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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 Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)
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 1 Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 2
Total - Detailed language spoken most often at home 910,525 724,340 155,140 19,490 11,550 164,885 18.1
Single responses 867,600 696,315 146,015 13,715 11,550 152,870 17.6
English 670,360 629,060 41,295 0 0 41,295 6.2
French 104,985 2,775 102,210 0 0 102,210 97.4
Non-official languages 92,250 64,475 2,505 13,715 11,550 9,365 10.2
Aboriginal languages 135 110 5 15 5 5 3.7
Algonquian languages 65 55 0 5 5 0 0.0
Algonquin 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
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Cree languages 40 30 0 0 5 0 0.0
Cree, n.o.s. 35 30 0 0 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 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
Innu/Montagnais 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
Naskapi 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ojibway 20 15 0 5 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Athapaskan languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
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 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
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 5 5 0 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
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. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
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 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 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 0 0 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 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 60 55 5 5 5 0 0.0
Inuktitut 60 50 0 5 5 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. 5 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
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 5 0 5 100.0
Romance languages 11,575 7,380 305 2,525 1,360 1,570 13.6
Italian 2,925 2,065 50 350 455 220 7.5
Portuguese 1,630 940 85 340 255 260 16.0
Romanian 1,245 485 35 605 120 335 26.9
Spanish 5,780 3,885 140 1,230 525 755 13.1
Catalan 0 0 0 5 0 suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x
Romance languages, n.i.e. 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
Germanic languages 1,125 790 25 285 25 165 14.7
Dutch 170 110 0 50 5 25 14.7
Flemish 5 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
Frisian 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
German 785 550 20 200 15 120 15.3
Yiddish 20 10 0 5 0 5 25.0
Scandinavian languages 105 70 5 30 0 15 14.3
Danish 25 20 0 5 0 5 20.0
Icelandic 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
Norwegian 10 0 0 5 0 5 50.0
Swedish 65 45 5 15 0 10 15.4
Afrikaans 50 45 0 0 0 5 10.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Celtic languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Gaelic 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
Welsh 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
Celtic 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
Slavic languages 9,300 6,790 50 1,740 715 920 9.9
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bosnian 295 230 5 35 30 20 6.8
Bulgarian 435 290 0 120 25 60 13.8
Croatian 370 285 5 60 25 35 9.5
Czech 275 225 5 45 0 20 7.3
Macedonian 20 15 0 5 0 5 25.0
Polish 2,340 1,745 15 435 145 230 9.8
Russian 3,490 2,560 25 545 355 300 8.6
Serbian 1,145 800 0 265 85 135 11.8
Serbo-Croatian 280 220 0 50 10 25 8.9
Slovak 195 165 0 20 5 10 5.1
Slovenian 35 30 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ukrainian 405 215 0 155 30 80 19.8
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Baltic languages 120 90 0 30 0 15 12.5
Latvian 70 55 0 15 0 5 7.1
Lithuanian 50 40 0 10 0 5 10.0
Greek 640 480 5 100 60 50 7.8
Armenian 210 95 0 90 15 50 23.8
Albanian 290 220 5 25 40 15 5.2
Georgian 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Finno-Ugric languages 575 435 5 115 25 60 10.4
Estonian 50 35 0 15 0 5 10.0
Finnish 25 25 0 5 0 0 0.0
Hungarian 500 375 5 100 25 50 10.0
Turkic languages 865 645 5 125 85 70 8.1
Azerbaijani 60 35 0 20 10 10 16.7
Turkish 770 590 0 105 75 55 7.1
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 30 25 0 5 5 0 0.0
Mongolian 5 5 0 5 0 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 22,395 13,985 950 4,790 2,670 3,345 14.9
Berber languages (Kabyle) 25 5 5 20 0 10 40.0
Cushitic languages 4,045 2,385 330 850 475 760 18.8
