Census Profile, 2016 Census
Toronto, City [Census subdivision], Ontario and Ontario [Province]

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Total Male Female Total Male Female
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Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 2,704,415 1,301,905 1,402,510 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
English only 2,323,235 1,139,585 1,183,655 11,455,500 5,689,830 5,765,665
French only 2,725 1,140 1,585 40,040 17,340 22,705
English and French 245,695 107,985 137,705 1,490,390 665,850 824,540
Neither English nor French 132,765 53,195 79,570 326,935 130,850 196,085
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 2,704,415 1,301,905 1,402,515 13,312,865 6,503,880 6,808,995
English 2,508,815 1,219,600 1,289,220 12,394,325 6,095,970 6,298,355
French 39,795 18,805 20,995 504,130 236,875 267,250
English and French 24,865 11,205 13,660 92,940 42,910 50,030
Neither English nor French 130,940 52,295 78,640 321,480 128,125 193,355
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 52,230 24,405 27,820 550,600 258,330 292,270
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 1.9 1.9 2.0 4.1 4.0 4.3
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 2,704,420 1,301,905 1,402,515 13,312,870 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 2,598,230 1,251,220 1,347,010 12,946,960 6,327,630 6,619,330
Official languages 1,411,345 697,965 713,380 9,393,040 4,637,520 4,755,520
English 1,375,900 681,120 694,780 8,902,320 4,406,210 4,496,110
French 35,440 16,845 18,595 490,715 231,310 259,410
Non-official languages 1,186,885 553,255 633,635 3,553,920 1,690,110 1,863,810
Aboriginal languages 425 185 235 22,765 10,815 11,950
Algonquian languages 315 140 175 21,235 10,175 11,060
Blackfoot 0 5 0 10 5 5
Cree-Montagnais languages 90 35 55 5,080 2,485 2,595
Atikamekw 0 0 0 5 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 0 5 5 5
Moose Cree 10 5 5 85 40 45
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 5 5 0 55 25 30
Plains Cree 10 0 5 35 5 30
Southern East Cree 5 0 0 5 0 0
Swampy Cree 20 5 15 355 135 225
Woods Cree 5 5 0 15 10 5
Cree, n.o.s. 45 15 30 4,500 2,255 2,245
Eastern Algonquian languages 20 10 10 90 40 50
Malecite 0 0 0 10 5 0
Mi'kmaq 20 10 10 85 35 50
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 195 95 105 16,025 7,620 8,400
Algonquin 5 0 0 65 30 35
Ojibway 175 85 90 9,505 4,515 4,985
Oji-Cree 5 5 5 6,310 3,015 3,300
Ottawa (Odawa) 10 5 5 145 65 80
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 30 20 10
Athabaskan languages 15 10 5 60 20 40
Northern Athabaskan languages 10 10 5 55 20 35
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 5 0 5
Chilcotin 5 0 5 5 0 5
Dene 5 5 5 20 10 10
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 5 0 10 0 5
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 5
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 5 0 5
Haida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Inuit languages 20 0 20 475 165 305
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 5 5
Inuktitut 15 0 20 425 145 280
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 25
Iroquoian languages 10 0 10 710 300 410
Cayuga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Mohawk 5 5 5 590 255 335
Oneida 0 0 0 55 15 40
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 20 5 15
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 5 0 5 25 15 15
Salish languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 5 0 0 10 5 5
Dakota 0 5 0 5 5 5
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 5 5 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nisga'a 0 5 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 0 0 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 55 30 25 235 130 105
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,186,465 553,070 633,395 3,531,160 1,679,300 1,851,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 65,540 32,330 33,205 253,830 127,720 126,110
Berber languages 135 80 55 725 405 320
Kabyle 60 30 25 425 225 200
Berber languages, n.i.e. 75 45 30 305 180 120
Cushitic languages 12,355 5,300 7,050 24,605 10,730 13,870
Bilen 75 45 30 250 140 110
Oromo 860 420 435 1,445 720 730
Somali 11,375 4,810 6,565 22,680 9,755 12,925
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 50 30 20 225 115 110
Semitic languages 52,845 26,840 26,010 227,985 116,320 111,665
Amharic 6,425 2,880 3,550 10,720 4,960 5,760
Arabic 29,825 15,745 14,075 171,370 88,400 82,965
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 4,840 2,360 2,480 14,555 7,135 7,420
