Language

Official language knowledge and bilingualism rates. — 2011 Census of Population

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EnglishFrenchBilingualNeither Official

Opacity indicates share of population — darker means a higher percentage.

Predominant Language

Most common official language knowledge, shaded by percentage of population

Distribution by riding

Most common knowledge of the official languages by federal riding, 2011 Census. English only in 225 of 308 ridings, French only in 43, English and French in 40. Highest share: 96.8% (English only, Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor).

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Median riding 88.0%

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Vertical axis: Share of the largest group (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (88.0%). Colour: the largest group, as on the map; position: that group’s share.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Most common knowledge of the official languages by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (88.0%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: most common knowledge of the official languages, 2011 Census
Rank	Riding	Share
1	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorNLEnglish only	96.8%
2	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSKEnglish only	96.6%
3	AvalonNLEnglish only	96.5%
4	ChurchillMBEnglish only	96.3%
4	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteNLEnglish only	96.3%
6	Yorkton—MelvilleSKEnglish only	96.0%
7	Random—Burin—St. George'sNLEnglish only	95.8%
8	Regina—Qu'AppelleSKEnglish only	95.6%
8	WetaskiwinABEnglish only	95.6%
10	CrowfootABEnglish only	95.3%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: most common knowledge of the official languages, 2011 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Share
308	Saint-Léonard—Saint-MichelQCEnglish and French	47.1%
307	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouQCFrench only	47.9%
306	Moncton—Riverview—DieppeNBEnglish and French	48.5%
305	Rivière-des-Mille-ÎlesQCEnglish and French	48.9%
304	Brome—MissisquoiQCEnglish and French	49.2%
303	Acadie—BathurstNBEnglish and French	49.7%
302	Ottawa—VanierONEnglish and French	49.9%
301	Nickel BeltONEnglish and French	50.1%
299	HochelagaQCEnglish and French	50.2%
299	PapineauQCEnglish and French	50.2%

