Thematic Series on Ethnicity, Language and Immigration
Language Projections for Canada, 2011 to 2036
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by René Houle and Jean-Pierre Corbeil
Release date: January 25, 2017
Table of contents
- List of tables
- List of charts
- Acknowledgments
- Cautionary note
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Context and methods
- Chapter 2 Factors affecting past and recent changes in language groups in Canada
- Chapter 3 Population projections by language group
- Chapter 4 The composition of language groups, 2011 to 2036
- Chapter 5 Evolution of the knowledge of official languages and of English–French bilingualism
- 5.1 Historical evolution of the knowledge of official languages in Canada
- 5.2 Factors likely to influence the evolution of English–French bilingualism between now and 2036
- 5.3 Likely evolution of the knowledge of official languages and English–French bilingualism between now and 2036 in Canada
- 5.3.1 Evolution of the knowledge of French in Canada
- 5.3.2 Evolution of the bilingualism rate
- 5.3.3 Growth rate of Canada’s bilingual population at the provincial and territorial level
- 5.3.4 Evolution of bilingualism in certain regions
- 5.3.5 Differential evolution of bilingualism by mother tongue
- 5.3.6 Evolution of English–French bilingualism and age
- 5.3.7 English–French bilingualism by sex: Differential rates by place of residence and language
- 5.3.8 English–French bilingualism and immigrant status
- 5.3.9 English–French bilingualism among young people and the maintenance of skills over time
- 5.4 Overview
- Chapter 6 Summary and conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Glossary
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