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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 AlbertaFootnote 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 3,610,185 3,484,245 65,105 12,530 48,305 71,365 2.0
Single responses 3,499,490 3,379,430 61,605 10,145 48,305 66,675 1.9
English 3,095,250 3,057,480 37,770 0 0 37,775 1.2
French 24,690 1,965 22,720 0 0 22,720 92.0
Non-official languages 379,550 319,985 1,115 10,140 48,305 6,185 1.6
Aboriginal languages 10,620 10,415 10 50 140 35 0.3
Algonquian languages 7,390 7,245 10 30 105 20 0.3
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 800 785 0 0 10 0 0.0
Cree languages 6,480 6,365 0 30 80 20 0.3
Cree, n.o.s. 6,470 6,355 0 30 80 20 0.3
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Plains Cree 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Woods Cree 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
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 0 not applicable ...
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 100 85 0 0 15 0 0.0
Oji-Cree 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
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 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Athapaskan languages 980 950 0 0 25 5 0.5
Carrier 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
Wetsuweten 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
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Dene 880 860 5 0 15 0 0.0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gwich'in 5 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
South Slavey 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Slavey, n.o.s. 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sarcee 30 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Beaver 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Iroquoian 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
Mohawk 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
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Oneida 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
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 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 2,190 2,165 0 15 10 10 0.5
Dakota 125 120 0 5 0 5 4.0
Stoney 2,065 2,045 0 10 10 5 0.2
Siouan 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
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tsimshian 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
Gitksan 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
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 15 15 0 0 0 5 33.3
Inuktitut 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 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
Inuvialuktun 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
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 37,315 29,795 305 3,035 4,180 1,820 4.9
Italian 3,240 2,700 15 140 385 80 2.5
Portuguese 2,915 2,335 15 155 405 90 3.1
Romanian 3,735 2,655 20 725 330 385 10.3
Spanish 27,405 22,085 255 2,015 3,050 1,265 4.6
Catalan 15 15 0 0 0 5 33.3
Romance languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 5 0 0.0
Germanic languages 39,915 35,420 40 650 3,805 370 0.9
Dutch 2,390 2,135 5 180 70 100 4.2
Flemish 40 15 0 20 0 10 25.0
Frisian 55 50 0 5 0 0 0.0
German 35,490 31,380 40 385 3,680 230 0.6
Yiddish 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 505 465 0 15 20 15 3.0
Danish 175 170 0 5 5 0 0.0
Icelandic 30 25 0 0 0 5 16.7
Norwegian 190 165 0 10 10 5 2.6
Swedish 115 105 0 5 0 0 0.0
Afrikaans 1,435 1,375 0 25 35 15 1.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 5 100.0
Celtic languages 40 35 0 5 0 5 12.5
Gaelic languages 20 10 0 5 0 0 0.0
Welsh 20 20 0 5 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavic languages 26,500 23,145 40 1,145 2,170 615 2.3
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bosnian 885 785 0 15 75 10 1.1
Bulgarian 755 615 0 90 50 50 6.6
Croatian 1,380 1,245 0 30 105 20 1.4
Czech 755 695 0 40 25 20 2.6
Macedonian 110 95 0 10 10 5 4.5
Polish 7,930 7,005 10 295 625 160 2.0
Russian 8,360 7,110 20 390 840 220 2.6
Serbian 2,025 1,780 5 95 145 50 2.5
Serbo-Croatian 435 400 0 10 30 5 1.1
Slovak 675 610 0 25 30 15 2.2
Slovenian 120 120 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ukrainian 2,985 2,625 5 130 230 65 2.2
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 75 65 0 5 10 0 0.0
Baltic languages 170 160 0 5 5 0 0.0
Latvian 90 80 0 5 5 0 0.0
Lithuanian 85 85 0 0 0 5 5.9
Greek 905 805 5 35 60 20 2.2
Armenian 200 150 0 35 20 20 10.0
Albanian 920 805 5 25 80 15 1.6
Georgian 70 60 0 5 5 5 7.1
Finno-Ugric languages 2,035 1,780 0 100 150 55 2.7
Estonian 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Finnish 110 95 0 5 5 0 0.0
