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Statistics on Official Languages in Prince Edward Island

Demolinguistic data

Total population

135,294

%

Population with French as mother tongue

5,885

4.3

Population with English as mother tongue

125,390

92.7

Population speaking both official languages

15,990

11.8

Population speaking neither English nor French

35

0.03

Source: Statistics Canada - 2001 Census


Educational data

Population
in majority-language schools

22,782

%

French as a second-language enrollment

14,406

63.2

In French immersion

3,614

25.1

Population in minority-language schools

587

 

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


Data on official languages, federal level

Total number
All federal public service employees

163,287

%

Bilingual positions in the federal public service

61,896

37.9

All federal public service employees in province

1,742

1.1

Bilingual federal public service positions in Prince Edward Island

458

26.3

Francophone federal public service employees in Prince Edward Island

161

9.2

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