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- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2024007Geography: Province or territoryDescription: This report provides information on the knowledge and use of Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English and French in Nunavut, based on data from the 2021 Census of Population and the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.Release date: 2024-11-07
- Table: 98-10-0294-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Knowledge of Indigenous languages (97), Residence by Indigenous geography (10), Indigenous identity (9), Indigenous language acquisition (5), Registered or Treaty Indian status (3), Age (5B), Statistics (3), Single and multiple knowledge of languages responses (3)Description: Knowledge of Indigenous languages by single and multiple knowledge of languages responses, Indigenous identity, Indigenous language acquisition, residence by Indigenous geography, Registered or Treaty Indian status and age for the population in private households.Release date: 2024-10-23
- Table: 98-10-0297-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Knowledge of Indigenous languages (97), Indigenous identity (9), Age (5B), Statistics (3), Single and multiple knowledge of languages responses (3)Description: Knowledge of Indigenous languages by single and multiple knowledge of languages responses, Indigenous identity and age for the population in private households.Release date: 2024-10-23
- Table: 98-10-0298-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Indigenous mother tongue (98), Indigenous identity (9), Age (5B), Statistics (3), Single and multiple mother tongue responses (3)Description: Indigenous mother tongue by single and multiple mother tongue responses, Indigenous identity and age for the population in private households.Release date: 2024-10-23
- Table: 37-10-0269-04Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomerationFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Proportion of the school age-population (aged 5 to 24) with non-official home language, Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.Release date: 2024-10-22
- Table: 37-10-0078-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: The number of students in regular Indigenous language programs and Indigenous language immersion programs in public elementary and secondary schools.Release date: 2024-10-10
- Table: 37-10-0175-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: Enrolments in regular second language programs (or core language programs), French immersion programs, and education programs in the minority official language offered in private or independent elementary and secondary schools, by type of program, grade and sex.Release date: 2024-10-10
- Table: 41-10-0060-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Self-rated ability to speak or understand an Indigenous language by First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit, age group and gender, population aged 6 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories.Release date: 2024-08-14
- Table: 41-10-0068-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Exposure to an Indigenous language at home in the past 12 months, First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit, aged 1 to 5 years, by gender, Canada, provinces and territories.Release date: 2024-08-14
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024014Description: This product offers a visual overview of historical data by language indicators in Canada from 1951 to 2021. The language indicators showcased in this product are the first official language spoken, mother tongue, knowledge of official languages and language spoken most often at home. It provides information on the number and proportion of language groups in each province and territory from 1951 to 2021. Data can be filtered by province or territory, language, multiple responses distribution and reference period.Release date: 2024-04-05
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- Table: 97-570-X1991148Description:
This table details population by knowledge of official languages, showing age groups.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - Table: 97-570-X1991149Description:
This table details population able to speak various non-official languages, showing age groups.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - 293. Population by Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Showing Age Groups (13b) - Census tracts ArchivedTable: 97-570-X1991153Description:Release date: 1993-06-01
- 294. Population Able to Speak Various Non-official Languages (11), Showing Age Groups (13b) - Census tracts ArchivedTable: 97-570-X1991154Description:
This table details population able to speak various non-official languages, showing age groups.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - 295. Population by Mother Tongue (27), Showing Knowledge of Official Languages (5) and Sex (3) - Census tracts ArchivedTable: 97-570-X1991155Description:
This table details population by mother tongue, showing knowledge of official languages and sex.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - Table: 97-570-X1991158Description:
This table details population by knowledge of official languages, showing age groups.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - Table: 97-570-X1991159Description:
This table details population able to speak various non-official languages, showing age groups.
Release date: 1993-06-01 - 298. Bilingualism and earnings ArchivedTable: 75-001-X19890022277Description:
This study compares the earnings of bilingual and unilingual workers in three urban centres: Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa-Hull. Differences in the earnings of bilingual and unilingual workers are considered in the light of several demographic and job-related traits.
