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- Journals and periodicals: 89-657-XDescription: This thematic series groups different statistical products related to ethnicity, languages, and immigration. It features analytical documents of varying scopes, such as population profiles, reference materials, data products (including tables and factsheets), among other document types.Release date: 2026-07-16
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2026004Description: Based on results from the 2022 Survey on the Official Language Minority Population, this research note provides contextual information on the combined reporting of English and French in the Census of Population language questions. It answers common questions on the interpretation of some language concepts, such as knowledge of official languages, mother tongue, language spoken at home, and first official language spoken.Release date: 2026-07-16
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202619741837Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2026-07-16
- Journals and periodicals: 75-006-XGeography: CanadaDescription: This publication brings together and analyzes a wide range of data sources in order to provide information on various aspects of Canadian society, including labour, income, education, social, and demographic issues, that affect the lives of Canadians.Release date: 2026-07-08
- Articles and reports: 41-20-00022026001Description: This report draws on data from the 2021 Census of Population, alongside previous census cycles to clarify the characteristics of the “silent speakers” of Indigenous languages in Canada. This term refers to those who have an Indigenous mother tongue that they still understand but can no longer speak well enough to conduct a conversation. Silent speakers thus represent a valuable reservoir of cultural and linguistic knowledge. By examining census data across multiple years, this study aims to illuminate the demographic makeup, geographic distribution, and long-term trends of this pivotal group.Release date: 2026-06-18
- Articles and reports: 41-20-00022026002Description: This report draws on data from the 2021 Census of Population, alongside previous census cycles to identify changes over time in the linguistic profile of Indigenous language speakers living in a Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) or Census Agglomeration (CA). In addition, supplementary statistics using the 2022 Indigenous Peoples Survey, which asks questions on the importance of Indigenous languages, were also included. Finally, 12 CMAs and CAs were selected for focused analysis, in order to highlight the specific linguistic communities in these areas.Release date: 2026-06-18
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2026003Description: This study provides an overview of how minority official languages are integrated into child care services across Canada, using data from three sources. Data from the 2022 Survey on the Official Language Minority Population (SOLMP) provides information on the participation in minority official language child care among children eligible for instruction in the minority official language and their educational pathways from early childhood to primary school. Data from the 2022 Canadian Survey on the Provision of Child Care Services (CSPCCS) is used to highlight the use of minority official languages within child care facilities, while data from the 2021 Census of Population offers insights into language use among child care workers.Release date: 2026-03-27
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202608639604Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2026-03-27
- Table: 42-10-0101-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Official language of daycare and reasons for attending, by elementary school language and type of program, age group and gender, for Canada, Quebec, Canada outside Quebec, by provinces and select regions, among sub-populations of children in a minority official language situation, 2022.Release date: 2026-03-27
- Table: 42-10-0102-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Preference for daycare in the minority official language, by elementary school language and type of program, age group and gender, for Canada, Quebec, Canada outside Quebec, by provinces and select regions, among sub-populations of children in a minority official language situation, 2022.Release date: 2026-03-27
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- Table: 33-10-0900-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Percentage of employees required to be bilingual in English and French, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, fourth quarter of 2024.Release date: 2024-11-25
- Table: 98-10-0294-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Knowledge of Indigenous languages (97), Residence by Indigenous geography (10), Indigenous identity (9), Indigenous language acquisition (5), Registered or Treaty Indian status (3), Age (5B), Statistics (3), Single and multiple knowledge of languages responses (3)Description: Knowledge of Indigenous languages by single and multiple knowledge of languages responses, Indigenous identity, Indigenous language acquisition, residence by Indigenous geography, Registered or Treaty Indian status and age for the population in private households.Release date: 2024-10-23
- Table: 98-10-0296-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Indigenous mother tongue (98), Indigenous identity (9), Active and silent speakers of an Indigenous mother tongue (5), Age (5B), Statistics (3), Single and multiple mother tongue responses (3)Description: Indigenous mother tongue by single and multiple mother tongue responses, Indigenous identity, active and silent speakers of an Indigenous mother tongue and age for the population in private households.Release date: 2024-10-23
- Table: 98-10-0297-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Knowledge of Indigenous languages (97), Indigenous identity (9), Age (5B), Statistics (3), Single and multiple knowledge of languages responses (3)Description: Knowledge of Indigenous languages by single and multiple knowledge of languages responses, Indigenous identity and age for the population in private households.Release date: 2024-10-23
- Table: 98-10-0298-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Indigenous mother tongue (98), Indigenous identity (9), Age (5B), Statistics (3), Single and multiple mother tongue responses (3)Description: Indigenous mother tongue by single and multiple mother tongue responses, Indigenous identity and age for the population in private households.Release date: 2024-10-23
- Table: 37-10-0269-04Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomerationFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Proportion of the school age-population (aged 5 to 24) with non-official home language, Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.Release date: 2024-10-22
- Table: 41-10-0060-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Self-rated ability to speak or understand an Indigenous language by First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit, age group and gender, population aged 6 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories.Release date: 2024-08-14
- Table: 41-10-0068-01Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Exposure to an Indigenous language at home in the past 12 months, First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit, aged 1 to 5 years, by gender, Canada, provinces and territories.Release date: 2024-08-14
- Table: 98-10-0543-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population of children in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language by detailed eligibility criteria (29), Age of child (23), Gender (3), Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language – Variant with Canadian citizenship of parent(s) (5)Description: Data on eligibility for instruction in the minority official language and collapsed criteria of eligibility accounting for parents’ citizenship for the population of children in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.Release date: 2024-06-26
- Table: 98-10-0544-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population of children in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language by detailed eligibility criteria (29), Age of child (23), Gender (3), Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language – Variant with Canadian citizenship of parent(s) (5)Description: Data on eligibility for instruction in the minority official language and collapsed criteria of eligibility accounting for parents’ citizenship for the population of children in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.Release date: 2024-06-26
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- 161. Language Practices of Children in Francophone Families Living in a Minority Linguistic Environment ArchivedArticles and reports: 89-642-X2015012Description: This study examines the language practices of children from minority francophone communities outside Quebec. It describes children’s language practices and identifies the key factors in the predominant use of French or English in their personal, extracurricular and leisure activities. These activities include watching television, using the Internet, participating in organized sports and non-sport activities, and reading. The analyses and results presented use data from the Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities (SVOLM), conducted by Statistics Canada in 2006.Release date: 2015-12-17
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X201428910761Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2014-10-16
- Journals and periodicals: 89-655-XDescription:
Many of the 60 or so Aboriginal languages in Canada are considered endangered to varying degrees for their long-term survival. Assessing language vitality or endangerment through the measurement of various factors can provide useful information to help ensure the continuity of a language. This paper illustrates how the 2011 Census of Population and the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) can be used to measure some of the factors that provide information related to the vitality of Aboriginal languages.
