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Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (103), Other Language Spoken Regularly at Home (9), Generation Status (4) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-555-XCB2006041
Release date :April 8, 2008
Topic :Language
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Note

Note: Data quality - Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)

When comparing the census results to those of the 2001 Census, it appears that there is some overestimation of persons reporting Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in British Columbia and, as a result, also at the Canada level. Although it affects a relatively small population, it is best to apply caution when analysing the census data for Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in these geographies.

For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.

Note: Institutional residents

People in seniors' residences in the 2006 Census are classified as 'not living in an institution'. This is a change from the 2001 Census where they were classified as institutional residents, specifically, 'living in an institution, resident under care or custody'.

Note: Non-permanent residents and the census universe

In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.

From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.

Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

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This table details detailed language spoken most often at home , other language spoken regularly at home , generation status and sex for the population 15 years and over in LondonFootnote 1
Detailed language spoken most often at home (103) Other language spoken regularly at home (9)
Total - Other language spoken regularly at home None English French Non-official language English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Total - Detailed language spoken most often at home 371,525 336,185 15,665 2,565 16,425 110 125 445 0
Single responses 367,225 332,005 15,640 2,510 16,385 110 125 445 0
English 333,420 314,560 0 2,470 15,945 0 0 440 0
French 1,310 575 690 0 45 0 10 0 0
Non-official languages 32,495 16,875 14,955 40 395 105 115 10 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chipewyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 25 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slave (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 1,205 570 625 0 10 0 0 0 0
Portuguese 3,175 1,960 1,205 0 0 15 0 0 0
Romanian 375 160 195 0 15 0 0 0 0
Spanish 4,060 2,245 1,780 0 10 15 0 0 0
Danish 25 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 280 165 110 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flemish 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 715 380 325 0 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 295 135 160 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 50 45 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 395 115 280 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 130 45 85 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 3,620 1,695 1,885 10 10 20 0 0 0
Russian 700 410 200 10 40 0 40 0 0
Serbian 525 240 230 0 60 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 295 160 140 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 125 55 65 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenian 60 15 40 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 345 165 150 0 30 0 0 0 0
Latvian 50 20 30 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 65 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 495 230 260 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 730 310 420 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 85 30 55 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amharic 125 60 65 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 3,490 1,420 2,005 20 10 40 0 0 0
Hebrew 35 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 50 10 35 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 100 30 70 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 40 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bengali 145 105 45 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 170 50 120 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 345 185 140 0 15 0 0 0 0
Kurdish 360 240 110 0 15 0 0 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 345 195 140 0 10 0 0 0 0
Pashto 60 25 35 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 790 385 385 0 20 0 0 0 0
Sindhi 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 520 255 260 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 30 0 25 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tamil 175 100 80 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 25 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 105 65 40 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,230 835 395 0 10 0 0 0 0
Cantonese 725 350 360 0 15 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 2 1,910 1,170 700 0 25 0 0 10 0
Mandarin 615 405 200 0 10 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 50 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 415 210 205 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,195 740 435 0 15 0 0 0 0
Bisayan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 350 110 225 0 10 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 20 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 0
Creoles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languagesFootnote 3 1,095 530 450 0 65 0 50 0 0
Multiple responses 4,295 4,180 25 55 40 0 0 0 0
English and French 345 335 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 3,885 3,795 0 55 30 0 0 0 0
French and non-official language 45 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2001 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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Footnote 2

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and Taiwanese.'

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Footnote 3

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006041.

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