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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 1,116,045 555,220 560,825 100.0 100.0 100.0
English only 1,055,000 527,580 527,420 94.5 95.0 94.0
French only 450 210 235 0.0 0.0 0.0
English and French 51,970 23,490 28,480 4.7 4.2 5.1
Neither English nor French 8,625 3,940 4,685 0.8 0.7 0.8
First official language spoken
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data37 1,116,045 555,220 560,825 100.0 100.0 100.0
English 1,094,690 545,105 549,585 98.1 98.2 98.0
French 11,335 5,500 5,835 1.0 1.0 1.0
English and French 1,815 905 905 0.2 0.2 0.2
Neither English nor French 8,200 3,705 4,495 0.7 0.7 0.8
Mother tongue
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data38 1,116,045 555,220 560,825 100.0 100.0 100.0
Single responses 1,082,470 538,920 543,550 97.0 97.1 96.9
Official languages 924,330 461,055 463,275 82.8 83.0 82.6
English 911,765 454,950 456,815 81.7 81.9 81.5
French 12,565 6,105 6,460 1.1 1.1 1.2
Non-official languages 158,135 77,865 80,275 14.2 14.0 14.3
Indigenous languages39 20,785 9,935 10,850 1.9 1.8 1.9
Algonquian languages 14,490 6,910 7,575 1.3 1.2 1.4
Blackfoot 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree-Innu languages 13,810 6,595 7,215 1.2 1.2 1.3
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree languages 13,810 6,595 7,215 1.2 1.2 1.3
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0 0 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) 45 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 440 220 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 3,005 1,440 1,570 0.3 0.3 0.3
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 1,255 580 670 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cree, n.o.s. 9,060 4,325 4,735 0.8 0.8 0.8
Innu (Montagnais) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 670 310 355 0.1 0.1 0.1
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oji-Cree 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway languages 665 310 350 0.1 0.1 0.1
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 590 275 310 0.1 0.0 0.1
Ojibway, n.o.s. 60 25 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages 5,790 2,790 2,995 0.5 0.5 0.5
Northern Athabaskan languages 5,780 2,785 2,995 0.5 0.5 0.5
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. 5,780 2,785 2,995 0.5 0.5 0.5
Gwich'in 0 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) 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. 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haida 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 30 5 25 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 25 5 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mohawk 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oneida 0 0 0 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 260 125 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages 0 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 200 95 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assiniboine 60 30 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakota 120 50 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stoney 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 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 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous languages 137,355 67,925 69,430 12.3 12.2 12.4
Afro-Asiatic languages 7,795 3,935 3,860 0.7 0.7 0.7
Berber languages 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kabyle 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tamazight 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chadic languages 50 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hausa 50 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mina 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coptic 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cushitic languages 1,010 480 530 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bilen 110 60 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oromo 115 60 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Somali 690 320 365 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 95 40 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Semitic languages 6,730 3,425 3,300 0.6 0.6 0.6
Amharic 370 170 195 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arabic 4,610 2,370 2,235 0.4 0.4 0.4
Aramaic languages 665 330 340 0.1 0.1 0.1
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 345 170 175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 275 130 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aramaic, n.o.s. 50 25 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Harari 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hebrew 50 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maltese 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tigrigna 1,010 515 495 0.1 0.1 0.1
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 3,590 1,705 1,880 0.3 0.3 0.3
Khmer (Cambodian) 125 65 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vietnamese 3,455 1,645 1,815 0.3 0.3 0.3
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages 27,210 12,750 14,460 2.4 2.3 2.6
Bikol 120 55 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 580 270 315 0.1 0.0 0.1
Cebuano 1,365 620 745 0.1 0.1 0.1
Fijian 30 20 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hiligaynon 365 175 185 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ilocano 1,085 490 590 0.1 0.1 0.1
Indonesian 90 35 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kankanaey 100 40 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinaray-a 30 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy languages 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Merina 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malay 15 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 290 140 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pangasinan 60 25 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 22,680 10,680 12,010 2.0 1.9 2.1
