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2006 Census: The Evolving Linguistic Portrait, 2006 Census: Data tables, figures and maps

Data tables

Table 1 Population by mother tongue, Canada, 1996 to 2006.
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Table 1 Population by mother tongue, Canada, 1996 to 2006

Table 2 The most common non-official mother tongues, 1971, 2001 and 2006.
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Table 2 The most common non-official mother tongues, 1971, 2001 and 2006

Table 3 Use of an official language most often at home among allophones by period of immigration, Canada, 1971, 1991 and 2006.
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Table 3 Use of an official language most often at home among allophones by period of immigration, Canada, 1971, 1991 and 2006

Table 4 The 10 most common non-official mother tongues in the six largest census metropolitan areas, 2006.
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Table 4 The 10 most common non-official mother tongues in the six largest census metropolitan areas, 2006

Table 5 Population of non-official mother tongue by census metropolitan areas, 2001 and 2006.
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Table 5 Population of non-official mother tongue by census metropolitan areas, 2001 and 2006

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Table 6 Population of English mother tongue and population of English as the language spoken most often at home, and difference between the two, Canada, 1971 to 2006

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Table 7 Population of French mother tongue and population of French as the language spoken most often at home, and difference between the two, Canada, 1971 to 2006

Table 8 Net interprovincial migration of Francophone population, provinces and territories, 1991 to 1996, 1996 to 2001 and 2001 to 2006.
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Table 8 Net interprovincial migration of Francophone population, provinces and territories, 1991 to 1996, 1996 to 2001 and 2001 to 2006

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Table 9 Proportion of Francophones (single mother tongue) speaking English most often at home, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2006

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Table 10 Among Francophones (single mother tongue) speaking English most often at home, proportion of those who speak French regularly at home, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 2001 and 2006

Table 11 Population of French mother tongue and population of French as the language spoken most often at home, Quebec, 1996 to 2006.
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Table 11 Population of French mother tongue and population of French as the language spoken most often at home, Quebec, 1996 to 2006

Table 12 Population of English mother tongue and population of English as the language spoken most often at home, Quebec, 1996 to 2006.
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Table 12 Population of English mother tongue and population of English as the language spoken most often at home, Quebec, 1996 to 2006

Table 13 Interprovincial migration by mother tongue in Quebec, 1966 to 2006.
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Table 13 Interprovincial migration by mother tongue in Quebec, 1966 to 2006

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Table 14 Use of an official language most often at home among the immigrant population of non-official mother tongue by period of immigration, Quebec, 1971, 1991, 2001 and 2006

Table 15 Distribution by mother tongue and by language spoken most often at home in the Montréal census metropolitan area, 1996 to 2006.
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Table 15 Distribution by mother tongue and by language spoken most often at home in the Montréal census metropolitan area, 1996 to 2006

Table 16 Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, census division of Montréal, 1996 to 2006.
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Table 16 Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, census division of Montréal, 1996 to 2006

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Table 17 English–French bilingualism among Anglophones and allophones, (single mother tongue), Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006

Table A-1 Population of non-official mother tongues, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006.
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Table A-1 Population of non-official mother tongues, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006

Table A-2 Population of non-official languages spoken most often at home, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006.
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Table A-2 Population of non-official languages spoken most often at home, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006

Table A-3 Population of English mother tongue, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006.
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Table A-3 Population of English mother tongue, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006

Table A-4 Population of English as the language spoken most often at home, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006.
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Table A-4 Population of English as the language spoken most often at home, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006

Table A-5 Population of French mother tongue, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006.
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Table A-5 Population of French mother tongue, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006

Table A-6 Population of French as the language spoken most often at home, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006.
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Table A-6 Population of French as the language spoken most often at home, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006

Table A-7 Anglophone and Francophone population by census metropolitan areas, 2001 and 2006.
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Table A-7 Anglophone and Francophone population by census metropolitan areas, 2001 and 2006

Figures

Figure 1 Non-official mother tongues by immigrant status and period of immigration, Canada, 2006 Census.
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Figure 1 Non-official mother tongues by immigrant status and period of immigration, Canada, 2006 Census

Figure 2 Age structure of English and French mother tongues, 5 year age groups, Canada less Quebec, 2006.
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Figure 2 Age structure of English and French mother tongues, 5 year age groups, Canada less Quebec, 2006

Figure 3 Rate of English-French bilingualism among Anglophones by age groups, Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006.
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Figure 3 Rate of English—French bilingualism among Anglophones by age groups, Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006

Figure 4 Rate of English-French bilingualism among Francophones, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006.
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Figure 4 Rate of English—French bilingualism among Francophones, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006

Maps

Canada. Canada. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Divisions.
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Canada. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Divisions (CDs)

Canada. Percentage of population having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Divisions.
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Canada. Percentage of population having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Divisions (CDs)

Canada. Percentage of francophones by 2006 Census Divisions Quebec. Percentage of anglophones by 2006 Census Divisions.
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Canada. Percentage of Francophones by 2006 Census Divisions (CDs)Quebec. Percentage of Anglophones by 2006 Census Divisions (CDs)

