Census Profile, 2016 Census
Don Valley North [Federal electoral district], Ontario and Alberta [Province]

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Ontario
[Federal electoral district]
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 15 109,285 51,915 57,370 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 94,050 45,595 48,455 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 105 35 65 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 8,185 3,490 4,700 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 6,950 2,795 4,155 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 16 109,290 51,915 57,370 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 99,405 47,870 51,535 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 1,225 540 685 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 1,805 760 1,040 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 6,855 2,745 4,110 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 2,125 920 1,205 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.9 1.8 2.1 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 18 109,285 51,915 57,370 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 104,400 49,585 54,815 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 35,345 17,375 17,965 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 34,370 16,935 17,430 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 975 435 535 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 69,060 32,210 36,850 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 5 0 0 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 0 0 0 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 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 0 0 0 30 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 5 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 35 20 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 0 0 0 525 230 300
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 15 5 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 1,865 865 1,000
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 1,855 860 990
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 35 15 15
Carrier 0 0 0 15 0 15
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 1,470 710 760
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 40 10 30
Gwich'in 0 0 0 15 5 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 70 20 45
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 200 90 115
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 5 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 155 70 80
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 15 25
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 120 35 85
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 25 5 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 60 20 45
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 10 30
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 5 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 5 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 80 45 35
Salish languages 0 0 0 15 5 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 5 5
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Siouan languages 0 0 0 3,370 1,630 1,745
Dakota 0 0 0 350 165 185
Stoney 0 0 0 3,020 1,460 1,555
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 15 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 69,060 32,205 36,850 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,945 1,455 1,495 68,415 36,215 32,200
Berber languages 10 5 5 340 190 145
Kabyle 0 5 0 165 90 75
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 175 100 75
Cushitic languages 120 40 75 12,525 6,495 6,030
Bilen 0 0 0 315 185 130
Oromo 5 0 5 2,650 1,375 1,275
Somali 115 40 75 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 2,805 1,395 1,410 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 60 35 25 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 2,530 1,255 1,275 40,540 21,840 18,705
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 20 10 10 400 210 190
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 0 5 145 80 65
Harari 10 10 5 260 135 120
Hebrew 115 60 55 960 505 460
Maltese 25 10 10 75 30 40
Tigrigna 40 20 20 5,415 2,880 2,535
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 155 145
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 300 140 160 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 10 10 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 275 125 150 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 3,485 1,390 2,090 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 15 5 5 425 205 225
Cebuano 135 55 85 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 0 0 0 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 75 30 50 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 170 75 95 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 10 25
Malay 210 100 110 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 25 5 15 765 370 390
Pangasinan 0 0 5 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,835 1,115 1,720 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 5 0 0 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 980 430 550
Creole languages 75 40 45 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 45 20 25 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 30 15 20 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 1,875 990 885 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 65 40 25 535 270 265
Malayalam 280 160 120 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 1,065 515 550 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 460 275 185 2,130 1,135 995
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 50 25 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 105 55 45
Indo-European languages 25,005 11,950 13,050 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 250 125 120 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 1,270 580 690 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 3,655 1,645 2,005 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 60 25 30 1,010 475 535
Latvian 45 20 25 415 195 220
Lithuanian 15 10 5 600 285 315
Slavic languages 3,595 1,620 1,975 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 10 0 5 65 30 30
Bosnian 20 10 10 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 165 85 80 1,545 790 755
Croatian 115 40 75 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 95 40 60 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 325 150 170 360 185 175
Polish 385 170 210 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 1,735 775 965 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 400 195 210 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 60 25 35 970 480 485
Slovak 75 35 45 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 40 10 25 695 320 370
Ukrainian 160 70 95 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 215 120 100
Celtic languages 10 5 5 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 0 135 70 65
Welsh 5 0 5 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 65 40 25
Germanic languages 795 335 455 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 10 5 5 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 15 10 15 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 105 45 60 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 0 0 0 360 200 160
German 455 190 265 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 5 0 0 115 55 60
Norwegian 5 0 5 815 370 445
Swedish 25 5 15 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 5 320 150 170
Yiddish 170 85 85 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Greek 1,400 645 755 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 12,415 6,170 6,245 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 4,415 2,205 2,215 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 610 305 310 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 850 415 435 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 825 420 405 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 15 5 5 105 60 50
Konkani 65 30 40 370 190 185
Marathi 205 105 95 1,510 775 730
