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 Ontario
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 13,312,870 11,455,500 40,045 1,490,395 326,935
Single responses 12,946,965 11,177,790 38,475 1,405,385 325,305
Official languages 9,393,040 8,166,180 32,350 1,190,680 3,830
English 8,902,320 8,147,930 415 750,275 3,700
French 490,715 18,250 31,935 440,400 135
Non-official languages 3,553,920 3,011,605 6,125 214,710 321,475
Aboriginal languages 22,760 21,860 25 320 550
Algonquian languages 21,235 20,435 25 240 530
Blackfoot 10 10 0 5 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5,075 4,810 0 90 170
Atikamekw 0 0 5 5 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 0 0 0
Moose Cree 85 80 0 5 0
Naskapi 10 10 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 60 35 0 15 0
Plains Cree 35 35 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 355 345 0 5 5
Woods Cree 15 10 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 4,505 4,275 0 60 165
Eastern Algonquian languages 90 75 0 15 0
Malecite 10 5 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 85 75 0 15 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 16,025 15,510 20 135 360
Algonquin 60 50 0 10 0
Ojibway 9,510 9,235 5 105 155
Oji-Cree 6,315 6,085 15 15 200
Ottawa (Odawa) 145 140 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 35 30 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 60 55 0 0 5
Northern Athabaskan languages 55 50 0 5 5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 5 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 10 0 0 0
Chilcotin 5 5 0 0 0
Dene 20 25 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 5 5 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 5 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 10 5 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 5 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 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 5 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 0 0
Inuit languages 470 445 0 20 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 5 0 0 0
Inuktitut 425 400 0 20 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 40 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 710 665 5 35 0
Cayuga 40 35 0 0 0
Mohawk 595 560 5 25 0
Oneida 55 55 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 10 0
Kutenai 5 0 0 0 0
Michif 30 15 0 10 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 5 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 15 10 0 0 0
Dakota 5 5 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 10 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 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 5 5 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 5 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 235 220 5 10 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,531,160 2,989,750 6,100 214,385 320,925
Afro-Asiatic languages 253,830 199,185 1,385 30,330 22,920
Berber languages 725 120 60 520 25
Kabyle 425 85 40 285 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 300 35 15 235 5
Cushitic languages 24,605 20,100 340 2,400 1,765
Bilen 245 200 0 5 40
Oromo 1,450 1,300 0 60 90
Somali 22,675 18,460 325 2,285 1,610
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 225 135 15 50 25
Semitic languages 227,985 178,520 985 27,360 21,120
Amharic 10,720 9,865 5 490 355
Arabic 171,365 128,450 960 25,210 16,745
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 14,555 11,960 10 195 2,385
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 4,795 3,915 0 105 770
Harari 1,025 935 0 45 50
Hebrew 11,570 10,450 0 970 155
Maltese 5,175 5,040 5 105 30
Tigrigna 7,345 6,680 0 195 465
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,435 1,220 0 45 165
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 515 445 5 55 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 78,125 62,875 110 3,580 11,560
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,350 6,030 15 360 950
Vietnamese 70,690 56,775 90 3,215 10,610
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 80 70 0 10 5
Austronesian languages 194,380 190,025 40 2,505 1,810
Bikol 595 585 0 5 0
Cebuano 6,550 6,405 5 75 65
Fijian 75 70 0 0 5
Hiligaynon 2,755 2,695 0 30 25
Ilocano 11,285 11,030 5 75 180
Malagasy 100 0 10 90 0
Malay 5,765 5,390 5 225 150
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,505 1,470 0 15 25
Pangasinan 535 520 0 0 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 163,415 160,105 25 1,965 1,320
Waray-Waray 405 395 0 5 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,400 1,350 0 25 25
Creole languages 11,255 3,370 1,330 6,220 340
Haitian Creole 630 115 90 410 15
Creole, n.o.s. 8,025 1,200 1,225 5,290 300
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,605 2,050 15 515 25
Dravidian languages 148,605 133,240 50 5,055 10,260
Kannada 2,670 2,510 0 100 60
Malayalam 17,145 16,145 0 460 540
Tamil 117,630 104,090 45 4,180 9,310
Telugu 10,820 10,175 0 300 345
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 345 320 0 10 10
Hmong-Mien languages 525 480 0 15 40
Indo-European languages 2,024,365 1,751,695 1,740 132,770 138,165
Albanian 19,045 16,275 20 1,105 1,640
Armenian 15,065 11,525 55 2,405 1,080
Balto-Slavic languages 410,725 360,235 225 29,955 20,310
Baltic languages 9,080 7,945 0 1,030 100
Latvian 3,910 3,375 0 505 25
Lithuanian 5,170 4,570 5 525 75
Slavic languages 401,640 352,290 225 28,925 20,210
Belarusan 515 415 0 50 40
Bosnian 6,370 5,610 10 385 370
