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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Montréal Quebec (Population centre)			Saskatchewan (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	3,407,963	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,033,381^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	3,260,508^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	968,157^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,524,857	...Data not available	...Data not available	460,512	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,448,612	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	2,205.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,545.30	...Data not available	...Data not available	588,239.21	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	3,407,960	1,654,965	1,753,000	1,033,380	511,555	521,825
0 to 4 years	196,500	100,320	96,175	68,760	35,070	33,690
5 to 9 years	177,785	90,145	87,640	63,350	32,480	30,865
10 to 14 years	183,050	93,415	89,640	65,750	33,465	32,285
15 to 19 years	212,955	107,750	105,205	71,760	36,870	34,885
15 years	40,590	20,670	19,920	13,910	7,140	6,765
16 years	41,340	20,890	20,450	14,465	7,390	7,075
17 years	42,055	21,530	20,525	14,405	7,425	6,985
18 years	43,450	21,905	21,550	14,540	7,505	7,040
19 years	45,510	22,750	22,760	14,430	7,420	7,015
20 to 24 years	227,225	113,055	114,170	72,610	37,135	35,470
25 to 29 years	233,825	115,275	118,550	70,395	35,510	34,885
30 to 34 years	249,150	122,350	126,790	65,340	32,750	32,590
35 to 39 years	238,830	118,815	120,010	61,150	30,265	30,880
40 to 44 years	243,545	122,085	121,460	61,475	30,550	30,920
45 to 49 years	266,580	133,705	132,870	74,630	36,820	37,810
50 to 54 years	260,505	128,400	132,105	77,480	38,855	38,625
55 to 59 years	221,725	107,090	114,635	70,050	35,185	34,865
60 to 64 years	192,530	91,245	101,285	56,945	28,305	28,645
65 to 69 years	151,020	70,010	81,005	41,500	20,445	21,055
70 to 74 years	116,005	51,790	64,215	33,820	16,050	17,770
75 to 79 years	96,600	41,345	55,255	28,950	13,200	15,750
80 to 84 years	74,685	28,770	45,915	23,955	10,165	13,795
85 years and over	65,460	19,395	46,070	25,475	8,435	17,035
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	38.6	40.7	38.2	37.0	39.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.6	82.8	84.4	80.9	80.3	81.4
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	2,850,620	1,371,085	1,479,540	835,525	410,545	424,980
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,518,895	761,840	757,055	487,980	244,485	243,495
Married (and not separated)	1,053,300	527,105	526,195	416,355	208,700	207,655
Living common law	465,595	234,740	230,860	71,630	35,785	35,845
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,331,730	609,240	722,485	347,535	166,055	181,480
Single (never legally married)	913,410	481,340	432,070	232,160	128,325	103,835
Separated	53,010	21,955	31,055	18,210	8,220	9,990
Divorced	206,885	76,335	130,550	43,665	19,500	24,170
Widowed	158,425	29,610	128,815	53,500	10,015	43,490
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	912,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	444,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	208,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	184,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	75,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	30,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	912,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	285,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	741,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	509,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	218,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	102,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	290,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	100,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	109,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	124,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	56,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	232,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	119,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	113,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	50,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	47,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	15,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	170,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	135,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	82,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	39,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	35,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	23,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	999,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	308,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	232,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	321,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,695	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	120,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	210,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	114,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	3,343,655	1,630,880	1,712,775	1,009,040	500,680	508,360
