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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 CanadaFootnote 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 33,121,175 24,662,895 7,507,885 367,635 582,755 7,691,705 23.2
English 18,858,980 18,852,740 6,240 0 0 6,240 0.0
French 7,054,970 50,620 7,004,350 0 0 7,004,355 99.3
Non-official language 6,567,685 5,272,340 393,270 319,315 582,755 552,930 8.4
English and French 144,685 71,085 35,950 37,650 0 54,770 37.9
English and non-official language 396,330 395,590 740 0 0 735 0.2
French and non-official language 74,430 10,645 63,785 0 0 63,785 85.7
English, French and non-official language 24,095 9,870 3,550 10,670 0 8,885 36.9

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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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