Mother Tongue (10), First Official Language Spoken (7), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (27) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 100% Data

• Knowledge of official languages (5): Total - Knowledge of official languages
• Age (27): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details mother tongue , first official language spoken , knowledge of official languages , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Cape Breton

Mother tongue (10)	First official language spoken (7)
	Total - First official language spoken	English	French	English and French	Neither English nor French	Official language minority (number)^Footnote 1	Official language minority (percentage)^Footnote 2
Total - Mother tongue	97,250	96,445	675	70	55	715	0.7
English	91,860	91,860	5	0	0	5	0.0
French	760	105	660	0	0	655	86.2
Non-official language	4,160	4,050	5	50	55	30	0.7
Aboriginal	2,665	2,645	0	15	5	10	0.4
Non-Aboriginal	1,490	1,410	5	35	50	20	1.3
English and French	170	135	5	25	0	15	8.8
English and non-official language	290	285	0	0	0	0	0.0
French and non-official language	5	5	5	0	0	5	100.0
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	0	0	0	not applicable ...

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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 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.

Data quality note(s) – Cape Breton

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.9%.
• 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-X2016066.