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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 Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 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, C
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 2,589,085 2,394,450 36,415 24,480 133,745 48,655 1.9
Single responses 2,406,535 2,218,860 32,765 21,165 133,750 43,345 1.8
English 1,657,835 1,641,315 16,520 0 0 16,520 1.0
French 15,575 1,080 14,495 0 0 14,495 93.1
Non-official languages 733,130 576,465 1,750 21,170 133,750 12,335 1.7
Aboriginal languages 145 140 0 0 5 0 0.0
Algonquian languages 100 100 0 0 5 0 0.0
Algonquin 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
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree languages 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 20 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 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
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 70 70 0 0 5 0 0.0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 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
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages 10 5 0 0 5 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 0 0 not applicable ...
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 5 5 0 0 0 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 5 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 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Haida 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
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 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
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 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
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. 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
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 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
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 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 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
Inuit 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
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 122,510 89,095 490 5,520 27,410 3,245 2.6
Italian 35,030 24,090 100 655 10,180 425 1.2
Portuguese 34,580 23,035 155 975 10,420 640 1.9
Romanian 7,540 4,870 60 1,855 755 985 13.1
Spanish 45,330 37,075 180 2,025 6,055 1,190 2.6
Catalan 30 20 0 15 0 5 16.7
Romance languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Germanic languages 3,660 3,090 15 430 120 230 6.3
Dutch 355 260 0 90 5 50 14.1
Flemish 25 10 0 10 0 5 20.0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
German 2,555 2,190 10 285 65 150 5.9
Yiddish 430 375 0 10 40 5 1.2
Scandinavian languages 215 180 0 35 5 20 9.3
Danish 50 40 0 5 0 5 10.0
Icelandic 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Norwegian 45 35 0 10 0 5 11.1
Swedish 110 95 0 15 0 5 4.5
Afrikaans 85 75 0 5 5 0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Celtic languages 45 40 0 5 0 0 0.0
Gaelic languages 45 35 0 5 0 0 0.0
Welsh 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavic languages 69,930 57,970 120 3,570 8,265 1,905 2.7
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 45 35 0 5 5 0 0.0
Bosnian 545 445 5 25 75 15 2.8
Bulgarian 2,720 2,250 10 245 215 135 5.0
Croatian 2,505 2,200 0 105 205 55 2.2
Czech 1,480 1,205 5 45 230 25 1.7
Macedonian 3,375 2,880 5 70 420 35 1.0
Polish 13,345 11,195 15 535 1,600 285 2.1
Russian 26,935 22,025 45 1,255 3,620 670 2.5
Serbian 8,840 7,360 15 700 760 370 4.2
Serbo-Croatian 805 655 5 75 70 45 5.6
Slovak 880 690 5 25 160 15 1.7
Slovenian 680 630 5 20 30 15 2.2
Ukrainian 7,635 6,290 10 460 875 240 3.1
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 135 115 0 5 15 5 3.7
Baltic languages 1,530 1,345 5 125 60 65 4.2
Latvian 730 625 0 75 25 40 5.5
Lithuanian 805 715 0 55 30 30 3.7
Greek 14,470 12,080 20 250 2,120 140 1.0
Armenian 4,085 2,995 50 595 450 345 8.4
Albanian 4,705 3,800 15 270 625 145 3.1
Georgian 465 350 5 10 100 10 2.2
Finno-Ugric languages 8,050 5,725 5 310 2,015 155 1.9
Estonian 810 720 0 65 25 30 3.7
Finnish 400 370 0 10 20 5 1.3
Hungarian 6,840 4,635 5 235 1,970 115 1.7
Turkic languages 6,210 5,075 15 215 905 120 1.9
Azerbaijani 330 285 0 15 30 10 3.0
Turkish 5,445 4,430 15 190 810 110 2.0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 435 360 0 10 65 5 1.1
Mongolian 130 115 0 0 15 5 3.8
