Waterloo - City, Ontario, Canada - Knowledge of official languages, language spoken most often at home and at work



Knowledge of official languages

English only
Total: 87,915
This city:

89.7%
Ontario:

86.3%
Male: 44,260
This city:

91.1%
Province:

87.7%
Female: 43,655
This city:

88.4%
Ontario:

85.1%
French only
Total: 50
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.3%
Male: 20
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.3%
Female: 25
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.4%
English and French
Total: 8,735
Here:

8.9%
Ontario:

11.0%
Male: 3,770
This city:

7.8%
Province:

10.1%
Female: 4,965
Here:

10.1%
Ontario:

11.8%
Neither English nor French
Total: 1,285
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 530
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 755
This city:

1.5%
Ontario:

2.8%

Knowledge of official languages in Waterloo

First official language spoken

English
Total: 94,990
This city:

96.9%
Ontario:

93.1%
Male: 47,205
Here:

97.2%
Province:

93.7%
Female: 47,780
Here:

96.7%
Province:

92.5%
French
Total: 1,085
Here:

1.1%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 525
This city:

1.1%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 560
This city:

1.1%
Ontario:

4.1%
English and French
Total: 660
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 340
Here:

0.7%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 320
This city:

0.6%
Province:

0.7%
Neither English nor French
Total: 1,250
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 510
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.9%
Female: 740
This city:

1.5%
Province:

2.7%

First official language spoken in Waterloo

Used languages details

Mother tongue

Mother tongue

English
Total: 71,425
This city:

72.9%
Province:

68.2%
Male: 35,385
This city:

72.8%
Province:

68.9%
Female: 36,035
Here:

72.9%
Province:

67.6%
French
Total: 1,065
This city:

1.1%
Province:

3.9%
Male: 510
This city:

1.0%
Ontario:

3.7%
Female: 555
This city:

1.1%
Province:

4.0%
English and French
Total: 235
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.4%
Male: 100
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%
Female: 135
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.4%
English and non-official language
Total: 1,250
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

1.7%
Male: 635
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 610
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.7%
French and non-official language
Total: 55
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 25
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 30
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
English; French and non-official language
Total: 40
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 20
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 20
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Mi'kmaq
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Afrikaans
Total: 30
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Akan (Twi)
Total: 20
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Albanian
Total: 45
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 25
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 20
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Amharic
Total: 60
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 25
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 30
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Arabic
Total: 1,255
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

1.0%
Male: 670
This city:

1.4%
Province:

1.1%
Female: 585
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.0%
Armenian
Total: 110
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 55
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 60
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Bengali
Total: 240
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 140
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.3%
Female: 105
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Bisayan languages
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Bosnian
Total: 45
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 20
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 25
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Bulgarian
Total: 55
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 30
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 25
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Cantonese
Total: 635
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 320
Here:

0.7%
Ontario:

1.4%
Female: 310
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.5%
Creoles
Total: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Croatian
Total: 255
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 120
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.3%
Female: 130
This city:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.3%
Czech
Total: 150
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 65
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 90
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.1%
Danish
Total: 70
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 30
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 35
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Dutch
Total: 370
This city:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 165
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 200
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.5%
Estonian
Total: 30
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 15
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Finnish
Total: 40
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 25
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 20
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
German
Total: 2,740
Here:

2.8%
Ontario:

1.1%
Male: 1,270
This city:

2.6%
Ontario:

1.1%
Female: 1,470
Here:

3.0%
Province:

1.1%
Greek
Total: 350
Here:

0.4%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 180
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 175
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.4%
Gujarati
Total: 335
This city:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 160
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 170
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.5%
Hebrew
Total: 45
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 20
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 25
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Hindi
Total: 445
This city:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.4%
Male: 235
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.4%
Female: 210
This city:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.4%
Hungarian
Total: 315
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 155
This city:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.3%
Female: 160
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.3%
Italian
Total: 320
This city:

0.3%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 165
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 150
Here:

0.3%
Province:

2.0%
Japanese
Total: 150
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 65
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 80
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.1%
Korean
Total: 875
This city:

0.9%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 460
Here:

0.9%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 415
This city:

0.8%
Ontario:

0.5%
Kurdish
Total: 65
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 40
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 25
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Latvian
Total: 25
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Lithuanian
Total: 30
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 15
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 15
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Macedonian
Total: 45
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 25
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 15
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Malay
Total: 75
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 30
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 40
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Malayalam
Total: 85
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 45
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 40
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Maltese
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Mandarin
Total: 1,890
This city:

1.9%
Ontario:

