Census Profile, 2016 Census
British Columbia [Province] and Canada [Country]
Characteristic | British Columbia [Province] |
Canada [Country] |
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Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Counts (unless otherwise specified) | ||||||
Knowledge of official languagesUpdate of the 2016 Census language data | ||||||
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 | 4,598,415 | 2,255,395 | 2,343,015 | 34,767,255 | 17,101,170 | 17,666,080 |
English only | 4,127,770 | 2,050,130 | 2,077,645 | 23,757,525 | 11,838,075 | 11,919,455 |
French only | 1,810 | 820 | 985 | 4,144,685 | 1,925,845 | 2,218,840 |
English and French | 314,925 | 140,650 | 174,275 | 6,216,065 | 3,071,325 | 3,144,740 |
Neither English nor French | 153,910 | 63,795 | 90,115 | 648,970 | 265,920 | 383,045 |
First official language spokenUpdate of the 2016 Census language data | ||||||
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 | 4,598,415 | 2,255,395 | 2,343,020 | 34,767,250 | 17,101,165 | 17,666,085 |
English | 4,373,330 | 2,156,680 | 2,216,655 | 26,007,500 | 12,852,330 | 13,155,165 |
French | 55,325 | 27,680 | 27,640 | 7,705,755 | 3,780,105 | 3,925,650 |
English and French | 18,000 | 8,315 | 9,685 | 417,485 | 209,130 | 208,355 |
Neither English nor French | 151,760 | 62,720 | 89,040 | 636,515 | 259,600 | 376,910 |
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 | 64,325 | 31,840 | 32,480 | 7,914,495 | 3,884,670 | 4,029,825 |
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.8 |
Mother tongueUpdate of the 2016 Census language data | ||||||
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 | 4,598,415 | 2,255,400 | 2,343,015 | 34,767,255 | 17,101,170 | 17,666,085 |
Single responses | 4,494,995 | 2,205,775 | 2,289,220 | 33,948,620 | 16,702,840 | 17,245,775 |
Official languages | 3,227,535 | 1,614,375 | 1,613,160 | 26,627,555 | 13,201,620 | 13,425,940 |
English | 3,170,110 | 1,585,760 | 1,584,355 | 19,460,850 | 9,680,125 | 9,780,725 |
French | 57,425 | 28,615 | 28,810 | 7,166,705 | 3,521,495 | 3,645,215 |
Non-official languages | 1,267,460 | 591,400 | 676,060 | 7,321,065 | 3,501,220 | 3,819,840 |
Aboriginal languages | 8,435 | 3,940 | 4,490 | 195,700 | 94,795 | 100,900 |
Algonquian languages | 1,050 | 445 | 605 | 130,450 | 62,930 | 67,520 |
Blackfoot | 40 | 5 | 35 | 2,815 | 1,325 | 1,490 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 840 | 375 | 465 | 88,445 | 42,920 | 45,530 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,150 | 3,135 | 3,015 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,230 | 4,885 | 5,350 |
Moose Cree | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 50 | 55 |
Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,205 | 590 | 620 |
Northern East Cree | 10 | 0 | 10 | 315 | 125 | 190 |
Plains Cree | 150 | 60 | 85 | 3,065 | 1,360 | 1,710 |
Southern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 25 |
Swampy Cree | 25 | 15 | 10 | 1,440 | 585 | 850 |
Woods Cree | 60 | 25 | 35 | 1,840 | 865 | 975 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 585 | 270 | 320 | 64,050 | 31,305 | 32,745 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 10 | 5 | 10 | 6,990 | 3,310 | 3,680 |
Malecite | 5 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 140 | 160 |
Mi'kmaq | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6,690 | 3,170 | 3,520 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 155 | 55 | 105 | 32,150 | 15,350 | 16,800 |
Algonquin | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1,260 | 590 | 670 |
Ojibway | 135 | 50 | 90 | 17,890 | 8,440 | 9,450 |
Oji-Cree | 10 | 0 | 10 | 12,855 | 6,260 | 6,595 |
Ottawa (Odawa) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 150 | 65 | 85 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 25 | 20 |
Athabaskan languages | 2,310 | 1,045 | 1,260 | 17,365 | 8,325 | 9,045 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 2,295 | 1,045 | 1,250 | 17,315 | 8,310 | 9,010 |
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) | 110 | 55 | 55 | 110 | 55 | 60 |
Beaver | 160 | 75 | 85 | 190 | 85 | 105 |
Carrier | 1,005 | 460 | 550 | 1,025 | 465 | 565 |
Chilcotin | 650 | 295 | 355 | 660 | 295 | 360 |
Dene | 90 | 35 | 50 | 10,700 | 5,185 | 5,515 |
Dogrib (Tlicho) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1,645 | 840 | 815 |
Gwich'in | 15 | 5 | 10 | 260 | 110 | 145 |
Sarsi (Sarcee) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 25 | 50 |
Sekani | 85 | 40 | 45 | 90 | 45 | 45 |
Slavey-Hare languages | 75 | 30 | 45 | 1,995 | 950 | 1,045 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 765 | 365 | 400 |
South Slavey | 20 | 5 | 15 | 945 | 455 | 495 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 50 | 25 | 30 | 280 | 130 | 150 |
Tahltan languages | 105 | 45 | 50 | 270 | 135 | 140 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 15 | 10 | 5 | 180 | 90 | 90 |
Tahltan | 90 | 40 | 50 | 95 | 40 | 50 |
Tutchone languages | 5 | 0 | 5 | 290 | 120 | 170 |
Northern Tutchone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 90 | 135 |
Southern Tutchone | 5 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 40 |
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 20 | 35 |
Haida | 70 | 30 | 40 | 75 | 35 | 40 |
Inuit languages | 80 | 30 | 55 | 36,545 | 18,100 | 18,445 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1,025 | 445 | 575 |
Inuktitut | 50 | 20 | 30 | 35,215 | 17,530 | 17,680 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 10 | 10 | 315 | 125 | 185 |
Iroquoian languages | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1,115 | 485 | 635 |
Cayuga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Mohawk | 10 | 5 | 5 | 980 | 430 | 555 |
Oneida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 20 | 40 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 20 |
Kutenai | 100 | 55 | 50 | 105 | 55 | 55 |
Michif | 35 | 20 | 10 | 465 | 230 | 235 |
Salish languages | 2,270 | 1,115 | 1,155 | 2,305 | 1,130 | 1,180 |
Comox | 80 | 45 | 40 | 80 | 45 | 40 |
Halkomelem | 475 | 230 | 245 | 475 | 225 | 245 |
Lillooet | 315 | 155 | 160 | 315 | 155 | 155 |
Okanagan | 270 | 135 | 135 | 270 | 135 | 135 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 435 | 220 | 215 | 445 | 225 | 220 |
Squamish | 35 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 |
Straits | 80 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 40 | 40 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 330 | 150 | 185 | 335 | 150 | 185 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 250 | 130 | 120 | 255 | 135 | 125 |
Siouan languages | 45 | 25 | 20 | 4,285 | 2,070 | 2,220 |
Dakota | 30 | 15 | 20 | 1,215 | 570 | 635 |
Stoney | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3,025 | 1,465 | 1,555 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 25 |
Tlingit | 30 | 15 | 15 | 95 | 40 | 55 |
Tsimshian languages | 1,460 | 715 | 740 | 1,480 | 730 | 755 |
Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 875 | 435 | 445 | 880 | 435 | 445 |
