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Population by mother tongue, by province and territory (2006 Census)
Related tables: Population estimates and projections, Aboriginal language groups, English language groups, French language groups, Other language groups.
| 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | N.B. | Que. | Ont. | |
| number | ||||
| Total population | 31,241,030 | 719,650 | 7,435,905 | 12,028,895 |
| Single responses1 | 30,848,270 | 714,490 | 7,339,495 | 11,853,565 |
| English | 17,882,775 | 463,190 | 575,555 | 8,230,705 |
| French | 6,817,655 | 232,975 | 5,877,660 | 488,815 |
| Non-official languages | 6,147,840 | 18,320 | 886,280 | 3,134,045 |
| Chinese | 1,012,065 | 2,160 | 63,415 | 482,570 |
| Cantonese | 361,450 | 295 | 9,850 | 181,820 |
| Mandarin | 170,950 | 505 | 7,770 | 75,335 |
| Hakka | 4,415 | 10 | 85 | 2,805 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 456,705 | 1,270 | 44,740 | 215,345 |
| Italian | 455,040 | 590 | 124,820 | 282,750 |
| German | 450,570 | 1,935 | 17,855 | 158,000 |
| Polish | 211,175 | 220 | 17,305 | 140,890 |
| Spanish | 345,345 | 1,040 | 108,790 | 160,275 |
| Portuguese | 219,275 | 210 | 34,710 | 155,310 |
| Punjabi | 367,505 | 55 | 11,905 | 152,645 |
| Ukrainian | 134,500 | 140 | 5,395 | 48,310 |
| Arabic | 261,640 | 970 | 108,105 | 114,730 |
| Dutch | 128,900 | 1,290 | 3,620 | 68,180 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | 235,615 | 330 | 11,785 | 117,365 |
| Greek | 117,285 | 275 | 41,845 | 61,330 |
| Vietnamese | 141,630 | 205 | 25,370 | 67,150 |
| Cree | 78,855 | 0 | 13,340 | 3,495 |
| Inuktitut (Eskimo) | 32,380 | 0 | 9,615 | 390 |
| Other non-official languages | 1,956,060 | 8,900 | 288,405 | 1,120,655 |
| Multiple responses2 | 392,760 | 5,160 | 96,405 | 175,330 |
| English and French | 98,625 | 4,450 | 43,335 | 32,690 |
| English and non-official language | 240,005 | 560 | 16,200 | 131,290 |
| French and non-official language | 43,335 | 120 | 31,350 | 7,790 |
| English, French and non-official language | 10,790 | 30 | 5,520 | 3,565 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2007-12-11. | ||||
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