Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Province of New Brunswick

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, New Brunswick, 2016

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Arabic	3,055	12.1	0.4
Mandarin	2,325	9.2	0.3
Mi'kmaq	1,925	7.6	0.3
German	1,785	7.1	0.2
Korean	1,610	6.4	0.2

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, New Brunswick, 2016

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
Arabic	3,110	12.7	0.4
Mandarin	2,440	10.0	0.3
Spanish	2,110	8.6	0.3
Mi'kmaq	1,775	7.3	0.2
Korean	1,625	6.6	0.2

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), New Brunswick, 1991 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), New Brunswick, 1991 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, New Brunswick, 1991 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, New Brunswick, 1991 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	736,285	100	739,895	100
English	420,820	57.2	426,675	57.7
French	63,145	8.6	66,375	9.0
English and French	249,950	33.9	245,890	33.2
Neither English nor French	2,370	0.3	955	0.1

Mother tongue⁴, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	736,280	100	739,900	100
English	481,690	65.4	487,725	65.9
French	238,865	32.4	240,455	32.5
Other languages	25,165	3.4	19,850	2.7
Aboriginal languages	2,325	0.3	2,715	0.4
Immigrant languages	22,590	3.1	16,915	2.3

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, New Brunswick, 1991 to 2016

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, New Brunswick, 1991 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	469,650	36,285	11,000	50,415	567,345
French	160,375	45,940	7,910	30,555	244,780
Other languages	7,260	5,430	4,065	7,690	24,440
Aboriginal languages	305	510	175	1,320	2,320
Immigrant languages	6,775	4,895	3,715	6,170	21,555
2011
English	477,730	34,380	8,410	47,945	568,470
French	165,345	44,540	6,565	28,950	245,400
Other languages	5,070	4,240	2,350	7,175	18,840
Aboriginal languages	490	640	125	1,350	2,600
Immigrant languages	4,395	3,575	2,125	5,620	15,710

Language of work

English used at work, New Brunswick, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	368,325	89.0	366,255	88.1
Only	258,265	62.4	256,980	61.8
Mostly	46,505	11.2	45,860	11.0
Equally with another language	18,575	4.5	13,055	3.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	44,980	10.9	50,365	12.1
No mention	45,370	11.0	49,560	11.9
Total population⁹	413,695	100	415,820	100

French used at work, New Brunswick, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	151,915	36.7	156,030	37.5
Only	44,710	10.8	49,090	11.8
Mostly	44,525	10.8	49,790	12.0
Equally with another language	18,095	4.4	12,710	3.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	44,575	10.8	44,440	10.7
No mention	261,780	63.3	259,785	62.5
Total population⁹	413,695	100	415,820	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, New Brunswick, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work	2016		2006
Languages other than English or French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	3,890	0.9	3,170	0.8
Only	610	0.1	430	0.1
Mostly	495	0.1	610	0.1
Equally with another language	525	0.1	380	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	2,255	0.5	1,745	0.4
No mention	409,810	99.1	412,650	99.2
Total population⁹	413,695	100	415,820	100

Symbols:

···: not applicable
··: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement
r: revised
E: use with caution

Note(s):

Footnote 1

The languages spoken most often at home (Part A of the question) and on a regular basis (Part B of the question), as well as multiple responses, are considered.

Footnote 2

The official-language minority population is defined using the variable derived from the first official language spoken (FOLS), i.e., individuals in Quebec whose FOLS is English and individuals in the rest of the country whose FOLS is French.

Footnote 3

English–French bilingualism is defined using the variable “knowledge of official languages.”

Footnote 4

The categories include all individuals who reported a specific language in a single or multiple response.

Footnote 5

The 'Only' category includes persons who reported only this language to Part A of the language spoken at home question (spoken most often) and did not report a language to Part B (spoken regularly).

Footnote 6

The 'Mostly' category includes persons who reported this language to Part A of the language spoken at home question (spoken most often) and reported at least one other language to Part B (spoken regularly).

Footnote 7

The 'Equally' category includes persons who reported this language and another one to Part A of the language spoken at home question (spoken most often).

Footnote 8

The 'Regularly' category includes persons who reported this language only to the Part B of the language spoken at home question (spoken regularly), in addition to another language reported to the Part A (spoken most often).

Footnote 9

In 2006, this population refers to those aged 15 years and over who worked between January 1, 2005 and May 16th, 2006. In 2016, this population refers to those aged 15 years and over who worked since 2015.

Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

Date modified:: 2019-04-10

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Province of New Brunswick

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, New Brunswick, 2016

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, New Brunswick, 2016

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), New Brunswick, 1991 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, New Brunswick, 1991 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, New Brunswick, 1991 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, New Brunswick, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, New Brunswick, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work, New Brunswick, 2006 and 2016

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Province of New Brunswick

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, New Brunswick, 2016

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home1, New Brunswick, 2016

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), New Brunswick, 1991 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, New Brunswick, 1991 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, New Brunswick, 1991 to 2016

Language spoken at home1, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, New Brunswick, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, New Brunswick, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work, New Brunswick, 2006 and 2016

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Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, New Brunswick, 2016

Mother tongue⁴, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, New Brunswick, 2011 and 2016