Data tables, 2016 Census

First Official Language Spoken (7), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (269), 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 first official language spoken , language spoken most often at home , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Alberta
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Language spoken most often at home (269) First official language spoken (7)
Total - First official language spoken English French English and French Neither English nor French Official language minority (number)Footnote 1 Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 2
Total - Language spoken most often at homeFootnote 3 4,026,650 3,880,680 71,535 16,605 57,830 79,840 2.0
Single responses 3,837,615 3,700,200 66,560 13,020 57,830 73,070 1.9
Official languages 3,354,885 3,289,935 64,955 0 0 64,950 1.9
English 3,327,255 3,288,640 38,620 0 0 38,620 1.2
French 27,630 1,295 26,335 0 0 26,335 95.3
Non-official languages 482,730 410,265 1,610 13,025 57,830 8,120 1.7
Aboriginal languages 9,965 9,695 20 40 220 40 0.4
Algonquian languages 7,175 6,940 15 30 190 35 0.5
Blackfoot 1,110 1,100 0 0 5 0 0.0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5,875 5,660 15 20 175 30 0.5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Northern East Cree 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Plains Cree 125 120 0 5 5 5 4.0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Woods Cree 600 585 0 0 15 0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 5,120 4,930 15 20 155 20 0.4
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malecite 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 190 175 5 0 10 5 2.6
Algonquin 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 185 175 5 0 10 0 0.0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athabaskan languages 620 600 0 5 20 5 0.8
Northern Athabaskan languages 620 600 0 5 15 0 0.0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Beaver 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Dene 540 520 0 5 15 0 0.0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavey-Hare languages 60 60 0 0 0 0 0.0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
South Slavey 55 55 0 0 0 0 0.0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuktitut 0 5 0 5 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Michif 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Siouan languages 2,120 2,105 0 0 10 0 0.0
Dakota 180 175 0 0 0 0 0.0
Stoney 1,945 1,935 0 0 10 0 0.0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Non-Aboriginal languages 472,760 400,570 1,590 12,990 57,610 8,085 1.7
Afro-Asiatic languages 43,770 34,910 475 2,420 5,955 1,685 3.8
Berber languages 200 75 10 95 15 60 30.0
Kabyle 95 45 0 45 5 20 21.1
Berber languages, n.i.e. 105 35 5 55 10 35 33.3
Cushitic languages 9,220 7,935 60 295 930 205 2.2
Bilen 275 225 0 0 50 0 0.0
Oromo 2,075 1,850 0 5 220 5 0.2
Somali 6,850 5,850 60 290 655 200 2.9
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Semitic languages 34,310 26,860 410 2,030 5,010 1,425 4.2
Amharic 4,920 4,595 10 50 275 30 0.6
Arabic 24,230 17,735 390 1,925 4,180 1,350 5.6
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 260 195 5 0 65 0 0.0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 95 70 0 0 25 0 0.0
Harari 165 155 0 5 10 0 0.0
Hebrew 460 430 0 10 15 10 2.2
Maltese 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tigrigna 3,955 3,490 10 35 420 25 0.6
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 210 180 0 10 20 5 2.4