Nepali 55 25 25 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 20 15 10 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 330 180 145 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 165 75 90 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 205 100 105 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 1,080 525 550 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 7,950 3,935 4,010 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 225 120 110 1,550 845 705
Pashto 130 75 55 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 7,595 3,745 3,845 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 50 30 20 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 5,210 2,435 2,775 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 5 0 0 75 30 45
Italian 985 470 515 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 535 250 290 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 1,675 795 875 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 2,005 910 1,090 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 35 20 15
Japanese 440 160 275 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 15 10 10 230 130 105
Georgian 15 5 10 230 130 100
Korean 3,790 1,765 2,020 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 20 5 15 545 255 290
Mongolian 15 5 10 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 235 115 120 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 55 15 35 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 0 0 0 35 20 15
Edo 0 0 0 275 155 120
Ewe 5 0 0 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 5 5 0 230 120 100
Ga 5 0 0 145 80 65
Ganda 10 0 5 280 145 135
Igbo 15 10 5 1,165 625 540
Lingala 0 0 0 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 5 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 0 5 805 405 400
Shona 15 5 10 1,100 545 555
Swahili 70 30 35 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 5 5 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 20 10 5 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 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. 5 0 0 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 20 15 10 830 440 390
American Sign Language 15 5 5 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 5 5 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 29,345 13,500 15,845 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 29,280 13,460 15,815 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 10,355 4,680 5,675 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 190 75 120 990 465 530
Mandarin 17,160 8,015 9,145 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 20 5 10 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 500 215 285 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 350 165 190 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 670 295 380 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 30 20 15 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 65 35 35 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 40 20 25 430 230 200
Karenic languages 0 0 0 795 415 380
Tibetan 20 10 10 575 295 275
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 275 130 140
Tai-Kadai languages 50 20 30 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 10 5 5 1,020 485 535
Thai 40 10 25 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 685 330 345 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 130 70 60 365 215 155
Turkish 485 235 255 3,140 1,760 1,375
Uyghur 5 0 5 130 70 60
Uzbek 45 20 20 205 115 90
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 215 95 120
Uralic languages 750 320 435 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 85 35 50 190 90 105
Finnish 75 35 45 810 330 480
Hungarian 590 250 340 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 690 415 280
Multiple responses 4,885 2,335 2,550 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 245 115 135 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 4,290 2,070 2,220 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 150 60 90 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 195 90 105 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 19 109,285 51,915 57,370 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 96,770 46,025 50,745 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 51,125 24,765 26,365 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 50,585 24,515 26,075 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 540 250 290 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 45,645 21,260 24,385 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 5,875 2,925 2,945
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 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 0 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 190 95 95
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 185 90 95
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 620 320 300
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 620 325 300
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 10 5 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 540 280 260
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 55 30 25
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 10 5 5
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 2,125 1,025 1,095
Dakota 0 0 0 175 85 85
Stoney 0 0 0 1,945 935 1,010
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 45,645 21,265 24,380 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,590 750 835 43,770 22,535 21,235
Berber languages 5 5 5 200 105 95
Kabyle 0 0 0 90 45 40
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 105 60 45
Cushitic languages 45 10 30 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 0 0 0 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 40 10 35 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 1,535 730 800 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 20 10 15 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 1,430 685 745 24,230 12,555 11,675
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 15 5 5 260 130 130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5 5 5 95 50 40
Harari 10 10 5 165 80 85
Hebrew 30 10 15 460 235 225
Maltese 10 0 5 15 10 10
Tigrigna 20 10 15 3,955 2,095 1,860
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 210 110 100
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages 140 60 80 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 5 5 960 460 500
Vietnamese 130 55 75 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 1,725 725 1,005 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 0 0 0 70 40 35
Cebuano 65 25 40 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 0 0 0 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 15 5 10 470 215 255
Ilocano 55 25 30 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 85 40 50 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 220 110 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,490 620 870 55,105 26,005 29,100
Waray-Waray 5 0 5 125 60 60
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 280 120 155
Creole languages 45 25 20 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 25 15 10 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 1,030 545 485 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 15 10 5 210 105 105
Malayalam 130 80 45 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 600 285 315 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 285 165 115 1,245 635 615
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 30 10 15
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Indo-European languages 14,720 6,950 7,770 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 130 70 60 1,060 570 485
Armenian 915 420 495 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 1,985 915 1,065 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 20 5 15 410 210 200
Latvian 20 5 10 165 85 80
Lithuanian 0 0 0 250 125 120
Slavic languages 1,960 910 1,050 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 5 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 15 5 5 785 400 385
Bulgarian 85 40 40 825 415 405
Croatian 35 15 20 1,800 905 895
Czech 25 15 15 875 440 430
Macedonian 120 60 65 175 90 85
