Census Profile, 2016 Census
Ottawa, City [Census subdivision], Ontario and Ottawa, Census division [Census division], Ontario

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	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Knowledge of official languagesUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data^{Census data footnote 15}	923,375	449,335	474,040	923,370	449,335	474,035
English only	549,395	279,175	270,220	549,395	279,175	270,220
French only	12,680	5,075	7,610	12,680	5,070	7,610
English and French	347,510	159,620	187,890	347,510	159,620	187,885
Neither English nor French	13,790	5,465	8,320	13,790	5,465	8,320
First official language spokenUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data^{Census data footnote 16}	923,370	449,335	474,035	923,375	449,330	474,035
English	749,725	370,365	379,360	749,720	370,360	379,360
French	138,900	63,600	75,300	138,900	63,600	75,300
English and French	21,300	10,070	11,230	21,300	10,070	11,230
Neither English nor French	13,445	5,295	8,150	13,445	5,295	8,145
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 17}	149,550	68,635	80,915	149,555	68,635	80,915
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 17}	16.2	15.3	17.1	16.2	15.3	17.1
Mother tongueUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data^{Census data footnote 18}	923,375	449,330	474,040	923,370	449,330	474,040
Single responses	889,715	433,335	456,385	889,715	433,335	456,380
Official languages	689,300	338,895	350,405	689,295	338,895	350,405
English	562,070	280,205	281,870	562,075	280,200	281,870
French	127,225	58,690	68,530	127,220	58,695	68,535
Non-official languages	200,420	94,440	105,975	200,420	94,440	105,975
Aboriginal languages	650	245	405	650	245	405
Algonquian languages	280	115	165	280	115	165
Blackfoot	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree-Montagnais languages	155	70	85	155	70	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Montagnais (Innu)	0	0	5	5	0	0
Moose Cree	5	5	5	5	5	0
Naskapi	10	5	5	5	5	5
Northern East Cree	20	15	5	20	10	5
Plains Cree	10	5	5	10	5	5
Southern East Cree	5	0	0	5	0	5
Swampy Cree	25	10	15	25	10	15
Woods Cree	5	5	0	5	5	0
Cree, n.o.s.	75	35	40	75	35	45
Eastern Algonquian languages	20	5	10	20	10	10
Malecite	5	5	0	5	5	0
Mi'kmaq	15	10	10	20	5	10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	105	35	65	100	35	65
Algonquin	25	10	15	25	10	20
Ojibway	70	25	45	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	10	5	5	5	0	5
Ottawa (Odawa)	5	0	0	0	5	5
Algonquian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Athabaskan languages	5	0	5	5	5	5
Northern Athabaskan languages	10	0	5	5	0	5
Babine (Wetsuwet'en)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beaver	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carrier	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chilcotin	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	5	0	5	10	0	5
Dogrib (Tlicho)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gwich'in	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sarsi (Sarcee)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sekani	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavey-Hare languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Slavey (Hare)	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Slavey	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavey, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	330	110	215	325	110	220
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	295	95	200	295	95	200
Inuit languages, n.i.e.	30	15	15	25	10	15
Iroquoian languages	25	10	15	30	15	15
Cayuga	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mohawk	20	10	15	25	10	10
Oneida	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	5	0	5
Kutenai	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michif	0	0	0	5	0	0
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	5
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	0	0	0
Dakota	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
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)	5	0	5	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	5	0	5	5	5
Non-Aboriginal languages	199,765	94,195	105,575	199,765	94,195	105,575
Afro-Asiatic languages	44,350	22,200	22,150	44,350	22,200	22,145
Berber languages	375	195	180	375	195	180
Kabyle	250	130	120	245	130	115
Berber languages, n.i.e.	130	65	60	130	70	60
Cushitic languages	6,660	2,870	3,785	6,665	2,875	3,785
Bilen	50	25	25	50	25	25
Oromo	215	120	95	215	120	95
Somali	6,300	2,680	3,615	6,305	2,685	3,615
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	90	40	50	95	40	50
Semitic languages	37,255	19,100	18,160	37,255	19,100	18,155
Amharic	1,455	680	770	1,455	680	770
Arabic	34,295	17,670	16,625	34,295	17,670	16,625
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	75	35	45	75	35	45
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	10	5	5	10	5	5
