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Total Men＋ Women＋ Total Men＋ Women＋
Knowledge of official languages
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data36 14,099,790 6,917,920 7,181,870 100.0 100.0 100.0
English only 12,196,575 6,083,990 6,112,590 86.5 87.9 85.1
French only 39,310 17,190 22,125 0.3 0.2 0.3
English and French 1,519,365 678,385 840,975 10.8 9.8 11.7
Neither English nor French 344,545 138,355 206,185 2.4 2.0 2.9
First official language spoken
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data37 14,099,790 6,917,920 7,181,870 100.0 100.0 100.0
English 13,179,535 6,510,015 6,669,520 93.5 94.1 92.9
French 484,425 227,550 256,875 3.4 3.3 3.6
English and French 98,270 45,480 52,790 0.7 0.7 0.7
Neither English nor French 337,560 134,870 202,685 2.4 1.9 2.8
Mother tongue
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data38 14,099,790 6,917,920 7,181,870 100.0 100.0 100.0
Single responses 13,430,605 6,594,620 6,835,990 95.3 95.3 95.2
Official languages 9,642,770 4,785,140 4,857,635 68.4 69.2 67.6
English 9,179,655 4,566,580 4,613,080 65.1 66.0 64.2
French 463,120 218,560 244,550 3.3 3.2 3.4
Non-official languages 3,787,835 1,809,480 1,978,355 26.9 26.2 27.5
Indigenous languages39 14,475 6,735 7,740 0.1 0.1 0.1
Algonquian languages 13,545 6,360 7,185 0.1 0.1 0.1
Blackfoot 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree-Innu languages 2,815 1,365 1,455 0.0 0.0 0.0
Atikamekw 10 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree languages 2,800 1,360 1,440 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 125 55 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 60 20 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 550 240 315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 35 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 50 25 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 1,975 985 990 0.0 0.0 0.0
Innu (Montagnais) 0 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Naskapi 15 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eastern Algonquian languages 70 35 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mi'kmaq 60 25 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 10 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10,645 4,955 5,690 0.1 0.1 0.1
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 35 15 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oji-Cree 4,240 2,015 2,225 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway languages 6,365 2,920 3,445 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 280 130 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 65 25 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 25 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 6,000 2,745 3,250 0.0 0.0 0.0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages 30 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Athabaskan languages 30 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dene, n.o.s. 15 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gwich'in 0 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey-Hare languages 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haida 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 510 200 310 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuvialuktun 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktitut 505 195 305 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 270 100 165 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cayuga 35 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mohawk 190 75 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oneida 40 10 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Michif 20 5 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Squamish 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Straits 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assiniboine 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakota 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stoney 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian languages 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nisga'a 0 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haisla 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 65 30 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous languages 3,773,365 1,802,745 1,970,620 26.8 26.1 27.4
Afro-Asiatic languages 310,765 156,145 154,620 2.2 2.3 2.2
Berber languages 855 480 370 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kabyle 580 315 265 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tamazight 215 130 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 60 35 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chadic languages 635 350 280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hausa 560 315 245 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mina 70 35 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coptic 535 265 275 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cushitic languages 27,575 12,405 15,170 0.2 0.2 0.2
Bilen 930 495 440 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oromo 1,540 760 785 0.0 0.0 0.0
Somali 24,700 10,945 13,755 0.2 0.2 0.2
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 405 215 190 0.0 0.0 0.0
Semitic languages 281,160 142,645 138,515 2.0 2.1 1.9
Amharic 12,490 5,745 6,740 0.1 0.1 0.1
Arabic 214,230 109,870 104,360 1.5 1.6 1.5
Aramaic languages 24,105 11,685 12,420 0.2 0.2 0.2
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 15,665 7,535 8,125 0.1 0.1 0.1
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 7,480 3,655 3,820 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aramaic, n.o.s. 960 485 475 0.0 0.0 0.0
Harari 970 430 540 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hebrew 11,630 6,255 5,375 0.1 0.1 0.1
Maltese 4,120 1,950 2,175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tigrigna 13,360 6,585 6,775 0.1 0.1 0.1
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 255 130 125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 84,300 37,815 46,485 0.6 0.5 0.6
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,065 3,170 3,900 0.1 0.0 0.1
Vietnamese 77,085 34,585 42,505 0.5 0.5 0.6
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 140 60 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages 208,395 83,860 124,535 1.5 1.2 1.7
Bikol 685 300 385 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 2,735 1,115 1,625 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cebuano 5,900 2,290 3,615 0.0 0.0 0.1
Fijian 40 20 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hiligaynon 3,775 1,460 2,315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ilocano 14,680 5,995 8,680 0.1 0.1 0.1
Indonesian 5,440 2,345 3,095 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kankanaey 375 160 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinaray-a 275 115 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy languages 125 55 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Merina 30 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 95 40 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malay 540 220 325 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,910 875 1,040 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pangasinan 750 320 430 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 168,845 67,675 101,175 1.2 1.0 1.4
Waray-Waray 590 240 355 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,710 690 1,020 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages 11,690 5,335 6,355 0.1 0.1 0.1
Haitian Creole 5,160 2,260 2,905 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jamaican English Creole 435 220 210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Krio 290 115 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Morisyen 1,990 955 1,035 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sango 45 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole, n.o.s. 2,690 1,255 1,435 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 1,080 500 580 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages 185,145 93,855 91,285 1.3 1.4 1.3
