single and multiple responses, French was a mother tongue for 80.0% of residents in 2006, English for 13.9%, Arabic for 1.7%, Spanish for 1.1%, and Portuguese for 1.0%. [5] (Figures below are for single responses only.) [6] Mother Tongue Population Percentage French 220,970 78.5% English 35,580 12.6% Arabic 4,450 1.6%