English, French and official language minorities in Canada

Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016011
Description:

This article in the Census in Brief series shows the recent evolution of English and French in Canada in terms of knowledge of official languages, language spoken at home and mother tongue. It also shows the demographic evolution of official language minorities between 2011 and 2016 in the provinces and territories.

Issue Number: 2016011
Main Product: Census in Brief
Format Release date More information
HTML August 2, 2017
  • Correction: August 31, 2017

    Following the August 2, 2017 census release, language data anomalies were discovered for various geographic areas. An in-depth investigation to identify their source was conducted. For more details refer to the Update of the 2016 Census language data .

PDF August 2, 2017
  • Correction: August 31, 2017

    Following the August 2, 2017 census release, language data anomalies were discovered for various geographic areas. An in-depth investigation to identify their source was conducted. For more details refer to the Update of the 2016 Census language data .