| Fort Smith Region | |||||
| Population, by Mother Tongue and Knowledge of Official Languages | |||||
| 1996 Census | |||||
| Neither | |||||
| English | French | English | English or | ||
| Total | Only | Only | and French | French | |
| Mother Tongue Total | 30,060 | 26,850 | 25 | 2,740 | 445 |
| English | 22,780 | 21,095 | - | 1,680 | 10 |
| French | 870 | 50 | 15 | 805 | - |
| Inuktitut | 205 | 200 | - | - | - |
| South Slave | 1,400 | 1,280 | - | 15 | 95 |
| Dogrib | 1,990 | 1,740 | 10 | - | 240 |
| Chipewyan | 505 | 465 | - | 15 | 25 |
| Gwich'in | 10 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Cree | 160 | 155 | - | 10 | - |
| German | 225 | 200 | - | 20 | - |
| Dutch | 75 | 65 | - | 10 | - |
| Ukrainian | 75 | 75 | - | - | - |
| Chinese | 200 | 165 | - | 10 | 25 |
| Vietnamese | 150 | 130 | - | 10 | 15 |
| Tagalog (Pilipino) | 200 | 195 | - | 10 | - |
| Multiple responses | 420 | 325 | - | 90 | - |