Language Highlight Tables, 2016 Census
Knowledge of official languages by age (Total), 2016 counts for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2016 Census – 100% Data Update of the 2016 Census language data
Data table
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Canada | ... | ... | 34,767,250 | 23,757,525 | 4,144,690 | 6,216,070 | 648,975 |
Abbotsford - Mission | CMA | B.C. | 177,465 | 160,745 | 45 | 8,240 | 8,435 |
Alma | CA | Que. | 32,360 | 10 | 26,770 | 5,560 | 20 |
Arnprior | CA | Ont. | 15,780 | 14,035 | 5 | 1,730 | 15 |
Baie-Comeau | CA | Que. | 27,430 | 20 | 22,145 | 5,255 | 5 |
Barrie | CMA | Ont. | 195,615 | 181,870 | 85 | 12,745 | 910 |
Bathurst | CA | N.B. | 30,495 | 5,805 | 4,820 | 19,825 | 50 |
Bay Roberts | CA | N.L. | 11,080 | 10,730 | 0 | 355 | 0 |
Belleville | CMA | Ont. | 102,175 | 94,280 | 185 | 7,410 | 295 |
Brandon | CA | Man. | 57,065 | 52,605 | 40 | 3,220 | 1,195 |
Brantford | CMA | Ont. | 132,745 | 125,870 | 35 | 6,020 | 830 |
Brockville | CA | Ont. | 37,885 | 34,020 | 15 | 3,765 | 85 |
Brooks | CA | Alta. | 24,510 | 23,320 | 60 | 670 | 455 |
Calgary | CMA | Alta. | 1,381,340 | 1,249,525 | 1,265 | 100,425 | 30,120 |
Campbell River | CA | B.C. | 37,600 | 34,890 | 10 | 2,615 | 80 |
Campbellton | CA | N.B. / Que. | 15,255 | 4,070 | 2,795 | 8,385 | 0 |
Campbellton (New Brunswick part) | CA | N.B. | 12,645 | 3,025 | 2,215 | 7,410 | 0 |
Campbellton (Quebec part) | CA | Que. | 2,605 | 1,045 | 585 | 980 | 0 |
Camrose | CA | Alta. | 18,330 | 17,580 | 0 | 715 | 35 |
Canmore | CA | Alta. | 13,895 | 11,130 | 25 | 2,705 | 40 |
Cape Breton | CA | N.S. | 97,250 | 93,215 | 20 | 3,945 | 70 |
Carleton Place | CA | Ont. | 30,870 | 25,270 | 15 | 5,540 | 45 |
Centre Wellington | CA | Ont. | 27,660 | 25,830 | 5 | 1,765 | 65 |
Charlottetown | CA | P.E.I. | 68,260 | 58,515 | 50 | 8,930 | 760 |
Chatham-Kent | CA | Ont. | 101,080 | 93,395 | 75 | 7,045 | 570 |
Chilliwack | CA | B.C. | 99,860 | 94,870 | 20 | 4,450 | 520 |
Cobourg | CA | Ont. | 19,145 | 17,585 | 0 | 1,530 | 35 |
Cold Lake | CA | Alta. | 14,905 | 12,760 | 85 | 2,035 | 30 |
Collingwood | CA | Ont. | 21,500 | 19,960 | 5 | 1,515 | 25 |
Corner Brook | CA | N.L. | 31,530 | 30,185 | 5 | 1,325 | 15 |
Cornwall | CA | Ont. | 58,620 | 34,575 | 470 | 23,410 | 165 |
Courtenay | CA | B.C. | 53,635 | 48,275 | 50 | 5,160 | 155 |
Cowansville | CA | Que. | 12,810 | 720 | 5,595 | 6,495 | 5 |
Cranbrook | CA | B.C. | 25,715 | 24,560 | 5 | 1,120 | 40 |
Dawson Creek | CA | B.C. | 12,020 | 11,370 | 0 | 605 | 45 |
Dolbeau-Mistassini | CA | Que. | 15,220 | 0 | 12,950 | 2,265 | 5 |
Drummondville | CA | Que. | 94,675 | 105 | 68,165 | 26,150 | 255 |
Duncan | CA | B.C. | 43,770 | 41,080 | 5 | 2,515 | 170 |
