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Total Men＋ Women＋
Knowledge of official languages
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data36 4,221,835 2,108,780 2,113,050
English only 3,894,690 1,960,785 1,933,905
French only 3,105 1,330 1,780
English and French 258,330 119,725 138,605
Neither English nor French 65,705 26,945 38,760
First official language spoken
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data37 4,221,835 2,108,780 2,113,050
English 4,078,135 2,042,220 2,035,915
French 64,440 32,960 31,485
English and French 15,525 7,680 7,840
Neither English nor French 63,735 25,925 37,810
Mother tongue
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data38 4,221,835 2,108,780 2,113,050
Single responses 4,055,375 2,028,210 2,027,165
Official languages 3,148,690 1,591,780 1,556,910
English 3,083,840 1,558,570 1,525,265
French 64,855 33,210 31,645
Non-official languages 906,680 436,430 470,250
Indigenous languages39 17,200 8,165 9,035
Algonquian languages 15,155 7,265 7,890
Blackfoot 2,470 1,160 1,315
Cree-Innu languages 12,290 5,920 6,370
Atikamekw 0 0 0
Cree languages 12,290 5,920 6,365
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 5 0 5
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 65 35 30
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 65 25 40
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 1,590 705 890
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 1,305 650 655
Cree, n.o.s. 9,255 4,495 4,760
Innu (Montagnais) 5 0 5
Naskapi 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 10 5 5
Mi'kmaq 10 5 5
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 385 180 205
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 20 5 10
Ojibway languages 355 170 185
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 20 10 10
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 235 110 125
Ojibway, n.o.s. 100 50 50
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 1,345 610 735
Northern Athabaskan languages 1,335 605 725
Dakelh (Carrier) 5 5 5
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 25 10 15
Dene, n.o.s. 1,075 495 585
Gwich'in 10 0 5
Slavey-Hare languages 150 65 85
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 105 45 55
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 20 10 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 30 10 20
Tahltan languages 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 35 10 20
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 0 5
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 20 15 10
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 5 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 15 5 10
Haida 0 0 0
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 145 40 100
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 25 5 20
Inuinnaqtun 5 0 5
Inuvialuktun 20 5 15
Inuktitut 115 35 80
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5
Iroquoian languages 10 5 5
Cayuga 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 0 0
Michif 60 25 40
Salish languages 10 0 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) 5 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Siouan languages 445 205 235
Assiniboine 10 0 5
Dakota 65 25 40
Stoney 360 175 180
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 10
Tsimshian languages 10 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 5 5 5
Nisga'a 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 5
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. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 15 10 5
Non-Indigenous languages 889,485 428,270 461,215
Afro-Asiatic languages 82,270 42,330 39,935
Berber languages 335 185 150
Kabyle 220 110 115
Tamazight 95 60 30
Berber languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15
Chadic languages 160 85 75
Hausa 145 80 65
Mina 10 5 10
Coptic 55 25 30
Cushitic languages 14,995 7,485 7,515
Bilen 650 345 300
Oromo 3,485 1,780 1,705
Somali 10,750 5,280 5,470
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 115 70 45
