Census Profile, 2016 Census
Kirkland, Ville [Census subdivision], Quebec and Alberta [Province]

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Characteristic Kirkland, V
Quebec
[Census subdivision] 		Alberta

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
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Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 19,930 9,720 10,215 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 3,775 1,850 1,920 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 535 190 340 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 15,295 7,535 7,760 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 335 140 190 59,280 24,715 34,565
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 19,930 9,720 10,215 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 13,315 6,575 6,740 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 4,620 2,185 2,435 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 1,665 820 850 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 320 135 190 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 14,150 6,985 7,160 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 71.0 71.9 70.1 2.0 2.0 1.9
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 19,930 9,720 10,215 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 18,885 9,200 9,685 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 12,080 5,895 6,185 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 8,180 4,045 4,130 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 3,905 1,850 2,055 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 6,805 3,305 3,500 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 5 0 0 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 5 0 0 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 0 0 0 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 5 5 14,960 7,105 7,850
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 0 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 50 15 35
Plains Cree 0 0 0 720 280 435
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 50 20 35
Woods Cree 0 0 0 910 430 480
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 13,220 6,355 6,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 30 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 5 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 35 20 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 0 0 0 525 230 300
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 15 5 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 1,865 865 1,000
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 1,855 860 990
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 35 15 15
Carrier 0 0 0 15 0 15
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 1,470 710 760
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 40 10 30
Gwich'in 0 0 0 15 5 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 70 20 45
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 200 90 115
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 5 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 155 70 80
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 15 25
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 120 35 85
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 25 5 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 60 20 45
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 10 30
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 5 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 5 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 80 45 35
Salish languages 0 0 0 15 5 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 5 5
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Siouan languages 0 0 0 3,370 1,630 1,745
Dakota 0 0 0 350 165 185
Stoney 0 0 0 3,020 1,460 1,555
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 15 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 6,800 3,300 3,500 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 740 380 360 68,415 36,215 32,200
Berber languages 0 0 0 340 190 145
Kabyle 0 0 0 165 90 75
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 175 100 75
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 12,525 6,495 6,030
Bilen 0 0 0 315 185 130
Oromo 0 0 0 2,650 1,375 1,275
Somali 0 0 0 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 740 380 360 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 5 0 5 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 720 370 355 40,540 21,840 18,705
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 400 210 190
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 145 80 65
Harari 0 0 0 260 135 120
Hebrew 10 10 5 960 505 460
Maltese 0 0 0 75 30 40
Tigrigna 0 0 0 5,415 2,880 2,535
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 155 145
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 95 50 50 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 5 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 90 45 45 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 85 30 55 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 0 0 0 425 205 225
Cebuano 0 0 0 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 0 0 0 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 0 0 5 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 5 0 5 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 5 5 5 35 10 25
Malay 0 0 5 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 765 370 390
Pangasinan 0 0 0 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 65 25 45 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 980 430 550
Creole languages 70 30 35 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 60 30 30 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 80 40 35 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 5 5 5 535 270 265
Malayalam 20 10 10 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 55 30 25 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 0 0 0 2,130 1,135 995
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 105 55 45
Indo-European languages 4,480 2,170 2,315 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 5 0 5 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 110 55 55 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 655 310 350 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 10 0 5 1,010 475 535
Latvian 0 0 5 415 195 220
Lithuanian 10 5 5 600 285 315
Slavic languages 645 305 340 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 0 0 0 65 30 30
Bosnian 5 0 5 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 35 20 15 1,545 790 755
Croatian 35 20 20 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 20 10 15 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 0 0 0 360 185 175
Polish 200 85 115 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 195 95 105 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 5 0 0 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 5 5 0 970 480 485
Slovak 25 10 10 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 15 10 695 320 370
Ukrainian 90 45 50 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 215 120 100
Celtic languages 0 0 0 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 135 70 65
Welsh 0 0 0 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 40 25
Germanic languages 220 100 120 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 0 0 0 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 0 0 0 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 25 15 10 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 0 0 0 360 200 160
German 175 80 95 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 0 0 0 115 55 60
Norwegian 0 0 0 815 370 445
Swedish 5 0 5 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 320 150 170
Yiddish 15 5 5 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Greek 440 220 220 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 830 410 420 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 520 255 270 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 35 20 15 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 110 50 55 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 55 20 35 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 105 60 50
