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Percentage of immigrants in the labour force aged 25 to 54 years - Canada
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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
- Articles and reports: 75-006-X202400100002Description: Using 2021 Census data, this article examines the link between working from home and the languages used at work. It focuses on three Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) of Moncton, Montréal and Ottawa–Gatineau—three regions where both English and French are used widely at work.Release date: 2024-01-31
- Stats in brief: 11-001-X202334537428Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletinRelease date: 2023-12-11
- 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
- Table: 33-10-0705-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Languages used by the business or organization in providing services or performing activities over the last 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.Release date: 2023-08-28
- 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
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023011Description: 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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- 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: 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
- Table: 33-10-0705-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Languages used by the business or organization in providing services or performing activities over the last 12 months, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, third quarter of 2023.Release date: 2023-08-28
- Table: 15-10-0033-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Data on the language spoken most often at home by the population of Canada and Canada outside Quebec, and of all provinces and territories, for Census years 1971 to 2021.Release date: 2023-07-12
- Table: 98-10-0367-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Population aged 15 years and over who worked since 2020, in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Mobility status 5 years ago (9), Occupation - Major group - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (56), Highest certificate, diploma or degree (15), Language used most often at work (9), Age (6B), First official language spoken (5)Description: Data on first official language spoken by mobility status 5 years ago, language used most often at work, occupation - National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, highest certificate, diploma or degree and age 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: 2023-06-21
- Table: 98-10-0617-01Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration partFrequency: OccasionalUniverse: Persons in private households in occupied private dwellings, 2021 Census — 25% Sample dataVariable list: Mother tongue (241), Knowledge of official languages (5), Generation status (4), Age (12), Gender (3), All languages spoken at home (11)Description: Data on all languages spoken at home by mother tongue, knowledge of official languages, generation status, age and gender for the population in private households of Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.Release date: 2023-06-21
- Table: 42-10-0041-12Geography: CanadaFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Proportion of centre-based, licensed home-based and unlicensed home-based child care businesses by languages spoken by centre employees and home-based providers with children and parents in Canada.Release date: 2023-03-30
- Table: 42-10-0042-12Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Proportion of centre-based, licensed home-based and unlicensed home-based child care businesses by languages spoken by centre employees and home-based providers with children and parents in Newfoundland and Labrador.Release date: 2023-03-30
- Table: 42-10-0043-12Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Proportion of centre-based and unlicensed home-based child care businesses by languages spoken by centre employees and home-based providers with children and parents in Prince Edward Island.Release date: 2023-03-30
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- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023008Description: This fact sheet gives an overview of the situation of French in Yukon 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
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023009Description: This fact sheet gives an overview of the situation of French in the Northwest Territories 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
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023010Description: 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
- Stats in brief: 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
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023004Description: This technical note discusses the choice of the population of reference (employed persons or persons with recent work experience) for census statistics on language of work. It presents the rationale behind Statistics Canada’s change of approach for the dissemination of 2021 Census data.Release date: 2023-03-21
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023003Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the French language in Newfoundland and Labrador 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: 2023-03-16
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023005Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the French language in Prince Edward Island 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: 2023-03-16
- Articles and reports: 89-657-X2023006Description: This fact sheet offers an overview of the situation of the French language in Nova Scotia 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: 2023-03-16
- Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300100002Description: A large body of studies have consistently demonstrated that higher proficiency in the destination-country language improves immigrant labour market outcomes. However, because of the lack of objective measures of language skills, previous studies have mainly drawn on subjective measures of language proficiency and were confined to the effect of only one dimension or general language skills. This study examines the effects of test-based measures of official language proficiency in four dimensions — listening, speaking, reading and writing —on immigrant employment and earnings.Release date: 2023-01-25
- Stats in brief: 98-200-X2021010Description:
This Census in Brief article presents 2021 Census results related to language of work, including analyses of trends over time and of differences between various groups of workers, for selected regions.
Release date: 2022-11-30
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 98-501-X2016010Description:
The Language of work Release and concepts overview provides an overview of the concepts, definitions and key measures used in the 2016 Census of Population Language of work release, as well as the products which will be available on release day and later.
Release date: 2017-10-04 - Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5055Description: The purpose of this survey is to determine the official language preference of the clients of various government departments. The data will allow the department to decide if they need to provide services to clients in the minority language according to the rules of the Official Languages Act.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5134Description: The survey is sponsored by the Office of the Official Language Commissioner (OCOL). As part of its mandate, the OCOL reviews the use of both official languages in federal institutions. The evaluation is done for employees in a minority situation (i.e., English in Quebec and French in New Brunswick and in bilingual areas of Ontario).
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