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Table 4
Knowledge of French of retail and client services workers by select CMAs and characteristics, 2006

  Census Metropolitan Areas
Moncton Greater Sudbury Ottawa–Gatineau Montréal
Total Quebec part Ontario part Total Suburban rings Island of Montréal City centre
percentage
Occupation
Retail salespersons and sales clerks† 57.5 38.9 52.3 97.2 41.8 96.7 99.0 94.7 94.6
Cashiers 54.0 45.1 54.8 99.2* 39.9 96.2 99.1 93.5* 90.4*
Food and beverages servers 70.5* 39.3 58.6* 98.9* 44.8 95.7* 98.8 93.6 91.0*
Hairstylists/beauticians 69.7* 37.3 49.5 99.0 34.9* 95.7* 98.9 92.5* 91.9
Grocery clerks and store shelf stockers 44.3* 46.3 49.6 95.5 32.4* 95.9 98.6 92.5* 95.3
Other sales occupations 67.0* 46.0 58.5* 97.0 46.8* 96.7 99.4 95.7* 95.1
Age group
15 to 24 years† 70.6 50.1 59.4 99.3 47.8 98.7 99.6 97.9 97.3
25 to 34 years 65.3* 32.6* 51.8* 96.2* 39.7* 95.4* 98.4* 93.8* 93.5*
35 to 44 years 49.4* 34.4* 48.9* 97.3* 33.4* 94.5* 98.3* 91.9* 92.2*
45 to 54 years 51.3* 40.3* 45.4* 95.7* 30.2* 94.3* 98.5* 90.9* 86.7*
55 years and more 40.3* 32.9* 45.9* 95.2* 34.2* 93.4* 98.3* 89.5* 86.3*
Mother tongue1
English 34.7* 23.8* 34.4* 81.4* 32.8* 87.9* 92.4* 86.8* 87.8*
French† 99.6 98.2 99.5 99.9 98.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Other 44.7* 6.6* 28.8* 87.4* 23.4* 87.8* 91.6* 86.9* 85.7*
Immigrant status
Immigrant† 43.2 2.0 27.0 86.8 22.0 86.2 90.6 85.1 85.1
Non immigrant 59.6* 42.8* 59.8* 98.5* 46.5* 98.7* 99.6* 97.7* 97.5*

† reference group
* statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05
1. Persons whose mother tongue or one of the mother tongues is French.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.
Date Modified: 2010-01-26

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