Census Profile, 2016 Census
Greater Sudbury, Census division [Census division], Ontario and Alberta [Province]

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Characteristic Greater Sudbury, CDR
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[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 15 159,860 78,315 81,545 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 96,305 48,980 47,325 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 1,300 545 755 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 61,865 28,645 33,215 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 395 145 250 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 16 159,855 78,315 81,545 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 118,150 58,775 59,375 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 40,500 19,000 21,500 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 850 405 440 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 360 125 235 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 40,925 19,205 21,720 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 25.6 24.5 26.6 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 18 159,855 78,315 81,545 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 156,180 76,585 79,595 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 146,310 71,970 74,345 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 105,355 52,710 52,645 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 40,955 19,260 21,695 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 9,860 4,610 5,250 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 230 90 135 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 220 90 130 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 0 0 0 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 60 25 30 14,960 7,105 7,850
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Moose Cree 5 5 0 10 0 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 5 0 0 50 15 35
Plains Cree 0 0 0 720 280 435
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 10 5 10 50 20 35
Woods Cree 5 0 0 910 430 480
Cree, n.o.s. 35 15 20 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 160 65 100 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 155 55 95 525 230 300
Oji-Cree 0 0 5 15 5 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 5 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 5 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. 5 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. 5 0 5 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 9,635 4,520 5,115 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 450 260 190 68,415 36,215 32,200
Berber languages 15 5 10 340 190 145
Kabyle 10 5 5 165 90 75
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 175 100 75
Cushitic languages 5 5 0 12,525 6,495 6,030
Bilen 0 0 0 315 185 130
Oromo 0 0 0 2,650 1,375 1,275
Somali 5 0 0 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 430 245 185 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 5 5 5 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 415 240 175 40,540 21,840 18,705
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 5 400 210 190
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 145 80 65
Harari 0 0 0 260 135 120
Hebrew 5 0 5 960 505 460
Maltese 5 0 0 75 30 40
Tigrigna 5 0 0 5,415 2,880 2,535
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 155 145
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 125 65 70 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 0 5 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 120 60 60 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 220 75 145 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 0 0 0 425 205 225
Cebuano 10 5 5 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 0 0 0 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 5 0 0 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 20 5 10 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 10 25
Malay 15 0 15 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 765 370 390
Pangasinan 0 0 0 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 165 55 110 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 980 430 550
Creole languages 10 5 5 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 10 5 5 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 115 55 55 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 5 5 0 535 270 265
Malayalam 35 10 25 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 35 20 15 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 40 20 20 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 6,290 2,965 3,325 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 5 0 0 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 10 5 5 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 1,560 675 890 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 75 40 35 1,010 475 535
Latvian 30 15 15 415 195 220
Lithuanian 45 20 25 600 285 315
Slavic languages 1,485 635 850 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 5 5 5 65 30 30
Bosnian 5 5 0 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 10 5 5 1,545 790 755
Croatian 220 100 120 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 55 35 20 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 5 5 0 360 185 175
Polish 450 180 265 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 115 45 70 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 90 45 40 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 5 5 5 970 480 485
Slovak 40 15 25 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 40 15 25 695 320 370
Ukrainian 450 175 275 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 215 120 100
Celtic languages 10 5 5 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 5 135 70 65
Welsh 5 5 5 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 65 40 25
Germanic languages 860 390 465 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 20 10 10 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 30 10 15 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 120 60 55 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 5 0 0 360 200 160
German 665 290 375 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 0 0 0 115 55 60
Norwegian 5 0 5 815 370 445
Swedish 20 10 5 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 5 320 150 170
Yiddish 0 0 0 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Greek 135 65 65 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 710 375 335 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 640 340 300 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 30 20 15 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 155 90 65 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 115 55 60 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 105 60 50
Konkani 0 0 0 370 190 185
Marathi 5 5 5 1,510 775 730
Nepali 35 20 15 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 5 0 0 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 110 60 55 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 15 5 5 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 20 10 10 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 150 80 70 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 60 35 30 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,550 845 705
