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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.17
Immigrants' knowledge of official languages, by mother tongue and period of immigration, Edmonton 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	7,795	42,305	50,100	13,050	52,245	65,295
	French	0	0	0	0	15	15
	English and French	450	2,665	3,115	570	2,695	3,265
	Neither	45	65	110	65	45	110
	Total	8,295	45,050	53,340	13,690	54,985	68,675
French	English	55	125	180	65	235	300
	French	90	100	190	185	115	295
	English and French	550	1,580	2,125	995	2,390	3,385
	Neither	0	0	0	0	5	5
	Total	700	1,810	2,510	1,235	2,750	3,985
Other languages	English	36,225	120,790	157,015	56,040	154,000	210,035
	French	115	200	315	170	300	465
	English and French	1,925	6,015	7,940	2,400	7,655	10,050
	Neither	2,645	8,425	11,070	4,990	10,410	15,400
	Total	40,920	135,435	176,355	63,590	172,360	235,945
Total	English	44,080	163,240	207,320	69,145	206,480	275,625
	French	220	290	510	350	425	775
	English and French	2,925	10,260	13,185	3,960	12,730	16,690
	Neither	2,705	8,480	11,185	5,060	10,450	15,510
	Total	49,935	182,260	232,195	78,515	230,095	308,610
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