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Percentage of population whose mother tongue is English only24 for Canada, provinces and territories, 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Percentage of population whose mother tongue is English only for Canada, provinces and territories, 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Geography Census year
1996 2001 2006
Sort geography column in descending order Sort geography column in ascending order Sort census year 1996 column in descending order Sort census year 1996 column in ascending order Sort census year 2001 column in descending order Sort census year 2001 column in ascending order Sort census year 2006 column in descending order Sort census year 2006 column in ascending order
Canada 59.2 58.5 57.2
Newfoundland and Labrador 98.5 98.4 97.6
Prince Edward Island 93.9 93.8 93.3
Nova Scotia Link to data quality note(s) for Nova Scotia 92.9 92.8 92.1
New Brunswick 64.9 64.6 64.4
Quebec Link to data quality note(s) for Quebec 8.3 7.8 7.7
Ontario Link to data quality note(s) for Ontario 72.3 70.6 68.4
Manitoba Link to data quality note(s) for Manitoba 73.9 74.6 74.0
Saskatchewan Link to data quality note(s) for Saskatchewan 83.7 84.9 85.1
Alberta Link to data quality note(s) for Alberta 80.9 80.9 79.1
British Columbia Link to data quality note(s) for British Columbia 75.5 73.0 70.6
Yukon Territory Link to data quality note(s) for Yukon Territory 86.1 86.2 84.9
Northwest Territories 76.1 77.2 76.8
Nunavut Link to data quality note(s) for Nunavut 23.6 26.0 26.5
Date Modified: 2021-07-23

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