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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Detailed Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home (233), 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 detailed language spoken most often at home , detailed other languages spoken regularly at home , age groups and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Toronto
Detailed language spoken most often at home (232) Age groups (17A)
Total - Age groups Under 5 years 5 to 9 years 10 to 14 years 15 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 to 29 years 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 40 to 44 years 45 to 49 years 50 to 54 years 55 to 59 years 60 to 64 years 65 to 69 years 70 to 74 years 75 years and over
Total - Detailed language spoken most often at home 5,541,880 318,540 319,415 336,475 370,800 379,240 388,260 385,015 402,830 434,880 463,645 420,610 346,575 296,070 209,205 165,935 304,390
Single responses 5,141,925 295,255 290,965 307,060 341,190 350,890 359,395 353,870 368,245 399,940 430,705 392,905 325,530 278,685 198,020 156,820 292,455
English 3,714,190 216,020 233,950 253,910 279,780 275,740 272,710 258,995 257,030 275,940 299,625 274,640 224,535 190,340 130,865 92,875 177,230
French 28,265 2,270 2,360 1,885 1,605 1,370 1,835 2,425 2,530 2,505 2,425 1,890 1,495 1,130 930 565 1,035
Non-official languages 1,399,480 76,965 54,655 51,260 59,810 73,775 84,855 92,450 108,690 121,490 128,645 116,370 99,500 87,215 66,225 63,370 114,185
Aboriginal languages 205 20 15 15 5 15 15 10 20 15 25 20 10 10 10 5 5
Algonquian languages 115 10 10 10 5 10 10 5 10 5 20 10 5 5 5 0 0
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree languages 25 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 75 5 5 10 0 5 5 0 10 5 15 5 5 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 30 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 5
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wetsuweten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 20 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 15 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 25 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 203,575 6,905 5,020 4,825 6,055 7,030 8,000 9,920 11,470 13,230 13,740 13,780 13,725 17,220 16,735 18,825 37,105
Italian 63,015 220 145 140 230 315 455 660 815 1,130 1,380 1,655 2,735 6,755 8,215 12,055 26,120
Portuguese 52,755 1,160 840 895 1,330 1,720 2,065 2,420 2,460 3,045 4,335 5,030 5,170 5,615 5,075 4,355 7,240
Romanian 14,405 980 560 400 415 545 570 1,075 1,640 2,365 1,370 1,215 875 615 480 470 835
Spanish 73,345 4,545 3,470 3,390 4,085 4,445 4,900 5,765 6,550 6,690 6,645 5,875 4,940 4,235 2,960 1,940 2,910
Catalan 40 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 10
Romance languages, n.i.e. 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 5
Germanic languages 6,840 265 220 170 155 175 195 285 300 385 375 275 205 280 450 645 2,460
Dutch 895 45 35 25 10 15 15 35 70 50 50 30 30 45 50 50 335
Flemish 35 0 5 0 5 0 0 5 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 5 5
Frisian 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
German 4,680 130 110 95 80 95 115 180 150 250 255 180 145 190 345 545 1,805
Yiddish 500 70 30 20 15 10 30 15 5 5 5 10 5 10 5 15 250
Scandinavian languages 405 25 25 20 20 20 15 20 40 30 25 20 15 15 40 35 50
Danish 135 10 5 5 5 0 5 0 15 10 5 5 5 10 15 20 25
Icelandic 20 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 75 5 0 10 5 5 0 0 10 5 10 0 0 0 5 0 5
Swedish 180 5 20 5 10 10 5 15 10 15 10 10 10 5 20 10 15
Afrikaans 305 5 10 10 20 30 20 25 35 40 35 30 15 15 5 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Celtic languages 65 5 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 10 5 0 10 5 5 5 10
