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 British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique^{Footnote 1}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 2} = 26.1 %

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	4,324,460	3,067,585	1,191,875	223,220	161,335	156,450	305,655	345,220	160,105	185,120	64,995
Single responses	4,259,455	3,034,520	1,161,545	220,935	157,430	151,975	297,255	333,945	154,835	179,110	63,390
English	3,061,095	2,757,000	288,375	106,045	59,920	32,030	37,865	52,520	22,215	30,305	15,715
French	54,440	45,795	7,850	2,305	1,120	930	1,390	2,110	970	1,145	790
Non-official languages	1,143,920	231,725	865,320	112,580	96,390	119,015	258,010	279,320	131,655	147,660	46,880
Aboriginal languages	8,740	8,615	95	0	25	10	35	20	0	0	25
Romance languages	83,490	17,340	61,975	17,655	7,875	8,980	10,975	16,500	7,385	9,115	4,170
Italian	23,030	7,500	15,310	12,265	1,770	470	270	520	265	255	220
Portuguese	13,580	2,650	10,105	3,930	2,735	1,000	755	1,690	625	1,060	820
Romanian	7,580	820	6,625	275	140	665	2,655	2,885	1,295	1,590	140
Spanish	39,110	6,360	29,785	1,130	3,200	6,820	7,255	11,385	5,195	6,190	2,965
Catalan	130	0	110	30	0	0	20	15	0	0	20
Romance languages, n.i.e.	60	0	55	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Germanic languages	106,540	30,615	73,910	48,060	7,625	5,395	6,125	6,705	2,685	4,020	2,020
Dutch	23,175	3,955	18,890	13,200	2,110	1,200	940	1,450	545	905	325
Flemish	525	135	380	250	40	30	0	45	30	0	0
Frisian	450	65	385	285	40	0	35	0	0	0	0
German	68,970	24,255	43,485	28,285	4,115	3,705	3,710	3,660	1,380	2,285	1,225
Yiddish	335	155	185	110	30	0	0	35	25	0	0
Scandinavian languages	10,460	1,765	8,395	5,855	1,200	360	555	430	205	220	295
Danish	5,370	625	4,580	3,635	550	120	140	145	65	75	165
Icelandic	310	100	215	45	35	0	85	40	20	20	0
Norwegian	2,015	415	1,545	1,175	185	55	95	45	25	20	55
Swedish	2,765	630	2,060	995	435	185	235	205	105	100	80
Afrikaans	2,570	275	2,140	35	90	95	850	1,070	485	590	155
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	55	0	45	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Celtic languages	670	50	600	395	115	40	0	35	30	0	25
Gaelic languages	340	40	280	210	45	0	0	0	0	0	20
Welsh	325	0	305	185	65	40	0	0	0	0	0
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages	75,175	20,855	53,195	9,705	3,880	8,220	17,695	13,700	7,425	6,275	1,125
Belarusian (Byelorussian)	95	25	65	0	0	0	0	40	0	45	0
Bosnian	1,175	95	1,040	20	70	0	865	90	60	25	35
Bulgarian	1,875	120	1,720	30	25	35	440	1,190	690	505	40
Croatian	7,020	1,765	5,215	2,745	980	245	1,010	235	120	115	40
Czech	5,145	710	4,355	1,560	595	1,305	570	325	210	115	85
Macedonian	270	45	225	0	0	0	85	120	50	70	0
Polish	16,285	3,430	12,730	2,045	745	5,545	3,420	980	410	570	120
Russian	21,645	5,925	15,125	440	580	370	5,520	8,210	4,350	3,855	590
Serbian	6,890	1,045	5,785	510	325	145	3,740	1,065	605	460	60
Serbo-Croatian	1,285	85	1,195	70	120	0	905	90	90	0	0
Slovak	2,895	470	2,380	635	230	380	560	570	410	155	55
Slovenian	1,185	230	935	740	115	50	0	20	0	0	25
Ukrainian	8,975	6,840	2,060	700	45	90	495	725	410	320	75
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	435	65	370	200	40	30	65	40	0	25	0
Baltic languages	935	285	560	345	65	0	60	85	40	45	95
Latvian	550	155	340	260	10	0	25	40	0	25	60
Lithuanian	380	125	220	80	55	0	40	45	30	0	30
Greek	5,510	1,990	3,500	2,035	990	200	145	135	55	80	25
Armenian	1,015	160	835	105	165	180	225	165	65	100	0
Albanian	1,180	120	1,035	0	0	15	535	475	315	155	25
