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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 PeelFootnote 1
Selected Demographic and Language Characteristics (375) First official language spoken (4A)
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 2 English French English and French
Age groups - Total population excluding institutional residents 1,291,370 1,217,845 13,635 10,930
0 to 4 years 79,610 70,480 485 260
5 to 9 years 84,455 82,390 655 965
10 to 14 years 90,800 87,855 700 2,140
15 to 19 years 97,665 95,085 730 1,680
20 to 24 years 89,190 87,300 640 885
25 to 29 years 84,685 82,635 675 620
30 to 34 years 85,860 83,435 965 605
35 to 39 years 93,650 90,835 1,075 685
40 to 44 years 102,350 98,940 1,230 700
45 to 49 years 109,590 105,385 1,450 645
50 to 54 years 97,370 92,555 1,310 570
55 to 59 years 78,690 72,770 1,050 425
60 to 64 years 65,825 59,215 915 275
65 to 69 years 46,305 40,105 675 160
70 to 74 years 33,940 28,115 445 135
75 to 79 years 24,120 19,340 295 90
80 to 84 years 15,860 12,500 215 65
85 years and over 11,420 8,910 130 25
Median ageFootnote 3 36.8 36.1 43.8 22.1
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusFootnote 4 1,036,505 977,125 11,795 7,575
Married or living with a common-law partner 621,225 582,315 7,575 3,830
Married (and not separated) 576,115 538,885 6,465 3,675
Living common law 45,110 43,425 1,110 155
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 415,280 394,810 4,220 3,745
Single (never legally married) 298,470 291,260 2,620 3,260
Separated 27,165 25,770 350 125
Divorced 46,235 44,125 710 225
Widowed 43,415 33,660 540 135
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 5 1,291,370 1,217,850 13,635 10,930
English only 1,162,125 1,162,125 0 0
French only 970 0 970 0
English and French 78,415 54,850 12,640 10,925
Neither English nor French 49,865 870 30 5
Mother Tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents 1,291,370 1,217,845 13,635 10,930
Single responses 1,237,030 1,165,845 12,470 9,755
English 653,555 653,530 25 0
French 12,350 940 11,415 0
Non-official languages 571,125 511,375 1,035 9,755
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 6 35 35 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 10 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 5 5 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0
Ojibway 15 15 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 7 566,785 507,230 1,020 9,695
African languages, n.i.e. 435 430 0 0
Afrikaans 175 170 0 0
Akan (Twi) 3,370 3,285 5 30
Albanian 2,425 2,150 0 35
Amharic 535 520 0 10
Arabic 25,270 22,305 210 1,290
Armenian 705 630 5 35
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 245 225 10 5
Bengali 5,270 4,965 5 115
Berber languages (Kabyle) 15 10 5 0
Bisayan languages 1,110 1,100 0 0
Bosnian 1,290 1,150 5 40
Bulgarian 1,285 1,165 5 65
Burmese 155 155 0 5
Cantonese 14,235 11,870 15 130
Chinese, n.o.s. 18,290 15,520 15 200
Creoles 1,280 655 230 360
Croatian 7,030 6,710 5 100
Czech 1,055 1,020 5 10
Danish 325 330 0 0
Dutch 2,375 2,345 0 25
Estonian 235 230 0 0
Finnish 305 300 0 0
Flemish 65 65 0 5
Fukien 250 215 0 0
German 6,220 6,125 10 65
Greek 3,735 3,580 0 30
Gujarati 19,095 17,170 10 225
Hakka 210 185 0 10
Hebrew 115 115 0 0
Hindi 19,375 18,355 10 245
Hungarian 2,770 2,590 0 55
Ilocano 915 895 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 665 610 0 20
Italian 27,010 25,290 50 155
Japanese 1,140 1,030 0 15
Khmer (Cambodian) 265 235 0 5
Korean 5,720 5,090 5 70
Kurdish 235 210 0 10
Lao 640 560 0 10
Latvian 255 245 0 5
Lingala 30 5 20 5
Lithuanian 690 655 5 25
Macedonian 1,660 1,550 0 30
Malay 1,295 1,270 0 5
Malayalam 3,760 3,605 0 35
Maltese 1,530 1,515 0 5
Mandarin 12,560 10,460 5 175
Marathi 1,495 1,430 0 30
Nepali 1,130 1,065 0 15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,410 1,345 30 20
Norwegian 60 60 0 0
Oromo 145 130 0 10
Panjabi (Punjabi) 115,195 95,850 50 1,570
Pashto 1,350 1,220 0 25
Persian (Farsi) 7,435 6,585 10 205
Polish 34,585 31,820 25 695
Portuguese 29,620 26,040 60 280
Romanian 3,865 3,205 10 430
Rundi (Kirundi) 50 15 25 10
Russian 5,375 4,750 5 225
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 60 30 15 15
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 2,735 2,415 0 15
Serbian 4,500 4,095 5 150
Serbo-Croatian 650 595 0 15
Shanghainese 140 115 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 165 50 0 0
Sindhi 1,440 1,355 0 25
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 2,705 2,635 0 20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 75 65 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 200 190 0 0
