Majority (%) mother tongue population by census subdivision, 2016
type: Dataset
description: This service shows the predominant mother tongue in each census subdivision based on English, French or non-official language. The data is from the data table Mother Tongue (10), Age (27) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 100% Data, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016046. Mother tongue refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the person at the time the data was collected. If the person no longer understands the first language learned, the mother tongue is the second language learned. For a person who learned two languages at the same time in early childhood, the mother tongue is the language this person spoke most often at home before starting school. The person has two mother tongues only if the two languages were used equally often and are still understood by the person. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, the mother tongue is the language spoken most often to this child at home. The child has two mother tongues only if both languages are spoken equally often so that the child learns both languages at the same time. For additional information refer to the 2016 Census Dictionary for 'Mother tongue'. To have a cartographic representation of the ecumene with this socio-economic indicator, it is recommended to add as the first layer, the “NRCan - 2016 population ecumene by census subdivision” web service, accessible in the data resources section below.
keyword: AmeriGEO
keyword: AmeriGEOSS
keyword: CKAN
keyword: Canada
keyword: GEO
keyword: GEOSS
keyword: National
keyword: North America
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contact point: Organization

Canada
type: Agent

Census Profile, 2016 Census
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm
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Census Profile, 2016 Census
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022158
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Census Program Data Viewer, 2016 Census
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dv-vd/cpdv-vdpr/index-eng.cfm
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022161
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.258182

Census Program Data Viewer, 2016 Census
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dv-vd/cpdv-vdpr/index-fra.cfm
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022164
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GeoSearch
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/geo/geosearch-georecherche/index-eng.cfm
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022167
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GeoSearch
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/geo/geosearch-georecherche/index-fra.cfm
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022169
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.259334

NRCan - Population ecumene by census subdivision, 2016
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: https://gcgeo.gc.ca/geonetwork/metadata/eng/1694e167-f6f4-48a4-b40c-78ddb9587777
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022172
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.259732

File geodatabase
type: Distribution
media type: FGDB/GDB
access URL: http://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/statcan_statcan/Socioeconomic-data_Donnees-socio-economiques/csd_majority_mother_tongue_population-sdr_population_majoritaire_langue_maternelle/csd_majority_mother_tongue…
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022174
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.260125

Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016 - Census subdivision (CSD)
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/dict/geo012-eng.cfm
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022177
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Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016 - Census subdivision (CSD)
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/dict/geo012-fra.cfm
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022179
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MXD file
type: Distribution
format: MXD
access URL: http://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/statcan_statcan/Socioeconomic-data_Donnees-socio-economiques/csd_majority_mother_tongue_population-sdr_population_majoritaire_langue_maternelle/csd_majority_mother_tongue…
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022182
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MXD file
type: Distribution
format: MXD
access URL: http://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/statcan_statcan/Socioeconomic-data_Donnees-socio-economiques/csd_majority_mother_tongue_population-sdr_population_majoritaire_langue_maternelle/csd_majority_mother_tongue…
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022184
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.261608

2016 Census - Boundary files (SHP, GML, TAB)
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/geo/bound-limit/bound-limit-2016-eng.cfm
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022186
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.261991

2016 Census - Boundary files (SHP, GML, TAB)
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/geo/bound-limit/bound-limit-2016-fra.cfm
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022189
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.262423

Majority (%) mother tongue by census subdivision, 2016
type: Distribution
format: Esri REST
access URL: https://webservices.maps.canada.ca/arcgis/rest/services/StatCan/csd_majority_mother_tongue_2016_en/MapServer/0
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022191
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.262803

Majority (%) mother tongue population by census subdivision, 2016
type: Distribution
format: Esri REST
access URL: https://webservices.maps.canada.ca/arcgis/rest/services/StatCan/csd_majority_mother_tongue_2016_fr/MapServer/0
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022194
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.263176

Majority (%) mother tongue by census subdivision, 2016
type: Distribution
format: WMS
access URL: https://webservices.maps.canada.ca/arcgis/services/StatCan/csd_majority_mother_tongue_2016_en/MapServer/WMSServer
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022196
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.263551

Majority (%) mother tongue population by census subdivision, 2016
type: Distribution
format: WMS
access URL: https://webservices.maps.canada.ca/arcgis/services/StatCan/csd_majority_mother_tongue_2016_fr/MapServer/WMSServer
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022199
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.264008

Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016 - Mother tongue
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/dict/pop095-eng.cfm
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022201
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.264413

Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016 - Mother tongue
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/dict/pop095-fra.cfm
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022203
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.264793

NRCan - Population ecumene by census subdivision, 2016
type: Distribution
format: HTML
access URL: https://gcgeo.gc.ca/geonetwork/metadata/fre/1694e167-f6f4-48a4-b40c-78ddb9587777
issued: 2019-03-19T14:04:32.022206
modified: 2025-11-25T07:36:03.265309