Census Profile, 2016 Census
Biencourt, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Alberta [Province]

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Characteristic Biencourt, MÉ
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[Census subdivision] 		Alberta

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
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Knowledge of official languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of official languages for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 15 455 225 225 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English only 0 0 0 3,698,765 1,869,670 1,829,095
French only 405 205 210 3,895 1,725 2,165
English and French 45 25 20 264,720 124,400 140,315
Neither English nor French 0 0 0 59,280 24,715 34,565
First official language spokenThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - First official language spoken for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 16 450 225 225 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
English 5 0 0 3,880,685 1,950,980 1,929,705
French 450 225 225 71,535 37,205 34,330
English and French 0 0 0 16,605 8,350 8,255
Neither English nor French 0 0 0 57,830 23,970 33,860
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 17 0 0 0 79,840 41,380 38,455
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 17 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.9
Mother tongueThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Mother tongue for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 18 450 225 225 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
Single responses 450 225 225 3,934,580 1,975,615 1,958,970
Official languages 455 225 225 3,063,640 1,552,475 1,511,165
English 0 0 0 2,991,485 1,515,025 1,476,460
French 455 225 225 72,150 37,450 34,705
Non-official languages 0 0 0 870,940 423,140 447,805
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 23,835 11,290 12,550
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 18,295 8,665 9,630
Blackfoot 0 0 0 2,750 1,305 1,445
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 14,960 7,105 7,850
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 10 0 5
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 50 15 35
Plains Cree 0 0 0 720 280 435
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 50 20 35
Woods Cree 0 0 0 910 430 480
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 13,220 6,355 6,865
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 30 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 5 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 35 20 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 550 235 315
Algonquin 0 0 0 5 0 5
Ojibway 0 0 0 525 230 300
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 15 5 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 1,865 865 1,000
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 1,855 860 990
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 35 15 15
Carrier 0 0 0 15 0 15
Chilcotin 0 0 0 5 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 1,470 710 760
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 40 10 30
Gwich'in 0 0 0 15 5 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 70 20 45
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 200 90 115
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 10 5 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 155 70 80
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 35 15 25
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 5 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 120 35 85
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 25 5 10
Inuktitut 0 0 0 60 20 45
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 10 30
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 10 10 5
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 5 5 5
Oneida 0 0 0 0 5 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 5 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 80 45 35
Salish languages 0 0 0 15 5 10
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 5 5
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 5 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Siouan languages 0 0 0 3,370 1,630 1,745
