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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.16
Immigrants' knowledge of official languages, by mother tongue and period of immigration, Calgary 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	12,330	56,650	68,980	17,530	71,820	89,350
	French	0	0	0	0	15	15
	English and French	590	3,905	4,490	775	4,015	4,785
	Neither	65	85	150	85	75	155
	Total	13,005	60,630	73,635	18,385	75,905	94,295
French	English	65	160	225	40	265	305
	French	60	25	85	165	75	235
	English and French	670	1,815	2,485	1,055	2,730	3,785
	Neither	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	810	2,005	2,815	1,250	3,065	4,320
Other languages	English	49,815	158,610	208,425	64,315	205,380	269,690
	French	55	210	265	105	295	395
	English and French	2,290	8,335	10,625	2,290	10,105	12,390
	Neither	4,735	13,380	18,115	6,915	16,705	23,615
	Total	56,890	180,545	237,435	73,620	232,470	306,090
Total	English	62,220	215,435	277,655	81,885	277,455	359,340
	French	110	240	350	265	370	635
	English and French	3,570	14,025	17,595	4,120	16,835	20,955
	Neither	4,800	13,480	18,280	6,990	16,780	23,770
	Total	70,705	243,175	313,880	93,255	311,450	404,705
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