Census Profile, 2016 Census
Ontario [Province] and Canada [Country]
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Knowledge of official languages![]() |
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Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 | 13,312,865 | 6,503,875 | 6,808,990 | 34,767,255 | 17,101,170 | 17,666,080 |
English only | 11,455,500 | 5,689,830 | 5,765,665 | 23,757,525 | 11,838,075 | 11,919,455 |
French only | 40,040 | 17,340 | 22,705 | 4,144,685 | 1,925,845 | 2,218,840 |
English and French | 1,490,390 | 665,850 | 824,540 | 6,216,065 | 3,071,325 | 3,144,740 |
Neither English nor French | 326,935 | 130,850 | 196,085 | 648,970 | 265,920 | 383,045 |
First official language spoken![]() |
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Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 | 13,312,865 | 6,503,880 | 6,808,995 | 34,767,250 | 17,101,165 | 17,666,085 |
English | 12,394,325 | 6,095,970 | 6,298,355 | 26,007,500 | 12,852,330 | 13,155,165 |
French | 504,130 | 236,875 | 267,250 | 7,705,755 | 3,780,105 | 3,925,650 |
English and French | 92,940 | 42,910 | 50,030 | 417,485 | 209,130 | 208,355 |
Neither English nor French | 321,480 | 128,125 | 193,355 | 636,515 | 259,600 | 376,910 |
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 | 550,600 | 258,330 | 292,270 | 7,914,495 | 3,884,670 | 4,029,825 |
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.8 |
Mother tongue![]() |
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Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 | 13,312,870 | 6,503,875 | 6,808,990 | 34,767,255 | 17,101,170 | 17,666,085 |
Single responses | 12,946,960 | 6,327,630 | 6,619,330 | 33,948,620 | 16,702,840 | 17,245,775 |
Official languages | 9,393,040 | 4,637,520 | 4,755,520 | 26,627,555 | 13,201,620 | 13,425,940 |
English | 8,902,320 | 4,406,210 | 4,496,110 | 19,460,850 | 9,680,125 | 9,780,725 |
French | 490,715 | 231,310 | 259,410 | 7,166,705 | 3,521,495 | 3,645,215 |
Non-official languages | 3,553,920 | 1,690,110 | 1,863,810 | 7,321,065 | 3,501,220 | 3,819,840 |
Aboriginal languages | 22,765 | 10,815 | 11,950 | 195,700 | 94,795 | 100,900 |
Algonquian languages | 21,235 | 10,175 | 11,060 | 130,450 | 62,930 | 67,520 |
Blackfoot | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2,815 | 1,325 | 1,490 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 5,080 | 2,485 | 2,595 | 88,445 | 42,920 | 45,530 |
Atikamekw | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6,150 | 3,135 | 3,015 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10,230 | 4,885 | 5,350 |
Moose Cree | 85 | 40 | 45 | 100 | 50 | 55 |
Naskapi | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1,205 | 590 | 620 |
Northern East Cree | 55 | 25 | 30 | 315 | 125 | 190 |
Plains Cree | 35 | 5 | 30 | 3,065 | 1,360 | 1,710 |
Southern East Cree | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 25 |
Swampy Cree | 355 | 135 | 225 | 1,440 | 585 | 850 |
Woods Cree | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1,840 | 865 | 975 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 4,500 | 2,255 | 2,245 | 64,050 | 31,305 | 32,745 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 90 | 40 | 50 | 6,990 | 3,310 | 3,680 |
Malecite | 10 | 5 | 0 | 305 | 140 | 160 |
Mi'kmaq | 85 | 35 | 50 | 6,690 | 3,170 | 3,520 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 16,025 | 7,620 | 8,400 | 32,150 | 15,350 | 16,800 |
Algonquin | 65 | 30 | 35 | 1,260 | 590 | 670 |
Ojibway | 9,505 | 4,515 | 4,985 | 17,890 | 8,440 | 9,450 |
Oji-Cree | 6,310 | 3,015 | 3,300 | 12,855 | 6,260 | 6,595 |
Ottawa (Odawa) | 145 | 65 | 80 | 150 | 65 | 85 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 30 | 20 | 10 | 45 | 25 | 20 |
Athabaskan languages | 60 | 20 | 40 | 17,365 | 8,325 | 9,045 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 55 | 20 | 35 | 17,315 | 8,310 | 9,010 |
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 55 | 60 |
Beaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 85 | 105 |
Carrier | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1,025 | 465 | 565 |
Chilcotin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 660 | 295 | 360 |
Dene | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10,700 | 5,185 | 5,515 |
Dogrib (Tlicho) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1,645 | 840 | 815 |
Gwich'in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 110 | 145 |
Sarsi (Sarcee) | 10 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 25 | 50 |
Sekani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 45 | 45 |
Slavey-Hare languages | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1,995 | 950 | 1,045 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 765 | 365 | 400 |
South Slavey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 945 | 455 | 495 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 280 | 130 | 150 |
Tahltan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 135 | 140 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 90 | 90 |
Tahltan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | 50 |
Tutchone languages | 0 | 0 | 5 | 290 | 120 | 170 |
Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 90 | 135 |
Southern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 40 |
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 20 | 35 |
Haida | 0 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 35 | 40 |
Inuit languages | 475 | 165 | 305 | 36,545 | 18,100 | 18,445 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1,025 | 445 | 575 |
Inuktitut | 425 | 145 | 280 | 35,215 | 17,530 | 17,680 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 45 | 20 | 25 | 315 | 125 | 185 |
Iroquoian languages | 710 | 300 | 410 | 1,115 | 485 | 635 |
Cayuga | 40 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Mohawk | 590 | 255 | 335 | 980 | 430 | 555 |
Oneida | 55 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 20 | 40 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 15 | 20 |
Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 55 | 55 |
Michif | 25 | 15 | 15 | 465 | 230 | 235 |
Salish languages | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2,305 | 1,130 | 1,180 |
Comox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 45 | 40 |
Halkomelem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 475 | 225 | 245 |
Lillooet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 155 | 155 |
Okanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 135 | 135 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 445 | 225 | 220 |
Squamish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 20 |
Straits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 40 | 40 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 150 | 185 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 135 | 125 |
Siouan languages | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4,285 | 2,070 | 2,220 |
Dakota | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1,215 | 570 | 635 |
Stoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,025 | 1,465 | 1,555 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 30 | 25 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | 55 |
Tsimshian languages | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1,480 | 730 | 755 |
Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 880 | 435 | 445 |
Nisga'a | 5 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 200 | 200 |
Tsimshian | 0 | 5 | 0 | 200 | 90 | 110 |
Wakashan languages | 0 | 0 | 5 | 805 | 370 | 435 |
Haisla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 40 | 50 |
Heiltsuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | 55 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 145 | 185 |
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 285 | 135 | 140 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 235 | 130 | 105 | 585 | 295 | 295 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 3,531,160 | 1,679,300 | 1,851,865 | 7,125,365 | 3,406,425 | 3,718,945 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 253,830 | 127,720 | 126,110 | 575,365 | 298,060 | 277,300 |
Berber languages | 725 | 405 | 320 | 22,135 | 11,865 | 10,270 |
Kabyle | 425 | 225 | 200 | 13,150 | 6,995 | 6,155 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 305 | 180 | 120 | 8,985 | 4,865 | 4,115 |
Cushitic languages | 24,605 | 10,730 | 13,870 | 42,885 | 20,095 | 22,790 |
Bilen | 250 | 140 | 110 | 805 | 455 | 350 |
Oromo | 1,445 | 720 | 730 | 4,960 | 2,560 | 2,400 |
Somali | 22,680 | 9,755 | 12,925 | 36,755 | 16,895 | 19,865 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 225 | 115 | 110 | 365 | 195 | 170 |
Semitic languages | 227,985 | 116,320 | 111,665 | 509,190 | 265,465 | 243,725 |
Amharic | 10,720 | 4,960 | 5,760 | 22,465 | 10,720 | 11,745 |
Arabic | 171,370 | 88,400 | 82,965 | 419,890 | 220,785 | 199,105 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 14,555 | 7,135 | 7,420 | 16,070 | 7,910 | 8,160 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 4,795 | 2,365 | 2,425 | 5,545 | 2,780 | 2,770 |
Harari | 1,030 | 485 | 545 | 1,320 | 635 | 685 |
Hebrew | 11,575 | 6,220 | 5,350 | 19,530 | 10,480 | 9,045 |
Maltese | 5,175 | 2,575 | 2,600 | 5,565 | 2,765 | 2,800 |
Tigrigna | 7,345 | 3,470 | 3,870 | 16,650 | 8,310 | 8,340 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 1,435 | 705 | 730 | 2,155 | 1,085 | 1,070 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 520 | 265 | 250 | 1,155 | 635 | 520 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 78,125 | 35,880 | 42,240 | 176,725 | 81,810 | 94,920 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 7,355 | 3,330 | 4,020 | 20,130 | 9,270 | 10,860 |
Vietnamese | 70,690 | 32,520 | 38,165 | 156,425 | 72,470 | 83,955 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 85 | 30 | 50 | 170 | 65 | 100 |
Austronesian languages | 194,380 | 76,060 | 118,315 | 511,480 | 211,580 | 299,900 |
Bikol | 595 | 260 | 330 | 1,790 | 790 | 1,000 |
Cebuano | 6,545 | 2,500 | 4,045 | 19,890 | 7,930 | 11,960 |
Fijian | 80 | 45 | 40 | 745 | 400 | 345 |
Hiligaynon | 2,750 | 1,030 | 1,725 | 6,885 | 2,680 | 4,205 |
Ilocano | 11,285 | 4,430 | 6,860 | 26,345 | 10,620 | 15,720 |
Malagasy | 100 | 45 | 55 | 1,430 | 665 | 760 |
Malay | 5,760 | 2,520 | 3,240 | 12,275 | 5,255 | 7,020 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 1,505 | 670 | 840 | 4,040 | 1,865 | 2,175 |
Pangasinan | 535 | 215 | 315 | 1,390 | 590 | 800 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 163,415 | 63,665 | 99,755 | 431,380 | 178,575 | 252,810 |
Waray-Waray | 405 | 140 | 270 | 1,110 | 430 | 675 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 1,400 | 550 | 850 | 4,195 | 1,770 | 2,425 |
Creole languages | 11,255 | 5,095 | 6,165 | 72,125 | 32,310 | 39,820 |
Haitian Creole | 630 | 290 | 340 | 3,030 | 1,445 | 1,590 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 8,025 | 3,580 | 4,440 | 64,105 | 28,455 | 35,660 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 2,605 | 1,225 | 1,380 | 4,985 | 2,410 | 2,575 |
Dravidian languages | 148,605 | 73,530 | 75,075 | 189,405 | 94,765 | 94,640 |
Kannada | 2,670 | 1,365 | 1,305 | 3,970 | 2,040 | 1,935 |
Malayalam | 17,140 | 8,795 | 8,350 | 28,570 | 14,770 | 13,800 |
Tamil | 117,630 | 57,310 | 60,320 | 140,720 | 69,080 | 71,640 |
Telugu | 10,820 | 5,895 | 4,925 | 15,655 | 8,640 | 7,020 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 340 | 165 | 175 | 490 | 240 | 250 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 525 | 250 | 270 | 795 | 395 | 405 |
Indo-European languages | 2,024,365 | 980,200 | 1,044,165 | 3,877,330 | 1,889,400 | 1,987,930 |
Albanian | 19,045 | 9,535 | 9,510 | 26,890 | 13,610 | 13,285 |
Armenian | 15,070 | 7,305 | 7,765 | 33,455 | 16,270 | 17,185 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 410,725 | 188,695 | 222,025 | 701,975 | 323,640 | 378,340 |
Baltic languages | 9,080 | 3,785 | 5,295 | 12,530 | 5,315 | 7,215 |
Latvian | 3,910 | 1,650 | 2,260 | 5,455 | 2,350 | 3,105 |
Lithuanian | 5,175 | 2,135 | 3,035 | 7,075 | 2,965 | 4,115 |
Slavic languages | 401,645 | 184,915 | 216,730 | 689,450 | 318,325 | 371,115 |
Belarusan | 515 | 230 | 280 | 810 | 385 | 430 |
Bosnian | 6,370 | 3,125 | 3,245 | 12,210 | 6,035 | 6,180 |
Bulgarian | 9,095 | 4,355 | 4,740 | 20,025 | 9,675 | 10,345 |
Croatian | 31,875 | 15,460 | 16,410 | 48,200 | 23,540 | 24,665 |
Czech | 10,670 | 4,930 | 5,740 | 22,290 | 10,525 | 11,765 |
Macedonian | 15,635 | 7,470 | 8,165 | 16,775 | 8,050 | 8,725 |
Polish | 121,075 | 54,675 | 66,405 | 181,710 | 82,435 | 99,275 |
Russian | 101,100 | 45,630 | 55,470 | 188,255 | 85,400 | 102,855 |
Serbian | 41,740 | 20,585 | 21,150 | 57,350 | 28,535 | 28,815 |
Serbo-Croatian | 4,875 | 2,310 | 2,570 | 9,555 | 4,565 | 4,985 |
Slovak | 10,280 | 4,710 | 5,565 | 17,580 | 8,075 | 9,510 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 6,740 | 2,995 | 3,745 | 9,790 | 4,415 | 5,370 |
Ukrainian | 40,375 | 17,760 | 22,610 | 102,485 | 45,440 | 57,040 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 1,310 | 670 | 635 | 2,415 | 1,255 | 1,165 |
Celtic languages | 1,110 | 505 | 605 | 2,690 | 1,335 | 1,360 |
Scottish Gaelic | 450 | 210 | 240 | 1,090 | 540 | 550 |
Welsh | 435 | 180 | 260 | 1,075 | 495 | 575 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 225 | 120 | 110 | 530 | 295 | 235 |
Germanic languages | 200,640 | 94,475 | 106,165 | 538,765 | 258,410 | 280,350 |
Afrikaans | 2,295 | 1,125 | 1,170 | 10,265 | 5,115 | 5,145 |
Danish | 4,265 | 2,010 | 2,250 | 12,630 | 6,245 | 6,390 |
Dutch | 51,720 | 24,875 | 26,840 | 99,020 | 48,200 | 50,820 |
Frisian | 1,240 | 630 | 620 | 2,100 | 1,095 | 1,005 |
German | 131,525 | 61,520 | 70,005 | 384,035 | 183,215 | 200,820 |
Icelandic | 210 | 100 | 110 | 1,285 | 600 | 685 |
Norwegian | 940 | 405 | 540 | 4,615 | 2,170 | 2,445 |
Swedish | 2,395 | 1,040 | 1,350 | 6,840 | 3,015 | 3,825 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 2,150 | 925 | 1,225 | 3,895 | 1,730 | 2,165 |
Yiddish | 3,735 | 1,765 | 1,970 | 13,555 | 6,750 | 6,800 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 170 | 80 | 85 | 525 | 280 | 240 |
Greek | 55,415 | 27,305 | 28,110 | 106,525 | 53,350 | 53,170 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 707,845 | 357,350 | 350,495 | 1,312,750 | 664,120 | 648,630 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 565,600 | 285,720 | 279,875 | 1,064,760 | 538,530 | 526,235 |
Bengali | 46,810 | 23,615 | 23,195 | 73,125 | 37,410 | 35,720 |
Gujarati | 76,675 | 38,740 | 37,940 | 108,780 | 55,105 | 53,670 |
Hindi | 58,735 | 29,805 | 28,930 | 110,640 | 55,880 | 54,765 |
Kashmiri | 345 | 170 | 175 | 565 | 300 | 265 |
