Data tables, 2016 Census

Mother Tongue (187), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Number of languages known (11), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details mother tongue , immigrant status and period of immigration , number of languages known , age and sex for the population in private households in Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)
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Mother tongue (187) Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigrationFootnote 2 Non-immigrantsFootnote 3 ImmigrantsFootnote 4 Before 1981 1981 to 1990 1991 to 2000 2001 to 2010 2001 to 2005 2006 to 2010 2011 to 2016Footnote 5 Non-permanent residentsFootnote 6
Total - Mother tongueFootnote 7 973,340 738,430 219,705 55,325 30,100 50,115 53,925 25,415 28,510 30,250 15,210
Single responses 939,830 716,570 208,870 54,065 28,675 47,620 50,225 23,905 26,320 28,280 14,385
Official languages 737,680 676,040 58,095 24,905 6,925 8,550 11,875 5,295 6,585 5,840 3,540
English 588,535 538,295 47,475 22,890 5,900 6,635 8,095 3,605 4,490 3,960 2,770
French 149,140 137,745 10,620 2,015 1,025 1,920 3,780 1,685 2,095 1,880 775
Non-official languages 202,155 40,535 150,770 29,160 21,750 39,070 38,345 18,610 19,735 22,445 10,845
Aboriginal languages 655 635 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 201,500 39,900 150,755 29,155 21,740 39,070 38,345 18,610 19,735 22,445 10,845
Afro-Asiatic languages 44,960 9,455 33,480 2,875 5,110 9,200 9,155 3,915 5,240 7,140 2,025
Berber languages 425 70 350 10 10 165 135 70 70 30 10
Kabyle 365 55 300 0 10 135 130 60 70 20 10
Berber languages, n.i.e. 60 0 50 0 0 30 10 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 6,755 1,710 4,925 25 845 2,180 1,045 345 695 830 130
Bilen 65 0 60 0 10 10 10 0 10 35 0
Oromo 305 90 210 0 90 55 30 0 25 40 0
Somali 6,285 1,575 4,580 30 735 2,095 980 335 650 740 130
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 110 40 70 0 0 20 30 10 25 15 0
Semitic languages 37,715 7,680 28,150 2,840 4,245 6,840 7,960 3,500 4,465 6,265 1,890
Amharic 1,270 90 1,135 0 150 380 400 145 255 205 50
Arabic 34,875 7,440 25,650 2,670 3,765 6,180 7,295 3,270 4,025 5,740 1,785
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 60 15 45 0 15 10 10 0 10 10 0
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harari 30 10 25 0 15 0 10 10 0 0 0
Hebrew 405 20 350 110 75 15 45 10 40 95 40
Maltese 50 0 45 40 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tigrigna 895 105 775 20 205 165 185 60 125 200 15
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 130 10 125 0 20 70 20 10 10 15 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 65 0 60 0 15 20 10 0 10 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 6,970 1,555 5,205 1,130 2,215 1,055 550 200 350 250 215
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,310 235 1,065 160 670 75 100 55 40 60 10
Vietnamese 5,665 1,320 4,135 965 1,545 975 455 145 310 195 210
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austronesian languages 7,885 265 7,120 555 565 1,670 2,230 855 1,365 2,110 500
Bikol 45 0 45 0 0 10 10 0 0 35 0
Cebuano 390 15 360 30 25 55 105 40 65 145 25
Fijian 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hiligaynon 110 10 95 0 0 15 45 20 25 30 10
Ilocano 565 25 510 20 40 120 165 40 120 165 25
Malagasy 80 0 60 0 0 15 35 30 0 10 15
Malay 295 10 210 35 25 45 100 50 55 10 75
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 45 0 40 0 0 0 30 15 15 0 0
Pangasinan 40 0 40 0 0 15 15 0 15 10 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,165 200 5,610 460 455 1,380 1,660 640 1,020 1,650 355
Waray-Waray 55 0 55 0 0 10 35 15 20 10 0
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 85 10 80 0 0 10 25 10 15 45 0
Creole languages 4,270 200 3,900 400 540 650 1,385 485 900 925 180
Haitian Creole 215 0 180 10 10 30 55 30 30 75 30
Creole, n.o.s. 3,860 160 3,555 375 490 600 1,265 420 845 815 150
Creole languages, n.i.e. 200 35 160 15 40 25 55 30 25 35 0
Dravidian languages 3,595 475 2,835 315 260 885 785 460 320 600 285
Kannada 225 40 165 55 10 15 65 40 25 20 20
Malayalam 590 80 460 80 10 40 110 50 60 215 55
Tamil 2,225 310 1,795 110 225 700 500 310 190 260 115
Telugu 530 40 395 60 10 110 110 55 50 105 90
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Hmong-Mien languages 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-European languages 88,350 20,355 64,940 18,585 9,100 15,850 14,730 7,725 7,005 6,680 3,060
Albanian 655 120 540 10 10 245 225 150 75 50 0
Armenian 495 150 350 140 55 50 60 20 40 35 0
Balto-Slavic languages 20,875 4,610 15,830 2,715 2,820 6,075 3,200 1,955 1,245 1,020 440
