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Topic-based tabulation: Various Languages Spoken (147), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
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General information
Catalogue number : | 97-555-XCB2006010 |
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Release date : | December 4, 2007 |
Topic : | Language |
Data dimensions : |
Note
Note: Data quality - Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)
When comparing the census results to those of the 2001 Census, it appears that there is some overestimation of persons reporting Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in British Columbia and, as a result, also at the Canada level. Although it affects a relatively small population, it is best to apply caution when analysing the census data for Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in these geographies.
For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.
Note: Data on knowledge of official languages
According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject will be available in the Languages Reference Guide, to be published in 2008.
Note: Knowledge of various languages
Official and non-official languages are included in this table.
Note: Population universe
The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.
For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.
Data table
Various languages spoken (147) | Sex (3) | ||
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Total - Sex | Male | Female | |
English | 48,655 | 23,460 | 25,195 |
French | 4,445 | 1,920 | 2,525 |
Algonquin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mi'kmaq | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montagnais-Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ojibway | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oji-Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chilcotin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chipewyan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dene | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dogrib | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Slave (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Slave | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mohawk | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shuswap | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gitksan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Nootka | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Inuinnaqtun | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Italian | 200 | 95 | 105 |
Portuguese | 55 | 35 | 20 |
Romanian | 30 | 0 | 25 |
Spanish | 975 | 400 | 575 |
Romance languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dutch | 320 | 140 | 180 |
Flemish | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Frisian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
German | 1,375 | 575 | 800 |
Yiddish | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danish | 125 | 65 | 60 |
Icelandic | 15 | 0 | 10 |
Norwegian | 55 | 35 | 15 |
Swedish | 40 | 20 | 20 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 90 | 55 | 35 |
Gaelic languages | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Welsh | 15 | 0 | 10 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Belarusian (Byelorussian) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bosnian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bulgarian | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Croatian | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Czech | 15 | 20 | 0 |
Macedonian | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Polish | 95 | 40 | 60 |
Russian | 25 | 10 | 15 |
Serbian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Serbo-Croatian | 20 | 20 | 0 |
Slovak | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Slovenian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ukrainian | 100 | 20 | 75 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Latvian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lithuanian | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Estonian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Finnish | 90 | 40 | 50 |
Hungarian | 55 | 35 | 30 |
Greek | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Armenian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Azerbaijani | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkish | 15 | 0 | 20 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Berber languages (Kabyle) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oromo | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Somali | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amharic | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Arabic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hebrew | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Maltese | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Tigrigna | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bengali | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Gujarati | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Hindi | 40 | 15 | 25 |
Konkani | 25 | 0 | 30 |
Marathi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panjabi (Punjabi) | 60 | 30 | 30 |
Sindhi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Urdu | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Kurdish | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pashto | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Persian (Farsi) | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kannada | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malayalam | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Tamil | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Telugu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Japanese | 125 | 45 | 75 |
Korean | 85 | 30 | 50 |
Cantonese | 205 | 90 | 115 |
Chaochow (Teochow) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fukien | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hakka | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mandarin | 95 | 55 | 40 |
Shanghainese | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taiwanese | 45 | 20 | 25 |
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 2 | 145 | 80 | 65 |
Tibetan languages | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lao | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thai | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vietnamese | 185 | 90 | 90 |
Bisayan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ilocano | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malay | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Pampango | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 205 | 65 | 140 |
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Akan (Twi) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lingala | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shona | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Swahili | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bantu languages, n.i.e. | 35 | 15 | 20 |
Edo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Igbo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wolof | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
African languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Creoles | 10 | 10 | 10 |
American Sign Language | 35 | 10 | 25 |
Quebec Sign Language | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sign languages, n.i.e. | 30 | 10 | 25 |
Other languages | 60 | 25 | 40 |
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
2001 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.
- Footnote 2
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The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and Taiwanese.'
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006010.
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Related data
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2006 Census analysis series:2006 Census: The Evolving Linguistic Portrait, 2006 Census: Findings
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2006 Census reference guides and technical reports:Languages Reference Guide, 2006 Census
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2001 Census topic-based tabulation:Various Languages Spoken (126), Sex (3) and Age Groups (15) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data