Release date: 2014-10-16 - 164. Portrait of Official-Language Minorities in Canada ArchivedStats in brief: 11-629-X2015010Description: The video summarizes and updates the analyses that Statistics Canada released in the Portraits of Official-Language Minorities in Canada series. These portraits are based on a wide range of statistics drawn from the censuses of population and the Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities.Release date: 2014-04-17
- 165. Language use in the workplace in Canada ArchivedStats in brief: 99-012-X201100311851Description: This National Household Survey in brief presents key findings emerging from the analysis of data on languages of work in Canada in 2011. It provides information on the use of English, French and other languages at work. The analysis focuses on various levels of geography, including Canada, Quebec and the rest of Canada, and selected census metropolitan areas (CMAs).Release date: 2013-06-26
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X201300111795Geography: CanadaDescription:
In Canada, one significant event that eventually led to the development of a policy of bilingualism was the beginning of the Royal Commission on bilingualism and biculturalism, 50 years ago. This article examines historical trends in bilingualism in Canada, and factors that might explain these trends.
Release date: 2013-05-28 - 167. Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 99-010-X2011001Geography: CanadaDescription:
This analytical document presents first findings from the National Household Survey in 2011. It provides information on Canada's ethnocultural mosaic, as indicated by its immigrant population, the ethnic backgrounds of its people, its visible minority population, and its linguistic and religious diversity.
Release date: 2013-05-08 - 168. Aboriginal peoples and language ArchivedStats in brief: 99-011-X201100311789Description:
The National Household Survey in Brief (NHS in Brief) series consists of short analytical articles that complement the National Household Survey analytical documents by focusing on a specific topic of interest. The NHS in Brief on Aboriginal peoples in Canada is entitled Aboriginal peoples and language.
Release date: 2013-05-08 - Stats in brief: 11-001-X20130937004Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2013-04-03
- Articles and reports: 82-003-X201300111765Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study describes how items collected from parents/guardians for a nationally representative sample of Aboriginal children (off reserve) as part of the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey could be used as language indicators.
Release date: 2013-01-16
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3163Description: The main purposes of this survey are to gather information at the Canada level and, where possible, at the regional level on the size of the industry, its characteristics and the role played by foreign students. It also gives decision makers necessary tools to design appropriate policies, and the survey providers a profile of their industry.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3166Description: The data will be used to calculate contributions to the provinces for enrolments in minority-language programs at the postsecondary level.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5055Description: The purpose of this survey is to determine the official language preference of the clients of various government departments. The data will allow the department to decide if they need to provide services to clients in the minority language according to the rules of the Official Languages Act.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5090Description: The objective of this survey was to collect new statistical information on the economic production of the Canadian language industry and its sectors for the purpose of creating an industry profile and collecting benchmark data for future surveys to track industry performance.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5099Description: This survey pertains to the vitality of Canada's official-language minorities, namely anglophones in Quebec and francophones outside of Quebec. The information collected allow for a more in-depth understanding of the current situation of individuals who belong to these groups on subjects as diverse as instruction in the language of the minority or access to different services in the language of the minority (i.e., health care), as well as language practices both at home and outside of the home.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5134Description: The survey is sponsored by the Office of the Official Language Commissioner (OCOL). As part of its mandate, the OCOL reviews the use of both official languages in federal institutions. The evaluation is done for employees in a minority situation (i.e., English in Quebec and French in New Brunswick and in bilingual areas of Ontario).
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5178Description: Complementing the data collected by the census, the National Household Survey (NHS) is designed to provide information about people in Canada by their demographic, social and economic characteristics. In October 2014, Statistics Canada will be conducting a voluntary test in selected locations to evaluate the processes, procedures and systems that will be used for the 2016 Census Program. This ensures that quality data are available in 2016 to support a wide variety of programs.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5355Description: The Survey on the Official Language Minority Population (SOLMP) is a postcensal survey of the English-speaking population in Quebec and the French-speaking population elsewhere in Canada. The data will provide a better understanding of the current situation of official language minorities regarding issues such as education and access to various services in the minority language.