Official language minority communities with at least one school in the minority language
Discover official language minority communities with at least one school where the main teaching language is the minority language, that is:
- either English within minority English-speaking communities (in Quebec)
- or French within minority French-speaking communities (outside Quebec)
| Province or territory | French-speaking population | English-speaking population | Bilingual population (English and French) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland-and-Labrador | 2,428 (0.5%) | 512,523 (99.4%) | 25,940 (5%) |
| Prince Edward Island | 4,665 (3.3%) | 135,130 (95.8%) | 17,840 (12.7%) |
| Nova Scotia | 29,368 (3.2%) | 880,348 (96.5%) | 95,380 (10.5%) |
| New Brunswick | 234,055 (31.8%) | 499,970 (67.9%) | 249,955 (33.9%) |
| Quebec | 6,890,305 (85.4%) | 1,103,475 (13.7%) | 3,586,410 (44.5%) |
| Ontario | 550,595 (4.1%) | 12,440,795 (93.4%) | 1,490,395 (11.2%) |
| Manitoba | 40,978 (3.2%) | 1,204,798 (95.5%) | 108,455 (8.6%) |
| Saskatchewan | 14,440 (1.3%) | 1,061,110 (98%) | 51,360 (4.7%) |
| Alberta | 79,838 (2%) | 3,888,983 (96.6%) | 264,715 (6.6%) |
| British Columbia | 64,323 (1.4%) | 4,382,328 (95.3%) | 314,925 (6.8%) |
| Yukon | 1,635 (4.6%) | 33,785 (95%) | 4,900 (13.8%) |
| Northwest Territories | 1,240 (3%) | 39,950 (96.5%) | 4,275 (10.3%) |
| Nunavut | 630 (1.8%) | 33,040 (92.6%) | 1,525 (4.3%) |
| Total | 7,914,498 (22.8%) | 26,216,233 (75.4%) | 6,216,075 (17.9%) |
- Francophones outside Quebec: 1,024,193
- Anglophones in Quebec: 1,103,475
Source: Official Languages Branch, Canadian Heritage, 2018, based on data from the 2016 Census of Canada, Statistics Canada, 100% sample, and Canadian Heritage institutional database, 2016–2017
Note: The language definition used to determine the number of Anglophones and Francophones is the first official language spoken (FOLS). FOLS is a derived variable based on the responses to language questions in the Census of Canada.
Find a community
- First, select a province or territory.
- Identify the economic region (based on Statistics Canada’s Standard Geographical Classification 2016).
- You will then find communities with at least one school where the main teaching language is the minority language.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Avalon Peninsula (1010):
- Saint‐John's
West Coast – Northern Peninsula – Labrador (1030):
- Cap Saint‐Georges
- Happy Valley‐Goose Bay
- La Grand'Terre
- Labrador City
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (1110):
- Abrams Village
- Charlottetown
- Deblois
- Fortune Bridge
- Rustico
- Summerside
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton (1210):
- Arichat
- Chéticamp
- Sydney
North Shore (1220):
- Pomquet
- Truro
Annapolis Valley (1230):
- Greenwood
Southern (1240):
- Cookville
- La Butte
- Meteghan
- Pointe‐de‐l'Église
- Pubnico‐Ouest
- Rivière‐aux‐Saumons
- Saulnierville
- Tusket
- Wedgeport
Halifax (1250):
- Dartmouth
- Halifax
- Lower Sackville
- Porters Lake
New Brunswick
Campbellton – Miramichi (1310) :
- Allardville
- Atholville
- Baie‐Sainte‐Anne
- Balmoral
- Bas‐Caraquet
- Bathurst
- Beresford
- Bertrand
- Campbellton
- Caraquet
- Dalhousie
- Grande‐Anse
- Kedgwick
- Lagacéville
- Lamèque
- Miramichi
- Néguac
- Paquetville
- Petit‐Rocher
- Pokemouche
- Pont‐Landry
- Robertville
- Rogersville
- Sainte‐Marie‐Saint‐Raphaël
- Saint‐Isidore
- Saint‐Quentin
- Shippagan
- Tracadie Beach
- Tracadie‐Sheila
Moncton – Richibucto (1320) :
- Bouctouche
- Cap‐Pelé
- Cocagne
- Dieppe
- Grand‐Barachois
- Grande‐Digue
- Memramcook
- Moncton
- Notre‐Dame‐de‐Kent
- Richibucto
- Saint‐Antoine‐de‐Kent
- Sainte‐Anne‐de‐Kent
- Sainte‐Marie‐de‐Kent
