Access to services in the minority official language in Canada, 2022
Description: Access to services in the minority official language in Canada, 2022
Government services
In 2022, 73% of English-speaking adults in Quebec had, in the previous two years, always or often received services from the federal government in their language, compared with 42% of French-speaking adults in Canada outside Quebec.
| Federal government | Provincial or territorial government | Municipal government | |
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| Canada | 59% | 40% | 42% |
| Canada outside Quebec | 42% | 34% | 36% |
| Quebec | 73% | 45% | 48% |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 29% Note * | 6% | 8% |
| Prince Edward Island | 31% | 16% | 17% |
| Nova Scotia | 26% | 16% | 39% |
| New Brunswick | 72% | 71% | 74% |
| Ontario | 38% | 30% | 32% |
| Manitoba | 29% | 18% | 19% |
| Saskatchewan | 19% | 5% | 5% |
| Alberta | 25% | 7% | 7% |
| British Columbia | 20% | 5% | 4% |
| Territory capitals | 42% | 11% | 8% |
Health care or services
Percentage of adultsNote 1 in the OLM population who generally always or often received health care services in their language
English-speaking adults in Quebec: 52%
French-speaking adults in Canada outside Quebec: 43%
Justice services
Percentage of adults in the OLM population who used their language in their interactions or dealings with the police, lawyers or notaries in the previous five years
English-speaking adults in Quebec: 81%
French-speaking adults in Canada outside Quebec: 52%
Services for immigrants
Among immigrants in the OLM population who arrived in Canada as adults and received assistance in one of the official languages to facilitate their integration into the community, 8 in 10 received it in the minority official language.
Source: Pépin-Filion, D., L. Cornelissen and É. Lemyre, 2024, “Situation of English-speaking populations in Quebec and French speaking populations in Canada outside Quebec: Results of the 2022 Survey on the Official Language Minority Population,” Ethnicity, Language and Immigration Thematic Series, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 89-657-X 2024008.
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