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 700 360 335 4,795 2,365 2,425
Harari 755 350 405 1,030 485 545
Hebrew 4,350 2,345 2,005 11,575 6,220 5,350
Maltese 1,430 715 710 5,175 2,575 2,600
Tigrigna 4,150 1,890 2,260 7,345 3,470 3,870
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 380 190 190 1,435 705 730
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 200 115 90 520 265 250
Austro-Asiatic languages 26,165 11,860 14,305 78,125 35,880 42,240
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,365 595 770 7,355 3,330 4,020
Vietnamese 24,775 11,255 13,520 70,690 32,520 38,165
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 20 10 15 85 30 50
Austronesian languages 99,750 39,030 60,725 194,380 76,060 118,315
Bikol 320 135 185 595 260 330
Cebuano 3,390 1,335 2,055 6,545 2,500 4,045
Fijian 25 15 10 80 45 40
Hiligaynon 1,695 665 1,040 2,750 1,030 1,725
Ilocano 7,135 2,765 4,375 11,285 4,430 6,860
Malagasy 20 10 10 100 45 55
Malay 1,930 880 1,050 5,760 2,520 3,240
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 720 310 410 1,505 670 840
Pangasinan 320 125 200 535 215 315
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 83,230 32,445 50,785 163,415 63,665 99,755
Waray-Waray 210 60 150 405 140 270
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 755 290 465 1,400 550 850
Creole languages 3,015 1,350 1,660 11,255 5,095 6,165
Haitian Creole 165 75 85 630 290 340
Creole, n.o.s. 1,825 815 1,010 8,025 3,580 4,440
Creole languages, n.i.e. 1,020 460 560 2,605 1,225 1,380
Dravidian languages 67,055 33,175 33,880 148,605 73,530 75,075
Kannada 730 380 350 2,670 1,365 1,305
Malayalam 4,560 2,460 2,100 17,140 8,795 8,350
Tamil 57,535 27,935 29,600 117,630 57,310 60,320
Telugu 4,125 2,355 1,775 10,820 5,895 4,925
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 100 45 55 340 165 175
Hmong-Mien languages 20 5 10 525 250 270
Indo-European languages 589,410 282,355 307,055 2,024,365 980,200 1,044,165
Albanian 8,495 4,225 4,270 19,045 9,535 9,510
Armenian 7,845 3,740 4,105 15,070 7,305 7,765
Balto-Slavic languages 120,445 53,650 66,790 410,725 188,695 222,025
Baltic languages 3,490 1,365 2,125 9,080 3,785 5,295
Latvian 1,610 645 965 3,910 1,650 2,260
Lithuanian 1,880 725 1,160 5,175 2,135 3,035
Slavic languages 116,955 52,290 64,665 401,645 184,915 216,730
Belarusan 195 95 100 515 230 280
Bosnian 1,105 525 580 6,370 3,125 3,245
Bulgarian 4,345 2,075 2,270 9,095 4,355 4,740
Croatian 5,570 2,535 3,035 31,875 15,460 16,410
Czech 2,860 1,345 1,515 10,670 4,930 5,740
Macedonian 6,190 2,920 3,270 15,635 7,470 8,165
Polish 25,060 10,845 14,215 121,075 54,675 66,405
Russian 36,145 15,805 20,345 101,100 45,630 55,470
Serbian 13,380 6,450 6,930 41,740 20,585 21,150
Serbo-Croatian 1,470 670 800 4,875 2,310 2,570
Slovak 3,095 1,455 1,645 10,280 4,710 5,565
Slovene (Slovenian) 1,785 750 1,035 6,740 2,995 3,745
Ukrainian 15,465 6,685 8,785 40,375 17,760 22,610
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 280 140 140 1,310 670 635
Celtic languages 275 125 145 1,110 505 605
Scottish Gaelic 80 35 40 450 210 240
Welsh 85 30 55 435 180 260
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 110 60 45 225 120 110
Germanic languages 22,310 10,095 12,215 200,640 94,475 106,165
Afrikaans 405 210 190 2,295 1,125 1,170
Danish 665 285 380 4,265 2,010 2,250
Dutch 3,180 1,535 1,645 51,720 24,875 26,840
Frisian 40 25 15 1,240 630 620
German 14,515 6,440 8,075 131,525 61,520 70,005
Icelandic 65 35 30 210 100 110
Norwegian 230 105 130 940 405 540
Swedish 700 305 395 2,395 1,040 1,350
Vlaams (Flemish) 130 50 80 2,150 925 1,225
Yiddish 2,350 1,095 1,255 3,735 1,765 1,970
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 170 80 85
Greek 27,840 13,415 14,425 55,415 27,305 28,110
Indo-Iranian languages 194,760 99,110 95,650 707,845 357,350 350,495
Indo-Aryan languages 138,625 70,700 67,930 565,600 285,720 279,875
Bengali 28,460 14,365 14,090 46,810 23,615 23,195
Gujarati 26,400 13,520 12,880 76,675 38,740 37,940
Hindi 15,230 7,960 7,270 58,735 29,805 28,930
Kashmiri 80 45 40 345 170 175
Konkani 745 355 390 2,510 1,195 1,315
Marathi 1,760 925 835 5,490 2,805 2,685
Nepali 2,540 1,290 1,245 7,870 3,915 3,960
Oriya (Odia) 300 165 135 715 380 335
Punjabi (Panjabi) 19,965 10,380 9,590 197,060 100,160 96,895
Sindhi 2,440 1,080 1,355 6,840 3,225 3,615
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 3,280 1,605 1,675 10,165 4,925 5,235
Urdu 37,420 19,005 18,420 152,385 76,795 75,595
Iranian languages 55,190 27,895 27,295 139,675 70,270 69,405
Kurdish 1,650 930 720 6,665 3,615 3,050
