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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 Hamilton
Various languages spoken (147) Sex (3)
Total - Sex Male Female
English 673,575 328,855 344,720
French 47,570 20,095 27,470
Algonquin 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0
Cree 20 0 20
Malecite 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 0 10
Montagnais-Naskapi 0 0 0
Ojibway 55 20 35
Oji-Cree 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0
Chipewyan 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 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. 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0
Mohawk 25 10 20
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15
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) 0 0 0
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. 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35
Italian 28,555 14,280 14,280
Portuguese 11,560 5,770 5,790
Romanian 3,020 1,455 1,565
Spanish 12,545 5,655 6,890
Romance languages, n.i.e. 170 80 85
Dutch 6,790 3,255 3,535
Flemish 120 45 70
Frisian 155 85 65
German 12,040 5,630 6,410
Yiddish 205 85 115
Danish 530 280 250
Icelandic 0 0 0
Norwegian 85 45 40
Swedish 290 150 140
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 490 250 240
Gaelic languages 220 95 125
Welsh 25 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 15 10 0
Bosnian 1,340 635 710
Bulgarian 285 150 125
Croatian 9,220 4,475 4,740
Czech 1,045 435 610
Macedonian 825 385 445
Polish 13,310 6,095 7,215
Russian 3,020 1,320 1,700
Serbian 7,065 3,590 3,475
Serbo-Croatian 680 320 355
Slovak 1,075 550 525
Slovenian 1,295 655 640
Ukrainian 4,430 1,920 2,515
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 805 410 390
Latvian 600 290 305
Lithuanian 975 400 570
Estonian 310 120 190
Finnish 215 70 145
Hungarian 4,795 2,365 2,425
Greek 3,080 1,655 1,425
Armenian 590 270 320
Azerbaijani 100 40 55
Turkish 1,260 655 610
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 65 25 40
Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0
Somali 755 335 415
Amharic 185 90 95
Arabic 9,370 4,895 4,475
Hebrew 565 275 285
Maltese 270 105 165
Tigrigna 155 95 55
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 125 60 65
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0
Bengali 1,010 455 550
Gujarati 1,015 480 535
Hindi 4,090 2,110 1,975
Konkani 95 25 65
Marathi 140 80 55
Panjabi (Punjabi) 7,950 4,020 3,925
Sindhi 85 60 30
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 315 150 160
Urdu 4,420 2,315 2,105
Kurdish 685 360 320
Pashto 295 170 125
Persian (Farsi) 2,665 1,395 1,270
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 255 140 115
Kannada 130 65 65
Malayalam 560 310 250
Tamil 560 320 240
Telugu 95 35 55
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Japanese 835 415 420
Korean 2,050 965 1,080
Cantonese 2,240 1,120 1,120
Chaochow (Teochow) 15 15 10
Fukien 10 10 0
Hakka 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,175 1,045 1,135
Shanghainese 10 0 0
Taiwanese 55 15 40
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 1 5,840 3,010 2,830
Tibetan languages 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35
Lao 585 300 285
Thai 295 155 140
Khmer (Cambodian) 950 475 475
Vietnamese 4,650 2,285 2,365
Bisayan languages 95 35 60
Ilocano 195 95 95
Malay 235 75 160
Pampango 10 0 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3,940 1,635 2,300
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 55 25 30
Akan (Twi) 275 145 130
Lingala 125 60 65
Rundi (Kirundi) 40 25 10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 65 20 45
Shona 205 75 130
Swahili 460 200 260
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 460 220 245
Edo 10 0 10
Igbo 100 50 45
Wolof 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 245 110 135
African languages, n.i.e. 160 105 55
Creoles 240 125 115
American Sign Language 310 120 190
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 605 235 370
Other languages 1,415 750 665

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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