Chart 3
Distribution of the Black populations reporting English, French and non-official languages as single mother tongues and multiple mother tongues, by place of birth, Canada, 2021

Canadian-born Black populations Caribbean-born Black populations African-born Black populations Black populations born in the rest of the world 0 20 40 60 80 100 % English as a single-response mother tongueEnglish as a single-response mother tongue French as a single-response mother tongueFrench as a single-response mother tongue Non-off. lang. as a single-resp. mother tongueNon-off. lang. as a single-resp. mother tongue Multiple mother tonguesMultiple mother tongues
Note(s):
Respondents could report one or several mother tongues.
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2021 (3901).

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Distribution of the Black populations reporting English, French and non-official languages as single mother tongues and multiple mother tongues, by place of birth, Canada, 2021, %
  English as a single-response mother tongue French as a single-response mother tongue Non-off. lang. as a single-resp. mother tongue Multiple mother tongues
Canadian-born Black populations 70.9 20.1 4.2 4.8
Caribbean-born Black populations 63.9 11.1 20.0 5.0
African-born Black populations 24.8 20.1 43.2 11.9
Black populations born in the rest of the world 64.7 17.5 12.3 5.6
Note(s):
Respondents could report one or several mother tongues.
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2021 (3901).
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