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Knowledge of Connaissance
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Knowledgeoflanguages=Connaissance Knowledgeoflanguages=Connaissance
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TextinEnglishandFrench. Texteenanglaisetenfrancais.
ISBN0-660-57129-3 ISBN0-660-57129-3
CS93-318 CS93-318
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1 Canada L—anguages—Statistics. 1 Canada L—angues —Statistiques.
2.Bilingual—ism Canada Statistics. 2.Bilinguis—me Canada Statistiques.
3.Canada Census,1991.1.Statistics 3.Canada Recensement,1991.
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1991CensusofCanada.Catalogue 1992.RecensementduCanadade
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Preface Preface
ThispublicationispartofTheNationseries,acollectionof24 Lapr6sentepublicationfaitpartiedelaserie«Lepays»qui
reportscontainingbasicinformationonabroadrangeof comprend24bulletinsdanslesquelsseretrouvent des
questionsfromthe1991Censusofpopulation. renseignementsdebasesurunlargeSventaildequestions
poshesaurecensementdelapopulationde1991.
Thefirstfourpublicationsintheseriespresentdatawhich Lesquatrepremierespublicationsdelas£riepresententles
werecollectedfromeveryhouseholdinCanada.Thesedata donn§esquiontete"recueilliesaupresdetouslesmanages
concern demographic, family, household, dwelling, and duCanada. Cesdonneesportentsurdescaracte>istiques
mothertonguecharacteristics.Theremaining20publications relativesalademographie,alafamille,aumenage,au
containdatacollectedfroma20%sampleofhouseholds,and logement et a la langue maternelle. Les 20 autres
einccolnuodmeicstcahtairsatcictseriostnicsd.emTohgeragpehoigcr,aphsioccicalo,vercualgteurianlthaensde pecuhbalnitcialtlioonnsfcoornmteiednene2n0td%esdedsonmneeneasgreecsueeitllrieensfaeurpmreenstdd'eusn
publications is primarily at the national, provincial and statistiques sur des caracteristiques demographiques,
territoriallevels,althoughsomedataareprovidedforlarge sociales, culturelles et economiques. Ces publications
metropolitanareas. presententsurtoutdesdonneesaI'echelleduCanada,des
provincesetdesterritoires,maisonytrouveegalement
certainesdonneespourlesgrandesregionsmetropolitaines.
Additional statistics on the subjects covered in these Desstatistiquessuppl6mentairessurlessujetstraitesdans
publicationswillbeavailableinotherdataproducts,suchas cespublicationsserontdisponiblesdansd'autresproduitsde
theProfilesseries,theDimensionsseries,AboriginalPeoples donneestelsquelesseries«Profils»et«Dimensions»,les
products, Basic Summary Tabulations and Public Use produitssurlesautochtones,lestableauxsommairesdebase
MicrodataFiles.Together,theproductsandservicesfromthe et les fichiers de microdonn6es a grande diffusion.
1991Censusprovideacompletesetofcurrentinformation Ensemble,lesproduitsetservicesdurecensementde1991
aboutCanadaandCanadians. procurentdesinformationsrecentesetcompletessurle
Canadaetsapopulation.
