Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Saskatoon, (CMA) - Saskatchewan

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	8,300	15.0	2.8
German	5,360	9.7	1.8
Mandarin	4,235	7.7	1.5
Urdu	3,885	7.0	1.3
Ukrainian	3,800	6.9	1.3

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Saskatoon, 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)	8,975	17.8	3.1
Mandarin	4,410	8.7	1.5
Urdu	4,335	8.6	1.5
German	2,440	4.8	0.8
Punjabi (Panjabi)	2,415	4.8	0.8

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	291,330	100	258,515	100
English	269,535	92.5	240,850	93.2
French	155	0.1	120	0.0
English and French	18,065	6.2	15,440	6.0
Neither English nor French	3,570	1.2	2,105	0.8

Mother tongue⁴, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	291,330	100	258,515	100
English	237,425	81.5	217,525	84.1
French	4,740	1.6	4,720	1.8
Other languages	55,205	18.9	40,200	15.6
Aboriginal languages	1,750	0.6	1,960	0.8
Immigrant languages	53,315	18.3	38,110	14.7

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

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

Language spoken at home¹, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	236,590	15,685	12,450	12,050	276,780
French	425	680	720	3,245	5,070
Other languages	13,960	11,490	12,050	12,965	50,460
Aboriginal languages	205	160	450	1,260	2,075
Immigrant languages	13,650	11,315	11,520	11,555	48,045
2011
English	221,425	13,280	5,900	7,970	248,575
French	485	550	460	2,805	4,300
Other languages	9,335	7,440	5,735	11,010	33,520
Aboriginal languages	230	145	295	1,235	1,905
Immigrant languages	9,020	7,275	5,390	9,660	31,350

Language of work

English used at work, Saskatoon, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	178,315	99.5	143,255	99.6
Only	172,140	96.0	139,930	97.3
Mostly	4,375	2.4	2,540	1.8
Equally with another language	1,005	0.6	335	0.2
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	795	0.4	450	0.3
No mention	915	0.5	530	0.4
Total population⁹	179,230	100	143,780	100

French used at work, Saskatoon, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	2,045	1.1	1,620	1.1
Only	155	0.1	150	0.1
Mostly	405	0.2	290	0.2
Equally with another language	215	0.1	120	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	1,265	0.7	1,055	0.7
No mention	177,185	98.9	142,155	98.9
Total population⁹	179,230	100	143,780	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Saskatoon, 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	5,145	2.9	2,380	1.7
Only	755	0.4	350	0.2
Mostly	395	0.2	185	0.1
Equally with another language	795	0.4	215	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	3,200	1.8	1,635	1.1
No mention	174,090	97.1	141,400	98.3
Total population⁹	179,230	100	143,780	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

Saskatoon, (CMA) - Saskatchewan

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home¹, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Saskatoon, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Saskatoon, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Saskatoon, (CMA) - Saskatchewan

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home1, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Saskatoon, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Saskatoon, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Saskatoon, 2011 and 2016