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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Selected Demographic and Language Characteristics (375), First Official Language Spoken (4A), Age Groups (8B) and Sex (3) for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census

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This table details selected demographic and language characteristics , first official language spoken , age groups and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in OntarioFootnote 1
Selected Demographic and Language Characteristics (375) First official language spoken (4A)
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 2 English French English and French
Age groups - Total population excluding institutional residents 12,722,065 11,844,585 500,275 84,230
0 to 4 years 703,620 640,940 19,040 3,690
5 to 9 years 712,315 681,405 20,525 6,930
10 to 14 years 762,855 727,945 22,340 11,135
15 to 19 years 861,085 823,630 25,880 9,740
20 to 24 years 850,135 814,195 25,605 6,490
25 to 29 years 812,195 774,795 26,140 5,270
30 to 34 years 797,410 755,625 29,725 5,475
35 to 39 years 841,220 793,845 32,650 5,985
40 to 44 years 920,270 865,295 36,125 6,115
45 to 49 years 1,050,955 980,290 46,740 5,530
50 to 54 years 1,001,005 928,955 47,055 4,730
55 to 59 years 859,565 792,200 41,380 3,755
60 to 64 years 760,835 695,815 37,545 2,805
65 to 69 years 558,915 501,680 30,275 2,075
70 to 74 years 434,685 381,700 22,170 1,670
75 to 79 years 345,620 298,515 17,210 1,300
80 to 84 years 252,920 217,900 11,775 895
85 years and over 196,455 169,845 8,105 645
Median ageFootnote 3 40.1 39.5 46.4 28.9
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusFootnote 4 10,543,275 9,794,295 438,370 62,465
Married or living with a common-law partner 6,136,400 5,667,995 272,670 32,840
Married (and not separated) 5,345,190 4,935,090 220,300 30,685
Living common law 791,210 732,905 52,370 2,155
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 4,406,875 4,126,300 165,695 29,630
Single (never legally married) 2,946,270 2,811,485 96,925 24,075
Separated 316,365 293,475 14,485 1,355
Divorced 585,980 544,640 26,610 2,480
Widowed 558,260 476,700 27,675 1,720
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 5 12,722,060 11,844,580 500,270 84,230
English only 10,984,360 10,984,360 0 0
French only 42,980 0 42,980 0
English and French 1,395,805 854,655 456,970 84,185
Neither English nor French 298,920 5,570 325 50
Mother Tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents 12,722,065 11,844,580 500,275 84,230
Single responses 12,434,775 11,583,625 487,360 70,810
English 8,677,040 8,676,545 495 0
French 493,295 21,255 472,040 0
Non-official languages 3,264,435 2,885,825 14,820 70,810
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 6 15,620 15,165 15 40
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 3,935 3,780 5 10
Dene 15 20 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 10 10 5 0
Inuktitut 305 295 0 5
Mi'kmaq 70 65 0 0
Ojibway 8,255 8,115 5 25
Oji-Cree 3,030 2,885 0 0
Stoney 0 5 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 7 3,222,395 2,846,640 14,480 70,205
African languages, n.i.e. 3,075 2,870 70 70
Afrikaans 2,060 2,020 0 35
Akan (Twi) 9,680 9,445 10 90
Albanian 17,435 15,460 45 475
Amharic 9,190 8,700 30 180
Arabic 133,390 112,220 2,455 9,845
Armenian 13,070 11,010 110 1,205
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 3,040 2,565 325 110
Bengali 38,680 36,100 30 915
Berber languages (Kabyle) 120 35 55 35
Bisayan languages 6,380 6,315 0 15
Bosnian 6,140 5,580 10 175
Bulgarian 9,015 8,045 40 565
Burmese 1,405 1,275 5 10
Cantonese 186,865 143,615 130 2,025
Chinese, n.o.s. 195,120 158,205 165 2,300
Creoles 9,650 4,235 3,060 2,050
Croatian 33,830 32,235 45 455
Czech 12,115 11,450 35 185
Danish 4,745 4,705 0 30
Dutch 58,135 57,305 115 440
Estonian 5,025 4,880 0 110
Finnish 11,355 11,115 10 40
Flemish 2,710 2,600 25 75
Fukien 3,410 2,140 0 15
German 140,315 133,950 350 1,480
Greek 56,890 53,250 75 585
Gujarati 68,110 60,955 45 790
Hakka 3,540 2,960 25 50
Hebrew 11,410 10,955 20 255
Hindi 47,650 45,390 40 545
Hungarian 41,005 37,480 90 690
Ilocano 8,050 7,860 0 25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,845 2,565 5 60
Italian 251,335 227,890 710 2,205
Japanese 12,210 11,230 30 135
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,210 6,125 35 155
