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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions and Dissemination Areas, 2011 Census

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This table details detailed mother tongue , knowledge of official languages and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Toronto
Detailed mother tongue (232) Knowledge of official languages (5)
Total - Knowledge of official languages English only French only English and French Neither English nor French
Total - Detailed mother tongue 2,589,090 2,222,695 2,970 227,375 136,040
Single responses 2,503,935 2,151,675 2,660 214,260 135,345
English 1,317,025 1,189,060 105 126,295 1,570
French 32,665 2,310 1,170 29,155 30
Non-official languages 1,154,245 960,300 1,390 58,810 133,750
Aboriginal languages 485 450 0 25 5
Algonquian languages 365 345 0 15 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 5 0 0 0
Cree languages 105 95 0 5 5
Cree, n.o.s. 105 95 0 5 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 15 10 0 5 0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 230 220 0 5 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 25 15 0 5 0
Carrier 5 5 0 0 0
Wetsuweten 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 5 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 5 5 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 5 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 10 5 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 5 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 30 25 0 0 0
Mohawk 20 20 0 0 0
Cayuga 5 5 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 5 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 5 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 5 5 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 5 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 5 0 0 0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 5 10 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 25 20 0 0 0
Inuktitut 15 15 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 5 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 30 30 0 0 0
Romance languages 214,060 170,790 340 15,530 27,400
Italian 71,725 57,080 75 4,345 10,220
Portuguese 58,175 44,880 120 2,765 10,415
Romanian 13,300 8,925 50 3,560 760
Spanish 70,760 59,830 90 4,830 6,005
Catalan 85 55 0 25 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 0 0
Germanic languages 26,000 22,120 20 3,665 200
Dutch 3,575 2,865 5 700 10
Flemish 155 85 0 65 0
Frisian 55 40 0 10 0
German 16,790 14,435 10 2,260 80
Yiddish 3,325 2,865 0 355 100
Scandinavian languages 1,735 1,485 0 240 5
Danish 715 645 0 65 5
Icelandic 65 55 0 5 0
Norwegian 265 220 0 45 5
Swedish 690 560 0 125 0
Afrikaans 345 330 0 15 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 0 10 0
Celtic languages 295 250 0 50 0
Gaelic languages 210 175 0 35 0
Welsh 85 75 0 10 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 122,485 105,285 110 8,945 8,145
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 125 105 0 15 10
Bosnian 1,030 885 0 75 70
Bulgarian 4,530 3,820 15 480 215
Croatian 6,035 5,400 10 420 205
Czech 3,430 2,895 0 310 220
Macedonian 6,765 6,110 0 215 435
Polish 27,880 24,185 25 2,070 1,605
Russian 36,950 31,065 30 2,445 3,405
Serbian 13,425 11,460 15 1,205 740
Serbo-Croatian 1,700 1,430 0 190 75
Slovak 2,410 2,085 5 150 170
Slovenian 2,125 1,950 5 140 25
Ukrainian 15,635 13,475 5 1,200 955
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 450 405 0 30 15
Baltic languages 4,005 3,465 5 475 60
Latvian 1,940 1,665 0 245 25
Lithuanian 2,065 1,805 5 225 35
Greek 29,020 25,570 15 1,310 2,125
Armenian 6,485 4,905 35 1,090 450
Albanian 8,060 6,835 15 580 630
Georgian 645 525 0 20 105
Finno-Ugric languages 17,520 13,990 15 1,500 2,015
Estonian 2,400 2,075 0 300 25
Finnish 1,595 1,445 0 120 30
Hungarian 13,525 10,470 15 1,080 1,965
Turkic languages 9,465 8,000 5 495 965
Azerbaijani 820 705 0 45 65
Turkish 7,860 6,625 5 425 805