Waray-Waray 105 45 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 295 140 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages 225 110 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haitian Creole 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jamaican English Creole 15 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Krio 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Morisyen 90 40 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sango 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole, n.o.s. 65 35 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 30 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages 2,645 1,450 1,190 0.2 0.3 0.2
Kannada 95 40 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malayalam 1,660 915 745 0.1 0.2 0.1
Tamil 440 235 205 0.0 0.0 0.0
Telugu 430 245 185 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tulu 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Georgian 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages 73,910 37,200 36,715 6.6 6.7 6.5
Albanian 325 170 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Armenian 115 60 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Balto-Slavic languages 13,790 6,380 7,410 1.2 1.1 1.3
Baltic languages 145 70 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Latvian 80 40 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lithuanian 60 35 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavic languages 13,640 6,305 7,330 1.2 1.1 1.3
Belarusian 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bulgarian 70 30 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Czech 170 75 95 0.0 0.0 0.0
Macedonian 50 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Polish 1,335 595 740 0.1 0.1 0.1
Russian 2,565 1,180 1,385 0.2 0.2 0.2
Rusyn 215 105 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbo-Croatian 1,080 550 530 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bosnian 245 120 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Croatian 360 175 185 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbian 445 240 200 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 25 15 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovak 65 35 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovene (Slovenian) 55 25 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ukrainian 8,030 3,685 4,340 0.7 0.7 0.8
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages 60 30 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Irish 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scottish Gaelic 20 15 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Welsh 25 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages 21,360 10,450 10,905 1.9 1.9 1.9
Frisian 15 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
High German languages 16,020 7,795 8,225 1.4 1.4 1.5
German 15,875 7,715 8,160 1.4 1.4 1.5
Pennsylvania German 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swiss German 115 65 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yiddish 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 4,795 2,400 2,395 0.4 0.4 0.4
Afrikaans 1,360 720 640 0.1 0.1 0.1
Dutch 1,020 520 505 0.1 0.1 0.1
Low German, n.o.s. 540 255 285 0.0 0.0 0.1
Low Saxon 60 25 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Plautdietsch 1,765 855 910 0.2 0.2 0.2
Vlaams (Flemish) 55 25 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 515 245 275 0.0 0.0 0.0
Danish 205 110 95 0.0 0.0 0.0
Icelandic 30 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Norwegian 195 85 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swedish 90 35 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Greek 805 415 390 0.1 0.1 0.1
Indo-Iranian languages 30,330 16,195 14,135 2.7 2.9 2.5
Indo-Aryan languages 27,930 14,925 13,005 2.5 2.7 2.3
Assamese 10 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bengali 3,680 1,925 1,760 0.3 0.3 0.3
Gujarati 5,175 2,930 2,245 0.5 0.5 0.4
Hindi 2,395 1,375 1,020 0.2 0.2 0.2
Kacchi 10 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kashmiri 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Konkani 30 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Marathi 175 100 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nepali 745 390 355 0.1 0.1 0.1
Oriya languages 45 30 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Odia 35 25 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oriya, n.o.s. 10 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 8,555 4,570 3,985 0.8 0.8 0.7
Rohingya 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sindhi 140 80 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 285 130 155 0.0 0.0 0.0
Urdu 6,510 3,285 3,225 0.6 0.6 0.6
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 145 85 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages 2,390 1,265 1,125 0.2 0.2 0.2
Baluchi 70 35 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kurdish 170 95 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Parsi 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pashto 480 275 205 0.0 0.0 0.0
Persian languages 1,660 855 805 0.1 0.2 0.1
Dari 390 205 190 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian Persian 1,105 565 540 0.1 0.1 0.1
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 165 85 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italic (Romance) languages 7,130 3,495 3,635 0.6 0.6 0.6
Catalan 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italian 595 295 300 0.1 0.1 0.1
Portuguese 875 385 490 0.1 0.1 0.1
Romanian 735 360 380 0.1 0.1 0.1
Spanish 4,915 2,450 2,465 0.4 0.4 0.4
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 250 75 180 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korean 1,690 815 880 0.2 0.1 0.2
Mongolian 45 20 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 2,890 1,485 1,405 0.3 0.3 0.3
