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 Canada
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 34,767,255 23,757,525 4,144,690 6,216,070 648,970
Single responses 33,948,620 23,250,105 4,101,735 5,951,600 645,175
Official languages 26,627,555 17,704,465 3,818,695 5,095,730 8,660
English 19,460,855 17,662,110 4,800 1,786,525 7,415
French 7,166,705 42,355 3,813,895 3,309,205 1,245
Non-official languages 7,321,060 5,545,640 283,035 855,870 636,515
Aboriginal languages 195,700 164,995 13,870 9,450 7,385
Algonquian languages 130,450 107,755 13,400 6,285 3,005
Blackfoot 2,815 2,795 0 15 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 88,450 67,800 12,875 5,340 2,435
Atikamekw 6,155 0 5,390 310 455
Montagnais (Innu) 10,235 1,515 7,395 880 440
Moose Cree 100 100 0 5 0
Naskapi 1,210 965 10 135 100
Northern East Cree 315 230 0 75 5
Plains Cree 3,070 3,010 0 35 20
Southern East Cree 45 30 0 15 0
Swampy Cree 1,440 1,405 0 20 10
Woods Cree 1,840 1,800 0 20 20
Cree, n.o.s. 64,045 58,735 75 3,850 1,385
Eastern Algonquian languages 6,995 6,715 5 245 20
Malecite 305 295 0 5 0
Mi'kmaq 6,690 6,420 10 240 20
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 32,150 30,415 515 675 545
Algonquin 1,265 280 480 480 20
Ojibway 17,885 17,460 20 175 230
Oji-Cree 12,855 12,525 20 20 285
Ottawa (Odawa) 150 140 0 0 5
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 45 35 0 10 0
Athabaskan languages 17,370 16,915 10 110 330
Northern Athabaskan languages 17,320 16,865 10 105 335
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 110 110 0 0 0
Beaver 190 190 0 0 0
Carrier 1,030 1,020 0 10 0
Chilcotin 660 640 0 5 10
Dene 10,700 10,430 10 45 210
Dogrib (Tlicho) 1,645 1,590 0 0 55
Gwich'in 255 255 0 5 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 80 75 0 5 5
Sekani 85 85 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 1,990 1,910 5 25 50
North Slavey (Hare) 765 735 0 10 20
South Slavey 945 915 0 10 20
Slavey, n.o.s. 280 260 5 5 5
Tahltan languages 270 270 0 5 0
Kaska (Nahani) 180 180 0 0 0
Tahltan 95 95 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 290 290 0 5 0
Northern Tutchone 220 215 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 70 70 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 55 50 0 0 0
Haida 75 75 0 5 0
Inuit languages 36,545 29,345 400 2,805 3,990
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 1,020 1,000 0 5 15
Inuktitut 35,215 28,080 390 2,775 3,965
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 315 265 10 30 10
Iroquoian languages 1,120 1,010 20 85 5
Cayuga 40 40 0 0 0
Mohawk 985 890 15 70 5
Oneida 55 55 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 0 10 0
Kutenai 110 100 0 5 5
Michif 465 385 0 70 10
Salish languages 2,305 2,280 0 30 5
Comox 85 85 0 0 0
Halkomelem 480 470 0 5 0
Lillooet 315 310 0 0 0
Okanagan 275 265 0 0 5
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 445 435 0 5 0
Squamish 40 40 0 0 0
Straits 85 80 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 335 335 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 255 260 0 0 0
Siouan languages 4,285 4,265 0 10 15
Dakota 1,215 1,200 0 10 0
Stoney 3,025 3,010 0 5 10
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 55 50 0 5 0
Tlingit 95 90 0 5 0
Tsimshian languages 1,480 1,465 5 10 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 880 875 0 5 0
Nisga'a 395 395 0 5 0
Tsimshian 200 195 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 805 790 0 10 0
Haisla 90 90 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 100 100 0 5 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 325 320 0 5 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 285 275 0 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 5 10 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 590 525 30 25 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 7,125,365 5,380,640 269,170 846,420 629,130
Afro-Asiatic languages 575,365 311,695 74,845 140,695 48,130
Berber languages 22,135 335 12,620 8,560 620
Kabyle 13,150 200 7,815 4,735 395
Berber languages, n.i.e. 8,985 135 4,805 3,825 220