Baltic languages 370 175 180 115 0 30 30 20 10 10 15
Latvian 165 85 80 55 0 15 0 0 0 10 0
Lithuanian 200 90 100 60 0 15 25 15 10 0 10
Slavic languages 20,510 4,430 15,650 2,605 2,820 6,040 3,170 1,935 1,240 1,015 420
Belarusan 60 10 50 0 0 25 20 10 15 0 0
Bosnian 650 75 575 0 25 480 50 35 20 25 0
Bulgarian 890 95 760 25 60 380 240 170 80 45 40
Croatian 1,170 385 775 365 80 275 20 10 15 30 15
Czech 1,000 200 790 480 190 70 35 20 15 10 15
Macedonian 70 15 50 15 10 0 15 10 0 0 0
Polish 5,610 1,320 4,255 820 2,075 1,025 290 130 160 50 40
Russian 6,300 845 5,185 220 150 2,250 1,860 1,115 745 705 275
Serbian 1,700 375 1,315 95 35 870 275 215 55 40 15
Serbo-Croatian 520 80 440 30 15 380 10 10 10 0 0
Slovak 695 120 570 150 155 110 120 75 45 30 10
Slovene (Slovenian) 255 105 150 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 1,530 810 700 215 20 165 235 145 90 65 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 60 10 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 110 30 80 65 15 0 10 0 0 0 0
Scottish Gaelic 60 25 35 30 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Welsh 40 0 35 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 9,165 2,455 6,485 4,640 580 565 470 275 190 235 230
Afrikaans 165 15 130 15 0 80 20 10 10 20 10
Danish 270 35 230 160 25 25 10 0 0 20 10
Dutch 2,405 560 1,815 1,505 125 65 85 50 35 35 30
Frisian 60 20 45 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 5,605 1,610 3,845 2,680 395 345 305 175 135 120 145
Icelandic 30 0 20 15 0 10 0 0 0 10 10
Norwegian 130 10 110 80 0 10 15 0 10 0 0
Swedish 255 40 200 85 15 40 35 35 0 25 15
Vlaams (Flemish) 55 10 50 35 10 0 0 10 0 0 0
Yiddish 190 155 30 25 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 1,920 1,030 875 780 40 35 10 10 0 10 10
Indo-Iranian languages 26,950 4,505 20,940 2,655 2,355 5,505 6,555 3,310 3,245 3,865 1,505
Indo-Aryan languages 18,355 3,055 14,035 2,395 1,335 3,430 4,415 2,075 2,335 2,460 1,265
Bengali 3,200 420 2,620 185 265 780 925 430 505 460 160
Gujarati 1,460 205 1,105 395 110 240 230 120 105 130 145
Hindi 3,040 355 2,385 465 260 465 725 445 280 480 300
Kashmiri 25 0 25 0 0 25 10 0 0 0 0
Konkani 115 10 105 50 10 25 10 0 10 15 10
Marathi 300 40 235 25 0 85 65 25 45 60 25
Nepali 1,100 70 1,000 0 10 65 495 125 370 435 35
Oriya (Odia) 65 20 25 0 0 10 15 10 10 0 15
Punjabi (Panjabi) 3,750 850 2,500 645 380 630 545 245 295 300 400
Sindhi 300 60 225 115 35 35 30 20 10 10 15
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 660 55 575 45 70 150 255 65 185 55 30
Urdu 4,345 975 3,225 455 200 925 1,115 595 520 525 145
Iranian languages 8,490 1,445 6,805 255 1,015 2,055 2,120 1,220 900 1,360 240
Kurdish 575 115 450 10 55 210 130 30 105 45 10
Pashto 955 240 700 25 50 125 220 165 50 285 15
Persian (Farsi) 6,965 1,085 5,655 225 915 1,720 1,770 1,030 740 1,035 220
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 105 0 95 10 0 25 25 10 15 40 10
Italic (Romance) languages 28,180 7,470 19,840 7,585 3,220 3,375 4,210 2,010 2,200 1,460 870
Catalan 40 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
Italian 9,220 3,920 5,220 4,825 160 100 100 30 75 35 75
Portuguese 4,290 1,110 2,920 1,520 405 295 525 155 370 180 255
Romanian 2,370 230 2,130 175 345 865 620 445 175 125 15
Spanish 12,235 2,195 9,540 1,040 2,315 2,115 2,955 1,370 1,585 1,115 500
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 30 10 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 1,105 390 630 110 35 185 210 80 130 100 80
Kartvelian languages 35 0 35 0 0 20 0 10 0 10 0
Georgian 35 0 35 0 0 20 10 10 0 10 0
Korean 2,130 240 1,530 185 85 500 550 255 295 210 355
Mongolic languages 30 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 10 10 20
Mongolian 30 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
Niger-Congo languages 5,395 230 4,695 125 280 925 2,155 920 1,240 1,200 475
Akan (Twi) 355 40 305 10 55 140 60 35 20 35 20
Bamanankan 75 0 60 0 10 0 40 20 15 15 10
Edo 35 0 30 0 0 0 10 10 0 15 0
Ewe 105 15 95 15 0 10 60 10 55 15 0
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 90 0 85 0 10 15 40 20 25 20 0
Ga 90 10 80 10 20 25 25 15 15 0 0
Ganda 100 10 90 0 30 15 25 20 0 15 10
Igbo 125 15 95 15 10 20 25 20 10 30 20
Lingala 275 0 250 0 0 65 135 45 95 45 30
Rundi (Kirundi) 980 25 835 0 10 90 390 195 195 345 120
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 600 15 525 0 10 160 200 50 145 155 55
Shona 100 0 95 0 0 0 85 65 25 0 0
Swahili 1,085 80 975 10 50 140 570 200 370 200 30
Wolof 50 0 30 0 0 0 15 0 15 15 15
Yoruba 285 0 225 20 10 20 100 20 75 75 60
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,045 20 925 45 65 230 365 195 170 225 105
