French among Healthcare Workers in Canada outside Quebec, 2001 to 2016

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Description: French among Healthcare Workers in Canada outside Quebec, 2001 to 2016

French among Healthcare Workers in Canada outside Quebec, 2001 to 2016

The number of healthcare workers who could speak French has increased, but their proportion has decreased, totalling 11.5% of healthcare workers in 2016.

In 2016, 5.2% of healthcare workers used French at work, a proportion that has been stable since 2001.


Use and knowledge of French by healthcare workers in 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Use and knowledge of French by healthcare workers in 2016. The information is grouped by Province or territories (appearing as row headers), Use of French at work and Knowledge of French, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province or territories Use of French at work Knowledge of French
percent
Territories 5 13
Western provinces 1 8
Ontario 7 13
New Brunswick 44 50
Atlantic provincesUse and knowledge of French by healthcare workers in 2016 Note 1 3 10
Note 1

Excluding New Brunswick.

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In 2016, the proportion of healthcare workers who used French at work was higher among those aged 15 to 29 than among those 55 years and older.

In 2016, the proportion of healthcare workers with knowledge of French varied by occupation.


Knowledge of French
Table summary
This table displays the results of Knowledge of French. The information is grouped by Healthcare worker (appearing as row headers), Percent (appearing as column headers).
Healthcare worker Percent
Psychologists 20.3
General physicians 19.8
Paramedics 14.5
Pharmacists 11.4
Registered and psychiatric nurses 10.3

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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