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 and Forward Sortation Areas, 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
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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 34,767,250 23,757,525 4,144,690 6,216,065 648,970
Single responses 33,948,615 23,250,105 4,101,730 5,951,600 645,175
Official languages 26,627,555 17,704,470 3,818,695 5,095,730 8,660
English 19,460,850 17,662,115 4,800 1,786,525 7,410
French 7,166,705 42,355 3,813,895 3,309,205 1,245
Non-official languages 7,321,065 5,545,640 283,035 855,870 636,515
Aboriginal languages 195,700 164,995 13,870 9,445 7,380
Algonquian languages 130,450 107,760 13,405 6,280 3,010
Blackfoot 2,815 2,795 0 15 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 88,450 67,800 12,880 5,335 2,435
Atikamekw 6,150 5 5,390 305 450
Montagnais (Innu) 10,230 1,520 7,395 875 440
Moose Cree 105 100 0 5 0
Naskapi 1,205 965 10 130 95
Northern East Cree 315 230 0 75 5
Plains Cree 3,065 3,010 0 35 20
Southern East Cree 45 30 0 15 0
Swampy Cree 1,440 1,405 0 20 10
Woods Cree 1,840 1,800 0 20 20
Cree, n.o.s. 64,050 58,740 75 3,845 1,385
Eastern Algonquian languages 6,990 6,715 10 245 20
Malecite 300 295 0 10 0
Mi'kmaq 6,690 6,420 5 240 20
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 32,155 30,410 520 675 545
Algonquin 1,260 285 480 480 25
Ojibway 17,890 17,460 15 175 235
Oji-Cree 12,855 12,525 20 20 290
Ottawa (Odawa) 145 145 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 45 35 0 5 0
Athabaskan languages 17,370 16,910 15 110 330
Northern Athabaskan languages 17,320 16,865 15 105 335
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 115 115 0 0 0
Beaver 190 190 0 0 0
Carrier 1,030 1,020 0 10 0
Chilcotin 660 645 0 5 10
Dene 10,700 10,435 10 45 215
Dogrib (Tlicho) 1,650 1,585 0 5 55
Gwich'in 255 250 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 75 75 0 0 0
Sekani 85 90 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 1,990 1,910 5 30 50
North Slavey (Hare) 765 735 0 10 20
South Slavey 945 915 5 10 20
Slavey, n.o.s. 280 260 0 5 10
Tahltan languages 270 270 0 5 0
Kaska (Nahani) 180 180 0 0 0
Tahltan 95 95 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 290 290 0 5 0
Northern Tutchone 215 215 0 5 0
Southern Tutchone 70 70 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 50 50 0 5 0
Haida 75 75 0 5 0
Inuit languages 36,545 29,340 405 2,810 3,990
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 1,025 1,005 0 5 15
Inuktitut 35,215 28,080 395 2,780 3,970
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 315 260 10 30 10
Iroquoian languages 1,120 1,010 20 85 5
Cayuga 40 40 0 0 0
Mohawk 985 890 15 70 5
Oneida 60 55 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 5 15 0
Kutenai 105 105 0 0 0
Michif 465 385 0 70 5
Salish languages 2,305 2,280 0 25 5
Comox 85 85 0 0 0
Halkomelem 480 470 0 5 0
Lillooet 315 310 0 0 0
Okanagan 270 265 0 5 5
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 445 440 0 5 0
Squamish 40 40 0 0 0
Straits 80 80 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 335 335 0 5 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 260 255 0 0 0
Siouan languages 4,290 4,260 0 10 15
Dakota 1,210 1,200 0 5 5
Stoney 3,020 3,010 0 0 10
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 55 50 0 5 0
Tlingit 95 95 0 5 0
Tsimshian languages 1,480 1,465 5 15 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 885 875 0 5 5
Nisga'a 395 395 0 5 0
Tsimshian 200 200 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 805 795 0 10 5
Haisla 95 90 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 100 95 0 5 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 325 320 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 285 280 0 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 590 520 35 20 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 7,125,365 5,380,645 269,165 846,420 629,135
Afro-Asiatic languages 575,360 311,695 74,845 140,695 48,130
Berber languages 22,135 335 12,625 8,555 620