Gaelic languages 55 5 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 10
Welsh 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 145,380 6,785 4,950 4,565 5,605 6,945 7,925 8,225 10,150 11,635 14,525 15,200 13,180 10,345 6,160 6,565 12,620
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 75 5 5 5 0 5 5 10 5 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 10
Bosnian 1,485 70 55 45 55 80 105 90 100 105 140 165 175 120 60 55 70
Bulgarian 4,135 250 175 165 180 265 225 290 480 525 475 385 230 140 110 100 130
Croatian 7,065 165 115 140 165 205 245 210 275 330 460 515 685 820 775 750 1,205
Czech 2,095 130 115 85 100 105 90 115 150 105 115 135 150 190 185 105 200
Macedonian 5,965 160 115 115 120 175 200 240 325 300 320 355 495 535 590 610 1,315
Polish 39,190 1,575 1,020 1,050 1,370 1,420 1,905 2,215 2,085 2,400 3,895 5,005 5,320 3,825 1,815 1,345 2,955
Russian 55,795 3,095 2,200 1,820 2,250 3,215 3,700 3,610 4,800 5,260 6,160 5,950 3,845 2,955 1,440 2,230 3,275
Serbian 13,380 645 565 580 660 605 670 635 860 1,335 1,475 1,275 1,210 910 500 560 885
Serbo-Croatian 1,245 25 25 40 40 65 70 70 55 85 140 160 155 95 55 85 80
Slovak 1,725 130 75 65 70 80 75 130 205 135 100 135 120 130 85 75 120
Slovenian 1,105 5 10 15 5 15 20 10 10 25 45 25 55 105 135 190 445
Ukrainian 11,870 530 460 440 575 700 620 590 790 1,000 1,190 1,065 710 505 390 415 1,880
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 250 5 15 5 5 10 5 5 5 15 20 25 15 20 10 35 55
Baltic languages 2,190 65 65 70 70 90 90 80 120 110 120 150 130 75 70 95 780
Latvian 905 10 15 20 30 30 45 20 25 25 30 50 50 30 35 45 445
Lithuanian 1,285 50 50 55 40 65 50 60 90 80 90 100 85 45 35 55 340
Greek 18,630 255 160 110 160 225 300 470 540 610 590 800 1,600 2,420 2,745 3,050 4,590
Armenian 6,460 310 220 205 270 315 350 335 340 390 470 495 500 490 470 440 865
Albanian 6,960 440 315 265 315 480 535 550 620 675 655 615 480 290 250 215 260
Georgian 525 40 15 15 50 50 50 55 55 55 50 35 25 10 5 10 15
Finno-Ugric languages 11,255 565 490 500 475 530 490 715 750 695 605 595 660 615 620 635 2,325
Estonian 995 15 10 15 15 15 20 15 20 35 40 65 50 35 45 65 540
Finnish 710 20 15 10 5 5 10 10 20 25 20 15 35 75 95 105 250
Hungarian 9,555 535 460 470 455 505 460 695 705 640 550 515 575 505 480 465 1,525
Turkic languages 8,905 835 525 495 485 580 800 820 870 800 835 585 420 265 195 160 220
Azerbaijani 510 25 15 15 20 40 45 30 55 60 55 50 35 15 20 10 15
Turkish 7,860 745 470 455 420 495 705 740 750 700 735 510 370 245 170 140 200
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 535 70 40 30 45 50 50 50 65 45 50 25 10 10 5 0 5
Mongolian 150 15 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 66,295 5,080 4,055 4,010 4,120 4,110 4,410 4,745 5,680 6,360 5,860 4,745 3,430 2,810 2,215 1,895 2,785
Berber languages (Kabyle) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 10,570 885 980 1,120 1,030 675 580 560 790 1,110 930 685 355 215 155 165 320
Oromo 700 40 30 50 45 35 45 50 65 85 110 70 30 15 5 5 10
Somali 9,870 845 950 1,070 980 640 535 510 725 1,015 825 615 320 210 155 160 315
Semitic languages 55,655 4,185 3,075 2,885 3,085 3,430 3,830 4,170 4,880 5,245 4,920 4,060 3,070 2,590 2,055 1,730 2,460
Amharic 3,780 225 120 120 130 180 285 385 510 575 525 325 150 85 65 45 40
Arabic 37,215 2,875 2,155 2,055 2,235 2,490 2,695 2,745 3,015 3,340 3,190 2,690 2,035 1,565 1,355 1,165 1,610
Hebrew 4,850 400 335 255 240 230 270 370 505 365 300 270 335 410 190 135 230
Maltese 1,045 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 20 40 85 170 215 170 285
Tigrigna 2,110 135 80 90 75 75 105 160 265 310 290 205 120 80 50 40 30
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 6,665 545 380 360 390 450 465 505 570 640 590 525 345 280 175 180 265
