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Population by mother tongue, by census metropolitan area (2006 Census)
Related tables: Population estimates and projections, Aboriginal language groups, English language groups, French language groups, Other language groups.
| 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's (N.L.) | Halifax (N.S.) | Moncton (N.B.) | Saint John (N.B.) | |
| number | ||||
| Total population | 179,270 | 369,455 | 124,055 | 120,875 |
| Single responses1 | 178,880 | 367,520 | 122,830 | 120,300 |
| English | 174,480 | 337,715 | 77,345 | 111,215 |
| French | 535 | 10,085 | 42,925 | 5,510 |
| Non-official languages | 3,860 | 19,725 | 2,555 | 3,570 |
| Chinese | 730 | 2,400 | 230 | 930 |
| Cantonese | 155 | 360 | 60 | 110 |
| Mandarin | 80 | 470 | 30 | 255 |
| Hakka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 475 | 1,535 | 135 | 565 |
| Italian | 75 | 605 | 230 | 120 |
| German | 260 | 1,410 | 285 | 215 |
| Polish | 65 | 1,090 | 50 | 15 |
| Spanish | 480 | 950 | 130 | 285 |
| Portuguese | 100 | 415 | 40 | 55 |
| Punjabi | 65 | 300 | 15 | 25 |
| Ukrainian | 60 | 200 | 35 | 40 |
| Arabic | 175 | 3,775 | 160 | 110 |
| Dutch | 100 | 575 | 220 | 100 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | 30 | 360 | 75 | 145 |
| Greek | 45 | 875 | 30 | 215 |
| Vietnamese | 15 | 340 | 75 | 40 |
| Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inuktitut (Eskimo) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other non-official languages | 1,630 | 6,430 | 980 | 1,275 |
| Multiple responses2 | 390 | 1,935 | 1,225 | 575 |
| English and French | 110 | 1,015 | 1,085 | 495 |
| English and non-official language | 235 | 710 | 70 | 80 |
| French and non-official language | 30 | 85 | 60 | 0 |
| English, French and non-official language | 15 | 125 | 15 | 0 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2007-12-12. | ||||
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