is also, to some extent, attributable to this change. In 2016, 22 immigrant mother tongues each had a population of more than 100,000 people.

The 5-year estimates provide greater geographical granularity but a less granular time period. (Source: Montreal suffered three decades of population decline in the late 20th century (its population fell from 1.29 million in 1966 to just 1.02 million in 1996.

New instructions in the electronic questionnaire, asking respondents to indicate the Chinese language spoken at home or that was first learned as a child (mother tongue), as applicable, resulted in a sharp increase in certain Chinese languages, particularly Mandarin and Cantonese.Of the mother tongue population that had more than 100,000 people each in 2016, Tagalog (Pilipino) (+32.9%), Arabic (+29.9%), Persian (Farsi) (+27.2%), Hindi (+26.0%), and Urdu (+25.2%) saw increases in excess of 25%.In 2016, 75.5% of people with an immigrant mother tongue lived in one of the six largest census metropolitan areas (CMAs): Montréal, Ottawa–Gatineau, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. People with a mother tongue other than English or French are much more likely to speak a language other than their mother tongue at home. There were 137,520 people who reported an Aboriginal language as the main language spoken at home, and 91,250 people who reported an Aboriginal language as a secondary language. French is spoken by 48.3% of people with an “other” mother tongue (29.6% as their main home language and 18.7% as a secondary language). In 2011, 17.5% of the Canadian population, or 5.8 million persons, reported speaking at least two languages at home. Outside Quebec, 3.5% of people with English as their mother tongue speak an “other” language at home.Similarly, 9.4% of people whose mother tongue is French in Quebec speak a language other than their mother tongue at home (7.9% speak English). French has declined from 71.2% in 1996 to 70.4% in 2011, and English has declined from 15.4% to 14.0%.Over the same time period, the proportion of people speaking another language at home has increased, from 13.4% in 1996 to 16.6% in 2011.The most commonly spoken languages other than French or English are Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Creole, Greek and Chinese.Just over half (53.4%) of the population of Montreal are A detailed breakdown from 2011 is not available, but In 2011 there were 846,600 immigrants in Montreal – that’s Detailed information on ethnic origins is also available from the 2006 census.Other smaller groups of note are North American Indian (2%) and Québécois (2%).Because of its French history, Montreal is predominately a Roman Catholic city.
Students New. In Montréal and Ottawa–Gatineau, Arabic is the main immigrant mother tongue.

However, the language spoken, as applicable, differs by area of residence. This is the same number of languages as in 2011.The increase of Mandarin and Cantonese is due in large part to changes to data collection. Overnight, the city’s official population jumped to 1.6 million people and has continued to grow steadily since.Between the 2011 and 2016 censuses, Montreal’s population grew by 3.34%, making it one of the slowest growing major cities in Canada.The table below lists the population of Montreal city and the Montreal metro area at the time of each Canadian census, starting with 1871.The city of Montreal covers 365.13 km2. In most cases, it is a secondary language in addition to English, which is the main language. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted.By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. For the latter, the decline is related to instructions added to the electronic questionnaire that asked respondents who indicated “Chinese” to specify the language in question. In Quebec, 29.4% of people whose mother tongue is English speak French at home: 12.0% as the main language and 17.4% as a secondary language. Statistics Canada released new information from the 2016 census regarding families, households, marital status and language. How many are native or foreign-born ?How does Montreal's population of non-English speakers vary by age?How many non-English speakers in Montreal live in poverty? Millions of Americans speak languages other than English in their homes.

The increase in the number of people reporting specific Chinese languages (Mandarin, Cantonese, etc.) People with native languages that aren't French and English have a different perspective on how 'welcoming' Montreal is, as the city does have a French and English focus. Linguistic diversity in Canada is reflected first in the presence of many Aboriginal languages. This report uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.How many residents speak non-English languages in their homes in Montreal, Missouri? A great many people with Inuktitut, Atikamekw or Montagnais (Innu) as their mother tongue speak that language at home. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. In 2016, 2.4% of Canadians reported having more than one mother tongue, compared with 1.9% in 2011. There has been an increase in the number of multiple responses to the questions on mother tongue and languages spoken at home. Unlike the Census—which is an exact count of people and households every ten years—ACS statistics are estimated based on a representative survey sample. In 2011 70.4% of people in Montreal spoke French at home, 14.0% spoke … In 2006, 14.2% did so (nearly 4.5 million persons). Mandarin is the only Asian language in the top five in the Montréal Census data provide several ways to measure multilingualism.

Montréal-Est was founded in 1910 by businessman Joseph Versailles. This makes Winnipeg the seventh largest city in Canada and the largest city in the Province of Manitoba. These proportions include 12.0% who speak both English and French at home.
The population of the wider Montreal metropolitan area is 4,098,927 (2016 data) and the population of the islands of Montreal is 2,006,966 (2016 data).Montreal is a Francophone city and, for many years, the Montreal metro area was considered to be the world’s second largest French speaking city. Every year, Montreal hosts more than 18,000 foreign students from more than 150 countries and in 2013 it has been ranked the number 1 destination for tertiary studies. Overall, 72.0% of people with a non‑official mother tongue speak a language other than their mother tongue at home. However, studies show that almost 40 per cent of children do not have access to an education in a language they understand and this is negatively affecting their learning (UNESCO, 2016). This proportion is similar in Quebec and in all other provinces and territories. 1.