Semitic languages 66,720 34,555 32,165
Amharic 8,165 3,925 4,245
Arabic 46,425 24,385 22,045
Aramaic languages 835 405 430
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 445 225 220
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 265 125 140
Aramaic, n.o.s. 130 55 70
Harari 215 105 110
Hebrew 885 455 425
Maltese 55 25 25
Tigrigna 10,065 5,210 4,855
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 80 50 35
Austro-Asiatic languages 25,655 11,520 14,135
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,775 800 975
Vietnamese 23,705 10,615 13,090
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 175 100 75
Austronesian languages 131,755 58,110 73,640
Bikol 535 235 295
Bisaya, n.o.s. 2,265 985 1,285
Cebuano 5,210 2,300 2,910
Fijian 120 65 55
Hiligaynon 2,370 1,005 1,370
Ilocano 7,440 3,325 4,110
Indonesian 1,275 510 765
Kankanaey 370 155 220
Kinaray-a 165 80 90
Malagasy languages 50 20 30
Merina 5 0 5
Malagasy, n.o.s. 45 20 30
Malay 270 115 155
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 1,275 620 650
Pangasinan 515 235 280
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 108,395 47,810 60,590
Waray-Waray 415 195 225
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 1,075 475 605
Creole languages 1,745 875 875
Haitian Creole 455 230 225
Jamaican English Creole 60 35 30
Krio 270 130 140
Morisyen 325 165 160
Sango 5 0 5
Creole, n.o.s. 420 215 210
Creole languages, n.i.e. 215 110 105
Dravidian languages 17,170 8,845 8,330
Kannada 585 295 295
Malayalam 8,785 4,450 4,330
Tamil 4,950 2,610 2,340
Telugu 2,715 1,425 1,295
Tulu 75 35 40
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 60 25 30
Georgian 200 110 90
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 454,815 224,310 230,505
Albanian 2,345 1,250 1,100
Armenian 490 240 245
Balto-Slavic languages 70,185 32,420 37,760
Baltic languages 885 405 475
Latvian 365 165 205
Lithuanian 515 240 275
Slavic languages 69,305 32,020 37,285
Belarusian 65 30 40
Bulgarian 1,300 640 660
Czech 2,700 1,265 1,435
Macedonian 365 185 185
Polish 17,540 8,130 9,410
Russian 17,735 7,850 9,890
Rusyn 30 20 10
Serbo-Croatian 10,350 5,085 5,270
Bosnian 1,860 905 960
Croatian 4,260 2,105 2,155
Serbian 4,040 1,975 2,065
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 190 100 90
Slovak 1,865 910 950
Slovene (Slovenian) 555 245 305
Ukrainian 16,750 7,630 9,125
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 40 20 15
Celtic languages 295 165 130
Irish 75 45 25
Scottish Gaelic 50 20 20
Welsh 145 75 65
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 30 20 15
Germanic languages 93,145 45,830 47,320
Frisian 250 145 105
High German languages 60,990 29,660 31,325
German 59,835 29,055 30,775
Pennsylvania German 20 10 10
Swiss German 1,045 550 495
Yiddish 90 50 45
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 28,670 14,425 14,245
Afrikaans 3,150 1,555 1,595
Dutch 13,140 6,605 6,535
Low German, n.o.s. 3,060 1,545 1,510
Low Saxon 260 145 120
Plautdietsch 8,815 4,455 4,355
Vlaams (Flemish) 245 120 125
Scandinavian languages 3,155 1,540 1,615
Danish 1,850 945 910
Icelandic 95 45 55
Norwegian 525 245 285
Swedish 680 310 370
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 85 50 30
Greek 2,820 1,430 1,385
Indo-Iranian languages 197,415 100,095 97,320
Indo-Aryan languages 176,130 89,315 86,820
Assamese 85 45 40
Bengali 7,735 3,900 3,835
Gujarati 15,330 7,920 7,415
Hindi 18,815 9,525 9,285
Kacchi 1,625 720 905
Kashmiri 125 65 60
Konkani 345 170 180
Marathi 1,910 970 935
Nepali 5,900 3,035 2,865
Oriya languages 185 100 90
Odia 130 70 60
Oriya, n.o.s. 60 30 30
Punjabi (Panjabi) 91,070 46,205 44,870
Rohingya 30 20 15
Sindhi 685 345 340
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 2,700 1,380 1,325
Urdu 28,635 14,425 14,210
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 945 495 445
Iranian languages 21,225 10,750 10,470
Baluchi 65 40 25
Kurdish 2,010 1,035 975
Parsi 25 15 10
Pashto 2,960 1,505 1,460
Persian languages 16,065 8,115 7,955
Dari 5,005 2,490 2,515
Iranian Persian 9,030 4,585 4,445
