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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 Toronto
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 1 Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 2
Total - Detailed language spoken most often at home 5,541,880 5,189,150 69,070 47,115 236,550 92,630 1.7
Single responses 5,141,930 4,802,665 62,515 40,200 236,545 82,610 1.6
English 3,714,190 3,680,830 33,365 0 0 33,365 0.9
French 28,265 1,985 26,280 0 0 26,280 93.0
Non-official languages 1,399,475 1,119,860 2,870 40,200 236,550 22,970 1.6
Aboriginal languages 205 185 0 5 10 0 0.0
Algonquian languages 120 110 0 0 5 0 0.0
Algonquin 0 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
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree languages 30 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 30 25 0 0 5 0 0.0
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 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 75 75 0 0 0 5 6.7
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages 30 20 0 0 10 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 0 not applicable ...
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0 5 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 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
North Slavey (Hare) 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
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sarcee 20 15 0 0 5 0 0.0
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 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
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. 5 0 0 0 5 0 0.0
Haida 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
Iroquoian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Mohawk 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
Cayuga 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
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Iroquoian 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
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Salish languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 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
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
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 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
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 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
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 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuktitut 10 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 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
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. 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 203,575 151,540 760 9,410 41,865 5,465 2.7
Italian 63,015 45,555 170 1,130 16,160 735 1.2
Portuguese 52,755 36,235 225 1,420 14,870 935 1.8
Romanian 14,410 9,520 100 3,275 1,515 1,735 12.0
Spanish 73,345 60,195 265 3,570 9,320 2,050 2.8
Catalan 40 25 0 10 0 5 12.5
Romance languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Germanic languages 6,840 5,870 25 745 205 395 5.8
Dutch 900 715 0 165 20 85 9.4
Flemish 40 15 0 20 0 10 25.0
Frisian 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
German 4,675 4,045 15 485 125 260 5.6
Yiddish 500 435 5 15 45 10 2.0
Scandinavian languages 410 355 0 45 5 20 4.9
Danish 135 125 0 5 5 0 0.0
Icelandic 20 15 0 5 0 5 25.0
Norwegian 75 60 0 10 0 5 6.7
Swedish 185 155 0 25 5 10 5.4
Afrikaans 305 280 0 20 0 10 3.3
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 5 100.0
Celtic languages 65 60 0 10 0 5 7.7
Gaelic languages 60 50 0 5 0 5 8.3
Welsh 10 10 0 5 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Slavic languages 145,380 122,850 190 6,705 15,635 3,540 2.4
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 80 60 0 10 5 5 6.3
Bosnian 1,485 1,220 5 75 185 40 2.7
Bulgarian 4,135 3,450 15 360 310 195 4.7
Croatian 7,070 6,290 5 250 525 130 1.8
Czech 2,095 1,775 5 65 255 30 1.4
Macedonian 5,960 5,170 5 140 645 75 1.3
Polish 39,190 33,685 30 1,410 4,060 740 1.9
Russian 55,795 46,335 70 2,580 6,815 1,360 2.4
Serbian 13,385 11,205 25 985 1,170 515 3.8
Serbo-Croatian 1,245 1,035 5 100 115 55 4.4
Slovak 1,720 1,460 5 60 200 35 2.0
Slovenian 1,105 1,040 5 25 35 15 1.4
Ukrainian 11,865 9,925 15 640 1,290 340 2.9
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 250 205 0 10 30 5 2.0
Baltic languages 2,190 1,920 0 180 85 95 4.3
Latvian 905 770 0 95 35 50 5.5
Lithuanian 1,285 1,150 0 80 55 45 3.5
Greek 18,630 15,760 20 325 2,530 180 1.0
Armenian 6,460 4,805 55 960 640 535 8.3
Albanian 6,965 5,600 20 335 1,005 190 2.7
Georgian 525 405 5 10 110 10 1.9
Finno-Ugric languages 11,255 8,525 5 450 2,270 230 2.0
Estonian 990 885 0 80 25 40 4.0
Finnish 710 655 5 10 40 5 0.7
Hungarian 9,555 6,985 5 360 2,205 180 1.9
Turkic languages 8,900 7,350 15 325 1,215 175 2.0
