Distribution of English, French and other languages, by three linguistic characteristics and three projection scenarios, census metropolitan area of Ottawa–Gatineau, 2011 and 2036
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Characteristic | Region | 2011 (adjusted) | 2036 (projected) | |||
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Reference | Low immigration | High immigration | ||||
percent | ||||||
English | Mother tongue | Ottawa | 93.3 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 90.8 |
Gatineau | 6.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | ||
Census metropolitan area | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
Main home language | Ottawa | 93.5 | 91.6 | 91.5 | 91.6 | |
Gatineau | 6.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | ||
Census metropolitan area | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
First official language spoken | Ottawa | 93.4 | 91.2 | 91.0 | 91.2 | |
Gatineau | 6.6 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.8 | ||
Census metropolitan area | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
French | Mother tongue | Ottawa | 37.6 | 33.9 | 33.3 | 34.1 |
Gatineau | 62.4 | 66.1 | 66.7 | 65.9 | ||
Census metropolitan area | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
Main home language | Ottawa | 31.5 | 29.8 | 28.9 | 30.1 | |
Gatineau | 68.5 | 70.2 | 71.1 | 69.9 | ||
Census metropolitan area | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
First official language spoken | Ottawa | 38.5 | 35.9 | 34.9 | 36.4 | |
Gatineau | 61.5 | 64.1 | 65.1 | 63.6 | ||
Census metropolitan area | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
Other | Mother tongue | Ottawa | 88.1 | 82.4 | 82.1 | 82.4 |
Gatineau | 11.9 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 17.6 | ||
Census metropolitan area | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
Main home language | Ottawa | 87.7 | 86.2 | 85.6 | 86.3 | |
Gatineau | 12.3 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 13.7 | ||
Census metropolitan area | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
Note: The population counts for 2011 have been adjusted for net undercoverage. Sources: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey and Demosim, 2016. |
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