Mother Tongue (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (10), Other Language(s) Spoken Regularly at Home (11), Knowledge of Official Languages (5) and Age (7) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 100% Data

• Other language(s) spoken regularly at home (11): Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home
• Knowledge of official languages (5): Total - Knowledge of official languages
• Age (7): Total - Age

This table details mother tongue , language spoken most often at home , other language spoken regularly at home , knowledge of official languages and age for the population excluding institutional residents in British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

Mother tongue (10)	Language spoken most often at home (10)
	Total - Language spoken most often at home	English	French	Non-official language	Aboriginal	Non-Aboriginal	English and French	English and non-official language	French and non-official language	English, French and non-official language
Total - Mother tongue	4,598,410	3,631,700	16,795	717,380	1,560	715,815	6,160	222,670	650	3,065
English	3,170,110	3,125,080	1,070	19,445	365	19,075	1,725	22,330	35	425
French	57,425	40,045	14,220	355	0	360	2,440	155	65	145
Non-official language	1,267,465	421,610	870	686,325	1,105	685,220	330	156,775	355	1,200
Aboriginal	8,430	6,735	0	1,115	1,100	15	0	580	0	0
Non-Aboriginal	1,259,030	414,875	870	685,205	5	685,200	330	156,195	355	1,200
English and French	10,065	7,940	400	100	0	95	1,420	110	5	95
English and non-official language	89,140	35,220	20	10,615	85	10,525	60	42,690	10	530
French and non-official language	2,100	905	175	320	0	315	85	235	160	225
English, French and non-official language	2,115	905	45	225	0	225	95	375	10	460

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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too unreliable to be published

Data quality note(s) – British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%.
• Short-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016347.