Azerbaijani 510 440 0 25 45 15 2.9
Turkish 7,860 6,470 20 280 1,095 155 2.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 535 440 0 15 80 5 0.9
Mongolian 150 130 0 0 15 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 66,295 54,805 595 3,955 6,940 2,570 3.9
Berber languages (Kabyle) 10 0 0 5 5 5 50.0
Cushitic languages 10,570 9,350 35 330 850 205 1.9
Oromo 700 625 0 20 45 15 2.1
Somali 9,865 8,725 35 300 800 190 1.9
Semitic languages 55,655 45,430 555 3,600 6,070 2,355 4.2
Amharic 3,780 3,475 10 95 200 60 1.6
Arabic 37,215 29,305 475 3,155 4,285 2,050 5.5
Hebrew 4,850 4,335 55 265 185 190 3.9
Maltese 1,045 1,000 0 15 30 10 1.0
Tigrigna 2,105 1,915 0 30 160 15 0.7
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 6,660 5,405 5 50 1,200 30 0.5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 60 20 5 20 15 15 25.0
Indo-Iranian languages 337,380 284,855 250 7,290 44,985 3,895 1.2
Indo-Aryan languages 273,520 231,055 155 4,910 37,405 2,605 1.0
Bengali 22,370 20,400 10 600 1,345 315 1.4
Gujarati 37,010 30,905 25 600 5,480 320 0.9
Hindi 20,865 18,890 15 380 1,580 205 1.0
Konkani 370 340 0 5 25 0 0.0
Marathi 1,580 1,430 0 55 95 25 1.6
Panjabi (Punjabi) 111,160 87,140 50 1,925 22,040 1,015 0.9
Sindhi 2,525 2,215 5 70 235 40 1.6
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 3,650 3,435 0 50 155 30 0.8
Urdu 72,215 64,655 45 1,200 6,320 645 0.9
Nepali 1,775 1,625 0 25 125 10 0.6
Iranian languages 62,955 53,035 95 2,360 7,465 1,275 2.0
Kurdish 1,285 1,040 5 50 195 25 1.9
Pashto 4,155 3,505 0 75 570 35 0.8
Persian (Farsi) 57,515 48,485 95 2,235 6,695 1,215 2.1
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 905 770 5 20 115 15 1.7
Dravidian languages 88,320 77,115 55 1,540 9,615 830 0.9
Kannada 630 575 0 25 30 15 2.4
Malayalam 4,190 3,875 0 60 250 30 0.7
Tamil 80,225 69,605 55 1,405 9,160 755 0.9
Telugu 3,210 2,990 0 45 170 25 0.8
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 70 65 0 5 5 0 0.0
Japanese 4,355 3,665 5 80 600 45 1.0
Korean 38,200 31,300 20 690 6,190 365 1.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 338,820 241,715 190 4,470 92,440 2,425 0.7
Chinese languages 334,880 238,400 190 4,425 91,870 2,400 0.7
Cantonese 137,625 94,165 65 1,735 41,670 930 0.7
Chaochow (Teochow) 500 310 0 10 175 10 2.0
Fukien 1,000 530 0 5 465 5 0.5
Hakka 1,575 1,170 5 25 380 10 0.6
Mandarin 82,780 60,795 35 1,190 20,765 630 0.8
Shanghainese 595 370 0 10 210 5 0.8
Taiwanese 1,265 970 0 25 265 10 0.8
Chinese, n.o.s. 109,535 80,085 80 1,425 27,940 790 0.7
Tibetan languages 3,110 2,635 5 45 430 25 0.8
Burmese 545 470 0 5 75 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 280 210 0 0 70 0 0.0
Tai languages 1,930 1,550 10 45 325 30 1.6
Lao 1,240 975 5 45 210 25 2.0
Thai 695 570 5 10 115 5 0.7
Austro-Asiatic languages 34,445 26,425 120 815 7,085 525 1.5
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,750 1,340 10 50 350 30 1.7
Vietnamese 32,690 25,080 115 760 6,735 490 1.5
Malayo-Polynesian languages 63,290 61,430 10 285 1,570 155 0.2
Bisayan languages 1,725 1,695 0 5 25 0 0.0
Ilocano 2,510 2,380 0 5 120 5 0.2
Malay 1,515 1,410 0 10 95 5 0.3
Pampango 315 305 0 0 10 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 56,925 55,365 10 250 1,300 135 0.2
Bikol 55 50 0 0 5 0 0.0
Malagasy 5 0 0 10 0 5 100.0
Fijian 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Pangasinan 90 85 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 150 135 0 5 10 5 3.3
Niger-Congo languages 10,340 9,395 170 390 390 365 3.5
Akan (Twi) 5,005 4,810 5 65 130 35 0.7
Bantu languages 2,700 2,195 120 225 155 235 8.7
Lingala 115 15 50 35 5 70 60.9
Rundi (Kirundi) 80 5 15 50 5 40 50.0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 140 30 25 75 5 65 46.4
Shona 345 345 0 0 5 0 0.0
Swahili 1,260 1,080 25 50 105 50 4.0
Ganda 125 125 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 635 590 5 15 25 15 2.4
Edo 365 350 0 5 10 0 0.0
Igbo 410 395 0 5 15 0 0.0
Wolof 45 15 10 20 0 20 44.4
Bamanankan 10 10 0 5 0 0 0.0
Ewe 110 100 5 5 5 5 4.5
Ga 175 175 0 5 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,510 1,350 25 65 70 60 4.0
African languages, n.i.e. 600 550 10 15 20 15 2.5
Creoles 2,590 995 320 1,150 125 895 34.6
Non-verbal languages 1,595 925 10 10 645 20 1.3
American Sign Language 515 360 5 5 150 10 1.9
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,080 565 5 10 500 10 0.9
Other languages 175 135 0 5 30 5 2.9
Multiple responses 399,950 386,485 6,560 6,910 0 10,015 2.5
English and French 9,735 2,775 3,420 3,540 0 5,185 53.3
English and non-official language 380,805 380,175 630 0 0 635 0.2
French and non-official language 2,805 1,210 1,590 0 0 1,590 56.7
English, French and non-official language 6,610 2,315 915 3,375 0 2,600 39.3

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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

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