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Topic-based tabulation: Selected Language Characteristics (165), Registered Indian Status (3), Age Groups (7), Sex (3) and Area of Residence (6) for the Population of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-558-XCB2006017
Release date :January 15, 2008
Topic :Aboriginal peoples
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Note

Note: Data quality - Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)

When comparing the census results to those of the 2001 Census, it appears that there is some overestimation of persons reporting Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in British Columbia and, as a result, also at the Canada level. Although it affects a relatively small population, it is best to apply caution when analysing the census data for Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in these geographies.

For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.

Note: Data on knowledge of official languages

According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject will be available in the Languages Reference Guide, to be published in 2008.

Note: Non-permanent residents and the census universe

In the 2006 Census, non-permanent residents are defined as people from another country who, at the time of the census, held a Work or Study Permit, or who were refugee claimants, as well as family members living in Canada with them. In the 1991, 1996 and 2001 censuses, non-permanent residents also included persons who held a Minister's permit; this was discontinued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada prior to the 2006 Census.

From 1991 on, the Census of Population has enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996, 2001 or 2006 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the United Nations (UN) recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

For counts of the non-permanent resident population in 1991, 2001 and 2006, please refer to the 2006 Census table 97-557-XCB2006006.


Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Data table

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This table details selected language characteristics , registered indian status , age groups , sex and area of residence for the population in AlbertaFootnote 1
Selected language characteristics (165) Area of residence (6)
Total - Area of residenceFootnote 2 On reserveFootnote 3 Rural Total urban Urban non-census metropolitan area Urban census metropolitan area
Total population by detailed mother tongueFootnote 4 3,256,355 41,890 545,330 2,669,140 699,350 1,969,790
Total - Single responsesFootnote 5 3,221,420 40,645 542,050 2,638,725 694,665 1,944,055
English 2,576,665 23,630 459,510 2,093,525 619,595 1,473,930
French 61,225 30 11,810 49,390 13,420 35,970
Non-official languages 583,525 16,985 70,725 495,815 61,655 434,155
Aboriginal languages 26,980 16,905 4,170 5,905 2,535 3,375
Algonquian languages 20,890 12,000 3,925 4,965 2,235 2,725
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 3,015 2,410 60 550 315 230
Cree 17,215 9,420 3,840 3,955 1,760 2,195
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 20 10 0 15 0 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 610 165 25 420 140 280
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 20 0 0 20 10 10
Athapaskan languages 1,970 1,375 165 430 170 260
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 10 0 0 0 0 0
Chipewyan 110 15 20 65 25 45
Dene 1,585 1,305 120 160 70 85
Dogrib 0 0 0 10 10 10
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 20 0 0 20 10 10
North Slave (Hare) 10 0 0 10 0 10
South Slave 190 10 20 160 60 95
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 50 35 0 15 0 10
Haida 0 0 10 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 10 0 0 10 0 0
Mohawk 10 0 0 10 0 10
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 10
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 45 35 0 0 0 0
Shuswap 10 10 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 35 25 0 10 10 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 3,790 3,475 65 250 45 200
Tlingit 0 0 0 10 0 0
Tsimshian languages 20 0 0 20 0 15
Gitksan 15 0 0 15 0 15
Nisga'a 10 0 0 10 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 10 0 0
Nootka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 155 10 10 140 60 85
Inuinnaqtun 10 0 0 0 0 10
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 145 0 10 135 55 75
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 85 0 10 80 10 70
Other single responses 556,545 80 66,555 489,905 59,125 430,780
Total multiple responsesFootnote 6 34,935 1,240 3,275 30,415 4,680 25,735
English and Aboriginal languageFootnote 7 2,560 1,185 295 1,075 410 665
French and Aboriginal languageFootnote 8 60 10 20 20 0 25
English, French and Aboriginal languageFootnote 9 35 10 20 10 10 0
Other multiple responses 32,280 40 2,930 29,305 4,265 25,045
Total population by detailed language spoken most often at homeFootnote 10 3,256,355 41,890 545,325 2,669,140 699,350 1,969,790
Total - Single responsesFootnote 11 3,210,510 40,425 542,980 2,627,105 695,460 1,931,645
English 2,893,240 30,015 504,800 2,358,425 670,565 1,687,855
French 19,315 10 3,600 15,705 3,905 11,795
Non-official languages 297,955 10,400 34,580 252,980 20,990 231,985
Aboriginal languages 13,115 10,375 2,120 620 275 345
Algonquian languages 9,495 6,960 2,030 505 265 230
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 1,505 1,430 0 70 60 10
Cree 7,820 5,450 2,025 350 190 150
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 165 75 0 85 15 70
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 10 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 940 830 40 70 0 65
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chipewyan 10 10 0 0 0 0
Dene 885 815 35 30 0 30
Dogrib 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slave (Hare) 10 0 0 0 0 0
South Slave 25 10 0 15 0 15
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 20 0 0 20 0 20
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 2,670 2,580 45 40 0 45
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nootka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 15 0 10 10 0 10
Other single responses 284,840 25 32,455 252,355 20,715 231,640
Total multiple responsesFootnote 12 45,845 1,465 2,345 42,035 3,885 38,145
English and Aboriginal languageFootnote 13 2,120 1,435 230 450 210 235
French and Aboriginal languageFootnote 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
English, French and Aboriginal languageFootnote 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other multiple responses 43,720 25 2,110 41,585 3,675 37,910
Total population by knowledge of Aboriginal languagesFootnote 16 3,256,360 41,890 545,330 2,669,140 699,350 1,969,790
Total - Single responsesFootnote 17 2,409,040 21,225 441,380 1,946,440 588,660 1,357,775
English 2,372,085 20,820 438,160 1,913,105 586,380 1,326,725
French 1,535 0 215 1,320 280 1,040
Non-official languages 35,415 405 3,005 32,005 2,000 30,010
Aboriginal languages 530 400 100 30 0 20
Algonquian languages 440 315 95 30 0 25
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 20 20 0 0 0 0
Cree 400 285 90 20 0 15
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 15 10 0 10 0 10
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 60 60 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chipewyan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 60 55 10 0 0 0
Dogrib 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slave (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slave 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 25 25 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nootka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other single responses 34,885 0 2,905 31,980 1,995 29,985
Total multiple responsesFootnote 18 847,315 20,665 103,950 722,700 110,685 612,015
English and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 19 34,990 20,325 5,560 9,105 4,125 4,980
French and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 20 20 20 0 0 0 0
English, French and Aboriginal language(s)Footnote 21 690 80 175 435 160 275
Other multiple responses 811,615 240 98,220 713,160 106,395 606,760

