Census Profile, 2016 Census
St. John's, City [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador and Alberta [Province]

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Characteristic St. John's, CY
Newfoundland and Labrador
[Census subdivision] 		Alberta

[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 15 107,645 51,860 55,785 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 97,235 47,480 49,755 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 40 20 20 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 9,885 4,155 5,730 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 485 210 280 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 16 107,650 51,860 55,785 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 106,330 51,240 55,090 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 685 355 330 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 180 80 95 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 455 185 270 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 775 395 380 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 0.7 0.8 0.7 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 18 107,645 51,860 55,785 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 106,845 51,435 55,410 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 100,660 48,125 52,540 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 100,010 47,790 52,225 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 650 335 315 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 6,180 3,310 2,870 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 25 15 15 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 0 0 5 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 0 0 0 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 5 0 0 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 0 0 0 720 280 435
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 50 20 35
Woods Cree 0 0 0 910 430 480
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 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 0 5 0 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 5 0 0 525 230 300
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 0 0 0 1,865 865 1,000
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 1,470 710 760
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 40 10 30
Gwich'in 0 0 0 15 5 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 70 20 45
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 200 90 115
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 5 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 155 70 80
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 15 25
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 25 10 10 120 35 85
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 25 5 10
Inuktitut 15 5 5 60 20 45
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 5 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 0 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 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Siouan languages 0 0 0 3,370 1,630 1,745
Dakota 0 0 0 350 165 185
Stoney 0 0 0 3,020 1,460 1,555
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 15 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tsimshian 0 0 0 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. 0 0 5 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 6,150 3,300 2,855 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,000 550 445 68,415 36,215 32,200
Berber languages 5 5 0 340 190 145
Kabyle 0 0 0 165 90 75
Berber languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 175 100 75
Cushitic languages 35 20 20 12,525 6,495 6,030
Bilen 0 0 5 315 185 130
Oromo 30 15 15 2,650 1,375 1,275
Somali 5 0 0 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 960 535 425 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 15 10 10 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 865 485 380 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 10 5 0 960 505 460
Maltese 0 0 0 75 30 40
Tigrigna 65 35 35 5,415 2,880 2,535
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 305 155 145
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 45 20 25 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 40 20 20 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 470 200 265 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 5 0 0 425 205 225
Cebuano 25 10 15 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 0 0 0 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 5 5 5 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 10 10 5 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 0 5 5 35 10 25
Malay 25 15 15 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 765 370 390
Pangasinan 0 0 0 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 400 165 235 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 980 430 550
Creole languages 25 10 15 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. 10 5 10 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 175 100 75 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 15 5 5 535 270 265
Malayalam 50 30 20 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 80 50 30 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 30 15 15 2,130 1,135 995
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 105 55 45
Indo-European languages 2,605 1,465 1,140 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 80 45 35 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 5 0 0 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 365 205 160 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 10 5 5 1,010 475 535
Latvian 5 0 0 415 195 220
Lithuanian 0 0 0 600 285 315
Slavic languages 360 200 155 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 0 5 5 65 30 30
Bosnian 10 10 5 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 40 20 20 1,545 790 755
Croatian 15 10 5 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 20 15 5 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 0 0 0 360 185 175
Polish 60 30 30 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 150 90 65 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 20 15 5 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 10 0 5 970 480 485
Slovak 0 0 5 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 5 695 320 370
Ukrainian 20 10 15 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 215 120 100
Celtic languages 10 5 5 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 5 0 0 135 70 65
Welsh 5 0 5 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 65 40 25
Germanic languages 295 180 115 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 15 10 10 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 25 15 10 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 45 25 15 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 0 0 0 360 200 160
German 145 80 60 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 20 15 10 115 55 60
Norwegian 35 20 15 815 370 445
Swedish 10 5 5 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 320 150 170
Yiddish 0 0 0 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 55 30 25
Greek 30 20 10 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 1,245 740 510 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 970 585 385 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 305 205 100 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 50 35 20 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 115 65 45 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 105 60 50