Akan (Twi) 220 115 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bamanankan 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Edo 25 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Éwé 40 25 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ga 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ganda 45 15 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gikuyu 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Igbo 305 170 135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 150 75 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lingala 40 20 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Luba-Kasai 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mòoré 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mwani 25 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ndebele 30 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 190 90 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shona 105 50 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Soninke 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sotho-Tswana languages 25 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swahili 445 225 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wojenaka 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolof 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yoruba 835 435 400 0.1 0.1 0.1
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 345 165 185 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages 470 255 220 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dinka 150 80 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuer 55 30 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 230 115 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
African, n.o.s. 40 30 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages 165 85 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
American Sign Language 125 60 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 40 20 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 14,515 7,115 7,395 1.3 1.3 1.3
Chinese languages 13,470 6,595 6,875 1.2 1.2 1.2
Hakka 25 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mandarin 9,150 4,495 4,655 0.8 0.8 0.8
Min Dong 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 155 80 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wu (Shanghainese) 70 35 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yue (Cantonese) 3,765 1,825 1,935 0.3 0.3 0.3
Chinese, n.o.s. 285 140 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,015 510 510 0.1 0.1 0.1
Burmese 135 70 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kuki-Chin languages 35 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages 785 395 390 0.1 0.1 0.1
S'gaw Karen 675 350 330 0.1 0.1 0.1
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 105 45 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibetan 20 5 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 45 20 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages 420 170 245 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lao 270 130 135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thai 145 40 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages 400 200 200 0.0 0.0 0.0
Azerbaijani 50 30 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kazakh 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkish 295 155 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uyghur 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbek 35 15 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uralic languages 1,085 525 565 0.1 0.1 0.1
Estonian 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finnish 150 65 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hungarian 910 450 465 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other languages, n.i.e. 40 25 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple responses 33,575 16,305 17,275 3.0 2.9 3.1
English and French 3,525 1,700 1,825 0.3 0.3 0.3
English and non-official language(s) 27,035 13,180 13,855 2.4 2.4 2.5
French and non-official language(s) 350 175 175 0.0 0.0 0.0
English, French and non-official language(s) 415 195 220 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple non-official languages 2,250 1,055 1,200 0.2 0.2 0.2
All languages spoken at home
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data40 1,116,045 555,220 560,825 100.0 100.0 100.0
English 938,715 467,760 470,955 84.1 84.2 84.0
French 2,095 1,010 1,080 0.2 0.2 0.2
Non-official language 41,955 20,925 21,035 3.8 3.8 3.8
Indigenous39 4,235 2,105 2,135 0.4 0.4 0.4
Non-Indigenous 37,720 18,820 18,895 3.4 3.4 3.4
English and French 7,920 3,650 4,265 0.7 0.7 0.8
English and non-official language(s) 118,480 58,500 59,980 10.6 10.5 10.7
French and non-official language(s) 280 135 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
English, French and non-official language(s) 2,595 1,230 1,360 0.2 0.2 0.2
Multiple non-official languages 4,005 2,005 2,000 0.4 0.4 0.4
Language spoken most often at home
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data41 1,116,045 555,220 560,825 100.0 100.0 100.0
Single responses 1,084,685 539,755 544,930 97.2 97.2 97.2
Official languages 993,865 494,130 499,730 89.1 89.0 89.1
English 990,645 492,580 498,070 88.8 88.7 88.8
French 3,215 1,550 1,665 0.3 0.3 0.3
Non-official languages 90,820 45,625 45,195 8.1 8.2 8.1
Indigenous languages39 9,060 4,505 4,560 0.8 0.8 0.8
Algonquian languages 4,890 2,475 2,420 0.4 0.4 0.4
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree-Innu languages 4,780 2,415 2,370 0.4 0.4 0.4
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree languages 4,780 2,415 2,370 0.4 0.4 0.4
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 5 0 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 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 195 115 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 865 440 430 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 455 235 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 3,250 1,625 1,630 0.3 0.3 0.3