Edmonton | CMA | Alta. | 1,307,175 | 1,189,600 | 1,760 | 95,160 | 20,645 |
Edmundston | CA | N.B. | 23,100 | 360 | 9,185 | 13,515 | 35 |
Elliot Lake | CA | Ont. | 10,660 | 8,105 | 115 | 2,430 | 15 |
Estevan | CA | Sask. | 13,455 | 12,950 | 0 | 460 | 40 |
Fort St. John | CA | B.C. | 28,200 | 26,770 | 5 | 1,345 | 80 |
Fredericton | CA | N.B. | 100,940 | 78,205 | 375 | 21,680 | 680 |
Gander | CA | N.L. | 13,060 | 12,135 | 0 | 915 | 15 |
Granby | CA | Que. | 84,060 | 350 | 51,515 | 31,885 | 310 |
Grand Falls-Windsor | CA | N.L. | 14,035 | 13,435 | 0 | 580 | 20 |
Grande Prairie | CA | Alta. | 62,745 | 57,595 | 60 | 4,855 | 235 |
Greater Sudbury | CMA | Ont. | 162,900 | 98,095 | 1,335 | 63,075 | 395 |
Guelph | CMA | Ont. | 150,825 | 135,725 | 75 | 13,210 | 1,820 |
Halifax | CMA | N.S. | 399,575 | 347,440 | 345 | 49,585 | 2,210 |
Hamilton | CMA | Ont. | 738,710 | 678,540 | 475 | 48,305 | 11,385 |
Hawkesbury | CA | Ont. / Que. | 11,750 | 1,020 | 2,845 | 7,870 | 20 |
Hawkesbury (Quebec part) | CA | Que. | 1,710 | 80 | 640 | 995 | 0 |
Hawkesbury (Ontario part) | CA | Ont. | 10,040 | 945 | 2,205 | 6,875 | 20 |
High River | CA | Alta. | 13,390 | 12,650 | 5 | 690 | 55 |
Ingersoll | CA | Ont. | 12,615 | 12,120 | 0 | 475 | 20 |
Joliette | CA | Que. | 48,065 | 80 | 34,135 | 13,675 | 170 |
Kamloops | CA | B.C. | 102,335 | 96,295 | 15 | 5,595 | 430 |
Kawartha Lakes | CA | Ont. | 74,240 | 70,770 | 10 | 3,325 | 130 |
Kelowna | CMA | B.C. | 192,830 | 179,040 | 65 | 12,850 | 880 |
Kenora | CA | Ont. | 14,825 | 13,770 | 0 | 1,045 | 15 |
Kentville | CA | N.S. | 26,000 | 24,065 | 5 | 1,905 | 25 |
Kingston | CMA | Ont. | 157,190 | 136,990 | 295 | 19,235 | 675 |
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | CMA | Ont. | 518,160 | 474,820 | 210 | 34,265 | 8,870 |
Lachute | CA | Que. | 12,475 | 405 | 6,420 | 5,645 | 10 |
Lacombe | CA | Alta. | 12,830 | 12,095 | 5 | 685 | 45 |
Leamington | CA | Ont. | 48,350 | 43,440 | 25 | 2,985 | 1,895 |
Lethbridge | CMA | Alta. | 115,855 | 109,420 | 30 | 5,250 | 1,160 |
Lloydminster | CA | Alta. / Sask. | 34,275 | 32,615 | 10 | 1,535 | 120 |
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part) | CA | Sask. | 14,860 | 14,335 | 0 | 475 | 50 |
Lloydminster (Alberta part) | CA | Alta. | 19,415 | 18,280 | 10 | 1,055 | 65 |
London | CMA | Ont. | 488,300 | 448,610 | 235 | 32,970 | 6,490 |
Matane | CA | Que. | 17,665 | 10 | 14,655 | 2,995 | 5 |
Medicine Hat | CA | Alta. | 75,220 | 72,110 | 20 | 2,685 | 410 |
Midland | CA | Ont. | 34,890 | 31,180 | 15 | 3,670 | 30 |
Miramichi | CA | N.B. | 27,200 | 22,420 | 85 | 4,675 | 20 |
Moncton | CMA | N.B. | 142,330 | 70,390 | 4,565 | 66,765 | 605 |
Montréal | CMA | Que. | 4,053,360 | 286,280 | 1,472,055 | 2,231,540 | 63,480 |
