Census Profile, 2016 Census
Cariboo [Economic region], British Columbia and Alberta [Province]

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Characteristic Cariboo
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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 15 154,870 78,335 76,535 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 147,410 75,015 72,400 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 60 10 45 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 6,865 3,100 3,770 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 535 210 320 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 16 154,870 78,335 76,535 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 152,565 77,190 75,370 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 1,645 870 775 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 160 75 80 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 500 200 305 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 1,725 910 815 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.1 1.2 1.1 2.0 2.0 1.9
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 154,870 78,340 76,535 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 153,320 77,560 75,760 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 140,020 71,120 68,900 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 138,015 70,095 67,925 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 2,005 1,025 975 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 13,300 6,440 6,860 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 1,325 600 725 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 115 45 65 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 0 0 0 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 95 45 55 14,960 7,105 7,850
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 0 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 5 0 0 50 15 35
Plains Cree 25 15 10 720 280 435
Southern East Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 50 20 35
Woods Cree 5 0 5 910 430 480
Cree, n.o.s. 60 30 30 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 15 0 15 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 10 5 5 525 230 300
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 960 415 540 1,865 865 1,000
Northern Athabaskan languages 955 415 540 1,855 860 990
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 35 15 15
Carrier 345 135 205 15 0 15
Chilcotin 585 270 315 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 15 10 10 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 200 90 115
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 5 10
South Slavey 5 0 0 155 70 80
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 15 25
Tahltan languages 0 0 5 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 5 5 5 0 0 0
Inuit languages 10 5 5 120 35 85
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 25 5 10
Inuktitut 5 5 0 60 20 45
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 35 10 30
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 5 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Kutenai 0 5 0 5 0 0
Michif 5 0 0 80 45 35
Salish languages 175 95 75 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) 170 95 70 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 5 0 0 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 5 5 0 0
Tsimshian languages 50 25 25 15 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 35 15 15 0 0 0
Nisga'a 10 5 0 10 5 5
Tsimshian 10 5 5 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 5 5 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 11,980 5,845 6,135 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 185 120 65 68,415 36,215 32,200
Berber languages 0 0 0 340 190 145
Kabyle 0 0 0 165 90 75
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 175 100 75
Cushitic languages 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 5 5 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 185 120 60 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 5 5 0 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 160 105 50 40,540 21,840 18,705
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 400 210 190
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 145 80 65
Harari 0 0 0 260 135 120
Hebrew 5 5 0 960 505 460
Maltese 10 5 10 75 30 40
Tigrigna 0 5 0 5,415 2,880 2,535
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 155 145
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 85 40 50 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 5 0 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 80 35 45 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 970 325 650 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 0 5 5 425 205 225
Cebuano 80 35 55 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 5 5 0 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 15 5 5 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 30 10 20 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 10 25
Malay 25 5 15 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 5 10 765 370 390
Pangasinan 5 0 0 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 785 250 535 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 980 430 550
Creole languages 10 10 0 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 10 5 5 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 75 35 35 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 0 0 0 535 270 265
Malayalam 30 20 10 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 20 10 15 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 20 10 10 2,130 1,135 995
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 5 105 55 45
Indo-European languages 8,855 4,435 4,420 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 0 5 0 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 0 0 0 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 1,260 610 645 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 15 10 10 1,010 475 535
Latvian 5 0 5 415 195 220
Lithuanian 10 5 5 600 285 315
Slavic languages 1,245 605 635 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 0 0 0 65 30 30
Bosnian 15 10 5 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 20 10 5 1,545 790 755
Croatian 230 120 110 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 125 60 60 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 10 10 5 360 185 175
Polish 225 105 125 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 185 85 105 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 35 20 15 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 5 5 0 970 480 485
Slovak 60 30 25 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 60 30 25 695 320 370
Ukrainian 265 125 145 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 215 120 100
Celtic languages 10 10 5 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 135 70 65
Welsh 5 0 5 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 65 40 25
Germanic languages 3,725 1,820 1,905 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 140 80 70 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 160 75 85 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 520 265 255 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 5 5 0 360 200 160
German 2,715 1,300 1,415 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 10 10 0 115 55 60
Norwegian 80 45 40 815 370 445
Swedish 75 35 45 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 10 10 320 150 170
Yiddish 0 0 0 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 55 30 25
