Data tables, 2016 Census

First Official Language Spoken (7), Mobility Status 1 Year Ago (9), Place of Residence 1 Year Ago (15), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age (19) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 1 Year and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details first official language spoken , mobility status 1 year ago , place of residence 1 year ago , immigrant status and period of immigration , age and sex for the population aged 1 year and over in private households in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
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First official language spoken (7) Mobility Status 1 Year Ago (9)
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago Non-movers Movers Non-migrants Migrants Internal migrants Intraprovincial migrants Interprovincial migrants External migrants
Total - First official language spoken 900,450 792,100 108,350 68,165 40,190 33,715 18,480 15,240 6,470
English 868,740 764,795 103,945 66,230 37,715 32,450 18,065 14,380 5,265
French 27,615 24,810 2,810 1,560 1,250 1,155 380 770 95
English and French 1,745 1,410 330 200 130 75 15 60 55
Neither English nor French 2,350 1,080 1,265 170 1,095 40 15 25 1,055
Official language minority (number)Footnote 2 28,490 25,515 2,970 1,660 1,315 1,195 390 800 120
Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 3 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.4 3.3 3.5 2.1 5.2 1.9

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Data quality note(s) – Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Default. Not applicable.
  • Long-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.5%.
  • 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-X2016383.

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