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Language spoken most often at home by immigrant status and broad age groups, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data

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Language spoken most often at home Total population1 Non-immigrant population2 Immigrant population3
Total Age 0 to 16 Age 17 and over Total Age 0 to 16 Age 17 and over Total Age 0 to 16 Age 17 and over
Notes:
  1. The total population count includes the non-immigrant population, the immigrant population and the non-permanent resident population. The non-permanent resident population is not shown separately in this table.
  2. Non-immigrants are persons who are Canadian citizens by birth. Although most Canadian citizens by birth were born in Canada, a small number were born outside Canada to Canadian parents.
  3. Immigrants are persons who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants in Canada. A landed immigrant is a person who has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others are more recent arrivals. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number were born in Canada. Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to Census Day, May 16, 2006.
  4. All Aboriginal languages are grouped together. For a detailed breakdown of Aboriginal languages, refer to Figure 9A in the 2006 Census Dictionary. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
  5. All Chinese languages are grouped together. For a detailed breakdown of Chinese languages, refer to Figure 9F in the 2006 Census Dictionary. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
  6. This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
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Total 31,241,030 6,468,110 24,772,920 24,788,725 5,990,220 18,798,500 6,186,950 436,940 5,750,005
Single responses 30,665,030 6,326,995 24,338,030 24,572,740 5,885,700 18,687,040 5,839,045 402,265 5,436,780
English 20,584,775 4,424,335 16,160,440 17,593,575 4,237,700 13,355,875 2,880,090 169,735 2,710,355
French 6,608,120 1,280,200 5,327,920 6,290,910 1,240,560 5,050,355 297,570 36,980 260,590
Non-official languages 3,472,130 622,460 2,849,670 688,250 407,440 280,810 2,661,380 195,550 2,465,835
Chinese languages5 796,145 109,985 686,160 92,375 66,940 25,435 677,405 41,725 635,680
Panjabi (Punjabi) 278,500 61,455 217,045 67,215 53,340 13,875 207,545 7,785 199,760
Spanish 209,955 46,805 163,150 38,785 25,910 12,870 153,055 17,335 135,715
Italian 170,330 4,385 165,940 21,040 3,885 17,155 148,110 435 147,675
Arabic 144,745 36,305 108,440 28,375 22,800 5,580 109,690 12,095 97,600
Aboriginal languages4 129,340 44,760 84,580 129,120 44,735 84,385 185 20 170
German 128,345 37,330 91,015 71,010 29,455 41,555 54,185 7,030 47,155
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 119,340 12,415 106,925 6,810 4,585 2,225 107,770 7,620 100,145
Vietnamese 111,440 21,180 90,260 24,225 19,070 5,155 85,850 2,005 83,850
Portuguese 103,870 7,825 96,045 15,220 6,125 9,090 85,940 1,355 84,585
Urdu 102,805 31,845 70,960 18,925 15,990 2,935 80,910 15,270 65,645
Polish 101,570 12,305 89,260 15,905 10,545 5,355 84,825 1,695 83,130
Korean 101,495 20,465 81,030 7,005 4,675 2,325 77,600 10,385 67,215
Persian (Farsi) 97,220 19,775 77,440 10,275 8,970 1,300 83,980 10,395 73,585
Russian 93,805 16,195 77,610 8,110 6,060 2,055 82,720 9,705 73,020
Tamil 92,680 21,035 71,640 17,660 16,425 1,230 72,475 4,255 68,220
