Data tables, 2016 Census

Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), 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 mother tongue , knowledge of official languages , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Canada
Data quality
Mother tongue (269) Knowledge of official languages (5)
Total - Knowledge of official languages English only French only English and French Neither English nor French
Total - Mother tongueFootnote 1 34,767,255 23,757,525 4,144,690 6,216,065 648,970
Single responses 33,948,620 23,250,105 4,101,730 5,951,600 645,175
Official languages 26,627,555 17,704,465 3,818,695 5,095,730 8,660
English 19,460,850 17,662,115 4,795 1,786,525 7,415
French 7,166,705 42,355 3,813,895 3,309,205 1,245
Non-official languages 7,321,060 5,545,640 283,035 855,870 636,515
Aboriginal languages 195,700 165,000 13,870 9,450 7,380
Algonquian languages 130,450 107,755 13,400 6,285 3,005
Blackfoot 2,815 2,790 0 15 10
Cree-Montagnais languages 88,450 67,800 12,875 5,340 2,435
Atikamekw 6,150 5 5,385 305 450
Montagnais (Innu) 10,235 1,520 7,395 875 440
Moose Cree 100 100 0 5 0
Naskapi 1,205 965 15 135 100
Northern East Cree 315 235 0 75 10
Plains Cree 3,065 3,010 0 35 20
Southern East Cree 45 30 0 15 0
Swampy Cree 1,440 1,405 0 25 10
Woods Cree 1,840 1,805 0 20 20
Cree, n.o.s. 64,045 58,735 75 3,850 1,385
Eastern Algonquian languages 6,990 6,715 5 245 20
Malecite 300 295 0 5 0
Mi'kmaq 6,690 6,420 10 240 25
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 32,150 30,415 520 675 545
Algonquin 1,260 280 480 480 25
Ojibway 17,890 17,460 20 175 230
Oji-Cree 12,855 12,525 20 25 290
Ottawa (Odawa) 150 145 0 0 5
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 45 35 0 10 0
Athabaskan languages 17,365 16,910 10 110 335
Northern Athabaskan languages 17,320 16,865 10 105 335
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 110 115 0 5 0
Beaver 190 195 0 0 0
Carrier 1,030 1,015 0 5 5
Chilcotin 655 645 0 5 10
Dene 10,700 10,430 10 50 215
Dogrib (Tlicho) 1,645 1,590 0 5 55
Gwich'in 255 250 0 5 5
Sarsi (Sarcee) 80 75 0 0 0
Sekani 90 85 0 5 0
Slavey-Hare languages 1,995 1,910 5 30 50
North Slavey (Hare) 765 735 0 10 20
South Slavey 945 915 0 10 20
Slavey, n.o.s. 280 255 5 5 5
Tahltan languages 275 270 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 180 180 0 0 0
Tahltan 95 95 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 290 285 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 220 220 0 5 0
Southern Tutchone 70 70 0 5 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 55 50 0 5 0
Haida 75 75 0 5 0
Inuit languages 36,550 29,345 405 2,805 3,990
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 1,025 1,000 0 5 15
Inuktitut 35,210 28,075 395 2,775 3,965
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 315 265 15 30 10
Iroquoian languages 1,115 1,010 20 85 5
Cayuga 40 40 0 0 0
Mohawk 985 890 15 70 5
Oneida 55 55 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 0 10 0
Kutenai 110 105 0 5 5
Michif 465 390 0 70 10
Salish languages 2,305 2,275 0 25 0
Comox 80 85 0 0 0
Halkomelem 475 470 0 5 0
Lillooet 315 310 0 5 0
Okanagan 270 270 0 5 5
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 445 435 0 5 0
Squamish 40 35 0 0 0
Straits 80 80 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 335 335 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 255 255 0 5 0
Siouan languages 4,290 4,260 0 10 15
Dakota 1,210 1,200 0 5 5
Stoney 3,025 3,010 0 0 10
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 55 50 0 5 0
Tlingit 95 90 0 5 0
Tsimshian languages 1,480 1,465 0 10 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 880 870 0 5 0
Nisga'a 400 395 0 5 0
Tsimshian 200 195 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 805 795 0 10 5
Haisla 90 90 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 100 95 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 325 320 0 5 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 280 280 0 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 590 520 35 25 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 7,125,365 5,380,645 269,165 846,420 629,130
Afro-Asiatic languages 575,365 311,695 74,845 140,700 48,130