Harari	60	30	30	55	25	30
Hebrew	355	190	160	355	190	165
Maltese	30	10	20	30	10	20
Tigrigna	905	440	460	905	440	465
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	75	35	35	75	40	40
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	55	30	25
Austro-Asiatic languages	7,045	3,225	3,815	7,040	3,230	3,815
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,100	485	610	1,100	485	615
Vietnamese	5,930	2,735	3,195	5,935	2,735	3,195
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e	10	5	10	10	5	10
Austronesian languages	7,785	2,835	4,950	7,785	2,835	4,945
Bikol	30	15	15	30	15	20
Cebuano	370	120	245	365	125	240
Fijian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hiligaynon	110	35	75	110	40	75
Ilocano	575	225	345	575	225	345
Malagasy	55	25	25	55	25	30
Malay	395	160	235	395	160	235
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	25	10	15	25	5	15
Pangasinan	30	15	15	25	15	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,035	2,170	3,865	6,035	2,170	3,865
Waray-Waray	45	15	30	40	15	30
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	120	40	75	120	40	80
Creole languages	4,175	1,745	2,435	4,175	1,745	2,430
Haitian Creole	290	130	160	290	130	165
Creole, n.o.s.	3,705	1,535	2,170	3,705	1,530	2,175
Creole languages, n.i.e.	180	85	95	180	85	95
Dravidian languages	3,805	1,965	1,840	3,805	1,965	1,840
Kannada	225	115	105	220	115	110
Malayalam	660	345	315	660	345	315
Tamil	2,415	1,230	1,185	2,415	1,225	1,185
Telugu	485	270	220	490	270	220
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	20	15	10	25	15	10
Hmong-Mien languages	0	0	0	0	5	0
Indo-European languages	87,105	41,440	45,665	87,105	41,445	45,670
Albanian	660	325	335	660	320	335
Armenian	465	235	230	465	240	225
Balto-Slavic languages	20,270	9,080	11,190	20,270	9,080	11,190
Baltic languages	455	200	260	455	195	265
Latvian	250	110	140	250	115	135
Lithuanian	210	85	125	210	85	120
Slavic languages	19,815	8,885	10,930	19,810	8,885	10,930
Belarusan	40	20	20	40	20	20
Bosnian	600	275	325	600	275	330
Bulgarian	845	390	455	850	395	455
Croatian	1,005	460	540	1,000	465	535
Czech	915	405	505	915	405	505
Macedonian	65	25	40	60	30	35
Polish	5,525	2,485	3,035	5,525	2,485	3,035
Russian	6,150	2,680	3,470	6,155	2,680	3,470
Serbian	1,705	810	890	1,705	815	890
Serbo-Croatian	515	255	260	515	255	260
Slovak	570	260	315	575	260	315
Slovene (Slovenian)	210	85	125	210	85	120
Ukrainian	1,630	695	935	1,635	700	935
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	40	20	15
Celtic languages	110	50	60	115	55	60
Scottish Gaelic	45	25	20	40	25	20
Welsh	50	15	35	50	20	35
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	15	10	10
Germanic languages	8,680	3,980	4,705	8,680	3,980	4,700
Afrikaans	160	80	85	160	75	80
Danish	295	135	165	300	135	165
Dutch	2,215	1,060	1,150	2,215	1,065	1,155
Frisian	40	20	20	35	15	20
German	5,275	2,345	2,930	5,275	2,340	2,935
Icelandic	20	10	10	20	5	10
Norwegian	135	60	75	135	55	75
Swedish	275	140	135	275	145	135
Vlaams (Flemish)	75	35	45	75	35	40
Yiddish	175	95	75	180	100	75
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	15	5	10
Greek	2,110	1,105	1,005	2,115	1,105	1,005
Indo-Iranian languages	26,965	13,585	13,375	26,970	13,590	13,375
Indo-Aryan languages	18,345	9,255	9,085	18,345	9,255	9,090
Bengali	3,255	1,615	1,645	3,260	1,615	1,640
Gujarati	1,470	760	710	1,470	760	705
Hindi	2,875	1,470	1,400	2,875	1,470	1,400
Kashmiri	20	10	10	25	10	10
Konkani	105	55	50	105	55	55
Marathi	290	150	140	290	145	140
Nepali	925	440	485	925	440	485
Oriya (Odia)	40	20	20	40	20	15
Punjabi (Panjabi)	3,880	1,995	1,885	3,880	1,995	1,880
Sindhi	270	120	145	265	125	145
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	810	395	420	810	390	420
Urdu	4,410	2,220	2,180	4,405	2,225	2,185
Iranian languages	8,530	4,280	4,250	8,530	4,275	4,255
Kurdish	655	335	315	655	340	310
Pashto	1,025	520	510	1,025	520	510
Persian (Farsi)	6,850	3,420	3,430	6,850	3,420	3,430
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	95	60	40	95	60	40
Italic (Romance) languages	27,840	13,070	14,770	27,840	13,070	14,765
Catalan	30	15	15	30	15	15
Italian	9,030	4,470	4,560	9,030	4,470	4,560
Portuguese	4,205	1,970	2,240	4,205	1,970	2,240
Romanian	2,560	1,165	1,400	2,565	1,165	1,400
Spanish	11,985	5,445	6,540	11,985	5,445	6,540
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	25	15	10
Japanese	990	300	685	990	300	690
Kartvelian languages	35	15	20	30	10	20
Georgian	30	15	25	30	10	25
Korean	2,065	875	1,185	2,065	875	1,185
Mongolic languages	35	15	15	30	15	15
Mongolian	30	15	20	35	15	15
Niger-Congo languages	5,380	2,360	3,020	5,380	2,360	3,015
Akan (Twi)	355	175	180	355	175	180
Bamanankan	75	30	50	75	30	45
Edo	35	20	20	35	15	20
Ewe	75	30	50	75	25	50
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	100	45	55	100	50	55
Ga	60	30	30	60	30	25
Ganda	125	55	65	125	60	65
Igbo	180	90	95	180	90	90
