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Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (103), Other Language Spoken Regularly at Home (9), Generation Status (4) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-555-XCB2006041
Release date :April 8, 2008
Topic :Language
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Note

Note: Data quality - Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)

When comparing the census results to those of the 2001 Census, it appears that there is some overestimation of persons reporting Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in British Columbia and, as a result, also at the Canada level. Although it affects a relatively small population, it is best to apply caution when analysing the census data for Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in these geographies.

For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.

Note: Institutional residents

People in seniors' residences in the 2006 Census are classified as 'not living in an institution'. This is a change from the 2001 Census where they were classified as institutional residents, specifically, 'living in an institution, resident under care or custody'.

Note: Non-permanent residents and the census universe

In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.

From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.

Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

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This table details detailed language spoken most often at home , other language spoken regularly at home , generation status and sex for the population 15 years and over in Windsor
Detailed language spoken most often at home (103) Other language spoken regularly at home (9)
Total - Other language spoken regularly at home None English French Non-official language English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Total - Detailed language spoken most often at home 259,210 222,085 16,070 4,340 16,145 100 130 340 0
Single responses 253,970 217,075 16,035 4,315 15,985 100 130 335 0
English 218,685 198,795 0 4,205 15,350 0 0 335 0
French 2,445 1,115 1,245 0 75 0 10 0 0
Non-official languages 32,845 17,165 14,790 110 560 100 115 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chipewyan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slave (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 3,805 2,225 1,550 10 0 0 10 0 0
Portuguese 335 150 190 0 0 0 0 0 0
Romanian 1,270 675 550 0 20 20 0 0 0
Spanish 1,240 650 585 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dutch 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flemish 40 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 440 175 250 0 15 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 165 40 125 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 65 10 55 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 840 490 340 0 0 0 0 0 0
Czech 85 10 70 0 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 655 325 300 0 0 0 25 0 0
Polish 1,760 740 1,010 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russian 335 145 175 0 10 0 0 0 0
Serbian 1,260 585 680 0 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 160 105 50 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 195 90 80 0 20 0 0 0 0
Slovenian 30 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 145 95 55 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 25 10 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 435 190 235 0 15 0 0 0 0
Greek 455 280 175 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 150 50 80 0 10 0 0 0 0
Turkish 285 115 165 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amharic 105 55 30 0 20 0 0 0 0
Arabic 4,850 2,455 2,220 65 40 70 0 0 0
Hebrew 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 40 10 40 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 150 50 95 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tigrigna 30 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bengali 275 150 95 0 20 0 10 0 0
Gujarati 510 285 205 0 0 0 20 0 0
Hindi 330 130 195 0 15 0 0 0 0
Kurdish 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 1,440 845 555 0 35 0 0 0 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 320 135 185 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sindhi 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 60 15 40 0 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 820 320 475 0 20 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 65 20 45 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamil 120 50 65 0 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 85 25 45 0 15 0 0 0 0
Japanese 35 10 25 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 330 210 100 15 0 0 0 0 0
Cantonese 740 550 175 10 10 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 1 3,040 1,905 1,105 0 25 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 460 250 195 0 10 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 100 65 30 0 0 0 0 0 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 295 130 165 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,085 710 370 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bisayan languages 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 725 230 490 0 10 0 0 0 0
Akan (Twi) 35 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 15 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Creoles 95 55 40 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languagesFootnote 2 2,360 1,230 905 0 185 0 35 0 0
Multiple responses 5,235 5,010 35 25 160 0 0 10 0
English and French 535 515 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 4,490 4,315 0 25 140 0 0 10 0
French and non-official language 50 15 35 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and non-official language 165 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Footnotes

Footnote 1

The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and Taiwanese.'

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Footnote 2

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006041.

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