Census Profile, 2016 Census
Oakville [Federal electoral district], Ontario and Alberta [Province]

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Characteristic Oakville
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[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 15 120,460 58,055 62,405 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 104,200 51,105 53,095 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 70 30 40 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 14,270 6,160 8,105 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 1,920 760 1,160 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 16 120,460 58,055 62,405 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 115,305 55,870 59,440 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 2,150 945 1,200 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 1,110 490 620 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 1,895 750 1,145 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 2,700 1,190 1,510 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 2.2 2.0 2.4 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 18 120,460 58,055 62,405 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 117,340 56,580 60,760 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 84,170 41,035 43,135 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 82,045 40,105 41,940 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 2,125 930 1,190 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 33,170 15,545 17,625 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 5 5 0 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 5 5 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 5 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 5 120 35 85
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 25 5 10
Inuktitut 0 0 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 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 33,165 15,545 17,625 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,130 1,080 1,055 68,415 36,215 32,200
Berber languages 5 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 45 15 25 12,525 6,495 6,030
Bilen 0 0 0 315 185 130
Oromo 5 5 5 2,650 1,375 1,275
Somali 35 15 20 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 2,080 1,055 1,020 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 20 5 10 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 1,865 960 905 40,540 21,840 18,705
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 65 25 35 400 210 190
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 45 15 30 145 80 65
Harari 0 0 0 260 135 120
Hebrew 20 15 10 960 505 460
Maltese 50 25 30 75 30 40
Tigrigna 5 5 5 5,415 2,880 2,535
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 305 155 145
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 255 115 145 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 5 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 255 110 140 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 1,395 500 900 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 0 0 0 425 205 225
Cebuano 65 30 40 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 0 0 0 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 15 5 5 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 55 20 30 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 10 25
Malay 40 15 30 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 0 10 765 370 390
Pangasinan 5 0 5 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,185 415 765 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 5 0 5 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 980 430 550
Creole languages 25 10 20 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 20 5 10 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 380 185 195 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 15 10 10 535 270 265
Malayalam 85 40 40 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 225 115 115 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 50 20 25 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 20,635 9,780 10,855 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 165 80 80 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 120 55 60 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 6,470 2,955 3,515 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 185 75 110 1,010 475 535
Latvian 70 30 40 415 195 220
Lithuanian 120 45 75 600 285 315
Slavic languages 6,280 2,880 3,400 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 10 10 5 65 30 30
Bosnian 65 35 35 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 150 75 80 1,545 790 755
Croatian 1,030 495 535 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 175 75 100 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 205 100 110 360 185 175
Polish 1,925 885 1,045 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 940 405 535 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 805 380 425 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 100 40 60 970 480 485
Slovak 260 125 135 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 100 35 60 695 320 370
Ukrainian 490 220 275 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 215 120 100
Celtic languages 20 10 10 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 5 135 70 65
Welsh 10 5 5 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 65 40 25
Germanic languages 2,080 950 1,125 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 120 55 65 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 90 40 45 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 480 230 250 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 0 0 0 360 200 160
German 1,270 580 690 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 0 0 0 115 55 60
Norwegian 30 10 20 815 370 445
Swedish 65 30 35 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 25 5 15 320 150 170
Yiddish 5 0 5 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Greek 390 200 190 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 4,580 2,230 2,345 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 3,605 1,745 1,860 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 165 85 80 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 350 170 180 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 590 285 305 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 15 10 10 105 60 50
Konkani 30 15 15 370 190 185
Marathi 35 15 20 1,510 775 730
Nepali 15 5 10 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 5 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,075 535 545 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 55 25 30 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 115 50 60 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 1,145 550 590 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 960 475 485 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 20 10 10 1,550 845 705
Pashto 160 80 80 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 785 390 395 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 6,820 3,290 3,530 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 5 5 5 75 30 45
