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 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 1,490,390 326,935
Single responses 12,946,960 11,177,790 38,480 1,405,385 325,310
Official languages 9,393,040 8,166,185 32,350 1,190,680 3,830
English 8,902,320 8,147,935 415 750,275 3,700
French 490,720 18,250 31,930 440,400 130
Non-official languages 3,553,920 3,011,610 6,130 214,710 321,480
Aboriginal languages 22,760 21,860 30 325 555
Algonquian languages 21,235 20,435 25 245 530
Blackfoot 10 10 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5,080 4,810 5 90 170
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 10 5 0 0 5
Moose Cree 85 85 0 5 0
Naskapi 10 15 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 60 40 0 15 0
Plains Cree 35 35 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 5 5 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 360 345 0 5 5
Woods Cree 15 15 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 4,500 4,280 0 60 165
Eastern Algonquian languages 95 75 0 15 0
Malecite 10 5 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 85 70 0 10 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 16,025 15,510 20 135 355
Algonquin 65 50 0 10 0
Ojibway 9,510 9,240 10 110 155
Oji-Cree 6,310 6,085 15 15 200
Ottawa (Odawa) 145 140 0 0 5
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 35 30 0 0 5
Athabaskan languages 55 55 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 25 25 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 5 5 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 10 5 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 5 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 5 0 5 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 5 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 475 445 0 20 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 425 400 0 20 10
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 45 40 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 710 665 0 35 0
Cayuga 35 35 0 0 0
Mohawk 595 560 5 25 0
Oneida 60 55 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 5 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 25 15 0 10 0
Salish languages 5 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 5 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 5 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 0 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 10 5 0 5 0
Dakota 5 5 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 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 5 0 0 0
Tsimshian 5 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 5 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) 5 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 235 220 0 10 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,531,160 2,989,745 6,100 214,385 320,925
Afro-Asiatic languages 253,830 199,185 1,385 30,330 22,925
Berber languages 725 115 60 520 25
Kabyle 425 80 40 285 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 300 40 15 240 10
Cushitic languages 24,600 20,100 340 2,400 1,765
Bilen 250 200 0 5 45
Oromo 1,445 1,300 0 60 90
Somali 22,680 18,460 325 2,285 1,610
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 225 135 10 50 25
Semitic languages 227,985 178,520 990 27,360 21,120
Amharic 10,720 9,865 10 490 355
Arabic 171,370 128,450 960 25,210 16,745
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 14,555 11,965 15 195 2,385
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 4,795 3,915 5 110 770
Harari 1,030 940 0 45 45
Hebrew 11,570 10,450 0 970 155
Maltese 5,175 5,040 0 105 35
Tigrigna 7,345 6,685 0 195 465
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,430 1,220 0 45 170
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 520 445 0 55 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 78,125 62,875 110 3,580 11,555
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,350 6,030 15 360 945
Vietnamese 70,690 56,775 95 3,215 10,610
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 85 70 0 10 5
Austronesian languages 194,380 190,030 40 2,505 1,810
Bikol 595 585 0 5 5
Cebuano 6,545 6,405 0 75 65
Fijian 80 70 0 0 5
Hiligaynon 2,750 2,695 0 30 30
Ilocano 11,285 11,030 0 75 180
Malagasy 100 0 5 85 0
Malay 5,765 5,390 0 225 145
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,505 1,465 0 15 20
Pangasinan 530 520 0 5 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 163,415 160,105 30 1,960 1,315
Waray-Waray 410 400 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 90 415 15
Creole, n.o.s. 8,020 1,200 1,225 5,295 300
Creole languages, n.i.e. 2,605 2,050 10 515 25
Dravidian languages 148,605 133,240 50 5,055 10,265
Kannada 2,670 2,510 0 100 60
Malayalam 17,140 16,145 0 465 540
Tamil 117,630 104,090 45 4,180 9,310
Telugu 10,820 10,175 0 300 345
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 345 325 0 10 10
Hmong-Mien languages 525 480 0 10 40
Indo-European languages 2,024,370 1,751,690 1,740 132,770 138,160
