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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Selected Demographic and Language Characteristics (375), First Official Language Spoken (4A), Mother Tongue (4A), Age Groups (8B) and Sex (3) for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census

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This table details selected demographic and language characteristics , first official language spoken , mother tongue , age groups and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Vancouver
Selected Demographic and Language Characteristics (375) First official language spoken (4A)
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 2 English French English and French
Age groups - Total population excluding institutional residents 2,292,115 2,126,510 25,030 13,890
0 to 4 years 115,135 100,975 685 310
5 to 9 years 114,350 110,985 675 775
10 to 14 years 124,840 121,255 680 2,045
15 to 19 years 145,030 141,090 745 2,345
20 to 24 years 158,715 154,925 1,075 1,200
25 to 29 years 169,455 164,275 1,905 915
30 to 34 years 159,245 153,180 2,035 970
35 to 39 years 160,485 152,945 1,990 880
40 to 44 years 179,740 168,505 2,125 920
45 to 49 years 191,105 176,020 2,285 820
50 to 54 years 181,395 167,220 2,245 745
55 to 59 years 157,610 143,370 2,205 550
60 to 64 years 135,855 122,200 1,940 435
65 to 69 years 94,105 82,500 1,465 315
70 to 74 years 71,915 60,040 1,030 260
75 to 79 years 56,695 45,475 790 190
80 to 84 years 41,545 33,260 640 145
85 years and over 34,885 28,265 500 85
Median ageFootnote 3 40.0 38.8 46.3 26.3
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusFootnote 4 1,937,790 1,793,280 22,985 10,770
Married or living with a common-law partner 1,103,255 1,004,110 13,205 5,000
Married (and not separated) 967,260 873,080 9,855 4,635
Living common law 135,990 131,030 3,350 365
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 834,535 789,175 9,780 5,765
Single (never legally married) 579,810 563,830 5,895 4,900
Separated 48,230 44,780 640 205
Divorced 117,665 110,120 1,970 455
Widowed 88,825 70,445 1,280 205
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 5 2,292,115 2,126,510 25,030 13,895
English only 1,997,605 1,997,605 0 0
French only 1,265 0 1,265 0
English and French 164,780 127,220 23,685 13,880
Neither English nor French 128,465 1,680 80 10
Mother Tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents 2,292,115 2,126,505 25,025 13,890
Single responses 2,231,100 2,067,970 23,610 12,835
English 1,282,500 1,282,440 60 0
French 24,780 2,400 22,380 0
Non-official languages 923,825 783,130 1,175 12,835
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 6 330 320 0 5
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 235 225 5 0
Dene 15 20 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 5 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0
Ojibway 65 65 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 5 0 0
Stoney 5 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 7 917,155 777,150 1,140 12,700
African languages, n.i.e. 490 465 5 5
Afrikaans 1,255 1,225 0 20
Akan (Twi) 375 370 0 5
Albanian 980 900 0 20
Amharic 1,065 1,015 0 15
Arabic 10,825 9,250 105 565
Armenian 980 880 5 60
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 345 320 10 10
Bengali 2,095 1,975 5 35
Berber languages (Kabyle) 15 5 0 5
Bisayan languages 3,165 3,120 5 5
Bosnian 1,095 1,030 0 20
Bulgarian 1,670 1,480 5 130
Burmese 880 795 0 0
Cantonese 128,110 96,550 50 820
Chinese, n.o.s. 111,495 86,055 70 810
Creoles 490 300 80 100
Croatian 5,735 5,530 10 60
Czech 3,490 3,415 5 45
Danish 2,330 2,310 0 15
Dutch 8,305 8,130 20 145
Estonian 545 530 5 15
Finnish 2,030 1,990 5 15
Flemish 190 180 5 5
Fukien 1,850 1,660 0 0
German 26,935 26,370 50 430
Greek 5,000 4,775 15 70
Gujarati 6,180 5,795 10 25
Hakka 1,070 870 5 10
Hebrew 1,540 1,470 5 45
Hindi 22,955 21,710 10 160
Hungarian 5,865 5,580 10 85
Ilocano 3,355 3,290 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 395 370 0 5
Italian 16,215 15,385 65 280
Japanese 15,840 14,530 15 120
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,150 1,000 5 15
Korean 43,840 37,515 10 575
