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Neither English nor French: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: Neither English nor 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: 1.9 (Canada).

Lowest: 0.2 to 0.3 %
Group 2: 0.3 to 0.8 %
Group 3: 0.8 to 1 %
Group 4: 1 to 2.4 %
Highest: 2.4 to 5.7 %

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	Nunavut	5.7
2	British Columbia	3.3
3	Ontario	2.4
4	Alberta	1.6
5	Manitoba	1.3
6	Prince Edward Island	1
6	Quebec	1
8	Saskatchewan	0.8
9	Northwest Territories	0.5
10	Yukon	0.4
11	Nova Scotia	0.3
12	Newfoundland and Labrador	0.2
12	New Brunswick	0.2

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 neither English nor 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-neither-english-nor-french/

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