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 2,035 1,040 995
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 90 45 45
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 60 30 30
Italic (Romance) languages 88,045 42,845 45,205
Catalan 70 30 45
Italian 9,505 4,745 4,755
Portuguese 9,910 4,750 5,165
Romanian 7,425 3,635 3,790
Spanish 61,090 29,655 31,435
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 45 25 20
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 75 35 40
Japanese 4,575 1,550 3,025
Korean 19,240 8,935 10,305
Mongolian 565 255 310
Niger-Congo languages 16,500 8,265 8,235
Akan (Twi) 1,660 855 800
Bamanankan 30 20 10
Edo 245 125 115
Éwé 225 125 95
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 190 100 95
Ga 125 60 60
Ganda 315 160 160
Gikuyu 160 75 85
Igbo 1,380 725 650
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,135 550 585
Lingala 205 110 100
Luba-Kasai 55 30 30
Mòoré 40 20 20
Mwani 200 100 95
Ndebele 390 190 205
Rundi (Kirundi) 655 305 350
Shona 1,105 530 580
Soninke 25 10 10
Sotho-Tswana languages 150 50 100
Swahili 2,455 1,165 1,290
Wojenaka 25 10 15
Wolof 265 145 115
Yoruba 3,205 1,710 1,490
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 2,265 1,090 1,170
Nilo-Saharan languages 2,450 1,275 1,175
Dinka 1,040 575 470
Nuer 625 290 335
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 650 340 310
African, n.o.s. 130 70 60
Sign languages 840 440 400
American Sign Language 695 370 330
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 140 70 70
Sino-Tibetan languages 118,025 54,995 63,030
Chinese languages 115,870 53,935 61,940
Hakka 880 405 470
Mandarin 54,135 25,165 28,970
Min Dong 55 25 30
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 2,400 1,040 1,360
Wu (Shanghainese) 440 215 225
Yue (Cantonese) 56,280 26,280 30,005
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,605 760 845
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 75 40 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 2,055 1,015 1,040
Burmese 415 205 215
Kuki-Chin languages 130 60 70
Karenic languages 725 365 355
S'gaw Karen 585 290 290
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 140 75 65
Tibetan 670 335 335
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 120 55 60
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 100 45 55
Tai-Kadai languages 3,040 1,110 1,935
Lao 950 460 490
Thai 2,010 620 1,390
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 85 35 55
Turkic languages 4,335 2,360 1,975
Azerbaijani 440 235 200
Kazakh 90 35 55
Turkish 3,290 1,825 1,460
Uyghur 130 60 70
Uzbek 240 130 110
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 145 65 75
Uralic languages 6,120 2,890 3,230
Estonian 165 75 90
Finnish 700 285 415
Hungarian 5,255 2,530 2,725
Other languages, n.i.e. 170 85 80
Multiple responses 166,455 80,575 85,890
English and French 17,600 8,520 9,085
English and non-official language(s) 131,195 63,735 67,465
French and non-official language(s) 3,125 1,535 1,590
English, French and non-official language(s) 2,425 1,160 1,270
Multiple non-official languages 12,105 5,625 6,480
All languages spoken at home
Total - All languages spoken at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data40 4,221,835 2,108,780 2,113,050
English 3,183,975 1,606,395 1,577,580
French 15,490 7,660 7,835
Non-official language 272,985 131,515 141,475
Indigenous39 3,700 1,890 1,805
Non-Indigenous 269,280 129,620 139,665
English and French 41,100 19,580 21,515
English and non-official language(s) 664,935 323,185 341,750
French and non-official language(s) 1,590 725 865
English, French and non-official language(s) 17,280 8,175 9,105
Multiple non-official languages 24,475 11,545 12,930
Language spoken most often at home
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data41 4,221,835 2,108,780 2,113,050
Single responses 4,054,960 2,027,555 2,027,400
Official languages 3,504,300 1,758,870 1,745,425
English 3,481,545 1,747,645 1,733,895
French 22,755 11,225 11,530
Non-official languages 550,665 268,690 281,975
Indigenous languages39 7,175 3,615 3,565
