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 Ottawa

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	923,370	749,725	138,900	21,300	13,445	149,550	16.2
English	562,070	562,000	70	0	0	75	0.0
French	127,225	1,730	125,490	0	0	125,490	98.6
Non-official language	200,415	162,205	8,170	16,595	13,445	16,470	8.2
Aboriginal	650	620	5	15	10	10	1.5
Non-Aboriginal	199,765	161,585	8,170	16,580	13,435	16,460	8.2
English and French	12,295	7,380	1,355	3,560	0	3,135	25.5
English and non-official language	15,135	15,120	15	0	0	10	0.1
French and non-official language	3,815	170	3,645	0	0	3,645	95.5
English, French and non-official language	2,415	1,120	145	1,145	0	720	29.8

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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) – Ottawa

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.5%.
• 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.