Adapted from Statistics Canada, The Aboriginal languages of First Nations people, Metis and Inuit, page 6-8, 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Aboriginal peoples able to converse in an Aboriginal language in Canada 2016
This statistic shows the percentage of Aboriginal peoples who were able to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language in Canada in 2016. Over 64 percent of Inuit could converse in an aboriginal language in Canada in 2016.
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StatCan. (October 26, 2017). Percentage of Aboriginal peoples able to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language in Canada 2016, by identity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/538885/aboriginal-peoples-able-to-converse-in-an-aboriginal-language-in-canada-by-identity/
StatCan. "Percentage of Aboriginal peoples able to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language in Canada 2016, by identity." Chart. October 26, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/538885/aboriginal-peoples-able-to-converse-in-an-aboriginal-language-in-canada-by-identity/
StatCan. (2017). Percentage of Aboriginal peoples able to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language in Canada 2016, by identity. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/538885/aboriginal-peoples-able-to-converse-in-an-aboriginal-language-in-canada-by-identity/
StatCan. "Percentage of Aboriginal Peoples Able to Conduct a Conversation in An Aboriginal Language in Canada 2016, by Identity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Oct 2017, /statistics/538885/aboriginal-peoples-able-to-converse-in-an-aboriginal-language-in-canada-by-identity/
StatCan, Percentage of Aboriginal peoples able to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language in Canada 2016, by identity ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/538885/aboriginal-peoples-able-to-converse-in-an-aboriginal-language-in-canada-by-identity/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Percentage of Aboriginal peoples able to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language in Canada 2016, by identity [Graph], StatCan, October 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/538885/aboriginal-peoples-able-to-converse-in-an-aboriginal-language-in-canada-by-identity/
