Data tables, 2016 Census

Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions and Dissemination 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 and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Division No. 11
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 1,351,355 1,232,510 1,765 96,330 20,750
Single responses 1,316,655 1,203,680 1,660 90,745 20,565
Official languages 997,185 918,790 1,130 76,890 375
English 969,560 916,320 35 52,855 355
French 27,620 2,470 1,095 24,035 20
Non-official languages 319,475 284,890 530 13,855 20,190
Aboriginal languages 3,625 3,525 5 85 15
Algonquian languages 3,010 2,935 0 65 10
Blackfoot 40 40 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 2,850 2,785 5 60 10
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 5 5 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 15 15 0 0 0
Plains Cree 395 385 0 10 5
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 30 25 0 0 0
Woods Cree 160 155 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 2,245 2,195 0 45 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 10 0 0 0
Malecite 0 5 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 10 10 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 110 100 0 10 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 100 95 0 5 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 235 230 0 5 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 235 230 0 5 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 5 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 5 0 0 0
Chilcotin 5 0 0 0 0
Dene 150 150 0 5 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 20 20 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 5 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 5 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 45 40 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 10 10 0 0 0
South Slavey 25 25 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 10 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 5 0
Inuit languages 70 65 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 10 0 0 0
Inuktitut 40 35 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 20 20 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 5 5 0 5 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 5 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 30 30 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 5 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 5 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 230 230 0 0 0
Dakota 75 70 0 0 0
Stoney 160 155 0 5 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 5 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 25 20 0 0 5
Non-Aboriginal languages 315,845 281,365 530 13,770 20,180
Afro-Asiatic languages 31,360 26,050 115 2,605 2,590
Berber languages 130 50 0 70 10
Kabyle 75 40 0 35 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 55 15 5 35 5
Cushitic languages 7,905 6,885 20 445 555
Bilen 245 190 0 10 50
Oromo 1,125 1,025 0 5 90
Somali 6,510 5,655 20 425 410
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 0 0 5
Semitic languages 23,255 19,055 90 2,080 2,030
Amharic 2,515 2,360 0 45 100
Arabic 17,610 13,845 85 1,950 1,730
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 75 70 0 0 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 40 40 0 5 5
Harari 165 160 5 5 5
Hebrew 410 375 0 25 5
Maltese 25 25 0 5 0
Tigrigna 2,335 2,115 0 35 180
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 80 65 0 10 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 70 55 0 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 9,655 8,165 5 210 1,265
Khmer (Cambodian) 760 660 5 20 85
Vietnamese 8,885 7,500 5 195 1,185
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 0 5 0
Austronesian languages 43,375 42,740 10 300 320
Bikol 120 120 0 0 0
Cebuano 2,005 1,970 0 10 15
Fijian 55 55 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 540 530 0 5 5
Ilocano 1,880 1,850 0 20 15
Malagasy 5 5 0 5 0
Malay 525 500 0 10 15
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 350 345 0 0 0
Pangasinan 110 110 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 37,430 36,910 10 245 265
Waray-Waray 70 70 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 290 280 0 5 0
Creole languages 1,020 510 30 455 20
Haitian Creole 55 20 5 30 0
Creole, n.o.s. 615 195 20 380 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 350 295 5 45 0
Dravidian languages 6,845 6,450 0 110 285
Kannada 205 190 0 5 5
Malayalam 3,485 3,275 0 40 170
Tamil 2,195 2,070 0 55 75
Telugu 940 885 5 15 40
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 20 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 10 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 154,280 139,075 195 7,190 7,820
Albanian 770 705 0 20 45
Armenian 165 135 0 35 5
Balto-Slavic languages 35,010 32,540 15 1,435 1,025
Baltic languages 330 300 0 20 5
Latvian 150 145 0 10 0
Lithuanian 175 160 0 10 0
