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Vietnamese in Canada.
116,785 people spoke Vietnamese most often at home in 2021 (single responses); 173,000 learned it first as a mother tongue. Toronto had the most speakers.
Data 2021 CensusNext update Census 2026 (from Feb. 2027)
Vietnamese spoken most often at home, by metropolitan area
Circle area shows the number of people.
| Metropolitan area | People |
|---|---|
| Toronto | 35,275 |
| Montréal | 18,435 |
| Vancouver | 17,160 |
| Calgary | 9,350 |
| Edmonton | 5,935 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau | 4,340 |
| Winnipeg | 3,320 |
| Hamilton | 2,635 |
| Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | 2,570 |
| London | 1,515 |
| Windsor | 1,360 |
| Guelph | 1,280 |
| Regina | 1,275 |
| Saskatoon | 1,210 |
| Abbotsford - Mission | 905 |
| St. Catharines - Niagara | 715 |
| Victoria | 680 |
| Halifax | 525 |
| Brantford | 520 |
| Québec | 500 |
| Oshawa | 365 |
| Chilliwack | 365 |
| Moncton | 360 |
| Nanaimo | 345 |
| Barrie | 310 |
| Kelowna | 245 |
| Red Deer | 205 |
| Lethbridge | 155 |
| Sherbrooke | 135 |
| Kingston | 135 |
| Fredericton | 130 |
| Peterborough | 130 |
| Kamloops | 110 |
| Saint John | 105 |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 105 |
| Thunder Bay | 95 |
| Belleville - Quinte West | 90 |
| St. John's | 50 |
| Trois-Rivières | 50 |
| Drummondville | 20 |
| Saguenay | – |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files (simplified).
Top 15 metropolitan areas
| Metropolitan area | People |
|---|---|
| Toronto | 35,275 |
| Montréal | 18,435 |
| Vancouver | 17,160 |
| Calgary | 9,350 |
| Edmonton | 5,935 |
| Ottawa - Gatineau | 4,340 |
| Winnipeg | 3,320 |
| Hamilton | 2,635 |
| Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo | 2,570 |
| London | 1,515 |
| Windsor | 1,360 |
| Guelph | 1,280 |
| Regina | 1,275 |
| Saskatoon | 1,210 |
| Abbotsford - Mission | 905 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population.
Share speaking Vietnamese most often at home
By province and territory.
| Province or territory | Vietnamese |
|---|---|
| Prince Edward Island | 0.4% |
| Ontario | 0.4% |
| Alberta | 0.4% |
| British Columbia | 0.4% |
| Manitoba | 0.3% |
| Northwest Territories | 0.3% |
| Quebec | 0.2% |
| Saskatchewan | 0.2% |
| Nova Scotia | 0.1% |
| New Brunswick | 0.1% |
| Yukon | 0.1% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.0% |
| Nunavut | – |
Source: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population; Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files (simplified).
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