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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: 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

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This table details selected demographic and language characteristics , first official language spoken , mother tongue , age groups and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Quebec / QuébecFootnote 2
Selected Demographic and Language Characteristics (375) First official language spoken (4A)
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 3 English French English and French
Age groups - Total population excluding institutional residents 7,815,955 935,635 6,561,510 245,225
0 to 4 years 440,655 45,020 363,675 9,235
5 to 9 years 399,375 46,730 338,205 11,800
10 to 14 years 417,530 50,010 350,445 16,360
15 to 19 years 490,705 59,355 410,070 20,805
20 to 24 years 487,995 65,415 400,915 20,765
25 to 29 years 489,135 65,590 401,125 21,040
30 to 34 years 529,770 66,055 437,620 24,330
35 to 39 years 496,570 67,575 402,265 24,590
40 to 44 years 518,645 73,620 420,600 21,930
45 to 49 years 620,530 77,985 521,845 17,630
50 to 54 years 645,215 70,955 556,980 14,015
55 to 59 years 575,770 60,280 500,595 11,350
60 to 64 years 509,005 54,905 440,150 9,925
65 to 69 years 399,145 39,985 347,850 7,140
70 to 74 years 286,650 31,220 244,030 6,010
75 to 79 years 223,815 25,130 188,680 4,275
80 to 84 years 162,310 19,110 135,835 2,520
85 years and over 123,135 16,695 100,625 1,510
Median ageFootnote 4 41.5 40.1 42.1 34.7
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusFootnote 5 6,558,400 793,875 5,509,185 207,830
Married or living with a common-law partner 3,732,350 440,835 3,146,945 116,315
Married (and not separated) 2,340,805 362,185 1,845,825 105,705
Living common law 1,391,545 78,650 1,301,120 10,615
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,826,045 353,035 2,362,245 91,515
Single (never legally married) 1,910,535 243,040 1,591,330 72,120
Separated 103,065 15,760 82,360 3,655
Divorced 458,225 54,380 390,550 10,630
Widowed 354,215 39,855 298,005 5,110
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 6 7,815,955 935,635 6,561,510 245,230
English only 363,860 363,860 0 0
French only 4,047,175 0 4,047,170 0
English and French 3,328,725 571,085 2,512,565 245,070
Neither English nor French 76,195 685 1,770 155
Mother Tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents 7,815,955 935,635 6,561,515 245,230
Single responses 7,663,135 894,455 6,477,915 217,180
English 599,225 594,070 5,155 0
French 6,102,210 2,490 6,099,720 0
Non-official languages 961,695 297,900 373,040 217,180
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 7 41,285 17,280 13,115 5,850
Atikamekw 5,820 0 5,010 160
Cree, n.o.s. 15,135 10,205 195 3,060
Dene 5 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 8,715 90 7,250 815
Inuktitut 10,920 6,400 625 1,755
Mi'kmaq 675 570 30 60
Ojibway 25 10 10 5
Oji-Cree 5 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 8 908,485 277,870 352,955 209,675
African languages, n.i.e. 925 150 680 90
Afrikaans 100 80 15 10
Akan (Twi) 1,140 810 55 250
Albanian 2,410 405 1,095 690
Amharic 695 365 95 205
Arabic 140,035 17,795 82,460 32,190
Armenian 15,035 3,990 2,170 7,925
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 1,640 260 1,220 130
Bengali 10,405 5,730 875 2,770
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5,650 35 4,810 580
Bisayan languages 955 795 70 85
Bosnian 1,500 120 950 335
Bulgarian 6,500 1,020 2,230 2,930
Burmese 60 40 10 5
Cantonese 10,975 4,045 1,740 2,650
Chinese, n.o.s. 41,590 17,225 7,305 9,505
Creoles 49,475 1,560 41,110 5,115
Croatian 2,380 1,125 625 555
Czech 1,645 890 415 320
Danish 305 265 15 25
Dutch 3,245 1,835 975 410
Estonian 200 170 15 15
Finnish 415 330 55 30
Flemish 595 125 385 80
Fukien 75 55 5 15
German 15,025 9,195 3,915 1,770
Greek 39,825 27,100 1,800 7,315
Gujarati 5,940 3,650 420 1,165
Hakka 105 40 20 25
Hebrew 3,975 2,695 385 785
Hindi 2,745 2,095 110 420
Hungarian 6,680 3,995 1,195 1,180
Ilocano 1,685 1,470 10 165
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 565 230 165 100
Italian 113,815 58,205 29,595 19,440
Japanese 2,175 1,300 450 320
Khmer (Cambodian) 8,620 765 5,090 1,660
Korean 4,090 2,360 320 1,035
