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Knowledge of official languages by immigrants in Quebec, 1951 to 2021

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% 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 1951 1966 1981 1996 2011 French onlyFrench only English and FrenchEnglish and French English onlyEnglish only
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Note(s):
The category "neither English nor French" is not shown.
Source(s):
Census of Population (3901), 1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2016, 2021. National Household Survey (5178), 2011.

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Knowledge of official languages by immigrants in Quebec, 1951 to 2021, %
  French only English and French English only
1951 9.1 29.3 56.8
1956 .. .. ..
1961 14.3 28.4 49.3
1966 .. .. ..
1971 17.7 35.1 39.3
1976 .. .. ..
1981 22.9 42.8 28.0
1986 .. .. ..
1991 25.4 45.2 22.5
1996 26.5 46.4 20.6
2001 25.8 49.7 19.2
2006 27.3 50.3 17.5
2011 28.4 50.8 16.4
2016 30.2 50.3 15.1
2021 29.4 51.1 15.4
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not available for a specific reference period
Note(s):
The category "neither English nor French" is not shown.
Source(s):
Census of Population (3901), 1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2016, 2021. National Household Survey (5178), 2011.
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