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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.19
Immigrants' knowledge of official languages, by mother tongue and period of immigration, Vancouver 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	20,495	136,655	157,150	18,935	150,040	168,975
	French	0	15	15	15	10	25
	English and French	1,290	10,910	12,200	925	10,075	11,000
	Neither	200	325	520	175	390	560
	Total	22,005	147,885	169,890	20,050	160,510	180,555
French	English	65	350	410	25	365	390
	French	20	80	100	20	115	135
	English and French	885	4,225	5,110	985	4,750	5,735
	Neither	0	30	30	10	15	25
	Total	980	4,690	5,665	1,035	5,235	6,270
Other languages	English	103,400	503,755	607,150	94,435	567,220	661,655
	French	90	340	430	55	310	365
	English and French	3,840	21,160	25,000	2,615	21,575	24,190
	Neither	24,810	80,360	105,165	24,350	92,165	116,515
	Total	132,140	605,625	737,765	121,450	681,265	802,715
Total	English	123,955	640,755	764,710	113,395	717,620	831,015
	French	115	440	555	90	425	515
	English and French	6,025	36,290	42,315	4,530	36,390	40,920
	Neither	25,025	80,700	105,725	24,520	92,575	117,095
	Total	155,120	758,190	913,310	142,530	847,015	989,545
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