Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Swift Current, (CA) - Saskatchewan

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
German	790	35.0	4.3
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	635	28.2	3.5
Spanish	80	3.5	0.4
Cantonese	80	3.5	0.4
Ukrainian	50	2.2	0.3

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Swift Current, 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)	635	37.0	3.5
German	355	20.7	2.0
Spanish	95	5.5	0.5
Cantonese	85	5.0	0.5
Korean	45	2.6	0.2

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Swift Current, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	18,180	100	17,320	100
English	17,355	95.5	16,560	95.6
French	0	0.0	5	0.0
English and French	785	4.3	720	4.2
Neither English nor French	45	0.2	30	0.2

Mother tongue⁴, Swift Current, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	18,180	100	17,320	100
English	15,905	87.5	15,270	88.2
French	265	1.5	250	1.4
Other languages	2,255	12.4	1,945	11.2
Aboriginal languages	10	0.1	5	0.0
Immigrant languages	2,240	12.3	1,940	11.2

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

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

Language spoken at home¹, Swift Current, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	16,290	645	485	360	17,780
French	10	15	10	150	185
Other languages	385	350	470	510	1,710
Aboriginal languages	5	0	0	0	5
Immigrant languages	380	345	475	500	1,700
2011
English	15,930	600	205	300	17,035
French	20	10	5	135	175
Other languages	270	290	205	470	1,230
Aboriginal languages	5	0	0	0	5
Immigrant languages	265	290	205	465	1,220

Language of work

English used at work, Swift Current, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	11,195	99.8	9,935	99.6
Only	10,925	97.4	9,725	97.5
Mostly	230	2.1	150	1.5
Equally with another language	10	0.1	15	0.2
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	35	0.3	45	0.5
No mention	15	0.1	35	0.4
Total population⁹	11,215	100	9,975	100

French used at work, Swift Current, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	125	1.1	85	0.9
Only	0	0.0	0	0.0
Mostly	20	0.2	15	0.2
Equally with another language	10	0.1	0	0.0
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	95	0.8	60	0.6
No mention	11,085	98.8	9,890	99.1
Total population⁹	11,215	100	9,975	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Swift Current, 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	175	1.6	165	1.7
Only	10	0.1	30	0.3
Mostly	15	0.1	30	0.3
Equally with another language	10	0.1	10	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	150	1.3	95	1.0
No mention	11,040	98.4	9,810	98.3
Total population⁹	11,215	100	9,975	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

Swift Current, (CA) - Saskatchewan

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Swift Current, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Swift Current, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home¹, Swift Current, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Swift Current, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Swift Current, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Swift Current, (CA) - Saskatchewan

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Swift Current, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Swift Current, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home1, Swift Current, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Swift Current, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Swift Current, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Swift Current, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Swift Current, 2011 and 2016