Data tables, 2016 Census

First Official Language Spoken (7), Mobility Status 1 Year Ago (9), Place of Residence 1 Year Ago (15), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Age (19) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 1 Year and Over 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 1 year ago , place of residence 1 year ago , immigrant status and period of immigration , age and sex for the population aged 1 year and over in private households in Canada
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First official language spoken (7) Mobility Status 1 Year Ago (9)
Total - Mobility status 1 year ago Non-movers Movers Non-migrants Migrants Internal migrants Intraprovincial migrants Interprovincial migrants External migrants
Total - First official language spoken 34,091,785 29,644,795 4,446,990 2,623,510 1,823,475 1,451,000 1,189,525 261,475 372,475
English 25,550,895 22,131,645 3,419,250 2,030,560 1,388,690 1,115,835 886,305 229,530 272,855
French 7,529,210 6,672,195 857,015 512,440 344,580 306,035 281,030 25,005 38,545
English and French 409,065 350,765 58,305 35,305 22,995 13,685 9,770 3,920 9,305
Neither English nor French 602,610 490,185 112,420 45,210 67,210 15,450 12,420 3,025 51,765
Official language minority (number)Footnote 2 7,733,745 6,847,575 886,165 530,090 356,075 312,880 285,915 26,965 43,200
Official language minority (percentage)Footnote 3 22.7 23.1 19.9 20.2 19.5 21.6 24.0 10.3 11.6

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Immigrant status refers to whether the person is a non-immigrant, an immigrant or a non-permanent resident.

Period of immigration refers to the period in which the immigrant first obtained landed immigrant or permanent resident status.

For more information on immigration variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Place of Birth, Generation Status, Citizenship and Immigration Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

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Footnote 2

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 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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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-X2016383.

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