Konkani 5 0 0 370 190 185
Marathi 0 5 0 1,510 775 730
Nepali 0 0 0 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 210 105 110 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 0 0 0 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 105 50 55 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 305 155 150 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 5 0 0 1,550 845 705
Pashto 0 0 0 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 300 150 150 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 2,225 1,075 1,150 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 0 0 0 75 30 45
Italian 1,550 760 795 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 155 70 85 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 155 75 80 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 360 165 195 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Japanese 15 0 15 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 65 30 35 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 545 255 290
Mongolian 5 0 5 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 30 15 15 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 0 0 0 35 20 15
Edo 0 0 0 275 155 120
Ewe 0 0 0 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 230 120 100
Ga 0 0 0 145 80 65
Ganda 0 0 0 280 145 135
Igbo 0 5 0 1,165 625 540
Lingala 0 0 0 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 5 5 805 405 400
Shona 0 0 0 1,100 545 555
Swahili 0 5 0 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 5 0 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 0 5 0 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 3,370 1,640 1,735
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 2,720 1,395 1,330
Dinka 0 0 0 1,345 705 640
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 5 0 0 830 440 390
American Sign Language 0 0 0 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,005 490 515 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 1,010 490 520 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 215 105 115 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 10 0 5 990 465 530
Mandarin 740 365 380 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 0 0 0 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10 5 5 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 15 5 10 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 20 5 10 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 0 0 0 430 230 200
Karenic languages 0 0 0 795 415 380
Tibetan 0 0 0 575 295 275
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 275 130 140
Tai-Kadai languages 5 0 5 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 5 0 0 1,020 485 535
Thai 0 0 0 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 35 20 20 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 0 0 5 365 215 155
Turkish 40 20 20 3,140 1,760 1,375
Uyghur 0 0 0 130 70 60
Uzbek 0 0 0 205 115 90
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 215 95 120
Uralic languages 75 40 40 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 0 0 0 190 90 105
Finnish 5 0 0 810 330 480
Hungarian 70 40 35 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 690 415 280
Multiple responses 1,045 520 530 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 410 195 215 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 330 165 160 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 145 80 65 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 165 75 90 1,640 760 880
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 19,930 9,720 10,210 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 18,495 9,020 9,475 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 15,575 7,610 7,960 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 12,320 6,075 6,250 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 3,245 1,535 1,710 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 2,925 1,405 1,520 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 5 0 0 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 5 0 5 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 0 0 5,875 2,925 2,945
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 5 0 0 20 10 10
Plains Cree 0 0 0 125 60 60
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 600 300 295
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5,120 2,540 2,575
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 190 95 95
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 185 90 95
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 620 320 300
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 620 325 300
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 10 5 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 540 280 260
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 55 30 25
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 10 5 5
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 2,125 1,025 1,095
Dakota 0 0 0 175 85 85
Stoney 0 0 0 1,945 935 1,010
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 2,920 1,405 1,515 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 350 175 180 43,770 22,535 21,235
Berber languages 0 0 0 200 105 95
Kabyle 0 0 0 90 45 40
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 60 45
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 0 0 0 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 0 0 0 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 355 175 180 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 0 0 0 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 350 175 180 24,230 12,555 11,675
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 260 130 130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 95 50 40
Harari 0 0 0 165 80 85
Hebrew 5 0 0 460 235 225
Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tigrigna 0 0 0 3,955 2,095 1,860
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 210 110 100
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages 50 25 25 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 0 5 960 460 500
Vietnamese 45 25 25 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 20 5 10 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 0 0 0 70 40 35
Cebuano 0 0 0 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 0 0 0 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 470 215 255
Ilocano 0 0 0 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 0 0 0 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 220 110 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 20 10 10 55,105 26,005 29,100
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 125 60 60
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 280 120 155
Creole languages 35 10 20 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 25 10 15 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 40 25 15 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 5 5 5 210 105 105
Malayalam 5 5 5 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 30 15 15 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 0 0 0 1,245 635 615
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 15
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Indo-European languages 1,490 695 790 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 0 0 0 1,060 570 485
Armenian 45 20 25 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 300 150 150 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 0 0 0 410 210 200
Latvian 0 0 0 165 85 80
Lithuanian 0 0 5 250 125 120
Slavic languages 300 145 150 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 5 5 5 785 400 385
Bulgarian 20 15 10 825 415 405
Croatian 15 5 10 1,800 905 895
Czech 10 0 5 875 440 430
Macedonian 5 5 0 175 90 85
Polish 70 30 35 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 140 70 70 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 0 5 0 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 5 5 5 315 160 155
Slovak 0 0 5 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 150 70 75
Ukrainian 15 5 10 4,180 2,060 2,110