0.9%
Male: 950
This city:

2.0%
Ontario:

0.9%
Female: 940
Here:

1.9%
Province:

1.0%
Marathi
Total: 65
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 35
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 35
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Nepali
Total: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Norwegian
Total: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Oromo
Total: 15
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Panjabi (Punjabi)
Total: 770
This city:

0.8%
Ontario:

1.4%
Male: 390
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.4%
Female: 380
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.3%
Pashto
Total: 65
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 35
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 30
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Persian (Farsi)
Total: 975
This city:

1.0%
Ontario:

0.8%
Male: 535
This city:

1.1%
Ontario:

0.8%
Female: 445
Here:

0.9%
Ontario:

0.7%
Polish
Total: 1,060
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 515
This city:

1.1%
Ontario:

0.9%
Female: 540
This city:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.1%
Portuguese
Total: 420
This city:

0.4%
Ontario:

1.2%
Male: 200
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

1.2%
Female: 220
Here:

0.4%
Province:

1.2%
Romanian
Total: 730
This city:

0.7%
Ontario:

0.3%
Male: 350
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 380
This city:

0.8%
Province:

0.3%
Russian
Total: 675
Here:

0.7%
Ontario:

0.7%
Male: 340
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 340
This city:

0.7%
Ontario:

0.8%
Serbian
Total: 745
This city:

0.8%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 375
This city:

0.8%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 370
Here:

0.7%
Ontario:

0.3%
Serbo-Croatian
Total: 100
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 55
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 50
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Sindhi
Total: 45
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 30
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 20
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
Total: 95
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 40
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 55
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Slovak
Total: 105
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 50
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 55
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Slovenian
Total: 40
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 20
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 20
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Somali
Total: 120
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.2%
Male: 60
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.2%
Female: 60
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Spanish
Total: 1,090
This city:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.4%
Male: 520
This city:

1.1%
Province:

1.4%
Female: 570
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.4%
Swahili
Total: 25
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 15
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Swedish
Total: 45
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 25
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 240
This city:

0.2%
Province:

1.1%
Male: 75
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.9%
Female: 160
This city:

0.3%
Ontario:

1.3%
Taiwanese
Total: 50
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 25
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 25
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Tamil
Total: 245
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.9%
Male: 130
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.9%
Female: 110
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.9%
Telugu
Total: 145
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 80
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 65
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Thai
Total: 20
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Tigrigna
Total: 15
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Turkish
Total: 225
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 125
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 100
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.1%
Ukrainian
Total: 180
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.3%
Male: 80
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 100
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.4%
Urdu
Total: 730
Here:

0.7%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 380
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.1%
Female: 350
This city:

0.7%
Province:

1.0%
Vietnamese
Total: 390
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 190
This city:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 195
This city:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.5%
Yiddish
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Other languages
Total: 250
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 130
This city:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.2%
Female: 120
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Ojibway
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Fukien
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Hakka
Total: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Flemish
Total: 20
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Lao
Total: 120
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 50
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 70
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Tibetan languages
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)
Total: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Shanghainese
Total: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Berber languages (Kabyle)
Total: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at home

English
Total: 82,100
Here:

83.8%
Province:

79.0%
Male: 40,660
Here:

83.7%
Ontario:

79.4%
Female: 41,440
Here:

83.9%
Province:

78.5%
French
Total: 365
This city:

0.4%
Ontario:

2.2%
Male: 185
Here:

0.4%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 185
This city:

0.4%
Province:

2.3%
English and French
Total: 120
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.3%
Male: 45
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 75
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
English and non-official language
Total: 2,985
Here:

3.0%
Province:

4.0%
Male: 1,485
Here:

3.1%
Ontario:

4.0%
Female: 1,500
This city:

3.0%
Province:

4.0%
French and non-official language
Total: 15
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
English; French and non-official language
Total: 70
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 35
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 35
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Afrikaans
Total: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Albanian
Total: 20
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Amharic
Total: 30
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 15
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 15
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Arabic
Total: 700
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 355
Here:

0.7%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 350
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.6%
Bengali
Total: 150
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 80
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 65
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Bosnian
Total: 20
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Bulgarian
Total: 25
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 20
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Cantonese
Total: 350
This city:

0.4%
Ontario:

1.2%
Male: 180
This city:

0.4%
Province:

1.1%
Female: 175
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

1.2%
Creoles
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Croatian
Total: 85
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 40
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 45
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Czech
Total: 50
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 20
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 30
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Danish
Total: 20
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Dutch
Total: 40
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 15
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 25
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
German
Total: 485
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.3%
Male: 215
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 275
Here:

