Data tables, 2016 Census

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 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 , single and multiple mother tongue responses , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Quebec / Québec
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Mother Tongue (263) Single and multiple mother tongue responses (3)
Total - Single and multiple mother tongue responsesFootnote 1 Single mother tongue responsesFootnote 2 Multiple mother tongue responsesFootnote 3
Total - Mother tongueFootnote 4 8,066,560 7,881,650 184,905
Official languages 7,005,725 6,820,815 184,910
English 718,985 601,155 117,835
French 6,377,085 6,219,665 157,420
Non-official languages 1,173,345 1,060,830 112,515
Aboriginal languages 47,025 45,570 1,455
Algonquian languages 34,350 33,140 1,210
Blackfoot 5 0 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 32,235 31,430 800
Atikamekw 6,295 6,150 145
Montagnais (Innu) 9,155 8,710 445
Moose Cree 5 0 0
Naskapi 605 590 15
Northern East Cree 150 135 15
Plains Cree 10 10 0
Southern East Cree 35 35 0
Swampy Cree 5 5 0
Woods Cree 10 10 0
Cree, n.o.s. 15,965 15,790 175
Eastern Algonquian languages 555 485 70
Malecite 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 555 485 75
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 1,545 1,210 335
Algonquin 1,505 1,185 315
Ojibway 35 25 10
Oji-Cree 5 5 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0
Athabaskan languages 20 15 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 15 5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 5 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 5 0
Sekani 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 10 5 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 10 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0
Inuit languages 12,130 11,970 165
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0
Inuktitut 12,040 11,895 150
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 90 75 10
Iroquoian languages 440 375 65
Cayuga 5 0 0
Mohawk 430 365 60
Oneida 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5
Kutenai 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5
Salish languages 5 5 0
Comox 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0
Siouan languages 5 0 5
Dakota 5 0 5
Stoney 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 5 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 75 60 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,126,320 1,015,265 111,055
Afro-Asiatic languages 234,055 197,535 36,520
Berber languages 23,945 20,845 3,100
Kabyle 14,315 12,470 1,845
Berber languages, n.i.e. 9,630 8,375 1,255
Cushitic languages 1,230 1,125 105
Bilen 15 15 5
Oromo 15 15 5
Somali 1,175 1,070 105
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 25 25 0
Semitic languages 208,460 175,215 33,250
Amharic 815 745 70
Arabic 202,520 169,885 32,630
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 155 155 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 15 15 0
Harari 5 5 0
Hebrew 4,400 3,885 510
Maltese 30 25 5
Tigrigna 410 385 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 120 110 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 420 355 65
Austro-Asiatic languages 38,880 36,310 2,570
Khmer (Cambodian) 9,710 8,855 855
Vietnamese 29,135 27,425 1,710
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 35 25 5
Austronesian languages 26,270 21,635 4,640
Bikol 130 115 15
Cebuano 995 885 110
Fijian 0 5 5
Hiligaynon 485 410 75
Ilocano 2,260 2,060 200
Malagasy 1,485 1,255 235
Malay 760 705 55
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 220 200 20
Pangasinan 105 95 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 19,400 15,540 3,860
Waray-Waray 60 50 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 365 320 40
Creole languages 69,220 56,990 12,235
Haitian Creole 2,695 2,220 480
Creole, n.o.s. 65,280 53,785 11,495
Creole languages, n.i.e. 1,250 985 260
Dravidian languages 16,525 14,860 1,665
Kannada 295 240 50
Malayalam 510 440 70
Tamil 15,020 13,595 1,420
Telugu 680 575 105
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 15 5
Hmong-Mien languages 25 25 0
Indo-European languages 594,290 553,045 41,245
Albanian 3,015 2,795 220
Armenian 17,475 16,430 1,040
Balto-Slavic languages 71,795 68,155 3,640
Baltic languages 900 855 50
Latvian 305 295 15
Lithuanian 595 555 35
Slavic languages 70,900 67,305 3,595
