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

• Age (7): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details mother tongue , single and multiple mother tongue responses , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Canada

Mother Tongue (263)	Single and multiple mother tongue responses (3)
	Total - Single and multiple mother tongue responses^Footnote 1	Single mother tongue responses^Footnote 2	Multiple mother tongue responses^Footnote 3
Total - Mother tongue^Footnote 4	34,767,250	33,948,620	818,635
Official languages	27,446,190	26,627,555	818,635
English	20,193,335	19,460,850	732,485
French	7,452,075	7,166,705	285,375
Non-official languages	7,974,375	7,321,065	653,310
Aboriginal languages	213,230	195,700	17,530
Algonquian languages	143,160	130,450	12,710
Blackfoot	3,465	2,820	650
Cree-Montagnais languages	96,260	88,445	7,810
Atikamekw	6,295	6,150	145
Montagnais (Innu)	10,710	10,235	480
Moose Cree	130	100	25
Naskapi	1,225	1,210	20
Northern East Cree	365	315	50
Plains Cree	3,655	3,070	585
Southern East Cree	50	45	5
Swampy Cree	1,805	1,440	370
Woods Cree	2,040	1,840	200
Cree, n.o.s.	69,975	64,050	5,925
Eastern Algonquian languages	7,500	6,995	505
Malecite	360	305	55
Mi'kmaq	7,145	6,685	455
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	35,865	32,150	3,715
Algonquin	1,600	1,260	335
Ojibway	20,470	17,890	2,585
Oji-Cree	13,635	12,855	775
Ottawa (Odawa)	170	145	20
Algonquian languages, n.i.e.	65	45	20
Athabaskan languages	18,785	17,370	1,415
Northern Athabaskan languages	18,715	17,315	1,400
Babine (Wetsuwet'en)	135	115	20
Beaver	220	190	30
Carrier	1,230	1,030	195
Chilcotin	790	655	140
Dene	11,320	10,700	625
Dogrib (Tlicho)	1,735	1,650	90
Gwich'in	290	260	35
Sarsi (Sarcee)	95	80	15
Sekani	95	90	10
Slavey-Hare languages	2,120	1,990	130
North Slavey (Hare)	815	765	50
South Slavey	995	945	45
Slavey, n.o.s.	310	280	30
Tahltan languages	310	270	30
Kaska (Nahani)	200	180	20
Tahltan	110	95	15
Tutchone languages	375	290	80
Northern Tutchone	290	215	70
Southern Tutchone	85	70	15
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e.	70	55	15
Haida	135	80	55
Inuit languages	37,710	36,545	1,165
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	1,145	1,020	125
Inuktitut	36,185	35,215	970
Inuit languages, n.i.e.	380	315	70
Iroquoian languages	1,490	1,120	365
Cayuga	55	40	15
Mohawk	1,295	985	310
Oneida	95	55	30
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.	45	30	10
Kutenai	115	105	10
Michif	730	465	265
Salish languages	2,870	2,305	560
Comox	90	85	10
Halkomelem	585	480	110
Lillooet	360	315	50
Okanagan	335	275	65
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin)	640	445	195
Squamish	60	40	25
Straits	110	80	30
Thompson (Ntlakapamux)	380	335	45
Salish languages, n.i.e.	300	260	40
Siouan languages	4,605	4,285	320
Dakota	1,320	1,210	110
Stoney	3,215	3,025	195
Siouan languages, n.i.e.	70	55	15
Tlingit	120	100	25
Tsimshian languages	1,725	1,480	245
Gitxsan (Gitksan)	1,020	880	140
Nisga'a	470	400	70
Tsimshian	235	200	35
Wakashan languages	1,060	810	250
Haisla	140	90	50
Heiltsuk	125	100	25
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala)	430	325	105
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)	355	285	70
Wakashan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s.	735	590	140
Non-Aboriginal languages	7,761,150	7,125,365	635,785
Afro-Asiatic languages	657,055	575,365	81,690
Berber languages	25,440	22,135	3,300
Kabyle	15,070	13,150	1,920
Berber languages, n.i.e.	10,365	8,985	1,385
Cushitic languages	47,105	42,885	4,220
Bilen	835	805	30
Oromo	5,305	4,960	345
Somali	40,575	36,755	3,820
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	395	365	30
Semitic languages	583,140	509,190	73,950
Amharic	24,060	22,465	1,595
Arabic	486,525	419,890	66,635
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	17,285	16,070	1,210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	5,935	5,545	380
Harari	1,455	1,325	135
Hebrew	21,480	19,530	1,950
Maltese	6,375	5,565	810
Tigrigna	17,700	16,650	1,055
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	2,325	2,155	170
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	1,370	1,155	220
Austro-Asiatic languages	189,195	176,725	12,470
Khmer (Cambodian)	22,145	20,130	2,015
Vietnamese	166,830	156,425	10,405
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e	220	165	50
Austronesian languages	598,640	511,480	87,160
Bikol	1,915	1,785	130
Cebuano	22,310	19,890	2,420
Fijian	845	745	100
Hiligaynon	7,630	6,880	750
Ilocano	28,625	26,345	2,280
Malagasy	1,730	1,425	300
Malay	13,420	12,270	1,145
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	4,420	4,040	380
Pangasinan	1,485	1,390	95
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	510,425	431,385	79,040
Waray-Waray	1,200	1,110	90
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	4,625	4,195	430
Creole languages	90,340	72,130	18,210
Haitian Creole	3,820	3,030	785
Creole, n.o.s.	79,660	64,110	15,550
Creole languages, n.i.e.	6,860	4,985	1,875
Dravidian languages	213,580	189,405	24,175
Kannada	4,795	3,970	825
Malayalam	32,285	28,570	3,720
Tamil	157,125	140,720	16,405
