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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 British Columbia / Colombie-BritanniqueFootnote 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 4,356,205 4,143,250 53,725 16,935 142,300 62,190 1.4
Single responses 4,193,380 3,985,925 50,730 14,430 142,305 57,950 1.4
English 3,506,600 3,471,655 34,940 0 0 34,940 1.0
French 16,685 1,810 14,875 0 0 14,875 89.2
Non-official languages 670,100 512,455 920 14,425 142,305 8,130 1.2
Aboriginal languages 1,835 1,780 0 10 50 5 0.3
Algonquian languages 155 150 0 5 5 0 0.0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Cree languages 135 130 0 0 5 0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 135 125 0 5 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 0 not applicable ...
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Ojibway 15 15 0 0 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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Athapaskan languages 855 820 0 0 40 0 0.0
Carrier 300 295 0 0 5 0 0.0
Wetsuweten 40 45 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chilcotin 350 325 0 5 25 0 0.0
Dene 10 5 0 0 5 0 0.0
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 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Slavey, n.o.s. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sarcee 5 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Beaver 95 90 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sekani 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Tahltan 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Northern Tutchone 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Salish languages 325 325 0 0 0 0 0.0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 115 115 0 0 0 0 0.0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 30 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Halkomelem 50 55 0 0 0 0 0.0
Lillooet 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Okanagan 60 65 0 0 0 0 0.0
Squamish 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Straits 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 35 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Siouan languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Dakota 0 5 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 0 not applicable ...
Tsimshian languages 320 315 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gitksan 220 215 0 0 5 0 0.0
Nisga'a 80 80 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tsimshian 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wakashan languages 100 100 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 25 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Haisla 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Heiltsuk 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 55 55 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuktitut 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0 not applicable ...
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 45 40 0 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 36,225 29,245 215 3,125 3,635 1,780 4.9
Italian 6,255 5,300 35 320 600 195 3.1
Portuguese 5,195 4,230 25 285 650 170 3.3
Romanian 4,155 2,860 30 875 385 470 11.3
Spanish 20,585 16,825 130 1,635 1,995 945 4.6
Catalan 25 15 0 10 0 5 20.0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 5 5 5 25.0
Germanic languages 16,205 14,200 50 1,370 585 735 4.5
Dutch 2,230 1,825 10 340 55 180 8.1
Flemish 50 25 5 25 0 10 20.0
Frisian 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
German 11,555 10,140 40 900 475 485 4.2
Yiddish 10 0 0 0 5 0 0.0
Scandinavian languages 975 880 0 60 30 30 3.1
Danish 325 290 0 20 15 10 3.1
Icelandic 65 60 0 5 0 0 0.0
Norwegian 160 140 0 10 10 0 0.0
Swedish 430 385 5 30 10 15 3.5
Afrikaans 1,385 1,315 0 45 25 20 1.4
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages 75 60 0 5 5 5 6.7
Gaelic languages 40 30 0 10 5 5 12.5
Welsh 30 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Slavic languages 31,675 27,465 50 1,605 2,550 850 2.7
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 10 5 0 5 5 0 0.0
Bosnian 705 640 0 20 45 10 1.4
Bulgarian 1,085 885 5 130 65 70 6.5
Croatian 2,545 2,310 0 55 175 30 1.2
Czech 1,575 1,480 0 50 35 30 1.9
Macedonian 140 125 0 10 5 10 7.1
Polish 6,390 5,670 15 290 425 160 2.5
Russian 12,200 10,285 20 585 1,310 320 2.6
Serbian 4,020 3,435 5 295 285 150 3.7
Serbo-Croatian 615 525 0 50 40 30 4.9
Slovak 1,080 975 5 55 50 35 3.2
Slovenian 165 160 0 0 5 0 0.0
Ukrainian 1,070 910 0 55 105 25 2.3
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 80 65 0 0 10 5 6.3
Baltic languages 170 150 0 5 15 5 2.9
Latvian 105 100 0 0 0 0 0.0
Lithuanian 60 50 0 0 5 0 0.0
Greek 2,110 1,870 0 75 155 40 1.9
Armenian 490 390 0 65 35 35 7.1
Albanian 695 585 0 20 95 10 1.4
Georgian 35 25 0 5 5 0 0.0
Finno-Ugric languages 3,470 3,070 10 145 245 85 2.4