Italian 2,185 1,140 1,050 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 2,095 990 1,105 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 560 255 305 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 1,955 900 1,060 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 35 20 15
Japanese 125 40 90 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 1,075 490 590 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 545 255 290
Mongolian 5 0 0 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 150 65 90 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 40 20 25 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 0 0 0 35 20 15
Edo 5 5 5 275 155 120
Ewe 5 0 5 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 230 120 100
Ga 0 0 0 145 80 65
Ganda 5 5 5 280 145 135
Igbo 15 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 5 0 0 1,100 545 555
Swahili 15 10 5 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 5 0 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 40 20 20 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 20 5 15 3,370 1,640 1,735
Nilo-Saharan languages 5 0 0 2,720 1,395 1,330
Dinka 0 0 0 1,345 705 640
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 30 15 20 830 440 390
American Sign Language 25 10 15 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 0 5 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 6,050 2,850 3,200 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 6,005 2,835 3,175 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 1,100 515 585 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 35 15 20 990 465 530
Mandarin 4,575 2,155 2,410 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 0 0 0 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 115 55 60 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 70 35 30 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 120 60 65 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 40 15 25 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 15 5 10 430 230 200
Karenic languages 0 0 0 795 415 380
Tibetan 15 5 10 575 295 275
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 275 130 140
Tai-Kadai languages 30 15 20 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 10 5 0 1,020 485 535
Thai 25 10 20 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 335 170 165 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 10 5 10 365 215 155
Turkish 305 155 150 3,140 1,760 1,375
Uyghur 10 5 5 130 70 60
Uzbek 5 5 0 205 115 90
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 215 95 120
Uralic languages 520 240 285 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 45 25 25 190 90 105
Finnish 70 30 40 810 330 480
Hungarian 410 190 220 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 690 415 280
Multiple responses 3,120 1,475 1,640 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 345 155 190 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 2,550 1,215 1,335 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 110 55 55 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 115 50 60 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 19 120,460 58,055 62,405 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 113,895 54,955 58,940 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 98,360 47,655 50,710 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 97,570 47,275 50,290 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 790 370 420 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 15,535 7,310 8,225 482,725 237,740 244,990
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 15,535 7,310 8,230 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 955 450 510 43,770 22,535 21,235
Berber languages 0 5 0 200 105 95
Kabyle 0 0 0 90 45 40
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 105 60 45
Cushitic languages 25 10 15 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 0 0 5 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 25 10 15 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 930 440 490 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 10 0 5 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 845 405 435 24,230 12,555 11,675
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 40 15 25 260 130 130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 25 10 15 95 50 40
Harari 0 0 0 165 80 85
Hebrew 0 0 0 460 235 225
Maltese 5 0 5 15 10 10
Tigrigna 5 0 0 3,955 2,095 1,860
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 210 110 100
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages 130 65 70 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 960 460 500
Vietnamese 130 60 65 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 650 275 370 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 0 0 0 70 40 35
Cebuano 25 10 20 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 0 0 0 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 470 215 255
Ilocano 15 5 10 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 10 0 5 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 5 0 220 110 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 580 250 330 55,105 26,005 29,100
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 125 60 60
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 280 120 155
Creole languages 5 5 5 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 5 5 5 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 140 60 75 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 0 0 0 210 105 105
Malayalam 25 15 15 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 80 35 40 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 25 15 15 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 8,210 3,850 4,365 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 50 25 20 1,060 570 485
Armenian 45 20 25 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 2,820 1,325 1,495 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 55 25 30 410 210 200
Latvian 25 10 10 165 85 80
Lithuanian 30 10 20 250 125 120
Slavic languages 2,770 1,305 1,470 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 35 15 20 785 400 385
Bulgarian 70 35 35 825 415 405
Croatian 310 145 160 1,800 905 895
Czech 55 25 30 875 440 430
Macedonian 100 45 50 175 90 85
Polish 845 405 445 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 635 290 345 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 440 210 230 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 35 10 25 315 160 155
Slovak 105 55 50 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 20 10 10 150 70 75
Ukrainian 105 50 60 4,180 2,060 2,110
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 55 30 25
Celtic languages 5 0 5 40 25 15
Scottish Gaelic 10 5 0 15 15 5
Welsh 5 0 5 15 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Germanic languages 335 165 170 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 50 25 30 1,705 835 875
Danish 5 5 5 150 75 75