Kurdish 825 160 365 205
Lao 4,190 220 2,820 805
Latvian 330 265 25 35
Lingala 2,050 25 1,910 95
Lithuanian 650 500 70 75
Macedonian 195 60 50 85
Malay 630 430 80 90
Malayalam 310 265 25 25
Maltese 25 25 0 5
Mandarin 11,290 5,255 1,810 2,810
Marathi 155 130 0 20
Nepali 1,280 275 140 300
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 4,565 365 3,785 330
Norwegian 270 215 30 20
Oromo 7,035 80 5,850 875
Panjabi (Punjabi) 11,145 6,375 550 2,585
Pashto 990 330 180 305
Persian (Farsi) 19,835 6,865 4,360 6,480
Polish 15,250 7,280 3,525 3,955
Portuguese 34,270 7,755 17,290 7,260
Romanian 31,245 2,935 12,150 14,610
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,370 55 1,980 280
Russian 24,085 6,895 6,885 8,380
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 2,010 125 1,585 260
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 155 45 45 50
Serbian 2,955 700 1,040 1,100
Serbo-Croatian 1,910 275 950 610
Shanghainese 90 40 10 20
Sign languages, n.i.e. 520 30 195 15
Sindhi 305 170 30 95
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 585 435 25 105
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 95 40 25 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 330 130 120 70
Slovak 1,180 705 260 195
Slovenian 840 685 80 70
Somali 860 145 420 240
Spanish 131,850 14,205 72,855 35,085
Swahili 2,065 235 1,610 160
Swedish 520 360 90 60
Tagalog (Pilipino,Filipino) 13,745 11,900 225 1,460
Taiwanese 405 215 35 80
Tamil 13,245 7,530 1,025 3,235
Telugu 365 305 0 35
Thai 725 330 265 70
Tibetan languages 110 50 15 40
Tigrigna 350 185 55 90
Turkish 6,910 1,745 2,785 1,540
Ukrainian 4,780 2,650 855 1,110
Urdu 9,805 5,695 735 2,315
Vietnamese 26,560 4,055 10,835 8,270
Yiddish 9,035 5,790 55 1,345
Other languagesFootnote 9 11,930 2,745 6,965 1,660
Multiple responses 152,820 41,175 83,595 28,045
English and French 64,800 14,760 28,830 21,205
English and non-official language 23,435 22,885 545 0
French and non-official language 51,640 450 51,190 0
English, French and non-official language 12,950 3,080 3,025 6,840
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 10 7,815,950 935,635 6,561,510 245,230
Single responses 7,570,900 875,230 6,424,720 197,380
English 767,415 701,215 66,195 0
French 6,249,080 55,355 6,193,730 0
Non-official languages 554,400 118,655 164,790 197,375
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 11 37,955 15,505 11,600 5,800
Atikamekw 5,365 0 4,560 150
Cree, n.o.s. 14,160 9,280 155 3,045
Dene 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 7,725 95 6,270 805
Inuktitut 10,360 5,895 585 1,730
Mi'kmaq 330 240 30 60
Ojibway 5 0 5 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 12 511,885 102,210 151,330 190,320
African languages, n.i.e. 225 40 95 85
Afrikaans 25 15 0 10
Akan (Twi) 570 300 25 225
Albanian 1,510 160 535 600
Amharic 360 130 30 175
Arabic 72,955 8,120 28,420 28,810
Armenian 10,980 1,340 1,150 7,525
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 290 60 110 90
Bengali 8,280 4,245 505 2,505
Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,915 10 1,185 510
Bisayan languages 240 180 5 45
Bosnian 1,030 55 575 310
Bulgarian 4,935 470 1,330 2,815
Burmese 30 15 5 5
Cantonese 8,340 2,540 775 2,455
Chinese, n.o.s. 33,890 12,440 4,870 9,025
Creoles 19,425 365 12,805 4,565
Croatian 1,055 315 185 490
Czech 510 150 70 275
Danish 35 25 0 10
Dutch 525 145 50 315
Estonian 30 20 0 10
Finnish 65 40 0 20
Flemish 95 5 20 65
Fukien 15 5 0 0
German 3,025 1,105 465 1,325
Greek 20,065 9,390 445 6,615
Gujarati 3,955 2,130 140 980
Hakka 20 5 5 5
Hebrew 1,730 705 190 725
Hindi 1,450 895 40 385
Hungarian 2,385 920 265 905
Ilocano 585 465 0 90
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 275 85 70 65
Italian 39,545 2,520 14,705 15,755
Japanese 915 430 115 275
Khmer (Cambodian) 5,350 470 2,335 1,450
Korean 2,950 1,460 150 975
Kurdish 380 60 130 140
Lao 2,395 105 1,210 720
Latvian 90 50 0 35
Lingala 545 5 425 95
Lithuanian 155 75 0 65
Macedonian 125 20 25 75
Malay 230 135 10 60
Malayalam 75 55 0 20
Maltese 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 9,320 3,905 1,210 2,765
Marathi 70 50 0 15
Nepali 1,170 200 115 285
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 970 75 565 250
Norwegian 40 30 0 10
Oromo 2,115 10 1,225 665
