Table 2
Speakers of selected non-official languages by immigrant status, Canada, 2021
| Non-immigrants | Immigrants | Non-permanent residents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| proportion of speakers (%) | proportion of speakers (%) | proportion of speakers (%) | |
| Greek | 55.2 | 43.7 | 1.1 |
| Italian | 52.7 | 45.7 | 1.6 |
| German | 46.9 | 50.3 | 2.8 |
| Spanish | 44.7 | 46.9 | 8.4 |
| Ukrainian | 44.2 | 52.0 | 3.8 |
| Hebrew | 38.1 | 58.1 | 3.8 |
| Portuguese | 32.2 | 57.4 | 10.4 |
| Polish | 29.4 | 69.6 | 1.1 |
| Yue (Cantonese) | 25.5 | 72.2 | 2.3 |
| Tamil | 25.4 | 67.8 | 6.7 |
| Punjabi (Panjabi) | 24.9 | 59.1 | 16.0 |
| Vietnamese | 24.2 | 68.8 | 7.0 |
| Urdu | 23.5 | 73.1 | 3.4 |
| Arabic | 21.5 | 72.5 | 6.0 |
| Bengali | 19.0 | 71.3 | 9.7 |
| Romanian | 17.0 | 81.8 | 1.2 |
| Russian | 16.7 | 78.8 | 4.5 |
| Korean | 16.7 | 68.9 | 14.4 |
| Mandarin | 16.0 | 73.6 | 10.4 |
| Gujarati | 15.6 | 69.8 | 14.6 |
| Iranian Persian | 11.8 | 76.3 | 12.0 |
| Hindi | 8.0 | 71.9 | 20.1 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 6.5 | 89.2 | 4.2 |
Source(s):
Census of Population (3901).
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