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TableofContents Tabledesmatieres
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Highlights 1 FaitssaiHants 1
IntroductoryMaterial Documentsd'introduction
Introduction 3 Introduction 3
OrganizationofthePublication 3 Structuredelapublication 3
TableDescriptions 3 Descriptiondestableaux 3
ContentConsiderations 4 Considerationsrelativesaucontenu 4
Symbols 6 Signesconventionnels 6
Tables Tableaux
Table1A. PopulationbyKnowledgeofOfficial Tableau1A.Populationselonlaconnaissancedes
aLnadngTuerargietosriaesn,d1S9e9x1,-fo2r0Ca%naSdaam,plPeroDvaitnaces. lpDraoonnvngieuneecsse-osefcfehitcaitneetrlirlieltslooeirtnesl(,e20s1e9%x9)e1,-Canada,
Table1B. PopulationbyKnowledgeofOfficial Tableau1B.Populationselonlaconnaissancedes
LanguagesandSex,forCensusMetropolitan languesofficiellesetlesexe,regions
Areas,1991-20%SampleData 10 m6tropolitainesderecensement,
1991-Donnees-echantillon(20%).. 10
Table2. PopulationbyKnowledgeofOfficial Tableau2. Populationselonlaconnaissancedes
f2Loa0rn%CgauSnaaagmdepasl,eaPnDrdaotvSiaenxc,esShaonwdiTnegrrAitgoerieGsr,ou1p9s9,1- 14 geltranotegurupreietsodio'rfaefgsi,ec,1ie9lC9la1ensa-edtal,esperxoev,inpcaers
Donnees-echantillon(20%) 14
Table3. PopulationbyMotherTongueandSex, Tableau3. Populationselonlalanguematernelle
f2Soh0ro%CwaiSnnaagmdpaKl,neoPwDrlaoevtdiagnceeosfaOnffdicTiearlriLtaornigeus,ag1e9s9,1- .24 eelttantleegrusreietsxoeio,rfefspi,cair1el9cl9eo1sn,n-Caainsasadnac,epdreovsinces
Donnees-echantillon(20%) 24
Table4. PopulationbyHomeLanguage Tableau4. Populationselonlalangueparleea
andSex,ShowingKnowledgeof lamaisonetlesexe,parconnaissance
2Oafn0fdi%ciTSaelrarmLitaponlrgieeusDa,ag1te9as9,1fo-rCanada,Provinces 94 dpDreoonsvnilenaecnseg-s6uceehstaotnfetfriircilitleoolilrneess(,,20C1a9%n9)1ad-a, 94
Table5A. PopulationbyKnowledgeofOfficial Tableau5A.Populationselonlaconnaissancedes
Languages,NumberofNon-official languesofficielles,lenombrede
LanguagesKnownandSex,for languesnonofficiellesconnuesetle
Canada,ProvincesandTerritories,1991 sexe,Canada,provincesetterritoires,
20%SampleData 164 1991-Donnees-echantillon(20%) ... 164
Table5B. PopulationbyKnowledgeofOfficial Tableau5B.Populationselonlaconnaissancedes
Languages,NumberofNon-official languesofficielles,lenombrede
2CLea0nn%gsuuSasagmMepesltreKonpDooaltwiantaannAdreSaesx,,1fo9r91- 168 llreaencsgeexunees,semrneeongnti,oonf1fsi9cm9ie1etltl—eospoclointnaiuneessedte
Donnees-echantillon(20%) 168
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Table6A. PopulationAbletoSpeakVariousLanguages Tableau6A.Populationpouvantparlerdiverses
T2bey0rr%SietoSxr,aimefspo,rl1eC9a9Dn1aatd-aa,Provincesand 176 lpDraoonnvngieuneecsse-sseecelhtoantnetrlireiltsloeoixrnees,(,2C01a9%n9)a1da-, 176
Table6B. PopulationAbletoSpeakVariousLanguages Tableau6B.Populationpouvantparlerdiverses
b1y99S1ex-,2f0or%CeSanmspulseMeDtartoapolitanAreas, 188 lmeatnrgoupeoslistealionnesledseexree,cernesgeimoennst,1991-
Donnees-echantillon(20%) 188
ReferenceMaterial Documentsdereference
Definitions 213 Definitions 227
DataQuality 214 Qualitedesdonnees 228
SpecialNotes 217 Notesspeciales 232
Appendices 219 Annexes 234
OtherRelatedProducts 222 Autresproduitsconnexes 237
Contacts Pourrenseignements
RegionalReferenceCentres 223 Centresregionauxdeconsultation 238
DepositoryLibraries 224 Bibliothequesdedepot 239
AdditionalReferencesandServices 226 Autresreferencesetservices 241
Notes,FootnotesandAbbreviations 243 Nota,RenvoisetAbreviations 243
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Highlights Faitssaillants
•lImnialnl1gi9oun9a)1g,ean6(d1984%.7%omf(i1lC.l2iaonnmaildpleaio'opnsl)e)pc,oopu2ulld6a%tsipotenwaoksplmoaoknrgeeuaotgnhelaysn(ot7nw.e1o (mEi1nl8l,i7o1n9ms)9il1el,tio4ns6%9de%(1,p2edmrieslolninolnea)s)6p,taoipt2u6lpoalt%yigolneottatieet.taibtilinugnuielin(g7,u1e
languages.
