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First Official Language Spoken (7), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (269), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 100% Data The letter C inside a yellow triangle - correction

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This table details first official language spoken , language spoken most often at home , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Toronto, C
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Language spoken most often at home (269) First official language spoken (7)
Total - First official language spoken English French English and French Neither English nor French Official language minority (number)Footnote 1 Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 2
Total - Language spoken most often at homeFootnote 3 2,704,415 2,508,820 39,795 24,865 130,935 52,225 1.9
Single responses 2,458,470 2,272,135 35,205 20,190 130,940 45,300 1.8
Official languages 1,756,685 1,723,180 33,505 0 0 33,505 1.9
English 1,739,620 1,722,330 17,290 0 0 17,285 1.0
French 17,065 845 16,220 0 0 16,220 95.0
Non-official languages 701,780 548,955 1,700 20,190 130,940 11,795 1.7
Aboriginal languages 110 100 0 5 10 5 4.5
Algonquian languages 55 45 0 5 5 0 0.0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree-Montagnais languages 20 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree, n.o.s. 5 5 0 5 0 0 0.0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Mi'kmaq 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 35 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 35 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oji-Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ottawa (Odawa) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athabaskan languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Dene 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Iroquoian languages 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Mohawk 0 5 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Dakota 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 40 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Non-Aboriginal languages 701,675 548,860 1,700 20,185 130,930 11,790 1.7
Afro-Asiatic languages 36,560 28,785 320 1,895 5,570 1,265 3.5
Berber languages 45 10 0 25 5 15 33.3
Kabyle 20 5 0 5 5 0 0.0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 20 5 0 15 0 10 50.0
Cushitic languages 7,490 6,575 25 185 710 120 1.6
Bilen 40 40 0 0 5 0 0.0
Oromo 495 445 0 5 40 5 1.0
Somali 6,930 6,065 30 175 660 115 1.7
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 25 25 0 5 5 0 0.0
Semitic languages 28,915 22,090 290 1,690 4,850 1,135 3.9
Amharic 3,430 3,135 5 80 205 45 1.3
Arabic 16,485 11,810 260 1,435 2,980 980 5.9
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 3,620 2,455 5 15 1,145 15 0.4
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 475 335 0 10 135 5 1.1
Harari 450 390 0 10 45 5 1.1
Hebrew 1,610 1,430 20 110 50 70 4.3
Maltese 430 410 0 5 15 0 0.0
Tigrigna 2,255 1,985 0 25 240 10 0.4
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 170 130 0 0 40 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 110 100 0 5 5 0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 17,755 12,860 55 350 4,495 230 1.3
Khmer (Cambodian) 730 510 5 15 200 10 1.4
Vietnamese 17,025 12,345 50 330 4,300 215 1.3
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 5 0 5 0 0 0.0
Austronesian languages 48,375 47,305 10 180 875 100 0.2
Bikol 70 70 0 5 0 0 0.0
Cebuano 1,320 1,300 0 5 20 5 0.4