Moose Jaw | CA | Sask. | 34,440 | 32,210 | 15 | 2,050 | 165 |
Nanaimo | CA | B.C. | 103,130 | 95,830 | 15 | 6,740 | 550 |
Nelson | CA | B.C. | 18,145 | 16,150 | 5 | 1,960 | 30 |
New Glasgow | CA | N.S. | 33,815 | 32,275 | 5 | 1,495 | 35 |
Norfolk | CA | Ont. | 63,270 | 60,535 | 10 | 2,025 | 695 |
North Battleford | CA | Sask. | 19,085 | 17,855 | 10 | 1,160 | 60 |
North Bay | CA | Ont. | 69,390 | 51,435 | 220 | 17,615 | 120 |
Okotoks | CA | Alta. | 28,605 | 26,515 | 10 | 2,020 | 55 |
Orillia | CA | Ont. | 30,295 | 28,765 | 5 | 1,425 | 95 |
Oshawa | CMA | Ont. | 376,805 | 346,675 | 255 | 27,545 | 2,330 |
Ottawa - Gatineau | CMA | Ont. / Que. | 1,309,210 | 598,540 | 108,825 | 586,205 | 15,640 |
Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part) | CMA | Que. | 328,940 | 24,905 | 93,325 | 208,905 | 1,800 |
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part) | CMA | Ont. | 980,275 | 573,635 | 15,505 | 377,300 | 13,835 |
Owen Sound | CA | Ont. | 31,280 | 29,310 | 5 | 1,920 | 50 |
Parksville | CA | B.C. | 28,200 | 26,350 | 0 | 1,805 | 40 |
Pembroke | CA | Ont. | 22,720 | 19,345 | 65 | 3,285 | 25 |
Penticton | CA | B.C. | 42,715 | 39,755 | 20 | 2,750 | 190 |
Petawawa | CA | Ont. | 17,185 | 13,605 | 190 | 3,365 | 25 |
Peterborough | CMA | Ont. | 119,600 | 110,755 | 20 | 8,550 | 270 |
Port Alberni | CA | B.C. | 24,830 | 23,455 | 5 | 1,300 | 65 |
Port Hope | CA | Ont. | 16,395 | 15,150 | 0 | 1,210 | 35 |
Portage la Prairie | CA | Man. | 12,805 | 11,990 | 5 | 770 | 35 |
Powell River | CA | B.C. | 16,635 | 15,440 | 10 | 1,135 | 45 |
Prince Albert | CA | Sask. | 42,555 | 38,995 | 20 | 3,345 | 200 |
Prince George | CA | B.C. | 85,650 | 80,985 | 15 | 4,295 | 360 |
Prince Rupert | CA | B.C. | 12,590 | 11,900 | 0 | 590 | 100 |
Québec | CMA | Que. | 789,355 | 1,890 | 478,090 | 307,385 | 1,995 |
Quesnel | CA | B.C. | 22,990 | 22,140 | 5 | 800 | 45 |
Red Deer | CA | Alta. | 99,035 | 92,740 | 75 | 5,450 | 770 |
Regina | CMA | Sask. | 233,770 | 217,140 | 205 | 13,750 | 2,675 |
Rimouski | CA | Que. | 54,650 | 30 | 41,455 | 13,145 | 20 |
Rivière-du-Loup | CA | Que. | 28,570 | 30 | 22,505 | 6,020 | 15 |
Rouyn-Noranda | CA | Que. | 42,090 | 115 | 27,905 | 14,050 | 20 |
Saguenay | CMA | Que. | 159,230 | 265 | 123,825 | 35,085 | 45 |
Saint-Georges | CA | Que. | 32,080 | 15 | 23,580 | 8,465 | 20 |
Saint-Hyacinthe | CA | Que. | 58,555 | 95 | 41,845 | 16,385 | 235 |
Saint John | CMA | N.B. | 124,515 | 104,830 | 150 | 18,830 | 705 |
Sainte-Marie | CA | Que. | 13,390 | 5 | 9,670 | 3,700 | 15 |
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | CA | Que. | 39,670 | 170 | 25,030 | 14,440 | 35 |
Salmon Arm | CA | B.C. | 17,555 | 16,205 | 0 | 1,295 | 50 |
