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Term: First Official Language Spoken
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2012-06-21
Definition:
A derived variable from Statistics Canada that refers to whether a person first learned English or French (the two official languages). It also takes into account the mother tongue and the language spoken most often at home.
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Source:
See Statistics Canada Web Page:
First official language spoken of person - http://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/definitions/language-langue05-eng.htm
for more information.)
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Term used in
- Chartier M, Finlayson G, Prior H, McGowan K, Chen H, de Rocquigny J, Walld R, Gousseau M. Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
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