Language Spoken at Home (263), Single and Multiple Responses of Language Spoken at Home (3), Mother Tongue (269) and Age (7) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 100% Data

• Mother tongue (269): Total - Mother tongue
• Age (7): Total - Age

This table details language spoken at home , single and multiple responses of language spoken at home , mother tongue and age for the population excluding institutional residents in Canada

Language spoken at home (263)	Single and multiple responses of language spoken at home (3)
	Total - Single and multiple responses of language spoken at home^Footnote 2	Single response of language spoken at home^Footnote 3	Multiple responses of language spoken at home^Footnote 4
Total - Language spoken at home^Footnote 5	34,767,250	28,029,005	6,738,245
Official languages	32,471,695	25,837,540	6,634,155
English	25,897,805	19,756,510	6,141,290
French	8,152,115	6,081,025	2,071,085
Non-official languages	7,591,325	2,191,465	5,399,860
Aboriginal languages	228,765	55,175	173,595
Algonquian languages	153,280	32,820	120,460
Blackfoot	4,945	535	4,410
Cree-Montagnais languages	102,555	24,565	77,990
Atikamekw	6,390	2,775	3,615
Montagnais (Innu)	10,960	4,830	6,130
Moose Cree	120	5	115
Naskapi	1,350	670	680
Northern East Cree	375	45	330
Plains Cree	4,290	440	3,855
Southern East Cree	45	10	40
Swampy Cree	1,755	175	1,575
Woods Cree	2,055	230	1,830
Cree, n.o.s.	75,425	15,395	60,030
Eastern Algonquian languages	8,220	1,590	6,630
Malecite	495	35	455
Mi'kmaq	7,730	1,555	6,175
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	37,555	6,125	31,435
Algonquin	1,730	195	1,535
Ojibway	21,800	3,085	18,720
Oji-Cree	13,855	2,805	11,050
Ottawa (Odawa)	185	40	150
Algonquian languages, n.i.e.	85	5	85
Athabaskan languages	19,700	3,340	16,360
Northern Athabaskan languages	19,630	3,335	16,295
Babine (Wetsuwet'en)	140	10	130
Beaver	190	35	155
Carrier	1,285	145	1,145
Chilcotin	820	95	725
Dene	11,780	2,320	9,465
Dogrib (Tlicho)	2,065	250	1,815
Gwich'in	295	30	265
Sarsi (Sarcee)	110	5	105
Sekani	100	10	95
Slavey-Hare languages	2,215	415	1,795
North Slavey (Hare)	805	150	650
South Slavey	1,115	215	895
Slavey, n.o.s.	300	50	250
Tahltan languages	425	15	410
Kaska (Nahani)	245	15	230
Tahltan	180	0	180
Tutchone languages	220	10	210
Northern Tutchone	140	10	125
Southern Tutchone	90	0	85
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e.	65	5	65
Haida	280	10	275
Inuit languages	40,790	17,235	23,560
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	1,475	85	1,385
Inuktitut	39,025	17,105	21,930
Inuit languages, n.i.e.	300	45	255
Iroquoian languages	2,060	185	1,875
Cayuga	105	5	100
Mohawk	1,715	160	1,555
Oneida	180	15	170
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.	60	5	55
Kutenai	140	15	130
Michif	645	50	590
Salish languages	3,665	215	3,450
Comox	110	0	110
Halkomelem	680	40	645
Lillooet	525	25	500
Okanagan	490	65	430
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin)	835	35	800
Squamish	155	0	155
Straits	285	15	270
Thompson (Ntlakapamux)	295	15	275
Salish languages, n.i.e.	300	15	280
Siouan languages	4,590	855	3,735
Dakota	1,195	100	1,095
Stoney	3,315	745	2,570
Siouan languages, n.i.e.	85	10	75
Tlingit	165	5	160
Tsimshian languages	1,880	265	1,620
Gitxsan (Gitksan)	965	205	760
Nisga'a	700	50	650
Tsimshian	215	10	210
Wakashan languages	935	45	890
Haisla	130	15	120
Heiltsuk	65	0	65
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala)	380	10	370
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)	340	20	325
Wakashan languages, n.i.e.	20	0	20
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s.	780	140	645
Non-Aboriginal languages	7,362,775	2,136,290	5,226,480
