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, Provinces and Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 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 34,767,255 26,007,500 7,705,755 417,490 636,515 7,914,495 22.8
Single responses 33,103,865 24,677,820 7,469,430 320,105 636,510 7,629,475 23.0
Official languages 29,106,670 21,817,190 7,289,475 0 0 7,289,475 25.0
English 22,162,870 21,747,580 415,290 0 0 415,285 1.9
French 6,943,800 69,610 6,874,185 0 0 6,874,190 99.0
Non-official languages 3,997,195 2,860,630 179,950 320,105 636,515 340,005 8.5
Aboriginal languages 118,470 92,395 11,890 6,835 7,350 15,310 12.9
Algonquian languages 75,085 56,335 11,415 4,340 2,990 13,585 18.1
Blackfoot 1,110 1,100 0 5 5 5 0.5
Cree-Montagnais languages 55,825 38,055 11,200 4,140 2,430 13,270 23.8
Atikamekw 5,465 5 4,790 220 455 4,900 89.7
Montagnais (Innu) 8,585 1,235 6,255 665 445 6,585 76.7
Moose Cree 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Naskapi 1,200 955 20 130 90 85 7.1
Northern East Cree 110 80 0 30 10 15 13.6
Plains Cree 1,350 1,320 0 10 20 5 0.4
Southern East Cree 20 10 0 10 0 0 0.0
Swampy Cree 330 315 0 10 10 0 0.0
Woods Cree 800 775 0 5 20 0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 37,950 33,350 135 3,080 1,380 1,675 4.4
Eastern Algonquian languages 3,615 3,515 5 70 20 45 1.2
Malecite 55 55 0 0 0 0 0.0
Mi'kmaq 3,565 3,460 10 75 20 45 1.3
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 14,525 13,660 205 120 535 270 1.9
Algonquin 375 85 175 90 20 215 57.3
Ojibway 6,175 5,910 10 25 220 30 0.5
Oji-Cree 7,905 7,590 20 5 285 20 0.3
Ottawa (Odawa) 75 70 0 0 5 0 0.0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Athabaskan languages 10,265 9,895 10 25 330 20 0.2
Northern Athabaskan languages 10,250 9,885 5 25 330 20 0.2
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 15 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Beaver 50 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Carrier 245 240 0 0 5 0 0.0
Chilcotin 255 245 0 0 10 0 0.0
Dene 7,705 7,480 10 15 215 10 0.1
Dogrib (Tlicho) 1,020 965 0 0 55 5 0.5
Gwich'in 45 45 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sekani 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Slavey-Hare languages 820 760 0 5 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 90 0 5 10 0 0.0
Tahltan languages 30 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Kaska (Nahani) 20 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tahltan 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tutchone languages 35 30 0 0 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. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Haida 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuit languages 29,495 22,660 425 2,425 3,980 1,640 5.6
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 165 150 0 5 15 0 0.0
Inuktitut 29,235 22,435 415 2,420 3,965 1,625 5.6
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 90 75 5 10 5 10 11.1
Iroquoian languages 290 255 25 10 5 30 10.3
Cayuga 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Mohawk 260 220 20 10 5 25 9.6
Oneida 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Kutenai 10 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Michif 80 55 5 15 5 15 18.8
Salish languages 285 275 0 5 5 5 1.8
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Halkomelem 50 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Lillooet 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Okanagan 85 80 0 0 5 0 0.0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 50 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Squamish 5 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
Straits 25 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 25 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 25 20 0 5 0 0 0.0
Siouan languages 2,225 2,210 0 0 10 5 0.2
Dakota 255 250 0 0 5 0 0.0
Stoney 1,950 1,935 0 0 10 0 0.0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 5 0 5 25.0
Tlingit 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tsimshian languages 410 405 0 0 5 0 0.0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 310 305 0 0 5 0 0.0
Nisga'a 70 75 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tsimshian 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wakashan languages 75 75 0 0 0 0 0.0
Haisla 15 20 0 5 0 0 0.0
Heiltsuk 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 25 25 0 0 0 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 5 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 37,880 51,725 48,260 63,740 20.7
