This section provides information about language spoken at home and mother tongue.
Language Spoken at Home |
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The tables below present information from the Census about the top ten languages spoken most often at home in Guelph and Wellington County. People may speak other languages at home, but the table below presents only the home language spoken most often.
Limitations and NotesThe census of the population is mandatory and conducted once every five years. The census gathers information from all Canadian citizens, landed immigrants and non-permanent residents (people who have a work or student permit or refugee status). The census captures information from the entire population about age, sex, marital status, mother tongue and relationship to the first person reported on the questionnaire (Person 1).[1]
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Mother Tongue |
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Mother tongue refers to "the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the person at the time the data was collected". The tables below present information from the Census about single and multiple responses for mother tongue. Respondents were able to identify one or more mother tongues, depending on their experience. Two mother tongues were identified only if the respondent used the two languages equally and was still able to understand both languages at the time of the census.[2]
Limitations and NotesMandarin was not in the top ten languages in Guelph in 2011. In 2011, 1370 people marked Chinese (not otherwise specified (n.o.s)) as their mother tongue, while in 2016 only 120 people marked Chinese n.o.s. It is possible that the difference in the number and proportion of the population marking Mandarin as their mother tongue is in part because some of those people marked Chinese n.o.s as their mother tongue in 2011. The census of the population is mandatory and conducted once every five years. The census gathers information from all Canadian citizens, landed immigrants and non-permanent residents (people who have a work or student permit or refugee status). The census captures information from the entire population about age, sex, marital status, mother tongue and relationship to the first person reported on the questionnaire (Person 1).[1] Looking for more information?For more information about this measure please download the excel file below . |
References
[1] Statistics Canada (2016). Census of Population. Available at: http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3901
[2] Statistics Canada (2015). Mother Tongue of Person. Available at: http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/SBV_pSBV.pl?Function=bbDD&Id=30433