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Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Mother Tongue (160), Sex (3), Knowledge of Official Languages (5) and Age Groups (15) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1996 and 2001 Censuses - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97F0007XCB2001009
Release date :December 10, 2002
Topic :Language Composition of Canada
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Note

Special Note: Historical Comparison of Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 1996 and 2001

A few census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs) have different geographical boundaries in 2001 as compared to 1996. In order to facilitate data comparisons, the 1996 CMA and CA data have been adjusted to reflect as closely as possible the 2001 CMA and CA boundaries. In the following cases, there was not an exact match. Therefore care should be taken when looking at the 1996 Census data for these CAs:

Cobourg, Ontario
Courtenay, British Columbia
Lachute, Quebec
Guelph, Ontario
Val d'Or, Quebec
Williams Lake, British Columbia
Woodstock, Ontario

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Nunavut (1)

A new territory called Nunavut came into effect on April 1, 1999. For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Population Universe

The Population Universe of the 2001 Census includes the following groups:

- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold student authorizations (student visas or student permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold employment authorizations (or work permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Minister's permits (including extensions) and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last four groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent Resident found in the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

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This table details detailed mother tongue , sex , knowledge of official languages and age groups for population in CanadaFootnote 1
Detailed Mother Tongue (160) Knowledge of Official Languages (5)
Total - Knowledge of official languages English only French only English and French Neither English nor French
Total - Detailed mother tongue 29,639,030 20,014,645 3,946,525 5,231,575 446,290
Single responses 29,257,885 19,802,220 3,929,280 5,083,185 443,205
English 17,352,315 15,782,795 3,980 1,558,980 6,560
French 6,703,325 35,435 3,756,940 2,909,905 1,045
Non-official languages 5,202,240 3,983,995 168,355 614,300 435,600
Aboriginal languages 187,670 154,250 11,805 6,450 15,165
Algonquian languages 130,630 106,585 10,765 4,985 8,295
Algonquin 1,445 285 655 445 65
Attikamekw 4,615 0 3,465 115 1,035
Blackfoot 2,745 2,700 0 30 15
Cree 72,880 65,280 190 3,255 4,165
Malecite 760 740 10 15 10
Micmac 7,230 6,845 0 285 95
Montagnais-Naskapi 9,705 1,605 6,445 625 1,035
Ojibway 21,005 19,975 0 145 880
Oji-Cree 9,725 8,725 0 15 990
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 510 440 0 70 0
Athapaskan languages 16,955 15,890 20 115 925
Carrier 1,245 1,215 10 10 10
Chilcotin 810 780 0 0 30
Chipewyan 580 545 0 20 0
Dene 8,885 8,260 0 45 575
Dogrib 1,865 1,680 0 10 175
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 320 320 0 0 0
North Slave (Hare) 855 795 0 0 55
South Slave 1,385 1,295 0 20 70
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 1,010 995 0 10 10
Haida 150 140 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 475 425 10 45 0
Mohawk 315 270 10 35 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 160 160 0 10 0
Kutenai 125 125 0 0 0
Salish languages 2,600 2,575 0 10 10
Shuswap 630 625 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 400 395 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 1,575 1,555 0 10 10
Siouan languages 3,900 3,790 0 30 80
Dakota/Sioux 3,905 3,785 0 35 85
Tlingit 100 105 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 1,760 1,745 0 10 10
Tsimshian 335 335 0 0 0
Gitksan 910 900 0 0 10
Nishga 505 505 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 1,280 1,255 0 25 0
Nootka 410 405 0 10 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 870 850 0 20 0
Inuktitut (Eskimo) 29,010 21,055 965 1,165 5,825
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 690 560 50 60 15
Romance Languages 980,350 614,985 66,430 217,805 81,130
Italian 469,485 293,630 22,020 117,895 35,950
Portuguese 213,815 147,360 11,150 30,495 24,800
Romanian 50,895 26,285 2,695 19,665 2,255
Spanish 245,495 147,490 30,525 49,395 18,085
Romance languages, n.i.e. 655 220 45 355 40
Germanic languages 638,860 571,195 1,635 55,510 10,520
German 438,080 394,030 1,335 34,130 8,585
Yiddish 19,290 13,235 10 4,685 1,360
Netherlandic languages 137,875 123,715 235 13,460 460
Dutch 128,670 116,430 120 11,680 445
Flemish 6,015 4,285 115 1,610 0
Frisian 3,190 3,005 0 170 15
Scandinavian languages 38,100 35,275 35 2,705 80
Danish 18,230 17,055 10 1,125 30
