Census Profile, 2016 Census
Fraser Valley, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia and Alberta [Province]

Feedback
Select a table view
Charts (using rates)  Download  Hierarchies 
The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Fraser Valley, RD
British Columbia
[Census division] 		Alberta

[Province]
Data quality , Fraser Valley, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia  Map : Fraser Valley, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Alberta [Province]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
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 15 291,110 143,595 147,515 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 268,855 133,880 134,975 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 65 30 35 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 13,175 5,735 7,440 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 9,015 3,945 5,065 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 16 291,110 143,595 147,515 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 279,050 138,090 140,960 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 2,495 1,300 1,200 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 670 315 350 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 8,885 3,890 5,000 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 2,830 1,460 1,375 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.0 0.9 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 18 291,110 143,595 147,515 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 286,090 141,195 144,895 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 224,050 111,130 112,920 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 221,235 109,680 111,550 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 2,815 1,450 1,370 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 62,040 30,065 31,980 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 210 95 120 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 55 15 30 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 0 0 0 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 30 15 15 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 5 10 0 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 50 15 35
Plains Cree 10 5 5 720 280 435
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. 20 10 15 13,220 6,355 6,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 0 0 30 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 5 0
Mi'kmaq 5 0 5 35 20 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 15 0 15 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 15 0 15 525 230 300
Oji-Cree 0 0 5 15 5 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Athabaskan languages 15 5 10 1,865 865 1,000
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 0 10 1,855 860 990
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 35 15 15
Carrier 5 5 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. 5 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 5 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 5 0 10 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 0 0 5 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 5 0 0
Michif 0 5 0 80 45 35
Salish languages 120 60 65 15 5 10
Comox 0 0 5 0 0 0
Halkomelem 35 15 20 0 0 0
Lillooet 60 30 30 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 5 5
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 5 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 10 5 10 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 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 5 15 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tsimshian 5 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 5 5 5 5 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 5 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. 10 5 5 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 61,830 29,970 31,860 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 600 335 265 68,415 36,215 32,200
Berber languages 0 5 0 340 190 145
Kabyle 5 5 0 165 90 75
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 175 100 75
Cushitic languages 10 5 0 12,525 6,495 6,030
Bilen 0 0 0 315 185 130
Oromo 5 0 5 2,650 1,375 1,275
Somali 0 5 0 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 585 320 260 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 15 10 10 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 490 270 220 40,540 21,840 18,705
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 10 5 5 400 210 190
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 145 80 65
Harari 0 0 0 260 135 120
Hebrew 35 15 20 960 505 460
Maltese 15 5 10 75 30 40
Tigrigna 10 5 5 5,415 2,880 2,535
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 305 155 145
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,230 575 655 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 45 20 20 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 1,190 555 635 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 1,740 665 1,080 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 10 5 5 425 205 225
Cebuano 95 30 60 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 20 15 10 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 20 5 10 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 90 40 50 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 0 0 5 35 10 25
Malay 60 20 40 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 0 765 370 390
Pangasinan 5 0 0 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,415 535 885 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 0 0 5 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 980 430 550
Creole languages 75 40 35 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 10 5 5 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 50 30 20 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 180 95 90 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 10 5 0 535 270 265
Malayalam 90 45 50 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 40 20 20 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 45 20 25 2,130 1,135 995
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Hmong-Mien languages 5 5 5 105 55 45
Indo-European languages 51,725 25,300 26,425 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 135 65 60 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 40 20 15 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 2,770 1,275 1,495 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 35 15 15 1,010 475 535
Latvian 20 10 10 415 195 220
Lithuanian 10 5 5 600 285 315
Slavic languages 2,735 1,265 1,475 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 5 0 0 65 30 30
Bosnian 65 35 35 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 40 15 25 1,545 790 755
Croatian 140 70 70 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 240 115 130 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 5 5 0 360 185 175
Polish 710 330 380 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 745 315 430 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 85 50 30 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 15 10 10 970 480 485
Slovak 135 65 70 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 40 20 20 695 320 370
Ukrainian 505 235 270 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 215 120 100
Celtic languages 20 10 10 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 135 70 65
Welsh 10 5 5 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 40 25
Germanic languages 12,500 5,830 6,670 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 250 115 135 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 320 155 165 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 3,415 1,650 1,765 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 70 40 35 360 200 160
German 8,155 3,745 4,410 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 15 5 15 115 55 60
Norwegian 120 55 65 815 370 445
Swedish 120 50 65 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 20 5 15 320 150 170
Yiddish 5 5 0 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 55 30 25
