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, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 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 British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique
Data quality
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 4,598,415 4,127,770 1,805 314,925 153,905
Single responses 4,494,995 4,040,640 1,675 299,390 153,295
Official languages 3,227,535 2,972,700 1,090 252,210 1,535
English 3,170,110 2,966,835 110 201,640 1,525
French 57,425 5,865 975 50,565 15
Non-official languages 1,267,465 1,067,935 585 47,180 151,760
Aboriginal languages 8,435 8,265 0 130 35
Algonquian languages 1,050 990 0 45 10
Blackfoot 35 35 0 5 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 835 795 0 40 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 5 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 15 10 0 0 0
Plains Cree 145 140 0 10 0
Southern East Cree 0 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 25 25 0 0 0
Woods Cree 60 55 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 590 560 0 25 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 15 15 0 5 0
Malecite 5 5 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 155 145 0 5 5
Algonquin 10 5 0 0 0
Ojibway 140 130 0 5 5
Oji-Cree 10 10 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 5 0 0 0 5
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 2,305 2,275 0 20 15
Northern Athabaskan languages 2,295 2,260 0 15 15
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 110 110 0 0 0
Beaver 155 155 0 0 0
Carrier 1,005 995 0 10 5
Chilcotin 650 635 0 0 10
Dene 90 85 0 5 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 5 0 0 0
Gwich'in 15 10 0 0 5
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 85 85 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 75 75 0 5 0
North Slavey (Hare) 5 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 20 20 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 50 50 0 0 5
Tahltan languages 100 100 0 5 0
Kaska (Nahani) 15 15 0 0 0
Tahltan 85 90 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 5 5 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 5 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0
Haida 70 70 0 0 0
Inuit languages 80 80 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 15 10 0 0 0
Inuktitut 50 50 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 20 20 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 10 15 0 0 0
Cayuga 5 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 5 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0
Kutenai 100 100 0 0 0
Michif 30 25 0 10 0
Salish languages 2,270 2,245 0 25 5
Comox 80 80 0 0 0
Halkomelem 475 470 0 10 0
Lillooet 315 310 0 0 0
Okanagan 265 260 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 435 425 0 5 5
Squamish 35 35 0 0 0
Straits 80 80 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 330 325 0 5 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 250 250 0 0 0
Siouan languages 45 45 0 0 0
Dakota 35 30 0 0 0
Stoney 5 5 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0
Tlingit 30 30 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 1,455 1,445 0 10 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 875 870 0 5 0
Nisga'a 385 380 0 5 0
Tsimshian 195 195 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 795 785 0 10 0
Haisla 95 95 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 95 95 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 320 315 0 5 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 275 270 0 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 185 180 0 5 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,259,025 1,059,670 585 47,050 151,720
Afro-Asiatic languages 24,870 18,995 55 2,390 3,430
Berber languages 115 25 5 80 10
Kabyle 40 5 0 25 5
Berber languages, n.i.e. 80 15 5 55 5
Cushitic languages 1,505 1,315 0 35 160
Bilen 5 0 0 0 5
Oromo 210 200 0 0 10
Somali 1,275 1,100 0 30 145
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 0 5
Semitic languages 23,195 17,615 45 2,280 3,260
Amharic 1,365 1,275 0 40 55
Arabic 17,485 12,675 40 2,005 2,755
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 650 490 0 10 150
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 440 280 0 0 160
Harari 20 20 0 0 5
Hebrew 2,060 1,850 0 175 40
Maltese 215 205 0 10 0
Tigrigna 800 705 0 20 75
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 150 115 0 5 25
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 55 50 0 5 5
Austro-Asiatic languages 28,740 23,545 30 815 4,350
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,560 1,280 5 70 210
Vietnamese 27,150 22,240 30 745 4,135
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 35 30 0 0 5
Austronesian languages 96,535 94,680 20 935 905
Bikol 375 370 0 0 0
Cebuano 4,070 3,995 0 40 30
Fijian 470 455 0 0 10
Hiligaynon 1,470 1,440 0 15 5
Ilocano 5,240 5,120 0 30 85
Malagasy 20 5 0 15 0
Malay 3,895 3,715 0 95 85
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 700 690 0 5 5
Pangasinan 300 290 0 0 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 78,770 77,425 15 710 610
Waray-Waray 215 210 0 0 5
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,020 955 0 10 50
Creole languages 840 355 10 460 10
Haitian Creole 35 20 0 20 0
Creole, n.o.s. 500 105 10 375 10
Creole languages, n.i.e. 305 230 0 70 5
Dravidian languages 7,500 7,045 5 180 280
Kannada 280 265 0 15 5
Malayalam 2,385 2,280 0 35 70
Tamil 3,610 3,325 5 110 175
