Table 5
First official language spoken, provinces and territories, 2016 and 2021
| 2016 – English only | 2021 – English only | 2016 to 2021 – English only | 2016 – French only | 2021 – French only | 2016 to 2021 – French only | 2016 – English and French | 2021 – English and French | 2016 to 2021 – English and French | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | percentage points | % | % | percentage points | % | % | percentage points | |
| Canada | 74.8 | 75.5 | 0.7 | 22.2 | 21.4 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Quebec | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 83.7 | 82.2 | -1.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Canada outside Quebec | 93.8 | 94.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 99.4 | 99.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 95.7 | 95.9 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 96.4 | 96.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| New Brunswick | 67.7 | 69.1 | 1.4 | 31.6 | 30.0 | -1.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Ontario | 93.1 | 93.5 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Manitoba | 95.4 | 95.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 97.9 | 98.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Alberta | 96.4 | 96.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| British Columbia | 95.1 | 95.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Yukon | 94.8 | 94.7 | -0.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 96.4 | 96.3 | -0.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Nunavut | 92.4 | 92.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2016 and 2021 (3901).
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