Dutch 70 35 40 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 175 90 90 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 0 0 0 60 20 35
Swedish 25 15 10 145 65 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 0 60 30 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 215 210
Greek 85 35 45 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 2,110 990 1,120 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 1,560 745 815 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 70 35 40 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 115 50 60 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 200 90 110 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 5 0 50 20 25
Konkani 5 0 0 75 40 40
Marathi 10 10 5 845 440 405
Nepali 10 0 5 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 5 5 5 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 505 245 265 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 25 10 15 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 55 25 30 1,480 750 730
Urdu 565 275 285 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 550 245 305 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 20 10 10 850 440 410
Pashto 90 40 50 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 445 195 245 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 2,760 1,280 1,475 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 0 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 480 205 275 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 920 430 485 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 260 120 140 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 1,095 525 570 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 10 5 5
Japanese 50 20 25 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 740 355 385 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 0 0 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 45 15 30 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 20 5 10 845 415 430
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Edo 0 0 0 70 35 35
Ewe 0 0 5 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 5 280 135 145
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 350 175 170
Shona 0 0 0 410 190 225
Swahili 5 5 0 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 10 5 10 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 5 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 10 25 1,095 630 465
American Sign Language 20 5 10 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 15 5 15 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,240 2,035 2,195 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 4,220 2,035 2,190 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 530 265 265 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 5 0 5 315 135 185
Mandarin 3,535 1,690 1,845 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 45 20 20 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 40 25 20 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 70 35 35 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 15 10 5 1,500 770 730
Burmese 5 0 0 280 145 130
Karenic languages 0 0 0 665 340 320
Tibetan 5 5 0 420 220 200
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 140 65 75
Tai-Kadai languages 10 5 5 1,130 505 625
Lao 0 0 0 465 215 245
Thai 5 5 0 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 180 85 95 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 5 155 90 75
Turkish 170 80 90 1,945 1,030 915
Uyghur 0 0 0 80 45 40
Uzbek 5 5 0 135 70 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 70 35 25
Uralic languages 140 65 75 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 5 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 10 5 5 105 50 50
Hungarian 125 60 65 1,995 980 1,015
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 240 140 95
Multiple responses 6,565 3,095 3,470 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 275 135 145 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 6,090 2,870 3,215 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 30 10 15 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 175 75 95 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 20 120,455 58,055 62,400 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 99,470 48,280 51,190 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 7,955 3,830 4,125 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 1,705 740 965 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 10,910 5,010 5,900 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 0 0 5 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 10,910 5,010 5,900 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 80 30 45 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 140 65 75 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 200 90 110 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 44 119,700 57,760 61,940 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 117,765 56,975 60,790 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 117,715 56,945 60,770 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 14,265 6,005 8,260 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 41,395 19,285 22,110 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 10 10 0 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 10 10 10 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 10 0 0 35 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 35 15 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10 0 0 955 425 530
Algonquin 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ojibway 10 10 10 925 415 505
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 41,380 19,280 22,100 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 3,145 1,555 1,590 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 10 0 10 12,030 6,240 5,795
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 40
Semitic languages 3,115 1,545 1,565 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 30 10 20 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 2,875 1,425 1,450 62,730 33,365 29,370
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 75 35 45 430 225 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 50 25 25 150 70 75
Harari 0 0 0 340 150 185
Hebrew 80 45 35 3,250 1,650 1,600
Maltese 75 50 25 145 85 55
Tigrigna 25 10 0 7,315 3,915 3,400
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10 450 250 205
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 375 225 145
Austro-Asiatic languages 315 140 175 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 315 140 175 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 1,705 640 1,070 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 10 10 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 100 25 70 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 0 0 0 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 10 0 10 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 55 30 30 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 0 0 0 80 40 40