Pashto 4,355 2,285 2,070 10,950 5,630 5,315
Persian (Farsi) 49,185 24,680 24,510 122,070 61,025 61,040
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 945 520 425 2,565 1,350 1,215
Italic (Romance) languages 207,445 97,980 109,465 614,525 295,030 319,490
Catalan 125 70 55 285 150 135
Italian 62,640 29,050 33,590 231,040 112,440 118,600
Portuguese 59,355 28,540 30,820 150,000 72,280 77,715
Romanian 12,335 5,630 6,705 41,755 19,565 22,190
Spanish 72,850 34,635 38,215 191,025 90,390 100,630
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 135 60 75 420 200 215
Japanese 7,015 2,405 4,610 13,260 4,590 8,670
Kartvelian languages 870 465 400 1,200 635 565
Georgian 870 465 400 1,200 635 565
Korean 33,665 15,155 18,505 69,775 32,035 37,740
Mongolic languages 290 130 165 405 180 220
Mongolian 295 130 160 405 180 225
Niger-Congo languages 13,780 6,455 7,325 35,760 16,705 19,050
Akan (Twi) 4,340 1,970 2,375 9,695 4,510 5,190
Bamanankan 45 25 20 140 60 80
Edo 670 260 410 1,140 475 670
Ewe 175 90 80 560 270 295
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 165 85 75 365 180 185
Ga 200 90 115 600 275 325
Ganda 375 180 200 760 360 400
Igbo 740 385 355 2,090 1,080 1,010
Lingala 285 135 150 850 365 485
Rundi (Kirundi) 270 130 135 1,430 640 785
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 285 135 150 1,330 545 785
Shona 395 185 205 1,455 660 790
Swahili 2,230 1,050 1,185 5,525 2,540 2,985
Wolof 115 65 50 290 145 150
Yoruba 1,580 820 760 4,365 2,260 2,105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,905 845 1,055 5,155 2,345 2,810
Nilo-Saharan languages 235 125 105 1,610 810 800
Dinka 40 20 15 345 170 175
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 200 105 90 1,260 635 625
Sign languages 565 320 245 3,030 1,570 1,455
American Sign Language 210 120 90 1,305 640 670
Quebec Sign Language 5 0 5 20 10 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 350 200 150 1,700 925 780
Sino-Tibetan languages 250,960 114,630 136,330 611,795 284,865 326,935
Chinese languages 245,285 111,855 133,430 602,610 280,340 322,270
Cantonese 114,670 52,085 62,585 275,315 128,090 147,220
Hakka 2,855 1,225 1,635 6,985 3,140 3,840
Mandarin 111,405 51,120 60,280 283,735 132,275 151,460
Min Dong 450 220 225 855 405 450
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 6,120 2,820 3,300 13,545 6,240 7,300
Wu (Shanghainese) 2,665 1,200 1,470 6,300 2,825 3,470
Chinese, n.o.s. 7,015 3,135 3,880 15,645 7,235 8,410
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 100 50 55 240 120 120
Tibeto-Burman languages 5,670 2,775 2,895 9,185 4,520 4,660
Burmese 610 270 335 1,640 775 865
Karenic languages 255 125 135 1,730 865 860
Tibetan 4,590 2,275 2,320 5,115 2,530 2,585
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 215 110 105 700 345 350
Tai-Kadai languages 1,720 690 1,030 8,485 3,535 4,945
Lao 710 365 340 5,190 2,480 2,710
Thai 1,005 320 685 3,270 1,045 2,220
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 10 0 5 25 10 15
Turkic languages 10,680 5,610 5,065 22,615 11,745 10,870
Azerbaijani 915 490 420 1,990 1,070 920
Turkish 8,835 4,670 4,165 18,415 9,610 8,810
Uyghur 240 120 125 515 255 260
Uzbek 440 225 210 1,055 515 545
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 250 110 140 640 295 345
Uralic languages 15,145 6,655 8,485 50,670 23,095 27,570
Estonian 1,940 770 1,170 4,205 1,810 2,400
Finnish 1,315 500 825 9,720 4,140 5,580
Hungarian 11,885 5,385 6,500 36,740 17,150 19,590
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 585 310 280 1,475 780 690
Multiple responses 106,190 50,685 55,500 365,910 176,250 189,660
English and French 7,550 3,520 4,030 54,045 25,165 28,880
English and non-official language 92,620 44,395 48,230 288,285 140,345 147,940
French and non-official language 3,300 1,515 1,785 12,565 5,735 6,830
English, French and non-official language 2,715 1,255 1,460 11,010 5,000 6,005
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 2,704,415 1,301,900 1,402,510 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
Single responses 2,458,470 1,185,800 1,272,670 12,522,045 6,123,955 6,398,085
Official languages 1,756,685 858,655 898,030 10,605,725 5,214,425 5,391,300
English 1,739,625 850,750 888,875 10,328,680 5,084,885 5,243,800
French 17,065 7,910 9,155 277,045 129,540 147,500
Non-official languages 701,785 327,145 374,640 1,916,315 909,530 1,006,780
Aboriginal languages 110 55 55 9,210 4,600 4,610
Algonquian languages 55 30 25 8,685 4,370 4,320
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 15 10 10 2,370 1,205 1,165
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 5 5 0 5 5 5
