Data tables, 2016 Census

Language Spoken Most Often at Home (269), Other Language(s) Spoken Regularly at Home (270) and Age (15A) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 100% Data

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This table details language spoken most often at home , other language spoken regularly at home and age for the population excluding institutional residents in Alberta
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Language spoken most often at home (269) Age (15A)
Total - Age 0 to 14 years 0 to 4 years 5 to 9 years 10 to 14 years 15 to 24 years 15 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 to 64 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 to 74 years 75 years and over
Total - Language spoken most often at homeFootnote 2 4,026,650 778,030 266,010 270,475 241,550 500,035 239,320 260,715 2,273,590 640,805 584,060 550,390 498,330 287,320 187,680
Single responses 3,837,610 738,160 253,485 256,350 228,325 475,770 226,605 249,165 2,163,920 609,135 547,435 524,775 482,585 278,650 181,105
Official languages 3,354,885 651,055 217,880 228,655 204,520 424,665 201,740 222,925 1,875,205 530,830 459,030 453,485 431,860 246,545 157,415
English 3,327,255 645,410 215,860 226,645 202,905 421,445 200,275 221,170 1,859,400 526,120 454,240 449,890 429,145 244,860 156,150
French 27,630 5,645 2,020 2,015 1,615 3,225 1,470 1,755 15,805 4,705 4,790 3,595 2,720 1,685 1,265
Non-official languages 482,725 87,110 35,610 27,695 23,805 51,100 24,865 26,240 288,720 78,300 88,405 71,285 50,725 32,105 23,690
Aboriginal languages 9,965 2,240 815 745 675 1,340 680 660 4,980 1,135 1,110 1,470 1,260 885 520
Algonquian languages 7,175 1,675 620 535 520 935 490 450 3,425 675 735 1,035 980 730 410
Blackfoot 1,110 80 25 35 20 55 35 20 650 55 90 190 310 215 115
Cree-Montagnais languages 5,870 1,560 590 490 480 860 445 415 2,670 605 620 800 645 495 285
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 25 10 5 0 5 5 0 0 10 0 5 5 0 0 0
Plains Cree 125 30 5 5 15 15 10 10 55 5 20 15 15 15 10
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 600 230 100 70 65 115 65 50 230 75 65 60 30 10 10
Cree, n.o.s. 5,115 1,290 485 415 395 725 365 360 2,370 520 530 720 590 465 265
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 185 40 10 5 20 25 10 10 105 10 25 45 20 20 5
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 190 40 10 10 20 20 10 15 100 15 20 45 20 20 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 620 90 40 30 20 70 25 45 365 80 65 140 80 45 45
Northern Athabaskan languages 620 90 45 30 20 70 30 40 370 85 65 140 80 50 50
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 10 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Carrier 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 535 85 40 25 15 60 20 40 320 70 60 120 70 40 35
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 60 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 40 5 5 20 10 5 5
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 5 0 20 10 5 5
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Michif 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 2,120 465 150 185 135 330 160 170 1,155 365 305 285 195 105 70
Dakota 175 20 5 10 10 25 10 10 110 25 30 30 25 20 5
Stoney 1,945 445 150 175 120 310 150 160 1,040 335 275 255 175 85 60