Innu (Montagnais) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 110 60 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway languages 110 55 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 95 50 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages 4,030 1,965 2,070 0.4 0.4 0.4
Northern Athabaskan languages 4,025 1,955 2,070 0.4 0.4 0.4
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. 4,025 1,955 2,070 0.4 0.4 0.4
Gwich'in 0 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) 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 5 0 5 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 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oneida 0 0 0 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 100 50 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salish languages 0 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 30 10 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assiniboine 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakota 15 10 10 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. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous languages 81,760 41,125 40,635 7.3 7.4 7.2
Afro-Asiatic languages 5,140 2,505 2,630 0.5 0.5 0.5
Berber languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tamazight 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chadic languages 10 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hausa 10 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mina 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coptic 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cushitic languages 680 325 360 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bilen 85 50 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oromo 85 40 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Somali 435 200 230 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 75 35 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Semitic languages 4,445 2,175 2,270 0.4 0.4 0.4
Amharic 195 95 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Arabic 3,055 1,500 1,560 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aramaic languages 455 210 245 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 225 95 125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 200 95 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aramaic, n.o.s. 30 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Harari 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hebrew 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maltese 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tigrigna 710 360 350 0.1 0.1 0.1
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 2,735 1,340 1,400 0.2 0.2 0.2
Khmer (Cambodian) 40 15 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vietnamese 2,700 1,325 1,370 0.2 0.2 0.2
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages 16,905 8,200 8,705 1.5 1.5 1.6
Bikol 60 25 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 315 150 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cebuano 740 360 385 0.1 0.1 0.1
Fijian 15 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hiligaynon 205 100 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ilocano 490 235 255 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indonesian 20 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kankanaey 40 20 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinaray-a 30 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy languages 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Merina 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malay 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 155 75 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pangasinan 10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 14,610 7,085 7,520 1.3 1.3 1.3
Waray-Waray 50 25 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 150 75 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages 105 45 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haitian Creole 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jamaican English Creole 10 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Krio 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Morisyen 50 20 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sango 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole, n.o.s. 25 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages 1,765 940 825 0.2 0.2 0.1
Kannada 40 20 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malayalam 1,175 640 535 0.1 0.1 0.1
Tamil 275 130 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Telugu 260 140 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tulu 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Georgian 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages 40,455 20,825 19,625 3.6 3.8 3.5
Albanian 140 65 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Armenian 55 25 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Balto-Slavic languages 4,420 2,220 2,200 0.4 0.4 0.4
Baltic languages 75 40 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Latvian 40 20 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lithuanian 35 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavic languages 4,345 2,185 2,160 0.4 0.4 0.4
Belarusian 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bulgarian 40 25 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Czech 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Macedonian 30 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Polish 330 150 180 0.0 0.0 0.0
Russian 1,575 795 785 0.1 0.1 0.1
Rusyn 150 70 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbo-Croatian 465 235 230 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bosnian 85 40 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Croatian 120 60 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbian 255 135 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovak 15 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovene (Slovenian) 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ukrainian 1,700 870 830 0.2 0.2 0.1