Dakota 0 0 0 350 165 185
Stoney 0 0 0 3,020 1,460 1,555
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 5 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 15 5 5
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 5
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 5 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Non-Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 847,105 411,850 435,255
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 68,415 36,215 32,200
Berber languages 0 0 0 340 190 145
Kabyle 0 0 0 165 90 75
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 175 100 75
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 12,525 6,495 6,030
Bilen 0 0 0 315 185 130
Oromo 0 0 0 2,650 1,375 1,275
Somali 0 0 0 9,520 4,915 4,605
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 20 20
Semitic languages 0 0 0 55,425 29,450 25,980
Amharic 0 0 0 7,320 3,605 3,720
Arabic 0 0 0 40,540 21,840 18,705
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 400 210 190
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 145 80 65
Harari 0 0 0 260 135 120
Hebrew 0 0 0 960 505 460
Maltese 0 0 0 75 30 40
Tigrigna 0 0 0 5,415 2,880 2,535
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 305 155 145
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 130 80 50
Austro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 25,295 11,760 13,535
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 1,925 910 1,010
Vietnamese 0 0 0 23,350 10,840 12,505
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 25 10 15
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 115,405 50,190 65,210
Bikol 0 0 0 425 205 225
Cebuano 0 0 0 5,135 2,155 2,980
Fijian 0 0 0 125 75 50
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 1,500 640 855
Ilocano 0 0 0 5,350 2,310 3,040
Malagasy 0 0 0 35 10 25
Malay 0 0 0 1,460 615 845
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 765 370 390
Pangasinan 0 0 0 290 115 175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0 99,035 43,120 55,920
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 305 145 160
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 980 430 550
Creole languages 0 0 0 1,895 990 910
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 95 45 50
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 1,175 640 540
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 625 305 325
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 13,490 7,075 6,415
Kannada 0 0 0 535 270 265
Malayalam 0 0 0 6,345 3,285 3,060
Tamil 0 0 0 4,430 2,360 2,070
Telugu 0 0 0 2,130 1,135 995
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 50 25 25
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 105 55 45
Indo-European languages 0 0 0 442,685 220,330 222,355
Albanian 0 0 0 2,345 1,270 1,075
Armenian 0 0 0 500 250 245
Balto-Slavic languages 0 0 0 80,330 37,750 42,580
Baltic languages 0 0 0 1,010 475 535
Latvian 0 0 0 415 195 220
Lithuanian 0 0 0 600 285 315
Slavic languages 0 0 0 79,325 37,275 42,050
Belarusan 0 0 0 65 30 30
Bosnian 0 0 0 1,835 915 920
Bulgarian 0 0 0 1,545 790 755
Croatian 0 0 0 4,655 2,340 2,320
Czech 0 0 0 3,000 1,430 1,575
Macedonian 0 0 0 360 185 175
Polish 0 0 0 20,130 9,425 10,705
Russian 0 0 0 17,810 8,150 9,665
Serbian 0 0 0 4,020 2,035 1,985
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 970 480 485
Slovak 0 0 0 2,185 1,070 1,115
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 695 320 370
Ukrainian 0 0 0 21,835 9,985 11,850
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 215 120 100
Celtic languages 0 0 0 370 200 170
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 135 70 65
Welsh 0 0 0 175 85 80
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 65 40 25
Germanic languages 0 0 0 104,260 51,525 52,735
Afrikaans 0 0 0 3,010 1,475 1,535
Danish 0 0 0 2,380 1,245 1,135
Dutch 0 0 0 16,135 8,095 8,045
Frisian 0 0 0 360 200 160
German 0 0 0 80,050 39,435 40,615
Icelandic 0 0 0 115 55 60
Norwegian 0 0 0 815 370 445
Swedish 0 0 0 875 405 470
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 320 150 170
Yiddish 0 0 0 140 70 70
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Greek 0 0 0 3,130 1,655 1,475