Release date: 1989-06-30
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- Articles and reports: 75-006-X201900100007Description:
This study uses data from the 2016 Census in order to examine the employment earnings of individuals with an immigrant background (i.e., immigrants and children of immigrants) who are part of official language minorities in Canada. Two groups are examined: those with French as their first official language spoken (FOLS) living in Canada outside Quebec, and those with English as their FOLS living in Quebec. In this study, comparisons are made with groups belonging to the linguistic majority.
Release date: 2019-05-15 - 32. Study: Earnings of immigrants and children of immigrants in official language minority populations ArchivedStats in brief: 11-001-X201913520487Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2019-05-15
- 33. French in New Brunswick, 2001 to 2016 ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-657-X2019003Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This document presents an overview of the trends observed between 2001 and 2016 for the French language and the official language minority population in New Brunswick. To this end, it provides Census of Population and National Household Survey information on the population who reported having French as their mother tongue, French spoken at home or used at work as well as those who speak French well enough to sustain a conversation.
Release date: 2019-03-25 - 34. French in Nova Scotia, 2001 to 2016 ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-657-X2019004Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This document presents an overview of the trends observed between 2001 and 2016 for the French language and the official language minority population in Nova Scotia. To this end, it provides Census of Population and National Household Survey information on the population who reported having French as their mother tongue, French spoken at home or used at work as well as those who speak French well enough to sustain a conversation.
Release date: 2019-03-25 - 35. French in Prince Edward Island, 2001 to 2016 ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-657-X2019005Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This document presents an overview of the trends observed between 2001 and 2016 for the French language and the official language minority population in Prince Edward Island. To this end, it provides Census of Population and National Household Survey information on the population who reported having French as their mother tongue, French spoken at home or used at work as well as those who speak French well enough to sustain a conversation.
Release date: 2019-03-25 - 36. French in Newfoundland and Labrador, 2001 to 2016 ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-657-X2019006Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
This document presents an overview of the trends observed between 2001 and 2016 for the French language and the official language minority population in Newfoundland and Labrador. To this end, it provides Census of Population and National Household Survey information on the population who reported having French as their mother tongue, French spoken at home or used at work as well as those who speak French well enough to sustain a conversation.
Release date: 2019-03-25 - 37. Results from the 2016 Census: Aboriginal languages and the role of second-language acquisition ArchivedArticles and reports: 75-006-X201800154981Description:
Using data from the 2016 Census, this study examines the extent to which Aboriginal languages are spoken in Canada, and whether the number of Aboriginal-language speakers rose in past decades. The study also examines the factors that are related to Aboriginal language use and retention.
Release date: 2018-12-07 - Stats in brief: 11-627-M2017035Description:
Based on 2016 Census data, the following infographic provides a portrait of Aboriginal languages in Canada, including mother tongue and languages spoken at home.
Release date: 2017-10-27 - Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016017Description:
This Census in Brief article describes the composition of Canada’s immigrant population according to four language variables. It focuses on immigrants’ adoption of English or French and includes a comparison of results for Quebec and the rest of Canada.
Release date: 2017-10-25 - Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016022Description:
This Census in Brief article provides detailed information about Aboriginal languages spoken by Aboriginal people, including the regional distribution of each Aboriginal language family. Comparisons between the counts of Aboriginal language speakers and the counts of people with an Aboriginal mother tongue are provided. Results are presented for First Nations people, Métis and Inuit.
Release date: 2017-10-25
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012022001Description: This fact sheet presents a data ecosystem comprised of a set of data sources that, together, provide information on children eligible for instruction in the minority official language.Release date: 2022-11-09
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021016Description: This video will allow you to identify the census questionnaire questions on knowledge of official and non-official languages. It will also allow you to understand how variables on knowledge of official and non-official languages are created and how they are disseminated and analyzed.Release date: 2022-08-17
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