Table 3 
Number of children aged younger than 18 years eligible for instruction in the minority official language by eligibility criteria, Canada, Canada outside Quebec, provinces and territories, 2021  

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Number of children aged younger than 18 years eligible for instruction in the minority official language by eligibility criteria, Canada, Canada outside Quebec, provinces and territories, 2021
  Parents' mother tongue only1 Parents' instruction only2 Children's instruction only3 Parents' and children's instruction4 Parents' mother tongue and instruction5 Parents' mother tongue and children's instruction6 Parents' mother tongue and parents' and children's instruction7 Total
  numbernumbernumbernumbernumbernumbernumbernumber
Canada 54,530 169,685 291,605 171,315 67,330 26,020 116,720 897,205
Quebec ... 80,345 104,885 118,610 ... ... ... 303,835
Canada outside Quebec 54,530 89,345 186,720 52,705 67,330 26,020 116,720 593,370
Newfoundland and Labrador 325 725 905 360 290 85 255 2,955
Prince Edward Island 245 375 1,070 155 330 105 590 2,870
Nova Scotia 1,500 2,525 5,275 1,315 2,245 675 3,265 16,800
New Brunswick 3,240 2,280 4,610 1,715 8,595 1,565 27,330 49,335
Ontario 26,355 51,450 115,540 36,505 35,725 16,420 67,885 349,875
Manitoba 3,030 4,540 11,280 2,395 3,270 1,165 4,780 30,475
Saskatchewan 1,755 2,865 6,840 1,205 1,230 470 1,170 15,540
Alberta 10,540 12,965 20,545 4,235 9,210 3,205 6,440 67,145
British Columbia 7,230 11,270 19,720 4,630 6,060 2,220 4,440 55,575
Yukon 135 115 325 100 155 45 275 1,155
Northwest Territories 95 125 445 55 155 30 205 1,110
Nunavut 70 90 150 45 60 30 85 530
...
not applicable
Source(s):
Census of Population, 2021 (3901).

Table note 1

Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec with at least one parent who has French as their mother tongue.

Table note 2

Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec with at least one parent who attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary level in Canada, and in Quebec with at least one parent who attended an English-language primary school in Canada.

Table note 3

Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec where the child attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary or secondary level in Canada, and in Quebec where the child attended an English-language primary or secondary school in Canada.

Table note 4

Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec with at least one parent who attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary level and where the child attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary or secondary in Canada, and in Quebec with at least one parent who attended an English-language primary school and where the child attended an English-language primary or secondary in Canada.

Table note 5

Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec with at least one parent who has French as their mother tongue, and with at least one parent who attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary level in Canada.

Table note 6

Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec with at least one parent who has French as their mother tongue and where the child attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary or secondary level in Canada, and in Quebec where the child attended an English-language primary or secondary school in Canada.

Table note 7

Includes eligible children in Canada outside Quebec with at least one parent who has French as their mother tongue, and with at least one parent who attended a regular French program and where the child attended a regular French program in a French-language school at the primary or secondary level in Canada, and in Quebec with at least one parent who attended an English-language primary school and where the child attended an English-language primary or secondary school in Canada.
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