Algonquian languages 6,355 3,210 3,140
Blackfoot 965 490 475
Cree-Innu languages 5,290 2,670 2,615
Atikamekw 0 0 0
Cree languages 5,290 2,670 2,615
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 0 0 0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 0 0 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 5 5 5
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 5 0 0
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 475 235 240
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 290 150 145
Cree, n.o.s. 4,510 2,275 2,230
Innu (Montagnais) 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 5 5
Mi'kmaq 5 0 0
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 95 45 45
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 5 0 0
Ojibway languages 90 45 45
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 10 5 5
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 60 30 30
Ojibway, n.o.s. 25 5 15
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 685 345 340
Northern Athabaskan languages 680 340 340
Dakelh (Carrier) 5 0 5
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 10 0 10
Dene, n.o.s. 585 300 290
Gwich'in 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 70 40 35
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 60 30 30
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 5 5 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 0 5
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 15 5 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0
Inuktitut 15 5 10
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 0 0 0
Michif 15 10 10
Salish languages 5 5 0
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 100 45 55
Assiniboine 0 0 0
Dakota 10 5 5
Stoney 85 35 45
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0
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. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0
Non-Indigenous languages 543,490 265,075 278,415
Afro-Asiatic languages 52,375 26,290 26,085
Berber languages 165 85 80
Kabyle 95 50 45
Tamazight 55 30 25
Berber languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5
Chadic languages 105 60 45
Hausa 105 60 45
Mina 0 0 0
Coptic 15 5 5
Cushitic languages 10,170 5,010 5,155
Bilen 490 255 240
Oromo 2,580 1,305 1,270
Somali 7,045 3,425 3,620
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 50 25 25
Semitic languages 41,920 21,120 20,800
Amharic 5,025 2,385 2,635
Arabic 28,040 14,195 13,840
Aramaic languages 630 310 325
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 310 155 160
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 190 90 95
Aramaic, n.o.s. 135 65 65
Harari 140 70 70
Hebrew 415 215 200
Maltese 10 5 5
Tigrigna 7,600 3,905 3,700
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 60 35 20
Austro-Asiatic languages 17,075 7,795 9,285
Khmer (Cambodian) 975 430 545
Vietnamese 15,945 7,280 8,670
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 155 90 65
Austronesian languages 82,190 38,845 43,345
Bikol 200 100 100
Bisaya, n.o.s. 1,250 595 660
Cebuano 2,990 1,435 1,555
Fijian 25 15 10
Hiligaynon 1,290 610 680
Ilocano 4,450 2,075 2,375
Indonesian 435 215 220
Kankanaey 210 95 120
Kinaray-a 85 40 45
Malagasy languages 20 10 10
Merina 0 0 0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 20 10 10
Malay 65 30 30
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 700 330 370
Pangasinan 180 85 95
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 69,570 32,865 36,705
Waray-Waray 205 100 110
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 500 245 255
Creole languages 1,010 485 525
Haitian Creole 295 140 155
Jamaican English Creole 45 15 25
Krio 120 55 60
Morisyen 235 115 115
Sango 0 0 0
Creole, n.o.s. 205 105 100
Creole languages, n.i.e. 110 45 65
Dravidian languages 11,840 5,985 5,855
Kannada 305 150 160
Malayalam 6,270 3,150 3,120
Tamil 3,480 1,790 1,690
Telugu 1,705 860 845
Tulu 45 20 20
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20
Georgian 130 75 60
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 265,460 131,850 133,610
Albanian 1,040 550 490
