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Population by language spoken most often at home and age groups, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories - 20% sample data

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Geographic name Language spoken most often at home1
Total English French Non-official language English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Note:
  1. Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census. Other languages spoken at home on a regular basis were also collected.
Sort alphabetically Z to A with: Geographic name Sort alphabetically A to Z with: Geographic name Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = Total Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = Total Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = French Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = French Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = Non-official language Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = Non-official language Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English and French Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English and French Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English and non-official language Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English and non-official language Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = French and non-official language Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = French and non-official language Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English, French and non-official language Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English, French and non-official language
Canada ! 31,241,030 20,584,770 6,608,125 3,472,130 94,055 406,455 58,885 16,600
Alberta ! 3,256,355 2,893,240 19,315 297,955 3,340 41,645 460 395
British Columbia ! 4,074,385 3,341,285 15,325 639,380 3,610 73,730 465 580
Manitoba ! 1,133,515 989,215 19,515 107,875 1,825 14,870 110 105
New Brunswick 719,650 494,215 211,665 8,350 4,295 965 130 30
Newfoundland and Labrador 500,610 494,345 650 4,905 180 525 0 0
Northwest Territories 41,060 36,795 445 3,570 30 210 0 0
Nova Scotia ! 903,090 866,685 17,165 15,700 1,310 2,120 80 25
Nunavut ! 29,325 12,955 205 15,810 15 320 20 0
Ontario ! 12,028,895 9,655,830 289,035 1,811,620 26,050 239,890 3,065 3,405
Prince Edward Island 134,205 130,115 2,680 1,095 150 165 0 0
Quebec ! 7,435,905 744,430 6,027,730 518,320 52,330 26,560 54,490 12,035
Saskatchewan ! 953,845 897,130 3,860 46,605 860 5,335 50 10
Yukon Territory ! 30,195 28,540 540 935 65 110 0 0
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