Ethnicity, Language and Immigration Thematic Series
Key facts on the French language in Saskatchewan in 2021

This fact sheet gives an overview of the situation of French in Saskatchewan in 2021. It begins by providing information on the changes in the number and proportion of the population who can have a conversation in French, whose first official language spoken is French, whose mother tongue is French, and who speak French at home or use French at work. Next, it presents information on French‑language instruction in primary and secondary schools, on French spoken among recent and established immigrants, as well as on the mobility and place of birth of individuals whose first official language spoken is French. Additional data on these topics can be found in the appendix.

The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the Census of Population. To learn more about census concepts and the historical comparability of data, please refer to the 2021 Census of Population Languages Reference Guide and the Instruction in the Minority Official Language Reference Guide.

Highlights

• In 2021, 52,415 Saskatchewan residents could have a conversation in French. After falling from 1991 to 2011 (-4,250), this number rose in the following 10 years (+5,415). The demographic weight of this population dropped from 5.3% in 1991 to 4.7% in 2021.
• In 2021, 12,885 people (1.2% of the population) spoke French at least regularly at home. Among those with French as one of their mother tongues, nearly two in five (38.6%) spoke French regularly at home.
• In 2021, 4,465 workers (0.8%) living in the province used French at least regularly at work. Most of them worked in educational services (42.8%) or public administration (11.0%).
• In 2021, 1 in 25 immigrants (4.0%) could conduct a conversation in French. This proportion was lower than that of the non-immigrant population (4.9%).
• Just over 1 in 7 Saskatchewan residents (14.8%) who had French as their only first official language spoken in 2021 were born outside Canada.

Ability to conduct a conversation in French

Data table for Chart 1



Data table for Chart 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 1. The information is grouped by Knowledge of official languages (appearing as row headers), 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Knowledge of official languages	1991	1996	2001	2006	2011	2016	2021
	number
French and English	50,800	50,770	49,000	47,450	46,570	51,360	51,970
French only	450	345	355	485	430	535	445
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1991 to 2021.

• In 2021, 52,415 Saskatchewan residents could have a conversation in French. Almost all (99.2%, or 51,970 people) could also do so in English.
  • The number of people who could have a conversation in French was higher in 2021 than in 1991 (+1,165). However, this increase is recent. After falling between censuses from 1991 to 2011 (-4,250), it recovered in the next 10 years, rising by 5,415 to an all-time high in 2021.
• The demographic weight of the population that could conduct a conversation in French fell from 5.3% in 1991 to 4.6% in 2011, before edging up to 4.8% in 2016. In 2021, this proportion was 4.7%.
  • From 1991 to 2021, the number and proportion of Saskatchewan residents able to conduct a conversation in French was up among those who did not learn French first at home in their childhood: while 30,925 people (3.2%) could have a conversation in French in 1991, this rose to 38,680 (3.5%) in 2021.

Description for Map 1

This map shows the proportion of the population able to conduct a conversation in French in each census subdivision in Saskatchewan in 2021.

In this map we use 6 distinct colours to signify different values. Grey is used to represent areas for which no data are available. There are 119 census subdivisions in this group.

Teal is used to represent areas in which less than 1.5% of the population is able to conduct a conversation in French. There are 404 census subdivisions in this group.

Green is used to represent areas in which 1.5% to less than 5% of the population is able to conduct a conversation in French. There are 315 census subdivisions in this group.

Yellow is used to represent areas in which 5% to less than 10% of the population is able to conduct a conversation in French. There are 76 census subdivisions in this group.

Orange is used to represent areas in which 10% to less than 25% of the population is able to conduct a conversation in French. There are 30 census subdivisions in this group.

Red is used to represent areas in which 25% or more of the population is able to conduct a conversation in French. There are 7 census subdivisions in this group.

The boundaries of census subdivisions have been delimited by a gray line or by circles for those with smaller land area. Their colour was assigned according to the table below.