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 60 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 15 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages 337,380 27,535 21,310 18,145 16,470 19,855 26,000 28,445 30,920 29,335 25,490 22,170 19,785 16,710 13,140 9,620 12,445
Indo-Aryan languages 273,520 23,365 18,275 15,105 12,735 15,260 20,490 23,395 25,730 23,290 19,780 16,990 15,585 13,880 11,090 8,195 10,365
Bengali 22,365 1,910 1,595 1,330 1,115 1,265 1,580 2,040 2,310 2,725 2,080 1,700 1,240 595 385 260 245
Gujarati 37,010 2,785 2,175 1,875 1,415 1,945 2,555 3,215 3,825 2,920 2,505 2,180 2,120 2,250 1,885 1,405 1,950
Hindi 20,865 1,260 980 855 810 1,225 1,735 2,085 2,280 1,835 1,655 1,360 1,245 1,035 875 705 925
Konkani 370 15 15 20 10 10 10 15 40 45 25 30 25 25 25 20 35
Marathi 1,580 130 90 85 65 90 95 150 200 165 140 110 55 55 60 45 45
Panjabi (Punjabi) 111,160 8,945 6,865 5,715 4,645 5,645 8,650 9,810 9,930 8,490 7,065 6,395 6,770 6,960 5,680 4,205 5,375
Sindhi 2,525 105 85 90 90 100 85 95 120 160 160 200 220 265 195 190 365
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 3,650 180 160 175 225 190 175 190 385 420 465 420 230 170 95 90 85
Urdu 72,220 7,900 6,215 4,860 4,275 4,670 5,405 5,485 6,405 6,355 5,540 4,505 3,635 2,505 1,875 1,270 1,320
Nepali 1,775 130 95 100 90 110 205 315 235 180 150 85 40 20 10 10 15
Iranian languages 62,955 4,105 2,985 3,005 3,685 4,535 5,405 4,950 5,115 5,955 5,640 5,115 4,160 2,800 2,035 1,415 2,045
Kurdish 1,285 130 90 90 80 95 95 125 130 135 145 65 40 25 25 10 5
Pashto 4,155 500 375 370 375 395 330 340 315 305 245 205 160 95 45 45 55
Persian (Farsi) 57,515 3,475 2,520 2,550 3,235 4,045 4,975 4,480 4,675 5,515 5,250 4,845 3,960 2,680 1,965 1,365 1,985
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 910 65 50 35 40 60 105 100 75 85 70 70 35 35 20 20 35
Dravidian languages 88,325 6,845 4,730 4,210 4,015 4,130 5,945 7,645 8,195 8,740 8,870 7,140 5,160 3,965 2,810 2,445 3,485
Kannada 625 65 40 15 30 20 60 85 80 65 60 25 20 10 15 20 15
Malayalam 4,185 410 265 180 135 135 275 465 540 495 375 255 170 135 140 120 90
Tamil 80,225 6,010 4,240 3,870 3,710 3,730 5,240 6,590 7,150 7,855 8,200 6,715 4,900 3,780 2,620 2,280 3,350
Telugu 3,210 355 180 135 140 245 360 500 415 315 225 140 70 45 35 30 25
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 70 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 15 5 5 0 5 0 0 0
Japanese 4,350 355 270 180 115 195 215 360 490 450 285 180 155 310 260 210 330
Korean 38,200 1,210 830 1,220 2,495 3,420 2,760 2,040 2,470 3,180 3,890 4,415 2,895 2,185 1,970 1,540 1,680
Sino-Tibetan languages 338,820 15,070 8,355 8,295 13,810 19,990 19,900 18,820 25,635 32,960 38,705 32,410 28,125 22,790 13,810 13,475 26,665
Chinese languages 334,885 14,855 8,195 8,090 13,505 19,665 19,605 18,380 25,185 32,525 38,380 32,170 27,955 22,655 13,730 13,420 26,555
Cantonese 137,630 3,935 2,385 2,925 4,905 6,300 6,925 6,850 7,495 9,055 14,825 17,125 15,840 12,255 6,230 6,060 14,525
Chaochow (Teochow) 500 10 15 25 30 25 15 10 20 45 60 55 45 25 20 25 70
Fukien 1,005 30 15 15 35 105 90 40 50 85 110 85 85 75 50 50 85
Hakka 1,580 55 30 40 50 65 75 90 85 100 110 135 145 135 125 105 230
Mandarin 82,780 5,730 3,155 2,595 4,450 6,655 5,995 5,345 9,130 12,165 10,600 5,075 3,215 2,335 2,110 2,055 2,185
Shanghainese 590 15 10 15 15 30 30 20 30 50 65 55 50 30 35 25 120
Taiwanese 1,265 20 20 15 35 35 65 75 60 60 75 95 135 180 140 115 150
Chinese, n.o.s. 109,535 5,055 2,565 2,470 3,990 6,445 6,410 5,950 8,320 10,970 12,540 9,550 8,450 7,625 5,015 4,980 9,200
Tibetan languages 3,105 165 125 155 250 275 250 380 380 355 250 170 110 90 55 45 60
Burmese 550 25 10 20 25 25 25 35 55 60 60 50 55 40 20 10 40
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 275 25 20 30 30 30 20 30 15 15 15 15 5 10 5 0 10
Tai languages 1,930 55 30 40 65 70 90 120 160 195 295 295 195 110 70 65 80
