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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables

Tabulation: Detailed Mother Tongue (158), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Number of Non-Official Languages Spoken (5), Age Groups (10) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2011 National Household Survey

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This table details detailed mother tongue , immigrant status and period of immigration , knowledge of official languages , number of non-official languages spoken , age groups and sex for the population in private households in Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse
Global non-response rate (GNR)Footnote 1 = 28.2 %
Detailed mother tongue (158) Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
Total - Immigrant status and period of immigration Non-immigrantsFootnote 2 ImmigrantsFootnote 3 Before 1971 1971 to 1980 1981 to 1990 1991 to 2000 2001 to 2011Footnote 4 2001 to 2005 2006 to 2011 Non-permanent residentsFootnote 5
Total - Detailed mother tongue 906,170 851,035 48,275 12,895 7,690 4,915 6,600 16,175 5,315 10,860 6,865
Single responses 901,730 848,280 46,845 12,775 7,570 4,825 6,305 15,365 5,140 10,230 6,600
English 836,855 809,940 24,810 8,930 5,265 2,630 2,180 5,810 2,290 3,520 2,105
French 30,160 29,335 725 190 130 105 90 210 70 140 95
Non-official languages 34,720 9,010 21,310 3,655 2,180 2,090 4,035 9,345 2,780 6,570 4,400
Aboriginal languages 4,575 4,540 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
Romance languages 2,945 655 2,060 435 235 235 275 880 305 570 235
Italian 825 340 460 335 85 30 0 0 0 0 25
Portuguese 240 60 140 55 20 35 0 20 0 0 40
Romanian 160 0 155 0 0 0 55 80 50 25 0
Spanish 1,715 255 1,300 45 130 155 200 780 245 535 160
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 5,005 920 3,900 1,805 490 350 485 770 295 475 185
Dutch 1,580 220 1,330 860 130 100 50 195 55 140 25
Flemish 40 0 40 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frisian 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
German 2,755 585 2,025 640 320 230 395 435 200 240 150
Yiddish 40 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scandinavian languages 460 95 355 210 30 0 0 85 0 50 0
Danish 140 20 115 85 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Icelandic 60 0 55 0 0 0 0 35 0 25 0
Norwegian 180 65 110 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swedish 75 0 75 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afrikaans 80 0 75 0 0 0 0 40 0 20 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 35 0 30 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 315 235 80 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gaelic languages 300 235 70 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0
Welsh 15 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 2,465 540 1,890 235 60 360 590 640 230 405 30
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 65 0 60 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 80 0 60 0 0 0 0 55 30 25 0
Croatian 160 25 125 25 0 0 95 0 0 0 0
Czech 110 25 80 50 0 0 0 10 10 0 0
Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polish 735 175 555 85 25 300 80 65 30 40 0
Russian 770 65 690 0 15 0 195 455 150 310 15
Serbian 85 0 70 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 85 0 75 0 0 0 75 0 0 0 0
Slovak 60 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0
Slovenian 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 295 195 95 35 0 0 0 30 0 20 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Baltic languages 100 45 55 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latvian 55 20 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 40 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greek 535 175 360 175 125 45 0 0 0 0 0
Armenian 85 0 70 0 0 0 20 35 0 25 0
Albanian 55 0 35 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
Georgian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 430 100 310 220 15 30 0 30 0 0 25
Estonian 65 30 35 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finnish 75 15 60 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 290 55 215 155 0 30 0 0 0 0 25
Turkic languages 435 25 385 0 0 0 40 350 40 305 25
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 190 20 145 0 0 0 40 110 30 80 25
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 250 0 240 0 0 0 0 240 0 225 0
Mongolian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 6,230 735 4,340 185 545 470 1,205 1,935 585 1,350 1,160
Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 165 45 125 0 0 40 60 0 0 0 0
Oromo 75 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 90 0 90 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 6,060 690 4,215 180 545 425 1,150 1,905 555 1,355 1,160
Amharic 130 0 100 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 25
Arabic 5,800 690 3,985 170 540 345 1,105 1,830 515 1,315 1,125
Hebrew 60 0 55 0 0 0 0 35 0 30 0
Maltese 20 0 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 35 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 3,285 265 2,705 215 205 180 375 1,725 485 1,240 315
Indo-Aryan languages 2,210 245 1,700 200 190 95 175 1,035 260 770 265
Bengali 500 35 385 0 0 10 0 330 75 255 85