All 308 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by most common knowledge of the official languages, 2011 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Largest group	Share
1	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	English only	96.8%
2	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	English only	96.6%
3	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	English only	96.5%
4	Churchill	Manitoba	English only	96.3%
4	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	Newfoundland and Labrador	English only	96.3%
6	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	English only	96.0%
7	Random—Burin—St. George's	Newfoundland and Labrador	English only	95.8%
8	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	English only	95.6%
8	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	English only	95.6%
10	Crowfoot	Alberta	English only	95.3%
10	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	English only	95.3%
12	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	English only	95.2%
13	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	English only	94.9%
14	Oxford	Ontario	English only	94.8%
15	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	English only	94.5%
15	Medicine Hat	Alberta	English only	94.5%
15	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	English only	94.5%
18	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	English only	94.4%
18	Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre	Saskatchewan	English only	94.4%
20	Brant	Ontario	English only	94.3%
20	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	English only	94.3%
20	Lethbridge	Alberta	English only	94.3%
23	Prince George—Peace River	British Columbia	English only	94.2%
23	Yellowhead	Alberta	English only	94.2%
25	Macleod	Alberta	English only	94.1%
25	Vegreville—Wainwright	Alberta	English only	94.1%
27	Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	Manitoba	English only	94.0%
27	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	English only	94.0%
27	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	English only	94.0%
30	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	English only	93.9%
31	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	English only	93.6%
32	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Ontario	English only	93.5%
32	Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Saskatchewan	English only	93.5%
32	York—Simcoe	Ontario	English only	93.5%
35	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	English only	93.4%
35	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	English only	93.4%
35	Selkirk—Interlake	Manitoba	English only	93.4%
38	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	English only	93.3%
38	Kenora	Ontario	English only	93.3%
38	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	English only	93.3%
38	Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	English only	93.3%
42	Prince Edward—Hastings	Ontario	English only	93.2%
43	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley	Nova Scotia	English only	93.1%
43	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	English only	93.1%
43	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	English only	93.1%
46	Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Alberta	English only	93.0%
46	Red Deer	Alberta	English only	93.0%
46	Saskatoon—Wanuskewin	Saskatchewan	English only	93.0%
49	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	English only	92.9%
49	South Shore—St. Margaret's	Nova Scotia	English only	92.9%
49	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	English only	92.9%
52	Nanaimo—Cowichan	British Columbia	English only	92.8%
53	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	English only	92.7%
53	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	English only	92.7%
53	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	English only	92.7%
56	British Columbia Southern Interior	British Columbia	English only	92.6%
56	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	English only	92.6%
56	Nanaimo—Alberni	British Columbia	English only	92.6%
56	Okanagan—Coquihalla	British Columbia	English only	92.6%
56	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	English only	92.6%
61	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	English only	92.5%
61	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	English only	92.5%
63	Cambridge	Ontario	English only	92.4%
63	Durham	Ontario	English only	92.4%
63	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	English only	92.4%
63	Langley	British Columbia	English only	92.4%
67	Edmonton—Spruce Grove	Alberta	English only	92.3%
67	Peterborough	Ontario	English only	92.3%
69	Blackstrap	Saskatchewan	English only	92.2%
69	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	English only	92.2%
69	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	English only	92.2%
69	Oshawa	Ontario	English only	92.2%
69	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	English only	92.2%
69	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	English only	92.2%
75	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	English only	92.1%
76	Edmonton—Sherwood Park	Alberta	English only	92.0%
76	Peace River	Alberta	English only	92.0%
78	Calgary Southeast	Alberta	English only	91.8%
78	Wild Rose	Alberta	English only	91.8%
80	Ajax—Pickering	Ontario	English only	91.7%
80	Niagara Falls	Ontario	English only	91.7%
80	Pickering—Scarborough East	Ontario	English only	91.7%
80	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission	British Columbia	English only	91.7%
80	Vancouver Island North	British Columbia	English only	91.7%
80	Wascana	Saskatchewan	English only	91.7%
80	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	English only	91.7%
87	Barrie	Ontario	English only	91.6%
87	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	English only	91.6%
89	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Ontario	English only	91.4%
89	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	English only	91.4%
91	Calgary East	Alberta	English only	91.3%
92	Northumberland—Quinte West	Ontario	English only	91.2%
93	Whitby—Oshawa	Ontario	English only	91.1%
94	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	British Columbia	English only	91.0%
95	Palliser	Saskatchewan	English only	90.8%
95	St. Catharines	Ontario	English only	90.8%
97	Saskatoon—Humboldt	Saskatchewan	English only	90.7%
97	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	English only	90.7%
99	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	English only	90.6%
100	Calgary Southwest	Alberta	English only	90.5%
