Census Profile, 2016 Census
Prince George, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and Alberta [Province]

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Characteristic Prince George, CY
British Columbia
[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 73,040 36,385 36,650 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 68,855 34,520 34,330 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 10 5 10 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 3,825 1,720 2,105 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 340 140 205 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 73,035 36,385 36,655 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 71,830 35,790 36,040 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 800 425 375 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 75 40 40 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 330 130 195 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 835 440 395 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.1 1.2 1.1 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 73,040 36,385 36,655 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 72,245 35,995 36,250 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 65,155 32,600 32,555 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 64,210 32,120 32,095 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 940 485 460 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 7,090 3,395 3,695 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 280 110 170 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 65 25 35 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 0 0 0 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 55 20 30 14,960 7,105 7,850
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Moose Cree 0 5 0 10 0 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 50 15 35
Plains Cree 10 5 10 720 280 435
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. 40 20 25 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 10 0 5 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 5 5 5 525 230 300
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 165 65 100 1,865 865 1,000
Northern Athabaskan languages 165 65 100 1,855 860 990
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 5 5 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 35 15 15
Carrier 145 50 90 15 0 15
Chilcotin 5 5 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 10 5 5 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 5 200 90 115
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 5 10
South Slavey 5 0 0 155 70 80
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 15 25
Tahltan languages 0 0 5 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 5 80 45 35
Salish languages 0 5 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 40 20 20 15 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 30 10 20 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 10 5 5
Tsimshian 5 0 5 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 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. 5 0 5 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 6,810 3,280 3,525 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 170 110 60 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 5 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 5 0 0 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 160 110 55 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 5 0 5 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 140 100 45 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 5 5 0 960 505 460
Maltese 10 5 5 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. 5 0 0 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 75 30 40 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 0 0 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 70 30 40 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 650 220 425 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 0 0 0 425 205 225
Cebuano 60 20 35 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 5 5 5 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 10 0 5 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 30 10 15 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 5 0 0 35 10 25
Malay 5 0 5 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 5 10 765 370 390
Pangasinan 0 0 0 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 525 180 350 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 0 0 0 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 55 25 30 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 0 0 0 535 270 265
Malayalam 25 15 10 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 20 10 15 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 10 10 10 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 4,670 2,300 2,365 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 0 0 0 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 5 0 5 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 705 330 370 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 10 5 5 1,010 475 535
Latvian 5 0 5 415 195 220
Lithuanian 5 5 5 600 285 315
Slavic languages 695 325 365 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 0 0 0 65 30 30
Bosnian 0 5 0 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 10 10 5 1,545 790 755
Croatian 175 85 90 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 30 15 15 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 5 5 0 360 185 175
Polish 140 65 75 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 95 40 55 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 25 15 10 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 970 480 485
Slovak 20 15 10 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 30 15 15 695 320 370
Ukrainian 145 60 90 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 215 120 100
Celtic languages 5 5 5 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 0 5 0 135 70 65
Welsh 5 0 0 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 65 40 25
Germanic languages 1,315 620 695 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 40 20 20 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 85 35 45 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 205 105 105 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 5 0 0 360 200 160
German 915 420 495 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 10 5 0 115 55 60
Norwegian 35 20 20 815 370 445
Swedish 25 10 15 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 0 320 150 170
Yiddish 0 0 0 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Greek 70 40 30 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 1,765 925 840 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 1,705 895 810 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 60 30 30 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 15 10 10 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 120 70 50 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 5 0 5 105 60 50
Konkani 0 0 0 370 190 185
Marathi 5 0 5 1,510 775 730
Nepali 10 5 5 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,395 720 675 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 5 0 0 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 5 5 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 75 50 35 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 60 30 30 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 5 0 5 1,550 845 705
Pashto 0 0 0 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 50 30 25 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 805 385 425 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 0 0 5 75 30 45
Italian 265 130 135 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 235 115 115 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 40 20 20 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 270 125 150 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Japanese 45 15 30 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 150 70 75 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 545 255 290
Mongolian 0 0 0 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 125 65 60 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 10 5 0 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 5 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 5 5 0 280 145 135
Igbo 15 10 5 1,165 625 540
Lingala 0 0 0 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 5 5 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 5 805 405 400
Shona 5 5 0 1,100 545 555
Swahili 20 10 10 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 5 5 5 280 165 110
Yoruba 15 5 10 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 35 25 15 3,370 1,640 1,735
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 5 5 2,720 1,395 1,330
Dinka 0 0 0 1,345 705 640
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 25 10 15 830 440 390
American Sign Language 15 5 5 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 15 5 10 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 630 315 315 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 630 315 310 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 285 135 150 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 5 0 0 990 465 530
