Data tables, 2016 Census

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 and Forward Sortation Areas, 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 Canada
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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 34,767,250 26,007,500 7,705,755 417,485 636,515 7,914,500 22.8
Single responses 33,103,865 24,677,820 7,469,425 320,105 636,515 7,629,480 23.0
Official languages 29,106,665 21,817,190 7,289,475 0 0 7,289,475 25.0
English 22,162,870 21,747,580 415,285 0 0 415,290 1.9
French 6,943,800 69,610 6,874,190 0 0 6,874,190 99.0
Non-official languages 3,997,195 2,860,630 179,950 320,105 636,515 340,000 8.5
Aboriginal languages 118,470 92,395 11,890 6,835 7,350 15,305 12.9
Algonquian languages 75,085 56,335 11,420 4,340 2,990 13,590 18.1
Blackfoot 1,115 1,100 0 5 5 5 0.4
Cree-Montagnais languages 55,825 38,055 11,200 4,145 2,425 13,270 23.8
Atikamekw 5,465 5 4,790 220 455 4,900 89.7
Montagnais (Innu) 8,590 1,235 6,255 660 445 6,580 76.6
Moose Cree 10 10 0 5 0 5 50.0
Naskapi 1,195 950 20 125 95 85 7.1
Northern East Cree 115 80 0 30 5 15 13.0
Plains Cree 1,350 1,325 0 5 20 5 0.4
Southern East Cree 15 10 0 5 0 5 33.3
Swampy Cree 335 315 0 5 10 5 1.5
Woods Cree 805 780 0 0 20 0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 37,950 33,345 135 3,080 1,380 1,675 4.4
Eastern Algonquian languages 3,615 3,515 10 75 20 45 1.2
Malecite 55 55 0 0 0 0 0.0
Mi'kmaq 3,560 3,460 10 75 20 45 1.3
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 14,525 13,660 205 125 540 270 1.9
Algonquin 370 85 170 90 20 220 59.5
Ojibway 6,175 5,910 10 30 225 25 0.4
Oji-Cree 7,905 7,590 25 0 290 25 0.3
Ottawa (Odawa) 75 70 0 0 5 0 0.0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Athabaskan languages 10,265 9,900 10 25 330 25 0.2
Northern Athabaskan languages 10,250 9,885 10 25 330 20 0.2
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 20 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Beaver 50 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Carrier 250 240 0 0 5 0 0.0
Chilcotin 255 250 0 0 10 0 0.0
Dene 7,710 7,475 5 10 210 10 0.1
Dogrib (Tlicho) 1,025 965 0 0 55 0 0.0
Gwich'in 45 45 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 10 10 0 5 0 0 0.0
Sekani 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Slavey-Hare languages 820 760 0 10 50 5 0.6
North Slavey (Hare) 340 315 0 5 20 0 0.0
South Slavey 370 350 0 5 20 0 0.0
Slavey, n.o.s. 105 95 0 5 10 0 0.0
Tahltan languages 30 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Kaska (Nahani) 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tahltan 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tutchone languages 35 35 0 5 0 0 0.0
Northern Tutchone 30 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Southern Tutchone 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0 0 0 0.0
Haida 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuit languages 29,490 22,660 425 2,425 3,980 1,640 5.6
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 165 150 0 0 15 5 3.0
Inuktitut 29,230 22,440 420 2,415 3,960 1,630 5.6
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 90 75 5 10 5 10 11.1
Iroquoian languages 290 255 25 10 5 25 8.6
Cayuga 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Mohawk 255 220 20 10 5 25 9.8
Oneida 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Kutenai 10 15 0 0 5 0 0.0
Michif 80 55 5 15 5 15 18.8
Salish languages 285 275 0 5 0 5 1.8
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Halkomelem 50 50 0 5 0 0 0.0
