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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
Topic-based tabulation: Mother Tongue (8), First Official Language Spoken (7), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (25) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census
Data table
| Knowledge of official languages (5) | First official language spoken (7) | ||||||
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| Total - First official language spoken | English | French | English and French | Neither English nor French | Official language minority (number)Footnote 1 | Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 2 | |
| Total - Knowledge of official languages | 2,589,085 | 2,394,445 | 36,415 | 24,475 | 133,745 | 48,655 | 1.9 |
| English only | 2,222,695 | 2,222,695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| French only | 2,975 | 0 | 2,970 | 0 | 0 | 2,975 | 100.0 |
| English and French | 227,380 | 169,580 | 33,330 | 24,465 | 0 | 45,560 | 20.0 |
| Neither English nor French | 136,040 | 2,170 | 110 | 15 | 133,750 | 115 | 0.1 |
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Footnote(s)
- Footnote 1
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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.
- Footnote 2
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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.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011044.
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