0.6%
Province:

0.3%
Greek
Total: 130
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 60
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 70
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.2%
Gujarati
Total: 155
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.3%
Male: 70
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.3%
Female: 80
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Hebrew
Total: 30
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 15
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Hindi
Total: 180
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.2%
Male: 95
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.2%
Female: 85
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Hungarian
Total: 100
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 50
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 50
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Japanese
Total: 85
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 40
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 45
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Korean
Total: 620
This city:

0.6%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 325
This city:

0.7%
Province:

0.4%
Female: 295
This city:

0.6%
Province:

0.4%
Malay
Total: 25
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Malayalam
Total: 45
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 25
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 20
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Mandarin
Total: 1,475
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

0.8%
Male: 745
This city:

1.5%
Ontario:

0.8%
Female: 730
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

0.8%
Marathi
Total: 20
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Nepali
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Oromo
Total: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Panjabi (Punjabi)
Total: 470
Here:

0.5%
Province:

1.0%
Male: 225
This city:

0.5%
Ontario:

1.0%
Female: 240
Here:

0.5%
Province:

1.0%
Pashto
Total: 50
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 25
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 25
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Persian (Farsi)
Total: 710
This city:

0.7%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 380
This city:

0.8%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 335
Here:

0.7%
Province:

0.5%
Polish
Total: 480
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 250
This city:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 230
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.5%
Portuguese
Total: 165
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 80
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 85
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.6%
Romanian
Total: 330
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 170
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 160
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Russian
Total: 420
This city:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.5%
Male: 210
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.5%
Female: 210
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.5%
Serbian
Total: 515
This city:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.2%
Male: 255
This city:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.2%
Female: 260
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.2%
Serbo-Croatian
Total: 40
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 20
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 20
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Sindhi
Total: 20
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
Total: 40
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 20
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 25
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Slovak
Total: 20
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Spanish
Total: 620
Here:

0.6%
Province:

0.8%
Male: 295
Here:

0.6%
Ontario:

0.8%
Female: 325
Here:

0.7%
Province:

0.8%
Swahili
Total: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Swedish
Total: 25
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 70
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 30
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.4%
Female: 40
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.6%
Taiwanese
Total: 20
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 15
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Tamil
Total: 120
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.7%
Male: 65
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 50
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.7%
Telugu
Total: 75
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 40
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 35
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Thai
Total: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Tigrigna
Total: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Turkish
Total: 100
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 55
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 45
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Urdu
Total: 415
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 220
This city:

0.5%
Province:

0.7%
Female: 195
This city:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.6%
Vietnamese
Total: 255
This city:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.4%
Male: 125
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.4%
Female: 130
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.4%
Other languages
Total: 115
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 55
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 55
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Finnish
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Italian
Total: 65
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.7%
Male: 25
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 35
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.8%
Macedonian
Total: 25
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 15
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Kurdish
Total: 40
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 25
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 15
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Somali
Total: 75
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 35
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 35
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Akan (Twi)
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Armenian
Total: 60
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 30
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 35
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Khmer (Cambodian)
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Rundi (Kirundi)
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Slovenian
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Ukrainian
Total: 55
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 25
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 35
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Lao
Total: 65
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 25
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 35
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%

Other languages used at home

Other languages used at home

None
Total: 83,290
Here:

85.0%
Province:

83.4%
Male: 41,235
This city:

84.9%
Ontario:

83.7%
Female: 42,055
This city:

85.1%
Province:

83.1%
English
Total: 6,070
This city:

6.2%
Province:

6.7%
Male: 3,105
Here:

6.4%
Ontario:

6.7%
Female: 2,965
Here:

6.0%
Province:

6.6%
French
Total: 940
This city:

1.0%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 410
Here:

0.8%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 530
Here:

1.1%
Province:

1.9%
English and French
Total: 40
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 25
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 15
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
English and non-official language
Total: 125
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 65
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 60
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
French and non-official language
Total: 120
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 50
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 65
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.2%
Inuktitut
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Ojibway
Total: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Afrikaans
Total: 15
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Akan (Twi)
Total: 15
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Albanian
Total: 20
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Amharic
Total: 25
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 15
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Arabic
Total: 430
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 250
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.4%
Female: 185
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.3%
Armenian
Total: 40
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 15
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 25
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Bengali
Total: 70
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 45
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 25
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Bulgarian
Total: 20
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Cantonese
Total: 210
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 110
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.3%
Female: 105
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Creoles
Total: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Croatian
Total: 105
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 50
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 55
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Czech
Total: 65
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 25
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 35
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Danish
Total: 20
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Dutch
Total: 85
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 35
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 45
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.2%
Finnish
Total: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
German
Total: 955
Here:

