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Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Language Spoken at Home (72), Frequency of Language Spoken at Home (5) and Sex (3) for Population, for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (1996 Representation Order), 2001 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :95F0335XCB2001003
Release date :March 13, 2003
Topic :Language Composition of Canada
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Note

Special Note: Nunavut (1)

Data from the 2001 Census are available for Nunavut, the new territory that came into effect on April 1, 1999.

Standard data products released only at the Canada/Province/Territory geographic levels will not contain data for Nunavut for the census years prior to 2001.

Standard data products released at the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Census Agglomeration (CA) geographic levels will contain data for Nunavut for the 2001, 1996 and/or 1991 Censuses.

The 1996 and 1991 CMA/CA data have been adjusted to reflect as closely as possible the 2001 CMA/CA geographic boundaries. This has been done to facilitate data comparisons using the 2001 geographic boundaries.

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 who are 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 language spoken at home , frequency of language spoken at home and sex for population in CanadaFootnote 1
Detailed Language Spoken at Home (72) Frequency of Language Spoken at Home (5)
Total - Frequency of language spoken at homeFootnote 2 Only Mostly Equally Regularly
English 21,863,020 18,267,825 1,506,980 478,765 1,609,450
French 7,214,285 5,861,130 586,455 172,880 593,820
Cantonese 345,730 189,430 95,645 13,245 47,410
Mandarin 110,715 54,060 36,335 3,660 16,660
Hakka 3,565 905 1,115 200 1,345
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 3 392,955 199,995 109,255 20,265 63,440
Italian 371,200 110,270 76,275 30,520 154,135
Portuguese 187,470 63,890 46,665 15,355 61,560
Spanish 258,470 70,355 78,235 28,865 81,015
German 220,685 48,075 60,420 13,940 98,250
Polish 163,745 53,325 54,050 15,110 41,260
Punjabi 280,535 132,380 71,660 29,220 47,275
Greek 114,950 33,510 30,390 10,255 40,795
Vietnamese 130,290 64,665 35,865 9,560 20,200
Arabic 209,235 58,115 57,235 32,630 61,255
Cree 71,950 20,590 21,730 7,430 22,200
Tagalog (Pilipino) 185,420 36,710 53,705 41,915 53,090
Ukrainian 67,675 14,325 14,515 5,390 33,445
Persian (Farsi) 92,030 41,975 28,005 7,595 14,455
Korean 83,025 44,255 23,595 3,175 12,000
Hungarian 44,595 11,570 11,815 3,945 17,265
Tamil 97,350 45,865 29,745 9,460 12,280
Gujarati 60,095 18,305 16,830 7,175 17,785
Croatian 44,595 10,650 13,635 4,125 16,185
Armenian 26,220 10,400 9,045 1,870 4,905
Inuktitut (Eskimo) 29,610 14,415 9,535 400 5,260
Hindi 65,890 14,175 16,075 9,090 26,550
Urdu 89,365 30,760 27,840 12,200 18,565
Japanese 30,570 10,250 6,860 1,790 11,670
Russian 87,075 37,900 28,025 5,150 16,000
Creoles 49,900 7,845 8,135 10,440 23,480
Dutch 45,785 3,700 8,010 3,260 30,815
Khmer (Cambodian) 16,435 6,235 4,550 2,070 3,580
Ojibway 18,545 4,930 3,250 2,390 7,975
Romanian 44,975 16,320 14,945 3,760 9,950
Czech 15,250 2,690 5,065 1,505 5,990
Lao 13,525 5,005 3,720 2,030 2,770
Macedonian 14,410 3,585 4,085 1,320 5,420
Finnish 10,610 2,235 2,830 625 4,920
Montagnais-Naskapi 9,850 4,770 3,910 360 810
Hebrew 15,645 2,350 3,295 1,490 8,510
Yiddish 10,680 4,065 2,520 545 3,550
Serbian 39,970 16,725 14,275 2,435 6,535
Bengali 29,700 12,840 9,620 2,775 4,465
Slovak 10,000 2,505 2,735 1,050 3,710
Estonian 5,185 1,280 1,520 270 2,115
Turkish 16,560 5,945 4,650 1,380 4,585
Lithuanian 5,210 1,495 1,320 405 1,990
Latvian (Lettish) 4,750 1,050 1,450 375 1,875
Micmac 7,030 2,025 2,635 320 2,050
Slovenian 7,235 1,350 1,840 725 3,320
Bulgarian 8,055 3,025 2,825 520 1,685
Serbo-Croatian 24,530 9,630 8,840 1,845 4,215
Dakota/Sioux 3,565 1,840 405 605 715
South Slave 1,385 220 310 40 815
Malay-Bahasa 5,455 1,215 1,595 280 2,365
Maltese 4,775 655 795 585 2,740
Blackfoot 2,875 705 530 450 1,190
Dogrib 1,895 500 690 155 550
Danish 5,300 345 835 315 3,805
Swedish 3,720 325 925 155 2,315
Malayalam 6,575 1,155 1,810 505 3,105
Thai 3,135 615 550 375 1,595
Kurdish 5,315 2,035 1,920 425 935
Pashto 5,300 2,585 1,690 295 730
Flemish 1,355 130 325 95 805
Chipewyan 415 60 65 45 245
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 175 20 15 20 120
Norwegian 2,005 135 390 80 1,400
Gaelic languages 855 65 70 75 645
Tlingit 75 10 0 0 65
Other languagesFootnote 4 221,765 66,185 53,990 30,505 71,085

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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

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Footnote 2

'Frequency of Language Spoken at Home' indicates that a language is spoken at home by the respondent either most often or on a regular basis.

'Only' indicates that this is the only language spoken at home by the respondent.

'Mostly' indicates that this is the only language spoken most often at home while at least one other language is spoken on a regular basis by the respondent.

'Equally' indicates that this language has been reported with another language as the one spoken most often at home by the respondent.

'Regularly' indicates a language that was reported as being used on a regular basis at home. (A respondent must report a language spoken most often at home in order to have a language spoken regularly at home.)

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Footnote 3

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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Footnote 4

This is a subtotal of all non-official languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 95F0335XCB2001003.

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