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages 10 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Irish 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scottish Gaelic 5 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Welsh 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages 9,335 4,615 4,715 0.8 0.8 0.8
Frisian 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High German languages 7,845 3,845 4,000 0.7 0.7 0.7
German 7,820 3,835 3,990 0.7 0.7 0.7
Pennsylvania German 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swiss German 25 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 1,455 755 695 0.1 0.1 0.1
Afrikaans 875 465 415 0.1 0.1 0.1
Dutch 110 60 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low German, n.o.s. 190 90 95 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon 15 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Plautdietsch 260 130 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vlaams (Flemish) 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 25 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Danish 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Norwegian 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swedish 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Greek 370 170 200 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Iranian languages 22,590 11,955 10,635 2.0 2.2 1.9
Indo-Aryan languages 20,940 11,115 9,825 1.9 2.0 1.8
Assamese 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bengali 2,700 1,415 1,290 0.2 0.3 0.2
Gujarati 3,975 2,205 1,775 0.4 0.4 0.3
Hindi 1,670 950 715 0.1 0.2 0.1
Kacchi 10 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kashmiri 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Konkani 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Marathi 95 45 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nepali 540 285 255 0.0 0.1 0.0
Oriya languages 10 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Odia 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oriya, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 6,955 3,665 3,285 0.6 0.7 0.6
Rohingya 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sindhi 90 50 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 150 70 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Urdu 4,645 2,370 2,275 0.4 0.4 0.4
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 85 45 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages 1,640 835 805 0.1 0.2 0.1
Baluchi 45 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kurdish 100 50 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Parsi 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pashto 315 170 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Persian languages 1,160 580 580 0.1 0.1 0.1
Dari 215 110 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian Persian 835 420 415 0.1 0.1 0.1
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 110 55 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italic (Romance) languages 3,545 1,770 1,770 0.3 0.3 0.3
Catalan 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italian 125 55 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Portuguese 415 200 210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Romanian 310 155 155 0.0 0.0 0.0
Spanish 2,685 1,350 1,335 0.2 0.2 0.2
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 90 30 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Korean 1,250 625 630 0.1 0.1 0.1
Mongolian 20 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 1,130 550 580 0.1 0.1 0.1
Akan (Twi) 75 40 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Edo 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Éwé 5 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ga 10 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ganda 30 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gikuyu 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Igbo 95 50 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 70 40 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lingala 30 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Luba-Kasai 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mòoré 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mwani 10 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ndebele 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 115 50 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shona 35 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Soninke 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sotho-Tswana languages 10 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swahili 240 125 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wojenaka 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolof 10 5 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yoruba 300 135 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 85 40 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages 225 120 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dinka 85 45 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuer 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 115 60 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
African, n.o.s. 15 15 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages 355 205 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
American Sign Language 250 150 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 100 60 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 11,010 5,445 5,565 1.0 1.0 1.0
Chinese languages 10,220 5,040 5,180 0.9 0.9 0.9
Hakka 10 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mandarin 7,415 3,695 3,715 0.7 0.7 0.7
Min Dong 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 55 25 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wu (Shanghainese) 50 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yue (Cantonese) 2,490 1,190 1,295 0.2 0.2 0.2
