Data tables, 2016 Census

Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 100% Data The letter C inside a yellow triangle - correction

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This table details mother tongue , knowledge of official languages , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Quebec / Québec
Data quality
Mother tongue (269) Knowledge of official languages (5)
Total - Knowledge of official languages English only French only English and French Neither English nor French
Total - Mother tongueFootnote 1 8,066,560 372,445 4,032,635 3,586,405 75,065
Single responses 7,881,650 359,620 3,991,975 3,455,765 74,290
Official languages 6,820,820 185,260 3,717,735 2,916,310 1,510
English 601,155 183,150 3,960 413,580 465
French 6,219,660 2,110 3,713,775 2,502,735 1,045
Non-official languages 1,060,835 174,355 274,240 539,460 72,780
Aboriginal languages 45,570 19,890 13,790 8,185 3,710
Algonquian languages 33,135 12,575 13,335 5,480 1,750
Blackfoot 5 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 31,430 11,975 12,845 4,885 1,725
Atikamekw 6,145 5 5,390 305 450
Montagnais (Innu) 8,715 100 7,390 840 380
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 590 410 15 125 40
Northern East Cree 135 80 0 50 5
Plains Cree 10 5 0 5 0
Southern East Cree 35 15 0 15 0
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 0 0
Woods Cree 10 5 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 15,790 11,355 50 3,535 850
Eastern Algonquian languages 480 365 5 115 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 480 365 5 110 5
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 1,210 235 490 470 20
Algonquin 1,185 220 480 460 25
Ojibway 25 5 10 5 0
Oji-Cree 5 5 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 0
Athabaskan languages 15 0 5 5 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 5 5 5 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 5 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 5 0 5 5 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 0 5 5 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 11,965 6,965 400 2,650 1,955
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 5 0 0 0
Inuktitut 11,895 6,925 390 2,625 1,950
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 75 40 15 20 0
Iroquoian languages 375 315 15 45 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 365 310 15 40 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 5 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 65 30 25 5 0
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,015,265 154,465 260,455 531,275 69,070
Afro-Asiatic languages 197,535 14,480 72,975 99,890 10,185
Berber languages 20,845 80 12,535 7,665 565
Kabyle 12,470 40 7,765 4,290 365
Berber languages, n.i.e. 8,375 40 4,770 3,380 195
Cushitic languages 1,125 110 340 600 80
Bilen 15 5 5 10 0
Oromo 15 10 0 5 0
Somali 1,070 90 325 575 75
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 25 5 10 10 0
Semitic languages 175,215 14,260 59,965 91,455 9,530
Amharic 745 270 25 435 20
Arabic 169,890 12,555 59,775 88,245 9,320
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 155 35 15 70 30
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 15 5 5 5 5
Harari 5 5 0 5 0
Hebrew 3,885 1,225 110 2,435 115
Maltese 25 15 0 10 0
Tigrigna 385 135 20 205 20
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 110 20 15 50 30
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 355 35 135 160 20
Austro-Asiatic languages 36,310 3,845 9,480 18,405 4,585
Khmer (Cambodian) 8,855 605 3,035 4,005 1,215
Vietnamese 27,430 3,235 6,435 14,385 3,370
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 25 5 15 10 0
Austronesian languages 21,635 14,425 690 6,300 215
Bikol 115 80 0 35 0
Cebuano 885 595 5 280 5
Fijian 5 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 410 285 5 115 5
Ilocano 2,065 1,680 0 350 30
Malagasy 1,250 0 580 655 15
Malay 705 295 20 370 20
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 200 155 0 40 0
Pangasinan 90 80 0 10 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15,545 11,055 30 4,320 135
Waray-Waray 50 35 0 20 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 320 165 50 100 5
Creole languages 56,985 260 34,965 20,080 1,680
Haitian Creole 2,220 5 1,305 845 60
Creole, n.o.s. 53,785 195 33,560 18,410 1,620
Creole languages, n.i.e. 985 60 90 825 0
Dravidian languages 14,865 7,410 445 5,655 1,350
Kannada 240 180 0 55 5
Malayalam 440 305 5 115 15
Tamil 13,595 6,500 435 5,345 1,320
Telugu 575 425 0 135 15
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 0 10 0
Hmong-Mien languages 25 5 5 10 5
Indo-European languages 553,045 78,450 114,005 326,040 34,555
Albanian 2,790 280 845 1,430 240
Armenian 16,435 2,015 1,170 11,890 1,360
Balto-Slavic languages 68,155 12,515 12,405 39,885 3,355
Baltic languages 850 275 15 545 10
Latvian 295 110 5 175 5
Lithuanian 555 170 10 375 10
Slavic languages 67,305 12,245 12,385 39,340 3,340
Belarusan 80 15 10 50 0
Bosnian 1,615 95 770 665 90
Bulgarian 6,985 580 1,445 4,725 235
Croatian 2,330 570 270 1,435 55
Czech 1,465 400 115 940 15
Macedonian 205 35 25 145 5
