Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Vancouver, (CMA) - British Columbia

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
Cantonese	193,030	17.7	7.9
Mandarin	180,170	16.5	7.4
Punjabi (Panjabi)	163,400	14.9	6.7
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	78,830	7.2	3.2
Korean	47,915	4.4	2.0

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

Language	Number	Percentage of population who spoke at least one language other than English or French at home	Percentage of total population
Cantonese	191,940	18.3	7.9
Mandarin	190,465	18.2	7.8
Punjabi (Panjabi)	170,375	16.3	7.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	81,105	7.7	3.3
Korean	47,270	4.5	1.9

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Vancouver, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	2,440,145	100	2,292,115	100
English	2,130,565	87.3	1,997,605	87.2
French	1,115	0.0	1,265	0.1
English and French	172,140	7.1	164,785	7.2
Neither English nor French	136,320	5.6	128,465	5.6

Mother tongue⁴, Vancouver, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	2,440,140	100	2,292,120	100
English	1,393,345	57.1	1,341,250	58.5
French	33,370	1.4	32,560	1.4
Other languages	1,093,305	44.8	980,460	42.8
Aboriginal languages	1,140	0.0	1,065	0.0
Immigrant languages	1,091,260	44.7	978,610	42.7

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

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

Language spoken at home¹, Vancouver, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	1,364,550	258,185	187,180	237,990	2,047,905
French	3,185	5,440	6,370	23,165	38,160
Other languages	387,485	233,615	184,200	241,260	1,046,565
Aboriginal languages	65	35	205	800	1,105
Immigrant languages	386,695	233,470	183,500	239,760	1,043,430
2011
English	1,328,780	239,385	132,705	216,760	1,917,630
French	3,415	4,995	5,065	23,570	37,050
Other languages	369,350	212,765	130,810	223,045	935,965
Aboriginal languages	80	50	165	595	885
Immigrant languages	368,625	212,630	130,260	221,700	933,220

Language of work

English used at work, Vancouver, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	1,403,555	96.8	1,219,665	96.7
Only	1,227,600	84.7	1,075,870	85.3
Mostly	102,960	7.1	91,560	7.3
Equally with another language	41,110	2.8	21,420	1.7
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	31,885	2.2	30,810	2.4
No mention	46,260	3.2	41,320	3.3
Total population⁹	1,449,815	100	1,260,985	100

French used at work, Vancouver, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	19,545	1.3	20,265	1.6
Only	930	0.1	790	0.1
Mostly	2,315	0.2	2,190	0.2
Equally with another language	3,165	0.2	2,230	0.2
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	13,135	0.9	15,060	1.2
No mention	1,430,270	98.7	1,240,720	98.4
Total population⁹	1,449,815	100	1,260,985	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Vancouver, 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	204,825	14.1	168,850	13.4
Only	45,240	3.1	40,330	3.2
Mostly	29,625	2.0	28,745	2.3
Equally with another language	38,370	2.6	19,645	1.6
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	91,590	6.3	80,135	6.4
No mention	1,244,995	85.9	1,092,135	86.6
Total population⁹	1,449,815	100	1,260,985	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

Vancouver, (CMA) - British Columbia

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Vancouver, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Vancouver, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home¹, Vancouver, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Vancouver, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Vancouver, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Vancouver, (CMA) - British Columbia

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

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

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

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

Knowledge of official languages, Vancouver, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Vancouver, 2011 and 2016

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

Language spoken at home1, Vancouver, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Vancouver, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Vancouver, 2006 and 2016

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

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

Mother tongue⁴, Vancouver, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Vancouver, 2011 and 2016