Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Wetaskiwin, (CA) - Alberta

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	595	34.6	4.8
German	330	19.2	2.7
Cree, n.o.s.	85	4.9	0.7
Spanish	70	4.1	0.6
Plains Cree	50	2.9	0.4

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Wetaskiwin, 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)	650	43.8	5.3
German	160	10.8	1.3
Cree, n.o.s.	120	8.1	1.0
Spanish	85	5.7	0.7
Plains Cree	55	3.7	0.4

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Wetaskiwin, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	12,375	100	12,235	100
English	11,880	96.0	11,740	96.0
French	0	0.0	5	0.0
English and French	450	3.6	460	3.8
Neither English nor French	40	0.3	30	0.2

Mother tongue⁴, Wetaskiwin, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	12,375	100	12,235	100
English	10,665	86.2	10,715	87.6
French	215	1.7	200	1.6
Other languages	1,720	13.9	1,460	11.9
Aboriginal languages	160	1.3	120	1.0
Immigrant languages	1,555	12.6	1,335	10.9

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

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

Language spoken at home¹, Wetaskiwin, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	10,760	630	440	260	12,080
French	25	20	15	90	145
Other languages	270	240	425	550	1,485
Aboriginal languages	5	5	45	125	180
Immigrant languages	255	235	385	420	1,290
2011
English	11,020	555	270	190	12,035
French	5	15	20	85	120
Other languages	190	180	260	485	1,120
Aboriginal languages	5	0	15	70	95
Immigrant languages	175	180	240	410	1,000

Language of work

English used at work, Wetaskiwin, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	6,880	99.9	6,385	99.7
Only	6,700	97.2	6,210	97.0
Mostly	140	2.0	160	2.5
Equally with another language	0	0.0	0	0.0
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	30	0.4	10	0.2
No mention	15	0.2	20	0.3
Total population⁹	6,890	100	6,405	100

French used at work, Wetaskiwin, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	35	0.5	45	0.7
Only	10	0.1	0	0.0
Mostly	15	0.2	10	0.2
Equally with another language	0	0.0	0	0.0
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	15	0.2	35	0.5
No mention	6,855	99.5	6,365	99.4
Total population⁹	6,890	100	6,405	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Wetaskiwin, 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	150	2.2	160	2.5
Only	10	0.1	25	0.4
Mostly	15	0.2	0	0.0
Equally with another language	0	0.0	10	0.2
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	125	1.8	135	2.1
No mention	6,740	97.8	6,240	97.4
Total population⁹	6,890	100	6,405	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

Wetaskiwin, (CA) - Alberta

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Wetaskiwin, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Wetaskiwin, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home¹, Wetaskiwin, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Wetaskiwin, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Wetaskiwin, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Wetaskiwin, (CA) - Alberta

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Wetaskiwin, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Wetaskiwin, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home1, Wetaskiwin, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Wetaskiwin, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Wetaskiwin, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Wetaskiwin, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Wetaskiwin, 2011 and 2016