Census Profile, 2016 Census
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Language used most often at work
Total - Language used most often at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 178 19,956,255 10,342,970 9,613,285 19,956,255 10,342,970 9,613,285
Single responses 19,365,980 10,042,855 9,323,130 19,365,980 10,042,855 9,323,130
Official languages 19,090,545 9,897,470 9,193,075 19,090,545 9,897,470 9,193,075
English 15,265,335 7,952,010 7,313,320 15,265,335 7,952,010 7,313,320
French 3,825,215 1,945,465 1,879,750 3,825,215 1,945,465 1,879,750
Non-official languages 275,430 145,380 130,055 275,430 145,380 130,055
Aboriginal languages 24,950 12,385 12,565 24,950 12,385 12,565
Algonquian languages 14,440 7,370 7,070 14,440 7,370 7,070
Blackfoot 80 45 35 80 45 35
Cree-Montagnais languages 11,540 5,820 5,720 11,540 5,820 5,720
Atikamekw 1,095 580 515 1,095 580 515
Montagnais (Innu) 2,055 970 1,085 2,055 970 1,085
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 370 180 190 370 180 190
Northern East Cree 40 25 10 40 25 10
Plains Cree 95 60 35 95 60 35
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 15 10 0 15 10 0
Woods Cree 75 35 40 75 35 40
Cree, n.o.s. 7,795 3,965 3,835 7,795 3,965 3,835
Eastern Algonquian languages 925 510 420 925 510 420
Malecite 10 0 10 10 0 10
Mi'kmaq 915 505 410 915 505 410
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 1,895 995 900 1,895 995 900
Algonquin 45 20 25 45 20 25
Ojibway 765 380 385 765 380 385
Oji-Cree 1,080 595 485 1,080 595 485
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 10 0 0 10 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 1,140 530 610 1,140 530 610
Northern Athabaskan languages 1,135 525 610 1,135 525 610
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 20 0 15 20 0 15
Chilcotin 20 0 10 20 0 10
Dene 770 360 405 770 360 405
Dogrib (Tlicho) 165 80 80 165 80 80
Gwich'in 10 10 10 10 10 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 10 0 0 10 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 135 65 70 135 65 70
North Slavey (Hare) 95 45 45 95 45 45
South Slavey 35 20 20 35 20 20
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 10 0 10 10 0
Tahltan languages 10 10 10 10 10 10
Kaska (Nahani) 10 0 0 10 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 10 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 10 0 0 10
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 10 0 10 10 0 10
Inuit languages 8,845 4,255 4,595 8,845 4,255 4,595
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 35 10 25 35 10 25
Inuktitut 8,800 4,240 4,555 8,800 4,240 4,555
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 15 10 10
Iroquoian languages 35 10 30 35 10 30
Cayuga 10 0 0 10 0 0
Mohawk 35 10 25 35 10 25
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 0 10 0 0
Salish languages 110 25 85 110 25 85
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 15 10 10 15 10 10
Lillooet 15 10 10 15 10 10
Okanagan 20 10 20 20 10 20
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 35 0 30 35 0 30
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 15 0 15 15 0 15
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 10 0 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 0 0
Siouan languages 260 155 105 260 155 105
Dakota 20 10 10 20 10 10
Stoney 240 145 95 240 145 95
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 10 10 10 10 10 10
Tsimshian languages 25 0 20 25 0 20
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 10 10 10 10 10
Nisga'a 10 10 0 10 10 0
Tsimshian 0 0 10 0 0 10
Wakashan languages 35 15 20 35 15 20
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 15 10 10 15 10 10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 10 10 10 10 10 10
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 30 15 15 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 250,485 132,990 117,490 250,485 132,990 117,490
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,380 4,530 2,850 7,380 4,530 2,850
Berber languages 35 10 30 35 10 30
Kabyle 20 0 20 20 0 20
Berber languages, n.i.e. 15 10 15 15 10 15
Cushitic languages 275 105 170 275 105 170