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 45 40 0 5 0 0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 16,355 12,550 45 275 3,475 185 1.1
Khmer (Cambodian) 960 735 0 25 195 15 1.6
Vietnamese 15,380 11,805 45 250 3,280 170 1.1
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Austronesian languages 60,865 59,670 45 230 915 160 0.3
Bikol 70 70 0 5 0 5 7.1
Cebuano 2,110 2,075 0 5 30 0 0.0
Fijian 45 40 0 0 5 0 0.0
Hiligaynon 475 460 0 0 10 0 0.0
Ilocano 1,975 1,935 0 5 45 5 0.3
Malagasy 20 5 5 15 0 10 50.0
Malay 400 370 0 5 25 5 1.3
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 225 225 0 0 5 0 0.0
Pangasinan 45 40 0 0 5 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 55,100 54,060 40 205 795 140 0.3
Waray-Waray 120 120 0 0 0 0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 275 265 0 0 5 0 0.0
Creole languages 975 435 85 405 45 290 29.7
Haitian Creole 50 15 10 25 5 25 50.0
Creole, n.o.s. 655 200 70 355 30 245 37.4
Creole languages, n.i.e. 270 225 5 30 5 20 7.4
Dravidian languages 8,460 7,870 0 85 500 45 0.5
Kannada 210 200 0 5 5 5 2.4
Malayalam 4,060 3,775 0 30 260 15 0.4
Tamil 2,910 2,710 0 45 155 25 0.9
Telugu 1,245 1,155 0 10 80 5 0.4
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 30 30 0 0 0 5 16.7
Hmong-Mien languages 70 65 0 0 5 0 0.0
Indo-European languages 230,275 197,020 615 7,585 25,050 4,410 1.9
Albanian 1,060 890 0 40 125 20 1.9
Armenian 215 175 0 25 15 15 7.0
Balto-Slavic languages 30,225 26,415 60 1,270 2,475 695 2.3
Baltic languages 410 375 0 10 20 5 1.2
Latvian 160 145 0 5 10 5 3.1
Lithuanian 250 230 0 5 15 5 2.0
Slavic languages 29,815 26,040 60 1,265 2,450 690 2.3
Belarusan 10 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bosnian 785 705 0 10 65 5 0.6
Bulgarian 820 680 5 90 45 50 6.1
Croatian 1,800 1,690 5 30 75 20 1.1
Czech 875 810 0 35 25 20 2.3
Macedonian 175 155 0 10 10 5 2.9
Polish 7,705 6,870 10 245 580 135 1.8
Russian 10,145 8,490 25 505 1,120 280 2.8
Serbian 2,100 1,860 5 100 135 50 2.4
Serbo-Croatian 315 285 0 15 15 10 3.2
Slovak 710 645 0 40 25 20 2.8
Slovene (Slovenian) 145 145 0 0 5 0 0.0
Ukrainian 4,175 3,645 10 175 355 95 2.3
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 45 0 5 0 5 9.1
Celtic languages 40 35 0 5 0 0 0.0
Scottish Gaelic 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Welsh 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Germanic languages 40,910 36,580 50 600 3,680 350 0.9
Afrikaans 1,710 1,645 0 40 30 20 1.2
Danish 145 145 0 5 0 0 0.0
Dutch 1,980 1,740 5 175 55 90 4.5
Frisian 60 55 0 0 0 5 8.3
German 36,295 32,385 40 335 3,530 210 0.6
Icelandic 30 30 0 5 0 5 16.7
Norwegian 55 55 0 0 5 0 0.0
Swedish 145 130 0 10 5 5 3.4
Vlaams (Flemish) 55 30 5 25 0 15 27.3
Yiddish 15 10 0 0 0 5 33.3
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 420 355 5 0 55 5 1.2
Greek 1,015 915 0 40 65 20 2.0
Indo-Iranian languages 111,980 95,795 70 1,635 14,480 885 0.8
Indo-Aryan languages 98,605 84,360 50 1,195 13,005 645 0.7
Bengali 4,530 4,190 0 145 185 75 1.7
Gujarati 8,025 7,210 0 115 690 65 0.8
Hindi 9,945 9,225 5 120 600 60 0.6
Kashmiri 45 45 0 0 5 0 0.0
Konkani 80 75 0 0 5 0 0.0
Marathi 845 785 0 20 40 10 1.2
Nepali 3,710 3,135 5 45 535 25 0.7
Oriya (Odia) 90 80 0 5 10 0 0.0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 51,010 40,960 30 420 9,600 245 0.5
Sindhi 1,245 1,145 0 25 70 15 1.2
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,480 1,420 0 15 45 5 0.3
Urdu 17,600 16,090 5 285 1,225 145 0.8
Iranian languages 12,720 10,890 20 430 1,375 240 1.9
Kurdish 845 690 0 15 145 10 1.2
Pashto 1,640 1,420 0 15 200 5 0.3
Persian (Farsi) 10,235 8,780 15 400 1,030 220 2.1
