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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Mother Tongue of Female Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Mother Tongue of Child (10), Mother Tongue of Male Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home by Child (10), Other Language Spoken Regularly at Home by Child (11) and Age Group of Child (5) for Children Under 18 Years of Age in Opposite-sex Couple Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2011 Census

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This table details mother tongue of female married spouse or common-law partner , mother tongue of child , mother tongue of male married spouse or common-law partner , language spoken most often at home by child , other language spoken regularly at home by child and age group of child for children under 18 years of age in opposite-sex couple families in private households in CanadaFootnote 2
Child - Mother tongue (10) Female married spouse or common-law partner - Mother tongue (10)
Total - Mother tongue of female married spouse or common-law partnerFootnote 3 English French Non-official language Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Total - Mother tongue of childFootnote 4 5,377,645 2,796,540 1,007,440 1,461,600 51,705 1,409,895 17,230 75,780 16,025 3,030
English 3,369,875 2,752,615 55,900 513,660 18,455 495,210 6,510 38,400 2,175 625
French 1,022,415 21,705 934,730 57,050 690 56,360 3,245 420 5,030 225
Non-official language 824,840 6,790 1,755 811,640 32,010 779,625 55 3,330 1,165 110
Aboriginal 33,070 730 100 32,020 31,985 35 0 190 35 0
Non-Aboriginal 791,765 6,060 1,655 779,615 25 779,590 50 3,145 1,135 110
English and French 36,880 10,980 13,025 3,520 15 3,495 7,050 1,150 650 505
English and non-official language 98,130 4,125 90 62,435 490 61,945 105 30,480 545 350
French and non-official language 17,650 70 1,525 9,670 35 9,640 50 310 5,810 215
English, French and non-official language 7,850 260 425 3,630 10 3,620 210 1,685 645 1,000

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.

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Footnote 2

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 3

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.

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Footnote 4

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011019.

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