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Percentage of the population speaking a language other than English or French predominantly at home - Canada
(2021)

12.7%
Population with a mother tongue other than English or French, alone or with another language - Canada
(2021)

9,033,190

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Percentage of the population with French as first official language spoken - Canada
(2021)

21.4%
Percentage of the population with English as first official language spoken - Canada
(2021)

75.5%
Rate of English-French bilingualism - Canada
(2021)

18.0%

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1. Aboriginal languages in Canada, 2016 Census of Population Archived
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2017035
Description:
Based on 2016 Census data, the following infographic provides a portrait of Aboriginal languages in Canada, including mother tongue and languages spoken at home.
Release date: 2017-10-27
2. Linguistic integration of immigrants and official language populations in Canada
Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016017
Description:
This Census in Brief article describes the composition of Canada’s immigrant population according to four language variables. It focuses on immigrants’ adoption of English or French and includes a comparison of results for Quebec and the rest of Canada.
Release date: 2017-10-25
3. The Aboriginal languages of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit
Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016022
Description:
This Census in Brief article provides detailed information about Aboriginal languages spoken by Aboriginal people, including the regional distribution of each Aboriginal language family. Comparisons between the counts of Aboriginal language speakers and the counts of people with an Aboriginal mother tongue are provided. Results are presented for First Nations people, Métis and Inuit.
Release date: 2017-10-25
4. Knowledge of Aboriginal Languages (90), Knowledge of Languages: Single and Multiple Language Responses (3), Aboriginal Identity (9), Aboriginal Mother Tongue (11), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Residence by Aboriginal geography (10) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
Table: 98-400-X2016157
Geography: Province or territory
Description:
This table presents knowledge of Aboriginal languages, knowledge of languages: single and multiple language responses, Aboriginal identity, Aboriginal mother tongue, Registered or Treaty Indian status, residence by Aboriginal geography and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories.

Release date: 2017-10-25
5. Knowledge of Aboriginal Languages (90), Knowledge of Languages: Single and Multiple Language Responses (3), Aboriginal Identity (9), Aboriginal Mother Tongue (11), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
Table: 98-400-X2016160
Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
Description:
This table presents knowledge of Aboriginal languages, knowledge of languages: single and multiple language responses, Aboriginal identity, Aboriginal mother tongue, Registered or Treaty Indian status and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

Release date: 2017-10-25
6. Mother Tongue (187), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Number of languages known (11), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
Table: 98-400-X2016193
Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
Description:
This table presents mother tongue, immigrant status and period of immigration, number of languages known, age and sex for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

Release date: 2017-10-25
7. Mother Tongue (187), Generation Status (4), Number of Languages known (11), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
Table: 98-400-X2016195
Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
Description:
This table presents mother tongue, generation status, number of languages known, age and sex for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

Release date: 2017-10-25
8. Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada and Forward Sortation Areas, 2016 Census - 100% Data
Table: 98-400-X2016058
Geography: Province or territory, Forward sortation area
Description:
This table presents mother tongue, knowledge of official languages, age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada and forward sortation areas.

Release date: 2017-09-13
9. 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
Table: 98-400-X2016346
Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
Description:
This table presents mother tongue, language spoken most often at home, other language(s) spoken regularly at home, knowledge of official languages, first official language spoken, age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

Release date: 2017-08-17
10. Mother Tongue (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (10), Other Language(s) Spoken Regularly at Home (11), Knowledge of Official Languages (5) and Age (7) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 100% Data
Table: 98-400-X2016347
Geography: Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
Description:
This table presents mother tongue, language spoken most often at home, other language(s) spoken regularly at home, knowledge of official languages and age for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.

Release date: 2017-08-17

Data (19)

Data (19) (0 to 10 of 19 results)

1. Knowledge of Aboriginal Languages (90), Knowledge of Languages: Single and Multiple Language Responses (3), Aboriginal Identity (9), Aboriginal Mother Tongue (11), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Residence by Aboriginal geography (10) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
Table: 98-400-X2016157
Geography: Province or territory
Description:
This table presents knowledge of Aboriginal languages, knowledge of languages: single and multiple language responses, Aboriginal identity, Aboriginal mother tongue, Registered or Treaty Indian status, residence by Aboriginal geography and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories.

