Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Rouyn-Noranda, (CA) - Quebec

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Rouyn-Noranda, 2016

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Arabic	210	33.3	0.5
Spanish	85	13.5	0.2
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	6.3	0.1
German	25	4.0	0.1
Italian	20	3.2	0.0

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Rouyn-Noranda, 2016

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
Arabic	205	32.0	0.5
Spanish	150	23.4	0.4
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	6.3	0.1
Creole, n.o.s.	25	3.9	0.1
German	15	2.3	0.0

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Rouyn-Noranda, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Rouyn-Noranda, 2001 to 2016

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Rouyn-Noranda, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	42,090	100	40,290	100
English	115	0.3	145	0.4
French	27,905	66.3	27,135	67.3
English and French	14,050	33.4	13,000	32.3
Neither English nor French	20	0.0	10	0.0

Mother tongue⁴, Rouyn-Noranda, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	42,090	100	40,290	100
English	1,125	2.7	1,100	2.7
French	40,735	96.8	39,020	96.8
Other languages	630	1.5	505	1.3
Aboriginal languages	35	0.1	20	0.0
Immigrant languages	590	1.4	480	1.2

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Rouyn-Noranda, 2001 to 2016

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

Language spoken at home¹, Rouyn-Noranda, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	230	300	260	2,000	2,790
French	38,780	2,220	385	375	41,765
Other languages	65	105	160	310	635
Aboriginal languages	0	5	5	20	25
Immigrant languages	65	100	150	290	600
2011
English	260	300	235	1,830	2,615
French	37,305	1,975	300	350	39,925
Other languages	55	85	105	240	485
Aboriginal languages	10	0	0	5	20
Immigrant languages	30	80	95	235	440

Language of work

English used at work, Rouyn-Noranda, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	5,280	22.0	5,125	23.2
Only	150	0.6	105	0.5
Mostly	320	1.3	270	1.2
Equally with another language	480	2.0	475	2.2
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	4,330	18.1	4,280	19.4
No mention	18,695	78.0	16,960	76.8
Total population⁹	23,975	100	22,085	100

French used at work, Rouyn-Noranda, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	23,820	99.4	21,980	99.5
Only	18,670	77.9	16,945	76.7
Mostly	4,355	18.2	4,270	19.3
Equally with another language	475	2.0	485	2.2
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	320	1.3	275	1.2
No mention	155	0.6	110	0.5
Total population⁹	23,975	100	22,085	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Rouyn-Noranda, 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	60	0.3	45	0.2
Only	0	0.0	10	0.0
Mostly	0	0.0	0	0.0
Equally with another language	25	0.1	25	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	40	0.2	10	0.0
No mention	23,910	99.7	22,045	99.8
Total population⁹	23,975	100	22,085	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

Rouyn-Noranda, (CA) - Quebec

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Rouyn-Noranda, 2016

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Rouyn-Noranda, 2016

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Rouyn-Noranda, 2001 to 2016

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

Knowledge of official languages, Rouyn-Noranda, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Rouyn-Noranda, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Rouyn-Noranda, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Rouyn-Noranda, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Rouyn-Noranda, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Rouyn-Noranda, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work, Rouyn-Noranda, 2006 and 2016

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Rouyn-Noranda, (CA) - Quebec

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Rouyn-Noranda, 2016

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home1, Rouyn-Noranda, 2016

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Rouyn-Noranda, 2001 to 2016

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

Knowledge of official languages, Rouyn-Noranda, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Rouyn-Noranda, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Rouyn-Noranda, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home1, Rouyn-Noranda, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Rouyn-Noranda, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Rouyn-Noranda, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work, Rouyn-Noranda, 2006 and 2016

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Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Rouyn-Noranda, 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Rouyn-Noranda, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Rouyn-Noranda, 2011 and 2016