Profile of French in the provinces and territories of Canada outside Quebec and of English in Quebec in 2021

More information on profile of French in the provinces and territories of Canada

• Key facts on the French language in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2021
• Key facts on the French language in Prince Edward Island in 2021
• Key facts on the French language in Nova Scotia in 2021
• Key facts on the French language in Yukon in 2021
• Key facts on the French language in the Northwest Territories in 2021
• Key facts on the French language in Nunavut in 2021
• Key facts on the French language in Manitoba in 2021
• Key facts on the French language in Saskatchewan in 2021
• Key facts on the French language in Alberta in 2021
• Key facts on the French language in British Columbia in 2021
• Key facts on the English language in Quebec in 2021
• Key facts on the French language in New Brunswick in 2021
• Key facts on the French language in Ontario in 2021

This series addresses the knowledge and use of French in Canada outside Quebec (and English in Quebec), language of instruction in elementary and secondary schools, the language spoken among immigrants and mobility.

Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population

With Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population, users can select a topic, focus on a geographic area and present related data highlights through text, tables or figures.

2021 Census Program Data Viewer

Pick your indicator, geographic level or identify a place and view your color-coded data on the map using the 2021 Census Program Data Viewer.

Language

• Visit the page "Topics, 2021 Census: Language" to select the type of product which is of interest to you.
• Infographic: Increasing diversity of languages, other than English or French, spoken at home
• Infographic: More than one language in the bag: The rate of English–French bilingualism is increasing in Quebec and decreasing outside Quebec
• Video: Mother tongue, 2021 Census of Population
• Video: Knowledge of official and non-official languages, 2021 Census of Population
• Data tables: 2021 Census of Population

Instruction in the minority official language

• Visit the page “Topics, 2021 Census: Instruction in the minority official language” to select the type of product which is of interest to you.
• Video: Instruction in the minority official language
• Leaflet: Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language: A data ecosystem
• Infographic: Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language, 2021

Indigenous languages

• Visit the page Statistics on Indigenous peoples: Language and culture to select the type of product which is of interest to you.
• Infographic: Indigenous languages in Canada, 2021
• Census in Brief: Indigenous languages across Canada

Language of work

• Visit the page Topics, 2021 Census: Language of work to select the type of product which is of interest to you.
• The Languages used at work video provides basic information on the census questions on languages used at work, their changes since the last census, the impact on historical comparability and the main concepts and variables derived from them.

Thematic Maps

• Language of work
• Number of children aged under 18 who are eligible for instruction in the minority official language, by census division (CD) in 2021
• Proportion of children aged under 18 who are eligible for instruction in the minority official language, by census division (CD) in 2021

Survey on the Official Language Minority Population (SOLMP2022)

The SOLMP aims at better identifying the needs of official language minority communities. Results will be released for the first time near the end of 2024. Visit Survey on the Official Language Minority Population (SOLMP) or refer to the brochure on the page Survey on the Official Language Minority Population (SOLMP) – Brochure.

Data visualization

• Language indicators over time: Interactive Dashboard
• Interprovincial migration by language group in Canada from 1976 to 2021

Find resources

• Ethnicity, Language and Immigration Thematic Series
• Historical tables

  More information on Historical tables

  • Knowledge of official languages by immigrant status, 1951 to 2021
  • First official language spoken by immigrant status for the period from 1971 to 2021
  • Population by mother tongue and geography, 1951 to 2021
  • Population by language spoken most often at home and geography, 1971 to 2021
  • Population by first official language spoken and geography, 1971 to 2021
  • Population by knowledge of official languages and geography, 1951 to 2021
  • Interprovincial migration by mother tongue and geography for interprovincial migrants aged 5 years and over, 1971 to 2021
  • Interprovincial migration by first official language spoken and geography for interprovincial migrants aged 5 years and over, 1971 to 2021
  • English, French and non-official languages spoken at home by geography, 2001 to 2016
  • Use of English, French and non-official languages at work by geography, 2001 to 2016
• The Daily – Languages
• Data on languages
• Analysis on languages
• Language-related references (concepts, definitions, data sources and methods)
• Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population
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