Language is the fourth release from the Census of Canada taken on May 11, 2021. This release explores language characteristics of the Canadian population: mother tongue, knowledge of official languages, languages most often spoken at home, and other home languages. In Alberta, most people speak English but immigrant languages, especially those from Asian countries, are becoming increasingly common. In addition, Indigenous languages are increasingly being used in households.

Language is the fourth release of information gathered by the census of Canada taken on May 10, 2011.The Census explored the language characteristics of Canadian residents with three questions about mother tongue, knowledge of the official languages and languages most often spoken at home.

In August 2017 Statistics Canada released data from the 2016 census focusing on language characteristics of the Canadian population, including mother tongue, knowledge of official languages, languages most often spoken at home and other home languages. This information product from the Office of Statistics and Information analyses the data from an Alberta perspective. In Alberta, the majority of people speak English but immigrant languages, especially those from Asian countries, are becoming increasingly common. In addition, Aboriginal languages are increasingly being used in households.