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English and French: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: English and French. All 13 provinces and territories with data in Knowledge of official languages by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2021.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 15-10-0004-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-29

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National value: 18 (Canada).

Lowest: 3.8 to 5.1 %
Group 2: 5.1 to 8.3 %
Group 3: 8.3 to 10.6 %
Group 4: 10.6 to 14.2 %
Highest: 14.2 to 46.4 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Quebec	46.4
2	New Brunswick	34
3	Yukon	14.2
4	Prince Edward Island	12.7
5	Ontario	10.8
6	Northwest Territories	10.6
7	Nova Scotia	10.3
8	Manitoba	8.3
9	British Columbia	6.6
10	Alberta	6.1
11	Newfoundland and Labrador	5.1
12	Saskatchewan	4.7
13	Nunavut	3.8

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 15-10-0004-01: Population by knowledge of official languages and geography, 1951 to 2021. Reference period: 2021.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by English and French (2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 15-10-0004-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-english-and-french/

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