Estonian 115 100 0 15 5 10 8.7
Finnish 795 735 0 20 35 15 1.9
Hungarian 2,565 2,235 10 110 205 65 2.5
Turkic languages 1,715 1,455 10 90 170 50 2.9
Azerbaijani 170 160 0 5 5 5 2.9
Turkish 1,370 1,140 10 80 135 50 3.6
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 180 150 0 0 25 0 0.0
Mongolian 140 125 0 5 10 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 10,580 8,360 135 675 1,405 475 4.5
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Cushitic languages 800 680 15 10 95 20 2.5
Oromo 180 145 5 5 25 5 2.8
Somali 625 540 5 5 70 10 1.6
Semitic languages 9,755 7,670 120 655 1,310 445 4.6
Amharic 550 505 0 10 40 10 1.8
Arabic 7,640 5,880 105 585 1,070 400 5.2
Hebrew 785 695 10 55 20 35 4.5
Maltese 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tigrigna 300 270 0 0 25 0 0.0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 465 310 0 0 155 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 25 5 5 10 5 10 40.0
Indo-Iranian languages 188,200 144,210 115 2,915 40,960 1,570 0.8
Indo-Aryan languages 161,770 121,795 65 1,815 38,090 980 0.6
Bengali 1,465 1,345 0 35 80 20 1.4
Gujarati 3,045 2,645 5 25 370 20 0.7
Hindi 12,390 11,120 0 150 1,120 80 0.6
Konkani 30 25 0 0 5 0 0.0
Marathi 225 210 0 5 10 5 2.2
Panjabi (Punjabi) 137,385 99,945 50 1,495 35,895 800 0.6
Sindhi 675 610 0 15 45 15 2.2
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 595 555 0 10 25 5 0.8
Urdu 5,425 4,895 5 60 465 35 0.6
Nepali 525 440 0 10 75 5 1.0
Iranian languages 26,260 22,265 45 1,095 2,850 590 2.2
Kurdish 945 810 0 15 115 10 1.1
Pashto 565 465 0 15 85 5 0.9
Persian (Farsi) 24,750 20,985 40 1,070 2,650 575 2.3
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 175 155 0 5 20 5 2.9
Dravidian languages 3,040 2,710 0 50 275 25 0.8
Kannada 75 70 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayalam 690 630 0 10 50 5 0.7
Tamil 1,965 1,735 0 35 195 20 1.0
Telugu 285 255 0 5 20 5 1.8
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 20 20 0 0 5 0 0.0
Japanese 9,540 8,045 15 155 1,325 90 0.9
Korean 38,810 31,880 15 630 6,285 330 0.9
Sino-Tibetan languages 268,815 187,150 140 2,695 78,835 1,485 0.6
Chinese languages 267,510 186,300 135 2,695 78,380 1,480 0.6
Cantonese 103,550 68,710 50 855 33,935 480 0.5
Chaochow (Teochow) 145 70 0 0 75 0 0.0
Fukien 690 600 0 5 90 0 0.0
Hakka 320 230 0 5 75 5 1.6
Mandarin 78,070 57,625 25 1,015 19,405 530 0.7
Shanghainese 555 325 0 10 220 5 0.9
Taiwanese 2,910 2,045 5 35 825 20 0.7
Chinese, n.o.s. 81,270 56,690 55 770 23,760 440 0.5
Tibetan languages 100 75 0 0 20 0 0.0
Burmese 585 485 0 0 95 5 0.9
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 620 280 0 5 335 0 0.0
Tai languages 1,395 1,205 0 35 155 20 1.4
Lao 545 450 0 20 75 15 2.8
Thai 845 750 5 15 80 10 1.2
Austro-Asiatic languages 18,020 13,655 55 330 3,985 220 1.2
Khmer (Cambodian) 755 575 0 15 160 10 1.3
Vietnamese 17,270 13,085 50 315 3,820 210 1.2
Malayo-Polynesian languages 33,805 32,830 15 125 835 80 0.2
Bisayan languages 1,260 1,225 0 5 30 5 0.4
Ilocano 1,185 1,135 0 5 45 0 0.0
Malay 1,315 1,235 0 15 65 5 0.4
Pampango 135 130 0 0 5 0 0.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 29,380 28,635 15 100 630 60 0.2
Bikol 45 45 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Fijian 235 220 0 5 5 0 0.0
Pangasinan 60 60 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 185 130 0 0 50 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 925 680 25 135 85 90 9.7
Akan (Twi) 120 110 0 5 5 5 4.2
Bantu languages 550 380 20 90 50 65 11.8
Lingala 10 0 10 0 5 5 50.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 75 35 0 35 0 20 26.7
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 30 10 0 10 5 5 16.7
Shona 50 45 0 0 5 0 0.0
Swahili 250 175 5 35 30 25 10.0
Ganda 15 15 0 0 5 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 115 100 0 10 5 10 8.7
Edo 10 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Igbo 45 40 0 0 5 0 0.0
Wolof 15 10 0 5 0 5 33.3
Bamanankan 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ewe 35 20 5 10 0 10 28.6
Ga 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 140 100 5 20 20 10 7.1
African languages, n.i.e. 185 170 5 5 15 5 2.7
Creoles 315 100 45 160 5 125 39.7
Non-verbal languages 1,355 875 5 5 470 5 0.4
American Sign Language 375 240 0 5 130 5 1.3
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Sign languages, n.i.e. 980 635 0 0 340 0 0.0
Other languages 270 155 5 0 115 5 1.9
Multiple responses 162,825 157,325 2,990 2,505 0 4,245 2.6
English and French 4,700 1,280 2,020 1,400 0 2,725 58.0
English and non-official language 155,065 154,825 235 0 0 240 0.2
French and non-official language 930 495 435 0 0 435 46.8
English, French and non-official language 2,130 725 295 1,110 0 850 39.9

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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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