Afro-Asiatic languages 36,445 30,325 300 1,875 3,950 1,235 3.4
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5 5 5 5 0 5 100.0
Cushitic languages 9,500 8,435 35 280 750 170 1.8
Oromo 560 505 5 15 40 10 1.8
Somali 8,935 7,925 30 265 710 165 1.8
Semitic languages 26,900 21,870 260 1,580 3,185 1,050 3.9
Amharic 3,430 3,155 15 90 180 55 1.6
Arabic 15,800 12,190 220 1,305 2,080 875 5.5
Hebrew 1,895 1,680 20 120 70 80 4.2
Maltese 545 515 0 10 15 5 0.9
Tigrigna 1,925 1,745 0 30 150 15 0.8
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 3,305 2,585 0 25 690 15 0.5
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 45 15 5 15 10 10 22.2
Indo-Iranian languages 126,120 108,545 130 2,820 14,625 1,545 1.2
Indo-Aryan languages 91,565 79,595 65 1,565 10,340 850 0.9
Bengali 17,820 16,225 10 465 1,110 245 1.4
Gujarati 19,250 16,015 10 260 2,970 140 0.7
Hindi 7,275 6,630 10 115 520 70 1.0
Konkani 155 140 0 5 10 0 0.0
Marathi 640 565 0 25 50 15 2.3
Panjabi (Punjabi) 15,890 12,730 10 270 2,890 140 0.9
Sindhi 1,315 1,145 5 25 140 20 1.5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,695 1,600 0 30 65 10 0.6
Urdu 26,595 23,695 20 360 2,510 200 0.8
Nepali 935 855 0 10 70 5 0.5
Iranian languages 34,080 28,560 65 1,245 4,210 685 2.0
Kurdish 830 665 0 25 135 15 1.8
Pashto 2,650 2,195 0 40 415 20 0.8
Persian (Farsi) 30,590 25,700 65 1,175 3,655 650 2.1
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 470 385 0 10 75 5 1.1
Dravidian languages 52,050 45,260 35 870 5,890 470 0.9
Kannada 230 215 0 5 10 0 0.0
Malayalam 1,560 1,450 0 20 90 10 0.6
Tamil 48,675 42,105 35 830 5,710 450 0.9
Telugu 1,560 1,465 0 15 75 5 0.3
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Japanese 2,955 2,495 5 65 395 40 1.4
Korean 23,380 18,815 15 365 4,185 200 0.9
Sino-Tibetan languages 185,635 126,415 110 2,335 56,775 1,280 0.7
Chinese languages 182,035 123,380 110 2,290 56,250 1,255 0.7
Cantonese 67,215 41,420 40 815 24,935 445 0.7
Chaochow (Teochow) 320 205 0 10 105 5 1.6
Fukien 690 335 0 5 350 5 0.7
Hakka 750 555 0 15 185 5 0.7
Mandarin 50,435 36,425 25 680 13,305 360 0.7
Shanghainese 385 245 0 5 135 5 1.3
Taiwanese 765 580 0 15 170 10 1.3
Chinese, n.o.s. 61,480 43,620 45 750 17,070 415 0.7
Tibetan languages 2,975 2,525 0 40 400 20 0.7
Burmese 385 325 0 5 55 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 240 180 0 0 60 0 0.0
Tai languages 860 685 5 10 150 15 1.7
Lao 395 315 5 10 60 10 2.5
Thai 465 370 0 0 95 5 1.1
Austro-Asiatic languages 18,505 14,015 70 400 4,015 275 1.5
Khmer (Cambodian) 820 605 0 25 185 15 1.8
Vietnamese 17,685 13,410 70 380 3,825 260 1.5
Malayo-Polynesian languages 41,395 40,235 5 190 965 100 0.2
Bisayan languages 1,200 1,185 0 0 15 0 0.0
Ilocano 1,930 1,840 0 5 90 0 0.0
Malay 660 615 0 5 40 5 0.8
Pampango 170 165 0 0 5 5 2.9
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 37,195 36,220 10 165 805 90 0.2
Bikol 35 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Fijian 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Pangasinan 70 65 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 120 110 5 5 5 5 4.2
Niger-Congo languages 6,880 6,210 135 285 255 275 4.0
Akan (Twi) 2,960 2,845 0 40 75 20 0.7
Bantu languages 2,205 1,805 100 190 110 195 8.8
Lingala 95 15 45 30 5 60 63.2
Rundi (Kirundi) 75 5 15 50 5 40 53.3
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 105 25 25 55 0 50 47.6
Shona 235 235 0 0 0 0 0.0
Swahili 1,015 885 15 35 75 35 3.4
Ganda 100 95 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 590 550 0 15 20 10 1.7
Edo 275 270 0 0 5 0 0.0
Igbo 250 240 0 0 10 0 0.0
Wolof 35 10 10 10 0 10 28.6
Bamanankan 10 5 0 5 0 5 50.0
Ewe 60 50 0 0 5 0 0.0
Ga 80 80 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,000 895 20 40 45 40 4.0
African languages, n.i.e. 370 340 0 15 15 5 1.4
Creoles 1,670 775 205 610 80 515 30.8
Non-verbal languages 795 445 5 5 345 10 1.3
American Sign Language 230 150 5 5 70 5 2.2
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 565 295 5 5 265 0 0.0
Other languages 130 100 0 5 30 5 3.8
Multiple responses 182,550 175,590 3,650 3,310 0 5,305 2.9
English and French 4,935 1,330 1,840 1,770 0 2,730 55.3
English and non-official language 173,025 172,695 330 0 0 325 0.2
French and non-official language 1,580 600 980 0 0 975 61.7
English, French and non-official language 3,010 965 500 1,545 0 1,270 42.2

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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-XCB2011039.

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