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 10 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 10 5 5
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 20 10 15
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 105 50 55
Woods Cree 5 0 0 5 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 0 10 2,220 1,135 1,085
Eastern Algonquian languages 5 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 35 20 15 6,305 3,155 3,145
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Ojibway 35 20 10 3,315 1,695 1,620
Oji-Cree 0 0 5 2,905 1,420 1,490
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 75 40 35
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 20 10 10
Northern Athabaskan languages 5 0 0 15 10 10
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 5 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 5 5 0 5 0 5
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 0
Sarsi (Sarcee) 5 0 5 5 5 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 160 60 90
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Inuktitut 0 0 0 140 60 80
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Iroquoian languages 0 0 5 210 90 120
Cayuga 0 0 0 5 5 5
Mohawk 5 0 5 185 80 100
Oneida 0 0 0 20 5 10
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 5 5 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Dakota 0 0 0 5 5 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 40 20 20 120 55 65
Non-Aboriginal languages 701,675 327,090 374,590 1,907,105 904,930 1,002,170
Afro-Asiatic languages 36,560 17,185 19,375 138,460 66,865 71,590
Berber languages 40 20 20 345 175 170
Kabyle 20 10 10 255 125 130
Berber languages, n.i.e. 25 10 15 90 50 45
Cushitic languages 7,495 3,140 4,350 14,460 6,100 8,360
Bilen 40 20 25 170 80 85
Oromo 495 230 265 805 380 425
Somali 6,930 2,880 4,050 13,370 5,590 7,780
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 30 10 15 110 50 65
Semitic languages 28,920 13,970 14,955 123,410 60,475 62,940
Amharic 3,425 1,500 1,925 5,625 2,540 3,085
Arabic 16,485 8,210 8,280 94,195 46,505 47,695
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 3,620 1,755 1,860 9,515 4,595 4,920
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 480 240 240 2,915 1,410 1,500
Harari 450 200 250 555 250 305
Hebrew 1,610 805 810 4,850 2,505 2,345
Maltese 430 200 230 1,090 505 580
Tigrigna 2,250 985 1,270 3,920 1,805 2,115
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 170 85 90 755 360 395
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 110 55 50 245 115 125
Austro-Asiatic languages 17,760 8,020 9,740 50,245 23,105 27,140
Khmer (Cambodian) 725 305 425 3,770 1,650 2,120
Vietnamese 17,020 7,710 9,305 46,435 21,435 25,000
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 10 0 5 40 20 20
Austronesian languages 48,375 20,215 28,165 85,370 36,525 48,845
Bikol 75 30 40 90 35 55
Cebuano 1,320 560 760 2,325 1,020 1,315
Fijian 5 5 0 15 10 10
Hiligaynon 615 265 355 910 385 530
Ilocano 2,695 1,150 1,545 4,100 1,780 2,320
Malagasy 5 0 0 35 15 20
Malay 575 270 300 1,810 860 945
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 215 90 120 445 200 250
Pangasinan 60 30 30 90 40 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 42,520 17,680 24,835 75,070 31,965 43,105
Waray-Waray 60 20 40 90 35 55
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 230 105 130 380 175 200
Creole languages 1,530 665 865 5,325 2,355 2,970
Haitian Creole 110 50 60 355 165 190
Creole, n.o.s. 1,015 430 580 3,995 1,735 2,255
Creole languages, n.i.e. 405 175 225 975 455 520
Dravidian languages 47,065 22,840 24,225 96,250 46,575 49,680
Kannada 290 155 135 1,060 540 520
Malayalam 2,460 1,315 1,140 8,760 4,460 4,295
Tamil 42,015 20,085 21,930 80,600 38,460 42,140
Telugu 2,270 1,270 1,000 5,705 3,050 2,655
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 20 125 55 70
Hmong-Mien languages 5 0 0 200 95 105
Indo-European languages 317,075 150,570 166,505 978,300 469,640 508,670
Albanian 4,110 2,070 2,045 9,190 4,580 4,605
Armenian 5,170 2,430 2,740 8,630 4,065 4,560
Balto-Slavic languages 61,615 28,155 33,460 192,945 90,585 102,365
Baltic languages 1,080 430 655 2,305 950 1,355
Latvian 465 180 285 860 350 515
Lithuanian 615 250 370 1,440 600 840
Slavic languages 60,530 27,725 32,805 190,645 89,635 101,005
Belarusan 70 35 40 175 80 90
Bosnian 500 240 260 3,220 1,595 1,620
Bulgarian 2,450 1,185 1,260 4,830 2,350 2,480
Croatian 2,040 945 1,095 11,125 5,275 5,855
Czech 850 410 440 3,070 1,480 1,595
Macedonian 2,730 1,285 1,440 6,255 2,965 3,285
Polish 10,610 4,730 5,875 52,555 24,510 28,045
