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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saguenay (Que.) | Québec (Que.) | Sherbrooke (Que.) | Trois-Rivières (Que.) | Montréal (Que.) | |
| number | |||||
| Total population | 149,600 | 704,185 | 183,635 | 138,560 | 3,588,520 |
| Single responses1 | 149,230 | 700,810 | 182,345 | 138,055 | 3,514,485 |
| English | 1,100 | 10,250 | 8,850 | 1,300 | 425,635 |
| French | 146,435 | 671,140 | 165,115 | 134,255 | 2,328,400 |
| Non-official languages | 1,700 | 19,410 | 8,385 | 2,495 | 760,445 |
| Chinese | 150 | 870 | 375 | 90 | 59,125 |
| Cantonese | 20 | 110 | 0 | 10 | 9,390 |
| Mandarin | 15 | 125 | 100 | 35 | 6,865 |
| Hakka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 115 | 630 | 275 | 45 | 41,845 |
| Italian | 55 | 655 | 200 | 90 | 120,140 |
| German | 100 | 600 | 360 | 135 | 11,205 |
| Polish | 45 | 305 | 145 | 10 | 14,830 |
| Spanish | 380 | 4,410 | 2,305 | 665 | 90,105 |
| Portuguese | 120 | 995 | 170 | 30 | 29,310 |
| Punjabi | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 11,735 |
| Ukrainian | 10 | 70 | 15 | 0 | 4,850 |
| Arabic | 225 | 2,560 | 885 | 390 | 97,905 |
| Dutch | 0 | 160 | 50 | 30 | 2,115 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | 10 | 55 | 10 | 0 | 11,495 |
| Greek | 0 | 140 | 110 | 145 | 40,570 |
| Vietnamese | 10 | 850 | 175 | 115 | 23,240 |
| Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| Inuktitut (Eskimo) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 |
| Other non-official languages | 595 | 7,700 | 3,585 | 795 | 243,470 |
| Multiple responses2 | 365 | 3,375 | 1,295 | 505 | 74,035 |
| English and French | 270 | 2,120 | 830 | 320 | 26,855 |
| English and non-official language | 0 | 85 | 25 | 25 | 15,225 |
| French and non-official language | 80 | 1,015 | 400 | 120 | 27,005 |
| English, French and non-official language | 0 | 155 | 40 | 30 | 4,950 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2007-12-12. | |||||
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