Nisga'a | 385 | 195 | 190 | 400 | 200 | 200 |
Tsimshian | 195 | 90 | 110 | 200 | 90 | 110 |
Wakashan languages | 795 | 365 | 435 | 805 | 370 | 435 |
Haisla | 90 | 40 | 55 | 90 | 40 | 50 |
Heiltsuk | 100 | 45 | 55 | 95 | 40 | 55 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 320 | 140 | 180 | 325 | 145 | 185 |
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 275 | 135 | 140 | 285 | 135 | 140 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 190 | 80 | 110 | 585 | 295 | 295 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 1,259,025 | 587,455 | 671,570 | 7,125,365 | 3,406,425 | 3,718,945 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 24,870 | 13,405 | 11,465 | 575,365 | 298,060 | 277,300 |
Berber languages | 115 | 75 | 45 | 22,135 | 11,865 | 10,270 |
Kabyle | 40 | 30 | 15 | 13,150 | 6,995 | 6,155 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 80 | 45 | 30 | 8,985 | 4,865 | 4,115 |
Cushitic languages | 1,505 | 765 | 740 | 42,885 | 20,095 | 22,790 |
Bilen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 805 | 455 | 350 |
Oromo | 205 | 115 | 95 | 4,960 | 2,560 | 2,400 |
Somali | 1,270 | 640 | 640 | 36,755 | 16,895 | 19,865 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 10 | 15 | 365 | 195 | 170 |
Semitic languages | 23,195 | 12,540 | 10,655 | 509,190 | 265,465 | 243,725 |
Amharic | 1,370 | 670 | 700 | 22,465 | 10,720 | 11,745 |
Arabic | 17,480 | 9,595 | 7,890 | 419,890 | 220,785 | 199,105 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 650 | 315 | 330 | 16,070 | 7,910 | 8,160 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 440 | 245 | 200 | 5,545 | 2,780 | 2,770 |
Harari | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1,320 | 635 | 685 |
Hebrew | 2,065 | 1,125 | 940 | 19,530 | 10,480 | 9,045 |
Maltese | 215 | 100 | 115 | 5,565 | 2,765 | 2,800 |
Tigrigna | 805 | 395 | 405 | 16,650 | 8,310 | 8,340 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 150 | 80 | 65 | 2,155 | 1,085 | 1,070 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 55 | 30 | 25 | 1,155 | 635 | 520 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 28,740 | 13,170 | 15,575 | 176,725 | 81,810 | 94,920 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 1,560 | 710 | 850 | 20,130 | 9,270 | 10,860 |
Vietnamese | 27,150 | 12,440 | 14,710 | 156,425 | 72,470 | 83,955 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 30 | 15 | 15 | 170 | 65 | 100 |
Austronesian languages | 96,535 | 38,765 | 57,770 | 511,480 | 211,580 | 299,900 |
Bikol | 375 | 165 | 215 | 1,790 | 790 | 1,000 |
Cebuano | 4,065 | 1,565 | 2,505 | 19,890 | 7,930 | 11,960 |
Fijian | 470 | 240 | 230 | 745 | 400 | 345 |
Hiligaynon | 1,470 | 550 | 920 | 6,885 | 2,680 | 4,205 |
Ilocano | 5,240 | 2,055 | 3,190 | 26,345 | 10,620 | 15,720 |
Malagasy | 20 | 10 | 15 | 1,430 | 665 | 760 |
Malay | 3,895 | 1,675 | 2,220 | 12,275 | 5,255 | 7,020 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 700 | 320 | 380 | 4,040 | 1,865 | 2,175 |
Pangasinan | 295 | 130 | 170 | 1,390 | 590 | 800 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 78,770 | 31,550 | 47,220 | 431,380 | 178,575 | 252,810 |
Waray-Waray | 215 | 85 | 135 | 1,110 | 430 | 675 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 1,015 | 435 | 580 | 4,195 | 1,770 | 2,425 |
Creole languages | 840 | 440 | 400 | 72,125 | 32,310 | 39,820 |
Haitian Creole | 35 | 20 | 15 | 3,030 | 1,445 | 1,590 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 500 | 255 | 245 | 64,105 | 28,455 | 35,660 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 305 | 155 | 145 | 4,985 | 2,410 | 2,575 |
Dravidian languages | 7,500 | 3,995 | 3,510 | 189,405 | 94,765 | 94,640 |
Kannada | 280 | 150 | 135 | 3,970 | 2,040 | 1,935 |
Malayalam | 2,385 | 1,260 | 1,130 | 28,570 | 14,770 | 13,800 |
Tamil | 3,615 | 1,875 | 1,740 | 140,720 | 69,080 | 71,640 |
Telugu | 1,175 | 695 | 480 | 15,655 | 8,640 | 7,020 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 45 | 20 | 25 | 490 | 240 | 250 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 140 | 75 | 70 | 795 | 395 | 405 |
Indo-European languages | 588,175 | 286,135 | 302,035 | 3,877,330 | 1,889,400 | 1,987,930 |
Albanian | 1,465 | 765 | 705 | 26,890 | 13,610 | 13,285 |
Armenian | 1,195 | 600 | 600 | 33,455 | 16,270 | 17,185 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 83,110 | 38,595 | 44,515 | 701,975 | 323,640 | 378,340 |
Baltic languages | 1,070 | 485 | 585 | 12,530 | 5,315 | 7,215 |
Latvian | 565 | 255 | 300 | 5,455 | 2,350 | 3,105 |
Lithuanian | 505 | 225 | 280 | 7,075 | 2,965 | 4,115 |
Slavic languages | 82,040 | 38,110 | 43,930 | 689,450 | 318,325 | 371,115 |
Belarusan | 95 | 45 | 50 | 810 | 385 | 430 |
Bosnian | 1,360 | 675 | 685 | 12,210 | 6,035 | 6,180 |
Bulgarian | 2,025 | 955 | 1,070 | 20,025 | 9,675 | 10,345 |
Croatian | 7,475 | 3,655 | 3,820 | 48,200 | 23,540 | 24,665 |
Czech | 5,920 | 2,850 | 3,070 | 22,290 | 10,525 | 11,765 |
Macedonian | 325 | 160 | 165 | 16,775 | 8,050 | 8,725 |
Polish | 16,910 | 7,875 | 9,035 | 181,710 | 82,435 | 99,275 |
Russian | 25,955 | 11,640 | 14,310 | 188,255 | 85,400 | 102,855 |
Serbian | 7,045 | 3,600 | 3,450 | 57,350 | 28,535 | 28,815 |
Serbo-Croatian | 1,395 | 670 | 725 | 9,555 | 4,565 | 4,985 |
Slovak | 3,400 | 1,525 | 1,870 | 17,580 | 8,075 | 9,510 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 1,160 | 545 | 615 | 9,790 | 4,415 | 5,370 |
Ukrainian | 8,630 | 3,730 | 4,900 | 102,485 | 45,440 | 57,040 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 345 | 175 | 170 | 2,415 | 1,255 | 1,165 |
Celtic languages | 615 | 325 | 290 | 2,690 | 1,335 | 1,360 |
Scottish Gaelic | 240 | 130 | 110 | 1,090 | 540 | 550 |
Welsh | 280 | 145 | 135 | 1,075 | 495 | 575 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 95 | 50 | 45 | 530 | 295 | 235 |
Germanic languages | 101,725 | 48,350 | 53,380 | 538,765 | 258,410 | 280,350 |
Afrikaans | 3,260 | 1,655 | 1,610 | 10,265 | 5,115 | 5,145 |
Danish | 4,665 | 2,280 | 2,385 | 12,630 | 6,245 | 6,390 |
Dutch | 21,020 | 10,130 | 10,895 | 99,020 | 48,200 | 50,820 |
Frisian | 295 | 145 | 145 | 2,100 | 1,095 | 1,005 |
German | 66,885 | 31,525 | 35,360 | 384,035 | 183,215 | 200,820 |
Icelandic | 275 | 135 | 145 | 1,285 | 600 | 685 |
Norwegian | 2,005 | 970 | 1,035 | 4,615 | 2,170 | 2,445 |
Swedish | 2,520 | 1,100 | 1,420 | 6,840 | 3,015 | 3,825 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 445 | 220 | 225 | 3,895 | 1,730 | 2,165 |
Yiddish | 290 | 150 | 140 | 13,555 | 6,750 | 6,800 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 65 | 45 | 25 | 525 | 280 | 240 |
Greek | 6,115 | 3,245 | 2,870 | 106,525 | 53,350 | 53,170 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 297,800 | 147,830 | 149,970 | 1,312,750 | 664,120 | 648,630 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 251,000 | 124,260 | 126,740 | 1,064,760 | 538,530 | 526,235 |
Bengali | 3,180 | 1,665 | 1,510 | 73,125 | 37,410 | 35,720 |
Gujarati | 6,895 | 3,290 | 3,605 | 108,780 | 55,105 | 53,670 |
Hindi | 26,720 | 12,910 | 13,810 | 110,640 | 55,880 | 54,765 |