Data Table for Map 1
Proportion of Saskatchewan's population who could conduct a conversation in French, by census subdivision, 2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data Table for Map 1
Proportion of Saskatchewan's population who could conduct a conversation in French. The information is grouped by Census Subdivision (appearing as row headers), Population knowing French, calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Census Subdivision	Population knowing French Note 1
	percentage
St. Louis No. 431	40.5
Zenon Park	40.0
Gravelbourg No. 104	37.5
Gravelbourg	36.4
Debden	35.4
Grant No. 372	27.6
Vonda	27.3
Ponteix	20.9
Albertville	20.8
Storthoaks No. 31	19.7
Storthoaks	17.6
Cadillac	17.4
Prud'homme	16.7
Redvers	16.0
Willow Bunch No. 42	15.8
Prince Albert National Park	15.4
Antler No. 61	14.4
Canwood No. 494	14.4
Connaught No. 457	14.3
St. Louis	14.0
Glen McPherson No. 46	13.3
Willow Bunch	13.3
Wise Creek No. 77	13.2
Shamrock No. 134	13.2
Arborfield No. 456	13.2
Val Marie	12.5
West End	12.5
Reciprocity No. 32	11.4
Leoville	11.4
Moose Jaw No. 161	11.2
Fenwood	11.1
Landis	11.1
Sutton No. 103	10.9
Mankota No. 45	10.5
Prince Albert No. 461	10.3
Consul	10.0
Hawarden	10.0
Lafleche	9.9
Lake Lenore No. 399	9.9
Riverhurst	9.7
Rodgers No. 133	9.5
North Battleford No. 437	9.5
Thode	9.4
Duck Lake No. 463	9.4
Garden River No. 490	9.2
Buckland No. 491	9.2
Meota	9.2
Bayne No. 371	8.7
Dilke	8.3
Duck Lake	8.1
McTaggart	8.0
Auvergne No. 76	7.9
Eyebrow	7.7
Margo	7.7
Beatty	7.7
Pebble Baye	7.7
Parkside	7.7
Aberdeen No. 373	7.5
Prince Albert	7.3
Meota No. 468	7.2
La Ronge	7.2
Dubuc	7.1
Rama	7.1
Marcelin	7.1
Montmartre	7.0
Shields	7.0
St. Brieux	7.0
Smeaton	6.9
Hoodoo No. 401	6.9
Candle Lake	6.9
Battle River No. 438	6.8
Bird's Point	6.7
Glenside	6.7
Denholm	6.7
Wood River No. 74	6.5
Sun Valley	6.5
Saskatoon	6.5
Lumsden No. 189	6.4
Dundurn No. 314	6.4
Belle Plaine	6.3
Sceptre	6.3
St. Benedict	6.3
White City	6.2
Lumsden	6.2
Air Ronge	6.2
Regina	6.1
North Battleford	6.0
Whiska Creek No. 106	5.9
Battleford	5.9
Blucher No. 343	5.8
Bruno	5.8
Macoun	5.6
B-Say-Tah	5.6
Glen Harbour	5.6
Hazlet	5.6
Stenen	5.6
Quinton	5.6
Aberdeen	5.6
Fish Creek No. 402	5.6
Spiritwood No. 496	5.6
Vanguard	5.4
Lac Pelletier No. 107	5.4
Edenwold No. 158	5.4
Moose Jaw	5.4
Radisson	5.4
Spy Hill No. 152	5.3
Meacham	5.3
Coulee No. 136	5.2
Alida	5.0
Abbey	5.0
Corman Park No. 344	5.0
Christopher Lake	5.0
Chitek Lake	5.0
Manor	4.9
Cut Knife No. 439	4.9
Spiritwood	4.9
Creelman	4.8
Assiniboia	4.8
Stewart Valley	4.8
Turtle River No. 469	4.8
Radville	4.7
Morse	4.7
Spalding	4.7
Paddockwood No. 520	4.7
Cochin	4.7
Moosomin No. 121	4.6
Rocanville No. 151	4.6
Bratt's Lake No. 129	4.5
Swift Current	4.5
Leslie Beach	4.5
Stony Rapids	4.5
Cana No. 214	4.4
South Lake	4.4
Elbow	4.4
Wakaw	4.4
North Portal	4.3
Estevan No. 5	4.3
Limerick	4.3
White Valley No. 49	4.3
Buchanan	4.3
Eagles Lake 165C	4.3
Mistusinne	4.2
Richmound	4.2
Lakeland No. 521	4.2
Paynton	4.2
Pelican Narrows	4.2
Lajord No. 128	4.1
Kelvington No. 366	4.1