Lillooet 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Okanagan 80 80 0 0 0 5 6.3
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 55 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Squamish 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Straits 20 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 25 20 0 5 0 5 20.0
Siouan languages 2,225 2,205 0 5 15 0 0.0
Dakota 255 250 0 0 0 0 0.0
Stoney 1,950 1,940 0 0 10 0 0.0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tlingit 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tsimshian languages 405 405 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 315 310 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nisga'a 70 75 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tsimshian 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wakashan languages 80 75 0 5 5 0 0.0
Haisla 20 15 0 5 0 0 0.0
Heiltsuk 5 5 0 5 0 0 0.0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 20 25 0 0 5 0 0.0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 30 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 235 205 15 0 15 15 6.4
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,878,725 2,768,230 168,060 313,270 629,165 324,695 8.4
Afro-Asiatic languages 307,755 169,890 37,875 51,720 48,260 63,740 20.7
Berber languages 8,105 195 4,735 2,585 590 6,030 74.4
Kabyle 5,490 115 3,260 1,720 390 4,120 75.0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 2,615 80 1,480 865 200 1,905 72.8
Cushitic languages 27,100 21,785 515 1,545 3,255 1,290 4.8
Bilen 615 495 5 5 115 5 0.8
Oromo 3,405 3,020 5 30 350 15 0.4
Somali 22,895 18,175 505 1,485 2,730 1,245 5.4
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 185 95 5 20 60 15 8.1
Semitic languages 272,105 147,585 32,590 47,545 44,380 56,365 20.7
Amharic 12,780 11,570 40 400 775 240 1.9
Arabic 223,535 107,535 32,265 45,635 38,110 55,075 24.6
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10,510 7,760 25 140 2,585 100 1.0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 3,445 2,490 10 65 885 40 1.2
Harari 730 655 0 15 60 10 1.4
Hebrew 8,560 6,870 230 1,055 410 755 8.8
Maltese 1,125 1,085 0 10 35 5 0.4
Tigrigna 10,205 8,695 25 185 1,305 120 1.2
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,200 925 10 40 230 25 2.1
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 440 325 35 45 35 60 13.6
Austro-Asiatic languages 115,210 71,120 8,480 11,120 24,495 14,040 12.2
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,885 4,640 2,155 1,525 2,565 2,920 26.8
Vietnamese 104,245 66,425 6,315 9,585 21,920 11,110 10.7
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 80 55 10 5 10 10 12.5
Austronesian languages 239,785 232,160 320 2,680 4,625 1,660 0.7
Bikol 290 280 0 5 5 5 1.7
Cebuano 7,210 7,000 0 75 125 40 0.6
Fijian 195 180 0 5 15 0 0.0
Hiligaynon 2,210 2,120 5 45 45 25 1.1
Ilocano 9,120 8,710 5 110 300 60 0.7
Malagasy 430 10 195 215 15 300 69.8
Malay 3,625 3,290 0 85 245 45 1.2
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,200 1,165 0 10 25 5 0.4
Pangasinan 240 235 0 0 10 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 213,790 207,850 95 2,095 3,745 1,150 0.5
Waray-Waray 310 300 0 0 10 0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,160 1,030 20 25 90 25 2.2
Creole languages 27,860 2,365 15,395 7,980 2,120 19,380 69.6
Haitian Creole 1,280 70 705 415 90 915 71.5
Creole, n.o.s. 24,570 1,155 14,560 6,875 1,980 18,000 73.3
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,005 1,140 130 690 50 470 23.4
Dravidian languages 122,490 104,010 625 5,345 12,510 3,295 2.7
Kannada 1,625 1,475 0 75 80 35 2.2
