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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home (9) 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 detailed mother tongue , detailed language spoken most often at home , other languages spoken regularly at home and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Ottawa - GatineauFootnote 1
Detailed mother tongue (232) Other language spoken regularly at home (9)
Total - Other language spoken regularly at home None English French Non-official language English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Total - Detailed mother tongue 1,222,760 942,045 122,885 76,435 70,730 3,350 3,125 4,110 85
Single responses 1,187,685 920,190 119,555 72,055 66,455 3,105 2,775 3,460 85
English 599,295 543,870 6,010 35,565 12,605 80 60 1,110 0
French 384,160 274,455 74,025 28,990 5,100 130 1,115 350 0
Non-official languages 204,225 101,870 39,525 7,505 48,750 2,895 1,600 1,995 80
Aboriginal languages 695 340 85 15 240 0 10 10 0
Algonquian languages 395 195 60 15 125 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 40 20 5 5 10 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree languages 220 100 40 5 70 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 215 95 45 5 70 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 25 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 15 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 70 45 5 0 20 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wetsuweten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 15 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 15 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 250 110 30 5 95 0 5 5 0
Inuktitut 225 105 25 5 85 0 5 5 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 34,815 16,775 5,430 2,180 8,830 635 330 625 15
Italian 9,960 5,310 1,225 280 2,835 45 45 220 0
Portuguese 6,625 3,145 820 575 1,675 105 145 155 0
Romanian 3,275 1,490 570 245 725 165 30 55 5
Spanish 14,920 6,815 2,805 1,085 3,575 325 115 195 5
Catalan 25 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 10,725 6,360 730 260 3,085 50 60 170 0
Dutch 2,740 1,725 145 60 750 10 15 40 0
Flemish 105 60 5 15 20 0 0 5 0
Frisian 45 25 5 5 15 0 0 0 0
German 6,640 3,855 470 165 1,955 40 35 120 5
Yiddish 230 170 15 5 40 0 0 0 0
Scandinavian languages 795 430 60 15 270 5 5 10 0
Danish 340 200 15 0 115 0 0 5 0
Icelandic 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 155 90 0 5 50 0 0 0 0
Swedish 290 125 45 5 110 0 5 0 0
Afrikaans 150 85 30 0 35 5 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 20 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 100 70 5 5 25 0 0 0 0
Gaelic languages 45 35 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Welsh 50 35 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 22,205 11,030 4,635 595 5,310 320 120 180 10
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 25 10 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 720 325 165 20 190 10 5 5 0
Bulgarian 1,030 490 230 20 255 15 5 5 5
Croatian 1,205 610 195 35 320 30 0 10 0
Czech 1,065 535 180 25 300 0 0 5 0
Macedonian 70 35 15 0 15 0 5 0 0
Polish 6,225 3,050 1,270 105 1,655 60 15 70 0
Russian 6,030 2,965 1,465 90 1,350 70 40 40 5
Serbian 2,195 1,115 560 110 315 75 10 10 0
Serbo-Croatian 960 430 180 120 170 30 15 10 0
Slovak 680 315 135 15 205 5 0 5 0
Slovenian 250 145 15 10 70 0 5 0 0
Ukrainian 1,675 960 205 35 430 10 15 20 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 75 40 5 10 25 0 0 0 0
Baltic languages 525 300 55 10 145 0 0 15 0
Latvian 295 170 40 5 70 5 0 10 0
Lithuanian 230 130 20 5 70 0 0 0 0
Greek 2,180 950 300 45 790 30 10 50 5
Armenian 475 210 70 20 125 30 10 15 0
Albanian 625 325 125 10 155 5 0 5 0
Georgian 25 10 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 2,420 1,345 305 50 665 10 15 30 0
Estonian 190 100 25 5 55 0 0 0 0
Finnish 340 215 15 10 105 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,885 1,025 270 40 505 10 10 30 0
Turkic languages 1,740 860 380 25 430 15 15 5 5
Azerbaijani 135 50 25 0 50 0 5 5 0
Turkish 1,510 780 335 20 340 15 5 5 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 95 30 15 5 40 0 5 0 0
Mongolian 15 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 43,825 21,300 9,155 2,440 8,940 1,195 325 455 15
Berber languages (Kabyle) 170 60 5 50 45 10 5 0 0
Cushitic languages 6,855 3,475 1,185 480 1,465 140 65 50 5
Oromo 565 240 75 80 135 10 15 10 5
Somali 6,290 3,235 1,110 395 1,325 130 50 45 0
Semitic languages 36,595 17,690 7,945 1,885 7,370 1,040 255 395 5
Amharic 1,230 680 235 10 295 5 0 5 0
Arabic 34,020 16,385 7,465 1,850 6,660 1,035 235 385 10
Hebrew 365 180 55 5 120 0 5 5 0