Slovak 1,150 1,110 0 20
Slovenian 1,230 1,210 0 5
Somali 1,285 1,200 10 25
Spanish 26,840 23,950 65 810
Swahili 475 450 15 10
Swedish 140 140 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino,Filipino) 28,870 28,530 10 60
Taiwanese 300 245 0 5
Tamil 19,790 18,000 15 290
Telugu 2,215 2,105 0 35
Thai 215 195 0 0
Tibetan languages 115 95 0 5
Tigrigna 290 275 0 0
Turkish 1,550 1,400 0 30
Ukrainian 6,640 6,160 0 145
Urdu 49,550 46,435 15 600
Vietnamese 14,080 11,765 25 250
Yiddish 25 25 0 0
Other languagesFootnote 8 4,310 4,110 15 55
Multiple responses 54,335 52,000 1,160 1,175
English and French 2,625 1,750 175 700
English and non-official language 48,740 48,730 10 0
French and non-official language 1,730 825 905 0
English, French and non-official language 1,240 695 70 475
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 9 1,291,375 1,217,845 13,635 10,935
Single responses 1,168,110 1,097,820 12,245 9,085
English 825,055 818,635 6,420 0
French 5,685 430 5,260 0
Non-official languages 337,370 278,755 570 9,085
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 10 10 10 0 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 5 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 5 0 5
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 11 335,895 277,450 565 9,035
African languages, n.i.e. 190 175 5 5
Afrikaans 45 45 0 0
Akan (Twi) 1,780 1,705 0 20
Albanian 1,450 1,170 0 35
Amharic 240 215 0 5
Arabic 14,260 11,470 155 1,145
Armenian 355 280 0 35
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 30 25 0 0
Bengali 3,335 3,050 5 105
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5 5 0 0
Bisayan languages 375 370 0 5
Bosnian 765 630 5 35
Bulgarian 775 665 0 60
Burmese 90 85 0 0
Cantonese 10,700 8,120 0 140
Chinese, n.o.s. 12,090 9,470 20 185
Creoles 670 165 75 395
Croatian 3,000 2,690 0 95
Czech 365 340 0 5
Danish 30 30 0 0
Dutch 215 190 0 20
Estonian 50 40 0 5
Finnish 35 35 0 0
Flemish 5 5 0 0
Fukien 75 60 0 0
German 690 605 0 70
Greek 1,210 1,065 0 15
Gujarati 11,800 9,895 10 205
Hakka 60 45 0 5
Hebrew 25 25 0 0
Hindi 10,280 9,270 0 205
Hungarian 1,085 915 0 50
Ilocano 290 270 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 245 225 0 5
Italian 7,620 5,950 15 135
Japanese 625 520 0 10
Khmer (Cambodian) 150 125 0 0
Korean 4,085 3,475 0 70
Kurdish 120 105 0 10
Lao 325 240 0 10
Latvian 55 50 0 5
Lingala 10 5 5 0
Lithuanian 265 230 0 20
Macedonian 810 710 0 30
Malay 520 495 0 5
Malayalam 1,855 1,700 0 35
Maltese 380 365 0 5
Mandarin 10,090 7,960 5 165
Marathi 785 725 0 25
Nepali 765 700 0 15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 425 385 5 15
Norwegian 5 5 0 0
Oromo 85 75 0 10
Panjabi (Punjabi) 86,185 67,075 40 1,465
Pashto 835 725 0 20
Persian (Farsi) 4,775 3,930 5 195
Polish 20,455 17,720 10 670
Portuguese 12,400 8,845 45 260
Romanian 2,035 1,400 10 420
Rundi (Kirundi) 5 0 0 0
Russian 3,785 3,145 5 225
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 25 5 5 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,885 1,595 0 5
Serbian 2,670 2,280 0 145
Serbo-Croatian 320 275 0 15
Shanghainese 65 45 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e. 245 125 0 0
Sindhi 635 570 0 20
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,320 1,250 0 15
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 30 25 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 85 70 0 5
Slovak 430 390 0 20
Slovenian 290 280 0 5
Somali 725 650 0 20
Spanish 15,925 13,080 50 765
Swahili 130 120 5 10
Swedish 20 15 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 12,665 12,330 5 45
Taiwanese 145 115 0 5
Tamil 14,395 12,640 10 270
Telugu 1,315 1,215 0 30
Thai 85 70 0 0
Tibetan languages 95 75 0 0
Tigrigna 115 105 0 0
Turkish 970 825 0 25
Ukrainian 3,285 2,830 5 140
Urdu 31,710 28,505 15 570
Vietnamese 10,255 7,975 25 255
Yiddish 10 5 0 0
Other languagesFootnote 12 1,470 1,300 5 45
Multiple responses 123,265 120,030 1,390 1,845
English and French 2,260 745 705 815
English and non-official language 118,230 118,105 125 0
French and non-official language 790 435 355 0
English, French and non-official language 1,980 745 205 1,035
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 13 1,291,370 1,217,845 13,635 10,930
None 960,715 903,935 6,560 4,685
Single responses 324,430 308,865 6,665 5,530
English 146,835 137,385 2,610 4,905
French 9,380 6,225 2,915 205
Non-official languages 168,215 165,265 1,135 420
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 14 25 25 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 10 10 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0
