Languages

Key indicators

Selected geographical area:Canada

Percentage of the population speaking a language other than English or French predominantly at home - Canada
(2021)

12.7%
Population with a mother tongue other than English or French, alone or with another language - Canada
(2021)

9,033,190

More languages indicators

Selected geographical area:Canada

Percentage of the population with French as first official language spoken - Canada
(2021)

21.4%
Percentage of the population with English as first official language spoken - Canada
(2021)

75.5%
Rate of English-French bilingualism - Canada
(2021)

18.0%
English-French bilingualism rate (%) - Canada
(2016)

17.9
Population with more than one language spoken at home (%) - Canada
(2016)

19.4
Official language minority (%) - Canada
(2016)

22.8
Population with a mother tongue other than English or French (N) - Canada
(2016)

7,974,370

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1. Insights on Canadian Society
Journals and periodicals: 75-006-X
Geography: Canada
Description: 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: 2026-05-13
2. Ethnicity, Language and Immigration Thematic Series
Journals and periodicals: 89-657-X
Description: 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: 2026-03-27
3. Study: An overview of child care services in the minority official language in Canada 2021/2022
Stats in brief: 11-001-X202608639604
Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
Release date: 2026-03-27
4. Child care services in the minority official language in Canada, 2021 and 2022
Articles and reports: 89-657-X2026003
Description: 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
5. Language of daycare attended and reasons for attending a daycare in the minority or majority official language, among children in a minority official language situation
Table: 42-10-0101-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: 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
6. Language of daycare attended and preference for minority official language daycare, among children in a minority official language situation
Table: 42-10-0102-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
Frequency: Occasional
Description: 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
7. Frequency of using the minority official language in public, by various characteristics, among adults in the official language minority population
Table: 15-10-0043-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Frequency of using the minority official language in public, by language in which the person is most at ease to speak, ease of using the minority language in the community, official languages spoken at home, gender, age group and immigrant status, among adults in the official language minority population, 2022.
Release date: 2026-03-20
8. Language spoken in public in various situations, by various characteristics, among adults in the official language minority population
Table: 15-10-0044-01
Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
Frequency: Occasional
Description: Language spoken in public in various situations, by official language in which the person is most at ease to speak, official languages spoken at home, gender, age and immigrant status, among adults in the official language minority population, 2022.
Release date: 2026-03-20
9. Language diversity in Canada, 2021: Interactive dashboard
Data Visualization: 71-607-X2026003
Description: This interactive dashboard allows users to visualize the breakdown of speakers of some of the most frequent languages spoken in Canada in 2021 by age group, generation status, place of residence and languages spoken at home.
Release date: 2026-03-18
10. Poverty rate of the bilingual population in Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario in 2021
Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026003
Description: Infographic displaying poverty rates for French/English bilingual populations by mother tongue and region of residence.
Release date: 2026-03-12