Shellbrook	4.1
Frobisher	4.0
Rouleau	4.0
Kannata Valley	4.0
Young	4.0
Mosquito 109	4.0
Arborfield	4.0
Medstead	4.0
Rockglen	3.9
Pinto Creek No. 75	3.9
Redburn No. 130	3.9
Colonsay No. 342	3.9
Bjorkdale No. 426	3.9
Wilcox	3.8
Sherwood No. 159	3.8
McLean	3.8
Craven	3.8
Hanley	3.8
Birch Hills No. 460	3.8
Loon Lake	3.8
Island View	3.7
Division No. 18, Unorganized	3.7
Mortlach	3.6
Viscount	3.6
Coleville	3.6
Denzil	3.6
Spalding No. 368	3.6
Tobin Lake	3.6
Nipawin No. 487	3.6
Weldon	3.6
Southend No. 200A	3.6
Regina Beach	3.5
Montreal Lake 106B	3.5
Shellbrook No. 493	3.5
Estevan	3.4
Waverley No. 44	3.4
Rocanville	3.4
Hodgeville	3.4
Waldeck	3.4
Langham	3.4
Martensville	3.4
Vanscoy No. 345	3.4
Cudworth	3.4
Three Lakes No. 400	3.4
Wilton No. 472	3.4
St. Walburg	3.4
Grand Coulee	3.3
Dufferin No. 190	3.3
Caron No. 162	3.3
Burstall	3.3
Warman	3.3
Clavet	3.3
Edam	3.3
Pierceland	3.3
Briercrest	3.2
Wheatlands No. 163	3.2
Milden	3.2
Asquith	3.2
Flin Flon (Part)	3.2
Moose Mountain No. 63	3.1
Arcola	3.1
Buena Vista	3.1
Sturgis	3.1
Naicam	3.1
Big River	3.1
Coalfields No. 4	3.0
Stockholm	3.0
Melville	3.0
Dundurn	3.0
Bradwell	3.0
Meath Park	3.0
Maymont	3.0
Lloydminster (Part)	3.0
Lang	2.9
Frontier No. 19	2.9
Spy Hill	2.9
Holdfast	2.9
Yorkton	2.9
Dalmeny	2.9
White Fox	2.9
Birch Hills	2.9
Douglas No. 436	2.9
Leask No. 464	2.9
Britannia No. 502	2.9
Denare Beach	2.9
Browning No. 34	2.8
Glenavon	2.8
Esterhazy	2.8
Grayson	2.8
South Qu'Appelle No. 157	2.8
McKillop No. 220	2.8
Lawtonia No. 135	2.8
Swift Current No. 137	2.8
Leader	2.8
Semans	2.8
Imperial	2.8
Codette	2.8
Leask	2.8
Mankota	2.7
Langenburg No. 181	2.7
Francis	2.7
Indian Head No. 156	2.7
Strasbourg	2.7
Gull Lake No. 139	2.7
Lakeview No. 337	2.7
Manitou Beach	2.7
Neilburg	2.7
Carrot River	2.7
Invergordon No. 430	2.7
Little Red River 106C	2.7
Redberry No. 435	2.7
Meadow Lake	2.7
Meadow Lake No. 588	2.7
Elmsthorpe No. 100	2.6
Avonlea	2.6
Poplar Valley No. 12	2.6
Glen Bain No. 105	2.6
Eastend	2.6
Abernethy	2.6
Central Butte	2.6
Ebenezer	2.6
Prairie Rose No. 309	2.6
Senlac No. 411	2.6
Great Bend No. 405	2.6
Shell Lake	2.6
Elcapo No. 154	2.5
Pense	2.5
Craik	2.5
Cabri	2.5
Govan	2.5
Nokomis	2.5
Drake	2.5
Lanigan	2.5
Muenster	2.5
Hafford	2.5
Carnduff	2.4
Excel No. 71	2.4
Caronport	2.4
Beechy	2.4
Kyle	2.4
Ponass Lake No. 367	2.4
Annaheim	2.4
Aquadeo	2.4
Clearwater River Dene 222	2.4
Lampman	2.3
Torquay	2.3
Shaunavon	2.3
Moosomin	2.3
Churchbridge	2.3
Pense No. 160	2.3
Pilot Butte	2.3
Longlaketon No. 219	2.3
Earl Grey	2.3
Victory No. 226	2.3
Riverside No. 168	2.3
Monet No. 257	2.3
Sliding Hills No. 273	2.3
Punnichy	2.3
Montrose No. 315	2.3
Reford No. 379	2.3
Humboldt	2.3
Lashburn	2.3
Bienfait	2.2
Benson No. 35	2.2
Kennedy	2.2
Caledonia No. 99	2.2
North Qu'Appelle No. 187	2.2
Lebret	2.2
Piapot 75	2.2
Chaplin	2.2
Gull Lake	2.2
Ituna	2.2
St. Andrews No. 287	2.2
Grandview No. 349	2.2
Tisdale	2.2
Rosthern	2.2
Kenosee Lake	2.1
Fort San	2.1
Orkney No. 244	2.1
Springside	2.1
Kamsack	2.1
Vanscoy	2.1
Heart's Hill No. 352	2.1
Humboldt No. 370	2.1
Waldheim	2.1