Greek 150 90 60 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 32,635 16,250 16,385 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 32,155 15,990 16,165 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 30 20 10 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 115 60 50 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 775 360 420 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 5 5 5 105 60 50
Konkani 5 5 0 370 190 185
Marathi 10 5 0 1,510 775 730
Nepali 25 15 10 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 30,845 15,345 15,500 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 10 10 5 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 55 25 25 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 285 145 135 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 455 250 205 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 65 35 25 1,550 845 705
Pashto 10 5 5 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 380 210 170 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 3,480 1,750 1,735 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 5 5 0 75 30 45
Italian 430 240 190 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 385 180 205 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 580 305 280 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 2,080 1,025 1,055 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 35 20 15
Japanese 395 145 245 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 0 5 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 1,725 815 910 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 545 255 290
Mongolian 5 0 5 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 175 90 85 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 15 10 0 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 0 0 0 35 20 15
Edo 5 0 0 275 155 120
Ewe 5 0 0 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 230 120 100
Ga 5 0 5 145 80 65
Ganda 5 0 5 280 145 135
Igbo 5 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 5 805 405 400
Shona 10 5 5 1,100 545 555
Swahili 55 30 30 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 0 0 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 30 15 10 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 20 25 3,370 1,640 1,735
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 20 20 2,720 1,395 1,330
Dinka 15 5 5 1,345 705 640
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 80 45 35 830 440 390
American Sign Language 25 15 10 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 55 25 25 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,610 1,240 1,370 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 2,585 1,220 1,365 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 770 390 380 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 30 15 15 990 465 530
Mandarin 1,515 685 825 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 0 0 0 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 100 45 55 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 30 15 10 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 145 65 80 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 15 10 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 5 5 0 430 230 200
Karenic languages 20 10 10 795 415 380
Tibetan 0 0 0 575 295 275
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 275 130 140
Tai-Kadai languages 305 130 170 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 225 115 115 1,020 485 535
Thai 80 25 55 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 70 40 30 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 365 215 155
Turkish 60 40 20 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. 5 5 5 215 95 120
Uralic languages 855 420 430 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 30 10 20 190 90 105
Finnish 250 110 140 810 330 480
Hungarian 575 300 275 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 690 415 280
Multiple responses 5,020 2,405 2,615 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 500 210 295 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 4,360 2,115 2,240 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 75 35 40 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 80 45 40 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 19 291,110 143,595 147,510 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 279,575 137,930 141,645 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 245,850 121,345 124,505 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 245,345 121,110 124,230 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 510 240 275 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 33,730 16,590 17,140 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 30 10 15 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 5 5 5 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 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 5 5 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 5 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 20 10 15 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 5 0 5 0 0 0
Lillooet 10 5 5 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) 5 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 33,700 16,575 17,125 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 320 160 160 43,770 22,535 21,235
Berber languages 0 0 0 200 105 95
Kabyle 0 0 0 90 45 40
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 60 45
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 0 0 0 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 0 0 0 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 15 5 10
Semitic languages 320 160 160 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 5 0 5 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 285 145 145 24,230 12,555 11,675
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5 0 0 260 130 130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 5 95 50 40
Harari 0 0 0 165 80 85
Hebrew 10 5 5 460 235 225
Maltese 5 5 0 15 10 10
Tigrigna 5 5 0 3,955 2,095 1,860
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 210 110 100
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages 840 380 460 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 5 5 960 460 500
Vietnamese 830 375 455 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 580 275 300 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 5 0 5 70 40 35
Cebuano 25 10 10 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 5 5 0 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 10 5 5 470 215 255
Ilocano 20 10 10 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 10 0 5 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 220 110 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 505 240 260 55,105 26,005 29,100
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 125 60 60
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 280 120 155
Creole languages 15 10 10 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 15 5 5 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 95 40 55 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 0 0 0 210 105 105
Malayalam 55 20 35 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 20 10 15 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 25 10 10 1,245 635 615
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 15
Hmong-Mien languages 5 0 0 70 35 35
Indo-European languages 28,210 13,930 14,275 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 35 20 15 1,060 570 485
Armenian 20 5 10 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 860 415 445 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 5 0 5 410 210 200
Latvian 5 0 5 165 85 80
Lithuanian 0 0 0 250 125 120
Slavic languages 855 415 440 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 20 10 15 785 400 385
Bulgarian 10 5 5 825 415 405
Croatian 20 10 10 1,800 905 895
Czech 55 30 30 875 440 430
Macedonian 0 0 0 175 90 85
Polish 225 115 110 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 375 170 205 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 30 15 15 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 5 0 0 315 160 155
Slovak 40 20 20 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 0 150 70 75
