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[Province]
Counts
Total Men＋ Women＋
Mother tongue
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data38 14,099,790 6,917,920 7,181,870
Single responses 13,430,605 6,594,620 6,835,990
Official languages 9,642,770 4,785,140 4,857,635
English 9,179,655 4,566,580 4,613,080
French 463,120 218,560 244,550
Non-official languages 3,787,835 1,809,480 1,978,355
Indigenous languages39 14,475 6,735 7,740
Algonquian languages 13,545 6,360 7,185
Blackfoot 5 5 5
Cree-Innu languages 2,815 1,365 1,455
Atikamekw 10 0 5
Cree languages 2,800 1,360 1,440
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 125 55 70
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 60 20 35
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 550 240 315
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 35 20 15
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 50 25 15
Cree, n.o.s. 1,975 985 990
Innu (Montagnais) 0 0 5
Naskapi 15 5 5
Eastern Algonquian languages 70 35 30
Mi'kmaq 60 25 30
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 10 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 10,645 4,955 5,690
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 35 15 25
Oji-Cree 4,240 2,015 2,225
Ojibway languages 6,365 2,920 3,445
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 280 130 145
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 65 25 40
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 25 15 10
Ojibway, n.o.s. 6,000 2,745 3,250
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0
Athabaskan languages 30 20 15
Northern Athabaskan languages 30 15 15
Dakelh (Carrier) 0 0 0
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 0 0 0
Dene, n.o.s. 15 5 5
Gwich'in 0 5 0
Slavey-Hare languages 10 5 5
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 5 5 0
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 5 0 5
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 0 0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Wetsuwet'en-Babine 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 510 200 310
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 10 5 5
Inuinnaqtun 5 0 5
Inuvialuktun 5 0 0
Inuktitut 505 195 305
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0
Iroquoian languages 270 100 165
Cayuga 35 15 15
Mohawk 190 75 115
Oneida 40 10 25
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 0 0
Michif 20 5 15
Salish languages 10 5 5
Halkomelem 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 0 0 0
Secwepemctsin (Shuswap) 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0
Syilx (Okanagan) 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Siouan languages 10 5 5
Assiniboine 0 0 0
Dakota 5 5 0
Stoney 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0
Tsimshian languages 10 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 0 5
Nisga'a 0 0 5
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 65 30 35
Non-Indigenous languages 3,773,365 1,802,745 1,970,620
Afro-Asiatic languages 310,765 156,145 154,620
Berber languages 855 480 370
Kabyle 580 315 265
Tamazight 215 130 80
Berber languages, n.i.e. 60 35 25
Chadic languages 635 350 280
Hausa 560 315 245
Mina 70 35 35
Coptic 535 265 275
Cushitic languages 27,575 12,405 15,170
Bilen 930 495 440
Oromo 1,540 760 785
Somali 24,700 10,945 13,755
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 405 215 190
Semitic languages 281,160 142,645 138,515
Amharic 12,490 5,745 6,740
Arabic 214,230 109,870 104,360
Aramaic languages 24,105 11,685 12,420
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 15,665 7,535 8,125
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 7,480 3,655 3,820
Aramaic, n.o.s. 960 485 475
Harari 970 430 540
Hebrew 11,630 6,255 5,375
Maltese 4,120 1,950 2,175
Tigrigna 13,360 6,585 6,775
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 255 130 125
Austro-Asiatic languages 84,300 37,815 46,485
Khmer (Cambodian) 7,065 3,170 3,900
Vietnamese 77,085 34,585 42,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 140 60 80