Ojibway 5 10 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 15 165,805 162,890 1,125 415
African languages, n.i.e. 220 215 5 0
Afrikaans 135 135 0 0
Akan (Twi) 1,705 1,705 0 0
Albanian 645 640 0 0
Amharic 215 210 0 0
Arabic 8,245 7,955 195 40
Armenian 190 180 5 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 165 130 35 0
Bengali 1,400 1,395 0 5
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5 10 0 0
Bisayan languages 285 285 0 0
Bosnian 345 340 0 5
Bulgarian 295 290 0 0
Burmese 45 40 0 0
Cantonese 3,605 3,520 5 5
Chinese, n.o.s. 3,835 3,755 10 5
Creoles 1,275 885 335 50
Croatian 2,830 2,820 5 0
Czech 310 300 0 0
Danish 115 110 0 0
Dutch 930 930 5 0
Estonian 75 80 0 0
Finnish 90 90 0 0
Flemish 25 20 0 5
Fukien 105 80 0 5
German 2,480 2,440 10 20
Greek 2,085 2,080 5 0
Gujarati 4,855 4,830 5 5
Hakka 65 55 0 5
Hebrew 90 85 0 0
Hindi 12,330 11,870 30 65
Hungarian 860 855 5 5
Ilocano 245 245 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 235 215 0 5
Italian 11,600 11,525 55 15
Japanese 460 450 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 85 85 0 0
Korean 1,115 1,110 0 0
Kurdish 90 80 0 0
Lao 180 170 5 0
Latvian 85 85 0 0
Lingala 90 5 75 10
Lithuanian 215 215 0 0
Macedonian 495 490 0 0
Malay 470 460 0 0
Malayalam 1,600 1,595 0 0
Maltese 680 685 0 0
Mandarin 2,305 2,195 0 5
Marathi 470 465 0 5
Nepali 160 155 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,395 1,360 30 0
Norwegian 25 25 0 0
Oromo 45 45 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 19,990 19,760 10 30
Pashto 275 270 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,625 1,605 5 0
Polish 8,580 8,545 10 5
Portuguese 12,760 12,725 35 0
Romanian 1,135 1,110 5 15
Rundi (Kirundi) 35 0 30 5
Russian 1,245 1,210 5 10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 25 10 10 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 555 535 0 5
Serbian 1,250 1,230 10 5
Serbo-Croatian 190 185 0 0
Shanghainese 40 30 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 80 75 0 0
Sindhi 445 435 0 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,135 1,135 0 5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 15 15 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 50 0 0
Slovak 370 370 0 0
Slovenian 485 485 0 0
Somali 555 540 10 5
Spanish 8,855 8,740 75 30
Swahili 420 380 35 5
Swedish 80 75 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 10,070 10,055 5 5
Taiwanese 65 55 0 0
Tamil 4,805 4,780 15 5
Telugu 510 500 0 0
Thai 75 75 0 0
Tibetan languages 20 15 0 0
Tigrigna 145 140 0 0
Turkish 450 440 0 5
Ukrainian 1,960 1,915 5 10
Urdu 12,490 12,380 10 15
Vietnamese 3,135 2,990 20 0
Yiddish 5 0 0 0
Other languagesFootnote 16 2,390 2,350 15 5
Multiple responses 6,225 5,040 410 715
English and French 820 150 55 605
English and non-official language 3,060 2,750 205 60
French and non-official language 2,290 2,130 150 5
English, French and non-official language 50 10 0 40
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 17 1,291,370 1,217,845 13,635 10,930
English 1,217,845 1,217,845 0 0
French 13,635 0 13,635 0
English and French 10,930 0 0 10,930
Neither English nor French 48,960 0 0 0
Official language minority (number)Footnote 18 19,100 0 13,635 5,465
Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 19 1.5 0.0 100.0 50.0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

2006 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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Footnote 2

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

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Footnote 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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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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 9

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 10

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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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 13

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 14

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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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 17

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 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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Footnote 19

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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