First Official Language Spoken (7), Mobility Status 5 Years Ago (9), Place of Residence 5 Years Ago (15), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age (18) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 5 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Place of Residence 5 Years Ago (15): Total - Place of residence 5 years ago
• Immigrant status and period of immigration (11): Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration
• Age (18): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details first official language spoken , mobility status 5 years ago , place of residence 5 years ago , immigrant status and period of immigration , age and sex for the population aged 5 years and over in private households in Alberta

First official language spoken (7)	Mobility Status 5 Years Ago (9)
	Total - Mobility status 5 years ago	Non-movers	Movers	Non-migrants	Migrants	Internal migrants	Intraprovincial migrants	Interprovincial migrants	External migrants
Total - First official language spoken	3,714,635	2,052,580	1,662,055	899,165	762,890	559,860	333,770	226,085	203,030
English	3,586,775	1,990,755	1,596,020	872,510	723,510	538,280	326,760	211,525	185,225
French	68,200	34,130	34,065	14,205	19,860	16,305	5,600	10,700	3,555
English and French	15,395	5,895	9,500	3,925	5,575	2,955	620	2,335	2,620
Neither English nor French	44,270	21,795	22,475	8,525	13,950	2,320	790	1,530	11,630
Official language minority (number)^Footnote 2	75,895	37,085	38,810	16,165	22,645	17,785	5,915	11,870	4,860
Official language minority (percentage)^Footnote 3	2.0	1.8	2.3	1.8	3.0	3.2	1.8	5.3	2.4

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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.

Footnote 3

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) – Alberta

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016382.