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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
First Official Language Spoken (7), Mother Tongue (10), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
Variable: Mother tongue (10)
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
- Single responses
- English
- French
- Non-official language
- Multiple responses
- English and French
- English and non-official language
- French and non-official language
- English, French and non-official language
