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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Selected Language Characteristics (165), Aboriginal Ancestry (10), Age Groups (7), Sex (3) and Area of Residence (6) for the Population of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Selected language characteristics (165) Aboriginal ancestry (10)
Total - Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestry population Total Aboriginal ancestry population 2 North American Indian single ancestry North American Indian and non-Aboriginal ancestries Métis single ancestry Métis and non-Aboriginal ancestries Inuit single ancestry Inuit and non-Aboriginal ancestries Other Aboriginal multiple ancestries 3 Non-Aboriginal ancestry population
Note(s) :
  1. TOTAL - AREA OF RESIDENCE
    'Area of residence' refers to the following geographic areas: on reserve, urban census metropolitan area, urban non-census metropolitan area and rural area. These geographic areas can be used to show where the Aboriginal population is residing.

    'On reserve' includes eight census subdivision (CSD) types legally affiliated with First Nations or Indian bands, i.e., Indian reserve (IRI), Indian settlement (S-E), Indian government district (IGD), terres réservées aux Cris (TC), terres réservées aux Naskapis (TK), Nisga'a village (NVL), Nisga'a land (NL) and Teslin land (TL), as well as 35 additional CSDs of various other types that are generally northern communities in Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory, which have large concentrations of Registered Indians.

    An urban area has a minimum population concentration of 1,000 persons and a population density of at least 400 persons per square kilometre, based on the current census population count. All territory outside urban areas is classified as rural. On-reserve CSDs are excluded from this category.

    A census metropolitan area (CMA) is a large urban area and has a population of at least 100,000.

    Urban non-census metropolitan areas are smaller urban areas with a population of less than 100,000.

    Rural areas include remote and wilderness areas and agricultural lands, as well as small towns, villages and other populated places with a population of less than 1,000. On-reserve CSDs are excluded from this category.