Berber languages 22,135 335 12,625 8,555 620
Kabyle 13,150 200 7,820 4,735 400
Berber languages, n.i.e. 8,985 135 4,805 3,820 220
Cushitic languages 42,885 35,225 705 3,670 3,280
Bilen 805 655 0 20 125
Oromo 4,960 4,500 5 95 365
Somali 36,755 29,865 675 3,490 2,730
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 365 210 25 65 65
Semitic languages 509,190 275,415 61,370 128,225 44,180
Amharic 22,470 20,515 45 1,130 775
Arabic 419,890 198,945 61,120 122,125 37,700
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 16,070 13,060 30 295 2,690
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5,550 4,425 5 130 980
Harari 1,320 1,210 0 55 55
Hebrew 19,525 15,375 110 3,695 350
Maltese 5,565 5,390 0 140 35
Tigrigna 16,650 14,755 35 525 1,340
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 2,150 1,745 20 135 255
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 1,150 720 145 245 45
Austro-Asiatic languages 176,725 118,195 9,655 23,705 25,175
Khmer (Cambodian) 20,130 9,935 3,060 4,495 2,640
Vietnamese 156,425 108,145 6,585 19,180 22,515
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 170 125 15 25 10
Austronesian languages 511,480 494,210 805 11,780 4,685
Bikol 1,790 1,725 0 45 15
Cebuano 19,890 19,270 5 450 160
Fijian 745 720 0 10 20
Hiligaynon 6,880 6,645 5 175 60
Ilocano 26,345 25,450 5 515 375
Malagasy 1,430 15 595 795 20
Malay 12,275 11,220 20 740 295
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 4,040 3,930 5 65 45
Pangasinan 1,390 1,355 0 15 20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 431,385 418,905 110 8,795 3,570
Waray-Waray 1,110 1,075 0 25 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 4,195 3,895 50 150 100
Creole languages 72,125 5,490 36,390 28,150 2,100
Haitian Creole 3,030 185 1,410 1,355 80
Creole, n.o.s. 64,110 2,020 34,865 25,250 1,980
Creole languages, n.i.e. 4,985 3,285 110 1,545 45
Dravidian languages 189,405 165,145 500 11,220 12,545
Kannada 3,970 3,695 0 190 85
Malayalam 28,570 26,905 10 700 960
Tamil 140,720 119,430 490 9,805 10,995
Telugu 15,655 14,655 0 510 495
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 490 455 0 25 15
Hmong-Mien languages 800 705 0 25 65
Indo-European languages 3,877,335 2,981,485 116,755 520,675 258,420
Albanian 26,895 21,120 870 2,715 2,190
Armenian 33,455 15,045 1,225 14,650 2,535
Balto-Slavic languages 701,975 577,445 12,735 80,955 30,845
Baltic languages 12,530 10,555 20 1,810 145
Latvian 5,455 4,595 5 805 50
Lithuanian 7,075 5,960 15 1,005 95
Slavic languages 689,445 566,890 12,710 79,150 30,700
Belarusan 805 615 15 120 60
Bosnian 12,210 9,650 775 1,185 600
Bulgarian 20,020 11,465 1,470 6,395 695
Croatian 48,205 43,190 290 3,580 1,140
Czech 22,290 19,160 125 2,650 355
Macedonian 16,770 15,265 25 770 710
Polish 181,710 154,070 1,470 19,465 6,705
Russian 188,255 141,715 6,290 26,680 13,565
Serbian 57,350 47,980 690 6,015 2,665
Serbo-Croatian 9,550 6,970 600 1,665 315
Slovak 17,585 15,070 85 1,690 740
Slovene (Slovenian) 9,785 8,760 20 930 70
Ukrainian 102,480 90,845 815 7,790 3,025
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 2,415 2,130 30 200 60
Celtic languages 2,695 2,250 40 385 20
Scottish Gaelic 1,090 930 5 150 15
Welsh 1,070 955 0 115 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 530 370 35 120 5
Germanic languages 538,765 479,190 1,335 44,130 14,110
Afrikaans 10,265 9,760 5 430 70
Danish 12,635 11,770 5 840 20
Dutch 99,020 89,645 130 8,865 375
Frisian 2,095 1,985 0 110 5
German 384,040 343,845 1,020 27,310 11,855
Icelandic 1,285 1,175 0 105 5
Norwegian 4,615 4,220 0 385 5
Swedish 6,840 5,795 15 1,005 25
Vlaams (Flemish) 3,895 2,560 95 1,230 10
Yiddish 13,555 8,220 20 3,585 1,730
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 525 225 35 260 10
Greek 106,525 71,965 540 27,405 6,620
Indo-Iranian languages 1,312,750 1,108,315 6,255 74,030 124,155
Indo-Aryan languages 1,064,765 911,330 1,900 46,585 104,945
Bengali 73,125 62,240 320 7,635 2,925
Gujarati 108,780 94,150 185 5,260 9,185
Hindi 110,640 102,265 55 4,340 3,985
Kashmiri 565 540 0 20 10
Konkani 3,335 3,130 20 145 35
Marathi 8,295 7,670 0 430 195
Nepali 18,275 14,080 485 1,120 2,595
Oriya (Odia) 1,055 980 5 40 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 501,680 410,820 405 14,820 75,630
