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

• Age (7): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details mother tongue , single and multiple mother tongue responses , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Canada

Mother Tongue (263)	Single and multiple mother tongue responses (3)
	Total - Single and multiple mother tongue responses^Footnote 1	Single mother tongue responses^Footnote 2	Multiple mother tongue responses^Footnote 3
Total - Mother tongue^Footnote 4	34,767,250	33,948,620	818,635
Official languages	27,446,190	26,627,555	818,635
English	20,193,335	19,460,855	732,485
French	7,452,075	7,166,705	285,370
Non-official languages	7,974,370	7,321,065	653,315
Aboriginal languages	213,225	195,700	17,525
Algonquian languages	143,160	130,450	12,705
Blackfoot	3,465	2,815	650
Cree-Montagnais languages	96,255	88,445	7,810
Atikamekw	6,295	6,150	150
Montagnais (Innu)	10,715	10,235	480
Moose Cree	125	100	25
Naskapi	1,230	1,205	20
Northern East Cree	365	315	50
Plains Cree	3,655	3,070	585
Southern East Cree	50	45	5
Swampy Cree	1,805	1,435	370
Woods Cree	2,040	1,840	205
Cree, n.o.s.	69,975	64,045	5,925
Eastern Algonquian languages	7,500	6,990	510
Malecite	355	300	55
Mi'kmaq	7,145	6,685	455
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	35,870	32,150	3,720
Algonquin	1,595	1,260	340
Ojibway	20,470	17,890	2,585
Oji-Cree	13,635	12,850	780
Ottawa (Odawa)	165	150	15
Algonquian languages, n.i.e.	70	45	20
Athabaskan languages	18,785	17,370	1,415
Northern Athabaskan languages	18,715	17,315	1,405
Babine (Wetsuwet'en)	135	115	20
Beaver	220	190	30
Carrier	1,225	1,025	195
Chilcotin	795	655	140
Dene	11,320	10,700	625
Dogrib (Tlicho)	1,740	1,650	90
Gwich'in	290	255	35
Sarsi (Sarcee)	95	75	15
Sekani	95	90	15
Slavey-Hare languages	2,120	1,990	130
North Slavey (Hare)	815	765	50
South Slavey	995	950	50
Slavey, n.o.s.	315	280	30
Tahltan languages	305	270	30
Kaska (Nahani)	200	180	15
Tahltan	110	95	15
Tutchone languages	370	290	85
Northern Tutchone	290	215	70
Southern Tutchone	85	70	15
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e.	65	55	15
Haida	130	80	55
Inuit languages	37,715	36,545	1,170
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	1,145	1,025	125
Inuktitut	36,185	35,210	970
Inuit languages, n.i.e.	380	310	70
Iroquoian languages	1,490	1,120	370
Cayuga	55	45	15
Mohawk	1,295	985	315
Oneida	90	60	30
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.	45	35	10
Kutenai	120	110	10
Michif	725	465	260
Salish languages	2,870	2,305	560
Comox	90	80	5
Halkomelem	590	475	110
Lillooet	360	315	45
Okanagan	335	270	65
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin)	640	445	195
Squamish	60	40	20
Straits	110	80	30
Thompson (Ntlakapamux)	380	335	45
Salish languages, n.i.e.	300	260	45
Siouan languages	4,605	4,290	315
Dakota	1,325	1,210	110
Stoney	3,220	3,025	190
Siouan languages, n.i.e.	65	55	15
Tlingit	120	95	20
Tsimshian languages	1,725	1,480	245
Gitxsan (Gitksan)	1,020	880	140
Nisga'a	465	395	75
Tsimshian	235	200	35
Wakashan languages	1,060	805	255
Haisla	140	95	50
Heiltsuk	120	100	25
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala)	430	325	105
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)	355	285	70
Wakashan languages, n.i.e.	10	10	0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s.	735	590	145
Non-Aboriginal languages	7,761,145	7,125,365	635,785
Afro-Asiatic languages	657,055	575,360	81,690