Number of persons not in census families	690,020	325,700	364,320	176,280	87,630	88,650
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	74,435	31,400	43,035	23,550	12,035	11,510
Living with non-relatives only	130,330	74,220	56,110	38,345	22,810	15,535
Living alone	485,260	220,085	265,175	114,385	52,780	61,605
Number of census family persons	2,653,630	1,305,180	1,348,450	832,755	413,050	419,710
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	455,070	197,535	257,530	141,370	64,460	76,910
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	176,390	48,695	127,695	50,190	14,780	35,415
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	22,230	4,940	17,290	3,395	1,115	2,285
Living with non-relatives only	10,335	4,975	5,360	1,930	970	960
Living alone	143,820	38,775	105,045	44,870	12,700	32,170
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	278,680	148,840	129,840	91,180	49,685	41,495
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,448,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	896,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	834,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	690,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	221,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	315,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	374,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	107,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	144,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	62,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	47,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	30,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	12,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	18,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	16,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	15,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	551,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	131,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	485,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	66,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,448,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	416,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	303,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	134,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	895,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	72,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	50,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	133,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	632,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,448,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	485,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	114,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	458,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	146,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	218,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	189,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	66,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	29,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	3,343,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,009,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,940	1,640,835	1,732,110	1,018,310	505,085	513,230
Single responses	3,260,000	1,584,520	1,675,480	1,005,810	499,115	506,695
English	406,795	201,720	205,070	860,500	428,115	432,385
French	2,034,755	982,635	1,052,115	16,280	7,760	8,525
Non-official languages	818,455	400,170	418,290	129,035	63,245	65,785
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	525	175	345	30,895	15,105	15,790
Atikamekw	25	5	20	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	200	90	115	21,950	10,765	11,190
Dene	0	5	0	7,955	3,900	4,055
Innu/Montagnais	50	15	35	0	0	0
Inuktitut	215	55	160	20	0	15
Mi'kmaq	20	5	15	5	5	5
Ojibway	5	5	0	950	430	520
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	5	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	810,280	396,055	414,225	96,540	47,370	49,165
African languages, n.i.e.	710	405	305	420	235	185
Afrikaans	70	40	30	740	375	360
Akan (Twi)	1,105	540	565	105	60	45
Albanian	2,025	1,045	980	175	90	90
Amharic	605	295	310	215	110	110
Arabic	125,925	66,985	58,935	2,045	1,150	900
Armenian	14,735	7,175	7,555	10	5	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,230	640	590	180	100	80
Bengali	10,145	5,170	4,975	1,310	725	580
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5,185	2,820	2,365	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	860	270	590	620	245	375
Bosnian	385	190	200	235	115	125
Bulgarian	5,880	2,860	3,015	45	25	25
Burmese	50	20	25	160	100	60
Cantonese	10,440	4,930	5,515	1,725	835	890
Chinese, n.o.s.	38,785	18,370	20,415	5,375	2,685	2,690
Creoles	47,240	20,905	26,335	80	50	35
Croatian	1,805	920	885	315	155	165
Czech	1,265	590	680	270	130	145
Danish	225	110	115	310	175	135
Dutch	1,905	935	970	1,550	750	805
Estonian	165	60	100	15	5	15
Finnish	310	110	200	205	85	120
Flemish	295	110	180	75	30	45
Fukien	65	30	45	15	10	5
German	9,355	4,180	5,175	25,415	12,200	13,215