Russian 23,075 10,420 12,655 63,570 29,655 33,920
Serbian 8,020 3,865 4,155 23,175 11,335 11,840
Serbo-Croatian 585 280 305 1,925 920 1,010
Slovak 1,615 795 820 3,520 1,680 1,845
Slovene (Slovenian) 490 200 295 1,465 645 815
Ukrainian 7,425 3,300 4,125 15,415 6,995 8,420
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 70 25 40 355 160 190
Celtic languages 40 25 15 120 65 55
Scottish Gaelic 10 5 0 60 30 25
Welsh 10 5 0 30 10 15
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 5 35 20 15
Germanic languages 2,895 1,325 1,575 44,515 21,630 22,880
Afrikaans 90 45 45 755 365 390
Danish 80 35 45 280 135 150
Dutch 285 140 150 4,450 2,145 2,305
Frisian 0 0 0 90 45 45
German 1,955 875 1,080 37,255 18,140 19,120
Icelandic 15 5 10 45 20 30
Norwegian 35 15 15 70 30 40
Swedish 130 50 75 385 190 190
Vlaams (Flemish) 15 10 5 145 60 85
Yiddish 290 145 145 370 190 185
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 655 315 340
Greek 13,000 6,065 6,935 21,700 10,160 11,535
Indo-Iranian languages 122,130 60,785 61,340 435,835 215,755 220,080
Indo-Aryan languages 84,470 42,405 42,060 344,050 171,125 172,920
Bengali 18,935 9,390 9,545 29,590 14,595 14,995
Gujarati 16,525 8,290 8,235 45,445 22,410 23,035
Hindi 7,850 4,060 3,785 28,960 14,485 14,475
Kashmiri 10 5 5 65 30 35
Konkani 160 80 80 540 260 280
Marathi 775 405 370 2,420 1,230 1,190
Nepali 1,705 870 830 5,640 2,815 2,820
Oriya (Odia) 140 70 75 325 160 165
Punjabi (Panjabi) 12,075 6,210 5,870 132,135 66,410 65,725
Sindhi 1,130 495 635 2,880 1,320 1,560
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,545 765 785 4,595 2,250 2,345
Urdu 23,625 11,775 11,850 91,450 45,160 46,295
Iranian languages 37,275 18,170 19,105 90,730 44,090 46,640
Kurdish 905 490 415 3,675 1,900 1,770
Pashto 2,995 1,525 1,465 6,750 3,360 3,395
Persian (Farsi) 33,375 16,150 17,225 80,305 38,830 41,475
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 385 210 175 1,050 540 515
Italic (Romance) languages 108,115 49,715 58,400 265,375 122,790 142,585
Catalan 65 30 35 135 60 75
Italian 27,130 11,365 15,770 72,960 31,195 41,770
Portuguese 33,425 16,090 17,340 67,415 32,065 35,355
Romanian 5,910 2,705 3,210 19,920 9,380 10,535
Spanish 41,530 19,510 22,025 104,820 50,035 54,785
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 45 25 25 110 50 60
Japanese 3,295 1,380 1,915 6,040 2,590 3,450
Kartvelian languages 635 345 295 770 420 355
Georgian 635 345 295 775 420 355
Korean 23,625 10,830 12,795 48,540 22,685 25,855
Mongolic languages 175 85 90 225 115 110
Mongolian 175 85 90 230 120 110
Niger-Congo languages 5,675 2,540 3,135 12,120 5,400 6,725
Akan (Twi) 2,320 1,000 1,325 4,415 1,915 2,495
Bamanankan 15 10 10 25 15 15
Edo 220 85 125 305 120 180
Ewe 40 10 30 135 60 80
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 60 25 35 110 55 55
Ga 80 30 50 175 80 100
Ganda 110 50 65 195 85 110
Igbo 250 130 120 540 265 275
Lingala 75 30 45 225 100 130
Rundi (Kirundi) 110 55 55 475 230 240
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 85 35 45 420 160 260
Shona 125 55 70 455 210 245
Swahili 995 440 555 2,085 925 1,160
Wolof 60 35 25 130 65 65
Yoruba 560 295 265 1,300 625 675
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 570 250 315 1,120 500 625
Nilo-Saharan languages 60 35 25 550 260 290
Dinka 10 10 5 120 60 65
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 50 30 20 425 195 225
Sign languages 885 520 365 4,425 2,485 1,940
American Sign Language 315 170 140 1,605 830 770
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 25 15 15
Sign languages, n.i.e 570 345 220 2,795 1,640 1,150
Sino-Tibetan languages 185,430 85,370 100,055 448,200 210,560 237,640
Chinese languages 181,255 83,310 97,945 441,615 207,305 234,310
Cantonese 83,405 37,430 45,980 198,745 91,545 107,200
Hakka 1,250 550 695 2,870 1,305 1,575
Mandarin 87,760 41,290 46,470 220,535 105,360 115,175
Min Dong 155 70 85 265 115 145
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 2,805 1,285 1,515 5,775 2,635 3,140
Wu (Shanghainese) 1,470 680 795 3,690 1,735 1,955
Chinese, n.o.s. 4,350 1,975 2,375 9,630 4,565 5,070
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 55 25 30 100 45 55
Tibeto-Burman languages 4,175 2,060 2,110 6,580 3,250 3,330
Burmese 365 160 205 1,010 480 530
Karenic languages 205 105 105 1,360 685 675
Tibetan 3,525 1,750 1,775 3,875 1,925 1,945
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 80 45 35 335 165 170
Tai-Kadai languages 710 330 385 3,865 1,845 2,020
Lao 315 155 160 2,535 1,220 1,315
Thai 390 175 220 1,315 615 695
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 5 5 5 10 5 10