Berber languages 8,105 195 4,735 2,585 590 6,030 74.4
Kabyle 5,490 120 3,260 1,720 390 4,125 75.1
Berber languages, n.i.e. 2,615 75 1,475 860 200 1,910 73.0
Cushitic languages 27,100 21,785 515 1,545 3,255 1,290 4.8
Bilen 620 500 0 5 115 5 0.8
Oromo 3,410 3,020 0 30 355 20 0.6
Somali 22,890 18,175 500 1,485 2,730 1,250 5.5
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 185 95 5 20 60 15 8.1
Semitic languages 272,100 147,585 32,590 47,545 44,380 56,365 20.7
Amharic 12,780 11,570 40 400 770 240 1.9
Arabic 223,540 107,540 32,260 45,630 38,110 55,075 24.6
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10,510 7,760 30 145 2,580 100 1.0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 3,445 2,485 5 65 885 40 1.2
Harari 730 655 0 15 60 5 0.7
Hebrew 8,560 6,870 225 1,055 410 755 8.8
Maltese 1,125 1,085 0 10 35 5 0.4
Tigrigna 10,205 8,695 25 185 1,300 115 1.1
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,200 925 5 40 230 25 2.1
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 445 325 35 45 30 55 12.4
Austro-Asiatic languages 115,210 71,120 8,485 11,115 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 66,420 6,320 9,585 21,915 11,110 10.7
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 80 55 10 5 10 10 12.5
Austronesian languages 239,790 232,165 315 2,685 4,625 1,660 0.7
Bikol 290 280 0 10 5 5 1.7
Cebuano 7,205 7,000 5 80 125 40 0.6
Fijian 195 180 0 0 15 0 0.0
Hiligaynon 2,205 2,120 0 40 45 25 1.1
Ilocano 9,125 8,710 0 110 300 60 0.7
Malagasy 430 5 190 215 15 300 69.8
Malay 3,625 3,290 0 85 240 45 1.2
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,200 1,165 0 10 20 5 0.4
Pangasinan 240 235 0 0 5 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 213,790 207,845 100 2,095 3,750 1,145 0.5
Waray-Waray 310 300 0 5 5 0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,160 1,030 15 25 95 25 2.2
Creole languages 27,860 2,365 15,395 7,980 2,125 19,380 69.6
Haitian Creole 1,280 70 700 415 90 910 71.1
Creole, n.o.s. 24,575 1,155 14,560 6,880 1,980 18,000 73.2
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,005 1,140 130 685 55 470 23.4
Dravidian languages 122,490 104,010 625 5,345 12,505 3,300 2.7
Kannada 1,625 1,470 5 75 80 40 2.5
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 5 180 495 95 1.1
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 190 165 0 10 10 5 2.6
Hmong-Mien languages 340 265 0 10 60 10 2.9
Indo-European languages 1,911,215 1,372,660 87,475 192,555 258,520 183,755 9.6
Albanian 13,135 9,340 525 1,100 2,175 1,075 8.2
Armenian 21,505 8,745 1,175 9,070 2,510 5,715 26.6
Balto-Slavic languages 314,965 240,760 10,120 33,310 30,770 26,775 8.5
Baltic languages 3,275 2,780 5 355 135 185 5.6
Latvian 1,255 1,030 0 185 40 90 7.2
Lithuanian 2,015 1,755 5 165 95 90 4.5
Slavic languages 311,695 237,980 10,115 32,955 30,640 26,595 8.5
Belarusan 230 150 5 40 30 30 13.0
Bosnian 6,045 4,440 520 485 605 760 12.6
Bulgarian 11,980 6,030 1,225 4,055 680 3,250 27.1
Croatian 16,775 14,555 175 905 1,140 630 3.8
Czech 6,235 5,305 70 505 350 320 5.1
Macedonian 6,835 5,825 20 290 695 170 2.5
Polish 74,780 61,565 980 5,545 6,680 3,755 5.0
Russian 116,595 82,730 5,490 14,580 13,795 12,785 11.0
Serbian 31,750 25,420 565 3,055 2,715 2,090 6.6
Serbo-Croatian 3,885 2,580 390 620 290 705 18.1
Slovak 5,610 4,460 35 375 735 225 4.0
Slovene (Slovenian) 2,055 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. 665 570 10 35 50 30 4.5
Celtic languages 365 305 10 30 20 20 5.5
Scottish Gaelic 190 160 0 15 15 10 5.3
Welsh 100 85 0 10 5 5 5.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 75 60 5 10 0 10 13.3
Germanic languages 146,455 124,270 760 7,265 14,150 4,395 3.0
Afrikaans 4,785 4,575 0 145 70 70 1.5
Danish 855 775 5 55 20 35 4.1
Dutch 9,565 7,965 40 1,175 380 630 6.6
Frisian 185 180 0 10 5 5 2.7
German 120,335 104,070 625 3,925 11,705 2,595 2.2
Icelandic 265 230 0 30 10 20 7.5
Norwegian 345 305 5 30 5 20 5.8
Swedish 1,050 830 15 170 25 105 10.0
Vlaams (Flemish) 355 170 30 150 10 100 28.2
Yiddish 7,080 3,805 30 1,555 1,685 810 11.4
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 1,630 1,365 10 10 245 15 0.9
Greek 44,545 30,600 430 6,865 6,645 3,865 8.7
Indo-Iranian languages 838,755 673,720 5,450 35,375 124,210 23,140 2.8
Indo-Aryan languages 676,185 549,225 1,810 20,055 105,095 11,835 1.8
Bengali 47,350 40,140 335 3,955 2,920 2,315 4.9
Gujarati 64,150 53,050 145 1,885 9,070 1,090 1.7
