Data tables, 2016 Census

Mother Tongue (8), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (187), Other Language Spoken Regularly at Home (9), Generation Status (6), Age (8B) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details mother tongue , language spoken most often at home , other language spoken regularly at home , generation status , age and sex for the population in private households in Canada
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Language spoken most often at home (187) Mother tongue (8)
Total - Mother tongue English French Non-official language English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Total - Language spoken most often at homeFootnote 2 34,460,065 19,349,065 7,065,270 7,260,080 157,180 513,245 84,095 31,125
Single responses 32,824,190 19,178,885 6,965,505 6,255,545 113,035 256,230 40,935 14,060
Official languages 28,874,140 19,064,090 6,945,040 2,514,195 111,020 197,580 31,750 10,455
English 22,031,185 18,992,685 447,675 2,301,490 77,515 196,715 7,090 8,010
French 6,842,955 71,400 6,497,370 212,705 33,505 865 24,665 2,440
Non-official languages 3,950,055 114,795 20,455 3,741,345 2,010 58,650 9,185 3,610
Aboriginal languages 117,685 6,430 470 108,785 10 1,790 185 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,832,375 108,365 19,990 3,632,560 2,010 56,860 8,995 3,590
Afro-Asiatic languages 306,785 10,130 5,095 282,350 430 5,075 2,925 775
Berber languages 8,190 0 295 7,710 0 10 170 10
Kabyle 5,560 0 180 5,270 0 0 115 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 2,625 0 115 2,440 0 0 50 10
Cushitic languages 26,945 1,980 100 24,185 15 615 35 15
Bilen 750 40 0 690 0 15 0 0
Oromo 3,295 155 0 3,080 0 65 0 0
Somali 22,690 1,785 105 20,205 15 540 35 10
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 210 0 0 210 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 271,065 8,135 4,700 249,905 415 4,440 2,720 750
Amharic 12,630 700 0 11,630 10 275 10 10
Arabic 221,815 6,195 4,505 203,675 385 3,660 2,670 720
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 11,215 190 10 10,860 0 145 0 10
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 3,375 50 0 3,310 0 10 0 0
Harari 635 45 0 580 0 10 0 0
Hebrew 8,785 420 185 8,030 0 85 45 10
Maltese 1,120 30 0 1,030 0 55 0 0
Tigrigna 10,295 475 0 9,625 10 185 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,195 30 0 1,155 10 10 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 585 15 0 555 0 10 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 113,540 4,805 1,525 105,295 140 1,195 425 160
Khmer (Cambodian) 11,230 330 215 10,470 15 60 110 35
Vietnamese 102,245 4,470 1,305 94,765 125 1,135 320 120
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 60 0 0 65 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 245,445 11,215 20 224,885 15 9,200 75 25
Bikol 280 0 0 275 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 7,700 500 0 6,925 0 270 10 0
Fijian 245 20 0 230 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 2,360 95 0 2,185 0 85 0 0
Ilocano 8,890 410 0 8,205 0 280 0 0
Malagasy 465 10 10 440 0 0 10 0
Malay 3,755 55 0 3,645 0 55 0 0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,255 40 0 1,165 0 50 0 0
Pangasinan 245 10 0 230 0 10 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 218,375 9,935 10 199,915 20 8,410 70 20
Waray-Waray 455 0 0 445 0 15 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,405 150 0 1,235 0 25 0 0
Creole languages 28,020 735 2,945 22,790 280 140 915 215
Haitian Creole 1,105 0 130 950 10 0 15 0
Creole, n.o.s. 24,890 405 2,760 20,430 215 80 865 135
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,025 335 50 1,410 60 65 35 80