Cushitic languages 42,885 35,225 710 3,670 3,280
Bilen 805 650 0 20 125
Oromo 4,960 4,500 5 95 360
Somali 36,760 29,865 680 3,490 2,725
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 365 210 20 65 65
Semitic languages 509,190 275,415 61,370 128,225 44,185
Amharic 22,465 20,510 50 1,130 775
Arabic 419,890 198,950 61,120 122,125 37,705
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 16,070 13,060 30 295 2,690
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5,550 4,425 10 130 985
Harari 1,320 1,210 0 50 55
Hebrew 19,530 15,375 110 3,695 355
Maltese 5,565 5,390 5 135 30
Tigrigna 16,645 14,755 35 525 1,340
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 2,155 1,740 15 135 260
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 1,155 720 145 245 40
Austro-Asiatic languages 176,725 118,195 9,660 23,700 25,170
Khmer (Cambodian) 20,130 9,935 3,060 4,495 2,640
Vietnamese 156,425 108,140 6,585 19,180 22,520
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 170 125 15 25 10
Austronesian languages 511,480 494,205 810 11,785 4,680
Bikol 1,790 1,725 0 45 15
Cebuano 19,895 19,275 5 455 160
Fijian 745 720 0 5 15
Hiligaynon 6,880 6,640 5 175 60
Ilocano 26,345 25,450 5 515 375
Malagasy 1,425 15 595 800 20
Malay 12,275 11,220 20 740 295
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 4,045 3,930 0 70 45
Pangasinan 1,390 1,360 0 15 15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 431,385 418,905 115 8,795 3,570
Waray-Waray 1,110 1,075 0 25 10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 4,195 3,890 50 150 100
Creole languages 72,130 5,490 36,385 28,145 2,100
Haitian Creole 3,035 185 1,410 1,355 80
Creole, n.o.s. 64,110 2,020 34,865 25,250 1,975
Creole languages, n.i.e. 4,985 3,285 115 1,545 45
Dravidian languages 189,405 165,140 495 11,225 12,545
Kannada 3,970 3,695 0 190 85
Malayalam 28,570 26,905 10 700 960
Tamil 140,715 119,435 490 9,800 10,995
Telugu 15,655 14,660 0 510 490
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 490 455 0 25 15
Hmong-Mien languages 795 705 5 25 65
Indo-European languages 3,877,330 2,981,490 116,750 520,675 258,420
Albanian 26,895 21,125 870 2,710 2,190
Armenian 33,455 15,045 1,230 14,650 2,535
Balto-Slavic languages 701,980 577,445 12,735 80,955 30,845
Baltic languages 12,530 10,555 20 1,805 145
Latvian 5,455 4,595 5 805 45
Lithuanian 7,075 5,960 15 1,000 100
Slavic languages 689,450 566,885 12,715 79,150 30,695
Belarusan 805 615 15 125 60
Bosnian 12,215 9,650 775 1,180 600
Bulgarian 20,025 11,460 1,470 6,395 695
Croatian 48,200 43,190 295 3,580 1,140
Czech 22,295 19,160 125 2,650 355
Macedonian 16,770 15,270 25 770 710
Polish 181,710 154,065 1,470 19,470 6,700
Russian 188,255 141,715 6,290 26,680 13,565
Serbian 57,350 47,985 695 6,010 2,665
Serbo-Croatian 9,550 6,965 600 1,665 315
Slovak 17,585 15,065 85 1,690 740
Slovene (Slovenian) 9,785 8,765 20 930 70
Ukrainian 102,480 90,845 820 7,795 3,030
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 2,420 2,130 35 200 60
Celtic languages 2,690 2,250 40 380 20
Scottish Gaelic 1,090 925 5 150 15
Welsh 1,075 955 5 110 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 530 365 35 125 5
Germanic languages 538,765 479,190 1,335 44,125 14,110
Afrikaans 10,265 9,760 10 430 70
Danish 12,635 11,770 5 840 20
Dutch 99,015 89,650 130 8,870 375
Frisian 2,095 1,985 0 110 5
German 384,035 343,850 1,020 27,310 11,860
Icelandic 1,285 1,180 0 100 10
Norwegian 4,615 4,215 5 385 5
Swedish 6,840 5,795 20 1,005 20
Vlaams (Flemish) 3,895 2,555 95 1,230 5
Yiddish 13,555 8,215 25 3,585 1,730
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 525 220 35 265 10
Greek 106,525 71,965 540 27,400 6,620
Indo-Iranian languages 1,312,750 1,108,315 6,255 74,030 124,155
Indo-Aryan languages 1,064,765 911,330 1,900 46,585 104,945
Bengali 73,125 62,240 320 7,640 2,925
Gujarati 108,780 94,150 185 5,260 9,180
Hindi 110,645 102,265 55 4,340 3,985
Kashmiri 570 540 0 20 10
Konkani 3,330 3,130 25 140 35
Marathi 8,295 7,670 0 430 195
Nepali 18,275 14,080 485 1,115 2,595