Kannada 4,335 2,215 2,115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malayalam 32,805 17,970 14,835 0.2 0.3 0.2
Tamil 126,640 61,665 64,970 0.9 0.9 0.9
Telugu 20,715 11,690 9,030 0.1 0.2 0.1
Tulu 415 205 210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 235 105 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Georgian 1,650 890 760 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hmong-Mien languages 480 225 255 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages 2,119,610 1,032,375 1,087,230 15.0 14.9 15.1
Albanian 20,720 10,295 10,425 0.1 0.1 0.1
Armenian 14,680 7,060 7,620 0.1 0.1 0.1
Balto-Slavic languages 377,895 172,690 205,205 2.7 2.5 2.9
Baltic languages 7,425 3,050 4,370 0.1 0.0 0.1
Latvian 3,050 1,250 1,800 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lithuanian 4,370 1,800 2,570 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavic languages 370,475 169,640 200,840 2.6 2.5 2.8
Belarusian 440 200 240 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bulgarian 8,565 4,050 4,520 0.1 0.1 0.1
Czech 9,060 4,035 5,025 0.1 0.1 0.1
Macedonian 13,620 6,490 7,130 0.1 0.1 0.1
Polish 106,275 47,780 58,495 0.8 0.7 0.8
Russian 104,310 46,870 57,440 0.7 0.7 0.8
Rusyn 225 105 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbo-Croatian 77,145 37,410 39,740 0.5 0.5 0.6
Bosnian 7,140 3,495 3,650 0.1 0.1 0.1
Croatian 28,385 13,465 14,925 0.2 0.2 0.2
Serbian 40,465 19,915 20,555 0.3 0.3 0.3
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 1,160 545 610 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovak 8,675 3,910 4,765 0.1 0.1 0.1
Slovene (Slovenian) 5,520 2,350 3,175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ukrainian 36,340 16,285 20,055 0.3 0.2 0.3
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 285 150 135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages 795 390 405 0.0 0.0 0.0
Irish 225 120 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scottish Gaelic 170 85 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Welsh 320 140 175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 80 45 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages 167,265 78,455 88,810 1.2 1.1 1.2
Frisian 970 465 505 0.0 0.0 0.0
High German languages 102,915 47,630 55,285 0.7 0.7 0.8
German 89,075 40,865 48,205 0.6 0.6 0.7
Pennsylvania German 8,895 4,435 4,460 0.1 0.1 0.1
Swiss German 2,390 1,125 1,265 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yiddish 2,555 1,200 1,350 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 56,725 27,350 29,375 0.4 0.4 0.4
Afrikaans 2,865 1,460 1,405 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dutch 41,240 19,735 21,505 0.3 0.3 0.3
Low German, n.o.s. 1,930 965 970 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon 440 210 230 0.0 0.0 0.0
Plautdietsch 8,610 4,275 4,340 0.1 0.1 0.1
Vlaams (Flemish) 1,630 700 930 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 6,440 2,905 3,530 0.0 0.0 0.0
Danish 3,370 1,545 1,830 0.0 0.0 0.0
Icelandic 175 80 95 0.0 0.0 0.0
Norwegian 800 350 445 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swedish 2,090 930 1,160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 225 105 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Greek 47,970 23,270 24,700 0.3 0.3 0.3
Indo-Iranian languages 884,995 452,190 432,805 6.3 6.5 6.0
Indo-Aryan languages 715,085 367,815 347,270 5.1 5.3 4.8
Assamese 325 150 175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bengali 54,990 27,905 27,085 0.4 0.4 0.4
Gujarati 95,785 50,450 45,340 0.7 0.7 0.6
Hindi 87,035 45,590 41,445 0.6 0.7 0.6
Kacchi 3,880 1,760 2,120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kashmiri 460 230 230 0.0 0.0 0.0
Konkani 2,595 1,260 1,340 0.0 0.0 0.0
Marathi 9,460 4,875 4,585 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nepali 12,430 6,280 6,155 0.1 0.1 0.1
Oriya languages 1,325 690 630 0.0 0.0 0.0
Odia 830 445 380 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oriya, n.o.s. 490 245 245 0.0 0.0 0.0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 260,075 135,000 125,075 1.8 2.0 1.7
Rohingya 290 145 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sindhi 2,670 1,375 1,300 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 11,040 5,400 5,645 0.1 0.1 0.1
Urdu 170,955 85,745 85,210 1.2 1.2 1.2
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 1,760 955 805 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages 169,765 84,295 85,470 1.2 1.2 1.2
Baluchi 335 185 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kurdish 9,120 4,850 4,275 0.1 0.1 0.1
Parsi 330 180 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pashto 12,780 6,585 6,195 0.1 0.1 0.1
Persian languages 146,700 72,240 74,460 1.0 1.0 1.0
Dari 34,340 16,650 17,685 0.2 0.2 0.2
Iranian Persian 97,135 47,970 49,165 0.7 0.7 0.7
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 15,230 7,615 7,615 0.1 0.1 0.1
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 495 260 240 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 145 85 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italic (Romance) languages 605,070 287,915 317,155 4.3 4.2 4.4
Catalan 285 140 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italian 194,125 92,875 101,255 1.4 1.3 1.4
Portuguese 153,750 73,670 80,080 1.1 1.1 1.1
Romanian 38,955 18,100 20,850 0.3 0.3 0.3
Spanish 217,245 102,760 114,490 1.5 1.5 1.6
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 710 370 345 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 205 105 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 12,880 4,245 8,635 0.1 0.1 0.1
Korean 75,220 34,160 41,065 0.5 0.5 0.6
Mongolian 535 235 305 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 42,470 19,960 22,515 0.3 0.3 0.3
Akan (Twi) 9,325 4,405 4,915 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bamanankan 185 100 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Edo 1,165 475 685 0.0 0.0 0.0
Éwé 485 235 245 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 480 245 230 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ga 510 235 275 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ganda 1,195 560 635 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gikuyu 460 180 280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Igbo 2,385 1,220 1,170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,920 845 1,075 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lingala 825 350 475 0.0 0.0 0.0
Luba-Kasai 135 55 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mòoré 60 30 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mwani 345 180 165 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ndebele 335 155 180 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,705 1,225 1,480 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shona 1,580 710 875 0.0 0.0 0.0
Soninke 195 115 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sotho-Tswana languages 230 85 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swahili 6,445 3,010 3,440 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wojenaka 60 35 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolof 460 240 220 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yoruba 7,335 3,560 3,775 0.1 0.1 0.1
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,655 1,710 1,940 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages 1,935 955 985 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dinka 325 165 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuer 320 150 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,125 555 570 0.0 0.0 0.0
African, n.o.s. 165 80 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages 2,775 1,480 1,300 0.0 0.0 0.0
