Census Profile, 2016 Census
Division No. 8, Census division [Census division], Alberta and Alberta [Province]

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Characteristic Division No. 8, CDR
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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 15 206,260 103,215 103,045 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 195,630 98,370 97,255 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 105 45 60 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 9,495 4,305 5,190 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 1,030 495 535 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 16 206,260 103,220 103,045 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 202,695 101,420 101,270 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 2,290 1,185 1,110 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 285 135 145 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 995 480 520 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 2,435 1,250 1,180 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.2 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 18 206,260 103,215 103,045 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 203,635 101,930 101,705 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 183,060 91,845 91,210 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 180,560 90,565 89,990 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 2,500 1,280 1,220 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 20,575 10,085 10,495 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 1,020 485 535 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 975 470 510 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 5 0 0 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 950 460 495 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 0 0 0 50 15 35
Plains Cree 75 35 35 720 280 435
Southern East Cree 0 5 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 0 0 50 20 35
Woods Cree 15 5 10 910 430 480
Cree, n.o.s. 865 415 450 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 20 10 15 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 25 10 15 525 230 300
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 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 10 5 10 1,855 860 990
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 35 15 15
Carrier 0 0 0 15 0 15
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dene 10 0 5 1,470 710 760
Dogrib (Tlicho) 5 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 5 5 200 90 115
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 5 10
South Slavey 5 0 5 155 70 80
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 15 25
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 5 120 35 85
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 25 5 10
Inuktitut 5 0 0 60 20 45
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 35 10 30
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 5 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 5 0 0
Michif 0 5 0 80 45 35
Salish languages 0 0 0 15 5 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 5 5
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 5 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 5 0 5
Siouan languages 15 5 10 3,370 1,630 1,745
Dakota 15 5 5 350 165 185
Stoney 5 0 5 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 5 0 15 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 0 0 10 5 5
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 5 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. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 19,560 9,600 9,960 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 760 430 335 68,415 36,215 32,200
Berber languages 0 5 0 340 190 145
Kabyle 0 0 0 165 90 75
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 175 100 75
Cushitic languages 80 45 35 12,525 6,495 6,030
Bilen 0 0 0 315 185 130
Oromo 10 10 5 2,650 1,375 1,275
Somali 65 35 25 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 680 385 295 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 30 10 15 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 595 340 250 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 5 0 260 135 120
Hebrew 10 5 5 960 505 460
Maltese 0 0 0 75 30 40
Tigrigna 55 25 30 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 0 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 340 165 175 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 65 30 35 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 270 135 140 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 5,390 2,440 2,950 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 30 15 10 425 205 225
Cebuano 155 60 95 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 10 5 5 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 50 20 35 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 285 125 160 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 10 25
Malay 25 5 15 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 45 25 20 765 370 390
Pangasinan 25 10 15 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,715 2,140 2,575 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 20 10 10 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 980 430 550
Creole languages 45 25 25 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 10 5 5 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 25 15 10 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 190 105 80 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 5 0 0 535 270 265
Malayalam 80 45 35 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 65 35 30 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 30 20 15 2,130 1,135 995
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 50 25 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 105 55 45
Indo-European languages 10,625 5,390 5,245 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 10 5 0 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 50 30 20 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 2,060 1,005 1,055 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 35 20 15 1,010 475 535
Latvian 20 15 5 415 195 220
Lithuanian 15 5 5 600 285 315
Slavic languages 2,025 980 1,045 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 5 0 0 65 30 30
Bosnian 75 35 40 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 30 10 15 1,545 790 755
Croatian 60 20 40 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 70 35 35 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 5 0 0 360 185 175
Polish 265 135 135 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 515 230 285 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 70 40 30 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 20 5 10 970 480 485
Slovak 45 20 25 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 5 0 695 320 370
Ukrainian 880 450 425 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 215 120 100
Celtic languages 35 20 10 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 10 5 5 135 70 65
Welsh 15 15 10 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 65 40 25
Germanic languages 4,370 2,205 2,165 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 205 100 110 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 155 75 80 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 1,590 830 765 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 55 30 25 360 200 160
German 2,270 1,130 1,135 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 5 5 0 115 55 60
Norwegian 40 15 25 815 370 445
Swedish 35 15 20 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 10 5 5 320 150 170
Yiddish 0 0 0 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 55 30 25
Greek 80 40 35 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 1,520 805 715 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 1,125 600 520 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 50 30 25 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 110 55 55 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 245 135 110 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 105 60 50
Konkani 5 5 0 370 190 185
Marathi 5 0 0 1,510 775 730
