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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), Age Groups (8B) and Sex (3) for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census

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This table details selected demographic and language characteristics , first official language spoken , age groups and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Quebec / QuébecFootnote 1
Selected Demographic and Language Characteristics (375) First official language spoken (4A)
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 2 English French English and French
Age groups - Total population excluding institutional residents 7,815,955 935,640 6,561,510 245,225
0 to 4 years 440,650 45,015 363,675 9,235
5 to 9 years 399,375 46,725 338,205 11,800
10 to 14 years 417,535 50,015 350,445 16,360
15 to 19 years 490,705 59,355 410,070 20,800
20 to 24 years 487,995 65,415 400,915 20,765
25 to 29 years 489,140 65,590 401,125 21,045
30 to 34 years 529,765 66,050 437,625 24,330
35 to 39 years 496,570 67,580 402,260 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 645,220 70,955 556,980 14,015
55 to 59 years 575,770 60,275 500,595 11,350
60 to 64 years 509,005 54,910 440,150 9,925
65 to 69 years 399,145 39,990 347,850 7,140
70 to 74 years 286,650 31,220 244,035 6,010
75 to 79 years 223,810 25,130 188,680 4,270
80 to 84 years 162,305 19,110 135,835 2,525
85 years and over 123,135 16,700 100,625 1,510
Median ageFootnote 3 41.5 40.1 42.1 34.7
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusFootnote 4 6,558,400 793,880 5,509,190 207,830
Married or living with a common-law partner 3,732,350 440,840 3,146,945 116,315
Married (and not separated) 2,340,805 362,185 1,845,825 105,700
Living common law 1,391,550 78,655 1,301,120 10,610
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,826,050 353,040 2,362,240 91,520
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 54,380 390,555 10,635
Widowed 354,215 39,860 298,005 5,110
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 5 7,815,955 935,635 6,561,515 245,230
English only 363,860 363,860 0 0
French only 4,047,175 0 4,047,170 0
English and French 3,328,725 571,090 2,512,565 245,075
Neither English nor French 76,195 685 1,770 160
Mother Tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents 7,815,955 935,640 6,561,510 245,230
Single responses 7,663,130 894,460 6,477,920 217,180
English 599,225 594,070 5,160 0
French 6,102,210 2,490 6,099,720 0
Non-official languages 961,695 297,895 373,040 217,180
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 6 41,285 17,280 13,115 5,845
Atikamekw 5,815 0 5,005 155
Cree, n.o.s. 15,135 10,205 195 3,060
Dene 5 0 5 0
Innu/Montagnais 8,715 90 7,245 810
Inuktitut 10,920 6,395 620 1,755
Mi'kmaq 670 575 25 65
Ojibway 25 15 10 5
Oji-Cree 0 5 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 7 908,480 277,875 352,960 209,670
African languages, n.i.e. 930 150 680 85
Afrikaans 95 80 10 10
Akan (Twi) 1,140 815 55 255
Albanian 2,405 405 1,095 690
Amharic 690 360 100 210
Arabic 140,035 17,790 82,460 32,190
Armenian 15,035 3,995 2,165 7,930
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 1,645 265 1,220 125
Bengali 10,405 5,730 875 2,770
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5,645 40 4,810 580
Bisayan languages 955 795 65 85
Bosnian 1,500 115 955 335
Bulgarian 6,500 1,020 2,235 2,930
Burmese 60 40 5 5
Cantonese 10,980 4,050 1,735 2,650
Chinese, n.o.s. 41,595 17,225 7,305 9,505
Creoles 49,475 1,560 41,105 5,120
Croatian 2,380 1,125 625 555