Austronesian languages 208,395 83,860 124,535
Bikol 685 300 385
Bisaya, n.o.s. 2,735 1,115 1,625
Cebuano 5,900 2,290 3,615
Fijian 40 20 20
Hiligaynon 3,775 1,460 2,315
Ilocano 14,680 5,995 8,680
Indonesian 5,440 2,345 3,095
Kankanaey 375 160 215
Kinaray-a 275 115 160
Malagasy languages 125 55 70
Merina 30 10 15
Malagasy, n.o.s. 95 40 50
Malay 540 220 325
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,910 875 1,040
Pangasinan 750 320 430
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 168,845 67,675 101,175
Waray-Waray 590 240 355
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,710 690 1,020
Creole languages 11,690 5,335 6,355
Haitian Creole 5,160 2,260 2,905
Jamaican English Creole 435 220 210
Krio 290 115 170
Morisyen 1,990 955 1,035
Sango 45 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 2,690 1,255 1,435
Creole languages, n.i.e. 1,080 500 580
Dravidian languages 185,145 93,855 91,285
Kannada 4,335 2,215 2,115
Malayalam 32,805 17,970 14,835
Tamil 126,640 61,665 64,970
Telugu 20,715 11,690 9,030
Tulu 415 205 210
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 235 105 130
Georgian 1,650 890 760
Hmong-Mien languages 480 225 255
Indo-European languages 2,119,610 1,032,375 1,087,230
Albanian 20,720 10,295 10,425
Armenian 14,680 7,060 7,620
Balto-Slavic languages 377,895 172,690 205,205
Baltic languages 7,425 3,050 4,370
Latvian 3,050 1,250 1,800
Lithuanian 4,370 1,800 2,570
Slavic languages 370,475 169,640 200,840
Belarusian 440 200 240
Bulgarian 8,565 4,050 4,520
Czech 9,060 4,035 5,025
Macedonian 13,620 6,490 7,130
Polish 106,275 47,780 58,495
Russian 104,310 46,870 57,440
Rusyn 225 105 115
Serbo-Croatian 77,145 37,410 39,740
Bosnian 7,140 3,495 3,650
Croatian 28,385 13,465 14,925
Serbian 40,465 19,915 20,555
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 1,160 545 610
Slovak 8,675 3,910 4,765
Slovene (Slovenian) 5,520 2,350 3,175
Ukrainian 36,340 16,285 20,055
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 285 150 135
Celtic languages 795 390 405
Irish 225 120 105
Scottish Gaelic 170 85 85
Welsh 320 140 175
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 80 45 35
Germanic languages 167,265 78,455 88,810
Frisian 970 465 505
High German languages 102,915 47,630 55,285
German 89,075 40,865 48,205
Pennsylvania German 8,895 4,435 4,460
Swiss German 2,390 1,125 1,265
Yiddish 2,555 1,200 1,350
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 56,725 27,350 29,375
Afrikaans 2,865 1,460 1,405
Dutch 41,240 19,735 21,505
Low German, n.o.s. 1,930 965 970
Low Saxon 440 210 230
Plautdietsch 8,610 4,275 4,340
Vlaams (Flemish) 1,630 700 930
Scandinavian languages 6,440 2,905 3,530
Danish 3,370 1,545 1,830
Icelandic 175 80 95
Norwegian 800 350 445
Swedish 2,090 930 1,160
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 225 105 115
Greek 47,970 23,270 24,700
Indo-Iranian languages 884,995 452,190 432,805
Indo-Aryan languages 715,085 367,815 347,270
Assamese 325 150 175
Bengali 54,990 27,905 27,085
Gujarati 95,785 50,450 45,340
Hindi 87,035 45,590 41,445
Kacchi 3,880 1,760 2,120
Kashmiri 460 230 230
Konkani 2,595 1,260 1,340
Marathi 9,460 4,875 4,585
Nepali 12,430 6,280 6,155
Oriya languages 1,325 690 630
Odia 830 445 380
Oriya, n.o.s. 490 245 245
Punjabi (Panjabi) 260,075 135,000 125,075
Rohingya 290 145 145
Sindhi 2,670 1,375 1,300
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 11,040 5,400 5,645
Urdu 170,955 85,745 85,210
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 1,760 955 805
Iranian languages 169,765 84,295 85,470
Baluchi 335 185 150
Kurdish 9,120 4,850 4,275
Parsi 330 180 145
Pashto 12,780 6,585 6,195
Persian languages 146,700 72,240 74,460
Dari 34,340 16,650 17,685
Iranian Persian 97,135 47,970 49,165
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 15,230 7,615 7,615
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 495 260 240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 145 85 65
Italic (Romance) languages 605,070 287,915 317,155
Catalan 285 140 140
Italian 194,125 92,875 101,255
