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Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Mother Tongue (103), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-555-XCB2006016
Release date :December 4, 2007
Topic :Language
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Note

Note: Data quality - Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux)

When comparing the census results to those of the 2001 Census, it appears that there is some overestimation of persons reporting Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in British Columbia and, as a result, also at the Canada level. Although it affects a relatively small population, it is best to apply caution when analysing the census data for Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) in these geographies.

For more information on factors that may explain such variances in census data, such as response errors and processing errors, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, Appendix B Data quality, sampling and weighting, confidentiality and random rounding.

Note: Data on knowledge of official languages

According to studies on data certification, the 2006 Census statistics on knowledge of official languages could underestimate the category 'English and French' and overestimate the category 'French only,' particularly for the francophone population, but also for the whole population in general. More information on the subject will be available in the Languages Reference Guide, to be published in 2008.

Note: Impact of municipal restructuring

The boundaries and names of municipalities (census subdivisions) can change from one census to the next because of annexations, dissolutions and incorporations. To bridge the impact of these municipal changes on data dissemination, the 2006 Census team is producing a profile for dissolved census subdivisions. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: Population universe

The population universe of the 2006 Census includes the following groups:
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Study Permits and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Work Permits and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last three groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent resident found in the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

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This table details detailed mother tongue , knowledge of official languages , age groups and sex for the population in Montréal, VFootnote 1
Detailed mother tongue (103) Knowledge of official languages (5)
Total - Knowledge of official languages English only French only English and French Neither English nor French
Total - Detailed mother tongue 1,593,725 159,990 532,185 857,205 44,340
Single responses 1,550,765 155,400 522,835 828,515 44,020
English 200,000 65,375 485 133,905 235
French 834,520 510 394,550 438,940 510
Non-official languages 516,250 89,510 127,795 255,670 43,270
Algonquin 10 0 10 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0
Chipewyan 0 0 0 0 0
Cree 120 50 0 60 0
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 10 0 0 10 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0
Dogrib 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 80 30 0 25 25
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 15 0 0 15 0
Mohawk 10 0 0 10 0
Montagnais-Naskapi 35 0 20 10 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0
North Slave (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 10 0 0 10 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap 0 0 0 0 0
South Slave 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0
Italian 87,770 3,830 16,600 60,625 6,720
Portuguese 18,015 880 5,660 10,280 1,200
Romanian 14,395 480 3,655 9,585 680
Spanish 62,435 3,010 25,560 29,090 4,770
Danish 85 30 0 50 0
Dutch 785 160 20 585 15
Flemish 155 10 30 125 0
Frisian 10 0 0 10 0
German 4,920 1,690 140 3,050 35
Norwegian 130 70 0 60 0
Swedish 190 85 0 105 0
Yiddish 4,905 2,300 25 1,850 730
Bosnian 260 10 55 180 15
Bulgarian 3,535 375 920 1,985 255
Croatian 955 280 70 580 20
Czech 785 185 40 545 15
Macedonian 55 0 10 35 10
Polish 9,115 2,365 885 5,425 445
Russian 12,150 2,560 2,240 6,430 920
Serbian 960 170 145 615 20
Serbo-Croatian 600 60 100 440 10
Slovak 635 195 30 410 0
Slovenian 370 170 30 155 15
Ukrainian 3,490 975 315 2,090 105
Latvian 205 85 0 120 0
Lithuanian 390 115 10 260 0
Estonian 145 60 0 80 0
Finnish 145 85 0 55 10
Hungarian 3,305 1,180 185 1,830 110
Greek 20,260 6,890 345 10,485 2,535
Armenian 6,680 540 685 5,120 340
Turkish 4,780 740 1,710 1,625 705
Amharic 550 160 45 325 25
Arabic 67,575 5,640 23,955 34,400 3,575
Hebrew 2,080 635 100 1,255 90
Maltese 15 0 10 10 0
Somali 645 90 125 365 65
Tigrigna 140 40 15 80 10
Bengali 8,815 4,620 450 2,765 975
Gujarati 4,550 2,255 140 1,535 615
Hindi 1,255 710 20 470 55
Kurdish 670 85 290 195 100
Panjabi (Punjabi) 8,360 3,935 325 2,650 1,445
Pashto 705 250 70 205 180
Persian (Farsi) 6,700 1,770 635 3,760 530
Sindhi 95 45 0 50 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 365 230 10 100 35
Urdu 6,905 3,515 405 2,240 750
Malayalam 165 110 0 60 0
Tamil 9,940 5,160 415 3,075 1,285
Telugu 175 150 0 25 0
Japanese 1,180 600 90 445 50
Korean 2,220 1,065 125 870 160
Cantonese 5,695 1,795 505 1,995 1,400
Chinese, n.o.s.Footnote 2 30,945 11,610 4,300 9,240 5,790
Mandarin 4,760 2,440 345 1,320 655
Taiwanese 415 225 0 125 55
Lao 1,765 50 635 940 140
Khmer (Cambodian) 5,155 425 1,665 2,170 890
Vietnamese 17,000 1,605 4,735 8,440 2,225
Bisayan languages 490 385 0 90 10
Ilocano 1,125 855 0 215 50
Malay 270 115 15 120 15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 8,520 6,150 20 2,140 205
Akan (Twi) 1,075 615 10 425 35
Swahili 810 115 345 325 20
Creoles 32,190 235 20,225 10,615 1,120
Other languagesFootnote 3 20,010 2,155 8,250 8,600 1,000
Multiple responses 42,955 4,595 9,350 28,690 320
English and French 12,055 130 410 11,515 0
English and non-official language 9,750 4,255 165 5,215 110
French and non-official language 17,955 150 8,680 8,955 175
English, French and non-official language 3,190 60 90 3,005 35

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

2001 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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Footnote 2

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.'

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Footnote 3

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.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006016.

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