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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
Data table
| 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 | 12,722,060 | 11,844,580 | 500,275 | 84,230 | 292,980 | 542,385 | 4.3 |
| Single responses | 12,156,795 | 11,323,625 | 474,405 | 65,785 | 292,980 | 507,300 | 4.2 |
| English | 10,044,805 | 9,851,150 | 193,660 | 0 | 0 | 193,665 | 1.9 |
| French | 284,115 | 9,755 | 274,360 | 0 | 0 | 274,360 | 96.6 |
| Non-official languages | 1,827,865 | 1,462,720 | 6,380 | 65,785 | 292,980 | 39,270 | 2.1 |
| Aboriginal languages | 6,355 | 5,875 | 5 | 60 | 410 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Algonquian languages | 5,905 | 5,475 | 5 | 40 | 395 | 25 | 0.4 |
| Algonquin | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 33.3 |
| Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not applicable ... |
| Blackfoot | 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 |
| Cree languages | 1,925 | 1,785 | 0 | 10 | 130 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 1,920 | 1,785 | 0 | 10 | 130 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Swampy Cree | 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 |
| Plains Cree | 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 |
| 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 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Innu/Montagnais | 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 |
| Naskapi | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ojibway | 2,855 | 2,715 | 5 | 20 | 110 | 15 | 0.5 |
| Oji-Cree | 1,065 | 915 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Michif | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Athapaskan languages | 40 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 | 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 |
| Tlicho (Dogrib) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Gwich'in | 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 |
| North Slavey (Hare) | 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 |
| South Slavey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not applicable ... |
| Slavey, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not applicable ... |
| Sarcee | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 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 | 5 | suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x | suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x |
| 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. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Haida | 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 |
| Iroquoian languages | 235 | 225 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mohawk | 140 | 135 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cayuga | 65 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oneida | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not applicable ... |
| Salish languages | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Siouan 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 |
| Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not applicable ... |
| Stoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not applicable ... |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 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 | 90 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5.6 |
| Inuktitut | 80 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6.3 |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not applicable ... |
| Inuvialuktun | 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 |
| Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. | 55 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Romance languages | 288,715 | 215,050 | 1,345 | 15,740 | 56,580 | 9,220 | 3.2 |