Nepali 45 20 25 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 285 145 140 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 15 5 5 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 65 40 30 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 305 170 135 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 380 195 190 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,550 845 705
Pashto 90 40 50 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 290 150 140 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 2,510 1,280 1,230 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 0 0 0 75 30 45
Italian 115 50 65 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 100 60 40 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 150 75 75 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 2,140 1,090 1,050 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Japanese 55 15 40 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 5 0 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 0 5 230 130 100
Korean 430 225 205 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 545 255 290
Mongolian 0 0 0 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 265 135 130 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 40 20 15 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 0 0 0 35 20 15
Edo 0 0 0 275 155 120
Ewe 10 5 0 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 230 120 100
Ga 0 5 0 145 80 65
Ganda 5 0 0 280 145 135
Igbo 30 10 20 1,165 625 540
Lingala 10 5 5 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 5 5 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 5 0 805 405 400
Shona 15 5 10 1,100 545 555
Swahili 40 20 20 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 5 5 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 25 10 10 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 85 40 40 3,370 1,640 1,735
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 20 15 2,720 1,395 1,330
Dinka 30 15 10 1,345 705 640
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 40 25 20 830 440 390
American Sign Language 10 5 5 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 30 20 15 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 965 450 510 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 935 435 500 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 515 250 265 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 5 5 0 990 465 530
Mandarin 320 135 175 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 5 0 0 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 20 10 10 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 0 0 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 70 35 40 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 10 15 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 5 0 5 430 230 200
Karenic languages 20 5 10 795 415 380
Tibetan 0 0 0 575 295 275
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 275 130 140
Tai-Kadai languages 130 45 85 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 55 25 30 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 35 15 15 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 365 215 155
Turkish 10 10 5 3,140 1,760 1,375
Uyghur 0 0 0 130 70 60
Uzbek 15 10 5 205 115 90
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 215 95 120
Uralic languages 225 105 120 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 15 5 15 190 90 105
Finnish 65 20 40 810 330 480
Hungarian 150 80 70 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 25 20 5 690 415 280
Multiple responses 2,625 1,285 1,340 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 420 210 205 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 2,125 1,025 1,095 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 45 30 15 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 35 20 20 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 19 206,260 103,215 103,045 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 201,045 100,705 100,340 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 191,585 95,900 95,685 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 190,905 95,565 95,340 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 685 335 345 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 9,460 4,805 4,660 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 350 155 195 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 345 150 190 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 345 155 190 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 5 0 125 60 60
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Woods Cree 0 5 0 600 300 295
Cree, n.o.s. 330 150 180 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 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 5 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 5 0 5 60 35 30
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 5 55 30 25
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 10 5 5
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 5 5 2,125 1,025 1,095
Dakota 0 0 0 175 85 85
Stoney 5 0 5 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 9,110 4,645 4,460 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 540 290 250 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 50 30 20 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 10 5 10 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 40 25 15 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 490 260 225 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 15 5 10 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 430 235 190 24,230 12,555 11,675
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 260 130 130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 95 50 40
Harari 0 0 0 165 80 85
Hebrew 0 0 0 460 235 225
Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tigrigna 45 20 20 3,955 2,095 1,860
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 210 110 100
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages 205 100 100 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 35 15 20 960 460 500
Vietnamese 170 85 85 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 2,655 1,305 1,350 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 5 0 5 70 40 35
Cebuano 45 20 25 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 0 0 0 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 10 5 10 470 215 255
Ilocano 105 45 55 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 0 0 0 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 15 10 10 220 110 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,465 1,215 1,250 55,105 26,005 29,100
Waray-Waray 10 10 10 125 60 60
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 280 120 155
Creole languages 25 15 10 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 15 10 5 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 105 50 50 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 0 0 5 210 105 105
Malayalam 60 35 30 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 30 15 15 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 10 5 10 1,245 635 615
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 30 10 15
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Indo-European languages 4,355 2,265 2,090 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 5 5 0 1,060 570 485
Armenian 30 15 10 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 900 470 430 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 10 5 5 410 210 200
Latvian 5 5 5 165 85 80
Lithuanian 5 0 5 250 125 120
Slavic languages 890 465 420 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 30 15 15 785 400 385
Bulgarian 15 5 10 825 415 405
Croatian 20 10 10 1,800 905 895
Czech 20 10 15 875 440 430
Macedonian 5 0 0 175 90 85
Polish 70 35 35 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 270 135 135 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 15 10 5 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 5 5 5 315 160 155
Slovak 10 5 0 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 150 70 75
Ukrainian 425 235 190 4,180 2,060 2,110
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 55 30 25
