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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.2
Immigrants' knowledge of official languages, by mother tongue and period of immigration, Canada outside Quebec, 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	162,770	1,305,740	1,468,505	169,085	1,412,685	1,581,770
	French	40	85	125	45	180	225
	English and French	9,690	87,045	96,735	8,855	84,455	93,310
	Neither	890	1,650	2,540	865	1,515	2,380
	Total	173,390	1,394,510	1,567,900	178,850	1,498,835	1,677,680
French	English	660	3,665	4,320	510	4,045	4,555
	French	1,790	2,070	3,860	2,305	2,900	5,205
	English and French	10,100	39,925	50,025	11,020	50,180	61,200
	Neither	30	150	180	25	105	130
	Total	12,575	45,795	58,370	13,870	57,205	71,075
Other languages	English	624,740	2,942,345	3,567,085	661,710	3,359,015	4,020,720
	French	2,800	4,410	7,205	2,475	5,240	7,715
	English and French	33,340	174,750	208,090	27,985	182,195	210,175
	Neither	92,695	299,530	392,220	112,015	350,160	462,170
	Total	753,565	3,421,035	4,174,600	804,185	3,896,585	4,700,765
Total	English	788,145	4,251,755	5,039,900	831,305	4,775,735	5,607,040
	French	4,615	6,570	11,185	4,830	8,305	13,135
	English and French	53,120	301,740	354,860	47,870	316,805	364,675
	Neither	93,630	301,300	394,930	112,910	351,750	464,660
	Total	939,520	4,861,350	5,800,870	996,905	5,452,615	6,449,520
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