Data tables, 2016 Census

Language Used at Work (263), Single and multiple responses of language used at work (3), Mother Tongue (8) and Age (10) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over Who Worked Since 2015, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details language used at work , single and multiple responses of language used at work , mother tongue and age for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2015, in private households in Ontario
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Language used at work (263) Single and multiple responses of language used at work (3)
Total - Single and multiple responses of language used at workFootnote 1 Single responses of language used at workFootnote 2 Multiple responses of language used at workFootnote 3
Total - Language used at workFootnote 4 7,579,080 6,835,900 743,185
Official languages 7,512,475 6,772,095 740,380
English 7,480,490 6,740,570 739,925
French 426,715 31,525 395,185
Non-official languages 423,560 63,800 359,750
Aboriginal languages 8,535 525 8,010
Algonquian languages 7,855 505 7,345
Blackfoot 10 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 1,270 210 1,065
Atikamekw 10 0 10
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0
Moose Cree 20 0 20
Naskapi 10 0 15
Northern East Cree 10 0 10
Plains Cree 10 0 10
Southern East Cree 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 60 10 55
Woods Cree 10 0 10
Cree, n.o.s. 1,150 205 950
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 0 15
Malecite 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 15 0 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 6,555 290 6,265
Algonquin 30 0 35
Ojibway 3,835 170 3,665
Oji-Cree 2,635 125 2,515
Ottawa (Odawa) 60 0 60
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 20 0 15
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0
Inuit languages 280 0 280
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0
Inuktitut 280 0 275
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 340 15 325
Cayuga 35 0 35
Mohawk 275 10 265
Oneida 25 0 25
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10
Kutenai 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 10
Salish languages 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 10 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 50 10 45
Non-Aboriginal languages 415,020 63,280 351,745
Afro-Asiatic languages 20,840 1,615 19,220
Berber languages 20 0 20
Kabyle 15 0 10
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10
Cushitic languages 820 55 765
Bilen 10 0 10
Oromo 30 0 30
Somali 780 55 725
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Semitic languages 20,005 1,555 18,445
Amharic 450 50 405
Arabic 15,570 1,230 14,335
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 795 75 715
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 240 15 220
Harari 0 0 0
Hebrew 2,745 130 2,615
Maltese 60 10 50
Tigrigna 180 40 145
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 50 10 45
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10
Austro-Asiatic languages 10,355 1,390 8,965
Khmer (Cambodian) 470 35 430
Vietnamese 9,890 1,350 8,535
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 14,430 475 13,960
Bikol 10 0 0
Cebuano 135 10 125
Fijian 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 40 0 40
Ilocano 220 10 210
Malagasy 10 0 10
Malay 200 20 185
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 20 10 10
Pangasinan 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 13,810 430 13,385
Waray-Waray 0 0 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 35 10 30
Creole languages 595 35 555
Haitian Creole 30 10 20
Creole, n.o.s. 345 30 320
Creole languages, n.i.e. 225 10 220
Dravidian languages 9,950 945 9,005
Kannada 45 0 40
Malayalam 305 25 285
Tamil 9,435 895 8,545
Telugu 175 30 145
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 10
Indo-European languages 205,570 19,435 186,135
Albanian 1,035 150 885
Armenian 705 80 620
Balto-Slavic languages 35,750 3,030 32,720
Baltic languages 280 20 260
Latvian 80 0 75
Lithuanian 205 20 190
Slavic languages 35,485 3,015 32,470
Belarusan 15 0 10
Bosnian 430 45 385
Bulgarian 365 60 305
Croatian 1,410 75 1,330
Czech 185 15 165
Macedonian 470 45 420
Polish 11,430 840 10,590
Russian 14,590 1,415 13,175
Serbian 2,915 155 2,760
Serbo-Croatian 180 10 170
Slovak 275 15 270
Slovene (Slovenian) 110 0 110
Ukrainian 3,350 330 3,020
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 50 10 35
