English and French among education workers in Quebec, 2011 to 2016

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Release date: November 16, 2021
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Infographic: English and French among education workers in Quebec, 2011 to 2016
Description: English and French among education workers in Quebec, 2011 to 2016

In 2016, there were 309,850 education workers in Quebec, with 202,145 who knew English and 295,430 who knew French.


Use of English and French by education workers, Montréal metropolitan area and the rest of Quebec, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Use of English and French by education workers. The information is grouped by Geography (appearing as row headers), Use of French at least regularly, Primary use of French, Use of English at least regularly and Primary use of English, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography Use of French at least regularlyNote 1 Primary useNote 2 of French Use of English at least regularly Primary use of English
percent
Montréal metropolitan area 87.0% 70.6% 41.1% 23.7%
Rest of Quebec 96.3% 90.0% 19.2% 6.9%

Since 2011, the equal use of English and French at work has increased everywhere in Quebec. The percentage of education workers who predominantly use either English or French at work declined from 2011 to 2016.


Knowledge of English and its use at work, by occupation, Quebec, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Knowledge of English and its use at work. The information is grouped by Occupation (appearing as row headers), Primary use, Equal use with another language, Secondary use and Knowledge of French, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Occupation Primary use Equal use with another language Secondary use Knowledge of French
percent
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers 10.0% 2.5% 7.3% 58.0%
Secondary school teachers 13.8% 2.4% 7.8% 65.6%
Postsecondary education workers 26.6% 4.1% 18.6% 84.7%
Education support workers 12.6% 1.9% 6.0% 53.1%
School principals and administrators 18.7% 2.4% 12.4% 72.2%
Early childhood educators and assistants 7.0% 2.2% 5.3% 41.3%

Notes: In this infographic, the sum of the languages may be greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one language in the census.

Using English at work does not necessarily mean teaching in this language. English could also be used at meetings, for research or because textbooks are in English.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population; 2011 National Household Survey.

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