Table 2 
Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language1 by preschool age group (younger than 5 years) or school-aged group (5 to 17 years), Canada, Canada outside Quebec, provinces and territories, 2021  

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Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language by preschool age group (younger than 5 years) or school-aged group (5 to 17 years), Canada, Canada outside Quebec, provinces and territories, 2021
Younger than 5 years – Preschoolers2Younger than 5 years – Preschoolers2Aged 5 to 11 years – School-aged children3 (aged 5 to 17 years)Aged 5 to 11 years – School-aged children3 (aged 5 to 17 years)Aged 12 to 17 years – School-aged children3 (aged 5 to 17 years)Aged 12 to 17 years – School-aged children3 (aged 5 to 17 years)Subtotal (aged 5 to 17 years) – School-aged children3 (aged 5 to 17 years)Subtotal (aged 5 to 17 years) – School-aged children3 (aged 5 to 17 years)Younger than 18 years4 – Total
  number % number % number % number % number
Canada 215,015 24.0 368,810 41.1 313,375 34.9 682,185 76.0 897,205
Quebec 73,755 24.3 122,230 40.2 107,850 35.5 230,080 75.7 303,835
Canada outside Quebec 141,260 23.8 246,585 41.6 205,525 34.6 452,105 76.2 593,365
Newfoundland and Labrador 735 24.9 1,280 43.3 940 31.8 2,215 75.0 2,955
Prince Edward Island 640 22.3 1,255 43.7 970 33.8 2,230 77.7 2,870
Nova Scotia 4,055 24.1 7,080 42.1 5,670 33.8 12,745 75.9 16,800
New Brunswick 12,120 24.6 19,815 40.2 17,400 35.3 37,210 75.4 49,335
Ontario 81,625 23.3 144,730 41.4 123,525 35.3 268,250 76.7 349,875
Manitoba 7,450 24.5 13,060 42.9 9,970 32.7 23,025 75.6 30,470
Saskatchewan 3,820 24.6 6,970 44.9 4,745 30.5 11,720 75.4 15,535
Alberta 17,410 25.9 28,490 42.4 21,245 31.6 49,735 74.1 67,145
British Columbia 12,565 22.6 22,780 41.0 20,230 36.4 43,015 77.4 55,580
Yukon 345 29.9 450 39.0 360 31.2 810 70.1 1,155
Northwest Territories 325 29.1 460 41.3 325 29.1 785 70.4 1,115
Nunavut 175 32.7 220 41.1 140 26.2 360 67.3 535
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2021 (3901).

Table note 1

Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language are eligible for instruction at the primary and secondary levels in English in Quebec or in French in Canada outside Quebec, pursuant to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms' criteria, except citizenship.

Table note 2

In the 2021 Census, preschoolers were aged younger than 5 years as of December 31, 2020 (born on January 1, 2016, or later).

Table note 3

In the 2021 Census, school-aged children were between the ages of 5 and 17 years as of December 31, 2020 (born between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2015, inclusively).

Table note 4

In the 2021 Census, children eligible for instruction in the minority official language were under the age of 18 as of December 31, 2020 (born in 2003 or later).
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