Immigration & Languages

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The Middlesex and London Region has a rich cultural heritage and is home for immigrants from around the globe.

The predominant language is English but almost 19% of the population speak something other than English or French as their first language.

MOTHER TONGUE MIDDLESEX MIDDLESEX
& LONDON		 ONTARIO
Total population 77,697 505,780 14,689,978
English only 69,978 394,110 9,795,474
French only 630 5,979 535,540
English and French 104 1,314 59,506
Other language(s) 6,484 96,244 3,947,366
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OFFICIAL LANGUAGES MIDDLESEX MIDDLESEX
& LONDON		 ONTARIO
Total population 77,697 505,780 14,689,978
English only 76,758 490,443 13,680,490
French only 558 5,964 551,699
English and French 44 2,274 103,432
Neither English nor French 336 7,098 354,357
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN
MOST OFTEN AT HOME

 MIDDLESEX MIDDLESEX
& LONDON		 ONTARIO
Total population 77,697 505,780 14,689,978
English 74,988 437,423 11,371,073
French 106 1,722 303,062
Non-official language 1,707 46,365 2,133,528
English and French 44 784 49,337
English and non-official language 832 18,843 804,804
French and non-official language 11 140 7,668
English, French and non-official language 8 454 20,506
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IMMIGRANT STATUS AND PERIOD OF IMMIGRATION MIDDLESEX MIDDLESEX
& LONDON		 ONTARIO
Total population 77,697 505,780 14,689,978
Non-immigrants 69,208 386,181 9,976,112
Immigrants 8,334 108,280 4,439,214
Before 1990 6,533 43,959 1,530,001
1991 to 2000 676 16,135 839,095
2001 to 2011 697 20,929

943,590
2011 to 2016 165 11,744 483,443
After 2017 263 15,513 643,085
Non-permanent residents 154 11,319 274,652
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CITIZENSHIP MIDDLESEX & LONDON REGION
  Total Male Female
Total population 432,370 210,560 221,810
Canadian citizens 411,275 200,455 210,815
Canadian citizens under age 18 85,980 44,665 41,310
Canadian citizens age 18 and over 325,295 155,785 169,505
Not Canadian citizens 21,100 10,105 10,995
Source: National Household Survey 2011