Dravidian languages 120,190 6,675 320 109,465 70 3,455 95 110
Kannada 1,410 65 10 1,280 0 60 0 0
Malayalam 15,135 945 0 13,560 0 625 0 10
Tamil 95,475 5,195 315 87,365 75 2,330 100 100
Telugu 8,015 450 0 7,140 0 420 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 160 20 0 115 0 15 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 245 15 0 235 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 1,870,830 45,245 6,630 1,787,195 640 26,115 3,320 1,690
Albanian 12,985 355 35 12,370 0 165 45 10
Armenian 21,810 120 95 21,325 20 125 60 70
Balto-Slavic languages 311,350 5,320 625 302,090 70 2,445 520 280
Baltic languages 3,135 55 0 3,040 0 35 0 0
Latvian 1,225 25 0 1,195 0 10 0 0
Lithuanian 1,905 30 0 1,845 0 25 0 0
Slavic languages 308,215 5,265 620 299,050 70 2,405 520 280
Belarusan 230 0 0 225 0 0 10 0
Bosnian 6,080 155 15 5,800 0 55 50 0
Bulgarian 11,175 195 35 10,800 10 70 60 0
Croatian 16,835 225 10 16,480 0 120 10 0
Czech 6,140 135 10 5,935 0 40 0 10
Macedonian 7,050 175 0 6,825 0 35 10 10
Polish 74,135 1,325 90 71,910 10 675 75 55
Russian 115,810 1,750 385 112,475 35 735 260 165
Serbian 31,360 500 30 30,480 0 285 35 25
Serbo-Croatian 3,990 20 10 3,910 0 35 10 10
Slovak 5,730 35 0 5,640 0 50 0 0
Slovene (Slovenian) 2,085 25 0 2,040 0 15 0 0
Ukrainian 27,050 700 45 25,985 25 285 10 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 545 10 0 530 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 270 115 0 130 0 20 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 160 75 0 75 0 10 0 0
Welsh 40 0 0 35 0 10 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 65 40 0 15 0 10 0 0
Germanic languages 118,955 2,015 200 115,235 15 1,255 135 95
Afrikaans 4,695 120 0 4,460 0 110 0 0
Danish 870 30 0 815 0 25 0 0
Dutch 9,005 165 30 8,720 0 70 10 10
Frisian 115 0 0 110 0 0 0 0
German 89,210 1,410 150 86,650 10 850 105 40
Icelandic 275 10 10 255 0 0 10 0
Norwegian 225 10 10 190 0 20 0 0
Swedish 995 75 0 870 0 35 0 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 345 0 0 330 0 0 0 10
Yiddish 6,720 165 10 6,385 10 130 0 35
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 6,505 25 0 6,460 0 15 0 0
Greek 44,005 975 55 42,395 0 470 45 65
Indo-Iranian languages 833,780 24,310 695 790,915 215 16,780 490 385
Indo-Aryan languages 673,015 21,080 390 636,015 140 14,920 245 230
Bengali 47,005 1,880 120 43,670 70 1,185 35 55
Gujarati 63,555 2,415 35 59,645 15 1,365 50 25
Hindi 53,410 2,750 10 48,860 15 1,740 25 10
Kashmiri 105 0 0 95 0 0 0 0
Konkani 690 40 0 620 0 30 0 0
Marathi 3,570 130 0 3,290 0 155 0 0
Nepali 13,180 185 10 12,685 0 270 15 10
Oriya (Odia) 480 15 0 445 0 20 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 350,015 8,925 100 334,650 25 6,170 75 75
Sindhi 5,145 230 0 4,665 0 245 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 8,130 220 0 7,645 10 260 0 10
Urdu 127,740 4,295 105 119,750 10 3,485 45 50
Iranian languages 158,385 3,075 310 152,765 75 1,765 245 150
Kurdish 6,650 165 10 6,410 0 75 10 0
Pashto 10,255 230 30 9,750 0 215 0 25
Persian (Farsi) 141,480 2,680 280 136,610 75 1,475 235 125
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,380 155 0 2,130 0 95 0 0
Italic (Romance) languages 527,685 12,035 4,910 502,745 310 4,860 2,035 785
Catalan 325 10 0 305 0 10 0 0
Italian 114,870 2,200 460 111,120 35 725 190 135
Portuguese 98,955 2,350 495 94,785 20 985 255 65
Romanian 54,060 575 545 52,145 65 240 265 220
Spanish 259,345 6,890 3,405 244,285 185 2,890 1,315 375
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 120 0 0 105 0 10 0 0
Japanese 19,380 760 55 18,310 0 240 10 0
Kartvelian languages 1,050 15 0 1,015 0 25 0 0
Georgian 1,055 10 0 1,015 0 25 0 0
