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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census

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This table details detailed mother tongue , detailed language spoken most often at home , other languages spoken regularly at home and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in MontréalFootnote 1
Detailed mother tongue (232) Other language spoken regularly at home (9)
Total - Other language spoken regularly at home None English French Non-official language English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Total - Detailed mother tongue 3,785,915 2,955,830 276,640 230,990 253,580 28,020 19,675 20,300 885
Single responses 3,667,620 2,882,155 265,370 219,745 237,740 26,175 17,560 18,035 840
English 439,850 329,860 18,120 67,255 19,730 485 370 4,020 10
French 2,395,530 2,129,770 174,875 34,690 46,765 850 7,555 995 20
Non-official languages 832,250 422,525 72,370 117,800 171,240 24,840 9,640 13,020 805
Aboriginal languages 725 315 140 45 200 10 10 10 0
Algonquian languages 340 125 70 25 95 5 5 5 0
Algonquin 25 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 25 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree languages 205 65 70 5 55 0 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 205 65 65 10 55 5 0 5 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 25 5 0 0 15 5 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 55 30 5 10 10 0 5 0 0
Naskapi 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 25 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wetsuweten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 15 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 65 35 5 5 20 0 0 5 0
Mohawk 55 30 5 5 15 0 5 0 0
Cayuga 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Dakota 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 265 125 55 10 70 0 0 5 0
Inuktitut 225 105 50 5 60 0 5 5 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 40 20 10 0 15 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 25 15 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 279,610 135,370 16,435 50,240 55,275 10,170 4,055 7,820 245
Italian 110,125 54,250 6,960 11,525 27,545 2,480 1,520 5,800 35
Portuguese 29,230 13,935 2,000 4,745 6,205 950 665 700 30
Romanian 28,980 14,680 1,435 6,150 3,835 2,150 270 350 105
Spanish 111,070 52,400 6,030 27,795 17,620 4,585 1,595 965 75
Catalan 180 90 5 15 55 0 0 5 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 35 25 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 22,640 13,105 2,935 950 4,660 255 285 425 25
Dutch 2,110 1,070 210 185 485 45 45 65 5
Flemish 335 200 35 20 45 20 5 5 0
Frisian 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 10,155 5,180 1,045 615 2,685 140 180 290 15
Yiddish 8,910 6,135 1,530 65 1,095 35 20 30 0
Scandinavian languages 940 440 90 55 295 15 15 35 5
Danish 250 120 20 15 80 0 0 10 5
Icelandic 40 15 10 0 10 5 5 0 0
Norwegian 220 120 20 5 65 0 0 0 0
Swedish 435 180 35 30 145 10 10 15 0
Afrikaans 75 30 15 5 20 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 100 55 15 0 20 0 10 5 0
Celtic languages 120 75 10 10 20 0 0 5 0
Gaelic languages 45 30 0 5 10 0 0 5 0
Welsh 20 15 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 55 30 0 10 10 0 5 0 0
Slavic languages 54,660 30,020 5,530 6,030 9,260 2,210 665 800 145
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 70 40 5 5 10 0 0 5 0
Bosnian 405 200 25 80 70 15 5 5 0
Bulgarian 5,970 3,375 450 1,040 690 305 50 45 15
Croatian 1,880 925 290 135 400 75 20 35 5
Czech 1,325 670 175 85 305 35 20 35 5
Macedonian 175 95 15 20 30 5 0 0 5
Polish 13,530 7,050 1,595 1,255 2,545 590 220 260 20
Russian 22,480 13,070 2,010 2,660 3,310 895 235 225 75
Serbian 1,735 945 165 200 285 105 20 20 0
Serbo-Croatian 680 350 50 90 110 35 20 15 0
Slovak 1,020 540 75 85 255 25 15 30 0
Slovenian 770 325 190 30 185 5 5 25 0
Ukrainian 4,365 2,290 455 320 1,020 100 55 100 15
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 260 140 40 25 45 5 0 5 0
Baltic languages 840 455 115 35 195 10 0 30 0
Latvian 275 145 45 15 60 0 0 10 0
Lithuanian 570 310 65 25 135 15 5 20 0
Greek 38,860 19,305 6,150 1,115 10,455 665 175 985 15
Armenian 14,805 7,970 1,925 1,020 2,345 1,040 175 245 85
Albanian 2,110 1,125 135 360 330 110 20 20 0
Georgian 140 70 15 15 30 0 5 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 6,510 3,475 785 395 1,485 135 65 145 20
Estonian 165 85 20 5 50 5 0 5 0
Finnish 335 170 40 25 80 5 5 10 5
Hungarian 6,005 3,220 735 360 1,350 125 60 130 20
Turkic languages 6,970 4,115 490 1,125 1,010 135 35 50 5
Azerbaijani 190 85 25 10 60 5 5 0 0
Turkish 6,375 3,815 440 1,070 860 120 25 35 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 405 220 25 50 95 10 5 5 0
Mongolian 115 85 5 10 15 0 5 5 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 145,550 66,270 8,240 30,275 34,385 3,540 1,790 970 70
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5,225 2,260 40 1,205 1,610 35 20 60 5
Cushitic languages 7,055 2,860 115 1,445 2,400 70 60 90 10
Oromo 6,390 2,530 75 1,345 2,250 45 55 85 10
Somali 665 335 40 105 160 25 5 0 0