Konkani | 2,510 | 1,195 | 1,315 | 3,330 | 1,625 | 1,710 |
Marathi | 5,490 | 2,805 | 2,685 | 8,295 | 4,300 | 3,995 |
Nepali | 7,870 | 3,915 | 3,960 | 18,275 | 9,230 | 9,045 |
Oriya (Odia) | 715 | 380 | 335 | 1,055 | 560 | 495 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 197,060 | 100,160 | 96,895 | 501,680 | 253,515 | 248,160 |
Sindhi | 6,840 | 3,225 | 3,615 | 11,860 | 5,605 | 6,260 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 10,165 | 4,925 | 5,235 | 16,335 | 8,050 | 8,285 |
Urdu | 152,385 | 76,795 | 75,595 | 210,815 | 106,960 | 103,860 |
Iranian languages | 139,675 | 70,270 | 69,405 | 242,805 | 122,835 | 119,970 |
Kurdish | 6,665 | 3,615 | 3,050 | 11,705 | 6,345 | 5,355 |
Pashto | 10,950 | 5,630 | 5,315 | 16,910 | 8,760 | 8,145 |
Persian (Farsi) | 122,070 | 61,025 | 61,040 | 214,200 | 107,725 | 106,470 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 2,565 | 1,350 | 1,215 | 5,180 | 2,755 | 2,425 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 614,525 | 295,030 | 319,490 | 1,154,270 | 558,660 | 595,615 |
Catalan | 285 | 150 | 135 | 865 | 440 | 425 |
Italian | 231,040 | 112,440 | 118,600 | 375,635 | 184,415 | 191,220 |
Portuguese | 150,000 | 72,280 | 77,715 | 221,540 | 106,630 | 114,910 |
Romanian | 41,755 | 19,565 | 22,190 | 96,665 | 46,195 | 50,470 |
Spanish | 191,025 | 90,390 | 100,630 | 458,850 | 220,605 | 238,245 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 420 | 200 | 215 | 720 | 380 | 340 |
Japanese | 13,260 | 4,590 | 8,670 | 43,640 | 14,790 | 28,855 |
Kartvelian languages | 1,200 | 635 | 565 | 1,715 | 910 | 805 |
Georgian | 1,200 | 635 | 565 | 1,715 | 910 | 805 |
Korean | 69,775 | 32,035 | 37,740 | 153,425 | 70,310 | 83,115 |
Mongolic languages | 405 | 180 | 220 | 1,575 | 690 | 885 |
Mongolian | 405 | 180 | 225 | 1,575 | 690 | 880 |
Niger-Congo languages | 35,760 | 16,705 | 19,050 | 91,375 | 45,075 | 46,305 |
Akan (Twi) | 9,695 | 4,510 | 5,190 | 13,455 | 6,490 | 6,970 |
Bamanankan | 140 | 60 | 80 | 1,535 | 815 | 720 |
Edo | 1,140 | 475 | 670 | 1,670 | 770 | 900 |
Ewe | 560 | 270 | 295 | 1,760 | 950 | 805 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 365 | 180 | 185 | 2,825 | 1,495 | 1,335 |
Ga | 600 | 275 | 325 | 920 | 445 | 470 |
Ganda | 760 | 360 | 400 | 1,295 | 625 | 665 |
Igbo | 2,090 | 1,080 | 1,010 | 4,235 | 2,265 | 1,970 |
Lingala | 850 | 365 | 485 | 3,810 | 1,785 | 2,025 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 1,430 | 640 | 785 | 5,845 | 2,785 | 3,060 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 1,330 | 545 | 785 | 5,250 | 2,355 | 2,895 |
Shona | 1,455 | 660 | 790 | 3,180 | 1,520 | 1,665 |
Swahili | 5,525 | 2,540 | 2,985 | 13,370 | 6,385 | 6,990 |
Wolof | 290 | 145 | 150 | 3,990 | 2,170 | 1,820 |
Yoruba | 4,365 | 2,260 | 2,105 | 9,085 | 4,785 | 4,300 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 5,155 | 2,345 | 2,810 | 19,135 | 9,435 | 9,695 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 1,610 | 810 | 800 | 5,870 | 3,025 | 2,845 |
Dinka | 345 | 170 | 175 | 2,120 | 1,115 | 1,000 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 1,260 | 635 | 625 | 3,755 | 1,910 | 1,840 |
Sign languages | 3,030 | 1,570 | 1,455 | 7,500 | 3,925 | 3,575 |
American Sign Language | 1,305 | 640 | 670 | 2,685 | 1,320 | 1,360 |
Quebec Sign Language | 20 | 10 | 15 | 695 | 340 | 355 |
Sign languages, n.i.e | 1,700 | 925 | 780 | 4,120 | 2,265 | 1,860 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 611,795 | 284,865 | 326,935 | 1,269,215 | 589,570 | 679,645 |
Chinese languages | 602,610 | 280,340 | 322,270 | 1,253,360 | 581,650 | 671,715 |
Cantonese | 275,315 | 128,090 | 147,220 | 565,270 | 262,865 | 302,405 |
Hakka | 6,985 | 3,140 | 3,840 | 10,910 | 4,900 | 6,015 |
Mandarin | 283,735 | 132,275 | 151,460 | 592,040 | 274,630 | 317,410 |
Min Dong | 855 | 405 | 450 | 1,230 | 580 | 650 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 13,545 | 6,240 | 7,300 | 31,795 | 14,450 | 17,350 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 6,300 | 2,825 | 3,470 | 12,915 | 5,780 | 7,140 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 15,645 | 7,235 | 8,410 | 38,580 | 18,165 | 20,410 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 240 | 120 | 120 | 610 | 275 | 335 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 9,185 | 4,520 | 4,660 | 15,850 | 7,925 | 7,935 |
Burmese | 1,640 | 775 | 865 | 3,585 | 1,795 | 1,790 |
Karenic languages | 1,730 | 865 | 860 | 4,705 | 2,355 | 2,350 |
Tibetan | 5,115 | 2,530 | 2,585 | 6,165 | 3,080 | 3,080 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 700 | 345 | 350 | 1,400 | 695 | 705 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 8,485 | 3,535 | 4,945 | 22,010 | 8,870 | 13,145 |
Lao | 5,190 | 2,480 | 2,710 | 12,670 | 6,145 | 6,525 |
Thai | 3,270 | 1,045 | 2,220 | 9,255 | 2,690 | 6,565 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e | 25 | 10 | 15 | 80 | 35 | 55 |
Turkic languages | 22,615 | 11,745 | 10,870 | 40,140 | 21,120 | 19,025 |
Azerbaijani | 1,990 | 1,070 | 920 | 3,260 | 1,785 | 1,470 |
Turkish | 18,415 | 9,610 | 8,810 | 32,815 | 17,375 | 15,440 |
Uyghur | 515 | 255 | 260 | 1,035 | 510 | 525 |
Uzbek | 1,055 | 515 | 545 | 1,715 | 855 | 865 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 640 | 295 | 345 | 1,315 | 590 | 720 |
Uralic languages | 50,670 | 23,095 | 27,570 | 81,985 | 37,790 | 44,195 |
Estonian | 4,205 | 1,810 | 2,400 | 5,445 | 2,325 | 3,115 |
Finnish | 9,720 | 4,140 | 5,580 | 15,295 | 6,395 | 8,900 |
Hungarian | 36,740 | 17,150 | 19,590 | 61,235 | 29,060 | 32,175 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 1,475 | 780 | 690 | 3,690 | 2,045 | 1,645 |
Multiple responses | 365,910 | 176,250 | 189,660 | 818,635 | 398,325 | 420,305 |
English and French | 54,045 | 25,165 | 28,880 | 165,320 | 80,460 | 84,860 |
English and non-official language | 288,285 | 140,345 | 147,940 | 533,265 | 259,160 | 274,100 |
French and non-official language | 12,565 | 5,735 | 6,830 | 86,150 | 42,170 | 43,985 |
English, French and non-official language | 11,010 | 5,000 | 6,005 | 33,900 | 16,535 | 17,365 |
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Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 | 13,312,865 | 6,503,875 | 6,808,990 | 34,767,250 | 17,101,165 | 17,666,085 |
Single responses | 12,522,045 | 6,123,955 | 6,398,085 | 33,103,860 | 16,298,475 | 16,805,395 |
Official languages | 10,605,725 | 5,214,425 | 5,391,300 | 29,106,670 | 14,383,020 | 14,723,645 |
English | 10,328,680 | 5,084,885 | 5,243,800 | 22,162,865 | 10,966,135 | 11,196,730 |
French | 277,045 | 129,540 | 147,500 | 6,943,800 | 3,416,890 | 3,526,910 |
Non-official languages | 1,916,315 | 909,530 | 1,006,780 | 3,997,195 | 1,915,450 | 2,081,750 |
Aboriginal languages | 9,210 | 4,600 | 4,610 | 118,470 | 59,720 | 58,750 |
Algonquian languages | 8,685 | 4,370 | 4,320 | 75,080 | 37,825 | 37,260 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,115 | 555 | 555 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 2,370 | 1,205 | 1,165 | 55,825 | 28,135 | 27,685 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,465 | 2,825 | 2,640 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8,590 | 4,195 | 4,395 |
Moose Cree | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Naskapi | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1,200 | 595 | 605 |