Turkic languages 6,340 3,205 3,135 12,435 6,200 6,230
Azerbaijani 365 185 180 770 385 380
Turkish 5,495 2,770 2,725 10,545 5,245 5,300
Uyghur 130 70 65 290 150 140
Uzbek 260 135 125 585 290 295
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 95 45 45 250 130 120
Uralic languages 6,255 2,835 3,420 15,330 6,990 8,340
Estonian 530 185 345 790 290 500
Finnish 260 105 155 1,835 780 1,050
Hungarian 5,460 2,540 2,920 12,700 5,915 6,790
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 215 115 100 465 245 225
Multiple responses 245,950 116,105 129,845 790,825 379,925 410,905
English and French 6,510 3,010 3,495 45,655 20,895 24,755
English and non-official language 233,300 110,350 122,950 719,595 347,730 371,865
French and non-official language 1,355 595 755 6,725 2,930 3,795
English, French and non-official language 4,780 2,145 2,640 18,855 8,365 10,490
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 2,704,420 1,301,905 1,402,515 13,312,865 6,503,875 6,808,990
None 2,057,585 995,080 1,062,505 11,071,665 5,436,665 5,635,000
English 271,530 130,775 140,750 896,170 437,015 459,155
French 27,445 12,360 15,080 243,970 108,390 135,580
Non-official language 335,090 157,715 177,375 1,056,960 501,315 555,645
Aboriginal 385 165 220 14,315 6,580 7,735
Non-Aboriginal 334,705 157,550 177,155 1,042,645 494,735 547,910
English and French 1,835 875 965 8,150 3,755 4,395
English and non-official language 6,420 3,075 3,340 19,105 9,370 9,735
French and non-official language 4,365 1,950 2,425 16,435 7,165 9,270
English, French and non-official language 140 65 80 415 205 215
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 2,691,665 1,296,270 1,395,395 13,242,160 6,472,240 6,769,925
Official languages 2,559,780 1,243,220 1,316,560 12,918,075 6,342,930 6,575,145
English 2,557,220 1,242,190 1,315,035 12,879,045 6,326,225 6,552,825
French 246,610 107,660 138,950 1,521,020 677,505 843,510
Non-official languages 1,464,760 689,505 775,255 4,431,270 2,115,510 2,315,760
Aboriginal languages 795 325 470 33,855 15,815 18,035
Algonquian languages 660 285 375 30,630 14,505 16,125
Blackfoot 0 0 0 15 15 0
Cree-Montagnais languages 135 65 70 6,560 3,160 3,395
Atikamekw 0 0 0 10 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moose Cree 0 0 0 145 70 75
Naskapi 0 0 0 25 10 10
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 65 25 45
Plains Cree 30 20 10 105 50 50
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 25 10 15 605 255 350
Woods Cree 10 10 10 45 25 25
Cree, n.o.s. 70 30 35 5,620 2,760 2,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 15 0 10 180 95 85
Malecite 0 0 0 20 20 0
Mi'kmaq 15 0 10 160 75 85
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 510 215 295 23,980 11,285 12,690
Algonquin 15 10 10 205 95 105
Ojibway 480 205 275 16,220 7,600 8,630
Oji-Cree 10 0 10 7,515 3,585 3,935
Ottawa (Odawa) 10 10 0 200 105 100
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 85 40 50
Athabaskan languages 15 10 10 85 25 65
Northern Athabaskan languages 15 0 10 80 25 55
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 10 0 10
Chilcotin 0 0 0 10 0 10
Dene 10 10 0 45 20 30
Dogrib (Tlicho) 10 0 10 10 0 10
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 10
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 20 10 15 840 320 525
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuktitut 15 10 10 730 285 445
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 10 0 105 35 70
Iroquoian languages 50 10 40 1,940 810 1,125
Cayuga 0 0 0 120 35 85
Mohawk 40 10 35 1,625 710 915
Oneida 10 0 10 180 55 125
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 0 0 180 65 110
Salish languages 0 10 10 10 0 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 10 0 0 0 10 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 10 0 10
Siouan languages 0 0 0 40 10 30
Dakota 0 0 0 20 10 10
Stoney 10 0 10 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 20 0 15
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 10 10 0 10
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 10 0 0 10 0 10
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 10 0 0 0 0 10
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 25 10 10 210 100 110
Non-Aboriginal languages 1,464,025 689,205 774,820 4,397,690 2,099,820 2,297,865
Afro-Asiatic languages 100,730 49,935 50,795 362,645 183,050 179,595
Berber languages 135 75 55 925 505 415
Kabyle 35 15 25 530 280 255
Berber languages, n.i.e. 110 65 45 390 225 165
Cushitic languages 17,250 7,505 9,750 34,160 15,155 19,000
Bilen 65 45 25 355 200 160
