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Immigration and language in Canada, 2011 and 2016
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Immigration and language in Canada, 2011 and 2016

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Table A.11
Immigrants' knowledge of official languages, by mother tongue and period of immigration, Toronto CMA, 2011 and 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Immigrants' knowledge of official languages. The information is grouped by Mother tongue (appearing as row headers), Knowledge of official languages, 2011, 2016, Recent
2006 to 2011, Established before 2006, Total
Immigrants, Recent
2011 to 2016 and Established before 2011, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Mother tongue	Knowledge of official languages	2011			2016
		Recent 2006 to 2011	Established before 2006	Total Immigrants	Recent 2011 to 2016	Established before 2011	Total Immigrants
		number
English	English	63,920	523,365	587,280	59,500	559,270	618,770
	French	15	50	65	0	70	70
	English and French	3,205	28,080	31,280	3,005	28,115	31,120
	Neither	305	895	1,200	305	685	995
	Total	67,450	552,380	619,830	62,815	588,140	650,955
French	English	215	1,215	1,430	205	1,540	1,745
	French	285	360	645	475	485	955
	English and French	3,715	12,975	16,690	3,440	15,795	19,235
	Neither	0	45	45	10	45	55
	Total	4,225	14,575	18,795	4,140	17,850	21,990
Other languages	English	256,550	1,363,110	1,619,655	235,480	1,496,345	1,731,825
	French	645	1,340	1,985	460	1,255	1,715
	English and French	12,000	70,705	82,705	10,025	70,355	80,380
	Neither	40,870	153,555	194,425	44,010	174,670	218,680
	Total	310,070	1,588,710	1,898,775	289,980	1,742,625	2,032,605
Total	English	320,685	1,887,680	2,208,365	295,190	2,057,160	2,352,350
	French	965	1,730	2,695	935	1,810	2,745
	English and French	18,915	111,765	130,680	16,475	114,255	130,730
	Neither	41,180	154,495	195,675	44,325	175,400	219,725
	Total	381,745	2,155,665	2,537,410	356,930	2,348,620	2,705,550
Notes: Multiples responses have been equally redistributed between the “English”, “French” and “Other languages” categories. The “Other languages” category refers to languages other than English and French. These include Aboriginal, immigrant and sign languages. This table does not include data on non-permanent residents. Sources: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey and 2016 Census of Population.

Date modified:: 2019-01-28