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Knowledge of official languages by province and territory Percentage of the population able to conduct a conversation in English and French, English only, French only, or neither, from the 2021 Census.
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). Chart (4 options): English and French English only French only Neither English nor French
English and French (English and French (%)) English only (English only (%)) French only (French only (%)) Neither English nor French (Neither English nor French (%))
Knowledge of official languages by province and territory: English and French (%) 13 areas ranked by English and French (%). Highest: Quebec (46.4); lowest: Nunavut (3.8); national value 18.0. Quebec Quebec: 46.4 46.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 34.0 34.0 Yukon Yukon: 14.2 14.2 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 12.7 12.7 Ontario Ontario: 10.8 10.8 Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 10.6 10.6 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 10.3 10.3 Manitoba Manitoba: 8.3 8.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 6.6 6.6 Alberta Alberta: 6.1 6.1 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 5.1 5.1 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 4.7 4.7 Nunavut Nunavut: 3.8 3.8 National 18.0
Knowledge of official languages by province and territory: English and French (%) 13 areas ranked by English and French (%). Highest: Quebec (46.4); lowest: Nunavut (3.8); national value 18.0. Quebec Quebec: 46.4 46.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 34.0 34.0 Yukon Yukon: 14.2 14.2 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 12.7 12.7 Ontario Ontario: 10.8 10.8 Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 10.6 10.6 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 10.3 10.3 Manitoba Manitoba: 8.3 8.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 6.6 6.6 Alberta Alberta: 6.1 6.1 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 5.1 5.1 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 4.7 4.7 Nunavut Nunavut: 3.8 3.8 National 18.0
English and French (%), 2021, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by English and French (%). Highest: Quebec (46.4); lowest: Nunavut (3.8); national value 18.0. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Knowledge of official languages by province and territory: English only (%) 13 areas ranked by English only (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (94.7); lowest: Quebec (5.3); national value 69.0. Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 94.7 94.7 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 94.5 94.5 Alberta Alberta: 92.3 92.3 Manitoba Manitoba: 90.3 90.3 Nunavut Nunavut: 90.3 90.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 90.1 90.1 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 89.3 89.3 Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 88.6 88.6 Ontario Ontario: 86.5 86.5 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 86.2 86.2 Yukon Yukon: 85.2 85.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 57.9 57.9 Quebec Quebec: 5.3 5.3 National 69.0
Knowledge of official languages by province and territory: English only (%) 13 areas ranked by English only (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (94.7); lowest: Quebec (5.3); national value 69.0. Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 94.7 94.7 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 94.5 94.5 Alberta Alberta: 92.3 92.3 Manitoba Manitoba: 90.3 90.3 Nunavut Nunavut: 90.3 90.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 90.1 90.1 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 89.3 89.3 Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 88.6 88.6 Ontario Ontario: 86.5 86.5 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 86.2 86.2 Yukon Yukon: 85.2 85.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 57.9 57.9 Quebec Quebec: 5.3 5.3 National 69.0
English only (%), 2021, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by English only (%). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (94.7); lowest: Quebec (5.3); national value 69.0. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Knowledge of official languages by province and territory: French only (%) 13 areas ranked by French only (%). Highest: Quebec (47.3); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (0.0); national value 11.2. Quebec Quebec: 47.3 47.3 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 7.9 7.9 Ontario Ontario: 0.3 0.3 Yukon Yukon: 0.2 0.2 Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 0.2 0.2 Nunavut Nunavut: 0.2 0.2 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 0.1 0.1 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 0.1 0.1 Manitoba Manitoba: 0.1 0.1 Alberta Alberta: 0.1 0.1 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.0 0.0 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 0.0 0.0 British Columbia British Columbia: 0.0 0.0 National 11.2
Knowledge of official languages by province and territory: French only (%) 13 areas ranked by French only (%). Highest: Quebec (47.3); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (0.0); national value 11.2. Quebec Quebec: 47.3 47.3 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 7.9 7.9 Ontario Ontario: 0.3 0.3 Yukon Yukon: 0.2 0.2 Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 0.2 0.2 Nunavut Nunavut: 0.2 0.2 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 0.1 0.1 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 0.1 0.1 Manitoba Manitoba: 0.1 0.1 Alberta Alberta: 0.1 0.1 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.0 0.0 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 0.0 0.0 British Columbia British Columbia: 0.0 0.0 National 11.2
French only (%), 2021, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by French only (%). Highest: Quebec (47.3); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (0.0); national value 11.2. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Knowledge of official languages by province and territory: Neither English nor French (%) 13 areas ranked by Neither English nor French (%). Highest: Nunavut (5.7); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (0.2); national value 1.9. Nunavut Nunavut: 5.7 5.7 British Columbia British Columbia: 3.3 3.3 Ontario Ontario: 2.4 2.4 Alberta Alberta: 1.6 1.6 Manitoba Manitoba: 1.3 1.3 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 1.0 1.0 Quebec Quebec: 1.0 1.0 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 0.8 0.8 Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 0.5 0.5 Yukon Yukon: 0.4 0.4 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 0.3 0.3 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.2 0.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 0.2 0.2 National 1.9
Knowledge of official languages by province and territory: Neither English nor French (%) 13 areas ranked by Neither English nor French (%). Highest: Nunavut (5.7); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (0.2); national value 1.9. Nunavut Nunavut: 5.7 5.7 British Columbia British Columbia: 3.3 3.3 Ontario Ontario: 2.4 2.4 Alberta Alberta: 1.6 1.6 Manitoba Manitoba: 1.3 1.3 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 1.0 1.0 Quebec Quebec: 1.0 1.0 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 0.8 0.8 Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 0.5 0.5 Yukon Yukon: 0.4 0.4 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 0.3 0.3 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.2 0.2 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 0.2 0.2 National 1.9
Neither English nor French (%), 2021, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by Neither English nor French (%). Highest: Nunavut (5.7); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (0.2); national value 1.9. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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Province/territory English and French (%) English only (%) French only (%) Neither English nor French (%) Canada 18 69 11.2 1.9 Newfoundland and Labrador 5.1 94.7 0 0.2 Prince Edward Island 12.7 86.2 0.1 1 Nova Scotia 10.3 89.3 0.1 0.3 New Brunswick 34 57.9 7.9 0.2 Quebec 46.4 5.3 47.3 1 Ontario 10.8 86.5 0.3 2.4 Manitoba 8.3 90.3 0.1 1.3 Saskatchewan 4.7 94.5 0 0.8 Alberta 6.1 92.3 0.1 1.6 British Columbia 6.6 90.1 0 3.3 Yukon 14.2 85.2 0.2 0.4 Northwest Territories 10.6 88.6 0.2 0.5 Nunavut 3.8 90.3 0.2 5.7
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 15-10-0004-01: Population by knowledge of official languages and geography, 1951 to 2021 . Reference period: 2021.
Cite this table Source agency Statistics Canada Dataset Table 15-10-0004-01 Table Knowledge of official languages by province and territory Data last updated 2026-10-29 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-official-languages/ Knowledge of official languages by province and territory (Canada, 2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 15-10-0004-01. Retrieved 2026-10-29 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-official-languages/
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