Kurdish 1,390 1,255 0 20
Lao 835 740 0 25
Latvian 350 345 0 0
Lingala 30 10 15 5
Lithuanian 265 255 0 5
Macedonian 195 180 0 10
Malay 3,215 3,120 0 15
Malayalam 1,245 1,185 0 5
Maltese 85 85 0 0
Mandarin 90,190 70,835 25 980
Marathi 385 370 0 5
Nepali 695 615 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 335 295 10 15
Norwegian 1,010 1,000 5 5
Oromo 225 190 5 5
Panjabi (Punjabi) 139,225 111,505 70 1,265
Pashto 820 715 5 10
Persian (Farsi) 34,420 30,790 55 1,075
Polish 12,645 12,030 25 240
Portuguese 9,210 8,610 25 220
Romanian 6,885 5,700 40 815
Rundi (Kirundi) 120 60 15 45
Russian 15,420 13,885 25 530
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 65 45 5 15
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 670 495 0 0
Serbian 5,985 5,425 10 280
Serbo-Croatian 1,215 1,140 0 40
Shanghainese 1,225 775 0 15
Sign languages, n.i.e. 315 145 0 0
Sindhi 1,695 1,630 0 25
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,230 1,200 0 5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 750 375 0 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 280 265 5 5
Slovak 2,325 2,240 5 55
Slovenian 590 585 0 0
Somali 915 825 0 5
Spanish 32,305 29,070 120 1,435
Swahili 570 475 15 45
Swedish 1,425 1,405 5 15
Tagalog (Pilipino,Filipino) 58,500 57,820 15 115
Taiwanese 5,475 4,180 5 65
Tamil 2,910 2,685 5 35
Telugu 470 440 0 5
Thai 1,655 1,590 0 15
Tibetan languages 170 145 0 5
Tigrigna 510 485 0 0
Turkish 2,540 2,280 5 85
Ukrainian 4,260 4,120 5 45
Urdu 7,760 7,295 5 60
Vietnamese 21,695 17,820 30 295
Yiddish 290 280 5 0
Other languagesFootnote 8 6,340 5,655 30 130
Multiple responses 61,015 58,535 1,420 1,055
English and French 4,380 3,455 215 705
English and non-official language 53,235 53,210 25 0
French and non-official language 2,265 1,115 1,145 0
English, French and non-official language 1,135 755 30 350
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 9 2,292,115 2,126,505 25,025 13,890
Single responses 2,158,685 1,996,645 23,195 12,150
English 1,568,165 1,553,410 14,755 0
French 8,410 730 7,680 0
Non-official languages 582,115 442,515 765 12,150
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 10 60 50 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 45 40 0 0
Dene 5 5 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 5 0 5
Oji-Cree 0 5 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 11 579,845 440,730 750 12,080
African languages, n.i.e. 160 150 0 0
Afrikaans 520 490 0 25
Akan (Twi) 105 100 0 5
Albanian 505 425 0 15
Amharic 500 455 0 10
Arabic 6,500 4,945 105 495
Armenian 440 345 5 50
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 90 75 0 10
Bengali 1,310 1,195 5 30
Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 5 0 0
Bisayan languages 1,100 1,075 0 5
Bosnian 635 575 0 15
Bulgarian 985 795 5 125
Burmese 560 465 0 0
Cantonese 100,680 66,690 50 845
Chinese, n.o.s. 76,280 52,855 45 720
Creoles 270 75 40 150
Croatian 2,045 1,845 5 50
Czech 1,015 955 0 40
Danish 185 170 0 10
Dutch 725 585 0 120
Estonian 100 85 0 15
Finnish 445 415 0 15
Flemish 15 5 0 10
Fukien 675 590 0 5
German 3,485 2,970 10 415
Greek 1,750 1,545 0 70
Gujarati 2,910 2,535 5 20
Hakka 315 230 5 5
Hebrew 720 645 10 50
Hindi 11,690 10,470 5 140
Hungarian 1,785 1,530 10 70
Ilocano 1,085 1,040 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 145 125 0 0
Italian 4,570 3,810 25 250
Japanese 8,105 6,815 15 115
Khmer (Cambodian) 585 445 0 10
Korean 34,850 28,530 10 565
Kurdish 915 785 0 15
Lao 415 350 5 20
Latvian 75 75 0 0
Lingala 10 0 10 0
Lithuanian 50 45 0 5
Macedonian 115 100 0 10
Malay 1,265 1,190 0 5
Malayalam 610 555 0 5
Maltese 10 5 0 0
Mandarin 75,385 55,385 25 990
Marathi 210 195 0 5
Nepali 465 380 0 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 120 85 5 10
Norwegian 80 75 0 5
Oromo 135 110 5 5
Panjabi (Punjabi) 103,895 76,260 40 1,215
Pashto 540 445 0 10
Persian (Farsi) 23,890 20,245 45 1,030
Polish 5,185 4,610 5 220
Portuguese 3,435 2,860 15 200
Romanian 3,570 2,430 30 785
Rundi (Kirundi) 65 35 0 30
Russian 10,055 8,515 20 520
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 20 5 5 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 455 300 0 0
