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Hypothetically, if Quebec were to separate from Canada, do you think that Canada should remain bilingual? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) by Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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Disclaimer: This post is not an argument for nor against the separation of Quebec from Canada ^[1]^, nor the upholding of bilingualism in Canada ^[2]^.

For context, approximately 88% of French speaking Canadians are located in Quebec ^[3]^. Of the approximately 12% of French speaking Canadians who are not located in Quebec ^[6]^, 85% of them are bilingual ^[4.2]^. Approximately 1.8% of French speaking Canadians outside of Quebec don't also speak English ^[7]^.

References

  1. Type: Article. Title: "Learn about Quebec". Publisher: "Government of Canada". Published (Edited): 2025-02-06. Accessed: 2025-12-03T01:12Z. URI: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/settle-canada/provinces-territories/quebec.html.
    • Type: Text. Location: ¶1.

      Quebec is a French speaking province in north eastern Canada. It’s the largest of the 10 Canadian provinces. […]

  2. Type: Document. Title: "CONSTITUTION ACT, 1982". Publisher: "Government of Canada". Accessed: 202512030102Z. URI: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/const/page-12.html.
    • Type: Text. Location: §16>§1.

      English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and government of Canada.

  3. Type: Meta. Published 202512030119Z.
    • There are 7 074 328 French speaking Canadians located in Quebec ^[4.1.1]^, and 8 066 633 French speaking Canadians in total ^[4.1.2]^. Therefore, the percentage of French speaking Canadians who are located in Quebec is 7074328/8066633*100% ^[5]^, which is approximately 88%.
  4. Type: Website. Title: "Statistics on official languages in Canada". Publisher: "Government of Canada". Published (Edited): 20240814. Accessed: 202512030122Z. URI: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/official-languages-bilingualism/publications/statistics.html.
    1. Type: Table. Location: Table 1.
      1. French-speaking population in Quebec: 7 074 328.
      2. Total French-speaking population: 8 066 633.
    2. Type: Table. Location: Table 5.
      • In 2021, 85% of Canadians whose mother tongue was French were bilingual.
  5. Type: Article: Title: "Percentage". Publisher: "Wikipedia". Published (Edited): 2025-08-13T15:45Z. Accessed: 2025-12-03T01:30Z. URI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage.
  6. Type: Meta. Published: 2025-12-03T01:31Z.
    • Approximately 88% of French-speaking Canadians are located in Quebec ^[3]^. Therefore, of the 100% of French speaking Canadians in total, there would approximately be 12% (ie 100% - 12%) Canadians outside of Quebec who speak French.
  7. Type: Meta. Published: 2025-12-03T01:43Z.
    • Approximately 12% of French-speaking Canadians are located outside of Quebec ^[6]^. 85% of them are bilingual ^[4.2]^, therefore 15% of them (100%-85%=15%) are not bilingual. Therefore, 1.8% (12*15%=1.8%) of French-speaking Canadians don't also speak English.
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[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 19 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

You know that New Brunswick and Ontario have a bunch of francophone right ?

[–] Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 15 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Manitoba and Saskatchewan as well.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 hours ago

And Alberta!

[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

You know that New Brunswick and Ontario have a bunch of francophone right ?

Yes: 30.3% of New Brunswickers are French-speaking ^[1.1.1]^ (34.0% bilingual ^[1.1.3]^), which is 0.6% of the Canadian population ^[3]^, and 3.8% of Ontarians are French-speaking ^[1.1.2]^ (10.8% bilingual ^[1.1.4]^), which is 1.3% of the total Canadian population ^[4]^.

References

  1. Type: Website. Title: "Statistics on official languages in Canada". Publisher: "Government of Canada". Published (Edited): 20240814. Accessed: 2025-12-03T02:10Z. URI: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/official-languages-bilingualism/publications/statistics.html.
    1. Type: Table. Location: Table 1.
      1. 30.3% (231 850 Canadians) of New Brunswickers are French-speaking.
      2. 3.8% (533 560 Canadians) of Ontarians are French-speaking.
      3. 34.0% (250 120 Canadians) of New Brunswickers are bilingual.
      4. 10.8% (1 519 365 Canadians) of Ontarians are bilingual.
  2. Type: Article. Title: "Canada's population clock (real-time model)". Publisher: "Statistics Canada". Accessed: 2025-12-03T02:16Z. URI: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2018005-eng.htm.
    • The population of Canada is 41 744 210.
  3. Type: Meta.
    • 231 850 New Brunswickers are French-speaking ^[1.1.1]^. The population of Canada is 41 744 210 ^[2]^. Therefore, French-speaking New Brunswickers account for approximately 0.6% ((231 850/41 744 210)×100 ~= 0.6%) of Canadians.
  4. Type: Meta.
    • 533 560 Ontarians are French-speaking ^[1.1.2]^. The population of Canada is 41 744 210 ^[2]^. Therefore, French-speaking Ontarians account for approximately 1.3% ((533 560/41 744 210)×100 ~= 1.3%) of Canadians.
[–] loonsun@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago

Yes but those are specific ethnic populations with separate histories and cultures from Québec. Im an anglo Québécoise engaged to an Acadienne from New Brunswick. It's a completely different group.