Polish 13,935 3,245 1,405 8,895 395
Russian 28,565 4,995 6,160 15,315 2,095
Serbian 3,140 465 660 1,875 140
Serbo-Croatian 1,805 130 595 1,005 75
Slovak 1,040 285 80 660 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 750 330 15 405 5
Ukrainian 5,205 1,060 795 3,135 215
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 175 45 30 90 0
Celtic languages 150 35 35 80 5
Scottish Gaelic 25 10 0 15 0
Welsh 35 20 5 20 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 95 10 35 50 0
Germanic languages 27,545 9,165 1,175 15,425 1,780
Afrikaans 125 70 5 50 0
Danish 395 165 5 225 0
Dutch 2,825 590 115 2,110 15
Frisian 10 5 0 5 0
German 13,670 3,645 885 9,030 110
Icelandic 65 30 0 35 0
Norwegian 200 75 0 125 0
Swedish 555 185 15 355 5
Vlaams (Flemish) 540 25 90 425 0
Yiddish 8,985 4,380 20 2,930 1,650
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 175 0 30 140 5
Greek 38,640 11,650 515 23,075 3,395
Indo-Iranian languages 76,040 29,570 5,745 33,070 7,655
Indo-Aryan languages 45,845 21,940 1,570 17,640 4,700
Bengali 11,000 5,205 305 4,645 845
Gujarati 6,070 2,940 140 2,270 720
Hindi 3,030 1,875 30 1,005 115
Kashmiri 15 15 0 5 0
Konkani 110 60 20 30 0
Marathi 260 170 0 80 5
Nepali 1,505 145 470 435 455
Oriya (Odia) 35 25 0 10 0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,380 6,220 230 4,215 1,715
Sindhi 325 110 20 195 10
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 640 380 5 255 10
Urdu 10,470 4,790 350 4,505 830
Iranian languages 29,760 7,515 4,100 15,250 2,895
Kurdish 980 185 295 360 140
Pashto 1,285 425 120 525 215
Persian (Farsi) 27,490 6,910 3,680 14,365 2,535
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 435 115 80 180 65
Italic (Romance) languages 323,290 13,205 92,120 201,185 16,780
Catalan 320 25 60 225 0
Italian 104,595 4,210 15,735 79,365 5,290
Portuguese 36,770 1,995 10,640 22,300 1,840
Romanian 35,845 945 9,170 24,385 1,340
Spanish 145,635 6,025 56,485 74,820 8,300
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 125 5 35 80 5
Japanese 2,520 1,015 180 1,220 105
Kartvelian languages 170 50 20 90 10
Georgian 175 55 20 95 10
Korean 5,155 2,385 195 2,060 515
Mongolic languages 190 50 35 90 15
Mongolian 195 50 40 90 15
Niger-Congo languages 28,360 1,405 14,080 12,065 800
Akan (Twi) 1,045 510 15 510 10
Bamanankan 1,200 5 710 465 15
Edo 80 40 10 25 5
Ewe 730 25 360 335 5
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 2,055 0 1,165 840 45
Ga 80 45 0 35 0
Ganda 35 25 0 10 0
Igbo 120 80 0 40 0
Lingala 2,470 10 1,640 805 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 3,345 15 1,565 1,585 175
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 2,500 60 850 1,530 60
Shona 85 45 0 40 0
Swahili 3,010 160 1,585 1,105 155
Wolof 3,230 15 1,595 1,545 75
Yoruba 255 105 50 105 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 8,130 270 4,545 3,080 240
Nilo-Saharan languages 345 15 185 120 20
Dinka 5 0 0 5 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 340 15 185 115 25
Sign languages 1,330 55 545 190 550
American Sign Language 65 25 5 15 20
Quebec Sign Language 670 5 375 120 175
Sign languages, n.i.e 595 25 165 60 345
Sino-Tibetan languages 76,840 26,765 7,835 29,170 13,070
Chinese languages 76,490 26,655 7,790 29,045 13,000
Cantonese 24,380 6,600 2,020 10,070 5,685
Hakka 470 95 55 215 120
Mandarin 43,695 17,540 4,575 15,785 5,800
Min Dong 25 10 0 10 5
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 3,225 560 575 1,455 635
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,075 400 80 355 240
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,540 1,420 480 1,130 505
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 90 35 10 30 15
Tibeto-Burman languages 345 105 45 125 70
Burmese 75 40 0 30 10
Karenic languages 70 5 15 0 45
Tibetan 110 35 10 65 10
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 85 30 15 30 10
Tai-Kadai languages 4,890 395 1,675 2,455 370
Lao 4,115 135 1,580 2,080 320
Thai 765 255 100 370 40
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 10 5 0 5 5
Turkic languages 7,980 1,405 2,390 3,380 800
Azerbaijani 290 70 30 175 20
Turkish 7,150 1,235 2,250 2,935 735
Uyghur 200 45 40 95 25
Uzbek 145 20 30 90 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 185 35 50 90 15
Uralic languages 6,395 1,990 465 3,755 185
Estonian 195 85 0 110 0
Finnish 365 145 15 200 5
Hungarian 5,830 1,765 455 3,435 180
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 685 60 285 300 45
Multiple responses 184,905 12,830 40,665 130,640 770
English and French 72,395 1,120 3,910 67,290 75
English and non-official language 27,485 11,090 280 15,950 170
French and non-official language 67,075 250 35,650 30,760 420
English, French and non-official language 17,950 375 820 16,645 110

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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Data quality note(s) – Quebec / Québec

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Short-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%.
  • Short-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016056.

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