Slavic languages 34,685 32,235 10 1,420 1,025
Belarusan 35 35 0 5 0
Bosnian 710 680 0 10 25
Bulgarian 475 385 0 80 15
Croatian 2,020 1,935 0 45 40
Czech 910 830 0 65 10
Macedonian 185 170 0 5 5
Polish 9,465 8,735 0 425 305
Russian 5,780 5,110 10 315 350
Serbian 1,840 1,690 0 70 75
Serbo-Croatian 365 340 0 20 5
Slovak 615 575 0 35 5
Slovene (Slovenian) 290 285 0 5 0
Ukrainian 11,895 11,380 5 330 190
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 95 90 0 5 0
Celtic languages 125 110 0 10 0
Scottish Gaelic 50 45 0 5 0
Welsh 35 30 0 5 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 35 35 0 5 0
Germanic languages 22,200 21,040 0 1,015 145
Afrikaans 620 600 0 10 5
Danish 765 745 0 20 0
Dutch 4,305 4,070 0 235 5
Frisian 100 100 0 0 0
German 15,700 14,875 0 695 130
Icelandic 35 35 0 0 5
Norwegian 225 215 0 10 0
Swedish 305 295 0 10 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 80 55 0 25 0
Yiddish 55 50 0 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 5 0
Greek 1,080 960 0 95 25
Indo-Iranian languages 64,160 57,425 25 1,600 5,115
Indo-Aryan languages 57,540 51,580 20 1,270 4,665
Bengali 2,340 2,160 0 115 70
Gujarati 5,775 5,260 0 145 365
Hindi 8,425 7,970 0 165 295
Kashmiri 20 20 0 0 0
Konkani 150 150 0 5 5
Marathi 540 515 0 15 10
Nepali 2,000 1,815 5 40 140
Oriya (Odia) 70 65 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 27,800 23,880 15 465 3,440
Sindhi 940 880 0 35 25
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,310 1,265 0 25 15
Urdu 8,170 7,605 5 265 295
Iranian languages 6,340 5,600 5 310 430
Kurdish 755 645 0 35 80
Pashto 665 590 0 25 50
Persian (Farsi) 4,920 4,360 5 255 300
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 285 245 0 15 20
Italic (Romance) languages 30,760 26,165 155 2,975 1,470
Catalan 25 25 0 0 0
Italian 4,920 4,330 5 440 145
Portuguese 4,645 4,070 10 330 230
Romanian 2,550 2,030 0 435 80
Spanish 18,605 15,700 135 1,755 1,010
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 5 0 10 0
Japanese 1,065 990 0 30 45
Kartvelian languages 70 60 0 5 10
Georgian 70 55 0 5 10
Korean 6,370 5,580 0 150 640
Mongolic languages 80 70 0 10 0
Mongolian 80 75 0 10 5
Niger-Congo languages 7,370 5,425 155 1,605 185
Akan (Twi) 895 840 0 40 10
Bamanankan 20 0 0 10 0
Edo 140 145 0 0 0
Ewe 130 110 0 20 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 140 25 15 95 10
Ga 65 65 0 0 0
Ganda 210 200 0 5 0
Igbo 310 300 0 10 0
Lingala 160 20 15 125 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 405 75 30 275 30
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 610 215 20 355 25
Shona 565 550 0 15 0
Swahili 1,245 890 30 285 45
Wolof 130 25 15 95 5
Yoruba 705 685 0 10 10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,640 1,310 30 260 45
Nilo-Saharan languages 750 700 0 25 25
Dinka 335 320 0 5 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 410 375 5 20 15
Sign languages 405 260 5 10 135
American Sign Language 185 135 0 5 40
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 220 120 0 5 95
Sino-Tibetan languages 47,965 40,605 5 770 6,590
Chinese languages 47,265 40,005 0 770 6,490
Cantonese 22,735 18,490 0 325 3,920
Hakka 620 540 0 10 75
Mandarin 19,935 17,610 0 375 1,945
Min Dong 70 55 0 0 15
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,265 1,065 0 20 185
Wu (Shanghainese) 235 190 0 0 40
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,380 2,030 0 40 305
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 20 0 0 10
Tibeto-Burman languages 705 605 0 0 95
Burmese 145 130 0 0 15
Karenic languages 435 365 0 0 75
Tibetan 20 25 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 105 90 0 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 1,025 950 0 30 50
Lao 380 350 0 20 15
Thai 625 585 0 10 30
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 10 15 0 0 5
Turkic languages 2,080 1,790 5 125 165
Azerbaijani 115 110 0 5 5
Turkish 1,740 1,490 5 110 135
Uyghur 65 55 0 0 5
Uzbek 110 100 0 5 5
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 50 40 0 5 5
Uralic languages 1,885 1,725 0 130 35
Estonian 45 40 0 10 0
Finnish 235 215 0 20 0
Hungarian 1,610 1,475 0 105 30
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 235 200 5 20 10
Multiple responses 34,695 28,825 110 5,580 185
English and French 3,970 890 15 3,060 0
English and non-official language 28,865 27,585 10 1,105 170
French and non-official language 1,235 210 75 940 10
English, French and non-official language 625 145 5 480 0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

n.i.e. = not included elsewhere
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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Data quality note(s) – Division No. 11

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Default. Not applicable.
  • Short-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.4%.
  • 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-X2016055.

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