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Data tables, 2016 Census

Mother Tongue (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (10), Other Language(s) Spoken Regularly at Home (11), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), First Official Language Spoken (5), Age (7) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 100% Data

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This table details mother tongue , language spoken most often at home , other language spoken regularly at home , knowledge of official languages , first official language spoken , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Canada
Data quality
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 34,767,250 22,162,865 6,943,795 3,997,200 118,470 3,878,725 160,185 1,284,975 148,920 69,315
English 19,460,850 19,092,885 72,925 120,910 6,455 114,450 30,000 138,410 540 5,180
French 7,166,705 450,360 6,592,275 21,380 485 20,895 70,135 1,635 24,505 6,410
Non-official language 7,321,065 2,320,150 213,065 3,775,590 109,530 3,666,050 12,155 879,645 88,130 32,325
Aboriginal 195,700 74,490 2,280 109,590 109,485 110 40 8,190 1,030 65
Non-Aboriginal 7,125,365 2,245,660 210,785 3,665,995 45 3,665,945 12,115 871,450 87,100 32,255
English and French 165,320 80,580 36,330 2,160 10 2,145 42,305 1,085 500 2,360
English and non-official language 533,265 203,140 1,020 63,545 1,765 61,775 1,110 258,190 385 5,865
French and non-official language 86,150 7,140 25,295 9,465 190 9,275 2,100 1,990 33,255 6,900
English, French and non-official language 33,900 8,610 2,880 4,155 25 4,125 2,370 4,030 1,590 10,270

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Data quality note(s) – Canada

  • 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: 4.0%.
  • 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-X2016346.

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