The statistic reflects the distribution of languages in Canada in 2022. In 2022, 87.1 percent of the total population in Canada spoke English as their native tongue.

Data on language spoken most often at home, other language(s) spoken regularly at home and age for the population excluding institutional residents for Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations.

CRIC Survey on Official Languages The purpose of this survey is to gauge the importance Canadians place on learning French or English as a second language. The findings reveal that both francophones and anglophones believe bilingualism gives rise to numerous advantages, among them better career opportunities and personal fulfilment. The results also show that the majority of English-speaking Canadians outside Quebec would like to speak French and continue to favour that language for their children's secondlanguage instruction. Immigrants are also very receptive to official bilingualism, supporting the policy to an even greater degree than do their Canadian-born fellow citizens. Lastly, this survey suggests that young Canadians, particularly women, are most likely to see bilingualism as a means for maintaining national unity and as a driving force of Canadian identity.

In 2021, French was the first language spoken by over 71 percent of the population of Montréal, Québec in Canada. 20.4 percent of the city's residents had English as their first language, 6.7 percent used both English and French as their primary language, and 1.6 percent of the population spoke another language. That same year, 46.4 percent of people living in the province of Québec could speak both English and French.

Data on languages spoken at home by mother tongue, immigrant status and period of immigration and first official language spoken for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and parts.

This statistic shows the percentage of mother-tongue speakers of the top ten most spoken Aboriginal languages who spoke their language at home in Canada in 2011. Over 90 percent of people in Canada whose mother-tongue was Atikamekw spoke it at home more than any other language in 2011.

Data on Indigenous mother tongue, Indigenous language spoken most often at home and other Indigenous language(s) spoken regularly at home for Canada, provinces and territories.

Primary Aboriginal language spoken and self-rated ability to speak primary Aboriginal language, by age group and sex, population aged 6 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories (occasional).

Language is the fourth release from the Census of Canada taken on May 11, 2021. This release explores language characteristics of the Canadian population: mother tongue, knowledge of official languages, languages most often spoken at home, and other home languages. In Alberta, most people speak English but immigrant languages, especially those from Asian countries, are becoming increasingly common. In addition, Indigenous languages are increasingly being used in households.

This Alberta Official Statistic compares the knowledge of languages among the Aboriginal Identity population in provinces and territories, based on self-assessment of the ability to converse in the language. Based on the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), English is the most common language known by the Aboriginal Identity Population across Canada. In most provinces, nearly 100% of the Aboriginal Identity population can converse in English. The lowest proportion of English-speaking Aboriginal people is in Quebec, where the majority speak French. The highest proportion of Aboriginal people who speak Aboriginal languages was in Nunavut at 88.6%, followed by Quebec (32.4%) and the Northwest Territories (32.1%). In Alberta, more Aboriginal people are able to speak Aboriginal languages (15.1%) than are able to speak French or other (non-Aboriginal) languages. The proportion of Alberta Aboriginal people able to speak Aboriginal languages was sixth highest among provinces and territories.

Data on the knowledge of languages, age and gender for persons in private households in occupied private dwellings for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions.

This service shows the percentage of population, excluding institutional residents, with knowledge of English and French for Canada by 2016 census division. The data is from the Census Profile, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Knowledge of official languages refers to whether the person can conduct a conversation in English only, French only, in both languages or in neither language. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, this includes languages that the child is learning to speak at home. For additional information refer to 'Knowledge of official languages' in the 2016 Census Dictionary. For additional information refer to 'Knowledge of official languages' in the 2016 Census Dictionary. To have a cartographic representation of the ecumene with this socio-economic indicator, it is recommended to add as the first layer, the “NRCan - 2016 population ecumene by census division” web service, accessible in the data resources section below.

Data on mother tongue by generation status, number of languages known, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts.

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In 2021, most of the population of the city of Montreal, located in the Canadian province of Quebec, could speak both English and French. In fact, approximately 1.23 million men and 1.68 million women were bilingual. Of those who spoke only one of the official languages, the majority (1.43 million people) spoke only French. In addition, more than 68,400 people did not know either language, with women outnumbering men.

"Facts and Figures, Profiles of Official Language Immigrants: English Speaking Permanent Residents in Quebec presents the annual intake of English-speaking permanent residents in the province of Quebec by category of immigration from 2006 to 2015. The report examines selected characteristics for English-speaking permanent residents. “English-speaking immigrants” are defined by the following criteria: 1) permanent residents with English as Mother Tongue; 2) permanent residents with Mother Tongue other than English and with “English Only” as official language spoken (excluding “Both English and French” as official language spoken). Note that official language(s) spoken (English only, French only, both French and English, and neither language) are self-declared indicators of knowledge of an official language. Please note that in these datasets, the figures have been suppressed or rounded to prevent the identification of individuals when the datasets are compiled and compared with other publicly available statistics. Values between 0 and 5 are shown as “--“ and all other values are rounded to the nearest multiple of 5. This may result to the sum of the figures not equating to the totals indicated. "

Data on the knowledge of official languages by the population of Canada and Canada outside Quebec, and of all provinces and territories, for Census years 1951 to 2021.

Data on generation status by mother tongue, languages spoken at home, age and gender for the population in private households in Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and parts.

This service shows the predominant mother tongue in each census subdivision based on English, French or non-official language. The data is from the data table Mother Tongue (10), Age (27) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 100% Data, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016046. Mother tongue refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the person at the time the data was collected. If the person no longer understands the first language learned, the mother tongue is the second language learned. For a person who learned two languages at the same time in early childhood, the mother tongue is the language this person spoke most often at home before starting school. The person has two mother tongues only if the two languages were used equally often and are still understood by the person. For a child who has not yet learned to speak, the mother tongue is the language spoken most often to this child at home. The child has two mother tongues only if both languages are spoken equally often so that the child learns both languages at the same time. For additional information refer to the 2016 Census Dictionary for 'Mother tongue'. To have a cartographic representation of the ecumene with this socio-economic indicator, it is recommended to add as the first layer, the “NRCan - 2016 population ecumene by census subdivision” web service, accessible in the data resources section below.

Facts and Figures, Profiles of Official Language Immigrants: French Speaking Permanent Residents outside Quebec presents the annual intake of French-speaking permanent residents in Canada outside the province of Québec, by category of immigration from 2006 to 2015. The report examines selected characteristics for French-speaking permanent residents. “French-speaking immigrants” are defined by the following criteria: 1) permanent residents with French as Mother Tongue; 2) permanent residents with Mother Tongue other than French and with “French Only” as official language spoken (excluding “Both English and French” as official language spoken). Note that official language(s) spoken (English only, French only, both French and English, and neither language) are self-declared indicators of knowledge of an official language. Please note that in these datasets, the figures have been suppressed or rounded to prevent the identification of individuals when the datasets are compiled and compared with other publicly available statistics. Values between 0 and 5 are shown as “--“ and all other values are rounded to the nearest multiple of 5. This may result to the sum of the figures not equating to the totals indicated.