Gujarati 50 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hindi 465 85 350 80 65 40 30 145 65 80 25
Konkani 25 0 30 0 0 0 0 25 25 0 0
Marathi 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 390 35 320 85 35 25 70 100 0 85 0
Sindhi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 155 0 100 0 0 0 20 80 0 80 50
Urdu 375 70 265 15 65 0 30 150 65 80 40
Nepali 225 0 190 0 0 0 0 180 0 180 25
Iranian languages 1,045 20 970 0 0 85 195 695 225 470 50
Kurdish 40 0 40 0 0 0 0 40 40 0 0
Pashto 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 990 20 925 0 0 85 195 645 180 465 50
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 30 0 35 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 535 30 380 75 0 20 100 190 40 150 120
Kannada 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 135 0 100 0 0 0 35 60 0 45 20
Tamil 255 15 140 35 0 15 45 40 25 15 100
Telugu 120 0 115 25 0 0 10 70 0 70 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 180 0 125 10 0 20 25 65 15 50 45
Korean 955 35 560 0 0 0 180 345 90 255 355
Sino-Tibetan languages 4,115 365 2,255 145 260 210 360 1,280 455 825 1,500
Chinese languages 4,090 370 2,230 145 250 210 360 1,265 450 815 1,495
Cantonese 695 130 445 30 55 120 90 150 50 100 115
Chaochow (Teochow) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fukien 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 860 10 445 0 0 0 30 390 125 270 400
Shanghainese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 125 0 125 0 0 0 0 55 0 40 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,355 220 1,160 105 80 80 230 665 260 405 980
Tibetan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tai languages 25 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thai 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 410 115 295 0 130 60 35 60 0 60 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 410 110 295 0 135 65 35 65 0 60 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 1,355 55 975 50 30 25 120 755 150 600 320
Bisayan languages 135 0 95 0 0 0 25 65 0 55 45
Ilocano 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
Malay 75 0 70 0 0 0 0 60 65 0 0
Pampango 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1,090 55 760 45 20 25 75 600 70 525 275
Bikol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 525 0 450 0 25 20 165 235 35 200 55
Akan (Twi) 55 0 55 0 0 0 0 30 0 20 0
Bantu languages 335 0 285 0 0 0 125 150 0 135 40
Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shona 30 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swahili 80 0 75 0 0 0 0 65 0 50 0
Ganda 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 170 0 160 0 0 0 100 55 0 50 0
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Igbo 40 0 30 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ga 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 50 0 35 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 0
African languages, n.i.e. 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
Creoles 35 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-verbal languages 120 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
American Sign Language 30 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 4,445 2,755 1,430 115 120 85 295 810 180 630 265
English and French 1,315 1,285 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 2,765 1,335 1,185 105 90 70 275 640 135 510 245
French and non-official language 300 95 190 0 25 0 20 130 0 115 0
English, French and non-official language 60 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) estimates, the global non-response rate (GNR) is used as an indicator of data quality. This indicator combines complete non-response (household) and partial non-response (question) into a single rate. The value of the GNR is presented to users. A smaller GNR indicates a lower risk of non-response bias and as a result, lower risk of inaccuracy. The threshold used for estimates' suppression is a GNR of 50% or more. For more information, please refer to the National Household Survey User Guide, 2011.

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Footnote 2

Non-immigrant refers to a person who is a Canadian citizen by birth.

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Footnote 3

Immigrant refers to a person who is or has ever been a landed immigrant/permanent resident. This person has been granted the right to live in Canada permanently by immigration authorities. Some immigrants have resided in Canada for a number of years, while others have arrived recently. Some immigrants are Canadian citizens, while others are not. Most immigrants are born outside Canada, but a small number are born in Canada. In the 2011 National Household Survey, 'Immigrants' includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

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Footnote 4

Includes immigrants who landed in Canada prior to May 10, 2011.

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Footnote 5

Non-permanent resident refers to a person from another country who has a work or study permit, or who is a refugee claimant, and any non-Canadian-born family member living in Canada with them.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 99-010-X2011033.

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