Georgian	75	0	65	0	0	0	0	50	35	20	0
Finno-Ugric languages	13,170	3,695	9,320	5,175	1,005	1,220	930	990	470	515	155
Estonian	720	170	550	480	0	15	0	25	0	0	0
Finnish	3,370	1,175	2,150	1,425	405	105	140	80	25	50	50
Hungarian	9,075	2,350	6,620	3,270	590	1,105	780	880	430	455	110
Turkic languages	3,945	265	3,295	175	155	265	750	1,950	735	1,210	385
Azerbaijani	545	30	480	0	0	55	150	255	150	100	40
Turkish	3,095	230	2,530	175	135	205	585	1,425	490	935	335
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	305	0	285	0	0	0	0	270	100	175	0
Mongolian	325	0	275	0	0	0	30	250	30	220	45
Afro-Asiatic languages	18,135	2,045	13,110	530	690	1,840	3,305	6,740	2,635	4,105	2,980
Berber languages (Kabyle)	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cushitic languages	890	150	710	30	25	105	215	335	80	260	20
Oromo	210	0	180	30	15	0	35	95	40	50	25
Somali	680	145	530	0	0	95	175	245	35	210	0
Semitic languages	17,150	1,885	12,330	500	665	1,735	3,070	6,350	2,545	3,805	2,940
Amharic	1,225	80	1,135	0	0	215	445	465	230	235	0
Arabic	12,765	1,550	8,510	255	490	1,055	2,195	4,515	1,745	2,775	2,705
Hebrew	1,660	185	1,290	95	130	170	135	760	425	335	185
Maltese	185	20	165	135	0	20	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	750	30	720	0	20	270	100	330	50	285	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	565	20	505	20	0	0	190	265	95	175	40
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	75	0	50	0	0	0	0	40	0	25	0
Indo-Iranian languages	267,355	70,985	192,435	8,575	27,025	28,590	60,445	67,805	33,235	34,570	3,935
Indo-Aryan languages	229,365	67,470	159,030	8,430	25,960	23,680	49,065	51,895	25,300	26,590	2,860
Bengali	2,090	220	1,720	70	85	120	590	860	400	455	150
Gujarati	5,860	765	5,050	175	2,375	845	895	765	390	380	40
Hindi	24,960	4,855	19,325	980	4,090	3,355	5,265	5,625	3,035	2,590	785
Konkani	115	0	110	15	0	0	45	40	0	0	0
Marathi	340	40	265	25	35	0	20	155	65	90	35
Panjabi (Punjabi)	184,365	59,525	123,275	7,035	17,860	18,550	39,700	40,135	19,295	20,845	1,560
Sindhi	1,410	180	1,230	0	930	145	70	90	55	35	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,375	105	1,250	0	25	125	350	750	310	440	0
Urdu	7,990	1,715	6,085	120	550	500	2,055	2,860	1,575	1,280	185
Nepali	860	60	710	0	0	0	80	620	165	455	90
Iranian languages	37,320	3,390	32,870	140	995	4,840	11,225	15,665	7,790	7,875	1,055
Kurdish	1,360	150	1,175	0	0	140	485	540	185	360	30
Pashto	970	260	665	0	15	105	200	350	175	180	40
Persian (Farsi)	34,990	2,980	31,025	135	975	4,595	10,545	14,770	7,435	7,340	980
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	670	120	535	0	70	70	150	250	140	105	0
Dravidian languages	6,515	715	5,275	200	255	435	1,720	2,660	1,115	1,550	530
Kannada	170	0	155	0	0	0	60	80	45	30	15
Malayalam	1,735	105	1,460	95	85	60	270	950	320	625	170
Tamil	3,930	570	3,100	35	135	370	1,265	1,285	585	695	255
Telugu	670	35	545	50	25	0	115	345	155	185	90
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japanese	19,880	5,580	11,630	1,245	1,750	1,055	3,545	4,035	1,505	2,535	2,670
Korean	47,965	3,180	36,355	485	2,330	2,335	11,285	19,925	10,105	9,820	8,425
Sino-Tibetan languages	358,830	53,575	292,770	16,275	31,445	42,935	108,395	93,720	46,960	46,755	12,485
Chinese languages	356,625	53,450	290,770	16,245	31,360	42,860	107,980	92,335	46,715	45,615	12,400
Cantonese	138,280	29,410	106,995	8,885	16,885	23,085	44,590	13,545	7,665	5,885	1,875
Chaochow (Teochow)	480	80	390	0	115	105	110	60	25	35	0
Fukien	2,200	90	2,060	35	405	505	805	310	205	105	55
Hakka	1,160	65	1,080	30	350	300	255	150	75	75	0