    Additional information on the geographic units can be obtained from the 2006 Census Dictionary.
  2. TOTAL ABORIGINAL ANCESTRY POPULATION
    Refers to those persons who reported at least one Aboriginal ancestry (North American Indian, Métis or Inuit) to the ethnic origin question. 'Ethnic origin' refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of a person's ancestors. Additional Information on ethnic origin can be obtained from the 2006 Census Dictionary.
    'Aboriginal ancestry' was referred to as 'Aboriginal origin' prior the 2006 Census. The content of the variable remains unchanged in 2006 compared with the previous censuses.
  3. OTHER ABORIGINAL MULTIPLE ANCESTRIES
    Includes those who reported multiple Aboriginal ancestries or multiple Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal ancestries to the ethnic origin question.
  4. TOTAL POPULATION BY DETAILED MOTHER TONGUE
    Mother tongue refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.
  5. TOTAL - SINGLE RESPONSES
    Indicates the number of persons who reported only one language as their mother tongue.
  6. TOTAL MULTIPLE RESPONSES
    Indicates the number of persons who reported more than one language as their mother tongue.
  7. ENGLISH AND ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE
    Indicates the number of persons who reported English and one Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.
  8. FRENCH AND ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE
    Indicates the number of persons who reported French and one Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.
  9. ENGLISH, FRENCH AND ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE
    Indicates the number of persons who reported English, French and one Aboriginal language as their mother tongue.
  10. TOTAL POPULATION BY DETAILED LANGUAGE SPOKEN MOST OFTEN AT HOME
    Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census. The data on home language shown in this table are not comparable to data found in similar tables produced for the 2001 Census when home language referred to the language spoken most often at home and the language spoken on a regular basis at home.
  11. TOTAL - SINGLE RESPONSES
    Indicates the number of persons who reported only one language spoken most often at home.
  12. TOTAL MULTIPLE RESPONSES
    Indicates the number of persons who reported more than one language spoken most often at home.
  13. ENGLISH AND ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE
    Indicates the number of persons who reported English and one Aboriginal language spoken most often at home.
  14. FRENCH AND ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE
    Indicates the number of persons who reported French and one Aboriginal language spoken most often at home.
  15. ENGLISH, FRENCH AND ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE
    Indicates the number of persons who reported English, French and one Aboriginal language spoken most often at home.
  16. TOTAL POPULATION BY KNOWLEDGE OF ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES
    Refers to the ability to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language.
  17. TOTAL - SINGLE RESPONSES
    Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of only one language, either as an official or a non-official language. For example, the category 'English' includes persons who reported knowledge of English only without reporting knowledge of any non-official language(s).
  18. TOTAL MULTIPLE RESPONSES
    Indicates the number of persons who reported multiple official and/or non-official languages.
  19. ENGLISH AND ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE(S)
    Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of English and at least one Aboriginal language.
  20. FRENCH AND ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE(S)
    Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of French and at least one Aboriginal language.
  21. ENGLISH, FRENCH AND ABORIGINAL LANGUAGE(S)
    Indicates the number of persons who reported knowledge of English, French and at least one Aboriginal language.
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total population by detailed mother tongue 4 31,241,030 1,678,235 512,150 693,355 77,295 285,750 40,980 18,615 50,090 29,562,795
Total - Single responses 5 30,848,270 1,656,185 502,985 685,140 76,580 283,340 40,535 18,370 49,230 29,192,080
English 17,882,775 1,174,145 302,140 515,215 59,515 233,800 10,800 14,055 38,610 16,708,630
French 6,817,650 267,950 42,900 155,270 13,985 47,575 540 1,385 6,285 6,549,705
Non-official languages 6,147,840 214,095 157,940 14,655 3,080 1,970 29,190 2,925 4,335 5,933,745
Aboriginal languages 210,075 206,235 156,340 10,780 2,525 505 29,140 2,825 4,125 3,840
Algonquian languages 144,655 142,145 126,615 8,915 2,300 455 295 15 3,550 2,510
Algonquin 1,920 1,900 1,775 105 0 0 15 0 0 15
Atikamekw 5,250 5,165 4,865 250 0 0 55 0 0 80
Blackfoot 3,085 3,055 2,960 85 0 0 10 0 0 30
Cree 78,855 77,480 66,780 5,685 1,675 225 60 10 3,035 1,380
Malecite 535 525 465 55 0 0 10 0 0 10
Mi'kmaq 7,365 7,310 6,780 505 10 0 10 0 0 55
Montagnais-Naskapi 10,970 10,710 9,935 570 10 0 110 0 75 260
Ojibway 24,190 23,655 21,525 1,450 315 130 10 0 235 535
Oji-Cree 11,690 11,610 11,390 125 25 10 30 0 25 80
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 795 745 135 90 260 85 0 0 165 50
Athapaskan languages 19,015 18,585 17,195 885 175 35 80 0 215 430
Carrier 1,560 1,455 1,345 95 15 0 0 0 0 100
Chilcotin 1,070 1,025 955 70 0 0 0 0 0 45
Chipewyan 525 500 420 50 10 10 0 0 10 25
Dene 9,750 9,655 9,030 390 110 15 0 0 100 90
Dogrib 2,015 1,970 1,845 50 10 0 20 0 45 45
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 355 355 310 30 0 0 0 0 15 0
North Slave (Hare) 1,060 1,055 965 30 10 0 40 0 10 10
South Slave 1,605 1,585 1,415 100 25 10 0 0 20 20
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 1,065 980 895 70 0 0 10 0 0 80
Haida 115 105 90 10 10 0 0 0 0 10
Iroquoian languages 410 365 275 90 0 0 0 0 0 45
Mohawk 290 245 170 80 0 0 0 0 0 45
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 115 120 115 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 155 155 140 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 3,250 3,100 2,835 260 0 0 0 0 10 145
Shuswap 935 915 820 85 0 0 0 0 0 20
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 505 490 465 25 0 0 0 0 0 10
Salish languages, n.i.e. 1,810 1,695 1,550 150 0 0 0 0 0 115
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 5,590 5,515 5,340 150 0 0 0 0 25 70
Tlingit 85 80 75 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 2,170 2,055 1,910 130 15 0 0 0 0 115
Gitksan 1,175 1,105 1,050 60 0 0 0 0 0 70
Nisga'a 675 645 590 50 0 0 0 0 0 30
Tsimshian 315 300 270 20 10 0 0 0 0 15
Wakashan languages 1,090 1,045 970 75 0 0 0 0 0 40
Nootka 370 365 335 30 0 0 0 0 0 10
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 715 680 640 40 0 0 0 0 0 35