Pashto 10 5 5 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 55 30 25 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 2,995 1,445 1,550 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 0 0 0 75 30 45
Italian 2,390 1,140 1,245 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 215 115 105 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 35 20 15 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 345 160 180 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 35 20 15
Japanese 25 10 15 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 75 40 35 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 5 0 5 545 255 290
Mongolian 0 0 0 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 175 90 85 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 15 5 10 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 0 0 0 35 20 15
Edo 0 0 0 275 155 120
Ewe 0 5 0 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 5 230 120 100
Ga 0 0 0 145 80 65
Ganda 5 0 0 280 145 135
Igbo 5 0 5 1,165 625 540
Lingala 20 5 10 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 15 5 5 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 25 10 15 805 405 400
Shona 15 5 10 1,100 545 555
Swahili 25 15 5 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 5 0 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 5 0 5 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 45 25 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. 0 0 0 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 35 10 20 830 440 390
American Sign Language 15 5 10 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 25 10 15 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 685 340 345 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 680 335 345 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 240 110 130 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 0 0 0 990 465 530
Mandarin 375 180 190 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 0 0 0 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 5 0 5 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 5 0 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 60 35 25 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 5 0 0 430 230 200
Karenic languages 5 5 0 795 415 380
Tibetan 0 0 0 575 295 275
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 275 130 140
Tai-Kadai languages 20 5 15 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 0 0 5 1,020 485 535
Thai 20 0 20 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 25 15 5 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 5 0 0 365 215 155
Turkish 25 20 5 3,140 1,760 1,375
Uyghur 0 0 0 130 70 60
Uzbek 0 0 0 205 115 90
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 215 95 120
Uralic languages 1,375 590 785 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 35 15 15 190 90 105
Finnish 1,250 525 725 810 330 480
Hungarian 90 45 45 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 690 415 280
Multiple responses 3,680 1,730 1,950 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 2,795 1,305 1,490 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 745 360 385 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 90 45 45 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 50 20 30 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 19 159,860 78,310 81,545 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 155,525 76,335 79,185 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 152,265 74,835 77,435 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 131,545 65,350 66,190 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 20,725 9,485 11,240 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 3,255 1,500 1,755 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 50 20 30 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 50 20 30 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 15 10 10 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 5 5 0 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 600 300 295
Cree, n.o.s. 15 5 5 5,120 2,540 2,575
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 35 15 15 190 95 95
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 35 15 20 185 90 95
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 5 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. 5 0 5 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,205 1,475 1,730 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 250 145 100 43,770 22,535 21,235
Berber languages 15 10 10 200 105 95
Kabyle 10 5 10 90 45 40
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 105 60 45
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 0 0 0 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 0 0 0 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 235 145 95 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 0 0 0 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 235 140 95 24,230 12,555 11,675
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 260 130 130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 95 50 40
Harari 0 0 0 165 80 85
Hebrew 0 0 0 460 235 225
Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tigrigna 0 0 0 3,955 2,095 1,860
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 210 110 100
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages 100 55 50 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 960 460 500
Vietnamese 105 55 45 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 80 35 45 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 0 0 0 70 40 35
Cebuano 0 0 0 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 0 0 0 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 470 215 255
Ilocano 0 0 0 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 0 0 0 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 220 110 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 80 30 50 55,105 26,005 29,100
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 125 60 60
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 280 120 155
Creole languages 5 5 0 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 5 5 0 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 50 15 35 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 0 0 0 210 105 105
Malayalam 20 5 15 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 15 10 10 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 15 5 10 1,245 635 615
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 15
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Indo-European languages 1,865 835 1,035 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 0 0 0 1,060 570 485
Armenian 5 5 5 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 360 145 210 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 15 5 5 410 210 200
Latvian 5 0 5 165 85 80
Lithuanian 5 5 5 250 125 120
Slavic languages 345 140 205 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 5 0 0 785 400 385
Bulgarian 0 0 0 825 415 405
Croatian 70 30 45 1,800 905 895
Czech 15 5 5 875 440 430
Macedonian 0 0 0 175 90 85
Polish 100 45 60 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 50 25 25 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 15 10 10 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 315 160 155
Slovak 5 0 0 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 10 5 5 150 70 75
Ukrainian 75 25 50 4,180 2,060 2,110
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Celtic languages 5 5 0 40 25 15
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 15 15 5
