Linguistic characteristics of Canadians : Caractéristiques linguistiques des Canadiens : Langue, recensement de la population de 2011

In the case of the mother tongue data, comparisons other than those done in the current analysis are possible depending on the needs of the user, given that mother tongue was asked on both the short and long-form questionnaires in previous censuses. [...] Increased use of multiple languages at home The redistribution of multiple responses (among the main language groups) to the census question on the language spoken most often at home (as shown in Table 4) provides a simplified picture of the predominant use of languages at home. [...] Grouping the data in other ways—especially a grouping that includes the main and secondary use of languages—casts a different light on the changes observed between 2006 and 2011 (Table 5).16 It also shows that the number and proportion of persons who reported speaking French or English at home in combination with another language increased more between 2006 and 2011 than during the previous five-y [...] The grouping provided in Table 5 reflects the fact that there was a strong increase in multiple responses of the type 'English-other' and 'French-other' as languages spoken equally most often at home between 2006 and 2011, and of responses of the type 'English most often and other on a regular basis.' Moreover, data from the 2001 and 2006 Census show that in Quebec, the presence of English or Fren [...] Increased use of French at home among Quebecers with a mother tongue other than French or English In Quebec, the proportion of the population with a mother tongue 'other' than French or English that reported speaking only an 'other' language at home has declined since 2001 (Figure 2), from 32.8% in 2001 to 32.1% in 2006 and then to 30.5% in 2011.