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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
Selected Demographic and Language Characteristics (375), First Official Language Spoken (4A), Mother Tongue (4A), Age Groups (8B) and Sex (3) for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census
About this variable: Mother tongue (4A)
Definition
Mother tongue
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual on May 10, 2011.
Values
- Mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional resident Footnote 1
- English
- French
- English and French
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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Language groups are defined as follows: 'English' includes respondents who reported English only or English and one non-official language; 'French' includes respondents who reported French only or French and one non-official language; 'English and French' includes respondents who reported English and French, with or without one non-official language.
'Total' category includes all groups mentioned as well as respondents who reported a non-official language as their only mother tongue.
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