Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Moose Jaw, (CA) - Saskatchewan

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	550	20.3	1.6
German	280	10.3	0.8
Ukrainian	170	6.3	0.5
Arabic	165	6.1	0.5
Cantonese	145	5.4	0.4

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	575	24.2	1.7
Arabic	170	7.2	0.5
Cantonese	140	5.9	0.4
Spanish	115	4.8	0.3
German	100	4.2	0.3

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Moose Jaw, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	34,440	100	33,605	100
English	32,210	93.5	31,585	94.0
French	15	0.0	20	0.1
English and French	2,050	6.0	1,915	5.7
Neither English nor French	165	0.5	90	0.3

Mother tongue⁴, Moose Jaw, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	34,435	100	33,605	100
English	31,430	91.3	31,115	92.6
French	720	2.1	785	2.3
Other languages	2,705	7.9	1,980	5.9
Aboriginal languages	25	0.1	20	0.1
Immigrant languages	2,660	7.7	1,940	5.8

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

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

Language spoken at home¹, Moose Jaw, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	31,380	1,110	690	620	33,795
French	85	120	65	465	735
Other languages	545	500	650	680	2,375
Aboriginal languages	5	0	5	30	35
Immigrant languages	535	500	630	625	2,290
2011
English	31,575	865	290	440	33,170
French	75	105	30	420	630
Other languages	360	335	265	480	1,440
Aboriginal languages	5	0	5	10	20
Immigrant languages	350	340	245	455	1,390

Language of work

English used at work, Moose Jaw, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	19,785	99.7	18,145	99.8
Only	19,395	97.8	17,760	97.6
Mostly	295	1.5	310	1.7
Equally with another language	25	0.1	10	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	80	0.4	65	0.4
No mention	50	0.3	50	0.3
Total population⁹	19,835	100	18,190	100

French used at work, Moose Jaw, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	305	1.5	345	1.9
Only	25	0.1	30	0.2
Mostly	65	0.3	60	0.3
Equally with another language	0	0.0	10	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	215	1.1	245	1.3
No mention	19,530	98.5	17,845	98.1
Total population⁹	19,835	100	18,190	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Moose Jaw, 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	140	0.7	85	0.5
Only	25	0.1	15	0.1
Mostly	15	0.1	10	0.1
Equally with another language	25	0.1	0	0.0
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	75	0.4	65	0.4
No mention	19,700	99.3	18,105	99.5
Total population⁹	19,835	100	18,190	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

Moose Jaw, (CA) - Saskatchewan

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Moose Jaw, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Moose Jaw, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home¹, Moose Jaw, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Moose Jaw, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Moose Jaw, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Moose Jaw, (CA) - Saskatchewan

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Moose Jaw, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Moose Jaw, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home1, Moose Jaw, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Moose Jaw, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Moose Jaw, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Moose Jaw, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Moose Jaw, 2011 and 2016