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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
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

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This table details various languages spoken , age groups and sex for the population in OntarioFootnote 1
Various languages spoken (147) Sex (3)
Total - Sex Male Female
English 11,713,030 5,752,230 5,960,800
French 1,426,540 642,745 783,795
Algonquin 160 95 70
Atikamekw 80 40 40
Blackfoot 10 0 0
Cree 4,560 2,130 2,425
Malecite 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 95 30 65
Montagnais-Naskapi 40 10 30
Ojibway 16,525 8,010 8,515
Oji-Cree 6,915 3,320 3,595
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 180 85 90
Carrier 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0
Chipewyan 15 0 10
Dene 15 15 0
Dogrib 25 10 10
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0 0 0
North Slave (Hare) 0 0 0
South Slave 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 60 25 30
Haida 10 10 0
Mohawk 390 205 185
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 235 160 75
Kutenai 0 0 0
Shuswap 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 50 30 20
Tlingit 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0
Nisga'a 20 0 15
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Nootka 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 595 285 310
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 665 355 315
Italian 396,950 195,775 201,180
Portuguese 189,925 93,030 96,890
Romanian 44,245 21,320 22,925
Spanish 280,400 130,065 150,330
Romance languages, n.i.e. 1,320 775 545
Dutch 80,650 38,795 41,860
Flemish 3,880 1,670 2,205
Frisian 1,835 985 855
German 230,330 110,715 119,615
Yiddish 11,430 5,070 6,360
Danish 7,335 3,745 3,590
Icelandic 245 115 130
Norwegian 2,220 1,105 1,115
Swedish 5,350 2,420 2,925
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 8,045 4,160 3,885
Gaelic languages 2,475 1,325 1,155
Welsh 930 400 530
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 45 30 15
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 940 490 455
Bosnian 7,900 3,970 3,930
Bulgarian 9,570 4,715 4,855
Croatian 49,835 24,925 24,905
Czech 14,705 6,765 7,940
Macedonian 23,735 11,590 12,140
Polish 160,895 75,015 85,885
Russian 109,045 52,210 56,835
Serbian 47,055 23,595 23,460
Serbo-Croatian 7,210 3,605 3,605
Slovak 12,480 5,735 6,735
Slovenian 10,630 4,945 5,685
Ukrainian 64,400 28,605 35,795
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5,940 3,030 2,905
Latvian 6,080 2,695 3,385
Lithuanian 7,010 3,000 4,010
Estonian 6,815 2,925 3,890
Finnish 15,060 6,335 8,725
Hungarian 49,425 23,770 25,650
Greek 85,480 43,215 42,265
Armenian 15,160 7,420 7,740
Azerbaijani 1,710 965 745
Turkish 20,885 10,980 9,905
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,100 565 540
Berber languages (Kabyle) 45 25 20
Oromo 1,830 990 845
Somali 25,595 11,650 13,945
Amharic 11,880 5,770 6,110
Arabic 152,225 79,835 72,390
Hebrew 39,235 19,460 19,775
Maltese 8,110 4,070 4,040
Tigrigna 5,605 2,785 2,820
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5,245 2,660 2,585
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 675 405 265
Bengali 35,140 18,050 17,095
Gujarati 76,910 37,700 39,205
Hindi 179,480 91,300 88,185
Konkani 3,935 1,815 2,115
Marathi 6,075 3,040 3,040
Panjabi (Punjabi) 201,720 104,285 97,430
Sindhi 8,350 3,670 4,680
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 14,875 7,815 7,055
Urdu 158,655 82,820 75,835
Kurdish 5,270 2,865 2,405
Pashto 8,125 4,475 3,645
Persian (Farsi) 92,690 47,530 45,160
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 7,655 3,945 3,705
Kannada 2,950 1,545 1,400
Malayalam 10,125 5,090 5,035
Tamil 117,390 58,870 58,520
Telugu 6,395 3,300 3,095
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 135 75 65
Japanese 22,255 10,255 12,000
Korean 64,035 30,740 33,295
Cantonese 218,530 103,110 115,420
Chaochow (Teochow) 805 350 455
Fukien 1,825 805 1,020
Hakka 2,800 1,365 1,435
Mandarin 124,640 58,485 66,160
Shanghainese 790 335 455
Taiwanese 3,290 1,520 1,765
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 2 220,490 105,680 114,810
Tibetan languages 3,420 1,790 1,635
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 1,815 960 850
Lao 7,820 3,850 3,975
Thai 3,925 1,680 2,245
Khmer (Cambodian) 8,395 3,910 4,480
Vietnamese 87,595 42,065 45,535
Bisayan languages 5,365 2,180 3,185
Ilocano 6,655 2,610 4,050
Malay 8,660 3,870 4,790
Pampango 1,080 420 655
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 159,100 63,545 95,555
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 1,720 740 980
Akan (Twi) 13,965 6,595 7,365
Lingala 2,640 1,135 1,505
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,250 550 705
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 1,470 660 810
Shona 2,180 1,090 1,090
Swahili 14,330 7,320 7,000
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 4,975 2,440 2,530
Edo 1,330 640 690
Igbo 2,200 1,190 1,005
Wolof 225 130 95
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10,410 5,285 5,120
African languages, n.i.e. 4,255 2,205 2,050
Creoles 14,910 6,330 8,580
American Sign Language 4,870 1,760 3,110
Quebec Sign Language 265 100 165
Sign languages, n.i.e. 10,255 3,990 6,260
Other languages 17,455 9,000 8,460

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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

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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