Population by knowledge of official language, by province and territory (2011 Census)

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Population by knowledge of official language, by province and territory (2011 Census)

	2011
	Total	English only	French only	Both English and French	Neither English nor French
	number
Canada	33,121,175	22,564,665	4,165,015	5,795,575	595,920
Newfoundland and Labrador	509,950	485,740	135	23,450	625
Prince Edward Island	138,435	120,590	130	17,005	715
Nova Scotia	910,615	814,670	875	93,435	1,635
New Brunswick	739,900	426,675	66,380	245,885	955
Quebec	7,815,955	363,860	4,047,175	3,328,725	76,195
Ontario	12,722,065	10,984,360	42,980	1,395,805	298,920
Manitoba	1,193,095	1,074,335	1,490	103,145	14,135
Saskatchewan	1,018,310	965,925	430	46,570	5,395
Alberta	3,610,185	3,321,815	3,205	235,565	49,600
British Columbia	4,356,205	3,912,955	2,050	296,645	144,560
Yukon	33,655	29,050	90	4,420	95
Northwest Territories	41,040	37,045	45	3,720	235
Nunavut	31,765	27,665	35	1,200	2,860
Note: Knowledge of official languages refers to the ability of the individual to conduct a conversation in English only, in French only, in both English and French, or in neither English nor French at the time of the census (May 10, 2011). Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Last modified: 2013-02-13.

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