Inuktitut 32,380 32,015 100 35 0 0 28,745 2,805 315 370
Inuinnaqtun 365 365 10 0 0 0 340 20 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 32,010 31,645 100 35 0 0 28,410 2,785 315 370
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 1,165 1,055 800 205 20 10 10 0 10 110
Other single responses 5,937,760 7,860 1,595 3,875 555 1,465 55 100 210 5,929,900
Total multiple responses 6 392,760 22,045 9,165 8,215 715 2,410 440 240 860 370,710
English and Aboriginal language 7 11,035 10,655 7,825 1,650 205 95 370 120 395 380
French and Aboriginal language 8 855 815 480 145 50 20 35 20 55 40
English, French and Aboriginal language 9 240 240 80 90 20 0 0 10 25 0
Other multiple responses 380,625 10,345 775 6,335 445 2,285 30 90 390 370,280
Total population by detailed language spoken most often at home 10 31,241,030 1,678,235 512,150 693,360 77,295 285,750 40,975 18,615 50,090 29,562,795
Total - Single responses 11 30,665,025 1,660,470 502,935 688,140 76,750 284,185 40,470 18,450 49,540 29,004,555
English 20,584,775 1,296,045 361,670 543,540 64,005 252,245 16,585 15,185 42,815 19,288,725
French 6,608,125 232,525 43,790 139,345 11,380 31,210 690 1,280 4,825 6,375,595
Non-official languages 3,472,130 131,895 97,475 5,250 1,355 730 23,200 1,985 1,900 3,340,235
Aboriginal languages 129,340 128,055 96,555 3,510 980 90 23,150 1,945 1,820 1,290
Algonquian languages 87,520 86,820 81,045 3,095 865 75 205 15 1,520 695
Algonquin 385 385 365 10 0 0 0 0 10 10
Atikamekw 4,750 4,740 4,505 210 0 0 25 0 0 10
Blackfoot 1,575 1,575 1,550 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree 47,190 46,765 42,850 1,880 650 40 45 15 1,290 425
Malecite 135 135 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 3,985 3,960 3,765 190 0 0 0 0 0 25
Montagnais-Naskapi 9,725 9,650 8,975 500 0 0 95 0 70 75
Ojibway 11,115 10,985 10,530 225 120 25 0 0 85 130
Oji-Cree 8,480 8,470 8,345 55 20 0 30 0 20 10
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 180 160 30 0 65 10 0 0 50 20
Athapaskan languages 11,225 11,040 10,490 265 115 10 65 0 95 185
Carrier 605 545 525 15 10 0 0 0 0 65
Chilcotin 430 415 410 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
Chipewyan 120 120 115 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 7,490 7,465 7,125 175 80 10 0 0 60 25
Dogrib 1,110 1,110 1,040 25 10 0 10 0 25 0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 20 25 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slave (Hare) 650 655 590 15 0 0 45 0 0 0
South Slave 605 595 545 20 15 0 10 0 10 10
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 180 115 100 10 0 0 0 0 0 65
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 30 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
Mohawk 20 20 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Kutenai 15 15 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 510 505 480 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap 250 245 235 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 55 55 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 205 205 195 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 3,780 3,755 3,700 45 0 0 0 0 0 30
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 560 545 525 10 0 0 0 0 0 20
Gitksan 315 315 310 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 180 165 165 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Tsimshian 65 65 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 115 110 105 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nootka 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 105 105 90 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 25,360 25,075 70 10 0 0 22,875 1,930 195 280
Inuinnaqtun 70 70 10 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 25,290 25,005 65 10 10 0 22,815 1,930 190 280
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 215 155 110 40 0 0 0 0 0 65
Other single responses 3,342,790 3,845 915 1,740 375 645 50 40 80 3,338,945
Total multiple responses 12 576,005 17,765 9,215 5,220 545 1,565 505 165 555 558,240
English and Aboriginal language 13 9,680 9,455 7,645 810 140 20 455 80 300 225
French and Aboriginal language 14 695 670 565 45 0 0 40 0 10 25
English, French and Aboriginal language 15 80 70 50 0 15 0 10 10 0 0
Other multiple responses 565,550 7,570 950 4,350 385 1,545 10 75 250 557,980
Total population by knowledge of Aboriginal languages 16 31,241,030 1,678,235 512,150 693,355 77,295 285,755 40,975 18,610 50,090 29,562,795
Total - Single responses 17 20,015,415 1,189,670 307,385 534,260 61,855 221,275 13,455 13,250 38,175 18,825,745
English 15,697,470 1,056,880 274,380 460,630 55,560 209,370 8,765 12,435 35,735 14,640,590
French 3,851,775 119,570 25,365 73,050 6,195 11,810 265 595 2,295 3,732,205
Non-official languages 466,165 13,215 7,640 580 100 90 4,435 220 145 452,945
Aboriginal languages 12,725 12,540 7,450 315 25 0 4,415 225 115 185
Algonquian languages 7,180 7,065 6,655 285 25 0 15 0 85 115
Algonquin 60 60 55 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 860 860 835 25 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree 3,495 3,420 3,145 170 25 0 0 0 75 80
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 80 80 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 1,070 1,040 960 60 0 0 10 0 0 30
Ojibway 705 700 690 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
Oji-Cree 880 875 855 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 745 740 710 20 10 0 10 0 0 0
Carrier 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 25 30 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chipewyan 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 470 465 450 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
Dogrib 105 105 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slave (Hare) 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slave 75 75 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 15 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 55 55 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nootka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 4,715 4,655 10 0 0 0 4,395 225 30 60
Inuinnaqtun 15 15 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 4,700 4,640 10 0 0 0 4,380 225 35 55
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other single responses 453,435 675 185 275 70 90 20 0 25 452,760
Total multiple responses 18 11,225,615 488,565 204,765 159,095 15,440 64,475 27,520 5,360 11,915 10,737,050
English and Aboriginal language(s) 19 217,295 211,910 159,965 15,320 3,470 740 24,690 2,905 4,825 5,385
French and Aboriginal language(s) 20 14,515 14,235 12,475 780 30 0 860 45 45 275
English, French and Aboriginal language(s) 21 11,825 10,670 6,330 1,710 270 165 1,415 390 375 1,150
Other multiple responses 10,981,980 251,750 25,995 141,280 11,665 63,570 555 2,020 6,670 10,730,230
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-558-XCB2006019 (Canada, Code01)
Date Modified: 2011-07-04

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