Kashmiri | 65 | 35 | 25 | 565 | 300 | 265 |
Konkani | 255 | 130 | 125 | 3,330 | 1,625 | 1,710 |
Marathi | 620 | 325 | 295 | 8,295 | 4,300 | 3,995 |
Nepali | 1,155 | 620 | 540 | 18,275 | 9,230 | 9,045 |
Oriya (Odia) | 70 | 35 | 35 | 1,055 | 560 | 495 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 198,805 | 98,525 | 100,285 | 501,680 | 253,515 | 248,160 |
Sindhi | 1,675 | 780 | 895 | 11,860 | 5,605 | 6,260 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 1,675 | 845 | 830 | 16,335 | 8,050 | 8,285 |
Urdu | 9,885 | 5,090 | 4,795 | 210,815 | 106,960 | 103,860 |
Iranian languages | 46,390 | 23,355 | 23,035 | 242,805 | 122,835 | 119,970 |
Kurdish | 1,765 | 945 | 825 | 11,705 | 6,345 | 5,355 |
Pashto | 1,155 | 615 | 535 | 16,910 | 8,760 | 8,145 |
Persian (Farsi) | 43,470 | 21,795 | 21,675 | 214,200 | 107,725 | 106,470 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 410 | 220 | 195 | 5,180 | 2,755 | 2,425 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 96,135 | 46,430 | 49,710 | 1,154,270 | 558,660 | 595,615 |
Catalan | 160 | 85 | 75 | 865 | 440 | 425 |
Italian | 22,680 | 11,445 | 11,230 | 375,635 | 184,415 | 191,220 |
Portuguese | 17,450 | 8,240 | 9,210 | 221,540 | 106,630 | 114,910 |
Romanian | 8,730 | 4,250 | 4,480 | 96,665 | 46,195 | 50,470 |
Spanish | 47,010 | 22,335 | 24,675 | 458,850 | 220,605 | 238,245 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 105 | 65 | 40 | 720 | 380 | 340 |
Japanese | 21,350 | 7,195 | 14,150 | 43,640 | 14,790 | 28,855 |
Kartvelian languages | 85 | 50 | 35 | 1,715 | 910 | 805 |
Georgian | 85 | 50 | 40 | 1,715 | 910 | 805 |
Korean | 52,160 | 23,495 | 28,670 | 153,425 | 70,310 | 83,115 |
Mongolic languages | 360 | 150 | 205 | 1,575 | 690 | 885 |
Mongolian | 360 | 155 | 210 | 1,575 | 690 | 880 |
Niger-Congo languages | 3,725 | 1,875 | 1,850 | 91,375 | 45,075 | 46,305 |
Akan (Twi) | 495 | 275 | 220 | 13,455 | 6,490 | 6,970 |
Bamanankan | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1,535 | 815 | 720 |
Edo | 85 | 50 | 35 | 1,670 | 770 | 900 |
Ewe | 85 | 45 | 35 | 1,760 | 950 | 805 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 45 | 25 | 20 | 2,825 | 1,495 | 1,335 |
Ga | 45 | 20 | 25 | 920 | 445 | 470 |
Ganda | 90 | 45 | 45 | 1,295 | 625 | 665 |
Igbo | 245 | 145 | 105 | 4,235 | 2,265 | 1,970 |
Lingala | 80 | 30 | 45 | 3,810 | 1,785 | 2,025 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 115 | 50 | 60 | 5,845 | 2,785 | 3,060 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 155 | 70 | 80 | 5,250 | 2,355 | 2,895 |
Shona | 215 | 100 | 115 | 3,180 | 1,520 | 1,665 |
Swahili | 805 | 400 | 405 | 13,370 | 6,385 | 6,990 |
Wolof | 50 | 25 | 25 | 3,990 | 2,170 | 1,820 |
Yoruba | 330 | 185 | 150 | 9,085 | 4,785 | 4,300 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 885 | 410 | 480 | 19,135 | 9,435 | 9,695 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 340 | 175 | 165 | 5,870 | 3,025 | 2,845 |
Dinka | 105 | 60 | 45 | 2,120 | 1,115 | 1,000 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 240 | 115 | 125 | 3,755 | 1,910 | 1,840 |
Sign languages | 1,155 | 610 | 545 | 7,500 | 3,925 | 3,575 |
American Sign Language | 470 | 230 | 240 | 2,685 | 1,320 | 1,360 |
Quebec Sign Language | 5 | 0 | 5 | 695 | 340 | 355 |
Sign languages, n.i.e | 690 | 380 | 305 | 4,120 | 2,265 | 1,860 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 410,920 | 187,725 | 223,190 | 1,269,215 | 589,570 | 679,645 |
Chinese languages | 408,415 | 186,455 | 221,960 | 1,253,360 | 581,650 | 671,715 |
Cantonese | 193,530 | 89,325 | 104,210 | 565,270 | 262,865 | 302,405 |
Hakka | 2,325 | 1,010 | 1,315 | 10,910 | 4,900 | 6,015 |
Mandarin | 186,325 | 84,370 | 101,955 | 592,040 | 274,630 | 317,410 |
Min Dong | 230 | 105 | 120 | 1,230 | 580 | 650 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 11,210 | 4,995 | 6,215 | 31,795 | 14,450 | 17,350 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 4,540 | 1,995 | 2,545 | 12,915 | 5,780 | 7,140 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 10,050 | 4,570 | 5,480 | 38,580 | 18,165 | 20,410 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 205 | 85 | 120 | 610 | 275 | 335 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 2,500 | 1,265 | 1,230 | 15,850 | 7,925 | 7,935 |
Burmese | 1,125 | 580 | 545 | 3,585 | 1,795 | 1,790 |
Karenic languages | 815 | 395 | 425 | 4,705 | 2,355 | 2,350 |
Tibetan | 330 | 175 | 160 | 6,165 | 3,080 | 3,080 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 230 | 120 | 110 | 1,400 | 695 | 705 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 3,985 | 1,335 | 2,650 | 22,010 | 8,870 | 13,145 |
Lao | 1,100 | 550 | 550 | 12,670 | 6,145 | 6,525 |
Thai | 2,865 | 775 | 2,090 | 9,255 | 2,690 | 6,565 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e | 20 | 10 | 15 | 80 | 35 | 55 |
Turkic languages | 4,140 | 2,295 | 1,845 | 40,140 | 21,120 | 19,025 |
Azerbaijani | 530 | 290 | 235 | 3,260 | 1,785 | 1,470 |
Turkish | 3,145 | 1,790 | 1,360 | 32,815 | 17,375 | 15,440 |
Uyghur | 170 | 85 | 85 | 1,035 | 510 | 525 |
Uzbek | 105 | 50 | 55 | 1,715 | 855 | 865 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 190 | 80 | 110 | 1,315 | 590 | 720 |
Uralic languages | 13,490 | 6,285 | 7,205 | 81,985 | 37,790 | 44,195 |
Estonian | 705 | 295 | 410 | 5,445 | 2,325 | 3,115 |
Finnish | 3,760 | 1,555 | 2,200 | 15,295 | 6,395 | 8,900 |
Hungarian | 9,025 | 4,435 | 4,590 | 61,235 | 29,060 | 32,175 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 500 | 280 | 225 | 3,690 | 2,045 | 1,645 |
Multiple responses | 103,415 | 49,625 | 53,795 | 818,635 | 398,325 | 420,305 |
English and French | 10,065 | 4,815 | 5,250 | 165,320 | 80,460 | 84,860 |
English and non-official language | 89,135 | 42,820 | 46,315 | 533,265 | 259,160 | 274,100 |
French and non-official language | 2,100 | 1,040 | 1,065 | 86,150 | 42,170 | 43,985 |
English, French and non-official language | 2,115 | 950 | 1,165 | 33,900 | 16,535 | 17,365 |
Language spoken most often at homeUpdate 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 | 4,598,415 | 2,255,395 | 2,343,015 | 34,767,250 | 17,101,165 | 17,666,085 |
Single responses | 4,365,875 | 2,145,020 | 2,220,855 | 33,103,860 | 16,298,475 | 16,805,395 |
Official languages | 3,648,500 | 1,807,825 | 1,840,675 | 29,106,670 | 14,383,020 | 14,723,645 |
English | 3,631,700 | 1,799,625 | 1,832,075 | 22,162,865 | 10,966,135 | 11,196,730 |
French | 16,795 | 8,195 | 8,605 | 6,943,800 | 3,416,890 | 3,526,910 |
Non-official languages | 717,375 | 337,200 | 380,180 | 3,997,195 | 1,915,450 | 2,081,750 |
Aboriginal languages | 1,565 | 765 | 795 | 118,470 | 59,720 | 58,750 |
Algonquian languages | 105 | 50 | 55 | 75,080 | 37,825 | 37,260 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,115 | 555 | 555 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 85 | 40 | 45 | 55,825 | 28,135 | 27,685 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,465 | 2,825 | 2,640 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,590 | 4,195 | 4,395 |
