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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Mother Tongue (8), Language Spoken Most Often at Home (8) and Generation Status (4) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Mother tongue (8) Language spoken most often at home (8)
Total - Language spoken most often at home English French Non-official language English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
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  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total - Mother tongue 25,664,220 16,776,840 5,511,370 2,923,010 73,175 322,395 44,720 12,720
English 14,309,045 14,152,770 63,325 59,185 13,135 20,105 150 370
French 5,730,250 411,145 5,263,425 12,190 37,390 545 4,495 1,065
Non-official language 5,328,615 2,060,015 151,690 2,817,640 7,535 251,390 32,410 7,930
English and French 73,135 39,275 19,080 965 13,125 255 125 305
English and non-official language 182,330 105,170 890 26,995 385 48,235 90 570
French and non-official language 33,175 5,885 12,230 4,955 845 960 7,120 1,185
English, French and non-official language 7,665 2,590 730 1,080 755 895 315 1,295
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006043 (Canada, Code01)