| Italian | 88,835 | 66,135 | 300 | 1,955 | 20,455 | 1,270 | 1.4 |
| Portuguese | 70,215 | 48,445 | 365 | 2,125 | 19,275 | 1,430 | 2.0 |
| Romanian | 22,845 | 15,205 | 175 | 5,150 | 2,320 | 2,745 | 12.0 |
| Spanish | 106,730 | 85,210 | 510 | 6,490 | 14,525 | 3,755 | 3.5 |
| Catalan | 70 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 14.3 |
| Romance languages, n.i.e. | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Germanic languages | 47,135 | 40,165 | 125 | 1,960 | 4,880 | 1,105 | 2.3 |
| Dutch | 5,390 | 4,700 | 10 | 410 | 270 | 220 | 4.1 |
| Flemish | 230 | 160 | 5 | 55 | 10 | 35 | 15.2 |
| Frisian | 105 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| German | 39,185 | 33,230 | 105 | 1,320 | 4,525 | 765 | 2.0 |
| Yiddish | 535 | 465 | 0 | 20 | 50 | 10 | 1.9 |
| Scandinavian languages | 910 | 775 | 5 | 105 | 20 | 60 | 6.6 |
| Danish | 335 | 295 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3.0 |
| Icelandic | 35 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 120 | 100 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 8.3 |
| Swedish | 415 | 350 | 5 | 55 | 5 | 35 | 8.4 |
| Afrikaans | 775 | 735 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 15 | 1.9 |
| Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 50.0 |
| Celtic languages | 125 | 100 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8.0 |
| Gaelic languages | 95 | 75 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5.3 |
| Welsh | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Slavic languages | 208,060 | 176,075 | 315 | 10,495 | 21,170 | 5,565 | 2.7 |
| Belarusian (Byelorussian) | 105 | 80 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4.8 |
| Bosnian | 3,525 | 2,980 | 5 | 160 | 380 | 85 | 2.4 |
| Bulgarian | 5,165 | 4,245 | 20 | 535 | 360 | 290 | 5.6 |
| Croatian | 13,180 | 11,650 | 20 | 430 | 1,085 | 230 | 1.7 |
| Czech | 4,325 | 3,695 | 10 | 160 | 455 | 90 | 2.1 |
| Macedonian | 7,290 | 6,325 | 10 | 195 | 760 | 105 | 1.4 |
| Polish | 60,735 | 52,410 | 70 | 2,495 | 5,755 | 1,320 | 2.2 |
| Russian | 64,425 | 53,130 | 105 | 3,445 | 7,745 | 1,830 | 2.8 |
| Serbian | 26,000 | 21,795 | 45 | 1,770 | 2,390 | 925 | 3.6 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 2,500 | 2,105 | 5 | 190 | 205 | 100 | 4.0 |
| Slovak | 3,185 | 2,745 | 5 | 125 | 315 | 65 | 2.0 |
| Slovenian | 1,815 | 1,710 | 5 | 40 | 60 | 25 | 1.4 |
| Ukrainian | 15,235 | 12,720 | 25 | 920 | 1,580 | 480 | 3.2 |
| Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 565 | 485 | 0 | 20 | 65 | 10 | 1.8 |
| Baltic languages | 3,050 | 2,680 | 5 | 250 | 115 | 125 | 4.1 |
| Latvian | 1,270 | 1,085 | 0 | 140 | 40 | 70 | 5.5 |
| Lithuanian | 1,780 | 1,600 | 0 | 110 | 75 | 55 | 3.1 |
| Greek | 23,590 | 20,055 | 25 | 525 | 2,980 | 290 | 1.2 |
| Armenian | 7,375 | 5,440 | 70 | 1,135 | 730 | 640 | 8.7 |
| Albanian | 10,055 | 8,145 | 35 | 430 | 1,455 | 245 | 2.4 |
| Georgian | 555 | 430 | 5 | 15 | 110 | 10 | 1.8 |
| Finno-Ugric languages | 18,980 | 15,290 | 15 | 735 | 2,940 | 380 | 2.0 |
| Estonian | 1,260 | 1,125 | 0 | 100 | 30 | 50 | 4.0 |
| Finnish | 2,280 | 2,065 | 0 | 30 | 180 | 15 | 0.7 |
| Hungarian | 15,440 | 12,100 | 15 | 600 | 2,725 | 310 | 2.0 |
| Turkic languages | 12,000 | 9,920 | 25 | 525 | 1,530 | 290 | 2.4 |
| Azerbaijani | 645 | 545 | 0 | 45 | 55 | 25 | 3.9 |
| Turkish | 10,395 | 8,565 | 15 | 460 | 1,350 | 250 | 2.4 |
| Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 960 | 810 | 5 | 25 | 125 | 15 | 1.6 |
| Mongolian | 165 | 145 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 118,320 | 92,515 | 1,775 | 10,575 | 13,460 | 7,060 | 6.0 |
| Berber languages (Kabyle) | 40 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 50.0 |
| Cushitic languages | 16,490 | 13,220 | 375 | 1,210 | 1,685 | 980 | 5.9 |