Bilen 10 10 10 10 10 10
Oromo 45 25 20 45 25 20
Somali 220 80 145 220 80 145
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 7,065 4,420 2,650 7,065 4,420 2,650
Amharic 200 95 100 200 95 100
Arabic 5,585 3,695 1,890 5,585 3,695 1,890
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 205 155 55 205 155 55
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 30 20 15 30 20 15
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hebrew 825 335 490 825 335 490
Maltese 25 15 10 25 15 10
Tigrigna 135 70 60 135 70 60
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 65 35 30 65 35 30
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,550 3,790 4,760 8,550 3,790 4,760
Khmer (Cambodian) 475 230 245 475 230 245
Vietnamese 8,070 3,560 4,510 8,070 3,560 4,510
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 3,850 1,750 2,095 3,850 1,750 2,095
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cebuano 75 20 55 75 20 55
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 25 0 15 25 0 15
Ilocano 110 50 60 110 50 60
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 140 75 65 140 75 65
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 10 0 10 10 0 10
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3,450 1,580 1,875 3,450 1,580 1,875
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 40 25 15 40 25 15
Creole languages 350 125 225 350 125 225
Haitian Creole 25 10 15 25 10 15
Creole, n.o.s. 315 110 200 315 110 200
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 15 0 10
Dravidian languages 2,225 1,060 1,165 2,225 1,060 1,165
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 90 50 45 90 50 45
Tamil 2,090 1,005 1,080 2,090 1,005 1,080
Telugu 45 10 35 45 10 35
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 10 10 0 10 10 0
Indo-European languages 85,550 47,305 38,245 85,550 47,305 38,245
Albanian 350 220 125 350 220 125
Armenian 450 220 230 450 220 230
Balto-Slavic languages 10,075 4,745 5,330 10,075 4,745 5,330
Baltic languages 95 35 60 95 35 60
Latvian 40 10 25 40 10 25
Lithuanian 60 25 30 60 25 30
Slavic languages 9,980 4,710 5,270 9,980 4,710 5,270
Belarusan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 155 90 65 155 90 65
Bulgarian 205 110 90 205 110 90
Croatian 220 130 95 220 130 95
Czech 70 40 30 70 40 30
Macedonian 95 45 55 95 45 55
Polish 2,500 1,265 1,235 2,500 1,265 1,235
Russian 4,850 2,135 2,720 4,850 2,135 2,720
Serbian 530 320 210 530 320 210
Serbo-Croatian 30 25 0 30 25 0
Slovak 100 60 40 100 60 40
Slovene (Slovenian) 15 0 10 15 0 10
Ukrainian 1,210 485 725 1,210 485 725
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 10 10 0
Celtic languages 25 20 10 25 20 10
Scottish Gaelic 15 15 0 15 15 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 10 10 10
Germanic languages 13,285 7,455 5,835 13,285 7,455 5,835
Afrikaans 85 40 40 85 40 40
Danish 90 50 35 90 50 35
Dutch 1,165 630 540 1,165 630 540
Frisian 40 25 15 40 25 15
German 10,065 5,715 4,345 10,065 5,715 4,345
Icelandic 0 10 0 0 10 0
Norwegian 65 30 40 65 30 40
Swedish 125 55 70 125 55 70
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 20 15 35 20 15
Yiddish 895 390 505 895 390 505
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 720 495 225 720 495 225
Greek 1,020 545 475 1,020 545 475
Indo-Iranian languages 37,330 21,140 16,190 37,330 21,140 16,190
Indo-Aryan languages 32,485 18,125 14,360 32,485 18,125 14,360
Bengali 530 275 245 530 275 245
Gujarati 880 300 585 880 300 585
Hindi 1,405 755 650 1,405 755 650
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konkani 10 0 0 10 0 0
Marathi 30 15 15 30 15 15
Nepali 195 95 100 195 95 100
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 27,870 15,945 11,920 27,870 15,945 11,920
Sindhi 35 10 30 35 10 30
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 40 25 20 40 25 20
Urdu 1,495 705 790 1,495 705 790
Iranian languages 4,820 3,000 1,815 4,820 3,000 1,815
Kurdish 185 150 40 185 150 40
Pashto 50 20 25 50 20 25
Persian (Farsi) 4,580 2,830 1,750 4,580 2,830 1,750
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 20 10 15 20 10 15