Indo-Iranian languages 0 0 0 166,805 85,250 81,560
Indo-Aryan languages 0 0 0 145,900 74,320 71,580
Bengali 0 0 0 7,000 3,630 3,370
Gujarati 0 0 0 13,140 6,785 6,355
Hindi 0 0 0 17,055 8,675 8,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 105 60 50
Konkani 0 0 0 370 190 185
Marathi 0 0 0 1,510 775 730
Nepali 0 0 0 5,175 2,690 2,490
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 190 100 90
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 68,695 34,935 33,760
Sindhi 0 0 0 2,770 1,300 1,475
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 2,590 1,320 1,265
Urdu 0 0 0 27,295 13,865 13,430
Iranian languages 0 0 0 19,600 10,235 9,365
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,550 845 705
Pashto 0 0 0 2,560 1,320 1,235
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 15,490 8,070 7,425
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,310 695 615
Italic (Romance) languages 0 0 0 84,940 42,425 42,515
Catalan 0 0 0 75 30 45
Italian 0 0 0 11,375 5,760 5,615
Portuguese 0 0 0 9,050 4,380 4,670
Romanian 0 0 0 8,035 4,080 3,955
Spanish 0 0 0 56,370 28,160 28,205
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 35 20 15
Japanese 0 0 0 4,875 1,715 3,160
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 230 130 105
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 0 0 0 17,920 8,485 9,435
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 545 255 290
Mongolian 0 0 0 540 255 290
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 15,360 7,870 7,495
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 1,755 915 835
Bamanankan 0 0 0 35 20 15
Edo 0 0 0 275 155 120
Ewe 0 0 0 245 145 100
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 230 120 100
Ga 0 0 0 145 80 65
Ganda 0 0 0 280 145 135
Igbo 0 0 0 1,165 625 540
Lingala 0 0 0 270 130 140
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 605 305 295
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 805 405 400
Shona 0 0 0 1,100 545 555
Swahili 0 0 0 2,380 1,160 1,215
Wolof 0 0 0 280 165 110
Yoruba 0 0 0 2,435 1,305 1,125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 3,370 1,640 1,735
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 2,720 1,395 1,330
Dinka 0 0 0 1,345 705 640
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,375 685 690
Sign languages 0 0 0 830 440 390
American Sign Language 0 0 0 335 165 165
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 495 275 225
Sino-Tibetan languages 0 0 0 122,450 57,740 64,705
Chinese languages 0 0 0 120,375 56,675 63,700
Cantonese 0 0 0 59,145 27,755 31,385
Hakka 0 0 0 990 465 530
Mandarin 0 0 0 50,660 23,940 26,720
Min Dong 0 0 0 115 50 65
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 3,060 1,375 1,695
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 630 305 330
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5,725 2,770 2,955
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 15 25
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 2,075 1,065 1,005
Burmese 0 0 0 430 230 200
Karenic languages 0 0 0 795 415 380
Tibetan 0 0 0 575 295 275
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 275 130 140
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 2,670 955 1,710
Lao 0 0 0 1,020 485 535
Thai 0 0 0 1,630 465 1,165
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 20 10 15
Turkic languages 0 0 0 4,050 2,250 1,800
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 365 215 155
Turkish 0 0 0 3,140 1,760 1,375
Uyghur 0 0 0 130 70 60
Uzbek 0 0 0 205 115 90
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 215 95 120
Uralic languages 0 0 0 7,470 3,600 3,870
Estonian 0 0 0 190 90 105
Finnish 0 0 0 810 330 480
Hungarian 0 0 0 6,470 3,185 3,285
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 690 415 280
Multiple responses 0 0 0 92,070 44,900 47,175
English and French 0 0 0 10,230 4,950 5,280
English and non-official language 0 0 0 77,520 37,815 39,705
French and non-official language 0 0 0 2,685 1,375 1,305
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 1,640 760 880
Language spoken most often at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 19 455 225 225 4,026,655 2,020,510 2,006,145
Single responses 450 225 225 3,837,615 1,928,230 1,909,385