Lingala	320	120	205	320	120	205
Rundi (Kirundi)	840	360	475	840	360	480
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	650	235	420	650	235	415
Shona	110	40	70	110	40	70
Swahili	1,100	485	615	1,095	490	615
Wolof	80	35	45	80	40	45
Yoruba	240	125	110	235	125	115
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,030	485	545	1,030	485	550
Nilo-Saharan languages	305	140	165	305	140	165
Dinka	90	45	45	90	40	45
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	220	95	120	215	95	120
Sign languages	220	105	120	225	105	120
American Sign Language	75	30	50	80	30	45
Quebec Sign Language	10	0	0	5	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e	140	75	65	135	75	65
Sino-Tibetan languages	31,945	14,835	17,105	31,945	14,840	17,105
Chinese languages	31,130	14,445	16,690	31,130	14,440	16,690
Cantonese	10,160	4,775	5,380	10,160	4,775	5,380
Hakka	155	65	90	155	65	90
Mandarin	18,575	8,565	10,010	18,575	8,570	10,005
Min Dong	50	25	25	50	20	30
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	725	315	410	725	315	410
Wu (Shanghainese)	445	205	240	440	200	240
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,010	485	520	1,010	485	525
Chinese languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	15	10	10
Tibeto-Burman languages	815	395	420	810	395	415
Burmese	225	120	110	230	115	110
Karenic languages	325	155	165	325	155	170
Tibetan	95	50	40	95	50	40
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	170	75	95	170	75	95
Tai-Kadai languages	690	245	445	690	245	445
Lao	345	155	190	345	155	190
Thai	345	90	255	340	90	255
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e	5	5	0	0	0	5
Turkic languages	1,645	835	815	1,645	835	815
Azerbaijani	120	70	55	120	70	50
Turkish	1,390	705	685	1,390	705	685
Uyghur	10	5	5	10	5	5
Uzbek	65	30	40	65	30	35
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	60	30	35	65	30	30
Uralic languages	2,055	965	1,085	2,055	965	1,085
Estonian	150	70	80	155	70	80
Finnish	300	120	185	305	120	180
Hungarian	1,595	775	825	1,595	770	825
Uralic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages, n.i.e.	140	85	60	140	80	60
Multiple responses	33,660	16,000	17,655	33,655	16,000	17,655
English and French	12,295	5,825	6,475	12,295	5,825	6,475
English and non-official language	15,135	7,340	7,795	15,130	7,335	7,795
French and non-official language	3,815	1,730	2,085	3,820	1,730	2,085
English, French and non-official language	2,415	1,110	1,300	2,410	1,110	1,305
Language spoken most often at homeUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data^{Census data footnote 19}	923,370	449,335	474,040	923,370	449,330	474,040
Single responses	866,210	422,345	443,870	866,215	422,345	443,870
Official languages	766,810	375,540	391,270	766,805	375,535	391,270
English	680,895	336,595	344,305	680,895	336,595	344,305
French	85,910	38,945	46,965	85,910	38,945	46,970
Non-official languages	99,400	46,805	52,600	99,400	46,805	52,595
Aboriginal languages	210	90	125	210	90	125
Algonquian languages	70	35	40	75	30	40
Blackfoot	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree-Montagnais languages	55	20	35	55	20	35
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Montagnais (Innu)	5	0	5	5	0	5
Moose Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Naskapi	5	5	0	5	5	0
Northern East Cree	5	5	10	10	0	5
Plains Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Southern East Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swampy Cree	5	5	5	10	0	5
Woods Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	30	15	15	25	10	15
Eastern Algonquian languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malecite	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	15	5	5	10	10	5
Algonquin	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	15	10	5	10	5	5
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	0	0	0
Northern Athabaskan languages	0	5	0	0	0	0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beaver	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carrier	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chilcotin	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dogrib (Tlicho)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gwich'in	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sarsi (Sarcee)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sekani	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavey-Hare languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Slavey (Hare)	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Slavey	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavey, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	130	55	75	135	55	80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	0	0	5	5	0	5
Inuktitut	120	45	70	120	50	70
Inuit languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	15	10	10
Iroquoian languages	0	5	0	5	5	5
