| Mother tongue | Period in which the mothers were born | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875-1896 | 1901-1906 | 1921-1926 | 1931-1936 | 1946-1951 | 1951-1956 | |
| English | 3.23 | 2.58 | 3.09 | 3.21 | 2.10 | 1.98 |
| French | 6.37 | 4.61 | 4.12 | 3.40 | 1.97 | 1.81 |
| Other tongues | 4.70 | 3.17 | 2.90 | 3.09 | 2.31 | 2.14 |
Source: Henripin, Jacques (2003) La métamorphose de la population canadienne. Montréal: Les Éditions Varia, p. 278.