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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 British Columbia / Colombie-BritanniqueFootnote 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 4 659,060 413,975 7,295 225,055 990 224,060 920 11,140 545 135
English 502,725 410,560 4,230 81,270 700 80,570 595 5,780 235 65
French 3,440 565 2,460 325 0 325 25 5 50 5
Non-official language 133,065 1,215 40 131,280 250 131,030 5 465 55 5
Aboriginal 340 75 0 255 250 5 0 15 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 132,725 1,140 40 131,025 5 131,025 5 455 55 5
English and French 1,890 725 530 200 0 200 270 95 40 20
English and non-official language 17,155 875 0 11,595 35 11,560 5 4,590 55 30
French and non-official language 260 10 15 145 0 145 0 10 80 5
English, French and non-official language 515 30 10 225 0 230 20 195 15 15

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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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