100	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	English only	90.5%
100	Simcoe North	Ontario	English only	90.5%
103	Edmonton—Leduc	Alberta	English only	90.4%
103	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	English only	90.4%
105	Brampton West	Ontario	English only	90.3%
106	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Ontario	English only	90.2%
106	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	English only	90.2%
106	Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont	Alberta	English only	90.2%
109	Vaughan	Ontario	English only	90.1%
110	Chatham-Kent—Essex	Ontario	English only	90.0%
111	Brampton—Springdale	Ontario	English only	89.8%
111	Burlington	Ontario	English only	89.8%
111	Calgary Northeast	Alberta	English only	89.8%
111	Guelph	Ontario	English only	89.8%
111	London West	Ontario	English only	89.8%
111	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	English only	89.8%
111	South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale	British Columbia	English only	89.8%
118	Calgary—Nose Hill	Alberta	English only	89.7%
119	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	English only	89.6%
119	Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	English only	89.6%
121	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	English only	89.5%
122	Edmonton East	Alberta	English only	89.4%
122	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	English only	89.4%
122	London North Centre	Ontario	English only	89.4%
122	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	English only	89.4%
122	Sackville—Eastern Shore	Nova Scotia	English only	89.4%
127	Etobicoke North	Ontario	English only	89.3%
127	Kitchener—Waterloo	Ontario	English only	89.3%
127	Western Arctic	Northwest Territories	English only	89.3%
130	Edmonton—St. Albert	Alberta	English only	89.2%
130	Westlock—St. Paul	Alberta	English only	89.2%
132	Mississauga—Erindale	Ontario	English only	89.1%
132	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	English only	89.1%
132	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	English only	89.1%
135	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Manitoba	English only	89.0%
135	Halton	Ontario	English only	89.0%
135	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	English only	89.0%
135	York South—Weston	Ontario	English only	89.0%
139	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	English only	88.9%
139	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	English only	88.9%
141	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	English only	88.8%
142	Mississauga—Brampton South	Ontario	English only	88.7%
142	York West	Ontario	English only	88.7%
144	Abbotsford	British Columbia	English only	88.6%
144	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	English only	88.6%
144	Mississauga South	Ontario	English only	88.6%
144	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	English only	88.6%
148	Calgary West	Alberta	English only	88.4%
149	Windsor West	Ontario	English only	88.3%
150	New Westminster—Coquitlam	British Columbia	English only	88.1%
150	Oak Ridges—Markham	Ontario	English only	88.1%
150	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	English only	88.1%
150	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	English only	88.1%
154	Burnaby—Douglas	British Columbia	English only	88.0%
155	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	English only	87.9%
155	Leeds—Grenville	Ontario	English only	87.9%
155	Thornhill	Ontario	English only	87.9%
155	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	English only	87.9%
159	Delta—Richmond East	British Columbia	English only	87.7%
159	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	English only	87.7%
159	Surrey North	British Columbia	English only	87.7%
159	York Centre	Ontario	English only	87.7%
163	Calgary Centre-North	Alberta	English only	87.6%
163	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	English only	87.6%
165	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	English only	87.4%
165	North Vancouver	British Columbia	English only	87.4%
167	Burnaby—New Westminster	British Columbia	English only	87.3%
167	Essex	Ontario	English only	87.3%
169	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	English only	87.1%
169	Oakville	Ontario	English only	87.1%
169	Welland	Ontario	English only	87.1%
172	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	English only	86.8%
173	Nunavut	Nunavut	English only	86.7%
174	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	English only	86.6%
175	Richmond Hill	Ontario	English only	86.5%
175	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	French only	86.5%
177	Don Valley East	Ontario	English only	86.4%
178	Edmonton—Strathcona	Alberta	English only	86.3%
179	Newton—North Delta	British Columbia	English only	86.2%
180	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	English only	85.9%
180	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	English only	85.9%
182	Yukon	Yukon	English only	85.7%
183	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	English only	85.5%
183	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	French only	85.5%
185	Beaches—East York	Ontario	English only	85.4%
186	Willowdale	Ontario	English only	85.1%
187	Calgary Centre	Alberta	English only	84.8%
188	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	English only	84.6%
189	Don Valley West	Ontario	English only	84.2%
190	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	English only	84.0%
191	Victoria	British Columbia	English only	83.8%
192	Saint John	New Brunswick	English only	83.7%
192	Scarborough—Rouge River	Ontario	English only	83.7%
194	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	English only	83.5%
195	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	English only	83.2%
196	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	English only	83.0%
197	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	English only	82.9%
198	Richmond	British Columbia	English only	82.8%
199	Halifax	Nova Scotia	English only	82.7%
200	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	French only	82.6%
200	Vancouver South	British Columbia	English only	82.6%
202	Provencher	Manitoba	English only	82.2%
203	St. Paul's	Ontario	English only	82.0%
204	Jonquière—Alma	Quebec	French only	81.7%
205	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	English only	81.6%
206	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	English only	81.3%
207	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	English only	81.0%
208	Davenport	Ontario	English only	80.6%
209	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	English only	80.5%