Konkani 0 0 0 370 190 185
Marathi 20 15 10 1,510 775 730
Nepali 135 75 55 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 90 45 40 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 10 0 5 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 50 25 25 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 210 120 85 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 250 135 115 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 5 5 0 1,550 845 705
Pashto 30 10 15 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 210 115 95 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 570 280 290 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 0 0 0 75 30 45
Italian 45 25 20 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 90 45 45 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 25 15 15 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 405 200 210 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 35 20 15
Japanese 30 10 15 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 95 40 55 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 545 255 290
Mongolian 0 0 5 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 250 125 120 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 25 15 15 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 0 0 0 35 20 15
Edo 0 0 0 275 155 120
Ewe 5 0 0 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 230 120 100
Ga 0 0 0 145 80 65
Ganda 5 5 5 280 145 135
Igbo 20 15 5 1,165 625 540
Lingala 5 5 0 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 0 5 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 5 5 5 805 405 400
Shona 10 5 10 1,100 545 555
Swahili 50 25 30 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 0 5 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 50 25 20 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 55 30 30 3,370 1,640 1,735
Nilo-Saharan languages 35 15 15 2,720 1,395 1,330
Dinka 10 5 5 1,345 705 640
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 40 20 20 830 440 390
American Sign Language 15 10 10 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 20 10 10 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,260 660 595 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 1,235 650 585 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 195 115 75 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 5 5 5 990 465 530
Mandarin 875 445 435 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 0 0 0 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 30 10 15 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 5 5 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 115 70 45 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 5 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 5 5 0 795 415 380
Tibetan 0 0 0 575 295 275
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 275 130 140
Tai-Kadai languages 25 10 15 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 5 5 0 1,020 485 535
Thai 15 10 10 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 55 30 25 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 5 5 0 365 215 155
Turkish 35 20 10 3,140 1,760 1,375
Uyghur 0 0 0 130 70 60
Uzbek 10 5 10 205 115 90
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 215 95 120
Uralic languages 45 10 30 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 0 0 5 190 90 105
Finnish 5 0 5 810 330 480
Hungarian 35 10 25 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 690 415 280
Multiple responses 805 425 380 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 180 85 105 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 570 325 255 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 35 20 20 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 15 5 10 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 19 107,645 51,860 55,785 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 106,155 51,095 55,060 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 102,910 49,395 53,510 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 102,575 49,245 53,330 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 335 150 185 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 3,250 1,700 1,545 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 5,875 2,925 2,945
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 20 10 10
Plains Cree 0 0 0 125 60 60
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 600 300 295
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5,120 2,540 2,575
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 190 95 95
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 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 0 0 0 620 325 300
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 10 5 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 540 280 260
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 55 30 25
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 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 0 0 0 2,125 1,025 1,095
Dakota 0 0 0 175 85 85
Stoney 0 0 0 1,945 935 1,010
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 3,245 1,700 1,545 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 685 345 335 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 30 20 15 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 30 15 15 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 0 0 0 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 650 325 320 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 5 5 5 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 595 295 295 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 25 25 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 30 20 15 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 960 460 500
Vietnamese 30 20 10 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 195 80 110 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 0 0 0 70 40 35
Cebuano 5 0 0 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 0 0 0 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 5 0 5 470 215 255
Ilocano 5 0 5 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 5 0 5 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 220 110 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 180 75 100 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 10 5 5 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 70 40 30 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 5 5 5 210 105 105
Malayalam 15 5 5 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 35 20 15 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 15 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 1,160 640 520 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 30 15 10 1,060 570 485
Armenian 5 5 0 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 115 65 55 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 115 60 55 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 0 0 0 785 400 385
Bulgarian 20 5 10 825 415 405
Croatian 0 0 0 1,800 905 895
Czech 5 5 0 875 440 430
Macedonian 0 0 0 175 90 85
Polish 20 5 10 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 65 35 30 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 0 0 5 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 315 160 155
Slovak 5 5 0 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 150 70 75
Ukrainian 0 5 0 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 90 45 40 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 0 0 0 1,705 835 875
Danish 10 5 5 150 75 75