Moose Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,200 | 595 | 605 |
Northern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 55 | 60 |
Plains Cree | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1,350 | 665 | 685 |
Southern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 15 |
Swampy Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 140 | 190 |
Woods Cree | 0 | 0 | 5 | 800 | 410 | 390 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 60 | 30 | 30 | 37,945 | 19,240 | 18,710 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3,615 | 1,795 | 1,820 |
Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 30 |
Mi'kmaq | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3,560 | 1,770 | 1,795 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 10 | 5 | 5 | 14,525 | 7,335 | 7,190 |
Algonquin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 170 | 200 |
Ojibway | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6,175 | 3,165 | 3,015 |
Oji-Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,900 | 3,960 | 3,940 |
Ottawa (Odawa) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 35 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Athabaskan languages | 610 | 290 | 320 | 10,265 | 5,125 | 5,135 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 605 | 290 | 315 | 10,255 | 5,120 | 5,135 |
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) | 20 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Beaver | 40 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 30 | 20 |
Carrier | 245 | 110 | 130 | 245 | 115 | 130 |
Chilcotin | 260 | 125 | 130 | 255 | 125 | 130 |
Dene | 15 | 5 | 10 | 7,710 | 3,805 | 3,905 |
Dogrib (Tlicho) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,020 | 550 | 475 |
Gwich'in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 25 | 25 |
Sarsi (Sarcee) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Sekani | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Slavey-Hare languages | 10 | 5 | 5 | 820 | 425 | 395 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 180 | 155 |
South Slavey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 190 | 185 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 10 | 5 | 5 | 105 | 55 | 55 |
Tahltan languages | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Tahltan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Tutchone languages | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Southern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
Haida | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
Inuit languages | 10 | 5 | 5 | 29,490 | 14,995 | 14,495 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 75 | 90 |
Inuktitut | 10 | 0 | 5 | 29,230 | 14,885 | 14,345 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 40 | 55 |
Iroquoian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 135 | 155 |
Cayuga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
Mohawk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 115 | 140 |
Oneida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Kutenai | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Michif | 0 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 40 | 45 |
Salish languages | 275 | 130 | 150 | 285 | 130 | 150 |
Comox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Halkomelem | 50 | 20 | 30 | 45 | 20 | 25 |
Lillooet | 25 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Okanagan | 85 | 35 | 45 | 85 | 35 | 45 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 50 | 30 | 20 | 55 | 30 | 20 |
Squamish | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Straits | 25 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Siouan languages | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2,225 | 1,085 | 1,140 |
Dakota | 10 | 10 | 5 | 255 | 140 | 120 |
Stoney | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1,950 | 940 | 1,010 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian languages | 405 | 215 | 195 | 410 | 210 | 190 |
Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 310 | 155 | 155 | 315 | 155 | 155 |
Nisga'a | 70 | 45 | 25 | 70 | 40 | 30 |
Tsimshian | 25 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Wakashan languages | 75 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 45 | 35 |
Haisla | 20 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 15 |
Heiltsuk | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 25 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 30 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 45 | 15 | 25 | 235 | 110 | 125 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 715,815 | 336,435 | 379,380 | 3,878,725 | 1,855,730 | 2,022,995 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 13,990 | 7,065 | 6,920 | 307,755 | 153,275 | 154,480 |
Berber languages | 45 | 25 | 20 | 8,105 | 4,215 | 3,895 |
Kabyle | 20 | 10 | 15 | 5,490 | 2,855 | 2,640 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 25 | 15 | 10 | 2,620 | 1,365 | 1,260 |
Cushitic languages | 770 | 355 | 415 | 27,095 | 12,455 | 14,640 |
Bilen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 620 | 330 | 285 |
Oromo | 90 | 50 | 45 | 3,410 | 1,700 | 1,710 |
Somali | 665 | 300 | 360 | 22,895 | 10,340 | 12,555 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 5 | 10 | 185 | 85 | 95 |
Semitic languages | 13,155 | 6,680 | 6,475 | 272,100 | 136,390 | 135,720 |
Amharic | 600 | 275 | 320 | 12,780 | 6,010 | 6,770 |
Arabic | 10,415 | 5,335 | 5,080 | 223,540 | 112,690 | 110,850 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 405 | 195 | 210 | 10,510 | 5,090 | 5,425 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 310 | 165 | 145 | 3,445 | 1,695 | 1,750 |
Harari | 10 | 5 | 5 | 735 | 335 | 400 |
Hebrew | 900 | 465 | 440 | 8,560 | 4,425 | 4,135 |
Maltese | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1,130 | 525 | 605 |
Tigrigna | 410 | 190 | 225 | 10,205 | 5,040 | 5,170 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 95 | 45 | 50 | 1,200 | 585 | 620 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 10 | 10 | 440 | 215 | 230 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 17,870 | 8,305 | 9,560 | 115,210 | 53,500 | 61,710 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 800 | 375 | 420 | 10,880 | 4,940 | 5,945 |
Vietnamese | 17,055 | 7,920 | 9,130 | 104,245 | 48,525 | 55,725 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e | 15 | 10 | 5 | 85 | 40 | 45 |
Austronesian languages | 40,605 | 17,945 | 22,660 | 239,785 | 108,110 | 131,680 |
Bikol | 75 | 30 | 35 | 290 | 140 | 155 |
Cebuano | 1,305 | 585 | 715 | 7,210 | 3,325 | 3,880 |
Fijian | 110 | 65 | 55 | 195 | 105 | 90 |
Hiligaynon | 415 | 175 | 240 | 2,205 | 970 | 1,240 |
Ilocano | 1,615 | 695 | 930 | 9,125 | 4,045 | 5,080 |
Malagasy | 10 | 5 | 10 | 435 | 220 | 210 |
Malay | 1,120 | 510 | 605 | 3,620 | 1,710 | 1,910 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 150 | 70 | 80 | 1,200 | 565 | 630 |
Pangasinan | 55 | 25 | 30 | 240 | 110 | 135 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 35,375 | 15,600 | 19,770 | 213,790 | 96,235 | 117,555 |
