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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census

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This table details first official language spoken , detailed language spoken most often at home , age groups and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Ottawa - GatineauFootnote 1
Detailed language spoken most often at home (232) First official language spoken (7)
Total - First official language spoken English French English and French Neither English nor French Official language minority (number)Footnote 2 Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 3
Total - Detailed language spoken most often at home 1,222,760 774,485 408,010 27,225 13,035 421,625 34.5
Single responses 1,169,565 744,300 393,290 18,940 13,035 402,760 34.4
English 718,430 670,055 48,375 0 0 48,375 6.7
French 345,630 6,880 338,750 0 0 338,750 98.0
Non-official languages 105,500 67,360 6,165 18,940 13,040 15,635 14.8
Aboriginal languages 190 140 10 25 10 25 13.2
Algonquian languages 120 80 5 15 10 15 12.5
Algonquin 5 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree languages 80 55 5 15 10 5 6.3
Cree, n.o.s. 80 55 5 15 5 10 12.5
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Innu/Montagnais 5 0 5 0 0 5 100.0
Naskapi 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ojibway 20 15 0 5 0 0 0.0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wetsuweten 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Tlicho (Dogrib) 5 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sarcee 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages 65 55 0 5 0 0 0.0
Inuktitut 60 55 5 5 0 0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 5 100.0
Romance languages 16,120 7,955 2,005 4,280 1,885 4,145 25.7
Italian 2,980 2,085 60 375 455 245 8.2
Portuguese 2,775 1,055 530 710 470 885 31.9
Romanian 1,880 540 175 1,000 165 675 35.9
Spanish 8,485 4,275 1,235 2,190 785 2,330 27.5
Catalan 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Romance languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Germanic languages 1,255 850 35 340 30 205 16.3
Dutch 205 130 5 65 10 30 14.6
Flemish 5 0 0 5 5 5 100.0
Frisian 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
German 875 590 30 235 15 145 16.6
Yiddish 20 10 0 5 0 0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 105 65 5 30 0 15 14.3
Danish 30 20 0 5 5 5 16.7
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Norwegian 10 0 0 10 0 5 50.0
Swedish 65 40 0 15 5 10 15.4
Afrikaans 50 45 0 5 0 5 10.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 5 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Celtic languages 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gaelic languages 5 5 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Slavic languages 11,055 7,150 475 2,605 825 1,775 16.1
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 10 5 0 5 0 0 0.0
Bosnian 410 240 60 70 30 95 23.2
Bulgarian 575 320 25 200 35 125 21.7
Croatian 500 305 35 130 35 100 20.0
Czech 295 235 5 50 0 35 11.9
Macedonian 30 15 0 10 5 5 16.7
Polish 2,505 1,830 25 500 150 275 11.0
Russian 3,825 2,660 90 680 395 430 11.2
Serbian 1,600 840 135 515 110 390 24.4
Serbo-Croatian 600 255 80 245 20 200 33.3
Slovak 205 165 0 25 5 15 7.3
Slovenian 35 30 0 5 0 0 0.0
Ukrainian 445 235 10 165 35 95 21.3
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 5 5 5 10 40.0
Baltic languages 125 90 5 25 5 15 12.0
Latvian 75 55 0 20 0 10 13.3
Lithuanian 55 40 0 10 0 10 18.2
Greek 665 485 0 110 65 60 9.0
Armenian 240 95 5 115 20 60 25.0
Albanian 310 230 5 35 40 20 6.5
Georgian 15 15 0 0 5 0 0.0
Finno-Ugric languages 615 445 0 145 30 75 12.2
Estonian 45 35 0 10 0 5 11.1
Finnish 30 25 0 5 0 0 0.0
Hungarian 545 390 5 125 30 65 11.9
Turkic languages 930 680 10 135 100 80 8.6
Azerbaijani 65 35 5 20 5 10 15.4
Turkish 805 615 5 110 75 55 6.8
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 60 30 10 5 15 15 25.0
Mongolian 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 25,975 14,655 1,845 6,395 3,080 5,040 19.4
Berber languages (Kabyle) 75 0 35 30 5 50 66.7
Cushitic languages 4,200 2,405 385 915 495 845 20.1
Oromo 265 110 45 80 25 90 34.0
Somali 3,935 2,295 340 830 470 755 19.2
Semitic languages 21,620 12,230 1,400 5,425 2,575 4,110 19.0
Amharic 685 595 10 40 40 30 4.4
Arabic 20,290 11,120 1,380 5,320 2,480 4,035 19.9
Hebrew 145 110 5 20 0 15 10.3
