Census Profile, 2016 Census
North Shore [Economic region], Nova Scotia and Alberta [Province]

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Characteristic North Shore
Nova Scotia
[Economic region] 		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 15 148,805 72,145 76,655 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 139,900 68,490 71,410 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 20 5 10 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 8,735 3,570 5,165 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 150 80 70 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 16 148,800 72,145 76,655 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 146,850 71,225 75,620 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 1,720 810 915 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 100 40 60 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 135 75 60 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,775 830 945 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.2 1.2 1.2 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 18 148,805 72,145 76,655 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 148,210 71,865 76,345 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 145,000 70,350 74,650 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 143,035 69,440 73,595 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 1,960 910 1,050 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 3,210 1,515 1,695 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 395 170 225 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 375 160 215 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 0 0 0 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 0 0 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 375 160 215 30 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 5 0
Mi'kmaq 375 155 215 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 5 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 15 10 10 120 35 85
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 25 5 10
Inuktitut 15 10 5 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 5 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 2,815 1,340 1,470 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 200 115 85 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 195 115 85 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 5 0 5 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 185 110 80 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 0 5 0 960 505 460
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 0 0 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 25 15 15 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 0 0 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 25 15 10 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 260 105 160 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 0 0 0 425 205 225
Cebuano 15 10 10 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 0 0 0 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 5 0 5 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 0 0 5 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 10 25
Malay 10 5 0 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 0 765 370 390
Pangasinan 0 0 0 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 225 85 135 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 980 430 550
Creole languages 5 0 5 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 5 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 50 25 20 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 5 0 5 535 270 265
Malayalam 10 10 5 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 20 10 10 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 10 5 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 1,755 845 905 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 5 0 0 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 0 0 0 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 190 80 110 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 15 10 5 1,010 475 535
Latvian 15 5 10 415 195 220
Lithuanian 0 0 0 600 285 315
Slavic languages 175 75 105 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 0 0 0 65 30 30
Bosnian 0 0 0 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 0 5 0 1,545 790 755
Croatian 10 5 0 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 15 5 5 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 0 0 0 360 185 175
Polish 60 25 40 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 55 20 35 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 0 0 0 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 970 480 485
Slovak 0 0 0 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 695 320 370
Ukrainian 35 15 15 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 215 120 100
Celtic languages 20 5 20 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 20 5 15 135 70 65
Welsh 5 5 5 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 40 25
Germanic languages 1,025 510 510 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 15 5 5 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 25 15 10 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 440 230 205 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 10 10 0 360 200 160
German 505 240 270 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 0 5 0 115 55 60
Norwegian 5 0 0 815 370 445
Swedish 20 5 15 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 5 0 320 150 170
Yiddish 0 0 0 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 55 30 25
Greek 30 15 15 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 215 105 105 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 160 85 80 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 15 10 5 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 5 0 0 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 45 20 25 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 105 60 50
Konkani 0 0 0 370 190 185
Marathi 5 5 5 1,510 775 730
Nepali 0 0 0 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 45 20 25 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 0 0 0 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 5 5 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 30 20 15 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 55 25 25 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,550 845 705
Pashto 5 0 0 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 45 20 25 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 265 125 140 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 0 0 0 75 30 45
Italian 45 25 15 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 40 15 20 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 15 5 5 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 165 70 95 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Japanese 25 5 20 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 55 25 30 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 545 255 290
Mongolian 0 0 0 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 55 30 25 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 10 5 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 10 5 5 1,165 625 540
Lingala 0 0 0 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 805 405 400
Shona 0 0 0 1,100 545 555
Swahili 10 5 10 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 0 0 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 10 0 5 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 10 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 25 15 10 830 440 390
American Sign Language 10 5 10 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 300 125 170 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 300 125 170 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 70 30 40 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 5 0 0 990 465 530
Mandarin 150 60 90 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) 0 0 0 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 65 30 35 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 5 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 20 0 15 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 0 0 0 1,020 485 535