Telugu 1,175 1,125 0 20 25
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 45 45 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 140 120 0 0 15
Indo-European languages 588,175 508,650 310 31,015 48,200
Albanian 1,465 1,330 5 50 85
Armenian 1,200 900 5 230 65
Balto-Slavic languages 83,115 75,200 30 5,220 2,655
Baltic languages 1,070 950 0 120 5
Latvian 565 495 0 60 0
Lithuanian 505 450 0 55 5
Slavic languages 82,045 74,255 30 5,100 2,655
Belarusan 95 75 0 10 10
Bosnian 1,365 1,255 0 60 45
Bulgarian 2,025 1,665 5 285 70
Croatian 7,475 7,060 0 295 120
Czech 5,920 5,485 5 375 55
Macedonian 325 295 0 25 10
Polish 16,910 15,405 5 1,175 330
Russian 25,955 22,845 15 1,590 1,510
Serbian 7,050 6,260 0 520 260
Serbo-Croatian 1,390 1,250 0 105 35
Slovak 3,400 3,170 0 190 40
Slovene (Slovenian) 1,160 1,090 0 65 10
Ukrainian 8,630 8,085 0 380 165
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 345 320 0 15 5
Celtic languages 615 535 0 75 0
Scottish Gaelic 240 210 0 35 0
Welsh 280 250 0 30 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 95 80 0 15 0
Germanic languages 101,730 93,405 15 7,745 560
Afrikaans 3,265 3,095 0 135 25
Danish 4,665 4,445 0 215 5
Dutch 21,025 19,150 0 1,835 40
Frisian 295 275 0 15 0
German 66,885 61,455 10 4,955 465
Icelandic 275 260 0 15 5
Norwegian 2,005 1,910 0 90 5
Swedish 2,520 2,320 0 190 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 440 240 0 200 5
Yiddish 285 210 0 70 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 0 35 0
Greek 6,120 5,495 10 455 160
Indo-Iranian languages 297,800 249,510 110 7,200 40,985
Indo-Aryan languages 250,995 208,500 85 4,620 37,790
Bengali 3,175 2,935 5 125 120
Gujarati 6,895 6,360 0 220 310
Hindi 26,720 25,060 5 520 1,135
Kashmiri 60 60 0 0 0
Konkani 250 240 0 10 0
Marathi 620 590 0 20 10
Nepali 1,155 1,055 0 35 70
Oriya (Odia) 70 60 5 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 198,805 159,820 70 3,300 35,615
Sindhi 1,675 1,545 0 100 35
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,675 1,590 0 45 35
Urdu 9,885 9,180 0 235 470
Iranian languages 46,390 40,640 30 2,565 3,165
Kurdish 1,765 1,545 5 30 185
Pashto 1,155 1,015 0 25 110
Persian (Farsi) 43,470 38,070 25 2,510 2,860
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 415 365 0 10 35
Italic (Romance) languages 96,135 82,270 140 10,045 3,690
Catalan 165 115 0 50 5
Italian 22,675 20,010 10 2,110 540
Portuguese 17,450 15,495 10 1,255 695
Romanian 8,730 6,530 20 1,840 335
Spanish 47,010 40,035 90 4,770 2,115
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 105 85 0 20 5
Japanese 21,350 19,505 10 590 1,245
Kartvelian languages 85 75 0 5 5
Georgian 85 75 0 5 5
Korean 52,160 44,695 15 1,255 6,195
Mongolic languages 365 315 0 10 35
Mongolian 360 315 0 10 35
Niger-Congo languages 3,725 2,985 30 610 95
Akan (Twi) 495 460 0 30 5
Bamanankan 15 5 0 5 0
Edo 80 80 0 5 5
Ewe 85 50 5 30 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 45 10 0 30 5
Ga 45 35 0 0 0
Ganda 85 80 0 5 5
Igbo 245 240 0 5 0
Lingala 75 25 5 50 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 110 20 5 70 15
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 150 75 0 70 5
Shona 210 205 0 5 5
Swahili 805 640 10 135 20
Wolof 50 10 0 40 0
Yoruba 330 315 0 10 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 890 740 5 110 30
Nilo-Saharan languages 345 320 0 10 10
Dinka 105 100 0 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 240 225 0 10 10
Sign languages 1,160 625 0 30 500
American Sign Language 470 330 0 15 125
Quebec Sign Language 5 0 0 5 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 685 300 0 10 375
Sino-Tibetan languages 410,915 317,550 95 7,460 85,810
Chinese languages 408,415 315,470 95 7,430 85,425
Cantonese 193,535 146,645 30 3,085 43,775
Hakka 2,320 1,870 5 80 375
Mandarin 186,325 146,250 50 3,845 36,180
Min Dong 230 180 0 5 55
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 11,210 9,030 0 160 2,015
Wu (Shanghainese) 4,540 3,185 5 90 1,265
Chinese, n.o.s. 10,050 8,160 5 170 1,715
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 205 160 0 5 40
Tibeto-Burman languages 2,500 2,080 0 30 390
Burmese 1,125 1,015 0 15 95
Karenic languages 820 585 0 5 235
Tibetan 330 290 0 5 35
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 230 190 0 5 35
Tai-Kadai languages 3,990 3,715 0 115 160
Lao 1,100 965 0 60 80
Thai 2,865 2,730 0 55 80
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 25 15 0 0 5
Turkic languages 4,140 3,585 0 290 260
Azerbaijani 530 450 0 30 50
Turkish 3,150 2,735 0 235 180
Uyghur 165 140 0 5 20
Uzbek 105 95 0 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 190 170 0 15 5
Uralic languages 13,495 12,465 5 845 175
Estonian 705 615 0 80 5
Finnish 3,760 3,565 0 170 20
Hungarian 9,030 8,280 5 595 145
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 500 430 0 35 40
Multiple responses 103,420 87,135 135 15,535 615
English and French 10,065 2,380 25 7,655 0
English and non-official language 89,140 83,790 35 4,730 580
French and non-official language 2,105 505 70 1,505 20
English, French and non-official language 2,110 450 10 1,645 10

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Footnote(s)

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Data quality note(s) – British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

  • 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: 4.9%.
  • 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-X2016054.

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