Belarusan 85 80 5
Bosnian 1,720 1,620 105
Bulgarian 7,255 6,985 270
Croatian 2,495 2,330 160
Czech 1,555 1,470 90
Macedonian 215 205 10
Polish 14,790 13,935 855
Russian 29,995 28,565 1,430
Serbian 3,295 3,135 160
Serbo-Croatian 1,875 1,805 70
Slovak 1,100 1,040 60
Slovene (Slovenian) 795 755 40
Ukrainian 5,530 5,210 325
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 190 175 20
Celtic languages 200 155 50
Scottish Gaelic 35 25 10
Welsh 45 40 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 120 90 30
Germanic languages 30,100 27,540 2,560
Afrikaans 150 125 30
Danish 445 395 55
Dutch 3,105 2,825 280
Frisian 10 10 0
German 15,140 13,670 1,470
Icelandic 70 65 5
Norwegian 230 200 30
Swedish 650 555 95
Vlaams (Flemish) 605 540 60
Yiddish 9,475 8,985 485
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 220 175 50
Greek 41,940 38,640 3,300
Indo-Iranian languages 82,515 76,040 6,480
Indo-Aryan languages 50,805 45,845 4,965
Bengali 11,980 11,000 980
Gujarati 6,785 6,070 715
Hindi 3,735 3,030 710
Kashmiri 20 20 0
Konkani 140 115 25
Marathi 285 255 30
Nepali 1,575 1,505 70
Oriya (Odia) 40 35 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 13,350 12,380 970
Sindhi 370 325 40
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 735 640 95
Urdu 11,780 10,470 1,310
Iranian languages 31,245 29,760 1,490
Kurdish 1,035 985 55
Pashto 1,365 1,285 80
Persian (Farsi) 28,845 27,490 1,355
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 470 435 35
Italic (Romance) languages 347,240 323,290 23,950
Catalan 355 320 40
Italian 113,145 104,600 8,550
Portuguese 39,230 36,770 2,465
Romanian 37,220 35,840 1,380
Spanish 157,140 145,635 11,500
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 145 125 20
Japanese 2,890 2,520 365
Kartvelian languages 175 170 10
Georgian 180 170 5
Korean 5,425 5,155 265
Mongolic languages 210 190 20
Mongolian 210 190 20
Niger-Congo languages 33,870 28,355 5,510
Akan (Twi) 1,355 1,045 300
Bamanankan 1,430 1,200 230
Edo 85 75 15
Ewe 845 725 120
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,450 2,055 400
Ga 95 80 15
Ganda 35 35 5
Igbo 185 125 65
Lingala 3,350 2,465 890
Rundi (Kirundi) 3,660 3,340 320
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 2,705 2,500 210
Shona 100 85 15
Swahili 3,575 3,010 560
Wolof 3,835 3,230 605
Yoruba 355 255 95
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 9,795 8,130 1,660
Nilo-Saharan languages 390 345 50
Dinka 5 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 385 335 50
Sign languages 2,295 1,330 965
American Sign Language 95 65 35
Quebec Sign Language 1,295 670 625
Sign languages, n.i.e 905 595 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 80,260 76,840 3,425
Chinese languages 79,890 76,495 3,395
Cantonese 25,545 24,380 1,165
Hakka 485 475 15
Mandarin 45,535 43,695 1,835
Min Dong 25 20 5
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 3,345 3,225 125
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,095 1,070 25
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,760 3,535 225
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 90 90 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 380 350 30
Burmese 95 80 20
Karenic languages 70 70 5
Tibetan 115 110 5
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 95 90 10
Tai-Kadai languages 5,380 4,895 490
Lao 4,535 4,115 420
Thai 835 770 65
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 10 10 5
Turkic languages 8,525 7,980 545
Azerbaijani 300 290 10
Turkish 7,660 7,155 505
Uyghur 220 205 15
Uzbek 155 145 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 190 185 5
Uralic languages 6,770 6,400 375
Estonian 200 200 5
Finnish 410 365 45
Hungarian 6,155 5,830 320
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 860 685 175

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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.

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Footnote 2

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

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Footnote 3

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

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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.

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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-X2016060.

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