Paynton No. 470	2.1
Creighton	2.1
Oxbow	2.0
Brock No. 64	2.0
Laurier No. 38	2.0
Midale	2.0
Lake of the Rivers No. 72	2.0
Martin No. 122	2.0
Broadview	2.0
Willowdale No. 153	2.0
Saltcoats No. 213	2.0
Balgonie	2.0
Edenwold	2.0
Lucky Lake	2.0
Kelliher	2.0
Leroy	2.0
Lost River No. 313	2.0
Milton No. 292	2.0
Big River No. 555	2.0
Turtleford	2.0
Wawota	1.9
Maryfield No. 91	1.9
Hart Butte No. 11	1.9
Maple Creek	1.9
Kipling	1.9
Wolseley	1.9
Grenfell	1.9
Neudorf	1.9
Lemberg	1.9
Katepwa	1.9
Cupar No. 218	1.9
Fox Valley	1.9
Foam Lake No. 276	1.9
Arm River No. 252	1.9
Biggar	1.9
Cut Knife	1.9
Kelvington	1.9
Rose Valley	1.9
Marshall	1.9
Lake Alma No. 8	1.8
Wapella	1.8
Southey	1.8
Lipton	1.8
Craik No. 222	1.8
Webb No. 138	1.8
Keys No. 303	1.8
McCraney No. 282	1.8
Lake Lenore	1.8
Maidstone	1.8
Goodsoil	1.8
Carlyle	1.7
Golden West No. 95	1.7
Walpole No. 92	1.7
Weyburn	1.7
Coronach	1.7
Balcarres	1.7
Baildon No. 131	1.7
Marquis No. 191	1.7
Wallace No. 243	1.7
Theodore	1.7
Canora	1.7
Kenaston	1.7
Wilkie	1.7
Pleasantdale No. 398	1.7
Melfort	1.7
Nipawin	1.7
Blaine Lake No. 434	1.7
Canwood	1.7
Moose Creek No. 33	1.6
Stoughton	1.6
Maryfield	1.6
Brokenshell No. 68	1.6
Whitewood	1.6
Qu'Appelle	1.6
Indian Head	1.6
Eston	1.6
Insinger No. 275	1.6
Good Lake No. 274	1.6
Viscount No. 341	1.6
Eagle Creek No. 376	1.6
Kindersley	1.6
Unity	1.6
Moose Range No. 486	1.6
Torch River No. 488	1.6
Kinistino	1.6
Beaver River No. 622	1.6
Saulteaux 159	1.6
Bengough	1.5
Milestone	1.5
Reno No. 51	1.5
Grassy Creek No. 78	1.5
Chester No. 125	1.5
Abernethy No. 186	1.5
Sarnia No. 221	1.5
Saskatchewan Beach	1.5
Calder No. 241	1.5
Watson	1.5
Last Mountain Valley No. 250	1.5
Davidson	1.5
Kindersley No. 290	1.5
Willow Creek No. 458	1.5
Choiceland	1.5
Laird No. 404	1.5
Rosthern No. 403	1.5
Flett's Springs No. 429	1.5
Alameda	1.4
White Bear 70	1.4
Weyburn No. 67	1.4
Old Post No. 43	1.4
Mossbank	1.4
Frontier	1.4
Arlington No. 79	1.4
Fertile Belt No. 183	1.4
Montmartre No. 126	1.4
Francis No. 127	1.4
Sedley	1.4
Herbert	1.4
Newcombe No. 260	1.4
Garry No. 245	1.4
Watrous	1.4
Rosetown	1.4
Mountain View No. 318	1.4
Winslow No. 319	1.4
Hudson Bay	1.4
Porcupine No. 395	1.4
Eldon No. 471	1.4
Parkdale No. 498	1.4
Glaslyn	1.4
Stonehenge No. 73	1.3
Kingsley No. 124	1.3
Langenburg	1.3
Bredenbury	1.3
Fort Qu'Appelle	1.3
Lipton No. 217	1.3
Morse No. 165	1.3
Coteau No. 255	1.3
Lacadena No. 228	1.3
Miry Creek No. 229	1.3
Touchwood No. 248	1.3
Foam Lake	1.3
Lakeside No. 338	1.3
Tramping Lake No. 380	1.3
Hudson Bay No. 394	1.3
Star City	1.3
Mayfield No. 406	1.3
Round Hill No. 467	1.3
Sucker River 156C (Nemebien River 156C)	1.3
Mount Pleasant No. 2	1.2
Enniskillen No. 3	1.2
Griffin No. 66	1.2
Val Marie No. 17	1.2
Excelsior No. 166	1.2
Snipe Lake No. 259	1.2
Wynyard	1.2
Wadena	1.2
Sasman No. 336	1.2
Osler	1.2
Buffalo No. 409	1.2
Star City No. 428	1.2
James Smith 100	1.2
Frenchman Butte No. 501	1.2
Mervin No. 499	1.2
Loon Lake No. 561	1.2
Buffalo River Dene Nation	1.2
Saltcoats	1.1
Saskatchewan Landing No. 167	1.1
Elrose	1.1
Leroy No. 339	1.1