Cayuga	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mohawk	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oneida	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kutenai	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michif	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	0	0	0
Dakota	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	0	0	0
Non-Aboriginal languages	99,190	46,715	52,480	99,195	46,715	52,475
Afro-Asiatic languages	24,665	11,855	12,810	24,665	11,855	12,810
Berber languages	220	110	115	220	105	110
Kabyle	180	85	95	185	85	95
Berber languages, n.i.e.	40	20	15	35	20	15
Cushitic languages	3,860	1,580	2,275	3,855	1,580	2,275
Bilen	30	15	10	30	15	10
Oromo	130	70	60	130	70	65
Somali	3,645	1,475	2,165	3,640	1,475	2,165
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	60	20	35	55	25	35
Semitic languages	20,580	10,165	10,415	20,580	10,165	10,420
Amharic	845	400	445	840	400	445
Arabic	19,105	9,455	9,645	19,100	9,455	9,645
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	40	15	20	35	15	20
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harari	20	5	10	20	10	10
Hebrew	135	80	60	135	75	60
Maltese	5	0	5	5	0	0
Tigrigna	415	195	220	415	195	220
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	25	15	15	25	10	10
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	10	5	5
Austro-Asiatic languages	4,140	1,895	2,245	4,140	1,895	2,240
Khmer (Cambodian)	460	200	265	465	195	260
Vietnamese	3,680	1,700	1,980	3,680	1,700	1,980
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e	5	5	0	5	5	5
Austronesian languages	3,335	1,395	1,940	3,335	1,395	1,940
Bikol	5	5	0	0	5	0
Cebuano	125	55	70	125	55	70
Fijian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hiligaynon	40	15	25	45	15	30
Ilocano	230	105	120	230	105	120
Malagasy	10	10	10	15	10	5
Malay	120	50	70	120	50	70
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	5	5	5	5	0	5
Pangasinan	10	5	5	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,745	1,130	1,615	2,745	1,130	1,610
Waray-Waray	15	5	5	10	5	10
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	40	15	25
Creole languages	1,825	745	1,080	1,825	745	1,080
Haitian Creole	155	70	90	155	65	85
Creole, n.o.s.	1,605	645	960	1,605	645	960
Creole languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	70	30	35
Dravidian languages	1,845	915	935	1,845	910	940
Kannada	75	45	35	75	45	35
Malayalam	280	150	135	280	150	135
Tamil	1,285	615	665	1,285	615	665
Telugu	195	105	90	195	105	90
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	5	0	5
Hmong-Mien languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indo-European languages	37,270	17,645	19,625	37,275	17,650	19,625
Albanian	295	140	155	300	140	155
Armenian	205	95	110	205	95	110
Balto-Slavic languages	8,925	4,195	4,730	8,920	4,195	4,730
Baltic languages	105	45	60	105	45	60
Latvian	55	25	35	55	25	30
Lithuanian	45	25	25	50	20	25
Slavic languages	8,815	4,150	4,670	8,815	4,145	4,670
Belarusan	20	10	10	20	10	10
Bosnian	305	150	150	305	150	155
Bulgarian	400	190	210	400	190	210
Croatian	330	150	180	330	150	180
Czech	205	100	110	205	95	110
Macedonian	15	10	5	15	5	5
Polish	1,995	915	1,075	1,995	915	1,075
Russian	3,625	1,690	1,935	3,620	1,695	1,935
Serbian	1,005	500	505	1,000	495	505
Serbo-Croatian	200	105	95	200	100	95
Slovak	195	90	105	195	90	100
Slovene (Slovenian)	25	10	15	25	10	15
Ukrainian	505	230	275	510	235	275
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	5	5	5
Celtic languages	10	5	0	10	10	0
Scottish Gaelic	5	5	5	5	5	0
Welsh	0	0	0	5	0	0
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Germanic languages	915	415	495	915	420	495
Afrikaans	35	20	20	40	20	20
Danish	25	10	10	20	10	15
Dutch	145	70	80	145	65	75
Frisian	0	0	0	5	0	0
German	625	275	355	630	275	350
Icelandic	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norwegian	10	5	10	15	5	5
Swedish	55	35	20	55	35	15
Vlaams (Flemish)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yiddish	15	10	5	15	5	5
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greek	625	300	325	620	295	325
Indo-Iranian languages	14,665	7,155	7,510	14,670	7,155	7,510
Indo-Aryan languages	9,590	4,740	4,850	9,590	4,745	4,850
Bengali	1,945	940	1,010	1,945	935	1,010
Gujarati	605	310	300	610	310	300
Hindi	1,285	650	635	1,285	650	635
Kashmiri	5	5	0	5	0	5
Konkani	35	15	20	35	15	20
Marathi	110	50	60	110	50	60
Nepali	730	360	375	735	355	370
Oriya (Odia)	15	5	5	10	5	5
Punjabi (Panjabi)	2,190	1,105	1,085	2,190	1,110	1,085
Sindhi	65	30	40	60	25	35
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	390	190	195	385	190	195
Urdu	2,215	1,090	1,125	2,215	1,090	1,125
Iranian languages	5,055	2,400	2,655	5,055	2,400	2,655
Kurdish	370	195	175	370	190	180
Pashto	645	310	335	645	310	335
Persian (Farsi)	4,040	1,895	2,140	4,040	1,895	2,140
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	25	15	10
Italic (Romance) languages	11,635	5,340	6,295	11,635	5,340	6,295
Catalan	15	5	10	20	5	10
