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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.

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This table details various languages spoken , age groups and sex for the population in Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont. part - Partie Ont.)
Various languages spoken (147) Sex (3)
Total - Sex Male Female
English 809,060 395,480 413,580
French 336,255 156,615 179,635
Algonquin 30 15 10
Atikamekw 10 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0
Cree 190 75 115
Malecite 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 35 15 15
Montagnais-Naskapi 25 10 20
Ojibway 85 65 25
Oji-Cree 10 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 25 20 0
Carrier 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0
Chipewyan 0 0 10
Dene 0 10 0
Dogrib 10 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 25 15 10
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. 315 135 175
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 30 10 20
Italian 16,880 8,260 8,620
Portuguese 5,240 2,575 2,665
Romanian 2,500 1,225 1,280
Spanish 26,645 11,065 15,575
Romance languages, n.i.e. 95 65 30
Dutch 3,495 1,690 1,800
Flemish 110 45 65
Frisian 55 25 25
German 13,770 6,555 7,215
Yiddish 465 230 235
Danish 525 290 235
Icelandic 20 10 0
Norwegian 340 175 160
Swedish 555 265 285
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 390 205 180
Gaelic languages 240 145 95
Welsh 115 60 60
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 40 25 10
Bosnian 630 330 295
Bulgarian 895 445 455
Croatian 1,360 745 615
Czech 1,250 635 615
Macedonian 110 45 70
Polish 6,505 3,020 3,485
Russian 6,985 3,405 3,580
Serbian 1,645 855 785
Serbo-Croatian 660 350 305
Slovak 580 245 335
Slovenian 320 155 165
Ukrainian 2,450 1,120 1,330
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 165 80 85
Latvian 325 140 180
Lithuanian 250 105 145
Estonian 210 100 100
Finnish 370 155 210
Hungarian 2,115 1,030 1,085
Greek 3,040 1,610 1,430
Armenian 570 305 265
Azerbaijani 135 100 35
Turkish 1,790 995 795
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 60 35 25
Berber languages (Kabyle) 20 10 10
Oromo 205 95 115
Somali 7,350 3,295 4,055
Amharic 1,215 660 560
Arabic 31,500 16,380 15,115
Hebrew 2,030 1,050 980
Maltese 40 20 20
Tigrigna 505 250 250
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 90 55 40
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 275 160 115
Bengali 2,685 1,350 1,325
Gujarati 1,545 725 820
Hindi 7,360 3,715 3,640
Konkani 170 85 85
Marathi 445 215 230
Panjabi (Punjabi) 5,075 2,650 2,425
Sindhi 270 125 140
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 750 365 380
Urdu 5,350 2,795 2,550
Kurdish 780 345 435
Pashto 635 365 265
Persian (Farsi) 6,625 3,465 3,160
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 560 295 265
Kannada 200 115 85
Malayalam 335 145 190
Tamil 2,615 1,310 1,305
Telugu 390 200 185
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0
Japanese 2,070 935 1,135
Korean 1,825 885 940
Cantonese 6,685 3,260 3,425
Chaochow (Teochow) 20 0 20
Fukien 45 20 20
Hakka 40 15 30
Mandarin 6,895 3,215 3,680
Shanghainese 30 15 20
Taiwanese 170 65 105
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 1 14,725 7,200 7,520
Tibetan languages 10 0 10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 315 180 140
Lao 550 315 240
Thai 485 245 240
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,345 575 770
Vietnamese 7,425 3,625 3,800
Bisayan languages 330 120 215
Ilocano 265 100 160
Malay 730 360 375
Pampango 10 0 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 5,395 1,845 3,545
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 100 40 60
Akan (Twi) 570 285 290
Lingala 920 320 600
Rundi (Kirundi) 565 235 330
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 685 290 395
Shona 105 35 75
Swahili 2,025 940 1,090
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 1,070 510 560
Edo 15 10 10
Igbo 150 100 55
Wolof 90 45 40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,085 545 540
African languages, n.i.e. 525 265 255
Creoles 5,520 2,230 3,290
American Sign Language 550 205 345
Quebec Sign Language 85 15 65
Sign languages, n.i.e. 830 350 485
Other languages 590 290 300

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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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