Sindhi 11,865 10,645 15 835 365
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 16,335 15,300 0 715 320
Urdu 210,820 189,515 405 11,225 9,675
Iranian languages 242,810 192,680 4,270 27,090 18,765
Kurdish 11,700 9,285 310 730 1,380
Pashto 16,905 14,100 125 960 1,715
Persian (Farsi) 214,195 169,295 3,835 25,400 15,670
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5,180 4,300 85 355 445
Italic (Romance) languages 1,154,275 706,160 93,755 276,415 77,940
Catalan 865 400 65 380 15
Italian 375,635 236,020 15,940 99,980 23,695
Portuguese 221,540 155,415 10,995 33,530 21,595
Romanian 96,665 45,685 9,365 37,540 4,070
Spanish 458,850 268,175 57,355 104,775 28,540
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 720 455 35 210 25
Japanese 43,645 38,290 205 2,710 2,435
Kartvelian languages 1,715 1,325 20 150 215
Georgian 1,715 1,325 20 150 215
Korean 153,425 130,285 235 6,500 16,405
Mongolic languages 1,570 1,285 40 155 100
Mongolian 1,570 1,285 35 155 100
Niger-Congo languages 91,375 50,050 15,865 23,330 2,135
Akan (Twi) 13,455 12,255 20 990 190
Bamanankan 1,535 25 785 705 15
Edo 1,670 1,590 5 65 15
Ewe 1,755 800 375 565 20
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,825 140 1,260 1,335 85
Ga 920 830 0 85 10
Ganda 1,295 1,215 0 75 5
Igbo 4,235 4,000 0 200 30
Lingala 3,810 130 1,900 1,745 35
Rundi (Kirundi) 5,845 310 1,850 3,360 335
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5,250 900 1,010 3,190 155
Shona 3,185 3,030 0 125 25
Swahili 13,370 7,560 1,925 3,285 605
Wolof 3,995 160 1,655 2,080 100
Yoruba 9,085 8,630 50 355 50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 19,135 8,470 5,025 5,175 465
Nilo-Saharan languages 5,870 5,130 205 305 230
Dinka 2,115 1,985 5 40 90
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 3,750 3,145 200 265 135
Sign languages 7,500 3,295 565 375 3,270
American Sign Language 2,680 1,815 5 105 760
Quebec Sign Language 695 5 380 135 180
Sign languages, n.i.e 4,120 1,475 180 135 2,330
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,269,215 957,070 8,165 58,315 245,665
Chinese languages 1,253,360 943,835 8,115 57,990 243,420
Cantonese 565,270 419,535 2,115 22,510 121,110
Hakka 10,910 8,630 65 575 1,635
Mandarin 592,040 452,490 4,740 30,230 104,580
Min Dong 1,235 645 0 20 565
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 31,800 22,745 600 2,095 6,370
Wu (Shanghainese) 12,915 8,925 85 625 3,285
Chinese, n.o.s. 38,575 30,430 500 1,890 5,755
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 615 435 5 45 130
Tibeto-Burman languages 15,855 13,240 50 320 2,245
Burmese 3,585 3,205 5 70 305
Karenic languages 4,705 3,555 20 20 1,115
Tibetan 6,160 5,315 10 180 660
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 1,405 1,165 15 50 170
Tai-Kadai languages 22,010 15,495 1,685 3,125 1,700
Lao 12,670 7,525 1,590 2,545 1,015
Thai 9,260 7,910 100 580 675
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 85 65 0 5 20
Turkic languages 40,140 28,885 2,425 5,605 3,220
Azerbaijani 3,255 2,600 30 350 280
Turkish 32,815 23,135 2,275 4,800 2,610
Uyghur 1,035 780 40 125 95
Uzbek 1,720 1,360 30 180 145
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,315 1,015 55 155 95
Uralic languages 81,985 69,985 500 9,040 2,460
Estonian 5,445 4,630 0 770 40
Finnish 15,295 14,115 15 995 170
Hungarian 61,235 51,230 485 7,265 2,250
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 3,690 2,630 305 570 175
Multiple responses 818,630 507,415 42,955 264,470 3,795
English and French 165,325 17,115 4,360 143,745 105
English and non-official language 533,265 483,325 435 46,555 2,950
French and non-official language 86,145 3,590 37,250 44,715 590
English, French and non-official language 33,900 3,385 915 29,450 155

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n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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Data quality note(s) – Canada

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Short-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%.
  • Short-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016054.

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