Census Profile, 2016 Census
Mission, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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Characteristic Mission, DM
British Columbia
[Census subdivision] 		British Columbia

[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 37,925 19,030 18,900 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,015
English only 35,285 17,895 17,395 4,127,770 2,050,130 2,077,645
French only 10 10 0 1,810 820 985
English and French 2,080 905 1,180 314,925 140,650 174,275
Neither English nor French 545 220 325 153,910 63,795 90,115
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 37,925 19,025 18,900 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,020
English 36,980 18,595 18,390 4,373,330 2,156,680 2,216,655
French 355 190 170 55,325 27,680 27,640
English and French 55 30 30 18,000 8,315 9,685
Neither English nor French 530 215 315 151,760 62,720 89,040
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 380 200 185 64,325 31,840 32,480
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.4
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 37,925 19,025 18,900 4,598,415 2,255,400 2,343,015
Single responses 37,445 18,790 18,655 4,494,995 2,205,775 2,289,220
Official languages 32,650 16,485 16,165 3,227,535 1,614,375 1,613,160
English 32,265 16,290 15,975 3,170,110 1,585,760 1,584,355
French 385 200 190 57,425 28,615 28,810
Non-official languages 4,790 2,305 2,490 1,267,460 591,400 676,060
Aboriginal languages 20 10 10 8,435 3,940 4,490
Algonquian languages 10 5 0 1,050 445 605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 40 5 35
Cree-Montagnais languages 10 5 5 840 375 465
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 5 5 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Plains Cree 5 5 0 150 60 85
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 25 15 10
Woods Cree 0 0 0 60 25 35
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 5 585 270 320
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 10 5 10
Malecite 0 0 0 5 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 10 5 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 155 55 105
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 135 50 90
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 5 0 5
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 2,310 1,045 1,260
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 2,295 1,045 1,250
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 110 55 55
Beaver 0 0 0 160 75 85
Carrier 0 0 0 1,005 460 550
Chilcotin 0 0 0 650 295 355
Dene 0 0 0 90 35 50
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 15 5 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 85 40 45
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 75 30 45
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 5 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 20 5 15
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 50 25 30
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 105 45 50
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 15 10 5
Tahltan 0 0 0 90 40 50
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 5 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Haida 0 0 0 70 30 40
Inuit languages 0 0 0 80 30 55
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 50 20 30
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 10 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 100 55 50
Michif 0 0 0 35 20 10
Salish languages 10 5 5 2,270 1,115 1,155
Comox 0 0 0 80 45 40
Halkomelem 0 0 0 475 230 245
Lillooet 10 5 0 315 155 160
Okanagan 0 0 0 270 135 135
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 0 0 435 220 215
Squamish 0 0 0 35 20 20
Straits 0 0 0 80 40 40
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 330 150 185
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 130 120
Siouan languages 0 0 0 45 25 20
Dakota 0 0 0 30 15 20
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 5
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 30 15 15
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 1,460 715 740
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 875 435 445
Nisga'a 0 0 0 385 195 190
Tsimshian 0 0 5 195 90 110
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 795 365 435
Haisla 0 0 0 90 40 55