Czech 1,645 890 410 325
Danish 305 265 15 25
Dutch 3,245 1,840 980 410
Estonian 200 170 15 10
Finnish 415 330 55 30
Flemish 590 125 385 80
Fukien 75 50 5 10
German 15,025 9,200 3,915 1,765
Greek 39,830 27,100 1,795 7,315
Gujarati 5,940 3,650 420 1,165
Hakka 100 40 20 20
Hebrew 3,975 2,690 385 785
Hindi 2,750 2,095 105 420
Hungarian 6,675 3,990 1,200 1,180
Ilocano 1,685 1,465 15 165
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 560 230 160 100
Italian 113,815 58,200 29,595 19,440
Japanese 2,175 1,300 450 320
Khmer (Cambodian) 8,620 770 5,090 1,660
Korean 4,090 2,365 320 1,040
Kurdish 820 160 365 210
Lao 4,190 220 2,820 805
Latvian 335 265 25 35
Lingala 2,050 30 1,905 100
Lithuanian 650 500 70 75
Macedonian 195 60 45 80
Malay 630 430 80 85
Malayalam 310 260 20 25
Maltese 25 20 5 0
Mandarin 11,290 5,255 1,810 2,810
Marathi 160 135 0 20
Nepali 1,280 275 145 300
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 4,565 365 3,790 330
Norwegian 270 215 30 25
Oromo 7,035 75 5,850 875
Panjabi (Punjabi) 11,150 6,380 550 2,580
Pashto 990 330 180 305
Persian (Farsi) 19,835 6,865 4,360 6,480
Polish 15,255 7,280 3,525 3,955
Portuguese 34,265 7,755 17,285 7,260
Romanian 31,250 2,935 12,155 14,610
Rundi (Kirundi) 2,370 55 1,975 275
Russian 24,085 6,895 6,880 8,380
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 2,010 120 1,585 260
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 150 50 45 50
Serbian 2,955 695 1,035 1,095
Serbo-Croatian 1,910 275 950 615
Shanghainese 90 45 15 15
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 20 20
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 330 130 115 70
Slovak 1,180 705 260 195
Slovenian 840 685 80 70
Somali 855 140 415 240
Spanish 131,850 14,205 72,855 35,085
Swahili 2,065 235 1,610 160
Swedish 515 365 90 55
Tagalog (Pilipino,Filipino) 13,745 11,900 220 1,455
Taiwanese 405 215 35 85
Tamil 13,240 7,530 1,025 3,240
Telugu 365 305 0 30
Thai 725 330 270 75
Tibetan languages 115 50 15 40
Tigrigna 350 185 55 90
Turkish 6,915 1,745 2,785 1,540
Ukrainian 4,785 2,645 855 1,105
Urdu 9,805 5,700 735 2,310
Vietnamese 26,560 4,055 10,840 8,270
Yiddish 9,035 5,790 55 1,345
Other languagesFootnote 8 11,930 2,745 6,970 1,660
Multiple responses 152,820 41,175 83,595 28,045
English and French 64,800 14,765 28,835 21,210
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 3,030 6,845
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 9 7,815,955 935,635 6,561,510 245,230
Single responses 7,570,900 875,230 6,424,715 197,380
English 767,415 701,220 66,200 0
French 6,249,085 55,350 6,193,730 0
Non-official languages 554,405 118,655 164,795 197,380
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 10 37,955 15,510 11,600 5,795
Atikamekw 5,365 5 4,560 150
Cree, n.o.s. 14,160 9,280 160 3,045
Dene 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 7,730 95 6,270 800
Inuktitut 10,360 5,895 585 1,730
Mi'kmaq 330 240 30 60
Ojibway 10 0 5 5
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 11 511,880 102,210 151,330 190,320
African languages, n.i.e. 220 35 95 80
Afrikaans 25 15 0 5
Akan (Twi) 565 300 25 230
Albanian 1,510 165 530 600
Amharic 360 135 30 175
Arabic 72,955 8,120 28,420 28,815
Armenian 10,980 1,345 1,150 7,530
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 295 55 110 95
Bengali 8,280 4,245 505 2,505
Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,915 10 1,185 510
Bisayan languages 235 185 5 45
Bosnian 1,030 50 570 310
Bulgarian 4,935 475 1,330 2,815
Burmese 30 20 5 5
Cantonese 8,335 2,540 770 2,455
Chinese, n.o.s. 33,895 12,440 4,870 9,025
