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| Number reporting knowledge of official languages | Family | Skilled worker principal applicants | Skilled worker spouse and dependants | Other economic | Refugees | All immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada, excluding Quebec | 39,040 |
46,537 |
36,015 |
9,625 |
7,642 |
139,528 |
| Quebec | 5,109 |
11,088 |
5,375 |
842 |
2,179 |
24,675 |
| Total | 44,149 |
57,625 |
41,390 |
10,467 |
9,822 |
164,203 |
| Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada. | ||||||
| Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001. | ||||||
| Knowledge of official languages in Canada, excluding Quebec | Family | Skilled worker principal applicants | Skilled worker spouse and dependants | Other economic | Refugees | All immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percentage | ||||||
| English only | 60 |
91 |
78 |
68 |
60 |
76 |
| French only | F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
| English and French | 3 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
| Neither English nor French | 37 |
3 |
16 |
28 |
36 |
19 |
| Due to rounding, percentages may not add up exactly to 100%. | ||||||
| Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada. | ||||||
| Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001. | ||||||
| Knowledge of official languages in Quebec | Family | Skilled worker principal applicants | Skilled worker spouse and dependants | Other economic | Refugees | All immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percentage | ||||||
| English only | 27 |
20 |
24 |
32 |
16 |
23 |
| French only | 25 |
18 |
28 |
14 |
37 |
23 |
| English and French | 24 |
61 |
40 |
36 |
16 |
44 |
| Neither English nor French | 23 |
1 |
9 |
18 |
31 |
10 |
| Due to rounding, percentages may not add up exactly to 100%. | ||||||
| Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada. | ||||||
| Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001. | ||||||
| Knowledge of official languages, all of Canada | Family | Skilled worker principal applicants | Skilled worker spouse and dependants | Other economic | Refugees | All immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percentage | ||||||
| English only | 56 |
78 |
71 |
65 |
50 |
68 |
| French only | 3 |
4 |
4 |
F |
9 |
4 |
| English and French | 5 |
17 |
10 |
7 |
6 |
11 |
| Neither English nor French | 35 |
2 |
15 |
27 |
35 |
18 |
| Due to rounding, percentages may not add up exactly to 100%. | ||||||
| Data source: Statistics Canada, 2001, Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada. | ||||||
| Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, A Portrait of Early Settlement Experiences, catalogue number 89-614-XWE2005001. | ||||||