American Sign Language 2,360 1,235 1,125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 35 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 385 225 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 632,250 291,600 340,655 4.5 4.2 4.7
Chinese languages 621,980 286,570 335,410 4.4 4.1 4.7
Hakka 6,215 2,860 3,350 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mandarin 327,470 150,700 176,770 2.3 2.2 2.5
Min Dong 1,015 525 495 0.0 0.0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10,290 4,630 5,660 0.1 0.1 0.1
Wu (Shanghainese) 4,190 1,890 2,300 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yue (Cantonese) 267,425 123,440 143,990 1.9 1.8 2.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 5,080 2,385 2,690 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 300 140 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages 10,000 4,905 5,095 0.1 0.1 0.1
Burmese 1,540 755 790 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kuki-Chin languages 440 200 240 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages 1,765 875 895 0.0 0.0 0.0
S'gaw Karen 1,530 755 775 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 235 115 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibetan 5,785 2,845 2,940 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 460 230 230 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 275 130 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages 8,265 3,360 4,905 0.1 0.0 0.1
Lao 4,570 2,175 2,390 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thai 3,535 1,120 2,420 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 165 65 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages 32,270 17,020 15,250 0.2 0.2 0.2
Azerbaijani 2,870 1,545 1,325 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kazakh 255 115 135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkish 26,740 14,190 12,550 0.2 0.2 0.2
Uyghur 720 360 360 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbek 1,080 520 565 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 610 290 320 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uralic languages 42,270 19,005 23,265 0.3 0.3 0.3
Estonian 3,450 1,510 1,940 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finnish 7,650 3,210 4,445 0.1 0.0 0.1
Hungarian 31,170 14,290 16,875 0.2 0.2 0.2
Other languages, n.i.e. 460 220 240 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple responses 669,185 323,300 345,885 4.7 4.7 4.8
English and French 96,260 45,030 51,235 0.7 0.7 0.7
English and non-official language(s) 494,610 242,470 252,140 3.5 3.5 3.5
French and non-official language(s) 15,710 7,085 8,620 0.1 0.1 0.1
English, French and non-official language(s) 16,770 7,725 9,045 0.1 0.1 0.1
Multiple non-official languages 45,835 20,990 24,845 0.3 0.3 0.3
All languages spoken at home
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data40 14,099,790 6,917,920 7,181,870 100.0 100.0 100.0
English 9,630,975 4,782,040 4,848,935 68.3 69.1 67.5
French 188,560 89,335 99,230 1.3 1.3 1.4
Non-official language 1,124,950 528,060 596,895 8.0 7.6 8.3
Indigenous39 2,630 1,260 1,375 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous 1,122,315 526,805 595,515 8.0 7.6 8.3
English and French 274,675 124,275 150,400 1.9 1.8 2.1
English and non-official language(s) 2,647,980 1,289,510 1,358,470 18.8 18.6 18.9
French and non-official language(s) 14,065 6,055 8,010 0.1 0.1 0.1
English, French and non-official language(s) 117,430 51,870 65,565 0.8 0.7 0.9
Multiple non-official languages 101,145 46,775 54,370 0.7 0.7 0.8
Language spoken most often at home
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data41 14,099,790 6,917,920 7,181,870 100.0 100.0 100.0
Single responses 13,384,695 6,573,230 6,811,465 94.9 95.0 94.8
Official languages 11,165,425 5,509,035 5,656,395 79.2 79.6 78.8
English 10,910,560 5,389,445 5,521,125 77.4 77.9 76.9
French 254,870 119,590 135,275 1.8 1.7 1.9
Non-official languages 2,219,265 1,064,195 1,155,070 15.7 15.4 16.1
Indigenous languages39 5,710 2,820 2,890 0.0 0.0 0.0
Algonquian languages 5,430 2,695 2,735 0.0 0.0 0.0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree-Innu languages 1,230 620 605 0.0 0.0 0.0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree languages 1,220 620 605 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 30 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 15 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 135 50 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 15 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 1,015 530 485 0.0 0.0 0.0
Innu (Montagnais) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Naskapi 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mi'kmaq 20 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 4,185 2,060 2,120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oji-Cree 1,985 995 985 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway languages 2,195 1,065 1,125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 95 50 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 25 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 2,070 1,005 1,065 0.0 0.0 0.0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages 15 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dene, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gwich'in 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haida 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 150 65 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktitut 150 65 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 75 30 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cayuga 10 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mohawk 50 20 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oneida 15 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Michif 15 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Squamish 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Straits 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assiniboine 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakota 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stoney 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haisla 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous languages 2,213,555 1,061,375 1,152,180 15.7 15.3 16.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 181,660 88,245 93,420 1.3 1.3 1.3
Berber languages 365 195 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kabyle 220 115 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tamazight 100 55 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chadic languages 355 180 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hausa 325 165 155 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mina 30 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coptic 255 125 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cushitic languages 16,105 7,125 8,980 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bilen 800 440 355 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oromo 840 385 455 0.0 0.0 0.0
Somali 14,230 6,180 8,050 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 230 115 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Semitic languages 164,590 80,620 83,970 1.2 1.2 1.2
Amharic 6,405 2,865 3,545 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arabic 124,865 61,605 63,260 0.9 0.9 0.9
Aramaic languages 18,120 8,680 9,440 0.1 0.1 0.1
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 11,870 5,645 6,225 0.1 0.1 0.1
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 5,550 2,685 2,865 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aramaic, n.o.s. 705 345 355 0.0 0.0 0.0
Harari 515 225 290 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hebrew 4,925 2,505 2,415 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maltese 770 350 420 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tigrigna 8,870 4,335 4,535 0.1 0.1 0.1