Celtic languages 60 0 60
Scottish Gaelic 15 0 15
Welsh 25 0 20
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 25 0 20
Germanic languages 18,255 3,360 14,895
Afrikaans 65 0 70
Danish 165 10 150
Dutch 2,530 270 2,260
Frisian 35 10 30
German 14,270 2,940 11,330
Icelandic 10 0 10
Norwegian 55 10 45
Swedish 225 15 215
Vlaams (Flemish) 40 0 40
Yiddish 170 10 165
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 715 110 605
Greek 3,460 170 3,285
Indo-Iranian languages 67,875 6,755 61,115
Indo-Aryan languages 55,030 5,540 49,490
Bengali 1,725 165 1,555
Gujarati 2,640 570 2,065
Hindi 10,165 470 9,690
Kashmiri 0 0 0
Konkani 25 0 20
Marathi 55 25 30
Nepali 350 50 295
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 29,695 3,655 26,035
Sindhi 95 10 80
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 290 0 280
Urdu 10,775 575 10,200
Iranian languages 12,790 1,215 11,575
Kurdish 335 55 280
Pashto 190 20 170
Persian (Farsi) 12,280 1,140 11,145
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 105 10 100
Italic (Romance) languages 78,615 5,880 72,735
Catalan 20 0 20
Italian 16,690 380 16,305
Portuguese 23,405 2,680 20,725
Romanian 1,710 200 1,515
Spanish 37,040 2,610 34,430
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 300 0 290
Japanese 3,475 425 3,055
Kartvelian languages 55 0 50
Georgian 60 10 50
Korean 12,295 2,505 9,790
Mongolic languages 30 0 35
Mongolian 30 0 35
Niger-Congo languages 1,330 50 1,280
Akan (Twi) 420 20 400
Bamanankan 10 0 10
Edo 30 0 30
Ewe 20 0 20
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 0 10
Ga 35 0 30
Ganda 45 0 40
Igbo 90 0 90
Lingala 65 0 55
Rundi (Kirundi) 30 0 35
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 25 0 25
Shona 25 0 20
Swahili 255 0 245
Wolof 10 0 0
Yoruba 155 10 155
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 135 10 125
Nilo-Saharan languages 30 0 30
Dinka 10 0 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 25 0 30
Sign languages 4,995 365 4,630
American Sign Language 2,790 200 2,590
Quebec Sign Language 45 0 50
Sign languages, n.i.e 2,170 165 2,005
Sino-Tibetan languages 126,875 35,520 91,355
Chinese languages 126,350 35,460 90,895
Cantonese 58,900 16,245 42,655
Hakka 130 30 100
Mandarin 67,340 18,220 49,120
Min Dong 55 0 55
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 525 205 320
Wu (Shanghainese) 65 20 45
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,115 740 2,375
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 525 60 470
Burmese 75 0 75
Karenic languages 145 20 125
Tibetan 265 25 235
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 40 10 35
Tai-Kadai languages 980 65 915
Lao 315 20 290
Thai 670 45 630
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,850 255 1,595
Azerbaijani 65 0 65
Turkish 1,735 255 1,480
Uyghur 10 0 10
Uzbek 35 0 35
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Uralic languages 2,100 190 1,905
Estonian 145 0 145
Finnish 465 25 440
Hungarian 1,485 160 1,320
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 90 10 85

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

The category 'Total - Single and multiple responses of language used at work' indicates the number of respondents who reported each language, either as their only response, or in combination with another language. Total responses represent the sum of single and multiple responses of the language used at work received in the census.

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Footnote 2

A single response to the language used at work occurs when a respondent provides one language only.

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Footnote 3

A multiple response to the language used at work occurs when a respondent provides two or more languages.

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Footnote 4

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.

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

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Refers to the language used at work, as reported on May 10, 2016 by the individuals aged 15 years and over who worked since January 1, 2015.

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Data quality note(s) – Ontario

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Long-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.6%.
  • Long-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016095.

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