Greek	38,430	19,255	19,180	835	435	395
Gujarati	5,870	2,880	3,000	700	430	265
Hakka	105	40	60	5	5	0
Hebrew	3,865	2,045	1,820	50	25	25
Hindi	2,620	1,375	1,250	840	505	330
Hungarian	5,780	2,750	3,035	1,665	845	815
Ilocano	1,670	605	1,065	345	150	200
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	450	265	180	155	90	70
Italian	108,435	53,295	55,135	730	385	345
Japanese	1,790	560	1,225	275	95	185
Khmer (Cambodian)	7,605	3,565	4,040	120	60	65
Korean	3,830	1,690	2,145	1,230	595	630
Kurdish	660	360	295	100	60	40
Lao	3,510	1,700	1,805	325	170	160
Latvian	265	95	170	60	30	30
Lingala	1,715	805	910	15	10	5
Lithuanian	550	230	320	20	10	10
Macedonian	170	85	85	25	15	15
Malay	545	230	320	80	25	50
Malayalam	290	155	140	200	105	95
Maltese	15	5	10	5	5	5
Mandarin	10,075	4,620	5,455	1,425	710	715
Marathi	145	90	55	70	35	35
Nepali	205	95	110	325	170	160
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	3,685	1,955	1,730	295	150	145
Norwegian	210	105	100	540	240	300
Oromo	6,325	3,455	2,870	160	95	70
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,970	5,890	5,085	2,105	1,225	885
Pashto	955	525	430	275	155	120
Persian (Farsi)	17,745	9,245	8,500	1,010	550	465
Polish	12,935	5,630	7,305	1,910	885	1,025
Portuguese	28,490	13,670	14,815	475	215	260
Romanian	28,440	13,715	14,725	855	415	440
Rundi (Kirundi)	1,250	605	640	55	30	25
Russian	21,845	9,795	12,060	2,355	1,125	1,225
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	1,245	550	695	35	25	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	480	245	235
Serbian	1,690	830	860	435	215	220
Serbo-Croatian	655	325	330	135	70	65
Shanghainese	85	40	45	15	10	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	265	145	125	120	70	45
Sindhi	295	140	150	60	35	30
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	555	290	265	175	90	85
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	60	35	20	595	300	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	260	140	125	330	170	165
Slovak	980	420	560	140	80	60
Slovenian	745	330	420	80	45	35
Somali	635	325	315	435	205	230
Spanish	107,765	52,715	55,050	3,230	1,645	1,585
Swahili	940	475	465	230	125	105
Swedish	415	200	215	245	100	145
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	13,180	4,530	8,655	9,260	4,365	4,900
Taiwanese	390	185	205	45	15	25
Tamil	13,130	6,585	6,540	275	170	110
Telugu	350	200	155	160	95	65
Thai	510	140	375	120	50	70
Tibetan languages	95	55	45	10	10	5
Tigrigna	305	140	170	350	165	185
Turkish	6,275	3,230	3,040	180	95	85
Ukrainian	4,225	1,830	2,400	13,150	5,915	7,230
Urdu	9,565	4,975	4,590	3,215	1,715	1,500
Vietnamese	24,430	11,640	12,790	1,745	860	890
Yiddish	8,900	4,445	4,460	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	7,650	3,940	3,715	1,600	770	830
Multiple responses	112,940	56,315	56,625	12,500	5,970	6,530
English and French	36,535	18,285	18,250	1,730	805	920
English and non-official language	21,080	10,295	10,785	9,850	4,720	5,125
French and non-official language	43,835	21,725	22,115	750	360	390
English, French and non-official language	11,485	6,005	5,475	175	75	95
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,940	1,640,835	1,732,110	1,018,315	505,085	513,230
English only	269,225	132,310	136,910	965,920	481,535	484,390
French only	1,181,170	523,205	657,960	430	195	235
English and French	1,858,750	960,320	898,435	46,570	20,855	25,715
Neither English nor French	63,800	25,000	38,805	5,395	2,505	2,885
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,940	1,640,835	1,732,110	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
English	701,100	348,325	352,775	998,300	495,535	502,765
French	2,397,520	1,156,620	1,240,900	13,710	6,595	7,115
English and French	212,620	111,890	100,730	1,160	595	570
Neither English nor French	61,700	23,990	37,705	5,145	2,360	2,780
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	807,415	404,275	403,140	14,290	6,890	7,400
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	23.9	24.6	23.3	1.4	1.4	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,945	1,640,835	1,732,110	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
Single responses	3,175,180	1,543,205	1,631,980	1,001,705	497,005	504,700
English	570,510	281,400	289,105	938,170	465,005	473,170
French	2,138,090	1,037,225	1,100,870	4,295	1,990	2,305
Non-official languages	466,580	224,575	242,005	59,240	30,005	29,230
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	195	75	120	17,360	8,785	8,565
Atikamekw	5	0	5	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	85	35	50	10,970	5,605	5,365
Dene	0	0	0	6,205	3,105	3,095
Innu/Montagnais	25	10	15	0	0	0
Inuktitut	70	25	45	10	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	5	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	175	70	100
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	463,585	223,110	240,475	41,330	20,945	20,390
African languages, n.i.e.	185	90	100	180	100	80
Afrikaans	20	10	10	470	240	235
Akan (Twi)	560	255	305	30	15	15
Albanian	1,260	640	625	130	60	65
Amharic	320	150	175	110	50	60
Arabic	66,585	34,075	32,515	1,380	735	640
Armenian	10,850	5,135	5,710	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	225	105	120	35	20	15
Bengali	8,080	4,025	4,065	1,000	535	465
