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  • 1. 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
  • 2. 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
  • 3. 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
  • 4. 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
  • 5. 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
  • 6. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 9. 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
  • 10. Health services in a patient’s own official language: Associations with proximity, region and sociodemographic factors
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100010
    Description: 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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  • 51. Languages used at work by mother tongue and industry: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0526-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Other language(s) used regularly at work (10), Mother tongue (9), Industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 (21), Age (5), Labour force status (2), 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, mother tongue, industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017, labour force status and age for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.
    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 52. All languages used at work by single and multiple responses of language used at work, mother tongue and industry: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0528-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: All languages used at work (281), Mother tongue (9), Industry - Sectors - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 (21), Labour force status (2), Statistics (3), Single and multiple responses of language used at work (3)
    Description: Data on single and multiple responses of language used at work by all languages used at work, mother tongue, industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2017 and labour force status for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.
    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 53. All languages used at work by single and multiple responses of language used at work and mother tongue: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
    Table: 98-10-0529-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: All languages used at work (281), Mother tongue (9), Labour force status (2), Statistics (3), Single and multiple responses of language used at work (3)
    Description: Data on single and multiple responses of language used at work by all languages used at work, mother tongue and labour force status for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.
    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 54. Languages used at work by mother tongue and knowledge of official languages: Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts
    Table: 98-10-0533-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Other language(s) used regularly at work (10), Mother tongue (9), Language spoken most often at home (9), Knowledge of official languages (5), First official language spoken (5), Labour force status (2), 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, mother tongue, language spoken most often at home, knowledge of official languages, first official language spoken and labour force status for the population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households of Canada, provinces and territories and census metropolitan areas with parts.
    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 55. Immigrant status and period of immigration by mother tongue: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0300-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Mother tongue (234), Single and multiple mother tongue responses (3), Age (8D), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Immigrant status and period of immigration (11)
    Description: Data on immigrant status and period of immigration by mother tongue, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and parts.
    Release date: 2022-10-26
  • 56. English spoken at home by French spoken at home, Indigenous language spoken at home, other non-official language spoken at home and mother tongue: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0198-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: All persons, excluding institutional residents, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: French spoken at home (7), Indigenous language spoken at home (7), Other non-official language spoken at home (7), Mother tongue (11), Gender (3), Age (15A), English spoken at home (7)
    Description: Data on English spoken at home by French spoken at home, Indigenous language spoken at home, other non-official language spoken at home, mother tongue, age and gender for the population excluding institutional residents for Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.
    Release date: 2022-09-21
  • 57. English spoken at home by French spoken at home, Indigenous language spoken at home, other non-official language spoken at home and mother tongue: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions
    Table: 98-10-0199-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivision
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: All persons, excluding institutional residents, 2021 Census — 100% data
    Variable list: French spoken at home (7), Indigenous language spoken at home (7), Other non-official language spoken at home (7), Mother tongue (11), Gender (3), English spoken at home (7)
    Description: Data on English spoken at home by French spoken at home, Indigenous language spoken at home, other non-official language spoken at home, mother tongue and gender for the population excluding institutional residents for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.
    Release date: 2022-09-21
  • 58. Indigenous mother tongue by single and multiple mother tongue responses, Indigenous identity and residence by Indigenous geography: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0272-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Indigenous mother tongue (98), Single and multiple mother tongue responses (3), Indigenous identity (9), Registered or Treaty Indian status (3), Residence by Indigenous geography (10), Age (12), Statistics (3)
    Description: Indigenous mother tongue by single and multiple mother tongue responses, Indigenous identity, Registered or Treaty Indian status, residence by Indigenous geography and age for the population in private households.
    Release date: 2022-09-21
  • 59. Indigenous mother tongue by single and multiple mother tongue responses and Indigenous identity: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0273-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Indigenous mother tongue (98), Single and multiple mother tongue responses (3), Indigenous identity (9), Registered or Treaty Indian status (3), Age (12), Statistics (3)
    Description: Indigenous mother tongue by single and multiple mother tongue responses, Indigenous identity, Registered or Treaty Indian status and age for the population in private households.
    Release date: 2022-09-21
  • 60. Mother tongue by geography, 2021 Census
    Data Visualization: 98-505-X2021003
    Description:

    This interactive tree map shows the proportion of the population by mother tongue. You can search by one of two criteria: region or language.

    Release date: 2022-08-17
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  • 1. 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
  • 2. 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
  • 3. 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
  • 4. 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
  • 5. Health services in a patient’s own official language: Associations with proximity, region and sociodemographic factors
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100010
    Description: 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
  • 6. Health services in a patient’s own official language: Associations with proximity, region and sociodemographic factors 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202526140569
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-09-18
  • 7. Indigenous Language Families: Algonquian languages
    Articles and reports: 41-20-00022025002
    Description: 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
  • 8. Indigenous Language Families: Athabaskan languages
    Articles and reports: 41-20-00022025003
    Description: 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
  • 9. Indigenous Language Families: Inuktut (Inuit) languages
    Articles and reports: 41-20-00022025004
    Description: 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
  • 10. Indigenous Language Families: Iroquoian languages
    Articles and reports: 41-20-00022025005
    Description: 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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  • 11. Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5099
    Description: 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.
  • 12. Survey on the Official Language Minority Population (SOLMP)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5355
    Description: 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.

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