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 120 60 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 55,990 25,430 30,560 0.4 0.4 0.4
Khmer (Cambodian) 3,855 1,705 2,150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vietnamese 52,080 23,700 28,380 0.4 0.3 0.4
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 55 25 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages 115,225 50,755 64,470 0.8 0.7 0.9
Bikol 255 115 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 1,355 600 760 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cebuano 3,140 1,380 1,760 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fijian 20 15 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hiligaynon 1,960 860 1,100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ilocano 8,105 3,635 4,465 0.1 0.1 0.1
Indonesian 1,990 930 1,055 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kankanaey 210 100 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinaray-a 110 55 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy languages 45 15 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Merina 15 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 35 15 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malay 130 65 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 990 455 535 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pangasinan 250 115 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 95,635 41,970 53,660 0.7 0.6 0.7
Waray-Waray 230 90 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 785 355 435 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages 6,165 2,705 3,460 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haitian Creole 2,640 1,115 1,525 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jamaican English Creole 195 75 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Krio 140 60 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Morisyen 1,425 685 735 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sango 30 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole, n.o.s. 1,325 565 760 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 420 195 225 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages 129,245 64,385 64,855 0.9 0.9 0.9
Kannada 2,165 1,110 1,055 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malayalam 20,855 11,325 9,535 0.1 0.2 0.1
Tamil 93,165 44,735 48,425 0.7 0.6 0.7
Telugu 12,805 7,095 5,710 0.1 0.1 0.1
Tulu 145 65 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 110 55 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Georgian 1,040 570 475 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hmong-Mien languages 185 85 95 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages 1,136,460 553,970 582,490 8.1 8.0 8.1
Albanian 9,880 4,875 5,005 0.1 0.1 0.1
Armenian 8,590 4,035 4,545 0.1 0.1 0.1
Balto-Slavic languages 181,290 84,870 96,420 1.3 1.2 1.3
Baltic languages 1,640 700 940 0.0 0.0 0.0
Latvian 535 225 310 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lithuanian 1,105 470 630 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavic languages 179,650 84,175 95,475 1.3 1.2 1.3
Belarusian 145 70 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bulgarian 4,100 1,955 2,140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Czech 2,555 1,180 1,375 0.0 0.0 0.0
Macedonian 5,535 2,590 2,945 0.0 0.0 0.0
Polish 45,800 21,280 24,515 0.3 0.3 0.3
Russian 66,045 30,625 35,420 0.5 0.4 0.5
Rusyn 120 70 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbo-Croatian 35,980 17,375 18,610 0.3 0.3 0.3
Bosnian 3,450 1,670 1,780 0.0 0.0 0.0
Croatian 9,990 4,660 5,335 0.1 0.1 0.1
Serbian 22,145 10,850 11,295 0.2 0.2 0.2
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 400 195 205 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovak 3,070 1,470 1,600 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovene (Slovenian) 1,000 420 580 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ukrainian 15,235 7,100 8,135 0.1 0.1 0.1
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 65 40 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages 140 75 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Irish 65 35 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scottish Gaelic 25 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Welsh 45 15 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages 40,600 19,895 20,700 0.3 0.3 0.3
Frisian 85 45 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
High German languages 28,670 14,000 14,665 0.2 0.2 0.2
German 20,680 10,015 10,670 0.1 0.1 0.1
Pennsylvania German 7,180 3,590 3,590 0.1 0.1 0.0
Swiss German 560 280 280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yiddish 250 115 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 11,190 5,540 5,650 0.1 0.1 0.1
Afrikaans 1,175 595 580 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dutch 4,055 2,000 2,050 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low German, n.o.s. 1,265 630 640 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon 185 85 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Plautdietsch 4,415 2,185 2,235 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vlaams (Flemish) 95 40 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 620 300 315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Danish 210 90 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Icelandic 30 15 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Norwegian 70 30 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swedish 310 160 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Greek 19,065 8,615 10,455 0.1 0.1 0.1
Indo-Iranian languages 601,605 304,195 297,410 4.3 4.4 4.1
Indo-Aryan languages 487,535 248,975 238,560 3.5 3.6 3.3
Assamese 145 75 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bengali 34,830 17,260 17,570 0.2 0.2 0.2
Gujarati 63,145 32,735 30,405 0.4 0.5 0.4
Hindi 52,420 27,250 25,175 0.4 0.4 0.4
Kacchi 1,655 725 925 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kashmiri 145 65 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Konkani 640 295 345 0.0 0.0 0.0
Marathi 4,975 2,540 2,440 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nepali 8,910 4,555 4,355 0.1 0.1 0.1
Oriya languages 655 345 310 0.0 0.0 0.0
Odia 420 220 200 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oriya, n.o.s. 230 125 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 198,670 103,170 95,495 1.4 1.5 1.3
Rohingya 220 105 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sindhi 1,390 700 690 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5,795 2,870 2,925 0.0 0.0 0.0
Urdu 113,020 55,810 57,215 0.8 0.8 0.8
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 930 470 455 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages 114,005 55,190 58,815 0.8 0.8 0.8
Baluchi 195 105 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kurdish 5,560 2,815 2,740 0.0 0.0 0.0
Parsi 170 80 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pashto 8,670 4,315 4,360 0.1 0.1 0.1
Persian languages 99,095 47,705 51,395 0.7 0.7 0.7
Dari 21,150 10,030 11,120 0.2 0.1 0.2
Iranian Persian 67,320 32,510 34,810 0.5 0.5 0.5
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 10,625 5,160 5,465 0.1 0.1 0.1
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 310 170 135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 65 35 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italic (Romance) languages 275,210 127,365 147,850 2.0 1.8 2.1
Catalan 105 50 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italian 58,670 24,180 34,495 0.4 0.3 0.5
Portuguese 74,745 35,620 39,120 0.5 0.5 0.5
Romanian 17,755 8,280 9,480 0.1 0.1 0.1
Spanish 123,690 59,125 64,570 0.9 0.9 0.9