Greek 75 45 35 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 2,495 1,325 1,170 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 2,425 1,290 1,135 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 65 35 30 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 30 15 15 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 165 100 65 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 0 5 0 105 60 50
Konkani 5 0 0 370 190 185
Marathi 5 0 5 1,510 775 730
Nepali 15 5 5 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,045 1,070 970 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 0 0 0 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 5 5 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 85 50 35 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 65 40 35 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 5 0 5 1,550 845 705
Pashto 5 0 5 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 65 35 25 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 1,280 625 660 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 5 0 5 75 30 45
Italian 435 235 205 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 370 185 185 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 65 35 35 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 410 170 240 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Japanese 100 35 65 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 245 115 120 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 545 255 290
Mongolian 0 0 0 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 135 70 60 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 10 10 0 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 0 5 0 35 20 15
Edo 0 0 0 275 155 120
Ewe 0 0 5 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 230 120 100
Ga 0 0 0 145 80 65
Ganda 5 0 5 280 145 135
Igbo 15 10 5 1,165 625 540
Lingala 0 0 0 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 5 5 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 805 405 400
Shona 5 0 0 1,100 545 555
Swahili 25 10 10 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 10 5 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 15 5 5 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 45 20 20 3,370 1,640 1,735
Nilo-Saharan languages 5 5 0 2,720 1,395 1,330
Dinka 0 0 0 1,345 705 640
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 50 30 25 830 440 390
American Sign Language 15 5 5 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 35 20 15 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 830 415 420 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 830 410 420 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 385 190 200 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 10 5 0 990 465 530
Mandarin 350 180 170 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 0 0 0 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10 5 5 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 5 0 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 75 35 35 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 5 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 5 0 5 430 230 200
Karenic languages 0 0 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 35 10 25 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 0 0 5 1,020 485 535
Thai 35 10 25 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 10 5 5 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 365 215 155
Turkish 5 10 0 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 360 190 175 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 15 5 5 190 90 105
Finnish 170 85 90 810 330 480
Hungarian 180 100 75 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 690 415 280
Multiple responses 1,550 775 775 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 285 140 150 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 1,205 610 595 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 30 20 5 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 25 10 15 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 19 154,875 78,335 76,530 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 152,315 77,120 75,205 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 147,765 74,825 72,940 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 147,450 74,680 72,765 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 315 140 170 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 4,555 2,295 2,260 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 365 170 190 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 20 10 10 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 10 5 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 10 10 5 125 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. 5 0 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 0 0 0 190 95 95
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 185 90 95
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 320 145 175 620 320 300
Northern Athabaskan languages 320 150 175 620 325 300
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 10 5 0
Carrier 65 25 40 0 0 0
Chilcotin 260 125 130 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 15 10 5 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) 15 10 5 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 5 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 5 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 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 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 4,190 2,120 2,065 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 120 75 45 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 10 5 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 5 5 5 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 110 70 40 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 5 0 0 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 110 65 40 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 5 5 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 50 25 25 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 5 0 0 960 460 500
Vietnamese 45 25 20 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 335 150 190 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 0 0 0 70 40 35
Cebuano 45 25 20 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 0 0 0 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 0 5 5 470 215 255
Ilocano 5 5 0 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 5 0 5 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 5 0 0 220 110 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 270 115 155 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 45 20 20 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 0 0 0 210 105 105
Malayalam 30 15 15 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 5 5 0 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 10 5 5 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 2,800 1,425 1,380 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 0 0 0 1,060 570 485
Armenian 0 0 0 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 265 135 130 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 0 0 0 410 210 200
Latvian 0 0 0 165 85 80
Lithuanian 0 0 0 250 125 120
Slavic languages 260 135 130 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 5 0 0 785 400 385
Bulgarian 5 5 5 825 415 405
Croatian 55 25 30 1,800 905 895
Czech 30 15 15 875 440 430
Macedonian 10 5 5 175 90 85
Polish 45 20 20 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 45 30 20 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 5 5 0 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 315 160 155