Chinese, n.o.s. 200 95 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages 780 400 380 0.1 0.1 0.1
Burmese 95 50 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kuki-Chin languages 25 20 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages 615 310 300 0.1 0.1 0.1
S'gaw Karen 530 270 260 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 80 45 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibetan 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages 160 75 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lao 125 60 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thai 35 15 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages 220 110 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Azerbaijani 25 10 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kazakh 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkish 180 95 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uyghur 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbek 5 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uralic languages 175 90 85 0.0 0.0 0.0
Estonian 10 5 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finnish 15 10 5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hungarian 155 80 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple responses 31,360 15,460 15,900 2.8 2.8 2.8
English and French 1,325 615 715 0.1 0.1 0.1
English and non-official language(s) 29,060 14,370 14,695 2.6 2.6 2.6
French and non-official language(s) 130 60 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
English, French and non-official language(s) 250 130 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple non-official languages 590 285 305 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 1,116,045 555,220 560,825 100.0 100.0 100.0
None 1,008,760 502,475 506,285 90.4 90.5 90.3
English 39,070 19,635 19,435 3.5 3.5 3.5
French 6,395 2,935 3,455 0.6 0.5 0.6
Non-official language 48,520 23,370 25,145 4.3 4.2 4.5
Indigenous39 10,735 4,980 5,755 1.0 0.9 1.0
Non-Indigenous 37,785 18,390 19,395 3.4 3.3 3.5
English and French 345 180 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
English and non-official language(s) 6,935 3,595 3,345 0.6 0.6 0.6
French and non-official language(s) 1,155 515 640 0.1 0.1 0.1
English, French and non-official language(s) 65 40 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple non-official languages 4,795 2,475 2,320 0.4 0.4 0.4
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 1,103,200 549,495 553,705 100.0 100.0 100.0
Official languages 1,095,170 545,875 549,300 99.3 99.3 99.2
English 1,094,790 545,650 549,135 99.2 99.3 99.2
French 52,065 23,725 28,335 4.7 4.3 5.1
Non-official languages 209,395 103,350 106,050 19.0 18.8 19.2
Indigenous languages39 35,075 16,800 18,280 3.2 3.1 3.3
Algonquian languages 25,960 12,535 13,430 2.4 2.3 2.4
Blackfoot 10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree-Innu languages 24,850 11,960 12,895 2.3 2.2 2.3
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cree languages 24,850 11,960 12,895 2.3 2.2 2.3
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 20 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 145 65 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 855 440 415 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 6,450 3,070 3,375 0.6 0.6 0.6
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 2,365 1,125 1,235 0.2 0.2 0.2
Cree, n.o.s. 15,355 7,415 7,945 1.4 1.3 1.4
Innu (Montagnais) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mi'kmaq 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 1,330 685 640 0.1 0.1 0.1
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oji-Cree 50 20 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ojibway languages 1,275 665 610 0.1 0.1 0.1
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 30 25 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 1,120 575 550 0.1 0.1 0.1
Ojibway, n.o.s. 145 90 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Athabaskan languages 8,085 3,795 4,295 0.7 0.7 0.8
Northern Athabaskan languages 8,080 3,795 4,285 0.7 0.7 0.8
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. 8,080 3,795 4,285 0.7 0.7 0.8
Gwich'in 0 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) 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 60 20 45 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 60 20 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mohawk 10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oneida 0 0 0 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 855 395 460 0.1 0.1 0.1
Salish languages 0 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 725 365 360 0.1 0.1 0.1
Assiniboine 185 110 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dakota 395 185 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stoney 25 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 140 70 70 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. 20 10 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 35 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous languages 174,635 86,680 87,955 15.8 15.8 15.9
Afro-Asiatic languages 11,165 5,770 5,395 1.0 1.1 1.0
Berber languages 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kabyle 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tamazight 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chadic languages 265 125 145 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hausa 245 105 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mina 25 15 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coptic 15 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cushitic languages 1,415 720 695 0.1 0.1 0.1
Bilen 165 95 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oromo 180 85 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Somali 900 450 455 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 165 95 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Semitic languages 9,850 5,120 4,735 0.9 0.9 0.9