Creoles 19,430 365 12,805 4,565
Croatian 1,055 315 185 495
Czech 510 145 65 280
Danish 35 25 0 15
Dutch 525 140 50 320
Estonian 30 20 5 10
Finnish 65 40 0 20
Flemish 95 10 20 65
Fukien 15 10 0 5
German 3,025 1,105 460 1,320
Greek 20,060 9,390 445 6,610
Gujarati 3,955 2,130 140 980
Hakka 20 5 0 10
Hebrew 1,735 705 190 720
Hindi 1,450 895 35 385
Hungarian 2,390 915 270 905
Ilocano 585 465 5 90
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 275 85 65 65
Italian 39,540 2,520 14,705 15,755
Japanese 915 435 110 275
Khmer (Cambodian) 5,350 470 2,335 1,445
Korean 2,955 1,460 150 975
Kurdish 380 55 130 145
Lao 2,395 110 1,205 720
Latvian 90 45 0 35
Lingala 540 5 425 95
Lithuanian 155 80 0 65
Macedonian 125 20 25 75
Malay 225 135 10 60
Malayalam 75 55 0 20
Maltese 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 9,325 3,905 1,210 2,765
Marathi 65 45 0 20
Nepali 1,170 200 115 285
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 975 80 565 250
Norwegian 45 30 0 10
Oromo 2,115 5 1,225 660
Panjabi (Punjabi) 8,345 4,255 310 2,185
Pashto 805 225 130 275
Persian (Farsi) 14,375 3,805 2,425 6,005
Polish 6,960 2,010 985 3,480
Portuguese 16,015 1,165 6,575 6,320
Romanian 22,790 780 6,505 13,945
Rundi (Kirundi) 665 5 370 235
Russian 18,460 3,795 4,510 8,195
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 450 25 195 195
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 75 20 15 35
Serbian 2,015 235 620 1,035
Serbo-Croatian 1,180 75 475 555
Shanghainese 30 10 0 5
Sign languages, n.i.e. 980 105 535 30
Sindhi 170 70 15 80
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 330 215 10 85
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 55 25 15 10
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 140 35 35 60
Slovak 255 65 30 150
Slovenian 300 230 5 55
Somali 520 85 155 225
Spanish 88,380 5,300 40,350 33,005
Swahili 750 50 505 125
Swedish 110 45 10 45
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7,275 5,720 40 1,330
Taiwanese 220 90 15 60
Tamil 11,270 5,960 820 3,035
Telugu 220 170 5 30
Thai 210 55 55 55
Tibetan languages 80 25 10 35
Tigrigna 170 65 15 65
Turkish 4,950 905 1,785 1,410
Ukrainian 1,925 535 340 905
Urdu 7,120 3,555 385 2,085
Vietnamese 20,735 2,915 6,485 7,930
Yiddish 6,270 3,050 40 1,330
Other languagesFootnote 12 4,570 935 1,860 1,260
Multiple responses 245,055 60,410 136,795 47,850
English and French 71,555 13,535 30,550 27,465
English and non-official language 43,765 42,900 860 0
French and non-official language 100,110 865 99,245 0
English, French and non-official language 29,625 3,110 6,135 20,380
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 13 7,815,955 935,635 6,561,515 245,230
None 6,691,145 604,995 5,892,790 125,500
Single responses 1,046,585 308,210 641,280 91,735
English 459,130 74,700 352,065 30,995
French 298,090 124,285 120,125 51,180
Non-official languages 289,370 109,230 169,090 9,560
Selected Aboriginal languagesFootnote 14 3,380 1,820 1,525 35
Atikamekw 470 5 465 0
Cree, n.o.s. 1,250 1,145 85 15
Dene 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 920 25 885 10
Inuktitut 480 400 80 5
Mi'kmaq 250 240 5 0
Ojibway 10 5 0 0
Oji-Cree 5 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0
Selected non-Aboriginal languagesFootnote 15 279,095 106,240 162,100 9,330
African languages, n.i.e. 630 85 545 5
Afrikaans 60 55 10 0
Akan (Twi) 480 445 20 15
Albanian 395 95 280 15
Amharic 200 135 40 25
Arabic 49,395 6,295 41,780 1,240
Armenian 2,500 1,620 645 210
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 945 150 780 10
Bengali 1,140 905 165 65