Waray-Waray | 55 | 25 | 35 | 310 | 135 | 170 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 310 | 150 | 160 | 1,160 | 545 | 620 |
Creole languages | 335 | 150 | 180 | 27,860 | 12,005 | 15,850 |
Haitian Creole | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,280 | 575 | 705 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 235 | 105 | 130 | 24,575 | 10,510 | 14,060 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 95 | 50 | 45 | 2,005 | 920 | 1,085 |
Dravidian languages | 3,940 | 1,995 | 1,940 | 122,490 | 59,780 | 62,710 |
Kannada | 110 | 55 | 60 | 1,630 | 825 | 800 |
Malayalam | 1,225 | 615 | 605 | 15,440 | 7,865 | 7,575 |
Tamil | 2,055 | 1,025 | 1,030 | 96,955 | 46,570 | 50,385 |
Telugu | 535 | 295 | 240 | 8,280 | 4,430 | 3,850 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 5 | 10 | 190 | 85 | 105 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 55 | 25 | 30 | 340 | 160 | 180 |
Indo-European languages | 282,090 | 137,135 | 144,955 | 1,911,215 | 927,225 | 983,985 |
Albanian | 695 | 335 | 360 | 13,135 | 6,575 | 6,560 |
Armenian | 545 | 240 | 305 | 21,505 | 10,165 | 11,345 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 31,640 | 15,150 | 16,490 | 314,965 | 149,315 | 165,650 |
Baltic languages | 210 | 90 | 115 | 3,275 | 1,400 | 1,870 |
Latvian | 80 | 30 | 50 | 1,255 | 530 | 725 |
Lithuanian | 125 | 60 | 65 | 2,020 | 870 | 1,150 |
Slavic languages | 31,430 | 15,060 | 16,370 | 311,690 | 147,910 | 163,780 |
Belarusan | 15 | 5 | 5 | 230 | 105 | 120 |
Bosnian | 595 | 300 | 300 | 6,045 | 3,010 | 3,040 |
Bulgarian | 1,035 | 485 | 550 | 11,985 | 5,835 | 6,150 |
Croatian | 2,235 | 1,055 | 1,180 | 16,775 | 7,980 | 8,795 |
Czech | 1,595 | 800 | 795 | 6,235 | 3,060 | 3,180 |
Macedonian | 150 | 75 | 75 | 6,830 | 3,250 | 3,580 |
Polish | 5,690 | 2,720 | 2,970 | 74,780 | 34,910 | 39,870 |
Russian | 13,310 | 6,290 | 7,020 | 116,595 | 55,175 | 61,425 |
Serbian | 3,695 | 1,870 | 1,825 | 31,750 | 15,665 | 16,085 |
Serbo-Croatian | 500 | 235 | 265 | 3,885 | 1,865 | 2,020 |
Slovak | 1,000 | 480 | 520 | 5,615 | 2,685 | 2,920 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 145 | 65 | 85 | 2,050 | 905 | 1,145 |
Ukrainian | 1,430 | 665 | 765 | 28,250 | 13,150 | 15,100 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 40 | 20 | 20 | 670 | 310 | 360 |
Celtic languages | 70 | 40 | 30 | 360 | 205 | 155 |
Scottish Gaelic | 35 | 20 | 10 | 185 | 105 | 80 |
Welsh | 25 | 10 | 10 | 95 | 50 | 45 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 50 | 30 |
Germanic languages | 14,430 | 6,870 | 7,555 | 146,455 | 71,835 | 74,615 |
Afrikaans | 1,475 | 715 | 760 | 4,790 | 2,355 | 2,435 |
Danish | 305 | 145 | 160 | 855 | 410 | 445 |
Dutch | 1,895 | 890 | 1,005 | 9,565 | 4,630 | 4,935 |
Frisian | 10 | 5 | 5 | 185 | 95 | 90 |
German | 10,085 | 4,795 | 5,295 | 120,335 | 58,905 | 61,435 |
Icelandic | 75 | 35 | 35 | 270 | 120 | 150 |
Norwegian | 140 | 60 | 80 | 345 | 145 | 200 |
Swedish | 360 | 170 | 195 | 1,045 | 500 | 545 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 50 | 30 | 20 | 355 | 170 | 185 |
Yiddish | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7,080 | 3,695 | 3,385 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1,625 | 820 | 810 |
Greek | 2,010 | 975 | 1,035 | 44,545 | 21,110 | 23,440 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 194,590 | 95,380 | 99,215 | 838,755 | 416,960 | 421,795 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 164,185 | 80,610 | 83,575 | 676,185 | 337,440 | 338,745 |
Bengali | 1,815 | 895 | 920 | 47,350 | 23,585 | 23,765 |
Gujarati | 2,970 | 1,320 | 1,645 | 64,150 | 31,740 | 32,405 |
Hindi | 12,310 | 5,890 | 6,425 | 55,510 | 27,805 | 27,710 |
Kashmiri | 10 | 5 | 5 | 135 | 70 | 70 |
Konkani | 40 | 25 | 25 | 720 | 355 | 370 |
Marathi | 270 | 140 | 130 | 3,780 | 1,940 | 1,840 |
Nepali | 665 | 345 | 320 | 13,375 | 6,710 | 6,670 |
Oriya (Odia) | 35 | 20 | 15 | 470 | 235 | 240 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 139,080 | 68,565 | 70,515 | 349,145 | 174,905 | 174,240 |
Sindhi | 615 | 270 | 345 | 4,975 | 2,280 | 2,695 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 675 | 330 | 340 | 7,790 | 3,860 | 3,925 |
Urdu | 5,705 | 2,825 | 2,880 | 128,785 | 63,965 | 64,820 |
Iranian languages | 30,205 | 14,665 | 15,540 | 160,195 | 78,310 | 81,880 |
Kurdish | 1,080 | 540 | 535 | 6,580 | 3,400 | 3,175 |
Pashto | 700 | 350 | 350 | 10,590 | 5,305 | 5,290 |
Persian (Farsi) | 28,420 | 13,765 | 14,660 | 143,020 | 69,600 | 73,425 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 200 | 100 | 100 | 2,375 | 1,215 | 1,160 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 38,110 | 18,145 | 19,970 | 531,485 | 251,050 | 280,440 |
Catalan | 65 | 35 | 35 | 355 | 165 | 190 |
Italian | 5,200 | 2,245 | 2,955 | 115,415 | 49,975 | 65,440 |
Portuguese | 6,725 | 3,140 | 3,580 | 98,710 | 46,915 | 51,795 |
Romanian | 3,800 | 1,830 | 1,970 | 53,320 | 25,795 | 27,525 |
Spanish | 22,310 | 10,900 | 11,410 | 263,510 | 128,110 | 135,400 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 5 | 10 | 180 | 85 | 95 |
Japanese | 9,860 | 4,070 | 5,790 | 19,785 | 8,265 | 11,515 |
Kartvelian languages | 30 | 15 | 10 | 1,040 | 565 | 475 |
Georgian | 30 | 15 | 15 | 1,035 | 565 | 475 |
Korean | 38,605 | 17,785 | 20,820 | 109,705 | 51,385 | 58,320 |
Mongolic languages | 170 | 80 | 90 | 910 | 440 | 470 |
Mongolian | 165 | 80 | 85 | 910 | 435 | 470 |
Niger-Congo languages | 960 | 430 | 530 | 28,665 | 13,340 | 15,320 |
Akan (Twi) | 150 | 80 | 65 | 5,990 | 2,695 | 3,295 |
Bamanankan | 5 | 5 | 5 | 340 | 180 | 160 |
Edo | 15 | 10 | 10 | 415 | 175 | 240 |
Ewe | 20 | 5 | 10 | 410 | 185 | 225 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 20 | 5 | 10 | 825 | 400 | 425 |
Ga | 5 | 5 | 0 | 250 | 105 | 140 |
Ganda | 10 | 5 | 5 | 345 | 160 | 185 |
Igbo | 40 | 20 | 15 | 1,000 | 485 | 510 |
Lingala | 35 | 15 | 20 | 1,045 | 455 | 590 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 55 | 20 | 40 | 2,110 | 990 | 1,115 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 60 | 25 | 35 | 1,530 | 670 | 865 |
Shona | 65 | 25 | 40 | 1,035 | 475 | 560 |
Swahili | 200 | 90 | 115 | 5,370 | 2,500 | 2,870 |
Wolof | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1,380 | 745 | 635 |
Yoruba | 60 | 30 | 35 | 2,615 | 1,275 | 1,340 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 200 | 85 | 120 | 4,010 | 1,850 | 2,160 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 140 | 60 | 75 | 2,650 | 1,305 | 1,350 |
Dinka | 55 | 30 | 20 | 1,130 | 580 | 550 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 85 | 30 | 55 | 1,525 | 730 | 800 |
Sign languages | 1,535 | 850 | 685 | 10,445 | 5,870 | 4,570 |
American Sign Language | 455 | 230 | 225 | 3,015 | 1,560 | 1,460 |
Quebec Sign Language | 0 | 0 | 0 | 730 | 375 | 355 |
Sign languages, n.i.e | 1,080 | 615 | 460 | 6,690 | 3,935 | 2,755 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 299,420 | 137,555 | 161,865 | 924,720 | 433,530 | 491,190 |
