Tabulation: Detailed Knowledge of Aboriginal Languages (79), Knowledge of Languages: Single and Multiple Language Responses (3), Aboriginal Identity (8), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Aboriginal Mother Tongue (11), Area of Residence: On Reserve (3) and Age Groups (8) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 National Household Survey

• Aboriginal identity (8): Total - Population by Aboriginal identity
• Registered or Treaty Indian status (3): Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status
• Aboriginal mother tongue (11): Total - Population by Aboriginal mother tongue
• Area of residence: On reserve (3): Total - Area of residence: On reserve
• Age groups (8): Total - Age groups

This table details detailed knowledge of aboriginal languages , knowledge of languages: single and multiple language responses , aboriginal identity , registered or treaty indian status , aboriginal mother tongue , area of residence: on reserve and age groups for the population in private households in Canada^{Footnote 3}
Global non-response rate (GNR)^{Footnote 4} = 26.1 %

Detailed knowledge of Aboriginal languages (79)	Single and multiple language responses - Knowledge of languages (3)
	Total - Knowledge of languages: Single and multiple language responses^Footnote 5	Single language responses^Footnote 6	Multiple language responses^Footnote 7
Total - Detailed Aboriginal languages^Footnote 8	32,852,320	20,819,655	12,032,670
English	28,187,515	16,542,730	11,644,785
French	9,881,145	3,774,750	6,106,390
Aboriginal languages	245,115	10,025	235,090
Algonquian languages	165,130	4,345	160,785
Algonquin	2,400	25	2,380
Atikamekw	6,205	635	5,570
Blackfoot	4,395	10	4,390
Cree languages	96,690	2,255	94,430
Cree, n.o.s.	95,950	2,250	93,700
Swampy Cree	65	0	65
Plains Cree	240	0	245
Woods Cree	395	10	390
Cree, n.i.e.	35	0	35
Malecite	760	0	760
Mi'kmaq	8,935	50	8,885
Innu/Montagnais	11,450	780	10,670
Naskapi	690	70	620
Ojibway	25,160	245	24,910
Oji-Cree	10,180	285	9,895
Algonquian languages, n.i.e.	150	0	150
Michif	1,020	0	1,015
Athapaskan languages	23,665	655	23,005
Carrier	2,010	0	2,010
Wetsuweten	210	0	205
Chilcotin	1,195	15	1,175
Dene	12,950	480	12,470
Tlicho (Dogrib)	2,390	85	2,300
Gwich'in	450	0	450
North Slavey (Hare)	345	10	335
South Slavey	730	15	715
Slavey, n.o.s.	1,820	35	1,775
Sarcee	285	0	290
Beaver	310	0	305
Sekani	100	0	105
Kaska (Nahani)	330	0	330
Tahltan	270	0	265
Northern Tutchone	210	0	210
Southern Tutchone	140	0	140
Tutchone, n.o.s.	10	0	15
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e.	140	0	140
Haida	175	0	175
Iroquoian languages	2,420	0	2,420
Mohawk	1,485	0	1,485
Cayuga	720	0	720
Oneida	235	0	240
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.	160	0	160
Kutenai	135	0	130
Salish languages	4,440	0	4,440
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin)	1,145	0	1,145
Thompson (Ntlakapamux)	535	0	530
Halkomelem	785	0	790
Lillooet	475	0	480
Okanagan	625	0	625
Squamish	150	0	145
Straits	180	0	180
Salish languages, n.i.e.	680	0	680
Siouan languages	5,320	10	5,320
Dakota	1,565	0	1,565
Stoney	3,500	10	3,495
Siouan languages, n.i.e.	325	0	325
Tlingit	185	0	180
Tsimshian languages	2,560	0	2,560
Gitksan	1,100	0	1,100
Nisga'a	1,045	0	1,040
Tsimshian	485	0	490
Wakashan languages	1,295	0	1,290
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth)	425	0	420
Haisla	205	0	205
Heiltsuk	95	0	95
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala)	575	0	575
Wakashan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Inuit languages	38,740	5,000	33,740
Inuktitut	36,950	4,975	31,970
Inuinnaqtun	685	10	675
Inuvialuktun	685	0	685
Inuit languages, n.i.e.	435	15	425
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e.	1,415	0	1,410
Other languages^Footnote 9	7,922,265	492,145	7,430,115

Symbol(s)

Symbol ..

not available for a specific reference period

Symbol ...

not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.

Footnote 2

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the National Household Survey (NHS). In 2011, there were a total of 36 Indian reserves and Indian settlements that were 'incompletely enumerated' in the NHS. For these reserves or settlements, NHS enumeration was either not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed, or was not possible because of natural events (specifically forest fires in Northern Ontario). For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, 2011.

Footnote 3

Excludes National Household Survey data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

Footnote 4

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

Footnote 5

The category 'Total - Knowledge of languages: Single and multiple language responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported each language, either as their only response or in addition to one or more other languages. Total responses represent the sum of single language responses and multiple language responses received in the NHS.

Footnote 6

A single language response occurs when a respondent provides one language only.

Footnote 7

A multiple language response occurs when a respondent provides two or more languages.

Footnote 8

This is a total population estimate.The sum of the languages in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one language in the NHS.

Footnote 9

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the NHS that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the NHS, please refer to Appendix 1.3 in the National Household Survey Dictionary, 2011.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-011-X2011030.