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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years Ago (14), Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (16) and Sex (3) for the Interprovincial Migrants Aged 5 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2001 and 2006 Censuses - 20% Sample Data
Variable: Mother tongue (8)
Definition
Mother tongue
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.
Values
- Total - Mother tongue
- English
- French
- Non-official language
- English and French
- English and non-official language
- French and non-official language
- English, French and non-official language