Hungarian 1,900 1,660 0 90 145 50 2.6
Turkic languages 1,920 1,570 20 100 230 75 3.9
Azerbaijani 95 80 0 5 15 0 0.0
Turkish 1,610 1,310 20 90 190 60 3.7
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 215 180 0 10 20 10 4.7
Mongolian 260 240 5 5 10 5 1.9
Afro-Asiatic languages 27,825 23,280 305 1,680 2,550 1,145 4.1
Berber languages (Kabyle) 35 15 0 15 5 5 14.3
Cushitic languages 5,160 4,390 50 230 485 165 3.2
Oromo 1,050 870 0 35 135 25 2.4
Somali 4,110 3,515 50 195 350 145 3.5
Semitic languages 22,560 18,850 250 1,405 2,055 950 4.2
Amharic 3,560 3,340 0 40 170 25 0.7
Arabic 16,650 13,435 235 1,325 1,660 895 5.4
Hebrew 370 330 5 20 10 15 4.1
Maltese 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tigrigna 1,595 1,425 0 15 150 10 0.6
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 375 305 5 10 60 5 1.3
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 70 30 5 30 10 20 28.6
Indo-Iranian languages 81,045 68,420 40 1,205 11,385 645 0.8
Indo-Aryan languages 71,255 60,130 25 930 10,175 490 0.7
Bengali 3,535 3,220 0 125 190 60 1.7
Gujarati 5,040 4,335 5 100 595 55 1.1
Hindi 6,955 6,375 5 90 480 50 0.7
Konkani 55 50 0 5 0 0 0.0
Marathi 430 400 5 10 20 5 1.2
Panjabi (Punjabi) 38,215 30,575 15 360 7,270 195 0.5
Sindhi 1,105 990 0 25 90 10 0.9
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,000 960 0 5 30 5 0.5
Urdu 13,735 12,285 5 195 1,255 100 0.7
Nepali 1,190 940 0 15 235 5 0.4
Iranian languages 9,280 7,850 10 270 1,145 150 1.6
Kurdish 785 640 0 10 140 5 0.6
Pashto 1,235 1,020 0 20 195 15 1.2
Persian (Farsi) 7,260 6,195 10 240 815 130 1.8
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 510 435 0 10 65 5 1.0
Dravidian languages 3,715 3,440 5 50 225 25 0.7
Kannada 130 120 0 5 5 5 3.8
Malayalam 1,490 1,370 0 10 110 5 0.3
Tamil 1,515 1,405 0 25 80 15 1.0
Telugu 560 525 5 5 30 5 0.9
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Japanese 2,120 1,860 0 25 240 10 0.5
Korean 10,345 8,940 10 110 1,280 65 0.6
Sino-Tibetan languages 73,580 55,810 45 740 16,990 415 0.6
Chinese languages 72,635 55,070 45 740 16,780 415 0.6
Cantonese 24,790 17,265 15 205 7,305 115 0.5
Chaochow (Teochow) 105 65 0 0 45 0 0.0
Fukien 125 80 0 0 40 5 4.0
Hakka 110 75 0 0 35 0 0.0
Mandarin 14,910 12,585 10 195 2,115 110 0.7
Shanghainese 70 40 0 0 25 0 0.0
Taiwanese 135 105 0 0 25 0 0.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 32,400 24,850 20 335 7,195 185 0.6
Tibetan languages 235 195 0 5 35 0 0.0
Burmese 215 190 0 0 20 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 495 345 0 0 150 0 0.0
Tai languages 1,130 845 10 25 250 20 1.8
Lao 530 430 5 25 75 15 2.8
Thai 600 410 5 0 175 5 0.8
Austro-Asiatic languages 16,040 12,500 50 275 3,215 190 1.2
Khmer (Cambodian) 960 745 5 15 195 10 1.0
Vietnamese 15,085 11,755 45 260 3,015 175 1.2
Malayo-Polynesian languages 36,145 35,315 20 155 650 100 0.3
Bisayan languages 1,125 1,110 0 5 20 0 0.0
Ilocano 1,060 1,020 0 0 35 0 0.0
Malay 370 330 5 5 30 5 1.4
Pampango 95 90 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 33,195 32,490 15 135 555 80 0.2
Bikol 45 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malagasy 5 0 0 5 0 0 0.0
Fijian 75 65 0 5 5 0 0.0
Pangasinan 35 35 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 140 140 5 0 0 5 3.6
Niger-Congo languages 3,045 2,350 145 410 140 350 11.5
Akan (Twi) 460 435 0 15 10 5 1.1
Bantu languages 1,635 1,155 115 295 70 265 16.2
Lingala 45 10 15 15 5 20 44.4
Rundi (Kirundi) 100 30 15 50 5 45 45.0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 220 70 35 100 25 85 38.6
Shona 240 240 0 5 0 5 2.1
Swahili 585 410 50 105 25 100 17.1
Ganda 50 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 395 355 0 20 20 15 3.8
Edo 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Igbo 170 160 0 0 10 0 0.0
Wolof 65 20 10 30 0 25 38.5
Bamanankan 10 0 0 5 0 5 50.0
Ewe 55 35 5 10 5 10 18.2
Ga 30 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 595 495 10 45 40 35 5.9
African languages, n.i.e. 1,880 1,750 0 20 105 10 0.5
Creoles 625 305 55 245 25 175 28.0
Non-verbal languages 1,000 640 0 0 360 5 0.5
American Sign Language 320 225 0 0 95 5 1.6
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 685 415 0 0 265 5 0.7
Other languages 170 135 0 0 35 5 2.9
Multiple responses 110,695 104,810 3,500 2,385 0 4,690 4.2
English and French 4,945 1,110 2,290 1,540 0 3,065 62.0
English and non-official language 102,995 102,790 205 0 0 210 0.2
French and non-official language 1,115 455 655 0 0 655 58.7
English, French and non-official language 1,640 455 340 840 0 765 46.6

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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-XCB2011037.

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