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| Population | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | Percentage change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | 1996 to 2001 | 2001 to 2006 | |
| Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1996 to 2006. | ||||||||
| Population of French mother tongue | 5,741,430 | 81.5 | 5,802,020 | 81.4 | 5,916,840 | 79.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Population of French as the language spoken most often at home | 5,830,080 | 82.8 | 5,918,390 | 83.1 | 6,085,155 | 81.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
