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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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General information

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 St. Catharines - NiagaraFootnote 1
Various languages spoken (147) Sex (3)
Total - Sex Male Female
English 381,795 185,525 196,270
French 33,100 14,220 18,880
Algonquin 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0
Cree 10 0 10
Malecite 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 0 0 0
Ojibway 55 25 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. 20 15 0
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. 10 0 15
Italian 17,530 8,715 8,815
Portuguese 895 400 490
Romanian 350 150 200
Spanish 7,365 3,700 3,660
Romance languages, n.i.e. 35 15 15
Dutch 5,185 2,440 2,745
Flemish 70 15 55
Frisian 85 40 50
German 9,680 4,565 5,115
Yiddish 20 15 0
Danish 305 160 145
Icelandic 10 0 10
Norwegian 70 30 40
Swedish 200 85 110
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 265 125 140
Gaelic languages 80 30 45
Welsh 30 15 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 0 10 0
Bosnian 130 70 55
Bulgarian 460 220 240
Croatian 1,630 790 835
Czech 465 210 255
Macedonian 95 45 45
Polish 4,790 2,100 2,690
Russian 1,445 735 710
Serbian 1,730 865 870
Serbo-Croatian 280 170 110
Slovak 665 335 325
Slovenian 590 275 310
Ukrainian 3,025 1,260 1,765
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 335 170 165
Latvian 130 35 95
Lithuanian 145 70 75
Estonian 155 50 105
Finnish 225 55 170
Hungarian 2,760 1,290 1,465
Greek 1,215 590 630
Armenian 235 125 105
Azerbaijani 0 0 0
Turkish 420 215 205
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0
Somali 250 130 120
Amharic 40 20 20
Arabic 2,225 1,085 1,135
Hebrew 115 65 50
Maltese 240 135 105
Tigrigna 15 10 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 20 0 10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10
Bengali 190 95 95
Gujarati 315 145 165
Hindi 1,070 545 525
Konkani 15 15 0
Marathi 60 25 30
Panjabi (Punjabi) 670 360 310
Sindhi 40 20 20
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 130 75 55
Urdu 935 490 445
Kurdish 165 95 70
Pashto 25 25 0
Persian (Farsi) 425 210 215
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 295 125 170
Kannada 15 10 10
Malayalam 95 40 55
Tamil 125 80 45
Telugu 145 85 60
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0
Japanese 590 240 350
Korean 935 410 520
Cantonese 800 395 405
Chaochow (Teochow) 10 10 0
Fukien 0 0 10
Hakka 0 0 0
Mandarin 600 275 325
Shanghainese 0 0 0
Taiwanese 15 10 10
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 2 2,040 895 1,140
Tibetan languages 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Lao 550 275 280
Thai 140 60 80
Khmer (Cambodian) 300 130 170
Vietnamese 1,025 525 495
Bisayan languages 75 25 50
Ilocano 35 0 25
Malay 120 50 70
Pampango 10 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,490 585 905
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 25 0 20
Akan (Twi) 35 25 10
Lingala 40 30 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 0 15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 10 10 0
Shona 170 75 90
Swahili 225 120 100
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 135 85 50
Edo 0 0 0
Igbo 30 20 10
Wolof 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 55 25 35
African languages, n.i.e. 110 70 45
Creoles 150 100 50
American Sign Language 125 25 95
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 490 160 330
Other languages 155 80 75

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

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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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