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Celtic languages 0 0 0 40 25 15
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 15 15 5
Welsh 0 0 0 15 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Germanic languages 30 15 15 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 0 0 0 1,705 835 875
Danish 0 0 0 150 75 75
Dutch 0 0 5 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 20 15 10 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 0 5 0 60 20 35
Swedish 0 0 0 145 65 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 60 30 25
Yiddish 5 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 215 210
Greek 75 40 40 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 505 245 260 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 295 140 150 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 15 5 10 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 65 35 35 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 25 15 10 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 0 0 0 75 40 40
Marathi 0 0 5 845 440 405
Nepali 0 0 0 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 125 65 60 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 0 0 0 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 1,480 750 730
Urdu 60 25 30 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 215 105 110 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 0 0 0 850 440 410
Pashto 0 0 0 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 215 100 110 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 525 225 295 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 0 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 170 75 100 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 35 15 20 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 120 55 65 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 195 85 115 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 10 0 5 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 45 25 25 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 5 5 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 5 0 5 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 10 5 5 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 845 415 430
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Edo 0 0 0 70 35 35
Ewe 0 0 0 80 45 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 105 55 45
Ga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Ganda 0 0 0 95 50 50
Igbo 0 0 0 265 125 145
Lingala 0 0 0 85 35 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 280 135 145
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 5 5 350 175 170
Shona 0 0 0 410 190 225
Swahili 0 0 0 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 0 0 0 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,015 485 535
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 1,525 765 755
Dinka 0 0 0 800 420 380
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 725 350 375
Sign languages 5 0 0 1,095 630 465
American Sign Language 0 0 0 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 825 415 410 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 820 415 410 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 130 65 70 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 0 0 0 315 135 185
Mandarin 655 335 320 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 5 0 0 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 5 5 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 20 10 10 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 1,500 770 730
Burmese 0 0 0 280 145 130
Karenic languages 0 0 0 665 340 320
Tibetan 0 0 0 420 220 200
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 140 65 75
Tai-Kadai languages 0 5 0 1,130 505 625
Lao 5 0 5 465 215 245
Thai 0 0 0 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 20 10 10 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 155 90 75
Turkish 20 10 15 1,945 1,030 915
Uyghur 0 0 0 80 45 40
Uzbek 0 0 0 135 70 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 35 25
Uralic languages 20 10 10 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 0 0 0 105 50 50
Hungarian 20 5 10 1,995 980 1,015
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 140 95
Multiple responses 1,430 700 735 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 425 210 215 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 605 300 300 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 145 70 75 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 265 120 145 2,965 1,430 1,530
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 19,930 9,720 10,215 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 12,805 6,305 6,500 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 2,120 1,010 1,105 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 2,245 1,100 1,145 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 2,125 990 1,140 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 5 5 0 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 2,125 985 1,135 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 235 125 115 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 75 40 40 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 320 150 170 2,795 1,340 1,455
English, French and non-official language 5 0 5 85 50 40
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 19,930 9,720 10,210 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 19,670 9,605 10,055 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 19,115 9,400 9,720 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 15,890 7,780 8,110 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 9,245 4,430 4,810 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 23,465 11,155 12,310
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 25 0 15
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 90 20 70
Plains Cree 0 0 0 1,580 620 965
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Woods Cree 0 0 0 1,135 525 610
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 20,665 9,990 10,675
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 35 15 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 955 425 530
Algonquin 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 925 415 505
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 20 10 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 2,640 1,255 1,385
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 2,630 1,250 1,380
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beaver 0 0 0 85 50 35
Carrier 0 0 0 45 10 35
Chilcotin 0 0 0 20 15 10
Dene 0 0 0 2,010 975 1,035
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 75 30 45
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 150 65 85
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 285 140 145
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 25 15 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 190 90 100
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 75 35 45
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuit languages 0 0 0 135 50 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 35 10 25
Inuktitut 0 0 0 60 20 35
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 25 20
Iroquoian languages 0 10 0 40 25 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 10 0
Mohawk 10 10 0 35 25 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 10
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 145 75 70
Salish languages 0 0 0 50 25 25
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 10 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 10 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 4,050 2,005 2,045
Dakota 0 0 0 530 285 245
Stoney 0 0 0 3,650 1,790 1,855
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Tlingit 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 15 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 9,240 4,425 4,810 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,220 615 605 96,210 50,675 45,535
Berber languages 15 0 0 540 335 205
Kabyle 0 0 0 225 125 90
Berber languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 315 210 110
