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NHS Profile, Canada, 2011

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NHS data, Canada. Table summary
The table shows total, male and female data (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Canada

(Country)
Total Male Female
Non-official languages spoken
Total population in private households by non-official languages spokenNational Household Survey data footnote 64 8,165,495 3,923,340 4,242,155
Aboriginal languages 245,115 119,650 125,470
Algonquin 2,395 1,130 1,270
Atikamekw 6,205 3,255 2,950
Blackfoot 4,395 2,155 2,245
Cree languagesNational Household Survey data footnote 65 96,690 47,240 49,450
Mi'kmaq 8,930 4,295 4,635
Innu/Montagnais 11,450 5,550 5,900
Ojibway 25,160 11,985 13,180
Oji-Cree 10,180 4,990 5,195
Carrier 2,010 980 1,030
Dene 12,950 6,415 6,530
Tlicho (Dogrib) 2,385 1,165 1,220
Slavey, n.o.s. 1,815 920 900
Stoney 3,495 1,690 1,810
Inuktitut 36,945 18,450 18,500
Other Aboriginal languagesNational Household Survey data footnote 66 23,460 10,990 12,470
Non-Aboriginal languages 7,922,260 3,804,700 4,117,565
Italian 595,600 290,895 304,705
Portuguese 266,950 131,440 135,510
Romanian 97,180 47,160 50,020
Spanish 873,395 406,290 467,105
Dutch 135,085 65,120 69,965
Flemish 5,620 2,420 3,205
German 525,480 257,855 267,630
Yiddish 23,750 11,655 12,090
Danish 18,165 9,075 9,085
Norwegian 8,895 4,265 4,630
Swedish 14,005 6,195 7,805
Afrikaans 21,870 10,890 10,985
Gaelic languages 7,195 3,470 3,725
Bosnian 14,280 7,125 7,155
Bulgarian 20,150 10,050 10,095
Croatian 63,445 31,450 31,990
Czech 26,640 12,685 13,960
Macedonian 22,130 10,640 11,490
Polish 217,735 100,485 117,255
Russian 230,755 109,665 121,095
Serbian 65,335 32,645 32,685
Serbo-Croatian 11,640 5,765 5,875
Slovak 19,030 8,840 10,180
Slovenian 12,290 5,645 6,645
Ukrainian 144,260 65,090 79,175
Latvian 6,955 3,165 3,790
Lithuanian 8,360 3,905 4,455
Greek 150,620 76,470 74,150
Armenian 36,235 17,935 18,305
Albanian 25,675 12,960 12,715
Estonian 6,780 2,825 3,955
Finnish 18,320 7,635 10,690
Hungarian 73,695 35,320 38,375
Turkish 44,080 23,435 20,640
Berber languages (Kabyle) 7,430 4,105 3,330
Oromo 14,195 7,680 6,520
Somali 37,115 16,995 20,120
Amharic 24,285 11,960 12,330
Arabic 470,965 249,480 221,485
Hebrew 70,695 36,145 34,545
Maltese 7,550 3,785 3,760
Tigrigna 11,280 5,485 5,800
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 19,975 9,865 10,115
Bengali 69,490 35,910 33,585
Gujarati 118,950 58,755 60,195
Hindi 335,420 170,950 164,470
Konkani 5,785 2,770 3,010
Marathi 9,695 4,870 4,820
Panjabi (Punjabi) 545,730 276,725 269,005
Sindhi 15,525 7,210 8,315
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 23,965 12,340 11,630
Urdu 240,745 123,925 116,815
Nepali 11,450 5,905 5,550
Kurdish 11,815 6,360 5,455
Pashto 16,515 8,755 7,755
Persian (Farsi) 196,110 99,825 96,285
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 8,615 4,390 4,220
Kannada 5,210 2,715 2,490
Malayalam 22,125 11,545 10,585
Tamil 179,465 89,375 90,090
Telugu 12,645 6,500 6,140
Japanese 74,690 33,185 41,505
Korean 149,035 70,450 78,590
Cantonese 472,510 221,165 251,350
Fukien 6,610 3,020 3,595
Hakka 5,345 2,385 2,965
Mandarin 378,605 176,360 202,245
Taiwanese 15,375 6,965 8,405
Chinese, n.o.s. 419,060 199,785 219,275
Lao 17,800 8,875 8,925
Thai 13,540 5,620 7,925
Khmer (Cambodian) 26,580 12,910 13,670
Vietnamese 192,070 91,755 100,315
Bisayan languages 19,690 7,880 11,810
Ilocano 21,880 8,465 13,410
Malay 20,715 9,870 10,850
Tagalog (Pilipino,Filipino) 491,075 200,365 290,705
Akan (Twi) 19,140 9,100 10,045
Lingala 12,185 5,705 6,475
Rundi (Kirundi) 5,860 2,875 2,980
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 5,525 2,425 3,100
Swahili 31,690 15,785 15,910
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 13,470 6,675 6,795
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 29,240 15,060 14,180
African languages, n.i.e. 14,135 7,660 6,480
Creoles 128,555 58,475 70,090
Other non-Aboriginal languagesNational Household Survey data footnote 67 133,190 62,175 71,020

