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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
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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: 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 QuébecFootnote 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 704,185 1,270 469,080 232,535 1,300
Single responses 700,810 1,255 468,355 229,910 1,285
English 10,250 720 290 9,240 0
French 671,140 25 458,420 212,690 10
Non-official languages 19,410 520 9,645 7,975 1,275
Aboriginal languages 265 10 170 70 20
Algonquian languages 255 0 165 65 20
Algonquin 15 0 15 10 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 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 235 10 150 55 20
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 10 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 7,050 105 3,860 2,500 585
Italian 655 10 280 360 10
Portuguese 995 30 675 275 10
Romanian 975 10 385 475 100
Spanish 4,410 65 2,515 1,380 445
Romance languages, n.i.e. 15 0 0 10 10
Germanic languages 895 60 210 620 0
Dutch 160 0 35 120 0
Flemish 25 0 10 15 0
Frisian 0 0 0 0 0
German 600 55 125 420 0
Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0
Scandinavian languages 45 10 15 30 0
Danish 15 0 0 15 0
Icelandic 0 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 10 0 0 10 0
Swedish 25 10 10 10 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 50 0 20 25 0
Celtic languages 0 0 0 0 0
Gaelic languages 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 2,525 30 1,330 1,005 160
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 925 0 660 175 90
Bulgarian 190 0 60 90 35
Croatian 80 0 30 50 0
Czech 40 0 0 30 0
Macedonian 10 0 10 10 0
Polish 305 0 135 160 10
Russian 390 0 150 220 15
Serbian 60 0 30 30 0
Serbo-Croatian 395 20 200 170 10
Slovak 55 0 15 45 0
Slovenian 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 70 0 40 25 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Baltic languages 45 15 10 25 0
Latvian 10 0 0 10 0
Lithuanian 45 15 0 20 0
Finno-Ugric languages 160 0 50 100 10
Estonian 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 155 0 45 100 10
Greek 140 0 20 115 0
Armenian 205 0 90 95 20
Turkic languages 80 0 40 20 10
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 65 0 30 20 10
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 2,775 0 1,430 1,255 85
Berber languages (Kabyle) 30 0 20 15 0
Cushitic languages 60 0 30 35 0
Oromo 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 60 0 30 30 0
Semitic languages 2,575 0 1,330 1,150 85
Amharic 0 0 0 0 0
Arabic 2,560 10 1,330 1,140 90
Hebrew 10 0 0 15 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. 105 0 50 55 0
Indo-Iranian languages 755 50 280 395 30
Indo-Aryan languages 285 20 80 165 15
Bengali 65 0 25 20 10
Gujarati 40 0 15 20 0
Hindi 55 0 0 50 0
Konkani 0 0 0 0 0
Marathi 10 0 0 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 40 10 10 20 10
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 0 0
Urdu 80 10 35 45 0
Iranian languages 455 30 200 210 15
Kurdish 175 0 125 50 0
Pashto 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 280 30 70 165 10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 15 0 0 15 0
Dravidian languages 25 10 0 15 0
Kannada 10 0 0 10 0
Malayalam 10 0 0 0 0
Tamil 10 0 0 0 0
Telugu 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 125 25 35 55 0
Korean 25 15 0 0 10
Sino-Tibetan languages 875 105 345 285 145
Chinese languages 870 105 340 280 145
Cantonese 110 0 10 50 40
Chaochow (Teochow) 0 0 0 0 0
Fukien 0 0 0 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 125 30 60 20 25
Shanghainese 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 0 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 2 630 70 275 210 75
Tibetan languages 10 0 0 10 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0
Tai languages 115 10 55 50 0
Lao 80 0 50 30 0
Thai 35 10 0 15 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,015 10 465 470 65
Khmer (Cambodian) 165 0 95 65 10
Vietnamese 850 10 370 400 60
Malayo-Polynesian languages 140 15 35 85 0
Bisayan languages 10 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0
Malay 10 10 0 0 0
Pampango 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 55 10 15 30 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 70 0 20 45 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,585 0 860 670 55
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages 1,185 0 700 430 55
Lingala 45 0 10 40 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 395 0 250 140 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 300 0 140 140 20
Shona 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 370 0 260 90 20
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 80 0 50 15 10
Edo 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 10 0 0 0 0
Wolof 110 0 20 90 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 290 0 135 150 0
African languages, n.i.e. 35 0 20 15 0
Creoles 320 0 230 55 25
Non-verbal languages 120 0 70 10 40
American Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 65 0 50 10 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 55 0 20 0 35
Other languages 125 20 50 40 15
Multiple responses 3,375 15 725 2,620 15
English and French 2,120 10 245 1,870 0
English and non-official language 85 0 15 70 0
French and non-official language 1,015 0 465 530 15
English, French and non-official language 155 0 10 150 0

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

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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