Rudy No. 284	1.1
Outlook	1.1
Colonsay	1.1
Perdue No. 346	1.1
Red Pheasant 108	1.1
Kerrobert	1.1
Tisdale No. 427	1.1
Hague	1.1
Paradise Hill	1.1
Île-à-la-Crosse	1.1
Yellow Grass	1.0
Stanley No. 215	1.0
Ochapowace 71	1.0
Peepeekisis 81	1.0
Eatonia	1.0
Hazel Dell No. 335	1.0
Raymore	1.0
Muskowekwan 85	1.0
Fishing Lake 89	1.0
Usborne No. 310	1.0
Wolverine No. 340	1.0
Delisle	1.0
Manitou Lake No. 442	1.0
Hillsdale No. 440	1.0
Barrier Valley No. 397	1.0
Blaine Lake	1.0
Medstead No. 497	1.0
Buffalo Narrows	1.0
Montreal Lake 106	1.0
Wapaskokimaw 202	1.0
Cymri No. 36	0.9
Maple Creek No. 111	0.9
Grayson No. 184	0.9
Churchbridge No. 211	0.9
Bethune	0.9
Cupar	0.9
Standing Buffalo 78	0.9
Mount Hope No. 279	0.9
Rosedale No. 283	0.9
Luseland	0.9
Eye Hill No. 382	0.9
Ministikwan 161	0.9
Morin Lake 217	0.9
Chicken 224	0.9
Wawken No. 93	0.8
Pasqua 79	0.8
Cote No. 271	0.8
Clayton No. 333	0.8
Allan	0.8
Macklin	0.8
Little Pine 116	0.8
Kinistino No. 459	0.8
Makaoo (Part) 120	0.8
La Loche	0.8
Porcupine Plain	0.7
St. Peter No. 369	0.7
Muskoday First Nation	0.7
Mistawasis 103	0.7
Ahtahkakoop 104	0.7
Flying Dust First Nation 105	0.7
Big Island Lake Cree Territory	0.7
Sandy Bay	0.7
Lac La Ronge 156	0.7
Biggar No. 347	0.6
Hepburn	0.6
Preeceville	0.5
Makwa Lake 129B	0.5
Pinehouse	0.5
Fond du Lac 227	0.5
Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96	0.4
Big River 118	0.3
Stanley 157	0.3
Pelican Narrows 184B	0.3
Seekaskootch 119	0.2
Argyle No. 1	0.0
Gainsborough	0.0
Carievale	0.0
Glen Ewen	0.0
Roche Percée	0.0
Kisbey	0.0
Tecumseh No. 65	0.0
Hazelwood No. 94	0.0
Ocean Man 69	0.0
Pheasant Rump Nakota 68	0.0
Cambria No. 6	0.0
Souris Valley No. 7	0.0
Surprise Valley No. 9	0.0
Minton	0.0
Happy Valley No. 10	0.0
Bengough No. 40	0.0
The Gap No. 39	0.0
Ceylon	0.0
Lomond No. 37	0.0
Halbrite	0.0
Norton No. 69	0.0
Pangman	0.0
Key West No. 70	0.0
Ogema	0.0
Scott No. 98	0.0
Wellington No. 97	0.0
Fillmore No. 96	0.0
Fillmore	0.0
Kincaid	0.0
Hazenmore	0.0
Neville	0.0
Lake Johnston No. 102	0.0
Terrell No. 101	0.0
Lone Tree No. 18	0.0
Climax	0.0
Piapot No. 110	0.0
Carmichael No. 109	0.0
Bone Creek No. 108	0.0
Nekaneet Cree Nation	0.0
Fleming	0.0
Silverwood No. 123	0.0
Windthorst	0.0
Wolseley No. 155	0.0
Tantallon	0.0
Gerald	0.0
Yarbo	0.0
Melville Beach	0.0
Killaly	0.0
McLeod No. 185	0.0
Goodeve	0.0
MacNutt	0.0
Cowessess 73	0.0
Kahkewistahaw 72	0.0
Sakimay 74	0.0
Shesheep 74A	0.0
Little Bone 74B	0.0
Kendal	0.0
Odessa	0.0
Vibank	0.0
Drinkwater	0.0
Sintaluta	0.0
Disley	0.0
Lumsden Beach	0.0
Wee Too Beach	0.0
Findlater	0.0
Chamberlain	0.0
Alice Beach	0.0
Grandview Beach	0.0
Bulyea	0.0
Silton	0.0
North Grove	0.0
Markinch	0.0
Dysart	0.0
Tullymet No. 216	0.0
Assiniboine 76	0.0
Muscowpetung 80	0.0
Little Black Bear 84	0.0
Okanese 82	0.0
Star Blanket 83	0.0
Wa-Pii Moos-Toosis (White Calf) 83A	0.0
Hillsborough No. 132	0.0
Beaver Flat	0.0
Rush Lake	0.0
Chaplin No. 164	0.0
Tuxford	0.0
Marquis	0.0
Eyebrow No. 193	0.0
Brownlee	0.0
Enfield No. 194	0.0
Canaan No. 225	0.0
King George No. 256	0.0
Coteau Beach	0.0