Northern East Cree | 20 | 10 | 15 | 110 | 55 | 60 |
Plains Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,350 | 665 | 685 |
Southern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
Swampy Cree | 105 | 50 | 55 | 330 | 140 | 190 |
Woods Cree | 5 | 5 | 0 | 800 | 410 | 390 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 2,220 | 1,135 | 1,085 | 37,945 | 19,240 | 18,710 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3,615 | 1,795 | 1,820 |
Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 30 |
Mi'kmaq | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3,560 | 1,770 | 1,795 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 6,305 | 3,155 | 3,145 | 14,525 | 7,335 | 7,190 |
Algonquin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 170 | 200 |
Ojibway | 3,315 | 1,695 | 1,620 | 6,175 | 3,165 | 3,015 |
Oji-Cree | 2,905 | 1,420 | 1,490 | 7,900 | 3,960 | 3,940 |
Ottawa (Odawa) | 75 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 40 | 35 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Athabaskan languages | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10,265 | 5,125 | 5,135 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10,255 | 5,120 | 5,135 |
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Beaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 30 | 20 |
Carrier | 0 | 5 | 0 | 245 | 115 | 130 |
Chilcotin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 125 | 130 |
Dene | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7,710 | 3,805 | 3,905 |
Dogrib (Tlicho) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,020 | 550 | 475 |
Gwich'in | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 25 | 25 |
Sarsi (Sarcee) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Sekani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Slavey-Hare languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 820 | 425 | 395 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 180 | 155 |
South Slavey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 190 | 185 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 55 | 55 |
Tahltan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Tahltan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Tutchone languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Southern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Inuit languages | 160 | 60 | 90 | 29,490 | 14,995 | 14,495 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 165 | 75 | 90 |
Inuktitut | 140 | 60 | 80 | 29,230 | 14,885 | 14,345 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 5 | 10 | 90 | 40 | 55 |
Iroquoian languages | 210 | 90 | 120 | 285 | 135 | 155 |
Cayuga | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Mohawk | 185 | 80 | 100 | 255 | 115 | 140 |
Oneida | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Michif | 5 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 40 | 45 |
Salish languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 130 | 150 |
Comox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Halkomelem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 25 |
Lillooet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Okanagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 35 | 45 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 20 |
Squamish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Straits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Siouan languages | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2,225 | 1,085 | 1,140 |
Dakota | 5 | 5 | 0 | 255 | 140 | 120 |
Stoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,950 | 940 | 1,010 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 210 | 190 |
Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 155 | 155 |
Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 40 | 30 |
Tsimshian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Wakashan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 45 | 35 |
Haisla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Heiltsuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 120 | 55 | 65 | 235 | 110 | 125 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 1,907,105 | 904,930 | 1,002,170 | 3,878,725 | 1,855,730 | 2,022,995 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 138,460 | 66,865 | 71,590 | 307,755 | 153,275 | 154,480 |
Berber languages | 345 | 175 | 170 | 8,105 | 4,215 | 3,895 |
Kabyle | 255 | 125 | 130 | 5,490 | 2,855 | 2,640 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 90 | 50 | 45 | 2,620 | 1,365 | 1,260 |
Cushitic languages | 14,460 | 6,100 | 8,360 | 27,095 | 12,455 | 14,640 |
Bilen | 170 | 80 | 85 | 620 | 330 | 285 |
Oromo | 805 | 380 | 425 | 3,410 | 1,700 | 1,710 |
Somali | 13,370 | 5,590 | 7,780 | 22,895 | 10,340 | 12,555 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 110 | 50 | 65 | 185 | 85 | 95 |
Semitic languages | 123,410 | 60,475 | 62,940 | 272,100 | 136,390 | 135,720 |
Amharic | 5,625 | 2,540 | 3,085 | 12,780 | 6,010 | 6,770 |
Arabic | 94,195 | 46,505 | 47,695 | 223,540 | 112,690 | 110,850 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 9,515 | 4,595 | 4,920 | 10,510 | 5,090 | 5,425 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 2,915 | 1,410 | 1,500 | 3,445 | 1,695 | 1,750 |
Harari | 555 | 250 | 305 | 735 | 335 | 400 |
Hebrew | 4,850 | 2,505 | 2,345 | 8,560 | 4,425 | 4,135 |
Maltese | 1,090 | 505 | 580 | 1,130 | 525 | 605 |
Tigrigna | 3,920 | 1,805 | 2,115 | 10,205 | 5,040 | 5,170 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 755 | 360 | 395 | 1,200 | 585 | 620 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 245 | 115 | 125 | 440 | 215 | 230 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 50,245 | 23,105 | 27,140 | 115,210 | 53,500 | 61,710 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 3,770 | 1,650 | 2,120 | 10,880 | 4,940 | 5,945 |
Vietnamese | 46,435 | 21,435 | 25,000 | 104,245 | 48,525 | 55,725 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 40 | 20 | 20 | 85 | 40 | 45 |
Austronesian languages | 85,370 | 36,525 | 48,845 | 239,785 | 108,110 | 131,680 |
Bikol | 90 | 35 | 55 | 290 | 140 | 155 |
Cebuano | 2,325 | 1,020 | 1,315 | 7,210 | 3,325 | 3,880 |
Fijian | 15 | 10 | 10 | 195 | 105 | 90 |
Hiligaynon | 910 | 385 | 530 | 2,205 | 970 | 1,240 |
Ilocano | 4,100 | 1,780 | 2,320 | 9,125 | 4,045 | 5,080 |
Malagasy | 35 | 15 | 20 | 435 | 220 | 210 |
Malay | 1,810 | 860 | 945 | 3,620 | 1,710 | 1,910 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 445 | 200 | 250 | 1,200 | 565 | 630 |
Pangasinan | 90 | 40 | 50 | 240 | 110 | 135 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 75,070 | 31,965 | 43,105 | 213,790 | 96,235 | 117,555 |
Waray-Waray | 90 | 35 | 55 | 310 | 135 | 170 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 380 | 175 | 200 | 1,160 | 545 | 620 |
Creole languages | 5,325 | 2,355 | 2,970 | 27,860 | 12,005 | 15,850 |
Haitian Creole | 355 | 165 | 190 | 1,280 | 575 | 705 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 3,995 | 1,735 | 2,255 | 24,575 | 10,510 | 14,060 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 975 | 455 | 520 | 2,005 | 920 | 1,085 |
Dravidian languages | 96,250 | 46,575 | 49,680 | 122,490 | 59,780 | 62,710 |
Kannada | 1,060 | 540 | 520 | 1,630 | 825 | 800 |
Malayalam | 8,760 | 4,460 | 4,295 | 15,440 | 7,865 | 7,575 |