Kabyle 13,150 200 7,820 4,735 395
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 90 360
Somali 36,755 29,860 680 3,485 2,725
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 365 210 20 70 65
Semitic languages 509,190 275,410 61,370 128,225 44,185
Amharic 22,465 20,515 50 1,130 775
Arabic 419,890 198,950 61,120 122,125 37,700
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 16,070 13,060 35 295 2,685
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5,550 4,425 10 130 980
Harari 1,320 1,210 5 55 55
Hebrew 19,530 15,375 110 3,695 355
Maltese 5,565 5,390 5 135 30
Tigrigna 16,650 14,755 35 525 1,335
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 2,155 1,740 20 140 255
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 1,150 720 145 245 40
Austro-Asiatic languages 176,725 118,195 9,655 23,700 25,170
Khmer (Cambodian) 20,130 9,935 3,060 4,495 2,640
Vietnamese 156,430 108,140 6,585 19,180 22,520
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 165 120 10 25 10
Austronesian languages 511,480 494,210 805 11,780 4,680
Bikol 1,785 1,725 0 45 15
Cebuano 19,890 19,270 10 450 160
Fijian 745 720 0 10 20
Hiligaynon 6,885 6,640 5 175 60
Ilocano 26,345 25,450 5 515 375
Malagasy 1,430 15 595 800 20
Malay 12,275 11,220 20 740 295
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 4,040 3,930 5 65 45
Pangasinan 1,390 1,360 0 15 15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 431,385 418,905 115 8,795 3,570
Waray-Waray 1,110 1,075 0 20 15
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 4,200 3,895 55 150 100
Creole languages 72,125 5,490 36,385 28,150 2,105
Haitian Creole 3,030 185 1,410 1,355 85
Creole, n.o.s. 64,110 2,020 34,865 25,245 1,975
Creole languages, n.i.e. 4,985 3,285 110 1,545 45
Dravidian languages 189,405 165,140 500 11,225 12,545
Kannada 3,975 3,695 0 190 85
Malayalam 28,570 26,900 5 700 960
Tamil 140,720 119,430 490 9,805 10,995
Telugu 15,655 14,660 5 510 490
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 490 450 0 20 15
Hmong-Mien languages 795 705 5 25 65
Indo-European languages 3,877,335 2,981,490 116,755 520,675 258,420
Albanian 26,895 21,125 870 2,710 2,190
Armenian 33,455 15,045 1,230 14,650 2,535
Balto-Slavic languages 701,980 577,440 12,735 80,955 30,840
Baltic languages 12,530 10,555 20 1,805 150
Latvian 5,455 4,595 5 805 50
Lithuanian 7,075 5,960 15 1,000 100
Slavic languages 689,445 566,890 12,715 79,150 30,695
Belarusan 810 615 15 120 55
Bosnian 12,215 9,650 775 1,180 600
Bulgarian 20,025 11,460 1,475 6,395 695
Croatian 48,205 43,190 290 3,585 1,135
Czech 22,295 19,165 125 2,650 355
Macedonian 16,770 15,265 25 775 705
Polish 181,710 154,070 1,470 19,470 6,705
Russian 188,255 141,715 6,290 26,685 13,570
Serbian 57,350 47,985 690 6,015 2,660
Serbo-Croatian 9,555 6,970 605 1,665 315
Slovak 17,580 15,070 80 1,695 740
Slovene (Slovenian) 9,790 8,760 20 930 70
Ukrainian 102,480 90,845 820 7,790 3,030
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 2,420 2,130 30 200 60
Celtic languages 2,690 2,250 40 380 20
Scottish Gaelic 1,095 925 0 145 15
Welsh 1,075 955 5 115 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 530 370 35 120 5
Germanic languages 538,765 479,190 1,335 44,125 14,115
Afrikaans 10,265 9,760 5 430 70
Danish 12,635 11,765 5 835 20
Dutch 99,015 89,645 130 8,865 375
Frisian 2,100 1,985 0 110 5
German 384,040 343,845 1,020 27,310 11,860
Icelandic 1,285 1,180 0 100 5
Norwegian 4,615 4,215 5 385 5
Swedish 6,840 5,795 15 1,005 20
Vlaams (Flemish) 3,890 2,560 95 1,230 10
Yiddish 13,555 8,215 25 3,585 1,730
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 525 225 35 260 10
Greek 106,525 71,970 540 27,405 6,615
Indo-Iranian languages 1,312,750 1,108,315 6,255 74,025 124,155
Indo-Aryan languages 1,064,760 911,325 1,900 46,585 104,945
Bengali 73,125 62,240 320 7,635 2,925
Gujarati 108,780 94,145 185 5,260 9,185
Hindi 110,645 102,265 50 4,340 3,985
Kashmiri 570 540 0 20 15
Konkani 3,330 3,130 20 145 30
Marathi 8,295 7,670 0 430 195
Nepali 18,275 14,080 490 1,115 2,595
