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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 Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 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, CV
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 872,450 708,285 133,445 19,190 11,530 143,040 16.4
Single responses 830,485 680,455 124,845 13,655 11,530 131,675 15.9
English 652,460 613,745 38,710 0 0 38,710 5.9
French 86,035 2,385 83,650 0 0 83,650 97.2
Non-official languages 91,995 64,320 2,485 13,650 11,530 9,315 10.1
Aboriginal languages 135 110 0 15 10 5 3.7
Algonquian languages 65 55 0 5 5 5 7.7
Algonquin 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
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 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
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 0 0 0 0.0
Oji-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
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 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
Tlicho (Dogrib) 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
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 65 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Inuktitut 55 50 5 5 0 5 9.1
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 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 0 0 0 0.0
Romance languages 11,530 7,355 300 2,515 1,355 1,560 13.5
Italian 2,915 2,065 50 345 460 220 7.5
Portuguese 1,615 940 90 340 250 255 15.8
Romanian 1,240 485 35 600 125 330 26.6
Spanish 5,755 3,865 140 1,230 520 750 13.0
Catalan 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
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 1,055 740 15 275 25 155 14.7
Dutch 155 95 0 45 5 25 16.1
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 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
German 730 520 10 185 15 105 14.4
Yiddish 15 10 0 5 5 5 33.3
Scandinavian languages 100 65 5 30 5 20 20.0
Danish 30 20 0 5 5 5 16.7
Icelandic 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
Norwegian 15 5 0 5 0 5 33.3
Swedish 65 40 5 15 0 10 15.4
Afrikaans 50 50 0 0 0 0 0.0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Celtic languages 10 5 0 5 0 5 50.0
Gaelic languages 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
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 9,255 6,750 55 1,735 710 920 9.9
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 10 5 0 0 0 5 50.0
Bosnian 295 230 0 35 25 20 6.8
Bulgarian 435 290 0 115 25 60 13.8
Croatian 370 285 5 65 20 35 9.5
Czech 270 225 0 45 5 25 9.3
Macedonian 20 10 0 5 5 5 25.0
Polish 2,325 1,735 15 435 145 230 9.9
Russian 3,460 2,535 25 545 355 295 8.5
Serbian 1,145 795 0 265 85 135 11.8
Serbo-Croatian 275 220 0 50 5 25 9.1
Slovak 185 160 0 20 10 10 5.4
Slovenian 30 30 0 5 0 0 0.0
Ukrainian 405 220 0 150 35 80 19.8
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0
Baltic languages 120 90 0 25 0 15 12.5
Latvian 65 55 0 15 0 5 7.7
Lithuanian 50 35 0 10 0 5 10.0
Greek 635 475 0 95 65 50 7.9
Armenian 210 95 5 90 20 45 21.4
Albanian 290 220 5 25 40 15 5.2
Georgian 15 10 0 5 0 0 0.0
Finno-Ugric languages 575 430 0 115 25 60 10.4
Estonian 45 35 0 10 0 10 22.2
Finnish 30 25 0 0 0 0 0.0
Hungarian 495 370 5 100 25 50 10.1
Turkic languages 860 645 0 125 85 70 8.1
Azerbaijani 65 35 5 20 10 10 15.4
Turkish 765 585 5 105 75 55 7.2
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 30 25 5 5 5 0 0.0
Mongolian 5 5 0 5 0 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages 22,370 13,975 950 4,770 2,670 3,335 14.9
Berber languages (Kabyle) 25 5 5 20 0 15 60.0
Cushitic languages 4,045 2,385 330 850 475 760 18.8
Oromo 200 110 15 60 15 45 22.5
Somali 3,845 2,280 315 795 455 710 18.5
Semitic languages 18,240 11,570 600 3,875 2,190 2,540 13.9
Amharic 655 575 5 35 35 20 3.1
Arabic 16,970 10,480 590 3,790 2,110 2,485 14.6
Hebrew 135 115 5 15 0 15 11.1
Maltese 10 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tigrigna 390 335 0 25 30 15 3.8
