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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 Ottawa - GatineauFootnote 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 1,222,755 774,485 408,010 27,225 13,035 421,620 34.5
English 599,300 599,025 270 0 0 275 0.0
French 384,160 2,175 381,985 0 0 381,985 99.4
Non-official language 204,230 152,465 17,600 21,125 13,035 28,165 13.8
English and French 16,665 7,940 3,545 5,180 0 6,135 36.8
English and non-official language 11,790 11,775 20 0 0 20 0.2
French and non-official language 4,630 260 4,375 0 0 4,370 94.4
English, French and non-official language 1,985 850 215 920 0 675 34.0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

2006 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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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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