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Italian in Canada.
92,755 people spoke Italian most often at home in 2021 (single responses); 319,505 learned it first as a mother tongue. Toronto had the most speakers.
Data 2021 CensusNext update Census 2026 (from Feb. 2027)
Italian spoken most often at home, by metropolitan area
Circle area shows the number of people.
| Metropolitan area | People |
|---|---|
| Toronto | 42,260 |
| Montréal | 25,810 |
| Hamilton | 4,045 |
| Vancouver | 3,330 |
| Windsor | 2,190 |
| St. Catharines - Niagara | 2,110 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau | 2,080 |
| Edmonton | 1,050 |
| Calgary | 990 |
| Winnipeg | 765 |
| Oshawa | 670 |
| London | 630 |
| Thunder Bay | 580 |
| Guelph | 570 |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 540 |
| Barrie | 410 |
| Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | 335 |
| Brantford | 245 |
| Victoria | 170 |
| Kelowna | 165 |
| Kamloops | 165 |
| Halifax | 140 |
| Québec | 115 |
| Kingston | 115 |
| Regina | 60 |
| Belleville - Quinte West | 50 |
| Saskatoon | 50 |
| Moncton | 35 |
| Peterborough | 35 |
| Nanaimo | 35 |
| Sherbrooke | 30 |
| Abbotsford - Mission | 30 |
| Saint John | 25 |
| Lethbridge | 20 |
| St. John's | – |
| Fredericton | – |
| Saguenay | – |
| Trois-Rivières | – |
| Drummondville | – |
| Red Deer | – |
| Chilliwack | – |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files (simplified).
Top 15 metropolitan areas
| Metropolitan area | People |
|---|---|
| Toronto | 42,260 |
| Montréal | 25,810 |
| Hamilton | 4,045 |
| Vancouver | 3,330 |
| Windsor | 2,190 |
| St. Catharines - Niagara | 2,110 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau | 2,080 |
| Edmonton | 1,050 |
| Calgary | 990 |
| Winnipeg | 765 |
| Oshawa | 670 |
| London | 630 |
| Thunder Bay | 580 |
| Guelph | 570 |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 540 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.
Share speaking Italian most often at home
By province and territory.
| Province or territory | Italian |
|---|---|
| Ontario | 0.4% |
| Quebec | 0.3% |
| Manitoba | 0.1% |
| Alberta | 0.1% |
| British Columbia | 0.1% |
| Nova Scotia | 0.0% |
| New Brunswick | 0.0% |
| Saskatchewan | 0.0% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | – |
| Prince Edward Island | – |
| Yukon | – |
| Northwest Territories | – |
| Nunavut | – |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files (simplified).
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