Korean 64,080 55,880 45 925
Kurdish 5,760 4,990 15 160
Lao 5,345 4,750 40 120
Latvian 4,640 4,455 5 140
Lingala 755 145 480 110
Lithuanian 5,600 5,390 10 120
Macedonian 16,300 15,310 10 210
Malay 5,305 5,145 10 25
Malayalam 10,740 10,325 5 95
Maltese 5,830 5,760 5 30
Mandarin 118,385 94,435 85 1,650
Marathi 4,160 3,960 0 75
Nepali 3,645 3,340 0 50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5,780 5,140 385 170
Norwegian 1,055 1,035 0 20
Oromo 1,765 1,460 95 115
Panjabi (Punjabi) 173,975 147,010 75 2,440
Pashto 8,165 7,195 10 145
Persian (Farsi) 98,905 87,750 210 3,010
Polish 128,440 119,820 215 2,640
Portuguese 147,725 125,560 595 2,300
Romanian 41,975 34,015 295 5,345
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,035 210 545 255
Russian 93,080 82,025 150 3,500
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 1,115 470 375 245
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 14,935 12,720 15 155
Serbian 41,910 37,675 70 1,800
Serbo-Croatian 5,250 4,805 15 215
Shanghainese 1,410 955 5 20
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,580 675 5 10
Sindhi 6,530 6,140 10 110
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 9,335 9,060 5 80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 1,780 1,290 0 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 2,005 1,920 5 20
Slovak 10,250 9,775 20 130
Slovenian 7,500 7,365 10 60
Somali 22,685 19,090 705 1,285
Spanish 178,335 156,280 840 6,775
Swahili 4,750 3,880 410 270
Swedish 2,500 2,420 15 65
Tagalog (Pilipino,Filipino) 140,810 138,980 40 335
Taiwanese 3,015 2,535 5 45
Tamil 111,060 99,880 60 1,660
Telugu 6,730 6,440 0 70
Thai 2,915 2,545 10 20
Tibetan languages 3,970 3,480 5 45
Tigrigna 5,560 5,210 10 75
Turkish 16,620 14,685 35 505
Ukrainian 41,460 38,685 45 965
Urdu 128,730 120,325 65 1,590
Vietnamese 65,915 54,575 220 1,560
Yiddish 5,110 4,955 5 35
Other languagesFootnote 8 26,415 24,015 330 565
Multiple responses 287,290 260,955 12,915 13,420
English and French 46,605 32,100 3,880 10,625
English and non-official language 219,430 219,310 120 0
French and non-official language 13,645 5,125 8,520 0
English, French and non-official language 7,615 4,425 395 2,795
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 9 12,722,065 11,844,580 500,275 84,230
Single responses 12,156,790 11,323,620 474,405 65,785
English 10,044,810 9,851,145 193,660 0
French 284,115 9,755 274,365 0
Non-official languages 1,827,870 1,462,720 6,380 65,785
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 10 5,935 5,495 5 40
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 1,920 1,780 0 10
Dene 0 5 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 80 70 5 5
Mi'kmaq 10 5 0 0
Ojibway 2,855 2,715 5 20
Oji-Cree 1,060 915 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 11 1,811,985 1,449,065 6,265 65,315
African languages, n.i.e. 1,400 1,275 15 50
Afrikaans 775 735 0 30
Akan (Twi) 5,305 5,095 5 80
Albanian 10,060 8,145 35 430
Amharic 5,280 4,825 20 135
Arabic 76,405 57,390 1,275 8,640
Armenian 7,375 5,440 70 1,135
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 880 780 20 50
Bengali 26,895 24,390 20 855
Berber languages (Kabyle) 35 5 10 20
Bisayan languages 2,045 2,005 0 5
Bosnian 3,530 2,980 10 160
Bulgarian 5,165 4,250 20 535
Burmese 890 750 0 10
Cantonese 147,795 101,360 75 2,020
Chinese, n.o.s. 135,660 101,140 125 2,095
Creoles 4,725 1,375 1,090 1,960
Croatian 13,180 11,650 15 425
Czech 4,325 3,695 5 160
Danish 335 295 0 30
Dutch 5,395 4,700 10 410
Estonian 1,260 1,130 0 105
Finnish 2,280 2,065 0 30
Flemish 235 165 5 60
Fukien 1,045 555 0 5
German 39,180 33,225 105 1,325
Greek 23,590 20,055 30 525
Gujarati 42,440 35,435 30 735
Hakka 1,595 1,180 0 20
Hebrew 5,240 4,670 65 305
Hindi 24,650 22,345 15 505
Hungarian 15,440 12,100 15 600
Ilocano 2,920 2,765 0 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,175 980 0 35
Italian 88,835 66,135 295 1,955
Japanese 5,765 4,810 15 140
Khmer (Cambodian) 4,060 3,065 25 135
Korean 47,250 39,090 25 905
Kurdish 3,580 2,920 15 140
Lao 2,855 2,270 25 115
Latvian 1,265 1,085 0 140
Lingala 235 30 105 80
Lithuanian 1,785 1,600 5 110
Macedonian 7,290 6,330 5 200
Malay 1,930 1,785 0 20
Malayalam 5,310 4,895 0 85
Maltese 1,295 1,230 0 25
Mandarin 96,610 71,955 60 1,655
Marathi 1,980 1,800 0 70
Nepali 2,480 2,190 0 40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,835 1,585 40 125
