Nunavut stood out for its highest rate of bilingualism among the provinces and territories in 2021, with more than two-thirds of residents able to conduct a conversation in two or more languages (68.0%). Notably, nearly three in four Inuit (72.3%) could conduct a conversation in both Inuktitut and English.
A new report released today, "Languages in Nunavut, 2021," provides a detailed portrait of the knowledge and use of Nunavut's four official languages (Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English and French), using data from the 2021 Census of Population and the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.
The report is also available in Inuktitut, in Inuinnaqtun and in French.
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