Italian	2,500	1,110	1,390	2,500	1,110	1,390
Portuguese	1,850	870	980	1,850	865	985
Romanian	1,190	555	635	1,195	555	635
Spanish	6,070	2,795	3,270	6,070	2,800	3,270
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	0	0	5
Japanese	385	140	250	385	135	245
Kartvelian languages	5	5	5	10	5	5
Georgian	5	5	5	10	5	5
Korean	1,140	530	615	1,145	525	615
Mongolic languages	15	10	5	15	10	5
Mongolian	15	10	5	15	10	5
Niger-Congo languages	1,480	660	820	1,480	655	825
Akan (Twi)	125	60	65	125	60	65
Bamanankan	10	5	10	15	5	10
Edo	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ewe	20	5	15	25	5	10
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	25	15	15	25	10	15
Ga	15	5	5	10	10	10
Ganda	30	10	20	30	10	20
Igbo	55	25	25	55	25	30
Lingala	65	20	45	70	20	50
Rundi (Kirundi)	265	135	135	265	130	130
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	230	80	150	230	80	150
Shona	20	10	10	20	15	10
Swahili	380	175	210	380	175	205
Wolof	30	15	15	30	15	15
Yoruba	55	30	25	55	30	25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	150	70	80	150	65	80
Nilo-Saharan languages	80	35	40	80	35	40
Dinka	25	15	10	25	15	15
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	50	20	30	50	20	30
Sign languages	305	165	145	310	165	145
American Sign Language	105	50	60	105	50	60
Quebec Sign Language	10	5	5	15	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e	195	115	85	195	110	85
Sino-Tibetan languages	21,045	9,955	11,090	21,040	9,955	11,090
Chinese languages	20,465	9,680	10,790	20,465	9,680	10,785
Cantonese	5,840	2,685	3,155	5,840	2,685	3,155
Hakka	50	15	30	45	15	30
Mandarin	13,455	6,435	7,020	13,450	6,435	7,020
Min Dong	15	5	5	15	10	10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	280	115	165	285	115	170
Wu (Shanghainese)	250	120	130	250	120	130
Chinese, n.o.s.	575	300	275	575	300	275
Chinese languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	5	0	5
Tibeto-Burman languages	580	275	305	580	275	305
Burmese	145	65	80	150	65	75
Karenic languages	250	120	130	250	120	130
Tibetan	70	35	35	70	40	35
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	115	50	65	110	50	65
Tai-Kadai languages	260	100	160	260	100	155
Lao	165	70	95	165	70	95
Thai	95	30	65	95	30	65
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkic languages	855	415	440	855	420	440
Azerbaijani	50	25	30	50	25	30
Turkish	745	360	380	745	360	385
Uyghur	5	5	0	0	5	0
Uzbek	35	15	20	35	15	20
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	15	15	5
Uralic languages	500	240	265	500	235	265
Estonian	20	10	15	20	10	10
Finnish	35	15	20	35	15	20
Hungarian	445	210	230	445	210	235
Uralic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	35	20	10
Multiple responses	57,160	26,990	30,170	57,165	26,990	30,170
English and French	12,480	5,755	6,725	12,480	5,755	6,725
English and non-official language	36,690	17,710	18,980	36,690	17,710	18,980
French and non-official language	3,305	1,395	1,910	3,305	1,395	1,910
English, French and non-official language	4,685	2,130	2,560	4,685	2,125	2,555
Other language spoken regularly at homeUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data^{Census data footnote 20}	923,375	449,335	474,040	923,375	449,335	474,040
None	705,915	348,065	357,855	705,915	348,060	357,855
English	80,960	38,220	42,740	80,960	38,225	42,740
French	59,935	27,450	32,490	59,935	27,450	32,485
Non-official language	67,655	31,565	36,095	67,655	31,565	36,095
Aboriginal	405	150	255	405	150	255
Non-Aboriginal	67,250	31,410	35,840	67,255	31,410	35,840
English and French	2,595	1,220	1,380	2,600	1,220	1,380
English and non-official language	2,415	1,125	1,290	2,415	1,125	1,285
French and non-official language	3,800	1,645	2,150	3,800	1,645	2,150
English, French and non-official language	90	50	45	90	50	45
Knowledge of languagesUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 44}	916,860	446,515	470,340	916,855	446,515	470,340
Official languages	903,135	441,100	462,040	903,135	441,100	462,040
English	890,735	436,340	454,390	890,730	436,345	454,390
French	358,165	163,500	194,670	358,170	163,505	194,670
Non-official languages	276,220	129,510	146,705	276,220	129,515	146,710
Aboriginal languages	1,135	430	710	1,140	430	705
Algonquian languages	490	195	290	490	195	295
Blackfoot	10	0	10	0	0	10
Cree-Montagnais languages	210	80	125	210	85	125
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Montagnais (Innu)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moose Cree	10	0	0	0	0	10
Naskapi	20	10	10	20	10	10
Northern East Cree	30	15	15	30	15	15
Plains Cree	10	10	0	10	10	10
Southern East Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swampy Cree	55	15	35	55	15	35
Woods Cree	15	10	10	15	10	10
Cree, n.o.s.	85	35	50	80	35	50
Eastern Algonquian languages	30	15	15	30	20	15
Malecite	10	10	0	10	10	0
Mi'kmaq	20	10	15	25	10	10
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	260	100	160	260	100	160
