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Mother tongues of the population, census 1961
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| number | percentage of total | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 18,238,247 | 100.00 |
| English | 10,660,534 | 58.45 |
| French | 5,123,151 | 28.09 |
| German | 563,713 | 3.09 |
| Ukrainian | 361,496 | 1.98 |
| Italian | 339,626 | 1.86 |
| Netherlands | 170,177 | 0.93 |
| Indian and Eskimo | 166,531 | 0.91 |
| Polish | 161,720 | 0.89 |
| Magyar | 85,939 | 0.47 |
| Yiddish | 82,448 | 0.45 |
| Chinese | 49,099 | 0.27 |
| Finnish | 44,785 | 0.25 |
| Russian | 42,903 | 0.21 |
| Slovak | 42,546 | 0.23 |
| Greek | 40,455 | 0.22 |
| Norwegian | 40,054 | 0.22 |
| Danish | 35,035 | 0.19 |
| Swedish | 32,632 | 0.18 |
| Serbo-Croatian | 28,866 | 0.16 |
| Japanese | 17,856 | 0.10 |
| Lithuanian | 14,997 | 0.08 |
| Flemish | 14,304 | 0.08 |
| Lettish | 14,062 | 0.08 |
| Estonian | 13,830 | 0.08 |
| Syrian and Arabic | 12,999 | 0.07 |
| Romanian | 10,165 | 0.06 |
| Icelandic | 8,993 | 0.05 |
| Gaelic | 7,533 | 0.04 |
| Welsh | 3,040 | 0.02 |
| Other | 48,758 | 0.27 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967. | ||
