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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Selected Demographic and Language Characteristics (375), First Official Language Spoken (4A), Age Groups (8B) and Sex (3) for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census

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This table details selected demographic and language characteristics , first official language spoken , age groups and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Montréal
Selected Demographic and Language Characteristics (375) First official language spoken (4A)
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 1 English French English and French
Age groups - Total population excluding institutional residents 1,862,195 535,055 1,128,315 151,895
0 to 4 years 106,335 24,390 63,750 4,855
5 to 9 years 90,355 24,575 57,655 7,130
10 to 14 years 90,520 26,990 53,545 9,740
15 to 19 years 104,105 33,020 58,670 12,210
20 to 24 years 134,635 41,710 79,525 12,885
25 to 29 years 150,110 42,645 93,070 13,535
30 to 34 years 150,535 39,975 93,915 15,560
35 to 39 years 133,960 38,490 78,970 15,135
40 to 44 years 131,075 41,795 74,635 13,015
45 to 49 years 136,655 43,520 80,700 10,420
50 to 54 years 133,950 39,695 83,545 8,525
55 to 59 years 118,010 33,260 75,340 7,030
60 to 64 years 103,515 29,750 64,630 6,555
65 to 69 years 78,920 21,150 50,365 4,730
70 to 74 years 64,315 17,120 39,150 4,325
75 to 79 years 55,675 14,330 34,030 3,205
80 to 84 years 43,740 11,680 26,440 1,890
85 years and over 35,810 10,955 20,375 1,160
Median ageFootnote 2 38.9 39.5 39.0 35.0
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusFootnote 3 1,574,995 459,100 953,365 130,170
Married or living with a common-law partner 775,340 237,545 448,235 70,460
Married (and not separated) 569,460 203,575 282,545 64,960
Living common law 205,875 33,965 165,685 5,505
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 799,660 221,550 505,130 59,715
Single (never legally married) 556,150 155,990 351,595 46,180
Separated 33,410 9,700 20,180 2,570
Divorced 122,425 32,640 80,440 7,360
Widowed 87,670 23,225 52,910 3,605
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 4 1,862,200 535,055 1,128,315 151,895
English only 218,820 218,820 0 0
French only 521,020 0 521,020 0
English and French 1,073,815 315,765 606,280 151,775
Neither English nor French 48,545 470 1,020 120
Mother Tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents 1,862,200 535,055 1,128,320 151,900
Single responses 1,785,930 509,865 1,089,655 139,485
English 309,885 308,715 1,170 0
French 874,430 1,190 873,245 0
Non-official languages 601,615 199,960 215,245 139,480
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 5 470 285 105 75
Atikamekw 25 0 20 0
Cree, n.o.s. 190 130 20 35
Dene 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 45 0 40 5
Inuktitut 190 140 10 35
Mi'kmaq 10 10 0 0
Ojibway 5 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 6 595,120 198,230 211,800 138,440
African languages, n.i.e. 565 110 395 50
Afrikaans 60 45 5 5
Akan (Twi) 980 700 50 220
Albanian 1,570 320 620 510
Amharic 540 275 75 180
Arabic 90,985 12,570 52,825 20,525
Armenian 7,250 2,135 1,090 3,625
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 1,005 195 705 85
Bengali 9,395 5,155 790 2,500
Berber languages (Kabyle) 4,165 20 3,515 455
Bisayan languages 770 665 30 70
Bosnian 250 55 90 90
Bulgarian 4,455 745 1,470 2,010
Burmese 45 30 0 5
Cantonese 7,110 2,665 1,105 1,620
Chinese, n.o.s. 30,285 12,890 5,010 6,750
Creoles 34,365 1,160 28,460 3,610
Croatian 1,185 685 185 280
Czech 980 600 175 190
Danish 180 155 5 10
Dutch 1,340 920 230 180
Estonian 150 125 10 10
Finnish 260 215 25 15
Flemish 175 70 80 25
Fukien 60 40 10 10
German 6,785 4,885 1,045 810
Greek 21,245 14,395 750 3,895
Gujarati 5,175 3,220 305 1,020
Hakka 60 25 5 10
Hebrew 3,585 2,485 285 710
Hindi 2,095 1,630 50 320
Hungarian 4,380 2,960 485 700
Ilocano 1,585 1,375 10 160
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 340 155 80 65
Italian 83,470 41,585 20,365 15,565
Japanese 1,515 1,005 245 200
Khmer (Cambodian) 5,030 510 2,820 985
