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 British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

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	4,598,415	4,373,330	55,325	18,000	151,760	64,320	1.4
English	3,170,110	3,170,000	110	0	0	110	0.0
French	57,425	5,865	51,560	0	0	51,555	89.8
Non-official language	1,267,460	1,098,330	1,555	15,815	151,755	9,460	0.7
Aboriginal	8,430	8,380	0	15	35	10	0.1
Non-Aboriginal	1,259,030	1,089,950	1,550	15,800	151,725	9,455	0.8
English and French	10,065	8,165	415	1,485	0	1,155	11.5
English and non-official language	89,140	89,105	35	0	0	35	0.0
French and non-official language	2,105	505	1,595	0	0	1,600	76.0
English, French and non-official language	2,110	1,360	55	695	0	405	19.2

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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) – British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

• 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: 4.9%.
• 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.