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 5 10 5 0 0 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 472,760 84,870 34,795 26,945 23,130 49,760 24,185 25,575 283,735 77,170 87,295 69,815 49,460 31,225 23,175
Afro-Asiatic languages 43,765 11,450 5,280 3,635 2,530 4,785 2,305 2,480 25,665 8,800 8,985 5,295 2,575 1,230 645
Berber languages 200 60 35 15 10 10 10 5 125 45 50 25 5 0 0
Kabyle 95 30 15 5 10 0 0 0 65 20 25 20 0 0 0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 105 30 15 10 0 5 0 5 65 20 25 10 5 0 5
Cushitic languages 9,220 2,460 1,250 700 510 1,260 560 695 5,355 2,360 1,575 950 470 90 55
Bilen 280 75 45 15 10 20 5 20 180 125 40 5 10 5 0
Oromo 2,075 595 330 165 90 235 120 115 1,235 515 485 170 70 10 5
Somali 6,850 1,795 875 515 400 1,000 435 570 3,925 1,715 1,045 770 395 85 45
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 5 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 34,310 8,915 3,990 2,920 2,010 3,510 1,730 1,780 20,155 6,390 7,350 4,310 2,105 1,135 595
Amharic 4,920 900 520 240 135 370 160 215 3,580 1,010 1,595 785 185 55 15
Arabic 24,230 6,840 2,850 2,335 1,655 2,660 1,340 1,315 13,275 4,245 4,480 2,935 1,615 925 535
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 260 70 30 25 10 25 10 15 150 50 45 35 30 5 5
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 95 25 15 10 5 10 5 5 50 25 20 10 0 5 0
Harari 165 35 10 15 15 25 10 15 100 15 40 40 10 0 5
Hebrew 460 110 35 40 35 55 35 20 250 70 95 50 35 40 5
Maltese 15 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 5
Tigrigna 3,955 900 520 240 140 330 155 175 2,625 955 1,040 440 195 80 25
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 210 40 20 15 10 30 10 20 120 35 35 30 20 15 5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 45 10 5 0 5 5 5 0 25 10 15 5 5 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 16,355 1,780 660 565 555 1,400 700 700 10,830 1,700 2,300 3,390 3,430 1,370 975
Khmer (Cambodian) 965 75 30 30 10 55 25 30 690 155 110 155 265 95 55
Vietnamese 15,380 1,705 630 535 545 1,345 675 670 10,125 1,545 2,190 3,230 3,165 1,280 920
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 60,865 7,230 2,345 1,735 3,150 7,740 4,315 3,420 42,150 10,725 16,035 10,630 4,755 2,465 1,290
Bikol 70 10 0 0 5 10 10 0 45 5 25 15 5 0 0
Cebuano 2,110 270 70 80 120 335 175 155 1,425 395 545 365 120 55 30
Fijian 45 5 0 5 0 10 5 0 25 5 10 5 0 5 0
Hiligaynon 475 55 20 10 25 80 35 40 320 85 100 100 25 10 10
Ilocano 1,975 200 50 55 95 220 120 95 1,365 300 495 375 200 135 60
Malagasy 20 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 15 5 5 5 0 0 0
Malay 400 30 20 10 5 55 25 35 265 80 90 70 30 25 15
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 225 20 5 5 10 35 30 10 145 40 60 45 10 15 5
Pangasinan 45 0 0 0 0 10 0 5 30 10 15 5 0 5 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 55,105 6,575 2,160 1,560 2,855 6,925 3,870 3,055 38,250 9,745 14,585 9,590 4,335 2,200 1,150
Waray-Waray 120 15 0 5 10 35 25 10 65 15 35 15 5 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 275 40 15 5 15 30 15 15 190 50 70 45 25 5 5
Creole languages 975 135 50 30 50 120 60 55 660 190 220 170 85 35 25
Haitian Creole 50 5 5 0 5 5 0 5 35 5 10 10 5 5 0
Creole, n.o.s. 655 95 35 20 40 75 50 30 445 115 160 115 55 25 20
Creole languages, n.i.e. 265 35 15 10 10 35 10 20 185 70 50 45 25 5 5
Dravidian languages 8,460 2,055 1,040 665 350 475 245 230 5,555 2,305 2,055 820 375 235 140
Kannada 210 40 20 10 10 15 5 10 155 60 55 35 10 5 5
