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Topic-based tabulation: Mother Tongue of Spouse or Partner (8), Mother Tongue of Child (8) Mother Tongue of Other Spouse or Partner (8) and Age Group of Child (5) for the Children Under 18 Years of Age Living in a Couple Family of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-555-XCB2006044
Release date :December 4, 2007
Topic :Language
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Note: Children living in a couple family

This table includes children living in families of opposite-sex married couples, opposite-sex common-law couples, same-sex married couples and same-sex common-law couples. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

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This table details mother tongue of spouse or partner , mother tongue of child mother tongue of other spouse or partner and age group of child for the children under 18 years of age living in a couple family in CanadaFootnote 2
Mother tongue of child (8) Spouse or partner - Mother tongue (8)
Total - Mother tongue of spouse or partnerFootnote 3 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 - Mother tongue of childFootnote 4 5,460,790 2,959,650 1,066,710 1,365,795 11,005 46,840 9,475 1,320
English 3,471,910 2,884,515 76,235 477,430 4,535 27,475 1,385 330
French 1,056,515 33,670 973,250 43,060 2,630 210 3,545 165
Non-official language 837,975 26,510 6,670 799,005 105 4,180 1,420 85
English and French 23,770 9,235 8,210 2,230 3,345 430 210 115
English and non-official language 57,555 5,485 150 37,660 120 13,795 245 90
French and non-official language 9,865 95 1,825 5,030 45 270 2,445 150
English, French and non-official language 3,195 145 370 1,375 220 480 220 380

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census. The 'other spouse or partner' is the second spouse or partner listed on the census questionnaire.

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Footnote 2

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

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Footnote 3

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census. The 'spouse or partner' is the first spouse or partner listed on the census questionnaire.

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Footnote 4

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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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006044.

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