The capital of Canada, Ottawa, is located in the province of Ontario. In comparison, less than a quarter (24.4%) of Ottawans whose FOLS was neither English nor French had post-secondary qualifications. Their median income was $16,200 lower than that of the Francophone population and $12,700 lower than that of Anglophone population. Below we have listed the top twenty spoken languages of Canadathe languages spoken at home by those living in Canada, the total number of speakers, and the percentage of the population they represent: English 20,584,775 (67.1%) French 6,608,125 (19.1%) Chinese 790,035 (2.6%) The highest rate (nearly 56%) was in the Cumberland ward and the lowest (23%) was in the RideauGoulbourn ward. 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Although English is the first language spoken in Ontario, the city is bilingual, with French being the second most spoken language. Of these, 41 are indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. A total of 98.6% of Ottawans were able to conduct a conversation in at least one of the two official languages (data not shown), which means that only 1.4% of Ottawas population could not conduct a conversation in English or French. The percentage of the population whose FOLS was French was 16.4%, and the percentage of the population whose FOLS was neither English nor French was 1.3%. Just over half (51.2%) of Ottawas Francophone workers were employed in public administration (31.2%), health care and social assistance (10.3%) and educational services (9.6%). The Office of the Commissioner would like to thank Jean-Pierre Corbeil, Brigitte Chavez and Jean-Franois Lepage from the Language Statistics Section of the Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division for their diligent work and invaluable contribution. 4 Can you live in Ottawa without speaking French? You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Our other official language, French, is the second-most commonly spoken language in Canada. The proportion was about the same for those whose FOLS was French (32.3%). Among Ottawa workers whose FOLS was French 81.8% reported using French at work, with 26.9% using it most often, 13.5% using it equally with English and 41.4% using it regularly as a secondary language. What language is most spoken in Ottawa? In 2011, Ottawans whose mother tongue was French had a mean income of approximately $52,600 and a medianFootnote 5 income of approximately $45,400. In 2011, English was the language spoken most often at home in Ottawa. Information from the 2011 Censusis based on data collected from 100% of Canadian households, while information from previous censuses is based on data collected on a 20% random sample basis. Ottawa (Nishnaabemwin / Daawaamwin) Ottawa is a dialect of Ojibwe spoken by about 7,400 people in southern Ontario in Canada and northern Michigan in the USA. The rounding of numbers in tables may result in totals that do not equal 100.0. French is the first official language spoken for 22.8% of the population.The Canadian Francophonie by the numbers. Ottawa census division data from the censuses between 1981 and 2006 corresponds to the 2011 geographical boundaries. Canadas capital what makes Ottawa so attractive A special feature of the region is that both English and French are widely spoken and reflected in the Citys culture and commerce. In 2011, English was the mother tongue of the majority (63.7\%) of Ottawas population (see Table 1), while French was the mother tongue of 15.0\% of Ottawans. In 2011, the majority (56.1%) of Ottawas population aged 15 and older whose FOLS was neither English nor French had no certificate, diploma or degree. In 2011, the most common occupations among workers in Ottawa whose mother tongue was English were associated with sales and service (20.9%), business, finance and administration (19.5%) and education, law and social, community and government services (16.0%). Protestants were 11.4% of the population (19.5% in 2011), while Christian orthodox were 2.1% and Christians of no specified denomination were 6.4%. The official languages of Canada are English and French, and both are spoken in Ottawa. Visible minorities represented close to a quarter (23.6%) of Ottawans whose FOLS was English. The CSD of North Stormont is part of StormontDundasGlengarry, where the population of individuals whose mother tongue was French represented 14.6% of the CDs overall population. However, as it is the capital of Canada, Ottawa is a very culturally diverse city, and as such, you can find people speaking many different languages from all over the world. Among Ottawa workers whose mother tongue was French, 90.6% reported using English at work, with 60.9% using it most often, 12.8% using it equally with French and 16.8% using it regularly as a secondary language. What are the top 3 most spoken languages in Canada? However, the