National Household Survey data: Footnotes

Footnote 64

Refers to languages, other than English or French, in which the respondent can conduct a conversation. The category 'Non-official languages spoken' represents the sum of single language responses and multiple language responses received in the National Household Survey. Hence, this total is greater than the total population.

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Footnote 65

Cree languages include the following categories: Cree not otherwise specified (which refers to those who reported 'Cree'), Swampy Cree, Plains Cree, Woods Cree, and a category labelled 'Cree not included elsewhere' (which includes Moose Cree, Northern East Cree and Southern East Cree).

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Footnote 66

This is a subtotal of all Aboriginal languages collected on May 10, 2011 that are not displayed separately here.

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Footnote 67

This is a subtotal of all non-Aboriginal languages, other than English or French, collected on May 10, 2011 that are not displayed separately here.

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How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2013. Canada (Code 01) (table). National Household Survey (NHS) Profile. 2011 National Household Survey. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-004-XWE. Ottawa. Released September 11, 2013.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 21, 2024).

Data source

2011 National Household Survey

NHS data quality

Canada

  • Global non-response rate (GNR) = 26.1%
  • Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Census data

Census data

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Census data, Canada. Table summary
The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Canada

(Country)
Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 33,476,688†  ... ...
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 31,612,897†  ... ...
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 5.9 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 14,569,633 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 13,320,614 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 3.7 ... ...
Land area (square km) 8,965,121.42 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 33,476,685 16,414,225 17,062,460
0 to 4 years 1,877,095 961,150 915,945
5 to 9 years 1,809,895 925,965 883,935
10 to 14 years 1,920,355 983,995 936,360
15 to 19 years 2,178,135 1,115,845 1,062,295
15 years 423,755 216,765 206,985
16 years 432,490 222,445 210,045
17 years 434,060 223,015 211,045
18 years 439,700 225,050 214,650
19 years 448,130 228,570 219,560
20 to 24 years 2,187,450 1,108,775 1,078,670
25 to 29 years 2,169,590 1,077,275 1,092,315
30 to 34 years 2,162,905 1,058,810 1,104,095
35 to 39 years 2,173,930 1,064,200 1,109,735
40 to 44 years 2,324,875 1,141,720 1,183,155
45 to 49 years 2,675,130 1,318,715 1,356,420
50 to 54 years 2,658,965 1,309,030 1,349,940
55 to 59 years 2,340,635 1,147,300 1,193,335
60 to 64 years 2,052,670 1,002,690 1,049,985
65 to 69 years 1,521,715 738,010 783,705
70 to 74 years 1,153,065 543,435 609,630
75 to 79 years 922,700 417,945 504,755
80 to 84 years 702,070 291,085 410,985
85 years and over 645,515 208,300 437,215
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 40.6 39.6 41.5
% of the population aged 15 and over 83.2 82.5 84.0

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† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Census data: Footnotes

Footnote 1

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2013. Canada (Code 01) (table). National Household Survey (NHS) Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-004-XWE. Ottawa. Released June 26, 2013.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 21, 2024).

Data source

2011 Census of Population

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