Knowledge of languages

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• 1. The category “English and French” in the Census of Population language data: Insights from the 2022 Survey on the Official Language Minority Population

  Articles and reports: 89-657-X2026004

  Description: 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

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• 2. Study: The category “English and French” in the Census of Population language data

  Stats in brief: 11-001-X202619741837

  Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

  Release date: 2026-07-16

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• 3. Silent speakers of Indigenous languages in Canada: A socio-demographic and geographic analysis

  Articles and reports: 41-20-00022026001

  Description: 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

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• 4. The use of Indigenous languages in urban areas in Canada

  Articles and reports: 41-20-00022026002

  Description: 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

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• 5. 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

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• 6. 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

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• 7. 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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• 8. How poverty rates differed by language in Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario in 2021

  Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026004

  Description: Infographic displaying poverty rates for population groups by mother tongue, province of residence and knowledge of official languages.

  Release date: 2026-03-12

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• 9. Number of students in Indigenous language programs, public elementary and secondary schools, by program type

  Table: 37-10-0078-01

  Geography: Canada, Province or territory

  Frequency: Annual

  Description: The number of students in regular Indigenous language programs and Indigenous language immersion programs in public elementary and secondary schools.

  Release date: 2025-10-28

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• 10. Number of students in official languages programs, private or independent elementary and secondary schools, by program type, grade and sex

  Table: 37-10-0175-01

  Geography: Canada, Province or territory

  Frequency: Annual

  Description: Enrolments in regular second language programs (or core language programs), French immersion programs, and education programs in the minority official language offered in private or independent elementary and secondary schools, by type of program, grade and sex.

  Release date: 2025-10-28

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• 1. 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

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• 2. Number of students in Indigenous language programs, public elementary and secondary schools, by program type

  Table: 37-10-0078-01

  Geography: Canada, Province or territory

  Frequency: Annual

  Description: The number of students in regular Indigenous language programs and Indigenous language immersion programs in public elementary and secondary schools.

  Release date: 2025-10-28

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• 3. Number of students in official languages programs, private or independent elementary and secondary schools, by program type, grade and sex

  Table: 37-10-0175-01

  Geography: Canada, Province or territory

  Frequency: Annual

  Description: Enrolments in regular second language programs (or core language programs), French immersion programs, and education programs in the minority official language offered in private or independent elementary and secondary schools, by type of program, grade and sex.

  Release date: 2025-10-28

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• 4. Indigenous languages: Visualization tool

  Data Visualization: 71-607-X2025010

  Description: 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

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• 5. Age, gender and knowledge of official languages of healthcare professionals, by first official language spoken: Canada, provinces and territories

  Table: 98-10-0663-01

  Geography: Canada, Province or territory

  Frequency: Occasional

  Universe: Employed health professionals, 2021, 2016, 2011 and 2006 censuses — 25% Sample data

  Variable list: Age (5D), First official language spoken (5), Knowledge of official languages (5), Census year (4), Gender (3a)

  Description: Data on knowledge of official languages, first official language spoken, age and gender for employed healthcare professionals in private households, 2006 to 2021.

  Release date: 2025-03-19

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• 6. Main language of instruction at the post-secondary level, by level of study, age group and gender, among adults in the official language minority population

  Table: 15-10-0042-01

  Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory

  Frequency: Occasional

  Description: Main language of instruction at the post-secondary level, by level of study, by age group and gender, Canada, Quebec, Canada outside Quebec, by select provinces and regions, among adults in the official language minority population, 2022.

  Release date: 2025-03-18

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• 7. Indigenous language spoken at home by single and multiple responses of language spoken at home: Canada, provinces and territories

  Table: 98-10-0299-01

  Geography: Canada, Province or territory

  Frequency: Occasional

  Universe: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data

  Variable list: Indigenous language spoken at home (98), Indigenous identity (9), Indigenous language spoken at home (7), Age (5B), Statistics (3), Single and multiple responses of language spoken at home (3)

  Description: All Indigenous languages spoken at home by single and multiple responses of language spoken at home, Indigenous identity, Indigenous language spoken at home and age for the population in private households.