Korean 3,250 1,955 205 805
Kurdish 505 90 210 145
Lao 1,570 110 960 345
Latvian 235 185 10 30
Lingala 1,475 15 1,360 85
Lithuanian 440 350 25 60
Macedonian 125 45 20 60
Malay 460 330 45 70
Malayalam 220 180 15 15
Maltese 10 10 0 5
Mandarin 7,845 3,875 1,080 1,915
Marathi 125 105 0 15
Nepali 175 105 10 55
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 3,120 300 2,525 240
Norwegian 170 155 15 5
Oromo 5,015 40 4,160 640
Panjabi (Punjabi) 8,590 4,965 395 1,895
Pashto 780 270 145 220
Persian (Farsi) 11,280 5,105 1,510 3,810
Polish 10,160 5,280 1,830 2,695
Portuguese 18,125 4,480 8,115 4,345
Romanian 17,555 2,160 6,335 8,135
Rundi (Kirundi) 990 20 805 150
Russian 17,765 5,460 4,565 6,225
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 1,020 60 805 140
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 85 30 20 25
Serbian 1,395 505 320 525
Serbo-Croatian 515 165 155 175
Shanghainese 55 30 5 15
Sign languages, n.i.e. 140 15 40 5
Sindhi 255 140 25 80
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 440 335 15 80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 55 30 5 15
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 195 85 55 55
Slovak 745 515 115 110
Slovenian 465 395 25 35
Somali 595 100 295 170
Spanish 78,105 9,975 40,040 22,300
Swahili 780 140 565 65
Swedish 340 250 55 30
Tagalog (Pilipino,Filipino) 11,775 10,250 95 1,275
Taiwanese 270 145 25 70
Tamil 11,265 6,495 855 2,675
Telugu 305 255 5 30
Thai 385 190 120 50
Tibetan languages 40 10 5 20
Tigrigna 245 125 35 70
Turkish 5,095 1,335 1,965 1,165
Ukrainian 3,610 2,040 545 890
Urdu 7,505 4,375 585 1,695
Vietnamese 19,105 3,145 7,225 6,020
Yiddish 6,935 4,705 45 1,210
Other languagesFootnote 7 6,025 1,445 3,345 970
Multiple responses 76,265 25,195 38,660 12,415
English and French 21,720 7,055 6,415 8,250
English and non-official language 16,080 15,780 300 0
French and non-official language 30,725 325 30,400 0
English, French and non-official language 7,745 2,030 1,550 4,170
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 8 1,862,195 535,060 1,128,315 151,895
Single responses 1,724,585 496,320 1,054,210 127,125
English 435,675 406,420 29,250 0
French 936,870 11,860 925,010 0
Non-official languages 352,035 78,035 99,955 127,125
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 9 190 95 30 60
Atikamekw 10 0 10 0
Cree, n.o.s. 85 50 5 25
Dene 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 30 5 15 5
Inuktitut 70 45 0 25
Mi'kmaq 5 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 10 349,565 77,550 98,965 126,360
African languages, n.i.e. 145 30 60 50
Afrikaans 15 10 0 5
Akan (Twi) 505 265 20 200
Albanian 975 135 270 445
Amharic 295 110 25 150
Arabic 49,325 5,890 19,920 18,445
Armenian 5,015 670 525 3,415
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 195 45 70 60
Bengali 7,575 3,895 460 2,280
Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,470 5 905 390
Bisayan languages 215 170 5 35
Bosnian 160 20 45 80
Bulgarian 3,450 360 925 1,935
Burmese 25 15 0 5
Cantonese 5,335 1,565 500 1,515
Chinese, n.o.s. 24,830 9,240 3,530 6,425
Creoles 14,625 285 10,000 3,205
Croatian 525 200 40 255
Czech 285 85 30 155
Danish 30 25 0 10
Dutch 230 65 5 145
Estonian 25 15 0 5
Finnish 55 35 0 15
Flemish 25 0 0 20
Fukien 10 10 0 5
German 1,240 535 60 605
Greek 11,530 5,550 215 3,560
Gujarati 3,550 1,940 115 865
Hakka 15 5 0 5
Hebrew 1,600 675 155 660
Hindi 1,145 740 20 280
Hungarian 1,590 710 110 540
Ilocano 555 440 0 90
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 160 55 35 40
Italian 33,975 2,195 12,665 13,165
Japanese 635 350 50 170
Khmer (Cambodian) 3,330 345 1,410 855
Korean 2,365 1,225 80 770
Kurdish 240 30 85 95
Lao 935 50 425 310
Latvian 75 35 0 30
Lingala 415 0 325 80
Lithuanian 125 60 0 55
Macedonian 85 15 15 55
Malay 185 115 5 55
Malayalam 50 35 0 10
Maltese 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 6,610 2,885 810 1,925
Marathi 60 45 0 15
Nepali 130 60 5 50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 730 65 425 180
Norwegian 35 30 0 5
Oromo 1,615 5 950 495
Panjabi (Punjabi) 6,480 3,325 250 1,605
Pashto 630 180 100 210