Slovak 10 5 10 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 5 0 150 70 75
Ukrainian 40 15 20 4,180 2,060 2,110
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 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. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Germanic languages 705 345 360 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 95 50 45 1,705 835 875
Danish 5 5 0 150 75 75
Dutch 45 20 25 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 540 265 275 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 5 0 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 5 0 5 60 20 35
Swedish 10 5 5 145 65 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 60 30 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 425 215 210
Greek 20 15 10 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 1,525 795 730 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 1,500 780 715 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 35 20 20 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 10 5 0 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 50 35 15 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 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) 1,355 700 655 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 0 0 0 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 0 5 1,480 750 730
Urdu 40 20 15 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 25 15 15 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 5 0 5 850 440 410
Pashto 0 0 0 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 20 10 10 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 280 130 150 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 0 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 70 35 35 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 80 35 45 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 10 5 5 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 125 60 65 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 30 10 20 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 165 85 80 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 0 5 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 0 0 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 35 20 10 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 5 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 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) 0 0 0 350 175 170
Shona 0 5 0 410 190 225
Swahili 5 0 0 1,090 530 565
Wolof 10 5 5 170 95 75
Yoruba 0 5 0 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 1,015 485 535
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 1,525 765 755
Dinka 0 0 0 800 420 380
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 725 350 375
Sign languages 70 40 30 1,095 630 465
American Sign Language 15 5 5 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 60 35 25 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 460 230 230 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 460 230 230 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 190 90 100 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 10 5 0 315 135 185
Mandarin 230 120 110 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 5 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 30 15 15 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 5 0 0 1,500 770 730
Burmese 0 0 5 280 145 130
Karenic languages 5 0 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 10 5 5 1,130 505 625
Lao 0 0 0 465 215 245
Thai 10 5 5 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 5 5 5 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 155 90 75
Turkish 5 5 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 55 30 30 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 30 20 15 105 50 50
Hungarian 30 10 15 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 2,555 1,215 1,335 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 150 70 75 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 2,360 1,125 1,235 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 10 10 0 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 35 15 20 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 20 154,870 78,335 76,530 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 146,380 74,340 72,045 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 2,280 1,160 1,120 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 1,230 535 700 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 4,885 2,260 2,625 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 970 435 535 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 3,915 1,825 2,090 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 10 5 0 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 35 20 15 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 50 20 25 2,795 1,340 1,455
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 85 50 40
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 153,935 77,825 76,110 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 153,395 77,615 75,780 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 153,345 77,605 75,740 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 6,870 3,030 3,840 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 17,730 8,605 9,125 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 2,355 1,095 1,265 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 195 95 95 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 175 95 80 23,465 11,155 12,310
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 25 0 15
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 10 0 10 90 20 70
Plains Cree 30 10 15 1,580 620 965
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Swampy Cree 0 10 0 45 25 25
Woods Cree 0 0 0 1,135 525 610
Cree, n.o.s. 140 75 65 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 20 10 15 955 425 530
Algonquin 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ojibway 20 0 15 925 415 505
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 20 10 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Athabaskan languages 1,680 735 945 2,640 1,255 1,385
Northern Athabaskan languages 1,680 735 945 2,630 1,250 1,380
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 20 10 10 0 10 0
Beaver 0 0 0 85 50 35
Carrier 660 255 405 45 10 35
Chilcotin 960 455 505 20 15 10
Dene 15 10 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 40 20 25 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 285 140 145
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 25 15 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 190 90 100
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 75 35 45
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuit languages 10 0 10 135 50 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 35 10 25
Inuktitut 0 0 0 60 20 35
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 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 10 10 0 145 75 70
Salish languages 400 220 180 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) 395 220 180 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 85 40 40 35 15 15
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 75 35 40 20 10 10
Nisga'a 10 10 10 15 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 10 10 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. 15 0 10 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 15,380 7,515 7,865 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 215 140 70 96,210 50,675 45,535
Berber languages 0 0 0 540 335 205
Kabyle 0 0 0 225 125 90
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 315 210 110
