Table 3
Number of children aged younger than 18 years eligible for instruction in the minority official language by eligibility criteria, Canada, Canada outside Quebec, provinces and territories, 2021
Parents' mother tongue only1 | Parents' instruction only2 | Children's instruction only3 | Parents' and children's instruction4 | Parents' mother tongue and instruction5 | Parents' mother tongue and children's instruction6 | Parents' mother tongue and parents' and children's instruction7 | Total | |
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number | number | number | number | number | number | number | number | |
Canada | 54,530 | 169,685 | 291,605 | 171,315 | 67,330 | 26,020 | 116,720 | 897,205 |
Quebec | ... | 80,345 | 104,885 | 118,610 | ... | ... | ... | 303,835 |
Canada outside Quebec | 54,530 | 89,345 | 186,720 | 52,705 | 67,330 | 26,020 | 116,720 | 593,370 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 325 | 725 | 905 | 360 | 290 | 85 | 255 | 2,955 |
Prince Edward Island | 245 | 375 | 1,070 | 155 | 330 | 105 | 590 | 2,870 |
Nova Scotia | 1,500 | 2,525 | 5,275 | 1,315 | 2,245 | 675 | 3,265 | 16,800 |
New Brunswick | 3,240 | 2,280 | 4,610 | 1,715 | 8,595 | 1,565 | 27,330 | 49,335 |
Ontario | 26,355 | 51,450 | 115,540 | 36,505 | 35,725 | 16,420 | 67,885 | 349,875 |
Manitoba | 3,030 | 4,540 | 11,280 | 2,395 | 3,270 | 1,165 | 4,780 | 30,475 |
Saskatchewan | 1,755 | 2,865 | 6,840 | 1,205 | 1,230 | 470 | 1,170 | 15,540 |
Alberta | 10,540 | 12,965 | 20,545 | 4,235 | 9,210 | 3,205 | 6,440 | 67,145 |
British Columbia | 7,230 | 11,270 | 19,720 | 4,630 | 6,060 | 2,220 | 4,440 | 55,575 |
Yukon | 135 | 115 | 325 | 100 | 155 | 45 | 275 | 1,155 |
Northwest Territories | 95 | 125 | 445 | 55 | 155 | 30 | 205 | 1,110 |
Nunavut | 70 | 90 | 150 | 45 | 60 | 30 | 85 | 530 |
...
not applicable
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2021 (3901).
Table note 1
Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec with at least one parent who has French as their mother tongue.
Table note 2
Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec with at least one parent who attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary level in Canada, and in Quebec with at least one parent who attended an English-language primary school in Canada.
Table note 3
Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec where the child attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary or secondary level in Canada, and in Quebec where the child attended an English-language primary or secondary school in Canada.
Table note 4
Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec with at least one parent who attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary level and where the child attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary or secondary in Canada, and in Quebec with at least one parent who attended an English-language primary school and where the child attended an English-language primary or secondary in Canada.
Table note 5
Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec with at least one parent who has French as their mother tongue, and with at least one parent who attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary level in Canada.
Table note 6
Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec with at least one parent who has French as their mother tongue and where the child attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary or secondary level in Canada, and in Quebec where the child attended an English-language primary or secondary school in Canada.
Table note 7
Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec with at least one parent who has French as their mother tongue, and with at least one parent who attended a regular French program and where the child attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary or secondary level in Canada, and in Quebec with at least one parent who attended an English-language primary school and where the child attended an English-language primary or secondary school in Canada.
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