Amharic 855 440 415 0.1 0.1 0.1
Arabic 7,265 3,825 3,445 0.7 0.7 0.6
Aramaic languages 1,200 565 630 0.1 0.1 0.1
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 605 280 325 0.1 0.1 0.1
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 540 255 285 0.0 0.0 0.1
Aramaic, n.o.s. 130 70 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Harari 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hebrew 470 250 215 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maltese 15 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tigrigna 1,365 710 660 0.1 0.1 0.1
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 160 90 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,625 2,275 2,355 0.4 0.4 0.4
Khmer (Cambodian) 170 100 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vietnamese 4,440 2,165 2,280 0.4 0.4 0.4
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 20 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages 37,460 17,730 19,730 3.4 3.2 3.6
Bikol 305 130 175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bisaya, n.o.s. 915 430 485 0.1 0.1 0.1
Cebuano 2,180 1,010 1,175 0.2 0.2 0.2
Fijian 90 55 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hiligaynon 605 270 335 0.1 0.0 0.1
Ilocano 2,500 1,175 1,320 0.2 0.2 0.2
Indonesian 215 85 135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kankanaey 205 90 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kinaray-a 45 10 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy languages 30 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Merina 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 30 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malay 105 65 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 485 250 235 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pangasinan 95 50 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 36,125 17,020 19,110 3.3 3.1 3.5
Waray-Waray 245 120 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,155 545 615 0.1 0.1 0.1
Creole languages 950 480 470 0.1 0.1 0.1
Haitian Creole 45 25 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jamaican English Creole 130 70 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Krio 25 20 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Morisyen 385 195 190 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sango 45 25 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole, n.o.s. 205 80 125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Creole languages, n.i.e. 150 70 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages 4,190 2,210 1,980 0.4 0.4 0.4
Kannada 225 110 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
Malayalam 2,515 1,335 1,180 0.2 0.2 0.2
Tamil 1,120 625 495 0.1 0.1 0.1
Telugu 845 445 400 0.1 0.1 0.1
Tulu 20 10 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Georgian 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages 89,555 45,335 44,220 8.1 8.3 8.0
Albanian 380 220 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Armenian 90 35 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Balto-Slavic languages 17,185 7,985 9,200 1.6 1.5 1.7
Baltic languages 195 85 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Latvian 90 40 55 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lithuanian 95 45 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slavic languages 17,095 7,945 9,145 1.5 1.4 1.7
Belarusian 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bulgarian 100 50 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Czech 190 90 105 0.0 0.0 0.0
Macedonian 90 50 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Polish 1,745 800 945 0.2 0.1 0.2
Russian 5,305 2,590 2,715 0.5 0.5 0.5
Rusyn 280 130 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Serbo-Croatian 1,705 865 835 0.2 0.2 0.2
Bosnian 400 195 200 0.0 0.0 0.0
Croatian 745 405 340 0.1 0.1 0.1
Serbian 965 495 470 0.1 0.1 0.1
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 65 35 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovak 135 60 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Slovene (Slovenian) 135 60 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ukrainian 10,795 4,935 5,855 1.0 0.9 1.1
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages 185 105 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Irish 65 35 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scottish Gaelic 50 35 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Welsh 50 15 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages 18,455 9,290 9,165 1.7 1.7 1.7
Frisian 25 25 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
High German languages 11,940 5,995 5,945 1.1 1.1 1.1
German 11,815 5,935 5,880 1.1 1.1 1.1
Pennsylvania German 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swiss German 145 70 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yiddish 50 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 6,140 3,205 2,935 0.6 0.6 0.5
Afrikaans 2,175 1,185 990 0.2 0.2 0.2
Dutch 1,285 680 605 0.1 0.1 0.1
Low German, n.o.s. 590 275 315 0.1 0.1 0.1
Low Saxon 60 35 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Plautdietsch 2,015 1,025 980 0.2 0.2 0.2
Vlaams (Flemish) 90 50 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 955 395 560 0.1 0.1 0.1
Danish 255 135 125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Icelandic 25 20 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Norwegian 485 175 305 0.0 0.0 0.1
Swedish 235 100 135 0.0 0.0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Greek 1,430 730 705 0.1 0.1 0.1
Indo-Iranian languages 39,895 21,385 18,505 3.6 3.9 3.3
Indo-Aryan languages 37,480 20,070 17,410 3.4 3.7 3.1
Assamese 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bengali 4,490 2,350 2,140 0.4 0.4 0.4
Gujarati 6,965 3,985 2,985 0.6 0.7 0.5
Hindi 15,740 8,600 7,140 1.4 1.6 1.3