Release date: 2017-10-25
2. Knowledge of Aboriginal Languages (90), Knowledge of Languages: Single and Multiple Language Responses (3), Aboriginal Identity (9), Aboriginal Mother Tongue (11), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3) and Age (12) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
Table: 98-400-X2016160
Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
Description:
This table presents knowledge of Aboriginal languages, knowledge of languages: single and multiple language responses, Aboriginal identity, Aboriginal mother tongue, Registered or Treaty Indian status and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

Release date: 2017-10-25
3. Mother Tongue (187), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Number of languages known (11), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
Table: 98-400-X2016193
Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
Description:
This table presents mother tongue, immigrant status and period of immigration, number of languages known, age and sex for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

Release date: 2017-10-25
4. Mother Tongue (187), Generation Status (4), Number of Languages known (11), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data
Table: 98-400-X2016195
Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
Description:
This table presents mother tongue, generation status, number of languages known, age and sex for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

Release date: 2017-10-25
5. Mother Tongue (269), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age (15A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada and Forward Sortation Areas, 2016 Census - 100% Data
Table: 98-400-X2016058
Geography: Province or territory, Forward sortation area
Description:
This table presents mother tongue, knowledge of official languages, age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada and forward sortation areas.

Release date: 2017-09-13
6. 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
Table: 98-400-X2016346
Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
Description:
This table presents mother tongue, language spoken most often at home, other language(s) spoken regularly at home, knowledge of official languages, first official language spoken, age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

Release date: 2017-08-17
7. Mother Tongue (10), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (10), Other Language(s) Spoken Regularly at Home (11), Knowledge of Official Languages (5) and Age (7) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 100% Data
Table: 98-400-X2016347
Geography: Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
Description:
This table presents mother tongue, language spoken most often at home, other language(s) spoken regularly at home, knowledge of official languages and age for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.

Release date: 2017-08-17
8. First Official Language Spoken (5), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (10), Other Language(s) Spoken Regularly at Home (11), Knowledge of Official Languages (5) and Age (7) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 100% Data
Table: 98-400-X2016348
Geography: Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
Description:
This table presents first official language spoken, language spoken most often at home, other language(s) spoken regularly at home, knowledge of official languages and age for the population excluding Institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.

Release date: 2017-08-17
9. Mother Tongue (8), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (8), Other Language(s) Spoken Regularly at Home (9), Age (7) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 100% Data
Table: 98-400-X2016052
Geography: Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
Description:
This table presents Mother Tongue, Knowledge of Official Languages, Language Spoken Most Often at Home, Other Language(s) Spoken Regularly at Home, Age and Sex for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions.

Release date: 2017-08-02
10. Mother Tongue (8), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (8), Other Language(s) Spoken Regularly at Home (9), 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
Table: 98-400-X2016053
Geography: Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
Description:
This table presents Mother Tongue, Knowledge of Official Languages, Language Spoken Most Often at Home, Other Language(s) Spoken Regularly at Home, Age and Sex for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations.

Release date: 2017-08-02

Analysis (6)

Analysis (6) ((6 results))

1. Aboriginal languages in Canada, 2016 Census of Population Archived
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2017035
Description:
Based on 2016 Census data, the following infographic provides a portrait of Aboriginal languages in Canada, including mother tongue and languages spoken at home.
Release date: 2017-10-27
2. Linguistic integration of immigrants and official language populations in Canada
Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016017
Description:
This Census in Brief article describes the composition of Canada’s immigrant population according to four language variables. It focuses on immigrants’ adoption of English or French and includes a comparison of results for Quebec and the rest of Canada.
Release date: 2017-10-25
3. The Aboriginal languages of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit
Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016022
Description:
This Census in Brief article provides detailed information about Aboriginal languages spoken by Aboriginal people, including the regional distribution of each Aboriginal language family. Comparisons between the counts of Aboriginal language speakers and the counts of people with an Aboriginal mother tongue are provided. Results are presented for First Nations people, Métis and Inuit.
Release date: 2017-10-25
4. Immigrant languages in Canada Archived
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2017025
Description:
Based on 2016 Census data, the following infographic provides a portrait of immigrant languages in Canada.
Release date: 2017-08-02
5. English–French bilingualism reaches new heights
Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016009
Description:
This article in the Census in Brief series shows the recent evolution of the bilingualism rate in Canada, the provinces and the territories. It also illustrates the changes in the bilingual population within different regions and mother tongue groups between 2011 and 2016. It focuses on the bilingualism rate of school-age Canadians whose mother tongue is English and who live outside of Quebec.

Release date: 2017-08-02
6. English, French and official language minorities in Canada
Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016011
Description:
This article in the Census in Brief series shows the recent evolution of English and French in Canada in terms of knowledge of official languages, language spoken at home and mother tongue. It also shows the demographic evolution of official language minorities between 2011 and 2016 in the provinces and territories.
Release date: 2017-08-02

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