Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Province of Alberta

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	115,240	12.1	2.9
German	84,465	8.9	2.1
Punjabi (Panjabi)	74,490	7.8	1.8
Cantonese	62,645	6.6	1.6
Spanish	60,300	6.3	1.5

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Alberta, 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)	121,080	13.3	3.0
Punjabi (Panjabi)	78,480	8.6	1.9
Spanish	68,780	7.6	1.7
German	62,370	6.8	1.5
Cantonese	61,610	6.8	1.5

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Alberta, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	4,026,650	100	3,610,185	100
English	3,698,765	91.9	3,321,810	92.0
French	3,895	0.1	3,210	0.1
English and French	264,715	6.6	235,565	6.5
Neither English nor French	59,275	1.5	49,600	1.4

Mother tongue⁴, Alberta, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	4,026,650	100	3,610,185	100
English	3,080,875	76.5	2,839,760	78.7
French	86,705	2.2	81,085	2.2
Other languages	952,785	23.7	753,025	20.9
Aboriginal languages	27,175	0.7	28,095	0.8
Immigrant languages	924,220	23.0	723,750	20.0

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

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

Language spoken at home¹, Alberta, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	3,044,335	282,925	187,915	227,465	3,742,635
French	11,790	15,840	10,975	46,255	84,855
Other languages	268,430	214,300	182,155	246,035	910,920
Aboriginal languages	4,295	5,675	3,565	17,450	30,985
Immigrant languages	263,115	208,555	177,815	227,245	876,725
2011
English	2,857,595	237,660	109,580	179,180	3,384,015
French	11,005	13,680	7,695	41,825	74,215
Other languages	211,985	167,565	105,755	204,710	690,010
Aboriginal languages	2,670	7,950	1,790	13,680	26,080
Immigrant languages	208,405	159,525	103,325	189,705	660,955

Language of work

English used at work, Alberta, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	2,453,805	99.4	2,075,200	99.4
Only	2,337,340	94.7	1,988,040	95.2
Mostly	81,650	3.3	64,560	3.1
Equally with another language	20,760	0.8	10,335	0.5
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	14,055	0.6	12,265	0.6
No mention	13,610	0.6	12,175	0.6
Total population⁹	2,467,410	100	2,087,375	100

French used at work, Alberta, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	36,610	1.5	32,175	1.5
Only	2,075	0.1	1,730	0.1
Mostly	4,480	0.2	3,765	0.2
Equally with another language	4,875	0.2	2,960	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	25,170	1.0	23,720	1.1
No mention	2,430,805	98.5	2,055,205	98.5
Total population⁹	2,467,410	100	2,087,375	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Alberta, 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	95,460	3.9	69,585	3.3
Only	11,410	0.5	10,305	0.5
Mostly	9,640	0.4	8,580	0.4
Equally with another language	16,285	0.7	7,605	0.4
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	58,125	2.4	43,090	2.1
No mention	2,371,955	96.1	2,017,795	96.7
Total population⁹	2,467,410	100	2,087,375	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.

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Province of Alberta

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Alberta, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Alberta, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home¹, Alberta, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Alberta, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Alberta, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Province of Alberta

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Alberta, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Alberta, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home1, Alberta, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Alberta, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Alberta, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Alberta, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Alberta, 2011 and 2016