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

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Footnote 2

'Area of residence' refers to the following geographic areas: on reserve, urban census metropolitan area, urban non-census metropolitan area and rural area. These geographic areas can be used to show where the Aboriginal population is residing.

'On reserve' includes eight census subdivision (CSD) types legally affiliated with First Nations or Indian bands, i.e., Indian reserve (IRI), Indian settlement (S-E), Indian government district (IGD), terres réservées aux Cris (TC), terres réservées aux Naskapis (TK), Nisga'a village (NVL), Nisga'a land (NL) and Teslin land (TL), as well as 35 additional CSDs of various other types that are generally northern communities in Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory, which have large concentrations of Registered Indians.

An urban area has a minimum population concentration of 1,000 persons and a population density of at least 400 persons per square kilometre, based on the current census population count. All territory outside urban areas is classified as rural. On-reserve CSDs are excluded from this category.

A census metropolitan area (CMA) is a large urban area and has a population of at least 100,000.

Urban non-census metropolitan areas are smaller urban areas with a population of less than 100,000.

Rural areas include remote and wilderness areas and agricultural lands, as well as small towns, villages and other populated places with a population of less than 1,000. On-reserve CSDs are excluded from this category.

Additional information on the geographic units can be obtained from the 2006 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 3

Users should be aware that the counts for this item are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements. The extent of the impact will depend on the geographic area under study. In 2006, a total of 22 Indian reserves and Indian settlements were incompletely enumerated by the census. The populations of these 22 communities are not included in the census counts.

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Footnote 4

Mother tongue refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.

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Footnote 5

Indicates the number of persons who reported only one language as their mother tongue.

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Footnote 6

Indicates the number of persons who reported more than one language as their mother tongue.

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Footnote 7

Indicates the number of persons who reported English and one Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.

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Footnote 8

Indicates the number of persons who reported French and one Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.

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Footnote 9

Indicates the number of persons who reported English, French and one Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.

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Footnote 10

Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census. The data on home language shown in this table are not comparable to data found in similar tables produced for the 2001 Census when home language referred to the language spoken most often at home and the language spoken on a regular basis at home.

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Footnote 11

Indicates the number of persons who reported only one language spoken most often at home.

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Footnote 12

Indicates the number of persons who reported more than one language spoken most often at home.

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Footnote 13

Indicates the number of persons who reported English and one Aboriginal language spoken most often at home.

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Footnote 14

Indicates the number of persons who reported French and one Aboriginal language spoken most often at home.

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Footnote 15

Indicates the number of persons who reported English, French and one Aboriginal language spoken most often at home.

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Footnote 16

Refers to the ability to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language.

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Footnote 17

Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of only one language, either as an official or a non-official language. For example, the category 'English' includes persons who reported knowledge of English only without reporting knowledge of any non-official language(s).

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Footnote 18

Indicates the number of persons who reported multiple official and/or non-official languages.

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Footnote 19

Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of English and at least one Aboriginal language.

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Footnote 20

Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of French and at least one Aboriginal language.

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Footnote 21

Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of English, French and at least one Aboriginal language.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-558-XCB2006017.

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