Mandarin 285 150 135 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 0 0 0 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 5 0 5 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 40 25 20 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 0 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 0 0 5 430 230 200
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 25 10 15 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 0 0 0 1,020 485 535
Thai 25 5 15 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 5 5 5 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 365 215 155
Turkish 10 5 0 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. 5 0 0 215 95 120
Uralic languages 170 85 90 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 10 0 0 190 90 105
Finnish 80 35 40 810 330 480
Hungarian 85 45 40 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 690 415 280
Multiple responses 790 385 400 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 145 65 80 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 625 310 315 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 15 10 5 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 10 0 10 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 73,035 36,385 36,655 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 71,545 35,675 35,875 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 68,935 34,355 34,580 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 68,790 34,285 34,510 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 145 70 80 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 2,605 1,315 1,290 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 40 15 25 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 10 5 5 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 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 0 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. 10 0 5 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 20 5 15 620 320 300
Northern Athabaskan languages 25 10 15 620 325 300
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 10 5 0
Carrier 20 5 15 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 5 5 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 5 5 2,125 1,025 1,095
Dakota 0 0 0 175 85 85
Stoney 0 5 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 5 5 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 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. 5 5 5 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 2,570 1,300 1,265 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 110 70 40 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 5 0 5 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 0 0 0 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 5 0 5 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 105 70 40 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 0 0 0 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 105 65 35 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 40 20 20 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 960 460 500
Vietnamese 40 15 15 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 225 100 125 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 0 0 0 70 40 35
Cebuano 35 20 15 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 0 0 0 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 5 0 5 470 215 255
Ilocano 5 0 0 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 5 0 0 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 5 220 110 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 180 70 105 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 0 0 0 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 35 20 15 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 0 0 0 210 105 105
Malayalam 25 15 15 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 5 0 0 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 5 5 5 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 1,570 805 770 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 0 0 0 1,060 570 485
Armenian 0 0 0 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 165 85 80 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 0 0 0 410 210 200
Latvian 0 0 0 165 85 80
Lithuanian 0 0 0 250 125 120
Slavic languages 165 85 80 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 0 0 0 785 400 385
Bulgarian 5 5 5 825 415 405
Croatian 45 25 20 1,800 905 895
Czech 5 5 0 875 440 430
Macedonian 5 0 5 175 90 85
Polish 25 10 10 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 30 15 15 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 10 5 5 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 315 160 155
Slovak 5 5 0 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 0 150 70 75
Ukrainian 30 15 15 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 120 60 60 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 25 10 10 1,705 835 875
Danish 0 0 0 150 75 75
Dutch 15 5 10 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 75 40 40 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 5 5 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 5 0 0 60 20 35
Swedish 0 0 0 145 65 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 60 30 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 215 210
Greek 20 10 10 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 1,050 545 500 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 1,025 540 490 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 35 20 20 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 5 5 0 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 40 25 10 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 0 0 0 75 40 40
Marathi 5 0 5 845 440 405
Nepali 5 0 5 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 900 465 435 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 0 0 0 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 1,480 750 730
Urdu 35 20 20 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 25 10 10 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 5 0 5 850 440 410
Pashto 0 0 0 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 15 5 10 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 210 100 115 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 0 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 40 20 20 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 65 30 35 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 10 5 5 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 95 45 50 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 15 0 10 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 100 55 50 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 0 0 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 35 20 15 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 5 5 0 845 415 430
Bamanankan 5 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) 0 0 0 350 175 170
Shona 0 5 0 410 190 225
Swahili 10 0 0 1,090 530 565
Wolof 5 0 5 170 95 75
Yoruba 5 0 5 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 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 40 25 15 1,095 630 465
American Sign Language 10 5 5 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 30 20 10 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 365 180 185 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 360 185 180 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 140 65 75 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 5 0 5 315 135 185
Mandarin 195 105 95 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 340 175 165
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 5 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 5 5 5 1,130 505 625
Lao 0 0 0 465 215 245
Thai 5 5 5 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 5 5 5 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 155 90 75
Turkish 5 5 0 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 25 10 15 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 15 5 5 105 50 50
Hungarian 10 5 5 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 1,490 710 780 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 85 40 50 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 1,385 660 725 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 5 5 0 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 15 5 5 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 73,035 36,385 36,650 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 68,400 34,210 34,195 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 1,315 685 630 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 755 330 425 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 2,515 1,140 1,370 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 270 105 165 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 2,245 1,035 1,210 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 5 5 0 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 20 5 10 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 30 15 20 2,795 1,340 1,455
