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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 Ottawa - GatineauFootnote 1
Various languages spoken (147) Sex (3)
Total - Sex Male Female
English 1,003,205 494,235 508,975
French 598,405 284,235 314,170
Algonquin 75 30 50
Atikamekw 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0
Cree 240 100 135
Malecite 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 35 10 20
Montagnais-Naskapi 25 0 20
Ojibway 90 70 20
Oji-Cree 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 20 20 10
Carrier 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0
Chipewyan 10 0 0
Dene 0 10 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. 10 10 0
Haida 0 0 0
Mohawk 30 20 15
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. 10 0 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0
Nisga'a 10 0 10
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Nootka 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 325 135 185
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 50 20 25
Italian 18,425 9,120 9,305
Portuguese 8,875 4,400 4,470
Romanian 3,205 1,585 1,625
Spanish 37,730 15,560 22,175
Romance languages, n.i.e. 120 75 50
Dutch 3,770 1,805 1,965
Flemish 155 70 85
Frisian 50 25 30
German 15,610 7,490 8,120
Yiddish 470 235 235
Danish 565 310 255
Icelandic 20 10 10
Norwegian 340 175 165
Swedish 625 295 330
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 420 215 205
Gaelic languages 255 165 90
Welsh 130 70 55
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 55 40 20
Bosnian 885 435 450
Bulgarian 1,105 545 560
Croatian 1,635 860 770
Czech 1,330 675 655
Macedonian 115 45 70
Polish 7,055 3,270 3,780
Russian 7,695 3,750 3,945
Serbian 1,995 1,065 935
Serbo-Croatian 1,315 645 670
Slovak 610 265 345
Slovenian 325 160 165
Ukrainian 2,555 1,170 1,385
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 205 95 110
Latvian 345 150 190
Lithuanian 255 105 145
Estonian 205 105 105
Finnish 395 160 235
Hungarian 2,380 1,190 1,190
Greek 3,220 1,720 1,505
Armenian 630 325 305
Azerbaijani 135 105 30
Turkish 1,875 1,040 835
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 60 35 30
Berber languages (Kabyle) 20 10 10
Oromo 205 95 115
Somali 7,520 3,380 4,140
Amharic 1,275 680 590
Arabic 37,410 19,490 17,920
Hebrew 2,050 1,055 995
Maltese 45 25 20
Tigrigna 545 275 270
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 90 55 35
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 505 290 210
Bengali 2,765 1,400 1,360
Gujarati 1,560 730 825
Hindi 7,450 3,785 3,665
Konkani 170 85 85
Marathi 450 210 230
Panjabi (Punjabi) 5,155 2,695 2,460
Sindhi 270 130 140
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 755 370 380
Urdu 5,395 2,820 2,570
Kurdish 885 420 465
Pashto 635 365 265
Persian (Farsi) 7,030 3,710 3,320
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 575 300 275
Kannada 200 115 85
Malayalam 335 145 190
Tamil 2,620 1,310 1,305
Telugu 390 200 190
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0
Japanese 2,260 1,025 1,230
Korean 1,915 905 1,010
Cantonese 6,930 3,385 3,545
Chaochow (Teochow) 20 0 20
Fukien 50 20 25
Hakka 40 15 25
Mandarin 7,190 3,340 3,855
Shanghainese 30 15 20
Taiwanese 170 65 110
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 2 15,455 7,550 7,910
Tibetan languages 10 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 315 180 135
Lao 915 495 420
Thai 635 320 310
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,590 700 890
Vietnamese 7,980 3,910 4,065
Bisayan languages 340 115 220
Ilocano 290 105 180
Malay 770 375 395
Pampango 10 0 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 5,530 1,895 3,635
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 130 60 75
Akan (Twi) 600 300 300
Lingala 1,075 385 685
Rundi (Kirundi) 940 435 505
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 950 415 535
Shona 125 40 90
Swahili 2,460 1,185 1,275
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 1,295 625 670
Edo 20 10 10
Igbo 150 100 55
Wolof 155 75 80
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,490 730 755
African languages, n.i.e. 615 315 300
Creoles 6,670 2,725 3,945
American Sign Language 650 250 400
Quebec Sign Language 250 90 150
Sign languages, n.i.e. 985 420 570
Other languages 630 305 325

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2001 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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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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