English and French among healthcare workers in Quebec, 2001 to 2016

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English and French among healthcare workers in Quebec, 2001 to 2016

English–French bilingualism has increased among Quebec’s healthcare workers, totalling 53.8% in 2016.

The proportion of healthcare workers who could hold a conversation in French has remained stable since 2001, at over 98%.

Since 2001, Quebec’s healthcare workers have been using English less as their main language of work and more together with French.


Use of English and English at work by healthcare workers in 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Use of English and English at work by healthcare workers in 2016 . The information is grouped by Type of use of French or English (appearing as row headers), Montréal metropolitan area and Rest of Quebec, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of use of French or English Montréal metropolitan area Rest of Quebec
percent
Primary use of French 78.0 95.9
Primary use of English 12.1 1.7
Equal use of French and English or another language 9.7 1.9

In 2016, more than 6 in 10 healthcare workers in Montréal…
…and about 4 in 10 in the rest of Quebec could hold a conversation in English.

In 2016, the knowledge and use of English by Quebec healthcare workers varied greatly by occupation.


Knowledge and primary use of English at work for selected health occupations in 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Knowledge and primary use of English at work for selected health occupations in 2016. The information is grouped by Healthcare worker (appearing as row headers), Knowledge of English and Primary use of English, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Healthcare worker Knowledge of English Primary use of English
percent
General physicians 89.9 9.3
Pharmacists 81.4 4.6
Psychologists 74.1 10
Paramedics 62.3 3
Registered and psychiatric nurses 54.7 7.7

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2001, 2006 and 2016; National Household Survey, 2011.

For more information please refer to the booklet entitled “Knowledge and Use of the Official Minority Language at Work by Healthcare Workers, 2001 to 2016”.

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