Celtic languages 5 0 0 40 25 15
Scottish Gaelic 5 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 1,105 575 535 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 105 50 60 1,705 835 875
Danish 0 0 0 150 75 75
Dutch 280 155 130 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 15 10 5 60 30 30
German 695 360 335 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 0 0 0 60 20 35
Swedish 5 0 0 145 65 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 0 60 30 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 215 210
Greek 20 10 10 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 910 470 440 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 660 350 310 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 35 20 20 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 65 35 30 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 115 70 50 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 0 0 0 75 40 40
Marathi 0 0 0 845 440 405
Nepali 15 5 10 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 190 100 90 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 0 5 0 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 40 20 20 1,480 750 730
Urdu 195 105 90 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 245 120 125 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 0 0 0 850 440 410
Pashto 45 20 20 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 205 100 105 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 1,385 720 665 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 0 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 20 5 10 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 35 20 15 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 65 35 35 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 1,265 665 605 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 10 5 5 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 335 175 160 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 0 0 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 85 40 45 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 20 10 10 845 415 430
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Edo 0 0 0 70 35 35
Ewe 5 5 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 15 10 10 265 125 145
Lingala 5 5 5 85 35 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 280 135 145
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 0 5 350 175 170
Shona 0 0 0 410 190 225
Swahili 15 10 5 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 0 0 5 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 1,015 485 535
Nilo-Saharan languages 15 10 5 1,525 765 755
Dinka 5 5 0 800 420 380
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 725 350 375
Sign languages 50 30 20 1,095 630 465
American Sign Language 10 5 0 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 40 25 15 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 590 285 300 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 565 270 290 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 310 145 160 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 0 0 0 315 135 185
Mandarin 205 100 110 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10 5 5 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 5 0 0 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 45 20 25 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 25 15 10 1,500 770 730
Burmese 5 0 0 280 145 130
Karenic languages 15 10 10 665 340 320
Tibetan 0 0 0 420 220 200
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 140 65 75
Tai-Kadai languages 70 35 40 1,130 505 625
Lao 40 15 20 465 215 245
Thai 35 15 20 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 25 10 10 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 155 90 75
Turkish 10 5 5 1,945 1,030 915
Uyghur 0 0 0 80 45 40
Uzbek 15 5 5 135 70 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 35 25
Uralic languages 45 25 20 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 5 5 5 105 50 50
Hungarian 40 25 20 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 5,215 2,510 2,700 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 250 120 125 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 4,885 2,360 2,525 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 15 0 10 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 75 35 40 2,965 1,430 1,530
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 206,260 103,215 103,045 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 193,100 96,795 96,305 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 4,710 2,410 2,300 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 1,635 755 875 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 6,625 3,150 3,470 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 840 415 420 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 5,780 2,735 3,050 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 15 10 10 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 100 50 50 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 80 40 40 2,795 1,340 1,455
English, French and non-official language 5 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 44 204,545 102,510 102,040 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 203,565 102,070 101,490 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 203,460 102,030 101,425 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 9,545 4,275 5,275 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 26,420 12,880 13,545 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 1,630 785 850 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 1,580 765 820 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 20 0 10 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 1,535 740 795 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 0 90 20 70
Plains Cree 95 30 65 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 10 1,135 525 610
Cree, n.o.s. 1,430 705 725 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 30 20 15 955 425 530
Algonquin 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ojibway 30 20 10 925 415 505
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 30 15 10 2,640 1,255 1,385
Northern Athabaskan languages 25 15 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 0 2,010 975 1,035
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 75 30 45
Gwich'in 0 0 10 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 150 65 85
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 10 0 0 285 140 145
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 25 15 10
South Slavey 10 0 0 190 90 100
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 75 35 45
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuit languages 0 0 0 135 50 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 35 10 25
Inuktitut 0 0 0 60 20 35
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 25 20
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 40 25 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 10 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 35 25 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 10
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 145 75 70
Salish languages 15 0 10 50 25 25
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 10 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 10 10 0 10
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 10 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 10 10 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Siouan languages 30 20 10 4,050 2,005 2,045
Dakota 20 15 10 530 285 245
Stoney 10 10 10 3,650 1,790 1,855
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Tlingit 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 15 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 24,805 12,105 12,705 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,005 535 470 96,210 50,675 45,535
Berber languages 15 10 0 540 335 205
Kabyle 10 0 0 225 125 90
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 315 210 110
Cushitic languages 110 50 60 15,445 8,055 7,385
Bilen 0 0 0 370 235 135
Oromo 0 0 10 3,125 1,625 1,500
Somali 105 50 55 12,030 6,240 5,795
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 40
