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  • 51. Language spoken at home by single and multiple responses of language spoken at home and mother tongue: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0201-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: All persons, excluding institutional residents, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: All languages spoken at home (538), Mother tongue (11), Age (7), Single and multiple responses of language spoken at home (3)
    Description: Data on language spoken at home by single and multiple responses of language spoken at home, mother tongue and age for the population excluding institutional residents for Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.
    Release date: 2022-08-17
  • 52. Mother tongue by language spoken most often at home for children in couple families: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
    Table: 98-10-0212-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Children under 18 years of age in couple families in private households, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: Child - Mother tongue (11), Other married spouse or common-law partner - Mother tongue (11), Married spouse or common-law partner - Language spoken most often at home (11), Language spoken most often at home - Child (11), Language spoken most often at home - Other married spouse or common-law partner (11), Age of child (2), Married spouse or common-law partner - Mother tongue (11)
    Description: Data on mother tongue of married spouse or common-law partner by mother tongue of child, mother tongue of other married spouse or common-law partner, language spoken most often at home by married spouse or common-law partner, language spoken most often at home by child, language spoken most often at home by other married spouse or common-law partner and age of child for children under 18 years of age in couple families in private households.
    Release date: 2022-08-17
  • 53. Mother tongue by language spoken most often at home for children in different-gender couple families: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
    Table: 98-10-0213-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Children under 18 years of age in different-gender couple families in private households, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: Child - Mother tongue (11), Man married spouse or common-law partner - Mother tongue (11), Language spoken most often at home - Child (11), Other language(s) spoken regularly at home by child (12), Age of child (5), Woman married spouse or common-law partner - Mother tongue (11)
    Description: Data on mother tongue of woman married spouse or common-law partner by mother tongue of child, mother tongue of man married spouse or common-law partner, language spoken most often at home by child, other language spoken regularly at home by child and age of child for children under 18 years of age in different-gender couple families in private households.
    Release date: 2022-08-17
  • 54. Language spoken most often at home by age: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0226-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: All persons, excluding institutional residents, 2011 to 2021 censuses — 100% data
    Variable list: Language spoken most often at home (8), Age (13B), Statistics (6A)
    Description: Data on language spoken most often at home by age for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2022-08-17
  • 55. Language spoken most often at home by age: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0227-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: All persons, excluding institutional residents, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: Language spoken most often at home (8), Age (13B), Statistics (2)
    Description: Data on language spoken most often at home by age for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.
    Release date: 2022-08-17
  • 56. Language spoken most often at home by age: Canada, provinces and territories and census divisions
    Table: 98-10-0228-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: All persons, excluding institutional residents, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: Language spoken most often at home (8), Age (13B), Statistics (2)
    Description: Data on language spoken most often at home by age for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions.
    Release date: 2022-08-17
  • 57. Language spoken most often at home by age: Canada, provinces and territories and census subdivisions with a population 5,000 or more
    Table: 98-10-0229-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: All persons, excluding institutional residents, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: Language spoken most often at home (8), Age (13B), Statistics (2)
    Description:

    Data on language spoken most often at home by age for the population excluding institutional residents of Canada, provinces and territories, census subdivisions with a population 5,000 or more.

    Release date: 2022-08-17
  • 58. Indigenous mother tongue, Indigenous language spoken most often at home and other Indigenous language(s) spoken regularly at home: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0230-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: All persons, excluding institutional residents, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: Indigenous languages (91), Indigenous languages - mother tongue and language spoken at home (3)
    Description: Data on Indigenous mother tongue, Indigenous language spoken most often at home and other Indigenous language(s) spoken regularly at home for Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2022-08-17
  • 59. 2021 Census Webinar Series: Language
    17-22-0004
    Description: On August 17, 2022, Statistics Canada will be releasing the fourth set of results from the 2021 Census of Population.