Afro-Asiatic languages	684,415	154,385	530,030
Berber languages	23,610	2,160	21,445
Kabyle	14,540	1,490	13,050
Berber languages, n.i.e.	9,120	675	8,445
Cushitic languages	50,920	15,215	35,705
Bilen	805	305	505
Oromo	5,440	1,850	3,590
Somali	44,380	12,955	31,425
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	370	110	265
Semitic languages	611,545	136,790	474,750
Amharic	25,625	7,185	18,445
Arabic	514,190	111,660	402,530
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	17,460	5,705	11,750
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	6,015	1,795	4,220
Harari	1,515	305	1,205
Hebrew	28,690	3,525	25,165
Maltese	4,010	470	3,540
Tigrigna	18,050	5,515	12,530
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	2,305	635	1,670
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	1,335	215	1,120
Austro-Asiatic languages	190,870	71,630	119,240
Khmer (Cambodian)	21,460	6,395	15,065
Vietnamese	169,440	65,185	104,250
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e	180	45	130
Austronesian languages	576,570	87,140	489,425
Bikol	940	105	830
Cebuano	16,650	2,240	14,410
Fijian	790	80	710
Hiligaynon	5,140	705	4,435
Ilocano	21,100	3,060	18,035
Malagasy	1,570	130	1,445
Malay	11,210	1,540	9,665
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	3,040	405	2,640
Pangasinan	800	80	720
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	525,375	78,245	447,135
Waray-Waray	665	125	540
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	2,900	430	2,475
Creole languages	109,335	12,560	96,775
Haitian Creole	4,730	510	4,220
Creole, n.o.s.	95,515	11,165	84,345
Creole languages, n.i.e.	9,290	885	8,410
Dravidian languages	227,130	62,295	164,835
Kannada	4,605	485	4,115
Malayalam	32,315	6,605	25,710
Tamil	171,470	52,230	119,245
Telugu	19,210	2,885	16,325
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	515	80	430
Hmong-Mien languages	855	175	680
Indo-European languages	3,819,205	1,031,985	2,787,220
Albanian	28,395	6,815	21,580
Armenian	34,490	11,710	22,775
Balto-Slavic languages	616,135	163,910	452,225
Baltic languages	8,375	1,335	7,045
Latvian	3,485	480	3,010
Lithuanian	4,890	855	4,040
Slavic languages	608,185	162,575	445,610
Belarusan	570	90	475
Bosnian	12,860	2,990	9,870
Bulgarian	19,335	5,975	13,360
Croatian	42,745	8,130	34,615
Czech	16,305	2,880	13,430
Macedonian	15,605	3,280	12,325
Polish	158,995	39,795	119,195
Russian	194,310	63,840	130,465
Serbian	58,240	15,715	42,520
Serbo-Croatian	7,995	1,735	6,265
Slovak	12,825	2,750	10,075
Slovene (Slovenian)	6,165	930	5,235
Ukrainian	69,490	14,125	55,360
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	1,525	345	1,180
Celtic languages	3,175	220	2,950
Scottish Gaelic	1,540	115	1,425
Welsh	655	60	595
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	985	50	930
Germanic languages	363,125	75,980	287,150
Afrikaans	11,400	1,470	9,935
Danish	6,325	355	5,970
Dutch	49,175	3,735	45,440
Frisian	730	40	690
German	271,860	63,925	207,935
Icelandic	850	125	730
Norwegian	2,695	150	2,550
Swedish	5,665	345	5,325
Vlaams (Flemish)	1,535	120	1,410
Yiddish	10,820	4,760	6,060
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	2,555	950	1,605
Greek	114,915	26,240	88,670
Indo-Iranian languages	1,494,790	461,105	1,033,690
Indo-Aryan languages	1,239,295	365,845	873,450
Bengali	82,385	22,640	59,740
Gujarati	124,030	31,105	92,925
Hindi	174,475	23,400	151,075
Kashmiri	480	40	435
Konkani	3,515	225	3,290
Marathi	8,930	1,260	7,670
Nepali	19,430	8,325	11,105
Oriya (Odia)	1,010	160	850
Punjabi (Panjabi)	568,375	214,230	354,145
Sindhi	12,920	1,895	11,025
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	18,205	3,030	15,170
Urdu	264,500	59,535	204,965
