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First Official Language Spoken (7), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (269), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 100% Data The letter C inside a yellow triangle - correction

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This table details first official language spoken , language spoken most often at home , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Division No. 6
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Language spoken most often at home (269) 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 - Language spoken most often at homeFootnote 3 1,486,605 1,426,355 22,630 7,905 29,710 26,580 1.8
Single responses 1,398,040 1,341,095 20,895 6,345 29,710 24,070 1.7
Official languages 1,173,955 1,153,740 20,210 0 0 20,210 1.7
English 1,164,955 1,153,305 11,650 0 0 11,650 1.0
French 8,995 435 8,565 0 0 8,565 95.2
Non-official languages 224,085 187,355 685 6,340 29,710 3,855 1.7
Aboriginal languages 465 455 5 5 5 5 1.1
Algonquian languages 140 135 0 0 0 5 3.6
Blackfoot 65 60 0 0 0 0 0.0
Cree-Montagnais languages 75 65 0 0 0 0 0.0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Montagnais (Innu) 5 0 5 0 5 0 0.0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Plains Cree 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree, n.o.s. 65 60 0 5 0 5 7.7
Eastern Algonquian languages 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 ...
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athabaskan languages 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Dene 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavey-Hare languages 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 ...
Tahltan languages 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 ...
Tutchone languages 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 ...
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Mohawk 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 ...
Michif 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Comox 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 ...
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 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 ...
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Siouan languages 290 290 0 0 0 0 0.0
Dakota 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Stoney 275 280 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 ...
Gitxsan (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 ...
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 ...
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Non-Aboriginal languages 223,620 186,900 685 6,340 29,710 3,850 1.7
Afro-Asiatic languages 18,365 14,800 175 935 2,455 645 3.5
Berber languages 60 15 0 40 5 25 41.7
Kabyle 30 5 0 20 0 10 33.3
Berber languages, n.i.e. 35 10 5 15 5 10 28.6
Cushitic languages 1,655 1,470 0 25 160 10 0.6
Bilen 50 40 0 0 5 0 0.0
Oromo 710 650 0 0 65 0 0.0
Somali 885 775 0 20 85 10 1.1
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Semitic languages 16,630 13,300 170 870 2,290 605 3.6
Amharic 2,730 2,555 5 25 150 15 0.5
Arabic 11,100 8,280 155 830 1,825 570 5.1
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 205 140 0 0 60 0 0.0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 80 55 0 0 20 0 0.0
Harari 50 45 0 0 0 5 10.0
Hebrew 260 245 5 5 5 5 1.9
Maltese 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tigrigna 2,055 1,840 10 10 195 15 0.7
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 150 130 0 0 15 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 0 5 0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 9,420 7,095 35 160 2,135 115 1.2
Khmer (Cambodian) 460 355 0 15 85 5 1.1
Vietnamese 8,960 6,735 35 150 2,045 105 1.2
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Austronesian languages 26,625 26,080 20 105 420 70 0.3
Bikol 50 45 0 0 0 5 10.0
Cebuano 895 885 0 0 10 0 0.0
Fijian 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Hiligaynon 215 210 0 0 5 0 0.0
Ilocano 1,060 1,030 0 0 30 0 0.0
Malagasy 10 0 0 10 0 5 50.0
Malay 235 220 0 0 15 0 0.0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 60 60 0 0 5 0 0.0
Pangasinan 15 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 23,855 23,385 20 90 360 65 0.3
Waray-Waray 60 60 0 0 0 0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 150 140 0 0 0 0 0.0
Creole languages 295 110 35 125 20 95 32.2
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
Creole, n.o.s. 220 55 30 115 10 90 40.9
Creole languages, n.i.e. 65 55 0 5 5 5 7.7
Dravidian languages 3,210 3,010 0 35 170 15 0.5
Kannada 115 110 0 5 5 0 0.0
Malayalam 1,310 1,235 0 15 60 5 0.4
Tamil 1,205 1,115 0 15 75 10 0.8
Telugu 560 530 0 0 30 0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 20 0 5 0 0 0.0
Hmong-Mien languages 60 55 0 0 5 0 0.0
Indo-European languages 104,460 88,070 310 4,125 11,950 2,375 2.3
Albanian 620 505 0 30 90 15 2.4
Armenian 110 85 0 10 10 5 4.5
Balto-Slavic languages 14,095 12,200 30 700 1,165 380 2.7
Baltic languages 240 220 0 5 15 0 0.0
Latvian 85 80 0 0 10 0 0.0
Lithuanian 150 140 0 5 5 5 3.3
Slavic languages 13,860 11,980 35 690 1,150 380 2.7
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Bosnian 390 350 0 10 30 0 0.0
Bulgarian 485 405 0 50 30 25 5.2
Croatian 750 695 5 25 30 15 2.0