Berber languages	25,440	22,135	3,305
Kabyle	15,070	13,150	1,920
Berber languages, n.i.e.	10,370	8,985	1,380
Cushitic languages	47,105	42,885	4,220
Bilen	835	800	30
Oromo	5,305	4,960	345
Somali	40,570	36,755	3,815
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	395	365	30
Semitic languages	583,140	509,190	73,950
Amharic	24,060	22,470	1,595
Arabic	486,525	419,890	66,635
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	17,280	16,070	1,215
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	5,930	5,545	380
Harari	1,455	1,320	135
Hebrew	21,485	19,530	1,950
Maltese	6,375	5,565	805
Tigrigna	17,705	16,650	1,050
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	2,325	2,150	175
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	1,370	1,150	215
Austro-Asiatic languages	189,195	176,725	12,470
Khmer (Cambodian)	22,140	20,130	2,015
Vietnamese	166,830	156,430	10,405
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e	225	165	50
Austronesian languages	598,640	511,480	87,160
Bikol	1,920	1,785	130
Cebuano	22,310	19,890	2,420
Fijian	850	750	105
Hiligaynon	7,630	6,885	745
Ilocano	28,625	26,345	2,275
Malagasy	1,735	1,430	305
Malay	13,420	12,275	1,145
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	4,420	4,040	380
Pangasinan	1,485	1,395	90
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	510,425	431,380	79,040
Waray-Waray	1,200	1,110	90
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	4,630	4,195	430
Creole languages	90,335	72,125	18,210
Haitian Creole	3,820	3,030	785
Creole, n.o.s.	79,660	64,110	15,550
Creole languages, n.i.e.	6,860	4,985	1,875
Dravidian languages	213,580	189,405	24,175
Kannada	4,795	3,970	825
Malayalam	32,285	28,565	3,720
Tamil	157,125	140,715	16,405
Telugu	18,750	15,660	3,090
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	625	490	140
Hmong-Mien languages	925	795	130
Indo-European languages	4,188,725	3,877,330	311,390
Albanian	28,725	26,895	1,835
Armenian	35,790	33,455	2,330
Balto-Slavic languages	739,390	701,975	37,410
Baltic languages	13,120	12,530	585
Latvian	5,710	5,455	255
Lithuanian	7,410	7,080	330
Slavic languages	726,275	689,450	36,825
Belarusan	835	805	30
Bosnian	12,830	12,210	615
Bulgarian	20,800	20,025	780
Croatian	51,090	48,200	2,885
Czech	23,330	22,295	1,040
Macedonian	17,945	16,770	1,175
Polish	191,770	181,710	10,060
Russian	195,920	188,255	7,660
Serbian	59,900	57,350	2,550
Serbo-Croatian	9,930	9,550	375
Slovak	18,460	17,580	880
Slovene (Slovenian)	10,295	9,785	510
Ukrainian	110,580	102,480	8,095
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	2,590	2,415	175
Celtic languages	3,715	2,695	1,020
Scottish Gaelic	1,545	1,090	450
Welsh	1,285	1,070	215
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	875	530	350
Germanic languages	569,885	538,765	31,115
Afrikaans	11,645	10,260	1,385
Danish	13,335	12,630	705
Dutch	104,505	99,020	5,485
Frisian	2,170	2,100	75
German	404,745	384,035	20,705
Icelandic	1,440	1,290	155
Norwegian	5,035	4,615	420
Swedish	7,525	6,840	685
Vlaams (Flemish)	4,265	3,895	370
Yiddish	14,580	13,555	1,025
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	635	525	110
Greek	116,460	106,525	9,935
Indo-Iranian languages	1,452,840	1,312,750	140,090
Indo-Aryan languages	1,191,280	1,064,765	126,520
Bengali	80,930	73,125	7,805
Gujarati	122,455	108,775	13,675
Hindi	133,930	110,640	23,285
Kashmiri	620	565	50
Konkani	4,255	3,330	920
Marathi	9,755	8,295	1,465
Nepali	19,290	18,275	1,015