210	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	English only	80.3%
211	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	French only	80.0%
212	Toronto Centre	Ontario	English only	79.9%
213	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	English only	79.8%
214	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	French only	79.7%
215	Beauce	Quebec	French only	78.9%
215	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	French only	78.9%
217	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	French only	78.4%
218	Vancouver East	British Columbia	English only	78.0%
219	Fredericton	New Brunswick	English only	77.4%
220	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord	Quebec	French only	77.1%
221	Trinity—Spadina	Ontario	English only	76.9%
222	West Nova	Nova Scotia	English only	76.3%
223	Saint Boniface	Manitoba	English only	75.8%
224	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Quebec	French only	75.7%
225	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	English only	75.0%
226	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	French only	74.6%
227	Manicouagan	Quebec	French only	74.1%
228	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	French only	73.9%
229	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	French only	73.8%
230	Lévis—Bellechasse	Quebec	French only	73.6%
231	Drummond	Quebec	French only	73.4%
232	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Ontario	English only	72.2%
233	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	English and French	71.9%
234	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	French only	71.4%
235	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	English only	70.3%
236	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	French only	70.2%
237	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Quebec	French only	70.0%
238	Joliette	Quebec	French only	69.8%
239	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	French only	68.7%
240	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	French only	68.6%
241	Nepean—Carleton	Ontario	English only	68.3%
242	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	English only	68.0%
243	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	French only	67.1%
244	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	French only	66.9%
245	Westmount—Ville-Marie	Quebec	English and French	66.7%
246	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	English and French	66.3%
247	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	English and French	66.2%
247	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	English and French	66.2%
249	Sudbury	Ontario	English only	65.6%
250	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	French only	64.9%
251	Shefford	Quebec	French only	64.6%
252	Montcalm	Quebec	French only	64.4%
253	Miramichi	New Brunswick	English only	64.1%
254	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	English and French	63.6%
255	Outremont	Quebec	English and French	63.0%
256	Gatineau	Quebec	English and French	62.6%
257	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	French only	62.2%
258	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	English only	62.0%
259	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine	Quebec	English and French	61.8%
260	Repentigny	Quebec	French only	61.0%
260	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	English only	61.0%
262	Jeanne-Le Ber	Quebec	English and French	60.8%
263	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Quebec	English and French	60.7%
264	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	English and French	60.3%
265	Ottawa South	Ontario	English only	60.0%
266	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	English and French	59.8%
267	Saint-Jean	Quebec	French only	59.6%
268	Brossard—La Prairie	Quebec	English and French	59.5%
268	Mont-Royal	Quebec	English and French	59.5%
270	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Quebec	English and French	57.3%
271	Beauharnois—Salaberry	Quebec	French only	57.1%
272	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	English and French	56.9%
273	LaSalle—Émard	Quebec	English and French	56.8%
274	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	English only	56.7%
275	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	French only	56.6%
276	Sherbrooke	Quebec	French only	56.0%
277	Verchères—Les Patriotes	Quebec	French only	55.9%
278	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	French only	55.4%
278	Québec	Quebec	French only	55.4%
280	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	English only	55.1%
281	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	English and French	55.0%
282	Ahuntsic	Quebec	English and French	54.8%
283	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	French only	54.5%
284	Terrebonne—Blainville	Quebec	French only	54.4%
285	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	English and French	54.0%
286	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	English and French	53.8%
287	Pontiac	Quebec	English and French	53.6%
288	Laval	Quebec	English and French	53.5%
289	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel	Quebec	French only	53.2%
290	Saint-Lambert	Quebec	English and French	53.1%
291	Chambly—Borduas	Quebec	French only	52.4%
292	Ottawa—Orléans	Ontario	English and French	52.2%
293	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	English and French	51.9%
294	Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	English and French	51.6%
295	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant	Quebec	English and French	51.4%
296	Bourassa	Quebec	French only	51.0%
297	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	English and French	50.8%
298	Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher	Quebec	English and French	50.6%
299	Hochelaga	Quebec	English and French	50.2%
299	Papineau	Quebec	English and French	50.2%
301	Nickel Belt	Ontario	English and French	50.1%
302	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	English and French	49.9%
303	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	English and French	49.7%
304	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	English and French	49.2%
305	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	English and French	48.9%
306	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	English and French	48.5%
307	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	French only	47.9%
308	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	English and French	47.1%

Share: the percentage in the largest group, the group shown on the map. Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.