Mother Tongue by different levels of geographies

Mother Tongue (MT) refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood at the time of the census. Multiple responses are distributed equally among declared languages, by different levels of geographies.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 21:18 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 21:18 (UTC)
contact_email open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca
contact_person {}
criticality_level []
data_dictionary []
geographic_scope []
open_canada_collection primary
open_canada_date_modified 2015-12-07 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published 2015-12-07 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["Langue-maternelle", "Langue"], "en": ["Mother-tongue", "Language"]}
open_canada_subject ["education_and_training", "government_and_politics", "language_and_linguistics", "society_and_culture"]
sensitivity_level unrestricted
title_fr Langue maternelle selon les Divisions de recensement
update_frequency as_needed