| Oromo | 1,040 | 845 | 20 | 95 | 80 | 65 | 6.3 |
| Somali | 15,450 | 12,370 | 360 | 1,110 | 1,605 | 915 | 5.9 |
| Semitic languages | 101,655 | 79,250 | 1,370 | 9,290 | 11,750 | 6,010 | 5.9 |
| Amharic | 5,280 | 4,830 | 20 | 140 | 295 | 85 | 1.6 |
| Arabic | 76,410 | 57,385 | 1,270 | 8,640 | 9,110 | 5,590 | 7.3 |
| Hebrew | 5,235 | 4,670 | 65 | 305 | 200 | 215 | 4.1 |
| Maltese | 1,295 | 1,230 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 1.2 |
| Tigrigna | 3,075 | 2,765 | 5 | 55 | 245 | 35 | 1.1 |
| Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 10,360 | 8,365 | 10 | 125 | 1,860 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 140 | 45 | 15 | 60 | 15 | 50 | 35.7 |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 393,535 | 332,635 | 310 | 9,345 | 51,250 | 4,980 | 1.3 |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 313,820 | 265,770 | 180 | 6,160 | 41,715 | 3,255 | 1.0 |
| Bengali | 26,895 | 24,390 | 20 | 855 | 1,630 | 450 | 1.7 |
| Gujarati | 42,440 | 35,430 | 25 | 735 | 6,250 | 395 | 0.9 |
| Hindi | 24,655 | 22,345 | 15 | 505 | 1,785 | 265 | 1.1 |
| Konkani | 435 | 395 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 1.1 |
| Marathi | 1,980 | 1,800 | 0 | 70 | 110 | 35 | 1.8 |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 124,100 | 97,690 | 50 | 2,270 | 24,085 | 1,190 | 1.0 |
| Sindhi | 2,835 | 2,485 | 10 | 85 | 260 | 50 | 1.8 |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 4,480 | 4,215 | 5 | 80 | 185 | 40 | 0.9 |
| Urdu | 83,515 | 74,835 | 50 | 1,510 | 7,125 | 805 | 1.0 |
| Nepali | 2,485 | 2,190 | 0 | 40 | 255 | 20 | 0.8 |
| Iranian languages | 78,540 | 65,880 | 130 | 3,155 | 9,375 | 1,710 | 2.2 |
| Kurdish | 3,580 | 2,920 | 15 | 135 | 510 | 85 | 2.4 |
| Pashto | 5,760 | 4,870 | 0 | 130 | 765 | 65 | 1.1 |
| Persian (Farsi) | 69,195 | 58,090 | 115 | 2,890 | 8,105 | 1,555 | 2.2 |
| Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 1,175 | 985 | 5 | 35 | 165 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Dravidian languages | 93,705 | 81,860 | 65 | 1,770 | 10,010 | 955 | 1.0 |
| Kannada | 845 | 770 | 0 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 2.4 |
| Malayalam | 5,315 | 4,900 | 5 | 90 | 325 | 50 | 0.9 |
| Tamil | 83,645 | 72,565 | 60 | 1,575 | 9,435 | 855 | 1.0 |
| Telugu | 3,825 | 3,555 | 0 | 60 | 210 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 85 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.9 |
| Japanese | 5,770 | 4,805 | 15 | 140 | 800 | 85 | 1.5 |
| Korean | 47,245 | 39,095 | 30 | 905 | 7,220 | 475 | 1.0 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 390,950 | 282,585 | 275 | 5,925 | 102,170 | 3,235 | 0.8 |
| Chinese languages | 385,450 | 278,140 | 270 | 5,865 | 101,180 | 3,200 | 0.8 |
| Cantonese | 147,795 | 101,360 | 80 | 2,020 | 44,340 | 1,090 | 0.7 |
| Chaochow (Teochow) | 585 | 365 | 0 | 20 | 200 | 10 | 1.7 |
| Fukien | 1,050 | 555 | 0 | 5 | 485 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Hakka | 1,595 | 1,180 | 5 | 25 | 390 | 15 | 0.9 |
| Mandarin | 96,610 | 71,955 | 60 | 1,655 | 22,935 | 885 | 0.9 |
| Shanghainese | 660 | 410 | 0 | 15 | 230 | 10 | 1.5 |
| Taiwanese | 1,495 | 1,170 | 0 | 30 | 295 | 15 | 1.0 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 135,665 | 101,135 | 125 | 2,090 | 32,305 | 1,175 | 0.9 |
| Tibetan languages | 3,200 | 2,715 | 5 | 45 | 440 | 30 | 0.9 |
| Burmese | 885 | 750 | 0 | 10 | 125 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. | 1,410 | 980 | 0 | 5 | 425 | 5 | 0.4 |
| Tai languages | 4,180 | 3,240 | 25 | 135 | 775 | 95 | 2.3 |
| Lao | 2,855 | 2,270 | 25 | 115 | 440 | 80 | 2.8 |
| Thai | 1,320 | 965 | 0 | 20 | 335 | 15 | 1.1 |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 51,420 | 39,460 | 210 | 1,635 | 10,120 | 1,030 | 2.0 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 4,065 | 3,065 | 20 | 135 | 845 | 90 | 2.2 |