Maple Bush No. 224	0.0
Huron No. 223	0.0
Tugaske	0.0
Aylesbury	0.0
Webb	0.0
Tompkins	0.0
Big Stick No. 141	0.0
Enterprise No. 142	0.0
Fox Valley No. 171	0.0
Pittville No. 169	0.0
Pennant	0.0
Success	0.0
Lancer	0.0
Clinworth No. 230	0.0
Happyland No. 231	0.0
Prelate	0.0
Deer Forks No. 232	0.0
Chesterfield No. 261	0.0
Calder	0.0
Rhein	0.0
Sheho	0.0
Togo	0.0
St. Philips No. 301	0.0
Pelly	0.0
Buchanan No. 304	0.0
Invermay No. 305	0.0
Invermay	0.0
Lintlaw	0.0
Preeceville No. 334	0.0
Endeavour	0.0
Hyas	0.0
Norquay	0.0
Livingston No. 331	0.0
Cote 64	0.0
Keeseekoose 66	0.0
The Key 65	0.0
Hubbard	0.0
Ituna Bon Accord No. 246	0.0
Kellross No. 247	0.0
Emerald No. 277	0.0
Chorney Beach	0.0
Elfros No. 307	0.0
Elfros	0.0
Big Quill No. 308	0.0
Jansen	0.0
Quill Lake	0.0
Gordon 86	0.0
Day Star 87	0.0
Poorman 88	0.0
Duval	0.0
Big Arm No. 251	0.0
Etters Beach	0.0
Liberty	0.0
Willner No. 253	0.0
Loreburn No. 254	0.0
Loreburn	0.0
Strongfield	0.0
Broderick	0.0
Bladworth	0.0
Wood Creek No. 281	0.0
Simpson	0.0
Wreford No. 280	0.0
Morris No. 312	0.0
Plunkett	0.0
Whitecap	0.0
Pleasant Valley No. 288	0.0
Zealandia	0.0
Milden No. 286	0.0
Wiseton	0.0
Dinsmore	0.0
Macrorie	0.0
Fertile Valley No. 285	0.0
Conquest	0.0
Harris No. 316	0.0
Harris	0.0
Marriott No. 317	0.0
Perdue	0.0
Kinley	0.0
Glenside No. 377	0.0
Rosemount No. 378	0.0
Grizzly Bear's Head 110 and Lean Man 111	0.0
Sweet Grass 113	0.0
Brock	0.0
Flaxcombe	0.0
Marengo	0.0
Antelope Park No. 322	0.0
Prairiedale No. 321	0.0
Oakdale No. 320	0.0
Dodsland	0.0
Plenty	0.0
Mariposa No. 350	0.0
Progress No. 351	0.0
Grass Lake No. 381	0.0
Scott	0.0
Round Valley No. 410	0.0
Marsden	0.0
Poundmaker 114	0.0
Weekes	0.0
Pleasantdale	0.0
Archerwill	0.0
Bjorkdale	0.0
Ridgedale	0.0
Aylsham	0.0
Love	0.0
Shoal Lake 28A	0.0
Red Earth 29	0.0
Yellowquill 90	0.0
Kinistin 91	0.0
Yellow Quill 90-9	0.0
Carrot River 29A	0.0
Englefeld	0.0
St. Gregor	0.0
Laird	0.0
Alvena	0.0
Wakaw Lake	0.0
Pilger	0.0
Middle Lake	0.0
Weirdale	0.0
Paddockwood	0.0
Kiskaciwan No. 208	0.0
One Arrow 95	0.0
Wahpaton 94A	0.0
Cumberland 100A	0.0
Borden	0.0
Speers	0.0
Meeting Lake No. 466	0.0
Big Shell	0.0
Echo Bay	0.0
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation 102	0.0
Sturgeon Lake 101	0.0
Witchekan Lake 117	0.0
Chitek Lake 191	0.0
Pelican Lake 191B	0.0
Metinota	0.0
Waseca	0.0
Mervin	0.0
Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay	0.0
Dorintosh	0.0
Makwa	0.0
Thunderchild First Nation 115B	0.0
Waterhen 130	0.0
Ministikwan 161A	0.0
Moosomin 112B	0.0
Cumberland House	0.0
Timber Bay	0.0
Weyakwin	0.0
Green Lake	0.0
Cole Bay	0.0
Jans Bay	0.0
Beauval	0.0
Patuanak	0.0
St. George's Hill	0.0
Turnor Lake	0.0
Cumberland House Cree Nation 20	0.0
La Plonge 192	0.0
Kitsakie 156B	0.0
Wapachewunak 192D	0.0
Sturgeon Weir 205	0.0
Canoe Lake 165	0.0
Turnor Lake 193B	0.0
Southend 200	0.0
Pelican Narrows 206	0.0
Grandmother's Bay 219	0.0
Lac La Hache 220	0.0
Kimosom Pwatinahk 203	0.0
Note 1 Includes people knowing French only and people knowing French and English. Return to note 1 referrer