Polish 145 65 80 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 1,135 525 610 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 260 125 130 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 30 20 20 315 160 155
Slovak 20 10 15 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 10 5 150 70 75
Ukrainian 60 30 35 4,180 2,060 2,110
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 55 30 25
Celtic languages 0 0 0 40 25 15
Scottish Gaelic 5 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 80 35 45 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 0 0 0 1,705 835 875
Danish 5 0 5 150 75 75
Dutch 5 0 5 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 70 30 35 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 0 0 0 60 20 35
Swedish 5 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 670 310 365 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 8,085 3,900 4,180 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 2,245 1,075 1,170 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 390 190 195 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 405 185 220 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 430 210 220 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 15 5 5 75 40 40
Marathi 95 50 45 845 440 405
Nepali 20 10 10 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 10 5 5 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 145 85 55 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 65 25 40 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 90 40 50 1,480 750 730
Urdu 575 260 315 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 5,815 2,805 3,005 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 130 65 65 850 440 410
Pashto 80 45 35 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 5,600 2,690 2,900 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 2,865 1,305 1,560 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 5 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 445 190 255 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 275 130 150 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 910 410 500 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 1,230 575 655 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 10 5 5
Japanese 240 115 130 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 5 5 5 160 85 70
Georgian 10 5 5 160 85 70
Korean 2,935 1,365 1,570 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 0 5 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 85 35 45 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 30 10 20 845 415 430
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) 5 0 5 280 135 145
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 350 175 170
Shona 10 5 5 410 190 225
Swahili 35 15 20 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 10 5 0 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 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 30 20 10 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 15 15 5 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 22,460 10,370 12,085 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 22,425 10,350 12,070 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 7,665 3,390 4,275 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 55 20 35 315 135 185
Mandarin 13,835 6,555 7,285 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 5 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 220 100 120 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 195 85 105 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 440 195 245 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 35 20 15 1,500 770 730
Burmese 15 10 10 280 145 130
Karenic languages 0 0 0 665 340 320
Tibetan 10 10 5 420 220 200
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 140 65 75
Tai-Kadai languages 15 5 10 1,130 505 625
Lao 5 0 5 465 215 245
Thai 15 5 10 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 345 160 185 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 55 30 25 155 90 75
Turkish 255 120 140 1,945 1,030 915
Uyghur 10 0 0 80 45 40
Uzbek 20 10 15 135 70 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 70 35 25
Uralic languages 270 125 145 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 25 5 10 25 10 15
Finnish 15 5 10 105 50 50
Hungarian 225 105 120 1,995 980 1,015
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 240 140 95
Multiple responses 12,515 5,890 6,625 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 220 105 115 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 11,970 5,650 6,320 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 80 25 50 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 250 110 135 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 20 109,290 51,920 57,370 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 73,660 35,100 38,565 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 18,445 8,800 9,645 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 660 275 385 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 15,835 7,445 8,395 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 5 0 0 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 15,835 7,445 8,390 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 115 50 65 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 395 180 210 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 165 70 95 2,795 1,340 1,455
English, French and non-official language 10 0 10 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 44 109,055 51,820 57,235 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 102,210 49,145 53,065 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 102,105 49,110 52,990 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 8,310 3,490 4,820 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 80,305 37,625 42,680 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 23,465 11,155 12,310
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 25 0 15
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 90 20 70
Plains Cree 0 0 0 1,580 620 965
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Woods Cree 0 0 0 1,135 525 610
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 20,665 9,990 10,675
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 35 15 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 955 425 530
Algonquin 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 925 415 505
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 20 10 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 2,640 1,255 1,385
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 2,630 1,250 1,380
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beaver 0 0 0 85 50 35
Carrier 0 0 0 45 10 35
Chilcotin 0 0 0 20 15 10
Dene 0 0 0 2,010 975 1,035
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 75 30 45
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 150 65 85
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 285 140 145
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 25 15 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 190 90 100
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 75 35 45
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuit languages 0 0 0 135 50 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 35 10 25
Inuktitut 0 0 0 60 20 35
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 25 20
Iroquoian languages 0 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 0 0 0 50 25 25
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 10 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 10 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 4,050 2,005 2,045
Dakota 0 0 0 530 285 245
Stoney 0 0 0 3,650 1,790 1,855
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Tlingit 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 15 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 80,300 37,625 42,675 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 4,400 2,170 2,230 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 170 75 90 15,445 8,055 7,385
Bilen 0 0 0 370 235 135
Oromo 0 0 0 3,125 1,625 1,500
Somali 170 80 90 12,030 6,240 5,795
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 40