Oromo 195 110 15 60 20 45 23.1
Somali 3,845 2,280 315 790 455 715 18.6
Semitic languages 18,265 11,580 605 3,890 2,195 2,545 13.9
Amharic 655 580 5 35 40 25 3.8
Arabic 16,995 10,490 590 3,805 2,105 2,495 14.7
Hebrew 135 115 5 20 5 10 7.4
Maltese 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tigrigna 390 340 5 20 30 15 3.8
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 80 55 0 10 15 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 65 20 15 30 5 25 38.5
Indo-Iranian languages 12,935 10,635 20 1,025 1,245 535 4.1
Indo-Aryan languages 8,100 6,885 10 565 645 290 3.6
Bengali 1,915 1,640 10 160 110 90 4.7
Gujarati 460 375 5 30 55 15 3.3
Hindi 1,045 910 0 70 65 35 3.3
Konkani 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Marathi 120 105 0 15 5 10 8.3
Panjabi (Punjabi) 1,800 1,455 0 145 200 75 4.2
Sindhi 65 45 0 10 10 5 7.7
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 345 305 0 20 20 10 2.9
Urdu 1,995 1,750 5 105 135 60 3.0
Nepali 340 290 0 15 45 5 1.5
Iranian languages 4,805 3,730 10 460 595 245 5.1
Kurdish 405 335 5 25 45 10 2.5
Pashto 515 410 0 35 80 15 2.9
Persian (Farsi) 3,885 2,995 10 405 475 210 5.4
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 30 15 0 10 5 5 16.7
Dravidian languages 1,650 1,400 0 100 140 50 3.0
Kannada 65 55 0 10 5 5 7.7
Malayalam 185 160 5 10 15 5 2.7
Tamil 1,270 1,070 0 80 115 40 3.1
Telugu 125 110 0 0 10 0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 5 100.0
Japanese 375 300 5 50 25 30 8.0
Korean 995 825 5 70 100 40 4.0
Sino-Tibetan languages 18,250 13,440 45 910 3,860 505 2.8
Chinese languages 17,875 13,155 45 910 3,765 500 2.8
Cantonese 4,005 2,635 10 195 1,165 105 2.6
Chaochow (Teochow) 45 30 0 0 10 5 11.1
Fukien 20 10 0 0 10 0 0.0
Hakka 15 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Mandarin 5,195 3,955 10 290 945 155 3.0
Shanghainese 35 20 0 5 15 0 0.0
Taiwanese 75 65 0 0 5 0 0.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 8,490 6,430 25 415 1,615 235 2.8
Tibetan languages 5 5 0 0 0 5 100.0
Burmese 105 80 0 5 25 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 270 210 0 0 65 0 0.0
Tai languages 310 230 5 40 35 25 8.1
Lao 195 140 5 30 15 20 10.3
Thai 120 95 0 5 20 5 4.2
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,570 3,225 60 590 695 355 7.8
Khmer (Cambodian) 530 380 10 45 105 30 5.7
Vietnamese 4,040 2,850 50 545 590 325 8.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 2,520 2,385 5 50 75 35 1.4
Bisayan languages 120 115 0 0 5 0 0.0
Ilocano 165 160 0 0 5 0 0.0
Malay 110 90 0 10 10 0 0.0
Pampango 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
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,095 2,005 0 30 55 15 0.7
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Malagasy 15 0 5 10 0 10 66.7
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Pangasinan 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 0 5 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 1,250 465 255 455 75 480 38.4
Akan (Twi) 110 100 0 15 0 10 9.1
Bantu languages 955 270 225 380 75 420 44.0
Lingala 105 15 45 35 10 65 61.9
Rundi (Kirundi) 210 20 60 120 10 120 57.1
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 205 35 55 95 20 100 48.8
Shona 30 30 0 5 0 0 0.0
Swahili 305 110 55 115 30 110 36.1
Ganda 20 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 80 50 15 15 5 20 25.0
Edo 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
Igbo 25 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wolof 25 5 15 5 0 15 60.0
Bamanankan 10 0 0 5 0 5 50.0
Ewe 10 5 5 0 0 0 0.0
Ga 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 110 55 10 45 0 35 31.8
African languages, n.i.e. 180 155 5 15 5 15 8.3
Creoles 1,605 170 715 570 155 1,000 62.3
Non-verbal languages 285 160 25 5 90 25 8.8
American Sign Language 75 45 0 0 25 5 6.7
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 5 0 5 5 50.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 200 110 20 5 60 20 10.0
Other languages 70 35 0 5 30 0 0.0
Multiple responses 42,925 28,025 9,125 5,780 0 12,010 28.0
English and French 11,580 1,720 5,895 3,965 0 7,880 68.0
English and non-official language 25,890 25,685 200 0 0 200 0.8
French and non-official language 2,450 75 2,370 0 0 2,370 96.7
English, French and non-official language 3,010 545 655 1,810 0 1,560 51.8

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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 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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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011037.

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