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Visual Census – Language, Calgary

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Figure 4.1 Population by knowledge of official languages, Calgary, 2011

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Figure 4.2 The most common non-official-language mother tongues,Footnote 1 Calgary, 2011

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Figure 4.3 Mother-tongue retention,Footnote 2 Calgary, 2011

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Footnotes

Footnote 1

Counts for mother tongue include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.

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Footnote 2

Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French. Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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Sources

Figure 4.1, Figure 4.2, Figure 4.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of population.

How to cite

Statistics Canada. 2012. Visual Census. 2011 Census. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/vc-rv/index.cfm?Lang=ENG&TOPIC_ID=4&GEOCODE=825 (accessed March 29, 2024).

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