Italic (Romance) languages 23,025 12,965 10,060 23,025 12,965 10,060
Catalan 30 10 20 30 10 20
Italian 1,705 895 805 1,705 895 805
Portuguese 7,490 4,795 2,695 7,490 4,795 2,695
Romanian 745 365 380 745 365 380
Spanish 13,030 6,885 6,145 13,030 6,885 6,145
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 25 10 10
Japanese 3,255 1,195 2,065 3,255 1,195 2,065
Kartvelian languages 30 10 20 30 10 20
Georgian 30 10 20 30 10 20
Korean 12,150 6,260 5,885 12,150 6,260 5,885
Mongolic languages 10 10 0 10 10 0
Mongolian 10 0 10 10 0 10
Niger-Congo languages 235 120 115 235 120 115
Akan (Twi) 25 10 20 25 10 20
Bamanankan 10 0 0 10 0 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 10 0 0 10 0 0
Ganda 20 10 10 20 10 10
Igbo 10 10 0 10 10 0
Lingala 10 0 10 10 0 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 25 0 15 25 0 15
Shona 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 80 50 30 80 50 30
Wolof 10 0 10 10 0 10
Yoruba 15 0 15 15 0 15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 30 20 0 30 20 0
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages 1,920 740 1,180 1,920 740 1,180
American Sign Language 1,145 340 810 1,145 340 810
Quebec Sign Language 135 15 115 135 15 115
Sign languages, n.i.e 640 390 255 640 390 255
Sino-Tibetan languages 122,880 65,030 57,850 122,880 65,030 57,850
Chinese languages 122,610 64,880 57,730 122,610 64,880 57,730
Cantonese 58,815 30,485 28,340 58,815 30,485 28,340
Hakka 70 25 45 70 25 45
Mandarin 60,090 32,430 27,665 60,090 32,430 27,665
Min Dong 25 15 10 25 15 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 565 335 225 565 335 225
Wu (Shanghainese) 105 65 45 105 65 45
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,930 1,530 1,405 2,930 1,530 1,405
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 270 155 115 270 155 115
Burmese 75 35 35 75 35 35
Karenic languages 135 75 55 135 75 55
Tibetan 50 30 20 50 30 20
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 15 10 10
Tai-Kadai languages 675 270 405 675 270 405
Lao 150 70 80 150 70 80
Thai 525 205 325 525 205 325
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 750 475 275 750 475 275
Azerbaijani 30 20 0 30 20 0
Turkish 685 435 255 685 435 255
Uyghur 15 15 0 15 15 0
Uzbek 15 10 0 15 10 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uralic languages 595 270 325 595 270 325
Estonian 50 15 40 50 15 40
Finnish 105 40 65 105 40 65
Hungarian 435 225 215 435 225 215
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 80 45 35 80 45 35
Multiple responses 590,270 300,115 290,155 590,270 300,115 290,155
English and French 412,680 211,095 201,585 412,680 211,095 201,585
English and non-official language 154,285 77,870 76,420 154,285 77,870 76,420
French and non-official language 7,830 3,595 4,235 7,830 3,595 4,235
English, French and non-official language 15,475 7,565 7,915 15,475 7,565 7,915
Other language used regularly at work
Total - Other language(s) used regularly at work for the population in private households aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015 - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 179 19,956,250 10,342,970 9,613,290 19,956,250 10,342,970 9,613,290
None 17,456,725 9,056,235 8,400,490 17,456,725 9,056,235 8,400,490
English 1,259,225 661,460 597,765 1,259,225 661,460 597,765
French 705,780 349,035 356,745 705,780 349,035 356,745
Non-official language 496,565 257,455 239,105 496,565 257,455 239,105
Aboriginal 37,615 17,215 20,400 37,615 17,215 20,400
Non-Aboriginal 458,945 240,245 218,710 458,945 240,245 218,710
English and French 2,535 1,200 1,335 2,535 1,200 1,335
English and non-official language 18,040 8,765 9,280 18,040 8,765 9,280
French and non-official language 17,265 8,730 8,540 17,265 8,730 8,540
English, French and non-official language 115 90 30 115 90 30

Data quality: Canada [Country]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Data quality: Canada [Country]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Canada [Country] and Canada [Country] (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 30, 2024).

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