•Eighty-threepercentofthepopulation,or22.5million •Quatre-vingt-troispourcentdelapopulation,soit22,5
pEenogpllies,hraenpdor3t2ed%t(h8a.t5tmhielylicoon)ulidncFornedncuhc.taconversationin eminllainognlsaidseetpe3r2so%nneens,frpaonucvaaiist(8s,o5utmeinlilironusnedecpoenrvseornsnaetsi)o.n
•SixteenpercentoftheCanadianpopulation(4.4million •Seize pourcentdelapopulation canadiennepouvait
people)couldconductaconversationinbothEnglishand souteniruneconversationenanglaisetenfrancais(4,4
French.Ofthesepersons,morethan50%livedinQuebec millionsdepersonnes). Plusdelamoitiedesbilingues
(2.4million)and25%inOntario(1.1million). apnegrlsaoinsn-efrsa)nceati2s5v%ivaeinenOtntaaurioQ(u1e,1bemcilli(o2n,)4.millions de
Nationally, 1.4% of the population (378,000 people) •DansI'ensembledupays,1,4%delapopulation(378000
reportedthattheywereunabletoconductaconversation personnes)adeclarenepouvoirsouteniruneconversation
ineitherEnglishorFrench.Ofthisgroup,morethan25% nienanglaisnienfrancais.Plusduquartdecespersonnes
(100,000)reportedChineseasmothertongue. etaientdelanguematernellechinoise(100000).
tInha1t9t9h1e,y1c8o%ulodfctohnedpuocptulaactoinovne(r5s.a0tmiiolnliionnapeloapnlgeu)argeepoorttheedr •pEonuv1a9i9t1,so1u8te%nidreunlaepcoopnuvleatrisoanti(o5n,0dmainllsiounnsedelapnegruseonanuetsr)e
thanEnglishorFrench:Italian(702,000people),German quePanglaisoulefrancais.L'italien(702000personnes),
(685,000), Chinese (557,000), Spanish (402,000) and I'allemand (685000), lechinois(557000), I'espagnol
Portuguese(254,000)werereportedmostfrequently. (402000) et le portugais (254000) etaient les cinq
languesnonofficiellesmentionneesleplusfr6quemment.
•CreewasthemostfrequentlyreportedAboriginallanguage •Lecri6taitlalangueautochtonelaplusfrequemment
(94,000people)followedbyOjibway(30,000). mentionn^e (94000 personnes), suivie de I'ojibway
(30000).
cPoenovpelresatrieopnoritninFgrenthcahtretphreeysewneterde9a4b%leofttohecpoonpduulcattioan •Lreepsresepnetrasioennntes94c%apabdleesladepopuplaartlieorn dleu fQruaencbaeics
ainnQdu4e2b%ec((360.14,0mi0l0l)ioinnpNeoepwleB)r,u1ns2w%icikn.Ontario(1.2million), (mi6l,l4iomni)liieotnsd4e2pe%rsondnees)c,el1l2e%ddueceNloluevdeeaPuOn-tBarruinos(w1i,c2k
(301 000).
•cPoenovpelresawthioonrinepEonrgtleidshthraetprtehseeyntweedrmeoraebltehatno9co7n%duocftthae •dLees9p7er%sodnenelasppoopuuvlaanttiopnardleercPhaanqgulaeisprroevpirnecseenettatieernrittopilrues,
populationineachprovinceandterritoryexceptforQuebec saufauQuebec(41 %),auNouveau-Brunswick(87%)et
(41%),NewBrunswick(87%)andtheNorthwestTerritories danslesTerritoiresduNord-Ouest(91 %).
(91%).
•AmongpeoplereportingFrenchasmothertongue,the •Parmilapopulationdelanguematernellefrancaise,la
proportionwhocouldspeakEnglishwasmuchlowerin proportiondespersonnespouvantparlerPanglaisetait
Quebec(31%)thanintherestofthecountry(85%). beaucoupplusfaibleauQuebec(31 %)quedanslereste
dupays(85%).
The proportion of people whose mothertongue was Danslapopulation delangue maternelleanglaise, la
English andwho reportedthattheycouldconducta proportiondespersonnespouvantparlerlefrangais6tait
conversationinFrenchwasmuchhigherinQuebec(59%) beaucoupplus£lev§eauQuebec(59%)qu'ailleursau
thanintherestofCanada(6%). pays(6%).
•AmongthosereportingamothertongueotherthanEnglish •LesCanadiensdelanguematernelleautrequePanglaisou
oFrrenFcrhe.nch,88%wereabletospeakEnglishand15% lleeffrraannccaaiisspdoaunvsai1e5nt%padrleesrcPaasn.glaisdans88%descaset
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TherateofEnglish-Frenchbilingualismwashighestin Letauxdebilinguismeanglais-francaisetaitnettementplus
Quebec(35%)andNewBrunswick(30%).Inalltheother 6lev6 au Quebec (35%) et au Nouveau-Brunswick
provincesandterritories,bilingualismwasconsiderably (30%). Danstouteslesautresprovincesetterritoires,le
lowerthanthenationalrateof16%. tauxdebilinguismeetaitinferieuralaproportionnationale
(16%).