Malay 70 30 40 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 0 10 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 10 0 10 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,610 600 1,015 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 10 0 10 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 160 60 105 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 15 10 10 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 120 35 80 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 485 230 255 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 35 15 20 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 85 30 60 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 280 150 130 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 105 40 60 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 26,875 12,635 14,240 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 210 120 95 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 145 75 65 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 7,400 3,365 4,035 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 230 85 140 1,360 660 705
Latvian 90 40 50 590 300 290
Lithuanian 135 50 90 775 360 415
Slavic languages 7,205 3,285 3,930 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 20 10 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 90 45 40 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 245 120 125 1,795 945 850
Croatian 1,355 660 695 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 280 105 170 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 315 155 160 535 270 265
Polish 2,250 975 1,275 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 1,255 530 715 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 1,220 550 675 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 75 30 45 1,095 550 540
Slovak 200 100 100 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 75 15 60 735 360 375
Ukrainian 735 360 380 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 250 120 130
Celtic languages 100 45 55 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 40 15 20 440 215 225
Welsh 15 0 10 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 450 220 225
Germanic languages 3,120 1,375 1,745 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 400 185 215 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 125 60 65 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 555 235 320 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 10 10 0 475 275 205
German 2,090 940 1,155 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 0 0 10 160 70 95
Norwegian 30 10 25 1,450 635 810
Swedish 95 25 70 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 380 170 215
Yiddish 15 0 15 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 10 0 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 510 235 275 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 6,335 3,110 3,225 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 5,130 2,525 2,605 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 230 130 100 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 485 215 270 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 1,820 910 910 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 25 0 10 125 80 45
Konkani 85 35 50 625 300 320
Marathi 125 75 55 2,575 1,385 1,195
Nepali 15 0 10 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 15 10 10 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,635 830 805 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 140 85 50 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 140 65 75 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 1,845 895 955 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 1,235 605 630 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 30 15 10 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 265 135 125 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 1,015 485 530 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 9,800 4,660 5,140 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 10 170 95 80
Italian 3,110 1,530 1,580 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 2,640 1,270 1,370 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 765 350 415 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 3,730 1,715 2,010 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 250 130 125
Japanese 325 160 165 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 1,160 550 610 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 800 375 430
Mongolian 0 0 0 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 395 165 235 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 70 15 55 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Edo 0 0 10 620 325 290
Ewe 20 15 10 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 300 165 135
Ga 15 10 0 345 190 155
Ganda 10 0 10 610 305 305
Igbo 40 20 20 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 10 0 10 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 1,155 605 550
Shona 10 0 10 1,810 850 960
Swahili 95 45 50 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 10 0 10 600 365 235
Yoruba 115 50 65 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 10 25 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 125 45 80 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 85 20 60 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 6,695 3,150 3,540 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 6,640 3,125 3,510 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 1,480 670 805 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 40 20 20 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 5,250 2,460 2,790 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 10 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 120 55 65 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 110 55 50 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 150 70 80 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 65 30 40 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 45 20 30 605 305 295
Karenic languages 0 0 0 805 415 390
Tibetan 15 10 10 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 30 10 20 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 20 10 15 1,520 730 795
Thai 15 10 10 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 465 245 215 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 30 10 15 630 325 300
Turkish 380 195 185 4,255 2,420 1,835
Uyghur 25 20 10 290 135 155
Uzbek 10 10 0 425 200 225
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 355 170 180
Uralic languages 570 230 340 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 30 15 15 185 85 105
Finnish 85 20 65 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 450 190 260 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,820 1,025 790

Data quality: Oakville [Federal electoral district], Ontario

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 2.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 3.4%

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. Oakville [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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