Data tables, 2016 Census

Mother Tongue (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (10), Other Language(s) Spoken Regularly at Home (11), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), First Official Language Spoken (5), Age (7) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 100% Data

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This table details mother tongue , language spoken most often at home , other language spoken regularly at home , knowledge of official languages , first official language spoken , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique
Data quality
Mother tongue (10) Language spoken most often at home (10)
Total - Language spoken most often at home English French Non-official language Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Total - Mother tongue 4,598,415 3,631,700 16,800 717,375 1,565 715,815 6,160 222,665 650 3,060
English 3,170,110 3,125,080 1,070 19,440 365 19,080 1,725 22,325 40 425
French 57,420 40,050 14,220 360 0 355 2,440 155 65 140
Non-official language 1,267,460 421,610 875 686,325 1,105 685,215 330 156,775 355 1,195
Aboriginal 8,435 6,735 0 1,115 1,100 15 0 580 0 0
Non-Aboriginal 1,259,030 414,875 870 685,210 5 685,200 330 156,195 355 1,195
English and French 10,065 7,945 395 100 0 100 1,415 110 5 95
English and non-official language 89,140 35,220 15 10,610 90 10,525 60 42,690 15 530
French and non-official language 2,105 905 170 320 0 320 90 235 160 225
English, French and non-official language 2,110 905 45 225 0 225 100 375 10 460

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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-X2016346.

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