Infographic 3
The number of children eligible for instruction in the minority official language varied greatly between the top 10 municipalities with the largest number of eligible children in Canada's regions in 2021

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "The number of children eligible for instruction in the minority official language varied greatly between the top 10 municipalities with the largest number of eligible children in Canada's regions in 2021"

This is a horizontal bar chart.

The horizontal axis shows the number of children eligible for instruction in the minority official language ranging from 0 to 90,000, in increments of 10,000.

The vertical axis shows the four geographic areas, namely the Atlantic provinces, Quebec, Ontario, and western Canada. For each area, it shows the 10 municipalities with the largest number of eligible children in their territory.

The first area represents the number of eligible children in the municipalities of the Atlantic provinces, namely Halifax, which had 8,285 eligible children; Moncton (City), 5,990; Dieppe, 4,580; Edmundston, 2,295; Tracadie, 2,200; Fredericton, 2,055; Saint John, 1,475; Moncton (Parish), 1,080; Bathurst, 1,070; and Beaubassin East, 920.

The second area represents the number of eligible children in the municipalities of the province of Quebec, namely Montréal, which had 80,715 eligible children; Laval, 21,940; Gatineau, 14,610; Québec, 8,455; Longueuil, 7,885; Dollard-des-Ormeaux, 5,435; Brossard, 5,390; Sherbrooke, 4,585; Côte-Saint-Luc, 4,205; and Vaudreuil-Dorion, 3,895.

The third area represents the number of eligible children in the municipalities of the province of Ontario, namely Ottawa, which had 72,675 eligible children; Toronto, 45,400; Greater Sudbury, 14,385; Mississauga, 11,430; Brampton, 11,390; London, 9,015; Hamilton, 8,100; Windsor, 6,870; Vaughan, 5,190; and Markham, 4,885.

The fourth region represents the number of eligible children in the municipalities of the western provinces, namely Calgary, which had 20,390 eligible children; Winnipeg, 18,465; Edmonton, 17,445; Vancouver, 6,870; Surrey, 6,085; Saskatoon, 4,590; Regina, 3,965; Burnaby, 1,870; Airdrie, 1,815; and Grande Prairie, 1,795.

Source(s): Census of Population, 2021 (3901).