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 240 110 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 90 45 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 5,875 2,485 3,390 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korean 53,585 24,865 28,720 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mongolian 290 145 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 16,065 7,275 8,785 0.1 0.1 0.1
Akan (Twi) 4,370 1,945 2,425 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bamanankan 80 40 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Edo 270 105 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Éwé 120 50 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 220 110 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ga 170 70 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ganda 345 160 180 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gikuyu 70 35 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Igbo 660 330 330 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 775 330 445 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lingala 330 135 190 0.0 0.0 0.0
Luba-Kasai 35 10 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mòoré 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mwani 80 40 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ndebele 115 55 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,375 630 750 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shona 450 195 250 0.0 0.0 0.0
Soninke 105 60 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sotho-Tswana languages 55 20 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swahili 2,775 1,250 1,525 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wojenaka 35 25 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolof 165 80 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yoruba 2,640 1,200 1,435 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 835 400 435 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages 820 380 440 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dinka 125 55 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuer 185 80 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 460 220 240 0.0 0.0 0.0
African, n.o.s. 45 25 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages 5,010 2,900 2,115 0.0 0.0 0.0
American Sign Language 3,920 2,240 1,680 0.0 0.0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 50 30 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,035 625 410 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 469,325 219,365 249,965 3.3 3.2 3.5
Chinese languages 461,870 215,705 246,165 3.3 3.1 3.4
Hakka 2,540 1,170 1,370 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mandarin 253,860 120,260 133,600 1.8 1.7 1.9
Min Dong 650 310 340 0.0 0.0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 4,890 2,195 2,700 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wu (Shanghainese) 2,765 1,300 1,465 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yue (Cantonese) 193,955 88,915 105,040 1.4 1.3 1.5
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,090 1,495 1,595 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 110 55 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages 7,310 3,585 3,720 0.1 0.1 0.1
Burmese 960 460 505 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kuki-Chin languages 305 140 165 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages 1,275 640 630 0.0 0.0 0.0
S'gaw Karen 1,105 555 550 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 170 85 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibetan 4,540 2,245 2,300 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 225 110 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 145 70 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages 3,995 1,875 2,120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lao 2,395 1,145 1,245 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thai 1,520 700 820 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 85 35 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages 19,965 10,165 9,800 0.1 0.1 0.1
Azerbaijani 1,445 715 730 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kazakh 40 20 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkish 17,160 8,770 8,390 0.1 0.1 0.1
Uyghur 490 250 240 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbek 580 285 300 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 250 125 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uralic languages 12,465 5,690 6,780 0.1 0.1 0.1
Estonian 485 180 300 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finnish 1,140 500 640 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hungarian 10,835 5,000 5,835 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other languages, n.i.e. 195 90 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple responses 715,095 344,690 370,405 5.1 5.0 5.2
English and French 59,725 27,005 32,720 0.4 0.4 0.5
English and non-official language(s) 624,265 303,790 320,480 4.4 4.4 4.5
French and non-official language(s) 6,475 2,810 3,665 0.0 0.0 0.1
English, French and non-official language(s) 12,185 5,465 6,715 0.1 0.1 0.1
Multiple non-official languages 12,445 5,620 6,825 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other language spoken regularly at home
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data42 14,099,790 6,917,915 7,181,870 100.0 100.0 100.0
None 11,528,735 5,680,910 5,847,825 81.8 82.1 81.4
English 903,960 442,585 461,380 6.4 6.4 6.4
French 189,420 84,900 104,520 1.3 1.2 1.5
Non-official language 1,136,770 544,150 592,620 8.1 7.9 8.3
Indigenous39 9,310 4,115 5,190 0.1 0.1 0.1
Non-Indigenous 1,127,465 540,035 587,425 8.0 7.8 8.2
English and French 16,580 7,565 9,020 0.1 0.1 0.1
English and non-official language(s) 140,865 70,400 70,470 1.0 1.0 1.0
French and non-official language(s) 52,565 22,740 29,820 0.4 0.3 0.4
English, French and non-official language(s) 2,920 1,450 1,465 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple non-official languages 127,975 63,220 64,755 0.9 0.9 0.9
Knowledge of languagesThe letter 'c' in a yellow triangle indicates a correction notice.
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample data43 14,031,755 6,887,570 7,144,185 100.0 100.0 100.0
Official languages 13,688,615 6,750,410 6,938,210 97.6 98.0 97.1
English 13,650,230 6,733,550 6,916,680 97.3 97.8 96.8
French 1,550,545 690,530 860,020 11.1 10.0 12.0
Non-official languages 5,058,180 2,428,200 2,629,980 36.0 35.3 36.8
Indigenous languages39 29,850 13,765 16,080 0.2 0.2 0.2
Algonquian languages 26,775 12,415 14,355 0.2 0.2 0.2
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree-Innu languages 5,205 2,540 2,670 0.0 0.0 0.0
Atikamekw 15 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree languages 5,155 2,520 2,640 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 335 180 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 200 70 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 1,165 510 655 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 135 50 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 95 60 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 3,340 1,685 1,650 0.0 0.0 0.0
Innu (Montagnais) 20 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Naskapi 20 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eastern Algonquian languages 295 120 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mi'kmaq 250 105 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 35 15 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 21,560 9,880 11,680 0.2 0.1 0.2
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 135 65 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oji-Cree 6,260 2,945 3,315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway languages 15,530 7,035 8,500 0.1 0.1 0.1
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 1,295 510 785 0.0 0.0 0.0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 210 80 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 115 65 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 14,155 6,465 7,690 0.1 0.1 0.1
