Data tables, 2016 Census

First Official Language Spoken (7), Mobility Status 5 Years Ago (9), Place of Residence 5 Years Ago (15), Language Used Most Often at Work (8), Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2012 (21), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (15) and Age (6B) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over Who Worked Since 2015, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

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This table details first official language spoken , mobility status 5 years ago , place of residence 5 years ago , language used most often at work , industry - north american industry classification system 2012 , highest certificate, diploma or degree and age for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2015, in private households in Canada
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First official language spoken (7) Mobility Status 5 Years Ago (9)
Total - Mobility status 5 years ago Non-movers Movers Non-migrants Migrants Internal migrants Intraprovincial migrants Interprovincial migrants External migrants
Total - First official language spoken 19,956,250 11,743,020 8,213,230 4,497,015 3,716,215 2,943,760 2,360,260 583,500 772,455
English 15,212,975 8,901,690 6,311,285 3,458,370 2,852,910 2,236,990 1,717,095 519,890 615,920
French 4,353,860 2,643,440 1,710,425 945,560 764,865 670,085 615,140 54,945 94,785
English and French 236,625 126,165 110,460 56,800 53,660 26,020 19,340 6,685 27,640
Neither English nor French 152,785 71,725 81,060 36,285 44,775 10,665 8,685 1,980 34,110
Official language minority (number)Footnote 3 4,472,175 2,706,520 1,765,655 973,960 791,700 683,100 624,810 58,285 108,605
Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 4 22.4 23.0 21.5 21.7 21.3 23.2 26.5 10.0 14.1

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked.

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Footnote 2

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree,' available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 3

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Footnote 4

The official language minority population of Quebec includes all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. The official language minority population of the country overall and of every province and territory other than Quebec includes individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Data quality note(s) – Canada

  • Incomplete enumeration flag
    Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Long-form data quality flag
    Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%.
  • Long-form income data quality flag
    Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016380.

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