Oromo 1,175 495 685 2,075 905 1,175
Somali 16,020 6,955 9,065 31,535 13,925 17,610
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 65 25 40 370 170 205
Semitic languages 84,510 42,935 41,580 330,315 168,750 161,570
Amharic 9,560 4,445 5,120 16,010 7,565 8,445
Arabic 47,885 25,005 22,890 246,015 127,015 119,000
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 5,930 2,865 3,065 17,825 8,775 9,050
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 680 335 350 6,185 3,045 3,140
Harari 945 480 465 1,310 660 645
Hebrew 18,860 9,555 9,315 43,255 22,165 21,090
Maltese 1,860 910 950 7,020 3,455 3,570
Tigrigna 5,150 2,425 2,725 9,385 4,320 5,065
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 465 255 205 1,985 1,010 975
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 370 180 185 1,125 535 590
Austro-Asiatic languages 33,965 15,600 18,360 99,830 46,210 53,620
Khmer (Cambodian) 2,020 850 1,170 10,045 4,490 5,550
Vietnamese 32,165 14,870 17,295 90,265 41,965 48,300
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 60 10 50
Austronesian languages 128,075 50,505 77,570 249,435 98,295 151,150
Bikol 385 175 210 755 340 425
Cebuano 4,685 1,865 2,830 9,475 3,650 5,830
Fijian 10 0 10 110 40 65
Hiligaynon 1,810 730 1,070 3,110 1,205 1,910
Ilocano 9,550 3,780 5,770 15,235 5,940 9,295
Malagasy 55 20 35 215 115 100
Malay 3,435 1,585 1,850 9,780 4,500 5,280
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 920 420 505 1,935 855 1,080
Pangasinan 325 130 190 565 245 320
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 121,155 47,540 73,620 232,935 91,110 141,820
Waray-Waray 220 60 160 410 125 285
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 895 360 535 1,785 755 1,030
Creole languages 8,845 3,795 5,050 30,260 13,525 16,735
Haitian Creole 455 195 265 1,430 605 830
Creole, n.o.s. 4,830 2,015 2,825 19,375 8,480 10,895
Creole languages, n.i.e. 3,675 1,625 2,050 9,685 4,525 5,155
Dravidian languages 87,340 43,525 43,815 196,315 97,975 98,335
Kannada 1,610 835 775 5,775 2,930 2,845
Malayalam 6,705 3,550 3,155 22,880 11,535 11,345
Tamil 74,750 36,615 38,135 157,700 77,975 79,730
Telugu 6,130 3,560 2,575 16,315 8,925 7,390
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 160 75 80 495 250 240
Hmong-Mien languages 15 0 10 545 265 280
Indo-European languages 764,770 369,530 395,235 2,608,060 1,265,535 1,342,525
Albanian 9,905 4,880 5,025 22,375 11,180 11,195
Armenian 9,630 4,560 5,070 18,435 8,860 9,575
Balto-Slavic languages 138,380 62,970 75,405 473,565 221,450 252,120
Baltic languages 3,910 1,540 2,370 10,545 4,495 6,050
Latvian 1,765 740 1,025 4,675 2,070 2,610
Lithuanian 2,145 800 1,345 5,875 2,430 3,445
Slavic languages 135,365 61,790 73,575 465,170 217,885 247,285
Belarusan 470 240 225 1,360 680 680
Bosnian 1,960 930 1,035 9,915 4,905 5,010
Bulgarian 4,860 2,340 2,525 10,410 5,060 5,350
Croatian 8,555 4,140 4,415 46,580 22,880 23,700
Czech 3,745 1,795 1,950 14,045 6,615 7,430
Macedonian 8,245 3,855 4,390 21,505 10,365 11,140
Polish 30,970 13,515 17,450 142,985 65,415 77,575
Russian 51,045 23,150 27,890 138,735 64,355 74,380
Serbian 17,025 8,365 8,660 53,250 26,725 26,525
Serbo-Croatian 1,800 850 950 5,815 2,845 2,965
Slovak 3,460 1,605 1,855 12,035 5,550 6,490
Slovene (Slovenian) 2,010 890 1,120 7,935 3,550 4,390
Ukrainian 21,020 9,145 11,870 54,615 24,125 30,490
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 335 205 130 1,750 935 815
Celtic languages 1,355 715 640 3,800 1,880 1,920
Scottish Gaelic 395 220 180 1,480 720 765
Welsh 140 65 80 685 300 390
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 820 440 380 1,650 870 785
Germanic languages 43,080 20,695 22,385 274,305 130,610 143,700
Afrikaans 1,670 850 820 7,360 3,625 3,735
Danish 1,090 485 605 5,440 2,455 2,980
Dutch 4,755 2,330 2,420 63,410 29,875 33,535
Frisian 75 35 40 1,655 820 835
German 29,980 14,340 15,640 189,035 90,730 98,305
Icelandic 100 45 55 285 130 155
Norwegian 480 240 240 2,140 975 1,165
Swedish 1,630 765 865 5,125 2,345 2,785
Vlaams (Flemish) 160 65 90 2,275 1,050 1,225
Yiddish 4,685 2,305 2,380 7,175 3,535 3,640
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 55 25 35 3,290 1,645 1,645
Greek 40,170 19,690 20,480 80,690 40,105 40,590
Indo-Iranian languages 254,825 130,405 124,415 915,765 463,175 452,585
Indo-Aryan languages 193,285 99,090 94,190 759,390 384,940 374,450
Bengali 35,635 18,260 17,375 59,685 30,420 29,265
Gujarati 36,180 18,650 17,530 103,890 52,380 51,510
Hindi 65,360 34,355 31,005 250,095 127,765 122,335
Kashmiri 85 40 40 600 300 300
Konkani 1,500 695 810 5,490 2,515 2,975