Fijian 5 5 0 0 5 0 0.0
Hiligaynon 620 600 0 0 20 0 0.0
Ilocano 2,695 2,615 0 10 75 5 0.2
Malagasy 10 0 0 5 0 5 50.0
Malay 570 535 0 10 30 5 0.9
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 215 205 0 0 5 0 0.0
Pangasinan 60 55 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 42,515 41,645 10 145 710 85 0.2
Waray-Waray 60 60 0 0 5 0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 225 0 5 10 0 0.0
Creole languages 1,530 640 180 650 60 505 33.0
Haitian Creole 110 15 25 65 5 55 50.0
Creole, n.o.s. 1,015 310 135 525 45 400 39.4
Creole languages, n.i.e. 405 315 10 70 10 50 12.3
Dravidian languages 47,065 40,870 45 780 5,365 440 0.9
Kannada 290 260 0 5 20 5 1.7
Malayalam 2,460 2,275 0 20 155 10 0.4
Tamil 42,015 36,205 45 735 5,030 420 1.0
Telugu 2,270 2,095 0 15 160 5 0.2
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 35 35 0 0 5 0 0.0
Hmong-Mien languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Indo-European languages 317,075 254,985 785 12,845 48,465 7,210 2.3
Albanian 4,115 3,215 15 170 720 100 2.4
Armenian 5,175 3,750 45 630 740 365 7.1
Balto-Slavic languages 61,615 50,600 105 3,320 7,585 1,770 2.9
Baltic languages 1,085 930 5 110 40 55 5.1
Latvian 460 390 0 60 15 35 7.6
Lithuanian 620 540 0 45 30 25 4.0
Slavic languages 60,530 49,670 105 3,215 7,545 1,715 2.8
Belarusan 70 60 0 10 5 0 0.0
Bosnian 505 415 0 20 60 15 3.0
Bulgarian 2,450 2,030 10 255 155 140 5.7
Croatian 2,040 1,805 0 80 160 40 2.0
Czech 850 720 0 40 85 20 2.4
Macedonian 2,725 2,330 0 60 330 30 1.1
Polish 10,605 8,830 15 390 1,370 210 2.0
Russian 23,075 18,660 50 1,170 3,190 635 2.8
Serbian 8,025 6,715 15 670 620 350 4.4
Serbo-Croatian 585 490 0 35 60 20 3.4
Slovak 1,615 1,030 0 25 560 15 0.9
Slovene (Slovenian) 495 445 0 15 30 10 2.0
Ukrainian 7,425 6,075 5 435 910 225 3.0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 70 55 0 0 15 5 7.1
Celtic languages 40 35 0 0 5 0 0.0
Scottish Gaelic 10 10 0 5 0 0 0.0
Welsh 10 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Germanic languages 2,895 2,355 10 425 105 225 7.8
Afrikaans 90 85 0 0 0 0 0.0
Danish 85 70 0 5 0 5 5.9
Dutch 285 190 0 80 10 40 14.0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
German 1,955 1,610 10 280 50 150 7.7
Icelandic 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Norwegian 30 30 0 5 0 5 16.7
Swedish 130 100 0 30 5 15 11.5
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 5 0 10 5 5 33.3
Yiddish 290 250 0 10 30 5 1.7
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Greek 13,000 10,700 10 220 2,065 125 1.0
Indo-Iranian languages 122,130 105,855 110 2,980 13,195 1,595 1.3
Indo-Aryan languages 84,470 74,200 55 1,495 8,725 800 0.9
Bengali 18,930 17,380 15 505 1,025 270 1.4
Gujarati 16,530 13,735 10 205 2,575 115 0.7
Hindi 7,845 7,135 5 110 595 60 0.8
Kashmiri 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Konkani 160 145 0 5 10 5 3.1
Marathi 775 705 0 25 45 15 1.9
Nepali 1,705 1,505 0 55 150 25 1.5
Oriya (Odia) 145 130 0 0 10 0 0.0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,075 9,745 5 170 2,155 90 0.7
Sindhi 1,130 995 5 25 105 15 1.3
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,550 1,455 0 30 60 15 1.0
Urdu 23,620 21,250 10 365 2,000 195 0.8
Iranian languages 37,275 31,330 50 1,480 4,410 795 2.1
Kurdish 905 710 5 25 170 15 1.7
Pashto 2,995 2,445 5 40 515 20 0.7
Persian (Farsi) 33,375 28,175 50 1,415 3,730 760 2.3
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 390 320 0 10 55 5 1.3
Italic (Romance) languages 108,115 78,485 490 5,090 24,050 3,035 2.8
Catalan 65 40 0 20 5 15 23.1
Italian 27,135 18,485 65 525 8,055 330 1.2
