This act establishes English as the official language in Alberta. Members of the Legislative Assembly are granted the right to speak either French or English in the Assembly. French or English may be used in oral communication in all Alberta courts dealing with provincial offences.

Refers to the percentage of individuals most often speaking at home at least one of English or French at the time of the census

This Alberta Official Statistic compares the knowledge of languages among the Aboriginal Identity population in provinces and territories, based on self-assessment of the ability to converse in the language. Based on the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), English is the most common language known by the Aboriginal Identity Population across Canada. In most provinces, nearly 100% of the Aboriginal Identity population can converse in English. The lowest proportion of English-speaking Aboriginal people is in Quebec, where the majority speak French. The highest proportion of Aboriginal people who speak Aboriginal languages was in Nunavut at 88.6%, followed by Quebec (32.4%) and the Northwest Territories (32.1%). In Alberta, more Aboriginal people are able to speak Aboriginal languages (15.1%) than are able to speak French or other (non-Aboriginal) languages. The proportion of Alberta Aboriginal people able to speak Aboriginal languages was sixth highest among provinces and territories.

Data on languages spoken at home by mother tongue, immigrant status and period of immigration and first official language spoken for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and parts.

This Alberta Official Statistic shows the proportion of population by mother tongue in the eight Alberta economic regions for the 2011 Census year. Alberta is divided into eight economic regions as follows: Lethbridge – Medicine -Hat; Camrose-Drumheller; Calgary; Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House; Red Deer; Edmonton; Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River; and Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake. Mother tongue refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the person on May 10, 2011. Non-official languages are languages other than English or French. According to the 2011 census, 77.8% of Albertans reported English as their mother tongue, followed by a non-official language (20.1%), and French (2.1%). The Red Deer economic region reported the highest proportion of Albertans with English as a mother tongue (89.7%) and the lowest proportion of Albertans with a non-official language as a mother tongue (8.9%), while Calgary reported the lowest proportion (73.4%) of Albertans with English as mother tongue and the highest proportion of Albertans with a non-official language as a mother tongue (24.9%).

This dataset is a customization of Statistics Canada data to present information on knowledge of Aboriginal languages, knowledge of languages, Aboriginal identity, Indian status, Aboriginal mother tongue, area of residence, and age groups for the population in private households in Alberta and the Northern Alberta Development Council (NADC).

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.

This Alberta Official Statistic compares the knowledge of languages among the Aboriginal Identity population in provinces and territories, based on self-assessment of the ability to converse in the language. Based on the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), English is the most common language known by the Aboriginal Identity Population across Canada. In most provinces, nearly 100% of the Aboriginal Identity population can converse in English. The lowest proportion of English-speaking Aboriginal people is in Quebec, where the majority speak French. The highest proportion of Aboriginal people who speak Aboriginal languages was in Nunavut at 88.6%, followed by Quebec (32.4%) and the Northwest Territories (32.1%). In Alberta, more Aboriginal people are able to speak Aboriginal languages (15.1%) than are able to speak French or other (non-Aboriginal) languages. The proportion of Alberta Aboriginal people able to speak Aboriginal languages was sixth highest among provinces and territories.

This Alberta Official Statistic describes Language Used Most Often at Work for Alberta and the Calgary and Edmonton CMAs based on the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). Percentages are calculated for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2010.

This chart shows how many individuals can carry a conversation in English only, in French only, in both English and French, or in neither English nor French.

This table contains 47 series, with data for years 1931 - 1971 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2012-02-16. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Unit of measure (1 items: Persons ...) Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Mother tongue (47 items: Total languages; English; French; Baltic languages ...).

Population that speaks an official language (English or French) as the primary language in the home expressed as a percentage of the total population.

All Census information is as of April 1, 2016. No data on any individual residence will be released. To protect the privacy of individuals, data is compiled and presented at the city, ward and neighbourhood level only. Neighbourhood results with a population under 50 are not posted to protect the information collected. Responses are voluntary consequently response rates vary among questions, neighbourhoods and wards.

Majority of the population speaks English only, making up 94.42 per cent of the population.

Enrolments in regular second language programs (or core language programs), French immersion programs, and education programs in the minority official language offered in public elementary and secondary schools, by type of program, grade and sex.

If you have been approved to serve as a sign language interpreter as an accommodation to assist during an examination, the following conditions and procedures apply to you.

This Alberta Official Statistic describes the proportions of Aboriginal Identity population by Mother Tongue (English, French, Aboriginal Languages and Other Languages) for Canada, Provinces and Territories based on the 2011 National Household Survey. Between May and August 2011, Statistics Canada conducted the National Household Survey (NHS) for the first time. This voluntary, self-administered survey was introduced as a replacement for the long census questionnaire, also known as Census Form 2B. The NHS is designed to collect social and economic data about the Canadian population.

The number of students in regular Indigenous language programs and Indigenous language immersion programs in public elementary and secondary schools.

Immigrant income, by world area, sex, immigrant admission category, education qualifications, knowledge of official languages and landing year, for Alberta, tax year 2015, annual.

Among the regions of Canada, Alberta and Ontario were the regions with the highest share of FAST viewers, with 20 percent of respondents each to a 2023 survey stating watching FAST channels. Among spoken languages in the country, English speakers were the most likely FAST viewers.