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2016 Census topic: Language
Release date: August 2, 2017Updated on: December 16, 2019
The 2016 Census of Population Program offers a wide range of analysis, data, reference and geographical information according to topics (subjects) that paint a portrait of Canada and its population.
Related topic: Language of work
Data products
- Census Profile, 2016 Census
- Language Highlight Tables, 2016 Census
- Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
- Data tables, 2016 Census – Language
- Census Program Data Viewer, 2016 Census
- Census Profile Standard Error Supplement, Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions (CDs) and aggregate dissemination areas (ADAs), 2016 Census
- Data visualisation: Proportion of mother tongue responses for various regions in Canada
Analytical products
- The Daily as reported on August 17, 2017
- Census in Brief
- Insights on Canadian Society
- Infographics
Reference material
- Update of the 2016 Census language data
- 2016 Census Dictionary: Language
- Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016
- Release and Concepts Overview, 2016 Census of Population: Language release
- Guide to the Census of Population, 2016
Geography
Key indicators
Selected geographical area: Canada
More key indicators
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Population with a mother tongue other than English or French
7,974,370
Source: 2016 Census of Population
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