Diversity in Toronto: A Community Profile
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Language<br />
Mother Tongue<br />
Few immigrants or people from racialized groups have English or French as mother<br />
tongue<br />
Although one <strong>in</strong> five (22%) immigrants and one-third (32.3%) of people <strong>in</strong> racialized groups<br />
have either English or French as a mother tongue, most say their mother tongue is a<br />
language other than English or French. In 2006, three-quarters of immigrants (75%) stated<br />
this fact. Among recent immigrants the proportion is even higher; as more than eight <strong>in</strong> ten<br />
(84.4%) newcomers said neither English nor French was their mother tongue. Please refer<br />
to Chart 10.<br />
Chart 10 – Mother Tongue by Population Groups – <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
100.0<br />
80.0<br />
75.0<br />
84.4<br />
64.0<br />
Percentage<br />
60.0<br />
40.0<br />
32.3<br />
20.0<br />
0.0<br />
22.0<br />
12.1<br />
0.6 0.8 0.5<br />
0.1 0.1 0.1<br />
English French Non-official<br />
language<br />
English and<br />
French<br />
2.3<br />
2.7<br />
3.1<br />
English and/or<br />
French and<br />
non-official<br />
language<br />
Immigrants Recent Immigrants (2001-2006) Members of Racialized Groups<br />
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006<br />
Ontario Trillium Foundation – <strong>Diversity</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Toronto</strong>: A <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Profile</strong> 21
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