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,765	925	835	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	225	95	135	275	125	145
Bosnian	255	130	120	120	60	55
Bulgarian	4,540	2,230	2,305	15	10	10
Burmese	25	15	15	125	70	55
Cantonese	8,090	3,860	4,225	1,065	505	560
Chinese, n.o.s.	31,700	15,175	16,520	3,690	1,830	1,860
Creoles	18,875	8,050	10,825	30	20	10
Croatian	760	360	400	80	35	40
Czech	400	190	215	30	15	15
Danish	30	15	15	20	10	5
Dutch	300	145	155	150	80	70
Estonian	25	10	20	5	0	5
Finnish	55	25	35	25	15	10
Flemish	50	15	30	0	0	0
Fukien	15	10	10	10	10	5
German	1,730	790	945	7,925	3,880	4,040
Greek	19,635	9,465	10,170	290	140	155
Gujarati	3,925	1,885	2,030	385	230	155
Hakka	20	10	15	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,700	870	825	30	15	15
Hindi	1,400	700	700	470	265	205
Hungarian	2,190	970	1,215	205	105	105
Ilocano	585	225	355	110	55	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	225	120	105	85	50	40
Italian	38,610	17,460	21,150	145	70	75
Japanese	755	325	425	110	40	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	4,800	2,220	2,580	50	20	25
Korean	2,800	1,290	1,510	955	475	480
Kurdish	300	155	150	40	25	15
Lao	2,085	1,005	1,085	155	85	70
Latvian	85	35	50	35	20	15
Lingala	440	205	235	15	10	5
Lithuanian	140	55	85	0	5	0
Macedonian	105	55	55	15	5	10
Malay	215	105	105	15	5	10
Malayalam	70	35	35	105	50	55
Maltese	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	8,455	4,055	4,405	1,100	575	525
Marathi	65	40	25	30	15	15
Nepali	140	70	70	250	130	120
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	850	410	445	60	30	35
Norwegian	40	20	15	10	5	10
Oromo	1,925	1,020	905	100	55	45
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,230	4,350	3,875	1,305	745	560
Pashto	775	410	365	150	80	65
Persian (Farsi)	12,895	6,380	6,520	655	340	315
Polish	6,115	2,765	3,355	325	155	175
Portuguese	13,685	6,480	7,205	150	70	80
Romanian	21,010	10,285	10,730	310	145	165
Rundi (Kirundi)	355	160	195	25	15	10
Russian	17,040	8,055	8,985	1,290	660	630
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	290	140	150	10	5	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	55	30	20	375	190	190
Serbian	1,005	485	520	300	145	155
Serbo-Croatian	305	145	160	60	30	30
Shanghainese	30	10	20	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	480	300	175	190	95	90
Sindhi	160	80	85	40	25	20
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	310	155	155	95	45	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	535	280	255
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	125	55	65	235	125	110
Slovak	215	95	120	20	15	10
Slovenian	280	115	160	10	5	5
Somali	395	190	205	315	140	180
Spanish	72,735	35,215	37,520	1,590	845	745
Swahili	260	120	135	125	65	55
Swedish	90	45	45	15	10	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	7,195	2,765	4,425	5,645	2,810	2,840
Taiwanese	220	120	100	15	10	10
Tamil	11,220	5,555	5,665	115	70	45
Telugu	215	110	95	90	55	35
Thai	155	70	90	50	25	25
Tibetan languages	70	40	30	0	0	0
Tigrigna	155	65	90	190	85	100
Turkish	4,600	2,285	2,315	125	65	60
Ukrainian	1,770	760	1,010	1,635	800	835
Urdu	7,005	3,535	3,470	2,405	1,275	1,130
Vietnamese	19,470	9,240	10,230	1,270	640	635
Yiddish	6,145	3,160	2,985	0	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,795	1,385	1,410	550	275	275
Multiple responses	197,760	97,635	100,130	16,610	8,085	8,525
English and French	44,895	22,685	22,210	855	400	460
English and non-official language	40,495	19,690	20,805	15,360	7,500	7,860
French and non-official language	85,775	41,545	44,230	205	110	95
English, French and non-official language	26,590	13,715	12,875	185	75	110
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,940	1,640,835	1,732,110	1,018,310	505,085	513,225
None	2,583,315	1,249,895	1,333,420	939,390	466,505	472,885
Single responses	722,315	357,115	365,210	77,380	37,800	39,580
English	253,515	127,760	125,750	29,695	15,050	14,645
French	220,130	108,460	111,670	8,320	3,635	4,685
Non-official languages	248,675	120,890	127,790	39,370	19,120	20,255
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	225	85	140	12,375	5,935	6,440
Atikamekw	10	0	10	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	45	10,020	4,810	5,210
Dene	0	0	0	1,875	895	975
Innu/Montagnais	20	15	10	0	0	0
Inuktitut	85	20	70	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	20	10	15	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	455	225	230
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	5	5
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	244,245	118,680	125,565	26,080	12,750	13,325
African languages, n.i.e.	465	250	215	145	85	70
Afrikaans	40	25	15	270	140	125
Akan (Twi)	460	230	225	50	25	25
Albanian	330	160	170	30	15	15
Amharic	165	80	90	55	40	20
Arabic	44,315	23,565	20,750	750	430	320
Armenian	2,430	1,205	1,220	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	730	365	360	130	70	60
Bengali	1,105	620	490	200	115	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,810	950	860	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	230	80	150	150	55	95
Bosnian	75	30	45	80	35	50
Bulgarian	705	320	385	20	10	10
Burmese	15	5	10	45	30	15
Cantonese	1,730	850	875	545	290	255
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,020	2,305	2,715	1,115	570	545
Creoles	32,930	14,765	18,165	75	35	40
Croatian	470	215	260	100	50	50
Czech	335	150	185	55	25	30
Danish	100	45	60	80	45	35
Dutch	565	260	310	445	215	225
Estonian	50	20	30	5	0	5
Finnish	90	40	55	65	25	35
Flemish	55	20	35	10	5	5
Fukien	25	10	15	0	0	0
German	3,825	1,730	2,095	4,650	2,275	2,375
Greek	13,970	7,020	6,950	510	265	250
Gujarati	1,165	590	575	170	110	60
Hakka	50	20	30	0	0	0
Hebrew	2,920	1,445	1,480	70	35	35
Hindi	1,785	940	845	540	325	215
Hungarian	1,365	605	755	395	200	200
Ilocano	505	180	325	85	25	60
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	185	105	85	50	30	20
Italian	36,900	18,100	18,800	265	145	120
Japanese	825	345	480	200	95	100
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,965	910	1,060	50	25	30
Korean	595	260	335	210	105	110
Kurdish	205	105	100	45	20	20
Lao	910	445	465	85	50	35
Latvian	70	25	45	10	5	5
Lingala	2,220	1,075	1,145	30	15	20
Lithuanian	150	50	105	5	0	0
Macedonian	35	15	20	5	5	0
Malay	190	85	105	50	25	20
Malayalam	130	65	65	55	35	25
Maltese	5	5	0	0	5	0
Mandarin	1,655	705	945	320	145	170
Marathi	55	30	25	25	15	15
Nepali	25	10	10	30	15	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,165	1,065	1,100	310	155	155
Norwegian	85	45	40	95	35	60
Oromo	2,185	1,135	1,055	20	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,710	935	775	625	370	255
Pashto	75	45	30	60	35	20
Persian (Farsi)	2,600	1,425	1,170	240	140	105
Polish	2,875	1,165	1,715	465	205	265
Portuguese	8,120	3,885	4,235	215	95	115
Romanian	3,950	1,810	2,135	200	100	95
Rundi (Kirundi)	630	300	330	30	15	15
Russian	4,000	1,835	2,165	665	315	350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	560	235	320	20	15	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	20	25	115	60	55
Serbian	360	180	180	105	50	50
Serbo-Croatian	125	60	65	40	20	15
Shanghainese	50	20	25	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	190	85	105	190	95	95
Sindhi	110	55	60	10	5	10
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	170	95	75	60	30	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	20	15	10	45	20	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	35	20	15
Slovak	270	120	155	30	20	10
Slovenian	195	80	115	15	5	5
Somali	190	100	90	70	40	25
Spanish	29,850	14,625	15,230	1,865	915	955
Swahili	685	310	375	120	65	55
Swedish	255	130	125	65	30	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,645	1,485	3,160	2,325	1,020	1,305
Taiwanese	135	65	70	20	5	15
Tamil	1,490	780	710	115	65	45
Telugu	75	45	25	70	45	25
Thai	225	75	155	60	25	40
Tibetan languages	25	15	10	5	5	0
Tigrigna	75	40	35	105	45	60
Turkish	1,110	580	530	50	25	20
Ukrainian	1,070	455	620	4,225	1,805	2,420
Urdu	2,120	1,150	975	700	370	335
Vietnamese	4,100	1,990	2,110	395	195	205
Yiddish	1,680	760	915	5	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,210	2,125	2,085	915	430	485
Multiple responses	67,310	33,830	33,480	1,540	775	765
English and French	27,610	14,190	13,420	115	60	55
English and non-official language	18,980	9,470	9,515	495	265	235
French and non-official language	19,840	9,720	10,120	920	445	475
English, French and non-official language	875	445	425	10	5	5

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

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.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Montréal, Quebec (Code 0547) and Saskatchewan (Code 47) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 28, 2024).

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Map of Canada: Saskatchewan (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Population centre)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)
  - Montréal (Census metropolitan area)
    - Montréal (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Saskatchewan (Province)

Canada
- Saskatchewan (Province)

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Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

Related data

Related data: Montréal (Population Centre), Quebec

2011 Census

Additional Census data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 Census Data Products for additional geographies.

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Additional NHS data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 NHS Data Products for additional geographies.

Related data: Saskatchewan

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Saskatchewan
Highlight tables, Canada, provinces and territories
Focus on Geography, Saskatchewan
Census Data Navigator, Saskatchewan
Visual Census, Saskatchewan

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Saskatchewan, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Saskatchewan
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Saskatchewan

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Date modified:: 2016-05-31

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Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Population centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Saskatchewan (Province)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Saskatchewan

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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