Tamil | 80,600 | 38,460 | 42,140 | 96,955 | 46,570 | 50,385 |
Telugu | 5,705 | 3,050 | 2,655 | 8,280 | 4,430 | 3,850 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 125 | 55 | 70 | 190 | 85 | 105 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 200 | 95 | 105 | 340 | 160 | 180 |
Indo-European languages | 978,300 | 469,640 | 508,670 | 1,911,215 | 927,225 | 983,985 |
Albanian | 9,190 | 4,580 | 4,605 | 13,135 | 6,575 | 6,560 |
Armenian | 8,630 | 4,065 | 4,560 | 21,505 | 10,165 | 11,345 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 192,945 | 90,585 | 102,365 | 314,965 | 149,315 | 165,650 |
Baltic languages | 2,305 | 950 | 1,355 | 3,275 | 1,400 | 1,870 |
Latvian | 860 | 350 | 515 | 1,255 | 530 | 725 |
Lithuanian | 1,440 | 600 | 840 | 2,020 | 870 | 1,150 |
Slavic languages | 190,645 | 89,635 | 101,005 | 311,690 | 147,910 | 163,780 |
Belarusan | 175 | 80 | 90 | 230 | 105 | 120 |
Bosnian | 3,220 | 1,595 | 1,620 | 6,045 | 3,010 | 3,040 |
Bulgarian | 4,830 | 2,350 | 2,480 | 11,985 | 5,835 | 6,150 |
Croatian | 11,125 | 5,275 | 5,855 | 16,775 | 7,980 | 8,795 |
Czech | 3,070 | 1,480 | 1,595 | 6,235 | 3,060 | 3,180 |
Macedonian | 6,255 | 2,965 | 3,285 | 6,830 | 3,250 | 3,580 |
Polish | 52,555 | 24,510 | 28,045 | 74,780 | 34,910 | 39,870 |
Russian | 63,570 | 29,655 | 33,920 | 116,595 | 55,175 | 61,425 |
Serbian | 23,175 | 11,335 | 11,840 | 31,750 | 15,665 | 16,085 |
Serbo-Croatian | 1,925 | 920 | 1,010 | 3,885 | 1,865 | 2,020 |
Slovak | 3,520 | 1,680 | 1,845 | 5,615 | 2,685 | 2,920 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 1,465 | 645 | 815 | 2,050 | 905 | 1,145 |
Ukrainian | 15,415 | 6,995 | 8,420 | 28,250 | 13,150 | 15,100 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 355 | 160 | 190 | 670 | 310 | 360 |
Celtic languages | 120 | 65 | 55 | 360 | 205 | 155 |
Scottish Gaelic | 60 | 30 | 25 | 185 | 105 | 80 |
Welsh | 30 | 10 | 15 | 95 | 50 | 45 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 35 | 20 | 15 | 80 | 50 | 30 |
Germanic languages | 44,515 | 21,630 | 22,880 | 146,455 | 71,835 | 74,615 |
Afrikaans | 755 | 365 | 390 | 4,790 | 2,355 | 2,435 |
Danish | 280 | 135 | 150 | 855 | 410 | 445 |
Dutch | 4,450 | 2,145 | 2,305 | 9,565 | 4,630 | 4,935 |
Frisian | 90 | 45 | 45 | 185 | 95 | 90 |
German | 37,255 | 18,140 | 19,120 | 120,335 | 58,905 | 61,435 |
Icelandic | 45 | 20 | 30 | 270 | 120 | 150 |
Norwegian | 70 | 30 | 40 | 345 | 145 | 200 |
Swedish | 385 | 190 | 190 | 1,045 | 500 | 545 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 145 | 60 | 85 | 355 | 170 | 185 |
Yiddish | 370 | 190 | 185 | 7,080 | 3,695 | 3,385 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 655 | 315 | 340 | 1,625 | 820 | 810 |
Greek | 21,700 | 10,160 | 11,535 | 44,545 | 21,110 | 23,440 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 435,835 | 215,755 | 220,080 | 838,755 | 416,960 | 421,795 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 344,050 | 171,125 | 172,920 | 676,185 | 337,440 | 338,745 |
Bengali | 29,590 | 14,595 | 14,995 | 47,350 | 23,585 | 23,765 |
Gujarati | 45,445 | 22,410 | 23,035 | 64,150 | 31,740 | 32,405 |
Hindi | 28,960 | 14,485 | 14,475 | 55,510 | 27,805 | 27,710 |
Kashmiri | 65 | 30 | 35 | 135 | 70 | 70 |
Konkani | 540 | 260 | 280 | 720 | 355 | 370 |
Marathi | 2,420 | 1,230 | 1,190 | 3,780 | 1,940 | 1,840 |
Nepali | 5,640 | 2,815 | 2,820 | 13,375 | 6,710 | 6,670 |
Oriya (Odia) | 325 | 160 | 165 | 470 | 235 | 240 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 132,135 | 66,410 | 65,725 | 349,145 | 174,905 | 174,240 |
Sindhi | 2,880 | 1,320 | 1,560 | 4,975 | 2,280 | 2,695 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 4,595 | 2,250 | 2,345 | 7,790 | 3,860 | 3,925 |
Urdu | 91,450 | 45,160 | 46,295 | 128,785 | 63,965 | 64,820 |
Iranian languages | 90,730 | 44,090 | 46,640 | 160,195 | 78,310 | 81,880 |
Kurdish | 3,675 | 1,900 | 1,770 | 6,580 | 3,400 | 3,175 |
Pashto | 6,750 | 3,360 | 3,395 | 10,590 | 5,305 | 5,290 |
Persian (Farsi) | 80,305 | 38,830 | 41,475 | 143,020 | 69,600 | 73,425 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 1,050 | 540 | 515 | 2,375 | 1,215 | 1,160 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 265,375 | 122,790 | 142,585 | 531,485 | 251,050 | 280,440 |
Catalan | 135 | 60 | 75 | 355 | 165 | 190 |
Italian | 72,960 | 31,195 | 41,770 | 115,415 | 49,975 | 65,440 |
Portuguese | 67,415 | 32,065 | 35,355 | 98,710 | 46,915 | 51,795 |
Romanian | 19,920 | 9,380 | 10,535 | 53,320 | 25,795 | 27,525 |
Spanish | 104,820 | 50,035 | 54,785 | 263,510 | 128,110 | 135,400 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 110 | 50 | 60 | 180 | 85 | 95 |
Japanese | 6,040 | 2,590 | 3,450 | 19,785 | 8,265 | 11,515 |
Kartvelian languages | 770 | 420 | 355 | 1,040 | 565 | 475 |
Georgian | 775 | 420 | 355 | 1,035 | 565 | 475 |
Korean | 48,540 | 22,685 | 25,855 | 109,705 | 51,385 | 58,320 |
Mongolic languages | 225 | 115 | 110 | 910 | 440 | 470 |
Mongolian | 230 | 120 | 110 | 910 | 435 | 470 |
Niger-Congo languages | 12,120 | 5,400 | 6,725 | 28,665 | 13,340 | 15,320 |
Akan (Twi) | 4,415 | 1,915 | 2,495 | 5,990 | 2,695 | 3,295 |
Bamanankan | 25 | 15 | 15 | 340 | 180 | 160 |
Edo | 305 | 120 | 180 | 415 | 175 | 240 |
Ewe | 135 | 60 | 80 | 410 | 185 | 225 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 110 | 55 | 55 | 825 | 400 | 425 |
Ga | 175 | 80 | 100 | 250 | 105 | 140 |
Ganda | 195 | 85 | 110 | 345 | 160 | 185 |
Igbo | 540 | 265 | 275 | 1,000 | 485 | 510 |
Lingala | 225 | 100 | 130 | 1,045 | 455 | 590 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 475 | 230 | 240 | 2,110 | 990 | 1,115 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 420 | 160 | 260 | 1,530 | 670 | 865 |
Shona | 455 | 210 | 245 | 1,035 | 475 | 560 |
Swahili | 2,085 | 925 | 1,160 | 5,370 | 2,500 | 2,870 |
Wolof | 130 | 65 | 65 | 1,380 | 745 | 635 |
Yoruba | 1,300 | 625 | 675 | 2,615 | 1,275 | 1,340 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 1,120 | 500 | 625 | 4,010 | 1,850 | 2,160 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 550 | 260 | 290 | 2,650 | 1,305 | 1,350 |
Dinka | 120 | 60 | 65 | 1,130 | 580 | 550 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 425 | 195 | 225 | 1,525 | 730 | 800 |
Sign languages | 4,425 | 2,485 | 1,940 | 10,445 | 5,870 | 4,570 |
American Sign Language | 1,605 | 830 | 770 | 3,015 | 1,560 | 1,460 |
Quebec Sign Language | 25 | 15 | 15 | 730 | 375 | 355 |
Sign languages, n.i.e | 2,795 | 1,640 | 1,150 | 6,690 | 3,935 | 2,755 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 448,200 | 210,560 | 237,640 | 924,720 | 433,530 | 491,190 |
Chinese languages | 441,615 | 207,305 | 234,310 | 913,365 | 427,860 | 485,505 |
Cantonese | 198,745 | 91,545 | 107,200 | 400,215 | 184,340 | 215,885 |
Hakka | 2,870 | 1,305 | 1,575 | 4,080 | 1,820 | 2,265 |
Mandarin | 220,535 | 105,360 | 115,175 | 462,890 | 220,075 | 242,815 |
Min Dong | 265 | 115 | 145 | 345 | 150 | 195 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 5,775 | 2,635 | 3,140 | 13,965 | 6,345 | 7,625 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 3,690 | 1,735 | 1,955 | 7,650 | 3,580 | 4,075 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 9,630 | 4,565 | 5,070 | 23,935 | 11,440 | 12,500 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 100 | 45 | 55 | 280 | 130 | 150 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 6,580 | 3,250 | 3,330 | 11,350 | 5,670 | 5,680 |