Panjabi (Punjabi) 8,345 4,250 305 2,185
Pashto 805 220 130 275
Persian (Farsi) 14,375 3,805 2,425 6,005
Polish 6,955 2,015 985 3,480
Portuguese 16,015 1,165 6,575 6,320
Romanian 22,790 780 6,500 13,940
Rundi (Kirundi) 665 5 370 235
Russian 18,460 3,795 4,510 8,195
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 445 25 195 195
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 75 20 10 40
Serbian 2,015 235 620 1,035
Serbo-Croatian 1,185 75 475 555
Shanghainese 25 10 0 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 980 105 535 25
Sindhi 175 70 15 80
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 330 215 10 80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 55 20 15 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 140 30 35 65
Slovak 255 60 25 150
Slovenian 300 230 5 60
Somali 520 85 155 225
Spanish 88,380 5,300 40,350 33,005
Swahili 750 50 505 125
Swedish 115 45 15 50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,275 5,720 40 1,335
Taiwanese 225 90 10 60
Tamil 11,270 5,955 820 3,035
Telugu 220 165 5 30
Thai 210 55 50 55
Tibetan languages 75 25 5 40
Tigrigna 165 65 10 65
Turkish 4,945 905 1,785 1,415
Ukrainian 1,925 540 340 900
Urdu 7,120 3,555 380 2,085
Vietnamese 20,735 2,920 6,485 7,930
Yiddish 6,270 3,050 40 1,335
Other languagesFootnote 13 4,570 940 1,860 1,265
Multiple responses 245,055 60,405 136,795 47,850
English and French 71,555 13,535 30,555 27,465
English and non-official language 43,765 42,900 865 0
French and non-official language 100,110 865 99,245 0
English, French and non-official language 29,625 3,110 6,130 20,385
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 14 7,815,955 935,635 6,561,515 245,225
None 6,691,140 604,990 5,892,795 125,500
Single responses 1,046,585 308,215 641,285 91,735
English 459,130 74,695 352,065 30,990
French 298,090 124,285 120,125 51,180
Non-official languages 289,365 109,230 169,090 9,560
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 15 3,380 1,815 1,525 30
Atikamekw 470 5 465 5
Cree, n.o.s. 1,250 1,145 90 20
Dene 5 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 920 25 880 10
Inuktitut 480 400 80 5
Mi'kmaq 250 240 10 0
Ojibway 5 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 16 279,095 106,235 162,095 9,330
African languages, n.i.e. 630 85 545 5
Afrikaans 65 55 10 0
Akan (Twi) 480 445 20 10
Albanian 395 95 280 20
Amharic 195 135 40 20
Arabic 49,395 6,295 41,780 1,240
Armenian 2,500 1,615 645 215
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 945 145 785 10
Bengali 1,140 905 170 70
Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,980 15 1,945 15
Bisayan languages 245 220 15 10
Bosnian 310 35 260 10
Bulgarian 830 280 505 45
Burmese 10 15 0 0
Cantonese 1,890 1,030 625 140
Chinese, n.o.s. 5,395 2,970 2,030 250
Creoles 34,645 1,275 32,995 360
Croatian 600 360 210 35
Czech 445 285 150 15
Danish 130 115 10 10
Dutch 930 595 295 35
Estonian 60 55 0 0
Finnish 145 105 35 5
Flemish 105 30 75 5
Fukien 25 20 0 0
German 5,895 3,565 2,050 275
Greek 14,515 13,345 890 265
Gujarati 1,180 945 180 50
Hakka 50 20 10 20
Hebrew 2,980 1,910 795 235
Hindi 1,870 1,570 80 160
Hungarian 1,580 1,175 300 95
Ilocano 505 470 5 35
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 210 95 60 35
Italian 39,030 29,785 7,795 1,430
Japanese 1,075 555 475 40
Khmer (Cambodian) 2,300 230 1,890 95
Korean 650 520 105 20
Kurdish 230 45 125 30
Lao 1,095 50 1,020 15
Latvian 90 80 5 0
Lingala 2,585 25 2,540 20
Lithuanian 180 155 20 5
Macedonian 40 15 20 5
Malay 235 160 55 20
Malayalam 135 135 5 5
Maltese 10 5 0 0
Mandarin 1,880 1,095 585 115
Marathi 55 55 0 0
Nepali 40 30 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 2,705 220 2,465 25
Norwegian 110 80 30 5
Oromo 2,435 40 2,345 40
Panjabi (Punjabi) 1,755 1,390 105 200
Pashto 75 40 20 15
Persian (Farsi) 2,920 1,715 1,010 170
Polish 3,465 2,195 1,140 120
Portuguese 9,950 3,540 6,070 340
Romanian 4,475 975 3,195 290
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,140 20 1,095 20
Russian 4,610 1,910 2,055 540
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 920 40 855 20
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 55 20 20 15
Serbian 545 250 265 25
Serbo-Croatian 350 80 265 5
Shanghainese 50 20 5 5
Sign languages, n.i.e. 445 75 360 5
