Immigration by Mother Tongue General Comparison

Mother Tongue 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Mandarin 12,504 20,796 21,014 18,698 24,975 31,388 36,177 28,127 31,716 31,455 37,320 28,050 English 27,803 25,405 22,357 17,624 18,606 19,560 22,137 18,866 18,695 22,032 22,907 24,886 Arabic 13,153 13,840 13,268 11,483 12,497 15,483 20,216 18,048 17,219 18,986 19,512 20,010 Spanish 6,290 6,965 7,242 6,444 7,250 8,723 10,143 10,462 12,489 14,320 17,105 17,059 Punjabi 11,894 14,778 13041 10,766 11,395 14,039 14,403 15,270 13,845 13,256 17,034 17,715

Source: Citizenship & Immigration Canada-Updated August 2007