Icelandic 2,075 2,020 0 50 10
Norwegian 8,725 8,245 20 460 10
Swedish 9,065 7,960 0 1,075 35
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5,520 4,940 20 525 35
Celtic languages 3,850 3,325 35 470 20
Gaelic languages 2,155 1,890 0 250 10
Welsh 1,615 1,430 0 165 10
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 75 0 25 55 0
Slavic languages 667,125 568,745 8,150 64,175 26,050
Bulgarian 9,125 6,110 425 2,225 370
Byelorussian 530 420 0 80 30
Croatian 54,880 48,165 455 4,360 1,905
Czech 24,795 21,075 95 3,355 265
Macedonian 16,905 15,300 25 625 955
Polish 208,375 175,340 1,900 23,255 7,880
Russian 94,555 75,095 2,245 10,720 6,505
Serbian 41,175 34,085 545 3,505 3,040
Serbo-Croatian 26,685 19,770 1,825 3,025 2,070
Slovak 17,540 15,130 70 2,145 195
Slovenian 12,805 11,450 40 1,170 145
Ukrainian 148,085 136,815 360 8,625 2,285
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 11,665 9,995 180 1,075 420
Baltic languages 17,010 14,330 50 2,405 220
Latvian (Lettish) 8,235 7,055 10 1,120 50
Lithuanian 8,775 7,275 40 1,285 175
Finno-Ugric languages 106,675 92,260 465 10,750 3,200
Estonian 8,720 7,700 10 950 65
Finnish 22,405 20,835 0 1,140 430
Hungarian 75,555 63,730 455 8,660 2,705
Greek 120,360 82,730 800 29,040 7,785
Armenian 27,350 10,670 1,355 13,275 2,050
Turkic languages 18,680 12,910 1,115 2,695 1,965
Turkish 16,785 11,445 1,035 2,510 1,790
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 1,895 1,460 80 175 175
Semitic languages 269,310 156,345 26,430 71,360 15,175
Amharic 9,450 8,475 40 680 255
Arabic 199,940 101,555 24,180 62,250 11,960
Hebrew 12,430 9,000 145 3,185 100
Maltese 7,380 7,060 0 255 65
Somali 26,105 20,975 650 2,465 2,010
Tigringa 5,480 4,935 25 335 185
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 8,530 4,340 1,400 2,190 600
Indo-Iranian languages 627,865 519,260 3,235 39,985 65,380
Bengali 29,505 23,990 265 3,245 2,010
Gujarati 57,555 48,065 120 4,435 4,940
Hindi 56,325 50,995 30 2,930 2,365
Konkani 2,020 1,865 10 125 10
Kurdish 5,405 4,345 270 235 560
Marathi 2,855 2,620 0 220 20
Pashto 5,085 4,110 125 265 585
Persian (Farsi) 94,095 73,210 1,590 11,790 7,505
Punjabi 271,220 219,610 330 10,040 41,240
Sindhi 9,950 8,520 65 830 535
Sinhalese 7,375 6,705 45 475 155
Urdu 80,895 70,605 290 4,865 5,130
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 5,575 4,625 90 525 330
Dravidian languages 104,545 89,815 530 5,905 8,295
Kannada 1,580 1,510 0 55 10
Malayalam 7,070 6,505 0 365 200
Tamil 92,005 78,145 515 5,350 7,995
Telugu 3,815 3,590 10 130 90
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 70 65 0 10 0
Japanese 34,820 30,960 95 1,340 2,425
Korean 85,070 69,890 200 3,955 11,030
Sino-Tibetan languages 856,665 657,785 5,840 36,830 156,215
Chinese 853,745 655,170 5,825 36,665 156,090
Cantonese 322,310 245,005 695 11,860 64,755
Mandarin 101,790 82,935 410 3,315 15,135
Hakka 4,560 3,825 25 200 520
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 2 425,080 323,405 4,700 21,295 75,685
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 2,920 2,610 15 170 120
Tai languages 16,545 10,650 2,020 2,665 1,205
Lao 12,945 7,405 1,935 2,480 1,125
Thai 3,595 3,245 85 185 80
Austro-Asiatic languages 138,685 90,700 9,680 19,430 18,865
Khmer (Cambodian) 15,985 7,535 3,205 3,420 1,830
Vietnamese 122,055 82,630 6,470 15,985 16,965
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 645 535 10 30 75
Malayo-Polynesian languages 201,775 191,855 395 6,510 3,015
Malay-Bahasa 6,405 5,925 0 220 265
Tagalog (Pilipino) 174,060 165,980 270 5,450 2,355
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 21,305 19,950 125 840 395
Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 510 375 15 65 50
Niger-Congo Languages 35,040 22,085 4,690 7,665 605
Bantu languages 13,910 5,755 3,395 4,410 340
Swahili 4,240 2,890 400 810 140
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 9,670 2,860 3,000 3,605 200
Twi 11,065 10,030 20 865 145
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 10,065 6,300 1,265 2,390 115
African languages, n.i.e. 4,685 3,750 265 505 165
Creoles 39,610 1,925 22,170 14,080 1,435
Other languages 19,205 13,190 940 1,425 3,640
Multiple responses 381,145 212,420 17,250 148,390 3,090
English and French 112,580 11,480 3,125 97,900 70
English and non-official language 219,860 194,630 325 22,550 2,355
French and non-official language 38,625 4,885 13,545 19,605 590
English, French and non-official language 10,085 1,425 250 8,335 75

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 2

The 1996 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' contains all responses of 'Chinese', including 'Mandarin', 'Cantonese' and 'Hakka'. Therefore it is not equivalent to the 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' but rather, equal to the sum of the 2001 categories of 'Chinese, n.o.s.', 'Mandarin', 'Cantonese' and 'Hakka'.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97F0007XCB2001009.

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