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 15,445 8,055 7,385
Bilen 0 0 0 370 235 135
Oromo 0 0 0 3,125 1,625 1,500
Somali 0 0 0 12,030 6,240 5,795
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 40
Semitic languages 1,220 615 605 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 15 10 10 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 1,145 575 565 62,730 33,365 29,370
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 430 225 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 150 70 75
Harari 0 0 0 340 150 185
Hebrew 65 30 35 3,250 1,650 1,600
Maltese 0 0 0 145 85 55
Tigrigna 0 0 0 7,315 3,915 3,400
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 450 250 205
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 375 225 145
Austro-Asiatic languages 120 50 70 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 115 45 65 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 135 50 90 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 0 0 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 0 0 0 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 0 0 0 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 10 0 10 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 0 0 0 80 40 40
Malay 10 0 10 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 0 0 0 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 130 55 75 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 195 75 120 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 10 0 0 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 150 45 100 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 40 25 20 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 105 50 60 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 20 10 10 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 40 15 20 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 55 30 25 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 15 10 0 2,910 1,560 1,345
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 80 70
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 115 55 55
Indo-European languages 6,350 3,065 3,290 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 10 10 0 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 125 75 50 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 865 400 465 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 20 0 10 1,360 660 705
Latvian 10 0 10 590 300 290
Lithuanian 10 10 0 775 360 415
Slavic languages 850 390 455 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 0 0 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 25 10 10 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 85 50 35 1,795 945 850
Croatian 25 25 10 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 40 10 30 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 0 0 0 535 270 265
Polish 270 105 160 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 280 130 155 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 25 15 10 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 1,095 550 540
Slovak 10 10 0 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 10 10 735 360 375
Ukrainian 120 60 65 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 120 130
Celtic languages 0 0 0 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 440 215 225
Welsh 0 0 0 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 450 220 225
Germanic languages 520 225 290 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 0 0 0 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 0 0 0 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 30 25 0 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 0 0 0 475 275 205
German 470 200 270 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 0 0 0 160 70 95
Norwegian 10 0 0 1,450 635 810
Swedish 10 10 10 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 380 170 215
Yiddish 0 0 0 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 715 320 395 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 975 535 445 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 620 320 305 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 40 20 20 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 100 55 45 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 225 110 115 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 125 80 45
Konkani 0 0 0 625 300 320
Marathi 10 0 10 2,575 1,385 1,195
Nepali 0 0 0 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 285 140 140 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 0 0 0 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 190 100 85 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 345 210 140 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 25 10 10 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 0 0 0 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 330 200 130 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 3,415 1,625 1,790 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 2,290 1,110 1,180 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 170 95 80 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 95 55 40 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 1,090 465 630 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 130 125
Japanese 30 15 15 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 25 10 20 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 800 375 430
Mongolian 0 0 0 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 60 40 20 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 10 10 10 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Edo 0 0 0 620 325 290
Ewe 0 0 0 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 300 165 135
Ga 0 10 0 345 190 155
Ganda 0 0 0 610 305 305
Igbo 0 0 0 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 10 10 0 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 10 0 1,155 605 550
Shona 0 0 0 1,810 850 960
Swahili 10 10 0 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 10 0 0 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 6,585 3,265 3,320
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 3,070 1,495 1,575
Dinka 0 0 0 1,655 825 825
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,425 675 750
Sign languages 0 0 0 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 0 0 0 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,190 555 635 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 1,190 555 635 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 335 145 190 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 0 0 0 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 890 430 460 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 0 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10 10 10 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 40 20 25 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 35 20 20 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 0 0 0 605 305 295
Karenic languages 0 0 0 805 415 390
Tibetan 0 0 0 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 10 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 0 0 0 1,520 730 795
Thai 0 0 0 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 45 25 25 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 15 0 10 630 325 300
Turkish 35 25 15 4,255 2,420 1,835
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 135 155
Uzbek 0 0 0 425 200 225
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 355 170 180
Uralic languages 100 65 35 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 0 0 0 185 85 105
Finnish 15 10 10 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 80 55 25 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,820 1,025 790

Data quality: Kirkland, Ville [Census subdivision], Quebec

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 1.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 2.0%

Data quality: Alberta [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Kirkland, V [Census subdivision], Quebec and Alberta [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 4, 2024).

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