Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Province of Saskatchewan

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Saskatchewan, 2016

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	24,125	13.9	2.2
German	22,695	13.1	2.1
Cree, n.o.s.	17,795	10.3	1.6
Ukrainian	12,355	7.1	1.1
Dene	8,240	4.7	0.8

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Saskatchewan, 2016

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	25,955	16.5	2.4
Cree, n.o.s.	18,585	11.8	1.7
German	13,010	8.3	1.2
Dene	8,590	5.5	0.8
Urdu	8,270	5.3	0.8

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Saskatchewan, 1991 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Saskatchewan, 1991 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Saskatchewan, 1991 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Saskatchewan, 1991 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Saskatchewan, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	1,083,235	100	1,018,310	100
English	1,023,400	94.5	965,920	94.9
French	530	0.0	430	0.0
English and French	51,355	4.7	46,570	4.6
Neither English nor French	7,945	0.7	5,390	0.5

Mother tongue⁴, Saskatchewan, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	1,083,240	100	1,018,315	100
English	910,865	84.1	872,250	85.7
French	17,735	1.6	18,930	1.9
Other languages	173,475	16.0	139,805	13.7
Aboriginal languages	31,370	2.9	34,055	3.3
Immigrant languages	141,790	13.1	105,475	10.4

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Saskatchewan, 1991 to 2016

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Saskatchewan, 1991 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Saskatchewan, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	912,350	52,290	33,960	42,965	1,041,570
French	1,695	2,290	1,860	10,025	15,870
Other languages	39,525	40,980	32,900	43,605	157,005
Aboriginal languages	6,145	10,455	2,985	13,485	33,070
Immigrant languages	33,095	30,520	29,730	29,780	123,130
2011
English	892,170	46,005	16,405	30,315	984,885
French	2,090	2,210	1,250	9,360	14,905
Other languages	30,940	28,295	15,750	38,220	113,210
Aboriginal languages	8,070	9,485	2,410	12,975	32,935
Immigrant languages	22,655	18,785	13,205	24,985	79,630

Language of work

English used at work, Saskatchewan, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	630,935	99.6	558,850	99.6
Only	608,790	96.1	541,335	96.4
Mostly	15,760	2.5	12,545	2.2
Equally with another language	2,860	0.5	2,080	0.4
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	3,520	0.6	2,895	0.5
No mention	2,385	0.4	2,530	0.5
Total population⁹	633,325	100	561,375	100

French used at work, Saskatchewan, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	6,635	1.0	6,935	1.2
Only	610	0.1	700	0.1
Mostly	1,390	0.2	1,220	0.2
Equally with another language	670	0.1	595	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	3,970	0.6	4,420	0.8
No mention	626,690	99.0	554,440	98.8
Total population⁹	633,325	100	561,375	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Saskatchewan, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work	2016		2006
Languages other than English or French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	18,120	2.9	13,455	2.4
Only	1,770	0.3	1,795	0.3
Mostly	2,150	0.3	1,705	0.3
Equally with another language	2,210	0.3	1,500	0.3
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	11,995	1.9	8,465	1.5
No mention	615,205	97.1	547,920	97.6
Total population⁹	633,325	100	561,375	100

Symbols:

···: not applicable
··: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement
r: revised
E: use with caution

Note(s):

Footnote 1

The languages spoken most often at home (Part A of the question) and on a regular basis (Part B of the question), as well as multiple responses, are considered.

Footnote 2

The official-language minority population is defined using the variable derived from the first official language spoken (FOLS), i.e., individuals in Quebec whose FOLS is English and individuals in the rest of the country whose FOLS is French.

Footnote 3

English–French bilingualism is defined using the variable “knowledge of official languages.”

Footnote 4

The categories include all individuals who reported a specific language in a single or multiple response.

Footnote 5

The 'Only' category includes persons who reported only this language to Part A of the language spoken at home question (spoken most often) and did not report a language to Part B (spoken regularly).

Footnote 6

The 'Mostly' category includes persons who reported this language to Part A of the language spoken at home question (spoken most often) and reported at least one other language to Part B (spoken regularly).

Footnote 7

The 'Equally' category includes persons who reported this language and another one to Part A of the language spoken at home question (spoken most often).

Footnote 8

The 'Regularly' category includes persons who reported this language only to the Part B of the language spoken at home question (spoken regularly), in addition to another language reported to the Part A (spoken most often).

Footnote 9

In 2006, this population refers to those aged 15 years and over who worked between January 1, 2005 and May 16th, 2006. In 2016, this population refers to those aged 15 years and over who worked since 2015.

Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

Date modified:: 2019-04-10

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Province of Saskatchewan

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Saskatchewan, 2016

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Saskatchewan, 2016

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Saskatchewan, 1991 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Saskatchewan, 1991 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Saskatchewan, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Saskatchewan, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Saskatchewan, 1991 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Saskatchewan, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Saskatchewan, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Saskatchewan, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work, Saskatchewan, 2006 and 2016

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Province of Saskatchewan

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Saskatchewan, 2016

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home1, Saskatchewan, 2016

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Saskatchewan, 1991 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Saskatchewan, 1991 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Saskatchewan, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Saskatchewan, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Saskatchewan, 1991 to 2016

Language spoken at home1, Saskatchewan, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Saskatchewan, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Saskatchewan, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work, Saskatchewan, 2006 and 2016

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Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Saskatchewan, 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Saskatchewan, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Saskatchewan, 2011 and 2016