Provinces and Territories There are two official languages in Canada - French and English - with French being the mother tongue of 6.6 million Canadians. The vast majority of Francophones live in Quebec which is the centre of the Francophone culture in North America. Almost one million Francophones live in Canada's other provinces and territories. English = population with English as a mother tongue. French = population with French as a mother tongue. Sources : Statistis Canada, Canadien Heritage and Fondation ConceptArt multimédia

Alberta French = 65 995 English = 2 412 190 Source : Marmen and Corbeil, 1999

British Columbia French = 63 625 English = 2 865 300 Source : Marmen and Corbeil, 1999

Manitoba French = 47,560 English = 839,765 Source : Marmen and Corbeil, 1999

New Brunswick French = 243,690 English = 471,010 Source : Marmen and Corbeil, 1999

Newfoundland and Labrador French = 2,440 English = 539,048

Nova Scotia French = 36,311 English = 838,283 Source : Marmen and Corbeil, 1999

Northwest Territories French = 1,050 English = 29,080 Source : Statistics Canada, 1998

Nunavut French = 425,à,700 English = 7,400 Source : Statistics Canada, 1998

Ontario French = 533,965 English = 8,119,830

Prince Edward Island French = 6 110 English = 125,650 Source : Marmen and Corbeil, 1999

Quebec French = 5,700,150 English = 586,435

Living in English in Quebec French = 5,700,150 English = 586,435 Source : 1991 Census, Statistics Canada

Saskatchewan French = 19,515 English = 827,355 Source : Marmen and Corbeil, 1999

Yukon French = 1,115 English = 24,450 Source : Marmen and Corbeil, 1999

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