Thai 15 5 15 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 20 10 10 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 365 215 155
Turkish 20 10 10 3,140 1,760 1,375
Uyghur 0 0 0 130 70 60
Uzbek 0 5 0 205 115 90
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 215 95 120
Uralic languages 30 15 15 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 5 0 5 190 90 105
Finnish 5 0 5 810 330 480
Hungarian 20 10 10 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 690 415 280
Multiple responses 595 280 315 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 275 125 150 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 285 135 150 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 15 5 0 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 20 10 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 19 148,800 72,145 76,655 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 147,970 71,765 76,205 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 146,855 71,230 75,625 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 146,470 71,045 75,420 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 385 185 200 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 1,115 535 580 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 85 40 50 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 80 40 45 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 5 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. 0 0 0 5,120 2,540 2,575
Eastern Algonquian languages 80 35 45 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 80 35 45 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 5 0 5 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 1,030 500 530 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 115 65 50 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 115 60 55 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 5 0 5 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 110 60 50 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 0 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 15 10 5 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 960 460 500
Vietnamese 15 15 5 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 140 65 70 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) 135 60 70 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 5 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. 5 0 5 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 10 5 5 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 0 0 0 210 105 105
Malayalam 0 0 0 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 5 5 5 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 485 230 250 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 0 0 0 1,060 570 485
Armenian 0 0 0 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 35 15 20 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 5 0 5 410 210 200
Latvian 5 0 0 165 85 80
Lithuanian 0 0 0 250 125 120
Slavic languages 35 15 20 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 0 0 0 785 400 385
Bulgarian 0 0 0 825 415 405
Croatian 0 0 0 1,800 905 895
Czech 0 0 0 875 440 430
Macedonian 0 0 0 175 90 85
Polish 15 5 10 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 20 10 10 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 0 0 0 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 315 160 155
Slovak 0 0 0 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 150 70 75
Ukrainian 0 0 0 4,180 2,060 2,110
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Celtic languages 10 5 5 40 25 15
Scottish Gaelic 15 5 10 15 15 5
Welsh 0 0 0 15 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Germanic languages 215 100 115 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 5 5 0 1,705 835 875
Danish 0 0 0 150 75 75
Dutch 25 10 10 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 180 85 95 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 0 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 5 5 5 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 100 50 50 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 60 25 35 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 5 0 0 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 5 0 5 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 20 5 10 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 0 0 0 75 40 40
Marathi 0 0 0 845 440 405
Nepali 0 0 0 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 20 10 10 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 0 0 0 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 0 5 1,480 750 730
Urdu 10 5 5 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 35 20 15 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 0 0 0 850 440 410
Pashto 5 0 5 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 30 15 15 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 115 55 60 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 0 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 5 5 0 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 5 5 5 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 5 5 5 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 90 45 50 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 5 0 5 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 30 20 10 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 0 0 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 15 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) 0 0 0 350 175 170
Shona 0 0 0 410 190 225
Swahili 10 5 5 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 0 5 5 690 340 350
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 35 15 20 1,095 630 465
American Sign Language 10 5 10 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 25 10 15 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 180 80 95 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 175 75 100 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 35 15 15 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 0 0 0 315 135 185
Mandarin 100 45 55 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. 40 15 25 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 5 0 0 1,130 505 625
Lao 0 0 0 465 215 245
Thai 0 0 0 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 10 0 5 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 155 90 75
Turkish 5 0 5 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 0 0 0 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 0 0 0 105 50 50
Hungarian 0 0 0 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 835 380 455 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 150 70 85 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 675 310 365 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 0 5 0 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 10 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 20 148,805 72,145 76,660 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 145,130 70,530 74,600 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 700 330 370 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 1,485 610 875 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 1,430 645 785 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 270 110 160 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 1,160 535 625 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 5 5 0 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 10 0 5 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 45 30 15 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 44 148,365 71,965 76,395 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 148,210 71,880 76,330 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 148,180 71,865 76,310 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 8,655 3,540 5,115 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 5,095 2,370 2,720 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 520 205 315 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 505 200 305 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 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 500 200 305 35 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 500 195 300 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 10 10 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 15 0 10 135 50 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 35 10 25
