Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Elliot Lake, (CA) - Ontario

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
German	175	25.9	1.6
Dutch	75	11.1	0.7
Polish	55	8.1	0.5
Italian	45	6.7	0.4
Hungarian	35	5.2	0.3

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
German	85	19.5	0.8
Polish	50	11.5	0.5
Italian	35	8.0	0.3
Dutch	30	6.9	0.3
Hungarian	30	6.9	0.3

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Elliot Lake, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	10,660	100	11,185	100
English	8,105	76.0	8,360	74.7
French	110	1.0	135	1.2
English and French	2,430	22.8	2,675	23.9
Neither English nor French	15	0.1	10	0.1

Mother tongue⁴, Elliot Lake, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	10,660	100	11,185	100
English	8,415	78.9	8,660	77.4
French	1,740	16.3	1,910	17.1
Other languages	675	6.3	795	7.1
Aboriginal languages	10	0.1	15	0.1
Immigrant languages	660	6.2	780	7.0

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

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

Language spoken at home¹, Elliot Lake, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	8,800	790	235	405	10,230
French	350	350	115	630	1,440
Other languages	80	55	125	175	440
Aboriginal languages	0	0	5	10	15
Immigrant languages	75	55	125	160	415
2011
English	9,100	895	200	435	10,630
French	475	375	100	650	1,600
Other languages	75	60	105	260	500
Aboriginal languages	0	0	5	5	10
Immigrant languages	70	60	100	245	475

Language of work

English used at work, Elliot Lake, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	3,950	99.4	4,255	98.3
Only	3,250	81.8	3,350	77.4
Mostly	520	13.1	730	16.9
Equally with another language	110	2.8	100	2.3
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	60	1.5	75	1.7
No mention	25	0.6	80	1.8
Total population⁹	3,975	100	4,330	100

French used at work, Elliot Lake, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	690	17.4	940	21.7
Only	25	0.6	70	1.6
Mostly	60	1.5	60	1.4
Equally with another language	115	2.9	100	2.3
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	490	12.3	710	16.4
No mention	3,285	82.6	3,390	78.3
Total population⁹	3,975	100	4,330	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Elliot Lake, 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	30	0.8	55	1.3
Only	0	0.0	0	0.0
Mostly	10	0.3	20	0.5
Equally with another language	0	0.0	0	0.0
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	30	0.8	35	0.8
No mention	3,945	99.2	4,275	98.7
Total population⁹	3,975	100	4,330	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

Elliot Lake, (CA) - Ontario

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Elliot Lake, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Elliot Lake, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home¹, Elliot Lake, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Elliot Lake, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Elliot Lake, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Elliot Lake, (CA) - Ontario

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Elliot Lake, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Elliot Lake, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home1, Elliot Lake, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Elliot Lake, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Elliot Lake, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Elliot Lake, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Elliot Lake, 2011 and 2016