• In 2021, in 719 of Saskatchewan’s 832 municipalities,^Note  less than 5% of the population could conduct a conversation in French. Conversely, in 16 municipalities, 15% or more of the population knew French.
• The municipalities with a population of more than 500 that had the highest proportion of people who knew French were St. Louis No. 431 (40.5%) in the Prince Albert area, and Gravelbourg (36.4%) and Ponteix (20.9%) in the Swift Current and Moose Jaw areas.
• The municipalities that had the highest number of people who knew French were Saskatoon (17,115), Regina (13,755) and Prince Albert (2,655).

French as first official language spoken

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Data table for Chart 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 2. The information is grouped by First official language spoken (appearing as row headers), 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).

First official language spoken	1991	1996	2001	2006	2011	2016	2021
	number
French only	19,315	17,310	16,205	14,475	13,710	13,555	11,335
French and English	975	810	685	745	1,160	1,770	1,815
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1991 to 2021.

• In 2021, 11,335 Saskatchewan residents (1.0% of the population) had French as their only first official language spoken and 1,815 residents (0.2% of the population) had both French and English as their first official languages spoken.
  • From 1991 to 2021, the number of people who had French as their only first official language spoken fell (-7,980 people), as did their demographic weight (from 2.0% to 1.0%). In 2021, both the number and proportion were the lowest ever recorded in a census in Saskatchewan.
• The number of Saskatchewan residents with French and English as their first official languages spoken rose from 1991 to 2021 (+840).

French as a mother tongue

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Data table for Chart 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 3. The information is grouped by Mother tongue (appearing as row headers), 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Mother tongue	1991	1996	2001	2006	2011	2016	2021
	number
French only	20,890	19,080	17,780	16,060	16,280	15,100	12,560
French in combination with other languages	1,840	1,670	1,740	1,520	2,655	2,635	4,290
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1991 to 2021.

• In 2021, 16,850 Saskatchewan residents (1.5% of the population) had French as one of their mother tongues, down from 1991 (22,725 people, or 2.3%) and 2016 (17,735 people, or 1.6%).
  • In 2021, 74.5% of these residents (12,560 people) had French as their only mother tongue, while 25.5% (4,290 people) had French as their mother tongue along with other languages (mainly English).
• Among people who were married or in a common-law relationship and who had French as one of their mother tongues, more than a quarter (28.6%) were in a relationship with another person whose mother tongue is French.

French spoken at home

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Data table for Chart 4
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 4. The information is grouped by Language spoken most often at home (appearing as row headers), 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Language spoken most often at home	1991	1996	2001	2006	2011	2016	2021
	number
French predominantly	6,345	5,380	4,410	3,860	4,295	3,980	3,215
French equally with other languages	1,650	910	815	915	1,250	1,860	1,710
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 1991 to 2021.

• In 2021, 12,885 Saskatchewan residents (1.2% of the population) spoke French at least regularly at home.
  • Of these, nearly two in five (38.2%, or 4,925 people) spoke French most often at home, predominantly or equally with other languages, down from 1991 (-3,075) and 2016 (-920).
  • Moreover, 7,960 people (61.8%) spoke French at home as a secondary language while speaking another language more often (generally English).
• Among people with French as their mother tongue, alone or with other languages:
  • Nearly two in five (38.6%, or 6,500 people) spoke French at least regularly at home in 2021. However, this rate varied by age, ranging from 71.3% among those under age 15 to 26.6% among those aged 45 and older.
  • Less than a quarter (23.2%, or 3,915 people) spoke French most often at home, predominantly or equally with other languages, down from 1991 (31.9%, or 7,250 people).
• Among Saskatchewan residents whose mother tongue is not French, 6,390 (0.6%) spoke French regularly at home.
  • The vast majority of these residents (84.1%, or 5,375 people) spoke French at home as a secondary language while speaking another language more often (generally English).

