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Population by knowledge of official language, by census metropolitan area (2006 Census)

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Population by knowledge of official language, by census metropolitan area (2006 Census)
  2006
  Total English only French only Both English and French Neither English nor French
   number
St. John's 179,270 166,385 15 12,655 215
Halifax 369,455 323,355 410 44,875 810
Moncton 124,055 60,495 5,270 58,195 95
Saint John 120,875 101,455 150 19,065 205
Saguenay 149,600 205 121,135 28,180 75
Québec 704,185 1,270 469,080 232,535 1,300
Sherbrooke 183,635 2,910 107,255 72,895 585
Trois-Rivières 138,560 100 102,400 35,875 180
Montréal 3,588,520 262,810 1,404,915 1,861,925 58,870
Ottawa–Gatineau 1,117,120 507,175 102,375 496,025 11,540
Kingston 148,475 128,570 455 18,890 555
Peterborough 115,140 107,150 55 7,750 185
Oshawa 328,070 301,925 385 24,335 1,425
Toronto 5,072,075 4,436,235 4,440 418,505 212,900
Hamilton 683,450 626,515 515 47,055 9,360
St. Catharines–Niagara 385,035 349,440 745 32,355 2,495
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo 446,495 409,325 305 30,255 6,610
Brantford 122,825 116,400 65 5,815 545
Guelph 126,080 113,355 70 11,280 1,380
London 452,580 415,820 290 31,640 4,825
Windsor 320,730 282,525 395 33,575 4,230
Barrie 175,335 162,245 105 12,525 460
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury 156,395 92,865 2,550 60,700 290
Thunder Bay 121,050 111,550 170 8,870 470
Winnipeg 686,040 603,410 1,345 74,880 6,400
Regina 192,440 179,915 175 11,800 545
Saskatoon 230,850 215,425 115 14,525 785
Calgary 1,070,295 964,790 590 84,085 20,830
Edmonton 1,024,820 931,575 985 77,950 14,310
Kelowna 160,560 148,815 85 11,000 660
Abbotsford 156,640 141,470 120 8,170 6,885
Vancouver 2,097,960 1,825,595 1,140 162,790 108,440
Victoria 325,065 289,525 200 33,070 2,265

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