Canadian Statistics - Population by knowledge of official language, by census metropolitan areas (1996 Census)

Definitions and notes	Total	English only	French only	Both English and French	Neither English nor French
	number
St. John's	172,090	162,640	25	9,270	155
Halifax	329,750	293,190	400	35,270	890
Saint John	124,215	108,670	180	15,225	140
Saguenay	158,865	125	131,090	27,615	40
Québec	663,885	1,475	462,100	199,310	1,005
Sherbrooke	144,570	2,755	84,955	56,465	395
Trois-Rivières	137,700	185	103,795	33,650	65
Montréal	3,287,645	280,205	1,309,150	1,634,785	63,500
Ottawa-Gatineau	1,000,940	458,700	89,780	440,780	11,680
Oshawa	266,585	247,340	235	17,785	1,220
Toronto	4,232,905	3,698,530	3,510	339,485	191,375
Hamilton	617,810	566,620	465	41,740	8,985
St. Catharines-Niagara	367,790	333,945	780	30,350	2,720
Kitchener	379,350	346,770	205	26,025	6,340
London	393,905	363,355	140	26,060	4,340
Windsor	275,745	242,030	460	28,995	4,255
Greater Sudbury	158,935	92,240	2,440	63,710	540
Thunder Bay	124,325	114,060	165	9,260	840
Winnipeg	660,055	579,920	960	71,750	7,425
Regina	191,485	179,890	70	10,690	835
Saskatoon	216,445	201,045	60	14,175	1,165
Calgary	815,985	740,505	465	59,870	15,145
Edmonton	854,225	776,145	515	63,775	13,780
Vancouver	1,813,935	1,593,995	1,115	133,525	85,300
Victoria	300,030	271,780	145	25,905	2,205
Source: Statistics Canada, 1996 Census Nation tables
Last modified: 2004-04-20.

For additional statistical information on population by knowledge of official language, consult the 1996 Census Nation tables.

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