Algonquin	45	25	25	45	20	20
Ojibway	195	70	125	195	75	125
Oji-Cree	10	0	10	15	0	10
Ottawa (Odawa)	10	0	0	0	0	0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Athabaskan languages	15	10	10	15	0	10
Northern Athabaskan languages	15	0	15	15	10	15
Babine (Wetsuwet'en)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beaver	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carrier	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chilcotin	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	15	0	10	10	10	10
Dogrib (Tlicho)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gwich'in	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sarsi (Sarcee)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sekani	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavey-Hare languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Slavey (Hare)	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Slavey	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavey, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	585	220	365	580	220	365
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	10	0	10	10	0	10
Inuktitut	530	200	325	530	200	325
Inuit languages, n.i.e.	45	20	30	50	15	30
Iroquoian languages	55	15	40	55	15	40
Cayuga	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mohawk	55	15	35	55	15	40
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	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	0	0	0
Dakota	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
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)	10	0	10	10	0	0
Nisga'a	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tsimshian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wakashan languages	10	0	0	10	0	0
Haisla	0	0	0	0	0	0
Heiltsuk	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala)	0	10	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	0	0	0
Non-Aboriginal languages	275,145	129,115	146,035	275,145	129,110	146,030
Afro-Asiatic languages	61,550	30,865	30,680	61,550	30,865	30,685
Berber languages	540	285	260	545	285	255
Kabyle	420	220	195	415	220	195
Berber languages, n.i.e.	120	65	60	120	65	60
Cushitic languages	9,300	4,165	5,140	9,305	4,160	5,140
Bilen	90	55	35	90	55	35
Oromo	380	170	210	380	175	210
Somali	8,770	3,900	4,870	8,770	3,895	4,875
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	135	50	85	135	55	80
Semitic languages	52,710	26,895	25,815	52,705	26,900	25,815
Amharic	1,980	945	1,040	1,980	945	1,040
Arabic	48,135	24,675	23,460	48,135	24,675	23,460
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	80	30	50	80	30	50
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harari	40	25	15	35	25	15
Hebrew	1,865	1,010	855	1,870	1,010	860
Maltese	65	25	40	60	25	40
Tigrigna	1,175	490	680	1,170	490	680
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	240	150	90	240	150	90
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	135	65	75	135	65	75
Austro-Asiatic languages	8,690	4,100	4,590	8,695	4,100	4,595
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,525	680	845	1,525	680	840
Vietnamese	7,215	3,440	3,770	7,210	3,445	3,775
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	10	0	0	10	0	10
Austronesian languages	10,155	3,770	6,390	10,160	3,765	6,390
Bikol	25	10	20	30	10	15
Cebuano	565	210	355	570	210	355
Fijian	10	0	10	10	0	10
Hiligaynon	165	55	110	165	55	110
Ilocano	705	300	405	700	300	400
Malagasy	105	55	45	100	50	50
Malay	615	270	345	615	270	345
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	65	20	40	65	20	40
Pangasinan	55	20	35	60	25	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	9,095	3,300	5,795	9,095	3,300	5,795
Waray-Waray	35	0	30	35	10	30
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	110	50	60	110	55	60
Creole languages	9,360	3,920	5,440	9,355	3,925	5,435
Haitian Creole	450	165	280	445	165	280
Creole, n.o.s.	8,325	3,490	4,835	8,325	3,490	4,835
Creole languages, n.i.e.	630	275	350	625	280	350
Dravidian languages	5,060	2,555	2,505	5,060	2,550	2,505
Kannada	465	235	235	465	235	235
Malayalam	835	375	460	835	375	460
Tamil	3,330	1,700	1,630	3,330	1,700	1,625
Telugu	795	420	375	795	420	375
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	30	20	10
Hmong-Mien languages	10	10	0	0	0	0
Indo-European languages	130,605	61,380	69,225	130,605	61,380	69,225
Albanian	785	385	410	785	380	405
Armenian	665	350	315	665	350	310
Balto-Slavic languages	24,530	11,210	13,325	24,535	11,205	13,325
Baltic languages	530	225	305	530	225	305
Latvian	260	105	155	260	110	155
Lithuanian	270	120	150	270	120	145
Slavic languages	24,095	11,010	13,080	24,090	11,010	13,080
Belarusan	125	60	60	125	60	65
Bosnian	1,025	470	555	1,030	475	555
Bulgarian	1,050	490	560	1,050	485	560
Croatian	1,830	905	930	1,830	900	930
Czech	1,315	570	750	1,320	570	750
Macedonian	95	35	65	95	30	60
Polish	6,530	2,970	3,560	6,530	2,970	3,565
Russian	9,135	4,205	4,925	9,135	4,205	4,930
