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Population by mother tongue and age groups, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data

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Geographic name Mother tongue1
Total English French Non-official language English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Note:
  1. Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.
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Canada ! 31,241,030 17,882,775 6,817,655 6,147,840 98,625 240,005 43,335 10,790
Nunavut ! 29,325 7,765 370 20,885 20 260 25 0
Northwest Territories 41,055 31,545 970 8,160 40 320 10 0
Yukon Territory ! 30,195 25,655 1,105 3,180 110 130 10 0
Newfoundland and Labrador 500,610 488,405 1,885 9,540 295 435 30 15
Prince Edward Island 134,205 125,265 5,345 2,960 495 105 25 10
Saskatchewan ! 953,845 811,730 16,055 118,465 1,130 6,080 245 140
Nova Scotia ! 903,090 832,105 32,540 34,620 2,100 1,440 140 140
Manitoba ! 1,133,515 838,415 43,960 236,315 2,630 11,675 435 85
British Columbia ! 4,074,385 2,875,775 54,740 1,091,530 5,920 43,785 1,840 790
Alberta ! 3,256,360 2,576,665 61,225 583,525 5,405 27,725 1,325 480
New Brunswick 719,650 463,190 232,980 18,320 4,450 560 120 25
Ontario ! 12,028,895 8,230,705 488,815 3,134,045 32,685 131,285 7,790 3,565
Quebec ! 7,435,900 575,560 5,877,660 886,280 43,335 16,200 31,350 5,520
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