Sarnia | CA | Ont. | 95,255 | 88,355 | 45 | 6,610 | 250 |
Saskatoon | CMA | Sask. | 291,330 | 269,535 | 160 | 18,060 | 3,575 |
Sault Ste. Marie | CA | Ont. | 77,070 | 69,625 | 45 | 7,115 | 285 |
Sept-Îles | CA | Que. | 28,305 | 230 | 20,430 | 7,585 | 65 |
Shawinigan | CA | Que. | 52,895 | 70 | 40,755 | 12,040 | 25 |
Sherbrooke | CMA | Que. | 209,145 | 3,180 | 113,635 | 91,215 | 1,110 |
Sorel-Tracy | CA | Que. | 40,990 | 70 | 30,020 | 10,870 | 30 |
Squamish | CA | B.C. | 19,795 | 17,195 | 5 | 2,385 | 210 |
St. Catharines - Niagara | CMA | Ont. | 399,565 | 364,650 | 400 | 31,730 | 2,780 |
St. John's | CMA | N.L. | 204,390 | 187,430 | 50 | 16,380 | 535 |
Steinbach | CA | Man. | 15,595 | 14,700 | 10 | 685 | 200 |
Stratford | CA | Ont. | 30,920 | 28,910 | 5 | 1,875 | 130 |
Strathmore | CA | Alta. | 13,515 | 12,995 | 5 | 485 | 35 |
Summerside | CA | P.E.I. | 16,270 | 13,920 | 15 | 2,290 | 50 |
Swift Current | CA | Sask. | 18,180 | 17,355 | 5 | 785 | 40 |
Sylvan Lake | CA | Alta. | 15,225 | 14,235 | 5 | 975 | 10 |
Terrace | CA | B.C. | 15,515 | 14,485 | 10 | 930 | 75 |
Thetford Mines | CA | Que. | 27,870 | 35 | 21,820 | 6,005 | 10 |
Thompson | CA | Man. | 13,530 | 12,570 | 10 | 855 | 90 |
Thunder Bay | CMA | Ont. | 119,885 | 110,210 | 100 | 9,125 | 455 |
Tillsonburg | CA | Ont. | 15,675 | 15,135 | 0 | 495 | 50 |
Timmins | CA | Ont. | 41,480 | 19,550 | 805 | 21,065 | 55 |
Toronto | CMA | Ont. | 5,883,670 | 5,154,905 | 4,855 | 464,980 | 258,930 |
Trois-Rivières | CMA | Que. | 153,970 | 205 | 107,165 | 46,335 | 260 |
Truro | CA | N.S. | 45,165 | 42,280 | 5 | 2,845 | 40 |
Val-d'Or | CA | Que. | 33,535 | 295 | 22,275 | 10,940 | 20 |
Vancouver | CMA | B.C. | 2,440,145 | 2,130,565 | 1,110 | 172,145 | 136,320 |
Vernon | CA | B.C. | 60,495 | 56,325 | 15 | 3,890 | 260 |
Victoria | CMA | B.C. | 362,185 | 322,450 | 150 | 36,460 | 3,125 |
Victoriaville | CA | Que. | 48,500 | 45 | 35,970 | 12,360 | 130 |
Wasaga Beach | CA | Ont. | 20,675 | 19,395 | 25 | 1,195 | 65 |
Wetaskiwin | CA | Alta. | 12,380 | 11,885 | 5 | 455 | 40 |
Weyburn | CA | Sask. | 10,570 | 10,315 | 5 | 220 | 25 |
Whitehorse | CA | Y.T. | 27,920 | 23,485 | 85 | 4,215 | 135 |
Williams Lake | CA | B.C. | 17,895 | 17,090 | 35 | 700 | 70 |
Windsor | CMA | Ont. | 326,280 | 285,810 | 395 | 33,965 | 6,115 |
Winkler | CA | Man. | 30,040 | 28,150 | 5 | 840 | 1,035 |
Winnipeg | CMA | Man. | 768,685 | 676,420 | 1,085 | 79,820 | 11,365 |
Wood Buffalo | CA | Alta. | 73,280 | 67,455 | 150 | 5,050 | 625 |
Woodstock | CA | Ont. | 40,280 | 37,850 | 20 | 2,235 | 175 |
Yellowknife | CA | N.W.T. | 19,400 | 16,035 | 55 | 3,235 | 75 |
Yorkton | CA | Sask. | 18,610 | 18,075 | 5 | 490 | 50 |
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