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 95 55 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages 115 65 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Athabaskan languages 105 60 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dene, n.o.s. 50 30 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey-Hare languages 15 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavey, n.o.s. 15 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 25 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tlingit 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haida 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 1,000 445 550 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 25 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 25 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktitut 970 425 540 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 1,625 650 980 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cayuga 210 85 125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mohawk 1,220 465 755 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oneida 210 105 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 35 10 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Michif 135 45 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages 65 45 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 25 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Squamish 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Straits 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages 65 50 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assiniboine 20 15 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakota 15 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stoney 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 30 25 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian languages 25 10 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nisga'a 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages 20 20 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haisla 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 70 30 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 245 125 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous languages 5,029,345 2,414,910 2,614,440 35.8 35.1 36.6
Afro-Asiatic languages 481,620 242,565 239,050 3.4 3.5 3.3
Berber languages 1,570 845 725 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kabyle 950 490 460 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tamazight 475 270 205 0.0 0.0 0.0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 215 125 95 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chadic languages 2,210 1,060 1,140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hausa 2,005 955 1,045 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mina 200 105 95 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coptic 2,130 1,000 1,130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cushitic languages 41,520 19,095 22,425 0.3 0.3 0.3
Bilen 1,335 750 585 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oromo 2,950 1,400 1,550 0.0 0.0 0.0
Somali 36,825 16,695 20,135 0.3 0.2 0.3
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 815 445 370 0.0 0.0 0.0
Semitic languages 443,215 225,035 218,175 3.2 3.3 3.1
Amharic 22,815 11,015 11,800 0.2 0.2 0.2
Arabic 342,860 175,790 167,075 2.4 2.6 2.3
Aramaic languages 33,950 16,770 17,175 0.2 0.2 0.2
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 21,640 10,590 11,045 0.2 0.2 0.2
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 11,170 5,565 5,605 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aramaic, n.o.s. 1,685 860 820 0.0 0.0 0.0
Harari 1,610 720 890 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hebrew 47,380 24,020 23,360 0.3 0.3 0.3
Maltese 6,055 2,840 3,210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tigrigna 19,755 9,645 10,105 0.1 0.1 0.1
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 685 410 270 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 115,355 52,805 62,550 0.8 0.8 0.9
Khmer (Cambodian) 10,085 4,540 5,535 0.1 0.1 0.1
Vietnamese 105,800 48,475 57,325 0.8 0.7 0.8
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 275 100 180 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages 292,100 117,695 174,400 2.1 1.7 2.4
Bikol 1,345 565 785 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 3,410 1,370 2,040 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cebuano 11,100 4,270 6,835 0.1 0.1 0.1
Fijian 210 110 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hiligaynon 6,435 2,535 3,900 0.0 0.0 0.1
Ilocano 26,205 10,300 15,905 0.2 0.1 0.2
Indonesian 8,175 3,680 4,495 0.1 0.1 0.1
Kankanaey 620 255 365 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinaray-a 310 130 180 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy languages 270 115 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Merina 35 0 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 235 110 125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malay 4,370 1,965 2,410 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 3,390 1,395 1,990 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pangasinan 1,610 650 960 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 271,450 108,415 163,035 1.9 1.6 2.3
Waray-Waray 1,810 705 1,105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 6,850 2,845 4,005 0.0 0.0 0.1
Creole languages 36,585 16,590 19,990 0.3 0.2 0.3
Haitian Creole 14,220 6,345 7,875 0.1 0.1 0.1
Jamaican English Creole 3,385 1,515 1,870 0.0 0.0 0.0
Krio 650 240 410 0.0 0.0 0.0
Morisyen 5,645 2,735 2,910 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sango 270 105 165 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole, n.o.s. 10,235 4,450 5,785 0.1 0.1 0.1
Creole languages, n.i.e. 4,065 1,960 2,105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages 272,060 139,105 132,950 1.9 2.0 1.9
Kannada 12,930 6,720 6,215 0.1 0.1 0.1
Malayalam 48,025 26,105 21,915 0.3 0.4 0.3
Tamil 192,890 96,245 96,645 1.4 1.4 1.4
Telugu 38,190 21,290 16,905 0.3 0.3 0.2
Tulu 1,225 655 570 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 685 285 395 0.0 0.0 0.0
Georgian 2,170 1,110 1,060 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hmong-Mien languages 555 280 275 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages 2,941,400 1,441,975 1,499,430 21.0 20.9 21.0
Albanian 26,725 13,445 13,275 0.2 0.2 0.2
Armenian 19,610 9,460 10,150 0.1 0.1 0.1
Balto-Slavic languages 470,080 219,210 250,870 3.4 3.2 3.5
Baltic languages 9,715 4,055 5,665 0.1 0.1 0.1
Latvian 4,215 1,830 2,385 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lithuanian 5,520 2,240 3,280 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavic languages 462,520 216,100 246,420 3.3 3.1 3.4
Belarusian 1,630 685 950 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bulgarian 11,310 5,545 5,765 0.1 0.1 0.1
Czech 13,130 6,040 7,090 0.1 0.1 0.1
Macedonian 21,070 10,020 11,045 0.2 0.1 0.2
Polish 134,980 61,800 73,180 1.0 0.9 1.0
Russian 155,340 72,230 83,115 1.1 1.0 1.2
Rusyn 295 155 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbo-Croatian 102,885 50,515 52,365 0.7 0.7 0.7
Bosnian 13,895 6,925 6,970 0.1 0.1 0.1
Croatian 48,075 23,410 24,670 0.3 0.3 0.3
Serbian 58,045 28,685 29,355 0.4 0.4 0.4
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 1,850 950 905 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovak 11,725 5,340 6,385 0.1 0.1 0.1
Slovene (Slovenian) 7,235 3,205 4,025 0.1 0.0 0.1
Ukrainian 58,355 26,140 32,215 0.4 0.4 0.5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 500 255 250 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages 4,115 2,125 1,990 0.0 0.0 0.0
Irish 2,345 1,300 1,045 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scottish Gaelic 715 330 375 0.0 0.0 0.0
