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  • 11. Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language: A data ecosystem
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012022001
    Description:

    This fact sheet presents a data ecosystem comprised of a set of data sources that, together, provide information on children eligible for instruction in the minority official language.

    Release date: 2022-11-09
  • 12. More than one language in the bag: The rate of English–French bilingualism is increasing in Quebec and decreasing outside Quebec
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022052
    Description:

    Based on 2021 Census data, the following infographic is about English-French bilingualism in Canada.

    Release date: 2022-08-17
  • 13. Defining official language minority businesses
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022037
    Description:

    This infographic is about the definition of official language minority (OLM) businesses. Consideration of two factors is important: 1) which business owners are members of official language minorities and 2) what type of ownership should be considered. The infographic describes how the number of official language minority businesses in Canada varies depending on the definitions used, and how the definitions used affect certain characteristics of OLM owners and businesses.

    Release date: 2022-07-21
  • 14. Characteristics of official language minority businesses and owners
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022038
    Description:

    This infographic describes the characteristics of official language minority businesses and owners. This includes demographic and income information, as well as distribution by industry.

    Release date: 2022-07-21
  • 15. Balancing the Protection of Confidentiality with the Needs for Disaggregated Census Data
    Journals and periodicals: 98-26-0005
    Description:

    This report helps users understand how we balance protecting confidentiality and meeting needs for data. It provides information at a high level for major variables such as those related to gender, Indigenous peoples, visible minority, ethnocultural diversity, instruction in the official minority language and religious groups.

    Release date: 2022-03-30
  • 16. French-language early childhood and child care services in Canada outside Quebec, 2001 and 2016
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2021006
    Description:

    This fact sheet presents the change from 2001 to 2016 in the number and proportion of young children likely to attend a French-language child care service, as well as the number and proportion of childcare workers using French at work in Canada outside Quebec, with data from the 2001 and 2016 censuses of population.

    Release date: 2021-11-18
  • 17. English-language early childhood and child care services in Quebec, 2001 and 2016
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2021007
    Description:

    This fact sheet presents the change from 2001 to 2016 in the number and proportion of young children likely to attend an English-language child care service, as well as the number and proportion of child care workers using English at work in Quebec, with data from the 2001 and 2016 censuses of population.

    Release date: 2021-11-18
  • 18. Knowledge and Use of the Official Minority Language at Work by Healthcare Workers, 2001 to 2016
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2021005
    Description:

    This booklet presents information on the population of healthcare workers who can speak or use English in Quebec and French in the rest of Canada. The selected indicators include rates of knowledge and use of the minority language at work as well as healthcare workers' geographic distribution, aging, immigration, interprovincial mobility and education characteristics. Data are taken from the Census of Population (2001, 2006 and 2016), National Household Survey (2011) and in some cases the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP).

    Release date: 2021-05-10
  • 19. Minority language educational rights: Technical report on changes for the 2021 Census
    Articles and reports: 98-20-00022020003
    Description:

    This document deals with the addition of questions to the 2021 Census questionnaire about minority language educational rights. Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees certain educational rights to French-speaking minorities outside Quebec and English-speaking minorities in Quebec. This document presents a detailed description of the activities and analyses carried out by Statistics Canada to meet the need for data on this population.

    Release date: 2020-07-20
  • 20. Linguistic diversity and multilingualism in Canadian homes
    Stats in brief: 98-200-X2016010
    Description:

    This article in the Census in Brief series paints a picture of linguistic diversity in Canada using statistics on Aboriginal and immigrant languages. It also presents different attributes of multilingualism and the place of official languages in Canada.