    This release presents a portrait of linguistic diversity in Canada, from the knowledge of official languages to languages spoken at home or at work. For the first time, the 2021 Census will also include data on instruction in the official minority language across the country. The census webinar will provide you with an overview of key results, including: new questions on primary and secondary schooling in French or English in Canada; concepts and definitions related to various aspects of language diversity; results, how to access data products and resources online and more.

    Following the presentation, Statistics Canada officials will be available to answer questions.

    https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/services/webinars/17220004

    Release date: 2022-08-03
  • 60. French-language early childhood and child care services in Canada outside Quebec, 2001 and 2016
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2021006
    Description:

    This fact sheet presents the change from 2001 to 2016 in the number and proportion of young children likely to attend a French-language child care service, as well as the number and proportion of childcare workers using French at work in Canada outside Quebec, with data from the 2001 and 2016 censuses of population.

    Release date: 2021-11-18
Data (195)

Data (195) (0 to 10 of 195 results)

  • 1. Language diversity in Canada, 2021: Interactive dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2026003
    Description: This interactive dashboard allows users to visualize the breakdown of speakers of some of the most frequent languages spoken in Canada in 2021 by age group, generation status, place of residence and languages spoken at home.
    Release date: 2026-03-18
  • 2. Knowledge of languages by immigration status and period of immigration, all languages spoken at home and age: Canada, provinces and territories and economic regions
    Table: 98-10-0620-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic region
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Knowledge of languages (324), Age (8G), All languages spoken at home (479), Immigrant status and period of immigration (8)
    Description: Data on knowledge of languages by immigration status and period of immigration, all languages spoken at home and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories and economic regions.
    Release date: 2024-12-04
  • 3. 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
    Table: 41-10-0068-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: 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
  • 4. Language indicators over time: Interactive Dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024014
    Description: 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
  • 5. Language used most often at work by other language(s) used regularly at work, language spoken most often at home and place of work census division: Canada, provinces and territories and census divisions
    Table: 98-10-0363-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Other language(s) used regularly at work (10), Language spoken most often at home (9), Place of work census division (296), Language used most often at work (9)
    Description: Data on language used most often at work by other language(s) used regularly at work, language spoken most often at home and place of work census division for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories and census divisions.
    Release date: 2023-10-04
  • 6. Population by language spoken most often at home and geography, 1971 to 2021
    Table: 15-10-0033-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Data on the language spoken most often at home by the population of Canada and Canada outside Quebec, and of all provinces and territories, for Census years 1971 to 2021.
    Release date: 2023-07-12
  • 7. All languages spoken at home by mother tongue, knowledge of official languages and generation status: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0617-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Mother tongue (241), Knowledge of official languages (5), Generation status (4), Age (12), Gender (3), All languages spoken at home (11)
    Description: Data on all languages spoken at home by mother tongue, knowledge of official languages, generation status, age and gender for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.
    Release date: 2023-06-21
  • 8. First official language spoken by language spoken most often at home: Canada and forward sortation areas ©
    Table: 98-10-0195-01
    Geography: Canada, Forward sortation area
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: All persons, excluding institutional residents, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: Language spoken most often at home (331), Gender (3), Age (15A), First official language spoken (5)
    Description: Data on first official language spoken, language spoken most often at home, age and gender for the population excluding institutional residents for Canada and forward sortation areas.
    Release date: 2023-03-29
  • 9. Census Profile
    Profile of a community or region: 98-316-X
    Description: This product presents information from the Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts. Data are from the Census of Population and include characteristics for: population, age, sex, dwellings, families, marital status, language, income, education and labour as examples.
    Release date: 2022-12-15
  • 10. Languages used at work by languages used at home, immigrant status and period of immigration: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0524-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Other language(s) used regularly at work (10), Language spoken most often at home (9), All languages spoken at home (9), Immigrant status and period of immigration (11), Labour force status (2), Statistics (3), Language used most often at work (9)
    Description: Data on language used most often at work by other language(s) used regularly at work, language spoken most often at home, all language(s) spoken at home, immigrant status and period of immigration and labour force status for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.
    Release date: 2022-11-30
Analysis (38)

Analysis (38) (0 to 10 of 38 results)

