2021 Census: Languages - Mother Tongue (CMA CSD)

This layer provides detailed data on mother tongue languages based on the 2021 Census of Population by Statistics Canada, focusing on the Kingston Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and associated Census Subdivisions (CSD), including the City of Kingston, South Frontenac, Loyalist, and Frontenac Islands. This summary highlights population counts for total mother tongue speakers, which refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and is still understood. Standard geography census profiles for the Kingston CMA and CSD geographies use data from both the short‑form (100% sample) and long‑form databases, depending on the variable. Custom geography census profiles, including Electoral Districts and Neighbourhood‑level profiles, are created entirely from the long‑form (25% sample) census database. To protect respondent confidentiality, all Census data is processed using Statistics Canada’s Random Rounding method. This technique randomly adjusts numbers up or down to the nearest 0 or 5, helping ensure privacy while keeping overall results as accurate and unbiased as possible. Because of these differences in data sources and rounding methods, users may notice that some counts do…

Publisher

City of Kingston

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Catalogue metadata updated

2026-07-03