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  • 21. Knowledge of Indigenous languages by single and multiple knowledge of languages responses and Indigenous identity: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0271-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Knowledge of Indigenous languages (97), Indigenous identity (9), Indigenous mother tongue (11), Age (10), 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 mother tongue and age for the population in private households.
    Release date: 2023-06-21
  • 22. Mother tongue by generation status and number of languages known: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0364-01
    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), Number of languages known (11), Age (12), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Generation status (4)
    Description: Data on mother tongue by generation status, number of languages known, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.
    Release date: 2023-06-21
  • 23. Knowledge of official languages by income statistics, highest level of education, immigrant status and period of immigration and work activity during the reference year: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0365-01
    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 in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Income statistics (17), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (15), Immigrant status and period of immigration (11), Work activity during the reference year (4A), Age (6B), Gender (3), Knowledge of official languages (5)
    Description: Data on knowledge of official languages by income statistics, highest certificate, diploma or degree, immigrant status and period of immigration, work activity during the reference year, age and gender for the population aged 15 years and over in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.
    Release date: 2023-06-21
  • 24. First official language spoken by mobility status 1 year ago, place of residence 1 year ago and immigrant status and period of immigration: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0366-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in mobility 1 year universe, 1 year of age and older, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Mobility status 1 year ago (9), Place of residence 1 year ago (16), Immigrant status and period of immigration (11), Age (19), Gender (3), First official language spoken (5)
    Description: Data on first official language spoken by mobility status 1 year ago, place of residence 1 year ago, immigrant status and period of immigration, age and gender for the population aged 1 year and over in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.
    Release date: 2023-06-21
  • 25. First official language spoken by mobility status 5 years ago, language used most often at work and highest level of education: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
    Table: 98-10-0367-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Mobility status 5 years ago (9), Occupation - Major group - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (56), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (15), Language used most often at work (9), Age (6B), First official language spoken (5)
    Description: Data on first official language spoken by mobility status 5 years ago, language used most often at work, occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, highest certificate, diploma or degree and age for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts.
    Release date: 2023-06-21
  • 26. First official language spoken by mobility status 5 years ago, place of residence 5 years ago, industry, highest level of education and employment income statistics: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0368-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Mobility status 5 years ago (9), Place of residence 5 years ago (16), Industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 (21), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (15), Employment income statistics (7), Age (6B), First official language spoken (5)
    Description: Data on first official language spoken by mobility status 5 years ago, place of residence 5 years ago, industry – North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017, highest certificate, diploma or degree, employment income statistics and age for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2023-06-21
  • 27. First official language spoken by mobility status 5 years ago, place of residence 5 years ago, occupation, highest level of education and employment income statistics: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0369-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Mobility status 5 years ago (9), Place of residence 5 years ago (16), Occupation - Major group - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (56), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (15), Employment income statistics (7), Age (6B), First official language spoken (5)
    Description: Data on first official language spoken by mobility status 5 years ago, place of residence 5 years ago, occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, highest certificate, diploma or degree, employment income statistics and age for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2023-06-21
  • 28. Province and territory components of migration 1 year ago by first official language spoken, age and gender: Canada
    Table: 98-10-0370-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in mobility 1 year universe, 1 year of age and older, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Current - Province or territory of residence (13), First official language spoken (5), Age (19), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Components of migration (in- and out-): Mobility 1 year ago (4)
    Description: Data on 1 year migrants for the 2021 Census by province or territory, components of migration, first official language spoken, age and gender.
    Release date: 2023-06-21
  • 29. Province and territory components of migration 5 years ago by first official language spoken, age and gender: Canada
    Table: 98-10-0371-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in mobility 5 year universe, 5 years of age and older, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Current - Province or territory of residence (13), First official language spoken (5), Age (18), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Components of migration (in- and out-): Mobility 5 years ago (4)
    Description: Data on 5 year migrants for the 2021 Census by province or territory, components of migration, first official language spoken, age and gender.
    Release date: 2023-06-21
  • 30. First official language spoken by labour force status, highest level of education and immigrant status and period of immigration: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0615-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons 15 years of age and older in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: First official language spoken (5), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (15), Immigrant status and period of immigration (11), Age (12B), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Labour force status (8)
    Description: Data on first official language spoken by labour force status, highest certificate, diploma or degree, immigrant status and period of immigration, age and gender for the population aged 15 years and over in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.
    Release date: 2023-06-21
Analysis (105)

Analysis (105) (80 to 90 of 105 results)

  • 81. An increasingly diverse linguistic profile: Corrected data from the 2016 Census Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201722917282
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2017-08-17
  • 82. An increasingly diverse linguistic landscape: Highlights from the 2016 Census Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201721414426
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2017-08-02
  • 83. English–French bilingualism reaches new heights
    Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016009
    Description:

    This article in the Census in Brief series shows the recent evolution of the bilingualism rate in Canada, the provinces and the territories. It also illustrates the changes in the bilingual population within different regions and mother tongue groups between 2011 and 2016. It focuses on the bilingualism rate of school-age Canadians whose mother tongue is English and who live outside of Quebec.