Armenian 245 115 125
Balto-Slavic languages 28,760 13,815 14,945
Baltic languages 345 175 170
Latvian 140 75 65
Lithuanian 205 105 105
Slavic languages 28,415 13,640 14,775
Belarusian 20 10 10
Bulgarian 595 290 305
Czech 765 365 400
Macedonian 180 95 90
Polish 6,810 3,230 3,575
Russian 10,885 5,205 5,680
Rusyn 10 10 5
Serbo-Croatian 4,370 2,105 2,265
Bosnian 750 360 395
Croatian 1,525 740 785
Serbian 2,055 990 1,065
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 35 20 20
Slovak 585 285 295
Slovene (Slovenian) 105 50 50
Ukrainian 4,080 1,990 2,090
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5
Celtic languages 50 25 25
Irish 15 5 5
Scottish Gaelic 20 10 15
Welsh 10 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 5 5
Germanic languages 40,925 20,195 20,730
Frisian 40 25 20
High German languages 29,275 14,360 14,920
German 29,025 14,235 14,790
Pennsylvania German 5 0 0
Swiss German 240 115 125
Yiddish 10 5 5
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 11,310 5,675 5,630
Afrikaans 1,720 850 870
Dutch 1,520 725 800
Low German, n.o.s. 2,280 1,170 1,115
Low Saxon 135 65 65
Plautdietsch 5,620 2,850 2,770
Vlaams (Flemish) 35 15 20
Scandinavian languages 280 130 150
Danish 100 50 50
Icelandic 25 10 10
Norwegian 35 15 20
Swedish 130 55 75
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 15 10 5
Greek 935 430 505
Indo-Iranian languages 146,225 73,640 72,580
Indo-Aryan languages 132,370 66,780 65,590
Assamese 40 20 20
Bengali 5,085 2,505 2,580
Gujarati 10,620 5,435 5,185
Hindi 12,295 6,225 6,075
Kacchi 830 345 480
Kashmiri 70 35 40
Konkani 130 65 70
Marathi 1,145 570 570
Nepali 4,280 2,200 2,080
Oriya languages 75 40 35
Odia 55 30 25
Oriya, n.o.s. 20 15 10
Punjabi (Panjabi) 75,180 38,085 37,090
Rohingya 15 10 10
Sindhi 405 205 200
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,595 790 805
Urdu 20,080 9,990 10,085
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 520 255 265
Iranian languages 13,835 6,850 6,980
Baluchi 35 20 15
Kurdish 1,310 655 660
Parsi 15 5 10
Pashto 1,920 960 960
Persian languages 10,495 5,190 5,310
Dari 2,990 1,435 1,560
Iranian Persian 6,150 3,065 3,080
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 1,360 690 670
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 50 20 30
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10
Italic (Romance) languages 47,235 23,055 24,180
Catalan 45 20 25
Italian 2,140 915 1,220
Portuguese 4,585 2,230 2,355
Romanian 3,525 1,745 1,775
Spanish 36,925 18,135 18,790
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 50 20 25
Japanese 2,195 920 1,275
Korean 14,510 6,915 7,590
Mongolian 360 165 200
Niger-Congo languages 6,470 3,055 3,415
Akan (Twi) 750 370 380
Bamanankan 15 10 5
Edo 40 25 20
Éwé 50 30 25
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 145 70 75
Ga 30 15 20
Ganda 110 50 60
Gikuyu 20 10 10
Igbo 445 215 225
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 565 255 315
Lingala 140 60 80
Luba-Kasai 20 10 15
Mòoré 20 10 10
Mwani 50 30 25
Ndebele 140 65 80
Rundi (Kirundi) 330 160 175
Shona 375 180 195
Soninke 15 5 5
Sotho-Tswana languages 55 20 35
Swahili 1,100 505 595
Wojenaka 5 5 5
Wolof 175 100 80
Yoruba 1,175 565 610
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 670 300 375
Nilo-Saharan languages 1,265 640 625
Dinka 560 310 245
Nuer 400 185 220
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 280 135 145
African, n.o.s. 20 10 10
Sign languages 1,325 765 560
American Sign Language 1,065 610 455
Quebec Sign Language 5 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 255 150 105
Sino-Tibetan languages 81,325 38,350 42,970
Chinese languages 79,775 37,570 42,200
Hakka 310 125 180
Mandarin 40,005 19,245 20,765
Min Dong 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 985 405 575
Wu (Shanghainese) 265 130 140
Yue (Cantonese) 37,205 17,195 20,010
Chinese, n.o.s. 965 455 505
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 15 15
Tibeto-Burman languages 1,505 765 745
Burmese 250 125 125
Kuki-Chin languages 120 60 60
Karenic languages 565 280 280