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 100 45 55
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 320 140 180
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 275 135 140
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 10 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 190 80 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 4,770 2,295 2,480 1,259,025 587,455 671,570
Afro-Asiatic languages 35 20 15 24,870 13,405 11,465
Berber languages 0 0 0 115 75 45
Kabyle 0 0 0 40 30 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 80 45 30
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 1,505 765 740
Bilen 0 0 0 5 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 205 115 95
Somali 0 0 0 1,270 640 640
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 15
Semitic languages 40 20 15 23,195 12,540 10,655
Amharic 0 0 0 1,370 670 700
Arabic 30 15 15 17,480 9,595 7,890
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 650 315 330
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 440 245 200
Harari 0 0 0 20 5 15
Hebrew 5 0 5 2,065 1,125 940
Maltese 5 0 0 215 100 115
Tigrigna 0 0 0 805 395 405
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 80 65
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Austro-Asiatic languages 70 40 30 28,740 13,170 15,575
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 5 0 1,560 710 850
Vietnamese 65 35 25 27,150 12,440 14,710
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 30 15 15
Austronesian languages 130 40 90 96,535 38,765 57,770
Bikol 0 0 0 375 165 215
Cebuano 5 0 0 4,065 1,565 2,505
Fijian 5 5 0 470 240 230
Hiligaynon 10 0 5 1,470 550 920
Ilocano 0 0 0 5,240 2,055 3,190
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 15
Malay 0 0 0 3,895 1,675 2,220
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 700 320 380
Pangasinan 0 0 0 295 130 170
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 100 25 70 78,770 31,550 47,220
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 215 85 135
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,015 435 580
Creole languages 0 0 0 840 440 400
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 35 20 15
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 500 255 245
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 155 145
Dravidian languages 25 10 15 7,500 3,995 3,510
Kannada 0 0 0 280 150 135
Malayalam 10 0 10 2,385 1,260 1,130
Tamil 10 0 5 3,615 1,875 1,740
Telugu 0 0 0 1,175 695 480
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 140 75 70
Indo-European languages 3,975 1,925 2,045 588,175 286,135 302,035
Albanian 15 10 5 1,465 765 705
Armenian 0 0 0 1,195 600 600
Balto-Slavic languages 460 210 250 83,110 38,595 44,515
Baltic languages 5 5 0 1,070 485 585
Latvian 0 0 0 565 255 300
Lithuanian 0 0 0 505 225 280
Slavic languages 455 210 245 82,040 38,110 43,930
Belarusan 0 0 0 95 45 50
Bosnian 10 5 5 1,360 675 685
Bulgarian 0 0 0 2,025 955 1,070
Croatian 20 10 5 7,475 3,655 3,820
Czech 50 20 30 5,920 2,850 3,070
Macedonian 0 0 0 325 160 165
Polish 145 80 65 16,910 7,875 9,035
Russian 115 50 70 25,955 11,640 14,310
Serbian 10 5 5 7,045 3,600 3,450
Serbo-Croatian 5 0 0 1,395 670 725
Slovak 40 20 20 3,400 1,525 1,870
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 0 5 1,160 545 615
Ukrainian 50 15 40 8,630 3,730 4,900
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 345 175 170
Celtic languages 5 0 5 615 325 290
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 240 130 110
Welsh 0 0 0 280 145 135
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 95 50 45
Germanic languages 725 340 380 101,725 48,350 53,380
Afrikaans 15 10 5 3,260 1,655 1,610
Danish 35 20 15 4,665 2,280 2,385
Dutch 170 80 95 21,020 10,130 10,895
Frisian 0 0 5 295 145 145
German 470 225 245 66,885 31,525 35,360
Icelandic 0 0 0 275 135 145
Norwegian 10 5 5 2,005 970 1,035
Swedish 15 10 15 2,520 1,100 1,420
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 0 5 445 220 225
Yiddish 0 5 0 290 150 140
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 45 25
Greek 25 10 10 6,115 3,245 2,870
Indo-Iranian languages 2,255 1,125 1,130 297,800 147,830 149,970
Indo-Aryan languages 2,205 1,100 1,105 251,000 124,260 126,740
Bengali 10 5 0 3,180 1,665 1,510
Gujarati 5 0 0 6,895 3,290 3,605