Malayalam 4,060 1,090 550 345 185 215 135 85 2,590 1,075 990 380 150 105 65
Tamil 2,915 655 325 225 110 160 75 85 1,935 770 720 270 175 100 55
Telugu 1,245 270 145 90 40 80 30 50 855 400 290 135 35 20 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 30 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 15 5 5 5 5 5 0
Hmong-Mien languages 70 15 5 5 5 10 0 5 45 15 15 10 5 5 0
Indo-European languages 230,275 48,530 19,145 16,040 13,345 24,070 12,035 12,035 129,955 38,545 40,585 28,780 22,040 15,870 11,860
Albanian 1,060 200 95 60 50 130 50 80 645 240 165 135 110 55 30
Armenian 215 35 10 15 10 15 10 10 135 35 40 30 30 15 15
Balto-Slavic languages 30,220 4,535 1,900 1,495 1,140 2,295 1,115 1,180 18,370 4,170 5,150 4,545 4,510 2,685 2,335
Baltic languages 410 90 35 35 20 40 25 20 260 115 105 35 15 5 10
Latvian 160 40 20 15 10 15 5 5 100 55 25 10 5 5 5
Lithuanian 245 45 15 20 10 25 20 10 165 60 75 20 5 5 5
Slavic languages 29,815 4,445 1,860 1,465 1,125 2,250 1,090 1,165 18,105 4,050 5,050 4,510 4,495 2,680 2,330
Belarusan 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 785 85 35 25 25 75 35 45 535 90 115 160 170 50 35
Bulgarian 825 150 55 50 45 65 35 30 560 75 220 170 95 25 20
Croatian 1,800 200 70 75 60 135 65 70 1,045 295 270 230 245 225 195
Czech 875 85 40 35 10 45 15 35 425 140 95 55 135 195 120
Macedonian 175 25 5 10 10 20 10 10 120 25 40 45 10 5 5
Polish 7,705 730 305 245 180 470 190 280 4,750 740 960 1,140 1,915 1,055 705
Russian 10,145 2,010 875 635 495 835 445 390 6,240 1,560 2,055 1,620 1,010 515 540
Serbian 2,100 330 115 110 110 180 90 90 1,315 260 355 425 275 160 115
Serbo-Croatian 315 15 5 5 10 20 10 10 235 30 25 75 115 30 10
Slovak 710 135 50 45 30 45 20 30 445 95 180 90 80 60 25
Slovene (Slovenian) 145 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 40 5 15 10 10 45 50
Ukrainian 4,180 670 300 215 155 350 175 180 2,360 730 715 490 425 290 505
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 5 5 10 0 5 0 0 30 10 5 10 10 5 15
Celtic languages 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 5 10 5 5 10 5
Scottish Gaelic 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 0 5
Welsh 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
Germanic languages 40,910 13,545 5,205 4,460 3,880 6,270 3,365 2,900 17,000 5,535 4,585 4,040 2,840 1,800 2,295
Afrikaans 1,710 320 120 100 100 205 120 80 1,105 205 330 350 220 45 35
Danish 150 15 5 5 0 15 5 5 50 5 5 15 15 20 55
Dutch 1,980 275 100 95 80 185 90 95 985 130 200 370 285 235 305
Frisian 60 5 0 0 5 10 5 5 30 5 5 10 15 10 0
German 36,290 12,815 4,950 4,230 3,645 5,750 3,095 2,650 14,430 5,065 3,915 3,210 2,245 1,440 1,860
Icelandic 30 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 20 0 5 5 5 0 0
Norwegian 60 10 0 5 5 5 0 0 20 5 5 5 5 10 10
Swedish 145 25 10 5 10 10 5 5 70 10 30 10 15 25 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 55 5 0 0 0 10 5 5 40 5 10 20 10 5 5
Yiddish 10 5 0 5 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 420 70 15 20 30 85 35 45 240 100 80 40 20 15 5
Greek 1,020 65 25 25 20 35 15 20 395 70 100 95 130 240 280
Indo-Iranian languages 111,975 22,060 8,925 7,315 5,820 10,760 5,080 5,675 66,805 21,950 21,365 13,165 10,330 8,145 4,210
Indo-Aryan languages 98,605 19,400 7,735 6,500 5,170 9,390 4,460 4,930 58,265 18,870 18,565 11,535 9,300 7,620 3,930
Bengali 4,530 800 320 250 230 390 195 195 3,095 990 990 775 340 165 70