| Vietnamese | 47,355 | 36,400 | 185 | 1,500 | 9,275 | 940 | 2.0 |
| Malayo-Polynesian languages | 72,850 | 70,645 | 20 | 365 | 1,820 | 205 | 0.3 |
| Bisayan languages | 2,045 | 2,000 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Ilocano | 2,920 | 2,765 | 0 | 5 | 145 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Malay | 1,930 | 1,790 | 0 | 20 | 115 | 10 | 0.5 |
| Pampango | 350 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1.4 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 65,225 | 63,425 | 15 | 305 | 1,490 | 165 | 0.3 |
| Bikol | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Malagasy | 25 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 60.0 |
| Fijian | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pangasinan | 100 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. | 180 | 160 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2.8 |
| Niger-Congo languages | 13,080 | 11,000 | 505 | 1,035 | 550 | 1,020 | 7.8 |
| Akan (Twi) | 5,305 | 5,090 | 5 | 75 | 130 | 45 | 0.8 |
| Bantu languages | 4,650 | 3,160 | 420 | 780 | 295 | 810 | 17.4 |
| Lingala | 235 | 30 | 105 | 80 | 15 | 145 | 61.7 |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 375 | 60 | 95 | 195 | 25 | 195 | 52.0 |
| Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | 395 | 80 | 90 | 200 | 30 | 185 | 46.8 |
| Shona | 550 | 540 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swahili | 2,025 | 1,485 | 115 | 245 | 180 | 235 | 11.6 |
| Ganda | 185 | 180 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bantu languages, n.i.e. | 880 | 780 | 25 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 5.7 |
| Edo | 370 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Igbo | 470 | 450 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 1.1 |
| Wolof | 80 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 40 | 50.0 |
| Bamanankan | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 40.0 |
| Ewe | 150 | 120 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10.0 |
| Ga | 210 | 205 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 1,835 | 1,585 | 40 | 120 | 85 | 105 | 5.7 |
| African languages, n.i.e. | 1,400 | 1,275 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 40 | 2.9 |
| Creoles | 4,720 | 1,370 | 1,090 | 1,955 | 305 | 2,070 | 43.9 |
| Non-verbal languages | 3,840 | 2,390 | 70 | 40 | 1,350 | 85 | 2.2 |
| American Sign Language | 1,175 | 795 | 10 | 10 | 350 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Quebec Sign Language | 20 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 75.0 |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 2,650 | 1,590 | 45 | 25 | 990 | 55 | 2.1 |
| Other languages | 680 | 480 | 5 | 30 | 170 | 15 | 2.2 |
| Multiple responses | 565,275 | 520,960 | 25,870 | 18,440 | 0 | 35,090 | 6.2 |
| English and French | 37,950 | 7,625 | 18,280 | 12,045 | 0 | 24,300 | 64.0 |
| English and non-official language | 509,100 | 508,015 | 1,090 | 0 | 0 | 1,085 | 0.2 |
| French and non-official language | 6,370 | 1,765 | 4,610 | 0 | 0 | 4,610 | 72.4 |
| English, French and non-official language | 11,845 | 3,550 | 1,890 | 6,395 | 0 | 5,090 | 43.0 |
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Footnote(s)
- Footnote 1
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Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
- Footnote 2
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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.
- Footnote 3
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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.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011037.
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