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 75 55 0 5 15 0 0.0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 60 20 15 30 5 25 41.7
Indo-Iranian languages 12,930 10,635 25 1,025 1,245 540 4.2
Indo-Aryan languages 8,100 6,885 10 565 640 295 3.6
Bengali 1,915 1,640 5 160 110 85 4.4
Gujarati 460 375 0 30 55 15 3.3
Hindi 1,045 910 0 70 70 35 3.3
Konkani 15 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Marathi 120 105 5 15 5 5 4.2
Panjabi (Punjabi) 1,800 1,460 0 145 200 70 3.9
Sindhi 60 45 0 10 5 0 0.0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 345 310 0 20 20 10 2.9
Urdu 1,995 1,750 0 105 135 55 2.8
Nepali 345 290 0 15 40 5 1.4
Iranian languages 4,800 3,735 10 460 600 240 5.0
Kurdish 405 330 0 25 45 15 3.7
Pashto 515 410 0 35 75 15 2.9
Persian (Farsi) 3,885 2,995 10 400 475 210 5.4
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 30 15 0 10 5 5 16.7
Dravidian languages 1,650 1,400 5 100 145 55 3.3
Kannada 70 50 0 10 5 5 7.1
Malayalam 180 160 0 10 10 10 5.6
Tamil 1,270 1,075 0 80 120 40 3.1
Telugu 125 110 0 0 10 0 0.0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Japanese 375 295 5 45 25 30 8.0
Korean 995 825 5 70 100 35 3.5
Sino-Tibetan languages 18,235 13,430 50 910 3,855 500 2.7
Chinese languages 17,855 13,140 40 905 3,765 500 2.8
Cantonese 4,000 2,635 10 195 1,165 105 2.6
Chaochow (Teochow) 45 30 0 5 10 0 0.0
Fukien 20 10 0 0 10 0 0.0
Hakka 15 10 0 0 5 0 0.0
Mandarin 5,190 3,950 10 285 940 155 3.0
Shanghainese 35 20 0 5 15 0 0.0
Taiwanese 75 65 0 0 10 0 0.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 8,475 6,425 25 415 1,610 230 2.7
Tibetan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Burmese 105 75 0 5 25 0 0.0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 275 210 0 0 65 0 0.0
Tai languages 310 235 5 40 35 25 8.1
Lao 190 140 5 25 15 20 10.5
Thai 120 90 0 10 20 5 4.2
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,565 3,220 60 585 695 360 7.9
Khmer (Cambodian) 530 375 10 40 105 30 5.7
Vietnamese 4,035 2,850 50 545 590 325 8.1
Malayo-Polynesian languages 2,520 2,385 5 50 75 30 1.2
Bisayan languages 120 115 0 5 5 5 4.2
Ilocano 165 160 0 0 5 0 0.0
Malay 110 95 0 10 10 5 4.5
Pampango 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
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,090 2,005 5 30 60 15 0.7
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Malagasy 20 0 5 10 0 10 50.0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 not applicable ...
Pangasinan 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages 1,245 470 255 450 75 480 38.6
Akan (Twi) 110 100 0 15 0 5 4.5
Bantu languages 945 270 225 380 70 415 43.9
Lingala 100 10 45 40 10 65 65.0
Rundi (Kirundi) 210 20 60 120 10 120 57.1
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 200 35 50 95 20 100 50.0
Shona 30 30 0 5 0 0 0.0
Swahili 305 110 55 110 30 110 36.1
Ganda 20 20 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 80 45 15 15 5 25 31.3
Edo 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
Igbo 25 20 0 0 5 0 0.0
Wolof 20 5 15 5 0 15 75.0
Bamanankan 10 5 5 5 0 5 50.0
Ewe 10 10 5 5 0 0 0.0
Ga 10 10 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 110 50 10 45 0 30 27.3
African languages, n.i.e. 180 155 5 10 5 15 8.3
Creoles 1,590 170 710 560 150 990 62.3
Non-verbal languages 270 155 20 5 90 20 7.4
American Sign Language 70 45 0 0 25 0 0.0
Quebec Sign Language 5 0 5 0 5 5 100.0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 190 110 15 5 60 20 10.5
Other languages 75 40 0 5 30 0 0.0
Multiple responses 41,965 27,830 8,600 5,535 0 11,365 27.1
English and French 10,775 1,615 5,425 3,730 0 7,290 67.7
English and non-official language 25,800 25,600 200 0 0 200 0.8
French and non-official language 2,405 75 2,330 0 0 2,330 96.9
English, French and non-official language 2,990 540 645 1,805 0 1,545 51.7

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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-XCB2011039.

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