Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Fort St. John, (CA) - British Columbia

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Fort St. John, 2016

Language	Number	Percentage of population with a mother tongue other than English or French	Percentage of total population
German	615	21.2	2.2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	540	18.6	1.9
Punjabi (Panjabi)	215	7.4	0.8
Russian	205	7.1	0.7
Spanish	90	3.1	0.3

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Fort St. John, 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)	580	23.1	2.1
German	395	15.7	1.4
Punjabi (Panjabi)	215	8.6	0.8
Russian	210	8.4	0.7
Hindi	125	5.0	0.4

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Fort St. John, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Fort St. John, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Fort St. John, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Fort St. John, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Fort St. John, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	28,200	100	26,275	100
English	26,770	94.9	24,940	94.9
French	0	0.0	5	0.0
English and French	1,345	4.8	1,265	4.8
Neither English nor French	80	0.3	60	0.2

Mother tongue⁴, Fort St. John, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	28,200	100	26,275	100
English	25,260	89.6	24,230	92.2
French	365	1.3	330	1.3
Other languages	2,905	10.3	1,890	7.2
Aboriginal languages	75	0.3	95	0.4
Immigrant languages	2,820	10.0	1,780	6.8

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Fort St. John, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Fort St. John, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Fort St. John, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	25,400	1,070	645	545	27,660
French	15	35	40	230	325
Other languages	515	515	615	870	2,510
Aboriginal languages	5	5	5	45	60
Immigrant languages	505	510	605	815	2,435
2011
English	24,505	910	215	290	25,920
French	15	40	20	225	300
Other languages	325	255	205	700	1,485
Aboriginal languages	5	5	5	70	85
Immigrant languages	325	250	190	610	1,375

Language of work

English used at work, Fort St. John, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	18,270	99.8	16,875	99.9
Only	18,000	98.4	16,705	98.9
Mostly	180	1.0	120	0.7
Equally with another language	55	0.3	20	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	45	0.2	30	0.2
No mention	25	0.1	15	0.1
Total population⁹	18,300	100	16,890	100

French used at work, Fort St. John, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	105	0.6	95	0.6
Only	10	0.1	0	0.0
Mostly	20	0.1	25	0.1
Equally with another language	10	0.1	10	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	65	0.4	55	0.3
No mention	18,195	99.4	16,795	99.4
Total population⁹	18,300	100	16,890	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Fort St. John, 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	200	1.1	90	0.5
Only	20	0.1	10	0.1
Mostly	25	0.1	0	0.0
Equally with another language	45	0.2	10	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	110	0.6	65	0.4
No mention	18,105	98.9	16,795	99.4
Total population⁹	18,300	100	16,890	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

Fort St. John, (CA) - British Columbia

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Fort St. John, 2016

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Fort St. John, 2016

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Fort St. John, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Fort St. John, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Fort St. John, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Fort St. John, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Fort St. John, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Fort St. John, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Fort St. John, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Fort St. John, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work, Fort St. John, 2006 and 2016

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Fort St. John, (CA) - British Columbia

Most common mother tongue languages other than English or French, Fort St. John, 2016

Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home1, Fort St. John, 2016

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Fort St. John, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Fort St. John, 2001 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Fort St. John, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue4, Fort St. John, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.3 Mother tongue other than English or French, Fort St. John, 2001 to 2016

Language spoken at home1, Fort St. John, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Fort St. John, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Fort St. John, 2006 and 2016

Languages other than English or French used at work, Fort St. John, 2006 and 2016

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Most common languages other than English or French spoken at home¹, Fort St. John, 2016

Mother tongue⁴, Fort St. John, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home¹, Fort St. John, 2011 and 2016