First Official Language Spoken (7), Mobility Status 5 Years Ago (9), Place of Residence 5 Years Ago (15), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age (18) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 5 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Place of Residence 5 Years Ago (15): Total - Place of residence 5 years ago
• Immigrant status and period of immigration (11): Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration
• Age (18): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details first official language spoken , mobility status 5 years ago , place of residence 5 years ago , immigrant status and period of immigration , age and sex for the population aged 5 years and over in private households in British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

First official language spoken (7)	Mobility Status 5 Years Ago (9)
	Total - Mobility status 5 years ago	Non-movers	Movers	Non-migrants	Migrants	Internal migrants	Intraprovincial migrants	Interprovincial migrants	External migrants
Total - First official language spoken	4,339,960	2,490,540	1,849,425	940,890	908,535	672,805	503,690	169,115	235,725
English	4,132,735	2,379,940	1,752,800	900,390	852,400	649,065	489,510	159,550	203,340
French	53,975	28,080	25,895	10,555	15,340	12,725	5,725	7,000	2,615
English and French	17,305	8,860	8,445	3,380	5,070	2,600	1,535	1,065	2,465
Neither English nor French	135,940	73,655	62,285	26,565	35,720	8,420	6,920	1,500	27,300
Official language minority (number)^Footnote 2	62,630	32,510	30,120	12,245	17,875	14,025	6,490	7,535	3,855
Official language minority (percentage)^Footnote 3	1.4	1.3	1.6	1.3	2.0	2.1	1.3	4.5	1.6

Symbol(s)

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 2

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

Footnote 3

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016382.