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Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2001 and 2006 Censuses - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-555-XCB2006015
Release date :December 4, 2007
Topic :Language
Data dimensions :

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: Data on knowledge of official languages

According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject will be available in the Languages Reference Guide, to be published in 2008.

Note: Historical comparison of census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2001 and 2006

A few census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs) have different geographical boundaries in 2006 as compared to 2001. In order to facilitate data comparisons, the 2001 CMA and CA data have been adjusted to reflect as closely as possible the 2006 CMA and CA boundaries. Care should then be taken when looking at the 2001 Census data. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

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 mother tongue , knowledge of official languages , age groups and sex for the population in MonctonFootnote 1
Detailed mother tongue (186) Knowledge of official languages (5)
Total - Knowledge of official languages English only French only English and French Neither English nor French
Total - Detailed mother tongue 124,055 60,495 5,270 58,195 95
Single responses 122,830 60,380 5,245 57,110 95
English 77,345 58,750 15 18,570 10
French 42,925 275 4,995 37,655 0
Non-official languages 2,555 1,360 230 880 85
Aboriginal languages 20 15 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 15 20 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0
Cree 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 15 20 0 0 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0
Chipewyan 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib 0 0 0 0 0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0 0 0 0 0
North Slave (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0
South Slave 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0
Nootka 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 485 245 30 200 10
Italian 230 130 0 95 0
Portuguese 40 15 0 25 0
Romanian 85 20 25 30 0
Spanish 130 75 0 50 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 570 405 45 120 0
Dutch 220 150 35 35 0
Flemish 10 0 0 0 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0
German 285 195 10 70 10
Yiddish 30 25 0 0 0
Scandinavian languages 25 30 0 0 0
Danish 20 20 0 0 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 50 10 0 35 0
Gaelic languages 45 0 0 35 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 175 135 0 30 10
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 10 10 0 0 0
Czech 0 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 50 30 0 25 0
Russian 65 55 0 0 10
Serbian 0 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 0 0
Slovak 10 10 0 0 0
Slovenian 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 35 30 0 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Baltic languages 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 10 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 0 0 0 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 30 10 0 20 0
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 25 0 0 20 0
Greek 30 25 0 0 0
Armenian 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages 10 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 185 25 60 95 0
Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 180 25 60 90 0
Amharic 15 15 0 0 0
Arabic 160 15 60 85 0
Hebrew 0 0 0 0 0
Maltese 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages 200 145 0 30 20
Indo-Aryan languages 160 120 0 15 20
Bengali 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 90 55 0 10 20
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 0 0 0 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 15 15 0 0 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 45 40 0 0 10
Iranian languages 40 25 0 15 0
Kurdish 0 0 0 0 0
Pashto 20 15 0 10 0
Persian (Farsi) 20 10 0 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 20 20 0 0 0
Kannada 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 15 15 0 0 0
Tamil 0 0 0 0 0
Telugu 10 10 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 15 15 0 0 0
Korean 35 25 0 0 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 230 155 0 70 0
Chinese languages 230 150 0 70 0
Cantonese 60 25 0 30 0
Chaochow (Teochow) 0 0 0 0 0
Fukien 0 0 0 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 30 0 0 25 0
Shanghainese 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 0 0 0 10 0
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 2 135 125 0 0 0
Tibetan languages 0 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Tai languages 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 75 30 0 35 15
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 75 25 0 35 10
Malayo-Polynesian languages 80 65 0 15 0
Bisayan languages 0 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 0 0 0 0 0
Pampango 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 75 65 0 15 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 285 10 70 205 0
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages 185 10 45 130 0
Lingala 15 0 0 15 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 10 0 0 10 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 10 0 0 0 0
Shona 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 130 0 35 95 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 25 0 10 15 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 0 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 90 0 20 65 0
African languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Creoles 45 0 30 15 0
Non-verbal languages 25 15 0 0 15
American Sign Language 10 10 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 10
Other languages 0 10 0 0 0
Multiple responses 1,225 110 30 1,090 0
English and French 1,085 75 10 995 0
English and non-official language 70 35 0 30 0
French and non-official language 60 0 15 45 0
English, French and non-official language 15 0 0 15 0

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2001 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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Footnote 2

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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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006015.

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