Language Highlight Tables, 2016 Census
Mother tongue by age (Total), % distribution (2016) for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 100% Data Update of the 2016 Census language data
Data table
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Total | English | French | Non-official language | English and French | English and non-official language | French and non-official language | English, French and non-official language | |
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Canada | 100.0 | 56.0 | 20.6 | 21.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 100.0 | 96.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Prince Edward Island | 100.0 | 90.8 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Nova Scotia | 100.0 | 91.0 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
New Brunswick | 100.0 | 64.2 | 31.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Quebec | 100.0 | 7.5 | 77.1 | 13.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Ontario | 100.0 | 66.9 | 3.7 | 26.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Manitoba | 100.0 | 71.4 | 3.2 | 22.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Saskatchewan | 100.0 | 82.4 | 1.4 | 14.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Alberta | 100.0 | 74.3 | 1.8 | 21.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
British Columbia | 100.0 | 68.9 | 1.2 | 27.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Yukon | 100.0 | 81.9 | 4.4 | 11.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Northwest Territories | 100.0 | 76.8 | 2.8 | 18.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Nunavut | 100.0 | 30.9 | 1.7 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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Related data
- Language Highlight Tables, 2011 Census
- Language Highlight Tables, 2006 Census
- Language Composition of Canada: Highlight Tables, 2001 Census
- Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016 - Language
- Census Profile, 2016 Census
- Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
- Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016
For more information on language, 2016 Census, refer to 2016 Census topic: Language.
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