Table A.3.7
Population with French as the language spoken most often at home, by different projection scenarios, provinces and territories, Canada outside Quebec and Canada, 2011 and 2036
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| 2011 (adjusted) | Zero immigration | Reference | Low immigration | High immigration | Low growth | High growth | Internal migration 1996-2001 | Internal migration 1996-2011 | Distribution of immigration 2000-05 | Distribution of immigration 2005-10 | Composition of immigration 2005-10 | Almost complete transmission of French | |
| number (thousands) | |||||||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nova Scotia | 17 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| New Brunswick | 218 | 177 | 181 | 179 | 181 | 175 | 188 | 183 | 189 | 179 | 180 | 181 | 181 |
| Quebec | 6,525 | 6,552 | 7,168 | 6,958 | 7,300 | 6,783 | 7,583 | 6,953 | 7,207 | 7,170 | 7,229 | 7,136 | 7,105 |
| Ontario | 313 | 280 | 346 | 322 | 359 | 311 | 376 | 442 | 441 | 363 | 354 | 339 | 373 |
| Manitoba | 19 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Alberta | 26 | 27 | 42 | 36 | 45 | 36 | 47 | 62 | 70 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 48 |
| British Columbis | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 39 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 |
| Territories | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Canada outside Quebec | 620 | 532 | 632 | 595 | 651 | 578 | 680 | 777 | 810 | 639 | 635 | 623 | 674 |
| Canada | 7,145 | 7,085 | 7,800 | 7,553 | 7,951 | 7,362 | 8,264 | 7,730 | 8,017 | 7,808 | 7,864 | 7,759 | 7,780 |
| percent | |||||||||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| New Brunswick | 28.9 | 27.5 | 26.1 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 26.7 | 25.8 | 26.6 | 27.2 | 26.9 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 26.4 |
| Quebec | 81.6 | 78.3 | 74.4 | 75.7 | 73.6 | 75.7 | 73.6 | 75.1 | 74.4 | 74.4 | 74.1 | 74.0 | 74.6 |
| Ontario | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Manitoba | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Alberta | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| British Columbis | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Territories | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Canada outside Quebec | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Canada | 20.8 | 19.5 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 18.5 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 17.8 |
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Note: The population counts for 2011 have been adjusted for net undercoverage. Sources: Statistics Canada. 2011 National Household Survey and Demosim. 2016. |
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