Marathi 3,230 1,630 1,600 10,360 5,380 4,980
Nepali 3,925 1,945 1,975 10,245 5,115 5,135
Oriya (Odia) 450 220 230 1,090 515 570
Punjabi (Panjabi) 33,785 17,720 16,060 282,065 145,050 137,015
Sindhi 4,185 1,950 2,235 11,515 5,385 6,130
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 6,860 3,390 3,470 18,555 9,230 9,330
Urdu 57,675 29,285 28,390 231,500 117,305 114,190
Iranian languages 63,765 32,345 31,420 163,490 81,710 81,785
Kurdish 2,080 1,210 870 8,795 4,755 4,040
Pashto 6,570 3,595 2,975 15,315 8,145 7,170
Persian (Farsi) 57,760 29,105 28,650 145,465 72,275 73,190
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,515 850 665 4,665 2,495 2,175
Italic (Romance) languages 290,570 136,505 154,065 880,330 418,225 462,105
Catalan 240 125 115 515 275 240
Italian 91,590 42,755 48,835 333,645 161,190 172,455
Portuguese 75,785 36,510 39,270 193,520 93,885 99,635
Romanian 14,620 6,580 8,045 49,635 23,205 26,430
Spanish 122,195 57,080 65,115 337,615 156,040 181,580
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 440 225 220 1,355 745 605
Japanese 12,070 5,105 6,960 25,675 11,535 14,140
Kartvelian languages 1,125 575 550 1,555 775 780
Georgian 1,130 570 550 1,555 770 785
Korean 37,610 17,455 20,155 79,175 36,930 42,245
Mongolic languages 345 150 195 515 225 285
Mongolian 350 155 195 515 225 285
Niger-Congo languages 26,430 12,495 13,935 70,570 33,620 36,945
Akan (Twi) 7,000 3,215 3,785 15,950 7,520 8,435
Bamanankan 110 75 35 385 195 185
Edo 1,210 500 705 2,130 930 1,195
Ewe 265 155 110 880 435 445
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 295 150 145 700 320 375
Ga 475 195 280 1,340 645 695
Ganda 585 280 305 1,225 550 675
Igbo 1,480 765 710 4,025 2,105 1,920
Lingala 1,265 540 725 4,885 2,165 2,720
Rundi (Kirundi) 400 210 185 2,555 1,080 1,475
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 460 215 250 2,220 885 1,330
Shona 760 350 410 2,350 1,055 1,300
Swahili 6,210 3,000 3,210 16,750 8,110 8,640
Wolof 285 135 150 730 355 375
Yoruba 3,600 1,870 1,730 10,495 5,345 5,150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,975 1,745 2,230 11,210 5,255 5,950
Nilo-Saharan languages 310 170 140 2,025 1,020 1,010
Dinka 60 35 20 415 220 200
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 250 130 120 1,615 805 810
Sign languages 3,090 1,375 1,715 18,865 7,645 11,220
American Sign Language 1,950 765 1,185 10,220 3,695 6,525
Quebec Sign Language 10 0 10 235 60 180
Sign languages, n.i.e. 1,195 645 545 8,690 4,005 4,680
Sino-Tibetan languages 279,900 129,990 149,910 689,145 324,575 364,565
Chinese languages 273,760 126,965 146,795 679,170 319,635 359,530
Cantonese 141,260 64,620 76,645 341,875 159,280 182,600
Hakka 3,035 1,265 1,775 7,865 3,445 4,420
Mandarin 150,735 69,900 80,840 385,395 179,890 205,510
Min Dong 460 205 255 810 330 480
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 7,235 3,195 4,045 16,980 7,650 9,330
Wu (Shanghainese) 3,225 1,490 1,735 8,305 3,860 4,440
Chinese, n.o.s. 7,055 3,155 3,900 16,455 7,710 8,745
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 75 50 30 185 95 90
Tibeto-Burman languages 6,400 3,170 3,230 10,460 5,200 5,260
Burmese 885 400 485 2,215 1,055 1,165
Karenic languages 250 110 130 1,820 905 920
Tibetan 5,045 2,515 2,525 5,695 2,845 2,850
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 295 170 125 1,245 645 605
Tai-Kadai languages 2,205 875 1,330 11,120 4,945 6,180
Lao 850 380 465 6,740 3,215 3,520
Thai 1,455 540 915 5,195 2,065 3,135
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 15 10 10 30 10 20
Turkic languages 15,395 8,125 7,275 33,335 17,310 16,025
Azerbaijani 1,465 760 710 3,260 1,710 1,550
Turkish 13,000 6,905 6,090 27,850 14,510 13,340
Uyghur 320 150 170 700 350 345
Uzbek 630 345 285 1,405 700 705
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 380 160 220 915 450 465
Uralic languages 17,065 7,680 9,385 58,370 27,060 31,310
Estonian 1,985 855 1,130 4,785 2,155 2,625
Finnish 1,430 585 850 11,145 4,865 6,280
Hungarian 13,700 6,260 7,445 42,545 20,070 22,480
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 1,315 675 635 3,675 1,950 1,725

Data quality: Toronto, City [Census subdivision], Ontario

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.8%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.9%

Data quality: Ontario [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.6%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Toronto, C [Census subdivision], Ontario and Ontario [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 18, 2024).

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