  Release date: 2025-02-19

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• 8. Knowledge of languages by generation status, mother tongue, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories and economic regions

  Table: 98-10-0619-01

  Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic region

  Frequency: Occasional

  Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data

  Variable list: Knowledge of languages (324), Age (8G), Gender (3), Mother tongue (241), Generation status (4)

  Description: Data on knowledge of languages by generation status, mother tongue, age and gender for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories and economic regions.

  Release date: 2024-12-04

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• 9. Knowledge of languages by immigration status and period of immigration, all languages spoken at home and age: Canada, provinces and territories and economic regions

  Table: 98-10-0620-01

  Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Economic region

  Frequency: Occasional

  Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data

  Variable list: Knowledge of languages (324), Age (8G), All languages spoken at home (479), Immigrant status and period of immigration (8)

  Description: Data on knowledge of languages by immigration status and period of immigration, all languages spoken at home and age for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories and economic regions.

  Release date: 2024-12-04

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• 10. Knowledge of Indigenous languages by single and multiple knowledge of languages responses and Indigenous language acquisition: Canada, provinces and territories

  Table: 98-10-0294-01

  Geography: Canada, Province or territory

  Frequency: Occasional

  Universe: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data

  Variable 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

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Analysis (108) (30 to 40 of 108 results)

• 31. Key facts on the English language in Quebec in 2021

  Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023016

  Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the English language in Quebec in 2021, along with certain trends observed since 1991. It provides information on the changes in the number and proportion of people in the population who can conduct a conversation in English, whose first official language spoken is English, whose mother tongue is English, and who speak English at home or use English at work. In addition, it contains information on English-language instruction in elementary and secondary schools, on English spoken among recent and established immigrants, as well as on the mobility and place of birth of individuals whose first official language spoken is English. This fact sheet is based on data from the 1991 to 2021 censuses of population, together with the 2011 National Household Survey.

  Release date: 2023-08-22

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• 32. Key facts on the French language in Ontario in 2021

  Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023017

  Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the French language in Ontario in 2021, along with certain trends observed since 1991. 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, and who speak French at home or use French at work. In addition, it contains 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. This fact sheet is based on data from the 1991 to 2021 censuses of population, together with the 2011 National Household Survey.

  Release date: 2023-08-22

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• 33. Key facts on the French language in Manitoba in 2021

  Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023011

  Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the French language in Manitoba in 2021, along with certain trends observed since 1991. 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, and who speak French at home or use French at work. In addition, it contains 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. This fact sheet is based on data from the 1991 to 2021 censuses of population, together with the 2011 National Household Survey.

  Release date: 2023-07-19

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• 34. Key facts on the French language in Saskatchewan in 2021

  Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023012

  Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the French language in Saskatchewan in 2021, along with certain trends observed since 1991. 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, and who speak French at home or use French at work. In addition, it contains 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. This fact sheet is based on data from the 1991 to 2021 censuses of population, together with the 2011 National Household Survey.

  Release date: 2023-07-19

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• 35. Key facts on the French language in Alberta in 2021

  Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023013

  Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the French language in Alberta in 2021, along with certain trends observed since 1991. 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, and who speak French at home or use French at work. In addition, it contains 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. This fact sheet is based on data from the 1991 to 2021 censuses of population, together with the 2011 National Household Survey.

  Release date: 2023-07-19

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• 36. Key facts on the French language in British Columbia in 2021

  Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023014

  Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the French language in British Columbia in 2021, along with certain trends observed since 1991. 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, and who speak French at home or use French at work. In addition, it contains 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. This fact sheet is based on data from the 1991 to 2021 censuses of population, together with the 2011 National Household Survey.

  Release date: 2023-07-19

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• 37. 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

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• 38. 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

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• 39. More than one language in the bag: The rate of English–French bilingualism is increasing in Quebec and decreasing outside Quebec Archived

  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

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• 40. While English and French are still the main languages spoken in Canada, the country’s linguistic diversity continues to grow Archived

  Stats in brief: 11-001-X202222932989

  Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

  Release date: 2022-08-17

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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

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• 2. Knowledge of official and non-official languages, 2021 Census of Population

  Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-20-00032021016

  Description: This video will allow you to identify the census questionnaire questions on knowledge of official and non-official languages. It will also allow you to understand how variables on knowledge of official and non-official languages are created and how they are disseminated and analyzed.

  Release date: 2022-08-17