    Release date: 2017-08-02
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  • 1. A comparison of investments of official language minority owned businesses in rural and urban areas
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2024005
    Description: This analysis compares the investment efforts of official language minority (OLM) owned businesses depending on whether they are located in a rural or urban area. The study is based on a model that uses a seemingly unrelated regression equation (SURE) system estimator to simultaneously assess the impact of determinants that explain the investment of businesses in rural and urban areas and to statistically test the differences between the two areas.
    Release date: 2024-05-02
  • 2. A portrait of official language minority owned businesses that received federal business innovation and growth support, 2020
    Articles and reports: 11-621-M2023017
    Description: This article provides a profile of official language minority owned businesses who received federal business innovation and growth support to better understand their demographics and business characteristics, including the age and gender of the owners, the business size and its revenues, the geography of operations, the level of support received, and the distribution of businesses across industries.
    Release date: 2024-02-29
  • 3. Interprovincial and interregional migration of Canada’s French- and English-speaking populations
    Stats in brief: 98-200-X2021017
    Description: This Census in Brief article presents results on migration between provinces and regions by language, with special focus on the situation of official language minority populations. The analysis examines internal migration flows—in other words, people who moved within Canada—between two censuses, as well as the cumulative effects of these migrations in the long run, taking into account the province of birth.
    Release date: 2023-11-15
  • 4. Federal business innovation and growth support to official language minority owned businesses, 2020
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023040
    Description: This infographic highlights the value and proportion of Federal Business Innovation and Growth Support (BIGS) given to enterprises whose primary owner belongs to the official-language minority (OLM). Among these enterprises, selected characteristics such as business size, revenues, share of women-owned enterprises, and selected industry concentrations are also presented. Data is provided for the 2020 reference year and is sourced from the Business Linkable File Environment (2020), Business Innovation and Growth Support (2020) database and the Census of Population (2021).
    Release date: 2023-06-28
  • 5. English–French bilingualism in Canada: Recent trends after five decades of official bilingualism
    Stats in brief: 98-200-X2021013
    Description: This article in the Census in Brief series looks at the evolution of English–French bilingualism in Quebec, in Canada outside Quebec and across Canada in recent decades. It includes an analysis of how changes in the relative proportion and the rate of English–French bilingualism of different populations according to mother tongue have contributed to this evolution. Lastly, the article provides a glimpse into the link between schooling in the minority official language and English–French bilingualism.
    Release date: 2023-06-21
  • 6. An examination of gender differences in social and democratic values in Canada
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202300100005
    Description: Using data from the General Social Survey –Social Identity– this study examines Canadians’ agreement with values that are often seen as shared by the Canadian population such as human rights, respect for the law, gender equality, English and French as Canada’s official languages, ethnic and cultural diversity, and respect for Indigenous cultures. Specific attention is given to gender differences in personal beliefs.
    Release date: 2023-05-30
  • 7. Key facts on the French language in Yukon in 2021
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023008
    Description: This fact sheet gives an overview of the situation of French in Yukon in 2021. First, it provides information on the changes in the number and proportion of people in the population who can conduct a conversation in French, whose first official language spoken is French, whose mother tongue is French, who speak French at home or use French at work. Next, it presents information on French-language instruction in elementary and secondary schools, on French spoken among recent and established immigrants, as well as on the mobility and place of birth of individuals whose first official language spoken is French. Additional data on these topics can be found in the appendix.

    The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the Census of Population. To learn more about census concepts and the historical comparability of data, please refer to the 2021 Census of Population Languages Reference Guide and the Instruction in the Minority Official Language Reference Guide.
    Release date: 2023-05-30
  • 8. Key facts on the French language in the Northwest Territories in 2021
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023009
    Description: This fact sheet gives an overview of the situation of French in the Northwest Territories in 2021. First, it provides information on the changes in the number and proportion of people in the population who can conduct a conversation in French, whose first official language spoken is French, whose mother tongue is French, who speak French at home or use French at work. Next, it presents information on French-language instruction in elementary and secondary schools, on French spoken among recent and established immigrants, as well as on the mobility and place of birth of individuals whose first official language spoken is French. Additional data on these topics can be found in the appendix.

    The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the Census of Population. To learn more about census concepts and the historical comparability of data, please refer to the 2021 Census of Population Languages Reference Guide and the Instruction in the Minority Official Language Reference Guide.
    Release date: 2023-05-30
  • 9. Key facts on the French language in Nunavut in 2021
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023010
    Description: This fact sheet gives an overview of the situation of French in Nunavut in 2021. First, it provides information on the changes in the number and proportion of people in the population who can conduct a conversation in French, whose first official language spoken is French, whose mother tongue is French, who speak French at home or use French at work. Next, it presents information on French-language instruction in elementary and secondary schools, on French spoken among recent and established immigrants, as well as on the mobility and place of birth of individuals whose first official language spoken is French. Additional data on these topics can be found in the appendix.

    The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the Census of Population. To learn more about census concepts and the historical comparability of data, please refer to the 2021 Census of Population Languages Reference Guide and the Instruction in the Minority Official Language Reference Guide.
    Release date: 2023-05-30
  • 10. Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language, 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022084
    Description:

    Based on 2021 Census data, this infographic provides information on children eligible for instruction in the minority official language in Canada.

    Release date: 2022-12-15
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  • 1. Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language: A data ecosystem
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00012022001
    Description:

    This fact sheet presents a data ecosystem comprised of a set of data sources that, together, provide information on children eligible for instruction in the minority official language.

    Release date: 2022-11-09
  • 2. Statistics Canada Data Sources on Official-Language Minorities
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 91-549-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The main objective of this document is to raise awareness among Statistics Canada data users of the different sources of language data available at Statistics Canada. Along with the census, surveys with an important sample of official-language minority groups and/or with information on languages are listed by themes. Users will find a description of the survey and its target population, sample sizes (total and according to available linguistic characteristics), available language variables based on questions asked, date of the first release, year for which the data is available and a direct internet link to additional information on the various surveys.

    Release date: 2013-05-29
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