Mandarin	94,350	8,335	80,670	335	1,450	4,385	30,950	43,545	22,160	21,385	5,340
Shanghainese	1,205	90	1,060	30	130	230	470	210	135	70	55
Taiwanese	5,440	240	5,110	130	425	535	2,870	1,160	615	545	95
Chinese, n.o.s.	113,510	15,145	93,400	6,785	11,595	13,720	27,935	33,360	15,845	17,515	4,965
Tibetan languages	205	10	190	0	50	0	0	115	20	95	0
Burmese	1,165	50	1,035	35	40	45	325	590	205	385	80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	835	60	775	0	0	15	80	680	25	655	0
Tai languages	3,420	205	2,895	40	545	595	490	1,230	530	705	320
Lao	1,180	105	1,025	20	490	360	85	65	0	50	45
Thai	2,240	100	1,870	0	60	235	405	1,165	515	645	270
Austro-Asiatic languages	26,860	6,730	19,735	60	3,390	7,550	6,045	2,685	1,170	1,520	395
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,275	145	1,110	0	80	735	195	105	50	55	25
Vietnamese	25,585	6,590	18,620	60	3,310	6,825	5,860	2,580	1,115	1,460	380
Malayo-Polynesian languages	88,475	3,470	78,300	1,445	6,740	8,725	24,135	37,260	14,250	23,010	6,705
Bisayan languages	4,220	50	3,840	50	290	405	1,300	1,790	640	1,150	330
Ilocano	3,930	35	3,705	45	265	455	1,400	1,540	510	1,025	195
Malay	3,500	170	2,950	155	280	345	625	1,545	850	695	380
Pampango	595	20	565	0	75	55	190	235	65	175	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	74,175	3,055	65,425	1,075	5,525	7,185	20,105	31,535	11,970	19,570	5,690
Bikol	375	0	360	0	45	15	120	125	35	95	0
Malagasy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fijian	875	100	740	40	190	165	190	150	30	115	40
Pangasinan	245	0	235	0	35	25	75	95	55	35	0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e.	555	40	475	10	35	60	130	245	95	145	40
Niger-Congo languages	3,060	245	2,525	35	180	205	720	1,385	535	840	290
Akan (Twi)	375	45	335	0	15	70	155	85	40	45	0
Bantu languages	1,820	150	1,475	20	130	100	365	860	370	490	195
Lingala	120	0	85	0	0	0	60	0	0	0	0
Rundi (Kirundi)	105	0	80	0	0	0	60	20	0	0	0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	110	0	100	0	0	0	0	80	55	30	0
Shona	210	0	175	0	0	0	0	160	55	100	30
Swahili	705	40	590	0	110	20	105	345	120	230	75
Ganda	60	0	45	0	0	15	0	20	0	15	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	510	50	400	0	15	40	110	225	125	100	55
Edo	45	0	45	0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0
Igbo	135	0	120	0	0	0	30	75	30	45	0
Wolof	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bamanankan	20	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ewe	85	0	85	0	0	0	0	60	0	55	0
Ga	20	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	560	35	425	0	0	30	105	290	90	205	95
African languages, n.i.e.	500	120	360	0	0	60	75	215	165	50	0
Creoles	715	0	700	0	65	45	205	365	155	210	0
Non-verbal languages	920	805	115	0	0	25	35	0	0	0	0
American Sign Language	280	260	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quebec Sign Language	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	635	550	90	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0
Other languages	520	70	450	0	45	75	85	225	0	210	0
Multiple responses	65,005	33,060	30,330	2,285	3,905	4,470	8,395	11,275	5,270	6,005	1,610
English and French	3,635	3,180	345	75	40	55	30	145	95	50	110
English and non-official language	59,225	29,230	28,620	1,975	3,685	4,135	8,135	10,690	5,035	5,655	1,375
French and non-official language	1,765	435	1,230	225	145	230	205	430	135	290	95
English, French and non-official language	385	220	135	0	35	50	30	15	0	0	0

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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.