Ukrainian in Toronto: 10 neighbourhoods where you're likely to hear it

The pockets of the city where Ukrainian is spoken tend to be located in the city's west end.

According to the 2011 census, in five of Toronto's neighbourhoods, it's the most popular Mother Tongue listed after English.

Based on that census data, here are the top 10 Toronto neighbourhoods where Ukrainian is noted as a Mother Tongue. These rankings are based on the number of speakers. Most (but not all) of the neighborhoods are in Etobicoke.

1. Islington-City Centre West (Etobicoke): 1,560

2. Stonegate-Queensway (Etobicoke): 1,335

3. Edenbridge-Humber Valley (Etobicoke): 805

4. Eringate-Centennial-West Deane (Etobicoke): 780

5. Humber Heights-Westmount (Etobicoke): 745

6. Mimico (Etobicoke): 600

7. High Park-Swansea (Bloor West): 565

8. High Park North (Bloor West): 530

9. Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview (Etobicoke): 500

10. Markland Wood (Etobicoke): 415

NOTE: In three other Toronto neighbourhoods (Kingsway South, Runnymede-Bloor West Village, Lambton-Baby Point), the number of people listing Ukrainian as a Home Language was more than any other language except for English.

– Data courtesy City of Toronto via Statistics Canada

* Mother Tongue is defined as the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood at the time of the census.