Telugu	18,750	15,660	3,090
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	625	485	135
Hmong-Mien languages	930	800	130
Indo-European languages	4,188,725	3,877,335	311,395
Albanian	28,725	26,895	1,835
Armenian	35,785	33,455	2,330
Balto-Slavic languages	739,390	701,980	37,415
Baltic languages	13,115	12,530	585
Latvian	5,710	5,455	255
Lithuanian	7,410	7,075	330
Slavic languages	726,275	689,450	36,830
Belarusan	835	805	25
Bosnian	12,830	12,215	620
Bulgarian	20,800	20,025	775
Croatian	51,090	48,205	2,885
Czech	23,330	22,290	1,040
Macedonian	17,945	16,770	1,175
Polish	191,770	181,710	10,060
Russian	195,915	188,255	7,665
Serbian	59,895	57,350	2,545
Serbo-Croatian	9,930	9,555	380
Slovak	18,460	17,585	880
Slovene (Slovenian)	10,295	9,785	510
Ukrainian	110,580	102,485	8,095
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	2,595	2,420	175
Celtic languages	3,710	2,695	1,020
Scottish Gaelic	1,545	1,090	455
Welsh	1,290	1,075	215
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	880	530	350
Germanic languages	569,885	538,765	31,115
Afrikaans	11,650	10,265	1,385
Danish	13,335	12,635	705
Dutch	104,505	99,020	5,485
Frisian	2,170	2,100	75
German	404,745	384,035	20,705
Icelandic	1,440	1,285	155
Norwegian	5,035	4,615	420
Swedish	7,525	6,840	685
Vlaams (Flemish)	4,265	3,890	375
Yiddish	14,580	13,555	1,025
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	635	525	110
Greek	116,460	106,520	9,935
Indo-Iranian languages	1,452,840	1,312,750	140,090
Indo-Aryan languages	1,191,280	1,064,760	126,520
Bengali	80,930	73,125	7,805
Gujarati	122,455	108,780	13,680
Hindi	133,925	110,645	23,285
Kashmiri	620	565	50
Konkani	4,255	3,335	920
Marathi	9,755	8,295	1,460
Nepali	19,290	18,275	1,015
Oriya (Odia)	1,215	1,050	160
Punjabi (Panjabi)	543,495	501,680	41,820
Sindhi	13,885	11,860	2,020
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	18,365	16,335	2,035
Urdu	243,090	210,820	32,275
Iranian languages	255,965	242,805	13,165
Kurdish	12,510	11,705	815
Pashto	18,295	16,905	1,395
Persian (Farsi)	225,155	214,200	10,960
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5,590	5,185	410
Italic (Romance) languages	1,241,930	1,154,270	87,655
Catalan	940	865	75
Italian	407,455	375,635	31,815
Portuguese	237,005	221,540	15,465
Romanian	100,610	96,665	3,950
Spanish	495,095	458,845	36,245
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	825	715	105
Japanese	47,580	43,640	3,935
Kartvelian languages	1,785	1,715	70
Georgian	1,785	1,715	70
Korean	160,455	153,425	7,035
Mongolic languages	1,655	1,570	75
Mongolian	1,650	1,575	80
Niger-Congo languages	112,065	91,375	20,690
Akan (Twi)	16,170	13,460	2,715
Bamanankan	1,860	1,535	325
Edo	2,045	1,670	375
Ewe	2,085	1,760	330
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	3,405	2,825	575
Ga	1,130	920	205
Ganda	1,480	1,295	180
Igbo	5,745	4,230	1,510
Lingala	5,440	3,810	1,630
Rundi (Kirundi)	6,620	5,850	770
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	5,810	5,250	560
Shona	3,790	3,180	610
Swahili	16,520	13,375	3,145
Wolof	4,795	3,990	805
Yoruba	12,195	9,085	3,110
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	22,980	19,135	3,850
Nilo-Saharan languages	6,495	5,870	625
Dinka	2,345	2,115	230
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	4,150	3,750	395
Sign languages	12,030	7,500	4,530
American Sign Language	4,625	2,680	1,945
Quebec Sign Language	1,345	695	650
Sign languages, n.i.e	6,060	4,125	1,935
Sino-Tibetan languages	1,322,895	1,269,215	53,680
Chinese languages	1,305,870	1,253,360	52,510
Cantonese	594,030	565,275	28,755
Hakka	11,670	10,910	755
Mandarin	610,835	592,040	18,795
Min Dong	1,250	1,235	15
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	33,305	31,800	1,505
Wu (Shanghainese)	13,195	12,920	280
Chinese, n.o.s.	40,960	38,575	2,385
Chinese languages, n.i.e.	625	615	10
Tibeto-Burman languages	17,025	15,855	1,165
Burmese	3,855	3,585	270
Karenic languages	4,985	4,705	280
Tibetan	6,675	6,165	515
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	1,510	1,405	110
Tai-Kadai languages	24,060	22,010	2,050
Lao	14,040	12,670	1,370
Thai	9,905	9,260	645
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e	115	85	30
Turkic languages	42,720	40,140	2,580
Azerbaijani	3,355	3,255	95
Turkish	35,045	32,815	2,230
Uyghur	1,095	1,035	60
Uzbek	1,815	1,720	100
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	1,410	1,315	95
Uralic languages	86,385	81,985	4,400
Estonian	5,695	5,445	245
Finnish	16,345	15,295	1,055
Hungarian	64,335	61,235	3,100
Uralic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0
Other languages, n.i.e.	4,575	3,690	885

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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.

Footnote 2

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

Footnote 3

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

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.

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

Data quality note(s) – Canada

• 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: 4.0%.
• 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-X2016060.