Hindi 55,515 50,040 65 1,315 4,095 720 1.3
Kashmiri 135 120 0 5 10 5 3.7
Konkani 720 655 10 30 35 20 2.8
Marathi 3,775 3,470 0 125 180 70 1.9
Nepali 13,380 9,540 470 740 2,630 840 6.3
Oriya (Odia) 470 435 0 15 25 10 2.1
Punjabi (Panjabi) 349,140 266,760 400 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 5 240 325 125 1.6
Urdu 128,780 113,370 370 4,800 10,250 2,765 2.1
Iranian languages 160,190 122,640 3,580 15,210 18,765 11,180 7.0
Kurdish 6,575 4,915 150 330 1,180 320 4.9
Pashto 10,590 8,325 105 525 1,640 365 3.4
Persian (Farsi) 143,025 109,405 3,325 14,355 15,950 10,500 7.3
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,380 1,855 60 115 340 115 4.8
Italic (Romance) languages 531,485 284,915 68,995 99,540 78,035 118,765 22.3
Catalan 350 190 30 120 20 90 25.7
Italian 115,415 63,910 12,650 15,215 23,650 20,260 17.6
Portuguese 98,710 59,320 7,245 10,570 21,575 12,525 12.7
Romanian 53,320 20,720 7,135 21,390 4,075 17,830 33.4
Spanish 263,505 140,675 41,925 52,215 28,695 68,030 25.8
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 175 110 15 30 20 30 17.1
Japanese 19,780 16,480 175 715 2,415 535 2.7
Kartvelian languages 1,035 770 5 65 195 40 3.9
Georgian 1,035 770 5 65 195 35 3.4
Korean 109,700 90,345 205 2,835 16,320 1,625 1.5
Mongolic languages 905 715 35 85 75 80 8.8
Mongolian 910 715 35 80 75 80 8.8
Niger-Congo languages 28,660 16,765 5,075 4,700 2,120 7,425 25.9
Akan (Twi) 5,985 5,495 15 285 190 155 2.6
Bamanankan 340 10 200 110 20 255 75.0
Edo 410 400 0 0 10 0 0.0
Ewe 410 195 100 100 15 150 36.6
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 825 55 380 305 85 535 64.8
Ga 250 225 0 10 10 5 2.0
Ganda 340 325 0 10 10 5 1.5
Igbo 1,000 940 0 25 35 10 1.0
Lingala 1,045 75 635 290 50 785 75.1
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,110 165 840 790 320 1,235 58.5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,530 375 365 655 135 695 45.4
Shona 1,035 985 0 25 20 15 1.4
Swahili 5,370 2,855 925 920 670 1,385 25.8
Wolof 1,385 85 660 535 100 930 67.1
Yoruba 2,615 2,490 5 75 55 40 1.5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 4,010 2,090 945 565 410 1,230 30.7
Nilo-Saharan languages 2,655 2,280 100 55 210 130 4.9
Dinka 1,130 1,030 0 10 90 5 0.4
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,520 1,250 100 50 125 120 7.9
Sign languages 10,445 5,630 1,070 110 3,630 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 2,555 575 8.6
Sino-Tibetan languages 924,715 642,585 7,840 27,885 246,405 21,785 2.4
Chinese languages 913,365 633,605 7,805 27,760 244,200 21,680 2.4
Cantonese 400,220 264,610 1,880 8,385 125,340 6,075 1.5
Hakka 4,080 2,860 30 75 1,120 65 1.6
Mandarin 462,885 334,680 4,970 17,465 105,775 13,705 3.0
Min Dong 350 125 0 0 220 0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,965 8,705 425 725 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 5,080 810 3.4
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 280 190 0 20 70 15 5.4
Tibeto-Burman languages 11,350 8,975 40 130 2,205 105 0.9
Burmese 2,245 1,895 5 20 320 15 0.7
Karenic languages 3,865 2,705 20 5 1,130 20 0.5
Tibetan 4,585 3,835 10 85 665 50 1.1
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 655 540 5 15 90 15 2.3
Tai-Kadai languages 9,565 5,800 1,190 880 1,700 1,630 17.0
Lao 6,170 3,245 1,130 775 1,030 1,520 24.6
Thai 3,360 2,535 60 105 660 110 3.3
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 30 20 0 0 10 0 0.0
Turkic languages 22,250 14,865 1,830 2,550 3,005 3,105 14.0
Azerbaijani 1,245 960 20 100 160 70 5.6
Turkish 18,955 12,385 1,750 2,250 2,565 2,880 15.2
Uyghur 610 425 25 70 90 55 9.0
Uzbek 990 755 30 80 130 65 6.6
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 455 340 15 50 60 40 8.8
Uralic languages 23,245 18,700 280 1,875 2,390 1,215 5.2
Estonian 975 790 0 145 35 75 7.7
Finnish 2,790 2,510 10 105 170 60 2.2
Hungarian 19,485 15,405 275 1,625 2,185 1,085 5.6
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,110 820 70 105 110 125 11.3
Multiple responses 1,663,390 1,329,675 236,330 97,380 0 285,020 17.1
English and French 160,185 32,975 72,135 55,070 0 99,675 62.2
English and non-official language 1,284,980 1,281,805 3,175 0 0 3,175 0.2
French and non-official language 148,920 2,025 146,890 0 0 146,895 98.6
English, French and non-official language 69,315 12,875 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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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016073.

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