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Immigration and language in Canada, 2011 and 2016
Table A.18

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Immigration and language in Canada, 2011 and 2016

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Table A.18
Immigrants' knowledge of official languages, by mother tongue and period of immigration, British Columbia, 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	30,930	250,440	281,370	28,095	267,965	296,060
	French	0	20	20	10	30	40
	English and French	1,985	18,935	20,920	1,300	17,105	18,405
	Neither	225	370	590	195	440	635
	Total	33,160	269,745	302,905	29,600	285,535	315,135
French	English	80	580	660	45	610	650
	French	20	135	155	25	155	180
	English and French	1,195	6,645	7,840	1,260	7,415	8,675
	Neither	0	30	30	0	30	30
	Total	1,310	7,380	8,690	1,330	8,210	9,540
Other languages	English	118,995	612,385	731,380	113,635	692,330	805,965
	French	95	445	540	70	380	450
	English and French	4,580	27,450	32,030	3,345	28,090	31,435
	Neither	26,970	89,375	116,340	27,580	102,570	130,150
	Total	150,635	729,655	880,290	144,625	823,370	967,995
Total	English	150,010	863,395	1,013,405	141,765	960,915	1,102,680
	French	130	580	710	100	555	655
	English and French	7,765	53,020	60,785	5,910	52,605	58,515
	Neither	27,210	89,765	116,975	27,780	103,045	130,825
	Total	185,120	1,006,760	1,191,880	175,555	1,117,115	1,292,670
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