Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Montréal, (CMA) - Quebec

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Arabic	181,440	18.0	4.5
Spanish	129,860	12.9	3.2
Italian	109,310	10.8	2.7
Creole, n.o.s.	62,125	6.2	1.5
Mandarin	41,835	4.1	1.0

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
Arabic	191,965	19.1	4.7
Spanish	145,650	14.5	3.6
Italian	88,920	8.8	2.2
Creole, n.o.s.	74,625	7.4	1.8
Mandarin	44,095	4.4	1.1

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Montréal, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	4,053,360	100	3,894,855	100
English	286,280	7.1	281,365	7.2
French	1,472,055	36.3	1,468,655	37.7
English and French	2,231,540	55.1	2,080,110	53.4
Neither English nor French	63,480	1.6	64,725	1.7

Mother tongue⁴, Montréal, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	4,053,360	100	3,894,855	100
English	533,845	13.2	517,085	13.3
French	2,672,360	65.9	2,596,770	66.7
Other languages	1,009,300	24.9	912,250	23.4
Aboriginal languages	910	0.0	855	0.0
Immigrant languages	1,007,045	24.8	910,400	23.4

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

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

Language spoken at home¹, Montréal, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	379,395	241,120	150,140	371,270	1,141,925
French	2,255,575	413,620	218,190	303,505	3,190,890
Other languages	269,910	224,620	208,400	304,070	1,006,995
Aboriginal languages	125	135	205	450	910
Immigrant languages	268,875	224,340	207,235	303,040	1,003,490
2011
English	376,455	232,730	117,665	331,290	1,058,145
French	2,239,100	368,245	164,160	281,515	3,053,020
Other languages	265,400	207,670	155,865	281,210	910,140
Aboriginal languages	75	165	165	400	810
Immigrant languages	264,555	207,405	154,985	280,175	907,120

Language of work

English used at work, Montréal, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	1,333,580	57.8	1,190,850	55.8
Only	158,305	6.9	151,490	7.1
Mostly	253,820	11.0	256,545	12.0
Equally with another language	264,285	11.4	152,220	7.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	657,180	28.5	630,600	29.6
No mention	974,980	42.2	942,810	44.2
Total population⁹	2,308,565	100	2,133,665	100

French used at work, Montréal, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	2,118,620	91.8	1,951,525	91.5
Only	944,655	40.9	912,820	42.8
Mostly	662,895	28.7	637,785	29.9
Equally with another language	264,030	11.4	151,555	7.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	247,035	10.7	249,355	11.7
No mention	189,950	8.2	182,140	8.5
Total population⁹	2,308,565	100	2,133,665	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Montréal, 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	96,440	4.2	89,740	4.2
Only	10,345	0.4	10,680	0.5
Mostly	8,670	0.4	8,695	0.4
Equally with another language	22,330	1.0	15,550	0.7
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	55,095	2.4	54,805	2.6
No mention	2,212,125	95.8	2,043,925	95.8
Total population⁹	2,308,565	100	2,133,665	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

Montréal, (CMA) - Quebec

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Montréal, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Montréal, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home¹, Montréal, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Montréal, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Montréal, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Montréal, (CMA) - Quebec

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Montréal, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Montréal, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home1, Montréal, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Montréal, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Montréal, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Montréal, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Montréal, 2011 and 2016