New Brunswick. Percentage of population having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Subdivisions.
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New Brunswick. Percentage of population having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Subdivisions (CSDs)

New Brunswick. Percentage of francophones by 2006 Census Subdivisions.
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New Brunswick. Percentage of Francophones by 2006 Census Subdivisions (CSDs)

Ontario. Percentage of francophones by 2006 Census Subdivisions.
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Ontario. Percentage of Francophones by 2006 Census Subdivisions (CSDs)

Prince Edward Island. Percentage of francophones by 2006 Census Subdivisions.
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Prince Edward Island. Percentage of Francophones by 2006 Census Subdivisions (CSDs)

Quebec. Percentage of population having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Subdivisions.
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Quebec. Percentage of population having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Subdivisions (CSDs)

Calgary Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts.
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Calgary CMA. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts.
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Edmonton CMA. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

Greater Sudbury Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of francophones by 2006 Census Tracts.
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Greater Sudbury CMA. Percentage of Francophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

Moncton Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of francophones by 2006 Census Tracts.
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Moncton CMA. Percentage of Francophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of anglophones by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of Anglophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of anglophones by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of Anglophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of population having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of population having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of population having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of population having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of anglophones having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of Anglophones having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of anglophones having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of Anglophones having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of francophones having knowledge of French and English by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of Francophones having knowledge of French and English by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of francophones having knowledge of French and English by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of Francophones having knowledge of French and English by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Predominant mother tongue by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Predominant mother tongue by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Predominant mother tongue by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Predominant mother tongue by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones having knowledge of English only by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of allophones having knowledge of English only by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones having knowledge of English only by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of allophones having knowledge of English only by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of francophones by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of Francophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of francophones by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of Francophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones having knowledge of French only by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of allophones having knowledge of French only by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones having knowledge of French only by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of allophones having knowledge of French only by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones without knowledge of English or French by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of allophones without knowledge of English or French by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones without knowledge of English or French by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of allophones without knowledge of English or French by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of anglophones having knowledge of English only by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of Anglophones having knowledge of English only by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of anglophones having knowledge of English only by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of Anglophones having knowledge of English only by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of francophones having knowledge of French only by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of Francophones having knowledge of French only by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of francophones having knowledge of French only by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Montréal CMA. Percentage of Francophones having knowledge of French only by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Ottawa - Gatineau Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts.
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Ottawa - Gatineau CMA. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

Ottawa - Gatineau Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of anglophones having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Tracts.
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Ottawa - Gatineau CMA. Percentage of Anglophones having knowledge of English and French by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

Ottawa - Gatineau Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of francophones by 2006 Census Tracts.
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Ottawa - Gatineau CMA. Percentage of Francophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

Toronto Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Toronto CMA. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Toronto Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Toronto CMA. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Toronto Census Metropolitan Area. Predominant mother tongue by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Toronto CMA. Predominant mother tongue by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Toronto Census Metropolitan Area. Predominant mother tongue by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Toronto CMA. Predominant mother tongue by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Toronto Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones without knowledge of English or French by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 1 of 2.
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Toronto CMA. Percentage of allophones without knowledge of English or French by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 1 of 2

Toronto Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones without knowledge of English or French by 2006 Census Tracts: Map 2 of 2.
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Toronto CMA. Percentage of allophones without knowledge of English or French by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs): Map 2 of 2

Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts.
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Vancouver CMA. Percentage of allophones by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area. Predominant mother tongue by 2006 Census Tracts.
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Vancouver CMA. Predominant mother tongue by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area. Percentage of allophones without knowledge of English or French by 2006 Census Tracts.
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Vancouver CMA. Percentage of allophones without knowledge of English or French by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

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1. Calgary Census Metropolitan Area. Allophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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1. Calgary CMA. Allophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

2. Calgary Census Metropolitan Area. Anglophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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2. Calgary CMA. Anglophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

3. Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area. Allophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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3. Edmonton CMA. Allophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

4. Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area. Anglophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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4. Edmonton CMA. Anglophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

5. Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Allophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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5. Montréal CMA. Allophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

6. Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Anglophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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6. Montréal CMA. Anglophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

7. Montréal Census Metropolitan Area. Francophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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7. Montréal CMA. Francophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

8. Ottawa - Gatineau Census Metropolitan Area. Allophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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8. Ottawa - Gatineau CMA. Allophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

9. Ottawa - Gatineau Census Metropolitan Area. Anglophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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9. Ottawa - Gatineau CMA. Anglophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

10. Ottawa - Gatineau Census Metropolitan Area. Francophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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10. Ottawa - Gatineau CMA. Francophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

11. Toronto Census Metropolitan Area. Allophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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11. Toronto CMA. Allophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

12. Toronto Census Metropolitan Area. Anglophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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12. Toronto CMA. Anglophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

13. Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area. Allophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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13. Vancouver CMA. Allophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

14. Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area. Anglophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts.
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14. Vancouver CMA. Anglophone population in 1971 to 2006 Census by 2006 Census Tracts (CTs)

Date Modified: 2018-07-24

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