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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 Quebec / QuébecFootnote 1
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 2 Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 3
Total - Mother tongue 7,815,955 935,635 6,561,510 245,230 73,575 1,058,250 13.5
English 599,225 594,070 5,155 0 0 594,070 99.1
French 6,102,210 2,490 6,099,720 0 0 2,490 0.0
Non-official language 961,695 297,895 373,045 217,180 73,575 406,490 42.3
English and French 64,800 14,760 28,830 21,205 0 25,365 39.1
English and non-official language 23,430 22,890 545 0 0 22,885 97.7
French and non-official language 51,635 450 51,190 0 0 450 0.9
English, French and non-official language 12,950 3,080 3,025 6,840 0 6,505 50.2

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

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

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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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Footnote 3

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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