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Population by mother tongue, by census metropolitan area (2006 Census)
Related tables: Population estimates and projections, Aboriginal language groups, English language groups, French language groups, Other language groups.
| 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton (Ont.) | St. Catharines-Niagara (Ont.) | Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo (Ont.) | Brantford (Ont.) | Guelph (Ont.) | |
| number | |||||
| Total population | 683,450 | 385,035 | 446,495 | 122,825 | 126,080 |
| Single responses1 | 675,780 | 381,310 | 441,780 | 122,115 | 124,875 |
| English | 516,360 | 307,350 | 334,620 | 107,720 | 100,365 |
| French | 9,725 | 13,490 | 5,975 | 1,310 | 1,755 |
| Non-official languages | 149,695 | 60,475 | 101,180 | 13,085 | 22,755 |
| Chinese | 9,120 | 2,945 | 7,655 | 495 | 2,670 |
| Cantonese | 1,715 | 600 | 1,460 | 70 | 595 |
| Mandarin | 1,685 | 425 | 1,365 | 160 | 430 |
| Hakka | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 5,665 | 1,900 | 4,760 | 260 | 1,610 |
| Italian | 20,870 | 13,150 | 2,160 | 1,680 | 3,055 |
| German | 7,515 | 7,585 | 14,545 | 930 | 1,285 |
| Polish | 11,695 | 4,085 | 5,875 | 2,240 | 1,605 |
| Spanish | 7,470 | 4,220 | 6,815 | 370 | 1,270 |
| Portuguese | 9,220 | 585 | 11,155 | 810 | 300 |
| Punjabi | 5,960 | 390 | 3,140 | 720 | 920 |
| Ukrainian | 3,730 | 2,455 | 820 | 395 | 210 |
| Arabic | 7,825 | 1,705 | 3,200 | 225 | 485 |
| Dutch | 5,895 | 4,300 | 2,305 | 1,075 | 1,005 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | 2,950 | 1,125 | 1,100 | 435 | 1,060 |
| Greek | 2,070 | 820 | 1,585 | 170 | 230 |
| Vietnamese | 3,710 | 845 | 3,215 | 370 | 1,015 |
| Cree | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Inuktitut (Eskimo) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other non-official languages | 51,665 | 16,255 | 37,610 | 3,170 | 7,635 |
| Multiple responses2 | 7,670 | 3,725 | 4,715 | 710 | 1,205 |
| English and French | 1,135 | 1,020 | 695 | 105 | 180 |
| English and non-official language | 6,020 | 2,505 | 3,690 | 570 | 975 |
| French and non-official language | 380 | 155 | 255 | 20 | 40 |
| English, French and non-official language | 140 | 45 | 75 | 15 | 15 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2007-12-12. | |||||
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