French used at work

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Data table for Chart 5
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 5. The information is grouped by Language used most often at work (appearing as row headers), 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Language used most often at work	2001	2006	2011	2016	2021
	number
French predominantly	1,555	1,685	1,700	1,720	1,835
French equally with other languages	325	555	345	555	360
Notes: Among workers who were employed during the census reference week. In 2021, changes were made to the census questions regarding languages used at work. Comparisons with previous cycles must therefore be made with caution. For more information, consult the Languages Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021. Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2001, 2006, 2016 and 2021, and the National Household Survey of 2011.

• In 2021, 4,465 Saskatchewan residents used French at least regularly at work. This represents 0.8% of the province’s workers.^Note 
• In Saskatchewan, 2,195 people used French most often at work in 2021, predominantly or equally with other languages, accounting for 0.4% of the province’s workers.
  • The number of people who used French most often at work fell slightly from 2016 (-75), but was still higher than in 2001 (+315).
• In 2021, among workers who used French at least regularly at work, most worked in educational services (1,910 people, or 42.8%), public administration (490 people, or 11.0%) or health care and social assistance (335 people, or 7.5%).^Note 
• Among workers who spoke French most often at home, predominantly or equally with other languages, 52.1% also used it regularly at work in 2021.
• In 2021, a third of workers (33.4%) who used French regularly at work lived in the Regina CMA, and close to a third (31.1%) lived in the Saskatoon CMA.

Instruction in French at the primary and secondary levels

• In 2021, 15,535 (5.8%) of the 266,595 children under 18 living in the province were eligible^Note  for instruction in French at the primary and secondary levels.
  • Just over a third of eligible children (35.0%, or 5,440 children) lived in the Saskatoon CMA.
  • Just under 3 in 10 eligible children (27.4%, or 4,255 children) lived in the Regina CMA.
• In Saskatchewan, 21,770 people were attending or had already attended a regular French program in a French-language school in Canada, representing 2.1% of the population aged 5 and older.
  • Of those who had never attended a French-language school, 42,560 (4.1%) had attended a French immersion program in an English-language school.
  • Among school-aged children^Note  who were eligible for instruction in French, 7,005 (59.7%) were attending or had already attended a regular French program in a French-language school in Canada.

French among immigrants

• In 2021, the proportions of recent^Note  immigrants and established^Note  immigrants living in Saskatchewan who could have a conversation in French (3.3% and 4.3%, respectively) were lower than the proportion of the non-immigrant population (4.9%).
  • The proportion of immigrants who spoke French at least regularly at home (1.8%) was higher than for the non-immigrant population (1.0%).
  • The proportion of immigrants who had French as their only first official language spoken (1.1%) was similar to the proportion for the non-immigrant population (1.0%). However, the proportion of immigrants who had French and English as their first official languages spoken (0.7%) was higher than that of the non-immigrant population (0.1%).

Mobility and birthplace of the French-language population

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Data table for Chart 6
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 6. The information is grouped by Place of birth (appearing as row headers), Percent (appearing as column headers).

Place of birth	Percent
Saskatchewan	54.7
Quebec	14.8
Ontario	5.4
Manitoba	4.4
Elsewhere in Canada	5.8
Outside Canada	14.8
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021.

• In 2021, among Saskatchewan residents whose only first official language spoken is French, more than half (54.7%, or 6,255 people) were born in the province.
  • Nearly a third (30.4%, or 3,470 people) were born in another province or territory, with most coming from Quebec (14.8%, or 1,695 people), Ontario (5.4%, or 615 people) or Manitoba (4.4%, or 500 people).
  • More than one in seven people (14.9%, or 1,700) were born abroad, specifically in Africa (9.7%)—including Mauritius (1.9%) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1.9%)—or in metropolitan France (2.6%).
• From 2016 to 2021, the net interprovincial migration of the Saskatchewan population whose only first official language spoken is French was negative (-525).
  • While 940 people whose only first official language spoken is French moved to Saskatchewan from another province or territory from 2016 to 2021, 1,465 people left the province during the same period, with the majority settling in Quebec (29.5%), Ontario (20.3%) or Alberta (20.3%).

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