Dutch 5 5 0 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 35 20 15 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 15 5 5 30 15 15
Norwegian 15 10 5 60 20 35
Swedish 5 0 5 145 65 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 60 30 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 215 210
Greek 0 0 0 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 655 385 265 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 490 300 190 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 145 105 45 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 20 15 10 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 45 30 20 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 0 0 0 75 40 40
Marathi 10 5 5 845 440 405
Nepali 90 55 40 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 55 25 30 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 0 0 0 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 30 15 15 1,480 750 730
Urdu 95 50 40 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 145 80 65 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 5 5 0 850 440 410
Pashto 10 5 0 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 135 70 60 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 265 125 140 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 5 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 10 5 5 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 35 15 20 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 10 0 5 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 210 100 110 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 5 0 5 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 55 25 30 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 0 0 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 95 40 50 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 5 5 5 845 415 430
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 5 0 0 95 50 50
Igbo 0 0 0 265 125 145
Lingala 5 5 5 85 35 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 5 5 280 135 145
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 350 175 170
Shona 0 0 0 410 190 225
Swahili 45 25 25 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 10 5 5 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 1,015 485 535
Nilo-Saharan languages 5 5 5 1,525 765 755
Dinka 5 0 0 800 420 380
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 725 350 375
Sign languages 55 35 20 1,095 630 465
American Sign Language 20 10 10 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 35 20 15 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 835 440 395 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 825 435 390 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 100 60 45 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 0 0 0 315 135 185
Mandarin 640 335 310 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 15 5 10 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 70 40 30 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 10 10 5 1,500 770 730
Burmese 5 0 0 280 145 130
Karenic languages 5 5 0 665 340 320
Tibetan 5 0 5 420 220 200
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 140 65 75
Tai-Kadai languages 10 0 5 1,130 505 625
Lao 0 0 0 465 215 245
Thai 5 0 0 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 25 10 15 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 155 90 75
Turkish 15 5 10 1,945 1,030 915
Uyghur 0 0 0 80 45 40
Uzbek 10 5 5 135 70 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 70 35 25
Uralic languages 10 5 5 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 0 0 0 105 50 50
Hungarian 5 5 0 1,995 980 1,015
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 240 140 95
Multiple responses 1,490 760 730 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 145 60 85 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 1,290 680 610 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 20 10 10 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 40 15 25 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 20 107,645 51,860 55,785 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 102,645 49,325 53,320 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 1,675 885 795 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 1,040 440 600 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 2,210 1,170 1,040 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 35 15 15 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 2,185 1,160 1,020 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 10 5 5 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 25 10 15 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 35 25 15 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 44 107,095 51,535 55,555 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 106,395 51,235 55,165 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 106,360 51,215 55,140 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 9,965 4,095 5,865 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 9,090 4,690 4,395 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 70 35 35 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 10 10 0 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 23,465 11,155 12,310
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 10 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 25 0 15
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 90 20 70
Plains Cree 0 0 0 1,580 620 965
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Woods Cree 0 0 0 1,135 525 610
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 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 10 10 0 955 425 530
Algonquin 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ojibway 0 10 0 925 415 505
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 0 0 0 2,640 1,255 1,385
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 2,010 975 1,035
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 75 30 45
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 150 65 85
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 285 140 145
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 25 15 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 190 90 100
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 75 35 45
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuit languages 60 20 35 135 50 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 35 10 25
Inuktitut 50 20 30 60 20 35
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 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 0 0 0 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 0 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 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 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. 10 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 9,035 4,660 4,370 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 1,315 700 615 96,210 50,675 45,535
Berber languages 10 10 0 540 335 205
Kabyle 0 0 0 225 125 90
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 315 210 110
Cushitic languages 35 15 20 15,445 8,055 7,385
Bilen 0 0 0 370 235 135
Oromo 15 0 10 3,125 1,625 1,500
Somali 20 10 15 12,030 6,240 5,795
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 40
Semitic languages 1,255 675 580 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 25 10 10 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 1,215 655 565 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 30 20 10 7,315 3,915 3,400