1.0%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 430
This city:

0.9%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 525
Here:

1.1%
Province:

0.4%
Greek
Total: 180
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.2%
Male: 90
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.2%
Female: 85
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.2%
Gujarati
Total: 115
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 55
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 65
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Hebrew
Total: 30
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 15
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Hindi
Total: 315
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 175
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 140
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.2%
Hungarian
Total: 75
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 40
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 40
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Italian
Total: 115
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.8%
Male: 55
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.8%
Female: 60
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.8%
Japanese
Total: 55
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 25
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 30
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Korean
Total: 150
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 85
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 65
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Kurdish
Total: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Malay
Total: 25
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Malayalam
Total: 35
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 20
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Mandarin
Total: 395
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.2%
Male: 190
Here:

0.4%
Ontario:

0.2%
Female: 205
This city:

0.4%
Province:

0.2%
Marathi
Total: 25
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 15
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Norwegian
Total: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Oromo
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Panjabi (Punjabi)
Total: 215
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Male: 120
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 95
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.3%
Persian (Farsi)
Total: 165
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 90
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.2%
Female: 75
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.1%
Polish
Total: 290
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.3%
Male: 130
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.3%
Female: 160
Here:

0.3%
Province:

0.3%
Portuguese
Total: 150
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.4%
Male: 75
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.4%
Female: 70
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.4%
Romanian
Total: 225
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 105
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 120
Here:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.1%
Russian
Total: 160
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Male: 90
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Female: 75
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.2%
Serbian
Total: 145
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Male: 70
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 80
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.1%
Serbo-Croatian
Total: 30
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 15
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Sindhi
Total: 15
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
Total: 40
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 25
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 20
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Slovak
Total: 40
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 20
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 20
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Slovenian
Total: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Spanish
Total: 495
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.5%
Male: 235
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 255
Here:

0.5%
Ontario:

0.5%
Swahili
Total: 25
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Swedish
Total: 20
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Tagalog (Pilipino; Filipino)
Total: 130
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.4%
Male: 45
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.3%
Female: 90
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Taiwanese
Total: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Tamil
Total: 115
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.2%
Male: 65
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.2%
Female: 50
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.2%
Telugu
Total: 65
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 30
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 35
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Thai
Total: 20
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Tigrigna
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Turkish
Total: 95
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 50
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 45
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.0%
Ukrainian
Total: 35
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 15
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 25
This city:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Urdu
Total: 255
This city:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.3%
Male: 135
This city:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.3%
Female: 120
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.3%
Vietnamese
Total: 95
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 55
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 40
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Other languages
Total: 105
Here:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 50
Here:

0.1%
Ontario:

0.1%
Female: 55
This city:

0.1%
Province:

0.1%
Latvian
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Maltese
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Pashto
Total: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Somali
Total: 30
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Male: 15
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Female: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.1%
Bosnian
Total: 25
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 10
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Estonian
Total: 10
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Lithuanian
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
English; French and non-official language
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Khmer (Cambodian)
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Macedonian
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Yiddish
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Lao
Total: 35
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 15
This city:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 15
Here:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Berber languages (Kabyle)
Total: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Hakka
Total: 5
This city:

0.0%
Province:

0.0%
Male: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%
Female: 5
Here:

0.0%
Ontario:

0.0%

Language most often used at work

Language most often used at work

English
Total: 60,325
This city:

98.6%
Ontario:

95.7%
Male: 31,780
Here:

98.8%
Ontario:

96.1%
Female: 28,540
This city:

98.4%
Ontario:

95.3%
French
Total: 180
This city:

0.3%
Province:

1.4%
Male: 25
Here:

0.1%
Province:

1.1%
Female: 155
Here:

0.5%
Province:

1.7%
English and French
Total: 135
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.6%
Male: 55
This city:

0.2%
Province:

0.5%
Female: 80
This city:

0.3%
Province:

0.7%
English and non-official language
Total: 150
This city:

0.2%
Ontario:

0.6%
Male: 70
Here:

0.2%
Province:

0.6%
Female: 80
Here:

0.3%
Ontario:

0.6%
Non-official language
Total: 365
This city:

0.6%
Ontario:

1.6%
Male: 210
Here:

0.7%
Ontario:

1.6%
Female: 160
This city:

0.6%
Ontario:

1.6%

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