OfCanada's25censusmetropolitanareas,Montrealhad •Parmiles25regionsm6tropolitainesderecensement,la
the highest bilingualism rate (48%), followed by regiondeMontrealavaitletauxdebilinguismeleplusdleve
Ottawa-Hull(43%),Sudbury(38%)andSherbrooke(36%). (48%);elleetaitsuiviedesregionsd'Ottawa-Hull(43%),
deSudbury(38%)etdeSherbrooke(36%).
Nraetpioorntaeldlyt,hasltitghhtelyywmeorreebmialilnegusal(.17%)thanfemales(16%) •DhaonmsmeI'sens'seelmebvlaietdau1p7ay%s,,cleomtapuaxradteivbeilmienngtuiasm1e6c%hezchleezs
lesfemmes.
•TfehmealreatseionfQbuielbinegcua(li3s9m%ocfommaplaersewdatso3h2i%g)he.rtHhoawnevtehra,toifn •aLuexplfuesmfmoertstsaeuxtrdoeuvbaiiltianuguQisumeebdeecs(h3o9m%mecsonptarrer3a2pp%o)r.t
themajorityofotherprovinces,therateofbilingualism Parcontre,danslaplupartdesautresprovinces,letauxde
amongfemaleswashigherthanthatamongmales. bilinguismedesfemmesdepassaitceluideshommes.
Therateofbilingualismwashighestamongyouthaged Letauxdebilinguismeatteignaitunsommetchezles15a
ta1h5mo-otsnoe-ga19gteh(do2s36e%5)-baetnthdwe-neovedenerc.2r5e-aasnedd-5t0o1ye9a%rsw,itahnlditttloev1ar2i%atifoonr d(1ae9uantnoousurv(de2ea3u1%9a)p;r%iel)sdic5mh0ienazunalsietsetegnaestntuseiitdgeneali2et5g1ea2re5m%0eancnthsee;tzivlladerisima6ii5tnupaaeniust
etplus.
A(Fm4rom4eto9nhn,ce0hgr0,0t)tho5aons7gmeu%oetr,h(e2pe.o3r5r0tti%moninlggl(uia1oe.nn3otapbhemieoillrpiltltiyeoh)nta)onrseEEpnpngoeglrlaitikseshdhEonFrgarlnFeirdnsehcnhc1ah0na.%ds •5faPrn7aagrnlm%caiaiissleee(,se2t,C513a0mnia%l%dlii(oe4nns4(s)19,3p0oe0mtu0iav)lialeainnvottna)ipeadnrdteleeurnlealanalngnaglgnauugieesueemmmtaaaftttreeearrrnnnnceeealllilllse,ee
autrequeI'anglaisoulefrancais.
>AFtre3n9c%h,asthemortahteerotfobnigluiengwuaalsismalamomsotngfivtehtoismeesregproerattiengr •dLaentsaulaxpdoepublialtiinognudisemelaentgaiutepmraetseqrnueellceinfqrafnoicsaipsleus(3e9le%v)d
thanamongthosewhoreportedEnglishasmothertongue quedanslapopulationdelanguematernelleanglaise
(8%). (8%).
•The proportion of the population able to conduct a •La proportion de personnes capables de tenir une
conversationinalanguageotherthanEnglishorFrench conversationdansunelangueautrequeI'anglaisoule
washighestintheNorthwestTerritories(47%),followedby francaisatteignaitun sommetdanslesTerritoiresdu
Manitoba(26%), Ontario(24%), andBritishColumbia Nord-Ouest(47%);venaientensuiteleManitoba(26%),
(23%). IntheAtlanticProvinces,theproportionwasless I'Ontario(24%)etlaColombie-Britannique(23%).Dans
than4%,whileinQuebecitwas12%. 4les%p,roavloirnsceqsu'deellIe'eAttaliatntdieque1,2la%praoupoQrutieobneect.aitinferieurea
AmongthosewhowereabletospeakbothEnglishand Parmi les bilingues anglais-francais, 18% etaient
French,18%couldalsospeakanotherlanguage. capablesdes'exprimerdansuneautrelangue.
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