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English only: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: English only. 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: 69 (Canada).

Lowest: 5.3 to 85.2 %
Group 2: 85.2 to 88.6 %
Group 3: 88.6 to 90.1 %
Group 4: 90.1 to 92.3 %
Highest: 92.3 to 94.7 %

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	Newfoundland and Labrador	94.7
2	Saskatchewan	94.5
3	Alberta	92.3
4	Manitoba	90.3
4	Nunavut	90.3
6	British Columbia	90.1
7	Nova Scotia	89.3
8	Northwest Territories	88.6
9	Ontario	86.5
10	Prince Edward Island	86.2
11	Yukon	85.2
12	New Brunswick	57.9
13	Quebec	5.3

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 only (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-only/

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