Berber languages (Kabyle) 1,975 15 1,945 15
Bisayan languages 245 220 15 10
Bosnian 310 40 260 10
Bulgarian 830 280 505 40
Burmese 10 15 0 0
Cantonese 1,890 1,030 630 135
Chinese, n.o.s. 5,395 2,970 2,030 255
Creoles 34,645 1,280 32,995 360
Croatian 605 360 210 30
Czech 445 280 145 15
Danish 130 115 5 10
Dutch 930 595 295 40
Estonian 60 55 0 0
Finnish 140 105 35 5
Flemish 110 35 75 5
Fukien 25 15 0 0
German 5,895 3,565 2,050 275
Greek 14,515 13,350 895 265
Gujarati 1,180 945 175 50
Hakka 55 20 10 20
Hebrew 2,975 1,910 795 235
Hindi 1,875 1,570 80 160
Hungarian 1,580 1,175 305 95
Ilocano 505 470 5 35
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 205 95 55 35
Italian 39,030 29,785 7,795 1,425
Japanese 1,070 555 470 35
Khmer (Cambodian) 2,300 225 1,895 90
Korean 650 525 105 20
Kurdish 230 45 125 30
Lao 1,095 50 1,020 15
Latvian 90 80 5 5
Lingala 2,585 20 2,540 20
Lithuanian 180 155 15 0
Macedonian 40 20 15 5
Malay 235 160 55 20
Malayalam 140 135 5 5
Maltese 5 5 5 0
Mandarin 1,880 1,095 580 115
Marathi 55 55 0 0
Nepali 45 35 5 5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 2,705 220 2,465 20
Norwegian 110 75 30 5
Oromo 2,435 35 2,350 45
Panjabi (Punjabi) 1,750 1,390 105 195
Pashto 80 40 20 20
Persian (Farsi) 2,920 1,715 1,010 165
Polish 3,465 2,195 1,140 120
Portuguese 9,950 3,540 6,065 340
Romanian 4,475 975 3,190 290
Rundi (Kirundi) 1,135 20 1,100 15
Russian 4,605 1,915 2,055 540
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 925 45 855 20
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 60 20 20 15
Serbian 545 250 270 25
Serbo-Croatian 355 80 265 5
Shanghainese 50 25 5 10
Sign languages, n.i.e. 445 75 360 5
Sindhi 110 80 25 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 175 160 10 5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 25 10 10 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 95 35 55 10
Slovak 315 205 95 15
Slovenian 230 205 15 5
Somali 250 50 200 5
Spanish 40,335 7,155 32,020 1,115
Swahili 1,245 175 1,030 35
Swedish 320 205 105 10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,875 4,710 70 95
Taiwanese 140 85 5 30
Tamil 1,515 1,250 220 40
Telugu 80 75 0 5
Thai 320 145 150 20
Tibetan languages 30 20 10 0
Tigrigna 90 60 15 15
Turkish 1,270 480 600 125
Ukrainian 1,250 935 195 95
Urdu 2,210 1,845 205 120
Vietnamese 4,620 895 3,310 240
Yiddish 1,685 1,620 40 25
Other languagesFootnote 16 6,895 1,170 5,465 200
Multiple responses 78,230 22,430 27,440 27,990
English and French 30,610 1,565 2,275 26,450
English and non-official language 24,795 1,345 23,140 290
French and non-official language 21,860 19,460 1,955 410
English, French and non-official language 965 60 60 835
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsFootnote 17 7,815,955 935,635 6,561,510 245,225
English 935,640 935,635 0 0
French 6,561,515 0 6,561,510 0
English and French 245,230 0 0 245,230
Neither English nor French 73,575 0 0 0
Official language minority (number)Footnote 18 1,058,250 935,635 0 122,615
Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 19 13.5 100.0 0.0 50.0

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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

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

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Footnote 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 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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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011053.

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