Official languages 455 225 225 3,354,885 1,690,490 1,664,395
English 0 0 0 3,327,255 1,676,360 1,650,895
French 450 225 225 27,630 14,130 13,500
Non-official languages 0 0 0 482,725 237,740 244,990
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 9,970 4,940 5,020
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 7,175 3,575 3,605
Blackfoot 0 0 0 1,110 555 555
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 5,875 2,925 2,945
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 20 10 10
Plains Cree 0 0 0 125 60 60
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 5 0 5
Woods Cree 0 0 0 600 300 295
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5,120 2,540 2,575
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 5 5 5
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 5 5 0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 190 95 95
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 185 90 95
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 620 320 300
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 620 325 300
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 10 5 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 540 280 260
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 5 0 5
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 5 5 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 60 35 30
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 55 30 25
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 5 5 5
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 5 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 5 0 5
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 10 5 5
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 2,125 1,025 1,095
Dakota 0 0 0 175 85 85
Stoney 0 0 0 1,945 935 1,010
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 25 15 10
Non-Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 472,760 232,800 239,965
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 43,770 22,535 21,235
Berber languages 0 0 0 200 105 95
Kabyle 0 0 0 90 45 40
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 105 60 45
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 9,220 4,750 4,470
Bilen 0 0 0 280 160 115
Oromo 0 0 0 2,075 1,060 1,015
Somali 0 0 0 6,850 3,520 3,325
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 5 10
Semitic languages 0 0 0 34,310 17,660 16,655
Amharic 0 0 0 4,915 2,390 2,530
Arabic 0 0 0 24,230 12,555 11,675
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 260 130 130
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 95 50 40
Harari 0 0 0 165 80 85
Hebrew 0 0 0 460 235 225
Maltese 0 0 0 15 10 10
Tigrigna 0 0 0 3,955 2,095 1,860
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 210 110 100
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 20 20
Austro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 16,355 7,635 8,715
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 960 460 500
Vietnamese 0 0 0 15,380 7,175 8,205
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 60,860 28,765 32,100
Bikol 0 0 0 70 40 35
Cebuano 0 0 0 2,110 1,015 1,090
Fijian 0 0 0 45 25 20
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 470 215 255
Ilocano 0 0 0 1,975 935 1,035
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 10 10
Malay 0 0 0 405 205 195
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 220 110 110
Pangasinan 0 0 0 45 20 30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0 55,105 26,005 29,100
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 125 60 60
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 280 120 155
Creole languages 0 0 0 970 495 475
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 50 25 25
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 655 345 310
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 270 125 140
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 8,460 4,335 4,125
Kannada 0 0 0 210 105 105
Malayalam 0 0 0 4,060 2,070 1,990
Tamil 0 0 0 2,915 1,515 1,395
Telugu 0 0 0 1,245 635 615
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 10 15
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 70 35 35
Indo-European languages 0 0 0 230,270 115,280 114,995
Albanian 0 0 0 1,060 570 485
