Topics, 2021 Census
Instruction in the minority official language

Public use microdata: 98M0001X-2021001

Description: The 2021 Census Individuals File PUMF represents a sample of the Canadian population and provides access to individual records which have been anonymized. It is a comprehensive social, demographic and economic database about Canada and its people and includes a wealth of information on population characteristics.

Profile of a community or region: 98-316-X2021001

Description: This profile presents information from the 2021 Census of Population for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts.

Profile of a community or region: 98-26-00092021001

Description: This product presents 2021 Census of Population characteristic data for nine separate profiles of interest, including: age; ethnic origin; first official language; immigration; income distribution by income source; mother tongue; poverty, COVID-19 benefits and high income; religion; and visible minority. Data are available for various levels of geography, including Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, and communities with a 2021 population of 10,000 or greater.

Public use microdata: 98M0001X2021002

Description: This Hierarchical File, 2021 Census Public Use Microdata File (PUMF) product provides access to non-aggregated data covering a sample of 1% of the Canadian households. It is a comprehensive social, demographic and economic database about Canada and its people, and contains a wealth of characteristics on the population.

Table

Description: These tables present data quality indicators for the Census of Population. Data quality indicators are available for various levels of geography, most questions on the Census of Population questionnaires and other key variables of the Census of Population.

Table

Description: This series of cross-tabulations presents a portrait of Canada. They range in complexity and are available for various levels of geography.

Thematic map: 92-173-X2021001

Description: A thematic map shows the spatial distribution of one or more specific census data themes for standard geographic areas. The map may be qualitative in nature (e.g., predominant mother tongue) or quantitative (e.g., percentage population change).

Infographic: 11-627-M2022084

Description: Based on 2021 Census data, this infographic provides information on children eligible for instruction in the minority official language in Canada.

Articles and reports: 89-657-X2024003

Description: This series of regional maps shows the number of school-aged children eligible to primary and secondary instruction in English in Quebec by census subdivision, and the proportion of these children who attend or have attended an English-language school in Canada. All the information provided comes from the 2021 Census of Population and the 2022 Open Database of Educational Facilities.

The Daily

Description: This American Sign Language video highlights minority official language data from the seventh release of the 2021 Census of Population included in The Daily.

The Daily

Description: In 2021, 304,000 children were eligible for instruction in English in Quebec and 593,000 children were eligible for instruction in French in Canada outside Quebec. Nearly half were living in the urban centres of Montréal, Toronto and Ottawa–Gatineau, while more than a third of children in New Brunswick were eligible. Two-thirds of children eligible for instruction in the minority official language received instruction in that language.

Supporting documentation: 98-26-00082021001

Description: This report examines children eligible for instruction in the minority official language (i.e., French in Canada outside Quebec and English in Quebec) at the primary and secondary levels.

Supporting documentation: 982000012022001

Description: This fact sheet presents a data ecosystem comprised of a set of data sources that, together, provide information on children eligible for instruction in the minority official language.

Dictionary: 98-301-X2021001

Description: The Census Dictionary is a reference document which contains detailed definitions of Census of Population concepts, variables, and geographic terms, as well as historical information.

Guide: 98-304-X2021001

Description: This reference document provides an overview of the Census of Population content determination, collection, processing, data quality assessment and data dissemination.

Guide: 98-500-X2021017

Description: This reference guide provides information to help users effectively use and interpret instruction in the minority official language data from the 2021 Census.