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Aboriginal mother-tongue speakers in Canada 2011, by province

Percentage distribution of Aboriginal mother-tongue speakers in Canada in 2011, by province or territory

The data displays the percentage distribution among the provinces and territories of all people whose mother tongue was an aboriginal language in Canada in 2011. Sixteen% of people whose mother-tongue was an aboriginal language lived in Saskatchewan in 2011.

Quebec 20.9
Manitoba 17.7
Saskatchewan 16
Alberta 13.2
Nunavut 10.3
Ontario 8.6
British Columbia 5.3
Northwest Territories 2.7
Nova Scotia 2.3
New Brunkswick 1.3
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.3
Yukon 0.5
Prince Edward Island 0.1