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- Table: 37-10-0078-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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
- Table: 37-10-0175-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202528139441Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-10-08
- 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
- 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-M2024060Description: This infographic presents the main results concerning parents' intentions to enroll their children in an official language minority or majority school, according to the 2022 Survey on the Official Language Minority Population.Release date: 2024-12-16
- 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
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2024003Description: This series of regional maps shows the number of school-aged children eligible to primary and secondary instruction in English in Quebec by census subdivision, and the proportion of these children who attend or have attended an English-language school in Canada. All the information provided comes from the 2021 Census of Population and the 2022 Open Database of Educational Facilities.Release date: 2024-05-14
- 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
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- Table: 37-10-0078-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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
- Table: 37-10-0175-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: AnnualDescription: 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
- 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
- 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: 98-10-0577-01Geography: Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population 3 years of age and older in private households, 2021 Census — 100% dataVariable list: Short-form data quality indicators - Instruction in the minority official language for residents of Canada outside of Quebec (6)Description: Data on short-form data quality indicators for 2021 Census content on instruction in the minority official language for residents of Canada outside of Quebec, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.Release date: 2023-02-08
- Table: 98-10-0578-01Geography: Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population 3 years of age and older in private households, 2021 Census — 100% dataVariable list: Short-form data quality indicators - Instruction in the minority official language for residents of Quebec (4)Description: Data on short-form data quality indicators for 2021 Census content on instruction in the minority official language for residents of Quebec, census divisions and census subdivisions.Release date: 2023-02-08
- Table: 98-10-0534-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population of children in private households, 2021 Census — 100% dataVariable list: Age of child (20), Gender (3), Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language (3)Description: Data on eligibility for instruction in the minority official language, age and gender for the population of children in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.Release date: 2022-12-15
- Table: 98-10-0535-01Geography: 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 — 100% dataVariable list: Age of child (20), Gender (3), Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language (3)Description: Data on eligibility for instruction in the minority official language, age and gender for the population of children in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.Release date: 2022-12-15
- Table: 98-10-0536-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census division, Census subdivisionFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population of children in private households, 2021 Census — 100% dataVariable list: Eligibility for instruction in the minority official language by detailed eligibility criteria (29), Linguistic characteristics of the child (27), Age of child (4)Description: Data on eligibility for instruction in the minority official language, detailed eligibility criteria and linguistic characteristics for the population of children in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.Release date: 2022-12-15
Analysis (28)
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- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202528139441Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2025-10-08
- 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: 11-627-M2024060Description: This infographic presents the main results concerning parents' intentions to enroll their children in an official language minority or majority school, according to the 2022 Survey on the Official Language Minority Population.Release date: 2024-12-16
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2024003Description: This series of regional maps shows the number of school-aged children eligible to primary and secondary instruction in English in Quebec by census subdivision, and the proportion of these children who attend or have attended an English-language school in Canada. All the information provided comes from the 2021 Census of Population and the 2022 Open Database of Educational Facilities.Release date: 2024-05-14
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2024001Description: This series of provincial, territorial and regional maps shows the number of school-aged children eligible to primary and secondary instruction in French in Canada outside Quebec by census subdivision, and the proportion of these children who attend or have attended a French-language school in Canada. All the information provided comes from the 2021 Census of Population and the 2022 Open Database of Educational Facilities.Release date: 2024-03-14
- Stats in brief: 98-200-X2021018Description: This article offers an initial in-depth analysis of participation in French immersion programs in Canada outside Quebec, based on 2021 Census data. This analysis examines factors that may be related to availability of French immersion programs and choosing of these programs. In addition, it looks at the possible links between schooling in a French immersion program and English–French bilingualism as well as the use of French at home or at work in adulthood.Release date: 2024-02-28
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202400100003Description: This study examines enrolment in French-language elementary schools in the Maritime provinces—i.e., New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island—according to the distance between children’s homes and French- and English-language schools. The study is based on data from the 2021 Census of Population and on data from the 2022 Open Database on Educational Facilities.Release date: 2024-02-14
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023015Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the French language in New Brunswick 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
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023016Description: 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
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023017Description: 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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- 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: 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: 98-20-00032021026Description: 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-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: 98-20-00012022001Description: 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