    Release date: 2017-08-02
  • 84. Linguistic diversity and multilingualism in Canadian homes
    Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016010
    Description:

    This article in the Census in Brief series paints a picture of linguistic diversity in Canada using statistics on Aboriginal and immigrant languages. It also presents different attributes of multilingualism and the place of official languages in Canada.

    Release date: 2017-08-02
  • 85. English, French and official language minorities in Canada
    Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016011
    Description:

    This article in the Census in Brief series shows the recent evolution of English and French in Canada in terms of knowledge of official languages, language spoken at home and mother tongue. It also shows the demographic evolution of official language minorities between 2011 and 2016 in the provinces and territories.

    Release date: 2017-08-02
  • 86. Immigrant languages in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2017025
    Description:

    Based on 2016 Census data, the following infographic provides a portrait of immigrant languages in Canada.

    Release date: 2017-08-02
  • 87. Study: Health care professionals and official-language minorities in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201700615581
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2017-01-06
  • 88. Portrait of Official-Language Minorities in Canada
    Journals and periodicals: 89-642-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This demolinguistic portrait of the French-speaking population in Canada was undertaken with the financial support of Canadian Heritage's Official Languages Secretariat, prepared by the Statistics Canada's Language Statistics Section.

    This study paints a general statistical portrait of the official-language minority in Canada based on data from the Census of Population and the Survey on the Vitality of Official-language Minorities in Canada, conducted in 2006. The purpose of such a portrait is to present a set of characteristics, behaviours and perceptions of the official-language minority population, exploiting the analytical opportunities contained in the data.

    Release date: 2015-12-17
  • 89. Study: Aboriginal languages and selected vitality indicators 2011 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201428910761
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2014-10-16
  • 90. Aboriginal Languages and Selected Vitality Indicators in 2011
    Journals and periodicals: 89-655-X
    Description:

    Many of the 60 or so Aboriginal languages in Canada are considered endangered to varying degrees for their long-term survival. Assessing language vitality or endangerment through the measurement of various factors can provide useful information to help ensure the continuity of a language. This paper illustrates how the 2011 Census of Population and the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) can be used to measure some of the factors that provide information related to the vitality of Aboriginal languages.

    Release date: 2014-10-16
Reference (19)

Reference (19) (0 to 10 of 19 results)

  • 1. Study on the Underclassification of Children Eligible for Instruction in the Minority Official Language in the 2021 Census
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-26-0008
    Description: This report presents the results of a study on the estimated number of children eligible for instruction in the minority official language, pursuant to section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, who were classified as ineligible in the 2021 Census because relationships between family members living at different addresses could not be established within this data source. Using other data sources, including previous censuses and administrative data (such as vital statistics and tax data), we were able to establish these family relationships within the 2021 Census. This report presents the methods and data sources used first, then the results by selected regions and age groups.
    Release date: 2024-03-26
  • 2. First official language spoken, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021017
    Description: This video will help you understand the concept of first official language spoken. It explores the usefulness and relevance of the first official language spoken and how it is developed, disseminated and analyzed. You will also learn how the concept of first official language spoken takes into account knowledge of both official languages, mother tongue and language spoken most often at home.
    Release date: 2023-03-29
  • 3. 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
  • 4. Instruction in the minority official language, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021026
    Description: This video will explain the concept of minority official language. It provides information on the new census questions regarding instruction in the minority official language, eligibility for education in minority official language and the usefulness of data on language of instruction for planning purposes.
    Release date: 2022-12-15
  • 5. Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021003
    Description:

    This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret language data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.

    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 6. Instruction in the Minority Official Language Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021017
    Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret instruction in the minority official language data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.
    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 7. Languages used at work, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021027
    Description: This video provides basic information on the census questions on languages used at work and the main concepts and variables derived from them. It explains the concepts of languages used at work, language used most often at work and other languages used regularly at work. It also helps you understand the changes to the questions since the last census and the impact on historical comparability of this data.
    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 8. Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language: A data ecosystem
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012022001
    Description: 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
  • 9. Mother tongue, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021015
    Description: This video will explain why and how census collects data on language and its importance and relevance for governments, researchers and community groups. It provides an understanding of how data on mother tongue is collected, how mother tongue variables are created and how they are disseminated and analyzed. In addition, the video explains the concept of single and multiple responses and the three ways of dealing with multiple responses, that is, separate treatment, inclusion and distribution.
    Release date: 2022-08-17
  • 10. Knowledge of official and non-official languages, 2021 Census of Population
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021016
    Description: 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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