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Topic-based tabulation: Language Used Most Often at Work (21), Other Language Used Regularly at Work (9), Mother Tongue (8) and Age Groups (9) for the Population 15 Years and Over Who Worked Since 2005 of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-555-XCB2006036
Release date :March 4, 2008
Topic :Language
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Note

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 15 years and over who worked since 2005

Refers to those who have worked since January 1, 2005, regardless of whether or not they were in the labour force in the reference week. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

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 language used most often at work , other language used regularly at work , mother tongue and age groups for the population 15 years and over who worked since 2005 in CanadaFootnote 1
Language used most often at work (21) Other language used regularly at work (9)
Total - Other language used regularly at work 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 - Language used most often at work 18,418,100 15,997,305 1,213,580 700,790 457,930 2,285 18,195 27,835 180
Single responses 18,062,905 15,661,290 1,212,640 699,010 441,765 2,285 18,140 27,595 180
English 14,064,105 12,926,125 0 692,815 417,675 0 0 27,495 0
French 3,724,970 2,593,110 1,097,665 0 18,345 0 15,845 0 0
Non-official languages 273,830 142,055 114,980 6,195 5,740 2,285 2,290 100 180
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 2 51,055 30,995 18,645 395 660 195 130 20 0
Cantonese 39,240 21,835 14,455 50 1,770 20 1,095 15 10
Panjabi (Punjabi) 25,380 16,880 8,195 25 185 20 75 0 0
German 24,770 10,735 13,480 205 115 125 65 0 35
Mandarin 15,625 8,660 5,645 0 1,000 45 270 0 0
Portuguese 9,385 4,815 4,050 255 140 60 60 0 0
Spanish 14,775 7,635 5,425 1,010 140 455 60 10 45
Vietnamese 7,695 4,415 2,745 215 235 60 15 0 0
Korean 10,460 5,040 5,215 40 115 10 30 0 0
Italian 4,735 1,630 2,105 585 65 295 25 0 20
Other languagesFootnote 3 70,700 29,410 35,020 3,395 1,315 1,005 460 35 60
Multiple responses 355,195 336,015 940 1,780 16,165 0 55 240 0
English and French 252,295 240,370 0 0 11,925 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 86,820 81,225 0 1,780 3,580 0 0 235 0
French and non-official language 5,055 3,995 940 0 65 0 55 0 0
English, French and non-official language 11,025 10,425 0 0 600 0 0 0 0

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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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-XCB2006036.

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