Welsh 810 360 450 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 285 160 125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages 257,270 123,000 134,270 1.8 1.8 1.9
Frisian 1,750 895 855 0.0 0.0 0.0
High German languages 175,485 84,625 90,855 1.3 1.2 1.3
German 158,120 75,990 82,125 1.1 1.1 1.1
Pennsylvania German 10,370 5,150 5,220 0.1 0.1 0.1
Swiss German 3,485 1,670 1,815 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yiddish 6,100 2,995 3,105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 78,435 37,515 40,920 0.6 0.5 0.6
Afrikaans 9,255 4,785 4,470 0.1 0.1 0.1
Dutch 55,040 25,820 29,215 0.4 0.4 0.4
Low German, n.o.s. 2,185 1,095 1,095 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon 595 275 310 0.0 0.0 0.0
Plautdietsch 10,245 5,150 5,095 0.1 0.1 0.1
Vlaams (Flemish) 2,040 910 1,135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 12,565 5,670 6,895 0.1 0.1 0.1
Danish 5,175 2,265 2,905 0.0 0.0 0.0
Icelandic 390 165 220 0.0 0.0 0.0
Norwegian 2,385 1,175 1,210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swedish 5,340 2,460 2,885 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 480 255 225 0.0 0.0 0.0
Greek 76,320 37,385 38,945 0.5 0.5 0.5
Indo-Iranian languages 1,244,895 639,965 604,930 8.9 9.3 8.5
Indo-Aryan languages 1,049,480 542,040 507,440 7.5 7.9 7.1
Assamese 725 355 370 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bengali 76,980 39,455 37,525 0.5 0.6 0.5
Gujarati 143,240 75,090 68,150 1.0 1.1 1.0
Hindi 436,125 227,165 208,965 3.1 3.3 2.9
Kacchi 8,140 3,695 4,450 0.1 0.1 0.1
Kashmiri 1,085 570 515 0.0 0.0 0.0
Konkani 6,745 3,165 3,585 0.0 0.0 0.1
Marathi 24,775 12,710 12,065 0.2 0.2 0.2
Nepali 17,110 8,645 8,465 0.1 0.1 0.1
Oriya languages 2,545 1,320 1,225 0.0 0.0 0.0
Odia 1,430 775 655 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oriya, n.o.s. 1,130 560 575 0.0 0.0 0.0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 397,865 208,905 188,955 2.8 3.0 2.6
Rohingya 370 155 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sindhi 5,595 2,940 2,655 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 21,630 10,975 10,655 0.2 0.2 0.1
Urdu 295,175 149,300 145,875 2.1 2.2 2.0
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 5,965 3,315 2,650 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages 210,370 105,605 104,765 1.5 1.5 1.5
Baluchi 520 285 235 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kurdish 13,870 7,530 6,340 0.1 0.1 0.1
Parsi 525 310 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pashto 20,790 10,880 9,910 0.1 0.2 0.1
Persian languages 183,830 91,790 92,040 1.3 1.3 1.3
Dari 47,640 23,410 24,235 0.3 0.3 0.3
Iranian Persian 122,305 61,280 61,015 0.9 0.9 0.9
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 16,615 8,475 8,140 0.1 0.1 0.1
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,040 510 535 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,300 715 580 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italic (Romance) languages 922,975 437,590 485,385 6.6 6.4 6.8
Catalan 770 415 355 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italian 312,800 149,440 163,360 2.2 2.2 2.3
Portuguese 208,575 101,175 107,390 1.5 1.5 1.5
Romanian 48,315 22,450 25,865 0.3 0.3 0.4
Spanish 401,205 187,785 213,425 2.9 2.7 3.0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 2,355 1,325 1,030 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 910 510 405 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 30,705 13,895 16,810 0.2 0.2 0.2
Korean 90,475 41,165 49,310 0.6 0.6 0.7
Mongolian 745 315 430 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 106,850 50,070 56,780 0.8 0.7 0.8
Akan (Twi) 17,570 8,065 9,510 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bamanankan 760 395 365 0.0 0.0 0.0
Edo 3,210 1,370 1,835 0.0 0.0 0.0
Éwé 1,195 610 580 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 1,010 530 480 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ga 1,870 785 1,080 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ganda 2,760 1,145 1,615 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gikuyu 1,080 420 660 0.0 0.0 0.0
Igbo 8,115 3,985 4,130 0.1 0.1 0.1
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 4,020 1,705 2,315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lingala 7,315 3,255 4,065 0.1 0.0 0.1
Luba-Kasai 1,050 480 570 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mòoré 235 135 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mwani 520 265 255 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ndebele 855 380 475 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 4,895 2,250 2,650 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shona 3,040 1,345 1,695 0.0 0.0 0.0
Soninke 290 185 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sotho-Tswana languages 630 265 365 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swahili 24,360 11,850 12,510 0.2 0.2 0.2
Wojenaka 260 130 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolof 1,495 740 755 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yoruba 24,375 11,775 12,600 0.2 0.2 0.2
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 12,825 6,130 6,695 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nilo-Saharan languages 3,210 1,560 1,645 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dinka 470 255 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuer 585 260 325 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 2,155 1,040 1,115 0.0 0.0 0.0
African, n.o.s. 835 415 415 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages 18,990 7,515 11,475 0.1 0.1 0.2
American Sign Language 16,685 6,460 10,225 0.1 0.1 0.1
Quebec Sign Language 380 155 225 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 2,600 1,185 1,420 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 747,160 348,570 398,590 5.3 5.1 5.6
Chinese languages 734,190 342,245 391,950 5.2 5.0 5.5
Hakka 8,760 4,120 4,640 0.1 0.1 0.1
Mandarin 467,415 214,895 252,520 3.3 3.1 3.5
Min Dong 1,450 690 765 0.0 0.0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 18,020 8,040 9,985 0.1 0.1 0.1
Wu (Shanghainese) 6,720 3,010 3,710 0.0 0.0 0.1
Yue (Cantonese) 352,135 163,575 188,560 2.5 2.4 2.6
Chinese, n.o.s. 5,200 2,505 2,690 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 515 245 275 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages 13,135 6,410 6,735 0.1 0.1 0.1
Burmese 2,570 1,255 1,315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kuki-Chin languages 600 265 330 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages 2,255 1,120 1,135 0.0 0.0 0.0
S'gaw Karen 1,970 1,005 965 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 385 170 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibetan 7,475 3,675 3,800 0.1 0.1 0.1
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 980 445 540 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 565 250 315 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages 12,655 5,555 7,105 0.1 0.1 0.1
Lao 7,370 3,450 3,915 0.1 0.1 0.1
Thai 6,200 2,485 3,720 0.0 0.0 0.1
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 335 135 195 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages 52,195 27,335 24,860 0.4 0.4 0.3
Azerbaijani 5,910 3,215 2,695 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kazakh 710 320 395 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkish 44,815 23,570 21,245 0.3 0.3 0.3
Uyghur 825 430 400 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbek 2,095 1,040 1,055 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,075 465 610 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uralic languages 52,025 23,840 28,185 0.4 0.3 0.4
Estonian 4,010 1,745 2,260 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finnish 9,455 4,035 5,420 0.1 0.1 0.1
Hungarian 38,690 18,095 20,600 0.3 0.3 0.3
Other languages, n.i.e. 2,145 990 1,155 0.0 0.0 0.0