Welsh 0 0 0 15 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 10 5 0
Germanic languages 85 40 45 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 0 0 0 1,705 835 875
Danish 0 0 0 150 75 75
Dutch 10 5 5 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 70 35 35 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 0 0 0 60 20 35
Swedish 5 5 5 145 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 65 35 35 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 405 215 190 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 365 195 170 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 10 10 5 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 100 55 40 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 70 35 35 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 0 0 0 75 40 40
Marathi 5 5 5 845 440 405
Nepali 25 15 10 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 0 5 0 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 70 30 35 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 0 0 0 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 5 5 1,480 750 730
Urdu 80 40 40 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 35 20 15 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 5 0 0 850 440 410
Pashto 5 5 0 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 30 20 10 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 940 390 545 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 0 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 700 275 425 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 95 50 40 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 10 5 5 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 140 65 70 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 10 5 5
Japanese 5 0 0 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 45 30 20 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 0 0 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 25 10 10 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 845 415 430
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Edo 0 0 0 70 35 35
Ewe 0 0 0 80 45 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 105 55 45
Ga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Ganda 0 0 0 95 50 50
Igbo 0 0 0 265 125 145
Lingala 0 0 0 85 35 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 280 135 145
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 5 350 175 170
Shona 0 5 0 410 190 225
Swahili 0 5 0 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 5 0 0 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,015 485 535
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 1,525 765 755
Dinka 0 0 0 800 420 380
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 725 350 375
Sign languages 50 25 25 1,095 630 465
American Sign Language 15 10 5 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 5 0 5 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 35 15 20 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 405 205 200 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 405 205 200 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 120 55 65 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 0 0 0 315 135 185
Mandarin 240 125 120 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 40 20 15 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 1,500 770 730
Burmese 0 0 0 280 145 130
Karenic languages 0 0 0 665 340 320
Tibetan 0 0 0 420 220 200
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 140 65 75
Tai-Kadai languages 15 5 5 1,130 505 625
Lao 0 0 0 465 215 245
Thai 10 0 10 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 0 0 0 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 155 90 75
Turkish 5 0 5 1,945 1,030 915
Uyghur 0 0 0 80 45 40
Uzbek 0 0 0 135 70 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 35 25
Uralic languages 300 110 190 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 5 25 10 15
Finnish 280 105 180 105 50 50
Hungarian 15 10 10 1,995 980 1,015
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 140 95
Multiple responses 4,335 1,975 2,360 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 2,665 1,175 1,495 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 1,525 745 780 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 65 30 40 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 75 35 40 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 20 159,860 78,310 81,545 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 125,335 62,610 62,725 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 13,345 6,135 7,210 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 17,270 7,810 9,455 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 3,660 1,640 2,015 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 295 115 180 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 3,365 1,525 1,835 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 40 25 20 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 70 40 35 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 130 50 80 2,795 1,340 1,455
English, French and non-official language 10 5 5 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 44 158,780 77,920 80,865 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 158,395 77,775 80,625 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 157,095 77,255 79,845 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 62,860 29,205 33,655 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 13,600 6,460 7,140 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 690 280 410 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 645 270 380 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 100 45 50 23,465 11,155 12,310
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 15 10 0 25 0 15
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 15 0 10 90 20 70
Plains Cree 0 10 0 1,580 620 965
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Swampy Cree 20 0 15 45 25 25
Woods Cree 0 0 0 1,135 525 610
Cree, n.o.s. 50 25 25 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 550 225 330 955 425 530
Algonquin 10 0 10 10 10 0
Ojibway 515 205 310 925 415 505
Oji-Cree 15 10 10 20 10 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 10 10 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. 10 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 50 25 25 145 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 12,905 6,180 6,725 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 725 375 350 96,210 50,675 45,535
Berber languages 10 0 10 540 335 205
Kabyle 0 0 0 225 125 90
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 315 210 110
Cushitic languages 10 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 0 12,030 6,240 5,795
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 40
Semitic languages 710 370 340 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 0 0 0 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 685 355 330 62,730 33,365 29,370
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 430 225 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 150 70 75
Harari 0 0 0 340 150 185
Hebrew 15 10 10 3,250 1,650 1,600
Maltese 0 10 0 145 85 55
Tigrigna 0 0 0 7,315 3,915 3,400
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 450 250 205
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 375 225 145