Hindi 65 30 35 26,720 12,910 13,810
Kashmiri 0 0 0 65 35 25
Konkani 0 0 0 255 130 125
Marathi 0 0 0 620 325 295
Nepali 0 0 0 1,155 620 540
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 70 35 35
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,085 1,045 1,045 198,805 98,525 100,285
Sindhi 0 0 0 1,675 780 895
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 15 5 10 1,675 845 830
Urdu 25 10 10 9,885 5,090 4,795
Iranian languages 50 30 25 46,390 23,355 23,035
Kurdish 10 0 5 1,765 945 825
Pashto 0 0 5 1,155 615 535
Persian (Farsi) 40 25 20 43,470 21,795 21,675
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 410 220 195
Italic (Romance) languages 500 225 275 96,135 46,430 49,710
Catalan 0 0 0 160 85 75
Italian 85 40 45 22,680 11,445 11,230
Portuguese 60 25 35 17,450 8,240 9,210
Romanian 120 60 60 8,730 4,250 4,480
Spanish 235 95 135 47,010 22,335 24,675
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 65 40
Japanese 30 10 20 21,350 7,195 14,150
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 85 50 35
Georgian 0 0 0 85 50 40
Korean 130 75 55 52,160 23,495 28,670
Mongolic languages 0 0 5 360 150 205
Mongolian 5 0 5 360 155 210
Niger-Congo languages 35 20 20 3,725 1,875 1,850
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 495 275 220
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 5 5
Edo 0 5 0 85 50 35
Ewe 0 0 0 85 45 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 45 25 20
Ga 0 0 0 45 20 25
Ganda 0 0 0 90 45 45
Igbo 5 5 5 245 145 105
Lingala 0 0 0 80 30 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 115 50 60
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 155 70 80
Shona 5 0 0 215 100 115
Swahili 15 5 5 805 400 405
Wolof 0 0 0 50 25 25
Yoruba 0 0 0 330 185 150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 885 410 480
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 5 5 340 175 165
Dinka 0 0 0 105 60 45
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 240 115 125
Sign languages 15 5 10 1,155 610 545
American Sign Language 0 0 0 470 230 240
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e 10 5 10 690 380 305
Sino-Tibetan languages 140 55 85 410,920 187,725 223,190
Chinese languages 140 60 80 408,415 186,455 221,960
Cantonese 40 15 30 193,530 89,325 104,210
Hakka 0 0 0 2,325 1,010 1,315
Mandarin 75 35 45 186,325 84,370 101,955
Min Dong 0 0 0 230 105 120
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10 5 5 11,210 4,995 6,215
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 4,540 1,995 2,545
Chinese, n.o.s. 10 5 5 10,050 4,570 5,480
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 205 85 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 2,500 1,265 1,230
Burmese 0 0 0 1,125 580 545
Karenic languages 0 0 0 815 395 425
Tibetan 0 0 0 330 175 160
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 230 120 110
Tai-Kadai languages 10 5 10 3,985 1,335 2,650
Lao 0 5 5 1,100 550 550
Thai 5 0 5 2,865 775 2,090
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 0 0 0 4,140 2,295 1,845
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 530 290 235
Turkish 0 0 0 3,145 1,790 1,360
Uyghur 0 0 0 170 85 85
Uzbek 0 0 0 105 50 55
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 190 80 110
Uralic languages 160 85 75 13,490 6,285 7,205
Estonian 5 0 5 705 295 410
Finnish 50 25 25 3,760 1,555 2,200
Hungarian 105 55 50 9,025 4,435 4,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 500 280 225
Multiple responses 480 235 245 103,415 49,625 53,795
English and French 80 35 40 10,065 4,815 5,250
English and non-official language 385 195 195 89,135 42,820 46,315
French and non-official language 5 5 0 2,100 1,040 1,065
English, French and non-official language 15 5 5 2,115 950 1,165
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 37,925 19,025 18,900 4,598,415 2,255,395 2,343,015
Single responses 36,915 18,540 18,375 4,365,875 2,145,020 2,220,855
Official languages 34,580 17,400 17,180 3,648,500 1,807,825 1,840,675
English 34,515 17,370 17,145 3,631,700 1,799,625 1,832,075
French 65 30 40 16,795 8,195 8,605
Non-official languages 2,335 1,140 1,195 717,375 337,200 380,180
Aboriginal languages 5 0 0 1,565 765 795
Algonquian languages 5 0 0 105 50 55
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 0 0 85 40 45
