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Population reporting an Aboriginal identity, by mother tongue, by province and territory (2006 Census)
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| 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | N.B. | Que. | Ont. | |
| number | ||||
| Aboriginal population | 1,172,790 | 17,655 | 108,425 | 242,490 |
| Total single responses1 | 1,155,795 | 17,300 | 106,685 | 239,740 |
| English | 851,500 | 10,220 | 11,665 | 197,440 |
| French | 96,745 | 4,025 | 55,560 | 19,350 |
| Non-official languages | 207,555 | 3,050 | 39,460 | 22,945 |
| Aboriginal languages | 207,205 | 3,050 | 39,425 | 22,850 |
| Algonquian languages | 142,860 | 3,030 | 29,755 | 21,915 |
| Cree | 77,970 | 10 | 13,225 | 3,390 |
| Ojibway | 24,025 | 0 | 25 | 12,155 |
| Oji-Cree | 11,630 | 0 | 0 | 6,185 |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 10,535 | 25 | 8,935 | 10 |
| Mi'kmaq | 7,310 | 2,510 | 565 | 80 |
| Atikamekw | 5,135 | 0 | 5,130 | 0 |
| Blackfoot | 3,080 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Algonquian languages | 3,175 | 490 | 1,865 | 85 |
| Inuktitut | 31,925 | 10 | 9,535 | 370 |
| Athapaskan languages | 18,765 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| Dene | 9,700 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Dogrib | 1,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Athapaskan languages | 7,070 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Dakota/Sioux | 5,540 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Salish languages | 3,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tsimshian languages | 2,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Aboriginal languages | 2,855 | 15 | 135 | 525 |
| Other single responses | 345 | 0 | 35 | 100 |
| Total multiple responses2 | 16,995 | 350 | 1,745 | 2,750 |
| English and Aboriginal language(s) | 10,915 | 140 | 340 | 885 |
| French and Aboriginal language(s) | 815 | 10 | 405 | 25 |
| English, French and Aboriginal language(s) | 215 | 0 | 60 | 25 |
| Other multiple responses | 5,045 | 205 | 935 | 1,815 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2008-01-16. | ||||
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