Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Halifax, (CMA) - Nova Scotia

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Arabic	7,310	21.4	1.8
Mandarin	4,065	11.9	1.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,780	5.2	0.4
Spanish	1,520	4.4	0.4
German	1,310	3.8	0.3

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
Arabic	7,800	23.0	2.0
Mandarin	4,200	12.4	1.1
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,885	5.6	0.5
Spanish	1,880	5.6	0.5
Russian	1,200	3.5	0.3

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Halifax, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Halifax, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Halifax, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Halifax, 1996 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Halifax, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	399,575	100	386,440	100
English	347,440	87.0	338,465	87.6
French	345	0.1	380	0.1
English and French	49,585	12.4	46,405	12.0
Neither English nor French	2,210	0.6	1,190	0.3

Mother tongue⁴, Halifax, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	399,570	100	386,440	100
English	358,395	89.7	352,200	91.1
French	12,255	3.1	11,940	3.1
Other languages	34,235	8.6	26,075	6.7
Aboriginal languages	105	0.0	120	0.0
Immigrant languages	33,930	8.5	25,740	6.7

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Halifax, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Halifax, 1996 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Halifax, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	352,755	18,460	8,230	9,535	388,975
French	1,530	2,130	1,480	8,920	14,060
Other languages	8,845	7,555	7,135	10,325	33,865
Aboriginal languages	5	15	35	110	165
Immigrant languages	8,705	7,525	6,980	10,020	33,230
2011
English	349,440	16,095	4,855	8,165	378,550
French	1,495	2,165	1,060	8,100	12,825
Other languages	6,175	6,130	4,110	8,730	25,145
Aboriginal languages	5	5	15	100	125
Immigrant languages	6,050	6,105	3,950	8,445	24,550

Language of work

English used at work, Halifax, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	240,465	99.6	227,895	99.8
Only	228,595	94.7	217,175	95.1
Mostly	9,025	3.7	8,295	3.6
Equally with another language	1,505	0.6	1,050	0.5
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	1,335	0.6	1,370	0.6
No mention	925	0.4	560	0.2
Total population⁹	241,390	100	228,450	100

French used at work, Halifax, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	9,660	4.0	9,295	4.1
Only	475	0.2	400	0.2
Mostly	1,045	0.4	1,150	0.5
Equally with another language	955	0.4	825	0.4
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	7,190	3.0	6,930	3.0
No mention	231,725	96.0	219,155	95.9
Total population⁹	241,390	100	228,450	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Halifax, 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	3,350	1.4	2,205	1.0
Only	450	0.2	135	0.1
Mostly	290	0.1	225	0.1
Equally with another language	590	0.2	275	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	2,015	0.8	1,570	0.7
No mention	238,045	98.6	226,245	99.0
Total population⁹	241,390	100	228,450	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:: 2019-07-18

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Halifax, (CMA) - Nova Scotia

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

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

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Halifax, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Halifax, 1996 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Halifax, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Halifax, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Halifax, 1996 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Halifax, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Halifax, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Halifax, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Halifax, (CMA) - Nova Scotia

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

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

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Halifax, 1996 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Halifax, 1996 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Halifax, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Halifax, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Halifax, 1996 to 2016

Language spoken at home1, Halifax, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Halifax, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Halifax, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Halifax, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Halifax, 2011 and 2016