Czech 450 425 0 15 10 10 2.2
Macedonian 80 75 0 10 0 5 6.3
Polish 3,350 2,970 5 130 240 75 2.2
Russian 5,870 4,895 15 315 645 175 3.0
Serbian 960 855 0 55 55 30 3.1
Serbo-Croatian 180 165 0 10 5 5 2.8
Slovak 470 430 0 25 20 15 3.2
Slovene (Slovenian) 45 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ukrainian 800 675 0 50 75 25 3.1
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Scottish Gaelic 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Welsh 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Germanic languages 3,460 3,130 15 260 60 140 4.0
Afrikaans 600 580 0 15 5 5 0.8
Danish 70 70 0 0 5 0 0.0
Dutch 620 500 0 105 15 55 8.9
Frisian 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
German 2,035 1,870 5 125 40 70 3.4
Icelandic 15 15 0 0 0 5 33.3
Norwegian 25 25 0 0 5 0 0.0
Swedish 55 45 0 5 0 5 9.1
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 5 0 10 0 5 25.0
Yiddish 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Greek 505 450 0 20 35 10 2.0
Indo-Iranian languages 62,025 52,485 35 845 8,650 460 0.7
Indo-Aryan languages 53,520 45,250 30 560 7,680 305 0.6
Bengali 2,760 2,570 0 80 105 40 1.4
Gujarati 3,150 2,850 0 35 260 20 0.6
Hindi 4,140 3,845 0 45 245 25 0.6
Kashmiri 50 45 0 0 5 0 0.0
Konkani 35 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Marathi 440 410 0 5 20 5 1.1
Nepali 1,350 1,185 0 20 140 10 0.7
Oriya (Odia) 50 45 0 0 0 0 0.0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 29,195 22,965 15 170 6,040 105 0.4
Sindhi 745 685 0 10 45 5 0.7
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 510 495 0 0 10 5 1.0
Urdu 11,100 10,110 0 180 810 90 0.8
Iranian languages 7,995 6,820 10 285 880 155 1.9
Kurdish 460 375 0 0 80 0 0.0
Pashto 1,055 910 0 10 140 0 0.0
Persian (Farsi) 6,480 5,535 10 270 660 145 2.2
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 505 415 0 5 80 5 1.0
Italic (Romance) languages 23,625 19,190 225 2,260 1,950 1,360 5.8
Catalan 20 20 0 5 0 5 25.0
Italian 1,290 1,105 5 60 120 35 2.7
Portuguese 1,785 1,450 15 145 175 85 4.8
Romanian 2,485 1,795 20 490 180 270 10.9
Spanish 18,040 14,825 185 1,555 1,475 965 5.3
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Japanese 1,120 995 0 20 100 10 0.9
Kartvelian languages 85 70 0 0 15 0 0.0
Georgian 85 65 0 0 15 0 0.0
Korean 6,650 5,855 0 45 745 20 0.3
Mongolic languages 280 250 0 10 25 10 3.6
Mongolian 275 250 0 10 20 5 1.8
Niger-Congo languages 1,840 1,445 60 250 80 185 10.1
Akan (Twi) 330 310 0 15 5 10 3.0
Bamanankan 5 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
Edo 30 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ewe 15 10 0 0 0 5 33.3
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 45 5 10 20 5 20 44.4
Ga 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Igbo 135 130 0 5 5 0 0.0
Lingala 25 5 5 10 0 10 40.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 65 20 5 30 15 20 30.8
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 10 0 10 0 5 16.7
Shona 95 90 0 5 0 0 0.0
Swahili 350 240 20 65 25 55 15.7
Wolof 60 15 10 35 10 25 41.7
Yoruba 355 340 0 10 5 10 2.8
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 280 225 5 40 10 25 8.9
Nilo-Saharan languages 910 850 0 0 65 0 0.0
Dinka 450 405 0 0 45 0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 470 445 0 0 20 0 0.0
Sign languages 355 210 0 0 140 0 0.0
American Sign Language 90 65 0 0 30 0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e 265 145 0 0 115 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 46,995 35,510 30 375 11,080 220 0.5
Chinese languages 46,120 34,785 30 375 10,925 220 0.5
Cantonese 22,285 15,355 10 120 6,800 65 0.3
Hakka 100 70 0 0 25 0 0.0
Mandarin 21,220 17,500 25 235 3,455 140 0.7
Min Dong 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 675 455 0 10 215 5 0.7
Wu (Shanghainese) 210 150 0 5 60 0 0.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,620 1,250 0 10 360 10 0.6
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages 875 725 0 0 155 0 0.0
Burmese 175 160 0 0 15 0 0.0
Karenic languages 235 165 0 0 70 0 0.0
Tibetan 400 340 0 0 60 0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 75 65 0 0 15 0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages 430 345 5 10 75 5 1.2
Lao 195 150 0 5 35 5 2.6
Thai 230 190 0 5 35 0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Turkic languages 1,005 815 5 70 120 40 4.0
Azerbaijani 105 90 0 0 10 5 4.8
Turkish 755 600 5 60 95 35 4.6
Uyghur 45 40 0 5 5 0 0.0
Uzbek 55 45 0 0 5 0 0.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 50 35 0 0 5 0 0.0
Uralic languages 1,410 1,235 5 70 100 40 2.8
Estonian 20 15 0 5 0 5 25.0
Finnish 50 40 0 5 10 5 10.0
Hungarian 1,335 1,180 5 60 95 30 2.2
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Other languages, n.i.e. 115 100 0 0 5 5 4.3
Multiple responses 88,565 85,265 1,735 1,570 0 2,515 2.8
English and French 2,550 700 1,025 825 0 1,435 56.3
English and non-official language 84,300 84,145 165 0 0 165 0.2
French and non-official language 395 70 320 0 0 325 82.3
English, French and non-official language 1,315 350 220 745 0 595 45.2

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 2

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 3

n.i.e. = not included elsewhere
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016070.

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