French among education workers in Canada outside Quebec, 2011 to 2016

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Release date: November 16, 2021
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Infographic: French among education workers in Canada outside Quebec, 2011 to 2016
Description: French among education workers in Canada outside Quebec, 2011 to 2016

In 2016, there were 1,040,100 education workers in Canada outside Quebec, with 194,580 who knew French. From 2011 to 2016, the number of education workers who used French at least regularly increased by 11.9%.


Use and knowledge of French among education workers, Canada outside Quebec, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Use and knowledge of French among education workers. The information is grouped by Geography (appearing as row headers), Primary use of French at work, Use of French at least regularly at work and Knowledge of French, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Geography Primary useNote 1 of French at work Use of French at least regularlyNote 2 at work Knowledge of French
percent
Atlantic provinces 5.1% 9.3% 19.5%
New BrunswickTable 1 Note * 32.5% 40.2% 51.5%
Ontario 6.7% 11.8% 21.0%
Western provinces 2.7% 5.6% 13.7%
Territories 4.7% 7.3% 15.7%
Note *

New Brunswick is excluded from the Atlantic provinces group.

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More than 60% of all education workers who use French at least regularly in Canada outside Quebec are in Ontario.

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New Brunswick is the province outside Quebec where education workers know and use French most often at work.


Knowledge of French and its use at work, by occupation, Canada outside Quebec, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Knowledge of French and its use at work. The information is grouped by Occupation (appearing as row headers), Primary use, Equal use with another language, Secondary use and Knowledge of French, calculated using % units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Occupation Primary use Equal use with another language Secondary use Knowledge of French
%
Elementary school and kindergarten teachers 11.9% 1.9% 5.7% 25.6%
Secondary school teachers 6.8% 1.2% 3.9% 21.4%
Postsecondary education
workers		 2.8% 0.7% 2.6% 21.9%
Education support
workers		 4.9% 0.5% 1.9% 12.3%
School principals and administrators 4.5% 0.8% 4.5% 19.9%
Early childhood educators
and assistants		 7.2% 1.6% 3.2% 14.0%

Note: Using French at work does not necessarily mean teaching in this language. French could also be used at meetings, for research or because textbooks are in French.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population; 2011 National Household Survey.

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