Languages statistics
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The most recent data, analyses and references on languages in Canada.
Knowledge of languages
Language groups
Use of languages
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Profile of French in the provinces and territories of Canada outside Quebec and of English in Quebec in 2021
The Profile of French in the provinces and territories of Canada series addresses the knowledge and use of French in Canada outside Quebec (and English in Quebec), language of instruction in elementary and secondary schools, the language spoken among immigrants and mobility.Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
With Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population, users can select a topic, focus on a geographic area and present related data highlights through text, tables or figures.
2021 Census Program Data Viewer
Pick your indicator, geographic level or identify a place and view your color-coded data on the map using the 2021 Census Program Data Viewer.
2021 Census topics
The 2021 Census of Population Program offers a wide range of analysis, data, reference and geographical information according to topics (including language) that paint a portrait of Canada and its population.
Language
- Visit Topics, 2021 Census: Language to select the type of product which is of interest to you.
- Infographic: Increasing diversity of languages, other than English or French, spoken at home
- Infographic: More than one language in the bag: The rate of English–French bilingualism is increasing in Quebec and decreasing outside Quebec
- Video: Mother tongue, 2021 Census of Population
- Video: Knowledge of official and non-official languages, 2021 Census of Population
- Data tables: 2021 Census of Population
Instruction in the minority official language
- Visit Topics, 2021 Census: Instruction in the minority official language to select the type of product which is of interest to you.
- Video: Instruction in the minority official language
- Leaflet: Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language: A data ecosystem
- Infographic: Children eligible for instruction in the minority official language, 2021
Indigenous languages
- Visit Statistics on Indigenous peoples: Language and culture to select the type of product which is of interest to you.
- Infographic: Indigenous languages in Canada, 2021
- Census in Brief: Indigenous languages across Canada
Language of work
- Visit Topics, 2021 Census: Language of work to select the type of product which is of interest to you.
- The Languages used at work video provides basic information on the census questions on languages used at work, their changes since the last census, the impact on historical comparability and the main concepts and variables derived from them.
- Infographic: Non-official languages used at work in Canada, 2021
- Article: Health care workers in Canada and use of official languages at work, 2021 2025-03-19
Thematic maps
Survey on the Official Language Minority Population (SOLMP2022)
- Infographic: Instruction in the minority official language: Parents’ intentions for their children
- Infographic: Access to services in the minority official language in Canada, 2022
- Report: 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
- User Guide: Survey on the Official Language Minority Population: User guide, 2022
- Data tables
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