Austro-Asiatic languages 205 105 95 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 205 110 100 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 300 130 165 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 0 0 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 40 20 20 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 0 0 0 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 0 0 10 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 35 15 20 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 10 10 0 80 40 40
Malay 35 20 15 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 0 0 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 0 0 0 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 250 110 140 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 40 30 10 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 10 10 0 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 15 0 10 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 210 110 110 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 10 0 10 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 25 20 10 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 90 50 35 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 110 50 65 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 8,540 4,025 4,520 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 0 0 0 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 0 0 0 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 1,440 645 795 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 60 25 35 1,360 660 705
Latvian 35 20 15 590 300 290
Lithuanian 25 0 20 775 360 415
Slavic languages 1,390 620 765 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 10 0 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 15 15 0 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 15 10 10 1,795 945 850
Croatian 295 130 165 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 70 45 25 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 10 0 0 535 270 265
Polish 395 170 225 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 120 50 65 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 80 50 30 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 10 0 0 1,095 550 540
Slovak 45 20 20 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 40 10 25 735 360 375
Ukrainian 400 160 240 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 250 120 130
Celtic languages 25 0 25 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 15 0 15 440 215 225
Welsh 0 0 0 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 450 220 225
Germanic languages 1,120 495 625 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 40 30 15 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 20 10 10 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 190 75 115 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 0 0 0 475 275 205
German 865 380 490 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 0 0 0 160 70 95
Norwegian 0 0 0 1,450 635 810
Swedish 10 10 10 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 380 170 215
Yiddish 15 10 0 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 240 115 120 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 1,020 535 485 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 920 485 435 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 45 25 20 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 200 125 80 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 470 250 215 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 125 80 45
Konkani 0 0 0 625 300 320
Marathi 25 15 10 2,575 1,385 1,195
Nepali 30 10 15 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 10 0 0 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 175 90 85 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 10 0 10 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 35 25 10 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 275 120 150 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 120 65 50 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 30 25 10 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 90 45 40 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 4,880 2,320 2,565 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 3,340 1,610 1,725 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 240 130 110 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 35 20 15 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 1,385 595 790 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 35 15 15 250 130 125
Japanese 65 25 40 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 85 55 35 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 800 375 430
Mongolian 0 0 0 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 280 170 105 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 35 20 10 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Edo 0 0 0 620 325 290
Ewe 0 0 0 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 300 165 135
Ga 0 0 0 345 190 155
Ganda 0 0 0 610 305 305
Igbo 0 0 0 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 60 30 35 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 20 10 15 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 15 10 10 1,155 605 550
Shona 25 10 15 1,810 850 960
Swahili 45 20 25 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 10 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 25 20 0 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 95 70 20 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 300 100 200 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 145 50 95 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 15 0 20 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 140 50 90 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 810 455 350 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 805 455 355 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 335 175 160 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 0 0 0 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 480 285 190 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 10 0 10 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10 0 10 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 10 0 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 45 25 15 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 0 0 0 605 305 295
Karenic languages 0 0 0 805 415 390
Tibetan 0 0 0 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 10 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 0 0 0 1,520 730 795
Thai 0 0 10 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 30 15 10 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 20 10 10 630 325 300
Turkish 10 10 10 4,255 2,420 1,835
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 135 155
Uzbek 0 0 0 425 200 225
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 355 170 180
Uralic languages 1,550 685 865 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 30 10 15 185 85 105
Finnish 1,445 640 805 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 75 35 40 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 1,820 1,025 790

Data quality: Greater Sudbury, Census division [Census division], Ontario

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.5%

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. Greater Sudbury, CDR [Census division], 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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