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 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 72,550 36,150 36,395 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 72,215 36,020 36,190 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 72,190 36,020 36,175 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 3,755 1,625 2,135 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 9,205 4,430 4,780 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 550 225 330 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 110 50 60 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 100 50 50 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 10 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. 90 50 40 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 15 0 15 955 425 530
Algonquin 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ojibway 15 0 15 925 415 505
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 360 145 215 2,640 1,255 1,385
Northern Athabaskan languages 360 145 215 2,630 1,250 1,380
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 10 0 10 0 10 0
Beaver 0 0 0 85 50 35
Carrier 320 125 195 45 10 35
Chilcotin 10 0 10 20 15 10
Dene 10 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 10 10 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 0 0 40 25 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 10 0
Mohawk 0 0 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 10 10 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 70 25 40 35 15 15
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 65 25 40 20 10 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 15 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 10 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 10 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. 10 0 0 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 8,660 4,205 4,450 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 180 120 60 96,210 50,675 45,535
Berber languages 0 0 0 540 335 205
Kabyle 0 0 0 225 125 90
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 315 210 110
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 180 120 60 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 10 10 10 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 170 115 55 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 0 0 0 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 135 75 60 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 130 75 55 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 805 295 505 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 0 0 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 45 25 20 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 10 0 0 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 20 15 10 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 10 0 10 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 10 0 0 80 40 40
Malay 15 10 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) 735 255 485 138,440 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 0 0 10 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 50 20 35 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 10 10 0 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 10 0 0 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 40 20 20 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 20 10 15 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 6,020 2,980 3,040 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 0 0 0 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 15 0 10 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 730 355 380 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 10 10 10 1,360 660 705
Latvian 0 0 10 590 300 290
Lithuanian 0 10 0 775 360 415
Slavic languages 720 350 370 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 0 0 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 0 0 0 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 30 15 20 1,795 945 850
Croatian 170 80 90 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 40 15 25 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 0 0 0 535 270 265
Polish 150 65 90 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 95 45 50 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 30 15 20 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 0 10 0 1,095 550 540
Slovak 15 20 0 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 45 20 30 735 360 375
Ukrainian 170 95 75 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 120 130
Celtic languages 15 10 0 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 10 10 0 440 215 225
Welsh 0 0 0 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 450 220 225
Germanic languages 1,625 740 885 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 70 35 35 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 90 30 65 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 165 100 65 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 0 0 0 475 275 205
German 1,255 555 700 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 0 0 0 160 70 95
Norwegian 40 15 25 1,450 635 810
Swedish 25 10 20 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 10 10 380 170 215
Yiddish 0 0 0 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 95 60 35 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 2,180 1,185 995 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 2,075 1,130 940 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 90 45 40 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 15 15 10 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 415 225 195 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 125 80 45
Konkani 0 0 0 625 300 320
Marathi 25 10 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) 1,750 940 810 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 0 0 0 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 10 0 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 145 75 65 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 110 55 60 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 20 10 10 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 85 45 45 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 1,465 685 785 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 340 160 180 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 285 145 140 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 60 35 30 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 835 370 465 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 130 125
Japanese 135 60 70 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 165 85 80 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 15 0 10 800 375 430
Mongolian 15 10 10 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 185 85 100 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 15 0 15 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 10 300 165 135
Ga 0 0 0 345 190 155
Ganda 10 0 10 610 305 305
Igbo 45 15 30 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 0 0 0 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 10 10 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 1,155 605 550
Shona 0 0 0 1,810 850 960
Swahili 40 25 20 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 45 20 25 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 6,585 3,265 3,320
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 0 0 3,070 1,495 1,575
Dinka 0 0 0 1,655 825 825
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 1,425 675 750
Sign languages 200 80 120 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 80 20 60 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 120 65 55 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 695 375 320 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 685 370 315 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 295 145 150 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 0 0 0 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 435 245 185 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 0 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 10 0 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 0 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 30 15 15 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 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. 10 0 0 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 30 15 20 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 0 0 0 1,520 730 795
Thai 35 15 20 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 10 10 0 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 630 325 300
Turkish 10 15 0 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 155 80 75 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 10 0 0 185 85 105
Finnish 80 35 45 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 70 40 25 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 35 10 25 1,820 1,025 790

Data quality: Prince George, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.2%

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. Prince George, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia 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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