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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Mother Tongue (8), First Official Language Spoken (7), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (8), Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home (9), Age Groups (17A), Sex (3) and Marital Status (9) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census

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This table details mother tongue , first official language spoken , language spoken most often at home , other languages spoken regularly at home , age groups , sex and marital status for the population excluding institutional residents in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
Mother tongue (8) First official language spoken (7)
Total - First official language spoken English French English and French Neither English nor French Official language minority (number)Footnote 1 Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 2
Total - Mother tongue 910,620 877,995 29,550 1,560 1,515 30,330 3.3
English 836,085 836,040 45 0 0 45 0.0
French 31,110 2,250 28,855 0 0 28,855 92.8
Non-official language 37,090 34,395 170 1,005 1,520 675 1.8
English and French 3,030 2,220 295 515 0 555 18.3
English and non-official language 2,855 2,850 0 0 0 0 0.0
French and non-official language 315 145 170 0 0 170 54.0
English, French and non-official language 130 90 5 35 0 25 19.2

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Footnote 1

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 2

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011043.

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