Language
Korean in Canada.
125,525 people spoke Korean most often at home in 2021 (single responses); 170,400 learned it first as a mother tongue. Toronto had the most speakers.
Data 2021 CensusNext update Census 2026 (from Feb. 2027)
Korean spoken most often at home, by metropolitan area
Circle area shows the number of people.
| Metropolitan area | People |
|---|---|
| Toronto | 40,600 |
| Vancouver | 40,050 |
| Calgary | 8,030 |
| Edmonton | 4,790 |
| Montréal | 4,540 |
| London | 2,840 |
| Winnipeg | 2,385 |
| Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | 2,030 |
| Hamilton | 1,775 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau | 1,680 |
| Halifax | 1,605 |
| Victoria | 1,275 |
| St. Catharines - Niagara | 1,190 |
| Abbotsford - Mission | 1,085 |
| Moncton | 575 |
| Barrie | 495 |
| Oshawa | 475 |
| Kelowna | 460 |
| Nanaimo | 425 |
| Chilliwack | 400 |
| Regina | 390 |
| Windsor | 360 |
| Kingston | 345 |
| Saskatoon | 315 |
| Saint John | 285 |
| Guelph | 205 |
| Red Deer | 205 |
| Fredericton | 195 |
| Kamloops | 180 |
| Peterborough | 175 |
| Lethbridge | 155 |
| Belleville - Quinte West | 140 |
| Brantford | 120 |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 80 |
| Thunder Bay | 60 |
| St. John's | 55 |
| Québec | 30 |
| Sherbrooke | 25 |
| Saguenay | – |
| Trois-Rivières | – |
| Drummondville | – |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files (simplified).
Top 15 metropolitan areas
| Metropolitan area | People |
|---|---|
| Toronto | 40,600 |
| Vancouver | 40,050 |
| Calgary | 8,030 |
| Edmonton | 4,790 |
| Montréal | 4,540 |
| London | 2,840 |
| Winnipeg | 2,385 |
| Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | 2,030 |
| Hamilton | 1,775 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau | 1,680 |
| Halifax | 1,605 |
| Victoria | 1,275 |
| St. Catharines - Niagara | 1,190 |
| Abbotsford - Mission | 1,085 |
| Moncton | 575 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.
Share speaking Korean most often at home
By province and territory.
| Province or territory | Korean |
|---|---|
| British Columbia | 0.9% |
| Ontario | 0.4% |
| Alberta | 0.3% |
| Nova Scotia | 0.2% |
| New Brunswick | 0.2% |
| Manitoba | 0.2% |
| Prince Edward Island | 0.1% |
| Quebec | 0.1% |
| Saskatchewan | 0.1% |
| Yukon | 0.1% |
| Northwest Territories | 0.1% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.0% |
| Nunavut | – |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files (simplified).
Services
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