Semitic languages 131,820 60,490 8,065 27,365 29,920 3,420 1,690 810 60
Amharic 615 305 100 35 140 30 0 5 0
Arabic 126,865 58,180 7,335 27,050 28,590 3,320 1,635 705 50
Hebrew 3,895 1,815 565 245 1,075 50 45 95 0
Maltese 20 15 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 310 130 60 25 65 15 5 5 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 125 40 10 10 45 5 5 0 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 1,440 660 20 260 450 20 20 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages 60,815 35,935 9,535 3,600 8,880 1,935 420 420 90
Indo-Aryan languages 40,845 23,740 7,485 1,635 6,175 1,190 285 260 65
Bengali 10,240 6,220 1,995 565 1,035 320 50 55 10
Gujarati 5,890 3,280 1,165 190 975 165 65 35 10
Hindi 2,635 1,160 555 90 745 40 25 15 10
Konkani 80 45 10 5 20 0 0 0 0
Marathi 150 60 35 0 45 0 0 5 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 11,030 6,955 1,860 350 1,415 300 70 60 25
Sindhi 300 135 50 20 75 10 5 5 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 570 310 105 15 115 10 0 10 5
Urdu 9,610 5,345 1,655 395 1,725 320 65 85 15
Nepali 345 235 55 10 25 15 0 0 0
Iranian languages 19,525 11,970 2,000 1,945 2,555 740 120 160 20
Kurdish 665 315 20 80 205 10 10 25 5
Pashto 955 645 75 90 100 40 5 0 5
Persian (Farsi) 17,900 11,015 1,900 1,775 2,250 695 105 135 15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 450 225 45 20 150 0 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 13,970 8,720 2,775 680 1,290 420 50 40 5
Kannada 170 75 55 0 35 0 5 0 0
Malayalam 290 120 50 5 115 0 5 10 0
Tamil 13,150 8,355 2,575 675 1,060 410 30 35 5
Telugu 350 160 95 0 70 5 10 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 1,805 870 220 135 460 30 35 50 0
Korean 3,870 2,195 750 240 480 135 25 40 5
Sino-Tibetan languages 60,865 36,875 8,380 5,140 7,490 2,130 350 440 55
Chinese languages 60,660 36,770 8,340 5,135 7,445 2,130 350 435 55
Cantonese 10,515 6,285 1,160 920 1,515 400 110 105 20
Chaochow (Teochow) 215 75 5 35 85 5 0 0 5
Fukien 70 40 5 5 20 0 0 0 0
Hakka 105 30 5 5 50 5 0 0 5
Mandarin 10,175 5,935 1,685 795 1,200 390 60 105 5
Shanghainese 90 40 5 5 35 0 5 0 0
Taiwanese 395 160 50 15 140 10 15 10 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 39,095 24,205 5,425 3,360 4,395 1,315 160 215 20
Tibetan languages 95 45 25 5 20 5 0 0 0
Burmese 50 30 15 0 5 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 65 30 10 5 20 0 0 0 0
Tai languages 4,080 2,095 180 775 860 70 65 30 0
Lao 3,555 1,840 140 730 695 70 65 20 0
Thai 525 260 45 45 165 0 5 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 32,355 18,695 1,840 5,545 4,625 1,025 450 155 15
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,745 4,155 345 1,430 1,515 140 130 30 5
Vietnamese 24,605 14,545 1,500 4,115 3,110 890 315 125 5
Malayo-Polynesian languages 17,555 8,275 3,780 545 4,485 180 120 155 10
Bisayan languages 880 385 135 30 295 10 25 10 0
Ilocano 1,675 695 345 20 530 20 45 20 5
Malay 555 300 70 20 155 5 5 5 0
Pampango 160 75 40 0 40 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 13,280 6,395 3,125 330 3,145 140 30 115 5
Bikol 95 40 20 0 35 5 0 0 0
Malagasy 655 260 20 140 210 5 10 5 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 75 45 10 0 20 0 0 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 180 80 20 5 60 0 0 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 14,125 6,040 695 1,570 5,380 180 200 55 5
Akan (Twi) 1,115 515 215 55 265 50 0 10 0
Bantu languages 6,675 2,755 275 740 2,715 65 100 30 5
Lingala 1,740 700 25 190 800 5 20 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,300 500 50 195 520 20 20 0 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 1,280 510 75 150 475 20 35 15 0
Shona 100 50 15 5 25 0 0 0 0
Swahili 975 430 45 110 375 10 10 5 0
Ganda 25 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 1,250 545 60 95 515 15 15 5 0
Edo 55 25 0 5 20 0 0 0 0
Igbo 100 45 5 0 40 0 0 0 0
Wolof 1,420 530 25 250 560 25 25 0 0
Bamanankan 605 245 20 70 270 5 0 0 0
Ewe 315 120 10 25 140 5 10 0 0
Ga 105 45 10 5 40 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,745 1,760 130 425 1,325 35 60 10 0
African languages, n.i.e. 720 350 40 60 245 5 10 5 0
Creoles 47,670 20,150 1,240 7,825 17,260 440 615 120 10
Non-verbal languages 585 485 15 30 55 0 0 5 0
American Sign Language 30 20 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 265 210 0 20 35 0 5 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 285 255 10 5 20 0 0 0 0
Other languages 175 90 5 15 55 5 0 0 0
Multiple responses 118,290 73,675 11,270 11,250 15,835 1,845 2,110 2,265 45
English and French 40,400 25,265 7,160 5,995 1,230 295 200 255 5
English and non-official language 21,450 12,715 1,575 1,285 4,235 340 235 1,040 15
French and non-official language 44,690 28,660 1,865 3,275 8,785 520 1,250 315 15
English, French and non-official language 11,760 7,030 670 685 1,585 690 425 660 15

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Footnote 1

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

2006 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011041.

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