Kacchi 50 25 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kashmiri 55 35 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Konkani 60 35 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Marathi 520 270 255 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nepali 1,040 550 490 0.1 0.1 0.1
Oriya languages 60 30 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Odia 25 20 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Oriya, n.o.s. 40 15 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Punjabi (Panjabi) 13,310 7,110 6,200 1.2 1.3 1.1
Rohingya 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sindhi 250 135 120 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 405 180 225 0.0 0.0 0.0
Urdu 10,540 5,470 5,070 1.0 1.0 0.9
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 345 205 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages 3,025 1,640 1,390 0.3 0.3 0.3
Baluchi 170 100 65 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kurdish 225 110 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Parsi 20 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pashto 745 415 330 0.1 0.1 0.1
Persian languages 2,045 1,095 950 0.2 0.2 0.2
Dari 610 335 285 0.1 0.1 0.1
Iranian Persian 1,340 710 625 0.1 0.1 0.1
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 120 65 50 0.0 0.0 0.0
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 30 25 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 55 40 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italic (Romance) languages 14,285 6,885 7,400 1.3 1.3 1.3
Catalan 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Italian 1,400 670 730 0.1 0.1 0.1
Portuguese 1,320 655 670 0.1 0.1 0.1
Romanian 915 450 465 0.1 0.1 0.1
Spanish 11,185 5,395 5,785 1.0 1.0 1.0
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 90 40 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 35 20 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Japanese 1,170 585 585 0.1 0.1 0.1
Korean 1,870 900 970 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mongolian 45 10 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 7,440 3,945 3,495 0.7 0.7 0.6
Akan (Twi) 515 255 260 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Edo 90 60 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Éwé 100 40 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 60 30 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ga 135 75 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ganda 100 40 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gikuyu 25 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Igbo 1,200 630 570 0.1 0.1 0.1
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 320 170 150 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lingala 180 100 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Luba-Kasai 40 15 25 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mòoré 25 15 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mwani 70 45 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ndebele 80 40 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 310 180 130 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shona 155 75 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
Soninke 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sotho-Tswana languages 70 40 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Swahili 1,165 665 500 0.1 0.1 0.1
Wojenaka 20 15 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wolof 40 20 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yoruba 2,865 1,520 1,345 0.3 0.3 0.2
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 990 545 445 0.1 0.1 0.1
Nilo-Saharan languages 615 305 305 0.1 0.1 0.1
Dinka 180 85 100 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nuer 60 25 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 375 200 175 0.0 0.0 0.0
African, n.o.s. 100 55 45 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages 1,450 645 815 0.1 0.1 0.1
American Sign Language 1,135 505 625 0.1 0.1 0.1
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 370 160 210 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 17,055 8,335 8,725 1.5 1.5 1.6
Chinese languages 15,625 7,620 8,005 1.4 1.4 1.4
Hakka 45 20 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mandarin 11,590 5,640 5,955 1.1 1.0 1.1
Min Dong 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 275 135 140 0.0 0.0 0.0
Wu (Shanghainese) 60 40 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yue (Cantonese) 5,120 2,465 2,660 0.5 0.4 0.5
Chinese, n.o.s. 360 185 175 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,370 690 685 0.1 0.1 0.1
Burmese 355 185 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kuki-Chin languages 30 25 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Karenic languages 1,020 490 530 0.1 0.1 0.1
S'gaw Karen 890 430 460 0.1 0.1 0.1
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 125 60 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibetan 35 15 20 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 100 30 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 85 45 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages 590 280 310 0.1 0.1 0.1
Lao 360 200 160 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thai 290 115 170 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages 700 360 340 0.1 0.1 0.1
Azerbaijani 85 55 40 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kazakh 50 15 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkish 565 295 270 0.1 0.1 0.0
Uyghur 35 0 30 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbek 15 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uralic languages 1,240 595 645 0.1 0.1 0.1
Estonian 10 10 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Finnish 180 90 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hungarian 1,055 500 560 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other languages, n.i.e. 125 65 65 0.0 0.0 0.0

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 June 30, 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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