Malayalam 15,440 14,290 0 200 945 105 0.7
Tamil 96,955 80,480 620 4,875 10,980 3,060 3.2
Telugu 8,280 7,605 0 185 495 95 1.1
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 190 165 0 10 10 5 2.6
Hmong-Mien languages 340 270 5 10 60 5 1.5
Indo-European languages 1,911,210 1,372,660 87,475 192,555 258,525 183,755 9.6
Albanian 13,135 9,340 525 1,095 2,175 1,075 8.2
Armenian 21,510 8,745 1,175 9,075 2,510 5,715 26.6
Balto-Slavic languages 314,965 240,765 10,120 33,310 30,775 26,775 8.5
Baltic languages 3,270 2,780 5 355 130 185 5.7
Latvian 1,255 1,030 0 185 40 90 7.2
Lithuanian 2,015 1,750 5 170 90 90 4.5
Slavic languages 311,695 237,980 10,115 32,955 30,640 26,595 8.5
Belarusan 230 155 10 45 30 25 10.9
Bosnian 6,050 4,445 515 485 600 760 12.6
Bulgarian 11,985 6,025 1,225 4,055 680 3,250 27.1
Croatian 16,775 14,550 180 905 1,145 625 3.7
Czech 6,230 5,305 70 505 355 325 5.2
Macedonian 6,835 5,820 25 290 700 170 2.5
Polish 74,780 61,570 980 5,545 6,680 3,750 5.0
Russian 116,595 82,730 5,490 14,585 13,795 12,780 11.0
Serbian 31,750 25,420 565 3,055 2,715 2,095 6.6
Serbo-Croatian 3,885 2,580 390 625 290 700 18.0
Slovak 5,615 4,465 35 375 735 225 4.0
Slovene (Slovenian) 2,050 1,905 0 85 65 45 2.2
Ukrainian 28,250 22,450 625 2,375 2,800 1,810 6.4
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 670 570 10 35 55 30 4.5
Celtic languages 360 305 5 30 20 25 6.9
Scottish Gaelic 190 160 5 10 10 10 5.3
Welsh 95 85 0 10 0 5 5.3
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 75 60 5 5 5 10 13.3
Germanic languages 146,455 124,270 765 7,265 14,155 4,395 3.0
Afrikaans 4,785 4,575 0 145 65 70 1.5
Danish 855 775 5 55 20 35 4.1
Dutch 9,560 7,965 40 1,175 375 630 6.6
Frisian 185 175 0 5 5 0 0.0
German 120,335 104,075 625 3,925 11,705 2,590 2.2
Icelandic 265 230 5 30 10 15 5.7
Norwegian 350 305 5 30 10 20 5.7
Swedish 1,050 835 15 175 30 100 9.5
Vlaams (Flemish) 355 165 25 150 10 100 28.2
Yiddish 7,085 3,810 25 1,560 1,690 810 11.4
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 1,630 1,365 10 10 240 15 0.9
Greek 44,550 30,605 435 6,870 6,645 3,865 8.7
Indo-Iranian languages 838,755 673,720 5,450 35,370 124,205 23,135 2.8
Indo-Aryan languages 676,180 549,225 1,810 20,050 105,095 11,835 1.8
Bengali 47,350 40,140 335 3,960 2,920 2,315 4.9
Gujarati 64,150 53,055 140 1,885 9,070 1,090 1.7
Hindi 55,510 50,040 65 1,315 4,100 725 1.3
Kashmiri 135 125 0 5 10 5 3.7
Konkani 720 655 10 25 30 20 2.8
Marathi 3,780 3,470 5 130 180 70 1.9
Nepali 13,375 9,540 470 740 2,625 840 6.3
Oriya (Odia) 475 430 0 15 30 10 2.1
Punjabi (Panjabi) 349,145 266,760 400 6,775 75,200 3,790 1.1
Sindhi 4,975 4,435 10 175 345 100 2.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 7,790 7,220 5 240 330 125 1.6
Urdu 128,780 113,365 370 4,800 10,250 2,770 2.2
Iranian languages 160,190 122,635 3,580 15,210 18,765 11,180 7.0
Kurdish 6,580 4,915 150 335 1,180 320 4.9
Pashto 10,590 8,320 105 525 1,635 370 3.5
Persian (Farsi) 143,025 109,400 3,320 14,355 15,950 10,500 7.3
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,380 1,860 60 115 345 120 5.0
Italic (Romance) languages 531,485 284,915 69,000 99,540 78,035 118,770 22.3
Catalan 355 185 35 120 15 90 25.4
Italian 115,415 63,905 12,650 15,210 23,650 20,255 17.5
Portuguese 98,710 59,320 7,245 10,570 21,580 12,530 12.7
Romanian 53,325 20,720 7,135 21,390 4,075 17,830 33.4
Spanish 263,510 140,675 41,920 52,215 28,695 68,030 25.8
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 175 110 15 30 20 35 20.0
Japanese 19,785 16,480 175 715 2,415 535 2.7
Kartvelian languages 1,040 770 5 65 200 35 3.4
