Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Nunavut

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Inuktitut	22,670	94.3	63.5
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	565	2.3	1.6
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	140	0.6	0.4
Spanish	45	0.2	0.1
German	40	0.2	0.1

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
Inuktitut	25,405	93.9	71.2
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	870	3.2	2.4
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	175	0.6	0.5
Spanish	60	0.2	0.2
Sign languages, n.i.e	40	0.1	0.1

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Nunavut, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	35,695	100	31,765	100
English	32,065	89.8	27,665	87.1
French	55	0.2	40	0.1
English and French	1,520	4.3	1,200	3.8
Neither English nor French	2,045	5.7	2,860	9.0

Mother tongue⁴, Nunavut, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	35,695	100	31,765	100
English	11,745	32.9	9,250	29.1
French	640	1.8	445	1.4
Other languages	24,050	67.4	22,400	70.5
Aboriginal languages	23,280	65.2	21,900	68.9
Immigrant languages	750	2.1	490	1.5

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Nunavut, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	8,070	8,615	610	9,575	26,870
French	200	140	30	260	630
Other languages	8,590	9,460	585	8,420	27,065
Aboriginal languages	8,460	9,275	565	8,010	26,315
Immigrant languages	90	200	20	385	695
2011
English	7,645	6,795	255	7,840	22,530
French	115	130	5	270	525
Other languages	9,085	7,740	250	6,585	23,660
Aboriginal languages	9,010	7,635	235	6,370	23,245
Immigrant languages	60	110	20	210	390

Language of work

English used at work, Nunavut, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	16,100	94.7	12,855	91.2
Only	6,185	36.4	5,075	36.0
Mostly	5,960	35.1	4,640	32.9
Equally with another language	285	1.7	235	1.7
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	3,675	21.6	2,905	20.6
No mention	900	5.3	1,240	8.8
Total population⁹	16,995	100	14,095	100

French used at work, Nunavut, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	505	3.0	325	2.3
Only	20	0.1	15	0.1
Mostly	55	0.3	40	0.3
Equally with another language	15	0.1	10	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	415	2.4	260	1.8
No mention	16,495	97.1	13,770	97.7
Total population⁹	16,995	100	14,095	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Nunavut, 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	10,380	61.1	8,750	62.1
Only	875	5.1	1,225	8.7
Mostly	3,620	21.3	2,870	20.4
Equally with another language	275	1.6	230	1.6
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	5,610	33.0	4,425	31.4
No mention	6,620	39.0	5,345	37.9
Total population⁹	16,995	100	14,095	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

Nunavut

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

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

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Nunavut, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Nunavut, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Nunavut, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Nunavut, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Nunavut, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Nunavut

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

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

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Nunavut, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Nunavut, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Nunavut, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home1, Nunavut, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Nunavut, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Nunavut, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Nunavut, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Nunavut, 2011 and 2016