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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 and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 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 Quebec / QuébecFootnote 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 7,815,955 935,635 6,561,510 245,230 73,580 1,058,250 13.5
Single responses 7,570,900 875,230 6,424,715 197,375 73,580 973,915 12.9
English 767,415 701,220 66,195 0 0 701,220 91.4
French 6,249,080 55,350 6,193,730 0 0 55,355 0.9
Non-official languages 554,400 118,655 164,790 197,380 73,575 217,345 39.2
Aboriginal languages 38,995 16,015 11,815 6,015 5,145 19,025 48.8
Algonquian languages 28,530 10,075 11,195 4,270 2,990 12,205 42.8
Algonquin 365 65 170 115 20 120 32.9
Atikamekw 5,365 5 4,560 155 650 80 1.5
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree languages 14,155 9,275 155 3,045 1,675 10,800 76.3
Cree, n.o.s. 14,160 9,280 160 3,045 1,680 10,805 76.3
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 335 240 30 60 5 265 79.1
Innu/Montagnais 7,725 90 6,270 805 565 495 6.4
Naskapi 570 400 10 90 75 440 77.2
Ojibway 10 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 0 5 0 0 5 100.0
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. 10 0 0 0 0 5 50.0
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 15 5 5 10 0 10 66.7
Mohawk 15 5 5 5 0 10 66.7
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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 10,420 5,930 595 1,740 2,155 6,800 65.3
Inuktitut 10,360 5,895 585 1,730 2,150 6,760 65.3
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 60 35 10 10 5 40 66.7
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 20 0 15 5 0 5 25.0
Romance languages 166,810 9,765 68,155 69,065 19,825 44,295 26.6
Italian 39,545 2,520 14,700 15,760 6,560 10,400 26.3
Portuguese 16,020 1,165 6,575 6,315 1,960 4,325 27.0
Romanian 22,795 780 6,500 13,945 1,575 7,750 34.0
Spanish 88,380 5,300 40,350 33,005 9,730 21,800 24.7
Catalan 60 0 20 35 5 20 33.3
Romance languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 5 5 50.0
Germanic languages 10,175 4,430 590 3,145 2,015 6,005 59.0
Dutch 525 145 50 315 15 305 58.1
Flemish 95 10 20 60 5 40 42.1
Frisian 5 0 0 5 0 5 100.0
German 3,025 1,105 465 1,320 135 1,765 58.3
Yiddish 6,270 3,055 35 1,330 1,845 3,720 59.3
Scandinavian languages 210 110 15 80 10 150 71.4
Danish 35 20 0 15 0 30 85.7
Icelandic 20 10 0 10 0 15 75.0
Norwegian 40 30 0 10 0 35 87.5
Swedish 110 45 15 45 5 70 63.6
Afrikaans 25 15 5 5 0 20 80.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 5 0 15 0 10 50.0
Celtic languages 15 5 5 0 0 5 33.3
Gaelic languages 5 5 0 0 5 5 100.0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 5 0 0 0 0.0
Slavic languages 38,920 8,005 9,180 18,415 3,325 17,210 44.2
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 20 10 5 10 0 15 75.0
Bosnian 1,030 55 575 310 100 205 19.9
Bulgarian 4,935 470 1,330 2,815 315 1,880 38.1
Croatian 1,055 315 180 490 65 560 53.1
Czech 510 150 65 280 20 285 55.9
Macedonian 130 25 25 75 5 60 46.2
Polish 6,955 2,010 985 3,480 475 3,750 53.9
Russian 18,460 3,795 4,510 8,200 1,960 7,895 42.8
Serbian 2,015 235 620 1,030 125 755 37.5
Serbo-Croatian 1,180 75 475 555 75 355 30.1
Slovak 255 65 30 150 15 140 54.9
Slovenian 300 230 5 60 5 260 86.7
Ukrainian 1,925 540 340 900 150 985 51.2
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 145 35 35 60 15 65 44.8
Baltic languages 240 125 10 100 15 175 72.9
Latvian 90 45 5 35 10 65 72.2
Lithuanian 155 80 5 65 5 110 71.0
Greek 20,065 9,385 445 6,615 3,615 12,695 63.3
Armenian 10,985 1,340 1,150 7,530 960 5,110 46.5
Albanian 1,510 165 530 595 215 465 30.8
Georgian 60 20 10 20 10 30 50.0
Finno-Ugric languages 2,480 975 270 935 300 1,445 58.3
Estonian 30 15 0 10 0 20 66.7
Finnish 65 40 0 20 0 50 76.9
Hungarian 2,390 915 270 905 295 1,370 57.3
Turkic languages 5,275 970 1,880 1,525 900 1,730 32.8
Azerbaijani 70 15 5 30 10 35 50.0
Turkish 4,950 905 1,785 1,410 840 1,615 32.6
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 255 40 80 80 45 85 33.3
Mongolian 115 25 35 45 10 45 39.1
Afro-Asiatic languages 80,440 9,150 31,595 31,385 8,300 24,845 30.9
Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,915 10 1,185 510 210 265 13.8
Cushitic languages 2,635 90 1,380 885 280 535 20.3
Oromo 2,115 5 1,225 660 225 340 16.1
Somali 520 85 160 225 55 200 38.5
Semitic languages 75,290 9,045 28,665 29,810 7,765 23,955 31.8
Amharic 360 130 30 175 20 220 61.1