Ukrainian 75 40 35 4,180 2,060 2,110
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 55 30 25
Celtic languages 0 0 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 1,525 690 835 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 125 55 70 1,705 835 875
Danish 15 5 10 150 75 75
Dutch 285 130 155 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 5 0 5 60 30 30
German 1,070 480 590 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 0 5 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 5 0 0 60 20 35
Swedish 10 5 10 145 65 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 5 60 30 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 425 215 210
Greek 40 20 25 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 24,355 12,060 12,295 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 24,090 11,920 12,175 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 10 0 5 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 40 15 20 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 385 185 195 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 5 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 0 0 0 75 40 40
Marathi 5 0 0 845 440 405
Nepali 10 5 5 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 23,470 11,620 11,850 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 5 0 0 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15 5 10 1,480 750 730
Urdu 150 70 75 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 250 130 120 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 35 20 15 850 440 410
Pashto 0 5 5 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 210 110 100 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 1,370 725 640 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 0 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 45 20 25 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 70 35 35 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 280 140 145 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 975 535 440 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 155 75 75 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 1,365 630 735 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 5 0 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 5 0 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 35 20 20 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 0 5 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 5 0 0 40 20 20
Ganda 0 0 0 95 50 50
Igbo 0 0 0 265 125 145
Lingala 0 0 0 85 35 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 280 135 145
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 350 175 170
Shona 5 0 5 410 190 225
Swahili 15 5 5 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 5 0 0 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 1,015 485 535
Nilo-Saharan languages 30 10 15 1,525 765 755
Dinka 15 5 0 800 420 380
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 725 350 375
Sign languages 100 50 45 1,095 630 465
American Sign Language 20 10 5 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 80 40 45 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,600 805 795 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 1,580 795 785 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 415 215 200 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 10 5 5 315 135 185
Mandarin 1,050 520 530 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 25 10 15 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 5 5 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 70 35 40 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 20 10 5 1,500 770 730
Burmese 0 5 0 280 145 130
Karenic languages 20 10 5 665 340 320
Tibetan 0 0 0 420 220 200
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 140 65 75
Tai-Kadai languages 125 60 60 1,130 505 625
Lao 100 50 50 465 215 245
Thai 20 10 10 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 35 20 15 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 155 90 75
Turkish 35 20 15 1,945 1,030 915
Uyghur 0 0 0 80 45 40
Uzbek 0 0 0 135 70 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 70 35 25
Uralic languages 180 90 90 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 50 25 25 105 50 50
Hungarian 130 65 65 1,995 980 1,015
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 240 140 95
Multiple responses 11,530 5,665 5,870 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 285 120 170 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 11,075 5,475 5,600 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 30 15 20 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 140 55 80 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 20 291,110 143,595 147,515 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 263,865 130,370 133,490 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 11,135 5,640 5,500 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 1,870 805 1,065 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 13,890 6,610 7,280 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 175 80 95 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 13,720 6,535 7,180 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 50 25 25 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 150 75 75 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 140 65 80 2,795 1,340 1,455
English, French and non-official language 5 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 44 288,765 142,560 146,200 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 279,790 138,660 141,130 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 279,695 138,615 141,080 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 13,160 5,685 7,480 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 74,120 35,860 38,255 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 400 165 230 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 50 15 35 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 40 15 25 23,465 11,155 12,310
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 10 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 10 1,580 620 965
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Woods Cree 10 0 0 1,135 525 610
Cree, n.o.s. 20 15 15 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 15 0 15 955 425 530
Algonquin 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ojibway 10 0 10 925 415 505
Oji-Cree 0 0 10 20 10 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Athabaskan languages 15 10 10 2,640 1,255 1,385
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 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 10 0 10 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 10 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 10 0 40 25 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 10 0
Mohawk 10 0 0 35 25 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 10
Kutenai 10 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 10 145 75 70
Salish languages 265 105 160 50 25 25
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 115 35 80 10 0 0
Lillooet 95 45 50 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 15 10 10 10 0 10
Squamish 10 0 10 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 10 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 25 15 15 10 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 10 0 0
Siouan languages 10 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 10 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 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. 45 25 20 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 73,725 35,700 38,025 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,015 580 430 96,210 50,675 45,535
Berber languages 10 10 0 540 335 205
Kabyle 0 10 0 225 125 90
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 315 210 110
Cushitic languages 0 0 10 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 1,000 585 420 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 15 10 10 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 835 485 350 62,730 33,365 29,370
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 45 25 15 430 225 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 15 10 10 150 70 75
