Census: Language

Tables: 98-314-X

Description:

The census is designed to provide information about the demographic and social characteristics of the people living in Canada and the housing or dwelling units they occupy.

'Language' is the final major release of data for the 2011 Census of Population. Data are presented in different analytical and data products which illustrate the linguistic composition of the Canadian population, including languages spoken at home and knowledge of English, French and non-official languages, by other demographic characteristics.

Analytical products

The analytical document provides analysis on the key findings and trends in the data, and is complemented with highlight tables which present key indicators for various levels of geography, and the short articles found in the Census in Brief and the Focus on Geography Series.

Data products

The Census Profile is one data product which provides a statistical overview of user selected geographic areas based on a number of detailed variables and/or groups of variables. Other data products include topic-based tabulations which are a series of cross-tabulations ranging in complexity and are available for various levels of geography, as well as the Visual Census which provides a visual representation of selected variables accompanied by their tabular source data.

Frequency: Occasional
Available formats: HTML, PDF
TitlesRelease dateMore Information
Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Health Regions (December 2013), 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDMay 6, 2015More information
Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2011 CensusMay 21, 2014More information
Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDMay 21, 2014More information
First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDMay 21, 2014More information
Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (25) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDMay 21, 2014More information
Methodological Document on the 2011 Census Language Data - ARCHIVEDMay 3, 2013More information
Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Canada and Forward Sortation Areas, 2011 CensusFebruary 5, 2013More information
Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (25) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada and Forward Sortation Areas, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDFebruary 5, 2013More information
Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada and Forward Sortation Areas, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDFebruary 5, 2013More information
First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada and Forward Sortation Areas, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDFebruary 5, 2013More information
Languages Spoken Most Often at Home - Detailed Aboriginal Languages (85), Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home - Aboriginal Languages (10), Mother Tongue - Detailed Aboriginal Languages (85) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDNovember 28, 2012More information
Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Dissolved Census Subdivisions, 2011 CensusNovember 28, 2012More information
Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions and Dissemination Areas, 2011 CensusNovember 21, 2012More information
Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (25) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions and Dissemination Areas, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDNovember 21, 2012More information
Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (25) and Sex (3) for the Population of Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDNovember 21, 2012More information
Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDNovember 21, 2012More information
Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions and Dissemination Areas, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDNovember 21, 2012More information
First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDNovember 21, 2012More information
Linguistic Characteristics of Canadians - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Language Highlight Tables, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Census in Brief Series - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
French and the francophonie in Canada - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Immigrant languages in Canada - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Aboriginal languages in Canada - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Languages Reference Guide, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 CensusOctober 24, 2012More information
Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 CensusOctober 24, 2012More information
Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2011 CensusOctober 24, 2012More information
Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Census Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomerations and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Designated Places, 2011 CensusOctober 24, 2012More information
Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Population Centres, 2011 CensusOctober 24, 2012More information
Census Profile - Age, Sex, Marital Status, Families, Households, Dwellings and Language for Economic Regions, 2011 CensusOctober 24, 2012More information
Detailed Mother Tongue (192), Single and Multiple Language Responses (3), Age Groups (7) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Detailed Mother Tongue (192), Single and Multiple Language Responses (3), Age Groups (7) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue of Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10) and Mother Tongue of Other Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10) for Couples in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue of Female Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Mother Tongue of Child (10), Mother Tongue of Male Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home by Child (10), Other Language Spoken Regularly at Home by Child (11) and Age Group of Child (5) for Children Under 18 Years of Age in Opposite-sex Couple Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue of Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Mother Tongue of Child (10), Mother Tongue of Other Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home by Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home by Child (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home by Other Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Age Group of Child (2) for Children Under 18 Years of Age in Couple Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2011 Census. - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue of Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Mother Tongue of Child (10), Mother Tongue of Other Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Knowledge of Official Languages by Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (5), Knowledge of Official Languages by Child (5), Knowledge of Official Languages by Other Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (5) and Age Group of Child (5) for Children Under 18 Years of Age in Couple Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (25) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (25) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (25) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue (8), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (8), Other Language Spoken Regularly at Home (9), Age Groups (7) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue (8), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (8), Other Language Spoken Regularly at Home (9), Age Groups (7) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
First Official Language Spoken (7), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Detailed Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home (233), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue (8), First Official Language Spoken (7), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (8), Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home (9), Age Groups (17A), Sex (3) and Marital Status (9) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue (8), First Official Language Spoken (7), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (25) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue (8), First Official Language Spoken (7), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (25) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue - Detailed Aboriginal Languages (85), Languages Spoken Most Often at Home - Detailed Aboriginal Languages (85), Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home - Aboriginal Languages (12), Age Groups (13A), Sex (3) and Area of Residence (6) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue - Detailed Inuit Languages (15), Languages Spoken Most Often at Home - Detailed Inuit Languages (15), Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home - Detailed Inuit Languages (16), Age Groups (13A), Sex (3) and Inuit Area of Residence (11) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information
Mother Tongue - Detailed Aboriginal Languages (79), Single and Multiple Language Responses (3), Age Groups (13A), Sex (3) and Area of Residence (6) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 Census - ARCHIVEDOctober 24, 2012More information

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