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 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 15 10 10
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 5
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 60 30 30
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 15 5 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 610 290 320
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 605 290 315
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Beaver 0 0 0 40 20 20
Carrier 0 0 0 245 110 130
Chilcotin 0 0 0 260 125 130
Dene 0 0 0 15 5 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 15 10 5
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 5 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 10 5 5
Inuit languages 0 0 0 10 5 5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 10 0 5
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 15 10 5
Michif 0 0 0 0 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 275 130 150
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 50 20 30
Lillooet 0 0 0 25 15 15
Okanagan 0 0 0 85 35 45
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 50 30 20
Squamish 0 0 0 5 5 0
Straits 0 0 0 25 10 15
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 15 10 5
Dakota 0 0 0 10 10 5
Stoney 0 0 0 5 5 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 405 215 195
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 310 155 155
Nisga'a 0 0 0 70 45 25
Tsimshian 0 0 0 25 15 10
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 75 40 35
Haisla 0 0 0 20 10 15
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 5 5 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 25 10 10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 30 15 10
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 45 15 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 2,330 1,140 1,195 715,815 336,435 379,380
Afro-Asiatic languages 5 0 0 13,990 7,065 6,920
Berber languages 0 0 0 45 25 20
Kabyle 0 0 0 20 10 15
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 770 355 415
Bilen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 90 50 45
Somali 0 0 0 665 300 360
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 10 5 5 13,155 6,680 6,475
Amharic 0 0 0 600 275 320
Arabic 5 5 0 10,415 5,335 5,080
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 405 195 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 310 165 145
Harari 0 0 0 10 5 5
Hebrew 0 0 0 900 465 440
Maltese 0 0 0 15 5 10
Tigrigna 0 0 0 410 190 225
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 95 45 50
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 10 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 55 30 25 17,870 8,305 9,560
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 0 0 800 375 420
Vietnamese 55 25 25 17,055 7,920 9,130
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 10 5
Austronesian languages 20 10 10 40,605 17,945 22,660
Bikol 0 0 0 75 30 35
Cebuano 0 0 0 1,305 585 715
Fijian 0 0 0 110 65 55
Hiligaynon 0 0 5 415 175 240
Ilocano 0 0 0 1,615 695 930
Malagasy 0 0 0 10 5 10
Malay 0 0 0 1,120 510 605
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 150 70 80
Pangasinan 0 0 0 55 25 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 20 10 15 35,375 15,600 19,770
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 55 25 35
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 310 150 160
Creole languages 5 0 5 335 150 180
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 0 0 5
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 235 105 130
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 95 50 45
Dravidian languages 20 10 15 3,940 1,995 1,940
Kannada 0 0 0 110 55 60
Malayalam 15 5 10 1,225 615 605
Tamil 10 0 0 2,055 1,025 1,030
Telugu 0 0 0 535 295 240
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Hmong-Mien languages 5 0 0 55 25 30
Indo-European languages 1,990 975 1,015 282,090 137,135 144,955
Albanian 5 5 0 695 335 360
Armenian 0 0 0 545 240 305
Balto-Slavic languages 155 80 80 31,640 15,150 16,490
Baltic languages 0 5 0 210 90 115
Latvian 0 0 0 80 30 50
Lithuanian 0 0 0 125 60 65
Slavic languages 155 75 80 31,430 15,060 16,370
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 5 5
Bosnian 0 0 0 595 300 300
Bulgarian 0 0 0 1,035 485 550
Croatian 0 0 0 2,235 1,055 1,180
Czech 15 5 5 1,595 800 795