Iranian languages	253,705	94,125	159,585
Kurdish	12,065	3,275	8,790
Pashto	18,210	5,750	12,455
Persian (Farsi)	225,010	85,095	139,920
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5,190	1,135	4,055
Italic (Romance) languages	1,176,750	286,010	890,740
Catalan	820	115	705
Italian	318,245	73,585	244,660
Portuguese	213,025	58,530	154,495
Romanian	94,830	24,635	70,195
Spanish	553,500	129,075	424,420
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	760	65	700
Japanese	48,640	11,350	37,285
Kartvelian languages	1,595	620	975
Georgian	1,595	620	970
Korean	157,225	68,685	88,540
Mongolic languages	1,490	470	1,030
Mongolian	1,495	465	1,030
Niger-Congo languages	120,710	12,515	108,190
Akan (Twi)	17,530	2,920	14,610
Bamanankan	2,035	125	1,915
Edo	2,100	190	1,905
Ewe	1,905	170	1,735
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	3,505	310	3,200
Ga	1,100	95	1,000
Ganda	1,515	145	1,370
Igbo	6,145	355	5,790
Lingala	9,525	415	9,110
Rundi (Kirundi)	6,485	815	5,670
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	5,250	570	4,680
Shona	3,830	385	3,445
Swahili	19,830	2,675	17,155
Wolof	6,035	460	5,575
Yoruba	16,210	1,025	15,185
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	19,455	1,865	17,590
Nilo-Saharan languages	5,930	1,405	4,525
Dinka	2,315	530	1,790
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	3,615	880	2,740
Sign languages	27,510	9,080	18,430
American Sign Language	11,465	2,170	9,295
Quebec Sign Language	2,570	550	2,015
Sign languages, n.i.e	13,695	6,355	7,340
Sino-Tibetan languages	1,306,565	582,285	724,280
Chinese languages	1,290,100	575,465	714,635
Cantonese	594,705	263,810	330,900
Hakka	8,555	2,120	6,425
Mandarin	641,100	280,895	360,205
Min Dong	1,045	190	860
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	27,580	6,925	20,655
Wu (Shanghainese)	11,195	4,510	6,690
Chinese, n.o.s.	36,340	16,815	19,530
Chinese languages, n.i.e.	400	205	195
Tibeto-Burman languages	16,650	6,825	9,820
Burmese	3,935	1,285	2,645
Karenic languages	5,030	2,745	2,290
Tibetan	6,700	2,460	4,240
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	1,260	335	920
Tai-Kadai languages	21,975	5,530	16,445
Lao	12,835	3,485	9,345
Thai	9,255	2,025	7,235
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e	70	20	45
Turkic languages	42,135	11,475	30,660
Azerbaijani	2,730	475	2,255
Turkish	35,800	10,090	25,710
Uyghur	985	275	715
Uzbek	1,730	460	1,275
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	1,010	170	835
Uralic languages	56,510	12,160	44,345
Estonian	3,345	365	2,975
Finnish	9,025	1,340	7,690
Hungarian	44,150	10,455	33,690
Uralic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10
Other languages, n.i.e.	4,785	540	4,250

Symbol(s)

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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

Footnote 2

The category 'Total - Single and multiple responses of language spoken at home' indicates the number of respondents who reported each language, either as their only response, or in combination with another language. Total responses represent the sum of single and multiple responses of the language spoken at home received in the census.

Footnote 3

A single response to the language spoken at home occurs when a respondent provides one language only.

Footnote 4

A multiple response to the language spoken at home occurs when a respondent provides two or more languages.

Footnote 5

This is a total population count. The sum of the languages in this table is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one language in the census.

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

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-X2016345.