Chinese languages | 297,675 | 136,670 | 161,000 | 913,365 | 427,860 | 485,505 |
Cantonese | 137,075 | 62,545 | 74,525 | 400,215 | 184,340 | 215,885 |
Hakka | 700 | 295 | 410 | 4,080 | 1,820 | 2,265 |
Mandarin | 146,435 | 67,695 | 78,740 | 462,890 | 220,075 | 242,815 |
Min Dong | 65 | 25 | 35 | 345 | 150 | 195 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 4,820 | 2,185 | 2,630 | 13,965 | 6,345 | 7,625 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 2,595 | 1,195 | 1,400 | 7,650 | 3,580 | 4,075 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 5,885 | 2,680 | 3,205 | 23,935 | 11,440 | 12,500 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 105 | 45 | 55 | 280 | 130 | 150 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 1,745 | 885 | 865 | 11,350 | 5,670 | 5,680 |
Burmese | 720 | 375 | 350 | 2,245 | 1,115 | 1,125 |
Karenic languages | 725 | 355 | 370 | 3,865 | 1,935 | 1,930 |
Tibetan | 205 | 110 | 90 | 4,590 | 2,305 | 2,280 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 90 | 45 | 45 | 655 | 305 | 345 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 1,380 | 595 | 785 | 9,565 | 4,455 | 5,110 |
Lao | 460 | 225 | 235 | 6,175 | 2,995 | 3,180 |
Thai | 920 | 370 | 545 | 3,360 | 1,450 | 1,915 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Turkic languages | 1,695 | 880 | 815 | 22,250 | 11,205 | 11,045 |
Azerbaijani | 195 | 105 | 95 | 1,245 | 640 | 610 |
Turkish | 1,310 | 685 | 630 | 18,955 | 9,525 | 9,430 |
Uyghur | 95 | 50 | 50 | 610 | 315 | 290 |
Uzbek | 45 | 25 | 20 | 990 | 505 | 490 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 40 | 20 | 25 | 455 | 230 | 225 |
Uralic languages | 3,005 | 1,415 | 1,590 | 23,245 | 10,715 | 12,535 |
Estonian | 95 | 40 | 55 | 975 | 365 | 610 |
Finnish | 725 | 325 | 400 | 2,790 | 1,220 | 1,565 |
Hungarian | 2,185 | 1,050 | 1,130 | 19,485 | 9,125 | 10,355 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 145 | 70 | 75 | 1,110 | 605 | 500 |
Multiple responses | 232,540 | 110,375 | 122,165 | 1,663,390 | 802,695 | 860,690 |
English and French | 6,155 | 2,970 | 3,185 | 160,185 | 77,940 | 82,235 |
English and non-official language | 222,670 | 105,750 | 116,920 | 1,284,975 | 620,375 | 664,600 |
French and non-official language | 650 | 290 | 360 | 148,915 | 70,915 | 78,000 |
English, French and non-official language | 3,065 | 1,365 | 1,700 | 69,315 | 33,465 | 35,850 |
Other language spoken regularly at homeUpdate 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 | 4,598,415 | 2,255,400 | 2,343,015 | 34,767,255 | 17,101,165 | 17,666,080 |
None | 3,931,210 | 1,940,390 | 1,990,820 | 29,615,245 | 14,612,175 | 15,003,065 |
English | 274,535 | 132,990 | 141,545 | 2,109,340 | 1,045,215 | 1,064,120 |
French | 41,020 | 18,435 | 22,590 | 731,095 | 342,245 | 388,855 |
Non-official language | 340,930 | 158,590 | 182,345 | 2,151,690 | 1,023,940 | 1,127,750 |
Aboriginal | 7,985 | 3,765 | 4,215 | 90,740 | 42,890 | 47,850 |
Non-Aboriginal | 332,945 | 154,820 | 178,125 | 2,060,945 | 981,055 | 1,079,895 |
English and French | 1,195 | 545 | 650 | 47,970 | 23,785 | 24,190 |
English and non-official language | 5,660 | 2,655 | 3,005 | 61,075 | 30,045 | 31,030 |
French and non-official language | 3,765 | 1,745 | 2,020 | 48,755 | 22,690 | 26,065 |
English, French and non-official language | 100 | 45 | 50 | 2,080 | 1,075 | 1,010 |
Knowledge of languagesUpdate of the 2016 Census language data | ||||||
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 | 4,560,235 | 2,237,490 | 2,322,745 | 34,460,065 | 16,971,575 | 17,488,485 |
Official languages | 4,407,125 | 2,173,840 | 2,233,285 | 33,818,210 | 16,709,290 | 17,108,920 |
English | 4,405,380 | 2,173,040 | 2,232,340 | 29,748,265 | 14,806,270 | 14,941,995 |
French | 314,225 | 140,085 | 174,140 | 10,242,945 | 4,952,455 | 5,290,495 |
Non-official languages | 1,546,550 | 727,200 | 819,355 | 9,369,280 | 4,488,185 | 4,881,090 |
Aboriginal languages | 17,190 | 8,115 | 9,075 | 263,845 | 127,550 | 136,295 |
Algonquian languages | 1,950 | 905 | 1,045 | 177,570 | 85,505 | 92,065 |
Blackfoot | 35 | 0 | 35 | 5,645 | 2,695 | 2,950 |
Cree-Montagnais languages | 1,600 | 795 | 805 | 116,585 | 56,515 | 60,070 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,640 | 3,335 | 3,305 |
Montagnais (Innu) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,440 | 5,500 | 5,945 |
Moose Cree | 15 | 0 | 10 | 195 | 80 | 115 |
Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,465 | 710 | 755 |
Northern East Cree | 10 | 0 | 10 | 545 | 225 | 320 |
Plains Cree | 345 | 160 | 180 | 5,905 | 2,705 | 3,200 |
Southern East Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 10 |
Swampy Cree | 55 | 25 | 30 | 2,345 | 995 | 1,350 |
Woods Cree | 80 | 45 | 40 | 2,665 | 1,230 | 1,435 |
Cree, n.o.s. | 1,090 | 560 | 525 | 86,115 | 42,080 | 44,035 |
Eastern Algonquian languages | 30 | 20 | 10 | 9,765 | 4,710 | 5,050 |
Malecite | 10 | 10 | 0 | 755 | 370 | 390 |
Mi'kmaq | 25 | 15 | 0 | 9,025 | 4,350 | 4,670 |
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages | 310 | 100 | 205 | 46,685 | 22,100 | 24,585 |
Algonquin | 20 | 0 | 15 | 2,480 | 1,165 | 1,315 |
Ojibway | 275 | 95 | 180 | 28,585 | 13,365 | 15,220 |
Oji-Cree | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15,610 | 7,575 | 8,030 |
Ottawa (Odawa) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 105 | 105 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 60 | 60 |
Athabaskan languages | 4,375 | 2,050 | 2,330 | 23,655 | 11,340 | 12,320 |
Northern Athabaskan languages | 4,345 | 2,035 | 2,315 | 23,570 | 11,300 | 12,265 |
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) | 200 | 100 | 95 | 210 | 105 | 100 |
Beaver | 255 | 130 | 130 | 340 | 180 | 165 |
Carrier | 2,045 | 940 | 1,110 | 2,105 | 955 | 1,145 |
Chilcotin | 1,130 | 525 | 605 | 1,150 | 535 | 610 |
Dene | 130 | 55 | 80 | 13,060 | 6,270 | 6,790 |
Dogrib (Tlicho) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,375 | 1,210 | 1,165 |
Gwich'in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 165 | 200 |
Sarsi (Sarcee) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 60 | 90 |
Sekani | 185 | 85 | 100 | 185 | 85 | 100 |
Slavey-Hare languages | 125 | 60 | 75 | 2,815 | 1,340 | 1,475 |
North Slavey (Hare) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1,010 | 475 | 530 |
South Slavey | 25 | 15 | 10 | 1,365 | 660 | 710 |
Slavey, n.o.s. | 105 | 45 | 60 | 680 | 320 | 360 |
Tahltan languages | 290 | 155 | 130 | 630 | 340 | 285 |
Kaska (Nahani) | 35 | 20 | 15 | 365 | 205 | 170 |
Tahltan | 250 | 135 | 120 | 270 | 140 | 130 |
Tutchone languages | 10 | 0 | 10 | 420 | 160 | 260 |
Northern Tutchone | 0 | 0 | 10 | 285 | 115 | 170 |
Southern Tutchone | 10 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 50 | 95 |
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. | 30 | 15 | 10 | 85 | 35 | 50 |
Haida | 455 | 195 | 255 | 465 | 205 | 260 |
Inuit languages | 170 | 70 | 95 | 42,980 | 21,355 | 21,630 |
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1,975 | 895 | 1,080 |