Other languages6 70,280 15,965 54,315 14,870 7,960 6,915 50,640 7,260 43,380
Greek 55,095 3,040 52,060 12,240 2,890 9,350 42,450 130 42,320
Gujarati 52,715 10,305 42,410 7,025 5,700 1,330 44,925 4,510 40,415
Romanian 51,060 8,775 42,290 4,580 3,520 1,060 45,690 5,150 40,540
Hindi 42,870 7,870 35,000 6,420 4,720 1,700 34,925 2,985 31,935
Serbian 34,775 6,685 28,090 5,015 3,990 1,020 29,520 2,655 26,860
Bengali 33,565 8,545 25,020 5,455 4,890 560 26,900 3,495 23,405
Ukrainian 28,060 3,775 24,280 8,055 2,370 5,680 19,710 1,370 18,345
Croatian 22,165 2,040 20,125 3,395 1,305 2,085 18,615 705 17,910
Hungarian 21,905 2,285 19,610 2,910 1,420 1,490 18,415 780 17,635
Creoles 21,610 2,255 19,355 2,345 1,160 1,180 18,615 1,035 17,580
Armenian 21,480 3,395 18,085 4,915 2,795 2,120 16,320 565 15,760
Japanese 19,535 3,465 16,075 4,180 2,120 2,060 10,465 500 9,960
Somali 17,045 5,880 11,160 4,475 4,190 290 12,115 1,590 10,525
Turkish 15,880 3,675 12,210 2,715 2,310 410 11,920 1,140 10,775
Dutch 14,235 2,345 11,885 4,455 1,335 3,115 9,285 890 8,395
Bulgarian 11,810 2,530 9,275 865 705 160 10,545 1,775 8,770
Khmer (Cambodian) 11,430 1,350 10,080 1,800 1,230 570 9,415 110 9,305
Macedonian 8,705 905 7,795 1,005 390 610 7,615 505 7,110
Hebrew 8,650 1,905 6,745 1,100 670 425 6,540 855 5,685
Lao 8,555 935 7,620 1,570 840 730 6,935 90 6,845
Bosnian 8,385 1,395 6,990 810 615 195 7,500 775 6,725
Amharic 8,225 1,285 6,940 810 780 30 7,065 470 6,595
Akan (Twi) 7,335 1,160 6,175 1,040 795 240 6,110 360 5,755
Czech 6,985 625 6,355 875 475 395 5,995 145 5,850
Pashto 6,705 2,395 4,305 1,170 1,095 70 5,405 1,275 4,130
Serbo-Croatian 6,545 905 5,640 700 500 205 5,805 405 5,400
Ilocano 5,920 410 5,515 280 165 110 5,440 230 5,210
Slovak 5,805 885 4,920 785 540 240 4,870 340 4,530
Yiddish 5,705 2,760 2,940 3,655 2,660 1,000 1,965 55 1,905
Malayalam 5,690 1,125 4,565 605 450 155 4,875 650 4,225
Sindhi 5,050 640 4,410 440 275 160 4,555 355 4,200
Kurdish 4,950 1,520 3,430 775 730 45 3,990 755 3,240
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 4,780 900 3,875 465 375 90 3,960 470 3,490
Bisayan languages 4,610 510 4,100 230 160 65 4,205 345 3,860
Finnish 4,190 270 3,920 760 155 605 3,215 35 3,180
Telugu 3,870 770 3,100 335 300 40 3,190 425 2,765
Malay 3,680 450 3,230 215 125 90 2,680 245 2,440
Tigrigna 3,550 480 3,065 320 230 90 3,020 185 2,835
Swahili 2,925 900 2,020 420 315 105 2,285 565 1,720
Slovenian 2,705 50 2,655 190 40 150 2,510 10 2,495
Lithuanian 2,585 365 2,220 425 225 205 2,030 130 1,900
Estonian 2,155 100 2,060 390 90 300 1,725 10 1,720
Latvian 2,005 110 1,900 305 75 230 1,695 25 1,670
Danish 1,340 105 1,230 220 25 190 965 25 935
Maltese 1,155 25 1,130 80 20 60 1,070 10 1,065
Swedish 1,110 220 885 260 140 120 605 10 595
Norwegian 460 45 420 130 20 110 240 15 225
Flemish 420 10 415 85 0 85 330 10 325
Frisian 245 35 210 15 15 0 230 25 205
Multiple responses 576,005 141,115 434,890 215,985 104,520 111,460 347,905 34,680 313,225
English and French 94,060 23,780 70,275 79,025 22,240 56,785 14,110 1,310 12,795
English and non-official language 406,455 96,725 309,730 114,915 68,370 46,545 282,080 26,995 255,085
French and non-official language 58,890 16,055 42,825 15,185 10,395 4,790 42,270 5,370 36,905
English, French and non-official language 16,600 4,545 12,055 6,855 3,515 3,340 9,445 1,010 8,435
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Date Modified: 2009-03-23

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