Serbian	2,080	1,015	1,065	2,075	1,010	1,065
Serbo-Croatian	560	290	270	560	290	270
Slovak	910	380	530	910	385	525
Slovene (Slovenian)	265	120	140	265	125	140
Ukrainian	2,290	960	1,330	2,285	960	1,330
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	50	10	40	55	15	40
Celtic languages	395	190	205	395	190	205
Scottish Gaelic	150	80	75	155	80	80
Welsh	85	30	55	90	35	50
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	155	85	70	160	85	75
Germanic languages	16,750	7,935	8,810	16,750	7,940	8,815
Afrikaans	405	200	205	405	200	205
Danish	425	195	235	425	195	235
Dutch	2,855	1,330	1,520	2,850	1,330	1,520
Frisian	55	15	35	55	20	35
German	12,205	5,800	6,400	12,200	5,800	6,405
Icelandic	45	20	20	45	25	20
Norwegian	345	145	200	345	145	205
Swedish	605	295	310	600	295	310
Vlaams (Flemish)	80	40	40	80	35	45
Yiddish	355	185	175	355	185	175
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	20	15	0
Greek	3,090	1,545	1,545	3,090	1,545	1,550
Indo-Iranian languages	35,320	17,915	17,410	35,320	17,915	17,405
Indo-Aryan languages	25,805	13,125	12,675	25,805	13,125	12,680
Bengali	4,250	2,180	2,070	4,250	2,180	2,070
Gujarati	2,275	1,220	1,050	2,275	1,220	1,050
Hindi	10,335	5,355	4,980	10,340	5,350	4,980
Kashmiri	10	10	10	10	0	0
Konkani	140	75	65	140	75	65
Marathi	565	310	255	560	310	255
Nepali	1,275	640	635	1,275	640	635
Oriya (Odia)	75	45	30	70	45	30
Punjabi (Panjabi)	6,235	3,220	3,015	6,235	3,220	3,015
Sindhi	495	220	280	500	220	275
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,065	485	580	1,070	485	585
Urdu	7,175	3,600	3,570	7,175	3,600	3,575
Iranian languages	10,040	5,075	4,965	10,040	5,075	4,965
Kurdish	755	395	355	755	395	355
Pashto	1,400	755	645	1,400	755	645
Persian (Farsi)	8,665	4,340	4,325	8,665	4,340	4,320
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	200	120	80	200	120	85
Italic (Romance) languages	54,440	24,435	30,005	54,440	24,435	30,005
Catalan	80	30	45	80	30	50
Italian	15,500	7,400	8,105	15,500	7,400	8,105
Portuguese	6,120	2,990	3,125	6,115	2,995	3,125
Romanian	2,880	1,345	1,535	2,875	1,345	1,535
Spanish	33,075	14,180	18,890	33,070	14,175	18,890
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	105	65	40	105	65	40
Japanese	2,510	1,185	1,325	2,505	1,185	1,320
Kartvelian languages	40	15	20	40	20	20
Georgian	40	15	25	40	15	25
Korean	2,580	1,090	1,490	2,580	1,095	1,490
Mongolic languages	40	20	20	40	25	20
Mongolian	40	25	20	40	25	20
Niger-Congo languages	10,520	4,640	5,880	10,520	4,640	5,880
Akan (Twi)	630	330	300	630	330	300
Bamanankan	155	70	85	160	70	85
Edo	95	40	60	95	40	60
Ewe	205	80	125	205	85	125
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	165	70	95	165	65	95
Ga	165	85	80	165	85	80
Ganda	215	65	145	210	65	145
Igbo	300	165	135	300	165	135
Lingala	1,720	720	1,000	1,720	720	1,000
Rundi (Kirundi)	1,530	615	915	1,530	610	915
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	970	360	615	970	360	615
Shona	175	60	115	175	60	115
Swahili	3,040	1,325	1,715	3,035	1,325	1,710
Wolof	200	110	95	205	110	95
Yoruba	755	400	355	755	400	355
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,265	1,035	1,230	2,265	1,035	1,230
Nilo-Saharan languages	325	140	185	320	140	185
Dinka	190	85	105	185	85	105
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	135	55	80	135	50	80
Sign languages	1,630	655	975	1,630	655	975
American Sign Language	875	305	570	880	310	570
Quebec Sign Language	75	15	55	75	15	60
Sign languages, n.i.e.	715	350	365	715	350	365
Sino-Tibetan languages	36,395	17,190	19,210	36,400	17,190	19,210
Chinese languages	35,510	16,765	18,745	35,510	16,765	18,745
Cantonese	12,700	6,015	6,685	12,700	6,015	6,685
Hakka	265	125	140	265	125	140
Mandarin	24,495	11,310	13,185	24,495	11,310	13,185
Min Dong	40	20	25	40	20	25
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	1,035	465	565	1,035	460	565
Wu (Shanghainese)	415	205	215	415	205	210
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,010	535	475	1,010	535	475
Chinese languages, n.i.e.	25	15	15	25	10	15
Tibeto-Burman languages	925	440	480	920	445	480
Burmese	305	145	160	305	140	160
Karenic languages	365	185	180	370	185	185
Tibetan	50	30	25	55	30	20
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	365	150	205	360	150	205
Tai-Kadai languages	1,005	410	600	1,005	410	600
Lao	460	200	255	460	200	255
Thai	610	230	385	610	230	385
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkic languages	2,405	1,195	1,210	2,405	1,195	1,210
Azerbaijani	140	80	60	140	80	60
Turkish	2,070	1,035	1,040	2,075	1,035	1,035
Uyghur	45	25	15	40	25	15
Uzbek	80	20	60	80	20	60
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	125	65	60	125	60	65
Uralic languages	2,585	1,255	1,330	2,585	1,255	1,330
Estonian	245	115	130	240	115	125
Finnish	480	220	260	480	220	260
Hungarian	1,875	925	950	1,875	925	950
Uralic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages, n.i.e.	380	250	130	380	245	130