Inuktitut | 120 | 50 | 70 | 40,620 | 20,280 | 20,340 |
Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 35 | 15 | 25 | 470 | 225 | 240 |
Iroquoian languages | 30 | 10 | 15 | 2,800 | 1,240 | 1,555 |
Cayuga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 40 | 85 |
Mohawk | 25 | 10 | 15 | 2,415 | 1,120 | 1,295 |
Oneida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 60 | 125 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 10 | 0 | 115 | 45 | 75 |
Kutenai | 170 | 95 | 80 | 175 | 95 | 80 |
Michif | 110 | 50 | 60 | 1,210 | 585 | 625 |
Salish languages | 5,660 | 2,690 | 2,970 | 5,750 | 2,730 | 3,015 |
Comox | 185 | 75 | 105 | 185 | 75 | 110 |
Halkomelem | 1,045 | 470 | 570 | 1,060 | 475 | 585 |
Lillooet | 790 | 405 | 385 | 790 | 405 | 385 |
Okanagan | 805 | 360 | 445 | 820 | 370 | 450 |
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 1,280 | 630 | 650 | 1,305 | 640 | 665 |
Squamish | 280 | 125 | 155 | 285 | 125 | 155 |
Straits | 360 | 160 | 200 | 360 | 160 | 200 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 440 | 220 | 220 | 450 | 220 | 235 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 540 | 280 | 260 | 565 | 295 | 270 |
Siouan languages | 55 | 20 | 35 | 5,430 | 2,665 | 2,770 |
Dakota | 30 | 15 | 15 | 1,760 | 870 | 890 |
Stoney | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3,675 | 1,805 | 1,875 |
Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 15 | 10 | 10 | 140 | 70 | 70 |
Tlingit | 60 | 40 | 20 | 260 | 140 | 120 |
Tsimshian languages | 2,685 | 1,330 | 1,350 | 2,730 | 1,350 | 1,380 |
Gitxsan (Gitksan) | 1,275 | 635 | 645 | 1,305 | 645 | 660 |
Nisga'a | 1,035 | 535 | 500 | 1,060 | 545 | 515 |
Tsimshian | 405 | 180 | 230 | 410 | 180 | 235 |
Wakashan languages | 1,460 | 670 | 795 | 1,490 | 680 | 805 |
Haisla | 175 | 65 | 105 | 175 | 65 | 110 |
Heiltsuk | 120 | 50 | 70 | 125 | 50 | 75 |
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 590 | 275 | 315 | 605 | 285 | 320 |
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 560 | 265 | 295 | 565 | 265 | 300 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. | 240 | 105 | 135 | 665 | 310 | 360 |
Non-Aboriginal languages | 1,529,635 | 719,190 | 810,440 | 9,107,075 | 4,361,420 | 4,745,660 |
Afro-Asiatic languages | 35,115 | 18,585 | 16,530 | 837,355 | 432,560 | 404,795 |
Berber languages | 145 | 95 | 45 | 29,460 | 15,745 | 13,715 |
Kabyle | 65 | 40 | 25 | 17,120 | 9,100 | 8,015 |
Berber languages, n.i.e. | 80 | 60 | 20 | 12,505 | 6,735 | 5,775 |
Cushitic languages | 2,070 | 955 | 1,120 | 57,125 | 26,870 | 30,250 |
Bilen | 20 | 10 | 15 | 1,085 | 625 | 470 |
Oromo | 245 | 140 | 110 | 6,245 | 3,070 | 3,175 |
Somali | 1,800 | 815 | 985 | 49,665 | 23,070 | 26,590 |
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 10 | 480 | 220 | 265 |
Semitic languages | 33,110 | 17,660 | 15,460 | 771,130 | 400,780 | 370,350 |
Amharic | 2,095 | 1,050 | 1,045 | 33,670 | 16,675 | 16,995 |
Arabic | 24,230 | 13,180 | 11,050 | 629,055 | 329,235 | 299,820 |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | 760 | 370 | 390 | 19,745 | 9,720 | 10,020 |
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic | 570 | 285 | 285 | 7,115 | 3,505 | 3,610 |
Harari | 55 | 35 | 20 | 1,710 | 855 | 860 |
Hebrew | 5,450 | 2,805 | 2,645 | 75,020 | 38,730 | 36,290 |
Maltese | 315 | 155 | 155 | 7,625 | 3,760 | 3,870 |
Tigrigna | 1,055 | 560 | 495 | 21,340 | 10,640 | 10,705 |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | 300 | 160 | 140 | 3,220 | 1,655 | 1,565 |
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 170 | 85 | 85 | 2,775 | 1,440 | 1,335 |
Austro-Asiatic languages | 35,915 | 17,130 | 18,785 | 224,865 | 105,845 | 119,020 |
Khmer (Cambodian) | 1,875 | 850 | 1,020 | 27,035 | 12,640 | 14,400 |
Vietnamese | 34,140 | 16,295 | 17,840 | 198,895 | 93,735 | 105,155 |
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. | 55 | 30 | 25 | 190 | 70 | 120 |
Austronesian languages | 125,425 | 51,215 | 74,210 | 656,200 | 273,075 | 383,125 |
Bikol | 530 | 215 | 310 | 2,075 | 885 | 1,190 |
Cebuano | 5,365 | 2,000 | 3,370 | 27,045 | 10,960 | 16,085 |
Fijian | 1,095 | 655 | 440 | 1,660 | 955 | 705 |
Hiligaynon | 1,685 | 710 | 975 | 7,925 | 3,200 | 4,720 |
Ilocano | 6,450 | 2,480 | 3,970 | 34,530 | 13,805 | 20,730 |
Malagasy | 25 | 15 | 10 | 2,335 | 1,120 | 1,220 |
Malay | 7,495 | 3,480 | 4,010 | 22,470 | 10,370 | 12,100 |
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) | 855 | 365 | 495 | 5,425 | 2,445 | 2,980 |
Pangasinan | 480 | 205 | 275 | 1,800 | 790 | 1,015 |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 113,265 | 45,455 | 67,805 | 612,735 | 253,210 | 359,530 |
Waray-Waray | 320 | 130 | 195 | 1,395 | 530 | 860 |
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. | 1,515 | 740 | 775 | 5,585 | 2,540 | 3,040 |
Creole languages | 2,485 | 1,320 | 1,165 | 155,615 | 70,545 | 85,070 |
Haitian Creole | 135 | 55 | 75 | 6,850 | 3,140 | 3,710 |
Creole, n.o.s. | 1,310 | 730 | 585 | 133,045 | 59,890 | 73,160 |
Creole languages, n.i.e. | 1,055 | 540 | 515 | 16,635 | 7,955 | 8,675 |
Dravidian languages | 10,390 | 5,485 | 4,905 | 250,180 | 126,220 | 123,960 |
Kannada | 510 | 250 | 265 | 8,245 | 4,180 | 4,065 |
Malayalam | 3,350 | 1,795 | 1,550 | 37,810 | 19,410 | 18,400 |
Tamil | 5,445 | 2,830 | 2,610 | 189,860 | 94,640 | 95,220 |
Telugu | 1,720 | 970 | 750 | 23,160 | 12,770 | 10,390 |
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. | 85 | 30 | 55 | 790 | 385 | 405 |
Hmong-Mien languages | 165 | 85 | 80 | 870 | 435 | 435 |
Indo-European languages | 764,815 | 371,760 | 393,060 | 5,158,010 | 2,506,455 | 2,651,555 |
Albanian | 1,640 | 840 | 795 | 31,930 | 16,140 | 15,790 |
Armenian | 1,680 | 845 | 835 | 41,295 | 19,980 | 21,315 |
Balto-Slavic languages | 94,050 | 44,710 | 49,340 | 817,315 | 384,960 | 432,350 |
Baltic languages | 1,030 | 515 | 520 | 14,675 | 6,470 | 8,205 |
Latvian | 555 | 290 | 265 | 6,500 | 2,960 | 3,540 |
Lithuanian | 475 | 220 | 250 | 8,185 | 3,510 | 4,675 |
Slavic languages | 93,235 | 44,305 | 48,940 | 805,915 | 379,965 | 425,945 |
Belarusan | 245 | 115 | 125 | 2,265 | 1,070 | 1,195 |
Bosnian | 2,075 | 1,020 | 1,050 | 18,265 | 9,055 | 9,215 |
Bulgarian | 2,430 | 1,105 | 1,325 | 22,425 | 10,920 | 11,505 |
Croatian | 10,685 | 5,255 | 5,430 | 69,840 | 34,515 | 35,325 |
Czech | 7,480 | 3,665 | 3,815 | 28,720 | 13,675 | 15,050 |
Macedonian | 400 | 220 | 185 | 23,075 | 11,190 | 11,880 |
Polish | 19,175 | 8,980 | 10,190 | 214,965 | 99,365 | 115,600 |
Russian | 33,990 | 15,850 | 18,135 | 269,645 | 127,055 | 142,595 |
Serbian | 9,110 | 4,625 | 4,485 | 73,775 | 37,040 | 36,740 |
Serbo-Croatian | 1,525 | 770 | 750 | 11,275 | 5,525 | 5,750 |
Slovak | 4,270 | 2,045 | 2,225 | 21,470 | 10,215 | 11,255 |
Slovene (Slovenian) | 1,375 | 610 | 760 | 11,495 | 5,205 | 6,290 |
Ukrainian | 10,740 | 4,835 | 5,905 | 132,115 | 58,820 | 73,300 |
Slavic languages, n.i.e. | 420 | 215 | 205 | 3,000 | 1,590 | 1,405 |
Celtic languages | 1,855 | 990 | 865 | 9,165 | 4,705 | 4,455 |
Scottish Gaelic | 660 | 395 | 265 | 3,980 | 2,010 | 1,975 |