Harari 0 0 0 340 150 185
Hebrew 95 60 30 3,250 1,650 1,600
Maltese 30 15 20 145 85 55
Tigrigna 15 10 0 7,315 3,915 3,400
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 0 450 250 205
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 375 225 145
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,395 685 710 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 75 45 30 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 1,325 640 685 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 2,280 810 1,470 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 0 10 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 140 35 105 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 25 15 10 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 30 10 20 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 55 20 40 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 0 10 0 80 40 40
Malay 95 45 50 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 0 10 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 0 0 0 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,105 720 1,385 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 45 25 15 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 150 95 55 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 25 10 20 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 105 70 35 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 220 100 115 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 10 0 0 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 80 40 45 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 115 65 55 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 45 15 25 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 61,445 30,080 31,365 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 210 105 100 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 60 35 25 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 3,265 1,510 1,760 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 25 10 15 1,360 660 705
Latvian 20 10 10 590 300 290
Lithuanian 10 10 10 775 360 415
Slavic languages 3,240 1,500 1,745 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 10 10 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 120 60 60 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 80 30 50 1,795 945 850
Croatian 155 80 75 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 285 135 150 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 0 0 0 535 270 265
Polish 800 335 465 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 1,015 450 565 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 160 85 70 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 25 15 10 1,095 550 540
Slovak 220 120 100 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 35 25 10 735 360 375
Ukrainian 635 285 345 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 250 120 130
Celtic languages 60 35 30 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 25 15 10 440 215 225
Welsh 10 0 10 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 25 20 10 450 220 225
Germanic languages 14,215 6,665 7,550 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 450 215 235 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 345 155 185 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 4,060 1,940 2,125 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 110 60 50 475 275 205
German 9,160 4,340 4,830 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 25 0 15 160 70 95
Norwegian 170 75 95 1,450 635 810
Swedish 190 85 110 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 10 25 380 170 215
Yiddish 0 0 0 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 280 175 110 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 37,770 18,960 18,810 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 37,445 18,770 18,675 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 25 20 15 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 175 105 65 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 4,620 2,240 2,385 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 10 0 10 125 80 45
Konkani 0 0 0 625 300 320
Marathi 30 15 10 2,575 1,385 1,195
Nepali 20 0 10 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 35,980 18,055 17,925 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 20 15 10 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 105 60 50 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 555 300 260 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 355 200 155 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 75 45 30 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 15 10 0 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 300 160 130 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 45 15 30 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 6,685 3,175 3,515 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 850 425 420 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 655 340 320 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 625 290 335 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 4,780 2,225 2,555 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 250 130 125
Japanese 860 400 465 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 10 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 10 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 2,010 950 1,060 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 800 375 430
Mongolian 10 10 0 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 375 190 190 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 20 10 0 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Edo 15 10 10 620 325 290
Ewe 0 0 0 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 10 300 165 135
Ga 0 0 0 345 190 155
Ganda 0 0 10 610 305 305
Igbo 10 0 0 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 0 0 10 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 1,155 605 550
Shona 25 10 15 1,810 850 960
Swahili 130 65 70 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 80 35 45 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 125 70 55 6,585 3,265 3,320
Nilo-Saharan languages 40 15 25 3,070 1,495 1,575
Dinka 20 10 15 1,655 825 825
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 0 15 1,425 675 750
Sign languages 510 185 335 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 235 90 140 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 275 90 190 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 2,995 1,445 1,555 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 2,950 1,410 1,535 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 950 455 500 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 25 15 10 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 2,090 965 1,130 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 0 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 135 65 70 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 20 10 10 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 140 75 65 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 50 35 15 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 0 0 0 605 305 295
Karenic languages 50 35 10 805 415 390
Tibetan 0 0 0 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 505 235 265 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 385 200 190 1,520 730 795
Thai 160 55 105 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 130 85 45 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 630 325 300
Turkish 115 75 40 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. 15 10 10 355 170 180
Uralic languages 805 365 440 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 20 10 20 185 85 105
Finnish 265 125 140 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 515 235 280 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 35 15 25 1,820 1,025 790

Data quality: Fraser Valley, Regional district [Census division], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.7%

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. Fraser Valley, RD [Census division], British Columbia 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).

Date modified: