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Topic-based tabulation: Mother Tongue of Female Spouse or Partner (8), Mother Tongue of Child (8), Mother Tongue of Male Spouse or Partner (8) and Age Group of Child (5) for Children Under 18 Years of Age Living in an Opposite-sex Couple Family of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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General information

Catalogue number :97-555-XCB2006012
Release date :December 4, 2007
Topic :Language
Data dimensions :

Note

Note: Children in an opposite-sex couple family

This table includes children living in families of opposite-sex married couples and opposite-sex common law couples. 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 mother tongue of female spouse or partner , mother tongue of child , mother tongue of male spouse or partner and age group of child for children under 18 years of age living in an opposite-sex couple family in CanadaFootnote 2
Female spouse or partner - Mother tongue (8) Mother tongue of child (8)
Total - Mother tongue of childFootnote 3 English French Non-official language English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Total - Mother tongue of female spouse or partnerFootnote 4 5,455,290 3,467,995 1,055,505 837,510 23,690 57,530 9,855 3,200
English 2,947,680 2,898,120 22,155 17,155 7,265 2,815 55 115
French 1,065,315 64,485 985,740 4,390 9,170 115 1,180 240
Non-official language 1,373,960 471,530 41,600 811,465 2,005 40,195 5,690 1,465
English and French 11,785 4,710 2,475 60 4,295 85 40 120
English and non-official language 46,075 27,320 325 3,295 640 13,825 160 500
French and non-official language 9,140 1,480 3,060 1,095 220 325 2,635 320
English, French and non-official language 1,335 345 145 60 90 175 90 430

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.

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Footnote 2

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 3

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.

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Footnote 4

Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-555-XCB2006012.

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