Other language(s) used regularly at work of person 15 years or over

Status: This was the departmental standard from April 20, 2009 to September 23, 2021.

Definition

Other language(s) used regularly at work refers to the languages, if any, that the person uses in their job on a regular basis, other than the language or languages he or she uses most often at work.

Person 15 years or over refers to an individual whose age is 15 years or over.

Usage

'Other language(s) used regularly at work' applies to non-institutional residents who worked at some point in the reference period.

For the census, it usually relates to the job the person held in the week prior to enumeration. However, if the person did not work during that week but had worked at some time since January 1 of the prior year, the information relates to the job held longest during that period.

'Other language(s) used regularly at work' may also be collected for other jobs, depending on the objective of the survey. However, for it to be collected, a person must be associated with a job, current or past.

Conformity to relevant internationally recognized standards

The classification of languages is based on the international standard ISO 639 presented in the Ethnologue, using those categories that are applicable to the Canadian population and adding supplementary detail on Aboriginal languages spoken in Canada.

Classifications

• Classification of Language(s) of Person 2016 June 19, 2017 to September 23, 2021
• Collapsed Classification of Language(s) of Person 2016 June 19, 2017 to September 23, 2021
• List of Language(s) of Person 2016 June 19, 2017 to September 23, 2021
• Collapsed Classification of Language(s) of Person November 18, 2013 to June 18, 2017
• Classification of Language(s) of Person June 26, 2013 to June 18, 2017
• Collapsed Classification of Language(s) of Person April 20, 2009 to November 17, 2013
• Classification of Language(s) of Person April 20, 2009 to June 25, 2013

Additional information

See:

• Language used most often at work of person 15 years or over

Relation to previous version

• Other language(s) used regularly at work of person 15 years or over September 24, 2021 to current

  The definition of the concept has been modified slightly.

• Other language(s) used regularly at work of person 15 years or over April 20, 2009 to September 23, 2021

  This was the departmental standard from April 20, 2009 to September 23, 2021.