Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Fort Erie, Town (CSD) - Ontario

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Fort Erie, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Fort Erie, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Fort Erie, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Fort Erie, 2006 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Fort Erie, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	30,350	100	29,670	100
English	28,815	94.9	28,145	94.9
French	15	0.0	10	0.0
English and French	1,415	4.7	1,390	4.7
Neither English nor French	110	0.4	120	0.4

Mother tongue³, Fort Erie, 2011 and 2016

Language	2016		2011
Language	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	30,355	100	29,665	100
English	27,510	90.6	26,655	89.9
French	605	2.0	635	2.1
Other languages	2,535	8.4	2,660	9.0
Aboriginal languages	20	0.1	20	0.1
Immigrant languages	2,505	8.3	2,625	8.8

Language spoken at home⁴, Fort Erie, 2011 and 2016

Language	Only⁵	Mostly⁶	Equally⁷	Regularly⁸	Total
2016
English	27,985	1,075	455	350	29,865
French	45	40	55	310	450
Other languages	440	305	435	805	1,985
Aboriginal languages	0	0	10	35	45
Immigrant languages	430	300	415	765	1,910
2011
English	27,220	1,070	350	370	29,010
French	45	40	70	315	470
Other languages	590	345	325	835	2,090
Aboriginal languages	5	0	0	20	20
Immigrant languages	575	335	325	800	2,040

Language of work

English used at work, Fort Erie, 2006 and 2016

English used at work	2016		2006
English used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	15,955	99.8	16,155	99.8
Only	15,590	97.5	15,645	96.7
Mostly	250	1.6	400	2.5
Equally with another language	75	0.5	35	0.2
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	40	0.3	75	0.5
No mention	35	0.2	25	0.2
Total population⁹	15,990	100	16,180	100

French used at work, Fort Erie, 2006 and 2016

French used at work	2016		2006
French used at work	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All instances	245	1.5	275	1.7
Only	25	0.2	10	0.1
Mostly	25	0.2	35	0.2
Equally with another language	35	0.2	20	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	165	1.0	210	1.3
No mention	15,740	98.4	15,905	98.3
Total population⁹	15,990	100	16,180	100

Languages other than English or French used at work, Fort Erie, 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	1.1	270	1.7
Only	10	0.1	15	0.1
Mostly	15	0.1	35	0.2
Equally with another language	45	0.3	20	0.1
Regularly (in addition to the main language)	105	0.7	200	1.2
No mention	15,815	98.9	15,915	98.4
Total population⁹	15,990	100	16,180	100

Symbols:

···: not applicable
··: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement
r: revised
E: use with caution

Note(s):

Footnote 1

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 2

English–French bilingualism is defined using the variable “knowledge of official languages.”

Footnote 3

The categories include all individuals who reported a specific language in a single or multiple response.

Footnote 4

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 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.

Date modified:: 2019-06-19

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Fort Erie, Town (CSD) - Ontario

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Fort Erie, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Fort Erie, 2006 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Fort Erie, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue³, Fort Erie, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home⁴, Fort Erie, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Fort Erie, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Fort Erie, 2006 and 2016

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

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Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Fort Erie, Town (CSD) - Ontario

Figure 1.1 Official language minority (number and proportion), Fort Erie, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.2 Rate of English-French bilingualism, Fort Erie, 2006 to 2016

Knowledge of official languages, Fort Erie, 2011 and 2016

Mother tongue3, Fort Erie, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home4, Fort Erie, 2011 and 2016

Language of work

English used at work, Fort Erie, 2006 and 2016

French used at work, Fort Erie, 2006 and 2016

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

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Mother tongue³, Fort Erie, 2011 and 2016

Language spoken at home⁴, Fort Erie, 2011 and 2016