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181. Portrait of Official-Language Minorities in Canada: Francophones in Saskatchewan Archived
Articles and reports: 89-642-X2011006
Geography: Province or territory
Description:
This demolinguistic portrait of the French-speaking population in Saskatchewan was undertaken with the financial support of Canadian Heritage's Official Languages Secretariat, Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) and the Department of Justice Canada. It is the sixth of a series of portraits of official-language minorities in Canada, prepared by Statistics Canada's Language Statistics Section.
Release date: 2011-10-11
182. A Profile of Minority-language Students in Canada: Results from the Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009 Archived
Articles and reports: 81-004-X201100311532
Description: This article summarizes the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment 2009 for students in minority-language school systems in the seven provinces that reported data for both their English- and French-language school systems (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia). The minority-language student population consists of Anglophone students in Quebec and Francophone students outside of Quebec.
Release date: 2011-09-19
183. A Profile of Minority-language Students and Schools in Canada: Results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2009 Archived
Articles and reports: 81-595-M2011092
Geography: Province or territory
Description: PISA is a collaborative effort among member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and is designed to provide policy-oriented indicators of the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. PISA data shed light on a range of factors that contribute to successful students, schools and education systems. This report summarises the results from PISA 2009 for students in the minority-language school systems in Canada within the 7 provinces that reported data for both their English and French language school systems (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia). The purpose of the following analyses was to develop a profile of minority-language students in Canada (French outside of Quebec, English in Quebec) and the schools they attend.
Release date: 2011-09-19
184. Portrait of Official-Language Minorities in Canada: Francophones in New Brunswick Archived
Articles and reports: 89-642-X2011005
Geography: Province or territory
Description:
This demolinguistic portrait of the French-speaking population in New Brunswick was undertaken with the financial support of Canadian Heritage's Official Languages Secretariat, Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) and the Department of Justice Canada. It is the fifth of a series of portraits of official-language minorities in Canada, prepared by Statistics Canada's Language Statistics Section.
Release date: 2011-08-18
185. Portrait of Official-Language Minorities in Canada: Francophones in British Columbia Archived
Articles and reports: 89-642-X2011004
Geography: Province or territory
Description:
Background Notes This demolinguistic portrait of the French-speaking population in British Columbia was undertaken with the financial support of Canadian Heritage's Official Languages Secretariat, Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) and Justice Canada. It is the fourth of a series of portraits of official-language minorities in Canada, prepared by Statistics Canada's Language Statistics Section.
Data sources This portrait of the French-speaking population in British Columbia contains information drawn from Canadian censuses from 1951 to 2006 and the Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities (SVOLM) conducted in 2006 by Statistics Canada.
Census: The census data contained in this report are drawn from the long census questionnaire, completed by 20% of households and including 61 questions of which 7 are language-related.
Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities (SVOLM): This is a cross-sectional sample survey. Respondents to the (SVOLM) are selected from the sample of persons who completed the long questionnaire in the 2006 Census.
Release date: 2011-06-14
186. Recent evolution of immigrant-language transmission in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 11-008-X201100211453
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper examines the extent of transmission of immigrant languages between 1981 and 2006. It compares immigrant mothers having a non-official mother tongue and their children born in Canada using a cross-sectional approach. Then a longitudinal approach is used to compare immigrant mothers in 1981 with their second-generation daughters in 2006. The article is based on census data from 1981 and 2006.
Release date: 2011-06-07
187. Portrait of Official-Language Minorities in Canada: Francophones in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Archived
Articles and reports: 89-642-X2011003
Geography: Province or territory
Description:
This demolinguistic portrait of the French-speaking population in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut was undertaken with the financial support of Canadian Heritage's Official Languages Secretariat, Human Resources and Social Development Canada and Justice Canada. It is one of eleven such portraits of official-language minorities in Canada, prepared by the Statistics Canada's Language Statistics Section.
This study paints a general statistical portrait of the official-language minority in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut based on data from the Census of Population and the Survey on the Vitality of Official-language Minorities in Canada, conducted in 2006. The purpose of such a portrait is to present a set of characteristics, behaviours and perceptions of the official-language minority population, exploiting the analytical opportunities contained in the data.
Release date: 2011-03-16
188. Portrait of Official-Language Minorities in Canada: Anglophones in Quebec Archived
Articles and reports: 89-642-X2010002
Geography: Province or territory
Description:
This demolinguistic portrait of the English-speaking population in Quebec was undertaken with the financial support of Canadian Heritage's Official Languages Secretariat, Human Resources and Social Development Canada and Justice Canada. It is one of eleven such portraits of official-language minorities in Canada, prepared by the Statistics Canada's Language Statistics Section.
This study paints a general statistical portrait of the official-language minority in Quebec based on data from the Census of Population and the Survey on the Vitality of Official-language Minorities in Canada, conducted in 2006. The purpose of such a portrait is to present a set of characteristics, behaviours and perceptions of the official-language minority population, exploiting the analytical opportunities contained in the data.
Release date: 2010-09-23
189. Family, community, and Aboriginal language among young First Nations children living off-reserve in Canada Archived
Articles and reports: 11-008-X201000211336
Geography: Canada
Description:
This study analyses data from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey to identify some of the characteristics associated with the ability to understand an Aboriginal language among off-reserve First Nations children aged 2 to 5. More specifically, it examines the extent to which the home, the extended family, child care settings, and the broader community can contribute to the transmission of Aboriginal languages to young First Nations children living off reserve.
Release date: 2010-09-09
190. Aboriginal language indicators for off-reserve First Nations children under the age of six in Canada Archived
Stats in brief: 89-643-X201000111276
Geography: Canada
Description:
This fact sheet provides an Aboriginal language profile of off-reserve First Nations children under the age of six in Canada. The 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey is used to provide broad indicators of young off-reserve First Nations children's experiences with Aboriginal languages. Data include their ability to speak and understand an Aboriginal language, and their exposure to Aboriginal languages at home and in the community. Family characteristics associated with Aboriginal language knowledge are also presented. Finally, the hopes and expectations of parents regarding their children's acquisition of an Aboriginal language are described.
Release date: 2010-06-18

