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Canada Percentage of francophones by 2006 Census Divisions (CDs)
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This map shows the percentage of the population whose mother tongue is French, outside of Quebec, and whose mother tongue is English within Quebec, by census division, using data from the 2006 Census.
Population densities for the minority-language communities vary considerably across the provinces. For example, the English-minority population in Quebec is more highly concentrated in large urban centres, most notably in Montreal and the Quebec side of the National Capital Region. In contrast, the French minority-language community in Ontario shows high levels of density through the mid-north-east portion of the province, an area with smaller population centres. Other locations outside Quebec with relatively higher concentrations of francophones include northern New Brunswick, southern Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan. In other locations, the percentage of the population whose mother tongue is French is relatively small.- Date modified: