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- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202526140569Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-09-18
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2025010Description: A data visualization product (interactive dashboard) highlighting the Indigenous languages spoken in Canada. Indicators include: those who can speak an Indigenous language, those who have an Indigenous language as a mother tongue, the Indigenous languages spoken at home, as well as silent and active speakers of an Indigenous language. The indicators are broken down by different levels of geography.Release date: 2025-07-22
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00042026002Description: 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
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025034Description: This infographic provides insights into the use of Inuktut among Inuit in Nunavut. It is based on data from the 2022 Indigenous Peoples Survey and includes key statistics on Inuktut use, such as exposure to the language and the importance of understanding Inuktut.Release date: 2025-05-07
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025035Description: Using language-related data from the 2021 Census of Population, this infographic provides insights into the knowledge and use of Inuktut in Nunavut. Findings include results about language spoken at home, language used at work, mother tongue and knowledge of languages across the territory.Release date: 2025-05-07
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202512739382Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-05-07
- Articles and reports: 41-20-00022025002Description: This report is part of a series on Indigenous language families in Canada, using data from the 2021 Census of Population. It provides an overview of the vitality, acquisition and use of Indigenous languages that belong to the Algonquian language family. The following languages are covered: Blackfoot, Atikamekw, Cree languages, Innu (Montagnais), Naskapi, Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewi (Malecite), Anicinabemowin (Algonquin), Oji-Cree and Ojibway languages. Maps within each report show selected communities with speakers for various Indigenous languages, providing a regional perspective on the extent to which these languages are spoken across Canada.Release date: 2025-03-31
- Articles and reports: 41-20-00022025003Description: This report is part of a series on Indigenous language families in Canada, using data from the 2021 Census of Population. It provides an overview of the vitality, acquisition and use of Indigenous languages that belong to the Athabaskan language family. The following languages are covered: Dakelh (Carrier), Dane-zaa (Beaver), Dene, n.o.s., Gwich'in, Slavey-Hare languages, Kaska (Nahani), Tahltan, Tlicho (Dogrib), Tse'khene (Sekani), Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin), Tsuu T'ina (Sarsi), Tutchone languages, Wetsuwet'en-Babine and Tlingit. Maps within each report show selected communities with speakers for various Indigenous languages, providing a regional perspective on the extent to which these languages are spoken across Canada.Release date: 2025-03-31
- Articles and reports: 41-20-00022025004Description: This report is part of a series on Indigenous language families in Canada, using data from the 2021 Census of Population. It provides an overview of the vitality, acquisition and use of Indigenous languages that belong to the Inuktut (Inuit) language family. The following languages are covered: Inuinnaqtun, Inuvialuktun and Inuktitut. Maps within each report show selected communities with speakers for various Indigenous languages, providing a regional perspective on the extent to which these languages are spoken across Canada.Release date: 2025-03-31
- Articles and reports: 41-20-00022025005Description: This report is part of a series on Indigenous language families in Canada, using data from the 2021 Census of Population. It provides an overview of the vitality, acquisition and use of Indigenous languages that belong to the Iroquoian language family. The following languages are covered: Cayuga, Mohawk and Oneida. Maps within each report show selected communities with speakers for various Indigenous languages, providing a regional perspective on the extent to which these languages are spoken across Canada.Release date: 2025-03-31
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- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2024014Description: This product offers a visual overview of historical data by language indicators in Canada from 1951 to 2021. The language indicators showcased in this product are the first official language spoken, mother tongue, knowledge of official languages and language spoken most often at home. It provides information on the number and proportion of language groups in each province and territory from 1951 to 2021. Data can be filtered by province or territory, language, multiple responses distribution and reference period.Release date: 2024-04-05
- Table: 15-10-0038-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of eligible children aged 5 to 17 years who attended or who never attended an English-language school for residents of Quebec or a French-language school for residents of Canada outside Quebec. The data is presented by eligibility criterion, by age group, and by level for youth aged 12 to 17 years.Release date: 2024-03-14
- Table: 15-10-0036-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: First official language spoken by immigrant status and period of immigration for the population of Canada and Canada outside Quebec, and of all provinces and territories, for Census years 1971 to 2021.Release date: 2024-01-23
- Table: 15-10-0037-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Knowledge of official languages by immigrant status and period of immigration for the population of Canada and Canada outside Quebec, and of all provinces and territories, for Census years 1951 to 2021.Release date: 2024-01-23
- Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023031Description: This product offers a visual overview of interprovincial migration by language group in Canada from 1976 to 2021. The language variables showcased in this product are the first official language spoken and mother tongue. It provides information on the number and rate of in-migrants, out-migrants and the net migration of each province and territory from 1976 to 2021. Data can be filtered by province or territory, language variable, language group, and group of migrants.Release date: 2023-11-15
- Table: 98-10-0143-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 17 and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Mother tongue (11), Knowledge of official languages (5), Visible minority (15), Immigrant status and period of immigration (11), Age (15D), Gender (3), Military service status (4A)Description: Data on military service status by mother tongue, knowledge of official languages, immigrant status and period of immigration, visible minority and gender for the population aged 17 years and over in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.Release date: 2023-11-15
- Table: 15-10-0034-01Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Migration between provinces and territories (numbers and rates for in-migration, out-migration and net migration) by mother tongue from 1971 to 2021. These data are based on the Census of Population and the 2011 National Household Survey.Release date: 2023-11-07
- Table: 15-10-0035-01Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Migration between provinces and territories (numbers and rates for in-migration, out-migration and net migration) by first official language spoken from 1971 to 2021. These data are based on the Census of Population and the 2011 National Household Survey.Release date: 2023-11-07
- Table: 98-10-0363-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census divisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Other language(s) used regularly at work (10), Language spoken most often at home (9), Place of work census division (296), Language used most often at work (9)Description: Data on language used most often at work by other language(s) used regularly at work, language spoken most often at home and place of work census division for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories and census divisions.Release date: 2023-10-04
- Table: 98-10-0523-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census divisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Other language(s) used regularly at work (10), First official language spoken (5), Place of work census division (296), Statistics (3), Language used most often at work (9)Description: Data on language used most often at work by other language(s) used regularly at work, first official language spoken and place of work census division for the employed labour force aged 15 years and over in private households of Canada, provinces and territories and census divisions.Release date: 2023-10-04
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- 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: 2026-04-22
- 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: 2026-03-27
- 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
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026003Description: Infographic displaying poverty rates for French/English bilingual populations by mother tongue and region of residence.Release date: 2026-03-12
- Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026004Description: Infographic displaying poverty rates for population groups by mother tongue, province of residence and knowledge of official languages.Release date: 2026-03-12
- 7. Francophone Immigrants with Foreign Teacher Education Amid French Teacher Shortages Outside QuebecArticles and reports: 11F0019M2025008Description: The study primarily compares 18- to 60-year-old Francophone immigrants with foreign teacher education (obtained outside Canada) with their non-immigrant counterparts who obtained their teacher education anywhere (Francophone non-immigrants with teacher education).Release date: 2025-11-06
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2025006Description: This study examines the language of instruction at the first college or university attended by young adults who went to a French-language high school in Canada outside Quebec, by their region of residence and field of study. This study is based on integrated data from the Postsecondary Students Information System and the 2021 Census of Population.Release date: 2025-10-08
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202528139441Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-10-08
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100010Description: Using data from the Survey on the Official Language Minority Population and the Open Database of Healthcare Facilities, this study examines how distance to health care facilities, alongside regional and sociodemographic factors, relates to access to language-concordant care for the official language minority population in Canada. In this article, language-concordant care refers to individuals receiving health care services in their preferred official language (English or French).Release date: 2025-09-18
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-657-X2025002Description: 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
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00042026002Description: 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
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 89-657-X2024009Description: 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
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-26-0008Description: 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
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021017Description: 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
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021018Description: 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
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021026Description: 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
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021003Description:
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 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-500-X2021017Description: 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
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021027Description: 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