Norwegian 120 100 0 20
Oromo 1,035 845 20 95
Panjabi (Punjabi) 124,095 97,690 55 2,275
Pashto 5,760 4,870 5 130
Persian (Farsi) 69,195 58,090 115 2,885
Polish 60,735 52,410 70 2,500
Portuguese 70,215 48,445 370 2,130
Romanian 22,845 15,205 170 5,150
Rundi (Kirundi) 370 60 95 200
Russian 64,425 53,130 105 3,440
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 395 80 85 200
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10,360 8,365 10 120
Serbian 26,000 21,800 40 1,770
Serbo-Croatian 2,500 2,105 5 190
Shanghainese 660 410 5 15
Sign languages, n.i.e. 2,650 1,595 40 25
Sindhi 2,835 2,485 5 85
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 4,475 4,215 5 75
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 1,405 975 0 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 565 485 0 15
Slovak 3,185 2,745 5 125
Slovenian 1,815 1,710 5 40
Somali 15,450 12,375 360 1,115
Spanish 106,735 85,210 510 6,485
Swahili 2,020 1,485 115 240
Swedish 410 345 5 55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 65,225 63,420 15 300
Taiwanese 1,500 1,170 0 30
Tamil 83,645 72,565 60 1,580
Telugu 3,825 3,555 0 60
Thai 1,325 965 0 25
Tibetan languages 3,200 2,715 5 45
Tigrigna 3,075 2,770 5 60
Turkish 10,390 8,565 20 460
Ukrainian 15,235 12,720 20 920
Urdu 83,515 74,835 50 1,505
Vietnamese 47,360 36,395 185 1,500
Yiddish 535 465 5 15
Other languagesFootnote 12 9,950 8,160 105 430
Multiple responses 565,275 520,960 25,865 18,440
English and French 37,955 7,625 18,280 12,045
English and non-official language 509,105 508,020 1,085 0
French and non-official language 6,375 1,760 4,610 0
English, French and non-official language 11,845 3,555 1,890 6,400
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 13 12,722,065 11,844,585 500,275 84,230
None 10,611,255 10,029,690 270,730 40,680
Single responses 2,066,615 1,782,230 224,425 37,425
English 848,410 688,290 116,665 31,775
French 227,040 130,490 93,970 2,295
Non-official languages 991,165 963,455 13,785 3,355
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 14 10,750 10,700 45 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 2,120 2,105 10 0
Dene 15 20 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 5 5 0 0
Inuktitut 220 215 5 0
Mi'kmaq 45 45 0 0
Ojibway 6,500 6,470 25 5
Oji-Cree 1,845 1,840 5 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 15 966,445 939,490 13,390 3,260
African languages, n.i.e. 1,340 1,220 105 10
Afrikaans 1,280 1,280 0 0
Akan (Twi) 4,585 4,570 5 5
Albanian 4,625 4,605 5 10
Amharic 3,085 3,015 25 25
Arabic 45,665 42,620 2,010 460
Armenian 3,700 3,595 50 25
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 1,490 1,190 270 20
Bengali 8,115 8,085 10 10
Berber languages (Kabyle) 45 10 30 0
Bisayan languages 1,600 1,595 0 0
Bosnian 1,790 1,780 0 5
Bulgarian 2,240 2,205 20 5
Burmese 405 375 0 0
Cantonese 41,880 40,845 80 55
Chinese, n.o.s. 35,085 34,445 80 55
Creoles 7,720 4,470 3,040 200
Croatian 13,060 13,000 25 20
Czech 3,760 3,725 15 10
Danish 1,690 1,680 10 0
Dutch 18,365 18,285 65 10
Estonian 1,850 1,845 5 0
Finnish 3,730 3,715 5 5
Flemish 585 570 10 10
Fukien 1,440 835 5 10
German 44,850 44,340 325 130
Greek 29,395 29,215 80 35
Gujarati 17,850 17,675 50 30
Hakka 1,010 895 10 10
Hebrew 8,795 8,425 140 70
Hindi 31,720 30,705 80 140
Hungarian 11,605 11,500 30 40
Ilocano 2,215 2,200 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,050 970 10 10
Italian 100,275 99,240 735 200
Japanese 5,770 5,640 55 25
Khmer (Cambodian) 2,105 2,025 15 10
Korean 11,910 11,825 30 5
Kurdish 1,355 1,260 0 5
Lao 1,600 1,545 25 5
Latvian 1,520 1,515 5 5
Lingala 1,220 95 1,080 40
Lithuanian 1,685 1,665 5 5
Macedonian 5,705 5,645 5 10
Malay 2,015 1,985 5 0
Malayalam 4,210 4,205 5 0
Maltese 2,270 2,265 0 0
Mandarin 22,435 20,655 55 60
Marathi 1,255 1,250 0 0
Nepali 655 640 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 4,890 4,420 440 30
Norwegian 475 470 0 0
Oromo 455 390 45 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 36,175 35,590 20 75
Pashto 1,560 1,480 0 10
Persian (Farsi) 19,330 19,015 100 65
Polish 36,540 36,260 135 45
Portuguese 56,065 55,560 355 95
Romanian 11,635 11,370 100 95
Rundi (Kirundi) 535 60 450 15
Russian 20,920 20,275 110 175
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 550 230 295 20
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 3,145 2,915 5 10
Serbian 11,025 10,920 35 20