  • 1. Study: An overview of child care services in the minority official language in Canada 2021/2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202608639604
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-03-27
  • 2. Use of official languages at home: An analysis based on the academic path of graduates in Canada
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100005
    Description: This study examines the language spoken at home based on the academic path and language composition of couples. In particular, the study deals with the adoption or retention of a minority official language in Canada—i.e., English in Quebec and French in the other provinces and territories—as the language spoken most often at home. The study is based on data from the linkage between the Postsecondary Student Information System and the 2021 Census of Population, as well as information from the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials.
    Release date: 2025-03-28
  • 3. Study: Use of official languages at home: An analysis based on the academic path of graduates in Canada 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202508739501
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-03-28
  • 4. Non-official languages spoken at home in Canada, 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025004
    Description: This infographic illustrates information on how frequently the non-official languages spoken by the largest number of people are spoken in households when all household members have that language in common.
    Release date: 2025-02-24
  • 5. Study: Working from home and commuting in the Montréal area according to language profile 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202428937710
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-10-15
  • 6. Changes in language behaviour at home according to the Canadian Social Survey Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202334537428
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-12-11
  • 7. Key facts on the French language in New Brunswick in 2021
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023015
    Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the French language in New Brunswick in 2021, along with certain trends observed since 1991. It provides information on the changes in the number and proportion of people in the population who can conduct a conversation in French, whose first official language spoken is French, whose mother tongue is French, and who speak French at home or use French at work. In addition, it contains information on French-language instruction in elementary and secondary schools, on French spoken among recent and established immigrants, as well as on the mobility and place of birth of individuals whose first official language spoken is French. This fact sheet is based on data from the 1991 to 2021 censuses of population, together with the 2011 National Household Survey.
    Release date: 2023-08-22
  • 8. Key facts on the English language in Quebec in 2021
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023016
    Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the English language in Quebec in 2021, along with certain trends observed since 1991. It provides information on the changes in the number and proportion of people in the population who can conduct a conversation in English, whose first official language spoken is English, whose mother tongue is English, and who speak English at home or use English at work. In addition, it contains information on English-language instruction in elementary and secondary schools, on English spoken among recent and established immigrants, as well as on the mobility and place of birth of individuals whose first official language spoken is English. This fact sheet is based on data from the 1991 to 2021 censuses of population, together with the 2011 National Household Survey.
    Release date: 2023-08-22
  • 9. Key facts on the French language in Ontario in 2021
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023017
    Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the French language in Ontario in 2021, along with certain trends observed since 1991. It provides information on the changes in the number and proportion of people in the population who can conduct a conversation in French, whose first official language spoken is French, whose mother tongue is French, and who speak French at home or use French at work. In addition, it contains information on French-language instruction in elementary and secondary schools, on French spoken among recent and established immigrants, as well as on the mobility and place of birth of individuals whose first official language spoken is French. This fact sheet is based on data from the 1991 to 2021 censuses of population, together with the 2011 National Household Survey.
    Release date: 2023-08-22
  • 10. Key facts on the French language in Manitoba in 2021
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023011
    Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the French language in Manitoba in 2021, along with certain trends observed since 1991. It provides information on the changes in the number and proportion of people in the population who can conduct a conversation in French, whose first official language spoken is French, whose mother tongue is French, and who speak French at home or use French at work. In addition, it contains information on French-language instruction in elementary and secondary schools, on French spoken among recent and established immigrants, as well as on the mobility and place of birth of individuals whose first official language spoken is French. This fact sheet is based on data from the 1991 to 2021 censuses of population, together with the 2011 National Household Survey.
    Release date: 2023-07-19
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  • 1. Languages spoken at home, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021018
    Description: This video will help you understand the question about languages spoken at home and the main concepts and variables that flow from them. You will also learn to understand the differences between the concepts of all languages spoken regularly at home, languages spoken most often at home and other languages spoken regularly at home. It will also help you understand the changes that have been made to the question of languages spoken at home since the last census.
    Release date: 2023-03-29

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