Serbian 3,760 3,205 0 275
Serbo-Croatian 560 475 5 50
Shanghainese 545 320 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 475 285 5 0
Sindhi 660 600 5 20
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 530 495 0 10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 610 275 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 55 45 0 5
Slovak 880 795 0 45
Slovenian 65 65 0 0
Somali 605 520 10 5
Spanish 17,105 13,930 110 1,385
Swahili 195 135 0 30
Swedish 260 235 0 15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 26,830 26,150 15 90
Taiwanese 2,820 1,980 0 35
Tamil 1,880 1,655 0 35
Telugu 250 225 0 5
Thai 660 590 0 15
Tibetan languages 85 65 0 0
Tigrigna 265 240 0 0
Turkish 1,250 1,035 10 80
Ukrainian 705 590 0 40
Urdu 5,045 4,560 5 60
Vietnamese 14,925 11,155 45 285
Yiddish 5 0 0 0
Other languagesFootnote 12 2,210 1,735 10 70
Multiple responses 133,430 129,860 1,830 1,745
English and French 2,620 740 1,040 840
English and non-official language 128,360 128,175 190 0
French and non-official language 730 360 365 0
English, French and non-official language 1,720 580 235 905
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 13 2,292,115 2,126,505 25,030 13,890
None 1,813,085 1,676,570 13,215 6,045
Single responses 470,395 442,785 11,230 7,060
English 211,820 196,680 4,235 6,365
French 18,935 12,720 6,010 160
Non-official languages 239,645 233,385 985 535
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 14 200 200 5 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 145 145 0 0
Dene 10 10 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 5 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0
Ojibway 30 35 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 15 236,710 230,560 965 520
African languages, n.i.e. 220 205 5 5
Afrikaans 685 685 0 0
Akan (Twi) 210 205 0 0
Albanian 325 320 0 0
Amharic 380 370 5 0
Arabic 3,130 2,910 135 25
Armenian 295 290 0 5
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 150 140 10 5
Bengali 480 470 0 0
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5 0 0 0
Bisayan languages 740 740 0 0
Bosnian 330 325 0 5
Bulgarian 405 405 0 0
Burmese 220 205 0 0
Cantonese 27,695 26,995 20 20
Chinese, n.o.s. 18,575 18,285 40 15
Creoles 350 255 75 25
Croatian 2,360 2,355 5 0
Czech 1,250 1,245 0 5
Danish 815 815 5 0
Dutch 2,570 2,555 15 0
Estonian 160 155 0 0
Finnish 670 670 0 5
Flemish 55 55 0 0
Fukien 660 590 0 0
German 9,705 9,635 50 20
Greek 2,705 2,685 10 5
Gujarati 2,995 2,965 10 5
Hakka 305 245 0 0
Hebrew 905 890 5 10
Hindi 11,660 11,335 15 30
Hungarian 1,785 1,765 5 5
Ilocano 820 815 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 155 150 0 0
Italian 6,650 6,560 60 25
Japanese 6,870 6,770 35 5
Khmer (Cambodian) 290 280 0 0
Korean 6,025 5,985 10 5
Kurdish 265 250 0 5
Lao 300 285 0 0
Latvian 65 65 0 0
Lingala 50 15 35 0
Lithuanian 75 75 0 0
Macedonian 40 35 0 0
Malay 1,270 1,245 0 5
Malayalam 440 440 0 0
Maltese 35 35 0 0
Mandarin 16,745 15,080 20 45
Marathi 115 110 0 5
Nepali 120 115 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 195 185 10 5
Norwegian 335 330 0 5
Oromo 40 40 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 26,855 26,770 10 15
Pashto 205 200 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 6,510 6,450 25 10
Polish 3,985 3,965 10 5
Portuguese 3,585 3,550 30 5
Romanian 1,955 1,930 10 10
Rundi (Kirundi) 35 10 15 5
Russian 3,475 3,390 10 35
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 25 20 5 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 155 125 0 0
Serbian 1,595 1,580 10 5
Serbo-Croatian 360 355 0 5
Shanghainese 475 290 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e. 345 335 0 0
Sindhi 890 875 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 505 510 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 55 40 0 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 90 90 0 0
Slovak 760 755 0 0
Slovenian 165 165 0 0
Somali 325 315 0 0
Spanish 14,470 14,185 180 55
Swahili 425 365 30 20
Swedish 675 665 5 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 21,495 21,465 5 15
Taiwanese 2,585 1,905 0 25
Tamil 815 810 0 0
Telugu 160 160 0 0
Thai 670 665 0 5