Portuguese 153,750 73,670 80,080
Romanian 38,955 18,100 20,850
Spanish 217,245 102,760 114,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 710 370 345
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 205 105 100
Japanese 12,880 4,245 8,635
Korean 75,220 34,160 41,065
Mongolian 535 235 305
Niger-Congo languages 42,470 19,960 22,515
Akan (Twi) 9,325 4,405 4,915
Bamanankan 185 100 85
Edo 1,165 475 685
Éwé 485 235 245
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 480 245 230
Ga 510 235 275
Ganda 1,195 560 635
Gikuyu 460 180 280
Igbo 2,385 1,220 1,170
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,920 845 1,075
Lingala 825 350 475
Luba-Kasai 135 55 80
Mòoré 60 30 30
Mwani 345 180 165
Ndebele 335 155 180
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,705 1,225 1,480
Shona 1,580 710 875
Soninke 195 115 75
Sotho-Tswana languages 230 85 150
Swahili 6,445 3,010 3,440
Wojenaka 60 35 30
Wolof 460 240 220
Yoruba 7,335 3,560 3,775
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,655 1,710 1,940
Nilo-Saharan languages 1,935 955 985
Dinka 325 165 160
Nuer 320 150 170
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,125 555 570
African, n.o.s. 165 80 80
Sign languages 2,775 1,480 1,300
American Sign Language 2,360 1,235 1,125
Quebec Sign Language 35 20 15
Sign languages, n.i.e. 385 225 160
Sino-Tibetan languages 632,250 291,600 340,655
Chinese languages 621,980 286,570 335,410
Hakka 6,215 2,860 3,350
Mandarin 327,470 150,700 176,770
Min Dong 1,015 525 495
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 10,290 4,630 5,660
Wu (Shanghainese) 4,190 1,890 2,300
Yue (Cantonese) 267,425 123,440 143,990
Chinese, n.o.s. 5,080 2,385 2,690
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 300 140 160
Tibeto-Burman languages 10,000 4,905 5,095
Burmese 1,540 755 790
Kuki-Chin languages 440 200 240
Karenic languages 1,765 875 895
S'gaw Karen 1,530 755 775
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 235 115 120
Tibetan 5,785 2,845 2,940
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 460 230 230
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 275 130 145
Tai-Kadai languages 8,265 3,360 4,905
Lao 4,570 2,175 2,390
Thai 3,535 1,120 2,420
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 165 65 100
Turkic languages 32,270 17,020 15,250
Azerbaijani 2,870 1,545 1,325
Kazakh 255 115 135
Turkish 26,740 14,190 12,550
Uyghur 720 360 360
Uzbek 1,080 520 565
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 610 290 320
Uralic languages 42,270 19,005 23,265
Estonian 3,450 1,510 1,940
Finnish 7,650 3,210 4,445
Hungarian 31,170 14,290 16,875
Other languages, n.i.e. 460 220 240
Multiple responses 669,185 323,300 345,885
English and French 96,260 45,030 51,235
English and non-official language(s) 494,610 242,470 252,140
French and non-official language(s) 15,710 7,085 8,620
English, French and non-official language(s) 16,770 7,725 9,045
Multiple non-official languages 45,835 20,990 24,845

Note: Gender

Gender refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man, woman or non-binary person (a person who is not exclusively a man or a woman).

Gender includes the following concepts:

  • gender identity, which refers to the gender that a person feels internally and individually;
  • gender expression, which refers to the way a person presents their gender, regardless of their gender identity, through body language, aesthetic choices or accessories (e.g., clothes, hairstyle and makeup), which may have traditionally been associated with a specific gender.

A person's gender may differ from their sex at birth, and from what is indicated on their current identification or legal documents such as their birth certificate, passport or driver's licence. A person's gender may change over time.

Some people may not identify with a specific gender.

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 May 23, 2024).

Note(s):

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.

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