Bulgarian 9,095 7,565 15 1,180 335
Croatian 31,875 29,370 15 1,630 855
Czech 10,670 9,400 5 1,010 250
Macedonian 15,635 14,385 5 580 670
Polish 121,080 108,070 50 7,825 5,135
Russian 101,095 85,170 80 8,195 7,660
Serbian 41,740 36,300 30 3,330 2,080
Serbo-Croatian 4,875 4,215 0 465 190
Slovak 10,280 8,950 5 665 655
Slovene (Slovenian) 6,745 6,265 5 420 50
Ukrainian 40,370 35,355 10 3,130 1,870
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 1,310 1,205 0 65 35
Celtic languages 1,110 960 0 140 10
Scottish Gaelic 450 380 0 65 5
Welsh 435 390 0 45 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 230 190 0 35 5
Germanic languages 200,640 181,215 80 14,465 4,880
Afrikaans 2,290 2,165 0 115 10
Danish 4,260 3,975 0 280 5
Dutch 51,720 48,020 10 3,440 250
Frisian 1,245 1,190 0 55 0
German 131,525 117,835 70 9,090 4,525
Icelandic 215 185 0 25 0
Norwegian 940 825 0 115 0
Swedish 2,395 2,045 0 340 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 2,145 1,730 5 405 5
Yiddish 3,735 3,130 0 540 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 165 105 0 65 0
Greek 55,415 49,090 20 3,390 2,920
Indo-Iranian languages 707,845 623,085 315 28,315 56,125
Indo-Aryan languages 565,600 500,005 190 20,180 45,225
Bengali 46,810 42,860 10 2,340 1,595
Gujarati 76,680 67,150 35 2,405 7,090
Hindi 58,735 54,360 15 2,330 2,030
Kashmiri 345 330 0 15 5
Konkani 2,510 2,400 5 80 30
Marathi 5,485 5,085 0 265 140
Nepali 7,875 6,365 15 535 960
Oriya (Odia) 715 675 0 20 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 197,055 164,770 60 5,990 26,235
Sindhi 6,840 6,185 0 410 240
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10,165 9,635 0 335 195
Urdu 152,385 140,190 50 5,445 6,705
Iranian languages 139,675 120,820 125 8,025 10,705
Kurdish 6,665 5,660 10 270 720
Pashto 10,950 9,505 5 350 1,090
Persian (Farsi) 122,065 105,655 110 7,405 8,900
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 2,565 2,260 0 120 190
Italic (Romance) languages 614,525 509,320 1,025 52,990 51,190
Catalan 285 190 5 85 5
Italian 231,040 196,815 175 16,645 17,405
Portuguese 150,000 123,175 315 8,535 17,970
Romanian 41,755 30,265 125 9,325 2,040
Spanish 191,025 158,555 400 18,305 13,765
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 425 320 0 90 10
Japanese 13,260 11,790 10 665 800
Kartvelian languages 1,200 980 5 40 175
Georgian 1,200 980 0 40 180
Korean 69,780 59,885 20 2,435 7,440
Mongolic languages 405 360 0 20 20
Mongolian 405 360 0 20 25
Niger-Congo languages 35,755 27,980 1,145 6,015 615
Akan (Twi) 9,695 9,235 5 320 140
Bamanankan 140 5 25 100 0
Edo 1,145 1,115 0 25 10
Ewe 565 435 15 115 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 365 65 45 235 20
Ga 605 565 0 30 5
Ganda 760 720 0 40 5
Igbo 2,090 1,990 0 85 15
Lingala 850 50 200 590 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,430 80 225 1,090 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,330 300 120 875 40
Shona 1,450 1,400 0 45 10
Swahili 5,525 4,150 185 985 200
Wolof 295 70 30 185 5
Yoruba 4,365 4,190 0 150 25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5,160 3,615 300 1,155 85
Nilo-Saharan languages 1,610 1,425 15 120 55
Dinka 345 315 0 20 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,265 1,115 10 95 45
Sign languages 3,030 1,515 15 110 1,395
American Sign Language 1,305 875 0 55 380
Quebec Sign Language 20 0 10 10 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 1,700 640 5 40 1,015
Sino-Tibetan languages 611,795 472,255 180 18,615 120,740
Chinese languages 602,610 464,330 180 18,470 119,625
Cantonese 275,310 209,055 55 8,115 58,090
Hakka 6,985 5,720 15 260 985
Mandarin 283,740 221,550 85 9,100 53,005
Min Dong 850 355 0 10 480
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,545 9,965 15 395 3,160
Wu (Shanghainese) 6,300 4,540 0 160 1,595
Chinese, n.o.s. 15,650 12,965 5 430 2,245
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 240 180 0 5 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 9,185 7,925 0 145 1,110
Burmese 1,640 1,480 0 15 140
Karenic languages 1,725 1,380 0 5 340
Tibetan 5,120 4,445 5 105 560
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 705 620 0 10 75
Tai-Kadai languages 8,485 7,260 10 400 810
Lao 5,190 4,445 10 295 440
Thai 3,270 2,800 0 105 365
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 25 20 0 0 5
Turkic languages 22,615 19,225 15 1,580 1,795
Azerbaijani 1,985 1,670 0 130 180
Turkish 18,415 15,675 10 1,320 1,415
Uyghur 515 450 0 25 40
Uzbek 1,060 880 0 80 105
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 640 555 0 35 50
Uralic languages 50,670 44,970 30 3,755 1,920
Estonian 4,205 3,650 0 525 30
Finnish 9,715 9,055 0 520 140
Hungarian 36,740 32,260 25 2,700 1,750
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,470 1,230 10 165 65
Multiple responses 365,905 277,705 1,570 85,005 1,625
English and French 54,045 8,215 220 45,590 25
English and non-official language 288,285 265,580 80 21,155 1,470
French and non-official language 12,565 1,990 1,205 9,265 110
English, French and non-official language 11,010 1,920 65 9,000 25

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Footnote(s)

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n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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Data quality note(s) – Ontario

  • 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: 3.7%.
  • 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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