Sindhi 110 85 25 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 175 160 10 10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 100 35 55 15
Slovak 315 210 95 15
Slovenian 225 205 15 0
Somali 255 50 200 5
Spanish 40,335 7,155 32,020 1,120
Swahili 1,245 180 1,030 30
Swedish 320 200 110 5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,875 4,710 70 95
Taiwanese 140 90 5 30
Tamil 1,515 1,250 220 35
Telugu 80 75 5 0
Thai 320 150 145 20
Tibetan languages 30 20 15 0
Tigrigna 90 60 15 15
Turkish 1,270 480 595 125
Ukrainian 1,250 935 195 100
Urdu 2,210 1,840 210 120
Vietnamese 4,615 895 3,310 235
Yiddish 1,685 1,615 40 20
Other languagesFootnote 17 6,890 1,170 5,470 200
Multiple responses 78,230 22,430 27,440 27,990
English and French 30,605 1,565 2,275 26,450
English and non-official language 24,795 1,340 23,140 290
French and non-official language 21,865 19,460 1,955 410
English, French and non-official language 965 60 60 835
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 18 7,815,955 935,640 6,561,510 245,230
English 935,635 935,640 0 0
French 6,561,510 0 6,561,510 0
English and French 245,230 0 0 245,225
Neither English nor French 73,580 0 0 0
Official language minority (number)Footnote 19 1,058,250 935,635 0 122,615
Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 20 13.5 100.0 0.0 50.0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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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Footnote 2

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

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Footnote 3

Those classified in the category 'Neither English nor French' appear only in the 'Total' category in this table.

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Footnote 4

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 5

Marital status
Part A - Short definition
Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. Persons who are married or living common law may be of opposite sex or of the same sex. The classification is as follows:
Married (and not separated): A person who is married and has not separated or obtained a divorce, and whose spouse is living.
Common-law: A person who is living with another person as a couple but who is not legally married to that person.
Separated: A person who is married but who no longer lives with his/her spouse (for any reason other than illness, work or school) and who has not obtained a divorce. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Divorced: A person who has obtained a legal divorce and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Widowed: A person who has lost his/her spouse through death and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.
Single (never legally married): A person who has never married or a person whose marriage has been annulled and who has not remarried. Persons living common law are not included in this category.

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Footnote 6

Total population excluding institutional residents. The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 7

Selected Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 8

Selected non-Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 9

Other languages
This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 10

Total population excluding institutional residents
The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 11

Selected Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 12

Selected non-Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 13

Other languages
This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 14

Total population excluding institutional residents
The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Selected Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Selected non-Aboriginal languages
The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 17

Other languages
This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 18

Total population excluding institutional residents
The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 19

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 20

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-XCB2011058.

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