Table 2.3
Proportion of the population who have made a language transfer, by mother tongue, Canada, Quebec, Canada outside Quebec, 1981 and 2011
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| Mother tongue | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | French | Other | ||||
| 1981 | 2011 | 1981 | 2011 | 1981 | 2011 | |
| percentage | ||||||
| Canada | ||||||
| Total | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 43.8 | 37.6 |
| Immigrants | 1.9 | 3.3 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 37.1 | 32.0 |
| Born in Canada | 0.7 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 56.9 | 56.1 |
| Quebec | ||||||
| Total | 7.5 | 11.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 29.8 | 35.7 |
| Immigrants | 6.8 | 13.7 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 28.2 | 32.3 |
| Born in Canada | 7.6 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 33.5 | 45.3 |
| Canada outside Quebec | ||||||
| Total | 0.5 | 0.6 | 28.8 | 39.8 | 46.0 | 37.9 |
| Immigrants | 1.5 | 2.8 | 45.5 | 48.3 | 38.6 | 32.0 |
| Born in Canada | 0.4 | 0.4 | 28.2 | 39.3 | 60.2 | 58.3 |
| Sources: Statistics Canada, 1981 Census of population and 2011 National Household Survey. | ||||||
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