Armenian 0 0 0 215 115 105
Balto-Slavic languages 0 0 0 30,220 14,820 15,400
Baltic languages 0 0 0 410 210 200
Latvian 0 0 0 165 85 80
Lithuanian 0 0 0 250 125 120
Slavic languages 0 0 0 29,815 14,610 15,205
Belarusan 0 0 0 15 10 5
Bosnian 0 0 0 785 400 385
Bulgarian 0 0 0 825 415 405
Croatian 0 0 0 1,800 905 895
Czech 0 0 0 875 440 430
Macedonian 0 0 0 175 90 85
Polish 0 0 0 7,705 3,675 4,030
Russian 0 0 0 10,145 4,965 5,175
Serbian 0 0 0 2,100 1,045 1,055
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 315 160 155
Slovak 0 0 0 710 345 365
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 150 70 75
Ukrainian 0 0 0 4,180 2,060 2,110
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 30 25
Celtic languages 0 0 0 40 25 15
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 15 15 5
Welsh 0 0 0 15 5 5
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 0
Germanic languages 0 0 0 40,915 20,280 20,625
Afrikaans 0 0 0 1,705 835 875
Danish 0 0 0 150 75 75
Dutch 0 0 0 1,980 985 1,000
Frisian 0 0 0 60 30 30
German 0 0 0 36,295 18,010 18,290
Icelandic 0 0 0 30 15 15
Norwegian 0 0 0 60 20 35
Swedish 0 0 0 145 65 80
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 60 30 25
Yiddish 0 0 0 15 5 5
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 425 215 210
Greek 0 0 0 1,015 490 525
Indo-Iranian languages 0 0 0 111,975 56,535 55,445
Indo-Aryan languages 0 0 0 98,610 49,790 48,815
Bengali 0 0 0 4,530 2,300 2,225
Gujarati 0 0 0 8,025 4,085 3,935
Hindi 0 0 0 9,945 5,115 4,825
Kashmiri 0 0 0 50 20 25
Konkani 0 0 0 75 40 40
Marathi 0 0 0 845 440 405
Nepali 0 0 0 3,710 1,905 1,805
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 95 50 45
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 51,010 25,720 25,295
Sindhi 0 0 0 1,240 575 665
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 1,480 750 730
Urdu 0 0 0 17,600 8,795 8,810
Iranian languages 0 0 0 12,720 6,415 6,305
Kurdish 0 0 0 850 440 410
Pashto 0 0 0 1,640 845 795
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 10,230 5,135 5,100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 650 325 325
Italic (Romance) languages 0 0 0 44,830 22,445 22,385
Catalan 0 0 0 35 10 20
Italian 0 0 0 2,840 1,275 1,560
Portuguese 0 0 0 3,905 1,875 2,030
Romanian 0 0 0 4,135 2,115 2,020
Spanish 0 0 0 33,910 17,160 16,755
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Japanese 0 0 0 2,245 945 1,300
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 160 85 70
Georgian 0 0 0 160 85 70
Korean 0 0 0 12,775 6,205 6,570
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 335 160 175
Mongolian 0 0 0 335 155 175
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 5,600 2,725 2,875
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 845 415 430
Bamanankan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Edo 0 0 0 70 35 35
Ewe 0 0 0 80 45 35
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 105 55 45
Ga 0 0 0 40 20 20
Ganda 0 0 0 95 50 50
Igbo 0 0 0 265 125 145
Lingala 0 0 0 85 35 45
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 280 135 145
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 350 175 170
Shona 0 0 0 410 190 225
Swahili 0 0 0 1,090 530 565
Wolof 0 0 0 170 95 75
Yoruba 0 0 0 690 340 350
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,015 485 535
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 1,525 765 755
Dinka 0 0 0 800 420 380
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 725 350 375
Sign languages 0 0 0 1,095 630 465
American Sign Language 0 0 0 325 170 155
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 765 455 310
Sino-Tibetan languages 0 0 0 82,380 39,230 43,155
Chinese languages 0 0 0 80,880 38,455 42,420
Cantonese 0 0 0 38,275 17,810 20,460
Hakka 0 0 0 315 135 185
Mandarin 0 0 0 37,125 18,030 19,095
Min Dong 0 0 0 20 5 10
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 1,245 540 705
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 340 175 165
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 3,550 1,760 1,785
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 5 5
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 1,500 770 730
Burmese 0 0 0 280 145 130
Karenic languages 0 0 0 665 340 320
Tibetan 0 0 0 420 220 200
