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=== Knowledge of official languages === {{sticky header}} {|class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style=text-align:center" style="margin:1em auto;" |+Knowledge of Official Languages in Canada ! rowspan="2" |Language ! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="language2021B">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-08-17 |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Profile table Canada [Country] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A000011124&HEADERlist=,15,13,18,12,16,14,17&SearchText=Canada |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="language2016">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census Canada [Country] and Canada [Country] |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=01&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&SearchText=Canada&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Language&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="language2011B"/> ! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="language2006">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2020-05-01 |title=Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Number of Non-official Languages Known (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/tbt/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=89188&PRID=0&PTYPE=88971,97154&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=704&Temporal=2006&THEME=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="language2001"/><ref name="language2001C"/> ! colspan="2" |1996<ref name="language1996">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-04 |title=Population by Knowledge of Official Languages (5) and Sex (3), Showing Age Groups (15A), for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 1991 and 1996 Censuses (20% Sample Data) |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census96/data/tables/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=1203&PRID=0&PTYPE=89103&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=2006&THEME=6&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1991<ref name="language1991B">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-03-29 |title=L9104 -Population by Knowledge of Official Languages (5), showing Age Groups (13b) - Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census91/data/tables/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=57&PRID=0&PTYPE=4&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1991&THEME=110&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |1981<ref name="language1981">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2013-04-03 |title=1981 Census of Canada : volume 1 - national series : population = Recensement du Canada de 1981 : volume 1 - série nationale : population. Mother tongue, official language and home language. |url=https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.837638/publication.html |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref><ref name="language1981B">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2020-05-26 |title= Census Profile for Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1981 Census - Part B |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/English/census81/data/tables/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=1&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=1&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=113752&PRID=0&PTYPE=113743&S=0&SHOWALL=No&SUB=0&Temporal=1986&THEME=134&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> |- ![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]] !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- | [[English language|English]] total | 31,628,570 | {{Percentage | 31628570 | 36328480 | 2 }} | 29,973,590 | {{Percentage | 29973590 | 34767255 | 2 }} | 28,360,235 | {{Percentage | 28360235 | 33121175 | 2 }} | 26,578,795 | {{Percentage | 26578795 | 31241030 | 2 }} | 25,246,220 | {{Percentage | 25246220 | 29639030 | 2 }} | 23,975,565 | {{Percentage | 23975565 | 28528125 | 2 }} | 22,505,415 | {{Percentage | 22505415 | 26994045 | 2 }} | 19,804,855 | {{Percentage | 19804855 | 24083495 | 2 }} |- | [[French language|French]] total | 10,563,235 | {{Percentage | 10563235 | 36328480 | 2 }} | 10,360,750 | {{Percentage | 10360750 | 34767255 | 2 }} | 9,960,585 | {{Percentage | 9960585 | 33121175 | 2 }} | 9,590,700 | {{Percentage | 9590700 | 31241030 | 2 }} | 9,178,100 | {{Percentage | 9178100 | 29639030 | 2 }} | 8,920,405 | {{Percentage | 8920405 | 28528125 | 2 }} | 8,508,960 | {{Percentage | 8508960 | 26994045 | 2 }} | 7,669,205 | {{Percentage | 7669205 | 24083495 | 2 }} |- | [[English language|English]] only | 25,261,655 | {{Percentage | 25261655 | 36328480 | 2 }} | 23,757,525 | {{Percentage | 23757525 | 34767255 | 2 }} | 22,564,665 | {{Percentage | 22564665 | 33121175 | 2 }} | 21,129,945 | {{Percentage | 21129945 | 31241030 | 2 }} | 20,014,645 | {{Percentage | 20014645 | 29639030 | 2 }} | 19,134,245 | {{Percentage | 19134245 | 28528125 | 2 }} | 18,106,760 | {{Percentage | 18106760 | 26994045 | 2 }} | 16,122,895 | {{Percentage | 16122895 | 24083495 | 2 }} |- | [[French language|French]] only | 4,087,895 | {{Percentage | 4087895 | 36328480 | 2 }} | 4,144,685 | {{Percentage | 4144685 | 34767255 | 2 }} | 4,165,015 | {{Percentage | 4165015 | 33121175 | 2 }} | 4,141,850 | {{Percentage | 4141850 | 31241030 | 2 }} | 3,946,525 | {{Percentage | 3946525 | 29639030 | 2 }} | 4,079,085 | {{Percentage | 4079085 | 28528125 | 2 }} | 4,110,305 | {{Percentage | 4110305 | 26994045 | 2 }} | 3,987,245 | {{Percentage | 3987245 | 24083495 | 2 }} |- | [[English language|English]] &<br />[[French language|French]] | 6,581,680 | {{Percentage | 6581680 | 36328480 | 2 }} | 6,216,065 | {{Percentage | 6216065 | 34767255 | 2 }} | 5,795,570 | {{Percentage | 5795570 | 33121175 | 2 }} | 5,448,850 | {{Percentage | 5448850 | 31241030 | 2 }} | 5,231,575 | {{Percentage | 5231575 | 29639030 | 2 }} | 4,841,320 | {{Percentage | 4841320 | 28528125 | 2 }} | 4,398,655 | {{Percentage | 4398655 | 26994045 | 2 }} | 3,681,960 | {{Percentage | 3681960 | 24083495 | 2 }} |- | Neither [[English language|English]]<br />nor [[French language|French]] | 689,725 | {{Percentage | 689725 | 36328480 | 2 }} | 648,970 | {{Percentage | 648970 | 34767255 | 2 }} | 595,920 | {{Percentage | 595920 | 33121175 | 2 }} | 520,385 | {{Percentage | 520385 | 31241030 | 2 }} | 446,285 | {{Percentage | 446285 | 29639030 | 2 }} | 473,475 | {{Percentage | 473475 | 28528125 | 2 }} | 378,320 | {{Percentage | 378320 | 26994045 | 2 }} | 291,395 | {{Percentage | 291395 | 24083495 | 2 }} |} {{clear}}
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