- Saint‐Louis‐de‐Kent
- Shédiac
Saint John – St. Stephen (1330):
- Quispamsis
- Saint‐Jean
Fredericton – Oromocto (1340):
- Fredericton
- Oromocto
Edmundston – Woodstock (1350):
- Clair
- Drummond
- Edmundston
- Grand‐Sault
- Rivière‐Verte
- Saint‐André
- Saint‐Basile
- Sainte‐Anne‐de‐Madawaska
- Saint‐François‐de‐Madawaska
- Saint‐Jacques
- Saint‐Joseph‐de‐Madawaska
- Saint‐Léonard
Quebec
Gaspésie – Iles‐de‐la‐Madeleine (2410):
- Barachois
- Chandler
- Escuminac
- Gaspé
- Grosse‐Île
- New Carlisle
- New Richmond
- Shigawake
Bas‐Saint‐Laurent (2415):
- Métis‐sur‐Mer
Capitale‐Nationale (2420):
- Cap‐Santé
- Québec
- Saint‐Gabriel‐de‐Valcartier
- Shannon
Chaudière – Appalaches (2425):
- Thetford Mines
Estrie (2430):
- Ayer's Cliff
- Bury
- Cookshire‐Eaton
- Danville
- Magog
- Mansonville
- North Hatley
- Richmond
- Sawyerville
- Sherbrooke
Centre‐du‐Québec (2433):
- Drummondville
Montérégie (2435):
- Bedford
- Beloeil
- Boucherville
- Brossard
- Candiac
- Chambly
- Chateauguay
- Cowansville
- Delson
- Farnham
- Franklin
- Granby
- Greenfield Park
- Hemmingford
- Howick
- Hudson
- Huntingdon
- Knowlton
- Longueuil
- Ormstown
- Otterburn Park
- Pincourt
- Saint‐Bruno‐de‐Montarville
- Saint‐Hubert
- Saint‐Jean‐sur‐Richelieu
- Saint‐Lambert
- Saint‐Lazare
- Saint‐Télesphore
- Sorel‐Tracy
- Sutton
- Salaberry‐de‐Valleyfield
- Vaudreuil‐Dorion
- Waterloo
Montréal (2440):
- Anjou
- Baie‐d'Urfé
- Beaconsfield
- Côte Saint‐Luc
- Dollard‐des‐Ormeaux
- Dorval
- Hampstead
- Kirkland
- Lachine
- Lasalle
- Montréal
- Montréal‐Nord
- Montréal‐Ouest
- Mont‐Royal
- Pierrefonds
- Pointe‐Claire
- Rivière‐des‐Prairies
- Sainte‐Anne‐de‐Bellevue
- Saint‐Léonard
- Verdun
- Ville‐Saint‐Laurent
- Westmount
Laval (2445) :
- Laval
Lanaudière (2450)
- Joliette
- Mascouche
- Rawdon
- Repentigny
- Saint‐Charles‐Boromée
Laurentides (2455):
- Arundel
- Blainville
- Deux‐Montagnes
- Grenville
- Lachute
- Morin‐Heights
- Prévost
- Rosemère
- Sainte‐Adèle
- Sainte‐Agathe‐des‐Monts
- Saint‐Jérome
Outaouais (2460) :
- Aylmer
- Buckingham
- Campbell's Bay
- Chapeau
- Chelsea
- Gatineau
- Kazabazua
- Low
- Maniwaki
- Namur
- Quyon
- Shawville
- Val‐des‐Monts
- Wakefield
Abitibi – Témiscamingue (2465):
- Rouyn‐Noranda
- Temiscaming
- Val‐d'Or
Mauricie (2470):
- La Tuque
- Shawinigan
- Trois‐Rivières
Saguenay – Lac‐Saint‐Jean (2475):
- Jonquière
Côte‐Nord (2480):
- Baie‐Comeau
- Chevery
- Fermont
- Harrington Harbour
- Kawawachikamach
- Kegaska
- La Tabatière
- Mutton Bay
- Old Fort Bay
- Port‐Cartier
- Sept‐Îles
- St‐Augustine River
- St‐Paul River
Nord‐du‐Québec (2490):
- Akulivik
- Aupaluk
- Chibougamau
- Chisasibi
- Eastmain
- Inukjuak
- Ivujivik
- Kangiqsualujjuaq
- Kangiqsujuaq
- Kangirsuk
- Kuujjuaq
- Kuujjuarapik
- Mistissini
- Nemiscau
- Ouje‐Bougoumou
- Puvirnituq
- Quaqtaq
- Salluit
- Tasiujaq
- Umiujaq
- Waskaganish
- Waswanipi
- Wemindji
Ontario
Ottawa (3510)
- Alexandria
- Alfred
- Barrhaven
- Bourget
- Brockville
- Carleton Place
- Casselman
- Clarence Creek
- Cornwall
- Crysler
- Embrun
- Gloucester
- Hammond
- Hawkesbury
- Kanata
- Kemptville
- Limoges
- Long Sault
- L'Orignal
- Marionville
- Merrickville
- Moose Creek
- Nepean
- North Lancaster
- Orléans
- Ottawa
- Plantagenet
- Rockland
- Russell
- Saint‐Albert
- Saint‐Eugène
- Saint‐Isidore
- Saint‐Pascal‐Baylon
- Stittsville
- Vanier
- Vankleek Hill
- Vars
- Wendover
Kingston – Pembroke (3515):
- Kingston
- Pembroke
- Trenton
Muskoka – Kawarthas (3520):
- Peterborough
Toronto (3530):
- Ajax
- Aurora
- Brampton
- East Gwillimbury
- Etobicoke
- Georgetown
- Kleinburg
- Markham
- Milton
- Mississauga
- North York
- Oakville
- Oshawa
- Pickering
- Richmond Hill
- Scarborough
- Stouffville
- Toronto
- Vaughan
- Whitby