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 140 65 75
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 1,130 505 625
Lao 0 0 0 465 215 245
Thai 0 0 0 655 285 370
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 10
Turkic languages 0 0 0 2,390 1,270 1,120
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 155 90 75
Turkish 0 0 0 1,945 1,030 915
Uyghur 0 0 0 80 45 40
Uzbek 0 0 0 135 70 65
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 70 35 25
Uralic languages 0 0 0 2,130 1,040 1,085
Estonian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Finnish 0 0 0 105 50 50
Hungarian 0 0 0 1,995 980 1,015
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 240 140 95
Multiple responses 0 0 0 189,040 92,280 96,760
English and French 0 0 0 6,885 3,410 3,475
English and non-official language 0 0 0 178,070 86,895 91,170
French and non-official language 0 0 0 1,125 540 580
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 2,965 1,430 1,530
Other language spoken regularly at homeThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Other language(s) spoken regularly at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% dataCensus data footnote 20 450 225 225 4,026,650 2,020,510 2,006,140
None 445 225 225 3,492,295 1,760,240 1,732,055
English 5 5 5 221,305 110,655 110,650
French 0 0 0 41,840 19,470 22,375
Non-official language 0 0 0 262,255 125,640 136,615
Aboriginal 0 0 0 17,430 8,325 9,105
Non-Aboriginal 0 0 0 244,825 117,315 127,510
English and French 0 0 0 1,535 775 760
English and non-official language 0 0 0 4,545 2,345 2,195
French and non-official language 0 0 0 2,795 1,340 1,455
English, French and non-official language 0 0 0 85 50 40
Knowledge of languagesThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census language data
Total - Knowledge of languages for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 44 460 225 240 3,978,145 1,998,500 1,979,645
Official languages 465 225 240 3,920,530 1,974,435 1,946,095
English 25 0 15 3,916,805 1,972,800 1,944,005
French 465 225 240 264,600 123,940 140,660
Non-official languages 0 0 0 1,082,425 527,770 554,655
Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 36,465 17,415 19,045
Algonquian languages 0 0 0 29,675 14,120 15,555
Blackfoot 0 0 0 5,575 2,665 2,905
Cree-Montagnais languages 0 0 0 23,465 11,155 12,310
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais (Innu) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moose Cree 0 0 0 25 0 15
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern East Cree 0 0 0 90 20 70
Plains Cree 0 0 0 1,580 620 965
Southern East Cree 0 0 0 10 10 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 45 25 25
Woods Cree 0 0 0 1,135 525 610
Cree, n.o.s. 0 0 0 20,665 9,990 10,675
Eastern Algonquian languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 35 15 15
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages 0 0 0 955 425 530
Algonquin 0 0 0 10 10 0
Ojibway 0 0 0 925 415 505
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 20 10 15
Ottawa (Odawa) 0 0 0 0 0 10
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 10 0
Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 2,640 1,255 1,385
Northern Athabaskan languages 0 0 0 2,630 1,250 1,380
Babine (Wetsuwet'en) 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beaver 0 0 0 85 50 35
Carrier 0 0 0 45 10 35
Chilcotin 0 0 0 20 15 10
Dene 0 0 0 2,010 975 1,035
Dogrib (Tlicho) 0 0 0 75 30 45
Gwich'in 0 0 0 10 0 10
Sarsi (Sarcee) 0 0 0 150 65 85
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey-Hare languages 0 0 0 285 140 145
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 25 15 10
South Slavey 0 0 0 190 90 100
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 75 35 45
Tahltan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone languages 0 0 0 0 0 10
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 10 0 10
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Haida 0 0 0 10 0 10
Inuit languages 0 0 0 135 50 80
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun) 0 0 0 35 10 25
Inuktitut 0 0 0 60 20 35
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 40 25 20
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 40 25 10