Inuktitut 10 0 10 60 20 35
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 40 25 20
Iroquoian languages 10 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 0 0 0 145 75 70
Salish languages 10 10 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. 10 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 4,575 2,165 2,410 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 250 140 115 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 250 140 110 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 0 0 0 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 245 135 115 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 10 0 450 250 205
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 375 225 145
Austro-Asiatic languages 25 20 10 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 25 20 10 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 320 130 190 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 0 0 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 60 25 35 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 0 0 0 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 0 10 0 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 10 0 10 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 0 0 0 80 40 40
Malay 0 10 0 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 0 0 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 0 0 0 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 275 110 170 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 65 30 40 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 10 10 10 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 20 10 0 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 45 20 35 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 60 30 30 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 10 0 0 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 0 0 0 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 45 15 25 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 20 15 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 3,000 1,455 1,545 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 15 10 10 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 0 0 0 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 265 135 135 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 10 0 10 1,360 660 705
Latvian 15 10 10 590 300 290
Lithuanian 0 0 0 775 360 415
Slavic languages 255 130 120 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 0 0 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 0 0 0 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 0 0 0 1,795 945 850
Croatian 15 10 10 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 15 10 10 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 10 0 0 535 270 265
Polish 60 25 30 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 110 50 60 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 10 10 0 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 1,095 550 540
Slovak 20 15 0 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 735 360 375
Ukrainian 60 35 30 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 120 130
Celtic languages 260 115 145 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 250 110 140 440 215 225
Welsh 10 10 0 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 450 220 225
Germanic languages 1,345 675 675 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 20 10 10 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 35 10 20 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 525 245 280 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 25 20 10 475 275 205
German 790 395 390 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 0 0 0 160 70 95
Norwegian 20 15 0 1,450 635 810
Swedish 25 20 10 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 10 380 170 215
Yiddish 0 0 0 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 25 10 10 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 490 240 245 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 395 200 195 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 60 35 30 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 10 10 0 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 155 80 75 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 125 80 45
Konkani 0 0 0 625 300 320
Marathi 10 0 0 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) 110 55 55 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 0 0 0 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 25 10 15 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 90 40 50 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 95 40 50 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 0 0 0 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 90 45 50 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 10 10 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 740 330 405 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 70 45 25 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 55 20 40 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 0 0 0 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 625 275 345 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 130 125
Japanese 95 45 50 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 85 40 45 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 800 375 430
Mongolian 0 0 0 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 95 55 40 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 35 20 15 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Edo 10 0 0 620 325 290
Ewe 10 0 0 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 300 165 135
Ga 10 0 0 345 190 155
Ganda 0 0 0 610 305 305
Igbo 0 0 0 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 0 0 0 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 10 0 1,155 605 550
Shona 0 0 0 1,810 850 960
Swahili 15 10 10 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 10 0 10 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 20 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 215 80 130 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 70 15 60 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 135 65 75 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 365 155 210 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 365 155 210 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 105 45 55 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 0 0 0 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 225 85 135 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 0 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 10 15 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 0 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 65 40 30 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 10 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 30 10 20 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 0 0 0 1,520 730 795
Thai 25 0 15 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 30 15 15 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 630 325 300
Turkish 25 10 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 10 0 355 170 180
Uralic languages 50 20 30 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 0 0 0 185 85 105
Finnish 20 15 0 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 35 10 25 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 1,820 1,025 790

Data quality: North Shore [Economic region], Nova Scotia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%

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. North Shore [Economic region], Nova Scotia 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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