Georgian 1,040 770 5 65 195 35 3.4
Korean 109,705 90,340 210 2,835 16,315 1,625 1.5
Mongolic languages 905 715 35 85 70 80 8.8
Mongolian 905 715 35 80 70 80 8.8
Niger-Congo languages 28,665 16,760 5,070 4,700 2,125 7,420 25.9
Akan (Twi) 5,990 5,500 15 285 190 155 2.6
Bamanankan 345 10 200 110 20 255 73.9
Edo 410 400 0 0 10 5 1.2
Ewe 410 190 100 100 15 150 36.6
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 825 60 380 305 80 530 64.2
Ga 250 225 0 15 5 10 4.0
Ganda 345 325 0 5 10 5 1.4
Igbo 1,000 945 0 25 30 15 1.5
Lingala 1,045 70 635 290 50 780 74.6
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,110 165 840 790 315 1,230 58.3
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,530 375 365 660 135 690 45.1
Shona 1,035 985 0 25 25 15 1.4
Swahili 5,370 2,850 930 920 670 1,385 25.8
Wolof 1,385 85 660 535 105 930 67.1
Yoruba 2,615 2,490 5 70 50 40 1.5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 4,010 2,095 945 560 410 1,225 30.5
Nilo-Saharan languages 2,655 2,285 100 60 215 130 4.9
Dinka 1,130 1,035 0 10 90 5 0.4
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,525 1,250 100 50 125 125 8.2
Sign languages 10,445 5,630 1,075 105 3,635 1,125 10.8
American Sign Language 3,020 2,075 30 25 885 45 1.5
Quebec Sign Language 730 10 485 40 195 505 69.2
Sign languages, n.i.e 6,695 3,545 555 40 2,550 575 8.6
Sino-Tibetan languages 924,720 642,585 7,840 27,885 246,405 21,785 2.4
Chinese languages 913,365 633,610 7,800 27,755 244,200 21,680 2.4
Cantonese 400,220 264,610 1,880 8,390 125,340 6,075 1.5
Hakka 4,080 2,860 25 75 1,115 65 1.6
Mandarin 462,885 334,680 4,970 17,460 105,770 13,705 3.0
Min Dong 345 120 0 0 220 0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,970 8,705 430 725 4,115 790 5.7
Wu (Shanghainese) 7,650 4,790 80 300 2,485 225 2.9
Chinese, n.o.s. 23,935 17,655 415 785 5,075 810 3.4
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 280 190 5 20 70 15 5.4
Tibeto-Burman languages 11,350 8,980 35 130 2,205 105 0.9
Burmese 2,245 1,895 5 20 325 15 0.7
Karenic languages 3,860 2,710 20 5 1,125 25 0.6
Tibetan 4,590 3,835 5 85 660 50 1.1
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 655 540 5 20 90 15 2.3
Tai-Kadai languages 9,565 5,800 1,190 880 1,695 1,635 17.1
Lao 6,175 3,240 1,130 770 1,030 1,520 24.6
Thai 3,360 2,535 60 110 660 115 3.4
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 30 20 0 0 10 0 0.0
Turkic languages 22,250 14,865 1,835 2,555 3,005 3,110 14.0
Azerbaijani 1,245 960 20 100 160 70 5.6
Turkish 18,955 12,390 1,750 2,255 2,565 2,875 15.2
Uyghur 605 425 25 70 90 55 9.1
Uzbek 990 755 25 80 130 65 6.6
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 455 340 15 45 60 35 7.7
Uralic languages 23,250 18,705 285 1,870 2,390 1,220 5.2
Estonian 970 790 0 145 40 70 7.2
Finnish 2,790 2,510 5 105 165 60 2.2
Hungarian 19,485 15,400 275 1,620 2,185 1,085 5.6
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,105 820 70 110 110 120 10.9
Multiple responses 1,663,390 1,329,680 236,330 97,385 0 285,020 17.1
English and French 160,180 32,975 72,135 55,075 0 99,670 62.2
English and non-official language 1,284,975 1,281,805 3,170 0 0 3,170 0.2
French and non-official language 148,915 2,025 146,895 0 0 146,890 98.6
English, French and non-official language 69,310 12,870 14,130 42,310 0 35,285 50.9

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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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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-X2016069.

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