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 15,445 8,055 7,385
Bilen 0 0 0 370 235 135
Oromo 0 0 0 3,125 1,625 1,500
Somali 0 0 0 12,030 6,240 5,795
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 40
Semitic languages 210 140 75 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 15 10 0 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 190 125 70 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 0 0 0 3,250 1,650 1,600
Maltese 0 0 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 160 85 80 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 10 0 0 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 150 75 75 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 1,150 385 755 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 0 0 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 55 20 30 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 15 10 0 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 30 15 15 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 20 0 15 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 10 0 0 80 40 40
Malay 15 10 15 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 10 10 0 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,055 335 720 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 20 10 10 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 70 25 45 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 10 10 0 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 10 0 0 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 35 15 20 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 30 10 20 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 11,520 5,820 5,695 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 0 10 0 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 15 10 10 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 1,390 725 660 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 20 10 10 1,360 660 705
Latvian 10 10 10 590 300 290
Lithuanian 0 10 0 775 360 415
Slavic languages 1,370 720 655 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 0 0 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 0 0 0 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 35 15 15 1,795 945 850
Croatian 210 115 95 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 110 50 55 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 0 0 0 535 270 265
Polish 245 125 120 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 305 165 145 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 55 25 30 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 15 15 0 1,095 550 540
Slovak 50 30 20 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 75 35 40 735 360 375
Ukrainian 375 205 170 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 250 120 130
Celtic languages 40 30 10 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 15 15 0 440 215 225
Welsh 0 10 0 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 450 220 225
Germanic languages 4,580 2,205 2,370 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 265 125 140 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 190 70 110 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 505 290 215 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 10 10 0 475 275 205
German 3,585 1,675 1,910 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 10 10 0 160 70 95
Norwegian 75 35 40 1,450 635 810
Swedish 70 40 25 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 0 0 380 170 215
Yiddish 10 0 10 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 110 70 45 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 3,175 1,765 1,415 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 3,050 1,690 1,360 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 90 45 40 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 30 20 10 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 605 335 270 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 10 0 10 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 2,645 1,455 1,190 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 0 0 0 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 10 0 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 180 100 75 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 125 65 55 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 35 20 10 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 90 50 50 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 2,465 1,145 1,320 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 560 265 290 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 470 235 235 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 100 45 50 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 1,415 630 785 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 130 125
Japanese 280 130 150 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 295 130 170 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 10 10 10 800 375 430
Mongolian 10 10 10 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 205 90 115 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 15 0 20 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Edo 0 0 0 620 325 290
Ewe 0 0 0 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 10 300 165 135
Ga 0 0 0 345 190 155
Ganda 10 0 10 610 305 305
Igbo 45 20 30 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 10 10 0 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 0 10 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 1,155 605 550
Shona 10 0 0 1,810 850 960
Swahili 45 30 20 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 55 20 35 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 6,585 3,265 3,320
Nilo-Saharan languages 10 10 0 3,070 1,495 1,575
Dinka 0 0 0 1,655 825 825
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 1,425 675 750
Sign languages 385 140 240 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 105 30 80 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 275 115 160 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 885 460 425 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 875 460 415 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 385 195 185 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 0 0 0 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 520 285 235 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 0 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 45 20 30 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 15 10 10 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 0 0 10 605 305 295
Karenic languages 0 0 0 805 415 390
Tibetan 0 0 10 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 50 20 35 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 0 0 0 1,520 730 795
Thai 55 20 35 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 25 15 10 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 630 325 300
Turkish 20 15 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. 10 0 10 355 170 180
Uralic languages 345 190 155 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 10 10 0 185 85 105
Finnish 180 95 85 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 155 90 65 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 50 20 25 1,820 1,025 790

Data quality: Cariboo [Economic region], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.7%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

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. Cariboo [Economic region], 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).

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