Data tables, 2016 Census

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 The letter C inside a yellow triangle - correction

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This table details mother tongue , first official language spoken , knowledge of official languages , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
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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 912,300 879,465 28,490 1,760 2,585 29,370 3.2
English 830,220 830,200 20 0 0 20 0.0
French 29,470 1,640 27,830 0 0 27,830 94.4
Non-official language 44,550 40,730 195 1,045 2,585 715 1.6
Aboriginal 4,290 4,245 0 30 15 15 0.3
Non-Aboriginal 40,260 36,485 190 1,020 2,565 700 1.7
English and French 3,445 2,540 270 635 0 590 17.1
English and non-official language 4,180 4,180 0 0 0 0 0.0
French and non-official language 220 55 170 0 0 175 79.5
English, French and non-official language 210 125 5 80 0 45 21.4

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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.

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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.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016066.

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