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 10 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 35 25 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 10 10
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 145 75 70
Salish languages 0 0 0 50 25 25
Comox 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 10 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 15 10 10
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 10 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 10 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 4,050 2,005 2,045
Dakota 0 0 0 530 285 245
Stoney 0 0 0 3,650 1,790 1,855
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 10 0 10
Tlingit 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 35 15 15
Gitxsan (Gitksan) 0 0 0 20 10 10
Nisga'a 0 0 0 15 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 10 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 10 10 0
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s. 0 0 0 30 15 15
Non-Aboriginal languages 0 0 0 1,046,245 510,495 535,750
Afro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 96,210 50,675 45,535
Berber languages 0 0 0 540 335 205
Kabyle 0 0 0 225 125 90
Berber languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 315 210 110
Cushitic languages 0 0 0 15,445 8,055 7,385
Bilen 0 0 0 370 235 135
Oromo 0 0 0 3,125 1,625 1,500
Somali 0 0 0 12,030 6,240 5,795
Cushitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 20 40
Semitic languages 0 0 0 82,200 43,405 38,800
Amharic 0 0 0 10,870 5,595 5,275
Arabic 0 0 0 62,730 33,365 29,370
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 430 225 210
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0 0 0 150 70 75
Harari 0 0 0 340 150 185
Hebrew 0 0 0 3,250 1,650 1,600
Maltese 0 0 0 145 85 55
Tigrigna 0 0 0 7,315 3,915 3,400
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 450 250 205
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 375 225 145
Austro-Asiatic languages 0 0 0 32,730 15,440 17,290
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 2,700 1,375 1,330
Vietnamese 0 0 0 30,150 14,130 16,015
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 15 0 10
Austronesian languages 0 0 0 145,745 63,615 82,130
Bikol 0 0 0 330 150 180
Cebuano 0 0 0 6,690 2,940 3,750
Fijian 0 0 0 340 195 145
Hiligaynon 0 0 0 1,760 745 1,020
Ilocano 0 0 0 7,370 3,160 4,215
Malagasy 0 0 0 80 40 40
Malay 0 0 0 3,040 1,435 1,610
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango) 0 0 0 1,185 565 625
Pangasinan 0 0 0 445 190 250
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0 0 0 138,440 60,115 78,325
Waray-Waray 0 0 0 420 170 245
Austronesian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,160 505 650
Creole languages 0 0 0 4,585 2,390 2,195
Haitian Creole 0 0 0 255 140 115
Creole, n.o.s. 0 0 0 2,675 1,425 1,250
Creole languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,680 840 850
Dravidian languages 0 0 0 18,190 9,660 8,525
Kannada 0 0 0 1,035 520 515
Malayalam 0 0 0 8,150 4,255 3,900
Tamil 0 0 0 7,195 3,900 3,295
Telugu 0 0 0 2,910 1,560 1,345
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 150 80 70
Hmong-Mien languages 0 0 0 115 55 55
Indo-European languages 0 0 0 550,490 274,510 275,980
Albanian 0 0 0 2,880 1,550 1,325
Armenian 0 0 0 530 255 275
Balto-Slavic languages 0 0 0 93,150 44,750 48,395
Baltic languages 0 0 0 1,360 660 705
Latvian 0 0 0 590 300 290
Lithuanian 0 0 0 775 360 415
Slavic languages 0 0 0 92,300 44,340 47,960
Belarusan 0 0 0 200 95 105
Bosnian 0 0 0 2,880 1,450 1,435
Bulgarian 0 0 0 1,795 945 850
Croatian 0 0 0 6,280 3,260 3,025
Czech 0 0 0 3,590 1,650 1,940
Macedonian 0 0 0 535 270 265
Polish 0 0 0 23,650 11,455 12,195
Russian 0 0 0 27,375 13,195 14,175
Serbian 0 0 0 5,355 2,630 2,730
Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 1,095 550 540
Slovak 0 0 0 2,780 1,495 1,285
Slovene (Slovenian) 0 0 0 735 360 375
Ukrainian 0 0 0 26,600 11,980 14,620
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 120 130
Celtic languages 0 0 0 1,180 615 560
Scottish Gaelic 0 0 0 440 215 225
Welsh 0 0 0 315 180 130
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 450 220 225
Germanic languages 0 0 0 112,670 56,325 56,345
Afrikaans 0 0 0 5,165 2,655 2,515
