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 Newfoundland and Labrador / Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

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	515,680	512,350	2,255	350	725	2,430	0.5
English	499,710	499,695	15	0	0	10	0.0
French	2,350	230	2,120	0	0	2,120	90.2
Non-official language	11,920	10,925	40	230	725	155	1.3
Aboriginal	2,620	2,460	5	25	130	20	0.8
Non-Aboriginal	9,300	8,465	35	200	600	135	1.5
English and French	585	450	30	105	0	80	13.7
English and non-official language	1,030	1,025	0	0	0	0	0.0
French and non-official language	60	5	55	0	0	55	91.7
English, French and non-official language	25	15	0	15	0	10	40.0

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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) – Newfoundland and Labrador / Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%.
• 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.