Tibetan languages 35 35 0 0
Tigrigna 155 160 0 0
Turkish 895 835 5 5
Ukrainian 965 940 5 10
Urdu 2,160 2,120 5 0
Vietnamese 5,085 4,815 15 10
Yiddish 75 70 0 0
Other languagesFootnote 16 2,730 2,630 20 10
Multiple responses 8,630 7,150 580 785
English and French 890 175 90 620
English and non-official language 3,990 3,525 245 115
French and non-official language 3,690 3,435 245 5
English, French and non-official language 60 15 0 40
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 17 2,292,115 2,126,505 25,030 13,895
English 2,126,510 2,126,505 0 0
French 25,030 0 25,030 0
English and French 13,890 0 0 13,890
Neither English nor French 126,690 0 0 0
Official language minority (number)Footnote 18 31,975 0 25,030 6,950
Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 19 1.4 0.0 100.0 50.0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Language groups are defined as follows: 'English' includes respondents who reported English only or English and one non-official language; 'French' includes respondents who reported French only or French and one non-official language; 'English and French' includes respondents who reported English and French, with or without one non-official language.

'Total' category includes all groups mentioned as well as respondents who reported a non-official language as their only mother tongue.

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Footnote 2

Those classified in the category 'Neither English nor French' appear only in the 'Total' category in this table.

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Footnote 3

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 4

Marital status
Part A - Short definition
Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. Persons who are married or living common law may be of opposite sex or of the same sex. The classification is as follows:
Married (and not separated): A person who is married and has not separated or obtained a divorce, and whose spouse is living.
Common-law: A person who is living with another person as a couple but who is not legally married to that person.
Separated: A person who is married but who no longer lives with his/her spouse (for any reason other than illness, work or school) and who has not obtained a divorce. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Divorced: A person who has obtained a legal divorce and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Widowed: A person who has lost his/her spouse through death and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Single (never legally married): A person who has never married or a person whose marriage has been annulled and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.

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Footnote 5

Total population excluding institutional residents. The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 6

Selected Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Selected non-Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 8

Other languages
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 D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 9

Total population excluding institutional residents
The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 10

Selected Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Selected non-Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 12

Other languages
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 D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 13

Total population excluding institutional residents
The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 14

Selected Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Selected non-Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Other languages
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 D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 17

Total population excluding institutional residents
The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 18

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 19

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011058.

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