Macedonian 0 0 0 150 75 75
Polish 50 30 20 5,690 2,720 2,970
Russian 60 30 30 13,310 6,290 7,020
Serbian 0 0 0 3,695 1,870 1,825
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 500 235 265
Slovak 20 10 10 1,000 480 520
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 145 65 85
Ukrainian 10 5 10 1,430 665 765
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Celtic languages 0 0 0 70 40 30
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 35 20 10
Welsh 0 0 0 25 10 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Germanic languages 60 25 30 14,430 6,870 7,555
Afrikaans 10 5 5 1,475 715 760
Danish 5 0 5 305 145 160
Dutch 10 5 10 1,895 890 1,005
Frisian 0 0 0 10 5 5
German 30 15 20 10,085 4,795 5,295
Icelandic 0 0 0 75 35 35
Norwegian 0 0 0 140 60 80
Swedish 5 0 5 360 170 195
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 50 30 20
Yiddish 0 0 0 10 10 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 5
Greek 0 0 0 2,010 975 1,035
Indo-Iranian languages 1,605 790 815 194,590 95,380 99,215
Indo-Aryan languages 1,590 785 810 164,185 80,610 83,575
Bengali 0 5 0 1,815 895 920
Gujarati 0 0 0 2,970 1,320 1,645
Hindi 35 15 20 12,310 5,890 6,425
Kashmiri 0 0 0 10 5 5
Konkani 0 0 0 40 25 25
Marathi 0 0 0 270 140 130
Nepali 0 0 0 665 345 320
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 35 20 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 1,545 765 780 139,080 68,565 70,515
Sindhi 0 0 0 615 270 345
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 0 5 675 330 340
Urdu 0 5 0 5,705 2,825 2,880
Iranian languages 15 5 5 30,205 14,665 15,540
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,080 540 535
Pashto 0 0 0 700 350 350
Persian (Farsi) 10 5 5 28,420 13,765 14,660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 200 100 100
Italic (Romance) languages 165 80 85 38,110 18,145 19,970
Catalan 0 0 0 65 35 35
Italian 0 5 5 5,200 2,245 2,955
Portuguese 5 5 0 6,725 3,140 3,580
Romanian 65 30 30 3,800 1,830 1,970
Spanish 95 40 50 22,310 10,900 11,410
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 5 10
Japanese 10 5 5 9,860 4,070 5,790
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 30 15 10
Georgian 0 0 0 30 15 15
Korean 75 40 35 38,605 17,785 20,820
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 170 80 90
Mongolian 0 0 0 165 80 85
Niger-Congo languages 5 5 5 960 430 530
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 150 80 65
Bamanankan 0 0 0 5 5 5
Edo 0 0 0 15 10 10
Ewe 0 0 0 20 5 10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 20 5 10
Ga 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ganda 0 0 0 10 5 5
Igbo 0 0 0 40 20 15
Lingala 0 0 0 35 15 20
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 55 20 40
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 60 25 35
Shona 0 0 0 65 25 40
Swahili 10 5 0 200 90 115
Wolof 0 0 0 20 10 10
Yoruba 0 0 0 60 30 35
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 200 85 120
Nilo-Saharan languages 5 0 5 140 60 75
Dinka 0 0 0 55 30 20
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 85 30 55
Sign languages 20 10 10 1,535 850 685
American Sign Language 0 5 0 455 230 225
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 20 10 10 1,080 615 460
Sino-Tibetan languages 70 30 40 299,420 137,555 161,865
Chinese languages 70 35 40 297,675 136,670 161,000
Cantonese 15 5 10 137,075 62,545 74,525
Hakka 0 0 0 700 295 410
Mandarin 50 20 30 146,435 67,695 78,740
Min Dong 0 0 0 65 25 35
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 4,820 2,185 2,630
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 2,595 1,195 1,400
Chinese, n.o.s. 5 0 0 5,885 2,680 3,205
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 1,745 885 865
Burmese 0 0 0 720 375 350
Karenic languages 0 0 0 725 355 370
Tibetan 0 0 0 205 110 90
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 90 45 45
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 1,380 595 785
Lao 0 0 0 460 225 235
Thai 0 0 0 920 370 545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 5
Turkic languages 0 0 0 1,695 880 815
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 195 105 95
Turkish 0 0 0 1,310 685 630
Uyghur 0 0 0 95 50 50
Uzbek 0 0 0 45 25 20
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 25
Uralic languages 45 20 25 3,005 1,415 1,590
