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Linguistics characteristics and language use of doctors, regions, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 2006

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Linguistics characteristics and language use of doctors, regions, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 2006: Part 1
  Official-language minority population by place of residence Doctors by place of work
Total of doctors Minority official language
First official language spoken Language used most often at work Language used regularly at work Language used at least regularly at work Knowledge of the minority official language
  number
East 39,300 2,195 25 10 90 100 430
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,935 685 0 0 30 30 135
Prince Edward Island 5,135 130 0 0 0 0 15
Nova Scotia 32,230 1,380 25 10 65 75 280
New Brunswick 235,130 825 320 280 100 380 440
North 127,130 165 125 120 15 135 140
South-East 78,515 295 175 155 60 215 230
Rest of New Brunswick 29,485 370 20 10 20 30 70
Quebec 994,720 10,540 1,610 1,535 3,860 5,395 9,025
East 16,430 520 10 0 140 140 410
Estrie and South 51,210 855 50 25 470 495 765
Montréal 800,600 5,525 1,440 1,410 2,415 3,825 4,950
West 64,075 455 35 20 290 310 435
Québec and surrounding area 17,375 2,155 20 25 300 325 1,645
Rest of Quebec 45,030 1,040 55 60 240 300 820
Ontario 537,585 15,225 540 160 905 1,065 3,495
North-East 123,520 430 30 20 55 75 130
Ottawa 135,220 1,510 205 100 450 550 635
South-East 77,435 125 40 30 20 50 50
Toronto 46,710 5,015 90 10 145 155 1,065
Rest of Ontario 154,700 8,145 175 0 235 235 1,615
West 182,490 12,180 190 70 230 300 2,025
Manitoba 43,120 1,370 35 10 30 40 205
Saskatchewan 14,850 1,085 25 10 0 10 130
Alberta 62,785 4,265 60 35 70 105 635
British Columbia 61,735 5,460 70 15 130 145 1,055
Territories 2,615 170 0 0 10 10 55
Yukon 1,180 100 0 0 10 10 35
Northwest Territories 1,010 40 0 0 0 0 10
Nunavut 425 30 0 0 0 0 10
Canada less Quebec 997,120 30,595 1,075 515 1,345 1,860 6,445
Linguistics characteristics and language use of doctors, regions, provinces, territories and Canada less Quebec, 2006: Part 2
  Minority official language
Official- language minority population by place of residence Doctors by place of work
First official language spoken Language used most often at work Language used regularly at work Language used at least regularly at work Knowledge of the minority official language
  percentage difference percentage difference percentage difference percentage difference
East 2.6 1.1 H1 0.5   4.1 4.6 H4,H5 19.6 H6,H7
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.4 0.0   0.0   4.4 4.4 H4,H5 19.7 H6,H7
Prince Edward Island 3.8 0.0   0.0   0.0 0.0   11.5  
Nova Scotia 3.6 1.8   0.7   4.7 5.4 H4,H5 20.3 H6,H7
New Brunswick 32.7 38.6   33.7   12.0 45.8 H5 53.0 H6
North 77.4 75.8   72.7   9.1 81.8   84.8  
South-East 48.7 59.3   52.5   20.3 72.9 H5 78.0  
Rest of New Brunswick 7.5 5.4   2.7   5.4 8.1 H5 18.9 H6
Quebec 13.4 15.3   14.5   36.6 51.1 H4,H5 85.5 H6,H7
East 4.3 1.9   0.0   26.9 26.9 H5 78.8 H6,H7
Estrie and South 8.7 5.8   2.9 H3 55.0 57.9 H4,H5 89.5 H6,H7
Montréal 22.3 26.1   25.5   43.7 69.2 H4,H5 89.6 H6,H7
West 13.3 7.7   4.4 H3 63.7 68.1 H4,H5 95.6 H6
Québec and surrounding area 1.3 0.9   1.2   13.9 15.1 H4,H5 76.3 H6,H7
Rest of Quebec 4.1 5.3   5.8   23.1 28.8 H4,H5 78.8 H6,H7
Ontario 4.5 3.5 H1 1.1 H2,H3 5.9 7.0 H4,H5 23.0 H6,H7
North-East 25.1 7.0 H1 4.7 H3 12.8 17.4 H5 30.2 H6
Ottawa 16.9 13.6   6.6 H3 29.8 36.4 H4,H5 42.1 H6
South-East 41.3 32.0   24.0   16.0 40.0   40.0  
Toronto 1.9 1.8   0.2   2.9 3.1 H5 21.2 H6,H7
Rest of Ontario 1.9 2.1   0.0   2.9 2.9 H5 19.8 H6,H7
West 1.9 1.6   0.6 H2,H3 1.9 2.5 H4,H5 16.6 H6,H7
Manitoba 3.8 2.6   0.7   2.2 2.9 H5 15.0 H6,H7
Saskatchewan 1.6 2.3   0.9   0.0 0.9   12.0 H6,H7
Alberta 1.9 1.4   0.8 H3 1.6 2.5 H5 14.9 H6,H7
British Columbia 1.5 1.3   0.3 H2,H3 2.4 2.7 H4,H5 19.3 H6,H7
Territories 2.6 0.0   0.0   6.1 6.1   33.3  
Yukon 3.9 0.0   0.0   10.0 10.0   35.0  
Northwest Territories 2.5 0.0   0.0   0.0 0.0   25.0  
Nunavut 1.4 0.0   0.0   0.0 0.0   40.0  
Canada less Quebec 4.2 3.5 H1 1.7 H2,H3 4.4 6.1 H4,H5 21.1 H6,H7
H1
significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between the proportion of doctors having the minority language as their first official-language and the minority-language population
H2
significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between the proportion of doctors using the minority language most often at work and those who have the minority language as first official language
H3
significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between the proportion of doctors using the minority language most often at work and the minority-language population
H4
significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between the proportion of doctors using the minority language at least regularly at work and those who have the minority language as first official language
H5
significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between the proportion of doctors using the minority language at least regularly at work and the minority-language population
H6
significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between the proportion of doctors with knowledge of the minority language and those who use the minority language most often at work
H7
significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between the proportion of doctors with knowledge of the minority language and those who use the minority language at least regularly at work
Note(s):
All numbers were randomly rounded to multiples of 5. Numbers between 1 and 9 were randomly rounded to 0 or 10. Please refer to the methodological note in the appendix regarding explanations about calculating statistical tests. Please refer to the appendix for the descriptive list of regions and their census divisions.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 20% sample, 2006.
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