Persian (Farsi) 7,975 2,775 755 3,595
Polish 4,845 1,500 590 2,400
Portuguese 9,640 800 3,785 3,880
Romanian 12,845 545 3,640 7,720
Rundi (Kirundi) 295 0 165 120
Russian 13,940 3,080 3,195 6,125
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 230 10 105 95
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 35 15 5 20
Serbian 840 170 140 485
Serbo-Croatian 245 30 50 145
Shanghainese 25 10 5 5
Sign languages, n.i.e. 275 60 105 15
Sindhi 145 55 10 65
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 245 155 5 60
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 35 20 10 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 100 20 30 45
Slovak 155 50 10 85
Slovenian 175 135 0 30
Somali 375 70 110 155
Spanish 53,560 3,910 22,845 20,990
Swahili 215 20 135 50
Swedish 85 40 5 25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6,775 5,375 35 1,200
Taiwanese 140 60 5 45
Tamil 9,665 5,220 695 2,505
Telugu 190 150 5 25
Thai 130 40 25 50
Tibetan languages 25 5 0 15
Tigrigna 135 50 10 50
Turkish 3,775 700 1,350 1,090
Ukrainian 1,575 460 240 760
Urdu 5,545 2,810 310 1,530
Vietnamese 15,660 2,305 4,890 5,765
Yiddish 4,285 2,070 35 1,210
Other languagesFootnote 11 2,280 385 955 700
Multiple responses 137,610 38,740 74,105 24,775
English and French 27,665 5,020 10,650 12,000
English and non-official language 31,590 31,060 535 0
French and non-official language 59,945 580 59,365 0
English, French and non-official language 18,410 2,085 3,560 12,775
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 12 1,862,195 535,060 1,128,315 151,900
None 1,335,000 354,190 861,390 76,115
Single responses 480,500 166,430 252,700 57,980
English 150,050 33,950 94,715 20,550
French 153,160 57,275 63,240 31,175
Non-official languages 177,295 75,200 94,745 6,255
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 13 180 130 45 0
Atikamekw 10 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 75 70 5 0
Dene 5 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 15 5 15 0
Inuktitut 65 50 10 5
Mi'kmaq 10 10 0 0
Ojibway 5 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 14 174,010 74,415 92,425 6,125
African languages, n.i.e. 380 70 310 5
Afrikaans 40 40 5 0
Akan (Twi) 380 345 20 15
Albanian 240 75 155 10
Amharic 150 110 25 20
Arabic 31,295 4,410 26,020 820
Armenian 1,345 870 350 105
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 590 110 465 10
Bengali 955 750 150 55
Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,385 10 1,360 15
Bisayan languages 210 190 10 5
Bosnian 50 20 25 5
Bulgarian 525 195 295 35
Burmese 10 10 0 0
Cantonese 1,275 745 370 90
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,905 2,295 1,300 195
Creoles 22,125 965 20,920 235
Croatian 300 205 70 15
Czech 270 205 60 5
Danish 80 65 10 5
Dutch 415 315 80 20
Estonian 50 45 5 0
Finnish 80 65 10 5
Flemish 35 20 15 5
Fukien 20 15 5 0
German 2,890 1,995 755 135
Greek 7,045 6,540 360 145
Gujarati 935 795 95 40
Hakka 25 10 0 10
Hebrew 2,720 1,795 695 200
Hindi 1,500 1,290 30 120
Hungarian 1,065 895 115 55
Ilocano 480 445 0 35
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 135 65 35 20
Italian 27,125 21,770 4,460 875
Japanese 690 435 230 20
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,255 145 965 75
Korean 510 430 65 10
Kurdish 165 25 90 25
Lao 375 25 340 5
Latvian 60 55 5 5
Lingala 1,830 10 1,800 10
Lithuanian 130 110 10 0
Macedonian 30 15 15 5
Malay 150 120 25 10
Malayalam 100 95 0 0
Maltese 5 0 0 0
Mandarin 1,255 825 315 75
Marathi 40 40 0 0
Nepali 20 15 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,790 170 1,610 15
Norwegian 80 65 15 0
Oromo 1,685 20 1,630 25
Panjabi (Punjabi) 1,320 1,045 70 155
Pashto 55 35 10 10
Persian (Farsi) 1,870 1,325 420 105
Polish 2,265 1,605 580 80
Portuguese 4,760 2,010 2,565 180
Romanian 2,475 700 1,585 175
Rundi (Kirundi) 500 10 480 15
Russian 3,260 1,480 1,300 400
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 435 15 405 15
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 25 5 10 5
Serbian 300 185 105 10
Serbo-Croatian 100 55 35 0
Shanghainese 25 15 5 5
Sign languages, n.i.e. 110 35 70 5