Estonian 0 0 0 95 40 55
Finnish 10 5 5 725 325 400
Hungarian 30 15 20 2,185 1,050 1,130
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 145 70 75
Multiple responses 1,010 485 525 232,540 110,375 122,165
English and French 40 15 30 6,155 2,970 3,185
English and non-official language 940 455 485 222,670 105,750 116,920
French and non-official language 10 5 10 650 290 360
English, French and non-official language 10 10 0 3,065 1,365 1,700
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 37,925 19,025 18,900 4,598,415 2,255,400 2,343,015
None 35,405 17,800 17,605 3,931,210 1,940,390 1,990,820
English 885 450 430 274,535 132,990 141,545
French 330 150 185 41,020 18,435 22,590
Non-official language 1,255 600 660 340,930 158,590 182,345
Aboriginal 25 10 10 7,985 3,765 4,215
Non-Aboriginal 1,235 590 645 332,945 154,820 178,125
English and French 5 5 0 1,195 545 650
English and non-official language 15 5 10 5,660 2,655 3,005
French and non-official language 20 10 10 3,765 1,745 2,020
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 100 45 50
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 37,485 18,805 18,685 4,560,235 2,237,490 2,322,745
Official languages 36,880 18,540 18,340 4,407,125 2,173,840 2,233,285
English 36,860 18,530 18,330 4,405,380 2,173,040 2,232,340
French 2,000 885 1,115 314,225 140,085 174,140
Non-official languages 5,930 2,780 3,155 1,546,550 727,200 819,355
Aboriginal languages 45 15 30 17,190 8,115 9,075
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 1,950 905 1,045
Blackfoot 0 0 0 35 0 35
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 1,600 795 805
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 15 0 10
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 10 0 10
Plains Cree 0 0 0 345 160 180
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 55 25 30
Woods Cree 0 0 0 80 45 40
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 1,090 560 525
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 30 20 10
Malecite 0 0 0 10 10 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 25 15 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 310 100 205
Algonquin 0 0 0 20 0 15
Ojibway 0 0 0 275 95 180
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 15 0 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 4,375 2,050 2,330
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 0 10 4,345 2,035 2,315
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 200 100 95
Beaver 0 0 0 255 130 130
Carrier 0 0 0 2,045 940 1,110
Chilcotin 0 0 0 1,130 525 605
Dene 0 0 0 130 55 80
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 185 85 100
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 125 60 75
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 0 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 25 15 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 105 45 60
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 290 155 130
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 35 20 15
Tahltan 0 0 0 250 135 120
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 15 10
Haida 0 0 0 455 195 255
Inuit languages 0 0 0 170 70 95
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 120 50 70
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 15 25
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 30 10 15
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 25 10 15
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 0
Kutenai 10 0 0 170 95 80
Michif 0 0 0 110 50 60
Salish languages 30 10 15 5,660 2,690 2,970
Comox 0 0 0 185 75 105
Halkomelem 0 0 0 1,045 470 570
Lillooet 25 0 20 790 405 385
Okanagan 0 0 0 805 360 445
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 1,280 630 650
Squamish 0 0 0 280 125 155
Straits 0 0 0 360 160 200
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 10 10 0 440 220 220
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 540 280 260
Siouan languages 0 0 0 55 20 35
Dakota 0 0 0 30 15 15
Stoney 0 0 0 10 10 10
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tlingit 0 0 0 60 40 20
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 2,685 1,330 1,350
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 1,275 635 645
Nisga'a 0 0 0 1,035 535 500
Tsimshian 0 0 0 405 180 230
Wakashan languages 0 0 10 1,460 670 795