Maltese 40 20 5 0 15 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 775 360 165 10 230 0 10 5 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 175 75 30 10 50 0 5 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 205 75 25 25 60 5 10 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 23,570 11,695 5,620 175 5,650 105 210 110 5
Indo-Aryan languages 15,445 7,190 3,885 110 3,975 50 145 85 10
Bengali 2,915 1,415 910 15 535 10 15 15 0
Gujarati 1,220 565 225 15 385 5 20 5 0
Hindi 2,365 1,040 520 15 750 5 20 20 5
Konkani 110 75 5 0 25 0 0 0 0
Marathi 240 90 70 0 60 0 15 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 3,365 1,560 825 25 860 15 50 20 0
Sindhi 250 115 25 5 95 0 5 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 730 310 190 5 225 0 0 5 0
Urdu 3,785 1,785 980 25 960 15 20 15 0
Nepali 465 235 145 0 75 5 5 0 0
Iranian languages 7,990 4,450 1,705 70 1,625 55 60 20 0
Kurdish 715 360 135 10 180 15 15 0 0
Pashto 720 395 155 5 150 5 5 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 6,555 3,695 1,410 60 1,290 35 40 25 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 140 55 25 0 50 0 10 5 0
Dravidian languages 3,055 1,360 855 20 785 10 15 15 0
Kannada 150 50 40 0 55 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 450 185 130 0 135 0 0 0 0
Tamil 2,100 980 620 15 460 10 5 10 0
Telugu 345 145 70 0 120 0 5 5 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Japanese 1,030 445 200 15 325 10 10 20 0
Korean 1,710 865 445 15 360 5 0 15 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 28,480 15,345 7,150 215 5,360 140 150 105 0
Chinese languages 27,940 15,000 7,045 215 5,285 145 140 110 0
Cantonese 6,570 3,645 1,325 45 1,470 10 45 30 0
Chaochow (Teochow) 115 45 15 5 40 0 5 0 0
Fukien 85 40 10 0 35 0 5 0 0
Hakka 60 15 15 0 25 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 7,275 3,790 2,130 65 1,190 45 20 35 0
Shanghainese 80 20 15 0 40 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 175 70 40 0 55 0 10 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 13,580 7,385 3,500 100 2,420 85 55 40 5
Tibetan languages 15 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Burmese 165 130 10 0 20 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 355 210 90 0 50 0 5 0 0
Tai languages 855 415 150 30 235 10 5 10 0
Lao 475 240 105 25 85 10 5 0 0
Thai 385 175 45 5 155 0 0 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 7,525 4,130 1,670 175 1,375 80 40 55 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,300 695 210 40 325 15 5 10 0
Vietnamese 6,230 3,440 1,460 135 1,050 70 35 45 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 6,455 3,165 1,255 65 1,895 0 40 30 0
Bisayan languages 390 175 80 0 120 0 20 0 0
Ilocano 370 155 80 0 115 0 5 0 0
Malay 390 180 55 5 140 5 0 5 0
Pampango 15 5 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 5,075 2,555 1,015 40 1,435 0 5 20 5
Bikol 25 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 95 30 10 15 35 0 5 5 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 25 15 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 80 35 5 5 30 0 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 5,895 2,215 520 500 2,325 135 135 50 10
Akan (Twi) 320 125 70 5 125 0 0 5 0
Bantu languages 4,125 1,520 340 410 1,585 110 115 30 10
Lingala 385 170 35 35 135 0 10 5 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 935 285 55 135 360 55 35 5 5
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 875 285 85 115 315 25 40 10 5
Shona 85 45 15 0 25 0 0 0 0
Swahili 1,070 435 115 95 380 30 10 10 0
Ganda 130 60 10 0 60 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 645 245 30 30 315 5 20 0 0
Edo 25 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Igbo 140 55 15 0 65 0 0 0 0
Wolof 160 50 10 20 70 10 5 5 0
Bamanankan 65 25 5 5 35 0 0 0 0
Ewe 130 55 5 5 60 0 5 0 0
Ga 50 20 10 0 20 0 0 5 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 870 345 70 45 365 20 15 0 0
African languages, n.i.e. 520 200 80 15 195 5 10 5 0
Creoles 4,455 1,920 265 620 1,435 90 95 35 0
Non-verbal languages 225 170 10 10 30 0 5 0 0
American Sign Language 65 45 5 5 15 0 5 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 140 115 10 0 15 0 0 0 0
Other languages 85 50 0 0 25 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 35,070 21,845 3,325 4,380 4,275 245 350 645 5
English and French 16,665 10,395 2,085 3,725 295 20 35 100 0
English and non-official language 11,790 7,760 800 210 2,710 40 35 235 0
French and non-official language 4,630 2,535 355 310 960 105 220 145 5
English, French and non-official language 1,985 1,155 85 135 310 75 60 165 0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

2006 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011041.

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