Oriya (Odia) 1,050 980 0 40 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 501,680 410,825 400 14,820 75,630
Sindhi 11,860 10,645 15 835 365
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 16,335 15,300 0 715 320
Urdu 210,820 189,515 405 11,220 9,675
Iranian languages 242,805 192,680 4,270 27,090 18,765
Kurdish 11,700 9,285 305 725 1,380
Pashto 16,905 14,100 130 965 1,720
Persian (Farsi) 214,195 169,295 3,835 25,395 15,665
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5,185 4,305 85 350 445
Italic (Romance) languages 1,154,270 706,160 93,755 276,420 77,940
Catalan 865 400 65 380 15
Italian 375,640 236,025 15,940 99,975 23,695
Portuguese 221,540 155,420 10,995 33,530 21,595
Romanian 96,665 45,690 9,365 37,540 4,065
Spanish 458,850 268,175 57,355 104,775 28,545
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 720 455 35 210 20
Japanese 43,645 38,290 205 2,715 2,435
Kartvelian languages 1,715 1,330 20 150 215
Georgian 1,715 1,330 20 150 215
Korean 153,425 130,280 235 6,495 16,410
Mongolic languages 1,575 1,285 35 155 100
Mongolian 1,575 1,285 35 150 100
Niger-Congo languages 91,375 50,050 15,865 23,330 2,135
Akan (Twi) 13,455 12,255 20 990 190
Bamanankan 1,535 30 790 705 20
Edo 1,670 1,590 5 65 10
Ewe 1,755 795 375 565 15
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,830 145 1,260 1,335 85
Ga 920 830 0 85 10
Ganda 1,295 1,210 0 70 5
Igbo 4,235 4,000 0 200 30
Lingala 3,810 130 1,900 1,745 30
Rundi (Kirundi) 5,845 310 1,850 3,355 335
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5,250 900 1,005 3,190 155
Shona 3,185 3,035 5 125 25
Swahili 13,370 7,560 1,920 3,285 600
Wolof 3,990 160 1,660 2,075 100
Yoruba 9,085 8,630 50 355 50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 19,135 8,465 5,025 5,175 465
Nilo-Saharan languages 5,870 5,130 205 305 230
Dinka 2,120 1,985 0 45 90
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 3,750 3,145 205 265 135
Sign languages 7,505 3,290 565 375 3,270
American Sign Language 2,680 1,815 5 105 760
Quebec Sign Language 695 5 385 130 180
Sign languages, n.i.e 4,120 1,475 180 135 2,330
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,269,215 957,070 8,165 58,310 245,670
Chinese languages 1,253,360 943,830 8,115 57,995 243,420
Cantonese 565,270 419,535 2,115 22,510 121,105
Hakka 10,910 8,630 70 575 1,635
Mandarin 592,040 452,490 4,740 30,230 104,575
Min Dong 1,235 645 0 20 565
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 31,800 22,740 595 2,095 6,370
Wu (Shanghainese) 12,920 8,925 80 630 3,285
Chinese, n.o.s. 38,580 30,430 500 1,895 5,755
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 615 435 5 40 130
Tibeto-Burman languages 15,855 13,240 50 320 2,250
Burmese 3,585 3,205 5 70 300
Karenic languages 4,705 3,555 20 20 1,115
Tibetan 6,165 5,315 10 175 660
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 1,400 1,165 15 50 170
Tai-Kadai languages 22,010 15,495 1,690 3,125 1,700
Lao 12,670 7,525 1,590 2,545 1,010
Thai 9,255 7,905 100 580 675
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 80 65 0 0 20
Turkic languages 40,140 28,885 2,425 5,605 3,220
Azerbaijani 3,255 2,600 30 345 280
Turkish 32,815 23,130 2,275 4,800 2,610
Uyghur 1,040 775 35 125 95
Uzbek 1,715 1,360 30 180 145
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,315 1,020 50 150 95
Uralic languages 81,985 69,985 500 9,040 2,460
Estonian 5,445 4,630 0 775 40
Finnish 15,295 14,115 15 1,000 170
Hungarian 61,240 51,235 485 7,265 2,250
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 3,690 2,630 310 575 175
Multiple responses 818,635 507,415 42,955 264,470 3,795
English and French 165,325 17,115 4,360 143,745 105
English and non-official language 533,260 483,325 435 46,560 2,950
French and non-official language 86,150 3,595 37,250 44,720 590
English, French and non-official language 33,900 3,385 910 29,450 155

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Footnote 1

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

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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-X2016055.

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