Sindhi 80 65 15 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 135 125 5 5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 20 10 10 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 25 20 10
Slovak 225 165 55 5
Slovenian 115 105 5 0
Somali 175 35 140 0
Spanish 21,045 4,900 15,365 740
Swahili 550 105 415 25
Swedish 220 155 60 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,045 3,940 30 75
Taiwanese 85 65 5 15
Tamil 1,240 1,020 185 30
Telugu 50 45 0 0
Thai 165 80 75 5
Tibetan languages 15 5 10 0
Tigrigna 60 40 10 15
Turkish 855 370 360 85
Ukrainian 940 730 115 70
Urdu 1,590 1,320 165 80
Vietnamese 3,040 660 2,045 180
Yiddish 1,610 1,555 30 15
Other languagesFootnote 15 3,110 655 2,280 130
Multiple responses 46,705 14,440 14,225 17,800
English and French 19,435 1,090 1,440 16,710
English and non-official language 12,495 805 11,475 200
French and non-official language 14,100 12,510 1,265 295
English, French and non-official language 680 40 45 590
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 16 1,862,195 535,060 1,128,315 151,895
English 535,055 535,055 0 0
French 1,128,320 0 1,128,315 0
English and French 151,895 0 0 151,895
Neither English nor French 46,930 0 0 0
Official language minority (number)Footnote 17 611,005 535,055 0 75,950
Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 18 32.8 100.0 0.0 50.0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Those classified in the category 'Neither English nor French' appear only in the 'Total' category in this table.

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Footnote 2

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 3

Marital status
Part A - Short definition
Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. Persons who are married or living common law may be of opposite sex or of the same sex. The classification is as follows:
Married (and not separated): A person who is married and has not separated or obtained a divorce, and whose spouse is living.
Common-law: A person who is living with another person as a couple but who is not legally married to that person.
Separated: A person who is married but who no longer lives with his/her spouse (for any reason other than illness, work or school) and who has not obtained a divorce. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Divorced: A person who has obtained a legal divorce and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Widowed: A person who has lost his/her spouse through death and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Single (never legally married): A person who has never married or a person whose marriage has been annulled and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.

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Footnote 4

Total population excluding institutional residents. The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 5

Selected Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Selected non-Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 7

Other languages
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 D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 8

Total population excluding institutional residents
The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 9

Selected Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 10

Selected non-Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 11

Other languages
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 D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 12

Total population excluding institutional residents
The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 13

Selected Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 14

Selected non-Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 15

Other languages
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 D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 16

Total population excluding institutional residents
The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 17

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 18

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011053.

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