S'gaw Karen 460 230 225
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 105 50 55
Tibetan 510 265 245
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 60 25 30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 50 20 25
Tai-Kadai languages 1,410 655 755
Lao 430 205 230
Thai 930 430 495
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 50 20 35
Turkic languages 2,685 1,405 1,285
Azerbaijani 235 115 120
Kazakh 25 15 10
Turkish 2,180 1,145 1,035
Uyghur 80 40 40
Uzbek 125 65 55
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25
Uralic languages 1,805 860 945
Estonian 25 10 10
Finnish 110 55 50
Hungarian 1,675 795 880
Other languages, n.i.e. 70 35 35
Multiple responses 166,875 81,225 85,650
English and French 8,010 3,875 4,130
English and non-official language(s) 152,980 74,600 78,375
French and non-official language(s) 770 345 430
English, French and non-official language(s) 1,755 845 915
Multiple non-official languages 3,355 1,560 1,795
Other language spoken regularly at home
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data42 4,221,835 2,108,780 2,113,050
None 3,610,710 1,812,855 1,797,850
English 224,860 111,370 113,495
French 30,900 14,530 16,375
Non-official language 279,795 133,050 146,750
Indigenous39 10,470 4,835 5,630
Non-Indigenous 269,325 128,210 141,115
English and French 2,825 1,370 1,455
English and non-official language(s) 34,750 17,340 17,410
French and non-official language(s) 7,875 3,655 4,220
English, French and non-official language(s) 565 295 275
Multiple non-official languages 29,550 14,325 15,225
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 4,177,720 2,088,235 2,089,485
Official languages 4,113,035 2,061,660 2,051,375
English 4,109,720 2,060,230 2,049,495
French 260,415 119,860 140,560
Non-official languages 1,215,795 587,465 628,325
Indigenous languages39 32,910 15,640 17,275
Algonquian languages 29,220 13,945 15,275
Blackfoot 6,605 3,085 3,515
Cree-Innu languages 22,000 10,590 11,410
Atikamekw 0 0 0
Cree languages 21,980 10,585 11,395
Ililimowin (Moose Cree) 10 10 0
Inu Ayimun (Southern East Cree) 15 10 0
Iyiyiw-Ayimiwin (Northern East Cree) 190 100 90
Nehinawewin (Swampy Cree) 150 60 85
Nehiyawewin (Plains Cree) 4,265 1,840 2,425
Nihithawiwin (Woods Cree) 2,155 1,060 1,100
Cree, n.o.s. 15,405 7,600 7,800
Innu (Montagnais) 20 10 15
Naskapi 0 0 0
Eastern Algonquian languages 50 25 25
Mi'kmaq 50 25 25
Wolastoqewi (Malecite) 0 0 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 1,050 480 570
Anicinabemowin (Algonquin) 10 0 10
Oji-Cree 40 10 30
Ojibway languages 1,020 470 555
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa) 70 40 35
Daawaamwin (Odawa) 0 0 0
Saulteau (Western Ojibway) 635 290 345
Ojibway, n.o.s. 320 135 185
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 2,510 1,145 1,365
Northern Athabaskan languages 2,490 1,140 1,350
Dakelh (Carrier) 20 0 15
Dane-zaa (Beaver) 60 25 30
Dene, n.o.s. 1,760 840 920
Gwich'in 20 15 10
Slavey-Hare languages 395 165 230
Deh Gah Ghotie Zhatie (South Slavey) 285 120 165
Satuotine Yati (North Slavey) 25 15 15
Slavey, n.o.s. 125 45 80
Tahltan languages 20 15 10
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0
Tahltan 15 10 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 80 35 45
Tse'khene (Sekani) 0 0 0
Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) 0 0 0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi) 170 70 100
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 10 0 0
Tlingit 15 0 10
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10
Haida 15 10 10
Inuktut (Inuit) languages 180 60 120
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 20 10 10
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 20 10 10
Inuktitut 160 55 100
Inuktut (Inuit) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 40 15 25
Cayuga 0 0 0
Mohawk 40 10 25
Oneida 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai) 20 0 15
Michif 235 105 130
Salish languages 20 20 10
Halkomelem 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0
Ntlakapamux (Thompson) 15 10 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 1,155 580 580
