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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 Toronto
Various languages spoken (147) Sex (3)
Total - Sex Male Female
English 4,854,735 2,384,965 2,469,770
French 422,940 184,625 238,315
Algonquin 0 0 0
Atikamekw 75 35 35
Blackfoot 0 0 0
Cree 160 90 70
Malecite 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 15 0 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 10 0 0
Ojibway 525 205 320
Oji-Cree 15 0 10
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 40 10 40
Carrier 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0
Chipewyan 0 0 0
Dene 10 10 0
Dogrib 15 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. 45 20 25
Haida 0 0 0
Mohawk 35 10 25
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 20 0 15
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) 25 25 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0
Nisga'a 10 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Nootka 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 35 15 20
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 200 115 85
Italian 262,465 128,525 133,940
Portuguese 131,180 64,200 66,975
Romanian 26,305 12,595 13,715
Spanish 170,665 79,845 90,820
Romance languages, n.i.e. 575 305 265
Dutch 14,735 6,975 7,765
Flemish 365 215 155
Frisian 320 180 145
German 72,855 34,385 38,465
Yiddish 10,345 4,540 5,810
Danish 2,740 1,395 1,340
Icelandic 130 55 75
Norwegian 1,065 500 565
Swedish 2,510 1,115 1,395
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5,220 2,715 2,505
Gaelic languages 1,080 590 490
Welsh 320 155 165
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 25 25 0
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 735 390 345
Bosnian 3,640 1,815 1,820
Bulgarian 7,165 3,485 3,680
Croatian 25,380 12,665 12,715
Czech 7,245 3,270 3,975
Macedonian 18,745 9,215 9,530
Polish 91,810 42,895 48,915
Russian 86,690 41,450 45,235
Serbian 23,755 11,815 11,940
Serbo-Croatian 3,280 1,585 1,690
Slovak 5,225 2,300 2,920
Slovenian 5,860 2,650 3,215
Ukrainian 38,675 17,320 21,355
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 2,115 1,110 1,005
Latvian 3,560 1,465 2,095
Lithuanian 3,995 1,670 2,320
Estonian 4,540 1,970 2,565
Finnish 4,080 1,635 2,450
Hungarian 23,070 10,855 12,215
Greek 64,205 32,090 32,115
Armenian 12,180 5,940 6,235
Azerbaijani 1,315 730 585
Turkish 14,870 7,725 7,140
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 575 325 245
Berber languages (Kabyle) 10 10 0
Oromo 1,550 855 695
Somali 15,425 7,065 8,360
Amharic 8,800 4,200 4,600
Arabic 75,760 40,060 35,700
Hebrew 35,240 17,450 17,790
Maltese 5,820 2,930 2,890
Tigrigna 4,055 2,020 2,035
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 2,825 1,480 1,345
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 270 175 95
Bengali 29,000 15,045 13,955
Gujarati 68,495 33,540 34,955
Hindi 151,935 77,360 74,575
Konkani 3,535 1,625 1,910
Marathi 4,795 2,410 2,380
Panjabi (Punjabi) 173,470 89,740 83,725
Sindhi 7,245 3,170 4,075
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 12,690 6,705 5,990
Urdu 135,395 70,660 64,735
Kurdish 2,150 1,220 930
Pashto 5,805 3,185 2,620
Persian (Farsi) 73,845 37,555 36,285
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5,635 2,960 2,670
Kannada 2,165 1,115 1,045
Malayalam 7,790 3,905 3,885
Tamil 110,450 55,365 55,080
Telugu 5,160 2,660 2,505
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 115 65 50
Japanese 15,235 6,895 8,340
Korean 50,920 24,440 26,480
Cantonese 199,685 93,840 105,840
Chaochow (Teochow) 715 315 400
Fukien 1,665 725 940
Hakka 2,680 1,320 1,365
Mandarin 107,025 50,170 56,860
Shanghainese 725 315 410
Taiwanese 2,780 1,325 1,455
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 1 175,810 83,970 91,840
Tibetan languages 3,270 1,705 1,565
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 1,210 640 575
Lao 3,445 1,665 1,780
Thai 2,115 860 1,250
Khmer (Cambodian) 3,685 1,695 1,990
Vietnamese 60,535 28,860 31,670
Bisayan languages 4,290 1,840 2,450
Ilocano 5,700 2,265 3,435
Malay 6,600 2,965 3,635
Pampango 1,005 390 610
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 136,220 54,875 81,345
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 1,305 550 760
Akan (Twi) 12,595 5,920 6,675
Lingala 1,250 570 685
Rundi (Kirundi) 330 180 145
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 395 175 220
Shona 1,245 650 595
Swahili 10,040 5,160 4,890
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 2,520 1,230 1,290
Edo 1,270 610 660
Igbo 1,590 850 735
Wolof 80 40 40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 7,715 3,905 3,810
African languages, n.i.e. 2,325 1,180 1,145
Creoles 7,695 3,290 4,400
American Sign Language 1,715 625 1,095
Quebec Sign Language 15 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 3,000 1,240 1,755
Other languages 10,985 5,645 5,340

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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