Albanian 19,040 16,275 25 1,105 1,645
Armenian 15,070 11,525 55 2,405 1,080
Balto-Slavic languages 410,720 360,230 230 29,955 20,310
Baltic languages 9,080 7,945 0 1,035 100
Latvian 3,910 3,375 0 505 25
Lithuanian 5,175 4,570 5 525 75
Slavic languages 401,645 352,290 225 28,925 20,210
Belarusan 515 415 0 55 45
Bosnian 6,370 5,615 10 385 365
Bulgarian 9,095 7,565 15 1,180 335
Croatian 31,875 29,375 15 1,630 855
Czech 10,670 9,400 5 1,010 250
Macedonian 15,635 14,385 5 575 675
Polish 121,080 108,070 50 7,820 5,135
Russian 101,100 85,170 75 8,195 7,660
Serbian 41,735 36,300 30 3,325 2,080
Serbo-Croatian 4,880 4,215 5 465 190
Slovak 10,280 8,950 5 665 655
Slovene (Slovenian) 6,740 6,265 5 420 55
Ukrainian 40,375 35,355 10 3,130 1,870
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 1,310 1,205 0 65 35
Celtic languages 1,110 960 5 140 10
Scottish Gaelic 450 380 0 60 5
Welsh 435 395 0 40 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 225 190 0 30 0
Germanic languages 200,640 181,210 80 14,465 4,880
Afrikaans 2,290 2,165 0 120 10
Danish 4,260 3,975 0 275 5
Dutch 51,720 48,020 10 3,440 250
Frisian 1,245 1,185 0 55 0
German 131,525 117,840 70 9,095 4,525
Icelandic 210 185 0 25 0
Norwegian 940 830 0 110 0
Swedish 2,395 2,045 0 340 10
Vlaams (Flemish) 2,145 1,735 0 410 5
Yiddish 3,735 3,130 0 540 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 170 105 0 60 0
Greek 55,415 49,085 15 3,390 2,915
Indo-Iranian languages 707,840 623,080 315 28,315 56,130
Indo-Aryan languages 565,600 500,005 190 20,175 45,225
Bengali 46,810 42,865 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 10 5
Konkani 2,510 2,400 0 80 25
Marathi 5,485 5,090 0 265 140
Nepali 7,870 6,365 15 530 955
Oriya (Odia) 715 675 0 20 20
Punjabi (Panjabi) 197,055 164,770 60 5,995 26,235
Sindhi 6,840 6,185 0 415 240
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10,165 9,635 0 335 190
Urdu 152,385 140,190 50 5,440 6,700
Iranian languages 139,675 120,825 125 8,025 10,710
Kurdish 6,665 5,665 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 2,255 0 115 195
Italic (Romance) languages 614,530 509,325 1,020 52,990 51,195
Catalan 285 190 5 85 5
Italian 231,040 196,815 175 16,645 17,405
Portuguese 150,000 123,175 315 8,535 17,975
Romanian 41,755 30,265 125 9,330 2,040
Spanish 191,025 158,555 405 18,305 13,760
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 420 320 0 95 10
Japanese 13,265 11,790 10 660 800
Kartvelian languages 1,200 980 5 40 175
Georgian 1,200 980 5 40 180
Korean 69,775 59,885 15 2,435 7,440
Mongolic languages 405 360 0 20 20
Mongolian 405 360 0 20 20
Niger-Congo languages 35,755 27,980 1,145 6,010 615
Akan (Twi) 9,695 9,230 5 320 145
Bamanankan 140 5 30 105 0
Edo 1,145 1,115 0 25 5
Ewe 565 430 15 115 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 365 70 45 235 20
Ga 600 565 0 30 5
Ganda 760 715 0 40 5
Igbo 2,085 1,990 0 85 15
Lingala 850 45 200 590 5
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,425 75 225 1,090 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,330 300 120 870 40
Shona 1,450 1,400 0 40 10
Swahili 5,525 4,155 185 985 205
Wolof 290 70 30 185 10
Yoruba 4,365 4,190 0 150 20
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5,160 3,615 300 1,150 85
Nilo-Saharan languages 1,610 1,425 15 120 55
Dinka 345 310 0 25 10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,265 1,115 15 95 45
Sign languages 3,025 1,510 15 105 1,395
American Sign Language 1,305 870 5 60 375
Quebec Sign Language 20 0 5 10 5
Sign languages, n.i.e 1,700 640 5 40 1,010
Sino-Tibetan languages 611,795 472,255 185 18,615 120,735
Chinese languages 602,610 464,335 180 18,470 119,625
Cantonese 275,315 209,060 55 8,115 58,090
Hakka 6,980 5,720 15 260 985
Mandarin 283,740 221,550 85 9,095 53,010
Min Dong 850 355 0 15 480
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 13,545 9,965 20 400 3,160
Wu (Shanghainese) 6,300 4,540 0 160 1,600
Chinese, n.o.s. 15,650 12,960 5 435 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 1,485 0 20 135
Karenic languages 1,730 1,380 0 10 335
Tibetan 5,115 4,445 0 110 560
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 700 615 0 10 75
Tai-Kadai languages 8,485 7,265 10 400 810
Lao 5,190 4,440 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 0 130 185
Turkish 18,415 15,675 15 1,315 1,415
Uyghur 510 445 0 25 40
Uzbek 1,055 880 0 80 105
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 640 555 0 35 55
Uralic languages 50,670 44,970 25 3,755 1,920
Estonian 4,210 3,655 0 530 30
Finnish 9,715 9,055 5 525 140
Hungarian 36,740 32,260 25 2,705 1,750
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,475 1,230 10 160 65
Multiple responses 365,910 277,705 1,565 85,005 1,630
English and French 54,045 8,215 215 45,585 25
English and non-official language 288,285 265,580 80 21,155 1,475
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.i.e. = not included elsewhere
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-X2016055.

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