Assiniboine 130 55 70
Dakota 200 105 95
Stoney 890 455 430
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 90 50 40
Tsimshian languages 15 10 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0
Tsimshian 10 0 0
Wakashan languages 30 10 20
Haisla 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0
Kwak'wala (Kwakiutl) 15 0 10
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0
Indigenous languages, n.i.e. 25 15 10
Indigenous languages, n.o.s. 105 35 65
Non-Indigenous languages 1,183,510 572,060 611,450
Afro-Asiatic languages 123,440 63,820 59,620
Berber languages 630 370 260
Kabyle 425 215 210
Tamazight 180 135 45
Berber languages, n.i.e. 55 40 15
Chadic languages 845 500 345
Hausa 810 470 335
Mina 35 30 10
Coptic 135 70 65
Cushitic languages 20,915 10,520 10,385
Bilen 810 415 385
Oromo 5,390 2,775 2,610
Somali 14,865 7,395 7,475
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 170 90 80
Semitic languages 105,580 54,910 50,670
Amharic 15,775 8,070 7,700
Arabic 76,760 40,430 36,335
Aramaic languages 1,125 625 495
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 470 260 205
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 435 255 190
Aramaic, n.o.s. 235 125 105
Harari 365 190 175
Hebrew 3,710 1,935 1,770
Maltese 80 40 40
Tigrigna 15,380 7,855 7,515
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 420 285 130
Austro-Asiatic languages 35,940 16,645 19,295
Khmer (Cambodian) 2,685 1,275 1,410
Vietnamese 33,020 15,240 17,785
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 390 225 165
Austronesian languages 181,630 80,370 101,260
Bikol 1,140 605 535
Bisaya, n.o.s. 3,010 1,285 1,720
Cebuano 8,560 3,850 4,710
Fijian 330 170 165
Hiligaynon 3,750 1,590 2,160
Ilocano 13,710 5,825 7,885
Indonesian 2,410 1,045 1,355
Kankanaey 615 230 380
Kinaray-a 175 95 80
Malagasy languages 80 30 45
Merina 0 0 0
Malagasy, n.o.s. 70 30 35
Malay 1,705 805 900
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 2,670 1,210 1,465
Pangasinan 1,215 560 660
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 172,625 76,255 96,375
Waray-Waray 1,015 460 550
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 5,045 2,295 2,750
Creole languages 5,360 2,730 2,630
Haitian Creole 1,435 765 670
Jamaican English Creole 480 210 275
Krio 530 260 270
Morisyen 855 425 430
Sango 30 25 0
Creole, n.o.s. 1,250 670 585
Creole languages, n.i.e. 1,160 580 580
Dravidian languages 25,790 13,240 12,545
Kannada 1,785 915 870
Malayalam 12,090 6,195 5,890
Tamil 10,105 5,340 4,760
Telugu 5,040 2,575 2,465
Tulu 160 80 75
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 105 55 50
Georgian 315 175 140
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 607,625 300,360 307,265
Albanian 3,130 1,730 1,405
Armenian 795 440 355
Balto-Slavic languages 88,305 41,660 46,640
Baltic languages 975 425 545
Latvian 330 130 195
Lithuanian 650 300 350
Slavic languages 87,775 41,425 46,350
Belarusian 280 120 165
Bulgarian 1,680 800 880
Czech 3,880 1,930 1,950
Macedonian 635 295 345
Polish 22,385 10,655 11,730
Russian 29,760 14,030 15,725
Rusyn 40 35 15
Serbo-Croatian 13,860 6,820 7,035
Bosnian 3,470 1,675 1,795
Croatian 6,945 3,440 3,510
Serbian 6,415 3,155 3,260
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e. 260 115 140
Slovak 2,540 1,165 1,375
Slovene (Slovenian) 770 335 440
Ukrainian 23,340 10,625 12,715
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 20 35
Celtic languages 1,175 565 610
Irish 535 260 275
Scottish Gaelic 240 110 130
Welsh 335 170 165
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 70 30 40
Germanic languages 107,065 53,150 53,915
Frisian 385 175 210
High German languages 66,405 33,105 33,300
German 65,370 32,550 32,820
Pennsylvania German 30 15 10
Swiss German 1,585 785 800
Yiddish 215 135 85
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages 38,720 19,390 19,320
Afrikaans 5,940 3,005 2,935
Dutch 17,170 8,515 8,655
Low German, n.o.s. 4,055 2,030 2,020
Low Saxon 290 150 140
Plautdietsch 11,395 5,810 5,590
Vlaams (Flemish) 370 180 195