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie (3540):
- Barrie
- Borden
- Cambridge
- Collingwood
- Guelph
- Kitchener
- Orangeville
- Orillia
- Penetanguishene
- Tiny
- Waterloo
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula (3550):
- Brantford
- Burlington
- Hamilton
- Niagara Falls
- Port Colborne
- Simcoe
- St. Catharines
- Welland
London (3560):
- London
- Woodstock
Windsor – Sarnia (3570):
- Amherstburg
- Belle River
- Chatham
- Grande Pointe
- Lasalle
- Leamington
- McGregor
- Pain Court
- Pointe‐aux‐Roches
- Saint‐Joachim
- Sarnia
- Tecumseh
- Tilbury
- Windsor
Stratford – Bruce Peninsula (3580):
- Owen Sound
Northeast (3590):
- Astorville
- Azilda
- Blind River
- Bonfield
- Chapleau
- Chelmsford
- Cochrane
- Coniston
- Dowling
- Dubreuilville
- Earlton
- Elliot Lake
- Espanola
- Foleyet
- Garson
- Gogama
- Haileybury
- Hanmer
- Hearst
- Hornepayne
- Iroquois Falls
- Kapuskasing
- Kirkland Lake
- Lively
- Markstay
- Mattawa
- Mattice
- Moonbeam
- Moosonee
- New Liskeard
- Noëlville
- North Bay
- Porcupine
- Ramore
- River Valley
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Smooth Rock Falls
- Spanish
- St‐Charles
- Sturgeon Falls
- Sudbury
- Thorne
- Timmins
- Val Caron
- Val‐Rita
- Val Thérèse
- Verner
- Virginiatown
- Warren
- Wawa
Northwest (3595):
- Dryden
- Geraldton
- Ignace
- Longlac
- Manitouwadge
- Marathon
- Nakina
- Red Lake
- Terrace Bay
- Thunder Bay
Manitoba
Southeast (4610):
- Île‐des‐Chênes
- La Broquerie
- Lorette
- Sainte‐Agathe
- Sainte‐Anne
- Saint‐Georges
- Saint‐Pierre‐Jolys
South Central (4620):
- Notre‐Dame‐de‐Lourdes
- Saint‐Jean‐Baptiste
Southwest (4630):
- Saint‐Lazare
- Shilo
North Central (4640):
- Saint‐Claude
Winnipeg (4650):
- Saint‐Boniface
- Saint‐Norbert
- Winnipeg
Interlake (4660):
- Saint‐Laurent
Parklands (4670):
- Laurier
North (4680):
- Thompson
Saskatchewan
Regina – Moose Mountain (4710):
- Bellegarde
- Regina
Swift Current – Moose Jaw (4720):
- Gravelbourg
- Moose Jaw
- Ponteix
Saskatoon – Biggar (4730):
- Saskatoon
Prince Albert (4750)
- Bellevue
- North Battleford
- Prince Albert
- Vonda
- Zenon Park
Alberta
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat (4810):
- Brooks
- Lethbridge
- Medicine Hat
Camrose – Drumheller (4820):
- Camrose
- Lloydminster
- Wainwright
Calgary (4830):
- Airdrie
- Calgary
- Cochrane
- Okotoks
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House (4840):
- Canmore
- Jasper
Red Deer (4850):
- Red Deer
Edmonton (4860):
- Beaumont
- Edmonton
- Legal
- Saint‐Albert
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River (4870):
- Falher
- Grande Prairie
- Rivière‐la‐Paix
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake (4880):
- Bonnyville
- Cold Lake
- Fort McMurray
- Lac La Biche
- Plamondon
- Saint‐Paul
British Columbia
Vancouver Island and Coast (5910):
- Campbell River
- Comox
- Nanaimo
- Port Alberni
- Powell River
- Victoria
Lower Mainland – Southwest (5920):
- Chilliwack
- Langley
- Mission
- North Vancouver
- Pemberton
- Port Coquitlam
- Richmond
- Sechelt
- Squamish
- Surrey
- Tsawwassen
- Vancouver
- Whistler
Thompson – Okanagan (5930):
- Kamloops
- Kelowna
- Penticton
- Revelstoke
Kootenay (5940):
- Fernie
- Nelson
- Rossland
Cariboo (5950):
- Prince George
North Shore (5960):
- Terrace
Yukon
Yukon Territory (6010):
- Whitehorse
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories (6110):
- Hay River
- Yellowknife
Nunavut
Nunavut (6210):
- Iqaluit
More information
Related links
- Publications – Official language communities and linguistic duality: Demography and statistics
- Publications – Official language communities and linguistic duality: Research reports and studies
- 2016 Census topic: Language
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