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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
Topic-based tabulation: Mother Tongue of Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Mother Tongue of Child (10), Mother Tongue of Other Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (10), Knowledge of Official Languages by Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (5), Knowledge of Official Languages by Child (5), Knowledge of Official Languages by Other Married Spouse or Common-law Partner (5) and Age Group of Child (5) for Children Under 18 Years of Age in Couple Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census
Data table
| Child - Mother tongue (10) | Mother tongue of married spouse or common-law partner (10) | |||||||||
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| Total - Mother tongue of married spouse or common-law partnerFootnote 5 | English | French | Non-official language | Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | English and French | English and non-official language | French and non-official language | English, French and non-official language | |
| Total - Mother tongue of childFootnote 6 | 1,203,815 | 82,390 | 869,880 | 227,150 | 11,290 | 215,860 | 6,880 | 4,965 | 10,900 | 1,650 |
| English | 101,665 | 59,710 | 13,215 | 26,260 | 335 | 25,925 | 790 | 1,365 | 215 | 105 |
| French | 920,710 | 16,025 | 844,355 | 52,085 | 565 | 51,520 | 3,015 | 350 | 4,600 | 275 |
| Non-official language | 140,650 | 1,430 | 3,130 | 134,605 | 10,335 | 124,275 | 55 | 580 | 760 | 90 |
| Aboriginal | 10,735 | 175 | 160 | 10,345 | 10,315 | 25 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 0 |
| Non-Aboriginal | 129,920 | 1,260 | 2,970 | 124,260 | 15 | 124,250 | 55 | 550 | 730 | 85 |
| English and French | 16,860 | 4,585 | 6,600 | 1,925 | 0 | 1,925 | 2,760 | 420 | 295 | 285 |
| English and non-official language | 4,665 | 455 | 105 | 2,585 | 30 | 2,555 | 50 | 1,300 | 95 | 80 |
| French and non-official language | 15,185 | 55 | 2,105 | 7,825 | 20 | 7,805 | 60 | 285 | 4,610 | 250 |
| English, French and non-official language | 4,080 | 130 | 375 | 1,865 | 5 | 1,855 | 150 | 665 | 335 | 560 |
Symbol(s)
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not available for a specific reference period
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not applicable
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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
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- Symbol F
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too unreliable to be published
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Footnote(s)
- Footnote 1
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Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census. The other 'married spouse or common-law partner' is the second married spouse or common-law partner listed on the census questionnaire.
- Footnote 2
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The married spouse or common-law partner is the first married spouse or common-law partner listed on the census questionnaire.
- Footnote 3
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The 'other married spouse or common-law partner' is the second married spouse or common-law partner listed on the census questionnaire.
- Footnote 4
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Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
- Footnote 5
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Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census. The 'married spouse or common-law partner' is the first spouse or partner listed on the census questionnaire.
- Footnote 6
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Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011021.
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