Oriya (Odia)	1,210	1,055	160
Punjabi (Panjabi)	543,495	501,680	41,815
Sindhi	13,880	11,860	2,020
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	18,365	16,335	2,035
Urdu	243,095	210,820	32,275
Iranian languages	255,970	242,805	13,160
Kurdish	12,510	11,700	810
Pashto	18,295	16,910	1,390
Persian (Farsi)	225,160	214,200	10,955
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5,590	5,185	410
Italic (Romance) languages	1,241,930	1,154,275	87,660
Catalan	940	865	75
Italian	407,455	375,635	31,815
Portuguese	237,000	221,540	15,465
Romanian	100,610	96,665	3,950
Spanish	495,095	458,850	36,245
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	825	720	105
Japanese	47,580	43,645	3,935
Kartvelian languages	1,785	1,715	70
Georgian	1,785	1,715	70
Korean	160,455	153,420	7,030
Mongolic languages	1,655	1,575	75
Mongolian	1,655	1,570	80
Niger-Congo languages	112,060	91,375	20,690
Akan (Twi)	16,175	13,455	2,715
Bamanankan	1,860	1,535	325
Edo	2,045	1,670	370
Ewe	2,085	1,760	330
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	3,405	2,830	575
Ga	1,125	920	210
Ganda	1,480	1,295	185
Igbo	5,745	4,235	1,515
Lingala	5,440	3,810	1,630
Rundi (Kirundi)	6,620	5,845	770
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	5,805	5,250	560
Shona	3,790	3,185	610
Swahili	16,520	13,375	3,145
Wolof	4,795	3,990	805
Yoruba	12,195	9,085	3,110
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	22,980	19,135	3,850
Nilo-Saharan languages	6,490	5,870	625
Dinka	2,350	2,120	230
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	4,145	3,750	395
Sign languages	12,025	7,505	4,525
American Sign Language	4,625	2,680	1,945
Quebec Sign Language	1,345	695	650
Sign languages, n.i.e	6,060	4,125	1,930
Sino-Tibetan languages	1,322,895	1,269,215	53,680
Chinese languages	1,305,870	1,253,360	52,510
Cantonese	594,030	565,270	28,760
Hakka	11,665	10,910	760
Mandarin	610,835	592,040	18,795
Min Dong	1,250	1,230	20
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	33,305	31,800	1,505
Wu (Shanghainese)	13,200	12,915	280
Chinese, n.o.s.	40,960	38,575	2,380
Chinese languages, n.i.e.	625	610	10
Tibeto-Burman languages	17,025	15,855	1,170
Burmese	3,855	3,585	270
Karenic languages	4,985	4,705	280
Tibetan	6,675	6,165	510
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	1,510	1,400	110
Tai-Kadai languages	24,055	22,010	2,045
Lao	14,040	12,670	1,375
Thai	9,905	9,255	645
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e	115	85	30
Turkic languages	42,720	40,140	2,580
Azerbaijani	3,350	3,255	95
Turkish	35,045	32,815	2,225
Uyghur	1,095	1,035	60
Uzbek	1,820	1,715	100
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	1,410	1,315	95
Uralic languages	86,385	81,985	4,400
Estonian	5,695	5,445	250
Finnish	16,345	15,295	1,050
Hungarian	64,340	61,235	3,100
Uralic languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5
Other languages, n.i.e.	4,575	3,685	885

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

The category 'Total - Single and multiple mother tongue responses' 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 mother tongue responses and multiple mother tongue responses received in the census.

Footnote 2

A single mother tongue response occurs when a respondent provides one language only.

Footnote 3

A multiple mother tongue response occurs when a respondent provides two or more languages.

Footnote 4

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-X2016061.