Population with French as mother tongue

58,893

1.5

Population with English as mother tongue

2,849,181

72.9

Population speaking both official languages

269,365

6.9

Population speaking neither English nor French

101,725

2.6

Source: Statistics Canada - 2001 Census

French as a second-language enrollment

269,406

41.5

In French immersion

30,882

11.5

Population in minority-language schools

2,805

Source: AR 2002-2003, Heritage Canada
Estimated enrolment for 2002-2003.

Bilingual positions in the federal public service

61,896

37.9

All federal public service employees in province

14,529

8.9

Bilingual federal public service positions in British Columbia

508

3.5

Francophone federal public service employees in British Columbia

243

1.7

Source: Treasury Board - Official Languages Information System, March 2003