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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Language Used Most Often at Work (21), Other Language Used Regularly at Work (9), Mother Tongue (8) and Age Groups (9) for the Population 15 Years and Over Who Worked Since 2005 of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Language used most often at work (21) Other language used regularly at work (9)
Total - Other language used regularly at work None 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(s) :
  1. Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations crossing provincial boundaries
    There is one census metropolitan area (Ottawa - Gatineau) and three census agglomerations (Campbellton, Hawkesbury and Lloydminster) that cross provincial boundaries. The data for their respective provincial parts are included with the appropriate census metropolitan area or census agglomeration, with data for the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration within the province of the provincial part that contributes the majority of the population to the area. For example, Ottawa - Gatineau can be found in Ontario, Campbellton in New Brunswick, Hawkesbury in Ontario and Lloydminster in Alberta.
  1. CHINESE, N.O.S.
    The 2006 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' includes responses of 'Chinese' as well as all Chinese languages other than Cantonese, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka and Shanghainese. Data for the 'Chinese, n.o.s.' category in 2001 and 2006 are not directly comparable. The 2001 category 'Chinese, n.o.s.' is equivalent to the sum of the 2006 categories 'Chinese, n.o.s.' and 'Chaochow (Teochow),' 'Fukien,' 'Shanghainese' and Taiwanese.'
  2. 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 G in the 2006 Census Dictionary.
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total - Language used most often at work 18,418,100 15,997,305 1,213,580 700,790 457,930 2,285 18,195 27,835 180
Single responses 18,062,905 15,661,290 1,212,640 699,010 441,765 2,285 18,140 27,595 180
English 14,064,105 12,926,125 0 692,815 417,675 0 0 27,495 0
French 3,724,970 2,593,110 1,097,665 0 18,345 0 15,845 0 0
Non-official languages 273,830 142,055 114,980 6,195 5,740 2,285 2,290 100 180
Chinese, n.o.s. 1 51,055 30,995 18,645 395 660 195 130 20 0
Cantonese 39,240 21,835 14,455 50 1,770 20 1,095 15 10
Panjabi (Punjabi) 25,380 16,880 8,195 25 185 20 75 0 0
German 24,770 10,735 13,480 205 115 125 65 0 35
Mandarin 15,625 8,660 5,645 0 1,000 45 270 0 0
Portuguese 9,385 4,815 4,050 255 140 60 60 0 0
Spanish 14,775 7,635 5,425 1,010 140 455 60 10 45
Vietnamese 7,695 4,415 2,745 215 235 60 15 0 0
Korean 10,460 5,040 5,215 40 115 10 30 0 0
Italian 4,735 1,630 2,105 585 65 295 25 0 20
Other languages 2 70,700 29,410 35,020 3,395 1,315 1,005 460 35 60
Multiple responses 355,195 336,015 940 1,780 16,165 0 55 240 0
English and French 252,295 240,370 0 0 11,925 0 0 0 0
English and non-official language 86,820 81,225 0 1,780 3,580 0 0 235 0
French and non-official language 5,055 3,995 940 0 65 0 55 0 0
English, French and non-official language 11,025 10,425 0 0 600 0 0 0 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006036 (Canada, Code01)
Date Modified: 2011-04-07

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