Note(s):

Footnote 15

Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data

Knowledge of official languages refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in English only, French only, in both languages or in neither language. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home.

For more information on language variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

Total population excluding institutional residents refers to the total population excluding persons who live in institutional collective dwellings.

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Footnote 16

Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data

First official language spoken is specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act. It refers to the first official language (i.e., English or French) spoken by the person.

Total population excluding institutional residents refers to the total population excluding persons who live in institutional collective dwellings.

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Footnote 17

Official language minority

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 18

Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data

Mother tongue refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the person at the time the data was collected. If the person no longer understands the first language learned, the mother tongue is the second language learned. For a person who learned two languages at the same time in early childhood, the mother tongue is the language this person spoke most often at home before starting school. The person has two mother tongues only if the two languages were used equally often and are still understood by the person. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, the mother tongue is the language spoken most often to this child at home. The child has two mother tongues only if both languages are spoken equally often so that the child learns both languages at the same time.

Total population excluding institutional residents refers to the total population excluding persons who live in institutional collective dwellings.

n.i.e. = not included elsewhere

n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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Footnote 19

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data

Language spoken most often at home refers to the language the person speaks most often at home at the time of data collection. A person can report more than one language as 'spoken most often at home' if the languages are spoken equally often.

For a person who lives alone, the language spoken most often at home is the language in which he or she feels most comfortable. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this is the language spoken most often to the child at home. Where two languages are spoken to the child, the language spoken most often at home is the language spoken most often. If both languages are used equally often, then both languages are included here.

Total population excluding institutional residents refers to the total population excluding persons who live in institutional collective dwellings.

n.i.e. = not included elsewhere

n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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Footnote 20

Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data

Other language(s) spoken regularly at home refers to the languages, if any, that the person speaks at home on a regular basis at the time of data collection, other than the language or languages he or she speaks most often at home.

Total population excluding institutional residents refers to the total population excluding persons who live in institutional collective dwellings.

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Footnote 44

'Knowledge of official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in English only, French only, in both or in neither language. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home.

'Knowledge of non-official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in a language other than English or French. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home. The number of languages that can be reported may vary between surveys, depending on the objectives of the survey.

For more information on language variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

This is a total population count. The sum of the languages in this table is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one language in the census.

n.i.e. = not included elsewhere

n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Ottawa, CV [Census subdivision], Ontario and Ottawa, CDR [Census division], Ontario (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 October 4, 2023).

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