Gujarati 8,020 1,240 430 415 400 795 390 410 4,605 1,635 1,510 770 690 775 605
Hindi 9,945 1,555 645 495 420 890 395 495 6,465 2,345 2,070 1,215 835 675 355
Kashmiri 50 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 30 10 10 10 5 5 0
Konkani 80 20 10 10 5 0 0 0 55 20 20 10 0 5 5
Marathi 845 190 90 55 40 80 35 45 540 200 205 110 30 20 10
Nepali 3,710 830 385 245 195 415 200 215 2,335 875 935 370 155 75 45
Oriya (Odia) 95 15 10 10 0 5 5 0 65 20 25 10 10 5 5
Punjabi (Panjabi) 51,010 9,630 4,055 3,185 2,395 4,540 2,035 2,500 29,535 9,710 8,905 5,275 5,655 4,940 2,370
Sindhi 1,245 160 45 75 40 80 45 35 565 90 125 130 220 245 190
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,485 265 95 80 90 140 75 65 1,025 215 405 280 125 45 15
Urdu 17,600 4,685 1,645 1,680 1,355 2,045 1,080 960 9,950 2,770 3,365 2,575 1,240 660 265
Iranian languages 12,720 2,520 1,125 765 625 1,290 590 695 8,155 2,955 2,690 1,545 970 505 255
Kurdish 845 220 90 80 55 100 40 55 495 175 150 110 60 15 15
Pashto 1,640 530 215 170 145 235 115 120 840 285 300 170 90 20 15
Persian (Farsi) 10,230 1,765 830 515 420 950 430 520 6,820 2,495 2,235 1,265 815 470 230
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 650 145 60 55 30 80 30 50 385 130 110 85 60 25 20
Italic (Romance) languages 44,830 8,085 2,985 2,665 2,430 4,560 2,400 2,165 26,580 6,540 9,175 6,770 4,095 2,920 2,685
Catalan 35 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 25 10 10 0 5 0 5
Italian 2,840 100 30 30 35 50 25 20 640 105 135 155 240 600 1,455
Portuguese 3,905 570 240 175 155 235 110 130 2,155 590 720 455 395 530 410
Romanian 4,135 740 290 265 185 260 135 120 2,865 625 1,030 825 380 170 105
Spanish 33,910 6,665 2,420 2,190 2,055 4,015 2,125 1,890 20,900 5,215 7,275 5,330 3,085 1,615 705
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 2,245 450 190 165 95 155 75 80 1,305 280 530 320 180 200 140
Kartvelian languages 155 35 20 10 5 20 5 15 95 25 40 20 10 5 0
Georgian 155 40 25 10 5 20 5 15 95 30 40 20 10 5 0
Korean 12,780 1,900 795 560 540 1,570 750 820 8,370 2,010 2,415 2,440 1,510 625 310
Mongolic languages 330 60 25 20 10 50 20 30 220 55 85 80 5 0 0
Mongolian 335 60 20 20 10 50 20 30 225 50 80 80 10 0 5
Niger-Congo languages 5,600 1,210 580 335 300 680 325 355 3,565 1,245 1,225 770 330 100 40
Akan (Twi) 845 165 70 50 45 80 40 40 570 175 155 140 105 20 10
Bamanankan 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edo 70 10 5 5 0 5 0 5 45 10 20 20 5 0 0
Ewe 85 15 5 5 5 10 5 5 55 15 15 15 5 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 100 30 25 5 0 20 5 10 55 20 25 10 0 0 0
Ga 40 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 10 5 10 10 0
Ganda 95 30 10 10 10 20 15 5 50 15 20 10 0 5 0
Igbo 270 60 25 20 15 25 10 10 165 40 60 45 20 10 5
Lingala 80 20 5 10 10 10 5 0 55 20 20 10 5 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 280 65 35 20 10 45 20 20 170 55 70 30 5 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 350 60 30 15 15 50 20 30 230 105 60 45 20 5 0
Shona 410 50 20 15 15 85 45 35 270 75 105 65 30 5 5
Swahili 1,090 310 125 85 100 185 90 90 575 220 175 135 50 10 10
Wolof 170 45 30 5 5 10 5 5 120 70 35 10 5 0 0
Yoruba 695 125 50 45 20 45 25 20 505 125 225 115 35 10 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,015 215 130 40 40 90 35 60 680 300 225 115 35 15 10
Nilo-Saharan languages 1,520 465 150 175 140 185 120 60 855 295 320 190 50 15 5