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Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. In these cases, individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "＋" symbol.

"Men＋" includes men (and/or boys), as well as some non-binary persons.

"Women＋" includes women (and/or girls), as well as some non-binary persons.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released November 15, 2023.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 29, 2024).

Note(s):

Footnote 36

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.

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, 2021.

Footnote 37

First official language spoken refers to the first official language (English or French) spoken by the person.

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, 2021.

Footnote 38

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 more than one language 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 more than one mother tongue only if they learned these languages at the same time, and still understands them. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, the mother tongue is the language spoken most often to this child at home. A child who has not yet learned to speak has more than one mother tongue only if these languages are spoken to them equally often so that the child learns these languages at the same time.

n.i.e. = not included elsewhere

n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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, 2021.

Footnote 39

Users should be aware that estimates associated with Indigenous languages are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain reserves and settlements in the Census of Population.

Footnote 40

All languages spoken at home refers to all languages that the person speaks at home on a regular basis at the time of data collection.

n.i.e. = not included elsewhere

n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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, 2021.

Footnote 41

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 they feel 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 more than one language is spoken to the child, the language spoken most often at home is the language spoken most often. If more than one language is spoken equally often to the child, then these languages are included here.

n.i.e. = not included elsewhere

n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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, 2021.

Footnote 42

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

Comparisons to previous Census data is not recommended for the 'Other languages spoken regularly at home' variable.

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, 2021.

Footnote 43

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.

n.i.e. = not included elsewhere

n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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, 2021.

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