Language Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Language spoken most often at home by other language(s) spoken regularly at home (Total) and 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 Language spoken most often at home by other language(s) spoken regularly at home (Total) and 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; Language spoken most often at home - Total; Language spoken most often at home - English; Language spoken most often at home - French; Language spoken most often at home - Non-official language; Language spoken most often at home - English and French; Language spoken most often at home - English and non-official language; Language spoken most often at home - French and non-official language; Language spoken most often at home - English, French and non-official language
Geographic name Type Prov. / Terr. Language spoken most often at home Footnote 2
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 22,162,865 6,943,800 3,997,200 160,185 1,284,975 148,915 69,310
Nova Scotia ... ... 912,295 863,550 14,465 22,740 2,185 8,970 75 315
Cape Breton CA N.S. 97,245 93,925 210 2,565 90 460 0 5
Halifax CMA N.S. 399,575 371,210 3,665 16,405 1,155 6,810 65 260
Kentville CA N.S. 25,995 25,575 60 195 15 145 0 0
New Glasgow CA N.S. 33,815 33,325 40 250 20 180 0 0
Truro CA N.S. 45,165 44,425 105 355 60 220 0 5
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