Scandinavian languages 5,305 2,545 2,760
Danish 2,525 1,295 1,225
Icelandic 135 45 85
Norwegian 1,235 555 680
Swedish 1,620 760 855
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 105 60 45
Greek 4,645 2,365 2,280
Indo-Iranian languages 266,095 135,440 130,660
Indo-Aryan languages 242,500 123,495 119,005
Assamese 190 105 90
Bengali 10,675 5,385 5,285
Gujarati 24,780 12,630 12,150
Hindi 94,015 48,065 45,945
Kacchi 3,495 1,550 1,945
Kashmiri 335 160 175
Konkani 860 430 425
Marathi 4,030 2,080 1,950
Nepali 6,995 3,620 3,370
Oriya languages 245 115 135
Odia 80 35 45
Oriya, n.o.s. 170 85 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 126,385 64,695 61,690
Rohingya 0 0 0
Sindhi 1,380 755 620
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 3,960 1,950 2,010
Urdu 51,540 26,420 25,125
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e. 2,125 1,155 970
Iranian languages 27,205 13,830 13,380
Baluchi 95 60 35
Kurdish 2,510 1,335 1,180
Parsi 35 20 10
Pashto 4,550 2,335 2,220
Persian languages 20,940 10,630 10,310
Dari 7,385 3,640 3,745
Iranian Persian 11,130 5,755 5,370
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. 2,710 1,390 1,320
Iranian languages, n.i.e. 205 105 100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 315 185 130
Italic (Romance) languages 154,035 74,195 79,845
Catalan 155 75 80
Italian 19,480 9,525 9,960
Portuguese 14,645 7,290 7,355
Romanian 9,765 4,930 4,830
Spanish 116,070 55,430 60,640
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 455 270 185
Indo-European languages, n.i.e. 300 135 165
Japanese 10,925 4,845 6,080
Korean 23,030 10,705 12,325
Mongolian 790 355 435
Niger-Congo languages 41,335 20,960 20,375
Akan (Twi) 3,555 1,805 1,755
Bamanankan 130 80 55
Edo 735 400 335
Éwé 490 265 225
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 475 270 205
Ga 515 265 255
Ganda 730 350 380
Gikuyu 420 205 210
Igbo 4,685 2,390 2,295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 1,955 1,010 945
Lingala 1,555 790 765
Luba-Kasai 205 95 110
Mòoré 110 50 60
Mwani 330 180 145
Ndebele 950 465 480
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,305 675 630
Shona 2,160 1,035 1,130
Soninke 125 65 55
Sotho-Tswana languages 320 140 180
Swahili 9,495 5,040 4,455
Wojenaka 145 85 60
Wolof 730 400 330
Yoruba 10,490 5,265 5,220
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 6,385 3,160 3,230
Nilo-Saharan languages 3,615 1,890 1,725
Dinka 1,595 850 740
Nuer 745 355 395
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 1,285 695 590
African, n.o.s. 440 240 200
Sign languages 6,525 2,455 4,070
American Sign Language 5,685 2,100 3,585
Quebec Sign Language 30 10 20
Sign languages, n.i.e. 970 415 550
Sino-Tibetan languages 144,545 68,355 76,190
Chinese languages 141,465 66,830 74,635
Hakka 1,450 630 820
Mandarin 82,095 38,175 43,915
Min Dong 55 25 35
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 4,250 1,825 2,425
Wu (Shanghainese) 615 280 335
Yue (Cantonese) 74,960 35,260 39,700
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,795 860 930
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 105 40 65
Tibeto-Burman languages 3,035 1,510 1,520
Burmese 895 450 450
Kuki-Chin languages 160 75 80
Karenic languages 1,095 555 545
S'gaw Karen 970 485 480
Karenic languages, n.i.e. 170 90 80
Tibetan 825 435 390
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 325 135 195
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 240 75 160
Tai-Kadai languages 4,335 1,770 2,565
Lao 1,515 755 760
Thai 3,030 1,125 1,905
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 220 90 130
Turkic languages 7,450 4,015 3,435
Azerbaijani 950 500 445
Kazakh 235 110 125
Turkish 5,830 3,285 2,540
Uyghur 205 80 120
Uzbek 435 225 210
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 260 110 140
Uralic languages 7,950 3,810 4,140
Estonian 245 105 135
Finnish 1,020 480 540
Hungarian 6,700 3,235 3,465
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,135 630 505

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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