425	2,770
Kurdish	5,930	1,215	4,570	0	70	375	2,220	1,900	1,000	895	140
Pashto	7,795	1,420	6,180	0	100	600	2,285	3,150	1,645	1,505	200
Persian (Farsi)	99,550	11,925	85,195	295	1,390	13,210	29,040	41,265	21,240	20,025	2,430
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	3,645	415	3,115	115	370	225	955	1,445	740	705	115
Dravidian languages	142,390	24,515	114,395	1,280	2,045	18,875	50,095	42,100	21,910	20,195	3,485
Kannada	1,820	150	1,475	45	180	85	375	790	370	420	195
Malayalam	11,815	940	10,145	625	800	760	2,240	5,725	2,475	3,250	725
Tamil	121,890	22,900	96,980	480	860	17,835	46,525	31,275	16,865	14,410	2,000
Telugu	6,570	520	5,495	120	195	175	870	4,140	2,075	2,065	550
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	305	0	290	0	0	15	85	170	120	50	0
Japanese	12,220	3,430	6,990	860	1,125	655	1,475	2,875	1,205	1,670	1,805
Korean	64,965	5,950	52,580	1,575	6,835	6,055	15,220	22,890	13,390	9,500	6,435
Sino-Tibetan languages	518,620	80,870	419,325	16,535	43,705	76,325	140,715	142,045	81,070	60,975	18,420
Chinese languages	511,060	80,380	412,455	16,500	43,495	76,125	139,965	136,370	79,160	57,215	18,225
Cantonese	189,160	39,080	147,720	7,030	21,035	44,440	57,680	17,535	10,295	7,240	2,365
Chaochow (Teochow)	1,590	375	1,215	0	325	405	290	180	105	75	0
Fukien	3,740	235	3,370	20	405	605	725	1,615	905	710	135
Hakka	3,320	505	2,790	75	550	810	860	495	320	175	30
Mandarin	121,760	14,555	100,445	650	2,195	5,035	31,380	61,180	35,770	25,410	6,765
Shanghainese	1,520	100	1,415	60	105	370	510	365	210	155	0
Taiwanese	2,905	170	2,655	200	355	435	1,235	430	205	225	80
Chinese, n.o.s.	187,060	25,360	152,850	8,455	18,515	24,025	47,280	54,575	31,345	23,235	8,850
Tibetan languages	4,245	325	3,750	0	60	65	250	3,370	1,555	1,815	170
Burmese	1,485	65	1,400	25	150	125	440	655	205	450	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	1,835	105	1,720	0	0	0	60	1,655	155	1,495	0
Tai languages	8,650	1,060	7,090	70	2,000	2,520	1,160	1,340	665	670	500
Lao	5,725	905	4,760	0	1,785	2,125	660	175	100	80	65
Thai	2,925	160	2,330	55	220	395	500	1,165	570	595	435
Austro-Asiatic languages	78,095	16,970	60,200	175	10,130	24,985	16,100	8,810	4,150	4,655	930
Khmer (Cambodian)	7,665	1,210	6,385	30	395	4,115	780	1,070	450	625	70
Vietnamese	70,435	15,760	53,805	150	9,735	20,870	15,320	7,735	3,705	4,030	860
Malayo-Polynesian languages	185,350	7,710	165,275	3,685	15,570	23,260	49,310	73,450	28,655	44,800	12,360
Bisayan languages	7,125	125	6,665	125	445	595	1,670	3,825	1,430	2,395	340
Ilocano	8,735	225	8,010	215	450	1,180	2,450	3,705	1,190	2,515	505
Malay	5,180	215	4,685	215	760	490	1,115	2,100	955	1,145	285
Pampango	1,135	45	1,070	0	110	130	390	430	180	245	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	161,360	7,070	143,175	3,090	13,645	20,650	43,135	62,645	24,590	38,060	11,115
Bikol	485	0	480	0	55	50	155	210	70	135	0
Malagasy	70	0	60	0	0	0	25	20	0	20	20
Fijian	25	0	20	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pangasinan	470	0	450	0	60	50	155	170	105	65	0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e.	760	25	675	0	30	95	200	335	135	205	55
Niger-Congo languages	34,680	3,015	29,215	210	1,455	3,925	8,470	15,160	6,480	8,680	2,450
Akan (Twi)	10,560	1,495	8,930	70	500	2,345	3,805	2,210	1,235	970	135
Bantu languages	13,420	815	11,165	65	400	865	2,350	7,490	3,090	4,395	1,440
Lingala	730	20	685	0	0	0	385	275	65	210	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	1,355	10	1,235	0	0	0	215	1,015	390	620	105
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	1,010	40	875	0	0	60	215	595	120	475	90
Shona	1,400	40	1,150	0	0	0	70	1,065	405	655	210
Swahili	5,025	590	4,070	50	245	365	1,005	2,405	1,060	1,340	370
Ganda	685	40	600	0	30	110	55	395	195	200	45
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	3,210	70	2,540	0	110	275	395	1,745	850	895	595
Edo	850	35	765	0	0	0	190	555	220	335	60
Igbo	1,990	115	1,660	0	115	70	380	1,095	400	695	205
Wolof	140	0	135	0	0	0	25	85	45	40	0
Bamanankan	40	0	35	0	0	0	0	35	20	0	0
Ewe	655	10	625	0	80	85	190	260	160	100	0
Ga	715	65	620	25	90	240	155	100	25	75	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	6,310	465	5,295	30	245	320	1,360	3,340	1,295	2,055	550
African languages, n.i.e.	3,320	515	2,640	25	185	390	705	1,335	680	650	160
Creoles	10,395	535	8,765	225	1,025	1,215	1,615	4,685	1,355	3,330	1,090
Non-verbal languages	2,670	2,215	410	0	30	130	115	125	80	45	45
American Sign Language	880	770	90	0	15	30	30	10	0	0	0
Quebec Sign Language	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	1,775	1,430	315	0	10	90	90	110	70	40	30
Other languages	1,160	270	860	40	235	130	160	290	165	125	25
Multiple responses	228,180	116,100	108,220	9,520	10,065	14,700	28,655	45,275	22,760	22,520	3,855
English and French	18,945	17,705	1,210	260	100	155	220	475	205	270	30
English and non-official language	196,450	94,590	98,305	8,150	9,060	13,295	26,660	41,145	21,020	20,125	3,555
French and non-official language	10,530	2,620	7,660	980	780	1,105	1,605	3,190	1,290	1,900	245
English, French and non-official language	2,265	1,185	1,045	130	125	150	170	475	250	220	30

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

Footnote 2

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

Footnote 3

Non-immigrant refers to a person who is a Canadian citizen by birth.

Footnote 4

Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

Footnote 5

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

Footnote 6

Non-permanent resident refers to a person from another country who has a work or study permit, or who is a refugee claimant, and any non-Canadian-born family member living in Canada with them.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011033.