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 655 545 0 10 95 5 0.8
Italic (Romance) languages 44,830 36,210 430 3,980 4,205 2,425 5.4
Catalan 30 25 5 5 0 5 16.7
Italian 2,840 2,410 10 135 280 75 2.6
Portuguese 3,905 3,180 20 285 425 160 4.1
Romanian 4,135 3,065 35 760 280 415 10.0
Spanish 33,905 27,525 365 2,795 3,220 1,765 5.2
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Japanese 2,245 2,010 5 30 210 15 0.7
Kartvelian languages 155 130 0 5 20 5 3.2
Georgian 160 130 0 5 20 0 0.0
Korean 12,780 11,125 5 110 1,540 60 0.5
Mongolic languages 335 295 0 15 20 5 1.5
Mongolian 330 295 0 15 25 5 1.5
Niger-Congo languages 5,600 4,185 230 875 315 665 11.9
Akan (Twi) 850 800 0 35 20 15 1.8
Bamanankan 5 0 0 5 0 5 100.0
Edo 70 70 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ewe 85 60 0 20 5 10 11.8
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 100 15 15 60 15 45 45.0
Ga 40 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ganda 100 95 0 5 5 5 5.0
Igbo 270 250 5 10 5 5 1.9
Lingala 80 25 25 25 10 35 43.8
Rundi (Kirundi) 280 55 30 160 35 105 37.5
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 345 135 35 150 25 105 30.4
Shona 410 395 0 5 5 5 1.2
Swahili 1,090 730 65 205 95 165 15.1
Wolof 170 25 40 85 20 80 47.1
Yoruba 690 660 0 15 10 5 0.7
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,015 835 25 95 60 70 6.9
Nilo-Saharan languages 1,520 1,410 5 10 105 5 0.3
Dinka 800 730 0 5 60 5 0.6
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 725 680 0 5 35 5 0.7
Sign languages 1,095 705 10 5 375 5 0.5
American Sign Language 325 235 0 5 90 0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 5 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e 765 475 0 0 290 5 0.7
Sino-Tibetan languages 82,385 63,265 50 660 18,410 380 0.5
Chinese languages 80,875 62,035 50 660 18,135 375 0.5
Cantonese 38,270 26,820 15 210 11,230 115 0.3
Hakka 320 230 0 5 80 0 0.0
Mandarin 37,125 31,045 35 415 5,625 245 0.7
Min Dong 20 10 0 0 10 0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,245 855 0 10 380 5 0.4
Wu (Shanghainese) 340 250 0 5 95 0 0.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,545 2,820 0 20 710 15 0.4
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,505 1,225 0 5 275 5 0.3
Burmese 275 240 0 0 35 0 0.0
Karenic languages 665 505 0 0 165 0 0.0
Tibetan 420 360 0 0 60 0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 140 120 0 0 20 0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages 1,130 895 10 20 210 20 1.8
Lao 465 380 5 20 60 10 2.2
Thai 655 500 5 5 145 5 0.8
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Turkic languages 2,390 1,955 15 130 295 75 3.1
Azerbaijani 160 140 0 5 15 0 0.0
Turkish 1,950 1,575 10 115 245 65 3.3
Uyghur 85 70 0 0 10 0 0.0
Uzbek 135 115 0 0 15 0 0.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 65 50 0 0 15 0 0.0
Uralic languages 2,125 1,875 5 110 135 60 2.8
Estonian 25 20 0 5 0 5 20.0
Finnish 105 90 0 10 10 10 9.5
Hungarian 1,995 1,760 5 95 130 50 2.5
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Other languages, n.i.e. 240 210 5 5 15 10 4.2
Multiple responses 189,035 180,480 4,975 3,585 0 6,765 3.6
English and French 6,885 1,785 3,045 2,055 0 4,075 59.2
English and non-official language 178,065 177,710 350 0 0 350 0.2
French and non-official language 1,120 170 950 0 0 950 84.8
English, French and non-official language 2,965 810 630 1,530 0 1,390 46.9

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 2

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 3

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016070.

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