Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Victoriaville, (CA) - Quebec

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Spanish	510	47.2	1.1
Arabic	110	10.2	0.2
Swahili	65	6.0	0.1
German	40	3.7	0.1
Croatian	25	2.3	0.1

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
Spanish	635	52.7	1.3
Arabic	115	9.5	0.2
Swahili	65	5.4	0.1
Mandarin	35	2.9	0.1
German	35	2.9	0.1

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Victoriaville, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Victoriaville, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Victoriaville, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Victoriaville, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Victoriaville, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	48,505	100	45,775	100
English	45	0.1	25	0.1
French	35,970	74.2	35,470	77.5
English and French	12,360	25.5	10,205	22.3
Neither English nor French	125	0.3	85	0.2

Mother tongue⁴, Victoriaville, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	48,505	100	45,775	100
English	470	1.0	440	1.0
French	47,210	97.3	44,685	97.6
Other languages	1,085	2.2	830	1.8
Aboriginal languages	5	0.0	0	0.0
Immigrant languages	1,065	2.2	825	1.8

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Victoriaville, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Victoriaville, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Victoriaville, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	65	120	165	1,450	1,805
French	45,615	1,720	375	380	48,090
Other languages	310	280	245	370	1,210
Aboriginal languages	5	5	0	5	5
Immigrant languages	300	280	240	360	1,180
2011
English	50	85	105	1,235	1,475
French	43,490	1,445	215	360	45,515
Other languages	205	280	150	275	905
Aboriginal languages	0	0	5	0	5
Immigrant languages	200	275	140	275	900

Language of work

English used at work, Victoriaville, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	3,280	12.6	2,875	12.1
Only	75	0.3	95	0.4
Mostly	215	0.8	205	0.9
Equally with another language	355	1.4	235	1.0
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	2,630	10.1	2,340	9.9
No mention	22,690	87.4	20,845	87.9
Total population⁹	25,970	100	23,715	100

French used at work, Victoriaville, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	25,825	99.4	23,610	99.6
Only	22,510	86.7	20,770	87.6
Mostly	2,700	10.4	2,385	10.1
Equally with another language	385	1.5	245	1.0
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	230	0.9	205	0.9
No mention	145	0.6	110	0.5
Total population⁹	25,970	100	23,715	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Victoriaville, 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	245	0.9	115	0.5
Only	65	0.3	15	0.1
Mostly	10	0.0	10	0.0
Equally with another language	35	0.1	15	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	130	0.5	75	0.3
No mention	25,730	99.1	23,605	99.5
Total population⁹	25,970	100	23,715	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

Victoriaville, (CA) - Quebec

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

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

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Victoriaville, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Victoriaville, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Victoriaville, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Victoriaville, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Victoriaville, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Victoriaville, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Victoriaville, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Victoriaville, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Victoriaville, (CA) - Quebec

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

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

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Victoriaville, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Victoriaville, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Victoriaville, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Victoriaville, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Victoriaville, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home1, Victoriaville, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Victoriaville, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Victoriaville, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Victoriaville, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Victoriaville, 2011 and 2016