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Chart 22.1 Population by mother tongue

Chart 22.1 (data) Population by mother tongue
  English French Others
  %
1951 59.1 29.1 11.8
1961 58.4 28.1 13.5
1971 60.1 26.9 13.0
1981 61.4 25.6 13.0
1991 60.4 24.3 15.3
2001 59.1 22.9 18.0
2006 57.8 22.1 20.1
Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 91-003-X.