Burmese | 1,010 | 480 | 530 | 2,245 | 1,115 | 1,125 |
Karenic languages | 1,360 | 685 | 675 | 3,865 | 1,935 | 1,930 |
Tibetan | 3,875 | 1,925 | 1,945 | 4,590 | 2,305 | 2,280 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 335 | 165 | 170 | 655 | 305 | 345 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 3,865 | 1,845 | 2,020 | 9,565 | 4,455 | 5,110 |
Lao | 2,535 | 1,220 | 1,315 | 6,175 | 2,995 | 3,180 |
Thai | 1,315 | 615 | 695 | 3,360 | 1,450 | 1,915 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e | 10 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Turkic languages | 12,435 | 6,200 | 6,230 | 22,250 | 11,205 | 11,045 |
Azerbaijani | 770 | 385 | 380 | 1,245 | 640 | 610 |
Turkish | 10,545 | 5,245 | 5,300 | 18,955 | 9,525 | 9,430 |
Uyghur | 290 | 150 | 140 | 610 | 315 | 290 |
Uzbek | 585 | 290 | 295 | 990 | 505 | 490 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 250 | 130 | 120 | 455 | 230 | 225 |
Uralic languages | 15,330 | 6,990 | 8,340 | 23,245 | 10,715 | 12,535 |
Estonian | 790 | 290 | 500 | 975 | 365 | 610 |
Finnish | 1,835 | 780 | 1,050 | 2,790 | 1,220 | 1,565 |
Hungarian | 12,700 | 5,915 | 6,790 | 19,485 | 9,125 | 10,355 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 465 | 245 | 225 | 1,110 | 605 | 500 |
Multiple responses | 790,825 | 379,925 | 410,905 | 1,663,390 | 802,695 | 860,690 |
English and French | 45,655 | 20,895 | 24,755 | 160,185 | 77,940 | 82,235 |
English and non-official language | 719,595 | 347,730 | 371,865 | 1,284,975 | 620,375 | 664,600 |
French and non-official language | 6,725 | 2,930 | 3,795 | 148,915 | 70,915 | 78,000 |
English, French and non-official language | 18,855 | 8,365 | 10,490 | 69,315 | 33,465 | 35,850 |
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Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 | 13,312,865 | 6,503,875 | 6,808,990 | 34,767,255 | 17,101,165 | 17,666,080 |
None | 11,071,665 | 5,436,665 | 5,635,000 | 29,615,245 | 14,612,175 | 15,003,065 |
English | 896,170 | 437,015 | 459,155 | 2,109,340 | 1,045,215 | 1,064,120 |
French | 243,970 | 108,390 | 135,580 | 731,095 | 342,245 | 388,855 |
Non-official language | 1,056,960 | 501,315 | 555,645 | 2,151,690 | 1,023,940 | 1,127,750 |
Aboriginal | 14,315 | 6,580 | 7,735 | 90,740 | 42,890 | 47,850 |
Non-Aboriginal | 1,042,645 | 494,735 | 547,910 | 2,060,945 | 981,055 | 1,079,895 |
English and French | 8,150 | 3,755 | 4,395 | 47,970 | 23,785 | 24,190 |
English and non-official language | 19,105 | 9,370 | 9,735 | 61,075 | 30,045 | 31,030 |
French and non-official language | 16,435 | 7,165 | 9,270 | 48,755 | 22,690 | 26,065 |
English, French and non-official language | 415 | 205 | 215 | 2,080 | 1,075 | 1,010 |
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Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 | 13,242,160 | 6,472,240 | 6,769,925 | 34,460,065 | 16,971,575 | 17,488,485 |
Official languages | 12,918,075 | 6,342,930 | 6,575,145 | 33,818,210 | 16,709,290 | 17,108,920 |
English | 12,879,045 | 6,326,225 | 6,552,825 | 29,748,265 | 14,806,270 | 14,941,995 |
French | 1,521,020 | 677,505 | 843,510 | 10,242,945 | 4,952,455 | 5,290,495 |
Non-official languages | 4,431,270 | 2,115,510 | 2,315,760 | 9,369,280 | 4,488,185 | 4,881,090 |
Aboriginal languages | 33,855 | 15,815 | 18,035 | 263,845 | 127,550 | 136,295 |
Algonquian languages | 30,630 | 14,505 | 16,125 | 177,570 | 85,505 | 92,065 |
Blackfoot | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5,645 | 2,695 | 2,950 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 6,560 | 3,160 | 3,395 | 116,585 | 56,515 | 60,070 |
Atikamekw | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6,640 | 3,335 | 3,305 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 11,440 | 5,500 | 5,945 |
Moose Cree | 145 | 70 | 75 | 195 | 80 | 115 |
Naskapi | 25 | 10 | 10 | 1,465 | 710 | 755 |
Northern East Cree | 65 | 25 | 45 | 545 | 225 | 320 |
Plains Cree | 105 | 50 | 50 | 5,905 | 2,705 | 3,200 |
Southern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 10 |
Swampy Cree | 605 | 255 | 350 | 2,345 | 995 | 1,350 |
Woods Cree | 45 | 25 | 25 | 2,665 | 1,230 | 1,435 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 5,620 | 2,760 | 2,865 | 86,115 | 42,080 | 44,035 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 180 | 95 | 85 | 9,765 | 4,710 | 5,050 |
Malecite | 20 | 20 | 0 | 755 | 370 | 390 |
Mi'kmaq | 160 | 75 | 85 | 9,025 | 4,350 | 4,670 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 23,980 | 11,285 | 12,690 | 46,685 | 22,100 | 24,585 |
Algonquin | 205 | 95 | 105 | 2,480 | 1,165 | 1,315 |
Ojibway | 16,220 | 7,600 | 8,630 | 28,585 | 13,365 | 15,220 |
Oji-Cree | 7,515 | 3,585 | 3,935 | 15,610 | 7,575 | 8,030 |
Ottawa (Odawa) | 200 | 105 | 100 | 205 | 105 | 105 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 85 | 40 | 50 | 120 | 60 | 60 |
Athabaskan languages | 85 | 25 | 65 | 23,655 | 11,340 | 12,320 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 80 | 25 | 55 | 23,570 | 11,300 | 12,265 |
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 105 | 100 |
Beaver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 180 | 165 |
Carrier | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2,105 | 955 | 1,145 |
Chilcotin | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1,150 | 535 | 610 |
Dene | 45 | 20 | 30 | 13,060 | 6,270 | 6,790 |
Dogrib (Tlicho) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2,375 | 1,210 | 1,165 |
Gwich'in | 10 | 0 | 10 | 360 | 165 | 200 |
Sarsi (Sarcee) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 60 | 90 |
Sekani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 85 | 100 |
Slavey-Hare languages | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2,815 | 1,340 | 1,475 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,010 | 475 | 530 |
South Slavey | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1,365 | 660 | 710 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 680 | 320 | 360 |
Tahltan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630 | 340 | 285 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 205 | 170 |
Tahltan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 140 | 130 |
Tutchone languages | 10 | 0 | 0 | 420 | 160 | 260 |
Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 115 | 170 |
Southern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 50 | 95 |
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 35 | 50 |
Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 465 | 205 | 260 |
Inuit languages | 840 | 320 | 525 | 42,980 | 21,355 | 21,630 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1,975 | 895 | 1,080 |
Inuktitut | 730 | 285 | 445 | 40,620 | 20,280 | 20,340 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 105 | 35 | 70 | 470 | 225 | 240 |
Iroquoian languages | 1,940 | 810 | 1,125 | 2,800 | 1,240 | 1,555 |
Cayuga | 120 | 35 | 85 | 125 | 40 | 85 |
Mohawk | 1,625 | 710 | 915 | 2,415 | 1,120 | 1,295 |
Oneida | 180 | 55 | 125 | 180 | 60 | 125 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 50 | 25 | 25 | 115 | 45 | 75 |
Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 95 | 80 |
Michif | 180 | 65 | 110 | 1,210 | 585 | 625 |
Salish languages | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5,750 | 2,730 | 3,015 |