Maltese 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tigrigna 405 340 5 20 30 15 3.7
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 90 55 5 15 15 10 11.1
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 80 15 30 25 10 40 50.0
Indo-Iranian languages 13,420 10,905 60 1,150 1,310 630 4.7
Indo-Aryan languages 8,255 7,000 15 590 660 305 3.7
Bengali 1,965 1,675 5 170 115 90 4.6
Gujarati 460 375 5 30 55 20 4.3
Hindi 1,055 920 0 70 70 35 3.3
Konkani 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Marathi 120 100 5 15 5 10 8.3
Panjabi (Punjabi) 1,835 1,480 5 150 200 75 4.1
Sindhi 60 45 0 10 5 5 8.3
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 350 310 0 15 20 10 2.9
Urdu 2,055 1,790 0 115 145 65 3.2
Nepali 345 290 0 15 40 5 1.4
Iranian languages 5,130 3,880 45 555 645 325 6.3
Kurdish 445 350 5 45 45 25 5.6
Pashto 520 410 0 40 80 20 3.8
Persian (Farsi) 4,165 3,125 40 475 525 275 6.6
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 0 5 5 5 14.3
Dravidian languages 1,665 1,410 5 105 145 60 3.6
Kannada 70 55 0 10 5 5 7.1
Malayalam 185 160 5 10 15 5 2.7
Tamil 1,285 1,080 0 85 115 40 3.1
Telugu 125 110 0 0 10 0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5 not applicable ...
Japanese 420 320 15 60 25 45 10.7
Korean 1,050 860 5 85 105 50 4.8
Sino-Tibetan languages 19,360 14,040 180 1,120 4,020 745 3.8
Chinese languages 18,975 13,745 175 1,120 3,925 740 3.9
Cantonese 4,065 2,665 15 205 1,175 120 3.0
Chaochow (Teochow) 45 30 0 5 10 5 11.1
Fukien 20 10 0 0 10 0 0.0
Hakka 15 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Mandarin 5,535 4,135 60 345 1,000 230 4.2
Shanghainese 35 20 0 5 15 5 14.3
Taiwanese 80 70 0 0 10 0 0.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 9,185 6,815 105 560 1,705 385 4.2
Tibetan languages 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Burmese 100 75 0 0 25 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 270 205 0 0 65 0 0.0
Tai languages 390 250 35 60 45 65 16.7
Lao 255 155 30 50 25 55 21.6
Thai 130 95 5 10 25 5 3.8
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,955 3,325 115 745 765 485 9.8
Khmer (Cambodian) 635 395 30 90 120 80 12.6
Vietnamese 4,315 2,935 85 650 650 405 9.4
Malayo-Polynesian languages 2,585 2,420 15 65 85 50 1.9
Bisayan languages 125 115 0 5 5 0 0.0
Ilocano 165 160 0 0 5 0 0.0
Malay 115 100 0 15 10 5 4.3
Pampango 5 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,125 2,030 5 30 60 20 0.9
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Malagasy 35 0 15 20 5 25 71.4
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Pangasinan 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 5 5 50.0
Niger-Congo languages 1,675 490 420 645 120 740 44.2
Akan (Twi) 110 100 0 15 0 10 9.1
Bantu languages 1,290 295 355 525 110 620 48.1
Lingala 130 15 60 45 10 85 65.4
Rundi (Kirundi) 330 20 100 190 15 200 60.6
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 290 40 80 145 25 155 53.4
Shona 30 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Swahili 390 120 100 125 50 155 39.7
Ganda 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 100 50 15 25 10 30 30.0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Igbo 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wolof 50 5 20 20 0 35 70.0
Bamanankan 20 0 10 5 0 15 75.0
Ewe 20 5 5 5 5 5 25.0
Ga 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 150 55 25 70 5 55 36.7
African languages, n.i.e. 205 155 15 30 5 30 14.6
Creoles 1,850 175 850 645 185 1,170 63.2
Non-verbal languages 340 165 50 15 105 60 17.6
American Sign Language 85 55 5 0 25 0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 30 0 20 5 5 20 66.7
Sign languages, n.i.e. 225 110 30 5 75 30 13.3
Other languages 80 40 0 0 30 5 6.3
Multiple responses 53,195 30,190 14,720 8,280 0 18,865 35.5
English and French 17,120 2,630 8,630 5,860 0 11,560 67.5
English and non-official language 27,065 26,830 235 0 0 235 0.9
French and non-official language 5,045 95 4,950 0 0 4,955 98.2
English, French and non-official language 3,965 635 910 2,425 0 2,120 53.5

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

2006 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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Footnote 2

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 3

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011037.

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