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French only: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: French 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.

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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: 11.2 (Canada).

British Columbia: 0Alberta: 0.1Saskatchewan: 0Manitoba: 0.1Ontario: 0.3Quebec: 47.3New Brunswick: 7.9Yukon: 0.2Nunavut: 0.2Newfoundland and Labrador: 0Nova Scotia: 0.1Northwest Territories: 0.2Prince Edward Island: 0.1
  • Lowest: 0 to 0 %
  • Group 2: 0 to 0.1 %
  • Group 3: 0.1 to 0.2 %
  • Group 4: 0.2 to 0.3 %
  • Highest: 0.3 to 47.3 %
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.

1Quebec47.3
2New Brunswick7.9
3Ontario0.3
4Yukon0.2
4Northwest Territories0.2
4Nunavut0.2
7Prince Edward Island0.1
7Nova Scotia0.1
7Manitoba0.1
7Alberta0.1
11Newfoundland and Labrador0
11Saskatchewan0
11British Columbia0

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 French 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-french-only/

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