This statistic shows the number of Aboriginal language speakers in Canada, by group, as counted in the 1996, 2001, and 2006 censuses, and the 2011 National Housing Survey. In 1996, 29,010 members of the Inuit population indicated knowledge of an Aboriginal language.
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INAC. (May 8, 2013). Number of Aboriginal language speakers in Canada in 1996-2011, by census group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/538223/number-of-aboriginal-language-speaker-in-canada/
INAC. "Number of Aboriginal language speakers in Canada in 1996-2011, by census group." Chart. May 8, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/538223/number-of-aboriginal-language-speaker-in-canada/
INAC. (2013). Number of Aboriginal language speakers in Canada in 1996-2011, by census group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/538223/number-of-aboriginal-language-speaker-in-canada/
INAC. "Number of Aboriginal Language Speakers in Canada in 1996-2011, by Census Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 May 2013, /statistics/538223/number-of-aboriginal-language-speaker-in-canada/
INAC, Number of Aboriginal language speakers in Canada in 1996-2011, by census group ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/538223/number-of-aboriginal-language-speaker-in-canada/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Number of Aboriginal language speakers in Canada in 1996-2011, by census group [Graph], INAC, May 8, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/538223/number-of-aboriginal-language-speaker-in-canada/