Arabic 72,960 8,120 28,425 28,815 7,605 22,525 30.9
Hebrew 1,730 710 190 720 115 1,070 61.8
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tigrigna 170 70 15 65 20 100 58.8
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 75 20 10 40 5 40 53.3
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 595 5 360 180 50 95 16.0
Indo-Iranian languages 46,750 19,790 4,275 15,100 7,590 27,335 58.5
Indo-Aryan languages 30,915 15,620 1,525 8,605 5,170 19,920 64.4
Bengali 8,280 4,245 505 2,505 1,030 5,495 66.4
Gujarati 3,955 2,130 140 980 705 2,620 66.2
Hindi 1,450 895 40 380 130 1,085 74.8
Konkani 25 15 5 0 5 15 60.0
Marathi 65 45 0 15 0 55 84.6
Panjabi (Punjabi) 8,345 4,250 310 2,185 1,600 5,345 64.1
Sindhi 175 70 15 80 10 110 62.9
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 330 215 10 85 25 260 78.8
Urdu 7,120 3,555 385 2,080 1,100 4,595 64.5
Nepali 1,170 200 115 285 570 345 29.5
Iranian languages 15,565 4,080 2,685 6,425 2,370 7,295 46.9
Kurdish 380 60 125 145 55 130 34.2
Pashto 805 220 130 280 180 360 44.7
Persian (Farsi) 14,375 3,805 2,425 6,010 2,140 6,810 47.4
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 275 85 70 70 55 115 41.8
Dravidian languages 11,655 6,240 820 3,110 1,485 7,795 66.9
Kannada 85 60 0 20 5 75 88.2
Malayalam 75 50 0 15 5 60 80.0
Tamil 11,270 5,955 820 3,035 1,455 7,480 66.4
Telugu 220 170 5 30 20 180 81.8
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Japanese 915 430 110 275 100 570 62.3
Korean 2,955 1,460 150 980 370 1,945 65.8
Sino-Tibetan languages 52,120 19,080 6,925 14,425 11,690 26,290 50.4
Chinese languages 51,960 19,015 6,900 14,375 11,670 26,200 50.4
Cantonese 8,340 2,540 770 2,455 2,570 3,770 45.2
Chaochow (Teochow) 120 10 25 45 40 35 29.2
Fukien 15 10 0 0 5 10 66.7
Hakka 20 5 5 5 10 10 50.0
Mandarin 9,320 3,905 1,210 2,765 1,440 5,285 56.7
Shanghainese 30 10 0 10 10 15 50.0
Taiwanese 225 95 15 60 55 125 55.6
Chinese, n.o.s. 33,890 12,445 4,875 9,030 7,550 16,960 50.0
Tibetan languages 75 25 10 40 10 45 60.0
Burmese 30 15 5 0 5 20 66.7
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 50 25 15 5 10 30 60.0
Tai languages 2,605 165 1,260 780 405 555 21.3
Lao 2,390 110 1,205 720 355 470 19.7
Thai 210 55 55 60 45 85 40.5
Austro-Asiatic languages 26,085 3,385 8,820 9,380 4,505 8,075 31.0
Khmer (Cambodian) 5,350 470 2,340 1,450 1,100 1,195 22.3
Vietnamese 20,735 2,920 6,485 7,930 3,405 6,880 33.2
Malayo-Polynesian languages 8,770 6,610 215 1,670 270 7,445 84.9
Bisayan languages 235 185 5 45 5 205 87.2
Ilocano 585 465 5 90 30 510 87.2
Malay 230 135 10 65 25 165 71.7
Pampango 70 55 0 15 0 60 85.7
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,280 5,720 40 1,330 185 6,390 87.8
Bikol 15 5 0 5 0 10 66.7
Malagasy 275 0 145 120 10 60 21.8
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Pangasinan 15 15 0 0 5 10 66.7
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 65 30 15 5 20 35 53.8
Niger-Congo languages 5,190 570 2,715 1,550 355 1,345 25.9
Akan (Twi) 565 300 20 230 15 410 72.6
Bantu languages 2,735 150 1,610 760 210 530 19.4
Lingala 540 5 425 95 15 50 9.3
Rundi (Kirundi) 665 5 375 235 55 125 18.8
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 450 25 195 195 35 120 26.7
Shona 30 15 0 20 0 25 83.3
Swahili 750 45 505 125 70 110 14.7
Ganda 5 0 0 5 5 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 295 55 115 90 30 105 35.6
Edo 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Igbo 20 10 0 0 5 15 75.0
Wolof 630 5 335 245 40 130 20.6
Bamanankan 180 0 140 35 5 20 11.1
Ewe 65 0 40 20 5 10 15.4
Ga 25 20 0 5 0 25 100.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 970 80 570 250 80 200 20.6
African languages, n.i.e. 225 35 95 85 10 75 33.3
Creoles 19,425 365 12,805 4,565 1,700 2,645 13.6
Non-verbal languages 1,520 150 880 50 435 175 11.5
American Sign Language 65 35 15 0 10 35 53.8
Quebec Sign Language 475 10 330 25 110 20 4.2
Sign languages, n.i.e. 980 105 535 30 310 125 12.8
Other languages 105 5 50 30 20 20 19.0
Multiple responses 245,055 60,410 136,795 47,850 0 84,335 34.4
English and French 71,555 13,535 30,555 27,465 0 27,270 38.1
English and non-official language 43,765 42,900 865 0 0 42,900 98.0
French and non-official language 100,110 865 99,245 0 0 865 0.9
English, French and non-official language 29,625 3,110 6,130 20,385 0 13,300 44.9

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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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-XCB2011056.

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