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Table A-4
Population of English as the language spoken most often at home, Canada, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 1996 to 2006
Region	1996		2001		2006		Percentage change
Region	number	%	number	%	number	%	1996 to 2001	2001 to 2006
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1996 to 2006.
Canada	19,294,830	67.6	20,011,535	67.5	20,840,565	66.7	3.7	4.1
Newfoundland and Labrador	542,630	99.2	503,985	99.2	494,695	98.8	-7.1	-1.8
Prince Edward Island	129,185	97.2	129,950	97.4	130,270	97.1	0.6	0.2
Nova Scotia	866,260	96.3	863,730	96.2	868,410	96.2	-0.3	0.5
New Brunswick	502,485	68.9	496,680	69.0	496,855	69.0	-1.2	0.0
Quebec	762,455	10.8	746,895	10.5	787,885	10.6	-2.0	5.5
Ontario	8,900,845	83.6	9,337,610	82.7	9,789,935	81.4	4.9	4.8
Manitoba	971,610	88.3	983,265	89.1	997,595	88.0	1.2	1.5
Saskatchewan	923,445	94.6	916,790	95.2	900,230	94.4	-0.7	-1.8
Alberta	2,432,685	91.1	2,681,530	91.2	2,915,865	89.5	10.2	8.7
British Columbia	3,189,880	86.5	3,279,345	84.8	3,380,155	83.0	2.8	3.1
Yukon Territory	29,235	95.4	27,310	95.8	28,625	94.8	-6.6	4.8
Northwest Territories	34,970	88.6	33,370	89.9	36,920	89.9	-4.6	10.6
Nunavut	9,160	37.1	11,060	41.5	13,120	44.7	20.7	18.6
Canada less Quebec	18,532,370	86.3	19,264,640	85.6	20,052,680	84.2	4.0	4.1