Portuguese 33,425 22,445 185 1,030 9,760 705 2.1
Romanian 5,915 3,985 50 1,290 585 695 11.7
Spanish 41,530 33,490 190 2,220 5,640 1,295 3.1
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 45 35 0 5 5 5 11.1
Japanese 3,300 2,805 5 65 420 35 1.1
Kartvelian languages 640 485 0 15 135 10 1.6
Georgian 640 485 0 15 135 5 0.8
Korean 23,625 19,155 10 330 4,130 175 0.7
Mongolic languages 175 155 0 5 15 0 0.0
Mongolian 175 155 0 5 10 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 5,675 4,920 155 335 265 320 5.6
Akan (Twi) 2,325 2,205 0 35 80 15 0.6
Bamanankan 15 0 0 10 0 5 33.3
Edo 220 210 0 0 5 5 2.3
Ewe 40 30 0 5 5 0 0.0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 65 10 15 25 10 25 38.5
Ga 80 70 0 5 5 5 6.3
Ganda 115 110 0 0 0 0 0.0
Igbo 255 245 0 0 10 0 0.0
Lingala 75 5 30 35 5 50 66.7
Rundi (Kirundi) 110 10 35 55 10 65 59.1
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 80 20 15 40 5 35 43.8
Shona 125 120 0 0 5 5 4.0
Swahili 990 860 15 40 80 35 3.5
Wolof 55 25 10 20 5 25 45.5
Yoruba 560 540 0 10 5 5 0.9
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 575 450 25 55 35 55 9.6
Nilo-Saharan languages 60 55 0 5 0 0 0.0
Dinka 10 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 50 45 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sign languages 885 485 10 5 385 10 1.1
American Sign Language 310 205 5 5 95 5 1.6
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e 570 275 5 0 290 5 0.9
Sino-Tibetan languages 185,425 124,825 100 2,100 58,400 1,150 0.6
Chinese languages 181,255 121,315 100 2,060 57,780 1,130 0.6
Cantonese 83,405 51,465 45 775 31,120 430 0.5
Hakka 1,255 900 5 15 330 5 0.4
Mandarin 87,760 62,845 55 1,160 23,700 630 0.7
Min Dong 155 30 0 0 125 0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 2,805 1,740 5 40 1,020 25 0.9
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,475 925 0 15 535 10 0.7
Chinese, n.o.s. 4,355 3,360 0 60 930 30 0.7
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 50 35 0 0 20 0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages 4,175 3,510 0 40 620 20 0.5
Burmese 365 320 0 5 40 0 0.0
Karenic languages 210 155 0 0 50 0 0.0
Tibetan 3,525 2,975 0 35 515 20 0.6
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 80 60 0 0 15 0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages 710 560 10 15 130 10 1.4
Lao 315 220 5 10 75 10 3.2
Thai 395 335 5 0 50 5 1.3
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 0 5 0 0.0
Turkic languages 6,340 5,070 15 300 955 165 2.6
Azerbaijani 365 300 0 10 55 5 1.4
Turkish 5,490 4,365 15 265 845 150 2.7
Uyghur 130 110 0 5 15 0 0.0
Uzbek 260 215 0 10 35 10 3.8
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 95 85 0 5 5 0 0.0
Uralic languages 6,255 4,725 5 285 1,240 150 2.4
Estonian 530 430 5 80 20 40 7.5
Finnish 260 235 0 10 15 5 1.9
Hungarian 5,460 4,060 5 200 1,200 100 1.8
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Other languages, n.i.e. 215 175 5 20 20 10 4.7
Multiple responses 245,950 236,680 4,595 4,675 0 6,930 2.8
English and French 6,510 1,985 2,290 2,235 0 3,410 52.4
English and non-official language 233,300 232,910 390 0 0 390 0.2
French and non-official language 1,355 255 1,105 0 0 1,105 81.5
English, French and non-official language 4,780 1,540 805 2,435 0 2,025 42.4

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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 2

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 3

n.i.e. = not included elsewhere
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016070.

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