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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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Catalogue number :97-555-XCB2006010
Release date :December 4, 2007
Topic :Language
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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.

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This table details various languages spoken , age groups and sex for the population in Quebec / QuébecFootnote 1
Various languages spoken (147) Sex (3)
Total - Sex Male Female
English 3,354,650 1,762,655 1,591,995
French 7,028,740 3,453,755 3,574,985
Algonquin 2,500 1,195 1,305
Atikamekw 5,555 2,815 2,740
Blackfoot 0 0 0
Cree 14,260 7,205 7,060
Malecite 15 15 0
Mi'kmaq 805 395 410
Montagnais-Naskapi 10,065 4,835 5,230
Ojibway 30 25 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 50 35 15
Carrier 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0
Chipewyan 0 0 0
Dene 10 0 10
Dogrib 0 0 0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0 0 0
North Slave (Hare) 0 0 0
South Slave 0 10 0
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10
Haida 0 0 0
Mohawk 125 65 60
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0
Shuswap 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 20 20 10
Tlingit 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Nootka 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 10,165 5,105 5,055
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 250 135 110
Italian 191,340 95,355 95,985
Portuguese 46,795 23,840 22,955
Romanian 30,375 14,885 15,490
Spanish 291,010 131,395 159,615
Romance languages, n.i.e. 955 610 345
Dutch 5,555 2,620 2,940
Flemish 980 450 530
Frisian 50 25 25
German 47,195 23,710 23,480
Yiddish 13,660 6,430 7,230
Danish 830 350 480
Icelandic 110 45 70
Norwegian 680 315 370
Swedish 1,380 795 580
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 605 335 270
Gaelic languages 410 200 210
Welsh 65 25 40
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 125 85 40
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 225 100 125
Bosnian 1,975 1,010 965
Bulgarian 5,850 2,925 2,925
Croatian 3,505 1,625 1,880
Czech 2,325 1,270 1,055
Macedonian 300 150 150
Polish 20,945 9,365 11,580
Russian 29,925 14,525 15,400
Serbian 2,970 1,510 1,460
Serbo-Croatian 3,155 1,600 1,560
Slovak 1,780 865 910
Slovenian 1,280 615 665
Ukrainian 7,900 3,525 4,380
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 950 435 515
Latvian 550 185 365
Lithuanian 990 375 615
Estonian 340 165 175
Finnish 570 195 375
Hungarian 9,730 4,895 4,835
Greek 52,490 26,605 25,885
Armenian 18,540 8,860 9,680
Azerbaijani 165 100 70
Turkish 9,340 4,890 4,445
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 585 280 300
Berber languages (Kabyle) 2,180 1,275 905
Oromo 10 0 0
Somali 955 540 415
Amharic 800 395 405
Arabic 157,025 84,625 72,400
Hebrew 18,835 9,550 9,285
Maltese 35 25 10
Tigrigna 255 115 135
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 135 70 65
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 7,920 4,445 3,475
Bengali 10,695 5,795 4,895
Gujarati 7,155 3,610 3,540
Hindi 13,315 7,000 6,320
Konkani 100 35 65
Marathi 205 95 110
Panjabi (Punjabi) 15,435 8,320 7,115
Sindhi 410 225 185
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,165 610 555
Urdu 15,125 7,970 7,155
Kurdish 1,255 720 530
Pashto 1,020 595 420
Persian (Farsi) 16,950 8,865 8,085
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,550 755 795
Kannada 170 105 60
Malayalam 440 255 185
Tamil 13,965 7,060 6,910
Telugu 275 140 140
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0
Japanese 4,625 2,050 2,575
Korean 4,290 2,075 2,215
Cantonese 11,925 5,835 6,090
Chaochow (Teochow) 40 15 25
Fukien 60 30 30
Hakka 105 50 60
Mandarin 12,025 5,690 6,330
Shanghainese 30 10 20
Taiwanese 885 380 510
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 2 48,480 23,650 24,835
Tibetan languages 135 70 60
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20
Lao 6,050 3,050 2,995
Thai 1,825 785 1,040
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,265 4,960 5,300
Vietnamese 32,775 16,175 16,595
Bisayan languages 815 215 600
Ilocano 1,225 415 810
Malay 940 435 500
Pampango 160 65 95
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 19,400 6,615 12,785
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 1,260 580 675
Akan (Twi) 1,915 965 945
Lingala 5,855 2,815 3,035
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,610 1,350 1,260
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 1,765 780 985
Shona 365 160 205
Swahili 4,955 2,610 2,345
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 3,650 1,910 1,740
Edo 135 90 40
Igbo 135 105 35
Wolof 1,600 915 690
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 6,110 3,310 2,800
African languages, n.i.e. 1,485 830 650
Creoles 78,230 35,010 43,220
American Sign Language 370 175 190
Quebec Sign Language 3,030 1,125 1,905
Sign languages, n.i.e. 3,560 1,625 1,935
Other languages 2,915 1,635 1,280

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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%.

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Footnote 2

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.'

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006010.

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