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Population by mother tongue, by province and territory (2006 Census)
(Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia)
	2006
	Canada	Man.	Sask.	Alta.	B.C.
	number
Total population	31,241,030	1,133,510	953,850	3,256,355	4,074,385
Single responses¹	30,848,270	1,118,690	946,250	3,221,420	4,022,045
English	17,882,775	838,415	811,725	2,576,670	2,875,770
French	6,817,655	43,955	16,060	61,225	54,745
Non-official languages	6,147,840	236,320	118,465	583,530	1,091,530
Chinese	1,012,065	11,045	7,475	97,275	342,920
Cantonese	361,450	3,105	1,720	32,485	131,245
Mandarin	170,950	1,470	715	12,135	72,155
Hakka	4,415	10	15	425	1,075
Chinese, n.o.s.	456,705	6,345	4,970	51,145	129,560
Italian	455,040	4,775	735	13,095	27,020
German	450,570	67,030	28,555	84,505	86,690
Polish	211,175	8,870	2,510	21,990	17,565
Spanish	345,345	6,850	2,735	29,125	34,075
Portuguese	219,275	6,295	380	7,205	14,385
Punjabi	367,505	6,340	850	36,320	158,750
Ukrainian	134,500	21,950	16,350	29,455	12,285
Arabic	261,640	2,125	1,525	20,495	8,440
Dutch	128,900	3,835	1,785	19,980	26,355
Tagalog (Pilipino)	235,615	22,490	2,170	29,740	50,425
Greek	117,285	1,635	1,060	3,305	6,670
Vietnamese	141,630	2,740	1,305	19,350	24,560
Cree	78,855	19,105	24,255	17,215	1,145
Inuktitut (Eskimo)	32,380	140	35	155	110
Other non-official languages	1,956,060	51,095	26,740	154,320	280,135
Multiple responses²	392,760	14,825	7,600	34,930	52,335
English and French	98,625	2,630	1,130	5,405	5,920
English and non-official language	240,005	11,675	6,080	27,725	43,785
French and non-official language	43,335	435	245	1,325	1,840
English, French and non-official language	10,790	85	140	480	790
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2007-12-11.

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