Semitic languages 4,255 2,100 2,155 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 35 15 10 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 3,640 1,800 1,830 62,730 33,365 29,370
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 15 0 10 430 225 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 150 70 75
Harari 30 15 15 340 150 185
Hebrew 490 230 260 3,250 1,650 1,600
Maltese 0 0 0 145 85 55
Tigrigna 65 35 25 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 480 220 260 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 20 10 0 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 455 210 250 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 4,700 1,865 2,830 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 15 10 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 155 55 100 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 0 0 0 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 105 45 55 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 295 115 180 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 0 0 0 80 40 40
Malay 265 145 120 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 40 15 30 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 0 0 0 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,285 1,660 2,625 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 10 10 10 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 60 25 35 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 260 115 150 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 115 60 55 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 145 55 95 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 2,510 1,305 1,200 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 115 70 50 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 455 235 220 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 1,415 725 690 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 630 345 285 2,910 1,560 1,345
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 150 80 70
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 115 55 55
Indo-European languages 31,470 15,055 16,420 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 290 130 160 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 1,520 715 805 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 4,540 2,150 2,385 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 55 25 30 1,360 660 705
Latvian 30 10 20 590 300 290
Lithuanian 20 15 10 775 360 415
Slavic languages 4,510 2,150 2,365 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 10 0 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 20 0 15 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 260 125 130 1,795 945 850
Croatian 230 90 145 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 80 35 45 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 475 230 245 535 270 265
Polish 430 190 240 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 2,505 1,235 1,270 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 550 285 265 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 95 40 55 1,095 550 540
Slovak 85 40 45 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 80 25 50 735 360 375
Ukrainian 280 135 145 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 250 120 130
Celtic languages 10 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. 0 0 0 450 220 225
Germanic languages 1,640 780 865 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 110 50 60 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 20 10 10 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 155 55 95 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 0 0 0 475 275 205
German 1,090 555 540 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 0 0 0 160 70 95
Norwegian 10 0 10 1,450 635 810
Swedish 40 15 25 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 10 0 380 170 215
Yiddish 265 120 145 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 2,055 980 1,075 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 15,875 7,765 8,110 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 6,810 3,430 3,375 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 855 385 465 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 1,425 695 730 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 3,275 1,720 1,555 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 10 0 10 125 80 45
Konkani 120 45 75 625 300 320
Marathi 385 210 180 2,575 1,385 1,195
Nepali 80 50 30 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 60 30 25 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 785 400 380 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 280 115 160 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 375 175 200 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 1,580 775 805 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 9,115 4,365 4,750 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 325 155 175 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 270 160 110 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 8,845 4,220 4,625 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 6,855 3,205 3,650 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 1,550 755 795 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 730 335 395 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 1,890 915 975 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 3,000 1,360 1,645 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 250 130 125
Japanese 755 305 455 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 20 10 15 225 130 100
Georgian 20 10 10 230 130 100
Korean 4,435 2,150 2,285 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 0 0 10 800 375 430
Mongolian 0 0 10 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 460 200 260 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 60 15 50 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) 10 0 10 300 165 135
Ga 0 0 10 345 190 155
Ganda 0 0 0 610 305 305
Igbo 25 15 0 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 35 15 20 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 10 0 1,155 605 550
Shona 15 10 0 1,810 850 960
Swahili 210 95 115 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 60 35 30 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 85 45 45 6,585 3,265 3,320
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 10 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 100 50 50 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 45 15 30 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 50 35 20 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 32,160 14,910 17,255 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 32,080 14,875 17,205 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 13,160 5,860 7,305 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 195 75 120 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 21,275 9,970 11,305 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 25 10 10 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 540 250 290 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 440 220 215 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 665 295 370 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 85 40 45 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 55 30 25 605 305 295
Karenic languages 0 0 0 805 415 390
Tibetan 25 10 15 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 55 15 35 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 10 10 0 1,520 730 795
Thai 50 15 35 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 1,235 655 580 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 195 100 90 630 325 300
Turkish 1,000 525 480 4,255 2,420 1,835
Uyghur 10 10 10 290 135 155
Uzbek 50 35 10 425 200 225
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 25 355 170 180
Uralic languages 905 390 515 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 105 40 65 185 85 105
Finnish 80 30 50 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 720 320 400 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 80 45 35 1,820 1,025 790

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Don Valley North [Federal electoral district], Ontario 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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