Serbo-Croatian 1,350 1,335 5 5
Shanghainese 460 330 5 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,525 1,465 45 5
Sindhi 2,660 2,615 10 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 4,160 4,140 0 5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 180 145 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 570 565 5 0
Slovak 2,965 2,945 5 0
Slovenian 2,445 2,435 5 0
Somali 7,415 6,880 460 45
Spanish 64,815 62,905 1,355 365
Swahili 3,240 2,645 515 55
Swedish 1,240 1,215 10 20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 48,070 47,995 20 20
Taiwanese 1,045 880 0 5
Tamil 23,860 23,780 40 20
Telugu 1,730 1,720 0 5
Thai 1,125 1,090 10 5
Tibetan languages 445 440 0 0
Tigrigna 1,945 1,910 5 10
Turkish 4,610 4,380 20 30
Ukrainian 12,165 11,830 35 55
Urdu 34,535 34,160 30 55
Vietnamese 15,425 14,305 95 55
Yiddish 1,540 1,500 10 5
Other languagesFootnote 16 13,975 13,270 350 90
Multiple responses 44,190 32,660 5,120 6,130
English and French 6,970 1,000 540 5,375
English and non-official language 15,605 12,025 2,930 440
French and non-official language 21,270 19,570 1,630 50
English, French and non-official language 350 65 15 265
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 17 12,722,065 11,844,585 500,275 84,230
English 11,844,580 11,844,580 0 0
French 500,275 0 500,270 0
English and French 84,225 0 0 84,230
Neither English nor French 292,980 0 0 0
Official language minority (number)Footnote 18 542,390 0 500,270 42,115
Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 19 4.3 0.0 100.0 50.0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 2

Those classified in the category 'Neither English nor French' appear only in the 'Total' category in this table.

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Footnote 3

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 4

Marital status
Part A - Short definition
Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. Persons who are married or living common law may be of opposite sex or of the same sex. The classification is as follows:
Married (and not separated): A person who is married and has not separated or obtained a divorce, and whose spouse is living.
Common-law: A person who is living with another person as a couple but who is not legally married to that person.
Separated: A person who is married but who no longer lives with his/her spouse (for any reason other than illness, work or school) and who has not obtained a divorce. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Divorced: A person who has obtained a legal divorce and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Widowed: A person who has lost his/her spouse through death and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Single (never legally married): A person who has never married or a person whose marriage has been annulled and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.

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Footnote 5

Total population excluding institutional residents. The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 6

Selected Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 7

Selected non-Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 8

Other languages
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 D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 9

Total population excluding institutional residents
The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 10

Selected Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Selected non-Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 12

Other languages
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 D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 13

Total population excluding institutional residents
The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 14

Selected Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Selected non-Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Other languages
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 D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 17

Total population excluding institutional residents
The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 18

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 19

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011053.

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