Danish 0 0 0 2,800 1,360 1,440
Dutch 0 0 0 19,480 9,595 9,890
Frisian 0 0 0 475 275 205
German 0 0 0 83,010 41,905 41,105
Icelandic 0 0 0 160 70 95
Norwegian 0 0 0 1,450 635 810
Swedish 0 0 0 1,635 800 835
Vlaams (Flemish) 0 0 0 380 170 215
Yiddish 0 0 0 250 130 115
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,115 1,095 1,015
Greek 0 0 0 4,935 2,535 2,400
Indo-Iranian languages 0 0 0 206,725 106,045 100,675
Indo-Aryan languages 0 0 0 186,005 95,045 90,960
Bengali 0 0 0 8,530 4,385 4,140
Gujarati 0 0 0 18,005 8,945 9,055
Hindi 0 0 0 61,290 31,900 29,385
Kashmiri 0 0 0 125 80 45
Konkani 0 0 0 625 300 320
Marathi 0 0 0 2,575 1,385 1,195
Nepali 0 0 0 5,510 3,000 2,510
Oriya (Odia) 0 0 0 255 135 120
Punjabi (Panjabi) 0 0 0 90,485 46,350 44,135
Sindhi 0 0 0 4,595 2,065 2,530
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0 0 0 3,800 1,925 1,875
Urdu 0 0 0 41,235 21,245 20,000
Iranian languages 0 0 0 22,140 11,665 10,475
Kurdish 0 0 0 1,930 1,100 825
Pashto 0 0 0 3,330 1,795 1,530
Persian (Farsi) 0 0 0 17,600 9,220 8,375
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,760 960 805
Italic (Romance) languages 0 0 0 142,340 69,885 72,450
Catalan 0 0 0 170 95 80
Italian 0 0 0 19,900 9,875 10,020
Portuguese 0 0 0 12,670 6,255 6,415
Romanian 0 0 0 9,915 5,185 4,735
Spanish 0 0 0 104,445 50,960 53,490
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 250 130 125
Japanese 0 0 0 9,215 4,115 5,100
Kartvelian languages 0 0 0 225 130 100
Georgian 0 0 0 230 130 100
Korean 0 0 0 19,950 9,405 10,545
Mongolic languages 0 0 0 800 375 430
Mongolian 0 0 0 800 370 430
Niger-Congo languages 0 0 0 29,430 14,980 14,450
Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 2,925 1,505 1,420
Bamanankan 0 0 0 60 30 30
Edo 0 0 0 620 325 290
Ewe 0 0 0 335 170 165
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) 0 0 0 300 165 135
Ga 0 0 0 345 190 155
Ganda 0 0 0 610 305 305
Igbo 0 0 0 2,550 1,345 1,210
Lingala 0 0 0 1,240 640 605
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 830 420 410
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) 0 0 0 1,155 605 550
Shona 0 0 0 1,810 850 960
Swahili 0 0 0 6,700 3,470 3,235
Wolof 0 0 0 600 365 235
Yoruba 0 0 0 5,930 3,035 2,890
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 6,585 3,265 3,320
Nilo-Saharan languages 0 0 0 3,070 1,495 1,575
Dinka 0 0 0 1,655 825 825
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,425 675 750
Sign languages 0 0 0 5,910 2,350 3,555
American Sign Language 0 0 0 3,085 1,130 1,955
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 2,855 1,230 1,625
Sino-Tibetan languages 0 0 0 141,860 67,945 73,915
Chinese languages 0 0 0 139,385 66,700 72,685
Cantonese 0 0 0 74,770 35,490 39,280
Hakka 0 0 0 1,180 515 660
Mandarin 0 0 0 70,510 33,310 37,195
Min Dong 0 0 0 85 50 40
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese) 0 0 0 4,140 1,765 2,380
Wu (Shanghainese) 0 0 0 855 380 470
Chinese, n.o.s. 0 0 0 6,335 3,160 3,175
Chinese languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 55 25 35
Tibeto-Burman languages 0 0 0 2,590 1,290 1,300
Burmese 0 0 0 605 305 295
Karenic languages 0 0 0 805 415 390
Tibetan 0 0 0 860 430 430
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 445 215 235
Tai-Kadai languages 0 0 0 3,705 1,510 2,195
Lao 0 0 0 1,520 730 795
Thai 0 0 0 2,400 850 1,545
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 45 25 25
Turkic languages 0 0 0 5,795 3,180 2,625
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 630 325 300
Turkish 0 0 0 4,255 2,420 1,835
Uyghur 0 0 0 290 135 155
Uzbek 0 0 0 425 200 225
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 355 170 180
Uralic languages 0 0 0 8,895 4,315 4,575
Estonian 0 0 0 185 85 105
Finnish 0 0 0 1,045 455 590
Hungarian 0 0 0 7,660 3,770 3,890
Uralic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 1,820 1,025 790

Data quality: Biencourt, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 2.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.6%

Data quality: Alberta [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Biencourt, MÉ [Census subdivision], Quebec and Alberta [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed July 4, 2024).

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