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 450 250 205
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 30 15 15 375 225 145
Austro-Asiatic languages 45 25 20 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 40 25 20 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 560 210 350 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 0 0 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 60 15 40 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 0 0 0 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 15 0 10 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 0 0 0 80 40 40
Malay 100 60 40 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 0 0 0 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 440 145 300 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 35 15 20 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 25 10 20 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 265 145 125 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 35 15 20 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 70 30 35 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 160 95 65 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 15 10 0 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 4,315 2,270 2,040 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 130 70 60 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 0 0 0 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 540 300 240 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 10 0 10 1,360 660 705
Latvian 10 0 10 590 300 290
Lithuanian 0 0 0 775 360 415
Slavic languages 535 300 230 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 0 0 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 20 10 10 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 50 25 30 1,795 945 850
Croatian 30 30 0 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 40 15 25 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 10 0 0 535 270 265
Polish 55 40 10 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 325 170 155 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 20 15 0 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 10 0 10 1,095 550 540
Slovak 10 10 0 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 735 360 375
Ukrainian 45 25 15 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 120 130
Celtic languages 95 60 35 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 25 20 0 440 215 225
Welsh 35 25 10 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 450 220 225
Germanic languages 875 440 435 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 35 25 15 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 45 30 15 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 65 25 40 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 0 0 0 475 275 205
German 625 305 320 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 40 20 15 160 70 95
Norwegian 60 30 30 1,450 635 810
Swedish 20 20 0 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 380 170 215
Yiddish 0 0 0 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 40 25 20 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 1,445 835 610 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 1,150 690 465 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 345 230 115 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 40 25 15 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 385 215 170 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 125 80 45
Konkani 0 0 0 625 300 320
Marathi 0 0 0 2,575 1,385 1,195
Nepali 150 100 50 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 150 80 70 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 0 0 0 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 60 35 20 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 285 180 105 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 265 145 120 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 25 20 0 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 50 35 15 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 190 85 100 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 70 40 25 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 1,450 685 765 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 10 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 185 100 90 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 245 110 135 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 25 10 15 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 1,125 540 590 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 15 250 130 125
Japanese 85 35 55 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 70 35 30 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 10 0 0 800 375 430
Mongolian 0 0 10 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 615 335 280 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 55 45 10 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Edo 0 0 0 620 325 290
Ewe 10 0 10 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 300 165 135
Ga 0 0 0 345 190 155
Ganda 60 40 20 610 305 305
Igbo 65 30 30 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 10 0 0 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 30 15 15 1,155 605 550
Shona 50 0 50 1,810 850 960
Swahili 160 95 60 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 165 95 70 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 95 45 50 6,585 3,265 3,320
Nilo-Saharan languages 55 35 20 3,070 1,495 1,575
Dinka 35 25 10 1,655 825 825
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 1,425 675 750
Sign languages 270 115 155 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 135 45 85 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 135 70 65 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 1,485 825 660 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 1,440 795 645 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 255 155 105 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 0 0 10 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 1,125 590 535 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 0 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 35 25 10 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 10 0 10 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 140 90 40 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 45 25 15 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 25 0 10 605 305 295
Karenic languages 35 25 10 805 415 390
Tibetan 0 0 0 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 25 10 20 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 10 0 0 1,520 730 795
Thai 20 10 20 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 65 35 30 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 630 325 300
Turkish 45 35 15 4,255 2,420 1,835
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 135 155
Uzbek 20 10 0 425 200 225
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 355 170 180
Uralic languages 75 10 60 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 10 0 10 185 85 105
Finnish 10 0 10 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 60 10 45 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 1,820 1,025 790

Data quality: St. John's, City [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.8%

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. St. John's, CY [Census subdivision], Newfoundland and Labrador 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 18, 2024).

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