Haisla 0 0 0 175 65 105
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 120 50 70
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 10 0 0 590 275 315
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 560 265 295
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 15 10
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 240 105 135
Non-Aboriginal languages 5,890 2,765 3,125 1,529,635 719,190 810,440
Afro-Asiatic languages 50 40 20 35,115 18,585 16,530
Berber languages 0 0 0 145 95 45
Kabyle 0 0 0 65 40 25
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 80 60 20
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 2,070 955 1,120
Bilen 0 0 0 20 10 15
Oromo 0 0 0 245 140 110
Somali 0 0 0 1,800 815 985
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Semitic languages 50 35 15 33,110 17,660 15,460
Amharic 0 0 0 2,095 1,050 1,045
Arabic 45 25 15 24,230 13,180 11,050
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 760 370 390
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 570 285 285
Harari 0 0 0 55 35 20
Hebrew 10 0 0 5,450 2,805 2,645
Maltese 0 0 0 315 155 155
Tigrigna 0 0 0 1,055 560 495
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 300 160 140
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 170 85 85
Austro-Asiatic languages 110 50 65 35,915 17,130 18,785
Khmer (Cambodian) 15 10 0 1,875 850 1,020
Vietnamese 100 45 60 34,140 16,295 17,840
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Austronesian languages 140 30 105 125,425 51,215 74,210
Bikol 0 0 0 530 215 310
Cebuano 20 10 15 5,365 2,000 3,370
Fijian 15 0 10 1,095 655 440
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 1,685 710 975
Ilocano 10 0 0 6,450 2,480 3,970
Malagasy 0 0 0 25 15 10
Malay 0 0 0 7,495 3,480 4,010
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 855 365 495
Pangasinan 0 0 0 480 205 275
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 120 25 100 113,265 45,455 67,805
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 320 130 195
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,515 740 775
Creole languages 10 10 0 2,485 1,320 1,165
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 135 55 75
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 1,310 730 585
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 1,055 540 515
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 10,390 5,485 4,905
Kannada 0 0 0 510 250 265
Malayalam 0 0 0 3,350 1,795 1,550
Tamil 0 0 0 5,445 2,830 2,610
Telugu 0 0 0 1,720 970 750
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 85 30 55
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 165 85 80
Indo-European languages 4,925 2,345 2,580 764,815 371,760 393,060
Albanian 10 0 10 1,640 840 795
Armenian 0 0 0 1,680 845 835
Balto-Slavic languages 430 195 235 94,050 44,710 49,340
Baltic languages 0 0 0 1,030 515 520
Latvian 0 0 0 555 290 265
Lithuanian 0 10 0 475 220 250
Slavic languages 420 190 235 93,235 44,305 48,940
Belarusan 0 0 0 245 115 125
Bosnian 15 0 10 2,075 1,020 1,050
Bulgarian 0 0 0 2,430 1,105 1,325
Croatian 0 0 0 10,685 5,255 5,430
Czech 55 20 40 7,480 3,665 3,815
Macedonian 0 0 0 400 220 185
Polish 140 60 80 19,175 8,980 10,190
Russian 85 35 45 33,990 15,850 18,135
Serbian 0 0 10 9,110 4,625 4,485
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 10 1,525 770 750
Slovak 100 65 40 4,270 2,045 2,225
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 1,375 610 760
Ukrainian 35 15 20 10,740 4,835 5,905
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 420 215 205
Celtic languages 10 0 10 1,855 990 865
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 10 660 395 265
Welsh 0 0 0 345 145 195
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 860 450 410
Germanic languages 980 420 560 136,685 65,350 71,335
Afrikaans 40 15 30 7,670 3,875 3,800
Danish 35 15 20 5,510 2,490 3,020
Dutch 225 90 135 24,060 11,520 12,550
Frisian 0 0 0 465 230 240
German 635 290 345 95,005 45,840 49,165
Icelandic 10 0 10 405 210 195
Norwegian 20 10 15 2,845 1,425 1,415
Swedish 35 10 30 4,825 2,125 2,695
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 10 545 270 275
Yiddish 0 0 0 505 225 280
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 155 95 60
Greek 25 15 10 9,095 4,725 4,370
Indo-Iranian languages 2,670 1,335 1,340 363,205 181,340 181,865
