Language Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Mother tongue by age (Total), 2016 counts for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, Nova Scotia and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2016 Census – 100% Data The letter C inside a yellow triangle - correction Update of the 2016 Census language data

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This table shows Mother tongue by age (Total), 2016 counts for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, Nova Scotia and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2016 Census – 100% Data. The column headings are: Geographic name; type; prov/terr; Mother tongue - Total; Mother tongue - English; Mother tongue - French; Mother tongue - Non-official language; Mother tongue - English and French; Mother tongue - English and non-official language; Mother tongue - French and non-official language - Mother tongue - English, French and non-official language
Geographic name Type Prov. / Terr. Mother tongue Footnote 1
Total English French Non-official language English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Canada ... ... 34,767,255 19,460,855 7,166,705 7,321,060 165,325 533,260 86,145 33,900
Nova Scotia ... ... 912,295 830,220 29,465 44,550 3,445 4,180 225 210
Cape Breton CA N.S. 97,250 91,860 760 4,165 165 290 5 0
Halifax CMA N.S. 399,575 353,415 10,140 30,865 1,775 3,040 175 155
Kentville CA N.S. 26,000 24,960 315 610 50 60 5 5
New Glasgow CA N.S. 33,815 32,700 280 725 35 70 0 10
Truro CA N.S. 45,170 43,445 470 1,050 80 110 5 5
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