Korean 108,925 2,510 20 105,280 10 1,030 30 35
Mongolic languages 1,050 20 0 1,015 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 1,045 20 10 1,015 0 0 10 0
Niger-Congo languages 29,755 2,240 1,165 25,135 75 730 350 65
Akan (Twi) 6,330 680 0 5,415 30 195 0 10
Bamanankan 350 0 40 300 0 0 10 0
Edo 490 120 0 360 0 10 0 0
Ewe 440 0 20 405 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 730 0 95 615 0 0 15 0
Ga 320 40 0 275 0 10 0 0
Ganda 425 55 0 360 0 10 0 0
Igbo 1,090 200 0 770 0 125 0 0
Lingala 1,095 25 200 820 0 0 40 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,010 10 150 1,760 10 10 75 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,530 35 85 1,310 35 10 45 15
Shona 1,135 135 0 905 0 95 0 0
Swahili 5,160 305 205 4,515 0 95 40 0
Wolof 1,620 0 160 1,380 0 0 65 10
Yoruba 2,530 480 0 1,965 0 90 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 4,505 170 195 3,985 0 75 55 30
Nilo-Saharan languages 2,240 190 35 1,890 0 115 10 0
Dinka 905 100 0 740 0 65 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,335 90 35 1,145 0 50 0 0
Sign languages 11,065 3,755 640 5,820 30 615 185 10
American Sign Language 3,150 815 25 1,945 10 345 10 0
Quebec Sign Language 745 0 195 440 0 0 100 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 7,175 2,945 415 3,435 20 265 75 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 919,225 18,765 1,210 889,650 290 8,365 520 430
Chinese languages 908,160 18,490 1,205 879,090 290 8,150 520 425
Cantonese 400,795 8,280 220 387,725 65 4,275 130 105
Hakka 3,970 120 15 3,770 0 60 10 0
Mandarin 458,795 8,965 770 444,835 210 3,385 330 300
Min Dong 230 0 0 225 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,730 250 60 13,310 10 90 15 0
Wu (Shanghainese) 7,735 130 15 7,525 10 55 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 22,560 750 130 21,340 0 280 45 10
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 355 0 0 355 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 11,060 275 10 10,560 0 215 0 0
Burmese 2,070 25 0 2,005 0 30 0 0
Karenic languages 3,660 160 0 3,410 0 90 0 0
Tibetan 4,575 50 0 4,415 0 100 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 770 35 0 735 0 0 0 0
Tai-Kadai languages 9,365 335 85 8,715 10 130 55 40
Lao 6,285 215 65 5,850 0 60 55 35
Thai 3,070 115 15 2,855 0 75 0 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 21,430 555 195 20,340 10 245 75 20
Azerbaijani 1,305 20 0 1,290 0 0 0 0
Turkish 18,000 500 190 17,005 0 220 70 10
Uyghur 720 0 0 710 0 0 10 10
Uzbek 1,000 25 0 945 0 25 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 405 0 0 395 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 22,785 345 25 22,245 0 160 10 0
Estonian 995 10 0 990 0 0 0 0
Finnish 2,810 60 0 2,725 0 25 0 10
Hungarian 18,970 280 25 18,525 0 135 10 0
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,040 60 25 930 0 10 0 15
Multiple responses 1,635,870 170,180 99,770 1,004,535 44,140 257,015 43,160 17,060
English and French 154,380 28,970 67,785 11,995 40,330 1,060 2,025 2,215
English and non-official language 1,269,705 135,885 1,555 875,160 1,050 250,180 1,980 3,900
French and non-official language 147,040 480 24,865 86,930 500 360 32,515 1,395
English, French and non-official language 64,740 4,840 5,570 30,450 2,260 5,415 6,640 9,555

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information on generation status variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 2

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.
  • Long-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%.
  • Long-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016196.

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