Lao 1,235 20 10 30 30 25 30 40 50 120 230 240 165 80 55 40 70
Thai 695 35 15 15 30 45 60 80 110 75 65 55 30 25 20 25 15
Austro-Asiatic languages 34,445 1,775 1,360 1,275 1,475 1,390 1,945 2,080 2,665 3,715 4,310 4,435 2,985 1,520 1,020 860 1,630
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,755 95 25 15 55 100 205 125 105 155 185 245 190 85 55 35 70
Vietnamese 32,690 1,680 1,325 1,260 1,420 1,290 1,750 1,955 2,565 3,560 4,120 4,190 2,795 1,440 960 825 1,560
Malayo-Polynesian languages 63,290 1,470 910 1,815 2,595 2,925 3,415 5,300 6,050 6,595 7,455 6,620 4,975 4,250 2,930 2,430 3,555
Bisayan languages 1,725 50 25 60 110 110 110 170 155 195 235 190 105 80 60 35 50
Ilocano 2,505 50 30 65 80 120 120 240 235 250 315 245 180 125 95 130 220
Malay 1,515 45 35 50 95 130 95 65 120 160 135 145 105 100 75 65 90
Pampango 320 10 5 10 10 10 5 30 35 25 45 35 20 30 15 10 25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 56,925 1,295 805 1,630 2,280 2,545 3,060 4,775 5,490 5,940 6,690 5,975 4,545 3,900 2,665 2,180 3,140
Bikol 50 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 10 0 5 5
Malagasy 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 90 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 15 5 5 5 5 10 15
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 150 10 0 0 10 5 10 15 20 15 15 10 5 5 10 0 10
Niger-Congo languages 10,340 720 510 535 630 845 990 1,015 805 925 1,035 1,000 595 355 170 105 105
Akan (Twi) 5,005 295 225 235 295 375 465 380 275 390 600 685 435 190 80 45 40
Bantu languages 2,695 180 125 165 200 290 310 330 265 235 215 130 70 75 40 30 35
Lingala 110 15 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 0 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 80 5 0 5 0 15 5 15 10 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 140 5 5 10 5 15 10 15 15 20 15 10 5 5 5 0 0
Shona 345 20 5 25 35 25 35 60 50 30 30 20 10 5 5 5 0
Swahili 1,255 110 90 100 105 80 95 120 110 125 120 60 35 40 30 10 30
Ganda 125 5 0 5 5 15 10 20 15 10 10 15 10 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 640 30 15 20 35 130 135 95 55 35 35 25 10 10 5 10 5
Edo 370 50 30 20 15 30 30 45 45 35 25 15 10 10 5 5 0
Igbo 410 35 25 15 20 20 30 45 55 65 30 25 10 15 5 5 10
Wolof 45 0 5 0 5 0 0 10 5 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 10 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 110 0 10 10 5 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 5 10 5 5 5
Ga 175 5 5 5 15 15 15 20 5 20 15 25 15 10 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,510 145 90 85 80 100 130 175 155 170 135 100 45 50 25 15 15
African languages, n.i.e. 600 50 40 30 30 45 55 65 60 50 55 50 25 20 10 5 5
Creoles 2,590 115 80 125 175 210 220 200 215 245 270 240 165 110 75 50 105
Non-verbal languages 1,595 185 155 125 160 110 110 120 85 95 115 85 70 50 40 25 55
American Sign Language 515 20 20 25 40 35 35 50 35 45 65 55 35 20 25 15 5
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,080 170 135 100 120 75 70 65 55 50 55 35 40 25 20 15 50
Other languages 175 15 15 10 10 10 25 15 10 20 5 15 10 5 0 5 5
Multiple responses 399,955 23,285 28,445 29,415 29,610 28,350 28,860 31,150 34,580 34,945 32,940 27,705 21,050 17,385 11,190 9,120 11,935
English and French 9,735 855 1,130 1,150 835 610 685 710 745 640 615 470 340 300 215 145 285
English and non-official language 380,810 21,935 26,300 26,850 27,795 27,150 27,655 29,855 33,140 33,640 31,730 26,795 20,360 16,815 10,745 8,755 11,295
French and non-official language 2,805 175 190 135 135 135 155 225 260 275 245 170 145 130 110 110 205
English, French and non-official language 6,610 325 830 1,275 845 455 365 360 430 385 355 275 205 135 120 100 140

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011042.

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