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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2011 Census

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This table details first official language spoken , detailed language spoken most often at home , age groups and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Windsor
Detailed language spoken most often at home (232) First official language spoken (7)
Total - First official language spoken English French English and French Neither English nor French Official language minority (number)Footnote 1 Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 2
Total - Detailed language spoken most often at home 316,520 299,960 9,820 2,235 4,505 10,935 3.5
Single responses 304,405 288,825 9,295 1,785 4,500 10,190 3.3
English 266,230 259,845 6,385 0 0 6,385 2.4
French 2,960 245 2,715 0 0 2,715 91.7
Non-official languages 35,215 28,730 200 1,785 4,505 1,085 3.1
Aboriginal languages 5 5 0 5 0 0 0.0
Algonquian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Innu/Montagnais 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 0 0 0 5 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Athapaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wetsuweten 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sarcee 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Romance languages 6,490 5,110 35 485 860 275 4.2
Italian 3,400 2,765 15 85 530 55 1.6
Portuguese 195 145 0 10 40 10 5.1
Romanian 1,370 995 5 265 110 135 9.9
Spanish 1,520 1,205 10 125 185 75 4.9
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Romance languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Germanic languages 370 325 0 25 20 15 4.1
Dutch 15 10 0 5 0 5 33.3
Flemish 5 5 0 0 0 5 100.0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
German 335 295 0 20 20 5 1.5
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Scandinavian languages 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Danish 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Afrikaans 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Celtic languages 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Gaelic languages 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavic languages 5,615 4,975 5 205 430 110 2.0
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Bosnian 180 160 0 5 15 0 0.0
Bulgarian 50 45 0 5 0 5 10.0
Croatian 685 630 5 10 40 5 0.7
Czech 50 45 5 0 0 0 0.0
Macedonian 545 480 0 15 45 5 0.9
Polish 1,595 1,385 0 75 130 40 2.5
Russian 315 250 0 25 35 15 4.8
Serbian 1,685 1,505 0 55 120 30 1.8
Serbo-Croatian 120 110 0 0 5 0 0.0
Slovak 195 175 0 5 15 0 0.0
Slovenian 40 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ukrainian 120 105 0 0 15 0 0.0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 40 35 0 0 5 0 0.0
Baltic languages 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Latvian 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Lithuanian 15 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Greek 435 395 0 5 35 5 1.1
Armenian 110 80 0 10 15 10 9.1
Albanian 570 450 0 40 85 20 3.5
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Finno-Ugric languages 490 425 0 15 55 5 1.0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Finnish 40 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Hungarian 455 390 0 10 50 10 2.2
Turkic languages 225 195 0 5 25 0 0.0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Turkish 200 180 0 5 15 0 0.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 25 20 0 5 5 0 0.0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Afro-Asiatic languages 8,470 6,555 95 630 1,185 410 4.8
Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cushitic languages 425 320 0 5 100 5 1.2
Oromo 30 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Somali 390 290 0 5 100 5 1.3
Semitic languages 8,040 6,235 100 625 1,085 410 5.1
Amharic 70 65 0 0 5 0 0.0
Arabic 6,415 4,915 95 590 815 390 6.1
Hebrew 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Maltese 35 35 0 0 0 5 14.3
Tigrigna 75 70 0 0 10 0 0.0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,435 1,145 0 30 260 20 1.4
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Indo-Iranian languages 4,440 3,850 0 125 470 65 1.5
Indo-Aryan languages 3,945 3,420 0 110 420 50 1.3
Bengali 425 370 0 25 30 10 2.4
Gujarati 375 320 0 5 50 0 0.0
Hindi 320 295 0 5 20 0 0.0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Marathi 40 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 1,435 1,185 0 45 210 20 1.4
Sindhi 5 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 60 60 0 5 0 0 0.0
Urdu 1,200 1,095 0 35 80 15 1.3
Nepali 85 55 0 0 35 0 0.0
Iranian languages 480 410 0 20 50 10 2.1
Kurdish 90 70 5 0 20 5 5.6
Pashto 20 20 0 5 5 5 25.0
Persian (Farsi) 370 325 0 20 30 10 2.7
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 20 0 0 5 0 0.0
Dravidian languages 270 250 0 5 20 0 0.0
Kannada 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayalam 80 70 0 0 10 0 0.0
Tamil 140 125 0 5 10 0 0.0
Telugu 45 40 0 0 5 0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Japanese 30 20 0 0 5 0 0.0
Korean 275 245 0 5 30 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,325 3,360 5 75 880 45 1.0
Chinese languages 4,170 3,275 10 80 810 50 1.2
Cantonese 890 680 0 15 200 5 0.6
Chaochow (Teochow) 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Fukien 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Hakka 0 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Mandarin 890 720 0 25 140 20 2.2
Shanghainese 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Taiwanese 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,365 1,855 0 35 470 20 0.8
Tibetan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Burmese 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 145 80 0 5 65 0 0.0
Tai languages 105 90 0 5 15 0 0.0
Lao 95 75 0 0 15 5 5.3
Thai 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,640 1,345 10 30 255 25 1.5
Khmer (Cambodian) 260 195 0 5 65 5 1.9
Vietnamese 1,375 1,155 5 30 190 20 1.5
Malayo-Polynesian languages 750 725 0 5 20 0 0.0
Bisayan languages 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ilocano 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malay 20 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Pampango 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 705 685 0 0 15 0 0.0
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Niger-Congo languages 250 135 30 65 25 60 24.0
Akan (Twi) 15 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages 170 60 30 60 20 55 32.4
Lingala 5 5 0 0 0 5 100.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 10 5 5 0 5 25.0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 20 5 0 15 5 10 50.0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Swahili 100 30 15 40 15 35 35.0
Ganda 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Edo 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Igbo 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ewe 10 5 0 5 0 0 0.0
Ga 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 45 40 0 0 5 0 0.0
African languages, n.i.e. 110 95 0 0 10 0 0.0
Creoles 95 20 15 50 10 35 36.8
Non-verbal languages 95 60 0 0 35 0 0.0
American Sign Language 30 20 0 0 10 0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 65 40 5 5 25 0 0.0
Other languages 15 0 0 0 15 0 0.0
Multiple responses 12,110 11,140 520 450 0 745 6.2
English and French 755 160 350 245 0 470 62.3
English and non-official language 10,900 10,855 50 0 0 50 0.5
French and non-official language 125 45 80 0 0 85 68.0
English, French and non-official language 335 85 40 210 0 145 43.3

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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 2

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-XCB2011036.

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