Dinka 800 225 85 75 65 90 60 35 475 170 175 95 30 10 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 725 245 65 105 75 95 60 30 380 125 145 90 20 5 0
Sign languages 1,095 300 120 100 80 205 100 110 525 165 160 115 80 45 20
American Sign Language 330 40 20 5 10 55 20 40 205 55 60 55 40 15 10
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 765 265 100 100 65 150 80 75 315 110 100 65 45 20 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 82,385 8,205 3,965 2,495 1,750 7,855 2,900 4,955 50,360 10,005 11,080 15,885 13,395 8,655 7,310
Chinese languages 80,880 7,915 3,850 2,410 1,655 7,620 2,800 4,815 49,485 9,655 10,820 15,705 13,305 8,590 7,265
Cantonese 38,275 2,515 1,200 755 565 2,300 1,010 1,290 22,495 2,965 3,765 6,285 9,475 5,870 5,100
Hakka 315 5 5 0 5 15 5 5 165 20 15 45 90 70 65
Mandarin 37,125 4,995 2,485 1,530 985 4,765 1,605 3,160 24,065 6,165 6,505 8,530 2,865 1,985 1,310
Min Dong 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 1,240 75 25 10 30 95 40 55 670 55 105 225 285 200 210
Wu (Shanghainese) 345 30 20 5 5 25 5 15 205 45 40 55 60 40 45
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,545 290 115 105 75 430 135 290 1,870 405 390 565 520 425 525
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,505 290 120 85 95 235 100 135 875 350 260 180 85 60 45
Burmese 280 25 20 5 10 20 5 15 195 65 50 50 25 20 15
Karenic languages 665 165 60 45 60 130 60 75 325 160 75 65 25 30 15
Tibetan 420 55 20 20 15 75 35 45 265 90 100 50 30 5 15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 140 35 15 10 10 15 5 5 85 35 30 10 5 5 5
Tai-Kadai languages 1,130 80 20 30 25 105 50 55 835 140 225 270 200 80 35
Lao 465 10 5 5 5 20 10 10 350 25 45 130 155 55 30
Thai 655 70 15 30 20 85 40 45 470 115 175 140 40 20 10
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 15 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 10 5 0 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages 2,395 625 275 230 120 210 110 100 1,460 430 555 315 160 65 30
Azerbaijani 155 25 10 15 5 15 5 10 110 35 35 20 20 5 5
Turkish 1,950 515 225 190 100 170 90 80 1,185 350 455 255 125 50 30
Uyghur 85 20 10 10 5 10 5 0 50 5 20 20 0 0 0
Uzbek 135 50 20 15 15 15 5 10 70 20 30 10 5 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 70 15 5 5 5 5 5 0 40 10 15 10 5 5 5
Uralic languages 2,130 300 100 125 75 120 60 60 1,140 190 405 280 265 230 340
Estonian 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 15
Finnish 105 20 10 10 5 5 5 0 35 5 15 10 10 20 20
Hungarian 1,995 280 95 115 70 115 60 55 1,085 180 390 270 255 210 310
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 235 45 20 15 10 15 10 10 165 50 60 35 20 15 5
Multiple responses 189,040 39,870 12,520 14,125 13,225 24,265 12,715 11,555 109,665 31,675 36,625 25,620 15,745 8,670 6,570
English and French 6,885 2,040 690 780 575 810 430 375 3,390 1,185 945 700 565 335 310
English and non-official language 178,070 36,770 11,625 12,955 12,190 22,780 11,880 10,900 104,105 29,845 34,920 24,420 14,915 8,225 6,185
French and non-official language 1,125 185 65 55 70 115 60 60 760 200 285 190 90 35 30
English, French and non-official language 2,965 870 145 335 395 560 340 220 1,410 450 470 315 180 75 55

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Data quality note(s) – Alberta

  • 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: 4.7%.
  • 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-X2016075.

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