Table 6
Number of people and proportion of the population reporting French by selected language characteristic, Western provinces, 2006 and 2011

Table 6 Number of people and proportion of the population reporting French by selected language characteristic, Western provinces, 2006 and 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 6 number of people and proportion of the population reporting french by selected language characteristic. The information is grouped by language characteristic (appearing as row headers), 2006, 2011, number and percentage, calculated using manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta and british columbia units of measure (appearing as column headers).

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This table displays the results of table 6 number of people and proportion of the population reporting french by selected language characteristic. The information is grouped by language characteristic (appearing as row headers), 2006, 2011, number and percentage, calculated using manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta and british columbia units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Language characteristic	2006		2011		2006		2011
	number	percentage	number	percentage	number	percentage	number	percentage
	Manitoba				Saskatchewan
Mother tongue	47,100	4.2	47,670	4.0	17,575	1.8	18,930	1.9
Language spoken at home	39,490	3.5	42,555	3.6	12,725	1.3	14,915	1.5
Most often	21,550	1.9	21,550	1.8	4,780	0.5	5,550	0.5
On a regular basis	17,940	1.6	21,005	1.8	7,945	0.8	9,365	0.9
First official language spoken	43,120	3.8	41,365	3.5	14,855	1.6	14,290	1.4
Ability to conduct a conversation	105,450	9.3	104,630	8.8	47,935	5.0	47,000	4.6
	Alberta				British Columbia
Mother tongue	68,435	2.1	81,085	2.2	63,295	1.6	70,760	1.6
Language spoken at home	56,685	1.7	74,220	2.1	57,105	1.4	69,535	1.6
Most often	23,515	0.7	32,390	0.9	19,990	0.5	24,445	0.6
On a regular basis	33,170	1.0	41,830	1.2	37,115	0.9	45,090	1.0
First official language spoken	62,790	1.9	71,370	2.0	61,740	1.5	62,195	1.4
Ability to conduct a conversation	225,085	6.9	238,770	6.6	297,720	7.3	298,695	6.9
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2006 and 2011.