Oriya (Odia) 1,055 980 0 40 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 501,675 410,820 400 14,825 75,630
Sindhi 11,865 10,640 15 835 365
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 16,335 15,295 0 710 320
Urdu 210,820 189,515 405 11,225 9,675
Iranian languages 242,805 192,680 4,275 27,090 18,765
Kurdish 11,700 9,290 310 730 1,380
Pashto 16,905 14,100 130 965 1,715
Persian (Farsi) 214,200 169,295 3,835 25,395 15,670
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5,185 4,300 80 355 440
Italic (Romance) languages 1,154,270 706,155 93,755 276,415 77,945
Catalan 870 405 65 380 15
Italian 375,635 236,020 15,940 99,975 23,695
Portuguese 221,540 155,415 11,000 33,525 21,595
Romanian 96,660 45,685 9,365 37,545 4,065
Spanish 458,850 268,175 57,355 104,780 28,540
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 720 450 30 215 20
Japanese 43,640 38,290 205 2,710 2,440
Kartvelian languages 1,715 1,330 25 150 215
Georgian 1,715 1,330 25 150 215
Korean 153,425 130,285 235 6,495 16,410
Mongolic languages 1,570 1,285 35 150 100
Mongolian 1,575 1,285 35 155 100
Niger-Congo languages 91,375 50,050 15,865 23,325 2,130
Akan (Twi) 13,460 12,255 20 990 190
Bamanankan 1,540 25 785 710 20
Edo 1,670 1,590 5 60 10
Ewe 1,760 800 375 570 20
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,825 140 1,260 1,335 90
Ga 920 830 0 85 10
Ganda 1,295 1,210 0 70 5
Igbo 4,230 4,000 0 205 30
Lingala 3,810 130 1,900 1,745 30
Rundi (Kirundi) 5,850 305 1,850 3,355 335
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5,250 900 1,005 3,190 155
Shona 3,185 3,035 5 125 25
Swahili 13,375 7,560 1,920 3,285 605
Wolof 3,990 160 1,655 2,075 100
Yoruba 9,085 8,630 50 350 50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 19,135 8,465 5,025 5,175 465
Nilo-Saharan languages 5,870 5,130 200 305 230
Dinka 2,120 1,980 0 40 90
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 3,750 3,145 205 265 140
Sign languages 7,500 3,295 565 370 3,270
American Sign Language 2,680 1,810 5 105 760
Quebec Sign Language 695 5 380 130 180
Sign languages, n.i.e 4,125 1,480 180 140 2,330
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,269,215 957,070 8,165 58,310 245,670
Chinese languages 1,253,360 943,830 8,115 57,995 243,420
Cantonese 565,270 419,535 2,115 22,510 121,105
Hakka 10,910 8,630 70 575 1,635
Mandarin 592,040 452,495 4,740 30,230 104,580
Min Dong 1,230 645 0 25 570
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 31,800 22,745 595 2,090 6,370
Wu (Shanghainese) 12,920 8,925 80 625 3,285
Chinese, n.o.s. 38,575 30,430 500 1,895 5,755
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 615 435 10 40 130
Tibeto-Burman languages 15,855 13,240 50 320 2,250
Burmese 3,585 3,205 5 70 305
Karenic languages 4,705 3,555 20 20 1,110
Tibetan 6,165 5,315 10 180 660
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 1,405 1,165 15 45 170
Tai-Kadai languages 22,015 15,500 1,685 3,125 1,705
Lao 12,670 7,525 1,585 2,545 1,015
Thai 9,255 7,910 100 575 670
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 85 65 0 5 15
Turkic languages 40,140 28,890 2,425 5,605 3,220
Azerbaijani 3,255 2,595 30 350 280
Turkish 32,815 23,135 2,275 4,800 2,605
Uyghur 1,035 780 35 125 95
Uzbek 1,720 1,360 35 180 145
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,315 1,015 50 150 90
Uralic languages 81,980 69,985 500 9,040 2,460
Estonian 5,445 4,625 0 775 40
Finnish 15,295 14,115 15 1,000 170
Hungarian 61,235 51,230 485 7,270 2,250
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 3,685 2,630 305 570 175
Multiple responses 818,635 507,415 42,955 264,465 3,795
English and French 165,320 17,115 4,360 143,745 105
English and non-official language 533,260 483,325 430 46,555 2,950
French and non-official language 86,145 3,590 37,245 44,715 590
English, French and non-official language 33,900 3,385 915 29,450 150

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Footnote 1

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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-X2016058.

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