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 785 665 0 25 95
Mongolian 195 170 0 5 15
Afro-Asiatic languages 58,905 49,765 185 5,020 3,935
Berber languages (Kabyle) 10 0 5 5 0
Cushitic languages 13,085 11,675 30 615 765
Oromo 885 790 5 45 50
Somali 12,200 10,885 25 575 710
Semitic languages 45,715 38,070 140 4,340 3,160
Amharic 5,690 5,285 5 230 170
Arabic 26,075 20,495 130 3,495 1,960
Hebrew 4,420 3,915 0 435 70
Maltese 1,705 1,650 0 40 20
Tigrigna 3,285 3,050 5 70 160
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 4,535 3,675 5 65 785
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 90 15 5 55 10
Indo-Iranian languages 183,680 162,540 135 6,355 14,655
Indo-Aryan languages 135,705 121,285 80 3,995 10,340
Bengali 24,320 22,215 15 970 1,125
Gujarati 28,240 24,495 15 720 3,010
Hindi 12,955 12,000 10 450 485
Konkani 690 645 0 30 15
Marathi 1,285 1,170 5 60 55
Panjabi (Punjabi) 22,995 19,365 10 585 3,040
Sindhi 2,565 2,295 5 130 135
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 3,280 3,135 0 80 65
Urdu 38,005 34,715 20 925 2,340
Nepali 1,350 1,245 0 35 70
Iranian languages 46,950 40,360 55 2,325 4,210
Kurdish 1,475 1,230 0 45 195
Pashto 3,575 3,050 0 85 435
Persian (Farsi) 41,900 36,080 55 2,200 3,575
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,030 895 0 35 100
Dravidian languages 67,635 59,870 30 1,840 5,895
Kannada 475 450 0 10 10
Malayalam 3,005 2,840 0 75 85
Tamil 61,605 54,170 30 1,685 5,720
Telugu 2,485 2,340 5 70 75
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 70 65 0 0 0
Japanese 6,225 5,585 5 230 400
Korean 31,135 25,960 10 980 4,185
Sino-Tibetan languages 240,295 177,515 110 6,170 56,500
Chinese languages 235,675 173,540 105 6,080 55,950
Cantonese 83,955 58,300 35 2,465 23,155
Chaochow (Teochow) 690 475 0 20 190
Fukien 2,060 1,105 0 30 925
Hakka 1,625 1,315 10 50 250
Mandarin 59,820 45,575 20 1,455 12,770
Shanghainese 730 465 5 20 250
Taiwanese 1,555 1,260 0 60 235
Chinese, n.o.s. 85,235 65,045 40 1,975 18,175
Tibetan languages 3,625 3,145 5 70 405
Burmese 640 570 0 10 55
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 355 265 0 5 80
Tai languages 1,690 1,470 0 65 155
Lao 700 595 0 45 60
Thai 995 875 0 20 95
Austro-Asiatic languages 24,945 19,805 40 850 4,245
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,365 1,090 10 50 210
Vietnamese 23,575 18,715 30 800 4,035
Malayo-Polynesian languages 82,395 80,505 10 880 1,000
Bisayan languages 3,435 3,380 0 30 25
Ilocano 5,120 4,980 0 40 95
Malay 1,805 1,695 5 55 55
Pampango 580 555 0 10 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 70,465 68,935 5 735 785
Bikol 250 245 0 0 0
Malagasy 5 0 0 5 0
Fijian 20 15 0 0 5
Pangasinan 265 255 0 0 10
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 455 440 0 10 10
Niger-Congo languages 14,090 12,330 165 1,330 270
Akan (Twi) 4,765 4,560 5 120 75
Bantu languages 5,130 4,005 135 870 120
Lingala 325 20 60 235 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 205 20 15 160 10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 265 80 15 170 5
Shona 560 555 0 5 5
Swahili 2,065 1,815 15 150 85
Ganda 295 280 0 5 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 1,420 1,235 30 140 20
Edo 660 640 0 10 10
Igbo 630 590 0 30 10
Wolof 55 20 0 35 0
Bamanankan 25 0 5 15 0
Ewe 165 140 0 15 5
Ga 220 215 0 10 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 2,445 2,155 20 225 45
African languages, n.i.e. 875 790 0 65 10
Creoles 2,880 1,355 135 1,310 75
Non-verbal languages 505 220 0 5 270
American Sign Language 170 115 0 0 55
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 335 110 0 5 220
Other languages 280 230 0 20 30
Multiple responses 85,150 71,020 320 13,115 695
English and French 6,345 1,075 65 5,200 5
English and non-official language 73,000 68,000 50 4,355 600
French and non-official language 3,715 1,445 190 2,005 80
English, French and non-official language 2,090 510 15 1,555 10

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011035.

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