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1. Survey on the Official Language Minority Population: User guide, 2022 (2025 revisions)
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-657-X2025002
Description: The Survey on the Official Language Minority Population (SOLMP) user guide contains a description of the survey, along with survey concepts and definitions and an overview of the content development. The target and survey populations, the sample design and sample size are described in the Methodology section, while the Data Collection module provides the collection period and instrument, modes of collection, collection and communications strategies and response rates.
Updates to the guide include descriptions of the survey data processing, survey error and weighting, and guidelines for tabulations and analysis. Appendices will provide a listing of questions and variables which changed between the current and previous occasions of the survey, as well as various primers on the survey methodology.
Release date: 2025-11-14
2. Content changes for the 2026 Census of Population: Languages and language of instruction
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00042026002
Description: This fact sheet offers a summary of content changes for the 2026 Census specific to the following topics: languages and language of instruction. The tested changes for each topic are explained, along with the resulting approach for 2026.
Release date: 2025-07-04
3. Survey on the Official Language Minority Population: User guide, 2022 Archived
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-657-X2024009
Description: The Survey on the Official Language Minority Population (SOLMP) user guide contains a description of the survey, along with survey concepts and definitions and an overview of the content development. The target and survey populations, the sample design and sample size are described in the Methodology section. Finally, in the Data Collection module, the collection period and instrument, modes of collection, collection and communications strategies and response rates are provided.
Release date: 2024-12-16
4. Study on the Underclassification of Children Eligible for Instruction in the Minority Official Language in the 2021 Census
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-26-0008
Description: This report presents the results of a study on the estimated number of children eligible for instruction in the minority official language, pursuant to section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, who were classified as ineligible in the 2021 Census because relationships between family members living at different addresses could not be established within this data source. Using other data sources, including previous censuses and administrative data (such as vital statistics and tax data), we were able to establish these family relationships within the 2021 Census. This report presents the methods and data sources used first, then the results by selected regions and age groups.
Release date: 2024-03-26
5. First official language spoken, 2021 Census of Population
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021017
Description: This video will help you understand the concept of first official language spoken. It explores the usefulness and relevance of the first official language spoken and how it is developed, disseminated and analyzed. You will also learn how the concept of first official language spoken takes into account knowledge of both official languages, mother tongue and language spoken most often at home.
Release date: 2023-03-29
6. Languages spoken at home, 2021 Census of Population
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021018
Description: This video will help you understand the question about languages spoken at home and the main concepts and variables that flow from them. You will also learn to understand the differences between the concepts of all languages spoken regularly at home, languages spoken most often at home and other languages spoken regularly at home. It will also help you understand the changes that have been made to the question of languages spoken at home since the last census.
Release date: 2023-03-29
7. Instruction in the minority official language, 2021 Census of Population
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021026
Description: This video will explain the concept of minority official language. It provides information on the new census questions regarding instruction in the minority official language, eligibility for education in minority official language and the usefulness of data on language of instruction for planning purposes.
Release date: 2022-12-15
8. Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021003
Description:
This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret language data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.

Release date: 2022-11-30
9. Instruction in the Minority Official Language Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021017
Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret instruction in the minority official language data from the 2021 Census. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, questions, classifications, data quality and comparability with other sources for this topic.
Release date: 2022-11-30
10. Languages used at work, 2021 Census of Population
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021027
Description: This video provides basic information on the census questions on languages used at work and the main concepts and variables derived from them. It explains the concepts of languages used at work, language used most often at work and other languages used regularly at work. It also helps you understand the changes to the questions since the last census and the impact on historical comparability of this data.
Release date: 2022-11-30

Date modified:: 2026-05-16