Semitic languages 885 485 400 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 35 10 20 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 810 440 360 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 25 20 0 3,250 1,650 1,600
Maltese 0 0 0 145 85 55
Tigrigna 60 35 25 7,315 3,915 3,400
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 450 250 205
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 375 225 145
Austro-Asiatic languages 365 145 215 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 150 50 100 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 225 105 120 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 7,130 3,270 3,860 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 15 0 10 330 150 180
Cebuano 215 80 140 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 0 0 10 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 10 10 0 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 385 150 235 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 0 0 0 80 40 40
Malay 75 50 30 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 100 45 55 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 20 15 10 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,895 3,145 3,750 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 15 10 0 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 25 0 20 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 75 40 40 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 10 0 0 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 50 20 30 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 15 10 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 245 130 110 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 15 10 10 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 105 55 50 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 115 60 55 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 40 25 15 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 13,100 6,570 6,535 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 0 0 0 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 10 10 10 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 2,275 1,120 1,150 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 35 20 20 1,360 660 705
Latvian 25 15 15 590 300 290
Lithuanian 10 0 10 775 360 415
Slavic languages 2,240 1,105 1,135 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 10 10 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 75 35 45 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 15 15 0 1,795 945 850
Croatian 155 60 90 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 40 15 25 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 0 0 0 535 270 265
Polish 310 135 170 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 950 500 445 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 130 55 70 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 30 0 20 1,095 550 540
Slovak 25 10 15 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 10 735 360 375
Ukrainian 960 515 450 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 250 120 130
Celtic languages 40 25 15 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 10 0 0 440 215 225
Welsh 25 20 10 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 450 220 225
Germanic languages 4,790 2,430 2,355 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 375 180 195 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 190 80 110 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 1,700 875 825 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 60 45 15 475 275 205
German 2,515 1,320 1,200 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 0 0 0 160 70 95
Norwegian 40 0 35 1,450 635 810
Swedish 70 25 40 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 30 15 15 380 170 215
Yiddish 10 0 0 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 110 55 60 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 1,780 970 815 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 1,380 750 630 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 110 55 60 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 95 45 50 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 560 315 245 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 0 10 0 125 80 45
Konkani 15 10 0 625 300 320
Marathi 15 10 0 2,575 1,385 1,195
Nepali 15 10 10 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 455 250 210 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 20 10 10 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 125 75 55 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 320 190 135 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 405 225 185 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 65 35 35 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 360 195 160 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 4,425 2,130 2,295 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 280 140 135 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 185 80 105 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 240 125 115 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 3,820 1,850 1,975 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 250 130 125
Japanese 200 100 95 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 450 225 225 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 800 375 430
Mongolian 0 0 0 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 545 275 275 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 110 45 65 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Edo 0 0 0 620 325 290
Ewe 0 0 0 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 300 165 135
Ga 20 10 10 345 190 155
Ganda 0 0 0 610 305 305
Igbo 140 70 75 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 20 10 10 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 0 0 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 10 10 0 1,155 605 550
Shona 15 10 10 1,810 850 960
Swahili 100 55 45 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 65 35 30 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 125 70 55 6,585 3,265 3,320
Nilo-Saharan languages 65 35 25 3,070 1,495 1,575
Dinka 60 35 30 1,655 825 825
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,425 675 750
Sign languages 320 145 175 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 135 60 80 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 190 85 100 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,200 585 620 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 1,170 565 600 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 710 345 365 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 15 10 0 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 475 210 260 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 0 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10 0 10 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 65 40 25 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 35 15 20 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 10 0 0 605 305 295
Karenic languages 20 10 10 805 415 390
Tibetan 0 0 0 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 180 75 110 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 60 30 30 1,520 730 795
Thai 120 40 80 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 10 10 0 4,255 2,420 1,835
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 135 155
Uzbek 15 15 10 425 200 225
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 355 170 180
Uralic languages 245 130 120 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 25 10 20 185 85 105
Finnish 60 30 30 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 165 95 75 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 95 55 40 1,820 1,025 790

Data quality: Division No. 8, Census division [Census division], Alberta

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 5.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.6%

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. Division No. 8, CDR [Census division], Alberta 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 April 16, 2024).

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