Welsh | 345 | 145 | 195 | 1,690 | 830 | 860 |
Celtic languages, n.i.e. | 860 | 450 | 410 | 3,590 | 1,915 | 1,680 |
Germanic languages | 136,685 | 65,350 | 71,335 | 695,535 | 337,215 | 358,320 |
Afrikaans | 7,670 | 3,875 | 3,800 | 23,410 | 11,795 | 11,610 |
Danish | 5,510 | 2,490 | 3,020 | 15,745 | 7,320 | 8,425 |
Dutch | 24,060 | 11,520 | 12,550 | 120,865 | 57,885 | 62,990 |
Frisian | 465 | 230 | 240 | 2,910 | 1,515 | 1,395 |
German | 95,005 | 45,840 | 49,165 | 502,730 | 245,745 | 256,985 |
Icelandic | 405 | 210 | 195 | 1,780 | 830 | 945 |
Norwegian | 2,845 | 1,425 | 1,415 | 8,120 | 3,860 | 4,260 |
Swedish | 4,825 | 2,125 | 2,695 | 14,140 | 6,510 | 7,635 |
Vlaams (Flemish) | 545 | 270 | 275 | 4,400 | 1,945 | 2,455 |
Yiddish | 505 | 225 | 280 | 20,985 | 10,435 | 10,550 |
Germanic languages, n.i.e. | 155 | 95 | 60 | 8,710 | 4,425 | 4,285 |
Greek | 9,095 | 4,725 | 4,370 | 150,965 | 75,510 | 75,455 |
Indo-Iranian languages | 363,205 | 181,340 | 181,865 | 1,658,220 | 840,850 | 817,365 |
Indo-Aryan languages | 311,955 | 155,465 | 156,490 | 1,387,805 | 704,370 | 683,435 |
Bengali | 3,670 | 1,885 | 1,785 | 91,220 | 46,935 | 44,285 |
Gujarati | 11,500 | 5,455 | 6,050 | 149,045 | 74,765 | 74,285 |
Hindi | 81,330 | 39,950 | 41,380 | 433,365 | 221,665 | 211,700 |
Kashmiri | 60 | 30 | 25 | 905 | 490 | 420 |
Konkani | 415 | 215 | 200 | 6,790 | 3,185 | 3,605 |
Marathi | 1,475 | 780 | 695 | 15,570 | 8,200 | 7,365 |
Nepali | 1,485 | 725 | 760 | 21,380 | 10,915 | 10,470 |
Oriya (Odia) | 70 | 40 | 30 | 1,535 | 755 | 775 |
Punjabi (Panjabi) | 244,485 | 122,450 | 122,035 | 668,240 | 341,450 | 326,790 |
Sindhi | 3,300 | 1,415 | 1,885 | 20,260 | 9,310 | 10,945 |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 2,430 | 1,265 | 1,170 | 27,825 | 13,970 | 13,855 |
Urdu | 16,750 | 8,840 | 7,915 | 322,220 | 164,685 | 157,535 |
Iranian languages | 52,300 | 26,435 | 25,870 | 281,715 | 142,030 | 139,680 |
Kurdish | 2,225 | 1,185 | 1,040 | 15,290 | 8,290 | 7,000 |
Pashto | 1,660 | 940 | 725 | 23,180 | 12,465 | 10,715 |
Persian (Farsi) | 49,835 | 25,135 | 24,690 | 252,320 | 126,565 | 125,755 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | 935 | 490 | 450 | 8,875 | 4,715 | 4,155 |
Italic (Romance) languages | 177,685 | 83,505 | 94,185 | 1,897,630 | 898,530 | 999,100 |
Catalan | 395 | 210 | 180 | 2,035 | 1,145 | 890 |
Italian | 37,475 | 18,075 | 19,400 | 574,725 | 278,500 | 296,225 |
Portuguese | 23,260 | 11,060 | 12,200 | 295,955 | 144,465 | 151,485 |
Romanian | 10,045 | 4,945 | 5,105 | 115,050 | 55,275 | 59,770 |
Spanish | 115,115 | 53,215 | 61,900 | 995,255 | 460,250 | 535,010 |
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. | 380 | 245 | 140 | 2,680 | 1,610 | 1,075 |
Japanese | 36,990 | 15,955 | 21,040 | 83,090 | 36,760 | 46,335 |
Kartvelian languages | 115 | 55 | 60 | 2,150 | 1,075 | 1,075 |
Georgian | 115 | 55 | 55 | 2,150 | 1,080 | 1,070 |
Korean | 57,490 | 26,310 | 31,180 | 172,755 | 80,170 | 92,590 |
Mongolic languages | 370 | 170 | 200 | 2,090 | 960 | 1,130 |
Mongolian | 370 | 165 | 195 | 2,090 | 960 | 1,130 |
Niger-Congo languages | 8,025 | 4,130 | 3,895 | 177,215 | 88,135 | 89,080 |
Akan (Twi) | 630 | 350 | 280 | 22,145 | 10,810 | 11,340 |
Bamanankan | 30 | 20 | 15 | 3,190 | 1,660 | 1,530 |
Edo | 145 | 80 | 60 | 3,220 | 1,510 | 1,705 |
Ewe | 135 | 90 | 45 | 3,000 | 1,685 | 1,315 |
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 105 | 30 | 70 | 4,725 | 2,460 | 2,260 |
Ga | 150 | 95 | 50 | 2,250 | 1,140 | 1,110 |
Ganda | 165 | 80 | 85 | 2,495 | 1,175 | 1,320 |
Igbo | 425 | 240 | 185 | 8,850 | 4,710 | 4,140 |
Lingala | 280 | 125 | 150 | 17,010 | 7,865 | 9,145 |
Rundi (Kirundi) | 125 | 45 | 75 | 8,590 | 4,075 | 4,515 |
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 290 | 125 | 165 | 7,860 | 3,600 | 4,260 |
Shona | 415 | 220 | 195 | 5,425 | 2,530 | 2,905 |
Swahili | 3,365 | 1,785 | 1,575 | 38,680 | 19,565 | 19,115 |
Wolof | 50 | 25 | 30 | 8,240 | 4,455 | 3,785 |
Yoruba | 885 | 455 | 435 | 22,420 | 11,475 | 10,940 |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | 1,835 | 840 | 1,000 | 40,760 | 20,375 | 20,385 |
Nilo-Saharan languages | 405 | 210 | 200 | 7,015 | 3,520 | 3,495 |
Dinka | 85 | 50 | 35 | 2,475 | 1,280 | 1,190 |
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. | 325 | 155 | 165 | 4,555 | 2,240 | 2,315 |
Sign languages | 7,545 | 2,865 | 4,680 | 48,115 | 18,985 | 29,130 |
American Sign Language | 3,860 | 1,280 | 2,575 | 21,930 | 7,780 | 14,155 |
Quebec Sign Language | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4,665 | 1,665 | 3,005 |
Sign languages, n.i.e. | 3,780 | 1,615 | 2,160 | 22,275 | 9,835 | 12,440 |
Sino-Tibetan languages | 457,595 | 211,220 | 246,375 | 1,430,440 | 672,100 | 758,340 |
Chinese languages | 454,885 | 209,850 | 245,030 | 1,413,110 | 663,465 | 749,640 |
Cantonese | 234,445 | 108,485 | 125,960 | 699,125 | 325,840 | 373,285 |
Hakka | 2,715 | 1,290 | 1,430 | 12,445 | 5,555 | 6,890 |
Mandarin | 265,635 | 119,995 | 145,640 | 814,450 | 377,635 | 436,815 |
Min Dong | 130 | 55 | 75 | 1,045 | 440 | 600 |
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) | 16,410 | 7,230 | 9,185 | 42,840 | 19,005 | 23,835 |
Wu (Shanghainese) | 5,600 | 2,445 | 3,155 | 16,530 | 7,490 | 9,040 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 10,380 | 4,725 | 5,650 | 41,690 | 19,995 | 21,690 |
Chinese languages, n.i.e. | 200 | 75 | 120 | 590 | 250 | 340 |
Tibeto-Burman languages | 3,000 | 1,500 | 1,505 | 18,270 | 9,100 | 9,175 |
Burmese | 1,490 | 730 | 755 | 4,995 | 2,490 | 2,500 |
Karenic languages | 955 | 485 | 465 | 4,895 | 2,425 | 2,475 |
Tibetan | 375 | 205 | 165 | 7,050 | 3,555 | 3,490 |
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. | 330 | 150 | 180 | 2,375 | 1,160 | 1,220 |
Tai-Kadai languages | 5,635 | 2,190 | 3,450 | 30,400 | 13,210 | 17,195 |
Lao | 1,630 | 735 | 890 | 17,235 | 8,240 | 8,990 |
Thai | 4,275 | 1,535 | 2,740 | 15,390 | 5,875 | 9,520 |
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 115 | 50 | 65 |
Turkic languages | 6,785 | 3,685 | 3,095 | 60,530 | 31,585 | 28,945 |
Azerbaijani | 945 | 510 | 435 | 5,450 | 2,885 | 2,565 |
Turkish | 5,585 | 3,025 | 2,555 | 50,775 | 26,605 | 24,165 |
Uyghur | 115 | 60 | 55 | 1,385 | 685 | 700 |
Uzbek | 170 | 95 | 75 | 2,465 | 1,230 | 1,235 |
Turkic languages, n.i.e. | 275 | 140 | 130 | 1,870 | 905 | 965 |
Uralic languages | 15,280 | 7,095 | 8,185 | 94,810 | 44,270 | 50,545 |
Estonian | 780 | 350 | 425 | 6,070 | 2,750 | 3,315 |
Finnish | 4,030 | 1,640 | 2,385 | 17,595 | 7,540 | 10,050 |
Hungarian | 10,495 | 5,100 | 5,395 | 71,285 | 34,005 | 37,280 |
Uralic languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 10 |
Other languages, n.i.e. | 1,045 | 575 | 470 | 9,730 | 5,375 | 4,355 |
Source
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.
How to cite
How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. British Columbia [Province] and Canada [Country] (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 March 29, 2024).
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