Nilo-Saharan languages 290 70 215 0 0 75 125 95 30 20 0
Dinka 160 40 115 0 0 35 65 55 10 15 0
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 130 25 100 0 0 35 55 40 20 0 0
Sign languages 270 225 40 0 0 20 10 0 0 10 10
American Sign Language 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 185 140 40 10 0 15 10 10 0 15 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 31,640 5,525 22,695 3,645 2,950 7,490 5,775 3,275 2,500 2,835 3,420
Chinese languages 30,870 5,450 22,035 3,645 2,930 7,450 5,380 3,175 2,200 2,630 3,385
Cantonese 9,955 2,540 7,190 2,720 1,765 1,880 585 300 285 235 225
Hakka 230 30 200 60 55 40 25 10 20 20 0
Mandarin 18,620 2,610 13,055 345 760 5,225 4,460 2,740 1,715 2,270 2,955
Min Dong 50 0 55 40 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 760 170 555 220 160 95 65 25 40 10 35
Wu (Shanghainese) 365 20 310 25 60 75 100 40 65 40 35
Chinese, n.o.s. 855 75 650 220 120 130 120 55 70 50 140
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 25 0 25 0 0 10 20 10 10 0 0
Tibeto-Burman languages 770 80 660 0 20 40 400 100 300 205 35
Burmese 145 15 130 0 15 35 55 30 25 30 0
Karenic languages 330 30 270 0 0 0 240 25 215 35 30
Tibetan 45 0 50 10 0 0 10 10 10 30 0
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 245 35 205 0 0 10 90 35 55 110 10
Tai-Kadai languages 715 65 630 220 165 50 115 55 60 85 20
Lao 350 35 315 190 115 10 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 365 30 320 25 55 35 115 55 55 80 20
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 1,625 275 1,185 125 195 335 315 150 165 210 160
Azerbaijani 90 10 85 0 20 15 45 20 25 10 0
Turkish 1,340 245 965 125 175 280 210 120 95 175 125
Uyghur 30 0 20 0 0 0 15 10 0 10 0
Uzbek 70 10 50 0 0 15 20 0 20 10 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 95 10 60 0 0 25 25 0 25 10 30
Uralic languages 2,090 560 1,500 855 230 150 215 120 90 60 30
Estonian 200 90 115 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 360 120 235 120 20 10 70 30 35 20 10
Hungarian 1,525 350 1,150 625 210 140 145 85 55 40 20
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 130 10 105 15 10 25 45 0 40 15 20
Multiple responses 33,510 21,855 10,835 1,260 1,425 2,495 3,700 1,515 2,185 1,965 820
English and French 12,190 11,655 530 65 50 90 215 90 125 105 10
English and non-official language 14,985 7,450 6,925 885 880 1,690 2,250 960 1,290 1,225 605
French and non-official language 3,910 1,085 2,655 215 335 555 995 385 605 555 170
English, French and non-official language 2,430 1,665 730 90 155 160 240 75 165 85 30

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

'Knowledge of official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in English only, French only, in both or in neither language. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home.

'Knowledge of non-official languages' refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in a language other than English or French. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home. The number of languages that can be reported may vary between surveys, depending on the objectives of the survey.

For more information on language variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 2

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 3

'Non-immigrants' includes persons who are Canadian citizens by birth.

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Footnote 4

'Immigrants' includes persons who are, or who have ever been, landed immigrants or permanent residents. Such persons have been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Immigrants who have obtained Canadian citizenship by naturalization are included in this category. In the 2016 Census of Population, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 5

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada on or prior to May 10, 2016.

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Footnote 6

'Non-permanent residents' includes persons from another country who have a work or study permit or who are refugee claimants, and their family members sharing the same permit and living in Canada with them.

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Footnote 7

n.i.e. = not included elsewhere
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

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Data quality note(s) – Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Default. Not applicable.
  • Long-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.0%.
  • Long-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016193.

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