proportion of the population whose mother tongue was neither English nor French more than doubled over the same period, increasing from 10.5% to 21.3%.Footnote 1. Population by first official language spoken in 2011 Is Ottawa English or French speaking? In 2011, 36.9% of people in Ottawa reported being able to conduct a conversation in both official languages. The proportion of Ottawans whose FOLS was French and who reported being able to conduct a conversation in both official languages and at least one other language (20.6%) was also greater than that of people whose FOLS was English (7.6%). The City of Ottawa has a bylaw that recognized its bilingual character and has adopted a language policy to provide services in the two official languages and recognizes both official languages as having the same rights, status and privileges.Ottawa is finally Canadas officially bilingual capital. As the most widely spoken language in the European Union with popularity spreading through the Americas all the way down to Australia, the German language stands at the forefront of international interconnectivity. French and English are the languages of instruction at the University of Ottawa. Bilingualism in Ottawa became official policy in 2002, making all municipal services available in both of Canada's official languages, Canadian English and Canadian French. With regard to the population whose mother tongue was neither English nor French, there was a high proportion of people in the 35- to 44-year age group compared to the populations whose mother tongue was either English or French. For cases that have not yet been classified, people are assigned to the French category when they speak French only or French and at least one non-official language as their language spoken most often at home. [2], In 2001, females made up 51.2% of the amalgamated Ottawa population, while the median age of the population was 36.7 years of age. Other Christian/Christian related traditions (Including Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses) made up 2.5%. However, the drop in English unilingualism coincided with a proportional increase in English-French bilingualism, which rose from 34.1% to 37.2% over 30 years. Interprovincial migrants whose mother tongue was neither English nor French came to Ottawa mainly from Quebec (54.4%), British Columbia (17.0%) and Alberta (10.5%). Nearly 300,000 people, or 37% of Ottawa's population, can speak both languages. It was underrepresented in utilities (13.5%) and arts, entertainment and recreation (12.0%). Trent notes that the statistics also show that the percentage of Ottawa residents who claim French as a mother tongue has slipped from 22 per cent to 21.3 per cent in the last census. In terms of respondents' knowledge of one or both official languages, 60.60 percent and 1.42 percent of the population have knowledge of English only and French only, respectively; while 37.2 percent have knowledge of both official languages. In 2011, a large majority (82.8%) of Ottawas visible minority population had English as their FOLS. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. 1. People living in Ottawa whose mother tongue was neither English nor French had a mean income that was $10,600 lower than that of the Francophone population and $10,200 lower than that of the Anglophone population. Ottawa was first written by European missionary during the 19th century. Readers will find a complete analysis of factors affecting comparability of language results between the censuses in the publication Methodological Document on the 2011 Census Language Data, Catalogue no. In 2011, slightly more than half (53.1%) of Ottawas labour force was employed in the following sectors: public administration (22.8%), retail trade (10.2%), health care and social assistance (10.1%) and professional, scientific and technical services (9.9%). These wards were Cumberland (32.9%), RideauRockcliffe (28.2%), Innes (28.0%), RideauVanier (27.8%), Orlans (25.9%) and Beacon HillCyrville (23.1%). The vast majority (96.3%) of Ottawa workers whose mother tongue was neither English nor French reported using English at work: 89.6% used it most often, 4.2% used it equally with French and 2.5% used it regularly as a secondary language. The population whose FOLS was French had fewer people in the 0- to 34-year age group and more people in the 45-plus age group (see Table 14). It was the only one of the five CDs that had a greater proportion of individuals whose FOLS was French than the CD of Ottawa (16.4%). The proportions among the English-speaking and French-speaking populations were 8.9% and 8.2%, respectively. Visible minorities represented close to a quarter ( 24.4 % ) of Ottawas visible minority population had English their... French ( 32.3 % ) the rounding of numbers in tables may result totals. 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