Indo-Aryan languages 2,660 1,325 1,335 311,955 155,465 156,490
Bengali 0 0 0 3,670 1,885 1,785
Gujarati 10 0 10 11,500 5,455 6,050
Hindi 255 110 150 81,330 39,950 41,380
Kashmiri 0 0 0 60 30 25
Konkani 0 0 0 415 215 200
Marathi 0 0 0 1,475 780 695
Nepali 0 0 0 1,485 725 760
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 70 40 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,565 1,295 1,270 244,485 122,450 122,035
Sindhi 0 0 0 3,300 1,415 1,885
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 30 10 15 2,430 1,265 1,170
Urdu 10 0 0 16,750 8,840 7,915
Iranian languages 10 10 10 52,300 26,435 25,870
Kurdish 10 10 0 2,225 1,185 1,040
Pashto 0 0 0 1,660 940 725
Persian (Farsi) 15 0 10 49,835 25,135 24,690
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 935 490 450
Italic (Romance) languages 900 425 475 177,685 83,505 94,185
Catalan 0 0 0 395 210 180
Italian 155 70 90 37,475 18,075 19,400
Portuguese 75 40 40 23,260 11,060 12,200
Romanian 90 30 65 10,045 4,945 5,105
Spanish 610 305 300 115,115 53,215 61,900
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 380 245 140
Japanese 115 60 50 36,990 15,955 21,040
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 115 55 60
Georgian 0 0 0 115 55 55
Korean 140 70 70 57,490 26,310 31,180
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 370 170 200
Mongolian 0 0 0 370 165 195
Niger-Congo languages 65 35 35 8,025 4,130 3,895
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 630 350 280
Bamanankan 0 0 0 30 20 15
Edo 0 10 0 145 80 60
Ewe 0 0 0 135 90 45
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 105 30 70
Ga 0 0 0 150 95 50
Ganda 0 0 0 165 80 85
Igbo 0 10 0 425 240 185
Lingala 0 0 0 280 125 150
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 125 45 75
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 290 125 165
Shona 25 10 10 415 220 195
Swahili 15 10 0 3,365 1,785 1,575
Wolof 0 0 0 50 25 30
Yoruba 0 0 10 885 455 435
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 1,835 840 1,000
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 405 210 200
Dinka 0 0 0 85 50 35
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 325 155 165
Sign languages 75 20 55 7,545 2,865 4,680
American Sign Language 15 10 0 3,860 1,280 2,575
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 10 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 65 15 50 3,780 1,615 2,160
Sino-Tibetan languages 150 75 75 457,595 211,220 246,375
Chinese languages 150 75 80 454,885 209,850 245,030
Cantonese 40 20 15 234,445 108,485 125,960
Hakka 0 0 0 2,715 1,290 1,430
Mandarin 95 45 45 265,635 119,995 145,640
Min Dong 0 0 0 130 55 75
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10 0 10 16,410 7,230 9,185
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 5,600 2,445 3,155
Chinese, n.o.s. 20 10 10 10,380 4,725 5,650
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 200 75 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 3,000 1,500 1,505
Burmese 0 0 0 1,490 730 755
Karenic languages 0 0 0 955 485 465
Tibetan 0 0 0 375 205 165
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 330 150 180
Tai-Kadai languages 15 0 10 5,635 2,190 3,450
Lao 10 0 10 1,630 735 890
Thai 0 0 10 4,275 1,535 2,740
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Turkic languages 0 0 0 6,785 3,685 3,095
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 945 510 435
Turkish 0 0 0 5,585 3,025 2,555
Uyghur 0 0 0 115 60 55
Uzbek 0 0 0 170 95 75
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 275 140 130
Uralic languages 135 60 75 15,280 7,095 8,185
Estonian 0 0 0 780 350 425
Finnish 65 35 30 4,030 1,640 2,385
Hungarian 70 25 40 10,495 5,100 5,395
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 10
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,045 575 470

Data quality: Mission, District municipality [Census subdivision], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 5.3%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 7.1%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Data quality: British Columbia [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Mission, DM [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [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 June 10, 2024).

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