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Ontario's population is multicultural and multilingual. Immigrants from all over the world offer high levels of academic, business and personal skills that directly benefit Ontario-based companies, and are an important reason why so many foreign investors choose to locate here.

Ontario Population by Home Language Spoken

Home Language	Number of Speakers
English	8,456,585
French	164,550
Chinese	97,575
Italian	70,350
Punjabi	54,705
Portuguese	48,595
Polish	39,030
Spanish	38,250
Korean	22,970
German	20,130
Greek	15,395
Japanese	3,280
Dutch	2,055

Source: Statistics Canada Census, 2001 (10/2005)

NOTES:
Refers to the language spoken most often or on a regular basis at home by the individual at the time of the census. Figures are based on the combination of frequencies offered for home language: only, mostly, regularly and equally.

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