Comox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 75 | 110 |
Halkomelem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,060 | 475 | 585 |
Lillooet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 790 | 405 | 385 |
Okanagan | 0 | 10 | 0 | 820 | 370 | 450 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,305 | 640 | 665 |
Squamish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 125 | 155 |
Straits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 160 | 200 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 220 | 235 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 10 | 565 | 295 | 270 |
Siouan languages | 40 | 10 | 30 | 5,430 | 2,665 | 2,770 |
Dakota | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1,760 | 870 | 890 |
Stoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,675 | 1,805 | 1,875 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 0 | 15 | 140 | 70 | 70 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 140 | 120 |
Tsimshian languages | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2,730 | 1,350 | 1,380 |
Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1,305 | 645 | 660 |
Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,060 | 545 | 515 |
Tsimshian | 10 | 0 | 10 | 410 | 180 | 235 |
Wakashan languages | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1,490 | 680 | 805 |
Haisla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 65 | 110 |
Heiltsuk | 0 | 0 | 10 | 125 | 50 | 75 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 605 | 285 | 320 |
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 565 | 265 | 300 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 210 | 100 | 110 | 665 | 310 | 360 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 4,397,690 | 2,099,820 | 2,297,865 | 9,107,075 | 4,361,420 | 4,745,660 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 362,645 | 183,050 | 179,595 | 837,355 | 432,560 | 404,795 |
Berber languages | 925 | 505 | 415 | 29,460 | 15,745 | 13,715 |
Kabyle | 530 | 280 | 255 | 17,120 | 9,100 | 8,015 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 390 | 225 | 165 | 12,505 | 6,735 | 5,775 |
Cushitic languages | 34,160 | 15,155 | 19,000 | 57,125 | 26,870 | 30,250 |
Bilen | 355 | 200 | 160 | 1,085 | 625 | 470 |
Oromo | 2,075 | 905 | 1,175 | 6,245 | 3,070 | 3,175 |
Somali | 31,535 | 13,925 | 17,610 | 49,665 | 23,070 | 26,590 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 370 | 170 | 205 | 480 | 220 | 265 |
Semitic languages | 330,315 | 168,750 | 161,570 | 771,130 | 400,780 | 370,350 |
Amharic | 16,010 | 7,565 | 8,445 | 33,670 | 16,675 | 16,995 |
Arabic | 246,015 | 127,015 | 119,000 | 629,055 | 329,235 | 299,820 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 17,825 | 8,775 | 9,050 | 19,745 | 9,720 | 10,020 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 6,185 | 3,045 | 3,140 | 7,115 | 3,505 | 3,610 |
Harari | 1,310 | 660 | 645 | 1,710 | 855 | 860 |
Hebrew | 43,255 | 22,165 | 21,090 | 75,020 | 38,730 | 36,290 |
Maltese | 7,020 | 3,455 | 3,570 | 7,625 | 3,760 | 3,870 |
Tigrigna | 9,385 | 4,320 | 5,065 | 21,340 | 10,640 | 10,705 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 1,985 | 1,010 | 975 | 3,220 | 1,655 | 1,565 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 1,125 | 535 | 590 | 2,775 | 1,440 | 1,335 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 99,830 | 46,210 | 53,620 | 224,865 | 105,845 | 119,020 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 10,045 | 4,490 | 5,550 | 27,035 | 12,640 | 14,400 |
Vietnamese | 90,265 | 41,965 | 48,300 | 198,895 | 93,735 | 105,155 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 60 | 10 | 50 | 190 | 70 | 120 |
Austronesian languages | 249,435 | 98,295 | 151,150 | 656,200 | 273,075 | 383,125 |
Bikol | 755 | 340 | 425 | 2,075 | 885 | 1,190 |
Cebuano | 9,475 | 3,650 | 5,830 | 27,045 | 10,960 | 16,085 |
Fijian | 110 | 40 | 65 | 1,660 | 955 | 705 |
Hiligaynon | 3,110 | 1,205 | 1,910 | 7,925 | 3,200 | 4,720 |
Ilocano | 15,235 | 5,940 | 9,295 | 34,530 | 13,805 | 20,730 |
Malagasy | 215 | 115 | 100 | 2,335 | 1,120 | 1,220 |
Malay | 9,780 | 4,500 | 5,280 | 22,470 | 10,370 | 12,100 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 1,935 | 855 | 1,080 | 5,425 | 2,445 | 2,980 |
Pangasinan | 565 | 245 | 320 | 1,800 | 790 | 1,015 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 232,935 | 91,110 | 141,820 | 612,735 | 253,210 | 359,530 |
Waray-Waray | 410 | 125 | 285 | 1,395 | 530 | 860 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 1,785 | 755 | 1,030 | 5,585 | 2,540 | 3,040 |
Creole languages | 30,260 | 13,525 | 16,735 | 155,615 | 70,545 | 85,070 |
Haitian Creole | 1,430 | 605 | 830 | 6,850 | 3,140 | 3,710 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 19,375 | 8,480 | 10,895 | 133,045 | 59,890 | 73,160 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 9,685 | 4,525 | 5,155 | 16,635 | 7,955 | 8,675 |
Dravidian languages | 196,315 | 97,975 | 98,335 | 250,180 | 126,220 | 123,960 |
Kannada | 5,775 | 2,930 | 2,845 | 8,245 | 4,180 | 4,065 |
Malayalam | 22,880 | 11,535 | 11,345 | 37,810 | 19,410 | 18,400 |
Tamil | 157,700 | 77,975 | 79,730 | 189,860 | 94,640 | 95,220 |
Telugu | 16,315 | 8,925 | 7,390 | 23,160 | 12,770 | 10,390 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 495 | 250 | 240 | 790 | 385 | 405 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 545 | 265 | 280 | 870 | 435 | 435 |
Indo-European languages | 2,608,060 | 1,265,535 | 1,342,525 | 5,158,010 | 2,506,455 | 2,651,555 |
Albanian | 22,375 | 11,180 | 11,195 | 31,930 | 16,140 | 15,790 |
Armenian | 18,435 | 8,860 | 9,575 | 41,295 | 19,980 | 21,315 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 473,565 | 221,450 | 252,120 | 817,315 | 384,960 | 432,350 |
Baltic languages | 10,545 | 4,495 | 6,050 | 14,675 | 6,470 | 8,205 |
Latvian | 4,675 | 2,070 | 2,610 | 6,500 | 2,960 | 3,540 |
Lithuanian | 5,875 | 2,430 | 3,445 | 8,185 | 3,510 | 4,675 |
Slavic languages | 465,170 | 217,885 | 247,285 | 805,915 | 379,965 | 425,945 |
Belarusan | 1,360 | 680 | 680 | 2,265 | 1,070 | 1,195 |
Bosnian | 9,915 | 4,905 | 5,010 | 18,265 | 9,055 | 9,215 |
Bulgarian | 10,410 | 5,060 | 5,350 | 22,425 | 10,920 | 11,505 |
Croatian | 46,580 | 22,880 | 23,700 | 69,840 | 34,515 | 35,325 |
Czech | 14,045 | 6,615 | 7,430 | 28,720 | 13,675 | 15,050 |
Macedonian | 21,505 | 10,365 | 11,140 | 23,075 | 11,190 | 11,880 |
Polish | 142,985 | 65,415 | 77,575 | 214,965 | 99,365 | 115,600 |
Russian | 138,735 | 64,355 | 74,380 | 269,645 | 127,055 | 142,595 |
Serbian | 53,250 | 26,725 | 26,525 | 73,775 | 37,040 | 36,740 |
Serbo-Croatian | 5,815 | 2,845 | 2,965 | 11,275 | 5,525 | 5,750 |
Slovak | 12,035 | 5,550 | 6,490 | 21,470 | 10,215 | 11,255 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 7,935 | 3,550 | 4,390 | 11,495 | 5,205 | 6,290 |
Ukrainian | 54,615 | 24,125 | 30,490 | 132,115 | 58,820 | 73,300 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 1,750 | 935 | 815 | 3,000 | 1,590 | 1,405 |
Celtic languages | 3,800 | 1,880 | 1,920 | 9,165 | 4,705 | 4,455 |
Scottish Gaelic | 1,480 | 720 | 765 | 3,980 | 2,010 | 1,975 |
Welsh | 685 | 300 | 390 | 1,690 | 830 | 860 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 1,650 | 870 | 785 | 3,590 | 1,915 | 1,680 |
Germanic languages | 274,305 | 130,610 | 143,700 | 695,535 | 337,215 | 358,320 |
