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Topic-based tabulation: Selected Language Characteristics (165), Registered Indian Status (3), Age Groups (7) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
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General information
Catalogue number : | 97-558-XCB2006018 |
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Release date : | January 15, 2008 |
Topic : | Aboriginal peoples |
Data dimensions : |
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: Data on knowledge of official languages
According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject will be available in the Languages Reference Guide, to be published in 2008.
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.
Data table
Selected language characteristics (165) | Registered Indian status (3) | ||
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Total - Registered Indian status | Registered IndianFootnote 2 | Not a Registered Indian | |
Total population by detailed mother tongueFootnote 3 | 2,097,960 | 17,845 | 2,080,115 |
Total - Single responsesFootnote 4 | 2,060,345 | 17,650 | 2,042,700 |
English | 1,190,560 | 16,785 | 1,173,770 |
French | 24,130 | 130 | 24,000 |
Non-official languages | 845,660 | 730 | 844,925 |
Aboriginal languages | 925 | 730 | 200 |
Algonquian languages | 245 | 165 | 75 |
Algonquin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Cree | 165 | 120 | 45 |
Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mi'kmaq | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montagnais-Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ojibway | 70 | 45 | 25 |
Oji-Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athapaskan languages | 100 | 90 | 15 |
Carrier | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Chilcotin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chipewyan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dene | 30 | 30 | 0 |
Dogrib | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Slave (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Slave | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Haida | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages | 25 | 0 | 25 |
Mohawk | 25 | 0 | 25 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kutenai | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages | 105 | 100 | 0 |
Shuswap | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 90 | 85 | 0 |
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 40 | 30 | 10 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian languages | 140 | 140 | 10 |
Gitksan | 60 | 55 | 0 |
Nisga'a | 70 | 65 | 0 |
Tsimshian | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Wakashan languages | 150 | 140 | 0 |
Nootka | 20 | 20 | 0 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 125 | 120 | 10 |
Inuktitut | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Inuinnaqtun | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. | 100 | 50 | 50 |
Other single responses | 844,730 | 0 | 844,730 |
Total multiple responsesFootnote 5 | 37,615 | 200 | 37,415 |
English and Aboriginal languageFootnote 6 | 195 | 170 | 25 |
French and Aboriginal languageFootnote 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
English, French and Aboriginal languageFootnote 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other multiple responses | 37,410 | 30 | 37,375 |
Total population by detailed language spoken most often at homeFootnote 9 | 2,097,960 | 17,845 | 2,080,115 |
Total - Single responsesFootnote 10 | 2,033,845 | 17,775 | 2,016,065 |
English | 1,478,110 | 17,580 | 1,460,530 |
French | 8,070 | 45 | 8,030 |
Non-official languages | 547,660 | 150 | 547,510 |
Aboriginal languages | 95 | 70 | 25 |
Algonquian languages | 35 | 20 | 20 |
Algonquin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blackfoot | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Cree | 30 | 10 | 20 |
Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mi'kmaq | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montagnais-Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ojibway | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oji-Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athapaskan languages | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chilcotin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chipewyan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dene | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dogrib | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Slave (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Slave | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mohawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages | 15 | 15 | 0 |
Shuswap | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 25 | 30 | 0 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gitksan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Nootka | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuktitut | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuinnaqtun | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other single responses | 547,565 | 80 | 547,480 |
Total multiple responsesFootnote 11 | 64,125 | 70 | 64,050 |
English and Aboriginal languageFootnote 12 | 55 | 45 | 10 |
French and Aboriginal languageFootnote 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
English, French and Aboriginal languageFootnote 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other multiple responses | 64,070 | 30 | 64,040 |
Total population by knowledge of Aboriginal languagesFootnote 15 | 2,097,960 | 17,845 | 2,080,115 |
Total - Single responsesFootnote 16 | 1,116,100 | 15,825 | 1,100,270 |
English | 1,020,060 | 15,810 | 1,004,250 |
French | 655 | 0 | 655 |
Non-official languages | 95,380 | 20 | 95,365 |
Aboriginal languages | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Algonquian languages | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Algonquin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blackfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mi'kmaq | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montagnais-Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ojibway | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oji-Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athapaskan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chilcotin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chipewyan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dene | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dogrib | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Slave (Hare) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Slave | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haida | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mohawk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kutenai | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shuswap | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salish languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Tlingit | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian languages | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gitksan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nisga'a | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tsimshian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nootka | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuktitut | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuinnaqtun | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other single responses | 95,375 | 10 | 95,360 |
Total multiple responsesFootnote 17 | 981,865 | 2,025 | 979,845 |
English and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 18 | 1,270 | 1,025 | 250 |
French and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
English, French and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 20 | 135 | 20 | 110 |
Other multiple responses | 980,465 | 975 | 979,490 |
Footnotes
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Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
- Footnote 2
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Registered or Treaty Indian: The expression 'Registered Indian' refers to those persons who reported they were registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act and can prove descent from a band that signed a treaty.
The Registered Indian counts in this table may differ from the administrative counts maintained by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, with the most important causes of these differences being the incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements as well as methodological and conceptual differences between the two sources. - Footnote 3
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Mother tongue refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.
- Footnote 4
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Indicates the number of persons who reported only one language as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 5
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Indicates the number of persons who reported more than one language as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 6
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Indicates the number of persons who reported English and one Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 7
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Indicates the number of persons who reported French and one Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 8
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Indicates the number of persons who reported English, French and one Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.
- Footnote 9
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Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census. The data on home language shown in this table are not comparable to data found in similar tables produced for the 2001 Census when home language referred to the language spoken most often at home and the language spoken on a regular basis at home.
- Footnote 10
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Indicates the number of persons who reported only one language spoken most often at home.
- Footnote 11
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Indicates the number of persons who reported more than one language spoken most often at home.
- Footnote 12
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Indicates the number of persons who reported English and one Aboriginal language spoken most often at home.
- Footnote 13
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Indicates the number of persons who reported French and one Aboriginal language spoken most often at home.
- Footnote 14
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Indicates the number of persons who reported English, French and one Aboriginal language spoken most often at home.
- Footnote 15
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Refers to the ability to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language.
- Footnote 16
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Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of only one language, either as an official or a non-official language. For example, the category 'English' includes persons who reported knowledge of English only without reporting knowledge of any non-official language(s).
- Footnote 17
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Indicates the number of persons who reported multiple official and/or non-official languages.
- Footnote 18
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Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of English and at least one Aboriginal language.
- Footnote 19
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Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of French and at least one Aboriginal language.
- Footnote 20
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Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of English, French and at least one Aboriginal language.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-558-XCB2006018.
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Related data
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2006 Census analysis series:2006 Census: Aboriginal Peoples in Canada in 2006: Inuit, Métis and First Nations, 2006 Census: Findings
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2006 Census reference guides and technical reports:Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, 2006 Census