Afrikaans | 7,360 | 3,625 | 3,735 | 23,410 | 11,795 | 11,610 |
Danish | 5,440 | 2,455 | 2,980 | 15,745 | 7,320 | 8,425 |
Dutch | 63,410 | 29,875 | 33,535 | 120,865 | 57,885 | 62,990 |
Frisian | 1,655 | 820 | 835 | 2,910 | 1,515 | 1,395 |
German | 189,035 | 90,730 | 98,305 | 502,730 | 245,745 | 256,985 |
Icelandic | 285 | 130 | 155 | 1,780 | 830 | 945 |
Norwegian | 2,140 | 975 | 1,165 | 8,120 | 3,860 | 4,260 |
Swedish | 5,125 | 2,345 | 2,785 | 14,140 | 6,510 | 7,635 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 2,275 | 1,050 | 1,225 | 4,400 | 1,945 | 2,455 |
Yiddish | 7,175 | 3,535 | 3,640 | 20,985 | 10,435 | 10,550 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 3,290 | 1,645 | 1,645 | 8,710 | 4,425 | 4,285 |
Greek | 80,690 | 40,105 | 40,590 | 150,965 | 75,510 | 75,455 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 915,765 | 463,175 | 452,585 | 1,658,220 | 840,850 | 817,365 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 759,390 | 384,940 | 374,450 | 1,387,805 | 704,370 | 683,435 |
Bengali | 59,685 | 30,420 | 29,265 | 91,220 | 46,935 | 44,285 |
Gujarati | 103,890 | 52,380 | 51,510 | 149,045 | 74,765 | 74,285 |
Hindi | 250,095 | 127,765 | 122,335 | 433,365 | 221,665 | 211,700 |
Kashmiri | 600 | 300 | 300 | 905 | 490 | 420 |
Konkani | 5,490 | 2,515 | 2,975 | 6,790 | 3,185 | 3,605 |
Marathi | 10,360 | 5,380 | 4,980 | 15,570 | 8,200 | 7,365 |
Nepali | 10,245 | 5,115 | 5,135 | 21,380 | 10,915 | 10,470 |
Oriya (Odia) | 1,090 | 515 | 570 | 1,535 | 755 | 775 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 282,065 | 145,050 | 137,015 | 668,240 | 341,450 | 326,790 |
Sindhi | 11,515 | 5,385 | 6,130 | 20,260 | 9,310 | 10,945 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 18,555 | 9,230 | 9,330 | 27,825 | 13,970 | 13,855 |
Urdu | 231,500 | 117,305 | 114,190 | 322,220 | 164,685 | 157,535 |
Iranian languages | 163,490 | 81,710 | 81,785 | 281,715 | 142,030 | 139,680 |
Kurdish | 8,795 | 4,755 | 4,040 | 15,290 | 8,290 | 7,000 |
Pashto | 15,315 | 8,145 | 7,170 | 23,180 | 12,465 | 10,715 |
Persian (Farsi) | 145,465 | 72,275 | 73,190 | 252,320 | 126,565 | 125,755 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 4,665 | 2,495 | 2,175 | 8,875 | 4,715 | 4,155 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 880,330 | 418,225 | 462,105 | 1,897,630 | 898,530 | 999,100 |
Catalan | 515 | 275 | 240 | 2,035 | 1,145 | 890 |
Italian | 333,645 | 161,190 | 172,455 | 574,725 | 278,500 | 296,225 |
Portuguese | 193,520 | 93,885 | 99,635 | 295,955 | 144,465 | 151,485 |
Romanian | 49,635 | 23,205 | 26,430 | 115,050 | 55,275 | 59,770 |
Spanish | 337,615 | 156,040 | 181,580 | 995,255 | 460,250 | 535,010 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 1,355 | 745 | 605 | 2,680 | 1,610 | 1,075 |
Japanese | 25,675 | 11,535 | 14,140 | 83,090 | 36,760 | 46,335 |
Kartvelian languages | 1,555 | 775 | 780 | 2,150 | 1,075 | 1,075 |
Georgian | 1,555 | 770 | 785 | 2,150 | 1,080 | 1,070 |
Korean | 79,175 | 36,930 | 42,245 | 172,755 | 80,170 | 92,590 |
Mongolic languages | 515 | 225 | 285 | 2,090 | 960 | 1,130 |
Mongolian | 515 | 225 | 285 | 2,090 | 960 | 1,130 |
Niger-Congo languages | 70,570 | 33,620 | 36,945 | 177,215 | 88,135 | 89,080 |
Akan (Twi) | 15,950 | 7,520 | 8,435 | 22,145 | 10,810 | 11,340 |
Bamanankan | 385 | 195 | 185 | 3,190 | 1,660 | 1,530 |
Edo | 2,130 | 930 | 1,195 | 3,220 | 1,510 | 1,705 |
Ewe | 880 | 435 | 445 | 3,000 | 1,685 | 1,315 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 700 | 320 | 375 | 4,725 | 2,460 | 2,260 |
Ga | 1,340 | 645 | 695 | 2,250 | 1,140 | 1,110 |
Ganda | 1,225 | 550 | 675 | 2,495 | 1,175 | 1,320 |
Igbo | 4,025 | 2,105 | 1,920 | 8,850 | 4,710 | 4,140 |
Lingala | 4,885 | 2,165 | 2,720 | 17,010 | 7,865 | 9,145 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 2,555 | 1,080 | 1,475 | 8,590 | 4,075 | 4,515 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 2,220 | 885 | 1,330 | 7,860 | 3,600 | 4,260 |
Shona | 2,350 | 1,055 | 1,300 | 5,425 | 2,530 | 2,905 |
Swahili | 16,750 | 8,110 | 8,640 | 38,680 | 19,565 | 19,115 |
Wolof | 730 | 355 | 375 | 8,240 | 4,455 | 3,785 |
Yoruba | 10,495 | 5,345 | 5,150 | 22,420 | 11,475 | 10,940 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 11,210 | 5,255 | 5,950 | 40,760 | 20,375 | 20,385 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 2,025 | 1,020 | 1,010 | 7,015 | 3,520 | 3,495 |
Dinka | 415 | 220 | 200 | 2,475 | 1,280 | 1,190 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 1,615 | 805 | 810 | 4,555 | 2,240 | 2,315 |
Sign languages | 18,865 | 7,645 | 11,220 | 48,115 | 18,985 | 29,130 |
American Sign Language | 10,220 | 3,695 | 6,525 | 21,930 | 7,780 | 14,155 |
Quebec Sign Language | 235 | 60 | 180 | 4,665 | 1,665 | 3,005 |
Sign languages, n.i.e. | 8,690 | 4,005 | 4,680 | 22,275 | 9,835 | 12,440 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 689,145 | 324,575 | 364,565 | 1,430,440 | 672,100 | 758,340 |
Chinese languages | 679,170 | 319,635 | 359,530 | 1,413,110 | 663,465 | 749,640 |
Cantonese | 341,875 | 159,280 | 182,600 | 699,125 | 325,840 | 373,285 |
Hakka | 7,865 | 3,445 | 4,420 | 12,445 | 5,555 | 6,890 |
Mandarin | 385,395 | 179,890 | 205,510 | 814,450 | 377,635 | 436,815 |
Min Dong | 810 | 330 | 480 | 1,045 | 440 | 600 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 16,980 | 7,650 | 9,330 | 42,840 | 19,005 | 23,835 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 8,305 | 3,860 | 4,440 | 16,530 | 7,490 | 9,040 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 16,455 | 7,710 | 8,745 | 41,690 | 19,995 | 21,690 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 185 | 95 | 90 | 590 | 250 | 340 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 10,460 | 5,200 | 5,260 | 18,270 | 9,100 | 9,175 |
Burmese | 2,215 | 1,055 | 1,165 | 4,995 | 2,490 | 2,500 |
Karenic languages | 1,820 | 905 | 920 | 4,895 | 2,425 | 2,475 |
Tibetan | 5,695 | 2,845 | 2,850 | 7,050 | 3,555 | 3,490 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 1,245 | 645 | 605 | 2,375 | 1,160 | 1,220 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 11,120 | 4,945 | 6,180 | 30,400 | 13,210 | 17,195 |
Lao | 6,740 | 3,215 | 3,520 | 17,235 | 8,240 | 8,990 |
Thai | 5,195 | 2,065 | 3,135 | 15,390 | 5,875 | 9,520 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. | 30 | 10 | 20 | 115 | 50 | 65 |
Turkic languages | 33,335 | 17,310 | 16,025 | 60,530 | 31,585 | 28,945 |
Azerbaijani | 3,260 | 1,710 | 1,550 | 5,450 | 2,885 | 2,565 |
Turkish | 27,850 | 14,510 | 13,340 | 50,775 | 26,605 | 24,165 |
Uyghur | 700 | 350 | 345 | 1,385 | 685 | 700 |
Uzbek | 1,405 | 700 | 705 | 2,465 | 1,230 | 1,235 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 915 | 450 | 465 | 1,870 | 905 | 965 |
Uralic languages | 58,370 | 27,060 | 31,310 | 94,810 | 44,270 | 50,545 |
Estonian | 4,785 | 2,155 | 2,625 | 6,070 | 2,750 | 3,315 |
Finnish | 11,145 | 4,865 | 6,280 | 17,595 | 7,540 | 10,050 |
Hungarian | 42,545 | 20,070 | 22,480 | 71,285 | 34,005 | 37,280 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 3,675 | 1,950 | 1,725 | 9,730 | 5,375 | 4,355 |
Source
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.
How to cite
How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Ontario [Province] and Canada [Country] (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 June 29, 2024).
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